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G. P. LAMMERT.

INTIMATIONS

AUCTIONEER, APPRAÍSER - METEOR GARAGE

AND SURVEYOR.

Public Auction-

TRE Undersigned bas receïred la- structions to sell by Public auction,

ON

FRIDAY, January 17, 1918. .commsucing at 9.30 p.m.

this Balor Rooms, Duddell Street, A Collection of Vatxablo Chinese Curios.

ecmprising -

coloured, 3-coloured & blue & whita vases, plates, bowls, & figures from Kanghi, Kienlung & Towkwang periods. Also

Kanghi Powder Blas vase with 5- coloured decoration (very fine specimen) King White Goddess of Mercy"

frare porcelain)

Genuine Sung Yuen Vases

On view from Thursday, the 18 inst.

·Cataloguse will be imed

ŽENA KRETANTINO, on delivery,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, Jan. 10, 1919.

FL

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices.

'Phone 2500,

65 Des Voeux Road Contrai

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy

Virginia Cigarettes

Finest Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies

an ideal of the manufac

turers to produce the finest of Virginia Cigarettes.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1919.

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD. WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for ---AÐMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES.

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English "Jewellery.

MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

ALL our Factos, bear the "Booster" label and are made from Fleer of the Best Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour Gluten is easier to digest and contains mora nutriment than Starch Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World.

Termis moderate, especially for Agencies. Ordera executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD Head Office: No. 47 and 45, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Telephone 1939. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3385. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street. Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable address BWOWALL

TUESDAY, January 21, 1919, Commencing at 9:45 pm,

as his Sales Rooms Duddell Strees, 1. "Studebaker" 7'seater

«Touring Car (8 eylinders). 1-Studebaker" 7 senter

Touring Car (4 cylinders). The above are in fine running con- dition being practically new and have electric starting and lighting systems.

On view: Now.

Terms: Cash on delivery,

GEO. P LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET

TING of the HONGKUNG LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will be held in the CITT BALL, on TUESDAY, Janu ary-21st, at 12 oclock Nood.

NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony held under the auspices of the Victorin Recreation Club.

Entries close on the 2nd January and are to be accompanied by Ent saco Fee of $2.

The number of points to be played and other arrangements will be decided

at a meeting of the Competitors.

HON. SECRETARY V.RC.

NOTICE.

TENDERS which mast ha prciosed in enter ever and marked "Tender" will be received at the French Conan. late up to Noor on 20th January 1919 for the purchase of the French Gua boats

די

"AROUS” & “VIGILANTE"

Length 149 feet 3.. Breath 24'.. 3

Dreft

3

7

Compound ragines 587 N.H.P.

2 Thorneycroft boilers 142 lbs pres mare twin screws. The reBaels may be inspected at H. M. Kewkon Yard Depot from where the successful renderer must take delivery, vessels.co be sold as they are with all stores farma- ment, ammunition and scientific instru- ments excluded.)

Portions of each vessel's stores are lying at Shameen, Caston and at the Davel Deck Yard Saigon, Expense of delivering boch utores to be for account of the successful tenderer.

Seperata offers should be mide for h-Gunboat.

Successful tenderer must pay pur-} chose meney to this Consulate before the 26th inst, immediately upon which delivery of the vessel will be granted.

This Conante Reserves to self the right to accept or refuse any tender.

Kof accountable for errors in descrip-

5 of the price for all expenses Dented.

Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1919.

THE NEW - FRENCH DEMEDY.

THERAPION NĚ. 1 THERAPION NⱭ. 2 THERAPION NĚ.3

-Mart & Cars Bindôme datarrh + Kn Feer Flood a (Jain D'ESSS04, 134, & for Chronie Waak501180. WILD BY GRADIATEKENISTE, SWAT DEERNANDAN CRASHES.CoRock- W&Lenoem. SKE TRADE MARKED WORD THERAPION, IS ON SHAFT, GOVT. STAMME AFFIXED TO GENUINE PACKETS

FRENCH LESSONS

MO UUSION,

Imrison Hill:Ford,

KODAKS

& FILMS

Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

A. TACK & CO., 26, Des Voeux Road Central

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

"BUTCHERS MEATS:

Beef, Matton, Lamb. Rabbits, Hares. Sausages,

Brawn,

Pressed Beef Purity. Excellence.

JUST RECEIVED

FRICED CATALOGUE

A

of

WAR STAMPS and Stampe issued in consequence

of the War.

S. G, WAR ALBUMS "

for the provisional issue of the Allied Powers and Neutral Countries.

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GRACA & CO. No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Box 620,

Hongkong

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in NEW YORK, BAN FRANCISCO, USA.

Branches:-

CANTON; YOKOHAMA.

BOMBAY,

HEAD OFFICE: PLUCE'S BUILDING

HONGKONG.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

STO

Embassy

VIRGINIA' CIGARETTES

WD&HOWILLS

DRSTOL &

This shortement & Boned by the Doden-Komirkan Talacca Ca, las

PERMANENT WAR SHRINE

To commemorate the tessution of bosti.

lities Mr. S. J. Woring has asked Sir Edwin Lutyear to prepare a new design Lor a permanent shrine for Hyde Park (which shall symbolise the viktory of right over might, and the triumph of justice. Mr. Wiring is anxious that this memorial shall be in every way fitting to the great aubject which it will commemorate, and he is informed that it will east hin, roughly, £50,000.

A TEMPLE OF FAME.

+

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARET

MANY LINER BOOKINGS.

Thousands of people whose homes are

overseas and who have been detained in Great Britain by shipping difficulties are applying for passaged Shipping com panies reports are:

White Star.- per cent, increase of bookings to New York; one ship a week; hope to have two a week"shortly.

Lion-Castle. A waiting as of 3,000 for Capetown and Fast Afries. Probably the first purely passenger ship for two years will leave next month..

F. and O-Hundreds" registered for India; no prospect of heats to Asstrolia.

Orient.-Registering for Australia zo ships yet.

·To commemorate the services of East Lancashire regimenta "the war it in proposed to build a Temple of Fame" in Manchester. This would be the cen teal portion of the City Art fallery which the Corporation intend to build. ETON A, B ON STEPS OF THRONE, The scheme, as approved by the Art Gal

P.M.S.Pregistered in the last few days for South America."

lery Committee, is that names of All East | Lord Lincolnshire tells the following Lancashire regiments should form a port story of what happened one svening in of the decorative work, and that some of the House of Lordar the colours scald rest there,

MARRYING LIMBLESS MEN.'

Discussing the transmission in marriage of acquired deformities or war injuries, Major Medom. Eeries, M.B., says particular shape of us, sixth too, or a dimple on the cheek will ran to family.

Bat a deformity soul se a moshed nose, the loss of limb, a scar, or a severe wound in the face is not reproduced

a child.

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Sold in tins of 505 25 Cigarettes

also "packets of 10's

KITCHENER'S END..

A New York message was to this effect: Mr. Henry W. Napp, & enmmissioner

of the Salvation Army in Russia, at pre-

sent in New York, in the course of s speech, declared that the ex-Trasiba had a private telegram wire from the Winter Palaes as Petrograd to Potsdam and told the Kaiser all the Allied, plans. When

she learned that Earl Kitchener conterd plated a visit to "Russia, she gave the German Government the fullest details, which resulted in the sinking of the ven Bel and his vien:h.

The fact is that this Salvation Army. person, who aight to have known better, was merely repeating gossip that he had heard in the States, "hot in Russia.

MADRAS SHOOTING TRAGEDY.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

FANCY PERFUMES,

EAU DE COLOGNE,

TOILET SOAPS,

MANICURE SETS.

SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

14. Queen't Read, Central,

Telepaone No. 000.

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whooting tragedy took place in the Fort, Madras, on December 12, says an Indian puper, in which Fte, Burrows shot Sergt. McDonoghue through, the head in his room in the barracks. The map succeeded in evading arrest and got out at the Feit, but Lance-Corporal Black burn and Pte. Hyams pursued him. Ho A messenger came in and said to nee,

turned in a rickshaw in which he was An able seaman wants to speak to yoq.* trying to escape and fired at the former I went out and saw a handsome boy, 18 but fortunately missed him. He had got as far as the Evening Bazaar near the years old. He said, want to see Semorial Hall when Sub-Inspector Went George Cave taking Els sest. Will you wood met him and persuaded him to sur put me on the steps of the throne render and hand over his rifle. This he and entirely under new management Cuisine under the personal supervision Recently renovated and rofurnished, electria light and fans throughout said, Before I can give a nastrer, what did saying that he had shot w Sergeant of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooms Terms moderata Special terms to is your name? He replied, My name

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That boy left on when was 13, enlisted in the Royal Navy, and for over a year has been picking up mines. I put him on the steps of the throne, and now duty to his God and his country. That he has gone back to his ship to do bis

The Earl De La Warr succeeded on the

A GERMAN PIGEON LOFT.

It is quite, safe for the scarred or is the kind of men, that we bedr limbles soldier to wala healthy women,ways Major Eecles, for the death of his father in 10154. offspring will not reproduce his defects. It is up to the women to marry these me, even though deformed, and bear them children as a solace for their affic tions and for the maintenance of our glorious heritago;'*

THE GREAT WALL OF

in Fatt as the latter threatened to kill im. He was then taken to the Flower Bazaar Police station and was subsequent

handed over to the military authorities at Fort S. George

HOW BALLIN DIED.

The correspondent to the Daily Ex- presa" at "Amsterdam stabes that the suicida of Herr-Ballin, the shipping mag nate, was in direct consequence of a dispute with the Kaiser and Kaiserit; lo By the kindness of Major A. H. Osman, October, Herr Ballif protested agains: feer Commanding the Carrier Pigeon Ludendorf dabbling in questions of re- vide in France, the Zoological Garden construction, which were outside the now in possession of a complete mobile aphers of a generul who was plunging carrier pigeon loft, recently, esptured | Germany into the boys of defeat. The from the German Army at Folies, near Kaiser, in the presence of the Kaiserin, An examination of the bricks and morArras, France, supported Ludendorf, whereupon Fallin tar in the Great Wall of China wia re.The loft, erected complete, with 35 warred the Kaiser not to be blinded to cently made at Shanhaiwan by Mr. J.C. German carrier pigesna, a used on the the real situation. Germany could not Witt, a chemist attached to the Bureau of Western ircnt, can now be seen bear the live unless on decent terms with Eng. Science, Manila. Mr. With reports that Bear Terrace, Besides en entrance land. When Ballinlented at the pon- the bricks are so weak that pieces may and exit for the birds, the left contains sibility of revolution the Kaiserin, Borong. They are much larger than ordinary build pair of birds. To the left elect fe-bell merchants who wanted to supplant the ing bricks, gray in colour, and resemble wire ars attached, and on the arrival of Empire's real master Ballia declined pumice sondawhat in structure. The bird with its racunago fastened below to answer and left the room a broken mortar, which is pure white under the its wing an-clactria bell ring in the atman. He sent for a journalistic friend exposed surface, is much stronger than tendant's department er dugout, the to record the conversation. Be shot him, the bricks. The tradition that the bricks weight of the bird on the plighting board self through the heart when the Hamburg, were dried in the aum Baly was confamed catableking contact. On the gear up Soviet took over the Hamburg-America by laboratory tester If they had been pronch of the British troops, the two Ost. palace for its handquartere dried in a tile the appearance of the mans in charge attempted to set fire to wall would have been considerably differ, the loft, and Le marks of fire aro, still "ent and its strength and durability would visible upon the woodwork inside, but our have been much greater. The general men quickly dispatched the two Germans appearance and analysis of the morter and extinguished the fire, There are Findicates that go and wis mired with many ballet-holes to be soen penetrating

the pataide" frame.

ORDERally broken off with the fingers, superato autatered resting boses, for each to her feet, and denounced, the Hebrew

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Hongkong, March 20, 1012:

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