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SATURDAY

INTIKATIONS.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifty

cents (50 cents) per share on the Old Shares (Fully Paid) and Three centa (3 cents) per share on the New Shares ($1.00 Paid) has been declared for the half year ending 30th June, 1924:

Such Interim Dividend will be pay- able on and, after TUESDAY, the 23rd September at the Offices of the Company, where shareholders' are requested to apply for Warrants.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be closed from the 13th September, 1924 natil the 23rd September, 1924 (both days inclu sive), during which peried no trans- fer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors | ☀☀

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

General Manageri, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1924.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

TICKETS will be

fasued for!

Round Trips during the month of October, from Hongkong to Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and return, calling st 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,

The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days and the steamer will leave Hongkong from the Company's Wharf at 5 p.m. arriving at daylight on her return (Weather permitting).

The Company's Steam Launch

11924.

JEWELLERY

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PRECIOUS STONES

Also A Fine Selection OF

Rings, Pendants

and Cuff Links

(British make.) obtainable at

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Made to order, ROYAL & CO. No. 1, D'Aguilar Street

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

16 WORDE 8 INSERTIONS,

$1. PREPAID.

Every additional word Cente

for insertions.

TO LET.

To LET-Two Godowns, or shops, in DUDDELL STREET will convey passengers from For Particulars apply to:-H. Rut Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow tonjce & Son, 16, Queen's Road. City, If required.

For further particulars dates of Salling-

and

Apply to DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managers. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. LD, Hongkong, June 17, 1924.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

that the Share Register and Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 1st to 7th October 1924 (both days inclusive).

Warrants for the Interim Dividend can be obtained at the Office of the Company, 2. Queen's' Buildings, Hongkong, on or after the 8th prox. By Order of the Board.

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R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 15th Sept. 1924.

FOR

FRENCH TUITION

Write to

G. MOUSSION

c/o "China Mall" office,

INTIMATIONS

MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD OF CHINA.

Hongkong Branch.

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING A will be held at the Guild Offer, Ballon Homs, West Point, on MONDAY, 20th Eeptember, 1926, at 'o'clock P.M.

ONE GREAT FACT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SO WENT

-THROUGH INS

I suppose everybody will agree that the three great facts of existe ence are birth,, marriage, and Insurance. We can't help belog born, most of us achieve marriage, and at some time or other losur- ance is thrust upon us all, says. C. O. In the Evening Standard.”

I felt the usual impact in the usual. way recently. And, it hav ing been most cogently explained. that the country could not possibly go on so long as I remained un- insured, I naturally thought that my submission to national interests was an end of the matter.

But no. Having sald "yes" it seemed that

Infernal medical man had to say yes" also

some

So it is really like going into the Army, with the important difference that you pay heavily for the privilege.

Now I hate being examined by

expert tailors, osil 1:1005 THE INDIAN TAILORING CO. BALAA Kowloon Hotel Buldings ge

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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN

· COMPANY, LIMITED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undermentioned cargo at present stored to this Company's Godowns at Kowloon will ba SOLD by Public Auction uoless cleared on or before the 10th October 1924, and/or the charges le respect therent paid:— Lot Storer's Name:・・ Date Stored.

Cargo.

a doctor. As soon as he produces D38170-Silva Netto & Co. August · 191860 cka Wire Shorta

ja stethoscope I feel.ninety—a frail | D38171 ninety-imagine that all the D38259 plagues of Pandora have perched D38420 on me. I want to say, faintly, "Is D38514 there any hope, Doctor?"

D38515

And at a late hour I learned | D38599 that this particular-insurance.com- D38654 pany is the most inquisitive and ¦ D38655 difficult one to the world. They D38851 select the best, and throw out the D88988 rest. (They might make that D39131 slogan). It is a corps d'elite." D39192 Getting into it is like joining the D39211 London Scottish, or the Papal D39554 Swiss Guard..

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September December January 1919

February April.

June

'70 bdls, Old `Wire Shorts

2 bris Iron Wire.. 31 bri

90 bris. Old Iron Wire

5 colls Old Wire Shorts

123_bris: Wará, Shorts

810 bdis,

47, bes

401 Bdis. Galvo Wire Shorts

185 bls. Iron Wire

J35 bdla.

91 Pkgs. Loose Tron Wire

September

November

E3603B E36993

December May September March

1920

20 c/s. Liquid Coment

1921

21

NOBLESSE OBLIGE. However, having gone so far it 236994 became almost a question of £36995 noblesse oblige." I was taken to 837042 a place in the City. The taxi falt E37043 slightly like a tumbril. Arrived E37044 at our destination another pleasant. 237045 scrap of Information was Imparted 36573

"He's a to me.

Harley street. man" whispered my guide and tempter.

Oh horror! A family doctor is- bad enough. But a Harley-street man! He looked it distinguished

and efficient. And then, like any Counsel for the prosecution, he began to cross-examine me.

It ought not to be allowed. Jo ten minutes I felt that I had not a scrap of physiological character left. I knew, anyhow, that he had already doomed me in advance.

Question time over he pro ceeded to the torture. He weighed me, felt my pulse, produced stethoscopes and things, sounded

64 br. Wire Shorts

35 drms, Plate Cuttings

1249

--

71

20 H

37

July

1922

6 Pes. Steel Cuttings

Plates.

W. S., BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 25th September, 1924.

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and prodded me. Dear, oh dear, Domestic Cocaireness that nonagenarian feeling Then Fire on Ship

he produced a repellent-looking Leading Articles arrangement which combined the Local and Geamalar tara features of a barometer and a Scoial and Personal vacuum cleaner.

"What do you call that?” I forced myself to say, trying to be

chatty.

"That's a sphygmomanometer." "Spell it."

"I couldn't."

So these specialists have their Major Zanni ... limitations, after all.

NO MEDALS,

A full Attendance is requested in order that arrears of business” cony be brought

He bound up my arm tightly Bp to das

W. I. STOKES,

into a canvas bandage, then pro Branch Secretaryceeded to pump. Mercury in a Hongkong 10th September, 1924.

long tube danced up and down.

Is this for blood pressure?" I whispered. "Yes,"

NOTICE

Later, having recovered a little,

TUNG SANG THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD I asked him for the verdict.

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CONTENTS.

PAGE

Mariners Note

1

1A02 ..18

Survival of the Fittest ................19

1–5] Commerce and Financs.............19

Banitary Board Meeting 20-21 gunumune INDELIBIDAOULUJUAN 6-7 More Arms.

9-13 Standard Bent..

Smart Capture .............

Alleged Robbery

Engineer's Death

7

Armed Robbery

Local Labour --pa

7

Alleged Frand

Correspondence

8

Harbour Collision

Naples Pedlare

Arma Possesion

Annual Mesting

.9

Boom in Yaumati

.11

Collision

Captain Williams' Reliability Trisla Confucius Day.

11

11-12 Cars in Collision

Magistrate a Jesti.....

.13

Chinese Pirsoy

24

H. K. V. D. O.

12.

Mator Accident .......

'What is A Wall 1,

12

That Olive Branch,

Hongkong's Million

13.

Canton Genersi

*Blood and Hair"

+18

Postmaster Geroral

Kongmoon's Trials

.13

Late Mr. Stephan

.18

Hawaii

.13

Boatwoman Stabbed

1415

Mai Tai

Cricket Noter

15

16-17 Marine Court 17

.17

17 Racing Notes:

Harbour Rasa

.18

Cheong Chau

Passengers

18

18%

Rescue Tug... Union Church,; Child Labour Colony's Milk Supply Schools. Book Club

"I am not allowed to tell you anything," he said. "The com- pany will inform you.”.

So shaking hands with a feigned bravado, I stumbled out, wonder. HE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDIN-ing why on earth I had let myself THE

ARY ANNUAL MEETING of in for such a trap. For diys nowi Shareholders in the above Company this thing had been hanging over' Arms Evil will be held at the Company's Town me. For all I know he has dis- Mardar Case Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, Hong covered an appalling list of things. K.F.C. koog, on SATURDAY, 4th day of Probably the College of Surgeons B.CA.A... OCTOBER, 1924, at Noon for the is discussing my case. I wish to Insulting Language purpose of presenting the Report of heaven'

Walsh Notes..

the Directory and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1924.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from September 27th to 4th October, 1924,

By Order,

both days inclusive.

M. MANUK,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th September, 1934.

THE NEW FRENCH BENEDY.

THERAPION No. 1: THERAPION NO. 2 THERAPION N13

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ON LAGLENCMAs Coulieses KAN

A TEAUX MARKEN VORM ZKRANYLON ME.OR

BAY GUYS. PIAMFLETINES EN SANTISK PARESTI

AFTER 6

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YEARS. MALINI

the

World's

Later I have just received al telephone message which says that I have passed.

** Do I get a medal ?”Tänked, your cheque."

"No, but they would⋅ now' liks

So you see there is a catch in it, anyhow. But in future, if anybody wants to know whether I am al member of the Athenaeum, or am entitled to wear the O. BE, I shall proudly reply, "No, Sir, but I hold a life policy in the National

what is."

MAIL WEEK NEWS.

ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.

The English team was first in the International six days motor cycling competition at Liège, thus winning the international trophy

Teleg ama

Exchange

| Local Share Market

Bernina group, and were over- taken by a snowstorm, are miss2

Mr. James Stewart, Under-Secre tary of Health for Scotland, and Mr. R. Murray, MP. have left Oban by the fishery cruiser Noma" on a 10-days official tour of the Western Islea. a 9 hes

M., J. M. McDiarmid, former chief accountant of the North British Railway, has been adopted Labour candidates at the next election of the Kinross and. West

Duchess of Afball... Perth division, the seat held by the

Associated Mutual: Improvident A wireless message from the Society, and if that isn't good British steamer Clan Cumming" Snough for a paragraph in the (4,803 tons), homeward bound from National Biography. I don't know Colombo, reports a fire in the

twean decks. "Hero is that suit I bought of Fog rescuing a man from the cannal near Pendleton Cölllery you last week," said the angry Herbert Kennedy, 15 of 17, customer to the tailor, You Brewery street, Salford, has been Found in the sen by a soldier

said you, would return,my money!

encamped at Towyn, Merioneth

if it was not satisfactory, awarded £5 by the Watch Comshire, the much-decomposed body

That's what, I said, responded

mittee.

the tailor, rubbing his hands, but The coal output for the week

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he was interred in Toyo Ceme

tery, following an inquest verdict of Found Drowned.

I am happy to tell you that I found ended August 2, was 5,010300 the money to be entirely tons; compared with 4,483,600 la satisfactory.

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