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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS LANNED
MACAO RACES.
SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
.SUNDAY, 15TH APRIL, 1928.
First Race 1.30 p.m. Public Enclosure.......40 cents Members Enclosure
$2.00
RACE STEAMERS. Special reduced Saloon. Fares $5 return..
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928.
AUCTIONS PENAL SERVITUDE FOR
BY ORDER. OF THE MORTGAGEES.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS OF SALE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY Situato at
Fanling, Now Territories in the
Colony of Hongkong,
And known as
Lat. No. 4487 in Demarcation District No. 51 together with a Re-dwelling house, messunges and
erections theresu.
FROM HONGKONG WHARF. S.S. "Taishan" 8.30 a.m. turning from Macao at 5.30 p.m. FROM WING LOK ST. WHARF. S.S. "Sul An" 9.30 a.m. Return- ing from Macao et 3.30 p.m.
By Order,
S. W. CHENG,
Secretary.
to be sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on WEDNESDAY,
BLACKMAILER.
""HUSH MONEY” DEMANDED FROM HIS EMPLOYER
&
John Wright, 20, a man servant, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude by Bir Ernost Wild, K.C., at the Old Bailey for blackmailing his employer, stated to be a man of good position. The prose:for was referred to as Mr. "B," and the woman in the case as Miss "A."
Mr. Francis Peregrine, for tho prosecution, aald mt Wright had been employed by Mr. "B" for two years, and carried out his duties satisfactorily until the beginning of last month, when Mr. "B" had to nursing home. On go into February 7 Mr. "B" received a letter from him making allegations against him and Miss "A" a lady
A
the 11th day of April, 1928, at to whom Mr.. "B" was engaged to.
8 'o'clock p.m.
by
MESSRS, LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. at their Auction Room in Duddel Street
The Property consists of:-
be married, and demanding "enough huah money" so that he (Wright) could go abroad. :
NOTICE.
Mr. "B" informed Miss "A" who communicated at once with the NOTICE is hereby given that the
police. The result was that Do- practice hitherto carried on by the
tective Sergeant Mugridge over undersigned C. A. S. Russ as Lee
heard the conversation between and Russ, will from the 1st April,
All that piece or parcel of ground Miss "A" and Wright, who de 1928, be carried on as RUSS & Co. situate at Fanling, New Terri-manded £100, and said that he had Dated the 28th day of March,tories, in the Colony of Hongkong, old letters and an hotel bill to back known and registered in the Tal up his deniand. In his sock was Po District Office North as Lot No. found a torn hotel bill, which was 4487 in Demarcation District No. Pieced together by the officer. 51, together with all the building erections and messuages thereon.
For further particulars apply
1928.
C. A. 8. RUSS, No. 6, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong.
MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD
OF CHINA.
HONGKONG BRANCHE
Mombers are requested to at- tend a Regular Monthly Meeting at the GUILD OFFICE, 67, Des' (DAVID FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- Voeux Road, Central dena. Quiet apartments and HOUSE) on WEDNESDAY, 11th Suites of rooma. Full board from April, at Six o'clock p.m. $95, $110, $130, monthly, Large commodious Toonis.. Also daily ratea; five minutes from ferry next tw Hotel, Lankow Road, Kowloon, Tel.. K.367.
TUITION GIVEN.
MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE.- School of dancing for children and adults in character, classical, éx- hibition, fox-trot, and Charleston,{
Special attention to stout Ladies who are desirous of regaining their}}
BUSINESS. Elections & General.
W. J. STOKES, Branch Secretary.
HONGKONG ENGINEERING
+
AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE OF MEETING.
NOTICE is hereby given that
youthful figure. Address-31, the Sixth Ordinary Yearly Meet
to:
MESSRS. WILKINSON
AND GRIST, Mortgageos Solicitors 'or to MESSRS. LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 28, 1928.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on FRIDAY,
the 13th April, 1928,
commencing at 2.45 p.m. at No. 3, Kimberley Villas, Kimberley Road, Kowloon,
#
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
Ashley Road, Ground Floor, Kowing of Shareholders of the long Comprising:- i loon, (Back of Star Theatre). kong Engineering and Construc-
1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Beten late from Hongkong Hotel Beauty Parlour is giving permanent hair waves in her home at No. 2 Pratt Building, Kowloon. For appointment Phone. K.545,
Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield tion Company Limited, will be Couch, and Armchairs, Bookcases, held in the Office of Mosars. She- Pictures, Ornaments, Curios, Very Wan, Tomes and Co., St. George's Fine Carpets and Carpet Runners, Building, Chater Road, Hongkong, Gramaphone, Grand Father Clock, on SATURDAY, the 14th day of etc., etc.,
April, 1928, at 11.00 a.m. for the Teak Dining Table, Dining purpose of receiving the Report of Chairs, Sideboard with Bevelled the Board of Directors and a Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Dinner Statement of Accounts for the Service, Glass Ware, Kitchen year ended on the 31st December, Utensils, Ice Chest, etc. FOR SALE.—7 H.P., A.J.S. Com-1927, and of electing" Directors Teak Bedsteads with Mattresses, bination, tandem side car. Per-
and Auditors.
with Mirror Doors,
FOR SALE.
Wardrobe
fect Condition. Apply Box No. The Transfer Books of the Com-Dressing Table, Marble Top Wash- $50, care of "Hongkong Tele-
pany will be closed from the 8th stand, Chest of Drawers, Toilet graph."
to the 14th April, both days in-Set, Chamber Stand, etc., etc.
FOR SALE Motor Boat, "Lon-clusive.
don" suitable for Pic-nic or shoot-
ing party. Reasonablo offer accept- ed. Further particulars, Apply Box No. 248, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
LOST.
By Order of the Board,
and
A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture.
S. COURTNEY COOK, On View from Thursday, the
Secretary. 12th April, 1928. Hongkong, 91st March, 1928.
FOR SALE.
ONE COUPLED CORLISS VALVE ENGINE.
LOST-ONE ALSATIAN DOG, Grey body, yellow head and quare ters, one black mark on the fore- head. Licence No. 392, Reward will be paid to anyone returning it to No. 12, Arbuthnot Road,dition. Hongkong. Telephone C.5109.
PREMKES TO LET. ·
FLATS TO LET At Cambay
In good order and working con- Diam of cylinders 16", Stroke 36", R.P.M, 78, 100 III.P, each engine.
Apply:
Buildings, Nathan Road, Kowloon, THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU.
No. 2, Top Boor, (Corner) No. 3, Ground floor, No. 4, Top floor. Apply to Kayamally & Co.
TO LET-No. 14, Knutsford Ter- race, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, 5.roomed house & out-houses with tennis court & view of Harbour. Possession: 1st May, 1928. Apply Mr. Seu Kon Chi, Exchange Build- ing, (3rd floor).
TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to lot in No. 7, Queen's Read Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Rond. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
TO LET-From end of March to October, Peak: One European furnished HOUSE with three "bed- rooms, electricity, gas and flush. Five minutes from Peak Station. Apply to Box No. 327, care of -"Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET Two furnished rooms with bathroom attached including meals with children $200.00 per month single room with breakfast only $80.00 per month, excellent service near business centre, Hongkong side. Apply Box No. 349 care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
FACTURING CO., LTD.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. Catalogues will be issued.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
Entrance examination for New Students on WEDNESDAY, April 11th, at 9 a.m. The Summer Term will begin on that day.
For prospectus, for day-boya and boarders, apply
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
Prospect Place,
Bonham Road.
STAR THEATRE
W. R. BANVARD
presents
THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY
COMPANY.
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRIDAY, APRIL 13th. at 9.15. p.m.
An Entirely New Revue,
"HORS D'OEUVRES"
Including items from the latest London 8 New York musical hits. PRICES.—$4, $3, $2, & $1. Booking at Moutrie's and the Star
The Recorder said that it re: quired a good deal. of courage on the part of a person blackmailed to come into court. Fortunately, both Mr. "B" and Miss "A" had that courage. But for Wright's youth ho would have sent him to penal Borvitude for seven years.
LETTER GOLF
Many a BATTLE has started on
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
The following is the list of local share quotatione issued to-day:. Banks
a SETTEE and that is exactly.. where today's letter golf starts.
Try to go from SETTEE to BAT- TLE in five jabs.
SETTE
TLE
1--The idea of letter golf is
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2-You can change only one letter at a time.
8-You must have a complete word, of common usagt, for each jump. 'Slang words and abbreviations don't court.
4-The order of letter can- not be changed.
One solution is printed on another page of this lasts.
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21 is that creases its value
you got out of it, not in how - much you can squeeze into it. Let us make up your advertiseg
ments.
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H. K. Steamboats, $28 b. H. K. Tugs, 32116, Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $74 n. Shell Trans., 90/- n. Union Waterboata, $201 b. Minlag
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Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $140 8. Whampoa Docks, $48 China Providents $5.75 b. Hongkews, Tls, 164 b. New Engineerings, Tls. 4.80 s, Shanghai Docks, Tim. 109 b.
Cottons.
Ewo. Cottons, Tls. 8.60 b. Orientals, Tls, $2.05 b. S'hai Cottons, Tls, 58 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and 8. Hotels, $9.15 b. H. K. Lands, $661 a. S'hai Lands Tis, $138. b..
b. Humphroys, $15 Realties, $8.25 b, Territorials, $11 o.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $25 8.
Peak Trams, (old) $13 b. Star Ferries, $6428 China Lights, (Old) $13.10 b. H'kong Electrics, $70) s. Macao Electrics, $261 Telophones $4.70 b. China Busos, Tls. 61 n. Singapore Tractions, 11/9
Industrials.
China Sugars, $6 8.
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RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation as follows:- Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Siam, Canton, Swatow, Kwongcbowan Fort Bayard, Tehekam, Hothow, Amoy and Faochow, etc.
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From
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Straits and Calcutta ... U.S.A. Honoluit, Japan and Shang-
hai
b. Saigon
Straits ....
Per
Due
Kutsang
Ttos, April 10,
Korea Maru
April 10.
Chenonceaux
.April 11.
Lai Bang
.April 12.
Kashgar
April 13.
Hakusan Maru
April 15.
Mishima Maru Buwa Maru
.April 19,
.April 20.
...Arpil 24,
Europa via Suez, letters and papers, London 15th March and Parcels
0th March
Malabons, $25,
Canton Icas, $4 b.
Straits
Cements (Comb.) $11
B
Australia and Manila
Ropes (Old) $8 n.
United Asbestos $10
B.
Japan and Shanghal Japan.
Stores &c.
fo
Dairy Farins, $224 b.
Watsons, $13.80 b,
Dur A. Wing, $1 s.
Mackintosh, $22 8.
Lane Crawfords, $3.75 b.
Sinceros, $10 b.
Wm. Powells, $5 ⋅ n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $201. Constructions, $li D. B'que Ind. G, Bonds, 62% b. H. K. G. Lóan, 8% Prom
AIRSHIP IN PERIL.
SEVEN HOURS' FIGHT WITH
GALE.
New York, Mar. 4. The dirigible Los Angeles, after battling for nearly seven hours with gales and snow squalls over the landing field yesterday morn- ing, safely completed her 4,000 mile trip to the canal zone and back.
For
Manila
Manila
Swutow
Shanghai
Japan ....
Shanghai and Japan
Java vin Scurabaya' Straits
Swatow
Aki Maru
OUTWARD MAILS:
Amoy and Foochow via Swatow Amoy .....
Manila, Australia and Now Zealand
via Thursday Island
Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong Shanghai Straita, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. &9, Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Twice the huge dirigible narrowly escaped serious damage, and on one attempt. to land four members of her ground crew were carried aloft clinging to the hand- Amoy
Wethniwei rail outside the control cabin.
A fifth man jumped from a Shanghai and Jupan height of 22 feet, but escaped Formosa and Honolulu with a sprained ankle. The diri- Swatow, Amoy and Foochow gible reached her home hangar at Lakehurst before midnight on Fri- day to find the flold swept by a 82 mile wind. The commander, Charles Rosendahl, dropped two cables but one of them snapped, leaving the dirigible bounding on the other like a toy ballon until it was cut loose and soared aloft.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Japan
For four hours the aircraft circled over the field, and then, when the wind seemed to be Japan
moderating, another attempt was Stralta, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
made, and the crew were walking the ship across the field, when a sudden gust swept it aloft again, this time with four men hanging to the cabin,
Men Pulled In.
As soon as Commander Rosen-! dahl heard the cries of his unwill
Per
Data Emp. Canada Tusz., Apr. 10, 3,80 p.m. Pres. Pierce Tues., April 10, 4.30 p.m. Chaksang... Tuo, Artli 10, 5 p.m. Trier ......
„Tuen, Ajal 10, 5 p.m. Moricka Maru
Tues., April 11, 10.30 p.m.
Chenonceaur
Wed., April 11, 12.80 p.m. Tjimenoek.. Wed., Apr. 11, 2.30 p.m. Cremer ..Thura, April 12,10.80 a.m. Hydrangea Thura, April 12, 2.30 p.m. Hal Ching Thurs., April 12, 2 p.m..
s
p.m. Sul Sang....Thurs., April 12,
Parcels
12th 5.00 p.m. Changte/
Fri., April 13. Registration
9.45 am. Latters
.10.30 a.m. (Duo Thursday Island 24th April) Tean
.Fr., Apr. 19, 10 a.m. Sunning....Fri, Apr.. 18th, 6 pm.
Mongolia
Sat, April 14, K.P.0. Parcels....April 18, 4,30 p.m. Registration April 14, 9 a.m. Letters...... April 14, 10 a.m. G.P.0. Parcels....April 18, 5 p.m. Registration April 14, 9.45 a.m. Letters....April 14, 10.30 a.m. (Duo Marseilles 11th May.) Anhui .......Sat, April 14, 6 p.m. Kueichow ...Sat., Apr. 14, 5 p.m. Hakusan Maru
Mon, Apr. 10, 10.30. 2.m. Korca Maru Tucs,, Apr, 17, 8.80 A.m Hat Hong....Tuos., April 17, 1 pm.
Surpedon
Wed., April 18, K. T, O Registration.. Lettors
.0 2.1.
.10a.m.
G. P. O. Registration a .9.45 Am. Letters.10,80 a.m. (Duo Marseilles 18th May). Bokayo Mara 1707 Thurs., Apr. 19, 10.80 a.m. Mishima Maru Fri., Apr. 20, 9.30 a.m.
East and South Africa, Aden,
Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Suwa
Maru
ing passengers the engines were Australia and New Zealand via
shut off, and, before the men were torn from their. holda, they were pulled into the cabin 200ft. up in the air.
The arrival of now caused emergency calls to be made for an augmented landing crew from nearby naval atations, and, finally,
Thursday Island
Sat., April 21, K.P.O. Registration April 20, 4.30 p.z.. 'Letters
Registration
Letters
“¡April 21, 9 am,
·G.P.Ó.~
.8.45 a.m.
..D.80 A.M.
(Duo Marseilles 20th May.)
Aki Maru
Registration
....Wed., April 25,
Letters LAN (Due Thursday Island 7th May.)
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
CHINA AUCTION there was only enough fuelled the street outside the London Belgium, the Marquis Carlo
ROOMS.
6 Duddell Street.
If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.
A group of sandwichmen patrol- The now Italian Ambassador to for two more hours' cruising, the County Hall recently bearing Durazzo, was recolved at the dirigible made a third and success placards protesting against the Palace in Brussels by King Al- ful attempt to land through the building of the now bridge at bort, to whom he presented his feverish efforts of 800 men. **
Lambeth
letters of credence.
This experience has caused
About 8,000 8mall carp were The receiving orders madá Commander Rosendahl to charac terise manual docking as a stum-placed in the Seine at Rouen dur- against farmers in England and bling block to the operation of a ing a ceremony in which municipal Wales in each of the seven months, largo dirigible, proving the need officials and members of a Rouen August, 1927, to February, 1928, for some mechanical method of fishing society, which made the inclusive, wore 18, 14, 24, 84, 20, E. V. M. R. de BOUSA. grounding dirigibles.
38, and 82 respectively.
gift, took part,