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RAIN WASHES OUT 17

LAWN BOWLS MATCHES

Minu Brothers Win

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Easily At C.S.C.C.

The lovely weather on Sunday held out high hopes that the first round of the OPEN PAIRS LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP would ret off to an auspicious start.

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But this was not to be, for the torrential rain which fell in the morning and early afternoon yesterday washed out all of the 17 games down for decision except two, and one of these was left un finished on the 19th bead.

On the Civil Service Cricket

MOONLIGHT VIEWS OF HONGKONG

ART EXHIBITION AT Y.M.C.A.

SPORTS & GENERAL

Moonlight views of Hongkong to the specialty of Johnson Lee, whose exhibition' of oll and water colour paintings, as well as ink: sketches and new Chinese paint- lags opened yesterday at the European Y. M.: C. A

The exhibition, will, continue to-

Club green, A. R. Minu and A. TENNIS LEAGUE day and tomorrow from 10 am.

Minu had no dificulty in their game against J. Watson and J. H. Gelling, winning by 22 shots to 14. The Minus go off to a dying start garnering eight shots on the first; four heads.

Their opponents reduced arrears with a single and a two but the I. R. C. pair "scored six shots in

“A” DIV, AGAIN POSTPONED

The "A" Division of the Tennis yet to League. this season has make a start

Owing to rain, matches schedul- the next four heads to enhance ed to be played on May 20 and 27 a lead which they retained to were postponed and yesterday was the end. Watson and Gelling no exception. scored on only eight heads.

NARROW LEAD ·

The downpour after lunch was sufficient to render, the courts' un- playable.

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At the Hongkong Football Club The following matches were. rink the game between J. F. Mcgo-therefore, postponed: wan and H. E. Strange and W Kowloon C.C. v. Chinese R.C. Penney and A. E. Coates was left s.C.A.A. v. University and Indian unfinished on the 19th head with the score 22 to 21 in favour of the former pair. In this game both pairs scored a four and the match will be played of today,

Golf Results

CAPTAIN'S CUP

R.C. v. Recreto.

U.S. Baseball Results

NEW YORK, June 3 Reister) Feature of yesterday baseball schedule was the defeat of the June qualifying round-Old Boston Red Sox. American League leaders, by the Chicago White Sox. W. W. C. Shewan, 78-8 and G. The Red Sox were held scoreless Thomerson 92-22 (70 qualify), by Lyons. while the White Scx tal-

Other scores were: E. T. Me-led six runs.

Course. Faniing, June 1-2:--

Mullen 78-7-71; T. E Pearce 85-

13-72; J. L. C. Pearce 83-11-72;

D. Humphreys 81-9-72.

The optional pool was cancelled.

28 entries.

Happy Valley,

Singles 2nd Round.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R HE

First

Chicago Boston Summer St. Louis

6 12 1

0 6 2

4 7 0

New York

13 14 0

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T. B. Low 11 beat A. McKellon Cleveland

(6 at 20th.

F. C. Barry wo, A. C. 1. Eowker

scratched.

G. M. Park 181 beat R. G. Par

ker 83 and 1.

St. Louis

S. F. Chubb (15) beat O. T. May New York

(13) 2 up.'

Detroit

2 8 2.

Philadelphia

Chicago

Boston

10 12

8 17 0

0.

1 5 1 11-12 0 8 9 0 6 12 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York

1 5 0 2 9 I'

3 7 0 2.7 0

Major Harvey (8) beat. H. Smith Washington

(8) 3 and 2.

Lleut. Carter 19) beat D. Hum-

phreys (7) 4 and 3.

C. C. Stark (9),beat W. S. Huller

(8) 4 and 3.

Pittsburgh

Brooklyn

K. S. Robertson (5) beat T. J. Chicago

Price 19 at 19th.

SPORTING

FIXTURES

TODAY

Philadelphia

St. Louls

Philadelphia St. Louis

Boston

Cincinnati

New York Pittsburgh"

Brooklyn... Chicago

BOWLS-Colony Pairs Champlon- ship, First Round, A, Jillot, W. J. Bagley v. E C Fincher, J. Fraser H. Xavier, A. A. Lewis Boston

v. B. D. Evans, R. Hall (at Re-Cincinnati-

creio); J. E. Noronha, C. G. Philadelphia Silva v, A. Bower, G. H..Sherriff St. Louis

(at Kowloon F.C.); E. Levett. P. Duncan v. M. Y. Aðal, A, R, Dal- lah (at Craigengower). SWIMMING.-European YMCA. Business Girls' Hour (5.30 p.m.-- 6:30 p.m.) Mixed Swimming (6.30 p.m. p.m.). TENNIS LEAGUE "B" Division. Craigengower v. Army, Clvi Service v. Chinese R.C.. Recreio v. Kowloon Tong, Indian R.C. v. Kowloon C.C.

to 7 p.m.

Mr. Lee is leaving in July to ex- hibit his pictures of Hongkong in Singapore and Java.

Thirty per cent, of the proceeds of this exhibition will go in ald of the Hongkong Anti-T. B. As- sociation. while 10 per cent. Is for. the Hongkong Working Artists Guild.

It is learned that yesterday a visitor to the exhibition evinced a desire to buy either "Sunset Sea-shore"a large study of blaz- ing set colours, or "Dreaming. Waterfall"—-a “shan-sbu?' new Chi- nese painting both of which are the highest priced exhibits at $500 each.

One of the finest examples of Mr. Lee's work "Moonlight › Bailing."

Most of "Mr. Lee's former works were destroyed by the wat in Shanghal in 1938,

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An oil painting of "Hongkong by Night" by Mrs. D. Milch is being raffted at $1 for, charity. The draw will take place at the end of this month.

PASSENGERS

“ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Arrivals ch an Australian ship in Hongkong were!

Mrs. Goon Bow, Miss M. Muskett, Mrs. M. Martin. Mr. W. J. Pendergast, Mr. L. L. Tollemarche. Mr. G. H. Bowker,

Other arrivals were:

Mr. G. Allan. Mr. E. P. Grange. Mr. K. G. Butters, Mr. W. I. Cockell, Mr. J. Callaghan. Mr. J. J. Clarke. Mr. H. R Dick, Mr. R. A. Ebells, Mr. G, F. Fairlie, Mr. E. J. Halmes. Mr. F. J. Hyde,

Mr. F. Miller, Mr. C. R. Mc- Namara, Mr. B. Phillips, Mr. F.

Rose. Mr. K S. Rae, Mr. G. W. Smith, Mr. K. Vaughan, Mr. R. E

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Ware, Mr. D. Wagstaff. Mr. A. McInnes. 0

2. 7

411 1

2 7 0

1 5

1

11 14 I

7 10 1 311 0

2 6

1 6 0

2 4

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2 7 0 9-10 0

Crown Land Auction

Four lots of Crown Land were sold by public auction at the Crown Lands Office yesterday.

DEPARTURES

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Only three passengers departed for a southern port on a British

ship:-

Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Gonzalez and two daughters. Mr. P. M. Pineda, Master Lee So Yao.

FROM MANILA

The following arrived in Hong÷ kong yesterday:

Mr. J. Botelho, Mrs. A. Bourgoin, Mr. and Mrs. H. Derschmidt, Mr. F. Ellis, Mr. 'T. Fong. Mr. and Mrs: O. Garrett, Miss L. Garrett, Mr. C. Garela, Mrs. I Goldenberg, Mr. Hao Yu Chao, Mr. C. O. Hung, Mr. S. T. Kong. Mr. S. Ling, Mr. M Martin, Mr. and Mrs. R. Miller, Mstr. R. Miller, Jr., Mr. Y. Pali, Mr. M. Pattison. Jr., Mr. HE Rez, Mrs. C. Remedios, Mr. D. Riley. Mrs. 1. Ritchle, Mr. E. Rodgers, Rural Building lot No. situated at Middle Gap Road, con.

437. Mr. R. Roque, Mr. C. Roque, Mrs. C. Rutherford, Mstr. D. Rather- taining an ares of about 16.700 ford, Mrs. S. Sanchez, Mr. G. square feet, was sold to Mrs. Cle- Siedle, Capt. C. Spellman, U.S.A, TOMORROW

mentina Cock, of No. 508, The Mrs. C. Spellman, Miss H. Spell BOWLS.-Colony Pairs Champion-Peák, at the upset price of $2.004. man. Mstr. J. Spellman, Mr. F. ship, First Round, W: Mulcahy, New. Kowloon Inland Lot No. Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. C. De Vil- T W. Carr v. A. J. Coelho, A. W.2796, located at Lion Road, was la, Mr. T. Wing. Mr. E. Wingerter, Phelps: L. Gaddi, C. S. Rosselet v. | sold to Messrs. Tang Fat and Wong

K. M. Rumjahn. 8. M. Rumiatın; | Fuk-hong for $5,100. The upset

IN TRANSIT

W. Melrose, J. C. Chalmers v. S. price wasTM $3,600, The lot has an The following are in transit:

TENNIS LEAGUE.—"C"

Mr, Y, Asano, Lt. A. Benscheldt.

Mrs. N. L. Smilth, the wife of His Excellency the Officer: Adminis tering the Government, Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G., who is arriving in the Colony today, accompanied by Miss Rachael Smith.

REFUGEE

GIRLS'

HOME

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1940.

NEWSETTES

Mr. 3, J. Clarke, of the China

Mr. H. C. Durrschmidt, opera-

"Navigation Co., Shanghai, arrived tions manager (S.C. Proper-Terri-

in Hongkong on Saturday.,

tory), Standard Vacuum Oil Co., arrived in Hongkong yesterday dc-

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The Kowloon, Union Church Fei · [companied, by Mrs. Durrschmidt. lowship Club will hold a social to- morrow at 8.30 p.m.

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A meeting of servicemen will be held today in the HK Union Church Hall at 7.30 pmL

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Mr. C. Garcia, of the Salacot "Mining"Co., Manila, arrived in the

Colony yesterday.

Capt. H. M. Smyth, Deputy Shanghai Commissioner of the Municipal Police, who was li re- cently, is now convalescent and has left the Country Hospital.

Mrs. R. S. Rogers, wife „of Mr. R. S. Rogers, Manager of Liggett. and Myers Tobacco Co., of Manila, arrived in the Colony yesterday.

Mr H E Rea, district manager with her son. They are en route for the Standard Vacuum Ol Co., to San Francisco.

of Manila arrived in the Colony yesterday.

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Mrs. L. B. Jepson, wife of Mr.

• LB. Jepson, freight agent · of

Mr. Felix Ells: principle partner the American President Lines In the firm of Ells. Edgar and Manila, is in Hongkong. on" her Company. arrived from Manila way to San Francisco accompanied yesterday.

by her daughters.

Mr. R. Devers, of the Hendix Mr. Miller, Vice-President and Airplane Co. was an arrival in general sales manager Hongkong yesterday. He is on his way to Honolulu.

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Mr. R Miller, manager of the Manila Publishing Co, arrived in Hongkong yesterday accompanied. by Mrs. Miller and son.

of the Fhilippine Education Co... Manila, arrived in Hongkong yesterday, ac- companied by Mrs. Miller and son, en route to San Francisco.

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The honorary degree of Doctor of Law has been conferred upon Dr. Paul Ya Pin, Vicar Apostolic Mr. F. Vaughan, of the Stan-of Nanking, by Fordham Univer- dard Vacuum O Co. Shanghai,sity in New York City, which has arrived in the Colony yesterday a history of over 60 years. from Manila.

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Funeral services for the late Mr. Mrs. A. M. Slack, wife of Mr. A Frank Tull, a member of the M. Slack of Shanghai, who was China Inland Mission who passed spending a holiday in Japan, has away at the Mission Hospital on

TO HOLD BAZAAR SOON returned to Shanghai,

CHRISTIAN

THE SOUTH CHINA WOMEN'S

TEMPERANCE" UNION, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the founding of the South China Self-help Industrial Home for Refugee Girls, is launching a financial campaign för a new building on land donat. ed by Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, on Grampian Road.. Kowloon.

• Beside soliciting personal contributions, the Union is going to hold a summer bazaar, with sideshows for children, in the Chinese YMCA., Waterloo Road, Kowloon, on June 15, from 10 am to 9

p.m.

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Mr W. J. Penderfest of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineer- ing Co., Ltd.... returned to the Colony on Sunday.

May 25 night. were held in the Free Christian Church, Hart Road, Shanghal, on May 27.

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Mr. W. T. Goodwin, general agent at Manila for the American President Lines, arrived in Hong- kong yesterday on his

way to

A Short Service of intercession in connection with the war will be Manila. Mr. Goodwin is to relieve: held at St. Andrew's Church today

at 5.30 p.m.

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all enthusiastic to CORRESPONDENCE senger agent for the American.

The. Union's "members and friends are help, and, in addition, thousands of students in schools, especially Christian schools are being esked to help in selling/tickets and to take part in the programme. Nine prizes will be given for the best team workers, individuals and the best play or singing staged.

"OUR COSTLY A.R.P.

The Editor, Hongkong Dally

Mr. H. MacGowan, district pas-

President Lines in Manila, arrived in Hongkong yesterday on his way! to Ban Francisco.

Mr. Don Tinling, freight traffic manager at Shanghal, who is go ing home on leave.

Mr. Owen F. Johnson will show so more films of the trans-Paci- fic crossing by Clipper at today's | meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club. The Alms will be entitled

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Lieut. H. J. Healy, of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, arrived "Philippines by Air" and Across in Hongkong yest day accompani-the China Sea." Press

ed by Mrs. Healy nd son, on their Sir-May we commend your three sections, a sales bazaar, a efforts to obtain a full explanation way to San Francisco. self-help tea-room. and a show. of the Government expenditure on

The Bazaar is to be divided into

Mr, H. M. Spence of Spence, Ro- binson and Partnera, Shanghai..

a

sociation, has arrived in Hongkong having spent two years there and

her husband one year. and is proceeding to Honolulu.

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Mrs. J. R. McFle, Jnr., wife of accompanied by Mrs. Spence, have The Arst will contain a Sreat the local A. R. P. We would also Mr. J. R. McFle, Vice-President of returned to Shanghai after a long variety of articles including child like to thank your correspondent the Manila Building and Loan As-oilday in England, Mrs. Spence ren's costumes, curtain cloth, em- of Friday last in pointing out broldered hand-bags, kymonos, few weaknesses in the. Govern- Pyjamas etc., all made by the re- ment Budget concerned.

The article in reply, printed in Mr. Fackler, of the Philippine fugee girls from weaving to finish. In the tea-room, besides ice cream one of your contemporaries yes- Air Transportation Co., accom-. and Chinese food, there will be terday (Sunday) is of little help,

panied by Mrs. Fackler, arrived in many home-made cakes and

In the first piace: Why did the Hongkong yesterday. They are en Shanghai delicacies. If the weather is good, the function will. R. P. ask for, and why were route to the United States.

they granted, more money in 1939 be staged outdoors..

than they could spend. This in itself points extreme slackness" in many places.

SPECIAL WORK,

The South China Self-Help in- dustrial for Refugee Girls was founded a year ago... Its special work has been weaving and hand- Craft

$15,000, for Halls and Lecturers: If only $200 has been spent on

The young irls are given halls since January of this year, months. Why was this eight hours work dally. In the Le. rive evenings they are taught drawing item of expense included in and other subjects. As its found-vote as large as $15,000. This fact the again savours of lack of super- ers are mostly Christians. girls are asked to attend church vision of the Government spend- Ing and an attempt to "cover up" on Sundays.

the larger mount,

Worthy of Hirs:

In order that this campaign will be a success, the Union has asked

The Director of AR.P. states more than twenty women, among its members to form a committee the following. "Lectures must be responsible for all preparations, given after working hours and it Mrs. Shu Cheng-ying, Mrs. T. C. is only right that payment, should Wong, Mrs. Wong Kal-ming, Mrs: be made to those who sacrifice Herman C. E. Liu, Mrs. Ho Mo-ling their leisure hours and recreation Miss Wong Suk-hing and many to Lecture to A. R. P. Personnel." others are on the committee.

Several hundred local residents give their leisure hours and re- creation to train in the HK. V D. Corps, including, of course, the

Constance, Sister Mary Badges!

R. Solina, C. W. Lam (at "Civil area of about 7200 square feet. Service),

New Kowloon Luana Lot No. U.S.N., Mrs. A. Benscheidt, Mr. R. Mstr. D. Healy, Mrs. C. Jepson Nursing Detachment. SHOOTING.-Hongkong Rifle As-2797, located at. Cheung Sha Wan, Descals, Mrs. D. Denney, Miss L Miss M. Jepson, Mrs. P. Johnson. Do they either ask or expect to Lt.-Comdr. R. Doas, Dr. and Mrs. W. Levy, Mr. H. Mac-recelve? As residents we are proud "sociation's Weekly Spoon & containing an area of about 12,830 Denney,

Lt.-Comdr. R. Dunn, Gowan, Mrs. M. Manning, Sister to answer, Nol Practice Shoot, A

Kowloon

square feet, was sold to Mr. Yan U.S.N., City 1.45 pm,

Klam-fe. c/o Mr. A. H. Basto. at U.B.N., Mrs. R. Dunn, Mrs, M. Fer- Mary $13.630, the upset price being $12-nandez. Lt. J. Finkel. U.S.A., Mrs. Division. 830.

J. Finkel, Mr. J. Gibbings, Mr. W. University v. Army. Central Bri- New Kowloon Inland Lot No. Goodwin, Miss. L. Hinkley. Mr. and tish v. Recreto A., Chinese R.C... 7298, located at Shamshiapoo, Mrs. B. Jones," Capt. G. Mergens, South China, Police v Kowloon with an area of about 8,050 square U.S.A., Mrs. G. Mergens, Mrs. M. Tong, Recreio B. v. Kowloon In- feet. was purchased by Messrs, Roberts, Mr. R. Ross, Mr. S. Taka- dians, Jewish R.C. v. Kowloon Ngai Bang Knitting Factory suke. Mrs. H. Spahn, Miss K. $13.463, The upset price was at Spahn, Mr. L. Valencia, Mrs. H. $10.003, "..

Winsor. Mr. A Wolff Miss P. Wyne.

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THURSDAY JUNE 6 TENNIS LEAGUE.-'D' Dvision:

C. R. C. "B" v. C. R. O. "A"; C. C. C. Filipino Club; L R. C. v. 8.C, AA; KC.C, v. K. L T. C.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

Meunor, Mrs. 8. Montano, Mr. H. We commend the Director's effort Nyland, Lt-Comdr. F. Nyland, at economy in this direction. How- US.N., Mr. M. Rankin, Mr. F. Red-ever, would not coloured armlets ding. Mrs. H. Rogers. Matr. H. Ro-as used by the Regular Army be Kers, Mrs. J. Sabalot. Miss N. Sa-efficient and more economical than balöt. Mr. W. Somerville. Mr. Eleven local "badges" at 90 cents Smith, Mrs. E. Strick, Miss I. (Todd, each? Capt. C. Watcher. U.S.A., Mr, P.

Woodward.

The following passengers ses Sister Mary Jacqueline. Mr. A terday sailed on a British ship for

comparitive safety and our main

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Mr. Lin Cho-fu has been ap- pointed magistrate of Chungshan district to succeed Mr. Wu Fel. who was relieved of his post by the Kwangtung Provincial Government recently. Mr. Lin was formerly Mr, A. P. Canova, of the San secretary-general of the Chung- Carlos Milling Co., Manila, arrived shan Kuomintang Headquarters. in the Colony yesterday, accom- panied by Mrs. Canova. They are

on their way to San Francisco

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Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Feach of Shanghai, have received the fol- lowing cable from the Air Minis- Mr. S. M. Jones, of the Kuson try Information received" from industrial Corporation, Manila, ac- the International Red Cross Bo- companied by Mrs, Jones, arrivedciety reported that your son, Fly- in Hongkong yesterday. en route Ing Officer Anthony Colln Peach. to Shanghai,

is now a prisoner of war,"

McCalluny

Perfection

Scots Whic

We are living in this Colony, in McCALLUM'S effort to help the Old Country PERFECTION should be in sending money to SCOTS WHISKY

our home Government.

CHOW. WEN-LAI IN

Ricofort, Mr. A. Ricofort, Mr. C. the South:- CHUNGKING

Ricofort, Mr. and Mrs, R. Beebe, Mr. W. Goldberg. Mr. and Mrs.

The local Government may tax|" CHUNGKING, June 3 (Reuter) Mrs. B. Deah. Mr. R. Devers, Mrs. Blot. Mr. Ng Chi Kwong, Mr. us and we pay willingly, but we Chow Wen-la, prominent Chiriese V, Hester, Mr. and Mrs. D. Has. W. C. LI, Mr. P. J. Young. must feel assured and also have communist leader who recently re- Miss L. Has, Mrs, J. McFle, Mr. Mr. Wong Tip Tip. Mr. Hsu Tse confidence that the money is to be SWIMMING. - European Y.M.C.A turned to China after a trip to and Mrs. B. Bronner, Mr. and Mrs. Chun, Mr. Hiu Nien, Tseng.

used in a War Effort and not wast- Mrs. L. P. King. Miss N. Ding.ed or used inefficiently-yours Business Girls Hour (6.30-6,30 Moscow; arrived in Chungking & Canova, Miss E. Carnahan, Mrs. p.m.). Mixed Swimming, (8.30, yesterday.

B. Charles, Mr. W. Cummings, Lt. Mrs. P. K. Malley, Miss H. Ding, p.m. -9° p.m.) ..

For the time being he is declin-Comdr. D. Evans, US.N., Mr. and Rev. C. E.. Dohreman, Mr. W. B. TENNIS LEAGUE Mixed Doubles: ing to receive callers, explaining Mrs. A Fackler, Mr. M. Ferry. Mr. Albertson, Mra, K. T. Taeu and K.C.C... "A" V. O.R.C; F. R. C. that he is not yet tully recovered and Mrs. J. Flanagan, Miss. L. Gal- daughter, Mr. H. J. Shen, Mr. V. G. Y L.R.C.; U.S.R.C. V. K.from injuries received when he was lagher. Mr. F. Hamilton, Lt. HC. Cheng. Mr. E. T. Tseu, Miss

thrown from a horse, near Tenan Healy. U.SC.G., Mrs. H. Healy, Chen Kwok Wha.

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Hongkong, June 3.

DILM CALLUM P EDINBURGH

IMITATED

BY MANY

PERFECTION

SCOTS WHISKY

EQUALLED BY

NONE.

(ALSO IN PINTS.)

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St. George's Building, 2, Ice House Street.

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(Other correspondence will be found on Page 6).

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