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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1928.

Phone C. 22

FOR

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WANTED.

WANTED. A Compradore for a Substantial European Hotel, security required. Apply Box No. 524, care of “China Mail,”

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-One brass "Hong Ming" pau of the Chinese Han Dynasty with automatic springs. Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 487, c/o "China Mail.”

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YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly And

promptly printed.--"China Mail" Office, No. 5. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.

HOME TUITION.

[TESTOVER

W

STEVENAGE,

Within an hour from London.

In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for. GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House Individual care of the Principal, and attention. For Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Loca!). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma), MISS GERTRUDE TURNER

(National Frodel Higher

Certificate).

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS..

-Public Auctions-

THE

HE Undersigned have received Instructions from Mrs. G. A. V. Hughes to sell by Public Auc tion on

MONDAY, the 30th January, 1928,, Commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at her residence,. No. 7 Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.

The Whole of Her

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Arm-

Chesterfield Couch and chairs, Tables, Curtains, Oil Paint- Fire- ings, Pictures, Hatstand, screens, Ornaments, etc., etc.

Extension Dining Table, Teak Sideboard with Bevelled Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Glass Ware, Crockery, etc., etc.

Teak Bedstead, Brass Mounted Twin Bedsteads, Double and Single Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrors, Oscillating Table Fan, etc., etc.

Fantry and Kitchen Requisites. Also

One Fine Carpet.

One Cottage Plano by "Horming &

Moller" Hamburg. One "Silvertone" talking machine

and records.

And

A Quantity of Blackwood-ware. On View on Day of Sale from 10 am.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

L'AMMERT BROS., Auctioneers Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.

For Complete and authentic date concerning China's Finance

THE

CHINA

YEAR

BOOK

Consult

THE CHINA

YEAR. BOOK

1926-7

Obtainable at

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.,

∙HONG KONG:

PRICE $15.00.

LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS.

Its the way you. have your HAIR |done that makes it [attractive:

Our barbers are experts in Bobbing, Shingling and Way- ing.

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Small 3-Bank Portable Model New 4-Bank Portable Model and

Standard Office Machines

Every Size always in stock Suitable for all requirements.

SOLE AGENTS --* Queen's Building.

NOTICES./

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE-CO, LTD.

TOTICE. IS HEREBY GIVEN

No the ANNUAL ORDIN

THE CHINA MAIL,

ARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Hong Kong· Hotel, Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 9th February, 1928 at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the Be port of the Directors together with a Statement of' Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1927.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, ̈ 1st · February to FRIDAY, 10th February (both days inclusive), during which perlad no transfer of Shares can bo registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managera. Hong Kong, 26th January, 1928,

THE HONG KONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

DODWELL & CO. LTD. NOTICE

Ground Floor.

Opposite Ferry Wharf. Tel. 1030 Central.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras.

Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.

ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price Moderate,

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No.. C. 3459, 26A, Des Voeux Road C Hong Kong.

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available, to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.

Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee salis- faction.

Please phone or call: K.661-No. 2, Saigon Street, Yaumati or

C.2560--No. 36, Tung. Man Street.

NOTICES.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

SCH 8th,

• Prospect Place, Bonham Road.

QCHOOL will REOPEN February Examination for New 7th, at 9.30 am. For Prospectus, Students, TUESDAY, February

for Boarders and Day-boys apply:

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, -

Prospect Place." Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.

Photography & Art.

Exhibition & Contest,

at Macao.

22nd January to 15th February,

1928.

For particulars address:

THE DIRECTOR, Port Works Department, Macao,

that the FORTIETH OR. DINARY, GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the OMeek), of | Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., on THURSDAY, 9th February, 1928, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounta" for the year ending 31st December, 1927.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 26th January to THURSDAY, 9th February, both days inclusive, during which

period no transfer of shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board of Directors.

L. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 10th January, 1928.

UNION WATERBOAT CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL

TGENERAL

at

MEETING Shareholders will be held in the Offices of Messra. Dodwell & Com- pany, Limited, on TUESDAY, the 7th February, 1928, at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with Statement of Accounts

A

to 31st December, 1927.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th January to 7th February, 1928, both dates inclusive.

DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD, General Managers,

Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.

NOW READY

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CHINA JOURNAL

CONTENTS:

Notes on Chinese Sword Furniture

The Yalu River to Linkiang Tai-kam-a Paradise for Lepers

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Great indignation was expressed the disgraceful behaviour undergraduates during 80 called “rage” in the West End of London after the Oxford-Cam bridge Rugby football match at Twickenham.

One suggestion put forward was that future "rags" should take place where the undergraduates would come under the jurisdiction of the university authorities, An other was that can undergraduate convicted in court subsequently should be sent down

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Instances of vulgarity and hooli ganism, which, caused the abandon- mant of the performances of "The Girl Friend at the Palace Theatre and “Hit the Deck'' at the London Hippodrom were equoted

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MONDAY January 30th

undergraduates will come under the jurisdiction of the university authorities, at Oxford or Cam-. bridge.

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WAS

torn, stair rods were removed, and grossly vulgar, Rolls of tollet pictures were upset; while insulta paper and articles I cannot mention were offered to many who were not were among the missiles hurled on undergraduates, and in several into the stage.

stances young men threatened to We are almost powerless to pro- punch elderly men."

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At the next meeting of the Theatrical Managers' Association it is probable that: the subject will be brought up in an attempt to find same way of preventing similar currences.

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able

Mr.

Hawes, William

general manager at the Palace Theatre saldab

The university cannot be ex- pected to control the actions of its members when they are away from Cambridge and can only leave auch disgraceful behaviour to be dealt with by the ordinary civil authorities. In cases of es- pecially outrageous conduct on the part of a member of a col- lege it is for the college in quas- tion to decide whether it will" allow the offender to return to Cambridge.

The President of Queens College, Cambridge, the Rev. T. C. Fits parick, the senior, among the beads of colleges at Cambridge, who has held the post of Vice-Chancellor, For the prestige of the "univer- | said that for undergrad Felties something should be done byther of Oxford or

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