MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1926.
ALBERT
FOR
DAINTY DISHES
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONNOISSEURS
He. -Whore are you going ↑
She-Why To Albart, of course, whore we are sure to got bba
Best Fronch Pastry and the boat booking,
He. That is so His Frooch Cakon at $1.00 per dezan, his Madaria Cakes, his Big Cakes, bis los Creams (combined with excellent cuisine) are made exclusively with the bustor, milk and cream of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., She-Quito so and be alan bar a new menu comprising Blev now dishes which you enn anjoy any time from 10:80 a.m. "to Midnight.
Queen's Road Central
(Opposite Hongkong, Hotel Building)
SHOEMAKERS
Japanese Hand Made) Every Kind of Footwear
MADE TO ORDER..
CHERRY & CO.,
́6, D'AGUILAR STREET,
Opposite Kayamally & Co.
Telephone Central No. 491
Hongkong March 20, 1975.
4
LEE KEE
Agent for
HENRY RICHARD
TILE CO'S
We havo a»large stock of White Glazed Wall Tiles, Colour Glazed Wall Tiles.. Ceramic Monnio Tiles, Geometrical Encanto Floor Tiles, Tile Gratea.
Inspection. Invited.
Piro
Showroom: 21, Wallington Bt.
Tell C, 1483
It's a mighty comfortable feeling-
፡፡
for a mother to know her baby is having the best food,
And she knows this is the case when her baby is fed on Glaxo, the food that builda firm fleib and plenty of bonet
Glaxo has been used to rear the babies in" ix Royal Nurseries, and Court Physicians see that Royal Babies have only the best. Give your baby the food Royal Babies have -Glaxo, the food that Builds Bonnie Babies,
Ask your Doctor?
Glaxo
"Builde Bonnie Babies
Write for "Fran | Sample and Descriptive Booklet to
Solo: Agents: W. R... LOXLEY & 00,
Hongkong.
YET AGAIN
(Router's Serpios.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
MISTAKE.
(Reuter's American. Setvice.)
JUMU NOW York March 6
IN FLIGHT
(Reuters Service).
Paris, March B...
Kaifeng, Match 3 The Cabinet has resigned, follow. The Judge declared that Con- The allied army occupied ing a vote in the Chamber (274 to ress had not contemplated making Chengchow yesterday morning 291) separating tax payments from every act which was a crime in without fighting. The Second the Finance Bill which the Govern-the United States, ground for ex Kuominchun mainly fled north on ment had made a question of con-pulsion, otherwise everyone selling to the Kinhan line and a smaller Adence M.. Briandi will notor manufacturing liquor abroad depart for Geneva to-day?
would be debarred from the United portion to the west on Lunghai. Staten because the violationlad pro- hibition laws might be considered tu involve moral turpitude.
Protracted Discussion. "
'Paris, March 6, The defeat of the Government on la crucial point was the upshot of a protracted discussion on the Finance Bill which yesterday start ed in the morning and contundwrit until 6,30 this morning.
He concluded that the Immigra- tion Board had made a mistake' and therefore he sustained the
At the conclusion, spectators The afternoon deliberations on rushed to congratulate the the top articles left honours fairlyCountess of Catheart who was on ovenly shared by the Finance Min- the point of collapse. ister, M. Doulher, some of his pro posal being adopted and others being rejected.
A considerable number of the Second Kuominéhun army was surrounded and captured at [Chungmow...
Chen Yu-nao and headquarters. staff left Kaifeng this morning for Chengchow..
The "allied army" is the com- bined force of Wu Pei-fu and. Chang, Tso-lin. A previous mes- sage stated that the final stand of the Second Kuominchun" army would be main at Chengchow, now A previous cable announced that
They were disorgan- captured. the Countess of Catheart had worised back officered, poorly A battle raged over the Radient her suit, the Judge holding that amendment proposing the estab-adultery did not constitute & crime equipped and had lost more than ishment of a Government moncpoly under the laws of South Afrien
two-thirds of their artillery and for the importation and sale of of whither, the Countess had eloped general equipment J
and sugar.
The Chamber by 252: to 251. notog refused to shelve the project in accordance with the Government Tinonep Comniitteé's request, "but finally rejected it. by 219 to 159 votes after M.. Doumer Back opposed the, création of a monopoly in oil which he pointed out, was a solely foreign commodity.
The evening wilting of the f Chamber melaka M, Doumer's e- Leommendation for an increase in the alcohol taxes he decided to increase she tax embodied in a special Bi
Finance Minister's Thrent.. The Government... expected to, derive 300,000,000 frangs from the oil and sugar tax herenses.
Later the Chamber rejected the proposed increase in the price of tobacco from 1% to 24 francs, whereupon M Briand intervened and declared he "would not go to Geneva with such Parlamentary opinion behind him as the Chamber jwas manifesting.
Sabsequently the Chamber
250 to 165 votes agreed to the tobacco tax inerense, to 2 frunes ten centimes..
મ
4
with the Earl of ConvaTK.
The suit was instigated by the Countess when the Immigration officials refused to allow her to remain in the United States: when she arrived there with the object marketing a play she had! written. The circumstances of the Countess's divorce wer; advanced as the reason for the refusul.
NEW OIL DEAL.“
U.S. AIR FORCE.
(Reuters American Service;)
Washington, March 6. It is atated at White: House that President Coolidge considers tho budget estimate of $674,000,000 er war und navy departments is ample to provide the needs of the air ser;. vices, He therefore apposes, any considerable herease in aviation appropriations and does not see the necessity to merease the military and naval forces to meet the needs of aviation President Coolidge estimates thus 558,000 American) are available almost overnight for A huge merger has been con-military service in the event of an eluded in which the Tidewater and associated oil companies, have been brought together with total assets exceeding $240,000,000: *
(Reuter's American Service.)
New York,, March 6
emergency.
I
th
According to the preliminary military and aviation programme previously indicated by the Secre- Securities in the new corpora-tary of War, the US Army air tion which has been formed to de-foreo will possess 2,200 neroplanes velop their domestic and export five years hence. The personnel business will shortly be offered to will consist of 1,860 regular army the public: These will include efficers and 550 reserve officers on active duty, and 15,000 enlisted men,. including, 500 flying cadets.]
The opposition to the tax on pay-about $500,000 in shares of the ments: was led by a Socialist who common stock. pointed out that France had never been so flourishing since the war.
This brought up. M. Doumer who threatened to resign if the Cham- ber refused the funds demanded:
It is now stated M. Briand is going to Geneva to-night.
defeated in the Chamber, he will be unable to pledge the Govern ment."
}
MEXICO'S LAWS.
(Reuter's American Service.)
Mexico City, March 6... Briand And Genevar,
An "Inoffensive Remark."
Addressing the confederation of London, Murch 8.
Paris, Marchi S.. the Labour Convention, President St. AustemChamberlain and The defeat of the Government is Calles annousjedi the Government's Fother delegates have departed attributed to the action of a num- determination to enforce the con
for Geneva.. M. Briand is to ac- ber of Moderates who misinter-stitution, including relligious He declared that the company him from Paris to attend preted an inoffensive remürk pass-clauses. the preliminary conversations buted by M. Briand to a member of Government Intended to attain nct to participate in the official the opposition who announced his complete economic national inde- deliberations. He is taking up the intention to support the Govern-pendence and rid itself, of foreign
interforence. standpoint that since he has been ment and M. Briand..
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTELĮ
PEAK HOTELA SARILM Telegraphic Address: "FREDILIN, HONGKONG.","
MAN AND
18
SHANGHAI
"ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTELĮ
KALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL SHANGHAL
Tal Kowloon
No. 3.
HOTELS; LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Life, Peking.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tol Addres "Palaco.
(Three minutes from Kowloon Ferry Wharf & Rallway Station) Entirely ander English Management. Electric Light & Fans Throughout.. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge Bar & Billard Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal
supervision of the Praprietorët Terma moderate Special terms to families on application to
J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.
Telegraphic: Address: "ASTOR" Telephone Central 170, 13,, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL
A first class Hotel centrally located. large and airy rooms, completely renovated and refurnished New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte." Excellent Cuisine Monthly Tickets for Tiffing and Dinners. Under entirely new Management.
For further particulare apply to
H. TELLES JORGE, Manager.
ADELPHI HOTEL.
SINGAPORE
Remodelled and Redecorated.
THE RENDEZ-VOUS OF THE SMART SET TEA DANCES
EVERY TUESDAY.
DINNER DANCES EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Specious Lounge Palm Court Roof Garden-Cinema
The ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE bued Throughout with Modern Sanitation.
Cables Adelphi
KING EDWARD HOTEL
ALLOCATION,
LU ELECTRIC TRAMS Paas Entrands, Electrio A Life, Fass and Lighting, Baron BALST and Banitary Fittings: Unband Cold Water Syste throughout, Best of Food antl Servios..
Tel Conil. Telegraphg Addrem:-"Vibrand" J, WITONELLA, Mazagore"
ADELPHI HOTEL LTD. HARRY H. WILLIES,
Managing Director:
MASSAGE
Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA No. 21 Nyadham Street.
4045
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
11.
ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this, establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
11
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central;. Hongkong. Tel. Central No. 459% Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong, ・ Tel Kowloon No.. Estimates furnished on application.
Hongkong, April 1, 1924.
Smoke
Capstan
Made of the finest Virginia tobacco & put up in moisture. proof packings CAPSTAN cigarettes are popular all over the world.
TRADE
MARK
Sole*
Agents:
MITSUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA.
ASAHI
BEER
ATTRACTIVE
ADVERTISING
CAPSTAN Navy Cut Cigarettes
HO WILLS Stop London
LET US SHOW YOU OUR FREE ILLUSTRATIONS
UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR EVERY LINE OF BUSINESS.
"The China Mail"
HONGKONG'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER.
No. 5, Wyndham Street. Telephone C. 22.