1932-02-24 — Page 8

REDUCTION OF PRICES.

Customers are requested to apply

for our new Price List which comes into

force on 1st March, 1932.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932,

ZIMMY, THE LE GLESS WONDER..

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD

STORAGE CO., LTD.

TO-DAY at the QUEEN'S

BY SPECIAL REQUEST.

ANA

SCENE AFTER SCENE OF SEARING ORAMA AMID THE SENSUOUS ALLUREMENTS

OF MARDI GRAS

CA Miracle of

A with

Entertainment

BEBE DANIEL'S

EVERETT MARSHALL, BERT_WHEELER - ROBE,WOOLSEY.

COATES' ORIGINAL

PLYMOUTH GIN

IS THE BEST DRY GIN FOR COCKTAILS

Sole Agents:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

(Incorporated ander inn Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong). SHANGHAI, HONGKONO, TIENTSIN.

Prince's Buliding.

Telephone 20075,

“CRYPTO"

BATTERY SERVICE

Installed

at the IDEAL MOTOR CAR Co.

(Corner of Lockhart and

Marsh Roads)

Get your Batteries repaired or charged at the most modern BATTERY SERVICE STATION in Hongkong or South China.

BATTERIES REPAIRED OR CHARGED. BATTERIES FOR HIRE small charge per day. BATTERIES OF ALL KINDS IN STOCK To Suit your Car or Purse.

All work done under personal experienced European supervision.

GIVE US A TRIAL.

For the Bost

LOCAL VIEWS

and.

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS

Go To

MEE CHEUNG

Studio, Ice House St.

Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arcade.

Charles Zimmy, the leglass wonder, who in to give a series of ex hibitions at the King's Theatre commencing on Wednesday next.

"ALI

MACHINE-GUN

RULE..

QUIET" STATEMENT AFTER DAY OF STRIKES.

London, Jan. 24.

A revolutionary strike which broke out in Barcelona and other Spanish towns had been tempor- urity quelled by the authorities last night,

TWO DEAD IN BIG

FIRE.

AGED MEN TRAPPED IN BLAZING HOME.

Loudon, Jan. 24. Two men lost their lives and two others were injured in a serious outbreak of fire which occurred in a large model lodging-house nt Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Inte Inst

After street fighting, in which night. three people were killed, and u

Groat bravery was shown by two Bumber injured, machine-guns police-constables, named Crichton have been mounted at strategic and Rose, in rescuing the inmates points throughout Barcelona, and of the home, most of whom were the Minister of the Interior states aged men, and one of whom was

a cripple.

that the city is now quiet.

At Malaga, says Reuter, work They dashed again and again has been resumed, except on the up the blazing stairs of the build- quays. The strike nt Corunna hna Ing. bringing down the aged men,: endri and at Manresa work is most of whom had been naleep, in being resumed.

their night clothes.

Constable Crichton. collapsed In Soville the authorities, as a measure of precaution, have set up at the end of his rescue activities. One of the injured men, William military posts on the terraces dominating the town, while three Robertson, jumped from the third Meranianes patrolled over the city. story of the building when he was Communication between towna trapped. He appeared at a win- lins in some cases been rendered dow, shouting to the crowd below: dimeult because the revolution-"For God's sake help me. This is aries have torn up railway tracks terrible." und cut telegraph and telephone The crowd obtained a blanket, which they held out. and told Robertson to jump. He did so, but! Barcelona, the centre of the dis-unfortunately missed the blanket turbance, suffered most severely. Land landed full force in the road- All trams, buses and trains were way. stopped, and many English fami- lies living in the suburbs stranded in the city.

wires,

were

The fire spread with amazing rapidity, and in a short space of time had the whole building in its grip.

The manager of the establish-

By way of precaution, police are patrolling the streets with rifles ready, and all approaches to thement said: rity are guarded.

MYSTERY SPEED

CAR.

AERO-ENGINED

BRITISH RACER. Spectators at Brooklands will shortly be thrilled by the appear- | ance there of an entirely new ear of which enormous speeds are ox- pected.

The designer of this car is Mr. R. A. Railton, the young engineer who was responsible for the de-

"When the alarm was raised I rushed up the stairs and tried to warn the boarders, but, as many of them were.deaf, I was consider- ably handicapped.

"It was an awful ordoal. These helpless men ran about like lost sheep, some being uhaware of the exact cause of the panic."

CASINOS FOR BRITISH COAST RESORTS?

SUGGESTION AT SEE-DRITAJN- FIRST CONFERENCE.

sign and construction of Sir Mal-whore gambling took place, but Large casinos, not necessarily colm Campbell's Bluebird.

where cinemas, plays, bands, com- petitiods, sun bathing, etc., could of give visitors a wide choice entertainmont.

A powerful nero engine will be Otted to the new car, and John Cobb, who so often drove cars for the late J. G. Parry Thomas, has been chosen to race in it.

SHIELD SOCCER.

JUNIOR MATCHES FOR SATURDAY.

This suggestion for making home resorts attractive was made by Mr. Graham Moffatt at a work- ond See-Britain-First Conference At the Palace Hotel, Paignton, Doron.

A letter from Mr. Cyril Maude, the actor-manager, contained a similar suggestion.

The conference, it is hoped, will have far-reaching offect on

The following are the fixtures health resorts all over the country |

Tired ?

Here's some "4711"!

When office work pažla, OR quialte "4711" will prove ite outstanding value to nombat mental and physical fallenm Sams "1711"-this excellent and gentine Eau de Cologne tabbed on temples and forthead, revives and invigorates on the hollant day. Inhalets refreshing aroma, add it inviably to the water in bath and wash basin, ase it as an after-shaving lotion toodaily.

*4711" Eau de Cologne and its allied toiletries are amily recognized by the HOMETE! #4711" on their Bine and Gold Label.

8.4711)

Mother-

you simply must. get him a pen!

Quik

Since he started to school

mine is never about when I want it

TO PARKER PEN OWNERS.

Try so lak in good

the Duckold Fon

For business, Parkor's PERMANENT QUINK— permanent in all colors.. red, and vinina na weil blue-black and black, "HEAVEN-SENT INK!"

is the mams mother giver to Parker's WASHABLE QUIRK because washing remaven is completely from clothe

E 16-81

Blue and Gold Label

4711.

Genuine

Eau de

Cologne

While Parker Duofold owners do not share the general aversion to Jonding (bo cause no hand distorts this mimele point), yet to deprive them of their pot pone is carrying a good thing too far.

But if parents don't supply enough pens to go around, how can a fellow learn the throo B's, especially when two of them- 'riting and 'rithmetic-depend on having a good pen and pencil!

With school day« here again, let's dement- bio at the nearest Parker Pen counter,

Let's note especially that Tarker Duofold Fons have 22% to 60% more ink capacity than other makes, None of theso las Park er's Prosaureless writing point, Invisible Filler and streamlined "stylo-"Amarica's shapellest"with Patented Clip that lots the Pen or Pencil tet low and unexposed in the pocket, or without bulge in handbag. Come on, Bohool Days-Duofold's ready to go! Get a Parker Duofold Pon and Pencil Set, so you'll be ready, too.

Sole Wholesale Agents:

Dodge & Seymour (China) Ltd.

SHANGHAI Hongkong-Tientsin-Harbin

Parker Duofold

This morning she was dreaming rumoured that she had luherited

for the Junior Shield matches to by supporting the campaign to in- "RICH" FOR A FEW。 hotel at Luceras, together in huge fortune."

be played on Saturday:

duce the British to winter in Bri-:

R.A.F. V Navy. Recreio tain. ground; referee, Mr. Lawrance.

There are about 150 delegates)

gether with eminent doctors, ma- dical officers of health, theatrical

HOURS.

12th Bat. v R.A.O.C.-Sookun from various home resorts, to- LEGACY STORY PROVES

V

4

the

with a fortune which she thought What actually happened was might have been left by a relative, that the manager of h hotel where

But to-night she learned that hor husband Wha formerly

whole

story was. without ployod received * latter from Mr. poo ground; referee, Mr. Ford.

Bortes's alster. In: Geneva. The foundation. TO BE MISTAKE.

Mrs Kowloon

Borles this morning resistor was apparently ignorant of S.W.B.-Kowloon producers, railway and travel

Brighton, Jan. 24. ground; referee, Mr. Pooley.

ceived an inquiry from abroad re- her brother's death and asked the Kick-off at 2.45 p.m. sharp. offeinis, restaurant and hotel pro- Fortune has played a shabby garding her husband, who died manager to furnish her with the Invite Extra time will be played Ifprietors and others.

trick on a Brighton barmaid who twelve years ago. Hor husband's address so that she could I Mr. P. R. Chappell said that to-day became rich and poor again father was the owner of a hotel him to Switzerland kingin

although there, în-ya, and they had to make the country in the space of a few short hours. In Switzerland and she gained the But The Senior Division Shield health-resord-minded, make the She is Mrs. Hilda Bortes, impression that the inquiry must barmaid in Brighton to-night she mikchoa aro postponed,

is still optimistic that one day And resorts more attractive and get thirty-seven-year-old widow, who mean a legacy.

·League matches will be played. Dora restrictions removed. lives in Albion Cottages, Brighton. Within, an hour it became good fortune, may come her: War

песенногу.