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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

(PRIDE 147

10

Spring Renovation

COUSIN ELMER AND FAMILY, WHOM YOU VISITED LAST SUMMER, DROP IN ON THE VERY DAY THAT THE GUEST ROOM IS BEING DONE

OVER

"POSSESSION IS NINE

POINTS"- - DAD

WANTS TO KNOW WHERE IN

TAINATION HE IS GORG TO PUT

THECAR HE JUST

FINISHED POLISHING

*

FOR "THAT WATER- SOAKED CEILING - A

BIKKET OF FLOUR PASTE AND THE WHISK BROOM WILL DO AS WELLAS/

ANY PAPERHANGER

FEAR OFF THAT PORCH AND PUT ON BLUE 'SHUTTERS – WOULDN'T IT BE ADORABLE,

DEAR?" -- ANYTHING IN THE COUNTRY LOOKS GOOD TO THE NEWLYWEDS AFTER A WINTER

IN A LIGHT-HOUSEKEEPING FLAT

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

"COME SPOT- NICE

OLD SPOT!" in

TRYING TO BE CONVINCINGLY AMIABLE. TO GET HIM OFF THE NEWLY-VARNISHED

FLOOR

'TIME TO

DECIDE ON WHAT KIND OF A FACE TO WEAR FOR THE SUMMER

VACATION

"EXTERMINATOR LADY--YOU GOT

ADTHS ?" JUST BECAUSE

YOU HAD HIM LAST YEAR

IS NO REASON FOR AN ANNUAL CALL- ESPECIALLY DURING THE BRIDGE PARTY

"The bouquet.

Is unmistakable this is WHITEHORSE

Equal to a fine liqueur

Youdon't need to be an expertto pick out "White Horse Whisky," but in doing so you will be follow- ing the expert's choice. White Horse is recog- nised everywhere by its rich and full aroma, it lovely heather and peat flavour, the very essence of Real Old Scotch. Older and better than ever, White Horse Whisky is equal to a fine liqueur.

WHITE HORSE

WHISKY

Zala Agintať JakoINS, MATREON & CO., LTD. Import Department, Hongkong.

They change so fast; there should be

a. new picture at least once a year, for photographs of the children never grow up.

Make an appointment to-day. THE MING YUEN STUDIO 17. Queen's Road Central (First Floor) (Between the H.K. Hotel and Dairy. Farm Storo, Queen's Road C.)

Tel. No. 24310.

MERCANTILE BANK.

RUN ON A REEF.

ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSEE | SHENANDOAH III MEETS WITH

PROFIT OF £161,696

ACCIDENT ON CRUISE

Shen- The four-masted yacht After providing for Directors' Focs and tax thereon, and for Bad and andoah II has just returned t Doubtful Debts and allocation to Hongkong after three-months. She Contingencies Account, a Profit of cruze in the Philippines. $161,690 18s. 1d., is disclosed in the arrived here on Thursday and has Annual Report of the Mercantile anchored off W. S. Bailey's ship-

Bank of India; Ltd.

Cash Hand and Ballon amount yard near Kowloon Bay.

While on the voyage, the Shen- to £1,957,612, British and Indian Government and other Securities to andoah is stated to have run on a £5,008,123 and Shares in Subsidiary reef, but as far as can be Agencies and Nominee Campanies tained she sustained no £37,637.

and was easily refloated.

asccr-

damage

OWI18

any-

The forty-first annual report reads

Mr. C. Farnsworth, a well-known as follows:

The Directors submit to the Share American millionaire, who holders of the Dank the General the vessel. declined to say Balance Sheet and Statement of Proßt thing regarding the accident when on the yacht yesterday and Loss Account for the year orniing scen December 31, 1033. The balance of afternoon, although ho Proit and Loss Account for the year that the vessel had run on amounts to £161,606 18s. 1d. and the reef.

[amount available after adding 5171,-

755 118. 8d. brought forward from

admitted

to a

last Account is £339,432 D. 91. From 9s. Dd, to be carried forward. The this cum has to be deducted £63,000, Branches of the Bank at Batavia and being the Interim Dividend of 6 per Sourabaya have been closed. cent, less Income Tax, on the "A"!

Sir Charles Alexander

Innes,

"B" and "C" Shares paid in Septem-K.C.S.I., C.l.E., has been appointed to

a seat on the Board. ber last.

The following Directors retire by The Directors have added £15,000 to the Officers' Pension Fund, and written rotation, but, being eligible, offer £20,000 off Freehold. Banking themselves for ro-election: Sir Charles Promises. They now recommend aA. Iones. Mr. P. R. Chalmers. Mesars. Final Dividend on the "A", "B" and Cooper Brothers & Co. and Messrs. "C" Shares of 6 per cent, less Income, W. A. Browne & Co., the retiring. Tax (making 12 per cent. for the Auditors, offer themselves. for year), leaving a balance of £172,432 election.

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re-

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