THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Do you wake up tired..
A MATTRESS
Can Make
This Difference in a Woman's Face.
Or radiant...enger-really 'vital looking?
Whether you know it or not, thero ie a difference in the kind of aloop you get-froin different minttiennes.
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933.
FAIR ILLUMINATIONS
HOTEL PRESENTS IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE AFTER DARK
Last night the Peninsula Hotel was illuminated with a million British dancing lights in the national colours of red, white and blue and presented a most im- pressive spectacle.
In the centre, and in front of the building, on a level with the roof, was fixed the large Royal Crown sign, which has been, loaned for the occasion by the electrical sub-committee of the P.W.D., by kind permission of His Excellency the Governor. This forms the centre piece of the whole scheme,
Radiating from this sign along!
the the coping of the roof, to corner points of the west and enst white fronts are thousands of electric bulbs, while the sions along the west front west side of the building are hung
exten-
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RHODIA
CIGARETTES
FIND & SIDESAN VIRGINIA EXTRA
LARGE
Extra Large &
No. 2 Standard Sizes
Cigarettes
837 Inner Springs
in Individual Pockets
Scientific observations have proved that you cannot get completely rested on a lumpy or a sagging mattresU.
Feeling around all night for a comfortable position
lying huddled
in a hollow. Things like this leave nerves and muscles only part-way rested. And the lines they write on your face are known as lines of mattress fatigue.*
But there IS a mattress that is scientifically built for completely relaxing sleep-the Simmons Beautyrest Mattress.
In this famens mattress are 837 tiny coils of finely tempered steel, each in its individual muslin perket.
Every inch of you gets
They buoy you up. You feel no pressure. No restriction. You can turn in your sleep without knowing it! gloriously relaxed!
GO SEE this wonderful mattress this very day.
SIMMONS Beautyrest
HAVE
THE
YOU SEEN
INVISIBLE
VISIT
RAY?
DODWELL & CO., LTD'S.
STAND AT THE EXHIBITION.
with blue lights and east frant
and east side with red.
pro-
Half way down the two jecting frontages are the emblems of Canada and Australia, the maple leaf and the kangaroo rea-
stand pectively. Both
out in white lights:
The national colours are again in prominence along the balcony of the first floor. The
eastern
side is illuminated with red, the centre in white and verandah in blue.
The matsheds
the western
are also hung
with thousands of red, white and blue electrle lamps.
FOR LADY PEEL
CROICEST PRODUCTS. OF
THE EMPIRE
A
striking tribute Colony's First Lady,
To
the
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the
pretty ceremony which followed immediately the official opening
of the Empire Fair.
As the Governor resumed his seat, Wolf Cubs and Brownies who had taken part in the tableau, "Britannia" came forward, bear. ing beautifully decorated baskets, containing the choicest produce from their respective Dominions.
These they laid at the feet of the Governor's wife,
Little Dora Turner and Colin de Rome brought a basket containing the finest Canadian tinned goods. The vineyards and orchards of Australia were represented in n dainty basket brought forward by Edith Houre and Bryan Baldwin. Sheila Boras and Roy de Rome from South brought dainties Africa. Hui Po-chun and Clifton Large carried Hongkong's offer- ing. Honey and choice tinned goods came from New Zealand, being handed over by Amy Cowen and Sidney Pledger. India sent which were rare condiments, borne by Vern Dhabher and Nor- man Milton. Delicious
fresh fruits came from the New Terrl- tories and were handed over by Tong Yim-hung and Ho Shuk-plu. Finally, came Brittannia (Miss H. Hancock) and Henry Bunje, with a basket of beautiful red, white and blue flowers,
GOVERNORS' MESSAGE
COMMENDATION OF FAIR BY TELEPRINTER
The following message from I.E. the Governor to the people of Hong- kong and to the Press was tapped out! on the special teleprinter equipment, installed at the Fair by the Ilong- kong Telephone Company:
"I am now being conducted round the Empire Products Fair and am muel impressed by all that I have sern. The Fair is a great succesA and reflects the highest credit to the Organisers. It affords ample evil- ence of what the Empire can produce and of what can be produced here locally. I strongly recommend all to came and see it.
I take this opportunity of con- gratulating the Hongkong Telephone tele. Company na introducing the printer here and hope it will prove a Aucenas. It is in accord with that spirit of enterprise which has made the Company one of the most success- ful undertakings in the Colony."
COPPER DISCOVERY.
RICH FIND REPORTED NEAR CANTON
A rich vein of copper ore was discovered near Fung bluey Village In the Nambol District of Kwangtung recently. The discovery was made by a former Shameen merchant Lo Taook-ting, whilat he was proparing a burla! site. Subsequent investiga- tion revealed that tho chtire.area was covered with ore. The owners of the land are forming a company to develop the property.
Jimmy's
D'Agullar. Street.. [A:.:
RHODIAN Curly Cut Rough Cut & Mixture
RHODIAN
SERIES
IMANUFACTURED BY LAMBERT & BUTLER
This advertisement is issued by the British-American Tobacco Co.; (China) Ltd.
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD.
England.
The largest British firm of manufacturing Electrical Engineers in the British Empire.
EMPIRE FAIR
A special attraction will be the exhibit, in conjunction with THE FAR EAST AVIATION CO.. of a 9 K.W. AERODROME FLOODLIGHT as used by the AIR MINISTRY at CROYDON AIRPORT.
The floodlight will be in operation during the evenings, giving a maximum beam candle power of 825,000.
From May 24th, a special display will be made in the showrooms of
THE "G.E.C." OF CHINA, LTD.,
Illustrating:-
Chater Road,
22.000 volt outdoor type switchgear supplied and erected for the Shing Mun Valley
Water Scheme.
3-200 K.V.A. oil cooled transformers supplied and erected for the 'Shing Mun Valley
Water Scheme.
10 panel ironclad L. T. switchboard supplied and erected for the Shing Mun Valley
Water Scheme (manufactured at Witton Works, Birmingham).
1,680 H.P. F. & C. Diesel engine 300 r.p.m. direct coupled to 1150 K.W. 3 phase (Engine manu- 3,300 volt alternator supplied to the MACAO. ELECTRIC CO. factured at Fraser & Chalmers, Erith).
13.200 volt cubicle type switchboards supplied and erected in Canton for the CANTON
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC POWER ADMINISTRATION.
2,300 volt truck type cubicles, also for CANTON, ..
13,200 volt 5 square inch 3 core paper insulated tead covered and double steel tape armoured underground cable supplied and laid throughout the city of CANTON, (Manufactured by the Pirelli General Cable Works, Southampton).
400 H.P. Petter Atomic Diesel engine direct coupled to 270 K.W. D.C. 3 wire generator
suppiled to the KULANGSU ELECTRIC CO., AMOY.
And many other interesting photographs of Installations in other parts of the EMPIRE. ALL INTERESTED IN ELECTRIC POWER ARE. INVITED:
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