changing value of the dotter. But they do to
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imported from Europe
silver basis
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and countico with on almost all the enhanced value
is reflected in prices.
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HONGKONG. 19th June, 1925.
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şir,
I regret that owing to some misunderstanding
I have not previously sent to you the further communication
on the subject of hotel and boarding-house charges which was promised in my telegram of 29th December last.
2.
The figures of course extend over a wide range in view of the differences in character of the
accommodation and position in various establishments. The most expensive establishment is the Hongkong Hotel, at which a single room and board can be obtained at from $200 to $250 a month though it is possible to pay up to $500.
At the Peak Hotel $180 a month is said to be
the average rate.
At the Kowloon Hotel $60 a month for board and $90 for a room is quoted.
At the King Edward Hotel the charge is $180
for a single-room and board.
St. George's House quotes from $140 to $180
a month for a single room and board.
The Repulse Bay Hotel, an excellent Hotel, about twenty minutes or half an hour by motor from Victoria is offering to provide as from October next a single room and board for $175 a month during the summer and $200 during
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
the
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY, M.P., 80.
&c.
80.