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1. To receive the Report and
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2. To elect a New Committee,
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CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.
NOTICE.
THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDIN LARY ANNUAL MEETING of the Stareholders of the above Com- pany will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder Street, on MONDAY the 31st March 1924' at! 11.00 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report & Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1923:
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cents for distinguishing prefix from: The Race is timed for 3.20 p.m.
on the 28th instant.: Hongkong to Macao.)
Hongkong, March 24 1924.
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NOTICE.
THE THIRD ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING of the 'BRITISH LEGION' will be held in the Board room of Messrs Jardine Matheson Ltd. on Thurs day 27th, March, 1924, at 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the REPORT and ACCOUNTS for
the year 1923, and uf electing OFFICERS and other MEMBERS of the COMMITTEE for the ensuing year. and of appointing HONORARY AUDITORS, and of dealing with any other business..
By order of the General Committee
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC- COMPANY, LIMITED. REDUCTION IN PRICE.
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.MEETING OF THE LOCAL AUXILIARY:
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It is proposed to build a new town ball at St. Parem
At the annual, meting of the Hongkong auxiliaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society: bold at Newly an hour was spent by the Helena May Institute on Monday Queen at Carnegie House, Piccadil night, fributes were paid to Dr.y, inspecting the Child Welfare Pearce and Dr., Sanders for the Travelling Exhibition. Her Ma work they had done for the auxili-just evinced greit interest in the
exhibition, ary, during the year.
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JEUT COLONEL W. O.S.Sir Claud, Severn presided and SANDERS and the Officers, among others present were Bishop Royal Artillery, Hongkong, will L. H. Roots of Hankow, Bishop be AT HOME to any of their E.DL. Danson of Labuan. and friends between 3 and 6 p.m. Sarawak FRIDAY, March 28th only...
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THEATRE ROYAL, SATURDAY, 29th March, 1924, at 9.15 p.m. Booking opens on 17th March at Anderson Maste Co. Prices $3, $2, $1.
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The Stewarde invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be prosent.
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Hongkong, 18th March, 1924,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. EXTRA RACE MEETINGS 1924, MEMBERS' Season Tickets are now and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them from Messrs. Linstead &Davis, Alexandra Bulidings.
Tong's Billiard Handicap to be held at the Palace. Hotel has been postponed until 9th July, 1924 to enable the Championship Competi- lyti tlons to be completed.
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At a meeting of the Corporation of the City of London it was unani mously agreed to invite Prince George to take up the Freedom of the Caty, to which he was utitled by patrimony
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DET. W. Pearce (Hon. Secre- tary) presented the report of the auxiliary and Dr. J. Herbert
Paul Spaothe, the Prussian ox- Sanders, (Treasurer), submitted the statement of accounts which ecutioner, who, clothed in evening showed a balance in hand of dress and wearing white gloves, has $52.39 Dr. Sanders remarked beheaded forty-five condemned that the collections by the Ladies' maleres, committed micide dur Committee were $300 less than the ing at of melancholy following total of the previous year, and his wife's death. Before taking his hoped the deficit would be avoid-life the burned a candle for each of ed this year,
the victims of his axo. ^*
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In the course of an interview anted to Press representatives us sociated with neronautics, Briga- dier General Thomson, Secretary for Air, freely discussed the nur policy, and in the course of his re marks insisted that the future was with the air and that the chief menace to the Empire was from the air.
To celebrate his 70th birthday. the members of his stuff entertained Sir Adolph Tuck dinner, and pro- sented him with his portrait in oile. Acknowledging the compliment Sir Adolph announced his intention of handing over to u board of trustees Ordinary share in the company to the amount of £5,000 fo form the mcleus of a pension fund.
In proposing the adoption of the report and accounts and that copies of these be sent to the British and Foreign Bible Society in London and, its agency at Shanghai, the Chairman said it was only right that they should express their gratitude to those responsible for..so successfully carrying out the work of the Hongkong aux Hary during 1923, especially to Dr Pearce, whose restoration to health had been most gratifying to his many friends in the Colony, to Dr. Sanders, and members of the Committee; also to the ladies who undertook year after year to collect subscriptions Anyone who took the trouble to study what the Society had done in the past would realise the nature of its activities, the chief feature of which was the distribution of Scripture publica tions. It was very gratifying.that Dr. Pearce had arranged the meet- ing, while members of the Synod river would never visit their neigh were in Hongkong. Sir Claud bours on the other river except for Severa extended a warm welcome purpose of getting souvenirs In the to Bishop's Roote and Danson, and form of human heads; today these 1-12 ways on Kroat Christian festivals invited them to address the same people would cross the water meeting.
Bishop Roots said he had no in order to be, side by side with Idea that there was such an active their former foes to receive Holy body in Hongkong, but as he read Communion. That was a wonder the report and saw what had been ful testimony to the work of the accomplished in relation to the missionaries in Borneo and the great Society which it helped, he Bible, Society that had helped was filled with gratitude that there them. Fifty years ago these dyak was such an auxiliary. He would used to form crews of pirate boats like to congratulate all those who hovering round the seas of Borneo. had helped in the work. Bishop In those days it was unsafe for Roots then gave a general outline ships to travel: in those seas. It of the work of the British and was Sir James Brook who frond Foreign Bible Society, and spoke the dyak from the bondage of the In appreciative terms of the valun- Malayein 1842 and set them on ble work it undertook of translating the paths of peate and prosperity. the Scripture into ad many different A God fearing, man, Sir James languages, to facilitate the work Brook realised that the power off of missionaries. Bishop Roots the sword could not be us: lasting seconded the Chairman's proposal, 3n the promotion of the we
ich was carried unanimously, the people as the teachings of
WILD MEN OF BORNED. Christianity, So, when Bishop Danson said there was home,, he begged: the not one missionary, bishop in the Society to send mission whole world, who was keen on his to work among the head-hunte
Danson Went Job Who would not express grati- Bish tude for the help of the Bible cfibe
Society, which made
work possible. He could.
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