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THURSDAY APRIL 17 1924
INTIMATIONS.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
GOOD FRIDAY,
April 18th, 1924.
A Special Choir of 50 Voices will
eing appropriate selections
from HANDEL'S "MESSIAH."
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
'35 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID.
Every additional word Conte tor 3 insertions.
The Recital will also include works TO LET FURNISHED. for Unaccompanied Quartette and Chorus.
SOLOISTS.
Dod. Brown Mrs. G.A. Clement Mrs. N. Mathionon Mrs. S. Collett Mr. H. G. Antiga Mr. A. P. Glanville Mr. G.-H. Piercy. GOOD FRIDAY EVENING at 9.15.
Collection for Cathedral Organ Fund.
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FROM 1st June, New House at Deep Water Bay with 4 bed, rooms, drawing and dining room and brary. Hot and cold water laid on.
Flush sanitary system, Servants quarters and garage, 1 acres of ground. Apply to Geo. P. Lammert 4. Queen's Road Central.
FOR SALE.
3,000 B.H.P. FOWER PLANT
À, S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THIS plant consists of the following,
NOTICE. IN GOOD FRIDAY, the 18th. ON
EASTER Instant. and on MONDAY, the 21st. Instant, al! Departments will be CLOSED.
On these days
The Hongkong Dispensary will be open for dispensing prescriptions from 10 AM. to 1 P.M. and from 6 P.M. to 7.30 P.M.
On SATURDAY, the 19th. Instant. all departments will be open as usual.
Flongkong, 18th April, 1991.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
IN Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 18th, 19th and 21st inst.
Hongkong, 14th April, 1924.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. THE SECOND EXTRA RACE
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MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at Fappy Valley. SATURDAY, 19th and MONDAY, 11st April commencing at 3 pm each day. The first ball will be rung at 2.80 p.m:
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The Charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform ball price.
Mamhers are advised that they must how thoir Season Tickets to obtain admission to the Members' Enclosure."
Each member has the right of in- troducing 2 non-members to the Mexbors' Enclosure, tickets for whom en be obtained from Mosers. Listel a Davis 'nt 85, ench up to FRIDAY April 18tb.
The Stewards invits the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkung, 9th April, 1924,
NOTICE.
all in working order, having just recently been in full use (A) Four "Mond". gas producers capable of generating 400,000 cubic feet of gas per hour of 140 B. T. U. per cubic foot com- plete with washers, cooling tower, scrubbers, centrifugal cleaners, blower, motors, piping. etc., coal elevator and charging plant.
(B) Two "Cockerlfl"
horizontal
4-cylinder tandem double acting
INTIMATIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
THE
TWENTY-SEVENTII ORDIN- ARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Com- pany, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th Apr, 1924, at 11 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of receiving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year exted 31st Decomber, 1923, and oleating a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bo CLOSED from Wednesday, the 23rd April 1924, until Wednesday the 30th April 1924, both lags inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managera, ' Bongkong, 16th April, 1024,
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NOTICE.
Hereby beg to notify that on the 5th March 1924, I lost my PASS. PORT issued in the United States of America in my favour and that this PASSPORT will be of no value to any other person as the United States have already been Authorities
notified of this loss.
"LAU KAU SHU. Hongkong. 12th April, 1924,
type gas engines, 1,000 B.HP SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,
each and two same type 2-cyclinder engines. of 500 B.H.P. each, all the above made by Richardson Westgarth & Co..
England. Engines complete with air starting
plant, electric
" ignition, water cooling pumps
and motors, turning
Rear, motors; etc.
CJ Two dynamos by Dick Kerr &
Co., England, having an output, of 750 K.W. cach at 250 volta when driven at 120 revolutions, also two similar dynamos of 375 K.W. each, complete with awitch-boards, and instruments,
etc.
For further particulars, apply to Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire,
Agents. The Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hongkong, Limited, Hongkong, 21st March, 1924.
FOR
FRENCH TUITION
J Write to
G. MOUSSION
c/o China Mall" office.
NOTICE.
FOR SALE.
HONGKONG.
It is proposed toʻhall n TIFFIN in the HONGKONG HOTEL
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
WEDNESDAY,
April 23rd, at 1p.m. Price of Tiffin $2.50 (Exclusive of Wines). Members desiring to attend are requested to forward their nomes to Mr. W. A. Dowley, Hongkong Hotel.
List will clase at 4 pm. on April 22nd.
A BALL under the Patronage of LADY STUBBS,
ST.
in aid of
DUNSTAN'S
'will be held at
THE CITY HALL
on
FRIDAY, April 25th, 1924,
at
9.15 p.m. Tickets, at $4.00 each, can be
"BANGOUR," 192 Mount Kellet. had from:
Four-roomed Bungalow with
Hall, Recently reconstructed and en. tirely modernised. Site area 37,500 eq. ft. Possession 1st May, 1924.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN For permits to inspect apply in
the
пате
that scrip No. 4227 for 500 writing to A. R. Lowe, Special shares Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd., in Manager, Reiss Brothers Ltd. (In
EZRA Liquidation). Mr. of ABRAHAM of Hongkong to- # duly executed gether with transfer deed purporting to assign the said shares has been lost.
The said shares are the property of the undersigned and appli cation has been duly made to the issue of a Company for the duplicate scrip
The public is therefore warned against dealing with the said shares without reference to the undersigned. Any person having any knowledge as to the where abouts of the said scrip is asked to communicate with the under- signed.
Messrs. ELLIS & CO. Hongkong. 9th April, 1924.
NOTIFICATION.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
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that a Public Auction will he held at the Treasury Office THURSDAY, the 15th May, 1924, at 11 am, for the onlo of the opiom monopoly in Macao, for a period of three years extending from 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 1927.
Particulara as to the condition of
Hongkong, 11th April, 1924.
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HAWTHORNE & PEARSON. (In Bankruptcy)
By Order of the Trustee COMPULSORY
ALE of all Stock in the Ladies' Department will commence on WEDNESDAY, 16th April. Stock Must Be Cleared Regardless of Cost
Hongkong, 14th April, 1924.
BILLIARDS.
HO KOM TONG CUPS.
Value of Prizes $300.00.
1st Prize Cup Valued...$175.00 2nd do. do.. do.
3rd do. do. do.
75,00 50.00
Entries close 20th inst. Play commences on 25th at 9 P.M. Game 250 up.
sale may be 2001 at the Portuguese TUNG SANG
Consulate in Hongkong and at the
Treasury Office.
Dated at the Treasury Office of the Province of Macao, the 21st March,
·1924.
ANTONIO DE MEIRELES,
Direotor.
HOP SING & CO.,
TYPEWRITER DEALERS & REPAIRERS, Supplica, aud Ribbons for all Makes
of Machinos
28, Pottinger Street: · Tal. U. 3212.
BRANCH OFFICE : · 139, Tak Hing Kaj; CAPTION.
TAILOR
11A Peel Street
EXPERT FITTERS HIGH CLASS TAILORING SERVICE.
Messrs S. Moutrie, Chater Road, The Anderson Music Co.,
Ice House Street, The Hongkong Hotel, The Kowloon Hotel.
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
SIXTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
SATURDAY, April 26th. at 9.15 p.m. at the THEATRE ROYAL
MAIN EVENTS Fifteen Round Contest for the Heavyweight Championship of the Colony and tile Hongkong Ex- change Brokers' Association's Belt. C. P. O. Callaghan
V.
Bombardier Barton. Also
One Bantamweight, Two Welter- weight, Two Lightweight, One
JEWELLERY
JADE
&
PRECIOUS STONES
etc.
Also A Fine Selection OF
Cut Glass Pieces
from
America.
obtainable at
SHERIFF BROTHERS.
69, Queen's Rd, Ctl.
HIGH CLASS BOOTS AND SHOES
Made to order, ROYAL & CO, NED' Aguilar Strum
FOR REAL FINE MAJONG SETS
MADE OF IVORY AND BONE.
SOLD AT Lowest Possible Prices
SUNG SAN CHAN, 140 Wellington Street.
No Corn Can Resist "Gets-It"
- Ng maiter bow lang yan’en bad your coran How bad they may be, whether bird or sotiYME
what you have tried; believe this—“Gets-It?) with end corn pains, at once, and quickly you can i tha com right off she toe or foot, with It cada cukoranen, tho mama elmaple
the Mogekose it. Money back guarantie.
way. Costs but a tržßo-every-béry. E. Lawrenc & Co Bang Chicago, Sold in this city by
WING HING
TAILOR PERFECT FIT GUARANTRED. Specially Selected Woollen Suftings Just Arrived. Orders executed at Shortest Notice, Price lowest.
64, Queen's Rd., Ctl.
Hongkong. Telephoto 1417..
TORA INOKUCHI QUALIFIED MIDWIFE.
Featherweight, contests, each of six No. 2, 1st Floor, Chee Wo Street, Rounds.
BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S Members on the 24th April 1924. General Public from the, 25th April 1924.
USUAL PRICES.
DAISY O'KEEFE Qualified Teacher
FROM MISS BELLE HARDING'S ACADEMY, LONDON, PARIS, BEUSSELS, THE HAGUE. And Madame Judith Espiones's Academy of Stage and Operatic Dancing, London.
Miza O'Keefe gives lessons in the Latest Ball Boom dancer, including The Blues, Old and New Tango, Exhibition Work, Ballet, Classical Eifythmic, sto. Candidates pre pared for the London Technical Byllabus Exams. Correct Technique taught
Stebion Hotel, 10 to 13 mm.
· King Edward Hotel, 3 to 7 pm,
Tordaily?
TN, X130.
Kowloon.
(Facing Diocesan Girls' School) Telephone K. 754
MAIL WEEK NEWS.
ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
The Inhabitants of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, were ordered to seek safety in the open in consequence of severe earthquake shocks which continued from early. morning till the afternoon.
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The French airman Leconte, flying a seaplane near Melun,reachad a height of 29,000ft. after a fight lasting thr. Simin. The previous seaplane record was 22,000ft.
Kingston-on-Thames Council passed a by-law making it punish- able by a fine of £5 to throw or trail'from motor-coaches or hay other vehicle, any streamers balloons, or similar articles causing danger to traffic or personal injury,
.
The London County Council elected as chairman Mr. John Hunter. of Paddington, a Moder. ate, as vice-chairman, Major J. Salmon, Moderate; s deputy chairman. Mr. 11. Mills, Progressive.
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Detective A Nolan, of the Dublin Police, attacked by a madnań with an axe on February 29, has died. Detectives Gibney and Fennell, wounded at the same in 3 serious time. are still condition.
The Minister of Transport, Mr. Harry Gosling. received A deputation protesting against the proposed. £4,000,000 St. Paul's Bridge over the Thames, but it is believed unlikely that he will override local authorities who have approved the scheme.
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Extensive immigration from Germany to Canada is expected during the coming season as the result of a licence_granted_to_the_j White Star Dominion Line by the German Government to bring out third class passengers without restrictions.
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It is thought that Alexander Findlay Frame, 49, a farmer, of Pyrford, Surrey, who was found beside a harbed wire fence with a portion of his head blown away, and who went out to shoot game, was caught by the trousers while climbing over the fence and that the gun went off as he fell.
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The Bromley (Kent) Council Film Censor Committee have decided, after a private view of the film-play "Woman to Woman," that it is unsuitable for general exhibition, and it will be shown to adults-only, although it has been passed by the National Board of Film Censors.
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It is officially announced that the Irish Free State Army will be
into divided in future
three divisions on the British model- Southern, Eastern, and Western that a large number of the higher ranked officers will be reduced, and that there is to be a general improvement in efficiency and discipline..
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Commander Damant, who was in charge of the salvage, of the £5,000,000 bullion lost with the. auxiliary cruiser "Laurentic" in Lough Swilly in 1917, told the Institution of Mechanical En- gineers that of the 3,211 bars of gold lost, 3,057 had been recover- ed at a cost of 24 per cent., and
recovering work towards
the others would he resumed shortly.
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Expressing the opinion that their Ramsgate. comrades did all that was humanly possible to discover the crew of the barge Lord Hamilton, wrecked on the Goodwins on February 12, the coxswain and
Deal crew of lifeboat, in a letter to the Mayor of Ramsgate, state it has ever been the tradition of the British seamen who man the lifeboats to respond spontaneously to the call of saving life at sea.
Peps
For THROAT, CHEST & LUNGS
To ward off coughs, colds, and night chills, and to protect throat; cheat and lungs against climate and disease, everybody needs Pepa....
As Pepe tablets dissolve in the south they give off medi cinal fames that carry soothing and healing benefits to tlva. entire breathing system. Inflammation or soreness in the throat or bronchials is quickly allayed, coughs and cold aro hipped in the búd, and the chest and lungs are strengthened sgainst Branthids, Asthma, and Pneumonia,
“A PINE FOREST IN EVERY HOME
AGENTS Wolf Co
OROOKHT & JONES:
"HEALTH" SHOES
FOR QUALITY
YOU WILL BE ASSURED OF SATISFACTION BY MAKING YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR NEW RANGE
OF THESE FINE SHOES.
COFLORE
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
PRESLAVES CHOICE SELECTED BEST YOUNG STEN GINGER TRISSIDE UP WITH CARE M.Y. SAN&A ALS MADE IN HONGKONG
BEE BRAND'
GINGER
Most reliable for bold
good colour, mellow
and well preserved.
STEM
M.Y.S
M. Y. SAN LTD., HONGKONG,
HONGKONG'S
POPULAR ICE CREAM PARLOUR
THE
BLUE BIRD.
JUST ARRIVED
GRAND ASSORTMENT
OF
EASTER EGGS
ALSO A VARIETY OF
PASCALL'S SWEETMEATS.
CORNER OF
QUEEN'S ROAD ·
AND
PEDDER STREET.
GRAND SALE
20 DAYS ONLY
Ending April 19
EXCEPTIONAL REDUCTIONS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
GRASP THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THE WING ON CO., LTD.,
THE
BRITISH EXPRESS DAIRY
BOMBAY. MAWUFACTURERS OF THE FINEST TABLE BUTTER.
OBTAINABLE AT LOCAL GROCERS
*,00.
Sole
15 Wyndham Street.
опедедеделене
YICK
CHO.
AND" & ESTATE AGENTS Telephone Central No. 911-1987, 35, Queen's Road Central,
INDIAN TRADING:00, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS. GENERAL MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS. 18. 10 HOUAL STREET.