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THURADAY JANUARY 185 198Č.

INTIMATIONS:

WARNING

NOTICE is hereby given that the

of

PATHE-ORIENT which has its Head Offices at Hong- kong and Tlentisin, are by virtue of an Agreement between PATHE- ORIENT and PATHE EXCHANGE INCORPORATED of New York, the Proprietors of the exhibition rights in the Territories of CHINA, HONG- KONG and MACAO of all HAROLD LLOYD cinematograph productions already released or to be released.

INTIMATIONE,

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,"

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1924. ENTRIES for the FORTHCOMING

RACES close on SATURDAY, 19th Instant at 3 p.m. and must be sent to the Jockey Club Rooms, 3A, Chater Road on this date:

Entry Forms are now ready and can be bad at the Jockey Club Stables, the Tockey Club. Rooms (Hongkong Club Annex, Chater Road) or Mears. Linstead & Davis. Alexandre Buildings,

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1924.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

NOTICE hereby further given to all exhibitors of cinematograph films in the territories of CHINA; HONGKONG and MACAO that any cinematograph print or prints of any HAROLD LLOYD productions which are not 'secured or hired from through ita PATHE-ORIENT Shanghai, Hongkong or Tientsin DRAFT PROGRAMME OF 1924 RACH Offices are spurious prints' 'and infringe the rights of PATHE- ORIENT and such legal proceedings PATHE-ORIENT deam advis. able will be instituted against any persons possessing or exhibiting the

same.

Dated this 10th day of January 1924.

(54) WILKINSON & GRIST

❘ Hongkong. Solicitors for Pathe-Orient.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

'HE ONE HUNDRED & FOURTH THE

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company No. 4A. Des Voeux Road, on FRIDAY, 1st February 1924, at 12 O'clock NOON for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, with Statement of together Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.--

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from Saturday 19th January to Friday 1st February 1924. both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directora,

JOHN ARNOLD,

•Secretary. Hongkong, January 8th, 1924.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

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MEETING.

THE attention of Owners is called

to an alteration in the conditions of the eighth race on the first day, the Chater Cup

The last sentence should read as follows: Ponies that have started and never BEEN PLACED. in an 'Of- ficial Race allowed 10 lbs."

By Order

C B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th January, 1924

TUNG SANG

`TAILOR

11-4 Peel Street

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WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS, S'INSERTIONS,"

$1. PREPAID. Every additional word "Cente

for 3 insortious.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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HOME POLITICS.

MAIL WEEK NEWS.

ITEMS-FROM-PAR-AND- NEAR.

Basil Kolaruff, reputed leader of LONDON, January 15the recent unsuccessful revolution The moderation and the on-in Bulgaria, has arrived in Moscow. tially Liberal complexion of the speech from tls Throne has done Charged with being in un- nothing to modify the tacit Liberal authorised possession of cocaine, Labour agtectent to eject the Jack Kelson, 21, a negro seaman, Government.

was remanded at Bow-street. A number of bank bench, Liberals O LET-No. 2 Queen's Road

Central, the premises at present have lodged a separate amendment Playing for Woodham, Working

Pharmacy." occupied by The

mentioning einployment, pro-junior club, against Egham, Hythe, Apply to" China and Japan Telephonetection and the Government, inter- Henry Stimpson, a Woking youth,

national and domestic policy. This collapsed on the field and died. amendment, however, is it likely to be reached.

Mr. Charles Edwin Musgrave, Conservative commentators are secretary of the London Chamber now resigned to the inevitable. of Commerce since 1909 has died Even tho forlorn campaign in in a London nursing home, aged 62. favour of Liberal Conservative oo operation has now flickered out,

and Electric Coy., Ltd.” -

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write to

G. MOUSSION

co China Mall" office.

INTIMATIONS.

DAISY O'KEEFE

Qualified Teacher~

FROM MISS BELLE 'HARDINGS ACADEMY, LONDON, PARIS. BRUSSELS, THE HAGUE. And Madame Judith Espinosa's Academy of Stage and Opavatic

Dancing, London.

Miss O'Keefe gives lessons in the Intess Ball Room dances, iucluding The Blues, Old and New Tango, Exhibition Work, Bullet, Classical Eurythmics, ato. Candidates

pro pared for the London Technical Syllabus Exams. Correct Technique -

tuught

Station Hotel, 10 to 12 .m. King Edward Hotel, 3 to 7 p.m. daily.

Tel. K120.

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The New Zealand Government, The Labour organ expresses im- which has taken control of the palience at the large number of Ross Dependency, in British Liberals who insist on talking on Antarctic territory, is to issue the amendpunt ms delaying Mr. Hicences for the whale and seal

But MecDonald's advent,

the fishing. Liberal newspapers ananimouslý

Abd el Krim, leader of the oimbrace the Labour amendment, us:

suitable instrument for indicting Moorish rebels against Spain, de- the quietus on Mr. Baldwin. They clares: "We will fight to de- el on the potentialities of a long fend our Riff country to the last life for a Lar tiovernment, pro drop of blood." vided national welfare is not Sub-

A hundred guests who attended audited to tactical niceties.

There is a suggestion of unutiny two marriage banquets at a restaur- in the ranks of Tabour in n separant outside Madrid have been endraght roved by five Clyde undoned, presumably by ices. Labour members referring to "mil- Two are in a serious condition.. lions of wurkers on the verge of

Sir Auckland Geddes, the Brit- starvation."

Princess Mary opened Harlesden peace memorial hall.

Drury Land Theatre's profit for the year is over £30,000,

Liverpool panel doctors wil fake rather than accept reduced

fees,

week's offertories.

WHY PEOPLE LAUGH.

- SOME REASONS.——-

Biblical Scholar, “And you know your Bible, my child?

Oh, yes, I know everything that's in it. Sister's young man photo is in it, an' ma's recipe for

ticket for pa's watch. ent of when I was a baby, an: the face cream, an' a lock of my hale

scheme for a new £200,000 town Stepney is to go ahead with the hall

Supreme. Potérance.—The wit de Iwag who got away with the folkwa Church, Beckenham, and stole the lenines de luxe, no plus ultra,'

Thieves broke into St. Barnabas'ing bit of humour gives our idea of

infinitum and 6 pluribus unum! Mr. Lloyd George's book," Is itidea of toleranco is a baseball game Says the aforesaid wag M7 Peace?" is how ninning well into

between the Ku Klux and” the a second large edition..

Knights of Columbus, with a negro Mr. Samuel Gompers has been umpire, and the proceeds of re-elected president of the Amer-gang te ge for the benefit of the

Jewish Relief Fund 1 ican Federation of Labour.

Sidilting Even-A sausage manĖ, The Health Ministry has refusedfacturer in Milwaukee built a ye permission for aner Jewish putation for a certain brand burial ground at Edmonton,

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Lady Alexander, whose arm was, broken by a fall at her London residence, is now a little better.

suusage. He called it rabbit m site. A sanitary inspector callert one day for an analysis. "Daz't you use some horse in this ma of sausage?' asked the S. I. “Yes, Tuse some, was the reply. How much?"""""'Well, I make it a fifty,

in L.C.C, buildings, more than the fifty proposition. One horse, one

No fewer than 73,500 people live

population of Bath or Lincoln.

mabit.

Served Dad Right The daughter East Lancashire fish-and-chip of a certain strict-principled aki merchants are giving away Gerdecon had attended a dance the notes with every previous night, much, against har man mark purchase.

father's wishes. When she appear fed for breakfast. the next morning The present to a Chalfont (Bucks) le greeted her with the words

"Good morning. daughter Sotun."

Tabby correspondents tunimous.ish Ambassador to Washington, bride from her father was a piece land on which to build a ly forecast it Goverment defeat on who has been resting at Wimble-of Jury 21, and the announcement, don, was stated to have completely bungalow. of a-Lala Ministry on January recovered the use of one eye.

2 followed by an adjournment for several werks, to enable the Cabinet- to pick up the threads.

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RAILWAYMEN TO STRIKE.

LONDON, January. 15. Mr. J. H. Thomas, in a state ment yesterday, emphasized the obligation of members of the North ern Union Railway to remain a work in the event of a strike.

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To which the maiden respectfully replied:

"Good morning, father."

Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air synagogue in England took place

In Newspaper Value Manage Minister, accompanied by his wife at Brondesbury Synagogue, LonWhere did you keep this die and two secretaries, left Croydon don, in aid of Jewish and Masonic mond tiara which you say has been

by air for the International-Air charities. Exhibition at Gothenburg, Sweden.

Work has been begun to the laying of pneumatic tubes from the Prime Minister's residence and most of the Government offices direct the General Post Office in St Martin's-le-Grand.

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During the absencein Poland of Commander Hilton Young, M.P., Sir William Edge, M.P., is carry ing on the duties of Chief Whip of the National Liberal party,

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Mr. William Cooper, coxswain of Ramsgate lifeboat, has com- He said that he stood by his signature to the award of the Thomas Brooks, a dealer, sent to pleted 50 years. service as a National Wages Bourd, which the prison for three months at Brightonmember of the crew and Union endorsed. He expected the for pocket-picking on the race helped to save nearly 1.000 lives. Union' to honour Its endorsement course, was stated to have been 39 regardless of consequences; but this times previously convicted for Society of Locomotive Engineers, similar offences.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company' will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHE- sox&Co., LTD., on MONDAY. 28th, JANUARY, 1934, at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon for the pur-Orders pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement

of Asconals for the year ending

81st DECEMBER, 1923.

The REGISTER of SHARES

of the Company will be CLOSED

TAILOR

PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Specially Selected Woollen Suitings Just Arrived.

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Removing scaffolding in a new pit. shaft at 'Longhirst, Northum berland, Frederick Ross; an engine

says the allicial. date and time for When working in a boiler atwright, fell go fathoms into ten essation of work has been sont to Messrs. Hollins's works, Plensiey feet of water. He was dead when all branches, in order to secure a Vale, near Mansfield, Nottingham, rescued. simultaneous stoppage throughout Charles Keeling, of Cobden-street, the country. The manifesto exhorts Birkenhead, touched a live, wire members to strike at the appointed and was electrocuted.

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hour.

SECOND HAND MACHINERY.

3-BABOOCK & WILCOX W. L F DOUBLE DRUM TYPE BOILERS ch having 3580 are foot heating wrface, and executed at Shortest Notice.fited with Chala Grata Mechanical Stokers, Superheaters, and Hopkinson Stomar and Price lowest.

Water Fittings. Normal rating, 11,000 lbs. of steam per hour at 160 lb. per square inch, and 150 degrees F. superheart. Those Bailers are in perfect condition..

64, Queen's RdCtl.

Hongkong. Telephoce 1417.

from FRIDAY, 18th January to BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

MONDAY, 20th January, both days. inclusive, daring which period no transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors.

L. S. GREENHILL,

Acting Secretary.

TEE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

constructed by

Flongkong, 11th January, 1924 M Donna to which are shortly

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

to be despatched to the British Empire Exhibition, will be on view at the Kowloon Docks to the public on WEDNESDAY the 16th instant, and daily thereafter until WEDNESDAY, the 23rd instant,

between the hours of 9.30 am, and

the TWENTY-THIRD 5 pm.

A launch will leave Black Pier ORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING OF SHAREHOLDERS in for Kowloon Dock daily at 9.30 this Company will be held at the a.m., 10.30 am., 11:30a.m., 2.30p.m., Offices of Messre. JARDINE, MATHE- 3:30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. and return SON & CO., LTD., on MONDAY, to Hongkong at 10.15 am.. ILIS 28th JANUARY, 1924, at 11am., 1.00 pm, 315 pm and 5.30 o'clock in the forenoon for the par- P.. pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statemout

of Accounts for the year ending 31st DEORMBER, 1928.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will bo CLOSED from FRIDAY. 18th Jamiary to MONDAY, 28th January, both days inclusive, during, which period no

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By Ordor,

R. M. DYER

Chief Manager: Kowloon Docks,

15th January, 1924.

TORA · INOKUCHI QUALIFIED MIDWIFE.

transfer of shares can be registered. No. 2, 1st Floor-Chee Wo Street,

By Order of the Board of Directors.

L. 8. GREENHILL,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 11th January, 1924.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FIFTH ORDINÁRY YEARLY. MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Regis sered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, at 3.00 p.m., SATURDAY February the 2nd 1924, for the purpose of receiving the Re part of the Directors prether with ́n Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1923,

The Transfer Books of the Com pony will be closed from MONDAY, 21st January to SATURDAY, 2nd, February 1924, (both days Inclusive) during which perlod no transfer of shares can be registered.

Ey Order of the Board of Director,

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager. 15th January, 1924

(Facing

Kowloon. Diocesan Girls' School.) Telephone754 K.

RADIO

"Listening in" with

·MAGNAVOX; RADIO, The Reproducer Supreme. No Wireless Receiving Set in complete without the MAGNAVOX RADIO

DE SOUSA & CO., LTD,

Tell No Central 1264.

Road.

For prios and particular, apjály,

THE ADELAIDE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, LTD. Grenfell Strool, Adelalde, South Australia Telegraphic address, "Adolest, Adelaid

"Bongkong, Brd January, 1924

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

The fara prescribed for pubilu vahidles

ar as follows:

In the teland of Hangkong, Caine Road and Lower Levels, and in Lowloon, and New Kowloon,

BIQUE MAR.

Five minutesa con Ten minutos. .... Smarter hour,.. Jait hour,

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Jan hour,baibe en ameri

30.

TANGIER QUESTION.

PAKIS, January 15. France is declined the Spanish request to modify the Tangier Con- vention, but is willing to consider the granting of concessions else- where in Morocco.

"TZE SUI" PIRACY.

-ICHANG, January 14. The steamer "Tze Sui" returned to port the River Inspector navigating.****

For shooting his father-in-law, Frederick Southfield, at Petham, near Canterbury, on November 6, Francis Hector Nayler, 28, an engi- |- neer and Army ex-officer, was sen tenced to death at Kent Assizes..

At the last day's shooting of the Woodmen of Arden on their archery ground at Meriden, Warwickshire, the silver bugle was won by Brig. Gen. Westmacotf and the bowl given by the Scottish archers by the Rev. A. E.-Bedford. A record crowd attended the The information gathered indi. Vale of Llangollen sheep dog trials at Vivod Park, near, Llangollen, cates that the pirates, who number-Denbighshire, under the patronage ed under 20, were probably massen of Queen Alexandra, the grand Eers from Wanhsien, but a few challenge cup being taken by Moss, more joined when the ship belonging to Mr. T. Roberts, of anchored.

Bryneglwys.

Apparently, it was a case of pimey, for the Captain was first dealt with from fear of resistance.

Twa piratee hauled him from his room and murdered hint, firing cant three shots.

* Victoria after 8p.m. an extra half sro shall be chargeable

The compradore lost about $2,000 The passengers were looted in money and clothing to the extent of about $20,000.

The British airman, Mr. Alan Cobham, piloting a de Havilland machine, was one of the first three. competitors, the others being a German and a Norwegian, to go through the first stage of the com- mercial flying contest at Gothenburg (Sweden) Exhibition without loss of marks.

the

7ary Subsequent hour· ... if the jinriokoba be engaged

The pirates proceeded ashore withi within the City of Victoria, and be dis.

At the inquest on Flying Officer sharged outside the Western part of the 17 bags of Tool and then, dis Hty of Victoria after 9 pm, or be disappeared.

Robin Jacques, of the 100th R.A.F. harged to the East of Bay Vlow Police The steamer anchored opposite Squadron, at Spittlegate, Grantham, Itation on the Eastern side of the City the shore at Kaichiachenb, so that Lincolnshire, who was killed in an

those on board were unable to call aeroplane crash at the aerodrome, it was stated that when 1,000ft. up for help.

The Dollar Company has now the machine seemed to turn to the ordered the steamersweinen" left and then came down in a and "To Sui" to Shanghai, as they vertical dive. Accidental Death are withdrawing from the run. was the verdict.

Capt. Brandt's body is on board the Tze Sui

For 2 or 3 drivers the fare is double or troble repoctively.

In the Hill District,

Ten minutes, 1s cont Quarter hour,

20

307,

Hall hours Ocs hourumudunyam 10:

In the New Territoria

By srrangement with; the proprietors through the Polise.

CELAIN

1.- Lower Invelti. Withy & Bearers With

Too miantes,..... 10 centa

Quarter hours 30 inil hour, í m 300 boar, 35 "Tyary, subenquant

boar,

The new Australian government PEKING, January 15, is about to adopt a policy of taking. An official telegram from, Johangover private estates under compul- states that, as far as can be sacer- sion, necessary, to facilitate the tained, the Tze Bui" did not carry establishment of temporary train apy arms or ammunition when the ing farms for Immigrants. New Beesd was raided by pirates above rivals will be allotted holdings Wanhsien-Courtesy: Daily Bulle- of this land, and the immigration of

boys to Australis is to be par ticularly encouraged.

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II. -Hill Distries. With a Bearers With à Barra; Too mmates, u

20 wont Quartér hoursveinne

dalf hour,

Jee hoursing, Eery subsequent

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Fifty Yours of Service, ***Over" fifty years of useful and in valuabia servios stands to the credit of Chamberisio's Cough Remedy, and In all that time we bare payer heard of A single dissatisfod use, nor a dealer who

Describing herself as 34, fair, gentle, bright, and of a lovable die position, a Scarborough widow has written to the Lord Mayor of Hull asking him to assist her in getting a husband. Adding that she is good cook, she lampents the ten dency of modern young men to marty girls who dance rather than those who can make them com- fortable.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm.

Dismantling of the forts, along the Mexican border, as a means of binding the United States and Mexico in close and enduring relations of peace, co-operation and good will, was, proposed by Dr. Wilbur P. Thirkield, resident. Methodist Episcopal bishop at Mexico City, in conference" with President Coolidge

Increases, in wages approxima- ting $200,000 a year, and, affecting approximately 2,500 employees, have been asked by the Order of

Mr. Arthur Herbert Curnick, of Messrs. Curnick and Co., of High Street Marylebone, Army meat contractors, has left £143,532 He gives one year's wages to each servant with five years' service,

stolon ?

Actress "In the box with -43 rest of my jewelry **-*-

Manager (coldly)—' 'What's worth p

Actress Oh, about a colum and a half."

Teacher" We

Our Dependence Upon Others,

borrowed numerals from the Arabs, calendar from the Romans, and ou banking from the Italians.

any

one think of any oth examples?"

Willie Willis-"Our lawn-mower from the Smiths, our snow-abovell froin the Joneses, and our baby carriage from the Bumps."

Try This For Your Coughs. cured by a glass of water, but it wi

A Morvo huolaine caugh, cannot be disappe under the healing and soothing offest of Chambersin's Congh Ramadir. Every user, is a friend. It is for eato everywhere.

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LAND & ESTATE AGENTS Telephone Central No. 911-1987: 35, Queen's Road Central.

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

WINE MERCHANTS.

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M. Y. SAN & CO.,

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HEAD OFFICE; Now. 93 to 100, Queen's Road Central. FACTORY: Canton Road, Kowloon BRATOREN 19: Manilla, Hingapore, Shanghai, Canton, China.

J. T. SHAW

TED, CENTRAL 692,

LADIES & GENTS. TAILOR

ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT OF SUITINGS & OVERCOATINGS

*-JUST ARRIVED SUITABLE FOR AUTUMN & WINTER WEAR ✨

SUITS FROM $60.00

La sobrand of roommerd in in the branch of the leam or betons of Sleeping Car Conductors, in Chi Perfection in Style and Fit Guaranteed

Houriding whatever the trouble is, Chamcago in a hearing before the Rail- Milichost Karmal to hit pas The ho Wins, Palla Baba relishes the pain road Labour Board. The Increase Rachidfood book: 1er for, bougha, noida,, lutirne and scalda arginiimptly relieved, 4Group and whooping coughANT PE: CA and bruises quickly hosted and ing it to their chlidren and greed welinas promptly red tond. In fact no children with the same good resultat, For agawehold should be without ft. Fornale gale everywhere:

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would restore wages paid, by the Pullman Company, previous to July 1, 1921. The order also soaks new working conditions.

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