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That a magnificent motion picture has been made from F. H. Burnett's glorious romance, A Lady of Quality"?
That the city of London has been authentically reproduced on a tremen- dous scale especially for the scenes in this gigantic production; lavish palaces and quaint streets?
That hundreds and hundreds of actors faithfully portray the romantic characters of the period in a story replete with thrills and heart înterest?
That in this picture you will see the court of Queen Anne, the most extravagant.in English history, at the height of its. pomp and folly?
That Virginia Valli, one of the most beautiful actresses "on the sorean, protrays the part of the noted English beauty, Chlorinda Wildairs, who was. the toast of every man in London? That this great picture is directed by Hobart Henley, who is responsible for such well-known successes as 'The Flirt" and "The Abysmal Brute"? [V
That this is one of the most magnificent productions over filmed? It cost a fortune and is creating a sensation everywhere.
VIRGINIA VALLI
In
"A LADY OF QUALITY”
MILTON SILLS AND A TREMENDOUS SUPPORTING CAST
TO-DAY till SATURDAY
at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
World Theatre
S.P.C.A.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PROGRESS FOR AUGUST.
The report of the Society for the
DAIRY FARM.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENT.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NEW ICE PLANT AT EAST POINT. for the month of August' has reached this office.
It is of interest to note that Inspector O'Brien commenced duty on August 19 and is working independently at Kowloon
A report on the work of the Staff for August follows:-
TRANSPORT. Poultry, crates ................ Poultry, on trucks
and
lorries, loads....... Poultry, in junks and ferries,
crates....cakevätt
Pigs in Junks and ferries....
Pigs on trucks and in baskets. Cattle in ships and junks..... Cattle ashore ********** Sheep and goats ashore .... Cages of small birds
IMPORTS.
Poultry, crates Poultry, by rail, crates. Pigs in ships and junks. Pigs by rail......
Sheep and goats... Cattle
Cages of small birds.
Cakes of rabbits..
Dogs
Dogs by rail
Cats...
Cats by mil
Monkeys.....
Tortoises, baskets
EXPORTS.
Poultry, crates .... Poultry by rail, crates. Cattle
Sheep and goats..... Dogs by rail .............. Cages of small birds.. Monkeys
Markets
'VISITS.
Birdshops...... Cattle depots Poultry depôts
Landing place at Kennedy.
Town
Dealers' shop at Kowloon... Dog's home
Pig pens at Yaumati...... Rallway stations...................
MISCELLANEOUS. Markets watched, times Berries watched, times...... Ignorant cruelty
case's
corrected......... Cautions given ..............................in Prosecutions instituted, one
-pending-hearing-.. Cases investigated reports received......
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TO-DAY'S ́ ́ADVERTISEMENTS.
LOST.
ON Tuesday night between the
Hongkong Hotel and Broadwood There was a gathering of some Road, a Sliver Bag containing money. afty interested spectators this and a ver Powder Puff. Finder afternoon at the East Point branch will be rewarded on return to of the Dairy Farm Ice and Gold Mr. Larmour, P.W.D. was the starting up of the new Ice Storage Company. The occasion
Plant, which will enable the com- pany to meet the increased de- 965
mands of their customers. We have received an advance copy of the speech, which was delivered by Mr.A. B. Stewart, the Chairman, The ceremony took place too being published. late to allow of a fuller report |1.
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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Stewart said:
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
ELLERMAN LINE.
From UNITED KINGDOM and
CONTINENT.
THE
THE Stenmahip
"CITY OF GLASGOW" baving arrived, Consigness of Cargo by her are informed that all goods are being lauded at their risk into the hazardous extra bazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 3th September, 1924, will be subject
to rent.
Gentlemen: On behalf of the 3 Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Coy,, Ltd., I welcome you here 3,008 ts afternoon on
an Occasion and/or 94 which marks an important point in 6133 the development of the Company, 36 namely, the starting up of our 70 new Ice Plant and Refrigerating 704 Machinery at East Point.
56 The Directors and Management have, long felt that the Colony's 27 growth.necessitated arrangements 9 being made for a considerable in
crease in the Company's output of Ice, and Cold Storage accom- 126modation and it was found-that- 2 this involved scrapping the old machines and building new and 10 up-to-date premises. In March 11923 we entered into a contract 199 with the Hongkong Engineering 140 and Construction Co., Ltd, to
All claims against the Steamer masti be presented to the Undersigned an or before 15th September, 1994, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridaye between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon, within the free storage period of one week.
2 remove the old structure and If erect the up-to-date reinforced by 25 concrete building you now see. This building cost about $270,000, and accommodates not only the
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17 new Ice Plant and Ice Tanks but also has on its top floor two sets of
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50 quarters for the Resident Engineers. Further, it provides us with 260,000
No Fire Insuranes has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
THE BANK LINE LTD,
General Agents.
Hongkong, 2nd September, 1924.
NOTICE.
28 cu. ft. of extra refrigerating cham-HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS.
Ibers for storing Meats, Butter,
Fruit &c. We feel sure that with
9 these additions the Colony's re-
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28 quirements in this respect should be
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fully and adequately taken care of
ASSOCIATION.
'THE following ara members of the
above Association:-
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for a number of years to come. A. H. Carroll, The Ice Plant consists of two 80 M. A. Razsek, 20 tons (refrigerating) York Machines J. W. Kow, each driven by 180 H.P. Motors W. J. Carroll, 32 and capable of turning out 80 tons C Kitobell,
4 of Ice every 24 hours. We are now. F. M. L. Soares. Yip Yung Pak. In a position to produce about 150 B. E. Edwards. tons-of-Ice per day and also to provide about 400,000 cu. ft. of refrigerator space, divided into 18 stores for storing various kinds of foods both for our own trade and
THE CUMMINS INCIDENT. the public.
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OBREGON'S VIEWS...
(Reuter's American Service.)
Messrs. Andersen Meyer and Co., Ltd., the Local Agents of the York Manufacturing Company,
J. F. Grose.
V. Yvanovich
A. P. Greaves.
H. M. H. Esmail. Seu Kon Chi. Harry, O. Odell
Soo Pei Shao.
***By Order of the Committee,
J. W. KEW.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1924
NOTICE...
supplied all the machinery and HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE rendered all assistauce |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1924..
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
FISA
Shipments just arrived
Canadian Salmon 60 cents per
lb.
Haddock
60
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11. 1
Kippers
Tillets
50
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FINEST SWISS
LADIES
WRISTLET
WATCHES
SENNET
FRERES
PEDDER STREET
-(OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL)
OOOOOOOOOOOO
In the feat the pensibic gras of TIEL, following are member of the ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY
Logan W. -Matheson-R
Niim A. Perry I.S. Postonji IL Potts Geo. H. Potts P. C. Raymond E. M.
· Silva, P. M. N. da
Smyth F. R.
MEXICO CITY, September 2.
the machinery. We have, con- above Exchange. In his final address to the Connected with the new Plant, about 40 Abraham, Erra. gress as President of Mexico, motors-of-various-sizes-represent AlreaA. A. before handing over the governing about 535 H. P. and the whole Bagram J.T. ment to General P. E. Calles, Plant will be run on current sup- Benjamin V General Obregon vigorously plied by the Hongkong Electric Birkett H. attacked the policy of Britain in Co., Ltd, to whom the Company's Cox M, J. connection with the suspension of thanks are due for their assistance Croucher N. V. A. diplomatic relations and the expulsion of Mr. Cummins. He the Plant. The Plant with the Gould J.
in the erecting and the wiring of Ellis, F. M. declared that Mr. Cummins possessed no diplomatic or official ecessary accessories has cost the Gutterres A. A.
Testar P. character but what the administra a total cost of $720,000-for build Lammert H, A. Company about $450,000-making Lammert Goo.P.
Kew Fred. tion had given him for personalings and Plant. considerations, despite the fact
By Order of the Committee, that he mixed in political affairs, crease in our output, the Manage
In spite of this enormous in-
A. NISSIM, from which foreigners
Secretary were ment have not overlooked the fact absolutely barred. Mr. Cummins' that Hongkong is still a growing
Hongkong, 14th May, 1924. attitude
the Mexican Colony and, with this in view, government from the beginning of provision has been made in this
NOTICE. Was one of offensive dignity." President got the output of Ice by 40 tons per THE Local
new building for further increasing alleged that Mr. Cummins sent day if necessary.
firm of Messrs. exaggerated reports of the Mexican
Pohoomull Bros. will open a revolt to London and encouraged much pleasure in declaring the 5th instant by the name of
With these few remarks I have Branch in CHINA BUILDINGS on. British subjects in Mexico to make Plant open and wish it and all impertinent representations." He those connected. with it every was preparing a scandalous incident in order to halt Sir Thomas Hohler's voyage to Mexico, The attempted expulsion of Mr. Cummins was not due to his representations on behalf of British: subjects in Mexico but because of this discourteous attitude toward
the Mexican Government,
1922
toward
WRANGEL ISLAND.
SOVIET EXPEDITION.
(Reuter's Service.)
OTTAWA, September 2. The Canada Government has advised the Colonial Office repect. ing, the reported mission of an armed Soviet vessel, the Red October," to Wrangel Island with a company of infantry to take the island and seize the men left there last year by Harold Noice after his expedition to rescue the survivors of the Stefansson adventure. It is believed here that the right to possess the Island will be finally adjudicated by the League of Nations.
A DENIAL. Moscow; September z. The report of a general mobilisa tion of the Red Army, directed | agoiust · Poland and Rumania, is
denizer
success.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
JJ'
kindly supply the following share Messrs. Joseph Gould & Co quotations ruling on the Shanghai market this morning
Tis
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SIND SILK STORE, Hongkong, 3rd Sept., 1924.
COMMON-SENSE TREATMENT
FOR CONSTIPATION, Eat plenty of ripe fruit and fresh, well Drink, sufficient boiled or filtered water. cooked vegetables. Practise the habit of daily ́rogulality. Tako dose of Pinkettes, the little gentle as-nature Langkats 161⁄2 Buyers. constipation, bilious attacks, sick head- laxatives, whenever, nãossary, Then Ewos********
..... 104 Buyers cher, bad breath and liverishness will Shanghal Docks 93 Buyers, coas to trouble you. Chemists every New Engineerings 61⁄2 Buyers where sell Finkettes, or post. free, 60 Orientals............
334 Buyers, cents the vial, from Dr. Williams Shanghai Cottons 48 Buyers.
niedicine Co, 60 Kiangse Hond, Shanghai.
COUNTY CRICKET.
CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE,
County,
Yorkshire
Final Positions 1924 Sosion..
Middlesex ........
Possible
obtained.
Percentage
76.52
69.00
Lancashire
Surrey CATA
100
67,00
125
63:20
Keat
730
62.31
Nottajaks
.115
4:55.85*
t-Gloucestershire
****5
5565
Somerset
100.
52.00
Warwickshire Planta
rog!
46:00
·Sussex *****
125:
40.80
Leicestershiro
IZ'S
39.20
120
35.00
35.00
29.56
23.48
18:82.
105
15.24
104 48423
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