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Advertise in
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and sosure the co-opera- tion of its readers in buying your goods.
Prepaid Advertisements
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($1.50 if not prepaid) The following replies are await- ing collection:--
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BOARD RESIDENCE. FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- and apartments dens. Quiet Sultes of rooms. Full board from $96, $110, $130, monthly. Large commodious rooms. Also daily rates; five minutes from ferry, next new Hotel, Hankow Rond, Kowloon, Tel. K357.
TUITION GIVEN.
MME, BARONELLI, ARTISTE.— School of dancing for children and adults in character, classical, ex- hibition, fox-trot, and Charleston.
Special attention to stout Ladies who are desirous of regaining their youthful figuro.
Address.31, Ashley Road, Ground Floor, Kow- loon, (Back of Star Theatro).
WANTED.
WANTED.Chinese Amali to take charge of 7 year old boy in' Malaya. Only those who have been working in respectable Euro- penu families and who have first class references are needed. ply to HAZELDINE, 69, Robinson Rond.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ap-
Mra. Beten (trained in Paris), Jate of Hongkong Hotel, guaran- tees absolutely painless permanent hair waves. Prices very moderate. 2, Platts Building, Kowloon. For appointment phone K.945.
PREMISES TO LET:
TO LET OR FOR SALE-With early possession European House on Broadwood Ridge, Happy Val- with lay, containing six rooms Tennis Court. Particulara. Ap; ply Messrs. Deacons.
FLATS TO LET.-At Cambay Building, Nathan Road, Kowloor. No. 2, Top floor (corner), No. 3 and 4, Ground floor and 'nt Jordan Road, Kowloon, No. 3, 1st and 2nd floor, and No. 6, 1st floor. Apply to Kayamilly & Co.
TO LET-On or before 1st July,' 4-roomed Flat in Treganter Man- sions, May Road, Rent $200. Pros- pective tenants willing to take over furniture have the profer- ence. Apply Box. No. 358, care of "Hongkong. Telegraph."
Ap-
TO LET.-One office room. ply Hazeland and Gonella, Asiatic Building.
TO LET.-Offee Rooms, 2nd floor, Now Hongkong. Bank Building. Apply Sang Keo, same building.
TO LET—One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongtrong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road,
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let In No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Bassoon and Company, Ltd.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
New Advertisements.
NOTICE:
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The postponed "Centra Danta": display will be held on the Club de Recrolo's grounde, King's Park,
NOTICE.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S
DEPARTMENT.
It is notified for general ́in-
THURSDAY, MAY.
1928.
Lammert's Auctions. HONGKONG CRICKET
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
TO-DAY,
CLUB.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICEY BON
RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are new in operation as follows:- TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch East Indios, Datch Borneo, Filippine Islands, French Indo-Chine, Province SEMI-FINAL OPEN CHAM-of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Siam, Canton, Swatow, Kwongekowan PIONSHIP DOUBLES, Green Tic-Fort Bayard, Tahekam, Heihow, Amey and Fooching ele, N
It notified for information that the vis Wireless rate to EUROPE rate to the Dutch East Indies kets, Cancelled Match.
has been reduced. from $1.00 to 90 conta park on Saturday the 5th instant" at formation that as from 30th April, the Brd May, 1925, at 8 o'clock Pass A REFUND of.cost of tickets has been reduced to $1.65 per wordt The Hybe heard as from April 26th, will be made by Messrs. Moutria 1928 and further particulars on application to the RADIO GOUN-
9.00 p.m.
A, F. OSMUND,
President Society of St. Vincont de Paul, KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB,
1928, and until the structural at Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1537, alterations to the present offices Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon
Colonial
aro
completed the Secretariat will occupy the Brd floor of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, French Building, Queen's Road. ER. HALLIFAX,
Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 27th April, 1928.
CANTON LTD.
An Extraordinary General Meat-UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF ing of the Members of above Club will take place in the Club House on Friday the 4th May at 6 p.m.
BUSINESS: As posted on the
Notice Board in the Club House.
R. LAPSLEY, 'Hon. Secretary.
CHINESE LANGUAGE
SCHOOL
A new CLASS for BEGINNERS In the study of colloquial CAN- TONESE will be started on Mon- day, 14th May, 1928, in the Board Room of the CHAMBER OF COM- Chartered MERCE (over the Bank).
Classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5.15 to 6.15 p.m. Students also receive daily Individual tuition.
Further particulars-may-be-ob-f tained from the undersigned.
M. F. KEY,
Sécrotary. GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1928.
R.
Particulars and Conditions of Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day, of May, 1928, at 3 pan, at the Offices of 'the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency of the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land át Prince Edward Road, Kowloon City in the Colony "of Hongkong for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, 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 24 years less three days. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bala.
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Locality.
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$6,887.50
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BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
NOTICE.
The Undersigned resumes charge of the above-riamed Com- panies as from this date.
By Order of the Board.
·· PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1928. THE CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Forty-seventh Ordinary' General Meeting of. Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Thursday, the 17th May, 1928, at Noon, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1927.“
Hut, Length 61 Feet, Breadth 18 Feet and Height to Enyos 8 Foot
6 Stables, Length 145 Feat Breadth 80 Foot, Height to Eaves 8 Feat.
2 Litter Sheds, Length 53 Feet, Breadth 21 Fest, Height to Bavos 10 Feet,
2 Hay Storce, Length: 20 Feet, Breadth 15 Feet, Height to Eaves 10 Feet,
For Further Particulars apply to the Undersigned.
Terms As Customary,
LAMMERT "BROS.
TER, 1st Floor, mit Building%
Ratos
ons and firms having correspondents m and Co. to holders who purchased
Telegraphie Addresses-Persons and from them.
Members and Subscribers of the the places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrama received Club who purchased from the Club | by radio register their telegraphic address fromediately..
Registered and Parcal Mails are closed 15 minutos earlier than the will be credited in their Club Ac gives below pnler otherwise stated, and where mail are advertland
counts.
HONGKONG JOCKEY
CLUB.
The Fourth Fixtra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valley on Saturday, 5th May, 1928 commencing at 2.30 p.m. Auctioneers. The First Boll will be rung at
2.p.m.
The charge for admission to the The Undersigned have received Public Enclosure will be $1 for Instructions to sell by Public Auc-all persons including Ladies.
Soldiers and Ballora in uniform tion,
half price.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
on TUESDAY,
the 8th May, 1928, commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell
·Street"
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS, includingt
Rare Hongkong, China and Blacao,
Catalogues will be issued."
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admlesion to the Membora Enclo- Aure...
cho
to akan at or before, in the previous day
• registered and parçal mails are closed Datable Articles forwarded by inter post to. Grant Bable to confiscation by the Customs Buch ticles should. by pazcal post only
Letters and postcards for Europe and tu
vis Biberia if so, mpesar bed..
The Fortal Berrics to Swabus and.
suspended until further notices
A direct service to Tunnan Province has been opened, 20tä ‘April, 1928. The inclusive, Charge will be 60,cants per word, no charge will be collected from the addressce in Yaladant &. The service is, however, liable to interruption owing to atmospheric diaboss and at sanders risk sjukdmin (as
Zarelictapted
The servies from GOW Royal Observatory W/T Station de temporari ly suspended owing to a breakdown of machinery Meterological trame with ships will be worked by VPS Cape D'Aguilar W/T Station on 600 effected. metres, The 300 metres telephony service is suspended until repairs are
The Postal Bervice to Swabus and neighbouring placos has now been resumed.
From
INWARD MAILS,
Each member has the right to Shanghai introduce non-members to the Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Mombers Enclosure, tickets for U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-"
hai whom can be obtained from Mensrs. Linstead and Davis at $5 Europe via Nogapatam, letters only
London 5th April each up to Friday, 4th May, 1928.
Shanghai and Swatow The charge for admission for Australia and Manila
Europo
On View from: Monday, the 7th Ladies to the Members' Enclosure Man Negapatam, papers only
May, 1928.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
"LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, May 1, 1928.
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 3rd! to the 17th May, 1928, both days in- clusive.
JARDINE MATHESON &
CO., LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 26th April, 1928. UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE TO SIIAREHOLDERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
on WEDNESDAY,
.
Per Liangchow Fushimi Maru
Pres. Munroe
..
Hosang
Chin Kinng Tands. Empreza of Russia
May 7.
May
May 7.
May 7.
May 14.
Par
Takliwa will be $2.
London 5th April Each member can obtain, uponu.3.A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shang-
President Jefferson the Secretary, •hat application to Badges for admission of 2. Ladies Canada U.S.A, Japan and Shanghal Empress of Asis
OUTWARD MAILS. ཅཱ" free of charge.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Mon, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong- kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting."
the 9th May, 1928, commencing at CHINA AUCTION
2.80 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture. Comprising:-"
ROOMS:
6, Duddel! Street.
If you have anything you would like to soll, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION
B. V. M. R. de SOUSA
MASSAGE HALL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Teak Bookcase, Hatstand, Cre-ROOM. that the FIFTY-FIFTH ORDIN-tonne Covered Couch and Arm- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the chairs, Glass Cabinets, Desks, Society will be held at the Head Office Chairs, Clothes Hanger, Ofice, Union Building, Hongkong, Gramophones; Records, Carpets, on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at Rugs, O Paintings, Pictures, 11 o'clock n.m., for the purpose of Ornaments, Curios, Electric Table receiving the Report of the Direc- Fane, etc., etc. tors and the Statements of Ac-
Teak and Oak Dining Tables, count to 31st December, 1927, and
Dining Chairs, Sideboards with of declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Bovelled Mirrors, Dinner Waggons, Society will be CLOSED from 9th Ice Chests, Dinner Crockery, Glass Both Days In-Ware, Cutlery, Kitchen Utensils,
etc., etc.
May to 25th May, clusive.
Teak and Iron Bedstends with Mattresses, Tonk and Oak Ward- robes with and without Mirrors, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Chamber Tables, Washstands, Stands, Sido, Tables, Crockery. Commodea, etc., etc.
Also
Toilet
A Quantity of Blackwood Farniture. Comprlaing:-
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1928. THE CUINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 'FIFTY-NINTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Teapoys, Curio Cabinets, Marble Company will be held at its Head Top Round Table, Marble Top Office, Union Building, Hongkong, Stools, Chaire, Joss Tables, Oplum the Public Works Department, oh FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at Stools, Jardiniers, Folding Tables, by Order of His Excellency the 11.15 a.m., for the purpose of re-etc., etc. Governor of one Lot of Crown colving the Report of the Direc- Land at Lai Chi Kok in the tora and the Statements of Ac- Colony of Hongkong, for a term count to 31st December, 1927, and
Particulars and Conditions of Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 7th day of May, 1928, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of
of 75 years, commencing from of declaring Dividende, etc. 1st July, 1898, with the option The TRANSFER BOOKS of the of renewal at a Crown Rent.to Company will be CLOSED from be fixed by the Surveyor of His 9th May to 26th May. Both Days Majesty the King, for one far- ther term of 24 years less thred
daya:
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of gule,
Registry No.
Locality.
Lai Chi Kok
New Kowloos
Boundary Measurements.
H. B. E.
W.
As per sale plan,
50,DOW
Ugari Price,
inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1928.
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
And
1"White Frost" Refrigerator, ́2; "Remington" Typewriters.
1.1 American Ice Chest.
1 "Morrison" Cottage Plano.
2 Enamelled Baths with Fittings. 'Catalogues will be issued.
On view from Tuesday, the 8th May, 1928.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS...
Auctioneers, Hongkong, May 2, 1928,
NOTICE.
We have authorised Mr. Teronce
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Office, Union Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, 'nt 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of re-? ceiving the Report of the Direc tors and the Statements of„Acg count to 31st December, 1927, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
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