FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1928.
Phone C. 22
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FOR SALE.
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YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed.--"China Mall" Office, No. 5. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
HOME TUITION.
\X7ESTOVER
STEVENAGE.
W within an hour from London,
In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS.
A
few Boarders received in the House of the Principal, Individual care For Particulars and attention.
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—
THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions from Mrs. G. A. V. Hughes to sell by Public Auc- tion on
MONDAY, the 30th January, 1928, Commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at her residence, No. 7 Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon,
The Whole of Her
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Chesterfield Couch and Arm chairs, Tables, Curtains, Oil Paint- Fire- Pictures; Hatstand, gs, screens, Ornaments, etc., etc.
Extension Dining Table, Teak Sideboard with Bevelled Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Glass Ware, Crockery, etc., etc.
Teak Bedstead, Brass Mounted Twin Bedsteads, Double and Single Tenk Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrors, Oscillating Table Fan, etc., etc.
Pantry and Kitchen Requisites. Also
One Fine Carpet. One Cottage Piano by "Horming &
Moller" Hamburg. One "Silvertone" talking machine
and records.
And!
A Quantity of Blackwood-ware.
On View on Day of Sale from
10 a.m.
Catalogues will be issued,
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.
The £600,000 Film.
BEN-HUR
COMING TO THE
QUEEN'S
Monday, January 39th.
LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS.
Its the way you have your HAIR done that makes it attractive.
Our barbers aro experts in Bobbing, Shingling and Way.
Ing.
CAMPBELL MOORE 19, Queen's Road C.. Tel, C. 151
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS
Small S-Bank Portable Model New 4-Bank Portable Model and
Standard Office Machines
Every Size always la esteck Suitable for all requirements. SOLE AGENTS Queen's Building.
Ground Floor.
NOTICES.
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF
· HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA, S.C.
ANNUAL MASONIC SERVICE.
"
THE CHINA MAIL,
E. J. EDWARDS, District Grand Master Depute. Hong Kong, 26th January, 1929.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
STONECUTTERS' FIRING PROGRAMME.
LATEST ORDERS.
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Strength.
The following recruit is taken on the strength on January 20, 1928, and posted to the Portuguese Com. pany:-No. 1296 Pte. F. A. Castro. Appointment.
The following extract from the
CHINA'S PROBLEMS.
DR. WONG CHONG-WAI INTERVIEWED.
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FIGHT AGAINST REDS.
3
FROM MACAO.
LYCEUM STUDENTS ON A VISIT
THE PROGRAMME.
Hong Kong will receive a visit
members of the
teaching staff
The following orders have been "Hong Kong Government Gazette" Dr. Wong Chong-wai, Chinese to-day from over 100 students of ALL Brethren are invited to
attend Divine Service at St. issued by Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, No. 4, dated January 20, 1928, is Minister of Justice, who is on his the Lyceum Central de Macao. John's Cathedral on SUNDAY D.S.O., Commandant.
published for information:-
"H.E. the Governor has been The Hague to attend an extra- and 76 boys who are being accom- way to Europe he is going to The party will comprles 85 girls EVENING, January 20th at 6: Programme of firing Part I.
pleased to appoint Corporal o'clock, when the Third Annual Table "T" on Stonecutters Range Henry Russell Forsyth to be ordinary session of the Perman panied by Senhor Borges Delgado Masonic Service will be held,
circulated to all concerned with to- Second Lieutenant, in the Hong ent Court of International Justice the Rector of the Lyceum and nine day's orders.
Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, for the trial of a case referred to with affect from Jauary 14, 1928." the Court concerning the free city-four ladies and five gentlemen. of Danzig passed through Singapore on the 12th inst, on The programme in Hong Kong H.E. the Governor has been board the French mail, "Andre will be, as follow:- pleased to approve of the promo-Lebon," Sunday, January 29, 1928
tion of Second Lieutenant Robert Interviewed by a representative "Sui Tal" at noon, and will be met Engineer Company, Scottish Spiers Logan to the rank of of the "Singapore Free Press" by representatives of the local Por- Company and Casuals will firo Part Lleutenant in the Hong Kong before the "Andre Lebon" sailed, tuguese associations. The visitors II. Table "*" at Stonecutters Volunteer Defence Corps, with Dr. Wong Chong-wai sald that will be housed at the St. Francis Range.
effect from January 20, 1928.
the case in which he was to act as Hotel during their stay in Hong a judge concerned the competence, Kong,
UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL
MEETING Shareholders will be held in the Offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Com
T GENERAL
of
Stonecuters Range is allotted to the Portuguese Company for fring Part I. on Sunday, February 6.
Musketry.
Range Officers: Lieut. R. S. Logan and Capt. K. 9. Morrison.
Launch will leave Murray-Pier
Arms will be drawn from Corps
pany, Limited, on TUESDAY, the at 9 am, and call at Kowloon Pier 7th February, 1928, at 11 a.m. for at 9.10 am.. the purpose of receiving the report Dress: Uniform or multi. op- DODWELL & CO, LTD. of the General Managers together tional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches,
with'
Statement of Accounts braces and belt must be worn. to 31st December, 1927.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th January to 7th February, 1928, both dates Inclusive.
DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD., General Managers. Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.
Opposite Ferry Wharf. Tel 1030 Central
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Price Moderate,
A Trial Order is Solicited. ·
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. C. 3459.
26A, Des Voeux Road C., 'Hong Kong.
NOTICE
TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, scamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger. lines. We guarantee satis- faction.
Please phone or call:- K661-No. 2, Saigon Street, Yaumati or
C.2560 No. 36. Tung Man Street.
Having Returned from Japan MRS. INAGUCHI MASSEUSE
HAS RESUMED PRACTICE AT 6 ASHLEY ROAD, KOWLOON,
Telephone K. 754
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com pany (Limited) of Denmark:- Yamakami, Tokio Hotel,
Shanghai.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
Headquarters on Friday, January 27, 1928, between 9 am, and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p.m.; and on Saturday, January 28, between 9 a.m. and I p.m.
Casuals.
Promotion.
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-
Party arrive from Macno by,...
Command.
of the tribunal of the free city of. By courtesy of the Vice-Chancel- Lieut. R. S. Logan takes over Danzig. He wished to contradictor and professorial staff of the command of the Engineer Company, the erroneous impression that he Hong Kong University the Portu- Field Section, as from January 20 was going as a delegate to the guese students will visit the Univer- 1928, vice Major R. Melville Smith, League of Nations, although he sity at 2:30 p.m. to-day. At 5.80 M.B.E., on leave.
once was a delegate of the p.m. there will be a reception at the Club Lusitano when the Com- League. Offfeers' Mess Committee. Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin will
Speaking of the problem inmittee and members of the Club take over P.M.C. from Captain Sir China, Dr. Wong said that the Na-will be "At home" to their friends. Eric Stuart Taylor, Bart., 0.B.E., tionalist movement was spreading In the evening commencing at 9 as from February 1, 1928.
Members: Lieut. T. Martin and 2/Lleut. H. Hughes.
Transfer.
very rapidly and had embraced p.m. the Lyceum students will give Addis under its control all the provinces a concert at the "Star", Theatre. Owen-of China proper with the excep. The programme consists of a tion of part of the provinces of variety of musical items including Chihli and Shantung. "It will not a few Portuguese folk songs with A large number of all ranks have
No. 678 Pte. W. Paterson is trans-be long," continued Dr. Wong, violin and gultar accompaniments. not yet fired Part II. Lists of ferred from the Armoured Car "before the Nationalist Forces The proceeds of the concert will be names are posted on Corps notice Company to the Reserve Company will have complete control of in aid of the "Caixa Academica”— boards. All such will make arse from January 18, 1928.
Reversion.
rangements to fire by Sunday, January 29, 1928, the last day, on
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN which Part II. will be fired.
that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING of
a
Corps Signals.
Shareholders in this Company will Parade at Corps Headquarters at be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, 6.30 p.m. on Monday, January 80, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the and Thursday, February 2, 1928, 9th February, 1928 at 11 am. for for Signal Instruction. Dreas: the purpose of receiving the Re- Mufti, port of the Directors together with
à Statement of Accounts for the
Artillery Company. Parade at Corps Headquarters at year ended 31st December, 1927.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 5.25 pm, on Thursday, February 2, Signal Section Company will be CLOSED from for Battery drill. WEDNESDAY, 1st February to as per programme, FRIDAY, 10th February (both
Engineer Company. Musketry Part II. See order
days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can No. 3. be registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 25th January,
Mounted Infantry Co. There will be a lecture at Corps Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. on Mon- 1928.day, January 80, 1928. Subject:
"Use of Cover."
HUGHES & HOUGH.
AUCTIONEERS.
The lecture will be followed by a meeting to discuss gymkhana ar- rangements.
Armoured Car Co.
No. 554 Corpl. W. L. Smith, No. 1 Platoon, reverts to the ranks at hie own request, as-from December 16, 1927.
Resignations.
The following are permitted to resign from the Corps on leaving the Colony, as from January 18,
China.
"Nationalist Movement Win
Succeed."
le, the Academy. Funds for the benefit of poor students attending the Lyceum.
Visit to Kowloon Docks, The programme for Saturday in-
"The movement is bound to sue- ceed because it has the support of the people, and any, movement cludes a visit to the Docks at Kow- which really voices the sentiment loon, permission having been kind- of the people is bound to succeed. y given by Mr. E. Cock, acting "The object of the Nationalist chief manager, who has placed a movement is twofold. First, to steam-launch at the disposal of the No. 980 Pte. J. A. Summers, No forces and to set up a new statc
exterminate the reactionary Rector.
On Saturday afternoon tennis
1928:-
7 Platoon.
No. 579 Pte. R. W. Stoddart, Re- of things in which the people will matches have been arranged be-
serve Company.
have free development both politween the visitors and the Club de No. 844 Pte. W. J. Brown, Re-tically and economically; second, Recreio on the Club's ground in
serve Company.
to elevate China to a position of King's Park. Following tennis, the No. 1146 Pte. S. O. Gregory, No, equality with other nations. With members of the Club de Recreio
regard to the second point, put- will hold a tea party.
The party will return by the Having completed three years' ting it.in a more concrete manner, service and claimed his discharge, as from January 17, 1928:-
2 Platoon.
No. 549. Pte. J. A. H. Plummer,
No. 1 Platoon.
J
NOTICE.
Portuguese Co. Rifle Club.
the object of the Nationalist morning boat on Sunday.wis quel movement is to secure a revision
of the unequal treaties-treaties which are unequal because they
Impose obligations on one side KOWLOON WEDDING. without corresponding obligations on the other side.
PORTUGUESE COUPLE AT
ROSARY CHURCH.
"The Nationalist Government First shoot of the year will take has been grossly misunderstood. place at Peak Range on Sunday, especially foreigners. This is be Car Section: Parade at Corps January 29. Firing commences cause of the propaganda and acti- Headquarters at 6.80 p.m. on Mon-19 am. sharp. Only those detailed vities of the Communist. Now At the Rosary Church, Kowloon, PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS day, January 30, 1923, under by Rifle Club Committee to attend.
OF SALE
of the
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY,
Colony of Hong Kong, and
2/Lieut., A. C. Groves for forma- tion run and signal practice. Dress: Mufti.
Motor Cyclists will parade' at Situate in the Peak District in the Corps Headquarters at 5.80 p.m. oni
Monday, January 30, and proceed
Kennedy to
Road Range for Machine Gun firing under 2/Lieut. J. E. Hancock.
Registered in the Land Office as the
Remaining Portion of Rural Build- ing Lot No. 2 together with the Dwelling House thereon known as *FUNG SHUI" to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION -
on
THURSDAY, the first day of March, 1928, at 3 o'clock p.m. by
Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers,
At their Auction Rooms, in Ice House Street, Victoria, Hong Kong. Vacant Possession 31st March,
1928.
The Property consists of:-
All that piece or parcel of ground having an area of 91,334 square feet registered in the Land Office
Thursday, February 2: Special parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under 2/Lieut. Hancock for those previously detailed.
Infantry Company. No: 1 Platoon will parade at Corps Headquarters at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, and Friday. February 3, 1928, for Machine Gun Instruction. Drees: Mufti.
No. 2 Platoon will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.90 p.m. on Tuesday, January 81, for Machine Gun Instruction. Dress: Belt, rifle and bayonet.
Scottish Company, · Muaketry Part II: All those who
MUSKETRY PROGRAMME.
Part I. Table "T." 1928.
Stonecutters Range. Sunday. February '5 :--- .
Portuguese Company. February 12:~-
Reserve Company. February 19:-
Infantry Company. February 26:-
Scottish Company. March 4-
Scottish Company, March 11:-
Field Section & Corps Signals. March 18:-
M.I. and A.C. Companies.
March 25:-
Reserve Company.
April 1
Scottish Company. April 8:
Rifle Meeting. Monday.
that the Government has done its yesterday, a pretty wedding was best and is still doing its best to solemniced when Miss Mercedes exterminate the Communist in Rosario, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. China, a different aspect will be. M. S. Itosario of No. 12, Austin assumed.
Anti-foreignism will Avenue, Kowloon, became the bride lose much of its meaning.
of Mr. Roy Alfred Pereira former-
"Chinese Are Not Anti-Foreign."y of Singapore and at present a
teacher at St. Joseph's College. "The Chinese are not anti-for-
The bride, who was attired in a eign. They favour commerce frock of white charmeuse, with with foreigners and like to live on stain diamante trimming, and car- terms of goodwill with them, but ried a bouquet of white roses, was they do raise objections to the
special status which foreigners given away by her father. She was Rosario enjoy in China, a status which is attended by Miss Elvira
(her sister) who wore a dreas of in itself inequitable and altogether out of harmony with apple green pearl crepe, and car-
ried a bouquet of pink roses. the times.
The duties of "best man" were
by Mr.
Glarence
"In order to improve the rela- tions between China and the for-carried out
eign powers a fundamental revi- D'Souza, of the Colonial Secretary's sion of the existing treaties is Office, Singapore. The Rev. Father considered absolutely necessary, Spada officiated.
The sooner this is done the better.
Following the Church ceremony,
Japan has revised her treaties, a reception was held at the home Turkey has done so, and Slam has of the bride's parents. revised her treaties; the Chinese
The honeymoon is being spent at
reason why foreigners Macao, and later at Singapore.
The bride's going away costume should hesitate to take this inevit-
was of mauve crepe.
April 9:-
Rifle Meeting. Sunday.
Bee no
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April 15:-
or the Remaining Portion of Rural have not yet fired must do so on Building No. 2 together with all Sunday, January 29. For particu the messunges or tenements and lars see Order No. 3. other erections therion and the
at 5.30 Thursday, February 2, rights, ensements and appurten- p.m. All Platoons at Platoon Head- fromances thereto belonging and all the quarters for Vickers Gun Instruc-
estate and interest of the Vendor in tion. Dress: Mufti, rifle, belt and May 6:-. and to all the said premises.
bayonet.
Gibbison, from Shanghai. Dodwell, from Shanghai. Dalni, Atsuta Maru, Mitsul, from
For further particulare apply to:-
able step..
now
Artillery Company.
"Fighting the Communist." April 22:-
"The Nationalists are Portuguese Company.
dead against the Communist be- April 29:---
cause of the ulterior motive they Infantry Company,
have in creating disorder in Artillery Company.
China without any constructive | Route March:
programme, They will do their Thursday, May 13
Field Section & Corps Signals. utmost to exterminate them in February 23, The Company will
May 20:-
order to exhibit their programme MCBBTH. WILKINSON & GRIST, parade at fall strength on above Vendors' Solicitors, date at Kowloon Ferry and march
May 27:- or to
Kowloon Dock where No. 6 Pla- E. V. JESSEN, Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD., toon have kindly consented to be
Auctioneers. Superintendent.
"At Home" to Nos. 5 and 7 Pla- toons. Hong Kong Station, January.. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, 26, 1928,
Victoria, Hong Kong,
Tokio.
Braky (2), from Yokohama. Walker, care of Linstead, from Kobe.
A
JUST ARRIVED
FEW MORE SETS
OF OLD
CHEFOO STAMPS
$2.00 per set of 6 stamps.
Cash must be sent with order to Box No. 519
China: Mail
+
Shoot
Coming Events. Sunday, March 4, 1928: against 2nd Batta, K.O.S.B.
Sunday, April 1, 1928: Inter-Pla- toon shoot for "Dyer" Cup.
"Quarry Bay" Cup, Guard Mount ing, etc., will be completed for at an early and convenient date in
March.
M.I. and A.G. Companies.
Caeuals.
A MOTHER'S REASON
Why Baby's Own Tablets Áre Always Kept in Her House.
in a better light to foreigners."
CRACKERS.
A BIG PROBLEM IN SINGAPORE.
Singapore, too, bas its cracker Dr. Wong went on to say that annoyances, as witness the fol the most important question con-lowing from the "Straits Times": The amount of cracker-firing cerning Chinese foreign relations
weakening.
is the future relationship between that has been going on in the past. Great Britain and China. The few days all over the town of Nationalist Government hopes Singapore is hardly a good augury that Great Britain will first carry for the success of the method of out the proposals spontaneously control officially initiated some offered to China and also nego-time ago. This method limits the Many mothers have found that tiate with China for the revision amount of powder allowed in the Baby's Own Tablete are the safest, of the existent unequal treaties, crackers, apparently with the ob- most convenient, agreeable and that is to say, to conclude any icct of minimising noise. Obvl- efficacious of all medicines for the proposals on the basis of equality ously this is a half-hearted ex- common ills of childhood and they and goodwill. The influence of redient doomed to failure from.. Full detalls of above competi- never run the risk of being with the Soviet in China ia gradually the beginning; evidence of this is
Lout them.EAN HANN
contained in the fact that the tions will be announced later.
"I like Baby's Own Tablets and am glad to recommend them to Dr. Wong obtained his Doctor's abominable din has been going on all' mothers," says Mrs. Mary J. degree in Yale University, U.S.A. for some weeks. With the ap- Parade on Friday, January 27, at Pepin, of No. .1 Cary Hill, He then went to England and proach of the Chinese New Year, The radical 5.80 p.m. at Corps Headquarters. Willimantic, Conn. "I think they was called.. to the Bar in the this will increase. Dress: Mufti, belt, bayonet frog, are one of the beat laxatives. I have Middle Temple in 1907. After cure is reduction of import either sling, rifle and bayonet for arms ever given the children and they that he went to Paris, and Berlin totally, or to the lowest possible and aquad drill.
like to take them. When my little to study Roman Law and he re- minimum. We have several times N.C.O.'s and Nos. 1 and 2 of ones have collc I give them. Baby's turned to China in 1911 to join the pressed the need for drastic Lowis Gan Sections will parade at Own Tablets and they get relief revolution.. Since then he has action to control this nerve rack Corps Headquarters on Tuesday, at once. I would not be without January 81, for Lewis Gun train the tablets in the house for I have identified himself with Chinese ing practice. The letters from
eleven children and the tablets are politics, Ing.
Next Company parade on Friday February 8, 1928.
Portuguese Company.
Reserve Company.
The Machine Gun Class will be
my remedy to keep them in health." Baby's Own Tablets are guar- anteed to contain no opiates and
Ito be perfectly safe for the
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correspondents published to-day demonstrate what some of the public think on this matter. The practice has gradually extended to other communities than the
The Hon. Mr. LH. Cripps, who Chinese, and, unless the author
youngest child. They are sold by is the third con of Lord Parmoor.
all druggists, or will be mailed, and a director of the Ocean Steam-ity of the Government is exer held at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 post paid, 60 cents the vial, by the ship Co., has been visiting Java cised strongly, that authority. p.m...on Wednesday, February 1 Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 50 ports and Singapore in connection, may expect to be flouted - au Dress: Mufti
Klangse Road, Shanghai with t the company
business,pretty spectacle, indeed!