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PREMISES TO LET
BOARD RESIDENCE,
"Huntington", Stubba Road, Telophone Central 1038, Large airy rooms, cool situation, 15 minutes from town, car run for convenience of guests, Apply Mrs. R. T. Matheson...
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1926.
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION
The forty-eighth ordinary annual! meeting of the shareholders of the above company will be held at the
The Undersigned have received Public offices of the General Agents, Fed-instructions to sell by
Auction dor Street on Thursday, 22nd April, 1926, at noon, for the purpose of
on WEDNESDAY, receiving the Report and Statement the 21st April, 1926, commencing of Accounts for the year ending at 2.45 pm, at No. 10, Eastern WANTED TO BUY used 31st December, 1926.
House (Top Floor) Hart Avenue, Hongkong and China Po- The Transfer Books of the com- Kowloon, stage stamps, Any quantities pany will be closed from 8th to and denomination. Sond to 22nd April, 1926, both days inclu-A Quantity of Valuable Household Monerieff P. Ford, 156, Edmund give. St. Birmingham, England,
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FOR
'OR RENT six roomed house middle level. Bouse wast- ed Peak with tennis court long!
FELIX VILLA'S. At the ease. We have houses and land TERMINUS of the new for disposal. Small Investors. BUS SERVICE European ro-Tel. 4630.
sidences equipped with modern sanitation, electric light, gna, pa well as garage and comprising si < rooms, four bathrooms, survants' quarters ote., at $150. and upwards. Those com- fortablo residences on Mount Davis Road, faca South and are situated in one of the most de- lightful localitios in Hongkong. Apply to the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd.
TO LET. CORNER SHOP facing Queen's Road Cen- tral and the new street, and also' OFFICE ROOMS on upper floors:
FOR SALE.
JARDINE MATHESON
& CO., LTD.,
General Agents. Hongkong, March 26, 1926.
Furnitura, Catalogues will be issued.
On view from Tuesday, 20th April, 1926.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
FOURTH ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.
NOTICE is hereby given that the FOR SALE. Threo Totter Fourth Annual Ordinary General Press Printing Machines, Meeting of Shareholders will be with motors. Apply Manager held at the Office of the Company,
4. Duddell Street. "s.C.M. Post"
Royal Building, Ice House Street,
If you have anything you would Hongkong, on Saturday, 24th April, like to sell; exchange or advertise FOR SALE-Small cruiser 1926, at 11 a.m.
The Transfer Books of the Com-send it to the CHINA AUCTION yacht Coquetto." Winner! R.H. K.Y.C. champ onship 1924, pany will be closed from 16th April, ROOM.
E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, runner-up 1925. Apply Box No. 1926 to 24th April, 1926, both days
inclusive. 1482 0/0
"Hongkong Telegraph."
of CHINA BUILDINGS. For FOR SALE.STEAM LAUNCH about 60 foot terms apply to Chinese Estates, long, in excellent condition and Ltd., China Bulldings, 5th Floor. suitsble for Harbour and River Work. Apply Box 1439 c/o) "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET A SPACIOUS
SHOP, 2, Ice House Street. Immediate Possession. Apply-. GANDE, PRICE & Co., Ltd. (Next Door.)
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
S. J. JORDAIN,
Secretary. Hongkong, April 12, 1926.
KOWLOON. CRICKET CLUB.
The last dance of the season will be held at the Hongkong Hotel Draft Programmes and Entry Roof Garden on Friday, 16th inst. Forms for the Second Extra Race from 8.30 p.m. till mid-night.
Admission by ticket only, which 10 LET.-Modern 3-roomed Meeting to be held on Saturday,
European Flats at Tsim-sha- 1st May 1926 (weather permitt. may be obtained from the Club- tapi, Kowloon. Reasonable renting) may be obtained at the Race house. Apply Compradore Department, Course, Hongkong Club H. M. H. Memazee, Tel C. 930. Causeway Bay Stables.
T
TO LET. For the month of
June, a BUNGALOW at!
and!
Entries will close at 12 o'clock noon on Saturday 17th Apr. 1926.
Wel-Hai Wei, on the Island, 3 HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Bedrooms, 2 Sitting roome, Ten- nis Court and Garden. Rent 200 taele for the month. Apply
Bungalow" Telegraph.
1°
c/o
Hongkong
ENTRY FORMS, SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING.
The distance for the first race,
OLET.-Offices, spacious and the Colonial Stakes should read
airy in best locality Queen's Rond about 2500 feet in one or "Six Furlongs."
two lots, attractive rental apply
Box No. 1489 c/o. "Hengkong
Telegraph."
TO LET. For period of six months, fully equipped and furnished modern flat of four rooms two baths, servante quar- tors and electric light. Box. No. 1484 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET-One European Dat, Wanchai Gap Road, Hong- tong. Apply to 32 Kannedy Boad.
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"O LET. One fint of two rooms of No. 38, Wyndham Street, with bathroom, Kitchen, servants room, from 1st. April." J. P. Vasunia & Co. same bouse.
о 10 LET. From 1st. April to 31st December; furnished, top floor flat of four large roJN R with kitchen and gas stovo, pantry, store room, bathroom with geytar, etc. Apply W. S. Bailey, 4 Armend Bldgs, Kimberly Road, Kowloon.
TWO largo rooms excellently
sitúated for offices, ou the 2nd, and 3rd. Floors of (“ɔt. George's" Bui.di g facing Ice House Street. For terms' and particulare apply to Hongkong) and Territorial Estates, Ltd., "St, George's" Bu lding.
ON
or about March 1926 whole. flat or spacious suite of offices,
in the "French Building "
"Victoria Building."
No.
ex 5,
Queen's Road Central thatween Chartered Bank and Mercantile Bank) Apply to: Banque do
'ndochine Chater Road,
GROUND FLOOR PRE-
MISES "ST. ' GEORGE'S BUILDING, opposite the STAR FERRY PIER, best locality in Hongkong for Shipping Com- panies or Shops. Single Office room, or whole suite of 3 Omeg rooms for short or long leaso. For terme and particulars apply to Hongkong and Territorial Estatos, Ltd., "St. George's" Building, lat. Floor. TO LET
Married Couple having acquired a cool house on the Peak for the Summer; would welcome Bachelor to share the same. Apply Box No. 1471!
OsLongkong Telegraph.!
By Order,
C.B. BROWN,
Secretary.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that THE "HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH" has not entered into any ar- rangement with any person or agency em-
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Hongkong, April 11, 1926.
NOTICE,
COMPAGNIE DES MESS- AGERIES MARITIMES
The undersigned, Foing home on leave, bégs to inform that Mr. Limage has been appoined local Agent of the Compagnie des Messageries Mar'times with
affect from the 13th instant.
C. R. MIOLLIS,
Acting Agent.
GLENEALY HOTEL"
JUST OPENED
Every room with private bathroom. Entirely English Control.
EXCELLENT CUISINE
MRS. FREDERICKS, "
Proprietress,
Tel. 0.980.
NOTICE.
ployed in canvassing NORTON'S ORCHESTRA,
for advertisements.
Advertising sugges- tions are submitted free, and schedules prepared and main tained by our own Advertising Depart- ment.
All enquiries should be addressed to the Manager.
Telephone No. C. 1.
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"ASIA'S" LATEST CHARTER.
OVER HALF A MILLION The Chinese steamer Asia was to-day chartered out by her owner,
MEALS TO POOR Vancouver, Mar. 5. Post No. Mr. Fong Shau-nin, of 15, Wong- 2, Native Sons of British Colum- neichong Road, to the Yellow Star Peking, April 1-During recent bia, announced to-day that it had SS. "Company, whose offices are at
month, the Salvation Army chou asked the Province and the Uni- Canton, and of which Mr. Hay Lai ch'ange (porridge kitchens) have vestigate traces of Hebrew and charterers intend to run the vessel ridge-helped thousands of people versity of British Columbia to in- is the Managing Director. Herby the provision of hot por Chinose influence in the Province, between Swatow and Canton in the in Peking and Tientsin to live between 1,100 and 1,600 A.D.
Mr. Van T. Shindler, making passenger trade direct, for which, through the bitter days of the the announcement, said that the however, the vessel is hardly fitted, winter. There is no doubt as to as she carries, a draft fully loaded the need for such a work of mercy: study should be mado "before old
Messre, the sad stories told to the officers men and women of Indian tribos of about 19ft. 6 inches, who are to-day in a position to ikada and Co., a new Japanese who have visited the homes (80- recount the customs and beliefs of shipping firm of Hongkong, acted called) of applicants of reiler the aboriginal pooples of British as agents for the transaction. The mako' one wonder how any people Columbia have passed away.”
Asia is a steamer of 210ft. long, could endure so much, misery. It' 32ft. broad and has tweendecks and was even necessary in some cases Father Lejeune Kamloops, LAMMERT BROS, pioneer missionary of British Co-sideports. She has accommoda-to provide clothing to enable thoas Auctioneers.lumbia and probably the foremost tion for 20 first-class passengers, helped to come for their porridge. Without doubt, many would linguist of native dialects, reports and a Canton Government licence Hongkong, April 13, 1926,
that words of Hebrew are found to carry 612, coolle passengers as have died of starvation and cold, in most languages of the Province.wall. The ship was many years as others actually did, had we not
"Among
the Tobimpsheans ago Admiral Mayo's private yacht, found them. Many people are in- were such customs as the burnt and was later used as a surveying clined to think that these poor offering of food and fasting from ship for sounding up the depths creatures are in such straits be- sunset one day to sunset the next around the Maccesfied Bank, which cause they do not want to work, day, in times of stress," he said.ly ältunted some 60 miles away from but when one gets to know all "The theory has been advanced the eastern islands of the Paracel about them, we cannot but pity. that following establishment of a Reefs. She is a very strongly con- and try to help them. Most have Jewish community at Kaifeng,structed ship, but as two of her fallen into poverty through sick- China, Chinose expeditions boilers, were taken out several neas, political changes, etc., and brought Jewish traders to the years ago she now only makes a very often have been left without Pacific coast of North America."speed of from 7 to 8 knots on a con- relatives or friends.
sumption of about 24 tons of coni
Friends have kindly helped by Cosenza, Italy, April 2-Elena per 24 hours. Her hull, however, different gifts: money, millet, Aiello, a young girl residing with is of exceptionally strong eenstruc-wood givings and other kinds of parents; for the fourth tion, which it needs to be in order fuel. This has made it possible. consecutive Good Friday exuded to weather the sometimes terrific to provide 451,792 menla in Peking blood from all the pores of her gales and treacherous cross seas during the three coldest months, body. Physicians are mystified which are to be encountered in
..six kitchens. The daily and ascribe the phenomenon to the shallow water around the Mac- psycho-pathological influence. A cleslield Bank. Captain C. E. average of attendance rose from huge throng gathered outside the Novik has now been appointed 862 during the first week to 6,783 GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
Aiello home, kneeling, reciting Master of the Asia and Mr. at the end of March. The largest was the crowd that gathered daily IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & prayers, shouting and rejoicing F. J. Petersen Chief Engineer. number to be fed at one place
THE "PASSAT SOLD. over what they regard a religious
at the chou ch’ang just without GENERAL BROKERS.
miracle.
The Norwegian steamer Passat, the Chi Hua Men, where some Captain Michael Danielson; has 164,281 meals have been distribus- now been sold to the South China ed. Here also a night shelter was Steam Navigation Company, of provided, and 4,188 men have slept Shanghai, by her local agents. therein. Messrs. Kursten Larson and Com- pany. The Passat is a steamer of 562,792 Bowls Distributed.
Her dimensiona 1,700 tons. d.w.
One kitchen has been operating. are 280 ft. long, 39 ft. broad, 20 ft in Tientsin, mainly in the interests. moulded depth, and she makes of the Bund coolles. Here 100,672 In speed of 9% knots on a coal con- meals have been provided. sumption, of about 17 tons per 24 Tai-yuanfu, also, there has been hours, with a draft fully loaded of a kitchen, from which 10,328 meals about 17 ft. Formerly a German have been distributed. Thus a ship, she was Interned in Manila total of 562,792 bowls of porridge at the outbreak of the war, and was have been given away by the originally bought for a rather high Salvation Army during this past price by her Norwegian owners, winter in these three cities of she has since seen a lot of useful North China. service on this coast. The price
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NOTICE.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer speedy and efficient means of communication, are established between HONGKONG and SHIPS at SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the PROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACAO.
The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the reception and transmission of Radio Tolograng and for reporting vessels passing WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES.
WIRELESS SERVICES with Canton and Swatow suspended until further notice.
Kull particulars may be obtained on application to the RADIO COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G.P.O., and at the RADIO TELE GRAPH OFFICE 3rd Boor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
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Manila, Australia, and Now Zealand
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VESSELS WITHIN CALL-
in
In addition to this ,8,609 chin
of millet have been given to people in the Ch'uant'ou district, who are
The following vessels are expect-still suffering from the floods fed to be within wireless communi-which recently devastated that cation with Hongkong to-day-neighbourhood. At the present Yuensang, President Pierce, Kash-time, dry millet is being distribut- gar, Ferim, Paul Lecat, Talamba, led to families in Peking who have Tjileboet, Angers, Tjipanas, Calulu, no other means of subsistence, and President Van Buren, Meriones, this will be continued as long as Asheville, Van Cloon, Anhui, Vest-possible. Already over 2,000 chin land, Taikwamaru, Songbo, Hako- have been thus provided. Izaki Maru.
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CHINA COAST OFFICERS,
"Commissioner Pearce would like to take this opportunity of thank- ing all who have contributed to this work throughout the winter. -N. C. Daily News.
THE LATEST CHANGES.
Delhi, Mar. 17.-The Assembly has passed a Bill amending the Mr. C. J. A. Porter, from reserve. Divorce Act laying down that, as has gone chief officer, Fooshing the law stands, Indian Courts. Mr. A. Woodley, chief officer, Foo-are not empowered to grant the shing, has gone chief officer, Sui-dissolution of marriages affecting Mr. J. H. Davey, chief officer; persons domiciled in England Suiwo, is on Home leave.
and Scotland. Mr. Tonkinson, Mr. J. Rennie, from reserve, has Home Secretary announced that gone acting chief engineer, Yusang.the Secretary of State for India Mr. A. Livingston, chief engineer, hoped shortly to introduce in the Yusang, has gone chief engineer. House of Lords a Bill empowering Laenho. Mr. F. Hill, acting chief certain Courts in India power to .Sat., April 17.engineer, Luenho, has gone second grant dissolution, decrees ap
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Perim
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engineer, same ship. Mr. J. W plicable to persons domiciled in Fisher, second engineer, Luenho, is England and Scotland and ex- pressed the hope that the promised Mr. C. M. Anderson, recònd en- Parliamentary legislation would gineer, Kwongsang, has gone be passed in the current session. sup'y second, engineer, Klawo,
Mr. W. Wanderlosch, third ca gineer, Laenyi, has gone second Mr. J. H. engineer, some ship, Bowman second engineer, Luenyi, is an reserve. Mr. C. R. Blair has been appointed third engineers. Parcels.19th, 5 pm.Cuenyi.-Shipping and Engineer-
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Fri, April 22. the problem of the far east
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:10.30 am (Doc Thursday Island 5th May); bearing vessel's name only.
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-Guerin Meschino: Milan. for & free Philippine nation,