P. LAMMERT.
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR
Public Auctions-
Undersigned has recoved instrio- Cons to sell by, Public Auction..
GD
RIDAY, December 12, 1919,
commencing at 11 n.m.
ble Salon Rooms, Daddell Street, RA Quantity of
Sparlor Quality Provisions,
in first class condition,
Comprising
able fruits, Salmon, Pilchards, Cod- Jam, Pickles Dates, Raisins,
etc. ota
The above will be put up in lots
to suit purchasers) Citace:-Chah, on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, December 10, 1919.
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TURDAY, Fecember 13, 1818 E commencing at 11 am...
bis Sales Rooms, Daddell Stroeb,
Selection of Cashmere, and Feed Suit Lengths, Superior ersonting, Flannel Shirtingg
etc, etc.
And
Ons Lot High Class English Per- mes, (in 2 oz. and 4 os."bottles.) Dae balo: Superior Travelling Rugs, Two csaus Toilet. Soap,
One bale Union Fleece Blankets.
On view from Friday the 13th Dec aber, 1919.
Catalogue will be issued.
Terme-Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioncon.
Hongkong, December 9, 1919.
INTIMATIONS.
ISSUE OF FRENCH 5%
PREMIUM BONDS.
O HELP IN THE RECONSTRUC TION OF WAR. DEVASTATED REGIONS
QUANTEED BY THE
GOVERNMENT, «E
FOUR THOUSANT
FRANCE
divided into Eight Millions
Bonds, 100 trade 0% Pegadin
e of all
deemable in 75 years at fra Loby party toming mounting fra 10000.000,-
arterly a priest of
ONE MILLION FR
Pries of issue frs 405. — Applications will. Taccived by the BANQUE DE LINDO QUINE (THE FRENCH BANK
up to December 11th, 191
L BERINDOAGUE
Maunger Hongkong, December 3, 1919
HONGKONG POLICE
THE HONGKONG POLIČE, Vie
TORY BALL will be held far thei CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, 179 December, 1919. Daseing to com menco at 9 P.M.
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NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMETED NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
THE OFFICES of the above Codi- pany have this day been removed.
to No. 3, Queen's Buildings, (Chstor Bosd).
Hongkong, Docomber 9, 1919.
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (1918) LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the first ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the Company,
INTIMATIONS Quali.i
Nickelplated & White Wars. BATHROOM FIXTURES
Now Stock Just Onpacked
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HOUSE TED POULTRY.
Yard num able to supply our Contoliuci, wash lown fed poultry
to most all demand.
stock consists of Braclecpody Birds which are prine eng,lity and should give
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THE DALMATIAN UNDER
THE CAR
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUS.
curb, and as we passed dart behind our rear wheels. Then there would be a couple of snarls and a shrill yelp of terror, whereupon we would stop alight and with a stilsdn wrench and a pair of pliers drive the bully back to his kennel" We never did this, however, before serious damage has been inficted on
After this had happened, six or seven times we began to weary of it. Of course we could have gone by another street or have tied up our dog, but this would have been a con- fession of defeat. To be forced to surrender to a mere mongrel was unthinkable. Something had to be done...
A Dalmatian dog is a dog that always looks as if he had been play-our Dalmatian. ing under a fountain in Pittsburgh, That is why they keep them around fire engine houses... A white or mauve dog after attending a fire would return badly spotted. The Dalmatian is spotted anyway, so all that time that would be required to wash a white or mauve dog is saved, giving the firemen more leisure to polish the engine and sell tickets to the next firemen's ball.
I never knew just what a dog's duties were at a fire, but they must be important. I never saw a fire engine dash down the street without a dog, usually a Dalmatian, in gallop. ing attendance.
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AVIATION INSURANCE.
NEW AND PUZZLING FIELD TO THE COMPANIES
Į CONCERNED,
Kansas City, Oct. 23-Flying has opened a new and puzzling field to the insurance companies. It has not yet attained sufficient proportions to warrant a table of averages, similar to the American mortality table, upon which to base premium charges. And yet, with thousands of planes in the air, and thousands of men engaged: in this most modern and most hazar. dous form of transportation, there is an ever increasing demand for some form of policy..
It was clear to us that this some
A few companies have made thing would never be done by our, Dalmatian. His pride still prevented tentative steps in the direction of him from taking any part in the aviation insurance. Some are writ battle save that of a bad and coining 1-year, non-renewable term life plaining loser. He would never even policies for professional fliers, and go so far as to retreat to a safer position when the attack was made He just waited till he was bitten and thea howled for assistance,
Several councils of war were held
short term accident policies, similar to the travellers policies sold at railway ticket offices, for passengers. The policies usually cover only one trip. Public liability and pro perty damage insurance for aircraft,
My Dalmatian came into the family because of the march of progress. in vain. Then one day we had an analogous to motor car fublic For three months he tried pathetically inspiration. A friend in another town liability and property damage in to keep up with the new motor fire owned a brisk and ambitious bullsurance, also is being written to a engine, as he had kept up with the terrier, whose weight, and general limited extent: horaes. But he arrived later at fires, appearance was much the same as This insurance is valuable to the and often in the event of a trivial that of the Dalmatian, Next morn-airplane owner of, driver, in that it blaze the returning engine would ing we borrowed him.
protects him from damage claims meet him, tongue extended and drip. Camouflaging him to representa arising from articles falling from his. ping, foam, on his way to answer the Dalmatian was a little difficult, owing plane, or from property destruction alarm
to his pronounced objections, but in bad landings. But the risk' firms with a marking brush and pot it was are compelled to establish their pre-
There is no surer way to bring
about a physical breakdown. than
finally managed. We spent another mium rates blindly. Aviation has not
to attempt stubbornly to do some week training him to follow the yet advanced far enough for them to thing that is beyond your capacity. flivver, employing several beefsteaks be able to determine with any degree Jaded and worn, his vitality reduced
of scientific accuracy the liability of
to a minimum and his morale com-
in the job, were ready. Down the
Then we
such accidents.
pletely broken, the creature would street we went, the false Dalmatian The entire field is fogged with un stand at the door of the fire house trotting easily behind. Over the fence certainty but the greatest risk of as the engine rushed forth and lift bounded the belligerent mongrel, all is in the personal element. The his voice in a low moan of despair, growling his eagerness to resume a safest, most reliable plane made be
It was too much for the kindly long interrupted pastime."
comes dangerous when handled by firemen. He was breaking their We stepped on the gas. The car an incompetent, unfit or a reckless hearts, so they tied a can to him flew forward. The masked marvel, pilot: For this reason insurance and sent him away.
paying no attention to the approach companies are urging either federal One of the children found-him,inz enemy, accelerated his pace to
or state supervision of fliers--that worried- and panting, by the road-keep up.
pilots be compelled to prove their side,. detached the can and brought There was a rush and an impact.physical, mental and moral itness to him in. Rest and nursing soon did. Five minutes later we gathered up handle a plane before being given a wonders for him. In three weeks he the limp form of the mongrel and licence, and that their maintenance was able to keep up with our little laid it gently on its own side of the of these standards be assured by Rivver, which, considering the fact fence. It was still breathing, and, frequent examinations, that his heart and wind were still bad, we learned afterward, made a re- The companies are emphasizing was something of an accomplish covery that was remarkable in view of the fact that the hazards of flying ment. After that he went every. the fact that there were few uneroded are not confined to the men in the where with us, always trotting direct patches on its surface when the battle planes, but that persons over which ly under the differential. As time was over. Bull terriers are thorough. plants pass are in equal, or greater, wore on the dripping grease added a You have to admit that, no matter danger. few spots to his mural adornment, what you think about them. but unless you knew him you never To-day the flivver plies freely back would have noticed it,
and forth along the same street We spon discovered that, unlike The Dalmatian, in his proper person the country from which his ances and out represented by any other tors came, he was too proud to fight. member of the canine family, accupies This discovery, was also made by a his old place directly underneath the large mean dispositioned mongrel i differential. Nor who lived six blocks up the street, As we pass the mongrel Tools The mongrel learned to distinguish fanguidly up from his post before his the rattle of -our car from that of kennel, as one who would say: all the other cars in town. When Well, well! How glad i am that he heard it he would leap lightly have outgrown the foolish effi over the fence, stand at alert on, the gerance of youth",
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Only air planes are being insured. All companies refuse to write policies on balloons or dirigibles filled with the highly combustible gases now used for buoyancy Helium is the only gas which fulfills risk require. ments, and, owing to its expense, it
is not used very extensively, ZA
WALLA WALLA Boats are
and fish, Get then
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