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LAMMERT BROS.GE WARREN & CO., LTD
AUCTIONEERS, AFTRÁISÉRS AND SURVEYORE.
-Public Auctions.
THE Undersigned have received in struotions to sell by Public Austion
WEDNESDAY, 10th Sept., 1934,
commending at 11 am.
at The Chins Provident, Lom &" - Mortgage Co, Ltd's Godown, Ken- nedy Towa and Belchert Street (nor the Rope Co's premises}
One 150 BGP High Speed Fersed Lubrication Engine in good working condition completa with Fly Wheel and Pulley for belt drive, also surface condenser for LMS.
13 Coila sach- 150-Fathoms Flexiblo Steel Wire Hopa
Two Condoaser Tube Plates.
Que Portable Eira Engine on Wheale. Four 12" Hydraulie Gate Valvar. - One 25 BHP Horizontal Crude Oil Engins complete with two heavy fly- wheels ats.
Oxe KW Vertios High Speed snclosed engine direct coupled to Direct Carroat 110 Volt Dynamo suitable for ships ass.
One 2 KW Dr-ot Current Dynamo .coupled to vertical Kerosene Oil engine complete with silencer, water tank etc.,
Ons Rotary 4" x 6" Pump ompsaity --8000 to 6000 Gallons head 50 foot at
970 RPM
30 Boxes Steel Strips
2 Cases and 3 Bars Steal rectangular
section
1. Case High Speed Steal
And
A quantity of Steel Bars, Plats,
sta, etc., eta.....
Alio
71 Cases Ready Mixed Paint.
7 Drams Graph, Roof Paint
1 Drum and 13 Osasa Graph
81. Paint
2 Ossos Graph Liquid Cement
4 Case Kleim Oil
3. Drums and 9 Cases Graph
Drycot
16 Caso Graph. Special Paint
30 Cases Graph. Cement Pasts (Black
and Red)
6 Drums Graph Cement Pasta
1 Drum L. L. Metalcrete empty
13 Drams Kleim Oil
1 Drum Amph. Q. P. Black
2 Drum Klein Oil
Terma-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
cor
THURSDAY, 11th Sept., 1994.
· commencing at §.15 p.m.
at their Balas Room, Daddell Street,
A Fins Collection of Postage
Stamps
Including:-
Valuable Selections of Brasil, China, French Colonies, Hongkong, India, Micno, Shanghai, etc., etc.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Wednesday, the 10th September, 1924
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT. BROS., Auctioneers.
ож
FRIDAY, 12th Sept, 1921, --
commencing at 11.30 p.m.
at their Bales Room, Daddell Street 'A' Quantity of Valuable Hounshold Furniture,
Comprising:→→
Teak Batetand, Chesterfield Conch, Tapestry Armchairs, Tables, Bren Fenders, Brown Ornaments, Curios, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, etc.
Extension Dining Table, Dining Uhair, Sideboards," Dinner Waggons Crookery, Glass Ware, etc. **
Bran, Iran and Tesk Padsteads, Single and Double Wardroben with Bevelled Mirror Doors, Dressing Tables, Rolled Top Desk, Marble Top Desk, Marble Top Washstand, Bookosses, Screens, Pictures, etc.,
also
One Cottage Piano by " Cramer"
Two Cabinet Gramophones
One Bicycle New)
Three Enstalled Baths
One Remington Typewriter
Ona Royal Typewriter
One Flectric Table Fountain,
Ond Violet Bay Operate
One Crystal Wireless Receiving Set
One Camera
One Portable Phonogu.ph
· And
Several Sets Ms Jong.
Catalogues will be istmed,
On View from Thursday, the 11th |
September 1924.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS... ́ ́Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Fth Seps, labs,
·HEN HING & 00) TAILORI
30%, Pottinger Strook
Tales and Gentleman's Talors.
Dispers and Outdiken***
Suits made to order.
SANITARY "ENGINEERS ·
MONUMENTALISTS
OFFICES
JiD, WISDRAM STERET, HONGKONG. TEL CENTRAL” 169. Estimates Free
for complete
Sanitary Installations
Hot Water Systems &c. Specialists in Monumental Work
out from
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Italian Marble-Polished and/or Fine Panched Hongkong Granite.
Artificial Wreaths in Stock
For Sale Flower and Vegetable Seeds
Indications point to a Heavy Demand
for seeds
This Season:
To be sure of getting every variety you wish, we suggest that you Order To-day.
GRACA & 00, No. 10, Wyndham Street,
Hongkong.
P.O. Box 620.
SHOEMAKERS. (Japanois Hand Made) Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.
CHEBBY & 00..
8, VAGUILAH STREET Opposite Kayimsily a co Telephons Central No. 491
Hongkong, March 30, 1914. ́
WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITCASES
When we sail Shanghal Manufactured Suitcases?
They are Cheaper and More Durable.
CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK 00.
(Opposite Yaumsti Ferry, Praya)
ASAHI BEER
PLSENER BEE
GRAND PRIZE
Find a GPTS BOCA NO STORE MA
ASAHI
BEER
LAGER BEER
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ODDS
ENDS
THE CHINA MAIL.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT..
The Queen's Dresses.
Her Majesty the Queen has been unanimously awarded the credit of being Britain's beat- dressed woman. Now that the season is over, one in able to look back-to-scenes-of-splendour that were never equalled in "the good old times," and the wardrobes of society the purchase of which now enables the Court dressmakers to balance their accounts with, a smiling face, contributed in no small degree to the magnificence of those gatherings that have astonished even the Americans used to big things. But, whereas certain well-known ladies have somewhat overdone the business of dressing up and looking pretty, the Queen has always kept within those limits she has so strictly defined, and has never resorted to extravagance.
The Kaiser's Overtures..
Boltharista
REMARKABLE CAREER.
36 YEARS IN POLICE FORCE.
Detective-Inspector
Free speech is one thing, and treason-high treason at that another. Within the last few weeks London's parka and open spaces have been occupied by orators who are unquestionably and dangerously eloquent, and who preach disaffection, disloyalty, Scholes, who has just regred rank red communism and outlawry, after being a police officer for These speakers are well-dressed and obviously not holding forth, thirty-six years, has had a remerke in order to hear themselves talk, able career in the Metropolitan It would be interesting to know by and Port of London Police Forces. whom they are paid. Funny Ads.
Advertisements are funny things sometimes, as for example, these which all actually were printeds
"A respectable young woman wants-washing."
"I will make coats, caps, and boas for ladies out of their own
kin
want an overseer who can take care of 15,000 sheep who can speak French fluently”
Wanted, a girl who can cook; fose who will make a good stew."
want a hasband with a strong Roman pose with strong religious tendencies:"
Some Lunatic.
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The man who was admitted to Luton workhouse after he had told the workhouse master that he was "the Shah of Persia and a Son of the Sun, aged 157, with, 14 wives | and 2 children," was sentenced to
He had the handling of númerous famous crimes and criminals when attached to Scotland Yard, and, transferring to the Port London Authority's Force after 25 years in London, he was one, of the staff of expert detectives
were engaged to combat, actively the persistent pilfering which then went on in the docks.
Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, and early. Mr. Scholes was born in 1865 at
Lin life was a professional cricketer
and footballer. Joining the Metro- politan Police Force in 1888 he found time to play cricket, and actually played for Middlesex second eleven while a policeman,
was also on the ground staff as well-known player for his own a bowler at Lord's, besides bolsig a police team. Even now he is a good batsman and a dangerous
bowlers:
**
Mr. Scholes passed bit first the East End during the Jack the Christmas in the force patrolling
Ripper” scare of 1888, and after five years" duty in uniform –WAS promoted to plain-clothes work. He was constantly engaged bo duty in the West End observing gangs of pickpockets," "confidence 'men, forgers, etc. On one occasion he succeeded in-capturing-a-noted-
"I wil sell a fiddle of old wood that I made out of my own head and have wood left for another On at least three occasions the "For Sale, a small stock of the ox-Kalser has attempted to open
same whisky drunk by His Majesty up direct correspondence with his on his recent trip to Dublin." **
dear cousin,' King George.
"£100 reward for the recovery Only a few days before the tenth of the body of Hale Short, drowned anniversary of the war a letter was in the river on the night of the 17th. Bent from Doorn. to Buckingham The body can be recognised by Palace, and (as before) returned to the fact that Short had an impedi the sender via our Foreign Office.ment in his speech." The ex-Kaiser, now indeed a "shrunken puppet of a dismal fate," Is tormented by the idea that he must right himself in the eyes of his British relatives, and his letters are a curious mixture of religious fervour (for he is border- ing upon mystical mania) and a whining plea that it was not his a month's Imprisonment and re- pickpocket who actually worked in fault that war broke out. There commended for deportation, kid gloves. So persistent was he is no need to mince matters, for He proved to be a Czecho-in his shadowing of the seemingly before the war the Kaiser was Slovakian who had been four respectable old gentleman that a uniformed constable became - dus- often exceedingly rude to King times certified a lunatic. George, whom he affected to He was charged with failing topicious of the swell," and would despise, while his insolence to comply with the Aliens' Registra-not be persuaded, that all was right Uncle "Bertie" merited King|tion Order, 1920, and the Chief until..actual evidence was forth Edward's famous comment: Constable reported that during the coming of the detective's bona fides. William is a cad and not even a wur he had been sent back His parting prophecy. was, “You gentleman."
to Czecho-Slovakia and had will be promoted bafore long," and served two years in a so it came true, for within a week. Daughter-in-Law Sued...
German
for indecent Mr Scholes, became · detective- prison assault,
sergeant. Besides that, the man had also been imprisoned in England for doing damage to Clerkenwell Post Office.
Friend of R. L. S.
To 1903 he arrested a woman known as the " Princess of Shop
fiers," who was captured when leaving a pawnbroker's where she had been offering stolen goods. It was found that in the course of ten months she had jokiained by fraud and theft over £1,000' worth of property and money, while over 300 pledges were traced to her.
One of his interesting reminis-
Judgment has been given by Sheriff-Principal Macphalt in an appeal to him against the decision of Sheriff-Substitute Robertson in an action in Falkirk Sheriff Court, which embodied a claim of a somewhat unusual nature. The pursuer, Mrs. Barbara Burt, Thistle Lady Colvin's death has Street, Camelon, sued her diglolshed the circle of those daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth who can speak with intimate Laing, Prospect Street, Camelon, knowledge of Robert Louis as executrix of her husband, Stedenton. To many of the most William Laing, who died while on notable men and women of her active service in Syria in 1918, for day she was a sympathetic, and cences is that of his share in the the sum of £100. It was averred consistent friend, and for 50 years affair of Chicago May" and by the pursuer that between the her influence has been an acknow. Eddie Guerin, while he was also years 1012-14 she handed to her ledged force in the world of an intimate friend of Adolph Beck, son, who was then secretary and letters. Her encouragement and and was one of the officers who treasurer of the Camelon wise guidance have been acknow. assisted in establishing his in- Gymnasium Holiday Fund, five ledged in particular by Robert nocence. He had also the Interest- sums, amounting in all to £100, to Louis Stevenson, who owned that ing task of bringing from France be invested for her in the fund, she knew how to curb, control, and a lady described as the 5,000,000 She contended that all moneys direct his aspirations. As a friend dollar bride." a party in a capse subscribed to the fond
of Stevenson's she has an assured celebre in 1905, In America she deposited by her son in the Post literary immortality, for his letters had lived like an Elstern princess, Office Savings Bank in his name to her are among the great things and there were various allegations and stated it was her belief that he in diterature:
Were
of fraud, In this country, but after
a three days' irtal she was acquitted. on the ground, that she had acted
had uplifted her money and Amazing Slandera.. deposited it, along with other
That a little boy had been told under the influence of her hus stins, with Camelon Co-operative by her that his mother was, an band, who had fled. Mr. Scholes Society Ltd. Sheriff Robertson, evil woman, and that she sat on the on one occasion was made up as in dismissing the action as irrelevant; commented upon the ages of a well-known man, a shopwalker, and in that guise pursuer's inability to give the dangling her legs about on his effected some smart captures of exact dates on which the various calves, was a statement made in shoplifters. On another occasion. sums of money were alleged to Bayley, who was ordered at result of his observations when court concerning. Edea Elizabeth he caught one of the tribe as the have been handed over. Sheriff Cheltenham to pay £50 damages concealed in a large box in a West Principal Macphail reverses this decision, and allows pursuer for slander, The action was End jeweller's. Over £1,000 worth proof. The condescendence con- brought by bar daughter's brother of stock was found scooped up in tained an averment that pursuer's in-law and his wife, who, living the lady's bag.***** sop uplifted £100 belonging to her next door, had been pestered is most remarkable captures to an Mr. Scholes, too, owed one, of and deposited it, along with her for ten years. Periodically money of his own, in the Camelon she had thrown over the fence offending tooth. He was, in fact, Co-operative Society, which was dividing the gardens of the two visiting the dentist, and was leave. relevant. Pursuer was entitled to houses all kinds of refuse and ing. Leicester-square Station, when have an opportunity of proving it said, had stated that the male had escaped, from custody, and rubbish. Defendant, it was, also he spotted, a housebreaker who if she could. *•
plaintiff and the man referred to was thus very; much “wanted.” above had conspired to kill her The man, dived into the Tulio, daughter's husband, and had | boping to ovads observation, and, At Edinburgh Sheriff Court on chalked on her door Camouflage, forgetting toothache, Mr. Scholes August 7-before Sheriff On-you indecent old fool, and Next dashed after him. Down both Andrew Greig, 28 years of age door to see the bare gorilla. pleaded guilty to having on
"A Heartless Rogue.”:
June 3, 1924, committed bigamy
Temying
How Baby's Own Tablets
to sell off her bakise effects, and ] Pi chidren's remedy. The bottom, and landed on the man's
went until at last the fugitive sought refuge in the tunnel. Expecting him to be cut to pieces, by having married a Kirkcaldy ZBOR SADNESS TO SUNSHINE, or electrocuted, the officer caused woman he being the husband of Violet Grant Greig, 124, Holyrood,
a message to be sent to Piccadily- Road, Edinburgh, It was stated Help The Little On emerged there as black as naweep, circus, but, sure enough; the man by the Fiscal that the accused was Children are born to be laughing and but safe and sound. For this markiddin March, 1918, and ai'the happy. When they are psovisis, irritable end-of six months his wife went and almost always in- teses the cansen Capture Mr. Scholes was warmly. back to her mother, who had usually is to be found in the stomach or commended by the judge, and malatained her and her child. Inaam met po On another occasion, when
bowela-whore-most-childish ailments the Commissioner of Police. April last the accused went to If your own Kittle one is this, pallid, prisoner" attempted to escape Kirkcaldy and got lodgings in the and falling to thrive as well as you would when being taken into the police house of the second woman, with like, you wil be wise to follow the station, Mr. Scholes actually least whom he went through a form of ample of thousands of other parents, an from the top of the steps to the marriage in Edinburgh on June 3. give the child Baby's Own Tablęta, | In preparation for thlë he got her
littlelažengus bava no madiripe, back before he had time to travel "And MAY then they went to London with her is: Fishy to startalom money, which koot them for shont. Theism guarantdod moldri free from
He also figured to the notorious three weeks. Then he went out | opister on, narcotics and are absolutely
murder caso, for sten to the youngest inlas
hla activity one day with her jewellery, stating
that he would ared the mouwy: for
the purpose of paying for the pe lodgings. He never telurned and loft the woman in London without Denny, She obtained an advance
living to enab
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1924.
Tel. Kowloon
No
HONGKONG
HONGKONG HOTEL; RETULAN BAY- HOTELĮ
PEIK HOTELA
Talographie Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.”4.
AND A
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HOTELS
LIMITED...--
'with' the Grand Batal Vadis Lite; Led., Puling,
PALACE HOTEL
(Three minutes from Kowloon Ferry Wharf do Railway Station.) Entirely under English Management. Elsotrio Light and Fans Throughpok
Hvery Room with Private Bath...... Lounge Bar & Bilffard Rooma: Darly lled Chefiinasunder the personal
Pamparvision of the. Proprietor.
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Terma moderate. dpecial terms to families an application to
J. E. OXBERRY} Proprietor.
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Telegraphic address "ASTOR” Telephone Central Tro.
13, Quein's Road Central 15 de ina PE A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy rooms, completely renovated and refurnished. “Now Dining Room for Meals and la Carte.. Excellent Calpine. Monthly, Tickets for Tiffins and Dinars Under entirely new Management.
For further particulars apply to
M.-A. VAZ, Manager.
SOUTH CHINA RESTAURANT
CO., LTD.
CHINA BUILDING
tih, FLOUR
NOW OPEN.
The Finest Restaurant. In Town
For Chinese Chow mo
Afternoon Tea With The Finest Chinese Pastries Also Bupplied.
Gold Drinks Of Every Description
Obtainable At All Times... Olubs Supplied At Short Notice,
Telephone C. 4882.
OPEN DAILY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT.
KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
In Lots of not less than j-ton i
Delivered to Peak District (abore Bowen Road)
·SX1.00 per ton
#90.00€ $19.00
Bow Road and Lower Levely: By Kowloon Orders should be sent in writing at least 24 hours, before the Coul is required. All orders must be sooompanied by cash, Cheque, or Compeadore Order
⠀-payable to “ The Kalan MixiNG. DEINISTRATION.”
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
HEAD' OFFICE: TIENTSING
DODWELL & CO., LTD., "ägenis, Kengi
THE HONGKONG GARAGE CO.
„15 & 17, Quest'e Road East (Opposite Daibatan's)
NEW CARS FOR SALE & HIRE Telephone C. 4006 Axpert Repairers, Painters and Overhaulors.
Cushion and Beat-Cover Manufacturers.
Top Rebuilders
Prompt Bervice at Moderate Prices. Tires and Accessories for Sale, Managing Director, C. L. PUN.
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MASSAGE
Mr."SHIMIDZU
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