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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1921.
INTIMATIONS.
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILD ING COMPANY, LIMITED.
"Eughes & Hough NOTICE 18
LUCTIONEERS 7) nga SuSTAN KEN
General ancılanoars Share. Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS To-Kwa-Wan" Coal Storaga.
Doda wed Bentley's
Bath & 5th, Editions.
A 1 Teler raphic Code.
Telegraphic Addr
* KETRICS HONGKONG.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
THE Undersigned have toecived fustrac tions to sell by Pablle Anction. (Por Account of the Concerned}
on
WEDNESDAY,. February 2, 1921 at 2.30 pm
at their Sales Roots, No & Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A camber of cases of
Assorted Biscuits,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS
25 WORDS & INSERTIONS, SL. PREPAID.
Every additional ward à Conta
for 3 insertions.
EIS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY SECOND ORDIN ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at ite Company's Offices Victoria Buildings ca FRIDAY 4th February, 1921, at O'clock Nook, for the purpose of receit ing the Report of the Directors & gether
h the Sawment of Accounts for the LIVERPOOL, middle of year ending 31st December, 1920.
WANTED.
CTEWARDESS for Steamer proceed.
March 1921. Applicants with previous The REGISTER of SILARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Experience and certificates of trices NESDAY, 26th Janiry, to FRIDAY only need apply. Box 1954, cio **Chur 4th February, both days inclusive during which period to transfer of shares can be registered.
Br Order of the Board of Directors.
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MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Jancory 27th, 1981.
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Palma Cut.
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MOWBRAY & NORTHCOTEA lot of Chinese Ancient Curios
Secretary to
The Hongkong Land Investment & 109, Wing Lok Street.
Agency Co, Ltd.
General Agents for, The Kowloon Land & Building)
Co., Ltd. Honghai, January 24, 1921.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST OF ORDINARY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will
Just arrived, to be sold inlets to sait be held at the Osces of the Company
tuyers.
Term-Cath
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctioneers.
(Par Account of the Concerned),
JDI
THURSDAY, February 3, 1921, at 11 am,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
1 Mineral Water Machins and 2 Cylinders.
Terms -- Cath
HUGHES & HOGER,
Auctioneers,
¡Fer Account of the Concerned)
ON
THURSDAY,
February 17, 102 at 10.30
3.-
at Sales Room, Uailed Motors Ltd. (Lite Alex Rose)
Kowloon.
1 36 Wheel Band Saw Machine,
Hotel Mansions, MONDAY, February, 1921, at 11. for the par-
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Steak Sirials,-Ngu Las „ Bansage, -- Ngan Cheong .... Hallock's Brains,-Ngan No par met 30
Toogne, fresh,-Ngan Lf each 10 Torgte, corned-Tam Ngan Li each 60 cents. Kesd.-Ngau Tau........ od 80 Heart-Ngan Sem. I 13 Emp, Salt-Ngau in 18 Fred-Kgan Keakech 10 Kkinsyt.—Ngan Thu.,
Léver,-Ngan Kan. 18. 13 TO LET-IMMEDIATE OCCUPA-
Eripe (aïramed), Ngan To Ib. 5 TION-A FEW THREE BOOM-Caron Had and Fact,-Ngan-tul- ED EUROPEAN FLATSIN "ORIENT
beck ... BUILDINGS," CORONATION ROAD, KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL Apply J. CAEN CLARK, Architect and Sarveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central"
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TO LET
INTIMATIONS.
WANTED.
pose of receiving a Report of the Dire: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF tors, together with a Statement Account declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 25th January, 107th February, 1921, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hoogkong, January 19, 1921.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ANNUAL the ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the HoNGKONG HOT Hour kong, cn SATURDAY, the 19th Feb ay, 1921, at 11:30 AX. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the with iron table patent revolving guide Company will be CLOSED from the above and below the able with 11th February, to the 21st February, Blade B, S. & F. ready for use with brazing clump and tongs:
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HUGHES & NOUGH
Auctioneers
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigner have received it. stractions to sell by Public Auction. From FRANK GRAHAM, Es
at an early date„
et DUNOTIAR" No, 81, the Peak, THE
Valuable Household Furniture,"
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therein contained.
Bedroom Suites, and Dining Room Faraitare, specially designed by Lane, Crawford & Co., for use at the Peak, Armchairs and Sofas. (by the same maker) Blackwood Furniture, Curice, Pictures, Catlery, Glass Ware, Eed and Table Linen, &c, &c.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue) Term-Coch
HUGES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, January 31, 1921.
(both days, inclusive), during "which period no Transfer of Shares, can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, January 31, 1921.
NOTICE.
YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR -PEKING-HAN KOW RAILWAY..
THE PEKING HANKOW LINE of
the CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS invites sealed proposals of bridge contractors for designing and building a new steel bridge about 2,500 meters in length across the Yellow River (Hwang-Ho.. Proposals will be received up to noon of June 30, 1921, at the office of Peking-Hankow Railway, Peking, China, plats, roles specifcations can be obtained from the following offices:
and
Peking: Peking Hinkow Railway, American, British, Belgian, French, Imlian, and Japanese Legations.
Foreign: Chinese Legations, Wash- ingtoo, London, Brussels, Pariz, Rome) and Torye
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ADMINISTRATION.
WAR MEMORIAL.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
FOR the erection by Public Sub- scription, of a building to be run on Y.M.CA. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE and to be managed for the joint use of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by a Joint Board of Directors.
A portion of the sum raised will be devoted to the erection of a
THE SHAREHOLDERS of the permanent stone memorial which
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
are herewith informed that an intera dividend of Frs. 20.- per share will be paid from February 1st, 1921, on pe Bentation of their certificates at the Head Office, in Paris, and at any of it sgencies.
Hongkong, January 24. 1821.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
PLEASE note we bave REMOVED
Car Ofices to Mercantile Bank Building, No. 7 Queen's Road Central,
3rd Floor.
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD. Hongkong, January 29, 1921.
will be put in hand at an early date.
Lists may be found at:- Messrs. Lane Crawford...
Kelly & Walsh. Moutrie.
Crake-Hal
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Artichokes,-Ab Chi Cheak -each & Beans. Sprost-Ng Tao. lb. 6
Long-Tau Kok ... Baet Root-Haag Twoi Tan 12 exch Birter Squash,-Fɑ Eva -- Brinjals, Green---Ching Yan Kwa„.
Red-Hung Ke... Cabbage Chlouse, (common)---
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Mackerel,-CLI To
Lobsters-Lang Hs.......
Monk Thib,-Hong Ya... Hallet,-Trei Yo...
Uystore-Shaog Ho...
Parrot Fish-Kal Kung Ya...
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Hongkong Cricket Club. Club Lusitano. Engineers Institute. Victoris Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Club. Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club. Club de Recreio. Craigengower Club.
M. J. BREEN.
Hon. Secretary,
Parch, Tax La
Pike-Fa Pae Fong
Plaice,-Pan Ya...
Pomfret, Black,Hair Obong Pomfret, White-Pak Chong.. Prawns-Mlog Ha... Ray,-Pal Fa Sha
Rock Fish,-Shek Kat Kang Rosch, Chen Ya Balcon-Ma YBE... Shark, ha To... State-Po Ya
Shrimps,
Basppes-Lap Yt
Soles-Tat Shi Ya Teach-Wan In
Turbo-Teo Hau To
War Memorial Committee. Turtles, small, froth
Chillies, Dried-on Lat Chiu, 35 Red-Hong F Chiʊ...... 34 12 10 Green-Chlog Eat Chin,
| Caray Staff, English,-Ka I Cho Lafu
21
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BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS,
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removable teid 3* bors x stroke, 83 x 64 mm, Starting and Lighting-Elec"
tre-two asit system Ignition-High tension. Magneto
Carburettor - Adjustable.
Fuel System-Vacuum feed. Lubrication--Fre:ense system
with pump. Clutch-Dry die ippo-7 plates Tyres-$15 x 5 mm el neber 3 straight side. Demonstable rims
Wheels- Worden
1) type-
(Artillery
Colour-Bire or gray body.
ALEX. ROSS & COMPANY, HONGKONG, CHINA.
SHANGHAI GARAGE COMPANY,
SHANGHAI, CHINA,
Hupmobile
25%
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ASSOCIATION to, who underwriters of the Hall of the above
Steamship the wreck (now lying in about fathoms near Cape Varills)
MANUFACTURERS & DEALEZS has been abandoned HEREBY GIVES
in London and in the Provincial Towns NOTICE that such wreck will be and Industrial Centres the United offered For Sale by AUCTION at 12 Kingdom and the Continent of Europe: o'clock (noon) on FRIDAY, the 18thday The names, addresses and other detaili are classified under more than 2,000 trade of February 1991, by Messis. LAMMERT beadings, including
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HOW THEY ARE CAUSED.
SCIENTISTS' CONFLICTING THEORIES.
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could get across from the sun to equally from the sun, but he preferred A short time ago, from an analysis the earth's atmosphere, and that on to work at the earth end.
One question that came up at the of the registers of magnetic storms the most favourable assumption
of
in different parts of the earth, only a six thousandth part of this meeting referred to the appearance Professor Chapman produced a could reach the earth itself. Feeling of the Aurora, and Mr. Wright, of textative theory as to the process by bound to suggest an alternative the Antarctic expedition, said that which energy from the sun, generally theory, he urged that any emanation some of their observers claimed to regarded as the cause of these coming from the sun must be of have seen it quite near the ground?
the earth. storms. could reach
both kinds, positive and negative very much lower than Professor Professor Lindemann has made
Finally Dr. Eccles explained some several objections to this theory, and and said that he preferred, the Idea Chapman's limit of 100 kilometres of a cloud ejected as such from the the controversy provided the subject sun's atmosphere with a velocity of the difficulties found in working
recent discussion at the
per with wireless at night, difcalties of about 1,000 kilometres
the earth' apparently to Geophysical Society's meeting at second, which would take rather due Burlington Hone
Professor Chapman's original idea, more than a day to reach the earth,magnetic field, and he asked for
and thus fit two known facts, one, theory that would fit his facts as since. modified, was that a beam of that such clouds are seen to be pro well as those of the magnetic ions, carrying electricity of one signfected from the "son at such velo❘ registers. only, could be projected from the city, though they cannot be traced sun to the earth, or rather the outer far of their course, and the other, atmosphere, and by bombardment of that magnetic storma do offer follow, this envelope so alter its magnetic
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