LAMMERT BROS.
AVOTIONEERS,' APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS, -Public Auctions-
H Ondergoed have received instrus- stone to sell by Pablis Auction,
on
SATURDAY, November 25, 1032, commencing at 11 am
st their Balea Rooms, Duddell Street. A Quantity of
Valuable Household Farniture, Comprising :-
Finely carved blackwood curio cabinet, (ables, teak batatand with bevelled mirror, dining table and chairs, Chester- Geld couch and chairs, Double and Single brass bedsteads
Also
ola
One Piano by "Challen & Bon"
One American Ice sheat
One Underwood Typewriter
Ons Victor Typewriter
On view from Friday the 24th
Sovember.
Catalogues will be issued
--Terme ---Cash on delivery.
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Hongkong
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FRIDAY:NOVEMBER 24, 1922-
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24, Haiphong Road, Kowloon,
Telephone Kowloon #77. Manager, WONⱭ KAM FUK,
Auctioneers
ON
TUESDAY, November 28, 1998,
commencing at 2.45 p.m.
At No. 8, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon
A Quantity of Valuable House.
hold Furniture and Blackwood-ware
all lots must be cleared before the 30th
November)
On view on day of sale
Catalogues will be issuad Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Antioners.
Hongkong, November 21, 1992.
Tom Tom F. Bavington, Esq- THE Underalgned have received in-
sell by Public Auction
Ut
MONDAY, November 27, 1922, commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at his residence "Holmdale", No. 44 The Peak
▲ Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furalcare. Comprising:→→
Teak Latstand, Drawing Room Suite (Chesterfield Couch and chairs by "Wm. Powell") desks, bookcase etc.
Teak sideboard, dining table and chairs, dinner waggon, ice chest, ten tables, dinner and tea services, glare-
,etc,
ware
Brass mounted iron bedstende, double and single wardrobes, dressing table, abstand, pile carpet and rugs, lace surtains etc.,
Also
One Cabinet Victrols One Carved blackwood desk
One Electric Cooker
-And-
A Quantity of Plants in pota
On view from Sunday the 26th inst., Catalogues will be issue
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioners,
Hongkong, November 24, 1922..
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION
ACTION No. 2 of 1920.
BETWEEN
LAU TSZ TEAU, LAU TANG SHL LAU SHE SHI, LAU_YIU SHIT AND
LAU LI SKI
Plaintiffs and
Defendant.
LAU SHTU CRUEN,
By order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong
and
Under the direction of the Registrar, Supreme Court.
Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS, have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY the 29th day of November 1922, at 3 o'clock p.m.
WITHOUT RESERVE
All the right title and interest of the above named defendant LAU SHI CHUEN alias JAU WẤY CHUN or (Chan) of and in the following: pro- perty situate in the Colony of Hong- kong.
Nos. 402 & 404 Des Voeux Road West and Nos. 397A & 397B.Queen's Road West, Victoria, being Inland Lot No. 1743.
The above property is sold subject to all existing mortgages and charges,
Farticulars "ard conditions-of-sale-
can be obtained from
Messrs. DENNYS & BOWLEY, No. 8-A Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong, Solicitors &c., ...or from
Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS,
The Auctioneers.
Hongkong, November 20, 1922.
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TEA CLIPPER ERA.
RIVAL CLAIMANTS TO SPEED
RECORDS.
A correspondent whites thus, to the Daily Telegraph, with reference to the "Cutty Sark" and other famous tes clippers:→→→
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her maiden trip across the Atlantic, and another day's ron of 430 knots in ■ nautical ray of 231 hours, in the Southern Indian Ocean
in 1857.
"Lightning" owned by the famous Black Ball Lane, trading to Australia, hour Bailed 21 knots in 89 and 436 knota is in a day respectively, Seamen of the
"THIEF GASSED.
FOUND DEAD, PENNIES IN HAND.
An unknown man was found dead in front of a penny-in-the-alot gas meter in house in Nuttall-street, Stretford-rond, Manchester. In one hand he held a number of pennies which he had apparently, extracted from the meter; his other hand grasp ed a pair of pliers with which he seem ed to have been tampering with, the meter.
The tenant of the house is Mrs. Matilda Baxendale. Ste and her young son were away from the house in the sitemoon. When the boy came home from school he was mumble to gain admittance. Looking through a win- dow he saw a man kaceling in front of a gas meter and informed some
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old school have always doubted the accuracy of this record, especially, as the tremendous days' runs claimed for American ships ware, strangely enough, invariably on longitudinal Referring to the vary interesting ar- sailing. However, even if they are ticle on the "Cutty Bark" and the ten made, one hour's run, or even one clipper to generally in your iarue of day's run, does not make a stip the September 26, may I point out that fastest afloat. The speed of a yacht the writer of the article in question is in proved by sailing over a triangular incorrect in stating that the Culty course in order to test all points of Earl" and the equally famous her railing powers, and the same Thermopyla" were the fastest clipper principla is applied by taking ship's complete passage ships ever launched? This honour bea longs to the Lightning", and "The instead of n terday's cruz „James Bainas" both American built | In the China tea recer a akilful man wooden clippers, owned and run by who also took risks in sailing through the famous Black Ball Line. The the China Sear, would often gain highest recorded speeds ever attained hours, and in some cases days, over a by sailing ships were held by, these speedier ship with a lete daring two wonderful clippers. The Jsmes, captain, but on Australian runs, Baines" on one occasion in the where all ships kept much the same Southern Indian Ocean attained a track, it was the speed of the ships speed of twenty-one knots with main that told, this depending entirely on skyenil set, and the Lightning had a man's driving ability and nerve, and day's sun of 430 knots to her credit not on the risks of sharing off corners. No ships have over equalled the records of the "Cutty Sark" and "Thermopyle" over a number of years outvis each other to obtain the of round Australian yoyages. This is greatest speed possible. One has only confirmed by taking their six round to read the history of clipper ships 7bere zons bave never been voyages between the years 1890 and as written in China Tea Clippers, apprcached by any of the tea clippers; average for the "Cutty Sark "on the Frigates," by Captain Basil Lubbock, 1900 while under the British flog, the Colonial Clippers, and Blackwall the two Black Ballers being much outward and homeward voyages being to learn for themselves that this is lager and more powerfal ships in every way. I believe it is an in-80 days and of the "Thermopyla" 66 correct... correct to state that the "Cutty Sark" daye. The "Cutty Sark" at that period is the last of the tra clippers. The commanded by Captain Wood as being the last of the tea clippers. beautiful little Lethair (built, if my gate, who had to contend with the She was Built in 1870 by Walker of poor grar eLpplied to him through London, and was 7948 register. memory terves me aught by Pile, of Sunčevard) is, 1 Lelitve, still afloat economy necessitated by had freights She was a beautiful and last ship, and Had be been supplied with better gear in 1873 made the passage home from I saw ber in the early zicetics in e-would-undoubtedly-bave-made Whampoa in ninety-night day, but L Callso, whers abe. was. then owned, astounding record voyages; se no was kept principally in the Manila and A looking an epic andrianos a yacht, and
man, even in the paliest days of New York tracra. She is now. owned judging by the excellent condition in China tes chippers, was more capable by Mr. P. G..Piaggio, of Callao, and which the was kept (in striking con of getting the best out of his ship in barque rigged, and, I anticipate, trant to the City Sark") good for Readers may be interested to know doing good service. She has probab another forty years' service. In my that he is still living, and is by no ly been taken better care of than the opinica the "Lothair" was beautiful example of the clipper ship.
means an old man yet. The same "Cutty Sark," but whan the lattership builders' art than the "Cutty Sark," applies to the famous Captan Mandie was dry-docked in London this year who superintended the building of the her timbers were found to be perfectly and if only some good sporteman who Cutty Sark and commanded her on sound, and her Portuguese captain a is really fond of the ces could acquire her fint voyage in 1889. Although sured me that pumping was never re- her, what a periect yacht abe would he is, I belitre, 93 years of age, he is quired. make...
Mr. J. L. Vivian Millett writing
Satill going strong...
All honour is due to Captain Dow The • Culty Eart and man and his araloving wife in once complementary to this letter, on Sep Themcpyla" have been beaten on move restoring the thip to the British Having had the benour of having been more favoured in their remaining example of a tea clipper, occasions, owing to other ships fag, as even if she is not the only rersing part ef my apprenticeship winds on the track that they he is the oldest and certainly the in the Caity Bark, I cannot made, but, taling their average most famous How the old thell agree with "J" in his state records of voyages made year by year cks would rejoice if only the Royal NEW MACAO HOTEL ment, made in your ius of yester out to Australia and home, they must Yacht Squadron, would co-operate day, that a provique correspondent be accepted an being the two fastest with Captain Dowman in making her in incorrect in claiming that the ships ever built. After all, this is not her flagship, rerigging her in her old "Cutty Fark" and "Thetwopyloo" were ondered at, as thean ships wer
tember 30 atašem
a more
"B.R.J." mentions the "Luthair”
the fastest shipu ever launched,; Ha points out that it is recorded that the designed from the twenty years are, and maintaining her una get merento of the days when ships were perionos gained by American and
American-built-Faffes Baines and English ballders in endeavouring ships and men were men
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