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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAX HOTEL!

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Dos Wagons Lits, Feking.

THE HONGKONG

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION

AND ATTENTION OF

H. J. WHITE.

Phone No. 58008:

Cable KowLOTEL Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL.

Telephone 52003

Telegraphie Ardreas "Palace."

A First Clues Residential & Tourist Hotel Under Entirely European Management High Class Wlors & Spirits Steel Coulson's Beer On Draught. Fene Full Sized Billiard Tables Billiards, Snooker,

er Skittles.

MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,

Penang

A

Proprietress..

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

first class

Hotel

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Kunnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

AFTER-DINNER DANCE

Every Wednesday & Saturday-Orchestra Daily

Ő NUOMANNENEN B C DOCU

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager.

EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION"

DANCING: After Dinner every Tuesday, Thurs-

MUSIC:

day and Saturday.

On the VERANDAH-

Monday to Friday- 7.45 p.m. to 8.30

p.m. Saturdays-12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.

and 8.00 p,m, to 8.30 p.m. Sunday Concerts-9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Robert Drescher's Famous Viennese Orchestra Plays During Tiffin and Dinner Every Day,

GRILL:

Telephone, 5541 (8 lines)

Cables "EUROPE" Singapore.

(THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.

Heat or cold

they need "SCOTT'S"

SCOTT'S Emulsion brings health and strength at all ages of life. Contented and happy are little ones who are nourished

by SCOTT'S Emulsion

Arthur E. Odell Managing Director.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1931.

NEW MOTOR SHIP.

M.S.. MUINAM INSPECTED UY VISITORS.

The elegantly fitted-out motor ship Mulnam was the centre of much admiration -yesterday when abo was spen to public inspection. Visitors were received by Captain Reister and his offleers and conducted round the ship, afterwards being entertained to ten.

The vessel in the latest addition to the East Asiatic Company's ficot on the local trade run between Hang- kong, Bangkok and China coast ports, and its paesonger accommodation and service should make a great appeal to business men on the Chiria, coast.

The Arst-class cabins, six in all and accommodating twelve passengers, are fitted out with every comfort a passenger could desire, and their mosquito-pront windows will be n drelded boon while in port. Adjoin ing the cabins is the dining saloon, which is very spacious and. com- fortable, while outside of this is the first class passengers' lounge, where quiet can be enjoyed secure from any strong winds or rain.

Tho second-class accommodation consists of twelve cabina, quite na comfortable na the first-cloka bnes, with a dining room which is spacious and airy.

The speelal feature in the vessel in the emigrant quarters, which Hes between decka, and can accommodate about 1,200 people. It in well ventilated with large-sized portholes, of and aiso Atted with a number fresh-water pipes. Situnted so an not to be in the way are some lockers conizining 1,400 ilfe betts.

Ship's Hospital,

In the after part of the veanol in a beds for hospital, contrlning eix women and eight for ner,

The material comforts of pansen- for by the Hers

provided are Sastallation of a refrigerating plant and a large capacity Frigidaire chest, The following are technieni details

of the vessel: Her dimensions are 1..345, B.. 4' 9", D. 21' 0" and she measures 3,113 tons gross with deadwright rapacity of 4,209 tank, or 1,325 on with the between decks cleared for emigrants.

She was built to Lloyd'e highest cins, under special survey. She is propelled by two B. and W. single- ning Diesel ngities of 1,500 h.p. each, giving her a speed of fourteen kunt. Inaded under normal condl

her tlons. The speed obtained on triai run was 14.5 knots. The cargo gear is handled by twelve electric winches of the most up-to-date type. She is equipped with all modern navigation appliances including wire- les direction Ander and automatic with wireless receiver in connexion the wireless set, which is a powerful valve set. In addition she is also furnished with an emergency genera- tor of 10 KW. capacity, installed in a special compartment on the boat deck. She is furnished with eight life- bonis and five rafts and two smell #feboats aft. The Rebonts manipulated by Welin davlta, which throw them out quickly and safely from the sides of the vessel.

Besides her Captain, there are ten uther European oeers, and she is manned with a crew of 75 Chinese. Captain Relater was for a number of years in command of the Bintang, before he brought the Muinam out from hoine, and still retains command of her now that she goes into the regular service.

M.C.L. DIARY.

LIST OF FORTHCOMING

EVENTS.

Sept. 8th.-Children's Swimming

Gain at Repulse Bay 3 p.m. Sept. 24th-Lady Peel at Home Government House to Members and Helpers of the M. C. 1. October 3rd.--Sale of Work at St. Paul's Girls' College to be opened

Lady Peel at 2.30 p.m. by October 7th-Whist Drive to be held at the II. M. I. by the Police Branch Lady Peel has kindly consented to present the prizes. October

zent the club to be Tournament at Sheko to be held by the May Road Branch. October 31st. Children's Fete and Sale of Work to be held at the Volunteer Head Quarters by kind permission of Lt. Col. Bird and Officers H.K.V.D.C. November

and

ovember 4th.Bridge Mahjong Drive to be held at the HM.. by the Military Branch. November 21st.-Dinner Dance to

be held in the new Grill Room of] the Hongkong Hotel.

SALESMAN SAM

MORE

POWERFUL

MORE

ECONOMICAL

WILLYS

CARS, TRUCKS, BUSSES

(All prices and specifications subject to change without notice) Agents:

GILMAN & COMPANY, LIMITED.

4. DES VŒUK ROAD CENTRAL...

Talophone 28011.

LONG

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

CONCESSION TO MARRIED OFFICERS.

that

Ever since it was decided Hongkong civil servants on sterling rates of pay should receive their salary on the basis of half at the at current Treasury rute and half

"DURO'

Garuge and Service Station:

MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED.

132, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. Tolophone 57220.1

ECONOMICAL

that there was no secret about the change, which was explained as fol- lows:

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At present sterling salarice are converted half at treasury rate and af half at 1/6d. The Secretary State has now approved of a Festion that sterling officers with dependents in gold currency coun tries shall have privileged conver aton ratca as follow:

CHINESE IN MEXICO.

INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF TIME LIMIT.

Nogales, Arizona, Sept. 4. The exodus

LIFE

THE GRAF ZEPPELIN.

RETURN FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC.

Pernambuco, Sept. 4. of Chinenc from The Graf Zeppelin took off at North Mexico has been temporari-2.40 am on her return flight to ly checked by an order of the Friedrichshafen.-Reuter's Ameri- One dependent.--5/8ths. nt cur-Mexican Government extending in cun Service.

definitely the time limit for their

1/6d., it has been represented by ezt rate and 3/8ths. at 1/6d.

Two dependents or more-0/8ths expulsion, which originally ended.

those who have wives and children (or three quarters) at the current on September 6.-Reuter's Ameri- living at Home and have to make rate and 2/8ths.. (or one quarter) can Service.

VINK #L remittances that the conversion at 1/6d. rates constituted a hardship.

The word "dependent” is strictly

men.

Representations have been made defined as being either a wife or change will not be applied to those to this effect, and the news has children of either sex, until such whose wives and families are living just reached the Colony that the children reach the age of 21. in Hongkong or to single Secretary of State has sanctioned This privileged conversion rate Salaries in these cases will remain a revision solely for the benefit of will

will apply only to those married as at present. those whose dependents are in gold sterling officers whose wives And From an unofficial source it is currency countries.

Tamilles are living in a gold computed that the cast of the con- A Press representative was currency country, and not in the cession will be approximately officially

informed yesterday ease of mothers or fathers. The $150,000 per year.

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