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NEW ADVERTISE. MENTS.

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEN- TION OF CRUELTY TO

ANIMALS. -..

THE

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE BISTY-NINTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Undersigned on of the

the foru MARCH, MONDAY,

at Noox, for the purpose 1928 receiving the Report of the General t of Managers, together with a Statement o Asconats for the Year ended the 31st DICEMAEN,

GENERAL *ANNUAL MEETING will be held in the BOARD ROOM of Mears JARD Office MATHESON & Co.. Lro, on WEDNES DAY. the 2814 Day of MARCH, 1929, at 530 ex Y

All those interested in the work of the Society are invited to attend.

B.. O. BLAKER,

NOTICE.

SHARE LEGISTER and Hon. Secretary-TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 127 to the 26ru MARCH, 1928, Both Days inclusive.

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL DINNER The Association will take place

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Managers,

Tuz Haro Kono Far IXSURANCE Co., LTD.

115089 Hong Kong, 8th Mar, 1938.

SATURDAY,, the 14rx ArRILA. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. 1928, at 8.00 rx in the Hall of -Queen's GoluRON.

to

Members desiring to attend and irvile Guests are requested to communi. cate with the How, TEXASURE, CHOW PING ON Eq. c/o AMURASCs FRANCJ-AXIATIQUE.

By Order of the General Committee,

0. G. ANDERSON;

Hon. Secretary.

·(6042)

TELEPHONE SERVICE

BETWEEN

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

TAROM 17TH MARCH 1928 until Farther Notice, TELEPHONE SERVICE Between HONG KONG AND KOWLOON will

be STRICTED owing to Harbour Dredging Operations necessitating the Removal of Cables and Besulting in Submarine Redaction in the Number of Janctions sarailable to carry the Telephone Trafie

between the shove mentioned Places

our

A Full Service will be Restored Im mediately Dredging Operations Cesise,

J. P. SHERRY, Manager, HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

WHEN in START, Call on WA

IAH & CO., Office No. 16, WHAT AF STALET, KWANG CHIK DISPENSARI, We are Wholesale Im porters, Commission Agents, Repre sentatives, Interpreters, ets. If unable to Call, Send Samples and Catalogues with Frices. Always ready to help This will are you Time, Krpense and Trouble in Discovering Sources of Good Business, Good References given.

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No

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

of

that the FORTY-THIRD AN- NUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since tha its registration) will be held at HOSO KONDHOTLL, Hong Kong, of WEDNESDAY, the 28TH MARCH, at 11.30 A, for the purposel receiving the Report of the Managers, together with Statement of Accounts for the ended 31st OCTOB

REGISTER

TER of SHARES of the of the CORDAY, the 22

will be CLOSED from

Day MARCH, toTHURSDAY, the of MAROB, 1923, Both Ways indlurire, during which Period No Transfer of Shares can he registered

1927.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON; General Managers. Hong Kong, 16th Mas, 1928. (6015)

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

THE

T

of

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the abure Com pany will be held at the Companys Offices, P. & O. BUILDING, on MON:

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 23rd 1928.

|

______ INTIMATIONS.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.

PARTICULARS AND CONDI

·TIONS OF SALE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY Ar VicTots in the Colony of

Bitzale

Hong Kong, and known ronpostiraly SECTION & or INLAND LOT No. 2580, together with the Build- **ingu

thereon known as No. 187,

INTIMATIONS.

FINE

SHERRIES.

FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE DAILY PRESS.

wide adoption" artificial lighting, DEATH OF MR. A. C. WARD. and the spread of modern civilisa tion, the moon has lost lier in memorist signi

And as we naw have China in line with other nations in accepting the Gregorian calendar, at least 90 per cent of the human family take the solar calendar as their standard.

It may be recalled that during the last seven years or so there has

the stabilisation of Easter. In

HOLLYWOOD HOAD, _____ SUPERIOR PALE many lands thoronghout the world

A-AED

The REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No. 2530, together with the Buildings thereon known

** No. 50, UPPER LASCAR BOT

To AI SOLD

IN ONE LOT

JY

·PUBLIC AUCTION,

MONDAY,

THE 20TH DAT or MARCH, 1923, BAT S O'CLOCK I.K.,

-Massas, LASIMERT BROS, Auctioneers,

AT THEIR SALES BOOM, No. Baj. DUDDELL Sr., Victoria, Hors-Kuse

PARTICULARS. The Property consists of me

All Those Pieces or. Parcels of Ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong and registered in the Land SECTIONA and Tee REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No 2520. together the Messages, Erections and ALTWOOD ROAD and No. 30,

respectively known as No. 187,

mises-20

held for the residue of the Term of

of 24 Years com

the from the Expiration of mencing Teran of 75 Years from the 6th Juxa, 1843, created therein by a Crown Lesse of the said Lot dated the 10th Day of SEPTEMBER, 1845, subject to Payment of the Annual Crown Rents of $6.55 and 80.10 respectively. The Ares of Two Properties is 950 Square Feet.

DRY.

FULL GOLDEN.

of very superior quality; grown and bottled by Anto. R. Ruiz Y. Hermanos,

Keres de la Frontera,

specially

selected

FINE PORTS

ROBERTSON'S

Douro Choice Old

SILVA & COSEN'S

DAY, the 2 of APRIL 1918, For further Particulars and Condi- Very Fine Old Tawny,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be: CLOSED from the 20th of MAROE to 2am of AFRIL, Both Days inclusivo. (7

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

*-- General Manager......... [6043 |

THE BANK OF CANTON,

MAAR LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

of

tions of Bale, Apply to

Misas. TS'O & HODGSON;" Solicitors,

PEDDIE BUILDING

Messrs LAMMERT BROS,

Anotioncën, E

Na. Ba, DUDDELL STREET. Hong Kong, Mar. 19th, 1928, 6025

TO LET.

FLAT in HUMPARITS BUILDINGS,

Kowloon Apply to HUM

that the SEVENTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL PHREYS ESTATE A FINANCE MEETING of SHAREHOLDBES

hold

CO., LTD., AIZTANDKA BUILDINGH at the Hend the Company will be

[6617 Ofhoe, No. 6, Daa Vazur Boar, Central, on WEDNESDAY, the

for the

SALES

SIX TENEMENT HOUSES

INDISPOSED OF

SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA" ALL BOUGHT BY PÒ UN CO.

ON VOYAGE HOME.

Six tenement houses were put up We regret to record the death of for sale by suction yesterday at Mr. A. Ward, until recently a

Make Mesars. Hughes and Hough's Auc

board the P&O. Macedonia, on his

reporter on the staff of the long ton mart. There were severni tee been a steadily growing demand for Kong Daily Press, which occurred Presentatives of Chinese real estate firma present, but the bidding was not very brisk. The six houses, which were offered in foar lots, were all bought over by the Po On Company of No.: $40, Wing Lok Street

voyage bote to England, Chambers of Commerce and other

Mr. Ward left the Colony at the similar bodies have signified their

begining of the month, apparently desire for the suggested change in the beat of health. He had com- Lord Desborough has headed the picted a three years contract with movement in England. On July this paper and decided to returu gist, 1920, he proposed a resolution home, as desired by his parents, Street, which comprised an area of in the House of Lords in favour of rather than enter into a new agree.0 square foot oach and carried a Fan International Congress to con ment. A position on the staff of a

“Houses » Nor 5 and 7, Third

crown rent of ~ 35,40 per sanum

aider the question. On April 27th. | newspaper was awaiting him in each wore sold for 815,250:50

into Parliament to fix the date of ward to getting married a week of was only one bid of 8250. Enster. The Archbishop of Cantor- two after his arrival. Now he bes

bury was not unfriendly; and on in a grave as Aden.

the whole the measure was well

The

there

Another house ailuated at No. 69 Staunton Street, which had an area.

The message from the P. &0 of 801 square feet was sold for By Ch 5 811,000. The upset price for this Company's Agent at Aden reads:

**Macedonia. Arthur Charles lot was 810,000 and there were four Ward died on board and was bid of $250 each. buried on shore on the 91st of this month Pneumonia **

received the proposal did not make headway at Westminster, but it has not rested there. A Com

House No. 18, "Second Street mittee of the League of Nationa debated the matter last year in No further news has been recsiv. which had an area of 678 square connection with calendar reform, ed. Cheery post-cards came from feet and bearing a Crown rent of and it was agreed that Easter should Mr. Ward at Singapore saying that 86.00 per annum be the Sunday following the be was bronzed by the sun, was second Saturday in April" in the best of spirits and thorough-8250 for this lot.

ly enjoying the voyage. He was an energetic little fellow and a very hard worker. On board he was full

was sold for 89,250 There was only one bid of

The other lot consisting of Nos. and Wing Les Street was knocked down for 815,000.

These

advocates of change certainly have the best of the argument. We gather that it is not unlikely that Parliament will prove in a mood to of enthusiasm over the arrange two houses had an area of 2,2318 further the reform. But the Church mente made by the Hong Kong square feet and had to pay Crown. will have the last say in the matter passengers to meet the Singapore Rent of 87.25 per annum. because Easter is essentially a great team at tawn bowls. He attended

religious and Christian festival the matches and sent descriptions

The Primate has given his opinion of them to the papers here, at the same time suggesting that other that there are no dogmatic rossone

A. S. WATSON is a fixed date for Easter, but lawn bowls players on their way

& CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONY OF 816,

[50

there must be general agreement Home from the Colony should get among Christian churches. The into fouch with the Singapore Club reasons for this are obvious. The and fix up amijer tournaments.

He was wed Hked by his col broad conclusion, therefore, is that both from ecclesiastiest and the leagues on the Daily Press and the secular standpoints the osal news of a sudden and unexpected death has come as a considerable seeme to be advantageous, and wish the reformers success,

shock: We offer our sincere gym- pathy to his relatives and his fancée in their bereavement.

Two more Chinese cases of small pox were notified on Wednesday.

HoRIL 1998, at 2.30 x the POINT VIEW, Hodem BUNGA clear the way for the adoption of They were both from Kowloon,

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS in Triplicate, which should be Clearly a 20

#10 LET.-Non--19: Lid 2 NOR

mat LOWS in Good Repair For parti- 37st

No. 1, Dr VOUT ROAD CENTRAL.

$17

invite opponents, to marshal their forces to oppose with more vigour than they have hitherto considered

the Report purpose of moniving Directon together with Biatement of Accuraats for the Year anding scalars, Apply to Massa, DEACONS, the change of date, or it may merely DEMEER, 1927

The TRANSFER

SFER BOOKS of the Company will be ̈ ULOSED from the MAROH.1903, to the 4TH APRIL 1928 (Both Days isclusive), during TENDER FOR FARMISSION TO OBTAIN CLAT which period No Transfer of Bhares FROM A PARCEL OF CHOWK LAND can be registered, v ATONAKO LAG

8.D. 111, will be Beceived at the ACRETARY'S Ornica enfil the 711 Day 1929 for the Occupi Gom

of Das Year from the Date of Notifion in of Acceptamos

of the Fiece or Parcel of Ground,

of TUESDAY.

of

Tandabout: One Acre, shown

has denomited in the Colomini Treasury a

By Order of the Board, LOOK POONG BEAN

whee Chief Monger. Hong Kong, 10th Mar., 1998. [6029

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LIMITED."S (Incorporated in Rose Koxo),

necessary,

TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY Now of Learning the TALE BLUES, from the MIKES ALLEEN **** AND DOBIS WOODS Before their - Tha opposition to a Axed Easter Departure from the Colmy in Bay

· '་”*

Continue to ender' when

ר די-

H.E the Governor has kindly con sented to lay the foundation stone of the New St. Stephen's College at Stanley, on April 17th, at 3.30 p.m.

There will be a children's after noon at the Helena May Institute on Friday, March 30th, at 5 p.m. (Children's songs, games, and stories)-ADVT, –

OPIUM IN CASSIA.

SMUGGLER'S DODGE THAT FAILED.

COOLIE FINED $1,000.

Further details of the finding of 4,100 taels of rawa and 140. taols of

It THE DANCE OF THE SEASON, and is, of course, based on the weight should be learat from these EXPERT of tradition and the usage of the TEACHERS and DEMONSTRATORS, Churches Tradition may well prove

Stadion 3. Private Lessons · Daily.

Members

bers of the Institution of prepared illicit opium on board the BRACONSPIELO ARCADE, TEL. C. 3195.

the more formidabia because many Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong sa Tai Su Ma hidden in a con- 6991

people object to change merely Kong are holding their annual

-of goods marked signment e dinner in the rooms of the Institu because it is a change. This was tion on Friday, March 30th.

Cassia, London were given in TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN WO ON HERBS are within the case when the change was made NOTIOR FOR BITARY SALLY

Major C Willson's Court yester EETING of SHAREHOLDERS of

The forthcoming wedding is an- your reach-Pimples, Qatar. Asthms, from the Old Style calendar to the nounced of Mr. Henry Stuart day morning when a Jobi of the

Cough, Constipation, Dia- The HONG KONG and BHANGHAI, CO, Cam, to many New in the 18th Century, and Martin, of No. 5, Nathan Road, Man Tai Wo frm and a youth HOTELS, LIMITED, will be held at

Kowloon, to Miss Zena Laihovetsky, the Registered Office of the

Paraly other diseases No Drugs, Company

of No. 333, Nathan Road,

were charged with possessing and (Exchanor Burbiau, Dex Yount Boad Central, Hong Kong), on THURSDAY,

aband, importing the con POO ON HERBS CO.

The the 12-day of APRIL) ■*1266, Quan's Road Central, Ins Flock

•the purpose of O'CLOCK NOOK, Eur receiving a Biatement of Accounts and the Report of the Board of Directors for the Your ended on the 31st DecSCHER, 1937, confirming the appointment of Director and selecting Director and

Coloured Red on Plan sigued by the Director of Public Works and dated 9th MARCH, 1923, but sabject to certain be ascertained at which the Uffice of the Director of Public

Back Tender must be

must be acompanied by Receipt the effect that the Tenderer

to Sam of $50 as Pledge of the bona fides of his Offer, which Bum shall be forfeited to the Chuwa-if the Tenderer refuses

on his Tender and comply

should the Tender be orm of Tander and further Parti culars can be obtained from the Office of the Distorts or PUBLIC WORKA. DESE ** The Government does not bind its the Auditor

.

The Conditions,

to socapt the Highest or any Temiare

HAROLD T. CREASY,

By Orlor of the Board; C. G. COPLEY,

sek Becretary,"

When Director of Pubile Works Hong Kong, 20th Mar,, 1928, [8035"

9th March; 1999.

F6000

THE SAN-FAN" CIRCES.

OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE AR

BHIPS NAME

NRILAGE BROWN of Hong Kong ELEREBY GIVE NOTICE -that in consequends of our dear to BECLAMATION "AREA

conform with the Names of Similar Sexuels De

TRAY UPPM to the Bard o STrade

66 CVAN-FANKA "GIRODE, having

de under Section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1834,

of the Ship KOH-KHAM of Hong Kong, Oficial-Number 168065,

In respect of

Register

of Cross Tonnage 144.19 tons, Tonnage 149 tous heretofore owned by CHENA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITES E Baliter Squar, Lospor," MAN Lion to Change her CHINTANG and to have For registered in the New Name at

Port of Haro Kowa CHINA BAVIGATION. COMPA (LIMITED)

Any Objections to the ↑

· Kands must be seat to the

Shipping at Hong Kong from the

(Bi

E-BRO

Stoned from AMERICA, a Giving SHOWS at the PHAYA EAST Expert European Bandemen and Dancing Girls have been employed.

TIME TABLE,

#1.00 10:60 $0,30

NIGHTLY BHOWS 8.00 Pzo 11.00 PM

MATINEES

00 PML 6.00 PM:

aand Bunday other Curral Bolidays,

Chinese Herbs ullvimen

Beng Kong Offles : 11, les House

Street. London Office: 21 Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, RG L

The Jaily Press.

Howa Kont, Manon 281o, 1928,

EASIER AS A FIXED

FESTIVAL.

again, to quote a latter day in stance, when it was proposed to introduce Summer Time in Eng land. On the other hand, the opposition of the Churches is not committed for ever to support a moveable Easter.

It is true that Easter cannot be fixed so

rigidly as Christmas Day, which always falls on one parti

cular date and Ate into its historical place in the solar exlendar; the Crucifixion must always be com memorated on a Friday and the Resurrection on the following Suu- day-Easter Day, The latest and CAPT. Boraxe, Conservative Member most trustworthy research and the of the House of Commons for best scholarship on the subject place Oxford City, has bad the good the date of the supreme miracle fortune to get a second reading for of the Resurrection as April 7th, his Bill for the stabilisation of With this in mind there is little Easter. The que ion of a fixed justification for so wide a variation date for this great Festival of theja megt

present Christian Church is of universal method whereby Easter may fall as

March-uch or as late as: April 25th-s variation of thirty-five.

-interest-In one-way-or-

Possesses considerable importance for the whole of Chi time to time the

solemnly debated,

ever come of it?

happen or it

as obtains und

Na-artifioial: Calendar WAS of

course, known in the early days of the Chi

watched for the

W nd See" as the late Lord the moon

effort in Parliament may, however, new month Butii

“YOU NEVER KNOW WOMEN."

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You Never Know Women really good: A'm and interesting from start to finish

There are familiar incidents, and it may perhaps be one of the crop of circus films which tried to cut: the ground" under': Chaplin's feet

seen which has in the least suc ceeded More than this the actual performance in this case of a music hall variety show is far better, not only than the usual play-within-a play but than the ring side acces Charlie's - Own in The Circus, performance of course excepted.

The fact that a number of pro- fessional muse ball artistes were engaged to play in the firm good deal to do with its success, but not all. More important is that the story has no ghratus, ic jungle

Carries on to a definite cries and the scenes of the performances are an essential part of it. In its essence tragic the story reaches the emotional heights of way. He aurrection" or 7th Heaven i some piscen and yet does not take tol ́oi, the audience to any compare able degree. Perhaps the best and De significant scene that be tween Vers and, the made of her dead lover, which he the restramt clear the cargo of ten hales by orence Vidor plays the herome

sad sincerity of rend articule

means of a delivery order sent by Vera, costar of the company of

with Norodin the

many

at

The annual general meeting of the Society for the Prevention of charge against the youth was with Cruelty to Animals will be held in drawn.ME 8. Russ ap the Board Boom of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. on March 25th at peared for the other man and 5.30 p.m. ________

pleaded not guilty.

The U.S. Asiatic Squadron will arrive here to-day for a ten-days visit. An elaborate plan is being made by the American Consular Authorities for the entertainment of

the men

Chief Preventive Officer Clarke and Revenue Officer Ward gave evidence of the attempt made to

who is played by Clive Brook.

the principals, and man, de- the

who tries:” to persuade;

narily the illusion work and the have all the interest thing, you forget for : that what your archite photograph of co

- A report was made to the Police the youth - The delivery order pro- | Rumus by the master of a fishing junk that while his craft and two others were vided a clue to the Revenue Officers proceeding to Putoi Jaland, a pirate and the defendant in the case was junk cut across them. The robbers arrested by O. P. O, Clarke as the lens her friends opened fire and lowered a dinghy Now 2 inch containing, nine pirates to board the man was emerging; «from the Babing junk. The other two fishing Koabing Street citranes of No. 45, boats which were accompanying the g captured craft proceeded on their Des Voeux Road, West. The man way, leaving this junk to its fate had his right hand behind his back pirates store clothing and any ing gear to the value of $219. On and held in it a number of chops, receipt of the report, a police launch one of which agreed with the im from Stanley was sent out to locate the pirates, but without success pression on the delivery order for

our v

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