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THORNYCROFT
JOHN L THORNYOROFT & CO., LIMITED,
SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS,
Lowder. Borgia AND BASINGSTOKR.
THE· HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY,- · AUGUST® - Mæð
Shanghai Office: 10. Kinkiang Road.
15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines
in Stock
For quotation apply....
BURBERRY'S
SHANGHAI OFFICE.
We have just received a large new consignment of "Burberry" Raincoats in several styles and pleasing colourings, and we shall be pleased If you will call and inspect them.
Quality, Style, Flt are all emboɗled in a "Burberry," but there is no need for us to praise "Burberry"; everybody knows a "Burberry" Raincoat is the very best obtainable.
12.
"Burberry Raincoats
$90, $105, $20 & S140 cách.
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.,
Men's Wear Specialists,
16. Des Voeux Rd. Phone 29.
FOURTH WEEK
OF
WHITEAWAY'S SALE.
Monday, 22nd to Saturday, 27th August; FRESH BARGAINS OFFERED EVERY DAY.
HUNDREDS OF
LADIES' BLOUSES,
DRESSES,
COSTÜMES;
will be offered this week
ᎪᎢ .
HATS
QUARTER PRICE.
LADIES DO NOT MISS THESE ABSOLUTE BARGAINS.
TERMS CASH NO APPROVAL No accounts opened.
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WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.,
AILSA
HONGKONG;
CRAIG MARINE MOTORS
A first-class British-made Motor at a reasonable price.
4 B.H.P.
to 50 B.H.P.
Prices and particulars from
Telephone 1030.
SOLE: AGENTS :—
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Machinery Dept.
A NEW SHAMEN'S CLUB AT SHANGHAI
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
AFFAIRS.
WAYPORT ROOMS TO BE OPENED | COLONIAL SECRETARY'S ANNUAL
RY ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC
ASSOCIATION.
Much has been done in recent years in Shanghai to meet the undoubted need that exists here for proper accommoda❘ tion and means of wholesome recreation for members of the naval and mercantile marine services when nabere, but much still remains to be done, in spite of the splendid work accomplished by the Union Jack Cluo, the Hanbury Institute and the Navy Y.M.C.A. All these bave their limitations, either imposed by their constitution, or necessarily by the scope and nature of their work."
★ BшOAD-MINDED SCHEME.
REPORT
1991
THE
WORLD THEATRE
Telephone No. 1337 -
Telophone No. 137 Under Entire B-lish Megagement
The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. F. S. James in bis annual report to the Legislative Council on Monday dealing Monday, 22nd August. 9.15 pm:- with the affairs of the Colony in 1920, Dilys:****
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Tin rose to 12 per pitul on February 18th and fell as low as 300 on December The year 1919, had been one of recon- struction. The world was busy setting its house in order and the "aim of all
The year 1920 was not eventful in any peculiarly local sense, but it will long be remembered for its bright beginning and its gloomy end. Singapore, as the meet. ing place of the Eastern commerce of all nations, is naturally very sensitive to world conditions of trade. The brisk de- mand of the opening months and the slowness of delivery of goods caused Now there has come into the fold a new prices to mount to unprecedented heights organization, whose aim is to cater for and tempted traders to indulge in heavy all and in a manner that will appeal to overtrading. A financial and industrial all. St. Joseph's Catholic Association crisis in Japan and the general restric is not a body of long standing, but from tion of credit by banks in all parts of its very beginning it has been a pro- the world acted and reacted on the fall. nounced success and it has been encouring price of rubber and tin. When the nged to extend its operations by the large quantities of goods ordered in the formation of a Sailors Institute And early weeks of the years began to arrive, Home, under she management of the many traders were unable to take them' Weak holders were forced to sell Naval and Mercantile Marine Committee up. One of the leading spirits is Mr. Harold and prices declined from the abnormal C. Nerman, who is thoroughly well no lovels of a few months earlier. Money quainted with Shanghai, its conditions and credit became scarcer and scarcer and needs and he has been working hard from June to December and anxiety in to get the new scheme going under the creased. No money was avilable for There was most favourable circumstances.
any new local industries. The committee have acquired the house also a conspicuous decline in American at 148K, Boone Road and there the Way and Japanese competition and a number of these firms closed down. Rabber reach- purt Rooma will be opened at 3 p.m. oned its highest point at 81.15 per lb. in Monday, the 20th inst. Though the organization is Roman Catholic and the February and had fallen to 30 cents per
b. in December. fastitate will be managed solely by mem bers of that religion, they are parti cularly anxious to impress or others the fact that the institute is at the service of men of all creeds or none, so long as they are sailors and there will be no attempt in, any shape or form to convert men the faith. The name of the in-countries was to return as speedily as possible to normal pre-war conditions. stitate suggests nothing and there is Social and economic life had been every- little about the place to even hint at where unravelled and in many places its origin, beyond two very unobtrusive broken by war restrictions and war con- figures of Our Lady and the patron saint, ditious. At the outset of 1920 hopes ran St. Joseph.
as high as prices. No hope seemed too extravagant and no price too high. An Fortune favoured the promoters as eru of unexampled prosperity appeared soon as their plans were formulated, for to have set in. The golden years had generous donations were received, the returned. Throughout the British Empire Race Club, as usüst, being to the fore manufacturers found the world at their with a gift of $1,500. However, was feet, and the straits Settlements, stand- deemed best to start in a modest way, ing at the gates of the Far East with a in order that the work might not be hinterland producing a latge portion of hampered by Ginancial troubles, and so two important raw materials-tin and only a small place was taken to begin rubber-somed destined for no mean with, Eut confidence is felt that it will share of the general prosperity. Local prove to be too small and that the work produce was in great demand and any will prosper so much that additions will article imported could be sold immed bo necessary and possible in each of the iately, at a handsome profit. British next few years and, arrangements have manufacturers at home could not keep hein made to meet this contingency. pace with the demand and large orders The committee considered their plans for iron and steel goods and motor-cars were placed with American and Japanese as men of the world, and so they are offering to sailors just what any other arms. Demand seemed inexhaustible. man would expect to get in his cfth But in June the tide began to turn. They have fitted up cosy durmitaries, General depression followed upon, finan- where there wil be 18 beds available at cial stringency and deepened to stagpa- 50 cents per night, bathrooms and lava: tion at the close of the year.. Unstable tortes really lavishly equipped, a library political conditions in Europe still kept and billiard room, with facilities for closed some of the chief markets, and various recreations and, lastly, a well enormously increased costs of production appointed restaurant. As regards the together with largely diminished pur
the latter, it was recognized that the sailor chasing powers slowly but surely em-
necessary virtuo likes a drink aad is as muth entitled to phasised
economy. Fantastic as the visions of it as any other man, A full licence has,. therefore, been taken out and men who February, 1920. may now appear, the can judge will guarantee that everything disillusionment of October was none the served will be of the best-no" knock-out less profound. The contrast is tropical drops,"
no "Hongkew whiskey noin its intensity. Six months of unres dope
and all the other evil stuff which trained optimism were followed by six has brought many a good fellow into of growing and intense depression, but trouble. At the same time, care will be the sombre colouring of the second is taken that the privilege is not abused; no truer indication than the unnatural individual offenders will find that there brilliance of the first. The problem is are ways and means of bringing them to simple bat world-wide. The will to reason and should there be any general create a dew Heaven and a now Earth breach of the rules, which is not at all can only take effect through a medium likely, it will be ordered that drinks of hard times and hard work. It is easy to point the moral and it were idle to shall only be served with menis.
Other facilities include a post office adorn the tale with local illustration. and a box office at which tickets for the picture-theatres will be obtainable n't re- duced rates. Additional features will be added as time goes on. By the time the rooms open there will be a foreign super intendent in residence and a strong com- mittee has been formed, the members of which will take it turns to attend the club every night, to sit down at dinner with the men, have a smoke, & drink and a chat with them afterwards and gen- erally help in muking them feel at home. Taken all in all, a big future seems assured to the Wayport Rooms and it
of
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The part of this Colony is perforce that of a deeply interested spectator. The raw materials of the country, the tin and rubber and copra, await the
recovery certainty of industrial Europe nad it is for us to conserve our resources in confident expectation and to be ready to rise on the fond-tide of a world revival.
THE END OF THE WAR. A CLEARER DEFINITION. With reference to the notification.pub-
certainly can not be classed ne a super-lished in last week's Government Gazette flavus club.-N.-C. Daily News.
PRINCE OF WALES INDIAN VISIT.
*
a telegram has been received by Hia Excellency the Governor from the Serre- tary of State for the Colonies to the effect than an Order of His Majesty the King Îin Council has been issued under the Termination of the Present War (Defini August, 1621. shall be treated as the date The full programme of the Prince's tion) Act, 1918, ordering that the 31st Indian tour has been issued officially. Ee of the termination of the present war, will spend four months in India in all, that is to the 31st August, 1921, is arriving in Bombay on the morning of the day at midnight on which the present November 17th and leaving Karachi after war will end. The Order further pro- the most
in the Intensive Royal tour yet made videa that nothing in the Order, thall Empire on the afternoon of affect relaiforts between His Majesty and March 17th. The tour, starting
from the Ottoman Empire until the ratification Bombay, embraces Baroda, Udaipur, of the Treaty of Peace with that Empire Ajnter, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Bharatpur, shall have been exchanged or deposited Lucknow, Allahabad, Benares, Nepal, Faton, Calcutta,
Indore, Bhopal
Bangalore, Mysore,
Madras, Nagpur Gwalior, Agra, Aligarh,. Delhi, Patiala Jullundur,
IRRITATED & INFLAMED EYE Lahore, can be directly traced in many cases ta Amritsar, Sialkot,, Jammu, Jhelum Peshawar, Rawalpindi; Kapurthala,Dehra the Sunday Motor trip and Golfing. The Dun and Karachi. Calcutta will have dust from sections of the local roads the honour of entertaining the Prince contain, a decided eye irritant. A sag over Christmas. Great preparations are
beginning everywhere to make the visit a gestion for these trips would be to keep memorable ono.
the windshield up and to use a pair of Sun glasses. Sun glasses of any pattern with either Crookes, Luxiel, Fiezzal, Amber, London Smoke, or Blue lenses The international conference for the are obtainable at very moderate prices suppression of the white slave traffic met from The Hongkong Optical Co., suces at Geneva, last month. A resolution was
WHITE SLAVE TRAPPIU.
passed that States not already adhering or to Clark & Co., Manufacturing and to the Convention of 1010 should be Befracting Opticians the most compet urged to consent to adhesion for them- ent manufacturing optical est.blishment selves and their colonies. In regard to South China-located in 53, Queen's prostitution, 17 States were against ro- Road Central, (opposite to the Binger gulations and II for.
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HARRY GARSON
presents
CLARA KIMBALL
YOUNG
(The Queen of the Screeni
in
The Thunderbolt of Dramatic · Force":
EYES OF
in 8 parts.
MATINEES.
YOUTH"
5.15. p.m. EDDIE POLO in "The Vanishing Dagger " (1 & 2 Episodes) 2.15 pm & 715 p.m. Vanishing Trails, 1, 2 & 3 Episodes
BY
APPOINTMENT
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Apollinaris
NATURAL MINERAL WATER.
Since its foundation in 1872, the Apollinaris business has ́
ALWAYS BEEN BRITISH - OWNED,
THE APOLLINARIS CO. LTD.
(btainable in Quarts, Pints & Splits at
HONGKONG HOTEL,
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
Sold by
WING ON CO
SINCERE CO.
EMPRESS STORE. KOWLOON, and all the Leading Clubs & Stores.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WHY SHOULD
ONE DRINK
No. 10
WHISKY?
BECAUSE
ONE OUGHT.
HA HAT
“Falconite"
WHITE ENAMEL.
Used in mil Parts of the
World
by the
Finest Craftsmen
for
Finest Results.
"Falconite" is easy to work-dries with a briliant lustre
that keeps glossy and white,
Falconite" is made by expert and practical men that
know how Enamel should be made.
"Falconite" Undercoating gives the smooth, hard surface
that is ideal for the lustrous finish
WHO
Stocked In Hongkong.
Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark, Ltd.,
'2'' danseperated in the Ustaad Kiambem!
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, HONGKONG,
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