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AT ALL HOTELS

CALL FOR

AND CLUBS.

"U" BEER

PILSNER URQUELL

Agente

THE ORIGINAL PILSNER BEER.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

Phone 0.16.

66

Kowloon K, 19.

STEINWAY"

A name associated with all the

World's Great Pianists.

Let us quote you.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

Sole Agents: Chater Road.

VALUE AND PRICE

~ARE VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.

OF

It is easy to get the PRICE of an article but quite a different matter to know something of its value.

THERE ARE NOT MANY COM- MODITIES, MORE IMPORTANT IN THIS RESPECT THAN

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE

WE ARE JUSTLY PROUD OF OUR SETTEES AND EASY CHAIRS- STOUT, WELL MADE HARDWOOD FRAMES, COPPERED STEEL SPRINGS,

HAIR FINE CLEAN

STUFFINGS

EXCELLENCE INDEED

Call and see the actual work in progress ON THE PREMISES at any time.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

corns și gand

co-operative

Some few years later,

DAY BY DAY.

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The total rainfall recorded at the Hongkong Botanic Gardens during January was 2,43 inches This fell on eight days.

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WORLD TOURISTS SOON COMING.

400 ABOARD THE EMPRESS

OF AUSTRÁLIA.

As previously reported, the Empress of Australia, on a world cruise with a list of 400 British,

The Very Idea!

3

In 1988, the existing restrictions THE EFFECT OF VIOLENT ANIMOSIS were further ameliorated, taxes TIES BETWEEN PARTIES HAS AL-

A perilous armand of morgy has on private enterprise were lower-WAYS BEEN AN INDIFFERENCE TO

boon tooosafully accomplished by od, and credit was made easier. THE GENERAL WELFARE AND HONOUR

OF THE STATE—Macaulay,

Lieutenant Kings who recently re For a time, there was a revival of

turned to Baragwanath noradrome, priváte trading, but this steadily

on the conclusion of 0,000-mile The Empress of Canada, which,

fight, to take anti-hydrophobia decreased owing to the competi left Hongkong on the 15th Jan-Canadian and American passon serum to save the life of a woman tion by the co-operative organisa-uary, arrived at Vancouver on the

gers, is due to arrive at this port missionary who was bitten by a mad 31st January. tions. Still, by the end of 1920,

on February 14th for a four-day dog at Malange in North Angola.. visit. the number of private firms was

The pilot experienced a sucossion The annual show of the Hong-With Captain R. G. Latta on the of thrilling hazards. He has s over 603,000, Stato trading con- kong Horticultural Society has bridge and Mr. Wm. Macinnes oaded to less a mountain range cerns totalled about 38,000, and co- been arranged to be held in the again the Cruise Director, the ship and emerged from the clouds miles operative organisations numbered City Hall on March 6.

is malding the seventh annual oub to nen, out of sight of the coast, world cruise of the groat Canadian The most exciting episode was a close on 120,000. What the pre- sont figures née, we have been un-

travel system. She sailed from New York on December 2nd, and forced descent on a minute patok of t able to trace. The statistics

ber complote itinerary takes her sand amid a forest in North given relate to retail trade. In

30,000 miles by sea with calls Isumeb, from whore it was at Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, possible to take-off.

The machine was 'diamantled, and wholesale business," practically

Monaco, Naples Haifa, Port Said, overything is done by Covernment The forthcoming wedding is an Bombay, Calambo, Padang, Tand-trandled along footpaths 14 milos to trusts and syndicated with pri.nounced of Mr. Luiz Alberto Rojong Prick, Singapore, Paknam, a clearing, where it was re-a

Burlo, Lockhart Road, Praya Re--

Manila, Hongkong, Keelung embled and the fight was resum clamation, Hongkong, to Miss Elizabetha Justina, Ward, No. 0, Shanghai, Chinwangtao, Beppo, ed. It is apparent from the latest Morrison Gap Road, Happy Valley. Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, Hilo,

San Francisco, Balboa, Colon, Guest (to hond waiter)"'"Tha Havana and New York, with many roast is certainly a long time decision in Moscow that private

For carrying three chickens visits to inland places from the coming" enterprise is to be once again cut suspended by the wings, thus different ports. out, as far as possible. The Go-causing unnecessary and avoidable vernment has issued an order for- suffering, a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Whyta Smith at the bidding all private trade in the Kowloon Magistracy this morning products of the metal, chemical was fined $5. and electrical industries, sugar, salt, matches, tobacco and cigarettes. This is said to be part of a scheme to abolish private trading in the products of State Industries. It only needs a cur- Bory glance to show that there is PEREIRA,--On the 4th February very little left for the private

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR | vato trading playing a very negli TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET || Fible part.

STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

1,000,000

IN ESE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

DODWELL & Co., Ltd.

"Bola Distributore [HING KING' & 8. OHINA,

DEATH.

,

The One hundred and benth ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong, "Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., is advertised to take place at the Company's office, Queen's Building, on Tuesday, March 4, at 11 am..

During a quarrel between two tractor, one of the men struck the practicable character of the So- other ncross the head and hand viet's proposals. If the whole

Waiter: "Can you recognize the waiter who's sorving you!”

Guart: "No-but here's his finge print on the soup dish!"

As usual, the passenger list of the liner includes the cream of the leisured classes of three countries with a sprinkling of representatives of many of the nations of the world. During (The sailor. of to-day is said to their stay in Hongkong, visite will prefer chewing-gum to tobacco and be made to the many points of gumy interest, including drives around the Island and New Territories.

The Empress of Australia will sail on February 17th for Keelung and North China, thence to Japan and across the Pacific to Honolulu and San Francisco through the and return to Southampton. The local Agents advise that there is good accommodation avaliable for passages from Hongkong and other ports in the Orient or be- yond..

1930, at her residence No. 2 trader. Time, however, will pro-fokis employed by a building cón. Panama' and back to New York Granville Road, Kowloon, Ludivina Francisca Percira bably once again reveal the im- Aged 62. Funeral will pass the monu

ment ut 5,30 p.m. to-day. Manila and Shanghai papers

please.copy.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 19'0.

world were Socialistic; of course, the scheme might work, but it la assuredly, the height of folly for que nation amongst all the others to think that it can fly in the face of the accepted order.

with a pole, causing a scalp wound and a fractured finger. On his appearance before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the assallant was ordered to pay $5 compensation, were bound while both partles over.

Mr. Frank Olivor, Router's cor respondent in Poking and Mrs Oliver are leaving on a furlough in a few weeks, says tho Peking Thoy will Leader of January 24. return to England by way_of_Bucz, stopping at Java, Mr. P. D. Evans, who now is at the Shanghai office, departe. Mr. Evans was manager for Router in Poking for a number of years.

MOTOR PRESIDENT'S VISIT.

IMPRESSED WITH ORIENT

TRADE OUTLOOK.

1,

I'll sing a song of jolly ters who

Bail the ocean blue-

(A thing wo understand all self-

respecting sailors do);

We loved the broery, briny doods

our brawny scadogs did,

And pictured burly Bill, the

bo'sun, cutting up his quid. Ho's still the weather-beaten salt

wo know in days of old, But "plug" contains no charm

for him, and grog has left him cold.

He sticks to work." like glue, although on gum ho's going strong

And "I cannot live without chow" in the burden of his song.

3.41

"When is the next train out of this burg".

"Twelve o'clock, sir"

"What? Isn't there one before.

A Boon for the Bored. The appearance on the market of a device for perfect recording of the volce upon a special type of SOVIET UNCERTAINTY. gramaphone disc is indicativa

the times in which we live, the will go to Peking when Ma Oliver Corporation, arrived in Hongkong fore the "nort"

Mr. J. D. Mooney, President of the General Motors Export Co., and that fi

Vice-President of General Motors

of

11

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"No, sir. We never run one bes

back

Magistraton alork at Highgate

in possession of 15 Lacls of pre- China, Mr. Mooney said that his Debtor, in a letter to Bhoreditch pared opium and a further $100 firm was going steadily ahead with County Court-If I sond my regrets for keeping an opium dore the work here and anticipated exit is as much as I can my others, who disclaimed respon-cellent results." sibility, were acquitted.

8.8.

COMPANY DIRECTOR'S

CLAIM.

GETS JUDGMENT IN THE

SUMMARY COURT.

Woman motorist, in a letter, to the Kingston Bench-It is difficult for me to attend Court, sa I have two babies at huma

Southead man on being sentonood phone up, and tell them I am coming, and just mention that I will not do a stroke-I shan't pick up a duster.

WHO: WAS.

FIGARO?

by the s.s. Kamo Maru yesterday, hustle and bustle of the modern

and safled shortly afterwards by the 3.8. President Jefferson for America,

Tenchor: "Can anyone, in this world. Writing fetters to relatives

Discussing business prospects in class toll 'mo what is the crank to a Russia's leaders seem never to and friends at Home, at frat a plea

the Far East with a Telegraph ro- | car?" be satisfied as to the economic sure, then a serious duty, in the Found in charge of an opium presentative, Mr. Mooney said that John (piping up)

he had been impressed by.what he.

scat driver!! policy which the country should declining days of one's sojourn indivan which was being run on a

In Tal Nam Street, had seen during his present tour. adopt. When the Soviet. Govern- the Colony, all too often becomes a large scalo ment was first established, all pri- bit of a bore, and the machine for Shamshulpo, a Chinese, who ap. His firm had three big factories and peared before Mr. Whyte Smith a number of branches in the Far voice-reproduction fa designed to at the Kowloon Magistracy this East and his trip had as its object What bad Iangungo did he usof vate trading enterprise was stop give a new interest both to "writer" morning, was fined $120 for being the inspection of these. Regarding Man-A bammer. ped, the State assuming control of and the recipient. The records everything and everybody. That used are made of aluminium, and was Socialism or Communium of are scarcely thicker than a piece of the most pronounced type. Ex-paper, but they can be reproduced

Questioned with regard to the perience subsequently gained con- on any kind of gramaphone. Three

recent case at Bombay in which the vinced the Soviet rulers, much sizes of discs are available, the

The following forthcoming wed- local head of General Motors was against their will, that this system smallest talking several hundred dings are announced:Mr. Alexan- fined for employing children in the words. The ordinary mesange der Mason, army officer, Yu Yuen factory, Mr. Mooney said that he would not work, with the result takes about three minutes to Road Camp, Shanghai, to Miss Eva know nothing of the matter, as it to fourteen days' hard labour-Tale- that many modifications

were dictate, though, of course,

sume Malmberg, No. 48, Coper's Capo had occurred after he had left Bom found necessary, and private trad-people exhaust themselves in less Road, Beckenham, Kent, England: bay. It will be remembered that also Mr. Alfred Mervyn Simpson, a statement issued after the case ing on a somewhat restricted scale time. The more valuable, or these proceeding to Hongkong from said that the fines had been inflicted was re-introduced. There have, accustomed to dicinting to a Manila by the s.3. President Grant, because the Company allowed em in fact, been several concessions machine-a trick which has not to Margaret Ashley, on board the Ployees to work overtime, and not President Lincoln, from for the employment of child labour. made along these lines, but a tele- gained much favour outside the

Honolulu to Hongkong, United States-often double that gram to hand yesterday implies a time and use both sides of the ro decided return to the Communistic cord for their message. Specia!

On failing to appear to snewer a charge of giving a bribe of $1 order of things. Why all this package is provided for transinis- to an Indian constable, a Chinese, shopping and changing, it is sion of the completed record and described ge a landlord, had his difficult to understand,

the postage is very little more than bail of $80 estreated by Mr. Whyte Let us look back a few years for the ordinary letter. It is in-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy and see how the Soviet policy has teresting to note that the machine this morning. The defendant was

Although previously advised by no charge in respect of this was varied. From the period of the is so delicate that it needs to be arrested for cruelty to a pig, but

Installed in a sound proof room. brought as it was deemed by the his Lordship that the Company, Revolution in 1917 to the early It takes down every sound, that officer in charge that there was being a Limited Company, must be part of 1921, internal trade, in reaches it from the softest whisper insufficient evidence of cruelty.

represented by a solicitor, the the generally accepted sense of to the blare of a band and of

representative of the Chung Kan Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., No. The health bulletin of Eastern 26, Wing Lok Street East, again an unfettered turnover of goods course, there is nothing to prevent did not exist. During this time, a number of people sending off ports for the week ended January appeared before Mr. Justice Wood internal trade, in conformity with a series of good wishes on the 28, issued by the Director of MediIn the Summary Court this morn- caf and Sanitary Services, gives the ing in person when his Lordship the general organisation of State same record. One of the machines following ones, the figures in par gave judgment against the Com- economic life, was replaced by is installed upon the world tourist enthesis indicating deaths: Plague, pany, after hearing plaintiff's ship Belgenland, which is due in Baghdad 4 Masser I (1), Prom evidence, without calling on State distribution. This system Hongkong shortly, and no doubt Penh 1 (13; Cholera, Calcutta 41 defendant's representative. was intended to be permanent, but facilities will be provided for ombass ; Baghdad 1 (1), Bom No. 444, Nathan Boad, Yaumali,

(21), Prom Panh 3 (9); Smallpox,

The plaintiff, Wong Wah-lam, as time went on it became obvious making use of and testing the bay 74 (26), Calcutta 35 (28) Cochin claimed the sum of $800, being two that it would not stand the test. claims made for the Instrument. 81 (6), Karachi 0 ( Madras 23 (6), months salary due and Consequently, in the spring of | In these days of labour-saving de Moulmein. 15 (8), Rangoon # (1), month's salary in lieu of notice. 1921, a new economic policy was vices and of the rapid perfection Tuticorin 3, Colombo 1, Batavia In evidence, he stated that he was introduced. This was a partial of the microphone, it is surprising (2) Bolawan Deli 1, Sourabala 1, employed by a Director at a salary of $100 a month and was dismissed reveraton to the capitalistic as dis- that such a machine has not made Saigon 1 (1).

without notice and with two Hinct from the communistic ays not too late for popularity, and we know that the Tester Beauty Par Its appearance before. Bat It is

Ladice will be interested to months wages due to him..

His Worship pointed out that tem, the Soviet leaders taking dare suggest that an enterprising lour, recently opened on the he could not hear defendant care to explain that this latter firm which thought fit to instal ope ground floor of Kayamally. Build- without a solicitor and, after | had only been an experiment in the centre of the city would pro-ing, is equipped with the most sifting the evidence, gave judg which, moreover, was necessitated it handsomely from the sale of re-up-to-date appliances for the ment for plaintiff for one month various specialised treatments and eighteen days' pay, $158.06, by the consequences of the Great cords.

undertaken. The modern method and a months' wages in lieu of War. In fact of course, Com-

for permanent waving has been notice, making a total of $258.00. muniam had been proved to be A formor fok of a rice shop adopted, taking only two hours. unworkable. Under the new was fined $25 or three week's hard Among other features which hayo,

́"US "ADMIRAL'S DEATH. economic system, the State, whilst Kowloon Magistracy this morning medical bathe, Swedish and labour by Mr, Whyte Smith at the bean provided aro electric and permitting free trade, did not re- for larceny of a bag of rice by medical cassage treatments,

New York, Feb. 3. - inquish general regulation of false pretences. It was alleged facial massage, all kinds of hair A message from Newport, Rhode that trade. It laid down three that the defendent by represent treatments manicuring etc. It faland, reports the death of Rear ing himself to be a foki of the should be mentioned that several Admiral William Lauriston Howard methods of trading, operated by consignors, his former employers, of the treatments are available, who retired from service in 1919. privato enterprise, State trading had taken delivery of one sack. for either, ladies or gentlemen. -Reuter's American Service.

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one

"Room for the City's Factotum cried Figaro Im- periously, as he pushed bis way through the crowded streets

Seville; ́and factotum,

or · Jack-of-all- trades he certainly was, Figaro, "the pride of Seville,- the barber of quality, the prince of barbers, blood............ letters, plotters and""'-go- betweens" was ready to, kaya s a Anger in any ple which Intense excitement and

intrigue.

In the Count Almaviva's courtship of the fair Rosina,

· Figaro proved an invaluable accomplice. His nimble wits Invented a ...maanatór Almavia to obtain an inter view with the lady, his pre- sence of mind saved the situation when Rosina's derce guardian found the lovers in "converse; ho it was who'stole the key of the balcony where by the two were planning to elope; and when at the last moment their carefully laid' schemes went all agley, it was Figaro who retrieved the situation by a stroke of superb audacity, and De

Of the many operasin which he appears “The Nights; of Figaro," by Mozart, and The Barber of Beville, by

· Rossini," are the two best known, and both composers modelled their plots and characters upon the French; comedies of. Beaumarchair.