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„NEW" ADVERTISEMENTS

HE BURNS ANNIVERSARY DINNER takes place at the HangoNG HOTEL.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH. 1929,

TO-NIGHT, when the Hon. Mr. A. G.STEPHEN THE HONGKONG AND CANTON 10E will presilo and the Rev. J. King MACOFACHIE will propose the Toast. of The Immortal Memory,

CO., LTD.

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MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

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HE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCET MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is the sbore Company will be held at ube Com pany's Town Office, Lower Albert Road, THURSDAY, 25th day of at soos for the parposa of he Rep presenting Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1992

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, en SATURDAY, the 10th FEBRUARY, 1993, ut 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together

ther with a Statement of Acctants lie the unding 31st December 1982. The

TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company mill be CLOSED from 5th February to the 1st February (both days inclusiv), during which peril no Transfer of Shares can be Be gistered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 24th January, 192%

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NOTICE.

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The Transfer Books of the Company will be CSED from 11th to 95th January, 1923,

By Order of the Board of Directors, both days inclusive.

J. D. THOMSON,

Acting Becretary. Hongkong, 8th January, 1993.

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

. LIMITED. NONI ORDINARY GENERAL TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Offices of Messra. Company will be held at the Ebeg to inform that Mr. A. CASSUM-JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD., ou FRIDAY

BEOY is leaving for Bombay, and 26th JANUARY, 1923, at 11.45 O'CLOCK

for the

the Report of the of receiving purpose of that Mr. J. HASSUM will manage the Business

Directors together with a Statement of Accounts of the firm as from the 14TH INSTANT,

for the year ending 31st December, 1999. CORRIMEHOY & LU, LTD..

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- (263

pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday. 17th January, to Friday, 26th January, both days inclusive, during which period no traefer, of Shares can be registered.

PUBLIC AUCTION..

MESSRS LAMMERT BROTHERS havd received instructions to melt by, PUBLIC AUCTION,

ün

THURSDAY,

the 1st day of FEBRUARY, 1922 at three O'CLOCK 8.31.

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At their Auction Room"

Is DUDBELL. STREET, THE VALUABLE LEASEHLD PROPERTIES

IF

By Onler of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary

to the General Managers. Hongkong, 9th January, 1923

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THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO., LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

*INTIMATIONS

AGENT Rovaired for the Sale of Piece

Goods, Woollens, Worsteds, Linings, ote Write stating full particulars and references, Box 5€19, WILLIAM'SÅDVERTISEMENT OFFICE, Bradford, Englandi

[$60

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"ACKNOWLEDGMENT,

I

Association, desire to express our

WE the Members of the Undermentioned Thanks to the Members of the BUILDING CON

TRACTORS' COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION for their Increment of Wages and Better Treatment.

We are also indebted to the Hon. SrcRIFART FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, The Hon. Dinteror or PUBLIC WORKS, and Mesars. H. W. BIRD and

bringing both parties to terms. WL LEAK for their valuable assistance in

BUILDING CARPENTERS'

ASSOCIATION, . 138, Queen's Road East, Hongkong, January 15th, 1993. HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION,

·TOURNAMENT. SATURDAY, 27TH JANUARY, 1923,

at the

THEATRE ROYAL.

AT 9.15P.M.

-MAIN EVENT

15 BOUNDS CONTEST FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY AND THE SCOTT-HANSION BELT

Stoker P. O. MORGAN, H.MS. Hamleina,

t-

A.. B. DIXON,

H.M.8. Cicala.

BOOKING at MOUTRIES: "Members-January 24th,

General Public-from Jannary 25th.

USUAL PRICES. Coona O 8 7 NEXTTOVENAMENT-Race-Saturday, March 3rd, at the THEATRE ROYAL..

PARTICULARS

Situate at

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N TWENTY SECOND ORDINARY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD" PROPERTY, GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHISON & Co. LTD., on FRIDAY, 28th JANUARY, 1923, at

Situate mear Saigon Street, Yaumati in the Colony of Hongkong and being Portions of Section D of Kowkcon Marine Lot No. 49 intended to be registered in the Land Office as SUBSECTIONS 1,212 O'CLOCK NOOK for the purpose of receiving AND 3 OF SECTION D OF KOWLOON MARINE LOT No. 49,

To be sold

IN THREE LOTS Each Lot containing an area of 14,756) Square Feet or thereabouts and more particularly shown and delineated on a plan exhibited at the Offices of Messrs.. DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON and at the Auction Rooms of the Auc 110Deers.

LOT 1-Subsection of Section D of

the Report of the Directors together with a Biatament of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1992.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday. 17th January 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:1 Hongkong, Sth Jazuary, 1993

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Kowloon Marine Lot No. 40 THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

£s per plan.

LOT -Subsection of Section. D.of

AND AGENCY CO, LTD. Kowtoun Marine Lot No. 49N THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the as per plan and LOT 3-Subsection 3 of Section D of ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in Kowloon Marine Lot No. 49 this. Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., ou FRIDAY, 28th JANUARY, 1923. at 12.15 O'CLOCK M. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State, &ment of Accounts for the year ending. 31st

December, 1992

as per plan. For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale apply

Messrs. DEACON, HARSTON

SUENTON,

Solicitors..

"1. Des Vaux Road Central,

or to Mesara. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

the Anctioneers.

TO LET.

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NE EUROPEAN FLAT in LEE BUILD-

ONEPANELA "Apply to 19,

KENNEDY ROAD, Bongkong.

TO LET..

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The HEGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 17th January, 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,

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA; LIMITED "OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY

OFFICE ROOMS, Top Floor, 6 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be nwo

Queen's Hoard Central

held at the Registered Office of the Company, Apply

No. 10, DE VAUX ROAD CENTRAL, at 3.30 GANDE. PRICE & CO., LTD.

SATURDAY, the 320 FEBRUARY,

2001

TO LET

from April next. No. 14k,

FBarker Road, Peak, Eight Rooms. Also Farnished Six-roomed House at Deep Water Bay near the Golf Links.

Apply to -X99]

DENISON. RAM & GIBBS.

FFICES

TJ LET.

UNION BUILDING-Four

Apply

Rooms on Fifth Floor.

PM

VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

and known 84

Noa. 75 AND 77, HOLLYWOOD KOAD. To Be Sold by

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Is OSE LOT

Op

MONDAY,

the 20th day of January, 1993, at J. P.M., lby Mesurs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,"

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

་- FARTICULARS:

INTIMATION

JOHN DEWAR

& SONS, LTD.

PERTH, SCOTLAND.

By Royal Appointment

to His Majesty The King.

WHITE LABEL"

FINEST

says that neither Mr. THEN CHUN ESUAN Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd., have (we notion he does not allow him the completed for the Sanitary Department rank of" "

Generat") nor any other a teak wood tug-boat, 70 ft, overall, and person has ventured to address him on fitted with engines Ilin, and 14 x 17in. the subject in the sense of a condition. mroke, with a working pressure of 130 the statement proceed, lbs. The vessel raz her official trials on SUN,"

Dr.

may or may not proceed to Canton the 2nd inst., attaining a mean speed If he eventually decides not to go, it on four consecutive, runs over the men will entirely be for reasona of high sired course of 10.8, knots per hour, this being 58 knot in excess of the contract speed.

national interest:"

It is evident, that Dr. SEN YAT SEN is expected by his friends to come down to Canton at once. Many members of his "Mr. G. H Davis, manager of the entourage have arrived, and the eagle Yokohaman branch of Messrs Kelly ...&"- eyed reporters tell us that the police are Walsh, has been appointed manager of visiting every steamer that is reaching the company's office in Singapore. Mr. here from Shanghai for the purpose of Davis has been a resident of Yokohama

interviewing Dr. Srx and furnishing him for about 14 years, and has been actively

with

several organizations. presumably with an escort for his pro-identified tection while he is transferring from an He has been a member of Christ Church ocean liner to a Canton river boat. Conchoir, weretary of the Cricket Club and sidering, the present state of affairs at of the football sections of the Y.C. and Canton we do not know why he should be. A.C., as well as of several Masonic expected to come to Canton yet. There organizations.

SCOTCH WHISKY leading positions in Canton, has made no va

Nos. 75 and 77, Hollywood Boad, Victoria A.

Hongkong. This property is situated on the Land Office se Inland Lot No. 67. Piece or Pareal of Ground registered in the

There is a frontage on Hollywood Road of 90-feet 6 inches and on one side the premises abut on Aberdeen Street. The premises cover, an area of 8,850 square feet or thereabouts.

The premises are held for the term of 999.

years commencing from the 7th day of April, 1852, crested therein by a Crown Lease dated the 27th day of February, 1852. The Crown Kent payable in respect of the premises is $76,80 per sunuz.

For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to

Mesars. HASTINGS & HASTINGS

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors, &c. No. 8, Des Yaus Road Central

or to Messrs LAMMERT BROTHERS,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th January, 1993.

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PARTICULARS of VALUABLEĮ ĮLEASEHOLD, PROPERTY

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

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By

To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages

PUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT ·..

Oa

1923, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Dimeters, together with a Statement of Accourts for the year ending 81st December, The

1922.

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 T NG PO,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 19th January, 1923.

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LTD."

TO. LET.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TUESDAY,

30TH Day of JAN, 1923, at 3 O'CLOCK PM.

By

Heers. LAMMERT BROTHERS

AT TEKIR OFFICE, Dudomy Stammz,

THE Property consists of First ALL THAT Pce or parcel of ground situate

4

OF GREAT AGE,

AWARDED 50 GOLD AND PRIZE MEDALS.

AGENTS:

is no evidence that he has a military

A telegram was received in Shanghai backing there that would ensure for him

seems to last week announcing the death of MT. political authority. Nobody know very clearly what precisely is the David White a well-known local resident. attitude toward Dr. Sex YAT Say of Death occurred aboard the str. Gleniffer the various sections of the heterogenous on "which Mr. White, along with Mrs. army now quartered on Canton. As was White, had left for Home, and it is mentioned in our yesterday's issue, the understood that the deceased has been Kwangsi Commander, Saux use YING,turied at Bangkok whither the Gleniffer whose forces are in possession of the way bound. Mr. White as representative Manchester firm had travelled reference in bis...proclamations to Dr. widely in the Far East during the past Sʊs Yar Sew, but has assumed the right 20 years, his work taking him from of entry into the City in his own name Singapore to the Philippines and to the and by way of reparation for the different ports in China. He had spent invasion of his province by Cantonese several years in the Philippines," and anaci for which Dr. Sex was as much ultimately settled in business in China, responsible "as General CHEN CHUNG being latterly associated with Mesars. MING. Dr. SUN YAS SEX has evidently Dent & Co. heen viewing the position from Shanghai in a very different light from that in which men on the spot are viewing it. In an interview reported in a Shanghai even ing newspaper. Dr. Srs is represented assaying that he had limited his military operations within the vince of Kwangtung, because he wish ed to enable the Northern militarists to awaken to a spirit of self-determina-

pro-

S. WATSON &tion and work for national unification

CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants

ESTARLISED 81 YEAR. ".

BIRTHS, - DONNELLY-On the 23rd January, 1923, at 19, Manchester Street, London, W., the wife of D. E. DONNELLY, Ú

(288 ... BOM. KER-At Yokohama, on January 17th,

to Mr. and Mrs. S. R. KERE, a son.

BOJ.

DEATHS.

peacefully without resorting to further warfare. Otherwise, ha could not bury his own principles by remaining in Bhanghai and allow the unsatisfactory state of affairs to continue." What this means exactly is not very clear, but it rather suggests that Dr. Son may deem [iz advisable and necessary to come to Canton, if only to lead from there another expedition against the North! indeed seems about the only chance that offers of seeing Canton relieved of its latest military incubus,

This

SIMOEAt Shanghai, on January 18th, The members of the Frawley Co. left to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. SIMOES, &for Singapore yesterday on the Sardinia. Mr. A. H. Barlow, and Mr. J. Owen RUDLAND-At Shanghai, on January

17th, MARY, widow of EBENEZER RUD Hughes are passengers to Marseilles by

the "P. & Q steamer Sardinia. LAND," aged 70 years, WEITE-On January 18th, DAVID WHITE; of Messrs. Dent & Co., Shanghai, while en route to England. Funeral took place at Bangkok (By cable). HONGKONG OPTION: 104, Das Vaux Eð., Ok LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.

The Baily Press.

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Hasarosa, JaxUARY 25TH, 1923.

The elections for the French Municipal Council at Shanghai took place fast. week. The result is that of the French candidates M. Chapeaux will serve for two years and Dr. E. L. Tartois for one year; of the foreign candidates. Mr. W. J. N. Dyer (British) and Mr. F. Schwyzer (Swiss) will serve for two years each and Mr. Sheridan (American) · for one year. All the successful candidates have had previous municipal experience in the French Council with the exception of Mr. Sheridan. The insuccesful. candidates were Dr. A. Valles, and Mr.

►

Stiebel. The four candidates for the position of Land Commissioner had

до

opposition and were accordingly elected, as follows:-French: F. Salicy, Ch. Berrière. Non French: J. K. Tavares, Vyvyan Dent."--

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"One of the recent discoveries of

American journalists in Canton," says the New York Nation, "wus the pro- gressivć and efficient government of -Canton. British newa agencies had always spoken of it as impractical, as standing in the way of a united China, even as Bolshevistic. But in 1921 several liberal Americans visited Caston, with the result that the city was presently made known to Americus as the seat of

Mrs. Grace, wife of the Commodore, is to distribute the prizes won by the a liberal government, reasonably free

from corruption, and following American. atudents of St. Paul's Girls', 'School

democratic policies.” Four hundred The total output of the Kailan Mining American tourists. were here to sve Administration's mines for the week Canton last week, but they have gone ending January 6th amounted to 95,873 away we fear, under the impression tons and the sales during the period to that Canton is a city where Mexican democratic policies are followed rather than those of the United States.

€8,506 boas,

Four cases of notifiable disease were reported in the Colony on Tuesday, at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and

including one British and two Chinese registered in the Land Office na ŠECHON DR. SUN YAT SEN'S POSITION A of INLAND LOT No. 2168 together with

cases of diphtheria, and one Japanese erectiona the messages

OT bildings thereon Ir is scarcely surprising that the reporta case of enteric fever. now known as No. 13, Wing Hing

Street and

are

All of which

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DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD. Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear as to the intentiotie of Dr. SUN YAT SES. This morning (Thursday) 10.30 o'clock, of the said Section A of Inland Lot No 3166 in regard to Canton should be so con at the Helena May Institute, Mrs. Zakci The Directors will recommend at the being a scavenging

tradictory Wo reproduced from the will give the members of the Reading forthcoming annual general meeting of bald for the residue of the term of 15 from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the C. Daly News yesterday a lengthy Circle and their friends a descriptive shareholders that a dividend of 80 cents Orown Lense thersof together with the statement made apparently by someone account of the Islands of the Torras per share and a bonus of 70 cents per said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Stroot

Particulars and Conditions of sale may be obtained from

Moest.[HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Solicitors, 8, Des Your Road Central, . and M LAMMERT BROTHERS;

Auctioneers,

NURNISHED, for One Year, or Eighteen HE ONE HUNDRED and THIRD valuable machinery now aitosta in or upon thin close relations with Dr. SUN YAT BEN'S Straite.. Mr. H, W. Kent's. Lecture Onjabare be paid, for the year ended 31st

Monthe, from 1st April, 1923,

on

BERWICK LAW," No.155, Peak, 5-roomed Bangalow withTennis Court and Garden Motor Road at Magazine Gap,

170)

Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET

of

ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Ofice of the Company 4, Des Vaux ROAD, on TUESDAY, 13th FEBRUARY,

purpose 1928, at 12 o'CLOCK NOON, for the receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring & Dividend and electing Directora and Auditor

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 29th January,

FROM I Jun-Eight and Four Room be registered

HOUSES.

Apply P. O. Box 259

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HOUSES FOR SALE AT THE PEAK

NEAR MOTOR ROAD.

FOR SALE, either together (suitable for

Mess), or separately, with early possession, Nos. 2 and 3, STEWART TERRACE, PRE

Apply to H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

ICE CREAM:

will be CLOSED from Ary, both days inclusive, to Tuesday, 13th February, during which period no transfer of shares dan

By Order of the Board of Directors JOHN ARNOLD,

Becretary, Hongkong, 18th January, 1923,

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THE CORONET.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

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IN

'THE IDLE CLASS.”

FLOWER OF THE NORTH

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ANHUAL BACE MEETING, 1923,

FEBRUARY är, MARCH 1st, 2ND & 3D

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E

TE berely beg to remind our numerous W

Customers that their Orders for ICE CREAM must be placed 24 hours before deli-

₤1968 required.

NTRIES for the forthcoming Raser close -on SATURDAY, 27th inst, at 3 p.m., and must be sent to the JOCKEY CLUB, Room 3

Chater Real, on or before this date.

headquarters which represented that Dr. collecting Chinese Pottery and Porcelain December, 1929. Sex bad agreed not to return to Canton and other Curios" has been postponed in pursuance of a condition defined by until Monday, February 5th, at 5.30 p.m. Gen. THAN CHUG HEUAN. The latter was—ADYT:"

formerly Head of the Administrative

MARINE COURT.

necessaTY:

CARGO BOAT OWNERS FINED. Council of Seven during Dr. Sur' Mrs. Henderson, of No. 9, Queen's regime at Canton. There was a dir Gardens, had her handbag matched

Fourteen Chinese appeared before tho agreement and the two men ceased to be whilst walking in Glenealy on Tuceday, Harbour Master (Oommander0. M. The snatcher Backwith, R.N.), at the Marine Court од terms of friendship until quite just before tiffin time. recently when a "reconciliation" took came up from behind, grabbed the bag, yesterday, charged with mooring boats place, on condition (so the Shanghai and then made off in the direction of St. inshore at a distance of less than 100 newspaper's informant declared) that Paul's College. The bag contained 33 in Yards from low water mark, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the 23rd

the Dr. Bu should not go to Canton to cash and other sundry articles, the total inst., without having resume the "Presidency," that he would value of, the bag, cash and sundry permite,

Police Strgeant Waller stated that he cause no more war, and that he would articles being 886.

Baw fourteen cargo boats moored up work for the reunification of the country,

Shek Shu Ki, a contractor at the against the Praya, between Winglok The informant added that General Tees, Kowloon Docks, has reported to the Street and Kennedy Town, between the in naming this condition, urged Dr. police that sometime on the ard instaaked the boatmen "if they had permite, hours of 8.30 p.m., and 11.30 pm. He Bux not, to return to Canton unless hea person stole from his desk an and they replied that they had not. were invital to do so by the whole envelope containing $2,000 in bank notes. The defendants all pleaded that they Populace; otherwise he should remain in the contractor, who lives a No 117, were so busy unloading cargo that they Bix of the men were fined $8, with the but we now learn that Dr. Bun TẠT BEN who was the only person to have access alternative of seven days' imprisonment, has ropadiated the statement, describing to the room, where the money was kept, five wore fined seven dollars or seven days

and threo ten dollars or seven days, "wholly insourate.

Entry Forme are now ready and can be had KOWLOON: THEATRE,Shanghai. It appeared to us wise advice, Bulkeley Street, suspects & bouso coolie had not time to get the permita, Was

at "the "JOCKEY CLUD STABLES, JOCKY_CLUB Room (Hongkong Club Annex, Chater Road), RACE Coarse, HONGKONG CLUE and LINSTEAD DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings

₤157,

THE FURNACE.

Dr. Sux The coolie has disappeared