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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924.
SCHOOL OF DANCING.
Mme. Kelvey
The well-known professional dancing teacher, takes pleasure in announcing that she is com- mencing classon for Adults in the latest modern dancing. Fox Trat, Tango, Waltz, Classes for childron from three years of age in Classic ► cal Clog, National Ballet and • Toe-Dancing.
trained Pupils gracefully. Individunt Stylo Studied and developed. Correct arm movements and graceful exorclage taught. Special atten- tion given to each pupil, also Private lessons given. Homes visited by appointment. Terms moderate. For appointment write or 'phone between 12.30 and 2 am. daily. Mme. KELVEY, Kowloon Hotel, Room (49).
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ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
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Otley magistrates allowed to be withdrawn the summonses for alleged consiracy in connection with the Otley Unionist Club Derby sweopatake.
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While a endofs hockey team were at pmetice at Belfast they wore Ared on by a man with a heavy airgun, and six players were bit before the police stopped the sniper.
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INCREASE OF CAPITAL.
NOTICE
18 HEREBY GIVEN that with reference to the Special Resolution passed and con. firmed at Extraordina; y General Meetings of the above Company held on the 3rd and 20th days of October, 1924, regarding the division of the above Company's share capital from shares of the denomination of $100.00 each shares into shares of the denomination of $25.00 each,
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YORKSHIRE CLAIMANTS TO £1,000,000 ESTATE,
**London, August 31:-A romantic adventure has been undertaken by a Bradford painter, Mr. Skaffe Reeday, who at the age of 58 sailed for the United States, whore he is to engage on a four or five months' quest for a fortune that may turn out to be fabulous in amount. In response to an inquiry by a firm of American lawyers through the American Consulate at Bradford, Mr. Reeday was engaged to make inquiries in Yorkshire respecting the relatives of Josaph Nelson, a
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AT. THE
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION
For the second time, Mr. E.sturdy Yorkshireman, who emigrat White, head baker of the Londoned to America nearly a hundred and North-Eastern Railway at of wild prairie and in Missouri, years ago. Nelson bought a stretch Liverpool-street Station, has won and having made a clearing, bullt the champion cup at the Bakers Exhibition fer rolls and tea brend. himself a log hut, took to himself a wife, and settled down to the life of a backwoodsman. He corre- The frequent thunderstorms and sponded little with his relatives in burricanes have so affected the health of the Kent hop-pickers that hearing when he died that he was many have returned to London and very wealthy man. He left no the Marden Voluntary Hospital has will. His clearing on the wild been filled with patients.
" prairio developed into a town, and to-day there stands upon the site During a fire inca strong room of the beautiful and prosperous the Manoboster and Liverpool Dis-city of St. Joseph, named trict Bank. : Haslingden, after it's founder Joseph Tancashire, the Bremen had to re- Netson. This Joseph Nelson more nearly a cartload of deen-was the eldest brother of Mr. — ments into the street, where they Reeday's grandmother. There remained under guard.
were three branches of the family, the Nelsons, the Skaffes, and the Joseph Abraham Haint, for Metcalfes. The descendants, of whom, the police stated; a sonrch these--one of the Skaifes had a had previously been made in family of 17 daughters-are scat- France nud Syria, was remanded attered in various parts of the world. Manchester Police Court on 26 As a result of his inquiries Mr. charges alleging fraudulent bank Skaffe Reeday found no fewer ruptcy and obtaining credit, by. than 107 of Nelson's descendants,, only three of those believed to be alive eluding his search, Slepe The police are looking for are now being taken for presum Royal Air Force officer, Charlesing the deaths of these three, as Lee Maloney, who, it is alleged, the American lawyers are desirious has absented himself from Kenley of clearing up the affairs of Mr. Aerodrome, Surrey, without leave Nelson, and Mr. Skalfe, Reeday and absconded with more than sailed on the "Franconia" from £1,000 belonging to the Govern. Liverpool for the purpose of assist- ment.
ing in the winding-up. Joseph Nelson bought the land on which the city of St. Joseph stands for about 9d. an acre, and a great portion of it is now worth several pounds a yard. The fortune of order 10 enable such Special
Nelson is now estimated at a Resolution to be carried, into effect,
million pounds sterling, and it is it is necessary that shareholders
waiting to be divided between the descendants of the Nelsons, the should forthwith forward to the
Skaffes, undersigned the share Certificates in
and the
■ Metcalfes, respect of their respective holdings For the first time in its 000 wherever they may be domiciled. of shares in the Company in years' history Colchester Oyster Mr. Skaife Reeday hopes to return excharge wherefor the undersigned Feast, which is fixed for October with the money, and, although he will, upon receipt of such Sbare 21, will be presided over by a is only entitled to a 167th part of Certificates, forward to the respective woman-Mrs. C. B. Alderton, it, he evidently believes it will pay holders thereof written acknow. mayor of that borough. The him for making his prolonged and ledgments of the receipt thereof. Duke of York will be among the expensive quest. Mr. Reeday was formerly employed as a painter in When the New Certificates in guests.
the Bradford Corporation tram respect of the division of the shares
sheds but during the last few years into shares of the denomination of
he has been in business as a $25.00 each as aforesaid are ready,
painter on his own account. He Notice thereof will be given to
has already received a handsome shareholders and such new Certi
grant from Nelson's lawyers to recoup him for the expenses holders upon application to the Ellis, the ex-hangman, who was involved by his inquiries in Registered Office, Pedder Street, jaw, is stated to have been for undersigned at the Company'a found recently wounded in the different parts of Yorkshire. Victoria, Hongkong, in excharge for some time in a nervous and de the above mentiored acknowledg pressed state, and it is said that his hangman's work-in late years he has been a commercial traveller, having given up his hair. dresser's business-weighed his mind. One of the last execu tions he conducted was that of Mrs. Thompson, and one who saw him soon afterwards said that he was visibly affected. He had been hangman for 28 years, and is said to have taken part in 200 execu- tions.
Grand Opera Co. SHAREHOLDERS are reminded feales will be obtainable by shares.
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that the first call of $5.00 per
there in respect of the New Issue of Shares is payable on or before the 31st October, next.
A. B. WATSON & CO, LIMITED, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera. Hongkong, 16th October, 1924.
NOTICE.
WE beg to notify the public that we are trading under the names of "POW ON WO COM- PANY," "PO ON WO & COM
PANY" and "POW ON WO," all these names being correct, as our patrons already know.
firm That we the said carrying on business at 20, Chung Inoy Nain Street, Canton, China.
are
Also that we are in receipt of drafts from various parts of the World. Some of these. drafts. having miscarried, waylaid or been stolen, we beg to notify all bankers of Canton, Shameen and Hongkong not to give payment on these drafts unless they bear our usual stamp, which we use for endorsement purposes. 20th October, 1924.
POW ON WO Co. POW ON WO & Co. POW ON WO.
merts
Dated this 22nd day of October, 1924.
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Horare Constable Smith, 22, a Post Office telegraphist, who forged telegraph money orders and adopted a disguise to collect the money, was at the Old Bailey sentenced to 15 months' imprison ment in the second division,
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HANGMAN'S TALES:
STORIES TOLD ABOUT PIERREPOINT.
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CURIOUS, ISN'T IT?
PECULIAR FACTS AND FIGURES.
- The Nile has a greater variety of fish than any other river in the world. An expedition.sent by the British Museum brought back 9,000 specimens.
There has been no rain in Central Australia for three years.
second.
In wood there are a great many !
Mount Everest is nearly as high He is a man of different tem as the combined heights of Mount perament to Pietre point, who had Cook (the highest mountain in carried out 107 executions, and New Zealand), Fuji-Yama (the was evidently satisfied with his highest in Japan), and Ben Nevis office. Pierrepoint in his reminis (the highest in the British Isles). cences has given a glimpse of the strange business which the hang-which can expose a photographic A camera has been invented man as the servant of the State carries out. The hangman has to plate for one 200,000th part of a decide the length of the drop to be given and other details. He makes small holes or cells. Some of hla calculations by watching the these have a little moisture in condemned man through the them: When the wood gets hot glass Inspection hole in his cell, this moisture turns to steam and and then makes his preparations burats the cells. This makes a Pierrepoint described how he noise like a small explosion, and a Tooked through a hole into the great many such noises together cell at Newgate where Faugeron, make the crackle of the fire. the Clerkenwell assassin, W36 waiting: He describes: "I saw to be used by man. Metallic gold Gold was probably the first metal him parading his cell to and fro, was found in the beds of streams. enjoying his cigarettes. Then the It was used for ornaments before old church clock at the corner of any other metal was discovered. Halbora boomed out mid-night. The first metal put to practical use. Immediately Faugeron held up his was copper, made into knives and hands and started counting up to other implements at least 6,000 from eight on his fingers."
years ago.
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The vision of the concealed Many people claim that their hangman watching the condemned corns. warn them of weather
man as he counts the hours he has changes But probably the corn is
to live brings home in detall the merely registering change la the horror of capital punishment more shoe leather. This varies with the searchingly than the deed the amount of moisture in the air. A| Hangman is to do.
2 per cent. change from normal Pierrepoint said that he had had either way is all the average foot many personal applications from can stand without discomfort. people, who wanted to act as his Wireless waves can leap through
assistant. A publican offered him izoft. of solid rock- almost as £100 ip cash if he would help him swiftly as through free air. This to get the job, and a woman applied | was demonstrated recently in Ohio and offered a fea Ho stated when a receiving set placed that that the authorities have received distance underground in a mino | requests to undertake the job of shaft picked up concerts from local
public hangman from lawyers, and distant stations, inte undertakers, doctors, and other
It costs £400 a month to clear
Elet of anclaimed wingrade ly ng inmembers of the professional the Royal parks of London of
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ME FAIREY: Haperintende Hongkong End October, 1924.
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