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TUESDAY. JANUARY · 11, 1921.
Bughes & Hough
4 POTION KRKA
General : JONGSTE Share Coal and Generai Produse Brokers and Commission. ACONTE
PROPRIETORS
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445th Edipimas .A 1 14.raphie God-
Talogosphic Aren' DOROT MELATONF
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Cindargued hav's resulted intras
theme to sell by Publia Aunties. (For woodent of the concerned)
on
SATURDAY, Jancary 15, 1921, at 12 noon, at their Sales Ecoms, Sc. & Des Fox Road, Corner of Ice House Street. Twe thorough bred Polatars
As follows pr DANDY" Ever and white dog, 3+ years cid, By Field trial-Winner out of a Field Trial Winner.
"GLORY" Ever and white pointer bitch, 2 years old, both dogs imported from England this year. good prarters. and sold only because owner is leaving
the Colony.
On view day of sale
TIME:-Cast-
ROGH & ROUGH, Auctioneers #Hongkong, January 10, 1991. -
(For Account of the Concerned),
ON
WEDNESDAY, January 19, 1991, at 10.30
at No. 3, Peak Road, The Syspry HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Plate, Linen, Curtains
dtc.,
dc.
therein contained. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Ou view day of sale. Terras
*
Ch.
HUGHES & HOUGE
Auctioneers Hongkong, January 5, 1991.
FOR SALE.
THE Undenigned have received in- stractions to sell at their Salas Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Camper
of Ice House Street,
Easyslopaedia Britannies In (28 Vols) Herenth Edition, at CAM. fornia Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH.
Auctioneers, Hongkong, January 3, 1921.
EUROPEAN AGENCY,
HOLESALE Indent promptly Woated as levanto
for all British and Gouticental goods inlading
Books and Stationery, Boats, Shone and Leather, Chemicals and Druggisbe Sundrime, Chiza, Earthenware and GlazeNATE, Oyeles, Motor Cars and AccesowTTER, Drapery, Millinery and Pinos Grade Fancy Goods and Pesfamery. Hardware, Machinery and Feals Javellery, Plate and Watches Photographic and Optical Georia, Provision and Ol' S
etc. exc.
Commision 21% +++ Trade mounts sin wed. Special Quotations on Demand. Sample Cases from £10 spoords. Orangments of Produse Gold on Account WILLIAM WILSON & SONS (KATABLISHED 1814)
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To arrive shortly, large
quantities of White Glazed Tiles, also Cast
Iron Porcelain Lined
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DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.
OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION.
A MEETING, to which all Old Boys are invited, will be held at the SCHOOL on TUESDAY, Jary 18,
· 1921, at 8.30 p.m.
Agenda To ELECT" COMESITS and to Discuss PLANS for the year.
V. T. FEATHERSTONE, Headmaster.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TO LET-IMMEDIATE OCCUPA- this year's RACE MEETING TION—A FEW THREE ROOM- will be held on the 23rd, 24th, 25th ED EUROPEAN FLATS IN ORIENT and 26th February and not as pre BUILDINGS," CORONATION ROAD, Tiously stated. KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL. Apply J. Cars CLARE, Architect Lad Surveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central.
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AROM December 1st 1920, we bare taken over the ExNE GARAGE and the Haxorus Moroz Co. and are not zesponsible for any deba incurred previous to that data.
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Br Order,
R. J. PATERSON,
Clerk of the Course. Eongkong. January 8, 1921.
STUDEBAKER CORPORA
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Our Main Show Room and Town Gage adjoining Pedder Street and Des Vocar Road will be combed in March, also the GARAGE at REPULSE BAY.
A complete line of various Stude, baker Models and Spare Parts will arrive shortly. These cars will be THIS is to inform the General Public specially geared to suit the roads of that I, the undersigned, bara nok Hongkong and the New Territories, given any anthority to say person with a view to effecting greater persons to sign my firm's name of JOSEPH BROS, or my own private
"EDWARD MENASHIH JOSEPE.
Hongkong, January 10, 1921-
Dane.
NOTICE.
→
YELLOW WORLD.
- VISIT TO GREAT WALL
THE WONDERFUL, MING TOMBS.
AFTER 50,000 YEARS.
PRENDETORIC RELICS.
COME UNDER KAMMER,
M
London 50,000 years ago can be The following article from which visualised from the collection of Paleo- we quoted a brief extract the other, lithic and Neolithic specimens which day, was written by Stella Benson on Sothebys are shortly to put under the hammer. They were collected by the the Yangise River for the Star-
It is easy to see why China's im-¡ Iste Mr. George Henry Vize.... perial colour is yellow. Her rivers! Probably the oldest Woolwich work- are yellow, her long plains are yel-¦ man's tool is a cutting Hint imple low-especially in a famine year such į ment, or selt, which was found there, as this, and as for her seas-the: and which will be disposed of with boundaries of her world-so desert- another specimen found in Vanxball. þyellow is their colour that a string of
camels crossing them would look; more in keeping than a string of junks.
Amongst other Buds catalogued are : A wooden hoe made by a Paleo5- this suburban gentlemen in Hammer- !smith
And so one can understand why! the very heart of the heart of China. Reach. the Imperial City, should lie like a shimmering lake of golden tiles with lake. in her lotus-besieged walls.
Boos netting pin found on Putney
Bour's husk instrument from Mort-
An are beer from Hamsawe- smith
Flint knite dagger from the Themer side.
Speer head from Wandsworth. Dagger Made from Twickenharn. To come to comparatively modern times nearly 2,000 years 180-there
The last war in China being over and the next war not having started. the gates of Peking once more opened tentatively to the world. I took ad- vantage of this interlude to sally forth with two or three donkey-leads of friends and other essentials to see the Great Wall and the Ming Tömbs/ and the rest of the broad ye low hill-re Reman horseshoes, made in Lon fringed world outside the city walls. don, and a Roman hairpin which some lady pressmably dropped near London Wall, where it was found.
WHAT I CANNOT BELIFVE
so aspiring.
ON THE PIC TRAIN-
We patronised the same railway
quickly than does the dally express.
Even against the evidence of my own eyes I cannot believe that the Great Wall is built of solid ordinary stones laid one upon the other. Ra- ther it seems moulded out of the stuff of which the mountains them-in spite of Its grime. We boarded a selves were made, long ago when the pig train and sat on its step with world was plastic and empty of all our feet dangling arer the world. save possibilities. There cover was Pigs are far more valuable than in
sinuous a thing as the Great Wall mortal souls in China bence we built by men, I think, so sinuous and travelled to Nankow much more It disdains valleys, always it seeks And from Nankow we rode three efficiency in bill climbing together the bighest and steepe edges, hours on dancing donkeys, through with economy in foel consumption throwing itself into wid and extra sunset, dusk and dark to the greatest
UP-TO-DATE PUMPINGvagant lops to avoid low and com-Ming Emperor's tomb. STATIONS are being installed at mon-place levels. No augi appals CANDLELIGHT AND SUNRISE.
where "SHELL"¡it: as we walked along the broad both garages,
By starlight we reached that tall MOTOR SPIRIT and "VACUUM
way that runs along the top of the and austere gateway, and in a corner MOBILE OILS Will be obtainable at Wall from watch-tower to watch of his outer hall we supped by candle ail hours.
tower, the steps became often so steep light. that we had to hold on with our
He was a silent yet a splendid kost. hands to the tangle of morning glory On every side he shared with is the and larkspur and campanula that immense and sombre splendour of now takes the place of the ferce and which he had dreamed. By starlight disconsolate armies that use to man we could not see the heads of the the wall.
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"HE SHARE CERTIFICATE No THE
1603 for Two Shares, numbered 46491/45492 standing in the Register! in the name of LUE YUE SAY (desossed) Iste of Hongkong having been LOST NOTICE IS HEREBY FOR the erection by Public Sub scription, of a building to be GIVEN that unless that said Certific be produced at the office of the Cou-run on YMCA lines, to be called peny, 5 Queen's Road Central, Victoria the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Hongkong, on or before the 5th day of and to be managed for the joint use January, 1921, a new Certificate for the of the Navy, the Army and Civilians mid shares will be issued and the old by a Joint Board of Directors. "Cartincata will thereafter be held by the Company a null and void.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, December 3, 1990.
8. 8. "LIEN-SHING.”
NOTICE.
1
HULL CO.INSURANCE ASSOCIATION to whom as underwriters of the Hull of the above Steamship the wreck (now lying in about 20 fathoms near Cape Varella) has been abandoned HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that such wreek will be offered For Sale by AUCTION at 12 o'clock (noon) on the 28th day of January, 1921, by Messrs. LAMMERT Bros. at their Sales Rexens in Hong- korg. Such cargo, ts may remain in the wreck will be sold at the same time, the proceeds of Ball and Cargo being kept separate. Any persons or corporations baring any claims in respect of the proceeds of the margo are required to send notice thereof to Mears LAKKEET BROS before the 4th day of February, 1921.
Hongkong, Jactary 7, 1921.
WANTED.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR PEKING-HANKOW BAILWAY.
THE PEKING-BANKOW LINE of
the CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS invitee sealed proposal of bridge contractors for designing and building's new steel bridge about 2.800 meters in length scross the Yellow River (wang-Ho). Proposals will be received to aos of June 30th, 1921, office of Peking-Hanker Bailway, Peking, Chins, plans, rules. and spanifications can be obtained from the following offices:
Peking: Peking-Hankow Railway, American, British, Belgian, French, Italian, and Japanese Legations.
Foreign: Chinese Legations, Washb ington, Landon, Brussels, Paris, Rome and Tokyo.
All applications for same must, be socompsined with pounds & for foreign countcies and with dollars 30 for Peking
PEKING HANKOW BALWAY “ADHINISTRATION.
At least, I always think of those great pilars of the hall or the che weather-beaten and far-flung armies we could barely see the dragoned quered and peacock-coloured ceiling: as disconsolate; I think it is fairly outline of the side pavilions in safe to assume that the Y. M. B. A the courtyard. But in the sunrise (Young Men's Buddhist Association). I could see through the carveń was not then what its equivalent is marble balustrade the dragons and now.
sea-waves of those pavilions awaking and disentangling their silhouettes from those of the ancient and gnarled trees that stood about them in an orange light. --
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.
"
It
I tried to look down with a long forgotten soldier's mind's eye at the far yellow-patched plain of Mongolia from one of the steepest angles of the I wonder if the Emperor, when he Wall, and it seemed as if my heart dreamt of that tremendous skyline missed in foothold, so to speak, and of those deep, glowing arche and reeled on the brink of a and those strange, frowning-shrines- catastrophic fall into the Intle walled ever remembered how little and for town that guards the pass hundreds lorn a thing would be absurdly under of feet below. It was a shook of that thunderous magnificence. relief to look over the constellated seemed impossible that the delicate edge of the Wall and see no pre- and brittle bones of a man could be cipice, only the friendly grass and the seed of such a flower. the wild flowers and the sheep look. As we rode away the other tombs A portion of the sum raised willing up from the foot of the Wall stood humbly round the valley about the tomb of the Greatest Emperor→→→ close beneath.
We walked a little way down the or perhaps only the vainest. paved camel road from the Wall. But great and small alike, they all; The road is more ancient than the sent after us through the sunlight Wall itself, and though still the the shimmer of their golden roofs, supercilious camels occasionally pad across the gold-red beads of the go- into Mongolia among the broad lang, curtseying on pale staks; the stones of the road, it is mori- royal glance of a silenced yet un- bund as a highway now. The fading order across a world unfaith-
ful to its golden allegiance, railway has killed it.
be devoted to the erection of a permanent stone memorial which will be put in hand at an early date.
Lista may be found at t Mesars. Lane Crawford."
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Hongkong Cricket Club, Olah Luxitano. Engineers' Institute. Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Clab. Kowloon Bowling Clab. Peak Club. Club de Boergio. Craigengower Club.
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Hou, Secretary,"
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