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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD. TRAMWAY ORDINANCE 1902.
NOTICE is hereby given that this Company intends to apply to the Governor-in-Council for power. (1) To construct approximately 1,000 yards of double track on the Shaukiwan Road between Quarry Bay and Cornhill. The above to be carried out in accordance with plans deposited with the Director of Public Works.
A. K, HENDERSON, Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 22nd August., 1927.
HONGKONG CRICKET
LEAGUE.
The Annual Meeting will be held in the Sanitary Board Room' (by kind permission), 3rd floor, Post Office Building on Wednes- day, August 24th, at 5.30 p.m.
A. A. RUMJAHN,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, August 19, 1927.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE--Morris Cowley 4 sa- ters perfect condition done under! 7,000 miles. Price $1,300. Owner The following replies are await-requires larger car. Apply Box:
ing collection:-
1392, 1342. 1397, 1441, 1444, 1456, 142, 1453, 1512, 1516, 5, 26, 32, 38, 72, 80, 88. 101, 102, 161, 168, 174, 191, 194, 208, 210, 216, 225, 248
BOARD RESIDENCE.
FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- dens. Quiet apartments and suites of rooma. Full board from" $95, $110, $130, monthly. Large commodious Tooma, also ratea; five minutes from next new Hotel, Hankow Kowloon, Tel. K.357.
WANTED.
No. 257, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."
FOR 'SALE-RADIO SUPPLIES, British and American radio goods in stock. Sets constructed and repaired. Inspection invited at The Union Store, No. 37, Dea Voeux Road Central
FOR SALE-One Coupled COR LISS Engine, diam of Cylinders 16", Stroke 36", 80 R.P.M., cach engine 100 LH.P., with 12 diam fly-wheel x 25" face. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
NOTICE.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1927.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
Buddall Street. -
If you have anything yoù would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION
ROOM.
E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.
It is hereby notified that on and after 25th August, 1927, my in- terest in, and connection with the Kwong Lee Store, of 5, Queen IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Victoria Street, Hongkong, wil I shall open a new terminate. business situated at No. 69B, Des Voeux Road, Central, (Steven's In The Matter Of The Companies
Ordinances 1911-1925. Building).
(Signed) K. K. LEE, Hongkong, August 20th, 1927.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
!
ASSOCION. Applications for affiliation to the above Association must reach the undersigned by the 31st ac- companied by the necessary fee of Two Dollars. Newly affiliating Clubs One" Dollar entrance fee
extra.
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon. Secretary P. O. Box 233.
HONGKONG FO
ASSOCIATION.
REFEREES AFFILIATION. Applications from qualified Re- ferees for Affiliation to the above Association must reach the un dersigned by the 31st accompanied by the annual subscription of One Dollar,
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon. Secretary.
P. O. Box 233,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
LEAGUE.
the
31st
No
. HONGKONG.:
COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 3.0F 1926-
'and
In The Matter of The RUSSO- ASIATIC BANK.
NOTICE OF FIRST AND FINAL DIVIDEND TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a first and final dividend of
declared, in this matter, and that One hundred per centum has been same may be received at my Offer, on Tuesday, the 23rd day of August, 1927, or sequent week day (excepting Saturdays) between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
on any
sub-
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
PUBLIC-AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on TUESDAY, the 23rd August, 1927,
at 11 o'clock a.m.. : At Godown No. 23, The Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Gedown Co., Ltd, Kowloon.
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(for account of the concerned.)
459 Crates Potatoes, more less damaged by Seawater. 60 Crates Potatoes, more lesa,
damaged by Seawater. 85 Crates Potatoes, more less
damaged by Seawater. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE OWNER.
Public Auction Upon applying for payment,, the
of the under- notice already sent to creditors mentioned Valuable Properties must be produced to the under-Situate in the New Territories in signed.
the Colony of Hongkong.
JOHN FLEMING, CA., c/o. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, 3, Queen's Road Central, Chartered Bank Building. Dated, 16th August, 1927.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Consignees per Company's Steamer *MENELAUS"
From 'UNITED KINGDOM via
SINGAPORE,
are hereby notified that the cargo will
FOR SALE TRICHINOPOLY daily CIGARS (Habana-Sumatra Tobar. ferry) from this shipment will dis-
Applications for admission 'to Road, pose lots 100 or more wholesale
quantics over 500 the above League must reach be discharged into Hoit's Wharf prices. For special dealers 20% lis. given. undersigned on or before the Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signee's risk and subject to terms and Buckingham 250's $45, 50's $11. August, accompanied by the en-conditions of storage at Holt's Whart. Romeo & Juliet $40 and $9.75.
22nd Godown on and after La Dollar $33, and 7.95. Flor de trance fee of Twenty Dollars, The Cargo will be ready for delivery Haima 890.50 and $7.50. No shop] Club can be admitted to the August.
Optional carge will not be landed Expenses. Free of Daly delivered tongkong Football Association.
bero, unless notice has been given to your own door after receipt.
W. E. HOLLANDS, prior to steamer's arrival, but carri cash with order. WORTH TRY-
Hon. Secretary.ed on from port to port to the final ING.
port of call to which the option Co., P. O. Box No. 484, Tel 0.4830, j
extends.
WANTED—4/5 roomed house or flat. Must have modern sanita- tion Mid-level preferred, but other convenient site considered. Box No. 256, care of "Hongkong Telegraph,"
. PREMISES TO LFT.
O LET-One European FLAT #archai Gap Road, Hongkong, Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
TO LET-Office Roomis, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.
TO LET.-From 1st. June, furnish- ed fat at Mount Kellet, No. 196, The Peak. Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, niso two am ofices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Lad,
TO LET.-Five roomed House No. 49, Granville Road, Kewloon, with flush and Sanitary conveniences. Apply to Spanish Dominican Pro- curation, Phone No. C.721.
TO LET-European FLATS, 29A and 29B, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bathrooms servants quarters. Apply Telephone C.547, or Thorn- hill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya East.
30
TO LET-EUROPEAN FLATS with modern conveniences Cameron Road and Chatham Road, Kowloon. Please apply Compra- dore Department, H.M.H. Nama- zee, Prince's Buildings.
TO LET Shipping Offices In Con- naught Road, Central, No. 18, first floor; Nos. 15 & 16, second floor; Nos. 15, 16, 18 and 19, third floor. Please. Apply to S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Connaught Road, Central.
TO LET-Bright" and airy OFFICES single rooms or suites "3rd Floor Prince's Buildings. Cheap rental. Immediate occupa- tlon. Apply to The Union Trad- ing Co., Ltd., York Building.
PACKING
We carry out every descrip-
Hos of packing goods for overscas transport. Terms reasonable.
KIMOTO & CO.
42, Wellington Street. Tels. 0.609 and 8287.
Montgomery, Ollerton &
P. O. Box 233.
PURE FROVISIONS, LOWEST PRICES
TRY US FOR ALL FRESH & PRESERVED FOOD- STUFFS AND EVERY OTHER HOUSEHOLD WANT, INCLUDING COAL.
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Deliveries to all parts of the Colony daily
THE SANG LEE CO.
FAIR-DEALING COMPRADORES
Steven's
Building
NEW PREMISES 95, Des Voeux Rd.
TEL. C. 192.
TEL, C. 192.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
COMING SHORTLY
WHITEY SMITH
and his famous
MAJESTIC HOTEL
ORCHESTRA.
from
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns,. where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the ateamer's Godown, and all Goods re- maining undelivered after the 20th August, will he subject to rent.
All Claims must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 12th September, or they will not be re- cognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agents. Hongkong August 22, 1927.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
From EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship,
New Kowloon Fuland Lot No. 53 on which is situated the Tai Wan Glass Factory,
This Lot is situate at Kowloon Bay.
A Fish Pond situate at New Kowloon Inland Lot No: 8 in the New Territories.
Lot Nos. 5908 and 5918 in Survey District 1 in the New Territories (Agricultural Lots).
to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION. on THURSDAY, the 15th September, 1927, at 3 o'clock p.m. in Four Lots. by
2.
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,
at their Sales Room, No. 8, Duddell Street, Hongkong. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to:
Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNYS and BOWLEY, Vendor's Solicitors, " 8, Des Voeux Road Central.
or to. Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers, No. 8, Duddell Street. Hongkong, 19th August, 1927.
JUST FIVE MINUTES MORE!
A TALK TO SUFFERERS FROM
INSOMNIA.
After a restless night, during the long hours of which you have tossed and turned vainly longing for sleep, you sink just when day is breaking into a sort of torpor, "ATSUTA MARU,"
which lulls and seems like slumber having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Carga are hereby in comes at last. But this is not the formed that their Goods are being sleep which recruits strength; it landed and placed at their risk in is simply mental and physical ex- the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf haustion, the giving-in of the and Godown Company's Godowns at nervous system for a while. And Kowloon, whence delivery may be
when the time to get up arrives, obtained,
Goods not cleared by the 29th and you are called, the awakening | August 1927, will be subject to rent comes as a shock. You feel worn- Damaged packages must be left in out and quite unfit to rise to get the Godowns for examination by the ready for the labours of the day. Consignee's and the Co.'s representa-
If you are frequently subject tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, at
2.30 p.m. within the free storage to such attacks of insomnia the period.
reason is that your nerves have
cognized.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
NOTICE.
The parcels post servien to Russia in Asia via Japan la temporarily suspended.
Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to closo at or before D a.m, registered and parcel maila are closed at 8 pm. on tho previous day.
Dutlable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.
Letters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europe will bo forwarded via Siberia if so superscribed.
Parcela post service between Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtze West of Hankow is temporarily suspended.
Parcels for places in Szechwan will now be accepted for transmis- alon at sanders' risk. It is to be noted that parcels are liable to delay, and that the service may be suspended again at any time.
RADIO NOTICES.
It is notified for information that a now shortwave commercial wire- less service was opened on July 23rd between Hongkong and the. Philippines for the exchange of ordinary, deferred and press telegrama,
Bates to Manila 30 cents per word ordinary, 15 cents per word do ferred and prase,
word
To Luzon Islands (Except Manlis) and Corregidor Island 43 cents per ordinary.
All other islands 76% cots per word ordinary.
Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between 'Hongkong and the following places.-Fronch Indo-China, province of Yunnan, Can- ton, Swatow, Kangmoon, Macau, Kwongchouwan, Fort Bayard, Wuchow, and Holbow. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st Floor, G. P. O. Building.
From
Straits
Manila
Straits
Manila
Japan
Straits
Japan and Shanghai
INWARD MAILS.
Pres. Taft
Per
Das.
Namsang
Express of Russia
August 22.
.August 22,
Atauts Maru
August 22,
August 22,
Mishima Maru
.August 29.
Cremer Haruna Maru
.August 29,
.August 28.
I
.August 27.
...August 29.
Europe via Negaptem, letters only
London 28th July
Rinda Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Emp. of Asia
Manila
OUTWARD MAILS.
For
Fort Bayard Sam Shui and Wuchow Saigon Bangkok Saigoo and South Africa Shanghai
Formosa
Sam Shui and Wuchow Shanghai, Japan, Canada, "U.S.A., *C. & S. America, and. "Europe via Victoria, B.C.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C. and Europe vin Siberia
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & 8. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Margeilles
Straits and Calcutta
Swatow, Amoy Foochow *Swatow, Amoy and Formosa, Swatow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Sandakan
*Swatow, "Amoy and Formosa Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Manila
Dista
Per Patrick Henry Mon., Aug. 22, 3 p.m. Poosang .....Mon., Aug. 22. 4 p.m. Kochow... Mon., Aug. 22, 4.30 p.m. Telemaclius...Mon., Aug. 22, 6 p.m. Havdrat..... Mon., Aug. 22, 5 p.m. Montevideo Maru
Tues., Aug. 23, 9.30a.m.
Atsutu Maru
Tues., Aug. 23, 10.30a.m. Mentor .Tues., Aug. 23, 1.30 p.m. Tai Ming. Tues., Aug. 23, 4.30 p.m.
Pros.
Taft..........Tues., Aug. 28,
Parcels......3 p.m.. Registration..4.15 p.m. Letters ......5 p.m. (Due Victoria, B.C. 12th Sept.)
Mishima More......Wed., Aug. 24,
Registration 8.45 a.m. Letters....9.30 am. (Due Thursday Island 5th September).
"Parcels .....23rd 5 p.m. Emp. of Russia......Wed., Aug. 24, Registration .9.15 am. Letters.... .10, 3.m. (Duo Vancouver, B.C. 11th Sept.),
Antenor
Wed., Aug. 24, K.P.O. Registration ....9 a.. Letters
..10 a.m.
G.P.Q.
Registration .9.45 a.m. Lotters ..10.30 a.m..
(Dua Marscilles 21st September). Fook Sang..............Wed, Aug. 21,
Parcels
.noon
Letters .......1 p.m. Hai Yang ... Wed., Aug. 24, 2 p.m. Deli Maru Thurs., Aug. 25, 8.30 a.m. Hai Ching Thurs, Aug. 25, poon
Haruna Maru
Fri.. Aug. 28, K.P.O. Registration....1 p.m. Letters.........3 p.m. G.P.O.
Registration ..2.46 p.m. Letters ......8.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles, 25th September). Mausahe....Sat., Aug. 27, 1.30 p.m. Hozan Maru.Sun., Aug. 28, 9 a.m. Ha Ning ....Sun., Aug. 28, 9 a.m.
Chenonceaux
....Tues, Aug. 30. Registration.1.4 p.m. Letters......2.30 p.m (Due Marseilles 30th September). Emp. of Asia Tues., Aug. 30, 3.30 p.m..
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
WATER LEVELS.
REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET.
dignes W1.. Lowest W.L. W. L. W. L
20/8
Place ni Unservation.
38
record
record
21/8
4:11.0
0'
+28'.7
+27'3 1542
17.1 falling 14.44 rising, 10.6 10.6 8.2*-.6.8
. For the 18th For the 19th.
All claims must be presented within been overworked or your blood has West Revier at Shiuting ten days of the steamer's arrival here, become impoverished and thin, North River at Tsingyuer after which date 'they cannot be re-with the result that your entira North River at Samshui No claims will be admitted after the system is run-down. In order that East River at Sheklung gooda havo left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, August 22, 1927.
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From 3rd to 20th August 1827.
HIGH WATER.
Belgbt. |
5 13 15
LOW WATER.
n'kong
1 'kong
28andard
§ madara
Tims.
Teal
Foos
Tues.
43 m 5 56
43
44
Wed.
246 Et
20 69
252
Friday 26 m 83 Setur.
10 16 27 m
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
Bun 26 m
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Thurs, 25 745.
worse results may not follow, the proper thing to do is to begin a course of tonic treatment, and for this purpose nothing could pos- sibly be better than Dr. Williams'
FALSE PRETENCES.
Worship. that at the worst, defen- dant's act amounted to a breach of contract and not a case of
Pink Pille, those Pills containing SAID HE COULD EXPEDITE criminal false pretence. He said
TELEPHONE.
that personally he thought the
everything necessary to build up the blood and nerves. Thus your forces will be renewed, your body's
A fine of $100 or six weeks' case was very much on the "bor- physical equilibrium will be re-hard labour was imposed by Mr. der" and asked his Worship to dis- established, .calm health-and- R. E. Lindsell on the Chinese who strength giving sleep will return attempted to obtain $50 by re-charge the defendant if any doubt
presenting himself as being in a fexisted in the matter.
His Worship, however, regis- anaemia, position to expedite the installa
tered a conviction as stated weakness, tion of a telephone.
to you every night.
neurasthenia, general
For sufferers from
the Ill-effects of over-work, The complainant, a stall holder above.
anxiety, mental or physical
ex-in the Western market, said in his haustion,Dr. Williams Pink Pille evidence that defendant claimed
are a restorative of the utmost to be able to use "back-stairs in- fluence" and that a sum of $50 value. Medicine vendors every-
where sell them, or post free $1.50 per bottle, $8 for 6 bottles, from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. 160 Klangse Road, Shanghai.
he succeed.
At Handley Page Napler air
Paris. They will take part in the was promised the defendant should liner carried 1,600 pigeons to Mr. D. L. Strellett, who defend-race from Marennes on the Bay ed, in a lengthy speech told hislof Biscay to Burton.