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IN PILSEN

PILSNER URQUELL,

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Record Cleaning Pads

Needle Containers

Fibre Needle Cutters

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SHOWING TO-DAY

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Many Novel Styles

The Very Latest

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE LARGÉ. NUMBER OF

WAYGOOD-OTIS difficulty

LIFTS

INSTALLED

IN LOCAL BUILDINGS IS PROOF OF THEIR SUPERLATIVE MERIT.

THE MAJORITY OF

LIFTS YOU USE

ARE

WAYGOOD-OTIS

ERECTED MAINTAINED.

BY

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1929.

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DAY BY DAY.

A BAD ENDING FOLLOWS & BAD-BE- GINNING-Euripides,

Surgu. Liout J. G. Phyloy, MROS, IRC.P., has been appoint ed to H.M.8. Cricket.

I.E. the Governor is to distri. bute the prizes at King's College at 11 am on March 5th.

able, could have been attain- ed without doing away with Laxation according to grade. Thero would, admittedly, be some difficulty in classifying some of the many brands of cigarettes now on the market, and there is the furthor caused by frequent al- terations in the quality of goods without a corresponding alteration in price. But would it not have been possible to vary, the duty on The Banque Franco-Chinoise has manufactured tobacco within car opened a permanent branch in Ifue tain broad limits, thereby not sad-(the capital of Annam) as from dling the cheaper makes with the to-day. same duty as the better brands 7 The deliberate selling of goods at a loss in order to kill competition or to establish a new brand, of day, when the band of the 1st Bat- which mention is made in the Ortalion Queen's Royal Regiment

will beat "Retreat."

H.M.S. Petersfield, flying the fing of the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, arrived at Canton from Hongkong yesterday. H.M.S. Cumberland is duo to arrive from

THOSE KOWLOON TONG DOGS.

RESIDENT REPRIMANDED

FOR LYING.

com-

The Very Idea!

Infant hospital patients trans- forred from one institution of the Liverpool Guardians to another

"I was somewhat loath to con- sider they were lying," remarked are in future to be labelled on the Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow-eg, liko homing-pigeons, to ob-

viato mistaken identity.... loon Magistracy this morning, in

This decision has been arrived referring to the numerous plaints from Kowloon Tong res taking a two years' old boy from at in consequence of a mother dents who, when charged with al- the Wavertree Cottage Homes lowing their dogs to be abroad after his transfer from Aldor Hey their animals had been in the gar- days before discovering that ho without muzzles, maintained that Hospital and keeping lim for tou den and not on the public was not her child. thoroughfare.

An interesting ceremony is to

Sho reported the mistake, and take place on the Hongkong. Crie-

A Chinese lady, residing at No. was greeted in the nursery by her ket Club ground at 6 pm, on Tues-149, Kowloon Tong, was charged own son's cries, of joy at seeing

before his Worship with failing his mother,

At a meeting of the Guardians to provide her dog with a muzzle, and, after pleading that the muz-the chairman said that the labels zle had broke that morning, the de attached to the clothing of the fendant said the dog was not on transferred children were

accl- dentally changed, but it was im the road but in the garden. stated that she saw the animal on now to be adopted of writing the Sergeant Weymes, in evidence, possible to account for the wrong Identification. The practice was the street.

names of the infants in marking Infining the defendant $10, his ink on tape and stitching it around Worship said that she had pro-their ankles. According to a report made to bably read that half of Kowloon the police yesterday by Li Po-nam, Tong had stated in Court that

A Voice: Like so many pigeone. "Personally, I am amazed," con- a shopkeeper of No. 166, Des Voeux their dogs were in the garden, and tinued the chairman, "that any ployed by him absconded on Mon-pack of lies about her, animal bo-mediately to identify her own- Rond Central, an accountant em- she had gone to Court to tell a mother should be unable in-

jects and Rensons altached to the Bill, sechs to us to be a matter which solely concerns those who ace fit to come into the market on that basis. It scarcely appears to be, an adequate reason for legleln-Salgon this afternoon. tiye intervention, unless of course, it results in loss of revenue to the Colony. There is one further point, which concerns foreign residents particularly. The new Bill pro-day last with $5,810.99. vides for a system of drawbucks an re-exports, but it would be interest with an armed robbery at No. 239, Five men, arrested in connexion ing to kw the contemplated pro- Portland Sirect on February 4, cedure to be adopted in the case of were formally charged before Mr, persons desiring either to send E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon cigars to England or to take sup-manded for one week.

Magistracy this morning, and re- plies on board ship, for their own use, when travelling Home. Will retailers no longer have bonded warehouses? If not, there would seen to be distinct danger, in 1929 the circumstance cited, of a buyer having to pay two duties-one in Hongkong, and one in the United

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY FEB. 14,

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Industrial Rebuff.

A Veen and Piano Recital will be given by Mr. and Mrs. A. M.. Bowes-Smith and Mrs. A. Har greaves-Browne at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, 21st Febru ary, at 5.30 p.m. Tea tickets must he booked by Wednesday-Adrt,

A body, in an advanced stage of decomposition was picked up yes- terday by a fishing junk No. 307HC, from Lamma Island. Ac- cording to a report from the police, the body is believed to be that of a Chinese male victim of the Ilsin Wah disaster.

f

ing in the garden. She had made the offence twice as bad by going to Court and, lying about it.

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THE TOBACCO DUTIES.Kingdom.

When changes are being made in excise duties, it is obviously de- The great promise of the indus- sirable that they should be en-trial peace movement in Britain, Lord Melcheti fostered by foreed at the moment of notifica-

.in closo co-oporation with tion. This explains why H. E. the the General Counell of the The Colonial Secretary's Office Governor has issued an order Trade Union Congress, has forwarda a copy of a despatch received a rude shock. The lead- f.om the Secretary of State for putting into effect the proposed al ing employers of the country, re- the Colonies regarding the cere- terations in the tobacco duties be-presentative of all greht industries, mony held at the London Ceno- Diamonds fore the Bill has actually come benfter serious consideration, we taph on the anniversary of Arm-South has the lead. North and fore the Legislative Council. By trust, has rejected the inform reistler day. Hongkong was re- South must win all five tricks, the new Ordinance, a change is Mond group of employers and the

port drawn up lust year by the presented with the other Colonies.

made both in the system of im posing the duties, as well as in the scale of the duties. Various grounds are given for the making of the changes, which, according ployed. The decision is one which ing permamently withdrawn from

T.U.C., providing for the establish- The three armed launches, H.M. ment of a National Industrial Ships Nenson, Faulknor and On- Council, which was to be compos-slaught, arrived in Hongkong to ed of equal numbers of employers day from the West River. It is and representatives of the em- definitely stated that they are be

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The Solution.

And

This problem requires a rather clever unblocking play for a cor- rect solution.

South lends the queen of clubs,

child at the age of two years, os- pecially when, as this mother did, she visited it during the sickness. Every mother should know her own child."

A Hawick girl went to domestic service in a North of England town. Her mistress asked her If she know such-and-such a person who lived in Hawick The " Hawick girl did not. Other per- sons were mentioned, and as the girl confessed her ignorance, of their identity, the mistress ex- pressed aurprise.

The Hawick girl flared. up. "Dae ye think that Ha'ick's n' up ae close?" she said.

A new experiment is being tried with coloured signal lights to hold un or release iraffé at certain authorised crossing places London]

Sing a song of Londoners,

in

Duly trained to wait While the roaring traffic stream

Rushes paat in spate.

When the signal's given

The roadway may be crossed If it is their lucky day

Not a life is lost.

The constable controlling Gives the word to go. Drivers all get on with it

As quickly as they know The poor pedestrian, dithering,

Loses all his wits. Down comes à mator-car

And smashes him to bits, Constable at Richmond-The

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to the Superintendent of Imports will be deeply regretted as tend-service and that the three shipsland North plays the seven, South prisoner, who was drunk, sald he and Exports, have been proved by/ing towards the destruction of a will pay off in the next few days and next leads a heart, which North would give me a bucket of whisky

one, and there can be no/objection trial life. The proposals were gregor & Co., Ltd., in connexion of clubs, and South, with the jacktaltós a little time to shake down.

aeem to be some ground for think ins that the cheaper brands of cigars and cigarettes may become

more expensive.

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the

HARMSTON'S. CIRCUS.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL

Replying to the toast "Edin- burgh Corporation" at the annual supper of the Metropolitan Masonic District Bowling Associa- tion, Councillor Forgus Harris told the following story:

He was walking down the High Street one day, ifter presiding at the Police Court when a man whom he did not recognise said, "Good morning, Ballie. Ye ken

trumps with the four. North now if I would take him home, new development which was re- revert to their original owners. experience to be advisable. The garded as likely to become one of

leads the ace of trumps, and

The first 12 months of married South discards his last losing problem is admittedly a diflicult the greatest influences in the An excellent system is being ar-

future course of Britain's indus- ranged by Mesara Caldbeck, bac-heart. Now North leads the deuce are the most difficult. It -Mr. Halkett, the Marylebone to the laying down of the principle that the N.I.C. should meet re with the forthcoming Spring Race and the five, finearer through

Magistrate. of taxation at the source. In duty gularly to consider every possible Meeting, whereby wines, spirits and East's nine and four,

The solution to this hand de- and said he had come to ace the He came into the police station revision, however, there is always question concerning Industry, and mineral waters will be delivered to

fear that the results may be to would be empowered to form joint Unconsumed stock will be collected first trick. If North had played for drunkenness,

industrial progress, and that it the course so that members' tiffin pends entirely upon North's up-boys in blue," said a constable boxes may he suitably stocked. blocking of the club auft at the at Lambeth when a man was fired Increase the tax to the consumer. conciliation boards to avoid the at the end of the Meating.

the deuce instead of the seven, Whether this will prove to be so outbreak of labour disputes which

East would defeat the problem at Tottenham-A man said to Man charged with drunkenness fu the present instance, time ordinary negotiating machinery

The disabled transport Somerset-by playing a low club on had failed to settle. will tell, but there would certainly has demonstrated its good faith in day, returning to port in conso have been compelled to overtake and goodwill, so come and have Theshire arrived at Singapore yester fourth trick. South would then me "This is the season of peace this matier over and over again quence of engine trouble

A which the seven with the jack and lead Magistrate-And you are here as drink," and Ι did. The in the past few months, and we developed when she was 700 miles the five to East's nine. Or, if

« result, the decision of the employers will proceeding from Colorabo to Hong-West's ace of spades would have trust, without great belief, that out. The Doresetshire, which was South had failed to overtake, not be taken as a rebuff. On the kong and was ordered to put into taken the final trick. The new duty on cigars is a flat face of things, it is difficult to see Singapore to take off the Somerset- rate of $1.50 per lb. This, com- how this is to be avoided. At the shire's drafts, has also arrived.

present time there is a demand, pared with the old basis of calcula and a reasonable one, for the Sentence of three months' hard tion, will mean that the best brands voice of the worker in the control Jabour and 15 strokes of the birch. will be relieved to the extent of a of industry, and yesterday's de- was imposed by Mr. E. W. Hamfl- dollar a pound, the next grade will to concede that right. The ar- to-day, on

cision would seem to be a refusal ton, at the Kowloon Magistracy

SHOW. a Chinese who remain the same, whilst in the case gument that has been adduced that charged with returning from ban- of the two other grades there will the setting up of the National In-ishment, the defendant having ed a packed house last night when

Harmaton's Circus again delight-me?" be increases varying from 100 to dustrial Council would probably been deported for ten years in

interfere with machinery already 1922. Defendant said he was ask-repeated, with all

the opening programme Wag 300 per

cent, Cigarettes of all constituted for settling disputes, ed to return by his father, but thrills.

ita attendant

"Ohi aye, ye ken mo; remem- kinds will henceforth pay duty at must be fallacious since it was de Sergeant Hargreaves informed his

bor ye fined me 10s, the other the rate of 75 cents per th, which Anitely understood between the Worship that the defendant had appearance of the educated cockable?" said the man.

One of the best items was the morn for being drank and incap- means a 100 per cent, reduction Parties that action should only told the police that his father died atoes. A ininiature cireus in them-

be taken in the event of the failure two years ago!

"Yes; I remember now," said in the case of the best quality, but of other machinery.

selves, these birds have been taught the Baille. "What about it?" Our con- an Increase in all the other three clusion at the 'moment is that the

to ride see-saw, pull a toy ricksha

"Weel, I told the wife it wis a in which one of their number was pound ye fined me, and spent the classes, which were formerly rated greater part of the good work ac-

a passenger, and perform other other 108, on whisky," said the at 70 cents, 80 cents and 30 cents stroyed, and we can only venture complished last year has been de-

stunts with a skill which en- man, chuckling; per . respectively. To what ex- the hope that the damage is not tent the increases will send up the beyond repair. / retail prices of cigars and cigarettes bought in small quantities, it is difficult to say, but that some ad- vance will be made seems apparent. If this should prove the case, the

Helsingfors Increase appears likely to fall

Lisbon Bucharest most heavily on those who smoke

Buenos Aires the cheaper brands-in ohler

The following Stock Exchange (Shanghal words, on the working classes quotations were received by the New York.

Yokohama British American Tobacco amongat

Co. Genova tho Chinese com- from London to-day: munity. That

Milan is 2 point B.A.T. Co., Ltd., Ord. (£l par) Stockholm of which note should be taken £6 10 72.

Oslo IT. Co. of G.B. & L. Ord. (£1 Prague par) £6 18 0.

Madrid

when the Bill, comes before the Legislative Council,

Another reflection which occurs

to us is that the stopping of the

TOBACCO COMPANY

SHARES.

THE LATEST LONDON QUOTATIONS.'

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin Copenhagen Vienna

Flo

LT. Co. of Canada Ord. (£1 par) Athens. £2 5 3. J

Tobacco Securities Ord. (£1 Bombay

Hongkong

Hilver Spot

par) £3 18 9...

manufacture of tobacco in bond, Tobacco. Securities Def. (6/- Silver Forward which is considered so desir-par) £1 8 11⁄2..

London, Feb. 13.

.124.30 .34.92 .12.12%

-20.40

raptured the audience.

Providing a number of rare sights, the Circus should continue to be a strong attraction during the remainder of its season, here. It is located on the Praya Enst re-

"I'm afraid I don't know, you," said the Ballie.

A new and unexpected patron of broadcasting made a public ap pearance during the transmission of a Mozart Symphony from the Wellington Hall, Belfast, a few days ago (writes the Broadcasting. correspondent of The Wireless World);

.18.20 clamation. .84,545 ..108 .109%

H. E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Half-way through the piece a .812 | Clementi, went to Cheung Chau on large and well-fod mongoose 47.7/16 Tuesday and visited Cheung Chau ambled on to the platform, and, Toliday. Government School in the after-after stropping his whiskers in

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32 noon. His Excellency wrote in the perfunctory fashion, stepped down. 13/32 school vinitors' book. "Visited and and disappeared. beneath the .25.24 Inspected the school this after-seats in the auditorium. For

noon. I was shown all over the tunately, the audience were so en- building by the Hoadmaster, Mr: grossed in the music that the un- usual visitor remained unnoticed, Hon Kau-fung, and I was very

.02.80

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18.10

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81.026 much pleased with all I saw. The otherwise the microphone might

975 school was in vacation at the time, have passed on some queer Inter 629/32 80 I did not see the pupils. The palations not included in tho 1/5.81/82 school building la, far the best in Mozartian score,

1/11% the New Territories, and sots a The mongoose was one of a 25% standard which I hope to see else-number which are kept at the 25.18/16 whero. I wish this school. all Wellington Hall to wage war on -British Wireless, success in the New Year.”

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