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MONDAY APRIL 16, 1928

INTIMATIONS

HOUSING COMMISSION

or

THE Undersigned would be glad

to receive in writing on before the 20th, inst, suggestions from members of the general public in regard to

1) The standartlisation (with the object of reducing the cost of buildings) of

(a) Deaigus for houses, (b) Fixtures and fittings for

houses.

WANTS"

MAIL WEEK NEWS,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Norway has been paid £2,400,000

Sir George Younger, chairman of the Conservative Party organis Peerage has taken the title of atlon, on his elevation to the

ADVERTISEMENTS by the United States as compensa Lord Younger of Leckie.

35 WORDS & INSERTIONS, 81. PREPAID, Every additional word 4 Cente

for 3 insertions.

TO LET.

To TO LET.-Two Airy Office Rooms on top floor of 6, Queen's Road Central. Apply to Gande. Price & Co., Ltd.

(9) The reduction of the cost of

building materials, .. (8) The use of cheaper or more;

snitable kinds of building TO LET-One European flat is "Lee Building" Wanchai Gap (4) The greater employment of Road, Apply to No 32 Kennedy

labour saving machines or devices.

materials,

Road..

30) Improved methods for the TO LET.-Seven-roomed detached transportation of building house with tennis lawn and

naterials,

(6) Procuring an incressed sup-

"'ply of skilled labourers, (7) Reducing the number of mid-

alamen,

garage for two cars. Apply to PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING.

TO LET.-Flat in Kowloon with all (8) Other methods for reducing |

modern conveniences, 4 minutes the cost of house construc ferry, geyser, telephone, plate, linen, tion,

glass. Preference given to person 3.-Measures which should be taking over furniture, Apply Box

China Mail, taken by the Government for No. 1426, c/o promoting any of the above objects.

3.-Measur's which should be

taken by the Government

of housing 'accommoda-

FOR SALE.

For Sale, Dinner

(1) To increase the quantity A Bargainly Face in Jan. Cost tion and in particular $100 will sacrifice for $70. Apply () To facilitate the build Box 1424 clo China Mail."

ing of more houses fornemme

occupation by

(1) Persons of incderate FRENCH LESSONS

racans

(ii) The working closes

H. E. POLLOCK,

Chairman, Housing Commission.

Prince's Buildings,

9th April, 1923,

THE HONGKONG

Nort

ELECTRIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FOURTH OR DINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held at the Company's Oticon, St.; George's Building, on SATURDAY, 21st April, 1923, at 11 30 A., for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 25th February 1923, and looting. Directors and Anditor. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 14th to the 21st April, 1923, both daya inclusivo, By Order of the Board el Directors. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, April 4, 1923.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM

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THE WORLD'S GREAT 'CELLIST will give a CONCERT

ON

TUESDAY, April 17th, 1923, at 5.30 p.m. Assisted by Miss. REBECCA CLARKE (Violia) Miss GERTRUDE WATSON (Piano)

Booking at THE ANDERSON MUSIC Co. Price of Admission: $3.00.

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tion for Norwegian ships seized during the war.

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-By 31 votes to 24, West Ham (E.) Town Council decided not to per mit Sunday games in their parks and recreation grounds.

Mr. Victor Olof, an ex-student of the Guildhall School of Music, has had much success as a violinist in two concerts in Vienna.

A noted big game shot and a survivor of the Indian Mutiny, Colonel Maurice Tweedie has died at Beckely Hall, Sussex, aged 84.

Mossrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., have secured an order for zo Indian State Railway locomotives to be built at New castle.

At Sotheby's the high price of £255 was paid for an impression of

print "The Toast," by Anders Zorn, the painter-etcher, who died in 1920.

A deed box containing old letters and documents, and with the words Admiral Lord Nelson" on the lid, was discovered by the police in Belon-road. Willesden Green, N.W. It is believed to be the pro- ceeds of a burglary,

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Mr. Edward Evans, owner of the Aston-brooh Flour Mill in North Warwickshire the original of which is mentioned in Domesday Book and which was formerly the only building between Birmingham and Aston, has died at Aston, aged 90.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS

ADVERTISED.

ENTERTAINMENT'S.-->

April 16-Coronet Theatre, Max Linder in "The Three Must Get Theres." World-Theatre; May MacAvoy in "Everything. For Sate" Star Theatre; "The Heart of A Woman.

April 16-St. John's Cathedral Oratorio Selections, University Anthems,'6 p.m.

April 17-City Hall; Chamber of Commerce Room. Concert given by Miss May Murkle and her assist- ants, 5.30 p.m.

April 17-Musicale at the He- Among the measures to be in lena May Institute, at 5.30 pm. troduced immediately in the AusApril 18-Theatre Royal; Robert tralian Parliament is one for a Courtacidge and W. E. Holloway's partial system of payment for London Co, present their opening M.P.s on results, reducing the pre-performance with "If Four Walls sent salary of £1,000 to £800 with Told." 9.15 p.m. an additional £ daily for atten- dance.

April 19-Theatre Royal; Ro- bert Courtneidge and W. E. Hollo- way's London Co., present "The Committed for trial at Stevenage, Second Mrs. Tanqueray." 9.15 p.m. Hertfordshile, on a charge of set- April 20.--Theatre Royal Ro- ing fire to straw stacks, a youngbert Courtneidge and W. E. Hollo labourer, it was stated, told the way's London Co., present “Am- "It would be safe to say that police that he wanted to see the fire brose Applejohn's Adventure." at

brigade.

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every other residence between Piccadilly and Oxford-strect is for

Owing to trade dopression and in

9.15 p.m.

sale," an estate agent told the Lon-ereased expenses, Mesars, W. and way's London Co., present "The

don Evening News.

fireman's helmet and helped the fire brigade to put out a fire at his house, Field House, Grimsby, Only one room was damaged.

Sir Alec Black, Bart., borrowed a

T. Fletcher, of 270, Osmaston-road, Derby, lace manufacturers, who

bully omploy 700 operatives, are closing down.

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Mr. Harold Tetley Burt, aged 25,anced state of mind. junior Fellow of All Souls' College Oxford, a Jenkins Exhibitioner and Scholar of Balliol, was found dead hanging in his rooms at college.

Mr. Justice Roche at Durhaan Assizés said, at least balf the cases before him arose out of an unbal auggested segregation and sterilisa- He again tion of the obviously unfit.

The British Consul at Cairo has ordered the exhumation of the body of Mr. McLeod, Inspector of Egyptian Markets, who died in November 1921, and is now said to have been poisoned.

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While digging his neighbour's Karden at Wishech, Cambridge shire,

policeman found the body of a baby girl. A doctor decided the body had been in the ground about 4 months.

Chief-Inspector Mercer, who has Glasgow dock-side districts in con- been making investigations in the nection with the murder of Mary Pelham, of Portsmouth, bas turned to that town

re-

Appealing to residents not to put bombs or other explosives into dust bins the Salvage Department of the Birmingham City Council say that

April 21.-Theatre Royal; Ro- bert Courtneidge and W. E. Hollo- Man from Toronto," their-farewell performance, 9.15 p.m.

House in aid of welfare.work, 9.15

May 7-Concert at Government

p.m.

SPORTING EVENT.

April 17-Inter-school sports at Happy Valley.

April 21-21st annual athletic meeting of V.R.C, at Hongkong ing at noon. Football Club Grounds, commenc

PUBLIC AUCTION.

April-Lammert Bros., the sale of one set of mint machinery at their Sales Room,Duddell Street, has been postponed, until a date to be notified later.

April 17,-Larimert Bros., a quantity of miscellaneous gear at the lower terminus, Peak Tramway

stoker had an eye blown out by the explosion of a bomb from at 11 am dustbin.

Summoned for working a donkey Packages sent to the Hungarino with a sore foot, Charles Alfred Opposition leader and the editor of Jennings, of Rochester, said the the Opposition newspaper contained animal would open two doors, infernal machines. They also con enter the kitchen, and cat breadtained cords: With hearty groet and butter from the table. He was ings from Committes 101." ordered to pay 45. costs.

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At the ingrest on ten men poison. - Motorists in London's, royaled at the Toronto gasworks, a fore parks are being watched closely by man admitted that he forgot to the police for offences against the close a valve 2t, in diameter before regulation that no smoke

April 30-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Room, the wreck of the

5.s." Nichiren Maru," at noon.

May 3.Lammert Bros., valuable household property known as 13. Macdonel! Road at Auctioneers' Office, 3 p.m.

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COMPANY MEETINGS.

April 21-Thirty-fourth ordin- ary general meeting of the Hong- kong Electric Co., Ltd. at the Co.'s

vapour shall be emitted from a work, so that 500,000. of gas 11.30 am

or the men proceeded with repair offices, St. George's Building, at motor-car or motor-cycle so as to escaped before it was closed. interfere with the convenience-of persons using the park.

At Glasgow, when Robert Chal-

of £1.000 a year before starting concerns which failed......

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OTHER MEETINGS..

April 16-Meeting of subscri❤ bers to the Hongkong War at Messrs. Jardinc

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Prints and drawings of old Lon-mers Aitken was sentenced to don from the Gardner collection obtained £3,800 by fraud, it was Memorial,

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