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HONGKONG
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL TelegraphieAddrogs: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG." AND
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SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; (KALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL. Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL,"
HOTELS,
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Des Wagons Lits, Peking."
KOWLOON HOTEL
THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON. First Class Billiard Room and Saloon Bar. Electric Lift and Telephone, to each Floor. Yels. K:608 & K.609. Cable address: KOWLOTEL, Hongkong, Under the Iersonal Supervision and Management of FRANK L. COOKE Propelstor.
KING、 EDWARD HOTEL.
ROENTRAL LOUATION
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLUOR,
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS
Central 373.
Tolographic Addreis "VroTORTA"
THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
FOR
'COMFORT-FOOD-MUSIC-DANCING
Torms:-A la carte or Inclusive,
The after-dinner dances are held every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Telephones in every room..
The Europe Orchestra plays nightly during Dinner, and for Tiffin on Saturdays.
GRILL
Telexrams "Europe Singapore".
Telephone 2740.
ROOM
POST OFFICE
ARTHUR B. ODELL
Managing Director.
NOTICE.
Postage stamps should be aired in the right-hand top corner of
the address side of all postal articles.
The Radio Service bas reverted to normal hours of working. Mesages may be handed in at any hour of the day or night during General Post Office hour at Radio Counter, Main Hall, at all other times Bondages should be taken through the corner entrance at Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road to the Radio Office on the 3rd floor of the building. These doors will be closed after 10 p.m. but admittance may be obtained by ringing the night-bell.
Radio Traffic with Canton is suspended until further notice. Interport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay.
Messages in Code must have name of Code used included in text. The parcel poat service to Canton is resumed,
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and S'hai
January 4. January 5.
INWARD MAILS.
From
Per
Due.
U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan
Shanghai
and
Korea Mara
January 1.
Pres. Hayes
Shanghai
Amboise
Japan
Rakuyo Muru
January 6.
Talma
January 5 January 8.
U.
hai
S.
Papers, Landon 3rd Dec., 1925).. A., Canada, Japan and Shaug-
Tokushima Maru
January 6.
President Grant
Junuary
U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai
President Lincoln St. Albans
January 7. January 8:
Amoy
Straits Europe via Negapalam, (Letters and
Delta
Australia and Manila
Europe via Suoz letters & paper's London, 10th, Dec. 1925 Purcels 3rd, Dec. 1923,
Manila
Amoy
For
Malwa
OUTWARD MAILS.
Per
Pres. Hayes.... Sinklang
..
Haining..
Amboise
Fort Bayard, Hoihow & Haiphong Song Bo
Amoy and Foochow
Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritiue,
E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles
Bangkok
Amoy
Swatow
Manila, Sandakan, Australia & New
Zealand via Thursday Island
Hoihow and Haiphong
Shanghai
...
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C.
January 8.
Date.
Mon., Jan. 4, & p.m. Mon., Jan. 4, 5 p.m Mon., Jan, 4, 5 p.m. ..Tues., Jan. 5, Noon.
Tues., Jan. 5, Registration ... 1.40 p.m. Letters ................. 2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles, 5th Feb., 1926).
Arafura
מסטר
Chinhua...Tues., Jan. 6, 2,30 p.m. Kalgua .Tues., Jan. 5, 3.80 p.m. Suiyang Wed., Jan. 6, 9.30 aan. Wed, Jan. 0, Parcels Registration
p.m. .... 1.45 Lotters ... 2.30 pm. (Due Thursday Is., 19th Jan., 1020.) Mingsang Wed., Jan. 6, 10,30 a.m. Tháng nhưng ..Wed, Jan. 6, 1030 nm.
Emp. of Asin
Parcels
.Wed., Jan. 6. .......3 pan. Registration..4.15 p.m. Letters............ (Due Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 25, 1026).
Hoihow and Haiphong............ Taming ....Thurs., Jan. 7, 8.30 a.m.
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· MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1926.
MOROCCO QUESTION. GANDHI TAKES A REST.
DEBATE IN FRENCH CHAMBER,
Paris, Jan. 2.
The Sultan of Morocco has
addressed a message to President Doumergue thanking France for
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YEAR'S POLITICAL HOLIDAY.
Ahmedabad, Jan. 3. Gandhi has decided, to take a the protection accorded to his year's rest from politics and to | Empire-Indopacifi,
devote his attention to the develop-
LEVEL CROSSING SMASH.
EIGHT INDIAN WOMEN
KILLED.
Kalka, Jan. 3.
The Maharaja of Patalia and his An important debate took placement of hand spinning. He party, were returning from a shoot- In the Chamber yesterday on declares that this decision has beening camp, when a lorry conveying Morocco. The Communists main-, taken after consulting with many the Maliarant's female allendunts tained that the Government should friends during the National Con- and two of her female cousins, deal with M. Thomson and M. gress at Cawnpore.-Reuter Morinaud, deputies from Algeria, pointing out the danger and recall- ing the mistakes committed during the conquest of Algeria, establish ing the influence of Abdel Kader by a premature treaty.
M. Painleve declared that the situation was fully re-established and that the frontiers were free of all attacks.
RETORT EXPLOSION.
VICTIMS OF FLORIDA
TRAGEDY.
Penyacacola, Fla., Jan. 3. The bodies recovered after the M. Briand affirmed that the Government did not wish to support the, Newport Rosin and Turpentine explosion in one of the retorts of the overtures of Capt. Canning. He added: "I promise peace to Company ure horribly multilated. the Riffian population who will One man who was blown through know how to respect our frontier. the roof fell 150 feet away. The On this point my word is worth damage to property is small
Reniera American Service. much more than the visit of Capt.. Canning to Paris."
Credits were voted by a show of hands.
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FRENCH TAXES.
TOBACCO INCREASED
FIVE-FOLD,
Under instruction from M. Briand, the Deputy Governor of | Africa, referring to Capt. Canning,
recalled having already informed, bim in Morocco that it was impos-1 sible for France, allied to Spain, to engage separately in peace
Paris, Dec. 31. negotiations, which cannot be enter.
The financial propositions laid tained unless between accredited before the Chamber provide for a plenipotentiaries in the name of redemption fund to be administered the Riffs and duly qualified French by a Council composed of indeper- and Spanish
dent and impartial high officials. plenipotentiories. The situation being unchanged. M. The price of tobacco will be in- Briand said he could not help creased five-fold as compared with persisting in his determination, and the pre-war price. The specin! regretted that he could not grant temporary tax of payments will not Capt. Canning the interview asked apply to indispensable foodstuff for-Indopacifi,
Indopacifi..
was smashed by an express train at, a level crossing. Eight women, were killed and two seriously. injured.-Reuter,
"LITTLE ENTENTE."
THE COMING CONFERENCE.
Paris, Jan. 2.
M. Benes
The corning conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the "Little Entente" will posses an unusual importance. (Poland) intends to form a unioa which will buse itself on a new foreign political programme in! which Poland will occupy a very
The important role.
relations between the "Little Entente" and 1 the Soviets will be the object of conclusive discussions-Indspacifi.į
FIGHT ON SHIP.
SEVENTEEN IMMIGRANTS
INJURED.
Our Own Correspondent).
Singapore, Jun. 2. Seventeen immigrants were in- jured in a fight on the ss. Van Overstraten, whilst on a voyao from China to Medan.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
Cafeteria
Business As Usual.
Bessie's Bar
Business As Usual:
Dining Room
Business As Usual.
Roof Garden Tea Dances
Business As Usual.
Garage Service
Important:
Business As Usual.
Pending arrangements for THE NEW GRILL, Meals a la Carte will be served in the Dining Room in addition to the usual table d'hote service.
Afternoon Teas (fifty cents) will be served in Mac's Cafeteria.
After Dinner Dance in Roof Garden 9,15 p.m. to Midnight.
No charge to Diners in the Hotel, non-diners $1.
The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
Entertainments.
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TO-DAY and TO-MORROW
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HOUSE PETERS
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RUBBER SHARES.
LATEST DIVIDENDS,
Messrs. Benjamin and Potte have received the following cable from their Shanghai office:
3rd interim dividend of Tls. 0,20, making Tis. 0.43 for Dominions.
3rd, interim dividend of Ts. 0,25, making Tis. 0.75 for Ziangbes.
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2nd interim dividend, of Tis. 0.05,
making Tls.
0.10 for Taipings.
Having left Singapore at 1 p.m. yesterday, the P. & O. liner Malwa is due here with the Home mails at 7 a.m. on the 8th instant.:
SCIENCE OF SELLING
COLLEGE RUN BY BIG LONDON STORES,
A Sewell and Gross young man," A Howell and, James young
man,
A pushing young particlo- what's the next article 7- Waterloo House young man
-Patience, Act. II. London abop-assistants now have their own free collogo-those- living outside the motropolis cun attend for £11 58. a year in which to learn the technique and romance of selling.
The training has been arranged by the Incorporated Association of Retail Distributors, in conjunc- tion with the London County Council. It includes the study of The Observatory, forecast for merchandise, the history of com- to-morrow is as follows:- merce, accounts, business train- winds, fresh to moderate; gen- ing, and hygiene, erally overcast.
FLAPPER FANNY Bas
© 1925 NY NA NOKTIČE, SNEL
Many a girl has to be kissed because she can't help horself.
Personally-conducted visits are arranged to important retail stores, and talks to the students are given by the heads of those stores. Over 200 students were given positions in the stores during the past 12 months.
The scheme is supported by Sir William Burbidge (ohairman of Harrods), Bir Sydney Skinner (ohairman of John. Barker and Co.), Mr.. John Lawrie (manager of Whiteley's), Mr. Gordon Bel- fridge, and Mr. PercyBest (manager of James Shoolbred and Co..
The classes are carried on at the Westminster Day Continua- tion School, in Horse-ferry-road.
Six persons were killed and eight seriously injured as tho re- sult of a train colliding with charabanos on a level-crossing near Bletchley, on Dec. 8. The charabance, which were descond- 'ing the bill, crashed through the closed gates while the train was passing. The charabanca wore smashed to atoms. Their occupants were mostly women returning from a Wesleyan gathoring.
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