FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913.
G.
AUCTION
PUBLIO SUOTION,
Hughes and Hough PATLAR AND CONDITons of the letting
AUCTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
AND ADMIRALTT.
General Auctioneers
150
Share, Coal and
General Brokers.
26
PROPRIETORS
"TO-KWA-WAN"
COAL STORAGE.
Codes" used:
ABC 4 & ŠTE EDITIONE.
-AL, Tezkgrapine Cone.
Telegraphic Address MEIRION HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PEE Vadersigned have received (patroc tions to sell by Public Activa
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEASED),
2
MONDAY, the 99th December, 1918. at 230
at their Salos Rooms, No. 8, Das Voux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,— SEVERAL Caxes of JAPANESE WARE.
b Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the day of December; 1913, at the Dfloes of the
GEO. P. LAMMERT
AUCTION
PLANT HEREDITY:
Continued rum pay 2).
EVIDENCE OF MANDARING
**In rium of'kke, remarkabin pilocie,
SHARE & GENERAL BROKERoduced by withholding the curly un- | light from thene planta a promising line
of rowenaith, weenied to be to try and former:
PUBLIO AUCTION
Fublic Weeks Tepartment, by Order HE. Undersigned has received instrus Excellency Administions to sell by Public Aqetion tering the Goverment. of Ons Lot of CROWN LAND at RECLAMATION STREET, Yau nati, in the Colony of
MONDAY,
Hongkoux, for a term of 16 years, rita ito 29th December, 1913, commencing the option of ranewala: a Crown Rame to be nized by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ona further turm of 3 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
G..
Boundary Nicapurvrenti (approximate)
K
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136 5,546
(about)
R.
PERITO ADOTION.
Annual Kent
1604
p.m.PARTICULARS and Conditions of the
# Comprising :- Tea Sets of 3 picces, Tea, Caps and Saucers, Bronzo Vanes and Catudlesticks, Jardinieres, &c.,
Also
2 Chaos of Assorted 3izreTY.
TO BE BOLD WITHOUT RESERVE, Y On view Saturday, the 27th.
HUGHES & HOCOA,
Auctioners,
Hongkong, Dec. 23, 1913.
PUBLIC
AUCTION
1. SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET
الله
Sweaters Jerseys, Cardigan Vests, Socks. Singlets, Shirts, Hats, Umbrellas, Rainguete, Boots, Shoes, Gloves, Linen Collars, ebo., 4600
TAKE-Cash on delivery.
GRO. P. LAMMERT, - Auctioneer.
1574 Hongkong. Dec. 23, 1919.
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planba to protect, thamalves from the intenso, rays of the inton,sun that sp peared to ba, distressing to them. TWO
ressons made it goes. "Pifidons to start
COULD NOT PUT FOOT
TO GROUND
BANKS
ONGEONG A DEAN
Through Rheumatic Fore". BANKING CORPORATION.
Now In Perfect Health.
Dr William Pink Pills
•*. Effect A Rapid Cure
Day In Ceylon
There is no more painful discuss than Rheumatio Sever. Beidse. My ordinary
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20 15,000,000
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£50,000
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will be understood then that M. D. P. de Silva spoke in all sincerity. Gebbay Eng. J.. Flummer, a when he said the it was impossible to P. H. Holyoak, Bay. Hon. Mr. B. Bhallins po too warmly the medicine Dr. G. B. Lauren, E. AS Williams Pink Pily for Pale People which resoed him from the state of misery in which this dreadful malady had boki him for
had reduce note, "Rheumatic Bever Imo tra mental and physical wrack," said ha, bat within six weeks Dr. Williams' Pink Pills drove the Rhen- matin right out of my system."
A drab th
CHIMP MANAGER Hongking-N. J. STARB
MARAGHE:A
Shanghai-4. G. STEPHEN.
Lorsor Banks --LONDON COUNTY AND Wariningvar BANE, I MED,
Homurang KIARES ALLOW ELAN On Current Account at the race of Two
the experiments with nasturtiums, shafaya ymptoms, such as: henry) AWONDE, ffiras being the number of their varioties, thin, constipation, and loss of appetite, "rheumatic paina shoot from jaint, bo joins and the second, the firelihood of their and Habite limb, eansing ndhagony that Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Uhairman. athing speciality amsitive to solar radia: the patient bal alterly prostrated and dash Fdaland, Esq. W. 1. Paitende
tion, in view of the fact that Linnaous
Ms & Coots, Beq.” daughter had made the observation that the fowars gave us a fuminous omana A ÚCANTITY OF
tion after a hot, thundery day. MISCELLAN BOUS GOODS, ult of shading the sturtiums for
CONTAINING :-
swa yunca in a certain bed from all direct rays of the sun af certain hours of the day, while allowing them all other Light, the ordinary scarles and orange kinds changed into mauve, with the exception of ena plant, whose flowers were changed the deepest carmine, with velvety- blue markings on two of the petals, A
·Pretoria the mauve variety was quite sion, r. de
by profes unknown and it proved a trao, mutation, Silva.in am- rn known instance having, coeurred of plojed in its. roverting to the original. Further, the Chief ́s good from the carmina plane that wan Engineer's
Qfica, Cayl brought to Tork and own thers under on Govern- glass under similar conditions of sunlightment Ral fa those made use of in Pretoria produced swaý K Co- Us mauve variety. Subsequent experi- lombe, "My ilimesa beran nienta showed that seeds from gisats of)
three years this variay after the second your may be the ex ¿ATO. 150 5 AIMAI VILLAS," adjoin-planted in any aspect and will come true,plained. OLDESTUE Kimberly even if sown in such different climate bou. I Road, Kowloon,
those of York and Pretoria. In the war contin- Apply to PAL & Co. 79, Wyndham Strog, or 4. Abdoolrahim, Architect, it has been possible to obtain from by 1878- same way, by varying the hours of screen ally being Prostrated
Mr. M. D; P. de Sivá, (from Photoraph). 34 Queen's Road Central.
1451 the guys bronze old-gold colours, rishness, pains in and tenderness of the Hongkong, NOT. 25, 1913,
varistice of rose-salmon, and varities of joints and in the mosoles of my back. salow desh colour. Is is of Interest to her became so bad that for days at a time | note that these color changes in the could not leave my bed. My appetite
rnished completely
Night was a time of fowers appear to be related with
absolute torture for I could pet sleep with other changes. Thus, the seeds of the the pains Medicines failed to bring me mauvą, variety are frequently of a purple relief. No one knows the intensity of the colour. There appears to be a fondeney rullering I endured during the many
TO LET
TO BE LET.
(FROM 1ST JANUARY NEXT)...
.
lethug by Public Auction Bale, to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of Dec- cember. 1913, aut Sr., at the Office of the Public Works Department, by Order of Eis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of the right to Quarry StoneODOWNS.
on the following Lots of CROWN LAND around Kowloon Bay, in the New Ter- ritories and elsewhere in the Colony of Hongkong, puriod of one year com- mercing from the lat day of January, 1914.
Particulars of the Eota..**
Kegistry No.
Lonity.
Sandien Rand, Kow Jordan
mon quarry Lot Band Kow
•APRIO | Tepet Anninal Con Crown
dilek Dugaany Lot
Hok Th
3.40 1,850
→ MATAR KOR QUALITY
MA TAR
470
-654
1577
KOL
du.
10. 113K2
let No. 8.
arry Lou
Ma T
'1,34 250
5.30
618
Jooh.
4 Yanti Quarry Yaamat!
Lot No. 11
108
2.00 DOU
quarry Lat. No Kok A15.
14.58
1,00 1,800
*1273 3,500
TRE Undetxigned huvo received instruc TEDD from Mr. HearANY. BRIMANY
to sell by Pable Auction,
TUESDAY,
the 30th December, 1913, at 2.30 p.m., at |
his Residence, The Cottage,"
No. 126, Barker Road,
THE WHOLE OF MA
Ta Nut Too Wan Quaresi Sai Tao
Lot. No, 1 to 10
Chen Lok Kai Cher Lee Query Los No. 1 Kot
14 Sau hi.. Wani Nena Ahi
WAH,
17 Mal Qaar Tent Ta
MOL 1
REF
*
Full Particulars and Conditions may ba TALUABLE HOUSEHOLD obtained at the Offices of Pablic Works
Departament
FURNITURE
thrain contained. Comprising:-
Hall Feraiture and Dining Room Suite | by well-known local firis (practically new); Indian Carpet and Rugs, Music Cabinets, Pictures and Paintings, Chinese and Austrian Vaess, Curtains, Polsa, sta Double and Single Brass-mounted Bed- steads and Bed Linen. Teakwood Ward. rabes. Washstands, Dressing Tables, old, (pro itally new), Pantry and Ertebe Utens, including Large Dinner Service, Flata and Cutlery, complete set of Crystal, Tea and Coffes Services, eta..
Aizo
A numb of vaty fine wicker Chairs philteredju Leather, Grandfather lock,
1 Lrge Brase Electrolier and Fittings, Planta in Póta, oko,
44
Full Particulars from Catalogue.
On view 29th from 11 x.m
Terms;—ås usual.
33
MUGHES & HOUGH,
Artioneers, Hongkong, Dec. 18, 1918.
ji
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1369
1.
THE Undersigned have received instruc-
Thom to sell by Public Auction.
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 31st December, 1913, commencing at 1.30 p.m. at their Sales Houma, No. B Dos Vœux Road, Corner of
{
Ice House Street,----
A QUANTITY OF 5 VALUABLE TEAKWOOD
AND SUNDRY BLACKWOOD:
FURNITURE $0. As follows TEAKWOOD Dining and raving
30.
&a
** vio Ba qužbanjem i
1570
PARIS TOILET
No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
(UNDER THE ANTUZ, HOERE)...
THE AIRDRESSING
THE Leading LADIES & GENTLE- SALOONS IN THE EAST. MaHufacturers of SEVES DES ALPES, pronounced by those who use it the beet Harwash to prevent the falling out of hair.
J.). SCPIESS, Proprietor. Hongkong, Oct 24, 1913,
NOTICE
1301
HIGH-CLASS PRINTING
BOOK BINDING
TO LET.
94, WANGHAI ROAD. 153, PRAYA EAST.
OFFICES in hing's Building.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY.Co., L. Hough one, Nov. 29, 1915.
TO LET.
FOCK-BOOMED HOUSES in Granville Avenue and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloos, Cheap rentals.
SEOP with Godown attached, Nara ROAD, Kowloon.
+
months this Insted.
| per ostik.“per annum on the daily vilanem. -
· On. Fies Deportes
For, 3 months 2j par neët për anaz
*
19
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5. J. STARE
Chip Manager
Hongkong, Ont. 11. 1913.
HONGKONG BAVINGS ·BANK,
18% betres of the aberra Bank tesude 1. dusted by, the HONGKONG AND CORPORA JNCHAI BANKING
ON. Rales may be obtained on ap lion-
the
INTEREST on depoutta la slowed van minimum monthly balances at
3 PER CENT, per anamm. Depositors
ING BUBINESS: tranmate
VIRE ACQUURWS opened on the
OBECHER RECEIVED, find for one SINEVA per annum or for shorter pickedly al rates which may be undertained on application.",
BILIS NEGOTIATED & COLLETON ĐÀ MALLY maki KALEGRAREIS-RETAG TANCES made,
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFT. granted on all the principal cities Int World.
· THE BANK 4: CIROULAR INNOVERE OF CREDIT are available all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS ÓF OF Damedi.
PURCHASE: And SALE of Shouka nad Share fached.
TRAVELLERS OBROKS sabed, 11
GIO. HOGG,
Hongkong October 21, 1919,
ERLANDSCHE HA MAATSURAPPIJA
(Nazountants Trannes Sooners).
ESTARTIERED 1894.
way" banafar så their option balances, of AqpZHORTMEN 1100 or more to the HONGKONG AND
aan.
H
For the Hongkong and Shangba Banking Corporation.
S. J. STABB,
Chhat Manager. Hongkong, roly 1, 1913.
151
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JAPITAL
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50,000,000-(£ 5,000,000.
7. 45,000,000m (£ 8,750,000.-) FD8152,188, = (L·
HEAD OFFICE-AMIKSDAM. HEAD AGENCY--BAZATIA, BRANOHES! Blogapore, Par --dhanghai,–Bangoon, Samarang, Boumaba
Djember, Charlben Tegal, Falangu Tillatjap Boerakarta. Djorjakari
to the plant to develop additiona!On several occasions I had come across whezis of leaves with a view, possibly, articles in the papers giving details of how |
protecting the reproductive organo, acute cases of Raeumatism had been.DOEN- JHANGHALI BANK, to be placed, on as incrase in the foral foliage taking pletely cured by Dr. Williams Fink Pills. FIXED DEPOSIT & PAR CENT, per 862 the place of the colour by which the But I thought it impossible for them
sensitive arary is usually protected. told me that they had done him, personal eure such a bad caes as mine until a friend Several of the nasturtiums have grown ly, wonderful good This friend's recom- two or three spurs er have lost the spur mendation was sufficient to make me give Within altogether, a-modification that is trans Dr. William Pink Pills a trial mitted in the seed. In these flowers the two weeks from starting them the pains
bed
practically, gone from my joints and petals have been modified, as many as back, my nights were restful, my appatita Within six six sessile potals or four scesilo and two had improved" amazingly, unguiculate rising, instead of the normal weeks they had driven the rheumatism two nesaile and the unguiculate. Other right out of my system. I am in perfect modifications have also been observed."
health now, dad, undoubtedly, to the curatire powers ocutained in Dr. Williams Colonel Rawson emphasised that his Pink Pills, and I asy too much in object in these and similar experiments their favour." has been to ascertain the cause of vario-
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Poople tion under domestication, and he claims are a proved remedy for a diseases due to that the system of screening he has impure watery blood and disordered.
nerves, such as Rheumatism. Sciatica, PAID-OF CAPITAL adopted departs but little from the com-Nestalgia, Indigestion, Nervous Dability & KATE FUND ditions of ordinary domestication, and ¦ Ansemia, and the ailments of ladies. From medicine vendom everywhero, mad the Dr. that variation bas reuited.
Williams' Medicine Co., 84 Szrekuen Road, His experiments appear to throw light Shanghai, one bottle for $1.50, six-for $8/- both on the cause of colour variation in pianta and on that of correlated variations.
TELE OHARTERED RANK OF INDIA, Radja, (Achsen), Mac, Band L
Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Wharf.
Apply to BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Hongkong. Nov, 22, 1818
TO LET.
EIRION, Nos. 3 & 10, Faak, un Murnished, 6 Rooms. Cheap rental. from 1st December Newly Painted and Colourwa-hed.
*ROGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon; unfurnished.
No. 68. Paak, MOUNT KELLETT, (Church Mission Society Bungalow) from 1st October 1913 till 30th May 1914, partly furnished, Cheap rent.
1 CAMERON VILLAS No. 80 Pask, to leb farmished for 1 your from 1st May."
No. 6 CAMERON VILLAS, No. 59 Peak to let farnished for one year from 1st May 1914"..
“KELLETT CREST" No. 66 The Pesk. from Ist March 1914, partly furnished."
"No. 19th SHELLEY STREET ".
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· FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business tesaancied.
FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 yr or CURRENT 1000UNTS opened and
shorter periods as rates which will be quoted on application,
A. SHEWETT,
Acting Mamm Hagic. Apr 9, 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
in structure and colour, The nasturments it should perhaps be pointed out tiums that were stilt fowering in his that Colonel Rawson does not claim any garden and conservatory when the pras originality for drawing attention to the representativo risited him illustrate the importance of aspect in horticulture. He Lines of his work. Thus in the case of believes, however, that his work is en- two plants that were screened with a tidy new in associating aagers with, the pista of iron och had two flowers with kind of sunlight that reaches the plants, yo spurs and reo sessile petals Instead in chewing quantitatively the importance of two, while one had a third flower with of the early sun, in proving that certain aux petals instead of five. In the conseeds fall oven to germinate unless tizis servatory he was able to show the repre- falls upon the ground in which they are sentativo a screened plant that for three sows, in tracing the colour-changen. that generations has borne Bowers with pants undergo by Beruening, and the way two spurs and three sessile potale instead in which acterations of colour and struc. of the normal two do the Colond Baw toro are probably ecerelated, and in de Authorised Capital... son has succeeded only in ons instance monstrating that these acquired barne- Subscribed.... in getting a sand from a two-spurred tors can be triunited in the seed. A Paid-up tower to germinate. Its flowers have further point to which Colonel Bawan Reserve Fund... given three varieties of sports; in some draws attention is the discontinuity that cases there are one pure yellow and four manifests itself in the changes produced, red petals, in another four yellow and the types not merging, the one into the onored, and there was addition a
other but appearing as true mutations HARTING and BOGATE, on part of whole branch with yellow petals. This produced as a result of change in the markable spert plant appears in Colonal environment but being transmitted by Rawson's opinion, to throw a new light the seed Hitherto gardeners have been on the caso ce the famous fabu inclined to regard the sun's influence Cytisus adami which, wit be remed: upea vegetation as duo to changes in
FOR SALE OR TO LET.
(From 1st November 1913.) No.-1-GOUGH HILL, Mo. 103 Peak Bungalow containing Drawing, Diuing and Smoking Rooms and five Bedrooms. With ground for Tennis-Court.
- FOR
SALE.
Kowloon Infand Lot No: 115£
Apply to
OZINGIRARD & DAVIS, -64 Floor, Alexandra Building, Hongkong, Doa, 17, 1213.
THE CHINA MAIL.
POLLON.
-
81 bered, has puzzled botanists from tempoesture and in the intensity of the isof that it gave a branch of purple fight, but Colonel Rawam appears to flowers among branches of yellow ones have brought kaward a primos facis case and also had some flowers in which the that the quality of the light is vital yellow and purple were mixed so as to factor in determining chango, and is fchm buff-purple. Another curious doing so he may perhaps have opened suit has been the general tendency among up a new line of attack on biological
problems, Communications relating to news should the naturtiums which have hat their colours constantly changed by screening be addressed to-Ems-Horror,
to sport in various directions. During Correspondents mast forward "thals
this year the nasturtiums which bsa ammes and addresses with any commentes
been screened last your were allowed to tion addressed to the Editor, not nosomarly for publication but as evidence of good Bow themes, and they have given she fresh, varieties, not seen before in fan experiments. One of them in the wok known T. coerulouza, zoseum, which has been fired by gardenera. To prevent misconception as regards the experi
fith.
All matter for publication should written on one side of the paper only.
Ne anonymously signed communication that has already appeszedă în suy olhar) will be inserted
as
Letters relating to business should THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE, addronend to The EscenzasT:
Room Baita, Upholstered Armchairs and DOSE AT "Bolas, Carpets dud Rugs, (now), Brass and Bra-mounted Bedsteads and Cute, Bed
Room Suits, Bureaus, Wardrobes, Wash
Boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining
Order for exte
slands, da, Dining Room Furniture, Side-BOOKS "E PAMPHLETS A SPECIALTY Mhould be sentar som as poss
Tables and Chriri, etc., sto., 4 Dinner and Dessert Services, Orockery, Sandry Glass Farm, Cooking Stores, Kitchen Utecals, Catlery & Brass Fenders and Firs Brases, Brass Curtain Poles etc., ate, and ** few pairs Blankete
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Two Old Obines Blackwood Cabinets, lectric Reading Lamps, ate. 1. Marble Clook 1 Typserite (portable), Aundry Chat cam and Bilver Ware, and Piano,
Catalogues
we will be instand.
HUGHES & HOUGH
TH, 1913,
Circulars,
and
the supply is limited. Usah 10 ctare
20 star per oop
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mente on Pricao 22
should be sent to the Unios ham Street not inten
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