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·LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
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Auction
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
ON FRIDAY, August 30, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street, A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Tenk Hatatanda. Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Glass Cabinets, i
Desks, Carpets, with experience leak
Rugs. EURASIAN GIRL wants position as NURSEMAID. Gramophones, Piano, Ornaments, Will live in. Apply Box No. 307, e/o | Mutor Cycles, etc. "China Mail,"
Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboard, Dinner Wag gons, Electric
Ice Chest, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Kitchen, Utensils, etc.
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HOME TUITION.
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Teak and Iron Bedsteads. Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirors, Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw ers. Washstands, etc.
and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders 29,
For
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MISS RUTA CULLEY
(Cumb. Higher Local). " Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher Certificate).
NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
men
The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has 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:-
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Street. Yaumati or
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PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks 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., Hong Kong.
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor to
the late SIEN TING,
14. D'Aguilar Street.
TERMS VERY. MODERATE Consultation Free.
SPORTING
GUNS AND ACCESSORIES.
GUNS: Greener, Webley Scotts, B.S.A, J. W. Needham & Raick Freres Air Rifles--Revol+ vers. S. & W-Rifle Accessories Aperture__ Sights—Sporting quisites Cartridges to suit all bares,
re-
THE HONG KONG SPORTING:
"ARMA & AMMUNITION STORE 66. Beaconsfield, Arcade.
and
A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. Catalogues will be issued.
THE
CHINA MAIL,
DAZZLING AIR DISPLAY
100,000 People See Great Spectacle At Hendon
AERIAL COMBATS AND BOMBING
[By Sir John Foster Fraser]
The great Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon on July 13 at tracted a crowd of nearly 100,000 peoople, who were thrilled by the daring feats of aeroplanes in a sky of cloudless blue.
Famous "Aces" gave demonstrations of fighting and tumbling in the air which held the great gathering spellbound.
As they roared over where I was clown. They lobbed along on one a little sparrow arose. Maybe side, all askew; they waggled their was the only one in that hundred-taila and fell over; they few up thousand throng who was sym-side down, and behaved like tipsy pathetic to the frightened, feather-men. The programme described ruffled "spadger" beating about in the event as individual acrobatica: despair, whilst the monster above (crazy flying)"; as ridiculous as throbbed thunderingly. Talk about trick bicycle riding at a music-hall, seroplanes emulating birde! No but revealing the command which bird can do on the wing what these young and hazard-seeking pilots aeroplanes were doing. I was sorry nowadays can have over their for that unappreciated little specta-planes. tor.
A Battle Royal The "turna" followed as quickly The finale was, of course, the big as in any music-hall entertainment thing. "A foreign defended port One of the most enthusiastic spectators was the Prince of Wales.more quickly, for, to keep pace overseas" comes in for a nasty The Duke and Duchess of York were also present, together with the with the clock, one event was on knock because the foreign power is Prime Minister and prominent members of the Cabinet,
before its predecessor was off. Six confumacious toward the League of ↑ men stood on the wings of six soar-Nations—“commits a definite act of ing planes. They jumped, the aggression against England," and mock suicidea, out oated the so may be said to be "asking for parachutes and, the breeze being it." soft, they descended to earth so There is some show of enemy easily it seemed that it was not bombers, bat British fliers bring worth getting excited about. down the enemy balloon, disrupt Far overhead came floating five the quay, smash the transport in flying boats, the same as those the harbour. Enemy fighters come which flew from England round and are repulsed. More arrive, and Australia to Singapore in 1928. there is the grandest of battles A single-seater fighter squadron with all sorts of aircraft. We were was away to, 800 feet, broke into wrought up: a heavy man on the flights, swooped in long curves al-left got so passionate that he fell most to the earth, dropping bombs off the chair on which he had been and clashing the air with machine-standing. gun fire. Bang went the bombs The port is in flames; a smoke- and from the target flames flared screen is drawn to cover retreat. and smoke belehed. Up and away Through the loud-speakers comes and back again to ating, like a lot the wirelessed shouts of the of furious wasps-Ah, there is a squadron-commanders, the belching new description--bent on venge of the guns, the enraged hum of the engines. Everybody has a thrill.'
I have a kink in the neck. That are scattered all over the Bri- is the result of spending five hours tish
earth. The fellows who at Hendon watching the Royal Airshowed their skill in piloting drill, Force show what it really can do, in control, in acrobatics, will be It is not settled whether 150,000 far distributed when next year's other folk were present or only display comes along. 100,000, but I fancy most of them So while the mob of us were fas- are remarking that they also havecinated by the entertainment, the spectacular side of the aeroplane in war, the thing to be remembered was that in concentrated form we were spectators of the actual sort of work done in Iraq and elsewhere by our airmen, and the evolutions which must be followed when there is air war in earnest.
kinks in the neck.
The temptation is to be boyishly enthusiastic about the capering in the skies, the thrills, the antics, the aerobatic crazy stunts, followed by glowing references to British pluck. But the final impression was one of solemn, even dignified, amazement.
Up bounded a twin-engined Side-A proud and memorable spectacle! strand Jupiter bomber pursued by As we crushed homewards there a couple of sprightly Siskin-Jaguar was much dazzling and shuddering fighters. They overtook the bom-prophecy of what will be done from her. pelted him with shot; they the air in the next war-Sunday hung to his tail as he writhed in Times."
It was a glorious afternoon, the Here we witnessed the top notch, whole scene under the glow of blaz-ance. as it were, of aerodynamical pro-ing and at times torrid sunshine. gress. It is only a few years since The racing began at noon, and for we marvelled that an
aeroplane six hours the air was rent by the could sail a couple of miles over whirr of engines, often in mad, Salisbury Plain. We wrote many swaying chase. But also there was exclamation marks when Bleriot a demonstration of slow flying with flew from Calais to Dover. The an aeroplane fitted with slotted Atlantic was again crossed, and a wings. The pace was astonishing-mitted he had been "got" for he They got him; or he ad-: couple of paragraphs in a newspaper ly slow, and there was the custom- was all the excitement provoked. ary joke that the pilots were Sects men racing each other to the can- teen for the honour of standing re- freshments to the others.
We are slipping into the mood of taking as a matter of course that there should be air mails between Croydon and Woolamahoo. A month or so ago a lady drove her own machine all round Africa. We have planes that can sprint along On View from Thursday, Angusta 180 mitos an hour at an altitude of 15,000 ft., and other planes that 1929,
can get so high-34,000 they could look down on Evernat. We listen, rather awed, at the part aeroplanes will play when the next test eemes along
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hong Kong. August 26, 1929.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON MONDAY, September 2, 1929, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 196, The Peak, Flat 1 (Mount Kellet)
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
Boyish Valour
WHA
Though the display intended to be a popular show, to raise coin for good charities, there were moments of silence when the (crowd of over a hundred thousand were gripped to the marrow by what was happening away up there in the air and that meant more than the deep-throated cheers in re- engnition of boyish valour for all the daring deeds were done by lads. And what a throng looked on
of There was the eager Prince
and his brother the York, the enthus- of Spain,
4
escape.
swerved tumblingly to earth, pour- SWEDISH NOBILITY ing out smoke and dashing yellow lights to tell he was on fire. about the excitement of the Derby!'
Talk OLD TITLES THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN RECOGNISED This licked it to a frazzle" as the Yankees put it.
Stockholm, July 10. Although nobility has to a great extent ceased to play any part in
son to be ennobled was Dr. Sven
rivals,
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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.
It's not Bear Brand
There was great fun when bunch of hydrogen-filled red bal loons were let loose, and, rising
Comical "Crazy Flying" rapidly, were hunted and chivviedi Though aeroplanes are fitted by a couple of pilots of the fighter with radio telephony and other Swedish political life-the last per- Tel. No. C. 5134. Tel. No. C. 5134. squadron--the dare-devils swinging wireless sets they sometimes go Hedin, in 1004 the lure of a coat half-shoulder over, heaving, diving, dud or are thought inadvisable. Soof-arms is still strong. No fewer wing-slinging, and missing the tar here were messages in a bag at-than thirty families aspire to get gets, swooping and sliding again, tached to a couple of lances, and, and when there followed a loud pop with the swiftness of a nawk, down a seat in the House of Nobles, bas- and the disappearance of the tar- swooped three aeroplanes and snap-leges conterred on their ancestors ing their claims on ancient privi get we showed the delight of chilped them up.
by Swedish kings centaries ago. dren.
A row of big, dark-green, forbid-
Up to 1866 Sweden's political re- About the crowd was a flavour of ding bombers, a dozen or more,
leather-coated
presentation the Derby-but much better than with
was based on four men with the Derby. The grand stands, the sharp-shooters in the prow, grunt- and Farmers, and at that time a estates: Nobility, Clergy, Burghers, lordly ones, the flags, the guttural ed and groaned into place--like shouts from the loud-speakers, re warships alongside yachting craft.noble title was an important asset minded us of throaty bookmakers; From the sky, flashing silver-sided, politics. In the eighteenth cen- and then there were the women came three demon attackers, say at ry, when two parties the Hata 160 miles an hour, skipped with many families obtained titles who
and the Bonnets-were with gay parasols, the thousands of cars-from sumptuous Rolls-Royces long-drawn zum-zum-zum over the could not afford to pay the intro- to baby "Sevens," the char-a-bancs, monsters, delivered their deadly duction fee at the House of Nobles, Teak Hall Table, Chesterfield
the omnibuses--and a defiant group messages, and were off like a dart One reason why
some of these of alleged Communist damsels pro-skywards again.. Couth and Chairs, Teak Book
families are seeking recognition, by testing against implements of war. Another three, from heaven to the cases, etc,
House of Nobles Three fighter squadrons took earth and to heaven again, in a survives mostly as a
(which Jacobean
dark oak stained Duke
flight-nine Siskin-Jaguars in all screeching gleam. The big bomber office and a meeting place of the registration Teak Extension
Dining Table, lastic King Dining Chairs. Sideboard, Dinner the more placid ex-King of Greece, cach in close formation, curvetting, squadrons took off heavily a8titled families) may be that this bunch of Socialist Ministers, the sun glistening on the wings as though toiling in a strong sea. But House has large funds af money,
They crossed, soon they were up and away. Ice Chest, Crockery, Glass Ware. headed by the dour-browed "P.M.," they heeled over.
snake, they did
Then, by way of diversion, two to individuals in need.
out of which allowances are made Blackwood Standard Lamp, Elec--for Mr. MacDonald has got nip- they formed a
ped with admiration for the time- figures of sight, they spiralled, and tiny whipper-snapper planes troliers, Curtains, etc., etc.
trundled along and played the ber system (Senate and House of Since 1866, when the two-cham- White enamelled Brass Mount saving utility of aeroplaning-the they formed concentric circles.
Commons) Iron Beds, White enamelled Dress-cultured dulcet-mannered M. de
inte Fleuriau. Ambassador of France ing Table, Wardrobe with Glass
the unconventional General Dawes, Door, Teak bed and dressing;
with tomahawk style of Chicogean table, etc., etc.
speech, Ambassador of the United States and a great many more of lesser degree.
FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Waggon and writing desk, Teak
also Several Pieces of Blackwood Furniture and
One
Blue
Axminster Carpet (Tientsin design).
One Baby's Cot
One Baby's Treasure Cot, Basket
and Bath.
Wales
2
of
Alfonso
Wed Fifty Men
Always a bride and rever a divorce 625 "suitors" and fifty marriage cere monies in which she said "Yes" as
casually as if she had been assentin to a tennis match.
Two hundred aeroplanes were in the pageant a record. There was
This staggering record has been roll- alertness, clean-cut
น
spryness about the stage arrangements," trusting eyed, with a voice like an ed up by a frail, lovely girl, wide-and- what an American called a snappi- angel'i. Her пате is Adrienne ness,"
was exhilarating. Guimarche. In Belgium ten years ago Everybody knew his job, and did when she was eighteen-she began One His Master's Voice Grame-it, from the tightening of a steel her career of high-pressure marrying;
phone.
strand to half a dozen airmen she pursued it assiduously all over the Rattan verandah furniture. Pot jumping from their planea by para-world until one of her former husbands
planta.
chute.
that
пет A
a
chanced to walk into the church where rite number fifty-one was being per- formed. There she was arrested and her trial will soon take place.
As
official in On View from Sunday, Septem-youngest fighting force was ber 1, 1929.
meteorological officer, who half- Catalogues will be issued.
hourly reported conditions aloft.
debutante in ker teens Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Music of the Skies Salute Sir Edward Ellington. air-Guyat, a respectable and prosperous Adrienne was wooed and won by Paul LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. marshal, the man behind the scenes
man who was rather gratified when and who pulled all the strings! his beloved insisted upon a marriage And the young men who did the ceremony before yielding ever stunts clear-eyed, stiff about the maidenly kiss. But that was the be jaw, but a smile on the lips, and ginning of her strange nuptial com- with a little swagger in their walk! | plex.
Ships' Stores, Shipbuilding Materials, Railways,
Minings and
Engineering Supplics,
A. MING & COMPANY
用工鐵開造輪 品程路
船心
.明發號
105, Dos Voeux Rd., C.
Hong Kong.
FOR SALE. Ladies' Pyjama Suits at $8.00.
S. NARAIN, China Building, 4th Floor
ALL CARS REPAIRED
FIAT GARAGE
67A, 67B, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel G. 4872
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#
balls, the races and a mildly fashion- able whirl. He was able to, that is, antil Adrienne's appetite for luxuries got out of bounds.
It seemed that we, the public, M. Guyot had e substantial income. have not made up our rainds how He was not rich, but he was able to we shall express aeroplanes. I indulge his young wife in theatres, have used the word pageant descriptive of the show. But I heard someone call it a tourney. When the air was filled
Then it was that Adrienne met Mon- with the hard-throbbing titanic sieur Duclos, who was unaware of her roar of engines, as Jupiters and husband's existence. He was atten- Jaguars and other machines leaped tive to the beautiful girl from their forward, somebody referred to "the first meeting: there were flowers, music of the skies-licking theatre parties, gifts. Then Adrienne Wagner."
had an idea. Why not? She made it known that she could not accept M.
"
was introduced
When sleepless nights
follow restless days, without delay, switch to
Sweden, privilege of birth has "BEAR BRAND” MILK
ceased to have any political value.
HOUSE COMMONS
RECORDS OF PAST GENERATIONS
"Ideal for both mother and Labe!"
Sole Agents for H.K. & So. China
A. B. MOULDER & CO., LTD.
China Building, Hong Kong.
The House of Commons Records: Committee, which is endeavouring to trace somewhat of the personal history of M.P.'s of past genera. tions, is coming across some really interesting finds. They recently unearthed the records of an elec tion which took place in 1450, with the votes polled for. each candidate. This was made doubly interesting by the fact that the Wars of the Roses were then imminent, the pre-i liminary fights being in Parliament, grams are lying at the office of the
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.
The following unetaimed tele-
to be carried on later in the field. Great Northern Telegraph Com-
+
from
pany (Limited) of Denmark:-- On Monday, says the Shanghai Osuco, from Shanghai. Chinese newspapers to hand, there Duboso, D'Artagnan, was a meeting of the employees of Shanghai. the Settlement Gasworks at which the following resolutions were passed: (1) That having received
a request from the men on strike at the waterworks for financial as- sistance this request should be com plied with: (2). That owing to the Increased cost of living the Social Welfare Association should be ask ed to mediate between the capitalists (the firm) and the workers so as to secure more favourable conditions of labour and reward (unanimously The blue was flecked with fly Duclos munificence any longer unless Adrienne Guimarche, muck-married still a few workers who had not sized planes, moving in formation he made known his
passed) (3) That as there were Nimble very nimble," was
intentions.
Belgian beauty, who wed 50 men joined the employees association, Promptly the dazzled swain proposed.. comment of one of our bright young They were married at once. Below, artist's conception of how those should be approached and things with a lorgnette. "Just like Angel regretted the pain that deher slender fingers would look if urged to join; falling to do so birds," said a woman, evidently parture from M. Guyot would cause she chose to wear the rings of all will not participate in any benefits so they with a kindly heart. "Death dis- But after all, didn't one so lovely need
her 59 marriages. tributing demons," grunted a ruddy closets of expensive gowns, limousines
secured by the efforts of the as- Bociation. old boy-who might have been a converted general or a president of | an agricultural society, or both
when the bombers" went over Other descriptions were gnats, awallows, wrena, eagles, reca
the
The
and luxuries beyond the pures of poor narrowly missed disaster when she hap M. Guyot, whose bank account was con- pened to marry two brothers, living in siderably smaller than it had been different towns. But she left the coun- when she was first married?
try in time.
Even now the marrying Adrianne was Then, back in Brussela, she was not satisfied. She must have more hus- about to tale husbend No. 51. It was bands, more sources of cash. She be a smart church wedding the binding hawks everybody in my neighgan to marry now with an amazing words were upon the lips of the priest. bourhood was searching for an apt assiduity. Almost every port visited on Out of the crowd stepped a man who simile. There were certainly some her tour produced a husband, and all "Mothe
of them earned at least $10,000 a year, Five hundred Air Force men took Adrienne saw to that. part in the manoeuvres. Not the In a little book, this strange, charm same men who provided the show 'ing woman put down her successiva Last year. These fellows by now ceremonier. Once, in Australia,the
cried, "Adrienne, my wife!"
Alas, poor Adrienne did not even re- member his face there had been so many. But he quickly proved his "mar riage" to her. All the other 'mar- diages" came to light in the process.
RHEUMATISM-
2 tablets 3 times daily gives instantaneous relief
GENASPRIN
for sale at Chemists and Dispensaries Sole Agente AND
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.
Shikoyama, from Osaka. Yamamoto Yukio, c/o "Hozan Maru", from Tokyo.
Tuau, from Amoy, Hike, from Shanghai.
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1929.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD..
The following unclaimed tele as are lying at the_E. E. Expansion, from London, Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:
Jenkins Kremlin, from Shang-
hai.
Kitten, from Wintongld.. Quistgaard, from Bangkok.
BLACK,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1929.
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the RECOGNISED HOUSE for
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