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ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE SUPREME COURT of HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

Lux Gord6 OF ALEXANDER GRANT MACKIE, LATE OF KUALA LUMPUR IN THE FEDER- ATED MALAY STATES, AND FORMERLY OF 582 PENANG CLUB, PENANG, IN THE STRAI'S SETTLEMENTS, GENTLEMAN, DECEASED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Court has, by virtue of 58 of the provisions of Section Ordinance No. 2 of 1897, made an order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their cisims »gainst the above estate to the 14TH DAY of JULY, 1934.

All Creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their claims to the undersigned on or befor that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executors, 1, D. Vaux Road. Central, Hong Kong.

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NOTICE.

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THF Officer Command ing, Firs

Battalion The Lincolnshir Regiment, calls the attention of al trades-people and other persona con 'cerned to the fact that be will not be responsible for, collecting private debts contracted by soldiers of the Unit under his command.

Signed this 16th day of June, 1934

J. A. A. GRIFFIN, ·· Major, Commanding, 1st Bn. The

Lincolnshire Regiment,

Shamshuipo Camp,

16th June, 1934.

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HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

FIRING WITH BALL AMMUNTION.

THE public is notified that machine

THE

gun firing will be carried out by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps at Island Bay on Sunday, 24th June, from 7am, to 11 am. Members of the public are warned not to approach the beach by land or enter the Bay west of Man Chau Island during these hours."

F. S..M. WILKINSON, Captain,

Adjutant, E.K.V.D. Corps. 15th Jane, 1934.

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DAVIS-GILBERT-On June 15.

1934. at Union Church, Shang- hat, by the Reverend E. a. Newsham, MA, Maude Addis Gilbert to Robert Wallace Davis.

ever, the position is somewhat different. There are

so many ponies in each class that quite a lengthy list of non-winners during the first half of the season, could be drawn up. In addition to these ponies. there are a number of “E” Class candidates for which the regular racing programme makes no provision. What we have in mind is the possibility of holding one or two meetings during the summer in which less fortunate owners might be catered for. The stakes can be small and if neces Wilhelmsary, the races can be classed as

15.

DEATUS UZORIO.-On Friday, June

1934, at the Sacred Heart Hos- pital, Shanghal. Edward, aged 4 years. GOERTZ.-On Wednesday, June 13. 1934, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai. Georg Geortz, aged, 33 years.

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HONG KONG. JUNE 20, 1934...

WHY NOT SUMMER -RACING?

of three months The respite during the summer of racing activities in Hong Kong seems to

unofficial, so that winners are not debarred from the privileges of appearing in races for non-winners during the autumn.

· We feel convinced that such a meeting, if conducted at Re Happy Valley during the summer months would draw good support,

races,

especially if the cash sweeps and parf-mutuel are all an" the one-

basis. dollar

Being unofficial some of the formalities attendant upon the ordinary race meetings might be dispensed with, thus reducing expenses, such as using one Totalisator shed.

The point which should be "emphasized with regard to a pro- gramme such as we have in mind Is that it still allows for all the ponies in the “A‚” “B” and “C'" Classes to enjoy a rest, especially it their performances during the first half of the season have been good, for the conditions of the summer programme would auto-

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Mr. Thomas L. Masson

New York, June 18. The death has occurred of Mr. Thomas L. Masson, the well-known humorist and

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Geneva, June 18. The Empress of Persia. Riza Malekh Kalawi has arrived at Celigny, near Geneva from Berlin. The Empress is visiting her two sons, one of whom is the Crown Prince who has been stud; ying for some time past at the Institute Juillgrat in Celigny.

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creasing.

PROTEST

At German Debts

*. Moratoriumı

Washington, June 19. The American Ambassador in Ber- lin has been instructed to protest against the German debts morn- torium according to an announce ment made by the State Depart

Mr. P. S. Cassidy was the "speak- er at the Rotary Club yesterday and his subject was "Housing and Town Planning.”