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($1.50 if not prepaid) The following replies are await- ing collection:-
295, 300, 301, 305, 306, 314
MISCELLANEOUS.
MİSS MAARGERY SMITH, Hair Dresser of "Empress of Canada" will attend Clients at Hotel Savoy "Beauty Parlour. 10 àm. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment Tel. 5215.
FOR
FOR SALE.
Pram
SALE. "Marmet” with canopy and mosquito net, practically new.. Apply Mrs. Lucey, 3, Causeway
FOR SALE-MORRIS OXFORD Five Seater In Splendid condition. Any trial. Bargain for quick salo. Owner leaving Colony. For par ticulars apply to Box No. 315, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
Becond Floor of
WHITEAWAYS
BUILDING.
Moderate Rental, all eenvoulences, lesso if desired. APPLY-Manager. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd..
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong, Apply to 32, Kennedy Road." TO LET. Ofee Rooms 2nd Fleer, Now Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, sume building.
TO LET-Asintle Building. One office room, to be sub-let. Apply Pearson, 2nd floor, Central 4929. COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let In No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS HONGKONG JOCKEY LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. REMINDER.
-ENTRIES CLOSE' on SATUR. DAY NEXT, 4th February, at Noon.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
PROSPECT PLACE,
BONHAM ROAD.
School will reopen Feb. 8th." Examination for Now Students, Tuesday, February 7th at 9.30 am For Prospectus, for Boarders and Day-boys, apply
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, Prospect Place.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
New Classes in Cantonese will commence on Wednesday, 1st February, 1928,
be
Farther particular may obtained from the Registrar.
W. B.. FINNIGAN,
Registrar. Hongkong, 30th Jan. 1928.
Re
G.
Particulars and Conditions of the Sale by Public Auction to be bekl on Monday, the 6th day of Feb. 1928, at 3 pm, at the Offices of
CLUB.
RACE MEETING, 1928
13th, 14th, 15th & 18th February,
MEMBERS BADGES.
Members' Badges of Admission are now ready and may be obtain- ad by those members who have not already received them, from Mesars. Linstead & Davis, Alex- andra Bulldings.
Mombers are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetings of this year.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, Membara have the privilege of Introducing two non-members, to the Members Enclosure.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on TUESDAY, the 7th February, 1028,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Salos Room, Dudell Street.
A Large, Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
comprising:
Bookcases, Teak Hatstand, Desks, Chesterfold Couch and Armchairs, Glass Cabinet, Car- pets, Rugs, Pictures, Ornaments, etc., etc..
A limited number of tickets are available and may be obtained
Teak Dining Tables, Dining from Mesara. Linstead and Davis, Chairs, Sideboards with Bevelled Alexandra Buildings, on or before | Mirrors, Dinner Waggon, Ice Saturday, 11th February, 1928 at Chest, Glass Ware, Crockery, Kit- a cost of $10 each per day örchen Utensils, ect., etc.. $80 for the Meeting.
PUBLIC AUCTION
PARTICULARS AND CON="
DITIONS OF SALE
OF THE
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY Situate in the Peak District In the Colony of Hongkong,
and
REGISTERED IN THE LAND OFFICE AS THE REMAINING PORTION OF RURAL BUILD- ING LOT NO. 2 TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING HOUan THEREON KNOWN AS
"FUNG SHUI".
To be Sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION on THURSDAY,
the First day of March, 1928, at 3 o'clock pm.
by :
1928.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the timo given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails aro advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registored and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm.. on the previous day forwarded by latter post to Great Britain and
Dutiable articles
liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded via Siberia If so superscribed. At meg
It is notified for information that Feather Fans and Brooches cannot bo sent by post to Great Britain. They are prohibited by the Plumage (Protibition) Act of 1921. RADIO NOTICES
Holders of Wireless Roselving Station Licences are reminded that their Licences for the year 1928 are due for renewal before the 15th fast Fee $5.00 per annum.
Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation with the following:- East Indice, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Inde China, Province Ships at soa, Europe, American Continente, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch- of Yunnan, Ganton, Swatow, Kwongchowan, Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy, &c.
TELEGRAPHIO, ADDRESSES.
Persons and firms having correspondents in the placos named above. should, in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by radio, register their telegraphic addresses tart on application to the Radio Counter
Rates and further particulars on 1st Floor, Government Building,,
Radio telegrams are now accepted at the Radio Counter 1st floor. Government Building, for transmission via Hanol to Bangkok, and all parts of Siam at the rate of 80 cents per word.
Commencing Wednesday, Jan. 4th., radio telegrams will be accept- ed at the Radio Counter, 1st Floor Government Building, for transmission to all offices in British North Borneo at the rate of 40 cents per word.
INWARD MAILS.
Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH, Ltd. Shanghai
Auctioneers.
At their Auction Rooms, in Ice
Shanghal
From
Europe via, Suez (Letters and papers London 5th January, 1928 and parcela 29th December, 1927)
The charge for admission for Mattresses, Wardrobes with and Ladies to the Mambera' Enclosure without glass doors, Teak and will be 34 per day. Each mem- Camphorwood Chest of Drawer House Street, Victoria, Hongkong. Straits
Marble Top- ber can obtain upon application to Dressing Tables, the Secretary, badges for the ad- Washstands, Side Tables, Toilet mission of two Ladies free of Sets, etc. charge.
On no pretext will children' be permitted in either enclosure dur ing the first three days of racing.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Tickets of Admission to the
the Public Works Department. Public Enclosure, price $3 per by Order of His Excellency day for all persons including the Governor, of three Lots of radios, may be purchased from Crown Land at Prince Edward Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, or Road, Ma Tau Wei in the Colony at the Gate, of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal, at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No. of Bale.
Registry No.
Tilty.
Kowloon Izlend
Do. Da
Boundary
Measurement.
ེ།༄།
Contents in
N..
E.
feet feel reat the
23.040 50,000 102,E63
708
2424
150
Ugrel Price,
92,850
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform admitted to the Public Enclosure at $1 per day.
Admission by ticket only..
Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within, the procincts of the Hong- kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
SERVANTS' PASSES.
Passes for Sorvants will be ist sued on application to Messrs. Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
Employers are requested to dis- tribute them with discrimination, and to endorse their names on the passes,
Servants are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through on their duties, but must remain in their employers' stands.
Any persons found loitering about with Servants' Pasacs in their possession will forfelt the same and will be removed from the enclosure.
By Order,.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Com- pany will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, the 16th February, 1928, at 12.30 p.m., for the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors together UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD. with a Statement of Accounts for NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. the year ended 31st December, 1927, and if thought fit to sanction
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary,
also
A Few Pieces of Mlackwood
Furniture.
and
One Cottage Piano by
mead and Sona..
Two Cottage Pianos... One Plano Player. One Victrola,
Japan and Shanghai Straits...
Vacant Possession 31st March, 1928.
Australia and Manila Australia and Manila
Manila
For
Swatow Straits Japan
The property consists of: AN that plece or parcel of ground having an area of 91,331 square feet registered in the Land Office as the Remaining Portion of Straite and Calcutta Rural Building Lot No. 2 together Brina-with all the messunges or tone-1
Four Gramophones. One Underwood Typewriter. Que Perambulator.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 6th February, 1928....
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street."
If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.
E. V. M. R. do 'SOUSA.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
Per
Hupeh
Yingchow.
Macedonia Khivn
Malwa
Tanda
Changte
Kidderpore
... Duo
February:1.
.February
February
February
February
February
February
February
.February 10,
· Date 10%
Emp. of Australin
OUTWARD "MAILS.
Por
and Shanghai, Japan and Europe via
Siberia
imenta and other erection's thereon Swatow
and the rights, easements appurtenances thereto belonging Salgon and all the estate and interest of the Vendor in and to all the said premises.
For further particulars apply
to:~
Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST,
Vendors' Solicitors,
or to
Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH, Lid, Auctioneers,
8, Des Voeux Rd, Central, Victoria, Hongkong.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Swatow and Amoy Japan....
Shanghai and Europe via Siboria. Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong ....... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E.. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marecillies
Bangkok.
Hongkong, 21st January, 1928. Swatow, Amoy and Formoen
GETZ BROS. AND CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. Announce
the Appointment of the HONGKONG AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY.
With offices on the 4th Floor of
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Btraits, Coylen, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marolles
Swatow
Straits and Calcutta
Sandakan
FINANCE CO. LTD. Kai Ming Building, 6, Queen's Shanghai
Road Central, as their exclusive | Manila, Australia and New Zealand NOTICE is hereby, given that Agents for The Colony of Hong-
via Thursday Island the Annual Ordinary General kong the Cities of Canton and Sha- Meeting of Shareholders in this meen, China and the Portuguese Company will be held at the Hong- Colony of Macao. Commencing kong Hotel, Hongkong, on Thurs- as of January 25th, 1928, and for- day, the 9th February, 1928, at ther"announce that as from the 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiv- 25th January, 1928, their former ing the Report of the Directors Agents GETZ South China Trad- together with a Statement of Acting Company will undertake no counts for the year ended 31st new business on their behalf.
December, 1927.
The Transfer Books of the Com- The Twenty Third Annual Gen-pany will be closed from Wednes. the payment to the Directora of eral Meeting of Shareholders will day, 1st February to Friday, 10th the yearly sum of $1,000.00 as an be held in the Offices of Messrs February (both days inclusive), annual befus in addition to the Dodwell and Company, Limited, on yearly sum of $1,000.00 payable. Thuesday, the 7th February, 1928, to them under paragraph 96 of the at 11 am. for the purpose of re- Company's Articles of Association ceiving the report of the General Managers together with a state-
as from the fat January, 1928. rant of Accounts to 31st Decem The purpose of this is to makeber, 1927. The Transfer Books of effective the following resolution the Company will be closed from passed at the Annual Meeting of the 30th January to 7th February, the Company held on 28th Jan 1928, both dates, inclusive. uary, 1927: "That the Directors' remuneration be increased from $1,000.00 per annum to $2,000.00 per annum."
TO LET in private house very convenient for business people furnished rooms with or without THE REGISTER OF SHARES food. Home comfort. Apply Box No. 314, care "Hongkong Tele- graph."**.
*THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY 7, VEERAPIOMT. NO. 1 PEERAPION. NO.2 THERAPION. NO. 3 No. 1 for Binddar Catarrh. No. # for Blood and skin diseases. No. 0 for Chronia Wank mess, Bold by landing Obemista. Price in England Ja, Dr. La Clare Med Ca. Haver Hisch N.W. 8. London, Bee Trade Marksé **TIPHAPION" ie on Welt. Geet, Blazes kilized to genuine packata,
.
HERATA AND MENI.
MASSAGE, CHIROPODY,
and MANICURE.
2nd Floor, Yee Sang Fat Building. Queen's Road Central.
*NT MASSEUR.
Hem, Nervous-
of chronic.
of the Company will be closed from Monday, the 6th February, 1928 to, Thursday, the 16th Febru. ary, 1928, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th January, 1928.
"SEE LAZARUS TO SEE WELL"
N. LAZARUS. Ilougkong's Only European Optirian. MANAGER -Ralph A. Cooper M.A.0.A. Registered. Optometrist By Canadian Gort, Exam. [Personal Attention.)
DODWELL & CO., LTD., '
General Managera.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A
SHIP'S NAME..
during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered: JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. · Hongkong, 20th January, 1928.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME,
I, John Hennessey Seth of -IND. 6, Des Voeux Road Central, Liqui- dator of Oriental Navigation Co, Ltd. (in liquidation) hereby give notice that in consequence of unte formity I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, I, Hajee Mohamed Hassan Nema 1894, in respect of the ship zee of 1, Prince's Building, Hong-"ARMANESTAN" of Hongkong kong, hereby give notice that in Official number. 118715 of grass consequence of unitormity I have tonnake 5,020 tons, register ton- applled to the Board of Trade, un-nage 3,280 tons, heretofore owned der Section 47 of the Merchant by Oriental Navigation Co., Ltd. Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of (in liquidation) for the permis- the ship "INTAIA" of Hongkong sion to change her name to "ARA- Omeial number 129346 of gross BESTAN" and to have her regis- tonnage 4,736 tone, register ton tered in the new name at the Port nage 3,039 tons, heretofore owned of Hongkong us owned by Oriental by me for the permission to Navigation Co., Ltd. (In liquida- change. her name to "ENGLES. (lon). JAN" and to have her registered Any objections to the proposed in the new name at the Port of change of name must be sent to Hongkong as owned by me... the Registrar of Shipping
Any objections to the proposed Hongkong within seven days from change of name rinust be sent to the appearance of this advertise the Registrar of Shipping atment.
Hongkong within seven days from Dated at Hongkong, the appearance of this advertise- ment.
Dated at Hongkong,
this 25th day of January, 1928. (Signed). H. M, HI, NEMAZEE,
this 26th day of January, 1928. Signed) J. HENNESSEY SETH, Liquidator, Oriental Navigation Co., Ltd., (in, liquidation).
t
Hongkong, Jan, 25, 1928.
MISS SIGGINS, C.S.M.M.G. (Chartered Society of Massage
and Medical Gymnastica
London.) Massage. Medical Electricity, Remedial Exercises. Apply Helena May Institute.
BOXING
(Hongkong Boxing' Association)
THE BEST TOURNAMENT
OF THE SEASON
SATURDAY 4th FEB.
(9.15 p.m.) AT THE
LEE THEATRE
(Percival Bircat)
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. & B, America, Europe via Van- couver, B.C. and Europe via Sibèria
Chipshing... Wed., Feb. 1, 9.30 p.m. Van Houtsz Thurs., Feb. 2, 10.30 a.m.. Khiva .....
Thurs., Feb. 2. 12.30 p.m.
Namsang
Parcels
Lotters
.Thurs., Feb. 2,
Hoon
p.m.
Hydrangen..Thurs., Fob, 2, 2.30 p.m. Solviken ...Thurs, Feb. 2, 2.30 p.m. Macedonia Fri, Feb. 3, 8.30 a.. Fri. Feb. 8, Noon, Hai Hong Antung
Fri.. Feb. 3, 2.30 p.m. Kidderpore Fri, Feb. 3, 5 p.m. Szechuen...
Fri., Fob. 8, 5 p.m. Tean
.Sat, Feb. 4, 10 a.m.
Malwa
Parcels
Sat, Feb. 4. K.P.O.
..3rd Feb. 4.30 p.m.
Registration...4th Feb. 0 a.m.
„Letters
Parcels
4th Feb. 10 a.zn.
G.P.O
3rd Feb. 5 p.m.. Registration 4th Feb. 9.45 a.m. Lettors....4th Feb. 10.30 a.m. (Duo Marseilles 2nd March). Chinhua .Sat, Feb. 4, 2.30 p.m..
..Sun, Feb. 5, 9 a.m.. Tavs., Feb. 7, 1 p.m.
Kaljo Maru Halning
Perseus
Registration Letters...
Registration
Tues., Feb. 7. K.P.O.
G.P.O.
P.m
p.m.
145 pm,
..2.30 p.m.
(Due Marseilles 9th March),
..Tues., Feb. 7, 5 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8,
Letters....
Kwai Sang
Kutsang
Parcels
Lotter
.noon.
1 p.in.
Mausang.....Wed., Fab, 8, 1.30 pm.
Emp. of Australla Mon., Fab. 18,6 p.m.
Changta
Parcela Registration Lotter
.....18th 5 p.m. Tuos, Feb. 14. 1,9,46. m. .10.80
m.
(Due Thursday Island 24th February).
Emproff of Canada .....Tues., Feb. 14,
Parcels Registration
4.3 p.m. ...4.15 p.m. ..5 p.m. (Duo Vancouver, B.C. 4th March.)
Letters,
*Correspondance bearing vessel's name only.
CXYGEN ACETYLENE AMMONIA, AIR CARBONIC ACID CARBIDE
HYDROGEN, NEON ARGON NITROGEN.
(on sa lerquest)
ALL EQUIPMENT" Fo Oxyacetylene, and Blootrio ProcOSSOS supplied by-. THE FAR EAST OXYGEN & ACETYLENE Co., Ltd. Office: P. & 0. Bldg. 5th Floor, Telephone C, 2844
M. J.E. GUILLOT, Manager.
LETTER GOLF.
WEEK.
AR
YEAR
1-The idea of letter golf is to chante, one word to another and do it in par, à, given mij mi ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three stroken, 'COW, HOW, HEW, HEN.
2-You can change only one letter at a time,
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for cach jump. Blang words and abbreviations don't count,
4-The order of letters can- not be changed.
One solution is printed on. another page of this issue,
Bomba Jan. 5 The Governor this morning presided over the ceremony of the opening of the service of electric trains on the) Bombay, Baroda, and Centra India Railway, a distance of 22 miles; has now been electride This electrification scheme, at a cost of £1,500,000, marks the be vinning of the final stage of the electrification of all Bombay's suburban services begun three years ago. After the ceremony: The Governor entered, the drive'a- cab and drove the first train:.