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Buick

In three months, public recognition of the value of the batter Buick 1928 has been so sweeping that to-day one in every four cars sold for G$1000: or more is a better BUICK

SOLE AGENTS.--

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HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

33 & 35, DES VEUX ROAD C. TELEPHONE C 1036.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE

AFTER DINNER

CARNIVAL DANCE

WILL RD HELD·'

IN TH

ROOF GARDEN

ON

FRIDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 1926,

From 9 p.m. to Midnight. FANCY OR EVENING DRESS OPTIONAL.

DINNER

(INCLUDING ADMISSION: TO CARNIVAL DANCK) $4 PER HEAD 7.30 pm to 9.00 p.m.

Table Reservations Should Now Be Made.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, Ltd.

LOCAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

Owners of dogs are reminded that their dogs should be licensed for the year 1928, before the end of January.

AND

GENERAL.

Messrs. Vickers, Dimited, of Barrow-in-Furness, have received an order for the machinery for a cruiser to be built at Devenport.

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It is far better to go into the Bankruptcy Court than borrow from money-landers.--- Judge. Cher, at Shoreditch County Court.

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H.M.S. Durban has left

The proprietors of the Alm Shanghai for Chefoo, and is being "Ypres a copy of which was Empire wine was used at the relieve nt Shanghai by the seized by armed men in Dublin launching ceremony of H.M.S.

*Cerliste."

on November 9, and later &Rodney' at Messrs. Cammell kinema in which it was being ex- Laird and Co.'s shipbuilding yard. bibited was bombed); have with-Birkenhead, on December 17, drawn it from circulation in the Irish Free State...

A sale of Crown Land at Tai 0 Lantao Island is to take place at the District Office at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, January 26. -

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According to the Moscow The success which has at-"Isvestin," the famine area in The Hongkong and China tended the installation of micro- Russia will probably be large Gas Co. invite tenders for the phones in the House of Lords to again and 6,000,000 inhabitants of purchase of gas coke from their enable Peers and occupants of the the Central Russian Provinces works at West Point and Kowloon.gallery better to hear the debates must receive grain loans from the

has given rise to the suggestion Government. among MPs that a similar experiment might be tried in the House of Commona.

The return of books register- ed under Section 6 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1888 during the quarter ended December 31 shows that Mr. J. A. Chue of Messrs. Deacons registered his "The Mastering of Mah Jongg."

The

The average yield of potatoes per acre over the whole of Eng- land and Wales for 1925 is official

The province of Romblon isly estimated at 61% tons, half a holding an industrial exhibition. ton more than in 1924, the estim

production being from January 16 to January 24 atlated total The rainfall for the month Romblon, the provincial capital. 8,218,000 tons. of December at the Botanical Every town in the province will Gardens was Din. 29 on 3 days, have exhibits at the fair.

A Romford tradesman is six- at the Matilda Hospital, Mount best exhibits will be sent to Kellett. It was Oin. 38 on 3 days, Manila where they will be placed pence better off by reason of the fact that somebody has a long and at the Police Station, Taipo, on exhibit in the carnival city. 1

The The province of Romblon is noted A letter that he has just received memory and a keen conscience. it was 0in. 26 on 3 days. lowest reading of the barometer for fine mats, beautiful woven reads as follows: (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 906 at 16h. grass hats, marble and bamboo on the 15th. The maximum squall baskets. Some of the largest velocity, as recorded by the Dines- cocoanals in the Philippines also Baxendell anemograph, was at the are grown in this province, rate of 51 miles per hour at 2h. 57m. on the 18th.

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"Dear - When I was child I took a piece of india- rubber from your shop counter without paying for it. I stole it. "Will you please accept enclosed stamps as restitution."

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Four 1%d stampe were at- tached to the letter.

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report say:— The National Association for Since our Report of December Employment of Regular Sallors, 81, 1925, there is very little busi- Soldiers and Airmen is in need of ness to record; the Share Market further financial support to enable remains neglected, and'except for Several human skeletons Fit to extend its activities to a very few isolated cases of were dug up by navvies engaged centres where it is not at present "Sales, business has practically in widening the main London to able to carry out its work, and for ¦ beer at a standstill.

Bath Road at Sonning-on-Thames, the purpose of propaganda and Local Orders are very few and near Reading. They were found advertisement. Copies of the "nearly all business quoted has at the bottom of a trench 8ft. Annual Report have been freely been on account of "Outports." below the surface, and were living- distributed throughout the ser- It There appears to be no prospect in a row. The skeletons were re- vices and can be referred to by of a settlement of the "Boycott""markably well preserved, and in Officers who feel disposed to sub. before Chinese: New Year the jawbone of one was a com- scribe.

and until theplete set of teeth in excellent con- In this report will be (February 13) found the number of men placed public can see some definite im-dition. At present it is assumed on permanent employment during provement in the situation locally that the remains are those of the year ending March 31 last, we cannot hope for a firmer and criminals. The museum authori- unil by unit.

more active market.

ties are making investigations.

AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL AND

Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham

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are at the Country Club, Baguio.

A Whist Drive is to be held this evening at 8.30 in the Garrison Sergeants' Mess.

The London "Gazette" of December 1 last states that Major R. C Campbell retired on relired pay on November 29, 1925.

Mr. J. Johnstone of the Union

Prince Chichiba, second son of

MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1926.

BREEN ISLAND CEMENT GO., LTD.

BEST PORTLAND CEMENT

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers

HONGKONG.

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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.

Advances made on Landed Property, Goods, etc.

Trustees of Estates, Executors of

Wills, etc.

Warehousing of Goods

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Description.

For terms and particulars

of all

Apply at the Head Office,"

"St. George's" Building.

Telephone C. 781. Tolographic address " RELJAT.”

THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER Co., Lro. Single packages and small consignments received and delivered by Motor Lighter.

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Lighterage of any description undertaken. Tugs and Lighters may be obtained at all hours.

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Mötör Boat and Launches available for conveying Passengers and Baggage to and from Steamers in Harbour

(For terms and' particular apply at the

HEAD OFFICE—ST. GEORGES BUILDING.

Eesd Off-Central 781.

TELEPHONES:

Chinese Branch-Office-Central 4885.

Night, Sunday or Holiday.

Bing up Kowloon 622.

Waler Boat. Co., Ltd., is due to the Emperor of Japan, was pre-HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LTD.

return to the Colony some time sent at the Camp Fire Sing-song next month.

Mr. E. Challen has returned from Home leave and is resuming John management of Messrs. Little and Co.'s Kuala Lumpur establishment.

of Hackney Boy Scouts recently.

Mt. E. P. Newell of New York has arrived at Dairen, where he is. member of the staff of the

a

Dairen branch of the Inter- national Banking Corporation.

known Singapore lawyer, who re- Mr. Dudley Parsons, the well-

couple of years ago, and is

ably pay a visit to Malaya early

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD. office of the China Impact and Ex-presented to her by King Edware now living in London, will prob-

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

DIAMOND MERCHANTS

Union Building (Opposite G.P.O.J

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Agents for :-- ADMIRALTY CHARTS ** ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.

THE RITZ

Meals à la Carte at all hours from 8 A.M. to 1z Midnight

Xmas, Wedding and Christening cakes to order.

A

large consignment of Cailler's Chocolates and California Fruits just received for the Festive Season.

Only the best Food and Wines served. Alexandra Building

Nowell B. White Téléphone C 2836

Proprietor.

3 H.P. MOTOR CYCLE

2 HP. MOTOR CYCLE

Sold on" Easy Terms.

$425

$290

LEYSECO CHINA CO., LTD.

Phano € 1221, Ba

Des Vonix Road CSV Bank of Canton Building.

Mr. J. E. Gray, of the Shanghai

por Lumber Co., who has been if will paratybold, is now con- valescent.

The Rev. Edward Filley, for 30 yeurs a. missionary with Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died quite suddenly at his home in Hochow, Cheking of apgina pectoris.

"I like the English girls becausę they are so nice and noble." This is the opinion of Mr. Tokushiro Fukuda, one of the richest yang Bachelors in Japan, who is now staying at the Savoy Hotel, London.

One of London's oldest clock- makers, Robert Shepperd, aged eighty-five, has died in conse- quence of an accident. He made the clock at Greenwich Observa, tory, from which the time signals are broadcast, and the standard time clocks at' New York and Tokyo. He also invented a device to make Big Ben toll every minute during the funeral, of King Edward...

It

One of Queen Alexandra's most treasured possessions was a ring tired at the time of her wedding. was composed of a large emerald,next year. two exquisite Indian diamonds, a jacynth, and another large emerald. stones spelled "Eddie," the name

The initials of these American Ambassador, has moved Mr. Charles MacVeagh, the

by which King Edward was now residence, belonging to known to his family as

Baron Keishiro Matsui, located at a child. This was rarely off her Majesty's Kojimachi. Mrs. MacVeagh ar- No. 52, Shimb-Rökubancho, inger, and it is understood to have been her desire that it should rived in Tokyo on January 15.. be buried with her:

NOT MERELY VANITY,

Womar's completion is something more then a matter to concern har

Mr. Thomas Nicholls," who has died at the age of ninety-one, first came to the estate of Pencoed Mansion, of which he was for twenty-eight years the squire, as ia coachman. Twelve years later, when he was butler to the house- hold, the old squire died, and Mr. Nicolls married his widow. This romantic marriage proved happy one, and the one-time coachman became a most popular country gentleman,

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Mr. John Andrew Ford; who has been blind since youth, has been presented with a chiming clock in recognition of his fifty. years' work as proof-reader and stereotyper at the National In- stitute for the Blind. Captain

Although the Prince of Wales. It is antidication of the statuE. B., B. Towse, V.C. the chair- cancelled all his immediate public

of her bear Palldytale growing girl

engagements in consequence-"of the Shin the blood: Sir Michael O'Dwyer, vice-chair-

the death of Queen Alexandra, bed, and should see: tion from the King. Captain-

consented, under very special to

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of the blood man, made the presentation, and Watchful of their man, read a letter of congratula- these danger signs are Towse said that Mr. Ford had circumstances, to make an excep-correctel, not covered up. tion by attending the dinner When a girl in hor 'teens becomes pale Written the whole of the Bible in given by the Argentine Club in his time, she shows an inclination to tire involved some 23 million blows "sulow, especially if, at the same Braille by hand-a process which Honour. It was arranged that easily, with u Hstlessness and inutten-with a hammer. the Argentine Club in London tion at her work, she needs Dr. should entertain him at dinner, Williams Pink Pills, a tonic which and that on the same evening, the directly and specifically corrects the

Melba will make her farewell British residents in Buenos Aires she is suffering. An analysis of the appearance on the operatic stage wretched state of Health from which should give a banquet in that city bigod of such. A girl would show at the Covent Garden season at which the President of the be defiant in just the elements that which begine on Monday, May Argentine Republic would be the

Pink Pila can supply, but 10 next, and lasts eight weeks should reed the · chapter

•principal questa #hese two fame was HOTT Bruno” wafter is to be one

tions in two hemispheres were

Intended to mark the

in the fron book, Nature's of the conductors, and Chellapine by the Dr. Willliams had also engaged. An

no visit of the Prince of Wales to Meshire Company is any reader who analysis of the book de 15

the London gathering would have name and addresa

Argentina. The abandonment of

96 per cent of the Food blood made by Dr. William showed the Pills helps to impart a brillant capacity of the cheapest seat cancelled the arrangements for clear completion. Start taking than amphit and ea the Buenos Aires, function. Both today, Got them from any dealer er dinners were held, as previously and $1.50 for one battle, or 13 for fate

60, Kangra Boad, Bharghat

(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.

For terms and particulars

Apply at the Head Office,

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Telegraphic address " ESTATES.”

SPECIAL NOTICE,

All new firms and all firms who

have not already sent in their applications for insertion in the

DOLLAR DIRECTORY for 1926,

are kindly requested to do so

as soon as possible.

THE HONGKONG DOLLAR

DIRECTORY

Wyndham Street,

HONGKONG,