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POLICE SERVICES.
A special section of Police
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received
Investment. Europeans, Indians & Chinese is instructions to sell by Public Auc-
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Enterprise.
Advertise in
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THongkong Telegraph.
and socure the co-opera- tion of its readers in buying your goods.
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BOARD RESIDENCE.
now available for duty" If re-tion. quired by the public.
Payment for the services of such Police will be on the follow- ing scale:
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European Police $8 per 6 hours. Indian
$ per 8 hours. Chinest
$3 per 8 hours. for Police Applications for special purpose should be made
to
Tel. C.16
Officer in Charge
Emergency Unit Central Police Station.
E. D. C. WOLFE.
C. S. P. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1928.
GRAND TATTOO.
September, 11, 12 & 13,
The Philharmonic Society and A.D.C. have made themselves res- ponsible for the production of the Scenario in co-operation with the Military.
Rehearsals will be held on Tuesday, August 7 and Thursday, August 9nt 5.30 p.m. in St. George's Room, City Hall.
The attendance of all ladies and gentlemen willing to assist is urgently requested.
T. V. HARMON,
Hon. Secretary, Tattoo Scenario Committee,
BANK HOLIDAYS.
on WEDNESDAY.
the 8th August, 1928. at 11 o'clock 0.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
(for account of the concerned) Three Bales Cheviot Serge Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hongkong. Aug. 6, 1923.
MONDAY, AUGUST
·CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
6, DUDDELL STREET, AND
1928.
ACID THROWN AT BANK
WCLERK.
ROBBERY ATTEMPT ON LONELY ROAD.
ZA, D'AGUILAR STREET.
London, July 10. Auction of Housshold and Office An vicid attack was made on Mr. Furniture and Bundry goods every, Walter Ralph Knight, of Alton, a TUESDAY, and FRIDAY, st 2.30 bank clerk, at a lonely spot near p.m., at No. 2A, D'Agullar Street. the village of West Meon this
morning. Tel: 0.4458, 6, Duddell Street,
C6321, 2A, D'Aguilar Street,
"
HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
GRAND TATTOO 1th, 12th 8 13th September.
The Automobile Association propose
POST OFFICE NOTICE
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dons:-
Manila
2. Mossages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish Code addresses may be usod. Groups of figures, trade marks, trade terms and,trade expressions must be expanded by qualifying words so that messages will offer an intelligibis sense to ANYONE reading them,
1. Each mounge must bear the Indication IL as part of the addresU. The indication la connected and charged for a one word. Ne limit on the number of words a message may contain.-
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24th February, 1928,
follows:
Mr. Knight, who is in, charge of the West Mcon branch of the National Provincial Bank and doen. business there three times a week, was on his way to the village along a lonely stretch of road.
"I was the only person to get off the train this morning," Mr. Knight told me, "and as I wont round a bend I saw a man coming towards me, carrying a rusty tin. "When he reached ma ho to organiza a Motor, Parado on one threw the contents of the tin in PUBLIC AUCTION.
of the evenings during the Grand my inee. I ducked my head and Tattoo,
most of the stuff went past me, buti The Undersigned have received
If sufficient entries are forthcom
burned
wear me. Luckily I instructions to sell by Public Aucing three prizes will be given by thesome went on my face and ear and Association for the most original tion
or best decorated Vehicles in each glasses, otherwise the acid might have gone in my eyes. My cont of the following classes:
1 Cars or Lorries representing and hat were also burned by the
liquid. the Trade..
•2 Private Cars.
"The man grabbed at the bag in 3 Motor Cycles with or without which I was carrying money, but
Side Cars.
1 eluded him and ran towards the A registration or entrance, feo of village." $1 must accompany all entries.
Mr. Knight told the village ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON policeman, but the man had dis- FRIDAY, the 7th SEPTEMBER. appeared. A Mr. White, of West All communications to be addressed Meon, noticed a car standing in a Teak Hatstand, Bookcase, Glaas
C. M. MANNERS,
side lane and took the number. Cabinet, Chesterfield Couch and c/o Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Soon afterwards he saw a man run Godown Co., Ltd., to the ear, jump in and drive off. Armchairs, Roll and Flat Top
It was later found that the car was a stolen one. Desks, Typewriter Tables, Filing Cabinets, Typewriters, Surveyor's instruments, Table Fans, Carpets, Rugs, Curins, Brass Ornaments, Tennis Racks, etc., etc.,
on FRIDAY the 10th August, 1928, at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household and Office Furniture comprising:
Teak Dining Tables, Sideboards, Dinner Wagon, Ice Chests,, Glass ware, Crockery, Kitchen Gear, ete, etc.,
Iron and Teak Bedsteadu with Mattresses, Wardrobes with
also
In accordance with Ordinance Mirrors, Dressing Tables, Chests FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar-No. 5, of 1912, The Exchange of Drawers, Cupboards, Wash- dens. Quiet apartments and Banks will be closed for the stands, Shaving Stands, etc., etc., Suites of rooms. Full board from transaction of public business $95, $110, $130, monthly. Large on Monday, the 6th of August. commodious rooms. Also daily rates; five minutes from ferry; next now Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel. K.357.
Hongkong, Blat July, 1928.
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD.
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of Sixty. cents per share has been declared payable on WEDNESDAY, 22nd August next, on and after which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Bowrington,
POSITION WANTED. OVERSEA CHINESE willing to Work hard, experienced in general olice work, typewriting and filing, seeks position in any capacity. Outport no objection. Kindly ad- dress Box No. 399, eare of "Hong-Hongkong. kang Telegraph."
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET.-Furnished in Kowloon, La' let, six roomied House, five minutes from Ferry, from 15th August, Terma $200.00 per month. Write Box No. 897, enre of "Hong- kong Telegraph."
A Quantity of Blackwood
Furniture.
and
Three Enamelled Baths. One Grand Piano by Brinsmend
& Sons.
to
LETTER GOLF.
What is a NEWS ITEM7 letter golf, it's a par six. ..
NEW S
In
T EM. 1-The idea of letter golf is to Three Victrola Gramophones and change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of Record Cabinets.
strokes. Thus to change COW to HEN, in thres strokes, COW,
Four Cameras.
One Royal Enfield Motor Cycle.
One Perambulator.
On View from Thursday, 9th August, 1928.
Termis: Cash on Delivery. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEM-Catalogues will be issued. BERS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 8th August to TUESDAY, 21st August, 1928, both days Inclusive
By Order of the Board,
L. C. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager. Hongkong, 10th July, 1928.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
TO LET-Furnished rooms to let, in Kowloon, five minutes from Ferry. Prices per month from Notice is hereby given that an $40.00 upwards. Write to Box Extraordinary General Meeting of No, 398, care of "Hongkong the members of the above, Club Telegraph."
will be held at the registered offices of the Club, York Building, on the 14th day of August, 1928, at 5.15 o'clock in the afternoon when the following resolution will be proposed as an extraordinary resolution:
[O LET:-Office Rooms, 2nd floor, Now Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.
TO LET.-One European FLAT Wonchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
the
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, Ang. G, 1928.
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DEVELOPING
AND
PRINTING
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3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia tions don't count.
4-The order of fosters cannot be changed,
One solution is printed on Another page of this fasue.
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It la notified for information that the via Wireless rate to EUROPE has been reduced to $1.65 per word. The rate to the Dutch East Indies has been reduced from $1.00 to 00 cents per word as from April 25th, 1928.
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Commencing 12th June the radio telegraphis rate between Hongkong and Canton was reduced to 20 cents (Hongkang currency) por: word. No charges will be payable by addressces at alther end.
Dutiable 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 for Europe and the British Isles are for- warded via Siberia if so superscribed.
The Public are reminded that the 1 cent rate for circulars for addrossen in the Colony or Weihaiwel applies only when auch circulars are pasted in batches of not less than ten of uniform size and weight, by being delivered to an officer of the Post Office.
Calcutta, July 6. Hitherto Holland has, claimed the monopoly of the story of the boy who placed his hand in a hole In the dyke breached by floods and thereby saved. bis country from Inundation. 'Burma now Shanghai and Amoy goes one better.
From
Manila
INWARD MAILS
Per
Pres. Cleveland'
*Linan
Glaucus Oldenburg
Tanda...
Shanghal and Europe via Siberia
It is reported that owing to Shanghai and Europe via Siberia heavy rain the water overflowed at Australis and Manila
a huge reservoir. at Shwebo, flood-Europe via Negaptam, (letters only) Ing the roads. The police warn-
Glenomoy
Atsuta Maru
Pros. Harrison
Das
.August 6.
.August 6.
.August 7.
August 8.
August 8.
..August 9.
..August 10.
..August 11.
.August 13.
August 16. ..August 20.
Date and Time.
..Tues., Aug. 7,
....9 a.m.
.0.45 a.m.
,10,30 a.m.
President Pierce Tango Maru............. Emp. of Russia. OUTWARD MAILS.
Pez
London, 12th July Japan and Shanghai ed the inhabitants by firing blank U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and S'hai,, cartridges to rush to safety. Irri-U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan, and S'hai
worked the Australia and Manila gation engineers
stem the U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghat whole day trying to water, while a villager, named Maung, thrust his body against the breach, where he atayed for hours, stemming the flow of water.
For
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., *C. & S. America and Europe via Victoria B.C.
When in a state of collapse, he was relieved by Mr. Berrill, the executive engineer, who carried on until engineering tackle arrived. Maung was heartily cheered by Straits and Calcutta the townsmen. This is a great
honour, as Burmans are not ne Swatow, Amay and Foochow .... customed to giving this form of Straits, Egypt and Europe via f tribute.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
Announce Special Round-Trip Summer
Excursion Fares.
Effective immediately the following specially reduced Round Trip fures are available for this Company's steamers: From Hong Kong to Shanghai and Return... HE.$120.00
SUN KWONG
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Kowloon Hotel Basement No. 3. KOWLOON
copy
"That the regulations contained in the printed document submit- TO LET-European Flats Nos. ted to the meeting (a 41 and 43, Kennedy Itond. Apply whereof may be seen at the Club's Thornhill Aerated Water Factory, registered office) 154, Praya East. Phone C.547,
And for the purpose of identification, sub- scribed by the Captain thereof bo and the same are hereby
MRS. MOTONO
HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE
ARE YOU SICK? Why Continuo-approved and that such regula- To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin-tions be and they are hereby→ ese Herbs and Get Well. Constipa adopted as the Articles of the tion; Rheumatism; Dropsy; Club in substitution for, and to Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and the exclusion of, all existing No. 81B, Top Floor, Wyndham St.
Articles thereof."
Diabetes.
Yee Foo Lun, Chinese
Herbalist, Managing Director, En- And police in hereby 2100 trance 66, Queen's Road Central, Tel. C, 5009,
given that
Extra- a further ordinary General Meeting of the members of the above Club will be held at the registered. **THE PEAK FLATS
office of the Club, York Building, aforesaid on the 30th day of SITUATED within Two Minutes
Walk from the Tram Station and August, 1928, at 5.15 o'clock in overlooking the Southern Side of the the afternoon for the purpose of Island. Ready for Occupation in receiving a report of the proceed. JULY.
ings at the above mentioned meet- ing, and of confirming, if thought ft, as a special resolution the above mentioned resolution.
Dated the third day of August,
Five-Roomed FLATS :
and Six-Noomed FLATS
with all Modern Conveniencos, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifts,
Apply 10
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
4TH FLOOR, FRENCH BANK BUILDING.
MASSAGE HALL
4.
MRS.. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse
37, Queen's Road C., 2nd floor.
1028.
By Order of the ommittee,
B. O. BLAKER, Acting Secretary!
EXPERT MASSEUR.
Cures Rheumatism, Nervousness and all kinds of chronic ailments.
Madame H. MORITA. Madame E. AKAJI -
4, On Lan Street. Telephone No. C.4995
Hongkong.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
6, Wyndham Street, 1st floor,' Hongkong.
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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Resiss, Masey & Co., Ltd.
DISTRIBUTORS.
Exchange Bldg.
Tel. 0.672
Maravillos
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C&S. America and Europe via Van- couver 1.C.
Shanghal and Europo vin Siberia..
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Nagasaki Kobe Yokohama
19
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95
HK.$165.00 ... HK.$210.00 HK.$235.00
Swatow
Tickets sold at above rates will be valid for return passage up to 3 months from date of issue.. Final limit of sale 21st September 1928.
For further information and reservations apply to:
CANADIAN PACIFIC,
Hong Kong.
Corner Pedder St. & Chater Road. Telephone C. 752.
INVIGORATING AND REFRESHING
Fore-
most
AND
Best.
NEW
SUN BRAND
Sole Agenta:
ASAHI BEER
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
HONGKONG.
and
Pres. Cleveland
Parcela Registration
Letters...
(Duo Victoria, B.C., 27th August). Ho Sang
Parcels
Loltors
Haiching
Glaucus
Tues, Aug. 7.
-.noon
.1 p.m.
„Tues., Aug. 7, 2 j.m.
Tues., Aug 7,
K. P. O.
Registration Lettera
Registration Letters
.1 p.m.
.1 p.m.
G. P. O.
.1.45 p.m
.2.30 p.m.
་
(Due Marsellies 7th September.)
Empress of Canada....Tues., July 7,
Parcels Registration
Letters
....8 p.m.
.4.15 p.m.
....6 p..
(Due Vancouver B.C. 25th August.) Empress of Canada
Parcels
Registration
Letters
Tues., Aug. 7,
...8 p.m.
.4.15 p.m. .0 p.m.
Chak Sang....Wed., Aug., B, 10 m.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada,
U.S.A..
C. & S. America *Europe via San Francisco .... Talyo Maru.......... Wed., Aug. 8, Registration ......0.45 a.m. Letters
.10.30 a.m. (Duo San Francisco 8rd September).
Manila and Parcels for Germany in
Hamburg
Shanghai
Bangkok
Swatow
Swalow, Amoy and Toochow Shanghai and Europe via Siberia. Straita, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt, and Europe vin Marseilles.
Wei-Hai-Wel
Manila
Bangkok via Swatow Straits and Calcuita.........
Oldenburg..Wed., Aug. 8., 2.30 p.m. Heidelberg.... Wed., Aug. 8, 8.80 p.m. Kwai Yang Linan lniyang Soochow...
Thurs., Aug. 9, 8.30 a.m. Thur, Aug., 9, 12.80 p.m. „Fri., Aug., 10, 2 p.m. Fri, Aug, 10, 0 p.m.
Atauta Maru............. „Sat. Aug. 11,
K. P. O. Registration Aug. 10, 480 p.m. Letters.Aug. 11, 9.a.m. G. P 0. Aug.
11, 8.45 am.
Registration
Letterd....Aug. 11, 9.80 a.m. (Due Marseilles 10th September), Kuelchow..Sat, Aug, 11, 2.80 p.m. Pres. Harrison Sat., Aug. 11, 6 p.m. Kolgan ......Sun., Aug., 12, n.m. Kutaang
Mon., Aug. 18,
Parcels Letters
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow .............. Helning ...
India Saigon, *Straits, Ceylon,
Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt
noon. .1 .p.m. .Tuca, Aug. 14, 2-p.m.-
and Europe via Marseilles..... Andre Lebon ......Tucs, August 14.
Amoy
E. P. O,
Registration Letters
Registration
.1 p.m.
G. F. O.
Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Adon, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles
Letters
Rajputana
p.m.
.1.45 p.m.
.2.30 p.m. p
(Duo Marsellks 15th Sept.). Kembang...Bat., Aug. 18, 5.00 p.m. Parcels....Aug. 17, 4.30 p.m. Bot., Aug. 18, 'K. P. O, Registration...Aug. 18, 9 a.m. Letters......Aug. 18, 10
R.M. G. P. O Parcels.Aug. 17, 5 p.m. Registration Aug. 18, 0.45 am. Loftera...Aug. 18, 10.30 am. (Duo Marseilles, 14th September.)
Tues, Aug, 21, 1.80 p.m. Mausang Emp, of Russia'
Tues, Aug. 21, 3.30 p.m.
*Correspondenco bearing vessel's name only.
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