THURSDAY, 'DECEMBER 26, 1929.
'Phone C. 22
FOR
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Twenty-Are Words three inser- tions prepaid $1. Every addi. tional word four cents for three insertions.
All replies under this heading must be called for.
TO LET.
TO LET Office (2 Rooms) to be lat from 1st January, 1930, in Hong Kang Club (Annex), Apply Secre- tary, Hong Kong Club.
GODOWNS TO LET.-Two Godowns at Praya East, Gloucester Road, about 7,400 and 8,600 ft. ench, opposite to Kwong Song Hang, Ltd., Factors, and one Godown at Whitfield Hoad,
aboat 4,000 ft. next to Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd, Glass Factory, Please apply to Kwang Sang Hong, Ltd.
FOR SALE
BINO'S is the place where you should select your gifts for your friends. Variety and value that will suit every pocket. 55, Queen's Road Central.
POSITION WANTED.
YOUNG GIRL ne、ds employment as auriery governess to young children: can teach piano and first lessons. Apply Box No. 420, c/o “China Mail."
SITUATIONS WANTED
ENGLISHMAN, 25 years of age, siz years' experience in Hong Kong, de aires Position. Good knowledge of Bookkeeping, G. ral Office Manage. ment. Typewriti Correspondenco & j Salesmanship, caka Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese. Reply Box No. 827, c/o "China Mail"
HOME TUITION.
WESTOVER STEVENAGE
an hour from London.
Within
In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention.
Particulara_apply to:
For
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb, Higher Local). Camb. Teachers' Diploma).
MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher Certifiente.)
MISCELLANEOUS
Mall”
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."Chine Ofice, No. 3A, Wyadham St. Tele- phone Central 22,
ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
For the best Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves Hair Cutting and Mänleure for Kadies & Gentlemen. Podder Bldg. 1st floor. Room
Tel C. 3189. Opposite entrance HE. Hotel.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,
-Public Auctions -
HE Undersigned have received
Auction.
Tinstructions to sell by Public
ON MONDAY, December 30, 1929, commenting at 2.30 p.m. at No. 268, The Peak (No. 5, Stewart Terrace). "A" Quantity of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On View from Sunday, Decem ber 29, 1929, 19
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers Hong Kong. Dec 24, 1929.
NOTICES,
BANK HOLIDAYS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MORE · BRILLIANCE VON TIRPITZ FINDS FOR SHANGHAI -MEANS TO PEACE
INSTALLED
TN Accordance with Ordinance A NEW ELECTRICAL SIGN TO BE IN
No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on WEDNESDAY and THURS- DAY, 25th and 26th of December (Christmas, Holidnya).
Hong Kong, 20th Dec., 1929.
Mound in their applications world.
"TRANSMUTOGRAPH"
END OF BLOCKADE RESULTS IN FREEDOM OF SEAS
DEFENDS SUBMARINE
never-
Amongst the "signs of the times" The abolition of the right of which make this city so gay when blockade would automatically result darkness comes, the most noticeable in the freedom of the seas and, are the electrical devices which would make navies superfluous, in *ST. GEORGE'S BALL
rapidly make Shanghat "more like the opinion of Grand Admiral London every day" (and night) not Alfred von Tirpitz, who, 6th January, 1930.
forgetting New York and the othertheless, belleves the success- EMBERS are requested to great capitals and cities of the ful
consummation of an AC- cord on the question for Tickets to the Ball as soon as
aro to have other raval armaments Involving BUTLIN, novelties of this kind and one in substitution of cruisers for ships possible to Mr. S. T. Hon. Secretary, e/o Linstead & particular which is the invention of line, aa now striven for between
of an English electrical engineer Great Britain and the Davis.
United and has recently been installed in States, would involve an implied two or three prominent positions in assumption that the right of block. the West End of London with great ade will remain in force, states the success. The name of the installa- "New York Times" Berlla corres tion is the "Transmutograph" and pondent.
.
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS,
mutual consent, we cease
to represent Messra, Hunt- ley & Palmers after December 31st, 1929.
Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. Hong Kong and South
China Branches.
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS.
WE hereby give notice that,
by
mutual
consent, Messrs. Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., Hong Kong and South China Branches, will no longer represent us after the 31st December, 1929.
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Huntley & Palmers, Ltd, Reading & London.
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S
WE
BISCUITS.
TE hereby give notice that we have appointed Messrs. Dodwell & Co. to represent 'us, from the lat January, 1930, in Hong Kong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow and South China.
Huntley & Palmera, Ltd. Reading and London.
HUNTLEY & PALMER'S BISCUITS.
WE
FE have pleasure in an- nouncing that we have been appointed, as from Janu- ary 1st, 1930.
Sole Representatives of
Messrs. Huntley & Palmers, Lidl.,
Reading & London. for Hong Kong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow and South China.
Orders will be accepted by us at Manufacturers' prices and discounts.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Hong Kong
Canton and Foochow.
RADIO PARTS.
British H.T. Batteries
ready) 105 volts.
5 Volts Grid Batteries. 60 Volts Popular
Batteries.
R. L. Wire Wound Resistances
(all values). Valve Holders (several British
Makes).
Now we
or
of
&
it will be located on the roof of the Bubbling Well Apartments at frankness,
Discussing, with his customary the intersection of Bubbling Wellnaval conversations in Muenchner the Anglo-American and Seymour Roads.
Neueste Nachrichten, the founder) News or Advertisement The Transmutograph is a device tions whether England will consent of Germany's pre-war navy ques- for flashing out in brilliant letters to abandon her most powerful A message, advertisement, "slogan" which remains sufficient tries agreeing to renounce the prif- weapon. In the event of bath coun- ly long to be easily read and then ciple of the blockade, It would be entirely disappears to give place well to remember, he says, that to another message. A succession when the control and limitation of of from 20 to 30 different messages blockading rights were under dis- are given out when the whole series cussion in connection with the are repeated..
drafting of the, London declaration. the English Admirals declared they would disregard them in case of
war.
These announcements are gen orally advertisements for well known gooda, amusements, etc. In terspersed with news items of Criticizes British Policy zeneral Interest to the public. The most novel feature of this sign in Anglo-American parleys and Mr. Concerning the genesis of the addition to its brilliance, and be-MacDonald's recent visit to Wash- cause of it, is that it can be seen fington, Admiral von Tirpitz says: by day as well as by night. In fact
"There never would have been a
WARMTH ON TAP-FOR $5.00
GAS
We are now fixing FIRES at NEW LOW
SCHEDULE RATE OF $5.00 ONLY (In houses already connected to our mains).
Hire terms-$5.00 per annum
(also on sale, cash or instalments).
SEND YOUR ORDER TO - DAY.
USE THIS SPACE (cut out and hand in or post to any of our addresses).
PLEASE FIX A GAS FIRE ON ABOVE TERMS. (FIXING CHARGE $5.00, HIRE $5.00 PER ANNUM).
Name
Address
THE HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTD. West Point, Hong Kong, and Jordan Road, Kowloon. Central Showroom Ice House Street. Telephone Central 47
its inventor claims that a message World War had England, in the can be read from a distance of a course of its preparation and on the quarter of a mile even in bright eve of its outbreak, observed an sunlight. Accordingly the Trans attitude of reserve, mutograph is described by press re-standing with Germany in the days under. ports from home as "A device for preceding that period would easily visually broadcasting advertise have been reached, although she ments and nows by day and by would have had to abandon her night and in the opinion of national purpose the economic overthrow See HAROLD LLOYD advertising experts Its advent of Germany. Would that have been creates an entire revolution in the a disadvantage to England? world outdoor electric publicity,"
A Technical Description A description of the Tranamuto graph will be of interest to elec trical engineers as well as to those interested in modern methods of advertising.
"England succeeded in ridding in the same manner in which she herself of an economic competitor once disposed of Spain, with her policy of colonial expansion;, of Holland, with her world-wide com- It is constructed of a number of for world power. Let her judge merce, and of France's aspirations units known as "monograms." for herself whether it would not Each monogram is composed of a have been more group of luminous elementa so ar her to keep peace with Germany in advantageous to ranged that by the energization in 1914. Various combinations a latter or figure can be displayed thereon has now set up a competitor who, "In place of Germany, England with remarkable brilliancy, even in according to all the prospects, ill the direct rays of the sun. At the soon be her superior in military back of the monogram the control and economic strength-much more ling device is situated. This com- so than Germany would ever have prises a revolving drum capable of become. And this competitor sho carrying a number of "templates," helped to create at a time when her each of which controls the illumina-own dominions--without regard
tion of the group of luminous for the mother country-had set out elements necessary to display the to obtain a greater measure of free. letter or figure which it represents. Įdom themselves and whan the Con- Therefore, on a group of mono-tinent of Europe, which up to then grams any required number of an had been Britain's principal politi- nouncements can be displayed in cal base, took on a new orientation sequence by the insertion of the under the hegemony of France." We have just unpacked the necessary templates into the drums
Approves Labour Policy following:
connected with the monograms. The templates, which each repre-trip to Washington was a right Despite all this, Mr. MacDonald's (Ever-sent a letter or figure, are so con step, says Admiral von Tirpitz,
structed that they can instantaneously inserted in their for having correctly read the be giving the English Premier credit H. T. respective position in the drums. lessons of the World War, for, he Therefore, any announcement CA says, the attempt to establish changed at will. be immediately displayed and "Rule Britannia" for the twentieth
By the appro contury has definitely foundered. Priate control, the Interval at which announcements appear can be vari-volved in arriving at an Anglo- Greater difficulties than those in- ed as desired, or can be permanent-American accord are suggested by ly displayed.
the negotiations of the forthcoming The local Installation is one of the opinion of the Grand Admiral, who five-power conference, in the largest of its kind, being 46 feet in sees a wide divergence in the inter- outing three rows of letters, each two pared with those of the big naval length by 12 feet in depth and hav-ests of the smaller nations, na com- (test-working from 11.45 a.m. to mid- believes, is to be looked for in the fest deep. It is proposed to set it powers. The point of conflict, he nouncement or advertisement will abolition, as proposed by the Anglo- night. This means that each an- problem of submarines, whose (Grid leak, type), i appear about 144 times each day or Saxon powers, does not conform to We have also many other parts 4,820 times each month. on the way and arriving soon, including Electric Gramophone motors and Aluminium Panels, ~ Enquiries from •--
Igranie Q.M.B. Switches. Igranie H. F. Chokes, Cossor Transformers. Hypermu Transformers.... Magnafilters (for cutting
Interferences). *Hydra Fixed Condensers ed 500 & 1,000 Volts). Durham Metalised Resistances
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY LTD. Bank of Canton Building,
(3rd Floor). Phone C. 4406
NOTICE:
TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.
PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Rodak
"Filmay, Plates and Papers, etc
Dev
Advantage of Repetition
CROWDED COMMONS
Sir D. Maclean And All Night Sittings
the ideas of the Continental powers. He does not support the charge that the operation of submarines involves unnecessary atrocities and
he demands to know why a nation
confronted with annihilation should permit itself to be deprived of that weapon, because of some written agreement.
A political rapprochement of the At Wadebridge (Cornwall); Sir Anglo-Saxon powers suggests itself Donald Maclean, referring to the to Admiral von Tirpitz as trans- all-night sitting of the House of cending in importance suy record Commons, strongly criticleed this involving naval or military__ „pro» methel of forging through leis able
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Our new stock of perfumes include many of the popular brands, and, make an appreciable gift for milady. ROGER & GALLET, HOUBIGANT, YARDLEYS, CHERAMY, ERASMIC, CARON COTY.
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153-155 Des Voeux Road Central.
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