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upon giving notice to the Treasur-
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DIRECAO do Club Lusitano 31st October, 1931. to the Treasur: LAMMERT BROS. tem a honra de convidar vers, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and. Exmas. Srs, Sacion do Club de Re-Fleming for the payment of prin- creio, da Associação Portugueza cipal and interest up to the 31st de Socorros Mulvon, da Liga Por-October, 1931. tugueza e do Club Lusitano; e suas Exmus. Familias e os demais Mem- bros da Comunidade Portugueza para se reunirem na sala "Luiz de Camoca" do' Club Lusitano Quinta-feira, 35 do corrente, 5.15 horas de tarde," a fim de as- (sistirem a Recepeno em honra de Sua Excelencia o Governador de Macau, Senhor. Joaquim Anacimo da Mata e Oliveira,
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Hong Kong, 14th October, 131.THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
THEATRE ROYAL
The Committee of the Hong Kong A.D.C.
beg to announce production
of
DEAR BRUTUS
by
Sir James Barrie
on
November 14, 17, 19, 20 and 21 with a matinee on November 18.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
POSTAL RATES.
Auction
ON
THURSDAY, October 15, 1931, commencing at 11 am,
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.
1 Case Continental Colton Trouserings,
12 Garments,
also
A Quantity of LADIES' DRESSES AND HATS and
A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, October 13, 1931.
On Yokohamo— On demand Sovereigns (Bank's
buying rate)...... 1/4 Silver (per oz,)
17
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Nom. Nom.
Copper Cents
8% prem.
82% p.2.
Rute of Native In-
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FOR SALE
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 "Harpenings" an the China Coast. Price $1, on sale at the "China lull" offices, 34, Wynd- banr, Street.
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY, for schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handyride. Price $2, on sale at the publishers,, Newspaper Enter- prise, Ltd, 3A, Wyndham Street.
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AMERICAN CHEMICAL DIAMONDS.
'Equal to real diamonds in brilliancy of lustre and', hardness, Cuts glass like real dia- inonds. Proof against fire, steel file, nitric acid, clc. The bril. lancy of lustre will never become dull. Proo per carat ten shillings.
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Hong Hong, October 8, 1931.
Letters:--
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British Empire (except via Siberia)-12 eta. per oz.
Foreign Countries and British Empire via Siberia-20 cts. Arat
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Postcards:
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The Registration fee is in each casa 20 cents.
The cent staup is now on sale at the G.P.O, and at all Branch Post Offices,
INWARD MAILS.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15.
Amoy Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghal (Van- couver, B.C., Sept. 26 and Europe via Siberia (London, Sept. 26)
Australia and Manila
.Tilawa
...Empress of Russin
.Kitano Maru
Europe via Negapatam. (Letters only, Lon-
don, Sept. 17 and Parcels, Sept. 10).. Kashgar
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16.
Calcutta and Straits
Europe via Negapatam (Papers only, Lon..
don, Sept. 17)
Straits ..
Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, Sept. 19)
Kum Sang
.Patroclus
Hakone Maru Haruna Maru
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President Madison U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San
Francisco, September (18)
...Pres. Van Buren
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14.
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Saigon and Mauritius Swatow
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Samshui and Wuchow Fonchow via Swatow Manila
Foochow via Swatow Holhow and Bangkok Japan
(Due San Francisco, Nov. 17.) Ho Sang
Parcels
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by
A. II. CHOOK, O.B.E., M.A W. KAY, M.A,
W. L. HANDYSIDE, MA., B.Sc.
PRICE $2.00.
NOW ON SALE AT THE
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Chino Mail Offices.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an export but
our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow,and altho.):
27 128
32
42 43
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
48
149
52
10.30 a.m.
5b
.Oct. 15, Noon.
1 pm.
Cape St. Francis
Hydrangea
1.30 p.m. 3 p.m.
Tsinan
Kong Ning
Cheong Shing
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER
Swatów, Amoy, and Foschow Shanghai, *Japan and *Europe via
Siberia.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa,Aden, Egypt & Europe via Marselles
KPO
Letters ...
Empress of Russia.
Kueichow
16,
Bin.Tang Kitano Maru Hai Ning,..
3.30 p.m.
4 p.m...
p.m.
.5 p.m.
8.80 8.10. 8.30 a.m. 9.30 8.m.
2. p.m.
Hakone Mers
3.30 p.m.
Haruna Maru
(Due Marseilles,; Nov., 14.).
...G.P.O.
17..
..6 p.m
8.30 a.m. 10.30 a.m, 2.30 p.m.
Registration Oct 16, 4.30 p.m. Registration .::Oct. 16, 5 p.m. Letters ........4.30 p.m. Letters
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Hollow, Pakhol and Haiphong.. Menado Maru
Mau Sang Talyo Maru
*Superscribed correspondence only.
Sandakan *Manila
HORIZONTAL t-Recompensa G-Crowd 11-Greek god of fore 12-Fish ogge 14-Any open spaco.
15-Bind
15-Type of
architecture.
18-8allor, (Cption) 10-Ahead
20-A tramp
22-Royal Navy (abfri) 23-Very
24-A foot-tika organ" 25-Bone (Latin) 4, 27-Implied by silence
30-Whim
12-A Bower (pl.)*
33-Feminine name
34-Frisd quickly with
| HORİZONTAL (Cont)
42-A middle Atlantic
State of U. B {abbr.)
44-Gave
47-Exists
[18-Anger
151-Agpat (abbr.)
150-Scarcer
62-Egyptian river 54-Predly. By
37
· VERTICAL (Cont) 10-Gather {13-To regulate
16-Act, 17-Cuble (abbr.) 20-Raised.. 21-Climbed 23-3py
26-Bright
28-Constellation
........2 Golf term 55-English muzalolan 180-Pronoun (56-Clearing in, a wood
(pt.)
57-One of the.000 -..
nymphs (Gr.
Myth)
VERTICAL
1-A caustic repartee.
Ittle grosse (Fr.) | 2-Ireland- (Port.)
'36-A strip of leather.
. which to
́skorpon`a fazor" 18-Topographical
engineers (abbr.), 29-Streets (abbr) 41-And (Latin)
3-Borrow 4-Because
Fade
The laden (pl.) 7-Egyptian sun-ged
B-Worthless faving D-Clodoby
11-interipation
14-Kathing 25-Gaze:xodly [27-Malted
39-Breaks suddenly
40-Strict
45-Accessory, seed
covering 45-Conjunction
48-Comparative ending 47-Combining form,,...
Fire
43-Highest note of
Guldp's sexio.... 51-etrio fand measure.
|53-Editor (abbr.), 135–Arab. (abbr.)
The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in. to-morrow'o issue along with a neja, oross-word puzzle,)
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Sandakan Light
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17
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Stores, &c.
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(new)$
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H.K, C'tractions (old) 5
(new) 1.10
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Hong Kong.
Silver Spot .. Silver Forward
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Apr, 2, 81
Interna listi pe silymam pomo
COASTWISE
by
"ALGIE" BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00.
Now on esia az · BREWERS ...a
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EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE
and at the Publishers
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China Mail Building.