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REMEMBER

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MERCURY BARAGE

THE SPEAKER--AFTER

35,840 SPEECHES.

Mr.LOWTHER'S CONFIDENCES.

THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

The

All things banging on bamboɑ poles, are lawful prey for thisrOS. Af any rate, this was the deduc tion drawn from the statement of athief who had the honour of facing Mr. Lindsell in Court to-day. The Magistrate-Why did you steal the jacket thief It was on a bambon, "Why did you take it off

Because I was in need of it Mr. Lindsell thought that the thief was in need of imprison- ment to correct his morals, so he gave him two months."

Harvest-time is approaching in the country, with plenty of Work

for all in the fialds. But 2 Chinese did not wait for it, het came over to Hongkong, and to-day when charged with beg- ging before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS.pleaded that he was workless, friendless and homeless. The This morning, a number of Magistrate Why do you come members of the Legislative down then?"-The beggar -—-*-*-* The Speaker was the principal Council, official and unofficial. "There is plenty of work to do guest recently at the annual accompanied His Excellency the in the country"Nothing dinner of the Parliamentary Press Officer Administering the do there "Why, the harvest has Gallery held in one of the dining Government (Hon Mr. Cland just started. No, it has rooms of the House of Commons Severn, C. M.G.). on visit yet started."-" You are fined $5 under the presidency of Mr.to a certain lot of property in the or 10 days." F. Peppiatt.

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slüm district of the city. The

lot in question is situate in a narrow, dirty alleyway known as

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

CO.LTD.

NOTICE The Public are

hereby notified that public

An Interim Dividend of three Jinrickshas in the Pear district and half. Pollars per share for will not be available for hire after the mx months ending 30th June, 9 PM. daily 1919, will be payable on Monday, 2011 July, on which date Dividend warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's affice.

E. D. C. WOLFE Captain Superintendent of

Palice.

Hongkong, 8th July, 19 19.

The Transfer of Books of the Company will be closed from Friday the 18th, to Monday the 28th July (both days inclusive) during which period no Gansfer ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

of shares can be registered. By order of the Board of Directors,

́`A. SHELTON HOOPER.

Secretary. Hongkong, 9th July, 1919. THE WEST POINT BUILD

ING CO. LTD.:

BAZAAR

To be held at St. Paul's College

Glanealy..

on July, 16th & 17th 1919.- Proceeds in Aid of the Ministering Children's League, Church E tension, Christian Education. An Interim Dividend of Three AFTERNOON PROGRAMME Dollars per share for the six

on July, 16th & 17th at will be payable on Monday 28th. Sale of Fancy Work, Chinese months ending 30th. June 1919

2:30 pa

July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office.

Mr. Lowther, responding to the toast of his health, proposed by

The Transfer of Books of the Mr. Harry Jones," said that Fat Lane, off Tung Street Can an Inspector be said to con. members of the House of Com- and is within a stone's throw vict a prisoner? All doubts about Company will be "closed from mona owed a debt of gratitude to of Queen's Road, one of this point were set at rest in a Friday the 11th. to Monday the the members the Press Gallery. the main thoroughfares of the little Magisterial joke which 28th July (both days inclusive) In the old days before there was city. It is typical of many other emanated from a case before during which period no transfer & Press Gallery, the Pressmen spots in Hongkong, and illustrates Mr. G. N. Orme today, when of shares can be registered. used to write the members the terrible quarters in which so two Chinese were charged with speeches, and he believed Dr. many of the poor Chinese of the gambling. Inspector Gordon, Johnson composed far more Colony live. Representatives of who conducted the case in refer- speeches than he ever heard.

the Fress accompanied the party ring to its nature, said that he The members of the Press

The piece of land in question is had convicted many persons The Gallery put into readable shape now occupied by the skeleton of previously in similar cages, the sentences which fell from the what were

Have you ? queried the Magis formerly Chinese lips of Members. They were not residences, scarcely anything but trace. Yes, I have on 80 perfectly framed as they ought the bare walls remaining. It is, have convicted them? Inspector to be, and if they appeared as we understand, the intention of Gordon now realised his mistake, they were delivered they would the Government to resume poss- and his countenance reflected the form humorous, if not very literal, ession of this land, for which it broad smiles which shone on the literature.

will pay some $23,000, which faces of those in Court including It was now 36 years since be works out at about $6.40 per His Worship. He corrected him entered the House of Commons, square foot. Improvements will self" No, I should say I have and there were only two or three be effected in the way of widen had them convicted on similar Members who were senior to him-ing the thoroughfare, and possibly charges." self. He had been Speaker for re-building, and then the Govern-

14 years, and he felt that his timement will re-sell the property. was soon drawing to a close. This, of course, is only one

similar. Taking an average, he estimated of many

that he had heard 35,840 speeches. in the Colony, and

places

we

By order of the Board of Directors. ASHELTON HOOPER Becretary to Hongkong Land Investment

Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 9th July, 1919. THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

ESTATE LIMITED.

An Interim Dividend of Four Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th June 1919 will be payable on Monday 28th. July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's

office.

The Transfer of Books of the

He thought it a marvel that he learn that the Government DESIGN OF THE BRITISH WAR Company will be closed from

broad

MEDAL.

Enamel Curios &c. &c. Dollar Stall, 30cts. Stall & Refreshment Stall

Price of Admission 10 cents. EVENING PROGRAMME on July, 16th on July 17th

at 7.30 p.m.

21.7.80 p.m. Open Air Cinemato Chinese Theatrical Performance

graph Charlie Chaplain with Other Attrmo. tire Features .

with Elvil Sceneries

Price of Admission

80c. & 30c.

The Bazaar will be opened by Mrs. Gurner. Contributions will be gladly received by Miss. F. C., Woo 47, Caine Road.

THE INDUSTRIAL AND, COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.

Head Ofee: Des Voeux Rom Ciz Hankow Branch: Panoff Building, Now is the Time to Start Your Account "SAVINGS OR CURRENT Your own Account of Resources

Friday the 18th to Monday the 28th. July, (both days inclusive) during which period ao transfer.. of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of Directors.

had survived such a volume off proposes to resume possession of oratory. (Laughter) He was many of these, as occasion offers, bound to confess that reports of thereby taking the opportunity Parliamentary speeches did not of proceeding with a large form any part of his light reading town betterment scheme. Such SUCCESSFUL COMPETITORS,

When he wanted to indulge in a policy, followed on works of fiction he looked to and compehensive lines, would

A SHELTON BOOPER other sources thau reports of the in course of time result in

Secretary to The question of the design of

the General Managers." speeches in our modern House of relieving much of the congestion the British War Medal to be Commons. There were three now felt in the city and also issued in commemoration of the

Hongkong, 9th July, 1919. golden rules for Parliamentary enable the Chinese to live in present war was discussed in speakers-Stand up. Speak more hygienic surroundings than 1917, when it was decided that a

IF YOU CANNOT EAT up. Shut up."

is now possible.

committee should be assembled, consisting of eminent represent-this weather try Pinkettes, the atives of the Royal Academy, the dainty little gentle-as-nature of British regulators for the liver and Sculptors, the British Museum, bowels. the National Gallery, and the Royal Mint, to determine the best method of obtaining the most artistic and suitable design.

In the course of the evening Mr. Jno. Martin, of the Daily

Telegraph was presented with THE KOWLOON ROBBERY.Royal Society.

a very handsome silver salver from his confreres in the Press

gallery, of which he has served

as chairman of the Committee, on his retirement..

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ANOTHER ARREST.

In connection with the robbery The toast of the health of Capt.at Mr. E. Abraham's residence at

Carpenter, V.C., was proposed

by the Lord Chancellor, who

referred in eloquent terms to the

Carpenter and his comrades.

ARTISTE'S LOSS.

20:

DIAMOND NECKLACE FROM KING OF SIAM.

TH

PINKETTES

assures You FREEDOM OF ACTION SELF-RESPECT HAPPINESS Inquiry on our SPECIAL SERVICE will be Wolcome.

J. USANG LY, Hongkong. 7th July, 1919,

NOTICE.

Manager.

NOTICE.The Hongkong

Electric Co. Ltd. desire to again draw the attention of con- dispel constipation, promote dailysumers to the following facte:

Owing to the delay, due to It was decided that the design regularity, cura biliousness, sick jewellery to the value of $3,175 should be thrown open to com-headaches, torpid liver, pimples, conditions created by the war, was stolen, communications sent petition among prominent artists, coated tongue, ill-smelling breath. in obtaining new to the Macao Folice resulted in and invitations were therefore Of, chemists eveywhere, or 60

Aimai Villas, Kowloon, in which

‚ ̄\(L) Mr.William McMillan, 14a, Cheyne-row, Chelsea,

Plant, the

ing the load necessary for public

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beroic and gallant deeds of Capthe arrest of the other wanted issued to 96 probable competitors. Cents the vial póst free, from the Company find difficulty in `carry-

mad at Nathan

Read yes In response to these invitations Dr. Willians Medicine Co., 96 terday. The Macao "Police designs were submitted, by 51

Szechuen Road. Shanghai, here informed the

Police artists. These designs were that: the man had returned to submitted to the committee, and

SHORTAGS OF BEER. Hongkong from Macao, where he the works of the following artists is alleged to have endeavoured were judged to be the three best

CAUSED BY STRIKES IN to dispose of a portion of the in order of merit→→

VANCOUVER. jewellery. As a consequence, the, The many admirers of Miss Police kept a sharp look out and Edyth Hyland, the leading lady arrested the man. Together with of the Empire Révus Company, an accomplice who was also will be sorry to learn that she arrested, a few days ago, he was has lost a diamond necklace charged before Mr. G. N. Orme (IL) Mr. CL. G. Doman, 18, which was presented to her as the Police Court to-day. Both Bonneville-road, Clapham Park; by the King of Siam, in token of men were remanded. Inspector These three have been awarded his high appreciation of Miss Hy- Gordon, who prosecuted, informed land's versatility. The necklace the Magistrate that the C.S. P. monetary, prizes, the first prize was highly appreciated by Miss would like the prisoners to be Hyland. The loss was discovered committed for trial at the by her a couple of nights ago. Supreme Court if the case was Every effort to locate it has so proved against them." far proved fruitless and it is believed that it was either re-

moved from her room in the EXECUTION AT VICTORIA Hongkong Hotel or accidentally

dropped on the roadway.

Miss Hyland sails this even-

GAOLA

The Chinese who

ing by the as. Dunera for Singtenced to death for the

apore with the Empire Revue a Chi Company In the meantime, the on police have the matter in hand

the Labo

(IL) Mr. Charles Wheeler, Justice Walk Studios, Chelsea.

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NOTICE

THE INDUSTRIAL & COM-

MERCIAL BANK LTD.

1. The Custodian in Enemy Pro

by Briti

In view of a resolution adopted the purchase of by the Board of Directors at a perly situat meeting held 21st June, 1919, CONCESSION the Bank is in charge of the known and regis Manager, Mr. J. Usang Ly. The Consulate Genera resolution reads'; -,

"It was resolved that in order to carry out the new policy of the Board to as sume more active control the President be requested tó refrain from exercising his - usual powers of active administration of the Bank pending the revision of the Articles of Association by an Extraordinary and Special Meetings of the Shareholders the date for which meetings

are to be decided later.”

By order of the Board,

J. K. CHOY,

Secretary Hongkong, 23rd June, 1919,

NOTICE

THE BANK OF CHINA

LOT NUMBER hold property the Lessees cove conditions contain Lease of the sald terminating September, 196 which was Jebsen &

12,645 sq. ft. and corner of South First Street down and Sary built upon the

The Cust

vites tenders by I for the purchase property simate CONCESSIO known and Consulate

LOE NU hold property the Let conditions som

Lesse of the termin

and private supply especially during the hours between 6 and 10.p.m.

Comsumers of electric light NOTICE is hereby given that Septembe

under instructions from the whi supplied by the Company are Central Bureau of Liquidation, The following extract from a therefore earnestly requested to Peking, Allied and Neutral as ares letter received by Massrs. Hast use the utmost economy, in the tionalities having deposits In the faith inge, Hodge and Co., Hongkong, use of light and of fans during above Bank in Gold currency Avenue

Resid from the British Columbia the hours mentioned in order are required to register save with

the Local Bureau of Liquidation Pradora's Breweries, Ltd, of Vancouver, explains the present shortage of that the possibilities of interrup of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank Canadian beers in the Colony, tion in the supply, due to break-care of the Bank of China, Canton, and, incidentally, throws a side-down of the machinery, may be within two weeks from date: to the evenings of 18th and 19th being £500, the second £150, and light on the labour unrest in avoided. This particularly applies Canton, 5th July, 1919.

Canada the third £75

Mr. McMillan's design will be. Our men walked out on the inst. during Peace Celebrations, 3rd June, with forty-seven other and consumers are especially. the one adopted for the reverse of one who were called out on requested not to use any electric

strike by the Trade and Labourlight for illumination purposes. Mr. W. McMillan, whose de Council here in sympathy with GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO. sign represent St. George on the strike that has been on in horseback trampling on the Winnipeg for the last four weeks.

2is a native of and at the present time we has alresly made unable to say when this strike

putation asll be settled, and

the medal

Agents.

NOTICE.

NOTICE The Colonel

Becretary will be obliged

if all those who went from Hongkong on Active Service and have now returned to the Colony will communicate their names

WISEMAN'S addresses to the Colonial

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