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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 1924

INTIMATIONS,

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON

TAXICAB CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF CALL

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Issue of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each ($5 paid up)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 3rd Call of $2.50 per Share on each of the 40,000 shares allotted on the 19th day of May, 1923, has been made by the Company and that such call will be payable to the Company's Bankers, The Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924

The Transfer Banks at the Com

pany will be closed from the 7th to 14th August 1921, both days

Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. H, ROWE,

Managing Director.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID.

Every additional word 4 Cents

for 3 insertions.

WANTED. WANTED-Immediately in Hong-

kong on Lower Level Two Rooms with kitchen and Bath Room. Rent about Hundred Dollars. Apply Post Box No. 360. Hongkong.

TO LET.

with LET-European Flats flush system. airy and well- lighted. Wing On Bullding, Nathan Road, Kowloon-opposite Po Hing Theatre. Apply to The Wing On Co., Ltd.

Dated this 19th day of July 1924.0 LET-Shop and Offices No. 12 Pedder Street, Apply at the Premises.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

TICKETS will be issued for

Round Trips. during the H. M. H. Nemazee, Prince's

JEWELLERY

JADE &

PRECIOUS STONES

abc.

Also A Fine Belection

OF..

Rings, Pendants and Cuff Links

(British make.)

obtainable at

SHERIFF BROTHERS.

69, Queen's Rd, CHL

HIGH CLASÌ BOOTS AND SHORE

TO LET Ellenbud

Villas Apply E. T. H. Bunje clo

Made to order. ROYAL & CO.

months of July to September, from Building. Hongkong to Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and return, calling er Swatow and Amoy on both the upward and downward Voyage. by the Company's new, fast, well appointed steamer "Hai Ning"at the reduced rate of £80 for the round Voyage, including Meals while the steamer is in port.

These Special Tickets will be available for return only by this steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her following sailing from Foochow

Duration of stay at Foochow 48

hours.

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write to

G. HOUSHION c/o "China Mail" office.

INTIMATIONS.

No. 1; D'Aquilar Street

INTIMATIONS.

"HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL FONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED held in the Board Room of Messrs. MEETING of the Club will be

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd. on. THURSDAY. August 14th. 1924, at 5.30 p.m. for the confirming the resolutions passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22nd July, 1924.

By Order,

The Trip occupies & to g days and the steamer will leave Hongkong from the Company's Wharf at

$ p.m. arriving at AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of A seventy five cents per share daylight on her retum (Weather has been declared and will be permitting).

payable on and after WEDNES DAY, the 20th August, when Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the offices of the Company,

The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengers from Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow City, if required.

For further particulars and'; dates of Salling-

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

The Share Registers of the Company will be closed from Wednesday, 6th August, to Tuesday, 19th August, 1924, balk

By Order of the Board,'

days inclusive. "General Managers.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. LD. Hongkong, June 17, 1924..

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

WE

E have This Day REMOVED our Offices to Bank of Canton Building (2nd floor).

GEO P. & H. A. LAMMERT, Sock & Share Brokers. Hongkong, 4th August, 1924.

WING HING,

TAILOR. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED, Specially Selected Woolles Suitings Just Arrived. Brders executed at Shortest Notice.

Price lowest

64, Queen's Rd, Cu.

Hongkong.

Telephout 1417.

W. E, ROBERTS, Secretary. Hongkong, 21st July. 1924.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE.

purpose

C. B. BROWN,'

Secretary. Dongkong, 6th August, 1924

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE..

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of

A SECOND EXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING of the

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAIL WEEK NEWS,

ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.

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It Is semi-officially denied in Rome that Italy has formally refused to recoguise. the Tangier Con

Convention.

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CAMP LIFE:

into camp ought to contain, among Bell Tent. The army patterp other things, the following Lint, Bell tent is the thing for a "stand- cotton wool, ammonia, plenty of ing" camp, though its weight, 80 HINTS TO OUR BOY SCOUTS. boric powder and vaseline, scissors, lbs. complete, will seem great in needles, safey pins,, and grey proportion to the accommodation it thread.

affords. Ten feet high, and having a base diameter of twelve and a half feet, it will hold thirteen and even more boys at a push. Natur

Keep your head cool, your feet warm, and your stomach in good order. Is the golden rule for the

The following article, written by Weekly Scotsman" should prove William Helt-Jackson for the of interest to our Boy Scouts and others who camp out during the prevention of sickness. holidays. We read:

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TENTS,

fally it is not advisable to crowd boys into a tent unnecessarily, and with eight in a tent there should be heaps of room.

Four military aeroplanes ordered

There are many kinds of tonis by the Spanish Government in

The motto during the first few

Give and each has its use. Whether France have just heen delivered.hours in camp should be

little time to personal things until you have a bell tent, a patrol tent,

Apart from its circular form, Mr. Leslie Gordon has been camp labour is done." Immediate or some other type, depends appointed towa clerk of

Stly after arriving at the pitch there entirely upon the kind of camp giving the greatest amount of Marylebone in succession to Mr. are a hundred and one jobs that and its sizes. Whichever you space within, the tent is obtainable select, be sure that, it is fitted with at a fairly moderate price, and this James Wilson, who retires i need attention.

'First pitch the tents-these proper ventilators. Have plenty is worth consideration It is strong September

should be doited about fifty yards of ventilation, and it will repay and well-made, though its inmates..

alare compelled to stoop except when Mr. Harry Gosling," Minister of spart, if space permits, and de- you a hundredfold. The Transport, paid a visit to the pending of course, upon the size of mosphere inside a tent must be standing in the centre, close to the British War Cemeteries in France the camp. There should always sweet for health and comfort pole. When purchasing a tent, Get used to an open tent, one have the door to lace up rather than and Belgium during the week-end. be plenty of room in each tent where the entrance flaps hang, to fasten with hooks and eyes

It must be remembered that sleep A first edition of Izaak Walis Just as necessary as food, and especially at night, when fresh air Should it be secondhand, see that is of the greatest importance to any repairs which may have been. must never be fon's "Compleat Angler (1653) overcrowding

sound and refreshing sleep.. made, are sound, and that the pole realised £925 at Puttick and, permitted.

For beds, hay is not advisable All tents should have ground seating and crown are thoroughly Simpon's, Leicester-square, W.C.

25 becomes sodden and solid, flaps which turn under and in-sound.

Patrol Tent-Of the Patrol tants and it is not comfortable unless wards at the sides, whereupon tu crisp and dry. Sole bracken and place the ground-sheet, and thus there are many varieties, though from draughts. most of them differ only in a small heather make a fairly comfortable ensure freedom than spread this straw lease over rain that the water-proofing on the rool is by far the most satisfactory; bed, but oat-straw is best. Rather For many reasons start with a good degree and very little in size and rainproof tent." Also make cer shape. The type with the double. the ground-sheet, let each have a Established more than 800 years palliasse an ordinary cicas sack ground-sheets is not worn through the "fly-sheet" is a great advant

serve the

purpose and cracked." Protection, from the age during wet weather, as it is ago and held annually ever since, fill it with straw. It will ade both damp is most essential, and very difficult to prevent touching Stow Green (Lincolnshire) horse to the comfort and rininess of the everyone should realise that the the canvas On tramping 'tor camp. For a pillow, a pillow slip heat of the body is apt to draw for two or three persons, this tent will be found most useful and moisture from the ground...

The best-known tents and pro | portable, When pitching, care bably those most used, are the Beil must be taken to get the ridge

Hlevel, or rain will enter. and Patrol lents.

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Worcester dessert service, by Right, Barr and Bar, painted With Chinese figures, realised £136 10s, at Christie's, King-street, S.W..

and wool fair was held near Billingborough.

or a small bag my belirt with straw or heather, but air thi

'Among the Canadian Bisley team, 20 strang, which has arrived from a pair of boots to a spare at Liverpool is Sergt. F. Ha Lem, save the expense of an air cushio

coat has been used before now to a Chinese bora in Canada, who is a University Kraduate and member of the Canadian Army.

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If the tent be your own property screw a few hooks into the tent- pole for hanging up coats and Although it was built more than spare clothing. If the tent is hired a century ago, the Primitive leather strap to which are attached property, there is on, the market "a Methodist Chapel at Castleton several hooks, and this can be Derbyshire, had not had a wed, buckled to the leat pole. ding solemnised in it until last 'mbnih.

DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS, While the tents are being fixed up, the building of the fireplace, Professor A. S. Edington, ovens and latrines,

can be in' Piumian Professor of Astronomy progress; at the same time one Cambridge University, was pre-Hember of the party can be fetch- seated with the gold medal of the ing water another fuel. All those Royal Astronomical Society.

items need immediate attention. The kitchen should be built to thej Mr. J. B. Lou who has been windward of the tents, and it is organist of Lichfield Cathedral for well to have it roped off,

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43 years has resigned owing to

The most useful fire is a "trench-i il-health. During the past 117 fire." A trench about three feet in years the cathedral has had only length and nine inches wide is three organists.

dug, and over this is put a fire-bar. The latter cad be made with twoj Mr. Henry Whorlow, secretary strips of iron with two cross pieces. of the Press Association from 1880 The fire is made in the trench and to 1909 and secretary of the the dixies are put on the fire-bar.. Newspaper Society for a longer A portable boiler is useful when period, died at Ealing in his the camp is a large one. Plenty 77th year.

of hot water is then available and

vegetables.

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Club will be held in the Board Five hundred French deserters helps in cooking potatoes and Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson lying in Geneva since the war

Campers should see that the food &Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY 14th have decided to retum to France, store is by itself and well protected August 1924 immediately at the in view of the likelihood of an from air and sunshine, and most conclusion of the first Extraordinary amnesty if a Socialist Government particularly fles. All rubbish that General Meeting.

comes into office.

can be burnt must be cremated, that

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN following requisition.

that an INTERIM DIVIDEND (has been declared' in respect of the financial year ending on the 31st December 1924, and will be paid on FRIDAY the 29th, August 1924, as to Forty Cenu ($040) per share on The Old_Share (Fully paid), Thirty three Cents (10.33) per share on Bonus Shares (Fully paid) Nos. 171,000 to 200,000, and Six Cenis ($0.06) per Share on the New Shares (1924 Issue) upon which $2.50 per Share was paid up on the 15th March, 1924.

The Transier Books of the Company will be closed from the 8th to 29th August (both days in MANERDELIER – clusive).

RADIO.

For best results use a RAY-O- VAC Battery with your Re- ceiving Set.

The "RAY-OVAC" "Battery lasts longest, is made to with. stand the ellmatic conditions of semi-tropical countries and Is the Battery that will give you, greatest natisfaction, There is nothing to beat it and Its reputation is world-wide.

Both “A” (12 volts, specially made for WD41 and WD-12 tubes) and "B" are now obtain. spie from Fi

DE SOUSA & CO., LTD.

2nd Floor, St. George's Building; Tel No: Central 1254.

HOP SING & CO.,

TYPEWRITER DEALERS & REPALKERS, Supplice and Ribbons for all Makes

of Machines 20,"Pottinger Street. Tol, Q. 5212.

BRANCH OFFICE: 139, Tak Hing Kai, GANTON.

TANG YUK - Dmerter.

the Babe BIRIS TING......

14, D'Agullar Bird

TERMS VERY MODERATH

Consultati Tren

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 28th July, 1924.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU FACTURING CO., LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE. «

This Meeting is called on the

-28th July, 1924. To the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club, Hongkong.

In accordance with Rule 52, We the undersigned Voting Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club, request

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The Council of the League of which will not burn must be buried at once. A rubbish pit should Nations decided at Geneva, that be dug near to the fire. International Labour Office should deal with the future settlement of

The latrines peed considerable, attention and accommodation must Russian, Greek, and Armenian be provided in accordance with the refugees.

Shouting "Good-bye" to

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you to convene two Extraordinary friend, George Bones, an General Meetings of the Club, for the soldier, threw himself from the purpose of considering. and it tower of Wormingford Church, thought fit, pasting (in accordance near Colchester. verdict with Articles 53) sa Special Suicide wits returned at the Resolution, solution:→→→

the following Re: inquest:

That the first and second paragraph of Rule 39 be struck out, and in ileu thereof the follow ing new paragraph substituted:

"The Entrance Fee for all "newly elected Ordinary Mem "bers, as well, as for Naval and ... "Military Officers on the Active "List shall be $10--and the "Annual Subscription $10," T. E Penros A. H Batlow B. B. L. Dowbiggin P. G. Walker

T. W. Doyle

W. E. L. Shenton AH. Potti M.T. Johnso

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that | F. H, Kew

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L. J. Davies

A.. Nisshn

W. Logan

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D. E. Clark

E. S. Abraha

L. G. Bird

Q H. Gibson

By Order,

an INTERIM DIVIDEND has 1. D." Humphreys been declared in respect of the H. W. Bird Financial Yer ending on the 31st] 6. A. Harriman December. 1914, and will be paid en D. M. Rose FRIDAY, the 22nd August, 1924; as W. T. tanton, to Forty Cents ($0.40) per Share on the Old Shares (Fully Paid); Thirty Cents (50 30) per Share on Bonus Share (Fully Paid) Nos. 60,001 to 150000, and One Cest (0.01) per Share on the New Shares (1924 lasue) upon, which $1 00" per Share was paid up on the 15th May 1924.

C. B. BROWN,

Socretary Honglong, 6th August, 1924

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the TUNG

Company will be CLOSED from tie 8th to 22nd August, 1924 (both days inclusive).

SHEWAN TOMES ■ CO., General Massgora, Hongkong, 1st August, 1924

TORA INOKUCHI TORA ING QUALIFIED MIDWIFE:

No. 2, 1st Floor, Chee Wo Street,

Kowloon

(Facing Diocesan. Girls' School.)

Telephone K. 754-

MRS. MOTONO

ELECTRIC MASSAGE

319, Wyndham St., 2nd Floor,

of

Lord Forevlot, who declined the freedom of Perth, his native city, has given £10,000 to the fund for the restoration of the ancient church of St. John's, Perth, as Perthshire war memorial.

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šize of the camp. They must be built to the windward of and well

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Why Undergo Operation For

PILES

TAY THIS WONDERFUL ZAM-BUK TO-DAY!

Many shavunits of apparently Наредени солик об повечни, Нена Sares, Hingupros, Halent and Varicone Blvern, Aliscentes, "Bad toga, Paned Wounds, Pidem, Shair trishase, ere, have been anes Take traily denies te Zum Boly

gelistete veifluutiveftie bericor Dealsity of Cats, Burna, Benids, Miha, Stines, pic. recs en kemurkot suflaring. Festaving, julammation Ani Arad-Puram,

Zamiach. "A SUR GERY IN A TWOINCH truNC" da cblusjnable of all aluminis ant medis IMAGENES EVERYWHERE.

Zam-Buk Cures Dreadful Case

NO sufferer from piles or any abscesses, ulcers or swellings should ever submit to opera-

tion, without first trying Zam-Buk. This magical herbal balm has a mar- vellous record of cures.

Mr. Robert Grattan, who spent years of service with the 1st Devon Regt. in India and Burmah, writes from the Town Barracks. Exeter-

My piles began in India through riding on wet saddles...and they caused agonies I shall never forget. Besides smarting and itching, the growin's Med`treely/and-caused great bodily WEAKNESS, Ven 1 had tried numerous Europ- ean and Native remedies 1 underwent an opera- tion in Hospital, will without finding a cure,

Hearing Zum-Buk-highly praised I got a box. Benelli and retiet came from this splendid The balm soon after beginning the treatment. bleeding, inflammation and pain all gradually passed away, and within a comparatively short time after starting with Zam-Buk #7) the obarin- ate growiht had completely disappeared.”

am-Buk

NATURE'S HERBAL HEALER

FABA BÅDE ALI, ANIMALĀ RĀTA.

away from the tents, screened with AGENTS: Wakefield & Co. (China) Ltd, 60, Kiangan Rond, thoroughfare, preferably near a canvas and out of any public.

group of trees towards which a deep trench should be dug as a drain. A handy man with strong boxes can provide the requisite structure.

All latrines must be filled in and re-dug daily and chloride of lime should be in frequent use. At the end of the camp pits and trenches should be levelled up.

HEALTH PRECAUTIONS. Providing proper precautions arÒ, Surrey County Council decided taken to ensure a supply of good to erect a sanatorium for the water, well-cooked food in clean treatment of 200 patients suffering utensils and the wearing of dry from tuberculosis at Milford at a apparel, the health of the campers cost of £80,000. The Ministry of need give little trouble or anxiety, Health will make a giant of

Of course minor accidents wil £31,000.

always happen, such as burns, bruises, and cuts. And for these, such things as 'carron oil, a good have a place in all camp kirs. ointment and 'Condy's fluid shouldi

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Mr. Lloyd George, unvelling the Pwllheli (North Wales) war memorial said that when the call

came there was a larger proportion Every fine morning after the of volunteers from Wales then dispersion of the view, take the from any other country in the blankets and all palliasses out of Empire.

the tents and lay them down in she

Sir Walter Congreve, V.C., the sun to air. Then brace up the valences and allow the fresh air ta new Governor of Malta, left Lon Slow through the tents. Also take don in the British India Com-care that no food is eaten inside pany's motor-vessel "Dumana." the tonts-they are provided 'for, sleeping unless during moti

Sir Leslie Scott states that he weather, when it is unavoidable. will not be one of the new judges For each tent there should be a

SANG which the Government is said to pail of water for drinking purposes,

TAILOR

11A Peel Street

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EXPERT FITTERS

be contemplating appointing. and this pall must have a cover

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For murdering Corporal Ryan,

Perfectly pure water is never foundi in nature no matter how pure and

of the Royal Air Force, .at:Cairo sparkling it may seem. Even sain

on April 18, an Eespila student was sentenced at Cairo to 5 years" haid labour, and his alleged accomplice was discharged.

water before it reaches the ground simpure, Distilled water is practi- cally pure, but it is seldom used for drinking purposes, except per haps on board chip, as its insipid richly coloured altarpiece and When very thirsty there is a lunette by Francesco Zaganelli da great temptation to drink from Cotignola has been added to the streams and ponds, and even from collection of Italian altarpieces at ditches. However, it is best to the National Gallery, Trafalgar leave such water alone no matter square, and is on now view In throw "xiry" you are. There is no room 16.:

such thing as an effective portable gifter.

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The Anchor liner Cameronia,"", The only way to render waRLEE which was to have "sailed, with safe for drinking purposes, is to | 1,600 passangers from Glasgow boil it Whether the water, comes

HIGH CLASS, TAILORING Carry only 65 owing to the from pump, stream, or spring, if

SERVICE.

intending emigrants. being unable there is the least doubt as to its to obtain the necessary visas from purity, boil it for ten minutes, or the United States Consulter you run Tiskd of illness, Glasgow.

The medicine chest when godba.

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