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JULY TO SEPTEMBER
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THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
YOUR HOT WEATHER
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BY.
Frigidaire
PRODUCT.
GENERAL MOTORS
"FREEZE THEM WITH
FRIGID AIR"
The Union Trading Co., Ltd.
Prince's Building
"RICKSHAW"
Phone 0.587.
BRANDI
CEYLON TEA Cheapcat and Beot
From all loading Compradores.
PRICE $1.00 PER LB,
Be Guided by the Quality-Not the Price.
Power-full
SOCONY GASOLINE
E. HING & Co.
SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
Wing Woo Street
PHONE:-CENTRAL No. 1116. {L 52 Central
"CARNATION" MILK
Reliable Dependable
"From Contented Cows"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
...
Established 1912,
THE
ROYAL
SHOE STORE, Ladies Dancing and Walking Shoes, also Lizard Skin Shoes
MADE TO ORDER Export. Fit and Good
Workmanship.
No. 1, D'Aguilar Street. Opposite Yoo Sang. Fat Co. Telephone Central 3237.
METALS
of all kinds especially for ship- building and engineering work. Complete stock, Beat Tarma,
Immediato delivery.
SINGON & CO., ESTABLISHED A. D. 1880,
HING LUNG SL Phone Central
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
2nd Floor
.616.
2, Duddell Street, Hongkong.
THURSDAY,
"ALLEGED FORGED
SIGNATURES.
THEATRE AGREEMENT SUED ON.
JUNE 30, 1927.
SOVIET REPRISALS.
TWO POLES EXECUTED..
Tarassovitch, Juno..20. Two Poles charged with espion- of the Polish General Staf have ago In Soviet territory on behalf been sentenced to death by the Jitomirvolyn Regional Court and executed.
Hurts Campaign."
The question as to whether signatures had been forged or not occupied the attention of the act ing Puisné Judge, Mr. P. Jacks, for some time yesterday afternoon.: during the hearing of a $1,000 claith in the Summary Court Two Chinese. parties were at law..j
Moscow, June 29. a man named Ng Shun-fat claim- The Labour members, Messrs. ing the money from. Tum Faug- Lansbury, Maxton and Fenner shek as having been paid for a con. Brockway, havo telegraphed to M. sideration which failed, the con- Rykoff asking for the casantion of sideration: In, question being the executions without trial which aro Mef Chiu Chinese theatre, Lung-impeding their campaign against hom.
British Government's anti-Russian Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the policy. plaintiff and the 'defendent was re- presented by Mr. D. McCallum.
It appears that the plaintiff, who is a building contractor, was om- ployed by Messrs. Trollope and Colls Far East Limited and paid $1,200 down as a consideration for a four days trial of the theatre. He was given to understand from the defendant that it was a flour- ishing conuern, und, as much as $200 a day had been taken with at good Chinese picture.
He obtained a good picture which cost $100 but he soon lost' $200. On the first day he colleet ed $10.50, second day $17.40, third day $11.50, and fourth day only $5. He therefore instructed his solici- tors to terminate the contract and demand his money back.
Forgery Alleged.
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M. Rykoff has replied that the vigorous campaign against coun- ter-revolutionaries is inevitable and hopes that the British public will not submit to the British Gov- ornment's "policy of provocation and preparation for another war."
Reuter.
RECENT WILLS.
CHINESE RESIDENT'S BIG ESTATE.
*
10
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
20
Horizontal.
Lateral dilation.
6 Mocessins. ».
10
Instruments used in eating. 11 Swamp rabbit.
13 Slonder spiral plant stem.
Canteloupe.
16
16 Scarlet.
17 Tribe of Siouan Indians.
18 Type of Indo-European.
19 Paid publicity.
20 To allde.
Devoured.
22
23 Tree.
24 Sediment of iron in water"
cn
peaty land.
has
26 Driving cumtmand,
28
Fruit of pine tren.
Abbreviation for Saint.
Opposite of water.
Estate valued at $158,700 been left in the Colony by Choy Ping-woon, alias Choy Ping-won, 29 alias Tsof Ping-woon, alias Choy 30 Kwong-tsin, who died at No. 5 Tai Pak Terrace, second floor, on Fe wasĮbruary 27th. this year.
The defendant alleges that the contract which is sued upon not signed by him, and that the signatures are forgeries.
A Chinese handwriting expert was called to give evidence with regard to the signatures, and he said it appeared to him that the signatures on the contract were not forged.
32 A sunken fence, 33 Field
34 Compound ether, 36 Retrieves.
38 To cause to run of the track.
Probate of the will has been granted to Choy Yun-sang and Ho39 Sze-chi, 33 Wing Wo Street.
Mr. F. Xavier Alvarez (Alvarea) who died on May 30th last year at No. 14 Beco Do Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, left estate in Hongkong, The witness's ability. to Macao and Portugal. The local
between different estate amounts to $2,500, handwriting was tested in court, Letters of Administration with when he correctly shid that three the will annexed have been grant sets of signatures had been writtened to his sister, Miss C. Alvarez, by the same hand, and the other of the Italian Convent.
Mrs. J. CRAWFORD. distinguish
EXPERT MASSAGE.
14, Queen's Road C., 1st floor.three, with the exception of a doubtful one, had been written by: another.
The test was proposed by Mr.
MASSAGE HALL McCallum, but when he himself
MRS. S. UZUNOYE Experi Masseuse
37, Queen's Road, C 2nd. floor
MRS. MOTONO
Hand and Electric" MASSAGE
No. 31B, Top Floor Wyndham St. Hongkong..
EXPERT MASSEUR.
Cures Rbaumatism, Nervous- ness and all kinds of chronic ailments.
Prof. I. K. SETO, Madame H. MORITA.
Madame E. AKĀJI
23, Wyndham St. Tel. C.4395.
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
examined the signatures he caused much, amusement by commenting that it was obvious to even a Eu- ropean that three of the signatures were the same: they were obvious- ly different from the other three.
The case for the plaintiff closed and the case was adjourned until Monday week. *
SECURITY PACT.
PARIS AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.
CANADIAN JUBILEÈ..
NATIONAL CELEBRATION.
On July 1, 1927, Canada will celebrate in a national way the six- fileth anniversary of its birth as a Dominion. The self-governing form of the celebration is being arranged by a National Committee of prominent Canadians appointed by the Canadian Parliament to co- operate with the governments of the nine provinces and municipali- ties throughout the Dominion.
A resolution passed by the Par- liament of Canada at its last sea- sion stated in part: "It in the earnest wish of Parliament that New York, June 29. Mr. Myron IIerrick, U.S. Paris the Diamond Jubilee of Confedera Ambassador, arrived aboard the tion, for which plans are now be lle de France bearing a memoran- ing rapidly matured, shall com- dum from the French Government memorate appropriately and en- with regard to the possibility of a thusiastically the accomplishment Security Pact with the United of Confederation and the subse States. He was taken to the Cityquent progress of the Dominion." Hall where he was met by the While every city, town, village Mayor, Mr. Walker, and Colonel and hamlet in Canada will have Lindbergh, who had broken his its own local Diamond Jubilee pro- rule of seclusion in order to take gramme extending from July 1st to part in the welcome. At least 3rd, the chief celebration will be in 15,000 people were present when Ottawa, the Canadian Capital. One Mr. Herrick landed at the battery. of the features of the programme. -Renter's American Service. in Ottawa will be the inauguration of a carillon of 53 bells; the largest and finest, in the world, which is now being installed in the new
NEW YORK WEDDING. tower on the Houses of Parlin-
MISS GRACE VANDERBILT MARRIED.
ment. The bells range in musical scale from the deep-toned boom of a ten-ton bell to the high. treble of a twenty-pounder. On July 1st the new carillon will ring out and the music will be broadcast by spe- New York, June 20. Miss Grace Vanderbilt, the cial equipment so that it may be over North America, daughter of General Corne- heard all
married the British Isles and other coun-
Lrics in Europe. to-day to Henry Caasaway
mining enginour and It is expected that thousands of
lius Vanderbilt,
Davis,
Was
Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd. andson of Mr. Henry Cass-visitors from the United States
Distributors.
Queen's Blds.
of West Virginia and Democratie and other countries will come to candidate for the Vice-Presidency Canada for the Diamond Jubilee of the United States in 1904. of Confederation Celebration next
July. Tel. C.673. Reuter's American""Service.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
HARVEY ZIMMER'LL
BE GLAD TO GET THESE FLOWERS-GEE, I KNOW WAAT 17 16 7D BE SICK
IN BED WITH 724"
MUMPS!!
What He Thinks They're For
To sleep.
40
To tonn.
11
Calm,
Vertical.
1 To hurry.
2 Small body of water.
3 Wand.
4 Registere.
Lack of appetite.
6 Knave of clubs. 7 Imitates,
8 Basement.
9 European ermine,
10 Choked.
12 Substance cupable of producing
invert sugar, 7
14 To cut off branches.
20 Therefore.
My Bin coloured bird.
28
24
To cleave,
Second note in scale..
Artist's framo..
28 Vehiclo.
120 Intelligenco.
31 Head of a department in a uni-
versity,
33 King of the beasts.
35 To free.
87 Any monkey.
Yesterday's Puzzle,
A Revelation in Ice Tanks.
THE
TUNDICE
TANK
On the thermos principle.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated under the Hongkang Companies' Ordinances 1911-1915.) No 15, Queen's Road C
The perfect
Manila Cigar
Telephone 75 Contral.
"PERFECTOS"
“LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE"
sold by:
YOURS TRULY
acco Store Tobacco
22, Des Voeux Road, C. (Phone: C. 1856.)
By Blosser
WUY, ZY TAKIN' SEA
WHAT FOR,
DID HE DIE?
LOOKIT KIMA
LOOK! HE CAN'T
FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M DOING WITH ALL TASSE NICE FLOWERS!
WILAT ARE YOU GOT THOSE FLOWERS FOR?
| "TO HÁRUSY ZIMMER- „AIN'T YOU GONNA
SEND AUN SOME?
He can't ask questions yet butghe means to find out for himself! Baby soon reaches the interesting
stage
on
[ACTOGEN"
• The NATURAL-MIEK Food
01927 BY, HEA SERVICE, ĮNG.
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