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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.

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MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In Lots of not

less than

1/2-ton: -

Delivered to

Poak District (above Bowen Bond), $21.

per ton. Delivered to Bowen Road and Lower Leval. $20.00

per 'em. Delivered

Kowloon, $19.00

per ton.

to

Orders should be sent in writi ing at least 24 hours befora the Odal # required. All orders must

be accompanied

by Cash, Cheque, or Compradore Order payıbla to" The Kailan Mining Ad- ministration,"

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Head Office:¬TIENTSIN

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An excellent pole-jump at the University Sports held on Wednesday last at the Varsity ground, Pokfulam, when the event was won by A. Hoalim 1984 in.). The Bon. Bir Claud Severn was an interested apretator and he is abown standing outside the pavilion (on the right of the photo): Next to him is Mr. L Fersier, the Registrar, The Rev. Quick is officiating at the high chair (facing the camora);

LOCAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

Llysfaen Buited Juvenile Prize Chair hold its rehearsals in a bake honed.

AND

GENERAL.

The total output of the Kailin Mining Administration's mines for the week ending April 18, 1925, amounted to 81,198 tous, and the "The Scillonia" is the first sales during the period to 56,598, publication to be produced in the to Scilly Isles.

Tancashire County Educat Committee is to assist in organising village concerts

$

Three-cyclists involved in collision in Islington were named Lark, Limmett and Sparrow.

Birth rate of Salcenabe, Devon, which is half the death rate," is

ud to be the lowest in the world.;

A billiards team of the more skiltul Portagnese exponents of the Colony left for Shanghai in con- nertion with an interpor tomaron- nunt day.

titim

Cantins College, the under which Christ Church, Oxford, was originally founded by Cardinal Wolsey, is to celebrates" its 400th! anniversary during commemoration werk. It is probable that, bl King and Queen "will attend",

A total of 1.265 dep sev foreign, wungah-wise and Real ships entered Vancouver during the month of February, according to report issued by the Vancouver Merylate Exchange. During the mme period 1241 ships passed oub- wards through the First NarroWS.

casca

Two (Chinese) were notified for

of small-pox the 24 hours ended. Thursday last.

Electricity plays an important part in what is chimed to be the world's longest clock. This is the Five thousand coolies en-new clock of a manufacturing firm Shanghai have been promised for many yours called attention to kaged in house breaking in which ukes the place of one that 25 per cont. wage increase follow-heig Jersey City factory. ing their threat to strike, accord-new" cock, "wound by a quartër The ing to information in the horsepower motor, has a dial vernacular Press.

I diameter of 50ft. The minute hand is 38. 3in, long, and the hour Chand measures, Gin, the hands weighing together 3,828]. More than 20 laps placed at regulae distances around the hands)

REVOLVER SHOTS.

Photo by Mee Fong.

Competitors blazing away in the revolver "pop!" at the Hongkong Rifle League's meeting, Kowloon City, luat Saturday and Sunday.

Saint

Sixty-eight municipalities tip Alberta during 1924 were able to finance their operations during the whole of that year without a cent It is interesting to lean that of borrowed money, accounting to even clean play are paying, and the annual report of the Provmeind Javie puid, in London, Department of Muncipal Affairs, Jean, the last weeks of which love Ous of this total of 140 mgnicipali beer announced, las celebrate its ties in the province, only eight have anniversary. To has been seen by outstanding debenture indebtedness.ill a million people, and ha Of the Bul districts which had to made as much profit as, if not more borrow moury for current year's ex-thin, any other production in peses, all but repual the borrow-bandon including the salicious fings for the yeur. The districts ones.

Take met all the debenture, pay- ments falling due in 1929.

The idea of having a compet

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925.

HONGKONG HOTEL

ROOF GARDEN

POPULAR

TEA DANCE DAILY

(Sunday excepted)

4.30 p.m. to 6.30 pm,

make it as gusy to till the time by ADMISSION 50 CENTS

night as by day,

The new stitics of the ad- vance of tlas foreign missionary en- terprise in the world sign 1000 ngo very interesting and make for grant hopefulness, Flay are to be found in thus World Missionary Atlas, just about to be published, 4 stupendous compilation of dit Protestant, missions," says the Western Clirištinal" Advoent." Tu 1860 the fatal namund inome of all Pretermin migsionary societies was 8.POOL (0) Ter 1000, $90,000,000: in→ 1924, $70,000,000. Of this later figura 1923 the United States' contributed $45,000,000. In 1900 the number of white-inen and -weupen missionaries was 15,000, In 1923 it was 29,000). The converts have increased from 1,235,000 in 1900 to 3,640,000 in 1923."' The British bile udebtedly raised the larger portion of the £5,000,000 left from the American totul.

treneral Committes in London, a At a meeting of the 0.M.S. letter was read from Dr. Heaslett, Bishop of South Tokyo. In is he knowledged that Christianity in HOW generally Japan Ims taken its place as one of this permanent religions of the country. It must be considered in on a visit to Kyoto last aim, the the future as a native force, Wailab

press expressed a desire to visit therefore paid three aninged visits three religious institutions, | She

Strine, and a Christian School. 10 Buddhist Temple, a Shinto.

Boshisha her Majesty gave audi At the school (the famous

whole body of students assembled ence to the faculty. Then the

taking her place on the rostrum. in the School Chapel, the Empress

t between dog's to decide of the The April issue of The Motorbe performer of tricks must be Ship deals with the following sub-omewhat of a novelty, for a Dug jects -The World's Largest Show. It is understood that the Motor Cargo Ship (llustrated). A committee of the Shanghai Dog New Double-acting Two-stroke Eu- how to be held on the Band on gine, A Standard 3.000 ton Single-May 16, contend that a dog in Screw Motor Ship, The Stange of amateur ownership who can do Compressed Air on Motor Vessels, clever tricks must be particularly The Motor Tanker Katedrecht," wet trained and cared for and they Superchargers and Exhaust Turwnot to encourage owners of that bines for Diesel Machinery, Atype. Post entries will be accepted, Record Motor Ship Production. The only for dees on exhibition at the students sang the National Conversion of a Large Steamer to Show. An Alsatian who dances the Anthem and a hymn. Then the Alotor Drive, Interal-Combustion Highland Fling and provides hier Principal ascended the rostrum and Turbines, "together a with muy simultaneously is to be bowed head, he offered a prayer,'

while her Majesty stood with others of equal interest.”

SOCIAL

challenger

AND PERSONAL.

Milinud Mrs. A. A. Alves, Bishop Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hall, Capt. Banister, Mr. C. Benson, Mr.A. E. Watts, Mr. J. M. Alves, Mrs. and Miss Birkett, M and Mr. and Mrs W. try. Mr. Mrs. NS. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Gompertz, and the Rev. A Baxter [A.... Dennison, Mrs. J. Finlay are passengers on the Moren, which

Miller, Mr. E.-L. Matteson and left for the north yesterday. Capt, und Mrs. W. E. Clark, are passengers on the Empress of Asia which left yesterday.

Devotees of the hair bobbing fashion now are coniglaining of

ingle, headache." This robing has a form of emulgin, meği men say caused by sudden reidkwal of hair from the tender Cafe of the neck, which is thus ex- pod to the blustery March winds. Hata which it close and very low at the hack are said to be an effective safeguard,

The death of W. E. Henley's widow at the age of 71, weny prac- tically unrbticed in the Tonton papers. The closing years of be huly, a Scot, were spent in Glasgow, hui to the last she had a Tondon house given to her husband by Lord Northcliffe. Henley neverd

wrote for any of the periodicals of the newspaper peer, but Northef:ffe"} had profound admiration for the Bu and bis work.

to

· Quibes is setting an example in the tensorship of meals. Hotela and other refreshment houses in the line of tourist traffic are in danger of losing their licence if they are not prepared

ter to the satisfaction of an official inspector. Autumnal spring chicken and bath roons used Axal cellars will disqualify, and an adigunte appily of fly-awatters must be provided,

s

The Prime Minister's visit to the Free Churches', Assembly at Leeds Jus boen something more than a great persound suriders. As the president, Mrs. George Cadbury, put it in taking leave of Mr. | Babixin'—"We all feel wa must

| went are in the hairds of a Christiarr

This was her tribute to an address

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LOCAL GOLF: ..

"ADAMSON CUP AND MEDAL ROUND.

Results in the second qualifying competition for the Adamson Cup. played on April 25 to 27, are as

follow

D. J. Brown, 101-24-77, quali

fied.

P. Morrison, 104—24–80. J. McCubbin, 95-12-83.

Very few obituary notices men- tioned the fact that Lord Curzon was the son of a patron-the Rev. Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon. 4th Baron Scarsdale. It is interest- ing to recall how many notable men

T. Bateman, 107~23-84. k were sons of the parsonage. Theise

In the April Medal Round at Prince Chichibu leaves Tokyo include Nelson, Drake, Sir John for Englagd on the 24th inst., by a Moore, Wolfe. Warren Hastings, entries. The following tied

Happy Valley, there were $2 warship, probably the Izumo. He Cevil Rigde Jenner, Bir Joshua Lt.Col. R. A. Dobbin 42-5-37. is visiting Formosa and the Reynolds, Sir Christopher Wren, L.-Col. F. G Fitzgerald 46-9-37 Loockoos and is joining the Fletcher, Cowper, Samuel Taylors and D. M. Goodall 46-9-37. Hakozazi Maru probably in Hong-Coleridge, Reble, Oliver Goldsmith, kong-Reuter.

Charles Kingsley, Alfred Tennyson,

BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Photo by Mee' Fang.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Proulx,

graphed shortly after their marriage at St. Joseph's Church on Monday, A reception in their honour was held at the Carlton Hotel and they left lator in the day by the s..."President McKinley" for: Shanghai whore the honeymoon.in being.spent.

and many others.

This year, it is probable that

some Japanese players.

Far Easterners who have return the Hongkong Baseball League ed from leave during the past will be enlarged by the entry of few months have expressed their appreciation of the excellent wer-

At yesterday's meeting of the vices rendered by Messrs. Thos. Hongkong Baseball Club, Mr. Cool and Son's Far Eastern Depart Keenahan announced that owing ment in Louden. To know that to pressure of business he could one can obtain expert advice and not continue in the capacity of assistance, when home on leave, secretary. There was a balance for any journey or trips contem in hand of $468.29.

plated in indeed a great comfort, and Mr. J. C. Hawkins was elected to have arrangements for the re secretary, Mr. S. Church trea

turn voyage, placed in experienced gurer, Mr. A. Anderson team and capable hamis, not only saves manager; the captain was left to needless anxiety but a lot of valu be chosen on the field. able time which is always &

great consideration when on. for take place next Saturday, May 9, The first practice match will laugh. This is one of the special at the Hongkong Football Club's facilitics offered to clients.

The funeral of Mr. Louis Arduin took place at Shanghai at the

Lokawei cemetery. The corlege

ground, at 3 p.m.

NEW SUB.

GRIFFINS.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Weather and Ground permitting the Semi-Finals Doubles will be played. On MONDAY, Championship 4th May at 4.30 p.m. (BLUE tickets) H. D. and S. A. Rumjaba' v. Yew.

and Man-laun

Ho. Kai-lau. On TUESDAY, 5th May at 4.30 p.m.. (GREEN tickets) C. T. O'Callaghan. and D.R.Gawler v. M.W. and M.K.Lo...

Fongkong, 2nd May, 1925.

ACTOGEN

On Monday, May 4, at 5.30

left Hospital Ste. Maric, the chief p.m., the Jockey Club is holding

2 TO-DAY'S

ADVERTISEMENTS.

mourner being the son of the dea meeting to decide the type of censed, scoompanied by Mr. J. subscription griffins to be import- photo-Meyrler, the acting Trench Consul ed here for the next racing season.

General. The pall bearers were. Messrs. C. Lern, Sub-Manager of die Banque de l'Indo-Chine, H. Madior, Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce, C. J. Scott, Chairman of the Foreign Exchange Bunkers Association, A, du Poe de Spoolman. Munulies, J. The and A MEETING of members will be was simple but impressive, was Hongkong Club Annex on MONDAY, held in the Tockey Club Room attended by all the French Com-4th May, 1925, at 5.30 p.m. to decide township from which the winning munity, and a great number of on the wype of fubscription Griffins to competitors, mother and baby friends of all nationalities. At the be acquired for next season. The

pire's Baby and Mother Competi- In connection with the Em- tion a handsome silver shield is to be presented as a trophy to the

The ceremony, which

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

somente

LACTOGENE

By Order,"

-H. GREENWOOD, D (Nearest to Mother's Milk)

Acting Secretary. Hoogkong, 2nd May, 1925.

thank God that the reins of governare entered, so that it may be cemetery tributes were paid to attendance of all members interested gentleman like Mr. Baldwin. local bunun hall or some late Mr. Ardain by M. J. Meyrier, local public building, there to be M. H. Medier and Mr. A. du Pac Annamite policemen formed a guard evidence of the,success which has de Marsoulies. A detachment of mother citizen of the township of honour escorting the coffin from It is now up to Hongkong). the hospital to the cemetery.

of great substance, devoted in the been gained by a baby and

main to showing how the Christian Church can help the politician in his tasks of governing the State...