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St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong 8th February, 1931, Soxagesima Sunday, Holy Communion
a.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
THE HONG KONG, CANTON &- MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD,
of the
Com-
NOTICE is hereby given that tho TWELFTH ORDINARY MEET-
Notice to Shareholders. ING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be
The ONE HUNDRED AND held at the Registered Office of the
ELEVENTII ORDINARY MEET- Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, at 3.00 pm. Saturday, the ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in В .m. Holy Communion (Peak 21st February, 1931, for the pur-the
Company will be held Church) B.
Mee Children's pone of receiving the Report of at the Service 10 n.m. Mattins and the Directors together with a [pany. 1, Queen's Building, Vic- Sermon 11 am. Preacher: Rev. Statement of Accounts for the toria, Hongkong. on Thursday. HI. V. Koop. Evensong 6 p.m. year ending 31st December, 1930. 5th March, 1991, ht 11 a... for the Preacher: Rev. J. C. Waters,
The Transfer Books of the Com- purpose of receiving a Report of R.N.
pany will be closed from Saturday, the firectors, Together with a 14th February, to Saturday, 2tet Statement of Accounts, and Elect- February, 1931, (both days in-ng Directors and Audliora,
| clusive) during which period no The Transfer Books of the Corn-:
be pany will be CLOSED from Friday, 20th February, 1931, to Thursday, 6th March, 1931, both daya in- clusive, during which perlod NO,
| transfer of shares can be register- ed,
Rond. 1931.
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Union Church, Kennedy Sunday, 8th February Morning Service, 11 Evening Service, 6 Preacher: Rev. E. G. Powell. Social Hour after Evening Ser-By Order of the Board of Directors, vice, Sunday Schools, Kennedy Road, 10 am. Talkoo 3 p.m.
First Church of Christ Scientist,
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OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. And
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM
Consignees per Company's Vessal,
"ANTENOR"
Fron, UNITED KINGDOM va SINGAPORE.
to
are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holl's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signee's rink and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown. on and after 7th February, 1931.
Optional carga will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to part to the final part of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to loft in the Godowna, where they will be examined on any Tuckdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 mm. and noon within the free storage period.
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All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned en or before the 27th February 1931, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
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Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11.15
Subject- 1.TTI. "Spirit." The Sunday School is held
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on
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 4th February, 1931.
USED CARS
FOR SALE
FIAT 4 CYLINDER TOURING
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THE ASIA COAL AND BRIQUETTING CO, LTD. Manufacturers nt, Coal Briquettes under the registered trade name "GOKETS." Surplied in 3 diffurent qualitles:-
A quality known as “Steam Gokets" for steamers, railroads and other
steam engines.
B quality known as “Furnace Gøkets" for factories and kitchens,
C quality known as "Smokeless Gakets” for stoers or fireplaces without
elinireys, particularly suitable
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tr
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Superscribed Correspondance' 'only,' :
KIPLING'S “IF" IN ·
GERMAN.
"Talk soon turned on to matters literary," he writes. "He had navor If, and was so struck with the thoughts, of which I gave him a has». STORY OF A TRANSLATION, that he begged me to give him in ty aketch in clumsy Gorman prose,
"Well, I cannot place it, but it each line. I did so and an hour writing a literal translation of must be by Goethe."
and a half later he prosented mo This, according to à corres with the finished poem. The man pondent in the current number of was, and I believe still is, a the "Kipling Journal," is the in-steward on Prince Liechtensteig's variable comment of a Gorman estates."
after listoning to a translation of Rudyard Kipling's "IC.".
This translation ima frequently
The same correspondent tells an beon recited in German-speɛklig Interesting story of how this poem countries with the result described, I was translated into Germun dur- above, and,whan listeners - dre
a Viennese restaurant in Febrúary, Goethe they reply, 1910, he got-Into-conversation thought chiefly leads me to i up with a stranger..
poso so and then the dietlon
ing the War. While lunching at asked why the SAUD, ÕE,