MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1912,
Hughes and Hough
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AUCTIONEERS To The GoymsuENT.
General Auctioneers
AND
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PROPRIETORS "TO-KWA-WAN' COAL STORAGE.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE
THE Undervignod have received inatrus-
tions from Mr J. B. Scort,, te
sell by Public Auction
021
1
TUESDAY,
the 28th March, 1919, commencing at 1.15 P.M., at his Residence, No. 14,
Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon,
THE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
THEREIN CONTAINED,
As follows:-Hall Furniturs. Drawing Room Buite, Carpets, Pictures, Curtains, etc., Terkwood Dining Room Suite, Morocco Covered Chair, E.-P., Glass, Cutlery and Crockery" Ware, Steel Engravings and Etchings, &, &c., Tex- wood Bedroom Furniture (Superior Qua- lity; Marble Clocks by Gaspp and of French Manufacture, and 1 Treadle Saving Machine by Singor,
Also
LI
One Pingo by Collard & Colland, a com- plete collection of Royal Academy Pictures (14 years) in Volumes, several numbers of good Japanese and Chinesa Vases, and A quantity of Electric Fittings, Pota and Plants, etc., etc.
On View from 25 ins Catalogues will be issued,
Term::--År gauni,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, March 13, 1912.
PUBLIC AUCTION," -
366
THE Codersigned bave received Instruc- tions to Beli by Publia Auction,
on
THURSDAY,
the 28th March, 1912, at 2.30 PM, N their SALE Rooms, No. 8, Dis Vœux ROAD, Corner of Ice Huwia Street,==
A Lands QUANTITY OF VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD, FURNITURE,
Lec
Comprising as follows :----
Anctions.
PUBLIC ALOTION.
188 Undersigned; have received instrcav
Hions so will by Fabile Auction,
FOR LOODCET OF THE CON CHAMAD,"
$
од
SATURDAY,
the 30th March, 1919, commencing (ab 9.15 p., ad their Sales Rooms, No, &
-De-Fronx-Road, Cordes of
Ico House Street,-
A LABOR AND VALUABLE COLLECTION. OF POŠTAGE STAMPS, Comprising:-
British, Foreign and Colonial Stamps. including a large number of raritios, made, up in suitabis lots to suit medium and advanoed collectors. -
Fail Particulars from Catalogue. Tunata —— Antal,
HUGHES & HOUGH, "Auctioneers.
Hongkong, March 21, 1913.
401
Want Advertisements
PREPAID
$1 per inch.
$9..
PROGRAMSt
SPLEND
3 insertions.
One week.
FOR SALE.
PLENDID VIOLIN and BOW, Coal-
plote in case.
Muto, tutor, etc., 860.
Apply
0
WELDON HOUSE,
D'Aguilar Street. Rongkong, March 14, 1912.
FOR SALE.
412
Clarendon and Nonpareil (Modera), BOUT 0. ENGLISH TYPE complate fount, including Italic.
In good condition. Send offers to
"TYPO,"
Care of China MAIL' Ofce, Hongkong. March 21, 1919.
FOR SALE.
406
71TH or "without furniture. TOR
WCREST, No. 8, The Pook, with tennis court. Comadingmagnificent view of the harbour and adjacent ialads.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings.. Hongkong, March 6, 1912.
FOR SALE.
ONE FULL SIZE
..329
Burroughs and Watts
BILLIARD TABLE
WITH ACCESSORIES, Apply to
GEO. P LAMMERT.
#lionskony, June 7, 1910.
One Silk Tapestry-covered Drawing MILNERS'
Room Suite, Upholstered Chairs and Sofas, o, Carpets, Pictures, Oil Paintings, and Engravings, Bed Room Suites, Double and Single Bmes and Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Cots, Bureaus, Wardrobes, &c., Teak- wood Dining Room Furniture (new), doc,
SAFES
AS SUPPLIED TO THE
&c, a quantity of Crockery, Electro-plated PRINCIPAL BANKS
and Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves and Ecamelled Ware, Cutlery, &
Also
A quantity of Carved Blackwood Furni
tare, a few pieces of Good Chinese Force- lain, and 2 American Organs,"
And
Two New Rabbar Tyrod Rickshan.
Catalogues will be issued.
Exp—As neuk).
- HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, March 20, 1912.
PUBLIO AUCTION,
THE
208
THE Undersigned have received instroo
tione from MB: P. Tookra, to sell by Public Auction
WEDNESDAY
the 19th April, 1912, at 2:30 r., nt bis Residence, Tex Kennzia,
Magazine Gup
THE BUNDAY
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Therein Contained,
Comprising
Room Furniture, in- and Glasw-Ware, Bed etc., including Brass
Bait Maitroenen Drying Room
AND
BUSINESS HOUSES,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Agent.
Hongkong, May 20, 1911.
GEO. P. LAMMERT
the
AUCTIONEER.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
11E Unduralabad has recatred Instruo
tion to sell by Pablia Azetion,
on
THURSDAY
8th March, 1919, commending, að
5 r., at his Sales Rooms, DUDDELL' STRIKI, ≈
A QUANTITY DIN
VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS. Now on Viaw.
Catalogues will be inavod.” TERME --As usual.
GEO, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, March 23, 1912.
* PUBLIC AUCTION.
419
TIER Undoraigned has received Instruc-
والله
sell by Public Auction,
Con
FRIDAY,
the 29th March, 1919, commencing
2.30 P.M., at No. 6, HUMPHREYS!
AVENUE, Kowloon,-
2. A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On Viow from the date of Salo. Catalogues will be issued."
THE CHINA MAIL
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The WAYLOO WRITING PAD
CONTAINING 200 THIN RULED SHEETS. FULL SIZE Price 50 Cents Each. NOTE ---THESE ARE DOUBLE THE USITAL SIZE.
THE
THE TRAMPK ŠŤA
LINEN PAPER RULED WITH ENVELO
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BLUE OR WHITE IN
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Stylo' Pens 95 cents.
The Black Bird' Fountain Pen $3.50.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.,
Auctioneer.
'ongkong, March 29, 1919.
www.va
418
PUBLIC AUCTION
Ttions to sell by Public Auction, THE Undersigned has received instruc-
On
FRIDAY,
the 29th March, 1912, commencing at 5 P... his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL. STREWS, -----
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Now on VioW.
Catalogue will be issued.
TERMA-Å ¤«zá},
'
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, March 23, 1912.
PUBLIC
OF
AUCTION
1
420
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
TE Undersigned has received instruc tions to Sell by Publis arction,
ati
SATURDAY,
the 30th March, 1912, at 12 o'clock
(Noon), at his Sales Rooms,
-DEDDELL STREET,----
The following:-
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES **
A HONGKONG DIVORCE CASE
Involved Legal Proceedings.
A Scottish divorce case-Lamm v. Mit- choll-cams up on appeal on Feb 28 before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, when judgment was delivered by Lord Robson. The argoments were heard some time ago before Lords Macnaghten, Shaw, Mersey, and Robson.
GAMBLING CHANCES
IN FICTION.
Gambling in letters is not encouraged by the statistical returns of successful novels Fourteen hundred and more of these counters were played by our publishing world lust year and about thirty secured sufficiently wide reading to be regarded as successful from the publishers' point of
25, Des Vœux Road, Hongkong.
SHIPPING.
Latest Steamer Movementa.
(Exclusive of Moramenta reported today.)
Octar 8. §. C.
Achilles L Sport for N'aaki March 15.
gamemnon. Shei H. March 26, Ajax, A. Home March 21. Alcinous, I Fham B. April 1,
H.K. for S'hai & Chemulpo Antenor, L. H.K. March 21.
P. Canal H. March-1
It was so appeal by John Lemm, an Aus- vies." For the past five years the
averig Penang 0. March 9
Chomed
Ly Batavia H. March 6.
P. Canal H. March Idomeneus, F. Cans Jason, A EL.K. H. March 29. Laertes, PCanal H. March 19.3 Machaos, L. S'pore for S'ha March Patroclus, L. Spore H. March 16, Pelene, Hume Marsh 6. Perseus, L. Liverpool March 43, L., Liverpool Mat Prometheus,
L
March 30. Liverpoo La Liverpool
March 16. thsbius, LA
A
Syddor, England March 15. Tonki, A. Home March 12 Tourno, IHR HL March 20 Ville de la Cintat, P. Canal 0. March 14.
NORDDEUTSCHEN LLOYD]
Bualow, A. England March 1. Dorflinger, A. Southampton March 27. Gneisenau, In Europe.
Gorban. A Eugland March 8. Kleist,
PCanal O Mar. 15-0
Lootzow, LEK 0. March 23
E. Friedrich, L. S'pore H. March 12. Prins Ludvig, A. Southampton Feb. 17. Prinzess Alice, A. I'hams 3
March 19
Roon, In Europe.
Ambria
H March 2 HARBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
H. H. March 2
Anigonis, A. England March 15. Arendis, P. Canal 0. March 15. Belgravia, L. H.K. O. March 8. Braila, England March 1 0. F. Laese, P. Canal. O, March 7 Dortmund, A. England March 8,
H. Feb. 7. Sabang
oldenfels Spore H. March 16,
D. Ahlers,
for Y'hams March 27. Patriei, L. Tangtao Hunt
Tencer, L S'pore H March 14. Theseus, P. Canal H. March 18, Titan, L. HE. for Manila H. March 25.
CHINA MUTUAL S. N. 0. Astyanax, A. Home March 15. Atrous, L. H.K. E. March 19, Hyson, L. Liverpool March 16, Yokohams fo Kemmon, L
March 5...
L. Shal H. March 15, Neleus, L. Shai H March 23. Ningchow, A. ELK O. March 28,
U. Feb. 24 ob. 22 Preussen, A H.K. H. March. 23.
Sambis, P. Canal H March 12. Sised, P. Canal C. March 1. Sachsen, Ca
SATONA P: CADA E. Mar. Scandia, A. Hamburg Feb. 2. Segor
19. Home March Silisain, P. Cauni March 22.
tralian practising as an Architect a Hong- number of novels published kuumally has
P. Canal O. March 29. kong, from a judgment of the fall Court boea one thousand, and among these the Cyclops, L. Liverpool March 30, of the Supreme Court of Hongkong (Ap-average number of very successful novels Dardanus, L. Sonrabaya H, March 28. pellato Jurisdiction) dismissing an appeal has remaind practically stationary at thirty. |from" three decisions of the Court in That is, than thirty have entered the claas usariginal jurisdiction. The case was of "best sellers. The New York Sun, in a poculier one. It appeared that the ggling with these numbers, estimates the respondent, Thomas Alexander Mitchell chances of popular success in fiction at a domiciled Scotsman and captain in three per cent., while, if ope he cynical in commird of one of the vessels belonging to coupling with it the hopes of reward in the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, other fields, it shows that roulette presente which is under the management of Messrs chances at one to twenty-six, or nearly Jardine, Matcheson and Co., lived in four per cink, and poker is doubtless, Hongkong during the intervals between higher. The Outlook (Now York) takes op the sailing of his vessel, and in 1904 be the theme at this point: took prosendings for divorce against his Looked-st from this standpoint, wife, Hemietta Maud Mitchell, on the the publishing of fiction is a highly specula ground of her misconduct committed on tive business, both for the novelist and for divers occasions with the appellant. The the problisher; and The Fun estimates Hongkong Court having no divorce juris that on this basis, oat of every seven hun diction, proceedings were taken before the dred and fifty manuscripts offered to the
Court become what is known in the trade as′′ E
ADRIAN LLOYD. November, 1996, the Scottish
Austria, LHK March 1. delivere la written judgment fading thatwiler. It is fortunate that the wisest and
Aries, LH.E B. March 20. Lemm had carried on adulterous inter most experienced publisher can not tell in
Boberia, L. Spore B. Feb. 25. course with respondent's wife for a period advance whether a book will succeed or fail
Ohina, P. Canal 0. Feb. 20. of years, continuing even during the legal still more fortunate that, in spite of the
EF. Ferdinand, P. Canal O. March 19 Nippon, L. S'porn E. March 6... proceedings, and granted the inspression to he contrary, there is a con-
Pornia, P. Canal H. March 12 respondent a dorrea of divorce. With siderable number of publish is who are
Vorwaarts E.K. H. March 10.. regard to the costs the Scottish. Cour interested in literature, and who will pub- hard that the fish a book, either in prose or in verse, of
BANK LIM said-It may be
Duneric Spore H. Feb. 2 parauer should be saddled with the distinct literary quality, whatever they may
Carmarthenshire, L. S'pore
eseric, A. S'hai. H. March 8. expanse of the defence of so abandoned a think of the chances of success. Many of Denbighshire, A. Home March 1. wife, but the husband's obligation is not to the best sellers disclose on every page Flintshire, P. Canal 0. March, Berteris, LEK for Manita March 6.
Der or Glamis, A. H.K. from Kobe April1 core, L.Y'hama March 1. *...
Rygja, A. Yham H.. March 10 make payment to gailty wife but to make the secret of their popularity, but there Glamorganshire, L HK. H. March 15. payment of a debt incurred by her to those are some which find their way into the Monmouthshire, L. Colombo T. Feb. 11. Sayuric, L Seattle Barch B whom she has employed." Leam, it hands of a host of readers and leave no clue Pembrokeshire, L. Colombo H. Feb. 21. appeared, was not a party to the procead behind them for the critic
IRA LE
for
sitante at FANLING and registered in the Court of Session in Edinburgh. In pablisher, only one put into týpe would, P. Canal H. March.19.
District Land Office 29 Tax Land
Lots 82, 70. & 71..
For further particulare apply to
GEO. F.. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
399
Hongkong, March 21, 1912.
DIEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITEL
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DATE.
but fnScores of stories are being sold to-da
Pakling, A. Home March 8.
¿P. Osna] 7.
Tacomaa
Protestaus, L. Jacous March 20 Rhesus. L. S'pore H. March 13. Tesakai, A. Home March 6 Yangtzo, P. Canal Or March 17.
H March 12,
7.00 a.m. to 8.00 ... Every 15 minutes, 8.00 am. to 10.00a.m...Every 10 minute 10.00a.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 15 minutes. 11.30am to 12.40 p.m...Every 15 minute 12:45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes.
1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1007 he respondent brought an 2.15 p.m. to 5.00p.m. Every 15 minuter. Against him in the Supreme Court at Hong-known in the circles" of "good "literary 3.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes kong for criminal conversation, einiging society. They belong to the nether region general damages for the misconduct with of fiction. Their lives are obscure, su 845 p.m. and 9p.m., 8.40 p.m. to 11.5 respondent's wife, and special damages in certain, and usually briet, and they pass
p.m every 15 minuter,
regard to the costs which respondent-had
1.15 p.m. to 1.45.m...Krary Lo minutes |ings before the Scottisht action in this entry which are not advertised or Indramayo, A. Home Fab. 9..
NIGHT CARE.
SUNDATE 8,00 som: to 10.30 am...Every 15 minutes 10.30am to 11.00 a.m. Every 10 minutes, 11.45 8.m. to 12 Noon...Every 15 minuter, 13.00Noon to 100 p.m.. Every 10 minuta Every 15 minute 1.00p.m. to 5.00 6.00p.m. to 6.00p.m...Every 10 minutes
incurred. For the defence point of 2 to unhonoured graves; their career is law was raised to the affect that the Hong purely commercia), and, having no souls, kong Court had so jurisdiction to the hour of commercial death marks their entertain actions for criminal conversation. total dissolution.
Isddeo, L.S'pore II. March 4, Indranuba, Kobe H. March 20, Indravelli, A. Home March 12. Indrawadi, A. Hum March 5.
NIPPON YOSEN KAUSHA
Sithonia, A. Home Feb. 8. Spezin L S'poro E. March 12 Stavin, A H. H. March 23. Vandalis. Le New York Feb. 17,
Clones, D. London Feb. 2. Gloufar, A H.E. 0. March 26, Glenlochy, L. H.K: fer" Kohslchang March Glenlogan, L. S'pora H. Fab: 23 Glenroy,
Glenstre. P. Canal 0. March 101 Glenturret, LHK 0. March 9,
Benalder, LHK for Nati March Atsuta Mard, A. Kobe for E.K. Mar. 19. Aki Maro, A Colombo from Penang Mar. Elenarty. Canal 7, March 12
Benaron, P. Canal 0. Feb. 27, from Seattle March Benclench A. S'pore from V'anestorz &wa Maru, A. Y'ha
Marty In Europe.
Bandorin Hitachi Marz, A. El X. from S'pore March Bangloo, L. H. K. O
Beniswers,
20
Hirano This objection provaled, the Lord. *As a busines, not even mining is Chief Justice holding that owing to a more purely speculative than the writing 7
more remunerative.
LHK 0 Feb. 10.
Benlomond, I HK for March 15
6896.00 m to 7.00p.m...Every 15 minute. | mistake in the drafting of an ordinance of novels as an Art, few ventures Rig) 170 Maru, Lu London Mar. 30 Henvenue, LHKm Nagasaki Feb: 18%
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