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#H.K.V.D. CORPS.
PROMENADE CONCERT
(Under the patronage of H.E. the Offlear Administering the Government) Wi he held on VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND Friday, 17th August, 1928.
at 9.15 p..
BAND OF 2nd BATT. KING'S OWN, SCOTTISH BORDERERS
(Dy king permission of Lt. Col. LJ, COMYN, C.M.G., D.5.0., and Offletra)
AND LOCAL VOCALIST..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Lammert's Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc-¡ tion,
on FRIDAY,
the 17th August, 1928, commencing at 11 a.m. At No. 10, Granville Road, (2nd floor), Kowloon.
A Quantity of Valuable House hold Furniture,
comprising
Chesterfield Couch and Chairs,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.
FOREIGN LEGION,
DRAMA.
DESERTERS' DASH FOR FREEDOM.
Paris, July 20. Two members of the French Foreign Legion made a daring attempt to desert at Medenine, In South Tunisin, yesterday. Steul- ing a powerful car belonging to a French General, they not off under cover of darkness towards the Tripoli frontier.
near the
Their escape was discovered, Teak Sidoboard, Glass Cabinet, however, and troops Teak Chairs, Carpet, Curtains, frontier were warned, so that the Tickets of Admission: $1.00 (Baldiers and Silver and E. P. Ware, Brass Ware, two men found their road barred
Ballors in uniform 69 cents.)
Obtainable at Volunteer leadquarters
and Anderton Musle Coy., Ltd.
WEDNESDAY
29th FRIDAY
: 31st AUGUST
At 9.15 p.m.
Theatre Royal
CECILIA HANSEN
THE WORLD'S GREATEST WOMAN VIOLINIST
IN
TWO VIOLIN RECITALS.
AT THE PIANO : BORIS ZAHKAROFF.
Prices $4. $3. & $2.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIES. DIRECTION: A. STROK.
"THE PEAK FLATS
FAMILY HOTEL.-Victoria Gar- dens. Quiet apartments and Suites of rooms. Full board from $86,"$140, $130, monthly. Large ITUATED within Two Minutes' commodious rooms. Also daily Walk from the Tram Stalion and rates; five minutes from ferry, overlooking the Southern Side of the next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Island. Ready for Occupation la
JULY. Kowloon, Tel, K.367.
WANTED TO BUY.
PYRAMID (Billiard) Balle wanted a second-hand set in good order. Apply by letter to P. R. I, 12th Hervy Battery R.A., Lycmun, Hongkong.
FOR SALE.
Five-Roomed. FLATS and Blx-Roomed FLATS
with all Modern Convenioncoe, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifts, Apply to
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
4TH FLOOR, FRENCH BANK BUILDING.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
The Steamship,
"PORTHOS" Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES &c., also cargo from BORDEAUX, COGNAC &c., ex s.s. "FORMIGNY
FOR SALE-At Jade Tree. Iron picturés, Rice flowers, organdle dress, flowers, and jewellery.
FOR SALE-One auto, Dodge Sedan with five new tires, new
Consignees are hereby informed that Battery; the machine is in excel- their goods with the exception of lent condition. For $1,300.00 H.K. Opium, Treasure and Valuables are only. Original price was $3,900.00 boing landed and stored into the HR. Apply to Mr. Jose Yap Godowns of the longkong Kowloon tankco No. 2, Peking Road, Kow-Wharf and Godown Co., Lu, Kowloon, loon, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-One small shop with windows, central locality. Apply Box No. 404, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET-Furnished four roomed flat at 16, Macdonnell Rd: with modern conveniences. For further particulars. Apply_Xavier Bros. Ltd., 2 Queen's Road. Phone: C.2722 or C.3216.
TO LET.-—1st floor, No. 2, Gran- ville Road, Kowloon. Apply to Kwong Fat Yuen, 33, Des Voeux Road West, Hongkong.
TO LET-Odice Rooms, 2nd floor, Now Hongkong Bank Bullding. Apply Song Kee, same building.
TO LET --One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
TO LET-European Flats Nos, 41 and 48, Kennedy Road. Apply Thornbill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya East. Phone C.547.
ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin- ese Herbs and Get Well Constipa- tion: Rheumatism; Dropay: Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun, Chineso Herbalist, Managing Director, En- tranco 66, Queen's Road Central. Tel. 0, 5002,
MRS: MOTONO
HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE
No, 81B, Top Floor, Wyndham St. Hongkong.
whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
All elalms must be sent in to me on ir before the Tuesday the 23rd August, | 1028, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor Mesara, Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 n.m. Monday, the 20th August, 1028.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any caye whatever.
L. LESDOS,
Agent.
Hongkong, 14th August, 1928.
· CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
6, DUDDELL STREET, AND
on
·ZA, D'AGUILAR STREET. Auction of Household and Office Furniture and Sundry goods every TUESDAY, and FRIDAY, at 230 p.m., at No. 2A, D'Aguilar Street. Tel:-C4453, 6, Daddell Street,
C.6921, 2A, D'Aguilar Street.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
6, Wyndham Street, lat floor,
Hongkong....
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Resiss, Masey & Co., Ltd.
DISTRIBUTORS.
Exchange Bldg.
Tel. 0.672
Glass Ware, Table Fan, etc., etc.. by a line of infantry, who called Wardrobes, upon them to surrender. The Tenk Bedsteads,
two fugitives turned the car asido Dressing Tables, Chest of Drawers, into the desert and fired at the Ice Chest, etc., etc.
French troops, who replied.
Catalogues will be issued. On View from Thursday, the 16th August, 1928.
One of the men was killed, but the other drovo blindy on over the Band, and at length struck n rond. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Unfortunately, it did not lead to LAMMERT BROS,
the frontier but to Lake, Bibans, Auctioneers.into which the legionary drovo at full speed, mistaking a wooden Jetty for a bridge.
Cultram (Cumberland) Church in
His pursuers were able to re-
to have a memórial tablet to Joseph Mann, of Raby, inventor of reap-scue him, the stolen car, and the ing machines.
dead body of his companion.
COAL.
LARGE SHIPMENTS
Regularly arriving
from
CALCUTTA,
OFFERS INVITED FOR
LARGE QUANTITIES,
LUMP & DUST.
Apply Box No. 403
Care of "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
GAY KEE,
Sanliary Merchant & Engineer.
DAVID HOUSE,. Hongkong.
2x
THE DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE
and
THE AMERICAN MAIL LINE
Announce Special Round-Trip Summer Excursion Fares.
Effective immediately the following specially, re- duced Round-Trip fares are avaliable for the liners of these companies.
From Hongkong to Kobe and Return From Hongkong to Yokohama and Keturn ...
HK.$210.00 BK.$235.00
Tickets sold at above rates will be valid for return passage up to three months from date of issue. Final limit of sale, September 21st 1023.
For further information and reservations apply to
"AMERICAN MAIL LINE & DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE. Hongkong Shanghai Bank Building (Ground Floor). Telephones Central 2477, 2478 and 795.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:.
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1290 n. Chartered Bank, £221 b. Morcantila A. & B., 635 P. and O £9 m East As! $75 b. Insurances.
H. K. Fire Ins.. $750 b.
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2. Messages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish Code addresses may be used. Groups of figures, trade zuzka tride terms and trade expressions must be expanded by qualifyin words so that messages will offer an intelligible onse to ANYONE reading them.
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Canton Ins., $655. b. Union Ins., $352 b.
20 Words.
H.K. $
B.K.
North China, Ins,, Tis. 146
b.
Monila
2.00
.10.
Yangtaro Ins., $50 m
Ban Francisco & Bay Cities
10.80
,54
China Undorwriters, $2 50 China Firos, $245 h.
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Other Offices In Onlifornia & other Pacific States
11.00
Central States U.S.
12.00
18.00
Mountain States U.B.
1280
Eastern States U.B.
18.00
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Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba video*! Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Quebec .. Newfoundland
...12.60
18.00
18.80
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RADIO NOTICES.
Shipping.
n.
Douglaste, $38
H. K. Steamboats, $274 b. H. K. Tugs, $2 1.. Indo-Chinae, (Dof.) $70 bd. Shell Trans., 100/- n. Union Waterboats, $201 b. Mining. Bonguets, $2 bi Kailans, 60/
B.
Langkats, Tls, 11 .
S'hai Exploration, Tla. 2.45 n Raubs, $4.50 b. Tronohs, 17/6 n.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharvon, $1351 o. Whampoa Docks, $38 h. China Providents $5.10 b. Hongkowa, Tls. 150 n. New Engineerings, Tle, 5 n. Shanghai Dooks. Tls. 100-n. Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Ts. 8.50 b... Orientale, Tis. 2.50 A. S'ha Cottons, Tls. 51 (old) n Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $8.80 s H. K. Lands, $671 S'hai Landa Tle. 138 Humphreys, $14.35 b Roalties, $7
B.
24th February, 2028,
Radio Telegraph Services aro 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, Slam, Canton, Swatew, Kwong Chow Wan, Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy, Foochow and Wuchow, etc.
Rates and further partlcalars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st Floor, Government Building.
Telegraphic Address-Persons and firms having correspondents In the places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrams recolved by radio reglater their telegraphie address immediately.
A direct service to Yunnan, Province has been opened 20th April, 1928. The Inclusive charge will be 60 cents par word, no charge will be collected from the addressee in Younan.
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n
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Stores &c. Dairy Farms, 821.40 b
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Constructions, $li's.
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Mr. R. J. Powrie, second offloor, Szechuen, has gone acting chief officer, Linan.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *Canada "UB.A., C. and 3. America, and Europe via San Francisco *****
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Mr. J. Shiel, from reserve, has gone seepnd officer, Tingsang.
Mr. T. Wilkinson, from rezerve, has, gone acting chlef officer, Kiangwo,
Mr. R. E. Holden, second officer, Klangwo, has gone second officer, Manila Loongwo.
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Amoy engineer officer, Kuonyl:
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Straits and Calcutta
G. Ritchle, from reserve, has gone Sandakan third engineer officer, Fausang.
Mr. M. G. Deuchars, third engineer officer, Luenho, has gone eccond. engineer officer, same ship. Mr. F. Hill, second engineer officer, Luenho, has gone chief engineer officer, same ship. Mr. W. Crosbie, chief engineer ofloer, Luenho, is on reserve,
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Mr. A. C. Browne has been appoint ed chief officer, Tienkwang.
Mr.H. P. Sergeant has hean appointed chief officer, Shukwang Shipping and Engineering.
A retired gamekeeper, Mr. John Martin, of Forest Lodge, Belkirk, left £2,969.
Princess Mary's two sons, had their tonsils removed recently,
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"LEGALISED THEFT"
COUNTY COURT JUDGE'S HINTS ON SELF-HELF.
from time to time regardless of whether you are meeting your, creditors or not and Incur fresh debts without divulging the stato of affairs. That is the way to get a good living whilst avoiding 1: Leoda, July 20, During the hearing of a comcriminal consequences,
The application was for wind- pulsory winding-up case at Leods County Court yesterday, Judge ing-up of Messto, A. Frieze and Woodcock, K., made some scath-Sons, Ltd., wholesale creditors, ing comments. Every day, he Leeds, and it was stated that one said, you see bank clerks and man hold the dual position of re- others in order to find necessitiesceiver and liquidator. His Hanour for themselves and familles put expressed a hopo that the holding their hands on the materials of of a dual position was not pre- the bank and they find themselves valent, and that this view should in prison. That is not clever. If ge forward to the world. It was you want to steal without.coming impossible for one man, to repre within the arm of the law you sent these conflicting interests. form yourself into a limited comHe granted the application for pany and draw so much money compulsory winding-up.