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HONGKONG.

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Advances made on Landed Property, Goods, etc.

Trustces of Estates, Executors of

Wills, etc.

Warehousing of Goods of all

Description.

For terms and particulars

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Telephone C. 781.

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St. George's" Building.

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" LIGHTERAGE "'

Telephone No. C. 781.

HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER CO., LTD. Stevedorage and Lighterage Work undertaken. Tugs and Lighters available at all hours.

Apply at the Head-Office,

"St. George's" Building.

Telephone No. Chines Brancher C. 4885 ‘»

K. 622

5,000 TO STOP IT IN

NEP

MOTHERS TORN FROM CHILDREN.

In the Indian State of Nepal there are no fewer than 51,419 slaves and 16,719 slave-owners, to a declaration by the according to a Maharajah, Sir Candra Shum Shere Jung, in an address which he delivered at Khatmandu, the capital, before about 2,000

notables...

HONGKONG.

(COMING* 440,000 DEAL:17

Contingent on one or two small details there is a likelihood of the Chinese restaurant at Wembley taking a lease of permanent life A. Tack & Co. in Dea Vœux Road in Hongkong at the premises of Central M

When a China Mall reporter called on Mr. Au K, the manager of A. Tack's this morning, he was told that the prospective pur- chasers of the building had in- formally agreed to a price of $440,000 but the initial proceed ings of the transaction, were pending permission for a liquor licence.

ENTER

NTS:

March 28,Theatre Royal The Gondoliera," 9 p.m.

March 28 Star Theatre Madeline Rossiter Company, pre- sent Flashlights 9.15 p.m.

March 23. Coronet Theatre, "Oh, Doctor"

March 25 World Theatre, "Helen'a Bables," sa

Three Ages on to ma

March 28 Queen's Theatre,

March 80-Mr. Harry Ore's pianoforte recital at City Hall.

April 2Concert in, aid of funds for Missions to Seamen,

April 3 Theatre Royal James McGrath, Ltd., presents for the first time in Hongkong, the famous "London Record, Revue stars, Lee Way and Clay

Mr. Fung Shiu-wa, who was in terested in the Wembley enter prise, 13 acting for the promoters of the proposed "China Restaur-Smith. ant in Hongkong. It will be recalled that the restaurant was March 28-Annual dinner of the most popular of the features St. Stephen's College, Assoen, In of the Hongkong section at the Hongkong Hotel.

The Maharajah, in appealing to his people to abolish slavery, announced that he has given more than $85,000 towards that end. He stated that there were slave-ownera who "received slaves as patrimony," and while detesting the money that can be got by sale of human beings, they treated them as children, In another category were those owners who kept slaves for labour purposes. These had the the fullest extent, and the Govern- A few doors away, another ment were prepared to consider modern Chinese restaurant is any reasonable suggestion they being installed at the old E.&O. may make to prevent dislocation building which is now being re- of business and at the same time povated. to ameliorate the tonditions of the slaves.

BOOLAI

EPORTS.

sympathy of the Government to British Empire Exhibition. March 28. "Sunday" Herald" |

"THE CURSE OF HEAVEN.”

In a third group were those who maintained slaves to carry on their nefarious trade in human beings who did not scruple to separate the husband from the wife, the mother from the child; who hoped to become rich by a trade upon which rests the curse of Heaven, a trade which is over-i loaded with the leaden tears of parents and children."

tion."

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Charity Cup, football, Winner v. Rest, Club Ground, 4,80 pz.

April 4-University Annual Athleticsporta, University Ground, Pokufulum.

April 11 Hongkong Jockey Club's third extra race meeting, 2.80 p.m. i.

"LAND SALE:

March 80—At P.W.D. Offices, one lot of Crown Land near

Bay, 8 p.m.

$13,000 BURGLARY.

HARD-TASK FOR THE POLICE.

Uficers from the Criminal Intelli-Kellet gence Department are leaving no stone unturned to trace the "cat" burglars who made a haul of $15,000 from A. Tack's store this week.

Mr. L. H. V. Booth, Assistant Director of the department, is working on the caso."

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. March 80.-Lammert Bros, at No. 18, Knutsford Terrace, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, house hold furniture, 2:45 pm.

April 1-Lammert Bros., at No. 5, East Point Terrace, Cause- way Bay, household furniture, 2.80 p.m.

COMPANY-MEETINGS.

March 30-Yearly meeting of the HK, and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, at 2 Queen's Building, noon. March 31. Forty-seventh meeting of shareholders of the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's office,

• "This aspect of it," he declared,

Beyond the marks left behind, "is the most revolting of all. It there are practically no clues to is no repugnant to the civilised work upon. The similar affair at world that they feel disinclined to Macao pawnshop, reported in have friendly intercourse with yesterday's "China Mail, will so nations who retain the instituable the Police to ascertain if the

same gang has been responsible.

now almost definitely The Maharajah quoted It is stances brought to his notice. He established that the barglars entered A. Tack's by climbing the scaffold. Picture to yourself a happying outside the old P. and 0.11 a.m. slave-family comprising the building and over the roof of the husband, the wife, a six-years-old Dragon Depot. daughter, and a baby boy.

said:

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But their happiness is not to last; the master has sold them.

The

STAR THEATRE-

His avarice has blunted all feclFUN, FROLIC AND FANCIES inga of sympathy in him. mother with the child at her breast goes one way and t

the father, with the daughter thrown in as make-weight, goes the

The ardour of Star Theatre audiences Is In no whit diminish- ed while Midelinë. Rossiter and

HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LTD. other, the two perhaps never to Company are in occunation.

(Property Owners, Estate Agents,

Land Valuers, etc.)

WILL UNDERTAKE THE

Development and Improvement of Landed Property and attend to all Branches of

Real Estate Business.

Tel. C. 781.

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"St. George's" Building,

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Home Late!

Fire Out!

Electric Fire- Ready.

is always

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meet again.

Think of the parting scene, digest it well in your mind, and draw what moral you can.

Another case was described by the Maharajah as follows:

The mother, a slave, had given birth to seven children, and her master, despite her protesta and tearful prayers, had already disposed of one daughter and four sons by sale.

April 8-General meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., at the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, er Street

moon.

of the Hongkong Engineering and April &Third yearly meeting Construction Co., Ltd., in the office of Messrs Shewan, Tomes & Co., 11 a.m.

...

OTHER MEETING.

March 80. Annual meeting of the Hongkong Automobile Assen. in the Asscn's registered office, Chater Road (Hongkong Club Annex), 5.30 p.m.

EXHIBITION.

โท "Flares and Flashes presented to a crowded house last night, the Company scored a brilliant success. the enthusiasm persistent: demands for encores," of the audience being reflected., in

Art Exhibition for ten days at which were as freely given. The Messrs. Komor and Komor, Alex- title comprised song, dance and andra Buildings, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. burlesque of k variegated sort with ¦ ¦ humour as the keynote.

It has been ordered that the The polished acting of Madeline Renis Ordinance shall not apply Rossiter was worthily maintained to Nos. 1 to 31 (odd numbers only) by the other members of her Spring Garden Lane, Wanchal "When, to her dismay, the hard- Company Charles Mason, the hearted master arranged to take comedian, kept the audience away the baby slave that was still roaring. particularly lo bis Buckling at her breast, her endur-impersonation of a parson ance broke down completely.

Lena Lawton

happy

Middle Gap Road is to be the name of the road running West from Wanchal Road and East of Rural Building Lot No. 237.

She prayed as parents do | in singing as in tripping about the pray, as you and I pray, to the stage, in both of which she is an gods on high when the dearest of adept. Her rendering of the the mistress of a cargo boat at the A fine of $10 was imposed on our children lies in the clutches Little Red Schoolhouse and Marine Court this morning for fail- of grim death--to her master,

"Grandma's Days" were very

the arbiter of her destiny, and to food. Madge Aberdare gave a ing to carry the regulation lights. her as gmnipotent in this crisis pleasing Dutch dance ill skilful as fell death himself.

footwork, and carried out her other Stockholm, March 27.—The But all to no purpose. The parts with credit. Billy Iredale labour disputes have been settled. adamant, heart did not melt; the created a furore with his song All parties concerned have "Wembley, Don Gommel is accepted the mediation commia- master completed the transac-olso an accomplished dancer and sion's proposals. Reuter.

singer. In the final item under-

tion.

The Maharajah added that it taken by all the members of the For causing obstruction by lying was proposed that from a certain Company a burlesque oratorio of anchor at the southern entrance of date, to be fixed as early as posstontitled Mother Hubbard the the Taumati typhoon shelter the ble "the legal status of slavery curtain dropped amidat screaming master of a cargo boat, was fired do cease throughout the kingdom applause. of Nepal," and that the owners Crowded hours should be the morning.

$6 at the Marine Court this

läkts " to-nigift "to-morrow.

be given the statutory price for rule for every slave held by them.and

It was also suggested that the Hlaves, when freed, are to be ap-me prenticed to their former owners for seven years, the masters, in return, providing them with food and clothing.

The Government would be LADY ready to buy any slave or slaves whenever the master was inclined

to part with them and to liberate them after the purchase.

GOVERNMENT OFFER

WHEEL

DEATH."

CHURCH NOTES

ZAVORANOM OF OTH· „DOLLAR | 16 – MADE FOR ALL MOTIUEN {UBOKS" {THIS AMRADING.j

HAWARD'S SEIZURE. Fine hurch of Christ, Balanti

·MAST MESSI Road Balow: Bay

Endy Haward, wife, of

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Handay, 11,1 ME CBarconsfield, Bucks,

Meðanulay, 1.20, pum and died before assics: Friday morning"?

Bending: Roomahat Finally, he made this appeal to tance could reach her Lady hie hearers Haward had driven Uxbridge Apart from the demands of re- and was returning to Beaconsfeld ligion, justice, and humanity--no when her che, a four-seater with mean considerations. Inthem- the hood and side curtaji selves recollect that the good slowed down and ran acr name of the country, the weal road into the bank where it and woe of fifty one thousand-n. ped. Lady Haward was found your fellow bein

L'alavery eaningo back, and a doctor who

dstated that shoc

lave

In your

With but one week more to go be opened again the "Chins Mall" and "Sunday the Judges at the c Herald Campaign is keeping ants should send every contestant, working hard to ballots at once as win One week will decide. be courted un Someone is going to win. Every posited in the ballot box contestant has the hope that it in your ballots now, will be himself. One great thing order that they may about this Campaign Is that there the ballot box as soon are many prizes and all prizes are sealed. Contestants ilving i of the best.

outports should send ballots at once as the ma late or something may ha

The grand prizes, Buick and Chevrolet, have been viewed by many contestants and friends, and all are eager to win them,

The last week of the special offer which gave 100,000 extra votes for each total of $100-in subscription money, closed to-day at 1p.m. After this only the re- gular votes. will be given.

As soon as the ballots are counted on Tuesday, the ballot box will be locked and sealed; a slot being left open in the top to receive ballots. The box will not

After Tuesday nexti contestants may enter the paign. Any contestant whe been in the race at any time. whose name has been may be reinstated full votes, however, anough subscription), tox of ENTER NOW

The list of contestant published again today next publication, and the las be on Tuesday, March 31.

OUR GREAT MOTOR

CAR CLUB

* THR. FOLLOWING ARE THOSE WHOSE NAMES HAVI ENTERED AND WHO HAVE BEEN VOTED FOR AS THE MOST PO PEOPLE IN HONGKONG. THE LIFT IS CHANGED THRES WEEKLY-MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

Name.

Miss D. Witchell-Cox's Path, Kowloon

H. Choa-Equitable Eastern Bank.

Miss Rose Lau-59, Caine Road. Miss Elsa Eca da Silva Thoresen & Co.'

Alec. B. Allan HM. Naval Yard

16945

W. E. Van Epps-Brown, Jones & Co..

16397

Basil Fung4, West End Terrace...

14805E

Miss Mimi Alves-6, Carnarvon Building, Kowloon.

Mrs. Molly D. Lee-5, Shelley Street Mrs. E E. Ellis-Hongkong Hotel Miss G. Ellis 10, Ice House Street R. C. Rees-Douglas S.9. Co.

18977

13923077

1250264

211762

1001f1

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

788-30

WAR. Wilkinson-Hongkong Land Investment Co.. Miss Amy Stonham-10a, Orient. Building, Kowloon.

65617

C. Bond Gande, Price & Go.....

Edith H Kee-260, Queen's Road

Mies Annie Tollan 20, Nathan Road

Mra. C. J. Roe-2, Observatory Villas Doris Lee-9, Seymour Road

Miss Alice Lau-Plans, Ltd., Asiatic Building

Mrs. Elsie Danenberg-1, The Albany A. C. Greaves-8, Excelsior Terrace → Miss Lolita da Sousa, Almai Villas, Kowk

Miss Chenaloy Nestle Milk Co Miss L Kenzie Struthers & Barry

C. de Mello-5, Kennedy Road A

James Chue-c/o American Consulate

$1675

15108

∙1340

10439

Miss Violet Tock-Goddard & Douglas, 4a, Des Voeux Rd) 958; Dr. John Fenton-Lugard Hall, Hongkong University 85760 M. Rafeek-O.S.K. Col.

Dr. Wan Yik Shing-12, D'Aguilar Street

W. Shea Colonial Dispensary, Queen's Road Central. Miss M. Kent-Lane, Crawford, Ltd... Miss Meadows-P.W.D.

Miss V Capell-Torres Búllding, Kowloon Miss Julia Wong—80, Caine Road

C. E. Vas-Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd.

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Commencing FRIDAY; April 3rd at 9.15. JAMES MCGRATH, LTD.

Presenta the famous "LONDON RECORD" REVUE

LEE WHIE & CLAY SMITH

AND SA

82956

ENTIRE LONDON: COMPANY **Including Miss LEE WHITE'S famous LITTLE PEACHES

the prettiest Dancing Chorus Been in HongkongË LOT YOATE:

FRIDAY, April 3rd & JATURDAY, April 4th at 9.15 -Miss Lee White's Latest London Production.

-“VOGUES OF 1925)

ARE WE RIGHT

in believing that there is a movie public in Hongkong that is mainly interested in News Films? We believe there is and are starting on Monday next from 12 to 2, our

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sting

ID-DAY OVIES

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