NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
WANTED. Young Danish lady wishing to go to Europe in
THE AMALGAMATED PRESS, LI JITED,
the Spring is willing to help with CHRISTMAS NUMBERS
children in return for passage to Denmark. Via America not objected 10-Reply to Miss G. Jensen c/o Mr. V.K. Bjerre, ō Hart Noad, Shangbai.
TO BE LET.
TO LET.Floors in the naw Bank Building, 4. Des Voeux Road, Central-Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND
Just Arrived LONDON M BAZINE PREMIER MAQAZINE
and adher PERIODICALA
On Sale at
--Pest" Kicak, Bhir Pier Yaz, Bookrelieva, Kowkyan Ferry,
Wharf, Hongkong Pack Tramway Fookimi, Hongkong Lee Yee Hair Drawers Hongkong Kowloon Fire Bookstall Kowloon
Whalale Agent -
INVESTMENT AND AGENCY White Star Bookseller,
CO. LTD.
NOTICE.
We have this day REMOVED our Ofice to No. 5. Des Voeux Road, above the Bank of Canton Limited.
Honglour & Canton,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE Undersigned have receit. ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO. Wednesday, the 31st Dec., 1931
HONGKONG HOTEL
NEW GRILL ROOM
The usual DINNER DAN- SANT will NOT be held on TUESDAY, 20TH. DECEMBER, 1921.
CHILEAN CONSULATE. By order of the Chilean Go- vernment the embarkation of Asiatic emigrants for Chile is prohibited until further notice, there being at present many men without work.
When shipment of emigraris is resumed $5.00 only will be collected for Consular fees.
CONSUL FOR CHILE.
POLD MATCH.
commencing at it a.m.
at their Sales Rooms. Duddell Street
A Quantity of Proprietary Medicines
(Burroughs Wellcome & Co., Allen and Hanbury, Stearns
and others)
"in good condition
Also
A Line of Toilet Soaps
of various well-known makes
And
Carbolarene
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers.
NOTICE.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. Our Store will be open during this week until 600 p.m..
(including Saturday).
NOTICE.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921.
SIR CHARLES ADDIS.
comes. Bankers know better than most people tha bitter suffer- ing, for the most part silently, Indeed heroically, borne, which
Leading Banker's Advice.
inflation has inflicted and still ja- Sir Charles Addia, who, with | fllots upon the professional classes Lady and Miss Addia, is now visit, whose remuneration is fixed by [ing the Colony and who is the head] custom, upon retired officials of the London Committee of the living on their pensions, and upan Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, their widows and children who gave some good advice to recover | are dependent upon annuities for [Britain's trade in his presidential | their support.
It is hereby notified that on address to the Instituten! Bankeru. "I do not intend to use the account of Mr. L. GAIN, present in London just before he left language of exaggeration when I local manger having resigned. Homa.
say that unless something in dons Mr.IUGO GONELLA, will sign
Sir Charles remarked at the for their relief, there is a danger per pro on and after December, outset that it was easy to argue of a large section of this valuabis 15th, 1921.
in the light of subsequent events portion of the community belog Establishmenta
that certain things might have) wiped out as it has already been BROSSARD MOPIN.
bsan dons differently or not dous] wiped out in Germany. I see Do at all, to be wise ußar the event-hops of the restoration of the old back-jobbing they called it in the standard of living and of comfort City-but to bis mind it was a for the great middle class of this barren exercise of the wiu, as country unless prices are further facile auit was fruitless Public reduced,
FOR HAIPHONG AND HOINOW.
Balla fur Hongkong sad Haiphong every
45éresin Tuesday.
The Jarantula, passenger Claimer
HAI-MUN
(Capt. Charles E. Pagu). Unam. 253. Kutembur, 1943, waving Bunglong,
Moon, 3 Poember 131. Nuan, 271) Ducember. 1995.
Apply The. Cook and Benue Po Hing Tal 36 Wing Lak Hovek
NOTICE OF REM VAL.
expenditure was largely a matter | "Sosially and economically the of public policy, especially of country is in a terrible mess, and foreign policy, and for that weit will take a long poll, a strong must all accept our share of pull, and a pall altogether to responsibility.
extricate it from its difficulties."
THE DURBAN.
As far as, the administration | was concerned, no one who had bad much to do with the personnal of the Treasury Department would doubt their high competance or the sincerity of their efforts to practise a wise New Flagship Described. ecomody, There was nothing to NOTICE is hereby given that be gained by bringing railing commissioned on the 1st. ult. by The light cruiser Durban was, the Industrial & Commercial|accusations against men Bank, Limited, will remove on were as bent as we were upon the Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron Captain Reinold for service with Monday, November 28th, to York their duty to the country; we Building, No. 13 Chater Road.
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
PEAK HOTEL.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that consequent upon the im-
who
were only rendering their task on the China Station, and she left more dificult. Criticism to be of Devonport on the 16th, alt for her use now must be constructive, destination. The Durban, which and of that there had been little is one of the "D" class, was buils enough.
in a vaty leisurely manner., Laid; [down at Messrs. Scott's yard, If we were ever to get back to Greenock, in January, 1918, she 1.D effective gold standard, it would have been rapidly pat
other
61 cases (5 gallon) Walker's pending change of ownership of would be by the exercise of the together had it not been for the old virtues of hard work and termination of the war. She was the above Hotel all persons thrift,
public having any accounts outstanding and
and private, suspended for some time after the by no
means. Armistice. against the above Hotel
and after are Meanwhile do not let them disadvanced somewhat further on being hereby requested to send particu-courage themselves and others the Clyde was sent to Despaport lars of such accounts to theby belittling what had already to be completed. Up till she undersigned on or before the 10th been accomplished. For the last hoisted the pennaut, the Darban day of January, 1922, so that the two years we had as a nation been cost the ratepayers the sum of same may be duly paid and more than paying our way. We £861,602, exclusive of guns, stores,
atisfied.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public} Auction on Lt. Col. J. R. Wyndham and Wednesday, the arst Dec., 1921 the Oficers 2nd Wiltshire Regiment will be "At Home to their friends on the Polo Ground. Causeway Bay at 4.00 pm. Thursday, December, 22nd. 1921, when the foal for the 5.0.Y.L.I. Cup will be played.
The Civilians versus The Army The Regimental Band will play selections during the aftercoga.
RACE WEEK.
A FANCY DRESS BALL in aid of
THE SPCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Monday, February, 20th 1922. at 0.15 at the
CITY HALL Tickets $3. Booking at Moutrie ́s. Si. fine for non-Fancy Dress will be collected at the door
2 Lucky Number Prizes for those in Fancy Dress.
THE EAST ASIATIC Co, Lid. Copenhages.
The Molorship
"INDIEN
having arrived. Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being lended and stored at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remain- ing undelivered after the 27th. Dec. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damased goods are to be left in the Go- downs, where they will be èx- amined on the 27tb. Dec., at 10
2.m.
All claims must reach us after the 31st. Dec. or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE,
LTD.
Agents. Hongkong. 20th Dec., 1921.
at 12 o'clock (noon). at their Sales Rooms, Duddell
Street.
26 cases Castlemaine Beer (qts)
-Australian
20 cases Charles Heidsieck
Сваторькое
10 cases Beehive Brandy ***** 15 cases Firs
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
THEUndersicoed have received instructions to sell by Public
| Auction on
Thursday, the 22nd Dec., 1931
commencing at 11 8.m.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street
A FINE SELECTION OF TOYS (Just Arrived) Comprising
Fine Dolls, Rocking horses, Toy Steamer, Warships. etc. etc. Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers,
THE Ladersized have received
instructions to sell by Publici Auction on
Wednesday the 28th Dec.. 1921 commencing at 11 am.
at No. 6 Des Voeux Road Central. (First Floor)
and Fittings
A Quantity of Office Furniture
Also
Height + 57 Width 32 A
1 Chubb's Safe
Depth 2 3
1 Remington Typewriter 18"
1 Remington Typewriter
1 Howe Scale
$ Electric Facs
1 Radiator
And
1 Lot Electric Fittings
On view on day of sale Catalogue,will be issued Termos: Cash on delivers.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Dated this 15th day of Dec, 192; had been able to put by a little etc. The Durban will be on her
DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON & HARSTON.
1. Des Trent Road, Central. HONGKONO. Solicitors for the Proprietor
the Peak Hotel.
BRITISH LEGION.
and on balance to reduce our new station by the time that the internal debt.
Prince of Wales arrives in the
were
It was true that the figures for Far East. She goes out to replace | the current financial year were the Colombo, Captain C. B. less reassuring. Since the 1st Ballard, which will be trans of Abril last there had been an ex-ferred to the East Indies Station. cess of expenditure over revenue It is interesting to note the of some 38 million pounds. It Durban will take out with her the must be remembered, however,Įgifts from the people of South that this was the result of the Africa, which
formally lean half of the financial year presented to the ship at the office Despite the unprecedented diffi-(of the High Commissioner in HONGKONG AND CHIFA BRANCH. calties with which the Treasury London recently. These consist was faced coal stoppage, trade of a representation of the city Ad Extraordinary General depression. Irish trouble), he did arms of Durban in oak, a chased Meeting will be held at the City not despair of seeing a balance on silver rose bowl with floral decors- Hall on Wednesday, 31st. Dec. the right side at the end of the tions, and ram's head with the 1921, at 5-15 p.p. with the year. following objects.—
1. To accept the Constitution of
the "British Legion."
a
Durban arma in enamel, and on) oval fruit and flower dish, also: A WORLD OF ILLUSION.
bearing the arms in enamel. The Professor Cassel's devaluation Durban branch of the Narr
2. To confirm the existing proposal might have all the merits League bas also presented the Rules of the Branch, except clainted for it, but if it failed to cruiser with a set of band instra- in so far as the same conflict take sufficient account of human ments, two silver cups for sports with the Constitution, pend-nature, or, should he say, of hu-competitions, and a silk whits ing the adoption of Bye-man nature as we knew it in ensign and silk Union Jack, the Laws to be drawn up by the these islands, it was doomed to last-named from the ladies of the General Committee and nullity. To suppose that a people branch. The Durban is due to submitted to General so conservative by instinct, so reach Singapore Dec. 28, and Meeting.
tenacions of custom, so careful of leave Dec. 31 and arrive Hong tradition, could be induced to rang Jan. 5. trample on their monetary past) and to relinquish the dearly par chased gold standard, which. rightly or wrongly, they believed to be bound up with the prestige of their national credit and their supremacy io international No More Need For Castor Oil; finance, was to live in a world of illusion.
3. To appoint Auditors.
By order of the General Committee.
H.K. HOLMES,
Hon Secretary.
THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED.
SILIMPOPON COAL-
SEBATTIK
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Castor oil is a terror to most
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ALL PRICES,
WRIST WATCHES IN "BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS,
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(A. WELL, Stock1901).
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#
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CONTAINING 3 RECORDS WITH STORIES
AND RHYMES.
ALSO
THE FAMOUS "LITTLE WONDER **
RECORDS.
A LARGE STOCK OF THE MOST POPULAR
NUMBERS JUST TO HAND
AT
ANDERSON'S
(The Record Shop)
QUAKER
WHITE OAS
Try it 30 Mornings
Try Quaker Oats breakfasts for a month. See how children thrive on them. Note how your energy improves.
The oat is the greatest food that grows. As a body-builder and a vim-food nothing can take its place.
It supplies 16 needed elements. It is twice se nutritious as meat.
In England and America, millions every morning serve delicious Quaker Oats. Here these flavory fakes come packed in tins.
Quaker Oats
Local Agnus: 3. D. Hatchinson & Co. Hongkong.
FLASHES FROM THE
STATES.
|
The world has too many cranks
and not enough self-starters.→→ Columbia (8.0.) Record
Another excellent frontispiece There are two sides to profitear- for a war history would be a life- ing in food. remarks the Philadel-size portrait of a tax receipt-
The fact was that the condition children. In Baby's Own Tablets |will be found a perfect substitale precedent to the success of Pro- The undersigned are prepared fessor Cassel's scheme for the for this nauseating medicine and to quote prices for best quality stabilisation of exchanges abroad one which the little ones like. freshly mined SILIMPOPON was the stabilisation of prices at Baby's Own Tablets are absophia Record, but the side that the Indianapolis Star. COAL, trimmed into Bunkers at home, and we appeared to be allutely safe and suitable for in-Charleston News and Courier. unemployed that it is extremely consumer gats is the rough side. So many people are busy being
(British North Borneo) or to
fanta and children of all ages Lod] SANDAKAN long way from that yet. or
If we don't huny and buildjhard to get any work done.-- The situation of the working an agreeable remedy for in- contract for regular Bunker Sup-classes in this country might welfantile indigestion, constipation, or battleships we won't be Boston Transcript.
However, the report that the plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-give us pause wher, we are asked colic, diarrhoea, simple fever and ready for disarmament.-Brook-I
Hlyn Eagle.
League of Nations is dying camis
■ble rates.
They make teething WCTILE. arrést the fall in prices.;
Weather sharps are predicting from those who once said it was Steamers calling at SEBATTIE Money wages
rose with the easy, break op colds, promote or SANDAKAN exclusively for boom, but upon the whole they restful sleep, good appetite and hard winter for everybody ex dead-Detroit News.
cept coal dealers. Brooklyn' Lenin and Trotsky would like Bunkers are exempt from pay lagged behind prices, and Mr regular development.
Eagle.
to try their methods on a country ment of ordinary Port Cha ges. Clynes bad reason on his side Chemists everywhere sell Gambling blamed for fall of where the people don't bara The minimum draft of water when he said, in his address to Baby's Own Tablet, also post mark." And the gambler most to eat.-Detroit Journal, alongside the Company's Wharf his Trade Union Conference, free, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. responsible is an exile in Holland The earth has fourteen more- at Sebattik is 28 feet at low water that the advance in real wages Williams' Medicine Co, 96, Sze- who convinced himself that he mente, say scientista. Spring Tides. Charts of Cowia could only come with the fall in chuen Road, Shanghai. Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any prices. required information concerning the port can be had on applica-|
tion to
BRADLEY & CO. LTD. Agents,
to
PLIGHT OF THE MIDDLE
CLASSES,
"If this is true of the working classes, it is true in a far greater The COWIE HARBOUR COAL degree of the middle classes, people living on small fixed in.
CO. LTD."
For Christmas Dancing.
The VICTROLA.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. Bola Victor Distributors,
This
move-
was betting on sa absolutely evidently omits reform sure thing-Providence Journal.ments.-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. An Indian named Man-Afraid- An Irish correspondent writes of-Nothing married a white wous: Lloyd George, Welshman man in Montana not long ago, though he be, ought to have and in one week after the wed-sense enough to understand that ding he applied to his tribe to an Irishman does not want peace have his name changed-Boston by agreement." Work it out for Transcript.
| yoursell--Charleston Gazette.
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