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HOTELS.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.

HONGKONG:

Hongkong Botel,

Peak Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel. SHANGHAI:

Astor House Hotel,

Palace Hotel,

Grand Hotel Kalee.

PEKING:

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltda

In conjunction with

The Shangbai Hotels, Ltd.

and

KING EDWARD

HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION,

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Fa Central 373-

Telegraphie Address: “VIOTORia ·

NEW COTTON DISTRICT.

The Northern Territories Product.

FRIDAY APRIL

KISSES WRONG MAN.

PRINC

BABY CALLED GEORGE.

Golaborongh, Yorkshire, Marob 25-The archbishop of York, to

Lascelles day christened Baby Lascelles son of Vinoouns and Princesa Mare, in -the of the Eing and presence queen, other, members of the royal family, villagers, famente and depaɛ dents on the Harwood state of Viscount Lascelles. King George and Queen Mary were the chief sponsors.

rick Traven's Grim. and Gay Yarns. Mr. Crawford - Vaughan, that managing director of the British Pre-lerick Treves, has Australian Cotton-growing Abo-gathered together in "The Ele ciation Ltd. has announced the phinf Man, and Other Reminis completion of arrangements for non-published to-day (Cassail obtaining the additional canital 7-, 61)emany good stories of his (requires for the develop a" of lone and distinguished career as the company's selvitt The surgeon. For the most part nominal capital of theses curion they are grim and tragic. will be it aranes £1,000,000, Those who read of the human the and £00,000 will be provided monstrosity, known by Mr. B. Crompton Wood, Elephant Man" will probably chairman of the British Cotton be haunted by the terrible figure, Delegation which recently visit and there is a story of a patient,

After the baptism the king and edAustalia; Mr. Hogh B. knowing that a serious operation Denison, of Sydney; and Messrs. was taking place in the room queen planted a memorial treejon R. L. and C. Baillieu, of overheid, who watched a red the Harwood estate in honour of Melbourne. The new working spot lowly form on the ceiling their grandchild.

The infant was named George Henry Hubert Lase lee.

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Et capital will be used chiefly for and then fall in drops of blood-

the erection of ginneries and oil on her bed. That is worthy of

band had only injured his knee, mills in Queensland and New Grand Galeuol!..

But Sir Frederick tells of "and I exclaimed ~ Youth Wales, to deal with the

"Bahl Come-in wi' water on present season's cotton crop. The hospital comedy. A man in the anosed capital, Mr. Vaughan accident ward was put on the the knee? You might as well have jetztod, will be available for the

‘dangerous, list," and in the come in with water on the best extension of the company's evening an agitated woman You are a fraud, you are! What activities as the sphere of arrived and asked to be taken todo you mean by dragging me all its operationay increased. The thim

the way, here for nothing,You JIM'S SHOCK.`

Lought to be ashamed of yourself." | directorate will be reconstructed

“She was directed by the sister

NO DEATH TERROR. to make provision for the rep-

Discussing -death-beds, Sir resentation of both Australian to a bed behind a screen, where and British interears. Mr. Hugh lay the man, s:ï'l ing-nsible and Frederick insists that there is no R Denison wit be chairman or with his head and much of his terror or suffering for the dying]

face enveloped in baudages. The person the new board.

The last moments of life are On the eve of the departure woman at once dropped on her from Australis of Mr. B. Crimp-knees by the bedside and, thraw-more distressing to witness theệ Wood, chairman of the ing her arms about the neck of į to endure. What is termed “the British Empire cotton delegation. the an anec ons man, wept with agony of death" concerns the the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, extrema profusion. When she watcher by the bedside rather said" These experts come out had exhausted herself she rose to than the being who is the sub- here at our request. After sa her feet and, staring at the man ject of pity. extended tour of the country on the bed, exclaimed suddenly. they are confident of the future That not Jim."

́J. WITCH ELI

**anager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL-

SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER. EVERY

MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. TEA DANCES

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.

The Hotel Orchestra under the Direction of Mr. F. R. Martens.

Telephones in every Room.

Talegraphic Address"EUROPE, SINGAPORE.” Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).

KINGSCLERE

THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.

ARTHUR RODILL, Hang-

HOTEL

KNUTSFORD HOTEL

MID-LEVEL KOWLOON

SACHSE, LENNOX & Co., General Azentr

Are resident Managers.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

Tel. No. Kowloos 8.

Tel, LAI • Bison,"

Two minutes from Perry and Railway Station. Five minds by Ferry from Hangkong

▲ Rest olam Hotel in every respect and under English management.

Onking under pazsonal supervision of the Proprietor.

Loung Bar and BUHard Room,

Teeme foderate.

Sportangements for familijon application to

ASTOR

HOUSE

graphic address *ASTOR."/

J. EL OIBARRY,

Proprietor

HOTEL..

Telephone Central 170, "

13, Queen's Road Central.

class Hotel centrally located in the shopping and business districts, large groom templatsiz renovated and retarnish. Dining Room and Lounge just spead. Entirely under now management

For terms apply to the Manager.

JAPAN COAL

AND

GENERAL IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS

AGENTS FOR:

THE MIT-UBISHI MARINE & FIR

INSURANCE CO.

THE OSAKA MARINË & FIKE INSURANCE CO.

MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA

(MITSUBISHI TRADING CO., LTD.)

HEAD OFFICE:-TOKYO

No. 14, PEDDER ST., HONGKONG.

ER BRA

LOSTE

PILSENER

BRAUERA

BIER

ON SALE AT THE EMPRES STORM, KOWLOON-

ton

A last illness may be long. wearisome, and painful, but thể closing moments of it, are, as a rule, free, from soffering.

of the industry. The membera In the next bed was a staring of the delegation state that the fitting bolt upright. He industry is now settled, and that bid on admitted with an injurs One story illustrates "the ruling machinery and plant to the value to Enes. This was Jim. He passion strong in death." Sit of £250,000 have teen ordered was almost overcome with amaze Frederick was at the death-bed of Two experts with experience in ment. He had seen his wife, an eminent journalist, who had Egypt are remaining here to dressed in her beat, enter the spent his life seeking news and advise us. The members of the ward, plap her hand to her fore-information, and was always ask- delegation arrived with doubt in head,fall on her knees, throwing questions:-

When he was in extremis the their minds, but they leave in bar ne round the neck of a te belief that Australia can be total stranger, and proceed to dire sound of rattling in his throat come the greatest cotton-growing smother bim with kisses." country in the world."

It turned out that Jim's name The Commonwealth Govern- had been on the "dangerous list" meat is guaranteeing, through the by mistake. His wife, so annoy State Governments, to contributed that the emotional scene had on a £1 for £1 basis, whatever been wasted, and that her hus- may be the price realised for the cotton and the price guaranteed

to growers. Reasonable xpenses

leb

He said, in commenced. what little voice remained. "Tell me, is that the death rattle?" I replied that it was." Thank you,” he said, with a faint shadow of s smile, "I thought so.”

EXCHANGE.

Opening Wate: dosing Rate on Page 1.) SELLING."

in preparing the cotton for, andi putting it on the market taken into considerationin ascer taining the difference. The Ruarantee will be limited "to period of three years. In Queens 30 d land the 1923 growing season pro-60 a mises to bring about practical re- | 4 m/ salts tending to establish the in- T. Singapore

T/T. Shanghai dustry on a sound basis. For the TT. Japan season ending 31st July, 1923, T/T. India

rowers will be guaranteed 532d Demand India per lb. for all seed cotton of good T/Tan Francisco and New

York quality and free from disease, as T/T. Jara soon as it is delivered on rail or T/T. Marka It is stipulated that T/T. Franc water. the cotton must

be grown Demand, Paris from seed obtained from the Queensland Department of Agri- calture, and that grading and

4 / L/C. 4 m/s D/P. inspection of cotton must be 6 L/C.

30 d. San Francisco and New

Demand, Germany,

Demand, Calcutta

Demand, Manila

Demand, Singapore

Demand, Batavia

On Eaiphong".

York

5.51

2/241,16

4 m/s. Mark

Nom.

4 mia Franca

8.90

6 mi

9.05

2/41

Demand, New York

Nom.

T/T, Bombay

99%

Demand, Bombay

.174

T/T. Calcozta

Qu Yokohama

541

138

Nom

8.30

On Saigon

On Bangkok

BUYING

Gold leaf per Tael

46.20

2/4 15/15. Bar Silver.ready

324

2/5.1/15 forward

31.15/16

2/51 Bank of England ra-85

3%

New York/Londǝa

4.663

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Hongkong cent pieces

10

5

70

13

Canton sub, coins

Hongkong, April 6, 1923.

done under supervision of Govern- | 30 dk. Sydney and Melbourne 2/6 ment officers. If the seed cotton -ventually realises more than 514d. per lb., any excess, after] deducting the cost of ginning and marketing will be paid to growerS pro rata. For the 1924 BOLSOD the 5d per lb. guarantee will apply to seed cotton of 14 inch staple, and for the years 1925 and 1926 the-Government, if neces- sary, will continue some measure of assistance.

WEATHER REPORT.

Straits

April 68. 11h. 50m-Pressure Faoghai has decreased considerably at Shangbai Vladivostock and moderately Rangoon -

Japan

www

From

from central Japan to the Bonine. Australia & Mapila It has increased considerably] Straits from Nagasaki to Shangbai and Australia & Manila moderately from the Loochoos to Tongking.

The northern depression was

little to the east of Kobe this Entho

For

Sororeign

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

INWARD HAILS.

Per

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H

Bangoon M.

Luchow Bache

"Tamba M.

Gamb.da St Albans... Taseishi M.

Aki Me

par.

Due

EN

CORONET

LAST TWO NIGHTS

The Trade Mark of Laughter.

Dr. JACK"

THE STAR

Friday & Saturday

at 5:30 and 9.15

NAZIMOVA

"A DOLL'S HOUSE'

PROFE Matines: $100 & 50

Soirees: $1.50 & 80.

WORLD THEATRE

| Pxons:1337

HONE

Wednesdab, 4th. to Baturday, 7th. April,

only

9. p.m. STASİA NAPERKOVSKÁ The beautiful. Actress in

SANA # ATLANTIDE”

(The Queen of Atlantis) 12: parts.

Prices$1.30 and 5r.00 Soldiers and Baliors in Uniform only half price to Stalls

Usual Prices.

1337

5.15 p.

-UNIVERSAL SELOKAT.

ATTRACTION

CARMEL MYERS

THE MAD MARRIAGE

Usual Prices

Booking at the Theatre..

ASAHI BEER

BREWED BY

DAI NIPPON BREWERY

Co., Ltd.

TOKYO JAPAN.

Specially Brewed for Export

Sole Agents-

MITSUI BUSSAN KAIsha, Ltd.

"HONGKONG.

6th April. TIBETAN PRINCESS DIES Determined to

IN JAPAN.

Young Japanese Adventurer's Romance.

objectiva, Mr. Yajima continued his journey, striving in Tibet alone. He gained royal FAVOUR by serving as military instructor. to the Tibetans -and gained Mrg, Nobular Yajima, the only access to the royal palace, whe daughter of the DalaiLiams, King he met and immediately fell in of Tibet, died recently at her love with the daughter of the Kiog Date

bome in Honcho, Maeheshi, Their betrothal - and marriage Sat., 7ínst, 8.30 a.m.

Gamma prefecture, after having were sanctioned by the king Fri. 6 inst

lived in this country four years, After living in Tibet for eight Begistration 5p. reports the Japan Advertiser. Her 7, Mr. Yailma turned to Letters 884 7th 9 à ̧m.

body has been cremated and the Japan with his wife and child in (Dao Thurs. Ja, 20th April }

saher probably will be sent to her 1919. Bing her arrival in this Frioth Parcals 5 p.m. native bome. She is survived by country Mrs. Yafima,, had been Emp. of Canada Sek. 7 insty her husband, Mr. Yasujiro studying the educational. As stom Registation 9.15 m xa-Yajima, and a son 7 years old. of Japan with a view to returning

Letters 10.zi

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per Linan

Arature. a.

morning. The Indo-China de- "Philippine Is. Sandakan, Australia &

New Zealand ris Thursday Is. pression has filled up.

An anticyclone has formed over

A. China.

Moderate monsoon may be ex- Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, 0 à Europe vis pected along the S.E coast of

China and over the N. China Sea.

oogkong Rainfall for the 24

South America - â Vancouver B.U. ́...

bours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. Swatow & Amoy ....

0 8 inch. Total since January Srigon

at 146 inches, against an Batavia. Pamarang & Bourabaya verage of 6.92 inches.

Bangkok

PORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Shanghai.

INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Forecast

District.

NE. winds, Farmoss, Channel fresh,

12 south coast ofì

hina, between NE winds,

Lamooks. moderate;

13 Hongkong: to generally

Gap Rook

overcast. South coast of occasional China between | rain."

A.K. & Hainan:

GLAITONA Director

4.K.Observatory, Apr. 6, 1923.J

Philippine Islands Shangbai

A

+++

Shanghai Tapan, Canada, "U.S. A.. "0.

8. America & Europe via Victoria B.Ce

Hofhow, Pakhoi & Haiphong Philippine I

Swalow Amay & Keelung

Stants & Baypt wi

Swaths. Amoy & Foochow Bürsits, Doylón: Mauritio WE Alnes. "IndiaƑvia

“Egypt & Europe vis

(Elae Vancouver B Q. 3rd April )^2

Van Cloon

"Antilochna

Persia M.

BADI....

Besheet'... Mansang..

FIT

Fres, Jackson Trilabost ...

The incidents leading op to the to her native isod later and open- Bat 7 ft 10&m marriage of Mr. Yajima and the jug a school for girls. On Janu- Sat, 7 Inst 10am daughter of the Tibetan rosalary 28 she received a letter from ...Bat. 7 last 10 30 m bouse combine to make a tale of her kingir father uring her to

8st 7 ingt 10.30 u m-

Sat., 7 Izuku: 2 30 9,

adventure and romance. In 1909 return to Tibet with any hai BL, 7 tok: 7:30 pm Mr. Yajima organized a society and orild as BOỜI 48 Satin 30 called Rikkokei with a view Sat, 7 fost, 5pm to fostering the⠀⠀ spirit of

adventure among the younger NEW EUROPEAN A Yokohama... lost. 6p men of the nation. He started.

(Dae Victoris B. C. 4th May for Tibet at the bead of a services fan894m hand of 30 young men, but the don will

300 80st.

8mm. etaparty b-camé scattered in the ing the fans, 8 makaburse of its long journey, some ment Mon** 8 in pof the adventurers remaining in z cho Mon: 9/30 pm China and others going to the fro Tues, 10 inity 11am.

South Ben Islands and Americs

Wad 11 fad

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