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HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. -On sale at all book-stalls and at the offices of the Publishers, 3A,, Wynd ham Street.
"COASTWISE." -An interesting, book of cartoons depicting "Harpening on Price $1, on sale the Chha Comi. at the China Mal" ofleas, 3A; Wynd- ham Streel
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. II. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handysite. Price $2, on sale at the publishers, Newspaper Enter- prise, L., HA, Wyndham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and
printed."China" promptly
Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St.
phone 20022.
..
TUITION GIVEN.
Maip Tele-
PRIVATE LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Term moderate, G, Almai Villas, Austin Roul, Kowloon,
HOME TUITION.
Within an our. fron, London. In healthy SCHOOL for GIRLS nelgubourhood. and SMALL ROYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal,
WESTOVER-STEVENAGE
Individual care and attention.
Particulara apply to:-
SPORTS NOTICES.
HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL MEETING
NOT
will be held at the Sanitary Board Room, Poal Office Bulding (by nu permission) on FRIDAY, the 11th day of September. 1931, a 6.15 p.m.
W. C. KUNG.
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th Sept. 1931.
ALWAYS COMFORTABLYCOD
COMING SOON,
El Brendel & Fin Dorway' in
"Mr. Lemma Of Orange" A Fox Picture
KING'S
Job Printing
REASONABLE
THE NEWSPAPER CHINA MAIL Bine.
Leiters:-
PRICES
ENTERPRISE LTD.
BA WYNDHAM ST.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS. APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
Public Auctions
THE
11 Undersigned have receivest instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON WEDNESDAY. September 9, 1931. commencing at 2-30 p.m.. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE.
comprising:-
Teak Hatstand, Glass Cabinets, Showcases, Chesterfeld Couches and Armchairs, Gramophones, Re- cords, Electric Fans, Oil Paintings. Pictures, Writing Desks, Round Tables, Clocks, Porcelain Ware, Brass Ornaments. Bookcases, Chin- ene Hand Paintings, Carpets, Rugs,
etc.
Teak Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled Mirrors. Dinner Waggons. Crockery, Glass Ware, Ice Chests, Kitchen Gear, etc.
Tenk, Single and Double Bed- stends, Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, Teak Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrors, Cheats of Drawers, Mosquito Nets, Counter- panes, Blankets, etc.
and
A Collection of BLACKWOOD WARE
[ncluding:—,
Jous Tables, Cabinets, Jar dinleres, Tea Poys, Chairs, etc.
CHINA
MAIL.
FEMALE OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
Heavy Sentence For Young Girl.
GLOUCESTER ROAD ARREST.
When a Chinese woman and girl were stopped in Gloucester Road last night by searchers, they were found to have 42 taels and 100 tnels of opium respec- tively, secreted on their person.
They were produced before Mr. W. Schofield this morning and pleaded guilty.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S, QUOTATIONS.
113%
On London- Enuk, wire Bank on "demand... 11% Bank, 30 days sight 11 11/16,
months' Credits, sight
1:'- 5/10. Documentary; +
months' sight ..... 1/- 7/16
On Päris On demandl Credits, =
Might
On demand Credita, o days'
sight
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1981.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Opening Daily Official Quotations 8th Sept., 1931. Next Settlement Day, Monday, 28th Sept., 1931
your
La lividend and who paid.
STOCK
Banks.
Hong Kong Bank, Chartered Bank ......................
...$ 1036.
Mercantile Bk., AMB.
C.
Bank of Asia .......................) 194
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Feb 23, 81
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640
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On demand
7
Nont.
Insurances.
On New York-
Canton Ins.
1550
231/2
Union Ins
**
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China Underwriters ...$.30.20
240%
On Bombay---
Chins Fire Ins.........
657
H. K. Fire In2, ...............$
63
On Calcutta-
Wire On demand
65%
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417%
Wire on demand
It was revealed that the girl had been bound over a little time ago to be of good behaviour. His Worship ordered, her bond of $200, consisting of two suretics, to be estreated and imposed a one year's fine of $12,000 or hard labour.
Nothing being, known of the On Singapore—– woman, a fine of $5.000 or, in de- On demand fault, eleven months' jail was im- | - On Manila-s posed on her.
A
HIER MARRIAGE ANNULLED,
Aimee Macpherson's
Mother..
Los Angeles, July 23. The Superior Court has annull- ed the marriage of Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of the "Hot- Gospeller," Mrs. Aimee Mac. Pherson, and the Rev. Guy E. Hudson.
The ground is that Mr. Hudson is not divorced from
On View from Tuesday, Septem-his former wife. her 8, 1931.. · ·
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, September 3, 1931.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Local 3 otar per oz.
POSTAL RATES.
China and Macao-4 cts, per os.
British Empire (except via Siberia)-12 cts: per oz.
Foreign Countries and British Empire vin Siberia-20.cts. first.
oz, and 10 cts, each aucceeding oz..
Postcards:-
Local, China and Macao-2 cis, each.
All other places--8 cts: each:
The Registration fee is in each ense 20 cents.
T'mes of closing Shanghai-Mahchuli Air Mails are advertised on
the Outward Mail List below.
INWARD MAILS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
Australia & Manila ...
WEDNESDAY,
...Tai Ping SEPTEMBER 9. Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (London,
Aug. 22)
Calcutta and Straits
Manila
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10. Europe via Suez (Letters & Papers, London,
Aug. 13 and Parcels: Aug. G)
Japan & Shanghai
The order has led to warrants being issued to-day for Mr. Hudson's arrest on a charge of bigamy.
On demand......... 47%
On Shanghai-
On demand Dollar
Tis. 79%
72% dis.
On Yokohama
4790
1/-K
13
On demand.
Sovereins (kunk'
buying rate) Silver (her oz.) Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash Copper Cents Rate of Native In-
terest
Nom. Nominal 3% prem.
3% pa. Chinese Sub. Coin. 24%%% dis Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paria
New York
Rugby, Saturday.
Shipping- Douglaser...............$
H. K. Steamboats ...$ todo-China (Prel.) ...... (Del.).....
7
Shells heater........ Union Waterbom...594
Mining.
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Parcels
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COASTWISE
"ALGIE BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00.
Now on sale at
BREWERS
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW
EXCELSION BOOK STORE.
Sandakan
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden and Egypt Hofhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong .. Amoy
THURSDAY, Amor and Formoan via Swatow Foochow
Manila
Swatow
FRIDAY,
Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong.. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow die Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles
Parcels
Fand at the Publishera -
The Newspaper Enterprise,
Registration Lettera
China: Mall Bull
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Gange Solviken Tai Yuan SEPTEMBER Deli, Maru Hulchow
Bellerophon
Hydrangea SEPTEMBER
Klungchow Hoi Ching
Catboy
10,30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. 2.80
11.
3 p.m.
10.80 4.m.
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..Sept.' 1, 5'p.m.. Sept 11, 4.30 p.m. Parcels
Sept. 12, 9 a.m. Registration Sept. 12, 9:45 am.
10
Lettera
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|43–Egypt' (abbr.) |44-Term at school:
| 48-Prenoun: {47-Liquid compound of
the paraffin group 49-Ons who eats away little by little. 51-Javelina 62-Despised
VERTICAL
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·H. K. Gare Lonca...I
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
'1/5 1/2
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11 2/-%
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Sept. 27, BO
Apr. 27, 81
HARRINGWORTH VIADUCT.
This viaduct, which spans the Welland Flyer,ia a reminder of olden days when the bricklayer really laid bricks. The viaduct is composed of 82 arches of 40 feet span, with 10 sixty-feet plors each 12 feet thick, and 71 each six-fest thick It contains no less than 20,000,000 bricks, which if laid and to and in four rows, would make an eighteen-inch pathway from Land's' Every Prince or Peer of the Realm End to Jehu o'Groats, or in a single is expected to pay one horaeshoe in row, would fatch from London to toll to the lord of the manor of New York or the Persian Gulf, |Dakkam' upon erasing the Rutland It was bullt way back in 1878..
border. If he falls the lord of the manor, never, fails to send a polite reminder to comply with this time- honoured custom
Mr. John Drinkwater, the author
and playwright, han his home now In the cottage in which Pepys liveth