THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15.
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WANTED.
ANTED.An Authorised Arelutect with Chinaso partnerably. Apply Box No. 1178 c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
TO BE LET.
TO LET
Shop and Offices No. 12 Pedder Stroot. Apply
at the Premison,
O LET-Unfurnished
то
for
one year from 1st October "I LOUREN VILLAS" No. 11 Chatham Road, Kowloon: Apply J. M. Poreira. Alexandra Build- ing-Top floor. Phone C. 1503.
TO LET:-Offee Room in Now
TO BE LET.
THE ESTATE OF THE HON. Mr. A. R. LOWE, DECEASED. KELLET LODGE NO. 180,
THE PEAK.
THE above property situate on Rural Building Lot No, 54 (but not including the extension) is to bo let.
For particulars apply to:-
DEACONS,
T, Dos Vooux-Road, Central,
Hongkong,
NOTICE. DURING the absence of Mr.
O V. Mark on loave and
until further notico Mr. ERNEST CLARE. DUNCAN has boon authorised to sign the firm por procuration as Manager of the Insurance Department from dato,
HOLYOAK, MASSEY & *Co., Ltd:
9th. August, 1924.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. FORTHCOMING AUCTION
HOTELS, LTD.
Tickets will be issued for -Round-Trips during the montha
SALES.
C. E. WARREN
of July to September, from Houg. Lammert Bros. Hughes & Hough MONTMENTALISTS, &.
DIVIDEND NOTICE
Foochow (Pagoda NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN kong to
that an INTERIM DIVID.Ancherago) and return, calling at END has been declared in rosuoct Swatow and Amoy on both the of the financial your ending on Upwant and downward Voyage, the 31st. Docomber 1924, nd by the Company's new, fast, well will be payable on MONDAY, appointed staamor "Hai-Ning" at the 18th August 1924, as to the reduced rate of $80, for tho SIXTY (60) Conte por share on round Voyage, including Meals the OLD SHARES, and as to while the stenmor is in port. FIFTEEN (15) Conte per ahara Those Special Tickets will bo on tho NEW SHARES, 1924 available for totum only by this ISSUE) UPON WHICH $5 PER steamor, either by the Voyage { SHARE WAS PAID UP ON for which it is issued or by her
following sailing from Foochow THE 31st. March, 1924.
The TRANSFER BOOKS-of-Duration of stay at Foochow 48 the Company will bo CLOSED from the 11th. to the 16th. August 1924, both days inʊlusive.
By Order of the Board, PERCY H. SUCKLINU,
Socrotary.
Hongkong, 24th, July, 1924.
NOTICE.
E have
WE boon appointed Agents for Mr. E. A Soillier, Timbor Merchant of Bonthuy-Annam.
We solicit inquiries for all
For particulars apply to
IL.M. NAVAL YARD HONGKONG kinds of Timbor.
OULDER 8.- Vacancion
Bank-Building, possession Mist for good-workmen-of-
this class,
let. August. Apply to SANG Voux Road
KEE, 4a, Des Contral, 2nd floor.
TWO well furnished Single
rooms, vacant, in Privato Hotol, middle levels. Apply Box No. 1176 el "Hongkong Telo.. fraph."
OFFICE TO LET on ground
floor building facing harbour Suitable for shipping, company, Apply: The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.
PREMISES TO LET-In hout part of Kowloon, five minutes from ferry, superior furnished flat with all modern conveniences. Occupation shortly. Itent mo- curate, High-class furnituro Available below cost. Apply Box 1170, c/o "Hongkong Tolegraph."
FOR SALE. FOR SALE-Pedigree import- et Airdale Terriers, bitches and puppies, for sale on board ss. England Man. Hore for three days only. Write: Box No. 1177 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOUND.
FOUND.
Applicants should apply at Chief Engineer's Office.
G. H. BROMWICH, Enginoor Captain, RN,,
Chief Engineer.
THE HONGKONG AND
KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL. Issue of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value at $10 each. ($5 paid up) NOTICE is hereby given that
the 3rd. Call of $2,50 per Share on each of the 49,000| shares allotted on the 19th. day of May. 1923, has been made by the Company, and that such call
will be payablo to the Company's Bankers, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924.
The Transfor Books of thei Company will be closed from the 7th to 14th August 1924, both days inclusive.
...
By order of the Board of
A. H. ROWE, Managing Director.
Black Setter Dag| Directors, Pup-About 2. months old, Ring up Central 370 or Peak 124.)
ΝΟΤICE
Big bargains in Paris and London goods of superior quality, newly arrived. French knitting wool in all colours at $3.50 per ib. Savon Coba, guaranteed pure, in Fancy tins al $2.40 per doz. tins. Fine carbon paper in all colours at $1.20 per box of 100 sheets. Ladies' trimmed and untrimmed Hats, Jumpers, Robes, etc. from London firms by every mail, ection cordially invited,
J. P. VIEIRA ŘEMEDIOS, & COMPANY, No. 15, Queen's Road, Central. (1st. Floor.) Gineral Managors for "Varlety Store. Tol. C. 4705.
Ha! Ha!
Only H. C. Witwer, author of the funniest spine-tick- ling stories of the 20th. century could have writton
"THE 4th, MUSKETEER" Laugh-Chargod, Fun-firing Comedy starring JOHNNIE WALKER
Whose supplo sword arm swong a moan wronch. Who holi court for the Musketeors of the Tin Lizzie in his Garage. TO HORSE-FOR THE SOCIETY QUEEN'S NECKLACE!
Bables and padded mits- famo and fiatiouffs a car. burotor full of laughe motor full of piggles-a-trai-- lor loaded to the guards with roal, dyoi-in-the-wool, ́twenty-four caraf, blown-in-
the-bottle comedy.
SHOWING TO-DAY & TO-MORROW ONLY
BY SPECIAL REQUEST
THE BACHELOR
GIRL”
(1924's super-artistic production)
will be repeated showing from Friday, 15th. to Eunday 17th.
at 2.30 and 315 p.m., only..
DON'T FALL TO SEE ITI
ORLD THEATRE.
THE EUROPE ASIA
TRADING CO.. “China Building lat. Flor.
WE
NOTICE.
For inspection, call at
THE EUROPE TASIA TRADING CO., · China Building 1st. Floor.
hours.
The Telp occupian 8 to 9 days and the stoamor will loave Hongkong from the Company's Wharf at 5 p.m. arriving at day- |light on her return (Waathor
permitting).
The Company's Steam Launch will convoy
passongors from Pagoda Anchorage to Foochow City, if required.
For further particulars and dates of sailing Apply to DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers," : Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND” NOTICE."
NOTICE is hereby given that an Interim Dividend bas
- PUBLIC. AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned have recofv- od Instructions to sell by Public Auction on Saturday, the 16th. Aug. 1924. at 11 o'clock a.m.
at thoir Sales Room, Duddell Stroot (for a count of the concerned)
1 Case won! Yarn Tormis-Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT-BROS
Auctioneers.
LIMITED
IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS - ANI GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned havo recolved Instructions to sell by Public Auc tion. (for Account of the, Con cerned),
on SATURDAY, the 16th August, 1924, at 11 am at their Sales Rooms, No.-8.-Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
Lowls & Son,
THE Undersigned have roooiv-Ono 28 Bore Hammer Gun, by
ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Saturday, the 16th Ang, 1924 at 12 o'clock Noon
at The Pe On Godown, Connaught| Road Wost (for aconunt of the concerned)
1500-9acks Flour.(stored in the
above.godowy;)
1500 Backs Flour (stored in Nos.
19 and 20 Godown, The Chine Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd, Con- nought Road West) Terms: Cash on delivery..
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned-have-ro- colved instructions to sell
by Public Auction on Monday, the 18th. Ang., 1924.
commencing at 2.30 p.m. -
at thoir Salas Room, Duddall- Street,
E have received a consign-boon declared in respect of the ment of the well known financial year onding on the 31st. Michelin. "Balloon Comfort" December 1924, and will be paid Tyron, and are offering same at on Friday the 29th. August 1924
A Quantity of Valuable our usual prices.
ss to Forty cunts (60.40) por
Household Furniture. Share
tho on
old Shares
comprising (Fully paid),
Thirty-three
Brass & Took badstonds, cents (80.33) per Share on Bonus chesterfield couch and chairs, Shares (Fully paid) Nos. 171,000 overmantel, teak wordrobes, teak to 200,000, and Six Cents (8006) sideboard, dinner waggon, hat per Share on the Now Shares stands, chest of drawers, tables, 1924 Issue) upon which $2.50 per chaire, plotures, crookery, orna Share was paid up on the 15th.monts, ice chest, acreon, electrio
tabla March, 1924..
fahe, standard lamps, carpets, etc., oto.,
also One Electric Fountain Ono Remington Typewriter
Agents for "Michelin Tyrus,"
SEARCH LIGHTS
FOR
MOTOR CARS.
MOTOR CYCLES MOTOR BOATS
CARLZEISS
JENA
CARLOWITZ & CO.
Sole Agents for China, Bank of China' Building, Telephone (873.
TRUE TONE
is not only pleasant
to hear but is import-
ant to beginners, who
will learn more rapid-
ly by practising on a
piano which is well
made true, in tone and
responsive of touch
such as
THE
MORRISON PIANOS
Let us show you at
TSANG FOOK
PIANO CO.
94. Wanchal Road.
Telephone No. Central 2122.--
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 8th. to 29th. August (both days; inclusive.gan M.
SHEWAN, TOMES &"CO.FI
General Managers.
We have received A fine selection of Real Amber Beads
which are being offered for salo at moderate prices.
SHERIFF BROS.
17, Queen's Rd. Central.
BISCUITS
Ono Royal Typewriter Ono Chubb Safo
Four Haid & Nen Sowing Machinos
One Show Case
and
•
One Grand Piano by John Broadwood & Son
Two Cabinet Gramaphones, Three Sots Violet Ray Opera-
tors.
Catalognes will be issued On View from Saturday the 16th. August, 1924,
Terms
QUALITY
Cash on Delivery*** LAMMERT BRÖS., Auctioneers.
GROCERIES.
IT is of the utmost im
portance that you are assured of the reliability and purity of all your groceries. Our Grocery Department is stucked with the products of the world's most reputable manufacturers, and on ac- count of the large business we do, fresh stocks are constantly arriving...
By shopping with us you are therefore sure of quality at reasonable prices.
SINCERE'S
The Sincore & Co., Ltd.
{CUTORANTS,
FLOUR
Ono 12 Boro Hammer Gun, by
Lewis & Son,
One 12 Bore Hammer Gun, by L. C. [..
Bernbill,
& CO., LTD,
SANITARY ENGINEERS,
OFFICE 31D, Wyndham St. Tol. 0.269 Hongkong.
UP-TO-DATE NICKEL PLATED AND WHITE ENAMELLED
BATHROOM FITTINGS.
Prices on Application.
Ono 20 Bore Shot Gun, by W. J. HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
Jeffery & Co.
-And-
A Quantity of 12 and 20 Bord Cartridges and Sportsman's
Accessories, &c., &c. Terins-Cash on delivery.
HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 14th Aug., 1024.
Lammert Bros.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THES
HE Undoraigned have receiv. ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on Thurs., the 28th. August 1924. at 3 o'clock p.m.
at their Salon Room, Duddoll Street
HE ANNUAL MEETING will be held at the Pavilion
of the Hongkong Orlokot Club, (by kind permission) ou MON. DAY, 25th. Inst., at 5,15 p.m
H, OWEN HUGHES,
Hon. Socretary.
MYSTERY SOLVED.
**Murdered”-Man Seeking "Peace."
Just two months ago all Italy was thrilled by the mysterious disappearance of a travoller from a second-class carriage of the night train going from Vorona to Trent.. The hero of the story was Giov- anni Zecchetto, a young niarried inan, the son of a wall-to-do early one morning on hie biogele peasant farmer. He left home
transacting business at Verona with the avowod intention of
and then going on to Tront to [colleet_money, that was dus 'to bim. He was seen to enter the train, whore ho stretched himself out to sloop in an otherwise empty compartmant, begging the guard to be sure and wake him LAMMERT BROS.,at Tront, where they would arrive
about ons in the morning..
The Valuable Building Land Victoria Road in the Colony
situato on
Hongkong,
(adjoining Villa Miamora) and known as
of
Rural Building Lot No. 217. For further particulars and conditions apply to the under signed.
?
Auctioneers,
The guard duly fulfilled his promise, only to find that the
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-man had vanished, and that
FACTURING CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
vory
The
when B.11
the carriago was in 'a abnormal condition. window ourtains had boun torn down, the cushions wore torn, garments and papers were NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN scattered about, and a blood- that an INTERIM DIVID-stained handkerchief was lying END has been declared in respect on the floor. Evory thing pointod. of the Financial Year onding on to a orime similar to the one the 31st December, 1924, and will that took place in Lombardy be paid on FRIDAY, the 22nd
Bome months ago August, 1924 as to Forty Cants unfortunate engineer was robbud (40.40) por Sbaro on the Old and murdered in the train, and Shares (Fully Paid), Thirty Conts his body flung out on the lino. ($0.30) por Share on Bonus Sharos Zecchetto, it was known, had a (Fully Paid) Nos. 60,001 to 150,000 fairly large sum of money on and One Cont (80.01) per Sharo him, so the hypothesis of on the Now Sharos (1934 Issue) crime became gradually accepted upon which $1.00 por Share was as a certainty, though no trace paid up on the 15th May, 1924. oould be found of the parpatrators The TRANSFER BOOKS of or of the victim, whose broken the Company will be CLOSED hearted young wife, father, and from the 8th to 22nd August, 1924 brothors walked for miles along (both days inclusivo).
'SHEWAN, TOMİS & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 1st August, 1924.
FOOD CANNOT UPSET
YOUR STOMACH -
the banks of the Adiga in a piteous search for the body, which they were convinced had boun flung into the river.
Only the hond of the police at Verona had anothertheory which he kept to himself, while caus- ing Zacchetto's photogragh to be privately circulated all over the if you inke two or three little country. The result is that the tablots of Bisurated Magnosia" murdered ".. man has boon immediated after eating. When discovered alive and well, plying you have pain In-your stomach the humble trade of a waiter in the trouble is due to excosolve a small hotel at Ventimiglia. In acid or food formentation answer to the question, "What Bisurated Magnesia Tablets
on earth made you do this?" noutralise the acid, stop the Zecchatto Answered calmly, fermentation, and in five minutesTo get a little peace away from your stomach is doing its work my own family."
in a painless, normal manner. If} His family, with whom he has you have dyspepsia, gastritis, always been on vary affectionate indigestion, or just a plain every terms, are naturally most in- day pain after eating, go to. the dignant at the oruol deception nearest chemist and got some that has been practised on them. Bleurated Magesia Tablets. A His wife, to whom he has only largo flask costs very little and boon married a year, has brokon if you will take as directed down with the shook, Zaccbatto you will find you can eat what is still at Ventimiglia In the you like without fear of any hands of the police, but will following discomfort. Further, shortly be sont home. It is it is usually found that the stated that he is awaited" with simplo taking of Bisuratod out onthusiasti Maguesia adds strongth and, power to the vital organg: It is urged howover that the "Biemag" oval trade mark sign baTMseon" when purchasing.
PASSENGERS 'ARRIVED,
Por 8.8. Tango Márú from Shang- bat,--Mr. Wolf. Doreman, Mr. John |Jackson, Mr. Rajalay Moorson, Mra [Set_it_on_Boorta I. Moorson, Minn | Mario.
every BISMAG
Smyth Mr. George W; White, Mr. ∙Package:
Woo Small Mr. Samual Mahamed, Mr. Donald Gunn, Miss May Gunn,- Min O. MÀRobertson,” Mr. Fetar. Calloff, Mr. William D. Jupp, MG James In MaDermit, Mr. Albert II
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