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C. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, AFTRAIER AND SURTAIDA
-Public Auction.
TR.Ged P. Lammert has received.
MB
Instructions from the Mortgagoo,.
wall by
"UBLIC AUCTION,
On
FRIDAY, the 13th day of Deo.,
at 14 oclock noon at his sale rooms Deddell Streat.
The table Loazehold property registered at the Land Office as Sect- ion of Inland Lot No. No. 309- together with the messunge erections and buildings therson "known at No. 177 Queer's Road, East,
The premises are held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 499 Feare
Annual Crown Rent 16,00.
For further particulars and condit
tions of sale, apply to
LO AND LO,, “
Solicitors or to
GEO. P. LAMMERT;
Auctioneer.
INTIMATIONS
PALATINE INSURANCE
PANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in England).
--
COM
TE HAVE This Day been
WE
appointed AGENTS for the
above Company, in Hongkong, and Are prepared to accept FIRE KISKA on Building and Merchandise st Current Rates.
HASTINGS, HODGE & CO," Hongkong, December 3rd, 1918,
FOUND.
YOUND In Kowloon a long haired Black & White DOG. Breed uncertain. Licence No 745. Owost can have same by applying the Palace Hotel, Kowloon,
HONGKONG, ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
BY
T1.
OY Kiad Permission of the Military Authorities a DANCE l be held on SATURDAY, the 7th Instant at 8.30 p.m. in the CABARET. DANCE HALL, Marray Parade Ground. Tickets of Admission, including light Refresh- ment, at $3 per head, will bo obtain. able at the entrance. The “Offent connected with Heather Day and the Fair requens all ladies who assisted in these fanctions to attend as their guests. :! 4|
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Any surplus funds after expenses are paid go to St. Andrew's War Charities
Late Trims and Ferries will be arranged.
There will be ho Auctions, Raffles
or other Organisations.
The Refreshweta will be expplied
by the Eongkong Hotel
P. TOD,
Hoa, Secretary.
HONGKONG POLICE
RESERVE.
-FANCY DRESS (CALICO) BALL. CITY HALL, FRIDAY, DEC. 13TH, 1918,
9. R.M.-
TICKETS: Members of Police Reserve... $3. Non-Mambers.
Free.
-Ladies
TICKETS may be obtained by or 1 through Members of the Folice Reserve only Applications must be made in person to the Iaritation Com- mittee at Headquarter Clab on "and after TUESDAY December 3rd, between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m. Applications by letter will not be attended to...
Calico Fancy Dress is not compulsory. Other Fancy Dress or ordinary Evening Dress may be worn. Prizes will be given, however, only, for the most original costumes made of Calico...
The issue of Tickets will CLOSE on TUESDAY, December 10th, but at an etcller date if necessary."
Hongkong, Nov. 1, 1918,
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INTIMATIO
METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire and for Bale
at reasonable Prices,
*Phone 2500.
65 Des Vœux Bold
Central
BARGAINS:
40% DISCOUNT.
FOR LADIES', DANCING
SHOES.
A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Vaux Road Central.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
CENZESE!
CHIEST 11
CHEBSE!!!-
Adds variety to your diet and is. Healthful Food.
American Cheese Cottage Cheese. Franch Goulommier
Picnic Potted
ERECTOR.
The Toy like structural Steel:
A Minature of the MECHANICAL WORLD' you will never grow tired of making ERECTOR MODELS because
'it'e the most FASCINATING TOY
in the world.
GRACA & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Toys, Postage Stamps, Flower, and Vegetable Seeds, &c. &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street,
Hongkong P. O. Box 620,
PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE
EXPORTERS,
SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION – AGENTS,
Agencies in
NEW YORK, SAN PRANCISCO, U.S.A
- Branchps: CANTON
ARGHAT
YOKOHAMA,
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975
HEAD OFFICE : Kme's Buromas, HONGKONG.
HOUSE inong re-chang Boad. HOUSES on Blameet Chaton.
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
TO LET
HOUSEFIK Kautan
Apply
HONGKONG LAND ENT & AGENCY COLL
JAPANESE-AKBES,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ORDER
The
THE CHINA MAIL
Three Castles
Virginia Cigarettes
MAGNUMS
WICHOWIIIS
Bristol & Lendon
same sweet
Three Castles " Virginia Cigarette you have always
noked,
made in a larger size,
Ask for the
Magnum siz
DECEMBER
ES
G. FALCONER & CO. LTD
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansic
Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,
ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, _______KELVIN'S __ _NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,
ENGLISH SILVERWARE direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.
SHING KEE CO
SODA MERCHANTS, *** IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
Caustic Soda, Soda Ash Muriate of Ammon of Soda, Rained: Bicarbonate of Sada, Mina and Soda Crystal, Bianching Pawdar, Bulj
·Sulphate" of ammonia, ato." ato.
ALWAYS IN STOCK.
32, DES Your ROAD WEST, HONGKONG.
"The larger
Cigarette with Pedigree"
BC The Wins OnQL*
This advertisement in insund kỹ the British-Americas Tobsono Co., Ltd.
SUMMER TIME..
Summer time ceased and cormal time was resumed at Home at 3 am, on the 30th September, when the clocks were pus back to 2 a.m.
EX-SWIMMING CHAMPION.
The Australing ex-swimming champion,. Cecil Healy, died gloriously at the front. He belonged to the Australian division that captured Mont St. Quentin. At the head of 500 swimmers Bedly attempt ed to swim across the Somme in order to take the enemy's positions in the war The enterprise was successful, but the leader was hit on the forehead before reaching the opposite bank.
KIMONOS FORBIDDEN IN HONOLULU.
SHANGHAI BOY SCOUT).
JOHORE STATE COUNCIL.
Amtication in the Johore Govern-
The Shanghai Branch of the Boy Scouts Association of Chinament Gazette states that Fit High- ness the Sultan, with, the concurrence flourishing condition. It comprises 13 troops, with 23 cffcers and 320 scouts of His Excellency the Governor of the The annual meeting was held on Nopem. Straits Settlements, has been pleased
appoint Bic. William Norted Garle to ber 29 as No. 51, Bubbling Well Road
be an Unofficial Member of the State, Council for a furthe; period of two years, with effect from July 1, 1918.
"YANDALS " ON BEN NEVIS.
"Some mountaineers who have been bu the summit of Ben Nevis report that the observatory on the top of the mountain is rapidly falling into a ruinous state
NEED OF ROADS FOR BURMA.
Adequate rallways and ronds, remarks Sir Harvey Adamson, late Lieut-Gover The windows and doors have been dam-nor of Burns, are one of the two great aged considerably, and some of the wood- work broken up by reckless individuais is order to make a Sre. Bain and snow have found their way into the interior with disastrous resulta.
needs for the development of that Pro- vince. To serve an area of rearly 381,000 squsce miles Burma possesses only 1,509 miles of railway. The length of metal. fed roads in the whole Province la put down on paper as 2,100 miles but most of these roads, says: Sir Harvey, are not worthy of the name, One' mile of road, mostly very inferior, to eve
every 100 SLURPE A successful test of telephone com- miles of territory canot be deemel etis
train
despatcher's factory even for backward province, munication between
and Barma is certainly not backward, made
SUCCESSFUL TELEPHONE TEST.
lang
office and a moving train has been by the Canadian Government. The de
R. Morai, Consul-General of Japan, has forbidden his countrymen in Hocolulu,to Weer kitsotos on the streets. To enforce bis order he has had the Sheriff swear in M. Nishigaya, am attaché of the. Cot sulata, e a deputy, and it will bẹ the latter's duly to arrest Japanese men whose embodies features that are said to appear on the streets in Himanas on sharge of wearing improper clothing. Japaness women will be allowed to enn. tinue wearing kimonds in public, as, their mode of dress is not held to be offer sire.
GREAT BRITAIN AND HOLLAND.
make it usable in a practical way. The track is used ps the conductor, "and the electrical current reaches the moving trait through its wheels. The test was made and Humphrey's between Anticios Station, New Brunswick, on the Canadian Government Railway.
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
INDIAN POLICE
The Secretary of State for Indis is prepared to consider applications for sp pointment to a limited number of posts in the higher branch of the Indian Police from young men between 19 and 25, who have served yt HM Force, dur- ing the war, but whose services, owing to wounds or other muses, are not now
required by the Military or Naval aubon view Caudidates must have received a good education such a might be expect-
Is is reparted officially that the nego tiations in Tondon, between Great Britain
Wa regret, says the Finang Ozzette," ed to enable them to qualify for end trance to the B., College, Sandhurst, and Holland have led to the following
bear that as Mr. H. R. Haamer, and must be physically fit, for service preliminary ogretmont The Netherlitant on Cheric Estate, Labu, India, involving constant riding. I'm lands may fetch from England immoli Negri Sembilan, who we understand was ther pardealers and forms of applicat ately; 10,000 tons of wheat, 2,000 boushortly to take over the reig
of cocos, beans, 6,000 tons of korosité, met with his dain in trage cizum
6,000 tons of benzine. 1,000 tons of oils,
stances on Saturday, 2,000 tons of gasoline, $17,000 tons of
www long the Tabu sulybats of sodium, and Chill salpete and soap and 2,000 tons^6% gynites. The Netherlods will receive also 8,000 tous of tanning materiala, and large quantities of woolen and soiton yarns and woollen and cotton clothing, and 4,000 Lous of other cottot
PAUL'S,
Feder
the Bettie:
may be
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CONFECTIONERS
· & CATERERS
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HOT“andTourd DRINKS,
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DEALERS ING. Gimbals and Orange ** Blassamento American: Chooniatas. ****Assorted Fancy Cakes.
'Á DIREKAJ SHOWS OLE. Porr UzFICE SVÍLDING, Qomen's Boad' à Pedder Street,
HOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
GRILL KOOM
J. H. TAGGART
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level,
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Manage
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION
LL ELECTRIC TEAMS Past Entrance Electric Fitta Fans
A European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Dood, and
dress VICTORIA"
elephora 27.3%;
Lolograplno
WITCHELL Managers
PALACE HOTEL
Co minutes from. renovated and refurni
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
ader
lative pow
CARLTON HOTEL.