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LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORK,
-Public Auctions-
Garneund hare reentred Instiene.
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Pablo Aretion,
THUR ›ÞAY, otober 18, 1022,
commencing a 11 am.
We No. 25 G. down of the Forgkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon
120 Bags Sulphur
458 cases Blenching Powder
(stored in C Godown}
Tora Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. October 10, 1993.
The
THE CHINA_MAIL.
"Three Castles"
MAGNUMS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1922.
NOTICES.
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ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers. High Class English Jewellery,
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S, DAGUILAR STREET,
ppose Kayamally & Co.
Telephone Central No. 1
Hongkong, March 20, 1914,
MASSAGE.
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The Canton Bunk, 2nd Floor, No. 2, Duddoll Street, Hongkong.
MASSAGE.
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No. 24. Wenche mynet
{opposite to the Uhins Mail"}
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IN HONGKONG OF
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WE HAVE ·
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AND
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SENSATIONAL DISCLO- SURES OF CROOK METHODS.
Never in the history of crime lus there been auch an epidemic of jewel robberies as that which at the prescot moment is ugging the attention of the keencet dotretive brains in the
country.
Within the last few months no
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the intellegenen offer of the gang to perform their task without re
It and should a farther paragrap'i asorting to forcible entry metho s pear later announcing that "Lady Xis when the bustle and excitement of accompanied by her sister, left preparations for departure begin timt for Denuville yesterday, the time be the inside man becomes alert. H comes ripe to mmence operations. also prepares to leave. He can be A "stool pion, or watcher, is found in the same train as "Lady summoned by the chil of the gang. (X," often in the same Pullman or The came morning, and immediately after the interview, the "Pigeon" visits the barber, as his clothes pressed and minkes himself as apick as possible.
A little later he knarks at the door
fewer than six big hauts have been of Lady N town house, and if a made, and the total amount repre- and answers the door o much zented by these audacious thefts the better. Maida are more casily aggregates well over £100,000,
Below a special rej resentative of Reynolds's Newspaper throws 21 entirely new light on the way these perfectly organized gaugs of jewel
robbers work,
wegon lit." Should her ladyship decide to proceed to Paris or epeat a night at Havre, it is pretty ertain that her jewel case will have dis appared by the morning.
Should be fail on this necasion, there
still remains three further opportuni- ties to annex "Lady X's" property. The first is at the French Customs, impressed than butlers or footmen. where the shouting French porters in-
sist on carrying cvers article of lug The Tigeon inquires if he may see Lady nad on being informed gage aboard the Cross Channel stra that her ladyship has gone abroad mer. The second is at Dover, and the His last on arrival at one of the Loudon peare greatly distressed. business with her ladyship was ex termini. Occasionally society women insist on carrying their jewel cact tremely urgen
themselves, throughout the journey.
"Will Lady X-remain abroad long?" he inquires plaintively.
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Whenever wealthy men and women congregate there is always a harvest
The arrangement is the one most for clever crooks." Operating with Then if the maid betrays any preferred by the "inside men." Like amazing skill, an international gang sympathetic in the "pigeon" a hawk ready to swoop on its prey he of jewel thieves has concluded one of narrates a tale calculated to interest watches every movement of Lady its most successful seasons. Although the domestic in him.
X." He knows for certain that
its members are known to the police, Often she may consent to accom."Lady X" is bound to loose her hold Po parfest is the organisation that pay bim for a walk in the evening. of her jewels for an instant or bw - there is a superhuman task awaiting By cautious and careful questioning If she in sitting on deck she may the authorities before these fly gentry the "pigeon" learns a lot of things lay it down to straighten ber hat or can be brought to book.
about "Lady X" which have not to grasp the rail should the boat pitch The difficolty is to pin a robbery to appeared in the wreisty columns. er rock. In the case of Mrs. Byrne, the individual perpetrator. To know Having acquirid some useful in. we lost jewele valued at £16,000, that a certain job" was the bandi formation the pigeon" starte on his she came on deck for a breath of alr work of the "Timber Craft" or the pilgrimage to Deauville and installs for about three minutes, "Hop Joint Crowd," the members of himself eith in the hotel with which are mustly Americans and Jews Lady X" or in the apartments
When she returned to her cablu her jowols had gone. The "inside man"
Day was attended by 1,200 members and guests, and as a reerit of the function there was a surplus of $150, Tho general account opened at the beginning of the year with a
with a credit balatice of $33, 90 credit balanes of $49 and olceed
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Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver BROCADE for Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs,
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The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nice and quiet yet only a for minutes' walk fruin the Bauka, an Central Districle. 43 Bainmua. Excellent Cu sino. Scrupulously clean Under American Mausgement. A new Bining foam has been oposed at No. 2, Queen's Road (1st floor). Entrance Ice House St. Tillins a speciality.
For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.
Two minutes from Star Ferry).
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Recently renovated and refurnished, plectric light su
KOWLOON
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First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans al Elevators. Roof Gurden. Hairdressing Salcou.
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CENTRAL LOCATION
1L ELECTRIU THAMB Pam Entrancs, Bisc. irie Lift, Fane and Lighileg, Buropean Baths and Haalary Fitlegs, Lut and Gold Water System brought, Best of Food and; Tel. Centi, Tolegraphic Addıran➡2 VICTORIA-
is not sufficent. The police must find occupied by the society leader's had done his task. the man or wordan who actually per servants. It does not take bim formed the theft, and secure evidence long to strike up an acquaintance that will convict.
with her ladyabip's maid and learn all
The annual report of the Committee After a haul, the spies of the the tittle tattle of the "plage." gang watch points. Should polies lie learns incidentally the daily of St. Andrew's Society which has from the just been issued, mentions that the inquiries focus around
roulive of "Tady, X' any particular member of the craft, moment she sips her morsing colles all for the celebration of St. Andrew's he leaves hurriedly for a holiday till her hair is trusted before retiring abroad with a fake passport, and fits to bed. How until the "all clear" rigonl is sent from headquartera.
Recruited largely from the old "Gasworks" gong of New York, which was broken up by the American police after ten strenuous yeara ef persistent
man at the list available op effort, the members of the craft now operating in Europe are the most expertunity, wie unkes a total note collected in subsoriptions for tho perienced jewel thieves in the world.of her appratater, on that be concurrent year was $1,330, and in Nearly all of them are opium vackert, recognise her in a crowd. Having addition a sum of $383 was collected, and it is under the powerful influence scoured a room either on the floor being forward subscriptions which of the poppy juice that their schemes above or below her ladyship's enito have been carried to coming year. The grosa amennt paid out wan the" inuide man" watches bis op- are planned.
portunity of maling use of the $1,396, from which has to ba deduct information gleaned by the tooled the sum of $630 in the nature of
↑ refpade, chowing ̄n-a+d~payment-for-r
THE STOOL FIGEON,
A few days later the "ato f pigen" is joined at Danvilla by the inside man or No "that is to say the actual man entrusted with the task of relieving "Lady X" of her jewele.
Sheir pointed out to the "Inside
that the expenditure was practical ||
Jy met by income. The net amount
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“A paragraph in the society columne pigeon." recording the fact that Lady X It is rarely, however, that an the year of $902. The total mem Separatele, Hot, Bold Al shower Batas attired in a silk stockinetto drves and opportunity occure to obtain the brrabip of the society is now 714, the wearing her famous pearls, was jewela whilst her ladyshiptomaios at number of new Hongkong
amongst those preront," is noted by Deauville. In fact the thieves prefer during the year boing 39.
members added
-LV. MAK, Mronger.
SHUN TAI HONG,
SHE...
Dealer in JUANTUNG PONGEE
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