TUESDAY, JUNE 16.
WOMEN
who have driven other cars know that a Buick steers and parks with less effort, that it starts immediately, and that Buick 4-wheel brakes keep a Buick out of traffic trouble. Is it any wonder that so many Buick enthusiasts are women?
Another reason for Buick leadership
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HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
33 & 35, Des Vœux Road Central,
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT
BUICK WILL, BUILD THEM.
Telephone C. 1038.
RELINQUISHING BUSINESS
MADAME LILY,
begs to announce to the ladies of Hong- kong & Outports, that owing to ill-health, she is closing her business.
She will therefore dispose of the whole of her valuable stock in every department at enormous reductions, including fixtures.
The SALE will commence on MONDAY, 15th JUNE, and an early inspection is invited.
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The business of the Dressmaking Department will be permanently carried on as heretofore.
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HONGKONG EMPORIUM
IL-MAY- &
COME AND COOL OFF
AT
LOCAL AND
GENERAL.
The War Memorial at Bermuda. A fire engine served as a wed- a replica on a reduced scale of the, ding coach at a volunteer fireman's London Cenotaph, has been un- wedding at Bournemouth. veiled.
A letter from a boy asking for the provision of a sailing pond for his model yacht has been received by the Mayor of Watford.
Man changed at Lambeth with For the 48 hours ended Sunday drunkenness "I met a Scotsman
The executive committee of the return of notifiable diseases I had not seen for two years' and the Berks County Humane Society shows one Chinese case of cerebro- he gave me a drink."
has indorsed a movement to spinal fever.
Ordinary life insurance written prohibit the use of live birds as An interesting sight was that in Canada shows a decided increase targets in shooting matches. It plans to conduct a County seen last night outside the Harbour this year so far, as compared with campaign against the use of birds Office when Inspector Clark and that of the corresponding period in for this purpose. his men attacked the cases con-1924. The increase in March over taining beds—and contraband February was from $28,000,000 to The casca Were stout ones and $85,000,000,
| from meir siz: the onlooker, sui knowing of the seizure, inagiued that some prosperous member of
the Harbour Other and imperied a motor car gɛ two The work was soon-done. I was a, example of hard hitting and strenuous work.
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Recent investigations In Genoa's archives have disclosed at the entire cost of Columbus' The herntifolit wonded town of fleet was only 14,000 lira, or about Bingley in the West Riding of $9.600. The expenditures on the Yorkshire claims ruefully to have trip to América amounted to 22,000 the biggest number of unmarried lira mure, bringing the total cost women, relative to its population, us to about $14,400. Columbus' [of any town in the Kingdom. The annual salary was 1,6to lira, about following is the matter in a nut- $640 The captains received half Shell:
his amount and the monthly pay of seamen was $5.
1,000 females married, 6,500 females unmarried.
Totla 10,500.
In two parts of the British Isles, Eastbourne and Dublin, there has
The question why Esquire) is asked by Industrial Peace. Its comment is as follows:-Thot nobody thinks it worth while to protest against this piece of snobbery, on the score of its being On the other side of the ledger is ; | been observed from time to time a too much trouble, may be true. $,500 males.
particularly vicious ant known as but there is no adequate” reason, we' So that though the females our "The Argentine Ant," which in know of, why Britain should cling number the males by 2,000 there its native region attacks small, to a meaningless class distinction at 4,500 miles without sponses, chickens, bees, and small birds, which survives nowhere else in These include 355 widowers. or which it consumes, and has even Europe. The top-hat as a baloesque, 1.000 girls between the age of 20been known to attack and kill token of respectability has lost and 24 only 105 are wedded, and children, subsequently eating their much of its spell. Isn't it time that only half of those between 25 and flesh. "Esquire" should follow suit?
20. Last year Bingley's birth rate: was lower than that of any other: A Chinaman who proposed to year Recorded, nt of war time. open a lodging-house in London was Reasons advanced for this unsatis Sammoned to attend the licensing factory state of affairs is the diffi- meeting. The only English be culty in getting houses and the knew was the word "license," and slackness in the textile trade. this he blandly repeated to all who inquired his business. At last it was decided that what he wanted was a license to drive a motor-car. This was prepared, and the China main was asked to hand over 5s. Then, with the license safety in his pocket, says the "L.C.C.; Staff Gazette." he went off hap pily, blissfully unconsious that the committee upshire were inpatient- ly awaiting his attendance.
pot.
Rubber corsets are being banned by the medical profession, Rubber corsets transgress every
principle of modern clothing inter- tere seriously with the functions of the skin, which must be kept at a high level if we are to be healthyt and last, but not least, are mos, uncleanly." This is the verdict of Dr. R. King Brown, chairman of the executive council of the In- stitute of Hygiene and lecturer on public health at Guy's Hospital.
I hanging the best method of execution? Karl Russell thinks The question has been dis eussed at a meeting of the Medicc- Legal Society, and "The Lancet reports that Earl Russell thought a better method. giving less un- pleasant anticipation for the victim, ing to Great Britain in the near People who contemplate retir- would be the introduction of coal future may be interested to know gas into the prisoner's cell at night what income tax they will have to during sleep. This would be pain-pay. For a married couple without Jes and not disagrecable. Lord Jatsice Atkini opposed this sug-income are:-
children the figures for an unearned gestion. He pointed out that if the prisoner did not know on which night he was to be poisoned he would lie awake many nights ex-- If, however, he pocting death. was forewarned he would certainly not sleep on the given night, but would be slowly suffocated while.
Lord Justice Atkin
Fifteen senior officers from police foress in various parts of the Empire have come to England to learn something of Scotland Yard's methods...
With the approval and co-opeartion of the Home Secretary and the Colonial Secretary, Sir William Horwood, Chief Comunis- sner, has instituted a course of Lectures by Scotland Yard officers, conscious,
and every day, for three weeks, added that the public should feelį these Imperial visitors will receive, asserd that judicial hanging was instruction and see the police at painless, and that complete un- work in the various departments. I consciousness, if not death itself. There will be a series of courses was instantaneous, Sir William every year. It is not stated if any Wlicox agreed that it was the best police from Hongkong are in attend-1 method of exvention, and more re- !
ance.
SOCIAL
Mr. A. W. Anderson and family
left for Japan by the President Jackson on Sunday: Mr. Anderson has been in charge, of the U. S. Shipping Board branch. here for some time.
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lable than electrocution.
AND
Income.
£
Amount.
$.
250
2
0
300
7 10
350
12 1
400
17 10
500
32 10
600
52 10
700
72 10
600
92 10
9.00
112 10:
1.900
132 .10
· 1.250
182 10
212 10
1.500
If there are children the amounts would be a little less.
PERSONAL.
Mr. A. Carpi is a passenger on the ss. Empress of Asia to
K. H. Tan (Hongkong and Middlesex) was licensed to prac tise by the Royal College of Manila. Physicians on May 14.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bagley are The following passengers are due to sail by the Khiva for Hong- scheduled to leave London for kong on July 31. Hongkong on the Narkunda on
The following are passengers for Hougkong on the Kashgar which July 17-Mrs. W. Blackford, Mr. Professor J. W. N. Smith of the left London on the oth instant. Dickie, Mrs. Dickie, Mr. Tuniversity is credited with a desire Mr. X. S. Ellis, Mr. T. 1:. Forster, C. Malcolm, Mrs. Malcolm, Mr. H. Mr. W. D. Woods, Mrs. Woods Merriman, and Mrs. Merriman, Miss . S. Adam, and Mr. D. Camelon.
The following left London for Hongkong on the Mantua on May Sir Robert Ho Tung paid a 2-Mr. B. H. Grahim, Rev. A. visit to
the Chancellor of the Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchinson, Exchequer at 11. Downing Street, Mr. R. N. Harvey, Mr. G. E. L. on May 15. While the Chancel-Johnson. Mr. G. R. Murray, Mr. J. lor was receiving a deputation on ilk at the Treasury, Sir Robert, in splendid silk robes, arrived on other business and the pictorial papers snapped him in a parti- cularly happy mood. Mr. Lloyd George received Sir Robert on the same day,
Callaghan, Mr. L. H. Saint, Mrs. Saint Vice Admiral Sir Edwyn S., Sinclair K.C.B. M.V.O.. and Secretary to the Vice-Admiral.
The following weddings are announced. Mr. Charles Gaston Barbey, of the Hongkong Engineering and Construction The following are scheduled to Will of No. 12 Nathan Road, Company, to Miss Henny Frida leave London for Hongkong o Kowloon; Mr. William Crawford October 16, by the Morea. Mr. and Newhem, missionary, of Wuchow, Mrs. C. E. H. Beavis, Mrs. to Miss I. Aber, also a missionary Baleau, Mrs. A. Bush, Mrs. A. Hof Wuchow, Mr. Manne Otelius Barlow, Mrs. Cousland, Misses Mattison, to Miss Paraskovia Cousland, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Vendedicta Shmakova, both of the Claxton, Mrs. L. Chinevix- Victoria Hotel, Shameen. Treuch, Mrs. Comrie, Mrs. R.
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to produce "Hassan."
Passengers arriving by the Em- press of Asia yesterday included Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Carroll, Mrs. G. and Miss Grimble and Captain R. F. Walker.
Hongkong is favourably men- tioned by the tourists of the Empress of France as will be seen by the following extract from ship's newspaper left at Honolulum
"The most beautiful' island, Oabu; city, Honolu; country, Italy; harbour, Hongkong ; view, the Pali; drive, Repulse Bay and Hongkong Peak; street, Cryptomeria Avenue, Nikko; edifice, Taj Mabal; temple, Ieyasu, Nikko; Hotel Majestic, Shanghai; mountain, Fujiyama, Japan; stream, Nile; ladies, Singhalese, Ceylon."
and silkworm
C. Courie. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. The following are scheduled to Cuthill. Mr. and
Mrs. P. leuve London for Hongkong on arrived in London on April 25, Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung Durmmond, Mr. H. B. L. Dow the Mautoa ou September 11- biggin, Mr. G. H. A: Dibble, Mrs. Mr. and Mr. H. F. Burje, and and awafted the arrival of the 4. G. 31. Fletcher, Mr. G. S. Glen, child, Mr. H. O. Brown, Mrs. 5.5. Thesus, which brought the Mr. Gregory, Mrs. Gregory and Brown infant and child, Miss Chinese staff. two children, Major L. Griffith, Bunje, Mr. L. A. Court, Mrs. workers. Although the appli- Mr. and Mrs. Greig, and faut, Mr. E. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. G. Charlton, Mrs. Charlton, Rev. London on April 29, in spite of Cossart, Mr. J. S. Canney, Mr. J. ances and materials for the silk- worn exhibit duly arrived", în. Healey, Miss Hedley, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cousins, MW. Coles, repeated enquiries these were not Hoare and child. Caps. P..Jowitt, Mr. A. Dreyer, Miss. Dupur, delivered at Wembley until the Mrs. Jowitt, Mrs. N. R. Jarrett, Mrs. J. F. Ewing and child. Hon.
child and infant, Mrs. Kent and Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mrs. H. H. afternoon of May 7, in other chlit, Capt A Kehuu, Mrs. Grompertz, M. W. GZ Gerrard, Meter before the opening of the words, about one day and a quar Kelman, Mrs A. O. Lang, Mrs. WA. H. Gillingham, infant and nurse. Exhibition. This mexpected and G. Luy, Mrs. A. S. MacKichan, Mr. and Mrs. Gay, Me W. B
children and nurse, Mrs. A. Mair, Lightbow. Mr. Lightborn, child intensely disappointing delay Mr. J. O. McLaggan, Mrs. A. Mait and infant, Mrs. JM, Lecky, Me actually threw much extra work land, Mrs; D. Purslow, Miss PJ. Lee, Mr. D. MacCrae, Mra
Ho Tung She spen Miss L. M. Simms, Mrs. R. K. MacCrae, Mrs. Moncrieff and in Pyne. Mr. CH Robson Mra fant Miss Manson Dr RE Robson, The Hoo
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$4.00 per head.
DANCING 8,00 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT.
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Tables may now be booked at
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Lots of Good Things Here. Opportunity Does Not Wait.
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Ideal Summer UNDERWEAR and SHIRTS Coolest and most Comfortable to wear during
the hot Season
For Sale At:--
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Wing On Co Ltd. Sincere Co
Ltd.
Cheng Kwork Co. Ltd The Chosen Co., Lid. Yat Sang Co.
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