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COME AND HEAR
BENNIE KRUEGER
PLAYING
THE
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IN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS!
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Cane Address Kuwlotel THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.
Electric Lifts to all Finor and Roof Garden.
Telephone on all Floors
Daily, Monthly & Family Rates.
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FIRST CLASS SALOON BAR AND BILLIARD ROOM.
Proprietor: PRANE L. COOKE
PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON.
Tel. No. Kowloon 3.
Tel. Add Palace
Two minutes from Ferry and K. was Station. Five minutes
by Ferry from Hongkong.
A first class Hotel in every restunt und an der English man age-
ment.
Cuisine under personal supervision of the Proprietor. Loung Bar and Billiard Room.
Terms moderate.
Special arrangements for farallies on application to
J. H. OXBERY,
Proprietor.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION..
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Telegraphic Address "VictORIA
Tel Central 373,
THE
J. WITCHELL, Manager.
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.
Te egraphic Address"EUROPE, SINGAPORE." Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).
TO-DAY'S MISCELLENY.
It is sad to find that the Mayor) of St. Pancras has to record the falling into decay of the memorial| to Charles Dibdin in the old st. Martin's burial ground in tha
· Cam 'e v-ma. This was unveiled, by the late Lady Rosebery on July 23, 1889 – 73 years after the death of the seaman's poet. Indeed, we have not treated Dibdin very well. For a Kilne after he produced those entertain- ments for which he wrote his best songs he was fairly afluent, for The was useful as an anti-Jacobin
writer. But his pensium of £2001 Ja year from Pitt's Government was withdrawn by its successor. and only renewed in pars a littlej before his death, "after a period. of bodily helplessness aul. peż |haps, privation, in 1814”
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
Wm. POWELL Ltd.
(Hongkong Hotel Buildings.)
GENTLEMEN'S
TAILORS and BREECHES MAKERS
T/T Demand
30 /
The archives of the British 60 d/a ..... Museum contain any sealed) 4 m/s documents which, on account of T/T. Shanghai their delicate nature, have been). Singapora depsited there to await opening TT. India TT. Japan at st future date. Charles Demand India Dickens's letters were placed in the museum
Kreat
A the
novelist's death, and they will in arcordance with the instructions. become available in two yers time. The paper- cobrerning Earl Haig's cop.nand іп The West were
deposited in the museum, Rot to be opened until] 1940. Documents from: Sir Edward Hamilton were entristed to the museum authorities in 1915, to be kept for forty years, while diplomatic correspondance. in accordance with the instruc- tions of Sir Austin Lagard, will be opened when the Foreign Offer gives permission. Some time ago Viscount Esher, author "The Tragedy of Lord Kitchener,” created something of a sensation by announcing his inteation of sealing up in the British Museum the diary of K. of K.." with a han on its opening for sixty
years.
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The fact that the first English) silver fork which the South) Kensington Museurs hopes to acquire is dated 1632 shows how backwaid we English were in the adoption of such aids to, olite eating, says a London Journal Italy knew the fork at least -ix [centuries earlier, for there is record of the use of a silver fork and gold spoon by
Prince- Anila at her marriage with the son of the Doge of Venice in 1995. The fork was then regardec as a novelty, but it was speedily adopted by the Venetian nobility. despite the strong disappruvai of the Church, some priests denounc-; ing the new instrument as an ic-ult Penvidence, which had provided man with fingers. France seems to have adopted the fork ini the late 14th century, but Eng. land first beard of it through Tom Coryate of." Crudities" who bought one home Venice in 160K,
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511
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17
Demand, Jarmant,
Demand, New York
60
Nom
T/T. Bunday
Demand, Bombay
153
1034
T/T. Calcutta
163
Demand, Calcutta
163
Un Takahama
1034
Demand, Manila
Demand, Singapore
102
132
On Hiệp hoạt
Ram.
8.75
On Saigon
On Bangkok
312
Sovereign
BUYING.
Gold leaf par Tual
L/0.
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DIP.
2/41/15 2j41
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Hongkong 30 cent pisces
10 6
M
Canson sub. coins
Hongkong Xovember.§, 1923,
T/T. Marles TT. Franca Demand, Paris
J = $
49.40
31.11/16
Bank of England ra.er 13%
6 m. L/0. Odia Sydney and Melbourne 2/2j New York/Lancian unium4,43)
p..
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POST OFFICE NOTICES.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
5.% p..
par
7.% P-D-
199.% dis.
La Monday, the 13th insa, the U.P.D. and the Branch Feel 05ces will be open as follows -O.P.0.—fras 8 a m. 10 8 4.D. Kowloon Branch-frem 3 a.m. to 9 &.m. Shongwan Branch-from 8 am to 9 am and 5.30 p.m. so 8 pm. Fauchi Si rizspaa Formati and Sham Shui Po Branch-from 8.m. 1o9 am and 5 p.m. to 6 There will be one collection of letters from the pillar boxes, sad oré delivery of ordinary correspor desce as a Sunndays and also one delivery of registered lestars from 150 G. P... at 9 a.. There will be one delivery from each of thei Branch Past Uces si coom The Money Order Office will be satirety closed. SUPPLEMENTSEY XMAS & NEW YEAR PARCEL MAIL FOR THE UNITED KINGDO SE
A Suppleme sare Nuras & New Year Parcele Mait for the 'nited Kingdom will be closed in the D. P.0), at 5p. on the 15th isol. The mit in das in London on 2: December.
Owing to sa daʻbreak of fee which occurred on board the H. Y. steimer Angkor o the 15th ilimo wil purcei maile on bewd for Hongking were landed at Djibɔstij ani ili be brought on by a lajur stesmer.
INWARD MAILS.
Per Victoria
Ymacho
From Australia & Manila Shanghai Australia & Masila Europe USA Japan Shanghai
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For Batohen & Terane Shanghes
Victoria Fres. Liccola
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awatow
Straits fame Baokoz from
may
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scale | Restow, Sway & i sochow Straits & Calcatta Winbaine Salgón, Suzdi. Ceylon. "Macrine, *L. Margoes, “S. Africa India IS Dhangizhodi. *Aden. *Egyp
Europe via Larseilles
bad the
Preparations on a big were made in Doncaster for the reception of the 300,000 visitors) who come to the town for the Igreat September race week. reports a Home paper. Thousands of the townspeople decorators in preparatury, to handing over their houses for the week to visitors for a substantial con-ideration, while they weat to the seaside. For houses of a good villy type prices for the week range from £40 to £60. Boibaw, Pukhoi & Esiphong --- For the larger detached
re-
sidences, such as the one in which Lord Lonsdale is to enter- tain Princess Mary and Viscounti Lascelles, £150 i- by no means jan unusual figure. Stable hands,! tipster and the like resort to | working-class houses, where 15s. a night for bed and breakfast is an average charge. Years ago] Doncaster paid half its rates from the revenue frorn the races. which are municipally controlled, but the relief is now only about 10d. in the £. though the annual profit is round about £15,000.
the Blood is the Life."
Sufferers
from bad Legs Abscestes, Jieres, Fates, Glandular Swetines. Extema. Bolis, Pimpies and Eruptions, Gout, becnetism, mau sesliam that the only sure way to complete word senang teinef If the blood of the poisonous wast ENIAL The she cause d' such wonder. Cate's Hand Misture tousins Ingredients
rust tenn ortet. cata expel
impurities,
1. 10 Tany vity stand bits credit.
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Ta Ying Tjibode Song 80
Haroi Amaiza M. Hydrozm
Van Cloos Barka Yingcham
Kan BODENDE Adirastos. Halloong Namung
Chili
1. Taisang
Aki the
Manila Acatralia, & New Zealand via
Thursday land-me
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Manila SWALDW Simite, Ceylos, Mauritius, L. Marçım. 9. Africe India vis Dhancskhodi & Boxbir...
dandakan. Australia & New Zealand via Thoraday Island ...
Manila
Swatow, Away & Foochow
Straits, Ceylon, Manritisa, L. Margaon, S. Afhts. India via Diaboskɔɔdi. A des, Egypt * Barope Marsilew
WEATHER REPORT.
Sa
Due.
- 9th Nov.
Date.
17th
13th
Sat, 10 tost, 6:30 am.
10 inet, 10 30 a m
....... Šua., 10 inst., 10.30 6.11
Sat.10 inst., 5pm.
.. 13 ins.. 9am. ...Mon, 1Z inst., 9 LO
Mon., 12 inst., 9 & 20 Mon, 12 inst, 9am. Moa 1? inst., DO90. Tara, 13 inst., 9 30 - Tare., 13 inst. 630a.m. Tses. 13 inst., 10.30 am. ... Tue. 13 inst, Does
Tzen. 13 iqat. 1 p.zo Tom, 13 inst., 2.30 p.m.
Ta.. 13 ini.. Registration 2.45 p.m. Letters 3.30 p.m. (Das Marsille 15th Dec)
...Tue, 13 fort, 5 p.m.)
Tue, 13 inst.,
Registration 5 p.m Letters Wed 14th 8.30 am) (Das Thursday In 25th Nov.)
Wed, 14 izt., 9,30 a.. Wed, 14 inst, 2. p.m. Thars, 15 inst., 8.30a.m.
Yazzo Taming
Звірвак
Sicili
Changaba
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...That... 15 inst., 10.30 a.m. Parcels 14th 5 p.ta. Thar, 15 inst
Hegistration 1.45pm. Letture 2:30 p.. Fri, 16 inst. noge. Das Thorsday Is, about 28th Nov.)
Haiching -
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Malws
Nov. 8d. 15h. 45m.-Warning to Hongkong and Coast Ports -- [N.N.E. gale in Formosa Channel Nov. 94. ib. 17m. Pressure
Parcels Thure, 15th 5.p..
Fri, 15 izat Registration 4.15 p.. 5. (Duo Marveiller 15th Doc.) Ship sails at midnight 15th Nor.
Lettera
0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 106.41 inches, against so average of 80 79 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW)
District.
Forecast.
has decreased slightly from 1 Formosa Channel > N.E. winds,
the Visayas. It has increased 2 South coast of
Shanghai to N. Formosa and over
Flightly over S. Formosa and is
nearly stationary at other report-
ing stations.
China between
H.K. & Lamocks
strong.
The anticyclone is próbably 3 H'kong to Gap N.E. winds, central between Shanghai and
Rock.
Strong to fresh monsoon may 4 South coast of
China
between H.K. & Hainan
Chefoo.
be expected along the S.E. coast
of China and over the N. China Bea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day,
strong to fresh; fine.
T. F. CLAXTON Director. Hongkong. Nov. 9.
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