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Entry Draft Programmes and Forma for the Sixth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, on Monday 8th October, Gth and 1928, (weather permitting) may! "Es obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club, and Causeway Bay Stabica.
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NOTICE.
at the GUILD OFFICE, 67, Des Voeux Road, Central (DAVID. HOUSE) on Wednesday, 12th September, 1928, at SIX O'CLOCK p.m.
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HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.
Notice of Interim Dividend,
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1928.
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RADIO NOTICES."
Radio Telegraph Services are now in oporation as follows! Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islanda, Dutch Ricardo Cortes, Lola Wilson, East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-Chine, Province William Powell, Norman Trevor, of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Slam, Canton, Swatow, Kwoar Chow and Estelle Taylor hend the big Wan, Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Holhow, Amoy, Foochow and Wuchow, etc. cast of "New York," a new picture Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, which comes to the Queen's 1st Floor, Government Bulls and Arms having correspondente in
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The Money Order Office has been removed to the Fubile Hall on the
The Hong Kong Postal Guido for 1928 is now on sale at the General Offico and Kowloon Fest Office at the price of 60 cents a copy:
The afternoon mail service to Macao has bean resumedi
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NOTICE is hereby given that an INTERIM DIVIDEND of Feur per cent. (4%) on the nominal amount per share pald, (ie., Forty. conts per shere on the shares of the Dr. ASGER, DENTAL SUR-Company $10 fully paid-up; and GEON, has removed his office to Ton cents per share on the shares Kayamally Building, 20-22 Queen's $2.60 paid-up) for the six months ended 30th June, 1028, will be paid Rond Central.
on. Wednesday the 12th day of September, on which date Dividendpage. Warrants may be obtained on ap- piication at the Fegistered Oce of the Company, Exchange Build- ouring, 4th floor. No.
NOTICE.
We have this day hoved offices to Kayamally Buliding, 22, Queen's Road Central.
HAZELAND & GONELLA.
INSURANCE AGENCY.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from FRIDAY the 7th September to TUESDAY the 11th September (both days in- clusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be register- ed...
By Order of the Board of
C. G. COPLEY, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, August 28th, 1028.
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"The Light of Asia,” The unique Indian picture "The Light of Asin," which is now being shown at the World Theatre, is an extremely Interesting production presenting the life of Gautama Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Empress of Canada....September 24. Buddha. The picture, played by a purely Indian cast, has been beautifully photographed in the Saigon actual settings and offers some Manila
Indian wonderful pageantry, including a mighty Bangkok tourney in which princes from far Amoy and near assemble with their Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. & S. America, Europe vin elephants and camels for a test of
Vancouver B.C. and Europe vin Siberia skill and valour to win the hand of a beautiful princess.
scenes
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The Steamship, Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES &c., also cargo from BORDEAUX,
"Alins the Deacon."" COGNAO &c ex s.. "ROLLON,”
Jean Hersholt, who is the lead- Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of ing player in "Allas the Deacon," Opium, Treasure and Valuables are which comes to the Star Theatre Manila boing landled and stored into the to-day and to-morrow, le seen in Shanghai Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon one of his cleverest characterlea- *Iloihow, Fakhoi and Haiphong Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon. tions as "the Deacon," a willy old foihow and Haiphong whence delivery may be obtained gentleman who hides a card sharp- immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to mo oning
Swatow
career beneath a benign Straits
Japan or before the Thursday, the 20th exterior. Edward Sloan, whose Swatow
Shanghal September,
1928, or they will not be splendid direction of "His People" and other pictures brought him recognized.
Damaged packages will be examined fume, directed "Alias the Deacon." by the Company's Surveyors MesEra. The cast playing in support of Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Hersholt Includes June Marlowe, the Consignees at 10.00 5.m. on Ralph Graves, Myrtle Stedman, Monday the 17th September, 1928.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,
L LESDOS,
Agent.
Hongkong, 11th September, 1928.
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INVENTOR K.C.'S PETITION.
CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
Air Survey Committee of the War Office, the Office of Works, the Survey Committee of the Colonial Omeo and the Committee of Scienti- fie and Industrial Research to look at it, but they "peremptorily re- fused." This was in 1920.
War Office Report. He then discovered that there Alleging that the Government, was published by the Stationery having refused through various de- Office a War Office report entitled, partments to consider his inven- "Report of the Air Survey Com- tion, the Parallactor System fmittee No. 1, 1923," which contain- Land Surveying by Photography, ed-a description of the invention
and published Incomplete
purporting to be based on a book accurata detalle of it, Mr. John he had written in 1023, Willam Cordon, K.C., has petition- ed Parliament, EN
Mr. Gordon complains that this was done without his, knowledge or He is the sefontist and Inventor consent, and the presentation of who received in 1024 the gold the facts was vory faulty, and In medal of the Society of Engineers, certain respects, grossly and in- juriously inaccurato. The circula.. And has potitioned the House of tion of this still continues, and he Commona i
:'
claims that it is to the injury of 1. For permission to submit evi-himself and his associates.
dence in support of his al- Jegations,
2. For a public Inquiry.
8. For Relief.
He sought redress from various Government departments In vain, and was unable to seek relief in the High Court, as servants of the"
Mr. Gordon says he spent £6,000 Crown were involved. Hence the
on the Invention. He asked the petition.