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REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SPECIAL DINNER DANCE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1931.
CARL FISCHER
AND HIS GLOBE TROTTING
ORCHESTRA.
on board S.S. “BELGENLAND "
on a World Tour.
Do not miss this wonderful opportunity
of hearing these
Masters of JAZZ
Dinner $6.00 Per Person.
Book your tables early,
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THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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13
16
17
121
24
26
32
35
HORIZONTAL 1-An outlook &-Confirms 9-Propellers
11-An official of a
qolinge 12-Italian river 14-Handler
18-Negativo reply 16-Anger
18-Preposition
19-A manth (abbr)
20-Prefix. By
21-Venture
23-Ray of light
24-A Roman historian
25-Avold
20-Hoard
29-Combining form.
Mind
12-Happened
33-A typa of boat
SB-Acted as a gulds
38-A continent (abbr)
14
15 b 17
10
19
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148
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 37-Combining form.
Eog
31-A beverage
34
VERTICAL (Cont.) 13-Seaport of
N. W. Algeria 16-Trim
40-Part of verb "to be" 17-Built
41-To push down
20-Excellent 22-Epistle (abbr.) 23-Exist
26-Appear
forolbly
142-A tile (abbr.)
44-An evergreen tree
¡46-Torrible
27-Ahead
47-8ate of players
26-Excite
48-Approaches
VERTICAL
1.-inalpid
2-Vory
3-A sallor 4-Any open space 5-Portalate
-Organ of hearing
7-Indefinita article
B-Tempest
10-Batisfies
11-The moon-goddess
29-Haughty
36-Right side (abbr.) 31-Negativa vates 32-A sudden wind 34-Defends (30-Japanese coin
ipt.)
38-0)d of war
(Norse Myth.) 41-Fado
42-Before
44-Father
40-Eats (abbr)
(The solution of the above cross-word purse will appear in
Monday's issued along with a new crossword puzzle.)
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BANK HOLIDAYS.
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TH Accordance with Government Ordinance, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 17th and 18th February. (China New Year Holidays).
COMPANY MEETINGS
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE
"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 12th February 1981, 1931, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose on TUESDAY, the 24th February,
NOTICE.
SPORT NOTICES
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING
of receiving the Report of the Directora together with a State-1.30 ment of Accounts for the year end- ed 31st December, 1980.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 16th February to
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that The HONG KONG STOCK BA CHANGE will be CLOSED on TUESDAY, 17th inst. and WED-MONDAY, NESDAY, 18th inst., during the TUESDAY, 24th February, both China New Year Holidays.
By Order of the Committee,
A. NISSIM,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 13th February, 1981.
NOTICE.
THE CHINA LICHT & POWER
TCO. (1918), LTD., bez to
Notify their Consumers that, owing
ELECTRICITY will not be avail-
able between the hours of 6 A.M. and 8 A M. on TUESDAY, the 17th
February, 1931.
days Inclusive,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers Hong Kong, 9th February, 1931.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NO
•^ ALTERATIONS in the Generat-YOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ing Station, the SUPPLY OF
that the ORDINARY YEAR- HOLDERS in this Corporation will LY MEETING of the SHARE- be held at City Hall, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 28th February, 1931, at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose
Board of Directors together with a of receiving the Report of the
ending 31st December, 1930. Statement of Accounts for the year
SHEWAN 10MES & CO., General Managers. Hong Kong, 12th February, 1931. HONG KONG HORTICULTURAI.
SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL SHOW OF FLOWERS and VEGETABLES will be held at the City Hall on THURSDAY, February 26, 1931.
Entries will definitely CLOSE at Noon on THURSDAY, February 19, 1931, at the Hon. Secretary's Office, 1ut it is hoped that intending exhibi- tors will send in their entries as early na possible.
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary,
11, Queen's Road, Central,
25%
SPECIAL
DISCOUNT
FOR 2 WEEKS
Only on our already low prices.
Now store with large and varied up-to-date stock. Our motto is small profit and Quick return.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 16th February to SATURDAY, the 28th February, 1931, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 9th February, 1931.
THE HONG KONG. CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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HUNDRED
TELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, 1, Queen's Building. Victoria, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, 6th March,
1931.
February 28. March 2, 3, 4,
and 7. 1931.
N SATURDAY, February 28, the first race will be run at p.m., and on all other days at 11.30 a.m. On the first day the
and on the other four days at 11 Arst bell will be rung at 1 p.m.
a.m.
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No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enelo-
sure.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.
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The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $4 per day in- cluding tax for all persons, includ ing ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
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By Order of the Board of Directors,
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