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Wedding and Christening Cakes to Order Only the best food and wines served. Telephone:-C. 2336 ,,NOWELL B. WHITE,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Globe Trottora sra heving Farisian Museums are provins
a successful season in Shanghal
The next Home all is due on Saturday by the s. Derfinger. The mall is coming via Negupatam and contains letters only, dated London, January 28,
|the tomb of a number of world product
famed "picturen, Canvasos by || Merrie: "England by Raphael, Vine, Carolus Duran, Choral and Dramatic Societ Henner, Renoir, Monst, Deras Admirable Crichton by Selangor Sargent, Boldini and others, but players, and The Sorcerer by miration of every connoisseurs are pro
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almost unrecognisable, ........ The 'reas. An annual como, computed |son is afforded by Albert Flument, at from 30,000 to 94,000 francs, In Geld dollar bonds in connes who says, "In winter most Parizmade by various Parle professional tion with the Banque Industrielle state art galleries rogister a tam beggare whose pitch is usually de China are now held at the disperature of 24 degrees Fahrenhelt outside a big Paris church or at posal of creditors who are advised and in summer the same state art the entrance of a subway station. to call and claim them.
galleries register 104 degrees," Donations chiefly come from Amer
Idans. The Paris courts recently sentenced a thief to a two year jail tem for having robbed 'n beggar' of his twest five years earnings.
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The Bishop of London's recom- mendation for Lenten reading is "Personal Rellyton and the Life of Fellowship" by Eishop Temple, of Marichester, Bishop Temple's father was a former Bishop of London.
The Hongkong Telephone Company Limited. give notice that on and after March 1st, 1926, their registered office will be at No. 17, Queen's Road, Centrul A business communications should be so addessed..
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Through the curvival .pf signments of rice, totalling 15,000: ploule in weight from cities in Chekiang and Kiangsu the price of the food has dropped in Shanghai to $14.30 per pleal, which res presents in decrease of 70 cents
An editor received from a lady. aome verses, daintily tied up with. pink ribbon, and entitled, "I Wor- der if Me Miss: Me?" After reading them, he returned the effort to the sender with the follow- ling note: Dear Madam- he ||dees,, he ought never to be trasted
with Brearms again.
and
From Messrs.. Dodwell Co., Ltd, we have received some testing samples of the Kolok for "silk gauzy" carbon paper. which is claimed the maximum
#number of manifold ecpies, clear- ness of impression, cleanliness of handling, and darability and Juniformity. This brand is made
" purple. Bluek, bhie, red, and green. It is manufactured by the Kolok Manufacturing Co... Eld.. [Rochester works, London..
ABOVE: LADY DECIES
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By court order in New York the millions of George J. Gould wil be distributed among the children by his first wifo. Among those to share in the fortune. are Lady Decies and Mrs. A. J. Drexal Jr..
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"You can sentences a man to five years for stealing a pair of boots, but not mere than two years for a much graver öffence said SIT Ernest Wild the Recorder At the Old Bailey "The old iden was that property was everything. and persone did not matter vary much," he added. A man was supposed to be able to look after. his own person, his wife and his dependants, but, he could not look! after his property because he had tobe oat hunting Gradually we are beginning to realise that offences against the person are much more serious" than cffences against property...
"Fathers and Mothers of Dear Old Dover" were given a New Year party bythe "K.K.K.K.," or the Klassical Konfraternity. of Kongenial Kondreres. In keeping with the kareful alliteration of the [society the passwords to all gather- ings are Komradeship. Kourtesy. Kordinlity, and Kindness. Among:
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Advances made on Landed Property, Goods, etc.
Trustees of Estates, Executors of
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Warehousing of Goods
Description.
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the general objects of the Society HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES,LTD.
of Four "K's" are the following;-:
To keep smiling. Diffuse cheerfulness: Promote happiness.
Respect the aged. Assist the young.
Clothe the naked.
Feed the hungry... Discourage hypocrisy. Play the man. Enjoy life.
Labour for the good of all.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. W. A. Taylor, Chief Medicul Omeer, Penang, will be going Home ou leave in the spring
Mr. H. O. Waser, formerly Man- Ager of the Tor Hotel, Kobe, has
Findlater, Mackie Todd & Co., Ltd. arrived in Shanghai to take over
(Purveyor's to HE. Major-General Luard, G.O.C)
Findlater's "Special" Whisky
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$1 Treble Diamond" Port
Winter's Tale Sherry
Old Tom Gin
Dry Gin
**Stag's Fead"" Lager Beer
Bulmer's Ciders etc., etc.
Price list on application to
GILMAN & CO., LTD. Hongkong Bank Building.
CAMPBELL MOORE &
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- LADIES & GENTLEMEN'S HAIR DRESSERS.
The Oldest Hair Dressing Saloon in the Colony..
Established 1876.
19. Queen's Road Central, Ist floor.,
the manugership of the Astor House Hotel,
Mr. W. Stark Teller, H. M. Vice, Consul in charge of the Land Office the British Consulate-General at Shanghai and Mrs, Toller will sail by the P. and O. es. Mantua," fon Murch 2; for Home leave:
Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hardoon, a large number of Shanghai -Chineas poor received sufficient quantities of rice to last them for some days to come. It was in view of the few rice shipments and the resulting hardships of the poor that, it was déeïdeď to distribute free, rics....
Lt. Col. R. C.. Luard Mrs. C. CO Luard, and Mrs. E. G Luard are among the passengers coming out on the "Morea" next month."
Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet is ap pointed to act as Superintendent of police, Singapore, with effect from December 3..
Mr.. Vernon Smith, late of the Word has beon. received in Asiatic" Petroleum Company's Ipoh Tokyo of the death on January 12,Branch, is back from Home leave at Norfolk, Virginia, of Captain and is now managing the Com- Lyman Cotten, who at the time of pany's branch at Kuala Lumpur. the earthquake was Naval Attaché at the American Embassy, Captain Cotten; who had a distinguished war record, le survived by Mrs. Cotten and two sous..
ary 27. Mr. and Mrs. Scott expect to return to Kobe after six months in England for schooling. furlough. Their son will remain
The farewell reception given to Sir Charles Eliot, the retiring: British Ambassador, by the British Community of Tokyo on January 123 was marked by the absence of any formality. There were no Charlen moving speeches, Sir: round and chatting with everyone in turn.
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As a sign of their appreciation. Mr. George Scott, manager of the of the manner in which the police Kobe Office of Metropolitan Vickers of the Shanghai French Conces-
Ltd, has left for England with alon have protected them against Mrs. Scott and the sun George shall never ang to you again. armed robbers, Chinese merchantsThey changed at Shanghai to the Good-bye." there have decided to present
Blue Funnel steamer "Hactor," With these words Dame Nellie Captain lori and his men with which sailed from there on Febru Melba took leave of a Glasgow suitable gifts.
audience when she began her fare- well tour of Great Britain. The prima donna, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief, told the audience. “I have to go. I have The death has taken place in a had a wonderful reign, and I thank nursing home at Alton in Hamp-you, friends; for having enabled shire (England) of Mr. W. Gme to reign so long." She con- years cluded her programme by, singing Feast, who was for many connected with Messrs Butterfield Homo, Sweet Home," to her own and Swire at Kobe and Yokohama accompaniment. as a chartered accountant. Al though more than two years have clapsed since the great earth- quake in Yokohama, he, may be re- garded as a victim of that appall ing disaster, as he was badly in jured then and was in the sea for a number of hours, and, like several more, who escaped with their lives, emerged with nerves hopelessly shattered. After recuperating" "to some extent Mr. Feast went on three months leave to Austraila, returning to Kobe in January, 1021 But the change failed to restare him to health, as bo WAS again taken seriously ill shortly After his return to Japan and in October of that year he went home to England Mrs Feast, agafri ae companying him The immediate cause of death is believed to have begi apinal tuberculosim Walter Godfrey Feast came to Kobeabout. 180 years ago and but for a year For two in Shanghái was in Japan, all the time. He was married · in 1899. Both he and fla wifa figured. prominently ip musical circles in
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