HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Captai
merkerzakenmano 30,000,000
laund, and Fully Pald-09 $30,000,000 Reserve Funde -
Blating 000,008
Bilver
Beserve Liability of Propzistors 830,008,600
HEAD OFFICE, HONOKONO.
COURT OF DIRECTONS 1—
3. 8. Bezel, Bag. Chairman.
W. H. Dell, Eq. Deputy Chairmaą.
D. D. P. Belsh, Raq.
A. II. Campion, Esq.
B. Lender Lavis, Reg.
D. . B. Machla, Eng.
AMOY
DANGTOX
DATAYIA
MBAY
CALCUTTA
ANTON CHEPOO
COLOMBO
W, L. Pritendra, Key-
3. 4. Mumsner, Haq,
T. 0. Well, Hoq.
EL. P. White, Erg
Onial Manager, Hon. Mr. A. C. Hyunk,
DAIGEN
POOCHOW
UAPHONG
HAMBUR
ELANKOW
JFARIN
HONUKEW
ILOILO
Pol
нове
KOBE
KOWLOON
BRANCHES-
LONDON
j
LYONS
KUALA LUMPUR
MALACCA
MANILA
HOVEDEN
HAUAMARI
NEW YORK
PERINO
PENANO
RANGOON
SAIDON
SAN FRANCISOL
BHANGHAL KISUA
SUNIE PATANI TIEXTRIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Currans and Fixed Deposits received far one year of sherler periosta Loo Curray and Belleg quoted on application. op warme which will
Itong Koon, rd February, 1920.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bavinses of the above Bask in conduca ed by the HONGKONG AND SHANOKLAR BANKING CORPORATION. Bular
obtained to application.
HONGKONG FOR THE BANKING CORPORATION.
CAY .ba
SHANGILAL
L. C. 'ITNES.
Chial Manage
Hong Kong, Begleraber, 1927,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCISTT)
RANKENE.
www
Established 1924,
Lang Kong Uttice1–21 queen's Road Catal. Authorised Capital
Qullámze 150,000,000- [813,600,000) Ociliars 40,000,000
(46,804,870.) Beatre Fund gemeen Guilders $8,000,000-
Půd-Up Capital
load Omon-AMSTERDAM'). Eastern Head Uno-BATAVIA.
BRANCHEB-Bandjarmasin Bandong) BomĚNY,
Calcutta, Charibou, Fuldná, Djember, Djekkaria) The Hague Kon, Bora-Badje, Mazusu, Medan, Padang Falambang. Pakalangan,
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le
Commerce et l'Industrie (Incorporated in France).
'Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kon.
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Ena St. Latare, Paris.
.Fra.60.000,000 Capital fully paid up Special working capital .Fra.50,000,000 Fr.29,819.000 Reserves
BRANCHES:
THE CHINA MAIL,
BEARER CHEQUES
:
HO HONG BANK SUED IN SINGAPORE
ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
Average
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929.
· PUBLIC AUCTION.
to
on the query it? The endorsement back is negligible ax-far as a bearer
Wa have cheque le concerned. take what we can get. A slight difference would possibly be only a There are many matter of dialect. instances of slight differences In Chinese names in different dialects.
The Undersigned have received
instructions:
TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION IN FOUR LOTS
on
TUESDAY,
LAMMERT BROS.
“AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS,
---Public Auctions
THE Undersigned have received ' the 12th day of March, 1929, instructions to sell by Publie
at 3 o'clock p.m., ·
at their Auction Rooms,
No. 4, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hong Kong, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES:
Auction
14
ON THURSDAY. February 28, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 28. Humphreys' Buildings, Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Tan Kim-wee, chief cashier of the Ho Hong Bank, Malacca, spoke of the manner in which cheques were dealt with when handed in at the counter. reasonable explanation of different They passed through his own hands, shades of writing. I suggest that on and those of four other clerks before His special the whole there is no evidence of they were finally paid.
На negligence on the part of the bank, duty was to examine cheques, and that the ordinary care of the examined the cheque in question, and The cash WAN was exercised. It is thought it was in order, not necessary, I submit, to exercise turn-over of the bank was $160,000 expert care tainted always with susto $160,000 a day. Only ten to twelve picion.
per cent of cheques received were order cheques, the rest were bearer
Lot No. 1The property known Out of 230 cheques freni cheques. E. A. Harbour, Ltd., which he pro- as Nos. 99D, 19E and 99F WEL- LINGTON STREET comprises duced, 192 were bearer cheques.
Mr. Page; I would like your Lord-three newly erected four storeyed ship to look through these cheques Chinese shops and dwellings with and see how very close the figures of
in the centre basements situate the amount are to the dollar-sign. His Lordship: I think the question
His Lordship (on looking through really is which of you was so negli-the cheques): Here is one choque The ink is of gent as to enable the forger to alter which is suspicious.
two very different shades. this cheque.
Evidence far Defence
Mr. Page: There has been no que The first witness for the defencation about that one, my Lord!
His Lordship: It looks as though Was Mr. D. K. Anderson, an assist ant in the Mercantile Bank
an extra figure has been faserted into
In the others amount figures are very close, almost as everybody.writes them.
Witnose, continuing, said in alx months prior May 12, 1928,
Lot No. 2. The property known etc. passed through the $9,771,612 had
as No. 180 WELLINGTON STREET account of Messrs. Barbour, Ltd. On November 17, 1927, a cheque for is an excellent class three storey-
WILS
pald.
large ed Chinese shop and dwelling Other $12,600
19, November wcre ол cheques $13,232; November 23, $24,578, Nov-house with fron balconfes in front ember 24, $18,000; December 5, $9,128. situate in the centre of the city on the plece or parcel of ground At the Malacca branch they were in the habit of handling large cheques registered in the Land Office as from the plaintiff company.
Paris, Lyons, Marsellies, Halgon,
Mr. Knowles asid that in this case In the Supreme Court, Singapore, Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourane, Quinhon
on February 15 the hearing was con- negligenes on the part of the bank Hue. Thánh hoa Vinh Poom Prah
Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong tinued before the Chief Justice (Sir did not enter into the question at all. William Murlaon) of the case in What he contended was that it was Kong.
BANKERS:
which E. A. Barbour, Ltd, are a question as to which of two inno- FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banquesaing the Ho Hong Bank, Ltd., for cent parties should suffer for a guilty
Nationale de Credit, Banque de $10,000, money paid in consequence third. It was all a matter of autho Paris al des Pays Bas,
of a cheque having been fraudulently rity to pay. LONDON:-Midland Bank, Ltd.
altered. NEW YORK:-American Exchange
Mr. V. D. Knowles, who is appear Irving Trust Co., Banca Commering with Mr. R. H. Finch (Malaces) cizie Italiana.
on behalf of the plaintiffs, closed his SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.
case on February 14, when he sub. "Every description of Banking and mitted that as long as the customer to Cera bank exercised reasonable precau- Exchange Business Trapaacted.
tions in making out cheques that was respondents throughout the world.
all he need do. In the present case 1. BERNIS
bearer cheque was made cut for Manager. 12,520, and was subsequently altered Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928.
to $12,520. Evidence was called to show that the alteration made on the cheque were in darker ink than the original writing.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up-Capital Reserva Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-
tors ...
Mr. R. Page is appearing for the Bank, assisted by Mr. W. Munro (of Malacca).
Mr. Fage: As a matter of bank-the ing practice in Singapore when would you turn back a cheque ne stalat
Witness: Any cheque dated more This than six months previously. would be done without question.
Would you not cause a cheque to be "referred to drawer" dated one month previously? Certainly not. It is quite commen to get cheques dat- Opening the case for the defence on ed a month or six weeks previously. February 16 Mr. Page contended that Whether it was an order or bearer £9,000,000 if there had been negligence anywhere cheque would make no difference as £4,000,000 then it was on the part of the plain- far as that time was concerned.
[tift company. As far as he knew
Mr. Knowles (cross examining): Do .£3,000,000
there was no law, and it was not you ever ask for bearer cheques to practicablo, for the bank to anranch be endorsed ?-We ask for endorse
so that we every cheque with suspicion. As long ment of bearer cheques
to whom the signature was found
can tell, if necessary, as the correct, and there was nothing overtly money was paid, but we cannot insist customer is willing it is wrong with the writing of the words on it. If thon he submitted the chequo had endorsed; otherwise we cannot force been treated with ordinary care. It endorsement.
Would you take any algnatura? had been contended by the plaintiffs that the insertion of the "one"
Yes, โร We presume, of course, that was of the Agures a matter the person who is signing is signing Whether the name which should have aroused suspielon. his proper name.
Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUR
ALOB STAR
Jalaya) ·
KCOHINO
AMRITHAL
MADEEAS
MANISA
MEDAN NEW YORK
LANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
CAWNPURA
CKAU
DAIBEN (Delas.
Manaburia)
COLUMDO
Fouth
HASPRONO HAMBURG
DELHI
HANKOW
HARBIN
(N. Manchuris)
BOILO
IPULL
KARACHI
HONG KUNG
HOME
XUALA LANDSAR
Perak (8.148.)
KLAND
PEKING
PENANG PESHAWAR KANGOON BALDON
BEMARANG
SEREMBAN BILANCHAL BINGAPORE
BOURABAYA TAIPING
TAVOY
TIENT IN
TOKKU
TONGKAR (Bhoksi)
THINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
SAMBOANGA
to be
He did not think so, because the on the back of the cheque is the name writing of the amount was so extra of the drawer of the money doce not
com-interest us. ordinarily clear, and it was a
Another paint is that. mon banking principle
that the one never knows how often a bearer words governed amount in
the cheque has changed hands. figures. He submitted there was no-
A Useless Practice thing on the cheque to arouse sus- It is a rather useless practice to nielon when it was treated with orgat someone to write a name on the back of a cheque and you don't know dinary care.
who it is. It is useless but we have We are covered by the no option. Current Accounts opened and Fixed proceeded, that the cheque was or fact it is a bearer cheque.
Suppose the cheque was made pay- or bearer as in able to Ban Tong this case, and you had an endorse- Would you not ment Ban Sheong.
(Philippine Islanda)
and
Exchange Foreign Banking business transacted.
General
Work of Fraudulent Clerk It was obvious to him, Mr. Page ginally written by a fraudulent clerk Deposits received for 1 year or short with the deliberate Intention of alter ex periods at rates which will be quoting it after it had been signed. He cheques ed on application.
had 230 of Barbour, Ltd.'s A. H. FERGUSON, and his Lordship would see in every Manager. case the amount irt fgures was written very close to the dollar sign, That, in his opinion, bore out his sub- mission with roard to the deliber- ate intention of the fraudulent clerk. If that submission was right, it was not feasible that the clerk would ne
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
Pontianak, Bangoon, BTHE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
BRAMEREE'), Bhanghai, Blbos
Sowkkeria (Bola),
and Weltevreden.)
Болгар
вка радостный, купалу "The mose have onía depcală boxes to la -London Baskoro-Nasional Provincial Bank lad
Correspondan sil are the world
Beaking busiseme of every
desson transacted.
0. STEENSTRA
Manigi
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE: Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Formosa! Bank-Notes issued
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, meanwhile the Ink got dry.
HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital ..Frs. 72,000,000,00 Paid-Up Capital ....Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES: Bangkok
Hanoi Quinbon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon
Mengtze Cantho
Shanghai
Canton Nam Dinh Singapore
Ďljbouti Noumea
Fort Bayard Fapeete
Tientein
Tourano
Haiphong Peking Vinh Hankow Prom-Penh Yunnanfu
Pondicherry BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Faris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel
Commercial; Societe Generale.
30-
IN LONDON: The National Provin
tial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.;| Comptoir National d'Escomple
Parla; Credit Lyonnais.
de
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of Now York.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1928.
differant ink in making the alteration. He contended that different ink was
but that the not used,
very slight differences in shade was due to one stroke being added after the other was dry. That happened almost everyday in almost every office.
cheque, he was Average amount ....Yon. 45,000,000! man was writing a
half way through when the telephone rang. He answered the phone. and BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
When he resumed his cheque-writing it was Osaka.
writing FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, almost inevitable that the
Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin after the interruption was of a slight. chiku, Taichu, Taizan, Takso, ly different shade to that done before. So that because the writing of one Tamani, Toen, Heito, Taito. CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amby, figure was of a different shade to the other, it could not be held, in his Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, opinion, a sufficient suspicious cause Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, in itself, for stopping payment of a Bombay, Calcutta, London, New cheque. York, Dairen.
LONDON BANKERS:
Darker Alterations
Mr. Knowles: The letters are dark-
The London County Westminster ander. I don't say it was different ink.
ka
Parr's Bank.
His Lordship: Yes, the alterations certainly look darker to me.
The Bank has Correspondente in the Commercial
Mr. Page: I suggest that it is a Centre in the European Ocalan, Rusola, Man- shuria, Talacios, Japan, Indo-Chine Biam, I reasonable certainty that the cheque Philippios Inlande, Java, Atrios, D.B., was altered with the same ink,
His Lordship: But the person who so at home. If he did it in the office some- altered it might have done one might have caught him in the middle of the operation.
Inter allowed on Current Accounts, and Wized Deposit as is which will be quoted on galios tion. Depoelia in Tam ona be accepted
K. NAGURA.
Manager. HONG KONG BRANCH:
3, Das Voeux Road Central. Hong Kong, 19th January, 1929.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Mr. Page: Is it feasible, my Lord, that they should stop these cheques beesurs part of the writing is dark- er than the other? I think my tele- be a perfectly phone theory would
(Specially Authorised by Presidential THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of Noyember, 1917).
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fand
$60,000,000.00
18,278,800,00 9,629,425.24
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central.
Branches and Sub-branches all over
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, murah Birset, London, E. 0.3.
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital
The Bank of England
£3,000,000 1,800,000
Paid-up Capital .... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and rest. 1,584,848 BANKERR:
Midland Bank, Ltd. Bangkok Hongkong Kuala Lamper Rangson cla Howrah Kuantan (Paberg) Shanghal
Medra New York Pinang
China and Correspondents in Europe, Boy Trok
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world. Colors be real
LIMITED.
Established 1880.. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yon 102,500,000 Head Office:-YOKOHAMA, C Branches and · Agencies' at:
Alaxandria
Batavia
Bombay
Buenos Ayres
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
Newchwing New York Osaka Poking Rangoon Rio de Janeiro Saigon San Francisco
Fengtien (Makden) Seattle
Hamburg
Hankow Harbin
Hong Kong Hotelula Kal Yuen Karachi
Semarang Shanghal
Ghimononof Singapore Beerabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Kobe
London
Lyons
Los Angeles Manila
Nagoya
Tsinanfa Tsingtau Vladivostok
(Tersporarily
Interest allowed on Current
Nagasaki
Deposita received for fixed perioda st.zates to be: obfied on: applicatium.
Bingapore Bourb
London Bankers:-The National Dalhi Kota Bharu Port Louis (Marttilas) Provincial and Union Bank of England, Dall Ltd.
HONGKONG BRANCEL The Guaranty Trust Company of Brery description of Backing and Techange beat."
nese transerad. New York.
INTEREST allowed on Oryani Ancounts sẻ New York Bankers: The Irving Pized Deposits at Enten laat may be sportslaed National Bank,
on application.
The Equitable Trust Company of New York.
Interest allowed on Omrrent Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
7. Quera's End Central,
O. L. Q. BANDES,
Beng Koons Beptember, 1998.
Every description of Banking Busi-THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD,
nees transacted.
Loans grunted on approved secur
Itlen.
Special facilities for Home Ex- change.
SHOU J. CHEN,
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
Authorised Capital Pald-Up Capital
Manager. Reserve ****
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
1,200,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—;
Melbourne San Francisco Bombay Nagasaki Sestile”
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Batavia
Established 1912.
Head Office! Hong Kong,
Autheriară Ospitni (ILK, Czezmory). ...#11,000,000
$2,000
Faniem, a Shanghali Haskowy – Brules, Zemkom, New Car med Ben Frockets,
Thi
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CORSEJPONDENTS.
Id all principal willm of the Worlds kons
Hong Kong, 11th September, 19987 > Hong: Köde
Calcutta New York Bemarang
Canton:
Haiphong
Honolulu
Kobe Kowloon
Omka Singapore Paris Bourabaya Peking Sydney
Penang Talpel
Rangoon ertain.
London: Saigon Tokyo Manila @
Shanghal-
or Correspondents in all principal
of the world
Every description of
Ezchware business tran granted and proved FBAFF DEP
to
tha
Teak Hat Stand, Chesterfield of the city on the plece or parcel Couch and Chairs, Teak Extension of ground registered in the Land Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Teak office an
Section C and the Re-Sideboard, Teak Glass Cabinet, maining Portion of Inland Lot No. Teak Ice Chest, Brass Fender, Or 164 having an area of 2652 square naments, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, feet or thereabouts. The property etc.
Teak Bedstead with Spring.Box is situate on the North side of Wellington Street and is bounded Mattress, Tenk Wardrobe with on the East by Peel Street and on Glass Door, Teak Dressing Table, Teak Chest of Drawers, Chairs, the west by a private lane.
Tan Soo-boon, paying out cashier Section 12 of Inland Lot No. 8 at the Malacca branch, said he remem- having an area of 723 square feet
The thereabouts.
Annual bered, it was a China-born Chinese or who presented the cheque. With him Crown rent payable on this pro- was a clerk from E. A. Barbour, Ltd. Witness asked the man to endorse the party is $12.00. cheque, and he did so.
Judgment was reserved.-"Straits Times."
ENGINE
Lot No. 3. The property known as No. 360, QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- TRAL and No. 47, LOWER LAS- CAR ROW are excellent class three storeyed Chinese shop and dwell- inge. No. 860 Queen's Road Cen- tral has an attic storey on the reof and No. 47 Lower Lasear Row à
TROUBLE basement. The property is situate
? PHONE
C. 3193. LANE, CRAWFORD'S GARAGE.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
THE Undersigned have received instructions from Mrs. C. Montague Ede, to sell by Public Auction, a part of her Valuable House hold Furniture,
ON
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th March, 1929, commencing each day at 11 a.m. with an interval from 1 to 2.30 p.m. st
etc.
No. 8, Bowen Road.
Teak Upholstered Black Satin Couches, Armchairs, Book Cases, Mahogany Dining Table, Dining Chaira, Tables, Teak Ice Chest, etc., Teak Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobes with Glass Doors, Teak Dress- ing Table, Teak Chest of Drawers, Large Teak Linen Cupboards, etc., etc.
Curios, Old Japanese Prints, Water Colours, Bronze and Brass Ornaments, 1 Large Carved Ivory Tusk, etc., etc.
LARGE QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD AND RED LACQUER WARE. Comprising:--
יד
Joss Tables, Tables, Chairs, Bookcases, Cabinets, Deaks, Stools," Blackwood Frames with Jades, Ornaments, Screen, Chinese Temple
Arms on Blackwood Stands, etc., etc.
alao
Telescope in perfect condition, Valuable Books, New Oxford Dic- tionary and Century Dictionary, etc., etc.
and
One Very Fine and Old Japanese Dinner Service (complete) One Large Kelvinator
One Large American Ice Box with Glass Doors
One Victrola with 600 Records (Mostly Red Seal)
and
Large Quantity of Cocos Palms (Ostrich Feather), Mauritius Palms, Fan Palms, Standard Orange Trees, Flants, Maiden Hair and Asparagus Ferns (All Plants in Tubs and Pots)
1000 Plaster Boards for Garden Beds,
On View from Monday, the 11th March, 1929. Catalogues will be issued.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
Hong Kong, 23rd February, 1929.
FRY'S
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
CARTETS CUBE BLOCK CHOCOLATE
Ask
Cartet
on the piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as Subsection 1 of Section E of In- land Lot No. 211 having an area of 1273 square feet or thereabouts. The Annual Crown rent payable on this property is $21.81.
Also
Saveral Places of Blackwood Furniture And
One Plano by Moutrle.. (The Furniture by Lane, Graw- ford, Ltd.).
Catalogues will be issued. One View from Wednesday, February 27, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, February 22, 1929.
Auction
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
ON FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1929, commencing at 11 am
at
No. 36, Humphreys Buildings,
Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE (Catalogues will be issued). Terms: Cash on Delivery. On View from Thursday, the 28th February, 1929.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Lot No. 4The property known aa No. 1 CASTLE ROAD is a semi-detached two storeyed Euro- pean residence altuate in the can- on the tral district of the city middle levels in a favourite real- dential locality on the piece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as, Section B of Inland Lot No. 503 having an area of or thereabouts. 4198 square feet
THE Undersigned have received The Annual instructions to sell by Public
on this pro-Auction
ON
The property is ripe for re-deve lopment purposes. Crown rent payable perty is $5.62.
Hong Kong. 23rd Feb., 1929.
Further Information and Coples-FRIDAY, the 1st March, 1929,
of the Particulars and Conditions
commencing at 2.00 pm.,
of Sale may be obtained from:at Godown No. 18, The Hong Kong MESSRS. HASTINGS, DENNYS & & Kowloon Wharf & Godown,
BOWLEY,
Co., Ltd., Kowloon,
Vendors' Solicitors,
8, Des Voeux Road Central,
or
MESSES. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras.
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Pries Moderate.
A Trial Order in Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. C. 3459. 26A, Des Vœux Road G, Hong Kong.
FOUR KINDS
FRUIT & NUT. CHOCOLATE (Maroon Certas). Delidous plain three- latented with juicy alto "Almondatze
BELGRAVE CHOCOLATE
Perfectly plain, plažniv perfecting chocolavä int of the ordinary.
SAN VALENCIA
CHOCOLATE (Orange Carter). Milk chocolate mnós www.mote delightf wids Engley valand
·chtidest almondel
CHOCOLATE
Made with Freski
Sole
Agents:-
JOHN D.
HUTCHISON
& CO.
A Large quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
Comprising:
Ammonia, Keg Pork, Wire Shorts, Tea, Paint, Copying Ink, Barley, Plate Cutting, Sulphate of Ammonia, Rivets, Plank, Old Wire, Disinfecting Fluid, Iron Ware, Rubber, Zinc Sheets, Cocoa Sweep- Ings, Bone Meal, Angle Iron, Nail Rada, Old Iron, Oll, Catch, Hoop Iron, Round Iron, Nails, White Zinc, Porcelain, Powder, Tinplates, Instruments, Flint, Cement, Gunny Bag, Soda, Cask, Brandy, Medi- cines, Tarpaulin, Conserves, Car- bide, Round Bars, Square Bars, Coal, Effects, Bolts and Nuts, Gal- vanized Wire, Provisions, Chinese Wine, Flour, Glass, Sugar, Cigar- ettes, Hydraulic Monitors.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 23rd Feb., 1929,
by rublic
THE Undersigned have received
Auction **
ON
MONDAY, the 4th. March, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 38, Humphreys Building, Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Teak Hatatand, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Teak Extensions, Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Teak Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Teak Ico Chest, Ornamenta, Curtains, Pictures, Tientsin Carpets, Rugs, lete.
Teak Bedsteads with Mattresses, Teak Wardrobe with Bavelled Mirror, Teak Dressing Tables, Teak Chest of Drawers, Chairs, etc.
also
- One Columbia "Grafanola" and Records.
Cotyle and
A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture.
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