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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1829.
GANDE, PRICE @ CO., LTD.
8, Queen's "Road Central, Hongkong>¡
Beg to Notify Customer's that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Fortive Season may be obtained from them at the following Reduced Ratas
1.Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imp.
No. 1
HAMPER $35.
1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.
Champagne.
1 Qt. Blackberry Brandy. 1 P. D.O.M.
Whisky.
1 Qt. Martell's XXX, Brandy.
Qts. King Geo. IV or Perfection
No. 2 HAMPER-$30.
1 Qt. Guillemart Champagne.
1 PL. D.O.M,
1 Qt. Martall's XXX Brandy,
2. Qta. St. Julian Claret.
1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry B.S.
1 QLD.C.L. Old Tom or Dry Gin.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Australian Burgundy.
1 phial Pomeranzan Bitters.in
No. 3 HAMPER-$25.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy,
1 Pt. G. F. Pippermint.
1 Pt. D.O.M.
Qts. Sup. R.O. Port.
2 Qus. King Geo, IV or Perfection
1 Qt. Burgorae's Burgundy.
2 Qia King Geo. IV or Perfection
Whisky
Whisky
2 Qta. Tawny Dry Port
1 Qt. Bugrand's XXX Brandy.
2 Qua. St. Julien Claret.
1 Qt. D.C.L. Old Tom er Dry Gin.
X
-1 Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry."
1 ptial Pomeranzan Bitters.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry W.S
2 Qts. Modoc Claret..
1. QL D.G.L. Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1 phial Pomeranzon Bitters.
Hampers of all Descriptions made up to sint Customers' Requirements.
Tel. No. C. 135. ».
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Festival Fare-A Reminder.
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Turkeys,
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Hams & Baccps.
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Gamo Pies, Most Pies.
TO ORDER-
ALSO-Cooked Ham,
Corned Beef,
Corned Pork,
Bausage Meat (for Stuffing). Sausages (in variety).
Pork Pies.
Orders Now Being Booked
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The free use
LOTOL
HEALTH INSURANCE
The Germs of Fever
and other
Influenza Infectious Diseases are annihilated by
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We shall be pleased to submit designs for any Special Work.
ARCHITECT'S DESIGNS CARRIED OUT IN DETAIL.
FITTINGS FOR EVERY PURPOSE IN STOCK.
ELECTRICAL DEPT.
HONGKONG HOTEL The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
DRUGS
PRESCRIPTIONS
When the Doctor prescribes he expects the Droggist to fill the prescription with Pure Druga. The quality of bar Drags Medicines -** And Toilet Goode s not warpassed Have the Doctor's Prescription. -filled aere and the resale will ho
atisfactory
CAPT. ROBERT DOLLAR
ENTERTAINED.
SHANGHAI... AND NEW YORK
¿COMPARED.M
COMING GREAT PACIFIC TRADE
THE
"AMERICAN EXPRESS COM INCORPORATED.
HEAD OFFICE
NEW YORK CITY,
INTERNATIONAL
An enthusiastie, gathering of mori-chan † BANKING-SHIPPING-TRA VEL 200 representative American businene and professional men attended a dinner given Cise of the World to provide Commercia Eighty Offices are established in the Prinsipe last week at Shanghaf in honour of Cap- Organisations. and Private Individuals with ↑ tain Robert Dollar by the American Charu-complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and
Travel Barvice. ber of Commerce and the American Asso-
Among the guests of honour wete Mr. John Prentice, Mr. Roy Anderson and Admiral W. W. Phelps, who is leaving for Americn shortly.
f
ciation. Dr. W. T. Findley, President of |- COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. the Association, presided and was support. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS, ed by the directors of the two organisz
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. tions
LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELERS CHEQUES. LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS. - BAGGAGE INSURANCE. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES. PURCHASE OF BILLSOÉ EXCHANGE. Every approved Barking Shipping and
In his introxluetory remarks Dr, Findley paid a tribute to Aduziral. Phelps' work on the Yangtze, and referred to Mr. Prentice as the "Grand obl and of Shanghai, like ing him to M-Bultar in that both were | shipbuildery atd. “both way-boệ într
enguer of Scotland
Mr. Stirling Fessenden in introducing Captain. Dollar, dealared that the Settl ment stood wide open to him at any time and offered him the freedom of the port,
|
Travel Transaction.
P. J, VANHEOKE,
Manager.
paying a tribute to the part Captain RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK. Bellar played in the rapid growth of} Shanghai,
THE GROWTH OF SHIPPING, Beginning an address on the Past, Present and Future of Commere; on the Pacific" Cuptam. Dollar mentioned (the) opening of Hakodata by Commodore Perry 10 years ago at the muzzle of his guns and then told how 10 year later the Pacific Mail Starship Co. began opera- tions on the ocean with four ships, whose combined tonnage was 10,000, to which ho compared a single present day steamer of 10,000 tems cargo capacity. The foreigu imports on the Pacific Coast of America had increased $1 per cent, in less that sight you, while in 40 years the
and clearances increased 636 per cent. The speaker painted out how the port of Shanghai handled only 4,000,000 fons -Jess cargo thau New York, the figures being n-pectively 27,300,000 tons and 31,500,000 tone, while the Shanghai figure was nearly 8,000,000, tous in excess of Hongkong's
Relating to a voyage he made to London
two
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CAPITAL (FULLX-PAID} RESERVE FUND CAFITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT RESERVE FUND
1
HEAD OFFICE:
Paris 9, Rue Boudrean. LONDON OFFICM:
逶
·64, Old Broad Street, EC. 2.
BANTERS :
Honbles. '55,000,000
£6,960,000
Kup. Tis
3,500,000
1,750,000
LONDON: Mossra. Glyn, Mills, Carris & Co.
Sociate Generale pour Favoriser Je Developpement du Comeres et de Tinder PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le
trie en France Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indur tris en France,
LIONE: Societe Generale pour Favoriser lo
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas.
Developpement de Commerce at de l'Inda trie en France.
NEW YORK: The Irving Bank-Columbia SAN FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bank
Trust Company.
of San Francisco.
years ago, Captain Dollar changed the subject for a moment and asserted that ha was the first life member of the English Speaking Union," He hoped that all Anglo-Saxon would appreciate the value Changchun a non-political co-ordination between a Chefoo who spoke the language and declared that Dairen this would be the strongest deterrent of Hilar.. war the world could know
With referrence to the shipping laws of America he said, "We hope that there will
little change in our law. The
.bm
is now a 50 per cent, duty on all work repairing, etc,, doue te our ship, oamide
BRANCHES IN ASIAN
Hankow Manchouli Tientat Harbin Newchwang Uramtchi Hongkong Peking Yokohama Kashgar Shanghai
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Interest allowed on Current Accounts sht Fixed Deposits. Terma on application. Loca Bills discounter.
Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities of party. We don't want a subsidy, the World bought and sold.
t want a subsidy, but we'wantiexact
With other nations"
the speaker aid that the world's
nly of timber was in the Pacific! Northwest and that meant big business for the Orient. The Panama Canal in 1091 handled 11,500,000 tons of shipping as con- pared with
that of Surz at 18,000.con tons; while if the figures of the first nine months) of this year hereas in the same propor. tidh for the remainder of the year Parama would handle no toe than 25.300,000 ton of shipping.
CHINA--THE DARK SPOT,
The one dark spot in the Pacific is Chim, and i won say much about it, but if we could only catch every Tuchun ud hang him to the most convenient telegraph pale, we'd settle the job quickly. The Chinese are going to come through, how, i don't know, no one in this room knows, but we must bave patiener, Wer must wait for the "tum in the tide and stay with the job."
In conclusion Captain Dollar delured," } am far more than ever convinced that She cutre of the work's commerce is hifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific. You will participate in that, I may not, I have but 20 years of work left in me (Cap- ain Dollar now $1 years old), but you will surely see the day?.
A rising tribute was tendered theek- er and all joined in For He's Jolly Good Fellow."
BELATED LITIGATION. JUDGMENT FOR SHANGHAI FIRM AFTER MANY YEARS. Judgment for £20,000, with costs, was delivered recently in the Supreme Court at Capetown in favour of the plaintiff in the case of Thomas Bowern . Williama. Gowan. The plaintiff who carries on business a Bower and Co, of Shanghai,
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A
KA RODGERS.
Manager.
JA LING & CO.. 19, Queen's Road Central, HONGIORE,
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.
Glas Etching, Sign-Board' and Mirror Maker Canton Marble in Varicus Shados. Photographic Goods of Every Description in Stock.
Deva oping Printing and Enlarging Undertaken. Telephone Central 1218.
FRIMO BEER
Teasing to
OBTAINABLE. EVERYWHERE
ship and general brokers, claimed £90,000 1, BUTTONJEE
It
ax commission on the sale of a ship: was asserted that, acting on defendant instructions, the plaintiff wold tha Miramichi on March 1st, 1918, to H. M. Nomazer, of Hongkong, for £140,000. The defendant failed to deliver the ship according to the terms of sale and, by reason of his default and neglect, the Faale was cancelled in October, 1919 Plain- tiff claimed that he was entitled to any shing over & selling prien of £120,000,
The defendant admitted the agreement and said that he was willing and anxious to make delivery, but the British Government requisitioned the vessel, so that it became impossible for him to per form the contract.
Mr. Justice Van Zyl held that the mal cause of the delay in delivering the ship was the fact that one Auby, to whom the defendast sold the ship, in 1917, obtained"
interdict. Thachan restraining the defendant from removing the vesel The defendant had acted wrongfully and neg- ligently not informing the plaintiff
&
SON.
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of this faberdiet, prior to the sale to SHANGHAI OFFICE: Nemazee, and he was under an obligation to take steps to have the interdict remor- Had this been done the vessel, could have been delivered long before it wag in danger of being requiutioned. He c Tas Rad Bartino, Corronte Zen Hotes Sr.)cordingly gave judgment as stated.
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LADIES' GENTLEMEN'S OR TANDEM FOR HIRE OR SALE.
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English Palmer Tyros and Repair Outfits for Sala
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THE LAST WEEK
OF THE
GRAND CHARITY DRAW
IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCNET DE PAUL
TO THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR or HoxoxONG.
50
VALUABLE PRIZES
INCLUDING
1994 Model 5-seater STUDEBAKER CAR 4:
"Gulbransen." PIANO-PLAYER
NERACAR
"York" Brunswick PHONOGRAFI
"Singer" ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE,
"Gocopbazo" RADIO SET
...Valus 82,700,
050
475
400
$50
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The above prizes and many others are on view in the windows of the Hogg K^NO Horm Co.'s Moron Szow-200ms, Queen's Road Central; at the SINGER SWING- MACHINE CO., Queen's Road Central; the RauxsWICK STUDIO, Ice House Street, and other Stores,
Prizes will be Drawn for on the Night of the A4 FEESCO FATE, 16TH DECEMBER
TICKETS, ONLY $5.00 EACH,
May be obtained at the EoNexoNG HOTEL Co.'s MOTOR SHOW-ROOMS, Queen's Road]: Central, Hoxoxong Gmar Stoaz, Des Voeux Road Central; BRUNSWICK STUDIO, Ice House Street; Mesara. Lazança & Co., and other Stores and Clubs.
DO NOT PUT OFF BUYING YOUR TICKET UNTIL THE FETE.. In 1920 and 1921 the Last Ticket was Sold bafore the Opening of the Fate.
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HELP HONGKONG'S POOR.
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HAND
COMPOSITIONS LIMITED,
LONDON.
Contractors to the Admiralty, India Office, War Office,
Crown Agents for the Colonies, &c.
HAND
"THE RED BRAND."
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Supplice available from i
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MONDAY, 10th, and TUESDAY, 11th Dec,
5.15 .. and 9.15 PM.
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BOOKING AT THE THEATRE,
CALABASH, B.B.B., LOEWE'S, DUNHILL, and FRENCH
BRIAR PIPES "
in all Shapes, ranging from $1.50 each
Call and See them.
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CHINESE OFTICAL CO.
Eye-sight Specialists.
QUEEN'S ROAT GENTRAL
Hongkong.