IC. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR.
-Public Auctions-
HE Undersigned has received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,
THE
ON
TEURSDAY May 19, 1918, commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at No. 3 Patel Villas, Top Flat,
A
(Kowlooo).
Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,
(Full Particulars frora Catalogne).
Ou view from Wednesday the 28tb
datans.
די
Term-Chab on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMEKT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, May 2, 1919.
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FRIDAY, May 30, 1918,
comimsacing at 2:45 pm...
"at Meirion "No. 5, The Fesk,
▲ Large Quantity of Valuable. Household Furnitare,
comprising -
Teak batstand with bevelled mirror, teak hall cable, writing cable, bookcase, Marble top octagonal table, Landher eavered arrachairs, Lacquerel tempoys, fosk screens, Gramophone, Copper coal Auttle, Cartains, Pictures, Wall Plates, vstes and ornaments,
Btc.. etc..
INTIMATIONS:
THE CIHNA MAIL.
METEOR GARAGE W. D. & H. O. WILLS
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
34
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.,
Teak extension dining table, dinner 26, Des Voeux Road Central waggon with bevelled mirror, glaas
binets, ice chest, cupboards, Dinner
Services, Glass-ware, etc.
Teak and Iron bedsteads, teak dress- ing table with bovelled mirrors, ward- robe with bevelled glass doors, machle top washstands, chests of drawers,
etc. etc.
Also
A Fine Selection of Fine Canton Blackwood-ware:-Curio cabinet and stands, lady's desk, side table, arm- Hower chairs, wittes, joes table, aranda, tempaya, cake stands, etc.
And
A quantity of Maider har ferns in pota and plants in pots.
Da view from Thursday the 29th. sistent.
Catalogues will be issued, Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer..
Hongkong, May 22, 1919.
on
SATURDAY, May 31, 1919. commencing at 11 3.12.
at No. 1 Austin Avenue, Kowloon. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furnituro, (Full Particulars from Catalogue), On view from Friday the 30th, inst Terme :-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMENT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, May 26, 1919. -
MONDAY, June 2, 1918, coromercing at 11 am,
at Blue Building gedown Ja, Waccbai, of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd
705 pieces Mild Steel Angles "x3"x3"x 18/92'
+ piecos Mild Steel Angles
{" x 3" x 3" x 22
184 pieces Mild Steel'Angles 5/16" x 3" x 3" x 3'
3 pieces. Mild Stool Angles *'15" x 3" x 3" x 20"
and afterwards st. 3 p.m.
at No. 16 godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.
(Kowloon).
38 places Mild Steel Plates
5/16" x 3' x 10' ..
16 plecos Mild Steel Plates " x 5' X 10'
46 pieces Mild Steel Plates
xx 10
10 pieces Mild Steel Plates
" x 6' x 12'
30 pieces Mild Steel Plates
JI
d!18" x 5x lạn
3 pieces Mild Steel Plates 3/ic" x 1x8'
(stored in No. 11 Passage) 40.pièces Mild Steel Angles
-} ====} { "_x_1} "x 16/22
$3 places Mild Steel Angles
**" x 2"x 18′22′′
61 piecos Mild Stool Angles
}" *}") * £ƒ” x 18'2'
(The above stured in No. 2. Passage)
á casts 20 G Bright Wire,
4 casks Zino Sheets Cauge,
7 4' x 8'
The abovo stured in No. 23 Godawa)
Terms: Cash on delivery,
GEO; P, LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, May 23, 1919.
SINGING & DANCING LESSONS.
and MUE" N G. DOBROS“ dre
M. prepared to give Singing had
Dancing Lessons to Ladies, Gentlemen And Children For terms- CARLTON HOTEL.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
SAVE YOUR CLOTHING FORS & CARPETS by storing them in our Cold Stored for the summer nonths where no maths or vermin can attack them.
For particulars as to packing and rates apply to
THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE, CO., LTD.
HIGH GRADE
"Embassy"
NO. 77 CIGARETTES.
THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE
Embassy
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The World Wide Popularity la based
p. Larir unquestioned exceßenera
CAN BE USTAINED OF ALL HIGH CLASS TOBACCONISTS. IN TING OF
21 AND 14 AND 59283 op 11
W.D. H. O. WELLS BRISTOL
LONDON,
ON SALE AT ALL STORES.
This Advertisement is larued by British-Azericus Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd..
Phee your orders early
tog
THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
FLAGS "ot:
- "Ponugah and the
ALLIES
hemmel ready for use
for
PEACE CELEBRATIONS nt moderate price.
GRACA & 00., No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620,
Hongkong,
MEE CHEUNG
PHOTOGRAPHER Ice House Street..
All Photo goods supplied
Films, plates,
Balf toning papera,
4
Velox papers.
Just arrived.
Branch Opposite City Hall.
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
SIR. T. BRAM DON'S SPEECH
IN THE HOUSE
Speaking in the House of Com- mons after the presentation of the Navy Estimates, Sir Thomas Brams- don, M.P. for the Central Division of Portsmouth, said that as the repre- sentative of the principal naval port, he appreciated all the points which had been raised. They were grateful to the sailor and the marine for their
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 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,
ALL our Pastes bos: the "Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Best A Quality containing a large percentage of Glaten. Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour Gluten is easier to digest and contains more nutriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.
Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World.
Terms. moderato, especially for Agencies. Ordera executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No 47 and 18, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Tel. 1999 & 1930 Principal Factory: No. 1, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone $335. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street. Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable Address: "BINGWAI"
KEEN COMPETITION.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
Please notice Tae Breezy Garage is giving Special quotations with the latest und newest design CARS ON HIRE for the coming Season.
7 passengers $9.00 per Hour.
CHANDLER
HUDSON SUPER SIX
OAKLANDS
.
$7.00 $6.00
1
Wise patrons never go wmag once they decide to patronise ds. Weekly or monthly trips can be arrangert at the Office.
THE BREEZY GARAGE,
OUR MOTTI
Drink less patent medicine and take more motoring.
81, Des Voeux Road Ceutral, Opposite Central Market. 'Phone 8499.
Just banded a large stock of Goodyour and Goodrich Tyres and Tubes
at lowest prices. Sizes 34 x 4 and 32 x 4.
Please Ring, Write or Cull
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Mr. TANG TSUN,
Fruprietor and Manager.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
CURLING IRON
ALWAYS HOT, NO SOOT, NO FLAME HEATED EVERY TIME THE SAME. WESTINGHOUSE COSTS LESS FOR CURRENT THAN ELECTRIC WARE · LIGHT:
U.S. AND THE WAR.
GERMAN SHIPS GIVEN UP.
EVEN HELP3
YOU FR 583 YOUE
HAIR.
FOR SALE BY :
On the morning of March 25 the
WAVES YOUR HAIR, OR CURLS IT RIGHT.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
TEL 114.
[By T. R. Jernigan in-N. C. Daily 'News.]
first of the surrendered mercantile CERIN, DREVARD & CO Some of the gentlemen who have fleet allocated to Britain arrived in Leith roads, namely, the Burgermeister been edifying the readers of the von Schroder. The vessel came from Shanghai newspapers on the subject Hamburg, and will be followed by of the 'European war and the partithe Kigome and other ships. Alto- cipants therein. would seem to have gether 100 ships are due to come to forgotten that the American Govern Leith in daily batches. ment also declared war against the German Government, furnished a larger number of soldiers for the battle lines in France, and defended a longer line of battle than any of the other Allied, nations, except France herself.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
In a report to his Government
available for military duty, and that when the Germans made their last
advance, in March, 1918, the British army in all France was less than the actually attacking army of the
Reuter's telegrams received on March 25 announced the departure of twenty-six Hamburg steamers from. Cuxhaven and several others from Bramen. A steamer with 7,000 tons of fine wheat is expected to arrive at Hamburg.
Two large ships of the German mercantile marine, the Cleveland and Patricia, which have been handed over by Germany, have arrived at Cowes flying the American flag. Others
The
are expected daily. ships are lying anchored in Cowes Roads, in charge of three United States destroyers.
great services during the war, and he was delighted to hear the First Lord speak upon the wark those men had done. In order to show the Marshal Haig writes, that at no time gratitude of the Admiralty and the during the war did he have more Navy to these men he hoped theythan 900,000 soldiers in France would treat them liberally on the question of pay. That was, however, a question which they could safely leave to the Admiralty, and he expressed his strong trust and belief that justice would be done. The men wanted to make their own representation to the Admiralty on
by the American Secretary of War armies could not have kept the field the subject of their grievances, and it appears that General Pershing had longer than a year, nor could Ad the Admiralty were afraid, he
on duty, or the firing line 1,300,000miral Beatty have safeguarded the supposed, of rebellion. They made American soldiers, and that when seas with the magnificent navy he a mistake, however, and he was glad the Armistice was signed the Am commanded. that the proposal to take the menerican Army was next to that of into consultation had come from the France in available numbers and Admiralty themselves.
strength.
enemy.
In a recently published statement,
He felt sure that-the new system. - In this connection there is no inten which had been adopted would meet tion to institute an invidious com- with exceedingly satisfactory results.parison, but rather to submit a
The often repeated reminder that. American soldiers could not have reached France at all without the aid of British ships, is wholly unnecessary, Americans know that, when war was declared, their
ORDER in Portsmouth he knew the men reminder, for the benefit of all con Government was in need of ships.
CHERRY & ¤0%; ́
PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hobil. Telephone No. 481.
Hongkong, March 20, 1914.
CRICKET
He understood that the Naval pensioners had sent a petition to the Admiralty, signed by some 10,000 of their number, and they called atten- tion to the amount of their pensions and the bonus, and the present purchasing power of money. He hoped the Admiralty, with the assist ance of the bugbear, the Treasury, would be able to get over the difficulty, and grant to those men that which they ought in justice to have. The same also applied with
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but the British ships were never Better employed for the safety of Britain than when transporting American soldiers to France. The statistics, however, show that 48 per cent. of the soldiers were transported in American ships, and that the passage money of every soldier carried in ships of other nationalities was agreed upon and paid by the American Government.
were looking forward to this proposal, carned, that the American soldier and they were prepared to give it a was really in France during the war., fair trial. He trusted when the final and in greater numbers than the report came to the General Commitsoldiers of any other nationality of tee that the Admiralty would make the Allied people, except those of the the increased payment retrospective. nation whose soil was invaded. It would not be fair were it otherwise, It was graciously admitted by one to keep those men out of their money writer on this subject, that American so long, because their loyalty to their soldiers, did arrive on the battlefield country had been beyond all praise, in time to tip the scales of war and they should give to them that against Germany, but should it not justice which was their due.
be known to the well informed, and That Government has neither candidly admited, that it was the asked for, nor accepted, gratuitous American soldier who stopped the assistance, and is not in the habit advance of the German Army at the of constantly parading in the public. Marne, drove it back across the prints any special services it may river, and thus prevented German have rendered to a cause in which batteries from being favourably all engaged fought with equal valour placed to destroy Paris by shell fire? and such splendid heroism. But if And it is not the soldier with his any single achievement of the Ameri- rifle that, alone wins a war. The sol can Army Was to be named, its skilful dier must be fed and paid or else he is marshalling and Intrepid bearing at soon disabled for fighting and will go the battle of the Argonne Woods would home. Long, before the American appear to merit exceptional mention. Government entered into the war the It was there that an American Allied nations received their principal Army, of greater numbers than had supplies of food and money from ever before been seen on a battlefield Americans, and if such a source of under the American flag, was mar- supply had not been available, the shalled by General Perating in units war, in the opinion of recognized which enabled him to out-number the authorities, would very probably have Germans on every part of the field ended in Germany being victorious. and to drive them to defeat. In re- It was the American farmer and porting the battle, General Pershing banker who sustained the Allied na states that if the signing of the tions as materially did their gal-Armistice had been delayed three lant soldiers in the held. The same days he would have captured the authorities have not hesitated to German Army of 500,000 men, and write, without the supplies he is supported in the statement by
rica the Allied ; military stratéginfo.eus
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AT
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FOR A LAME BACK.. WE
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!! J. H. TAGGART, MANAGER,
THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above Sea Level,
15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of
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KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION
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J. WITCHELL, Manager,
PALACE HOTEL ·
.. KOWLOON.
(Two minutes from Star Ferry),
Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Chisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Rooma. Terms moderate Special terms to families on application to
Telephone E. 3. Telegraphle-Add"; "PALACE"
J. H. OXBEREY, Propriotor-
CARLTON HOTEL.
(THER ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONY,) 10F HOUSE STREET.
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