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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TOTICE IS BERERT GIVEN that On and After APRIL 1st, 1997, the following PRICES will be CHARGED on MONTHLY TICKETS and COUPONS.
Monthly Tickets available be
tween Both Termiui or Intermediate Station $12.00
Monthly Tickets available bo tween Max huas, Bowen Hoar, KENNELY ROAD or LOWEN TERMINUS........... $10.00 Children Over 3 Years and Under 12
Years of Age: Half Price. Family Monthly Tests: Same Dis-
counts as as Prosent Thin Class Coupons Face valus Less
10% Discount First Class Coupons Face value Less
10% Dicount First Class Coupons
for Nurses, Military and Naval Officers Face value is 20% Discount JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, 4781]
'Lianerul Mazagers.
0.
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SALE OF H.M. SUBMARINE
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are invited Up to the
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 28th, 1927.
HONG KONG LAWN TENNIS
ASSOCIATION.
TEE ANNUAL MEETING of the bova Association will be held in the PAVILION of the Hosa KONG
CHCIET CLUB on MONDAY, TH TANT, at 5.30, Clubs interested are asked to send a Representative. G. W. SEWELL 4791] Hon. Secretary & Tre surer.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ORDIN- ARY ENERAL MEETING
THE FIFTY-EIGHTE
of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at
INTIMATIONS.
DEWAR'S
"WHITE
LABEL"
FINEST
PEAK TRAM FARES.
NOTICE OF INCREASE, ¿
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just as long na they proved them- Entries close to-day, at noon, far selves useful to the dominant poli- the Fanling Hunt Steeplechase tical party and then they wers to Meeting, to be held at Awanti. be discarded. The present deplor Next Saturday will be "closing | In our advertisement columns will able' position.js' the result and the day at the Kowloon Bowling he found an intimation from the only remedy pow is troops and still Green Club, when the annual match, Peak Tramways Company, Ltil, more.. troops the trained and dis- President Vice-President, will be detailing the various changes to be ciplined armies of the foreign played, following which the dis- made in fares from the beginning
of next month. powers to keep the excited, brutal tribution of prizes will take place. rabbles in check, Orders have been received from Shanghai to send the Ist (Mochanicalised) Field Brigade R.A. and the 4th Pack Brigade R.A. from Hong Kong and they will leave just as soon as transports cau be arranged for them. It is satis
the Offres of the Undersigned an SCOTCH WHISKY factory, too, to learn that America
MONDAY, the 28 MARCH, 1927. at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, to gether with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended the 31ST DECEMBEZ
1926.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER FOOKS will be CLOSED from the 14 to the 29 MARCH, 1927, Both Days incisive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
וך -'
General Managers, HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE Co., Lebi Hong Kong. 7th March, 1927,
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TENDER AFXIL 1927, for the THE HONG KONG & WHAMPOA
Purchase of the shore naned Vesel ehe lies in the Basin at H.M. NAVAL Deror, Kowlody.
Bill Particulars of the Vessel and Conditions of sale, and Permits to Vir, may be obtained on Appication to the NAVAL STOHE OFFICER, M. Hong Kong, and Trader will be iscal of Payment of a Deposit of $200, Returnable when decision on the Tenders has been reached The Vezani will be on View at H.3. NAVAL DEPOT, Kex, from the lar MARCH, 1927.
Tender
wil, be received in the Cce of the NAVAL STORE OFFICER, EM. DODKYARD, Tip to Nocy on MUN-
L473: DAY, 25TH APRIL, 1927,
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.
DOCK CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN
12
OF GREAT AGE.
Awarded 50 Gold and Prize Medals.
"VICTORIA
VAT"
as there seemed to be
THIS WEEK'S CINEMA'S.
"THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH."
A FILM THAT HOLDS THE AUDIENCE.
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC.]
The Wining of Barbara Worth" showing at the Queen's today and Tuesday, because it is so-extra- ordinarily good is very hard to write about. Every film is billed
"human," moving" and " dramatic " until the habitual tinema goer has learned to take those terms for exactly what they are worth. Here at last is the film to which those words really apply- but they have become threadbaro and unconvincing. This production
The chief alteration is the raising The Annual Meeting of the Hong of the ordinary first class fare from Keng Lawn Tennis League "takes 20, to 919 a month. A year or two pince this afternoon at the Hong ago, the rates were 830 a quarto: Kong Cricket Club faivilion at 5.30 for men and 819 a quarter for p.m. Mr. G. W. Sewell, the Hon. women-812 and 20 a month respec Secretary, will present the report tively. Then,
no good reason why the ladies, in for the past year,
these days of cquality, should be "Another of the series of dances allowed to travel at half fare, the ad Japan have at last awakened under the auspices of the Kowloon price of their monthly tickets was to the urgent need and that com British School Former Pupils Asso- raised to 89 and that of the men bined British.
and ciation is to be held at the Cen- correspondingly reduced. It was the worst thing about it is the Japanese action is foreshadowed. tral British School, Kowloon, on argued that since the ladies had colourless title is human and rings true. It is produced without the Shanghaj is peafo
the Wednesday, April 8th. The Lyric taken up golf and had developed ostentation that accompanies so British: Defence Ferce is there but Orchesten will provide the dance the 11 o'clock morning coffee babit many ane spectacular productions. they used the trams just a ferare fairly regular attendance at Suffice it to say that in some 13. their husbands and the cinema the writer has only seen brothers and consequently ought to quently, as
one film that made an equal ap- penl. pay the same,
American
because
China is a huge country and it is the fate of the smaller and more or less isolated foreign communities, confronted with frenzied mobs,
which gives rise to the acutest
anxiety
Every foreigner in China will endorse Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S opinion that had it not been for
thas the ORDINARY YEARLY THE VERY FINEST OLD the presence of British troops "we
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2,
QUEEN BUILDING RSCOTCH WHISKY
TUESDAY, 29 at
oox, for consideration of the
the Directors Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st DECEMBER, 1925.
The SEARE REGISTER aad TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the has to the 29 MARCH, 1927 (Both Days inclusive).
By Urder of the Board of Directara,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th March, 1927. [4684
NAVY LEAGUE.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the
NOTICE IS AERDEDINARY Abere will be bell on TUESDAY MEETING of THE 29TH INSTANT at 5:30 r., in the Board
An GENERAL CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1918), LTD, will be held at the Regis tored Ofice of the Company ST GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY; the THIRTIETH DAY of MARCH. 1997, at 2.30 'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON, when the Subjoined "Revolution will be ropo e as an Ex-
traordinary Kesalion, vis
That the regulations conta ned in the printed document sub "mitted to the Meeting and for "the porpo of identification "subscribe! by the Chair an thereof to approved and adopted "as the Articles of Associs ion "of the Cpany in ambitution "tor and to the exclusion of all "existing Articles thereof."
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
room of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. LTD. (by kind permission) for the following parpowe
(1)-To receive the Report of the Committee and Statement of Accounts for the Past Year.
(2) To elect the Ocers and Com
mittee for the Ensuing Year.
other (3)-Ta transact any
Businers of which due Notice has been given. All Members are Requested to Attend.
L. M. WHYTE.
Bon. Secretary. Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1927. [47%
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.,
LIMITED.
at 11.30 o'clock in the the 9073 DAY OF MARTH, 1927, at 11 o'clock;
for the purpose of reviving a Proceedings of the above mentioned Meeting and of confined as above confirming, if thought fit, as a Special mentioned Resolution.
of
further EXTRAHEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS THE 3 ORDINARY ANNUAL of the Company sille ld as the in the above Company will be held at the ST. GEORGE's Same Place on THURSDAY, the Offices of the Company. S
BUILDING
CHATER ROAD, Victoria, TWENTY FIRST pat of ABU, 1927.
Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the in the FORENDON, for the purpose reo iring a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the Year ended alat DECEMBER, 1926,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUES-
the 22ND MARCH, 1997, aut
307 MARCH, WEDNESDAY, 1927, Bath Days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers, Hong Kong, 17th March, 1927. [4661
Copy of the proposed new Articles of Association of the Company with the siterations, amendments and therefices between the sxisting and new Articles incorporate and indicated in Red Ink can be seen during anal Business HOUTH at the Registered Office of the Company aforesaid.
Dated the 12th day of March, 1927. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managera..
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FANLING HUNT RACES. SATURDAY, 9TH APRIL, 1927.
th.
APARTMENTS AVAILABLE.
VAILABLE. -Thriving, private
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON
& CO., *LTD.
HONG KONG DISPENSARY.
(50
Hong Kong Office: 1A, Chater Rd., London Office: 21, Bride Lane,
Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press.
Boho Koss, March 28th, 1927.
THE DEVIL'S CAULDRON...
THANKS to Great Britain's initia tire Shanghai is to-day “relatively, if not absolutely, safe." But the news received from other ports on the Yangtze shows that the situa- tion is becoming more and more unsatisfactory with every hour that passes. The Nationalists have raised a storm which it is quite beyond General their power to quell.
CHIANG KAI SHEK rushes" from one
Kowloon Hotel always full and place to another in the vain hope providing permanent good income; moderate ontlay; proprietor called Hema. of restoring order and even Mr. Derrington, Se.h" Coreer, Commence- EUGENE CHEN seems to have lost NTRIES for the STEEPLECHASE meat of Peak Road, will be available from
MEETING WANTI RACE April & Residential Quarters Central some of his self assurance and is beautiful grounds, entirely now frantically urging the Nation- MARCE to A. H. FOTIS. c/o BENJAMIN
may be obtaine
Ius
E COURBE CLOSE on MONDAY, 2871 location,hot and cold water; *
excellent
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music.
It is notified that a first dividend of ten per cent. has been declared in the matter of the Kam Wing Bank (In Liquidation) and a first and final dividend of $9.00 per cent. in the matter of Wong Po Keung managing director of the Asiatic Trading Co., Ltd.
The Craigengower. Cricket Club have held many successful dances this reason, but on Saturday night, the closing dange was perhaps the most successful function of ita kind this season. There was a large attendance, and dancing continued until the early hours.
For the beneft of members of
and
Two local tailoring houses were victimised some time before Satur day when reports "were made to the Police. Mr. W. P. Simpson, of Messrs Simpson & Phillips, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, lost clothing (warth 8125) from his
Now the men's fares have gone ap again to tŵ" original 812 aj month and alus, the cost of the ladies' tickets has been increased in the same proportion.
Family discounts are allowed and Admirals, Colonels and others ac granted a twenty per cent febate.
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
VICTIM GAGGED WITH ORANGE.
Nor was the house at large less affected. On one side two sailors ceased to smoke, and an American business man was equally still, all leaned forward wholly gripped by the drama that was unfolded.
The pretty and elever devices of" the studie were left behind and in eternal battle between man and their place was the story of the
untamed nature; how the desert of La Palman de la Manos de Dios" was made to blossom like the rese." It was not a story of super- mon but of the essential Adama and Eves, the brave and the cowardly, the visionary and the materially minded harnessing of the great Colorado river is not only a page of American history, it is an epitome of human enterprise in which birth, death, love, tragedy A daylight robbery took place at ad comedy play their essential Portland Street, Mongkor, at mid-pta. Above all this film has not day yesterday.
bë in written round them," but is Four men armed with revolvers ten out of them; that is the dis- house occupied by a tiction between art and a pro- | cutered
To make the mearing déction." woman, admission being gained on the pretext or seeing a friend. Once when Shakespear conceived inside, the four men held the woman the theme of Lear
he did not up at the point of their guns, gagged write his tragedy "round" Cor- her with an orange, and bound cerdelia's love affair with the king
of France.
up.
ONE ARREST MADE.
A systematic search Was made and the robbers accomped with a in money, a pair of gold bangles, and one pair of gold earrings.
In a report made to the police the woman deatribed one of the rob Ders in such detail that the man was brought before the Kowloon Hagis arrested later in the day and will be rate in due course.
+
THE VOLUNTEERS,
- TRANSFER TO RESERVE OF
OFFICERS.
That part had to fall into place; real place though a minor ons in the interplay of the great forces of mind and antare. that bind to- gether the whole drama.
The film industry suffers from artificialities and conventions, be- cause certain studios are fitted to
produce certain types of play by
the mile. Above all is suffers from false values in both trag.dy and comedy, especially in the former. There is a very real struggle going on to get out of this rat and when. this end is achieved the result is apparent in the enjoyment and thrin, that quickly replaces the mild interest of the audience.
should now be witnessing one of the most horrible,episodes of fire and slaughter that the world had seen in recent times." But, while it is true that a major catastrophe has been averted many lives have already been lost and it was only the bombardment by British and American warships at Nanking, F.M. Forces now in the Colony, & *** Japan " is following a conspicuous act of lantern lecture on gallantry on the part of an Ameri- being given by Mr..A. H. Crook (Headmaster of Queen's College) can bluejacket in signalling the
at the Wesleyan Sailors' critical position of a large party Soldiers' cae, Arsenal Street, on of foreign refugees, which enabled Friday next, beginning at eight any of these, people to escape. The o'clock. news coming over the wires from all quarters has the same ominous ring. The large centres may be safe, but the smaller communities are in peril. The agitators have done their work and the devil's cauldron is beginning to boil.
Whilst the Communists are ad- office. The Hong Kong Tailoring mittedly the arch plotters the Co. of No. 1, D'Aguilar Street, Nationalists have associated them-lost-2263 in clothing. selves with them and must accept
The forthcoming weddings are responsibility for the evil results.announced of Mr. James Keym CHIANG KAI SHEX, if he mayes Inspector W/T, residing at No. 43,
REGULATION AMENDED, quickly and remorselessly against Kowloon Tong; to Esther Rosalind the group of extremists may do Chan, residing at No. 312, Nathan The following regulation has been something. to stem the tide but the Rond, Kowloon; Staff Sergeant made by the General Officer Com- Middlesex Regiment, situation is too far out of hand Robert Woelley, R.A.S.C., to Miss manding the Troops, with the ap- taking the place of the Border proval of the Governor, under Sec- Regiment. Schuberts Unfinished to be affected by proclamations and Amy Allerton (nurse) residing at tion 11 of the Volunteer Ordinance, Symphony "
was particularly well- played, and the audience were de- tino Xavier (merchant), No. 16, stituted for peruutaphs (13) and Ketelby's "In a Monastery Gar The following paragraphs are sub-lighted with the rendering of protestations. He must be as ruth-351, the Peak; Mr. Fraustino An- 1920: leas in his measures as the Com Macdonnell Road, to Miss Julia (14) which appear in Government den," the Kyrie Eleison was most Perhaps the number munista themselves are and must Maria Gutierrez, residing at No. Notification No. 002 of 1924, and beautiful.
were added to regulation 3 in the which went with the most verte take his stand boldly without 29, Bonham Read.
First Schedule to the Volunteer wag The Battle of Waterloo equivocation or further pretence on
Ordinance, 1920 :—
(Eckersburg) with lighting effects the side of law and order. It is his
(13) Any oficer of the corpsgave an added reality. One often whose transference to the hears criticism of our National only chance of saving himself or
reserve of officers is approved Anthem," but last night there was realising to "any extent at all the
by the Governor, and every no Briton in the hudičnes who fail. cificer of the corps who shall ed to realise that it is splendid and political ambitions of the Nation
be absent from the Colony moving music when properly play- alist Party.
for a longer period than ed fifteen consecutive shall be transferred to the ..reserve cf officers. The said
period of fifteen consecutive At the Queen's: To-day and months may be wholly or in Tuesday, "The Winning of Barbara part prior to the date of this Worth Wednesday and Thurs regulation.
day, Success," a film which made (14) An officer who shall have even our local Censor, who gets a been transferred to the re- surfeit of them, wax enthusiastic. serve of officers by ranson of Friday to Wednesday, "For absence as aforesaid and Heaven's Sake," a Harold Lloyd shall thereafter return to the Lloyd film which broke a record Colony may be transferred to and a strict rule. The Plaza Lon- the active list or retained in don, refused to show any film for the reserve of officers at the more than one week but they didn't discretion of the administra- take this off during 6 weeks of tive commandant of the crowder houses.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Ho Long Hyn to be
a Public Vaccinator.
On Friday one Chinese case "of small-pox, two Chinese cases of bachelors. C.1. Peak Road central; nine tricate the foreigners." What did of enteric were reported. rooms or two data, 4/5 rooma; tannís
Although pressed several times by the Magistráte to give a direct reply, the father of a defendant in the Police Court on Saturday morn. ing refused to commit himself. The father had admitted that his son did not have a good character, but he only sighed on being asked whether the boy was any use. De- fendant was charged, on remand, with assaulting his stepmother who, however, was not in court. Mr. R. E. Lindsell imposed a fine of $5 for 7 days) and ordered, the son to
Purra, from whom Entry Forms bathroom. Midleval rooms available to alist inilitary authorities "to ex-diphtheris and one Japanese case sign a 850 bond to come up for
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NOTICE:
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$150,000. are TONIES Op to
Available for, Investmont on First Class Mortgages Becurity subject tos Trustee Valuation.
Apply to MESAS DEACONS,
Princes Buildings, Hong Kong.
100
AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION
CO., LTD.
SS. CALULU” “
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SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE, VIA
court. 0.2. Reprise Edy: sirrooms, these leaders expect from "a great place for tennis court,
court, Burb. CB. Privalo Well billed; hotal, over venly rooms whet
roomed
Nationalist movement" based upor The annual sports of the Central furniture and goodwill: owner going hatred, envy and greed. What can British School, Kowloon, are being home.,C11: Fully faraished five: house with garden, que year; Observs- they do in the face of thousands of tory Villas. ti rooms. T14. one large and two smaller undisciplined troope and hundreds
honse Kowloon Tong.
roomis near Carlton Hotel, flat or offices; of "gunmen "in müfti who are laiter preferred. W.12. three house, 12, 6 and 6 rooms rented together; formerly probably nothing but hired assaS- private hotel.
OWN YOUR BOMB part cash and instalments, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
held at King's Park next Saturday Mrs. Southorn will distribute the prizes.
chaos throughout the country. They Sha Wan, New Kowloon, together were warned but in their immeasur- with any necessary work in connee- Our moderate fee includes servicer (stable self-conceit they took no heed tion therewith
judgment within six months.
Two former Presidents of St.
from 1919-20.
R. M.
dition to the guests of honour
corps.
months
UNIVERSITY UNION.
SATURDAY'S SOCIAL AND
DANCE.
A special attraction at the Queen's last night at 9.20 was the concert given by the massed bands of the Cameronians and the 1st the latter
THIS WEEK'S CINEMA PROGRAMMES.
your option) as follows: 1. Management of Warnings. Mr. ECGENE CHEN Shareholders are reminded that Shields Mr. A. E. Henderson, Kong University Union in the Great day, Constance Talmadge in "The
of your property. "Kenial collection
L
Andrew's Society (the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. G. M. Young)
At the World: To-day and Tues- day," The Gilded Highway," were the guesis of honour at a tiffm
story of the curse of sudden at the Hong Kong Hotel on Friday given by the Society on the occasion
wealth. Wednesday and Thursday, of their impending departure Home.
"Silken Shackles" with Irene Rich Mr. Tendera are being invited for the and Mr. G. Me Chieftains pre- Lang was President in 1921-22,
who proved herself to be an ex- Mr.
ceptionally gifted actress as Mr. sins, paid by the Soviet to bring construction of a market at Cheunged and others present, in ad
Dyer,
Erlynne in Lady Windermere's Fan." Friday and Saturday, “The were Mr. D. Templeton, Mr. J. W. On Saturday evening a very sucLucky Devil, written specially for C. Bonnar, Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. cessful social and dance was held Richard Dix, a fine motor story.
At the Star: To-day and Tuca- D. Gow Mr. K. B. Greig, Mr. A under the auspices of the Hong
Gold Fish, and Mae Marsh in a Mr. G. M. Shaw, Mr. A. Stevenson, Hall of the University. Mr. G. Dunean, Mr. G. Hogg, Mr. The social was the first of its D. W. Griffith's production "The A. Ritchie, Mr. P. Todd, Mr. R. O kind, and was organised to promote Mother and the Law. Wednesday Sutherland, Mr. N. 8. Brown and intercourse between present and and Thursday, Laura La Plaute Doctor G. D. R. Black. After the past students of the University in "The Beautiful Cheat" and
large attendance..
a crook melodrama, Cornered, toast of "good luck," to which the There was two guesta replied, Mr. R. M. Dyer The Hall was decorated with Friday and Saturday, & comedy the present Chieftain of St. An- streamers, balloons, etc. Capital drama written by Rex Beach called drew's Society, presented them each dance music was provided by the "The No'er do Well. with suitably inscribed Scottish Melodians of H.M.9. Titania, aug The Hong Kong. Amusements drinking cups as mementoes from mented by a musician of the Lane, Company he secured the extin the Society Mr. Lang leaves the Crawford Orchestra, and anathessive Paramount rights for China Colony on the 9.. Macedonia next from the Brunswick Orchestra. and are giving next month a pro- Saturday, and Mr. Young on the The function lasted till nearly gramme of the 14 best pictures from
this studio, in all a theatres. Empress of Canada on March 30th. 1. a.m.
No limit to tenants supplied and no particularly was always fond of SAILING ON OR ABOUT 20TH APRIL, 1927 charge for securing new tenants or for protesting that the Government
advertising doring
period of contract. 4. Austion or private sale, 5.
5. Negotia at any rate the Southern Govern tion of mortgage. 6. Insurance a« |
Even ranged free of charge to you. 7. Bement-was in full control. gistration of your land or property. the patriots-and we do not suggest. 8. Free information and advics SANDAKAN, SEBBATILS, BALIKgarding shares, mortgage, etc. We that there are no patriotic spirits in
PAPAN, NAURU & RABAUL..
have rented many of the Colony's largest the Nationalist movement imagined houses and have begotiated property. land and shares for some of the oldest that they could continue to play local firms,"
with fire and never get burned. The HONGKONG SHALL INVESTORS,
Communists were to be utilised for Ice. How Street, ZIL 1630.
For Freight and Particular
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the sath meeting of the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, will be held to-day, at noon, at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson'& Co.'s officers
Mr. H. T. Jackman is to act 45 Director of Public Works, a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils and Vice-President of the Sanitary Board during the absence of the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy.