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BRUNSWICK

PHONOGRAPHS"

AND REGORDI

HOTELS.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.

HONGKONG, ¦

Telegraphic Address : KREMLIN, HONGKONG, Hongkong Hotel.

Peak Hotel.

Repulse Bay Hotel.

SHANGHAI

Telegraphie Adrese: CENTRALA SHANGHAL

Astor House Hotel.

Grand Hotel Kalee.

PEKING.

Palace Hotel.

Telegraphic Address: WAGONLITS, PEKING. Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS. LTD.

ia conjunction with,

TEL KOWLOON

No. 3

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits. Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TEL ADDRESS

PALACE HOTEL * PALACE"

CI: Tom Ken A When RAYNAK WALL IN:

Entirely ander Inzlish Management Elene Ligi: nad Fuca Derengar

HARI BOM WITH PRIVATY BAT!!

HUSBANDRY

KOWLOON HOTEL

--

Telephone K. 608 and 609.

Cable Address Kowlotel THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON. Electric Lifts to all Floors and Roof Garden..

Telephone on all Floors.

Daily, Monthly & Family Rates,

Apply Mr. M. BLAKE,

FIRST CLASS SALOON

Proprietor

BAR AND BILLIARD ROOM.

FRANK 1 COOKE.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING:

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Telegraphic Address VICTORIA

J. WITCHELL,

Manage".

Tel, Central 373.

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.

TOUIL

Telephone in every Telegraphic Address: UROPE, SINGAPURE." Friephone Na 2740-

-!

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. " ARTHUR E ODELL, Mansker,

TO-DAY'S

MISCELLANY.

Though the firm of which the late Mr. James Pain was head dates from the time of Charles: 11. Breworks, in which it has [long specialised, are of very much earlier origin. Like so many other things, including gun-

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1923.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ?

powder, they came originally EVERY PERSON will and an from China, and were first known in Britain in the seven-1

EVERLIGHT invaluable. For home use, medical and dental use (with extension attachment) or for your car. No expense for batteries or reflis. The first cost is the last. If the dynamo fails.) we will replace: what better

teenth century. London's first firework display was given at the coronation of James II., and was followed within a year or two by another on the birth of his sen (the unhappy "Old Preuarantee!

For motorbike or cycle lamps. tender," and a third on the accesWorks automatically as long as sion of William 111. Since then they have been regarded as an almost indispensable adjunct of all publie festivities.

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The revival of smuggling in! Kent on a large scale recalls the fact that James Slingsby, the Isst of the old smugglers, died in Maidstone Workbouse just over 30 years ago, says a Home paper.į Slingsby was a member of two natorious smuggling gangs that worked the Kentish coasti during the twenties of last century. One of these-know:)

the wheels go round.

Price. Pocket style $10.00 eách

Watchman $15.00

Motor

$30,00

Postage paid. AGENTS WANTED

„Cut nut here EVERLITE ELECTRICAL CO. 8, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong (Opposite King Edward Hotell Dear Sirs.

Please send we...

hath leucinee..

Jas the Addington gang-w><|| Xante,

captured in 1827, and charged|| Address in full.. with the murder of three Customs officers, with wounding others. and with smuggling. Slegshyi got off by turning informer: but even so, the expital charge had) to be withdrawn for lack of evidence. The prisoners pleaded guilty to the miner counts. and 1 of them were sentenced to

arious terms of transportation.

Rabbits introduced a few years ago into Laysan and the small uninhabited neighboring islands of the Hawaiian group) have almost completely clea ced off all vegetation, and an ex- pedition of Dr. Alex Wetmore, of the S. Biological survey. has had for its object the removal) of this trouble. The extermina-} tion of the rabbits is believed s be now quite complete. These little known islands were inade a bird reservation by Presiden: Roosevelt, and wonderful bird) colonies had grown up, but the shortened food, supply has ver- iously affected them. sausing some kinds to be near extinction notably a duck and a flightless rail that are peculiar to the is lands. With the restoration of the vegetation. bowever, it is! hoped that most of the birds will gradually recover.

Not every lover of "Ivanhoe knows that many of the stirring) incidents in the romance takel place in the courtyard of Temple Newsam. Sir Walter Scott visit- ed the historic Jacobean mansion, j and was so impressed with its perfect environment for a story that be took both the name and place of Temple, Newsam as his prototype for the locals of the chief scenes of Ivanhoe," the name- beco:ning Templestowe." The mansion 5tted in exactly because it received its real name from the fact that it had origin- ally been the site of an ancient priors of the Knights Templars.

MOTHERS SLEEP EASY AT NIGHT

Who Keep Baby's Own Tablets In The House.

What more distressing than to be awakened in the middle of the) night by the cries of a sick baby or little child? You are startled and hardly know how to act. The hour is too late to summon the doctor. What are you to do until morning, when he can be called if still required?

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The answer is simple; Baby's Own Tablets most probably are all that is needed. These little Tablets are pleasant and tasteless, easily administered because they crush. at slight pressure powder, quickly allay fever or teething pains, reliers colic, in- digestion croup; check diarrhoes: quiet the nerves, send the child! back to calm, health-restoring sleep in a natural way simply by removing the cause of its trouble. Guaranteed harmless even to the newly-born infant, chemists sell] them, or post, free, 60 cents thei vial, from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60 Kwangse Road, Shangkai.|

-Dont Forget!

Today's Matinee at the Coronet

In at 4.45

Lampe for

PARESTS AS RELENTLESS

LANDLORDS !

At Llanelly a man applied for an ejectment order against his son. and woman sought to recover possession of a from her daughter.

TIT.... Demand 30 dj. 60 dịc

4

house

WEATHER REPORT.

Dec. 6d. 18h. 30m-Warning to Hongkong, Coast Parts, &c.—-- Depression or typhoon in Lat 10°N. Long, 118” E., direction 20- known position uncertain.

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Dec. 7d. 10h. 52m.-Warning to Hongkong Coast Ports, &c.—- Depression or typhoon in Lat. §3 N. Long 114' E, moving W.S.W.. direction unknown position un- certain.

Dec. 78. 10h. 52m. Pressure bas decreased moderately from | Vladivostock to Shanghai and

slightly from Cochin China to. Borneo. It is nearly stationary over Kwangtung and the Philip- pines

The typhoon, if still in exis- tence, is probably in about Lat 8' N. and Long. 114 E. moving WN.W.

Moderate monroon may be ex- pected along the S.E coast of China and over the N. China Sea. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st. 106.42 inches, against an average of 82,20 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

Formosa Channel

2 South coast of

China between H.K. & Lamocks

XE winds, moderate;

3 H'kong to Gap overcast.

Rock

South coast of China between H.K. & Hainan

some drizzle or mist.

.T. F. CLAXTON Director. Hongkong. Dec. 7.

EXCHANGE.

Opening Rate): clowing Rate in Paye 1.) BELLING

30 8/a: San Frantico and Na•

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York

511

2:31 2/31/16

/B. Mare

No

4 m/s. Francm

3

11.10

Demand, Termany.

2,21

Demand, New York

Nom

1. Singapore -

II. Shang

T/T. Japan

T/T India

Demand in 'is

T/T. Ban Prancisco and Nan

York

T/T. JATA T/T. Marka T/T. Franes Demand, Paris

T: T. Bombay

Demand, Bombay

T:T. Calcula

Drand, Calcatta

Ja Yokoham Demand, Manila

Demand. Bingapore

Demand, Balavia

121820405

.134,

Nom

ic Haphoai

No.

9 35

On Saigon

On Bangkok

901

$45

BUYING.

Gold lead per Tas

50.20

4 / L/C.

• mja. D/P.

6 min L/0.

~ 2/4)

2,47/16 B: Silveready

forward. 3/49/to

Bank of England raven

33

£7.9. 15

32

EQ di Sydney and Melbourne 3/4) New York/Londo* 53;

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Bangkongreat pieces ✪

10

:

Castro asb, VOIDA

Boncote Decruber 7, 1923,

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

INWARD MAILS.

Per

Tian

From Europe via Nagpat Papere only. Lordan 5th Nov & Lesternbib Novi Shanghai

Europe is Negerman Letters goly

Londoo 3th New) Manila

0.9.A. Casada Japan & Shanghai "Eapore via Roar Letters & Paper Lot

$ 155 N. à Parcel. 8th Nov.

Manila

For

Teba P. I Java ria Balaria – Jasad

******

8.% 1.7

1,3 iJ.% p

143% 57%, dia.

Due.

éth Dec.

Eth

Boran

Stå

Pre

Falt

10th

Pres J.fletena

Масса

OUTWARD MAILS.

Etzaile, Cayloo, Maarias, L. Margow, 8. Africa, lads via Dasznakkodi & Bomber Mamil Sand kin Amescalia. Ł Now

Zand via Toursday Island

bangbai & 3.pan

Fort Bayard Horbow Pkboi & Hai-

pborg Shangha **ektow Amoy # Vormona Best Bangrck

Barphone. pargon, Straits, *Ceylon, *Maritime. £ Vargo. *S. Aina, *India via Desoukhodi Aden, 'Egyp* *Europe'via Marseilles ...

#1000..

v. borwei

A

H

8tom & Bangheit....

Per

Spin

-

W. KoLiana Telak

Saiyo .

Byojis M. Tsiya--

4-h

Date.

8 Inst., 9:30 & 1. det.. 8 mek, 10 x m.

.. Bak 8 insk, 10 am. Sat., è inst., 10 a.m.

Brt. 8 last. 10 s m. Parcsis 7th 5 p.. #. Sat. 8 cost..

Registration 9.45 m. 15

Letter 10:30a.m. [Due Tharaday Is. 22nd Dec

Jal. Bion 1.00pm. Bit. 2.30 p.m

Bal, 8 inst., 5pm. ...Eat, Bice, 5pm

Paul L'est Pan Tee

Hanoi... Bintang ... Anskura M. Esperos

Angkor

+24

.. Bao.. Sicut a m Mon, 10 iast,, 8 20 a. x.

Begistravian 14 p.m. Letters 230 p.m. (Dan Marsailles 13th Jan. 1970)

-... Mon., 10 inxs., 231 p. 28 Bydrange

Mon. 10 ines.. 2 20 p m. Ezichow Szeche

Mon. 10 imut.. 5 p.m. Took 11 iset, 10.30 a.m. Ksigna

Tass. 11 loss.

Bapistestion 945 L.M.

Lecters 10.30am. (Dum Marsailino 7th Jan 1934.) Hailong

Toes, 11 insk, noon.

Birds Earps & Excope via Marssillas, Barpedon

Susw. Apany ✯ Fɔochow

D B.A., dono.bas. Juper, caneda

09merica-* *Europe via Victoria 8.0

*Shanghai. Ispan Honolulu, Canada, "DA. "Central á. 3. America È

*Europe via San Francisco

Haiphong Java via

மிகள்

Pr. J wekcana

Farmale 3 p.

Registestion 4.15 p.m.

Latthers .5 p.m (Dus Victoria B.0, 31st Dec.1 Bhip is 10 a 19th inst.

Prm Taft

Parcela 3 p.m. Begistration 4.15 p.m.

Letters

(Dao Ban Francinee Bed Jan. 1923.).

Bhip sails at 10 a.m. 19th fut

8.20

(13) lamb, 3.30 p.m.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Note the Altered Times

WAY DOWN EAST

is playing at

2.15, 4.45, 7 sharp & 9.15

at ordinary prices at

THE CORONET

THE

STAR

To-night at 9.15

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

To-morrow

CARMEN

THE

GRAND

To-night, & To-morrow at 9.15 p.m.

DEAD GAME

with

HOOT GIBSON

WORLD THEATRE

} Fronɛ, 1537

Phone *1337

Wednesday, 5th. to Saturday, 8th. December.

▼

at 3.15 & 9.15 p.m.

MAY MCAVOY

"THROUGH A GLASS

WINDOW

Right off the girde-fresh and fragrant-a delicious romance cfá pretty working girl who found love and a. new world through a glass window. See it-and feel good all over

Usual Price. Booking at the Theatre.

THEATRE

I ROYAL

Are you going to the

Robot Play?

Ah! You

Are !!!

Then Book at Anderson's

(Opposite Wiseman's.)

Saturday, Dec. Monday, Wednesnay, Saturday,

8th at 9.15 p.m.

10th

12th

9.15 5.15

"

17

Matinee

15th

9.15

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS. SHIPCHANNDLERS &

HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

PHONE CENTRAL No. 1110.

Wm. POWELL Ltd.

(Hongkong Hotel (Buildings.)

́Ò ENTLEMEN'S

25, WING WOO ST.

Central

TAILORS and BREECHES MAKERS

EVENING - WEAR, LOUNGE and SPORTING SUITS

A SPECIÁLSTY.

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