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ÁVOTIONERES, ÅFFRAJEELS
ARD SURTETOKE,
-Ppblic Auctions-
THE
B2 Onders!goed havo received instruc
Uons to soll by Public Auction,
CON
TUESDAY, October. 3, 1923, kƐ 10 a.m.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. The Machinery, Stock in Trado, Furniture and Fixtures of the
· Kia Son Tile Co., 73, 75 and 77 Battery Street, Yaumati
(1 be sold in 3 Lola ne above)
On View Now
Terma: As Customary
LAMMERT BROS., Austioneers.
Blongkong, 26th September, 1923.
Ttructions Fm Mrs. G. 6. Sechse BE Undersigned havo received in- to Bull by Public Auction.
on
Tuesday and Wednesday the Sad, and 3rd. (otober 1983 commencing each day at 11 a.. aud 9.30 p.m.
at "Kingsclere," Kennedy Road.
A Quantity of Vainable Household Furniture,
Comprming:-
Fine Ball Forniture, Dining Room Furniture, Cutlery, Crockery, Glass
ware, otc., etc.
A Selection uf, Canton Flackwood Ware.
Ono Fair Very Fine Chinese Five Coloured Porcelain Veece.
Cataloguer will be issued.
On. View from Monday the 1st
October 1923,
Terms:—Unali cu dolivory.
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUTHORSETI.
paa etunioigned Lavoraren istens.
sons to sell by Paulis Auction.
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THURSDAY, October 4, 1923, commencing 10.30 am.
st the premises of The Hongkong Steol Foundry Company, Limited (Shaukisan Hoad;)
The Compli to Foundry Plant,
Comprising:
Melting Furnaces (complete), Annealing Furnaces, Heating Uvena, Cranes, Drilling inchines Screwing Machineo fur Pipes and
Bolts, Double Gear Slide and Surface Berew Cutting Machine, Pisuing Machine, Fan Blower, Overhead oling Flogging Bethmer Anvils, etc., etc.
Aina
One Electric Farmace complete with all equipment and i exura Transformer,
Office Furniture and Fittings including „Drawings.
And
The Steaza Launel “ Peggy.” Terms -Cash on delivery.
For Further particulars apply to the anderaigned
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers, Hongkong, Zur Beptember, 1923.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Beries of Anctions st "KINGSCLERE" Kennedy Road with commence un TUESDAY
2nd October 1903
at 11 a.m.
and
WEDNESDAY
Brd October 1023
at 11 a.m.
The dates of Subsequent &ules will
be announced later.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 28th September, 1993.
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"What's the waiter with you, my dear"?" be asked. "I'm so hungry," she replied. "I hardly know what to do," "Very well," said her Insband, "I'-ee to it." Sa he
flashed inside the carriage, and I saw the faces of those who had been the Prince and Princess of Wales. They were death-white, and their eyes where wet and shining.
I hurried to the four-wheeler cau. "Eddy," I said, I believe the oldest railway tumel in the world got up, rang the bell for the foot King is dead !"
tuan, when he came in ordered bim
Together we hurried to the asks the Daily Chronicle, which also inediately to bring a plate of equerries' entrance of the palace supplies the answer. It is on the
Sir Henry and went inside through the open Midland section of the London, bread-and-batter.'' Midland, and Scottish Railway, be Lucy says that there is something door. I apoko to one of the King's tween Glenfield and Ratby. The delightful beyond the power of gentlemen, standing with his back to the fire talking to an old man, Glenfield tunnel-to give its official twined art in this childish incon-whom I knew to be the Belgian name is about a mile long. At time it used to be close, by means of a padlocked door at each emil, every week, from Saturday night until Monday morning.
A Border Stronghold.
:
"How is the King?" I asked. He looked up at the clock, with a queer omotional smile which was lot of mirth, but very sad.
gruity of ringing i bell in the room Minister, of a lonely cottage and instånter! appears a footinun, probably pow-j, dered., who straightway from the | unknown, recesses produces a plato! of bread-and-butter, and so averts inminent starvation."'
"Sir," he said, in a broken voice, "King Edward died two minutes
ago..
Alnwick Castle, where the Prince of Wales was the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Northberinud for a three days visit, as a bulwark in the Middle Ages against the invasions of the Scots, and was She was his maiden sunt, and her visiting tennis cruck is reported to
A Hopeless Case.
Our Cautious Sportimen.
Among the "equipment" with which he has come to England, a
besicged three times and captured | once (writes P.B. in the West-young and bright days were a long have brought his own doctor. After minster Gazeite, Memorials to way behind her.. She bad come to this, it only remains to chronicle two marauding Scottish kings, one live with him, an although he such other instances of athletic of whom was killed and the other expected to find her a bit of a trincaution as are likely to occur in the captured during raids, stand in the
near future.
castle grounds, and serve as remind-in some ways, he did not unticipate
The Patagonian crew, which is ers that the ancient feuds have long the vigorous opposition with which since been forgiven, although still she greeted his suggestion that it expected to play a prominent part
romantic memory.
The old would be a good idea to instal af in this season's regattas, have arrived in London: The party castle, which became the home of telephone in the house. the Perey family in 1310, wae restored in the Italian style in 1854, and is now one of the most magni ficent, country residences in Eng.
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John," she said, "I shall die of proved unexpectedly large and tax- of those ed the resources of the Hotel fright if you, bring one
awful things here. We shall have Splendide to the full, for each mom- the house blown down as euro is ber bad brought his own private life boat and crew to be in attendance anything, land.
But," protested John, it's safe at all races. Between twenty.eight and thirty-enough, tant. There's nothing
five.
whatever”
Most of the notable literary be ginnings of our tiine have occurred between the ages of twenty-eight and thirty-five :-
18
Sir James Barrio Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 23 Mr. Gilbert Franku... 28 Dr. Robert Bridges.... 29 Mr. H. G. Wellk........ 29 Mr. Robert Hichens... 30 Bir Gilbert Parker 30 Mr. John Galsworthy.. 31 Mr. Arnold Bennett.... 31 Sir Hall Caine ......
32 Mr, W. J. Looks....... 32 Mr. Edward Clodd...... 32 Mr. Walter de la Mare. 32 Mr. Thomas Hardy.... 33 Mr. W. W. Jacobs...... 88
David Dodger, who, after repeat- "You needn't tell me that," ed postponements, is confidently interrupted the old lady; "look at expected to box the Chiswick Pet at the thousands of poor, innocent an early date, has reached England. Chineso it killed only last year." In addition to a full complement of "Oh, but that was a typhoon, spurring partners, he has brought aunt, at a telephone !"
with him his own lawyer'in caso it She looked at him sternly for a should seem desirable to make his will during the contest. Like a true
moment. Then :
"I may not have been to school sportsinau, his first act after lund- as recently na you, John," she reing was to place the services of this nusrked, but at least I do know gentleman unreservedly at the dis that the typhoon is the Emperor] posal of his opponent. of Japan.**
Then John gave it up, and went to chop sticks in the back garden. Sir Philip Gibbs' Ealier "Adven
tures in Journalism,”
Miss Dorother Dimple, the omin ent film star, who, on her preso agent has already informed several million rendera, la abortly coming to Europe for a quiet holiday, will
By a curious freak of chance, I bring with her her own particular Later "bloomers" are Mr. A. E. and a young colleague on the same judge, who will deal with any Housman with "A Shropshire Lad" paper were the first people in the divorces upon which she decides at the age of thirty-seven, and Mr. world, ontside Buckingham Palace, during her trip. Joseph Conrad with "Almayor's to hear of the death of King
Tolly and Mr. J.. D. Heruaford with "The Early History of Jacob Stahl" at thirty-eight.
Edward.:
On the fatal evening we were told
to wait at the palace all night in
Diphtheria-How It May Be Avolded:
case any news should filter through, Triphtheria is devally contracted when The Prince of Wales's Story.
We decided to hire a four-wheeled the child has a cold. The cold preperos There is a pleasing story told of enh, drive into the palace yard, and the childe ystem for the reception and
ent-formens of the diphtheris zecasted the Prince of Wales Who, when go to sleep as comfortably-as-po-when there are the feptions child asked a lady to tell hini asible. This idea proceeded accord the neighborhood children that have story. the suggested ho should telling to plan. I paced the courtyard, colds shou'd be topt a home acd of the one, o ho invented thisOnce emoking the Inst cigarette, and street ultrocovered five them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they upón, a tùng there was an old couple watching the strange picture out will not have to zamain st home laur. tho lived-in a little cottage on the side..
Ttabo olbars ont the caltare boda, which
edge of a lonely moor. They were Suddenly, a Royal carriage dame form in chile's threat when it has poor, oh spoor; they hadn't had very quietly from the inner court onld and minimises the risk of contract anything to eat for a day and a half yard and passed me where I stooding Infectious diasaras For sale by all
| Chemieta and 2 formātspērns The man board his wife morning. The lights from a high lamp-post |
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