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THURSDAY, MARCH

ONLY NINE MORE DAYS LEFT IN THE POPULARITY CAMPAIGN.

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Con- 31.

March 28.

ARABIAN REBUFF

THE CHINA MALL

IBN SAUD REFUSES TO SEE VISITOR.“

WHITEHALL SECRETS.

The news of the fall of Jeddab This leaves

JBMARINE ENGLAND

MEDIAEVALA BENEATH THE WAVES:

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING &

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.":" NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

Judging from the reporte from all rond our coasts, the winter of -1926 is likely to be confronted

that the Third Ordinary Yearly with very black record of cousiai crusion, writes Basset Digby Meeting of Shareholders of the F.R.G.S., in the Daily News. Hongkong Engineering and Con- Forrential rainfalls and spell after struction Company Limited, will be pull of aging giles lave brought held in the Cffices of Messrs. down the white, black and sidy Shewan, Tomes & Co. St. George's walls of Old England at scores of Building, Chater Road, Hongkong.pa places. In most instances only WEDNESDAY, the 8th day of April, lew yards of undermined land have 1925, at 11a.m. for the purpose of toppled into the seu, but receiving the Report of the Board of tew yards this year, a few feet Directors and a Statement of mount op steadily as the Accounts for the Year ended on the 31st December, 1924, and of electing decades piss.

Directors and Auditors. As late as 150

years ago the const of Suffolk, insterul of veering, nway

east forming a bold cape on which gain toward the West south of Luwestoft bore out still further stood, Easton Burent, the most

With a nine days retaining in The hat count of votes for the Chim Mail" and "Sunday" publication will be made on March After that the ballot box will Herakl' Fampaign, every testant is working hard for the last be sealed and only a slot will remain few gabscriptions neessary to win to receive all the ballots up to the prize. The geneal publie has 6 pm, on April 4, when the slot show a gemine interest in the will be sealed and the box turned is not confirmed. Campuigi ever since its opening over to the judges for the final count Arabia, therefore, all in the and it grows without question that at the Hongkong Hotel.

situation of having its holy places it will now renter the final support The final bonus offer of 100,000:

is the energetic contestants who are extra votes for each total of $100 in the hands of the Mahdilike drawing near to their goal. The subsription money received closes Moslems of Ibn Saud, Sultan of bunder of prospective winters of this work Saturday, March-287 Neld; while the Hashmite dynasty prizes is greatly reduced, and is wilt "While subscriptions will be re-still holds out at Jeddah, with Its by reduced still more, with the coived, up to 6 pan on April 4 back to the sea. The British Gov- elissination of all who are not here will be no bolas votes on sub- qualified by turning in at least one scriptions turned in after Saturday, ernment is to an awkward position | next.

in this Arabian muddle. It is nat generally known that several Contestants are again requested to: Turn in every subscription as « note that all ballots issued on sub- sion as you receive is so us to British airmen left England

before p.m.div Saturday, April he the deciding nogber to win the scriptions ist das in the ballot box cure the extri votes which may 4. or they will not be equited. "first prizo. It makes no difference, how',unny a The tally of standings of the con-abdication of his father, King easterly village in England. There millions of votes a candidata may testunts is not changed in the puper Hussein-against the Wahabis is still a tiny Huston, Buvent, half- have received-if these vote ballots today, but the count will be made | outside. Jeddah,

The airmen are not lnly, put in the ballot bag this afternoon and the changes seem to have reached Cairo, butan-r's walk north of Southwold, they will not be coupled.

published to-morrow.

were there prevented by official but it is a couple of miles further action from completing their inland than it was before it lind to contract The Foreign. Enlistment retreat, furlong by furlong, Burd Act was invoked, and as the pressed by the sen. Now, once fairmen were reserve officers this nere, it finds" itself right on the

was all the basler.

Ernest, Curehithe, too, is tawo Simlarly contracts for armsmiles behind its former site, and were annulled, passing, it is | Southwold one.. THE FOLLOWING ARE THOSE WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN understood, to Italian firms.

··X"SHIPWRECKED CITY. All of what was Oywell, and mush All this action is in accordance

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the forces of King All of the under contract to join or lead Hedjaz-who succeeded after the

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For

The Transfer: Books of the Com

pany will be cinsed from the 2nd to the 8th April, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

S. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretary. Hongkong, 26th March, 1925.;

P. & O. S. N. CO.

STEAMER FOR -STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSA TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN, PORTS A LONDON.

Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Ports.

Steamer "SICILIA", TCH. C. DAVIS, 2.3.C

R.N.R.,.arving his Majesty's Mail, will be despatched from this Fort on or about THURSDAY, the 2nd April, 1920 at-Noor, taking Passengers, and Cargo for the above Ports.

ENTERED AND WHO HAVE BEEN VOTED FOR AS THE MOST POPULAN | with law normally, but the special of Harwich neid Walton on-Nazet PEOPLE IN HONGKONG. THE LIST IS CHANGED THREE TIMES engagements binding Great Britain Under the North Sen and out WEEKLY-MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS,

to King Hussein might, if known, ler the sou now lie the ruins of place matters in R somewhat that pred mediaeval city, different light. But they remain Dunwich, with its 54 churches, in the keeping of Whitehall. royal palace, mint, and flourishing If help has been withheld from Shipping institutions, So does the King all monetas been given ore busy town of Shipden, that to Ibn Saud, That dignitary existed voiles "beyond Cromer has not proved quite so malle bench. The sen swallowed up able as was perhaps hoped. Heiden in the days of Heiry IV

but spared its little subur Cromer. -refused-an-audience-some-time ago.

to a traveller who, though unofficial, Weil and fruly, builded the tmsons carried some amount of British who crented Shipden Caretle.

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, prestige. The truth appears to be century after, century it stood, with France and London (under arrangement) that the policy of the Colonial the sen over its head, and the will be conveyed by this Steamer, pro- Office has made Great Britain herrings and founders swinning in | ceeding to Bombay and there trans unwanted in Arabia, where once and out of its doors. Many persons shipped to the on-carrying Steamer for she was a preponderating Power, now living remember having seen | Marseliles and London. All interest was lost deliberately its tower at very lowlide.

Parcels will be received at this Office in King Hussein when he refused to conclude

helt of England, once towns antil 6 P.M. the day before sailing. the ignominious

and tilled fields, has been lost on The contents and value of all packages Anglo-Arab treaty, which amount the core of Kent. ulong by

must be declared. ed to accepting the suffocation of

Whitstable. Herne Bay

For further particulars apply to- the rights of the Atabs of Palestine.

Reculver. * Far out at sea, east-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE When Mecca fell correspondence war of Herne Bay, the ruins.

& CO., from Jerusalem to the Fassische

agana Zeitung put the position with ex-indent of the palice of Ethelbert, emplary clearness: "The ablest of fifth King of Kent, which four cen- cogkong, 28th March, 1925. the Arab princes has tried to create res previously had been built

Miss G. Ellis-10, Ice House Street

Miss Rose Lau-59, Caine Road...

Miss Elsa Ern da Silva-Thoresen & Co.

Alec. B. Allan-H.M. Naval Yard

Miss Mimi Alves-6.. Carnarvon Building, Kowloon

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Mrs. Molly D. Lec-5, Shelley Street

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W-D-Van-Epps-Brown Jones & Co.

Mrs. E. E. Ellis-Hongkong Hotel

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Miss R. Mow Fung-Gilman & Co., Ltd.

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W. Wilkinson-Hongkong Land Investment Co..

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Miss Amy Stonham 15a, Orient Building, Kowloon,

651340

C. Bond-Gande. Price & Co. ...

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Edith H. Kee-260, Queen's Road

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Miss Alice Lau--Plans. Ltd.. Asiatic Buliding

442420

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Mrs. Elsie Danenberg-1. The Albany

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Miss Chenalloy-Nestle Milk Co.

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Miss L. Kenzie-Struthers & Barry

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$120,000 FINE.

CANVICTS CAUGHT.

ALLEGED CUSTOMS UNDER-ONE MAN STILL AT LARGE

PAYMENT.

MONEY FOR MILITARY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

Pakkai, Kongmoon. March 25, Four (native) Customs brokers have been detained at Police headquarters as the result of an order from the Saverintendent of" Customs, Canton, to examine the brokers' books. A fine of $400,000 was imposed for alleged under- payment to the Customs, but was j afterwards reduced to $120,000. Mr. Hilliard, Commissioner of the Cestoms, is stated to have pro- tested against the levy of the fine as a contribution to the local war coffers instead of, to the Custome.

a great Arabia but has failed and Jerusalem rejoices."

It is significant of the times that the red flag has been flying in Jeddah over an improvised Russian mission, which has tentacles in Port Sald and is presenting Britain as the enemies of the Moslem throughout the Near East.

LÖVÉR SHOT: TO PUT HIM

OUT OF AGONY...

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Mile. Stanislawa «Uninska,

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by the Roman Emperor Severus,

Minister Church, du the const of the Tale of Sheppey, was right in the núddle of the Island only 110 years ngo,

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IN AID OF

the sea between the Belvere THURSDAY, 2nd APRIL, 1925 and North Foreland, between Hausgate, and Bewell Bay, at St. Margaret's Bay. Thver and Folkstone, as well as cast of Hastings and all along the strip between Brighton and Newhaven,

One

of the best deer parks in | England. à Cathedral, a bishop's palace, and a town used to stand

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

Theatre Royal. 9.15 p.m. Prompt.

Place Time

mile out seaward from Selsey The Band of the East Surreys will Bill. The erosion there is going 'on fust), every high tide of a roughi

brenkwater.

Perform the following Delightful Programmej-

4-Allegro

Moderato Pathatique!

acquitted by the Paris Assize mouthfuls of the low cliff. The-Ride of the Valkyrie- - -

sea bringing down, nuny ore 1-Overture.. Tannhauser Wagner Court on the charge of murdering his littered with nasled Two of the three convicts who her lover, a Polish poet named fragments of massive concrete 3-Ballet Music The Shoe-

(Walkaronritt). Wagner Anteli recently broke cut from the prison | Zysnowski. at Macao have been captured with

There had never been any 'fhé · „Tele of Wight line lost the co-operation of the Chinese authorities in the territory adjoin-doubt about the verdict, and both male of heres within istorie the judge and the prosecuting | times. Ongle day, in counsel spoke in gentle tones to February, 1700, 100 acres at Niton, the weeping girl, who had shot slid down into the set. There is her lover, who had undergone strong sensem to believe that the Isle months of agony from cancer and was up only at higle tide, in Anglo- years or had been pronounced incurable Saxon, days, and that at low tide

by the most emirent French specialists.

ing the Portuguese Colony, says vernacular paper.

One was serving a sentence of twenty-five years for a life charge and the other, seven armed robbery.

AFTER FACTS.

AMERICA AND ARMS. TRAFFIC.

../

(Reuter's American Service.)

事

Allegretto Scherzando! 8th Sympobay. Suite Scenes Neapolitaine

of

men and carts pass to and fro 7-Selection - The Martyr of Antioch Mlle. Uminska, who was dressed us the belt of single between sMarche aux Flambeaux- Böcker. in black, was given a chair in the Hurst Custle and Tothund Bay.

9-Tone Poem Finlandia. Sibelius. witness-box, She related how Zysnowski had entreated", her to, put an end to his sufferings.

"I refused as long as he had a chance of being cured," she said, A week before the tragedy the doctors made their last attempt to WASHINGTON, March 25. The State Department has in. save him by transfusing my blood structed its. representatives into this veins, but it did not bring His force reduced through the throughout the world, including him sleep, and so, overawed by departure of two subordinates the Orient, to ascertain facts re the sight of his agony, I shot him." (with their respective commands) garding the traffic in arms which THE JUDGE'S SYMPATHY, ́ ́ to the war area, General Leung might be helpful to the United Hung-kai is recruiting several re- States in view of the proposed giments and has ordered the local conference at Geneva. arsenal to turn out ammunition for the new regiments.

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Ex-Admiral Chan Chak is ex- pected back here as inspector of the five districts under General Leung Hung-kai, with several small gunboats and other armed craft. He is at present attend- ing Dr. Sun's memorial core- monics at Peking.

Premium on Hongkong bank-

NEW FLOATING DOCK.

REPORTED AUSTRALIAN

OFFER.

(Reuters Service.)

notes, following the recent em-wales Government has offered to

bargo, has risen to 80 per cent.

SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS.

WE SYDNEY, March 25. It is reported that the New South build a floating dock at Walsh Istand.

SEVERELY BURNED.

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serving

by Messra J. Gould & Cower the breakdown fruck of the

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And then the girl broke down and sobbed. The judge waited until she had recovered, when, in paternal tones, he assured her of his deen sympathy,

FIGHT WITH THIEF.

INTRUDER' HURLED OUT OF. WINDOW.

Mr. Ronald Hasler, an English resident of Nice, returned to his home in the early hours of the morning and found a "cat burglar rifling his bedroom. The French. window was open, indicating that the man had climbed up the spout. Mr. Hasler threw himself on the The Public Prosecutor prefaced intruder and hurled him through his remarks to the jury by stating the open window. The man fell that he envied the role of Maltre 12 feet and hobbled away injured. Henri Robert, the defending

counsel. He continued

which would add to her mental

In addition Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith and Mr. D. M Richards will assist

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

in

BE Undersigned have received

structions from Mr. J. W. Clorn

by Public Auction

WEDNESDAY, 1st April, 1993, commencing at $1,30 p.m. at No. 5, Fast Point Terrace, Caunoway Bay,

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

Comprising

Toak Hatsland, Chesterfield Couch I have no stem plea to put Peking, March 20-The Govern and Chairs, Pictures, Rugs, Curtains

Carpets, Trapoys, esp., sto, before the jury, Mile. Uminska ment five despatched & Memoran

Dining Table, Chairs Sideboard, did wrong because ethics and dun to the Reorganisation Cousas Waggon, Glen Ware, Dinner also the Christian religion ference, which is holding informal gare Brass Ornamenty Marble forbid us to put an end to life,

meetings dally in recess, as regarda Washstand, oto,, etcn but still I would not say a word the organising of a national financial Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Singls and anguish. All I wish to say is readjustment committees to settle Double Wardrobes, Dreaming Table, the problems between the Central Chest of Draward, Tollet Bole ots, etc. that If the jury bring in a verdict

Government and the Provinces of acquittalit should be a verdict of supreme pity and not Courtesy of the Dail as a ratification of right to kill Let Milo. Uminaka leave the

espect and hero bet

Tokyo, Mai preger

One Piano

Opium" Raid"

Snatchers

Motor Accident.

Captain's Illars-

22-23 A Knuckle Duster

Sudden Death,

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FIGHTING IN HONAN.

(Reuter's Service.)

PEKING, March 25,

It is reported from Honan that'

General Kan Yo-kun's troops

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

MESSRS. FINDLATER, MACKIE, TODD & CO. LTD. LONDON.

lodged a counter-attack against the forces of General: Hu Chingeyl at WE Lungmen on March 19,

the undersigned, have This Day taken over the above

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

The attack was defeated and the Agency for Wines and Spirits. two armies are now facing reach other at Mieachik. Heavy fight ing is not expected as both are short of ammunition.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT

FOOTBALL

SHIELD FINALS JUNIOR GAME KOWLOON . BUBREYS Kick of 2:45 pm

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Brimamead and

KOWLOON

44, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, March 25.4, 1825,

THE AUCTIONEERING AND BROKERING CO., LTD. 8a, Duddall' Strest.

The Undersigned have received: instructions to sell by Public Auction (for account of the concerned) their Sales Rooms on

SATURDAY

at 10.30

m2

the 28th March, 1925, OLD SHIPS STORES, etc..

Comprising

11. Bales Licorice,

min Hend war