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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1928.
INTIMATIONS.
·THE HONGKONG JOCKEY
DLUB...
GYMKHANA MEETING will be held (wen. ther permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, April 7th, com- mencing 3 p...
THE FIRST
The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform[' Half price.
Kure.
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS 3 INSHELTIONA" $1. PENPAID. Every adiftianial word & Centa
for 8 Insertions.
WANTED.
IN MARRIED LIFE.
THE DESIRE TO ATTI-
TUDINISE,
Wo
THE CHINA MAIL
read
More than ten years' ex familiar with certain reactions to perience in Commercial Work certain fondiliar situations,
care whether big dinner is hot uri cold, late or ourly,'' \Arid so on,
THE INSTINCTS OF BURNÉ-MAKING.
At almost any given movement in the drama, Mary wants to stop. She wants to stop enving her lines and exclaim-e--"Oh, good heavens! } What does it matter anyway? am tired and crass and silly, and know it. Don't mind me!!!
SHADOWS 'BEFORE.
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED.
1.
ENTERTAINMENT'S,
6.--Coronet
Theatre,
April Harold Lloyd in "Dr. Jack." World Theatre; 5.15. p.m. Carmel The Mad Marriage." Myers in 9p.m. Stasia Naperkovska in "At- lantide? Star Theatre; Nažimova in " A Doll's House."
May 7.-Concert at Government) House in aid of welfare work, 9.15
April 9-Piano Recital at City Hall, by Alexander Sklarevski, 5.30 p.m.
April 10.-Piano Recital at City Hall, by Alexandra Sklarevski, 9.15 p.m.
April 13-Boy Scouts' Jamboree, City Hall.
April 14.-Boy Scouts' Jamboree, City Hall,
I like the theory of a friend of mino, that much of the trouble in married life may be laid at the door of our sense of the dramatic and our
And John wants to say :-"1 unconscious desire to attitudinise, writen Clara Savage Littledate in don't wander you are angry. I'vo. Good Housekeeping.
been very annoying. I couldn't books and we plays and go to mox help it, really, but I'm mighty POSITION WANTED Cantonese, ing pictures and become thoroughly Borry
The trouble is that the dramatic Members are advised that they
Weinstinct, the habit of attitudinising, p.m. must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members Enclo in Philippine Islands understands know so well what is expected of is so strongly embedded in us that it American Bookkeeping. Can speak us, under certain conditions, that is a most unumal person who can for wear a scene. And not-all Each member has the right of English thoroughly. Desires employ we play up to the role. introducing 2 non-members to the ment with any firm in any job.
John will be be for dinner. domestic dramas laye happy end- members. enclosure, tickets for Address to Box 1422 c/o "Chlog Dinner is at suveit. Mary and ings. The best way to outwit your whom can be obtained from the Mail."
John lave promised to drop in at dramatic instinct and escapo these Becretary at $5 each up to Friday.
the Grays at half-past eight. Tolm dangerous 'scones is to try being 6th April.
The dinner grows roll. your own audience for while And Mary, waiting. seeing her Just look on at yourself and you will dinner grow less attractive by the laugh at your own attitudinising. moment, is not at all the Mary who This habit of looking on, of seeing thinks John is perfect. She has your own affairs in perspective. assumed the role of tile abused wife, always helps-especially if one is and almost in spite of herself she married.. will play it for all it is worth when John open the door. As she waits for him, she is subconsciously re. hearing her lines -
The Stewards invite the ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, March 31, 1923.
1
TO LET.
10 LET.--Two Airy Office Rooms on top floor of 6, Queen's Road Central. Apply to Gande. Price &
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, Co., Ltd.
LIMITED,
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG TRAM WAY COMPANY, Lonted, will be held at the Offices of Mesars. JARDINE MATHESON AND COMPANY, LIMITED, Fedder Street, Hongkong on WEDNES DAY, the 11th day of April, 1923, at 12 o'clock NOON, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
W. E. ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Hongkong, February 5, 1923.
THE HONGKONG
ELECTRIC
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TUIRTY-FOURTH OR. DINARY GENERAL MEETING wil be held at the Company's Offices, St. Georges Building, on "SATURDAY, 21: April, 1923, at 11.30 AM. fur the purpose of presenting the Rapart of the Directors together with & Statement of Accounts to 28th February 1923, and electing Directors and Auditor. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 21st April, 1923, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directore, OIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.'
Адонів.
Bongkang, April 4, 1923.
DISS BROS.
NOTICE is hereby given that 1
have
to
Bold this day MACKINTOSH AND COMPANY LIMITED the Stock-la-Trade and Goodwill of the business hitherto carried on by me under the style of
DISS BROS. at Alexandra Building
Victoria Hongkong-Tailors,
To
O LET.-Seven-roomed detached house with tennis lawn and cara, Apply to garage for two PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,
BOARD & RESIDENCE, ..
TWO Young Gentlemen may join mess (four): Mid Jevel Flat. Apply A.B.C. c/o "China Mail."
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION
15, Morrison Hill Road.
INTIMATIONS
CITY HALL
TWO PIANO RECITALS
BY
ALEXANDER SKLAREVSKI (world famous Pianist)
TO DE GIVEN ON
in late.
"It seems to me you might havé telephoned"--
It may be that my convenience scams of very little importance to vou"
"If you think it is a little thing to have a good dinner all spoiled"—
THE WATER SUPPLY.
SPORTING EVENT.
April 7-Hongkong Jockey Club Gymkhana meeting.
PUBLIC AUCTION..
April 7--Lammert Bros., at their Leval and Storage of water in rewrvoirs Sales Room, 2 Amco 6-passenger on the Int March, 1923 — i
motor-cars (new), II a.m.
GITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATRE WORKS LIVIL 19t
105
April 9--Lammert Bros., a large quantity of miscellaneous goods
are 345ft, zin. Below overdos Transit, J. Below 101 sin flow overdo and ironware at Godown No. 6,
Kowloon Godowns, at 10.30 am.
April 9-Lammert Bros., a valu- materials it.) satu ole. Below arardowable collection of stamps at thoir Sales Room, Duddell Street, at Pak ft. Ols
5.15 p.m.
11im, Belo ovTDOW
And so on, and so on. She will bo dignified-yes, perfectly calin-Ertem by John shall see that this surt of win Balmain thing can't go of
THE HUSBAND COMES HOME.
The door opens. John comes in and the scene starts-just as she had planned it.
ft. 1 in. Below prelom
Balow overdow
fi. 3in. Balow overder bas@, #78}, }
Pokfulam 13. In Below Bow
18 ft. Min. Below avaran SILANS IN MILLIGHT AND DRINIUM OF FALLADOR
Triem. Tako Wa Chat
12002
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paym
Triam Intermediate ......
4870
$31,00
6.64
18,00
1.047.8
Denkmalen of water f
April 10-Lammert Bros, a quantity of valuable household furniture at "Ridge House," No. 13, Broadwood Road, at 2.45 p.m. Electrical goods and fittings, sales hao rooms, 11 a.m. April
Lammert Bros.: fitting, 755,4 Electrical goods and
Sales Rooms, I am.
300 b
ad Division in millions and doolmal of gallons during the month of February.
st
kviranian vörslukkie
་་་
100 K 35771"
Crumpton per had 130
1808
$3,000
10.
April 11-Lammert Bros., one set of mint machinery at their Sales Room, Duddell Street, 3 p.m. April 30.-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Room, the wreck of the
But she has not done John's bis. trionic powers full justice. He las read books and seen playa and beon to the movies too, and he knows the lines as well as she does. He takes up his enes with dramatic intensity,
Gal heavens!" lie angrily, "can't you be reasonelde?
17 B all Can't you realise that I haven't had
Mustant apply in all dietrinta dreings. "Nichiren Maru," at noon. a second to telephone? I've been Febres y 1992 with the exception of the rushed all day long, and in this last-Districe West of Eastern Street whore minute appointment every second counted. I couldn't stop to phone. Besides, I didn't supposé I'd be so late. What does it matter any way?
With an attempt at geniality, “I don't mind if things are a little cult."
Happy is the wife who can resist | Keton Omrite 1 the next lines, But she must be
MONDAY, 9th April, at 5.30 PM. Strong-willed indeed to do so, he cause she knows so well what the next lines are:-
AND
TUESDAY, 10th April, at 5,30 P.M.
Booking at MOUTRIE'S Tickets $3 & $2.
CITY HALL.
Intermittent Supply by Rider Mains wan reserted to Intermi tent Sunply in all districts daring February 19:3 excepting 4 days viz: 13th to 18th inclusive when Constact Sapply was turned on on account of Chinese New Year.
+
KOWLOON % ATER WOLES SAVED.
100%
194. Barvo... ( Below overfo W Balew over wozem MILLJOEN AND ORTERIN OP MIETAVER, Kwon ravitation )
107,84
198 181 56
COMPANY MEETINGS.
April 11-a ordinary annual meeting of Gande, Price and Co., Ltd., at Company's Office, No. 8, Queen's Road Central, noon.
April 11.-Ordinary general meeting of Hongkong Tramway Co., Ltd, at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd.,
noon.
April 21-Thirty-fourth ordin- Onammption of water in Kawiona inary general meeting of the Hong- lions and decimals of gallons during the kong Electric Co., Ltd. at the Co.'s offices, St. George's Building, at wonth of February. În
11.30 am.
+1.
Perhaps you don't mind if the dinner is cold. Perhaps you don't care if you have inconvenienced me and made us late for our appoint-mabel porto 183.76
per had ment at the Grays, and been just
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The Government Analyste reports chew as inconsiderate as you can be. If at the quailty of the water is satisfac
tory..
you don't care whether your dinner
is hot or cold, why, all right There's no use in trying to have
well-cooked for a man who doesn't
All claims and accounts unsettled CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM things attractive and on time and
up to this date will be paid and .discharged by me.
A. C. DISS.
Dated the 2nd day of April, 1923.
MACKINTOSH & CO., LTD.
NOT
[OTICE is hereby given that we have as trom the date hereof acquired tue Stock-in-Trade and Goodwill of the business hitherto carried on by ARTHUR C. Diss under the style of "DISS BROoa" at Alexandra Building Victoria Hong- kong Tailors and we intend to carry
MISS MAY MUKLE.
THE WORLD'S GREAT 'CELLIST 1 will give a CONCERT
ON
WEDNESDAY, April 11th, 1923, at 5.30 p.m.' Assisted by
Miss REBECCA CLARKE (Violin) Miss GERTRUDE WATSON (Piano)
Booking at THE ANDERSON Music Co. on such business in our Tailoring Price of Admission: $3.00. Department.
All claims and accounts unsettled up to this date will be paid and discharged by the said ARTHUR C. DISS.
NEWS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.
13 and we will all you regalarly every weak
for 52 weeks a copy of any British Weshly Hows- paper, such as: Lloyd's, People, Tit Bila, Piazza's etc, ale, etc. Hundreds of papers on eis Big Kit
Dated the 2nd day of April, 1923. mailed frees A diferent paper aunt weekly, or the
NOTICE.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
No
and
xame publication faz 62 weeks, 158. paya ter a year's subscription, including postag up-to-date service, really graciated when be throughout the Empire. Send 1j- to-day to
Periodical Fosting Cos., Fiymanth, Nagiané
that pursuant to the recon- UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. atruction agreement made between
ARNHOLD BROS. & Co., "Lm.
and
GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
HARRY MONTAGUE THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- MANN, the Liquidator therent and others and this Company, this Com- pany, bas an from the 1st April, 1925, acquired the undertaking of ARNHOLD BROS. & Co., LTD., and will henceforth carry on the business heretofore carried on by that Company, MMS
ARNHOLD & CO., LTD. Hongkong, April 1, 1923.
THE CHINA YEAR BOOK-1923,
THE New Haue of the CHINA
YEAR: BOOK-A
massivo volume of 1195 pages with a cam prehensive index and a portrait of andaja; message from President Li YUANHUNG wil.be published on or about March 31. It will be pti nale in two editions, on bound in dark bise cloth at $12.50 and the other in half leather at $15.00 Local Currency Orders will be received by any local. bookseller.
SWAT
The following unclaimed telegrama us lying at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited):
Gibbings, from Shanghai. Paterson, from Shanghai. Maharaj, from Hamburg. Engbio 00 35, Queen's Road Central, from Amoy.
1938, from Shanghai?
Mailinkong n/a Pehreiteng Nanpeb- bong, froth Shanghai
ba
Yoked into 6788, from Shanghai.. Howlaisheung Fingan Hotel, from Shanghai..
N. LUND, Act. Raperintendent. Hongkong, March 28, 1925.
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- AHIA & OHINA TELEGRAPH.00.
legraph O106) Hon
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Total Rainfall to P9th Wolruary 1st Flo
POL PERKINS.--
Water Authority Public Works Department.
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