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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY; LIMITED.
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that the THIRTY.FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building on MONDAY. 3rd March 1924, at 11 A.M. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the
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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LTD. THE THIRTY FIFTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildings, Carter Road, Victoria, Hongkong on TUESDAY the 4th of March 1924, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1923, and declaring a dividend.
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General Managers. Hongkong, 19th February, 1924. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION THE FINAL DIVIDEND declared for the Year ending 31st Decem. ber, 1923, at the rate of Three Pounds Sterling together with a Bonus of Two Pounds Sterling is payable on and after the 25th day of February, 1924, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants. By Order of the Court of Directors. A. G. STEPHEN,
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INC. announces the removal of payable to the Company's Bankers, THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Hongkong, on the their offices effective. February 28,
15th day of March, 1924.
1924 to No: 4A Des Voeux Road The Transfer Books of the Com-Central (New Hongkong & Shanghal pany will be closed from the 8th to Bank Building).
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ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
M. Poincaré, in his speech. dealt at some length with the work of the exper.tcommittees and Reparations generally,
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A Diplomatic Corresponden contributes additional interesting details of events leading up to the, initiation of proceedings for 'aa' agreement between Italy and Serbia.
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UNSOCIABLE ATOMS. THEIR INDEPENDENT
BEHAVIOUR.
MEN WEAR VEILS. LIFE AMONG THE TUAREGS.
him, a quick and happy codelustor for the young wife at least, which no doubt, many of her more civilised sisters would like to
follow.
children.
duced by the British National pounds. This gas was named tent,
one" method of procedure, as. the in their love pilgrimages, travel-
argón
""
lazy (the
MA Redd, the explorer, who Among the Tuaregs of the Sahara In one of the delightful series of the common position of the sexes, undertook a dangerous journey Christmas lectures which Sir! as we understand them, is com into the heart of the Sahara, made: lead an what distinguish the Tuaregs froms William Bragg is delivering at pletely reversed. These swarthy other interesting discoveries, as to the Royal Institution further my-brigands-for they steries connected with atoms were existence of murder and plunder the ordinary Arabs and other No insuratountable difficulties revealed to a youthful audience-spend all their lives behind a jahabitants of the Saharz. They now stand in the way, it is stated when there was a crowded atten- thick, black veil, bedeck them believe in jinns and evil spirits, so dance. In his opening lecture Sir selves with gaudy jewelry, and are that they might actually be called in Paris, of a final agreement with
William pointed out that the whole afraid to do their own courting, devil worshippers. The women Nor can they the say about bringing up ther Descent is traced sorts of York American. Madrid in regard to the Tangier universe, so far as we know it, is according to an article in the New are the best educated, and have allTM
ninety of made up problem.
Five changes have been made atoms, and he spoke of the marry until they are able to in the Scotland Fifteen: selected peculiarities of some of these, provide the requisites of a house through the female line, so that the this they murder the unfortunate not his own son, assumes the of
leadership of the tribe when the of members to oppose Wales at Inverleith from which have attributes similar to hold for their brides, and to do the son of the eldest sister, and
those the team which was beaten by man race. "Unsociable atoms," drivers of passing caravans
But their savagery pales into old Sheik dies. for her-
COURTS OF LOVE. them, called he France in Paris.
The life of a Tuareg maiden-la mit-like, they take little part in the insignificance where their wo
most una inanner of speaking-accords world's affairs, and refuse to as- men folks are concerned, leaving sociate with their neighbours them perhaps the There are six of these, with romantic, desolate, and bashful with her own sweet will. If she year after lover, she simply mounts a camel electrons numbering 2, 10, 18, 35, of men. A Tuareg walts patiently takes it into her head to see her 54, and 86 respectively. Their and companionless presence was discovered as a result year until some desert queen asks and rides off to visit one of his thought that a long as she wants to stay. The For the first time in twenty-nine of "experiments conducted by the for his hand, and then, over-family, who gladly puts her up years England was successful in late Lord Rayleigh, when he was joyed at the an international Rugby Football measuring the weight of the various woman has condescended to expense she adds to the household match on the Swansea ground constituents of the atmosphere. A marry him, willingly supplies is trivial, as the fare consists. a gas over to her everything he has in from goats and camels, with now against Wales, winning by 17minute discrepancy in his figures her with a wedding dress, turns ordinarily of soup milk or cheese
revealed the presence points to 9.
which had until then escaped the world, except his weapons, and and then a cup of sweetened tea
its remains an obedient husband or coffee. because, of
It is the common practice for two. observation
to form com until kicked out of the family
which is a common or three women to join together "Madam Butterfly" was pro- unwillingness
as a ruleling about from one camp to an- Opera Company and attracted one of the largest audiences seen at title which is not adequately Tuareg women,
What the men lack in showing called "courts of love." At these the Covent Garden since the inaugura-descriptive, since the gas moves marry more than one husband. other, where they hold what are tion of the present enterprise.
...about as quickly as any others of
Its principal their charms, however, is more young men of the tribe anxious to the same size.
their meharis, During the week-end a remark characteristic is its independence than made up by the women of the make an impression on the desert With the help of tribe. They scom 'to wear a veil, queens file before their critical able decline in the number of of behaviour. fresh cases of foot-and-mouth Ramsay, Rayleigh worked out the and at becoming times are not eyes, gallop on
sisters of "September Morn." other warlike exercises.
Whenever a young man receives disease was recorded, only elevenproperties of argon, and this led adverse to appearing as little whirl their spears, and perform outbreaks being reported.. Com-to the discovery of the others,
The Nor are they fond of gaudy and Argon has 18 electrons. pensation paid to date amounts to
never starts on an expedition with- atoms with two electrons is helium, plentiful jewelry, as are their the favour of one of these girls he £2,475,000.
out paying his respects to his lady the lightest of all atoms except brilliantly plumed mates.
GO-AHEAD YOUNG GIRLS. It is the young Tuareg girl who love and begging from her as a Of the four London clubs hydrogen, which has only one. engaged in the First Division of But, unlike hydrogen, helium the Football League, Chelsea and refuses to have anything to do climbs aboard, a mehari, or racing mark of her favour a charm to Tottenham Hotspur were vic with its neighbours. Why the camel, and trots unchaperoned and protect him. A finger ring, upon torious, the Arsenal being defeated endowment of two electrons should unafraid fifty miles across the which the girl inscribes her name by Cardiff City, and West Ham give the atom such perfect self-shifting desert sands to make a or some sentimental motto, or
for this things drawing with Blackburn Rovers, sansfaction Sir William could not call on her handsome but bashful bangle which the warrior fastens tell, but it serves ope very useful lover Up to the time she marries to his arm, are considered the
com-the Tuareg girl is a regular female appropriate
occasion. Mr. W. J. Leonard, senior purpose. Hydrogea bas
But once settled down to married partner of Messrs. Carless, Capel,monly been used to fill dirigible Lotharla. and Leonard, Hope Chemical balloons, but it has such a strong Works, left estate of the gross affinity for oxygen that there is life, she becomes a faithful wife. value of £389,023. Testator made great risk of explosion; the placid Until at last, tiring of her husband, many bequests to various charit-existence of helium, on the other she puts his wooden box, contain-arrived at Luxor from Cairo and is able and
educational organi- hand, cannot be disturbed, and it ing all he calls his own, out of their making a stay of several days. is immune from the perils which common tent. This is his congé, during which he will visit the sations.
beset hydrogen, and forthis reason, It is, the sign that she has divorced tomb of Tutankhamen: " While the "City of Madrid," of the it is particularly useful for airship
In connection City Line, was proceeding from purposes. Boulogne to Newport, Mon., her argon, Sir William observed that discovered carlier, main steampipe burst. Fortunate-it was rather curious that it had y no one was Kürt She-bad-a-not been
as the amount, in the atmosphere very trying experience during the violent gale hut managed to reach is quite substantial. The air in the' theatre of the Royal Institution, he harbour.
said, weighs nearly three-quarters
.
with
In a speech to the House of of a ton, and in that is included Representatives Naval Coinmittee,agon to the weight of about 18lb,
"new (the
one"), Mr Denby, the Navy Secretary, said The other unsociable gases are
"Neon" the object of the Shenandoah's" "Krypton" (the "hidden one"), trip was to explore the ArcticXenon" (the "stranger"), and the regions with a view to annexing
the land in that aera to the gas formed by radium when it is disintegrated The reason for the unsociability of these atoms, Sir ROYAL United States..
William said, was doubtless con- During the American navy nected with the arrangement of manœuvres, in which it
their electrons, suggesting a group- enemy" assumed that the
prevent the ing in successive rings or shells endeavouring to Pacific fleet joining the Atlantic round the nucleus, or their dis tribution on successive spheres, fleet, the American fleet suffered a
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The fall Band of the 1st East Surrey Regiment (30 performers) in a choice
was were
selection of light classical compositions Controlled by the revolutionaries pansion was due to the increased |
Alen: Professor Gonzalez:
Mr. E. G. d'Aquino."
MARCH 13th, 9.15 p.m.
Booking
After a heated debate in the Council of the Central Provinces, the Swarajists carried by 44 votes to 24 a no-confidence motion. die. The mover of the resolution stated that their object was to hold Anderson Music Co., Ltd The Council was adjourned sine
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Coming to the properties of decisive defeat, and the enemy" like the coats of an onion.. secured control of the Panama gases, Sir William explained that Canal.
the atoms move about rapidly. A despatch from Washington colliding with one another and announces that the United States with the walls of the vessel which cruisers "Omaha" and "Richmond contains them. The bombardment and six destroyers have been of the walls is the cause of the them. The lecturer blew up a toy ordered to proceed to Vera Cruz, pressure which the gas exerts upon is stated that Mexican barbarsballoon and explained that its ex are to be mined. Mines have bombardment of the walls by the already been placed in Salinaatoms. This motion also creates Cruz Harbour.
heat, and he said that temperature
going quickly. simply means when a boy blows up his bicycle because the atoms are made to tyre the pump gets hot: that is dance more quickly, and so develop heat. On the other hand, when
chilled. And
as is allowed to expand, It is
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To the delight of his audience Sir William illustrated the motion of atoms with a number of billiard balls, on a miniature billiard table. It is proposed to build a public Referring to the flight of birds, he house on the Becontree housing pointed out that when a wing was estates of the London County raised the feathers allowed the Council. The building is to air to pass through easily, but provide accommodation of a high
class character and facilities for when the beat of the wing was preventing the passage of air. promoting the social welfare of downward the feathers locked, 1 the community. The scheme is The flight of a golf ball, Sir supported by the Housing William continued, depended on Committee.
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The Pope's letter to the French opiscopate, and clergy on the subject of the formation of diocesan boards will, it is believed, be published in Rome. It is
At a meeting of the City of stated that the documeat will settle the confilet, which has London Conservative and Unionist lasted nineteen years, between Association, Alderman Sir F the Vatican and the French Vansittart Bowater was unanimous Newly adopted as their candidate-to Government ...
Scoatest the vacancy created by the According to a despatch from elevation of Sir F. Banbury to the Washington only four men out of peerage."""
the hundred available have volunta teered to go to the Shenandoah"
on her proposed Polar Bight: It is
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