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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927.
Phone C.22
FOR
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-five Words three inser- tions prepaid $1. Every addi- tional word four cents for three insertions.
WANTED.
WANTED-Board and Residence in Kowloon by young Englishman. State terma to:-Devon Mall Office.
SITUATION WANTED. - Child- ren's Nurne (English), wishes to return to Engiand as nurse, nurse help or companion. Box No. 519,
'China Mail."
care of
WANTED A European Lady Teacher to teach lower classes In a private school, Apply Box No. 518, care of "China Mail."
WANTED.-A-Capable, Housekeeper for. Hotel.
Reliable Previous
experience necessary, Apply staf ing particulars to Box No. 516, c/o
China Mail."
ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Wonderful
be
Marcel and Water Wave can done in the Hong Kong Hotel Beauty Parlour. Manicure by ex- pert for Ladies and Gentlemen. Permanent Wave, French Method.
ANNOUNCEMENT.-HAIR SPE- CIALISTS OF EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, Mins Pare and Mr. Wicks at HOTEL SAVOY Beauty Parlour. Look your boat for the Holidays. Hours 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FOR SALE.
"Hung
FOR SALE-One brass Ming" pan of the Chinese Han Dynasty with automatic springs. Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 487, c/o "China. Mall."
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed.--"Chiria Mail" Office, No. 5. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22,
HOME TUITION,
TESTOVER STEVENAGE,
WWithin an hour from London.
In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A Jew Boarders received in the House if the Principal, Individual care and attention. For Particulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher
Certificate).
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
-Public Auctions-
LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS.
Its the way you have your HAIR |done that makes it
attractive.
Our barbers are experts in Bobbing, Shingling and Way- ing.
CAMPBELL MOORE 19, Queen's Road C.
Tel. C. 151
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS
Small 3-Bank Portable Model Now 4-Bank Portable Model and
Standard Office Machines
Every Size always in stock Suitable for all requirements.
-SOLE AGENTS
Queen's Building:
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Ground Floor.
Opposite Ferry Whart. Tel. 1030 Central.
The picture of Terrible Scene of Canton city raid-by- Communists.
ON SALE AT
A. SEK & CO.
~Photo-Supplies.
Tel. No. C. 3459.
26A, Des Voeux Road Central.
Hong Kong.
NOTICE
·TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee. satis- faction.
Please phone or call: K.661-No. 2, Saigon Street, Yaumati or
C.2560 No. 36. Tung Man Street.
NOTICES.
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE.
ON
THE CHINA MAIL,
FINANCE MATTERS.
CONFUSION OVER PASSAGE PROVISION.
SATURDAY, the 24th De SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENSES. cember, All Departments will be OPEN until 6 p.m.
On MONDAY, the 28th, and
TUESDAY, the 27th December, all Departments will be CLOSED.
Governmont printing. The cost of paper, which appears under station- ory account goes up, and the charges for printing go down. Also the requirements of the Colonial Secretariat, which supplies all de- partments with stationery. ware greater this year.
Jall Printing.
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: A meeting of the Finance Com Printing is not included in station- mitte followed the Council session ery. yesterday, the Colonial Secretary The Colonial Treasurer: No. presiding.
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: The On these days,
Votes for supplementary expendi-printing is done in jail and there- The Hongkong Dispensary, Dis-ture totalling $96,509 were upfore larger purchases of paper are pensing Department, will be open proved.
required. There should be a con- Dealing with the vote of an extra Eiderable saving then on the print- for dispensing prescriptions from 10 am to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m.ment Servants the Hon. Mr. J.
$50,000 for the transport of Governing vote..
The Chairman: Every effort is to 7.30 p.m.
Owen Hughes asked how it was made in the Government service to that the expenditure under this economise in stationery. A good heading was so far from the ordeal of the money is really in sus- ginal estimate. He pointed out pense account. The stationery has that the margin of error was to be purchased so that we may; twenty-five per cent, and he wished have it in stock when printing is to know who was responsible. required.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 23rd Docomber, 1927.
IN
BANK HOLIDAYS.
Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th instant. (Christmas Holidays).
Hong Kong, 21st December, 1927,
HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
HOLIDAY MATCHES.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24th,
Interport Trial PROBABLES' v. ROYAL NAVY.
Hong Kong Club Ground.' Kick off at 3.45 p.m. sharp.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th. Sunday Herald International
Charity Cup Competition. SCOTLAND v. PORTUGAL. Hong Kong Club Ground. Kick off at 3.45 p.m. sharp.
TUESDAY: DECEMBER 27th.
ENGLAND .V. SOUTH CHINA.
Hong Kong Club Ground. Kick-off at. 3.46 p.m., sharp. Full Time in all these Games. ALL PAY..
W
NOTICE.
VE have REMOVED our Offices to the New P. & O. Building (4th Floor), from 19th of Decem- ber, 1927.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. Hong Kong, 17th December, 1927.
NOTICE.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
THE OFFICES of the Douglas
Steamship Company have been
REMOVED to the New P. & 0. Building (4th Floor), from MON- DAY, 19th of December, 1927.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers, Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, 17th December, 1927.
THE “STAR” FERRY. COMPANY, LTD.
SCALE OF CHARGES,
Effective 1st January, 1928.
Passengers
+3
Per Trip
Persons under 16 years of age Non-Commissioned Officers and Men belong.
1st Class 3rd Class
$ 0.10
0.05
ing to Army, Navy, Police and Fire Brigade in Uniform
0.05
Special Ferry 1.00 a.m. .......
0.20
Asiatics only are allowed to travel 3rd
Class
Book of 100 tickets-Aslatics only Monthly Tickets-Single
$4.00
6.00
(Persons under 16
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
years of age)
2,00
39
*
Family ( 3 persons) (4/5
9.00 12.00
Free
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tele- grama are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany (Limited) of Denmark:-
Capnos, from Tientsin. Dorpomos, from Tientsin.
Nagaike, from Nagasaki.
Solguard, from Shanghai. Durlacher Sirdar, from Shanghai.
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd December, 1927.
Unclaimed telegrams are lying in the E. E. Telegraph Company'a local office for:
Balley, from Richmondvir.. Boxer 6 Robinson Road, from! London.
Clarke Peak, from Shanghai, Commercial, from Seremban. Neville Mills Peak Hotel, from Surbiton.indd
C. Hansen, Hong Kong-Canton- Macao Steamboat Co., from Shang- hal,
Kitteredge Nant, from Baguio. Sender Hong Kong, from Calexi- cocal.
LE'A.” LEGGATT; 15
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd December, 1927.
Children under 3 years of age
4 copper
cents
The following persons will be considered as members of
a Family:-Husband, Wife, unmarried Children and Governess, Nurse or Amah, living in the same house,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong. 14th December, 1927.
JUST ARRIVED
--
A FEW MORE SETS
OF OLD
CHEFOO STAMPS
$2.00 per set of 6 stamps.
·Cash must be sent with order to Box No. 519
c/o "China Malt".
The Colonial Treasurer: I think the fault lies with the number of children for whom we very often have to provide, passages.
The Chairman: It is extraordin- arlly diffleult to make an exact esti- mate in a matter of this kind.
MORE CHANGES.
YOUNG GENERAL AS CHIHLI TUPAN.
The Colonial Freasurer: Extra
Peking, Dec. 11. passages have no doubt been due
From Mukden it is reported to the alteration in leave regula that several changes in the lead-
tions which entitles & Government
servant to take leave after four ing figures in Manchuria are im- years' service instead of after four minent. The report states that and a half years.
General Wu Chun-sheng is to be- Stationery Increases. come Tupan of Fengtien, and that The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: General Han Lin-chun will auc- I should like to draw attention to ceed General Wu as Tupan of Hei- the increased cost of stationery. In lungkiang. The same report 1926 it was a little over $50,000. adds that Marshal Chang Hsueh- This year it will be $72,000, an ad-liang is to be appointed Tupan of dition of $22,000 or more than
Chihli in succession to General | thirty per cent. No explanation fa
Chu Yu-pu. given of why there has been such a very considerable rise in the cost, The Colonial Treasurer: A great deal more printing is now being done in the jail than formerly The jail now does practically all
NOTICES.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
MACAO TO TIMOR
THE
HE Government of Macao is prepared to accept proposals for the establishment of a steam- ship service between MACAO and TIMOR
Proposals should reach the un- dersigned not later than 17th JANUARY, 1928. Particulars may be obtained from the FORTU GUESE CONSULATES at Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Manila, Kobe, Amoy and Saigon, or from the undersigned,
ALMEIDA PINHEIRO,
Harbour Master. Macuo, 20th December, 1927.
THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., LTD.
"SPECIAL" and "FAMILY" Monthly Tickets,
TOLDERS of the above-mention-
HOLDERS of
that effective January 1st, 1928, such tickets will not be available.
SPECIAL tickets are those which have hitherto been sold at less than the charge of $5.00 each. By Order of the Board of Directors.
LAM MING FAN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, December 20th, 1927.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING.
13th, 14th, 15th & 18th February, 1928.
RAFT PROGRAMMES
DR ENTRY FORMS are
and
How
ready and may be obtained at the Race Course, Hong Kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
Hong Kong, 15th December, 1927,
FANLING HUNT
STEEPLECHASES.
SATURDAY, 24th December, at 215
Admission to Public Enclosure $1.00. Ladies Free.
Admission to Subscribers' En- closure on production of badge only.
Subscribers can introduce Two Ladies Free, and Two Non-members at $5.00 each,
Cars parked on the Racecourse $5.00 Each.
Tickets obtainable from Dr, F. Plerce Grove, Alexandra Buildings.
· SPECIAL TRAINS. Return Fore 1st Class $1.50, 2nd Class 90 centa. Leave Kowloon 2,00, SPECIAL | EXPRESS returns 5:41 pm: Which allows plenty of time to prepare for the Christmas Eve Festivities.
A SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY OF
THE PRESENT CENTURY IS
Vitamilk
NATURE'S GREATEST FOOD.
GRADE "A"
(Blue Can) POWDERED FULL
Vitamilk
CREAM MILK
CONTAINING
26% BUTTER FAT
JUST LIKE FRESH MILK
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NATURE'S GREATEST FOOD
GRADE "B"
(Red Can)
Powdered modlited
Mik (10% Butter (at)
recommended
by children's
specialists as
THE most suitable
diet for Infants JUST LIKE MOTHER'S MILK.
YOU HAVE DISCOVERED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IF YOU HAVE DISCOVERED VITAMILK.
FREE.-To the first 250 applicants for our free samples we will present to each a coupon entitling one to 3 guesses of our $1,000 guessing competition which closes in Hong Kong on the 31st December, 1927.
SOLE AGENTS:- ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL CO.,
Bank of Canton Bldg.
HIGHEST IN QUALITY.
LOWEST
CHRISTMAS—
WEDDING. BIRTHDAY FANCY- ALL
OTHER-
including the popular
POLAR-
IN PRICE.
CAKES
Made and sold by:— CAFE PAVILION,
Give them
Bakery and Confectionery
96, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
'Phone K. 874. '.
Fry's
Chocolates in Fancy Boxes
Christmas
is one of the occasions
when your friends appreciate
a token of your esteem.
Mark this joyous season by sending
Every
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Good
a casket of Fry's
CHRISTMAS EVE 8:
Store
most delicious
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Keeps
DINNER DANCE
FRYS
* 8.80 p.m. to 12 Midnight.
$250 Per Person
Booking can now be made at the Hotel.
assorted Chocolates -
BUT
Be Sure They Are Fry's.