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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS IN
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GIVE THESE COLUMNS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST YOU.,
The following replies are awaiting collection:-
1314, 1320, 1342, 1409, 1375, 1376, 1384, 1385, 1392, 1422, 1418, 1397
SITUATIONS WANTED.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31; 1925.
THE “STAR" FERRY CO., LTD. CHINA AUCTION
ROOMS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Mortgagee.
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4061 for ONE HUNDRED (100) SHARES numbored #8654/{ 78753 in the above Company | standing in the name of TSEUNG E TAK having been reported lost, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the ORIGINAL CER- Mr. E. V. M. H. de Sousa hae TIFICATE is produced within received instructions to sell by one month from date hereof, it Public Auction will thereafter be held by the Company as NULL AND VOID, and a NEW CERTIFICATE for the sail shares will be issued.
F. H. CRAPNELL.
Acting Seprotary. Hongkong," December 30th, 1925.
on MONDAY,
the 4th January, 1926, at 3 c'clock in the afternoon, at the China Auction Rooms, 4 Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
The Very Valuable Leasehold Property
THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL situate at Vietoria aforesaid and being The Remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 1556 and The Re- maining Portion of Inland Lot No. 1657
HONGKONG.
In February the School will move to its new buildings at Kowloon. The Buildings are sit- uated in 23 acrok of Grounds and are easy of access by Road and Rafl.
Bourders and Day Boys who wish to attend in February should send in their names to the!
W. T. FEATHERSTONE. İ Head Master.
WANTED. Expert male WANTED one furnished and unfurnished house on Peak ateno-typist open for im mediate ongagement. Conversant or Lower levels, also flat in Happy with filing, coding and general Valley or Causeway Bay, furnish- Headmister, Moderate salary. od or unfurnished. Tel. 460 office work. Apply to "Advortiser 19, Gran- Small Investor's, 10 Dos Vaux villo Road, Kowloon.
WANTED.
Road.
LOST.
NOTICE.
1
In One Lot. The property comprises tho dwelling messungca shops. OT houses known as No. 244 and 246 Des Voeux Road Contral and con- thin an area of 1682 Square Feet or thereabouts. Further particu- lars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the office of
Messrs. DEACONS, 1 Des Vryx Road Central
Vendor's Solicitors, or
MR. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, The Auctioneer.
The Consul for France and Madame Yoos du Courthial will. Hongitong, Doc. 14, 1925,
WANTED Homes for two 051 - Strayed from 2 Tre-be At Home to their compatriots
Chow Dogs which other- gunter Mansions, black and wise must be destroyed. Malo 3 grey Toni cal. Finder please years old. Apply Lady Pollock,ring up C2131. 367 Poak.
PREMISES TO LET
то
"O LET IN KOWLOON.-A.! six-roomed house with four-i bathrooms, Servant's quarters and small garden, 4 minutes from the ferry. Apply Box No. 1429 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
PRIVATE HOTEL, quist Bri-
tish family, board residence from $4.00 daily. One minute from ferry, family rates. Personal supervision. 1. Victoria Garions.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
NEW YEAR Eve Carnival and
Dinner Dance
་-
8 p.m. till I am Reservations can be made.on application to the manager.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
On Friday, the 1st. January Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel.1926, all Departmente will be K.357.
CLOSED.
TO LET-One Furopean flat, Wanchai Cap und, Hong: Apply to 32 Kennedy
kong. Road.
To Let.-
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On this day
The Hongkong Dispensary. Dispensing Department, will be open for dispensing prescriptions from 10a.m. to 1 pm, and from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
On Saturday, 2nd. Jan.
་
Two newly-con business as usual in all depart- atructed Furopean houses, ments.
Hongkong, 30th. Dec., 1925.
Magazine Gar, Motor Road, A. S. WATSON & Co., Lul taree Bate, three large Tooms each with kitchen. Kervants' quarters and bath room, fitted with flush system.. Garages providei. Immediate possession. Apply Sang Keo, New Building.
Bank
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER "COMPANY (1918) LIMITED.
With reference to the Notice to the Shareholders of this Com pany dated 28th October, 1925. whereby the Final Call of $3.00 por share on the New Shares was made payable on 4th January, 1926, instead of 3rd November, 1925, the General Managers and Consulting Committee have' de- cided, in view of the conditions prevailing at present, to further extend the time for payment of this Call.
Notice is arcordingly hereby given that the date for payment of the Final Call is postponed to 4th March, 1926, and that the Form of Bankers' Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used, as though the date named thores in were the 4th March, 1926. For THE CHINA LIGHT AND
POWER ĈO, (1918, LTD. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers, Hongkong, 20th December, 1925.
INSURANCE OFFICES.
NOTICE.
General Holidays.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Fire and Marine Insurance Offices will be CLOSED for the transaction of publle business on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 1st and 2nd January, 1926.
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
!
Secretaries,
The Fire Insurance Association of Hongkong,
The Marine Insurance Association of Hongkong and Canton.
Hongkong, December 29, 1925,
NOTICE.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
and friends on FRIDAY, January 1st 1926, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the occusion of New Year's Day.
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGER.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS OF SALE of the Valuable Leasehold Properties Situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, and known аз
The Undersigned have received: instructions from Messrs. Wingi Yue Toung to sell by Public Section H of Inland Lot No. 151 Auction for account of Mosers. Him Yuen Cheung Kee of
Wednesday, be 6th January 1920 at 11.30 a. m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell St.,. 200 New Tins 'FONG TSZE' Oil The (oods are now stored in Messrs. Wing Yue Tseung's Go- [down, No. 402, Des Voeux Rd, W. Terms As Customary
Moss, LAMMERT BROTHERS
Auctioneers
N. Y. K. LINE.
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA).
From EUROPE & STRAITS.
The Steamship
"KASHIMA, MARU," a
and Section of Inland
Lot No. 152A Together with the messuages erec- tions and buildings thereon known as Nos. 9 and 11,
Prince's Terrace,.
To Be Sold
In One Lot by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
on TUESDAY,
the 12th day of January, 1926, at 3 o'clock pm, at the China Aug- tion Rooms, Doddell Street, Vic- toria, Hongkong,
by
Mr. E. V. M, R. DE SOUSA, The properties consist of:-
All those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Victorin in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as Section H of
having arrived from the above | Inland Lot No. 151 and Section D ports, Consignees of Cargo are of Inland Lot No. 162A with the Under Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, hereby informed that their Goods messuages erections and buildings the Exchange Banks will be closed are being landed and placed at thereon known as Nos. 9 and 11, for the transaction of Public Busi-their risk in the Hongkong and Prince's Terrace, Victoria, Hong- ness on Friday and Saturday, the Kowloon Wharf and Godown kong. The properties are held for 1st and 2nd January, 1926.
NOTICE.
ST. JOSEPH'S (BRANCH) COLLEGE, CHATHAM ROAD, KOWLOON.
PITMAN'S SHORTHAND, EVENING CLASSES FOR LADIES & GENTS.
די
FOUR MONTHS INTENSIVE COURSE, SUCCESS
GUARANTEED.
Classes for Beginners and 'High
Speed Aspirants. Students for High Speed must certificates for 80 words per minute,
Enrolment at the above College (Kowloon) at 5.30 p.m. on the 5th January, 1926.
MASSAGE HALL 23 WYNDHAM STREET MRS. H. MORITA.
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL Sureand certain for all Female complaints. Everylady should keep a box in the house
Chemists and Stores all ther throughout the world, Proprietors MARTIN, Chemist, Southampton, England,
in the Godowns for examination
by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives on any Tuesday and Fridays, at 2.30 p.m. within the froe storage Period,
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, the unexpired residues of the whende delivery may be obtained respestive terms of 924 years from Goods not cleared by the 5th the 22nd day of January, 1919, and Jan, 1926, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left 999 years from the 25th day of June, 1849, created by an Tndenture Extension dated the 3rd day of November, 1849, and made hetween Her late Majesty Queen Victoria of the one part and Abraham All claims must be presented Joseph Burley of the other part, within ten days of the stonmer's and by an indenture of Crown arrival hero, after which date' Lease dated the Ist day of Novem they cannot be recognized. ber. 1849, and made between Iter No claime will be admitted after late Majesty Queen Victoria of the the goods have left the Godowns, one part and the said Abraham No firo insurance has boon Burley of the other part, respec- offocted.
tively. Annual Crown Rent $9.50 and cents 28 respectively.
For further particulars and con- ditions of sale apply to:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Hongkong, 29th Dec, 1925,
No matter what Plumbing or Sanitary Engineering problem your are faced with-
WELL FIX IT
C.E. WARREN & Co., Ltd.
China Building.. (Facing Queen's Theatre,)
Messrs. JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER, Mortgagee's Solicitors,
or to
Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, December 24, 1925.
BUGHES & HOUGH
LIMITED.
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS &
·GENERAL BROKERS.
MASSAGE
Mr. N. AKAJI,
Mrs. E. AKAJI.
Graduate of Tokyo wangs School No. 2, 2nd, loor, WYNDHAM ST. HONGKONG, TEL. 0.405
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local, share quotations issued to-day -
Banks.
Hongkong, $1,060 su. Chartored, 421 m. Morcantile A. and B., £29) Morcantile C., £13) P. and O., 194 I.. East Asia, $85 n.
Marine Ins.
n.
Canton Ins., $585 b. China Underwriters, $2.25 North China, Tls. 340 n. Unions, $259 b. Yangisze, $35 b
Fire Ins.
China Firos, $160 n. Hongkong Fire, $600 n.
Shipping.
S
ni.
Douglasce,. $35 Steambouts, $23 Tugs, $48. Indo-Chinus, $38 n. Shell Trans., 98/- b. Star Forries, $59 b. Waterboats, 316 b. Oriental Nav., 3250 n.
Refineries.
1.
China Sugars, $31 n. Malabons, $48 17, Mining. Benguets, $1.90 Kailans, 45-51. Langkats, Tis. 33 n. S'hai Explorations. Tle. 5.45 Shanghai Louns, Tla. 8 Raubs, $5.80 x Tronohe, 58/- n. Ural Caspians, 8 n.
п.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $129 b. Whampoa Docks, $56 b. Hongkews, Tls. 165 b.
New Engineerings, Tx. 71 Shanghai Docks, Tls. 114 b. Lands, Hotels, etc.
g.
94.
H. and S. Hotele, $84 b. H.K. Lands, $68! Realtys, $51 Territorials, $6 b. Humphreys, $13 b. Princes Bldgs, $150 n. Rural Lands, $7 s.
Cottons.
Ewos, Tis. 10 s. Orientals, Tis. $3.25 n. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 62
Miscellaneous. Canton Ices, $74 n. Cements, $14.90 0.
China Buses, Tis. 101 b China Lights, $15.10 n. China Prov., $87 8. Constructions, $2 b. Dairy Farins, $17, a, Der A. Wing, $10 n. Electrics, $55 #A. Macao Electrics, $40 n. Developments, 30 cents, b. Ropes; $40 8.
n.
Tramways. 5247 sa. Lane Crawfords. $124 n. Mackintosh, $214 Peak Trams, $15 b Sinceres. $11 3. Taxis, $5 s.
United Asbestos, $20 - n.. Watsons (Old), $12! b. Watsons (New), $12 h. Powells, $13. Amusements, $10.50 b.
FRENCH HONOURS,
FLAPPER FANNY says
"
WIRELESS IN INTERIOR DENMARK AND CHINA.
AUSTRALIA.
MISSIONARY EXPERIMENT.
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
PUBLISHER'S WILL.
The big distances of a sparsoly
Copenhagen, Dec. 30. populated continent--how can The Danish Government has these be overcome ? Australia notified the United States that has the problem on what may be Denmark subscribes to the Wash- a. caliod the grand stalo, Railways ington Treaty with reference to aro solving the problem, but the the policies to be followod in mut- cost is onormous and achiovo- ters cduceruing China.-Reuter. monsslow. Airways are working wonders in drawing together tho coastal cities and the remote But it is places of the interior. b.wireless that isat last bringing the vast spaces of Australia into ro- lation. Much romains to be done ESTATE OF $40,000,000, in the way of systematic develop- ment, bat enough has boon
New Yorb, Deo. 30. accomplished to give these lonely Tho publisher, Frank Munsey, He people the thrill of intimate asso-loft forty million dollary. ciation. And the fringe has been boqueathed the bulk of his estuto- touched, too, of the commercial, to the Metropolitan Art MusoUNI. exploitation of radio in the great The trustees have five years in backblocks, writes the Adelaide which to realise the potato- correspondent of a Home paper. Renter's American Service.
b.
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SHANGHAI POLICE,
NEW COMMISSIONER.
Recently there has been a notable advance in the possibili-| ties of wirelees over the Contin-1 ent. A missionary has returned to Adelaide after making success. ful tests by mouns of a portable wireless sot installed in Ford motor-car. The superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission |
Mr. John Flynn spent some The Municipal Council has re- wooks between Oodnadatta and solved that Captain E. I. M. Bar- Alice Springs with a companion rett will succeed Mr. McEuen as experienting in both transmis- Commissioner of Polico, but the sion and reception. The motor appointment has not yut boen car with the apparatus had to gazetted.Reuter. negotiate some rough places, us
Shanghai. Dec. 31.
FRENCH FINANCES.
PRAISE FOR M. BRIAND.
may be imagined, und while the bost could not got out of the set in these circumstances, there was such a measure of success na to justily more elaborate arrange ments, which are now in hand.! The undertaking was advertised, and listeners throughout Australia
Paris, Dec. 30. The newspapers are pleased at awaited with interest his call sign, BAC.. Weeks passed and the agreement of the Ministers en nothing was heard of it; then on the financial proposals, praising night, an operator in an Adelaide the firmness of M. Briand, The auburb picked up the experiment Union of the Higher Officers of ers' camp, and conversation was
declares Registration hold between them for more than fusion of the services charged with an hour, Mr. Flynn was trans the taxation of capital and revenue mitting from the banks of Cooper's
that the
The
Creek (which Start discovered in is indispensable; and the fusion of 1845! where the explorers. Burke the Administration Registration and Wills perished during their and that of direct contributions can ̧ great adventure into the wilds. be immediately effected. The precise spot was 300 milos control thus secured will bring from the nearest telegraph and, to the Treasury supplementary 300 miles from the closest tolo-receipts of several milliards.- phone.
Indopacifi.
The method Mr. Flynn adopted was as follows. A pulley was! fitted to one of the rear wheels of.
A dance was held in the Kow. the motor-car (which was jacked loon Dock Recreation Club on up) and this was connected to a Boxing night and, as a result, the generator placed on the running M1. Submarine Disaster Fund will boards. A whit led belt was used be augmented to the extent of for driving. A high-tension cur about $170. During the courão- rent of 600 volts pressure, was of the evening, a pen sketch by generated while the engine was Mr. J. E. Hancock was ruffled, running at a rate equivalent to and was won by Mr. P. E. F. Stone 15 miles an hour. The transmit with tiekot No. 30. By this means ter was rated at 10 watts, and
further sum of $240 has been specially large batteries in the raised, making a grand total of motor-car provided a low-tension $410, which will be forwarded in current, On various occasions due course to the proper quartor. the travellers tuned into musical) programmes from city stations all over Australia, and church services also cane through..
AIRSHIP INVENTION.
GREAT SAVING IN COST OF LANDING.
P. 3MANENT STATION. Mr. Wynn has just returned to Alice Springs, wliere bo has established permanent wireless headquarters for the Australian Taland Mission, the object of
Dr. Eckener, According to which is to have a chain of pilot of the ZR3 on the trip to stations over the great distances America, a process invented by between hostels to enable the two young students of Berlin Un- services of doctors to bo provided varsity has every chance of re- with the utmost expedition. This volutionising the filling and land- is a serious need, especially for ing of airships.
Paris, Dec. 30.
the mothers, who are helping to As these ships cannot land M. Philippe Berthelot and M. blaze, the trail. In such a fine without letting off gas, which is Dueschoner have been appointed humanitarian movement aaro-dangerous in the case of hydro- Grand Officers of the Legion of planes will be employed even-gen, and expensive in that of dally to transport the doctors, helium, this new process aims at Honourlopacifi.
and the risk of isolation which starting with heated gas whose Bettlers, havo faced for so long and cooling would be regulated dur has been a rotarding element in ing the trip and thus enable the the development of the country ship to descend with the required will be removed. The strength reduction of volume.
The gas of the Alice Springs station is 50 would be heated by electricity, watts.
and the cost be vory slight, as Altogether, Contrál Australia only a low temperatura is neces- is on the eve of great develop-sary. This heating would be ments, for a schome is being easy enough from the technical organized under which wireless standpoint, as the energy could and the ordinary telegraph] be obtained from any contral system will combino in u notwork station, close at hand. On board of communication, spreading 2.000 h.p. of electrical energy over a vast area of the interior would be availablo. and linking up the entire coast-i Dr. Eckoner is inclined to 800 line. There are already in opora-in this revolution' the basis for a tion several stations in the North-j whole floot of helium ships. At orn Territory and inland from the present moment the whole Queensland, and those collect helium output for ond year, messagon from further back and 100,000 cubic motres, is used for transmit them to the land tele- the upkeep of one Zeppelin. This graph. What this oxpedition | makes it a very costly procood- means to the settlers may be con- ing indeed, as the cost of ono veyed by the statement that there cubic metre of helium gas is are many largo cattlo stations three dollam. The gas which is ftaking horse and camel disunco) let oft before landing oscapos,, which are two and three weeks' and is completely lost, and a now journey from a telegraph centre. filling is necessary before start- Apart from business matters, the ing again. Not only would' this weather reports are important in necessity be obviated, but the the movement of cattle to the amount of helium saved at the markets and the meat works in outset would greatly reduce run- Northern Australia.
ning expenses.
Love is blind but marriage is an oculist.