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MORRIS Cars

REDUCED

PRICES

(DRITIANS MOST POPULAR LIGHT CAR)

MODELS IN STOCK

MORRIS-COWLEY

Roadster

(28EATER WITH DICKEY) Touring

BETTER

VALUE

NETT

**

(4 SEATER- 2 WHEEL BRAKE)

· HONGKONG PRICES

£215. 0.0. £237. 10. 0.,

MORRIS-OXFORD

Tourlox

1/5 SEATER: 4 WHEEL Braxas) £320, 0. 0.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE (THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.J

CAR SALES &

Phone C. 4759

ACCESSORIES)

SERVICE)

& ·Phone C.4602 PARTS

ALBERT

FRENCH PASTRY COOK

22, Queen's Road, Central

is making his namo better known every day by his French Cooking, done exclu- Bively with fresh butter.

"L

14 The amateur gourmot" fond of Marseille's. Bouillabaise “ Escargots de Bourgogue" and all other famous French dishes can go to "Albert" with confidence.·

FRENCH WINES CHAMPAGNES LIQUORS DINNERS TO ORDER

Tiffins and Dinners served from 10-30 a. th."

to midnight.

by

French Cakes and French Chocolates made "Albert" himself.

Nice selection of French fancy boxes just arrived from France by the "Andre Lebon."

ELECTRO-PLATING.

OVER TWENTYYEARS EXPERIENCE in the Electro- deposition of Metals in Hongkong places us in a position to offer reliable and efficient service for the plating of articles in Gold, Silver, Nickel and Copper,

Artistic finishes in Bronze, Antique Copper, and Oxydized Silver.

Polished and Lacquered Brassware.

William

C. Jack & Co., Ltd. Electrical Engineers,

Tel Central 358.

TROUBLESOME COUGHS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HON. MR. FLETCHER ENTERTAINED.

(Continued from Paja 2.) cerned, and last but not least, he was a man who was courtesy Itself.".

THURSDAY JANUARY

BANKING CO-OPERATION,

'MR-MORTAGU NORMAN'S

MISSION TO NEW YORK.

British Treasury Fears Fall'’tó. Materialise.

UNSELFISH SERVICE.

1926

WILSON FOUNDATION AWARE,

Difference of Opinion Among Trustees.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE RUMANIAN THRONE,

PRINCE CHARLES IN ,VOLUNTARY EXILE.

Bukharest, Jan, 6. Prince Charles in his letter of s renunciation, in addition to rec

CLUB V. ROYAL NAVY,

The following will represent the Now York, Jan, 0.

Club and the Royal Navy, in a The Trustees of the Wilson match to be played on Saturday, The members of the Club do

Foundation have decided not to at 9 p.m. Recrelo, bad special reason to bọ

make an award for unselfish ser- Club-H, J. Armstrong. C. Bnouncing his titles and preroga grateful to Mr. Fletcher for his

vice for 1925 owing to a difference Easterbrook, E. F. Stewart, A.tives, and his rights over his son New York, Jan. 8. services in bringing about the

J. Morrison, and the latter's property, under- Mr. Montagu Norman, the object among the trustees regarding the Hett, Lammert,

.H. granting of new grounds to the of whose visit is to promote closer New Fork Times learns it wis de Forsyth, J. Foster, M. Smith, L for ten years and then only with most meritorious candidate. The Ralph, J. Raltson,, R. takes not to return to Rumania Club, and on behalf of the members co-operation between the Bank of cided to share the prize between Smith, R. W. Loc. H. Beveridge the authority of the sovereign. he had great pleasure in acknow England and the Federal Reserve ledging their debt of gratitude to Banks, has concluded his mission. Briand and Herr Stresemann for

Sir Austen 'Chamberlain, M. and R. Millar. Mr. Fletcher and to aak Mrs. While Mr. Norman persistently re- their services at Locarno, but hints Cowley, Lt.-Camdr. Lyle, E. R. A. Navy-Tel. Mortimer, P. 0. Fletcher and him, to accept a silver fused to give interviews, it is salver from the members in recog-learned that the principal subject Herr Stresemann was unable to uc Rowe, E. RI A. Northwood, Lieut.

were conveyed to the trustees that Linher, E. R. A. Bothwell,, Mid:; nition of the many favours the of his discussion with Mr. Ben-cept because President Wilson was Comir. Bower, Lt. Garmon-Wil Jumin Strong, the Governor of the responsible for betraying the Gerams, Lt. Wiudcher, Lt. Sherword They would have liked to have New York Federal Reserve Bank man people. Reuter'e American Sub-LA. Verker, E. R. A. MeTag- received him in their new grounds, and other financiers, was the ques- Services but the club house was not yettion of further extending the policy ready. Knowing that Mr. Fletcher's

Club had received.

great love for Hongkong would co-operation of the central bring him buck in the not distant United States banks with those in Eurore. Their joint assistance in future they hoped to have again the rehabilitation of Germany, Bel the honour of welcoming Mrs. Fletcher and himself to their new club house then.

He then made the presentation, cheers being given for Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher and tousts drunk to their future prosperity.

gium, Poland, etc.. encouraged plans for the carrying on of the same policy through the careful use of credits and other means.

Heavy Demands of Dominions.

Consideration was given to the lending more abroad than she could pessibility that London might be

afford. The heavy demands of the dominions for new financing, con- siderbly burdened sterling ex- change, although it is expected this will be outweighed by the re- sultant atimutation in Great Bri- tain's foreign trade.

Wall Street learns unofficially that Great Britain has never drawn upon the three hundred million dollar Foderal Reserveand private credits established last spring to assist in the restoration

Services of Portuguese. Mr. Fletcher, in reply, said it gave him and Mrs. Fletcher great leasure to be with them. Really words fulled him, to express Jis thanks for the magnificent gift which they had been so kind to present him with. Their President had recalled the fact that 24 years ago, he was Vice Consul In Macao and he had very happy memories of those far off days in one of the most beautiful places he had been in. He was there as the representative of Great Britain and he would never forget the kind hospitality, he had received while acting in that capacity.

The Government of Hongkong owed very much to its Portuguese community who had, shown them-

its fears have not materialised. selves of great value in various that Great Britian has actually On the other hand bankers learn ways As Special Police both during the war and the strikes after a return to the gold basis. suffered from imports of gold which had unfortunately been

Some concern experienced in the last few years.

was aroused re As regards their new recrea-cently by the heavy Dutch East tion ground, he had to say that Indies demands for gold, but this any small assistence that he had is considered a seasonal develop- been able to give he had given itself. Beuter's American Servicc. ment which will soon correct very sincerely and he hoped they would do well in their new 'quar proposed. the

ters. He then health of the Club de Recreio and wished it success

years.

in the coming

the British Treasury was pro- of the gold standard. Although pared for a great drain on gold and an abnormally high bank rate,

DUTCH FLOODS.

The function "closed with dan RIVERS FALL AND RISE AGAIN, reing in the Club-house and re-

freshments being served on the i lawn, the music being supplied by the Lyrie Orchestra.

BULGARIAN POLITICS.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN

NEW GOVERNMENT..

Sofie, Jan. 6. The Sobranje has passed a vole

of confidence in the new Govern-

ment and Premier. The Democrat,

ing

Amsterdami, Jan. G. The foods are subsid- everywhere except in northern Limburg and De- venter, where another dyke in the rivers Ysel has burst near the village of Brummen, inundating a large area.

Foot and mouth disease has broken out among cattle

of Balgoy and several other villages. Reuter,

Belgian Relief.

Brussels, Jan. 6,

The Cabinet has decided to grant

leader Liaptcheff. after a Minis-2,000,000 francs to the relief fund terial statement, had been read de for the flooded areas. The Mini- claring the new Government rests on a Democratic basis, draws at-

sters will personally donate 25,000. -Reuter.

tention to the serious character Hongkong.

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NAVAL APPOINTMENT.

Enormous Damage in Germany.

Berlin, Jan. G. The subsidence of the floods,

Rhineland is reveal- ing enormous devastation. Twen ty thousand houses have been damaged at Coblence and thous ands of families are in dire dis- tress. Sixty thousand workers'

are idle. The damage is estimated London, Jan. 6. at a million sterling. Neuwied Engineer Commander Sweetlove, | suffered most severely. Thous- from the flotilla leader Abdiel, has¦ands of inhabitants are homeless been appointed to the staff of Bear and factorles, have been closed -- Admiral Cameron for duty aldown, 1t will take months to re Shanghai-Router.

cover from the disaster.-Reuter,

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