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FRIDAY, APRIL 31, 1923.
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HONGKONG:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPË
NOTICE,
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Repulse Bay Hotel.
SHANGHAI:
Astor House Hotel,
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NEW TIES
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Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.,
In conjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
mad
The Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH, MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Talegraphic Address: "VICTORIA
1. Central 373
-J. WITCHELL,
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER.
EVERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
TEA DANOES
THESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of
Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Roon.
Telegraphic Address:-"EUROPE, SINGAPORE"
Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
KINGSCLERE
THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.
ARTEUR & ODELL, Manag
HOTEL
KNUTSFORD HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE. LENNOX & Co. General Agents
Are resident Managers:
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON,
Tel No. Kowloon 3.
Tel Add. · Palace"
Tsinate from Ferry and Railway Station. Five minutes by Farry from Hongkost
A class Hotel in avery respect and under English mandaguman".
Curialny under personal supervision of the Proprietor,
Long Bar and Biliard Boom,
Peru foderste.
Spela rangemenæ for families an application in
ASTOR
!!
HOUSE
Tjègraphic addres5 'ASTOR "
J, H. OIBERRY,
Proprietor.
HOTEL.
Telephone Central 170.j
13, Queen's Road Central.
class Hotel centrally located in the shopping and business districts, larga andyrooms completely renovated and refurnished. Dining Room sad, Lounge jut spenat. Entirely under new management
LAGER-BEER
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LATEST DESIGNS
NON-CREASEABLE
NECK-TIES
PARISIENNES' CHOICE,
Science and the Pacific. American is Idea! Husband. On the invitation of the Com]. Paris The B'oman's Week- kaonwealth Government, which [ly." in one of its recent issuse, {has promised, the sum of £5,000 (kaked its readers two questions. Įtowards the cost, a Pad-Pacific The first of these was what oc
Congress is to be held in Mal, oupation they would prefer their bourne and Sydney in August and husbands to follow, and the other September of this year. The from what nationality other than National Research Council of French they would choose Australia has arranged anbusband. extensive programme, and in- vitations
Nearly 20,000 replies were ra are being issued to the scientific men of countries and in these nearly 14,000 women ceived on the second question, bordering sa or having interests voted that they would choose sa in the Pacific. The Pacific Ocean American for their helpment. is a geographical and biological France's allies made a poor shaw. unit, and many problems of scien- ing on this question. Italy receiv tific and practical interest caned only about 2,000 votes, whils best be solved by the cooperation England received only 1.800. No of people with local knowledge other nation aside from the Unit- if, indeed, the word "local" can be ed States, Italy and England past applied to no large part of the fed the 400 mark. The list closed surface of the globe. The first Pan with Turkey, for whose subjects Pacific Congress was held at eighteen women voted they had a Honolulu in 1970, on the initiation of the National Research Council
preference. of the United States, which issued On the question of a husband's the invitations and arranged the occupation the manufacturer lad programme. In commeating at with 9,000 votes, Howas followed the time ou this striking by the scientist with 3,000 the evidence of the growing impor-banker with 2,000 and the motion tance of the Pacific in the picture actor with 1,000. No economy of the world and other trade or profession reached of the shifting of the centre of the four-figure mark. The THE Second Gymkhana Meet-gravity of American interests aviator was ninth on the list ing will be held weather from the Atlantic seaboard. we with 860 ballots, and the pugiles permitting at Happy Valley on remarked that the world was twelfth with 141. No votes were Saturday, 5th May commencing round, and that the Congress at received
women
who 3.15, p'tu.
Honolulu would reach problems would prefer. army or navy The charze for admission to which the British Empire officers or state employees as the Public Enclosure will be $1.— approaches from the other side. their husbands. Soldiers, and Sailors in uniform We are the more glad to record half price.
the important step taken by Aus- Members are advise that theytralia and to offer our best wishes must show their Badges to obtain for the success of the meeting this
to the Members
RUBBER LINED
AT
SINCERE'S
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
admission Enclosure.
Each member has the right ef intro ucing 2 non-members to to members enclosure, tickets for
whom can be obtained from
Messrs. Linstead & Davis at $5-eich up to Friday. 4th May
1923.
The Stewards invite the ladies of Hongkong to be present.
WIRELESS EXHIBITION.
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year. Although the United States the vibrations of the solid earth. and Canada, Australia, New Z-have a general effect. The geology. land, China, and Japan have the the animals and plants, the more immediate interest in the races, and the habits of mea in science of the Pacific, there is no any geographical limit to the advant mist
part of the world ba understood if we ages gained from the acquisition are to advaccs in our knowledge of knowledge. Not long ago it was of any other part of the world, to thought, for example, that meteo comprehend the past, to adapt rology of the Northern Hemisphere ourselves to the present, and to could be investigated sufficiently make reasonable anticipations of without reference to what takes the fatare. It is to be hoped thist place south of the Equator. But the leading scientific bodies in the world is an organic whole, this country will send delegates: and the storm centrer, currents to the Pan-Pacific Congress in of the air, and of the oceans, even Australia-Timer.
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An All British Wireless Ex. hibition was opened at the Burl ington Hall, Burlingto Strest. Manchester, lest month by Sir. William Kay. Practical demon. strations were carried out daily by the Manchester Amateur Wire- less Society in conjunction with transmissions from Station 2 ZY, the local broadcasting station, si the works of the Metropolitan Vickers Engineering Company st Trafford Park, Assistance was also given at the exhibition by the Radio Society of Great Britain, sad the Bradford, Bolton, Halifax Southport, Stockport. Liverpool. Leeds, and Oldham amateur wire- Imas ancraties. A series of non- technical lectures were arranged in which the subject of wireless telephony was thoroughly yet 30 Sydney And Melbourne 2/43 New York/London
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Gold leaf per Tuel
2:4.9 15
Bar Silver.ady
2/4.1/16 2:43
forward
Bank of England ra.es
4.635
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Hongkong cent pieces
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Hongkong. April 27, 1923,
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To-night till Tuesday at
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and
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Wedensday, 25th. to Saturday, 28th. April at 5.15 & 9.15 pm:
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TED (Kid) LEWIS
V.
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Also
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A comedy of love, poverty, in-laws, twins, and a fortune. found up a chimney.
9.15 p.m. $1.20 & 80 cts. (515 p.m. 80 ota. & 60 cia. Uniform 30 cts to Stalls at 9.15 p.m. performance only.
2.30 & 7.15 pm.
Wednesday to Friday :-"THE RADIO KING" Epis. 1 & 2
Booking at the Theatre,
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par.
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April 27d. 11h. 59m.PressDTO bas increased moderately over 8 Japan & Shanghai central Japan and lightly at Shanghai Vladivostock, the Boains and Sacchai Haiphong. It has decreased Japan
Rangoon considerably at Shangbai and London letters via Binditi 3rd April slightly from Formoss to Hong- Straits koug.
The anticyclone is now central near Tokyo,
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inch Total since January Ist. 9.55 inches, against Average of 10.92 inches.
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