C. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR
-Public Auctions-
THE Undersigned has preived in-
structions to sell by Public Auction,
. Da
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SATURDAY, May 3, 1919, commencing at 11 am,
at his Sules. Rooms,, Ducklell Street.
300 SILVER WATCHES:
On view from Friday, the 2nd May, 1919.
TermaCash va delivery..
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong April 29, 1910.
ON
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 1919,
Sommencing at 3 p..
at the TAIR DRS.
Five Bolers es lved ex 8.8.
CHIYO MARU
Diameter over all 169' 2"*.
Length
Four FurnacES,
IT'S"
Waight about 35 Tons each.
Tormy:--Cash on delivery,
Inspection orders on application.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,, Auctioneer.
Hongkong, April 21, 1019.
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
E hare authorised MR. JOHN
W JOHNSTONE PATERSON to
sign for the Company "per procura- ra "from this date.
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L70. Honkong, May 1, 1919.
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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO, LTD.
Notic
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be held ac the Company's Offices, St. George's | Baildings, on SATURDAY," May 17, 1919, at 11.30 at, for the purpose "of presenting the Report of the Directars fogather with a Statement of Accounts
February 28, 1919, and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER. BOOKS of the Comply will be CLOSED from May
3 to May 17, both ilaga inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBR LIVINGSTON & CO.,
Agenix,
Hongkong, April 28, 1910.
THE CANTON INSURANCE, - OFFICE, LTD.
SOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE THIETY EIGHTH ORDIN
E.
ARY YEARLY MEETING OE SHAREHOLDERS will be held at Offices of the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, the 21st May, 1919,
11.30 AM.
The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER of Members of the Con- pusy will be CLOSED from the 7th May to the 21st May, 1919, both days. inclusive,
Immediately after the ahove men, tivace Meeting the General Agents in purauance of Article 17 of the Com- pang's Articles propose to ask the Consulting Committee to sauction a call of 200 per Share in respect of the monies upon the shares held by members of the Company.
At the same time the General Agenta will also under Article 104 (p) nak for the anetion of the Consulting Com mittee to the payment of a special dividend of $50 per Share (payable immediately after the call) out of the Reserve Fend
Should thase actions be obtained the Transfer Bles and Register of Members, will be CLOSED for an additional 14 days, be 'until and iñelad-. ing the 4th June, 1919.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
Grant Agents. Hongkong, Ay 140, 1919.
NOTICE.
LL PERSONS with the exception A of thess of Chine races desiring to Izare the Colony should apply in person between the hours of 9 am to 17.a and 28.a. to 4′′ p ́m dafy at the FASS OFFICE Post Office Failding.
Applicants will be required to produce Pasaports or identification papers. All persons, with certain excuptimay whe Pain in the Colony for more, then 7 lagi are required to Register, the selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.
The "Penalty for a compliance is A
dine not sxceeding 850
MASSAGE HALL.
MRS. T. SUGITA
MISS HALU
4 Wyrdham Střech
Hongkong.
INTIMATIONS
METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire
and for Sale
at reasonable Prices,
'Phone 2500.
85 Des Voeux Road Central
"PREMO
'CAMERA"
$1.50 only
Kodak Catalogue Free on application.
A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Voeux Road Central.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
SAVE YOUR CLOTHING FURS & CARPETS
by storing them in one Cold Stores for the summer months where no months or verain cair attack them. For particulars as to packing and mates apply to THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD
STORAGE CO, LTD.
UNUSED BRITISH COLONIALS.
WAR STAMPS.
Every unseal postage Stamp pur." chased and retained by Collectors ia a direct contribution to the revenue of the Country. It is a Government security upon which
no interest is payable and which the Government will not be called -wove to redeem.
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GRACA & CO., DEALERS IN *PosTAGS STAMPA, FLOWER SEEDS,
Tov, Posts, &i, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. D. Bor 620.
Hoogkong.
MEE CHEUNG
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ice House Street.
All Photo goods supplied Films, plates, Self toning papers, Velox papers. Just arrived.
Branch Opposite City Hall.
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ΤΟ
ORDER
CHERRY & 00.
PEUDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong "Holol." Telephone No. 49L
Hongkong, March 20..1914/
CRICKET
SCORING
BOOKS
CAN BE OBTAINED
AT
BREWER'S
Price
$2
THE CHINA MAIL.
GARRICK
Selected Virginia Cifarettes
CIGARETTE
VIRGINI BLEND
SOLD ONLY IN
it
AIR-TIGHT
TINS
OF
50 CIGARETTES.
FRIDAY MAY 2, 1919;
NOTICES.
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansions.
Agente 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.
ALL car Fastes bear the "RoosterLabel and are made from Flour of the Bors Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten: Starch and Glutes are the principal components of flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more butriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.
Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World..
Teras moderate, especially for Agendes. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 43, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong; Tal. 1239 & 2000, Principal Factory: No. 71,North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3395. Bracch Factory: Wing Hing Stroat, Causeway Bay, Hóngkong. Cable Address:"BINGWA"
KEEN COMPETITION,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
Pienso notice The Breazy Garage is giving Special quotations with the latest and newest design CARS ON HIRE for the coming Season,
CHANDLER
7
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HUDSON SUPER SIX ezers $8.00 per Hour
$7.00 OAKLANDS
$8.00 Wise patrons never go wrong ones they decide to patronise us Weekly or monthly trips can be arranged at the Office.
THE BREEZY GARAGE,
OUR MOTTO
Drink less patent medicine
and take more motoring.
3, Des Voeux Road Central, Opposite Central Markst.1
*Phone 8100...
„Jast knded a large stock of Goodyear and Goodrich Tyres and Tubes
OBTAINABLE AT
ALL
at lowest prices. Sizes 34 x and 32 x 4.
Please Ring, Write or Call
TOBACCONISTS.
This Alsferisenátu. 34 ¡sued by British-Ameriera Tobaken Ca (China) fo
BRITISH SHIP SALE CONDITIONS. NOVEL STANDARDISED SHIP.
The malitions wohler which quizens' The steamer Way Mergee which ure permitted to British ships brought in 43300 tons of silt to ek † 15 years old and ward to foreignerscutta from Adenon April is a sph stjate that the sellers naus place darlised vessel. A few other stad a centrues for the buckling of a shindandised vessels previously visited within the mathe of the date of Calcutta, But the peculiarity of the sak. The sale of an old ship does steamer War Mangue is that she is Tingle "the the vessel will enjoy the first vessel to visit Calcutta, the Tumeliate treedom from requisition, bow and stern of a high are alike. If, however the sessed in regained by bine trewn, owners, will receive full
Takke. Delivery to foreign buyers, will be poignitted until elre vessel is tread fromm "requisition.
THE LOST CORD.
CUNARD LINE AND THE BLACK SEL
With the removed of the embargo onstypents tes Black Sea ports, the Cunard Line are ading the The tops of vetting will appar-Constantinople, Odesis and oth
Fecratio, from Loadou to Sayma ently die hard.
Their day a lady Black Seu porte, sailing about end sí entered a suburban laundry office cond
February, This Breacid; from: Liver- asked very earnestly for the returns of the cord, with which her last con
Ixal
will sail about middle of March Signup of washing Tank Leen Bented.
The airaz st office-girl's concilip tory lembik that the request was rither, impossible gommed the good landy's indigiapie
"But ! "Toist have it," she insist of use it as the my gutains back with."
SCRAP OLD, SERMONS!""
THE TOLL OF THE SEA.
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It is reasonable to suppose that the lignes giver by the Sunderland Branch of the Natal Seainen's and Firemen's Union, with regard to the esmities used by enemy action, are typical of the whole of the sa poing fraternity: The figurds are an eloquat al tragic testimony of the gallant part played by our. Merchant Service during the war, lawing that
gibens of the branch were in- erned in Germany, 150 have been torpedoed or mined, inany of the
EDITH CATELL.
When the boily of Miss Edith Cavell is transferrel, in Engintal, will be placed a gus-currage Trawn by six black pres
gard
of honour will be fam'shed by the 5th Division, and men of the same division will line the route from the Brussels Tir National to the Midi Station. The route will be through. the urch of the Cinquantenaire Lulee, and the central streets of Brussels
PASSED MAYES
successful in dir examinations for The following candidates have be certificates of competency before" the Board of Trale, Hongkong, during March
H. Alerton, fint ute, stea irp.
A Neiken, first uute, steamship. | 1. H. Evun second mute, stendi ship.
J. Y. Sorley, second mate, steun
sough
H. A.Melk, second mute, steam- ship.
V. Dickinson, second runte, steam- ship, temporary.
H. Bilwell, second minite, steam- ship. Tempomry
There were thres inilares string the month.
HOW HISTORY 19 MADE.
In miswer to a question put in the
House of Comuns the information
Sweeping reforms were advocated by Mrs. Woods, wife of the Bishop St Peterborough, at a discusion by the Diocesin Evangelistie Creanti: ou **Is the Church worth keeping
two and three times, 06 have lostus been vouchsafe that the war tlasir-lives at sen, and 85 have died services of all battalions of the Army They must scrap all seles
ure in course of prepuntion, the material—military, civil, educational store is the result of enemy action.
id Mrs. Woola. Je tere be no
It is interesting to note that the system being as far as possible to tuore sermons which sounded is if umrch is of opinion that the ship. I write the records of battalions in the they were written 50 years ago.
ownes love dong their part in the order in which they cease to exist. fight they not ask that some of the Payment of compensation, but are reason why this particular sys pressing for further compensation to She supposed some would be hori.be secured front Germany. fed, but she would love to stand. i
old notes Ee burned?
the pulpit and ppiaselt. (A Voice? Why not?)
EISNER'S ASSASSINATION.
INFORMATION RECEIVED."
tem was adopteri hus not been, die- closed, but we are informed that the writing of these narratives is in volved much research, and that fer only some 209" of them"-háse wen issued, Maling with battalions disbande! and demobilised in th learly part of the war. It lap timera- Mr. Bonar Lavestijnte tuli fem, tolerablyceriden tits the at- Buch pestion put in the use of talion catinuing to form the Ba Comment costs a guinea" to answer gule Army are not key to be nile, The assassination of Harr. Kurt may easily be within the furk, forte per the nurrutives of the Elsner, Socialist President of the inany of then involve the collection operations for Bavaria Republic, is an unwelcome of exl information and series of time. We all know how many re
some considerable i piece of news, and no rational being telegrams bufor the departmentgiments were contained in the old mould sook to juslily acts of this contumel in the matter can frime u pre-war Anny, but few of us have eply. Then there is the expenst 'ol | been able to for any even approxi typewritter copies, the printing of mute cetinate of the number of bas the question in the prders of the talions these leve produced during Diy, and the final report of question the last for yours and a half, Let
til answer in Ind.
us put the number of British Arany
kind.
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Picturesque in appearance, fisher was certainly piquant of speeck
ius, when coupledey rushal into prin crying, Dean with Elsner (77 Aid reply to the venul Fenetionaries
On one day this week, of 189 pages, buttalion at 2,000, and let us en- your Press. My reporting the paglings of the quirs though some military Mem only regret is that was over House of Commons, 70 were devotel ber of the House of Commons, who jounalist. I'd not dire ag for to questions. More questions are are the experienced historians who anything the newspapers say."One put in the House now than ever cro compiling these narratives of wor wonders if any member of the titled before, which is partly explained by services and whether they have Bees Arro Volley family, which is pro the emilation of cut, and selected for their possessicit of lite vided the murderer, was behind the partly by the antura! catusiasm of ary style or for their skill in the rapi newspaper attucky.
nany new members.
manipulation of the typewriter 2
Mr. TANG TSUN
Proprietor and Haunger,
AMERICAN MANUFACTURED
Westinghouse
LAMPS
For Sale by:
GERIN, DREYARD & CO
Tel. 114
MOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM
J. H. TAGGAKT.
MANA GRE
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 TEAMS Pen Entrance, Electric Lifts, Faca sod Lighting Europe Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Sy tre throughout Bant of Food and Service
Telepatine 373. Telegraphic Address :— Victoria!"
J. WITCHELL, Vasssgr.
PALACE HOTEL
KOWLOON.
(Two minutes from Star Ferry)
Recently renovated sad referuished, electric light ̈nd how throughout and cutirety auder new management. Cuisine under the personal superviniz of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Booma Terme moderita Spanial ierus, to families on application to
Telephi K. 3. Telegraphic Add.: "PALACE"
5
J. E. OXBERY, Propristo
CARLTON HOTEL.
(TEI GILX AMERICLẦN HOTEL IN XXX DOLORE,}" ICH HODAY STEFET.
Jodee Amoriosa Management. Nice and quics, yet only a len mbot AE- walk from the Banks and Coutral District, 2 Bedrooms, irelloni Czidine, scropolously cload. Modeste Term. Monthly and Family
So applicamon to the Proprietress. Launches mové - Fassenger - Honing-
Telograptio ́A idrees CARLTON
BLUE BIRD
CONFECTIONERS & WATEREES ICE CREAM -PARLOUR,
TANG YUK, VANTIT,
Bacoor to
the ista SIEN TING, 14, D'AGUILAR STAT.
(TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.
MES F. E' CAMIBOX.
HOT and COLD DRINKS.
AL30
"DEALERS IN Gimbals and Orange Blossom
Amerioan: Chocolates Assorted Fancy Cakes
OLD PONT OFFICE BUILDIN Quest'a Bond de Pediat Kizusi,.
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION.
18, Morrison 121 Rond.