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INTIMATIONS

VICTORIA RECREATION

CLUB,

NIGHT FETE

will be held at the V.RL.

ow

SATURDAY, August 18th, at 3 p.m.

Attractive Programme.

String Band in Attendance

Members and Ladies

30 cents.

Non-Member............STOR

Boldies and Failor.......... 23 cents, Hongkong August 16, 1917" 2038

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, MACAO.

RE-OPENS SEPTEMBER

Eberal incation provided in ENGLISH, COMMEMORAL SUBJECTS, MODERS LANGUAGES. And CHINESE RE Very lente" charges.

The school is situated in the healthiest part of Marm

Application to the Fi Director.

Hongkong, August 13, 1915.

2030

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO, LT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.50

per share will be paid to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th September, 1917.

By Onder the Round of Directors.

K. M. DYER

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, August 12, 1917.

2031)

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI” BANKING CORPORATION.

THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half Year ending 30th Junt. 1917, at the rate of Two Pounds threshilings Sterling per share, is payable in and after MONDAY the 13th day of August, Current at the Office of the Corpur- tion, where Shareholders are requested? to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Ungt of Threaties,

S.J. STABE

Chick, Maucojer.

Hongkook. August 11, 1917.

202x

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-

FACTURING CỔ, LTD............

on

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of OVE DOLLAB (81) per share for acount, 1917, will be payable FRIDAY, the 9th August, 1917. Share- holders are rexuested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office St. George's Buildings Hongkong.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will he UBUSED from MONDAY, the 20th August, 1917, to FRIDAY, 24th August, 157, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Manageri. Hongkong, August 1, 1917. 2026

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HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

1

may be

THE CHINA MAIL

SMOKED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

ADDERLY STREET CAPE TOWN

The

Three Castles Cigarettes

"Three Castles"

Cigarettes

WDEHOWS

Bmatol & Lo

Just Pure Rich Mellow' Virginia Tobacco

THE CIGARETTE WITH THE PEDIGREE

IF YOU SMOKE A PIPE OF COURSE YOU SMOKE "CAPSTAN NAVY CUT!

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., LTD.

AMERICA'S FOOD CROPS ENGLISH FREEMASONRY. divines, fellows of the learned

Weiseros, July 9 Abellion bushels increase over last year's production in, the principal food crops is the response American farmers have made to President Wilson's mid- April appeal saying that upon them reste the fate of the war and the fate of nations"

in

BIG WHEAT CROP.

A BI-CENTENARY.

BY ALBERT 1. CALVERT, .M Author of "The Grind Stewards and Red Apron Eodge." "The Grand Lodge of England, 1717-1917, etc.

Fromasonry exists in all civilised

societies, soldiers, statesmen, and fol lowers of the arts all have contributed to the dignity and atility of the

A society of auch numerical

must be pregnant with potentiality for good or evil, and state.

a truism to say that Freemason

is merely to has ever been a power for

that

The

against Masonry between were launched

may

in

The extent of the farmers' response

be regarded as the last, remnants was disclosed to-day when production countries and its Grand lodges are to be of a groundless suspicion of the purposes of 6,094,000,000 bushels of principal food met with in every corner of the world, anderlying Masonic doctrine and

prac In 1723 the Marqnis Townshend erops was forecast in the Department of but the supreme authority of the craft,vices. Agriculture's July crop report. It shows

Bociety. must be of a this corn crop will be the largest in England, which is now celebrating its averted that the

and that four and possibly

bi-centenary, is acknowledgid to be the very harmless nature, because, as much as mankind loved mischief, nobody ever five other crops will make new high mother of Grand lodges. The occasion betrayed them, but George L's Secretary recorda

is commemorative of an erect which, that it was upon its active beneficence of state failed to appreciate the fact The corn crop, which will exceed three billions of bushels, shows an increase of judged by the ordinary standard of time, rather than its passive inq@ensiveness ACCORDANCE with the Provisions541,000.000 bushels over last year, with a would be regarded as belonging to that of No. 111 of the Articles of Associa total of 3,14,000,000 bushels. The total ancient history, but it is a compara household ward, but the general and

that the

the craft was foundedness of

benevolence has on the General Managers have this day acreage is 14 per cent. larger than last tively modern cecurrence in the annals somewhat vague appreciations of this

become declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND for year. It is the largest in history except of an Ordes which had its origin in aspect of Masonry may be accentuated the half year ended 30th June. 1017, of that of 1912, which it may yet equal. TWO DOLLARS PER SHARE. DIVIDEND WARRANTS

the undated genesis of civilisation, by the recital of a few facts and figures. The combined winter and spring wheat Tradition

Masonic charity was first regulated traces the

of progress the Company on and after TUESDAY srop will be 38,050,000 bushels more than Masonry" through all the ages, but to collect obtained on application at the Office of

1794, when a committee was appointed last year's, with a total of 678,000,000

and administer the General it is a matter of historic fact that Charity. That institution, now known buehels

as the Board of Benevolence, Barley, with prospects of the third it was waning to extinction in England use of the most active departments of largest crop ever grown, will exceed last at the end of the seventeenth century, Grand Lodge ever since its foundation bas been year's production by 33,000,000 bushels, and might by this time" have been In 1188 was founded the Masonic Institu- with output of 214,000,000 bushels. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Outa promise to exceed last year's

General Managers.

291,000,000 bushels, the tor's crop a dead as. Queen Anne but for the tion for Girls. It was followed tent

prodac

heter by the being Forecast at 1,453,000,000 been celebrating. In the calm which the Hongkong, August 10, 1017.

ad before years elapsed 2024 husbels. That is alightly under the

project for erection of an asylum recard. Improvement between now and followed the Treaty of Utrecht and the for aged Maconics was inaugurated in harvest may result in a record crop. accession of Georga the Four 'Old 1855. These three great Masonic char

White potato production,

have ities

been per Lodges which were meeting at London

organised cent. increase in acreage, will be

maintained

by | 197,000,000 bushels mors

thau

last into account the home garden man, Grand Master of blasous," at a benefits of the Boys' Institation since its sons of Freemasons have received the prodnation

which this year is estimated annual assembly and feast, held on June formation, no fewer that. 66 slaughters THIS MILL is built upon a property to be much larger than ever before, 24, 1717, at the Goose and Gridiron ale of

Hye, another record consists of the following buildings and will amount to su, luindo, bushels or house, in St. Paul's churchyard. The preemasons are being educated,

crop this

Elst instant.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th to 20th instant, BOTH DAYS inclusive.

SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION of the

PAPER PULP MILL Situatari at VIETRY, (TONKIN). "

messuring 144,000 sq. meters, and

machinery

pulp".

2. TWO European residences

I

by

tion

2011 a

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WATCHMAKERS & > JEWELLERS.

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KAIPING

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NOUSEHOLD

PURPOSES...

FOUNDRY · AND SMELTING COKE

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FIRECLAY

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KAILAN MINING

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HORLICK'S

MALTED MILK

Full-cream mlik enriched with barley and wheat) The Ideal Food-Drink for all Ages. Science affirms its superiority. Experience confirms- Gives strength and maintains it. Generaten heat and conserver it." Builds Bone, Brain & Brawa. Refreshing and delicious. Easily digested and quickly absorbed. Kredy in'an onzant by zho sómstö addition of bit or cold wason IMPORTANT NOTICE.

ORDINARY MILK ta not always pure ;

HORLICK'S is guaranteed uniformly so. ORDINARY MILK is unsafe,upları-cooked:

HORLICK'S is-safe and sada, no eooking.

ORDINARY MILK often disagross pr"

HORLICK'S. Bever does,

ORDINARY MILK deteriorates quickly

RORLICK'S keeps todeñalíely,

ORDINARY MILK is seldom available when,wa,tod;

HORLICK'S is always at hard.

HORLICK'S may be used in Puddings. Bread, Caker. Custards, etc., in place of ordinary milke

Sold by Chemists and Stores...' In 3 sizes, 1/6, 2/8 & 11/- (in England).

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK CO., SLOUGH, BUCKS., ENG.

"revival" which the brethren have just Boys Thirty-seven Institution for

THE

ied.on

record crop with 432,000,000 bushels, or conatitated themselves a Grand-Lodge, been approached that has perer other private

not

HEAVY COEN ACREAGE

year,

number

ado

being on land not stand Throne w T

or

than to receive benefits.

OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION

executed at the Offices of

CHINA

and

and

COMMERCIAL FORMS

SHIPPING FORMS

CIRCULARS PAMPHLETS

that

for by the Girls Institution 8,700,000 bushels more than last year. members of these four lodges were few today and among the 1,347 male and .1 EIGHT brick-buildings, with-iron Sweet potatoes will register a new and undistingished, but to them is due of nearly:

of the asylum an aggregate sumi pillars and beams. Corrugated iron high total with 82,200,000 bushels, or the honour of reviving the old usages of

nearly 250,000 is auntally distributed. Apart roofs. Two shade with corrugated 11,000 bushels more than last year.

their regular and assured íron roof.

production will 34,100,000 the Order of drawing a Book of the for PLANT & MACHINERY of the bushels, the second largest crop over Constitutions, and instituring, in a bro charities in this third year these three kind required for maining Paper Production of tobacco will bresk an- which has since been developed into the

miscuous fashion, the practice of charity amounted to nearly £33,000,

It mix

might be considered by cynžen other record, with a crop of 1,215,000,000 great benevolent prganisation of

this

Freemasonry is a form of insurance pounds, which is 84,000,000 pounds more 1721, four years after the formation contestably true that its vast member-

other time.

against material reverses, but it is in- than was grown last year. The above Property-will be sold by

of Grand Lodge, when Dr William Stuke-ship in haired by the desire to confer

mission into the society, Public Auction & PHU-THO (Tonkin), In a statement, the department said: ly applied on the 1st day of September, 1917. A heavy increase in sarengo of com it was with dificulty that a aufficient RESERVE PRICE $100,000. One is noted/amounting to over la per cent. London to performs the initiation pere Masons could be found in tundred Thousand Dollars Indo-China af last year's area, much of the increase mony, but in that year the election of Currency)

cultivated, Further particulars may be obtained and the bulk of the

John, Dake of Montagu, to the Masonic was followed by an immediate fod application to the undersigned."

lands, an acreage doned wheat.

formerly devoted to hay. The growth is sover mou of all Ch. De LANSALUT, weeks late, but as the

seed

was generally Solicitor for the Liquidator, ot superior quality, stands, colour and in many

noblemen, Haiphong, vigor are generally above the average ed to be made Masons, and the frater Hongkong August 4 1917. 2012. There have been some losses on flooded nity developed so rapidly in number

lande and a moderate amount of and power that in 1792 the first anting has been necessary.

luet) Dake of Wharton became a The stands of winter whest, especially

and intrigued himself into

the where thinned by winter killing, have Mastership for

the purpose ar enlist the thickened up surprisingly and

Urder to support of the the month has made an

the majority of the brotherri of representing a gain of

bad leaning hable in ibute canings 27 hols,

this being far into excess of what was expected or is therence to the non-political principles ordinarily experienced. The improv of the society, and this sec

mprove attempt to seduce Freemasons fr ment was general with the exception of

from faw Stater: Practically no insect loyalts to the reigning house ended damage is

reported and the plants are complete bealthy Early harvested grain in the From the installation of

accession to

culties and so

includ request

DAIRY FARM NEWS. are almost all section he tends the exure of the Old Pretender. But

CORNED BEEF

"AND

CORNED PORK.

PUT OF IN KRUS AND BARRELA

EXPORT OR STEAMERS DAE

suwa: during

were

Southwest has turned out mach better

first of an unbroken line then anticipated

tprinces who have enco "The condition of the winter and succeeded each other in the Grand Chase spring wheat crop combined gives pro-Englishmen of the past 200 years have the great majority of the most sediment mise of a yield greater by 28,000,000 were the collar and apron of the frater busheles

#the was anticipated last

|nity, devanta and scientists, antiquarie

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION "Only & Cough" but you stop

it while it la ONLY congh

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