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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE PEAK HOSPITAL.

As 1

further Notice. Rates of Admission to the PET Hospital will be Increased to --

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$-10.00 Per Day............First Clasa

$5.00 Per Day Second Class Medicines, Dressings, and Dregs, &c., Ertra as heretofore.

T. A. MARTIN, Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, 4th February, 1925.

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BONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

BUGBY CUP.

ROYAL NAVY v. CLUB

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CLUB GROUND, HAPPY VALLEY, SATURDAY, 7TH INSTANT, at 4.15 p.36. ADMISSION-Nox Maxxas...$1.00

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEL.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Care pany' Stasmer

"PATROCLES"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

THE HONGKONG

TE Have THIS DAY REMOVED to ING (Facing QuIIX'S THEATER).

C. WARREN & CO., LTD.. Sanitary Engineers.

(1798 Hongkong, 1st February, 1925.

NOTICE.

THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO. (CHINA). TLTD. Hereby Give Notice of Having

REMOVED Their Offee to

HONGKONG HOTEL ANNEXE BUILDING,

*EXCOND FLOOR, Extrace Next Door HonexonG HOTEL,

Des Voeux Road.

[1789 Hongkong, 9th January, 1925.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.

NOTICE OF MEMBERS of

DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1925

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOOKEY OLUB

RACE MEETING 1925, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1775, 18′′ AND AST. MOKETS of Admission to the Public KELLY & WALSH or at the Gate. Price-$3,00 -per day.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform 31.00 per day.

Enclosure may be obtained from Mobile

No One Admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

Treasurer.

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NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED, wil be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 14 FEB- RUARY to FRIDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, MEM and may be obtained by those 1925, both days inclusive.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16th, 17rx, 18tα, AND 21ST.

EMBERS' Balges of Admission are now Members, who have not already received them, from Mears. Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.

C. B. BROWN, Secretary.

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By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS. Secretary. Hongkong, 4th February, 1925.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.

【OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS be held at the HONGKONG COMPANY will

TEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 7TH

Terms and Conditions of Storage at HoltgRLANY, 1924, at 11 am., for the purpos

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB:

RACE MEETING 19. FEBRUARY 16TH, 17TH, 18TH, AND 21er..

The Garyo will be ready for delivery from of receiving the Report of the Directors toge.THE Stewards request the pleas of the Optional Cargo will be landed, unless

Godown on and after 5th February

Notice

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has been given prior to Steamer's arrival,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be amined on EDY Tuesdays and Friday

of 10.45 A. and Noos between the hours within the free storage

No Claims will be after the Good

have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining

undelivered after the 11th February, will be

All ChiBent.

against the Steamer "must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th February, 1925, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Bingkong, 5th February, 1935.

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SCHEEPYAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (US13ED NETHERlanda Navigation Co.)

HOLLAND COST AZIE

(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE).

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with

Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1924

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2ND FEзRUART to the 9TH FIBRUARY (both days inchirive), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managera.

(1766 Hongkong, Hnd Jannary, 1925.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, NOTICE IS HEBEBY GIVEN thai The ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Bhareholders in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, an SATUE DAY, the lar FEBRUARY, 1925. at 11.30 A., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State. ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1924

The BEGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from Mostar, the 9th February, to SATURDAY, the 21st Feb- LIJNruary 1925 (both days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Bhares can be registered.

By Onter of The Court of Directors. A.H BARLOW

Chief Manager. "

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND BREMEN,

THE Steamekip

THE GEMMA (2)"

baving arrived from the above perte, Consignees of Cargo-by her are notified that al: Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardons Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Goods not

not cleared by the 12th February, 1925, will be subject to Rent.

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All broker, chafed and damaged Fackages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be the 11th February, 1925, at 10 examined on

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Claims against the Steamer must be presented Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized in writing within ten days after arrival of No Fire Insurance will be effected by the Undersigned in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA CHINA-JAPÄN LIJN, General Agents.

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Hongkong, 4th February, 1925.

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3.5. "PORTHOS." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

NOTICE, ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL from LES, &c, and also Cargo BORDEAUX "ex ANTINOUS," in connection with abors Steamer are horeky informed that their Goods with the exception of Opinca, Treasure sind Valuables are being Landed and stored at their rink into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,

3.5.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Intimation in reserved from the Consignees to be landed. before Noou, To-day, requesting

'kere.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining molaimed

after Wednesday, the 11th February, 1925, at

WANTED.

presence of the at the Races. Hongkong, February 2nd, 1925,

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925

FEBRUARY 161, 1′′TA, 1975, AND, 21st.

ASSES for Servants will be instel on

PASSES

INTIMATIONS

WATSON'S

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WHISKY

Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended in SCOTLAND.

A. Skilful blend of the finest matured Highland Whiskies. A happy result

of ex of long "years perience in distilling and fine blending; with flavour, that cannot fail to assure appreciation" from the most discriminating palate.

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application to Mears, LINSTEAD & DAVIS, A. S. WATSON

Alexandra Baildings. No Servants will be allowed inside the Enclosure of the Re Course during Race Days WITHOUT TICKETS

These Tickets are only available for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the Various Stande.

Any Chinese found loitering about with Ferrants Passes in their possession will forfeit them and bolders thereof will be Removed from the Encionare,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

WANTED God All Round Experienced Engineering Architectural and

Applicants should state DRAUGHTSMAN. Age, Experience and Salary Required.

Applications accompanied by Copies of Recent Testimonials should be addressed to. The OFFICER IN CHARGE OF WORKS, EK. DOCKYARD, Hongkong,

TO BE LET.

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FOR 7 Month from APAL FURNI SHED BUNGALOW. Modern Sanitation,

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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB. RACE MEETING 1925, FEBRUARY 16, 17, 187, ND 21st.

"EMBERS have the Privilege of intro to the

MEX ducing Two Non-members Members Enclosure.

A limited number of tickets are available DAYS, Alexandra Buildings on or before so may be obtained from Meem LINSTEAD & SATURDAY the 14 of FEBRUARY, 1925, Price $10.00 per day or $3000 for the Meeting.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasarers. 1807p)

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUI.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in the JOCKET CLUB Boox, HONG LONG CLUB ANSEL, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10ru, 1925, at 5.30 7.x., for the purpose of Confirming the Besointions passed at an Extraordinary General

1995. By Order, Meeting held on 22nd January,

C. B. BROWN, Becretary.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LIMITED.

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CO, LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED 83 YEARS.

WEDDING. MECKLENBURGH-JAMESON.

other considerations to bear "undee in- fluence; and if the Hongkong Govern meat cannot or will not come out into the open and justify its present appar

A pretty wedding took place yesterday ently unreasonable attitude, it is strongly to be hoped that the representations which we understand are likely to be afternoon at the Peak Church, when Miss made in London at an early date will Phyllis Beatrice Jameson, daughter of result in the clearing up of a situation which should never have arisen."

Mr. and Mrs. T. I. D. Jameson, of Finch- to us to be by, London, and niece of the late Mr. Percy Ogden, of the B.A.T. Co, Ltd., London, was married to M. Horace Leslie Mecklenburgh, son of the late Mr. Samuel Mecklenburgh and Mrs. Mecklen burgh, of Bristol. The bridegroom is the manager of the B.A. T. Company's Swatow branch.

These observations seen scarcely justified by the facts as they have been publicly reported from time to time. It is news to us, at all events, that the Navy, as is stated in an earlier paragraph of our contemporary's article, "has been consistently iguored in the

The bride, who was given away by Mr. matter." Until we saw the observations of the Senior Naval Officer in charge of FA. Ferry, manager of the British- America Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd., the West River patrols, printed as sa

Bengkong, was charmingly attired in appendix to the Minority Report pub- lished last week, we were under the im-silver lace over complete slip of silver tissue, with ostrich feather trimming and of silver towers at waist line. sprays pression that the Colonial Government had been guided in the matter of its She also wore a beautiful embroidered measures of prevention largely by the net veil, with clusters of orange blossoms, advice of the Naval Authorities. At all on either side of the head and finishell events at the Coroner's inquiry held with a Russian head-dress of pearls and into the piracy of the Tai Lee in March sapphires., She carried a bouquet of large Just year, a memorandüm was read, which white roses and maidenhair fern, with had been drawn up by the Naval Intel white satin streamers. ligence Officer "in his capacity as repre senting the Naval Authorities, at the the Commander-in-Chief." request of This memorandum embodied the follow- ing expression of opinion: It is the opinion of the Commander-in-Chief that the Regulations are sufficient when com- bined with efficient police measures and reasonable discipline, determination and co-operation on the part of the officers

She was attended by Mrs. F. A. Perry latron of Honour), the Misses Peggy Sim and Eleanor Hegarty, charming little flower girls, and Miss June Perry and Master Pat Hegarty (train bearers).

Mrs. Perry was dressed in black satin with long black fringe trimming, and white embroidery, with a black cape to The Ettle Misses Sim and match, and black bat, trimmed with black Hegarty wore shell pink Georgette frocks, with forget-me-not garlands in the hair.

ospreys.

to put a stop to piracy." The Govern- The train-bearers, who were even tinier, ment can hardly be blamed for following were dressed in powder blue, trimmed, so clear and definite an opinion given by with shell pink. The Bower girls carried

We should be bouquets of pale pink roses. the Naval Authorities.

The ceremony was conducted by the surprised to learn that the Colonial ev V. H. Copley Moyle, the best

being Mr. Gilbert Travers.. Government had any strong objection to

man

the Naval Authorities undertaking the A reception took place afterwards st patrols that the Midarity Report so the residence of Mr. F. A Perry, Nos strongly recommends. Our own inter-300, The Peak. The happy couple will "muddle" would be leave for Swatow in a few days. The pretation of the that the Naval Authorities have been bride's going away dress is of cinnamon reluctant to saddie themselves with the brow georgette, with hat to match.

The bridegroom's presents were:-To expense of maintaining these patrols, he bride: Platinum wrist watch, encrust and on that account were too easily pered with diamonds; To the flower girls: uaded that the authorities of the Colony A gold bracelet each; To the train- could cope with the problem by such bearers: To one a gold locket und.chain,. measures as are embodied in the Piracy and the other a pair of gold cuff links, Regulations of the Colony. Experience MECKLENBURGH-JAKESON.At the Peak

Church, on Thursday, February 5th, has brought its lessons and the Minority "moat convincing argu- by the Rev. H. Coples Moyle, HORACE Report presents a LESLIE Second son of the late SAMUEL MECKLENBURG and Mrs. MECKLEN- ment for a change. The whole matter, BURGH, of Bristol, England, to PYY it seems to as, resolves itself into a LIS BEATRICE, the only daughter of

BIRTH. UMPLENT At Shangbai, on January 30th, to Captain and Mrs. UMPLEBY, daughter.

MARRIAGES.

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RECENT AVIATION TRAGEDY. BODY OF MR. R. EARNSHAW RECOVERED YESTERDAY, INSPECTOR BOND'S CAREFUL WATCH.

Mr. and Mrs. T. 1. D. JAMESON, of question as to whether the expense of

1830 London.

an efficient patrol system is to be borne Con-

The body of Mr. Reginald Earnshaw, by the Colony or on the Naval Estimates, POTTER-THERMOFY.-At HB.M.

Bulate-General, Shanghai, on January 31st, HENRY EDWARD POTTER, Sen of and it is to be hoped that the Minority who met his death on Saturday, January the late W. FUTTER, of Dover, Eng Report will result in a speedy decision 24th last, was recovered at 5 o'clock », Jand, to ELIZABETH TAHERSOF, of Ider,

in the matter. Russia.

DEATHS. PACKWOOD.At, Shanghai, on January 31st, CLEO PATRICIA PACKWOOD, aged 2 years and 3 months. D'OLIVEIRA-At Shanghai, on February 1st, WENCESLAUS MARTINS D'OLIVEIRA (ALI), aged 50, of the Chinese. The return of notifiable diseases in the Postal Service.

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Hongkong Office: ta, Chater Road. London Omes: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Pres

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1925.

Ted for Offices on the SRD FLOOR OF ST.

THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY

THIS is the heading that our Shanghai, GEORGE'S" BUILDING Facing Icz Havas NOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN that the "HONGKONG PIRACY MÚDDLE."! STREET and Carex ROAD. Fer Terms and GRIERAL MEETING of HRABEHOLD Particulars, apply to HONGYONG&ERS in this Company will be held at the TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LIMITED, Ofices of Mesara JARDINE MATREON & Co., contemporary, the N.-C. Daily News, has TUESDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1925, given to a leading article on the subject "St. George's "Building,

the at Noor for the purpose of receiving Beport of the Directors together with Stat of the Beport of the Minority of the etment of Accounts for the year ending 31st

Committee appointed to deal with the December, 1924.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-vexed question of piracy. Our contem- pany will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 23rd January to TUESDAY. 10th February, both daysporary, sums up in the following para inclusive, during which period no transfer of

graph:- By Order of the Board of Directors,

L. 8. GREENHILL, shares can be registered:

Secretary. Hongkong, 13th January, 1925,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

by Pablic Auction to be held on Now, will be subject to Rent and Landing PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Cha Claims must be sent in to mas on or before MONDAY, the 9th day of February, 1925,

All Saturday, the 14th instant, or they will not best, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Has EXCELLINCT THE GovERson, of One Lot of CROWN LAND recognized.

at Kan Pui Shek in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 year, with the option of the by renewal at a Crown Reat to be fixed Barveyer of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.

All damaged Packages will be examined on Wednesday, the 11th instant at 10 00 am., by Mesara. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

R. BODENFUSER, Agents.

Hongkong, 5th February, 1925,

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RAJAB ABDOOL CURREEM, DECEASED.

LL Persons bating Claims against the

Estate of the abere named Decessed

are Requested to Send Particulars of their Claims to the Undersigned, Solicitors for the xecutors, befors the Bra FEBRUARY, 1925.

DRACONS,

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KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

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THE ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD DI

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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL,

KOWLOON,"

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY

AT BR.M.

Members and Kowloon Residents Generally. are Cordially Invited to Attend.

"A MORLEY,

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Hon. Secretary. [1795

Mrs. McEwen, of Leys Lodge, Nathan Road, Kowloon, reports the theft of $456 from her house

Colony for the 21 hours ended February 4th shows 3 cases of enteric fever and case of ecrobro-spinal fever, all Chinese.

A Chinese has been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital as the result of bites by doga belonging to Messrs.. Fowler and Glendinning at East Point

Terrace.

yesterday by Inspector Bond about 300- yards from the spot where Mr. Earnshaw was last seen after making his fatal leap with a parachute from "Felix," alleged to be a new Curtis J.N.4 plane, built by Mr. H. W. Abbott.

The discovery of the body goes to show- that the unfortunate man met his death by drowning through one of his feet becoming entangled in the rope of the parachute which appears to have been heavy enough to drag Mr. Earnshaw to

the bottom of the sea.

At any rate, when the body came to the surface yesterday, it became evident that. Mr. Earnshaw bad been enabled to free himself of the belt around his waist, but one foot was entangled in the ropes attached to the parachute:"

In the Summary Court yesterday, before the Puisae Judge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, an Indian dealer claimed $187.97 for The late Mr. Earnshaw, it will be exhibition descent by parachute from an. goods sold and delivered. Defendant, remembered, bad undertaken to give au Mr. Joseph P. Remedios, said plaintiff aeroplane, as part of the programme in brought him" samples, on the strength of celebration of the inauguration of the which he ordered a case of dates, but Abbott School of Aviation, of which Mr. waen they arrived they were found to be W. George Bunter is the President and Hince the day of the disaster, 'Inspector Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff for bad Defendant declined to pay. His Mr. H. W. Abbott managing director.

Bond has kept a ulose watch near the spot where Mr., Earnshaw was last seen, $10 and costs.

when the parachute descended into Kow- loon Bay on the fatal Saturday after- noon, and at long last his patience and devotion to duty have been rewarded.

The funeral of the late Mr. Earnshaw

will take place at Happy Valley Cemetery o'clock. this evening, the cortège passing the monument at

Government has already ordered that

be held A few days after Mr. Earnshaw met full enquiry his death, Mr. W. George Bunter and Mr. H. W. Abbott left for Manila so that the holding of the enquiry will presum ably have to await their return.

The s. Tang On was about to leave "Thus we have the people who really Canton for Hongkong at 4.15 p.m. on ara concerned and who really should Wednesday when it was discovered that koow-the shipowners, the officers, and the No. 2 hold was on fire. The Canton experienced Naval authorities-uare Fire Brigade appeared ten minutes later, servedly advocating that the present and managed to extinguish the outbreak system be scrapped in its entirety, that entirely by a p... Little damage was the Navy should take over all piracy pre- dore. The Tang On arrived in Hongkong vention work on the water, and that the bortly after midnight, carrying all her Hongkong Police should confine their passengers except & few who had taken activities in the matter of shore precau- alarm and transferred to another ship. tions and searches; and the Hongkong The cause of the fire, is not known.

Holders of advance tickets for the Gala Government, in face of opposition and of the result of experience, maintaining Performance of "St. Joan" on Monday its adamantine policy of adhering to system which indubitably has been proved next are reminded that booking opens uasound, unnecessarily expensive and at Anderson's this morning at 8 am. generally anpopular. There is possibly The sale of advance tickets kindly under- some good reason for the stand adopted, taken by a number of ladies, has been but it is difficult to discover; though it so successful that a large attendance is Mr. F. W. Hamiltons committed two Chi- has been suggested that the solution is assured and holders of these tickets, nese to the Criminal Sessions on ́s charge to be found behind the fact that the which must be exchanged for numbered Hongkong Government is answerable to seats, are therefore advised to book early the Colonial Ofice and H. Navy to The ladies who have been selling these the Foreign Office, through the Admiralty, tickets are requested to communicate the in London. The subject, however, is too result of their sale, at the earliest possible vitally important for departmental ez any date, to Mrs. Holyoak (Tel. Peak 18).

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday,

of committing an armed robbery at: Na.

18,. Woosung Street, on January 25th. The defendants are said to have visited the bouze on the previous evening, re- the robbery early in the morning. mained there for the night and committed.