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FOR SALE BY TENDER..

ON VIEW AT HM, NAVAL YARD, WEI-HAI-WEL FROM 10TH JANUARY, 1923.

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(1) Single Strow STEAM TUG HESPER

Fitted as a Fire Float Halvage and Water Tank Vessel Length 116 frot, Displacement 400 tona, I.H.P. 300.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1923.

INTIMATIONS

'ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THE HONGKONG AND CANTON IOWAssociation; desire to express our

MANUFACTURING CO, LTD..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

"

URDINARY ANNUAL THE FIRING UPHANBHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Com pany's Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, on THURSDAY, 95th day of

IRON COALING LIGHTER No. 0452. 1.31 1893, at xoow for the purpose o

Winch...

Length 125 feet, Capacity 300 tona (two hold). Fitted with Capatan, Derrick and Forms of Tender giving full description of the above Craft may be obtained on application to the NAVAL STORE OFFICE, HM NAVAL TALD, Hongkong.

Latest date for receipt of Tenders at "Wei-Ini-Wei, Noon, 10th February, 1993.

(Signed) E. J. ADAMSON,

Naval Store Ocor,

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H.M. NAVAL TARD,

WEI-HAI-WEI.

NATIONAL LOANS. UBSCRIBERS to the National Loans

the Third Year of the Republic (1914) and the Eleventh Year of the Republic (1993) ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Drawing for the redemption of the above Loans will be beld this year as follows

1st December, 1923: 8th Drawing of the Third Year Loan. ($2,710,000); redemption begins 31st December. 10th

May,

1943 1st Drawing of the Eleventh LOAD ($1,000,000); redemption begins Year Slet May 10th November, 1993 2nd Drawing of the Eleventh Year Loan ($1,000,000); redemp tion begins 30th November. As the Sixth Redemption Instalment ($4,638,740), ne op the Fourth Year Loan, is the final one, no Drawing will take place;! but redemption of the remaining undrawa Bonds will commence on 12th April

The service of the above three Loans is con- ducted independently, and forms no part, of the National Consolidated Loan Service

F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectoriste Oederal of Customs, Peking, 6th January, 1923,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

the Report of the Director and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1929.

The Transfer Bocks of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th FO 23th January, 1823, both days inclusive.

By Order,

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.,

General Managers, (8g. J. D. THOMSON,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, 8th January, 1993.

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THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED.

a

E the Members of the Undermentioned |

Thanks to the Members of the EUILDING CON TRACTORS' COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION for their Increment.ad Better Treatment...

We are also

to the Fon. SzGRETARY DIRECTOR OF

| FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, Thorns and

FUBLIC WORKS, and Messre. E. W. L Lask for their valuable assistance in bringing both parties to terms.

BUILDING CARPENTERS'

ASSOCIATION, 136, Queen's Road East. Hongkong, January 18th, 1929.

PARTICULARS

of..

[ສາເ

VALUABLE) (LEASEHOLD' PROPERTY

Situate

No. 13, WING, HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgages

Br

The

the

PUBLIC AUCTION,

IN ONE LOT

On TUESDAY,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 30 Day of Jan., 1993, ut 3 o'clock pa.

Br NLTH ORDINARY

GENERAL

Ms. LAMMENT BROTHERS MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this

A: Tama Ornice, DUUDELL STREET, Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY,

at 11.45 O'CLOCK AT THAT piece or parcel of ground aidate THE Property; consists of First ALL 29th JANUARY, 1923, at for the purpose of with a Statement of Accounts the Report, of the Directors to ding 31st December, 1922,

at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office aa. SECITON for the year

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- & of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with erectiona or buildings thereon messages will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th pany

•No.

13, Wing Hing Street and Friday, 96th January," January. to

both

days now know inclusive, daring which period no transfer of Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear of the said Section A of Inland Lot No 3166 Shares can be registered

All of which being a scavenging

pret se By Order of the Board of Directors,

are held for the residue of the term of 25 years MOWBRAY 9. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary

from the 18th day of May, 1918, created by the to the General Managers, Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate in or upon the Hongkong.fith January, 1993.

said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may ba obmod from

MIHASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Solicitors, 8, Des Voeux Road Central,

and Mesara, LAMMERT BROTHERS

Auctioneers

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(202.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA

TION CO. LTD.* ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N

TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS in this Company "will be held at the Offices of Mesera JARDINE, MATHISON & Co.. LAD, on FRIDAY, 26th JANUARY, 1923, at 13 O'CLOCK NOON for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a

STEAM SAVICATION COS STEAMER Statement of Accounts for the year ending

"DEUTA."

ARRIVED HONGKONG ON 16TH JAN, 1923. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, PORTSAID, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLUMBO AND

STRAITS.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

31st December, 1922.

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The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th January to Friday, 26th January, both days inclusive, daring which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 8th January, 1923

(201

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY CO, LTD.

IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

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TO LET.

WO OFFICE ROOMS, Top Floor, 6,

Queen's Road Central.

Apply GANDE, PHICE & CO., LTD.

2001

TO LET...

LYURNISHED from April next, No. 14,

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

& SONS, LTD.

PERTH, SCOTLAND.

fon in that Treaty (of Nanking) shall bo As the meeting of the Helens May paid," and all buildings were to be Institute Reading Ofrele to-day (Thure handed over as they were "solas today) a 10.30. Mrs. J. R. Wood will prévens any pretence of delay," or the road a paper on Home Education." slightest occasion for discussion or die All who ate interested in the subject are pate on these points. Ohusan was invited to attend.-ADVT. evacuated on July 25th, 1848, though its

Wong Tin Fat, living at Aberdeen, has..... continued occupation, was urged as a means of enforcing the right of entrance reported to the Police, that' at noon or to the City of Canton, which was held to the 14th he was held up on, the highway, be one of the arrangements for the whilst returning" from Stanley to Aber- opening of the port to British mer doen. Two mor, ose armed with a chop- chants"; but Lord ABERDEEN, referring por, seized him and stole from his person

$10.30. to the precise language of the later arrangement, informed Sir F. J. DAVIS, The Earbour Regulations for the Port that a scrupulous observance of good of Canton how quire that the namo faith and treaty obligations was of more of every mechanically propelled vessel of There was a suggestion from the French Canton Harbour, and the name of her Envoy later for a joint reoccupation of Chusan as a means of bringing pressure. to bear on the Chinese. Government, but this was not acceptable to the British Government, and a naval demonstration, on the Yangtsze was substituted for it.

There were evidently many people in Hongkong in the infancy, of "the" Colony who would have welcomed a transfer of

1

By Royal Appointment importaner than any tactient advantage small type piying on

to His Majesty The King.

the waters of

owner, shall be reported to the Harbour Master by the National Authority to which the vessel is amenable. Within the limits of Canton Harbour. such mechan- ically propelled vessels of small type are not to proceed at a speed exceeding ten knots per hour. Any infringement of this regulation renders the owner of the

WHITE LABEL" the flag to Chusan, for two reasons offending real liable to be dealt with by"

FINEST

SCOTCH

the

Ono was lack of confidence in future commercial prosperity of Hong. kong, snxi, the areord reason thas Hongkong was so alarmingly un healthy 2.4 a place of residence.

WES

A

WHISKY Parliamentary Committee which inquired

OF GREAT AGE..

AWARDED 50 GOLD AND «PRIZE MEDALS.

AGENTS:

Barker Road, Peak, Fight Rooms: Also A. S. WATSON

Furnished Six-roomed House at Deep Water Bay near the Golf Links

"el Apply to DENISON, RAM & GIBBS.

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TO LET

ends i be landed here unlors ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS inFFICES in UNION BUILDING--Four!

named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's! Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery be obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before anival of the steamor.

foods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in kay chee whatever.

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Damaged packages must be loft in the Godowax for examination by the Consignees, and Company's Surveyor, Moers, GODDARD

the

NOTHIRTY-FIFTE ORDINARY GEN. this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesura. JARDINE, ALTHEsox & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, 25th JANUARY, 1928, at 12.15 D'en er r., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year erding 31st December. 1822.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com.

January,

Rooms on Fifth Floor, Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

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TO LET.

MURNISHED, for One Year or Eighteen

& Dovelas, at 10 a... on Mondays and any will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th Months, from 1st April, 1923,

Thursdays.

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date -they-nanot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown."

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 16th January, 1923.

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. “ The Steamship BENLEDİ“ PROK LEITH, ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform Can a Goods are baiare andad at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra Horexone Godowns of the and KowzOON WHARF & GonoWN COMPANT,

whence

from the wharve delivery may be

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all floods remaining delivered after the 22nd inst., will be subjeci

All Claims against the Steamer must be prosented to the Undersigned on or before the alet iust, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be

10 examined on the 22nd inat. at

Ho Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading wil be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents"

[223 Hongkong, 16th January, 1923. THE HEN LINE STRAMERS, LTD

8.8. BENAVON,"

CONSIGNEES of cargo from ANONDO, per the above-mentioned sommer are hereby notified that the cargo has been transhipped at Singapore into a BENLEDL" which

on 13th Jan Steamer arrived at Hongkeng 1923, and is now being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra Godowns of the

ira hazardous Whart the

from whence and/or wharven delivery may be obtained.

No daims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods rememing mdelivered, after 22nd inst, will be subject to

Godown . Ltd Long & Kowloon

All

the "steamer 'mínst

presented to the Undersigned on or before the 31st insk, or they will not be recognized, All broken, "ahafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be erined on the 22nd inst,, ab 10.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.

13th January, 1923,

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to Friday, 26th January, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Secretary, Hongkong, 11th January, 1923.

"BERWICK LAW,"No. 155, Feak,6-roomed Bungalow with Tennis Court and Garden on Motor Road at Magazine Gap.

Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.

*(218

170)

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

NOUTH ORDINARY YEARLY TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Vatz ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.30 7.M., SATURDAY, the 3RD FEBRUARY, 1929, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of

"

1992 Accounts for the year ending 31st December, ** THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, 22nd January, to Saturday, 3rd February, 1923 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors,

KAN TONG PO,

Chist Manager. Hongkong, 12th January, 1923. [223 THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDRED and

ORDINARY

18.0

THIRD MEETING & SHARE

HOLDERS in the Company will be held at | the Office of the Company, 44. Des Your ROAD, on TUESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY, 13.00LOCK NOON, for the purpose of 1923, receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and sireting Directors and Auditors.

THE TRANSFEX BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday, 29th January idays. inclusive, to Taesday, 18th February, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,

Becretary, Hongkong, 18th January, 1923,

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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1927.

FEBRUARY 29, MARCH 17, 230" & Sap NTRIES for the forthcoming Baces close on Saturday, 27th inat, at 3 p.m., and must be sent to the JOCKEY CLUB, BOOM KA, Chater Road, on or before this date an

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Entry Forms Aro now ready

and

TO LET.

HOM 1st June-Eight and Four Room

HOUSES.

Apply P. O. Box 2691

$150

HOUSES FOR SALE AT THE PEAK

NEAR MOTOR ROAD

|

CO.,

LTD..

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

ESTABUSTED 81 YEARS..

suspension of levise and/or fine by his National Authority.***

THE NEW COLONEL OF THE KING'S. Ligut-Colonel und Brevet-Colonel Will. into the situation in the late Forties reported:"From Hongkong we cannot iam A. Blake, C.M.G., D.S.O., wao has be said to have derived directly much just been appointed to the King's (Liver pool) Regiment, at Hongkong, from commercial advantage; nor, indeed, does major in the Wiltshire Regiment, rather it seem likely, by its position, to become curiously, days writer in Home the seat of an extended commerce." paper, was originally, gazetted to the King's Regiment in the first week of 1809, Fortunately, there were others who but did not join it, getting a transfer to thought diferently and many of them the Wiltshire Regiment a couple of weeks lived to see their confidence abundantly later. As he did not join the active Ber-" justified. British evergy and enterprise vice battalion of the Wilts he did not take part in the South African War. He was. would doubtless have transformed the promoted captain in 1905, and major in Chusan Islands, as Hongkong has been February, 1915, which was his substantive transformed under British rule, into rank up till last week. He went to Franco in August, 1914, was in the fight a grant commercial entrepot, at far leasing of the earlier phases of the struggle, cost in money, and possibly at a lower commanded the 1st Battalion during the cost of life. However, the barren island summer of 1915, and commanded the end Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment two of Hongkong" has not only developed periods in 1918 and in 1917-18. In addi into a Colony of nearly 700,000 inhabit-tion to his regimental service, he also ants and become the second largest ship served on the staff in France and Belgium as a staff captain of the 7th Infantry the samt

&ping port of the world, but thanks to

'BIRTH. MCCANN-AL 25, Humphrey's Buildings, on January 16th, to Mr. and Mrs J. S. McCANS, a daughter. [242 EONGKONG OFFICE: 108, Das Vœux ED., C. LONDON OFFIC: 131, FT STREET, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 18TH, 1923.

AN EVIL REPUTATION

OUTLIVED. THERE is & report in recent Shanghai | papers of a speech by Bishop MatoNY on

Brigade, brigade-major of

the progress of medical and sanitary brigado; went to Salonika as a brigadier science-it has lost its old evil reputation general of the 77th Infantry Brigade, was as a hotbed of pestilence and come to be brigadier of the 16th Infantry and of the 26th Infantry Brigade in the Earptina regarded as one of the healthiest cities Expedition, and in the latter part of his service saw work in Macedonia, Serbia, in the world in the same latitude."

Bulgaria, Turkey and in the Talands of the Egean Sea. He was mentioned in despatches six times, decorated with the reLegion of Honour, the Order of the Re- decmar, the C.M.G., D.S.O., 1914 Star with claep, the British War Medal and the British Victory Medal..

"The Deutsch-Asiatische Bank has sumed business in Japan.

Six recruits for the local police force arrived in Hongkong yesterday morning by the B.s. Kashima Maru from Home. The men were recruited from the Royal Irish Constabulary.

The balance sheet of the Nippon Mamkwa Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Cotton

SIR FIELDING CLARKE.

Our London correspondent writes:- Sir Fielling Clarke, formerly Judge at Hongkong and afterwards Chief Justic in the Colony, who has becă a resident. in Essex for several years since he re Trading Co.) for the half year ended turned to England, has just been ap

pointed Chairman of the Petty Sessional September 30th, 1923, shows a net profit Court at Grays, a busy, smokegrimed. of yen 2,594,333. A dividend at the rate working-class town on the borders of the of 22 per cent per annum has been de Tilbury Dook district. On coming home from Jamaica, where he was Chief Justice clared, a quarter of a million yen has down to 1911, Sir Fielding resided at been transferred to reserve funds and Southend-on-Sea, where he was placed on yen 812,800 carried forward, «<

the Commission of the Peace for that Borough. Shortly afterwards he resign. and was then made a Justice for the

County

For holding a street procession without OR BALE, either together (suitable for the subject of missionary and philan. the permission of the Secretary for Chin During the later stages of the war Sir

Mess), or separately, with early thropic work

in the province of Affairs, a representative of the Kun Fielding Clarke as an active member of the Essex County Appeal Tribunal un- possession, Nos. 2 and $; STEWART TEIRACE,

Cheklang which reminds us" of a Tuon Tsung Wui (one of the Chinese der the Military Service Acts. He is a PERE.

Apply to H. E. POLLOCK,

bit of ancient local history at a General Labour Associations) was fined member of the Essex Standing Joint Com- mittee charged with the control of the Frince's Building.

time when strong vows prevailed in $10 by Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy Police Force. His wife, to whom he was what Lord PALMERSTON described as the yesterday morning. The defendant told married a couple of years before taking desert, Island of Hongkong" on the his Worship that a party from the Guild up his duties in Hongkong, was Miss Mary M. Pierce, of Danbury, a charming subject of a possible exchange of the were merely walking along the road. village picturesquely situated on a hill. island for the Chusan Islands Bishop Inspector Appleton said the procession near Chelmsford Lady Clarke is the sis. MALONY is reported as having mid that was headed by a band.

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SMOKING, SAID, HABIT

SECURE YOUR REQUIR

FROM THE

HONGKONG CIGAR -STORE

THE CORONET.

GEORGE ABLISS

the province of Choking was of peculiar

interest in connexion with British history As a result of the Fête in November, in China. As carly as 1700 the British the Canton British Women, have re East India Company established & factory mitted to the Treasurer of the Star and in the Chusan Islands it was thought at Garter Home for Disabled Soldiers and Dinghai. This was probably one of the Sailors £848 68. 6d., being the balance of

happiness of the patients at Sandgate,

tor of Prebendary Dormer Pierce, vicar of Brighton, and formerly n. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.

“DISRAELI. ??

'A' PICTURESQUE FIGURE ̈

earliest British trading places along the 21,000 required for endowing the bed in! He wore green velvet trousers, China cosah. In 1840 the British took the Annexe at Sandgate to which they silver buckles, iace at his wrists and his Canary coloured waistcoat, low shoes, possession of Chutan, subsequently to be have been subscribing since 1919, and, in hair in wringlets. That sounds like a exchanged for Hongkong. Many people addition, the sum of £200 for the pur description of somebody's costume at the thought Britain would have done better chass of some specific article (as a giftnival but it is, an the authority of Bir Hongkong Hotel's last fancy dress car- by retaining this island instead of Hong: from the Canton British Women) which Edward Bulwer Lytton, what one of the kong, as the former commanded to some make for the grister comfort and greatest among British stateamon Ben- extent the Yangtare astuary.

jamin Dinzeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, used to wear But such people are dead now.

Diaracli was asa picturesque as he wae It is not exactly in accordance with

The death has occurred at Kobe of Mr. prominent a figure in the political hir historical fact to say that Hongkong The Walter Brass, at the early age of 47. History of his time. His unaffected delights in gands of attire and gands of fancy and coded in exchange for Chum Grest Britain occupied Chaszn, and the island of death, says the Japan Chronicle, seves expression created a general prejudice Kulangau also, in pledge dor the perfor another link with the past, Mr, Charles against him, his eccentricities of splend tions and extraordinary unforced exuber mance of certain undertakings given by Braces, his father, being one of the our startled the world. These atenta Chins in the Treaty of Nanking and the earliest foreign residents in Japan, iances which leaped by a natural impulso KOWLOON THEATRE Treaty provided that these islands should business at Nagasaki, se early as 1865, from an overcharged source were, how continue to be held until the money and Consul for the Netherlands in Kobe ever, backed up be a perceptive imagins

tion which contributed greatly to his payments and the arrangements for the for many years. Mr. Walter Braess took brilliant accom That is why a play opening of ports to British merchants be part in many branches of sport in his came to be written Around the story of completed," and by the later Treaty of younger days, and was or many years a huis varied career. A film" version of it, the Bogite the islands were so be sted hard-working committee man of the Kobe in which Mr. George Arliss splendidly handles the title role, is being shown ab "the Coronet all this week.

DISRAELI

Can bad at the Jocker CLUB STANLEE, JOCKEY CL THE FLOOR BELOW. Room (Hongkong Club Anues, Chater Road), RACE Core, HongKong Cius and Lanatsas DAYS, Alexandra Buildings

HIGH & DIZZY.

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the moment all the monies stipr

Bogatta and Athletic Club.