NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. FENDERS for SPECTE and MEXICAN DOLLARS current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Trosaury, London, up to and for the Sum of £100,000, will be Beocived by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 11 O'CIACE M. on the AND FEBRUARY, .1997.
INTIMATIONS.
NOTICE.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1927.
▼RS. LUARD will be very grate. Myone who has any Books or Magazines to Spare it they Send them to her at HEADQUARTER HOUSE for the Use of the Troops shortly arriving in the Colony,
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BY ORDER OF THE FIRST
MORTGAGEE. :
"The Tenders to state the Total Amount (in Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be inde for less than £100.
The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in THE
addressed to the TREA
BURY
Sealed CEST OFFICER COM MAND PAY OFFICE, and andersed "TENDERS FOR GOVERNMENT BILLS.
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.
Copies of Forma of Tender can be
application
had on
Persons tendering for (B) are hereby Notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III.. Cap. 45 3 and 41, George III, Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender is subjeci to the express condition that no Mambor of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benet to arise from the Con- tract therahy made for the allotment of
The
provisions in question do not spply 10 Contracts untered into by AT incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
H. G. RILEY, Lient-Colonel, Treasury Cheat Ofoar, R.A.P.C His Majesty's Treasury Office,
Hong Kong, 1st February, 1997.
F4589
CYMDEITHAS DEWI SANT HONG KONG);
ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY, HONG KONG)
THE ANNUAL DINNER of the
PUBLIC AUCTION
OT
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Situate at VICTORIA in the Colony of Hong Kong and registered at the LA O SECTION 42 or MARINE LOT No. 55, Together with the sue or Tenement and othr Eretions and Exildings thereon known as No 142 DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL AxBA:---706 Square Feet or thereshout. THE PROPORTION OF ANTUAL CROWY BEST—$15.00 p
JY
ME. EV.M.R.DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
AT THE
OHINA AUCTION ROOMS, No. 4 DUBBELL STAKET, HONG Kosa,
ON
WEDNESDAY,
THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1927, AT 3 O'CLOCK ..
of Bale, Apply to
ME
GEO, K. HALL BRUTTON
& Co.,
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT.
CO., LTD.
INTIMATIONS.
HONG KONG-JOCKEY CLUB.
SWEEP,
DERBY ST
مل
THE Non-Selling Lottery on "THE NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HONGKONG DERRY be Drawn in the HONGKONG CLUB HUNDRED AND
STAND at the BACH Coves on THE ONE
SEVENTH ORDINARY MEET SATURDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1937, INO of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the at 5 r..
By Order," Company. No. 4, DE VIRUS ROAD, OB
Фур TUESDAY, NO
FEBRUARY, 1927,
Noow, for the purpose of receiving Report of the
of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from WEDNESDAY, Pen FEBRUARY, to TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 1927, both days inclusive, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hong Kong, 27th January, 1937.
. (1488
THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FORTIETH ORDINARY
WESTING ANNUAL
OF SHAREHOLDERS will be hali at the Office of Mesars. JARDINE, MATHESON Co. Lo.. on THURSDAY, FEBRU ARY ST
At for the
DAY
ון
C. B. BROWN, Secretary. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1997-
(4587
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HACE MEETING 1927.
27TH FEBRUARY, 1st, 2nd & 5TH MARCH.
ΜΕ
MEMBERS' BADGES. "EMBERS BADGES of AD-
MISSION are. Now Rend and may be cbtained by those. Mem- bere, who have not already received them from Mesas LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Members are Reminded that there Badges will also admit them to all the EXTRA RACE MEETINGS of. This Year,
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE Hambers have the privilege of in- troducing Two Noz-Members to the
Members Enclosure
A Limited Sumber of Tickets are For further Paruculars and Conditions Aryees of motiving the Report of the raisin and arobained from
Directory and the Statement of Accounts
HARGA | Masara. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, for the Year ended Dec 31st, 1926,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, on or befors FEBRUARY 2678, 1927, SATURDAY, will be CLOSEU from MONTU FEBRUARY 1478, 1927, to at Cost of $10.00 Each Per Day or THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH. 1327, 330.00 for the Heating.
Charge for Admission for BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.
Ladies to the Members Enclosure will be $4.00 Fer Day. Each Member csa By Order of the Board of Directors.
"F. H. CRAPNELL,
obtain upon application to the SECRET- Acting Secretary. ARY, Badges for the Admission of Two Hong Kong, February 5th, 1927. Ladies Free of Charge. On no protest
[4515
will, Children be permitted in either. Enclosure during the First Three Days Racing
DR TO:
First Mortgage's Solicitors,
St. George's Building,
Chater Boud,
ME. M. R. DE SOUSA, Aactionest, No. 4, D ddell Street: Dated the 9th day of February, 1997.
[4533
PUBLIC AUCTION
OP
Society will take place at the BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE HOTEL SAVOY ON TUESDAY, MARCH lar, 127, at 7.43 PM. Ticket $3.00 bach. 3lembers are invited to attend and bring guests and are requested to inform the Undersigned as soon possibio of the Number Names and addresses of their guests and to forward.
at the tame Time the Cost of the Tickets.
G. 8. HUGH JONES,
Hon. Becretary...
Q.
9, Queen's Road Central.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
[4546
R.
Tinstructices to Feil by
HE Undersigned have received
ON
PUBLIC AUCTION,
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE 8TH, 9TH AND 1TH MARCH, 1927,
AT
HM. NAVAL YARD, HONG KONG
AND AT
KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, " COMMENCING Each DAY AT 9.30.A.1. WITH AN INTERVAL FROM 12 Neo to 1.30 rx. OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES. 40., Comprising:
Money Obcats, Life Boat, Old Lead Battery Plates, Beats Sails, Electrical Wireless Telegraph Fittings, God Glycerine, Old Electric Cable, Cooking Stoves, Iros Mattresses Water Closets and Pans, Ayamulic Jacke, Carpeta, Bugs, Mats, Sideboard, Chairs, Old and
Old Serap
BELES,
White Metal. Gun Mper. Lead
anvas
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
NOTICE.
NOT the EIGHTH ORDINARY TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 31EETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Sicunte, at VICTORIA in the Colosy ofwill be held at the BEGISTERED OFFICE Hong Kong and registered at the of the Company No. 10, Dza VEUX ROAD Land Ofice respectively as the CENTRAL. at 3.30 PM, SATURDAY, REMAINING PORTION OF FEBRUARY TH 26TH 1927. for the INLAND LOT No. 431 and the purpose of receiving the Report of the
OF
with a Statement of REMAINING PURTION Directors together MARINE LOT No. 117, Together Accounts for the Year ending 1st with the Message or tenements DICEMBER, 1995. And other Erections and Baildings thereon respectively known sa Nos. 14, 16, 18, 20 and 28. TAI WO STREET.
IN ONE LOT
RT
AT TUR
ML. E. V.M. B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer, CHINA AUCTION ROOMS No. 4 DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG,
OJ
FRIDAY
THE 25TH DAT OF FEBRUARY, 1927, AT 3 O'CLOCK P.M.
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply to:-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY to SATURDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1997, (both days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 11th February, 1927.
[4348.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Tickets of Admission to the Public En- cicare: Price $3.00 Per Day for all
WALSH, LTD. of at the Gate. persons incfading Ladies, may be purchased from Massas. KELLY &
Soldiers and Sailors in Unitorin Ad- mittal to the Pablis Enclosure at $1.00 Per Day.
Admission by Ticket Only
INTIMATIONS.
Fine
Sherries
Superior Pale Dry, Full Golden,
of very superior quality specially selected, grown and bottled by Anto..R."- Ruiz y Hermanos Xeres de la Frontera
Fine Ports
•
Douro. Choice Old.
specially selected, bottled and shipped by Robert- son Bros, & Co., Oporto.
Very Fine Old Tawny.
specially selected, bottled
and shipped by Silva & Cozens, Oporto."
made by Great Britain to mact the The Hong Kong Civil Servica Nationalist aspirations, and, as we Cricket Club sweepstake on the remarked yesterday, Wa should Hong Kong Derby, 1997, has been have considered the immediate and definite rupturs of negotiationa following the outbreak of disorder
cancelled and money will bo return- ed to ticketholders.
The lower level tramway service
as a perfectly natural and logical was suspended for nearly half an sequence of events. Now it would hour on Sunday night owing to the fusing of the overbend wires in Des appear that Great Britain havaux Road, near Watson's
handed over all her rights in Han kow and Kiukiang knowing full well that she is to be faced with a recur- rence of the Hankow incidenta in
Shanghai.
A dinner given by Dr. Lai Chi Hai at Lee Garden will be held
honour will be H.E. the Governor tonight, at which the guest of
(Sir Cecil Clementi, E.C.M.G.).
Mr. G. Abé and Mr. T. Ikeda
TOLLE
That seems so extraordinary that it will be interesting to learn whether Mr. O'MALLEY was in fact arrived here by the President
27 Jefferson,
to Manila, aware of what was happening in
where the former comes manager Shanghai when he put his naine to and the latter assistant manager the Haakow Agreement. The strike of the M.B.K. office. started on "Saturday morning and The Association of Past and the Agreement was signed in Han- Present Commercial Students of the kow at 7 o'clock in the evening. Hong Kong University are holding It seems inconceivable that Mr. their Annual Dinner in the Great Hall of the University on Saturday EUGENE CHEN was not well posted at 7.13 p.m. concerning the development of the situation, but he may not have con- sidered it his duty to pass on the news to the British representative
The police have received a re- por: of an armed robbery which took place at 8.40 am on Saturday morning at No. 6. West Street, 2nd Floor, Quarry Bay, Four men
at the Conference table and it is cutered the house and stole a queo- |tity of jewellery, money and cloth- just possible that the British repre-ing. sentative may not have received the
The annual Dinner of the Institu- information direct. Or, alterna- tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders tively, Mr. O'MALLEY may have of Hong Kong" will take place in the Rooms on Friday, "the 11th regarded himself. as bound by the March, 1927, at 8 p.m. H.E. the Cabinet instructions.
Sir Cecil A few days Governor,
Clementi,' K.C.M.G.. the Hon. President, has before, questions in abeyance had intimated his intention of being
been submitted to Losilon for deci- present, sion and the Home Government's
Mr. T. E.. Ainsworth having reply met the wishes of the Nation-returned to the Secretariat "for Chinese Affairs, Mr. W. Schofeld alista in every way. But it is has taken over duty at the Kowloon denite that the Cabinet and no Magistracy. Major C. Willson, T.D.. O.B.E., has returned to the knowledge of the Shanghai strike Beach in the Second Magistrate's when their answer was forwarded. Court at the Central Magistracy, If they had had such knowledge there is no doubt the reply would have been very differently worded.
loyers are requested to distributo A. S. WATSON Concessions. That seems to be a into the roadway.
WISA
SERVANTS' PASSES. ": Passes for Servants will be insted on application to Mzas, LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Employers them
ndorse their Names on the Parses.
Serrand are not permitted in the Members Enclosure sacopt for passing bat must through on their duties, remain in their Employers' Standa
Any Persons found loitering about with Servants' Passes in their possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
& CO., LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merebants.
PHONE C. 616.
[50
By Order,
4869]
O.. B. BROWN, Becretary,
BIRTH. BETINES.-On February 18th,
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. BETINES, BOR..
MARRIAGE.
at
8.
3. GRO. K. HALL BRUTTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL,
or to:-
COMPANY.
Mortgagee's Solicitors,
ST. GEOROR'S BUILDING, Chater Road
Ma. E. V. M. R. zz SOUSA,
Auctioneer No. 4, DUDDELL STARET, Dated the 11th day of February, 1827.
14545
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF THE
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
||
Sitaate at VICTORIA HONG KONG, and known as SLUTION O or INLAND LOT No. 1974, Together with the Messages. Erections and Buildings known as Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16 AND
that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
in this Corporation will be held at Cirr
HONG KONG.
BALL Hong Kong on SATURDAY, NEXT Term will Begin on TUES DAY. MARCH Ïez, 1997. at # 26TH FEBRUARY. 1987,
A.M. New Boys will attend on MON-
the
at Noav.
for the purpose of receiving the ReportDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, 1927, at of the Court of Directors tegather with g Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st DrozxBZX, 1926.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the CORPORATION will be CLOSED from MONDAY. the 14 FEBRU
tas ART, to SATURDAY,
BOTH FEBRUARY 1927 (both days inclusive)! during which Pariod No Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
THE REV, W. T:FEATHERSTONE,"
M.A. (OxOx.),
45843
NOTICE.
Headmaster.
By Order of the Court of Directors, MONIES Up to $400,000
A. B. BARLOW,
Chief Masager. Hong Kong, 7th February, 1927.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17 BAITUEN LANE rated NOTICE IS HEREBY BIGHTH
thereon.
of
Steel Files, Blankets, F Fold-27 Lavatories,
Glazed Overcases, Cartains,
Leather and Metallic Unglazed Tiles, Les Hoses, Mintalis Voice Piping, Tating, Old Cerdage. Old Coir Mata, Canvas Bog, Canvas Bags, Old Jrdia Rabber, Old Leather, Tarred Bags, Old Woollen Bags, Old
Cocoa Nut Hesse Matting. Asbestos Packing. Old Twill, Old Fenders, Old Paint Drums, New Cuttings. Old Iron and Steel, Braas Borings and Zine Ashes, Copper and Brass Area:
Wood and Tubes, Brown Jean, Blocks. Lampe, Lanterns Tackle Hooks, bpring Balances, Gauges, Old Stool
and 3.-BAI YUEN Tubeld Glasa. Flate Glaan,
Uk Steel Flates, fld Steel Lor 1-Nos. 6,
1220
ola
LANE situsta on portion of SECTION OF INLAND Steel Wire Rope, Dirty Mineral Oil and Oil Fuel, Anchors, Chain Cable and Grar, Lather,
Compasses, Lot Davite, Watches, Binnacles, Clocks, Diver Pamps, Air Pipes and Breast Ropes Tasks, Old Hunting, Wood Boxes, Wood Casks, Tier Whims, Firewood, Tabis Fans, Eaths, Anvils. Presses, Tongs, Lor Miscellanous Tools, Fairleads, Protective Mattresses Boiler
Tron
Cleate, of Steam
Circular and
Best Ansociated aging Machine, Band Saws, Plate Electric Motors, Motor Props, &c., do
A180
SALE OF OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALL STORES
AT KOWLOON ON
THURSDAY, 10TM MARCH,
Comprising:.
Homnants of Cloth, Berge, Flannel, &, Blackets, Boots, Sundry Articles of
·Mess and Table Gear; Condemned
Feeding, &c.
7,601 Square Feet. Proportion Annual Crown Rent: $62.20,
TO EX BOLS IN THREE LOTS,
LOT No 1274. -
2-Nos. 11 and 13, SAI YUEN LANE aitgate on another portion of SECTION OF IN- LAND LOT No. 1274.
3-Nos. 16 and 17, SAI-YUEN LANE situate on the Bemain- ing Portion of SECTION or INLAND LOT No. 1274
TO BE SOLD BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
ко
THURSDAY, THE JED DAY OF MARCH, 1987, at 3 o'CLOCK 1.3.
AT THEIR
SALES ROOM,
DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG,
or
THE
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,
that the
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
will be held at the Company's
P. O. BUILDING, ON SATURDAY?
ATA
Available for Investment on First Class Mortgages Security subject to & Trustee Valuation.
Apply to
MESTA, DEACONS, 1. Der Vorax Road Central, HongKong. Hong Kong, January 18th, 1927.
· [444]
APARTMENTS AVAILABLE.
TAILABLE-MIS. Seven roomed
Shanghai, Hton, youngest son LEFEBY AD-PArt.-On Feb. 19th, at of the late Rev. P. HORTON.
· LIFEOVRE, Senior Chaplain, Bombay Residency, and Mrs. Lavenyne, of Jersey, to ELSIE KATHERINE, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jons PAFE, of King's Lyan, Norfolk,
*
DEATH, BBENKEL-On February 18th, at.
Cheyne Walk, London, ELIZA BETH MARTHA, wife of the late ALLAN SETON BREMNER.
Hong Kong Office: 1a, Chater Rd. London Office: 131, Fleet St., E.O.
The
The verandah of the fourth foor of the old "Astor House Hotel build. ing which is being reconstructed, collapsed on Sunday afternoon, The Nationalists have agreed that and a large mass of building mate they will not use force in order to strians who were passing, were able rial fell into Queen's Road. Pede-
change the status" of any of the to get clear before the debris fell
point gained, but it is a very smail
At this afternoon's meeting of. one if they are going to "continue the Sanitary Board there will be use of the economic wespen of minutes by the President relative which they have boasted previously, to Special Food Licences; and the
appointment of a Committee to con It means that their agents will atir sider the Estimates of the Sanitary up atrife wherever possible, lead Department for 1023. Plans will the workers to strike and urge the also be submitted to the meeting mob to excess. Then the Govern- for proposed markets at Cheung mént representatives will step in Sha Wan and Kowloon City.. and offer to maintain erder. Con- ferences, and, of course, the usual An earth-coolie was killed at demands will follow. That policy Morrison Hill on Sunday by a might suit Mr. EUGENE CHEN ad large piece of granite, which had mirably but it will surely not meet become undermined by the recent with British approval and he should rains and falling, down the hillside be informed of the fact at once. dropped amongst a number of work- Great Britain had put up with a¦ unen, The body was removed to great deal, but we do not think the Mortuary. At West Point a she will be willing to have her Chinese boy was killed through hands tied in order that she may being knocked down by a motor-car. be kicked.
At the moment of writing the position in Shanghai appears to be developing on exactly the same lines as Hankow, the ore difference being, of course, that Shanghai is international while at Hankow the threat was made against the British Concession only. The strike move ment is spreading and already the crowd have begun to throw stones. The quandary we are in is to define precisely the advantages which the Nationalists hope to obtain from
Daily Press. en entirely Climiested
Hone Kore, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1927.
beaatifully furnished; far less than THE HANKOW AGREEMENT. ST MARCH, at 11 for the actual rent to good tenant; laws, C.L Purpose of presenting the Report of the Peak Read, centrals eine rooms of two
We
Directors together with a Statement of Bats 4/5 rooms; tennis court. W 19. Ws waited anxiously all last week Accounts to 31st DBCEMEIE, 1926, and three house, 39.6 6 room rented for the news that the Hankow
together; electing Directors and Auditors
formerly private hotel. The TRANSFER BOOKS the C2 Repulse Bay: eix rooms, place Agreement had been signed
ALl be ULOSED from 3187 for tennis court, Rush. N.9, Conduit should have welcomed it then as FEBRUARY to 6TH MARCH, 1927 Road,
six rooms of two flats of Both Pays inclusive.
three rooms.
Fists, May, Macdonald some slight indication that the
may sad Soon, Kowloon Tong, 6 rooms,
Nationalists were prepared to settle C: Fully furnished its roomed honre outstanding questions by negotia-
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, L.
Agents, Hong Kong, 19th February 1927.
[4554
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS,
NOT
LIMITED.
F.11
Observatory
with garden, one year: Villas. T14: one large and two smaller tion. We were optimistic enough Tooms near Carlton Hotel; Bat or offices; latter preferred. C9. Private hotel, over twenty room, well filled furniture and goodwill; owner going home.
-OWN YOUR HOME · · past cash and instalmenta, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
to believe that it might have led to the gradual diminution of anti British propaganda, and to the restoration of conditions under which British merchants might have
FOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONG.Our moderate for inplädes services (ut TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, will be held your option) as follows: 1. Management had a fair chance of carrying on at the Offices of Mesara, JARDIN of your properly. Rental collection. their trade. Frankly, however, we MATHESON
Co., LTD., Hong Kong, 8. Ho limit to tenguts supplied and no on MONDAY, the 7TH DAY of MARUB, charge for socuring new tenants or for were amazed that the Hankow 1927, at 12 O'CLOCK. Now, to transact advertising during period of contract.
lesale, E; Negotia settlement was reached after the Auction, or AND NOTICE IS HEREBY
6. Insurance - outbreak of the general strike in tion GIVEN that the REGISTER OF Tanged free of MEMBERS of the Company will be getration of your land or property. Shanghai Such a strike at this CLOSED from TUESDAY, FEBRU8 Free information and advice re moment, engineered by Cantonese ARY 92, to MONDAY, 7α MARCE,
garding barca, mortgage, pte. We 1927, Both Daya inclusive. :
Provisions for Poultry and Cattle Ma, E. V. M.E. de HOUHA, Auctioneer. the Ordidary Business of the Como morus fuge to you. 7. Be
LOTS MAY BE INSPECTED ON MONDAY, 7TH MARCH 1927.tions Terms of Bale-As detailed in Catalogue,
LAMMEET BROTHERS, By Appointment Auctioneers
the Admiralty, Hong Kong 10th February, 1927,
*L4585
For farther Particulars and Condi.
of Sale, Apply to:-
Misans, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Pam's Buomo, Home Kono,
# TO THE AUCTIONEER THE CHINA AtorION BOOM. Hong Kong, 17th February, 1927.-
EJ Order of the Board
W. F. SIMMONS Secretary. Hong Kong, 12th February, 1927,
Displays by the pupils of Miss Violet Capell will be given at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday at 5.15 on Saturday at 9.15 and en Monday 24 5.15. Miss Capell re quests that parents and friends of the children will not made any pre- sentation of gifts or flowers at the first two displays. Such gifts. should be kept for the matineo on Monday.
A Chinese was charged with being the disturbances. Most Fortunately a habitual beggar before the morning, the Settlement is prepared for de- Magistrate yesterday fence and even if SUN CHUAN FANG Sergeant Nolloth said that he had
and the been deported no fewer than 137 Nationalists assume full control of times and had made 17 appearances in Court. Given a free hawker's the neighbouring territory they can- not expect their mob will be allowed Hicence, he had not made much use again to take possession of foreign of it, apparently finding it more property. A reasonable explana profitable to beg. A fine of $5,.or tion is, perhape, that the Nation- seven days, was imposed. alists are simply anxious to demon- strate their power and that the thought that the "foreigner has strike will be called off when it is learned the lesson they want to teach If that is the case the Powers will have very quickly to devise some means of proving that such demonstrations do not pay
While motoring round the island, on Sunday, D. C. M. McKenny came upon a Chinese lying injured. across the roadway, near the junc tion of the main road with Shek-O road. The man had fallen down the hillside while looking for fire- wood. He was found to have been injured in the head and right shoulder, and was taken by Dr. McKenny in his car to the Govern-
To-day is Settlement Day on the ment Civil. Hospital. Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
One Britiah (imported) case of diphtheria was reported on Ban- day.
The 107th annual meeting of the Hong Kong Canton and Maceo Steamboat Company will be held to-day at noon...
Thore was a Requiem Mase in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at 7.30 yesterday morning for the late Bishop Pozzoni.
The Confirmation Service is con nection with St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, is to be held there next Sunday evening at six o'clock
OBITUARY.
'MR. WONG YING YUEN.
We regret to record the death, which occurred on Saturday at the Government Civil Hospital from typhoid fever, of Mr. Wong Xing, Fuen.
The late Mr. Wong was on the staff of the South China Morning. Post. He was educated at. Queen'a College and was 33 years of age,
He had also been, for a short period with the Steam Laundry Company, and, later, with a firm Joining al building contractors, the Morning Post is chief store are rented many of the Colony's largest agents in the International Settle-
Mr. Peter Wong (a local silk mer-keeper, he held the post for over. honses and have negotiated property land and shares for some of the oldasiment seems to us nothing but a chant) and Mrs. Wong returned to ten years, during which time be Hong Kong yesterday on the Presi proved himself (not. only a reliable local firms.
deliberate flouting of the broad dent Jefferson after a pleasure trip trustworthy servant but a valuable. HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS,
member of the Chinese stad. Kel. 1680
Ice House Striatominded and generous proposals to Japan.
"