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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG AND TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
NOTICE.
· HONGKONG WATERWORKS.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that that "an" Extraordinary General on and aftor SATURDAY, the 4th meeting of the Hongkong and Ter-instant, the Supply of Water to ritorial Estates Limited will be that portion of the RIDEN MAIN held at the office of Messrs. Showan DISTRICTS lying West of Eastern Tomes And
Saint Street will be controlled by bring- Company. George's Building, Victoria in the Ing the Rider Mains into opera- Colony of Hongkong, Generation and that Water will be turn- Managers of the said Company oned on to each RIDEN MAIN daily Wednesday, the 15th day of Defor Two Consecutive Hours. In-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
LUXURY TRAVEL..
MOST WONDERFUL TRAIN IN WORLD.
The Golden Arrow, the new train deluxe which is to run bo- The Undersigned have received tween Parls and Calais in connee- Instructions to sell by Public Auction with the mid-day cross-Chan- tion,"
nel service with Dovor, made Its inaugural trip a few weeks ago.
This new express, which. madei a record run to tho Channel, cover. ing the distance of 186 miles in 186 minutes, may be described as the most wonderful train in the world. It is undoubtedly the last
fort in railway travel.
on SATURDAY, the 4th December, 1926,
commencing at 11 a.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell. Street.
1456, 1462, 1453,. 1512, 1516, cember, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the formation as to the Hours of SUPA Quantity of Valuable Household word in luxury and modern com-
5, 26, 32, 38, 72, 80, 88, 101, 102, 118, 120, 122
TUITION.
WANTED.Lessons in Malay language as spoken in Java. Please state terms Box No. 123, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
forenoon when the subjoined · re-ply to any Particular Property | solutions will be proposed as or- may be obtained on application at dinary resolutions:
the office of the Water Authority, Chinese Secretariat for
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 2nd December, 1926.
1. That the capital of the Com- The pany be increased by the creation Affairs, or at the Tung Wah Hos of One hundred thousand newpital. shares of $10.00 each to be called. Preference Shares which shall carry the same special rights and privileges as are attached to the and existing preference shares shall in all respects rank pari passa therewith.
said
One 2. That the POSITION WANTED.
hundred thousand # preference shares shall be allotted at auch POSITION WANTED. By first
time or times and in such manner class COOK, Hotel, Restaurant or and for such purposes in every Private Family, no objection. I respect as the Company's General Apply Box No. 124, care of "Hong-Managers with the sanction of the kong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE. Pedigree Alsatian Wolfhound dog), 28 months old. Registered Kennel Club. Arrived Hongkong, Nov. 1825, has kept in perfect condition throughout hot season. Apply Box No. 122, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE THE DARELLE BEAUTY SHOPPE have just re- ceived from England, a Consign ment of the most up to date Hats for Ladies. These will be sold at reasonable prices and comprise Felt, Velvet & Silk Hata. 13, 1ce Houso Street. Tel. 665..
MOTOR CARS ETC.
No.
new
Consulting Committee may decide. SHEWAN TOMES & COMPANY, General Managers, Hongkong, 30 November, 1926.
NOTICE.
The Hongkong Land Investment
and Agency Co., Ltd.
The undersigned has to-day resumed his duties as Secretary of the abovi named Company.
L. S. GREENHILL. Hongkong, 2nd Dec., 1926.
NOTICE.
We have this day removed our Offices to Exchange Building, third
FOR SALE.----Combination 166. 8-30 h.p. Sleeve valve en-oor. gine 4 Specd-Aluminium Side- car-Electric Lighting--Fully in-1 sured and equipped. Apply Box' No. 121, care of "Hongkong Telo- graph."
PREMISES TO LET.
리
TO LET One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong." Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
TO LET-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building, Apply Sang Kee, same building..
TO LET-A three roomed Euro- "pean FLAT on top floor of No. 14, Condalt Road. Apply to H, M. H. Nemazee.
TO BE LET.-At the Peak, a five roomed unfurnished house, Ap- ply Box No. 120, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph." -.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
COMMODIOUS Ground Floora of Nos. 15, 16 & 17, Connaught Road C., and First Floor of No. 16. Next P. and O, Bldg." Suitable for shipping offices. Apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Connaught Road C..
TO LET--No. 1, Cambay Building ground floor, No. 2, Cambay Build- ing, ground floor, No. 4, Cambay Building, top floor, No. 5, Jordan Rd, ground floor. Apply to Kaya- mally & Co.
TO LET.--For 12 months or longer. (imunediate possession, or early Spring) HOUSE in Peak dis- trict, near motor road; fully fur nished. Write Box No. 112, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET.-"Stowford No. 2,” 46; Bonham Road, three stories, six rooms, five bathrooms, kitchen, 'servants' quarters, recently re- paired and renovated.. Apply DEACONS, Prince's Building.
AMERICAN MILK PRODUCTS
CORPORATION.
HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION.
I
Second Tournament of the Season.
SATURDAY, 4TH DECEMBER,
at 9.15 p.m.
at the
Theatre Royal.
MAIN EVENTS.
15 Round Catchweight Contest. C. P. O Jim Cartlidge, Royal Naval Yard.
Y
Stoker, Norman Morris, H.M.S. "Hermes."
also
four six Round. Contesta
G.
R.
Furniture.
comprising:-
Teak Hatstands, Teak and Glass
Cabinets, Tapestry Covered Chairs, Bookcases, Desks, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, etc., etc.~
It is composed of ten specially built Pullman ears of a new model, in which everything has been studied to spare fatigue and an-
what
noyance to passengers and give them the maximum of comfort.
Instead of having a restaurant Teak Dining Tables, Teak car travellers can obtain Chairs, Teak Sideboard with Be-meals they want without leaving velled, Mirror, Teak Dinner Wag- their seats.
Tables and Armchairs: gon, Teak Ice-Chest, Dinner Crockery, Kitchen Tables, CookingA kitchen with its own chef and Utensils, etc., etc.
waiters surves every pair of cars. Euch carriage is composed of a' large saloon divided into two, with accomodation for 24 persons..
Teak, Iron and Brass Bedsteads with Mattresses, Tonk Wardrobes with and without Mirror, Teak Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrera, Teak Chest of Drawers, Side Table, Teak Chamber Stand, Toilet Sets, etc., etc.
also
Particulars and Conditions of the Sule by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 6th day of December, 1926, at 9 p.m., at Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Stubbs Road in the Colony of Hong- A Few Pieces of Blackwood kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the King, for one further term of 75 years.
Particulars of the Lot.
No. of die.
Begistry No.
Locality.
Near Rural Building
Craigulio Road.
Boundary Muuzamonida
N, B.
inf
fast foot frei} {ant;
As per sale plon
Contests
Recial.
11.000
1,320
• Upset Peine.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST HONG KONG
ANNOUNCES A FREE LECTURE ON. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE®
by
MR. JOHN RANDALL' DUNN, C.S;B.
of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Member of the Beard of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston,
Massachusetts,.. U.S.A.
in the old Chamber of Commerce Room
City Hall, Hong Kong, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7tb, 1926 at 6.45 p.m.
Booking at Moutries-Members The Publie is cordially invited ist & 2nd December, General. Public 3rd & 4th.
USUAL PRICES.
DANCING
A DANCE will be held at the. Palace Hotel Kowloon
on
SATURDAY NIGHT
the 4th December at 9 p.m. The Black & White Syncopated Orchestra
will be in attendance with all the latest jazz.ipusio.
Ladies are cordially Invited.
The "Temple of Light,” a apir!-
TOʻLET-One European House with six rooms, servante quarters,tualist church, has been opened in bathrooms, garden and garage, known as No. 2, Argyle Street, Westminster Bridge-road, Londo, Homuntin: Please apply to Box the dedication being conducted by No. 125, care of "Hongkong Tele- the Rev. G. Vale Owen." graph."
J.
INVESTMENT shares negotiated
in small or large lots: houses and Bats managed or rented for owners going home., Mortgages arranged on secured properties yielding good interest. Apply the Hong- kong Small Investors' Share & Real Estate Co. Tol. C.4680.
Before You Advertise" COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS"
On The Kowloon Forry.
to attend.
NEW MUSIC
Lonesome and Sorry The Girl Over There Honey Bunch Chinese Moon Me. Too Rhythm of the Day Irish Home Sweet Home
Barcelona Bobodilla
Who Loved You Best Wanna Go Back Again
Blues
Furniture.
One "A. J. S." Motor Cycle-in good running order.
One Cabinet Victrola.
On each side are small tables with big velvet covered arm chairs. The chairs are loose and can be moved us the passenger desirea The colour of the carpet and upholstery is different in each car. Outside the cars are painted in chocolate and dark brown with a big golden prrow in yellowish cream, with a cream roof.
The new train will leave Paris at noon dally, five minutes before the ordinary express. Passengers
One Cottage Pinne by M. F. in the Golden Arrow will find a
Rachals & Co.
One Cottage Piano by Broadwood & Sons,
John
Two Enamelled Baths. One Underwood Typewriter.. Thres Oliver Typewriters. One Columbia Gramaphore and
45 Records.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
'LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on TUESDAY,
the 7th December, 1926,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
special Pullman train at Dover, which will reach London at 6.45 instead of 7.15 as with the ordin- ury train.
On the opposite journey a Pull- man train will leave London (Vic- toria) every morning at 10.45, a quarter of an hour before the or dinary 11 express to Dover.
The Golden Arrow will leave Calais at 2,30 and reach Paris at 5.40-95, minutes before the ordin- ary express,
Additional fares from London to Paris will be 18s. 6d. 33, Gd. on the English side and 15s" on the French side.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
N. Y. K. LINE.
From EUROPE and STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"SUWA MARU," having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that the Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- loon, whence delivery may be obtaín-
c.
A Large and Fine Assortment of Lyons, Maru' was transhipped at
Xmas Toys.
comprising:--
The cargo for Hongkong Ex 5.8.
Singapore into this steamer.
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Goods not cleared by the 7th Deci 1020 will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowna for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- Fridays,
Dressed Dolls, Tea Sets, Furni ture Sets, Rocking Horse, Mechani- cal Toys, Drummers, Guns, Trum-tives on any Tuesdays and pets, Tennis Rackets, Santa Claus Stockings, Crackers, Children's Books, etc., etc.
and
81 Sets of Faney Handkerchiefs. On View from Monday, the 6th December, 1926,
Terms: Cash on Delivery...
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street.
If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advartiso send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM
E. V. M. R. de SOUSA
SILK GOODS
KOMOR & KOMOR
to be sold at
WHOLESALE PRICES
for
Somebody's Crazy About TWO WEEKS
You
The Two of Us
AT
ANDERSON'S
We received a consignment of up-to-data" Bonzie, Drawlength," "Kaorio, Klroomon, Coats, eto, ath. Call early and have your chalce.
KOMOR & KOMOR
at 2.30 p.m.with the storage, Period. All claims must be presented with- in ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized..
No claims will admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 80th Nov, 1926.
FOR-
THOROUGHLY MODERN Bathroom
FIXTURES
Visit Our Showroom
Estimates and Specifications provided gratis.
Address Enquiries to:-
C. B. WARREN & CO., LTD.
CHINA BUILDING : Opposite Queen's Theatre). TELEPHONE 0.289
1926.
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SAWING A WOMAN IN HALF
One member of the committee in- sisted in tying a slip-knot around the neck of the unfortunate lady, though she resisted stoutly. Fear- ing that the lady would be COURT DEMONSTRATION OF strangled the illusionist's assist
ILLUSIONIST'S TRICK,
ant, after the box had been sawn through, hurriedly separated the two portions revealing the lady curled up in one end.
Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, K.C., with the aid of a big black box and six-foot saw, showed a jury in the
Immediately there followed a High Court last month how an illu-wild clamour. The lady, who sionist'e trick of "gawing a woman was subsequently extricated from in half" was done.
Hi
the box, appeared on the stage in. The action was one in which Mr. a very distressed condition ani, Frederick F. Abott, professionally bursting into tears, disappeared in known as Charcot, sought damages haste....The illusionist and hi for alleged libel from 11 news-selatant feverishly bundled their papere. By consent the 11 actions properties off the stage. were consolidated." The defence was that the words had no defama- tory menning, and were true,
A Demonstration:
Sir Edward then showed how the
Charcot's illusion, Sir Edward trick was worked, and a young Jauburn-haired woman, stood, near explained, was that a woman was the box. Counsel explained tha bound at the wrists, and neck, and
put in a box. The ropes were then she was the woman said to have passed through holes and wereutered during the trick. held by members of the audience.
The Secret.
It was untrue, he said, to sa that the woman assistant of Cha cot was crying or upset.
While Charcot talked about the
A member of the audience want saw the woman cut the ropes and ed to tle a slip knot, but was not tied knots, so that those pulling allowed to do so. This man, when: the ropes pulled only at the sides asked to hold the rope, gave it a of the box. She then huddled vicious. pull and alewed half th herself up..in one while the box box round. That was all: ther was awn through.
were no loud cries from the sud
The alleged ilbels complained of ence, and no uproar, were in account of a performance Mr. Abbott gave evidence bout- at Waterford, which, said counseling out counsel's statement, an Inferred "inhumanity on the part after one witness had been called of Charcot. He then read from one report
the hearing was adjourned.