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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927.

LAMOI BEER

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"Insist on having it because it is the BEST."

Sole Importers:----

H. RUTTONJEE & SON

16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

PHONE C. 416.

THE ASIA COMPANY

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS

SHIP & FAMILY COMPRADORES

9, POTTINGER ST.,

HONG KONG.

Only the Finest British and American Goods are. Stocked by us.

Price List on Application.

MAN LOONG.

PRESERVED GINGER MANUFACTURERS.

NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters.

Omce: 291, Queen's Road Central Tel. : 2580.

Factory:-2 Godown, Praya, Dundas St., Mongkok. Tol, K. 88.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

Record Traffic

A record in Continental traffic Was created at Dover during the holiday week-end (July 29, 80 and 81) when 85,7000 persons passed, via Dover, to and from the Continent. July 30 was also a record day, 18,000 passing through the port, Including 8,000 to Ostend in seven mail steamers,

Ontario, The Province of Canada, has a telephone for every six people, men, women, and children.

Passport Visan. Úple

An agreement has been reach ed recently between Germany and Finland, mutually abolishing the necessity for passport visas. Germany has now similar agree ments with 15 countries, includ Ing Holland, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria and Japan, and it is hoped that Britain will soon be added to the list:

Hall Trinity House, one of the oldest corporations in the king- dom, founded in 1869, on August 4, installed the Right Hon, T. E. The total US and Canadian Ferens, Lord High Steward of grain shipments during the week Hull, and Major Arthur J. Atkin- ended July 90 amounted to son, shipowner, of Hull, as hon- 4,569,000 bushels, against 3,597,-orary brethren. The Prince of 000 bushels in the preceding Wales was the last to be enrolled. week.

The directors of the London Riots Feared in Seoul,

and North-Eastern Railway have Extensive precautions against appointed Mr. P. S. Ludlam, at taken in Seoul present district goods manager disorder were last Wednesday at the opening at Liverpool, as district goods of the trial of 95 Korean and and passenger manager at Ips Japanese communists charged wich. He succeeds Mr. F. B. with "intrigue against the exist- Day, the divisional commercial ing social order."

superintendent at Ipswich, who retires on September 30. The Frozen North.

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Two persons were killed and two seriously injured, and ol! and barges valued at 1,000,000 Mr. D. Lloyd Jones, son of Mr. dollars (£200,000) were des Lloyd Jones, Pwelheli, has been troyed near Vicksburg (Mis-appointed by, the Canadian Gov- sissippi) as the result ernment as a navigation officer of an explosion on a barge load-on a hydrographic, survey ship ed with oil which was on its which has been chartered to ex- way from Lake Providence to plore for two years unknown Memphis.

land in the frozen North. The ship will carry aeroplanes and 60 officers from Ottawa.

Madrid mail advices state that Impending further increases în thy Customs tariff are 'expected to result in the almost complete elimination of British manufac- tured goods from the Spanish market.

Advertising Tyneside.

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Taft's 70th Birthday.

Murray Bay, Quebec, on Sep- tember 15, celebrated the 70th birthday, of Willam Howard Taft. The former President was in the beet of health and good humour. His two sons, Robert and Charlos, and their wives; his daughter, Helen, and her husband, and hie ten grandchil dren were with him at the cele bration.

Mr. E. P. Finch, Manila news- paperman formerly with the "Times" and later with the "Bul- letin," is now on the staff of tha "Los Angeles Times."

Osborne Wood arrived at San ta Fe on September 16 to work for a mining company. Asked about his financial ventures, he ald with a grin, "We'll just for get about all that. I've got a job and I'm going to be busy with it."

Russian's Suicide.

Paul Koseinkoff, a Russian subject in the employment of Balian lumber mill, shot himself on September 6, in Lumarao, Zamboanga. The bullet passed through his brain. The motive of the suicide could not be de- termined. The night before Mr. Koseiakoff was seen with Mr. Chermiguin, another Russian, and he appeared happy, the re port states. Authorities are in vestigating.

The following were passengera A Danzig message states that to South Africa by the Union- the fleet of the Polish State Co., Castle R.M.S. Edinburgh Castle, the "Zegulga Polaka," compris sailing from Liverpool on Aug- ing six freight and two passen-ust 5: Sir James Crawford ger ships, has been earmarked as Maxwell, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.A., a naval reserve. The "Przeglad and about 62 South African Wieczorny" states that the board | farmera. At a meeting of the Tyneside of directors is in future to con- Industrial Development Commit-aist exclusively of naval officers. tee

August

Sir 4, William Noble, Bart., re- ferred to the contribution of Newcastle Corporation of £715 towards the cost of advertising Tyneside. He said it was absurd that a Corporation like New- castle should be content to con- tribute a paltry £715, whilst Liverpool spent £5,000 a year for four years in advertising itself. It was decided to go on with the scheme of advertising. Two thousand five hundred and forty pounds is available.

Sir Sydney Chapman, K.C.B., C.B.E., chief economic adviser to H.M. Government, has appointed Mr. H. F. Hill and 'Mr. W. G. Fergusson to be his private secretaries; and Sir Horace P. Hamilton, K.C.B permanent. secretary to the Board of Trade, has appointed. Mr. R. J. Shackle: and Mr. H. V. Gibbons to be hist private secretaries.

Mr. Daniel R. Crissinger, gov- ernor of the federal reserve With a view to perfecting board, Washington, resigned on their knowledge of Spanish, as September 15 to become chair- well as spending an enjoyable man of the executive committee holiday, 35 boys of the Adsop of F. H. Smith Company of

School, Liverpool,

an on Washington,

investment High August 4, sailed for Santander, banking concern, in the Pacific Steam Navigation Co.'s liner "Orbita." Special Commercial Union's Offices. arrangements have been made Lengthy conferences have been with the Mayors and British held by the directors of the Consuls. of districts to be visited, Commercial Union. Assurance and, owing to the favourabla | Co, regarding the future of the terms arranged, the total cost of partially destroyed building in a holiday lasting over a month Cornhill. Although a definite de will be less than £10 per head. cision may not be made known for some little while, it will not be surprising if there is erected an entirely, new building on American lines,, somewhat high- er than the existing building, with greatly increased window space, and the various floors so arranged that the staff may move about with greater free- dom than in the days prior to the Cornhill collapse.

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Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beda, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

All Trams pass in front of Hotel.

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TIFFIN HOURS

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7.30 to 9. (Thirty Tifin Tickets can be had at the office of the above Hotel for $25,00)

J. H. WITCHELL, -Manager.

Tel. Add: "Victoria." Telephone No. C. 878.

EMPRESS HOTEL, LTD.

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TUNG SHAN HOTEL

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