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HOTELS
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS-
HONGKONG:
Peak Hotel,
Repulse Bay Hotel.
Hongkong Hotel,
Astor House Hotel,
SHANGHAI:
Falace Hotel,
Grand Hotel Kalee.
PEKING:
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
KING
THE HONGKONG
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1923.
ENTI
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.
In conjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. -
and
The Grand Hotel des Wagons Ltd.
EDWARD
HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION.
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Te Central $73
Talmeraohio Address: "VICTORIA "
"CAPSTAN"
NAVY CUT CIGARETTES are the Acme of Perfection
HELL
CORONET
Wednesday to Monday. at 230, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.16.
MAX LINDER
in
"THE THREE MUST GET THERES "
THE STAR
Thursday to Saturday
at 5.30 & 913
ALICE JOYCE
"COUSIN KATE"
The Rent Dodgers British Gazette
J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER.
EVERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS,
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of
Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Addregs" EUROPE, SINGAPORE”
Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines),
KINGSCLERE
KNUTSFORD
THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
ARTHUR E. ODELL, Marag
HOTEL HOTEL
MID-LEVEL
KOWLOON
SACHSE, LENNOX & Co. General Azents
Are resident Managers,
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.
Tel No. Kowloon B.
Tel, Lda. Palace."
Two minutes from Ferry and Railway Station, Five minutes by Ferry tram, Hongkong
A first clam Hotel in every respect sad under English management.
Chuiring under personal supervision of the Proprietor.
Long Bar and Billiard Boom
Turma doderste.
Such
ASTOR HOUSE
• MEDIUM STRENGIN
THE CIGARETTE FOR THE CONNOISSEUR
Navy Cut garettes
SOLD BY ALL LEADING
TOBACCONISTS
British-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.
Distributors.
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EXCHANGE.
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Tlegraphic address "ASTOR.""
HOTEL·
Talaphone Central 170, 7
13, Queen's Road Central.
-▲-rst class. Estel centrally located in the shopping and business districts, largu:
Ticoms completely renovated and refurnished. Diuing Room and Lozage jart pesi. Entirely under new managemen!
For terms apply to the Manager.
T/T. India
Demand India
T/T. San Fraorisen and Now
rangement for familieston application be
SELLING.
30 d. San Francisco and New
J. H OXBERRY,
York
541
Proprietor.
T/T Demand
2/31
4 m/s. Mark
Nom.
2,3.5 16
4
m. Francs
8.60
30 61.
6.m/
8.75
160 dis.
Demand, Germany.
4 /*.
2,3
Demand; New York
539
T/T. Shanghai ....
Kom
TT. Bombay
T/T. Singapore
£7
Demand. Bombay
.1694
T/T. Japan
109
T,T. Calcotta
..1694
Demand, Calcutta..
569;
On Yokohama
Demand, Mendia
63
Demand, Singapore
155)
Demand, Batavia
Nom.
8.00
On Haiphong
Nom
On Saigao
On Bangkok
811
BUYING.
Sovereign
8.57
Gold leaf per Tarl
47 90
4 / L/C.
4 m/s. D/P.
6 mi LC:
2/4 3/16 274.5/16 ..................... 2/43
Bar Silver
ready
forward
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Hongkong: April 12, 1923.
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
HON
31.13/16
On Friday and Saturday next, the 13th and 14th inst. mails for Macao will be
closed at the ft.P., st 1.15 p.m. an. 1 4.15 p.m. only.
Telegraphic Communication with Waglan Light-bouse is interrupted. Telegraphic Communication with Gap Rock light-house bat besa restored..
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NOTICE.
WORLD THEATRE
Prone. 1337.
PHONE. 1337
HOUSING COMMISSION.
THE Undersigned would be:
xlad to receive in writing on or before the 20th. insi, augges- tions from members of the general public in regard to :--- 1-1) The standardization (with |
the object of reducing the
cost of buildings) of
(i) designs for houses.
(b) fixtures and fittings for
houses.
(2) The reduction of the cost
of building materials. (3) The use of cheaper or more suitable kinds of building materials.
or
(4) the greater employment of
labour-saving machines devices
(5) Improved methods for the transportation of building materials.
(6) Procuring an increased supply of skilled labourers, (7) Reducing the number of
middlemen.
(8) Other methods for reducing the cost of house construc- tion.
2.-Measures which should be taken by the Government for promoting any of the above objects. 3-Measures which should be taken by the Government (1) To increase the quantity of
housing accommodation, and in particular
(3) To facilitate the building of more houses for occupation by Persons of moderates
means.
(ii) The working classes. H. E. POLLOCK,
Chairman, Housing Commission. Princes Buildings,
9th. April, 1923.
JUNK FULL OF BODIES.
A Mystery Explained.
Wednesday, 11th. to Saturday 14th. at 5 p.m. & 9.15 p.m.
The Greatest. Picture of the Year PRISCILLA
DEAN
in
** UNDER TWO FLAGS
UNIVERSAL JEWEL SPECIAL PRODUCTION
in 8 parts
Prices of Admission: 9 15 p.m. $1.50 & $1; 3 p.m. $1.00 a 80ệ Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price to Stalls
at 9.15 p.m. show on.
Usual Prices.
Booking at the Theatre,
Follow the Trail
to the
Scouts Jamboree
at the City Ha
where you can see the Scouts in Camp and illustrating the noble arts of Baving Life, First Aid and Missioner Work. We will show you. tou, how deftly, we can work at the professions and hobbies we have learned.
The purpose of the Jamboree is :-
1. To show that we are alive.
2. To arouse interest and gain support.”
3. To increase our membership în ali ranks.
It will be formally opened by the Chief Scout of Hong. kong. Sir R. E. Stubbe, .c.x G. at 4 p.m. on Friday, 18th April, and will continue over a period of two days as follows:- Exhibition in the City Hall
consisting of praetical demonstrations of scout-craft in the form of a series of exhibits abown in one roun and displays carried on in an adjoining room.
FRIDAY, 13th April, i p.m. tom. SATURDAY, 14th April, 2.5 to 7p.
ADMISSION PREL. Refreshments, will be obtainable.
Also
GRAND CONCERT
in the Theatre Royal
This will melude amongst other items
'A Storm in a Tea Cup
or
Potted Tempest
With apokĝies to W. 8., of Stratford-on-Avon and W. of Hongkong,
Without pride or prejudice.
FRIDAY, 18th April, 3.15 p.m.
SATURDAY, 14th April, 9.15 p.m.
Admission by ticket. Usual prices. Tickets may be obtained from Messrs. foutrie's or through any Boy Scout.
The mystery of the junk with dead on board recently found near Chat Sha Harbour Light by Cus- toms officials has been solved at enlisted men and four safors permitted to float off at random last, says the Couton Daily News. Attached to the junk, besides 83 Two of the supposed, Exec
Some two weeks ago a company rifice, 2400 in cash, and, other the firing squard being too busy of infantry from the command articles. The prisoners taken, to diferentiste between the 'dead of the 12th. Regiment of the including the four nailors, „were and she wounded, were able to West River Army was on its afterwards shot by order of the finally ape, after, bäring been way from. Li-sha, Tungkun, to commander of the village guarda cast on. Kumchuck, Shantak, on board's also. The bodies were then their way
junk and, when passing Kong Ow thrown on board the junk and Sha, was attacked by village
guarde apparently working under- Printed and Published “far. misspprehension, killing or drown
ing 26 men, and capturing 28 Franklin, st 11, Ice House Street