THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1932.
PERFUMES & TOILET
PREPARATIONS
All at Very Competitive Prices: Special Discount for Quantities.
Uno Ideo
No, 22.
Chanel Perfumes.
Cardenla
No. 5.
Carons Perfumes.
Nult de Nool Pois de Senteur.
Narcisse Noir Acaciosa.
Morny's Perfumes.
June Roses. Chaminade.
Houbigant Perfumes.
Mon Boudoir.
Quelques Fleurs. Au Matin
Essence Rare. Racquel Perfume.
No. 5.
Lontheric Perfumes.
Lotus D'or Miracle.
Eau Fil de L'eau.
4711 Perfumes.
Tosca.
Cieldorado.
Ambra,
Rhine Gold.
D'orsay Perfumes.
Toujour. Toujour Fidel. Ganíka.
Royal Origan.
Vivelle Perfumes.
Tansy Peony.
Coeur de L'ete.
Coty's Perfumes.
Emeraude. Chypre. Jacee.
Styx.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
For the
Perfumery Dept.
Festive
Season
We are offering a limited
quantity of the famous
N. J. Club Whisky at
$5.00 per bottle.
$56.00 per case duty paid.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD
Wine & Spirit Dept.
All Departments will remain open until 6 p.m.
KOBZA'S ART EXHIBITION
at the
AND NOW-
WHITE'S
HONGKONG HOTEL ELECTRIC BRUSH
First Floor.
December 17th to 21st
from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily,
Admission Free.
WHEN AT HOME
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MAY BE PURCHASED AT.
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LONDON WI
made in both
LADIES' and MILITARY MODELS
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USED BY THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
ALSO A NEW MODEL IN THE COMB
Fitted with an attractive multi-coloured handle.
THESE HAVE ARRIVED JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, and are now on sale at the leading Stores.
A PRACTICAL GIFT which will be truly appreciated.
Sole Agents (wholesale)
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., Hongkong.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following in the list of local: share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
*
Hongkong Banks, $1660 an. Hongkong Lon. Reg. $110% n. Chartered Bank £131⁄2 n. Mercantile Bank, A.
2323334. n.
&
B.
Mercantile Bank C., £9% n. East Asia, $108 Am: 0. Finance Corp., $28 n. China O. Fin. Orq., Îla.ö n. China A. Fin, Pref. Tis. 4.60 n.
Insurances,
Canton Ins., $1230 n. Union Ins., $540 b. China Underwriters, $2.80 n. China Fire $620 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $1190 m. International Assec,, Tls. 4.16 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $271⁄4 b, H.K. Steamboats, $2314 n. Indo-Chinos, (Pref,) $45 n. Ido-Chinas (Dof.), $32 m. Shell (Rear), 48/9 x. Union Waterboats, $20 b.
Mining.
Benguete, $18. Kallans, 26/3 n. Langkata (Single), Tis.4 n. S'hai Explorations, Tia.2.10 n. S'hai Loans, Tls.2.30 n. Venz: Goldfields, $4.20 n. Benguet Exp., 23 eta, b. ̧
Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves, $148 n. H.K. & Docks, $24 n.
S. China Motors A., $10 .. S. China Motor B., $8 n. Providenta (new), $4.50' ». Providents (new), $1.60 n. Hongkews, Tls, 225 n. New Engineerings, Tis.6.20 n. Shanghai Docks, Tin.95 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. Hotels (old), $9.20 b. Hotels (new), $8.00 8. H.K. Lande, $75 8. S'hai Lands, Tie. 25% n.
Metropolitan Lands, T. 10 n. Humphreys, $15_n.
H.K. Realties, $7.85 b. Asia Realties "A", $140 n Asia Realtics "B", $28 n. Chinese Estates, $08 b. China Realties, Tls.11.40 n. China Debentures Tlo.99% n.
Cotton Mills,
Ewo Cottono, Tls, 14.40 b. S'hal Cottons, Tls. 73 n. Zoong Sings, Tls.11.75 b. Wing On Textilca (S.) 180 n.
Public Utilities. Tramway, $20 b.
Peak Trams (old), $15,50 n. Star Ferries, 800% b. Yaumati Ferries, (old), $341⁄2 n. Yaumati Ferries (new), $33.75 n. China Light (old), $12.90 b. II.K. Electric $71 b. Macco Electric $27.30 b. Sandakan Lights, $12 m. Telephones (old), $30 n. Telophones (new), $25 h. China Buses, Tls.10 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/- n. Singapore Pref. 12/- n.
Industries,
Malabon Suvare $27%1⁄2 s. Cald: Maeg. Ord.), Tis.14 n. Cald: Macg. Pref.), Tls.10% n. Canton Ices, $6 n.
Cements (Com.), $8.70 sa.
Cements (old), $7.00 Cements (new), $1.30 s. 11.K. Ropes, $11 n. Agriculutrals, $8 s.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $28.60 b. Watsons (old), $12.75 n. Watsons (new), $11.40 n. Der. A. Winge. $1 n. Sinceres $16.50 n. Lane Crawfords, $5.40 n. Mackintoshs. $21. Wm. Powella, $3.35 n. Wing On (H.K.), $235 h.
Miscellaneous. Amusements $16.50 n. Entertainments, $13.40 n. S.C. Enterprises, 33% n. Imited Theatres Tis, 5.25 b. Macao "Greyhounds," $10 n. Construction (old). $6.20 8. Construction nek), $1.86 b. B. Ind. G. Bonds, $69% n. Wallace Harpern, $10 s. China Sports Ltd., $10 m. -
"WEEK-END MURDER"
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ing," replied his father carelessly.
**Bingo 7"
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Pratt's deep voice repeated the absurd syllabics.
"Thomas, Junior-not very original, but the best we could think of. Somehow ho got the nickname and it seems to stick He's down at my mother'a with ìn s nurse over the week-end. Nanna'll bring him up each day. You'll probably sco_all you want of him to-morrow, Cousin Amos." "And ho'll want to see Cousin Amon!" Lludi appeared, smiling, amazingly young and cool and girlish in the fluttering green- blue chiffon which brought out so flatteringly the creamy tan of her skin and the red lights in hor close-cropped wavy hair. "Why, hello, Marvin! I didn't sco you by the door there. It is nice you could come""
Tem Averill watched thoir meet- ing rather closely-not that this old neighbour-and-school-friend matter worried him. But the chap had that queer air of holding off-he needn't make it too plain that Linda was the only one ho cared about.
But if he expected a sudden thaw, Averill did not perceive it. Pratt stiffly murmured something conventional as he took Linda's friendly little hand. She did not seem at all dashed. Sho'd ofton slch, Tom remembered, that Marvin was perfect atick" until you hit something he was interested in. Well-Tom hoped fervently that would happen. The fellow'd be a blight on any party, if he kept up that front.
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Under Linda's laughing dance, the little group drifted in- to the large living room. Stat Jander, correctly' formal in even- ing clothes of slightly out-of-date cut, came downstairs rather pon- derously beside the quick-moving, graceful Belginn. Again, as she welcomed them, Linda responded Instinctively to the flashing smile, The courteous friendliness of the European, He had the gift of seeming fascinated by whomever he talked to, and that in turn exerted its own fascination. As the spell was turned upon the others Linda hurried to the door where burst of laughter and talk, the slamming of the screen and noise of feet announced the arrival, in a single car, of the "unattached" girls she had as- ́sembled for her unknown' guests. With them, apparently unabashed by the feminine preponderance,
the last house guest, came rather
Lian. the garage guest. Shaughnessey whom several of the star of the afternoon meeting. them recognized and hailed na
or
Again a round of introductions -the obvious time-killing chatter of that deadly five minutes before dinner, when the most glittering epigrama fall slightly flat-and then he hired butler-footman- kitchen-standby who helped all the neighborhood on such occn- sions came with the welcome an-
that dinner nouncement served.
(To be continued.)
WR8
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at
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THE MOTORLESS
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THAT OSCAR
HAS INVENTED
15 COMING ALONG IN
GREAT SHAPE AND SHOULD BE READY
TO SHOW IN
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