DISTANCE NO OBJECT!
Breakfast table necessities may now be ordered the day before and delivered to our customers' residences throughout the following districts, arriving approximately at the times stated:--
SHEK.O
STANLEY
7.35' a.m.
6.45 a.m.
REPULSE BAY
6.30 a.m.
SHOU SON HILL ROAD
6.15 a.m.
DEEP WATER BAY POKFULAM
6.15 a.m. 6.15 a.m.
Your "Morning Post" will also arrive in time for 'breakfast, if you book your subscription through us, the cost being $3.00 per month.
IN ADDITION to the above, special afternoon deliveries will be made leaving our Mairi Store at 5 p.m. each day. By these deliveries we will also send the final edition of the "Telegraph" if you so desire.
WHETHER YOUR PURCHASES ARE SMALL OR LARGE, YOU ARE NOW ASSURED OF EARLY DELIVERY, NO MATTER WHERE
YOU RESIDE.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933.
STEBANCIS
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HOTEL...
店酒大斤月劵
MENU
TIFFIN $1.25.
1. Potage Bourdalouse.
2. Cold Clear Soup.
3. Nelma a la Russe.
4. Mutton Africaine.
5. Steak & Kidney Pudding.
6. Roast Chicken.
7. Cold Assorted Meat & Salad.
8. Biugnets de Pommes.
9. Fruit.
10. Tea,
Coffee.
子
三金
MENU
DINNER $1.50.
1. Hors d'Oeuvre.
3. Fried Sole, Tartar Sauce.
2. Potage Nevas Cream,
4. Fricassee of Veal.
5. Gulden Buck.
6. Roast. Stuffed Chicken.
7. Potato & Vegetable.
8. Goureskaya Kasha.
9. Cheese.....
10. Fruit,
11. Tea.
12. Coffee.
SNACK TIFFIN $1.00.
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CHINA EMPORIUM
THOUSANDS TEEND THE OPENING CEREMONY
POLITICAL UNITY
LOVER OF ANIMALS
DE VALERA, AND LABOUR REACH AGREEMENT
London, Sept. 17.
FAMOUS PUBLISHER AND SOCIAL REFORMER DIES
Thousands, packed the China
London, Sept. 16. Emporium, Hongkong's, newest Addressing an audience of 20,- The death is announced of Mr. departmental store, in Queen's 000 peoplo in Cork, Mr. de Valorn Ernest Bell. Our Own Correa- Hond Central, when it opened Its announced that the Government nondout. doors for the first time for bust-and tho Labour Party had agreed Humanitarian, social reformer, ness on Saturday. A denso mass on all main fasues of policy that and a great lover of animale. Mr. of humanity struggled through were likely to arise during the life- Ernest Bell, M.A., head of, G. Bell from floor to floor
to time of the present Dall. Hence, and Sons, Ltd., has died at the Chinese ten-garden and amuse there would be no elections in the age of 82. ments resort on the roof of the near future.
Whilst chairman of the great In his first public reference to publishing company which bears six-storeyed building, and then' down again, and so it continued the new United Ireland Party, Mr. his name, he managed to find timo for the greater part of the day, as do Valera described the National for many other interests. He was Hongkong satisfied its curiosity Guard as a military wing of the President of the Vegetarian of He added that the government Society, chairman of the Anti- Vivisection Society, treasurer goods carried by the modern de- would not permit any military of the National Council of movement to develop under cover Animals' Welfare, and a member
up
and speculated on the values of new party.
lines the hundred-and-one
Society.
Tartmental shop.
To mark the important évent, of party politics. the Directors and management Do Valera did not spare his own of the Pit Ponies Protection held a reception in the European supporters when he condemned the
Born in 1851, he was a son of cafe on the fourth floor. The of- raids on shops and premises sell- ficial guests, including the Hon. Ing. British beer and similar the famous George Bell whose publishing career he followed with Sir Henry Pollock and the Ilon. "shameful incidents."
He warned the authors of the Buch success. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, were received,
In 1893 he married Marie A. by Hon, Sir Shout-aon Chow, Chair-raids that they were encouraging, man of the Board of Directors. the British and discouraging every von Tavson.
patriotic Irishman. This was followed by a number of sane and addresses, the ceremony conclud-Reuter.
ing with the presentation to the Chairman by Mr. W. C. Felshaw,
Chairman's Speech.
on behalf of the architects, Messrs. Honourable frioad, Sir Shou-son Lit:le, Adams and Wood, of a sil-Chow, the Chairman of the Board ver cigarette box, suftably in-of Directors, to say a few words scribed.
upon the occasion of the opening of this great emporium.
There can be no doubt, from the Sir Shon-gon Chow, welcoming] ine guests, said:-As you all Inspection which I have made of know, there are already several these premises, that we have here other departmental stores in dif- a very up-to-date concern, which ferent parts of the Colony, but the bears every promise of a very suc- locally we have choson is, we cessful future. think, one that
large 4
serves
Mr. Bill was editor of the "All England Series of Athletic Sporta”. and published "Fair Treatment for Animals," "Bell's Joy-book," and a number of pamphlets on humanitarian subjects.
Sir Edmund Noot-Bower
Lodon, Sept. 16. The death is announced of S Edmund Ernest Nott-Bower, K.C.B.
Our Own Correspondent." Sir Edmund Nott-Bower
was
Assistant Secretary to the Board of Inland Revenue from 1895 to Perhaps you will kindly permit 1902, becoming Commissioner, De- section of the community and is me to refer to a matter which Iputy Chairman and Chairman by re-naturally have very much at heart.auccessivo stages. He held his particularly convenient to aldents of the Middle Level and Speaking as a Briton and as an last office as Chairman through- old resident in this British Colony out the Great War. The son of n the central part of the City.
in Dottor of Civil Law, Sir Edmund It is not our intention to enter where Chinese and British
Was 4 Barrister himself Into competition with other depart- terests are so closely bound up
and mental stores, as we feel that together, I would venture to urge served as a Justice of the Peaco Hongkong is, after all, not Ho the Directors of this Company to
for Surrey. small a place as not to admit of deal as largely as possible in Bri- the establishment of another em-tish and in British Empire goods. porium such as ours. I, for one, In support of this appeal feel that in spite of the general mine, I would urge the two follow- Cardiganshire, and leaves a son depression, there is still ample ing considerations: firstly, that and a daughter. scope in the Colony for the pro-British goods have a deservedly motion of legitimate business en-great reputation throughout the terprises.
world for their excellent quality
He married Louian, daughter of of Capt. J. C. Yorke, of Gwernant,
PHILADELPHIA'S
STRIKE TIE-UP.
It is true that Hongkong. like and finish; and secondly that, the rest of the world, has not whilst many other international escaped the depression, but we exchanges at this time of world have no reason to be pessimistic. crisis have been rocketing up and
COAL CODE SIGNED BY World economic problems will down, the rate of exchange be- or later, tween our local dollar and the
OPERATORS find a solution Rooner and it is only a question of time pound sterling has remained re-
Philadelphia, Sept. 17. when Hongkong will regain its markably stable by comparison.
city's food supply former prosperity.
Ladies and gentlemen, i will not detain you longer, but will ask you threatened scriously by one of the Fine Building,
More We have seen many imposing now to join with me in drinking most complete general strikes in buildings erected in the Colony into the long and continuous suc- the history of the state. recent years. Our la a combina-cess and prospority of this Em-than 5,000 lorry drivers, carriers of the city's provisions, are affect- porium.
ed by the "lock-out" and are hold- tion of Chinese and Western ar-
Faith in Colony.
The
chitecture, designed and supervis- Speaking in Chinese. Hon. Mr. ing up by their idleness G$100,000 ed by Messrs.Little, Adams and Kotewall, who offered congratula- worth of foodstuffs, half of which
Wood to whom my fellow-Direc-1
tors and I wish to tender thanks tione on behalf of the Chinese are perishable--Reuter,
Operators Sign. and congratulation on the success-guests, said that the Founders and Directors, by establishing this nd-
Washington, Sept. 17. on their difficult ditional emporium at a time when ful completion
The Coal Code has been sign- task.
the Colony's trade was not as ed by the operators.
staff.
1
We have this day launched a good as it should be, had demon- General Hugh Johnson: the head new enterprise—an entirely new strated in a very concrete manner of the National Recovery Adminis- business in a new building, stock their faith in the Colony. It was tration, has been wrestling for ed with new goods, run by a new an example which might well be weeks with the problem of a bitu- As everything is aw to us. copied by others who have capital minious Coal Code, and last week I fear that, at the beginning. we to invest in commercial undertak-threatened to recommend to the may not be able to come up to yourings in Hongkong.
President that action be taken expectation, and I therefore crave He heartily wished the Company against the recalcitrant group.— your indulgence, which I feel we the success which the Directors Router. shall have.
had earned by their courage and It only remains for me to assure enterprise,
Higher Prices. the public of our best services in The Directors of the Company
Washington, Sept. 17. every respect, and our earnest en-are the Hon. Sir Shou Son Chow, Wholesale commodity prices deavours to live up to our motto, (Chairman), Mesara. Kan Tong were one per cent. higher during which is "Eciency and Cour-Po, Fung Fook Tin, Chan Lim Pak, August than in July, according to tesy."
Wong Kwok Shuen, Li Tse Fong, the U. S. Labour Department, but Sir Henry's Speech. Fun Hui Cho, Chow Chi Nam, P.the index figure is only 69.6, com- Replying on behalf of the K Kwok, Chan Tae Kel, and thepared with 100 in 1920, which guests, Hon. Sir Henry Pollock late Mr. Chuu Yue Tong; with Mr. means a big decline on average
since that time.-Reuter. said: I have been asked by my Chan Harr as general manager.
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