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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received THE
Auction
Instructions to sell by Pubfle
ON FRIDAY, the 11th December 1931. commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, 4, Duddell Street.
A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPE.
comprising:
British Colonies, Hong Kong, (Old and Inverted water mark) High Value Chinn, French Post Office in China etc, etc.
SPORTS NOTICES.
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On London-an'
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Bank, on demand
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OF CANTON, LTD.
COMPANY, LTD.'
THE FOURTEENTH EXTRA
RACE MEETING will be held THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Bank, 4 months' sight:1/5 15/10 (wanther permitting) at Happy Valley on SATURDAY, Decembor 12, 1931, commencing at 2 p.m.
The first bell will be rang" at 1.30 p.m.
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MEMBERS ENCLOSURE. Mombers are notified that they and their Ladies must wear, their Badges prominently displayed.
No one without a badge will be admitted to the Members Enclos ure. Badges admitting Non- Members to the Members' Enclos-
ure
and Club Rooms at $5 for
On View from Thursday, the 10th Gentlemen and $3 for Ladies (both 'December 1931,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT EROS.,
Auctioneers.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
THEATRE
ROYAL
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The Hong Kong Philharmonic Society.
presents
MISS
HOOK
OF
HOLLAND
DEC. 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19 at 9 p.m.
including tax) are obtaimabla through the Secretary upon intro- duction by a menbor, such member to be responsible for payment - of all chits, &c.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will not be on salo at the Race Courai,
COMPANY; LTD.
NOTICE. :
resumes
THE UNDERSIGNED T charge of the above-named Companies as from MONDAY, the 7th December, 1981.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager: Hong Kong, 4th, December, 1931
HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION, SPA
THE ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
Credits, 4 months'
night
Documentary,
1/7
months"eight............). 1/7 %
615
months'
685
On Parisiz. On demand ava Credits:4
sight
Un Berlin-
On demand:5,4............. Nom
On New York--- On demand 22,2 19, 24 Credits; 60 days' sight 264.
(On Bombay- Wire. Ant.
Twill be held at the PENIN- On demand... SULA HOTEL, Kowloon, on. FRI- On Monfla→ DAY, December 18, 1931.
On demand.... Members can obtain, upon ap-.
Tables may be booked at' the · On Shanghai---- plication to the Secretary, Badges Peninsula or Hong Kong Hotel. On demand (limited to ONE) for the Free Ad-Charge for each person $6. Pay-Dollar mission to the Members' Enclosure ment must be made when booking) On Yokohama of wives, lady rolatives and tables, tickets will be issued.
friends. Names must be stated when applying.
Onno pretext will children be permitted in either Enclosura dur ing the Meeting.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1931. |
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 8th Dec., 1931.
Next Settlement Day, Tuesday, 2and December:
Last dividend and whey id
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376% 3% dis.
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98
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Sovereigns
(Bank's
B. 'D. EVANS,
buying rate)
1/7
Hon. Secretary
Silver.(per oz.)
20%
Hong Kong, December 1, 1981.
Bar Silver In Hong
Kong.
Nom.
Copper Cash
Nom.
Copper Cents
1% prem.
Rate of Native In-
314% p..
Docks, WharYOL
'Godawns, &c...
Tiina are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. I Boy by 5 THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, p.m. on December 11. Telephone 21920.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The Price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $2 in cluding tax, for all persons, includ- Owing to the length of the Opering ladica, and is payablo at the it has been decided to commence the] evening performances at
PM-SHARP
EUROPEANnstend of 9,35 us previously announced.}{
TO LET,
THREE-STOREY HOUSE, situated at Village Road, with Electric Lights, Servants' Quor- tera, Bathrooms. Apply to Madam Chan Lai-ying, 18, Kennedy Rond, Telephone 21677.
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FOR SALE
"COASTWISE."-An intercaling book
of cartoons depicting "Happenings" on the China Const. Price $1. on sale
at the "China Mail" offices, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY.
-On sale at all book-stalls and at the
ices of the Publishers, 3A, Wyad-j 10m Street.
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY for schools by A. H. Crook, W. Kay and W. L. Handyalde. Price $2, on sale at the publishers, Newspaper Enter- prisc, Lu, 3A, Wyndham Street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed "China" Mall" Once, No. 8A, Wyndham St. phone 20022.
PRIVATE
TUITION GIVEN.
Tele-
LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type- writing. Terms moderate. 0, Almal Villas, Austin Rond, Kowloon.
HOME TUITION.
WESTOVER-STEVENAGE..Within an hour from London. In healthy Beighbourhood.. SCHOOL for GIRLS and' SMALL POYS, "A few Boarders. received in the House of the Principal individual care and attention. Particulare apply to:
For
MISA RUTH CULLEY,
(Camb. Higher Local, Camb. Teachers' Diplonia). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER,
(National Frodel Higher (Certificate).
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following unclaimed tele grams' are lying at the E.E, Tale- graph Co. Office, Hong Konst
William Bell, Peninsula Hotel, from Glasgow.
Blackbeth, from Saigon. Costello, Peninsula Hotel, from
Macao.
Ganda Singh, Boperaiwala Gurd- wara, from Lahore,
Jarman, Naval Dockyard, from Singapore.
Jenkins, from Lansing, Mich. : Taylor. Peninsula Hotel,, from Sydney,
B. LACK,
Manager. Hong Kong, December 8/1581.
The following anclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph. Company (Limited) of · Den mark:
Roberto Herrers," Peninsula Hotel, from Tokyo.
Leon May, Prince's Bldg, from Hankow.
F. V. JENSEN,
2. Superintendent.
Hong Kong, December 2, 1821"
MATINEE: Wednesday,
Dec. 16, at 1.30 p.m. (Children Half Price). BOOK NOW AT ANDERSON'S.
Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform .re admitted Half Price.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, &c., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Tiffins will be obtainable in the Restaurant In the Public Encloa
uro.
THO.
LIMITED.
terest
LONDON EXCHANGES
Chinese Sub. Coin .. 20% dis. HE SHARE CERTIFICATE Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par
NO. 4264 for ONE HUN- DRED (100) SHARES numbered 6690/6739, 7869/7893 and 39190/ 39214, in the above Company and standing in the name of FRAN- CISCO XAVIER SOARES having been reported "lost, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE is pro- duced within ONE MONTH from the date hereof, it will thereafter be held by the Company. as NULL AND VOID, and a NEW CERTI- FICATE for the said shares will bo issued.
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PRICE $1.00.
BREWERS
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EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE. and at the Publishers
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. China Mall Building.
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trifying public speaker. He can projected Austro-German Cus into the public eye by his pro-puties at two o'clock in the court of international justice. posal that France, with other morning, and in less than 20 nations, should place all her arm- minutes have his hitherto, coma
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