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"FOURTH TOURNAMENT
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THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 8rd of January, 1927,
Hong Kong, Dec. 80, 1928.
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
General Managers. Hong Kong, December 22, 1926.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN. AND
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Governor in Council of the Colony of Hong Kong having appointed the 3rd day of January, 1927, GENERAL HOLIDAY. and the same
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NICARAGUA
-Buenos Aires, Jan. 1-
WB CHOICE.
Washington, Jaz The newspaper B Nacion"The State Department has fat- describes the recant landing of ly denied the statement made at United States marines in Moscow that the United States Nicaragua as an assault on in has approached Russian Soviet ternational law and a hard blow officinis during the past year on at the Monroe Doctrine which the subject of American recogni- established the definite right of tion of Russia, American nations' freedom from The State Department. has de- all colchising encroachment." clared that the American Govern- Referring to Mr. Kellogg's con-ment, as President Coolidge said tention that the landing was for in his message to Congress does the purpose of protecting Amer-not propose to barter away its ican interests, the paper asserts principles.
RURCHASE.
London, Dec. 21.
Sir Baddoes Rees has acquired: the Aberdrave group of anthracite collleries with a combined annual cutput of over 600,000 tona. purchase price, it is stated, will be over £1,000,000.
The
CALCUTTA LIBEL SUIT.
Calcutta, Dec. 21 The High Court dismissed the libel. sult brought by the Subas Chandra Bose, chief executive off
OUR CROSS
but our readers phonetic
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ON
20
it has not been stated that the If the Soviet authorities are cor of the Calcutta Corporation, caused any damage to, violated property of American citizens or Ordinance, against the "Statesman" contending Nicaraguan forces ready to restore the confiscated now interned under the Bengal any right of, or made any attack make on American residents to justify they can do so. It requires no remarks were fair comment
effective compensation, newspaper on the ground that the the intervention.
conference or negotiations to acmatters of public interest. The paper declares: "Accord-complish these results, which can ing to the precedent thus ea and should be achieved by Moa- tablished, the sovereighty rights cow as evidence of good faith. of American countries are to be The American Government has subordinated to the number of incurred no liabilities to Russia, dollars which the United States nor has it repudiated any obliga- and several historical temples were Fire broke out to-day at Koyasan has invested in their territory."tions. -Reuter's American Service,
The most serious of all Rus- sian activities is the continued propaganda for the overthrow of institutions In this country.
"This Government can enter no
Mediation Decllaede
Managua, Jan. 1. The Conservative Government has refused Costa Rica's offer of;
United States recognition of the directed from Moscow are aban- Diaz Government renders media-doned,"-Reuter's American Ser- Lion unnecessary.
'vice:
vice.
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The Liberals admit that their having been duly notified in the total casualties in the recent Government Gazette, the two EX-3-days battle were 82. They es- TRAORDNARY GENERAL MEET.timate the Conservatives? losses INGS of the Company of which at 150-Reuter's American Ser- noties has already been given for that date will be duly held ng notfiled but will be adjourned and daly held on the following day at thu same time and place.. Dated the 30th day of
1928
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SHEWAN TOMÉS & Co General Managers.
NOTICE.
WE, the undersigned, beg to announce that we have just established ourselves as Importers & Exporters, Coal Contractors, Shipping Agents and Ganerat Providers. We provide laan- shes, lighters and junks for carrying cargoes from Hong Kong to Kongmoon, Canton, and Wuchow; superintend the loading aral unloading of same and guarantee the safe delivery of all goods entrusted to us into our own godown from which place they will be further transferred to any required destination, holding ourselves responsible for any ITH reference letter re- damages that may occur.
For terms chived from the Compradore and particulars please apply to our local branch in the Bank of Canton Association tu the
effect that Building. commencing Trum 1st January; ;
WANG LEE CO 1927, for all goods contracted. To Hong Kong, Dec. 21, 1926. arrive" or sales from Spet Cargo." the Compradore commission shall be 1%, we hence have jointly held meetings to the enelusion, that for ail goods ao contracted or sold, we can pay the usual 1⁄2 commission. only and no further increase what- ever Besides having duly inform» | ed the Compradore association of our resolution, we hereby cause the same advertised. «
PIECE GOODS GUILD AND SUNDRIES GOODS GUILD. Hong Kong, 1st Berember, 1926.
Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR Chater Road, St. George's Bldg. (Keechong Building).
MR. KODAKA, WHOLESALE PEARÜ MERCHANT FROM JAPAN exhibits a fine collection of PEARLS and
"
PEARL JEWELLERY
Fog, Two Weeks Only,
It is the FIRST TIME that a fine collection of PEARI necklaces, brooches, rings, etc. in show' in Hong Kong.
Visitors are waleme to inspect the Pearls, even if they do not buy,
KOMOR & KOMOR
Art and Curl Experts
Keechong Bldg.
- Hong Kong
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HONGKONG HEIGHTS.
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
Island,
Fect.
Victoria Peak
Signal Station
1828 1774
M Parker
1784
Mountain Lodge
$17.25
The Byrie
Peak Hotel
1726 $18060
Talkoo Sanatorium
Mt Davis
fedhland.
"1
MEE LAM.
Ladies' Hair Dressing Saloon.
15 PRAYA EAST
First Barber Shop Past The
Naval Cantern..
SHANGHAI SUICIDE.
.
THIRTEEN MURDERS:
burnt
COSTLY JAPAN FIRE.
Tokyo; Dec. 28.
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The damage is estimated" at 2,000,000 yen.
FRENCH AVIATORS' PLANS.
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Bordeaux, Dec. 23. According to "Le Petit Journal" two. French military aviators will try next spring the air trip Parla Dakar Buenos Aires-Panama Naw York Paris..
FLOODS IN PERAK.
Parnell, Texas, Dec. 27. Police have published a lengthy inias@akať" "in which "George J. Hassell is said to have confessed to
Ipoh. Dec. 23. [klEng his wife and eight step chil-| Heavy rains occurred last night, (dren with an axe last December 8 flooding the country over, a wide
and also to murdering a woman and area in middle Perak. late Detective Sab-Inspector of the years ago.
The death of James Douglas, three children in California three Last night's mail train is atill:
The names of the Calihald up at Padang Rengas, on its Shanghai Municipal Police, took fornin victims were not divulged way to Penang. place at 8.30 o'clock on the night of The bodies of his wife and step December 26 under tragic circum-children were found last Frida
a dugout on the Hassell farm.
stances.
ky
FRENCH MERCHANTS.
AVS
Bordeaux, Dec. 23.
HUNGARY AND FRANCE..
Paris, Dec. 21..
Sub-Inspector Douglas took his own life in a motor-cur on Hannen.
A commercial agreement be- Road. outside the Victoria Nursing:
tween Hungary and France' was! Home in a manner which most of his many friends considered to be
Members of the National Com-signed yesterday, the latter there one of the last he would have mittee and Councillors of French by obtaining a concession respect ing wine, textiles and perfumery.. adopted He did so, I is said. Exterior Commerce assembled yes- owing to his having experienced terday under the presidency of profound disappointment over
M. Daniel Serruys, the Director, marriage engagement.
for an examination of commercial agreements.
M. Serruys reported:
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ONTARIO'S GOVERNOR
Ottawa, Dec. 21. on the subject of the internationall It is officially announced that CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA. organisation of production and Cus- W. H. Ross, of Toronto, has been toma policy in various countries and appointed Lieut-Governor of: On- the poifey of maximum liberty. showed the necessity of resuming taric na from January 12.
Berlin, Dec. 21.
to
NOVEL CHRISTENING. "
· 1! London Dec. 20.
The Asiatic South African Con- ference ppened .on Monday at
DIAMOND DIVIDEND. Capetown. The Chinese Associa- tion of South Africa wired the
London, Dec. 200 Home Minister its opposition theConference
De Boer'a Consolidated Mines, decisions. and
Many children attended a novel Ltd, announce an interim dividend claiming for the Chinese equal
ceremony at St. Peter's, Kensing-of 20 per cent. for preference shares rights to other civilised nationalston, London, on Sunday, when and 30 per cent. for deferred shares. and threatening to invoke
the baby girl, second cousin of the Earl League.
!!
of Chichester, was christened.
14 The lesson was read by a ¡years old girl.
ADMIRAL'S DEATH,,"
Milan, Dex 21.. Vice-Admiral Simonetti, Com- of the Italian. Navy, has died aged 61 years..
The vicar had a small table London, December 31. The placed in the chancel and on it Air Ministry has ordered were a miniature stone font con- two all-metal flying boats with a taining a cupful of water from the capacity of fifteen passengers and Jordan, two lighted candies and amander-in-Chief driven by three engines of a total crucifix. of 1,350 horse-power, with a non- stop range of 500 miles, to be used for experimental flights on the trans-Mediterranean, Calcutta and Singapore sections, 10,000] miles of the Empire air route from London to Australia. The
The Spanish Guinea flyers ar The Prince of Wales had his rived at Port Etienne after a machines are to be known as the right wrist" and thumb bound up forced landing at Rio de Oro. Calcutta type.--Reuter.
THE UNTOUCHED MEAL. People Who Starve With Food on The Table.
"No, I simply cannot eat."
· PRINCE INJURES WRIST,
London, Dec, 22,
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22-Halt
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baseball team 30-Satta
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At the Milan art-auction Gio-i Association, at Buckingham Palace varni Segantini's "Two mothers" to-night. The Prince described his reached 1,100,000 Lire, two other injury as "a mere nothing." Ear-Segantinis 500,000 and 300,000 lier he was out shooting with the respectively. King at Windsor.,
MERELY RUMOURS,
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SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG FOR JAN«, 1927,
(Standard Time of the 120th Meridian, Bast of Greenwich.).
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London, Dec. 22. The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mall" declares on the best authority that there are no grounds
Oslo reports that Stresemann, Briand, Chamberlain and Dawes will meet at Oslo in January for the ceremonial investiture with, the Nobel Peace awards.
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The Land Officer has been áp polated Registrar of Marriages and the Assistant Land Officer Deputy Regletrar of Marriageaktive
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6.11
Certificates for Architectą, bar-
to the reports current as to re-arm-risters, dentists, medical practi ing between France and Italy, toners, pharmaceutical chemists, There are no diplomatic questions and solicitors to practise for 1927 pending which could possibly cause may be obtained from the Stamp the slightest friction between the office on payment of the stamp duty countries,
ROUMANIAN ELECTIONS.
London, Dec. 20. Tue, Bucharest Times" reports the result of the elections. an 208
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NEW ZEALAND FILMS,"
The Maintenance Orders (Fact- lities for Enforcement) Ordinance of 1921, has been made reciprocal between Victoria (Australia) and Hong Kong.
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woman named Mrs. Violet Mass Mo and her three children. The Mr Chin family recently arrived in Canada under the settlement scheme and obtained a farzu. at She
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