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POSITIONS WANTED.

LADY, experienced teacher, la pre- pared to give English lessons to beginners or advanced students, Apply Box No. 11, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph."

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FOR SALE.

JUST ARRIVED-Statues Saints, Baby Shoes and Manila Hats. Apply, 321, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

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PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchai Gap Road, Hongkong Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.

TO LET Now FLATS; with modern "conveniences, at Mac- donnell Road. Apply Xavier Bros., 5 Duddell St., Tel. C.3216.

TO LET-Furnished rooms in Kowloon, near to ferry, with or without board, at reasonable rules for particulars. Phone K357 T Box No. 10, care of "Hongkong

Telegraph.".

FROM 16TH JUNE, "Anfred," " Stubbs Rd., eleven rooms, six bath, lawn, garden, garage, $450 un- furnished; furnished if required. Also "Derrington" No. 8 Penk. two tennis courts, nine rooms, six bath; for lease or sale, Small Investors. Tul, C4630.

TO LET Sooír vacant, half de-

Magazinu tached house,

Gap. Ideal position, cool, excellent views, consists of suite of five rooms, two bathrooms, hot and cold water, use of telephone, lawn garage. Ample servants quar- ters, entirely *self-contained, Furnished $275. - Unfurnished $250. For sale or rent "Derring ton" Peak Road, beautiful house In spacious grounds," centrall located. Smaller houses 2190 available. Houses, flats, building lots begotiatod: Small Investors, Tel. 4620.

FOR

THIS WEEK'S

BARGAINS IN MOTOR CARS

AND

MOTOR CYCLES,

SEE SPECIAL

ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE

TO-MORROW'S, MOTOR SUPPLEMENT.

NEW CAFE.

we beg to notify that

PRINCE'S CAFE,

No. 11, Beaconsfield-

Arcade, just Opposite THE CITY HALL,

will be Opening on 1st. June, 1926 Commodious & Attructive DINING & REFRESHMENT ROOM, OFFERING EVERY COMFORT.

PRINCE'S CAFE

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THE, HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

The Half-Yearly General Meat- ing of Members will be held in the Jockey Club Room, Hongkong Club Annex, on MONDAY,, 21st June, 1926, ät 5.15 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary: Hongkong, 4th June, 1926.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

COMPANIES WINDING-UP.

No. 1 of 1924.

In the matter of the Companies Ordinances 1911-1926 And

In the mutter of the Chinese Merchants Bank, Limited, (In Liquidation)' Dividend of Twenty-Five per centum. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a first dividend of Twenty- Five per centum has been declared

in this matter, and that the same

may be received at my office, Char tered Bank Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on the 16th June, 1926," or on any subsequent week day, between the hours of 10 am. and 4 p.m.

Upon applying for payment creditors must produce the notice sent to them together with any Bills of Exchange, Deposit Re- ceipts, Pass Books or Securities held by them.

F

JOHN FLEMING, C.A.,

Liquidator.

Hongkong, Juno. 11, 1926.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

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CANADIAN PACIFIC . STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED.

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Mr. P. A. Cox is appointed Act ing Oriental Manager, with Head- quarters at Hongkong, during the absence of the undersigned from

the Orient.

ALLAN CAMERON, Oriental Manager. Hongkong, June 11, 1926.

NOTIFICATION.

The Offices and. Stations of the Chinese Maritime Customs for Kowloon and District will be clos- ed to public business on Monday, the 14th June, 1926.

N. R. M. SHAW, Acting Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District, York Buildings.. Hongkong, June 10, 1926.

|"KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

"British Section.).

The l'ublic is hereby notified that the following trains on Sundays and Public Holiday will be discon- tinued until Turther notice-

8.45 km. Kowloot to Shum Chun 5.20 p.m. Shum Chun to Kowloon.

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager.. Kowloon, June 10, 1926.

PRINCE'S BUILDING & LAND CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned, have recolved Instructions to sell by Public Auc, tion

on THURSDAY, the 17th June, 1926, commencing. at 2.30 p.m., at "St. George's House" (Western Portion" only. .No. 24, Kennedy Road). The Whole of the Valuable Household Furniture contained therein.

Comprising:-

Fine Teak Bedsteads, Ward- robes with Bevelled Mirrors, Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrore, Writing Desks, Marble

and Tiled Top Washstands, Tables, Chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Glassware, China, ets, etc..

Fuller Particulars from Cata-

Blogue.

On View from Wednesday the 16th June,. 1926.

Terms: Cash on Delivery." LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th June, 1926.

HUGHES & HOUGH

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCT ONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duudel Strol

If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise | send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.

E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,

FOR QUALITY DRY-CLEAN ING AT LOWEST PRICES, Send your orders to:--- THE INTERNATIONAL DRY CLEANERS.

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MESSRS. KOMOR AND KOMOR

Art and Curio Experts temporarily removed to St.- George's Building, Chater Road. 2nd Floor Lift. All are cordially invited to view our fine collection.

SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

The Banque de l'Indo-Chine beg to inform all interested in safe deposit, that they have actually

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1926.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NOTICE.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer speedy and emclent means of communication, are established between HONGKONG and SHIPS at SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the PROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACAO.

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

LATEST CORPS ORDERS.

Hongkong Volunteer Defonco Corps Orders, fasued by Major R. Melville Smith, O.B.E., stato:

21 YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM" "TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following items are extract ed from the Telegraph Ales for the. The following letter has been re-wook ended June 3rd, 1905: ceived from D. A. A, and Q, M. G..! China Command, is published for information:

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The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the reception and transmission of Radio Telegrams and for reporting vessels passing WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES.

WIRELESS SERVICES with Canton and Swatow suspended until further notice.

obtained

on application to the RADIO Full particulars may be COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G. P. O., and at the RADIO TELE GRAPH OFFICE 3rd Boor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

Dutiable, articles forwarded by letter poat to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs.

Sir Such articles should be forwarded | by parcel only.

Commencing May 1st the rates for wireless messages to the river atoamera "Lungshan," "Taishan" and "Kinshan" will be reduced from 60 cents per word to 15 cents per word with minimum charge of $1.50.

Straits Shanghal

Amoy

Batavia

From

INWARD MAILS.

Per Kutsang

Chonan

Takada Tjikembang

U.S.A., Canada, Japan, Shanghai and · Europe via Siberia

Pres. McKinley Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Erip, of Asia Straits

Sunthin .. Australia and Manila-

Aki Maru

OUTWARD MAILS:

Per Kusara Linao

For

Tourane

Shanghai

"Straits and Pareils for Germany vin Hambung

Dessar

Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius, E and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Khyber

Straits and Calcutta

Saigon

Haiphong

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Fort Bayard, Hoihow, Pakhoi

Haiphong Shanghai, Japan and Europe via (letters and postcards

and

Superscribed "via Siberia"

Manila

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Amoy ...

Sandakan

Straits and Calcutta

«r

Bangkok

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (letters and postcard specially

Siberia only superscribed via Amoy

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa

Shan4i

Java via Batavia

Hothow and Haiphong

Weihaiwei

2.

Japan...

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

Straits and Calcutta

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Duc.

June 11.

June 11. June 12 June 12.

To Administrative Coriandant, II. V. D. C.

The following message has been received from His Excellency The Governor,

Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.

"Please convey to the Command- ing Officers, and all ranks my warm appreciation of the splendid bear- ing of the troops on The King's Birthday Parade to-day..

"The ceremony was in every way worthy of the occasion."--(ad.)

C. D. ARMSTRONG, Captain for D. A. A. and Q. M. G., China Com

June 12. Jung 15, mand. June 16. June 18.

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CASUALS.

Musketry Part 1 will be fired at Stonecutters Range an. Sunday, 13th, 1925 by all members of the Fri, June 11, 5 pmCorps who have not yet fired. Fri., June 11, 5 p.m.

.Sun., June 12, 10 nm. | Logan, M.C.

Parcels

Range Officer: Captain D. C.

Launch will leave Murray Pier

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The rate of the dollar on de mand was 18. 10.9/16d.

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In the first of the series of Test. matches between England and Aus- tralia, the former won by 213 runs..

A shroff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank disappeared with. over $50,000.

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The report of the Indo-China- Steam Navigation Co. for 1894- showed that after paying a divid-- end of 24/- per share, it was pro- rosed, from the profits, to transfer

£20,000 to the General Reserve, Fund, £60,000 to Depreciation Ac count, £4,000 to Exchange Fluctun- tion Account and £35,000 to Under- writing Account. Shareholders in Hongkong and Shanghai were dis satisfied with the "proposed dis. tribution and wired Home demand-

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Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens and Haraton, was admitted into a partnership in this firm.

Mr. P. D. C. Wolfe, aš Transvaal June 11,5 p.m. at 9 am. and call at Kowloon Pier Emigration Agent for Shantung.

.Sat, June 12.

left Chefoo for Chinanfu. Registration ..9.45 a.m. at: 9.10 a.m. sharp. Lettora.....10.30 a.m. Dress Uniform optional, but (Due Marseilles 11th July).

rifles, bayonets, belts and pouches Pooksang

Sat., June 12must be taken. Parcels

.Nooa. Letters

..1 p.m.

Thurs, June 12 1.30 p.m. Sat,, June 12, 5 pm. Sat., June 12, 5 pm Sat., June 12, a p.m.

Wong Sha Kung

Leesang Haining

SAT 12 Hanoi

¿

KutsangSat., June 12, 5 p.m. Pros. McKinley Sun, June 13, 8 am, Kaijo Moru....Sun, June 13, 9 a.m. Anking

Mon., June 14, 5 p.m. Hinsang Tues., June 15, 12.30 p.m. Takada

June 15. ...Tues.,

Arms: Will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday. 11th June, between 9 a.m. and non, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 6 and 6 p.m., and on Saturday, 12th June, between 9 a.m. and 1.p.m.

MOUNTED INFANTRY COMPANY. Mounted Parades will be Held

EVERY FRIDAY until further Members should make notice. every effort to attend these parades which will be held at 6 pan. sharp at the New Mounted Infantry .11a.m. Stables.

Parcels Lettera

Noon. Kwangtung Tues., June 15, 2.30 p.m.

Tjikembang.Tues., June 15, 3.30 p.m. Szechven Tues., June 15, 6 pin Kotau Maru Wed., June 16, 8.30 am. Kwongsang Wed., June 16, 10.30 a.m. Suoning... ..Wed., June 16, p.m. Tisondan Thurs., June 17, 10.30 p.m. Taming...Thurs., June 17, 8.30 am. Huichow.Thurs., June 17, 2:30 p.m. Yuensang

Thur., June 17, .p.m.

Changto

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. » and S. America and Europe via, Victoria, BC and Europe vin Siberia (letters and postcards "Vin specially superscribed Siberia" only),

.Sat., June 10: Parcels

9am. Registration .0.45 am. Letters......10.30 a.m. (Due Thursday Island 1st July). Namsang

Sat, Juno 19. .Noor. . p.in.

Parcels Letters

Китация

Mon., June, 21. Registration 2.45 pan Letters

.2.30 p.m. (Due Murseilles 21st July).

Parcels

Pres. McKinley ......Mon., June 21. .Noon. Registration.2.15 p.m. Letters ......3.20 p.m. (Due Victoria, B.C., 10th July), La Sang... Fri., June 25, 6 p.m. *Correspondence bearing vessel's name only,

in their new building, & Queen's Shanghai and Japan .... Road, safe deposit Boxes at the yearly rate of $8 for the amait tize, and $12 for the large alze, Please apply to the Cashier.,. Hongkong, May 6, 1926.

NOTICE.

The Catholic Community are NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE THIRD, ORDINARY very cordially invited to a 'Recep- YEARLY MEETING of the Comtion to be held in the Theatre, Royal, at 5.30 p.m., on MONDAY, pany will be held at its office the 14th June, 1926, on the occa Prince's Building, Hongkon, an

sion of the presentation of Wednesday, 23rd June, 1926, at addresses to the Right Reverend .... for the purpose of re- Monsignor H. Valtorts, Vicar ceiving the Report of the Direc Apostolie of Hongkong. tors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1926.

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 19th June, 1926 Wednesday, 23rd June, 1926, both days inclusive. ...

By Order of the Beard,"

to

S. K. MOOSA,

Secretary. Hongkong, 7th June,

Seltona

SELTONA is a collodion 'Self- Toning paper giving beautiful sepia prints, by fixing only.

No expert is too advanced to necd SELTONA and no beginner too inexperienced to make perfect prints by its aid,'

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Write for a copy of our illus trated booklet "Perfect Prints." WELLINGTON & WARD, LTD., ELSTREE, ENGLAND. Agents for China: ALLEN & HANBURYS, LTD., 40, Canton Road, Shanghai.

For the Committee,

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C. A. da ROZA,

President G. P de MARTIN,

Secretary, Hongkong, 7th June, 1926.

LOST

Discomfort, dampness and a million lekks."

Genasco

ROOFING

took them all away. You can lose your roof troubles, too. Let us show you how.

Shewah Tomes & Co. St. George's Building

'RAGGED THE

CLASSICS.

Abominates Jazz,

де explained,

INVENTOR OF SYNCOPATED" "jazz means pretty well everything

MASTERPIECES,

Recruits and those who have fail- ed in Part I, to attend Musketry Class under Sergt. M. M. Watson at Volunteer Headquarters on Mon- day. 14th June at 5.30 p.m. sharp..

The Miniature Range. at Corps Hendquarters will be available for Mounted Infantry Company on Monday, 21st June at 5.30 p.m. ·

ARMOURED CAR COMPANY. Parade at Kennedy Road Range on Monilay, 14th June at 5.30 p.m. for Vickers Gun Practice under C. S. MJ. E. Hancock,

Drivers as detalled by Corporal

V. Ramsay.

The following. Drivers will be passed for Ompial Government Licences at 5.30 p.m.:-No. 530 Pte. Lloyd, L.M.L.; No. 573 Pte. Goul- born, V.

INFANTRY COMPANY.

The Miniature Range at Corps Headquarters is available for the Infantry Company on Monday, 11th June, ut 5.30 p.m.

SCOTTISHI COMPANY,

The Miniature Range is available. for the Scottish Company en Thursday, 17th June, at 5.30 p.m. An Instructional Class in Lewis Gun will be held under Sergt. R. B. Bell every Thursday.

STRENGTH.

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Mounted Infantry Company

No. 1055 Pte. Patten, P. K. M., No. 1056 Pte. Campbell, D. A.

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The following are taken on the Curiously, the word "jazz" is Strength on 7.6.26 and posted to anathema to Mr. Specht.

"In America,"

that is bad..Jazz is the old bar-

APPOINTMENT. baric negro stuff, if you like. In No. 924 Pie." Ho, S.G., Medical Paul Specht, the first band con- many of our towns they won't Section is appointed Lance Cor- ductor to syncopate. classical allow jazz dancing at all; they poral, as from 7th June, 1926. music, and arouse thereby a storm say it is too suggestive.

jú which is still raging, told a Daily

"I call my method rhythmic syn-No. 573 L/Corpl. Goulborn, V., Chronicle representative how he first came to commit the "crime" phonic syncopation. There's no Armoured Car Company reverts to thing African about it except the the ranks at his own request, as Mr. Specht is appearing with banjos. It is merely a

develop from 9.0.26.

his band at the Empress Rooms, ment of Bach's Fugues and Bra- Kensington. He has obtained an hms's ideas of rhythm, eight weeks' permit from the Ministry of Labour and hopes to appear at some leading. West-end halls.

"I claim that by syncopating the lassics I have brought the classics

me to the people"

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REVERSIONS.

No. 556 Corp. Collis, J. F., No. Platoon reverts to the ranks

nt his own request, as from 5.6.26.

TRANSFER...

No. 556 Pte. Collis, J. R. ia trans- ferred from No. 1. Platoon to the Mounted Infantry Company, as from 7.6.26.

LEAVE.

RESIGNATIONS.

"It all began in this way," he

"Thousands of the masses had said. "Some eight years ago, never heard many of the musical was appearing with a small band masterpices until they heard them in a cafe in Indiana. Among syncopated. Now they are be No. 307 Eto. Dixon, R. J., No. those who came in to hear us ginning to attend symphony con- 6. Platoon is granted 2 months' sick every day was James Whitcomb certs to hear the very classics leave from 1.6.26. to 81.7.26, Riley, tao poet; Houdini, the con- they first met in the dance half... tortionist, George Ade, and stud-

"Most of the big symphony con- ents from the Purdue University: there.

certs, by the way, give one item in Syncopated tempo in every pro- "Well, we sometimes used to gramme they offer. play Rubinstein's Melody in F, and one of the performers, ~; a ¦ "Once I was conducting a piece banjoist, used to strum it through called 'Hicky-wacky-wicky-woo" in with the rest. Before long, we a cafe. When I had finished began to be bombarded with re- Kreisler, the great violinist, who quests to play Rubinstein's Melody had been listening unknown to me, came up and asked me to repoat In F, so much so that it act me

it. I felt that was good enough. thinking.

"It occurred to me that thore was a new field for musical activi- ties, so I got together a band and started to syncopate other classi cal melodies with the result that it brought me to Europe."

The following are permitted to resign from the Corps: No. 996 Pte. Hudson, E.C., M.C., No. 1. Platoon dated 8,6.26; No.. 895 Ptc. Ogdon, W. N., Reserve Coy, dated 2.6.26; No. 1,000 Pte. Wallace, J. H. Reserve Scot. Sec. dated 2.6.26.

G. E. SWINTON, Captain

Adjutant, H..V. D. Corps.

Two boat women were summon. There is really no more reasoned before the Harbour Master, why classical music should not be Licut. Commander C. F. Hole, at syncopated than there is against the Marine Court this morning. playing a skit on Hamlet or re-for carrying cargo other than pas citing a parody, on the Charge of sengers' baggage. One was fined

$6 and the other was discharged. the Light Brigade."".

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Dr. F. W. Clark' was appointed a member of the Executive Council during the absence of Dr. J. M. At-

kinson.

The Colony's finances up to the end of March showed a credit ba lance of $800,515.

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and Power Co., Ltd., showed gross "The accounts of the China Light

profits of $53,755 and net profits of $26,896, which it was proposed to carry forward.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS." The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day- Banks,

Hongkong, $1,105 `b Chartered, 4201 n. Mercantile A. and B., £301. n. Mercantile O., £13}" a

F. and O., 991 m. East Asia, $83 n

Marine Ins, Canton Ins., $620. b. China Underwriters, $1.80 b. North China, Tls 145 n. Unions, $269 'sa. Yangteze, $371 b. Fire Ins, China Fires, $180 Hongkong Tire, $575

Shipping Douglases, $241 Steamboats, $25.75 b. Tugs, $24. Indo-Chinas, $46. Shell Trans., 92/- b. b. Star Ferries, $54 Waterboats, $15 n

Refineries. China Sugars, $24} Malabons, $35, n..

Mining.

9.

'Benguets, $1.50 b.

Kailans, 41/-. éx. div Langkats, Tls. 23.

S'hai Explorations, Tls. 5.25

Shanghai Loans,, Tis. 7 n. Raubs, $5.00 .

Troncha, 65/- m.

Ural Caspians,.8/- 0.

Bocks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $123 n. Whampoa Docks, $55 n. Hongkews, Tls. 175 b. New Engineerings, Tle. 5.90 Shanghai Docks Tia, 1051

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $10.50 b. H.K Lands, $65 Realtys, $54 b. Territorials, $5 b. Humphreys, $14) Princos Bldgs, $95 Rural Lands, $7.

Cottons. Ewos Cottons, 91. b. Orientals, TIs. 3.00 . S'hai Cottons, Tis, 53 b.

Miscellaneou Amusements, $11. Canton Ices, 873 m. A Cemente, $14

China Buses, Tis: 10.00 b." China. Lights, $19 b China Prov., 86 5. Constructions, $21 n. Dairy Farms, $19, s. Der A. Wing. $88. Electrics, 6661b... Macao Electrics, $40. Developments, 25 cents, Ropes, $308. Tramways, $23.75 . Lane Crawfords, $92 Mackintosh, $19) n. Peak Trams, 6165 be Sinceras, $11 n. Taxis, $48 United Asbestos, #20′′ b. Watsons $12.75 b. Powella, 68 an