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the word "Travellers' being apolled with one "1." This advantage of the Cheques was ao apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system."

Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson. Issued in G$10, G$20, G$50, $100 and £5 and 210 denomination-bound in a small handy wallet and cost only 8/4 of 1 per cent. Secure your steamship tickets, hotel

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Landing about 6th Oct. 14th Oct.

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For further particulare apply to the

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

REPARATIONS MADE.

GERMANY PAYS IN FULL PUNCTUALLY.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 33, 1928.

VINTAGE PROSPECTS FOR '1928.

BAG SNATCHING.

MRS, ALABASTER SURPRISED HOPEFUL REPORTS FROM

NEAR BATTERY PATH. FRANCE.

On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Wine-lovers are beginning to Alabaster, wife of Mr. C. G. an-turn their thoughts towards the Alabaster, KC, O.B.E., was the coming vintage. Flaming July and victim of a Chinese bag snatcher, early August rains promise woll who succeeded in getting clean for the grapes, and there seeme away with a leather handbag hope that 1928 may prove, at least which the lady was carrying at the in some districts, that bumper time. year which has been long overdue. Since the War the winegrower has not been very lucky in his weather, if exception be made of 1921, which produced such white wines as our generation had never seen. Red wines have been less

Mrs. Alabaster, it is learned, was' on her way to town from the Peak and the incident took place just ne she was ontering Battery Path, near the St. John's Cathedral.

THE

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BLUE

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REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES.]

FREIGHT AND

Barlin, Sept. 1. Mr. Parker Gilbert, the Agent General for reparations, nounces that in the fourth year of the expert's plan onding August 31, Gormany mado all her pay ments fully and punctually.

She has paid 1,746 million marks, including two payments completing her third annuity and amounting to 75 millions marks, duo in September last, and fourth

The Chinese, on approaching annuity amounts totalling 1,750

fortunate. Mrs. Alabaster, made a sudden million marka. Two payments are necessary to complete it, aggre- The 1920 Clareta, which have lurch forward and with a down- gating 79 million marks and due matured so quickly, are very plea- ward. tug succeeded in socuring In September. Of this 65 million sant to drink to-day; and the possession of the bag. Before marks was paid on September 11923's are also growing old with Mrs. Alabaster had realised what surprising rapidity. Much 18 had taken place, the man had al- and the remainder is due on Sep hoped of the 1920's, which may ready talon to his heels and was well prove to be the best Clarets heading towards Garden Road, since 1900; but, generally speaking. It is aurmised that on reaching the quality and quantity in Garden Road, the snatcher made Bordeaux have been below the aver-his way down Queen's Road, where LONDON SERVICE age. Burgundy has been no more he made good his escape. lucky, and there is very little at present to replace the grand old War. Burgundies of before the Champagne with 1919, 1920, and 1921 had three good years; but here again there is a shortage of the finest wines.. As for Port, 1927 provided a very fine vintage; and there is every hope that last year's wines will rank in the first class.

tember 21-Reuter.

THE LEAGUE'S REPLY.

NO ATTEMPT TO INTERPORT MONROE DOCTRINE.

Geneva, Sept. 1.

TSINANFU RELIEF.

GENEROUS SUPPORT BY CHINESE IN STRAITS.

"AENEAS" "ACHILLES" *SARPEDON"

4th Sept. M'los, London, B'dam & Glasgow 10th Sept Miles, London, B'dam & Hamborg

3rd Oct. M'los, London, E'dam & Gleagow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

"BELLEROPHON" 20th Sept. Genoa, Havre, L'pool & finagow "EURYLOOH 08" 30th Oct. Genos, Havre, L'pool & Glasgow

PACIFIC SERVICE

vis Kobe & Yakobama "TYNDAREUR"

Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle "PROTESILAUS" 5th Oct. Vietoria, Vancouver & Beattie

"PREMIUM" "AGAPENOR"

15th Ropt.

.2'at Rept.

17th: Act.

Boston, New York & Baltimore Now York, Boston & Baltimore

The Council of the League, at a secret Session, agreed to the text of the reply to Costa Rica, An an-

At a Charity Bazaar, held re- ticipated the reply refrains from

Reports from France concerning centis at Perak, S.S., to collect NEW YORK SERVICE attempting to interpret the Monroe

the 1928 vintage are distinctly en- funds for the 'relief of Chinese doctrine and merely quotes Article 21 of the League Convenant and couraging, though there remain in Shantung, more than $100,000

collected INWARD SERVICE points out that the Article docs eight eritient works before there was gathered and at Gopeng more!

die 3rd Sept. Bhanghai & Hankow not attempt to define the interna can be my certainty of the ex- than $80,000

cellence of the wine harvest. amongst the Chinese for the same

This information f "EURYLOCH US",due 6th: Bopt., Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama tional engagements in which it re-Earlier in the year there were compurpose.

in a letter from the PASSENGER SERVICE fers and that any definition would plainta both from Champagne and contained ben task not for the authors of Burgundy of disastrous hailstorm, Committee of Tsinantu Relief the Convenant but for the States which in some craes were said to Association of Gopeng, Perak, to which accepted such engagements. have endangered the vintage of a Hongkong merchant, Mr. Ho Tu, -Renter

1929. It seems unfortunately cer

PEACE OF INDIA.

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AMENDMENT TO INDIAN PENAL CODE.

Simla, Sept. 1. The Raj has decided to Intro- duce into tho Assembly on September 9, legislation penalis- stato- ing the publication of ments in the Press calculated to, affect the peaceful relations between India and foreign coun- tries... The Bill will be Intro- duced by Sir Denys de Sausmarez Bray, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, and will take the form of an amendment to the Indian Penal Code. Reuter.

BRITISH DISABLED.

PARTY TO PAY A VISIT TO BELGHIM."

London, Sept. 1. The British Legion has complet. ed arrangements for a party of ita members who have war disabilities to proceed Lo Belgium as the guests of the Belgian Association of War Disabled. The invitation from Belgium is supported by the dis- Belgian Government. The abilities of members of the British party are mostly more than fifty per cent, which will necessitate The transport of some of them by surgical carriages, British Wireless,

"CITY OF HALIFAX"

tain that the Cote de Nults, with dated August 21. (It is also stated the most famous Crus of Burn the letter that Gopeng is a town gundy, has been devastated; but in Perak and has but 600 shops). While giving the Hongkong mer the Cote de Beaune hopes for a splendid vintage, both in quality chant some idea of the result of and quantity. The vines have the collection of funds in Perak, the name letter complimented Mr. flowered well, and there are signs of disease. Bordeaux iso on his enthusiastle support of

the movement. equally optimistic, and Champagné is confident that the 1928 vintage will rank high,

Some girls who are bonuX enekno wear beaucoup bows.

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A FIVE-DAY WEEK.

AMERICAN CHURCHES REMEDY FOR UNEMPLOY. MENT.

New York, Sept. 1.

A Labour Day message by the Council of the Churches of Christ hí America suggests the institu- tion of a five day working week for American labour as a remedy for The Council, unemployment. which represents the majority of in the evangelical Churches America, argues that the fact that 3,000,000 were without work last winter reveals the position as unsound from the viewpoint of Christian brotherhood.-Reuter's American Service.

Copenhagen, August 8.-M. of Hytter, the Danish Minister Justice, has forbidden Captain Malcolm Campbell to use the ex- panse of sand at Blokhus on the irest coast of Jutland for trying to bruik the world's motoring speed record. The reason given is that to do so would interfere with the right of the public to the free use May of the sands. It is possible that a 31, an Inercase of 12.673 in a further application will be made at

the close of the bathing season.

There were 1,651,2-10 telephones working in England on

month.

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