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FOR
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WANTED.
COMPRADORE WANTED. — An old-established. frm requires the services of a Compradore who is thoroughly conversant with the Import Trade of South China and who Cân furnish substantial Please apply Box No. security, 503, care of "China Mail."
TO LET.
TO LET Spacious Offices in No. 11, Queen's Road Central, centrally situated, very moderate rentals. Apply to David Sassoon & Co., Ltd.
TO LET "Bellevue" No. 6 Feak Fully-furnished from lat Road. December, 1927. Apply to Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.-Essex 6 Cylinders in perfect condition. Only 5 months' use, and only driven by owner, who gives it away for $1,800, on account of his leaving the Colony. Apply Duro Motor Company, Kowloon.
FOR SALE-Chefoo, Stamps. Un- used. Set of six stamps:-2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 cents. Price $2 per set. Apply Box No 500, c/o "China Mail."
FOR, SALE-One brass "Hung Ming" pan of the Chinese Hab Dynasty with automatic springe Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 187, c/o "China Mail"
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YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed.--"China Mall" Office, No. 5. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVIVORS.
-Public Auctions-
HE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions from The Regis
trar The Supreme Court, to sell by Public Auction
ON
MONDAY, the 19th Sept, 1927, commencing at 9.30 a.m.
on the premises
The Goods and Chattels of Marie
NOTICES.
H.K.W.G. AND M.CL.
Victoria Branch.
NOTICES.
CHINESE CUSTOMS'
NOTIFICATION..
THE CHINA MAIL.'
THE OFFICES and STATIONS TILL all Members who have of the CHINESE MARITIME W not already done so and CUSTOMS 10 Bowloon and Dis- any ladies wishing to join the above kindly send in their $1trict will be CLOSED to Public subscription for 1927 on or before Business on the 22nd September,
SEPTEMBER 25th to
Mrs. H. K. HOLMES,.. Hon. Sec., Victoria Branch, 17, Bowen Road,
FUN O'THE FAIR. “
Send your White Elephants, please!
THE MILITARY BRANCH of
Tthe Hong Kong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League are arranging
A WHITE ELEPHANT STALL. at
LEE GARDENS,
On 1st October, 1927. Everyone has a White Elephant. One Man's Meat is another Man's Poison.
Everybody's loved by someone.
Your White Elephant may be just what your Neighbour pines for.
Send your White Elephant as soon as possible to
Mrs. T. A. F. ROBINSON,
Helena May Institute.
FUN O' THE 'FAIR.
THE KANDY KIDS Sell Scrumptious Sweets.
Orders for Candy (92.00 pound) can be booked NOW by
Mrs. MEYER.
18, Peak Road.
You can order: Fudge, Sea Foam, Penucci, Mixed Candies, Fondants, Divinity, and Peanut Brittle.
T
First Come Best Served!
HONG KONG & KOWLOON
TAXICAB CO., LTD. :
IN LIQUIDATION.
ENDERS are invited for the Purchase of the following as they now stand in storage:— 20 Citroen Taxicabs recently over- hauled and in good condition.
Citroen Taxicabs requiring, small repairs.
20
Large quantity of used apare
Taxicab Body and Engine. Parts, Wheels, et..
| Also large quantity of New Citroen Spare Parts costing approxi- mately $15,000.00, Inspection can be arranged on application.
Tenders, accompanied by Deposit of 5 per cent, of offer, will be rez ceived up to 15th October, 1927 and jshould be addressed to the under-
signed.
JOHN FLEMING, C.A., Liquidator,
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews,
3, Queen's Road, Central,
Hong Kong.
8th September, 1927.
Flint, J. L. Durand, The Europe THE SHANGHAI MIND!
Asin Trading Co., and The Cafe Restaurant Parisien of No. -12 Pedder Street, Ground Floor and Rear Portion of First Floor. comprising:-
Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Nice Carpete and Rugs, Oil Paint- Ings, Pictures, Electric Ceiling and Table Fans, Table and Bracket Lamps and Fittings, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Linen, Ice Chests, Blackwood Ware, Wines, Liqueurs, Type- writers, Adding Machine, Mimeo- graph Machine, Desks, Safes, Fil- ing Cabinets, Clocks, Teak and Glass Partitions, Fixtures and Fit- tings, Dresses and Materials, Hats, Trimmings, Hand Bags, etc., etc.
ALSO
One Baby Grand Piano.
~AND
One Kelvinator.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneer
Hong Kong, 18th September, 1927,
NOTICE
TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has available to ship as watch-- men, seamen," Bié:
Our men are employed! by the
passenger
lines we guarantee) satis-
ction:
Please phone
aumati or
Man Stree
Get the September issue of the - CHINA JOURNAL and read Mr. A, de C. Sowerby's defence of Shanghai's mentality.
ANGKOR
1927.
A. J. HOPE, Assistant-in-Charge, temporarily, Chinese Maritime Customs, Kowloon & District. York Buildings, Hong Kong, 16th Sept., 1927,
NOTICE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF:
HONG KONG
"ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Miscellaneous Proceedings. -No. 28 of 1927.
IN THE MATTER of
Me and IN THE MATTER the Companies Ordinance 1911.
THE YOUNGSTERS.
CINEMA NOTES.
HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD QUEEN'S THEATRE'S NOTABLE
AND MAC. L
FILM.
A MAGNIFICENT BALL.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN desire to help the poor and suffer the part of the director, who per-1
THE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held in
THE CLUB HOUSE- on TUESDAY, the 27th Sept, 1927,
at 5.80 p.m. BUSINESS:
Report and accounts 1926-1927. Election of Officers 1927-1928. General.
By Order of the Committee,
J. P. ROBINSON, “
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 17th September, 1927.
STOP DIGESTIVE PAIN QUICKLY.
HOME TUITION,
The worst attacks of indigestion are stopped in a few seconds by taking a little Biaurated' Magnesia in: water. THEIR USE AND AIM.
immediately after eating.. 'Blaurated": Magnesia goes right to the seat. of the trouble, neutralisen excesa acklity, Many years ago the present The film version of Sir James stops fermentation, famed stomach writer was organising a collection.
and soothes, heals among children for the Little Barrie's famous story "A Kiss ning made raw by the nation of acide.
and strengthens the THE CHINA PROVIDENT Folks Convalescent Home. One For Cinderella" will be screened. Bjaurated Magnesia is used by thot LOAN AND MORTGAGE small boy wrote enclosing a postal at the Queen's Theatre for the sands of people who once suffered with discovered this COMPANY LIMITED, & order with the following letter last time to-day. Few pictures indigestion, but, having REDUCED W
I am sending you 27 for the have required such care in the real remedy that never fails, now keep poor children. I earned it by pull casting, especially for the ball-Barated Magnesia powder or tablets always handy. You can get ofing out my teethi
room scene. The task of select at all chemists, so if you suffer from The spirit of this youthful hero ing the 400 extras who appear digestive troubles, try it at once, and is not unique. Children are full of in this spectacular episode, was know what it is to eat and enjoy your pity, full of enthusiasm, full of a matter of two week's work on
food without pain to follow..
Ing. It is only necessary to appeal to their imaginations and the warm heart of youth overflowe in sym- athy the East it is more necessary even than at home to evoke this spirit of social service for child- ren hence every temptation to be come self-centred and spoilt. Their lives are much more artificial, They do not know the delights of playing in fields of daisies and terms buttercups or getting on friendly village children -or even with dogs,.. COWB and poultry. They have to be careful not to play out in the hot aun, they are always under the eye of an amah, they go for prim walks along asphalt waited pn. by pathe, they are M. C. L. ateps in to help the adoring servanta. Therefore the
of "spoilt darlings." Parent who fears the development
that a Petition presented to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong for confirming the reduction of the on the 18th day of September, 1927, Capital of the above mentioned Company from $6,000,000,00 to $3,000,000.00 is directed to be heard before. His Honour, Mr. John Roskruge
Wood, Acting Chief Justice, on Monday, the 24th day of October, 1927, at 10.80 a.m,
Any creditor or shareholder of the Company desiring to oppose the making of an Order for the reduction of the capital of the said
Company under the above Ordin ance, should appear at the time of hearing by himself or his counsel for that purpose.
A copy of the Petition will be furnished to any creditor or share holder of the Company requiring the same. by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charges RAFT Programme and Entry for the same. RAFT
THE MACAO RACE CLUB.
Dorms for a Gymkhans, Race Dated, this 17th day of September,
Meeting to be held on SUNDAY, 18th September, 1927 (weather permitting), may be obtained from the International Race and Re- creation Club of Macao, Ltd.
Entries will close on SATUR- DÀY, 17th September, 1927 at
p.m.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RAFT Programmes and Entry
Forms for
the SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be {held on SATURDAY, 8th October, (1927, & MONDAY, 10th October, 1927 (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hong Kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
Entries will close at Twelve O'clock Noon, on SATURDAY, 24th September, 1927.
Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1927,
BASEBALL,
AT THE HAPPY VALLEY ·
DIAMOND
FINAL MATCHES OF THE SEASON
Saturday-September 17.
J
H. K. BASEBALL CLUB VA. THE FILIPINO CLUB
|Sunday-September 18.
S.C.A.A. "DRAGONS" VB. JAPANESE BASEBALL CLUB Games Start at 4 p.m.
ADMISSION TO STANDS: 60 Cents
22
Children, Soldiers & Sailors
TH
in Uniform: 20 Cents.
Ladies by Courtsey.
HONG KONG CLUE
NOTICE.
THE SEVENTH YEARLY DRAWING OF TWENTY DEBENTURES of the Hong: Kong Club (1920 Issue-$500 each) was held in the Club House on THURSDAY, the 8th Septem- ber, 1927, when the following Debentures were drawn for re-
Also Prince Chasseloup Laubademption: Murat's account of Angkor the Magnificent.
$1.00
Annual Subscription: $10.00 (Shanghai Currency)
(Add $1.00 extra for postage to HONG KONG and abroad).
At any Bookseller's or direct from the Office of
26. 280 484 545 721: 100 803 447 636 1780. *214 332 -484- 651 789 274347 499 664838 and will be payable at the Hong Kong and Shangbal Banking Cor- poration on Friday, the 30th Sep- tember, 1927, in exchange for sur- render of same.”; --
By Order,
A. H. ABBAS,
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th September, 1927.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
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chers of and
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DEACONS. Solicitors for the Company.
1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
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POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY
THAT COUNTS
with
pigs,
The Ministering Children's
oldest
children's Society in the Empire-is worked. wide in its endeavours, and in Last year in spite of boycott diff Hong Kong it has taken firm roots.
culties it raised $14,000 for dis-
tribution among local and home
charities. This year we hope by means of the Fun O' The Fair to increase this sum substantially.
sonally interviewed at least 1,500 people in making his final selection. More than twenty XESTOVER → STEVENAGE. different types had to be chosen W Within an hour from London. courtiers, London policemen, In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL bridesmaids, coachmen, footmen, for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A pastillions, pages, chefs-in fact few Boarders received in the House every sort af person who might of the Principal. Individual care occur to the childish imagination and attention. For Particulars- of Cinderella. But all the time, apply to: effort, energy and money spent in perfecting the thousand and
one details of the ballroom scene are more than compensated by the finished scene which is won- derfully beautiful and delight- fully amusing. ...
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(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher
Certificate):
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