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FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Matshed
THE BONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
with
Garage at Castle Peak. 4 Dressing Rooms Large Veran- dah. Solid Pine Flooring Owner leaving Colony. Apply to Box. No. 1046 c/o "Hongkong Tele-| graph"..
FOR SALE-CARL ZEISS"
Field Glasses, Microscopes, and Surveying Instruments. Carlowitz & Co., Bank of Chins
FOR full particulars regarding Building, Phone C. 873.
our service and advertising, and for free complimentary copy of our monthly, telephone exten- Interna- sion 4306 Hongkong. tional Trade Developer, Ltd.
WANTED.
11ANTED ROOM AND
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
Week-End Cruise to Hang Hau.
HE Start will be from the THE
Yacht Club.
All classes start together
By Order,
BOARD by European at 2.45 pm. gentleman with English family.
Reply
to Box No. 1050 o Hongkong Telegraph."
H.S. ROUSE, Hon. Sailing Secretary.
RADIO FANS!
We have just received a limited supply of small electric soldering irana, just the thing for your hoek- va work at home.
Complete with Card and Supply al best quality solder.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
N. Y. K. LINE.
(NIPPON YUSEN KÄTSELAL
From EUROPE & STRAITS.
The Steamship,
+
FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES.
Lammert Bros. HUGHES & HOUGH
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have receiv ed. instructions to sell by PublicAuction
Monday, the 28th. Jan. 1924. commencing at
10.30 a.m. and 2.00 pm.
· LIMITED. GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE UNINITIATED.
Howlers in sea Films. Why is it that there are alwaJS so many "howlers in film stories of the sea, mistakes which turn tragedy into farce for any of the audience who know anything of the ways of ships? asks Mr. Boyd Cable in the Doily. Chronicle.
American authors or produceZNY, (I don't know whose the offence) are perhaps the worst In this matter of "howlers,” and they
"MATSUYE MARU." having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo are 100 Valts only. Suitable for Kawloos hereby informed that their Supply.
Goods are being landed at their
The Undersigned bave received pm. within the free storage at Gdown No 18, The Hongkong Period.
& Kowloon Wharf & Godown instructions to sell by Public Ace may be more or less indifferent tion (for Account of the Con.to them because such a small Goods not cleared by the 25th | · Co., Ltd, Kowloon
proportion of their audiences are January 1924, will be subject to A Large Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods (cerned).
seafaring or seaport people. But.. on TUESDAY,
their films are shown here, and comprising Damaged packages must be
they might remember that there Round, Flat & Square Bars, the 22nd January, 1924, com- left in the Godowns for examina-Angle Iron, Joists, Bar Ends, mancing at 2.30 pm, at their are whole towns and cities which tion by the Consignee's and the Galvanized Wire. Flour, Planks, Sales Rooms. No. & Des Voeux and where a majority of the practically exist on sea trading. Co.'s representatives on any Old Newspapers, Sulphate of Tuesdays & Fridays, at 2.30 pm. Ammonis, Cassia, etc., etc.
Road, Corner of Ice House Street, audience know a great deal about within the free storage Period.
Valuable Teakwood and Blackwood the subject and are quick to
Furniture, and Housebold detect blunders.
Sundries, &c. &c. &c.
rent.
$7.50 each.
Let us be your Radio Docter. You will be saving time and money by getting expert advice in the first place.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN :- SHIP INSTALLATIONS. BROADCAST RECEIVERS. RADIO ACCESSORIES OF ALL
WANTED-Immediately a THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-KINDS.
reliable European BookMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
affice general
and
Keeper assistant. Reply with testi-
monials to Box No. 1048 elo NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN "Hongkong Telegraph"..
WANTED
that the iTHIRTY SIXTH ORDINARYGENERAL MEET-"" ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the
Position wanted l Offices of Messrs. Jardine Mathe- by a Book-keeper with 41son & Co. Ltd. on MONDAY. 11.15 years experience. Willing to start 28th. January 1924 at with a moderate salary. Apply o'clock in the forenoon for the Box No. 1051 co. "Hongkong purpose of receiving the Report Telegraph."
of the Directors, together with al Statement of Accounts for the year eneing 31st. December 1928. The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday 18th January to
TO BE LET.
TO LEOR FOR SALE-5 Monday 28th. January, both days Peace Avenue, Hamuntin, inclusive, during which period no Immediate possession. Rent transfer of shares can be re- moderate. Apply Box No. 1049,gistered. c/o. Hongkong Telegraph." By Order of the Board of
Directors.
TO LET Furnished house, from 23rd February for 9
months. "Overbays". <ix roomed house between Deep Water and
L. 3. GREENHILL,
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 11th. Jan. 1924.
Repulse Beys. Rent $350-Apply | {; THE HONGKONG LAND RE- A. H. Compton e'a Messrs. David Sassoon & Co. Ltd.
CLAMATION (CO., LTD.
Broadcasting Nightly
830 pm to 10 pm.
Sed Floor Alexandra Buildings,
Hongkong.
RADIO COMMUNICATION Co. (ORIENT) LIMITED.
P. 9. Box 306.
Kowloon 608 Central 766. Telegrams: Broadcast, Hongkong.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that
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All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they will not be recognized..
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Go-↑ downs.
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 19th. Dec., 1913.
NOTICE.
REQUIRED by a London Firm of Contractors for an im- portant Building Contract in Singapore, three Europeans to fill the following posts
fal One Foreman with building experience in reinforced concrete and with special knowledge of foundation work necessitating the removal of a large quantity of earthwork.
also
50 Cases Chinese Wine, 51 Cases Stouk
124 Casas Provisions,
29 Packages Sawing Machines, 48 Cases Matcher,
5 Bales Cotton Canvas, 482 Rolls Congoleum,
10 Cases Shoe Wire. 10 Cases Shoe Nails,
Terms-Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers,
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
ANNUAL RACE MEETING
1924.
Comprising:
It is not only in slight and inexpensive production that these mistakes ocour: they are as bad,
Dining Saites, Chesterfield or worse, in the big films ex- Sofas, Arm-chairs (sex), Tea pensively produced and with Tables, Teakwood Beds, large and
star" actors taking part. Even amall Wardrobes, Dressing Tables in the film of a famous story, beautifully pictured, well acted, And Chairs, Washstands,
and wonderfully produced in the Sideboards. Dinner Waggons, tropical island scenes especially Dinner Sets and Glass Ware, we are shown the captain of the Cutlery, Carpets and Rugs, Electro-ship hurrying into the long bost Electric Reading and being lowered away by men
plated Ware,
Lamps, Teakwood Screens, Black-on deck when the ship is wood Teapoys, Marble-top Flower abandoned, and even rowing Stands, Side Tables and Cabinets, hard away from her while some &c. &c.
of the crew leap overboard and swim after the boat.
Also
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2 Indian Carpets (new), 2 Per- ENTRIES for the FORTH-sian Carpets (new), 1 Victrola
COMING RACES close on with Cabinet and 1 Piano Player. Saturday 19th instant at 3 p.m. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue). and mast be sent to the Jockey Club Rooms, 3a. Chater Road on Terms: Cash on delivery. this date.
HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 17th Jan., 1924,
Entry Forms are now ready and can be had at the Jockey (b) One Head Joiner' with 'Club Stables, the Jockey Club experiance of hand and, Rooms (Hongkong Club Annex, machine methods of Chater Road) or Messrs. Linstead roanufacture, to supervise, & Davis, Alexandra Buildings. making and erection.
to One Head Mason with experience in casting and and
building Artificial Stone facing blocks.
Applications from first class the FIFTH ORDINARY men with the necessary qualifica- YEARLY MEETING OFtions and enclosing copies of SHAREHOLDERS will be held not more than three recent 3t the Registered Office of the testimonials, together with a OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Company No. 10. Des Voeux brief summary of experience. to that the TWENTY THIRD Road Central, 3.00 pm, be sent to Perry & Co. (Bow) TO LET
No. Queen's Road ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- Saturday February the 2nd 1924. Ltd., Singapore. Central, the premises at ING of SHAREHOLDERS in for the purpose of receiving the present occupied by the The this Company will be held at the Report of the Directors together
Pharmacy". Apply to China Offices of Messrs. Jardine Mathe with a
the
ending 31st THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND & Japan Telephone & Electricson & Co., Ltd.. on MONDAY for
28th January 1924 at 11 o'clock December, 1923..
MACAO-STEAMBOAT Compauy. Ltd.
The Transfer Books of the in the forensen for the purpose
closed from
COMPANY, LTD. of receiving the Report of the Company will be Directors together with a State- Monday, 21st January to Satur-
TO LET-Bright Large Ofice Rooms 1st. door, No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central. Hall. Law & Co., Apply to Des Vaux Road. Central. Telephone No. 3217.
Το
OLET at TAIPO. &
from 16th. April for Six Montts WHITE COTTAGE and ANNEXE, fully, furnished." Apply Direct, W. E CLARKE, Taipo.
Statement of Accounta
year
ment of Accounts for the year day. 2nd February 1924, (both NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ending 31st December 1923. days inclusive) during which
The REGISTER of SHARES period no transfer of shares can of the Company will be CLOSED be registered. from Friday 18th January to
By Order of the Board of Directors. Monday 28th January, both days inclusive, during which period
KAN TONG PO. no transfer of Shares can be
Chief Manager. Hongkong. 15th January, 1924. registered.
By Orders of the Board of Directors,
L. S. GREENNILL.
Acting Secretary. Hongkong 11th Jan. 1924. ·
PATHE-UNIVERSITY
(Cinema Outfit)
Absolutely dangerless owing to its
low voltage bulb lamp.
Essential for perfect projection of standard sized films and slides
in
Commercial
Educational
Religious
Industrial
-Professional
and
Social Fields
Inquiries solicited.
Pathe-Orient,
12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
THE HONGKONG & WHAM- POA DOCK CO., LTD.
T. NAKAO
Japanese Shoe Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALTY.
Astor House Hotel Building. Queen's Road Central.
MASSAGE
Mr. N. AKAJI Mrs. E. AKAJI Graduate of Tokyo massage School
HE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS" in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company No. 4a. Des Voeur |Road, on FRIDAY, Ist. February
1924, at 12 O'Clock NOON for No.8 Queen's Rd. C. Phone C.4395 the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED MODELS constructed by this from Saturday 19th January to which are Friday 1st February 1924, both shortly to be despatched to the days inclusive, during which British Empire Exhibition, will period no transfer of shares can be on view at the Kowloon Docks be registered.
Company
to the public, on Wednesday the 16th instant, and daily thereafter) until Wednesday, the 23rd inst., between the hours of 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
By Order of the Board of
Directors, JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary.
A launch will leave Blake For Hongkong, 9th January 1924. for Kowloon Docks daily at 9,30|
a. m. 10.30a.m. 11.30 a.m, 2.30.p.m 3.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. and re turn to Hongkong`at 10.15 am. 11.15 a.m. 1.00 pm. 3.15 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.
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By Order,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
Kowloon Docks.
Hongkong, 15th. Jan., 1924.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF 1924 RACE MEETING.
THE
HE attention of Owners is called to an alteration in the conditions of the eighth race on the first day, The Chater Cup.
The last sentence should read: as follows"Ponies that have started and never BEEN PLAC ED in an Offical Race allowed 10 lbs".
By Order
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
There are both.
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RADIO-MAGNAVOX Loud Speakers and Amplifiers. Batterias. Insulators, Crystals, Aerial WireS, and all other parts....... DE SOUSA & CO., LTD., St. George's Bldg. 2nd Floor.
Tel. No. Central 1264.
MASSAGE HALL
Mas. S. UZUNOYE,
Expert Muse
Queen's Road Central
2nd. Visor
LAUGHS AND THRILLS
in
QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER
Metro's Mirthful Melodrama Showing tomorrow: at
THE CORONET
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By the way, DON'T MISS
"FORBIDDEN FRUIT"
TONIGHT
One would have thought that at least the unfailing sea tradition that the captain is the last n leave his ship would have been known to the least sea-wise producer--as it certainly is to nine out of ten in the audience.
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CAPTAIN AT WHEEL You may see the ship's wheel deserted and not a soul bothering about it, you will see in almost every sea film the captain taking a trick at the wheel; I have even seen the captain or officers diving
fo'cisle, and (quite often) the captain rushing from the poop, without leaving anyone in charge, to take part in some excitement happen at sea. on deck. These things do not
Lammert Bros. casually in and out of the men's
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have receiv
ed instructions to sell by
t Friday, the 25th! Jan. 1924.
Public Auction on
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Fine Collection of Chinese Curios
including
Five coloured. Red and White. Blue & White Porcelain of the Ming Kanchai. Yung Ching, Kienlung and Towkwany Periods Jado, Crystal, Agate and Carv- ed Ivory Ware
In a tremendous sea storm the
hair, the clothes, the oilskins are usually being torn off the actors by the raging wind, while the deck remains as steady as ball-room floor, and even the boom of the sail over their heads swings idly and unconcerned amidships.
The "sub-tittes" are at times worse than captain starts dramatically.peers the pictures. A
out at a black cloud in the distance, and says, "Look, a great Fine Tacquered Ware
tempest is coming" (there being One Very Fine Blue & White
no barometer aboard perhaps). |(Kangbai)".
Another captain (standing on the On View from Thursday the fo'c'sle head) shouts at a man to
24ch. Janasty 1924
Catalogues will be issued Terms Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
NOTICE TO
RICKMERS
CONSIGN KES.
LINE.
From HAMBURG & ANTWERP.
"Climb up there and reef the main top-sail," and no" setman will blame the man who promptly hurries up the fore instead of the main rigging to look for a square sail on
fore-and aft-rigged schooner. ·
And does a producer suppose that a seaport audience won't notice when what is supposed to be the same ship is pictured as a berque while loading. sails, across a sunset sky as a schoon-j er, and comes into port as a full- rigged ship?
The Steamship, "BERTRAM HICKMERS " Having arrived from the above! Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods 10,800 BIRDS FOR NEW YORK. are being landed at their risk Eight thousand canaries and into the Godowns of the Hong: 2,000 African, Indian, and Aust kong and Kowloon Wharf and ralian birds left Southampton Godown Company, Limited, recently in the Canard liner Kowloon and stored at Con- Andania for New York. Each bird siguess risk and expense.
was in a separate cage and a Option Goods will be carried large apartment was turned into on unless instructions are given an aviary. Three attendants to the contrary before noon started feeding and watering. to-day.
these birds each day at 5 1.033 All broken, chafed, and damag-and the last one was not finished ed goods are to be left in the till nearly midnight. The posi godowns, where they will be tion of the cages was changed examined on 23rd inst. ...
each day. Over 4,000lb, of food. All claims must be presented it was estimated, weuld be con withn
Efteen days of the sumed during the voyage. There steamer's arrival here, after
is apparenity. an enormous which date they cannot be demand for such birds in America, recognized.
No claims will be admitted from Germany.
and the majority are exported after the goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 24th. inst. will be subject to rent.
MISS-
DO NOT
ROCHA'S
& POPULAR AUCTION SẢ
sday Thur
Consigneos of cargo are bare- by notified that they must pro- duce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports Exports. Hongkong, before Bills Every of Lading can be countersigned. No Fire Insurance has been effected,
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by.
CARL BODIKER & CO'S
Agents Rickmers, Lide Hongkong 17th Jan 1924-