TO-DAY'S WANTS
25 WORDS
ONE DOLLAR
($1.50 IF NOT PREPAID}} The following replies have been received:-
295, 300, 301, 305, 306, 313 344, 363, 371, 374, 376, 381, 385, 411, 426, 427, 443, 445."- 455, 461, 462, 465, 474, 476, 480, 505, 512, 544, 645, 547, 550, 556, 568, 599, 595, 598.
SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED.-Foreign and Chinese Salcamen to sell Neon Signs on commission basis. Big money can be made by hustlera! Apply to Sales Manager, Chinese Neonlite Company, 68, Queen's Road Cen-
tral.
SITUATIONS WANTED. POSITION
WANTED.-Experi-' need over-seer in Building Con struction, Secks port, best creden- tinla, Supervised Repulse Bay Hotel Building start to finish and many other constructions work. References can be inspectel on farburable interview, Write Box so, "Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE.
Offers invited For DESIRABLE RESIDENCE in Peak District (naar Motor Rond): Furnished or unfurnished; 'Mo- dern Sanitation; Four Large Rooms with Enclosed Verandahs; Two Bathrooms, Pantry, Drying Room, etc., etc.
Write-Box No. 564, "Hongkong Telegraph."
care of
FOR SALE-A variety of choice Christmas gifts, Including sliver- plated ware, ranging from $1., to $100. Going fast at SINO'S, 55, Queen's Road Central.
AND
'CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Vessel
"BELLEROPHON"
From UNITED KINGDOM' vin SINGAPORE.
the hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Halt'n Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signees risk and subject to termin and conditions of storage at Holt'a Wharf. -The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 27th Dec. Optional cargo will, not he landed here, unless notice line been given prior to steamer's arrival.but carried) on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesday and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have. left the steamer's Go- down, and all Goods remaining un- delivered after the 3rd January, 1930. will be subject to rent!
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented la the undersigned, on or before the 17th January, 19:10. or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents, Hongkong, 26th December, 1929...
N. Y.. K. LINE
(NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) From EUROPE und STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"DELAGOA MARU, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Campany's, Godowns at Kow-
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET Office Rooms, Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank Build Ing. Apply to Sang Kee, same Building.
Office (2 Rooms) to be let from 1st January, 1930, in Hongkong Club (Annex). Apply Secretary, Hongkong Club,
OFFICE TO LET.-Des Voeux Road Central comprising spacious general office and two private offices. Apply DENISON RAM & GIBBS, 8A, Des Voeux Road Cen- tral.
GODOWNS TO LET.
Two Godowns at Praya East, Glou- cester Road, about 7,400 and 8,600 ft. ench opposite to Kwang Sang Hong Ltd., Factory. One Godown at Whitfeld Road, about 4,000 ft. next to. Kwang Sang Hong Ltd., Glass "Factory. Please apply. La Kwang Sang Hong Ltd.
APARTMENTS TO LET.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26,
New Advertisements
ST. GEORGE'S BALL
"
6TH JANUARY, 1990.
Members are requested to send in their applications for tickets to the Ball as soon as possible to Mr. S. T. Butlin, Hon. Secretary, / Linstead and Davis,
MOTORISTS.
BRIDGE-BUILDING CHANGES.
WEIGHT OF MILITARY
MACHINES:
Militar engineers have been en gaged since the war designing and testing new bridging equipment capable of carrying the new armour- ed fighting machines and other mechanical vehicles.
Colonel A. Brough, who is on the staff of the Master-General of the Ordinance at the War Office, speak- ing at the Royal United Service Institution, said that the heavier transport now used on the roads was perplexing the minds of the civil engineers, since many of the road and railway bridges were not constructed for the present weight
THE MAN LEE CO. " has pleasure in announcing that Mr. AH KEE, late Chief Chinese Mechanic, Hongkong Hotel Gar-pf traffic, age, is now in charge of the RE- PAIR SERVICE
Repairs undertaken by expert
workmen under the personal "su- pervision of. Ah Kee.
Satisfaction guaranteed.. REPAIR SHOP at junction of Percival St. and Praya East. Tel. Ah Kee will attend to your Car PERSONALLY, PROMPTLY, ECONOMICALLY.
(C.150.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
In accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Bunka will be CLOSED for the Transac tion of Public Business on WED- NESDAY and THURSDAY, 25th and 26th of December (Christmas Holidays).
HUNTLEY & PALMERS" BISCUITS,
By mutual consent; we cease to Messrs. Huntley & 31st, Palmera after December 1929.
NESTLE & ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO, Hongkong and South China Branches.
represent PRIVATE HOTEL, "VICTORIA
HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, rooms with full board from 395, to $130, per month,, double rooms for 2 persons with full board from $180 per month, daily rates from $4 per day, Europhun management. Tel, K.357
CONSIGNEES NOTICE. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION CO., LTD.
Consignees per Company's Cessel
*"DEMODOCUS"
From" UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE
are hereby notified that their cargo will be discharged into Holl's Wharf Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- signees risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 27th December.
Optional cargo will not he landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extenda.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours 10.46 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining un- delivered after the dril Janunry. 1980 will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 17th January, 1930,
or they will not be recognized,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 26th December, 1929.
leon, whe
whence delivery may be obtain-Ho traffic rule for ''Speedy.' Goods not cleared by the 31st Dec. The laughs come too fast 1920 will be subject to rent
for any cop to halt them. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Harold Lloyd knows where Consigneo's and the Co.'s representa he's going, and he's got a tives on any Tucadays and Fridays, firm grip on the steering
wheel.
at 2.30 p.m. within the free storage Period.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, 'after which date they cannot be roż "cognized.
No claims will be admitted after C the goods have left the Godowna.
No fire insurance has been affected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
.Agents: Hongkong, 24th Dec. 1929.
TIENTSIN CARPETS
Special Show at CHELLARAM'S
OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL.
PRICES MODERATE
IN
See Harold Lloyd, SPEEDY "
AT THE
MAJESTIC
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
SATISFACTION !
YOU WILL GET IT FULLY AT THE
FIAT GARAGE
67, Des Voeux Road C, Tel. C 4821
HUNTLEY & PALMERS' BISCUITS.
We hereby give notice that, by muttal consent, Messrs, Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., China Hongkong and South Branches, will no longer represent us after the 31st December, 1929.
HUNTLEY & PALMERS, LTD., Reading & London,
HUNTLEY & PALMENS' BISCUITS.
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We hereby give notice that we have appointed Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., to represent us, from the 181 January, 1930, in Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow and South China.
HUNTLEY & PALMERS, LTD., Reading & London,,
HUNTLEY & PALMERS' BISCUITS,
We have pleasure in announcing that we have been appointed, as from January 1st, 1930,
2
Solo Representatives of MESSRS, HUNTLEY & PALMERS, LTD,
READING & LONDON.
for Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy Foochow and South China.
Orders will be accepted by us at Manufacturers' prices and dia- counts.
་
DODWELL & CO., LTD., HONGKONG
And FOOCHOW.
CANTON
"PEAK MANSIONS.” CITUATED within Two Kinutes' Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Bide of the Leland. Ready for Occupation.
Five-Roomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTS.
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Hift.
Apply to
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wall calendar is, to hand from
the Java Chinn Japan Lyn and a Christmas card from the Far East, Aviation Company,”
Lammert's Auctions
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"The Undersigned have received structious to sell by Public
on Monday,
Auction,
the 30th December, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m. "At No. 268, The Peak, (No. 5, Stewart, Terrace), A Quantity of Household
Furniture,**
"On View from Sunday, the 29th December, 1929.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
The milltary engineer was watch-
A Brilliant example of that type ing with interest the dealguing of of work was seen in the temporary bridges by their civilian colleagues, Waterloo Bridge. The problems the materials used, and the method that faced the military engineer of erection
were extraordinarly diverse since As in the last war. so in any the army was called upon to fight in future emergency, the civil en any part of the world. gineers would come forward with Replying to a question as to their great experience and resource what arrangements had been made to assist the Royal Engineers in to transport heavy war material building the more permanent types, to distant theatres of war, the that co-ordinated of bridges on the lines of com-ecturer said munication.
Imachinery existed.
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Bole Wholesale Agents:
1929:
POST OFFICE NOTICE
"RADIO NOTICES.
The Radio, Office, where full information consernite mil wicelain set rices may be obtained at all Himas, is situated on the ground door of the Pod. Building in Dex Voeax Road, next to the General Post Once,
Individuals and firms are recommended to register their telegra phic addresses at the Radio Office. No charge is made for this.
From 16th Decembor to 5th January inclusive radiotelegrams cons veying Christmas and New Year Greetings will be accepted for trans- mission to Canada and the United States of America. For rates and other particulars apply to the Radio Telograph Office.
Isles, are for Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles. warded via Siboria if so superscribed. S
The parcel post service to the Province of Kwangel is resumed and letter malls are again being forwarded by direct steamers:
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There will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and one delivery "of re- gistered correspondence each day at 9 am,- d
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
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LORD ROSEBERY'S LIFE TRAGEDY.
CAREER CHANGED BY WIFE'S DEATH.
Perhaps the most popular book of reminiscences of recent years was Lord and Lady Aberdean's "We Twa."
Now these two delightful writera have given us some more of their
noon, 1.p.m
people thought that he neglected: bor, because there was so little outward demonstration on his part:
He and I had one or two talks on the subject, and I think it is not infringing on the sacred privacy of such conversation to record with what deep emotion." he spoke of Hannah, a beings everything to him, and how ho depended on her advice and could not bring himself to show what he felt,
DODGE & SEYMOUR (CHINA) Ltd. recollections in "More Cracks with valued ber devotion, but that he
Canton Road, Shanghai.
Parker Duofold
Wa Twa (Methuen, 15)
Of the late Lord Rosebery the book says
The great tragedy of Rose bery's life was the death of his wife in 1890 We are convinced that had she lived all his sequent career would have been changed, for she was a woman of great sagacity, as well as of A most affectionate nature
She adored her husband, and hung upon his every y word but
how
sier des
He knew people misunde stood, and was deep by the ideas that had and realised, the desirab COTTA them, and pathetically what her Two of the
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