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THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, FRÍDAY. NOVEMBER 2177. 1919,
Economy.
Owing to the quality and concentration of its ingredients, LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE is very economical in use.
A few drops only are necessary to give a delicious and appetizing flavour to the plainest dish.
A far larger quantity of a cheaper sauce fails to give the same satisfaction.
Observe the sumcury,
thats.im
Lea Perrins
l white, nerons the red label
on mary bottle.
WORLD'S CÉRITEST CILY. AGRAM WHERE 21 GOES A LONG IFAY
[BY LUCIEN JONES, Į
AGraw (capital of Jugo-Slavia). There is always the other side to the picture. The world is tired of hearing of the enormous cost of food. That lump of sugar costs 35s. in Petrograd. of boots in Constantinople are twenty-six gainen a pair no longer thrills "the im agination.
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Agrain, for a foreigner-with the pr sent rate of exchange of a penny equali ling roughly a crown-must be the cheapest city in the world. Here is the bill for a dinner in the best Testaurant in the town! a restaurant which world compare favoury ably wish any good-class establishment in London:-
Half, roast cricken (ten crowns) jod. French bears in butter (three
crowns)
3d,
New bread with 4lb. butter (five
Crowns)
...
3d.
Cream cakes three @ one and a
half crowns)
4.d.
Giss white wine with soda
water (four crowns)
4.
Da. 918.
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WILLIAM FOX presents
THEDA Ᏼ Ꭺ Ꭱ Ꭺ "
in the Greatest Play of her Screen Career
'THE SERPENT"
This magnificent film drew crowded houses to the Coronet in March last. Do not miss this last opportunity of seeing it here!
USUAL PRICES. · BOOKING. AT ROBINSON'S.
JOTICES TO CONSIGNEES
INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
戦い
NOTICE
TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM KOBE
HE.Steamakip
F
"FOJKSANG".
azrived from the
Above port Jonsignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed.
their risk into the hamardons and/or extra asardona Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, whence and/or from the Wharres delivery may
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obtained floods not altered by Nov. lat, will be' bject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damered paskager ue to be in in the frodowna, where they will be xamined aim against the Steamer must of presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise
will not be recognized.
they
No Fire Insurano will be affected, by us! in any de Win -**Ja
Bills of Lading will be counternigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Managers.
$1535 Hoogkong, November 15th. 1919
THE P
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
DHE P. & O. N. B. Co.'s Steamer
SR "NOVARA" Arrivod Hongkong, 19th November, 1918. Frox LONDON, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, AND STRAITS...
at
Consignees of Cargo by the above- named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consign ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here ́an- Tesa instructions have been given to the contrary 8 hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within eight days, in- elading date of arrival, will be subject to
rent.
No Fire insurance will be effected by Fat in any caso whatever."
Damaged packages mugs be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con signees, and the Company's surveyors, leirs Goddard l Doulan at 20 on Mondays and Thursdays and
All claims must be presented within ten days of the Bréauer's arrival boju after which date they: cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after" the goods have left the Godown..
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO, Agenda, Hongkong, November 20th, 1912.
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EDERABION
ia
Beefsteak, which costs seventy crowna Vienas, can be bought for eight crowns a kilogram (2lbs. Arizs.). Buster is thirty crowns a 'kilo, s room in a first class hotel is one, and elevenpence a night," and a ride on a trametr anywhere in the costs a third of a penny. Silk knit ted ties which cost six shillings in Lon don, are sold for three and sixpence
town
willing
In these low prices are 'due to duraping of French, Italian, American, and cheap Gernur goods. An unrivalled to British traders in Jugo Slavin, but they appear unable or un to take advantage of it, and thei ignorance of geography, despite war-tima lessons is appalling For instance, & trader in the town of Brod, some miles. east of Agram wrote to a British fiz in regard to selling the firm's goods in Jazzo-Slavia
The following reply came
back in English: In reference to your esteemed order, our agent is at present in Lologue, and we suggest you should drop in on him one day.'
of
Apart from the enormous difficulty in getting passports and the troubles train journeys, it would take the trader at least eight days and eight nights to go
and back from Brod.
to
i promises to become with Serbia an important and wealthy king- dom. Despite the efforts of monarchic agents in Agram to stir a trouble in Croatia. Pan-Slaviam is running high, and politicians are only waiting for the recovery of Russia to form a Slav ring stretching from the Black Sea to tba. Adriatic-Daily Express
MANY MODERN CUSTOMS HERITAGE OF CHIVALREY.
Certain customa in vogue at the present day, such as shaking hands or offering the lets arm to a lady, are of considerable antiquity. Its said that Phoenicians introduced the babit of bandsbaking into Britain, and then upon the shores of Mounts Bay may a bargan in tip be tween Metern merchant and Cornishman Was ratified by this method of cleaping hands.
In medieval times be who shooir hands, whether in sulatation or
a defensive measure-retaining the sword hand while some treaty was being arranged-must- needs strip off his steel gauntiet So at the present rame men pull off their right hand glove before shaking hands with a lady.
The
Wearing of glove or gauntlet. 1 deed, at one period was something of challenge in itse, thus men gloves in the presence of royalty, an absence of hostile intent.
Wat
A similar idea in al probability o counts for the babit of showing courtesy by lifting or removing the hat. Only when no danger threatened would warrior in old days venture to stand uncovered;
in the royal presence was safety-thus ran the chivalric code and therefore each knight.of emperor swept off his helmet, showing that he dared to stand uncovered.
Still a man offers a lady bis left arm, a practice which recall times when escort was by no means solely a matter of
but when, in order to guard poder attacks, it was necessary against to have the sword-arm free.
Still when a stranger calls for the fret time he sends in his card partly, no doubt, in order that his name and possible business may be made clear; but partly, also, because in olden days he who desired entrance to palace ar.castle must "Bend some token as warract of peaceful intent.
THE EXCLUSIVE TOWN.
A DOCTOR TRIES DANCING CURE.
With a reputation of being the most exclusive place in Essex, the old town of Witham is in a state of expectancy con- sequent upon a daring experiment which is being made by a local doctor, with the object of destroying the town's aloofness. Dr. Charles Frederick Knight, J.P Scotsman, who has been practising, st Witham during the war, hat had experi ence of the conditions prevailing locally. and he has introduced dancing classes for young and old in order to bring about a change.
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At the first dance for children 117 al- tended and there were 218 present at a ass for adult which followed. Dr. Knight, as he looked upon the happy throng, told a Daily Chronicle repre A
sentative that such a thing bad never been known in Witham before.
"I believe I bave beaten class distine tions" he said. "We have here- thờ. daughters of vicars and medical men and they are dancing with shop and fad tory girls, soldiers, and others. I was told I could not succeed in Witham, but I have done it. This winter E will see 1alf Witham dzacing, and clam didactinch). cannot survive that,
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