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HONGKONG. TELEPHONE No 1823.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 19x8, 1920.
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SURPLUS WAR STORES.
ROMANCE OF MILLIONS. Speaking at the Liberal Club, Bedford, recently, to a meeting of women, Mra Kellaway said she was sure they shared the general indignation at the continual risa in the cost of living. They must not
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allow their indignation to blind them to BY ARRANGEMENT WITH AFRICAN the real cause of what was a world-wide THEATRES, LTD. experience. The rise in the cost of living MIDDLE EAST FILMS, LTD,
had been continuous during the war and
had continued since the armistice: It Present
was the inevitable consequence to same
extent of the destruction caused by the THE GREAT
MARIE
war, but to a much greater degree to the ENGLISH ACTRESS transfer of the machinery of production1" from articles used in everyday life to war material. There was no hope of any substantial fall in the cost of living until the machinery of production had begun to overtake the demand. Profiteering was the child of limited production, and profiteering would be made practically
TEMPEST
impossible as soon as the country was pro- In Association with ducing to the greatest possible extent GRAHAM BROWNE, The rise in the cost of living was not
peculiar to this country. The average In a Repertoire of retail price of beef was 14. nce. Tu
in the Famous "Tempest" Comedies. United Kingdom, 24. sd. in
10d. in Italy. 2. id. in Sweden. 18. d. in the United States and 2, 10d. in Germany. Bacon was s. 418. in the United Kingdom, 24. 7d in France, 2s.
**AN
EPOCH IN THE
in the United States and 4s. 6d in, Ger- THE FAR EAST.' 116 in Italy, 36, 41d. in Sweden, S. 31d. DRAMATIC HISTORY OF
Bread was 9d. for 41b, in the
United Kingdom, 10 in France, 18.
March 18th, 1920, WITH
old in Italy, is 9d in Sweden, 18 OPENING - CHURSDAY, 8d. in the United States, and 1s. old. in Germany. Sugar was Ed. in the United Kingdom, is. 3d. in. France, 18. Bd in Italy. 8d. in Sweden, 54d. in the United States and old in Germany. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S COMEDY Butter was 2. Old in the United King
doen, 59, 4d. in France, 49 gid. in Italy. PENELOPE
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38: sid. in Sweden. 24. 51d. in the UnitedIt is long since one has heard such States and 5s. 11fd. in Germany. Cheese was is. 6d. in the United Kingdom, 44 4d in France, s. 101d. in Italy. 38. 3d in Sweden, 14. 91d. in the United States, and as 1fd. in Germany.
She desired, she added, to say some thing about the work of the Disposal Board, of which her husband was chnit man. They could perhaps best get an iles of the size of the tasks which the Board was discharging when she told them that since the date of the Armistice over 145 million pounds had been realised by the sale of surplus war stores, 174 millions The rate of this in respect of animals.
at, which stores were being disposed of: had been steadily increasing The Minis try, had estimated that for the financial ver, that was from March 31st. last year to April 1st of this year, a sum of 16 million pounds would be realised. That figure would certainly be considerably improved upon. Her husband estimated that by March 31st. nest the total pro-
spontaneous laughter-soch hushed silence or euch genuine outbursta of applause."The Staterman."
FRIDAY, March 19th,
THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY
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There is a laugh in every line."-
"The Statesman."
The most distinguished Company India-
that has Tisited
"The
"The Englishman.”
acting LE brilliant The Times of India' "The lesser lights shine gloriously.”.
"Bombay Chronicla."
SPECIAL MATINEE
eds from the sales of surplus stores from SATURDAY, march 20th, at 5.15
the date of the Armistice would be at
least 160 millions. This sum did not in- PENELOPE
clude the 170 millions which it was esti
mated would be realised in trading ac-jand at 9.15 p.m.
counts in wool and other raw materials
There has been some criticism of the THE MARRIAGE OF
Board because they have not undertaken
to dispose of the surplus war stores by KITTY
retail selling. She was not altogether
surprised at this criticism. She herself
had often felt when reading, the news Monday and Tuesday,
paper accounts of the great sales of clath March 22nd and 23rd, Domestic utensils, furniture, and such.
things that she would have been glad to The Delightful Romantic Comedy. have had an opportunity of buying in THE dividual articles direct from the Govern ment: but whilst the idea was attractive
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at first sight, she thought there were reasons for the decision of the Disposal By Captain Robert Marshall. Board not to sell retail. If the Board A Perfect Gem of Comedy":- had undertaken retail selling they would "The Statesman." have had to create for the purpose a great organization. Business premises and shops would have had to be bought or rented through, the country and a tre- mendous staff of Government officials would have been required to sell the goods across the counter. This, the Board felt, was not the sort of business that a Goy ernment department could undertake ocssfully, Mr. Kellaway had said in the House of Commons that he shuddered at the prospect of the Government entering into retail trade. The variety of the goods for sale almost passed belief. There were hundreds of thousands of Army buts. These were being utilised ir many districts to solve the immediate urgency of the housing problem, to pro Friday, March 26th, vide accommodation for schools, hospitals,
and sillage centres. Such of the
Wednesday and Chursday, March 24th and 25th, Hubert Henry Davis' Charming Itural Comedy COUSIN KATE
"A flawless performance.”...... "The Statesman.”
"it held 145 spellbound." "Times of India."
"A thing of beauty and a joy for ever."Bombay Chronicle."
material was far from easy to dispose ofOUTCAST
in civilian markets. Who would help the An Indictment
Disposal Board by starting some new
fashion that would enable it to get rid
al
a great consignment of kilts as worn
by the London Scottish," the 10th, Liverpools,"" the nth Royal Scots," and
the 6th. Fighland Light Infantry "
BY BUBERT HENRY DAVIS.
Sever have we witnessed finer emotional eating."—" Times of India."
In the miscellaneous section of the Board SPECIAL MATINEE there was indeed a motley assortment. It
was the weirdest marine store or old Saturday, March 27th, at 5.15 curiosity shop. It would have delighted
THE LATEST SILENT the heart of Dickens. There was a do
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Ltd.
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of romance in this conversion of the
OUTCAST
nation's surplus war stores. Thousands and at 9.15.p.m.
of children had had their hearts delighted |
this Christmas with toys made up in Bri-MRS. DOT
tish workshops from the bits of Govern- By W. Somerset Maugham.
meat scrapetal, wood and cardboard, Mario Tempest is Mra. Dot'; nobody for which no other use can be found; else could play it."-"The Statesman." thousands of little girls have gone to their
Christmas parties wearing pretty linen and Monday, March 29th, frocks made from fabric which was ori
Kically destined for our ghting planes. MRS. DOT.
Clever scientists had been at work dis
Severing
Ways and means of breaking up
dangerous high explosives into useful Tuesday and Wednesday, chemicals for industrial purnores and for
agricultural fertilisers. The light atec March 30th and 31st,"
tubes salved from crashed aeroplanes had
been utilised most efficiently by manufac AT THE BARN. turers in the construction of the frames of babies' perambulators.
OUR GRAVES IN GALLIPOLI.
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The Secretary of the War Olice - an- nounces that the British High Commis sioner at Constantinople has called the attention of the Ottoman Minister of War
A Delightful English Comedy by Anthony Wharton.
Presented with a finish that only such perfect artistes are able to supply?
"The Englishman.”
BOOK ALL YOUR SEATS - NOW! PRICES S6 and $5. ILANS OPEN AT MOUTHIE'S :-
to the fact that damage has been done FRIDAY MORNING, 12th.
recently to certain British cemeteries in Gallipoli and that his Excellence, has
caused disciplinary action to be taken in SPECIAL NOTICE-During the Tempest
offenders,
cases in which Turkish soldiers were the
In order to prevent further. acts of desecration and to. facilitate the work of the Graves Registration Units. the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army of the Black Sea, is sending: Ser- bina Guards into the area.
Season't! e curtain will rise promptly st 9.15 and for the comfort of all concerned will you please be seated before that time.
Management-WILFRED COTTON.
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Manager for China.
NOTICE..
IN Manufactures the mospontano. Point is improvement, and in Diotecas
Cleanliness. Bcience always insists on these Maxima.
Groundnut or Peanut Oil can be used as a subati ate for Olive Oil, Batter or Lard, but when Slightly Dirty is injurious to health.
In China, by the Ordinary Methods of Extraction, Dirt and Dust are not guarded against: Our Method shows a great advance. By the use of New Machinery. and New Methods Bcrupulous Cleanliness is Assured.
Our Machinery during the Process Filters the Oil while our Factory is Free from Durt. Our Oil is Clear, Sweet and Fragrant; and Compares most favourably with other Oils used for Calinary purposes: there is no residue.
Prices are moderate so na to induce new business.
Adialysis is always given before Shipment to Foreign Countries..
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