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THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

CHEKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

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

PALACE HOTEL.

Telephone 57002

Telegraphic Ardress "Palace."

A First Class Residential & Tourist Botel Under Entirely Waropues Management High Class Wines & Spirita Steel Coulson's 3er Un Draught. Four Full Sized Billiard Tables Billiards, Snooker,

Brittis,

4

MRS. J. H. OXBERRY,

Penang

Proprietress.

The Scenic Gem of Malaya

first class

Hotel

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Kunnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premior Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

ATTER-DINNER DANOZ

Every Wednesday & Saturday- Orchestra Daily

CABLES RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. George Goldsack, Manager

EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION"

DANCING:

MUSIC:

After Duber every Tuesday, Thurs-

day and Saturday.

On the VERANDAH— Monday to Friday- 7.45 pm. to 8,50

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

and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 pm. Sunday Concerts--0.15 p.m. to 11 p,m.

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

GRILL:

Telephone. 5341 18 lines) Cables " EUROPE " Singapore.

Eve

THE ARCADE

GLOUCESTER

BUILDING

*

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Lid.

Arthur E Odell Managing Director.

SALE

TO CLEAR

A Special Offer

of

Afternoon and Evening Gowns at

$25.00 each

in

Lace, Georgette Crepe, Etc. This Season's Models.

THE

HONGKONG

BRITISH TARIFF

SPLIT.

SNOWDEN'S FOLLOWERS STUMBLING BLOCK.

TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1932.

London, Jan. 22. Mr. MacDonald dramatic re. fusal to visit M. Laval, and Sir John Simon's cancellation of his trip to Genr,va, logather with the wholesale cancellation by Cabinet Ministers of sücial

engagements,

GIRL GUIDES SHORT OF OFFICERS.

ASSOCIATION NEEDS CANDIDATES.

An appent for Guide Omcers to help in the work of the Girl Guides Association of Hongkang was made at the annual meeting of the Association, which wan held at Government House an Thoraday week. January 14, 1932. under the Chairmanship of the President, Lady Peel,

are held in political circles to be outward signs of acute Cabinet. diferences on fiscal policy.

It was pointed out that lack Sir Herbert Samuel and Lord of Officers had been the greatest Snowden are credited with being past, but an

handican of the movement in the Offcern Training the stumbling blocks in a compre- hensive tariff programme. which and those interested were request. Company had now been started. is tentatively stated to comprised to write to the Honorary Secres a general emergency tariff of 10

tary. Mrs. C. E. 1. Grist, No. 524, to 15 per cent, pending the formn- The Penk, for full particulars. Lion of

a commission to frame a higher scale for non-casential im- porta.

The Attendance. Those present included: Mes, W. It is thought that free traders T. Southorn (Colony Commission- might be induced to accept the er), Mrs. R. M. Dyer (Colony plan as a revenue tariff, but the Treasurer), Mrs. W. J. Anderson Snowdenian school is credited (District Commissioner), Mrs with contending that the situation Alan Jones (Equipment Secretary), was recently profoundly altered] Mrs. C. &. L. Grift (Colony Secre- by the suspension of the goldtary), Mrs. J. Owen Hughes. Mrs. standard. Moreover, they oppose 1. 1. Kotewall, Miss Woo, M.B.E. the adoption of an unalterable Mr. K. Dunsterville, Mrs. E. R final policy. Hence there is ex- Halifax, Mra. G. D. R. Black, Mrs. traordinary interest in the Cabinet. li. Taggart, Mrs. R. E. Lindsell, meeting which opened this morn- Miss Drice, Mrs. E. P. Minett, ing, and is likely to prove one of Mrs. E. B. Reed, Mrs. W. B. A the most critical in the lifetime Moore, Mrs. C. G. S. Mackie, Mrs. of the present National Govern, Danby, Mrs. A. H. Walker, Mrs. ment, and test the diplomacy of K. M. Talati, Mrs, Gubbny, Mra, J. Mr. MacDonald to keep trani to- it. Bunt. gether,-- Reuter,

No Unanimity.

Later.

On the termination of the pro- logged Cabinet meeting, it was officially announced that it has bown found impossible to reach a unanimous conclusion Fiscal Committer's tions.

thu

011 recommenda

Letters regretting absence were revived from Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, M.B.E., Lady Ho Tung, Mrs. H. T. Cressy, M.B.E., Madame Yoshida, Miss Cooper, Mrs. D. W. Tratman, Miss Sawyer, Mrs. A. R. H. Phil. lips, The Superioress Italian Con- vent.

Guide Trainer,

After the adoption of the annual The communique states that the report and balance sheet, Mrs. Cabinet, however, is deeply im-Southorn stated that there were pressed by the paramount import- | iwe items which did not appear in anee at present of maintaining the report. One was that á Guide national unity, and accordingly de- trainer, Miss Rachael Warren, termined that some

modification from Home, was expected here on of the usual Ministerial practice

11th February. In a small place is required, and has decided that like Hongkong it was of great art Ministers who are unable to agree vantage to the Movement to have with the majority of their fresh ideas and constructive colleagues on the subject of Im-criticism.

port duties and cognate matters Secondly, the Guides had had be at liberty to express their the good fortune to obtain per views by ancech and vote. Being mission, through General Sandl- Essentially united on all other lands, to build a Guide Headquar matters of policy, the Cabinet ters on a beautiful site on the believes it is hereby best inter- way to Flagstaff House. General preling the will of the nation.-Sandilands had been a marvellous Reuter.

Timber Supplies,

0:

friend to the movement, and the Guides could not sufficiently pross their gratitude to him. The Guides and Brownies needed

where links meeting place friendship could be strengthened where cooking tests and other practical work could be carried out, and a place where they rould keep their stores. This had been put within their reach by General

London, Jan. 21. Apropos the Canadian repres sentations regarding the reported Russian timber contract concern- ing which Canada desired to ensure that the Canadian timber trade alwuld not be interfered with by the prasible imposition of British protective tariff), Mr. J. I Thomas. The Secretary for Sandilands. Colonies has replied to the Canadian High Commissioner that no British group had made presentations for the protection of any timber contract which might be made with the Soviet,

-

The whole question is being carefully investigated. Mr. Thomas recalled a statement he made in

Commenting To-morrow at ika

QUEEN'S

THERE IS NOTHING CHEAP about genuine cut glass

BUT we have decided to reduce our stock.

We have some most attractive Pieces which greatly reduced

have been in prices.

A good opportunity for Wedding or other Gifts.

WINDSOR BROS.,

766, Nathan Road-Kowloon.

Established 1902.

HARBOUR ROUND SERVICE

From Blake Pier every 20 minutes (20, 40 and full) Day and Night enlling at all Veasels on request.

Return ticket

From

From

5.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m.

From Make Pier to Vessels in harnour

or from Vessels in harbour to NI. Pler.

to 9.40 p.m.

to 4.40 a..

Adults, single fore

$0.50.

.$ 0.75

$0.80.

.$ 1.20

Party of 2 persons

$0.80.

.$ 1.20

Party of 3 to 5 persons

$1.00.

.$ 1.50

A tene drama

for Norma

Party of 8 to 10 persona

$1.50.

$ 2.00

Servicemen and Children up to 12 years of

age (under 3 years free)

$0.25.

.$ 0.40

Cagen & Packages, large

$0.25

.$ 0.30

Chees & Packages, small

$0.20.

- $ 0.26

Documents, letters, newspapers, etc. Card for 20 trips..

30.10.

.$ 0.10

.$ 6.00

.$18.00

The Harbour Round Service Company,

8 funter's aest takie perlartic

SHEARER

In a new

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Metro Gathryn Mayer

mittee, Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. Phillipa, Mex. Lack and Mrs. Alun Jones; to the Commissioners, Mrs. W. J. Anderson nad Mra. H. Owen Hughes; to the View-Presidents and Examiners, and to the Gulders who had given loyal service to Com- anles and Packs. Special men- tion was made of the debt of gratitude owed to Mr. Hosle, for giving much time and trouble to In addition, owing to the kind nuditing the accounts, and to re interest of Mrs. Kotewall four of C. E. L. Grist, the very émelent the Vice-Presidents) and the and energetic Honorary Secretary great generosity of Mr. Tang of the Hongkong Guide Associa Shiu-kin, who was the champion tion. and supporter of alf gond enuses

New Hut Donation,

In the Colony, a sum of $1,000 to.

Proficiency Budges,

The Hon. Secretary then

read

the House of Commons, to which wards the cost of the hut had the L'at of proficiency badges won

Import Duties.

the Government still adhered, de- | been promised. Mr. Tang hended claring that [1] cummitments the list with a donation of $500 would be made which would ham and had offered to raise the re per or preindice the free and un-mainder. It was hoped to begin fottered discursion of economic building soon. Colonel Skinner problems at the Ottawa Con to whom many thanks were due. ference. Reuter,

had already drawn up a plan. It was hoped that other Vice-Pre sidents, and all the Guide Com panies and Packs would give a helping hand. It would be neces sary to furnish the hut and equip it so that, while not going in for anything extravagant, it would prove a pleasant meeting place for all Guides and Guide friends.

Thanks Expressed.

during the year, which were as follows: 42 Domestic Service, 33 Needlewoman, 29 Cook, 22 Child Nurse, 18 Toymaker, 16 Ilenith, 15 Knitters, 12 Swimmers, 11 Am. balance, 9 Athlete, 7 Stck Nurse, 3 Laundreas, 3 Life Saver and 1 Writer, making a total of 221.

Appeal for Officers.

After expressing the gratitude due to the Government, for their Capitation grant, an appeal was made for Officers. This lack had been the greatest handicap to the movement in the past, but дл bad Officers Training Company

once

London, Jan. 22. The Ministry of Agriculture have issued an order imposing an Import duty on tomatoes of two- pence a pound, between June 1 and July 1, and a penny a pound between August 1 and October 31. The London Chamber of Com- inquiries merce state that many [rom

manufacturers foreign

Mrs. Southorn expressed the now been started, to meet about factory sites in England sincere thanks of the Guide Asso-weekly on Fridays, at 5.0 p.m.. continue to be received, and some cintion to Lady Peel. for permit and it was earnestly hoped that 20 foreign firms have already de-ting the meeting to be held n any already interes.ed. or those cided to build here for the pro- Government House, and also for who would like to learn Boc- duction of goods for the English many other kindnessca to Guides thing more about Guiding, would market affected by the recently during the past year. Many write to Mrs. Grist, No. 524, The imposed castoins duties.--British I thanks were also due to those who Peak, for full particulars. Wirdens.

had served on Headquarters Com-

SALESMAN SAM

TELEGRAM FER MISTER

HOWDY!

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cats childhoo vdments. Ask for

SCOTTS Emulsion

SCRAM

HOT PUP! WHAT DID I TELL YA, HEEZALL? HERE'S A REPLY TO ONE O'MY RASSLIN' CHALLENGes!

OPEN EET QUCEK, BOSS SEE WHO'S EST FROM!

(MAKE IT SMAPPY! THAT

WIRE'S COLLECTI YA OWE ME FOUR BUCKS,SEVENTY

·CENTS!

000

A False Alarm!

GLAD TO PAY IT, LADDIE! THIS MESSAGE MAY LEAD TO FAME AND FORTUNE

FOR BOTH MY MAT

WIZARD AND ME!

Monthly Ticket

TEL. 23772.

Brandt & Company,

General Managers.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

We beg to announce that from to-day

and until further notice, all Milk and

Cream sold by us will be Pasteurized and

may be consumed as delivered to cus-

tomers. This step has the full approval

of the Medical Officer of Health.

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

WANTED AT ONCE ·

MEN'S ANDBOYS' CLOTHING,

SHOES, HATS, ETC., will be very gratefully received by the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY at its Room at the

CITY HALL

од

Mondays and Thursdays from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 nood.

Send us your old clothes

By Small

LEESEN TO DESE, BOSS —'E67 VAS WERRY KIND OF Youse To WIRE ME A CHALLENCH TO RASSLE WEET YOUR RASSLER UND ALL DAT SORT OF T'ING- UND I EPPRECIATE BET WERRY MOOCH, BUT FRENKLY. I DON'T TINK I CARE TO RASSLE YOUR BOOLGARIAN BooGY800 AT DESE PARDICULAR DIME —

SIGNED /YNAY OUTBAY, DE MAD MAN MAULER”

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