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THE BUICK SIX.

Owners express surprise that a car so powerful and spirited as the BUICK SIX operates so smoothly and quietly. Such outstanding performance explains why the car is winning and holding the good will of all who buy it.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

33 & 35, Des Voeux Road Central.

WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM.

WATERPROOF

WITH

CARBO-LASTİC

For ROOFS and FOUNDATIONS,

AGENTS

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

1000.00

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In Lots of not

to

Теря than 1/2-ton:- Delivered Ponk District (above Bowen Road). 121.00 per ton. Delivered

to

Bowen Rond and Lower Levole, $20.00 per ton. Delivered

Kowloon,

$19.00

por ton,

to

Orders should be sent in writ- ing at least 24 hours before the Coal is required." All orders must be accompanied by Савд Choque, or. Compradore Ordor payable to "The Kailan Mining Ađ- .. ministration."

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

Head Office-TIENTSIN

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hougkong.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SOCIAL AND

The Hongkong and Shanghal Hotels Ltd, announce very attrac tive rates for residence at Repulse Bay Hotel.

The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Mr. W. Logan, and Mr. G. E. Wetton: returned from Swatow on the Hai Ning yesterday.

Mr. and Mfr. O'Gorman Andersan arrived in the Colony yesterday from Mengtze, Yunnan province. Mr. Anderson has been transferred to the Customs at Shanghai and he and his wife will leave for that port to-morrow. Mrs. Anderson, well-known as Stella Benson, the writer, leaves later for England."

The Annual Inspection of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, by His Excellency The General Officer Commanding, will tako place on Murray Parade Ground at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Families and friends of Volunteers may use the matshed, which has been leat for the purpose by the courtesy of the Officer Commanding 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment. They should be in their seats by 5.45

p.m.

The bridge and Mah-jong tourna- ment at the Villa Kasbeck, Cannes, was most successful. The prizes were awarded by the ex-Queen of Portugal The Grund Duke Cyril of Russia and Lady Hulton were p Among

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1925.

PERSONAL. MAC'S CAFETERIA

The Duke of Connaught "If we don't keep fit." said the entertained at Beaulieu, his Riviera, Prince of Wales the other day, "we villa, the hundred and forty young are of very little use for our work Australian boys who are making a, or for anything else," tour of the world. The boys arrived in motor-cars from Nice.

Mr. H. W. Looker, M.P., attend- ed the levée following the second The members of the Ipoh Golf Parliamentary dinner of the Club, in general meeting, have "Session given by the Speaker on decided to raise a loan of from March 6, $15,000 to $20,000 with which to build a new wing to the Club, which is rapidly growing in popularity.

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R. Tilbury, 68, a Bromley post- man who has retired after 38 years! service, has walked over 900,000 miles and has never been late or had a bad mark.

Judge Milton D. Purdy of the United States Court for China is at Dr. Fearn's Sanitarium, Shanghat, Two Enhance Scholarships of the recuperating from an operation for value of £10 a year for three or five removal of his tonsils, Judge years, according to the course taken, Purdy withstood the operation well are offered for competition at and his condition is quite satis-London University to students in- factory, according to attending tending to enter the School of physicians..

Architecture in October next.

The strangest wedding present. ever given to a stage artist is pro- bably that which the management Maricrie Spiers, when she married of the Duke of York's presented to Aubrey Hillmann, the young ex- Guardsman, at St. Martin's-in-the. day matinee at the Duke of York's, Fields. Usually, there is a Tues- but as all the company wanted to go, Archie de Bear decided to lose the theatre for the afternoon. This cost the management £200, and gave the lucky actress the joy of seeing all her friends in church

In the Canadian Commons a Bill to place women on an equality with men, in regard to grounds for divorce, has been read a second time by 109 votes to 69. Miss Agnes Macpball, the only woman M. P., said:

Tho the prize-winners. gathering included the Duke of Connaught, “thio Grand Duke Michael and the Countess Torby, Princess Philippe de Bourbon, Princess Ghiku, Lord and Lady Cheytesmore, Jard Wolverton, Lady, Conta, Maude Lady Or Lewis.

Misa Paget, Indly Mandleberg. Sir John Rutherford. Sir Alan Johnstone, and many

others.

MA W. S. Sands, Inspector of furoiture at Buckingham Palace, who left £9,066, directs the executors to offer to Queen Mary

his William and Mary chest of drawers, a small French bureau, and a Louis XVII settee," which I would like her to accept."

Blair as manager of the London The appointment of Mr. James

branch of

the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, had a happy sequel, when the staff and their wives were entertained at dinner at the Trocadero Restaurant. The opportunity was taken of also con- gratulating Mr. 5. A. Cox on his appointment as a sub-manager.

Col. Pedro Zanni, the well known Argentine airman, gave a dinner to a number of his Kobe friends at the Oriental Hotel. Mr. Rollini, the Argentine Consul was one of the guests. Toasty Zanni, Lieut. Velo and Mr. proposed. wishing Col. of men who speak of woman as Beltrame, the mechanic, every

The Angel of the Home.' I don't

"I would suggest a splendid way out of this difficulty of marriage It is my way. Stay out! When in doubt, zay No. I doubt the sincerity

were

want to be an angel in any home. luck in their forthcoming attempt take turns at being angels." I want equality. Then we shall to complete the round-the-world

flight.

Captain Birss of the s.s. "Sui An" was entertained to dinner hy the officials of the Hongkong. Cantop and Macao Steamboat Com-

That Sir Oliver Lodge can at- pany, prior to his departure from Arthur Brown, a fallor, who tract, men to church is shown by the Home on retirement, on Thursday works in that exclusive strip of audiences assembling at Grey- nexton board the ss. "Lung Shan" Piccadilly, Burlington Arcade, is friars to hear his Lenten lectures on Saturday last. Covers were laid pressing upon his customers a pair on "Reality." The learned loc- for 35 guests; among whom were of braces to every suit he makes. turer with his scrupulous care, the executive officers of Messrs. They are, he explains, to be kept noted the scarcity of ladies at the Butterfield and Swire and the for that particular suit. "What is first of the series, and addressed Steamboat Company, Mrs Birss the use of me making you some his auditors and many personal friends. Mr. good clothes when you don't wear Brethren." "Isn't he wonderful!"

* Men J-Amold, Secretary of the Steam- them right?" he asks. The trou was a worshipper's comment on hoat Co., was in the

chair. sers are all right when you leave emerging dazed, as all were, with Captain Birss replied briefly to the me, but then you wear some other the scientific explanation of the Imany speeches made, thanking all wrongly adjusted braces with" ether body" which everyone is those who had expressed such good them." So every suit leaves his assumed by Sir Oliver to possess. wishes and hoping that on some hands with braces buttoned to it, The impression had "reality' future occasion opportunity would the braces being firmly adjusted so enough to make one feel uncanny arise for him to make a more con- that the wearer can never spoil crete return.

I the tailor's work.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

"The Mysticism of Religion", As from to-day, the "Over- will be the subject of this week's land China Mail" (weekly sum- Public Meeting of the Hongkong mary of the "China Mail") will be Lodge The Theosophical Society, ready every Friday morning 30 16, Queen's Road Central, on that subscribers will have ample Wednesday, April 15, at 5.45 p.m. time to catch the mail for Home. The Public are invited.

Application for copies should be made to the office of

the publishers ("China Mail" build- ing).

In the theatre Saint Joan con tinues her triumphant progress, The play was given for the 300th time on Wednesday, March 4,

The late

Marquis Curzon, and over 400,000 people have speaking in the House of Lords. already seen it acted. To this on March 4, pointed out that must be added at least 3,000 "the generous gift of only one of people in Hongkong.

our smaller possessions, Hong. kong, would more than the first year's total expendi- ture on the Singapore base." estimate for 1925-26 is £z04,000...

G.FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD. and the loftiest peak in Canadian

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

DIAMOND MERCHANTS Union Building (Opposite G.P.0.) ·

cover

The

A Canadian expedition which TULAD DE MI SAD 398 BLE HONDA OH | will' attempt the ascent of Mount Logan (19539 feet) in the "Yukon,

territory, is to leave Vancouver this month, It will be headed by

A very intelligent Moor once A. H. McCarthy and Col. W. W. gave the following picturesque Foster of Vancouver, the latter a explanation of an earthquake Past President of the Canadian The earth rests on one huge Alpine Club, and six other gentle, fish at the bottom of the sea. A men, including a representative of special fly settles on the fishle noce, the English Alpine Club, will com- from constant contemplation of plete the party.

which it has become blind. When the ox is tired of having the world an one horn, he shifts it over to the other-which jars things!”

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PIANOS for SALE or Hire TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

No 8, Doi Voeux Road Central,

(entrance les House Street)

Tel: C. 4648

CHY

Now Season

LOONG

Preserved Ginger.

Best quality Prompt attention to Exporter. Office:-115, Bonham Strand East, 3rd foor.. Tel. Central 2530. Factory ----500-504, Canton Road, Taumati. Tel. K869.

IVORY AND EMBROIDERY

AT VERY MODERATE PRICES. THE SIND SILK STORE

BUILDING.

QUEEN'S ROAD CHITRA

The Royal Society of St. George, founded in 1894, with over 100 branches, has hitherto had a hand-to-n outh existence. In order R. G. Ainsworth and several to consolidate its position and make employees of Henry Ford's Los it financially secure, an appeal is Angelea plant, who were held now being made to all men and wo recently on suspicion of having men of English birth or origin for received property stolen from the £10,000. The Society has constant plant, were set at liberty as the ly advocated the direct teaching of result of a telegram received patriotism in schools of every grade from Mr. Ford. The message

Alterm

as the surest means of inculcating directed the plant officials to loyalty to the constitution and "make men out of our employees, combating Bolshevist propaganda.

not felons." and instructed them 4,000,000 lbs. of beef were that "If you must prosecute, do so served last year to Canadian Pacific, only with the ringleaders." patrons of the various services of Appearance of the telegram in the Company Flour used for Justice Court was followed by other purposes than the making of dismissal of the case. bread amoanted to 5,000.000 lbs.

....

11,000,000 eggs, 6,000,000 lbs, of Lectures on Shakespeare potatoes, 1,722,000 lbs. of poultry, have proved popular with 1,842,128 oranges and 378,332 lbs. inmates of the Birmingham city of coffee are some of the other prison where education work wALB items, which Agure in the bills of taken up recently by the Jail the commissariat. Fresh milk was visiting committee which hopes to used to the extent of 1,500,000 enlarge the viewpoint of the mon quarts and 500,000 quarts of cream and women and make them were required also. A large part better fitted to gain employment of the food supplies la drawn from upon their release from Jail. the Company's own term at The lectures are given twice each Strathmore, Alta, where an week Shorthand has been enormous herd of cattle, thousands taught with great success, it was of chickens and other poltitry and announced and four proficiency hundreds of hogs are muutained, certificates have been granted to fed largely with grain, etc., grown | inmatea since the system om the farme

Inaugurated a few wee

ás

and

CHOICE ASSORTMENTS OF FRENCH AND AMERICAN CANDIES.

DIRECT FROM FRANCE

MAROONS GLACES NOUGATS MONTELIMAR

FOSTER & OREAR'S FRENCH MIXED CARAMELS AND MARSHMALLOWS

Frequent Arrivals of finest imported FRESH FRUITS

INCLUDING SPECIAL

ALMERIAN GRAPES

AND

FRESH VEGETABLES. Hot and Cold Dishes served from 12 Noon to Midnight. PRICES MODERATE.

Telephone Central 4803.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

The Hongkong

BARGAIN

House

34 Queen's Road & D'Aguilar Street

Entire Stock Sale at

BARGAIN PRICE

Lots of Good Things. Here Opportunity Does Not Wait.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

With the addition of the new Wing, comprising sixty bedrooms, the Company will be in a position from the 1st October," 1925, to offer residential accommodation on modern lines at moderate cost.

Each room will be newly furnished in a style affording every comfort and convenience; and as regards-bathrooms, each-double- bedroom will have its own private bathroom attached, and there will be one private bathroom to each two single rooins.

The Company intends to augment its motor-coach-service- between Repulse Bay and Hongkong, and consequently the journey (especially via Wong-nei-chong) should be no obstacle to residence at the above-mentioned popular establishment. As a convenience to residents of the Repulse Bay Hotel, it is intended that arrangements will be made whereby tiffins may be taken either at Repulse Bay or in the 'Hongkong Hotel... The charges proposed for accommodation in, the new wing of the Repulse, Bay Hotel, inclusive of meals and motor-coach transportation, are as follow:-w

DOUBLE ROOM

(Two persons),

SINGLE ROOM

(One person).

WINTER RATE

(October-March,. both inclusive);

SUMMER. RATE. (April-September both inclusive).

$375.

$400

$200

$175

Applications from prospective residents should be directed

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HOTELS,

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., 16, Des Veux Road Central, HONGKONG: