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Hongkong, Septaniber 5, 1911.
NO FOREIGN WAITERS FOR HOTELS IN PARIS.
The agitation in Paria in favour of legisla tion to limit the number of foreigners
employed in French hotels and restaurants to 10 per cent. of the names on the pay rolls has steused.considerable interest in Berlin. It will be recalled that several weeks ago French hotel employees in Paris formed na organization which uttered a protest against the large number of for eigners employed..
Since that time, the advisability of onset. 818ing a law to limit the number has been
much discussed: While, at first, the im- pression in Berlin was that such a law would never be suscted, the impression has grown that the movement ha political coloar and is sed, primarily,
SPORTING.
Test Cricket.
COMMENTS ON FIRST MATCH.
Commenting on the first Test Match of the present series between Australia and England (which resulted in a win for the former by 146 rons), the Sydney Morning Herald saya.
Of recent years it has been considered by English critica that the only way in which visiting team can hope for success against
Ausilia un Australian wickets is to select
batsmen whose methods are of the sound, deterkira orilor, rather than brilliant. The South Africans, sho adopted those tactics, but since 1907-8 eleven test matches bare
Econ plaged by Australia against Engined
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1912.
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13th, 14th and 18th February, d'ap S *SWEET NELL or OLD DRURY.'
altered to one week Inter The RACE MEETING ROMEO AND JULEST20th, THURSDAY, 2nd and FRIDAY. will be held on TUESDAY, THE PASSING OF THE. Tuman Floor Bag, 23rd, February, 1912, thereby coinckling The Plays Complete in every Detail as Chinese New Year.
with the usual holidays following the presented in Londes.
The Entries will a
closet one week later than the date already axed, vie, Saturday, the 20th January: 1812.
In all other respects the programma as issued will stand. By Order
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Commence 9.15. Hongkong. Januar 9, 1912.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the against Germany's ""preponderating in and Africa, and of these, nino have been end of FERACARY, 1912-quested to. E
fluence in hotel life. The subject has been much discussed by the "Internationala Hotel-Industrie."
is proposed to hold MASONIC BALL at the Crry HELL about the won by the Australians, a result which Intending seribers proves that, for the period under discus communicate with the Undersigned. eion, the enterprising bateman as repro-will be held at a later date.
A Meeting to discuss the fingemente
DEVREY
ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Com- will be held at the Company's Offices, Victorin Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 25th January, 1012, at 17.30 o'clock à M., for the purpose of receiving the Raport of
Hors Ewald Kretschmar one of the acting Australia, loses nothing by com- br, 11. the Directors, together with a Statement directors of the Hotel Adlony anid to a Parison with his opponents, either as of Ascounts for the year ending 31st Herald correspondent, in discussing this regards his utility or effectiveness.
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The REGISTER of SHARES of the subject: The motto of every experienced.When the English team was selected it Company will be CLOSED from SATUR. hotel man is International clientele and was stat d that its only chance of success DAY
20th January to THURSDAY, 25th international personnel. The hotel indus in ita ability to master the googlie bowl. January, 2012 (both days inclusive), during try and the catering business must always of Dr-bordern. Sa far it has failed to which period zo transfer of Shares can be registered.
be regarded from an international stand-
Despite the fact that the Australians
By Order of the Board of Directors,
• MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary, Hongkong. January 10, 19
THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.
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Hongkong, December 28, 1911."- 1-69
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POTAL FURDS AT SIAT DECKER, 1910,
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point. The travelling public is inter-scored fairly heavily, Dr Hordern, the nationa', and its wishes can only be catered googlia bowler, was their match-wining unit, to in a satisfactory manner by a corres for apart from his bowling the attack was 6ponding internationalism in the internal singularly ineffective. That this was the case will be seen from the following gures. England scored 378 runs off tha bat. Hordern's record, compared with A that of his comrades, in as follows :—
management.
CÁLYA TV PRIMITIVE,
Such a law Francs proposes is not NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Should it be enacted I do not believe that it only chauvinistic, but absolutely primitivo. TWENTY FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this could be put upon a working basis, as Company will be held at the Company's France is not prepared to furnish the re Offices Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY,
secretaries, ate. The first training school
0. 3. B W. Avgi Other bowlers 155,3 31 4037 57.67 Hordern 60.2 16 175 12 14.581
These figures are significant, and in a way
the 25th JANUARY, 1912, at 11.45 o'clock,ining 90 per cent, of waiters, chefs, contrm the view held by Englishmen and |
A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with far hotel service was opened in France only South Africans, that outside of Horder Statement of Acounts for the year ending last year, with a small attendance. Forty theless the orthodox bowlers have yet to our bowling is not very deadly. Nerer 91st December, 1911.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MON. DAY, the 16th January to THURSDAY, the 26th January, 1912 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Sharus can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELT N HOOPER, Secretary',
:
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT &
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I think, was the registration. Training schools have existed in Germany, Austria show their true form; and they will hard and Switzerland for the last quarter of a ample opportunity in the remaining tests. gentury,
Dr Hordern's feat of taking 12 wickets
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2ND FLOOM ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, January 4, 1912.
"There is cue fact to be antiphasized, a in his first test ustoli has no parallel, so CHEN KWONG & CO., LD.
Strangely enough, that was Martin's only in August, 1890-has a similar performance. appearance in a test match,
French waiter is usafat in a cafo, but not far as Australians are concerned, and only in a first-class hotel. He can enter upon wickets for 109 runs at Kennington Oval one Englishman-F. Martin, who took 12 cafo work without having expended either tile or money in learning his trade. Un like his foreign colleagues, the French waiter has not bean willing to work for little or nothing in order to learn the round standard than that of the Austra The English bowling was of s bigher all routine of the business and perfect himself fixus, but the superiority of the Australian not considered efficient anti they are batting, aided by Hordern's outstanding fo the languages. With us, hotel employees passed at least two years in both England xcellence as bowler, more than counter. and Franco...;
"Moreover, the Germans, Sustrians and
balanced the advantage.
The fielding of the Australians, especial
though neither team, except on Tuesday, was acperior to that of the Englishmen. when the Australians sparkled at times, reached international standard
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Brins have a stronger hotel instinct, and during the Inter stages of the match, MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this by their highly developed linguistic faculty Company will be held at the Company's have taken a dominating placa in the hotel Oflens Victoria Buildings on THURSDAY,industry of all lande. the 25th JANUARY, 1912, at 12 o'clock Report of the Directors together with 31st Decoraber, 1911.",
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IN PRIS HOTELS.
"Une feature of the match was the success
**In Paris The Ritz Hotel is under Swiss achieved by the colts of both teams. On
statement of Accounts for the year ending manngemout; the Hotel Majestic has for
The REGISTER of
of SHARES of the its proprietor a German; the Elysen Palace Company will be CLOSED from MON. Hotel is prasided over by a member of DAY, the 18th January to THURSDAY, well-knowu Viennese family, and at the the 26th January, 1812 both days inclusive) Hotal Meurice Swiss has again the during which period no transfer of Shares can be rogistered.'
directice of affaire. Should the proposed law" bu acted, these mea would be obliged to expel as experienced personn1 composed for the most part of their own 39 countrymen,
By Under of the Board of Directors,
A SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary...
Hongkong, January 9, 1912,
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ata, ixtic. There, too, the leading bateliers are foreigners,The Savoy is under Chr man management Claridge's is under Italian rannagement; and the Carlton, Ritz and Piccadilly all owe their success to the initiative of Goman managers."
In reply to the question as to whether Germany would rotaliate by barring the Yagion of Frongh chefe employed there, Herr Kretschmar gave emphalia denial "In the first place we are not, so chau vinistie, and in the secord place we place too high a value upon their services, he saidhorover an international public in catered to, as well as in the homes of the loading members of the erman aristocracy. the French cuisine, undeniably the best in the world, de demanded, and we would not bo so foolish to deprive war clientile of the services of area who are artists in their
prófes
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All goods sold at reasonable Prices The Cheapest and Best place in Cantem to buy Chineas and Foreign Goals.
- SUP PAT POO STRFEI:
CANTON, Canton, August 1, 1911.
the Australian side Minett and Hordern, Tel. No. 1406.
and on the English side Foster, Boarde, aud Woolley made successful debuts.
treatment they received from the spectators,
The Englishmen greatly appreciated the
the progress of the match, which wAN not a discordant note being heard daring attended by 80,518 persons, representing £4,263 78, which is only £1 34 under the
ustralian record for text matches.
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