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An enjoyable time was spent at tho
Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chineso Am- Volunteer Headquariors yesterday bassador to the court of St. Jamer.. has come to lengva to asend the evening when the No. 1 Machine Gun dinner, tor Company held their annual committee technical co-operation between China at which about 80 people attended and the League of Nations. His will including members of the Company return on March 3 when he is to give and their friends.
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a large evening party at Burlington) Capt H. Owen Hughes, the Com- House to celebrate the closing of the pany Commander, presided at the Chineso Exhibition.
With the approach of the end of the function. Col. II. C. Harrison, G.S.O. 1, was guest of honour, and amongst Exhibition the crowds were denger those present were Col H.B.L. Dowlon Mr. W. IL Bell. G. 6. Kaight Dea than over yesterday, with 12,700 biggin, Commandant of the Hong-At Campton Fa T. K. Pearce Le visitors eclipsing all records for the Royal Academy. By the end of the kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Capt. 8. H. Dodwell Eas 18th week of the Exhibition there had, C.B. Anderson (Adjutant), Capt been a total of 827,000 visitors. It. G. Stewart, Capt. H. Westlake, is expected that the French Exhibitions. M. Harrison, ME, US M. Terry, D.0.8. (Captain Quartermaster), G total of 340,000 will be beaten easily. Lieut. C. de S. Robertson, M.M. Lieu AANG
Packing of the treasures will begin to instant the Exhibition closca on March 3, and will continue night and day,
Three weeks only are allowed for this prodigious labour involving the distribution to the owners all over the world.
It is not expected that a British cruiser will carry back the treasures to China, but there will be a naval escort.
Cortain American enthusiasts' efforts to transfer the Exhibition to Now York have failed as the American Government is unable to supply the requisite naval transport-Reuter,
CORRESPONDENCE
Cigarette-Card Collecting
(To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.) Sir-It is not uncommon- to hear scorn poured on hobbies of all kinds, and in particular apon cigarette-card collecting. Navertheless, many keen codoctors of cigarette-cards, like myself, spend hours on declaiming the beauty, intrinale interest and in formative value of such collections.
stimulate Existing facilities to
A. Urquhart, Lieut. J. R, Way, and Lieut.-V. C. Branson, M.O.
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After an excellent steak and kidney CANTON dinner, Capt. Owen Hughes toasted CHEFOG the health of H.MI, the King, after DAIRIN which he expressed thanks to Col, poochow Harrison and the guests for their pro HAIPHONG sence at the function. He said that|HAMBURG
******HANKOW General Staff Officers como and
4.ILARGIN hul when the time comes for
HONGKEW Harrison to leave these shores, they ILOILO would, all remember him for
the IPOL
JOHORE anergy and enthusiasm ho had ex-on pended on behalf of the Hongkong KOWLOON Volunteers (Applause),
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Harbin ribute to the work already done by polleaton.
apt. Anderson, the new adjutant of
Hongkong Bantoen the Corps, whom he described as n
Interest allowed on Current Assments, auppy asset to the Hongkong Volun-
Deposita received for dzeh perioda xi vaan. Iwers. (Applause).
Before he
greater enthusiasm in this connection, Hughes concluded, Capt. Owen |
however, have hitherto not been very helpful, and I am writing, through the medium of your valuable columns, to solicit greater support from the various local concerns representing cigarette manufacturers.
If I remember correctly, the pro- sent porics of "Wonders of the Sea,"
the Company on its achievements during the pass year. He said he could do so without a blush as he was away from the Colony during the greater part of the year and the work was mostly done by Capt. E. G. Stewart, whilst he was away.
Speaking on behalf of himself and
In circulation with Will "Cold the guests, Col. Harrison first of all Flake,"
ke" was issued about two years thanked the Company for asking him ago, if not variler, and there is still to be present at the gathering. He no sign of its being replaced, Would he would like to make It clear carnest collectors are beginning to get to the Company that he had an fa- tired of seeing so many of them.
Some time last year, a set entitled "Safety
First was issued with Player's "Clipper" cigarettes, but for a few weeks only, and many of iny friends were unacle to compose sets of this particular series due to its short period of circulation.
terest in the Volunteers not because t was part of his duty, but that he personally regarded it as a privilege whenever he was with them. He had always felt like that since he had got to know them. Ho did not take an interest in them from any sense of duty but for the great pleasure it afforded him.
The position as far as Chines cigarettes, ure concerned la rather Col. Harrison sald he regarded them discouraging. In most cases the carda all as "Jolly fine fellows who had Are not numbered and the collector is given up so much of their spare time often left to find out for himself the in a Colony like this and in a climate
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manger Hongkong, 24th Pubruary, 1826.
Medicated
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VICKS
total number of cards to make up a l'ke this to be in the Volunteers," and take up his post; Col Dowbiggin, who
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I should like very much to her what other cigarette-card collectors have to say on the subject.
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