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OTING Ludor Instructions from the ECTOR GENERAL OF Custome, I have TH18 DAY tekm over Charge of the CHINESE MARI- TIME CUSTOMS for KowLOON AUD Duraicr from Ma. 3 C. UU. ANDER 8ON, Acting Deputy Commissioner In charge adinlarim.

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York Building Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1931.

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ST. PATRICK'S BALL,

PRACTICE DANCE for the above will be held at the. JELENA MAY INSTITUTE TV' DAY (MONDAY), commencing st 5.15 TM. Monbore and Guests are Invited to attend.

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THE WEDNESDAY, MARCH

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1931.

WEATHER REPORT. hund from any mensure calculated to make the position, worse." At- Yesterday's weather report, foretention has already been drawn le cast and remusks, insured by the Raval Observatory alated:

the significance of this statement.

Mr. PLUMMER lopted an attitude of cautious optinim when he turn

★ News and Views ✰

Aa Fixed Oop!

The anti-cyclous remains over N.E. China and has weakened alightly. Strong monsoon will con- tinue along the S.E. Const of Chined to the prospects of peace inputed football match in a York

and over the N. Chinn Sea.

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, strong to fresh; overcast generally

Bome drizzle.

Visitor (watching a boty dis

the referee is going to get into hot hire village): "It looks na though water after the match." Excited yokel: "No, he bain't, ba goom |

be going in mond--it is a fixed oop!"

A Tribale,

Another Towne Usurpation!

Man will alwass, reign suprente

SUMMARY OF NEWS'

Local.

theHong Kong and Shanghai Bank.

St. David's Day was celebrated · in the kitchens of great hotels: but Chinn." He admitted that some of

own in other departments of the woman is at last coming into her Saturday by Real Welshmen.

Pago 3. servers saw no more than a hill

restaurant business. A few weeks

Report of the annual meeting of ago Lady Malcolm, Sir Ian Mal in the storm, "but," he added, "I

colm's handsome and intelligent

shareholders

Pago 4 and 6.. wife, became a director of a low- think there is more room for op-***

don restantaut (which at oner, · Admiral Sir Artäur Waistell left. timiam than for some years past."

with true housewifeliness, lowered the Colony on Saturday, when, the its prices). Now this and re-

Commander-in-Chief nummod On the other had, the Northern One of the prettiest compliments staurant has engaged Mile, Odette command of the China Station.

evor paid to the late Madame Myrtil as mistress of ceremonies war in China had been ended by Pavlova was drawn from George and dance-band lender.

Mlle.

To-day's Wireless programme. Mair. The mardieval philosophers." Myrtil, who has a good voice a the co-operation between Marshale wrote, "were hopelessly split by and violin, and a good personal- London Office: 83, "Fleet Strest, CHANG HEUER LINO and Nanking, an argument as to how many ity, does, in a more refinvil and angels could dance on the point of European way, what the illustri and that alliano was the uncertain neculo. The answer is, One-our Miss Texas Guinn does in basis on which penze still rested.

and her name is Pavlova.".

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What to See England.

It is suggested that the follow ing "sights" show'd not be missed by visitors to England. I. Nelson's flagship Victory in Portsmouth Harbour. 2 The changing of the Guard at Whitehall. & A trip up the Thames from Sheerness to Lon- don Bridge. :

1. Liverpool and Canterbury Cathedrals; and 6. The Croydon Aerodrome.

Pavlova's Age.

ag

The obituary notices give her was 48, as 4; actually she a writer in a London paper. But then Kseshinskaia, the idol of

"L,G.'s !! Hair-Cut,

new

Sport.

Locad hockey resulta

Local Football results.

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