CONSUMPTION HAS
BEEN CURED.
A REMEDY FOR Consumption Has BEEN FOUND."
LONDON-CAIRC BY MORRIS-COWLEY
(Continued from, Page 2)
bottom gear through this mud and up the other side was just wonder- ful,
"For the first six days of the run, when the roads were good or fair, I drove continuously for 10 ours at a stretch, but during the next eleven days I had to do over 13 hours a day driving to keep up my average.
No Troublea,
HONG KONG DAILY FRES
LEGALISATION OF BEER
AMERICA LIVES IN HOPE
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE'S
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27,
HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS
FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 17
Plague:
"THREAT.
first time since prohibition was ee Washington, Dec. 14.--For the
Alexandria tablished the
" wala".
Colombo and the drys" were in full agreement
Saigon on a statement made before a Con- gressional committee..
After Mr. Deets Pickett, Buper- intendent of the Anti-Baloon Lea- gus, told the House Ways and Means committee that, the nation's brewers were, planning a nation. wide advertising campaign to make millions of beer consumers, the brewers admitted the charge. The advertising campaign will begin the moment beer is legalised, the brewery representatives said and the present near-beer establishments galisation begin making real beer. It appeared to-day oven to the "dry" lenders that legalisation of beer is near. and that unles Pre- sident Hoover vetoes the measure the only hope of the. prohibitionists lies with the courts.
ELECTRICITY IN MANCHURIA
JAPANESE ACTIVITY
From a description of the ilave-,
NEW YEAR HAMPERS
bug to notily Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Fortiva Season may be obtained from us at the following Reduced Rates ----
No. 1 HAMPER-155,
lopment of electricity in Man-19. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port. churis,published by the Man-
Champagne. 2. Qfa. St. Julien Charet. churia Daily Newa, it may be. P. G.F. Peppermint. Cases, Deaths | gathered that expert JapanesƏ - DA.. Pt. D.O.M.
aistance is by no means lacking. 1 Qt." Martell's * * * Brandy.
Cholera.
Calcutta
Small-por.
Alexandria Aden (imported)
Baghdad Baarak
Bombay
Calcutta
Karachi
35
Rangoon
Colombo Saigon Chintan
.130
During the whole of the trip af 4000 miles I had no mechanical troubles whatsoever. For hours on stretch I had to keep in second for bottom gear, and it speaks vo- DEHN P, TONKERMAN, Discovs or za lures for this little Cowley, that
XIN REMEDY FOR COMEUMPTION,
the showed no signs whatever of Marvallone as it may seem after can-
the terrific strain put upon her. turice of failure, a remedy has been dis- was immensely relieved to covered that has sured the deadly Co-arriva in Egypt, and would cor-will within 24 hours after such le-Madras aumption even in the advanced stages of the disease. No one will longer doubt thinly not. undertake the journey that Consumption can be oured after again. If, however, by any chance roading the
the proof of hundreds of cases I should be prevailed upon to re- sured by this wonderful discovery-some peat this journey, I would unhesi- after change of climate and all other tatingly choose a Morris car so 25 remedies tried had failed, and the sea to be sure of getting through. had been pronounced hopeless of
of care. This new remedy has also proved itself certainly must congratulate Morris effective and speedy in caring Catarrh, Motors Ltd. on the excellence of
their cars.
Bronchitis, Astams and other serious throat and lung troubles. In
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Do not wait if you have any of the symptoms of Consumption, if you have Chronic CatarrE, Bronnhitia, "Aathma or any Throst or Lung Trouble, write to day and benet yourself before it is too
-late
STAR
THE
THEATRICAL
EVENT
OF THE SEASON
The ITALIAN
GRAND OPERA CO.
WILL PRESENT
Dec. 28th-
CONSUMPTION OF MOTOR SPIRIT
IN GREAT BRITAIN SINCE. 1913
.I
recute
"what is intoxicating?" There is Should the beer paes and then no accepted judicial ruling on be attacked in the courts, the At what alcoholic content constitutes torney-General who now must pro-an intoxicating beverage. The Su- violations of the Volstead preme Court did not pass upon act, will be placed in the peculiar this question in the Rhode Island position of having to defend the case in which it upheld the con- constitutionality of the act. Once stitutionality of the Tolstead. Act. passed and signed, the beer bill be- It merely hold the definition of comes the "law of the land" and one half of one per cent, fell with Government attorneys will in Congress power under the 18th Amendment in defining alcoholin content.
the
have to uphold it.
Even in advance of the passage, the Anti-Saloon · League to-day threatened to fight the inste Medical and scientific testimony through to the United States Su would undoubtedly play a part in preme Court. Mr. Edward B. the highest court's decision.
The growth of the total cousurap tion of motor spirit in the United Kingdom trom-1013-to-1931-is-an--Dunford-counsel-for-the---Anti- indication of the development of Saloon. League, said "it is incon- motor traffe. Before the war pracceivable that a case of the public: tically the whole of the country's importance" of Volstead Act mo- requirements were imported in the dification would not go to the Su- refined state. Latterly. these sup- preme Court." Some way will be plies have been supplemented by found," he said, "to test the Con- large quantities of spirit refined institutionality of such a modifica-. this country from, imported crude | Lion act if Congress passes one.” potrolaum, coal and Scottish shalů. oil,
In 1031 the estimated consump tion of motor spirit was 1,025,468,000 gallons, and the exports of home- refined motor spirit amounted to 30,638,193 gulons. The crude petro leum imported amounted to 343,080, 473 gallons. After deducting the re- exports of 45,243,669 gallons of re fined spirit the retained imports of refined motor spirit amounted to 881,248,005 gallons.
་
In addition to the proportion of crude oil refined and retained, and refined imports, an estimate of 35,000,000 gallons has been added to col. 2 in the table below for the consumption of home produced spirit from coal and shale oil,
Year.
Estimated Consumption. (In Thousands Gallons)
Home Produc- tion from
Net
Imports Imported
of Motor Petroleum
Spirit. and Shale. Total.
(1).. (8) (3)
101,049 151,673
1913 100,149
1020-.... 181,067
000 B10
1821......238,711 18,810
1022.... 984,543,
41,903
957,522 325,748 1023... 288,821 63,175 341,802 1924.... 379,206 97,418 478,025 10975 358,537 128,423 480,0 1028 .... 543,747 133,093 676,840 1027 .... 520,877 152,502 673,179
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA 1928: 099,575 100,570 808,115
AND
PAGLIACCI
Dec. 29th RIGOLETTO
Deo. 30th TROVATORE
Dec. 31st TRAVIATA
Jan. 1st
LA BOHEME
Jan 2
2nd
TOSCA
Jan. 3rd LUCIA LAMMERMORE
Jan. 4th
CARMEN-
Jan 5th
MADAME BUTTERFLY
1929 747,349 143,957 800,6:0 1930 908,71) $0,280 305,000 1931 881,248 164,217 1,025,403′ The above table makes no allow ance for stocks which in normal times do not vary greatly..
FUEL INSTEAD OF CAPACITY TAX
So many important trade bodies have "expressed themselves in fa- your of the fuel tax in place of the present horsepower tax that there is every posibility of this mensure being adopted by the French Government at, a not very distant date.
The piạn has been: tried out' well. ia Algeria with satisfactory re salts. Under it the, man who mileage is low and is spread over two cars bas-am, advantage. The motorist who "koaps one carmand runs it hard is in a less satisfac Lory position. Still, one does pay taxes relative to the amount of use to which the car is put The “Autoosr.””
BRITISH BUSES:IN BUENOS AIRES
There is no doubt that AE.C ja hading reward for its action, in designing and building a passBEN- ger model specially for oversea work, and incorporating in it the Testures demanded by Dominion
Serators Tha Rin
Bod
ger
fadil "model" is prestige for
cived with eatia.
where this
Jup valgable
Buenos
*** Drys "' Handicapped. Mr.Dunford; is an acknow ledged expert on all phases of Fe- deral Law dealing with the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. He admitted the "Drys" are some what handicapped at the outset in challenging the constitutionality of Volstead Act modification because the federal judicial system, from the Attorney-General down, must defend the new law. There is no legal way of raaking an arrest, un less there should be some strong prohibitionist district -attorney who would take his official life in his hands and take the initiative, which would not be likely.
But dry organisation, lawyers say there are other ways. A manu- facturer of soft drinks or beer, they point out, could claim discri mination against his product on the ground of competition from an "illegal" product and seek a restraining order which would throw the case into the courts There also is recourse to constitu tional proceedings through federal nuisance clauses, it is explained: Action could be instituted against a brewery or against a place where the beer is sold
The court fight, if there is one, will hinge about the old question (Continued on next Column) -in
NEW
VICTOR
RECORDS
FOR
DECEMBER
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY.
shown, a favouri- 8, Des Voeux Road, Central
buil
On November 30th the Kung-ta, King George IV Gola Isabel ahuling Electire Light. Go and the Saupingkai Electric Light Co. hold
each
*1 Q£ Old Brown Sherry, Black Beil" 10 Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1QL Burgoyne's Burgundy, 1 Pbial Pomeranian Bitters:
or Perfection Whisky
No. 2
HAMPER-$45.
an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and adopt. Guillemart Champagne ed the proposed merger of the two!
1. PL. D.OM into a new company styled - the Į Tatung Electric Light Co. on the incrensed "ospital of° 8850,000, of. |which #287,500 paid up. The mar
gia of the actual capital paid up and the new capital amount is to be made up out of the reserve fands of the two companies.
Q6. Burgogne's Burgundy, O Martell's*** Brandy 2 Qua: King George IV Gold Label
or Parfection WhiskyJ
No. 3
1 Qt. Burgoyne'e Burgundy,
In each of the two companies, Pt. G.F. Peppermint. the South Manchuria, Electricity || PL. D.O.M..
2 Qte. Tawny Dry Port,
· 2 Qta, St. Julien Glaret.
1. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
1 Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry,
1 Phil Fomeranian Bitters.
HAMPER-$40.
Ch. (Managing Director Iriye) 2 Qta. Superior Rich Old Fort Dairen, owns a major portion of 2 qts. King George IV Gold Labol shares, and each was procuring the qurrent from the Hsinking Power House,
The Seupingkai firm was capi-f talised .on $350,000 of which T 8125,000 paid up. Its latest divi- !. dend was 19 per cent, per annum. With the Kangchuling firm, its! capital was $250,000, of which { 8100,000 paid up, its latest divi- dend being 8 per cent. per annum. The conditions of the merger are that 1.5 shares of the Stupingkai firm should be equivalent to 1 share of the other, and also that the Directorates of the two com panies should remain unaltered. Only, one or two now. Directors from the South ManchuriaTM Elec tricity Co. will join the new Com- pany.
or Perfection Whisky,
1 Qt. Tower Brand Brandy.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry.
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
2 Qts Madoo Claret,
1 Phial Pomeranian Bitters,
Other Hampers made. up to quit Qustomer's requirements.
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