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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1928.

Phone C. 22

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NOTICES.

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION. GRAND TATTOO 11th, 12th & 13th September.

The Automobile Association propose to organise a Motor Parade on one of the evenings during the Grand Tattoo,

If sufficient entries are forthcoming three prizes will be given by the As- sociation for the most original or best decorated Vehicles in each of the fol-

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Cars or Lorries representing the Trade. 2 Private Carn,

3 Motor Cycles with or without

FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar-lowing classes: dens. Quiet APARTMENTS and SUITES of rooms. Full board from $95, $110, $130 monthly, large commodious

Also daily roams, rates; five minutes from Ferry, next new Hotel, Hankow Kowloon. Tel. No. K. 357.

Side Cari,

A registration or entrance fee of $1 Road,must accompany all entries.

NOTICES.

BANK HOLIDAY.

THE CHINA MAIL,-

Accordance with Ordinance

BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 6th of August. Hong Kong, 31st July, 1928.

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NOTICE.

CHINA TRADE IN 1927.

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Kong for the minting of Kwangsi) 20-cent pieces at the local mint, à exportation

from the province of small silver coins and copper cents was in force throughout the year, and this, pre- hibition was extended to include silver dollars at the end of the year,

MISCELLANEOUS.

When you want a

TAXI

Ring up C. 6180.

CHURCH NOTICE.

A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR 19 MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADING

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.

The modernising of the city of Wuchow is going on apace: numer- ous reinforced concrete houses have [7E HAVE pleasure is a been built, and several of the streets nouncing our appointment have been raised, greatly widened, by the Celotex Company, Chicago, and macadamised. The Public as their Sole Agents for Hong Works Department took over the Kong, Macao and South China, for the sale of Celotex Insulating management of the old electric light company and erected a new plant Lumber.

on the opposite side of the Fu River above high-water level. New ma- chinery was ordered from Germany, and by the end of October the plant was in working, order and the major. part of the city WAS excellent being supplied with light from the new station. The public park, which was opened' lon Northern Hill in 1925, has been Jenlarged and improved and is much

appreciated by munion."

ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON FRI

Ample stocks are at present, en DAY, the 7th SEPTEMBER,

All accommunications to be addrees-route, and full particulars may be

had on application.

́TO_RENT.~~7, Middle Road, Kowed to

loon near Peninsula Hotel. Three Large pair Rooms facing harbour, private Baths, Geysers, Verandah. Quiet Gentlemen's Boarding House.

TUITION GIVEN.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL CULTURE

CLASS.

M'me BARONELLI, ARTISTE,---

C. M. MANNERS, c/o Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.

GRAND TATTOO

11th, 12th & 13th September.

SCENARIO

School of dancing for children and Ladies and Gentlemen are wanted to perform in, the Spectacular adults. Special Physical Culture

Scenario. class for Stout and Stiff Ladies Address 31, Ashley Road, Kowloon (Back of Star Theatre).

PRIVATE LESSONS in English and French: violin and piano; atenography and typewriting. Easy conditions. Apply to 6, Aimal Villas, Kowloon.

HOME TUITION.

TESTOVER

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STEVENAGE.

Within an hour from Lon- :

In healthy neighbourhood.

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SHEWAN TOMES & Co., Import Department.

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.

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Asity. RIM DIVIDEND of people, especially duringetter-clads

mer months.

been declared payable on WED-In October work was commenced

22nd AUGUST next, NESDAY,

on a new wireless telegraph station on and after which date

band was completed by the end of the Dividend Warrants may

The station consists of two obtained upon application at the year. Registered Office of the Company, steel towers, 160 feet high, and a Canal Road East, Bowrington,station house. The equipment was obtained from Germany and con- but Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN sists of a 7-h.p. kerosene oil engine. that the REGISTER OF MEMBERS a 4.50-kw. D. C. generator, and a The transmit of the Company will be CLOSED 2.50-kw, converter, Names and addresses to be sent, from WEDNESDAY, 8th AUGUST ter consists of a 600-watt tube and immediately, to

to TUESDAY, 21at AUGUST, 1928, the receiver of a detector and two both days inclusive.

Performers will appear in English and Scottish scenes. Singing is not essential, some vocalists are required.

Hon. Secretary,

"Tattoo" Scenario,

Y.M.C.A., City Hall.

The first rehearsal will be held

SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL on Tuesday next (August 7th).

BOYS. A few Boarders received

Time and place will be announc-

in the House of the Principal. In-ed later.

dividual care and attention. For

Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local).

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PERLISTED ANNUALLY.

THE

By Order of the Board,

L. C. F. BELLAMY,

General Manager. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1928.

YEE FOO LUN, Chinese Herbalist.

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August 5, 1928.

Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion; 8 a.m. Children's Service, 10.16 a.m. Sunday School at Peak School, 10 a.m.

Matins, 11 a.m.

Preacher: The Dean. Subject: "Aspects of Holy Com

Evensong, 6 p.m.

Preacher: The Dean.

Subject: The Book of Jonah." Social Evening In Cathedral Hall after Evensong.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.

Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scient let, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.]

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11.15 a.m. Subject: "Spirit."

The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Meeting, at] 5.80 o'clock.

Reading Room at above address, open:

Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 12 Noan.

Monday and Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. The Public is cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading Room

stages of amplifier. In addition, there is a radio telephone equip- ment. The station is working well and is sufficiently powerful to get into touch with Shanghai, Nanking. Wachang, and Talyuan, in Shansi. For the present it accepts military telegrams only, but later on it will be prepared to take commercial mes-i sages.-The growth of the roads movement in the province has been really remarkable, and it is expect- Over twenty-five years' Practical ed that by the end of 1928 it will be experience in America curing the possible to get from Wuchow to sick with Chinese herbs, is now Kweilin in one day-n trip which at present takes anything from two within your reach.

LOCAL SHARES. you Bro suffering from to four weeks by boat.

The Nanning-Kweilin road has Catarrh, Kidney, Stomach trouble in London and in the Provincial Tawas

Indigestion, Castritis, been completed as far as Liuchow, MESSRS, MOXON & TAYLOR'S

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and Kwongchowwan.-A few cases yesterday, state: Our market was Markets supplied.

of cholera occurred during the sum- fairly steady during the week mer, but the disease did not become under review with a strong demand

for sound Investment stocks.. epidemic. The river remained com-

Once again, however, the volume paratively low in summer the high- est record being 62 feet 8 inches in of business transacted was July. The lowest water recorded restricted scale as holders are st was 2 feet in February. The high-looking forward to a further im- est temperature was 90 deg. F., in June, and the lowest, 40 deg. F., in January, while the total number of rainy days was 154, with a rainfall of 54.69 inches.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

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A Trial Order is Sollclled.

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NATIVE CUSTOMS. Shipping The total number of; junks entered and cleared at the Native Customa was 14,568, aggre gating, 8,387,602 tons, an increase of 475,000 tons over last year's figures. Conditions, on the whole, were better than they have been for some years. *

provement in the future.

on a

Shanghai market is quiet. The following are the principal alterations since last week:

Banks: Remained unchanged at $1,295 at which price a few shares came to market.

Unions-Continued on the up- ward grade and $3471⁄2 is now being offered without meeting with any response from sellers.

Canton Insurances Had an- other rise and are now wanted at $640.

Hong Kong Fires and China Fires:-Are firm with Buyers at quotations.

Revenue. The collection for the year, excluding famine relief surtax

China Underwriters:-Continued collected during January, was Hk. Tis. 82,600, an increase of over Hk. unchanged with buyers at $22.

Hong Kong Hotels: $8.90 was Tls. 21,000 when compared with the freely offered throughout the week collection for 1926.

but shares are being held for Trade. The value of trade pass- rather more.

ing through the Native Customs

Hong Kong Lands:-Met with a reached Hk. Tls. 11,066,668, an in-steady demand at quotations but crease of over 8 million taels on the here again more would have to be figures of the previous year. The

total value of imports was greater paid to obtain shares. than in 1926, due principally' to Ex- larger importations of salt. porta in general Increased, the most noticeable being rice, (due to good harvests), groundnut ofl, wood oil. jand manganese ore.

Hong Kong Trame:-Had buyers

at $241⁄2 without attracting sellers. Star FerriesChanged hande at $64 but 8644 is being asked for

WHY MAGNESIA

further business.

China Lights:-Are quiet but the new issue have buyers at $104 after business done at $10.90.

Electrics:-Were done at $48. for the old shares and more are wanted at this while at the close the new shares have come into

STOPS INDIGESTION. favour again and would and buyers

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at $47.

China Providents:-Had a slight decline in the buying rate to $4.95 While most everyone knows that magnesis is good for indigestion, com- but sellers show no disposition to paratively few realise that its value meet the reduction.

Is due to the fact that it neutralises] Cements:-Wore done at $9 for excess, acid, which causes nine-tenths the combined shares and a trifle of all digestive troubles. To get beat more would now be paid. quickest, and surest results, the mang-

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nesia must be combined with other Watsons:-Experienced a neutralising and healing agents in the market from $14 to $14.30 but special form known to chemlats a rather more would have to be paid 'Blaurated Magnesia. Half-tea-|

spoonful of Blaurated' Magnesia pow to obtain shares."

der or two or three tablets taken in Douglases: Opened with salea little water immediately after cat at $88 and close with buyers at] ing or whenever pain is felt, will give $88%.

instant relief, because it neutralise DocksAre still wanted at $40 the excess acid, stops food fermenta

tion, heals and soothes the inflamed with sellers holding out for $41. stomach laing, and restores painless, London Quotations of the 1st normal digestion. If you have any offnet:-Banks $188; Indos Deferred the various forms of indigestion, such

as gastritis, dyspepsia, acidity, heart- 15/-; Shells £52. 6. all middle burn, or flatulence, get a package of prices.

Bisurated Magnesia from your chem-Exchange-The demand selling ist to-day, and take as directed. You rate on Londen is 2/-6/16 and the will be astonished at the instant re- T/T. on Shanghai is Tis. 76% Haf obtainedi

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