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ELECTRIC BATHS TONE THE SYSTEM. [TESTER" BEAUTY ̧ PÂRLOUR,

Kayamally Building.....Tel. 22103

"Men's Dept. Upen till 7

p. & on Sunday mornings

POPULAR DANCE RECORDS.

(Ten Cents a Dance.

ƒSing a Little Theme Song.

When the Little Red Roses.

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Exactly Like You. (On the Sunny Side.

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Gone.

(A Cottage.

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(One | Love.

Blue Turning Grey.

Thank You Father,

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Good For You.

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Stein Song.

St. Louis Blues.

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So Sympathetic.

Where the Golden Daffs.

(We Love Us.

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Talk of the Town.

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ƒCongratulations.

[Funny Dear.

Miss Wonderful DANCE AWAY THE

from

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

THE HUSBAND

HUNTER

CHAPTER XVII.

It was Bobby Lamont's voice that came to Alan over

the wire Bobby, lonesome and left alone by the servant who was filling Nellie's place on her night out, followed a childish impulse to talk with his best friend.

BY

RUTH DEWEY GROVES

JUNE 10, 1930.

AMERICAN STOCKS.

CABLED · QUOTATIONS FROM

-NEW YORK.

BANKS

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAP. IJ N.V.

And then there had been the warm bath her mother had pre- pared for her at exactly the tem- perature she liked best, She had to wake her mother up when she got home, and ask to have it ready. bnt Phillipa didn't mind the bother

The following quotations have been, (Nalbarlarda Trading Socisty.) ut that. If gave her a few minutes)

received from their correspondents' more to luxuriate in bed in the Messrs. Hayden, Stone and Co. of

BANKERS. morning.

New York, by Messrs. Swan, Culbert-

ESTABLISHED, ING. She had heard her father grum- son and Fritz, Sassoon House, Shang Hongkong Offest 11, Queen's Road, Central bling when her mother went for the hai (cable address: "Swanstock" Authorised Capital ......Gollder 156,000,000. big fleecy towel, one of those that Shanghai), who are not responsible belonged exclusively to Phillipa, for cable mutilations.

New York, June 9 Phillipa hesitated, a trifle of which she had been warming in the

Tone of Market.—Weak, fended. She made a quick recov-kitchen-the bathroom being heat-

No. of Shares done.--3,500,000. ry and was considering some way ed only by a steam pipe. Phillipa

Call Money -3%. of accepting that wouldn't make had laughed good-naturedly at her American Smelting She could afford to be Anaconda Copper her appear too willing when Alan father. smoothed the way for her.

tolerant, she told herself. Alan's Baltimore & Ohio wife had carried out her oftentimes Borg Warner

Continental Oil repeated threat at last. He was no woman's man now.

"It will be an act of mercy," he said earnestly.

"Of course, I'll go," Phillipa said, and so intoned the words that Alan thought her decision was warmly

"Why don't you come over to see me, Uncle Alan?" he demanded in the shrill treble a child uses at the telephone. "I's awful lone-impulsive.

some,"

He went right on talking without giving Alan a chance to reply.

*If you'll come over I'll let you look at the new boxin gloves you sended me, Uncle Alan."

After dinner they went to the theatre, then to a club to dance Alun got home too tired to sit up and write a letter. Not only that, he wasn't certain of what he want ed to say to Natalie. He was fear ful of spoiling their chance of future happiness together by en- couraging her in her unreasonable-

ness.

"How about putting them on for a few rounds, old man?" "0000000! Will you?"

She should, he felt, be allowed) "Be right over, Sonny." Alan didn't know why he prom time to realize what a goose she ised, unless it was that he didn't way. Still, he wanted very much to want to go to bed, and there was write to her. His eyes turned of nothing else to do at home. He ten to his desk in the corner, while had tried to read on the train, and he was getting ready for bed, but found it impossible to become in-he resisted the temptation. terested in the news. Magazines and books had even less appeal

Bobby was at the front door to welcome him when he arrived. The Joy had on his keeping suit and a bright red sweater pulled awk wardly over it. His arms were NIGHT,illed with boxing gloves,

"MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD"

"I brung down yours too," he said, and dropped them all to fly to Alan and get his customary big tosa..

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8, Des Vœux Road Central (Entrance Ice House Street). Telephone 24648.

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Why shouldn't she be in a gala Why shouldn't she look mood? bright and shining? She was con- sclous, as Alan gazed at her, that he knew she was these things. She felt no need to hide it from him.

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"You're looking as fresh as daisy," Clan told her approvingly "No one would guess you'd danced until one o'clock this morning,“

"I don't get tired when I'm hav ing a lovely time," Phillipa replied. But you were out with a terrible grouch," Alan said.

Phillipa's eyes grew meltingly tender as she looked back at him. "I thought you were splendid," she said softly.

bit self-con-h Alan laughed, a Just before he fell asleep he sciously. "I'm glad you weren't thought of Phillipa, of her unfail annoyed with me," he said, and ing understanding. For one thing, stopped. Happening to

glance she had not nagged him for argu- quickly toward the outer office he ing with the waiter over a minor noticed several of his

employees matter, he recalled.

"She's a real girl," was his grate- ful verdict. "She knew well en ough that I realized I was making

If Natalie only! a fool of myself. had half her sense..."

were watching him.

"I'll be ready for you in about 10 minutes," he said, turning back to Phillipa.

Two or three of the stenogra- phers smiled, that all-wise smile, when Phillipa powdered her nose The uncompleted thought was and rouged her lips afresh as soon with him in the morning. He as Alan had disappeared into his greeted Phillipa with a touch of private office. warmth, when he paused at her She didn't care if they under- stood her gesture. She had the power to discharge anyone of them. They might as well learn now she considered Alan Converse her own It would soon particular game. become known that Natalie had left him...

desk on the way to his office.

"Why the sporty costume?" Alan asked when he put Bobby on "I's in trainin'," Bobby proudly Fannounced. "I's reducin' my

She smiled brightly and Alan Nellie says I kint built tummy.

was reminded vaguely of morning like a prizefighter."

Alan looked him over with mock glories, of some shining cheerful seriousness. "Never mind Nellie."ness. There was not even a shadow

of fatigue about her, "I've got to tell you a he said.

True, she hadn't had to gommute secret, Bobby. Women are wonder-

ful, but they don't know much such a distance after her night of With the first sound of the sum- about men. Why just look at your pleasure, as Alan had, but her ra- mons to his office she arose, pad in shoulders!" he patted the boy ad-diance was due less to the sleep hand, and looked back at the girlsj miringly when you stand like she'd had than to her pleasant with an air of triumph. that, Bobby, you're a future cham-frame of mind. -pion."

Bobby straightened up until he 37, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor. leaned over backward. "Come on. get your gloves, Uncle Alan," he exclaimed happily, "and let's work out."

EDELE ASAHI

GRAND PRIZES

BEER

j "You mean lets have a work-

out,'" Alan corrected.

He carried the boy upstairs pick- jaback, and so thoroughly enjoyed Thimself during the "workout" they

Sole Agent had that he only thought of Natalie

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balf the time..

But Bobby tired finally, and Alan had to let the maid put him to bed.

After that he wandered home,

PILSENER BEER BONGKONG and went to bed. himself, to loss und turn, and seek vainly to es- cape his thoughts. Just before daylight, he fell asleep. When he

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Bawoke, he had only 20 minutes to

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train.

He rushed out into the hull and called to Frances. When she came up, he gave her his instructions through a crack in the bathroom door. "Bring up a cup of coffee and p it down somewhere: then call me a taxi. Tell them I've got to.make the next train."

He didn't want to be late. The preceding day, when he'd missed his regular train, he found so many

Qpeople waiting in his office to see

him, that he had to give up most his lunch time to unfinished

Umorning business. Even then he

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had an oneasy conscience concern- ing several neglected matters.

Natalie certainly picked out a nice time to put the skids under me." he reflected billerly, as he tried to check the flow of blood from a small cut on his chin. "With the market behaving like a prima donna, I'm half licked to begin T with."

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Frances brought up a toasted ba- con sandwich with the coffee. Hannah had insisted upon it; she said the poor man ought to have something. Alan tried to eat in in snatches while he dressed.

On the train' he suffered an at- tack of indigestion and began to feel sorry for himself again.

When he reached the office he was as cross as a bear with a sore toe, and didn't know when he would write to Natalie.

Phillipa was unobtrusively pa-.

PRINTING PRESS tient with him. She knew Natalie

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had gone. Alan had told her, very sketehily, the day before. Phillipa had sensed he was not interested at the time in her reaction to the in- formation, so she concealed it from

Hongkong Telegraph im

TO WHOM ALL LOCAL

* ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED.

To-day it was just the same, ex- cept near closing time. Alan was getting his hat and coat, when the prospect of dining alone suddenly became unendurable to him. .

He rang for Phillipa. She cime, in, ready for the street,

"Diné with me?" Alan sald briefly,

IT

(To Be Continued),·

STANDS

TO REASON

1. That a beer which is

brewed is best.

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Gold Dust General Railway Signal Tire & Rubber Goodyear

Consolidated Hudson Matork International Cement International Nickel Montgomery Ward

Nevada Consolidated Copper Radio Corp.

Sears Roebuck Simmons Company

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Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital

Issued and Falls Paid-up" Kmerce Fun PE 2-***

$85,000,000 20,000,000

£6,500,000

Sterling .... Birar....$8.400,000

(419,600,000.)-|- Reserva Liability of Proprietors .... $20005041

Conders 80,000.000,-

| (RU,645,519.) .Guildera 40,000.GDG.- (8 5,333,338.)

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORĄ. J. 4. Plummer, ' Eaq. Chairman.

Hon. Mr. C. GS. Mackie,

Deputy Chairman-

W. H. Bail, Eag Bandorra,

Hon. Mn. J. J. Paterson.

Head OfcerAMSTERDAM. *Mastaro Hond Omcer-BATAVIA, BRANCHES 1 ------BandJermain

Bombay, Calcutta. Charbon,. H. Compton, Esq. *, E. Fearon, 24... Jeddah Djamber, Diskjakarta", B. Lander Lawia, Esq. T. H. E. Shaw, Eas.

G. Makia, B

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The Hague, Kobe, Kaia-Radio, Padass, Makamar, Medan, Palembang, Pekalongan, Panang, .Pontianak, -Bangoon, Botter

dam, Bamarang, Bhanghai, Sibolga (Sumatra), Soerabaia, Boerakaria (Solo), Tarul, Tilis | AMOY

**lalap and Weltevreden",

* Then chon have safe deposit boxes to lat. Lauden Bankers-National Provincial Bank,

Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world,

BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.

A. STOIXINE,

Acting HasanSr.

ΠΑΝΟΣΟΣ

BATAVIA

BUMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO COLOMBO

DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG KANDUKO HANKOW HARDIN MONGKEW ILOILO

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41. SO

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

1.

BANK, LIMITED.

IPOH

JOHORE!

КОНК

KOWLOON

...................T: 108,500,000

Standard Oil Co. of New York 34 Capital (fully paid up) .................T. 180,000,000 Union Carbide & Carbon United States St

United States Rubber

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British

2. That a beer which is entirely free from preservatives must be pure.

3. That a beer which is light is the hot

more satisfactory in weather.

Therefore Try-

STAG'S HEAD

LIGHT BRITISH LAGER

GILMAN & Co., Ltd.

WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.

Reserve Fund

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HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA,

- Branches and Agencies at Alexandria Kai Yuen

Amigon

Balvin

Karachi

Kobe

Bombay

Buenos Ayres, London "

(Temporarily Los Angeles

closed) Lyons

Calensta

Canton

Changchun

Manjia

Nagasaki

Nagora

Dairen (Dains) Newchwang

New Yuth

Fengthen

Ban Francisca Seattle

Searing

Shangbal

Shimok BLAKSTE Boarabays Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo Tainantu Telogtan

Bangoot

Bis de

Jancity,

(Mukden) Osaka

Habar

Hankow

Harbin

Hongkong

Honolula

Peking

- Vladivostock (Temporarily closed) Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application,

II. KORI.

Bongkar. 11th September, 1123.

Manager.

BRANCHES —

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS MALAUCA MANILA MUAR (Johor) MULDEN NAGASAKI

NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANCOON BAICON SAN FRANCI800 SHANGHAI BINGAPORE

́HOUBARAYA

SUNGEI PATANI TUENTSIN

TOKYO

TRINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accomata opened in Local Curren and Fixed Deposita received for, ona FORT, DE shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on applicatios.

Kangkung. 2nd April, 1939.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business' of the above Bank o ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING, CORPORATION. Bies may le obtained application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHA) BANKING CORPORATION."-"

-

V. M. GRAYBUMN,

Acting Chief Mansu, Hongkong, 17th September, 1997,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

lacorporated by Hayal Charter, "335).

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

BANK OF CHINA. Pid-Capital

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special

`charter of The National Government 'as un

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK.

Subscribed Capital ...

| Paid-Up Capital

Reserve Funda

.$25,600,000.00

Reserve Fund ....

£3,000,000

-4,000,000

Beserys Liability of Propriçtuen dis

1,900,004

KUCHING

MAUKAS.

桫 AGENCIES AND BRANCHERS,

ALOE STAB

thinlay lesson)

AMBITUAR

24,710,200,00 3,820,503.B2

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

ПОМПАТ

CALCUTTA

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

4, Queen's Road Central, Owing to our numerous branchm in Chica and large connections in the important com. mercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchange.

We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chinese Govern- ment both at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

· Manager,

It's not Bear Brand

BEAR BRAND MILK

is always absolutely uniform, safe and pure!

-Sold in small and large capa at all grocery stores. BEAR BRAND

is a natural milk with all the: properties for building bone and muscle-and rich in the three essential-vitamins, tool

Sole Agents for H.K. & So, China A. B. MOULDER & CO. LTD

China Building, Hong Kong

PUDLO

BRAND

CEMENT WATERPROOFER

Renders ali „Coment Work

"DRY AS THE.

DESERT"

· Lobby Trul

led by the Man Office

Bole Ageria for Tian Yang & A. Chins

BOOWELL: A COMPANY, LTO. Hongkong.

CANTON CAWNPORR CEBU COLOMBO DAIREN

DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN

MANILA.

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEKING

PENANG

PESHAWAR

BANGOON

SAIGON

SEMARANG

SERAMBAN

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE ISUUKAHAYA

TAIPING

(F.M.S.)

(North Manchuria)

TAVOY

JUNUKONG

TIENTSIN

ILOILO

TOKYO

TONGEAH

(BHUKET)

JPOH

KARACHI

ELANG

KOLE

KUALA KANGSAR

(Perak FML.B.)

KUALA LUMPÚR “

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBUANGA

-(Philippine L.)

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

Correct Accdunta, opened, and Fixed De posits received for one year or abarter perlodaj at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. 1. FERGUSON,

Manager.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK

OF NEW YORK, -

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street,

New York.

Capital, Surplus

and Undivided Profts.

ARGENTINE

BELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHILE

CHINA

COLOMBIA

CUBA DOMINCAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY. JAPAN

U.S.$242,409,425-

Branches in

LONDON

MEXICO PANAMA

PERU

FRALIPPINE ISLAND: PORTO RICO STELLITES

SETTLEMENTY

? URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Let- ters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and Bold. Cur rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed De- posits in local and foreign curren cies taken at rates that may be as- certained on

application to the

Bank.appl

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in San Fran cisco, and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France) S.A., in Paris and Nice,

IMCD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hongkong, 7th May, 1930.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

"ESTABLISHED" 1413. Head Uific-Hongkong. Authoriană Capițal ***

Pald-Up Fund..........

Beserve Fand

BRANCHERS:-

$11,000,000

1,006,000.

Canton, Shanghal, Hackow, Bwatow, Bangkok, New York and Baa Fran eista.

LONDON BANKERS

The Lord's Bask, Limitedi Correspondents in all Principal clife of the“

world.

Foreign Exchange und Banking, Business very description "transacted, FAZLA

Bate Deposit Boxes (various - "NČANE)] regly rental of from #3 in $40,

CO, LOOK, POONG BHAN,

*** Hongkong. 1971 Fikenazy, 1986,