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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.

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.

Glaxo

The Vitamin Milk-Food

"Builds Bonnie Babies"

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

Sark's Harbour.

Belgian Revenue.

Receipts from taxation in Belgium, amounted in May to 641,620,017 francs, against 628,515,972 francs in the previous

The local Parliament of Sark has decided by 24 votes to five, that the island could bear the cost of £18,000 for harbour improve menta, according to the Admiral-month. ty experts' plans.

The strike of the labourers. Hull Corporation Telephones discharging coal cargoes at Committee has accepted a tender Algiers has been settled. for German-made cables at £2,750, £1,000 less than the lowest British tender.

Suez Canal Receipts,

The traffic receipts of the Suer Canal from June 25 to July 1, amounted to 8,010,0001, as.com- pared with 3,500,000f. for the corresponding period last year.

The Leyland liner Oranian" is undergoing extensive repaira, in- cluding tail-end, rudder, and port plate overhauling, by Messrs. Harland and Wolf's in the Lang-

The Council of the Insurance Institute of London announceston Graving Dock, Liverpool.

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that it has re-appointed Mr. Mr. Justice Eve, in the Chan- Victor Dover, F.C.I.I., as secre cery Division, appointed a re-tary of the Institute under the ceiver for the estate of Mr. James terms of the new constitution. White, on the application of the Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Operation of ships at all hours in the port of New Orleans has The guarantee fund for the been resumed with the dropping North-East Conat Exhibition in of the river level to seventeen 1929, finished well, being over-feet. Regulations limiting vessel subscribed, £165,000 being prom- movements to certain hours have ised-£5,000 more than asked for. been in effect for the past two

months or so.

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The flags on White Star liners and buildings were flying at half-Heroic Rescues. mast on June 80 out of respect to Heroic rescue scenes were wit- the memory of Mrs. Harold A. nessed at Ramsey, Isle of Man, Sanderson, wife of the chairman when the lifeboat saved the crew

of the company, whose funeral

of the Fleetwood trawler "Cevic,"

took place the same afternoon at which went ashore under the Bentley, Hampshire.

rocks at Ballure during a norther-, ly gale.

British Parcel Post.

. The British Postmaster-General announced that on and from July 1 parcels between 11 lbs. and 22 lbs. will be accepted for trans- mission to the United States of America at post offices authorised to accept heavy parcels. The postage rate will be 7s. 6d.

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Sole Agents: W. R. LOXLEY & CO., Hong Kong. advanced age of 86, and for 35

PHONE C. 416.

THE ASIA COMPANY

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS

SHIP & FAMILY COMPRADORES

9, POTTINGER ST., `

HONG KONG.

Only the Finest British and American Goods are Stocked by us. Price List on Application.

On June 29, the remains l'of Captain Thor Oslen, of Porsground, Norway, were inter- red at Rake-lane Cemetery, Wallasey Deceased reached the of these years represented, with ability, the Norwegian Depart ment of Messrs. MacSymon's Stores, Ltd., shipstore dealers of Liverpool and Greenock.

An award of £68,000 has been made by the arbitrator, Mr. W. H. Patchall, in favour of the Yorkshire Electric Power Com pany, which claimed £105,156 from Sheffield Corporation, in respect of the power company's electric plant in the Wadsley Bridge area, which has been taken into Sheffield. Sheffield Corpora tion had-offered £17,000

The Cigarette of Quallity

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The Attorney-General, after consultation with the First Lard of the Admiralty, has appointed the Hon. S. O. Henn-Collins to be junior. common law.counsel to the Admiralty, in succession to the late Mr, G. W. Ricketts.

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Members of the Admiralty staff | in the Mersey area have taken leave of Mr. V. E. Ballard, on his retirement from the Admiralty service. Mr. Ballard was pre- sented by his colleagues at the Admiralty Offices, Canning Place, Liverpool, with two easy chairs.

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Lord Kylsant's Guests.

A large and distinguisheil party, comprising leaders of com- merce and industry, politicians, The tonnage of vessels entered diplomats and overseas represent into British India and cleared atives, were the guests of Lord outwards with cargoes from and Kylsant (chairman of the Royal to foreign countries and British Mail Steam Packet Company) and Possessions during the month of Lady Kylsant on board the M.V. April 1927, amounted respectively "Alcantars. Leaving Southamp to 666,000 and 690,000, as against ton, the "Alcantara cruised down 682,000 and 790,000 in March, the Solent, and out into the Chan- 1927, and 821,000 and 785,000 anel, returning in the evening to

Southampton. year ago.

The announcement is made by An Oslo message states that during the course of the debate the Roosevelt Steamship Com- of the new customs tariff, the pany, that the new motorship City! Storting by a very narrow majori- of Rayville,, operated for ty, adopted the clauses of the Bill the

Shipping Boardin Atlantic-Australian-Indian providing for a small duty on the iron, and for measures giving service, arrived at Brisbano

June Government support. to certain on

16, having made industrial undertakings in order the run from New York in thirty- to encourage the Norwegian iron four days, including a stop of one industry.

day for fueling at the Panama Canal,

GOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. Mothers always giva Chamberlain's

The India Office announces that | the total remittances from the Government of India to the Cough Remedy for Groupy coughs, Secretary of State for India in colds, difficult breathing, bronchial and

Council from April 1 to June 26, influenza coughs. It is good for the 1927, were as follows:-Pur little ones and grown ups too and chases of sterling in India, every one knows it contains se nar£3,702,000; transfers from the cotics.. Sold overywhere.

The Three Castles

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

ALSO PACKED IN REGULAR 501 AND 203

paper currency reserve in Eng- land to the Treasury account of the Secretary of State for India in Council, £5,574,000 total; £9,276,000..

Manufacturer's Fortune.

State probate duty amounting to £211,781 has been paid on the estate of Hugh Victor McKay, machinery manufacturer, late of Sunshine, Victoria. He left per- sonal property valued at $1,436, 709. Federal duty has not yet been assessed, because allowances have to be made for State pro- bate duties and charitable be quests. The late Mr. McKay left property in more than one State, and the Federal authorities are awaiting information as to the sums paid..

His Majesty's Consul-General at New Orleans reports that, ac- cording to the New Orleans Asso ciation of Commerce's bulletin, the sum of 30,000 dollars has been sent to the United States District Attorney by the Federal Govern- ment in Washington as the pur- chase price of the land site for the new quarantine station in Algiers, just below the immigration sta- tion. The acquisition of this site means the removal of the ship; inspection station from the mouthi of the river nearer to the city.. Shipping firms have been agitat ing for this change for some years past, as it will accelerate steam- ship services through time-saving at the port of New Orleans.

The London and North-Eaatorn Railway Company have decided to-construct 2,100 additional waggons at a cost of £300,000 They include. 12-ton! open goods waggons and special bolster waggons for the conveyance of steel rails and long iron. Contracts for 1,000 open goods waggong have been placed with the following firms Messrs. RY. Pickering,, Wishaw; Messrs. Hurst, Nelson and Co., Motherwell: Motherwell Rolling Stock Company, Motherwell; Messrs W. H. Davies Langwith Junction; Messra. Higley, Bulwell Forest, Nottingham. The remain ing 1,100 waggons, wi büllt in the LN.E.R. sho

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