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THE GENERAL SER-

VICE MEDAL.

A LOCAL ANOMALY.

FOOTBALL..

NEXT SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME

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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

EXCHANGE.

THE DROP IN THE DOLLAR

Exchange is now weaker and lower than on Monday. The are buying importers here forward, and that is one of the factors accounting for the decline, On the other hand, exporters are watching for an opportunity to sell. The Shanghai market is not firm.

Usually when the silver rate registers an advance, the gold price declines. To-day it is noc

NOTICES.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

OWN. HOUSE FED

POULTRY -

We are now able to supply our customers with owald poultry and to meet all demands..

A Food many long-serving!

The matches arranged for Satur soldiers in Horgkong, mostly ofj warrant and senior non-commiss-day next should provide good ioned rank, are feeling very sore Sport, and after Saturday each just now, because it has been Club will have played one another. made known to them that they The Navy on Saturday last lost & are not entitled to the General valuable point, but South China have only to produce the Service Medal being awarded to all men 'o proceeded overseas same form in their" remaining matches 10. upset most of the during the recent war.

The sit on has arisen by teams in the league. They should win against the reason of the fact that a quantity register

SO. Gold has goue of this med bon as recently Pelice who will have great diffi-

Our present stock consists of specially selected birds been receive by the Ordnance culty in holding South China's up in sympathy with silver. Department application has nippy forwards. St. Joseph's have This is explained in the following which are in prime condition and should give every been made for an issue. To all not settled down to their proper way. The double eagle dollar has

satisfaction. Hong- those military men who were same yet, and with the exception been getting scarce in

of their match with South China, kong. because there has been serving in Hengkeng when

Chief have not shown the same good a very free export of the metal war broke out. the

as it spasen, but they from here to the Straits Settle- Ordnance Officer has ro-forw

This would not have have not placed a full side in the ments. rlied that they cannot given the richer becaus it is only field excepting when they played effected the market were it not If they play that shipments from New York to those men who left home dur-South Chin ing the period of hostilities for at full strength on Saterlag, the did not arrive in time to meet the By reason of Club will ned to be all out to scaldemand. An additional factor The R. A. will go on up-working towards a high double the fact that these men were.al-win. really serving overseas when war setting form as they did last year cagle was the drop in exchange. broke out and have not left the and the Nary will find them

Club Dea sethiek as well. Working on Celong in the meantime, they are sturdy

Recrio, and South China (B) and the report that the Indian rupee no: eligible for the medal.

There must be close on fifty() should win their mates in eross rate on London has been men so affteed-men who have the Second Division of the Lux dans. d. the local import- The games, grounds, ete. forers of yarn from India purchased mostly a good few more years tuj serve. Quite eight or nine offSaturday are as follow:-

service overseas.

them have received the Meritori

ous Service medal for vainable

opments.

1ST. DIVISION LEAGUE. Hongkong Club v. St. Joseph's,

The rate on India has suffered

heavily from Banks to meet their yarn bil's. This panicky feeling on the part of the yarn merchants is reflected in the lower rate for and it does seem an anomaly that referes Mr. J. Coaker.

jen India was 239. To-day it 225. they shonk le denied the lesser

Honeking Police v. South The local Banks when they sell valued G. S. M. Incidentally W Cina Military Ground. kick to the yarn merchants find it canteen work get one. and sofvit 4 p.m., referee Lt. Snook, R.A. dificult to get cover.

why lesser rupees are obtained now for the Hongkong dollar.

services rendered during the ward Ground, kick-off 4 p.m..the rupee. On the 22nd instant T.T.

A. A. Cs who went overseas to dal

does any man wit went abroad to do garrison work during the war, but all men who were in. garrisons before the war and have stayed there many of them against their own desires do not!

If these regular soldiers are going to be denied the S.M then members nf the Defencel Corps would not seem to have nuch cause to grande because their own service is not going be recognised.

We understand the the questi ion of these fibres, rving soldiers and their right to the modal has been referred Home for a War Office decision. It means a lot a senior rank man in the servies to have nothing to snow for the time he spent in the Army during the war.

WORLD'S SHIPPING.|

THE LATEST FIGURES.

Royal Navy v. R. G. A.-Navy Ground Risk of 4 p.m.. referee Mr. Townsend.

2nd DIVISION LEAGUE St. Joseph's v. Club de Recreio. --Club gróun, kick-off 2,30 p.m.. referen Lt. Thomaton.

South Chin B. V. United F. C. Navy Groun i, kick-oti 2,30 pim.. refered Mr. Syske.

South China A. v. In an R. C. Military ground, kirasat, 2,30 pati referon Mr. Langiel

The Stuffs game originally fixed with the South CB has seratet of owing to the Staff- being unable to raise a team on gameday and the United F. C. have red the sture. The Cher Clubs in the 2nd Division,- the Staffs, Navy. Kowloon and | Hongkong Cub Reserves-will be

without matches on Saturday,

QUIZ.

That is

PANSY DAY.

HONGKONG FUND FOR WAR DEVASTATED FRANCE.

Under the Patronage of H. E. Sir Reginald Stubbs, K.C.M.G.. H.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander L. Duff. K.C.B., H.E. Major-Gen- eral F. Ventris. C.B., His Honour Sir Willian Rees Davies, K., A.C.. The Honourable Mr. Claud Severn. CMG., Commodore V.G. Gurner, R.

The following donations are gratefully acknowledged:

H. E. Si Reginald Stubbs

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H. E. Vice-Admiral Sir Al- exander L. Duff. K.C.B.... His Honour Sir William Rees

Davies. Kt.. K. C.

The flowing will representi the longkong Football Club in their match with St. Joseph's:- G. Rodger: F. Black and J. The Returns compiled by MacCalhin: M. L. Railton, J. . Lloyd's Register of Shipping, just Stewart and J. Rodger: J. B.H.E. Major General F. Ven-

tris. C.B. sent to us by the Hongkong Heimilton, A. Boysen, D. Riechel-

Claud Severn, Agency, show that there were 781 man, H. M. McTavish (Capt) and Hon. Mr.

C.M.G. merchant vessels of 2,616,773 tons E. Rils.

Commodore V. G. Gurner. gross under construction is the!

R.N... United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended 30th September. 1919.

Of these 723 were steel steam- -ships, 29 steel sailing ships, 20 of ferro-concrete (both steam and sail) and of woot No-fewer

3.000 tons.

.5100

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30

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100

25

Sir Paul Chater, Kt., C.M.G. 250

Hon. Mr. John Johnstone Mr. H. Hancock

100

50

50

FRAWLEY COMPANY. A Friend

"THE MISLEADING LADY." Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. 25

Anonymous Mr. A. H. Barlow Mr. J. L. Crockatt Mr. HL. Sandes Mr. Ross Thomson Mr. G. M. Young Mr. D. G. M. Bernard Hon. Mr. E.V.D. Parr

than 275 of the ships were over How a practical joke leads to à very real crisis in the lives of The tonnage now under.con-two young people and how a bet- struction in the United Kingdom inspired flirtation on the part of is about 293,000 tons more than a young lady eventually finds for that which was in land at the end her the real man of her choice is of last quarter, and about 1.079-1 the burden of the play put on at 000 tons more than the tonnage the Theatre Royal last evening Mr. J. Scott Harston... building 12 months ago.

by the Frawley Company before Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell Of the merchant fessels being quite a good "house. The play is Mr. N. L. Waston' built in the United Kingdom at a strong comedy that approaches Mr. C. H. P. Hay

times the melodramatic Mr. W. Sinclair

the end of September. 617 offat 2.250,924 tons are under the in and right from the rise of the spection of the Surveyors of curtain to its final fall interest

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IN THE VLADIVOSTOK DISTURBANCES.

In connection with the recent disorders which broke out at news brought to Vladivostok. Hongkong by a vessel just arrived from the Russian port shows that General Gaida, who inspired the movement, declaring himself to be the head of the National Army, is really a Czech. He appears

WHAT WILL MAKE ME EAT? Loss of appetite-is nature's first warning that something in the complicated machinery of the And system has gone wrong. that something is invariably the blovi. Good blood helps the digestive organs in their work by supplying them with the strength. If the they constantly need. blood is impoverished and weak these organs fail to receive this assistance and the first complaint they make is to cease to call for food. Poor appetite never comes alone.. It is generally accom- panied by indigestion, headaches,

A table of merchant vessch. A very primitive, and therefore under construction thoughout the all the more human, manis made' world shows a total of 2.105 love to by a young lady at the steam vessels leaving 1,366 steam house where they are staying. She ships being built outside Britain. is an "engaged", young lady and The total steam tonnage being when the proposal comes she has constructed Was 7,812,601, to refuse. Jack is then told by Britain, handling 2.800.929 tons others of the bet that caused the ST. ANDREW'S BALL. the railway station without being and lacs of "tone" throughout

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to have enlisted the services of a bad taste in the mouth on rising batch of ruffians and to have seized from bed. coster tongue, lassitude

the day.

opposed by anyone. He then took possession of a number of

What you require to put matters trains and cleared out of the right is a course of Dr. Williams' number of people who had been Pink Pills. The good, new, sheltering in them. He was strengthening blood which these however, quickly surrounded by pills create finds its way at once Those who are going to St. Russian troops, and a number of to the debilitated and exhausted Andrew's Ball to-morrow night Russian destroyers patrolled up digestive organs, and the benefit will be glad to learn that the and down the harbour, firing at they receive from it is soon Police Authorities have very the railway station with pom-noticed in the natural and kindly agreed to waive the traffic poms.

permanent return of the strayed regulations relating to the use of It is stated that four hundred appetite. Then the digestion hired ears after 1 a.m. For people were killed in the disturb becomes normal, headaches are Saturday, the 29th instant, cars ances, and that Colonel (former absent, you rise in the morning may therefore be hired from any ly Major) Robertson, who is bright and well, and retire" at Garage after 1 a.m. without con- well-known in Hongkong. was night to sound refreshing sleep. travening regulations.

slightly wounded in the chin. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have whilst Captain Edwards received over a quarter of a Century's a wound in the knee. The reputation and tens of thousands American flagship Brooklyn is of cures behind thour as their reported to have fired asbell over guarantee. If you are not fitthey will help you to health. Get a the town.

The Blue Funnel steamer supply now from your druggist, Telemachus was hit by stray or direct and post free, one botfle bullets from the shore, after which for $1.50, six for $8, from the Dr. she got up anchor and moved Williams' Medicine Co., 96 Sze-

Road, Shanghai further down the harbour, whils: chuen

Sailing vessels totalled 223, flirtation to be made and in his Britain building 42 of these. The anger he serves out some very world's gross steam an sail strong truths, not only to the tonnage being constructed was members of the party but to the 8,048,582 toas (2,328 ships) girl Resenting these she taunts Britain's share being 2,816,773 him and he forcibly abducts her (781 ships).

out of the house and takes ber by The development of the United motor car to his country house States as a shipbuilding country When he attempts to kiss her sho! is shown by the fact that at the stuns him with a telephone in- clase of the quarter under review strument, but before fight she she was constructing 767 steel bandages hire up. After quite and wood steam an 1 sailing a deal of side play, the story ends ships, of u ៥ tonnage of with her coming back of her own 3,470,748 tons. Of these ships free will, realising that this is the 174 were of wood. The British man she really loves. Dominions were building 174 Miss Vera Doria sustained the ships, Holland 113, Italy 108, leading role with her usual great Norway 73, Japan 64 (all steel), ability, and Mr. Albert Morrison France 64, and Sweden 64. The made a strong character as Jack. figures for. Germany were not Mr. Frawley, as the lunatic who available.

London-Henry Boble, an ex- imagines himself to be Napoleon, The tonnage being built in the provided some really good hum- soldier, who was wounded four. World at the end of September our, and Mr. Homer Barton, as an times, has been ordered to be con- under the inspection of the Sur- American newspaper man, was fined in an asylum because he veyors of Lloyd's Register, ex- quite realistic. There was a large killed his sweetheart. Bohle was cluding vessels the construction cast, all the members of which playing with a razer, when he of which has not actually been helped to sustain the high stand- suddenly drew it across the girl's a Russian Volunteer Fleet ship postcard request, to the same commenced and excluding all ard of the Company.

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