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I will take the Hongkong public aTT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Wood very long time to tire of the Hughes Musi Road will be CLOSED to trafic from Comedy Company. This is not to be this date and until further notice on secount of the construction of the New Public wandered at. for they improve on acqua Works Department Stores. Bence and osch piece to which they trest baudiences which mighty 6 the Victoria Theatre seems better than those which precoded it. Last eventing the audience was treated to really good The Bull double bill consisting of Fighters and Three of a Kind", two very funny comedies which kept it heartily soused from the first call to the final drop

of the curtain. Both pieces were splendidly produced and the acting wn meritorious

ful! Interesting dialogue

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of bright WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.< quips and jokes, matchy choruses sing by prettily dressed girls and tuneful music, both vocal and instrumental, made last evening's performance one of the best

the Head Quarters Office, VICTORIA BARRACKS, Hongkong, until 12 Noon on

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