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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1957

No. 22800. TONTAAXO BEЯ**** HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931.

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EXCURSION TO MAGAD:-

ON SUNDAY, THE 80TH AUGUST, 1991

8.8. "SUI TAI”..

Will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Btrost Wharf ät 9 AM....

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MACAO RACE MEETING

SPECIAL MACAO EXCURSION

6TH SEPTEMBER, 193).

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From HONG KONG 9 A.M. (Wing Lok Street Wharf)

From MACAO. 8 P.M.

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7TH SEPTEMBER, 1981.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

To-day.

(August 19.)

Beheading of John the Baptist. Tawn Bowls:--First Division: Taikoo v Kowloon Dook, Civil Her- vico v. Craigengower; Second Divi- sion: Hong Kong Electries. Club de Recreio, Kowloon 0.0. v. Tai koo, Kowloon B.G.C. v. Ciyil Ser vine, Yacht Club v. Craigeagower.

Concert at Oraigengower. Cricket Club, 9.13 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Way For A Sailor!

World Theatre: Monkey and His Imposter."

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PEN PICTURES

AMERICA.

OF

XV-MODERN BUSINESS METHODS.

DEFERRED PAYMENTS AND CHAIN

STORES.

[By J. E BEWELL ]

Business methods in the United | was "with other, companies" in the States are as different from those same business. It is remarkable to of other countries as anything else see how the stores crop up. One American differs from things of company will start a store in a other countries. Small business certain district and other companies houses are mpt in the majority as will almost always start one as close they are it other places. Every as possible to it, sometimes next- one strives to make the business door. Then a price war starts. that he is engaged, in the large ne Rich store trics to underself the possible and to shut out the small others, and, thus drive them out of man. Small stores of all sorts are the neighbourhood. Each store elbowed out by the large houses carries ou a series of special sales? because of the difference in prices, and many clever selling ideas aro Siberia (Glengarry); Europa The larger stores are able to get invented. One of the most popular their products much more cheaply, stunts is to advertise the products

Star Theatre. "Married Hollywood."

Central Theatre: "Honor Among LOTCTS."

King's Theatre:

"Tarnished Lady."

Prince's Theatre: "Big Time." Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel,

European Mail-Inward: Europe

via Siberia (Bermala). Outward:

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL HONG KONG HOTELɲ REPULSE BAY HOTEL” PRAK HOTELS

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL;- PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS

LIMITED.

·IN· ABSOCIATION: WITH TRE GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONI LITS, PEPING.

„THE HONG KONG SPORTING

ARMS AMMUNITION STORE,

5-8, BRACONSFIELD ABOADIL·

ting and Athlette Goods

Movie Cameras and Accesorios

Bunting Wear

Shooting Equipment

The Only Hotel în' CANTON Directly under European Management

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN

Guide

and Trips arranged for

and Special Care Taken of TOURISTS. Cable Address: A VICTORIA...

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

Europe-eta-Suer, (Karmala)-10.00 add, therefore, sell at a price with in such a way as to get the buyer THE HOTEL RIVIERA

a.m.; Europe via Siberia (Ben- mohr) 3.20 p.m.

Tides-High at 9.49 and 1.15; Low at 3.15 and 4 00:

Bunday...

(August 30.) Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity,

Queen's

Out."

Theatre: Stepping

Hang Ngun

World Theatro: (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: College."

This

Is

Central Theatre Free Love.. King's Theatre" Charlie Chan Carries On."...

Prince's Theatre: "Cheer Up und Smile."

Tea Dance at King's Restaurant. Tides-Hgih at 10.29 and 11.37; Low at 3.53 and 4.59

Monday.

(August 31.) Anniversary of Birthday of Queen of the Netherlands.

"At Home" at Consulate General for the Netherlands, 11.30a.m.

Meeting of the Committee of Lawn Bowls Association, '8.30 p.m. Queen's Theatre: Stopping

Out.

World Theatre: "Hang Ngun" (Chinese film):

Star Theatre; "So. This College."

King's Theatre Charlie Chan Carries On."

Central Theatre: "Tres Love." Prince's Theatre: "Cheer Up and Smile.

......

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and

Peninsula Hotels.

Tides: High at 10.33 and 11:57; Low at 4.30 and 6.15..

which the small stories are unable to buy more than one article, at a to compete.

time. certain article sells for One of the best examples of busi- twenty-five cents but the store ad- ness in the United States is the vertises the product as two for chain store. Business handling | forty-nine centa. The careful house certain lines are started by a com- wife takes advantage of this and pary and branches spread to every purchases more than she has im town of any size in the country. mediate need for and thus pushes Every, possible line can be bad the business for the store.

v of the chain through the agency storen. Provision stores perhaps predominate but there are chains handling. alothing drugs, athletic supplies, and furnishings.

Another favourite trick played in the price wars is to watch the priocs of the other stores and then undercut them. One store will price their product at Efteen cents, and The larger chain stores have their their competitor will price his At own store houses and, in many three for forty-five cents and the cases, their own factories. All of buyer without stopping to think the buying for these storca is done buys. three articles under the im through a central office and, there pression that they are sold at a fore, greater amounts can be bought hargain where in reality the goods and at a much cheaper price are being sold for the same price. than otherwise. Unlike the smaller It always looks better to price stores who buy their supplice by several articles at a certain price the case theen stores buy by the than to price one at a set figure. carload and shipload. The supplies are then sent to the individual stores as they are needed.

Competition.

Deferred Payments,

One of the recent practices to promote sales in the deferred pay- ment system. While this system The chain store company divides has been introduced in many other its area into districts over each of countries it is not handled to the which there is a district supervisor. same extent as it is in America. Each district has as many stores, as The system was first started in the. re needed to cover all possible automobile industry but has now business in that district. In many spread until almost anything can towns several stores of the same.be bought by this system. Usually company are so placed as to put the merchandise can be bought the local shops out of busines and much cheaper if cash is paid but get the monopoly of the market. to the middle class, the extra price All the various companies in the is no hardship and it makes it easy different lines constantly carry on a "Continued on Page 3.)

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Exchange Building To-day's Tiffin

81.50

Iced Consommé

Fried Fixb, Chip Potatons

Minded Turkey and Poached Egg

Lamb Outlet and Spinach

Roast Pigeon on Toast

Curried Meat Ball

Boiled Potatoes

Boat Potatoes.

Green Peas.

TIFFIN $1.50.

TRY OUR

SPECIAL DAILY

COLD

TIFFINS

King's Restaurant To-day's Tiffin 81.50

Hot or Cold Boof Tes

Bolled Fish, French Potatoes

Bird's Nest Egg and Shredded Potatoes

Minute Steak, Lyonnaise Potatoos, 'Onton Sance

Roast Chicken and Drossing.

Cold Corned Ox Tongue

Mixed Balad

Boiled Potatoes.

Marrow

Roast Potatoes:

$1.25

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Hice Compote and Pranes

Frait

Caramel Padding and Prunes

Tau of Coffee

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RESTAURANT.

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per

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All Cakes

Assorted Petit Fours $1.00 per lb.

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