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PEAK CHURCH. '
THE
THE ANNUAL MEETING of WORSHIPPERS at the Peak Church will be held in the Cathedral Hall on FRIDAY, May 6th, 1927; at 5.30 p.m.
H. COPLEY MOYLE,
Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1927.
THE CHINA MAIL:
· CHURCH TRIBUTE.
MISS MIDDLETON SMITH'S WORK.
YESTERDAY'S PRESENTATION.
After fourteen years' connection with St. Peter's Church, Mas E. Middleton Smith, headmistress of St. Stephen's Girls' College and a member of the Church Council, iş (shortly leaving on retirement and
yeaterday evening she W08 the guest of honour at a social
or- ganised in connection with St.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. Peter's Young Men's Club.
Later in the evening Mr. Allan Cameron presented the Cameron Ping Pong Cup to the senson's winners, Messrs. F. Grose and G. Ko.
HONG KONG HOTEL VISITÓNS,
May 4, 1927.
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Mr. A. Ashworth. Mr. S. S. Beltz, Mrs. and Misa 0. R. Boal, Messrs. F. Barber, A. D. Box, Boyriven.
Mr. B. J. Carmichael, Mrs. Chau- viere, Messrs. G. A. Canfain, F. Capeland.
Mr. C. Elkus.
turning from Home in September MEETING will be held (wen- the presentation of prizes for Grimshaw.
WOMAN'S DEATH.
INQUIRY INTO A TRAM- 'ACCIDENT.
·JURY FINDS NO BLAME.
Major C. Willson, fu his capacity 06 Coroner, and a jury yesterday afternoon held an inquiry into the death of one of two Chinese women who were knocked down by tramcar junction of Centre Street at 9.35 No. 5 in Des Voeux Road
at the
m., on April 18.
The deceased's companion Baid they were crossing the tram lines hand in hand when something Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gale, Mr. R..conscious. She came to
Btruck them. She was knocked un- leaning Capt. T. P. Hall, Mears. A. F. against a vegetable stall in Centre
Street and was taken to the hos Hair, pital with deceased in the motor W. Hoegger, ambulance. S. L. Horrobin, Mra. C. J. Hawkins.,
Messrs. J. E. Joseph, G. G. Johnston, Mrs. Journeau.
THE THIRD EXTRA RACE with daughter of five years of age wishes to engage an Amah in Lon-ther permitting) at Happy Valley don for the voyage to Hong Kong on SATURDAY, 7th May, 1927, the presentation by the Rev. H. Henry J. B. Hooley, J. Apply Box No. 488, c/o "Chine commencing at 2.30 p.m. The first
Mail."
TO LET.
bell will be rung at 2 p.m.
The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1 for all persons including Ladies.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform
TO LET.-Ground Floor, A.P.G.|half price. Building. Suitable as a Shop.
Members are advised that they Apply to Tabaqueria Filipina, must show their Badges to obtain A.P.C. Building.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-One brass "Hung Ming" pan of the Chinese Han Dymisty with automatic springs. Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 487, c/o "China Mail.
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
|LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS -
AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions_
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by rublic Auction
OIL
FRIDAY, the 6th May, 1927, commencing at 11 am.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
7 'Cases Odol
1 Case Cotton Tapes
2 Cases Copper ingots
q Cases Sardines
1 Bale Old Newspapers
2 Bags Broken Glass
10 Inverted Lamp Shades
360, Tins Red Paint
112 Tins Yellow Paint
3 Fire Extinguishers
40 Dozen Comba
6 Sets Tea Sets
20 Cases
Pearl
"Mercury" Brard
10 Cases Bar Soaps
Barley
1 Case Artificial Silk Brocades
II Drums Celit
9 Drums Fixem
32 Rolls Insulating Paper
24 Rolls No. 50 Deadening Felt)
ALSO
A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
AND
(for account of the concerned}
1 Parcel Lady's Dresses more
or less damaged.
I Case White Mercerized Handkerchiefs more or less damaged. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 4th May, 1927.
*SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG
KONG FOR MAY, 1927.
(Standard Time of the 120th Meridian, East of Greenwich).
sure,
There was a large attendance at the social which Included an excel- lent entertainment, refreshments, events won by Club members and Copley Moyle, Vice-President of the Club, to Misa Middleton Smith, on behalf of the members of St. Peter's Church congregation, of twa Chinese lumps and a Chinese song as a token of affection and ap- preciation of her work for the Church.
The Rev. N. V. Halvard presided. In making the presentation the admission to the Members Enclo-Rev. H. Copley Moyle spoke of Misa
| Middleton's devoted work
on be. Peter's Church. She had been a half of St. Stephen's Girls' and St. very active member of the Church Council and it was only a few weeks ago that she had presented St. Peter's with a beautiful banner which she had asked him to dedi- cate. They all hoped to see Miss Middleton Smith again in Hong Kong with renewed health and strength after her atay in Eng-
Each member has the right to introduce 2 non-members to the Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs Linstend & Davis at $5 each up to FRIDAY, 6th May, 1927,
The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $2. Each member can obtain, upon application to the Secretary, Badges for admission of 2 Ladies free of charge.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1927.
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
land.
Miss Middleton Smith suitably re-i plied and referred to the excellent work of organisation and the en- thusiasm brought to it by Mr. George Zimmern, the Secretary of the Church.
Mesara, H. A. Keller,
Koenig, E. N. King.
Mina H. Lille.
In cross-examination, by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, for the Tramway Co., witness said she could differentiate Fritz between a tram and a motor, car, but could not say what struck them. She did not hear any bell or horn sounded. The witness ad mitted that she had a coat over her head because it was drizzling, but claimed she was able to see. The deceased was not covered by the Witness believed deceased| little in front of her when
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Merckens. Mr. C. Nopper. Mr. T. O'Hare.
Mra. Gao. D. Price, 'Capt. C. A. Poot, Lt. G. B. Parkes, Mr. and Mrs, U. S. Polín.
Mr. W. R. Rickett.
Messra. C. S. Snøyer, C. A. Steibel, W. G. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stewart.
Dr. E. Stuart Taylor. Mr. H. Volker, Messrs. Wragge, C. D. Wright.
COMPLIMENT TO NORTH.
The
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assertion
delighted with A71 children I have seen at the school," the she added.
that northern children are brighter and work harder than those of the south was made by. a London school teacher when applying to the local Educa- tion Committee for the post of Those who contributed to the ex- headmistress at a Middlesborough cellent concert were Mrs. M. Achool. Mather, Mr. Urquhart and Pro- fessor Rondiski and those who helped with the catering included Miss Buckland, Miss R. Mow Fung. Miss B. Pope, Miss E. Atkins, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Misses B. and M. Yuen. Mrs.
that an
EXTRAORDINARY G. W. R. Griggs, and Messrs. GENERAL MEETING of the above Peter Pau, A. E. Lea, W. A. Shen, named Company will be held at the F. Grose, and J. Kotewall. Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. No. 18, Pedder Street, Victorin No. endiler
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY
No
GENERAL MEETING..
Hong Kong. on the 10th day of May next at 12 o'clock Noon for considering and, if thought fit. passing the sub-joined Rosolution as an Ordinary Resolution.
That this meeting authorises the Directors to pay to the Executor of the inte. Sir Catchick Paul Chater, C.M.G., the "Manag- ing Director's fees in suspense” shown in the Company's last Balance Sheet, which represent the proportion, calculated up to the date of his death, of the re- muneration to which the deceased would have become entitled, if he had survived to the end of the year. under Article No. 95 (B) of the Articles of Association.
By Order of the Board of Directors
1. S. GREENHILL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1927.
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on TUESDAY, the 17th May, 1927, at Noen, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Agents. together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended the 31st December, 1526.
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will he CLOSED from the 3rd to the 17 h May, 1927, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Agents. Hong Kong, 26th April, 1927.
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Superintendent Hong Kong, 28th April, 1927.
To begin with hats in their rela- tive size rather than relative im- portance, the beret, or brimless hat must first be chosen. For the field of hats that will top a smart spring sppearance is extremely varied in the new mode.
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The brimless hat has never been more important or more becoming Ithan it is this season. It has an effect of width gained by an applied flared section or by a soft folding of the fabric. In the folts, which fashion so many of the newest beret shapes the flared cuffs turn down on either one or both sides, as best
suits the wearer.
The committee appointed her.
People have no more right to be ill than they have to be criminals. -Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane,
coat.
| they crossed the tram lines,
The tram driver said he first saw the women about 50 feet away and sounded his bell. The women took no notice so he applied the emer- gency brake, but by that time the car had already struck the women. One of them was removed from under the front part of the car, while the other was knocked clear.
Tramway Co., said he inspected the Traffic Inspector Gillard of the
car's brakes and found them in good working order.
A verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury, attaching no blame to any person. They added a rider that the brakes might have been applied earlier.
There are so few complaints that one may doubt whether the police- man is not the chrysalis form of the angelic forces which keep order in the billowy skies above. Mr. Jack
Hayes, M.P.
outlines all around, are, both in- teresting and becoming.
Crowns are seldom simple in their outline. The newest crowns boast a series of tucks, pleats or folds at various points and tend to chic outlines. Pleats and tucks are used with great skill and variety, They are a smart means of Atting the crown to the head and they niso soften the somewhat extreme height of many of the newest hats.
The grosgrain ribbon band re- mains important on most of the new felt hats. The bands may be an irregular brim, or a brim turned up in front or at one side. Brims matching or merely harmonising in tone and sometimes appear in as The turban shapes, while brim. this spring are not monotonously many as three shades for contrast. leas, possess entirely different lines straight, but are varied in some As spring days will lengthen into from the best lines and are equally way. The brims, while turned up summer, the hat will undoubtedly populer. Jurbans, in straw In some cases, are in other instances grow larger. Picturesque and dis- generally in back-are frequently smartly cut out in front to give the tinetly madish is the broad-brim-{ of picot straw and are sometimes appearance of an upturned brimmed hat that usually appears in made lovely, by overlapping petals In fact, a new and amusing feature fine straws Combinations of of colourful flowers at the bottom for the spring and summer la the colours, such as pale pink and tur of the turban. Two shades of cutting of brims into irregular quotec, are always important in the picot straw smartly Interwoven and shapes. The felt hat has not | large hat në are the trimmings that wound with bands of crepe de chine diminished In Importance and apare simple in feeling. Of course, form another turban of becoming tears everywhere in the now small in the in-between season' hate” of newness, A small toque of brimmed hats. Next in importance silk or straw in rather large dimen- woven straw decorated with a quill comes baku, a linen like straw that signs are also seen, formally, vine or two is another favourite of is both, supple and light. Other It is to be noticed that in the Paris, Inspiration. Closely knitted straws of a light texture are seen, new apring hats there frequently rayon straw in turban outlines is in these now shapes,
et nopeare a feminizing touch of bow. another new bat, that is smartly Hats that use two colours are flower. dr. feather. These appear at trimmed with grosgrain ribbon, smartly worn in both felts and various places, but usually low on
The draped turban appears to straws. The upturned Brim-no one side, zum advantage, too, in hate of silk com- matter where it turns up is bined with supple straws. They usually of the darker colour, give the effect of being wrapped Frequently both felt and straw are about the head and are smart, for combined in this fashion Brims, formal occasions.
whether they turn up in front, back or side, or remain futed in their
Next in size appears the hat with
Anna G. Nilsson, whose delicate blonde beauty lends itself excen- tonally well to the new mode In millinery, is seen wearing a small black felt in her First National fim, "Easy: Pickings.
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