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KING EDWARD HOTEL

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MONDAY

WEDNESDAY ·

FRIDAY

From 4.30-7 p.m.

Dance Music by

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WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE.

BLOOD

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Ironing does not tire you. the ELECTRIC"way.

Wherever Electric Light is used there * is a place for the Electric Iron.

This labour-saver simply needs pushing along, its surface is always bright and heat regular.

'No bother keeping the iron hot, no walking from stove to table, no waiting.

Electric Irons are cheap, last a lifetime and use only about one-third of a unit of ELECTRICITY for each hour or continuous troping,

AN ELECTING/IRON MAKES IRONING A PLEASURE

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THE CHINA "MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Hong Kong St. Andrew's Henceforth Customs regula- The Lord Mayor and Endy Society Burn's Anniversary Dinnar, tions regarding the luggage of pas-Mayoross of London (Sir Rowland will be held at the Volunteer Hend-sengery from overseas are to be and Lady Blados) will visit Paris in quarters, on Tuesday, January 25, more rigid in Australia.

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The Corporation of the City of According to a Rome paper, ex- The mid-winter-anle' at Messra. Landon think so much of Colonel, perts are now studying the peas-Chellaram's silk store begins on Staar Sankey, the City Remem- bility of erecting a "ghthouse" on Monday. To-morrow the promises brancer, who will retiré under the the summit of Mount Etnu, similar) will be re-arranged into a special | age limit in April next that they to that near Dijon which have decided to add ten yours to aeroplanes leaving from the Els display for the occasion. This term of service in computing the side of the Chunnel, The "light amount of his pension. He was ap-house on Etna would guide a pointed in April, 1913, at 1,500, aying movements at right in the

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Mediterranean..

Colonel Harold Hurtney, who withdrew before disaster overlook the Fonck-Sikorsky uttempt to fly from, New York to Paris, is shown with the model of a propeller for an aeroplane which he has designed for another attempt to fly over tha Allahtic.

Judicial proceedings in Jersey concerning the estate of the late Sir Robert Paterson Houston are now at an end, and Lady Houston will be able to enter into complete posses- sion before the end of April of the fortung left her by her late husband.

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Copies of the "Yellow Dragon," Queen's College magazine, have been received for November and December. Boil reflect the activi

the school, and contain much interesting rendings matter two notable contributions being a letter over the well-known initials R.E.O.E. from, the Pyrenees and an article on William Dumpier's im- pressions of the Chinese of 1637.

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Hong Kong Society for the Proven-

The annual meeting of the] tion of Cruelty to animals will be

held" in Messrs, Jardinë, Matheson and Co.'s board room on Thursday next at 5.10 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend.

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Buit was allowed in the sum of 400 us the adjournment at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday of a caso in which Kam Pul, a partner. in the Shing Hing firm, of No, '151. Reclamation Street, is alleged to have embezzled sums amounting to $1,850, the property of the Com- pany

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Letters have been received from Miss Doris Woods in Rangoon where the popular company of Mr. R. B. Salisbury's "Quaints" Are pinying and breaking records. They are due to open in Penang on Jan 24 and in Singapore an Feb. 8. when Mr. Salisbury is to receive his "Talking Films

. "The following were elected to the Board of Directors of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. ht the annual meeting yesterday: r. W. C. Chat, Dr. Arthur Woo and Messrs. J. H. Bush, Ngo Chiu, and Wong Sum- kum. At its frst meeting next week, the new Beard will elect a Bresident and other officers.

In connection with C.M.A. week lat St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon a musical evening was given in the The "Royal Sovereign" Light: | Chater Room yesterday evening. ship, seven miles of Eastbourne. The entertainment was arranged by which has done duty for about forty Mr Rupert Baldwin, the organist. years, has been replaced by a new at St. Andrew's, and those contr vessel The new ship is larger and buting were Mrs. Robsong Miss has improved lights and sound MeGis Mr. J. W. Baldwin and Mr. signals..

Jackson (songs), and the Rev. W. Walton Rogers (recitations), The largest pleasure craft ever Pianoforte selections, were played built at Singapore was launched and by Mr. Rupert Baldwin, and an en- christened at the Keppel Harbour tertaining composition was conduct

During alipway on Jan. 6. This was the ed by Mrs. J. H. Hunt. "Black Swan," an 'auxiliary ketch the evening refreshments were in which Mr. C F. F. Wearne and served, and the Rev. G. R. Lindsay Mr. T. J. B. Wearne propose to Vicar) gave a short address, in cruise through the Malay Archiwhich he returned thanks to all! pelago and down to Australia "this who had worked for the Missionary spring, afterwards visiting Europe Week, and commented on the suc- and other parts of the world.

cess the effort had proved."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

The death occurred at Bangkok on December 19, at the age of 72. of Captain Plien, who had travelled | more to Europe and America than any other Siamese.

Mr. John Galsworthy, the novel ist has arrived at Capetown. He says that he intends to find a quiet place so that he may work at his new Forsyte novel.

Misa Lily Elsie (Mrs. Ian Ba lough), who became famous in the part of the "Merry Widow" at Daly's Theatre nineteen years ago, is turning to the stage in a new musical play "The Blue Train."

Captain G. M. Moffatt, of the. Indian Army Medical Service, has taken up duties in the Colony.

The will of Miss Gertrude Bull includes a bequest of £6,000 to the British School of Archæology in Iraq.

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Mr. and Mrs. F. Vida, Mrs. B. Rowe and Mrs. W. E. Clarke arrived In Hong Kong yesterday by the "Empress of Russia" from the North.

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Mr. A. Kirk, engineer of the Re- sumptions Office of the Publie The Duke of York "received

Works Department, is returning to shenf of congratulation on Dec, 14, Hong Kong on the expiry of Home on the occasion of his 31st Birth-leave. He sailed from London yes- day. The massages included a per- terday on the P. & O. "Mongolia' sonal greeting from Prince George and is due back about, the middle of who arrived in London that night. -

Mr. and Mrs. H. Welham expect. to leave Marseilles for Malaya on February 18 by the "Mooltan." Mr. A message.from Berlin states Welham, who was editor, of the that it is reported. that "the Ex-Straits Echo," is going to Kuala Kaiser's daughter-in-law. Princess Lumpar as editor of the "Malay Sophie Charlotte, is engaged. to "Mail." marry a Potsdam military ofcen named Van Hedemann, who is much younger than she is. She recently divorced Prince Eitel Friedrich.

next month.

Honorary secretary of St. Peter's Church until he went on long leave. last year, Mr. G. W. R. Griggs of the Public Works Department will be back in the Colony with Mrs. Griggs next month as they left

London yesterday by the P. & 0. s.s. "Mongola." Mr. Griggs in an Mrs. Linda H. Dovey, who reach overseer in the PW.D. and was ed Manila, on the "President Cleve-very popular with the congregation | Inaccompanied by her daughter of St. Peter's Church. Miss Doris Dorcy, is the mother of the first American to be born under the Stars and Stripes in the Philip- pine Islands

Among the passengers who arrived here yesterday from Van- couver and ports by the "Empresa of Russia" were Mr. R. R. Rocburgh, Mrs. C. M. Yvanovich,

An enthusiastic officer of the Hong Professor A. G. Baker, Lt. J. V.Kong Volunteer Defence Corps in Palmer, Captain A, Brown and Cap- Mr. A. H. Fenn, of the Bank Line tain J. G. B. Her

Ltd., will be back in the Calony next month after a holiday at Itore. Mr. Penn holds a commission in the Infantry Company. He was on the P. & D. "Mongolia" which left Lon- don yesterday for Hong Kong and ports,

Talkod residents will soon be welcoming buck Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Eldridge and their family as they sailed from London yesterday on the P. & O. "Mongolia." Mr. Eldridge is a very popular member of the Taikon Dock and Engineering Co.'s staff and was a member of the com- mittee of St. George's Society. He went on Home leave last year and

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News has been received Singapore of the death, on Decem- ber 6, at Palma de Mallorca, Spain of Mr. Alexander Hood Begg, late of Singapore. Mr. Hood Begg joined Guthrie and Co.'s Singapore office in 1895 and ten years later was. transferred to their Penang branch. He went back to Singapore in 1910 and remained in there until 1917 when he went home and entered the London office. After four years he came out to Singapore again, Anally going home in 1926.

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Mr. C. C. Boyd (who nigus per pro for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. enfled from London yes. terday on board the P. & 0.8.8. "Mongolia," bound for Hong Kong, with Mrs. Boyd and is due to arrive in the middle of next month, in good time for the

annual meeting. Mr. Boyd was one of the leading gentleman. riders in Hong Kong prior to his transfer to Shanghai but of recent years, he bad' shown a preference for steeple- chasing and paper hunts. A few years ago he outlined a system of "fences" which he thought would be most suitable for China ponies and his remarks were searched for in 1925 when the Fanling Hant came into existence.

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Mr. C. H. Summers, the "crack" local rifle shot, sailed from London) yesterday on the P. & O. s.8. "Mon- golia on the expiry of long leave. He will be back at the Taikoo Dock next month and incidentally, the rifle range us well. Till going on holiday he was honorary secre- tary of the Hong Kong Rifle League and had charge of the arrangements for the annual Interport shooting matches with Shanghai, Singapore and Penang.

Henry Ford showed Prinds-Nicholas of Roumania bow he presses.

the button and all of his little, tin children-roll out of the workE,

when the Princs visited the Ford plant at Detroit.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.

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WE ARE STILL GOING STRONG

ISAKO'S CIRCUS

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TO-NIGHT! at 9.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT! GRAND EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 15th 16th January FAREWELL MATINEE at 8p.m. CHILDREN HURRY TO PARTICIPATE IN CANDY SHOWERS

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SPECIALY BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE

A SPECIALLY NEW PROGRAMME FOR MATINEES AS WELL FOR NIGHT PERFORMANCES. WILL BE SELECTED. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG MR. 1SAKO WILL PERFORM A NEW SCENE OF

MYSTICISM and CONJURING

SUCH AS HE HAD PERFORMED ON HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDARY LAST AMONGST THE CIRCUS ITEMS THE FOLLOWING NEW

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POLISH

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TRAMPOLIN“

JUMPING OVER HORSES & CAMELS

BY ME PLOTZKIH

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GREECO ROMAN RINGS,

THRILLING ACTS BY GRIDNEF BROS. AND MISS KLAWA

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MONDAY, 17th JANUARY. GRAND GALA PERFORMANCE

BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S.