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THE 17TH ANNUAL GENERAL | Credits,
MEETING OF MEMBERS Wil be held in the Club House, on TUESDAY,' August 11, 1931, at 6
BUSINESS:
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ON
THURSDAY, August 13, 1931, at 12 o'clock Noon, nt their Sales Room, Duddell Street
One Cadillac Motor Car, 7 Seater in good running order (Licence No. 163).
This car may be viewed:-
on days previous to day of anle
at the Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Stubba Rond,
on day of sale at the Safes Room of the Undersigned.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Auctioneers. -Hong-Kong,August 10,1931..
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. SUNDAY,
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Election of Officers for 1931-32. Credits, 60 days'
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1931.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE. Opening Daily Official Quotations 11th August, 1931.
Next Settlement Day, Tuesday, 25th August,
STOCK"
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art era
Last dividend and when paid
Banka,
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DAC. Ipiere at 18J 347,89 —— Aug. 10, 31 -
****} m/s 1930 mm 1/Enx.. } (pr. ---, 31
$ for 1930...
Fob 29, 18
On demand Credits,
69214
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Dec
7).
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632
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On Berlin
Bank of Als
$129
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A
Пос
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On demand
Nom.
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Insurances.
rules.
On demand
234
Carton Int.
$|
1550
Urioa Las 547
HL
General.
sight
24%
China Vaderwriters...
... $33.30
Election of Auditors.
On Bombay--
By Order of the Committee.
F. C. CLEMO,
Wire
64%
China Fire los $
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On demand
64%
H. K. Fire Los. ......$ (1150)
Hon. Secretary.
On Calcutta-
Wire
64
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shipping.
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€4%
Douglases with.................0 }39
On Singapore...
H. K. Steamboat ...$18
On demand
41%
GENERAL NOTICES. On Manila-
On demand
*46%
On Shangha
On. demand Dollar...
Tls. 794 74% dia.
47%
Hong Kong, August 6, 1331.
THE BRITISH LEGION.
HONG KONG &,CHINA BRANCH."
THE 10TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held at 5.15 p.m. on THURSDAY, 13th August, 1931, in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Business:-
To Receive the Report and Ac-
counts for the year 1930.
P. M. ROSSER.
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th August, 1931,
Talma
Van Hentsz Empresa of Canadà
To elect officers,
AUGUST 13.
.Cathay AUGUST 14.
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Chichibu Maru AUGUST 16.
..Taiyo Maru AUGUST 19.
Empress of Russia
On Yokohamɛ→→ On demand Sovereigne (Bank's
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Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Rate of Native In-
terest
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Losse........ Tla.
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8% pa. Chinese Sub. Coin .. 241⁄2% dis. Hong Kong Sub, Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Venezuela Gold Field $ (91
Docks, Wharves,
Godowas, &c.
H, K, a K. Wharves.. 102
H. K. & W. Docks...
South Ch. Motors$. China Providents (old) $
(new) $ ...
Hongkew.....Tia. N. Engineerlags...Tix. Shanghal Docks ...Tia,
Lands, Hotels & Buildings.
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推薦 Doc. T. 8.95 for 195
1001 | Apr. 7.4 for your #1-4-31
Rugby, Yesterday.
Paris.
123.95
New York
1.855
Brussels
34.86
Geneva
24.9
Amsterdam
.12.06
H.K, & S. His. (old) $ 17
17.85
Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen
92.85
(16.80,30) Ded.
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H.K. Lande.........$92
事
18.15
Shangbai Lands.....ŢI.
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34.55
Prague
163-13/16
H. K. Realis... 18.35 Chinese Estate $94
Helsingfors
1924
Colton Mills,
Madrid
56.1
Lisbon
110%
375
Shanghai. Comon...TU,
44
Bucharest
817
Rio
9 5/32
Zoong Sings Tia, 11
Buenos Aires
31%
Montevideo ...... 24%
Public Utilities.
Bombay
1/5
145
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Yokohama
1/2 % 11. 2/13/32
H
(new) ...$ 19.
Star Ferrice Yaumati Ferries China Light H.. E. Electrics ......$ Macao
081
..$251
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0,15
811
... $28
144
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July 30, 21
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FOR SALE
FOUR VALVE SCREEN Grid Wire- less Set, with loud speaker and two pair earphones, in good condition. Apply Box No. 695, c/o "China Mall."
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY, -On sale at all book-stalla and at the offees of the Poblishers, SA, Wynd- ham Street.
"COASTWISE"-An interesting book of cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast, Price $1, on sale at the "China Muil" offices, 3A, Wynd ham Street
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handyside. Price $2, on sale at the publishers, Newspaper Enter- prise, Ltd, 3A, Wyndham Street.
TUITION GIVEN.
LESSONS
PRIVATE
in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Torms moderate, 0, Aimal Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.
HOME TUITION. .
WESTOVER--STEVENAGE Within an hour from London. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL FOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal, Individual care and attention. Particulars apply to:
For
MISS RUTH CULLEY,
(Comb, Higher Local, Camb. Teachers' Diploma).
MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frodel Higher (Certificate).
MISCELLANEOUS
YOUR VISITING CARDS nently and cromptly printed"China" - Mali” Tele- Office, No. BA, Wyndham St. phone 20022.
COASTWISE
by
ALGIE BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00.
Now on sale at
BREWERS
FEAWAY, LAIDLAW....
ELBION BOOK STORE.
the Publishers
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Van,
couver, B.C., Aug. 1)
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9 a.m.
Canton Maru AUGUST 17.
. a.m.
Ho Sang
Aug. 17, Noon .1 p.m.
Parcels Letters
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(Due Thursday Island, Aug. 29.)
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:10.30-28.m,
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18.
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N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 90
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By Order of the Board,
C. F. V. RIBEIRO,
Acting Secretary.
Hong Kong, 6th. August, 1931.
FOR SALE.
A Selection of the best varieties of
̄RELIABLE AND TESTED
Flower and Vegetable SEEDS
from
Meara, Sutton & Sons, Reading Messrs. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Southampton Messrs. Arthur Yates & Co., Ltd, Sydney.
The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.
GRACA & CO.,
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CONTEMPT OF COURT HK. Tel fully pai1$
BY TWO ROBINS.
Twitterings Force a Judge to Adjourn.
A man was on trial in a Berlin court. The lawyers were hard at
part paid $142 China Bus.........Th. S'poreTractions(Ord.]af:} ««.
(Pref.)/-
Industrials.
China Sugars.................
Malabon Sugarı araş
Apr. 16, 81.
Aug. 12, 51
cant for 1930...... Deo. laterit $2 a 1031
39.20 Dec. interito T. 0.51 af 103). Ju's $0,91
22
Deo. 81 ceste for 1030.......
Feb. 94, 91
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June 18,31
Fob, 13, 81
Inne 99 31'
30... Dec. 15, 80
- Mar. 28.01
Ang. 4, 81 Feb. 25, 50 filan preferença sharon]Fri 5,
... $17.90! Dec. T.U. for 1835) measure to Low Action
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EXT
19/0 19-18pt.
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In Liquidation.
* 180
Dec.
Pr. 4.50 für 1030,
Mar, 4, 91
Cald: Macg. Ord....Th.
... 14
34
Pref....Th.
101
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Cements (com.) $ 10.00 10.85 198
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... 181
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work talking when suddenly there Canton Lock $7.10 was a twittering noise,
The ushers were about to shout "Silence in court" when it was H. K. Ropes ......................... seen that the disturbers were-two
robin red-breasts.
They had fitted in through the Dairy Fanns
drugimi i
open window and found the inside Wa... 16
4.
Mar. 17, 81
Mar.18, 81 Mas.10,
Doo, lifte for 1050 Mar. 18, 81
21.85 Dec. 15 centy but 123
Dao. $1.50 for 19021
Col. 175 cancer your 32+]"P'...
Febaut lividend for year 29-3-20
Apr. 50, 91
Feb. 0 cents for your Jone 17, 31
Store, dhe,
$960...
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so pleasant that they refused to be Der A Wings .............. driven out.
Lane Crawfords főld)...$} The Judge finally suggested an adjournment to another court, and | Mackintoche to this course all agreed.
19.10
(new)
申骨
18
Sincaresvios
Miscellaneous.
The judge was even so kind as Win. Powells........................$ 9} to have a tin of water and some. corn placed in his room for the two robins who had thus interfered with the majesty of the law.
DEAD BEAT!.
Ho cannot go on like this much longer. The heat and humidity have sapped away all This energy. His blood has be
come so depleted, thin and scanty, that he has no means by which to recover his lost vital.
Under such conditions, pearlm- iam" and hopelessness 'creep in. But if you are in this state
DON'T GIVE IN AND GO UNDER.
Many people, both men and women, suffering from the ravages of anaemia (blood impoverishment) and its attendant allments, physical weakness, nervous debility, back pains, persistent headaches, Ats of dizziness, In somnia and mental depression, often complicated by diges tive troubles, have found, speedy and permanent reliet In
Dr. Williams Pink - Pills
The World-Famed Tonic Remedy sp FOR BLOOD AND NERVES.
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Dac. 50 cent dur YOSU.............
Apt. 92, 91
C. Entertainment (old)$ | .--'
(new)
Sou. Ch. Enterprises...
H. K. Constructions...$ 18
B. lnd, G. Bonds...$
15. K. Gorz, Love...$
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!
8% Prom Internet half'yourly,
Can you mind your own busi ness?
the discussion of them, and it is fatally easy to exaggerale, or `at least to be slightly Inaccurate. Thus the ball of scandal is set roll- ing."
Busybodies
Have you ever seriously asked yourself this question and tried to anewer truthfully 7 We had ayla
Again, there are women who, Idle curiosity is responsible for from a mistaken sense of kindness, much of the impertinence of mind will interfere in the lives of these ing other people's business, and around them. Busybodies who Idle curiosity is generally bred never seen happy unless they are from a lack of healthy interests, endeavouring to make a world Inquisitiveness may be merely after their own generally very nar- stupid and quite harmless, but, if row pattern. It is allowed to develop. It can
easily grow into a means of den-
gerous mischief-making. Because We are at a stage where it is this kind of "Interest" In other quite impossible to go back to the Yolk's affairs soon degenerates into two-party system-Lord Reading.