WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1927.
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FOR
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TO LET.
TO LET.-Modern 3-roomed Flats at best residential quarter of Tsim- sha-tsui, Kowlnom tak Apply Box No. 177.eo "China
Moderate on
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WHY SWELTER?-COME WHERE THE PINE TREES PINE!
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NOTICES.
NOTICE.
THE INSTITUTE, will re-open on
TUESDAY, March Lat. Stu- cents joining classes held. at Queen's College will be enrolled at the Edvention Department only (Fire Brigade Station building, 3rd floor) those joining elassos held at the Central British School, Kow- loon, may be enrolled at that School.
NOTICES.
THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE, 21, Prayn East..
THE CHINA MAIL.
On FRIDAY NEXT, 4th March, by kind permission of Capt. B. H. Ramsay, M.V.O., R.N. H.M.S. "DANAE'S"." DANCE: BAND.
will give a CONCERT in the above Institute
WINGED POLICE.
THE WORK OF THE FLYING-
SQUAD.
HOT ON THE TRAIL OF CRIME:
The exploits of the Scotland-yard fying squad, which has been part cularly active in London recently, cominencing at 8,48 p.m. punctually.us, if not more than, the work of appeal to the imagination as much Collection in aid of the Missions,
to Sehmen,
ADMISSION PREE,
SELLING HEIRLOOMS.
HOME JUDGES ASK IF IT IS NECESSARY
PRICES NEVER SO HIGH.
Applications for permission to sell entailed heirlooms
are be coming so frequent, because of
death duties, that judges are now the pressure of taxation and ay branch of the great Metropoll-much more exacting in their in- tan Police Force, states a Home quiries, and are thslating that the newspaper.
poverty of the applicants must be proved.
There is a popular idea that the squad goes off on a job much Ba firemen start off to fight a fire, with
Entry forms may be obtained at Central British School. the Education Department or at the HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. the clang of alarm bells and the
Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1927.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
LOW FURNISHED: South-West WWE have This Day removed Breezes. Swimming Bath. Five
nur offices. 10 York Building Minutes Chair-Ride from Trams.}{ Top floor) Chater Road Must
NOMINAL het.
RENT Careful Tonhnt. Apply Box 476.. eo China alil."
MISCELLANEOUS.
OUR visiting cards neatly and promptly printed."China Mail Office, No. 5. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
THOMSON & CO. Chartered Accountants. Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1927.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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RACE MEETING 1927
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2nd & 5th March.
MEMBERS BADGES. 【EMBERS' Badges of Admission M
are now ready and may be obtained by those Members, who have not already received them, from Messrs. Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Bulidings.
Members are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetings of this
wear.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. THE FINAL DIVIDEND de-
clared for the year ending introducing two non-members to Members have the privilege of 31st December, 1928) at the rate of the Members" Enclosure. Three Pounds Sterling together A limited number of tickets are Sterling is payaule on and alter the 24th February, 1927, at the Offices of the Corporation where Shareholders are requested to apply for warrants.
LAMMERT BROS. with Bonus of Two Pounds
AUCTIONEERS, Appraisers;
AND SURVEYORS..
Public Auctions
THE Undersigned have received)
instructions. bo sell by Public
Avetion
ON." THURSDAY the 3rd March, 1927, commencing at 11 am.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
98 Cases Whisky
87 Cases. Royal Ale
20) Cases Vermouth
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 26th Feb,, 1927.
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC · COMPANY, LIMITED...
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN
that the THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 32 Cases Millar Mitchell Lager will be held at the Company's
Offees. P. & 0 Building C ĮSATURDAY, 5th March, 1927, at (11 a.m, for the purpose of present- ing the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1926. and electing Directora and Audi-
Beer
10 Cases Rob Roy Whisky
AND
A Quantity of Royal, Lion and
Old Tom Been.
(in small lots to suit purchasers),
On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery..
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1927.
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THE Undersigned have received Tatructions from B A. Ram, Eng to sell by Pubile Auction
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THURSDAY, the 3rd March, 1927 commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at "The Cottage" Barker Road, No. 452, The Peak
A Large Quantity Of VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Comprising:-
Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Glass Cabinets, Leather Seat Chairs, Carpets, Pictures and Electric Fittings, etc. Teak Sideboards, Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chair, Dinner Waggon, Ice Chest, Glass Ware. Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, etc.
Teak Bedsteads, Teak Dres- sing Table with Bevelled Mirror, Teak Chest of Drawers, Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled "Mirrors,) Medicine Chesta, Side Tables. Teak Washstanda, Toilet Sets, etc., etc.
A
AND
Quantity of
Blackwood
Ware, Curios, Chinese Porcelains,|
tors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 21st February to 5th March, 1927, both days inglusive.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
LTD
Agents.
Hong Kong. 12th Feb., 1927.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION.
SIXTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON
SATURDAY, 5th March, at 9.15 p.m.. at the THEATRE ROYAL
MAIN EVENT:
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35 Round Contest for Welterweight Championship of the Colony STOKER NORMAN MORRIS H.M.S. "Hermes"
♥.
A. B. DIXON
H.M.S. "Frobisher."
Booking at Moutrie's: Members-2nd and 3rd March.
Japanese Prints and Old Chinese General Public 4th and 5th March.
Pictures etc., etc.
On View from Wednesday, the
2nd March 1927.
Auctioneers.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1927.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD..
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The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited) :-
Moris, from Amoy. "Taishinyoko, from Shimonoseki,
Clade Folkener, from Yokohama. Iyonenlla Bunhamu Tanke. 71,
"from Amoy."
Pursell, from Kobe.
Dorothy White, from Shanghai.“
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong Station, Feb. 24, 1927.
EASTERN EXTENSION "AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH 'co
List of Unclaimed Talegraras lying in.. E. Tolograph Office. Hong Kong..
Abel, Miller House or Claremont,
from Foochow
Breyer, from London."
Hardiviler, from Honkay. Jayme Sison, from Hollo.
ME A. LEGGATT,
Superintendent: Hong Kong, 24th Feb., 1927:
USUAL PRICES."
If you want the latest, fullest and most re-: liable information on China
THE
LEKINA
YEAR
BOOK
Consult
THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1926-27,
·Obtainable at
KELLY & WALSH, LTD. HONG KONG
PRICE $15.00.
The rush is undiminished; al- though agreement has to be secured between the holder, the heir, and the heir-presumptive.
rattle of high-powered machinery, Nothing could be further from faet. The flying squad, when it goes to Prices were never so high, and work, has one great object in view, American buyers are converting and that is, to make Itsolf as in- Into welcome cash ancestral conspicucua as possible. It de- plate, pictures, jewellery, furni- Anitely does not want to attract at-ture, prints, and manuscripts, tention.
The squad leaders are informed in tos.n and country houses.
which for years have been lying) that a convict has Bscapod,
·Valuers are busy seeking pedi- motor bandits have brought off a coup. All the information in handgrees for articles which, in them la passed on to the leaders. Then, selves, would be of comparatively In a few moments, a motor-van little worth.
or
(similar to those discreet "plain" | "People cannot afford to keep furniture vans) slips silently out of things only to be admired or look Scotland-yard and a speedily Inst fed at which. If sold, would bring| to sight. Nobody takes the alight-in an income," a valuer said to est notice of the vehicle, which has a "Daily Express" representative. ita counterpart in thousands of recently. highway,
"Consider a silver other vehicles using the public dressing case which had been in A few seconds elapse an old Devonshire house since another lorry leaves the Yard, and 1743. It was bought then for later another..
In each of these vehicles there
available and may be obtained from Mesars. Linstead & Davis, Alexan- may be a dozen detectives all hid- dra Buildings, on or before-Saturden from the general view of the day February 26th, 1927. at a cost public. Naturally, the more urgent of $10 each per day or $30 for the search the hotter the trail, and the Meeting.
the greater the number of officers employed.
Keenness.
£340,
"If this money had been laid out at compound interest, it would have grown by now to an immense sum.'
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The charge for admission for badies to the Members' Enclosure will be 4 per day. Each member There is nothing to distinguish FIRST FLIGHT IN 1560. Can obtain upon application to these men from the average class the Secretary, badges for the ad- of man who will be met with in mission of two Ladies free of the district to be searched. They ORIGINATOR BEHEADED AS A charge. Quno pretext will chillock like respectable mechanics in drew bo permitted in either the East End while at other times enclosure during the Arst three they appear in the West End ay days racing.
prosperous-looking professional or
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE: Tickets of Admission
to
the
business men.
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SORCERER
London. January 22-"Wilbur and Orville Wright may be con- sidered fortunate that the roal originator of aviation was Beheaded in 1680 as a sorperer,
says the Strasbourg correspondent. of the
They are all alike in one respect, Public Enclosure, price $3 per from senior to junior, they are keen. day for all persons including: Their enthusiasm never Bags. Ladies, may be purchased from They put in many anxious hours, "Daily Mail." Mesers. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. or at many hours of unofficial overtime,
the Gate:
Soldiers and Sailers in uniform admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1-per day..
Admission by ticket only..
SERVANTS' PASSES. Pusses for Servants will be Issued on application to Messre, Linstead & Davis, Buildings.
but they never tire. Taken year in and year out, their record of Bue- cesses is extraordinarily high when It is remembered that many care- fully planned coupe can be spoiled by the slightest unforeseen incident, as, for example, fog:
The Yard itself is behind. these mon who do such, splendid work AlexandraThe motor tenders provided are swift, and, as time progresses, will Employers are requested to dis-be even swifter. They are equip tribute them with discrimination,ped with wireless apparatus. 80 and to endorse their names on the that they are always th touch with passes.
L "the Yard.. Any new information Servants are not permitted in the which comes to headquarters in the Members' Enclosure except for course of the search is sent to the passing through on their duties, but vans in a few seconds. The flying must remain in their employers' squad is undeniably one of the most stands.
efficient bodies of men in the world,"
Any persons found loitering about with, Servante' Passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 15th Feb., 1927
During December the cost of living fell from 79 per cant. to 75 per cent. above the pre-war level..
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Reading were successful in their second replayed Cup-tie against Manchester United by 2 goals to 1.
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Documents from Kremlin reveal that a Russian named Nikicha, supported himself on wings.
Farther holding a parachute, he glided from the top of Alexandro- skaia Cathedral to his feet.
Ivan the Terrible, who was in a viclent anger, said: "This man is a Borcerar.. His invention is thei devil's invention. Man in a man. not a bird. Strike off his hand."
A BAD SCHOLÅR!
The Deputy Chairman at the London Sessions asked a min, “Do you mean to say that your boy is 18 and does not know what a betting slip is?"
The Man: He doesn't know, "sir, He is a very bad scholar.
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1. The PRIZES in this competition are AWARDED STRICTLY
on MERIT.
2.
3.
Each solution sent in must be made on the coupon cut from the "China Mall” Any number of solutions may be sent in. An entry foo of fifty cents must accompany each coupon. Thres entries, however, may be sent in together for one dollar. Letters sent through the post must not contain coins, as they
·will not be delivered by the Post Office.
4. No entry will be considered, under any circumstances whatso-
ever, unless entry money for each solution is enclosed,
5.
Entries must reach the office of the "China Mall” not latër than the time and date for closing announced on the coupon." 6. No responsibility is accepted for loss or delay in the post. All
letters should be registered and/or sealed.
7. The prize of $50 must be won and will be awarded for an all
correct or nearest correct solution. In the event of tles the $50); - will be divided. No competitor may win more than one share of the prize in each competition..
8. The coupon must not be defaced in any way. All attempts
must be in plain block letters and legible,
9. The Editor's decision will be final and binding in all matters of dispute, and he reserves the right to enter into Correspondence regarding the Competition,
10.
Solations will be published with the results, in this paper, every Thursday following the Closing Date...
11.
Coupons will be kept for four days after the results of the com- petition have been published.
12.
18.
AR letters must be addressed, "China Mail" Cross-words, c/o- "China Mall Offices, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong, No member of the staff of the "China Mail will be allowed to compete.
14.
Solutions are held under sealed cover and in no way will be opened until the close of the competition.
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-To “China Mail" Cross-Words,”
c/o "China Mail" Offices,
No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.
DEAR SIRS,
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I agree to abide by your rules, and I enclose.
for
Name
Address.
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solution (s) which are attached.
[Please Write in Block Letters.]
CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, MAR, 7, [Coupons received at the "China Mail Office after mid-day
on Monday will not be included in the competition.]
Clues Across,
1. To make rough, 0. Surrounding.
11. A printer's measure,
12. To carefully examine. 13. Consumed.
15. A place where a
and begins to develop
germ lodges
16. A raminant of the camel family.
19. A subject for discussion. 20. Unlawful.
22. Greasy liquid,
ress.
23. This is "Easy" 24. A
A head-dre 25. NN (actual), 26. Το touch gently.
A small tally tag.
28. A
Clues Down,
2. Non-existence: a cipher.
8. Royal Engineers (abbrov)) 4. Loss of memory;
5. Women of refined manners.
6. To help..
7. Initiale of a military' decoration.
8. Uned for tennis, golf, ste
9. Place of ingress or a small bay, 10: Thread-like.
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12. Makes reparation.
14. A enake-like fish.
80. A
A period of time (then reverse
17. Same as "Again.”
18. On the lee rido,
ม
81. Laid by a hep.-
38. Exclamation of surprise.
85. To tease.
37. Royal Navy (abbrev:)
38. By word of mouth.
40. Summary of articles of religions.
belief.
42. A tree of the Pacific,
44. Denotes a thing
A
crow.
45,
Jainted
201
brood.
hear,
47. To be part in animals..
49. Ento (actual).
61. Church of England, (abbrev:) 52. To bo in troubl.,
56.houshold god of divination
(Hob:)
58. A type of curly costed dog (then".
reverve it),
60. 3rd pers:, eing” pres: of “Be”.
A peer
61
of the realm!
62 Belonging to me (poss; ad]:)
An. Irritating, sensation in the akin.
84. The supraceudal plate of
chelonian caTEPECS.
65. Open (pootle),US
́67. In 1ƒke-MÄNNERE
88. T B (actuand) 200
69. To kindle,
21. A loash.
27. To scare aWRY,
29. An unmarried man.
22. Stern.
34. Levantine spirituous liquor.
86. A derisiva smile.
39,
A flower.
2
41
To stop or baz,
42. A vetch.
48. Royal Scots (abbrev:)
48. Watery stuff, th
48. A hay loft.
50. Out from.
51. The jawE.
58. Images
58. Doomed
56. Pertaining to chief race in the
Indo-Chinese peninsula.
57 Wealthy.
59. "To-do" reversed.
62. Plurst of "man.”
06. To miz
Competitors are reminded that the prize for the correct solution, or if nobody succeeds in solution for the NEAREST correct solution.
roct
You have not done the eroad-word puzzle in full, send in have done it may prove to be the nearest correct solution.