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FOR SALE-"Barkers," Sal Wan. fine 4-Roomed Bungalow with large Garden. For full particulars apply Box No. 595, c/o "China Mail."
FOR SALE-Wharfedale Printing Press,
WIH in excellent condition, take Sheet Danhle Domy. Useful, for Small Printing Shop. Apply Box No. 594, elo "China Mail."
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NOTICES.
NOTICE.
THE DRAW for the BUICK
TCAR NO. 653 HE POSTPONED
till MONDAY, June 3rd.
Hong Kong, 8th May, 1929,
NOTICE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
“THIEF OF BAGDAD ”
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS'S SUPERB ACTING
A MARVELLOUS PICTURE
Douglas Fairbanks, the famous
CHURCH NOTICES
ONLY MOTHER !
INSPIRED PICTURE WORTH SEEING
A.
CHARGE
OF ONE
DOLLAH
19 MADE FOR UNDER
THIS
NOTICES HEADING
A HUMAN PORTRAYAL -
When one views the marvellous
actor in "The Iron Mask," appears work of Belle Bennett in "Mother," again in a magnificent role in the FBO production being shown "The Thief of Ragdad" which is for the last time to-day at the being screened at the World Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, they Theatre until Sunday.
are looking at one of the most THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY Under the direction of Raoul human portrayals that has ever
WARNED that twa
Bearer | Walsh, (famous for his picture, come to the screen, due to a com- Bonds Hong Kong Public Works "Sadie Thompson"), assisted by a bination of artistry on the part of 6% First Issue Nos. A418 and huge supporting staff, the picture this brilliant actress and the fact A414 each Bond value $1,000 is cleverly and brilliantly produced that, during the entire making of The film centres round the love the picture, she was living again a Hong Kong Currency have been
affair of a thief (Douglas Fair-real role. It is not generally lost or stolen.
banks), who is disguised 28 a known, but a truism, however, that see the beautiful prior to Misa Bennett's starting prince, so as to
Cenacted by Julanne Princess, Johnston).
Wonderful backgrounds, beauti- fel scenery, and gorgeous apparel- all lend a pleasing spectacle to the picture.
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer and the Hong Kong & Shanghai Eank have been notified to this effect.
10th May, 1929,
MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD OF CHINA. HONG KONG BRANCH.
requested to
MEMBERS are
attend a Regular Monthly
G7,
Meeting at the GUILD OFFICE, Des Voeux Road, Central (DAVID HOUSE) on 13th May, 1929, at SIX O'CLOCK
No. 3A, Wyndham St. Telephone Cen-m. tral 22.
HOME TUITION. .
WESTOYER STEVENAGE.
Within
an hour from London. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS
BUSINESS:
MONDAY,
ELECTIONS & GENERAL.
W. J. STOKES,
Branch Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th May, 1929.
and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. received in the House of the Principal Individual care and attention.
Particulare apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
For
(Camb, Higher Local). Tamb. Teachers Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher Certificate).
`LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions -
THE Undersigned have received
NOTICE.
THE HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Voting Members will be held in the Jockey Club Room, Hong Kong Club Annex, on FRIDAY, 17th May, 1929, at 5.10
-By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong: 30th April, 1929.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
DON'T WASTE WATER!
work on "Stella "Dallas," in which
she achieved world-wide fame, she had just lost a son, the idol of her
Interesting features of the film are the magic rope, the flying. carpet, the magic apple (a life re- Fairbanks storer), the crystal, journeying in the air on a white winged horse, and the magic chest. which Fairbanks had to bring back heart. to the Palace, to win the Princess..
The Hand of Fate Others of note in the cast are "In "Mother," in that strange So-Jim (Mongol Prince), Noble way that Fate works out things, Johnston (Indian Prince), Mshe is mothering William Bakewell, Comont (Persian Prince), and a boy just the age of her dead soxi Anna May Wong, who takes the and resembling him in many ways.
From all of which part of a Mongol Slave.
readily agree that Belle Bennett put her very heart into mothering her acreen son as she did her real son in life.
"TIMES SQUARE”
ROCKIES BUNGALOW. CAMP TO OPEN
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"Mother" is generally admitted to be one of the most entertaining pictures and one of the most himan The opening again, this year documents ever screened. J. Leo early in June of the bungalow camp Meehau gave an inspired piece of at Berg Lake, at the foot of Mount directorial work and, in addition to Robson, B.C., is announced by Mr. William Bakewell, the supporting Roy Hargreaves, official outfitter of cast with Miss
Bennett, includes
the Canadian National Railways in Crawford Kent, Joyce Coad, Mabel
Robson district. "Times the
Julienne Scott and Charlotte Square" was the name given to the Stevens. Berg Lake camp last' Summer due to the numbers of New Yorkers who made this their headquarters during their stay in the Canadian Rockies.
Berg Lake, on the shores of which the camp, consisting of a group of log bungalows, is situated, takes its name from the ice berge hurdled into its waters from the glaciers of Mount Robson: Mount Robson 12,972 feet high, is the
Tinstructions to tell by Public FTNIE FORTY-EIGHTH ORDIN highest peak in the Canadian
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TUESDAY, May 14, 1929, commencing at 11 am., at the old kitchen of The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., Des Voeux. Road, Central.
One Refrigerator, complete with Compressor and Condenser.
ARY GENERAL MEETING Rockies.
The boundary line between of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Alberta and British Columbia runs THURSDAY, the 23rd May, 1929, directly through this locality. On at Noor, for the purpose of re- the east side of the camp is Lake ceiving the Report of the General Adolphous, in Alberta, draining Agents, together with a Statement into the Arctic almost 2,000 miles of 'Accounts for the year ended away. On the west side in Berg Lake, one of the headwaters of the the 31st December, 1928.
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One Potato Peeler complete
with Motor on Top.
One Conservator.
One Compartment Flour Bin
also
Marble Top Table, Wooden Top Tables, Garbage Table, Decolite Top Tables, Wooden Sink, Gas Cooker, Ice Boxes, etc.,
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and
Thirty Mirrors.
On View from Monday, May 13, 1929.
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Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. May 9, 1929.
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TO-DAY
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RENEE ADOREE & JOHN GILBERT in "The Cossacks," coming to Queen's Theatre on May 16.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
TO OPEN Y.M.C.A. BUILDING TO-DAY-
1928 1929 1715 B 31' 0"B Tytam Byewash 16' 8' 24'11"B Tytam Intermediate 4' 6"B 34B the
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The Duke of Connaught will open new Y.M.C.A building in
Tytam Tuk.......... 38' 0"B 92 "B Hornsey, London, to-day. Wong Nei Chung 16′ 5′′B 40′ 3′′B The building will serve the dis- Pokfulum
11'10"
[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflowtricts of Muswell-hill, Crouch End,
4. denotes "Above Overflow: L. de notes "Level with Overflow.")
Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.
Tytam
Tytam. Byewash...
Tytam Intermediate
Tytam Tük......
Wong Nei Chung fokfulum
1928 259.30 4.67 171.36
12.02
658.00
40.44
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The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the E. E. Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:-
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Hong Kong, 9th May, 1929.
quarters for North London. It will BEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE
include sixty
memorial bed-rooms
1929 173.70
70 for young men working in London.
63.80 It is estimated that there are 8,000 79.50 unmarried inen living in the sur- 60 rounding district, many of them 4.42 alone in lodgings, and there have 1,140.39 312.78 already been many applications for Consumption of water in the City raome. The building will include a and Hill District in millions and de- large gymnasium, a restaurant, cimals of gallons during the month of billiard-room, class-rooms, April.
shower-baths.
1928
1920
Consumption...... 217.00 159.74* Estimated population 421,380
431,700 Consumption per
12.3 head per day.. 17.3
Includes 8.72 m.g. from Taikoo Refinery Dam & 7.38 m.g. from Kow-
loon.
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Main Districts during April
1928.
Services to housca iz
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43, Des Voeux Road Central. Government and Admiralty Coal
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Bids invited for purchase of our entire Equipment. Works located at Tung Shan, Canton, China. Bids will be opened June 27th, 1929.
We reserve the right to reject any and all bids, Principal Items as follows:
SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS Chinese Type, Nos. 2, 4, 5,
and 6.
THREE THOUSAND POUNDS English Book and Job Type. ONE THOMPSON TYPEÇASTER, No. 35. With accessories for casting English type from Linotype matrices and Chinese type from native matrices Small assortment English matrices. Two fonts CHINESE MATRICES, Nos. 4 and 5. -ONE SINGLE REVOLUTION Babcock Cylinder Book Press.
Two two-revolution BABCOCK OPTIMUS BOOK PRESSES -
each fitted with individual B. C. electric motor.
One CHANDLER AND PRICE Job Press. Size of Chase
12 x 18, fitted with 8.09 Amp. D. C. electric motor.
One CHANDLER AND PRICE Job Press. Size of Chase
9 x 12, fitted with 2.45 Amp. D. C. Electric motor.
One BROWN FOLDING MACHINE fitted with 1.50 HP. D. C..
Electric motor.
One 31 inch BROWN AND CARVER PAPER CUTTER fitted
with 15.9 Amp. D. C. Electric motor.
One OSWEGO PAPER CUTTER, and Rook Trimmer, Size 26,
fitted with 15.9 Amp. D. C. Electric motor.
One BUFFALO KNIFE GRINDER, Carborandum wheel, taking
knives up to 48 inches.
One BOSTON WIRE STITCHER No. 3, fitted with 2.45 Amp.
D. C Electric motor.
One 40 H.P. GRADE FUEL OIL SEMI DIESEL ENGINE, belted
to 25 KW. WESTINGHOUSE. D. C. Generator 1150 R.P.M. One PETTER SEMI DIESEL ENGINE direct coupled to General
Electri Generator 12,5 KW, 550 RP.M.
175 Colls Edison Storage Batteries.
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the Rider Main Districts were discon
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wich), are as follow:---
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL.
⚫ $20.00 ........ $17.00
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The above prices include deli- very charges to destination.
SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES.
GUNS Greaner, Webley & Scotts, BSA, J. W. Neetham & Brick Freres Air Rifles Revolvers. 8. & W-Ride Accessories Aper- ture Sights Sporting requisites Cartridges, to suit all bores.
THE HONG KONG SPORTING
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
STORE 5-6. Beaconsfick Arcade.
54, Queen's Road Central,
Tel. C. 2173.
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TEMPORARY OFFICE:
3rd FLOOR, 117, PRAYA EAST, HONG KONGA
May 11
2.3.
SHING
CHAI TONG DRUG STORE
Established 1892.
1928 2929 12 Kowloon Reservoir : 17′ 4′′B 37′ 5′′B Shek Lai Pui Reser-
voir
92B 34 "B 2' 2"B Reception Reservoir 2" 0"R
Storage in millions and Decimals of gallons.
1928 1929 Kowloon Raservoir 196,58 Shek Lai Pul Reser-
voir Reception Reservoir
13
Sunrise. Sunset.
p.m. 5.46 6.54 5.45 6.55 5.45 6.55
14
5.44
15
5.13
16
6.55 6.56 5.49 6.56
17
5.42
18
6.56 16.42 6.57
72.76
19
5:42 6,57
81.34 27.87
16,80
20
-5.41
6.53
27.45 21
5.41
6,59
22
Total.. 306,29 117.00 Consumption of water in Kowloon 2
8.41 6.69
6.40 7.00
in millions and decimals of gallons 24 during the month of April.
5,40
25
7.00 5.40 7.01
1928
1989
26
5.40 7.01
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Total rainfaЛl to April 30, 1928, found difficulty in absorbing them
14.74; April 80, 1929, 8.56.
at the price of la. for 14b.
Consumption
07.59: 305.64*
Per
Estimated population' 164,860 169,000 Consumption
427
5.40 7.02
28
5.89 7,02
bead par day 19.7
20.7
29
5.99 7.02
Does not 'include water sent tó | 30
5.89 7.03
Hong Kong.
Full Supply in all districts daring
31
5.89.
7.03
April 1928 and 1929.
The Government Analyst's reports
Huge quantities of Iceland cod
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