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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927.

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CLASSIFIED

ADVERTISING

NOTICES.

THE CHINA MAIL

MALARIA IN MALAYA SHANGHAI INQUEST.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. SIR, R. ROSS ON PREVENTIVE

HAREHOLDERS are reminded

that the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company of which notice has

Twenty-five Words three inser-already been given will be held tions prepaid $1. Every add tional wped four cents for three

insertions.

TO LET.

TO LET.-Differs on Ground Floor of Queen's Building suitable for al Bank. For partieulags apply to:-m The Hong Kong Lant Investment & Agenty Co., Ltd.

MISCELLANEOUS.

(20th day of December. 1926,

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WORK.

SPECIAL DOCTORS WANTED.

land.

sick rate.

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CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL.

Ipoh, December 22,

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A

POLICE DETECTIVE'S DEATH.

MENTAL DEPRESSION.

NEW YEAR JOYS.

CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADS"

VISIT..

WONDERFUL RECEPTION,

London, Dec. 23. Members of a party of 20 Cam- bridge undergraduates are paying. r social visit to New York, 'states,

H. M. Coroner, Mr. G W. King, at the Hong Kong Hotel on January

oth, 1927, at eleven ofefock in the Ipoh on the impressions of his visit concerning the death of Detective In the course of an interview at on December 88 held an inquest forenoor for the purpose of con-io Malaya, Sir Ronald Ress highly Sub-Inspector. Douglas. of the Arming the Spectal Reaalution commended the sub-sol drainage Shanghai Municipal Police. which was passed at the same work in Singapore, where 17 square

A Chinese chauffeur said that "Daily Mail" cable, and they are place and time on MONDAY, the miles of swamp and had been ren-last Sunday evening he drove the being most wonderfully entertain-

dered free from malaria, and simi- deceased from West Hongkew houses in which they are living.

ed and are marvelling at the JOHN DE HUMPHREYS & SON, farly 20 square miles on Curey's- Police Station to Hannan Rond.)

They were entertained at dinner General Managers.

when a lady got into the car and Aboth pince there was a re-stayed for some time, talking with coming out" dance at the Ritz- by Mr. Vanderlip, followed by their Hong Kong, 5th January, 1927.

duction, "not only in the malaria the deccused.

After she left he Carlton. They found the girls des death rate, but also in the genern heard a shot and sdw deceased with lightful. "They are so full of life in weand in his head and a pistol and so natural and jolly that we felt Need for Special Knowledge," in his hand.

quite at ease almost at once," they, Commenting on the Governor's

Dr. A. D. Wall said that death sey. jaddress, in Council, he remarked, was"the result of a bullet woundf

The undergraduates were sur- that it was the first instance, in and was, practically instantaneous prized by the dresses-full ankle- which the Governor of any Colony He considered the wound to be length skirts, tight waists, and no had deemed this dreadful scourge self-inflicted

backs. There were many debu of suffeïent importance to make re-

Det. Inapr. Yorke aaid that in-tantes at the tea reception." ference to it in his annual address, quiries had revealed that, during

Sir Ronald Ross urged that the the conversation in the car, the lady HUNTING INCIDENT. Colonial Office be asked to send out broke off "a marriage engagement. special doctors for training in anti-She several times previously "had", Inalurige Work, which required threatened to do so. Deceased re- special contbination of the know- plied that she would hear some, ledge of malaria, entomology and thing that night that would shook!

her. Witness was not aware that

PEGGY MARSH IN CHASE. deceased And any financial troubles.

London, Dec. 10. The Coroner found that the deceased committed suicide whilst The pluck and presence of mind temporarily of unsound mind. He of the Prince of Wales was shown new on Saturday, when he step- "It was with very much rogres ped a runaway hunter, while out that I first heard of the death of with the Cottismore Hounds. Sub-Inapr. Douglas. I knew him

Captin Alfred Loewenstein, Bei- Egian millionaire Anancier,

1927

OUR visiting cards neatly and YOUR

promptly printed-"ChinaTHE School year begins on Mail Office, No. 5. Wyndham St.,

MONDAY, 10th January. The Telephone Central 22.

Head Master will attend at the School on FRIDAY, 7th January, 10 am, to admit new pupila.

NOTICES.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION,

FOURTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON

SATURDAY, 8th January,

at 9.15 p.m. at the

THEATRE ROYAL

MAIN EVENT.

Stoker Norgan larris

H.M.S. "Hermes"

Y.

A. B. Bouth H.M.S. Hollyhock."

BOOKING at AJOUTRIES Members

5th and 6th January. General Public-

7th and 8th January,

USUAL PRICES.

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NOTICE.

Hong Kong. Ath January, 1927.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN" AND engineering.

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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THE PRINCE STOPS A

"RUNAWAY,

WITH

Public Preventive MeasUTEH,” Sir Ronald Ross regarded appre- hensively the fact that such work NEXTRAORDINARY one man.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in the States was dependent on only

He urged the freest ex-added: GENERAL MEETING of CHINA penditure by Government on public PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORT-preventive measures, IGAGE CO., LTD.. will be held at Futility of Spasmodic Efforta.

the Registered Office of the Com-

At a reception and luncheon quite well and I have met him many thrown at an awkward spot, and pany. St. George's Building Chater given yesterday by the leading re-imes officially. I was well aware his horse bolted The Friace head- Road. Victoria in the Celony ofsidents, Sir Ronald urged the of his merit as a police officer and fed the pursuit and checked its Hong Korg on THURSDAY. the filty of spasmodic efforts of pre-appreciated his very pleasant per career, and, with, the assistance of 20th day of January, 1927, at 230vention. He said he hoped that in-sonality. We know he did his duty a labourer at a gate, brought it to 'clock in the afternoon for the pur-dustry would fully apply economic during the war, joining up at a very standstill. Captain Loewenstein pose of receiving a report of the measures for their own benefit. early age. He was a very young was uninjured and continued to proceedings of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company help at the same place on TLES DAY. the 4th day of January. 1927. aud to confirm, if thought it as

Sir Ronald Ross and Sir Malcolm man, with fine prospects before Watson left to-day for Taiping him and it is very depressing to where they will be the guests of the think that he terminated his life British Resident for two days and in this manner in a sudden fit of will afterwards go on to Penang mental depression."

a Special Resolution the follow- and Rangeon. ing-

That the regulations contained

"in the printed document submit-

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AT THE STAR.

EARTHQUAKE IN ALBANIA.

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London, Dec. 28. A "Central News" Rome tele- gram says that a severe earth- quake has partially destroyed the eity of Durazzo.

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after the runaway, was Mrs. Keld Among the six riders who dashed Fenwick, formerly Peggy Marsh actress. In 1980, Peggy Marsh un- successfully claimed in the United £400,000 share in the $10,000,000 States Courts, for her little boy, a

left by Henry Marshal Field. Chicago store king. The claim was based on the ground that the father of the "boy was a grandson of the store king, whom Miss Marsh met in

London:

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OUR CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(The vrpss-word puzzle has been made by an exper but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellinge, such as harbor, plow, and altho:)..

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HORIZONTAL

150

154

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THE INTERNATIONAL BYNDICATE.

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 1-To come back, na to 44-The cage of an

the mind

alovater -A shaft or pola 145-Profix. Three 10-East longitude

147-A "oldier of the (abbr) 11-Interjection

13-A gam stone 14-LIKE 15-Dainty 17-French for "the" 18-Like wax

20-A gimist 23-An, ending af

personal nouns 23-Evening (past.) B4-Metallio. drose 28-General direction 27-Interjection 28-Organ of head 30-A friendly, helpful

hist 32-Aulo (Hind.)

34-One (cat.)

36-Sodtum (chem,

By.m.)

37-A suitable mate 40-A water zard'

49-Toothed with even

notohan, as a leaf 81-8hort for "Albart 62-Shrawd; wlly 04-Roman humber 68-Te pillage

"VERTICAL (Cont.)

15-A water-pitcher - 19-Girl's name 21 have" (contr.) 24-To almulate 25-A number 26-Active agency;:

efficacy 27-Conjunction 26-Bah 31-Father (famille, 33-A hysolnth

[57-Porncszive pronoun 3-Entrance

58-To enjoy

38-A brownish colon

60-Peavlahly sensitive. 39-A crowd 67-Man's: name

VERTICAL

1-Get at 2-Otherwiso

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7-Pratix. Form of

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41-Before

42-A. reel (Dia) 43-Pulverized bluar

glass Used In painting

40-Separato

48-A mediotnal plants 49-To shout out

B-The rope of a tackle 50-An uncouth fallow 0-Nimbio

53-Part of verb "to be"

11-Poss-axive pronoun. 50-Prefix. Form of 12-Artiola

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

The Prince cracked jokes with the Northampton farmers at dinner on Saturday, and joined in the chorus LAMMERT BROS

"ted to the Meeting and for the "purpose of identification sub-p "scribed by the Chairman thereof "FEET OF CLAY" TO-DAY TO

SATURDAY. "be approved and adopted as thẻ "Articles of Association of the "Company in substitution for "Feet of Clay," is a production, "and to the exclusion of all for Paramount by De Mille, who ECONOMIC CONFERENCE, "existing Articles thereof, save made "The Ten Commandments." "that in the proposed new Article. The story is one of New York

Geneva, Dec. 28 of "To be a Farmer's Boy" and "Do "37 the number of Directors beland California and features Rod "increased from seven to nine La Rocque, Vera Reynolds, Victor

The League of Nations has you ken John Peel:?" The whole "and!

newVarconi, Ricardo Cortez, Julia oficially invited the United States evening was informal proposed "Article 89 the remuneration of Faye, Theodore Kosloff and to participate in the International "$7,000.00 per annum be increas- Robert Edeson in the principal Economic Conference on May 4, "ed to $9,000.00 per annum." roles. It is an adaptation by 1927.

Beulah Marie Dix and Bertram A copy of the proposed new

Millhauser of the sensationally meetings to the conclusion that for Articles of Association of the

Company with the alterations, successful magazine story of that

name by Margaretta Tuttle. amendments and differences be

the existing tween

and new | Articles incorporated and indicated

71TH reference to letter re-i

ceived from the Compradore Association. tu the effect that commencing from 1st January, 1927. for all goods contracted "To: arrive" or sales from "Spot Gargo," | the Compradore" commission shall be 1%. we hence have jointly Beld

all goods so contracted or sold, we can pay the usual 4% commission only and no further increase what. ever. Besides having duly inform-

the

The California episode consists of exotic bench carnival scenes at ed the Compradore association of red ink can be seen during the scenes fit, according to the best Catalina Island. The New York our resolation, we hereby cause the usual business hours at the Re- DeMille standards of dramatic gistered Office of the Company contrast, between the Harlem flat aforesaid..

of Vera Reynolds and Rod La Dated the 4th day of January.Rocque and the luxurious home of Julia Faye, Amy's half-sister, and her husband, played by Robert Edeson,

same advertised.

PIECE GOODS GUILD AND SUNDRIES GOODS GUILD. Hong Kong, 31st December, 1926.

Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR Chater Rend, St. George's Bldg. (Knechong Building),

MR. KODAKA. WHOLESALE PEARL

MERCHANT FROM JAPAN exhibits a fine collection of

PEARLS

"" and

PEARL JEWELLERY

For Two Wacka Only,

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It is the FIRST TIME that a fine collection. of PEARL

1927,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

NOTICE.

LVE, the undersigned; beg to announce that we have just established ouraoives as Importers & Exporters,

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"SPARROWS" TO-DAY TILL SATURDAY.

MISS JULIETTE COMPTON,

COAL STRIKE HARM.

London, Dec. 28. The last Report of the General Secretary for the coal mining in- London, Dec. 28.

dustry indicates that Great Britain is now fourth on the list of coun- After her marriage at Hamp-tries producing steel, behind the stead to Mr. James Bartram, Miss United States, Germany and France. actress, returned to the nursing Juliette Compton, an American home which she had left to attend the ceremony.

NATIONAL PRODUCTION.

Paris, Dec. 24,

PRINCESS MARY'S ELDER SON.

London, Dec. 28. Master George Hubert Lascelles, elder son of Princess" Mary and Viscount Luscelles, aged four. The Council of the French made his first appearance at a Hunt Cabinet is going to stady a pro-meet on Monday, attending the ject for the intensification of na- Bramham Moor Hant with his tional production, the project com- nurse. prising, a vast plan for supplying France with raw materials from her colonies.

YUGOSLAV CABINET.

San Francisco, Dec. 23.

AUSTRALIAN LABOUR SPLIT

À QUTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS Public Auctions-

THE

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Auction"

on MONDAY,

the 10th January, 1927, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

at Godown No. 18, The Hong Kong

& Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon

A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

Comprising:

Sardines, Tricytle, Empty Glass Bottles. Empty Sacks, Teak Planks, Round, Angle, Square and Flat ron, Paper, Galvanized Iron Pipe, Chestnuts, Flour, Porcelain, Steel Strapping, Jams, Iron Plate, Plate Cuttinga, Sulphuric Acid, Mimosa Extract, etc., etc.

Terms: Cash on Delivery..

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 6th January, 1927.

Coal Contractors, Shipping Agents and It is some time since we had o

London, Dec. 23. General Providers. We provide laun- Mary Pickford picture and in

Adelaide correspondent of ""The ches, lighters and junks for carrying "Sparrows" will be found all of

Times" reports that a significant cargoes from Hong Kong to Kongraoon, the best that this talented actress Canton and Wuchow; superintend the

split occurred between the, Pari loading and unloading of same and can give. Neither is the juvenile A message from London says liamentary and the Industrial sec- guarantee the safe delivery of all goods pathos anmixed. It has thrills that King Alexander of Yugo- tions of the South Australian entrusted to us into cur own godown aplenty, with a bloodhound chase slavia is reported to have invited Labour Party over a 44-hours' from which place they will be further across an alligator infested Ljuba Davidovitch, the Democrat week. A mesting rejected the transferred to any required destination, Visitors are welcome to inspect the holding ourselves responsible for any swamp and other extraordinary leader, to form a new Cabinet ac proposal to incorporate the pro- SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG Pearls, even if they do not buy,

damages that may occur. For terms happenings. Mary in this pic-cording to an "Exchange Tele-posal in the programme for the and particulars please apply to our ture becomes the "little mother" graph" despatch from Belgrade.

next State elections, local branch in the Bank of Canton to a number of waifs and strays Building.

Hong Kong, Dec. 21, 1926.

necklaces, brooches, rings, etc. is shown in Heng

Kong.

#t

KOMOR & KOMOR

Art and Curio Experts

Koechong Bldg.

–Hong Kong

Quick

Cool

Easy!

That's the

story of abay.

ing with ShaYO,

Loaves skin stooth,

soft and unfretted.

WANG LEE Co.

in an orphanage.

A marvellous cast, chosen with

great care, and a technical staff

الله

EUROPE FORGETS.

י,

An Italian decrae gives to the "General Secretary of the Fascist

New York, Dec, 29, party precedence before' all diplo-| second to none, contributed to the The Prime Minister of Austra-mats and the title of Excellency.. success of "Sparrows." So well lia told the members of the was the cast chosen that all the Pilgrims' club here to-night that

PILLS members seemed almost "made to Europe had forgotten all America Journal" reports the appointment of

ADIOL

MARTINS

& STEEL

Bure and certain for all Femala

somplainta, Every indy should knap a bat in ihm kənar, Chemlate and storms bakiben, throughout the world: Probelator: Martin Chumba Katha

HONGKONG HEIGHTS,

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order" for their respective roles. did during the war and sees the the German Dr. Uppenkamp as Roy Stewart, long a favourite United States glutted with gold Judge to the Cairo Supreme Court. of the films, is cast as the father and bent on hoiding every country

of the kidnapped baby who finally to ransom. He said that economic Athens reports the death of the provides a haven for the home reconstruction is Europe's out-Jugo-Slav Ambassador less tots. Gustáv von Seyffertitz, standing need. as Grimes, the keeper of the baby farm, does remarkable work in

that difficult, and exacting role.

*

THE TEST OF A REMEDY Charlotte Mineau is well fitted as in a acceptance and employment

The French Government for for the role of Mrs. Grimes, by the qualified medical practitioner. the first time openly intervened For the information of visitors Spec O'Donnell, whose "Able" in No lose an authority than Dr. Comman at the Paris exchange last week the following list of some of the "Little Annie Rooney" will not be der Andres Amiel, Physician to the to maintain the franc-sterling ex- highest points on the Island and forgotten soon, is

Papal Household, writing on the sub-change at 122.26. as fact 02 Ansen and Mainland la published:

Ambrose Grimes, the mean sor. the Nervous

impoverishment of and the disorders

Island.

Victoria Peak

Signal Station

seen

KONG FOR JAN., 1927.

(Standard Time of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich.)

Data

Berlin, Dec., 22.-The "Egyptian

January

4.m.

Sunrise Sunset

p..

7:04 3.53

"

7.05

6.54

8.

7.06

6.55

9

7.05 5.56

Gavrilo- vitch. The Greek Government has offered to defray the funeral OX- penses,

10:

7.06

5.67

11

7.06.

5:57

12

7.06

6.58

#1

18

7.08

6.58

J

14

7.06.

5.59

16

7.00

"

16

7.08

17

7.06

6.01

18

7.00 0.02

19

7.05 6.02

20

7.05

6.08

21

7.05

6.04

28

7.05

6.05

Berlin, Dec. 22-The Chicago Lonics are responsible for distinct do conference of the American Farm pression, enrüing upon their use.'. Dr. Willams Pink, Pills for Fale, People, Bureau Federation announces that based upon the formula of a skilled 500 American farmers ara to study physician, have no such after effect.

modern methods in Europe, special-

24

7.05

7,05

6.06

7.04.

6.07

27

7.04 6.08

28

7:04: 6:00

7.04

6.10

7.08

· 6.30.

7.08

6.11

Mary Louise Miller, the baby of attributable thereto, andormen the Berlin, Dec. 22-French Indus- the story, is a screen "find" and tonicity of Dr. Williams' Pink Fils for trial circles are gravely concerned her services are sure to be in de Pale Feople, recommending them as over the continued franc rise and mand after this picture. Other superior to many other tonic media,

the ensuing wholesale cancellation Maladies due to impoverished blood and anervated

of nerves are: extremely akimalant is the remedy. Many such

the work of the children in the common. A tonic that is a functional],"reign Orders:

Fest.

1828

1774: 1784 1725

roles are just as well filled, and

The Eyrie

1725

picture is remarkable.

Peak Hotel

1805

Talkoo Sanatorium

1000

Mt. Davis....

877

Bowen Rd. (Alterbeds) 297

Bir Mainland,

-Taimoshan

8124 1971

SHAVO

Sold By LEADING DISPENSARIES

and:

UNIVERSAL STORES.

Mt. Parker

Mountain Lodge

Kowloon Peak

The ex-chief of the Czecho- Slovak General Staff, Gajda, was degraded for alleged espionage in the Soviets Interest and for reactionary plans.

To be had of all chemists, or post free at $1.50 per bottle, 6 bottles $5.00, ly Dutch irrigation, Rhineland ter from The-Dr. Williams-Medicine Co.; race culture and south" German 80, Klanga Road, Bhanghai,

afforestation.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

SPAR. ALE STOLE BUK79. SHODA NHOUD GAATON ULANGE AVLA ONU. THAM BE YET TILLBU HIS BEA KUULAUS BABE ALL CHA SOTANY UUERON PONTEL JOLLID STCDO ZUNER ENDS ADOLI

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office, of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited)-

K. Goha, from Osaka. Cleomedon, from Boston. Caphos, from Shanghai..

H. D. Chang, 6, Shelly Street, 2nd Floor, from Shanghai

Miss Simmons, Bowen Road, from Yokohama,

"Afonasief, from Nagasaki.

Dentonchan, from Shimonoseki. Miss Katheen Simmons, Bowen Road, from Radio Carnavanshui' Chcgjiradii.

Wallington, 12, Ventries Road, from Kobe.

Lydon, from Shanghai... Franvelin, from New York. Crescendo, from Norristounpen.

E. V. JESSEN,.

Superintendent.

Hong Kong Station, Dec. 30, 19287

EASTERN EXTENSION

AUSTRALASIA "& CHINA

TELEGRAPH CO.

!

List of Unclaimed Telegrams.

6.00 tying in E, E. Telegraph Officer

6.00 Hong Kong.

Mrs. Peterson, Peak Hotal, from Penang...

Pesam, from New York,

Marian, from Seattle.

Ede, Hong Kong Hotel, from Oldcastle.

Allen, Care American Consulate,

4.06 from Sydney.

Ross, 1, Duddell, from Bang

Jamescheu, American

from Balikpapan,

Yarrau, from Manfla.

E. A. LEG

Kong 80th

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