THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929,
Phone C. 22
FOR
CLASSIFIED. ADVERTISING
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions
TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION -
IN FOUR LOTS
on
TUESDAY,
THE CHINA MAIL,
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
- Public Auctions-
the 12th day of March, 1929, THE Undersigned have received
at 3 o'clock p.m..
at their Auction Rooms,
No. 4, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hong Kong,
THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES:
Lot No. 1. The property known Girl passage or part passage to as Nos. 99D, 99E and 99F WEL! England in return for services. LINGTON STREET comprises Reply: Mrs. J. McCormack, The three newly erected four storeyed Bungalow, Quarry Bay. WANTED-English Woman seeks daily employment. Capable child's Nurse. Apply to Box 580, c/o "China Mail."
FOR SALE.
1
FOR SALE-Wardrobe, very fine Teak sideboard and other articles of furniture. Apply Box Office No. 588, c/o "China Mail."
FOR SALE-Large Rickshaw, in perfect condition; pneumatic tyres; Can be seen recently overhuuled. any time. Y.M.C.A., Kowloon,
NOTICES.
R.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT 6% PUBLIC WORKS LOAN OF 1927.
Instructions from Lt. Col. L, J. TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., to sell by the BONDS for the above-men- Public Auction,
tioned Loan can be obtained on application at the Chief Office of the Hong Kong and Shanghat; Banking Corporation.
ON FRIDAY, the 8th March, 1929, commencing at 3.00 p.m.,
at the Commanding Officer's Quarter, No. 14, The Peak.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE .
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
On View from Thursday, the 7th
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
Chinese shops and dwellings with basements situate In the centre of the city on the piece or parce! of ground registered in the Land
Section C and the Re-March, 1929. Office BS maining Portion of Inland Lot No. 164 having an area of 2652 square feet or thereabouts. The property on the North side of is altunte Wellington Street and is bounded on the East by Peci Street and on the west by a. private lane,
Lot No. 2. The property known ns No. 180 WELLINGTON STREET is an excellent class three storey. ed Chinese shop and dwelling house with iron balconies in front situate in the centre of the city on the plece or parcel of ground registered in the Land Office as Section 12 of Inland Lot No. 8 FOR SALE. Gentleman arrived having an area of 728 square feet thereabouts. The Annual from England has unworn Lounge or Suit, fine brown Cheviot, stylishly Crown rent payable on this pro- cut. Height 5.10. Chest 36. Ac-perty is $12.00. cept $50; cost double. Hong Kong Hotel 401.
TO LET.
Hong Kong, 2nd March, 1929,
C. McI. MESSER,
Colonial Treasurer. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1929,
PUBLIC AUCTION,
NOTICES.
REMINDER.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
LECTURE.
"COLD IN THE TROPICS, THE POSSIBILITY OF MANUFACTURED WEATHER.” By Professor
C. A. Middleton Smith, M.Sc. On FRIDAY March 8, 1929, 5,30 pm. sharp.
h Chairman His Excellency Sir Cecil Clemenil, K.C.M.G.. Honorary President. Tickets may be obtained at the Institution.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HE FIRST EXTRA RACE
MEETING will be (we
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS ther permitting, will be held (wear
to
be held
on
MONDAY, the on SATURDAY, March 9, 1929,
commencing at 2. p.m.
The first bell will bo rung at 1.80
HE Undersigned have received 11th day of March, 1920, at
Auction
ON
MONDAY, the 11th March, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large Quantity of - VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Sewing
Teak Hatstand with Bevelled Mirror, Glass Cabinets, Tapestry Covered. Armchairs and Couches, Pianos, Gramophones, Machines, Desks, Bookcases, Pic- tures, Carpets, Rugs, Electric Fans, Wardrobe Gramophone Records, Trunks, Cabin Trunks, Brass Ware, Ornaments, Curios, etc., etc.
Teak Dining Tables, Dining with Teak Sideboards Mirrors, Dinner Waggons, Ice Chests, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils. Electric Cookers, Cooking Stoves, Glass Ware, Cutlery, etc., etc.
Lat No. 3. The property known as No. 360. QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- TRAL and No. 47, LOWER LAS CAR ROW are excellent class thres storeyed Chinese shop and dwell- inga. No. 360 Queen's Road Cen-Chairs, TO LET-A Spacious and Well-tral has an attic storey on the roof Lighted Godown, 151, Praya East. and No. 47 Lower Lascar Row a Apply Gande, Price & Co., Ltd. basement. The property is situate on the piece or parcel of ground TO LET. - Offices to be let in registered in the Land Office as Subsection 1 of Section E of In- Queen's Road, Central.
land Lot No. 211 having an area of 1273 square feet or thereabouts. The Annual Crown rent payable on this property is $21.81.
Apply to E. D. SASSOON & Co., Ltd., French Building.
TO LET "Belleview," No. 6, Peak Road. Fully furnished G-roomed house with early possession.-Ap- ply to Percy Smith, Seth Fleming.
&
As
Brass, Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Washstands, Chamber Stands, Commodes, Toilet Crockery, Linen, etc., etc.
and
A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. Catalogues will be issued.
Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gor. ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land Public |at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony of for all persons including Ladies.
for
Hong Kong
Д term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a. Grown Pent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years.
p.m.
The charge for admission to the Enclosure will be $1
Soldiers and Sallors in uniform half price.
Members are advised
that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Enclo
sure.
Each member has the right to PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. introduce 2 non-members to the
Kowloon Toland Lak
djoining Howloon In-
No. of Bale
Registry
Locality.
Q.
Boundary Mannrementa
se. ft. ft. 1}
about
As per sale plan. 4,473
Anual Rental
Price
Opel
* PUBLIC AUCTION,
ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
PA
On View from Saturday, the 9th to be held on March, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1929.
Lot No. 4. The property known No. 1 CASTLE ROAD is a semi-detached two storeyed Euro- penn residence situate in the cen- Iral district of the elty on the middle levels in a favourite resi- TO LET. From 16th May to 30th dential locality on the piece or November, No. 293, The Peak. Five parcel of ground registered in the roomed house fully furnished, with Land Office as Section B of Inland three modern Bathrooms. Garden. Lot No. 503 having an area of
or thereabouts. | 8 minutes rickshaw from Tram and 4193 square feet
The property is ripe for re-deve- on Motor Road. Apply - John
The Annual BEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE Fleming. c/o Lowe, Bingham &lopment purposes.
Crown rent, payable on this pro- perty is $5.63.
KWONG HANG & CÓ.
Matthews.
TO LET OR FOR SALE.
TO LET OR FOR SALE-No. 55
The Peak, within two minutes' of Tram and on main Motor Road. Un-furnished Seven-Roomed House with modern Sanitation. For par ticulars apply: Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co., Ltd.
TO LET OR FOR SALE-At Fan- ling (in On Lok Village), Furnish- ed or Unfurnished, 4 Roomed HOUSE with Garden and Garage. Modernte Price. Apply:-KWONG SANG HONG, LTD., 250, Des Vooux Road Central,
TUITION
SPECIAL PHYSICAL CULTURE CLASS.
M'me BARONELLI, ARTISTE, School of dancing for children and adults. Special Physical Culture class for Stout and Stif! Ladies. Address 31, Ashley Road, Kowloon (Back of Star Theatre).
HOME TUITION.
(T7ESTOVER -- STEVENAGE,
Further Information and Coples of the Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from:- MESSRS. HASTINGS, DENNYS &
BOWLEY,
Vendors' Solicitors,
8, Des Voeux Road Central,
or
MESSRS. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd Feb., 1929.
Tel. C. 2736, 43, Des Voeux Road Central. Government and Admiralty Coal Contractors.
Peak
HOUSE COAL
.....nt $23.00 per ton:
Upper Level
Middle Level
$22.00 $21.00
+
"
Central Office Kowloon
320.00
21
» $17.00
#
里
The above prices include dell- very charges to destination.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received Instructions from Mrs. C. Montague Ede, sind have re auction, a part of her valuable Hague hold Furniture,
ON
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th March, 1929, commencing each day at 11 am. with an interval from 1 to 2.30 p.m. st No. 3, Bowen Road,
Teak Upholstered Black Satin. Couches, Armchairs, Book Cases, Mahogany Dining Table, Tables, Teak Ice Chest, etc., etc.
Oak 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:-
Within an hour from Lon-i Josa Tables, Tables, Chairs, Bookcases, Cabinets, Desks, Stools, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL Blackwood Frames with Jades, Ornaments, Screen, Chinese Temple
jon.
BOYS.
To healthy neighbourhood.
A few Boarders received Arms on Blackwood Stands, etc., etc.
In the House of the Principal. In-
dividual care and attention. For
Particulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS.GERTRUDE TURNER (National Frodel Higher
Certificate).
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China Mail" Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St. Telephone Central 22,
DISTILLED PEIPI : WATER.
for diluting drinks, i
A great remedy for Inng trouble
stops that irritating cough.
45 cents per bottle,
on Bale at:
BEING CHAITONG DRUGSTORE.
#4 Patablished:1892,~!
130, 'Queen's; Road Ci
also
Telescope in perfect condition, Valuable Books, New Oxford Dic- 'tionary and Century Dictionary, etc., etc.
1
and
One Very Fine and Old Japanese Dinner Service (complete) One Large Kelvinator
One Large American Ice Box with Glass Doors
One Victrala with 600 Records (Mostly Red' Seal)
Ale
4 Old Carved Blackwood Clothes Chests
1 Old Carved Blackwood Mirror. (which belonged to the late Empress Dowager of China, brought from Peking during the Boxer trouble in 1900),
and
Wine-bins by Lane, Crawford, Ltd:
and
a good quantity of Vintage Wines. and
Large Quantity of Cocos Palms (Ostrich Feather), Mauritius Palms, Fan Palms, Standard Orange Trees, Plants, 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 Isqued
-Termi"--Calh or, Delivery,
BROS. Auctiones:
at
Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. Linstead & Davis at $5 cach, up to Friday, March 8, 1929. The charge for admission for Ladles to the Members' Enclosure will be $2.
JUST RECEIVED
A new shipment of
TOILET ARTICLES AND
SOFT GOODS
at reasonable prices.
3
THE BAKILLY CO., LTD.
153-155, Des Voeux Road Central
YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NOT COMPLETE
WITHOUT
COOK'S TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES
ISSUED IN STERLING AND U.S. DOLLARS. THOS. COOK & SON (BANKERS) LTD. AND WAGONS-LĪTS CO.
Pedder Bldg. (1st Floor), Pedder Street, Hong Kong.
AS FISHES SEE IT
A WORLD WHERE MATHE- MATICS FAIL
Each member can obtain, upon Mr. Conrad Beck lectured on application to the Secretary, Lenses before the joint meeting of Badges for admission of 2 Ladies the Physical and Optical Societies, free of charge.
held at the Imperial College of Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, Science and Technology. After etc., will not be permitted to dealing with some of the more operate within the precincts of the technical aspects of the subject | Hong Kong Jockey Club during Mr. Beck discussed the amazing the Race Meeting.
Hong Kong, March 4. 1929,
lens contained in the eye of a fish While a man lying on his back could not take in the whole horl- Izon, the fish, because it was lying In a different medium, water, could take in the whole view at once, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
because the light from the entira CO., LTD.
site was contracted Into quite a moderate angle. To the goldfish, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN however, I oking out on the world and women must appear as grotesque monsters.
Nthat the 40TH ORDINARY from his glass bowl men
ANNUAL MEETING of Sharehold-
of the Sale by Public Auction MONDAY, the 11th day of March, 1929, 3. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Govers in the above Company will be ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony Victoria, Hong Kong, on WED-vented a photographic lens which
of Hong Kong, for a term of
Mr. Robin Hill had, he said, in
75 years, with the option of Fenewal NESDAY, the 18th day of March, produced a picture of the whole receiving a Statement of Accounts out of water. The object of the at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the 1929, at Noon, for the purpose of sky on the principle of the fish to study clouds, and Surveyor of His Majesty the King, and a Report of the Directors for lens was for one further term of 75 years the year ended 31st December, though the distortion was great it.
was such that it was a regular in-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Howloos Inland Lot
Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 1472 54 Young
Kor Tist
Boundary
WSTRAALIAN LEVITAJ
1V
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About
An
per 'sale; plan.) 1,054,10g
TO-DAY
and every day
drop in for a
quick one
at the
ST. FRANCIS
HOTEL.
FREE SNACKS
every day from 10.30 -12.30
and
5.30
7.00 p.m.
GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE..
Tel. No. C. 5184. Tel. No. C. 5134.
TANG YUK, DENTIST Spccessor to the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE
1928.
By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 21st Feb. 1929.
centre to
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the creasing amount from Company will be CLOSED from edge and did not prevent reliable MONDAY, the 4th day of March, measures being made.
It was often assumed. Mr. Beck 1920 to WEDNESDAY, the 13th
a lens maker day of March, 1929, both days in-said, that because
could compute the aberrations of clusive,
a lens he could invent instruments. | Computers knew that their methods were almost entirely em- pirical. They plotted rays through given systems and saw what hap pened and gradually arrived by trial and error at 1 solution. There were no mathematics by which a complicated lens system could be originated. The very THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
fact that in many cases there were 20 or 80 variants meant that there TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, was not one solution, not a few
Nthat the FORTIETH ORDIN solutions, but hundreds. The coar
ARY GENERAL MEETING will puter, if he had inventive power, his work, be held at the Company's Offices, gained Ideas from P. & O. Building, on FRIDAY, 22nd though along a narrow channel. March, 1929, at 11 am., for the In optics the study of the simpler purpose of presenting the Report principles of lenses rationally con- of the Directors together with a sidered was particularly stimulat- Statement of Accounts to 31st Deing and helpful in developing new cember, 1928, and electing Direc-ideas, and he would like to see tors and Auditora.
more attention paid to these simple
NOTICE
TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis-
faction.
--
Please phone or call :---
K.661 No. 2, Saigon
Street, Yaumati or
7
C.2560 No. 36, Tang Man Street.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaka and Cameras, Films. Plates and Papers, etc.
*Developing, Printing, and
Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
- Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. C. 3459,
26A, Des Voeux Road C Hous. Kong.
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The Register of Members of the problems in the optical textbooks. "CHINA” LADIES' HAIR DRESSING
Company will be closed from 11th! March, 1929, to 22nd March, 1929, both days Inclusive, during which | parlod no Transfer of Shares cau be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.
Hong Kong, lat March, 1929.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
SIXTIETH ORDINARY
TGENERAL MEETING of Share
holders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on TUESDAY, the 26th March, 1929, at 11 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended the 81st: December, 1928.
be
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER: BOOKS will CLOSED from the 12th to the 28th March, 1929, both days inclusive."
JARDINE. MATHESON
LTDA
The Hong Konga
Envoy to Japan
SALOON.
Head Office25, Des Voeux Road Central Tel. C. 6234,
First Branch
No. 5, D'Agullar Street. (For Ladies only) (Telephone No. C. 6234) Second Branch:----
No. 22, Queen's Road Central.. (For Ladies & Gents.) (Bear Ground floor of Kayamally Building). Your Visit is cordially welcomed when you will see that our Train- ed Female Hair Dressers give you every satisfaction. Business Hours:----
8am to 7p.m; on weeks days. 12 noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.*
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information, of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the island and..
·Mainland: ja published
apa faland. Victoria Peak... Signal Station M Parker
Feet.
1829
1774
· 1784
Mountain Lodge The Eyrie ... Peak Hotel2227
1725
· 1725.
1805
Talkoo Sanatorium
ML Davis:
1000
877
Bowen Road: (Alter)
297
8124:
$124. $1971