TO-DAY'S WANTS.
25 WORDS ...
..$1.60,
(88.00 If Not Prepaid.) The following replies have been received:-
607, 671, 678, 658, 685, 691, 695, 705, 709, 720, 722, 727, 729, 732. 734, 737, 738.
BITUATIONS WANTED.
BRITISHER (Young) sçaks employ-
meat in any
Recently factories. toured office Thorough sales and mechanical know. local credentials. ledge. Excellent Please write Dox No. 749, "Hongkong Telegraph."
capacity, Appliances
L
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Large six-roomed Euro- poan FLAT, No. 41, Kennedy Road.
Aerated Apply Thornhill
Water Factory, 2, Tin Lok Lane.
TO LET-Ground Floor of No. 8A, Des Voeux Road Central, at present in the occupation of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, avalladiu Apply to from Art April, 1931. David Sassoon & Co, Ltd.
New
Victor
Records
FOR
JANUARY
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY.
8. Des Voeux Road, Central
Entrance Ico House Street.)
Telephone C. 24648.
ASAHI BEEF
Bole Agent
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
LTD.
SENER BEET HONGKONG
AND PRIZN-
BASANT
BEER
LAGER BEER
SPENALLY
BEST
OPAL
T
Y
'ASSEUR' R. SHIMIDZU. SSEUSE 3. HONDA.
Recommended. for many years of Government. Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, etc., and by all the local doctors.
34, Wyndham Street Tel, 24945.
CHURCH NOTICES.
4.
The Third Sunday After Epiphany.
LOCAL SERVICES.
a.m.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong. 25th January, 1931. Conversion
St. of
Paul,
3un- Third day after Epiphany. Holy Communion 8 n.m. Holy Com- munion (Peak Church) 8 a.m. Children's Service 10 Mattins and Sermon 11 am, Preacher: The Dean. Evensong G p.m. Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop. N. B. Annual Church Meeting Tuesday, January 27th, at 5.30 p.m. in the Cathedral Hall.
Unlon Church, Kennedy Road. Hongkong. Morning Worship, 11 o'clock. Evening Worship. 6 | o'clock. Sunday School, Kennedy Road, 10 a.m. Talkoo, ♬ p.m. Preacher, Rev. E. G. Powell.
First Church of Christ Scientist. Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tran Station. Sunday Bervice, 11.16
a.m. Subject "Truth." The Sunday School
held DB
Morn- Sunday ings, at 10 o'clock. Wednesday Evening Meeting nt 5.30 p.m. Reading Room at above address
Tuesday
Friday, and 10 am to 12 noon, Monday and The Thuraday, 5.30 to 7 p.m. Public is cordially invited to attend the service and visli. the Kending Room. Branch of The Mother Church. Tho First Church of Christ Scientist, In Boston, Mass, U.S.A.
SL
open
Andrew Church, Kowloon. Third Sunday after Epiphany. St. Paul. Communion. Children's Service.
Conversion
8.15 a.m.
10 ILTE,
of Holy
Boys
and
Bible (an for
Morning Young Men. 11 a.m. Prayer and Sermon, Preacher: Rev. F. A, Armstrong. Subject: "What Payekalogy Han to Say About Faith Healing." 2.45 p.m. Sunday Schoolė, 6 p.m. Evening Preacher, Prayer and Sermon. The Vicar. Subject: "An Appeal
the indifferent," Meeting. Thursday, 29th January. 5.30 p.m.
Annual
THE JADE TREE, INC.
Paninsula Hotel Arcade
New
Shipment
of
Jade Tree
Rugs
just opened
JEYES
FLUID
THE
BEST
DISINFECTANT
Obtainable from ALL THE LEADING CHEMISTS, STORES AND PROVISION DEALERS
METALS
of all kinda `especially for ship-building and engineering work. Complete stock. Bost Terms, Immediate delivery.
SINGON & CO ESTABLISHED A. D. 1930. Telephone: 20515. HING LUNG ST.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24,
New Advertisements. THE HONGKONG JOCKEY, CLUB
Lammert's Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Ownera aro reminded that The Undersigned have received entries for the Annual Race Biost-instructions to sell by Public Auc- ing must be in the hands of the tion, Secretary on or before Saturday, 24th January, 1931, at 3 p.m.
By Order,
C. I'HROWN, -
Secretary, Hongkong, 20th January, 1931.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Annual Race Meeting.
28th February, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
7th March, 1931.
Draft Programmes and Entry forms are now ready and may be
obtained upon application to the Secretary.
Entries close on Saturday, 24th January, 1931.
Hongkong, 16th January, 1931.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI. Public TIONS of the Sale by Auction to be held on Monday. the 28th day of January, 1931, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one lot of Crown Land at King Kwong Street, Wong
the Nel Chung. in. Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor King, for uf His Majesty the
one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Inland Lot
No. 3100
Registry Ho.
King Kong Street,
Locality
Wong Nei Chang-
24.
Boundary
Seguremenko,
EW.
fret feet Test|fer
As per anle
plan.
Contents in
Annual
Rental, 1q. feet
About
4,750
R3$
$19,000
Epset Prics |
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"BENREOCH" Consignees of Cargo are heretsy Informed that all Goods are being
on TUESDAY,
the 27th January, 1931, commencing at 11.30 .. At No. 178, The Peak, A Quantity of Valuable Household
Furniture.
Also numerous pot plants. (Full particulars from catalogue) On view from Monday, noon. 26th January, 1931.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions from the Liquidators
of The Industrial Commercial Bank, to sell by Public Auction,
on WEDNESDAY, the 28th January, 1931, commencing at 10.30 am, At the premises of The Indus- trial Commercial Bank, Queen's Road Central,
IT'S AN ILL WIND-
1931.
MORE BOOKS IN BAD TIMES.
"The year 1930 has been the most prolific in the history of Bri- tish publishing," states "The Pub- shera Circular and Booksellers' Record,"
"This may seem extraordinary in a year marked by profound economic depression, and is a proof of the vitality and enterprise of the book trade.
"The 1
financial wind' of stringency has a stimulating effect on reading, as can be proved from the statistics of our public libra- rics. Whon money la scarce for the theatre or the Talkies, then book are discovered."
The number of books recorded na issued during 1990 was 15.393, compared with 14,086 during 1929:
an increase of 1,307.
The most considerable increases were fiction, 198; technology, 137; history, 112; description and tra- vel, 110; biography, 104; science, 100; religion, 90: poetry
and drama, 73; sociology, 71; fine arts, with smaller increases in 64; A Large Quantity of Valuable business, military and naval, Office Furniture and Fittings. literature, games; philosophy,
Agriculture, Comprising:-
geography,
Small Teak
chairs, domestic and education. Office desk, Typewriting tables, Teak filing decreases took pince in Juvenile books, philology and medicine. cabinet, Large carved teak tabi Fiction again accounted for more and chairs, Teak benchos, Book- cases, Teak telephone booth, Large and small steel fling cabinets, Copying press, Remington Type- writer, Wall clock. Table fans, Electric wall fans, Electric light and fittings, Large mirrors, Bur- Sund- roughs adding machine, strand adding machine, Munroe Automatic Calculating machine, Time Stamp Machine, etc.
nl8o
Large Combination Steel cabinet. Herring Hall Marvin Safe.
York Safe.
On view from Tuesday, the 27th
January, 1931.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
than a quarter of the year's total.
September Peak. September's 1.659 books was the highest monthly total for many years.
The highest totals were:
1930. 1929. 3,022 3,724
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
RADIO NOTICES:
Individuals and firma are recommended to register their telegra- phic addresses at the Radlo Offee. No chargo le made for this, **
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded via Siberia if so stiperscribed.
INWARD MAILS.
papers, London 25th Dec, 1930).. Hakone Maru
From
I'er
Due
Europe via Negopatom (Letters and
January 24.
U.S.A. Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hat (San Francisco 26th Dec. 1930.) Pros. Hnyes.....................
January 24.
Shanghai and Swatow ..... 2. Sunning Shanghai and Europa vin Siberia
.January 24,
London 6th Jan.)
Rondo
January 25.
Japan and Amoy Manlle
Tillwong
January 20.
Pres. Jackson
..January 26.
Canada, U.S.A., Honolule, Japan and Shanghal (Vancouver B. C. Brd Jan.)
Emp, of Asia...
January 20.
Khiva
January 20.
Yuen Sang
..January 20.
Pres, Taft
January 26,
Straits
Calcutta and Straits
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco 2nd Jan.) Japan Amoy
Sandakan
Amoy & Swatow
Java and Manila
Japan and Shanghai
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai
(Seattle 10th January) Europe vin Bucs (letter & papers
London 1st., Jan, 1931 and parcels · 25tb., Dec. 1930)
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai-
(Seattle 7th January) Javn
Shanghai &-Amey
Japan and Shanghai Australia and Manila Japan..
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (Vancouver B.C. 17th January)
Ginyo Maru Tjikembang Tjipanas Cremer Tjimanoek
Comorin
Hikawa Maru
Storviken
„January 27. January 27.
Wed., Jan. 28,
Wed, Jan. 28,
January 28.
January 30.
Pres. McKinley
January 30.
Malwa
. Fri., Jan, 00,
Andre Lebon Tanda
January 81. January 81. Sun, Feb. 1, .February 8.
February 4.
La Plata Maru.
February 3.
Emp. of Canada .....
.February 7.
.February 7.
.February 9..
Tjibadok
U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco 9th January) Pres. Fillmoro 11.8.A.. Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal (San Francisco 10th January) Pros. Jefferson
OUTWARD MAILS,
Fiction
Juvenile
1,479 1,500
Religion
1,074
976
Sociology
976
904
on the previous day.
Biography
810
706
For
Poetry and drama
796
723
Saigon
Manita
BOY'S DIARY OF DEATH
PLAN TO END OWN LIFE DESCRIBED,
Remarkable extracts from a boy's
EUROPEAN diary, in which he detailed bis plans
WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER & ENGRAVERquest on Henry Isaac Poyser (17),
5. Nathan Road, Kowloon,
Sale and Repairing of Gold and Silver Goods, Any kind of Wacebon, Chronometer, Chrono- graphs. Repeaters, Speedometers, Typewriter and aayiking in the line of delicate mechanism, All orders executed promptly at moderate
H. BOGDATSKT,
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT.
to end his life, were read at an in-
tailor's cutter, of Larrain-terrace, Sheepsear, Leeds, at Scarborough
His body was recovered from the дел.
The father. Nathan Poyser, a wholesale wool merchant, said his son suffered from debility and com- plained of tiredness.
The coroner, Mr. Claude Royle, read extracts from a notebook found in the boy's pocket.
"Gave li
money. Go to Scar- borough, on Wednesday by train, going commit suicide there by through railings on Marine Drive al high tide. Emoke in train."
There was reference to "five
landed at their risk into the hazardous Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents, shillings, roughly, for smoking on
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Whar? and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be
btained.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 31st January 1931, will be subject to real.
"PEAK MANSIONS"
Prince Edward Road,
Kowloon
Detached and Semi-detached villas. Modern construction with garage. "Cambay Buildings”
All claims against the steamer inust be presented to the Undersiga Flats with modern conveniences ed on ur before the 14th
February
1931, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th January 1931, at 10 a.m.,
Mesara, Goddard and Douglas.
rd.
by
No Fire Insurance has been effect-
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents. Hongkong, 24th January, 1981.
N. Y. K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
From EUROPE and STRAITS.
The Steamship,
"HAKONE MARU" having arrived from the above ports, Consignces of Curge, are hereby in- formed that their Goods are belon landed aut placed at their rink in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at
delivery Kowleen, whence
may by obtained.
Cont not clared by the 30th January 1931, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left in the Gotown for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdays and Fridays, al 2.30 p.in. within the free storage Period.
All claims must be presented within rrrial ten days of the steamer's hare, after which date they cannot be
recognized.
No claims will be admitted after BISQUIT DUBOUCHE
the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance has been affected,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1931.
MRS. MOTONO. Massage.
Hand and Electric 214 Wyndham Street.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS 9. UZUNOYE 57, Queen's Rond 0., Zad floor, "Expert" MassEDSE.
BRANDY.
TRULY EXCELLENT
Obtainable from all Wine Merchants.
SOLE AGENTS ·
THE CENTRAL TRADING CO,
suicide trip to Scarborough," and the last entry read:
"H. Poyser, Decuniber 21, 1930, aged 17. Committed suicide above dale. Reasons: No prospects, eternal tiredness, excessive mor- bidness, ultra super nervousness,”
A verdict of "Suicide during tem- Dorary insanity" was returned.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD),
COPENHAGEN.
The Motor-Vessel,
"AFRIKA" having arrive consignees of cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or exten hazanlous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. where delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after 31st January 1931, at 4 p.m. will be subject to runt.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Mesars Anderson and Asho on the 30th January 1931, at 10 n.nl.
All claims against the vessel miunt be presented to the Undersigned before the 4th February 1931, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by
JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD. Agents Hongkong, 24th January, 1931.
WHEN AT HOME
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MAY BE PURCHASED AT
SELFRIDGE'S
LONDON, W.L
Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutos sarller than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and when maile are advertisse to close at or bofore 9 m. registered and pareol mails are closed at 8 p.m.
Per
Date and Time: Shun Chih....Sat., Jan. 24, 4.30 p.m. Pres. Inyes.....Sat, Jan. 24.5 p.m. Cheong Shing...Ba, Jan. 24, 6 p.m. Kaigan .8un., Jan. 25. ↑ a.m. Hozan Maru....Sun., Jan. 26, 9 a.m.
*Swatow and Foochow Bangkok vla Swałow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ...... Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and *Europe vin San Francisco
:
Shanghai and Europe via Siberia..
Swatow Amoy
Iloihow & Iniphong Shanghai, Japan and Europe
Siberia
Sw..tow, Amoy and Foochow Mazilo
Swatow
Amoy
Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Straits
Shanghai & Europe via Siberin
vin
Pres. Jackson
Parcela
Registration Lottors
Mon., Jan. 23.
.3.90 p.m.
.4.15 p.m.
.5.00 р..
(Due San Francisco, 18th Feb. Pres. Jackson... Mon.,
Registration
Letters
Jan, 20.
5.00 p.m. .0.00 p.m.
Hydrangen....Mon, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. Yuensang Mon., Jan. 26, 5.00 p.m. New Mathilde Tues., Jan. 27, 8.30 a.m..
Khiva.....Tues., Jan. 27, 10.30 am. Hatching....Tucs, Jan. 27, 1 pm. Pros, Taft Tues., Jan. 27, 4.30 pm. Hang Sang...Tack, Jan. 27,5 p.m. Taiyuan....Wed., Jan. 28, 8.30 p.m. Klungchow Thurs., Jan. 29, 10.30 am, Cremer..Thurs., Jan. 29, 10.80.-p.m. Tjipanas
Thurs., Jan. 20, .5 p.m. 4 p.m. Fri, Jan. 30, 1 p.m.
Reg. Letters
Haiyang
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsellies Comoria
Sat., Jan. 31. K.P.O. Parcels....Jan. 80, 4.80 p.m. Registration Jan. 31, 9.00a.m. Letters 10,00 a.m.
G.P.O. Parcels ........Jan. 30, G p.m. Registration Fan. 31, 9.45 a.m. Lettors...10.30 am (Duo Marseilles 27th Feb.)
Parcela Registration Letters
Sat, Jan. 31, - Jan. 30, 6 p.m.
Manila, Rabaul, Australia and Now
Zealand via Brisbane
Nellore
Jan. 31, 8.30 am.
.Sat,
Jan 21,
Jan. 30, 5 p.m.
(Due Brisbane 17th February),
Japan and Canada via Victorin B.C. Tyndareva
Manila Japan Sandakan
Strafts and Calcutta
Manila & Java via Sourabaya..... Saigon, Stralts, Coylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, via Aden, Egypt and Europo Marseilles
Straits
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu and "San Francisco and Europe via Siberia
Registration Letters
.8.10 am.
..10 a.m.. (Due Victoria B.C. 24th February.) Prez, McKinley Sat., Jan. 31, 4.80 p.m. Ginyo Maru ....Sat., Jan. 31, 6 p.m. Yusong
-Sun, Feb. 1, § a.m.
.Mon.. Feb. 2. Noon. .1 p.m.
Kutsang
Parcels Letters
Tjibadak....Tues. Feb. 3, 1.30 a.m.
Andre Lebon
Registration Letters
Registration
Tues., Feb. 3. E.P.O.
.1 p.m.
.1 p.m.
Letters!
G.P.O.
.1.45 p.m. ..2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 6th Mar.) Philoctetes....Tuce., Feb. 3, 2 p.m.
Asama Maru
Wed., Feb. 4. Registration....Feb. 2, 5 noi. Letters......Feb. 4, 8.80 a.m. (Due San Francisco 25th February}. *Superscribed Correspondence only.
WANTED
AT ONCE
MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC.,
will be very gratefully received by the
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
,
at its Room at the
CITY HALL
ON
Mondays and Thursday) from 10.80 a.m. to 12.00 noon.
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