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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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and
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KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Telegraphic Address "VICTORIA
J. WITUHELL,
1. Central 373.
Manager.
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER.
EVERY
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MONDAY WEDNESDAY 2nd SATURDAY.
TEA DANCES
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS,
The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of
Mr. F. R. Martens.
Telephones in every Room.
Telegraphic Address:"EUROPE, SINGAPORE"
Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
KINGSCLERE
KNUTSFORD
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
In the old days, before Pro- hibition, ana of the fimous American Union baseball clubs had an equally famous manager. One afternoon, just before . came, he sent a small boy out! for a huge pitcher of beer. Meantime, the president of the club arrived and engaged the The manager in conversation.
bay returned and tendered the jug to the manager. The latter immediately took it, smelt it, and promptly poured the contents all over the astounded youth,
"The next time," remarked the mana ger severely, "that 1. send you for milk, see that you get it."
Instinct revolts at the report ofj girl judge with bobbed hair calmly sentencing seven pri soners to death. which comes from Russia. T happened or at least is said to have happened-at] Moscow. The instinct is quite unreasoning, of course. If punish- ment is right, why should woman (even with bobbel hair) not pass the sentence?
All men know that woman can be cruel. though they prefer to think of her A ministering angel thou." Perhaps the feeling of revulsion in this case arises from a male presentment that, if men got their Įdeserts fram judges, with babbed hair of unbabbed, the gallows would be kept busy. For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
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Johnson's great failing WAS acute absent-mindedness, He was always forgetting appoint- ments or keeping them at the wrong place, or else at the right! place af the wrong time. He was always up to cost extraordinars | Į antics, his friends cever knew | what to expect next. One day he came out of his house, walked to the edge of the pavement, and threw his right leg into the air with such violence that he over- balanced and sat on the ground.
"What are you doinz" asked his neighbour. "Oh.". replied: Johnson. "I thought I was mounting my bike. I forgot it wasn't there." "That's nothing." replied ris neighbour: "T brother is worse than you. Oaly last night he got up and struck a march to see if he had blown out the candle!
now
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MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923.
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THE AMERICAN RECORD OF QUALIAY.
0. K. NEWS FOR MUSIC LOVERS.
THE following Records of leading European Artists
will appeal to people of refined musical taste- 52002-TROVATORE The Vows we plighted). Tenor.
Leo Slezak.
50603-LOHENGRIN (Ye Wandering Breezes ). Tenor.
Maris Jeritza. 12001-1 PAGLIACCI (Vesti la giubba). Tenor. Leo
Steck 12301-SERENADE ( Drdla 1. Violin Solo. Jan Kubelik. 72304-THE ZEPHYR (Jeno Hubay). Violin Solo.
Jan Kubelik. 72402—LE LUTHER DE CREMONE | Hubay ). Violin
Solo. Franz de Vepsey. 32202-LA BOHEME. Thy hands are frozen). Tenor.
Alessandro Banci. 52501-OTELLO (Death of Orello). Tenor. Giovanni
Zanatello. 32103-RIGOLETTO . { Vile race of courtiers ). Baritone.
Riccardo Stracciari. 52201-MARTHA ( Like a diream) Tenor. Alesandro Bonci. 5310-WALTZ IN E FLAT (Chopin ). Piano Solo.
Eugene d'Albert.
53100-INVITATION TO WALTZ | Weber Plano Sulo.
OKEH
Edgene d'Albert. STUDIO.
8. Drs VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL (CORNER or for
HOUSE STREET).
Tel. No. Central 4455.
HONGKONG HARDWARE CO.
"TAI LEE CHAN'
ESTD.
1884
METAL GOODS AND HARDWARE.
Tel. No. C. 1993.
jjat
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E. HING & CO.
SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANDLERS, AND HARDWARE MERCHANTS,
25, WING WOO ST. 'PHONE CENTRAL NO. 1110. CENTRAL.
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(Spanish Royal Mail Linej MANELY, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT, SAID,
BARCELONA & CADIZ.
S.S. LEGAZPI ...
Monday 18th, June. SHANGHAI, NAGASAK: KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
S.S.C. LOPEZ Y. LOPEZ
Saturday 7th. Júly.
For particulars of freight or passage apply. --
BOTELHO
(Tel 1331)
Among persons of note passing through Shanghai is Mrs. Helen Fitzgerald the well-known author and lecturer, who has made! an extended tour of Europe and is
making her quaintance with China and the Chinese. Mrs. Fizgerald's claim Ito distinction lies in being. an adopted daughter of the American "Blackfeet" Indians. whom she lived for several years, learning much of their life and cus- toms.Shehas written several char | T ming books on Indian lore, and Demand bas lectured extensively on their dances and ceremonies and their mode of life in general.
AMOTZ
WEATHER REPORT.
June 10d. 16h. 45m. Warning to Hengkong. Coast Ports, &c.— Typhoon forming within 60 miles of Lat. 20° X. Long, 113 E.
June 100. 16h. 40.- Local signal No. t hoistedt.
June 11d. 11b. 3.-Warning.
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On Yokohamt
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Demand, Minila
106
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Demand, Singapore
Sky
Demand. Batyja
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On Haigh 25
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Honganng tent pieces @
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to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &cm L/C, 4. DP Typhoon lling up in Lat, 20 N. Long 110 E, po-ition uncertain. 30 d. Sydney and Melbourne 2/4)
June 11d. 11h. 33m-Pressure has increased slightly from For- mosa to Kwangtung and Luzon.i It is nearly stationary over Indo-Į Chins and has decreased con siderably over the Bonins.
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The incipient typhoon to thei South of Hongkong Ja developed. It appears to be fill jing up in about. Lat. 20 N. and
Long 110 E.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24
Canton web. coin.
Hongkong June 11. 1923,
From
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
houre ending at 10 a.m. to-day. Australia & Mamils 0.02 inch. Total since JanuaryDBA..dagno & Shanghai
THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.
ARTHUR E ODELL Manag
1st. 16.68 inches. against
average of 28.92 inches.
HOTEL
HOTEL
MID-LEVEL KOWLOON
SACHSE, LENNOX & Co. General Azents
Are resident Managers,
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.
Tel. No. Kowloos B.
Tel Add. Palace,
Two minutes from Ferry and Railway Statios, five minutes by Fery from, Hongkong
à first clam Hotel in every respect and under Englisk management,
Oritas under personal supervision of the Proprietor.
Lung Barard Biliard Room.
Tume Joderate.
Spacia rrangements for familles on application to
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Manila...
ENDINO AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
1-Formoss Channel |
2 South to st
Forecast.
.
INWARD MAILS.
paz.
1:2% pm.
1/4% dis.
179% dis.
Per
Due
Árafors
11th June.
President Piece
12th
Straits
Mito M..
Landios Letters vis Brindiai 15th Ma Shanghai
Treife.
17th
Sardinia
17th
Pres. Jackson
13th
Shanghai
Tisotsia
13th
Astralia & Manila.
Toshiro M
..13th
Shanghai
Shantung
1421
Bombay..
Sado M
Shaopt.ar
Cheostu
15th ...15th
Pres. Jefferson'...
... 16th
Mala Kashima M.
...16th .18th
UB.A.. Japan & hanghai
Europe via Suez (Parcels Only) Loadin
Gtb May...
China between Light, H.K. & Lamocks. easterly or
-variable
Straite
3 Hongkong to winds:
Gap Rock
fair.
South coast of China between
H.K. & Hainan.
J. H. OXBERRY,
Proprietor,
Por
Swatow, Amoy & Foochow
ENTERTAINMENTS
Interport Cricket- The Lincheng Affair Rowing at Henli
make up
The B. A. T. TOPICAL
which is showing with
LOVE
HONOUR
and BEHAVE
5 KEELS
OF FUN,
FAST AND
FURIOUS
ONIGHT
THE CORONET
STAR
Tonight only
at 30 and 9.15
SILK HUSBANDS
AND
CALICO WIVES
Baby Peggy
- in
-
"PALS"
GRAND
Tonight and Tomorrow at 9.15 .A.
ALICE
JOYCE
in
THE SPORTING DUCHESS
Circle. 30 ets.
WORLD THEATRE
PRONE. 1337
PHONE 133)
TO-DAY ONLY
at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
ROBERTSON-COLF Presents
H. D. WARNER
in
"A FUGITIVE From MATRIMONY”
2.30 & 7.15 p.m.
"THE GREAT REWARD" Episodes, 13 & 14
Usual Prices.
Booking at the Theatre.
LAGER
ASAHI BEER
BREWED BY
DAI NIPPON BREWERY Co., Ltd.
TOKYO JAPAN.
Specially Brewed for Export
Sole Agents- MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
HONGKONG.
ASTOR
HOUSE
legraphic address "! ASTOZ "..
HOTEL.
Telephone Central 170.
11. Cheen's Road Central.
ela Hotel centrally located in the shopping sod business districts, large fooms, completely renovated and refurnished. Dining Room and Lounge fært sporod, Eutirely under new management.
For terms apply to the Manager.
1. F. CLAXTON, Director. A.K.Observatory, June 11, 1923.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Pers.. Cordillere. from Japan and Shanghai.-Fr. Gesselin, Fr. Perchel. Mr. P. Bossut, Mr. & Mrs. H. Leeds, Mr. G. Fatavel.
Haiphong
Bangkok..
Bangkok vis Swatow
Fort Bayard..
Exigon zen Java via Balavin
Bothes & Haiphong Pakhoi & Baiphong
OUTWARD. MAILS.
Per Song Bo. Dux... Kianga Haifoong Yap Oa Dichtestan Tiimanook Темп
14
Straits. Ceylon, Maaritlus, L. Marques, 8. Africe, India via Dhanuskodi. Adm, Egypt &
Marseilles
.Pbranog Chinhua...
Europe via
Sardinia..
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