WEDNESDAY, DECHMBER 20, 1911,
GEO P. LAMMERT
PUBLIC AUCTION:
Endicaligned has received instrom- tions from the REGISTAR OF THE,
Hughes & Hough StreCount to sell by Puble-Auction
AUSTIONICES TO THE agyEVENTIMENT,
General Auctioneers
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
TIEE Undersigned have received matron To do roll by Public Auction.
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTED,
OR
THURSDAY,
the 918 December, 1911, at 2.30 pm, at their Satz Room, No. 8, Des Vizuz
中
Road, Corner of Ice House Street-
A LARGE COSKI ANRNT OF
JAPANESE WARE. ET, ETC.,
Comprising
A quantity of Carved Ivories, Bronzo and Brass Vases, Lanterns, Toris, &c Gold and Silver Cloisonné Ware, Inlaid and Silk Screens, Table Covers and Mantle Diperies, Kinkosan, Nagoya and Kags Tea Sots, S., &c.,
On Viow" from 20th Dec, Catalogues will be issued: TERM-uril
-RUGBES & NGGI,
dictioneers. Hongkong, December 14. 1071.
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PUBLIC AUCTION........
Hey Fublic Auci-in,
HE Undersigned ove received instruc-
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
un
FRIDAY,
the 22nd Decembar, 1911, at:11. their Sales Rooms, An, 8. Des Voeux Road,
corper of Ice HOUSE STREET,--
A CONSIGNMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS "ARTICLES, As follows:--
Barometers, Telescopes, Cameras, Sur- gical Instrumenta, Sextants, Umbrellas, Overcoats, Boots, Binoculars, &c., &;
Also
SATURDAY,
the 23rd December, 1011, at 19 o'clock
(Noo), his SALES Rooms, DYDDEEL STRIKI, -----
1 P. Vinod Motor Car... 1 10-EP. Decauville Motor Car On View Dow. Trans-Cashion delivery.
GEO.'P. LAMIKIETZT,
Auctioneer, Honeking. December 19, 1911
182
PUBLIC AUCTION.
SIR" WALTER SCOTT.
(From Our Scottish Correspondent.)-
EDDAVICE, NOW £1,
«Lord Guthrie, one of the Fudges of the Scottish Court of Session, delivered an unusually interesting speech at the dinner of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club. Perhaps this was becauas his Lordship an cisim "A recote sort of affinity with the Wizard of the North. His mothar's cousin, Sesia Ferrian~the authɑress of "Mar- ringo," "The Inberitauto," and "Dostday," →was "in a seco Sir Walter's niece" His great-grandfather, Jamon Ferriër; wan Que of the petnofpal Clerks of Session with Scott; all the families of the principal clerks of Sessión formed a kind of com- munity, addressing their father's colleagues As uncle, and the colleagues in turn using the familiar apithot "nephew" and "cousin"" "" Another curious link with Scott was nien- tioned. Apparently the present Duke of Buccleuch is the only person alive who 'ía referred to in Lookhart's Life of Beat when an infant in the cradle, the Duki-
than Lord Dalkeith-bad grasped Scott's
THE Undersigned has received-inatruo- tions from Mesara PEROY SMITH, GEO FENWICK & Co. Bb., in Liquidager. SETH & FLEMING, the Liquitat of
,atient to anil by Public Auction
Da
THURSDAY and'' FRIDAY, the 2843 and 29th December, ench day commending at 10,30 A. M., at the Works, ·
No. 13, Praya East, Wanchai, A NUMBER OF ENGINEERS' AND BOILERMAKERS MACHINE TOOLS including LATES, SLOTTING & DRIL. LING MACHINES, BOILER SHELI DRILLING MACHINE, PUNCHING
and SHEARING MACHINES, Screwing Machines, Roots Blower, PLATE-BENDI ING & PLATE FLATTENING ROLLS, Steam Engines and Boilers and a quantity of "ine Shafting--and Pulleys NEW, MODERN TYPE, PLANING 31 CHINE, and quantity of Machine and Hand Tools and general Engineers Sun dries.
Foundry Crane and Ladles, Ako
ONE
A large Stock of Materials comprising Steel, Iron and Cupper in Bart Tubes and Sheets, Toul Steel, Pipe Fittings, Brass and Gun-metal, Stearn and Water Fittings, Bolts and Nuts, Riveta, &o., &io..
And
"
1.
TWO STEAM LAUNCHES nad-Two Seta- of Shoor Luga 25 and 50 Tons Capa city.
TANG-Calon delivery.
O view from Monday, (ho-18 h ins”;
GEO, F. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, Excember 14, 1911.
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A Valuable Old Violin by Duko, Sur. you can speak and write English Fuyors Levels and Theodolita.
TERMS:
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HUGHES & HOUGH...
Auctioneers. Hongkong, December 18, 1511
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PUBLIC AUCTION. MEE Undersigned laro recuived instruç tions to sell by Public Auction,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,..
GT
FRIDAY, ..
the 2nd December, 1911, at 2.30 PM... st their. Bizza Rooms, No 8. Des Varr
· Road, Corner of Ice House Stroet,- A CONBIGNMENT OF
HIGH-CLASS ENGLISH JEWELLERY
FROM LONDON,
Comprising t
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHITEAWAY'S
For Choice Christmas Presents
CONSIGNMENT- OF
ARISIENNE NOVELTIES
Including Feather Boas Silk Evening Wraps, etc.
Exclusive
Styles, Keen Cash Prices.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ld., 25, Des Voeux Road.
Auctions.
When in foreign parte, "aid Lord Guthrik, some of them had experienced the advan taga of being able to repudiato an English; and alaim & Scottish origin. Explain to it how yên mìght,' there was-no doubt of the fact; Scole escaped much of the general Continental dislike of what they called the English nation. Partly frodi historical rensps, partly, if wight be. | bocnuse, as the smaller and poorer nation, people's feelings-"prejudices" they are too wo showed less of thab disregard for other
apt to be called-which was more natural to the predominant partner, but largely for Sir "Waiter's sake, the dützide world criticised us more loniontly, and extended to us a or kindly welcome: On both sides of the Atlantic, and south-as-well as-north of the Equater, he had been amused and touched to find himself at object of interest PARTICULARS and Conditions of the merely because he had followed Sent
on · letting by Public Auction Sale, to bà this bunches of the Edinburgh High Sabord Reid on MUNDAY, the 27th day of Decems and University, and had trod, like him,ber, 1911, at 3 F., at the Offices of the the beards of the Parliament. House, and had Pubit Werke Borerant, of Ons Leb of held the office of Sheriff of a Scottish county Excellency
Order Bis office which, like so many other rests Lish
Institutions, ho, the Shira, lored to be
to be called, found respectable and luit picturesque.
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A curios anomaly in Scottish clubs was mentioned by his Lordship. An impartis! and well-informed forei.ner, visiting Scot land, would probably expect to find Knox Clabe in the majority, Scott Clube next with Burne Clubs bringing up the rar) The impartial and well-informed
"foreigner would find the reverse to be the cue. Bot tho that geatlomao miglit be equa l-ik dob mere puzzled to explain why, out of the long line of "cottish and British kings Lud queens, actual and apocryphal. the nly two selected by Edinburgh for speciali houear should ha Charles II. and Georgail IV.!
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Scott bed himself explained the hapl neas and honour of his owu let us contrasted!} correctly. If you can do neither you
with the deplorable fate of Chatterton_ana! should take lasangs by the new method of Burns, by saying that he was neither which canaree ability to speak the language-test with their talents or cursed with in THREE MONTHS.
their violent passions. There were: in- cidents in Scott's career and passages in aia writings requiring expan and apology, but nothing. which would not bear frank.
A Reduction of 25% in disclosure and discusion. No library,
Class Fees.
HOURS: 10 AM to 11 r... For further particulars apply to
THE DIRECTOR, *SCHOOL OF ENGLE,"
END. Froon, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Hongkong, December 18, 1911.-
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Diamond Rings, Fracolots, Brooches, BACON & HAM
Pine, Hall-marked Gold Nookchaina, Studs, Lockuta, Alberta, &c., Gold and Silver Watches by well-known makers;
"ALN
-Plated and Silver Hair Brushes, Mirrors,. Clocka, Dressing Cases, Manicuro Beta, Drawing Instruments, &c., &o, i
And
Afor Loose Diamonds. TERM: Ásvua.
HUGHES & HOUGH,, Auctioneers. Hongkong December 18, 1811, - 1694
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undoraigned have received instrue- Hons to Bell by Publia. Anction,
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 20th December, 1911 at 10 AM, BE
H.M.'s Naval Depot, Kowloon,:
OLD AND SURPLUS VIOTUALLING STORES,
Comprising
Provisions, Seaman's Clothing, Haw mocks and Blankets, Olcers' Mess Traps | (fadicding a quantity of Electro Plate and Table Linen) Hardware, Seaman's Mess Utensils, Old Bros and Copper, Onk Onsker and Staves, &c., do,"
"
Terms of Sale-As detailed.
HUGHES & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneer to the
Admiralty?
Hongkong, November 23, 197 f................. 1581
E. C. WILKS,
211. MECH EA.MN.&
\ONSULTING ENGINEER AND BUR.
VETOL for Construction, Valuor and "à saonsor, for the purchase, or cals, af Steamships or Launches, “
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We stock absolutely first quality Australian, mild cured Bacon and Hams
Prices Moderate,
public or private, contained among arosna writings of Scott, in man
manuscript, or printed but not pablished, which, it given to the world right render Scott dianera impossible. We must never forget that Scott's life, from birth to death, was singularly fitted to foster the finest human qualities. If Boras had been as free from temptations to excess, il Barus had had Sectt's parents, Scott's education, Scott's profession, Scott's early recognition and Towards. Scolt's domestic and social str roundings, who would dare to say that Barn life would not have glorified his country's annalans the gaping-of-his song | kad enriched her literature?
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DATE OF LEAVINĖ
Gibb Lavinagtur, & Co., at Noon. Gibb Livingston & Co. Feb. 9 at Noon- Shewan, Tomen & Co About Dec. 28. Melchers & Co.Dc. 97, at Noor Sandor, Wieler & Co. D. 29, at noon. Hamburg Am'ka Line About Jan. 3, 1: Melchers & Co.......Middle of Jan. P.&O. S. N. Co. Dec. 23, at Noop. Jardine, M'son&Co, La Jan. 10.
P. & O. S. N. Co... About Jan. 10. Nippon Yusen Kaisha Doc. 21, at 11 am. Afeloh Melchers & Co... About Jan. 9.
Nippon Yasen Kaisha Dec. 22. ......Shenn, Tomes & Co. Doc. 30, at 4 p.m.
London, &e............Himalaya Fondon & Antwerp... Denbighshire. London, Antwerp, &e
Syria. Kobe & Tokoban... Hino Ma Kobe & Yokohama...Prinz Waldemar...... Mar., L'don, & A'worp Kawachi Maru' ...... Manila, Cebu & Doil Rubi Manila,
Tuonen Marseilles, v. Saigon.. Australien. Manila, & tralian Port-Nikko Maru Manila, Dello de Cebu Taining Manila, A'tralian Porte Taiyuan Manila, Melbourne, Se Prinz Sigismund Mar., H&H'burg Andalus N'sald, Kobe & Y'hama Kuman Sandakan Sandakan een bansang..
|Kumano: Máru
Seattle & Japan Porte Minnesota San Francisco v. Japan Tenyo Baru
Jardine, Bison Co.,Ld. Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. Messagorica Maritimes Jan. 9. 1 p.m. Nippon Yusen Kaisha Doo. 22, at Noon. Butterfield & Swire... Dec. 26. at 4 p.zt. Butterfield & Swire....
...Dec. 22, at 4 p.m. Melchers & Co.....
...Dec.
90 at 108.10. Hanbury Am'ka Linia About Dec. 21. Nippon Yasan Kaisha Dec. 20, at Noon. Jardine, Mson&Co, Ld De 22, at Noon Nippon Yasen Kaisha Feb. 2, at Noon. Toyo Kis Kaisha... Decz 29, at Noon
San Francisco v. Japan Nippon Maru.....Toyo Kisen Kaisha... Dec. 22, at Noon. Salina Cruz, v. Japan. Kiyo Maru Toyo Kisen Rainha Feb. 11, at Noon. San Francisco v. Japan Persia.
Pacific Mail &... Co.... Jan. 5, at 1p.m. SanFrancisco v. Japan; Kores
Pacific Mail 8.x Co. Jan. 12 at-1-p.m. San Francisco, Japan Siberin..
Pacific Mail SS. Co. Jan. 27,1 p.m. Shanghai.spereggovine,ubushnis ...........
Jardine M'son&Co.Id Doo. 24, Daylight. Shanghai......Huichow
Butterfield & Swire...Dec. 23, Midnight. Rutterfeld & Swiao Deo. 21, at 4 pim. ITO
& barst Det Belchers & Co... About Dec. 23, P. & O. 9. N. Co. About Dec 29, Nippon Yusen Kaisha About Deo. 20. D. Sassoon & Co., Ld Dec, 21, at 1 p.. Jardino, M'son& On, Ld Doó, 29, at Noon. Messageries Maritimes About Jan. 1.
Chithua
Mara...
Shanghai.. S'hai & Japan Ports,Buslow Shai, Moj Kobe, I'ma Nyanz Shanghai, Moji & Kobe Wala Spors. Pennug & Otta Gregory Apcar. Shai, Koke & Moji... Fooksang..... S'hai, Kobe & Yhama Tonkin Stew, Amoy & Tamsui
Sir Imas Pitman and Bans certificate for!! S'tow, Amoy & Osaka Shosen Kaisha Doo. 24, at 10a.m.
Exporters & Importers 160 words per minuto.
General Merchants
and
Commission Agents.
Remarkable Document: Loft by HONGKONG,. CANTON,
Man Starved to Donth.
J'
The Lody of Jack-filler, who died in the shaft of his mining claim, near Bridgeport. California, has been recovered, and also a pencil-written' shoot containing his diary written :-day - by day while he was Fi-god down by
A-TOCK, Miller stood upright" with his boad - thrown Lock; the shaft is slightly inclined, and he must have seen the sun, which'stood on the
THE DAIRY FARM CO LTD meridian as he wrote... The daily record in
Hongkong: November 12, 1910.
68
JAPANESE MAKERƏ,
EYERT KIND
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"Footwear-
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as follows ---
Oet --I's all up. Tell my wife I died gamo to the last. It is terrible to die like arat in a trap, but we meet all die some days, and I tever wanted to die in bod
Oct. 7.-Tam hungry, coldy and in great pain. Why doesn't help come? I wonder what they think has become of me 7 This tortura cannot last mack lobgary
Oct. 8, Sunday. Still slive but, oh! sy cold and weary God help mol.Lforgive mother: I forgive enemies. The world seems so potty now Death, where is thy aling 1
SHANGHAI AND
HANKOW!
CHEN KHONG 8 60, LĐ.
GENERAL "IMPORT & EXPORT.
CANTON'S LARGE WHOLESALET &: RETAIL
STORE: MURNITURE, Draperies Groceries,
Boot and Shoes. Makary of Jewellery, Lacquerta, Crockery Wars. Iror-mongery, Wine and Spirits. Foreign Clothing for gontiemen made to order by our own tailors. Large amortment of Chinese Siths and Foreign Goods of every description.
All goods sold at reasonabis. Prices
Oct. It is moont. Why do they forget | The Cheapest and Best place in Carton to,
ma l-I ant weaker and wenkor; stid can'poly | buy Chiness and Foreiga Goorls, an jast crawl...I would give my mining claim
SUR PAT:200-SERFLI
"CANTON."
Canton, August 1, 1911.
for a drink of water I am getting numbed Tzz. No, 1406. o11 rtx ORDER Oct 10, Troelsy night, The end is I don't. anffer sc.
Pee much
CHERRY & COND FEDDER STREET, Opposita Hongkong Hotel
›UFE WITHOUT HEALTH) 18 LIVING "DEATH!':
BRAIN AND
# my mind acere easy Death seams friendly, and i have no terror: Our great, Crestor öna dono all things, woll I shall know the secrot very soon.
October 11 consists of zʻrather illegibla scribble, which seems to read
My last
Bilt on asrib now some peace.
14.
The data of fotober 12 is plain on the diary, but the rood is undecipherableï The man's death was das chiefy to starvs” tion. Biller came to Oitoralasia Foot ago from Viginia and the assay certificate on which, his diary "wha written alowed that he had found gold-at-last."
LÖST.
VETARZO NEINE FOOD, TN. Quede's Itoad Central, opposite Hong-
i latest discovery of mandent times for prolak deca for anticlancy of rital forces. Bracicy up the ap Avem morally, it gives tope to the estimated nervos stores the falling energies and imparts a tie and → vigor to those who had no recimally meetsad played out "Puisi vy and values. Serid sítray address' rze
lepe for Free Booklet or F. 2/9 Tria: Hottie to La Vetar Remedies Cd., Gorget Only London,
500 Dedept misele te
Long Hotel, Goutleman: DIAMOND BING. Vained only as a keepsak
Reward'ou'returmug to Malinngh
WhоOM: 811,
HONGKONG HOTE Kongkosy, December 19, 1911
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Douglas, Legraik & Co. Doc. 21, at 11 s.m. Douglas, Laprak Co. Dec. 24, ab 11-a.m. Osnita-Shoset. Kaisha Dec. 27, at 11a.m. Nippon Yuson Kasha Jan. 2, at Noon. The Bank Lane, Ld.... About Jan. บ. Canadian Pão R. Co.. Dec. 30: at ? ̧s.m2 Canadiane R: Ca. Jan. 87, at 7. Batterfield & Swiro:..Des. 21, at 1
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