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THE BRUNSWICK_STUDIO

17 ICE MOUSE STREET,

BRUNSWICK

PHONOGRAPHI

AND RECORDA

HOTELS.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.

·HONGKONG:

Hongkong Hotel,

Peak Hotel,

Repulse Bay Hotel. SHANGHAI:

Astor House Hotel,

Palace Hotel,

Grand Hotel Kalee.

PEKING:

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits.

The Hongkong Hotel Cos

In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION, ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Telegraphío Address: “ VICTORIA

Tal, Central 393

15

J. WITOHELL,

Manager

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER. EVERY

MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.

TEA DANCES

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.

The Hotel'Orchestra under the Direction "ef

Mr. F. R. Martens.

Telephones in every Room.

Telegraphic Address:-"EUROPE, SINGAPORE”.

Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).

THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.

ARTHUR E ODEJA. Manag

THE KOWLOON HOTEL.

FANKOW ROAD.

Opening 1st September-

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1923.

ESCAPED.

Irish Priests Elude Bandits, | song and after the las Apa

==*w Hankow, October 18th. Father! MoHuch and Father Ward arrived this morning at Hankow. Interviewed by Reuter'e hey, stated that tho baidiis burni up Sungho on Tuesday morning. Father Ward had arrived there he previous night and esc ped unmolested. The bandits then proceeded to Tsagshih, whore they demanded Father McHugh," who had meanwhile escaped by cross- ing the river, using a door as a raft. All the town was destroyed] except the Catholic Church and the Protestant. Hospital.

It is believed that the bandits ire the same as theso who captured Father Maletto,- Beater.

Mr. Weatherbe also Free. Peking, August 19th.

According to news received from Yunnanfu, Mr. Weatherbe has escaped. Troops have been lepatched to search for him and escort him to Yunnanfu.Reuter.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

A man bad a rope 36 inches long. He cut it into two pieces, ; one of which was just four-fifths the length of the other. What were the lengths of the two pieces?

Saturday's Answer:

The wind is blowing toward the south, not toward the north. A weather-vape always points to the direction from which the wind is blowing. The reason for this is that the wind bears against the tail of the indicator, so that the point faces into the wind. The two words that may be, spelled with the letters N. S, E and W are "news" and "aswn."

HOW MANY WILL * EONDON HOLD?

Census of Hotel Ac- commodation.

To find out what accommoda. tion exists in London for housing overseas and provincial visitore, the authorities of the British Empire Exbibition propose to set up a committee of inquiry.

"One of the first duties of such

MAMMOTH-Ancorsualform of elephant which existel

At Hire Altimack Hern been (ouulokerlæntly fivescroad in the sua dung the banks of the rever Lens in Siberia,

Perfectly Preserved

Ask

for

Brooke Band tea keeps perfectly because of the patent vacuum tin in 'which it is packed. Heat and damp cannot harm the tea, wherever you keep the tin. In the hot weather. during the rainy season, tea packed in any ordinary tin is often ruined by excessive heat or damp.

or

The only way to make sure of always having a really good cup of tea is to buy Brooke Bond ten in its patent vacuum- packed tin. However long you keep the tin, when you open it you will find the tea is just as crisp and fragrant as the slay it was packed.

Brooke

vacuum

Bond packed

Tea

Domand

a committee," sdid an official of 30 da the exhibition to a Press repres. 60 dia.

4

NACUUM

COYER

in the vacuum-packed țin.

It costs no more than ordinary tea.

RED LABEL IS THE BEST QUALITY. BROOKE BOND INDIA LTD., P.O. Box 187, Calcutta, Hong Kong Agent:—Alex. Ross & Co., Hong Kong-

EXCHANGE.

Opening Rate: closing Bute un Page 13 SELLING.

entative "will be to compile T/T. Shanghai incanones list of hotels, restauranța, board 1/1 Singapore ing-houses, and private houses at T/T. Japan which visitors may obtain good T/T. Jadis socommodation at a reasonable Demand India.......

T/T. San Francisco and Now charge.

York

"Only such boarding house. T/T. Java and hotels as are prepared to T/T. Marks adhere to their usual scale of T/T. France

Domand, Paris charges for the summer season will be included in this list."

WEATHER REPORT.

Aug. 20d. 12h. 40m.-Warning to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c. Depression or typhoon in Lat. 19° N. Long. 119° E.,directi on up- known, position uncertain,

Aug. 208. 12h. 43m.-Pressuro bas decreased moderately to slightly at the majority of report- ing stations.

30 d/s. Su Francion and New

York

Demand. Manila.

Demand, Singapore

On Saigon

Nom.

524

2/3 2/31/16

4 m/s. Mars

a. Franc........

0.90

My

6 m/

.10.05

гр

Demand, Jermany.

2132

Demand, New York

Nom.

T/T. Bombay

961

Demand, Bombay

05

T/T. Calcutta.....

1601

Demand, Calcutta

On Yokubama

511

134

Demand, Batavin

Nom.

On Haiphong

9.30

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/0.

2/3 15/16 2/4.1/16 4 m/s. D/P, 6 / L/0.

ANITAFEL CA 2/41 30d/s. Sydney and Melbourne 2/4

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Songkong 60 cart pieces @

10 5

1/2% pm.

1% dis

Canton asb, coins

166.% dia.

Hongkong August 20, 1923,

***

On Baugkok

Sovereign

Gold leaf per Tuel

rondy

Bar Bilvar

forward Bunit of England: ra.or New York/London

POST OFFICE NOTICES

8 64

49

30 13/10

ל1.5

Telegraphic Communication with Gap Rock and Waglan Light-boune in restored.

INWARD MAILS.

From

J+4

Par Linorchow Chamberd Shingo M. Liverpool M. Kashmir Hakone M... OUTWARD' MAILS.

The depression over the Gulf| of Tongking has deepened slightly |

Shanghai Shanghai First Class and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist and moved westward..

Another typhoon has formed to Japan & Shangkaj Hotel Six Stories of commodious large and airy rooms with!

Shanghai every modern appliance. Elevator to every floor and to Roof the west of the Balintang Chan- Straits Garden. Hot and cold water. Electric Lights, Fans and Belle, Del. Its direction of motion is

Japan & Shan hai unknown at present. throughout. Exceptionally well ventilated Bar and Billiard Rooms.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 Minderste tariff and most excellent cusine supervised by ex hours ending at 10 am, to-day. perienced chef. Monthly and Family rates can be arranged at 0.03 inch. Total since January Manila . - ***

lat, 61.79 inches, against an Swatow, Amoy & Foochow

Hohor, Pakboi & Haiphong . average of 61.52 inches. Mrs. J. J. BLAKE, Managercas,

Straits, Bangkok, Carlon, Mauritios, L, Marque, B. Africa Indis Dhanbakhodi, Egypt & Earope via Maramillo

most reasonable terms

For torma apply to:--

KINGSCLERE

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HOTEL MID-LEVEL

KNUTSFORD HOTEL KOWLOON SACHSE, LENNOX & Co. General Agents

Are resident Managers,

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

Tal No. Komljem 6:

Tel, Add. " Palaze,

Two minutes froid Kerry and Railway Station: Five minutes by Farry from, Hongkong

d. Arst cismi Elotal in every respect and under English management...

Beiras under persunal'rapervision of the Proprietar,

Komar Bar and Billard Boom.

Kama Moderato,

"

Konja" rendgemanta for families enfappilostian so

H. OKBERRY,

Proprietor.

...

| FORECAST FOR THR 24 2001B

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Forecast.

1:

: Formosa Channel

E. winde,

2 South count of frah to

Chins between strong; H.K. & Lamocks. | fair at firat

oloudy,"

3- Hongkong to Gap | later.,

Rock

#South coast of E. or

China between variable H.K. & Hainan. (winda,.

moderate.

1. F. CLAXTON, Director: H.K.Observatory, Aug. 20, 1929.

For

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vis

Der Schoor YURDED*** Haiching

Hakone M...

nur

20th Aug..

20th

20th

- 20th

...Plat ...21st

(late

...Tues., 21 inat, 9 a.. Tum,, 21 inst., 8 a... ...Tues., 21 last., necia.

..Tues.. 21 inst.,

„Registration 1.46 p.m.

Letters

2.30 p.m (Das Marseilles 20th Sept.)

Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung. Waterlevels in English Foot 8's.m.

Highest W.L. High eet W.L.

SVET recorded Fact

-2.42

Place of Obiervation

ерег recorded Fest

Wuchow Kongmoon

West River

+79.50

+14.70

*0.80

Linkonghow North Hameni Sheklung

+ 57.00

+27.25

-5.00

East

-0.98

+15.15

1023 W. Kur W. L Ang. 10 Au.

Foot

Fost

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HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS:

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HONGKONG AND CANTON.

all should gladly unite in bringing about the economic. co-operation.. The time calls for earnest and

The Deed For Co-operation. Praiseworthy endeavoure. For nur owd part we shall bend all our Baturday's issue of the Canton energies in the right direction, firm Daily News has another leading in our conviction that the destiny article on the economic relations of this southern region lies in s. between Hongkong and Canton and thorough and friendly understand

ca operation between the need for co-operation, in the ingand course of which it says. Hongkong and Canton. May the

We have both resources and man. PreRs of Hongkong likewise res power while Hongkong possesses pond unbly to the call of this period both capital, and experts Why with its unprecedented opportunity should it not be a workable and for material development through- mutually profitable undertaking out the whole southern region. between the two parties?

We have initiated this discussion -

4.

NOT YOURB."

and it is for Hongkong to respond The young. newly-married, if it has the intention to do so. housewife was patiently instruct That response should be a smeere ing her Irish maid-of-all-work as ons and not one breathing suspicion to the proper names of certain of the mutives of a fair and open articles. And, Nota ahe said, offer. We are sure that the time these are owers-ewers don't is ripe for a forwar movement in ball them juge any more." "Sure, this direction. Let us burn allan' is, it true that all them little barriers before us, and Press and casins are mine too, ma'am ↑ "

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