G. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR Public Auctions
THE Undersigned hus neered in
structions to sell by Public Auction."
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TUESDAY, Jandery Si, 1818, Commencing a 2.45 p.m.,
at his Sales Room Duddoll Street,
Studebaker 7 seater
Touring Car (6 cylinders).
1 "Studebaker" 7 seater
Touring Car (4 cylinders). The above are in-fine rooning-con- dition being practically now and heve electric starting and lighting systeme,
On view: Now, TerCash on delivery.
GEO, P, LAMM EXT,
Auctioneer.
INTIMATIONS
METEOR GARAGE
Bole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire
and for Sale' at reasonable Prices,
'Phone 2500.
65 Des Voeux Road Central
66
THE CHINA MAIL.
"Embassy
Virginia Cigarettes
Finest
Quality
The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies
an
ideal of the manufac- turers to produce the finest of Virginia Cigarettes.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1919.
NOTICES.
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansions.
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,
MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,
AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.
LL our Pastes bear the "Roostar" label and are made from. Flour of the Bost A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour: "Gluten is easier to digest and contains more autriment-than Starch-Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.
Large quantition have been exported to various importans cities, in the World.
Terma moderate, especially for Agencies Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD Head Office: No. 47 and 45, Connaught Road, Central Hongkong'; Telephone 133 Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3385. Branch Factory: Wing Bing Street Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable address: "Elingwal
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·AVEDNESDAY, January £2,
018.
commencing, at 11 am..
at No. 22 B Nathan Road, Kowloon,
A Quantity of Valuable House-
hold Furnitu e,
(Fall Particulars from Cabalogan). On view from Tuesday, 21st ist, Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
- Auctioneer! Hongkong, January 15, 1919.
on
THURSDAY, January 23, 1919 commenting at li a.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street A quantity of Valuable House. hold Furniture
Comprising:
Tapestry & Moruceo covered couches & chairs, blackwood armchairs, durk, wer stands, tenpuys, tables & stools, teak overmantele tenk bookcases derks, Japanese water colours, vases, ornaments, carpets, raga, etc., etc."
Teak extension dining table & chairs, teak side board with beveled mirzoz innor wagon, ice chest, dinner i
dessert services, electro-plated & glass ware, cutlery, ele, etc.
Double brass & brass mounted iron bediends, teak single and double wardrobes, dressing tables, washstande, chest of drawers, etc,, elo,
'Alao
1 Silver Teaset,
1 Pianol Piano,
Gant's Bicycle,
And
1 Grand Piano (in good condition)
by Collard & Collard. #1
Ou view from Wednesday, 2nd inst.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, Jan. 16, 1919.
TEMPERATURE plays an important role in everyday life
Tycos
KODAKS
- & FILMS
Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing Undertaken.
A. TACK & CO..
26, Des Voeux Road Central
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
..BUTCHORS MEATS:
Beef, Mutton, Lamb. Rabbits, Hares. Sausages,
Purity.
Brawn,
Fressed Beef. Excellence
YOU WANT
to complete collection of Macau Stamps Ceres issue
WE HAVE
just received from Lisbon
cents and 16 cents
STAMPS.
GRACA & CO.,
DEALERS IN
FORTAGE STAMPS, PORT CARD, SIZDA, Toys, ... &
No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620. -
Hongkong
Embassy
SIR D. HAIG'S PRIDE.
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
WD&HOWILLS
BRISTOLA
Luring her four yours of wie Scotland- has added the most glorious page of all so her bistory, and to receive the freedom of her great capital, the city of my birth, is a source of immense pride to mac.”—Sis Douglas Haig,
Embassy
VIACINIA CIGARETTES
40,000 STEPNEY ALIENS,
As the result of a house-to-house "can› vas in the borough of Stopney it has been discovered that there are about 40,000 personi, who, by reason, of being aliers, are not entitled to be placed on the Parliamentary regter,
COLONIAL DISPENSARY.
FANCY-PERFUMES,
EAU DE COLOGNE,
TOILET 8OAPS,
MANICURE SETS.
SUITABLE FOH PRESENTS,
COLONIAL DISPENSARY.
Sold in tins of 505
14, Queen's Road, Central.
also
10's
packets
BUGLERS.
A bugle competition, open to all buglara in the British forces, took place in France
August 2. There were a large nan ber of entries, including some who had been for 12 years in the Imperial army The winter was found in Bagler Leste Napier, of the New Zealand Expedition urg Fored, who scored 176 out of 180 During the your all-a Irali which magis, the nest highest being 26 points A large number of be needed to demobilise the Americaus
behind. neroplanes will be available for pational service.
CIVIL AIR JOBS.
Alter the signing ci pare the strength, of the ASP Ministry and the Air Force! will be reduced.
U.S. ARMY UNIVERSITY.
I all probability they will be in France the U.S. Any Educational employed for the currying of mails and Commission purposes maintaining it ex- påssenges in countries where transport tensive civa truining system there. Pro- in poor.,
It is not anticipated that nobilisedegsor Jobs Erskine, of Columbia Univer- pilots bobling senior positions in theity, has gone hind to gather 2000 1.A.F. will have any d'ébits in Sudiig tenchers for the Army " University in gond jahu With aviation cotrpanies.
the fit. The curriculum will be con- prehensive."
"NO BEER'
PROTEST.
There were some exciting scenes at Abertillery, Arizdur, which, kad zu foundation whatsoever, was circalating to the effect that the police were responsible for restricting the beer supplies, whereas the fact was that with a few exceptions no beer had arrived in the town. "A large
The main purpose is to equip soldiers for trades and professions when dis-rowd of men. proceeded, to the police
CANTON COOLIES SUFFER.
Canton Gow has 1,227 riskshus provid. | bansted.
PATELL & CO,ing plant for 2,700 coolies who have
ORIENTAL PRODUCE LEGE ZUMEXPORTERS,
THERMOMETERS
Lave made history. They have aided the world to progress. In the laboratories of the Teas factories the masterminda of applied science bave wrought into accurate, unfail- ing forms representing defcala mechanism which have ad- vanced the world's great in dustries, brought safety to ocean travel, safeguarded its bealth of men," and brought about a thousand other on- ward steps in every walk of life.
In the manntactate of Instruments which are made focavery purpose, viz., Temper. am Indicating, Recording, "Controlling, etc. sl. require
ments for service purposes will be found fully provided for and met
15vili today for literature, Address Tylor Instrumein Companies
Rochester, NY, U. BA. There's 1" Torr monetes fut very
MARTIN'S'. PIOL STEEL "PILLS
108
Arsch Ramady for wil I magulsatilga 3 bounds of Lachendesen kap. 1:201, of Martin) Prada, the hưura, me thakan Cha Sesa am, of my Tokelarity, of the System A 4 árkalp dust may be adminimus Thong whe
MORE SUN AU Cheats and Storm person, Kiskamme boat, the Weich, we' past, free Ar
MARTIN, VÄRRin, Mosthampton, fugi
› MARTIN'S
PIOL STEEL
PILLS
to rent their rickshes from Li Hong Company, a concern holding the mono
THE M.B.E.
station, and created & disturcance. They demanded that the public houses should be opened and forthwith went to the dif ferent public houses and forcol the lawi-
poly of this form of public traite. Two I know some good ladies that got up some louls to epen the doors. The crowd was coolice nelly would rent one ricksh
Por which they juy seventy cente. For a gool cause, as you can see,
SILK"MERCHANTS,
COMMISSION AGENTS.
Agencies in NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, U.B.A.
Branches —
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CANTON;
YOKOHAMA, “
- BOMBAY,
HEAD OFFICE: Pauser's BUILDINGL HONGKONG.
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
kunir,
And they got the old M.B.E..
hostile to the police. Whenever a police. man as scen he was listed and hooted.
A ricksha man makes but little more But other folks gave them the money, you Eventually the police, in charge of Supt. than half a dollar a day and, after paying the rent; gets very little for his daily ring. The prisent high west of rice is causing no little hardship on these poor | Inuman" beasts "of burden,
THE AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN.
The result of the seventh Australian War. Loan 1139 1 subscription of £12,677,040, and the total is expected eventually to exceed £1,000,000 when the final returns are made up. The total thus equals that of the sixth loan. The bumber of applications"was larger tasa for any previous issue, the total being 223,853, New South Wales heading the list with 72.292applications £10,006,026, with Victoris showing a total number of applications of 71,010 for- | £13,980,905. The seven war. loans raised
in Australia bare amoenteri „2180,001,040, ***
VISITS TO BATTLEFIELDS.
for
I know of soxas chaps who made speeches
and said:
"J
We can't be attacked from the sea.” And though they didn't help to defend us
ut all.
All the same they were maile. M.B.72.
"
I know a good chap who just went to the
wer,
And died defend you and me: Bat for all that he gave to his country's
enure,
They 'dn't make bim M...
LISLE VIN.
NATIONAL PICTURES BACK.
Hundreds of the nation's treasured
Hy Lewis, panded the town. On one occasion they were surrounded by the demonstrators but no active hostility seared.
In the night a workman urged the crowd to go on strike unless the licensed houies, were opened as in pre-war days.
SILYER.
When the British forcés penitrated into the more thickly-populated parts of Palestine-Jerusalem, Juffa, eta—there was absolutely no geld in circulation is any counge. Silver was the current specie, and so highly was it prized that a Turkish £1 note (and even a British note of the same denomination) was worth only about 8. With the quickenei prä.
to paintings belonging to the National Gal-pensity of the native-people to boardrup
The Press Association is informed by
that which was of the greatest valve at
tery and the National Portrait Gallery have been released from the dug-out the moment, silver itself became exceed.
at Aldwych Tube Station, where they ingly scarce. To get over the difficulty have been for two years as a precaution the British Government sectioned, the Egyptian banki to issue a five-piastre rote against damage by air raids.
They have occupied a spare platform (worth 1), and such was the effect of
ORDER the secretary to Mosas. Thomas Cook and which was built at the some time as the that move that the natives emptied their
CHERRY & 0021
PEDDER STREET Oppaite Hongkong Hotel
Telephone No. 401.
Ecogkong, March 20, 1914.
Son that they already have their arrange rest of the station and then bricked in, hoards of silver coin on to the market, ments in a practically complete form for the scheme for which It was intended not until there was a positive glut, and it was not an uncciomon thing for "satives to visits to the various battlefields by Chose being carried out. who have lost relatives and friends in the Crowds of people burrying for tabe trains acest soldiers and ask them if they war. Of course." said the secretary, sad liits turned to see the pictures being wanted change for their notes, the reason it is a little too early to state deficitely brought from their funk-hole." The being that the banks in Piletina recogn what we shall do, as it depends on the passages of the station were lined with ined the British five-piastre note, but not facilities which can be afforded by the priceless works of art. Himpica of others the Turkish all ver money. redways and the number of motors placed were obtained as they were transferred to at our disposal by the authorities. We the lift for return to daylight. have, however, a considerable stuff of our The precious possessions of the Victoria meu perking at the front, did when they are at Berty we shall be able to grapple with the matter in a most expeditions
omaner."
and Albert Museum, South Kensington, are stored in a wallon, deep-level/plot form at South Kensingten Tube Station and so far have not been removed.
WINGARMIS
THE THE OF
Telepaone No. 000.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGART
* MANAGER
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level,
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of
Mrs. BLAIR.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION-
| LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Past Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, "Bot sad Cold Water Systems throughout Best of Food and Service.
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Telephone 373. Telegraphic. Address - VICTORIA.
J. WITCHELL, Manager.
PALACE HOTEL
KOWLOON....
(Two minutes from Star Ferry).
Recantly renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Ear and Billiard Boume. Tormis moderate. Spacial terms to families on application to
Telephone K. 3. Telegraphic Add: “PALADE.”
J; H. OXBEREY, Proprietor.
CARLTON HOTEL.
(THE ONLY, AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY.) ICE HOUSE STREET.
few minutes
Under American Management. Nice sad quiet yet only wal from the Banks and Central District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, scrupulously clean. Moducate Terms Monthly and Family Bates on application to the Propristress. Launches meet Passenger Boats,
Talographic Adrew #CARLTON "
MRS.F. ELCAMERON.;
BLUE BIRD
CONFECTIONERS
CATERERS
ICE CREAM PARLOUR
TANG YUK, Destiat,
· Knorantur, to
the late BLUNTING, 14-D'AQUILAR STREST.
TERME VERY MODEHATE Ocnsultation fruo.
Wo
HOT and COLD.
DEINES
* -
DEALERS IN
Gimbals and. Orange
****** Blosadz
American Chocolates. Assorted Fancy Cakes.
DED POST OFFICE BUILDING, Queen's Bord & Paddlez Hirvek,
VICTORIA CAFE, LTD.
~2da Den-Vox Road Central Telephone No. 2387.
guarantee the quality, of our
Broad and Cakes
We use the highest grade of materials
their Manaf olure.