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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTUR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

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

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone No. 58008.

H. J. WHITE. Cable

KowLOTE! Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL

Tel. Kowicon No.3,

Tet, Address"Palace."

COST

A First Claer Beldential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con- ven! me of a Home. Under Entirely European Management Long and Billiard Balcon, Three minutes from Ferry, Familier "pecially an erod for, Moderate term.

Mr. J. B.Osherry.

Propri tres.

EUROPE HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation"

DANCING:

MUSIC:

After Dinner every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On the VERANDAH every Saturday from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday, Thurs. day and Saturday from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.

GRILL:

Telephone. $341 (8 lines) Cable "EUROPE "* Singapore.

Music

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.

Arthur E. Odell Managing Director.

PENANG

CORRESPONDENCE.

Safe Enterprises.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir-We read so much these days of the activities of Mr. Al Capone and Mr. Legs Diamond that we wonder if it would not be a profit- able thing for them to organize a foreign subsidiary to be known as Rackets (Export) Ltd. The local branch could find some encourage- Iment in the following:

(1) The Gas Meter Racket.

If consumers seem willing to pay rent for their meters, why not extend the principle to the mains?

(2) The

Racket.

Electricity

THE

YEOMEN

OF

THE

GUARD

Meter Vocal Score,

Surely, the idea of paying rent for meters could be ex- tended. Some one has fallen down badly here.

(3) The Telephone Racket,

This is a rich field. All you have to do is to line up your subscribers; they will con- tribute the money necessary to purchase your equipment. After this. install phones which won't work properly. Then comes the big laugh; rent them hand transmitter phones at a dollar a month.

course. renting the phones is just a minor fea- fure, but it just shows you what the possibilities are. (4) The Bank Note Racket.

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This is really high class, while the returns compare very favourably with those of the Root-legging Racket. is to All that is needed secure permission from Gor ernment to issue bank notes under the usual terms and conditions. Then buy your self a lot of silver and start 10 issue. The premium ont exhauge will net you 13 or 14. Of course, you must not issue too much. If the public insists too loudly that Itsiness is in danger of being completely destroyed. you can appoint a Commis sion to investigate; but this should not happen often, and

Libretto

and

Records

AT

Andersons.

prospects to Rackets (Export) Ltd. wonder that Jee House Street has not thought of this before.

WALLINGFORD.

3. Andrew's Church Bazaar.

Sir,The Committee of the St. Andrew's Branch of the Victoria Diocesan and Missionary Associa- tion, request the courtesy of your columns in acknowledging the kind- the clamour soon dies down. ly help of the following firms, who The Government used to generously contributed in various

this ways to their recent Bazaar:

Messrs. The Asiatic Petroleum J. T. Bagram,

charge a 1 tax on

racket, but was good enough

Guaranteed Unconditionally for a Lifetime of Service

Precious Iridium

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is this world-famed

Sheaffer's Lifetime. All

Lifetime fountain-pens

are guaranteed for life against everything ex cept loss. And all other Sheaffer products are definitely guaranteed against defects in mate- rial and workmanship.

As berter stores everywhere.

Study the detailed cross-

section of the Lifetime

pen, above. It is built to

serve, faithfully,-for life.

All fountangens are guaranteed against defects but Sheaffer's Lifetime is guaranteed unconditionally for life. Fountain-pens and pencils of back, green, and black and pearl unbreakable

Radite,

SHEAFFER'S

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THE SUN COMPANY.

to remit it last year. They Co., (S. C.) Ltd., still have a small tax on it, Esq., Messrs. Bitzer Co., the Bri- but a really energetic group tannia Aerated Water Co., the Bri-Hannibal & Co., J. D. Hatchison & could easily get that taken tish-American Tobacco Co. Ltd. Co.. the Kowloon Store, Lane, the Cafe Pavilion, the Commercial Crawford Ltd., W. R. Loxley & Co., From the foregoing it can be Press Ltd., the Daily Farm Ice & Nestles and Anglo-Swiss Condensed seen that Hongkong, offers good Cold Storage Co. Ltd., W. A. Milk Co., the Sincere Co. Ltd., the

off.

Distributors.

Texas Co., Watson & Co Ltd., Harry Wicking & Co.. the Wing On Co. Ltd., Ye Olde Printerie Ltd.

The gross receipts for the day amounted to the satisfactory sum

SÅFETY SKRIF, Fremdge to ide

new-besa

able, can't look

of $1,120, and the Committee desire helped in any way in making the to thank all the many friends who

Bazaar a success.

W. WALTON ROGERS.

A LOW DOLLAR? YES! BUT VERY LOW PRICES!

10% Discount for Cash on all orders of $10,00 and over.

20

56

*

Radium Crepe Georgette.from

250 Pcs Fuji Silk Shirts with 2 collars

185 Shades plain Georgette

at $1.55 a Yo.

98

**

#

Spus Crepe

47

$1.40 a Yd.

125

14

Crepe de chine Double width

$2.40 a Yd.

225

75 cts. a Yd.

45

85

**

80..

a Yd.

47

Dinner

60

Dance

26

New stripe spun for shirting Printed Fuji Silk....

$1.45 a Yd.

T

$1.40 a Yd.

Twice weekly.

145

Crepe de chine from...

•

$2.00 a Yd.

Fuji Silk 27" Width

29"

•

$3.25 a Yd. $2.20 a Yd.

"

$3.75 a each.

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$6.50 suit.

6 Shades Fuji Silk Men's Pyjamas

Striped Pyjamas $7.00 .. Kayser and Holeproof stock- ing at popular prices.

50 Men's Crepe de chine Neck Ties

with

handkerchief to match $2.50 a set,'

**

Daily.

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL.

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Malaya's Nicest Hotel."

With beautiful private lawns to the Sea.

MODERN THROUGHOUT ·

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD.

CABLE. "RUNNYHEDE."

George Goldsack.

Manager.

E. HING

CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS

HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

25, Wing Woo Street.

Nervous debility

frequently is caused

by faulty nutrition

and can be corrected

by a regular course

of this long-healing and body-building food. Ask for

SCOTT'S Emulsion The protector of life

SALESMAN ŞAM

(WHY DIDN'T YOU THINK TO

GET SOME NIGHT

FIREWORKS?

Houri Costs.

Bridge Coats.

Shawls, Persian

Coats, Kimonos,

Etc.

A Few Steps Past the Morning Post Building,

TAJMAHAL SILK STORE

Where You get the Best Quality for the Least Money. WYNDHAM STREET

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Hurray!

事

BANG

BOOM

I DID! SAM'LL BE HERE

WITH SOME SOON!

OH, HEREYA ARE,EH? DID YA, ) YEP-ALL BUT THE.

GET EVERYTHING I TOLD YA- ROMAN CANDLES, GREEK FIRE, SKY-ROCKETS, AN' -?

FLOWER POTS-THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY WHERE

I BOUGHT THIS STUFF-

By Small

SO I STOPPED AT OUR STORE

AND GOT SOME

EAT HERE

HOME

C1930 BY KEA SERVICE, IG

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