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NOTICE.

PEAK CLUB.

EMBERS

MES the ANNUAL GENERAL

"MEETING takes place at the CLUB

House, TO-DAY, at 6.00 r....

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Hon. Secretary

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SOUTH CHINA TRADE PROTEC. TION ASSOCIATION, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).

NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN

THIS DAY acquired the Business heretofore carried on by M. LESLIE ERNEST HAYNES a the SOUTH CHINA TRADE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

By Urder of the Board of Directors,

ALLAN S. BANKER, ..

Secretary Rong Kong, Jane 11th, 1928. [6361

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED,

THE

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ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, dovers JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD., Fedder Street, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY THE TE JUNE, 1908, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director rectors and Auditors...

passing the Accounts, and electing

Tat TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13TH JONE to 4TH JULY, 1928, Both Days inclusive.

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

General Managers, Hong Kong, 19th May, 1999. [63.7

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION :

OF

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate at MONOKOKTSUI in the DEPENDENCY of Kowloon and Colony of Bong Kong and registered at the LAND OFFICE S KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1572

To 12 SOLD ON

TUESDAY, Tuz 19TH

'DAT CF JUNE, 1928,

AT 3 P.M.

Misas. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Anctioneels.

AT THEIR SALES BOOM, 8A, DUUDELL ST. VICTORIA, HONG KONG

For further Particulars and Condi tions of Sale. Apply to

Mesans, WOO & NASH, Solicitors.

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CHINESE WEDDING,

object in repeating such experi- PRETTY SERVICE AT UNION ments. It would be no advantage

CHURCH.

CHAN-LOIE.

Miss

to have half-prepared and abandon- ed sites dotted all over the Colony,' But we do suggest that at intervals

David Leie and Mr. of, say, six months or a year the

Katherine Chan who were married Committee should take the public into their confidence and let them on Saturday in the Union Church are well known here, and a large know how plans are progressing. number of guests attended the That is surely not too much to ask reception held after the ceremony seeing that it is now nearly ten years | at Lane Crawford's Restaurant,

The bridegroom is the,, son of since the Armistice: Probably every

ever that Mr. and Mrs. Timothy F. Loie and community the world decided upon a war memorial has had that

memorial long since completed. Hong Kong is not backward'in good works. Its inten- tions are admirable, but in this particular instance of a war me morial it looks as though it is out to establish a world's record for Lohengrin's the length of time taken in carry-Marches. ing those intentions into effect. When the day comes for the formal opening, if that day ever dawns, the ceremony will be regarded as sence and an uneven hemline. She out of date and so unusual that it will assuredly attract interested and inquisitive newspaper correspond- ents from all parts.

The name of The Wing Cheong Hong China Product Co., Ltd., has been struck off the register of com- Panies.

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The Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Beith and Mr. H. M. Nemazee returned to

The Baily Press. GOLD & PRIZE the Colony by the s.x. Presidenë

Hone Kone, Jose 11, 1928.

THE WAR MEMORIAL

NURSING HOME.

Is August of last year, in answer to some indignant queries put to

us by a former resident who was

at that time paying a visit to the Colony, we endeavoured to explain

MEDALS.

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SOLE AGENT:

the position regarding Hong Kong's A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. PHONE C. 616.

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pointed out that committee had been entrusted with the dificult task of coming to s

Pierce.

Members of the Peak Club aer reminded that the annual general meeting of the Club" will be held to-day (Monday) at 6 p.m.

OBITUARY.

FAMOUS ACTOR MANAGER DIES.

MR. DENNIS EADIE.

A Reuter cable announces the death of the well known actor manager, Mr. Dennis Eadie.

Mr. Endis, who was 33 years of age, was an actor of great ver- satility and a man of broad ideas.

He made his first appearance in London as long ago a 1900, but

the bride the daughter of Mr.it will be for his work towards the latter end of the War that he will David Chan See..

The Rev. J. Hernce Johnston, be best remembered.

Billeted" which was produced B.A. conducted the ceremony at which musical score was rendered in 1017, will ensure that Mr. Eadie as follows: Introductory Voluntary. is not forgotten. Angel'e Serenade, Large, Salut D'Amour, Chantsan's Paroles, and

and

Mendelssohn's

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a white satin robe de style with sleeves of silver

"

"REGISTRATION OF

PATENTS.

REGULATIONS IN HONG

KONG./

LOOTING OF HUPEH CITY.

MANY KILLED AND KIDNAPPED.

1,000 DISBANDED SOLDIERS RUN AMOK.

Haskow, June 1st. Word arrived to-day, "writes a North Ching Daily News corres- pondent, that the county town of Hupeh, has been Hwangan,

About a thousand of thoroughly looted by disbanded. soldiers. these men, who had been making trouble in Macheng where there

A rapid march across country and are adequate military forces, made

The entered the helpless town. magistrate fled and the police were overpowered. Killing, looting and eruelty were the order of the day, till the band left with their booty and about 300 captives. Soldiers have left for Hwangan; but they will probably be too late to catch

Traffic of the Kin-Han railway has been suspended to allow of troop

had a court train of pale pink PROPOSED NEW ORDINANCE. the main band of deserters.

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held in "place by georgette and her tulle veil was coronet of orange blossom. Her houquet wa of gladioli carnations and fern tied with tulle.

The bridesmaids, the Misses Amy and Genevieve Wong wore. pale blue crepe de chine and head dreeses of the same colour tulle. They carried bouquets of pink roses tied with blue satin ribbon.

Miss Mabel Chan (sister, of the bride) acted a train-bearer and Mr. Samuel F. K. Chan (brother of the bride) as "best man."

Mrs. Douglas R. Wong, the matron of honour, wore a dress of peach coloured crêpe de chine with knife-pleated skirt and flared geor

gette sleeves, a brown hat and fawn shoes to tone.

"The bride's going away dress was Returns of notifiable disease in of apple green embossed Chinese the Colony on Friday showed theak with elaborate trimming. The honeymoon is being spent at Macao following new cases:-Small-pox 1; and in the New Territory. diphtherin 2; enteric 3. All patients were Chinese.

A Chino man, who is apparent-

Stubbs Road early on Saturday by insane was found wandering in morting, "and was taken to Government Civil Hospital.

the

FUNERAL OF CAPT. W.

ZEYLEMAKER.

SELENE'S" OFFICERS AND

CREW PAY LAST RESPECTS..

It is proposed to introduce at the next meeting of the Legislative Council a Bill to amend the Regis tration of United Kingdom Patents Ordinance of 1923.

The Objects and Reasons of the

Bin state:**

movements. Whilst a few rains have arrived with passen-

gers, the sale of tickets from Hun- kow to stations up the line has been entirely suspended. for a day 1. The Registration of United or two and freight has been refus Kingdom Patents Ordinance, Ordi-ed. The transport of heavy mails

Dance No. 13 of 1993, was intro- duced on the instructions of the Secretary of State in order to carry out the recommendatious of the British Empire Patent Conference, 1920, and of the Imperial Economic Conference, 1993. inter alia that applications for re- gistration in Hong Kong must be made within three years from the the news from Tainan is given, but date of the issue of the patent in to-day one of the newspapers ex- the United Kingdom. One effect plains that the Japanese troops in

this is to make it impossible to Tainan register here patents which were issued in the United Kingdom more than three years before the com

has been interfered with.

The Japanese Boycott. There is a much more 'scber, and therefore more serious, note in the It provided references in the Chinese press to the Anti-Japanese movement. Lit-

of

are

now. behaving with more propriety and that matters would be easier to adjust if the cement of the new Ordinance. foreign Powert could be reassured The present amending Ordinance as to the behaviour of the Chinese proposes to relieve this hardship by providing that the time limit for troops as they advance northward, The handling of Japanese cargo making applications in Hong Kong shall, in the case of patents granted is supposed to be stopped and only. in the United Kingdom before the 1st January, 1923, run from the 31s; December, 1905, L., the day before the commencement of Ordinance No. 13. of 1995, instead of from the date of the issue of the patent in the United Kingdom.

one Chinese agency now sells tie keta for the Japanese steamers, and this agency has been asked to alan- don this part of its busincas. At a meeting of bankers it was decided 2. The present amending Ordi- not to transact any exchange busi nance also extends the time limit ness in Japanese currencies, and generally to five years instead of three years.

merchants are requested not to re- The Hong Kong Government is The funeral of the lato Captain inviting tenders for the erection of W. Zeylemaker of the oil tanker

3. In spite of the provisions ofceive notes issued by Japanese a one-storey building of brick with Selene took place on Saturday at section 12 of the Interpretation banks. All contracts for the pur- the necessary fittings for a revolver the Protestant Cemetery Happy Ordinance, 1011, Ordinance No. 1 chase of Japanese coal are said to Valley. The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave of 1911, some doubts have been ex officiated. It will be remembered.)

runge.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth of the Portuguese poet,

decision. This committee comprised Luis de Camoens, and the Portu- gapore to Japan. The Captain had Ordinance No. 13 of 1923. In par about the cloth-merchants,

go on

leave.

A Chinese, baby about one month Mr. W. H. BELL was on holiday in old, was found by the Police, at the junction of Kowloon City Road England, and Dr. BLACK was pre- and To Kwa Wan Road. The child Mr. was sent to the Kwong Wah Has paring to

pital. BERNARD, therefore, was the only

At the P.W.D. office on the 25th one remaining and it was suggested that unless he co-opted someone to Kowloon Marine Lot 97, situste at inst., there will be offered for sale assist him he would have to solve Mutaukok. It has an area of about the knotty problem himself, always 66,000 square feet, and the upset

price is $49,500. taking it for granted, of course, that a solution was desired before the next war started.

Since then what is doubtless re garded as a tremendous atride for

According to a police report, Drummer Neal Dixon, of the 2nd Battalian Scots Guards, has been taken into custody en a charge of stealing a gold wrist watch from Garden Lane." a goldsmith's shop at 51, Spring

that Capt. Zeylemaker was found Pressed as to the continuance of be cancelled and the drug-stores are Ordinance, 1902, Ordinance No. 2 patent medicines made in Japan. dead in his cabin on Tuesday while rights acquired under the Patenis not to place any further orders for very indignant Esti- the ship was on her way from Sin of 1892, which was repealed by The papers ats been in had health for some time ticular some doubts have been ex

are said to indicate that and the circumstances pointed to pressed as to whether the right to mates based on the Customs Re- suicide, the artery of the wrist register assignments, conferred by turns having been severed.

section 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of these stores hold stocks of Japanese Mr. H. F. Bunje, of the shipping 1602, still subsiats. In order to department, Asiatic Petroleum Ce allay these doubts section 3 of the Piece goods worth about $5,000,000, South China), Ltd, attended on present amending Ordinance has behalf of the owners, and Mr. F. J. been inserted. Jager (chief officer), the other officers and members of the Selene's crew were also present. Wreaths were sent by the owners and by the ship's complement.

WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL AT THE QUEEN'S.

'MR. ADOLPHE MENJOU.

HIS 'IDEAS FÖR IMPROVING FILM SETTINGS.

chants have declared is far below that sum. This is said to be an attempt to evade payment of the "fines" payable on Japanese goods in stock, and an investigation is. demanded. The projected anti- Japanese newspaper has not ap- the movement 18 peared, but evidently gaining ground because- it is not hysterical.

whilst the amount which these mer-

...

Coffins Searched For Arms,

War Memorial Nursing Home. We scarcely know now whether to re- gard the subject as a scandal or a joke. If we take ourselves and public questions seriously, there is no doubt that the dilly-dallying, the abnormal delay in coming to decision and the complete absence of information respecting any plans concerning the Nursing Home must be written down as scandalous. If

Dr. BLACK, the Hon Mr. D. G. M.guese flag was flown at the mast no one, in the community really BERNARD and Messrs. G. M. Your head of several warships. cares what becomes of money sub-and W. H. BELL At that time Mr. scribed for a patriotic purpose, if. M. Yorxo had already retired, there is, as is so often suggested, an entire lack of public spirit and public opinion in Hong Kong." if it is true that we are here to look after our own particular affairs to the exclusion of all other in with all Modern Conveniences, Drying terrsts, then we may cynically label Rooms and Out-hosses, Two Lifte.

Loxboy, May 18th. the attempts to secure a war me

Several hundred people waited morial as a very good jest

Coming direct from l'Abbaye, throughout yesterday morning op something typical of the Colony in

Once again there are allegations Paris, and the Knickerboker, Monte posite the hotel where Mr. Adolphe which we live. What is wrong with

Carlo, two famous revue artists, Menjou, the film star and hir bride, us 1 There is never any lack of

Eleanore Ninon and Leo Mantiu, Miss Kathryn Carver, are staying that cargoes of ammunition are be ing. landed in the French and generosity for a good cause. But it

will appear at the 8.15 performance during their honeymoon visit to

is comparatively easy matter in ward has been taken. We do not

in the Queen's Theatre as an addi- London.

While they were hoping to catch Japanese concessions for delivery tional attraction each night from Thursday to Saturday. Their con- a glimpse of the couple, Mr. prosperous times to give a fairly know who is responsible for no

tribution to the programme will Menjou, at the other side of the to communist agents. And owing substantial sum of money in answer official statement has been issued. The curious efforts of a Chinese take the form of international building, was gazing down into to information received, the au- to utter four Singapore $10 bank- song and dance hits," including the street at the omnibuses, the thorities have decided to search all to an influential appeal. Is it done It may be that Mr. BERNARD de notes which was fully described in the latest dance craze, Aero- policemen, and the pedestrians.

"I have always heard," he said coffins in transit. This is a pro- "to save face"? Is it natural or livered judgment before he left for the Daily Press on Saturday morn Doodle," with which they startled

ing bad its sequel in Court on Satur Paris. During these "turas." later," that English people are rocedure which is only adopted in ex- British, as soon as duty has been England or possibly Mr. Bu has ay morning when the man was ille Ninon, who has been describe served and unfriendly, but after ceptional circumstances owing to accomplished in such a perfunctory taken the matter up since his return, sentenced to six months' hard laboured as "the world's most beautiful the courtesy, the friendliness and the opposition which is aroused,

girl," will wear some wonderful the welcome I and my wife, met way, that all other details should

but the fact remains that all three by Mr. W. Schofield.

Parisian gowns. Altogether the ap-we sball know what to call any and its adoption now would indi- cate that a serious effort is being be wilfully ignored? Is a subscripchemes submitted to the sub-com

The Hong Kong and Chinese pearance of this couple should pro- body who says that again.'

At luncheon party given in tion always to be regarded as the mittee have been considered and all Lodges of The Theosophical Society vide the Colony with something honour of himself and his bride, made to smuggle ammunition from held a successful musical social at unusual in the way of entertain- Mr. Menjou said that friendly in Hankow into the country districts. best and simplest way of washing three have been definitely abandon- Lane, Crawford's Restaurant on ment.

terchange between different nations Even though the soothsayers may one's hands of a scheme the further

of stars, directors, and studios will ed. That, as it were, clears the Friday evening, a large number of participation in which might in-ground for a start after seven or the Besant Theosophical School members, friends and students of

before long make it possible for say that the lucky day has come, every film to be produced in the it is just as well not to try and eight years of deliberation. We being present.

actual setting which its story calls take grandmother to her resting-". The weather report, forecast and for.

place in the country just at pre- The last statement issued by the also understand that in place of

remarks issued by the Royal Ob- Towards the end of the luncheon, sett. She had better atay in the War Memorial Committer was pub- the Stubbs Road and Magazine Gap charged on Saturday morning be-servatory, Hong Kong, yesterday Mr. Menjou telephoned to the hotel local coffin-store a little longer.

where Mr. Ernest Torrence is stay.

Fatal Storm On River. lished in the Daily Press on March sites, a site opposite Des Voeux fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow-morning state:

Joon Magistracy with kidnapping Pressure is high over Japan and ing and persuaded him to join the

Hankow was visited on Tuesday. 11th, 1997, Then, it may be remem-villas, has been chosen, and some and harbouring a married girl of low over China. The Oshima de party. Jn Mr. Torrence's arrival bered, matters were in abeyance say that the land has already been 18 years of age. It was alleged that pression is moving low and toward the two actors, who appeared in May 20th, with a very severe wind- pictures together long before either storm. There were only faint in- Local forecast:-S.W: winds, of them was famous, greeted each dications of its coming and the boatmen, whilst watchful, were still owing to the difficulty of deciding purchased. There, as far as we by means of threats she coerced the the Bonins

young woman to leave the Colony

other like long-lost brothers. whether the War Memorial Nursing know, the matter reats again. with her. Then then boarded the moderate, overcast, rain,

A later report issued at 1.10 p.m. Later Mr. and Mrs. Menjou and making trips across the river with Mr. Torrence went shopping, and passengers when the blow came. Home should be erected, as original We do not advocate unseemly. Sui An and while on board the

alleged kidnapper was said to have states :-

Pressure remains bighest over Mr. Menjou inquired how he could The river police have of course no ly planned, on Stubbs Road, or haste in these things. A good deal had her victim under a bunk. She

was noticed by a tallyman on board Japan and is relatively low in the visit the Britiab. Museum, the means of telling, how many passen- whether the Peak Hospital site or of money was spent in preparing who reported the matter to the cap Pacific to the cast of Luzon. A de- Tower of London, see Jack Hobbs gers travel in each bout that sets play cricket, and fit in the many out, they estimate that nine boats were lost and that means a loss of site at Magazine Gap should the Stubbs Road site and in making tain, and the woman's arrest was pression covers 8.W. China.

Local forecast:-S.; winds, mode-engagements he has already con-

at least a hundred lives. tracted be utilised. Commenting upon the the necessary approach road and ordered when the ship arrived in

Irate, fair to showery. subject in the following August weit is left for the Government to Macao. The case was remanded.

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