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HOTELS

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL. Telegraphie Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG." ·

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL"

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel

Dee Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Bedą, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

All Trams pass in. front of Hotel.

Most Moderate Rates in the Colony,

Hotel launch meets all steamers.

Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.

($25 for thirty Tifin Tickets can be had at the Office

"of the above Hotel).

TEA DANCES

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

Tel. Add. Victorin.

5 to 7 p.m.

Telephone C.378.

Manager.

J. H. WITCHELL,

HOTEL SAVOY

The Sanng in the nylston Hing 'Botel

IT Hongkong and one, at the finest appolated in South China,

HOTEL METROPOLE. HOTEL BOA VISTA.

22, Ico House Street,"

Macao.

UNDER THE SAME MANAGEMENT.

KOWLOON

HOTEL

KOWLOON

A FIRST CLASS HOTEL WITH ALL MODERN

CONVENIENCES.

High Class Cuisine and Table Appointments.

Wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak, and five minutes

from the Ferry, Wharves and Station.

Drawing Room, Saloon Bar and Billiard Room.

Very moderate rates

on application to-

H. J. WHITE,

Manager.

Tel. Nos. K608 & K609. Cables, KOWLOTEL,'

Hongkong.

Tel Kowloon No. 8

PALACE HOTEL.

Tol. Address "PALACE,"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER

THE INTERPORT POLO CONTEST.

1927.

A run down the field ending in Shanghai scoring, in the course of the Interport Polo · match on Thursday, when Shanghai defeated Hongkong and retained. the Keswick Cup.

(Photo, the Welcome Studio).

The two teams, photographed on Thursday, on the occasion of the Interport Polo con- test for the Keswick Cap (seen in the foreground), when Shanghai beat Hongkong. The teams were: Hongkong, No. 3, Lt. Col. Comyn, No. 2, Lieut: Shillington, No. 3, Lieut. Scott Elliott, Back, Lieut. Kerr. Shanghai, No. 1, F. S. Gibbings, No. 2, Judge C. S. Franklin, No.

3, Major Gibbs, Back, H. G. Robinson. (Photo, the Welcome Studio).

A “DOPED" CIGARETTE?

YESTERDAY'S HIGHWAY

ROBBERY.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

REPORT.

AT THE

QUEEN'S

At 2.30, 5.10

7.15 and 9.20.

TO-DAY

ONLY

Increased Prices.

Which should sha 'choose?

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.HONGKONG TRADE,

CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

REDUCTION OF EXPENSES ·| ON PEKING-MUKDEN LINE. .

AT THE

WORLD

our

With regard to the report

The fortnightly market report Following close upon the announce- published yesterday of a success-of the Hongkong General Chamberment of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- ful daylight robbery committed in of Commerce, state

way that a great reduction in ex- Zetland Street, it transpires that Cotton Piece Goods-Nothing to the victim was drugged with sonu report, market very quite. The la-penses has been put into effect since. announcement Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station, substance which was either insert test quotations are those of the 4th August, comes an Entirely, under English Management. Electric Light and Fans throughout.ed in his cigarette, which Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. thief had borrowed, or that the Amer. "Spot" 11.82d. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress cigarette was changed, unnoticed nominally unchanged since

the inst. Eg. Shakel. 19.20d. and Mid, from the Peking-Mukden Railway giving details of, the reduction of Tarma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:

Cotton yarn.-Market remains about $75,000 per month. Mrs. J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress, by the owner.

last report and no, business has The greater part of this saving After regaining his cigarette transpired during the interval, in expenses is effected through a from a stranger who had accosted Nominal quotations are him, the man, a foki of the Wahllows:-

as fol- reduction in salaries and wages. Hing Bank, who had been sent to

A committee.has also been appoint- No. 10s. $170/190. No. the Chartered Bank to get G$200 $175/185. No. 16s. $195/200. No. stationery expenses and it is ex- 128. to investigate into printing and changed, felt dizzy, and on walk-20s. $210/215. Arrivals Nil. Ship-pected to reduce this item by about ing from Ice House Street into ments Nil. Sales Nil. Zetland Street he collapsed, being stocks: later found by the police.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Cables :

"EUROPE"

Singapore."

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

American Express Travelers Cheques

"Sky-blue" in color, these. Cheques give travellers the fullest protection against the loss or theft of their travel funds. They are spendable and acceptable everywhere. For more than 36 years travellers the world over have found personal service and financial security through their use.

Issued in G$10, G$20, G$60, G$100, and

£5 and £10 denominations--bound in a smell, handy wallet and cost only 4 of 1 per cent. Secure your steamship tickets, hotel reservations and itiner. aries; or plan your cruise or tour through,

He

4,500 bales. 1,000 bales.

penses. With the further economy

Unsold $10,000. Aside from these, there Bargains are other expenses that are being considered, notably the cost of coal recovered consciousnesy Woollens Clearances are fair and coal consumption and the sup- about 3 o'clock, and explained but there is no new business to re-ply of uniforms. how he met two strangers, (pre-port.

The reductions now effective 're- sumably Cantonese) when return- Raw Cottons. No sales to re-present nearly 10% of the total ex- ing from the bank, and one of port. them asked for a light for a Metals. Despite lower quota-now being considered; the saving cigarette. The foki handed over ions from London, very small busi- in expenses will be much greater. his own lighted cigarette, and it ness has been booked. Bars and Other railways also busily en- was returned to him, presumably Angles are on offer from $3.85, to gazed in considering methods of "doctored," a few puffs made him $3.90 without buyers. Wire Nails "conomy in pursuance of the dizzy, and he recollected little-3 in. are reported done in small general retrenchment policy laid quantities as low as $7.15. Galvd. down at the Directors' Conference Wire 18/22 Guage has been booked recently held in Peking and their at $11.00 to $11.30, but buyers show reports are expected from time to little keenness. Locally prices are time.. steady, but little business has been

more.

NANKING PEACHES.

FIVE VARIETIES GROWN, Five

different varieties

done, and enquiries from consum- The local weather forecast for ing districts are on a smal scale. the week-end is:-East winds; Tubes, Galvd. 62 per cent; black light, variable; fair to showery." 73 per cent. Tinplates, 110 lbs.,

of $10.40; 100 lbs., $9.80 (nom).

peaches are produced in Nanking

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

*** To-night's Interport Polo dinner Flour Market report.-Stock: takes place at the Hongkong Hotel, orchards. The ahih tao, the American 300,000 bags, Canadian and not at the Savoy Hotel, ns Lin คุณ pai, the Soochow 100,000. bags, Australian 15,000 stated in a morning contemporary, Red and the Autum Vari-bags. Market: Small, and general- ety are round in shape, while ly dull. Quotations: American the pan teo is flat. The largest Patent 34.30 per sack, American among these is the liu yu pai, of Straight, $3.12-$3.35 per sack; which a large specimen weighs American Cut off, $3.15-$3.40 per from two to three ounces. The sack; Australian No1, $3.45 per to-day's questions:

The following are the replies to carliest crop is the shit tao, ap-sack; Canadian Cut off, $3.12-$3.18 1, In 1775 building in Lombard-strest was- pearing in the market in May or per sack; Canadian Straight, $3.10-act apart for the us of bankers to enable June. The other varieties are $3.15 per sack; Canadian Mixture, without the actual transfer of cash in large gathered in the latter part of June $3.00 per sack; Canadian 2nd Clear, amounts, 2. Conge d'elire (vermiazion or early in July. The Soochow Red $2.90 per sack. is most palatable. Its flesh is Window Glass-Market very white and red. 'It weighs under quiet.

two ounces. The pan tao is Saltpetre. Stocks 16,000 bags. smallest in size, cach weighing Dull market with downward ten- hardly over one ounce. The dency of the market. majority of the peach trees in

Nanking orchards are of the shik

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. the Nanking Agricultural Experi- drought.

4-A, Des Vœux Road, Central, Hongkong.

Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria. Hongkong.

ment Station, the fruit growers

them to exchange drafta, billa, and securities

to

eloci) is the Boonce given by the Sovereign as Head of the Church to ecclralasticat chap-

in the Mediterrangean Belonging to Britain. Turkish Convention of June 4, 1876. 4: St. The island was given to Britain by the Anglo- Cor. near Versailles in France. 5. Denegelt was a tribute paid to the Danes to prevent their ravages In England, between the years 091 and 1186, when it was abolished by King Stephen. 6. The Dark Ages la a term ap piled to the Middle Ages when learning was

ters, to elect bishops. 3. Crocus is an faland

tao, liu yu pai and Soochow Red the present year in Nanking are at a low clib, between about 486 and 1490. S. varieties..

The trees are liable to verminable

exceedingly good, due to favour-Dieu et mon droit" (God and my right) is the motio of the Sovereign of Great Britain. It weather conditions., Peach was given by Richard I of England to his encroachment. With the aid of trees are apt to be afflicted by: September 20, 1118, when the Freath Army Arms at the battle of Gisors, in Franco, on wan signally defeated. It was dret assumed have recently achieved marked re- 50-60 cash a catty this year than sovereigns to the obedienes of their subjects, The prices are cheaper by about motto by Henry VI. (1422-1401), 8. The atselute and unqualified claim of hereditary sulta in combating harmful insects. that of last year, the Soochow Red. The attempt to maintain this doctrine by Peach orchards are extensively being now sold at 160 cash a catty, the death of Charles L. In 1049. b. In 1264, in foren was the cause of the civil war and cultivated in Nanking suburbs. Certain quantities of Shantung the reign of King John. 10. It was the term The total output of a normal year peaches used to be imported into Palermo, Skelly, os March 10, 182, when given to the massacres of the French 'mi' is estimated at over 10,000 piculs, Nanking, but none arrived this about 8,000 los their lives. The French, who local market. The peach crops of railway traffic. the bulk being consumed on the year owing to the interruption of bad conquered Silly Jn 2280, wore delven

out.

United Artista Pictuary

TO-DAY -A 5.15 & 9.20 Only.

BEBE

DANIELS

in "THE

SPLENDID CRIME

WITH

PALLONILE DE

NEIL HAMILTON

ADOLPH ZUKÓR AIM JESSÉ L. LABICY a Paramount Picture ·

At 2.30 & 7.15. - Chinese Drama "Man Lee Chum."

AT THE

STAR

TO-DAY:

ONLY

Continuous From 2,30 to 11.15

VIOLA DANA

IN

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EM ROUGH

THE COMEDY of a pretty young minx who married a

cavemen out of bravado.