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TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1929.

TO-NIGHT'S BALL.

LOCAL S.P.O.A.'. EFFORT.

BON VOYAGE.

MR. MOWBRAY NORTHCOTE.

FAESENTATION BY STAYK.

INSURANCE MERGER,

THREE CONCERNS TO UNITE.

BUN LIFE, CHINA MUTUAL AND

SHANGHAI LIFE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

The fancy dress ball organised by the focal society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals which in to take.

A pleneaut little ceremony took place at the City Hall to night;

While the precise terms of thɔ' promiers to be aspect calar event at place at the offices of the Hongkong which 500 to 600 revellers will dance Land Investment and Agency Com amalgamation of the San Life to the music of the Hongkong Hotel Pany this morning when the staff and Assurance Company of Canada with Band. The arrangements are in the contractors met to present a baudaqme the China Matual and the Shanghai haude of the ladies of the general silver alver to Mr. Mowbray Life Insurance Companies have bot committee of the B.P.CA. who bare Northcote, who is retiring from the bees made public, they are understood Secretaryship after 28 years' service by the China Press to be somewhat as spared no effort to make the ball an

with the firm. unqualified success.

follows:

..

There is no exobange of abates by the Son Life to the shareholders of

the China Mutcal and the Shanghai Life but a cash down payment for the

Engraved upon the salver wore the

The scheme put forward by the The City Hall has been fittingly decorated for the occasion and Mr. singaatures of the donors and it bore Sun Life is extremely attractive to the G. Duncan bas given the decorative the following inscription: Presented other two concerni, for under it the effects the bereft of his artistic skill. to Mowbray B. Northeota Esq. shareholders receive & handsome On the top of the hall steps which Secretary of the Hongkong Land In-return on their holdings, lead to the dancing rooms hu has vestment and Agency Company Ltd, created a huge circular frema in the by the staff, on his retirement, as a centre of which is a lucky black cat light token of appreciation of is cented on the summit of a crag while 38 years' service and his unfailing overhead is an expause of blue sky, courtesy and kindness to all."

In tonking the presentation Mr. W. Embroidering this novel design are the words "Et cisty for the Frev. Wilkinson, the oldest member of ention of truelty to Animals". This will be illuminated by electric lights the effeci from which will twinkle a delightful welcome to the dancers. Added richneen is given by the beautiful colours of the many flags including the Bag of the Society, the Unicu Jack St. George's flag etc. and the green foliage of the fern plants ie just as pleasing.

Light refreshments, which come as gifta from Messrs. Lane Crawlord, the Dairy Farm and Messze. Watson and and Company. will be served, arrangements have been made where by late stayera will be able to Let' home by special tram and ferry at

1.30 a.m

the a:aff, asid he was sure the rest of the staff would agree with him when be asaid that they were all very sorry he was leaving them but Mr. North cat's health was such that ho must have a rast and change of climats. He asked them to join with him in wishing Mr. North- coto

of

speedy recovery his health and a long life in the Old Country and said that they would all miss bis jovial smile and gentle de meanour. To kuow him was to lova him and he would take home with bim the best wishes of them all.

reasons

to

surrender of their rights. The China: Mutual shares are lis, 17 50 paid up, but their market rate is unascertain able as they have never been dealt with on the Stock Exchange. It is believed that the terms offer a very great inducement to the prosent shareholders of these two concerns.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ISSUE OF 6% FRENCH TREASURY BONDS.

Price of Issue Fra 99 for Frs-100-of Face Value,

FREE OF TAXES. NO PRIZES.

THE PEAK HOSPITAL LIMITED.

(In Liquidation)

NOTICE.

A Meeting of the Creditors of the Company will be held on the 17th: Bonds of Fre 500,-and Fra 5,000-each day of March, 1923, as the offices of follows:

Repayable at holder's option 8

..

On the 8th December 1925 at par On the 8th December 1928 for Frs

103.-

On the 8th December 1932 for Fre

108.- Coupons payable on the 8th of June and 8th of December of each

year,

1st Coupon paid in full on the 8th of June 1923.

OR by remittance of 1921 Treasury

Payable EITHER. In cash, Bands due 8/6/23.

Subscription list will be closed on the 4th of April 1923.

Applications will be received by:

THE BANQUE DE L'INUO-CHINE

• Princes Building, Chater Road.

V. MARSOT,

Manager.

Hongkong, March 5, 1923.

The Directors of the local companies concerord have unanimously agraed to accept the terms offered, and all that remains is a final ratification by Under the Patronage of U/ E Tim the Montreal head offits of the Sus Life of somo miner detaile,

The argotiations for this merger have been proceeding for some mouths. Mr. Branch, the Beretary

A public announcement of the termos sbould be forthcoming in the cource of a couple of days as everything has, to all appearances, been extremely Batisfactory.

GOVERNOR and Lady STUBES

A DEMONSTRATION by

THE FAMOUS POOCHOW BLIND BOYS' BAND

что

played before U.M. Queen Mary)

MONDAY, MARCH 19th, at 3 90 r.M. & 9 PM,

in

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH GROUNDS, NATHAN ROAD,

Vocal and Instimmental Music- Elocution-Exhibition of Handicraft.

Responding, after his health bed of the Sun Life, arrived here some (Just returned from England and has been warmly toasted, Mr. North-days agn with the object of complet Prominent people to be cote, speaking with great emotion, ing the final arrangements.

tho scaff and Baid present at the dance are H.E. The thanked

WAS only Governor and Commicdore and Mr. that it Grace who will be formally received health that compelled him by the Bon. Mr. H. E, Pollock sever his connection with, the Com- K.C., President of the Society, pany which had so many happy The object of the ball is to pay the associations for him. The names of Falary and expenses of Inspector the members of the staff would have Boyes a new official of the Bociety, heen engravid upon his memory even whom it has been found necessary to if they bar not been cagraved upon engage in view of the large amount of the solver. He concluded by exten work which has to bandled. Ladying to each member of the staff o Chacer who is expected to the present it over they were in England.

hearty invitation to come and visit has generously subscribed $500 towards the fund.

INSPECTOR BROWNE

RETIRES...

FENSION FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS' SERVICE,

With the departure of the P. &

Mr. Northcote euils for Home of the "Morea" to-morrow.

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

TO MORROW NIGHT'S

PROGRAMME.

The Colony's lovers of music are Olooking forward with tome sagerness te the concert which the Philharmonic Society is to give in the City Hall to morrow night. Amongst the new voices that will be heard for the first time in public here are those of Mr. and Mra. Stanley Collett who only recently arrived in Hongkong.

8.8. "Morea" to-morrow. Hongkong loses the services of one of its ahleet police officers, Divisional Inspector Edward Browne, who is retiring on pension after twenty-four years

meritorious service.

Inspector Brawne, who is 48 years

"The Song of the Western Men"

The policyholdere in the China Matual and the Shanghai Life Insur ance Companies, it is stated, will be- PRICES, 3.30 $11.9 1.36., 50 cents. nefit most by this merger. One off the bentfits will, no doubt, be the taking over by the San Life of all insurance policies issued previously by these companies,

A meeting of the shareholders cf the Chins Mutual and the Shanghai Life Companies will eventually be hell to discuss t'e terms offered by the Sun Life, and to Joubt is enter- tained as to their acceptance. After this the British Sapreme Court of Shanghai will be moved to have the interests of the two companies handed over to the Sun Life of Canada,

a

The Sun Life, it may be mentioned, has in recent years absorbed quite parber of insurance companies. In 1914 the Federal Life Insurance Co. of Hamilton, Canada, was merged in the Sun. After that come another Amalgamation the Home Lifs being absorbed and then the Prudential of

Canada and the British Columbia Insurance Company. There were

of age joined the local Fores in April(Betjemann) with its famoos last two Faveral other large and small;

l nei

1899 as a police constable, bring promoted Lauer Bergeant in 1001. But here's twenty thousand Cor Sergesot in 1905, Inspector (second nish buld class) ip 1916 and Inspector (first class) in 1919. He holds the arcond, third and fourth clay police medala . For a number of years he was

be

Wil new the rengo why" will chorus and orchestra and it will be the opening ballad by thei

ducte followed by two

"The

attached to the detective offer, doing Voyagers" (Wildfred Sanderen) very useful work in tracking down ten and It was a lover and his lare' pirates concerned in the piracy of the (R. H. Waltbow) by Mr. and Mrs.

amalgamatione.

PORTUGUESE GENERAL

HERE.

OFFICIAL LANDING THIS MORNING.

.. "Childer." In 1920 he was oue Collett. The former is a bass and the A fine military figure clad in a of the police volunteers acting as | latter a sopraDO. escort to 200 mutinous Russian re-

home on leave at the time in company with 16 other police officers. Instead of going home by the Suez route, the police officers volunteered to escort the Russians to their ultimata destination, Vladivostock, from whence they proceeded home tia

Canada.

greyish-bluo nniferm, General Sr.

fugees on board tho a.s. Antilochus.” Part Songs rendered by the chorus Manoel Gumea da Costa a distinguish. Inspector Browne was due to proceed and orchestra will include Fulled Portuguese general who is to Fathom Five" (Charles Wood) investigate the military affairs of and "To Sylvia (Schubert) Macao, made an official call on B. E. and "

particularly happily the Governor of Hongkong this chosen number is that which morninge

He arrived by a British Naval includes excerpta from "The Begger's Opera" which are to be snug, one motor launch at Murray Pier, where can imagine how delightfully, by Mils be was met by Cart. Neville, aide de Joan Lowson and Engineor Com-camp to the Governor, and the mander Hocken, Dudley Buck's Portuguese Consul (81. Cerveira) Recently he was divisional inspector Hymn to Masia" will conclude the D'Abulquerque a Castro). A guard in charge of Yaumati aud in August first part of the programme and after of honour formed from the King's last year was appointed to take charge the interval Mr. Eris Rico is to give Regiment, in command of Capt. honoured the soldier two pianoforte solos "Pot Pourri" and O'Brien

Colonial Song. Part Songe Old with a general salute which Neptun," and "The Bay of Biscay" folloxed by the playing of the will be given and what promises to be Portuguese National anthem. After splendid programme will conclude he had inspected the guard of honour with T. F. Dunhill'. "Tabal Cain,"

the General stepped into a moter car to proceed to Government. House: General da Costa' had charge of the WORTH WHILE FILM. Portuguess Army in France during

of the antral district. He will be

T. Caakman.

succeeded in this capacity by Inspector Other officers leaving by the" Morea" are Inspector Blackman and Dat: Sub-Inspector Shaftain, both of whom are going on furlough. Both are attached to No. 2 Police Station. Their places will be filled by Inspector Aria and Sub-Inspector Cookie.

PACKING OF PIGS

WAS IT CRUELTY ?

WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES,"

the war.

}

Was

On Wednesday evening the General will be entertained by the Portuguese Osmmunity of Hongkong at the Club

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

Author and star of the film, Miss Lusitano. Leah Baird demonstrates in "When the Devil Drives,” the current attrão- Cruelty to thirty-two pigs was on at the Coronet, that there is a alleged against a jonk-master by a little bit of good in the worst of an Water Police sergeant before Mr. J.B. and a modicam of bad in the best. Wood at the Magistracy this morning. The story of the picture is a strongly The pigs, a shipment from Banmei, dramatic one and in it an effort has were closely packed in a space messar-successfully been made to portray the

LOST.

ing 18 foot by 9 fest. They bad very mental outlooks of two girls born and TOST-Left in the Ladies' Room, little water and were lying on their reared in totally different environ 2nd Floor, Hongkong Hotel baoke with foot tied together. It was ments. The two women offer in- about 7.20 mm, on Monday, March also alleged that thecord used out bad-teresting character studio. One is 5th, Diamond Solitaire Ring Finder ly into the animals"lege,

religionsly inclined and unsophistiest rewarded on returning to this office

Rub It In

After bearing evidence, his Worshiped-the other is very much the decided to adjourn the case till to reverse. When, however, they are morrow to enable the veterinary dominated by jealous rivalry it A good many people think rheumatism surgeon to giva erkissos as to whether provel that they are both tarred with any unnecessary cruelty had been the same brush. Miss Baird chose the role of the bad woman and plays it Dalandant was allowed ball in the with rare 'skill, charm' and dramatic Bum of $150,

sustraint,

tiaad.

cannot be outed without taking casseous “mediefniga Chamberlain viz-Pain--Badmi massaged thoroughly into the skin has cured far more rheumatiim then any relis quicker. For me by nd Cheminte Interbal remedy in uxlalenus and given |

and Biorekeepers.

Messrs. PERCY SMITH, SETH AND FLEMING, at twelve o'clock noon, pursuant to the provisions of Section 181 of the Companies Ordinance 1911.

At this Meeting the Creditors will be asked to determine whether an application shall be, made to the Court for the appointment of any person as Liquidator in the place of or jointly with myself the Liquidator appointed by the Company or for.the appointment of a Committee of inspection.

H. PERCY SMITH,

Liquidator. Dated the 6th day of March 1923,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

Jadarsigned have received In- Istructions from the Committre of the Hongkong Cricket Clab to sell' by Publio Auction,

ON

FRIDAY, March 9, 1998,

commencing a 11 a

at their old Pavilion

A Quantity of Furniture Fixtures,

and-

On view from Thursday the 8th, March 1923.

Terma-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned havo recolved in- tuations from the Executrix of the Esture of the late R. E. Belilios (dromaed) to set by Public Auction

10

WEDNESDAY, March 14, 1923

commending at 2.15 p.m. in the Ball," Kingsclere"

Refreshments in the Afternoon, 50 cia. Tickets ny be obtained at THE STAR by kind permission of Mrs. Sachso) FERES, ANTISON'S MUSIC STOWN, &C.

A Quantity of Valuable Househo'd Furniture,

CLUB LUSITANO

AVISO.

SAO per este meio convidados

todos os Exmos, Socios do

Club Lusitano e os demais membros da Comunidade Portuguesa desta Colonia para se reunirem na Sala "Luiz de Camoes" do mesmo Clubi, na Quarta-feirs, 7 do corrente, as 17.30 horas, a fim de, assistiren Recepcao em honra de Sua Excla, O. General Sr., Manuel Gomes da Costa, KC.MG.

O Secretario,

P. A. ROSARIO, Hongkong, 6 de Março de 1923.

Comprising:- Bookcases, sideboard, Extension dining table, Chesterfield armobairs, Teak bedstoad, Bedroom suite, Fire Carpets, Rugs, Brass fondere, Curtains Water colours, Silver and Electroplated ware, Broore, Pigure Cut-glass sto.

ALED

One Enamelled Bath. One Goyser.

One Vistor Victrols with records.

and

A Collection of Books.

including one at Library Edition "Arabian Nights Entertainments". On view from Tuesday the 13, March Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT - BROS., Atutioneers. Hoogkung, March 6, 1023.

HONGKONG HOTEL

ROOF GARDEN

AND

BALL ROOM

(Fourth Floor), -

Open daily (Sundays excepted) as follows:

Tea Dances 4.30 to 7.30 Evening

9 to 12

Entrance fee Tea Dances $100 (ex refreshment) Evening (Diners in Hotel $1.50)

(Tickets obtainable from, No. 1 Grill or Dining Room Boys) NON DINERS $2.00.

TABLES MAY BE RESERVED. The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.:

THE TELEPHONE HANDBOOK

IS NOW ON SALE

AT THE OFFICES OF THE PUBLISHERS,

THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.,

Thai Street

KONG:

NOTICES.

SPRING FASHIONS

Lane, Crawford's cordially invite

•

Ladies to inspect the Advanced Models

on view from

THURSDAY

when there will be a Special Show of

HATS AND GOWNS

in the newest materials for all occasions, also handembroidered

ROBE LENGTHS.

:

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

ambe

COLUMBIA

In Mahogany.

Non-set

Automatic stop.

GRAFONOLA,

TYPE E 9.

Equipped with

seven handsome

record Albums.

THE ANDERSON MUSIO CO, LTD.

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Tol. 1822.

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PRINTING AND ACCOUNT BOOK MAKING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION DONE WITH ACCURACY AND FROMPTNESS, ALL WORK DONE UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF THE MANAGER Phone C. 3707.

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KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.

Manufacturers of-

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I, Haiphong Hoad Kowloon.

DCL

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Telephone Kowloon $77, Manager, WONG KAM FUE,

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with.

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