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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933.

HONG KONG'S NEW BREWERY OPENED

:

OVER 700 GUESTS SAMPLE H. B.

BEER

Directors Tell How The Enterprise Originated And Some Witty Stories

MRS.

BORRETT OPENS THE BUILD.. ING AND TAKES THE KEY!

Sham Tseng Bay was en fete yesterday, and never before, in the history of the place, were there so many motor-cars and people out there at the same time.

The occasion was the official opening of the Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers, Ltd., brewery, by Mrs. O. C. Bor. rett, wife of H.E. the General Officer Commanding, and if one is to judge the Company's future by the repre sentative gathering that drank to the Brewers success, then indeed, a glorious future lies ahead for them.

A fleet of 100 It was indeed a memorable occasion. motor cars waited at the Ferry Wharf to bring the guests out to the Brewery, which is situated amidst delightful surroundings, twelve miles along Castle Peak Road, and the building itself, beflagged as it was, presented a gay spectacle.

Just in front of the Brewery, a big matshed had been put up, and here some 700 guests partook of refresh- ments, and had their first taste of H. B. Beer.

At the entrance to the Brewery, Mr. Stanley Dodwell, Chairman of the Board of Directors, assisted by Mrs. C. S. de Saille Robertson, wife of the Secretary of the Company, and Mrs. F. M. Barrett, advertising manager, received the guests.

The car arrangements were made by the Hong Kong Hotel Garage and the catering was done by Lane, Craw ford, Ltd. teas, cakes and ices, etc. being served in the matshed.

The Band of the South Wales Borderers (by kind permission of Lieut.-Col. Räikes, D.S.O. and Officers) played a delightful selection of music appropriate to the" occasion during the afternoon.

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COME WHERE THE BOOZE IS

CHEAPER'

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"MR. DOD 'ELL'S SPEECH

Mr. Stanley Dodwell, Chairman of Directors said;--

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen,

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equally good facilities by road with the reservation-and I hope Mr. Tratman will bear this is mind- that the regulation weight of tone for industrial lorries, and their loads is not enough for the average industriad undertaking.

H.K-MANILA FLIGHT

BIXBY REACHES HIS DESTINATION

BIXBY REACHES HIS. DESTINATION.

NEW CHINESE HOTEL

Modern Structure At Wanchai

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WELL FURNISHED INTERIOR

Mr. Ruttonjee is going to telt. us shortly of his labours of years and the help he received while he was working on his project. 'His instructions to me for this evening. were, at all costs, to brighten up the proceedings and leave the rest-

Mr. H. M. Bixby of the Pan

The Wanchai waterfront in yesra to him. I suspect he was a little

American Airways, accompanied nervous of what a budding brewer.

imposing right and already there with but four months experience by Mr. W. S. Gooch, chief pilot, to come promises to present a very might say, I can assure him that and M, Wilmer Elmer, wireless are indications that some of the

and reserve pilot hopped China Merchants, now that the off from Labrador, 120 miles North will be erected there,

For the present the largest good old days of easy profitable of Manila at 2.20 p.m. yesterday.

He had left Kai Tak at 5.45 yeastructures jalong Gloucester Road business have gone, I fear for good.terday morning and by 7,45 3111. have proved ourselves to be pheno had passed over the Pratas. At are the new police station. the Institute. the Royal menally elastic and adaptable 12.15. p.m. Mr. Moss, Civil Super- Naval Canteen. which has yet to

circumstances,

Seaman's

I, for instance, during the last intendent of the Kai Tak Aero-be completed, and a seven storied

ten years, in order to eke out a precarious livelihood, have had to become, amongst other things, a Wine and Spirit Merchant, 稿 Plumber, an Electrical Engineer, a Provision Merchant, a Motor Car Dealer, a Dairy Farmer, and at the "Critic somewhat mournful. ly, if not scornfully, pointed out the other day, a vendor of Patent Medicines.

Well Ladies and Gentlemen, it may be infra-dig, and it may even

com

drome, received a wireless munication from Mr. Elmer to the

effect that the machine bad land- ed at Labrador.

A later message received by Mr. Moas stated that the plane reached Manila safely at 3.25 pim

UNMUZZLED DOGS

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Chinese Hotel, the exterior of which is now entirely finished,"

Of these new buildings, the hotel is the tallest and the four Chinese characters painted on the top of the back of building can be seen from Johnson Road, as the tram passes, or even further back.

вечет

The building presents a striking

A appearance from the harbour, row of twelve pillars support the front verandahs of this storied building and the entrance is be a case of "How are the Mighty INTERESTING POINT RAISED in the centre of the building. The fallen" but this I can say about

design is on modern lines and as it. We handle three times a "many

Mr. J. T. Prior of Messrs. Wil-a hotel, the building has been skil lines as we did is the old days, we kinson and Grist was summoned fully and lavishly equipped,

It would seem that no effort has make about three times as little before Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday out of it, but I am happy to say for allowing bis dog to be abroad been spared to make the structure we employ about three times many people, Britishers, Porta-nmuzzled. Mr. Prior said that in every way as up-to-date as pos his dogs had been.. vaccinated sible while still embodying some guese and Chinese, as we used to

against rabies, and although he features of the Chinese boarding the building pleaded guilty to the summons, be house. A visit to A Tale of Queen Victoria,

submitted that the precautions he yesterday by a Daily Press repre- Now, appreciating only too well had taken lessened the offence. sentative revealed many interest that the surest way to brighten up Vaccination, he said, was the only ing features, and those who "be- the proceedings is to get the constructive prevention of rables. moan the fact that Wanchai lacks speeches off and the beer on, I am This had been proved in other a good restaurant will be pleased of the building, arrangements are not going to detain you much long-parts of the world, although as yet to hear that on the ground floor er, but there are so many stories it had not been proved in Hong now well in hand for the install- about beer that I cannot resist tell- Kong.

ing of what appears to be a Euro- ing you two which seem to

pean and a Chinese restaurant' and a soda fountain. The ground appropriate for the occasion.

floor is spacious, airy & attractive. ly decorated.

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me

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I came across the first while hunting for a really snappy slogan for our opening campaign. Those of you who are old enough may remember that little incident the life of the late Queen Victoria' when she was inspecting one of her pet regiments in Hyde Park, The regimental band had played an old song, very popular at the time, and the Queen, took such a fancy to it that she sent for the Bandmaster and asked him to play it again. He was naturally de lighted, but not, so delighted when

Mr. Wynne-Jones:-I think that is really a matter beyond me.

Mr. Prior: I don't know what the Government think about it. Mr. Wynne-Jones: Nor do L

A Homelesa Dog.

The First Floor, For what purpose the first floor Mr. Prior emphasised that in will be used is hard to tell at pre- his opinion a dog vaccinated sent. It is possible that, the office against rabies was harmless. He will be situated there or that it could not speak with authority be will be used as a lounge for the cause he had not been able to find guests of the hotel, or "perhaps

will frestaurant it. He understood, however, that the

be

ex-

the vaccination lasted for a year. tended to the first floor. It is Mr. Wynne-Jones? I don't think sufficient to say that although it

I can take responsibility hers with-will be at least six weeks before

she asked him the name of the out any knowledge of this. What the building will be entirely com

"

Had I

copy of

you are really asking me to do

is to encourage people.

tonjee.

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen:

pleted and furnished, the interior decorations and furnishing of the tions of the excellent type of hotel various ficors already give indica it is intended to offer to the pub- lic

this building. furniture is being introduced into

The roof of this, building will be used as a kind of "garden" where entertainments will be given.

It

is an ideal place to spend a sum- mer's evening, as it gets the breeze from the Harbour, and, of course, a delightful view.

leaves to me the task of speaking Our Chairman has said that he

Excellent Views of Harbour, to you particularly oh the Brewery

In fact, one of the most attrac itself. It will probably relieve tive thing about the rooms in this your anxiety if

at assure you hotel is the excellent view that the outset that I do not propose to

The local

press,

Been

tune. He blushed up to the roots of his hair and begged Her Ma- jesty to excuse him telling her the

Mr. Prior: This is a police pro- title as he feared it might pre- judice her against the tune. How.secution. It is a matter for them.

Mr. Wynne-Jones adjourned the ever, the old Queen insisted, and covered with confusion, the poor case for a week to obtain expert! The upper floors are all design a good deal of satisfaction from Bandmaster at last blurted out that opinion on the merits of vaccina-ed as bed rooms. As in every hotel; the furnishing consists of a the thought that the policy adopt-it was called:-"Come where the tion against rabies.

bed, a wardrobe and other requisi ed to bring it into being will Booze is cheaper." When I tell suredly one of these days prove to you that our beer is going to be

tes for hotel résidents, and in this connection it might be interesting be the policy by which the world a little over half the price of the regains prosperity.

to mention that some very modera When every article mported from Europe, and At a time like the present when other nation is determined to live very much better because it is

we brewed on the spot, you will, I'm MR. RUTTONJEÈ'S SPEECH the trade and purchasing power of in watertight compartments, the whole world is at such a low must of necessity do likewise, but suro agree with me that that is

Mr. Rutionice, Managing Direr level, and the figures of unemploy the longer this depression lasts, the a very appropriate" slogan and ment at such a high one, the more am I convinced that per- one that you would do well to im-tor said:---

manent, prosperity can nover re-print upon your minds. launching of a new industrial em turn until the world at large ad been able to unearth a ployment creating undertaking le serves, I think, the support and mits the truth of the interdepen the store I would have had the band dence of Nations. The Romomic play it to-day so that you would encouragement of every section of Conference failed because the na have all joined in the chorus. the community. It is therefore s

And One About Soldiers, source of great gratification to all tions were not ready to admit that truth. This Brewery is going to. those connected with the Brewery |

The other story is also about to be able to welcome today such succeed because we have admitted

it. It is a British undertaking soldiers. I wonder why stories a representative and distinguished. gathering of the citizens of the Co-built on the foundations of inter- about beer do often concern oldi. enter into a long technical talk on one can get of the Harbour. the process of the making of beer. Especially from the upper stories national co-operation and reciproc- otri lony. Some of you of course may ity. We believed there was a de-

and on this most up to date plant Hongkong Harbour 88 have come from a sense of duty, and for real Pilsener Beer, An instruction class was in pro-which produces the excellent hear from the bay at Wanchai loses others from a lively interest in the brewed on the spot, so we approach-gress at one of the barracks at which you will enjoy this after-nothing of its beauty.

It is understood that the new In The subject was "General noon.

Loy case we have, product of our Brewery. I yened the nation which has made home.

courtesy of the building owes its existence to the ture to predict however, that when Pilsener Beer throughout the ages, deportment and behavior while in through the

been. able to enterprise of Chinese business men you have tasted the amber liquid and after close investigation of uniform out of barracks" our master brewers hare, prepared

Private present to you during the past few already interested in the boarding for you, and when we have shown conditions, they guaranteed not instructor, turning to you over the Brewery, you will only to make it but to show us Jones, said "Now Private Jones, months a considerable amount of house and hotel business. Judging give us your encouragement and how to make it, and we in return supposing a Private in H.M. descriptive matter, so that you from the fact that it is the only support not merely from sense 8ave them the order for the me- army were to find himself in a must by this time be more or less hotel in Wanchai and that it is Public House, things were begin experts in the process of beer main in many ways, so much superior of duty, but on the merits of the chinery and plant.

ning to get rowdy and looked as facture. Moreover the tour of the to the generally accepted iden of beer we brew and the conditions

if they might snd in a free fight, Brewery which you will make to- under which we brew it.

what should a man do? What day, or which we shall at any time should a man do Sir" replied be pleased to arrange for you, will Four months ago, when my pre-Private Jones, "Drink up his beer afford you a much better dea of decessor, Mr. Warren went home and so quietly away "Quite, it's equipment than any verbal de- An inspection of the various sec-op leave, his colleagues did me the right said the instructor, and, scription which I could give. tions of the Brewery will convince honour to offer me the Chairman: turning to Private Smith he asked you that nothing has been spared ship of the Brewery, and after him "Now Private Smith, suppos to make it a model of its kind- first scertaining that most of the ing you were in a Public House in ite up to date equipment, in its hard work had been done, and and your next door neighbour, It was very kind of Mr. Dodwell hygienic conditions and in the that we were approaching the pro- after one over the eight, became to say all thows nice things about If the story of the assistance and personal cleanlitics of every one of ducing stage, I accepted. My truculent and insolent and looked me and the part I have played in support given to British industries British intareste generally its employees. We intend to be conscience however, will not per as if he was going to pick a quay- the establishment of this brewery, and able to say "of it with pride that mit me to take any of the credit rel with you, what should you Naturally I feel very happy to throughout the whole of the Far nowhere in the world is beer man for overcoming the many difficul-do?" What should I do Sir ddy to see the realisation of visions East by the Hong Kong and Shang- factured under more ideal condities with which we have had to replied Private Swith, "Drink up which were born in my mind many hai Banking Corporation ever tions. We can say of it now that contend. That credit lies with my his beer and go quietly away!" years ago; but the credit of all this comes to be written, the world will nowhere in the world is beer brew-colleagues and more particularly Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, that is not entirely mine. Without the wonder where Britain and her ed in more beautiful surroundings with our Managing Director, Mr. is not a hint that we want or a generous and sympathetic support trade would stand in this part of -and, what is more important Buttonjoe, whose "baby" the Bre-pect you to go quietly away this of the Government-especially at the world if British banks and es from the practical side, these pic wery really is. It is due largely afternoon; neither am 1 optimistic the initial stages of the project pecially this great banking institu turesque hills pour down to us

to his initiative, courage and, above enough to believe that any of you and the Hong Kong and Shanghal tion the Gibraltar of the whole constant supply of ideal water for all, to his tenacity, that the Brewho drink your neighbour's beer Banking Corporation, I could never banking system of the Far Es our purpose, water that has been wory, has at last been established. will succeed in getting quietly have succeeded. When the some had not always, as the very founda- exhaustively tasted and found to

In coming out here to the New away, but whether you go quietly what protracted negotiations were tion of their policy, been ready to be equal in quality and just as Territories as an industrial pione away or whether you don't, we do being carried on with the Govern give a helping hand to every pro suitable as the Pilsen water itself, er imbued, I think with the same want you, when you get back to ment every difficulty as it arose mising and deserving business pro where the famous Pilsener beer is spirit as those early merchant and Hong Kong and Kowloon, to make was overcome by the sympathetic jeet As I have already said, withs

industrial Pioneers who, in a gen-as much noise as you possibly can consideration of all officials with out this aristance and the scop British Pilsener.

eration made our barren Island telling your friends in the words I came in contact and by agement received from into one of the world's foremost of that old song to Come where the dragemer Riven to this thent this Brewery The criticism has

shipping ports, he gave practical the booze is cheaper. We are project by the

icers glad at this opp lieve been made in some quarters recognition to the industrial pos- particularly relying upon How Reginald Stubbsa that the Browery could hardly be sibilities of these Territories, with loon, for they should want much of the Colonial Secretarist the ring my

Inte Sir Claude Cover, Mr D. Wave termed a British undertaking. their excellent water supply for more beer in future to Wash

Tretman, Mr. Wa J. Carrie and Bouther ritories That criticism is quite unjust.It power purposes, as well as beer, the dust from their coal domp is British-it is going to brew and their splended transpert famili.. I will now al upon Mr. But Mr. Wynne-Jones,

(Continued as foot of next col.). British Pilsener Beer, and I derive ties by rail and water, and their (Continued on next columm)

brewed.

A Medal of Its Kind,

Tribute to Mr. Buttonjes.

Oficial Encouragement.

Chinese boarding house, one is safe in predicting that it will prove a very prosperous enterprise for its proprietors.

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