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

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Meals à la Carte at all hours from 8 A.M. to 12 Midnight....

Xmas, Wedding and Christening' cakes to order.

A

large

consignment of

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Chocolates and California Fruits just received for the Festive Season,

Only the best Food and Wines served. Alexandra Building

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VICHY CELESTINS

in bottles, half and splits:

for Gout, Diabetes, Rheumastism, Gravel, Arthritis

VIOHY-ETAT PREPARATIONS

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LADIES & GENTLEMEN'S HAIR DRESSERS

The Oldest Hair Dressing Saloon in the Colony.

Established: 1876.

19, Queen's Road Central, Ist floor.

THE CHIN

MALL

LOCAL AND GENERAL

the Kowloon

Cricket Club's annual lawn tentoon

nis tournament close on Febru-tion will be

An interesting photograph of the Regent Street of Tokyo..

in

schools (for poor boys by the Chung Sing

Mem

(SE prises) day by the

The annual general meeting.

of the Humphreys Estate and A complete performance of Finance Co., Ltd will be Beld Chu China the Hongkong Hotel, on Sat-

recently opened, has appeared the musical play

the "Manchester Guardian," Chow," lasting more than two urday, February 20, at 11 s.m.

The return of notifiable hours, was broadcast from 3L0 diseases for the 24 hours ended on Sunday afternoon, January 24 Wednesday, shows one (Chinese) case of diphtheria.

A number of locomotives; amongst the largest ever built Britain, have been completed Scotswood Locomotive Works

The sa. "Tanda" which arrived at daylight to-day from Australieat

A very interesting photo. had a gross tonnage of 2,000 tons of Armstrong Whitworth and with 2.000 tons of general and Co. Ltd, states "Modern Trans- graph of Fanling golf courses frozen cargo for Hongkong and

port

for the South Australian from the air has been presented China ports,

railways. to the Royal Hongkong Golf Club by the golfing officers of HMS. "Hermes."

Foreign visitors to Tokyo The Hongkong Missionary Fellowshly yesterday discussed have diminished since the earth- The thirty-ninth ordinary the question whether the inquake. Statletics recently, given is out by municipal officials for annual meeting of the Hongkong Auence of the Cinema and Kowloon Wharf and Godown pernicious or not. Those taking 1924 show that 26,665 foreigners Co., Ltd., will be held at the part in the discussion included passed through Tokyo during the office of Messrs. Jardine,Mesara, E G. Stewart P. Sands year. Of this number there were 3,402 American and 2,962 on and B. Randall Matheson, and Co., Ltd..

British. The total for 1924 the Tuesday, February 23, at 11 am

Sitting as Coroner at the rear of the earthquake was Of life in Mukden, the writer Central Magistracy yesterday, 28,556, but in 1922 there were

28,596, of "A Londoner's Diary" in the Major C. Willson held an inquiry "Evening Standard" says:into the death of two Chinese H.MS. "Calliope" has been Young Englishmen and Americans from injuries received in a fall who liked it liked it very much. from the third floor of a house in They used to say emphatically Queen's Road during a visit by This is the lifé,” The scarcity police officers. The jury return of European and American ed a verdict of accidental death.. women implied freedom from the minuteness of social stratification

munities of Europeans, and a Europastor British Consul would ask a strang er to have a drink in an entirely

human manner.

taken into dock at Kowloon with rudder trouble but it is anti cipated that repairs will be com- pleted in time for her salling on February 8, The change of the crews of HM.S. Hawkins" and Referring to the Chinese H.M.S. "Tamar" will be

by to-day. H.M.S. market, Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, the "Yarmouth having been berthed Government Fonds in the London pleted. Acting Chinese Minister in Lon-at the North Wall of the Naval den, regrets that, some of the Yard. Both the "Yarmouth" and bonds have been defaulting, but the "Calliope should sail for he assures foreign investors that England on Monday,

com-

Since the Locarno reconcilia- these bonds will be made good as tion there has been considerable soon as Cine has a free hand in The word "whaling sug- talk of "burying the hatchet" at her financial reorganisation. Ho gests "Moby Dick' and books

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Trustees of Estates, Executors

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Warehousing of Goods

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inviting the German diplomate in fence now sitting in Peking closes when you see it written on London to become members with success, the Chinese Govern-card in a London shop window. There have been hints that an in- ment will have plenty of money it means something quite differ vitation may be extended to the out of the increased revenue to ent. For in the train of Russian Germans early this year. St. meet her foreign debts. Then boots has come a new industry.. James is the diplomats club China's credit in the foreign As soon as they become flabby par excellence of London.. The markets will be resumed to its at the tops these boots are taken majority of members are under normal state. China is not a bad to the shop for "whaling that bership as part of the new spirit of peace which Foreign Secretary Chamberlain Has introduced into international politics.

(Property Owners, Estate Agents,

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WILL UNDERTAKE THE

stood to favour German, mem- debtor she will pay when she is is, bones are fixed in the side to Development and Improvement of Landed

able to the last farthing. On make them stop up. Several the Stock Exchange Chinese loans shops say that they are doing a have improved on the excellent tremendous lot of work of this revenue return of the past year. kind.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Passengera ón the Tanda which arrived to-day included Mr. W. Somerset Maugham, the well known writer.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Talate returned". to the Colony yesterday by the "Kashmir Other passengers in cluded. Dr. G. Drach and Mr. H. Holgate.

Mr. W. E. Bandyside of Mr John McNeill, barrister-at- Saiyingpur School and Mrs. law, was admitted to practice at Handyside are leaving the Colony. M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, this week on Hottle leave:

last week by Judge Grain.

Mr. J.. Wilson of 3. "Kamangai" had the pleasure of being the second person in North Borneo, to hear Rugby's signals, Mr. Wade Superiendent of Tele graphs being the first

Mr. Garrett M. Hemsworth, of Vancouver, Oriental Representa Impressive acene manked the tive of the Canadian Railways, re-funeral of M. le Comte Pierre de turned to Hongkong, yesterday Broc, the chief accountant of the on the "President Piece.

Mr. B. D. C. Wolfe (Captain Superintendent of Police) arrived on the P. & C. s.s. "Mantua day returning to the Colony after long leave. Mr. P. PJ Wodehouse, C.I.F. (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police) will soon proceed on long leave.

Mr. R. E. Stock a pasing through the Colony en route to Shanghai where he joins Messrs. D. Sasscon & Co., Ltd. Mr. Stock was formerly with the local branch of Messra Alex Ross & Co. (China), Ltd

Dr. Giha Nishikawa, Imperial physician, has left Tokyo on a tour Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Tientsin to Europe. The physician la ex- a very well-known and much reperted to spend one year in Cer pered meraber of the French com many Englund, and France study- munity, who died in the French ing medicine. Hospital, after a few days' illness.

Mr T Peyton Grimr The Hongkong St. Andrew's the staff of the "Nort Society will hold their annual Dally News,'" - and for bail on Friday February 2, Hongkong-was- taken commencing at 9.30pm. The Geme first real practice will be held opers on Friday" and the second is now Tuesday, February 19 End ~28, respectively from 6.30 to 7 pm. on both dates

Among the passengers leaving! on the P. & O. ss. "Malwa" to morrow for England le Mrs. A. H. Barlow, wife of the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Lieut. Comdr. Conway

Bince it became known Hake, R.N.K. CAssistant Harbour the Hon. M Master) and Mr. H. J. Lamb, are G.B.3. Gozezna

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