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THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE,
26. Calne Road. Evening Classes in English, Chin- ese, Mandarin, French, German and Japanese have been started. Stu- dents wishing to join them now will: Be specially donched until they can keep pace with the other students.
Classes in Latin and German for University students (especially) can be started in April Also In Cantonese for Foreigners Apply to Mr. K. O. Young, B.Sc., Principal
TO LET.
TO LET-Ground Floor, Building. Suitable 4s Apply to Tabaqueria AFC. Building,
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NOTICES.
COMING SALE
WEMBLEY "PALACE" AN FILM STUDIO,
PURCHASE FOR $100,000.
THE CHINA MAIL.
"HANDS OFF CHINA.
Those Anti-British Britons.
SPITEFUL IGNORANCE.
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PRISON STRUGGLE,
SIX MURDERERS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE:
TWO POLICEMEN WOUNDED.
London, March: 12. Chicago-Three American and three Mexican murderers awaiting execution in the Poliet Penitentiary engaged in a terrific struggle with the warders and "police in an at- tempt to escape.
HONG KONG BASEBALL.
· ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at the Hong Kong Baseball Association will be held at the American Consulate-Goneral at
London, March 14.
If there is one thing more than 6.30 p.m., WEDNESDAY, April 6th.
The purchase is imminent of the
any other that perpetually aston- All members of the Association gigantic Palace of Engineering at shes me it is the everlasting pro- and othor clubs, interested are re-
Wembley Exhibition at the cost of paganda against England of a cer fquested to attend.
£100,000 for use as British filminin type of Englishman, writes HIN WONG,
studios, if an agreement is reached "John Blunt" in the "Daily Mail" Hon. Secretary.regarding rates and taxes.
No sooner do we get into trouble Hong Kong, 30th March, 1927.
with any
One procured a revolver and other country than a lot of semi-intellectuala and bad-tem-forced a warder to release the five- pered Socialists immediately, with others. The whole of the prison out knowing anything at all about staff, and extra polles were needed to subdue the desperadoes, who did the rights of the dispute, announce, that their country is in the wrong not yield till they had been beaten and forthwith espause (with word) to the ground. the cause of their country's anta- gonlat.
HONG KONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES LIMITED.
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THE THIRD ORDINARY AN THE
NUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the Company, will be held at the Offics of the Company St. George's Building, No. 8, Connaught Road, on FRIDAY, the 8th April, 1927, at 2.80 o'clock p.m. or the purpose of receiving a - Statement of Accounts and the Re- port of the General Managers för the year ended 31st December. 1926, and electing & Consulting Commit- tee and Auditors,
A.P.C.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the a Shop Company will be CLOSED from Filipine, THURSDAY, 31st March, 1927. until FRIDAY, the 8th, April, 1027.. both days inclusive.
As only one-sixth of the building will be utilised at the outset, the Interests, concerned want the rates and taxes to be proportional to the Ultimately, the space occupied. whole structure will be used for the production of British films by 20 or 30 companies.
SIR JOHN JARDINË.
HORSES AND HOUNDS TO BE
SOLD:"
Naturally the present trouble in ¡China has given all these mischief- makers an ignoble opportunity of. Feviking English policy. They know parfectly well that the Government la doing everything to keep the peace, to be friendly with the Chi- nese, and to uphold the rights of. Englishmen with tact and restraint, and yet they do nothing but impute. the vilest motives and to yapp in unison, like a pack of cur dogs: "Hands of China
The Press Association states that the late Sir Robert Jardine's son and heir, Sir John Jardine, who has decided to sell most of his horses. 1s also cutting down his expenses
First to Squeal. in other branches of sport with
It is not me if they cared about equal determination. His grey-China-they are only using it as A hounds, for example, are all to be "SHEWAN, TOMES & CO....
sold. His pack of hounds in Dum-. General Managers.jesshire is being greatly reduced Hong Kong, 30th March, 1927. and other economies are being put
into immediate effect.
LET-Furnished for fvo months from May 1st. Modern Bungalow at No. 4 Broadwood Road containing 2 Reception Rooms and Bedrooms. Rental $250.00 par month. Apply Hong Kong Tram PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
ways Limited,
TO LET-Furnished Flat. 3 Rooms. Rent very low. Huppy Valley. Amply Box 482 e/o "China Mail"
FOR SALE.
Chinese Autiques, Jade, Jewellery, Embroidery, Rare Paintings, Black- wood Wares, One Imperial Keen Lang Enamel Vase, Valued $35,000. Kwong Sang. St. George's Building, kee House Street.
FOR SALE Cabinet Gramophone Pathe) nearly new, with 70 Select- d Racords $150 Apply Box 484, co "China Mal
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LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on and iter MAY 1 1927, the following prices will be charged on Monthly Tickets and Coupons..
Monthly tickets available
between both termini or intermediate stations.... $12.00 Monthly tickets avaliable between, May Road, Bowen
Road, Kennedy Road or $10.00
Lower Terminus Children over 3 years and under 12 years of age half price..
Family Monthly Tickets-ame discounts as at present.
The late Sir Robert had a con-
means of abusing England. To- morrow it might be some other country altogether that they were auding to the skies-as long as by ao doing they could stab. England In the back.
The three Mexicans are still at large. One wounded two pollen- men in the streets.
PICADORS OBJECT..
ANTI-CRUELTY MEASURES IN
BULLRING. !!
London, March 11.. Madrid-A promoter's scheme to prevent the goring of horses in the building is encountering resistance || from the picadors and vested inter-
esta. J
For the Afst time "leather cuirasses were used and the crowda were surious to see what would happen.
The picadora evaded the new rules drawn up in conjunction with
And yet those same agitators.the Society for the Prevention of siderable stud furm at New Eng land, which is a mile beyond Eger these base-minded people who love Cruelty to Animals and did not Lon House. It has been managed to injure the land of their birth attempt to keep the bulls off their and will continue to be managed by are the Arst to aqueal and to call horses, with the result that, the Mr. Alfred Smallwood. Nearly all
for the protection of England if latter repeatedly were gored, six the mares, suge twenty-eight in number, will be put up for auction are abroad. They have no sense, of badly wounded.
ever they get into trouble when they being killed and all the others being. as the Newmarket December Saleschame: they bite the hand that Of the eleven yearings, ten will feeds them, they viilify the country be offered at the July Sules, leaving that tolerates them while they are only a filly by Hurry On out of the in it and guards their Interests
Güinena One Thousand
winner when they are absent. Cinna. The New England pad- docks will thus be empty by the end of the year, but Obliterate, who is
at present standing at the Health
TRAGIC FATE.
AN ATTEMPT TO LIBERATE SLAVES.
Rungoon, March 30. Captain Weat and two Indians have been killed and three wounded,
as the result of an attack on the
Moreover, they are incredibly allly. They rush into a verbal fray against their country simply because it is their country, and can- Farm Stud, will go "there in the not in the least, understand that New Year, and the paddocks and English trade in other parts of the boxes will become available for the world may vitally affect the pros. mares which will come to visit him. perity of English workmen in Eng-while a civil interpreter is missing, As regards the horses in training and They are the slaves of emp-expedition which se out sarly in
two will be retained-Wood ty catchwords, but the liberty they only Nymph and Lifebelt. These will call for applies only to their coun- Join Nothing Venture and Sir John'stry's enemies and the freedom they First Class Coupons-Face value own few horses in training with desire is only freedom to be offen- less 10 per cent. discount.
Felix Leuch, sen. The remainder sive to England! will go up for sale at Newmarket or the morning of the Two Thou- sand Guineas. West Countryman and Star of Pride, at present with Coulthwaite, will also be sold.
Third Class Coupons-Pace value less 10 per cent. discount.
First Class Coupons for nurses, FOR SALE. Bungalow. 402, Severn Toad, Peak. Partly furnished. Four military and naval officers-face Public Rooms, Five Bedrooma and value less 20 per cent, discount.. usual fees Tennis Court and JOHN D. HUMPHREYS. & SON, txtensive
Possession
General Managers. Hong Kong, 27th March, 1927.
grounds.
from 1st June, 1927. Order to vie an application to Messrs. Lowe. Bingham & Matthews, Chartered! Bank Building.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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YOUR visiting cards neatly and promptly printed.-"China Mail Office. No. 5, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
'NOTICE.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
Prospect Place, Bonham Road.
HE Summer Term will begin on Monday, April 4th when an
examination will also be held for New Students at 9am. For Pros- pectus, for boarders and day-boys, i apply
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, Prospect Place. Hong Kong, 31st March, 1927.
UNCLÄIMED TELEGRAMS.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
The following unclaimed Cele grams are lying at the office of The
Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited) -
Hamatico, from Tokyo. Puberul, from Yokohama, Tzeto, from Tientsin.
Lyen, from Shanghal
E. V. JESSEN,
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Superintendent.
Hong Kong Station, Mar. 24, 1927.
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO
List of Unclaimed · Telegrams
lying in . E. Telegraph Office.
Hồng Kong,
Jaguar, from Batavia.-
Underiters, from Shanghai.
E. A LEGGATT,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 24th March, 1927.
LAMMERT BROS,
ADUTIONEERS, APPRAISERE,
LAND SURVEYORI.
Publio Auctions
PILLS
APIOL
MARTINS
& STEEL
Sure and certain for all Panado complainte. Every lady should weap a bax la thekouse, Chemista und Stores sol: hom throughout the world Prior. Martin Christ. Suthampton, 194.
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NICARAGUA'S WARFARE.
Washington, March 30. A United States' naval seaplane has been hit a dozen times by rifle fire by the 200, Liberal troops of Nicaragua. The machine, which returned the fre, was damaged but the aviators were unhurt.Reuter's American Service,
Any Lever Dues,
In various parts of the country futile little cliques of extremists and highbrows are holding indignation meetings against our reasonable and conciliatory attitude to China. They are making specches which show a dense and gratuitous ignor- ance of the whole subject, and are in general comporting themselves
ke spitalul idiote.
January for the Naga Hilla.. in the Kachin Country, in connection with
the liberation of slaves.
The affair occurred in the dis- trict where slavery still exista- Reuter.
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REVISED PRAYER BOOK,
London, March 30. The bishops, in Convocation, adopted a resolution to forward the Revised Prayer Book to the Na- tional Assembly for final approval.
But, of course, having evil inten- The voting in the Canterbury pro-||| tions themselves, they disbelieve. in vince showed 21 to 4 in favour of the good intentions of other people the resolution. York province gave and always assume the worst. And it a unanimous affirmation and the what does it matter to them if theyLower Houses of Convocation con are wrong? Is not China an excel- curred by overwhelming majorities. lent lever to use against England?Reuter.
THE
DOLLAR DIRECTORY
IS NOW
READY
ON SALE
AT
H.K. DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.
5, Wyndham Street
ALSO AT-KELLY & WALSH, HONG KONG
<STALL, LEE YEE, WHARF, PEAK FERRY WHARF, AND HUNG CHEONG.
FERRY KOWLOON
CHIN
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Clues Across.
1. Movea violently..
7. Nimble.
11. Soll
19. OE (actual).
A medicine used for neuralgiasi
17. To rebuke, and
18. To desire.
19. Weight used for precious stones.
DU (actual).
22. A band for the walet
24. Towards.
25. An exclamation of joy.
26. TU (actual),
27. To peristi
28. "T".
30. Mouldy....
33. A large plant with a woody
trunk.
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A disease of the skin.
36. Every one separately considered,
35.
A chum, 1
NER (actual),
42 A
titled
men..
44 Thank you!
48G (actual)
48. A quadruped's parent.
59. The rainbow
62. Alternative.
68. Company (abbzov;)
64. A thin covering.
SE TO
To perform,
To throw
To place...
out
saal negation.
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60%: Word
61
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48.
The back part,
06A circular motion.
67: To be busy, about triffes.
69. The last point.
70. To employ.
71% «Grief,
2. We.
Clues Down.
3. Any critical trial.
4. To lek up.
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Scientific name for heath.
d. Difficulties.
8. Present of "Be.".
9. A tormentor of political candi-
dates.
10. To degrade.........
12. Shaggy.
18. Ancienti
14. A piece of ground,
15. A timber tree.”
16. NAT (actual).
20. Torpado boat destroyer (abbrev.)
22. Of the feminine sex.
23. One or the other,
28. Food
Practical skil
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81: Employed..
82. To yelp.
84. EP (actual).
17 CEILS (actual).
39.. short rope used for fastening
articles.
412
To ba
be mad
*-43. Ons mounted on herseback..
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46. The But
40. Ment
Jules.
~47.- Views: 5
49. Measured.
61. In this manner.
50 A piece of give
62. DDS (actual).
66 A anake like fak
65. To proceed
66. RU(actual)
68, Edlir (abbrev),
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