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PEAK HOTEL

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HOTELS

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in association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

Hotel SAVOY

The Newest and Finest Hostelry in THE Colony

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KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K 608 & K. BLÉ

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE, Cables "KowLOTEL " Hongkong

PALACE HOTEL.

Tel. Kowlooù No. 3.

Ted. Address **Palace. **

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A First Glans Residentmi, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con

Under Entirely Europa Management. venicaces of a Home, Lounge and Billiard Saloon. Three min-rtes from Forry. Families specialty caterod for. Moderate term.

EUROPE

After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Mrs. J. H. Oxherry,

Propriolresa

Cables:-

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Singapore.

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL-PENANG

"MALAYA'S NICEST HOTEL".

With beautiful private lawns to the Se

MODERN THROUGHOUT

Dinner-dance twice weekly

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD.

CABLES." RUNNYMEDE.”

George Goldsack.

Manager.

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CONWAY TEARLE,

BARBARA BEDFORD

in..

The SPORTING LOVER

AL MAJESTIC

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KOWLOON.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors, by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRÚARY 24, 1930.

HONGKONG TRADE.

FORTNIGHTLY REPORT BY

IMPORTERS.

·“NICE PEOPLE I MET

IN PRISON:"

CHAMPAGNE WELCOME TO MRS. MEYRICK. Crowds at the prison gate, and champagne breakfast were features of the welcome home of Mrs. Kate Meyrick, the "Night Club Queen," when she left Hollo- way Gaol, where she had spent 12 months in connexion with the Goddard case.

The following reports on Hong- kong's importa have been supplied to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce by local importers:-. Cotton piece gods and fancy cotton goods. There has been some enquiry for Cotton Fancies but no new business appears to have been settled. A start has of been made in clearances Spring cargo and local prices.are reported to be favourable to the dealers. Manchester prices are somewhat easier but orders are difficult to Ax at the present low. rate of exchange.

Another report states:-Nothing of any importance in the way of new business has transpired since the last report, and there is no evidence of

GARRISON NEWS.

SEVERAL FAREWELL

FUNCTIONS

With two troopships passing through Hongkong this week on their final trips home this season, a large number of well-known personalities in for Home, the Garrison will be leaving

in honour of Nearly all units have had some kind of organised functio departing friends, or to welcome now- was held in the RE and R. Signals comers. One of the brighest of these Serjeants' Mess on Saturday night, and hundred members Driving in a limousine with her when some

aking concert guesta attended a smoking children, Mrs. Meyrick headed a

Talented artistes were presented in procession of cars to her house in

P.O.'s Park-square, Regent's Park, where, long programme, which included a

drawing good cross-talk turn between In a flower-embowered room, she sat down to a cham-Hampson and Stachini, and the latter.

delighted the

the audience with excellent effects in accordeon solos, an encore pagne breakfast,

being twice demanded. Concerted sea-shanties, under the direction

community-singing, . whilst Lt. Macdonald, brought out

and mandoline solos came in for hearty

Serjeant Fenchey proposed the health of the Old Draft and welcomed the New Draft, whilst Lt Mahoney responded for the New Draft, and toasted the "Intermediates." S. M. Colonel Wyatt replied in a graceful Atkinson proposed the Officers, and lasted manner. Proceedings witty until mid-night, when the "King" brought to a close a most enjoyable entertainment.

For hours afterwards she was busy receiving an almost constant stream of visitors, who called to any appreciable welcome her back. Among them narrowing of the disparity exist-wore her two married daughters, violin ing between Dealers' ideas of Lady Kinnoull and Lady de Clif-mitch prices and silver equivalents of ford. present Lancashire costs. Clear- ances of seasonable cargo are fairly well maintained, and in most cases local selling rates shew satisfactory margins to Chinese Dealers. Mid. Am. Cotton "Spot" has declined in value

to 8.46d. whilst Eg. Sakel. is also. lower at 13,55.

Woollens:-Å considerable amount of business ins been settled in Gabardines, Serges and Venetians and other lines of wool lens, Contract prices are report- ed to be the same as or (more often slightly below those settled last season. Values have been most irregular, as Bradford prices have

weakness shown marked and very low offers have been accepted.

Cotton yarn:-Nothing doing. Metals-Market firm. Upward

tendency Stocks low.

Flour.-Stock: American 500,-

000 bags, Canadian 180,000 bags: Australian 20,000 bags. Market: Very weak.

SORRY OUTLOOK.

BUDGET FRAMER'S

DIFFICULTIES.

London, Feb. 23. Glcomingly analysing, two yours ago, the country's rising expendi ture, a Conservative Minister ex- pressed the opinion that the budget for 1929 might be wangled but ne would not like to stand in the shoes of the budget framer in 1920, for revenue had lost its clusticity.

Mr. Snowden, speaking at Hud- dersfield yesterday, described the last budget as fraudulent, adding that when he arrived at the Trea- sary he found the till eashless but full of unpaid bills. There might be a deficiency in his budget and it would take three years to restore natial Snances to the condition in which he left them in 1924.

With a commitment of £21,000, 000 for the Widows' Pensions and Unemployment Insurance Acts, and with a decrease in revenue of £22,- 000,000 compared with February, 1929, and an increase in expendi- ture of nearly £17,000,000, Mr. Snowden must be furiously think jug.

There is not much consolation forthcoming in the fact that there is usually a spurt in revenue during the closing weeks of the fiscal year (especially the payment of income tax), for excise stamps and receipts from other miscellaneous sources are far below budget estimates.

The position confirms the belief that Mr. Snowden will be unable to sacrifice the few millions derived from the safe-guarding duties.

Prison Babies.

To a Press representative Mrs. Merrick declared her, intention of returning to night club life.

"I still have the Forty-Three Club, she said. "It has been carried on in my absence by mem- bers of my family. My doctors have advised me to go abroad on account of my health, but I can not leave London: It is to fascinating."

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Mrs. Meyrick had nothing but good to say of her treatment Ining Home prison, where she spent the last six months in hospital.

As for the prisoners, I found all those with whom I

in came

added. nice," she contact most "Prison life seems to bring out the best in people. I met Miss Maude Hall, the beauty prizewin

very nice, ner, who seemed clever girl. She was in the next cell to mine.

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"I also met Colonel' Barker (the woman who passed 15་ man), who struck me as being very clever and affable.

"While in hospital I looked after the babits, and used to take them be- I into, the prison garden. came very fond of a gypsy woman prisoner, whose child I looked after, and I am going to meet her when she comes out of prison."

SWEDISH FOREST

SURVEY.

WEALTH 40 PER CENT. ABOVE ESTIMATES.

of much

on

R.A.M.C. Farewell Dinner. Another excellent entertainment was held at the Savoy Hotel Saturday evering, the R.A.M.C. giving dinner as a farewell to a large number their company who are

this week. A visit was paid by Majors Flood and Campbell, who wished all going home bon of an excellent repage and the usual compliments.

On the conclusion menu, the "King" was proposed by Serjeant Edwards, who had done much to organise the dinner and make it n success. Serjeant Hetherington, in a few well-chosen werds proposed. and his sentiments, "The Corps," esprit de corps, were echoed by all. especially urging the maintenance of Following on the speech-making, the floor was cleared, and after one or two "turns" from some of the party, dancing was indulged in. Proceed ings went with a swing until nearly half-past eleven, when the company broke up.

Navy Football Match:

An interesting friendly game, be- tween the Chief and P.Os, of Iroquois and Herald, was played on the Dock- yard ground on Friday afternoon, a draw of two goals each resulting. Teams:

Iroquois - Fox: Collongwood, Greenland; Pibworth, Shone, Ford: Booth, Oliver, Reynolds. Brettle,

Hawthorn.

Herald. Brock:

Hannaford,

Thomas; Kelly. Merwood, Baird: Chippington, Collins, Crozier, Kendall, Jago.

Lifesaving Certificates.

The result of the national

With the departure of the 'K.0.5.B. survey and estimate of Sweden's

for India to-morrow, it may be well forests has been announced in a

to record the keen interest taken in report to the Government from lifesaving by the Battalion. Much the National Forest Survey Com- patience and hard work have resulted number of certifientes. mission. The report is both sur-in

gratifying nur The Proficiency Certificate and Bronze prising and gratifying..

are usually Medallion examinations helt at the same time, and comprise a severe test of ability: The large number of fifty-two of these Certi- ficates and Medallions were obtained, whilst

five Honorary Instructor's certificates were also awarded by the Royal Lifesaving Society.

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It shows that Sweden's wealth of "green gold" amounts to 1,400 40% million cubic meters, above previous estimates.

From the Swedish forests is derived about one-half of Sweden's total export in the form of timber, cellulose, paper and other wood products. The result of the re-it a Silver Medal, is cent survey has, therefore, been received with great interest and satisfaction.

that.

The

The Award of Merit, carrying with still harder test The K.O.S.B. had fourteen of these Awards and Medals given to members of the unit during the past summer, a most gratifying record.

"HONG" GOLF.

TOURNAMENT ON KOWLOON- CITY COURSE.

The surveyors report 56.5% or 23.2 million hectares of the entire area of the country consists of woodland, or a eur- face corresponding to about twice the size of Greece, or nearly the entire area of Great Britain and northern Ireland combined. annual increase by growth of the total timber supply of Sweden is The draw for the "Hong" Four- Mr. Garvin, in the Observer, cast-about 57 million cubic meters: somes (two ball) handicap organised ing the country's horoscope, de- clares that 1930 must be a year of which figure considerably exceeds by the Kowloon Golf Club has been tremendous national awakening. previous estimate by about 66%. made, and yesterday some of the In the course of the survey work ties were decided, two pairs conced- There may be 2,000,000 unemployed the quality and age of the tree

walk-overs to their opponents. by Christmas, costing nearly £100,- have also been carefully in- 000,000 annually. If this happens vestigated, and valuable indica- the greatest rising against free imports yet seen in Britain must tions as to improved care of the forests have been given. The occur. Reuter,

forest survey work has drawn total cost of only £70,000 corres- ponding to three farthings per hectare. The method used has ensured the best possible ac curacy.

BRITAIN'S BURDEN.

£1,000,000 A DAY IN INTEREST ALONE.

London, Feb. 21.

The results of matches already de-

cided are:

J. O. McLaggan and S. Gray. (Kow- loon Docks) beat J. S. Smith and E. Kern (Keller Kern and Co.). મ V. C. Labrum and G. B. Labrum (Ye Olde Printerie) beat J. Reid and T. Seddon (Sanitary Department).

J. D. Thomson and E. W. Coulson (Dairy Farm) beat A. Eastman and H. G. Howard (Kowlson Godowns).

W. Borrowman and A, A. Dand (W. The forest traets have been S. Bailey and Co.) received walk-over divided into parellel strips, each from T. J. Price and J. M. Wilson ten meters wide, and with in- (King's College).

and J. Mackintosh and Ringshaw (Royal tervals varying between 1 An abstract account of the con- 20 kilometers. The total length Air Force) received walk-over. from solidated fund published by the of those strips now surveyed is J., Jones and L. A. Jeeves (A. S. Treasury khow's that

The matches that are outstanding Great 52,000 kilometers, or five times Watsoni and Co.). Britain's £1,000,000 per day the distance between Stockholm

F. E. A. Remedios and S. Jex burden last year included interest and Cape Town in South Africa. on payment £310,000,000. This ingenious method of in- (Union Trading Co.) v W. 8. Hilller Management and expenses amount-vestigating with the utmost care and B. S. Rogers (Lanc, Crawford). ed to £1,000,400, and the sinking by expert people only thin strips. D. da Roza and E. A. Murphy. fand to 257,000,000.

of the woods, running straight (Lowe, Bingham and Matthews) v J. through each province, is quite McKnight and Pooler (Mustard ond new and has aroused considerable Co.). interest. in most countries possess There ing forests.

of

Other Agures included in the account show that the cost of War Pensions last year declined by £3,000,000 to £56,000,000. are still over 1,47000 persons re- ceiving pensions and allowances. Since the Ministry of Pensions was established, the total expendi ture on War Pensions and adminis tration has exceeded £845,000,000.

British Wireless.

Shanghal, Feb, 23-

HATRY TO APPEAL.

THINKS SENTENCE IS TOO SEVERE

are:

. J. Jordain and H. Overy (Wm. Powell, Ltd.) F. X. Remedios and C. Whitehead (General Electric Co.).

ITALIAN DISASTER.

NINE PEOPLE KILLED IN AN AVALANCHE.

Hatry has decided to appeal. against the sentence of 14 years', penal servitude pussed, upon him

Rome, Feb. 23, by Mr. Justien 'Avery, In a fast and exciting game this "The ground of the appeal," Mr. Nine people have been killed, afternoon, under ideal weather condiE. B. Knight, of the firm of 13 are missing and five are in- tions, and before a record crowd, the Wantner and Sons, Hatry's solici-jured as a result of an avalanche US Marines defeated the Welch tors, state "Is that the sentence in the Bologna district. Many Regiment, by 15 points to 6 (three

cattle were overwhelmed. Reuter. is too severe." goals against two tries)-Reuter,

The Path of True Love Leads to the Highway of Adventure-Comedy

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