WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925.
AMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISESS AND SURVEYORE.
Public. Auctions
THE Undersigned have received in: structions tell by Public Auction
on
:
FRIDAY, 13th_March__1925, **
commanding at 2,39 p.m.
at their Bales Room. Daddell Street A Quantity of- Vainable Eonsshold Furniture, Comprising:--
Toak Hestand, Leather Covered
Armchairs, Book Caser, Fire-Brassa, Teak Overmantel with Bevelled Mirror Brass Ornaments, Curtains, Carpate, Rug Curice, Hemstitched Curtains,
etp
Teak Screw Winding Extension Dining Table, Clinics, Teak Bide Bard, Dinner Waggons, Silver Cabinet, B.P. Wars. Cut Glass Wars, Silver Ware, Crockery. Cutlery, etc., atc.,
Teak and Brass Bedsteads, Tark Double and Sing's Wardrobes, with Glass Doors, Dressing Table, Marble Top Wash Standa, Chest of Drawers, Tables, Chairs, Toilet Sets:
And
A Largo Belsotion of " Darved Blackwood Waro:
Comprising
Curio Cabinet, Curio Stand, Tables, Chairs, Jardinieres, Card Tables, Balt round table with Mother of Pearl inloid, Joss Table, etc., etc.
and
One Cottage Piano by Moutris
* Enamelled Bathe
Travelling Tranks
2 Rickebas
2'Iron Bates
1 Sedan Chair
1 Binocular
1 Underwood Typewriter
1 Tricycle
1 Typewriter
1. Marble Clock
2 Perambulators
I American Wall Clook
2 Cabinet Gramophones
Catalognes will be inued,
•
On View from Thursday the 12th.
March 1925
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned, have received in- structions from Hon. Mr. J. H. Hump to sell by Public Auction
ам.
MONDAY, 18th March, 1995, comiencing at 2.45 p.m. at "Kinsale" Savera Road, 403 The Penk
A Quantity of
Valuable Household Furniture,
-Comprising:~~
Chesterfield Couch with Cover, Easy
PLUMBING & HEATING
HOT & COLD WATER
SERVICES
DRAINAGE & SEPTIC
TANKS,
stc..
Estimates free on application.
G. E. WARREN & CO., LTD
Office and) China Building Showroom
(Ground Floor)**
(Tel. C. 289 ) Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong
Our endeavour.
is to provide everything to help
YOUR COLLECTION
POSTAGE STAMPS
GRAÇA & 00,,
Dealers in Philatelic Goods, Piotoris) Post Cards, Garden Beeds, Toys, Ma.
No. 10, Wyndham Street,
P.O. Box 620.
Hongkong.
SHOEMAKERS.
(Japanese Hand Made)
Every kind of "Footwear MADE TOʻORULA
CHERRY & 00%
6 D'AGUILAR STRIKT,
·Opposite Kayamally & Co. Telephone Central No. 401
Hosgiang, March 20, 1914,
Chairs, Cheirs. Teak Tables, Teak Beds TUNG SANG
Table Teak Book Cases, Card Table, Teak Wardrobe, Tosk Dressing Table, Teak, and Cloth Ser sons, Bras ornaments, Gas Ware, European Water Colour Engravings, Large Carpota, Ruga, Curtains, Tobia Lampu, Dioner and Dassert Services, Tailst Sota, Gas Stoves, etc, eta,
Also
Cabinet Vitrola XIV, Recorda, Black wood Curio Cabinet, Chairs, Toapoys, etc., etc.,
And
Tepuis, Quar, Croquat Set, Lady's
Currying chair, Garden Sente, Lawn
Mower, Bamboo Fine Earapa Ladder,
and
A Quantiy of Plante in pota
and Mauritiue Palms
Catalogues will be issued
TAILOR
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EXPERT FITTERS
On Vier from Saturday, the 14th HIGH CLASS TAILORING
March; 1925.
Terme-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctionser.
KEEP IT HANDY.
Do not forget that there are more bottles sold each year of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy than of any other cough medicine. Have you bottle of it in your home? It is good for the children and the grown ups too. Every user is a friend. For sale everywhore.
Sole
Agents:
MITSUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA
SERVICE.
MRS, MOTONO ELECTRIC MASSAGE
31B, Wyndham St., 2nd Floor.
ASAHI
BEER
THE CHINA MAIL
WORLD OF SPORT.
JIM DRISCOLL,
SPORTSMEN FIRST.
· DEATH OF BOXER WHO SETË BRAIN QUICKENED BY
MODEL,
CRICKET AND FOOTBALL
Dess
POLO
STRONG ARGENTINE TEAM .COMING.
Mr. Lewis Lacey, the Anglo-
Jim Driscoll, the well-known An advertisement In the boxer, died at Cardiff, early on Daily Chronicle for a clerk January 31, after a fortnight's ill- and store checker, first-class Argentine pole player who was amateur fooballer, centre captain of the English team in forward position, an advantage," last year's international matches. Driscoll's style WES per has caused many people to in the United States, will return fect
(writes Corinthian), for wonder at the connection between
amateur sport and commerce.
this year with a strong Argentine. while standing ...up in
four, of which he will take com- straightforward, manly fashion
mand. that made everyone proud to refer to him as the typical British boxer, he had all cilmes of mind and the judgment to uroid blows and seldom be out of reach for retaliating.
This particular job was quick ly filled by the promotion of a young man already employed by the company which advertised, and it only remains to be said that he possesses all the quali fications.
"His methods set is fashion to the "We must not make a fetish of British boxing world, and when he sport," the manager of one large was at his best all rising pro-concern told the Daily Chronicle," fessionals were the better for their though I must confess that, as a general rule, I would rather employ a man who was a sports- man or had been a sportsman.
imitation of him.
With unusually long reach, owing mainly to his breadth of shoulders, he was the perfect exponent of the straight-left punch, and, following upon Jem Mace, perpetuated what is looked upon as the keystore upon which a championship coveer must be based.
MODEST FIGHTER.
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Never did boxer carry his honours more modestly. When. in America, Driscoll defeated Abe Attell; the newspapers in the States were unanimous in proclaiming him as world's cham-out Spike Robson twice, in pion, even though it was ..arounds and seven rounds. "no-decision" bout, A referee's decision was illegal then, but so brilliant was Driscoll's display that boxing America proclaimed him to be the finest exponent ever 'seen. -
Driscoll was watching two comparative novices boy when a friend said to him: "Picking up a few wrinkles, Jim?" With his Welsh accent, rising on the last syllable of each sentence, he replied: "I always do. When I watch, I learn; either what to do, or what not to do."
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The three players to accom pany the brilliant Lacey are Messrs. D. and J. Kearney, and. CN Land, who, although un-- known to English polo en thusiasts, are described as quite the equals of Jack Nelson and the Miles brothers seen here in 1922. The team is representative of the Santa Ines Club in the Argentine, and during the last season gave un excellent, account of itself in the Lincoln tournaments and the national championships in the Republic.
"I find with both cricketers' and footballers that their brain is just as nimble in business houra as it is on the field of sport, and, so long as their enthusiasm for the game does not directly inter- fere with business, I am quite It is indicative of the keen in- sure they are the best workers.terest in the game in the Argen- That, at any rate, has beeh my tine and of the patriotic spirit experience."
of the sportsmen of that country that the entire expenses of the. forthcoming tour were orginally undertaken by the late Mr. Joseph N. Drysdale, who, however, died a few days after the fact of his generosity was made known Most probably his executors will carry out Mr. Drysdale's under- taking, but, in any case, there will not be, wanted" other wealthy sportsmen to see that the orginal plans for the tour are fulfilled. The Argentine Polo Association had already approved Mr. Drysdale's action, and had agreed. to the team as representative of the Republic.
Thus he became the first boxer to make one of Lonsdale baits his own property-three champion- ship wins in less than a year.
When, in 1919, at the age of 88, he was induced to oppose Charles Ledoux, at the time the hardest hitting bantam-weight in the world, he gave an exhibi- tion of boxing that has never been excelled. For nearly 16 rounds he almost toyed with Ledoux.
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It was after.this display that £1,800 was collected for him on It was in 1908-9 that Driscoll's the same evening in the National victories in America stamped Sporting Club, for Driscoll had him as the greatest feather-} had to return to the ring for weight the world had ever] monetary reasons. known.
ая career
The team under Mr. Lacey's captaincy was to leave Buenos Aires on March 4 by the R.M.S.P Almanzora, and to reach Eng- land in ample time to get ready for the international champion-
I That was the Anish of ship games to open in London on LONSDALE BELT.
his
& principal May 1. It will remain in Eng- Returning to Britain, he
the was in
ring. During the land until July, when it will go given the first contest for Lord war Driscoll was in the Welsh to the United States for the Lonsdale's feather-weight bélt. Horse, and rose to the rank September matches there. Argen- he knocked out Seaman Hayes, of sergeant-major as an instruc- tine-bred ponies to the number who had earned the title of "des- tor on the Army Gymnastic Staff. of forty will be brought as troyer of champions," in the He leaves a widow and no mounts, with native grooms sixth round. Then he knocked children.
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