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G. P. LAMMERT.

M

AUCTIONEER APPRAISER

AND SURVETOR,

Public Auctions--

TYRE Undersigned has received, lc- stractions to sell by Public Auction,

..on

TUESDAY, Januury 21, 1918, Commencing 159.15, TI,

at bis Sales Rooms Duddell Street,

"Studebaker" 7 äoater.

Touring Car (0′′ cylinders)} "Studebaker" 7 seater

Touring Car (£ 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, F. LAMMERT,

**

Auctioneer.

WEDNESDAY, January 12,

910.

commencing at 11 a.m.

at No.2 B Nathan Road, Kowloon, A Quantity of Valuable House-

hold Furnitu e.

(Fall Prous from Catalogue), Qn view from Toneday, 21st inat.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, January 16, 1919.

on

→THURSDAY, January 23, 1819.

Commencing at 11,

"

at his Sales Room, Duddell Street- A quantity of Valuable House. Bold Furniture

Comprising

Tapestry & Morocco covered couches A chairs, backwood armchairs, doek, flower stands, tanpoys, tables & stools, taak overmantels, teak bookcases & desks, Japanese water colours, vases, ornaments, carpets, rags, etc., ote.

Teak extension dining table & chairs, teak side bourd with 'bevelled mirror, diaper wagon, ice chest, dinner A dessert services, electro-plated £ glass ware, cutlery, etc, etc.

Double brees & brass mounted iron hedsteads, teak single and double wardrobra, dressing tables, washstands, chest of drawers, etc., etc.,

1 Silver Teasety

Pianola Fiare,

1 Gent's Eicycle,

And

1. Grand Piano (in good condition)

by Collard & Cellard.

-On view from Wednesday, 22nd inst.

Catalogues will be issued,

Terms-Cush on delivery...

GEOP LAMMERT,

Auctioneer..

Hongkong, Jan. 16, 1919.

NOTICE.

TENDERS which must be excicaed in sealed cover and marked "Tender? will be received at the French Consu late up to Nooy on 20th January 1910 for the purchase of the French Gun- boats:

"ARGUS" & "VIGILANTE"

Length 149 feet 3

#

Brenth 24.

3

17

Draft

2

邝

11

Compound engines 587 N.H.P.

2 Thorneycroft boilers 142 lbs pres- tre twin screws, The vrazola may-be Juspected at HM, Kowloon Yard Depot from where the successful tonderer must take delivery, vessels to he sold as they are with all stores (orma- ment, ammunition and scientific instru- ments excluded.).

11.

-Portion of each vessel's stores are Jying at Shameez, Canton and at the Naval Dock Yard Saigon. Expense of delivering such stores to be for account of the successful tenderer,

Seperate offers should be made for each Gunboat...

Successful tenderer must pay pur ebase muter to this Consulate before the 20h inst., immediately upon which delivery of the vessel will be granted.

This Consulate Reserves to itself the aight to accept or refuse any tender...

Not accountable for errors in descrip

5% of the price for all expenses oncurred.

dongkong, JD, 11, 1919,

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CURE, ad every peethrings

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BAMED FOR 40 YEARS

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Chaminta, and Stores

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Beware of Imitations.

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

זי

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale at reasonable Prices,

Waxwell)

'Phone 2500.

85 Des Voeux Rond

Central

KODAKS

& FILMS

Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing Undertaken.

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

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTCHERS MEATS: Beef, Mutton, Lamb. Rabbits, Hares. Sausages,

Purity.

Brawn,

Pressed Beef, Excellence.

YOU WANT

to complete collection of Macau Stamps Ceres issue

WE HAVE

juat received from Lisbon B centa and 18 cents STAMPS.

GRACA & CO.,

DEALERS IN FONTAGE STAMPS, POSE CARDS, Sexta, Toys, &c. &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong,

PATELL & CO.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in NEW YORK BAN FRANCISCO, UBA

Branches

CANTON; MYOKOHAMA, BOMBAY,

HEAD OFFICE: PRINOR'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

JAPANESE

MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy"

Virginia Cigarettes

SEATTLE.

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

WD&HOWILLS

BRISTOL

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

Gigarettes.

Embassy

VIACINIA CIGARETTES

INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE BILL

Seattle's first Ug after-the-war con- A meeting of the Hindu citizens of straction

of Madras was held to protest agains) Mr. enterprises — building

Patel Inter-caste Hill. After short $2.000.000 port terminal extension at

speech from the chairmen who pointed Smith cove-is under way. When hosti-mit that thoke who did not sympathise lities raded the cupital" issues committué with the object of the meeting would not at Washington granted permission for the be allowed to speak, Mr. Iyer hegan work

to proceed. which will add another more the first resolution as follows:- inense harbour facility capable of Accommodating the expected increase ju trade between this country, the Orient,

and rehabilitated Russia,

The Hindu citizens of Madras in public muting assembled "The mover was not 'lowed to finish reading his

Sold in tins of 505 $25 Cigarettes also packets of 10's

THE COST OF LIVING:

Household budgets' to the cumber of ¦ 1,306 were examined by the working classes Cost of Living Capmittee, whose report was issued as a White Paper The items of expenditure taken into ac

count were: Food, meat, clothing, Qual, insurance, household sundries, and fares. Beer, tobacco, and recreation were "es elades. The increase in Weekly expendi- resolution. The chairman was asked by fure on food between Jure, 1914, and several members of the mice to June, 2018, is from 24. 111. to 478. d., Amel the resolution so as confiat that is, 0 per cent. This percentage may

WAR FACTORIES FOR PEACE WORK, the protest to certain section of the be regarded as the maximum. The F- Hindu cenuwaity, and not to all. Owing

+}

It is believed that the factories in Dublin and throughout Ireland which are klown as "autianat "factories will not close with the return of peace, but will.} be surged into industrial concerns, and that a large proportion of the staff will he retained for this purpose. Firs which transferred their activities from industrial work so the outing of war material will be able to get isck easily to their prewar beetspations.

_

SOME WORDS OF MOMENT.

Our" real failure' as a nation is that" "we keep disorderly minds.-T. Dove Keigh Hey,

---II-Germaniam resembles Judaism, it is as a monkey resembles a man-Israel Zangwill.

The individual home is the solid nie: and basie of

every strong, intelligent raceLow Leverhuime.

People think too much of u parson'a sanctity and too little of humanity. and it's bad „for everybody,—Bev. T. Tiplady. C.F.

"If men czd, women were profoundly convinced that God exists, there would be

to the chaos that prevailed, the chairman sult may also be stated thus that the sought the aid of the polive, and the meeting was ultimately dissolved,

INDRAGIRI RUBBER, LTD.-

increase in food expenditure has been for each mas s.; for, a family with one carner and three dependent children 199. stand for the standard family with we The directors of Indragiri Rubber, Ltd., earners, 20s. The final increases per have ujosted for the first financial year cast. in the cost of living are given for ended July 31, 1918. The bet profit for skilled workawn's families 67, semi- the your earned by the Naamlooze Veskilled 75, and unskilled 81 "per cent. nootschap Exploitatie Maatschappij, Soon after making various allowances, the gei alab, amounts to $01,468-18 asCommittee finally estimate e, general shown by that company's profit and loss average rise in expenditure from. July, accounz which bas been transferred us 1914, to July, 18, at 74 per cent. Since livideod to your company's profit and July, however, there have been further losineenunt. From this must be deduct rises; so that in September last the in- ed the interim dividend of & per ease is placed as nearly 60 per cent. free of war tax paid in February last amounting to $29,500 and Straits Sertie- ments war tax amounting to $5,219.26,

Traditionally, China je over ready for leaving a Walsce pf $20,739.32 avail. "able", "for"alistribution. They recommen!·

compromise; alternatively she is quifa that this amount be deals with as follows content to take up a position on the ferce Transfer to reserve sccount $10,000.00 | and await the sequence of events na to Dividend of 21 per cgas, free"

which is, the right side to come down on. of war tax com. £4,750.00 | She has followed her national characteris- Carry forward to rest accouns 1,995,32 ties in the war. Now that victory-has

$26,788

HOBBIES...

WAITED AND SAW.

tally declared on which side it es, she is prepared to come out in the light. After certain good works in the shape of the very valuable laboni rps that has been of work in Europe,

Dr. E. . Graham, author of the and after nuny besitations as to treat-

u bloodless revolution; we should all fu) and handy "Planter's Medicalment if alien enemies in her midst,lie begin to act like rational creatures. Harold Begbie.

1:

·AMERICAN MOVING PICTURES.

Guidé," any the, Stails. Echo, hus has a new-found zeal when the Armis told me that every man to keep mentally tie "deckres who is the victor. She is at physically fit should have two hob now hot foot to do what should have been bies, one outlour and the other indoor. done soon after he joined the Allies. Well here is the authentic story of the At the eleventh hour she is taking steps Enough of American motion picture general whose lobby was-gan-belmets, as to closing German establishments, and films to stretch around the world at the He used to go about the trenches seeing performing other acts which should have equator were arported from the Ulved whether he could catch anyone without succeeded, at short Interval, her esposal States in the fiscal year 1918. The total one-and wee betide the defaulter, One of the cause of the Allied side. On doing length of Alma exported in the fiscal year cay be came up and discovered that he so she received material benefits in the ending with Jone wes, is round terms, had forgotten ble own. So the first forra of remission or postponement of

ORDER 900,000 foot, amounting in total to soldier, ko mat he stepped, took his gas payments on necount of Boker indemni

FRENCH LESSONS OBERRY &.00.

MOUSSION.

"Morrison Hill Road

PEDDER" STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephone No. 491,

Hongkong, March 20, 1914

over 80,000 miles, and of these nearly helmet, and alung it over his arm. And tes, the funds resulting from which she 100,000,000 wers" exposed" sims ready the next moment whom should be meet has no contra to show. They have dis for use; the romainder."unexposed but one of our abs, without a helmet appeared in the smouldering embere of Sims, for the United States is now the What's the meaning of this? Le fumed; northern and southern strife in China. world's largest manufacturer of films for where is your helmet? The sub state. It is unfortunats" that all this has hap the camera and projecting machine, mered something about having left it in pened from the Chiness point of view, Been this evermous exportation this dug out. I don't believe you would because ber representation at the Peace 180,000,000 feet, or more than 30,000 know how to put it on, even if you had Conference inust be thereby weakened." miles, fall below the recird of 1917 ono, and the G.0.0 Take miso and Mors than 230,000,000 feet of motion show me how you put it on. The sub picture finis nude in the United States took it and opened it, and out fell & pair of were sent to foreign countries and our dirty socks, a still dirtier towel, a pricket own colonies in the fiscal year of 1018, ed Woodbines-and er obscene pestered. 180,000.000 I 1017 and 1C3,000,000 in They never got strafed about gas, helmets 1019,

again.

WINCARNIS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919.

NOTICES.

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

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for --ADMIRALTY 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 SOUR STUFFS.

LL.our Pastes bear the "Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Best A Quality containing large percentage of Gluten...Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour, Ginten is easier to digest and contains more. nutriment than Starch Manufactured under the most sanitary conditions.t

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

Terms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Esad Office: No: 47 and 48 Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Telephone 1279. Principal Factory: No. 71, Nerth Soochow Road, Shanghal Chins; Telephone $385. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street, Canaeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable address: HINGWAR

COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

FANCY PERFUMES,

·EAU DE COLOGNE,

FOILET” SOAPS,

MANICURE SETS.

SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

14. Queen's Road, Central.

Tolepacne No. 000.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

#

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION AN

SA LE ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifta. Fand and Lighting European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Service.

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address

Vicron

WITCHELL, Manager,

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minotes from Star Ferry)

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Roots. Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to

3. Telegraphic Add.: "PALACE"

Tolophone

CARLTON

J. E. OXBERRY, Fromristor.

HOTEL

(TAK ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE OSZONT.)

ICE HOUSE STARET.

Under American Management Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District 42 Bedrooms, Excellent, Cuisine, scrupulously clean. Moderate Terms Mouthly and Family Kates on application to the Proprietress. Launcher mset Passager Boati

MRS. F. E. CAMERON. Telespie Adress "CARLTON"

BLUE BIRD

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& CATERERS:

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the late SIEN TING,

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TERMS VERT MODERATE Consultation zwei

HOT and COLD

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DEALERS IN

Gimbals and Orange Blossom

American Chocolatez ́ ́Assorted Fancy Caken.

Queen's Road & Polder Stconti

OLD FOST OFFICE BUILDIN

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a Den Trux Boad Central

Telophone No. 2637.

Wo ginantss the quality of our

- Bread and Cakes.

We use the highest grade of materiala: in their Manuf setzre."