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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 1923.

BRANDIES.

AHEAD OF THE MAIL

BEAUTY SPOTS OF LAKE. DISTRICT.

BOTTLED IN COGNAC

AND GUARANTEED PURE GRAPE BRANDY

[FROM INDIAN-PAPERS. }

LONDON, October 18th MR.” RUDYARD KIFLING JAZZES. Nearly 3,000 acres of the Lake Dis

stries, indading famous beauty spots, have LONDON. October 11th been purchased by the Fell and Rock Mr. Rudyard Kiplings is having, Climbing Club for preservation for the strenuous time at St. Andrew's,

benefit of the nation, as a memorial to. Even when he left the Rectorial dinner Club members who fall in war-time shortly before midnight he could not escape the vigilant students, a deputa tion of whom met him at the door of the banqueting hall, and escorted him to a students fancy dress ball, where Mr. Rudyard Kipling participated in the jazz and an eightsome reel, while Mrs Kip

"MARTELL & CO. ling also danced.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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DEVONSHIRE ORBAN CREAM

75 Cts. pr phial.

SMALLPOX

is highly contagious, As a precau. tion against this frightful disease

SPRAY

your wearing apparel with the most efficacious germicide

LOTOL

I will not harm the most delicate fabric.

Refuse Substitutes.

LIGHTING

We shall be pleased to submit designs for any Special Work.

ARCHITECTS DESIGNS CARRIED OUT IN DETAIL.

FITTINGS FOR EVERY PURPOSE IN STOCK

ELECTRICAL DEPT.

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

DRUGS

PRESCRIPTIONS

When the Doctor proscribes be expects the Druggist to fill the prescription with Pure Drugs The quality of our Drugs, Medicines And Toilet Foods is not earpaared Have the Doctor's Prescription filled ́nere, and the result will be satisfactory!

THE PHARMACY.

Tan RED BUILDING(OFFOSITE Lør House St.).

Mr. Rudyard Kipling, accompanied by the Principal of the University, this morn- ing visited an old fishing village and chatted with the fisher folk.

The deeds were handed over in a moving speech by Dr. Wakefield, the newly- elected President of the Club, and a member of the Everest expedition, to Mr. F. D. Acland, M.P., on behalf of on national trust.

SWEEPSTAKE, PROMOTERS

PROSECUTED..

LONDON, October 16th... Five well-known residents of Wallsend, He re-opened the Mon Students Union including a Town Councillor, were charg this afternoon and tomorrow visited with promoting a sweepstake on the University College, Dundee an offspring Cesarewitch in aid of a local hospital. of St. Andrew's University.

THE FOUNDER OF GEORGIA. Losbay, October 11th. Complete success attended the Ameri- cart search for the remains of General Oglethorpe, who founded the States of Georgia, beneath the chance of Cranham Church, in Essex, although General Oglethorpe died in 1785

Two coffins were found side by side, and the inscriptions on the plates, which were clearly legible, showed the names of General Oglethorpe and his wife.

Loypos, October 18th.

Mr. Jacobs, President of Oglethorpe College, Atlanta, being interviewed in London, said that in deference to English sentiment he had decided to withdraw the request to transfer General Oglethrope's "body to the proposed shrine in front of the Oglethorpe College.

He pointed out that England had not. merely mised no monument to the Found- er of Corgia, hut the location of his grave had been forgotten Now that it had been discovered, his University would endeavour to secure a perpetual remembrance of it,

Cartoonists in English newspaper. depict Americans digging in English churchyards to exhume bones of their ancestors for export to the United

States.

The police withdrew the charges on the defendants paying 38. each, as they had withdrawn the books of tickets and had offered to refund the money.

THE WHADDON CHASE SQUABBLE.

Loxbox, October 16th: An echo of the Whaddon Chase dispute was heard in the Divisional Court, when three London newspapers and four Buck- ingham journals were charged with con- tempt in connection with comments while litigation was pending.

All apologised and disavowed, any in-

Ftention to do harm.

All were discharged except the Eching Standard, which was ondered to pay costs.

"SPORTING TIMES" IN TROUBLE.

Los Dos. October 16th The Editor of the Sporting Times, familiarly known as the Pink Un, ap- peared at the Mansion House Police Court on charges of publishing and post ing obscene print, namely, the Sporting

imes of August 11th

It was alleged that the offence consist- ed of a critique of realistically written book by an American novelist.

The Police Inspector admitted that all the passages complained of in the article were, with one exception, quotations from

cipal of Oglethorpe College, Atlanta, who

The proposal originated from the Printho book... persuaded the State Department at Washington to approach the British

Government.

The Oglethorpe family vault was actually explored by order of the Home Office, and the coffin discovered. The Rector applied for an order for exhuma- tion,

Not merely the villagers and the des cendants of General Oglethorpe are in- cerised, but protests came from the Muni- cipality of Savannah and other Ameri

cans.

Finally the Bishop of Georgia- tele graphed to the Archbishop of Canterbury protesting against the removal, and this probably killed the plan.

ROYALTY IN AN ACCIDENT.

LONDON: October 19th. The Duke and Duchess of York, motoring en route for the Guildhall from Richmond to attend the presentation of the freedom of the City to the Premiers, were involved in an alarming collision at Fulham, when the horses of a brewer's dray dashed into the royal car, smash ing a glass panel alongside, the Duke..

The occupante, however, were not in- jured, although the impact smashed a shaft of the drag

A bystander seized the reins and pre- vented further damage, while the Duke jumped out of the motor car and assist ed a policeman to note the details of the Recident.

The Duchess was startled and peered

book was reviewed by a number of news Counsel for the defence said that the papers and periodicals of the very high- cat reputation, sold on London bookstalls. and at libraries. He argued that the book was representative of a new school of novelists to which objection of obscen ity could not justly be taken.

Defendant was committed to trial, £500 hail being allowed.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INCORPORATED.

HEAD OFFICET NEW YORK CITY.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL

-Eighty Offices ara established in the Princips Citics of the World to provide Commercia Organisations and Private Individuals with a complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and Travel Service

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE, LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELERS CHEQUES, LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS BAGGAGE INSURANCE,

anxiously out of the window, but was CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES, reassured by the Duke, who resumed PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE his seat in the car and drove off amid.

P. J. VANHECKE,

the cheers of the crowd." sentada. Every approved: Banking Shipping and

Following the Guildhall ceremony, the Travel Transaction. now freemen were entertained as luncheon at the Mansion House, the Duke and Duchess of York again being present. BARON'S HEIR COMMITS SUICIDE.

LONDON, October, 13th. "At the inquest at Ashton Wold on the Hon. Nathaniel. Charles Rothschild, evi- dencs showed that he suffered from de- pression. He locked himself in his bath- foom on Friday and cut his throat. A verdict was returned of suicido during temporary insanity

The Hon. Nathaniel Charles Rothschild was the younger brother of the prosent Raren Rothschild. He was born in 157, and in 1907 married a Hungarian lady. As Baron Rothschild is unmarried the heir to the Barony is now the late Hon. Nathaniel Charles Rothschild's son, Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschlid, who was born in 1918.

TAXATION OF SHIPPING.

Mansqar

RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.

CAFITAL (EULLY-PAID} RESERVE FUND, CAFETAL CONTRIBUTED BY TAK

CEDAR GOVE KEST BSEITE FUND

Boubles. 55,000,000 ***28,960,0x Kan. Tis 1,500,00 1,750,000

HEAD OFFICE: Paris 9, Bus Boudreau. LONDON OFFICE

-64, Old Broad Street, EC, Z.

BANKKES:

LONDON: Meri. Glyn, Milla, Carrie & Co, Societe Generale pour Favoriser Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indus trie en France,

Paxis: Societe Generals pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indus trie en France,

mar Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas LIONS: Bociete Generale pour Favoriser le

Developpement du Commerce et de adu tris en France. NEW YORK: The Living Bant-Colamida BAS FRANCISCO: The Crocker National Bank

Trust Company,

of San Francisco,

BRANGUES IN. ASIA SÜN

LONDON, October 13th With a view to voiding a duplication of fasation of shipping the Taxation Committee at the International Shipping Conference passed a resolation in favour of companies being taxed only in the country of residence and that the test of Changchen Hankow Manabouli Testar résidence should prevail over the Ang of Cheloo Barbia Newchwang Urumtóbi Dairen ··* Hongkong Peling can Yokohama Hailir

Shanghat ar Kashgar

HONGKONG BRANCH: Internet allowed on Current Aboranta ans Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Los Bils discounted."

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MOTOR CYCLE SHOW AT OLYMPIA,

LONDON, October 15th

The Luxury rote is most pronounced at the great motor cycle and bicycle show at OlympiaMAREE WE

The prices" of many of the best known machines are below the pre-war figures, For example, a h.p. high-grade motor- cycle is chtainable for £45, including lamps, horng and generator. The cheap- sat in the show is 1hhp at £22

Foreign Exchange on the Frincipal Cities of the World bought and sold. mo

RA HODGERS,

Manager,

- There is a striking display of sido-cará, which ere the last thing: in smartness, design, and expensive furnishing, being; electrically lighted, and priced as high as £100.

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