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THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925.
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(FEBRUARY 28th), at 9.30 p.m.
THE HONGKONG A.D.C.
WILL PRESENT THE GREAT FARCICAL COMEDY
"FRENCH LEAVE."
Usual prices $3, $2 & $1.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price to $1. seats.
Children half price for the Matinee performance to all parts.
BOOKING NOW OPEN at ANDERSON'S
BOOK AT ONCE.
PIANOS for SALE or Hire
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A fire occurred in the Shing Hing paper shop in Saikyan, Canton, at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The shop and a part of the neighbouring shop were destroyed.
It is stated that there are 608 people over 90 years of age in Hyogo Prefecture, the oldest being 103, a woman, followed by another woman of 102, and four women all 100 years old,
Arrangements of St. John's Cathedral to observe the season of Lent include a series of Wednesday evening addresses on "Meditations on the Passion." These will be given by the Rev. R. J. Northcoti, C.F.
The Tienta waathorities have Finvitel tenders for the collection of the special tas on cigars and cigarettes. This tax is thệ sunTA DA that Tevied in Kiungan and Ché king, which has been declared by the British and American Minis ters to be illegal.”
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Marines are warned of Station practice by the military on March 5.
No. 3 College View has been. exempted from the provisions of the Rents Ordinance.
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A strike his been déclared by the millworkers in Fangshun, near Tenisin, and 3,000 persons have
even drown idle
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The annual speech day of the Dicccan Boys' School will be held Tuesday, March 10, at 3.15
on p.m..
A meeting of the Education, Board will be held at the Educa tion Office on Wednesday at 3 pim."
A notification regarding the Bjurisdiction of the respective
Gov. Courts is published in the H.M.S. Diomede lete Shung-ernment Gazette." on February 18, for Nanking and Clinking and is expected to return in about 10 days.
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It is reported that the Commis- sioner of Shanghai and Woosing Police has decided to increase the strength of his force by 3000 men, most of whom will be recruited front that National Penggtien) Armıy.
According
investigations
A second dividend of $1.50 per cent. has been declared in the estate, of. George Higher Keeble, No. 5. Hau Fung Lang, in bankruptcy.
Another excellent presenta- tion of "French Leave" was given' by the Hongkong A.D.C. at a matinee yesterday. The final performance, will be given to night..
The regulation made by the Chief Justice for solicitors final examination, as approved by the Legislative Council on Thursday, is published in the Government This Gazette.
made by the agent, of the Peking Government Chinaat present hae 117 army divisions. 197 ordinary and mixed brigades, and 49 reg ments, the strength of her military forces being 2176,20), regarded as a conservative estimus |
A further remand fintil
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the Eri- tish and Foreign Bible Society will be held in the Cathedral Hall on Tuesday next at 5.15 p.m. Public organisations of Bankow, Tuesday next was ordered by Mr. Sir Henry Follock, K., will pre-Wachang, Tientsig, Sovehow, San-E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon. side, and the speakers will be the king and Hungehow have hele Magistracy "yesterday in the case Re Rev. J. Molony, D.Dgraphed to Peking asking that their of Gunner P. R. N. Ottaway. Bishop in Chekiang, and the Ven. respective cities shall be trans R.A., who is charged with having Archdeacon Barnett. M.A. Tea Tormed into special muldcipal agens impersonated a military doctor. will be served at 4.30 p.m.
on lines shoilar to Shanghai, Pro- bably Boking is regretting that it is the order for Shanghai's transformer
The Little Theatre Monthly" for January contains an article by R. K.M. Simpson, formerly of the Hongkong University, on'. “The Little Theatre in the Far East,' It deals with the activities of the Hongkong A.D.C. and Mr. W. Sinclair as producer. The article is illustrated with several views of the settings of "The Tempest."
The Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Duppuy) has issued a Lenten Pastoral letter in the course of which he says
Worship is the contemplation of what is greater than our selves and my hope is that many of you will come together this Lent as fellow-seekers to wait upon God's Culi. It may be that through the silence. through the music, or through the worship of others God will speak, that the buried life will are and we shall find strength | and peace.
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The Governor "proposes.to make an order under the Streets (Alteration) Ordinance, 1923, for the altering of that portion of the Mr. W. Sinclair is having scavenging lane. in the rear of made various stage models of No. 71. Battery Street (Koitoon settings from "Saint Joan." Inland Lot No. 509). This he will take to England and exclude from such lane so much the models will be shown in the as is not required to provide a Hongkong section of the Wembley | width of 6 feet, measured from Exhibition. It will be remember the present westerly boundary ed that a number of stage models line of the said lane. prepared for Mr. Sinclair were quite a feature of the Hongkong Section in the list Exhibition.
The next Public Meeting of¦ the Hongkong Lodge The TheosD- phical Society: 16. Queen's Road The young General, Clog Central, will be held on Monday, Hsiao-liang; has recommended that, March 2, at 5.15 p.m., instead of the Hungjio Aerodrome, should be Wednesday. The lecture will be used for the purpose for which it given by Prof. R. K. Kulkarni,, was built and offers to send M. A., LL.B., a Brahman Hindu, a' seroplanes.here for a commercial student of the Indian Yoga undertaking, the machines also to Philosophy, and Secretary of the curry mail and passengers on, lines | League of Parents and Teachers, similar to the Mokden Newaliwang India, who is making, a trip Aeronautical Bureau, of which he is around the world for the study of Director, if the Central Government | Child Problems. The Public are will give its permission
invited,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. Ow Young Soo-keang, Tine been added to the list o câuditors under the Companies Ordinance.
Mr. Worm Enkao, Councillor of the Japanese Foreign Office, is on
Visit to Canton,
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D. G.Seburman, the E.S. Minister, will be leaving Chin shortly. His successor will bel Mr. Williman Calversion, a zarill expert,
No 8, Des Voeux Road Central,
Mr. Lachlan Rose Marphad, of
Sir Edward Mitchener Cook, (entrance Ice House Street)
the firm of Rose Macphail and Com-Who is to suered Mr. W. J. F. ¤¤¤¤¤y brokers, Singapore, was in Williamson, as Furgncial Adviser to Mr. W. Sinclair is at present
Hongkong yesterday.
Siam, is expected to rives in on a pour of Peking, Bored, and Bangkok cally in March and will Japan. He intends having Shang- Mr. L. C. F. bellamy, Ginem scharge of his duties at the bad on these. Agapenor, making Stanger or the Hongkong Trand of that month, when Mre stenight for Pars Said, and thence
Williguson leaves Siam2.
to Caim, and later across to Trieste and Venice.
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HAPPY?
Is your Baby contented and Happy? Does he sleep well and is he fall of energy? If not, probably his food is wrong.
Give
your Baby Glaxo, which contains exactly the same nutriment as healthy breast milk. Then you will have the #happiness of watching him grow up into a strong, straight limbed, happy child and
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ways, Ld. was due to for Shanghai by the s., President Pierce this morning..
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His Excellency the Governor has accupted the resignation by Major Arthur Murdoch al luis Commission in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effat from February 20,
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Alr. Patricio Murphy, nide Liem. Col. Pedro Zonni, Argen- Mr. Fu Tsung-yuo (Fu Siao-en) the world Hier, departed from has telegraphed to Peking declining Tokio for Settle on the steainer the post of Superintendent of the Africa Maru. · He câpects to spend Shanghai Mint, to which post ho serveral weeks in America making was appointed by the Ministry of arrangements for the aviator's af- Finance, some days ago. Mr. Fu rival there next May. Mr. Murphy says that apart from his having ́espects to return to Tokio in April. notability be is too busily occupied
with other pursuits.
His Excellency the Governor has re-appointed the Rev. Fr. H. Valtorta to be a member of the Board merchant and the manager of the Mr. Wei Chungcli, a Cantonese
two Years, February 28.
The Rt. Rev. I. J. Molony, D.D., Bishop of Cheking, who is
Judge Peter Graiu, who Last
of Education for & further period of Hankow offices of the Venus Life autumn was obliged to return Home with effect from Insurance Gi, has been arrested on sick leave following a serious by order of Tipan Bisho Yao-nan illness in Shanghai, on the advice the ground of his having of a specialist in England, has led a comission as brigadier undergone a second operation. He to address the annual meeting of a view to creating distur! Whilst in Vancouver, where
comingnder in the Chilli chique is now making excellent progrosa. the British and Foreign Bible
visited a brother he had not Been Society next week, is proceedingces in that region,
for many years, Jadge Grain met. Home on furlongh,
Dr. H. R. Friedlander,
he
The following is a translation (Hear Tur, thus young Emperor) from the Shupa" :-Pu, Yi has ordered a French tailor, to hurry
The Archdeacon, of Hongkong Accompanied by Mrs. Pestonji;(Ven. Arghdeacon E. J. Barnett, Miss Isabel,
Miss Beatrice and M.ADE is being, entertained al Master Andre Pestonji, Mr. R. dr to-night at the YW Pestonji, who has been one of the Restaurant by the Old Boys of St Colony's leading stockbrokere for Stephen's College, and some some years, sailed for San Francisco European friends. During the and make for him a number of on the Pacific Mail 8.5. President evguing the Archdraco will be Fierce this morning.
presented with a silk scroll. The Archdeacon and Mrs. Buncit leave for Home
CAN rethrenent
-to-date suits as he and his wife and concubine expect to go abroad ext month. The Intter are said to be learning Japanese. The "Sinwamo Bays that a moving Emperor's life in the Japanese Legation.
His Excellency the Governor fler 3 years foreign Missioncture is being taken of the young
has appointed, under Section 9, of
the Liquors Consolidation Ordi Service. |nance, 1911, Ordinance No. 9 of "
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1911. Sir Catchick Paul Chater, Kt., His Excelleney the Governor en- C.M.G., to be a member of the tertained the out-going and incom Mr. H. Jolin Newton, formerly Licensing Board for a furtoering. director of the Tung Wahan American Vice-Comml in Kobe, period of three years, with effect Hospital-the leading Chinese returned to that port, with his bride from February 16, 1925.
cbaritable institution at Govern-on Felmuary 11, on the steamer mont House yesterday. There were President McKinley and will be This morning the Pacific Muil also present Sir Claud Bevem connected with the, Kobe office of 8.6. Président Pierce was due to (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr.the Columbia Pacific Shipping carry away a large number of pas E. R. Halifax (Secretary for Chin Company. Mr. Newlor was mar sengers including Mr. and Mrs.ene Affairs), and the Hon. Mr. ried on January 3 in Vaucouver to H. B. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. H. Kotewall. Mr. Ma Ohi-lung Misa Una Thomas, a forme British] Harris for Shanghai: Dr. and Mrs. (last year's Chairman) presented his resident of Shanghai, whom he met H. Anderson, the Rev. and Mrs. koport, and Mr. Me Chui-chiu, on the atsamer last April when he H. C. Bower, and the Rev. Chairman for the current year, was en route from Kobe to Europe. B. G. W. Maitland for San expressed his thanks through Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Newton will make Franci
Eotewall.
Kobe their home.
DINNER DANCES.
WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Unless otherwise advertised for pecial occasions,
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DINNER $3.50 per head.
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Tables may always be reserved in advance
Patrons desiring Special Menus at Moderate Prices, or Quotations including transportation are requested to apply to The Hongkong Hotel or to The Repulse Bay Hotel,
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TEA DANCE every SATURDAY 4 pm. to 6 p.m. $1 including Tea.
ON SUNDAYS AN ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY
«DURING TIFFIŃ AND TEA.
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