1919-03-13 — Page 2

G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, AFPLUSER"

AND SURVEYOR »

-Public Auctions-

HE Undersigned has received ins-

THE

tion'

tructions well by Fublic Auc-

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or

FRIDAY, March 14, 1918,

commoncing at 2.30 p.m.

nt his Sales Rooms, Diddell Street. A Large quantity of Valandic Household Farmitare, comprising -

Cherrywood drawing room suite, Cherry wond desk and chair, Chester field Ponches and easy chairs, black wood tables, stools and Bower stands, Teak cbikonnier, Teak desk and book. cases, pier ores, engravings, carpota, ra:23, etc., etc.

Teak, extersion lining table and chaira, teak sideboard and dinner wag gon, teak overmantels, ice chest, dinner and dessert services, glass ware, catlery, ete, etc.

Double brass and tenk bedstends, teak single and double wardrobes with bevelled glass doors, dressing table and washetani, trahet crockery, etc., etc.

4 $150

1 Cabinet Gramophone a records.

2. Cortana på kino...

1 Gent's

yele

2 Bramel bath

1 Mieter

Several typewriters (Oliver, National: Smith, ete in fine condition.

And

6 Pairs English Canaries.

1 faen Braziliaz Talking Parrot and

CRIZE.

On view from Thursday, 13th inst. Catalogue will be issued.

Terms Carb on delivery.

.......

GEO. P. LANMERT:

Avationeer.

Hongking, March 8, 1910,

on

TUESDAY, March 18, 1019. Commencing at 9.30 p.m. a. Pairview, Kowloon, The Whole of the Valuable Household Furniture.

Comprising:- Tapestry covered couch and easy chairs, teak music cabinet, Canton bbeckwood joss table, lady's desk, tables, teapoys and Hower stands, electric lamps and table fans, lace curtains, carpets and rugs, ele, etc.

Teuk folding dining table and chairs, teak sideboard with beveled mirrch..! marble mantel clock, aneroid, teak overmantels, vases, ornaments glass and crockery wave, entiery, etc, etc.

Dombres mounted iron bedsteads, teak wandzubes with bevelled mirror, toilet tale, marble top watchstands, chest of drawers, etc, etc.

A 190

Autopiano by Richal (ja sine con- lition).

12-hore Hammerless Gunby Kiley. Grinophmie and Records. Sunbeam Bicycle (4 speed»)

And

Several oil paintings by French Artists and water colours by Europeau and Japanese artists,

Un view from Monday, the 17th just.

Catalogue will be issued. Terms-Cash on delivery.".

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, March 10, 1919.

FOR SALE.

Two Cycle. 14 H.P. Fay & Dowen Kerosene Engine, Marine Type, with reversing gear shafeng and propeller. Apply GEO P. LAMMERE.

The quality that identifies Tycos·· temperature in- struments stamps.

Taylor

COMPASSES

THAT'S your guarantee that every

Cours to the best and moo accurate compassyoucanget for the price. Made in various'styten. Some have lu minaus pols; therefore, an exsily read M night as by day. Prices vary according to the grade of the compass, but all are

Quality intrucchi

Always ask for a Tám Compa

Our list of manufacture includest

House Thermometere dustrial Theatrozacra

Promster

Traperanie Preure and The Regulator

Hygrometers

Preket Coach"

Air Man

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INTIMASTION

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale at reasonable Prices:

Phone 2500. B5 Dea Vaux 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,

Brawn,

Pressed Beef. Purity. Excellence.

LAWN

GRASS SEEDS Grass is Mother Nature's Carpet provided to cover the ground. It there is an abundance of soft green grass your house will not only more pleasing but it will also be more valuable.

GRADA & CO.,

DEALERS IN - FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, Postage Stamps, Tors, &c. &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong P. O. Box 620.

PREVENT DISEASE FLY REGURGITATING ON SUGAR

Warrying, the By enn nitam bu observal be regurgitate its crop cart cats, upl there is suspeal witter than pralin a drop nearly an laise a 12 honel.. Titis frid in fessel ent with Kantong na the fly laundistarhad, best is coup

Bicht, enpfl pel falaray but buny fanua Hund vilay pinas but slopesibel en tu marijesa! It coudy for ham, nl the deposi

ay ally cuntúa mia vore hai or under Intial five grantemus,

Well fel trotse dies defacto abest once every 4 ปายยย st

病毒

INSECTOX"

SUPPRESSES FLEX, Mosqueros & OTHER. INSECT DISEASE CARRIERS. UCTS $4. REFILLS $1.30

On sale at Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Hongkong & Kowloon, Bakilly Co. Hongkong, and leading stores.

FRANK SMITH E Co., Bole Agents.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

ΤΟ

ORDER

CHERRY & 00,

PEDDER STREST, Opposita Hongkong. Bobel Tulephone No-491--

Hongkong, March 20. 1914.

THE NEW FRENCH REMZDY.

THERAPION NI. 1 THERAPIONN12 THERAPION NĒ.3

· No. 2 far lundder Ustafrä." No. fer Floed & Skin Disenere. No.3 for chronic Wes

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BRIT: GEFFE» SZAMY APOLIND

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THE CIUNA MAIL."

RECESS No. 44

VIRGINIAN CIGARETTES.

Large Size

Cigarette

Virginia

Recess cigarettes

Manufactured

BEN TROVATA.

سمند

by

Packed in

Air-Tight

Tins of 50

Cigarettes.

Westminster

Tobacco Co, Ltd LONDON

This Advertisement is issued by Westminster Tobaces Co., Ltd.”

THREAT TO DUTCH QUEEN.

"WELL, I'M BLEST."

The Telegraaf says that the Queen A cow owned by Mr. T. A. Jackson, General Birdwood, had a habit in of Helland in December received an a breeder, of Neswick, Driffield, Calapoli of dropping his decorations anonymousletter, with the Amsterdam. has dropped four calves. The name mai igher signs of his identity and postmark, announcing that if the of the sire is "Well, I'm Blest!" rank and gag abuset incognito German Emperor had not left the among his tropal One day, thus country within eight days an attack disguised, he Estered to tile grous would be made on her life. ingel a couple of Anzar., wiso were making free temaths which setkated upon a certain section of the exa's. sarat.

The men upon whom their renais bad shed glory filing out whence the complaints al cone soon busy."

What the b-u do you num using to the general

usket

by

the

Who do yint say he was?" was the astonished query.**

"That was Gonema) Riedwol."

Then why don't wear

other feathers like

May would! was the retort.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.

hid

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, who lost his seat in Leicester, speaking at Rutherglen, Glasgow, last night, said rather than pledge himself to hang the Kaiser and talk such rubbish as the price of his seat, he preferred to return to his study fire for the rest of his life.

DANGEROUS BOTTLES.

www

··LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.

EUSBAND'S MEMORIAL CARD.

A remarkable story was told at Liverpool at an inquest on "Bessie Gibbs, who diel from taking saits of lemon on the doorstep of her hus- band's house.

Mr. J. Harrison, in his presidential address to the National Society of Art Masters at University College, said it must be remembered that the It was alleged that Mrs. Gibbs had British Empire could only be main- misconducted herself with Arthur tained by work of the highest stand Guest, who denied this. He admitted ard, both of art and manufacture, writing a confession, but said that produced at a reasonable cost. He two men, whom he presumed to be referred to the teaching of art in private inquiry agents, told him that primary and other schools, and said Gibbs was dead and showed bim a that it had been ignorantly treated memorial card. They said the hus in the past and looked upon merely band had left a legacy of about £80, as a form of recreation. Now he was which Mrs. Gibbs could not touch glad to say he saw a change coming. unless she confessed she had mis- If the soul of art was to live it must conducted herself. They also said be encouraged not only in the schools, he would get something if He con- but also in the universities. Art fesse, and he then wrote the con- teachers had for the first time been fession. recognised and given a status, and Edgar Gibbs, the husband, said he this he hoped would lead to an imgot the memorial card printed in order to extract a confession from provement in the salaries.

Guest with a view to instituting divorce proceedings.

';

MATHEMATICS AND

INDUSTRY..

A verdict was given that death was due to poison, self.administered, but

TANAH GEYOK RUBBER.

In the course of an address deli-there was no evidence to show the

state of Mrs. Gibbs' mind: There were more scoundrels in this vered as the annual mesting of the been Mathematicai Association; Dr. W. P. Parlament than had ever elected in the history of the House Mine dwelt on the subject of the of Commons. The people bad re-application of mathematica to indus- turned with a huge majority men try. In the recent Parliamentary

The first ordinary general meeting who for years had been living on the campaign, he said, the improvement doorsteps of police courts, men who of agricultural conditions of tenure, of the Tanah Gemok Rubber Estates, were little better than public-house as well as the scientific methods of Ltd., was held on December 30, at loafers, and men whose financial farming, were freely advocated. Too London, EC., Sir Ernest W. Birch, transactions had been the subject of many "farmera have been prone to K.C.M.G.(chairman of the company); recent exposure and censure by Par take the line of least resistance. They presiding.

The Chairman said: Gentlemen, have too often accepted the spirit of Hamentary Committees.

the advice of the old Scotch grave-Th's company was incorporated digger, who, on his death-bed, cau on May 31, 1917, to acquire, from tioned his son to "keep your eye on the Bekah Rubber Estates about th: meenister. dig deep, and resist all 1,000 acres of land at £2 per acre improvements." (Laughter.) Another and to plant it with rubber in three. Our attention is drawn to a very stage in the progress of agricultural years. Speaking to the Bakah share grave danger which results from the reform had been reached. The advan holders in 1915 I told them that Mr. use of aerated waters in what are tages of modern appliances in farming Herly had reported that the Bakoh known as crown cork stoppered were taken for granted, and farmert soil was, in his opinion, the best he were called upon to face such subtle had seen in Malacca or Johore, so bottles, says the Straits Times. Even when quite carefully opened, ties as the percentage strength of when our friend, Mr. Gantier de Ste. with the iron lever supplied for the milk, the disposition of vario Croix. suggested the formation of purpose, small splinters of glass are elements in the suit the mixture of this baby company I decided to call liable to get into the liquor, and such chemicals in the manufacture of it." Tanah Gamok," which is the splinters are deadly things to get ino manures, and the proper adaptation Malay for "Fat Land,” The capital the human body, for they may cause of such manures to the soil of indivi is £30,000, of which Bekoh has taken terrible agony and ultimately death. dual farms. All this Involved a half. A survey has been made, and A correspondent who has had some knowledge of chernistry, physics, and 1 believe that the estate measures disquieting experiences with these mathematics: The traditional fgure 1,003 acres. We have just received fragments sends us a sample-a fake of Hodge, as depicted in novels, with a cable from our local agent, of glass so small that it might easily his sloughing glit, dull wit, and Mesara, Cumberbatch and Ca, to say have been overlooked and allowed to drawling voice, must disappear from that 321 peres have been planted.. pass down the throat if the person the English landscape, and be replac and we have cable instructions that drinking had not been on the alerted by a being alive, acdve, alert, and the planting up of a father 300 Perhaps the use of these bottles aggressive, with a mind well stocked actes is to be proceeded with at once are. both cannot be avoided just how, but a with scientific and mathematical provided, that the visiting agent warning should be given, and the principles, and ready to use them at and qun, manager manufacturers of aerated watera, the psychological moment. Modern conâdent that there will be might put a danger label on ech commerce called for expertsinsificient labour to keep the whole

various departments of mathematics. planted area olein weeded." bottle.

THURSDAY MARCH 13 1919

NOTICES

G. FALCONER & CO., LTI

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 Manufacturer

High Class English Jewellery,

MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLI

VERMICELLI,

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS. ALI. our hates bear the " Rooster" label and are made from Flout of the

Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten a principal components of Flour. Chen is easier to digest and contains nutrisnant than Sarth isnulactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Large quantities have peen exported to various important cities in the i Torus poderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO.. Head Office: No. 47 and 45, Connaught Road, Central Hongkong, Triophonia Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telophang

Branch Factory: Wing Bling Street Causeway Bay, Hongkong Cable Address: "EONGWAE. ·

THE BREEZY GARAGI

81. Des Voeux Road, Central,

Opposite Central Market.

TEL, No. 2499.

The latest midəl, “Chandler," "Hadson” “Oakland” oa:3 for

Pleasure tripa. Theatre pariles.

Shopping, etc., at moderate charges.

Our care are only driven by experien id drivers, so that all clients ca

be sure of every comfort and reliability

Large stocks of spira parts and children's "Skudders" on sale. Motorcars, lunches and eyelas, repairing dons daily.

Call and inspect.

MOTORS

at present in Stock..

GERIN, DREVARD & CC

Tel. 114.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. EL TAGGART.

WANAGER

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

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pais Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Sy throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address :- VICTORIA.'

..

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Forry),

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

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphic Add. "PasÁCH:""

J. H OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(THE ONLY AMERRIAM MOTEL, IN THE COLONY.} ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management. Nice mod quiet yot only a few minates walk from the Banks and Central District. 42 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, scrupulously cloan. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Rates on application to the Proprietres. Launches mont Passenger Boats,

·MES. F. E. CAMERON.

Telegrapaic Address "CARLTON *

BLUE

BIRD

CONFECTIONERS &CATERERS

100 CREAM PARLOUR

RIDE BIRD

TANG YUK DENTIST: Racremor to:

the law. SIEN TINGL 14 D'AGUILAR STARFT. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free,

HOT and COLD DRINKS.

ALAD

DEALERS IN Gimbal's and Orange

·Blossom

American Chocolates Assorted Fancy Cakes.

ADBANKS

OLD POST OFFICE POILANG, Queen's Boal de Valderiötrast,

FRENCH LESSONS

G MOUSSION.

15, Morrisno Hill Rond!