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MASON'S

DELTUȚOUL

O.K

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

11857.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Olhos in the United Kingdoa.

No. 22984. NGANAIAN BUJONNE HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932. ⭑##

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

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On and after MAY Pärn, 1981, ustil Farther Notles (all previous Time Tabli onnelled).

STATIONS

'Kowloon

Yaumati

Fanling

Skatin....

Talpo é

Taipo: Market

Sheangeàni Shumelun

Canton

UP TRAINS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

TO AZMU, AIRE

12: 14. 1623 18 14 28.

Dep. 840 8.03

82 8181

(Dep. 7,00) ay

7.20

STATIONS

Canton Churachan... Sheung bul Fanling

Taipo Market.

Taipo Skatin....

TAMA.......

Kowloon.........

12.00 1.18 205 -984) 10,24) 12,09{ 1,20) 477) (0.36 13.20 1.88) 1982). 10,50) 13:38) 1,51]: 6.87 10.04 12587)*1.55|

Iv 10 Piccol fED4) 12,17 2,05

9.05.181411.00 12.82)

(7,298,14 10.06

Dop.) 7.30 8.25 10:18] Dey. 7,458,86 10.23|||

Dop 7.58 8.43 10.30

Dep.8.11 8.35 10:48 ....

402 4,13) 6,88 7:40 440 5.48 78 50% 5.65 9.00 $168.00

17

12,01 2.80 448

· 12,06|'8:09): 4,49 |6,88

12,808.15) 8,02 0,49 12.32 8.27 5,347.01

8:59

Art.8.179,010:64)11.12 128 8.33 5.90 7.07 7.307.84

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SAILINUS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 am. &.30 p.m.

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SPECIAL MAÇÃO EXCURSION

ON SUNDAY, 3 APRIL

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SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

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IN

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16. Des Voeux Road, C.

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We beg to announce that Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR art and Curio Experts, will also exhibit some choice Art pieces suitable to beautify your HOME.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

TO DAY

(March 30)

Old Alloyaian Dinner, Hong. Kong Hotel, 8 p.m.

Mootings The Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 11.30 am The Hong Kong Fire Insur- up Co. Ltd., noon; Union Water- Bout Co., Lt, 3 p.m.; Society of St. George, Jardine's Boardroom, 6.20 p.m. New Territories Evan- aslization Society, Union Church, Hong Kong, L.15 pm.

Whist Drive at Seamen's Institute and Kowloon Dock.

B... Tennis Tournament: Open Doubles Championship: E. C. Fichar god L. Goldman . H. A Bairow and "F. J. Remedios' (Stand Court).

Contest Theatre: Tonight or Never."

King's Theatre: "The Spider." Queen's Theatro: Hook, Line and Sinker."

Star Theatre:

ventional!!!

拾叁月叁年式卅個玖仟音英 Price

THE MELTING DOWN OF

GOLD.

HISTORIC DEALS IN PRECIOUS METALS.

MODERN RUSH TO TURN VALUABLES INTO HARD CASH.

BY J. G, NOPPEN.

Ruskin, in one of his lecture, such an arrangement. deplored the then popular custom of having sold and silver melted down and made up now. As long as this prevails, he said, "you can not have

a goldsmith's art in this

country."

What would be say to-day, I won-

Strictly Uncon-der, when popole are rushing to the goldsmiths with every bit of preci-

World Theatre: 4 (Chinels film)..

In 1314, avon the goldsmiths were. hidden to buy bullion,, and the people were ordered to bring it to the Royal mints. It does not meam, takan however, that this law Bariously In fact, many modiaeval. statutes were not rigidly enforced.

DECREASE IN VÀ

The relation in.

Jay was

between

2.3 Springtime ous metal they have in their possilver and gold was very different

Ten Dances at "King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and King's Res taurant.

Club Dance, Cathedral Hall, 8.15 p.m.

THURSDAY,

(March 31.)

Annual Meeting of Green Island Cemont Co., Exchange Building, 12

доод.

Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.,.

11 a.m.

Annual Meeting of Members, Hong Kong Club, 5.30 p.m.”

Annual Meeting of the Institu- tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders, .6 p.m.

Helena May Institute, Concert,

6.30 p.m.

Annual Meeting of Hong Kong

Lawn Tennis' Association;. 6 p.m.

Lammert's Sale of Valuable Postage Stampa, Sules Room, 3.13.

p.m

Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament: Open Singles: 8. A. Rumjahn . J. A. E. Cassumbhoy (stand court)....

ני

sessions

in the Middle Ages from what it is How times have changed Two to-day. Until the sixteenth con- generations ago the idea was to tury, gold was about ten or twolve keep pace with fashion. One's platetimes the price of silver, and both must be up-to-date. Nowadays, to had a far higher purchasing power be in the fashion we must turn our than they now have. valuabies into cash.

Ruskin dis disgaming "The poli tinni seonomy of Art" At present people are more concerned with the domestic economy of housekeeping..

The decrease in value was brought about by the now and prolific sources of supply which were opened out by the discovery of America.

The English goldsmiths, from Anglo-Saxon days, ranked in skill BULLION AND COIN.“

and importance with the best in Moreover, we have set the clock

Europo.. "Their guild was rich and hack several centuries in our deal- ings with gold and silver. "We are powerful for several centuries be Boing to the goldsmiths, as people fore the Goldsmiths Company re- went in the Middle Ages, to exceived its charter in 1893. As crafts. change our precious metal for cur man they were among the most rent coin.

highly paid, and the Mastors held high positions.

The wealthy man then kept "his riches in bulk. When he needed The most famous English gold- coin he had two sources from which smith of early times was Edward of he might obtain it: the Royal mints Westminster. About 1910, Edward Queon's Theatre: Alibi."

and exchanges, which existed in the succeeded his father Odo as tbe; King's Theatre; "Confessions of chief towns, and the goldsmitha. King's chief personal stoward He a Co-ad,"

Then, us now, there was frequent lived in a great house in Whitehall Central Theatre: To-night or

·Never.'

ly trouble over the export of but which had been occupied by the lion. At times there was a serious great Justiciar Hubert. de Burgh shortage of coin. Several Acts were The records show that immense World Theatre 20 Springtime passed forbidding the people to sums of money passed through his send it out of the country and com- bands, and that he acted for King Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hote; Dinner pelling foreign merchants who sold Henry III in all important busi- Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, gonds here to accept English wares ness transactiode, until his death Peninsula Hotel and King's Hesin exchange. Exception was usual about 1264. It is strange that his taurant; Polico. Recreation Club Dance at Lano, Crawford's Restaurly made in the case of fishermen, remarkable career has had such int, 8 p.r.

who could not conveniently accept little attention by our historians.

Star Theatre: "Say It With Songs" "

(Chinese Alm)..

11

LANE, CRAWFORD,

King's Restaurant

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TO-DAY'S

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To-day's Tiffin Snack Tiffins $1.00 To-day's Tiffin

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Cream of Cora

Fried Fresh Herring, French Potatoes

Forced Tomato, Brown Sauco

Grilled Minute Stork, Onion Sauce Toast Log of Park, Apple Sauce

Kai Sze Fan

Roast and Boiled Potatoes

Cabbage

Caramel Padding and Prunel

Tes or Coffer

Truit

'KINGS" Ox Tail Soup Fricassed Chicken and Macaroni Caramel Pudding and Prunes Coffee

"EXCHANGE"

Cocky Lecky Bonp Fricassed Veal, Peas and Rice.

Almond Pudding Coffee

$1:50

Cocky Lestr Boup

Fried Fish, French Potatoe

Golden Buck

Roast Teal, and Chips"

Boiled Corned Park, Pease Padding

Curziod PrawnS

Foust and Boiled Potatoes

Frenob Beans

Almond ¿ding.

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31st MARCH

at the

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ALIBI

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