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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned bave receis-
ed instructions to sell by Public Auction an
a.m.
Saturday, the 8th. July, 1922.
commencing at in at Kwong Nam Loong Godown. Kennedy Town
(for account of the concamed) 20 Iron Joist 5 121
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have receir-
ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Saturday the 8th. July, 1922, commencing at 11.30 am:
at their Salex Rooms, Duddeli
Street,
259 kegs White Zinc
4 case White Averilt Fnamel
4 cxes Black Averill Enamel
2 cases Carmine Averill Ename
2 cases Pink Aretill Enamel
2 cases
Enamel
Vermillion Averill
cases Dark
Plus Averill
Enamel
→ cases
Enamel
Fle BUM
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
Co., Ltd. Kowloon 380 drums Bleaching Powder. Terms: Cash on delivery.
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NOTICE.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
THURSDAY, JULY 6. 1922.
THE COWVIR HARBOUR-COAL THE LONELIEST HOUSE.
COMPANY LIMITED, SILIMPOPOZ COAL
Qr
First and Last Cottage at
Land's End.
THE undersigned are prepared To quote prices for best quali-
After the smallest bouse-ibs) DAL, trimmed into Bankers a loneliest. Where in all England
will you fad it? SANDAKAN SERATTIK
I have been very interested | North Borneo) or to (British
smallest contract for regular Bunker Sup-in your articles on
lies for 6 or 12 months at favour-houses" writes a correspondent from Cornwall to the Daily ⚫ble rates.
Chronicle, "and it has occurren
to write to you on 瘩 me kindred subject. loneliest house in the country?" "Do you know which is the
THE Undersigned have received. S. 20%-It is hereby natiy freshly mined SILIMPOPON
instructions to sell by Public] IN
fied that sealed tenders in Auction on
duplicate, which should bo Monday, the oth. July, 1933, marked "Tender for the occupa. commencing & 11 20. tion of a parcel of Crown Land at C Godown of the Hongkong & at Hung Hom, being a portion of
Kowloon Wharf & Godown
that area at present known asi Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83," will be received at the Colonia Secretary's fire until Noon of Monday, the 10th day of July, 1922, for the occupation for period of three years of either of those parcels of ground shown coloured red and blue on plan THE Undersigned have receir signed by the Director of Public
containing about 31,510 square be port can be had on applica fect and 8,500 squar feet
BRADLEY & CO. LTD. respectively, but subject to cer-i
Axents, tain conditions which can bet
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Steamers calling at SEBATTIS} SANDAKAN exclusively for Bunkers are axempt from "pay- nent of ordinary Port Cha 5 the minimum draft of water alongside the Company's Wharf at Sebattik in 28 feet at low water spring Tides Charts of Cowie Say (Sebastik Harbour) and any
A
The writer claims the honour for a little place on the edge of Land's End, but is willing to accept correction if wrong.
sell by Works and dated 30th June, 1922, required information concerning the wave-washeri rocka generally |
ed instructions to Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 11th. July, 1923. commencing at 10.jo p.m.
100 to
"Within a short distance of
known as the Land's End, stands
■ litle house which is reputed to be the loneliast in England,” he
at No. 51 (upper) Godown of the ascertained at the Office of the the COWIE HARBOUR COAL writes, "Is there a lonelier?":
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf
& Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon,
Director of Public Works.
Each tender must be accom-
A Quastity of Valuable House-panied by a receipt to the effect)
hold Furniture
that the tenderer bas deposited
On view from Monday the 10th in re Colonial Treasury a sumi
July. Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public Auction on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 13th, 14th, and 15th. July 1932 each day commencing at 11 am.
(continuing at 2.30 p.m.)
at the Astor House Hotel, Queen's Road, Central
THE WHOLE OF THE VALU- ABLE FURNITURE OF THE ASTUR HOUSE MOTEL including some VERY FINE OIL PAINTINGS. by well known French Artists Also
of $100 as a pledge of the Bona ndre of his offer; which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if the tenderer refuses to carry out bist tander and comply with the conditions, bould the tender bę accepted.
".
Form of teader and further particulars can be obtained from the office of the Director of Public Works.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any
tender.
T. L. PERKIN, Director of Public Works. Hongkong, 30th. June, 1992.
G.
R.
NOTICE.
CO. LTD.
FOR HAIPHONG AND HOIMOW.
Mactor Basjkuna and Haiphonz veran alternate Tumeday, The fatzujile passenger Muraser
PAI-MUN
Capt Charles F. Pago' vagtang For Bembeng on Saturday, Noon,
the lith. Enstant 12579 Thon von Bad Suma un Po Hose Ta
This house is a Cornish cottage, with while-washed walls and a lonely look—a house which gripa the imagination.
BUGOED SURROUNDINGS.
In a rugged setting of beath and moorland, fringed with jagged rocks, it "stands as near the sunset as a house may get in this country.
could You
build notbir between its white walls and the! sea, for the land breaks sharply away and narrows into the rock- strewn spit, which terminates in Land's End; a little wayward Judge Cluer, at Shoreditch-house which seems to have wao. The law does not say that I am dered from its fellows like a ro tell people to go to bed by 12 hermit of old, and got lost in the wilds of nowhare on the edge of the beyond.
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
o'-lock-set.
street
Yourbs charged at Tottenhan. with being disorderly said that they were making the brighter.
Applicant at Willesden-I want a summons to alter my husband. The Magistrate-I'm sorry; bu we don't issue that sort bero.
Asked adabtor's means in the Shoreditch County Court, a plain
ONE ENGLISH BILLIARD IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED tissid - Good! He wears spats.
TABLE by Burroughes &
that on and after SATUR-waxes his moustache, and wears a Watts, London
DAY, the 8tb. instant, the Supply velour bat. And
A Large Quantity of Cutlery and EP. tableware.
On view from Wednesday the 12th. inst.
Catalogues will be issued Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Tenders are invited for the purchase of the remainder of the lease of the Astor House Hotel. The lease expiring 30rb. September 1924.
For further particulars
apply to LAMMERT BROS.
Messrs.
Lammert Bros. instructed to sell WITHOUT RESERVE
are
The Steamship
"KAM MA" Now lying off Shamshulpoo under an Order of the Court by
PUBLIC AUCTION
Ou
WEDNESDAY
Averill The 12th. day of July, 1922, at
3 o'clock p.m.
2 cases Pale Green Averill
Enamel
9 cases
Eu ame!
White Premolin
14 cases Calpaco Aluminium
Enamel
1 bale Hessian Cloth
1 case Army Blanket
5 bundles
Calf
Chrome
1 case Tracing Paper
1 case Hnvelopes
10 cases Graphite
56 pairs Rubber soles
620 pairs Rubber heels
Also
Willow
In One Lo:
At their Auction Rooms in
Duddell Street
PAREWELL AND WELCOME. It stands by itself-alone in the world, no other houses near It is the last house in England. It looks sad and lonely a you pass it on your way to Land's End. It seems to be saying an eternal "good-bye," and all good- byes are sad.
It is less lonely in the summer time, for then tourists visit it. In the long winter months its most
requent visitor is the wind.
Has Enziand a lonelier house:
But, coming back, it looks more cheerful, for then it is the "first house in England"—and sa38 SO of Water in Kowloon will bəl After your having.impertic-on a cheery notice board; and turned on in the Public Main-ently insulted both counsel and somebow, or other, when you during the following bouts only:~ myself, I will adjourn this case meet it coming back, it seems to Shamshuipo and Fuk Tun and allow you no cost," said great you with a smile of welcome. Heung and Tai Kok Tsui.
Judge Claer to a plaintiff in the It is fond of last things, for Kowloon City & Ma Tau Wei.Shoreditch County Court
among its scattered friends are Taumati & Mangkak District. He is a dentist, lives in a the last rock in England, the last West of Coronation and Nathan beautifully furnished house, runs tree, and the las; church. Roads & between Fifo Street & motor car, and since he has Austin Road.
lived in Surbiton he has been my Hua Hom & Kowloon City biggest trouble."-Rate collector Road.
at Kingston Police Court. 7.m. to 10 a.m.
“Don't you think it was a little unwise under the circumstances than this? From the East side of Corona for a mother-in-law to bave inter- tion Road and including Ho Mun|fère1.” asked Mr. Chester Jones, Tin.
the Bow Street Magistrate. "OB, South of Gascoigne and Austin but I am not an ordinary mother- Roads.
in-law," was the indiquant reply. 7 a.m. to 10 am.
Asked at Marylebone County and 3 pm to 5 pm.
Court if the defendant was an educated man, a witness replied. "He is prouressing that way. His wife gires him some bome lessons.”
T. L. PERKINS. Water Authority. 'Public Works Department, Hongkong. 6th. Juls, 1922.
BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE.
NEW ISSUE of
500 Fr. BONDS CREDIT NATIONAL 6, 1922.
Price of issue Frs. 498 54, Free of taxes, no prizes. First coupon payable on Jan.
The ship is a wooden ship of approximately 1800 tons capacity 1st, 1953, with accommodation for about 500 Chinese passengers.
Length 252 ft. or thereabout Beam 25 ft. or thereabout For particulars to view apply to Messrs. Lammert Bros., the Auctioneers.
ba.
For further particulars apply
A Consignment of Silver. Nickel MESSES. JOHNSON STOKES and
and Gun metal Watches And
Fittings
Plug cocks, Gate valves. "Tapa. Couplings with caps, and Iron
Body Flanged Gate Valves. etc., etc.
A Quantity of Brass
comprising:
MASTER
Prince's Buidings
or to. MESSRS, LAMMERT HROS, the Auctioneers, Duddell Street.
"If you prefer your cat to your house you must go and get another house," said Judge Party at Lambeth to a tenant whose landlady complained of the bui. -ance caused by the cat.
The
JUSTINE JOHNSTONE
IN.
"THE PLAYTHING OF BROADWAY"
Adapted From The Story EMERGENCY HOUSE"
KEEPING THE PACK AT BAY
Many men loved and desired this girl Lola, who was "The Plaything of Broadway."
She was very young and beautiful, and dot vary wise, How could she hold off the Hungry Pack of lusistant Men, who offered her the luxury, that every woman loves? How could she escape with her soul?
A Cripping Drama of Romance and regeneration in which the interest mounts steadily to a smashing climax.
DON'T FALL TO SEE IT AT THE
WORLD THEATRE
Friday, 7th.
KOMOR'S!
The other day, on an in coming boat, a Lady asked, what store she could go to do shopping, where she would receive Courtesy and Attention, for the smallest expenditure.
And the answer was overheard to be,
KOMOR'S
WATCH GERMANY.
The Smiling Bankrupt."
man
Germans bare not quite enough shipping yet for their own needs they turn to other countries. Wit- Deistbesuccess with which twenty Swedish steamers are still bing run under the German flag, and **A
business
from and with German arews! Very Germany recently offered sooth-many other instances of the jing syrup British commerce extent of German shipping pro
with the reassurance that all sperity might to given. Germany's prosperity WAS artificial. That she would soon be bankrupt he felt sure, and also that she was only indulging in frenzy of "unreal prosperity." German prosperity to-day is very ponder over the remarks of Sir real, writes a correspondent in the Sidney Low, writing in a paper Journal of Commerer. It is not the other day after bis examina- A house a riay-that is the true British commercial policy tion of German conditious:1 amazing task undertaken by a to try and make out it is unreal. Font into Germany, which is one small building society at Han. By reassuring ourselves it is of the bankrupt countries. It are just as cannot, or will not pay its debts: worth, near Feltham, Middlesex, worth nothing we
been living More amazing still, in these likely to all ourselves into the it has
far as enormously inflated currency: days of leisurely building, is that unreal state of.1914 as the houses are actually being put German military strength was and when its Government wank
52 HOUSES IN 52 DAYS.
How Building Society Won E150 Grant.
PROSPERING ON INFLATION. It is rat enough to answer that this is all due to the inflated mark. On this score it is well to
p at this rate, states the Daily concerned. Wise business menmoney it simply turos on the o Britain will instead increase printing press and manufactures A woman charged at Willesden Chronicle in a mail week issue.
Here is the story.
Hanworth the care with which they watch it. with being drunk, pleated for
"This economic crime seems to feniencs, as she was going to be Public Utility Society decided to Germany. She is the only pro married again next week.
build 52 hautes. Work began insperous shipping nation in the e't very lightly on ita perpetrators. magistrate bound her
e small way, but by the end of world to-day. She is our greatest German journaliste and German abstain from drink until after the April very le progress had been shipping competitor. The only politicians tell us that the country wedding.
rade and it was suddenly realised safe way of keeping securely that a big hustle was necessary if ahead of a competitor is to know the houses were to be completed in everything he is doing. time to qualify for the Govern-
over to
An unsuccessful applicant for possession of rooms at Lambeth County Court asked if she could
RACE AGAINST TIME
Can be refunded at the option of have her coup feex returned ment subsidy.
Either the buyer:
“No,” replied Judge Parry: the Treasury want all the money people waste on foolish actions Mke bis."
at par on the 1st, of July 1925 at Frs 505.-on the 1st. of July 1928
at Fra 515. on the 1st, of July 1934
: Frs 530,-on the 1st, of
July 1940
or the Credit National: (partially or fully)
at Fre 515. on the let. of July 1934.
Subscriptions are open up to the 14th of July 1922, and will; be received by the
His father nearly killed him last night." exclaimed a mother at Kingston, whose son was ordered by the Beach to receive
a thrashing at home for a mis nice out of the 52 chievous act.
SOME GERMAN SHIPPING
DIVIDENDS.
+
Of course is should ali But you
is in the last gasp of desperate poverty; some English politicians and journalists express the same opinion. But if there is poverty it does not leap to the eye. It takes a good deal of looking for, From Berlin Fore German and is not easily fund. Oge of It was almost hopeless case. shipping dividends have jas: the British delegates of Genos and Hanworth was in despair.
come through. For 1921 dearly was reported to have told & Press To get the Goverment grant all the dividends are high onez.deputation that the prosperou « bouses must he approved by the There is every promise that they countries like England and Ministry of Health, and ready will be the same for 1922. The France cannot leave poor Get- for occupation by June 23. Hamburg-South America, which many in its misery." start bad beer male on only is more favourably situated than
*Is, ther, an inflated currency the other companies, inasmucb as an unmixed evil? A race against time began. was not obliged to surrender ought to be; we "He looks very much alive to-day, so be must be Hanworth Public Utility Society mach material to the Eatente, like to think it is.
Meaers Ewart, and chastised again." commented the consulted
paid 28 per cent. as against 16 cannot fail to have your doubts chairman.
Bowers, town-planning advisers,per cent. in 1920. The Ham-when you think of Germany's who undertook to win the Government mover. & contract against 8 per cent. in 1920. The employed millions; of the well.
barg amerika paid 10 per cent. E busy factories and our owD UR- - was placed immediately with a Norddeutscher Lloyd also paid filled theatres, and concert rooms, WORLD-WIDE SPORT.. building firm, and on May 2 the 10 per cent. as compared with 8 dance hall, restaurants and beer wax put in hand at top per cent, and the Hamburg Brehouses lo Berlin and Vienna; of Stirling Club has
won the speed.
In a month the 52 houses had me Afrike paid 15 per cent. as the cheerful shopping crot ds fo Palmase trophy and the cham-
against 10 per cent.
Munich and Leipzig; of those pionship of the Stirling and Dis-been erected and roofed. trict Miniatora Rifle Leage, withi
Shipbuilding in "the porta of singing masons' and sturdy poss- VICTORY IN SIGHT.
Germany shows great prosperity. ants in Austria. The economists liner, Empress of Australia, just in the future: eventually there Notable units are the new C.P.R. | tell us that retribution will come finished at Hamburg, and coming will be a crash. But the profes over this week to the Clyde, then sors and experts have been so. Tickets from July to October AN Extra Gymkhana Meeting by David Chalmers, Bannockburn, complet and the little colony vice; and the Cap Norte, a 13,000 that sue can no longer he impress
to be placed on the Pacific ser- often wrong in their calculations inclusive, entering their will be held (weather with an average of 97.8 points in any doubt that the little on ilder from the Valcan yarded by their forecasts.
of homesteads will be built in for the Hamburg South America names, together with the names permitting) at Happy Valley on nine matchas
Playing at Turthouse in a four-time. of their proposars, in the register Saturday, July 8th, commencing
will show." In the Line. provided for that purpose at the 3.45 p.m.-The charge tor ad- ball foursome, Wm. Monro, of Before June 23 the race will
meanwhile, is does look as if nb House, when Bathing mission will be $1.00 for ather Kils-spindie, had the eighth hole bave been wop-52 houses in 52 A significant fixture of German Germany and the other Centrál 930 Hardwood Planks, each 16 Fasts will be issued.
shan Members of the Hongkong (Spion Kos") is ons.
days. On Sundays the men rest. - shipping is its extention () Russia, European States” which have feet lung
Jockey Club.
The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar,
The houses are described as already foreshadowed' in these deliberately broken down their Soldiers and Bailors in uniform better known as K. S. Ranjitain pleasant middle-claw dwellings. columns. It has how notually payer money to a minute fraction half price.
bji, made a surprise appearance having two living rooms,, three started, with a service between" of its normal exchange,válce, are at the Oval recently to witness or four bedrooms, and every Fetrograd and Nów York by the not doing an badly under the
Hamburg-Ameriós Line If the Farrangement, the Essex v. Sorry match. {superior" fittings,
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneer.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
BATHING SEASON, 1922.— REDUCTION OF SUBSCRIPHON.
THE Undersigned have received EMBERS FRIENDS may
instructions to sell by Publie Auction on
Monday, the 10th. July, 1922, commencing at 11 am.
at No. 9 Godown of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon
Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
become Bathing Members
at a charge of $15.00 for Double
Tickets and $100 for, Single
By Order of the General"
Committee,
་
F. G. VAUX,
Hon. Secretary:
Hongkong, 30th. June, 1922.
BANQUE DE L'INDO. CHINE.
LOCAL.
MR. V. MARSOT:
Manager.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Stewards invite the Ladles of Hongkong to be present.-
work
eight matches won and one lost. Joinery work, plastering, and Bannockburn Club were the run so on, then began, and at present nere-op with reven wins and two 10 of the houses are nearly ready losses. The individual cbam for occupation. pionship medal has been secured Next week all will be nearly
*Time