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GINT

G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, - 'APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR.

-Public Auctions-

THE

TRE Undersigned bas received in:! stauctions to self-by Public Auction,

GO

MONDAY, April 7, 1910, eopmencing at 230 pm.

at his Sales Rooms, Duddal! Street.

A Large Quantity of "Valuable Household Furniture, comprising":-

Tapestry covered cosy corner & ensy chairs, teak batetand with bevelled, mirror, bluckwood chairs, teapoys, flower atanda,. tables, overmantel & itööls, marble clocks, vases, pleturea. brast incense buraars & ornaments, etc., etc.

Teuk extension dining table & chairs, teak sideboard & dinner waggon, diuner meta, glassware, carpets, rugs, electric ceiling fans, tenk bookcases & desk, ata,ote.

Double & singla brasa mounted fron tadsteads, teak single and double ward- robes with bevelled glass doors, teak dressing table, and washataad, toilet crockery, ote, etc.

Also

1 Enamelled Bath (new),,

2 Cottage Pianos,

1 Grand Piano

On view from Saturday, 5th inst

Catalogue will be issued,

Tarme-Cash on delivery.

GEO: R. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, `April 2, 1918.

03

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 1919. commencing at 12 o'clock (NOON) pt his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

(FOB ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEANED),

The Wreck of the S.S. YIA MSAMUD

(2932 ona nett register)

As she now lies on Alligator Island (peur Feochow) with all anchors,. chains, gear and appurtenances,

, &c.,

&c.

Tarms: Cash on fall of hammer when the wreck will be at purchaser's risk.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, March 19, 1919..

FOR SALE.

Two Cycle 14 HP. Fay & Bowen Kerosene Engine, Marine Typo, with reversing gear, shafting and propeller. Apply GEO. P. LAMMERT."

PREVENT DISEASE

FLY REGURGITATING ON SUGAR]

When resting, the dy can often be used to [rugargitate ion grup conienza, antia thors de suspenal from the and of prolacts a drop neatly

hund. This dvd be drawn in and out with gusto so long na shu by is backturbad, but he drop. pad it all to sty 4ght. Aeropial br meal aid on the he duposted on thatrace of food remly for bmction, and the deposit day easily cantais 8,000 quinzie balls or other

cast mal infective orgas

Wel, fed house- delmate about ones oviy dyg laut.

INSECTOX"

SUPPRESSES FLIES, MOSQUITOS & OTHER INSECT DISEASE CARRIERS, Ourris 34. REFILLS 81.30

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

FRANK SMITH 8 Co, Sole Agents.

KING TAI

"

THE BEST WORKMANSHIP Blackwood Furniture Store... All classes of Furniture made to order And Fucked for shipacat Gold and Silver Ware, Jade Stone, Chinese Curice and Embroideries. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. No. 18 & 12, Pedder Street, Opponite to Man EDT). HONGKONG.

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE|

Role distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire and for Bale at reasonable Prices.

'Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road Central

KODAKS

& FILMS

"Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

A. TACK & CO.,

26, Des Voeux Road Central.

FURS & CARPETS,

Save your furs and earpats by storing them in our Cold Stores for the summer months.

For particulars as to packing and rates apply to

THE DAIRY FARV IOE & COLD

STORAGE CO, LTD.

JUST RECEIVED

New Supply OE

WAR STAMPS.

All Fritish Colonies have already issued them. Why not

HONGKONG ?

GRACA & 00.,

DEALZUS. IN

POSTAGE STAMPS, FLOWER SEEDS, POSTCARDS, Toys, &c., &c. No. 10, Wyndham Stroot, P. 0. Box 620.

Hongkong

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER

Ice House Street.

CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS A SPECIALITY.

DEVELOPING FOR AMATEURS, Store Beaconfeld Arendo.

JAPANESE

MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear,

MADE

ΤΟ

66

THE

THE CHINA MAIL.

ASPERO

FRERES

LTP

DISTINCTION

FELUC A 33"

IGARETTES EGYPTIENNES

CIGARERE EGN

There

an instantly recognisable flavor to "Felucca" which distinguishes it from other Egyptian Cigarettes. This flavor, which is only obtained from the finest selected leaf, has secured for "Felucca" by far the largest sale of any Egyptian high-grade in the Orient.

A new stock of "Felucca" Cigarettes, is on sale at all leading tobacconists. Send for a tin today.

Manufactured in Cairo by Mäspero Freres

14 7

This adversortent frued by British-American Tobacco Co, Lt

TOWN REFUSES GERMAN TROPHIES.

A crowded town's meeting at Bar- mouth on Feb. 13 unanimously re- fused to necept captured Getump; guns offered for presentation. The decision was warmly supported by a large number of soldiers present.

Mr. Hugh Jones, whose only sap was billed in the war, suggested that the guns should be put in the melt jug pot.

TO PROTECT SOLDIERS' WIDOWS.

TRAVEL PERMITS NOT NEEDED.

LORD RHONDDA'S WILL.

LATE FOOD CONTROLLER LEAVES £893,515.

After February 29 Home Office permite are not required by passen. gers travelling to Holland, Norway, Sweden, Bezrnath, Spain;- Portugal, South America, and other destina-mouth, Food Controller, who died on tions outside Europe.

THE CONSULAR SERVICES.

Lord Ruoadda, of Llanwern, Mou

SATURDAY ABEI, 5. 1919

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

July 3, les #883,615. He gives 4:20,000 to the Cardiff Infirmary;| £20,000 to Gogville and Caïne Col-1 Tage; the Llanwern "estate to his daughter, Viscountess Rhonddä, but) An exhaustive report has been pre-his widow is to have the use of part pared on the reform of the consular of the estate for life: £100,000 tổ his services, and has been submitted to widow for life; and then us she may the Foreign Office and the Board of appoint; £100,000 to his daughter ou Trade. It is the work of representa like temis; £2,000 to his god- Portsmouth branch of the Federatives of the Foreign Office and of the daughter, Mrs. Pryse; the incorne tion of Discharged Sailers and Sol-screens Trade. Department, but the diers has passed a resolution strongly principal share in its preparation is protesting against the discharge of probably to be placed to the credit the widows of their fallen corrades of Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland. The from Government dockyards and problem is dealt with in all its as other establishmente until wonien pecs, but most stress is al upon with no claims on the country are the necessity for regular rates of pay, returned to their pre-war occupa better housing and a suficiency of tions.

The Government is urged to grant those women an adequate living pen, sión, thus removing them paznau-.. ently from the labour market.

ORDER T

CHERRY &100,,

FEDDER STREET, "Opposito. Hongkong Hotel. Telephone No. 491 92

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

EVERY BEETLE EVERY BUG

CRICKET

SCORING

BOOKS

Inte: thorough" tanland

Sold by Tins unly. The viurivaBadang

CAN BE OBTAINED

AT

BREWER'S

KEATING'S

POWDER

$2.

EXCESS PROFITS TAX.

1870.

[And soine new men, might be added.]

window,

KOROBATIC LODGER.

A woman complained to the Thames magistrate recently that one A deputation from the National of her lodgers, a woman, persisted the Chancellor of the Exechequer door, but through the ground for Union of Manufacturers waited on in entering the hous, hot by the

recently to urge the removal er modification of the Excess Profits Mr Rooth the magistrate) It sounds like a fairy story that used The deputation, which was intro

to be tok to me at Christmas: duced by Mr. Geo. Terrell, M.P.,

(Laughter.) Why does she do it? argued that ile tax as at present",

Applicant: I don't know; I don't imposed tended to chipple industry think she can be quite right. She by taking away all incentives to ex has only just moved in, and has not And business and consequently un-

even uppacked. employment might increase. They arged that if the tax could not be entirely removed some of its proceeds might be loaned back for the pur. poses of business extension.

The proceedings were private.

OLD STRIKES.

Among the innumerable shike Burants one zotices nothing so Gil.

Magissante: How does she get and out-val?

Applicant: I suppose so. Magistrater She must be a pan- tomine actress. (Laughter.) Ask her very nicely to go in and out in the proper way. Perhaps she will do it.

COMEDY OF AN ABSENTEE.

An officer, representing the mil; bertian as a demand for less pay, tary authorities, attended Tottenham Such a derrand, however, has more Police Court recently with an escort tiraf once caused industrial conflicto take charge of an alleged absentee. In 1881 the Oadby socmakers offer-The following explanation of the ed to take 7 por cent, less trages man's position was given order to attract work from Leicester, whereupon the Leicester operatives. olored to take i per cent. less if the masters promised not to send work to Oadby, and on the offer Loing de ulined went on strike to enforce it.. Ycum ago, toy," the - mipers Northumberland and Duales c quested that they should not be compelled to car more than thres willings a day, and, the masters not

The magistrate said the Army did aprering, they stituted a strike not want Grade 8 men, and the man which lasted twenty weeks. Thend better go homA iden tomad the seemingly senseless

*

demun was to make the work g

ourid.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansion3.86.

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.

:16 "

ALI, car Pastes bear the "Booster label and are made from Floin of the Bak Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains more nutriment the Starch M. 1actured under the most mnitary conditions."

Large quantitie bave been exported to various important cities in the World.

Tecma moderate, especially for Agencion. Order's executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Hoad Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Cent Hongkong; Telerbone 1239. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Boochow Read, Shanghai, China; Tale phone 5323. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Strook Causeway Bay, Bougkung- Cable addrem ; " Herowan

TEN THE BREEZY

2100

GARAGE. TA NA

2199

$1, Des Vant Road, Central.

Opposita Contral Market. The latest model, « Chandler,” “Hudson” “Oakland” cars for hire,

Pleasure' trips.

Theatre parties.

Ahopping, etc, at moderate charges.

Our cars are only driven by experienced drivers, so that all clients can

be sure of every comfort and reliability.

Large stocks of spare parts and children's." Skudders” on sale," Motor cars, launches and cycles, repairing done daily. Call and inspect.

TANG TSUM, Manager and Proprietor.

The 100% Cross Expansion Packing.

Sold by:

CERIN, DREVARD & CO.

Telephone 114.

HOTELS AND - CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. HL-TAGGART

--MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL

from £5,000 to the unmarried daugh 1,500 Feet above Sea Level, tere of the Rev. Chus, Sulusbury the residue of the property in trust to pay the income from one-half to his wife for life, and subject thereto the whole for his daughter.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Jed

MISS E. ASQUITH ENGAGED.

The news of the engagement of Miss Asquith "to. Prinse Bibesco, Frut Secretary of the Rumaniзa

·Legution, bes been received with much interest in social and political circles. Miss Asquith is the younger daughter of the ex-Prime Minister. She devoted her energy to organising

famous posts of the day appeare charity matinées during the war, and her poets' readings, at which, all the and read their own works, were the most popular events of the artistic world in 1918 and 1917. Prince Antoine Bibesco is a descendant of

the Sovereign Prines of Wallachia, and is 10 years of age. Besides his London bouse he has residences in. Ruunis, Petrogrud, and Paris. London for Biarritz, and Prince Mm. and Miss Asquith have left

Bibesco has left Paris for Runvania. He will return to London in two

onthe time

MEN'S FASHIONS.

Ifen's clothes, which have been anyhow during the war, ure again becoming a subject of serious con- corn. Waistcoats, it seems, are to be long, presumably to surmont the cold feeling felt by the bent tunke The morning cont is appearing gu'n in some slightly new varietes, unset

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

A LL ELECTRIC TRAMS-Fan Entrance, Electric Láfta, Fan mad-Lighting. A Europeas Batha nad Sazitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Waterfytuon throughout. Bast of Food, and Servicen cab

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address York 29 27510. J. WITCHELL, Mancuyur.

PALACE HOTEL

́- KOWLOON."

Two minutes from Star Forry),

Recently renovated and refurnished, alectric light and fant, these and satirely udor new management. Cuisine uurlos: the mucional ́of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooou. Tärma moderata.” Special

families on application to

Telephone E. 3. Telegraphic Add: “Patror"

J..E OXEKERY, Propriete

H

CARLTON HOTEL.

(YER ONLY AMBERNAT MODEL-DI VIDE CONCETT,)

KE HOOK STRZELAN

Dodor American Mans gemment. Nice and quiet-yok only a tow walk from the Banks and Central Dietzich. 12 Bediendus Expellask serapanely clean. Modota berna Monthly and Fandy Bain Application to the Proprietrees. Tamches intet Paringor Elon

Telogmpatie Aildren “CARLTON

BLUE BIRD

CONFECTIONERS.-- GRANT & CATERZES

ICE CREAM PARLOUR.

the tophat is returning, rain or no raz, Groy (a rather light shade) Previously arrested and sent to trousers are favoured. There are

hospital

rumours of white tell babe with black Discharged and sent home for bands, bat as a compromise they

treatment."

may be grey with black bands. The fashions are being set by the non- combatante, and the retuning war.. rior, who cannot be quite sure, fol- lows meekly, wondering painfully as to the bill. Now and again, how ever, the ex soldier has his moments.TANG YUK, DENTIST,

A non-combatant swell was saying that it was quite impossible to get

Never been sworn in as a soldier. Never received any Army pay Wife never goo separation allow

..... ance...

Placed in Grade P, although not a

soldier at all.

F

a decently cut cont nowadeva padar marched the escort

After some hesitation the officer, £25" You could get one of there without for £ 10s." lieutenant said, point- their prisoner

ing to his own wur-worn unic.

4

Bacomave a

the late SIEKTTING, {14" D'Águilar; STRIKE.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Omnitation fres.

MES: F.-E. CAMERONIKU

· HоT^^aná. COLD DKINES, de

DEALERS IN Gimbals and orange American Chocolates Assorted

ed Fauoy CakOF,

OLD E-İMA, ETILDINGS" Quman's lomi &, Pedker Street,

FRENCH LESSONS

15, Morgan. R1]) >tnad.