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TER Gelegenheid van den Verjaardag van HARE MAITETET DE KONINGIN op DINSDAG, 31 AUGUSTUS L, sal de Con- sal-Generaal gaarne tusschen 11 an 18 uur des morgans de dames an heeran' der NYDERLAND sar Kolos ter kansalarij antrangan..

Ariatio Bulding,

Hongkong, den "San Augustus, 1926... CONSULATE GENERAL FOR THE

NETHERLANDS.

TX Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Birthday "of HER MATESTY THE QUEEN, the Consul General will be At Home at the ChurCERY on TUESDAY, THE 3:3T OF AUGUST: Between 11 a . and Noox..

Asistio Building, Hongkong, August With, 1928,

NOTICE.

£3896

--THE HONOURABLE MR. PEROX, HOBSON HOLYOAK,

BICZAIZD.

LL: Persona hating Claims against the Estate of the above named Deceased arg Requested to Send-Particulars-to-the-Under signed.

Dated the 28th day of August, 1926.

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DEACONS,

Solicitore for the Executrix,

1. Des coux Road Central,

Hongkong.

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

INST

REEL CLUB.

"NSTRUCTION in BIGHLAND DAN-

OING, is," FOURSOME.

EIGHTHOME. SWORD DANCES, ETC. Ten Practices in All will be held at the CITY HALL on TUESDAYS From 630-7.90 7, Commencing SEPTEM BER 21st. Instruction and Firing by Mem- bers of the Scottish Company, HEYDC

Will Members of the Society and their Friends, including Ladies, who Wish to Join Please Send their Names and a Babcription of 34.00 to the Ros SEQTART, R. U SUTHERLAND, c/o PAMER TURNIR, Before the Date of the First Practice.

" INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY AUGUST 30TH, 1926.

DEWAR'S

"WHITE

Down.

The statements made in the article are The engagement is announced between not worth answering. Thall not, the Rev. Evan Claydon, of the C.M.S., accuse the Hongkong Police Force," he and Emile (Kitty), daughter of the Ror. says, “of freely extorting confessions by and Mrs D. B. Knox, of Newcastle, Co

identiäca- threats and blows, of taking tions, of accepting bribes as a recogni.ed portion of their salary." The innuendo is obvious. But we do not know why he should have refrained from openly slan dering the Police Force when be has not hesitated to make a scurrilous attack on

LABEL "British administration generally.

FINEST

SCOTCH WHISKY

OF GREAT ÄGE

AWARDED 50 GOLD AND

PRIZE-MEDALS.

DEWAR'S

Colour changes in current British Colonial postage stamps are announted by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and include the Branei 1 cent from green

to black!

The Rajah of Sarawak, who has been at home for the summer, leaves England again in September, and will be followed by his wife and eldest daughter in

November.

Lee Wing, was bitten by

foreman in the P.W.D., a Chinese owped dog at The man was treated to Kennedy Town for

We can admire an honest critic who is not afraid to express his vidwa. Mr. SMITH goes to London and endeavours from there to give us a stab in the back by writing to the Chinese Press, using the prestige of the position he formerly held in the University in order to make the thrust more effective. Agitators will, no doubt, find his garbled version of Lady Chater, widow of Sir Paul local history of considerable advantage Chater, was among the passengers of to them in sowing seeds of hatred of board the Cunard liner Mauretania,

Chatham Road. and the dog sent

observation

-LOCAL WEDDING.

WHEELER-FOWLER

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Keigwan will regret to learn that recently news has been received that Mr. Keigwan has been in a nursing home in Sussex. operation for appendicitis was perform PRETTY CEREMONY AT ST. JOHN'S ed.

CATHEDRAL.

The wedding is to take place at St. A pretty wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral on Wednesday, Sep-John's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, tember Sth, "of Miss Alice Bernica. Pe, when Mr. Henry George Kiddle Wheeler, daughter of Mrs. Li Po, to Mr. Chow of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and Cheng Lam, BA, The ceremony will be eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wheelor, followed by a reception at "Dunkeved," of Southampton, Hants., England, was" 33, Robinson Road. -

married to Miss-Muric-Edith-Fowler, sldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Fowler, of the China Sugar Refining Co., residing at No. 1, Great George Street, East Point,

In commemoration of the anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen of Holland, the Consul-General for the Netherlands in Hongkong, will be At Home" at the Chancery of the Consulate General for the Netherlands to-morrow between eleven o'clock and noon.

The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, MA., offeinted at the marriage service, which was fully choral. Me: F. Mason was at the organ, and played suitable wedding - ausicaa the bride entered the church and at the conclusion of the service.

Invitations have been issued by the Bazar Committee of the Church of

The bride, who was given away by Christ in China (To Tas Church) in her father, Mr. G. Fowler, was charming- connection with a bazaar and fate to be

ly attired in a dress of ivory Batin' with

blossoms. She also wore silver shoes, a train-and-veil of white ailk nat, a wreath

the British race among the illiterate and which arrived at Plymouth from New held on Thursday, Friday and Saturdayhels of silver lace trimmed with orange

poorly hard workers in China.

The

Tate Professor of Education at the Hongkong University" will be quoted an authority. It is an achievement of which we hope Mr. Jony Syrr, in his saner moments, will be heartily ashamed.

SWATOW.

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VICTORIA mintang are not masters in their own

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house, it is furnished by the discreditable state of affairs in Swatow. A Chinese British subject has been captured and thrown into prison there by the Fickets, He has been ill-treated and starved and

York on July 27th

"A meeting of the creditors of the Hong- kong Development Building and Savings Society, Limited, is to be held at the City Hall, on Friday, September 3rd, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

It is notified that E.E. the Governor in-Council has given directions for the rescission of the order of April 20th, 1926, proclaiming Saigon to be a place! at which an infectious or contagious dis case prevailed.

A Chinese woman of 377, Nathan Road, Yanmati, was admitted to the Kowloca Hospital on Friday, suffering from is now ill. The British Consul has pro-wounds in the left arm and leg. She is tested and the Canton Government cabled alleged to have been attacked by her hus some days' age ordering his immediate band, who has absconded. release. But nothing is done." The Strikers are keeping the unhappy man in custody simply to show that they are complete masters of the situation. What has Mr. EUGENE CHEN to say when Kuomintang authority is fouted in this outrageous manner?

Copies of the regulations respecting foreign Orders and medals applicable to persons in the service of the Crown and otherwise have been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies and are published in the Government Gazette.

A very successful carnival dinner was ARMADILLOS AND STORKS IN held at the Café Parisien Restaurant on Saturday night Over 130 persons were HONGKONG.

present. During the dinner Rococo (of circus fame) gave a few comic stunts, which were much appreciated by the guests,

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The Bishop of Londoa (Dr. Ingham) sailed on July 9th from Liverpool on his world tour, which includes visits to

A coaRPONDENT writes: The statement that an armadillo was recently killed on the Shek O Road, which recently ap peared in the Daily Pre scemed to suggest that the motoring party had been BEVAN.-On August 23rd, at Kuliang, to celebrating somebody's birthday at

the wife of TEULE P. M. BAVAN, & moonlight picnic. Upon making en-Japan, China, Korea, Hongkong and the The Bishop is bringing Malay States. KENDALL. On July 15tE, at 10, Coates-Quirice, however, it transpires that these with him his cope, mitre and crozier,

crescent, Edinburgh, to SHEENA. (née queer little beasts have been seen at and all his robes. TENNANT), wife of HERBERT M

different times on the island and probably KENDALL of Shanghai, a son. LEEDAM.-On August 4th at the Country in the New Territories. The Standard

Hospital," Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs.

dictionary states quite definitely that they P. LEDRAM, a daughter." LING. On August 23rd, at the "Victoria

are to be found in South America, but Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mra. E. J. LING, a sqn,

it does not mention any other part of c/o Hongkong Daily Press FAIL-On August 20th, at the Victoria the world as a home for armadillos.

Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. VAIL, & 100.

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D3-Seth's Cat, 6 furn

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Ho Foor-At 240pm on Sunday, August 29th, 1020, Ho Foor, aged 3 The funeral takes place from his re- sidence, No. 15, Kennedy Road, on Tuesday, the 31st inst, at 2 pm, arriving at Yat Pit Ting, Kennedy

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The Daily Press.

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MR. JOHN SMITH

THE general impression one would obtain HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS, from reading the article by Mr. Joax

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The Chinese are said to use them for food. The fact that the local variety. rolls itself into a Eğil when in danger-a distinguishing habit of the South Ameri can armadillo suggests that we really bave the real thing in Hongkong...

Concerning other varieties of birds, beasts and fithes it may be mentioned that the stork is peculiarly active in China. In France they are deploring the fact that the bird rarely visits the homes of the natives. In China, how ever, there is ample evidence of constant

Tisitations

Observers state that "this bird favours the homes of Chinese much more than it does the homes of Europeans in the Far East. That may be because, the Chinese classics speak of it with much greater reverence, than recent books published in Suura, published in today's issue, is the English language. It is, however, a poor prospect for any nation when the that Hongkong, from the commencement

stork is not to be seen visiting the homes of its history, hea existed simply and at fairly frequent intervals! PREPAID “WANTED" solely for the exploitation and ill-treat-

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ment of the Chinese. The article, judg ing from superficial evidence, was written

H.E. the Governor has appointed Mr: solely for the Canton Garette and was William George Gerrard to be an official LET. — BRANKSOME TOWERS, obviously intended, therefore, to supply Justice of the Peace for the Colony of MROAD Fully Furnished Fire- roomed FLAT. Immediate Occupation. ammunition for propaganda against this Hongkong.

Daily Prest.

with the Authorities led to Mr. SMITH

Moderate Rent--Apply Box 199, c/o Hongkong Colony. Way? A difference of opinion

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Seven coclies were arrested fordis orderly conduct on the Praya at Kennedy ON SALE.

resigning his position. He probably bar-Town on Friday including two who bours some sense of grievance and we are under treatment for wounds sustain BOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG

FREELY PRESS, July to December can only suggest that dwelling too long ed in the course of it. The quarrel all 1924

upon his imaginary wrongs has distorted area as to seating accommodation round With Impex. Price-$7.50.

a cook hawker's stall i On sale at the Hongkong Daily Pred Office his mental outlook

The engagement is announced between William Llewlyn Parry, eldest son of Mr. Parry de Winton and the Hon. Mrs. de Winton; and Vivienne Anne Lardner, youngest daughter of the Inte Mr. Henry Lardner Dennys, formerly of Hongkong, and only child of Mrs. Dennys, The Elms, Thames Ditton, Surrey.

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Friends in the East of Mr. W. P. Pinckney, says the China Express and Telegraph, will be pleased to learn that life in England has rot impaired his tennis prowess. He figured at the Win chester tournament, and, partnered by Mr. J. M. Hillyard, wok the final round of the men's doubles-6-3, 6-2

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at the Church, Bonham Road, in aid of the New Building Fund.

The heavy rain on Saturday afternoon of orange blossoms, and carried a shower roses, and caused the Happy Valley near the bouquet of lilies, white Nursing Home and the Cemetery to beaidenhair fern.

The bridesmaids were Miss Annie

flooded. Tram-cars could not circumvent

the Valley. They went as far as the Fowler (sister of the bride) and Miss Nursing Home, and then returned. The Labs Bliss. They were dressed in reach cars, were, however, running as usual coloured crêpe de china with gold shoes

yesterday,

and hat to match. Their bouquets were peach bloom and maidenhair fern.. Despite the robbery at Mesars. Mac-

The little Misses Florrio Fowler, kintosh's Ltd., reported elsewhere in this Winnie Stephens, and Jean Clark, the issue, the three days' sale, announced to flower girls, and Edna Stephens, the train commence there to-day, will be held in bearer, wore white satin and georgette accordance with the original arrange.

ments. The robbery will not be allowed petal frocks, satin slippers and coronets to make the slightest difference in con-of silver tissue. The little flower girls carried baskets of white roses and nection with the sale or the prices.

maidenhair fern..

Among

In aid of the dependants of the late B.Q.M.S. Jacobs, the R.A.0.B. organi- sation in Hongkong have arranged a concert to be given at the Royal Naval Theatre on Thursday evening. those who have promises to take part are the Rev. G. E. Arrowsmith; A. E. Crocker (baritone); J. Blakely (vocalist at the piano); B. Goodacre (elocu- tionist); A. Morley (with banjo); "and Imperial Concert.Party entertainers.

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The bride's mother wore a dress of old coloured georgette with hat TOSO match.

Mr. G. Flyon, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Lappa, was "best and Mr. Davidson, of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Kowloon, was

man,

groomsma.4.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at No. 1, Great George Street, East

Point.

Bride and bridegroom were the re- cipients of numerous present. The bride- The following regulation has made by the Governor in Council under Toom's present to the bride was a silver dressing set, while the bride presented Sections 3 and of the Tebacco Ordin- the bridegroom with gold studs and sleeve ance 1916, Ordinance No. 10 of 1918: links. The bridesmaids, flower girls and The First Schedule to the Tobacco

train-bearer were the recipients of "gold" Ordinance, 1918, set forth on pages 2444, and ruby brooches from the bridegroot.

The honeymoon is being spent at Re- 2445 and 8+46 of Volume". V. of the Ordinances of Hongkong, 1844-1923, is pulse Bay, Amoy and Foochow, and the herely amended by the addition, under bride's going-away costume was of old the sub-headingRetailers licence," of

rose coloured crêpe de chine, trimmed the following regulation:-"2. Every person licensed to sell any tobacco by with fawn, and hat to match. retail aball, at all times during the sub- sistence of his licence, exhibit such licence in a conspicuous position on the licensed. premises.

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THE PRESENTS.

stainless cutlery :

The following is a complete list of the presents received by the bride:-

Mr. and Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell, cut The Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division of the glass-sweet dishes; Mr. and Mrs. G., M. John's Ambulance-Brigades ar shaw, silver cake stand and plates; Rev. ranging a series of lectures for the benefit H. Copley Moyle, of the people in the more congested areas Messrs. Middleton, Samway, Whiteford, talks" McBride, McKeller, Anderson, Chine of the city. These lectures or will be directed towards the improvement Sugar Refinery staff, silver spirit kettle and in sanitary conditions. Dr. S. F. Li, stand; Mr. Duce, silver sweet dish; Mr. a well-known local physician and sur- Walker, silver cake disf; Foreign Indoor geon-instructor of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Outdoor staff, C.M. Customs, Kow- Division, has been helping the members loon and Districts, canteen of stainless of the brigade to prepare for their work, cutlery; Mr. S. V. Heley, case of fish Dr. Li himself gave an instructive knives, forks and servers and case of Lecture on preventive measures against silver tea knives and forks; Mr. and cholera at the Des Voeux Road Central Mrs. Brun, hors d'œuvre dish; Mr.. and Branch of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. on Mrs. Clark, blackwood ten poys; Mr. Thursday evening, when many local and Mrs. Bliss and family, fruit dishes; Mr. and Mrs. Stephens, velvet pile rugi Chinese men were among those present.

Winnie, Percy and Eda Stephens, black silver Cushion; Mr. Brazier, Mail from Home and Europe vi satin Siberia arrived on Saturday morning by cigarette box; Mr. F. G. L. Wheeler,. the 8.8. Fuhimu Maru. The vessel, which silver cruet set; Mr. Terry, silver mount also brought" mail from Japan and ed rose bowl and Bower holders; Mr. Shanghai, landed a total of 482 bags, of Trengove, silver milk jug, sugar basin which 19 were from the United Kingdom and stand; Mr. Hall, silver mounted jam i Siberia and 34 were Continental jar; Mr. Slipper, silver mounted scent bot mail rid the same route. Yesterday Wes, Master G. Fowler, silver tea strainer; afternoon the s.s. Jeypore arrived with Annie, Freddie, Sidney, Ernest and papers from the United Kingdom (dated Florrie, silver calendar; Mr. and Mrs. The King has ven Mr. Norman London, July 9th) vid Negapatam. This Hunt, tea cloths; Mr. and Mrs. Jones, mail will be ready for delivery and silver serviette rings and table napkins: Oswald Liddell, late Secretary and Com-collection this morning. Today the sa. Mr. and Mrs. Field, tea and sideboard missioner-General to the Shanghai Muni. President Polk is due with mail from cloths and silver serviette rings, Mr. and cipal Council, authority to wear the In-U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai, Mrs. Hill, lacquer ten tray, Mr. and Mrs. and also mail frm the United Kingdom Hynes, tea cloths; Miss O. Gerrard, signia of the Fourth Class of the Order and Continent via Sheria. The RM.S. afternoon tea cloth; Mr. and Mrs. T. L of the Excellent Crop, which decoration Empress of Canada will also bring mail Knight, silver mounted salad bowl- and from Manila. There are several other servers; Messrs. Wing Nam, silver sugar has been conferred on him by the Presi- mails due this week from the United and cream jugs and stand; Mr. and Mrs. dent of the Republic of China in recoz States, Canada, Japan and Shanghai, Gaubert and family, silver mounted jam and also from Manila, and coast ports. jars and stand; Mr. D. Neilson, cut glass uition of valuable services.

The next Home mail, apart from flower vase; Mr. and Mrs. McKelvie, Siberian, is due on Thursday by the AB electric reading lamp; Mother Kashyur. This steamer will bring Father, silver hand bag and household papers, dated London, linen, Mr. and Mrs. M. Mason, case of letters and

silver tea spoons; Mr. and Mrs. Spary, silver ricksha crust; Mr. and Mrs. August 5th, and parcels dated July 29th.

Everest, silver mounted salad bowl and servers; Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, lacquer tes trays; Mr. Warden, silver cake stand; Mr. Barnet, silver cake stand; Mr. Choa Po Sien, silver cruet set; Mr. McGrath, silver butter dish and stand; Mr. Flynn, silver cake dish; Mr. and Mrs. Clema, silver photo frame; Mr. Weston, silver biscuit, butter, and cheese dish; Mr. and Mrs Lovelock, silver spoons and tea cloths and tea napkins; Mr. and Mrs. Silva, silver salt cellars; Mr. and Mrs. Bequeria, silver serviette rings; Mr. Davies, eight day clock; Miss Stewart, silver entree forks; Mr. and Mrs. B. G

In the exercise of the powers vested in him by, the provisions of the Rope Com pany's Tramway Ordinance, 1001, and otherwise HE the Governor in Council has ofdered and declared that the dura, tion of the rights, powers and privileges granted, made and maintained under the provisions of the Rope Company's Tram way Ordinance, 1901, shall be extended for a period of one year from December 15th, 1925.

THE LATE MR. A. FINDLAY

SMITH...

PERSONAL PROPERTY,

Mr. Alexander Findlay Smith, J.P., FR.G.S., of The Farm, The Peak, Hong kong, who died on January 10th, aged BL, lolt personal property in England and Hongkong valued at £125,550, of which £6,750 is in England.

CAPT GW. Y. BROWNED.

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In a codicil of his will, the late Mr. Alfred John Collier directed that there should be no auction of his furniture. He explained I have suffered heavy losses in other places by the combination of furniture dealers, who buy at knock Captain George William Frederick Hayes, silver mounted cut glaas jam jar; out prices, and resell at a profit of some Browne, B.N.E., late of the Peninsular Mr. Beach, silver ink stand; Mr. and hundreds per cent. Mr. Collier, who and Oriental Steamship Company, who Mrs. Bell, silver coffee spoons; Mr. pnd left unsettled property worth £120,50, died on May 20th, left estate of the gross Mrs. Robertson, siver tea forks; Mr., Asa retired superintendent of tele value of £9,248, with net personalty Mrs. and the Misses Sparton, silver"

of fowers. graphe, late af the Eastern Extension 23,115 He left the bulk of it to sea spoons; Madam Albert, wedding basket

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