QULLA'C
FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON
FROM TO-MORROW
Piecas of eight! Pirate gold! The year's Important entertainment brings you the world's greatest adventuro story with the screen's Ideal cast! Tros- urn fies ahead!
WALLACE
A FILM TREASURE !
—the scrdon's most lovable pair together rida the” seas of adventuro!
BEERY
JACKIE
COOPER
IN
Robert Louis Stevenson's
TREASURE
MINCE MEAT
XMAS PUDDING
WITH
Metro.
Mayer
ΡΙΓΓΙΑΣ
LIONEL
BARRYMORE
OTTO KRUGER, LEWIS STONE, NIGEL BRUCE, CHARLES "CHIC" SALE and HUNDREDS OF OTHERS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
COLONY'S TRADE
DECREASE REVEALED IN STATISTICS
The Statistical Office of the Imports and Exporta Department reports that. during the first oleven months of 1934, imports of merchandise, Into the Colony of Hongkong totalled $377.7 millons (£28.4 millions), as compared with $464.1 millione (£31.3 millions) in the corresponding period of 1933: a decrease in terms of Hongkong currency of 18.0 per cont., whilst and to aid digestion try Pinkettes, For that heavy feeling after meals, exports of merchandise were the dainty Hittle Ilver and Intestinal, valued at $296.7 millions (£22.3 regulators, As gently as · nature
millions),
Ad compared with
$376,1 millions (£25,8 millions), in the corresponding period
"TELEGRAPH" ART
SUPPLEMENT
Topical Pictures To-morrow
Wedding illustrated in to- morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Pictorial Supplement will include those of Mr. H. F. Shields and Miss Doria Mit- chell, and of Mr. Leung Yan- pul and Miss Ma Sul-hing.
There will be three pictures of the "Aladdin" pantomime, whilst an interesting group will show the members of the Hongkong Chinese Choral Society.
General Shum Hung-ying, who formerly played an im- portant part ini Canton's military affairs, will be seen in a group at a Buddhist Monas- tery, where he adopted Budd- hism the day before his death last week.
Other groups will include the senior claas nt St. Paul's Boys' College, and teams who took part in the Junior Ping Pong League.
That Heavy Feeling!
FINKETTES
diapel constipation, bilious attacks, Jiverishness, sick headaches, gloom. Then, used occasionally when need- ed, they ensure daily regularity, pure breath, a clear skin and the bright eyes of health,
Chemists everywhere sell Pinkettos,
|HUNDERED YEARS OF ROYAL WEDDINGS
(Continued from Page 0.)
King's only daughter, Princess Mary, to Lord Lascelles In Wort- minster Abbey. It was the first wedding of any of the King's children, and no such it excited even more feverish public interest than any other royal wedding of the century.
very
Princess Mary made a beautiful bride, and many present; commented on her striking like- noss at the altar to her mother, the Queen, when she had been a bride, herself almost thirty years. before. The huneymoon of the royal couple was spent in Shrop- shire and Italy.
The following year London had K✨ another opportunity to cheer a
of 1933: a decrease in terma royal bridal couple when the Duke
of Hongkong currency of 20.9
cent.
perļof York led the lovely Scottish
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon to the Figures for the month of altar at Westminster Abbey. How November, 1934. show that im-the Duke wooed and won the ports of merchandise into the charming daughter of the Earl Colony amounted to # declared and Countess of Strathmoro mado, value of $38.8 millions (£1.2) a romantic story dear to the hearta millions), as compared with $40.0 of the people. millions (£2.9 mililons) in Novem-
ber of 1933: a decrease in terms
of local currency of 4.4 per cent.
Exports of merchandise totalled $25,5 millions (£2:4 nlllions), as
I compared with $33.7 millions (£2,4}; millions); a decrease in terms of
IN WIRELESS TOUCHI
The following ships are expected local currency of 12.6 per cent. to be in wireless communication Since November, 1933, total im-with Hongkong today:Alipore, ports of merchandise Into Ilong-Tungshun, Aden Maru, Saga, Toyei kong luctuated from the lowest Maru, Bremerhaven, Hongkong, |Hongkong dollar value (29.6 Patroclus, Cremer, Afrika, Kal
millions) in February, 1934, to the tuna, Hazan Maru, Antonioa highest (40.6 millions) in Novem- Stathatos, Trier, Ninghai, Nor- bor. 1933; whilst exporta viken, Kumo, Carignano, Kutsang. fluctuated from $22.2 millions in Shunchih, Ajax, Wing Lec, Tatan, February, 1934, to' $39,7 millions | Hydrangea, Taiming, Empress of in-November,-1934, --
Resalu, Prosper, President Coolidge..
ASIA'S
XMAS SALE
FOR GIFTS AND YOUR HOME FESTIVAL
A FEW SELECTIONS
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS
HOME MADE CHOCOLATES
From 50c. to $4.00 Per Box
IN FANCY CONTAINERS From 35c. to $9.60 Per Box
NUTS, VARIOUS
From 12c. to .80 Per Lb. From 65c, to
.75 Per Tin From 90c. to. $1.90 Per Tin AND →→→→
NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS FOR THE FESTIVE BOARD.
HAMS
TINNED OR FRESH COOKED From $1.20 to $1.35 Per Lb.
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED FRESH STOCK
AND REASONABLY PRICED
CALL AND INSPECT.
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Phones: 20416 & 22338.
63-65, Des Voeux Road, C.
HONGKONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN
TEA DANCE
TO-NIGHT
YOLA AND PAUL
will appear
$1.50 per person.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
BIEGIST SCREEN SHOW
SINCE COLD CIGCERS
1934.
A BERNARD SUGGESTION
MAKE IT
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
FOR FATHER
-HE DESERVES IT !
Last Minute
BERNARDS'
OF HARWICH
Des Voeux Road.
Open until 6.30'p.m.'
GIFT SALE
THERE IS A LIMIT TO TIME FOR
GIFT BUYING-BUT YOU WILL
PROBABLY THINK THERE IS
NO LIMIT
TO PRICES WHEN YOU READ
BELOW:
M
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU
ASSEUSE S. KISAKI
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE
Arupopolare, Morcostal and Bone Settles. Holder of Japanese sad Hongkong GoveÉS,
ided for many pourn by Gerornamental Licence Care Epraised Ankim, m
CIVILI ZLOND LIN), Pank: Margita), sia, and by
focal doctors.
#24% Wyndham: Street. „Talaphone 24945;
Wrict. Renommend. 1. for many years by Loosi-Xiospitals and Destors.
4. Wyndham Street, Cint Loor), Tel: 28081
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Ladies' Underwear of 3 pcs. 3.00 per set 31. Ladles' Pyjama
1. Fuji Silk all shades 27"
.25 per yd.
2. Spun Shirting & Broad
Striped 27"
:39
++
3. Plain Spun Crepe 27"
.39
4. Washing White Silk. 27"
.25
*
5. Mixed Crepe 27"
.25
6. Washing Silk Satin 27′′
:38
7. Printed Crepe 27".
.50
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8. Canton Crepe 27"
.28
17
9. Pure Crepe de Chine 27"
.40
10. Melange Crope 27"
.38
11. Malange Crepe 36"
.48
12: Georgette Plain 36"
.40
གླུ གྲུ་གྲུང་ཚབྷས
23. White Silk Shirts attached
Collar
24. White SUK Shirts with
2 Collars...
.95 each
$1.05
25. White & Striped Silk Pyjama
26. Flannel Striped Pyjama
27. Fancy Neck Ties
28. Plain & Fancy Silk Socks
1,80 per sult! 1.40 11
1.00 5 pcs.
1.00 4 pcs.
29. Plain & Fancy Silk Handker-
chiefs
1:00 4 pps.
13. Printed Georgette Crepe 36′′
.75
2.25
1.35 each
14. Winter Tehran Crepe 36"
.95
15: Winter Bukhara Crepe 36".
..90
16. Winter Iraq Crepe 36"
.75
17. Winter Marble Crepe 36"
.70
18. Satin Crepe 36"
.88
19. Pure Heavy Flat Crepe 36′′ $1.20
1.75
20. Martial Crepe 36"
1.05
21. Persian Crepe 3'6"
1.40
22. Sport Cloth (Gotex) 36"
.58
32, Ladies' Petticoats & Night
Gowns
33. Ladies' Silk Stockings in all
shodes and sizes at: rock bottom prices.
Gents' Woollen Fancy Pull-
over
Silk Kimonos, Mufflers, Bridge Coats, Slippers, Hand Bags in many varieties at very competitive prices.
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56, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL 56