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LAMMERT BROS. C. E. WARREN CO., LTD.
AFOTIOTEURS, ÁFÉRAINERS
AND1·BURYZTÓES.
-Public Auctions-
THE Undersigned havo esumvON, LANKAUA»
House all or Pabile kalba,
ON
THURSDAY, "January[3, 1028,
commencing at 11' 2.12.
at No. 4 Godown, cf the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., [
Kowloon.
288 Coils Old Wire Rope 04 Coila Old Wire Ecpo
Tots :-Czib on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.. Auotioneers.
Hongkong, 28th December, 1923.
BANITAST ENGINÉKES
MONUSIÚNTALISTS
Oom saml Godowns, Wardal Knad, Hongkong
Tal Central No. 209-
JUST RECEIVED
A New Stock Of
LOWDOWN FLUSH CLOSETS. Nichol Pistol, Q Bees Bab: Boom Fittings Soap Dalice, Tomblor Holders Tooth Brab Holdan, Towel Rails, do. Qual Tumbler-Towel Rails-Mirrors
Glass Shelves, dc.
Canopied Interior Grates Cooking Ranges-Filters, Soll Vipes, de,
Estimates Froo For All Sopitury Installa- Hon. Heating & Water Bystém.
Monumentalists In Italian Marble- Hongkong Granite. To own or selected deulgii.
A Large Assortment Of Artificial Wrentẫn In Stock,
MEDIUM STRENGTH
Navy Cut Cigarettes
WD&HQWas
Bristol & London
THE CHINA MAIL.
"CAPSTAN"
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
SELECTED & BLENDED BY EXPERTS FROM THE FINEST VIRGINIA LEAF
Smokers of
“CAPSTAN" CIGARETTES
are always sure of a cool and pleasant smoke with an excellent flavour
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THURSDAY, January 3, 1928, Domnabcing at 2.30 p.m.
at No. 5 East View Buildinge Ground Floor, Nathan Road, Kowloon (removed for couvenience of sale)
A quantity of Household Furniture:
Coruprising:-
Teak Sideboard with bevelled mirror, teak dining table and chair, glass ware, mockery, ice chest, etc, etc.
5.10
1 Victrols & Records
Catalogues will be issued.
On View on Monday..........
Terms: Lash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneer. Rongkong. 29th December, 1993,
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
The fares pra cribed for public vehicles
ere as follows:
In the Island of Hongkong, Chine Boad and Lower Levels, and is Kowloon, and New Howloon,
FOR SALE
CARMONA FERTILIZER
It promotes Healthy and Vigorous Growth and in this way imparts
to the planta sufficient Strengik to' prevent Disease attacking them.
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GRACA & 00,--
Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage Stampe, Pictorial Post Cards, Mo. No. 10, Wyndham Street,
P. O. Box No. 830,----
Hongkong.
SHOE MAKERS.
(Japan Hand Made)
Every Kind of Thotwear, MADE TO ORDER.
The CIGARETTE for
the CONNOISSEUR
Fire minutos..
Ten minutes,
Quarter hour,
BIOKSMAS.
HR hour, a us
CODVY
15
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ry Subooquent houdin
if the jinricksha. be...engaged within the City of Victoris, sed be dis harged outside the Western part of the Elty of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dia
CHERRY & CO.,
od to the East of Hay View Poligeetbins sation on the Eastern side of the City Victoria after 9 pm, an actra half
Barn shall be chargeabin.
For 2 or 3 drivers the fars is double or
treble respectively.
li-In the Hill Districs,
Ten minutes,...
Quarter hour...
Felf hour, ornatezienteamw
15 cents,
$0
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30
One boar 40
-In the New Territories.
By arrangement with the proprietor through the Police..
CÓBLEND.
--Lower Levels.
With Bearers With Bearers.
29 conta
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Ten minute,..... 10 cents
Quarter hour. 15 Alf hour,... 95
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One hour, ............... 36 Every subsequent"
25
40
17
With& Bearcra With 4 Bears.
39 centa
hour. Hill District.
Ten minutos, 16 cents Quarter hour, 20
2 boar........ 30-
Ons hour, maka 40 Hvery subarquent
benr
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TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
The following unclaimed telegram. are, lying... at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited):-
1
Ochen Hongkong Hotal, from, Kobe. Fowler Bongking and Shanghai
Bank, from Shanghai,
Sato, Heizo Nihon Yusen, from Koba K. Yamada Hotel c/o Waids Waricho, from Fröbe.
J. Matton Hongkong Club, from
Shangupl
ic Phần Vip 'Chung
Ching Street, West
Fist, from Tiantaifa,&
Wan Ching 231 Queen's Road, from
Dylipkoe, from Amo
Tin Leq 283 Queen's Boad, from Bhanghai
0059, from Bhangi
Krong Loong Man How Mew, from Shangbal
N. LUND, somit advität. Kaperintendanty
Hongkong, 20th December, 1923. EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL
ASIA A CHINA, TELEGRAPH CA. List of oxclaimed telegrams lying to *Telegraph Office, Hongkong?"
Firem
Bad Axis, fcom/
“the Nicki
B, D'AQUILAR STREES,
Opposite Kaysmally & Co.
Telephone Central No: 481
Hongkong, March 20, 1916.'
WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITCASES. -When well Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?
They are Cheaper and More Durable.
CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO..
(Opposita Tsumati Ferry, Prys)
ABAHI BER
PILSENER BEER
AND PRIZE.
SAHTE
LAGER SPECIALLY
MTISUT BUS
LAGER BEL
OBTAINABLE FROM ALL. MIGH-CLASS TOBACCONISTS
Packets of 10
Tins of 50
This advertisement is Inied by British-American Tobapoo Co. (China), Ltd.
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT..
Let's Be Contented,
Can't all bo millionairea
Pilin' up dollars Can't all ll learned chairs;
Can't all be scholars. No lanipa o' magic how Grant all our wisbes; Some have to push the plaugh,
Some do the dishes. Can't all be beauties tall, Rich, complimented; Let's be what's best of all-·
Let's be contented.
A Wedding
World's Heaviest Metal:
There are about a dozen metals lighter than aluminium. Some of them, such so sodium, from which salt is made (Will actually flost. on water). Lithium, one of the light est, has only one-fifth of the weight of aluminiai!
"As heavy as lead" was the old saying, but lead is really quits a light mot Do you think that a sovereign would be weighed down by a died of lead of the same size? As a matter of fact, the lead would be weighed down with a bump half a sovereign would be almour, enough to balanco it. Eleven sover. eigns would weigh as much as 19 feqnal-sized pieces of lead..
But even gold, though its weight
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CAPSTAN Navy Cut Cigarettes
Crows Attack Prospector.
A prospector hamed James Mulvaney was wild duck shooting the vicinity of the McArthur River (N.T.), when the cawing of a crow annoyed him. He took a shot at the bird and wounded it. Inre- sponse to its cry for help, mindfeds of other crows flocked-to the 'scène and attacked him with beaks and wings. The prospector used; kia gun freely, mowing the angry birds down by the score; but they would not be scared away. fight lasted until darkness fell, then the crows retreated; and the sportsman, thankful for the respite, mirried to his camp. He had fired 100 cartridges and killed or wound-
is almost twies that of lead, is noted about 300 crows.-"Bill Bo.”
Dad's Ligature. Was recently called upon to act the heaviest metal. Platinum is as a witness to u wedding between much more weighty. The heaviest Itwo Grecka celebrated before the in common use is iridium which is District Registrar. When I arrived used chiefly for tipping the nibs of the Registrar was busy filling up a famisin-pens, form. Turning to the bride ha salt-
The
Jim had been crawling under a prickly lantana bush, when he saw a disturbed snake strike, at his second finger. He wriggled out, all scratches and torn clothes, and white-faced, raced to his father and ed: "Have you ever been married Ah Fat Thepin. before, Miss?" "No fear sheOur only. Chinese bushranger gabbied the dreadful information, Dad grabbed up a length of hasn't," replied the groom, and was Sam Poo. Having no luck. I'll bet sho hasn't even been kissed. in the Mudgee diggings in the hayband, (fixed ligature, flung the No que would want to kiss & face late sixties, he tried his hand with harness on old Neddy and jammed like that. To my astonishment gun and black mask, picking him into the shafts of the cart. In the bride still smiled serenely upon Cagnabarabran district to less than ten minutes he was gallop "You eve," explained Antony, I start operations. His careen was ingthe bitten boy to the township. didn't pick her myself, I asked niy shart Trooner. Ward came up When the first roof was in sight, brother to bring a wife out from with Sam and called upon him to fine suddenly began to laugh. The Greece for me, and this is what be surrender. The reply was a bullet old man's eyes shone with apprecia brought. I suppose I'll have to and the constable was shot dead, tion Good lad, the cricu, yer make the best of a bul job." The Troopers Todd, McMahon, Burns a chipa the ad block. Nuthin' ke bride still smiled: "She doesn't Pd a black-tracker ran, Sam to crackin' 'ardy-it's the spirit that'll understand a word of English," earth, after a long chase, and in a pull yer outa the tightest ole
fierce clostrup fight the Chinese Jim burst out fresh. It ain't added Antony "Bill Harden."
was overcome and handcuffed, that, Dad," he gurgled. "Yeh've and trundled back to Bathurst gaol. tied up the wrong finger!" Sam went out by the rope trail.-B. Facts. The Song of the Worker
The Only Way
The cow puncter married the lovely school teacher, and amid the chers and good wishes of the whole population of Tron Spilic, they rode oll to their now home, the ranch house 20 miles away.
A low, monthe, later one of the wedding guests wet the bridegroom riding Into From Spike.
"Hullo, Bud." bo cried. How's the wife?
** Ain't you heard?" said Bud.
Heard what?"
Why, that day we got married Find rode out to the ranch houBÁ, "MY":" wife she fell her born and broke her leg was twenty miles from a doctor, too.
Ain't that terrible?" daimed the friend. What did you do?"
"What could do? said Bud.. "Of course, I shot ker.
TU SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary, notices of,-forth-
I
lay so claim to a niche of fame.
I may not hope for the crowd's
acclaim
Swept high in a storm of cheers. Obsdire, unknown to crown of
throne, A
NO BRAND'
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY (6244192CM
HOTELS & CAFES.
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS
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HONGKONG.. Telegraphic Address:-KREMLIN," HONGKONG. HONGKONG HOTEL
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SHANGHAI.
PRAK HOTEL
- Telegraphic] Address: CENTRAL, SHANGHAL
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL
GRAND HOTEL KALEE,
PEKING.
PALACE HOTEL.
Telegraphic Address:—WAGONLITS, PEKING, GRAND HOTEL, DES WAGONS LITS,
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD
in conjunction with.
The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits. Ltd.
Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL Tol. Add: "Carlton, The Unly American Hutařin the Delony.
Nice and quiet yet only a few midates' walk from the Banks, and Central Districia. 13 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Serupulously clos Under American Management, A new Dining Room his been opened di No. 2, Queen's' Rond (lat floor! Ehteaños Los Honey BiTlífins a speciality.
For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Propristro". *
Tel. Kowloon No. 3
PALACE HOTEL
Tol. Addres "Palaco
(Three minutes from Kowloon Forry Wharf & Railway Station.). Entirely under English Management. Elektric Light and Fans Throughout.
Ivory, Room with Private Bath.
Lounge Bar & Billiard Rooms. Unelválled 'Coisine under the personal supervision of the Proprieto..
Terms moderate. special torins to families on application to
AANMEER HOXBERRY-Propriet
HOTEL "ASIA"
WEST BUND, CANTON,
Leading Hotel in South China.
First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans, and Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Safcox.,
of City and Splendid Views
Pearl River.
Excellent Cuisine:
Moderate Rates.
Under the Management of the SUN CO LTD, CANTON.
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Telegraphic address "ASTOR"
Telephone Central 178:
13, Queen's Road Central.
A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy, rooms, completely renovated and refurnished, New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excellent Culine Monthly Tickets for Tiffins and Dingers. Under entirely new Management.”
DUA MAN For further particulars apply to
M. A. VAZ,. Mignugwe.
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1. VICTORIA GARDENS:
HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, NEXT DOOR TO NEW KOLOON HOTEL
One
BOARD and RESIDENOR, 15. dontia and singla rooms. Tarms from 14 per day
KING EDWARD HOTEL
A
ORNELL LOCATION LE ELECTRICHRAMS Fam Estrenos,
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servi
J. WITOKKEL, MANAZW,
MASSAGE
Mr. N. AKAT & Mrs. E. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School,
No. 5, Queen's Road, C. Telephone No. C. 4395
home comfort; Vary large well famiubeck om steamers Personal supervision. "RS, STÉWART OGILVIE,
Propoótzem.
TANG YUK, Duszus
cosserie
the lase STEM TIKÓ. 14, D'Agullar Eirool.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation)" 194. **-
MASSAGE.
Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI ANË
R. FRIZIDZUN
No. 24 Wyndler. Bezoek. (opports to Chian Mall”)
Once, on the far rith fast G. FALCONER & CO., (HONGKONG) LTD
south I
In the balls of the storeyed years; found a two-year-old boy wander- ing in the bush about a mile away from the nearest house. Took bim there and asked the cocky I Saw in the yard, whether the child belong ed to him. He looked at it, and scratched His head, manged if Iknow!" he said, versee the kids are always in bed when I start work and when I folah. Wan until the missus his a look at him."When "the missus" arrived the promptly claimed the wanderer Brolga,"
fourney my prosy way-- But I do the task that is nine alone
As well as a worker may ! On far winds fung by script or
tongue
The fame of the great is whirled; They have wrought full wall and
their deeds are sung Through the width of a grateful. artworlds
I have not won to a place in the
$127
With the kingly ones of the
Garthy
But Lkopy that the humblest task,
wall done!
Is not devoid of worth 1: have po part in the mighty art.
That flowers, In, the dreamer's
entre corning, meetings, lecturer and But know he joy of uv
entertainment sent for insertion in
the news colemans at the China Mall,
ere charged for
Jin May and Jute of 1922), providing, thay, flac
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THE OTHER SORT OF SCOT? My grandfather was a Scotsman. He came out as a young man, and worked hard in South Australia all
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