Mr. W. H. Williams, advance agent for Miss Marie Tempest and her company, who are due to open a season at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday next, informs us that as a result of communication with the company, in Hongkong at present, he been enabled to reduce' the prices for admission to the theatre to $4 for dress circle and stalls and $24 for the boxes. While these prices are not those ordinarily charged, Mr. Williams points out that the cost of touring with a company nowadays has increased considerably over what it was in pre-war days and as Miss Marie Tempest carries the whole of her effects with her the cost is no mean one. The reduction is certainly a substantial one from what it was originally proposed to charge, and we are informed that those who have already booked will be able either to obtain a refund of the money they have already paid, or rebook at the lower charges. pal Dinner to Mr. H. H. Fox A very pleasant function took place on Monday at the Shanghai Club; where the Committee and" Sub-Committees of the British Chamber of Commerce gave a din-y ner in honour of the Chamber's Hon. Vice-President, Mr. H" H. Fox, ca.c., H.M.' Commercial Counsellor of Legation, who is shortly leaving Shanghai on furlough. Mr. Fox has. worked very hard in the Chamber's interests and the dinner was given as 2 small token of appreciation of his' able and enthusiastic assistance to British commercial interests. Other guests were Sir Frances Aglen, Inspector-General of Customs; Mr. L. A. Lyall, Commissioner. of Customs, and Mr. H. J. Brett, H.M. Commercial Secretary of Legation. Hongkong. who will take Mr. Féx's Jace during his absence from nghai.
Mr. A. W. Burkill was in the chair and on behalf of the Chamber thanked Mr. Fox for all he had done and wished him a pleasant holiday. Mr. Fox in revly expressed his appreciation of the honour the Chamber had shown him in inviting him to be its guest and expressed his sincerest hopes for continued prosperity.
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