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HOTELS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1924.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address; "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.“

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE

HOTEL:

GRAND HOTEL KALEE; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: “CENTRAL, SHANGHAI. “

HOTELS,

LIMITE 1.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Ļits, Ltd., Peking.

KOWLOON HOTEL.

THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON.

First Class Bullard Room & Saloon Bar.

Electric Lift and Telephone to euch Floor, Tels. K.608 and K.609 Cable address: KOWLOTEL, Hongkong. Under the Personal Supervision and Management of

FRANK I. COOKE, Proprietor.

CAPSTAN

Why do you always

smoke "CAPSTAN"? Because-like you they never fail to please

AMUSEMENTS

WARNER BROS.

•present.

Wesley

Barry

Rags To Riches

KING EDW. RD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON

HOTEL LAUNCH

Tel. Contral 373.

1

RACHE FLOOR.

MEETS ALL STEAMERS.

Tela grandie Address "VICTORIA

J. WITCHELL,

Manager.

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

DANCING AFTER DINNER.

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,

TEA. DANCES

TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.

The Flatel Orchestra under the Direction of

Mr. F. R. Martens.

Telephones in every 4001.

EUROPE, SINGAP, BUE' Tolographic Address: Telephone No. 2740 (9 lines).

THE ECROPE HOTEL 1Tb. ARTHURE. ODELL, Manager.

SUICIDE IN COURT. Transvaal Captain Who Fought in War.

The other day a tragedy ar curred at the Vionna courts after ax-Captain Adam, an engineer-by profession. sixty-one years of age, had sued the Commission for In demnifying Invalids, alleging that they had paid him only half of what he considered due.

BANKS

ON VELVET.

Plea for their Nationalisation.

WEATHER REPORT.

April 4 h 48m. - Pressure has increased considerably over China and slightly from Cochin fa China to the Philippines. It has decreased considerably over con- “trat dapan, the depression having

moved into the Sea of Japan.

The depression over Tongking is filling up.

M. William Leach. Under- Secretary for Air, who addressed! a mosting of the Stoke-on-Trent | Central Labour Party recently at Hanley on the subject of Munci- pal Finance," was described by "a wizard in the Mayor as municipal finance.”

Mr...Leach, after stating that he must resist the temptation of the chairman to discuss a national subject like that of the Air Force, said he must also deny the suz

wizard. Kestion that he was The only politicians he knew who were wizards came from Wales, (aughter)

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Prior to the war Captain Adam worked in the Transvaal. As Austrian officer in the reserve he had been obliged to pledge is word that he would return to his entry in the event of general mobilisation. After having worked in South Africa for twenty-three years, he went back with his family to Austris. bo-

There withoptery against fore the general declaration of mo- the Spending of one shilling in bilisation, and with his two sons, ratos than one pound in taxes. went to the front. His younger said Mr. Loach. No Government! son fell in action, and Adam him: had, over trusted the municipa solf was dangerously wohnderlity. One reason for this was on several occasions. During the that if the municipality wore al- Italian invasion in Carinthia lowed full freedom it would re- almost the whole of his property strict the Government's power of there was destroyed, and he was gotting, moriey, and create the not permitted by the authorities most amazing revolution that to go there in order to save what this country had over yut soon. was left:

*

A much needed reform was

A Short period before the the nationalisation of moneyland- breakdown.he invested two-thirdsing. The bank, as the go-betweon of his remaining money in war of the prosent system, was on. Banking was, 'a highly loun. His salary as a civil servant velvet. after the war was not sufficient profitable, sufo, easy, straight- to keep body and soul together, forward business, and should and the State, relying on a law gertainly be in the hands of Banks woro of some sixty years ago, puid municipalities.

him only half is vory scanty palatial buildings, one of the fundamental necessition of bank- pension as an invalid.

The Constitutional Court re-ing being that it should be done fused to satisfy his claim for the inpromisos which inspired con whole ponsion, and when the alt-fidence.

A fresh anticyclone has formed over China.

Fresh monson may be ex- pected along the coast and over the northern portion of the N. China S04

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inch. Total since January 1st, 5.97 inches,against an averago of 6.5 inches,

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

District.

Forecast.

.

1 Fornion Channel N.E. winds,

2 South coast of.

China between II.K. & Lamocks

strong.

Thingyt ib faced by the Break Amerman Tom Co, Ichimal And

404.

TT. Shangba TIT. Singapore

T/T India

Sold

Everywhere

TODAY

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

THE CORONET

EXCHANGE.

Matinee*

only

STAR

Today 5.30

5.30

only

Opening Rate: closing Rate pn Page 1).

LE LING

30'da. San Francisco and Now

5.30

Yrk

51A

TIT

2:41

/. Black

Nom

Demand

H0 d.

2/4 $/16

4 m/s. France ...

€ 45

s'm/o.

0.05

Demand, lorway

2143

Demand New York

501

Nom

T/T, Bombay

101

Demand, Bombay

169

1201

T/T. Calcutta

.189

Demand, Calon!ta

On Yokokam

Demand, Manila

604

Demand, Bingapore

1201

Domaud, Dataria

1794

........ Nom.

On Haiphon

Nuw.

8.65

On Balgost

Nom

Ou Bangkot

Sovereign

B.27

Gold Jeat per Tual

50.

Bar Bilver...ready.

forward

231

23.6/16

Bank of England 1940

8%

T/T. Japar

Demand Ins

York

T/T NAO Franoises and Naš

T/T Jaya

T/T. Marks maken

/T. Francs ............. Demand, Paris ....

BUYING.

4/c. L/0. . D/P, 3. L/0.

5.30

.4.1.2% div. 199.80%-dle.

$50.

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY

TODAY ONLY MARY PICKFORD

For the most beautiful love-story- Beautiful Mary has ever made THE

"LOVE LIGHT"

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT at 9.15

Commencing. Friday POTASH & PERLMUTTER

... 2/5 6/16 5 d. Bydary and Melbourne 2/57/10 New Tork/Lantodisters4, 30)

N.E. winds,

Shanghai

Straite

3 H'kong to Gap fresh

Rock.

overcast.. KOMA

4 South coast of rain.

Chinu between H.K. & Huinan

T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, April 3.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

E.9.

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Bingkong. 50 cent predsed

10

Canton sub, cuina Gold leat

Hong ong. april 3 1024)

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POST OFFICE NOTICES.

From

424

INWARD MAILS,

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ting was over Adam took out a [*] bolove," he added, "itostaway, Mr. R. S. Joluson: Straite, Coylos Intils resolverand shot himself through would be some relief to the Mr. R. W. Johnson, Mr. H. W.

Vienna la boing awopt by n! wave of suicide. In a prison colt girl of sixtoon hanged herself with the assistance of two tier girl inmates.

the head, dying in a few minutes, financing of municipalities if all Kolly, Mr. L. Campbell, Mins O. the banking industry were M. Pilcher, Mr. & Mr. Warns, public industry recognleod by Miss L. Warns, Mastor A. Warns, conducting it as banches, Maus of our financial problems would bo eaяod by such a thing.***.

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*CANADIAN NAVAL VISIT. A minoswooper of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Thapmal; then to the Aleutian falands, in Lieutenant Arthur R. Pressoy, the Behring Sen, and the Kurile R.O.N., in command, is to make Islands, Japan. A visit will also cruise to Japan. Leaving ba made to Hokkaido, but it don Esquimalt on March 1, the not seem to be settled how fo «j Thiepval was to go to Alaska, South the Thiepval will proceed.

Maaritlus,

8. Africa, Egypt & Ruropa.... via 'Marseille

dermeny via Hamborg

Mr. & Mra, D. A. Tolly, Miss Y Malia, Straits, & parcels only for E. Tolly, Miss E. Gibbs, Miss M.

Amoy Gibbs, Mr. C, Lob, Mr. F. W nahel Sohobon. Mr. & Mrs. Jolins, Miss How & Ban:kok L. Groening, Miss E. Maude, Mr.raits & Buen

swalow, Amoy & Formona J. Butlor, Mr. & Mrs, Lee, Misso Douglas, Mr. J. Stowart-Smith, Hollow Pakhya Haiphong Mr. Evensen, Mrs T. Bristow, Shaoghal Japan; Honaldia: "U.8.A. Mr. C. R. Fincher, Mr. & Mrs. L

M. Carno, Mrs. G. Harvery, Mr. Oliver, Mr. A. M. Neilson, Mrs. F. O. Cleary, Mr. W. Grante

Unnida, D. **3-American *Europe via Jam Pranoizod

Halching VAD Cloon

*ondar Kilmir. Yugom

Derfilzger Obihll

Brechnen

KJ.M.

Tesilas

Bloklasg Yannar

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Fri., 4 funt: 830 m ...Fri, 4 inst., 3,¿0 a mí

...Bel 4 st., 8.33.

Fel 4 at noon.

. Fel, 4 iosk. ỏ pm.

Fel 4 inst. 5 pm

rat, & inst... 1 in no

Bat... 5 last 10 a.m

Parcels 4th 5 pm. Hat, & instag

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8st, 5 (nas, 5 p't

lost, 6pm. Sqn 6 inst., -Säm. Sidi. 6 Insk, 10 am Mon, 7-inak, 3.30 p.m. Mom, inst., 50. Tas. 8 inst., 5.30 a m.

Koros Mu Tue.,. 8 ingka

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