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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DLOEMBER 28TH, 1923.

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SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA:

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For us the past has been brightened by your support." Increased brightness and For you

we wish AD prosperity during the year to come and the years that follow.

We thank all of our Friends for the business we have been favoured with and trust that we will continue to enjoy their valued patronage and support.

THE CHINA DISPENSARY

82. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

JUST RECEIVED

A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF

"EAR-RINGS, PEKING BLUE BEADS, MANILA HATS,

SILK LANTERNS AND LAMP SHADES.

THE SWATOW LACE CO. Manufacturers and Exporters

OF

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REMOVAL NOTICE,

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HERIOTS RECORD BROKEN,

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RANGERS STILL WINNING

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

EDINBURGH, November 21st, The most importans Rugby fixture was in Edinburgh, where the two leading clubs of the East and the West, Heriot's in friendly and Glasgow Academicals, met rivalry. The wind was high and bitterly cold, and few would bave expressed eur- priso bad the standard of excellence attained fallen short of what has come to be expected from such capable skies; but at the close it was conceded that the majority of the players bad performed True, the plans quite up to repatstion.

of each side were frequently upset by the Tagaries of the wind and the keenness of the marking and tackling, but the Aca demical backs had not a few exellent

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DICEMEXL 17TH, 1933

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rounds of passing, and the forward play EXQUISITE

was very good indeed. The Academicals victory by two goals to a try was richly deserved, for their backs were much the happier company Heriot's however, still lead their great rivals in the Champion-

CONTINENTAL

ship. The game at Insericith between PERFUMERY

showed

in

Stewart's College F.P.'s and Edinburgh Academicals was won more easily than was expected by the College whose forwards weat as strongly as eyer, and whose backs

much-needed improvement tactics to 0. Edinburgh Wanderers were rather lucky winners in their "uatch against Edinburgh Academicals. Selkirk. who were the visitors went down to Glaa gow High School F.P. by 17 points to 0. hut they were weakened by the absence of W. E. Bryce at half. It was mostly forward

but Selkirk stood up well gama to their heavier opponents Royal High School were easily better than Kelvinside Academicala-21 to 0. West of Scotland went down softly to Watsonians-11 to 0.

The Junior Inter-City match at Inver leith between Edinburgh and Glasgow was Of his practically won for Edinburgh

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own hat by B. F. Bain, the speedy wing three-quarter of the Royal (Dick) Veter

inary College, who, in the present dearth of high-class wings in Edinburgh, might well be included in Edinburgh's Senior Inter-City side,

In the Schools Championship Loretto beat Merchiston by 17 to 3; and Fettes beat Edinburgh Academy by 24 to 0.

NO SURPRISES IN SOCCER.

If the League games did not all run according to form, there were no sensa tions. There was one important event in visit of a humdrum programme the Rangers to Falkirk. The Stirlingshire club earlier in the "season divided the points with Rangers and on home ground were confidently expected locally to inflict upon the leader their first reverse, and thereby repeat their achievement of the previous campaign. Falkirk, however, on this occasion were defeated, though by the smallest margin, and the goal was the out-

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come of a penalty kick, an unsatisfactory. WARREN CO., LTD.

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In all the Championship events in the East of Scotland Tournament, which con- cluded after a week's run in Edinburgh the honours rested with English players, Mrs. Herriot and Mrs. Hudleston, Inver leith the famous sisters who hold and whe have so often won the Scottish Doubles Championship, went down against a brilli ant couple of young players from the Dur- han Connay team, the sisters Miss E. Beckenham and Miss C. Beckenham. Olive Branfoot, Newcastle, who has held the Scottish Singles Championship, was narrowly beaten in fire sets by his friend. R D.'Watson, Durban."

GEM-HUNTING PRECIOUS STONES PICKED UP ON THE BEACH.

It is not generally known that gems are to be found in their natural state in England.

"Amethysts of really fine quality are plentiful in Somerset and Cornwall and in many parts of: Perthshire, Fife, and the Hebrides, anys a Feekly Dispatch writer. Aquamarines can be collected in the Cairagorn district of Scotland- which, by the way, is reputed to be the most productive ground for the gem hunter in the British Islos; for the dis- trict contains opals, both blue and green beryls, and garnets, besides many such stones as alabaster, jasper, comelian, onyx, and sardonyx.

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The topaz is found in Cornwall, in Scotland, and in the Mourne Mountains in Ireland.

Probably the commonest of British gems is the garnet, which may be gather ed in most places in England, Scotland, and Ireland where the soil is productive of precious stones. At Elie Bay in File shire they can be picked up along the beach, and are known locally, as Elio Bubica

The majority of the highly prized gems, owe their existence to a mineral known as corandum. In itsell it is valueless, but in certain eoils it gives birth to such stones as the diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, amethyst, hyacinth, and topaz,

A intier, was caused in gem dealing circles a few years ago by the discovery that diamonds could be produced by the introduction of corundum into a tube of

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