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GRAND DISPLAY
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NEW YEAR GIFTS
NOW
is the time to remember your friends and relatives for New Year Gifts.
We have just received a special consignment for the New Year Season.
FOR THE SEASONABLE GIFT
give our Store a visit where there are a thousand and one different articles suitable for the purpose.
Crepe'de Chine, Palace Crepe, Satin Crepe, Houri Coats, Coolie Conts, leuo Coats, Kimonos, Scarves, Dress Lengths hand painted in Georgette, Crepe-de-Chine, Spun Crepe and Fuji by yard and pieces in fashionable shades,
Embroidered Shaded Kimonos, Opera Coats. Night Gowns, Princess-Petticoats and Crystal Bends.
Canton Embroidered Shawls, Mandarin Coats, in great
variety. Silk Stockings and socks a speciality.
Ladies' and Gents' Pyjamas in different designs and shades.
ALSO
A magnificent selection of New Embroideries charming array.
BOMBAY SILK STORE No. 2, D'Aguilar Street.
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAFERS, BRASS and 'IRON FOUNDERS. All'work done in this establishment. is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can sccommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard; Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.... Tel. Kowloon. No. 9.
Estimates furnished on application.
Hongkong, April 3, 1924.
Sole
Agents:
MITSUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA.
Winds varying in strength reta
40 to 63 miles per hour swapt
London and many other parts of created the dountry during the week-end in 1 year and mail week Thore was also a desiderable luge of rain, 1.4in. being recorded Fishermen to at Lympne
and other colonies
Canada For the
AbH has been prepared by After a service at their the French Cabinet to stop the mamorial to Holborn, a guard of illegal increase of the price of honour of the Royal Fusiliers articles of first necessity, Power marched through the City to the will be taken to punish persons Tower of London, where the who destroy certain provisions colours were handed over to Lord rather than reduce the prices. Methuen; the Constable of the
Tower:
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1200)
as the bids tioresale did not reach the FESTIVE IZUTE
"A motion by M. Poincaré at the opening of the French Parlin- ment that the Budget should be passed before other discussions took place was made a question of confidence. It was carried by 865 votes to 207
Only the original stake in festa "doubles will bear the betting ·Some time or another, Sir WCanad has” acquired a new duty, the Commissioners of Cus-Joynson-Hicks (Home Secretary) national park, 17,300 square milea toms and Excise announce. In-declared Ins speech at Newport in ered, or approxi tely the size structions have also been issued a stop must be put to Moscow's of Denmark, wit Luxem for regulation of the charges on Influence in strikes in Britain. It bourg thrown, in, says a message "accumulators." Bets which be- was hard lines on the miners that from Ottawa, Wood Buffalo come void will not be charged they were to be used as tools to Park, situated, partly in Alberta with duty. If duty has been paid, frat a Communist-revolution, and partly in the North-West Ter- it will be repayable..
itories, is probably the world's A sentence of five years penalargest game sanctuary Defending the Commonwealth [servitude on a man who stole a fa National Debt policy, Mr. Bruce hospital contribution box contain. Very few functions have created (Prime Minister of Australia)ng from 88. to 10s. In coppers greater interest in Shanghai than pointed out that $875,000,000 out was reduced to one of eighteen did the presentation on Sunday last of a total of 2978,000,000 re-months hard labour by the Court to the Bishop of London as Prelate presented the creation of produc of Criminal Appeal, which held of the Order of the British Empire. tion assets. There was, he said, that the sentence was dispropor-In view of this it is worth recording no doubt of Australia's growing donate to the evidence.
the names of those fait of whom are financial independence, and the
oither Members or hold higher rank time was not far remote when Major Frederick Wallace Hast in the Order) who joined in the pre-- Australia could provide all herings. Blake, formerly governor of station, these being as follows. -- own requirements.
Pentonville, was committed for Sir S Barton, H. M. Consul trial at the Mansion House on his General: Mr. E. G. Jameson, H. M. Viscount D'Abernon, who was own recognisances on a charge Consul: Mr. G. W. King, Registrar entertained at dinner in recognition under the Official Secrets Act, of H. M. Supreme Court: Mr. H. of his services as Ambassador to with reference to the disclosure Phillips, M. Consul; Mr. H. A Berlin, and that the central theme of a confession by Frederick. B. Arohe H. M. Vice-Consul of his instructions from the three Bywaters on the morning he Dr. E. G. Gauntlett, Lt. Col. T. E Foreign Secretaries under whom was executed. Sir Travers Trueman, M L E Canning, Mr. ho acted was to subordinate every Humphreys said that the desire Bernard Firth. Captain GS. shing to the maintenance and con-of the prosecution was to esta-Waigall, Mr. E. R. Cartwright, Col. solidation of peace. Herr Sthumer,blish that persons in confidential R. M. C. Ruxton, Mr. WW Eng- the German Ambassador, said that positions under the Crown were Germany saw in their guest the liable to be dealt with for breach statesman who during the whole of the regulations if they were tenure of his office pursued a policy still in the service, and to be pro-, which initiated the evolution which secuted for a criminal offence if had recently taken place.
they had left the Service"
The Bloused "Effect.
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land, the Rt. Hon. Lord Addington. Dr. A. Darroch, LA-Col PHA. Cox, Mrs. Graham Barrow, Major J. T. Ford, Mr. J. C. Bogustow, Mr. H. E. Middleton, Mr. J. E. Needham and Mr. W. G. Clarke.
VARIETY IN NEGLIGEES
SHANGHAL
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL PALACE HOTEL,
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HOTELS,
ATENED
with the Grand Hotel agona-Lit Peking...
Tale Act "Coo CLERMONT HOTEL
Choloent Loantion in the Colony in European
Fhone K310
and Unobstructed View of Hongkong, and Ships, entering and Part: Only, & minutes from Wharf and
Ferry upacions: Verandall, all Newly, Parnialed and Equipped with din Electric Fan, White Enamelled Baths, Hot! Water First Class Dining Room, Open to the Publio Cateri European Superdalon. Steamer met by ou and Information.
EMPRESS HOTEL
Tel.. Kowloon' 290.
Tel Add "E 2-12, Mody Road, Howleon.A Private Hotel, Best location in Kowloon, convenient to ferry, fata of 2 or 8 rooma, also bed-sitting-rooms, dally or monthly rateni · Excellent cullinë, spatial rates for families. For information 'apply to
MRS. E OWEN MURPHY,
Proprietress.
KING. EDWARD HOTEL.
İCENTRAL LOCATION, PLEA IL-KLEDTRIO TRANS Pan Ratrasos: Reotria
Any fase Lug Fighting, caropan Butan throughout Best of Food had: Serriod
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Sund Ganitary Fittoga, Hot and Cold Water System |
Ladies and Díazia: Walidreining falsos, and Foor - Za Denth His Telegraphis address~~^\Ÿ#OPORT@^
WITCHEN, Managerėj
MASSAGE Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA. No. 34, Wyndham Street.
Tel. € 49459
ADELPHI HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.”
A Few Reasons why it is so. Popular
THE ONLY HOTEL in SINGAPORE with MODERN SANITATION Service and Cuisine Second to None
Perfect Ball Room Floor
Best Dance Music in Singapore
TEA DANCES
EVERÝ TUESDAY
AFTER DINNER DANCES
EVERY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY,
ROOF GARDEN CINEM
Coblenz Adelphl
EVERY SUNDAY
ADELPHI HOTEL, LTD., HARRY H. WILLIES,...
Managing Director,
ASAHI
BEER
The Fitted Hipline Which Accom- panies the New Bloused.
Bodice Is Important.
in the Mode.
The mode of wide variety which is seen in winter models, given untold opportunities for changing allhouettes For those who prefer the straight and simple path of smartness, there is of course the simple frock which is satis fied with a fare at the berry, a straight bodice and fitted bipline or the simple | twoʻpleca trocke
Other afternoon modes vary. They may have fulness above the hip in the very chle blouse effect, or obtain faldess through. darts, or whirrings, The farm at the hips appear drosios in fonnée, in, repimie,
The bolare waist d
youthful and I found in ma
| favoured modelas;
pealing and" is "oftan, fomid
the bloused
Flowing Lines in Alluring Tea Gown.
and has found many of the pyjama is ludood, a vtrong one
And ametallia.
Smite agil, which fear
In most of us there Hes dormant 4 andor draping, possoseps real charm in love for colour and the flowing lines its winglice draperies which are fre- of beauty which may be satisded the quently embroidered in gold and fea- subtle, alluring negligeer ↳ The Vogue ture a huge chiffon flower of brilliant
colouring at the shoulder
The negligen and pmore feminimaly "inelinað." turen a among, the The fapper type, which Ands its part)- '}'t Bric In fold or vari- | calar, charms set off to cater advan de
#doloured in brilliant-
artmotifs, is part- tige in, the two-placed mode even in cularly erective whe
when combined with the boudoir must rely upon colour and over drapings of ganze-like chiffon, fabric for its
Not sa the Flame colour which lesso neglige
ing to the drooping spirit Chirons
gossamer fabrica. In co
the tea and desirable lourful appeal may be used in liner of It always effectively
her more seat exotic beauty. There may be wing-like sald draperies ba, add to the appeal of the found dull, rioler
which farthers. There may be bril mccarty There may be long train y
ant-studded motifs worked on back-
and of colourful velvet I fast importance and feminine ap ery may be and generally are detaile poat
of
Black, which in of
this coming in Franks, high in the bond
melding
alch and their
La one of the
ter mode, that:
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FEW
WEEKS
THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY
Those Firms and Government
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