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G. P. LAMMERT

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

AND BURTETOR;

Public Auction-

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY.

DY Kind Formission of the Military Authorities & DANOE will be held on SATURDAY, the 7th instans at 8.30 p.m. in the Canaser DANCE) HALL, Mar Parade Uround. Tickele of Admission, including light Rakrosh ment, at $2 per head, will be obtala able at the entrance. The Official connected with Heather Day and the Fair request all ladies who assisted"; in these fauctions to attend me their gdesty.

Any surplus funds. after expens are paid go to St. Andrew's War Charities.

Late Trams and Ferries will be arranged.

INTIMATIONS

METEOR CARACE

Sole distributors of "

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles. for Hire

and for Sale at reasonable Prices,

'Phone 2500.

85 Den. Veux Roed

Central

There will be no Asetions, Raller BARGAINS.

"de other Organisations,

The Refreshments will be supplied

by the Hongkong Hotel.

P. TOD,

Hon: Secretary.

HONGKONG .ELECTRIC CO.,

LIMITED...

WING, to Alterations and Repairs at the Power Station the SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY will be SHUT OFF on SUNDAY, the Sch December, from 7 AM to 1 P.M.

-". GIBB, LIVINOSTON & CO.,

Agents,

"

Hongkong, December 5, 1918.

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL.

ORGAN

RECITAL.

MONDAY next

AT

6 P.M.

PALATINE INSURANCE COM- PANY, LIMITED.. (Incorporated in England) - WE HAVE This Day bean

appointed AGENTS for the buye Company, in Hongkong, and are prepared to accept FIRE BISKS on Buildings and Merchandise at Current Rates.

HASTINGS, HODGE & CÓ. Hongkong, December 3rd; 1918,

FOUND

UND,

MOUND. In Koloon a long haired Black & White DOG. Bread uncertain. Licence No. 743. Owner caa hava name by applyin as the Palace Hotel, Kowloon,

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

FANCY DRESS (CALICO) BALL. CITY HALL, FRIDAY, DEC. 13TH, 1918,

Members of Folic Hoserve... 83. Non-Members

TUCKETS" may

through Member

Reserve only Applicati made in person to the

aittee

ter

the bon

by letter will not be

Calico Fancy Dress 15 pot

Appication

40% DISCOUNT.

FOR LADIES DANCING

SHOES.

A. TACK & CO..

26, Des Voeux Road Central.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CHEESE!

CHEEST!!!

CHEESE!!!

Adda variety to your diet and is Healthful Food..

American Cheese. Cottage Cheese. French

Ficnic Conlammier

Potted

H

ERECTOR.

The Toy bike. structural Steel A Minsture of the MECHANICAL WORLD you will never grow tired of making ERECTOR, MODELS becaus8

it's the meat-

FASCINATING TOY

in the world.

GRACA & CO.,

DIARES IN

Toys, Postage Stamps, Flower and Vegetable Seeds, & &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong,

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

*NEW YORK, AS

· SAN FRANCISCO, USA,

„Branches :m.

UANTON:

SHANGHAI

YOKOHAMA.. BOMBAY,

HEAD OFFICE: King's Evitatson, HONGKONG.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

Other Fancy Dresses MADE

Uroes may be word,

iven, however only? For

original costumes made of E

The lane of Tickets will CLOSE

ESDAY December 10th,

Hongkong, Nov 20, 1918.

ORDER

The

THE CHINA MAILS

"Three Castles Virginia Cigarettes

MAGNUMS

WD&H.OWIS

Bristol & London

It's

same sweet

"Three Castles" Virginia Cigarette you have always smoked, made in a larger size.

Ask for the

Magnum size

SA

NOTIC

G. FALCONER & CO. LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mans

Agasts for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOGULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,

* High Class English Jewellery,

SHING KEE CO. SODA MERCHANTS,

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

"OF

--Caustic Soda, Soda ash,” Mazli

of Soda, Refined Bicarbonate of Soda,

and Boda Crystal, Bisao Falphate of Ammonis, etc.

"ALWAYS IN

STOCK.

No. 33, Das, Voux BOAD WEST, HONGKONG

હું

"The Targer

Cigarette with a Pedigree

The Wins CnQf

advertisement to waited by the British-American TobacOR

BRIDE 16, BRIDEGROOM 78.

The age of a couple just married at Fenge totalled 154 year the bride being 76 and the bridegroom 79. A grandson

THE RT. HON. JOHN BURNS.

.....

Another life-long abstainer who will no go to the poll at the forthcoming general election is the Rt. Hon. John Buzas,

THEATRICAL WEDDING,

M4

Go, Graves, the comedian, wie maz- Zed at Liverpool recently to Madža Captop, the principal art in The Man

af the bride, Mr Mary Green, who ar the member, for Battersea, since 1892 From Torojto," saw appearing Brigh|

rived home froth the front just belare the ceremony, proudly undertook the Játy of giving sway his grandmother.

-

THE INDIAN REVENUE.

He was a working engineer and came to the front during the Trafalgar Square tists and the great dock strike. He was a man of exceptional attainments and" a powerful speaker. He was appointed

too. Six Moshsil Hall was the best man. The bridegroomy gave his age as 42. It is the jumation of the cuple to. abortly pay a combined rip of pleasure mal business to Australia.

A Sims memage of "November 9 states President, Local Government Board, APPEAL FOR HER SEVENTH SON.

J

that the current year continues to be a 100%, and was the first working man to phenomenal one in the matter of Govern hold Cabinet, rank in England. He.

A woman with 8 sons, 5 of whom are. ment of India revenue. The total civil piloted the Housing and Town Flaming in the Army and 1 in the Navy, appear

Dow Bill through the Commons in 1910 and receipts to the end of September published are up by nearly Rs. crores, assisted in settling the Port of London

as compared with the corresponding Strike 1911. Is February, 1914, he be Agure last year. Ballway netipis ac came President of the Board of Trade, conta for an increase of close upon but resigned in August.. another Es.. 6 crores, making a total im provement of nearly Rs. 12 crores.

A GERMAN BAND IN SPAIN:

FORTY-TWO STOREYS" HIGH.

The highest building west of the insis

The A gentleman who has recently return.sippi is in Seattle, Washington. od from Spain vouches for the following tower rises dot. above street level, incigent, which took place at Bilbao in The building covers a plot that is 108ts. the Sng week of September: Three Ger- by 1201 The main structure is twenty. man soldiers, belonging to the band ci one story high, and to this the tower

Ad before Salford Hundred Appeal Tci- bual in respect of the only other mem her of her dardly who was clipble for service. She produced a certificate to the effect that he was an in-patient at the infirmary, and said thas 2 of her sous had been twice wounded and 2 twien gasted. Adjourned.

JUDGE'S LOST LUNCHEON.

Judge Crawford luncheon, ordered to be tent to him as usual at Bouth end County Court, mysteriously disappeared. inquiry bowed that a new errand-boy

a certain German regiment, applied to adds twelve storeys. In addition to this had been sent with it from the restau-

Bring that here; it is for me," and

wait for another.

their Consul for assistance When this there are two storey's below street level.ract. As he was passing the prisoner's in the courtyard a prisoner, was refused they brought their instru-The height to the Tintern at the top of go **** ments end, stationing themselves before the tower is equivalent to forty-two awaiting an escort, called out to him, their Consulate, played fire the German storeys. The moundation rests on 1.276 National Anthem and then the "lar conczele piles driven to a depth of 50ft. he passed it to him through the bars. sellinise. Afterwards they told the on-below, the surface. In building the The judge hat to lookers that the state of affairs in Ger foundation-4,000 barrels of cement and Tracheon. mang was horrible, and that the story more than 1,000 tons of steel pere med. about boiling down the dead" for grease in the foundation piles & total weight was perfectly irae. Their action natur- of 75,500 protons is cafeed the steel ally, infuriated "the Germans resident in for the superstructure alone weighing Bilbo, since the incident gave rise to $,733 gross to

conside distance and presliced.

the German position in no amal degree. OLD BILL T. HINDENBURG

STRICTER CEFISOR

IN JAPAN.

Od Bill having a round with the oor?

Jet Hindenbart has provided Cappeln. iful, theme for

NO PLACE LIKE HOME,

In the Search light, issued, by New slanders, Larut. CeCertley writes: A-Int Hin Stra els Yae: soli

Zealand has... metu znany.

the more he has seen of thes

be has realised ́how

Lithe justice of its lawE;.

Bitanem, thảd virto

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AND

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