LAMMERT BROS.
AVOTIONERA, APPRANERS AND SURVEYORE.
-Public Auctions:
THE Collaged have record ENTINO-
tions to ill by-Pablly-Action,..
ON
TUESDAY, January 8 1024. commencing at 2.30 pm. at No. 3, Feak Road, A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,
Comprising:-
Teak batetande, chesterfield couch and chairs, teak round table, teak cario esbine, tesk exteruien dining table, (for 2 persone) dining chairs, ide board with hevelled" nirror, ive cheat, teok dinner waggon, bedsteads, teak wardrobes with glass doore, dressing table with bevelled mirror, marble top washotand, cheat of drawers etc., etc.
Also
One Columbia
pecords.
(razanfola
with
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday the 7th
January, 1934,
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctions. Hongkong, January 2, 1924.
Up
WEDNESDAY, January 9, 1024 commencing av 5.15 pm.
at their Solca Rooms, Daddell Street,
A Valuable Collection of Pentago Stamps
Mostly British Colonials King's head
in Mint condition
Catalogus will be issued.
P
On View from Monday the 7th.
January, 1984.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERF BROS.. Amationpero. Hongkong. 3rd January, 1924.
FARES FOR FUBLIC VEHICLES.
The fares prescribed for public vehicles
are as follow
- in the island of Hongkong, Caine Road and Laser Levels, and in Kowloon, and New Kaloon,
five minutes.
Ten minutos,
Quarter hour
Stalf hour, .........na's
One hear,
RISKSMAS.
be
D cents
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11
ery Subsequent bour,
the jurioksha engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dia. charged entside the Western part of the City of Victoria after pa, or be dis charged to the East of Eay View Police Batios on the Eastern side of the City of Victoris after 8 p.m., an extra half Bare shall be chargeable.
For 2 or 3 drivers.tho fare in double or treble respectively.
I-in the Hill District.
Ten minutes,
Quarter Bour.............................................
A hour,
One hour,
adr
15 cents
20
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DEALER
With Bearers With 4 Bearms.
20 cent.
20
40
t
8898 9. ARSÈR
L-Lancer Levels
Ten minutos. ... 10 cent
Quarter hour,.... 15
Half hour, 25
Das hour, 35 Every sabenquens
25
-hour if Hall District.
With 2 Bearers Fith & Bearers.
Ted midutsey Zen. 15 cents Quarter cur,
One hogły konte
Bray
bcor
barquent
....... SA
30 costs
20.
13
"If boot.****
30 40
0
$
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
The following unclaimed telegram- ace lying at the oloo of The Great Northern Telograph Company (Limited):
Cohen Hongkong Hotel, from Kobe. Fowler Bougkong and Shanghai Bank, Iron Shangbei
Bato Beizo Nihon, Yrsen, from Kobe. K. Yamada Hotel'o/o Waids Wanchai,
From Kobe.
Batton Hongkong Club, from
Baughai.
Yin Yip Chung Ching Street, West
Paint, from Tientsin.
Wan Ching 231' Queen's Bond, from
Marseilige,
Uylipse, from Amoy.
T:Lee: £83. Queen's Road, from
Bibanghal.
0689, from Shanghai.
Kwong Loong Man Hon. Mow, from Shanghai
",,,!, N. LUND, Act Superintendent, -Hongkong, Beth-December, 1923. EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL FABIA A CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
Fist of unclaimed telegrams lying lo
Tegraph Office, Hongkong Benooper caro Book Asia, from Interr, from Calcata
M. E. I. AIREY Sure: Roperintendent. dong, 20th December, 1928.
C. E. WARREN * CO.,'
SANITARY ENDINIMES
JUNUMENTALINI
-OMean and for
Q, Wanchai stond, flugkong
Tol Central No, D} /
JUST RECEIVED
LTD.
A Now Block Of LOWDOWN FLUSH CLOSETS Niekol Platod, On Bray Bath Boom "Fittings-Soap Dishes, Tumbler Holders Tooth Brush Holder, Tord Rails, do. Opal Temblem-Tone! Hale-Mirrors
Glass Shelves, de
Bras Canoplod Interior Grice Cooking Rage Filtors, Soil Pipes, &o,
Estimates Free For All Sanitary Installa- tion Heating & Water Bynicom. Monanntalists In Italian Marble- Hongkong Granite. To una or electod design
A Large Amoriment Of Artifdal Wreaths
In Stock.
FOR SALE
CARMONA FERTILIZER
It promotes Healthy 'and Vigorous, Growth and in this way imparts to the plants sufficient Strength to prevent Disease attacking them.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Garden Seede, Postage Stampe, Pictorial fost Carda, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box No. 62.
Hongkong.
SHOEMAKERS.
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6, D'AQUILAR STREET,
Opposite Kayaroally & 06. Tolephuns Central No. 1
Hodgkong, March 20. 1914.
WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITCASES,
When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?
They are Cheaper and More 'Durable.
CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.
(Opposits Yaumati Forry, Prayn)
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ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
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TWO IN ONE.
"I'm goin' to tell yer," said Barney. "As soon as he gets home with his hooting in the Virginis scrub, a fist all over splinters, he gets across | resident noticed his dog snelling at to the wood box, and shies all the and jumping about a piece of bush. picked-out splinters into it. More Ho throw a stone there, and chip for the copper, Maggie,' says In the homeward rush for trains brown snake caliged, struck at hire.Treviles. during the Melbourue riots, a leggings and then reared up towards stylishly dressed Toond; youth was his body. He stepped aside, and knocked down and out, and a couple when the snake came at him again, its head aff. Adelaide of policemen set about bringing him blow round. In loosening his clathesRegister.” they had to wade through four silk True, shirts. He is still trying to persuade authority that he was wearing them because he was suffering with a
cold. Zeal.
A burglar who was wanted by the police had been photographed in six different positions, and the pictares were eircinated among the police.
A few days later the inspector of a country police station wrote to beadquarters, saying:
"I received the photographs of the six men whose capture is desired, We have already caught fire of them; the last is under observation and will be arrested
BOUL.
It la Not Always Easy.
To apologise..
To begin over,
To admit error.
To be selfish.
To tako advice.
To be claritable.
To be considerate,
To keep on trying. To profit by mistakes. To forgive and forget. To think and then act. To take deserved blame.
-BUT IT ALWAYS PAYS!
The World's Worst Break.
A negro in the Sutes was brought before a city judge on the ground of disorderly conduct and pleaded not guilty.
-CAT ADOPTS RAUHIT.
Cutts put his gun in the corner "Just and asked for a cup of tea. gave a couple of hares to old Jimmy Wirefence can't stand 'em meself. Get 'em in a curious way. I'd run out of shot, só dropped a lump of I brought home a young baby beeswax on top of the powder for rabbit thinking it would amuse our luck. Half way across the reserve, year-old daughter. It was no use No. 1 hare comes straight at me. to ber I tied it on our cat who took a snap-shot, and he checked lud tint day become possessed of a and streaked at the broken fenice. family of five. She licked it kindly ut us be jumped. something and the guest soon discovered where jumped at him. There was a sharp the private bar was. After a few Jerack, and he fell kicking. I ran days I lifted all the babies out of up and found two hares-stone with the bees-was. their nest to watch what the cat deid, necks broken, bends stuck would do. She lifted up the bunny together
first and carried it back to the They'd met at full speed head on. baskot After caressing it for a Good Luck." while she went after the kittens.- "MeCoonk."
WIRE FROM DEATH.
MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1924.
HOTELS & CAFES.
LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.
HONGKONG, Telegraphic Address}-KREMLIN, HONGKONG.
HONGKONG HOTEL
REPULSE BAY-HOTEL
SHANGHAI.
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL -
PEAK HOTEL
Telegraphic] Address: CENTRAL, SHANGHAL
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 Lite. Ltd.
Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL Tel. Add: "Carlton. The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nice and quid yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks, sod Central Districte. 13 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Monngerannt. A now Dining Room has been opened as No. 2, Queen's Road (lat floor). Entranco Ice Houso St. ifiss a speciality.
for terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.
Tel.
Kowloon PALACE HOTEL
No. 3
Tel. Address
"Palace
(Three minutes from Kowloon Fony Wharf & Railway Station.) Entirely under English Management. Electric Liubt and Fans Throughout. Every Room with Private Bath.
Lounge Bar & Billiard Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the Proprieto.
Torme moderato. special terms to families on application to
J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.
HOTEL “ASIA”
WEST BUND, CANTON.
Leading Hotel in South China.
First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans er Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salco..
Pearl and
River,
Moderate Pates.
Splendid Views of City
Excellent Cuisine:
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 rooms, completely renovated and refurnished. Now Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excellent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets' for Tiffins and Dinners. Under entirely new Management.
For further particulars apply to
M. A. VAZ, Manager.
1, VICTORIA" GARDENS.
HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, NEXT DOOR TO
NEW KOWLOON HOTEL, BOARD and RESIDENCE Every home comfort, Very large well farmlabedi double sind dagle rooms. One minule from steamers, Personal supervision. Torma from #par day
MRS. STEWART OGILVIE,
KING EDWARD HOTEL
TOUTE LOCATION C AL KLECTANTRAMSÝND ERITázów, Kiko- tals Life, fast and Lighting Europes
Bet Food Telegraphic Address – FLUTURIS 3. WIECHELE, Manage.
Tel. Conti $7
AN HONEST WORKER, "Struth," said old Jack Justit, "talk about strong men! You orter A Bastary Fitung, But and Sone years ago at Dagworth Sta-cen a cove wat nster work fer me water system throughrb
aOnce I put 'im wirelin' up wa' Bervi tion (N.T.) the manager sent jackerco put to a fencers' camp without er n big well. Th bucket got asual boil of the wire. Ho was caught in the bottom, but be kept carrying it on his saddle with his on windin', an' turned that bloorain head through the coil. When near well clean inside out [--Box-on, the cap the horse bolted and as "F. E. Smith" Speaks. the ride carng off, stopped dead. One of the fencers run over and found one of the wires fast round the horse's hoof and a loop round the man's neck. If the horse had gone another twenty yards the raan would have boon strangled.-J.D. McD.
COCKROACHES DEVY, TIME.
My dining room clock stopped, and refused to go. A joweller friend had a look at it. inside were three live cockroaches, and tangled in the cogs and wheels the mutilated mains of severni, others Pat
"You say you weren't doing any-Bushie." thing when this officer arrested
From Australia, you? asked the judge.
"Buttin'ly not, Yo' Monish,
Ali was jokingin': mus bo Heaven for come from' ders.
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS.
The strangest diving freak, over
One of Vsicount Long's Liverpool anecdotes of later years is amus ing. He was taking the chair at a meeting in the Hope Holl;- and found that the timetable allotted fire minutes alike to him, to a ex-mayor, and to a speaker who was described as a young man whe had had a brilliant career ai Oxford:*
I
When the time came the ex mayor and I faithfully adhered to the programme, but the young mah from Oxford'spoke for thirty seven minutes without a checki
Nobody complained, because the speaker was Mr. F. E: Smith, and Lord Long recalls telling him at once that he had a most brilliant career before him.""
Gentleman.
A
hood:
plied the defendunt. Ah was jes, seen in Australia, or anywhere else, walkin' down de street singin' a
Viscount Long acquired from a little song, at mahsof when a big was an abo, we had uut West, Mick hits me an de jaw and den die named Herod. Very intelligent, he much-loved teacher in his boy- picked up a slight knowledge of the
To speak the truth and to big Irish cop pinchen.me"
"H'm," mused tho judge, what bring. The method of diving be a gentleman, remembering and rising had him tickled to death.
a that gentleman does not were you singing ?**
Ireland and be applied the principle of it to mean a man who wears a black bis profession. Disdaining to use coat, but one who is thought;| hider the stone, he would enter the water, ful and considerate for others and
open his mouth until the weight of who realises that the only tra the water swallowed caused him to distinction between individuals is A Goodoogs farmer had put bis sink to the bottom, collect his the dividing line berween those. cont and vent on a heap of debris oysters, and, ejecting his water who think of others and those left by the flood of last year, and ballset, shoot to the surface who do not. proonered to his work on the spot. Soveral leading variety showmen At lunch-tune bo threw the clothing tried to stvara him, but an encoun aver his array and was walking away ter with a threshier shark put an end when a big snake dropped oat of the to a promising career.-H.H. ̈ ̈ bundlowlaiswedelled and haNE SPLINTER handy refuse to br was congratulating himsel on his You blokes don't know what escape when another make fell out mead man is," said Barney, at the
Snakea
Tickling Throat
Did you ever have that pervetaking experience caused by a bit of muone or lodged, bat tickles and tickion unti Rometimes almost strangles, het
and dropped at his feetBrisbane end of the story "Up: our way for sips of Chamberlain's Cougi
MASSAGE
004
Mr. N. AKAI & Mrs. E. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School Na 8, Queen's Road, O. Telephone No. C. 4395.
Exopretre
TANG YUK, Davront.
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14, D'Aguilar Efrook.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation ree.
MASSAGE.
HTS, HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI mad E. #HIMIDZU. Ko. 94, Wyndres. Direct. (opposite to lie. China Mali”)
G. FALCONER & CO., (HONGKONG) LTD
WATORMAKERS & JEWELLERS
DIAMOND MERCHANTS UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE) G.
Agentn 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.
Host Office: 79 Wyndham Street. 208"loor. (Oppoelle Central Police Station. Tel, Central 4168,
Dealers in all kinds of High-clam Silk Chirts, Collars, Neckties and Pyjamas for Gentlemen
A AND ALSO,
Chemies, Skirt: Wrapsora, Bouris, Vejle, and fight gowes for Ladie ALSO MADE TO ORDER HODERATE PRICE PROMPA DELIÝEAL-
Manager TIGIO EU
MÜEL FHOTO „ŠUPPLIE
thero as-Scotch-Jew.carporter and femedy, swallow very slowly and Snakes are becoming very plonti-whenever he gate, a splinter in his owed to slide down the throat, ill relief: Try it that way for? fui in the Adelong district. Prof, and he leaves it there till he gets top that take and at opbe, give yes LONG HING & CO. KL 23
Eichorny gathered shirt full of home. (Pause) Well, what's hersinees, brandblak and other congu black and brown beauties within she do that for somebody asked for ale orary whore
DEVELOPING ▲ FRINTING A SPECIALITS: No 17a, Quinn Road Ogirnar, Houskogu
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