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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTELI?

BOECKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL, PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

- LIMITED.

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

“THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION

AND ATTENTION OF

H. J. WHITE.

Phone No. 52008.

Cable "KoWLOTEL Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL.

Telephone 57003

Telegraphie Ardress "Palaeo."

A First Class Residential & Tourist Hotel Under Entirely European Management fligh Cloan Wines & Spirits Steel Coulson's Beer On Drugl. Pour Full Sized Billiard Tables Billiards, Snooker.

or Skittle

MRS. . . OXBERRY,

Proprietress.

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

t

West class

Winter

Modern

throughout and beautifully Situated

Kunnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premier Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

SONENBARUNGSES EN ANLILAR DOMEKZIONE JUDE KOMENDACIJE

AFTER DINNER DANGE

Barry Wednesday & Saturday. - Orchestra. Paly

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDELATFE, LID. Gene Goldenek, Marager,

EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

"RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION"

DANCING: After Dinner every Tuesday. Thura-

MUSIC:

day and Saturday.

On the VERANDAH--

Monday to Friday- 7.45 par, to 8,30 ||

pm,

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

and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.to. Sunday Couverts-9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. Robert Dreacher's Famous Viennese Orchestra Plays During Tiffin and Dinner Every Day.

GRILL:

Telephone. 5341 18 lines)

Cables "EUROPE " Singapore.

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.

Arthur E. Quell Managing Director.

@hildren thưżen well il wourished by SCOTTS Krauim which en- riches the blood and er's childhood nilzenya Ask for

SCOTT'S Arnalsion

THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

APPROVAL OF INCREASED DUTIES.

BALANCING BUDGET.

pounds weight thereof, $0.93.

B-On manufactured tobacco:

(1) Cigars,

$2.00.

(2) Cigarettes,

$0.00.

(8) Other manufactured tobacco Including snuff and ciger cuttings, $0.90.

The

the

He said The reasons for increase were explained by the Resolutions for the purpose of Hon. Colonial Secretary when muv- varying the duties on tobacco, in-ng the nest reading of the Appro- creasing the tax from 15 cents per priation Bill on the 1st of this gallon to 25 cents per gallon on month.

dutica came into light olls, and setting forth the force on the 17th September by

made by

Excellency amount of duty to be paid on order made

ather than spirituous liquors Intoxicating liquors, were passed at yesterday's meeting of the Lepislative Council.

Hin Excellency the Governor (Slr William

Peel, K.C.M.G.. K.B.E.) presided, and there were

also present:

HR Excellency the Officer. Cont- manding the Troops (Major-Gen- eral J. W. Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.).

the Governor-in-Council.

It will he remembered that In February Just liquor and tobacco sterling datjes were ploved an a

asis, but that the actual figures in the table were reduced to the gures in force prior to Juns, 1930, when in that month they were rais-{ 28.

To. take an example, unstripped tobniceo class 1 (a) prior to June,; 930, was assessed at 75 per 1b. The Colonial Secretary (Han. February it was reduced to .50 Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G.). per lb. on the sterling basin. It

The

(Hon. Attorney General

has now been raised to .70 Mr. E. G. Alabaster, K. C., O.B.E.). sterling basis. The actual duty The Secretary for Chinese Af-payable per lb. reckoned by the fair

(fion. Mr. A. E. Wood.). conventional dollar before the pre- The Colonial Treasurer Hon. sent order was made was at the Mr. Edwin Taylor).

rate of 87 per lb.

C.R.E.

Hon, Mr. II. T. Creasy. (Director of Public Works),

Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.. (Inspector Gen ral of Police).

ilon. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., (Retired) (Harbour Master).

Hon. Dr. W. B. A. Moore Direc for of Medical and Sanitary Ser vices).

Hon. Sir Shonaon Chow. Kt. Hon. Mr. R. II. Kalewall, C.M.A., LL.D.

Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, 10. Mr. S.

W. To, K..

LL.D.

Hon. Mr. J. P. Brage. Hon. Me, J. J. Paterson, Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell. Mr. 1. A, C. North Clerk of Council),

Tobacco Duties.

Deputy

The Colonied Treasurer moved the following resolution :--Resolv- d that the duties on tobacco set forth in the resolutions passed by this Council us the 26th Pobranes. FASE, an

and published in the foren the at Gazeite of th

th: 27th February. serument notification 1931. by Government No 129 he varied and subject to the provision of sub-section (3) of section C of the Tobances Ordinance. 1916, Ondinance No. 19 of 1916). numended by sertion 7 of the Tabaven Amendment Orianoce. 1929, (Ordinance No. 3 of 1999) the duty payable:

1.

upon alt

tobuceo importert into the Colony after the coming into operation of this resolution. and

2. apon all dutible tobaren already in the Colony at the coming into operation of this resolution shall be as stated in the fol lowing table per pound weight:

Provided that the dollars and decimnis thereof stated in the table shnit be conventional dollara rec- koned as the equivalent of one shilling and eight pence sterling: and that consequently to arrive at the actual amount payable in Hong- kong currency the conventional dollar stated in the Table shall be multiplied by 20 and divided by a Agure settled by the Colonial Treasurer from ne to Lime representing the average open-

inst selling rates fur the previous month of the Hong- kong * Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London and until a settled the figure shall be 12.25.

Table.

A.---On unmanufactured tqbarent (1) If unatripped:

a) containing 10 pounds ur

(b)

more of moisture per 100

ponnda weight thereof. $0.70.

containing less than

10

pounds of moisture per 100 |

pounds weight thereof. $0.79,

(2) If stripped:

(a) containing

10 pounds more of moisture per pounds weight thereof, $0.84.

or

100

(b) containing less than 10 pounds of moisture per 100

SALESMAN SAM

WHOT'ER YOU DOIN' IN TH' RING, SAM ?

on a

The duty to-day is $1.14, an in- rease of approximately 30 per Pent and this is the approximate Bereas throughout the table.

At the time the estimate 1920 mude it was reckoned that the in- esse li revenue would amount to 31,000,000 in a full year with a

dollar, lot with a 1/26 dollar this wond be reduced by $845,000 5056,000. It will be seen, there- ore, that placing duties on a steri- agasis net so against the re

"

The Colonial Secretary seconded and the resolution was carried.

Light Oils Duly. The Colonial Treasurer the following resolution:-Rusciv

under rection 7 of the inirit Ordinance, 1930, Ordinance

moved

Motor

4 of 1980, that the duties on light olls as set forth in section G the Motor Spirit Ordinance, 1970, be increased to twenty-five cents per gallon.

He said. I rise. Sir, to move the resolution standing in my name to (Continued on Payo 13.)

HEY

Cine of the joys of life!

Is There a Weak Spot

In the armour that guards your health? Few people are absolutely organically perfect; there is usually a weak spot somewhere which is susceptible to dizenSO.

The greatest health-safeguard you eas take is to keep clean internally by the occa-

sional use of

PINKETTES

the dalaty little liver and laxative pills. By this means you prevent the internal conges- tion which invites the attention of disease kerms in your weak spot. Pinkettes, gentle yet sure in their action, provont as well as relleva constipation, billousness, liverishúcss, atak headaches; aid digestion, banish com. plexion blemishes. Let Pinkettes, the idea! internal cleansers,

GUARD YOUR HEALTH.

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DRY & OLD TOM

Makes excellent Cocktails.

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Finest Hankow:--

from Hongkong-

TEA

EL BRENDEL THEATRE

Sunday

Christmas

Price per 5 cafty box $18.50 net (Approx 7 lbs.) Finest Forchow:-

Price per 5 catty box $17.00 net.

Orange Pékos Cryluw:--

5 lbs. $17.50 net.

THE PRICES QUOTED INCLUDE ALL CHARGES Tony address in the United Kingdom. GINGER IN SYRUP In Syrup. Winest Stein SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR US. Per case of Six 5 b. jurs. $18.00 ot.

Per case of Twelve 24 ib. jars. $21.00 uet.

THE PRICES. QUOTED INCLUDE FREIGHT PAID

to London Docks only.

DRIED GINGER IN TINS Fei parcel of B x 1 lb. tius. $10.50 net. Including postage to the United Kingdom.

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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Grocery Dept.

he Next Best ́hing!

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WATCH OUT FER

ROUND THOSE UPPER-CUTS!

Two'

FINDS SAM AL-

| MOST ALL

IN TRYING!

TO KEEP

HIS BOT FROM GOING OUT!

)HOW KINAE KUP

BOTE ME Gres CLOSED, I KIN HARDLY SEE HIM

NOW!

Tel. 25813.

By Small

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HIM FROM MEMORY!

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