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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th to a APRIL, 1926, both days inclusive.
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then divided into 'a number of practically We understand that there is no truth independent States, some of which were in the published rumour that Dr. a. C. larger than France or Germany, and the Wu, Mayor of Canton, has come down to
THE SPIRIT OF struggle for overlordship was incesant. Hongkong.
THE SEAS.
The chief Minister of Sung thought of "A billised match of 400 up betwear convoking the greater States to a con- Lieut. Young, H.K.V.D,C., and Sorgt ference, with a view to putting an end to Johnson, R.4.8.C., will take place at war, and a covenant" to that effect was 9 p.m. at. the Soldiers Club to-night. actually signed by the representatives of From the great blue deep came ten Powers. Unfortunately, two of the forth the Empire, boundless and more aggressive States stood aloof, 90 free. Across the wide waters of that the sevenant was foredoomed to Three hundred years were to all the seas unceasingly pass men failure, and ships, binding more tightly the common bonds of a noble heritage. Not least amongst these
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URING the Absence of the. Undersigned Drom the Celony, the above Firms will be SECOND ANNUAL under the Management of Mr. B. H. MELBYE
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at their Registered Offices, AD FLOOR, POLLS RUILDING, on THURSDAY, 2 APRIL, 1996, at 3 O'CLOCK in the. ArTACON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the Year ended 31st DECEMBIR 1925.
A NEXT, 23RD APRIL, and any Old pany will be CLOSED from the les tom
Member of the Regiment wishing to Attend should communicate with the EON: SECRETART
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TREVESSA TROPHY.
THE STH RACE for the TREVESSA take place on TROPHY will WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21ST, starting from CHANNEL ROCK8 at 4 p.m.
Vistors are cordially invited and a launch will leave Queen's Piei atra, for the use of those wishing to follow the Race.
F. OLYAN, Hon. Soc! RH. KY. O. Hongkong, April 19th, 1926.
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THE SECOND EXTRA RACE MEET- TING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY DE SATURDAY, 187 MAY. 1926, Commencing a 3. The First Bell will be at 2.30 T.M.
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CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of the General
FHSWAN Taxes & Cagers, St. Messrs.
MONDAY, THE SOTH DAY 07 George's Building, Chater Road, Hong- kong on APRIL, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the Foxxxoon, for the purpose of receiving the "Report of the General Managers and a Statement of Accounta for the Year ending 31st DECEMBER, 1925, and of electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSET from 19TH APELL 1916, to 26TH APRIL, 1923, both days inclusive.
By Order of the General Managers,
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will be $1.00 for all Persons inclad- SHEK 'O DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. ing Ladies Foldiers and Sailors in Uniform- Half
Price
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain Admission to the
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The Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $t. Each Mem ber can obtain, upon application to the SECRETARY, Badges for the Admission of
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EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOURS KOMOR & KOMOR, ALEXANDRA BUILDING,
THIS being the LAST EXHIBITION in Frakat ART Books before Removing
Lo Our New Premises. A. Special Selection of Piotares by the Bert Artists of Japan will be Shova
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THE YEARLY GENERAL MEETING THE SHAREHOLDERS of the SHEK O DEVELOPMENT Co. LTD, WH be held in the icon of Hesars. PALMER & TUERER, on TUESDAY, Tas 27 APRIL 1926, st 5.15 p., to adopt the Accounts for the Year ending the 31st Drcsa, 1925, and to elect Officers, sto
By Order.
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P. M. HODGSON, Secretary.
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The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Francis Danjel, Leonard, of
Passos, of No. 33, Morrison Hill Road. Messra. Palmer & Turner, to Miss I. M.
There will be a vocal and instrumental elapse before China was reunited under the Ch'in dynasty, and then the work concert at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. by the was accomplished by force of arms! pupils of True Light Girl's School off Can it be said that the subsequent Canton to-morrow at 7.30 p.m. The pro- history of China is testimony to the value creds of the admission fees will go to of the League of Nations idea 1" The wards the School Building Fund. spirit of pacifism and common-sense which A Chinese was arrested on one of the brought about this memorable assembly "wharves yesterday in possession of over may be deeply ingrained in the Chinese $1,500, which he was apparently attempt. national character;, but there is a big ing to take out of the Caleny. He will element that constantly finds its delight in war. A writer who proclaims war to be injurious a weevil that destroys wealth no more represents a peaceful country than a single swallow makes summer. China can hardly be set up as a model for European nations to copy, If the China of to-day can be said to represent the product of a Chinese ance Frazonis en
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THE SENSE OF HUMOUR.
[BY A LADY CORRESPONDENT.]
Modern woman is accused of having no sense of humour. She is said to take things too seriously, engrossing herself with her own particular problems to the exclusion of the humorous side of life.
The girl undergraduates at Newnham- and Girton are not usually credited with sense of humour, because forsooth they are clever enough, (or at any rate some of them) to pass tif examinations and because they are presumed to take an interest only, in "intelligunt" subjects.
It. would appear from this that humour is associated in the popular mind witt. something inane. Surely, however, sense of humour is something very subtle, or completely inevitable. Chi- ren who laugh, not because they should for the sake of politeness, but because they must, from sheer enjoyment," prob- ably possess a much more highly develop. be charged before the magistrate this ed sense of humour than their elders who It must be admitted that a good many morning with attempting to export the wonder what the laughter is about.
of our lady friends now-a-days laugh or Current Command Orders contain the giggle simply to cover embarrassment or following extracts from the Lonian to 6 up gaps in the conversation. There fiarette of March 2nd:-The President is no particular reason, however, why of the French Republic has conferred the they should be regarded as empty headed or lacking in discernment on this ac- decoration of Medaille de Reconnais court. Rather is it evidence of their Bronze," on Sister good. nature. Men, being more solish, Katharine Amelia Allsop, A.R.R.C., do not take as much trouble to appear ple that no other nation can wish to Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military amused as a woman does. If they are emulate. It is sincerely to be hoped that Nursing Service. Sister (Acting Matron) bored they look it, and if they think a the Geneva or the Locarno spirit will soon Lilian Mackay, R.B., Queen Alexan-joke is a poor one they say so.
Again, very few men can stand a joke
whereas & And better expression in China than it dra's Imperial Military Nursing Service,
against themselves, has done in recent years. Mr. GILES
Home and Europe mail vid Siberia often enjoys one at her own expense. argues that the spirit of pacificism and was brought by the a.. Szechuen yester-So long as she is causing amusement she is perfectly happy. Most men think common-sense, in spite of temporary day morning. Out of the total of 101
that by merely being themselves they are set backs," has borne good, fruit in Chino bags landed, nine bag
entertaining enough, whereas 'a woman. For more than 2,000 years," he says, London, and 17 from the Continent. The knows that unless she is amusing and "the Chinese Empire has stood the test remainder of the mail was from Shang-good company" no of innumerablę calamities and revolutiona, hai. Home letters ridi Negapatam with her. Therefore every woman epden- much more formidable than the ephemeral (London, Marth 25th) are due by the vours to "enitivate a sense of humour troubles of to-day." On this statements.s. Tulma to-morrow (Thursday); while if she has any sense at all. It is pure Mr. Gins auggests that people who speak papers from London of the same date luck if a man is amusing. If he is not of "the illusions of Genera" are taking should arrive by the s.3. Saarbruecken on trouble to become so..
by nature, he will not take the
too short a view. For our part, we fail to soo that the history of the League of Nations idea," as it has been expressed in China for more than 2,000 years,” can lead any encouragement to Europe described as local Chinese millionaire to take a longer view of the value of the idea. We hope that Europe will be able, on the contrary, to set a nobler example to China.
Prof. Daneberg's pupils will give their 19th Annual Piano Recital in the City Hall on Monday next at 5.30 p.m. ADVT.
His Excellency the Governor will carry out an inspection of the Hongkong Police Force at the Central Police Station this afternoon...
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We see that Mr., LIONEL GILES has been
At 5.30 p.m. to-night at Queen's Pier, telling the world in a letter to The Tiges
a demonstration of the pumping cap. that the idea of a League of Nations abilities of the new Fire Bost, No. 3, is known to China before the dawn of the Christian era How the Sinologues de to be given. Booklets add any further Information may light in rebbing the Western world of the A Chinese woman of 124, Queen's be obtained on Application to the SECRE-glory attaching to modern inventions by Road West, has reported to the police TARIES at CHARTERED BACK CHAMBRES saying that these things were known to that someone has stolen jewellery valued SINGAPORE.
the Chinese thousands of years before! at 8240 from a safe in her house... We recollect, that "during the Great War, when the "tank" was heralded as a marvellous invention, some Sinologue promptly came forward with the state
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A travelling trader has reported to the Police that two bales of raw silk, valued at $440, were stolen from a hand-truck in Ko Shing Street, on Monday.
Sunday,
were fröra
The death is announced in the Philip- pines of Benito Siy Cong Bieng, who is
and one of the most influential Chinese merchants in the Philippines. He died rather suddenly at Kabibiban, Tayabas, where he was interested in lumber mills. Mr. Siy has been in the Philippines about forty years and starting business with a few bandred dollars, built up an estate that is now valued at about P.20,000,000.
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CHINESE WEDDING.
TAN-WONG.
A pretty wedding, in which the Chinese community was particularly interested, took place at St. John's Cathedral yester. day afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. S. B. Tari, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tan Cheng Tuan of Singapore, and Miss Elizabeth Tu Sica Wong, dough- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong, Hong-
kong..
embroidered with silver.
The Rev. H. Copley Moyle officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, was prettily attired in a dress of - Current Command Orders state that white satin charmeuse and georgette, Her veil Was Capt. A. S. C. Kennedy, Capt. E. 8.
also embroidered with silver, and trim- Howard, M.C., Lieut. E. M. 5. Taylor, med with orange blossoms, and she car- Royal Artillery, Major C E. F. Wyacoll, ried a bouquet of white roses and maiden
hair formis. M.C, Major J. P. S. Greig, Royal
The Misers Beatrice Lam (cousin). Engineers, Major H. V. Bayless, D.5.0., Etelle. Mayes, and Joseline Wong (sister) M.C., 2nd Lieut. Q. M. Jackson, East were bridesmaids. They wore dresses of shell pink charmeuse satin and georgette, Surreys, Capt. and Q. Mr. W. and pale blue satin and georgette, trim- Burnell, RA.S.C. Capt. C. F. Charles, med with silver, with hair ornaments t A.D. Corps, and Capt. A. N. Evans, pearl and silver. They carried bouqueta
and baskets of pink roses. B.A.P.C., have been taken on the strength of the local command. They arrived by H.T. Jhange on the 8th inst.
Yesterday the 1.1. Fatihan brought down the largest number of passengers that either of the river steamers from Centon has carried, for a considerable edtime, if not since the strike. In all there were about 300 passengers, a large pro portion of which were Chinese "of the upper and middle clasecs. The average number of passengers which are usually brought from Canton to Hongkong by the Falshan or the Tangalan is about 200 or so. The Fatshes also brought a good supply of fish yesterday, which in dicates that the strike pickets have stop
Chinese centuries ago, in proof whereof A successful and enjoyable dance £6,000,000 be copied from in ancient Chinese paint. under the auspices of the Durban's £2,604,160 ing a picture of some construction greatly dance club was held at the Seamen's resembling the war engice which was used Institute last evening, from 8.30 to 11.45.
was a good attendance.
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with so much effect in the later stages
There
of the Great War. There is Biblical. A motor car, driven by Prof. Simpsonped their interference in this respect. authority, of course, for the assertion of the Hongkong University, knocked
that there is no new thing under the sun, down a Chinese boy in Bonham Read on. had that for anything that may now be Monday. The boy was slightly injured, claimed as new it can be said: "It hath and was taken to the Government Civil aiready been of old time, which was Hospital. before us."
A coolie employed by Mesars. Trollope But the claim that the League of Colls, Ltd., was sentenced by Mr. Nations idea was known to China ve Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy yes hundred years before the Christian, era Lerday, to one month's hard labour for in one which
must have a peculiar attre stealing 15 gunny bags from the pre tion for people who are surveying present
mises of the Peninsula Hotel. day conditions in China, especially as Mr. Gizzs appears to suggest that it has Before Major C. Willson at the Central proved a useful idea in China. What be Magistracy yesterday, Mr. F. Baker, says is that
"Several years ago Pro. of the P.W.D., was summoned for having fessor H. A. Guss, of Cambridge, pointed failed to produce bis driving licence at that the first known attempt to realize whilst driving a car in Garden Road, auch an ideal was made io, China, is far when socosted by a traffic officer. He back no the year 546 B.C. China was admitted the offence, and was fined $3.
Masters Stephen and Enoch Wong (cousins), acted as pages.
The bride's mother wore a Chinese ceremonial dress of black satin embroider- ed in silk, with red skirt. Mr. Y. K Wong, Was "best man." Mr. Frederick Mason presided at the organ,
Following the ceremony, a largely at-
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tended reception was held at the Chinese being spent in North China, the bride's travelling dress being of mauve crêpe de, chine embroidered with beads,
ROBBED IN A TUNNEL.
REVENGE ON WATERWORKS FOREMAN.
water Works, Shek Li Pui, Kowloon, was the victim of a highway robbery yester- day. The motive, he stated; was re- venge. He said that he recognised his assailants as two stone carriers in the employ of a sub-contractor at Mongkok, whom he had occasion to report for failing to carry out the exact plans in connection with some work he was doing. He alleged that this man set the coolies. to attack him.
A Chinese" foreman of the Shing. Man
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ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
AN INCIDENT AT WANCHAL "
A robbery attended with violence was perpetrated at Wanchai yesterday after booty worth $136. noon by five men, who got away with
It appears, from the report which the No. 23, Wing Fung Street, and asked the ing through a short tunnel, which con- About two o'clock two men went to man made to the police, that while walk- inmates, who own the whole of the house, nects one reservoir with another ahead if they could rent the second floor, which La-Pui, he noticed one man walang ahead was vacant. One of the inmates, a of him and another walking behind him. Women, named Mak Tsam Tai, accom- Before the foreman could reach the end panied the men to the second floor, and, of the tunnel, which is a very short one, just after getting there, three other men the two men caught hold of him and appeared on the scene. The five men struck him with a wooden pole. They seized her, pushed her in the kitchen, also rubbed pepper in his mouth and face. bound her hands and gagged her, after They then asked hirn for his watch, which which they stole from her a pair of he handed over to them, following which bangles, valued at $110, two ear-rings his assailants attempted to search his and #6 in money. An amah who entered pockets, but, the foreman struggled Bo also bound and gagged, but was not their purpose and promptly took to their the room while, this was going on was iolently that they were unable to achieve robbed of anything.
heels and bolted.
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