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OTICE is hereby given that
NOTICE
the above named Company
in issuing & Prospectus dated the
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY...
Littla suocere has been had by agents of the sdafaty in their efforts to have the stolen music) confiscated or the pirates pros- souted, and now it wants the While waiting for her breakfast authorities to do something about
23rd day of March, 1923, a copy nine-year-old Woolwich girl it Fears are expressed that un- the copyright laws are of which has been filed with the began playing with a full-sized less Registrar of Companies, invit-dinner fork. She put the fork, amended and enforced, tango iog subscriptions at par for 70,000 handle first, into her mouth, and writing will become a lost art for shares of $10 each payable as to accidentally swallowed it. She lack of reward. $250 per share on application was taken to the Miller Hospital, and to the balance on subsequent where the fork was looated by X-rays. The resident medical demand as and when further
officer, performed an operation capital is required,
The subscription list is now and took the fork (which was 74in. The open and will be closed on or belong) trom the stomach. fore the 31st, day of March, 1993, girl recovered.
Copies of the prospectus and
the
forms of Application can be The premier honour of the obtained from the Company's astronomical world, the Gold and Medal of the Royal Astronomical Hongkong Bankers, the Shanghai Banking Corporation, Society, has once again gone to an and from the temporary offices of American astronomer, and at a the Company in Powell's Build recent meeting of the society ing. (Second floor) Des Voeux it was presented to Professor Road Central, Hongkong.
A. A. Michelson, of
of Chicago. .It This Notice is not to be regard-University ed as an invitation to the public was an experiment carried out Subscribe for shares and nearly 40 years ago by Professor application will only be received Michelson, devised to detect the on the footing of the full pro-earth's motion through the ether, spectus sad in the form issued which led Einstein to formulate therewith.
Dated the 24thday of March,
to
1923,
T. A. BARRY, Powell's Building.
Hongkong. Secretary Fro tem.
A steel rod over a foot long.
and sprang from a "machine transfixed a man named Robert Fenton, while he was working at the Singer Sewing Machine Fac- tory at Kilbowie, near Glasgow, and passed right through his abdomen. With the rod projecting four inches from his body both at the back and at the front, he was to hospital to he hurried
on. operated
The surgeons were surprised to find that his vital organs had miraculously escaped injury. One of them ex-! tracted the rod by pulling on it with both his hande. A similar! accident occurred at a suite of new offices in Kingsway in March 1991, when a long rod, half an inch in diameter, fell down a lift shaft, pierced the body-qf a work- man through the shoulder, back. and part of a leg, and pinned him to the ground. The man recovered.
his
of revolutionary theory Relativity, and since then he has made many notable contributions to the science of astronomy By means of bis "interferometer," attached to the
great tele- scape of Mount Wilson Observa-
Another link with Queen Vic- the distances tory,
apart toria, and with the early days of of double stara hitherto insepar- the circus has been severed with able by direct telescopic obser: the death of Madam' Saroni, at vation bave been measured, and the great age of ninety-one. She the actual diameters of stars had been connected with the which show no measurable. disc in the biggest telescope have also been determined by his method. The above Examination will be As thus measured. the diameter of the star Betelgeux comes out held in the week
at 215,000,000 miles, or 240 times commencing MONDAY, June. that of the sun!
11th. 1923.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. Matriculation and Senior Local
Examinations June 1923.
Entry Farms together with the statutory fee of $15. H.E. Cur rency should reach me not later than April 1st.
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dust ring for fully seventy. five years, and it was only at the beginning of this year that she re- tired. Madam Saroni could do any thing and everything in the circus, and when she became too old for tight-rope walking and bare-back riding she acted 15
ward- What to do to suppress the robe mistress. Her resemblance "tango pirate" is a problem in later years to Queen Victoria occupying the attention of the was remarkable, and when she Argentine Society of Authors and and her husband, the musical
appeared No Scholarships will be award. Composers. The society estimates clown,
performance that six or seven new tangoes a led at this Examinatian.
Copies of old Examination make their appearance every Windsor Castle, the likeness! Papers, including those set in week. and that some 20.000 copies caused some slight embarras November 1922, can be obtained are sold in the same period, but rent. The Duke of Connaught from my office, price $1. per set.it finds that in consequence of was so interested in the resem. inadequate copyright legislation.blance that he asked for her to N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH. the pirating of the music is so rife be presented to him. A woman
Registrar.
that prubeles Lot. mu than of remarkable energy, and force regitimate of character, she was a Cockney 5,000 of this total Hongkong, 26th March 1923.
copies retursing royalty to their born, and in private life was Bre.
Rosins Short. authors.
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GOVERNMENT OF MACAU.
HOTEL CASINO.
THE Government of Macau TT
Deryand will receive proposals for
30 din. the exclusive erection and opera. 6 d.
4 m. tion of a Hotel Casino with a minimum of 200 rooms to be built on Government land, and to be open for business before 1926.
once
command
EXCHANGE.
(Opening Bute: closing Rate on Puge 1.) SELLING.
TT. Shanghai
Singapore T T. Japan TT. India he proposals should state the Desand India .... minimum expenses to the Macan T T. San Francisco and Ne
Yeek... Government and should be de-T/T. Java livered to the Director of Finance TT. Marks an or before the 20th. April next. T/T Francs
Demird. Paris ANTONIC MARI de MEIRE
LES VASCONCELOS.
Director of Finance. Macau, 10th. March 1923.27
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On Yokoham
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On Bangkok
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THE EUROPE HOTEL.
SINGAPORE.
DANCING AFTER DINNER.
EVERY
MONDAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,
TEA DANCES
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▲ first clam Hotel in every respect and under Englah management.
Curbing under personal supervision of the Proprister.
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For terms apply to the Manager.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
THE
HE Government* of Macau will recive proposals for the exclusive operation. of a public" telephone service in the City and the connecting with Hongkong and Macau. The proposals should be delivered to the Director of Finnoce.
ANTONIO MARIA DE MEIRELES VASCONCELOS
Director of Finance. Macau 10th. March 1923.
NOTICE.
WILL FOREIGN
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
EASTER HOLIDAYS,
4.68;
On Good Friday, the 30th March. Saturday, 31st March, and Easter Monday. 2nd April. the GP.0, and the Branch Post Ofices will be open as follows:--- The G.P.0. and Koloon Branch Offce8 to 9m. only. Wanchai, siyia, pun & Yazmati Branches 8 to 9 a.m. & 5 to 6 pm.
3 to 9am. & 5 30 to 8 pm Bhrungwan Branch Offc. The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the bolidays
There will
be pas collection from the Pillar boxee and one delivery of ordinary correspondence. eb day sa on Sunday and one delivery of registered correspondence at 9 am. There will be one dsiivery from the Branch Office each day at noon.
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
March 28d. 12h. 35m.-Pressure Per 0.8. HAKAZAKI MARU Mr. F. Baker, Mr. D. J. Grant, has increased conside bly Mr. F. Gonzalez, Mr. & Mrs. H. P. Guam, moderately at Vladi Hoskyn, Mr. G. A. Lawrance, Mr.vostock and Shanghai, ́ ́ ́and D. Zeller, Mr. B. H. G. Ashby, slightly over Tongking; slight Mrs. L. K. Badgen, Mr. & Mrs.to moderate decreases are general T. Cock, Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Cooks, elsewhere. Depressions are shown Mr. D. W. Corbett, Mr. & Mrs. to the north of Hokkaido and J. A. Greenfield, Rev. W. E Over Anuam. The typhoon is Howell, Mrs. F. M. Jergensen, situated a out 300 miles to the Mrs. B. A Limby. Mr. T. G.W.N.W. of Guam. probably Moreau, Miss A. T. Robinson Mr moving on a N.W, or W.N.W. & Mrs. J. Ryden, Mrs. D. Stiebel.track."
Mr. T. Shima, Mr. & Mrs. J. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 Stranen, Miss D. P. Terrill: Miss hours ending at 10 am, to-day. P. B. Thomse, Mrs. A. Weinzeth, .00 inch. Total since January Mr. & Mrs. H. Wolfer, Mrs. A. st. 1.18 inches, against Clough, Mr. L. Bachmann, Mr. H.verage of 5.75 inches. Ichikawa, Mr. G. D Katinakis. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Mr. K. Miwa, Mr. & Mrs. Y.
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