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BACARDI

AND ITS MANY USES.

BACARDI RICKEY

Wine-glass of Bacardi

Juice of half a Lime

One lump of ice

Serve in high-ball glues

Add Bparkling Water.

BACARDI GROG

One quart of Bacardi

One pound of Sugar

One quart of Forms Onlong Ten

Use the grog, adding vital

Part of very hot water

Serve with alices of lemon

Dissolve sugar in hot water.

BACARDI HIGHBALL Place a piece of ice in glass One glas of Bacardi

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BACARDI MILK PUNCH One glass hot Muk

One tablespoonfal of sugar - A punch of nutmeg

The yolk of an egg

A glass of Bacardi

Best up thoroughly

the yolk of the

Egg with the sugar Add milk Bacardi and nutmeg Mix it thoroughly

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HONG KONG

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th, 1928.

TRADERS' PLEA FOR PENNY POST:

ADVANTAGE TO COMMERCE.

MINISTER ON THE COST:

An official report of the Post- mutter-General's discussion with a doputation from the Associated Chambers of Commerce which met kim ch March 1st to urge the 7 sforation of Imperial penny postage and other facilities has been issued by the Post Office.,

The deputation was introduced by Mr. G. C. Vyle, President, and Lord Southwark, Vice-President of

GREAT WALL OF "CHINA.

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-NEW YORK. Some time in Auguet, Edward Barrett of New York "is going to lease for China to start on his plan: of Converting the great Chinese wall into a high-speed äutomobile highway.

The project will be the fultimeat of a dream et many years. It was

as metallurgiet for the Russian

the Association Mr. Vyla suggest | Government In Siberia, that Bar-

ed that the profits on postal opera- | vett first had this idea. Then, when tions were such that penny postage he became a collector of Chinese could be given at home without de- casioning loss.

treasure, he was able to develop the idea into something practicable. Now, Barrett is seeking the co- operation of American automobile

Lord Southwark said that the advantages which would fallow penny postage would far outweigh the disadvantagıs.

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Mr. E. F. Nutt (Sheffield) declar-manufacturers for his project. But, ed that there was not a more sure whether he gets that or not, he scurce of revenue than the pay says he will go to China to start. pest, and he urged its introduction on this iramenee highway. Labour as n revenue-making concern. He added that the existing halfpenny is cheap there, so he expects his postage restrictions gave rise to costs to be low. general inconvenience and irrita tion; extra cost to the business com munity through delay in receipt of good will; and loss of postal

What it entails le practically the modernization of an ascent road

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KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their Loudon Office, at 21, BRIDE LANE, FLEET STREET, EC. 4., are prepared to give Subscribers and Visitors adrice regarding

motoring ccommodation available,

centres, etc.

suitable shopping

when at home, they will call or telephone to the above address, they will receive the utmost assistance and the Iatest available iaforamtion on all sab Ject of enquiry will be placed at their

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Mr. B. L. Barclay, dealing with penny postage, claimed that & penny post would not necessitate extra staff. There would be a large increase in correspondence, as many traders would pay ld. but not lid, and correspondents would not, as at present, be seat out so far as possible by hand.

The Fastmaster-General, replying, said that with regard to the cost of the penny post there was, som actual experience to go on. We had a reduction from 24. to lid. in 10 and, although it was said then that a large increase in correspon- dence would result, the increase had been only 5 per cent. Bearing this in mind, he had calentated for a 7 per cent increase of correspon- dence under the penny post. and if anything this calculation was o

the high side. A 7 per cent. ins crease meant an additional 200 tion letters a year. On that basis the current estimate of cost yould be £3,800,000, and if this and other factors, including reduction of the posteard rate from id. to id, were inkem into account, the cost would amount to £8,230,000,

Government To Decide.

The Post Office accounts.were on a commercial basis, and the ques tion must be considered from this standpoint. Even if the whole sys tem of national accounts were revised, and the Post Office ac counts segregated, it would still be arguable, as the Geddes Committee pointed out, that the Post Office should contribute to the Exchequer from its surplus in lieu of the taxation which would normally be derivable from a commercial under taking. Moreover, there were very Few commodities which had not in ereased in selling price more than 20 per cent.; indeed the present cost over 60 per cent. of living was

gaps When

through Chinn and Siberia. completed it will be an unbroken highway thousands of miles long.

Only part of it, however, will be kuid on the wall free. This was

it in so B.C. in the Chin Dynasty and long stretches of it stilt stand. It is along the top of the wall that dips among the can- yens of the Khingan range, that Barrett will place his road Here it is 30 feet wide and about 25 to 30 feet high.

All it needs is paving along the top.

OPIUM FROM BORNEO.

NONE ENTERING PHILIP- PINES.

JANILA, March 97th. Opium emuggling into the Philip- pines through Borneo has been practically suppressed, states Col- lector Aldanese in a recent report to the Secretary of Finance. Dur- ing the last two years, only two cases of smuggling in the southern stands have been unearthed and the offenders punished, says the report. However, the Insular Col- tector of Customs urges more Cus tous chasers for the use of Customs area in the southern sens, as emeg gling cannot be entirely suppressed with but one cutter in the service, Collector Aldanese points out.

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IN SEARCH OF OPALS, PRECIOUS ORANGE PIN FIRES."

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donald romance of wandering and makes one feel the glamour of these un- which may expected: "striked" spell a fortune.

Along with the decrease in opium smuggling, says the report, there

Here, for instanes, is the kind has been noted in the last two of thing which happens when the years a decrease in the number of ground shows signs of bearing Chinese landing clandestinely. Only opals one case was reported Ast year from: Jolo, and the undesirable, aliens were deported to their place of origin.

£4,500 JEWELS MISSING.

nhove pre-War. The advantage to MURDERED MAN IN A SACK. Commerce, was the main point." As to that, he could not say anything in advance of the Budget. It was for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider, if and when remissions of burdens could be made, what remissions should be given, having regard to the whole field of commer cint activities and national endear Ho would represent the views expressed by the deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

our.

PARIS, March 2nd. Search is being made by hundreds of policemen, detectives, and gen- darmes in Faris and the suburbs for the mysterious "coffec-coloured motor-car which was seen to die- appear down the road in the forest of Armainvillers, near Ozoir la Ferrière, where the burning body of a man, tied in a sack, was found with the head bearing a terrible wound.

At a late hour the police identi- fed the body as that of 3. Gaston Truphome,, aged 38, a traveller in precious stones. It was stated that when last seen 31. Trupheme had! in his possession - £4,800 in jewels and £480 in bank notes.

As regards printed papers, the restrictions on id. matter had trans ferred the load from the evening period of peak pressure and spread it over the morning hours. It was difficult to translate the advantages into actual terms of money for the whole country, but in London alone the restrictions had produced direct savings of £50,000 a year and rendered pos- sible incidental savings in staff.

31. Truphemo's body was recog- cost auzounting to a further 230,000, while £60,000 to £100,000 had been mised by the clothing and by a small saved by deferring the need for black leather puree which was found additional structural accommoda-discovered of the jewels or money, empty near it. No trace has been tion. In this direction there was

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Paris New York

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Arai 3D, 1999.

..$1,800 buy. de an. London...2184), nom.

Do Chartered Book............dil bay,"

RUGBY, April 2nd.-

124

4.88.3/3

Brussels Geneva

34.97

12.03.

Amsterdam

12.12

Milan Berlin Stockholm. Copenhagen Oslo

92.45

20.41

A.K. B

18.18

18.21

13.265

Vienna

31.€05

Prague

1642

Helsingfors

1931

Madrid

$0.023

::

368

7724

Lisbon Athens

Bucharest.

Rio

Buenos Aires Bombay Yokoahama Shanghai.....

Hong Kong. Silver (spot)...--- Silver (forward)

6.39/04

2/01

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2/0..

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Do

P.&O. Bank.

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U... El bay.

......$76 buy.

Canton Insurance Disaini $675 buy. Union InsurNDO...............

Stat buy.

North China Ins... Tis. 143 nom. Yungtase Insurance....... $46) bay. China Underwriters.46 bay. China Firs Insurance....16 nom. Hong Kong Viri Ina......3760 buy, Dongleses

HK. Bambo

HK. Taga

***** ****** 281 Luy, 29 sel

85340

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Da

(Lf).$74 now.

Shell Transporta

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Ben Mining Ad....

Kailan

The miners now know that they are on an opal-level, and con- tinue driving underneath their glassy roof in high hopes. And those hopes may be realised at any moment, for the scam of

potch

without may, reason that man knows, sudden- ly became transformed into a blinding furnace of shooting Hames. The hearts of the for- tune seekers are now glad, and they break down the opalescent roof with great care, collecting and grading the pieces. Those "are known as "orange pin fire

with chang greens firats, the ing waves of colour are also very valuable, but pieces of "red" An amazing geological phenoEK. & W. Docks Bame" are only secondary, and menon reported from Abbeville, China Providents anything blue in nature, al in the Somme Department.

The little River Drucat, a triba Hongkews .... though moving with internal fire,

RIVER TRIPLES ITS LENGTH.

$201

now.

..$2.85 nom. Ad....65). buy.. Langkas (combined)......Tis, 10 nom.

Lo.. (mgle). 1.7 S'hat. Explorations SUDDEN · RETURN

TO PRE Shanghai Lan HISTORIC BED

Baube Tronoh Mines

РАЦЕВ

„T]a. # nomi

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HX & K. Whnets,...

is thrown contemptuously away tary of the Somme, barely three New into a sack for re-grading after-miles long, has suddenly lengthen wards.

ed to 10 miles. The former source of the river, which belongs to the tertiary period in geology, has re- appeared seven miles farther up- land and the river has resumed. its prehistoric bed.

The search for gold, too, can have its exciting moments:

17/6 nom- $1404 ul. #48 sel

$5,60 bay, 6

sel, bi sa Tim. 164 buy. Tla. 4.50 mox

Tis, 107 mom.

11s: 8.60 buy, 6) sol.

Tis. 4.05 buy. T. 58 bay.

Engineering... Shanghai Dooks Ewa Cotiane.... Orientals Cottons. S'hai,Cottons (pid)

Do. H.K. & 8. Hotels H.K.

Lands 56j buy.

Tia, 133 buy, Bhanghai Lands Humphreys Estates......$15 nom. Hong Kong Realties.....61 buy., 81 sel ELK Territonala

(new)......Tl. 31 nom.

29.15 buy.

In a minute we were by his side, and Mac was handling a heavy piece of spongy metal

As the ancient river bed had shaped like a small ish. It was dull yellow in colour, and the almost disappeared through the sponge-like cells or its surface ages, the water has spread itself wide aren, flooding were filled with some soft white out over material. Mac dug out come of fields, gardens, and the collars of Tramways $251 buy. this substance with his knife. He several villages, Ravines have been Peak Trams (ald)1 buy.

(1672 bay.

held for economy, and it was to and all privata papërs had also was very thoughtful: Another made in several places and much Star Ahle (oomb.

achieve this that the restrictions been destroyed.

were instituted. It would be ex The only clues so far which may traordinarily difficult to defend lead to the arrest of the murderer their abandonment by the Portre four empty petrol tins which Office. A large proportion of id. were thrown from a coffee-coloured matter was non-urgent in character, motorcar with inside right-hand but it was impossible in practice to drive some three miles from the discriminate between there and spot where the body was found. the urgent packets. He strongly One tin was covered with, blood- urged that the really important stains. A butcher's boy saw the packets should be prepaid 1d., as tas thrown away. by this means they would receive the same treatment as letters, and

the inconveniences referred to by cent, the nurture of local enla by the deputation would disappear.

40 per cent; the number of inland The Postmaster-General also urged. the "Chambers Commerce to im-trunk calls by 50 per cent.; and the press on their members the import number of Continental trunk calls by 100 per cent. Capital outlay ance of posting large batches of cor had been very heavy, and the sux- respondence early in the day.

plus of revenue over expenditure As falling. Due regard spurt he paid to this surplus when incurmag further capital expenditure, which neccesary increased the standing

Telephone Development With regard to telephone develop ment, this country had made enormous strides in the past three

or four years; be gave details of annual charges. He was already growth, and instanced the fact that being pressed heavily on

the

in four years since 1924 the number agricultural side fom rosal dryelop of telephones had grown by 40 perment, and great strides had been (Continued at foot of next column.; made in this direction.

miracle has happened, young damage has been done. man," he remarked. balancing Important public works will have China

the mass in his hand. "This is to be undertaken to restore the

& augget of pure gold weighing river to the bed through which it H.K. Electrics

eight ounces; it is flowed when giant reptiles roamed maybe alluvial, yet we are working on the earth millions of years ago. the surface of a desert formed by the denudation of quartz reefs and sandstone ridges."!

became myself again with the shock experienced on hitting the bottom

Be}.

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8701 bay. Macao Electrica...$200 buy, Telephones China Bus

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·Do.. (old):310.nom.

(157)......82 sek. Zakl Boper 10.

(now)

Do

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Torest Of Giant Coral, These men not only prospected on I perspired profusely a new the mainland, but they tried their.

experience to me and then The hand at diving for pearls.

realised that I was standing sensation is admirably described:

amid a marine forest of giant In a moment I felt myself. coral, the delicate fronds of being raised of the deck and which were trembling as if in United Asbestos

I was al-breeze

Buddenly Ire Dairy Farm......... dropped overboard. ready sick, and the rubber-teint-

membered I was a diver in par. Watsons ed air pumped into me seemed ruit of pearl shells, and I looked Der A Wings

Lane Qrawlords.. like chloroform. The world fell. around for them. They were away from me, light went out,

everywhere. The ocean bed seera-sakintosh... and I felt I had, somehow, turn ed to be paved with them, and ed a somersault. A blurred mnes crevices in coral-ledges were filled Wm. Powells th H.K. Ampacienta of veething green flashed past the with them. Remembering all I

Constructions ELK glaaste in the helmet, my ears Guild of the instructions I had qua. Indus. G. Bond seemed to baret, and my head fell received. I filled the net hanging ... Gort Lin as if it had swollen enormously. alongside me with the shells I I think I'must have beca uneon- gathered, not too easily, from bay-bayers; sel-sellers; scious for a second on so, but I their resting-places, and gave the

Wontinued on next Column.) signal to haul.

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