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"My husband is no fool-he married me."-A witness at Bow County Court.
A meeting of the Hongkong Board of Education will be held In the Board Room at the Education Office on Wednesday, June 10th at 3 o'clock.
"Because he wanted to see what would happen," he told the magistrate, Vicior Reed, aged 17, put three on a road cear Castor, Cambridg shire frequented by motorists.: He was fined.
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baulks of timber,
"A well-dressed clerk of the Eastern Telegraph Co., delivering cables during the messenger boys' strike went to a London hotel. A porter took his hat and umbrella and showed him into a room. Then a woman came in, exclaiming, "It's so nice of, you to have called. Will you come up and see the wedding presents? 17o
A small army of Paris shop girl are wearing wigs, which they discard on leaving the pre- mises where they work. Shingled heads have been banned by their directors, under threat of im- medinte dismissal, and there was nothing left to do but to make the best of u
bad job which the pretty wigs they wear show they have done.
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Teachers are wanted French, Spanish and shoithand classes in Maidstone Prison.
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In spite of the fact a con siderable number of farm hands from Great Britain and European countries are being distributed on wastern Canadian farms, the sup. Now celebrating its 100th ply is not equal to the demand and birthday, the Wesleyan Chapel, shortage is becoming more pra-St. Germans, Cornwall, owes its nounced as spring werk developa | origin to a false pair of butcher's more extensively. Wages are scales. By merne of the scalen a♪ averaging from $30 to $40 (gold) servant to the Earl of St. Germans per month and board.
upjustly accused the butcher of Four-Wheel fraud. The Earl, In reparation, One hundred families of offered the man anything he liked. Hebridean settlers
to select. He choss a site for a for. the
chapel. Vermillion district of the Pro- vince of Albert were expected to Il taste the luxury of woo, arrive during the latter part of May. In the past three years hundreds of settlers from the Hebrides Islands of Scotland have come to Canada under the auspices of the Scottish Im migrant Aid Society, most of whom have been successfully: established in Alberta.
-THOMAS MOORE. All for a shilling, a London police-woman was informed that
Her life would be full of trouble. Her home would be broken up. Her mother was on a bed of sick-
ness, and
Her sister was mentally afflicted. For making these gloomy pro- phecies Mrs Charlotte Gentle, "a "Oh, sir!" exclaimed the fortune-teller,・ of Einver-road, junior reporter of the "Morning Parsons Green, was summoned at Papyrus" (with which the con- West London Police Court. "To temporary Munsey had merged ine, the astonishing thing, is that the Alexandria "Scarab." retain she should have so many customers, ing the best features of both). considering she tells such a gloomy "Oh, sir! The asp has bitten tale to them," said the magistrate. Cleopatra!” How many times," Mrs Gentle was fined £3, growled the grizzled news editor, "have I got to tell you that that isn't news? Now, if Cleopatra had bitten the asp"
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man's skeleton in the hollow of a THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK Co., Ltd. giant oak(says the "Central News"). When the rabbit took refuge in the hollow, whose opening was only enlarged the entrance and found a few inches wide, the" hunters " the skeleton, also an old flintlock
Mr. Tom Johnston, the Contests for the Canadian Socialist M.P. for Dundee, is to typewriting championships were ask the Premier whether Govern held simultaneously in five cities ment accepts the rule that mem- of Canada. Miss Irma Wright,bers of the Cabinet, during their of Toronto, won the one-minute tenure of office, should refrain contest with a speed of 117 werds from contributing articles to the rifle and a buckskin pouch of gun- a minute. This, says the "Daily Press upon public affairs and must be over 60 years since the powder, Foresters judge that it Mail" is far behind the feat of whether he is aware that Lord opening was large enough for the the 29-year-old Miss Millicent Birkenhead is a voluminous con- man to creep through. Perhaps he Woodward, of Mansfield, Eng. tributor to newspapers upon mat took refuge when pursued by In. land, champion typist of Europe, ters affecting public policy, and as dlans. Perhaps he could not so who, in December: 1922, typed to what steps, if any, he proposes turn as to get out again. Or he 276 (memorised) words in one to take.. It may be noted that may have been wounded and died minute. She was. credited then Lord Birkenhead is at present in the tree, which has since grown with receiving £1,000 a year as contributing a series of articles to ap around him. James's Payn's chief demonstrator for a firm of the "Evening Standard" upon the story of the Lost Sir Massing- typewriter manufacturers.
divorce laws.
bord" is recalled by the discovery,
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Today Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Green of Kowloon celebrate the anniversary of their silver wedding.
Engineer Commander and "Mrs. H. B. Sears left on Saturday by the 8.8.. Tikarung for a holiday in Juvs.
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PERSONAL.
Reuter cables the death of Mr.
Though pressure has beeo J. B. Suttor, formerly Far Eastern brought upon her by her friends, Commissioner for New South Lady Astor declares she has no Wales, at Kobe. Mr. Suttor was intention of retiring from Parlia well-known in Hongkong. He ment. passed through the Colony quite recently on his way back to Japan. During the war he attended an annual meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce.
next. Mrs. Hale and their son, Mr.
The engagement is announced of Miss Muriel Stankope, of Mel bourne, Australia, and Seremban, to Mr. L. V. J. Laville, of the Malayan Civil Service.
A murriage-will shortly take place between Cecil Edward Truterd, M.C., and Monica, younger Mr. B. A. Hale, editor of the daughter of Sir Hugh lord,"Dally Press," left by the Morea
Mr. Eina V. Schou,the millionaire G.C.M.G. Governor-General of ou Saturday for a holiday in Eng margarine king, has died in Nigeria, and the late Minna Cliford. land. He is returning in October business with one ton of margarine Depmark In 1889 he began Passengers departing for Home Bertram Hale, who is with Messrs.which he invented, and was soon by the 8.8. More on Saturday in-Thos. Cook and Son at Shanghai, manufacturing 1,000 tons a week. clalesi Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell, are also spending this summer at Caplain and Mr. P. R. Purdow, Home. Mrs. Hale left by the Porthos about a month ago and Mr. Bertram Hale went from Shanghai
a the Panama Canal..
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Mábel Normand, the film actress, has accepted an offer of £500 a weak from Mr. Norman Lee, revue producer, connected with the Gulliver circuit. He will present her in a musical play to be pro- duced in Manchester and London in the autumn. A feature will be a film studio scene. Mr. Lee has also engaged Mr. Bryant Wash-
burn. Miss Normand, has not Her appeared in films lately. name was mentioned in connection with a shooting affair nearly two years ago.
Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist, at a Shakespeare cele Since the Duke and Duchess of bration alluded to the fact that he York returned from East Africa Her was born in a farm house in Royal Highness has been kept rary Buckinghamshire under conditions busily engaged at her home at rather similar to those of Shake White Lodge in arranging the large speare. "I told this fact to my number of interesting souvenirs of grand-daughter the other day," he sald, and she replied. "If you almost every description that they were born in the next county but have brought back with them. In due
Buveral of gae to Shakespeare, why don't you the sporting trophies that fell to write better plays ?**** (Laughter.) the rife of the Duke of York, are to be placed in position. White The King's early return from his Lodge, with its many windows and holiday did not surprise anybody in light and airy appearance, lends the Court circle. It was an open itself admirably to a display of this secret that His Majesty went abroad duser ption. The Duchess of York most unwillingly, and only upon the has also brought home a large collec- urgent tion of specimens of native work doctors, The effect of the change fortunately occur very often, but manship, some of which are quite has entirely justified the medical when they do they go with a fine unique of their kind. Some of advice. But the King was anxious ring and this one wAS DO these aro destined as presents for to be baclr for the reassembling of exception to the rule, its success the intimate friends of the Duke Parliament after the Easter recess of the Carillo's jazz band, which being enhanced by the presence and Duchess.
Two couriers & week have kept was kindly lent for the occasion. him in close touch with affairs, but
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A most successful dance, to which the officers of the warships were invited, was given by Sanda- kan Club in the Club premises on the 13th May. We congratulate the organisers on the excellence of the rangements and of the supper. representations of his Dances in Sandakan do not an
The home a ming
of Lord when Parlamentis aitting the. Reading is deeply saddened for him. King likes to be on the spot by the untimely death of Godbey
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The following appointments are notified to the F.M.S. Govern- ment Gazette ---Messra, J. -W.
The affection was particu-An estimate of the lifework of Tonny and AG Clark to be larly strong botween these broilers, Tat-sen leads a writer Tunnel Foremen, Construction each so brilliant a leader in his Asta (New York) to Department, F.M.S.R.; Mr JA, chosen walk of life. Though the compare the three men who, Boonzaaler to be Surveyor-od- older by six years, and in his way by common conscat, are Agreement, Survey Department. qnito na hard a worker as his esteemed the greatest men of F.M.S. and S.S. Miss GB. brother, Lord Reading happens to modern Asia. They are Gandhi, Kibble to be a Lady Medical have been, blessed with by far the Mastapha Kernal Pasha, and Sun Officer Malayan Medical Ser- more versatile mind and has alwaye Yat-en, But between Suranditha vice: Mr. A. Graham to be a understood the art of cultivating other two, he, asys, there is this Surveyor of Agreement Surrey varied interests had the necessity unlikeness: Gandhi has the Department, F.MS, and S.S.; Mr. for hard brain-workers, of mental respect, the worship esan, of the JJ Boonzaaler seconded for ser recreation. On the other hand, Indians, and Kemal the mwer over vice in the State of Kedah:-Mr. Godfrey Isaacs was always so utter the Turka but Sun Yatsen is 1. P. Watts to act as Stores Assist ly possessed and obsessed by his regar d by the
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the" above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Queen's Building, Victoria.. » Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 2nd day of June, 1925, at 11 s'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions which were passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 18th day of May, 1925, will be proposed for confirmation as Special Resolutions, viz.:--
"(1) That the Articles of Asso-j
ciation of the Company be altered in manner following that is to say by the deletion of Article 17 and by the substitution therefor of the following article, namely:-
"17. So long as the issued "capital of the Company "shall not exceed $6,000,000 "no member shall be' enti- | "tled to be registered as the "holder of more than 8,000 "shares of the Company. "Should the issued capital { "of the Company be increas- "ed beyond $6,000,000 the "number of shares in re- "spect of which a member "shall be entitled to be re- "gistered shall be increased "proportionately, but "member shall be entitled to "be registered in respect of "a fraction of a share.”
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(8) That the authorised Capital of the Company (which is now $3,000,000 consisting of 60,000 shares of the nominal value of $50 each the whole of which have been issued). be increased to $10,000,000 by the creation of 140,000 additional shares of the nominal value of $50 each ranking (subject as herain- after mentioned) for divi- dend, and in all other re- spects pari pasau with the shares constituting the Company's present issued Capital.
(8) That 60,000 of the said 140,000 new shares be bffered in the first instance (in the proportion of one new share for every old share held by them respec- tively), to the members of the Company who on the 10th day of June, 1926, are registered in the Company's Share Register as the holders of the said 60,000 old shares at a premium of $10 per share,
(4) That the aforesaid offer be
situste outside the Far East or his nominee shall pay for such new shares accepted by two instalments, ie, one instalment of $80 per new share to be paid on or before the 15th day of .... September, 1925, together with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on the total amount then payable for the period from the 15th day of July, 1925, until the date of re ceipt of payment by the Company's Bankers and a further instalment of $30 per new share to be paid on or before the 15th day of December, 1925, together with interest calculated at the rate of 6 per cent. per. annum on the total amount then payable for the period from the 15th day of October, 1925, until the date of actual receipt of payment by the Company's Bankers and such.member, outside the Far East or his nominee who has not accepted and lodged with the Company's Bankers the first instalment due on such new shares on or before the 15th day of September. 1925, together with interest as aforesaid will be deemed to have declined. The Directors. shall have the right to re- ject any nominee.
(5) That such of the said 60,000 new shares as shall be accepted by members both In and outside the Far East shall vis-a-vis the said 60,000 old shares rank for dividend as from the 15th day of July, 1925, to the ex- tent of one half of the nominal value of such new. shares and as from the 15th day of October, 1925, equal- ly with the sald 60,000 old shares.
(6). That any of the said 60,000 new shares which shall not. be taken up by the Com pany's shareholders in man- ner aforesaid and the re- maining 80,000 unissued new shares may be issued and disposed of in such manner at such time or times and upon such terms. as to ranking for dividend and otherwise as the Com pany's Directors shall in their absolute discretion think fit.
made to members by notice specifying the number of new shares to which a mem ber is entitled. That a member whose registered address is situate in the Far East or his nominee shall, pay for such new shares accepted by two instal ments, se, one instalment of $30 per new share to be paid on or before the 15th day of July, 1926, and a further The TRANSFER BOOKS of the instalment of $80 per new Company will be closed from share to be paid on or WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of before the 15th day of June, 1925, to WEDNESDAY, the October, 1925, and such 17th day of June, 1925, (both wr member or his nomines who days inclusive) during which has not accepted and lodged period no transfer of shares can with the Company's Bank registered. ers the first instalment dup Dated the 20th day of May, 1925 on such new shares on or before the 15th day of July,
By Order of the 1925, will be deemed to have
Board of Directors, declined. That a member whose registered address 1