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HE undermentioned Shars Certificate Thas been declared DESTROYED and NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN against the Negotiation of These Di Ar-3.
Duplicate Certificats will be issued: Che Month henes and the Original Certificate, unless Recovered within that Period, will thers- after be hold by the Company as NULL and
VOID.
Certificate No. 6-109 for 100 Oelinary Shares Numbered 218350/649 in Name of MOK HUK MING. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
General Manageri, Ewo COTTON MILLS, LTD. Shanghai, 9th December, 1996,"
THE INTERNATIONAL
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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the NINAUGURAL BACE
MEETING FOR CHINA PONIES of This Club will take place at MACAO on the org FERBU. ARY, 1927 NEXT, if Weather Permits. There wil be Only One Brent at this Meeting,
TRE TRIAL STAKES.""
The FIRST ANNUAL SPRING MEET. ING FOR CHINA PONIES is Scheduled to take plate on the form, lītu, 1873 and 24TH APRIL, 1927. The CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKE will be Ron on the 18ru APRIL, the 3D Day of the Meeting,
By Order,
S. W. CHENG,
Secretary.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
Is a MATTER OF THE ESTATE or CLARA . BAINBRIGGS, LATE or EMPRESS STORE, KOWLOON, IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG,
DECLARED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtus of Sect on 3 of The Probates Ordinance 1997 (No. 2 of 1847), made an Order limiting the Tire for Sending in Claims to or against the above Estate to the iTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1927.
Creditors and Chimants are hereby required:
to send their Claims to the Undersigned by the abre Date.
Dated this 17th day of Dec mbar, 1928.
EUGH ADAIR NISBET,
Official Administrator, ⠀
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FOR
CHRISTMAS
· DECEMBER 251H
1916,
A Chinese woman and her two children were injured when a stack of rice toppled over, and fell on them as they were having thoir their evening meal, in a rice-shop at Wahu Street, Hunghôm, on Thursday, They were taken to the Kwong Wah Hos- pital suffering from rather serious in- juries. It is alleged that the accident occurred through the rice being stacked too high..
At Thorsday's public meeting of the Hongkong Lodge of the Theosophical
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MEETING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held in the Council Chamber on Friday, December 31st, at 230 p.m.
In addition to routine business two Bills will be read a first time.. A Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend tha
Bill to amend the Promissory Oaths Or dinance, 1869.
Finance Committee.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING WHAT-shall I give HER as it were, to express itself in un- Society, Mr. J. Russell gave an address Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, and, a
CORPORATION,
1k
【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NOTertificate No DNS 40s dated
HONGKONG, AND OCTOBER, 1917. for One or, what shall I send Him. Shams of this Rank Numbered 34097 in the Name of MR. LO KWONG HIN has heen
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the irresponsible joyous state of child- hood. It may be that the world is too much with us that in the competition of life, the worries and cares destroy that spontaneous childlike side of our nature. We come also to exercise ruch a strict censorship over ourselves, that even if the impulses are there, they are denied expression. The upper portion of the mind cannot relinquish, with equanimity, its control in order to allow a Xmas
"conventional attitudes, for dignity and on "Some Aspirations in Theosophy" He said that the Great Teachers had not self restraint have become the artificial
laid before humanity the greatest and halt marks of society. Many of us, there grandest truths, but laid before infant fore, are unable to come down gracefully humanity" a simple code of conduct. to this position, by merely desiring to Christ taught self-sacrifice and duty, do so, and for such folk Xmas games, Buddha taught wisdom, Zoroaster taught festivities, and children's parties are apt purity, Hermes taught knowledge of the to produce not real joy but a real ordeal. higher worlds, Orpheus Harmony and However that may be, the children in beauty. Theosophy revealing us the full beauty and power of Life urges us to Hong Kong are not likely to suffer for
be up and doing, as partakers of the lack of the right sort of people to enter Divine Creative Life, for Theosophists tain them. The naval officers, for in-came to know that God has a Plan, and stance, have fixed up parties for them. that Plan is Evolution. We expect the "proper kind of outlook.", An where one has the choice of the preserved on board a caval ship.
officers' mezi is just an officers' mess, NOTICE IS HEREBY 47ated ficest selections of
but a ship's company is in the nature VISITS HONG KONG UNIVERSITY of a family. Members of it are thrown into intimate contact, and soon there emerges a certain atmosphere, and the ship develops a personality. Such folk ean naturally bring children on board a ship, where there is space, and gadgets which interest children, and where facili
LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate, not be produced to the Bank before the
New 1927. 1 JANUARY
Certificate for the Share will be issued, and the aforesaid Certi Bcate No. 5/NS 4492 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as NULL and VOID.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager.. Hong Kong, Pth December, 1926,
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION.
GIVEN that the
HONGKONG, Stat AUGUST, 1917, for Three Shares of this Bank Nambered 54094
54096 in the Name of Ma. LO RWONG
U bas been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 9 JANUARY, 1927, a New Certificate for the Shares will be inandel. and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/NB 4760 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation AS NULL and VOID.
By Order of the Court of Directors,"
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 9th December, 1928.
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HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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Certified Transfer Deed for Ons Share In fact Everything that will|
of this Fank Numbereri 62658 in the Name of MR. ANTHONY HENRY CARROLL stated to have been completed by Mas. E. M. STAPLETO has been LOST er STOLEN, and should this Certified Transfer Deed not be produced before the 9TH JANUARY, 1997, & New Certised "Transfer Deed will be framed, and the aforesaid Missing Certified Transfer Deed will be thereafter treated by this Cor paration as NULL and VOID.
By Order of the Court of Directors, A. K. BARLOW.
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 8th December, 1926,
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OR SALE Two rainable lots-central Western District and Queen's Boad
THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND A TRIP ROUND THE ISLAND.
The Bishop of London (the Right Hon.
A meeting of the Finance Commistee will be held on Tuesday, December 28th, at 9.30 am, when votes amounting to 23,343 will be asked for to supplement the estimates for 1998. $1,380 are re- quired for personal emoluments in the Audit Department; $100 for laboratory expenses and 20,700 for magnetic instru ments at the Royal Observatory; $1,200 for repairs to Police cars and cycles; gas for various charges incurred by the Post Ofice and $7,300 for rations for Indian Police.
THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
TO ASSIST HAWKERS AND SMALL TRADERS.
THE COURIERS' GUILD.
Quite a large number of members
A. F. Winnington Ingram, D.D., LL.Dattended the committee meeting of the
K.C.V.O.) spent a busy Christmas Eve. Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of First of all, accompanied by his per- Commerce yesterday afternoon, when ties for enjoyment are quickly Exed up.sonal friend, Mr. A. O. Blyth, and the Mr. Li Yau Tsun, Chairman, presided Vice-Chairman, and Ip Laan Chuan, It may be also that association with the Rev. N. V. Halvard (Chaplain to the and was supported by Mr. J. M. Wong,
Right Rec. Bishop of Victoria) his Lord- General Secretary. ez and its titanic forces engenders unship visited St. John's Hall, which is consciously in those who belong to the sea, that spirit of awe, reverence and humility which helps to preserve the youth of the world.
the C.M.S. Hotel." He was met and con- ducted over the premises by the Rev. E A. Wittenbach, the acting Warden.
From there his Lordship proceeded to the University Union Assembly Hall, please the giver and delight: The police, too, usually at this season, where he was received by the Vice-Chan organise games and sports for children cellor of the Hong Kong University (Mr. the recipient.
as do the Kowloon Club, while Hong W. W. Hornell, C.LE.), the Registrar Kong has this season excelled itself by producing children's fairy plays which have not only provided pleasure for those children who witnessed them, but also benefitted those poor children, for
A. S. WATSON
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(Professor Forster), and the Chairman of the Hong Kong University Christian Association (Mr. C. H. Lim).
The Bishop of London addressed gathering of some seventy or eighty students for about half an hour.
Afterwards the distinguished visitor was shown over the University library and building.
Altogether 28 items were on the agenda, but most of them were connected with trade disputes, inquiries, and complaints. which did, not take up much of the Committee's time.
Reports from the General Secretary showed that the Chamber has during the work as a mediator and saved a good preceding month done much valuable deal of expensive litigation.
Complaints have been filed with the Chamber of recent arrests of Chinese stall holders for selling cigarettes and also from Brewood shop fokis, who were pro- eceded against for carrying samples of goods to prospective customers. The in- terests involved have asked the Chamber's
to the Police authorities. The stall holders contend that they have been selling cigarettes under the general license for years and are now at a loss to understand why they should be sud- denly-interfered with, while the firewood akis, or shop assitsants, explained that in showing their samples, they were not
assistance in explaining their difficulties.
whom the proceeds are intended
With all these activities then, we can rest assured that the children of the
From the University the Bishop came Colony are made to feel that, there is still in the world generosity, goodwillback to Hong Kong where he undertook and, above all, love, and that for adults some Christmas shopping, making pur-actually hawking. The hawkers, proper, chases at Mesara. Lane, Crawford and at have also complained of the difficulties
they had with the Lukongs who, they say,, there is a wealth of meaning and mystery Messrs. Komer and Komor, art and curio have been harrassing them. in those words spoken by Christ, on that | dealers...
Some discussion followed the reading occasion when his disciples were disput- The Bishop was later the guest of of these, complaints and the Committee ing among themselves who was 'greatest. There were present members of the Court Police who had suggested that these honour at a tiffin given at the University. appeared to be dissatisfied with a reply. from the Captain Superintendent of “Except," "He" said, “ye tura and be of the University, including the Vice matters should have been referred to his cone as little children ye shall in no wise Chancellor, Mrs. Leed's, Mr. Southora office direct or to the Secretariat of Colonial Secretary) and Mrs, Southor, Chinese Affairs. The opinion of the Professor and Mrs. Forster, professor Committee, though not formally put in enter the Kingdom of Heaven.?
and Mrs. Redmond, Dr. Earle, the Reform of a resolution, but expressed in E. A Wittenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Paul discussion, was that, in practice, it would Lauder, Mr. A. O. Blyth, and the Rev. CHRIST-N. V. Halvard.
HONG Koro, DECEMBER 25TH, 19262
To all our readers: A HAPPY HAB!
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THE CHILDREN'S SEASON.
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Owing to the Christmas Holidays there will be no issue of the Daily Preis on Monday. Our next publishing day will be of Tuesday,
Daring Thursday one British case of enteric lover and cae British case of Tabies were reported. /
be difficult for a poor hawker to get a hearing direct from the beads of the After tiffin the Bishop made the trip departments mentioned and that, if the around the Island by motor car. En Chamber did not take up these matters Tute St. Stephen's College at Pokfulam no other body would do so. It was was called at. Tea, which included a pointed out that, an officer of the Cham- special Hong Kong Christmas cake, was ber often had to wait half hour or more taken at the Repulse Bay Hotel; and the before being able to sec an,, official. In party returned to Hong Kong between view of the large number of hawkers six and seven o'clock Last night a whose interests were concerned the private dinner was given at the house of Chamber, while supposed to devote their labours to more important commercial the Bishop of Victoria.
matters, decided that they would pay some attention to these complaints.
To-day the Bishop will preach at 11 , in St. John's Cathedral, and he
The Chinese Couriers' Guild, a body of will take part at the celebration of Holy Communion at 8 am, wearing cope more than 20 private letter agencies in A Chinese woman died at the Govera-and mitre. To-morrow his Lordship Hong Kong, whose activities must stop am, and bis Chaplain, the Rev. H. C. to an order from the General Post Office, preaches at St. Andrew's Church at 11 before the end of this year, according Thomas, preaches at the Cathedral both have written to the Chamber calling morning and evening. In the afternoon, attention to the fact that their services the Bishop visits the Diocesan Girls' for the last 50 years had only been to facilitate communication between Hong School and the Blind Home at Kowloon,
Kong and inland Chinese towns where where he will deliver a short address.
the modern postal system is not installed and that what they are doing cannot be done either by the Hong Kong or Chinese postal departments. The opinion of the Chamber was that private letter agencies must be superceded aooner or later and.. while it could recommend the withdrawal of the order, something must now be döne
ment Civil Hospital on Thursday as result of being knocked down by a.motor: car, which was driven by Mr. D. S. Hill
Mr. Justice Wood gave judgment yes terday, in the case in which I L Brewer sued Brewer & Co for $1,000. Hiz Lordabip non-suited the plaintiff with costs.
The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. D. K. Pillai, medical practitioner at the Government Civil Hospital, to Miss Gertrude May Can, No. 136, Queen's Boad West.
As it is pre-eminently the children's festival adults must find their own plea sure in ministering to, and delighting in, the innocent excitements of the younger generation. Of course, it is not every- che, who can naturally, gracefully and, whole-heartedly enter into the spirit of the game. Some "grown ups" are gifted that way. They seem to be able to bring out the FETEL PAN side. of their nature, never having quite destroyed it in the ordinary process of development. For such persons Xmas, with paper R. Chishold, Miss M, Salway Mr. AP. hais, its crackers, children's games, and Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. M. Wallace
board for Homeward ports, vi6 Sing
Passengers who disembarked at Hong Kong yesterday from the P... Khita. (from Japan and Shanghai) were Miss
INWARD MAILS.
Two inward mails from Home arrived yesterday. The RM.8. Empress of big Christmas mail from Canada and the Canada, from the North, discharged
States; and also letters from London of November lith vid Canada; while the P. & C. s. Khiva arriving from Shang hai brought mail from the Northern_port and also letters from the United King- dom and Europe vid Biberia.
The P. & 0. as. Kalyan bringing the inward Home mail vid Suez (letters of London, Notember 25th, and parcels of morrow morning, and there will be
a week earlier) is scheduled to arrive to-
gradually to replace a service which had its usefulness under past conditions
During the last four weeks several German and one Danish firms have made Inquiries with regard to openings in Hong Kong. Commercial students from Canton have been taken into local bank ing and other establishments so as to learn modern methods.
The death is reported of Mr. James
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They easily abandon the stiffness and conventions of manhood and can quite WO WEEKS ONLY...
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