| Mr. Justice McCardle's Refuges. At January 1 the average level
Mr. Justice McCardio told the The new estate duties wore din of retail prices of the commodities story that got the greatest augh eussed at a meeting of the Legis- taken into account in the statistics | at, a recent Livery company dinner.lative Council. compiled by the Ministry of Lab A diminutive husband accused of The French Convent held its our (including food, rent, clothing, desertion was asked by the magis annual speech day yesterday where fuel and light, and miscellaneous trate, "Are you a desertor 1" "No, Lady Peel gave away the prizes. your worship," replied the hus During the course of the afternoon, items) was approximately 3 per band, looking fearfully at his tall, the girle gave an oxcellent concert out, above the level of July, 1014, angular wife, "I'm a refugee."
compared, with 55 per ont a neath ago, and, 06 por ceat. year ago. For food alone the cor responding Agures wero 38, 41, and 37.
Poor Old England
of
IN HONG KONG.
Major Pagat one of the loading VERY good work, though on 4 exponents of simple life and simple modest scale, is being done by the diot (so easy for the very tich Hong Kong Society for the Protec-uit and fresh vegetables in and out of season, etc.) says that in tion of Children. It is an uphill England we have now worse teeth job getting the Society going, but more dafness and a greather soma fifty-three cases have been amount of physical disability than any European poople. Our aver dealt with during the last four age period of life may be longer months and some very interesting but that, he says, is due to the fast data collected. A fact that is that we are ahead of other na tions in sanitary affairs. He sug once again emphasis is the great geste collecting data that would poverty, of the Chinese working give the average height, weight,
of oyosight, amount classes, tho. family earnings in the state
Theumatism,cancer
and other poorer tonements being only in the chronic complaints in the various neighbourhood of $17 a month. countries. He says that the aver There is read and urgent need for age palabe has narrowed greatly THE PRODIGAL REPENTS. medical attention among the Chi-England during the last few generations, which explains why nese children in the Colony, and good English singing voices are Mn. PHILIP SNOWDEN has at last not the least of the difficulties is rare. On the Continent perfect issued the warning which everyone that the parents work early and teeth in square jaws are more the has been expecting. He has told late and have no time to take their the House of Commons that the youngsters to the bospitals for Treasury will be faced with a big treatment when that is necessary. deficit on the budget at the end A good example of what the Soolety of this year and that "the national has done is afforded by the work position is so grave that drastic of one of the Life Members Out and disagreeable measures must be taken to maintain the Budget equilibrium and facilitate indus trial recovery," The Chancellor of the Exchequer is also forced to admit that an increase in taxa tion would be the last straw." A. S. WATSON & CO., What a bitter pill for his party,
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THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY
HUMPHREYS ESTATE
FINANCE COMPANY,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the HONG KONG HOTEL, Hong Kong, on TUESDAY, the 24TH, FEBRUARY, 1931, at 11.80 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Your ended 31st DECEMBER, 1980,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from MONDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, to TUESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY, Both Days' inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 9th Feb., 1931. [800
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED,
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY. GENERAL MEETING OF HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED, will
be held the
VIL JARDINE, MATHESON & -00., LTD., Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, the 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1931, st 12 O'CLOCK NOON, to transset the Ordinary Busingan of the Company.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY 18 to FRIDAY, the 27TH FEBRUARY, 1931, Both Days innlusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary.
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Hong Kong, 6th Feb, 1931,
·HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, AND
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE ELEVENTH
that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS the Company will be held at the in this Corporation will be held at Offde of the Company, 1 QUEEN'S CITY HALL
HUNDRED ONE
ORDINARY
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rule.
Wild Life in Canada.
As the wild life of Northorn Canada forms the main source of food and clothing supply for the natives of Canada's Ardlie zone, ita conservation is one of the im at Castle Peak, where he spends a portant duties of Government and large part of his spare time, he much care and thought is devoted noticed scores of sampan children to it During the past summer suffering from skin and eye dis presentatives of the Dept. of the Interior have been actively angag- Several friends joined himed in the "back blocks," Mr. A. E. cases. in raising funds, they interested Poraild specially investigating the reindeer grazing possibilities of the some of the local doctors, and fece vast area lying west of Hudson's treatment was started and is still Bay and W. H. B. Hoare in con-
being given with astonishingly good results, and real appreciation on the part of the parents..
Helen Wills Moody to Defend U.S.
Title.