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NOTICE.

‹ INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1924.

THE

INTIMATIONS:"

NOTICE.

INTIMATION

E beg to give Notice that Mr RTEJBTY-NINTH ANNUAL OR HE interest and responsibility of ML WATSON'S

WRADICK

No Longer in the Employ of the DouGLAS STEAMSHIP Co., LTD.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Chief ManageII, DOVOLAS STEAMSHIP Co., Lrm.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB, STENDING Competitors are Remindel that Entries for the ANNUAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT win CLOSE on MONDAY, MARCH 17TH.

9. E. GREEN,

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Hon. Secretary»

TO FINANCIALLY SOUND PAPER-IMPORTING FIRM

Well introduced among Wholesale Dealers and Printing Officer," Opportunity is offered to Take Over My PAPER AGENCY On Favourabla Terme, Only Thoranghly Serious Firm, well acquainted with the Trade and able to work on German Price Lists will be considered.

ROBERT K. HINTZ,

Monckebergstrace 31, HAMBURG 1.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Summship" ".GERTY."

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE. SPALATO, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, MASSAJA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG

AND SINGAPORE

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kow. loon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded volu notice to the contrary be given before 19t

instant.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th inst. will be abject to rent,

will not be

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before

they or

recognised. All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined

I on the 18th inst., at 10 am, by our Surveyore, Moons. GODDARD & DOCGLA No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO. LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, th March, 1994

(507

QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.

A. S. WATSON & CO, LTD). LOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the DINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (mince its registration) will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 15TH MARCH, 1934, at 11 M., for the purposs of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with Statement of Accounts for the Tear ended 31st October, 1993.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED From Tuesday, the 11th day of March, to Monday, the 17th day | of March, both days inclusive, during which

of Shares Ca period No Transfor

be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers Hongkong, 5th March, 1984

THE BONGKONG DEVELOPMENT BUILDING AND SAVINOS SOCIETY, LTD. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the STATUTORY MEETING of the ('ompany will be held at 3 P., at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 1924.

By Order,

EDWARD B. RAYMOND,

Secretary. Hongkong, 10th March. 1994 (504

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2 QUEEN' BUILDING", the 20TE HONGKONG, on THURSDAY, MARCH, 1924, at Noos, for consideration of Accounts the Directors Report and Statement of Acoc

December, 1923. for the year ending S1st Decer

TRANS

The SHARE REGISTER FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 50th March, 1994 (both days inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER,

Chint Manager. Hongkong, 4th March, 1924.

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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONG KONG&SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED

και την

JOHN SCOTT HARSTON in our Firm Ceased on the 6th Mancu, 1984.

DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON. Hongkong, 7th March, 1994.

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NOTICE.

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E have Who klitted. MA. RAGINA Partner in our Firm as from the 8th MixCH, 1924.

DEACON, HARSTON &'SHENTON. {471 Hongkong, 7th March, 1994.

NOTICE.

THE Business of Solicitors and Notaries" will, a from Today's Date

Public heretofore carried on by an under

be carried on

under the style of DEACONS..

DEACON, HARSTON & SHENTON. Hongkong, 7th March, 1924. (472

GARLAND STEAMSHIP

CORPORATION..

PURE CARBOLIC SOAPS

Highly recommended by the

Medical Profession.

Guaranteed to contain the amount of Pure Carbolic

· acid specified.

WE beg wivise that we have been ap 5 per cent.

printed Agents for TEX GARLAND STEAMSHIP CORPOTION operating a Bi- monthly services between San Francisco ani Portland, and Japan. Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila

Particulars of Sallings, Rates of Freight ete, can be obtained from the Undersigned.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.,.

Agents, Telephones: Contral 215 and 3698.

482 Hongkong, 7th March, 1994.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- THE

ING of the above Company will be held at the Company's Qces 20. DES Vaux ROAD CENTRAL en SATURDAY, 29TH of MARCH, 1924, at 11 AM.

For Toilet Use

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An experimental pedestal bydrant has Siberian railway, it is probable that responsible quarters in Peking "would been fixed in Chater Road, for fire-fight- be prepared to see the line placeding purposes. If this proves a success, under a special regime for some years it is proposed to instal a large number. That, at least, would seem of a similar type in various parts of the to come. to he

the substatice of the advice City. These hydranta are largely used in offered to the Governawot by foreign America and elsewhere. Instead of the advisers, "but Peking telegram weld-fashioned underground hydrants the publish today shites that. the negotia pedestal hydrant is fixed on to the six- tions with the Russian Envoy in this inch main and it has thred, outlets, thus matter have followed on the lines of the permitting the fow of a great volume of apretient "for the restoration of the Kiaochao Railway. This was a complete. transfer of the railway and all the appurtenant properties to China at an agreed valuation. It is very evident now that Russia is not prepared to surrender these properties" without demanding any compensation," as she represented she was prepared to do in 1919. Mr. T. C.

WANG, who is conducting the negotiations on behalf of the Chinese Government, is a practical railway man with fifteen years' experience, four of which were speat at Harbin. He is familiar with the history of the railway and doubtless knowa per feetly well that it owes a great deal of its reputation to the work of the Inter- Allied Technical Boar which aniong other things strengthened its loosimotive four department until it had nearly Price-$1.25 per box 3 Cakes. hundred locomotives to carry a trans- Siberian service which was its original purpose. Mr. PUTNAM WEALE, one of the Advisers of the Government, who appears to have an intimate acquaintance with the intricacies of, the problem, has sug- gested that it would be mistakeń policy for Russia and China to attach too much

10 per cent.

For The Bath

$2.25 per box of 3 Cakes.importance either to the original soy-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 20 per cent. will be CLOSED from the 15th of March to 29th of March, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers.

[486 Hongkong, 8th March, 1924,

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE THE FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS of the abore Company will be het at the Offices of the General Agents, A. PEDDER STARET, on MONDAY, the 31ST MARCH, 1924. at 11.00 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year ending Slat Dezember, 1923.

will be held at THE HONGKONG HOT Pedder Street. Hongkong, oa SATURDAY, the 2AND MARCH, 1994, at 11.30 O'CLOCK A., for the of Accounts parpass of receiving a Statement of and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Year ended the 31st December, 1923, confirm

Directors, of

The TRANSFER BOOKS, the Com." ing the electing a

and the Auditors

pany will be CLOSED from the 17th to THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-March, 1924, both days inclusive. “

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. pany will be CLOSED from Friday, the 14th March, 1994, until

the 22nd March, Saturday,

General Agents. 1924, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Bourd

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND PERCY E. SUCKLING,

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. Secretary.

1400 Hongkong, 6th, March, 1924.

THE

THE FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER af QUEEN'S COLLEGE ULD BOYS" ASSOCIATION will take place on SATUR- DAY, 15TH MARCH, nt A Pit, in the Hall of Members are requested to Queen's College Jin send in their Subscription before 12TH INST. The Minimum Charge is

Members intending to invite guests THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

IN $3.

requested to notify Mr. C. Chos, Ane Banking Corporation, or the Undersigned.

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C. C. HUNT.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

CO.

LTU.

NOTICE TO SBAREHOLDERS.

FIFTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN-

49.43

"

NOTICE OF CALL.

ISSUE OF 95,000 SHARES OF THE NOMINAL

VALUE or $10 EAUN ($7.50 PAID UP).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Finial Call of 52.50 per Share on each of the 95,000 Shares allotted on the 8th day of Hon. Secretary).TERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD November, 1999, has been made by the Coun ERS will be held at the Offices of the Under-pany, and that such Call will be payable to the igned on THURSDAY, the 27TH MARCH, Company's Rankers, THE HONGKONG__AND 1924, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the BRANGGAL BANKING CORPORATION, in Hong- Report of the General Managers, Tour with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended the 31st December, 1993.

THE ANNUAL DINNER will be held in the EONGIUNG Bozzi en MONDAY. 1 MARCH, at 7,80 P.M.

Price Fer Person-$4.50 exclusive of Wines. All those wishing to attend please send their Name to the Undersigned before 14 MARCH

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H. M. MCTAVISH,

Hon. Secretary.

THE HONGKONG, ELECTRIC CO. LTD.

REDUCTION IN PRICE.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS FER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 13th- to the 29th Mareb, 1914, both days incinaive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTP.,

General Managers. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. [476 Hodgkong, March 8th, 1924

NOTICE.

on the 15TH DAY of MARCH, 1914. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Ath to 15th March, both days inclusive, For and on behalf of the

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND

CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.,

S. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretars Dated the 22nd day of February, 1924.

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FROM 1ST APRIL 1994, until further LONDON Firm of Beportara pecin tros D'A for the FIRST EXTRA RACĚ MEET-

Lighting and Fans will be Reduced to 18 -Cents Per Unit.

Discounts will remain as bofure.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agenta. 4841

.

HONGKONG DOG & CAT SHOW, 1994.

BY

Y kind permission of the Officer Com

manding the Hongkong Defence Corps,

a Show will be held on the PARADE GROUND

on BATURDAY, 15TH MARCH, at 2 P.M.

There will be classes for all kinds of Dogs including cross Breeds and Puppies, also Litters of Puppies.

Il sufficient entries are received there will be classes for Cats also.

**

HÖNGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. specializing KAFT Programmes and Entry Farms the 29TH MARCH and Steel sal Metals, with Experience of ING to be held on Market Requirements, desires to get into touch (weather permitting) may be obtained at the with a SOUND FIRM OF IMPORTERS RACE COURSE, HONGKONG CLUB and CAUSE of These Froducts, with a view to arriving at a WAY BAY STABLES.

Entries Clort on 15th March, 1924. [479 Role Working arrangement. A Director of the Firm is visiting Bongkeng Next Week.

Reply to Box No. 466,

do Hongkong Daily Press.

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1924-1925.

the R. N. HOSPITAL until 10 AM, on the EALED TENDERS will be received at

Waters

Entry forms may be had from the under-21st MARCH, 1924, froma Persona demiroas of Supplying Beef, Mutton Fowls, Pork, igned.

Bread, Cheese, Pare Cow's Milk, Aeratori Ice, and Other Provisions, and neces arien for the Year ending 31st March, 1925

Printed Forms of Tender and farther par ticalars can be obtained at the B. N. HOSPITAL

Entries Close on TUESDAY, 11TH INST., at .. and intending competitors are notified that ownig to the trouble in compiling the catalogue no entries can possibly be accepted after that date.

E. L. FROST, Han, Secretary & Treasurer. po THE E. EX. TELEGRAPH.CO.

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BILLIARDS..

HO KAH TONG CUPS.

PALACE HOTEL.

VANTRIES for the Annual Billiard Handi- cap. HO KAM TONG CUPS alued

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at 1300 will Close on

תי

The right to reject the Lowest or any Tender is reserved.

EL S. BURNISTON, ·

Surgeon Capt., R.N.' R. N. HOSPITAL,

Hong kong, 12th lanh, 1974. 1436

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TO LET.

NURNISHED HOUSE; in Good Fosition at PRAK. Hot and Cold Baths. From Middle April to September.

PATH MARCH, 1924.

4801

Ist Prize Cap valued

Zod

Vrl.

$175.00 75.00 50.00

Apply Box No. 489, c/o Hongkon Dailij Press,,

TO LET.

Entrance Feex 13.00 to go to Local Charities. MODERN, Five Roomed FURNISHED

Interling Competitors will kindly send in their Names with Entrance Feer'to-

BUNGALOW on PEAK for Ex to Seven Months, from 1st April.

Apply

PALACE HOTEL.

E. HAMPDEN ROSS, PERCT SMITH SETH & FLEMING.

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PROPRIETOR.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

29th March.

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Medical Bath Soap

85 cts, per

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 18TH, 1994.

THE RUSSIAN WARNING

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water.

The new type of hydrant was. tested yesterday and it is proposed later to carry out further tests as to efficiency and convedieace.

Coming away fren Gypsy Blood," the remarkable pieture being shown at the Coronet Theatre for the last time this evening, one feels that here is a most ur

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usual film. Great it is, of course, haż many pictures can claiul that title co-day. Acting, staging, filming, excellent though they are, cannot singly claim to he

Possibly," Gypsy Blood" unique, unusual because the whole picture is slightly new to Hongkong.. produced as it has been in Poland. The resultant Continental spirit. Bometimes almost exotic. has invested the story with-what shall one say -prester emphasis! Thus the gaiety becomes more hectic and the grief more tragic. This personal impres- sionism is farther heightened by music from the upiera "Carmen" itself.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Lady Stubbs and party return to Hong- kong in the wa. Khyber, which is due on Saturday, April 5th."

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To-night H.E. the Governor will be present at the Band Concert to he given. at the City Hail.

On Friday afternoon, His Excellency, attended by Captain Neville, A.D.C.,⟫ will attend the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Vig toria's reception at the City Hall.

On Friday, March 1st, and on Mon- day, March 24th, His Excellency will entertain a number of Chinese residents to dinner at Government House

Lady Stubbs, accompanied by Miss Rebina Addis and Mr. Gaisford St. Law tracts or to what are believed to be rence, leaves in the R.M.S. Empress of parallel cuses. "The beat solution," he sin to-morrow on a short visit to Peking. On her way through, on Saturday next, säys, "is to splify the control to

Lady Stulbs will open a Ministering abolish the Board of Directors, to liqui-Children's League Bazaar in Shanghai. date every un-Railway activity of the so-called Railway Company, putting the whole concern under a Russo-Chineze Government Liquidating Commission who will have the task of liquidating the enterprise so that it passes into, Chinese hands by purchase either by 1939-which was the original undertaking-pr by special agreement ten years earlier-say 1920-which would give the commission sixty months in which to work out every solution, none too much time for such a Possibly this is gigantic enterprise." what is meant when the Peking cable ́speaks of an “agreement in principle # recog which will enable China to accord nition to the Soviet. The settlement of this question" is believed to be only a matter of price." It probably is so. but when it is a financially disorganised State like China that is required to pay this price (on top of the price which Chius has undertaken to pay for the Shantung railway) the agreement must necessarily be supported by substantial guarantees, which, we intagine, would leave Russia in virtual ownership of the line for many years to come.

Ten enses of small-pox were notified u the Colony on Tuesday."

TO CHINA. THE MOSCOW newspaper warning to Chian that Russia will no longer be satisfied with being regarded as a negligible

Mr. W. J. Marrison, Accountant, Chai- quantity in the Far East" is doubtless intended to give a filip to the negotiatered Bank, Kuala Lumpur, is going to

Delhi on transfer.

A

The Shanghai Spring race meeting is fixed for May 5th, 6th, 7th and 10th. The

On Friday. March 29th, His Excellency, attended by Captain I. Neville, A.D.C., will be present at the dinner given by the members of the Chinese General Cham ber of Commerce on the occasion of the retirement of His Honour Sir William Rees-Davies.

WEDDING.

NICHOLSON-HIGGS.

Lieut-Colonel Walter Norris Nicholson, c.M.G., D.S.0, the Suffolk Regt. who

D.A.A., Q.M.G., at Military Head- quarters, China Connnand, was married,. yesterday afternoon, at St. John's Cathe dral, to Miss Una Phyllis Higgs, daughter- of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. S. Higgs, No. 4 Portland Road, Oxford, and sister-in-law of Mr. V. M. Grayburn, acting Assistant Sub-Manager of the Hongkong an Shanghai Bank. The Rev. R. J. North- cott, Chaplain to the Forces, and tho Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle, Cathedrak Chaplain, were the officiating clergymen." The popularity of the bride and brides groom in the Colony was attested by the presence of a large and distinguished gathering of tending residents at the Cathedral. Col. Nicholson's popularity amongst the soldiers was evidenced by the large group of W.Os., S.C.Os., and men of the Garrison who congregateů. inside and outside the Cathedral H. E. the Governor and Lady Stubbs were amongst the guests at the wedding vere- The bride, who entered the Cathedral charming pieture.. Her gowns was of with white crepe marocain," trimmed crystal and pearl embroidery, the train

tions for the recognition of the Soviet Government of all the Itussias, now the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." The warning appears to be based on a Note "couched in defaite terms," which training seasons commented on the 1st 31. KARAKIAX has addressed "to the inst.. Chinese Governinent "against taking independent action in connection with the Chinese Eastern Railway, formerly a autographed letter of congratulations, on the arm of Mr. Grayburn, pissented

A silver cigarette case, accompanied by mony.

was the wedding gift of the Prince of Wales to the Prince Regent of Japan.

belonging to Russia." As this informa- tion comes from Riga we presume that it refers to M. KARAKHAN's communien- The Mitsui Erm is stated to have en-being of silver lace. This was worn with tione of a few months ago,for, accord-tered into a contract with 5rm veil. She carried a sheaf of white lilles

American builders for the erection of a five-storey building in Tokyo which it is estimated will cost, fifteen million yen.

a silver head-dress and an embroidered

FIXTRA RACE MEETINGS will be helding to the latest reports from Peking, on the following Dates in 1924 (weather negotiations on the matter. have been permitting:-

pursuing a normal course. It is a very complicated business. In the Declaration. that the Soviet Government made to China in 1919 it was definitely stated that

the Soviet Government returns to the tralia becoming a great rice-growing hat and blue plumes. Lieut. Commander

19th and 21st April.

24th May:

7th and 9th June. 11th and 12th October,

29th November.

8th November.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Becretary. THE EVENT OF THE SEASON.

POLA NEGRI

IN

GYPSY

BLOOD."

TO-NIGHT AT

THE CORONET.

fer bridesmaid was Miss Arts Gray- organdie. She wore a wreath of silver burn, her nieer, whose dress was of white leaves and silver shoes, and carried a A Japanese living near Mildura (Vie-quet of freesias and maidenhair fern.. of Honour, was attired in a multi-colour.. toria) has succeeded in growing wonder- Mrs. Grayburt, who attended as Matron- ful samples of rice, which point to the ed gown of crêpe marocain, with black, possibility, of the Commonwealth of Aus- country. The Japanese is of opinion that the rice can he grown by means of white labour.

Conway Hake, R.N.R., Acting Harbour Master, fulfilled the dutics of "hest mau."

Chinese people, without demanding any kind of compensation, the Chinese East

The service was fully, choral, M ern Railway, as well as all the mining concessions, forestry, gull mines and

Those attending to-night's Orchestral Frederick Mason, Cathedral Organist other things which were seized from them Concert are naked kindly to note the presiding at the organ. During the cere by the Government of the Tsars, that of following: As soon as H. E. the Governor mony the hymns #Jerusalem the Gold- and Lady Stubbs, and party from Govern én," and Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost," KERENSKY, Kd the brigands HoRVAT, ent House are in their, seats, the were sung. As the bride and bridegroom SEMENOFY, KOLICA, the Russian ex- National Anthem will he played, and left the Cathedral to the strains of "Meu- almost inmediately the concert will com delssohn's well-known wedding wareh Generals, merchants and capitalists." menet.. Those who are unable to be it they passed under anarch of words But no the Peking. (overnment their seats at the commencement of the formed by a number of military officers ignored this proposal in 1919, the programme are asked to wait until the of the Garrison. Mrs. Grayburn left the conclusion of the item being played before Cathedral on the ora of Hia Excellency

the Governor. Soviet Government refuses to recognise occupying their seats. the validity of this Declaration now, five years after it was made. China appears anxious to get the railway into her own hands, and the negotiations in the cir cumstances presumably are boiled down to the question of the compensation she is prepared to pay.

Inasunich as the Chinese. Eastern Railway, so far as its main trans-Siberian spotions are concern is simply a portion of the grand

Subsequent to the ceremony a recep "A ticket inspector of the Yaumati Ferry tion, which was largely attended, was held Company, named Kwong Yung Shu, made at St. John's Place, kindly, lent for the occasion by the Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen. a gallant rescue from the harbour on

Later the bridal couple left for "The Tuesday. A Chinese aged 2 years a Bungalow," Fanling, which has been tempted to commit suicide i jukindly lent by Mr. and Mrs. D. G. M. into the harbour from the Hongkong wharf. Kwong, with great Bernard. The bride's going way dress was of pale grey rêpe de chine, stamped pluck, dived in after him and succeeded! in bringing the man out. The would he with green and edged with moleskin, worn suicide is at present an inmate of the with gres hat trimmed with blue and Government Civil Hospitq! suffering from green feathers and black and green

Juvetyn rep goaty the effects of his immersion.

TH