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Address: 2, Queen's Buildings.

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Customers Wishing all our. Happy and Prosperous New Year,

PIONEER SILK STORE

China Building

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BLOOD

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Unless

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Factory:Canton.

Manager. Hong Kong Office, 148, Queen's Road, West, 1st Floor. Telephone No. C.8882,

'you have visited out Deraison Department you cannot realise the wonderful variety of beautiful and useful articles" that you can quickly learn to make of paper rope, crepe paper and sealing wax, ut an almost unbelieveably low cost for materials.

You are invited—

to attend the classes in Dennison urts given every day in our store:

Free instructions are given in---

Rape Weaving

Costume Making

Sealing Wax Art

Children too-

Flower Making

Novelties.

Decorations

and Favours

are invited to attend the classes. It is great training for the youngsters. They are given an opportunity for th expression of their creative and constructive instincts while making many pretty and interesting things of Dennison's inexpensive materials.

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60, Des Voeux Road, Central.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The mortality returns for the island of Singapore for the week ending Dec. 11 showed a total of 825 deaths, giving a mora tality rate of 33.18.

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Gen. Yen Shih-shan, the "Model Tuchun" of Shanst, has consented to become an honorary director of the National Anti- Opium Association.

Messrs. Furness, Withy and Co., Ltd. have forwarded to Mr. Havelock Wilson a donation of £1,000 towards the fund, and u letter of good wishes in his efforts to promote the Industrial Peace League.

Mr. Harry Armour, whose death took place suddenly at a' meet of the Linlithgow and Stir- Hngshire fokhounds on Saturday, was buried in Edinburgh at his special request,, in hunting uniform, booted and spurred..

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Payment of a reward of Rs. 25,000 to the first person who dis- covers the cause of, mode of pro- pagation and remedy for beri- beri was one of the subjects for consideration by the Calcutta Corporation at a recent meeting.

Universal Week of Prayer will ba observed at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, at 6. p.m. to-morrow;

Notifiable disease in the Colony during the four days onded on Man- day comprised only two cases of ontoric fever (typhold), the patients boing Chinese from the city regie

tration district.

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This white owl was picked up in a storm 150 miles of Cape Race by the third officer of steamer.

Four people were frozen to death [during the cold spell on December 22. at Peking according to pollee reports. On victim was found in the vicinity of the Temple of Agri- eulture, another within the newly- built Fuace Gäte, an opening be- tween Chienmen and Shunchmen. A boy, about Afteen years old, was frozen to death at Tichhaiungla,

A bronze statue of Sir Robert Hutung, outside Chienmon, and the Peel which Birmin am raised 71 fourth was overcome by cold when years ago. in eomme ration of the walking on the" street. He feilstatesman's fight against the Corn dend.

Laws was thrown from its pedestal in Victoria-square recently. motor-lorry skidded and struck street lump, which fell against the statue, only an arm of which was damaged..

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The Bill by which the Marst Government agrees to contribute £760,000 towards the British War Debt has been passed by the Manx Legislative Council.

A Chinese armed robber, who was found guilty by the Allied Military Court at Shanghai of committing a long string of armed robberies and a murder, was executed at Lunghua.

Sainte Marguerite, the lar ger of the two Tles de Lerins, off Cannes--and the prison of Dumas's character "The Man in the Iron Mask"-ls to be offered for sale by the French Govern-" ment.

Preparations are being made. for the removal of the Belgian Consulate in Shanghai, situated at 101,Bubbling Well Roud, to. 30: Route Pichon, the former Fearn Sanitarium. This residence is now being remodelled to meet the requirements of the Consulate."

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Four hundred disarmed soldiers of the defeated army of Gen. Chang Yi of Fukien have arrived in Shanghai and are at present ander surveillance. As soon as accommodation is avail able, they will be sent back to their homes.

An enjoyable dinner dance, the Arst of its kind at the now Hotel Savoy, took place there on Satur day evening, a large numbers of couples dancing to the accompani-| ment of a Filipino orchestra, nowly arrived from Munila. The hotel was gally decorated for the oaca- slon, excellent lighting effects being obtained.. Dancing was kept up antil 1 a.m.

The absence of a dividend for

It has been announced by the shareholders in the British and

Peking authorities at the Summer Chinese Corporation, is due to the fact that it has not received over

Palace that Kung Ming Lake has due and accrued interact on ad

been turned Into a skating rink and An elaborate and learned book all are welcome to attend! · Dress- vances to the Chinese Government. Credit ia taken for the amount due. on "Dogs: Their History and De-"

provided. Tea and refreshments but the balance shown as net pro-velopment," has been written by rooms and rest rooms are being Skating certif- it is carried forward. A year ago Mr. Ernest C. Ash. The sources the dividend was 10 per cent., fol-drawn upon range from the earliest may be secured. lowing on three years of 15 per Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese cates will be necessary. In order to cent. The chairman is Major W. Schronicles to the cxperiences of the purchase tickets. To secure one of Nathan, C.M.G., and among the leading breeders of the present day. these certificates it is necessary to directors is. Sir Charles Addis, a it is gathered that the Chinese were send two photographs two inches Upon re- director of the Bank of England, the first to note down and record in-square and 20 cents in stamps - to" and chairman of the Hong Kong cidents of doggish intelligence. the Summer Palace. and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Small dogs; "of an intelligent mind."ceiving the certificate you may, pur- The company's shares with 25 sat beside the Imperial, esuch in chase entrance tickets for 40 cents paid up, which in-1912 were quoted those far-off days, and "must wagat the Palaes Gates. Many sleds at 10, are now standing at about their tails and bark first; then peo- have been provided for those who

wish to view the lake, BA

ple were respectful."!

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

Captain P. H. Rolfe, marine superintendent of the Indo-China S.N. Co. Ltd returned to the Colony yesterday from the North by the "President Grant.""

The Mr. Mok Hok-ming who was reported in Friday's issue of the "China Mail" as having left for the North on the "President Jefferson" was not Mr. Mok Hok-ming.of the compradore department, Messre. Butterfield & Swire, as stated.

The following Consular ap- pointments were announced in the "London Gazette" of Novem- ber 25-P. G. Jones, Esq., to be one of his Majesty's Consuls in China; and A. H. George, Esq... to be one of his Majesty's Vice- Consuls (First Grade) in China (August 27)...

A British wireless message.to. day states that the King has ap- proved the appointment of Sir John Middleton on the termina- tion of his appointment as Gov- ernor of the Falkland Islands to be Governor und Commander-in- Chief of Gambin in succession to Sir Cecil Armitage, whose term of office is expiring shortly.

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Mr. Walters; of the legal firm of The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow re- turned to the Colony yesterday by Hogan and Ivela, who came the "President Grant" from Shang-Hong Kong for a health trip, has returned to Malaèea, having enjoy- bat.

ed his holiday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dollar were

On the "President Athong the passengers who gall- passengers. Grant which arrived here yestered from Hong Kong yesterday for day from Seattle yin Shanghai.

Mr. M. B. Karanjia was one of the passengers on the "President Grant," which arrived at Hong Kong yesterday from Shanghai and Senttle. »

A British wireless message this morning stated that the famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry, who is nearly eighty years old, was lying gravely 11 with bronchitis but a later message says she is alightly better.

Manila on the "President Grant" "were the Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppuy Bishop of Victoria) and Mrs, Duppuy, Mr. and Mrs. Jaa. Kinnaird and Mr. A. H. Raymond.

Mrs. L. Dunbar arrived in the Colony yesterday from Manila by a180 the 8.8. "Arafura" which

Passen- brought Dr. E. Brister. gers from Sydney Included the Rev. F. H. and Mrs. Wilkinsoti and family, and Mr. E. W. Dawson.

The Bishop of Victoria (the Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppuy)" and Mrs. Duppuy will be absent from the Colony, for the month of January. The Rev. H. Copley Moyle will transact urgent mat- ters of business on behalf of the Bishop. Correspondence should be addressed to the Diocesan Chaplain, the Rev. N V. Hal- vard, M.C., Bishop's House, St. Paul's College, Hong Kong.

It is disappointing to learn that "G. B. S. 18 so rich that if he had another £6,500 he could not find any use for it, remarks "Truth." To spend money in large quantities without doing any harm is no doubt a matter - quiring much study and thought. But I should have thought that Mr. Shaw, who has spent his life in teaching others must now enough to be able to give us all arleston in the

of using money wisely What good does the Nobel the Nobal

Mr. and Mrs. Johs. Albeck ar- rived in Shanghai on December 23, spending the Christmas hol days there. Mr. Albeck is Gen- eral Manager for the Far East of the United Artists Corpora tion which distribute the pictures of the big stars and producers such as Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson, Norma Talmadge, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Rudolph Valentino, John Barrymore, Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Alderman Bower Birminghe do by return Zchenck, Samuel Goldwyn, ham's Lord Mayor, who figured cheque/vfs Morris Gest, Ronald Colman and in the New Year's Honours List Trust represents the best thing Vilma Banky. Mr. Albeck is as the recipient of a Knighthood, that a rich man could do with his making an extended t trip has been appointed an Officer of wealth. If Mr. Shaw had accept throughout the Far East in the the Legion of Honour by the ed its offering he might have interests of this Company. He President of France in recogal shown the next com started on his trip from Tokyo, tion of his work in connection lionaire a better in the beginning of November with the reconstraction of he must be in differ

and accomula- papers of rest of his inco and has

covered all Nort

ord- tions. wish he would appoint China

his financial adviser. There #month

are plenty of uses for in the world today.

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WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

From 4.30——7 p.m.

Dance Music by

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"All roads lead to the largest Cirous that ever visited Hong Kong.

ISAKO'S

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will remain for a very short time

in Kowloon.

TO-NIGHT

GRAND GALA PERFORMANCE

Sensational Great Attraction.

4 ARKOS, KINGS OF

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THE AIR,

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Everywhere a Great Success. CARNIVAL OF

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ZEBRIK,

The pony which was presented Mr. Iako by Mr Ortroomolls. former Manager of CEB, will work under the control of Mis L. Bijaber.

THE LILLIPUT

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SATURDAY & SUNDAY, January 8th & 9th SPECIAL MATINEE

at 3 p.m. sharp.

"Abeolatory new and attractive programme will be pesmentad

bare genortunity to ride the Cicos Foros, Ponies

Chemale and Donker?

SATURDAY 8th Jan, at 9.15 p.m. ANMIVERSARY

(Mr. Isako) Com Circus Lifes

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