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ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Eong- kong on SATURDAY, the 9th Febru- ary, 1918, at 11.30 4.3. for the purpose of receiving the Reports of the Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year ouding 31st December, 117. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Ch February to the 14th February (both days inclusive), during which period ne Transfer of Shares can be registered.
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General Managers.
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IN MEMORIAM.
Of your pisty pray for the soul of
the late MORTIMER Ü'SULLIVAN." A SOLIDIN Raquiem Mass will -be-celebrated in St. Joseph's Church, on Tuesday, January 29th.
All friends are cordially invited.
DEATH.
O'SULLIVAN-At No. 7 Police Station, on the 26th instant AlARGARET (PE), the dearly loved child of Inspector and Mr. P. O'SULLIVAN, aged 2 years.
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rent.
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BAPPER WM BLOOMFIELD DISCHARGED.
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"BURNS NIGHT.”:
"DINNER AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL
BATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 19:8.
Hongkong,
Mr. R.. Dyer was heartily thanked for his work in organising the function. Contributors to the harmony of the evening included Massrs. S. Gray, F. Souter, F. Allen, Anderson, Rusnall, Fleming and J. D. Logan, Mr. Geo Grimble playing the accompaniment to
tamed at wars" British ships. The THE MURDER OF SERGT.
had nobody but him to look so, and and whatever their race. There waR WO British Empire has too much ut|
that it was only a very bad boy indeed thing in his character that the lovers of who would worry her as he was now Burns need be ashamed of. He loved atake to relinquish these "strong
doing."Surely you know where bad woman. What man was worth his sals fortified points" without the mont
bor go taf to which Jarsis severed, who did not! If that was a crima; all absolute guarantee that it shall not
"No" "Wel," said the minister, of them should be in detention.--- lie with any Power in the world to
About 80 inambers of the Hongkong "They go to a place called hell, (Laughter) He loved wine, What, man, sin, that really fraterninael, withi mepace her "communications with
St. Andrew's Society celebrated Burns where the devil goes about like A At the Magistracy this morning. Nicht" by a dinner at the Hongkong forour To this Jamie exniaimed, "Bus occasion! That was held up as
roaring lion seeking whom he may his fellowmen did not drink wine--o0 any part of her Empire. Moreover, Private, William P. Bloomfiet, R. Hotel last night. The Hon. Mr. C. E.Me. Minister, my faither talt me the reason why one should not recognise we suppose Germany will not confine was brought up on rehand, in con- Anton presided, and among those at devil was chained." "Yes, my boy the wonderful lyrical beauty of hir her aspirations to the relinquishment section with the murder of Serg the principal table were Colonel Ward, want on the minister, but his chain is poems. So far as he was concerned. by England of all her outposts; the N. G. Johnstone of the Hongkong M.P., Major D., Macdonald, and Mars.so long it can travel round the whole though he was an Englishman, he saf will want the United States to Police, on the morning of the 18th W. Nicholson, J: Reid, A. U. Lang, Awidar, and be burst out, "Why the old He would inspire every man, and se world.”. At this Jamis's eyes opened that Robert Burns was a world-genios. relinquish the Philippines, Honolulu finstant, at Wanchai.
G. Cordon, R. M. Dyar, G. Grimbia, beggar might as weel be loose {* long as English and Scotch were spoker and the other istands, she possGBIOH || Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P., said that W. L Leask and A. Ritebin.
Many years ago the late Dr. MaoLaod, Burns would have a place in the litera the Netherlands to relinquish Java to appeared to withdraw the charge
The haggis was brought in by Mr. F.while spending a day in the country, met ture of the world-(Loud applause)
Mr. DYER subsequently proposed the and Setmatru; Spain to relinquish against the prisoner. "because the Soutar with due ceremony, Mr. Neil with an adventure which afforded his
Drammond playing the pipes.
friends as well as himssif considerable toast to the Fresident, the Hon. Mr. Ceuta, the Canary Islanda and her Police. believed him to be innocent
The CHAIRMAN gave the toast of "The amusement. As he was walking lazily Anton, who he said was shortly leaving costul poserasione in Africa; Portugal of the crime. On the night of the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns along the roadside he saw, ranging the Colony and who would take with to give up Macho, Timor, Cape Verde cecurrence, he had unfortunately He regretted the absence of Hon. Mr. towards him at full-speed, a man whose him the good wishes of all brother istanda, her islands in the Galf of placed himself within the radius of Robert Shewan, who would have made wild aspect gave strong reason to believe Scots.
The President suknowledging the the speech of the evening. He could that he had escaped from a lunatic Guinex, and likswine Delagoa Bay; the scene of the murder, and he was not hope to take his place. Forts, the sylum in the neighbourhood Dr. compliment, said his chief honour had fund. for Jupar, what about also within the king of possible Chairman wens on to say, wars born, MacLeod naturally turned aside at his heen to be chieftain of the Scots of Formoin and Swehulian, not to motives for the crime. This was not made. Robert Burns was born approach, but the man turned too, and, Hongkong. He was sorry to be leaving
poet and an inspired one. Thomassa he came nearer, his appearance was mention the Lintung peninsula sery unusual cockle Before Carlyle, although he had not much use even more threatening than it first; Dr. it is clear that this demand that fust Tuesday, the mystery was cluci for his poetry, thought that Buras was MacLeod bastened his steps, and the England should relinquish certain dated, and Tolice engurus bad capable of doing almost anything manise, still following, Broke inte a run. Burns was a student. He studied the The pursuit grew more and more excit Empire opens renched the stage at which they wate works of his contemporaries, and being, and the Doctor finally, leaving the up questions affecting many other able to say the prisoner had no hand had a very retantive memory. He road, fed recklessly over field and Powers, and the whole object of whatever in the murder of the late sang about birds and even a mouse hedges, the terrifying apparition close at it seems ໄດ້ be to drag the Serpt. Johnstone.
but he was also a great satirist and his heels. At last the Doctor sank the songs the |proverbial red herring, across Mr. E. J. Grist, speaking on behalf he (the speaker) thought that that had exhausted on the ground, thinking his a great deal to do with the reformation last moment had come, and even (so his inck of the more vital questions of the prisoner, and the prisoner was of the social conditions of his time. In friends say started to pray, when the involvad in a satisfactory peace a victim of unfortunate circumstances some of his poetry there was a note of lunatic, tapping him on the shoulder, You're it, and again ettlement
which led to suspicions of his being birds and dukes. He certainly bad an started off in the opposite direction.
bitterness and he was rather down on said, "Tag. guilty of the crime. It was a great independent view of life. Some of his
“Lord gie us a guid conceit o' cur- satisfaction that these auspicions had early works were destroyed and even insels," as I have said before, may be AMERICAN JNBOAT FIRED UPOM proved groundless, and it was with some of his published works there was called the national prayer, and there is, a great des! which was rather inferior. perhaps, no prayer that has been so Bat he left them some gems. Burns remarkably answered. said that hie great misfortune was that An old Scotch woman, travelling ho did not have a proper sim in life.from Glasgow to Aberdeen, found, just He thought Barns died a disappointed as she got into the station, the train man, bat if he could have known bow she intended to catch had left a forays his memory would be revered he would minutes before her arrival She had bare died satisfied. Although possibly therefore, to wait a full hour before they could not overlook Burns faults another departure, and, as this train altogether, his faults were entirely was leaving the station, an Eaghsh cured by the brilliance of the legacy lady got into the same compartment, he had left in song and poem when the following dialogus [took (Applause). Thus he was a great man place and he hoped and behered that his "The Scotob-woman said, They're memory would live through futura agar y dreich set here awa. I've beau The trad WAK received in the Waldner over an hour for this train to customary impressive manner.
staire The English lady replied, Monocary am sorry, but I do mu? oderwani shat you may." "I'm saying that they're a by an entrenched body of Chinese about gay dreich set here s "I really mus: beg your patio, gain said A speech on an evasion such as this, the English lady, "but I do not
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
great pleasure that he asked His Worship to discharge the prisoner without a stain on his character.
Mr. J. B. Wood (to prisoner): I bave piso great pleasure in discharg- The Court Cards give their fareweling you. You stood remanded until performance at the Theatre Royal this Tuesday, but in view of the develop evening
ments, the A.5.P. has come up and asked me to discharge you. You are therefore discharged.
We regret to learn that Major Litt, of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, has been seriously wounded.
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It is currently reported that one of the robber gang which was shot on Tuesday was a detective in the Canton police force.
:
News has reached Hongkongto- day that the district of Yam Ping. and President about forty miles to the west of Kong. WILSON presented in considerable moon, has been captured by General detail the aims of the Allies in the Lang Chai Kwong's troops. war is at last forthcoming. The new Chancellor in evidently. "oa
the
His Excellency the Governor has bean pleased to appoint Mr. P. P. J. the 31st January, will be subject to fence." He is less arrogant than his Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendent of All chims against the steamer, most be predecessor bave been, and the Police, to set as Aide-de-Camp, in presented to the undersigned on or feature of his speech seems to be addition to his other duties, with effect before the 4th February, or they will disposition to bargain, rather than to from the 22nd January, 1918, not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods bluster. Count HERTLINE is unable are to be left in the Godowns, where
they will be examined on the 30th to read in Mr. LLOYD GEORGE's January at 10 am. by the Company's surveyors, Besars. Goddard & Douglas peecb""an earnest will for peace,
aftected.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
委
Agents.
'Hongkong, Jan. 26, 1916..
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY
9 p.m.-Court Cards at the Theatre.
GENERAL MEMORANDI.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
GRESSON STREET FUND.
(To the Editor of the "Gama Main.
SIR-I have the honour to request you to kindly give publicity to the fact that, with the permission of the Chairman of the Hongkong, Club, the Hon. Mr. Holyoak, the Folice Reserve bave opened a subscription list in that club; on the suggestion of many of its members, for the pur- pole of raising a fund for the depen
Ice House Street.
.
SCOTTISH ANECDOTES. M. A. G. GORDON gave "Scattered Scottish Reminiscences."
mei".
few
· OUTRAGES ON THE YANGTZE.
BY CHINESE.
A SAILOR KILLED:
The N. C. Daily News of Monday last, Capt. Brooks, of the U. S. gunboat Villalobos, senior american naval oficer
late on Friday night. received winless report from Lieut. Roberts the U. &. guaboat Monocaer telling sa occurrence on the Yangtas that of sny other time than the present, would send to create a tense situation between Chine and the United States. As it is, the American Government will, no doubt, muke strong representations to Chins
Lieut. Roberts reported that as the neceding towards
Ichang from Hankow she was fired on
miles above the entrance to the Tank- gunboat and the Chinese troops silenced. ting laka. The fire was returned by the one man was killed and another injured
inatter.
un the
he said, is like the remains of Sandy understand the dialect, and you on board the Monocacy, which at pace MacAndrew when he was blown up by must please excuse me not a an explosion of dynamite. A comwering
returned in Pankow to report and to "Weel then," replied the bury the dead mun. Chief Yeoman B. L. mitter was appointed to break the news Scetch woman, they're a goy taggle O'Brien The injored man is a seaman to his wife. After the spokesman had some core he awa, if ye dinna under named Donnelly, but his injuries ace he could, she asked if Sandy had been understan' The tither us, folk wa American Naval Authorities here would informed har of the tragedy as gently as stan' the labbage, perhaps ye'll not reported as serious.
In the ordinary course of events the badly mangled. Well, yes, said the north ha'e tae speak twa languages." report the matter to Admiral Knight spokesman, "his head was in one lot," The little Scotch boy whose brother who is now in
red half-a-mile away. That," said the in England, returned after a number of mentat Washington. And as this seriour Japanese port, who hin legs in another awd bis' arme in a was sent from the village to be educated would report to the Navy Depart bereaved widow, is just like Sandy; pears to visit his parents. Sitting at affront to the American flag occurred in he was always all over the place." dinner one night he was describing bis the Hankow consular district, the Ameri A small Scotch boy was summoned travels and life at school. His little ninghan, would report to Dr Reinsch, can Consal-General there. Mr. Can- denta of the five Police Officers who met their deaths in connection with was accused of making a disturbance in taking it all in, could stand the con- sepamte report to the State Depart to give evidence against his father who brother flamish, sitting at the table the American Minister, who would make The Ladies Working Party of Union Church has sent two cases this the recent Greason Street fighting. the street. Said the Bailie, "Come, versation no longer, and burst out ment at Washington. Consequently the month to Amars, Mesopotamia, contain
With the permission of the Captain my wee man, "speak the truth and let saying, "Oh, Mitber, cor Jock's turned American constlar sathorities here are
us bear all ye ken about the affair a craw, because, instead of answering as without direct information No Insurance whatsoever has been because it does not indicate aing:-565 rolled baudages, 35 uits of Superintendent of Police, the Police Wael, sir," replied the lad, "d'ye ken he used to dae, he now says, Hay!
-ATTACK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, Bills of Lading will be countersigned friendly too" towards Germany, Prjamas, 101 shirts, 14 vests, 155 pairs Reserve is further authorised to reinverness, Street 1" "I do, laddie," Haw by
Once a Scotsman, cornered with the for Mr. LLOTD GEORGE actually of socks, 69 mufflers, 19 pairs of mittens,ceive subscriptions from such mem-replied his worship. "Weel, ye gang
The Monnesey was fired on in brood "spoke about pronouncing judgment 14 helmets, 16 pairs of knee caps, 23 bers of the general public as may alang it and turn into the square, and miracle enlled Shakespeare, said, "Shake daylight at nine d'einek in the morn crces the square," "Yes, yes," said the peare mitht has been an linglishmaning-January 17, and there can be no wool caps, 7 trench sweaters, 35 milk desire in this manner to pay a tribute Bailie encouragingly. "And when ye we bae nan evidence to the contrary for any other craft as she could plainly ou&riminal Germany which had
acceptable excuss that she was mistaken committed every possible crime."overs, 101 hundkerchiefs, 6 eye hand-to the memory of these officers.: gang across the square ye turn to the but he was clever and able enough tae he recognized na mun-of-war as far as ages, & pairs of slippers, 14 scrubbers, Such subscriptions should be ad.richt, and up into High Street, and has been a Scotchman." Therefore, our sho roight be visible. The river channel Germany, of course, in the eyes of 12 mops. Also 96 muffers to local dressed to:-
keep on up High Street till ye come to guest of the evening, Colonel Ward, rune close to the bank at many places the Chancellor, is an injured innocent, troops.
Quite right, my lad. Pro might be exnoodled into joining the and it is probable, that the abip was fired & pump. M. T. F. Höten,
ceed," said his worship, “I know the brotherhood after that. He would have the world believe
admission. on at close rance. Rife fire was opened Police Reserve Headquarters, old pump well." "Well," said the boy, Colonel Ward holds very bigh ranks the ship without warning from a that Germany still does not realise
body of several hundred men and arly with the most infantile simplicity; "yer bis Majesty's. Forces and is a man Prince's Buildings,
a hundred ballets struck her. Yesun the enormity of the erimee she has
may go and pump it, for yell no pump whom to know is to respect, but if you O'Brien fell with the frst alloy.
talk to him he would tell you in his committed, and be pretends to ignore
The gunboat immediately returnes These subscriptions will be indivi-Mr. Ronald Tamson was a master modeat way that he is but a lowly the fire heavily, silencing the fire saliores the fact that it is these very crimes, A Chinose seaman was charged before dually acknowledged by printed plasterer in Kirkcaldy and also a mom. labourer in the vineyard, and agrees and then returned to Hankow Ap and no other causs, that has led Mr. J. R. Wood this morning with being receipts signed by Mr. Hough, ber of the Land of Cakes Club. He was with the sentiment expressed by our parently Lisnt. Roberta did not ascer
in the babit of coming home of an poet Barns that "Rank is but the tion whether the attackers were regular 6. p.m.-Mesting of Members of St. more than half the nations of the in unlawful possession of twenty tuels of Assistant Superintendent of Police evening alightly on," and when his guinte stamp, a man's a man for a that army men of either North or South, or
body of irresponsible bandita George's nociety.
whole world to declare themselves prepared opium on board a steamer in (R.), or the undersigned, I have the better half would ask, "What kept you I know be will show you later on
The firing on river steamers in the Up so late, Ronald!" he would invariably the evening, at war with the Central Powers.
honour to te, Sir, the s the harbour.
per Yangtzo has occurred with such answer, "I wis at a meeting of the Land
frequency of late as to give expression Defendant admitted possession but
of Cakes Club. One night he esme
COLONEL WARD ON BURNS, We are unable to discuss the Reply aid the opium did not belong to him:
to the comment in Shanghai yesterday home rather more “ca”” than usual, Colonel WARD, in the course of a
that fiant. Roberts would have been a whole, as the full summary It belonged to a friend who asked him
"Jean," he said, "I feel I'm fou, but speech said he considered it a misfortune did and, ignoring the fact that technis supported if he bad gone further than he of it is not to hand at the hour to sell it to people on bean? the steamer,
they hae alected me President of the for Burne that he was born in Scotland: cally be had no right to land, hect of writing; but the more explicit
Lond Cakes Club," Oh, yes," he but it was very fortunate for Scotchmen genunded his vessel and sent his men Revenue Inspector Wildin deposed
seid. it's always the Land of Cakes that he was born there-(Laughter) shore. Had he done this and indicted Club, the Land Cakes Club, but He said that advisedly and seriously, severer punishment, he could love damu the mention you mak o the because he believed that had Robert certained beyond all doubt the identity Subject to audit the directors of amount of whisky it tak's to sloken Burns been born in a much bigger
of the firing body doon the cakes.' Humphreys Estate und Finance
country than Scotland, be would haVOIRE RETURNED BY WOODLARK Wee Jamie McGilpin was a very bean a world's poet, instead of a Scotch A day or two before the firing on the Company, Linaited, have decided to unruly boy and quite unmanageable, poet. Ele supposed that Burns was one Monoency, the ICS Kingwo, also pay a dividend of 50 cents per shure After worrying his mother all day of the most remarkable mens represent bound upstream, was fired on at the transfer $2,619.65 to credit of anger at last brought him homo ad in the literature of the world spite of the feet the much lang, is
a place elled Then the mother thought abs would yet how even Typhoon and Floods Insurance Fund, match him, but on her making the understand the spirit of the meangs he gunboat also returned the fire, but ov Scotsmen fail to voyed by H.M.8. Woodlark. The Kritish write off Furniture account $588 and attempt, he escaped ander the bed, left. He did not think anyone could ap cording to the reports the Monocacy carry forward $10,418 to new big four-poster, and got away at the precinte Buens who did not belong to the later inflicted severer punishment. A
WA.. farthest aide, and, when Jamie's father class to which Pyrne himself belonged.umber of bullets struck the Kingo, account.
came home from his work, the mother He was the poet of the poor, the but there were veru on usualties. De insisted that he should bring Jamie disinherited, the downtrodden He Kiungo wak fired on at Kiangli, the previous voyage, however the ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST POINT. from under the bed. Before he began gare life to the poor in every part of when Chinese 4
his supper the father took off his boots the world. The ideas that he promaseverely injured; hence the convoy. This passenger AS & Chinese living at 47 Des Voeux and coat and going down on his hands gated had a bearing on the conditions information was received yesterday by lains, Curios, &c. by Hughes &This, says the Chancellor, is just dants were employed to carry cool on at two o'clock yesterday whilst be was stretching his hands out before hits to Revolution of France broke out Henrrival at Lehang was being detain
Inspectar. Browne said that the defen Road Wset, reported to the Police that and knees, began the search. It being of the times in which he lived. Within Messrs. Jardins Matheson & Co. Ltd. Hough, at Old Post Office Building what we have been asking for. the steamer. While at work yesterday alone in the house, two men, armed with size the culprit. When he caught him lived in medioval times and he was a face of it makes matter eret more seri very dark, he had to crawl aloog, two years of his death, the grent the telegram adding that the Kinggwo, SATURDAY, Feb,
"There is no difference-here between the defendants were alleged to have revolvera and daggers, forced an en Wee Jamie put out his hand at the living protest against the conditions us. The dame mesange reports that the ed there by the nuitary, which on the us and President WILSON," says stolen the ropes from the ship's bold france into his Loose. The robbers same time, and it came in contact that prevailed in his day. He did Monocacy casualties were one killed Count HERTLING, who apparently and were taking them to a sampan gagged him, tied his hands behind his with his father's Baid Jamie, Is that much to remove them and to change and two wounded. overlooks the proviso, in President when they were arrested.
you Either! I she elter yousel the condition of society in which we The C.X.. Hisn sa also brod on back and then tied him to clothes Cams in this corner, there's plenty of live today. He ventured to Auggest earlier last week
that Scotamen did that great man a and store clothing and money to the Later in the year Jamie's father died, very serious injury when they looked
but Jamie's behaviour did not improve, upon him as anything but a gred man, GERMAN-OWNED HOTEL IN HOME value of $16.05.
and at last his mother had recourse to a world's man. People spoke of his the minister of the parish to see what poetry as heavenly, yet they in what The Italian police recently onerak he could do with him. Jamie was at an unfortunate character the man had the closure of the Palace Hotel in Rome, supper when the minister arrived on the That remark was quite characteristic perhaps the most widely atimized. scene and on song who sitor of the middle class. Theysbonld English and Americans. roprietors
upler, the not allow the respectable middle class of the hotel are Germany, rikey put it.
round to interpret Barns to
zea Where into the bands ömine every; there
so-cal set, entre for B
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Company Meetings —
11.30 am.-West Point Building Co. 11.45.-Hongkong Central Estate,
It
1s, noon.-Hongkong Land Invest
ment. Co.
clamation Co..
11.15 p.m.-Hongkong Land Re- 130p.m.Auction of Teakwood and Blackwood Furniture &c. at Messrs. Hughes & Hough's.
3.16 p.m.--First performance of Horace
Goldin at Victoria Thestre.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30:→
statement of what. Germany means by that he arrested the defendant last the term "freedom of the seas," which aight. Defendant's luggage was searched we have heard so often used, is of and twenty tacks of opium were found peelal interest locally because it is concealed in his box
O seen to involve England's relin-
Mr. Wood find the defendant $1,000 quishment of Hongkong and half with the alternative of six months hard dozen or more similar trong labour and furthermore ordered the puinis" which England holds for opiumi to be confiscated."
9.15 p.m. Concert at Helens May the security of her ocean trade and
Instituto.
seizes
T TUESDAY, Jan. 31 ::
Neon Prize giving at the Diocesan
** S-bool by H.B. The Governor.
FA DAY, Feb÷1-
Avin-Prize-giving as Eelillos Fublie
Achool
9.30 puta.—Auction «d Chinese Force-
3.16 p.m.-Formal opening of Tytam
Tuk Bestevoir. Ar
15 p.m.-Concert a Taestre Royal by A. Mírovisch, and M. Piastro.
Masday, Feb. 4 ymm
commerce. Count HERTLING
upon the demand which President:
THEFT FROM A SHIP..
Wrox placed second in his list Me. Dyer Ball this morning with the Two coal coolies were charged before
of conditions, for the absolute theft of a quantity of freedom of the seas outside territorial dajmore steamer in the harbon waters, alike in peace and war,"
WILSON'S condition, is "except as Mr. H Tanaka, chief officer, uid
Your obedient servant, F. C. JENKIN, D.S.P. (R.). Hongkong, January 26th,
HUMPHREYS · ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
12 noon Prize giving at Ella Piese may be closed wholly or ropes wereed for loading and unfstand. They forced open three boxes room for us baither
Kadooris School.
Vmonmiday, Feb.
Prize giving at Queen's College.
THURSDAY, Feb. 7
9.15 p. m. Concert at Theatre Royal
by A Minitch and M. Fiastro,
MONDAY, FOX
Chinese New Year."
Monday, Feb. 28 -
Hongkong Jockey Club Races.
SDAY, Feb. 2E SA
(con desand day of Racen
they
parily by international action foring cargo. They were kept in the the enforcement of international lower hold of the ship, covenanta. Just
Defendenta denied the theft but after
CHOUP (now. It scarcel needs to be further evidence, His Worship sertaneed
thes to gas mouth's hard labour each croup. Don't wait until this romptly took refu
"RAVERT young child is susceptible. repeated that England
Andy dreadful disease attacks your little one
before you prepare for it. It comes in bed, from which the night when chemista alops are he was presently Kailan Furally closed, and this alone should be of as
of the outposts named did not, mensce Germany - tatil -
deliberately
The total output of
violated international covenanta “Zer ships, before the war, were as fromming Administration's miner for the warring Get and koop Chamberlain's Jamie
week ending 13th January sumzunter Cough Remedy on band 185 tons, and the sales during the nota qgcklyƐand is über
to come and go in any of the
began on
HOW