THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:
PEAK HOTEL
and
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE: · PALACE HOTEL:
HOTELS
LIMITED.
in association with the Grand Hotel Das Wagona Lits, Peking.
KOWLOON HOTEL
KOWLOON.
UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION
AND ATTENTION OF
H. J. WHITE.
Phone No. 58008.
Cable "KowLOTEL “ Hongkong.
PALACE HOTEL
Tel. Kowloon No. 8,
Tel. Address “Palace.”
A First Class Residential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con- ventences of a Home. Under Entirely European Management Cosy Lounge and Billard Saloon. Three minutes from Ferry. Families #pecially catered for. Moderate term
A
MRS. J. M. OXBERRY,
Propristress.
Penang
The Scenic Gem of Malaya
first class
Hotel
Modern throughout and beautifully Situated
Runnymede Hotel
Malayn's Premier Hotel
Food and Wines especially good
AFTER-DINNER DANOK
Every Wednesday & Saturday.—Orchestra Daily
→ AKTUESINAMIZJEMNO kebijakan p
CABLES RUNNYMEDE"
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. Goorge Goldsack,-Manager.
EUROPE HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
**RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION"
DANCING:
MUSIC:
After Dinner every Tuesday, Thurs-
day and Saturday.
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931.
THE ·HONGKONG
AT THE ROYAL SHOW.
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. 5541 (8 lines) Cables EUROPE "Singapore.
THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.
Arthur E, Odell Managing Director.
Loss of weight
often leads to extreme weakness, aven consumption. SCOTT'S Emul sion builds the body, enriches the blood, alds digestion. and leads to increased. weight and bottor
realth. Ask for
SCOTT'S Emulsion
The protector of life
I
The Prince of Wales visited the Royal Show at Warwick. He is sown shaking hands with officials, and behind him'in the President, Sir Arthur Hasleriggi (Times copyright.)
FATHER FROC GREETED.
WARM TRIBUTE AT THE
ROTARY CLUB.
ADDRESS BY TRADE COMMISSIONER.
Father
WIES
California, who was also present principal commercial cities of the last week.
world. The first man to be assign- In addressing the gathering, Mr.ed to the Legation in Peking was Holgate conveyed the greetings of Julcan Arnold, who still maintains the. Shanghai Club, saying they that post as American Commercial followed Hongkong's progress with Attacho. When Mr. Arnold was very real Interest because "at one appointed ho had already been in
time we never thought it
It possible the Cor
Consular service in China for Club to bo formed twelve
twelve years and, in fact, was one
for
will
in Hongkong. for reasons which of the frat students from the Und- you."--(Laughter). versity of California who, accord- The Chairman remarked he ex-ing to hle
pasted to be in Shanghal in a fort-his undergraduates, spent hit of
days studying night's time when he hoped to have and planning for service in the Far the opportunity of visiting the East. Mr. Arnold now has charge Shanghai Club and learning many of the four China offices with cloven things.
commissioned officers to aid him. Trade Commissioner's Work.buting centre for South Chinn le
Hongkong, as the natural distri
"
Mr. Maynard said: The last included in the China organization, time I spoke before a microphone the other three offices being located of this kind I was wedged in beat Shanghai, Tientsin and Mukden. tween a Negro quartetto, who were It โร great tribute to Mr. Arnold advertising a new brand of tooth- that in my travels in South China paste, and a selection from the I have everywhere found a host of Holstuff Jazzers of Memphis. You his friends, and his name an open can readily understand, therefore, password in Chinese circles. that I
I could
scarcely t turp
down Mr. Three Hongkong Offices. McPherson when
when he asked me to
the
speak to-day, and told me that he There are, at present, three Trade
located in was placing me between the Salva- Commissioners tion Army and Child Welfare. Colony of Hongkong. The Canadina
A Trade
Commissioner at work-Government was the first to open well, perhaps the topic of my ad- an effles under the able direction of ress might better have been What Mr. Paul Sykes, assisted by Mr. W. is n Trade Commissioner? What J. Riddiford. The Government of Froe's activities in the cause of does he do? Who does he do it for? Spain recently saw fit to appoint meteorology
Jose Ledesma 18 Spanish typhoon warnings in particular, is he going to? The last pole East, while the office of the Ameri- will only way their name is legion.however, I will not endeavour to If any un deserves well of his try, that man is Father Froc. He has lived and the world in better for that life,
in general and of Where does ha come from? Where do Commissioner for the Fari
Indomitable Spirit,
SAFEGUARD YOUR
FUTURE WITH A
Life Insurance
Policy
Suggestions and Particulars from-
Hongkong Bank Buliding. Telephone 28ILI.
*
ASAHI BEER
Eole Agent:
MITSUI
BUSSAN
"KAISHA
.LTD.
PISENER BEEN HONGKONG
into in my present talk as that can Trade Commissioner was open matter is largely predetermined by ed just a year ago by Mr. Granville Washington in consultation with 0. Woodard, a member of this Club, St. Peter. (Applause and laugh- who la, at present on None Me to CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD. ter).
the United States. Needless Trade Commissioners are an In-say, cordial relationships exlat be- I admire Father Free tremen-vention or, 1 might better say, altween these offices. dously, but what I admire most is development of the twentieth The
of the American quarters his youth and indomitable spirit. century. Consular and diplomatic Trade Commissioner are located in His body is a generation older than gencies have traditionally looked Exchange Building on the second Yesterplay's weekly meeting of mine but his spirit is a generation after the affairs of trade and it was floor. The territory assigned to only when, because of the annihila-Dur office extends from Foochow in the Itotary Club, in Messrs. Lane younger.
of apater
the growing
inter- the North, to Yunnan in the South Father Fide's health broke downtion Crawford's restaurant. honoured with the presence of a in 1923 and he returned to France, dependence of nations and the cor-und includes, also, Tonkin. You distinguished meteorologist and his native country, but his lemn responding growth of the functions must admit that that is a big chunk A trip typhoon expert, namely the Rev. tenens fell sick, so Father Free of the diplomatie and consular ner to keep in close touch with.
L. Proc. S.J.. retiring came back immediately to his be-vices, that this service was supple- is made to the farther cities once a year while Canton, Macao, and · the Director of the Siccawei Observa loved observatory, in spite of his mented by
special or
organization a years, and has since carried on the which could devote its entire atten- closer ports ure visited cach month, The peculiar location of Hongkong. Prior to sitting down to lunch, work there with a his old energy tion and energy to assisting ufwup however, makes it a very advan Rotarians gathered at one end of and enthusiasm. with only
facturers and producers, and aid in one
In tageous spot to watch the obb amt the room where they were intro-light interruption, a trip to Stock-the expansion of foreign trade.
de flow of trade. For example, goods duced to Father Froc.
holm last year to attend an inter-a world which is more and more de-
or from Kungai The Chairman
(Sir William national conference, undertaken in manding specialista, it was felt that for Kwangsl Hornell) said that they were all de. the spirit of a young man of about trained envoys of trade might best largely move through this port, and the same market conditions in that Province I serve the country. At lighted to see Father Froe, and 30, if I were an American
time, however, the Consulates con- can be fairly well judged, therefore, added, "We thank you for all you should any "Can you beat it?”
tinue their trade work with con- through the eyes of Hongkong have done, not only for Hongkong
Health Drunk.
stant co-operation between the two dealers. but also China. I am sorry that
services. the French Mail cannot delay ita de- While wishing Father Froc a parture to enable you to have lunch very pleasant journey Home, I gup- with us."
pose I should add, and a well-de- Mr. Claxton said:-When I heard (served rest; but this, I believe, Father Frac was due to pass would be quite useless. On
brough to-day, by the French Mail, rival at Marseilles expect Father I thought an excellent way of Free will dash off to Paris, re- the the French Weather honouring him would be to invite organise him to a Rotary luncheon party, as Bureau and make General these take pince on Tuesdays and Delcambre. Director, wonder why the French Mail usually arrives on he had not thought of these things Tuesday morning and leaves in the before. Gentlemen, I ask you to evening.
drink to the heŋlth, long life and Quite a number of people In happiness of Father Froc, the dis- Hongkong were anxious to do tinguished Director for many years honour to Father Fror on his retire of
renowned
observatory, iment, but no one person could have į Sięrawel,—(Applause). done it so effectively na the Rotary Club. Nowhere could Father Froc have met such a representativo gathering as you have at thesa meetings.
31
"A Typhoon Maker.” Replying, Father Free remarked "They call me a typhoon maker but I am not a speech maker, and"alt" 1 can say is that I thank you very much for the words you have spoken."
Time to Say Goodbye. Unfortunately, the French Mail leaves to-day at 2 p.m., so Father Continuing, Father Froc said that Froc will not be able to stay to in spite of years and years of dif luncheson, but we shall have sufferences of opinion he had a strong ficient time in which to drink Director of the Hongkong Observa- and true friendship with the health and say goodbye.
First of all, as the representatory. He went on to say that he tive of meteorology in Hongkong, was a native of the City of Trieste I should like to thank the Club for and that his great ambition was to asking Father Free here to-day. We serve the sen and become a sailor are all charmed to have him with us but, Having chosen the cloth, he again and regret that his stay will made up his mind to render the best not be as long as we could have service he could to sailors, and he wished.
was sent to the Maritime Observa-
Guests Welcomed.
Trst met Father Froe in 1911tory. "I did my best to save na when on a visit to all the observa- many sailors as I could: I am glad tories in the Far East, and we to see Hongkong Observatory la established an immediate friend-doing the same.”
was overwhelmed by his ship. I kindness and hospitality. Since
After lunch had ended, the Chair- that time we have corresponded frequently and met, I regret to say, modore A. 11. Walker, Mr. G. K. man welcomed as visitors Com- less frequently. We have, casionally, differed over matters of Hall Brution, Mr. T. F. Claxton, detail; what intelligent men have Director of the Royal Observatory, not? But this has not affected our and Mr. B. D. Evans, Firat As- friendship, which, I am proud to sistant, Royal Observatory; also tho think, is as firm to-day na it hus following Rotarian visitors, ever been.
Rotarians H. Holgate. and 0. Time does not admit of giving | Morgenstern from Shanghai, and uven a brief resume of Father Rotarian H. W. Anderson from
SALESMAN SAM
I'D BUY SOME CANDY
COULD GET A LOOK INTO THIS
CASE {
SHOCKLIT
KONDY
1 БЕСН
I'LL SOON FIX
"THAT, SONNY!
DEEP SEA
AT BOTTOM. PRICES
News Service. A Trade .Commissioner First U.S. Altache in 1914.
Jing numerous sides or angles to his The United States Department of work. I will enumerate a few of Commerce appointed ita first Com-these and enlarge upon each one Legation in China in October 1914. fice acts as a news service for gen- mercial Attache to the American slightly. In the first place, our of Five other attaches were sent out eral market information, industrial from Washington during that same growth and business trends. Each ear. At present there are over week a cable is despatched to Wash field, located in fifty ning of the The China organization, further 150 commissioned officers in the ington with current developments.
One of the attractions in the Davis Cup matches recently Claudel, Mdila. Reine WAS above, daughter of the French Ambassador in Washington.
more, puts out each month a Trade Report ranging from forty to cighty memeographed pages which
circulated
among American con- cerns in Chign sent to those in the United States specially interest- ed in the Far East. I have here a copy of the weekly publication of the Department of Commerce, ed Commerce Reports. This incor- porates cables and written reports from each of the 59 foreign offices. If you turn to the index and you will gather the type of material | which it' publishes.
call.
In addition to this, special pamphlets are distributed to the principal trades. For example, I have here a weekly publication call- ed Foreign Communication News. This is sont to all concerns interest ed in communication and trans- portation. Again, if you happen o be a subscriber to the trade journal | called the National Bottlers Gazette you would have found an article emanating from this office on the splendid modern up-to-date aerated water plant maintained by Messrs. Watson & Co., Ltd. of this Colony, This information service, however, is not a one-way affair. We re- (Continued on Page 10.)
YOU
aro invited to call and inspect our stock of second-hand books at: THE STAR STORE, HANKOW ⋅ ROAD.
topp Star Theatre)
Every book thoroughly cleaned and treated with a protective solution..
Smart Kid!
NOW DO YA KNOW
WHAT YA WANT.
SURE! SOME CANDY BUT I HAVEN'T MADE UP MY MIND WHICH KIND
PRESH CACKLE
AND GOOSE
BERRIES
HOW MANY PIECES OF THAT CANDY WOULD I GET FOR A CENT?
OH, ABOUT"′′ THREE OR FOUR-
ASAHI
BEER
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BRE
EXPORT.
VERY COMPAN
MRS. MOTONO. Massage.
BEST ODALITY
Hand and Electric 81h, Wyndham Street.
ASSEUR R BHIMIDZU, ASSEUSE. 8. HONDA,
Recommended for many years of Government – Civil Hospital, Pank |Hospital, etc.. and by afi. the local
doctors.
24, Wyndham Street Tel. 24945,
By Small
I'LL HAVE FOUR
"PLEASE!