Across
A DINNER DANCE
(in aid of the HK.W.G. & M.C.L. Charities) will be held on
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931.
SATURDAY, December 5th, 1931, at 8.30 p.m. Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel.
IN THE HONG KONG HOTEL on the occasion of the opening of the new Grill Room.
TICKETS
Dinner & Dance Dance only
$1000 cách
$5.00 cách
To be obtained from Mrs. J. D. Lloyd, 406 The Peak; Mrs. Simpson, The University and from the Hong Kong & Peninsula Hotels.
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
MOUNT PARKER SANATORIUM.
Enquiries are invited for the purchase or rent of the property known as Mount Parker Sanatorium, situated on the ridge overlooking Taikoo Valley (Quarry Bay) and Tytam Valley, consisting of three substantial blocks buildings suitable for a school or hospital, with approximately 186,000 square feet of land.
NOT A SALE
Prices
BUT PRICES LOWER
/ Down THAN OTHERS BECAUSE
HARIRAM'S
FRESH SHIPMENTS
Dollar
' Up
Bought and Selling at A Better Dollar
BUY TO-DAY
Just Look at These Prices
Silk Satin...
Prices will be slightly Increased From TUESDAY.
Because The Dollar is Dropping..
Fujl Silk Spun Crepe
.65 yd. $1.20 ..
Printed Crepe de Chine
Double Width ...
$2.50 yd.
Crepe de Chine
Printed Georgette
$1.80
·
$1.30
Do.
Double Width
$2.50
$1.80
27
"
Printed Satin
$1.80
"
Silk Poplin
.80
Jap Silk
.35
""
Rayon
$1.60
+
Checked Rayon
.65
Shanghai Crepe
$1.20
of
Boshki (Heavy Fuji)
Striped Shirting Crepe
$1.40
Natural & Bleached
$1.45
**
Striped Spun Crepe
$1.50
Spotted Pongee Silk...
Checked Spun Crepe
51.60
Double Width
$2.00
Radium Crepe...
$2.30.
Radlum Crepa
Flat Crepe
$2.40
(Double Width)
52 80
++
French Crepe
$2.50
Georgette (Double Width) $1.20
""
""
.65
Crepe de Chine
"
(Double Width)
51.60
"
*
Heavy
$1.75
for Costumes Cotton Crepe ...
"
Flat Crepe (Double Width) $2.90
""
Satin Crepe
.20
(Double Width) ...
$3,20
**
and many other fabrics 1/8 down
**
Apply to Butterfield & Swire (Accounts Dept.).
NO
PUZZLING!
Shantung Silk...
#20
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
4
Borsalino
Once You Try. You will Always
be a Good Follower of
Original Borsalino Hats
For Sale at
ALL LEADING STORES
MAN HING
TAILOR
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED
No.-9 D'Aguilar Street.
WEATHER FORECAST:—
VARIABLE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS inducing
COLDS and CHILLS
which can be rapidly cured
by
QUINCIN
THE CERTAIN CURE
Tol. 20780.
Printed Crepe de Chine $1.80
THESE PRICES CANNOT LAST AS THE DOLLAR ®
SUGAR MARKET.
THE LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS.
IS NOW DROPPING.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of loca
The following cable at the closeshare quotations issued to-day:
of the sugar market yesterday has bees received by Mesure. Pen-i treath und Co.
London Terminals, March 1932 6/7% up d May 1982 G/9% up d. August 1932 6/11% up 1⁄2d. December 11 6/4 no change. Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d more.
New York Terminals,
March 1932 1.20 down 2 pts. May 1932 121 down 1 pt. July 1942 1.29 down 1 pt. September 1832 183 down 2 pts. December 1931 1,22 down 1 pt. London (20/11/31).--Mesura. Willett & Gras estimate world's Sugar production for 1931/32 Crop year at 25,925,000 tons | against 28,660,000 tons for 1930/31
period.
U.K. Reliners have bought (12,000 tons Cuban Raws 96°. De- eember shipment, @ 6/54' C.I.F. UK. ports.
!
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
HE BOYS HAVE LANDED SAFELY AT
MR. KINGSTON'S
SUMMER
PLACE, ON
LAKE
THAT WAS A NICE RIDE,
JOE- S'LONG!!
Banks,
Hongkong Bank, $1680 n. Chartered Bank, £13 n. Mercantile A. and B., £19. East Asia, $134 t
Insurances,
Canton Ins., $1.460 n. Union Ins. $430. China Underwriters, 44. China Firea, $650 n. H. K. Fire Ins., $1,150 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $22 n.
H.K. Steamboats, $254 n Indo-Chines, (Pref.) 335 0. Union Waterboats, $28 a.
Mining. Benguet, $10 n. Kailans, 31/3 n. S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2 n. Raubs. $43 8.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $163 u. Whampoa Dacks, $31% n. South China Motors, $10 n. Hongkewe, Tla. 210 n. New Engineers. Ths. n. Shanghai Docks, Tis, 95 n.
Cottons. Ewo Cottons Th. 15% .
HAVE A GOOD TIME, BOYS.... CHANCES ARE I'LL BE SENT
UP HERE TO TAKE YOU
BACK HOME !!
ONER THE
RIVER !!
GBYE
PARADISE..
JOE!
...KIRK, THE
LOOK! THE LAKE!!
PILOT, TAKES
OFF AGAIN
IMMEDIATELY
Tel. 20345.
THE PHARMACY
(FLETCHER & Co., Ltd.) Asiatic Building.
܀
GOOD LUCK
JOE... HOPE YOU
GET BACK
0.K.
S'hai Cotton Tis. B5 n. Zoon Singa Tis. 12 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
sa.
H.K. & S. Hotels (old) 34.65 b. H.K. & S. Hotels (new) $14 H.K. Landis, $80 1. S'hai land. Tls. 3234 n. Humphreys $18. Realties, $118.
'ublic Utilities.. Tramways, $204. Peak Trams fold), $14% n. Star Forios, 803.
China Light, $27.15 8. 1. K. Electrics, $75 b. Macao Electrics, $23 a. Telephones, 43 n. China Buser, Tla. 17.90 a. Singapore Tractions, 4/- n.
Industriale,
4
China Sugars. 50 ets. n. Malabons $39. Canton Ice., $6.80 n. Cements (com.) $18.90 x. Ropes. $17 n.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms. $28.50 ®. Watson, $151 n. Dor A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, 36.00 n. Mackintosh, $19 n. Sinceres, $15%. Powells, $3.00 n.
MiscellaneoTİR.
Amusements, $19 n. Constructions, (old) 61⁄4 B'que In. G..Bonds 60% n.
Paradise Lake
BOY! IF THAT ISN'T
A BWillia
LOOKIN'
PRZETTY,
PLACE!
ISN'T
IT'
ossa!
1 "Ten creditor" (anag).
7 The town whose name survives
in the lover of luxurious case.
8 Ordinary, in common parlance.
10 Book of the Bible
11 Some women rather ste them-
selves in print than in this.
12 A bunch of straw.
16 There's a Ruhr start about this
Apiril.
16 The science of "Plenty of exer- cine, don't worry and knock on the cocktail!"*
17 It's quite a this argument that when you deck it of four letters, you have more than twice four left.
20 More than one Flelding heroin. 22 A British tale.
23 Seota town, whose local occupa- lion does not increase the death rate.
24 To make love curtailed,
27 Former title nf 1 reigning
Aovereign.
28 These are for the sweet tooth. 20 Number.
Down
1 Name promises to pay as lacking
in certainty.
2 "Oh-Ben Jonson."
3 With such a bounder in the case,
what a full is here!
4 Book of the Bible.
5 A changed name-it's inal.
6 L when 1 thus inspeet, am in a
West Country river.
STICKERS
ONCE MADE LAW, A REFORM BECOMES
A POWER:
There is an eastern state hidden in the above sentence. Can you find à??
THE ROUND TABLE PARLEY.
A CABINET MEETING.
London, Nov. 20.
7 Quite crazy for grease-paint.
You will set these on every face. 19 Thackeray wrote about them. 14 Advice to birds in a nest. 18 Rising steadily; behand it
and
it remains sa; again and some- thing else rises, a last time and it's almost worthless.
10 Did Adam over climb it, and did he any this to Eve when he was winded?
20 Type of case suitable for Any
student to liandie.
31 Stamp.
A Puccini lady.
20 Sang, with variation.
Yesterday's Solution.
CANDLESTICKS
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Yesterday's Solation
BATS ABUT
TUBA
STAB
Above are shown the four words which read the same from left to right, top to bottom, bottom to top and right te left.
It is understood that the ques- tion of the Indian Round Table Conference is being considered at ponsibility at the centre, theso to-day's Cabinet meeting,
proposed reserved subjects are The Prime Minister has been still being debated in the Federal devoting much of his timo during Structure Committee. the past few days to Conference The Prime. Minister has, during affairs. It had been confidently the past week, had Interviews expected that, in view of the with the Nawab of Bhopal, Mr. failure of the delegates to settle Gandhi, the Aga Khan, Sir Tej the communal problem, the Con- Sapru and other leaders. Late ference might be brought to last night, representations were end this wack. but in response made to the Prime Unister and to the desire for a Conference dis- Mr. Baldwin by a delegation cussion of safeguards considered presentative of the Conservative necessary_ut the outset of any Indian Committee in Parliament. scheme of federation with rea- -British Wirclesa,
SEE
LESLIE HENSON
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"A WARM CORNER"
nt
THE KING'S.
Commencing Sunday, 22nd November.
SO HERG TUY ARG... DONT YOU WISH YOU. WERE WITH THEM ?
By Blosser
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