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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1920.

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VICTORIA

TO-NIGHT-

THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT!

FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY.

THE BELL'S VAUDEVILLE

THE COMPANY THAT RECEIVED A ROUSING WELCOME FRÖM A BIG AND APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE LAST NIGHT.

RICHARD

AND

MICHEL

THE

FAMOUS

COMEDY ACROBATS.

Miss

MARUSSATM

ORIENTAL AND NOVELTY DANCER.

Miss

SALMA CLASSIC AND POPULÄR DANCER.

COME! TO.NIGHT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

Dress Circle Reserved Seats Stalls Pit

$1.50 1.00 0.60

MEN IN UNIFORM

HALF PRICE.

BENEFIT.

In Aid of the WIDOW of the late WARDER SPEED.

Booking at ANDERSON'S.

RE UCED SUGAR RATION.

THE OFFICIAL VIEW, Allegations by suger traders that the Government have

COMIC FANCY DRESS FOOTBALL MATCH the market in their

will be played

ON THE

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB'S GROUND

ON

FRIDAY, February 20th, 1920, Kick Off at 3.30 p.m.

Admission to Grand Stand $100.

A collection will be taken for the WHOW of the late WARDER SPEED,

By kind permission of Col. Wyndham and Officers of the Wiltshire Regt. The Band of the Wils will be in attendance.

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in the interests of the poor, to maintaining the higher ration at a prohibitive price.

machinery in the States. meant the setting up of expensive

Mr. Carmichael considered that " The United States Govern- the Cabinet's real blunder was ment," he pointed out, "regulate when, in its hurry to de-control the exports of the Cuban surplus foodstuffs early in the year, it

Those who suggest that the

purchases abroad and allowed

-the only source available and failed to avail itself of 1,000.800 Americane to snap up all avail there has been a great increase tons of sugar in Java after the able supplies were denied recently in consumption in America since Armistice, all of which went to by the Ministry of Food.

Frohibition

came into force. China and Japan. There may have been one of British importers and manu- two small lots that were not facturers were at liberty to com- because of their insignificance," pete with Americans for all free manufacture of sweets and con- said an official, but the Sugar Sugar, but naturally they were at Commission has certainly pur- a disadvantage by being compell. chased all the cheap supplies ed to pay higher] freightage for available in bulk.”

importion than their United Mr. Duncan Carmichael secret-i States rivals. ary of the London Trade Council, and

T

The Sugar Commission has run

а member of the Food its administration at less expense Consumers' Council, agreed that than any other department and the polity of reducing the ration to have bought 50 tons available Ifrom 8 oz, 10 6 oz. was preferable, here to 100 tons there would have

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

JUMPING JEHOSAPHAT

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fectionery should be prohibited in order to maintain the domestic ration at 8 ozs., overlook the grea- ter evil of unemployment and the injury to thousands of small retailers that this policy would cause," added Mr. Carmichael. worth the 14 ozs.

Such a result would not be ration it would give

additional domestic consumer."

Co the

That Would Just Suit Him!

NOW, SIRE IF YOU A REPEAT THAT PERFORMANCE, AGAIN I'LL BUND YOUR

HEAD RIGHT THROUGH INTO THE PANTRY-

THEATRE

ROYAL.

HONGKONG. UNITED SERVICES VARIETY CONCERT PARTY.

A GRAND CONCERT

in Aid of the Widow of the late Warder Speed. Under the distinguished Potronage of

H. E. The Governor Sir R. E. STUBBS, K.C.M.G. The Admiral Sir A. M. DUFF, K.C.B. Mejor General F. VENTRIS, C.B. Hon. Dr. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G. Hoa, Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE.

Will be held on

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1920,

at 9 p.m. sharp.,

Prices $3, $2 & SI.

BY BLOSSER.

I DON'T, CARE ➡)

THEN T'LL EAT UP

Y ALL THE

SUGAR!

Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

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