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PRICIZE EDUCATION IN CANTON. MANILA: Mesars Macondray &
The Minister of Education has issued Co
instructions in regard to female educa. SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Cotion, which, though arising from an in-
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dividual case, appear to be general in their application. They are to this effect Girl under the age of eleven are allowed to attend school where boys new twight, and sit side by side, with their brothers and learn the same sub 818 jects. When girls reach the age of twelve they must be transferred to
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107 & 108, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL (Trana passthe Door)HONGRONG GENERAL CHAMBER schools opened and ennducted specifically
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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members will be held on THURSDAY, the 20th April, 1918, at 4 P.M., in the Chamber Room, St. George'z Building, Chater Road, Hongkong, for the purpose of nominating a Member of the Chamber for appointment to the Legislativa | Council.
Notice in writing of the pames of Candi- dates and of their Proposers and Seccadors to be lodged with this Socrotary at least 45
our before the tims appointed for hold
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
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states that robberies are on the increase because of gambling, and that already soveral women who had lost their 'all
are committed suicide..!
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The pficials are finding it apparently. somewhat difficult to secure funds for the carrying on of the work of the de molition of the city wall in Canton. Though the work has been allotted to the soldiery the men demand twelve WEDNESDAY, MAY 18T, 1912, croft pe (mulated) Oan be viewed
dolara per month as special wages cre they are willing to undertake it. More.. over, as the men live in barracks outside the city they do not get to work till for giths. This decision is interesting in after ton in the morning, and they leave the light of the age in Western lands again about three o'clock. The cou but, as in the past the sexes in Chinesequence is that no great amount of have been so generally separated from work is done. Those who have charge each other, not only in public but also of the task look to the insome datived in private life, it is hardly possible, and from the sale of old material to get funds deed perhaps hardly wise, that the for the payment of workers. It is found officials should at one stroke of the pen that slong these lines income does not sweep away barriers in this regard. The equal expenditure. Moreover, tho ex- future will develop as wisdom directs. panse is increased. Lately no further differlty has arisen, because those who This, after all, is true progress.
have charge of the gangs have deducted something from the men's wagon to pay for their uniforms, and this the men
of
WOMEN'S BUFFRAGE IN CHINA.
It will be remembered that flio women
at 9.15 p.m.
VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS,
TICKETS, each.
At Messm MOOTRIE & CO.N. Hongkong, April 22, 1912.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
"CANTON, LIMITED.
AFINAL DIVIDEND of TWENTY A DOLLARS per Share for the year 1910, an INTERES DIVIDEND of THIRTY DOLLARS per Share for the
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application to the Naval Story Officer, He
Dockyard - Hongkong. Tenders- szá to be lodged in the Commodore'i. "Office" before noon on 5th Juma, 1912. Hongheng, April 22, 1913.
Band Ma FOFITES ber to inform
the public lose they have caused all connection with THE PARIS TOILET CO., from To day and that they will open shortlyNew Hamasang Satzos for
Longtoon, April 1912..
Canton, elected theme of their sex to ais recht voor that their uniforms are year 1911 will be payable on TUESDAY, AL 20
a representatives in the National As.
gift from the Goreniment, or, in other words, a part of their wages.
ME WILLIAM HOWELLS ON HIS LITERARY, HABITS:
The Writing Mood.
William Doan Howells, novelist, essayist, dramatist and dean of American men of letter was surenty-Bre years old last
www.g
Soon, for the purpTORSg the ingly in office, One: report states that month. When a reporter for the World!
together
sembly, and then went one to Nanking to state the facts and demand that the alected „fhires, ha allowed to enjoy the privilege conferred on them by their political sisters. This lady has been to CO.,| Nanking and retumed.. Up to the pre- sent, however, she has not divulged the results of her efforts. She wished or FUTICE IS HEREAY GIVEN that the her return to resign her situation an
TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE delegate to Nanking on behalf of the HOLDERS will be held at the Company's women of Kwangtung, but the Provin Officer, St. George's Building, on SATOR cial Assembly would not accept bey DAY, the 4th BAY, 1918, at 12 o'clock resignation and no ako remains unwill REPORT of the with a STATEMENT of ACCOUNT to her lowasees and travelling expenses called on him in his apartment No. 12 29th February. 1912, and electing DIRE touch, and she has placed the entire sunfound him decidedly averse to talking of 20 granted by the Assembly, she did not Fast Fifty-Eighth Street, New York, he TORS and AUDITORS,
The TRANSFER BOOKS the Com- In the bank to form a nucleus fund for the subjects that he has written of so will be CLOSED from the 20th April furthyring the object which the war delightfully for many years.in**) to the 4th May, 1912, both days inclusive. have in view, viz., placing of educated
By Order of the Board of Directors,
wonen in the council chambers of tho GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO... Agents.
Government, whose work, it will be to Bongkan. April 17. 1913.
534 present the needs of women and sug. test ways and means by which their status may be improved and their claims MALA DANSEL, NE legitimately met. "
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
LOST.
Short, rotund, with lese hair on his boad than his pictures lead one to believe, and that little not so uniformly white, Mr Howells entered his drawing room, sank. into a obair and folded his hands in front at him. The room was sweat with the fragrance of fresh flowers.
Oh, I have answered that so many times." gently complained the novelist in reply to some question on the trend of American literture.
A casual question drew forth the in- formation that Mr Howells had read every line of Arnold Bennett's Asked how he managed to read so much and so con tinually, he replied, we
teport on gambling begins by Does the Governor General indeed know the fucts of the case in regard to Gambling ?" The report goes on to state that throughout the many country districts gambling is more exten, sively indulged in, that it was dating the days of the old regime, before its official stipresni, #hen only those who had obtained a lerunc could on a den. seems blist in many of the towna almost do not sleep well so I read „very often every kind of gambling is in full swing. when I should be sleeping. I go to bad Im sorne places it is said that ordinary about 11 and sleep till about 6, and often husiarse people during parts of the day read myself to sleep, and 1 vedd when I ist un their shops, fearing feat thero wake up and when I lie down and in the may be a raid upon them by those who afternoon, and at odd momente. A grast have lost their money, and have no other render ends that it ta naturally into his way of replenishing their depleted paraffe. Ea nende to make no special effort In one country town so intense is the to find the specal time,
ing that the chief men of the gambl.
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