FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928
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FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE A DOLLAR (81) per share for mooonnt 1923 will be payable on THURSDAY tbo 23rd, August 1929.
Shareholders are roquested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Ofise St. George's Building, Hongkong.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY the 14th August 1923 to THURSDAY the 23rd August 1933 both days Inelittive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.-- Hongkong, Angust 7, 1923.
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MAIL WEEK NEWS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
The King has received Mr. J. M. Beck, the Solicitor General of the United States, at Buckingham Palace.
"Bluebeard's.8th Wife" has In the course of a fate on the UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
celebrated its 350th performance at the Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury avenue, W.
The gas pipes and fittings in 71 of the 92 Liverpool buildings tested by corporation officials were found
The Government have introduc-. The British steamer Highlanded a Bill to extend for another year the Summer Time Act and Loch," which has been ashore near
the Early Closing Act, which | to be unsound. Vigo, has been refloated.
expire this year,
Oxford was invaded by 70 carrying 2,500 mpför-coaches mothers from all parts of Bucking hainshire to the Mothers' Union Festival.
Owing to declining health, the Bishop of Beverley and Rector of Bolton-Percy, near York, Dr. Crosthwaite, has resigned the living. He is 85.
Fees received by the House of Lords during the year ended March 31 amounted to £17,059, and a balance of £1,000 on April I was shown in the account of the Fee
A GENERAL MEETING of the TO LET THERE OFFICE ROOMS Fund.
St. John's Cathedral Hall, on MON- DAY, 20th August at 5.30 p.m.
It is hoped that all members will endeavour to attend-others inter- ested in music are cordially invited.
E. BULLOCK,
Hon. Secretary. Eengkong, August 7, 1923.
NEWS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.
Bend 13- and we will mail you regularly avary week 10 work a copy of any kiritish Weekly Now. BABY, Buch: Lloyd's, Pouple, Tit Bits, Parah's, adas, ate, nerede af paper on our Big Lit mailed tra. A dikuront papor most weekly, or the
Attention for 52 weeks, 15/- pays for a year's. aubect plion, including postage. Son unique nail sy-to-date rice, greatly appreciated by emier throughout the Empire. Send 15% to-day to
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PUBLIO AUCTION.
DARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 13th day of August, 1922, at 3 p.m., at the Oloss of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of One Lot of CROWN LAND wan In the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renowal at a Crown Rent to to fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 76 years.
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The Navy, Amy, and Air Force Institutes are to set up in Londo. in the autumn a central purchasing and distributing agency for the supply of books and magazines at cost to units desiring to use services.
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Capt. the Hon. Evelyn T. Scudamore-Stanhope,brother of the
anniversary of the union of Montenegro with South Slavla, held at Antivari ́ (Montenegro), there was a collision between the troops and the populace, several persons being killed.
A. Czecho-Slovakian. Musslav M. Grabski, Polish Minister of Wilhelm Skrivinak, was remanded Finance, has resigned owing to on £1,000 hail at Hull on a charge of lack of support for his financial attempting to smuggle saccharine
A Customs official said - nearly proposals,
Įzcwt. of saccharine was found ĝin.
Captain Girler Has won the Skrivinak's baggage when he land- Michelin Cup for an aerial circuited at Hull from Bremen, of France, completing the 2,819 kilometres (1,660, miles) of the | course in 20hr. 41min. 50sec.
Earl of Chesterfeld, has resigned One hundred thousand metal o account of ill-health the position workers in Berlin threaten to go on of Chief Constable of Hereford-strike if they are not granted a shire, which he has held for 28 wage of 6,900 marks (now about 2d.)
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COLIC AND CHILLS. Use Baby's Own Tablets Against These Ills. Climatic conditions in the Far East are extremely hard on little pac, especially at my the year. Budden changes of temperaturo, damp Pdays, all tend to wonkou and predispose
and to sudden attacks of illness.
A motorvan containing 50,000 The Royal Automobile Club hashest, the chill which flows hot cloen feet of films burst into flames out-appointed Commander F.
as three-years-old side the Gainsborough Kinema Armstrong secretary Finding her sister Alice with her nightdress on Theatre in Kingsland road, N.E., general manager in succession to fire, Hilda Barker, 11, of Fleet-fánd the heat was so intense that Sir Julian Orde, who has retired,
• street, Huil, put out the flames by two of the theatre windows were pressing, the child closely to her, broken by it Alice died in the infirmary.
At East Kirkby, Notts, a coroner's jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Edward Byron Berridge, 19, who killed his father, a miner, by stabbing him with a knife.
It is stated in Paris that Mr. Boyden, the American observer on the Reparations Commission, has tendered his resignation, for purely personal reasons, and that he will be succeeded by his assistant, Col. Logan.
Mr. John Cecil," a son of Lord William Cecil and who is at pre sent First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires of the British Legation in Prague, has been appointed Secretary to the British Embassy in Washington.
When summonses against various students of Guy's Hospital for alleged breach of the regula tions of the Home Secretary at Epsom of Derby Day, and against two of the responsible officers of St. Dunstan's for aiding and abetting, were granted at Epson it was stated that the alleged offence was collecting for charity.
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The Duke of York, accompanied by the Duchess of York, opened the Marble Hill River Park, which has been constructed between Marble Hill Park and the Thames at Twickenham. Afterwards the Duke went across to Eel Pic Island to attend the Civil Service Rowing Association regatta, and started the final heat in one of the events.
The King has sent a message to Sir John Le Sage who retired from the position of managing editor of the Daily Telegraph after 60 years service with the paper, wishing him many years of happiness and good health,
An inquest. verdict of Suicide while of Unsound. Mind was re turned on John Sparks, 73, retired farmer of the Street, Waltham, Kent, who went away clad only in
At a Scarborough auction sale a steam trawler bought for £7,500, early in the war fetched £550, and a steam drifter which cost £3,000 was sold for £84.
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A case of sleeping sickness. has occurred at Angora, the Turkish capital in Asia Minor, where an official of the Government tobacco monopoly has been asleep for four days.
Fire destroyed the upper floors of the Stapelhaus, Cologne; the for a nightshirt, and was found in a 'mer restaurant on the ground floor, rainwater tank behind the house.
Robert Carter, of Barrow, who appealed at Lancaster Quarter Sessions against a scatence of one month's hard labour for refusing a job at Kendal and leaving his wife and four children chargeable to the guardians, had his punishment varied to a fine of £4.
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British Army canteen, escaped serious damage.
Father Wainwright, vicar of St. Peter's Wapping, E., was pre- sented with a cheque for £1,000, a gold watch, and an address on completing 50 years' ministry at the church.
The blessing of the fisheries was For being drunk in charge of a performed at Folkestone fish London General Omnibns Com- | market by the Rev. W. H. pany's motor-omnibus in Manor Pickbum, vicar of St. Peter's Park Broadway, E., Arthur Sidney Church, who was accompanied by Harvey, the driver, was sentenced the choir and congregation. to seven days' hard labour, and Frederick Samuel Chapman, the conductor, was fined £3 at West Ham..
A group of American Ambassa- dors and Ministers arrived at Plymouth in the "George Washing ton" from New York. They includ- ed Mr. H. P. Dodge, Minister to South Slavia: Mr. H. P. Fletcher, Ambassador to Belgium: Mr. A. B. Houghton, Ambassador to Ger- many; and Mr. Marc Peter, Minis- ter to Switzerland. -
The Duke of York inspected the Metropolitan Special Constabulary Reserve at Hyde Park and pre- sented the silver cup won by the w" Division in the drill com- petition.
M. Sonatas, the Greek Premier, has addressed a manifesto to the people expressing the belief that. Turkey on conditions which could a peace will be concluded with never have been expected before the revolution.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
The following dnslaimed telegirmone we lying at the oflos of The Great Northern Talograph Company (Limited):--
Beitenbu, from Nishikaraisu, Les Chang Ero 20300 Eirakunishigal, from Tokio."
0035, from Kebe.
Nato Kes, 56 Des Voeux Road Central, from Amoy.
Pan Lao Chun Koo, Queen's Road, from Shanghal.
Kwokyuuzur, Care Great Easterri Entel, from Shanghai,
Ng Kam Fai, Portland Street, Yaumati from Amoy.
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Holm 110 PrayaEast, from Yokohama. 0111, from Shanghai, Yon Fang, from Bhan ni
N. LUND, Act. Superintendent. Bongkong, August 2, 1023,
SASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL” ASIA 4 CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
List of unclaimed telegrams lying in E. Telegraph Offee, Hongkong. Dortoir Thonmy, from Enigon. Trapaga Coronation Read 4th floor, from Macao,
Watacas, from Rangoon,
B. M. MACALPINE,
Superintendent
Hongkong, August 2, 1028.
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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
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The faren proscribed for pantic vehicles
are as follows:-
In the land of Hongkong, Caine
Road and Lower Levels, and in
Rowtoon, and News Koroloon
five minutes.
RICKSEAS.
Fox minutes, ...
Quarter bour,
Balf hour,...
10
3 conta
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One hour,..... 2+ 30 wry Bubaoquent buar,.........
the jinrickcha bo euga god within the City of Victoria, and be dia
Western part of the of Victoria after 9 pm.. or be dia tharged to the East of Esy View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after p.m., su extra hafl tars shall be chargeable
For 2 or 3 drivers the fars is double or,
treble respectively.
11-In the Hill Matrict.
Ten minutes,varkys
15'cants
Quarter hour...... 20
gall hour,
One hour...ASLAPTAI
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10
III-In the New Tar Loriu
By arrangement with the proprietors
through the Police.
L-Lower Levels.
With Bearers With & Banerers.
Tom minutos, 10 conta
Quartor hour,............ 18
hour, ... m 95 One boar Trety caboequent
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Ten minutes, 15 conta
Quarter heuer 50
Exif haar, si........ 20
Ons hour.
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Keep It Handy,
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