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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1931

I pay Lower prices and

get the FINEST

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QUALITY

Lane Crawford's

Have you heard, by the way, about the GOLD BAR VEGETABLES? They are making a special offer this month of ten per cent. discount on six or more tins, and the best of it, is you can

make up the six as you like, Peas, Beans,

Tomatoes, anything

I'm ordering

in a lot, as quite apart from anything else, Gold Bar are absolutely the best

sort you can get. There is very little locally grown stuff this time of the year, and one simply must have Vegetables."

GOLD BAR

VEGETABLES

GROWN, PICKED AND CANNED WITH THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC CARE ARE

Pure, health-giving, and as delicious to

eat as they are attractive

appearance.

MILK

INTERPORT CRICKET.

FIRST TRIAL TOMORROW,

The following have been selected to play in the first Interport Trial Match to-morrow. Play will begin at 11.30 am and tiffin will bo served in the Pavilion.

H. R. B. Hancock (Capt.), Ismail, H. Oven Hughes, A. Minu, A. C. Beck, D. J. N. Anderson, E.

COAL TRADE'S BAD YEAR.

EXPORT DOWN 7,000,000 TONS.

industry is emphasised by the So The depressed state of the coal

oretary for Mines in a report on the work of his Department in 1930.

"The reduced demand for Bri tish coal, it is stated, which was largely the result of the world- wide industrial depression experi anced during the year, affected both home consumption and ex

R Duckitt, R. H. Griffiths, Fports nearly equally, but in spite Zimmern, G. C. Burnett, H: P. Lim and A. C. 1. Bowker.

D.

H.

T. E. Paarco (Capt.), Capt. G. E. Mirehouse, A. Reid, F. Fereira, D. G. Simpson, A. Madar, E. J. R. Mitchell, F. Good win, E. F. Fincher, JC. Lyal, W. Rigg and J. E. Richardson.

LOCAL RUGGER.

TRIAL GAME AT KOWLOON,

of this, and of an increase in col liaru stocks, prices generally were li little highor, particularly in port markets.

The output of coal in Grost: Britain during 1930 the report adds, was nearly 244,000,000 tons. of 14,000,000 tons less than in 1929. when the output was in excess of the recent average The decline was relatively greatest in the principal exporting districts.

Shipments during last year of British con abroad (including foreign bunkers and, the equival ent of coke and manufactured fuel exported) amounted to 75,000,000 tons, or 7,000,000 tons deas than in 1929.

During the spell of activity" which marked, the first quarter of 1930 the number of wage-earnóra on colliery books rose from 040.400 to 900,700 early in March, but fell rapidly during tho summor montha, From August to Decem-

..

about

At King's Park on Wednesday the K.B.S.F.P.A. (Rugby Section) held a further practica game, when the whiter beat the Colours by a dropped goal (4 points) to nil. Both sides fielded grently weakened foams and ng a result or the number never exceeded 800,000, and upon OCCABION WALK the game, became a kick-and-rushless than $4,000. The previous duel rather than

post-war record clean open lowest & garac, A brilliant dropped goal 804,000 in August, 1928. from outside the Colours 23 by Lt. Keith Murray gave the Whites a narrow but deserved win. V. F. Peers, the "interport front row forward, made a welcome. fp. pearance and displayed excellent form in his first match of the sea- son, S. Hardy, a Naval player, also, made his initial appearance, play- ing in the White's three-quarter line.

Of the newcomers, to the "game, T. Whitley gave a sterling display at centre three-quarter for the Whites. His tackling was very saro and his play all-round shows signs of great promise. S. Macni- der in the Colour's pack also played well and has learnt the ulementary lesson of forward play -always keep on the ball.

D. Black, who played behind the Whites serum in the second half, gave a very favourable impression, one well-judged eut-through nearly. leading to a score.

Taking the game on the whole," however, it was a very poor: ex? hibition and would have lost con- siderable interest had the whistle been blown for every infringement

INTER-FACULTY TENNIS.

ENGINEERING BEAT THE

ARTS.

An Inter-Faculty tennis match was played on the University courts resulting in the Engineering section defeating the Arts students by sets to 6.

The scores were

L. Oppenheim and K. M. Lo

(Engineers)

beat Prof. Forster and W.

K. Chon

hent YF. Chew, and F.

Zimmern

lost to I. P. Lee and D. J.

N. Anderson ...

Prof Redmond and P. L. Thn

'(Engineers)

beat Prof. Forster and W.

K, Chon

beat Y. F. Chew and F.

Zimmern

beat IP. Leo and D. J.

N. Anderson

H. M. Lee and H. Z. Hos

(Engineers)

lost to Prof. Forster and W.

K. Chon

drew with Y. F. Chow and Zimmern, AUMONI lost to 1. P. Lee and D. J.

N. Anderson

6-4

EXCHANGE RATES.

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokobama

BRITISH WIRELESS. BERVICE]·

Rugby, October 7.

1/52

1/7

172.

2/01

Silver:--

Spot

10%

Forward

37

Paris.

New York

3.88

Brussels

Geneva Amsterdam

Milan Berlin Stockholm

Dalo

Copenhagen

Vienna ?! Prague

Helsingfors

Madrid

Lisbon

Athens...

132

100

53

109

305:

805

Rid..........

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

"Bucharest

FASCIST CODE FOR MOTORISTS.

EXTRAORDINARY PENALTIES.

Rome-Italian motorists are un- pleasantly surprised at the first ap plication of the new Fascist penal code to their fraternity, A Turin motorist had been summoned by the polies for refusing to take to hos pital & man bleeding from the head as the result of h fall. He excused himself on the ground that he was not going to town.

The police discovered that he did go and made this. an additional 0- 0 offence.

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Under the first charge he is liable to three months' imprisonment and £35 fine. For not telling the truth' to the police, he is liable to from one to six months' imprisonment 2nd from £35 to £65 fine. These are typical of the liabilities of 6-4 motorists under the new code.

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WAYS COMFORTABLYCOOL

WILL

KING'S

M.C.L. Peak Children's Club

SALE OF WORK

on Monday next at the Peak Club

To be opened by Lady Peel at 3.30 p.m

Entrance $1.

·Gea 50 cents

Children free

NOTICE.

SINCERE'S NATIONAL DAY'S HOLIDAY

In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Chinese Republic, all our stores will be closed on Saturday, October 10th. Business will be resumed on Sunday afternoon.

THE SINCERE COMPANY, LIMITED.

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