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NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, DISTANxens DEPARTMENT, will be OPEN for Dispensing Prescriptions From 10 AM. TO 1 P., and from 6.M. TO 7.30 PM.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Rongkong, at May, 1926. (3598

BANK HÓLIDAYS, TV sccordance with Ordinance No. 5 of

1814, the EXCHANGE BANKS

CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, the SİTE INSTANT,

Hongkong, 19th May, 1926, -

INSURANCE OFFICES,

NOTICE.

WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAY,

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that All FIRE and MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the TRANS ACTION of BUSINESS on MONDAY, the 24TH MAY, 1926.

By Order.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Secretaries,

FIRE INSURANCED ASSOCIATION 07 HONGKONG. MARINE TXSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HoNaxose And Canton,

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Hongkong, th May, 1928.

FANLING HUNT STEEPLECHASES. WHITSUNTIDE MEETING. MONDAY, 24TH MAY, 1926

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PADDLING BELL FIRIT BACK ENTRANCE TO ENCLOSURE AND

COVERED STANDS ...

9.30 r.M. 300 r.M.

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$1.00 PER BRAD.

4

TOTOR CARS can be PARKED on the

M RAIL opposite the GRAND STAND

. Per Car.

SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN to the Races Leaves HowLoos at 133 PM.

BETURN SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN Leaves FAMLING STATION EL 5.52 P.M.

BEFRESHMENTS will be Catered for by The BITZ.

13561

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

FANLING HUNT RACES.

WHIT MONDAY 1928.

(PECIAL RACE TRAIN (1er and SMD Class eazy) will Leave KOWLOON at 1.15 Beturning from PANDING at 5.55

P.X.

Franz Class

FARES:-

SECOND CLASS –

$1.50 .90

A Limited Number of TIFFINS (at $1.25 Per Head) will be Served on the Train, FIFFINS must be Booked (TELEPHORE K.261). Before 4 7.. on SUNDAY, the 23RD.

The Train scheduled to leave KOWLOON at 5.29 PM. is Hereby CANCELLED. A TRAIN in Substitution will Leave for All Stations at 4,07 EN.

By Order."

H. P. WINSLOW,

Kowloon, Zist May, 192).

Manager.

PALACE HOTEL.

BILLIARD HANDICAP.

FRIC]

BILLIARD HANDICAP, 250 Up will be held at the PALACE HOTEL, Kowloos. SILVER CUPS will be Presented for the First, Second and Third Prizes, and a Special Prize for the Highest Break.

Entrance Fee -$3.00. Entries CLOSE on MAY 23RD.

$73

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

DRA

RAFT PROGRAMMES, and ENTRY

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HELIX VILLAS-At the TERMINUS DI FY BUS SERVICE, Ban A residentes equipped with modern sanitation, electric light gut, sa weil sa garage, and comprising rooms, 4 bathrooms, servants. quarters, etc., at $100 and upwards. These comfortable raidences on MOUNT DAVIS Boap, face South and are situated in one of the most delightful localities in Hongkong. Apply to the HosgKong Land INVESTMENT &

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHANGHOLDERS,

NOTICE IS BERERY GIVEN that

the "FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY TEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at the Head Office, UNION BUILDINS, Songkong, on FRIDAY, 18TH MAY, 1926, at 11 OctoCK AM, for the purpong of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statementa of Account to 31st DICENSIR, 1925, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society. will be OLOSED from MAY 19TH to MAY Sörir, both daya inclusiçe.

Br Crier ofthe Board; PAUL LAUDER,

General Hanssor. 13519

Hongkong, Hay, 3rd 1928.

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. --

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

N SIXTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY

Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hongkong, on MEETING of the Company will be held at its FRIDAY, 28 MAY, 1926, at 11.15, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st DECEMBER, 1925, and of declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 19 to MAY 28TH, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAGUER,

General Manager. [3520

Hongkong, May 3rd, 1926.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE ·

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

FITY-SEVENTA ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILDING, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, SÓTH MAY, 1926, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directers and the Etatements of Account to 31st DECIMBER, 1625, and of declaring Divideads, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MAY 12 to MAY 29rn, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager. (8521

Hongkong, May 3rd, 1928.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the shore Conglong, on FRIDAY, 28TH will be held at the Hose- LONG HOTEL, MAY, 1926, at 11. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 30th APRIL, 1926,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 247πt MAY, to MONDAY, 31ST MAY, 1928, both days Inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 18th May, 1926. .. [3578

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SEEAP.On Friday, May 14th, at Hospital St. Marie, Shanghai, to the wife of SIDNEY, ALFRED SLEAP, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

GILBERT-KUSINIR.--On May 15th, at H.B.M. Consulate General, Shanghai, SIDNEY CHARLES GILBERT and POLLINA KUSENIR.

exerted their weight and influence' to 'in- | allows publication"only of the names and The Hos. Sir Shait Son Chow and Juce the House of Commons to place addresses of the parties, a concise state-Lady Chow, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Manag- restrictions upon · newspapers which ment of the grounds on which the pro-ing-Director of the Hongkong and Shang- hai Hotels, Ltd., and Mr.J. Gubbay, habitually offend against the most ceedings are brought, submissions on clementary principles of public decency paints of law, the summing up, the and returned from Shanghai to Hongkong by the R. M.S. Enpresa of Russia on Thura- in their handling of sensational cases in ing and judgment. That is the kernel of

day evening the law courts.

the Bill

The christening of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Looker, of The Grove Great Baddow, Chelmsford, took place at Sandon Church, Essex, on April 11th, the Rev. Kenneth Best officiat ing. The child was named Gillan Stella,

and Mia K, Foster.

The annual reunion if the Victorian

So far as these cases are concerned it The Bill, introduced by Major KINDER-

will make impossible the daily debauch SLEY, the Conservative Member for Hit.

of intimate detail which at present dis chin, has considerable importance for

Egures a part of the Press and undoubt British people, not only at home but over-edly demoralises a part of the public sças. The House of Commons, was

mind. We do not think the liberty of and the god-parents were Colonel F. H. assured by the mover that great harm is

the Press will be in any degree ondan D. C Whitmore, Rear-Admiral H done in our Eastern Empire, the Dominions, and foreign countries because gered by the proposed legislation. Well d'Estateville Skipwirth, Mrs. E.-J. Coles, the disproportionate space given to cases

conducted journals have nothing to fear. but a curb will be placed on those who containing unsavoury details conveys an entirely wrong impression of English.

are only too ready to exploit for gain the Diocesan Association (a Hongkong body ia, London) is to take place on June 2nd social and domestic life. Sir Joux

weakness and passions of human nature.

at Victory House, Leicester-square, W.C.2, Above all the Bill should help to prevent when the chairman will be Sir Frederick Stos, the eminent lawyer, who sits as a Liberal for the Spen Valley Division, harra from being done to our national Lugard, à fornier Governor of Hongkong. impressed the House by relating his perprestige in the eyes of foreigners who and among the speakers will be Sir Claud cannot be expected to understand that Severn, date Colocial Secretary: HE. the sonal experience during a journey in

what the stunt Press loves to feature Chinese Migister, and the Rev. C. B India. He stopped at a wayside railway at great length are abnormal incidents Shann, Warden of St. John's Hall. Hong- station where to his surprise. he found and in no wise representative of English kong University, "

an English newspaper for sale on the domestic life and culture. bookstall. He saw a large number of people buy copies, and he also bought ase. Among the purchasers were educ-

ated Indian natives, who are very crition!

GOVERNMENT HOUSE RECEPTION.

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A dianer is being given at the Hong- kong Hotel to-night, in honour of Dr. W. W. Pearse, M.O.H, who leaves for Home on the 20th it. after 23 years' residence in the Colony. On behalf of the heads of Government Departments.

S. L. Smith, President of the Sani- tary Board will present him with a silver cigarette box, and on behalf of the Sani- tary Department, including the Board, with a gold cigarette rase, gold, match

of English ways. The sheet that he It is officially announced that the bought contained in every prominent civilian dress for the Reception at part nothing hat unnecessary and elaber. Government House on June Urd will be ate accounts of a series of cases, includ. white short coat.. ing the HAYLEY MORRISS case, and a number of divorce cases, the importance: A fitter from Taikoo Dock, who had box, gold knife and a dressing table of which to the proprietor was obviously his hands and feet burned." has been clock. Speeches will be made by Dr. W. measured not by their public interest but admitted to the Government Civil HosV. M. Koch, Mr. P. T. Lamble, Mr. 'E. W.

Hamilton and Dr. Black. the effect they would have in attracting|pital.

Orchestra will be in attendance.

the money of the public. Sir Jous Sinos There was one Chinese case of cerebro- confessed that he felt, shame It was spinal fever and one Chinese case of intolerable to an- Englishman travelling rabies reported during the 24 hours in India, he declared, that he should feetfended May soth

learn such an epitome of English life.

Of course, under the existing law, news. papers are debarred from publishing reports which are against public morals.

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The Lyric

LOCAL WILL.

LATE MR. D. K., BLAIR'S ESTATE

The late Mr. D. K. Blair, formerly Secretary of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, and later of the Cotteridge Hotel, Weking, England, where he died on February 13th of this year at the age of 49 years, left property in the Colony valued at $130,800.

the natives were buying that paper to A Chinese boy, on Thursday, fell from Kennedy Road to Fung Wong Tarrace, a distance of over twenty feet. He was taken to the Government Civil Hospital.

The total output of the Kailan Mining It is common knowledge that the vast Administration's mines for the week majority of newspapers exclude details of ending lay 8th amounted to 47,838 tons, law cases of a salacious ebarácter, and and the sales during the period to 32.701 | ed at the Supreme Court to Mr. C. A. if all journalists maintained "that "stan- tons. dard of taste and professional respon-

Probate of the will has just been grant

trustee.

de Roze, of St. George's Building, who is an executor and, trustee. Deceased also At the Kowlo Magistracy yesterday, appointed his wife sibility Major KINDERSLEY'S Bill would Mr. W. B. Hind was summoned by bis

15 executrix and never have been drafted. But unfortu wife for failing to maintain her. The He left to his sister. Jessic Martin, nately there are others. A small nuniber case was adjourned for a week as Mr. and his two brothers, J. and W, Blair, of newspapers habitually dish up all the Hind was absent garbage of the courts they are able to collect for the satisfaction of vulgareatl

A car, driven by Mr. C... Soper, of 12, Magazine Gap Read, The Peak,

knocked down a Chinese in Shaukiwan

JABDINE NOAD.-On April 15th, at prurient minds. This has been partie

Scone. KENNETH WILLIAM SEYMOUR larly noticable since the war. There are on Thursday. The Chinese received

ARDINE, fourth wou of the late" Sir

JOHN JARDINE, Bt.. K.C.1.E., LL.D.,papers which make "stunts

of sensa slight head injuries.

to KATHARINE FRANCEM NOAD, elder tional divorce cases because they contaiu daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. CRANE WICK NOAD, of Perth.

features which are grossly indecent or The engagement is announced in Lon- HoexRTS-HYNDMAN-On May 15th, at St because the parties occupy what is supdon between Dr. Arthur I. G. McLaughlin,

Joseph's Church, Shanghai, before the Rev. Father Jaquinat de Besagne posed to be a superior social position. of St. Thomas's Hospital, and Miss Norah S.J. JOHN CHAMBERLAIS ROBERTS, of The question how these flagrant offences Chater, niece of Mr. Gregory Acar, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England,

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19, Avenue Road, N.W.8.

WINIFRED DOROTHY HYNDMAN, Only can he effectively dealt with has been daughter of Mrs. P. Sidney Hyndman recently discussed in journalistic quarters WILLIS DA Roza-On May 14th at the

The Old Pupils'. Association of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at home. The Newspaper Society, which Diocesan Girls School held a social even- Shanghai, GNEZ MARIA. daughter of comprises the leading newspaper pro ing at the School yesterday evening. It the late Mr. P. J. Ja, Roza and Mrs. da Rozs, of Shanghai, to Auzern prietors of the country, were asked to CHARLES, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George Willis, of Liverpool, England.

come to an agreement among themselves, DEATH

but they were unable to arrive at any

FORMS for the. THIRD EXTRA FORTY-FIFTH ORDINARY GEN. JONES.-On May 14th, at the Royal conclusion beyond a suggestion that all

ERAL MEETING of the Cempany will RACE MEETING to be held on SATUB be held at the Offices of the General Managers, DAY. 610 JUNE, 1926 (weather permitting, Menara. Jardin, MATURIT & Co. fan, may be obtained at the Race CouE, HONG-Pedder Street, Hongkong, on TBURSDAY, xoxo Cles and Causeway Bay Stables, ́· the 10TH JUNE, 1928, at 1s Noos, for the

ENTRIES W CLOSE at 12 O'CLOCK purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc NOON ON SATURDAY, 22ND MAY, 1998. tors, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc

tora and Auditors.

NOTICE

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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

Nail Not be Responsible for any

DEBT contracted by My Wila NORA LEE LOUREIRO residing at No. 330, Nathan ROAD (1st floor), KOWLOON.

Dated the 14th May, 1926. 3569]

WALTER LOUREIKO.

Please Apply to The CASHIER

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED from the 3RD to 241H JUNE, 1926, both daye inclusive.

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 20th May, 1926.

TO LET.

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YOMFORTABLY Furnished ROOMS with Private Bathroom and Private

Southern Hospital, Liverpool, FRANK JONES, of The Straits & China Textile Co., Ltd., Shanghai, in his 57th year.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E.O.

The Daily Press.

Honokare, MAY 22ND, 1926.

NEWSPAPERS AND DIVORCE CASES.

was well attended, and an excellent musical programme added to the success of the gathering.

An engagement is announced in Lon- divorce cases should he heard in camera.don between Mr. Hubert F. Phillips of This, however, is at variance with the the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Cor principles of English justice and might poration, and Miss Nina M. Powell, lead to abuses so that it was not enter-

daughter of Dr. Llewelyn Powell, of 10, tained. There remained, therefore, no

Duke-street-mansions, W:1.

other way for the reformers to proceed

Among the passengers arriving in except by legislation--to ask Parliament Bengkong by the R.M.S. Empress of to do for the Press what the Press could Russia on Thursday evening were Mr. not do for itself

We are glad to find that the newspapers in England are favourably disposed to the Bill so far as its main object is con- cerned. But as drafted it is very crude, and will require a great deal of amend-

Allan Cameron (Oriental Manager of the C.P.8.), 'who has been on a business trip to Japan, and Mrs. Cameron.

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The forty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Com

the offices of the General Managers, pany. Ltd., is advertised to take place at

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. on Thursday, June 10th, at noon.

£100 each. He enjoined that. £1,000

Walter Blair, Kate H. Blair, and Eliza should be given to cach of his children, heth K. Blair, on attaining the age of

21 years.

The residue of the estate, he left to hir widow, Mrs. K E, F. Blair.

MR JK. GRANT.

The late Mr. John Kintres Grant; of Colorado, U.S.A., formerly of the Hong- Cragmar Sanatorium. Colorado Springs,

kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, left £18,391 (personal estate in Great Britain),

A CHINESE SHIPBUILDER'S

ESTATE,

Taui Ping Nam, late of No. 12, Prince's Terrace, managing director of the Kwong Tak Cheong Shipbuilding, Engineering & September 1st, 1924, left cetate to the Dock Company, Ltd., who died on value of $498,600. Probate of the will has only just been granted.

Deceased shared his estate amongst bia family.

VISIBILITY OF TYPHOON SIGNALS.

THEIR DUPLICATION REQUESTED.

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The obscuration of the Time Ball and Typhoon Signals, increased latterly by the building of the Peninsula Hotel, has been under consideration for some time by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

We, understand that the Chamber has" the question of the duplication of thezo now saked the Government to consider signals with the object of making them visible to ships in the Western area of the Harbour.

PROPERTY SALES.

Verandah TO LET with Good Board at the 17 is permissable to say that a vote of ment in Committee. The Home Seure- "SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS. | Buirnus BarnB, WEI-HAI-WEI.' HOUSES on

one of the Best Beaches. and next to the 299 for aud only 3 against a Parliament-tary: Sir W. JOYNSON-FICES, on behalf BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE Leg | Maislard GOLF COURSE, Special Rates for A To inform All Taterested in BAFE Stay of More Than Ore Month.-Apply hissary Bill is fairly conclusive.. That is what of the Government-who are to afford the DEPOSIT, that they have actually in their | NIVEN, WEI-KAI-WEL.

2572 happened when the House of Commons Bill facilities has given an undertaking Naw Building, 5, "Quer's Road, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of #8

concluded the debate on the second read that newspaper proprietors would be

A Chinese was found at King's Park'on for the Small Size and 1 for the Large P. BURSING, PERNINGTON STEKEZ, Easting of the mensuse which seeks to restrict fairly dealt with and the journalists who strangulation. He died later in the

REMISES TO LET in the DAIRY FARM

Tauraday suffering from the effects of Point, Floor Area 5,838 Eq. Ft. Height: the publication of obscene details in report cases in the courts would not be Kwong Wah Hospital. He had appar-afternoon there was some fairly brink 20.40 Ft Make Excellent Godown. For LOST ON WITH INSTIUNE LEI QUBAN'S THE DAIRY FARK, LUB JOLD

on WEDNESDAY NIGHT between the farther particulars apply to the SECRIZART, reports of divorce cases and similar court penalised. It was this assurance, which ently strangled himself with his own GARDINS A Platinum and Diamond Bar STORAUE CO., LTD,

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proceedings. A great deal of interest has the Houses of Commons accepted, that girdle, which was found beside him. BROOCH Finder will be Beira, ded-- HASTINGS, DENNYS & BOWLEY,

been aroused in England respecting this explains why the Bill received such over- Des Your Road Central.

question of publicity, The Press are whelming support on the second reading naturally concerned in legislative actions to the scope of the proposed legisla affecting the freedom of reporting cases tion it is proposed to prohibit the

Starting at $30,000, bids of $1,000 fot before the courts; but so are many other lication of all but a limited number of

owed for a time, but were eventually sections of the community. Perhaps it is particulars about divorce proceedings and out in purple, from the representatives of was reached, at which figure Mr. Cheong dropped to $500 until the sum of $40,000 not surprising that religious bodies bare nullity suits, these cases the Bill the late Mr. R. E. Belitias, Hongkong. ↑ Shẩu became the purchaser.

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Primrose Day (April 10th) on Disraeli's Among the many wreaths deposited on

statue in Parliament-square was a large shield of primroses, with the famou phrase, Peace with Lanour, worked

At the China Auction Rooms yesterday bidding for leasehold property which was sold by order of the mortgages.

The property is registered as the re- maining portion of Inland Lot No. 282A 15 and 17. Possession Street. The area and contains the buildings known as Nos,

Crown rental is $15. is about 1,034 square feet, and the annual