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C. P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, AFFRAISER.
AND SURVEYOR
-Public Auctions-"
AHE Underskmed has received instruc
tions to well by Public Auction.
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WEDNESDAY, July 30, 1919,
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Commencing as 2.30 p.m...
thie Sales Rooms, Duddall Street,
A Quantity of
Taluable Household Furniture,
comprising -
Tapestry covered drawing room waite, easy chairs, black wood fire screen, taapoys & Rowerstands, card tables. extension dining.cable, & chairs, side- board, dinner waggon, single & double brass mounted fron bedsteads teak Arossing table & washstand carpets, electric ceiling fans, etc., etc. -
Also
Two Large Steel Safes..
On view from Tuesday, the 29th Inst
Catalogue li he issueri
TIEMY -Cash on delivery,
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CEO, P. LAMMERT, Auctionern
Hongkong. July 25, 1939:
INTIMATIONS METEOR GARAGE
Sole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS.
Automobiles for Hire
and for Sale
at reasonable Prices,
'Phone. 2500.
65 Des Voeux Road Central
* * * * *
The Natural Kilk Food for Infants,
tovalids and Nursing Mothers.. We have just puleirod a large consignment
粉奶冰洲滨
THE CHINA MAIL.
Golofina
EVERY TIME YOU WANT A
GOOD SMOKE.
Sold in Two Sizes
PERFECTOS”
& BOUQUETS"
MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919
NOTICES.
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.
WATCHMAKERS
&
JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansiona.
Agests-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 Pasten: bear the "Roostertabel and are made from Flour of the Bost A Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Ginsen 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.
Tarms moderate, especially for Agenales. Orders executed promptly, THE HING WAH" PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, Hand Office: No. 47 and 48. Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Tel. 1930 & 2230. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Ehanghai, China, Telephone 3386. Branch Factory: Wing Fling Street. Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable Address: **HINGWA.
COPPER QUEEN BELTING
Has. Established a New Standard of Power Trans- mission Efficiency,
THURSDAY, July 31, 1919,
commencing at 2.30 pm.
at Nu Chatham Bu Kowloon.
A Quantity of Valuable
Household Faroitare. Comprising 1-
Teak extension dining table & chaïrų, Teak sidebar & diner
Teak overmantels, mirrors, ren tables, to poys, carpets, tesk Neistents, teak wltokes with bevelled mirrors, teak tiressing tables, chests of drawers, etc,
etc.
On view from Wednesday, the 30ch
inst
Catalogues will be issued.
Torms-Coal on delivery..
GEO P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
Hongkong July 23, 1919.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE ADOLLAR per Share for the six months ending June 30, 1919, will be PAYABLE O TUESDAY August 5, on which dute Dividend Warmanta my be obtained on application at the Com- pany's Office.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WED NESDAY July 30 to TUESDAY, August 5, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares curi be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Actin Secretary.
Hongkong, July 52) 1919.
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Ice House Street
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Branch Opposite City Hall
Tycos
TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTS
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A reputation for quality, halli
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
KIPPERS! KIPPERS!
JUST RECEIVED
A New Shipment direct from
Scotland.
65 cents per lb.
FOR SALE..
POSTAGE STAMPS
to
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Obtainable at allTM
High-class TOBACCONISTS.
This Advertisemat is sued by British-American Tobacco. Co., (China). Ltd. “
LIVING AT HOME. .
THOUGHTS FOR THOSE ABOUT: curtains are taken down from the
TO RETIRE.
THE COST OF LIVING.
me that they get offers of from 60 per cent, to 80 per cent. more than they gave for their houses and if,, in the course of spring cleaning, the
windows, it is assumed that the house is becoming vacant and passers by ring the bell and ask if! the house is to let!
People with limited incomes who have no particular ties at Home will find life easier and more confortable in parts of Asia than in Europe. From all accouars the cost of living is now higher on the Continent than in England, where you can at least buy most things if you have sufficient money (Cheese has lately been un- procurable, but that is exceptional.)
WILL OF ALLEGED MADMAN DISPUTED.
KAMANANA.
HALF-A-MILLION INVOLVED.
In the Probate Court recently be fore Mr. Justice Coleridge, a dispute with regard to the estate of the late Mr. Francis Arthur Davis, of Lady's Wood, Malmesbury, Gloucestershire, said to be worth £554,000, who died on March 14, 1918, was heard.
The will was disputed by Major George for Frederick Davis, the elder son, of Adam Street, London, who allegedundue influence on the part of Mr. Alfred Wills, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Sebbard, Gibson and Co., London,
The plaintiffs
were Mr. Alfred. Wills, Mr. William Francis Mason
Charles Sedgwick, Mr.
Ralph Higgins, and Mr. Francis French Davis, who, as the executors, pro pounded the last will of the decased, dated June 16. 1908, and a codicil of March 30, 1912.
Where there are children to be educated residence in England may A home correspondent in the be a necessity; likewise the proximity course of a reply to criticisms. In the of educational facilities. Furnished Malay Mail writes: The general apartments-either good, bad or in cost of living, ie, rent, food, coal, different; generally the latter is clothes, boot, travelling, stationery, about the best that can be hoped for etc., etc., shows no general decline in such circumstances. If no educa at all during the past six tional facilities are required, some, months-2 small reduction on thing a little better than a labourer's one article being
counter cottage in the country would serve. balanced by increase on another. But this would be deadly dull in the For instance, the price of veal has winter. more than doubled recently. Boot makers say that in all probability the price of boots and shoes will go up instead of down." Everybody expects to pay more for their coal in the near future. Whisky has gone up from 9s. to 10s. 6d. a bottle. Second hand furniture and motor cars fetch 50 per cent. more than original cost. Tailors in Sackville Street, Conduit Street and Saville Row ask from £12 to £14 for a lounge suit; but the big
I am got talking about people who and cheaper firms elsewhere ask at least nine to ten guineas for any want champagne, motor cars and
Evidence was called by Major material worth having; and in the other luxuries, but of those who have provinces a provincial cut may be been accustomed in their childhood Davis. His sister, Miss Jessie Flora obtained for eight guineas. But, as at Home and in their life in Malaya Davis, stated that her father was not much of the material, which has been to comfortable homes. These are in a fit state to make a will. He was, made of late is so obviously inferior people who will feel the great change she declared, a murderous madman. it may be when they come, to retire on less. He would have killed every one of to pre-war material, economical to deal with and pay the than £1,000 a year. It is one thing them if he could. Major Davis said ORDER to with an for after to come Home and have a good time that he was in such a terrible state all it is better to pay £12 for a suit and spend every cent saved and that he set mantraps and put up which will last twice as long as one coming in as full pay or even half barbed wire round his place, and pay.To settle permanently is another openly stated that his object was costing £8 or £9.
thing altogether. I said in a previous killing.
No. 10, Wyndham Street,
Hongkong..
P. U. Box 620..
JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
CHERRY & 00,
FEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel.
"Pelephons "No. 491.
Hongkong, March 20, 1914.`
V.O.S.
(PARLIAMENT BLEND) FINEST LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.
HOTELS AND SERVANTS.
COMFORTS IN MALAYA.
Sir Ellis Hume Williams, KC, for the plaintiffs, stated that Mr. Davis had divided his fortune into seven trasts for his several children." The defendant, Major Davis, was the eldest, and he took under the will a seventh share.
letter that professional fees hai rot. Miss Davis, cross-examined by Sir The shortage in hotel accommoda. appareatly been increased. I find, Ellis, said she looked upon it as an tion is certainly not confined to however, that both doctors and extra sign of madness that her London, although, no doubt it is more dentists are in some cases now asking father had left his property to his marked there. The point to be re more. One guinea for the smallest children, because he did not like membered is that the shortage: ex-stopping and this by no means in them..
tends to fiats at less than six guineas the vicinity of Harley Street. Three The Judge: You are taking £1,500 a week, small houses and apart guineas instead of two for a special a year under the will, of this man ments.
ist's advice. Taken singly all you call a madman. Do you justify
The Judge: Are you aware that' if this will is upset, you will line the £1,500 yearly - am ignorant, of these matters
-
I have been visiting families I knew these advances may not sound very that in your conscience?-Yes, well before the war. In one case terrible, but the sum total has a very considering what I have suffered. I there are still two servants in the real significance for families with virtually starved for seven years. house and the wife who is nearly fixed incomes. seventy has still to buy and carry It is always difficult to convince MACGREGOR'S home her own meat and groceries people who do not want to be con every day-the maid is too young vinced. And it is easy to say: "Oh, and the cook declines to do it. In we can, do what thousands of other Sir Ellis pointed out that it was another case where two servants had people have to, da vizi, cut our coat on account of the action of Mr. been kept, there had been neither according to the cloth." The F.M.S. Alfred Wills, against whom undue housemaid nor cook for two years, is not a very good training ground influence was alleged, that, witness In yet another and larger house where for this line of procedure. There received £1,500 yearly instead of four servants are kept, the, offer of people demand and get more cloth | £500 a year. £50 a year for a cook has met with Judging from the fashions of to-day Miss Margaret Julia Davis, the Lo response for five months.
aome ladies are rather fond of youngest daughter of the testator, People who do not know anything skimpy, not to say diaphanous garsaid she always regarded he; father about it may say "Oh, we shall be ments, but to be in the fashion is as mad. quite willing to take a little £40 to not the same thing as being either Mr. Sedgwick, one of the executors | £50 a year house a street of small happy, or comfortable. Which of the will in dispute, stated that in as somewhere in the outskirts of reminds me that I have seen young 1938 the testator was a very good Vibia." Well, these are just the women going in the morning to their business man, quite clear mentally, hour to in London are looking for front and back that a: first sight one subur. that ten thousand permanent daily work in dresses cut so low bath and a strong-willed in.
The defence falled, and the Julgo reside People who have and do was inclined to believe that they pronounced for the will of 1933, and today this class of property have to'd, were on their way to a dinner party, the codici.
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& Co., QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
HONGKONG,
Sole Agents for: HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA."
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Hotel Mansiona.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,
Operating:-
THE HONGKONG HOTEL THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL
(opening in the Summer öf 1819)] THE HOTEL MANSIONS
Office premises!
LTD.
The leading Hotel in the Far East. The coming seaside resort of South
China.
The headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, and the leading American business concerns
The Hotel Company having recently extended their cold storage plant and institated motor transportation, are specialising in outdide catering such as banquets,, dances, pimies. etc, and are prepared to supply all necessary equipment, decorations, furnishings, and music.
Quotations may be obtained on application at the Hotel Main Office, or representative will call or communicating with
Telephone No. 483, Catering Department. Telephone. No. 1873, Maniger.
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THE PEAK HOTEL.
1,500 Feet above-Sea-Level
16 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of--
BLAIR.
Mrs.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION
ALL ELECTRIC TEAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting Europa Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System. throughout. Best of Food and Serrica:
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PALACE HOTEL
1
KOWLOON.
;)
(Twp minutes from Star Ferry).
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CARLTON HOTEL,
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ICE HOUSE STRZEE-
Under American Management. "Nios and quiet yet only a few minutaé walk from this Barker and Dentral District. 13 Bedrooms, Prestiens Cuisine, scrupulously clean. Moderate, Tarms Monthly and Family Ratca on application to the Proprietress. Launense moet Passenger Boats.
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