NAULA PACTER
RAILWAY
8 DAYS
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Go EMPRESS to America, Europe
Empress of Japan Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan,
TO EUROPE CONNECTIONS
· Leave Arrive H.K. Vane. May 12 May 80 May 26 June 18 June 9 June 28 June 28 July 10 July 7 July 25
Connecting Leave Atlantic Arrive
ship. Duchess of Richmond Duchess of Atholl Duchess of Bedford Duchess of York
Empress of Britain
Port U.K. June 3 June 10 June 23 June 29 July 7 July 14 July 14 July 20 July 29 Aug. 3
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains.
Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Asia on Thursday, May 18th
Canadian Pacific
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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1989
LOCAL SHARES MAYOR TO
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local. share quotations this
morning:-
BANKS
Hong Kong Bank $1350 b.
INSURANCES
Canton Ins. $230. b., $240 s. Union Ins. $437 SR.
H. K. Fire Ins. $180, b.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC.
H. K. and K. Wharves $1011⁄2 b. H. K. Docks $10.85 b., $17 88. Providents $4.65 b., $4.65 sa.
MINING
Antamoks Ps. .31 sa.
sa.
Atoks Ps. 31 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .24 Benguet Consol. Ps. 11.60 sa. Coco Grove Ps. .36 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .13% 88. I. X. L. Ps. .52 sa.
San Mauricio Pa. 1.08 sa. Suyoc Consol. Ps. 151⁄2 80. United Paracales Ps. .59 sa.
LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS, H. K. and S. Hotels $5.00 b. H. K. Lands $331 b. Humphreys $71⁄2 b. H. K. Realties $4.40 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES Star Ferries $85 b. Yaumati Ferries $22.60/70 sa. China Lights (Old) $8.30 b. H. K. Electrics $55 b., $561⁄2 s. Macao Electrics $16.60 b. Telephones (Old) $23.60 b., $23.60 sa.
INDUSTRIALS
Canton Ices $1 b. Cements $12 b.
STORES, &C.
Dairy Farms, Ex. Rts. $21 b. Dairy Farms, Rights $15 b.
LOOK FOR
TWO BRIDES
Two privates in the 2nd Batt South Staffordshire Regiment, sta- tioned in India, have written to the Pat- Mayor of Walsall, Alderman rick Collins, asking him to-find “two decent working-class girls between the ages of 18 and 24 years" to be- come their wives.
"They must be good cooks," say the soldiers.
Alderman Collins, 80 years of age, "king of showmen," is one of the largest amusement caterers in the country.
"I have done many things in my long career", he told a reporter, "but this is the first time I have been asked to act as a matrimonial agent.
"I shall be glad to do: all I can to help these young sodiers to find
very lonely, being worthy brides. I daresay they get thousands of miles away from home, and long for a wife who can cook in the good old English way.
"All I can do,” said
Alderman
Watsons $7.80 b., $8 s., $7/7.80 sa. Collins, "is to bring the matter to
Wing On (H.K.) $46 b.
MISCELLANEOUS
Entertainments $6.55 b. Vibro Piling $8. sa.
the notice of girls who may be in- clined to mate for life with these boys. If they will send me details
H. K. Govt, 4% Loan 3% %prem, b.. and photographs, I will do my best
to place, them in touch with the soldiers, and, if it leads to wedding bells, good luck to them."
Union Building
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone 20752
If You Had
POLICEWOMAN BEATS EMPIRE
Policewoman Jessie J. Clarey, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is to-day the proudest member of any
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.) A Duck's Digestion police force in the Empire for she
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,
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High Class English Jewellery
INDO-CHINA
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¿To SWATOW, SHANGHAI
& TIENTSIN "Kwaisang" 17th May 2p.m.
To SANDAKAN "Woolgar" 12th May Noon "Mausang" 26th May 10 a.m.
ro SWATOW, SHANGHAI | TO SINGAPORE, PENANG
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AND CALCUTTA.
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“Taisang" 21st May 4 p.m.
* Calls at Tsingtau.
Call at Weihaiwei.
To KQBE & DRAKA,
I. HAIPHONG.
Minggang
"Esang"
"Islami” 18th May 9 a.Taksang
"Hosang"
20th May 9 a.m.
18th May 4 p.m..
17th May 4 p.ṁ.
20th May 6 p.m.
JARDINE MATHESON
CD. LẠI
GENERAL MA
competed with officers in Britain, the
YOU WOULD BE LUCKY, for a duck Dominions, and the Mandated Ter- is supposed to digest almost anything ritories for the Kings Gold Medal, without discomfort, .But по matter awarded annually for the best police how good your digestion may be, being
haman, you are sure to eat something essay-and she beat the lot. occasionally which disagrees with you
8 Her prize also carries cash and upsets the digestive processes,
When such is the case there is no dealt with the causes and treatment, award of 30 guineas. The subject better way quickly to banish biliouaness
than by taking a dose of Pinkettes, the of juvenile crime.
gentle little liver regulators and laxa- Another policewoman, Dora H. tive pills. They are a reliable correc- Constable, of Leicester, was among tive for constipation, upset stomach, liverishness, sick headaches, flatulence, the "highly commendeds."
coated tongue; they also relieve piles, Obtainable at all chemists.
The adjudicators state that the number of entries for the competi- tion was very much higher than us- ual. Indeed, it has only been ex- ceeded on one occasion-in
1929, when the contest was initiated.
The general standard of the es- says, it is added by the Home Office was "very high.”
M.P. AND MALTA NEWS
Mr. Geoffrey Mander, the Liberal member for Wolverhampton E., has given-notice to ask the Prime Min- ister in the House of Commons:
"Why a D notice was issued to the Press at 7.50 p.m. on April 10 requesting them to refrain from publishing the fact that the coastal and anti-aircraft defences in Malta were being manned, in view of the fact that the information had al- ready been issued to the Press throughout the world from Maltà · and “had appeared in the evening
in London **