1926-03-02 — Page 3

TUESDAY, MARCH

TWELVE E DIVORCES.

18 TIMES BRIDE IN 30

HOFING

divorced him..

FOR THE BEST

+1

Gambling Loasts. Hur third husband, a restaurant proprietor, lost all his money from gambling and knocked her down one day, so Mrs. Corn Truxlar Smith Barnes divorced him.

Her fourth husband made girl friends to whom his wife objected so Mrs. Cora Truxior Smith Barnes Butcher divorced him

Her fifth husband refused to work, came home drunk one night and knocked her about, so Mrs: Corn Truxter Smith Barnes

Butcher Crow divorced him.

POLITE LETTERS.

DUKE OF ARGYLE AND MINISTER

SPIRITED CONTROVERSY

font

WAR PAINTINGS.

ARTIST AT SURRENDER OF GERMAN FLEET!

DRESSED AS OFFICER.

The story of how. Sir John Lavery, RA was dressed in the uniform of a Daval officer so that he might jolu Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty and other officers in the fore, cabin of the Queen Elizabeth" on the occa slon of the surrender of the Ger- man naval officere at Scapa Flow, has been told

event

THE CHINA MAIL

NOTICES

KONG JOCKEY CLUB

RACE

ING): 1928)

Brd and 6th.

request presence of

Hongkong, February 13, 1936.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

RACE MEETING, 1926.

NOTICES

UNION WATERBOAT.

NOTICE: TO SHAREHOLDER

TINUAL

TWENTY FIRST!" "AN- -NUAL GENERAL-MERKTY the ENG of Shareholders will be held the in the Office of Messrs. Dodwell and Company Lămited,” - on THURSDAY, the 4th March, 1928, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Gen eral Managers, together with & Statement of Accounts to 31st. December,, 1925.

The Transfer Books of the Com March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.pany will be closed from the 25th February to 4th March, 1926, both Idates inclusive,

in Members have the privilege of introducla Ron-members to the Members Enclosure.

During hostilities artists some of the most celebrated and others who were on the road to fame-joined the "Colours" in the military sense, and later, at the request of the authorities. turned to the brush and palette and the colours of the painter in order pictorially to hand down to posterity some of the more thrill- ing incidents of the campaign.

⠀⠀Price $10 per day or $30 for the Meeting

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, A

Treasurers.

DODWELL & COL ETD,

General Managers.» Hongkong, February 18, 1926.

N

A limited number of tickets are from Messrs. Linstead & Davis, available and may be obtained Alexandra Bldgs on or before THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC SATURDAY, February, 27th, 1920.

CO, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET ING will be held at the Company's Offices, P and O. Building, OR FRIDAY, 12th March, 1926, at 11. am. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts. to: Jist December 1925, and electing Directors and Auditor.........

Hopkkoos, February 12, 1970

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUBE.

www.

RACE MEETING, 1928,

→

March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6the

In the American city of St. Louis, A spirited controversy between Missouri, there is a little woman the Duke of Argyll and the Rev of forty-four whose record must. Scoular Thomson, minister of be taken into account by any con-Inverchaolain, Argyll is revealed scientious student of the marriage in letters which have been sent to problem. She recently married for the press, says the "Manchester the thirteenth time, after having: Guardian"" The origin of the correspondence was a discussion divorced twelve husbands.

Her first husband, whom she at Dunoon Presbytery regarding a married when she was fourteen missing:

from Cairndow used to knock her about, so Mrs. Church, which was reported to be

On the morning of November Corn Truxier, as she then was, the Episcopal Church of 16, 1918, Earl Beatty read the divorced him three years later::

Inveraray The Duke of Argyll terms of surrender to the German Her second husband proved to be wrote to the press, denying this officers who had assembled thief, so Mrs. Coru Truxlor Smith story and suld the font had been the "Queen Elizabeth" at Rosyth found lying in his shrubbery, and and Sir John Lavery, who appear had belonged to the old parished as one of the Earl Beatty's staff church of Kilmalow, Inveraray was able to bring away sufficient The minister of Inverchaolain, who details to enable him to paint a had been mentioned in that com large picture giving a faithful munication, replied.

In the course of a letter to Mr representation of an historical Thomson the Duke states::** On my return from France. I found that in my absence you bad found time from your normal ministerial functions to busy yourself and to meddle not only in the supposed affairs of the parish of Kinlochgoil, Lochgollhead, and even in that of Kilmalow, which latter parish does not oven He in the Presbytery whose meetings, you enriched with your eloquence." The Duke takes the minister to task for a reference to an episcopal missionary, to the ing line. It was that they should public Enclosure may be obtained Aborigines of Inveraray" which obtain the details for their pie-from Messrs. Kelly & Walsh or at Truxler Smith. Barnes Butcher Crow Whitney divorced him.

showed, he declared that curious tures on the spot. Hence the the Gate. Price $3 per day: Soldiers inclusive. Her seventh husband, a widowarkbreeding of which the old type comprehensive collection of oll and Sailors in Uniform per day. with two young children, made in-of Highland, minister would never paintings, water colours, prints: vestments of which she did not have been guilty.”

No one admitted without a Ticket and other works of art represent-to be shown to the Ticket In- "approve, and struck her when she Quarrelsome Presbyterians.

ing, all schools of artistic effort, rnised objections, so Mrs. Cora

The Duke concludes: "The in- including the Cubist, and all givector at the Gate. Truxler Smith Barnes Butchernate quarrelsomeness of Presbytering a faithful delineation of Craw Whuney Roster divorced him,

ians in all places where they have what actually happened "in the settled is notorious and remark-field all expressing some out- Her eighth husband was the able. It w be therefore a pain-standing incident of the in- most antisfactory of all the thirteen ful surprise to you to know that numerable herole actions of whom she has married so far; she intend to have religious peace which the campaign was so fruit- declares. But as she had married throughout the marches of my ful him only a few months after her lordship of Cowall. Between this. Recent additions to the previous divorce, and as her late and Easter I shall write setting relics at the War Museum (where husband, Mr. Porter, found that a you certain penances to do.". these pictures are to be seen) in- local State law forbade a "remar-

Mr. Thomson dated his letter of Relude the gulform of a Lieutenant riage so soon, and threatened to reply On or about the anniversary In the Russian Artillery (pre- have proceedings taken against the ur the Lamont murders" la Bolshevist), some flags (intended couple, Mrs. Corn Truxler Smith reference to a notorious massacre to be replicas of the Union Jack) Barnes Butcher Crow Whitney of over a hundred Lamonts by secretly made by residents of Potter Lifley heaved a weary sigh members of the Clan Campbell, of Lille during the German occupa at the matrimonial vicissitudes of which the Duke ie chieftain, Mr. tion and presented to. Genera life, and divorced him (for the pre-Thomson says: "Long and silently Sir William Birdwood, who com- sent).

These Tickets are only available have: I waited for the imposition of manded the Division which re- Her ninth husband drank and penances befitting my misdemean lieved Lille, the first British for Servants while in attendance on stayed out at night.so Mr. Cora ours; and I must new presumeaword to draw blood in the war their employers or when on duty Traxler Smith Barnes Butcher that your Grace, following illus-on August 22, 1914, which is at the various stands Crow Whitney Swanson divorced him.

Her, sixth husband lasted four years, and was a very satisfactory sort of mate until he took to chas ing her daughter out of the house with a shotgun, e Mrs. Cass

The Best So Far..

! ||

One condition only was Imposed on the artists who left the fight-

war

Tickets of Admission to the

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

Treasurers

Hongkong, February 12, 1926,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING, 1926.

March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Bih..

Passes for Servants will be issued on application to Messrs. Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Bldgs No Servants will be allowed inside the Enclosure of the Race Course during Race Days WITH. OUT, TICKETS.

pany will be closed from 1st March to 12th March, 1926, both days By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents.

The Transfer Books of the Com--

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926,

-་

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

THE THIRTY SEVENTH OR-

DINARY ANNUAL MEET. ING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company St. George's Building, Chater Road Victoria, Hongkong on WEDNESDAY 17th March, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiv ing. a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December 1925, and declaring a Dividend..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 3rd March 1926. until WEDNESDAY 17th March

Porter Lilley trious: family precedent, has post-near the gun of the Royal Arabout with Servants Passes in 1926, both days inclusive.

poned valour to discretion. Atlery (E. "Battery) which fired the. Her tenth husband was again this point let me say that here-first sheil. There is also a reap hf. hailey, who had reappeared, after shall for convenience pre-ing hook made out of a German but presently he took to drink, sosume to address your Grace as an bayonet. Mrs. Cora Traxler Smith Barnes ordinary being, than which no "Butcher Crow Whitney Porter higher compliment could be offered

Lilley Swanson Lilley divorced anyone."

him.

The Everlasting Feud."

Further on in his letter the

minister states: "There are other

H.K.. HOTEL RESIDENTS.

Her eleventh husband was once

February 27. more Mr. Lilley, who was given another chance to make good, but

Mr G A Abend no M and His BJ Mr G. P. Anderson

Le coa he became prone to spells of (polata which I must pass. It were MN. G. Bean Mr. B. Ma Bain

Miss H Lillio marostness and irritability, that sorrowful task to explain these to Mr G. H. Brooks

Mr. Marahall culminated in his giving his wife is one to whom Frovidence has not W. A Dowley

TackeMr E. Mellar couple of black eyes, so Mr. Corn granted a humorous mind: It mayr & Mrs B Truxlor Smith Barnes Butcher Crow. Whitney Porter Lilley Swanson Lilley Jilley divoncéd num. Her twelfth husband, whom she married in June, made women friends to whom ane objected,

Mrs. Cora Truxler, Smith Barnes Butcher Crow Whitney Forter Batey Swanson Lilley Lilley Yates divorced, him.

Now, to make a baker's dozen, she has married a Mr. Heary. La Forge, and hopes for the best.

No Butterfly..

Though quite moceste about her undeniably encyclopedic know-

be enough to sag regretfully that I

Mr G. A. Fafait ** Mr FL. Mallind do not feel tempted to take your W. Fitz Gerald Mr and Mrs, R. B

Mr & Mrs J. Gould Mr. Pearman Grace as a mentor either in com- Mr and Mrs H

Priestley Gambark

Mr H J Pearos: position or in manners"

Concluding, he says: "Gone areMe Jobo E Hope Mr.R the days when it was reckoned an

R. Parsnootty Mr. Hashim

Mr C: B

Shank honour to be kicked by an earl

Visaes A and B... Mr B buster

Hamilton

and Valet cured by a count, and maltreated a marquis, Gone, too, happily, are the days when a Campbell sheriff,

Mr. R Tobaston. MyJ. H: Joseph J. J. Kino 17 H. A. Keller

Effor

Mr T. 8. W. Smith Mr M. M. Sokoloff Mr B. Wyllu Mr C. Zammaroff

"My wife is very economical. Her riding skirt was made from a dress she had worn for several years."

Campbell jury, and a Campbellre prosecutor, & Campbell chaplain and a Campbell hangman in a Campbell court could further the. policy and glut the vengeance of Campbell chieftain when the fedge of husbands, this remarkable Macdonald, a MacDougall, or

gallows seldom lacked a Lamont, B little woman' has" divulged to

Maclean, when wild cleansmen set friends some pungent opinions. about men and matrimony. She is out on a raid of murder and rapine while the cautious chief eatablish-

no social butterity, moving in riched a careful alibi a cunning ex-

until it became a habit."

"In other words, she wore it.

HONGKONG TIDE.

and idle circles. All her husbandspedient which history narrates did The tide table given below has not avail one MacCailain been obtained by aid of the Tide:

have been of the small tradesman

class,

ment.

ault of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken, at the Kaulung tidal observatory under the direc- tion of Dr. Doberck during the years 1887, 1888, and 1889,

ple

།

Any persons found lottering their possession will forfelt them Adholders will be Removed from the Enclosure

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hongkong, February 12, 1926.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE MEETING, 1926.

11

March 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th.

Members' Badges of Admission are now ready, and may be obtain ed by those Members, who have not already received them, from Messrs. Linstead and Davis, Alexandra Bldgs..

Members are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetingo this year,

-C., B. BROWN, A

Secretary. Hongkong: February 12, 1926.

By

Order of the Board of Directors

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO!,

General Managers. Hongkong, February 23, 1926,

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.

ITH reference to the Notice to the Shareholders of this Company dated 29th December 1925. whereby the Final Call of $300 per share on the New Shares: was made payable on 4th March, 1926, instead of 4th January, 1926 the General Managers and Consult ing Committee have decided, in view of the conditions prevailing at present, to further extend the time for payment of this Call: ""

Notice is accordingly hereby given that, the dute for payment of the Float Call is postponed to 41h June, 1926, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to: Shareholders can be used as though the date named therein were the

For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO., (1918) LTDA SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongking, February 25, 1926.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, 4th June, 1926,. *

ANNUAL RACE MEETING 1926.

SEVENTH RACE-THIRD DAY-

THE UNITED SERVICES CUP..

POST Entries will be accepted

for this Race.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN

Secretary

Hongkong, February 23, 1926.

The times and heights are given A. B. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, for Kaulung, but they may be used for the Victoria Navali Fard and Aberdeen, the differences being

very small,

She has come to the conclusion MacCallain Mor is the Gaelic predicting Machine, which f

cognomen of the Dukea of Argyl]cludes 40 components for the better that marrying women are born, not at least on the day of his judy-prediction of tides, from the re- made; either they attract lovers,.. or they do not, irrespective of looks, propinquity, or whether or so they set their caps at a man. She says that she has not consciously exer cised any wiles in attracting her crowd of husbands; they gravitated toward her quite as naturally as strong character in a weak body, and the man of weak character in splinters of steel to a magnet, though she was not as pretty s strong body each has his special many another of their woman and sort of appeal. But though a girl friends."

woman fall in love with a number of men with sufficient intensity to Mrs. La Forge, speaking from marry each of them, it does not her own experience, does not think follow that, reviewing them in ra that any one type of man can be trospect, she loves them all equally claimed to exercisa a predominant fascination over women. Every

well after marriage.

Nor will Mrs. La Forge grant type of man, she has found, is that woman alone is a great de Incking in some aspects of allure, colver. Man is a greater, she but possessed of others, each

states. Courtahip daya yield but treacherous clpes to how he will behave after marriage, for though int

potent in its own way,

***Men Deceivers. "

The times of high-and low-water

NOTICE

RACE MEETING

must not be considered to coincido IN MONDAY TUESDAY and with the times of slack water and WEDNESDAY, the Ist, 2nd change of current, the two and 3rd March, all Departments phenomena being quite distinct. will be CLOSED A 1 PM

DATE

Fib

February 26 to March 4, 1928.:

Higg WATER |LOWER Standerdat

Times

The "cave man," the helpless he may have been regarded as a 1825 10 mar, the man of noble religious principles, the unraformed but permodel of honesty, sobriety, industry

and thoughtful consideration by Sat. 97 m 10 11 41

haps reformable rake, the man of all his friends and relatives, he may prove quite the reverse, after

For Coughs and. Coldest

→posure---46-cold-and-wet--granite-lis

the honeymoon and, though hard- by any one may shy good word

When changeable weather or ox for him to his prospective bronchitis, start at once taking Chambe, may turn out a thoroughly berlain's Cough Remedy, Ben in use attractive and attentive mate

for oyer afty years, and strongly "The world is right

commended for stubborn, weakming

cought-Bor sale wiers whereas mag

cleres "Marilagod

The Hongkong Dispensary will:|| be opened for the purpose of dis pensing prescriptions from 6.P.M 10 7.30 PM Tape.

A. 8. WATSON & CO. LTD Hongkong, 27th February, 1926.

RACE HOLIDAYS

HE Exchange Banks will open.

Hon

one March 1, 1026,

ELECTRICAL MASSAGE

BABA FUKL

Ne. 13 Wyndha n ̈ Strest.

擋女喊人本日共當局

[RUBBER GARNET

STOPS LEAKS SAVES ROOFS

HONGKONG HOTEL

BARBER SHOP

From Monday

1st. March, 1926

Ground Floor

16 Des Voeux Rd.

Central

(Adjoining old block destroyed by fire)

Hours; & a.m.

(Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 Noon) HOLIDAYS 8 a.m. to 1 pm.

Note: The Ladies hairdressing saloon in the Hongkong Hotel will be reopened...... so. Moon ... as necessarNTİ repainting can be completed.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

DEPS

Speedily Endi

Pops are the powerful healing and germicidal medicine which you breathe from pleasant dissolv. ing tablets straight into chest and lungs.

The delicate air-passages are soothed and purified by Peps; they allay soreness and inflammation," and banish the most absidante, cough, cold or chili.. Papa adó invaluable to waiterers from bronchitis, asthma and other ahead-- `weaknesses, and they safeguard the throat against disease,

Of medicins.vendors svvrywhere..

The Breatheable Remedy

THROAT & CHEST

SPECIAL NOTICE

All new frms 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

Standard of the Worl

CARBO LASTIC

Semi Liquid Asbestos Roofing

STOPS LEAKS IN OLD BOOFS PENSERVES NEW BOOKS

REBUILDS OLD WORN-OUT GALVANISED IR N ROC78

WATERPROOFS FOUNDATIONS

For further particelats, apply to

ONEK

Telephone

1030