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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER. AND SURVEYOR.

Public Auctions-

[ Undersigned has received in-

CP

THURSDAY, Fodruary 20, 1919. Commencing at 1 o'elook (NDON)

st his Bales Rooms, Daddell Street.

1 Remington No. 10. Typewriter,"

1 Remington 7 Typewriter,

1 Underwood Typewriter,

1 National Typewriter;

1 Smith Standard, Model No. 12

Typewriter..

(all in Bae condition)

On view from Tuesday the 19th. inst?

Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMHERT, Auctioneer..

Hongkong, February 14, 1918.

THE Undersigned has received in-

stractions from the Mortgagece to all by Public Auction at 3 o'clock P. on MONDAY the 3rd March 1919 Street at his salos rooms Duddell *Hongkong.

All that piece er parcel of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Offee aa the Remaining Portion of Section B of Marine Lot No. 199 to

INTIMASTION

METEOR GARAGE

Bole distributors of:

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Fire

and for Bale

at reasonable Prices,

'Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road

Central

KODAKS

& FILMS

Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing Undertaken.

gether with all messungen erections and A. TACK & CO.,

buildings thereon now known as No 398 Des Voeux Road West.

The lot is held for the unexpired rosidus of a term of 999 years cresteri therein by an Indenture of Crown Lease of Marine Lot 199.

The annual Crown Rent 21.00 For further particulars and conditions

of sale apply to

}

MR. S. W. TS'O,

Solicitor for the Mortgagees

or the undersigned

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1919.

MARTIN'S

APIOL 8STEEL

EDPILLS

́5 French Somody for all Eeveen laattias, Thanesans së Latha almaya bwp a ber

MON-HUNA ÀS Chemiala med Bioess it the ******Comit, Beathington, Ind

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL

EPILL

FARES FOR PUBLIC.

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS?

L-In Fittorio with two Beareri.

Quarter hour,

Af boar,

Oas hour,

Bix bours.

cont

Three hours, öccarernancemen

Day (6 am. to'6 p..),

... 10 cents.

"

70

.91.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. half fare extra.

Between the buars of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am, the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

7.

II. Bryond „Victoria, with four Bearers.

Hour, ******

Three hours sermones

-0,80 conta $1.00. ....... 1.80

Six bourgeons and Day (66.m, to 8 pm.), ................... 200

III.-In the Hill Districh

With 4 Bearers With & Bearers

Quarter bout......$0.15

$0.30

Half hour,

0.20

A

0.40

One boar, m 0.30

0.00

Two hours, 19.50

0,80

Three hours.sume

0.70

1.00

Sir-hours,

1,00

1.50

2.00

1|----

RICKSHIS.

Day (8am. to @p.m.31.80

· 1.–16 the Idland of Hongkong, if engage

In Fictoria. -

Ten minutes,

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

5. conta

FX

be botirjava Every Subsoquant hour,

Note-If the ricksha be engaged. within the City of Victoria, and be dis sharged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, or bo dis- aberged to the East of Eay View Police "Biation on the Eastern side of the Oity ad Victoria siter 9 pm, an extru baff Lire shall be chargeable.

In Koretoon,

Quarter hour, & cents,

Ivory #absequent hour,

III-Taipo

Boad

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part

of an hour if the hirer causes

the Journey to take longer then

75

To ith milo

return $1.00

ingle

centa....1 hour.

hours

Beyond 4thto 6th mile- jzingla...31.50 bours

return

Beyond 8th to 9th mile-

fe single. $1.75

return 88.00

Buyond th to 11th mile-

ingle $2.00

Tolar 82.50

yond the 11th

mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case,

The fares bere set out to apply to ong ricksha with three coulies from Tsim Sha

26, Des Voeux Road Central

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTCHERS MEATS:

Beel, Mutton, Lamb. Rabbits, Hares.

Sausages,

Brawn,

Pressed Beef.

Purity. Excellence.

WE HAVE

Just received New supply of

WAR STAMPS

Many varieties and values of

BRITISH COLONIES

ALSO

Catalogue and Album

for same.

GRAUA & 00., No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong P. O. Box 620.

PREVENT DISEASE FLY REGURGITATING ON BUGAR,

When resting, the dy can often be sherred to rerp aaicats, until there in mapend

you and of Ita probac a drug neSTİYAN

big as its head. This aid in denwas in and out with ruite soloog as the dy binulturbed, biti sang ped alarm enda lo hasty fight. A sroptal ut anal fald may thus be deposited on the urlaes of food realy fer bemancaremption, and the depol may anally anntals 3800 aterie bacili or other Inntal infclire organizms.

Well fed house-les defecale beat once ersty Avy minetech.

INSECTOX'

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SUPPRESSES FLIES, MOSQUITOS, &; OTHER INSECT DISEASE CARRIERS. OUTFITS 4. Ramis $1.30 Or sale at Hessrs. A6. Watson & Co., Hongkong & Kowloon, Bakilly Co., Hongkong, and leading stores.

FRANK SMITH-8. Co., Sole Agents.

THE CILINA MAIL.

THE OIGARETTES WITH THE PEDIGREE

THREE CASTLES"

THE NEW SIZED

THREE CASTLES

SUPER MAGNUMS.

The big brothers of the "Three Castle: " family.

Sold in patent air-tight tins containing 50 Cigarettes.

ON SALE AT ALL TOBACCONISTS,

This adrectisement in issued by Brisish-tactican Tobacco Co., Ltd...

JAPAN'S GOLD HOLDINGS.

THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

FARIT-BRUAS EUBBER."

Presiding at the seventh ordinary general meeting of the Parit Bruas (Malay) Rubber Company, Limited... held on December 10, at London, Mr. AT, Tatham said the amount of

At the end of January Japan's hold ings of gold stood at Y. 1,582,000,000, a decrease of Y:2,000,000 as compared with the amount reported on January 15. The Bapk of Japan's holdings re- mained unchanged at Y. 731,000,000, and all the decrease was in the hold ings to the account of the Govern. Australian Navy, and its basis. I am rubber harvested was somewhat

In an interview with the Austra lian Press Association Admiral Lord. Jellicoe said: The object of my visit to Australia is to consult with the Commonwealth Government re garding the organisation of the very proud to be visiting Australia, ment. The official specie reserve and to be associated in any way below the estimate, but this was came down to Y. 851,000,000. The with the Australian Navy, which has accounted for by their instructions Specie held in Japan stood at Y. 119 done such excellent work in the to the manager to go easy with the 000,000, a decrease of Y. 1,000,000. The holding overseas was Y. 1.123,- Pacific in hunting down the men tapping, in view of the then con |000,000, which figure was also aand. later, in the North Sea, duringdition of affairs in the Federated my command of the Grand Fleet, decrease of Y: 1.000.000.

JAPANESE MAKERS,||

Every kind-of Footwear

MADE

HERRY

ΤΟ

MR. BOTTOMLEY'S DEMAND. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, addressing a meeting in the Hackney Empire, said that he was, out to make Germany pay for the war to the The last farthing she possessed. talk of her inability to pay was the camouflage argument of the inter- national financier. Germany played for great stakes. She lost, and must pay. The indemnity should not be less than £10,000,000,000.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1919,

NOTICES

G. FALCONER & CO., LTL

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 SOUP STUFFS.

ALL our Praten bent the Booter label and are made from Flour of the Best Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten aru thực principal components at Flour. Gidten Dieser to digest and contains more nutriment than Starch -Manufactured under the most sanitary conditiopa, tren Large quantitier bave been exported to various important cities to the World.

Terme, moderato, especially for Agencias. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 139 Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3385. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Street, Chuseway Bay, Hongkong. Cable address: BiswAIL

BREEZY GARAGE.

TEL No. 2499.

81. Des Yaux Road, Central,

THE CHANDLER, HUDSON & OAKLAND MOTOR CARS ON HIRE and FOR SALE

AT REASONABLE PRICES.

We have just received a large Consignment of CHILDREN'S SKUDDERS & CARS Inspection Soliciteti

Price moderate. Motor Car and Oyele Repairing is car, SPECIALITY.

AMERICAN MANUFACTURED

Westinghouse

LAMPS

For Sale bar

GERIN, DREVARD & CO.

Tol. 114.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

DOJ. IL TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

and under Admiral Sir David Beatty; Malay States. The price obtamed and also in the Mediterranean, where averaged 1s. 11d. per lb. throughout 1,500 Feet above Sea Level. the Australian destroyers were em the year, which was not a bad ployed. I have been aboard Aus- tralian ships," and have seen how figure considering that two-fifths of efficient they are, due in considerable the crop was sold at Singapore. measure to the aptitude shown by and that the price in the latter part of the ships' companies as seamen.

the financial year was exceptionally low. The new clearings were all planted up and looking well, and the whole estate was in excellent order,

PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR.

The Australian Press Association which reflected very great credit upon.

management. Now that the war states that there is nothing definite the mas It was imperative, also that those with regard to the Prince of Wales's who were responsible for the war projected tour of the Dominions, and was over and the restrictions about to should be brought to justice. The it is not likely that it will be under- be abolished, and now that the heavy Kaiser had been found guilty of taken until some months after peace insurance charges were at an end, wilful murder in this country by att has been declared: General Sir Wilthey had a bright outlook for the least three Coroners' juries, and, that liam Birdwood will probably visit future, and could hope for a much being so any one of the Coroners Australia and New Zealand at the better report at the end of the year. concerned could issue a warrant for respective Government's invitation

in 1919.

S

PROFESSOR'S PROTEST.:

General Birdwood will

his arrest. Under the treaty laws which this country had with Holland shortly give up the command of the THE CROWN IN A HAT-RJE. the Government could call for the Fifth Army, but pending the peace" Tevi sam Kaiser's extradition upon the settlement Marshal Foch insists upon The Crown Jewels are now on strength of any one of those verdicts retaining all commanders and main-view at the Tower of London, after taining the armies intact. General having been for months in a thick Birdwood will go to France during walled stone rault at Windsor Castle Sir AT. Quiller Couch, at his the coming week to visit the Austrawhither they were secretly removed lian divisions, and, will afterwards for protection against Hun air raids. return to London to carry out the With the same secrecy they were work of demobilisation.

brought back

the mid Two Guarda officers and two nDA- commissioned officers brought them from Windsor Castle. All four were in civilian clothes; the officers wore silk hats and frock-coats and the nor commissioned officers bowler hats All carried and black overcoats. automatic pistols

professorial lecture at Cambridge on November 8, asked why our great authors and books had not been of more sustenance to the nation during the war, and replied that it was because we treated our literature as

ORDER fine and (for its finery) dirt cheap

FEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel, Telephone No. 491,

Hongkong, March 20, 1814.

BRIDGE SCORERS.

In Blocks of 50 SHEETS. 30 cents each

ar for One Dollar

Obtainabla s

The UWA Mast End, Wyndham Street.

CIVIL SERVANT DEO WHED.

H

The Straits Times" of Feb. suit of clothes, to be worn en occasions but folded away on a chair reports News of, a "distressing when it came to business, tragedy reaches us from Kuantan in In this war Britain, having aa wre, dated the 5th inst, which

The $6,000,000 worth of jewels cause high enough to engage trained announces that Mr. G. M. Laidlaw, lips to surpassing cloquence, having District Officer of Pekap, and Mr. at least twenty writers he could Johnstone, District Surveyor of Kuan- were wrapped up inconspicuously name capable of presenting it tad, were capsized that morning the Imperial State Crown in a card. clearly so that no neutral nation when landing at Kuala Pahang. Mr. board hat-box, the royal sceptre, could mistake the argument or avoid Laidlaw's body was recovered and with its famous Cullinan diamond, its dignity, had turned to stunt jour- Mr. Johnstone was saved in an in some rough, heavy red cloth, and nalists and film artists, exhausted state. A telegram from Crowns Coronets, orba, and all the On the other hand, we had America our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent other regalia in insignificant-looking sending us as Ambassadors men who confirms this and ad is that the and variegated boxes and parcels. stood for literature-Motley, Lowell, accident took place while the deceasThe jewels were placed in two Hay, Page and selecting for heed was landing at the Kuala from motor cars. One officers and one President a man of letters and the steamer Rance. Mr. Laidlaw non-commissioned officerspecially Heaven help us a professor. While was forty years of age and had com chosen because they were crack shots we hearkened to the flimsy rhetoric pleted eighteen years government sat in each car, and a round-about accounted good enough, for us, service in the FM.S., during which route to the Tower was taken,vel Europe and the world hung on the he had served in practially every pen of an American who could really part of the federation.. The deceased write down what he meant, and we was a son of Dr. Robert Laidlaw, of virt had no man in the preseist pass to Glasgow. His brother is Mr. D. H turn to and say: Sir, you who can Laidlaw, an Engineer in the Public do it speak the great accent of Eng Works Department of the F.M.S.

now stationed in Kroh land.

WINCARNIS

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entrance, Electrio Lifts, Fans and Lighting A Laropean Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Beat of Food and Service

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address:- VICTORIA,"

JWITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

(Two minutes from. Star Ferry)..

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

UHALING Telephone R. 3. Telegraphic Add: "PALACE

JH-OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL

(THE ONLY AMERICAN BOTEL IN THE COLONY.) IDE HOUJE STREKT.

Under American Management, Nice and quiet yet only a few minties walk from the Banks and Central District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuicide, scrapulously clean. Moderato Terzas Monthly and Family Rates application to the Proprietress. Leanches moet l'assenger Boats,

• MBS.F. E. 0AMERON Telegraphic & idros “CARLTON"

BLUE BIRD

CONFECTIONERS "A"CATERERS"

TOE CREAM PARLOUR.

TANG YUK, DENTIES,

the late SIEN TING,

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation free.!

HOT and....COLD DRINKS. WE A

DEALERS IN Gimbai's-and Orange MRI/Blossom ikke

Amoriaan Chocolates. Assorted Fanny Galcon-

(ÖGN POST OFFICE BUTADINO, Quanna Bam & Paller Scenes.

FRENCH LESSONS

a. MOUSSION.

18. Morrison Hlil Road

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