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LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERN, ÅFFRAINERS AND SURVETOWN,- -Public Auctions-
· A# Undareignad have received foetino-
Hous to sell by Pablle Auction,
on
FRIDAY, November 3, 1932. commencing at 2.15 p.. at their Bales Roomi, Duddell Street. A Quantity of
Valuable Household Furniture. Comprising:-
Drawing and Diving Room Suites, brass bedsteads, earpats, typewriters, Electrio fane, etc., etc.
Blackwood cabinet, table, chairs, etc. Also
One pair binoculars by F. Davidson
& Co.
Falcour
One Telcecope by "G.
& Co."
And
One Upright Piano by "Challan &
Son.'
On view from Thursday, the 2nd Woreinber.
Catalogues will be issue
Terms Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
SN
Auctionoers.
TUESDAY.Novomber 14, 1927,
at 12 o'clockTM (noon),
st their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street. The Motor Launch
"Poswit"
Built in 1910 of Tenkwood.
Eagine cylinder Bolinder (Crude
Oil) 30 B. II. P.
Reg. Tonnage: 7.29 tons.
On view now at anchorage off the
J
Hongkong Club.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, October 3), 1922.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED ||
IN THE MAIL.”
ENTERTAINMENTA
November 2.-Coronet Theatre; The Flame of Life." World Theatre; Pearl White in "The Thief."
Kowloon Theatre; "The Woman.in. Room 13" with Pauline Frederick. Theatro Royal; "Charley's Aunt." - November 3.-Theatre Royal; "Her Husband's Wife."
November 4-Theatre Royal; "Tilly of Bloomsberry:"
November 4.-Garden Fete and Sale of Work at Government house, 2 p.m.
November
$- Theatre
Royal;
"Daddy Longlega.”
November 7-Theatre
Royal;
The Young Poron in Pink"
November 8. Royal Hongkong
Colt Club dinner at Hongkong Hotel, $n.w.
November 8-Theatre Royal "Other People Wortia,"
November
-9-Theatre Royal:
Farewell Performance.
PUBLIC AUCTION RALES.
Novetuber 3-Lammert Bros.: household furniturerte Sales Booms, 2.46 p.m.
November 3.--Hughen and Hough: 8.5.Manji Maru," as the now lits)
stranded; Sales looms,
Noon.
"Nichiren Maru," as she now lies
stranded, same place and time.
November 14.-Lammert Fros motor launch "Trew t," Sales Rooms. Noon.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
November 9.- Chips Light and Power Coy. (1918) Ltd. fourth ordinary annual meeting, Sr. George's Bailding, 11 am.
SPORTING EVENTS.
November 18-Fifth Gymkhane
of the Hongkong Jockey Club,
HONGKONG HEIGHTS.
For the information of visitors t following lot of some of the highest oints on the leiand -and Mainland in published:-
'ISLAND
Bignal Station
Fert
1774
INTIMATIONS
LOOSE LEAF STAMP ALBUMS
WITH SPRING BACK COVER, No illustrations for stamps, no text whatever, but all pages are printed with quadrille ruling. The best albums for collectors, enabling them to arrange their stamps in their, own way, leaving no empty pages.
FAVORITE AT..............$6, each.
· CROWN AT............$5.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps, Post Carda, Garden Seeds, Toys, etc. No. 10, Wyndham Streak, P. O. Box 420.
Hongkong
SHOEMAKERS.
(Japanese Hand Made)
Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.
CHERRY & 00..
6, D'AQUILAR STREET,
Opposite Kayamally & Co.
Telephono Central No. 491
Hongkong, March 20, 1914:
MASSAGE.
Mrs. SEKAI
The Canton Bank, 2nd Floor, No. f, Duddoll Stroot, Hongkong.
MASSAGE.
Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KĺŠAHÍ ánd R. SHIMIDZU.
(opposite to the China MAP")
MASSAGE EXPERT
HARRY FURUKAWA,
K. SAKI, 19,Wyndham Street.
JAPANESE MASSAGE. N. AKAJI,
Graduate of Tokio Massago School,
No. 23, Wyndham Street.
Tel. Central 1305.
JANG VIK, Dartırı
*
the late SIEN TING, *-
14 D'agullar Street.
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TEMS VERY MODERATE Consulation Free.
79ABIBBAR
PILSENER BEER
GRAND PRIZES.
ASAHI
SA
LAGER
SPECIALTY
EWERY
COMP
PESENER BELA
SAH
BEER
Mi Parker
1734
Mountain Lodge
1725
The Eyrie
1726
Peak Hotel
1306
Taikoo Sanatorium
1000
Me. Davia
877
Bowen Rd. (terbed
393
MAINLAND.
Taimosban
-3124-
“Konfoon Ank
"T37T*
Lion Rock
1640
'Shatin Pass
1040
Custom Pars
760
Devil's Peak
724
SOLE AGENT MITSUI BUSSAN KÄISHA
SEAMEN AND DRINK.
DAILY TOT ADVOCATED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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At the moment, for a variety of reasone, the British forecastle hand and his habits are coming in for good deal more attention by the general public, than is usually the caso, saya a writer in Lloyd's List (London), and an American society for, the advancement of prohibition was therefore tempted recently to write to a number of men connected with British shipping and ask for their opinion on the question of intoxicants. To the surprise of the questionom, a large proportion an- swered that they thought that is would be a very good thing if limited rátion of alcohol were served opt daily on board British merobaat shipe. Some went closer into detail and advocated the issue of her in the
old way.
SNOBBISH NOVELS.
LIBRARIANS ON NATION'S","
LITERARY TASTES.
SILVER PROSPECTS.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1922
NOTICES.
PROBABLE CHINA DEMAND. G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.
Mesure, Samuel Montagu & Co., in their weekly circular, note a detailed
The direction of the tastes of the reading public was discussed at Cardiff at the annual conference of the statement regarding the Pittman Act Library Association. Mr. H. M. was made by Senator Pittman on Vaughan pointed out that however August 26, and the following remarks they might deplore the universal in connection therewith are an extraor manin for fiction, the fact remained from the New York Chronicle of that fiction held the field to-day
September 9:- without a rival.
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Referring to the probability of silver "There is," he said, "some spark of true literature to be found in going above a dollar an ounce before" everything except the valgar, snob the Government has purchased bish, ungrammatical, plutocratio sufficient silver under the Pittman novels whose gaudy covers ador the railway bookstalls, Let those who Act, Senator Pittman declared that devour this sort of stuff seek it and beyond doubt in the near future there will be great competition in the buy it there,"
Mr. W. P. James, of the Cardiff purchase of silver. It may be within library book committee, told a story one year, it may require two years, of a murderer who complained of lack but, in any event, it is almost certain, of literature in the condemned cell, in his view, that the price of silver and of the indignant protest of the will go above a dollar an ounce Warder, who pointed out that the before the fand for the purchase of man had been furnished with a copy Pittman Act is exhausted. "If this American produced silver under the of Dante's "Inferno.". At one time it was the custom for A schoolmaster, Mr. F. J. Mathias, takes place," he continued, "then the Government will cease to buy chips to take beer to sea with them speaking of library work in and to serve out a daily ration until secondary school, said that recently silver when it goes above a doller an it was exhausted, by which time they in class of 80 boys he found 29 who pace, and the fund will remain og had never heard of H. G. Wells or hand as a constant assurance and were generally in ceas which gave Bernard Shaw, though they know a guarantee to meet any emergency at them the opportunity of putting into a port on the coast of one of the lot about Cesar, something about any time to protect American-pro- wine producing countries and there Cleopatr, and could have written duced silver at $1 an ounce."
In citing facts to prove the early taking in a sufficient supply of wine biography of every member of the
competition in the purchase of silver, to last them for the rest of the local football team.
the Senator referred to the fact that "the demand for silver in Chins han voyage. Partly for protectionist reasons and partly because we
always been enormous. This demand began to spend the greater part reasonable amount of liquor day by is now depressed because of the of our time at war with these wine day, they would not, as at present failure of crops in China and the lands, the custom gradually charged many of them do, think of nothing deplorable economic and political and rum was taken to sea. This did but drink as soon as they are paid off, conditions existing there, and yet Away with the great difficulty of
What was formerly the great diffi-it ia +vident storage, bat served out neat in large culty, stowage, would not matter in is going to develop rapidly in the tots as it was, the rum ration was the these days of short voyages and next few years, and with this develop cause of a terrible tale of casualties by Lumerous ports of call at whichment will come a greatly increased men falling from aloft. This was one stocks could be replenished. The demand for silver." Be furthermore of the chief footora which caused cost would not be very large to the asserted that "the moving picture in British ships to "ge dry" excep shipowner, and would be more than dustry is to day one of the largest tunder circumstaures of great hard repait by greater efficiency. Some users of silver, and this silver, when ship off the Horn or the like.
far да to maintain once used, goes out of existence." There is no doubt that at the pre-tbat it would make a
weader. sent momen: time and money are fal difference to the outlook wasted at the beginning of a voyage of Merchant Jack, and that i crew coming on board the worse for work in a reasonably contented frame liquor. What fewer people realize is of mind huge sums would be saved in that the average cailor can stand the course of a year. There may be remarkably little alcobol after long something in this contention. It is spolls of abstinence at tea, and that the drink that sends a seaman aboard temporarily useless would be only an appetiter to his brother the labourer. If, on the other hand, we had a
AQ go
that
China
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. baptitante.ive relief, but When you have a bad cold you want a effects prompt and pormanda tuis remedy that is pleasant is take, a remedy that contains nothin injurious. Cham bernin's Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. It acts on Nature's plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, opens the secretions and 1estare the system to a healthy condition. This ro my has a world wide sale and us, and en always Bedepended upon. For sale by all Clemista and Stonefropers.
very certain that the shipowners who have paid most attention to their men have found it to be well worth their while, but it would not do to be too optimistic on the subject.
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No stiff joints or aching back
when you were young.
Yet now you are at middle age, or perhaps a little older, your back aches
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansion
Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,
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ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,' High Class English Jewellery,
KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.
Manufacturera -
Socks, Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.
14, Haiphong Road, Kowloon.
Telephone Kowloon 877, Manager, WONG KAM FUR.
ROYAL SILK STORE.
Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver:-
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D. CHELLABAM, 364, Queen's Road Central.
PHOTO SUPPLIES,
·
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DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.
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HOTELS AND CAFES.
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HONGKONG:
SHANGHAI:
PEKING:
Hongkong Hotel
Peak Hotel
Repulse Bay Hotel
Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel
Grand Hotel Kalee
Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. In conjunction with
The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
and
The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Lid.
Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel. Add: "Carlton."
The Only American Hotel in the Colony.
Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banke, and Central Districts, 43 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at No. 2, Queen's Boad (1st floor). Entrance Ice House St. Tifins a speciality.
For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.
(Two minutes from Star Ferry)
PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON
Revently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout
fit to break". There are sharp twinges and entirely under new management. Dalsins under the personal supervision
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Telephona Kowloon 3. Telegraphie Add.: "PALACE"
J. H. OXBERBY, Prèmistor,
HOTEL "ASIA"
WEST BUND, CANTÓN.
Leading Hotel in South China.
First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans 2:2 Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcom
Splendid Views of City and Pearl River
Excellent Cuisine: "
Moderate
Rater.
Under the Management of the SUN CO.,
LTD CANTON.“
KING EDWARD HOTEL
A
DENTIAL LOCATION
LA ELKOTEKŲ THAMS Pass Entranes, Kiss- the Lifte, Fena and Lighting, Europos Baths and Benitary Fittings, los anil deid Water Bystem throughente Best of Food and Tel, Chati. DK. Tsisgraphk Addzam?—"VICTORIA 7. WITCHELL, KINNARUE,"
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· Tel: Central 2667.
24. Des Voeux Road Cantral.
NEW MACAO HOTEL All the comforts of a home' combined with moderats, pricom
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Z, W. HAK, MEIKERI"
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MIK,
· Lase and Strow Braid. Ginseng, Peor's Horna oté, No. 70, Lower Lascar Row, Tel. Central No. 862, Hongkong..
HWA LEE & 00. Shanghai and Shantung Hand
- Made Laos, Hair Nots
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SWAY HOUSE
HAT MAKER,
No. 16, Wyndham Stress:
YEE SING.
GENTLEMEN'S
· TAILOR
12. W. llington Streck