1933-05-24

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1933.

-Do Not Expect

Carnation

To Taste Like Ordinary Milk

It is richer, and will taste differently. Most people like the taste at once; others find that they must acquire the liking for it by using three or four tins, Once 'used regularly by the housewife, its purity, its richness, its venience and its economy will ensure that she will never revert to the old fashioned milk supply.

con-

Carnation

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,

Sole Agents :

"From Contentedfowe"

EVAPORATED

MILK

CONNELL BROS. COMPANY, LTD.

Hong Kong & South China.

out of 100

Smartest shoppers on Fifth Avenue, New York, the world's most famous and exclusive retail thoroughfare, say they prefer this beautiful new pen.

EVERSHARP DORIC

AND YOU, TOO, CAN HAVE THIS UNPARALLELED

WRITING INSTRU- MENT AT THE COLONY'S SHOPPING CENTRE. KINDLY CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

Sole Agents,

MAN LOONG,

PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS,

ASE

Sent: Qualit

ESERY

Dundar

THE CHINA MAIL

Empire Fair Opened

(Continued from Page 7.) to a small extent, a primary pro

ducer and that in regard to its in-

I also would like to offer him our dustries it is largely dependent on expecial thanks for the very great imported material. In these cir assistance he has given both at cumstances I need hardly stress last year's Fair and this Fair. He the danger and difficulty of tarifs. bas indeed been a tower of I have not yet bad an oppor-! strength to the organisers.

tunity of seeing the exhibita to- NEED FOR CO-OPERATION. day, but from what I have learnt We greatly

appreciate the there is no doubt that this Fair friendly message from the Hon. affords considerable evidence of H. H. Stevens, Minister of the Do-what can be obtained from Empire partment of Trade and Commerce sources, and also what this Colony in Canada, which Major Duclos has is capable of producing, just read. It is a message which New Territories' Products. Indicates that true Empire spirit I am very glad that there is such and desire for co-operation at the a fine exhibit of produce from the development of which we should New Territories, and I trust that Inil aim.

substantial purchases will be

I think there is a great deal to made. One cannot but be struck be done in fostering trade between by the great industry and ability Hong Kong and Canada, and of the local agriculturist in pro- Jagree with Mr. Stevens that weducing what he does.

have many Interests in common. The Territories have long been I passed through Canada on my boted for producing some of the way Home last year, but had very finest rice in the world, and to-day little time to study conditions they are able to produce many varieties of fruit and vegetables,

there.

I was impressed however in par- but more requires to be done in the ticular by, three products which I'direction of proper marketing, and thought could with advantage be I should like to see the principles exported on a larger scale to Hong of co-operation developed in this Kong. mely motor-cars, fruit respect.

and beer. However with the It has been proved that pin establishment of a local brewery apples can be successfully grown, perhaps I had better not extol the and I should like to see an up-to- valu ef Canadian liquor!

date canning factory for this Torm Trade between Australia and of fruit developed in the Colony, New Zealand and this Colony is To compete however with the growing, and I congratulate Mr. canned products of other countries Williamson, who has acted as such as Hawaii and Malaya im Honorary

agent for those proved methods must be Introdut Dominions, on this successful de-jed, and new strains Imported. velopment. I also thank him for The industrial tendency is his valuable assistance in connec-doubtedly growing in this Colony, tion with this Fair.

and in spite of the slump and the

сод

We greatly appreciate the friend-fact that some factories have had ly messages, from Australia and to close down, the number New Zealand which he and Mr.tinues to increase. Tonkin have just conveyed to us. I HELPERS THANKED. take this opportunity of welcoming It would take too long to men 1 Hong Kong Mr. Tonkin who has tion by name the many residenti just arrived as the representative who have helped towards the or of the Commonwealth of Australia, ganisation of the Fair, but I desire i In the matter of advertisement, especially to thank, the Directors ton, we British have been behind of the Hong Kong and Shanghai other nations. Lulled perhaps by Hotels for again allocating to thi an excessive feeling of confidence Fair such, large amount of spect and faith in our own products and in the Peninsula Hotel. nchievements, we have tended to Mr. Taggart has helped in in consider it unnecessary to adver-numerable ways towards the Lise and push those products. cessful organisation of the Fair, In these days however it must and the Hotel steft, bas co-operated bo, conceded that if we are to cap.in every possible way. tare the markets, it is necessary to advertise our goods.

"Buy British."

BUC.

The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson har ably presided over meilings, but on the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga and) In opening this Fair to-day, his sons, Mr. H. Braga and Mr. A. appeat for a greater support for M. Braga, has fallen the brunt of British products, and in that term the work of organisation of ex- of course I include the products of hibits to which they have given a this-a British Colony. The great deal of their time for months number of unemployed at home st. In this they have been sup and in other parts of the Empire ported by Mr. Key as Honorary is very large, due partly to econo.

Becretary. mic depression and parily to the greatly assisted the Committee to keep down expenses by lend- ing, a considerable quantity of military equipment-which has been

fact that new Inventions often diminish the need for man power. It is necessay therefore, in order

The Military authorities have

to cope with this problem, to de-used for the erection of stalls.

velop to the full the resources of the Empire. Team work is called

In this connection I would

for and we should realise that in specially mention the help of Mrs. supporting. British industries we Mrs. Hoare and the numerous Borrett, Mrs. Kinnaird Watson, ¡make a veluahle contribution the solution of a difficult Imperial their leadership. The organisers ladies who are working under {problem.

It is essential however that such of the 'several sections—the Ilat la industries should aim at efficiency Again too long to permit of indivi and economy and not allow them-dual mention-deserve our thanks. selves to be lulled into a wrong large pavillons on the adjoining The necessity of building two sense of security under the Impres-and has involved special electrical xion that if the whole Empire will difficulties, in handling which the bet British goods things will be China Light and Power Co., come easy and lers effort be neces Messrs. Callender's Cable and Gary, th

Construction Co., Ltd., and MeaarA.

Our great Empire must be near Wm. C. Jack & Co., have most help ly self-supporting, and certainlyly collaborated in a way that should be capable of being made has placed the Committee under a ao. In spite of the old tradition

great obligation. To-night⠀⠀ you

of free trade, we have been driven will see the attractive Tighting to some extent to tariffs, but there

la a school, and a very powerful effects which have been installed, one, which is not satisfied that that The Telephone Company has is the proper line to follow. At all song to considerable expense and events I have no hesitation in say trouble to install the Public Ad- ing that the imposition of tarifs dress System which greatly helps must not be allowed to depreciate shakers In this large building and eficiency and economy a produc-will doubtless be found useful to tlou

exhibitors for broadcasting an nouncements within the Exhibition

THE TARIFF BOGEY Fundamentally it in most Im portant that we should learn to produce goods which can compete auccessfully with similar goods of other countries, and at an econ mle price to the consumer, would be entirely bad if to militate against this.

Hong Kong, while une Ing" Industrially, In

nait port, and there

my mind

vere

Several firms and Pablle Com

lesboth British, and Chinese Even trans facilities

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