THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL
nad
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In asociation with the Grand Hotel
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KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON,
UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION
AND ATTENTION OF—-
H. J. WHITE.
Phone No. 5808.
Cable KowLOTEL " Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL
Tel. Kowloon No. 3,
Tel. Address "Palace." A First Class Residential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con- veniences of a Home. Under Enurely European Management. Coay Lounge and Billiard Saloon. Three minutes from Forry. Familien specially catered for. Moderate term.
F
MRS. J. M. OXBERRY,
Penang
The Scenic Gem of Malaya
first class
Hotel
Proprietress,
Modern
throughout and beautifully Sitnated
Runnymede Hotel
Malaya's Promier Hotel
Food and Wines especially good
AFTER-DINNER DANCE
Every Wednesday & Saturday.-Orchestra Daily
CABLES RUNNYMEDE"
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager.
EUROPE HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
- RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION "
DANCING: After Dinner every Tuesday, Thurs-
MUSIC:
day and Saturday.
On the VERANDAH-
Monday to Friday- 7.45 p.m. to 8,30
p.m.
Saturdays-12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sunday Concerts-9.15 p.m. to 11 p,m.
Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra Plays During Tiffin and Dinner Every Day.
GRILL:
Telephone. 5341 18 lines)
Cables "EUROPE "Singapore.
THE EUROPE Hotel, lið.
Arthur E. Odell Managing Director.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
SALVATION ARMY IN HONGKONG.
MATRON ON NEED FOR GIRLS' HOSTEL.
ROTARY ADDRESS.
The valuable work which in being done by the Salvation Army all over the world, with particular reference to China, was explained by Miss Rains, Matron of the Hongkong Salvation Army Hlone.
AL
tancheon Weekly Rotary Club
to
-held-in-Messrs.~bante¬ Crawford's restaurant, under the Chairmanship of Sir WiBam Hornell. The
Chairman feferred Rotarian Buss. of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, saying thint me months ago, in the course of Journey round the world, he stay
HOME
in Hongkong where he AVA taken ill aml spent some time in the Penk Hospital. Since he had re- turned to Bundaberg he had given an account of his travels and had expressed his gratefulness to the kindnesses which Hongkong Ro- tarians had extended to him. and A letter had been received thanking the Hongkong Rotary Club for all they had done for Mr. Buss.
The Chairman continued it was very gratifying to have received such a letter, and the account of Mr. Boss' travels was particularly interesting as in nearly all the countries of the world he was enters tained and treated kindly, and, in- deest, magniDeently, by members of the various Itotary Clubs.--4 Ap” plaaso).
He then welcomed Dr. (Mrs.) Moelf as a guest, saying that al- though her husbend was shortly leaving Hongkong to take up an
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931.
RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.
Falling of leaping from a 1000 foot parapal on Eiffel Tower, Princess Anna Trouketzkoy plunged to bar death recently befora the eyes of horrified spectators. Above she is shown with her husband, Prinde Serge Gregory Troubetzkpy, whom she married inst May and to whom she was to have been re-wed by a Russian orthodox ceremony.
the Home. We have been very for-happy bat to kay that all were would Tunate in recelving orders for the be absurd. Some have run away appointment in Beitish titians, it work and some of the girls who had and they don't all speak the truth. would be a source of Matificationenrcely had a needle in their hand Our girl of 15 squeezed through the for them to know that Mrs. Minett before they came to us are now do- bars of a window, which, one would would remain herr, --1applause).
ing very good work.
have thought, a child of five could Other guests welcomed were the
The younger girls are sent to not have got through, and when spraker. Mrs. MowFung, Capt, school; the others are taught to found three days after, trying to t. R. A. Darling, Royal Corps of read and write the 1900 charac-get on the Canton boat, a police Signals, Mr. Fung Kong-un, ters if they wish to learn.
officer apoke to her and asked her and Rotarians 1. W. Anderson (Glendale, California), G. J. Me- Carthy and H. Holgate, the latter two of Shanghai Iotary Club.
Hongkong Work.
and insignißeant,
very
rome
After a time by the Home, accord, where she was going. She replied ing their abilities, work is found "Three days ngo was kidnapped for them- chiefly house work. We from Canton and brought here to have no difficulty in finding situa-be sold to a brothel but I have run Lions for them. In fact, the de
and am returning to Canton." away. mand is greater than the supply.
sald the offer. "three
days By the course of her Address. The homes to which they go are ago you ran away from the Salva- Мін Haina sail:---The work visited and in that way we keep in tion Army home. Come with me."
Hongkong i+
anal touch with them and see they areP
Ано ne of the people in the Buring the treated properly. Often, on a Sun. Kowloon district have heard the time the Home has been in day, four or five will come inck for girls screaming in temper, and, my operation 56 have been admitted, the little service we have in the word, they enn grean. They have At present we have 15 in the Home Tome. We do not attempt to for. said led them up with wire and as some have. month; gene
gone out eignise them but we do aim at in thrashed them, so now when they work.
There
are one or two stilling sorte Christian principles get into tempers I place them in the that have come to us through the into them.
middle of the lawn and let them Police Court, but the majority are
stay there until they get over it, so that people can see just what is when happening. to do house work, washing, making visiting the Hone, "Thr giris.
While many people understand their own clothes, and sewing. The 1 SUPEROAD, are very happy the Salvation army and its methods latter brings in a small income for here." On the whole they are
(Continued an Page 11.).
i-fani, The Iome is furnish.
ed simply and the girls are taught.
Wayward Girls.
Many people have said,
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A SPECIALITY,
$1.00
$1.50
Tiffins... Dinners
A LA CARTE
MENU
From 7am. till Midnight-
Dainty Cakes and Pastries
60 cts, per doz
Owing to great success Restaurant Seating Accommodation increased to 130.
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CELOTEX PLYMOUTH GIN
INSULATING LUMBER·
For HEAT & SOUND INSULATION
has now double surface, one side rough as heretofore, one side
side sanded smooth.
Ideal for interior decorative work.
Price and Particulars from
IS THE BEST DRY GIN FOR COCKTAILS
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(Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong).
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, TIENTSIN,
Place's Building.
YOU
Telephone 20075,
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
are invited to call and inspect our stock of sacond-hand books at: THE STAR STORE, HANKOW ROAD.
(opp Star Theatre)
Every book thoroughly cleaned and treated with a protectiva solution,
Sole Agents.
SALESMAN SAM
YOU'LL FIND HIM OVER THERE
WARMIN' UP
Teething troubles
Because SCOTT'S Emulsion contains 44% of pure cod liver
oil and limo salts
for bone formation.
it provents teething troubles, rickety and solt bonos. Ask for genuine
SCOTT'S EMULSION
BALL
PARK
GAME TODAY
MUST BE THEY'RE GONNA
PITCH HIM TODAY!
Sounded Like It!
'AN'I SEZ TO PECK- YEAH, AN'I TOLD KIN STAND THOSE HIM I GOT THE ATHALETICS ON THEIR) BEST ARM IN HEADS ANY TIME! EITHER, LEAGUE!
#SEL-ROG SIKIN FAN (ANY SLUGGER)
FROM AL SIMMONS DOWN!
PARDON ME, IN TH
FELLAS,
DUG in OUT! WHERE AM /{WHERE'D
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YA THINK
YA WERES
By Small
FROM THE CONVERSATION. IN THE BULL-PEN!.
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