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TO LET.-Single room with private bathroom attached. Very central. Few minutes' walk from King's Theatre, Apply 4, With or without board. Glenealy. Tel. 20380.
TO LET Matshed (No. 8) at Stan- ley. From November 20, 1981, to September 14, 1032. Apply Digby, 551, The Peak.
APARTMENTS TO LET.
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Road, Kowloon.
Management.
Under European Excellent cutalne.
Modern Apartments. Terms Moder- Ate.
Three
Tel. 67367.
minutes from ferry.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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ARMISTICE DAY.
NOVEMBER 11, 1931.
SPACE for a limited number of ex-Service men and women has been allotted at the Ceremony ut the Cenotaph on ARMISTICE DAY and any one wishing to at tend is invited to parade in front; of Queen's Statue Pier not later than 10.35 a.m.
P. M. ROSSER,
Hon. Secretary, British Legion,
Hong Kong, November 10, 1931.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
1:
MEMBERS who have not yet
returned their Ball Subscrip- tlon Lists are requested to do so at their early convenience, so that Invitations may be issued to en- able them and their Guests to at- tend the Practice Dances.
DAVID S. ROBE, Joint Hon. Secretary: Hong Kong, November 10, 1931.
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
RAFT PROGRAMMES and for the
DENTRY FORMS
Third Extra Race Meeting to be held at Macao on SUNDAY, the 22nd November, 1931 (weather. per- mitting) may be obtained at the Sports Club, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stables, or at the offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, 6, Des Voeux Road Contral.
ENTRIES close at 12 o'clock Noon on Monday, 16th November, 1931.
MONITOR. CRE SKA MASKING ET NOS
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GENERAL NOTICES.
BANK HOLIDAY.
IN Accord
TN Accordance with Government!
the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction cf Public Business on WEDNESDAY, the 11th Novem- her, 1931 (Armistice Day)..
Hong Kong, 9th November, 1981.
A
R.A.O.B. CLUB.
ง EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the Mom- bere of the R.A.0.B. Club will be held in the R.A.O.B. Club on MONDAY, 16th November, 1931, at 7.80 p.m.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
·Public Auctions—
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
'ON
TUESDAY, November 10, 1931, commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room,
4, Daddell Street.
A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS,
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INNOCENT MAN - 22 YEARS IN GAOL.
Dying Farmer Confesse to Wife.
SHOT STOCK BUYER.
A confession made on his deathbed by a 62-year-old farm-
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 10th Nov., 1931. Next Settlement Day, Tuesday, 24th November, 1931.
Bay-Sell Sales Non P
STOCK
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Backi
er is likely to bring about the Hong Kong Bank ...............$ relcase from prison of a man who Chartered Bank
is said to have served 22 years Mercantile B., Anß. in prison for a murder he did not commit.
The victim of this alleged.mis- carriage of justice is Jesso Lucas,
Jar
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Insurance
May 19, 8
of Mount Carmel (Illinois, U.S.), Canton Ins. samů
On View from Saturday, Novem-who is in the Chester (Illinois) Union Ins............ Penitentiary serving a life sen-China Underwriters...$ tence for the murder of Clyde
Agenda for the meeting in post-ber 7, 1931, ed in the Club Room.
י
A. E, MANWARING,
Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th November, 1991.
RATIONALIST PRESS ASSOCIATION, LTD.
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The Annual Dinner will be held
5th Saturday, December, Application for tickets should be made to the Secretary, Box No. 704. do "China Mail," before 15th November.
THEATRE ROYAL
HONG KONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
“DEAR BRÚTUS”
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, November 6, 1931.
FOR SALE.
Flower and Vegetable
SEEDS
Indication points to a HEAVY DEMAND
for seeds
THIS SEASON.
To be sure of getting every varisty you wish we suggest that you ORDER. TO-DAY.
GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham Street.
P. O. Box 620. Hong Kong.
STANDARD TIMES. Sunrise and Sunset in Colony.
Showalter, a young stock buyer, China Fire Ins............ţ whose body was found floating in H. K. Fire Ina, ..............$ the Patoka River 26 years ago, Action to secure Lucas's re- lease (says a British United Do
Shipping.
Press message). Was started H. X. Bwambonta .....$
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after the death last June of George R. Pond, a farmer who lived at Decker, just across the Shell Bearers,$fi State border, near Vincennes, in Indiana.
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Deathbed Confession, Pond's wife, Rachel, and Mrs. Anna Smith told the authorities that Pond confessed as he lay dying that he, and not Lucas, Langkats (Single) ........Tií, S'hai Exploration...Th. had killed Showalter.
LossTle. that Pond told them that he kill-Raube .................................$ ed the stock buyer in the belief Veacuela Gold Fields ₺ that he was carrying a large sum of money.
Both women signed affidavits
Showalter was killed on Octo- ber. 19, 1908,
Docks, WharvED,
Godowns, &c.
His body was H. & K. Wharven..Ş found eight months later in the H... Dock... river on the Indian side.
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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
Sir James Barrie
2.H.
p.m. ed.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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6.88
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(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but
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FOR SALE-1926 Studebaker Tourer --6 seater. Apply Digby, 551, The Peak.
123
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A JUMBLE SALE will be held in the Union Church Hall, Kennedy Road, on Thursday, November 26. Contributions will be gratefully received daily. Proceeds in aid of Charities.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."China" Mail" Ofice, No, SA, Wyndham St. phone 20022.
"
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Industrials.
"COASTWISE."-An interesting book of cartoons depicting "Happening" on the China Const. Prico $1, on sale at the "China Mall" offices, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. I. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handyside. Price $2, on sale at the publishers, Newspaper Enter- prise, Lid., 3A,. Wyndham Street,
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. -On sale at all book-stalls and at the oflees of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd- bam Street,
PRIVATE
TUITION GIVEN.
LESSONS
in - English, Brench, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Terms moderato. 6, Aimai Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon,
HOME TUITION,
Within In healthy An hour from London. neighbourhood., SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal,
and attention. individual care.
WESTOVER-STEVENAGE.
Particulare apply to:
For
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(Camb. Higher Local, Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frodel Higher (Certificate),
Bring Your ́ PRINTING Problems to Us
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That Crippling
PAIN!
WHY
Lord Askwith, president of
5.39 the Institute of Patentees, open- Pablle Utilities. 6.89 ing the International Exhibition H. X. Tramwaya ...? 5.39 of Inventions and General Peat Trams (old) ...ș 5.98 Trades at Central Hall, West-
(new) ...$ 6.38minster, recently, said:--
Star Ferries "This is an age when we want Yaumati Ferricsuam$ 5.88 new ideas and new thoughts, and China Light 3 261 all who come forward in this . 8. Electrics 75 way, helping the country and Macso
Sandakan Lights... 5.38 the world at large, are perform-H. Tee fully paid
Suffer Needlessly?
Many people suffer for years from rheumatism, sciatica and kin- dred ailments, pinning their faith in external applications, embrocations and anti-acid remedies. Such treatments, while often bringing temporary relief, can never com- pletely eradicate the poisons in the blood which are causing the trouble. For rheumatism, as for other all- ments caused by weak and Impure blood, you need a course of
created through Cause the pain are
from nervo stomach,
In
DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. This world-famous remedyen. riches and purifies the blood-stream, which is the only way in which permanent results" can be obtained. The impurities and acid polsons in the blood
faulty digestion or affecting the Wil- an all-round beneficial effect, strengthening the nerves and the digestion and
creat ing now pure rich blood to replace the poison-laden, watery blood
Bacause in this way Dr. Williams* Pink Pill act upon the root causo of the trouble, they are recommend ed by thousands of people all over the world s
The Proved Remedy for RHEUMATISM.
part paid & This was an age of electricity, China Bax........Th and improvement was being] S'poreTractions{Ord.)/» {Pret.}/- made year by year in electricity, the field now being very large. It covered almost everything China Sugas.......$ throughout the world, and he be- Malabon Sugart ........) lieved the men who had succeed- cads Macg. Ord....The. ed best were those who started from quite small origins.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London-
Bank, wire
.1/5
Bank, on demand.... 1/5 1/16 Band, 4 months' aight 1/5 3/26 Credits, 4 months'
sight Documentary,
months sigirt
On Yokohama On demand Bovorcigna
buying rate) Silver (per oz.);
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Pref.... Tls.
Canton Iconos Cements (com.)
H. K. Ropes an
Stores, &t.
Dalry Farms atras Watsoni
Der A Wings
61
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Miscellaneous
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Apr, 22, 31
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Nom
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On New York— · On demand
H. K Govt, Loans...2% Prem.2% Prem
Interest half yearly..
264 Credits, 40'days' alght 281⁄2
On Bombay Wire On demand
98%
98%
On Calcutta- Wire On demand
Rate of Nativa in-
Oslo
982
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On Singapore--
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3%% p.. Chinese Sub. Coin, 25%% dis Hong Kong Sub Coin Par
Vienna
Prague
28 127
On demand
60%
Helsingfors. Madrid
192
43
On Manila
On demand
682/2
LONDON EXCHANGES
Lisbon'
109
On Shanghal-
On demand Dollar.
74%
Rugby, Yesterday,
Athens Bucharest
315
635
1%% dis.
Pärls
96%
Rio
New York
3.78%
Buenos Aires
36
(Banka
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170
Montreal
4/9
Montevideo
28%
Brussels
27%
Geneva
21-1/16
Nom.
Amsterdam Milan Berlia
934
784
Yokohama
15%
Silver Spot
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Stockholm
17%
19.5/10
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2/7
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20 16/18
1/6.6/32
1/9%
1/44
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8% prem
Copenhagen
1754
British Wireless Barvice