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COMEDY SEASON.
RETURN OF THE WILBUR PLAYERS.
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1928.
THE CHINESE YM.C.A. CONSIGNEES NOTICES.
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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO' ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS,
The Steamship,
"BENAVON"
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE BUILDING FUND.
Theatre-goers will be interested For the next two weeks, up to to learn that booking opens to-day April 11, kome 500 men under the for the special comedy season to leadership of twelve well-known be given in the Star Theatre by merchants or professional men will the popular American company, visit several thousand friends, in the Wilbur Players," who begin ajorder to interest them in the work farewell visit to the Colony on of the Young Men's Cliristian As- Tuesday, April 9. With the excep-sociation and raiso 330,000, at
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- tion of the world famous faree least, to maintain the present formed that all Goods are being land- comedies, "Charley's Aunt" and vice and extend the Association
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of "The Family Upstairs," which the from the Hongkong to the Kowlooned at their risk into the hazardous
aide.
The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf company are giving again by popular request, the plays will all The twelve captains of teams and Godown Co., Ltd., whoace and/or going out to raise the $80,000, we from the wharvon dollvery may be be entirely new to Hongkong.
The first of the plays to be are informed, include Mr. Cheng obtained.
No claims will be admitted after Toh Yu, of the Bank of China; Mr. presented will be "The Sar," Wilko. Leung Ho,, of the Ho. Hong the Goods have left the Godowns, and liam Grew's big Broadway suc Bank; Mr. Yui Shi Wing, of the all Goods remaining undelivered after cess, which will be given on Tues-Dodwell Company; Mr. Ngan Shing the 28th instant will be subject to day, April 3, and again the follow- Kwan, of the China Motor Bus All claims against the steamer must ing night. The word "sup" is the Company; Mr. Lum Wen Shu, of be presented to the Undersigned on or American slang term for block-Wing On Company; Mr. Lum Tzobotore the 11th April, 1928, or they head, and the plot deals with the Fung, of Kwang Yuan Shing Com-will not be recognized, adventures of a duffer who sur-pany; Mr. Lum Wing Shiu, _of All broken, chafed, and damaged prises everybody in the end. "The South China Drug Company; Dr. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Sap" will be followed by the Shin Kwai Shang; Mr. Wu Kai where they will be examined on the great detective comedy, Hand- Hung, of China Commercial Com-27th inst, at 10 am, by Messrs. cuffed," on Thursday; the sensa-pany; Mr. Chak Tai Kwong; and Goddard and Douglas,
No Fire Insurance has been effected, tional comedy with a London back-lr. Ho Pak Ping, of Ying Wa Col-
Bills of Lading will be counter- ground, "Three Live Ghosts," on lege.
signed by,
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 21st March, 1928.
N. Y. E. LINE.
From EUROPE and STRATES.
havhip,
Friday; the delightfully amusing Besides providing a club to hun- farce, "Her Wedding Night," on dreds of young men taking ad Saturday; the ever welcome farce vantage of its many activities, and
Aunt," comedy, "Charley's
on a gymnasium and swimming pool dance and for physical training, the Chinose Sunday, with song, music specialities; and for aY.M.C.A. is conducting a day school grand farewell performance, the for nearly 250 students. There delicious domestic comedy, "The are weekly lectures on religious, Familly Upstairs," on Monday health, and educational topics. In night. Besides the performance addition, there are departments for on Sunday night, "Charley's Aunt's assisting students to go abroad to The
TOYOOKA MARU” will be presented as a matinee at study and young men to seek em-
arrived from the above ports, 6.30 on Sunday afternoon, when ployment.
The Chinese Y.M.C.A. In plan Consignees of Cargo are hereby ins children will be admitted at halfning to erect a building on the site formed that their Goods are being price.
it has recently acquired in Kowanded and placed at their risk in the The Wilbur Players establlabed loon, and part of the money raised Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and an excellent reputation on their in the next two weeks will be spent Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- previous visit to Hongkong and on the preliminary work there. loon, whence delivery may be obtain they are returning from a very The principal officials of the ed
Goods not cleared by the 30th. successful tour of India, Burma Chineso Y.M.C.A. are Mr. H. A. March, 1928, will be subject to rent. and Malaya. Hence a very en-Wilbur, associate general secretary
Damaged packages must be left in joyable season at the Star Theatre of the National Committed as the Godowns for examination by the is assured. Admission will be at signed to Hongkong for duty as Consignee's and the Co's representa- the popular prices of $3, $2 and adviser; Mr. Yimson H. Teao, gen-lives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at $1, and booking is at Moutrie's eral secretary; Mr. T. Moffatt and 2.30 p.m. within the free storage and the Star Theatre.
Mr. Ko Sik Wai, associate general secretary; and Mr. Li Siu Pak, and Mr. Li Ka Fung secretaries,
LLOYD'S NEW HOME.
INAUGURATED BY THE KING.
London, Mar. 24. His Majesty the King to-day in- angurated the new headquarters of Lloyd's, the foundation stone. of which he inid in 1925. His Majesty was accompanied by the Queen.
This is the third home that Lloyd's
hus had since its inception in the coffee house in 1068.
FILM SCANDAL.
REPORT OF REICHSTAG COMMITTEE.
Berlin, Mar. 24.
Period.
All claims must be presented with in ten days of the steamer's arrival hiere, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance, has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1928.
The Reichetag Committeo, Inveş-1",
JAPANESE BUDGET.
י
tigating the Phoebus film scandal REVISED ESTIMATES READY
found that Captain Lehmann had full authority to handle the funds The new building was designed by in his care. Sir Edward Cooper and
CoEt
It stands on the site of The film company's liabilities.
£2,000,000 East India Company in amounted to 35,000,000 marks, of}
former
Leadenhall Street-Reuter.
FOR DIET.
Tokyo, Mar. 25, The Cabinet, after readjusting
which the State has to pay 26,000,- the Budget as necessitated by the
A British Wireless monzago says,000 marks.
resolution passed by the Diet in
that the King and Queen wero ro- The Committee demands the January, has decided to present ceived by cheering crowds as they immediate liquidation of all of the revised estimates at the coming drove from Buckingham Palace. Lohmann's enterprises.-Reuter. special session. The magnificent buildings are regard-
This film scandal was said to London's finest. The ed as among
The total appropriations will be growth of the famous institution is be the reason for Dr. Gesaler's Y1,704,000,000, including Y261,- one of the romanees of City history, resignation of the post of Minis-1000,000 for the Navy and Y221,- Two hundred and forty years ago, ter for Defence. It was alleged 000,000 for the War Office. seamen and merchants used to meet in that Dr. Gessler made unauthoris-
The figures include the supple-
a coffee house in Tower Street, kopted grants of public money to Cap-mantary estimates. It will be
by Edward Lloyd and from these tain Lohmann and the Phoebus necessary to float loans totalling small beginnings has grown An in- stitution of world importance.
Film Company.]
Y142,000,000,-Reuter,
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