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WATSON'S

LAVENDAR & WILD ROSE TALCUM POWDERS

In Magnum Tins.

MADE FROM PURE

ITALIAN TALC

Associated with English Lavender

of exquisite fragrance.

$1.60 Per Tin.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONG KONG

THE

“MOUTRIE” PIANO

Not an Empire Product, but the Product of a British

Firm in the Far East.

TERMS ARRANGED THAT WILL

SUIT YOU.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Chater Road.

MAPPIN AND WEBB'S SOLID

SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE

TEA AND COFFEE SERVICES.

QUALITY, VALUE AND LASTING WEAR,

GUARANTEED.

HANDSOME DESIGNS.

BEST SHEFFIELD MAKE SILVERWARE

AND PLATE

NOW ON SHOW.

BUY BRITAIN'S BEST. S

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Silverware Department.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPE.

THE

NEW

1932

FASTEST SELLING

CAR-IN-THE

W-O-O-RLD

REAL VALUE-HERE 'STOP LOOK-COMPARE

A FREE-WHEELING

SATURDAY.

legitimate interests of British trade, it shall place no unnecessary obstacles in the way of overseas debtors discharging their Habilities to Britain in goods.

MAY 28,

1932.

DAY BY DAY

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The name of Our Store, Idmited, has been struck off the Register.

As a leading banking yourant has remarked, the change-over from

THE ONLY AHIDING WEALTH Free Trade to Protection is an ex-HUMAN ENERGYS (srael Zanggil periment which must be tested at every stage by the results obtained. Flexibility and a readiness to make adjustments wherever they are shown to be needed are essential and as Grent Britain probably more than any other country is dependent for her prosperity upon a large and growing oversens trade, the succesa of the experiment will depend to a very large extent upon its influence

No case of notifiable disease reported to the Medical Offeer Health on Tiraday.

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Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts. O

Residents of the Peninsula Hotel (Tales of the near future will no

who were disturbed in their sleep longer be distinguished by American ters should be banned at future on Monday night think that roos- slang terms, we read). Faira. A crow-lar is their solu tion, so to speak.

A traveller recently returned to was London and expressed the opinion of that Hongkong is becoming the most important centre in the Far East. It certainly has its hub-

Through falling into a dry dock, bub! a distance of about 36 feet, a work- man of the Talkoo Docks, Nam Fung,

in promoting a greater inter-yesterday received a fructured skull national movement of goods. In the

past, the example and efforts of Britain to check the rising tide of SYNCRO-MESH

foreign tariffs have completely fail- DE-LUXE SPORTS, ed. Time will show whether the new methods will prove more ef- fective.

PHAETON

WITH

BUMPERS

TIRE COVERS

SPARE TIRES & TUBES TRUNK RACK & TRUNK | 。

Price $3,180.

May be Inspected at Our Stubbs' Road Garage.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hongkong Bbangbei Hotel, Ltd. Incorporated to Hoogkoos. Stable and

Happy Valios

The

French Policy.

M. Tardieu resigned more than

week ago, but M, Herriot has. shown Httle disposition to hasten in taking up his obvious claim to the Premiership. It seems, indeed, that there is no intention to form a new government until the Chamber

It is notified that Mr. Philip Jacks tins resumed duty as Land Officer on the termination of his appointment to be an additional Judge of the Supreme Court.

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When one mentions mentions the subject of "Bridge across the Har iour" some people confuse it with contract or pontoan!

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"Okay, Chief," we shall miflas

you;

Perhaps without regret. The powers that be dismiss you, In other words, you "got." Your usefulness is played out,

No longer you'ro_a_wow. And none who watch you fade

out

Will wonder why-and how!

O D Police in London recently dis- covered gang making counter- feit coins dated 1933. Forging ahead.

Most likely, prosperity will be horo when our fluanciers are tou

It is stated that "Love at first busy to let us know it's arrived. sight is responsible for the ma- jority of marringes in the United Hongkong people are warned to Divorce heware of countorfelt ten-dollar His Excellency the Officer Admin-Laws have revised this saying to notes. The bulk of the population

the States. Of course

stering the Government has appolat- "Leave at first slight!"

ed Mr. Johm Charles Lang to net as Assistant Secretary to the Sanitary Board.

The weekly whist drives organised by the Police Recreation Club will be resumed on Thursday, Jun 2, at 8.30 pm at the Club's pavilion Happy Valley.

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appreciates the compliment.

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Talking of Empire trade, we So far na we understand econó- notice that Jamaica exported a re- mic depression in Hongkong, it cord number of bananas last year, works out something like this- Let's hope no-one decides to make the optimist has no money, and

song about it.

the pessimist won't lend you any. ៦. ព

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Hir Excellency the Ofleer of Deputies meets late next week,Administering the Government has said to use mo- a curious procedure In view of the appointed Dr. 4. W. Anderson to be tor-buses imminence of the Lausanne Con- a Member of the Medient Board, for than men. The

Hongkong Telegraph. National, Government.

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1932.

TRADE BARRIERS

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that

a term of three gears.

fare Hex!

more

ference. So curious Europe may begin to draw

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during in notifies that

the

Lots of Hong- Herriot and the Radical Socialists absence on Trave of Senor Don

ta oye with the

Patricia Smart-Pabres, Consul for kong people who do not see ofe

Chile in Hongkong. Mr. Antonio are said to be diperankandidatas paaudSocialists, with whom normally Botelho will be in charge

of the always acting they would collaborate, and there Chilcan Consulate.

the fool aren't is just a possibility that France may

really acting. follow partially in the tracks" of

A meeting of the Hongkong Pruc- other euntries und form a semi-tienl Paychology Club was held yea-

A doctor matys representa-terday in Lane Crawford's Restaurant.

in- tive of ninjury interst, it is in-when Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, gave a singing

discourse on "Why Living Philoso

the creases | deed strongly suggested in some phies Die.” The lecturer drew all his

blood pressure. quarters that M. Tardien muy

references from a book, on Philosophy, enter a Herriot Cabinet sa Foreign tuating them with his own explana-of course.

from which he rend put extracts, punc-The neighbour's

Minister, and that a third strong tions. man will be introduced at the Minis- try of Finance in the person of M. Caillaux. M. Cailloux has suddenly Whatever views may be held on emerged into the limelight and cer- the wisdom of Britain's departure tain observers believe he will play from her traditional Free Trade

Ea prominent role In European policy, there will be general agree-politics in the near future. In his ment with the Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell's recent addresses, which have at remarks at yesterday's meeting of tracted much attention, M. Caitaux the Union Insurance Society of has dealt illuminatingly with thevening. Canton that the ideal state would different aspecfs of the world crisis. he free and unrestricted movement He pointed out that the population of trade. Unlinppily, the world at of Europe has grown from 100,000,- | large has not yet come to a realisa-800 in 1870 to 450,000,000. Obvious- tion of this truth, with the resultly there should be European organi- that barriers and obstructions are ation. It is useless for each coun- to be found on every hand. These try to think of itself as self-contain without doubt constitute a greated. For the moment M. Catflaux handicap to trade in general. All recommends

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Divot Digner: Jore, it's a great game!

Caddie: What is?

D. D.: Why, golf, you fool! Caddie: Oh, I thought you *

Time may be, As they say, a grent healer. But a very poor beauty doctor.

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"Man Married

Nine

Goca

Times

Insane,"

Baya headling

Wo like the

world "Goca."

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The fear that

businceu

may

never return to normal isn't go great

да the fear that it has.

were referving to gardening.

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The Symphonic Concert which is to A Cockney cyclist visited thir- "What is the hardest word to be held for the first time in the ground teen towns on a recent tour. floor lounge of the Peninsula Hotel by biker's dozen! the massed Bands of the longkong & Shunghai Hotels Ltd., promise to

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be a real treat for music lovers

A duel in Austrin was stopped Hongkong. A chotee and popular pro at the last minute after consultu- gramme has been selected and thera

in the English lan- gunge ?" nake a correspondent. Judging from some guests, We should say "When."

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De Valern's

favourite dish.

is no doubt that the cool and spacious tion by the friends of the com- lounge of the Peninsula will become a batants. Seconds' thoughts are Irish stew! favourite rendezvous every Sunday best,

SUGAR MARKET

London Terminals, August 1932 4/% down . December 1932 4/10% down d. March 1933 5/- down d. May 1933 6/2% dawn d. Buyers at above prices, sellers fasking 1⁄4d-d more.

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A London registrar predicts that "Scamen are not satisfied with this will be a record month for small vessels nowadays," says a weddings. The marry mouth of sen captain. Getting too big for May.

their boats?

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Possibly the Earth is always re- garded as feminine because no- body knows her exact age.

We heard a Kowloon tupperguy the other day that she often ge intoxicated with music. Air-tight^

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THE LATEST CABLED

New Definition:-Discretion is QUOTATIONS.

A Scots golf club is claiming that the art of thinking before one The following cable at the clase speaks, and then speaking before King James I went round its links that the Buropean of the sugar, market yesterday anyone else has a chance of say in 1603. Even some of our Fans

Uning-itos return A the moment, there are no marked countries should chiefly concern has been received by Messrs. Pen-ing it.

than that. signs of a lowering of tariffs any-themselves with Europe. That is treath and Co.

ៗ ជ where. This, in spite of the fact the first thing to do to bulki a that so long ago as 1926 a mant- European unity. "Unhappily," he

A wireless set will often hoot festo was issued by leading bonkers, continued, "many Europeans do not

when recording the notes of sing- ers, says an expert. We often merchants and manufacturers of appreciate the necessary of a rap-

feel the same way, too. sixteen 'different countries, includ-prochement without which the old ing Britain, stating that there could continent' will fall into chaos and

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be no recovery from the depression | into barbarism." There is only one until it was realised that trade was method-to come to understandings not war, but a process of exchange, in economic matters. There are and that if a country's dealings are a number of steps which might be checked, its power to pay debts taken, but they cannot usefully be diminishes and its power to pur-taken by one country alone. There (chase from others is restricted. are a number of measures which "We wish to place on record ourjare recognized to be urgently neces- conviction." said these expertssary, but nobody will take these at the establishment of economic measures separately; everybody freedom is the best hope of restor-must agree to inke them simultane- ing the commerce and credit of the ously. The economie division of world."

Europe is one of the principal

It is a dehateable point whether causes of the present troubles. 16 Britain's seal change will or will may be that the politicn! division of [ not have any effect in lowering [European can be justifled, but there tarills elsewhere. There is obvious- jeuń be no justification for the fai- I need that these barriers should lure to provide a European economic be reduced to a minimum, and we code which must provide, bastenlly Fare not without hope that although inside the Continent, free trade. Britain has changed her methods, The Herriat-Tardieu-Caillaux com- she will not forget the main ob{bination might conceivably lend jective. It has been stated that the to a greater stability in French power conferred upon the British ||politics thun has been apparent for Governmunt by the new tariffs will some yours past and produce the be used to negotiate reductions in continuity of policy which it so es- the duties imposed by other coun-sential if Europe is to be permitted tries, after the possibilities of a to progress towards recovery in a considerable extension of Empire spirit of confidence. preference has been fully explored

at the forthcoming Ottawa Con- ference. The impression, given is The health bulletin for Eastern that if other countries are prepared inst. shows the following canes, of ports for the week ended the 21st

to grapple with the problem and to infectious diseases and deaths there- endeavour to remove, as far as pose Bombay 1 cnee, 1

from-Pingue, Alexandria 1 CARC, denth. Cholora, sible, the stranglehold which tarlife Calcutta 141 cases, 70 deaths, Rangoon have hitherto imposed upon inter-1 case, 1 death, Saigon-Cholen 2 cases, national trade, they will find Britain shanghai 8 cases, 1 death. Small-pox, deaths, Canton 1 case, 1 death, Anxious to meet them along the Baghdad 10 cases, 3 deaths, Bombay lineu of mutual concessions. The canen, 1 death, Calcutta

casos, 10 Cases, 1 death, task of the Advisory Committee deathe, Karachi

| Modras 10 cases, 2 dentlis, Nagapalam will-not be an easy one, for its re 1 ease, 1 death, Rangoon 13 cases commendations will need to be mado donths, Pomilcherry a casos, 3 deaths, with great care and discrimination, Saigon-Cholon 8 cason, 7 deaths, Can- ao that, whilst safeguarding the ten 6 cases, Shanghai & cases, Kobe 6

casen,, Naganaki 4 cases.

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New York Terminals. Spot 1932 .60 up 2 pts. July 1932 61 no change. September 1932 .68 no change. September 1932 76 up I pt. March 1933 80 no eliange.'

Tip for punters at next steeple- chase meeting:-Put your money on the horse that can jump to a

Many cinema producers are mil- conclusion. lionaires. For this, of course, they have to thank their lucky stars,

"Can I have my teeth this wo ok? I'm entered in a beauly contest."

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ACONABDU 8,0NYIAHI Looks as if de Valera has met with reverse!

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Dentists were beaten by doctors in a recent golf match in England. Maybe the losers pulled their shota.

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A trade journal points out that women's clothes now have fewer buttons on them than they used to have. It seems equally true that women's buttons have fower tlothes.

An artist has described some of

the intest fabric designs as "grotes-

quely bintant, losing all sense of

colour values.". Obviously the ideal;

material for bench pyjamas!

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It is stated that the German birth-rate is steadily declining. Why not let storks in duty-free?

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It is notified that at the expiration of three months the Chinese Gramo- phono Recordings, Limited, will, unless cause in shown to the contrary, bo struck off the rogister and the company will be dissolved.

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The Government is inviting tenders for the purchase of `ene

40 h.p. Gleniffer Engine, ox II.D. 9. The engine will be sold as it les at the South China Motorship Building and Repairing Works Ltd Yard at To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Bay,