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A Farewell TIMn is being given to Mr. A. K. Henderson at the Hongkong Hotel, on Wednesday, 15th August, 1928,
Members who intend being pre- sent are requested to advise the undersigned as early as possible.
·E. M. BRYDEN,
c/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
Joint Hon. Secretary.
HONGKONG THAMWAYS LTD.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of Sixty. cents per share has been declared payable on WEDNESDAY, 22nd August next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Bowrington, Hongkong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CHURCH NOTICES.
To-morrow the Ninth Sunday After Trinity.
LOCAL SERVICES.
SATURDAY, AUGUST
1928.
GRAND TATTOO CHINA AUCTION
lith. 12th. Ø 13th. September.
SCENARIO:
Ladies and Gentlemen are'wan ted to perform in the Spectacu
for Scénario.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong Performers will appear in
August, 5th 1928, Ninth Sun- English and Scottish" scenes. day after Trinity: Holy Com- Singing is not essential, munion 8 n.m., Children's Ser-some vocalists are required. vice 10.15 a.m.,. Sunday School
nt Peak School 10 a.m., Matins
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Names and addresses to
Old
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be
Hon. Secolary,
"Tattoo" Scenario Y. M. C. A, City Hall.
11 am. Preacher: The Dean, dent, immediately, to "Aspects of Holy Communion.". Evensong 6 p.m. Preacher: The Dean, "The Book of Jonah." Social Evening in Cathedral Hall after Evensong.
The first rehearsal will be Methodist Wesleyan'
held on Tuesday next, (August Church, Queen's Road East, Sunday Ser-7th).
Time and place will be an Morning, 10.15 a.m. Preacher: Rev. J. C. Knight nounced later. Anstey. Evening 6 p.m. Preacher: Mr. W. H. Smith. Holy Com- munion after the morning Ser-
vices
vice. Sailors and Soldiers Home, Arsenal Street, Sunday, 8 p.m.
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FOUR CITIES HONOURED.
Men's Bible Class. 8.15 p.m.MAYORS RAISED TO DIGNITY "Service Men's Hour". A Hearty Welcome to All.
First Church of Christ Scientist,
FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar that the REGISTER OF MEMS. dens. Quiet apartments. and BERS of the Company will be Suites of rooms. Full board from closed from WEDNESDAY, 8th got, $10, $130, monthly. Large August to TUESDAY, 21st August,
Also daily commodious rooms. rates; five minutes Trom ferry, 1928, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board, next now Hotel, innkow Road, Kowloon, Tel, K.157.
PREMISES TO LET.
L. C. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager. Hongkong, 30th July, 1928.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
TO LET--Furnished in Kowloon, to. let, six roomed House, .five Notice is hereby given that an minutes from Ferry, from 15th Extraordinary General Meeting of August. Terms $214,60. por, inouth. the members of the above Club Write, Hax No. 397, care of "Bong-will be held at the registeret kony Telegraph."
follices of the Club, York Building,
!JED the 14th day of August, 1928, TO LET-Furnished rooms to 16. at 5.15 o'clock in the afternoon in Kowloon, five minutes from when the following resolution will Ferry. Prices pur month from be proposed as an extraordinary $10.00 upwards. Write to Bus resolution:
No. 398. care Telegraph."
of "Honykon
"That the regniations contained in the printed document submit- ited to the meeting (n copy
of purpose
TO LET-OMea Rooma, 2nd floor, whereof may be seen at the Club's New Hongkong Bank Building: registered office) and for thi Apply Sang Kee, same building.
Identification sub- thereof TO ́LET-One European FLAT scribed by the Captain'
be and the same are hereby approved and that such regula- tions be and they are hereby- TO LET-European Flats Nos, adopted as the Articles
Wanchal Gun Road, Bonghong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
of the
to
41 and 43. Kennedy Road. Apply Club in substitution for, and Thornhill Aerated Water Factory, the exclusion of, all existing 154, Praya East, Phone C,647, Articles thereof."
And notice is hereby ไลด given that a further Extra- General Meeting of Club
in
ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue ordinary To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin- the members of the above ese Herba und Gel Well. Constipa will be held at the registered tion: Rheumatism; Dropsy; office of the Club, York Building, Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and aforesaid on the 30th day of Diabetes. Yee For Lun, Chinese August, 1928, at 5.15 o'clock Herbalist, Managing Director, En- the afternoon for the purpose of trance 66. Queen's Road Central, receiving a report of the proceed- Tel. C, 5000.
ings at the above mentioned meet- ing, and of confirming, if, thought Lit, as a special resolution the
above mentioned resolution.
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Dated the third day of August, 1928.
By Order of the ommittee,
B. O. BLAKER, Acting Secretary,
HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
GRAND TATTOO 11th, 12th 13th September,
The Automobile Association propose to organize a Motor Parade
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of the evenings during the Grand Tattoo.
If sufficient entries are forthcom- ing three prizes will be given by the Association for the most original or best decorated Vehicles in
of the following classes:
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1 Cars or Lorries representing
the Trade,
2 Private Care.
3 Motor Cycles with or without
Side Cork,
A registration or entrance fee of
ON
$1 must accompany all entries. ENTRIES WILL CLOSE FRIDAY, the 7th SEPTEMBER.
Resiss, Masey & Co., Ltd. All communications to be addressed
'DISTRIBUTORS.
-Exchange Bldg,
Tel. 0.672
to
C. M. MANNERS, c/o Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd.
OF LORD MAYORS.
The King has, on the
rocom-
Macdonnell Road, bolow Bowen mendation of the Home Secretary, commanded that the Chief Magis- Road Tram Stallon. Sunday trates for the time being of the Service, 11.15 a.m. Subject cities of Nottingham, Leicester, "Spirit." The Sunday School Stoke-on-Trent, and Portsmouth
is held on Sunday Mornings at shall bear the style and title of 10 o'clock. Wednesday Even-[Lord Mayor.
to 12 noon, Monday and day, 5 to 7 p.m.
The
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6, DUDDELL STREET, AND 2A, D'AGUILAR STREET. Auction of Household and Office Furniture and Sundry goods every TUESDAY, and FRIDAY, at 2.30 pm, at No. 2A, D'Agullar Street. ¡Tol:-0.4468, 6, Duddell Street,
C.6321, 2A, D'Agullar Street,
POST OFFICE NOTICE
GENERAL HOLIDAY,
On Monday, 8th August, the G. P. O. and the Branch Post Officer will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 nm.
There will bo one collection from the pillar-boxes and one delivery correspondence as on Sundays, and also ona delivery of registered corres- pondence at B nsn.
The Money Order. Office will be entirely_closed,
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It was firat urged in 1911 that HOW, HEW, HEN. Mother
The Church,
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2-You can change only one Church of Christ, Scientist, In port of the Empire, should be re-letter at a time. Boston, Mass, USA,
cognised as a city. In March, 8-You must have a complete to that dignity, and in October jump. Slang words and abbravia- 1926, the King raised the borough word, of common usage, for oach Inst Portsmouth became a Cathe-tions don't count.
4 The order of laiters cannot dral city.
The four citles now honoured be changed. Life have each a population of about a One solution is printed on
another page of this issue. quarter of a million.
D. A. Hall, 7, Duddell Street, first floor. Sunday night, August 5th at 8.30 p.m. Sermon given by Pastor Lyman W. Shaw, "By What 1 Future Assured? You are invited.
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