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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
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
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WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT
BUICK WILL BUILD THEM.
Telephone C. 1036.
RELINQUISHING BUSINESS
MADAME LILY,
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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.
The business of the Dressmaking Department will be permanently carried on as heretofore.
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In battles, half and splice
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For Indigestion.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A receiver has been appointed
Great excitement prevailed in "Not guilty." Buid à deat pri for the Pung Chow Co., Inc., of Liverpool Chinatown on May 9,soner at the Old Bailey when ask New York, formerly one of the, when plain-clothes police awooped]ed if ho had nay money. largest deniestic manufacturers of down in motor-vins 'on' three
mahjongg sets. The company of separate premises in connection. The annual general meeting of countered financial troubles with - with alleged gaming offences. Five the Victoria Recreation Club is to the advent of the cross-word puzzle, Chinese and another coloured man | be liöld on Friday next at 6 p.m.- eroze,-which-resulted-la a docline, were taken into custody. of interest in mah-jóngg.
St. Paul's Fund now totals No donutions from the £248,763, For Mast have been acknowledged this week (May 21.)
www.
At the opening on May 16 of The return of notifiable the Printing Trudes' Inter- disenses in the Colony for last national Exhibition in Tendon week shows 1 Chinese case of Prince Hopy referred to the pre small-pox, 8 cases of enteric fever scace of visitors from China and (1 English and 2 Indian), 2 cases dopin, and said that printing mak of paratyphoid fever (1 Ameri-ed in importance na the sixth in can and 1 Chinese), and 6 fatal, dustry in thin connity.. Chinese cases of cerebo-spinal fever (3 imported).
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Everything served at luncheon given on May 18 at
**What, and me been here all these times," exclaimed a woma prisoner at Willesden, when the magistrate said he did not know "her.
Our Finance and Commerce
ex-
A District Court Martial the House of Commons by Lieut. columns give particulars of a pro- will assemble at Murray Bar-Commander A. 6. Rawson to posed winding-up resolution in racks, at 10 am, to-morrow for inaugurate an Empire shopping
connection witle Pantal Ltd.. the trial of Duffadar Daulat week in Brighton and Hove, was Khan, Hongkong Mule Corps and produced within the British Em- Singapore. Private George Webb, 1st Bat-pire, Singapore was represented
"Pily poor, pedestrians," talion, the East Surrey Regiment, by tapioca, Malaya by pineapple: The President of the Court will be and Hongkong by preserved claimed the Highgate magistrate. Major R. C. Campball, 1st Bat-ginger.
"They can't walk on the roads be- talion, the East Surrey Regiment.
cause" of motors, and now cyclists Writing of queer ways of come on to the footway." The American Consul-General reckoning ting, a correspondent (" at kngkong is authority for the mentions an interesting enslom "Some people calculate dates Festigunt: Dạt à sum equal to that prevails in the Philippine from important events in their lives. | 250,000,000 silver dollars is sent Islands, where they reckon disin Yorkshire, for instance, they anually to that British Colony by tances in cigarettes. If you ask calculate by the date of the St. Chinese Tiving overseas as remit Filipino how far such-and-snch Tager, remarket consel tanges to relatives, investments, ac is, he will reply: "Señor, it
Clerkenwell County Court: od for the falfilment of obliga is so many cigarillos, If it is one Cons. Another estimate reckons a cigarillo, you may reckon it at five
tal of $100,000,000 in zemit-minutes' walk. tances from Cantonese abroad to
contributions
L'auton.. Swatow is believed to The last Annual Report of the recrive annually about $30,000,000, | Missions to Seamen records en- and Amoy, $20,000,000. Americansuraging progress at Shanghai and to missionary and Hongkong as well as in over 100 other philanthropic work in China other parts of the world; and it u said to aggregate at least enneludes In koking back at the $25,000.000 a year.
The multis steady and continuous growth of tenance
of foreign diplomatie over work we may indeed tannic missions, foreign man of wor in God and take courage for the future. Chinese waters, forsigu expedition- But we are also most fully aware ury forers, and foreign shipping in that no executive growth can be China probaby amounts to obtained except at the cost of pain $20,000,000 a year. Tourists' ex-and stresss... At this very
| penditures annually may be reckon-moment we are considering plans Rod. af about $10,000,000. The for oven greater extension and the "aggregate of these invisible imports opening up of new fields of work." | would probably net at Jest Statistics are given showing that 1300,000,000 silver, dellaos per 670,168 seamen nyailed themselves anada. To this stun must be aid- of the Society's Institutes for ed the investments of foreign | Sosial Entertainment and Ambul- capital in business enterprises infance classes as well as Religious Chin.
Service during last year.
SOCIAL
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The May issue of The Archi- tents Journal contains a well. lustrated account of the magnif cent premises of the Hongkong and i Shanghai Banking Corporation, at Shanghai, of which it is said the materials for the building have been obtained from all parts of the world, and the crafts and trades of all have been employed."
TR 4562
ROXOR
AND PERSONAL
Mr.
Mr. Andre Dupre, the French | Mrs. F. H. Crapnell, Mr. R. K luxor, attended an exhibition of Valentine and Mrs. F. C. Jenkin Chinese boxing at the rooms of were amongst those who left the Chinese Boxing Assxiation, yesterday by the Sarpedon. Caine Road, last evening.
Will Hender's jazz, bad played at a Press Incheon in the Stadium Restaurant a fewrlays, before the opening of the fixhibition at Wembley, Mr. Hender will be re- membered by the jazzists of Hong kong-and-Shanghai of 1922-413-
season.
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New York University has charter Esed un 18,000-ton Inner for
students' experimental world tour. It has been rechristened the Uni- versity and will sail on September
To add to the depression of the rain, householders, concerned are receiving notice from landlords of the 15 per cent rent increase allowed by the Rents Ordinance.
"Beautiful
to look at and elegantly dressed, with an open mind upon. whatever topic is dis cussed, adaptable, available, rich. and good-humoured, the American woman as I know her, is the last word in worldliness and fashion. In my own country she is not only a popular but a privileged person, and having started by being what is called 'natural' she becomes |
work in connection with the how Mrs. Asquith sums up the Mr. Walter Sinclair, whose more and more so every day," is Hongkong A.D.C. will long be re-book, Places and Persons."
average Americau woman in her membered, has accepted the Directorship of the Hart House Theatre, Toronto, and will take over his duties there next month.
The lists, which have been
, carrying 150 students, as well available for the signature of
as a number of professors fan co wishing to associate themselves foreign residents in the Colony operating universities. The term in ' this floating college will last eight in the address to be given to His months, during which period The Excellency the Governor will be ship will visit 30 ports in 35 differ closed on Thursday, 18th instant.
ent countries and in five continents.
| The ship will visit the Far East,
A twelve-year-old boy, James Whitehead Waterfoot, at the
In Victorian and Edwardian times the dress regulations for all ladies attending Drawing-rooms or Courts were adamantine Dresses had to be low on the shoulders Mcdern fashion since the war has with several feet of train behind. proved stronger than old Court regulations, and the latter have had berlain has announced that ladies to be modified. The Lord Cham-
appearing at Court may wear short dresses provided they are wide enough to fall gracefully when the
PIANOS for SALE or Hire TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,
No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central,
To little Jean Mollison, aged 5. musical festival at Morecambe curtsey is made. (outranoo Lee House Street)
graud-daughter of the head of won the violoncello solo competi- ***OYDAFRO. P. Mollison and Co., of Yoko- tion against senior players. The
haza, belongs the honour of hav- judge described him as a little easily lead to disaster. The re- A curtsey in a tight dress could ing mat with the King and Queen; master with a great future,”
gulation therefore_is_wise-for-the-Pé
CUTS
BRUISES
THE real peril in cuts and other injuries is that it is so easy for the broken tissues to become garm-infected, Prompt appliċa. tion of Zam-Buk takes away pain and averts all danger of festering and blood-poison.
Whatever your skin trouble Zani-Buk is always to be pre- ferred, not only because of its pure berbal character and freedom from animal fats, but for its power to subdue pain, soreness and infamy mation; its clean antiseptid heating and its rapid skin-growing property,⠀⠀
Also as a cure for eczema, Dhobies lich, prickly heat, impoligo, ringwom," piles, etc., Zam-Buk is proved un-
rivalled. Its rare medicinal virtues are
XAN-BUH & Obtainabin ta lumily boxes”of
never to be lenind in substitate omtrent un d
and frity, dressings Zam-Buk should -((bus) Ela.. machapa kond, Mangual.
be in every, homa.
7am-Buk
Mr. The
fr QUICK CLEAN HEALING
in the boy rustway on Treasure
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Island at Wembley on May 14. Mr. W. E. Smith has been ap-first Courts after the war the The King it appears, chatted with pointed Acting Geniorul. Manager Lord Chamberlafu issued a notice Joan on the trip, and soon evercame of the Union Insurance Society of that no trains were to be worn. her shyness. Some members of the Canton, Ltd., the British Traders' Mollison family were lost, it will Insurance Co., Ltd., and the be remembered, in the earthquake China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Lat Yokohama in 1928, and the sur during the absence of Mr. Paul
vivors, including Josu, obtained. Lauder. succour at Hongkong on the way home as refugees.
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That notice was given on the score of economy. But the back those with youth and beauty- view of matrons and maids-evop making a ourisey was so humor- ous and ugly that trains were lowing year. ordered for the Courts in the fol
According to the United Press, three men tried to kidnap Mary. At a meeting of the board of Piekford, but their plot was dis directors of the Shanghai Rotary covered. They had expected to Club, it was voted that copies of make Douglas Fairbanks Pay to theatres to understand plays:
a telegram received from the Tien- $200,000 ransom.
They also in- tsin Rotary Club and the reply of tended to kidnap Pola Negri, but the Shanghai Rotary Club be bent how much Charlie Chapin was to to this foreign and Chinese news be made to pay is not mentioned. papers in Shanghai. Following is
George Bernard Shaw doesn't go
lie goes
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1925.
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Hence its Great Popularity
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u enjoy them. Fle HELYB 紙 himself and elucid} #AFO] ates further 18 follows: "I hate plays that I can understand because they are not like life, which The copy of the message received The Shanghai stork has not gone nobody understands. Give me a from the Tientsin Rotary Club on strike, at least not at Dr. Anne play at which I have not the faintest Roclub, Shanghai: We members Walter Fean's Hospital, 30 Route notion what anyone will say next or Tientsin Rotary Club convey Pichon, French Concession, where how, the play will end; how elas can fraternal greetings Shanghai Rot-three babies were born yesterday your expect me to keep awake at my ary Club and wish tender our morning (June 8.) They were a age? I have poculiar tastes. sympathies in present troubles de son to the Rev. and Mrs. Clifford Most people prefer a ploring as we do any occurrences M. Drury of the Community proper, well-mide play, because regular, which tend to mar the happiness Church; a daughter to Prof., and they can tell beforehand what every- of international relations or run Mrs LH Schulte af St John's one is going to day before they counter to this priciples of service. University, and a daughter to Mr. Jopen their mouths and guess what. We hope that the principle of the Ma N. W. B. Clarke, Mr. is going to happen at the end. mutual respect and confidence for Clarice is Assistant Engineer in the would as soon pay to see all the which Rotary stands will be quickly Public Works Department of the buses, stop in Piccadilly Circus and re-established. The following Municipality. It was reported yes the conductors call out their dealin message was sent in reply to terday that an attempt was made tions: Shaw made the remarks the above Roclub, Tientsin by members of the Students Union in commenting upon a new Lord Greetings. We share your views, to induce the Chinese staff at Dr: play, Comedy of Good and Evil Members Shanghai Rotary Club Fearn's Hospital to strike, but up a play which no one" understood; are doing all possible to re-establial to yesterday they were still on the but which a few people, including mutual respect and confidence. **
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