CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been de- clared for the six months ended 30th June, 1937, and will be pay- able on and after Thursday, 9th September, 1937. Dividend War- rants may be obtained on appli cation at the Company's Regis- tered Office, P. & O. Building.
THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 39TH AUGUST. to WEDNESDAY, 8TH SEPTEM. BER (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the Board of Direc tors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
CO., LTD.
Agents.
Hong Kong, 29th July, 1937.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD..
Kowloon Bay Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag "L* Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors
JUST RECEIVED.
FIRST SUPPLY OF
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS.
GRACA & CO.,
wenty-five Words three inser“
tions: prepaid $1.
Every ad- for three
ditional, word five
insertions.
• All replies under this heading must be called for.
TUITION
EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, shorthand, typ ing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 6 Aimai Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.
FOR SALE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1937-On sale at all Book-stalls and
Wyndham Street: -
SWAPS
HEREAFTEE
WILL SELL or SWAP
Complete Photographic Outfit for Professional or Advanced Ama- teur Photographers.
2 Fabers Calculating Rate:
Complete Drawing. Set as new.
4 Portable Corona Typewriter.
5 Fight String Banjolina.
6 Newton's Guide for M/Mariner
7 Reed's New Guide Book
8 Marine Engineers Construction
and Demensions Ref Book.
9 Elementaries, Verbals and Draw-
10
11
ing for Marine Engineers. Nautical Tables by Raper. Nicholls's Concise Guide for Se cond Mates...
12
14
Davies Chronometer Tables.
13 Nonie's New 2nd Mate Guide.
Reed's useful hints to Sea-going Engineers
16
Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, 15
Stamps, Religious Goods,
Toys, Etc.
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P.O. Box No. 620.
HONG KONG
Agents for Sutton & Sons, Ltd., Reading. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Southampton. Arthur Tates & Co., Sydney.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.
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20 21
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HORIZONTAL:
1-Approaches S-Concede 9-To call out 10-Land-measure
12-Smoke carbón 13-Ahead
15-Command --
16-Decay
18-A jerky movement;
20-Greedy.
22-Drunkard-
24-Part of a ship
26-A speck
27-Why
28-A fish
30-Regret extremely
31-Musical; note
32-Gain
33 Amorous glance
35 Plural suffix
35 Compact
38-Tits
40-Because
41–That is (Lat-abbr.).
42-Semi-liquid food
45-Prussian-city 48-Italian river
49-Wrong-doing
51-A-color:
52-Near by 54-Over (contr.)
56-Piece outly
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HORIZONTAL(Cont)
57-One (Ger.)
58-Imitáte
59-Employed
VERTICAL (Cont.) 22-Lacerated. 23-Stagger
25-Petitions
|61-Projecting roof edge 27-Owns
63-Valley
64-Period of time.
66-Perch
25-The sheltered side 32-To follow -
34 Elevate
39-Born
|67-Old English measure 37-Corn-spike
68-Act ·
170-Examine :
72-Father
74-Conjunction
75-Sumptuous repast: 76-Lock of hair
VERTICAL
1-Negative - 2-Dry 3-Length measure
4. Very $3-Depart 26-Stext =
7-Small particle &-Preposition S-Leads,
11-Kill by immersion 12-A metal 14-Remarks
|15-A small piece 17 Opera (abbr.) 19-Hinder
The solution of the above will appear in to-morrow's issus.
42-Departs 43-First woman 44-Approve 45-Nome of Greece 46-Heavenly body, 47-Back of the neck 48-A weight measure 50-Smallestrupad 51-A vegetable (pl.) |52-Male singing voice |55-A color |52-The-whole
SC Plural of datum 63-Six**
63-Mirth 65–Affirmative
67-Make a mistake. 69–In respect to 71-A thoroughfare
(abbr.) 73-Pronoun 74-Bonet Lat) 75-Street (abb
Cross-ord
MISCELLANEOUS
Nicholls's Concise Guide.
Calculations for Marine Enginees by Griffin.
17 Reed's Shipowners and Ship
masters Handy Book
18. Brown's Arithmetical Guide for
Marine Engineers.
YOUR VISITING CARDS nestly and promptly printed. "China Mail":19 Office, No. 3A, Wyndham Street, Telephone 20122.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Undersigned have received Tnstructions to sell by Public
Auction on Wednesday, the 18th. August, 1937 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods comprising:
Index” of Treatment by va writers 9th Ed
20
Clinical Pathology
-21
Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Kolle
22
The Practice of Medicine.
23
Textbook of Surgery 2 vols.
24 Brass Band Cornet
25 Used Gramophone Records. 25
27 Small Cabinet Victrola
28
29
DC Table Fan 220 volts. Verity Ceiling Fan
30 Nest Blackwood Teapoys. 31 Moving Coil Loud Speaker.. 32 Teak Sideboard as new.
33 Ladies' Dresser and Stool. 34 Small Teak China Cabinet. 35 Small Teak Chest as new.
-36
Double Bed Box Spring Mattres
37
Single White Iron Bedstead.
38
Pair Leaded Coloured Doors
39
Wool & Artificial Silk, Cotton and Artificial Silk Piece Goods, Arti- ficial Silk & Cotton Handkerchiefs, Stockings & Socks, Neckties, Belts, Shirts Children Dresses & Hats, Jackets, Shorts, Artificial Silk Clothing, Artificial Silk Yarn, Arti-44 Old Sun Typewriter 10
A
ficial Cord, Raincoats, Brass Nails, Torch Light Bulbs, Trimmings, Cotton & Rubber Cloth, Singlets, Various Needles, Mussels, Confec- tionery, Fountain Pens, Pepper, Bird's Nests, Fish Maws, Compoy, Awabi, Shrimps, Cuttle Fish, Metal Press Buttons, Gum Stellac, Sac- charine, Gingseng, Camphor Baroos, Deer Horns, Pearl Macre and Seed, Cow Bezoar, Tung Chung Tso, Sea Horse, Bear Galls, Rhinoceros Hide, Cardamors Sup, etc., etc.
60 Bags Sugar.
also
and
1 Case Cheese.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
On View from Tuesday, the 17th. August, 1937.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 16th. August, 1937.
TEENJORE Positively Heals Itch, Eczema, Impetigo, Hong Kong Foot Used by
ONTON
Old Style Teak Dresser. 40-Gateleg Dining Table new. 41 Upholstered Corner Seat. 42 Chesterfield and Chair. 43 Small Wall Miror in Frame.
45 Remington Typewriter 14′′.
16 Pair Blue Ginger Jars
47
Glass Door Teak Cabinet.
48
49
Coloured China Vase 20** Collection of various China in Assorted Shapes, Colours
Sizes.
50 Collection of Old Coins.
PHONE YOUR SWAPS 3076L
WILL SWAP
WANTED
OR BUY: Portable Typewriter Standard Typewriters. Large Cash Register. Good Adding Machine. Hand Sewing Machine. Dover Coal Stove. Kerosine Cookstove. ~~ Gas Range & Geyser. Standard Sewing Machines. Old Gramophone Records Chesterfield & Chairs. Small Outboard Motor Movie Camera 8mm. Good Movie Projector. Small Cabin Trunks. Good Motor Cycle. Office Furniture. Good Camp Tent. Travellers Samples. Surplus Stocks. Old Stamps & Coins. Books on all-
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