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The China Mail.

February 26, 1928, Temperature, 49.

Barometer 30 21

No. 18.809, 一拜禮 驎六廿月二年三十二百九十一英

BUSINESS NOTICE.

We have the MUSIC

s.

of

“KATINKA”

(The new musical comedy played by the J. C. Williamson Gilbert Sullivan Opera Company.)

MOUTRIE & CO., LTD,

OHATER ROAD

Tel. Central 2313

P. O. Box 530

HAWTHORNE & PEARSON

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tailors

and

Breeches Makers

St. George's Building,

(Next door Café Wiseman.)

LIBERD

infall 0.08 inob

Humidity

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1928-

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Dice the Chino Mail, )

(Reuter's

RUER-INVASION,

BACKING OF BOCHUM

SYSTEMÁTIO DESTRUCTION BY

BOCHUM, February 25.

February 26, 1923, Temperature: 64.

Obtainable from säl

JEYES'

FLUID

THE BEST

DISINFECTANT

ALEX, ROSI A 00..

Salo gente

B-+AEXSA04=1020+ PRICE $8.00 Per Month

THE DOLLAR,

To-day's closing rib 2/3 15/16. ||To-day's opening into 1/8.15/15.

DANGEROUS FRENCH DIPLOMACK.

TO EXCLUDE BRITAIN.

February 25,

the British Govemment lä

by poundwing the taw turn of French diplomacy aim-

stion of.

Bloo been

The French invasion of the Chamber of Commerce fsfed from nine in the evening till 80 in the morning Two hundred troops.commanded by a Colond closed the street with machine guns. An officer then entered the building and demanded a certain drcial who however, was not present. The Germans sets that the and sponding Britain. This morn hitherto troops then broke into the wine cellar. They became very lesions.. Higner Mussolini bes not in sxcited and sang and afterwards proceeded with conraged it and Belgium is less inclined to underwrite Bystematic destruction. Brokan bottles were lying in Prenos aky, on the Kahr than she was five weeks ago. every room. The same troops in the early morning entered the District Government office, removed, type- | The British Government hitherto has been content to .writers and amsabel the furniture. :

wait and sep but in the event of a new grouping of the powern the British poljor will naturally have to be re- jasted British official quarters hope that France will not persist in playing a dangerous game with the balance of power. According to the Cesweer's Paris correspon dent the beet minds in France are already beginuing to doubt the wisdom of such a policy.

MORE DISTRICTS' OCCUPIED,

DUSSELDORF, February 25. The French authorities announce the occupation of the right bank of the Rhins ja the Koenigswinter, dis- triot, also the Kaub district between the Anglo Winch bridgeheads in order to secure possession of the railway between Cologue and Mayanos in the territory which bas hitherto rendered the customs control ineffective. The occupation was carried out without incident and is described as the logical outcome of the establishment of the new customs cordon in the Rhineland.

FRENCH DENY VANDALISM.

Paris, February 23.

A special French correspondent at Duosasidort says that Bochum is at present the chief centre of the anti French agitation in the Bohr. The Frenck were obliged to take steps firstly against the municipalities which ́have done their atmost in the way of obstruction and secondly against the Chamber of Commerce which organised and directed boycotting of French and Belgians. This was the resewu for searching the Cham ber of Commerce which was carried out without incident. Nothing was done beyond seizing documents and the alleged vandaliem did not goour,

NEW YORK TO CHICAGO,

DIRIGIBLE AIRSHIP LINK MOOTED.

New York, February 25, Abamber of prominent individuals have decided to form company to operates dirigible airship line between New Tork-and Chicago with Government

Ice House Street.

MARINE MISDDINGS

DOCK DIVIDEND,

LAUNCH COKSWAINS FINED.

Tel.

Cen.

2

.8

Diss Bros

Bat.

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4

3

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, DES Voeux Road,

DONNELLY & WHYTE.

Tel Con, 629,

WINE MERCHANTS.

Tal. Can. 838,

MEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

General Knitter & Dyer.

Manufacturern of Woollen Singlets, Jerseys, Eweaters &,

all kinds of Underwear.

No. 6–18, Causeway Bay,

Telephone Central 1304.- Manager: YEUNG PORWAN:

SWATOW TRADING 00.

Tol. Central #303. 6, Hongkong Hotel Building

MANUFACTURERS

of Hanilsome Chinese Linen Drawn-work-and Embroideries DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF SILK GOODS,

Mandarin Costumes of Various Design and Pewter-ware.

FULL VALUE

offered for OLD PIANO

in exchange for «

NEW MODEL

TBANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY. Phone Central 2127.

944, Wanchal Road;"

BRUNSWICK DANCE RECORDS

PLAYED BY

LESDING NEW YORK ORCHESTRAS/ PRESENT BEST SELLER: LOVELY LUCERNE WALTZ.

THE BRUNSWICK STUDIO

YVANOVICH & CO.

Diatribasera

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING (la Froon) DUDDELL, STRKET.

LUGARD HALL CONCETT

-$12 FOR YEAR,

AN ENJOYABLE TUNCTION,

In the Marine Courb before the

Subject to final Audit the Directors The students of Legard Hall, one of Marine Magistrate (Commander C. W. Co., Ltd., recommend at the forth.

of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook the University hostels, gave their

Beckwith. R.N.,) this morning, Lioning Anual General Meeting of teath annust concast in the Great

Shareholder that the balance at Credit of Profit and Loss Account at 31st December laat be dealt with as follows:-

Kao, anemployed, was charged with

Hali of the University, on Saturday having boarded the s. "Victoria" on

evening. The Hall was tastefully de- Saturday without permission. A detec

oosted for the occasion and there was tive when approaching the ship a To pay to Shareholders a

s large and appreciative audience pre- the defendant slide down a rops

sent. The programine was interesting ** final Dividend of $5.00

and varied, and all the items were on the side of the ship into the steam

́par share and a Bonus

well received. Calia for encores were Jannoh "Kwong On." The detective of $3.00 per share

long and persistent after each " torzi” followed him into the launch and

(making with interim

and the artists had a busy evening. Dividend of $4.00 per

The University orchestra of eight đến amsted him. Defendant who was

share a total of $12,00

lighted the audience with its overture, described as a bad character who had - per share for the year

and then the other items on the pro- had two previous convictions, one-- 1922).

.........$480 000.00 | gramme-vocal and instrumental con- being for unlawful possession, ssido write off Buildings and

tributions, and comic pleses-follow- 686,361,68 ed. Included in the programmia was that he went on board the ship ass To pay & Bonne to Staff.. 60.000,00 a one-ses comedy entitled "Surgical luggage coaliet Sentence of two To carry forward to new- months' bard labour was passed.

For having failed to observe the rule of the road when approaching a wharf on the prays the coxswain of the steam launch "Kwong Tak" was fined $20 or one month. The police said that the defendant approached the wharf in the wrong direction, thus

1

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Plant....

account about

Shook" which occupied the second part $80,000.00 The well trained cars included Mowers

CAPITAL REDUCED.

INSURANCE COMPANY'S

APPLICATION.

Before the Chief Justion in the

M..B. Osman, C. H. Yooh Y: 0; Teh (8r.), 8. Bepher, J. Barnas, E Balhetchet, `8.-- 0.” Shaabhudin, A., Barma and M. Kyum, Miss May Fincher and Miss B. Rodrigues,

Mr. Qiman, who took the leading role, stage managed the play assisted

and Mim May Finçhér. ·

R

FRITZ KREISLER

FAMOUS VIOLINIST TO VISIT FAR EAST

endangering other vessels which Supreme Court this morning, M. by Mors. J. 8. Gazdar, Y. C. „Teh} might be leaving the wharf at the Campbell Proust (instructed by time. Defendant's edusa was that Hoa, Hastings, Dennys and Bowler}}< one of the nuts had dropped out of made application on behalf of the his engine, and he went alongside the Luen On, Fire ad Marine InsuranoM wharf to repair the damage.

Co. Ltd., for an order confirming a The carewsin of the steam, launch resolution patred at a meeting of the "Sumatra 8" was fined $10 or 14 days shareholdes of the Company for the for having failed to exhibit the regula reduction of napital. tion lights on board on the evening of Mr Proer mid that tos Company February 18 The vessel was lying at was incorporated in 1915 with the North Point when a Police Officer original, share in plital of a $500,000 visited the place at 6.45 pm, and divided to 20,000-fally paid up found that no lights had been hosted. shares of $25 each 1.21178,156 Worth When spoken so, defendant put up of these shares had been red and light, but when the officer visited the folly paid ap. By a special solitons spot again about an hour later, the was resolved that Loc light was again extinguished. Defend should be reduced ant's excurs was that he had run short to be divided into €74 of kerosene,AN

For having carried nine passengers

in excem of the number allowed by

his license, the coxswain of motor

bost 25 Laung 1" was fined $5,

up ordinary karen (being the aged cap psy) and 15,951. $12:50-sch

sapisal of the Com Li Lal the master of the Yanmati cancellation ferry launch Fen-Wan", was charge watch had beeni with having carried 26 passengers in represented 1 excess of the number allowed by his by the redi licence;" on Fobras 10.

the 15,201 Carry was patroll In a police laundret noticed the Ten

eht, on/ the people)

cone manti

A telegram has been received in Shanghai by Mme. Strok from her

band, who is at present in Chi cogo, stating that he has pompleted arrangements with Kreiler the world-renowned violinist, to make s tour of the Far East. The tale gam stated that Kreisler will-visit Shanghai in April 1

Fritz Kreisfer, who is an Aus trian, was born in 1876. Brought kgi in`an atmosphere of minch, re- the finement, le early showed conspicu- ous musical talent, to which was |added a considerable ambitiţingExt was probably natural then that ba should give promis

place among the world's artists

the age of

first prize at the Vienna törf, and, two years flät

ome."

is ne marked as

BUSINESS NOTICE.

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Prices ranging from $15

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Men's Wear Specialista. Alexandra Buliding

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Every requisite

for

Tennis wear

REMOVAL NOTICE,

THE PHARMACY (FLETCHER & 00., LTD.) Dispensing Chemists ·

has removed to No. 2 Queen's Road Central (The Red Building, opposite the American Express Co.)

NEW CONSIGNMENT

OF

ENAMELED IRON BATHS

Sft. & 5jft.

PORCELLAIN LAVATORIES

22′′ × 16′′- & - 27′′ x 19′′′

PORCELAIN CLOSETS & CISTERNS

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

PRICES MODERATË.

FOOK WENG & Co., Jaat Opened F

EXPORTER OF

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Dealing in Ivory, Brase, Powter, Cloisonne and Leoquer. Mandarin Costumes and Bhawls are our most popular atodika

All goods Fresh and Moderate in price.

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