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WEDNESDAY," DECEMBER

A Man taking pride in his appea rance should wear the genuine

Borsalino Hat

real Quality and smart Styles

Persaline

Grad Pom-Pan 1900-

Borsalino, Antica Casa

OBTAINABLE AT

THE WING ON CO., LTD, HONG KONG

GRAND DISPLAY

of

NEW YEAR GIFTS

NOW

the time to remember your friends and relatives for New Year Gifts.

We have just received a special consignment for the New Year Season.

FOR THE SEASONABLE GIFT

give our Store a visit where there are a thousand and one different articles suitable for the purpose.

Crepe de Chine, Palace Crepe, Satin Crepe, Houri Coats, Coolie Coats, lene Coats, Kimenos, Scarves, Dress Lengths hand painted in Georgette, Crepe-de-Chine, Spun Crepe and Fuji by yard and pieces în fashionable shades.

Embroidered Shaded Kimonos, Opera Coats. Night Gowns, Princess-Petticoats and Crystal Beads.

Canton Embroidered Shawls, Mandarin Costs, in great variety. Silk Stockings and socks a speciality,

Ladies' and Gents' Pyjamas in different designs and shades.

ALSO

A magnificent selection of New Embroideries in charming array.

BOMBAY SILK STORE

No. 2, D'Aguilar Street.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.

ENGINEERS' and SHIPBUILDERS BOILER MAFERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Read Central, Hongkong. Tel. Central No. 159. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.

Tel. Kowloon No. 9..

Bailmates furnished on application.

Hongkong, April' 1,. 1924. ́ ́.

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Agents:

BEER

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

During October the most of living. at Home Increased from 14 p.c. to 78 pic above that of July, 1914

Damara estimated at $10,000 wa caused by Are at Southandon Sea A cinema and as adjoining billiard hall were destroyed.

While uprooting a tree a Trento (Italy) woodeatter struck a grenade hidden in the ground, he and eleven companions being killed by the re- auiting explosion..

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Mr. T D. Fenby, MP. for East Bradford, who is a Yorkshire black- smith, was elected Whip for the English members of the Parlia mentary Liberal Party.

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Burglars who removed a safe from a house at Chelmsford were chased in a motor-car to Forest- gate, where the car and the safe were found abandoned.

Three men in a motor-car who made a ruld on a jeweller's shop at Peckham failed to. steal a tray of rings after having broken the window, but they escaped, capture.

Ex-Prince Carol's defence to the uction by Madame Lambrine is when their morganatic marriage was annulled; for Stats reasons, an allowance was made to her to meet. all claims.

Three thousand people, in un audience of 8,000 assembled at the Albert Hall, testifed, in response, to an appeal by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. that they had been in touch with their dead,

Chased by police in commandeer- od ears, a motor-car, which is alleged to have been stolen, prash- ed into a provision vani Kenning- ton Park-road. The two occupanta. Fleapt from the hunted car and ram away. A man was later detained [by the police.

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A half-bred wolf-dog or even a dog with a strain of wolf in him

of a gederation or two back would

The dames brooke Park, ray, has

A boy of 11 who is attendi London County Council' Brixton told Mr. Root

cel at.

the Lambeth: "magistraté that He could not read.

Mr Harry Mossman died turies: received wheniste Wax dy as bull in a shed on his farm near Barnet, Hertfordshire.

For more than three the police and others tried concepture. a bull which had t

se In York, and ult

animal was shot

Daily Telegraph's Diplomatic

Information received by the be Correspondent from an ecclesias-sent for trinketton, Surrey, Henry Barlerinmate, was

tical quarter in Rome points to for being concerned in setting fre of a the hastening of the conclusion to a mattress in the Belmont in

Concordat between the stitution of the Fulham Board of Vatican and the Italian Govern Guardians where there have ment as a result of the attempt on been four outbreaks of fire since Signor Mussolini's life.

the big fire in January..

An aeroplane view of the Kansas City Liberty Memorial show. ing the Afty thousand persons who assembled at it on Armistice Day when it was dedicarod by President Coolidgo. The shaft is surmount- ed.by a "perpetual dame?" effect produced by lights and smoke,

Among new companies regis-

HONGKONG-

JONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAX HOTEL:

PEAK HOTELA PRE

phic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

PAND

SHANGHAI-

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL, PALACE HOTEL," MAJESTIC HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”"

Tak Judd "Clermon

HOTELS,

"LIMITED"

association with the Grand Hotel

des Wagons Lila,, Peking.........

CLERMONT HOTEL

Phone: 1-810 11, Chatham Road, Kowloon A3 20 Choicest Location in the Colony in European section Yaring Harbour, Unobstructed Vlaw of Hongkong, and Ships, entering and leaving the Port Only 5 minutes from Whart and Forry, Large Alry Rooms,, with spacious Verandahs; all. Newly Furnished and squipped with dimmon's Badays Electric Fans White Enamelled Baths Hot Water Geysers, Finah, Tolletas First Class Dining Room, Open to the Public. Catering Department, undan European Supervision Steamer met by our representative. For term and Information

Address:-MANA GJI

EMPRESS HOTEL

Tal, Kowicon 296,

Tel. Add. "Empresloge.” 2-12, Mody Road, Kowloon, a Private Hotel, best location. in Kowloon, convenient to ferry, fiata of 3 or å rooms, also bed-sitting-rooms, daily or monthly rates. Excellent cuisine, special rates for famlifes.. For Information apply to-

MRS. E OWEN MURPHY,.

Proprietress.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

UENTRAL LOCATION.

LAJĄ KAROTHIC TRANS PASS BOtranos, Electria Alte, Fans, and lighting Entopsar Bath And Sanitary Hudare, Hob an

6 and Cold Water System broathont. Best of Food and Berrios.

· Ladios sod-Gent's: Huldroming Saloon, Sed Floor Tali Qenii. 37. Tolographin Adilronst=-"Vicvarij!"

J. WITOUEL, Kruisa gan

MASSAGE Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA No. 24, Wyndham Street.

Tall C: 4945.

tered is the Organisation for the rested, in a ship at Falmouth in ADELPHI HOTEL.

Maintenance of Supplies

Immigrants from the United be hold by the Courts, the HomeKingdom to Canada were expected: Secretary announces, to be "danger. Ito, number: 200,000 next year-more. ous ferocious, or mischievous" than twice this year's total without proof of knowledge of the individual animal's propensities.

Moving a financial resolution in connection with the Housing (Rural Workers) Bill, Mr. Chamberlain

An Arab fireman has been at-

connection with the death of an- other fireman from burns,

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Moving a supplementary estim- ate of £3,250,000 for the Ministry Colonel Dennis, head of the Cana-loans for necessitous areas Bir of Health almost wholly for dian Pacific Railway Colonisation Dept., stated at "a luncheon in London.

A resolution was unanimously said that the Government's en-adopted by the British Empire Film deavour was to secure that the Institute calling for immediate and Exchequer contributions should practical steph by his Majesty's izure to the benefit of the agricul Government, in co-operation with tural workers and other persons in the Dominion and Colonial Govern- aubstantially the game position.ments, to encourage and support Those contributions should not be the production of British.fiime diverted to the personal profita of within the Empire. An advisory the landlords or other tenants who committee was formed to assist in were not. of the character co-operating the efforts.in Australia prescribed. On a division the re- and New Zealand with similar solution was, carried by 238 votes efforts in Great Britain and the

Empire.

to 82.

Kingsley Wood said that in the Anancial year 1926-26 a sum of no less than £81,400,000 had been contributed, for poor relief from local rates alone. So far, s charges of starvation were con cerned, the officers of the Minis try had been unable to find any cases in which the Guardians or their officers had failed to relieve. destitution. In regard to children the general effect of the Depart- ment's informations was that they were better fed and healthier than when their fathers were, at work. In a division the Govern ment had a majority of 184–215 | to 81.

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