LAMMERT BROS. C. E. WARREN & CO. LTD.
AVOPRIFERI, ÄFFRAMERS
AND SURVEYOR
Public Auctions-
STHE Undersigned havo raumrad insurae- Tool by Pablo Avoblor,
110
THURSDAY, December 27, 1923, comfending at 11 a.m. at Holt's Whori, Kowloon. Cor account of the Concerned), 109 Bales Old Newspapers more or
loss damaged by seawater Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers,
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THURSDAY, December 27, 1923,
commencing at 11am.
at Bolt's Wharf, Kowloon
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods
Comprising:-
Wire, Angle Iren, Tinplates, Round Bar, Fiat, Bar, Bar Ends, Steel. BLS,
Wire Rods, etc., etc.,
37 Sacks Flour
Also
Torma :--Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auntioneers. Hongkong, 24th December, 1923.
on
FRIDAY, Fecember 28, 1893, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 4 Godown, of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon.
288 Cuts Old Wire Rope
64 Golla Old Wire Rope
BANIRARY BRGINEUNG
KONUMENTALISTA
Odom'sad CodeWEI, Į 09, Wanchal Road, Hongkong Tel. Cecial No. 200+
JUST RECEIVED
A New Suck Of
LOWDOWN FLUSH CLOSETS. Nickel Plated, On Bram, Bath Rocan”, Fitting-pap Dishes, Tumbler Hoxters Tooth Brank folder, Towel Han Opal Tambon-Towel Ealle-Mirdza Glam Shelves, étc.
Bras Canopied Interior Graim Cooking Range-Filters, Soil Pipen, da
Estimator Free For All Sanitary talla- tions. Heating & Water System. Monumentalite In Italian Marble- Hongkong Granite. To own or selected design
A Large Asso:|Dent UfArtificial Wreath
In Block
FOR BALE
Fine Assortment of
XMAB AND NEW YEAR
CARDS
WITH LOCAL VIEWS
and
TOYS,
at Moderate prices.
GRACA & 00
Dealers in Toys, Postage Stampa, Pictorial Port Cards, Oarden Seeds, &o.,
- No. 10, Wyndham Street,
P. O. Box No. 620.
Hongkong.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Three Castles Cigarettes
SET GLYKAR
[MACNUM *
and
REGULAR
SIZES.
Castles
"The Cigarette
with the Pedigree"
WEDNES DAY, DECEMBER 26 1945,
HOTELS & CAFES.
LEDING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.
HONGKONG.
Telegraphe Address-KREMLIN HONGKONG...
HONGKONG HOTEL
RETULSE BAY HOTEL
SHANGHAI. ·
PEAK HOTEL
Telegraphic} Address :-CENTRAL, SHANGHAL
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL -
GRAND HOTEL KÄLEE.
beni din PEKING,
PALACE HOTEL
Telegraphic Address,WAGONLITS, PEKING.
GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONS LITS..
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS,
in conjunction with and Hotel des Wagong Lith. Lail.
LTD,
Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel. Add: "Carlton."
The Only amridha 207cdi in the Colony,
Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks, and Central Districte. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Manegement & new Dining Room has been opened t No. 2, Queen's Road (1st floor). Entain Loe Honso St-Tifs à speciality.
For terms apply to Mr. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.
Kowloon
Tal. Korian PALACE HOTEL
No. 3
Tel. Address
"Palaco
(Taree minutes from Kowloon Forry Whart & Bailway Station.) Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans Throughout. Every Room With Pivate)Bath.
Lounge Bar & Billiard Rooms. Unrivalled Coisine under the personal
ara
mapupervision of the Proprietor
Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to
J. H. OXBERRY; Proprietor;
Terms -Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers,
on.
FRIDAY, December 28, 1923,
at their Bales Boom, Daddell Strert
1 Pump & H. P., 00 Cycles
21 Coils Wire
9 Moter Tyron
6 Boxes Inner Tubes
6 Coils Wire Netting (New)
4 Coila Rabber Rickahn Tyre
1 Lot Cigar Lighters, Electric Torches
and Batteries
A180
1 Lot Miscellaneous Dress Goods,
Millinery, etc., etc.,
And
fror 200GUE OF CHE CONCERNEDÈS
6 Pieces Cotton Italians-mare or less
damaged
Terme--Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,
ON
Auctioneers.
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SATURDAY, December 20, 1923, commencing at NOON.
at The Kowloon Canton Railway Yard Hunghoto
One Fard one-ton Yan
One 7 Passenger Davis Car 6 Cycles
99,4 H. P.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMER BROS. A saīsneers.
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
The fares prescribed for public vehicles
■re as follows:--
In the land of Hongkong, Caine Road and Lower Levels, and in Kowloon, and New Kowloon.
RIQKNMIS.
Pro minutes.masaapasaankoms 5 cents i
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour, -9998
Half hour,..
11
engsgod
One hour, tervekauka dan #ery Subsequent tour...
If the jinrickahs be within the City of Victoria, and be dis sharged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dia charged to the Eset of Bay Vire Police Station on the Eastern side of the City od Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable
For 2 or 3 drivers the fars is double or
trable respectively.
A÷In the H`District.
Too minutes, honn
Quarter hour...SPACES
E boar,********
One hour
SHOEMAKERS.
(Japanese Hand Made)
Evory kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER,
CHERRY & CO.,
6. D'AQUILAR STREET, A
Dypoalte Kayamály & Co. Telephone Control N6, 191
Hongkong, March 20, 1914.
WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITCASES.
When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases ?
They are Cheaper and More Durable.
CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.
(Opposite Taumati Ferry, Praya)
J. b.
15 cents
$0.
NADO
In the New Territories-
By strangement with the proprietors
#hrough the Police
Lower Levišti.
With Bearers With 4 Beatwal
Ieu minutes, in 10 cents
Quarter hour,................ 15
20 conta
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40
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Every enbenquent-
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40
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With B Bearers With 4 Becrets.
Ten minutes
15 centa
Casrter bear
20
Half hour,
30
One hour,nders
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25
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LAGER
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
A LL preliminary notices of forth- |----
ALL
-entertainments, sent for "insaction in
the news columns of the China Mail, ........ - are charged for at the rate of $1 each. Las announced in May and June of 1922) providing that they do not Occupy more than four lows. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising \dolumine a* the prevailing rates.
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COM
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MITSUI BUSSAN KAJBHA
W.D.&HOWHIS.
stola London
Registered Trade Mark
This advertisement is immed by British-American Tobacco Co. (Uhlns), Ltd.
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT,
Sold Again.
"Only 10/6" was on the card affixed to a shirt bought in Hobart during a sale. On the collar-band was panelled 9/11. The cost of dividenda has gons up. A Hypocrite.
Teacher: And now, children, can anyone of you tell me what a hypocrite is?
Tommy Truant: P-please, tea- cher, it is a boy wat goes to school wiv a smile on his face! Back to Earth.
The woman who thinks she could do very well without a husband usually does very well with one.
A man marries because he wants somewhere ta ga; afterwards be goes somewhere because he's mar- ried. Business
out yesterday, all by myself, and it only took me four hours.
can't think of another thing to will anybody..
"I am a Man of Genius.”
Graaville-Barker, used to relate an aming story of a Shaw kiss wirlch delighted some hundreds of socialists gathered at a Fabian Society dinner to Anatole France, So I guess that's all. and being a socialist himself, monkeys, a tiger, a cat with three who, during a short visit to England Witnesses: One giraffe, aix made time to meet his English kittens, two dogs, a donkey, a lion colleagnes. Shaw welcomed France
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in a typical speech full of generous-no, he's looking away-a hippo- tribute to his brother-author, and potamus I thought of his name France, in responding, referred to too. Didn't think I could do it, Shaw as the English Molière, did you?and four sheep. France read his speech, but made
(Signed) ADAM. some-delightful "asides," and the Moo! house literally rose at them when Summer is over, the old cow at the close France went up
said, to Shaw, took hold of his wayward bead and-kissed him And they'll shut me up in the squadly on both cheeks. France draughty shed. was then well over seventy and To milk me by lamplight in the Shaw fifty-nine. Barker describ cold,
more.
God made woman-last, but she needs much artificial aid to lasted the first meeting of Anatole But I won't give much for I am old. these days.
France and Bernard Shaw, who It's long ago that I came here. were being shown round the Gay and slim as a woodland deer; church of St. Paul in Rome (un-It's long ago that I heard the roar known to each other) with a mixed Of Smith's white bull by the syca- day. The guide, coming to a And now there are bones where group of other people one visiting
Statue, said: This is Con- my flesh should be. stantine, the first king to embrace My backbone sags like an old roof- Christianity." Constantine, the tree, apostate!" muttered France. The guide looked horrified, and every- one was shocked except Shaw, Is just so many days of colic. who burst out laughing. France Fm neither a Jersey nor Holstein introduced himself to Shaw and now,
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A buker in our suburb has a slogan: "Marriages are made in Heaven, Wedding Cakes Regan's.
Come in and take your cut, but remember, we cut nothing bene but hair-no china or prices."
A Newcastle (N.S.W.) motor firm candidly advertised: "Ford truck, £190. Won't last long.'-- C.W.
At an Upwey (Vic.), guest bouse the proprietar displays this notice
Ladies, Gentlemen and week-end- ers accommodated.
Saw this outside a Sydney hair-- dresser's shop: "I will shave any man in Australia for £100; I'll shave you for 6d. if necessary.'
"B. The following notice was once displayed in a butcher's shop in Blackbeath: "Man is made of qust, dust settles. Be a man." ***En Quod."
A butcher'a shop in our street changed, hands, recently, and was promptly renovated. The window, which roud, A. Fry, Butcher," has "W. Suet, been altofod to read. Meat Expert.
And. an apple snatched in a
moment's frolic
said: "I see, sir, you are one of But only a faded sort of cow.
"Yes," replied G. B. S. I, My calves are veal, and I had as too, am a man of genius."
: "
Adam's Will.
(Recently Excavated.)
Eden-8th day. Whereas, this place is beginning
tiof That I could lay me down as beef. Somehow, they always kill by
halves;
Why not take me when they take
my calves? to get on my nerves and the animale Birch turns yellow and sumac red, outnumber we mare-than-I-choose- I've seen this all before, she said. to think, to oue (Evo's no good; I'm tired of the field and tired of ahe's afraid of the mice)
Therefore, I have decided to make my last will and testament―algo my fret.
the shed. !. There's no more grass, there's no
more cloves, Summer is over, summer is over." ROBERT HILLYER
in the New Republic, Those Five Small Fingers.
one of yours when the way, home **Five squall fingers that cling to
1.I hereby give and bequeath the garden to the things that are in it, hoping they'll stay as near the south end as they can, for I'll have to be buried on the north, and the hyona howls fit to wake the deadı
2.- give Eye tha, rib there is long. That go softly Troping doesn't seem to be any way of get- for your watch to find where the ting it back now, and I don't miss it much any are managerie to anyone who will take it away, and no questions asked.
4-My art treasures are reserved
tick comes from, or into any porket to see what's there. Not much use for buttoning the owner's clothes
8 give, and bequeath this or managing a spoon at meal times,
Not very clean either unless mother Adelaide sewing machine ad.
has had a look at 'em lately. Not "We put the wind up the opposi
much of anything at all, in fact- tion, and we don't want to take your for the American millionaires; I just fee small fingers: Mak breath away, but you can depend don't care if I do have to wait fifty And yet they wilthold a man-
Ameri- on our machines giving you a centuries for the money.
to his work when nothing else w{}}," thoroughly good stitab
cans are good, money, and that gun- | when the job le a tiring nuisance, A suburban barber, who does a set last night was too good to let go and ambition foolishness and the little S.P. an a side-line, advertises at a sacrifice.
Y staza moms på primy dust. No himself na "The Shaving Mug." A. B→ The apple tree in the centre lawyer ever drew a contract that North Shore tuparial expert runs of the garden must be left these hyped like the test of a tlay hand anti-acoptic. baandreening There is something suspicious about laid in yours. No orator, no musi- saloonwhite city wielder of the that tree I've a notion it ought to can of them all, ever hammered stoel guarantees razors - getpot bo sprayed.
put & parase use as ruuch as Battled
Any other shrubbery may be Father unit folder
de nt will by any milfulanila Hos there so fortul sali she Lea nowe with a first and second mortgage old philosopher Bacon, Bacon, an
back.
wing advertisement dently appeared" in paper
call for 2018, ABY DOUT., good milker
HOTEL "ASIA”
WEST BUND, CANTON,
Leading Hotel in South China
First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans a Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Balcou.
Splendid Views of City and Pearl River
Excellent Cuisine:
Moderate Rates,
Under the Management of the SUN CO., LTD, CANTON.
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Telegraphic address "ASTOR"
Telephone Central 170,
13, Queen's Road Central..
A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy room, completely renovated, and refurnished. New Dining Room for Mcals and la Carte.. "Excellent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets for Tiffins and Dinners. Under butirely new Management.
For further particulars apply to
M. A. VAZ, Manager.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
A
CENTRAL LOCATION
LL ELECTRIC TRAMBEER Katikkos, Kiso- bria Lifts, Fane and Lightchg, EuropasE Baiba and Baltazy Fittings, Hot and bald Water system throughents" "Burb of food sa Bow.co.
TAL CALL #F- Telegraphicäddig om ¿¬3 VICTORIA
J. WITCHELL, Mamagat.
MASSAGE
Mr. N. AKAJI & Mrs. E. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage Bandol, No. 8, Queen's Rosă, C. Telephone No. C. 4395,
TANO YCM, Durrier..
the late BIEN TING.
14, D'Agullar Birock.
TERMS VERY MODERANE Consultation.
MASSAGE.
Mrs. HONDA, MM, KISAKI and B. FHIMIDZU,
- No. 9% Wysekez. Bersed (oppoiltu ta fan, 'Chino Malp”)
G. FALCONER & CO., (HONGKONG) LTD
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS
UNION BUILDING,(OPPOSITE)G.
Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,
"ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class "English Jewellery,
THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO. Head Offa'r 79 Wyndham Street. Tad Floor, (Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel, Central 4166."
Dislers in all kinds of Ea) dan 101 Shird
Collars, Neckties and Prfamse for Gentlenes
AND ALSO
Obemolies, Akirts, Wraptor, Harfs, Veile, and Night-gowns for Ladies ALSD-MADE-TO-ORDER.
MODERATE PRICEY SERIO DELIVERY.
B-To all my descendante nos yet to look fan page 9H LÒNG HING & 00, 14 kindly named I bequeath the namesgent in a hostage to the heart till holds. anteed. Smith and cones. I think those the Faceless memorerat dge MAALI
perfectly lovely, I thought their angers close within your own.".
DEVELOPING, PRINT