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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1932.
RENT LIVE OPPORTUNITIES for THRIFTY PEOPLE BUY
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THE HONG KONG SPORTING
ARMS & AMMUNITION STORE,
5-6, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
Sporting and Athletic Goods
Movie Cameras and Accessories.
Hunting Wear
Shooting Equipment.
THE SHAMEEN PAGODA
Just arrived a further consign.
mont of DIT well-known BRITISH MADE LADIES FELT HATS. Superior soft quality, latest styles and distine- tiro colours. Very reasonable prices. 12, Bankow Road,
Kowloon.
FOR SALE.
TESTED
FLOWER & VEGETABLE SEEDS.
Indicalions point to a heavy-demand for Seeds this Benson. To be sure of getting every varisly you wish we aug. gest that you order to day.
GRACA & CO., Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage Stampi, Post Carda, Toys, etc... No. 10, WINDHAM STREET. P.O. Box No. 320. HONG KONG
Cars
B
HONGKONG HOTEL
GARAGE
FOR CAR HIRE
Fox Hona Kono: 42788'
Fox KOWLOON: 57874
Photographers
ENSIGN
CINE CAMERAS
with
F 1-5
ZEISS
A. TACK & CO.
26, Des Voeux Road, Central
Lens
66
CAMERAS
BINOCULARS Developing & Printing
One Day Service.
WHITES"
If you want really well-cut summer suits at reasonable prices
come to
Do You believe in SPONS
Sold
FOR
SALE
THE owners of these houses both believe in signs. but different kindst The one has flaunted a "for sale" sign for months but no one scems to notice it. But the other chap wisely let his sign take the firm of a classified ad. And now his sign reads "SOLD!"
Classified ads bring results every time, whether you're buying or selling.
CHARGES:
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Charges collected :
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FLATS TO LET
LET-Commodious and, well built SEMI EUROPEAN FLATS, conveniently situated at Mongkok, about 50 yards from bos stop in Nathan Road. Rentals from 835 to 45 per month inclusive of rates. Apply to Wing Hing Real Estate Co, 19, Sai Young Choi Street (Ground floor), [339 Kowloon,
TO LET-P.roomel FLATB, No, 31. Becond floor. No. 41 and 43, Ground floor, Ashley Road, near Star Ferry, with sanitary fittings and forb. Rent molerete, apply BAKILLY CO. phono 22685.
LET-BICOND FLOOR, NO. 5. CAM
CASH
Classified
Advertising is
Our classified col- umbs are scanned by prospective buyers.. looking for the very car you have to offer!
PREMISES TO LET
CHEAP,
EASY AND
EFFECTIVE
Phone 20351.
YOUR CAR
FOR SALE
O LET-Lock up Garages near cabin and W.C. Built of THOR SALE-Decked in Motor boat Trad, Tram Station. Apply HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE teak. Copper bottomed. In good CO., LTD., Alexandra Building. (2929 order and condition. Privately owned. Length 37 feet, Width 8 feet, Depth b foet 2 inches, Draught 8 feet. Overbend and side swoings complete.-Apply A L37
WANTED TO RENT
PLODOWN &r Basement in Covtral District Ares at least 3,000
square feet, Feight at least 11 feet. Write box 2430, la Hong Kong Daily Press;
LOST.
KING SLIPWAY.
TVOR SALE $350,00 will Tay B beautiful Fur Coat in Mint Marmot, lind art. Cripe, embroidered | corners, length 45"** Just arrived direct [2439 | from manufacturers-never been Wors,
never been in Bhop or Sale room Box No. 1773. of Hongkong Daily Press,
12773
BAY BUILDINGS (NO. ROG, NATHANOST in the stands at Bookuspoo ROAD), Kowloon Apply to: OREDIT
on Sat, Nov. 19th, ladies' lizard- FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT, ekin Hand-hag. Will finder Please FRENCH BANK BUILDING, 4t Floor, telephone Bialiop 25685. [338
(1896 Telephone No 21003
HOUSES TO LET.
O LET - No. 112 The Peak, SETH & FLEMING.
[2780
T Apply & PERCY Monk,
LET-No. 170, Boundary Street, Telcon, Roven-200mod, Semi- detached, European House with, nil modern conveniences and Garage. Apply to CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT, French Bank
Duilding, Telephone No. 21063. (9670
NO LET-No. 200, Prince Edward
WING HING CO. Semi-detached European House with
TAILORS
18. D'Aguilar St.
PRONS 21417
all modern conveniences and Garage. Apply
FONCIER to: CREDIT D'EXTREME-ORIENT, French Bank ₤2437 Bailding, Tel. No. 21003,
PED ROSE
Courtesy, Comfort, Service
and Luxuries of Modern Hotel
Construction
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAU
Cable Address :—“ Biviera, Macau,
POSITION VAGANT.
EMPLOYERS1 Fill your VACAN graphers, engin ering, salesmen, cooks, No charges We have experienced workmen on our register. Hongkang Employment Agency, 10, Queen's Road Central. 1st Boor Phone 14097. [340
CIES for clerks, shroffs, steno-
HOTEL (PRIVATE).
TENNIS RAOQUETS. Castrang with presses. Made by the world Fow famed "MUNDOS" factory. only left. Prices very low to clear. RUDOLF WOLFE & KEW, LTD., 64, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, FIRST
FLOOR, TEL 12173.
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NOLF BALLS Krofiles. Silver Kings, Duulope. Repaints, are praised by all who have tried them Cheap prices. RUDOLF WOLFF & KBW, LIMITED, 54 Queen's Road CENTRAL, FIRST PLOOK, TEL, 22173,
[3.16
OR SALE-DE 80TO ROADS- TER, 1831 Model Practically New, Machine in Perfect Condition. $2,250. Write Box No. 2756, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.
(2765
AIRLIE HOTEL-2-25, WANTED KNOWN. Nathan Road, Kowloon. Un- der European Management. Excellent calsine Modern RADIO is er lise. Just phone (a word and we shall be glad to Apartments. Term Moderate test your Radio and put it in order... Three minutes from ferry, Kowloon Radio Service Station.
Tel. 57357.
Bankow Road, Kowloon. Tel, 56776.
J. TOMINAGA
PACKING CONTRACTOR.
ANY KIND OF PACKING PROMPTLY EXECUTED'
Ask: YAMATO
10, Johnston Road,
MAYEDA & 00. 13, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone 20690.
MASSAGE.
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori,~
Holder or Jarábzsh GovernmEBET LICENCE
CURES SPRAINED ANKLE, AND WEIST. 4Wyndham Stroot (1st Telephone 2605. HONG KONG
12782
SERVICE TO READERS.
THE HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS, LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their London Office, at 53, FLEET STREET, E.C. 4, Tel. 3137, are prepared to give Subscribers and Visitors advice regarding accommoda tion available, motoring faci
suitable lities,
shopping centres, etc.
If, when at home, they will call or telephone to the above. address, they will receive the Floor);utmost assistance and the latear available information cH all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposal.
THE
HONGKONG*
PENINSULA HOTEL, HONG KONG HOTEL, REPULSE, BAY HOTELĮ PEAK HOTEL
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTON HOUSE HOTEL. PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS,
LIMITED.
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONS.
LITS, PEPING.
慷
The Only Hotel in CANTON Directly under European Management.
THE VICTORIA HOTEL SHAMEEN
Quiden
and Tripa arranged for
́and Special Care
Taken of TOURISTS. Address: "VICTORIA."
Telephone No. 13501,
TYRE
RETREADING
REPAIRING
SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED
CHINA RUBBER TYRE CO., * LIMITED; 180, JOHNĚTON ROAD, Telephone 25813,
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDUZ ASSEUSE S. HONDA. ASSEUSE S. KISAKI.
Recommended for many, years by Government Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, etc., and by all the local doctors. 24, Wyndham St. Tel. 24945.
GOOD-BYE SUMMER
SALE
...
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Summer is not over yet-but we are deter- mined to sell all our summer goods.
1
THIS SUMMER-NOT NEXT I
This is why our prices
are 80
AMAZINGLY CHEAP
We are taking the smallest profit to clear all stocks.
you
understand quality and value you must buy when we cut our prices again at the
CROWN SILK
STORE
A few steps up Wyndham Street will pay you.
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TRAINS 'HELD UP AT KING'S CROSS
NEW SIGNALLING SYSTEM CAUSES CHAOS
A now electric signalling system was started outside King's Cross Station, London, last month. It broke down, and the result was chaos.
SELL
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS
PUBLIC N
THE Undersignal have receive)
Instructiona
To 'SALL D
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 1932
COMMENCING AT 11 A.M.
·AT THEIR SALES ROOM,
DUDDELL STUKKT.
All day long the departure and arrival of express trains was de
The rush hour for home-going busi layed-in some cases for an hour. A QUANTITY OF FURNI- TURE AND FIXTURE. DRESSES AND MISCEL- ness people saw the climax of con-
LANEOUS GOODS fusion.
aled
Tins Carbonate of Ammonia 73 Pipe Cutters
The Flying Scotsman, pride ofj the L.N.B.R., put in to King's 18 Cross at 6.31 p.m., instead of 4.40 p.m. It had been delayed near Finsbury Park,
The night Scotsman, which nor- mally leaves at 10.28 p.m., did not get away until 10,85,
:
'Buses Overwhelmed.
When hundreds of business peo- plo arrived at the station on their way home they were told to go by Underground to Finsbury Park, where they could pick up the ser- vice. -
Crowds swarmed to the Under- ground station, blocking the pas sages leading to the platforms for an hour or more. Omnibus ser- vices were overwhelmed.
1 Motor Pump
1 Caso Folt Huts.
TERMS:-CABIL ON DELIVERY.
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
OUR LONDON AIRMAIL LETTER
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boon resorted to as an inducement
It was officially explained that to the public to try your luck! under the new automatic system for the Just time." By the aboli- there is now one signal-box inatend
of two, and that, the three signal tion the Government lost rovenite men are called on to operate 232, of about £250,000 to £300,000 n levers. Normal working was UX- your.
pected to be resumed.
Other important trains that were delayed were:-
The 0.25 express from Leeds, half an hour inte.
Engby Nearly Loses Ita. Naw
Charter,
Rugby, the birthplace of "Bug-" The Queen of Scots, due at 7.15
ger" and now the home of the p.m., half an hour late.
The Edinburgh exprees, due to largest wireless station in the leave at 8.25 pm, pulled out half, world, attained the statue of a an hour behind time:
BOOKS, AND
READERS.
borough on Oct 19. The charter, granted by the King, was brought to the town by `Sir Austen Cham- berlain, MP., who is an old Rug baian. There was 'ar amusing inci don't before the ceremony which. nearly resulted in the charter's be- - ing lest. When Sir Auster löft his car to place a wreath on the war fresh. Could these premises be memorial at the recreation ground, : found reflected, if only slightly, in, where the ceremony was held,, he this sketch it may serve, particular- left the valuable parchment in the ly in view of its little size, the
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purpose of recalling, at a time of car. The car drove off and it was - iafinite hustle and oblivion, an oc- not until the procession had start- casional reader to an imperishable ed for the pavilion that Sir Aus- human influence in world history, tem remembered where the parch
RE-ISSUED
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ment was Two police officers wore
A THOMAS BURKE NOVEL at once sort in pursuit and aftór a delay of ten minutes the charter was retrieved. Handing the char- ter over, Sir Aveton alluded to "THE FLOWER OF LIFE" By Thomas"
Burke. (Constable and Co., the growth of Rugby as a railway Ltd., 28 d. net.)
contre and said it was first cole- Beautifully written is this little, brated in Dickens as Mugby Junc book which bas just been re-issued, tion, which was not unlike the sta But it is perhaps fortunate that it
is short, for it carries out so liter. tion he found when he first came ally the full import of its sub- to Rugby School. title, "A London Tragedy. Mis
fortune dogs the footsteps of the Police Clash With Demonstrators. woman whose life-story it so roig There were wild scones in South nantly relates her hours of happi
ness are few. Yet each change of London on Oct. 18 when thousands cane is so delicately etched in that of unemployed, demonstrators at It is pleasurable to read the char tempted to march on the County ingly conceived sentences.
To
every mortal is granted one day Hall to protest against the admin- that shall hold its sparkle through istration of the means test and to many years," and Jane bad hora
in, the visit of her father to the demand higher benefits and relief.. country-house in which she was a Large force of mounted and foot' nurso-maid, It is a delightful police repeatedly charged the crowd sketch, no..wonder. Jane was proud and people were knocked down-and-
A vignetto of London in the darkness of a winter morning is at. trampled on in the rushes, The other gem. "At four o'clock of that demonstrators replied with showers Desember morning London Jay of atones. Several shops were loot- prone under a bowl of blue-black
Holeon's" Height
sky. Its spires and terraces and ed and five police officers and many million-populous streets were merg of the demonstrators wore injured." ed into a featureless blur. Life The Landon County Council sat be- hung drooping on a breath. In hind locked doors, strongly guard squares and sido-streets immemo ed by police. Thirty-two arrests, rial cats moved like losť souls tra, were made. versing the interplanetary spaces. They padded the pavements na thoir fathers padded the earth among-the forgotten tombs of Assyria, -Here How many people know the and there one,sent into the blue. height of the figurs on the top vi black its hall-numan screech. Lit the Nelson column in Trafalgar- tle bravea made dessicated sounds Square 1 From the ground it gives that lived only as the pulse of the impression of a moan about silence. Great highways, of fluid 5ft 8in. tall, with proportionate character by day, were now no breadth, Actually the figure of more than régiments of lumps Nelson is 17ft du in bright and Policemen stood in archways like at 3 across the shoulders, and the effigies of policemen. The shadows dangling sword that looks so tiny of the archways made audible is 7ft.9 in longth. The width of the thunder against the lamplight, cocked hat is 3ftojin...