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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1927.

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The Food of Kings

Court Physicians know the best and see that Royal Babies have the best. That is why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for your Baby, for is he not a King to you? Give him Glaxo, the food that contains everything that will build firm flesh, strong bone and a sound constitution.

Glazos

The Vitamin Milk-Food

"Builds Bonnie Babies"

Sole Agents: W. R. LOXLEY & CO., Hong Kong.

FOR THE BEST SERVICE.

Whether it be developing your negatives,

printing or enlarging-

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to

LEE FONG.

Tel. C. 4028.

No. 7. Wyndham St.

WE HAVE THE BIGGEST AND MOST UNIQUE

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Moderate rates, Punctuality and Excellent Quality.

HIGH

GRADE

VIRGINIA

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

A motion to open cinemas on Sundays was defeated by the Hove Town Council,

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There were no death sentences in Scotland last year, states the report of the Prison Commis- sionere.

The Glasgow Corporation re- solved that halfpenny tramway- car fares come into force in Glasgow,

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The second reading of the Peeresses Bill-which had been postponed was taken in the House of Lords on June 27.

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Admitting that he had daubed an hotel at Market Bosworth (Leicestershire) with blue paint, William J. Palmer was ordered to pay casts and damage totalling £8 2s.

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Playing cricket at East Park, Hull, Norman Moore, aged 13, of Steynburg Street, Hull, atruck on the side of the face by

was

a cricket ball and died the following day.

"A marrying wage at a marry-! ing age" was the slogan advocat- ed for the Guild of Insurance Officials at the annual conference.

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Aeroplane flights at 10s, a head were given in a D. H. Moth by the de Havilland Aircraft Company at a fête carnival held at Hendon,

Bankruptcy orders against three debtors have been rescind- ed, their debts having been paid in full, according to the "London Gazette."

Members of the Manchester District of the Institute of journ- alists have decided in favour of the principle of amalgamation with the National Union of

Journalists.

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While Robert Wise, of Flam- borough, was motor-cycling to Hull, a horse jumped over a hedge on top of him. He was picked up unconscious and taken to Bridlington Hospital,

New Zealand, under the chair- At a meeting held at Auckland,

manship of the mayor it was de- cided to support the proposal for

The prism used by Sir Isaac Newton for his experiments has been given to the British Museum by the Rev. H. T. Inman.

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Messrs. Armstrong, Whit- worth, Ltd., Walker-on-Tyne, launched their first vessel for 14 montha an oil-tanker of 8,825 tona.

Bath City Council are recom- mended by the Education Com- mittce to arrange for swimming lessons for 400 children in junior schools.

Burglars entered the house of a man to be married on the fol- lowing day at Ashton-on-Mersey, stealing the bride's ring and the father's watch-chain.

A half-groat of Henry VI. struck at York, three gold coins a selection of Henry VIII., and of Greek silver and bronze coins have been acquired by the British Museum,

A request made in the names of Mme. Bêcourt and Mme a flight across Tasmania and wheel with a very small one be-

Fournier, the daughters of Mar- shal Foch, that their children shall be allowed to bear the name of their grandfather, has been granted by the Conseil d'Etat.

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An offer to supply a couple of golf, cricket, or tennis clubs with ground ponies for nothing on condition that they are provided with good homes for life was made on behalf of two small shop keepers in the East End of London.

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New Zealand to Australia:

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A middle-aged man was seen ancient "penny pedalling an farthing" bicycle (one large

hind) in the traffic near the Bank of England.

Ashburton, Devon, has celebrated Mrs. Hannah Parkhouse, of her 104th birthday. She has been

The picturesque ceremony of out of Devonshire only on one "breaking the flag" was carried occasion when she took a nursing out when a disused police station case in Cornwall 60 years ago. at Portsea (Hampshire) was opened as a treatment centre for "St. Martin's Review" records į sick animals, that, after a broadcast service, the vicar received five dollars for the hostel in connection with St.. Martin-in-the-Fields Church from a listener in America.

The National Coursing Club Stated to have been earning has decided that, for the present nearly £1,000 a year by selling at any rate, no useful purpose broken glass in large quantities, could be served by forming an George Lunt, St. Helens, was alliance with the Greyhound fined for making false representa- Racing Association with a view tion to draw unemployment to setting up a board of control | benefit. for the new sport.

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It may be unlucky to pass under a ladder, but to avoid pass- ing under a ladder in Poland Street, W., a well-dressed man stepped into the roadway and was knocked down by a passing car. A policeman ran to help him, but he rose and hurried away.

CIGARETTES

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VIRGINIA TOBACCO

SURE TO PLEASE

This advartiaujant in forsed by the British-Americas Tubung Co. (China) Lid,

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTS

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Able to eat almost anything, and with a particular liking for ice cream wafers, Mrs. Sarah Bewley, of Bristol, who has 38 great-grandchildren,

her 100th holiday.

celebrated

Slav Foreign Minister, began

M. Marinkovitch, the Jugo-i negotiations with the British Minister in Belgrade, Mr. H. W. Kennard, with a view to settle- ment of the Jugo-Slav war debt to Great Britain.

To raise additional funds, an exhibition of work done by the crippled children at The Fore- lands a home at Bromsgrove (Worcester) controlled by the Birmingham Crippled Union- was shown at a fête held recently.

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After licensing 252 donkeys and 40 ponies for Blackpool Sands this summer, the Black- pool Watch Committee turned down an application from a firm to introduce six camels for beach joy riding.

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Pavlova and her ballet, who are touring Scandinavia, have sent wreaths to England in memory of M. Theodore Stier, the musica! director, who conducted the ballet in all parts of the world for many years,

The Newdigate Prize for English verse at Oxford has been awarded to a woman for the first time in its history. The ré- cipient is Miss Gertrude E. Trevelyan of Lady Margaret Hail.'

Six Chippendale mahogany chairs and two armchairs, with pierced ladder-pattern backs, realised £278 55. at Christie's while eight. Chippendale maho- gany chairs, with interlaced backs carved with fluting, were sold|

for £273.

After a long sitting a confer- ence in London between the Ship- building Employers' Federation and representatives of several unions, which had made applica-| tion for an advance in wages of 108. per week, with

a propor- tionate increase for piece-work- ers, was adjourned.

Members of the British Mission.

at Moscow have now returned to London and they, with Sir Robert Hodgson, the head of the Mission-who was on leave in England when relations with the U.S.S.R. (Bolshevist Russia) were severed-were at the For- eign Office.

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A resolution that "the recogni- tion of a teacher by the Board of Education for teaching service in a State-aided school should ex- pire on the teacher attaining the age of 60" was defeated by a | large majority at the conference of the Association of Education Committees at Caxton Hall, Westminster,

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HOTELS,

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In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Elts, Peking.

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Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooma, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

All Trams pass in front of Hotel.

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Hotel Launch meets all steamers.

The Lounge and Dining Room is now open to the Public. THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND will play as under:

TIFFIN HOURS

1 to 2.

Tel. Adda "Victoria.” Telephone No. C. 373.

DINNER HOURS

7.30 to 9.

J. H. WITCHELL, Manager.

EMPRESS HOTEL, LTD.

Newly opened on 12th April.

We are famous for our CHINESE DELICACIES and our liquors.

Private telephones and hot and cold baths with every room. Luxuriously furnished with the best Chinese Furni- ture. Every modern convenience.

159-161, Connaught Road Central. Phones: C. 5384, C. 5385, C.5386, C. 5387, C. 5388. Cable address: "Emphotel"

TUNG SHAN HOTEL.

IS NOW OPEN.

EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE. Private telephone, hot and cold water basin and European baths. Lavishly furnished. Chinese and European dishes can he served.

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Facing the harbour. 37-39 Connaught Road West.

EMPRESS LODGE.

Tol Kowloon 296.

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,, Kennedy itoki, Hong Kong.

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SUCCESSORS

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15, Connaught Road Central,-HONG KONG.

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MASSAGE NAKAMURA

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