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NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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HONGKONG - AND KOWLOON
WATER SUPPLY.
The quantity of water in the storage reservoirs has fallen ao low that further restrictive men sures аго under consideration, and should an adequate rainfall not occur before the end of April, the water supply in Hongkong and Kowloon will be cut off daily be- tween the hours of 6 p.m. and Ga.m. from the 1st May.
The most rigid economy la the consumption of water la naw ex- sential, and the co-operation of the pablie in preventing waste in again earnestly requested.
HAROLD T. CREASY,
Water Authority. Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 19th April, 1929.
THE SIMPLEX PLASTER COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE fa hereby given that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered OMee, 2nd floor, Powell's Building, Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 26th April, 1929, al 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of re- calving the Report of the Direc- lors, together with a statement of accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1928...
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from 19th
April to 26th April, 1929, both days inclusive.
THE HONGKONG EXCAVA- TION, PILE.DRIVING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th April, 1929. HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
The Fourth Extra Race Meet-
ful applicant's passage paid. ing will be held (weather per- Write Ilax No. 505, cure of "Hong-mitting) at Happy Valley on kong Telegraph,"
WANTED. Lady Stenographier, British, for six months. Must be absolutely expert. Reply The Sec- retary, P. O. Box 22,
WANTED.-Young Lady. British good knowledge of shorthand and preferably, experience of cables. Heply This Servetary, P. O. Box
22.+
Saturday, 27th April, 1929, com- mencing at 230 p.m.
The first bell will be rung at 2i p.m.
ig
The charge for admission
the Public Enclosure will be $1. for all persons including Ladies, Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price..
Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' En- closure.
whom
can
TO LET OR FOR SALE.
Each member has the right to Introduce 2 non-members to the TO LET OR FOR SALE-At Fan Members Enclosure, tickets for ling (in On Lok Village), Furnish-i
be obtained from ad or Unfurnished, 4 romed HOUSE with Garden and tiarage. Mesars. Linstead & Davis at $5 Moderate Price. Apply KWONG each up to Friday, 26th April,
1929. SANG HONG, Ltd., 250, Des Voeux Road, Central.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET. On the Peak rooed furnished House. Rent $175'in- clusive. Write Box No. 506, are of "Hongkong Telegraph."
The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $2.
Each member can obtain upon application to the Secretary, Badges for admisson of 2 Ladies free of charge.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong- kong Jockey Club during Race Meetings.
TO LET-Part of House (3 rooms and Hall, Bathroom, Kitchen and part of basement) with furniture to let on the Peak. Rent $100 in- clusive.. Available immediately."| NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN EITHER ENCLOSURE ON ANY PRETEXT.
Write P. O. Box No. 67.
TO LET.—From Ial June, Office Rooms at Kayamally Bullding. CHINA UNDERWRITERS
Co., 20, Apply Kayamally and Queen's Road, Central.
TO LET.-Semi-detached fully furnished 5-room house with Ten- nis Court and Garage, Broadwood Road. Reply. The Secretary, P. 0. Box 22.
APARTMENTS TO LET.
LIMITED.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
On and from Monday, 29th April, 1929, our Offices will be removed to:
(4TH FLOOR)
VICTORIA PRIVATE HOTEL | HONGKONG BANK BUILDING HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, rooms with full board from $95, to $130, per month, double rooms for 2 persons with full board from $180 per month, daily rates from $4 per day, European management, Tel, K.357.
ARE YOU BICHT Why Continue To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin. ese Herba and Get Well. Conti- patiuo: Rheumatism;. Dropsy: Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun, Chinese Herballat, Managing Director. Entrance €6, Queon's Road Cen- trai, Tel. C. 1009.
"PEAK MANSIONS.” CITUATED within Two Minutes' Walk from the Tram Station and looking the Southern Bids of the 14. Ready for Occupation.
Five-Boomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTE.
with sil Modern Conveniences, Drying Home and Out-bonses, Two HP***
Apply to
·OREDIT PONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,
4a Des Voeux Road Central,
HERBERT R. STURT,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1929. KWONG HANG & CO.
TEL. C.2786.
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NOTICE,
THURSDAY, APRIL 25,
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tho Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auc The Public are horaby notifed
tion, of the following Traffle arrange-
on SATURDAY, ments which will be enforced the 27th, April 1929, at 10.30 aML. during the landing of H.R.H. at The Hongkong and Shanghai The Duke of Gloucester on Hotels Public. Bar. at 16, Dos Thursday, the 25th inst, and Voeux Road, the reception on the H.K. Cricket Club Ground on the 20th Inst.
Rond
Contral
One Very Large: Carved Teak Marble Top Counter with Brass Foot Railings, also the back por 3. Connaught
from Pedder Street to Jack-tion made of Fine Carved Teak son Road will be entirely wood with Fine Oil Painted closed from 10 am to 11.30 Panels and Large Bavelled Mir a.m. Vehicular traffic will proceed via Des Voeux Road Central,
2. Queen's Road Central from Garden Road to leo House Street will be entirely closed to vehicular traffic (except tram cars) from 11 am, to 12 Noon. Wost bodin'd' traffic will be diverted by way of Murray and Chater Roads. East bound traffic from Queen's Road, Contral by way of Pedder Street, Chater Road and Murray Road.
8., No motor cars will be per- mitted to park in City Hall Square, Statue Square, Ward- ley Street and Chater Road from Statue Square to Marray Road between 10. v. .. and 12. Noon.
4. Guests invited to attend st Queen's Pier on 25-4-29
will proceed by way of Murray Road and Connaught Road Central to the Hong- kong Club where they will alight.and walk to the Pier.
Yora,
and
Two Kargo Tank Ice Boxes. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROB
Auctioneers
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Underaigned have received instructions from Rev. Mr. G. E. S. Upsdell to sell by Public Auction,
A
an MONDAY,
the 29th April, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at No. 5, Queen's Gardens Quantity of Valuable Household
Furnituro. and
A Quantity of Blackwood Ware. (Catalogues will be issued.) On View from Sunday, the 28th April, 1929,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,"
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have received
Cars to be parked in Can-instructions to sell by Public naught Road Central east of Auction, the Hongkong Club.
At the conclusion of tho re- ception on the pier, the guests will walk to the City
On MONDAY,
the 29th. April, 1929, commencing at 11 a.m.
at No. 52A, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
Hall by way of Statue Square A Quantity of Valuable Household and Wardley Street.
At 11.30 am. the cars parked in Connaught Rond. Central east of Hongkong Club may bo allowed to proceed to Wardley Street and Statue Square,
5. No bus traffic will be per
mitted west of Garden Road between 10.45 a.m. and 11.30
(1.M.
P
Furniture.
comprising:-
Chesterfield Couch, Chesterfield Chairs, Teak Dining Table, Tonk Dining Chairs, Teak Sideboard, Teak Glass Cabinet, Teak Ice Chests, Brass Ornaments, Chinese Porcelain, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Pictures, Curtains, Carpets, etc., etc.,
Teak Bedstead, Teak Wardrobe 6. Trafie proceeding to and with Glass Door, Teok and Marble from the Upper Levels bo-Top Washstand, Teak Dressing tween 10.30 and 12.30 will Table, Teak Chest of Drawers, be diverted by way of lee Tables, etc. House Street, Lower Albert Road, Wyndham Street and Arbuthnot Road and Vice Verna.
7. Wardley Street between Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central will be entirely closed to traffic between 10.30 and 12.30 hours, except for parking as in Para. 4.
8. Kennedy Road will be entire« ly closed to vehicular traffic from 4 p.m. to 6.30. p.m.
FRIDAY, 26TH INST. Reception at the Hongkong
Cricket Ground.
also
Few Pieces of Blackwood Ware.. (Furniture by Lane, Crawford, Ltd.)
On View from Sunday, the 28th. April, 1929.
Catalogues will be loaned. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions from E. A. 3. Hay ward, Esq., 0.B.E., to sell by Public Auction
on TUESDAY,
1. Guests arriving from the the 30th April, 1929, commencing west of Jackson Road will fat 11 am, at No. 18, MacDonnell enter the Cricket Ground by Road (Lower Flat).
the gate in Queen's Ron:] A Quantity of Valuable
Household Furniture,
Central. Guests arriving from Garden Comprising:- Road and from cast of
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undoraigned have received instructions to soll by Public Auction
on WEDNESDAY the 1st May, 1929, commoncing at 2.30 p.m.... at No. 292, The Peak, Gough Hill. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
comprising:
Chesterfield Couch, Chesterfield
Chaira, Armchairs, Teak Card Table, Standard and Table Lamps, Teak Revolving Book Case, Teak Deak, Pictures, Engravings, Bronze Bronzo and Brass Ornaments Curlos, Curtains, Carpets, etc., etc..
Teak Dining Table, Dining Chairs, Teak. Sideboard,. Dinner Waggon, Glass Cabinets, Silver. and E. P., Ware, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Dinner Crockery, etc., etc.
Iron Bedsteads with Spring Mattresses, Teak Wardrobe, Teak Chest of Drawers, Teak Dressing
FRESH EGGS.
From imported Leghorn Fowls. Limited number available daily 6 cts. each,
HATCHING EGGS.
From Registered White Leghorns recently imported from Canada at $3.00 per dozen.
Table. Tables, Marble Top Wash The Daily Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
Stands, Tollet Sets, elc., etc.
also
Danmol
White Refrigerator, Baths, Cooking Stove, Aluminium Kitchen Utensils
and
Plants in Pots, Palms and Ferns.
On View from Tuesday, the 30th April, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery. Catalogues will be issued.
·LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PURLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions. to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on MONDAY, the 6th May 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddoll Street, Hongkong
The Steamship “DERWENT" (YUET CHOW) formerly known us Steamship "KAM NING” as sho now lles off Yaumati, Hongkong.
Length Breadth Depth
Particulars.
Gross Tonnage Nett Tonnaga
.929' 1"
36' 0".
*25' 0"
..2410
.1602
Average Son Speed 11/12 Knots, Hongkong Lond Line Cortificato expires December 1931.
For further Particulars and Inspection Orders, apply to the Undoraigned:
ľ
TermsAs Customary,
LAMMERT BROS,
. Auctioneers.
"THE BIG CITY.".
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IT IS
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and
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Inspect the latest Gas Cookers at our Showroom in Ice House Street. Ask for fu'l particulars and demonstration.
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West Point and Jordan Road, Kowloon, Telophone C. 47.
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A vivid tale of the underworld of New York in which Lon Chaney plays the difficult part of a criminal gangster, will be shown at the Queen's Theatre from to day to Saturday, Marceline Day plays the heroine who is enmesh- ed in the activities of a criminal organization, and in whose capable hands is the feminine side of a charming romance. Others in the large cast include such popular players as James Murray, Belty Compson and Mathew Betz. A thrilling hold-up of a fashionable Chesterfield Couch, Chesterfield night club, a pólice battle, and other Murray Road will enter by Chairs, Large Armchairs, Teak exciting incidents surround the the gate In Murray Road. Book Case, Teak Hat Stand, Teak absorbing mystery plot. The pic- 2. Exit will be by gates in Dining Table, Bideboard, Toak ture has been lavishly produced by Queen's Road Central and Bedstead, Teak Wardrobe with the director, Tod Browning, who
Straits and Calcutta Is also responsible for the direction Doors, Bevalled Mirror
Teak Murray Road,
of such noteworthy productions as Table, Cara will not be allowed to Dressing
Mahogany "The Unholy Three," "The Road To of Drawers, Teak Mandalay" and many others, approach the gate in Queen's Chest Road Central to pick up Book Stand, Folding Screen, Teak owners or passengers.
Ice Chest, Curtains, Ornaments, Hand Painted Dessert Set, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Utensils, etc.
3. Cars will be parked In Chater Road, Jackson Road outside Hongkong Club, and Connaught Road near the V.R.C.
Also Silver, Balver, Silver-ware, and
And
1 Piano by "Bluthner."
4. Connaught Road Central catglass.
east of Star Ferry and Chater Road east of Queen's Statue will be closed to vehleular: Traffic between 3.30 and 5 p.m.
.
Traffic will proceed vla Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central.
T. IL. KING, Capt. Supt. of Police Hongkong, 22nd April, 1929.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.
48, Des Voeux Road Contral. Government and Admiralty Coal Contractors. HOUSE COÀL. Peak .......at $25.00 per ton. Upper Level ..... $22.00 Kiddia Loral $21.00 Central Office .49 $20.00
The Ordinary General Meeting Kowloon ...***}
$17.00
of the above Company will be The abora pricea include held at the Company's Offices, delivery charges to destination. P. & O. Bullding, on Monday, the
29th of April, 1929, at 11 n.m.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 25th of April to 29th of April, both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers.
MRS. MOTONO
HAND & ELECTRIC MASSAGE
No. BIB, Top Floor, Wyndham B5. Horgony.
1 Gramophone with Cabinet and
Records.
On View from Monday, the 20th
April, 1929. Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, Apr. 28. 1929.
FATAL GUN BURST IN HONOLULU.
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED DURING ARTILLERY
- PRACTICE.
Honolulu, Apr. 18. Two soldiers were killed and seven ofrers injured as the result of! an explosion of a 165 milimetre gun at Fort Kamehameha, one of the forts of the Honolulu Harbour defences to-day.
One soldier la missing.
The big gun exploded with tremendous force during target
BANNED US. NOVEL.
BOSTON'S BOOK CENSORSHIP AT WORK.
Boston, Apr. 18. Boston's book censorship mea- sures again were called into play to-day, this time aginst Mr. Theodore Dreiser's widely dis cussed novel, "An American Tragedy."
A local jury convicted Mr. Donald Friede, A New York | publisher, for selling the book In Boston, finding it Lo be an "obscene work.","
The prosecutor, in asking for a conviction, asserted that the novel contained "matter tending to cor- rupt the morals of youth,"
practice, while firing at a moving target at sea.
The dead are Sgt. K. B. Webbs and Private Parks,
Army officials have refused to confirm reports that a number of are missing.until other soldiers after the report of the Board of Inquiry appointed to Investigate the accident.
Two of the soldiers injured may die; it was learned at the hospital.
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