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C. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned has received in structions to set by Public Auction,

(20)

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 1910. commanding at 12 o'clock (NOON) at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

(ros Accovey OF THE CONCKENED),

The Wrook of the S.S YIAM SAMUD

(2952 tons mott register).

As she now lies on Alligator Elard (ngar Foochow) with alt anchers, chains, gear and appurtenances,

&c.,

Ec..

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

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, March 15, 1915.

FOR SALE.

Two Cycli 14 H. P. & Jowen Karone e Euging, Marine Type, with revernig gear, shifting and propeller." Apply UEO P. LAMMERT,

M

INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

R. HERBERT HITCHISON has been appointed Manager of our ongkong Seo, and is authorized by us to sign per pro.

MR. K. D. MIS TRY" will continue.

to act as Secretary of the "Company,

FIOGG, KARANJA &.CO., LTD.,.. Hongkong, April 5, 1915..

NOTICE.

THE REGIMENTAL DEBTS-ACT

1893 SECTION 26 (1)

NO

OTICE IS HER BY GIVEN that all claims by eroristar- again at the Property of the late Carrais N FULLER, RF.A. are to be bad, ch with me, within twn eilewlar mouths from the data of this notice.

V. J. SCANFLEUĽKY,

Mason RG.A,

PRESIDENT OF COMMITTEE OF ANC-TMENT

Hongkong. April 4, 1919,

HONGKONG LAWN TENNI...

THE

LEAGUE

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET

ING of the shove League will be hell in the HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB Pavilion on THURSDAY, April- 10th at 3.15 M

Clubs interester are regrested to send

reprezentatives.

Dn. F. LINDSAY WOODS,

Hon. Secretary.

NOTICE.

R.

LL PERSONS with the exception Aof those of Uhinese races desiring to.

ve the Colony "should" apply in person between the hours of 9 AM to 1PM, and 2 P.M. to P.M. daily at the PASS OFFICE, Post Office Edilding.

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. All per ons, with cortin exceptions, who rentia in the Colony for more than aya tro required to Register them- sele ander the REGISTRATION of } DESONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forma of Registration giving the particulars Required may be obtained at the G:P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is & Be act'exceeding $50

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KODAKS

& FILMS

Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

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

FURS & CARPETS.

Save your far and 'carpets by

storing them in our Cold Steros. for ti simmer months.

For particulars as to preking, and mates apply to

THE DAIRY FARN ICE & COLD STORAGE CO, LTD.

JUST RECEIVED

Now Supply of

WAR STAMPS.

All British Colonies have already ised them. Why not

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Hongkong.

MEE CHEUNG

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Ice House Street.

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Films, plates, Self toning papers,

Velox papers, Just arrived.

Branch Opposite City Hall.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

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ISTINCTION”

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There is 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 Maspero Freres

- This advertisement issued by Eritab-Azherican Tobacco Ch, IAM,

3,000 TONS OF GAS SHELLS SUNK.

The steam-hip Elinor sailed re- curly- from Baltimore with a caró of 3,000 ton of gas shells, nude at Edgewiod Arsenah which Were duped in the Atlantic Ocean some vierept the Chesapeake. The cry we gas masks as a precautionary

measure,

MALTA'S PROSPERITY.

The island of Multa is one of the places which have benefited by the war. The Maltese are by nature a furdy and thrifty race, but the extra activity of the port, has added con.j siderably to their savings.

TEACHER AND SOLDIER LOVER

Miss Helen Martin, school teacher at Eccies (with the consent of her head master) was absent from school for two hours to see her fiance off to declined to take any action, but the the front. The school managers corporation gave her notice of dis missal. Miss Martin took the matter to court, urging that the corporation had no authority to act as they did. except on educational grounds. Mr. Justice Younger hald that the nötico was inoperative.

vi

when he

A THICK SKULL,

A most determined attempt was Not many of the masives of We made on the life of Mr. Edward island actually fought in the war, Whitington, of Melbourne, an ex- but many of them have been em- pugilist, in the early hours of ployed in naval work. Food has February 15. Six revolver bullets been fairly plentiful, but coal was at were found imbedded in his head . high price.

was examined Pat the St. Vincent Hospital, and only the possession of an exceptionally thick skull saved his life. Whitington refuses to give any information to of the police in regard to the identity of assailants. He merely states that four or five men were concerned in

QUEENSLAND'S PREMIER.

Mr. T. J. Ryan, Tremier Queensland, who has arrived in Eng land to plead before the Privy Coun

NEW JUDICIAL OMNISCIENCE.

We are far from the days when Lord Chief Justice Coleridge inquired of counsel. Who is Connie Gil- christ?" a lady then as famous as, say, Miss. Lily Elsie and Miss Marie judges are prepared to admit that Lloyd are now. Twentieth century their greater range also includes what every juryazan knows.

Thus within a few days we have Mr. Justice McCardie showing a deep intimate acquaintance with okt masters as well as modern picture dealers, and volunteering judicial confirmation of the eminence of Mr. Harry Lauder and Mr. George Robey in their profession.

MISSING PEARL VERDICT.

The case in which a lady claimed the return of a large pearl, or its value, from a firm of jewellers, allez- ing that an inferior jewel had been mistakenly substituted for it in a re-strung necklace, was decided on Feb. 18, in the King's Bench Division, in the lady's favour. The plaintiff was Mrs. Annie Esther Bushty, of Manor House, Wormley, Broxbourne, and the jewellers were Messrs. Skin

cil on behalf of his Government in the affair, and that he was fired ather and Co, of Old Bond-street, W.,

a caso touching the rights of requisi- when lying in bed.. A few years ago tion, is a popular as well as a power- a similar attempt was made on his fal figure. Head of o Laboir Minis, life. try, in which he holds the post of

Attorney-General, he is yet accept. A GOOD WORD FOR A CAMEL able to all parties, as his poll at

ORDER the bast elections showed. He is the

CHERRY & 00.,

PEDDER STREET, Opposito Hongkong Hotel, Telephone No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

CRICKET

SCORING

BOOKS.

CAN BE OBTAINED

BREWER'S

Price

$2.

who were given a necklace of 115 pearls to be re-strung. Mr. Justice Avory said there was no suggestion of fraud or dishonesty on either side. He was, satisfied that there had been a substitution, and that the plaintiff was entitled to succeed, although he did not attribute blame to any parti cular individual...

He assessed the value of the pearl

Amongst the many things learnt only Premier in the world who volun- by our men during the war is the teered for active service when war pleasing fact that Mr. Kipling's broke out. He is of the mobilisable"airy, scairy 'ount" is not exactly a age, being only 40; but the recruit- typical camel. That ungrateful at £62 10s, and gave judgment for ing authorities naturally held that ha creature was a transport camel, and was more nationally valuable as head transport camels have much to put of the Government than he would up with But many men of the heny an officer. Hence, he remain-

at Brisbane, attending to pulli business, instead of proceeding to the front.

NO-RENT STRIKES,

the plaintiff for the return of the pearl or £62 10s., its value, Mrs. Bushty undertaking to return the other pearl to the defendants.

Camel Corps in Palestine speak with affection of their mounts praising their docility and friendliness, and POISONED BY BACON. crediting them with an intelligence

Whether a lad's death was due to equal to that of the trained horse. And these men lived, day and night, | a rasher of bacon be had eaten at with their camels for months on end. breakfast was the problem which a If you treat your camel decently," coroner's jury tried to solve at che man said, "you'll find in him Refgate recently." most of the Christian virtues,and à few heathen graces of his..own.”..

A.S.E'A REBELLIOUS

·BRANCHES..

•

TheNo Ren strike at the Government hutinents at Woolwich

The lad, Horace Walter Ash, 17, has begun. There are nearly 2,000

with other members of the family. uitments, and the Tenants Protec-

in addition to some visitors, had tion Jugue soone days ago demand-

bacon for breakfast. When his edas. a week reduction of rent;

mother tasted it she said, "This is on the ground that the buildings Bod]

half-poison; I can't eat it" She gave leaking roofs and inadequate drain- The application made by the her rasher to the cat, which became ge. The rent is Sv. Od, and 109. Central Executive of the Amalgail. Ash's father was also ill after It was announced at a meeting of matel Society of Engineers for an breakfast. Other members of the the league on Feb. 10 that the Minis injunction to restrain the Acton and family were unaffected. try of Munitions had offered a re Kingston on Thames branches of the Dr. Porter, medical officer of health duction of 25. Bd. until the buildings society from paying strike pay to for Reigate, stated that the bacon | could be repaired. A letter was read their members again came before could not have caused the death, from a similar organisation at Coven; Mr. Justice Astbury in the Chancery otherwise a' greater number of the try, stating that a strike had been Division recently.

people who partook of that particular

Other medical witnesses said death was due to an irritant poison, which might get into food in many ways, 'but there was no evidence to show that it was taken into the system by any particular food. Jordan

A verdict to that effect was accord- ingly returned:

proceeding there since November 15. His lordship had granted an injunc-side would have been affected.

It was resolved by the meeting to tion and at the resurned hearing strike for the reduction ob baz, and officials of the two branches gave to pay no rent meanwhile,

It is undertakings not to make any fur decuted that each of the Goverther, payments of funds in connection fuent rent collectors will be accom. with unauthorised strikes. panied by women pickets with a Mr. Justice Astbury granted an view to see that no tenant pays rent. injunction until the trial of the A few declined payment

actions,

MONDAY APRД

NOTICES..

7. 1919.

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 SOUP STUFFS.

ALL our Tastes bear the "Roster label and are made from Flour of the Bost Quality, containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Grete are the principal components of Fleur. Gluten is easier to digest and contains mcru nutriment than Starch Manufactured under the most anitary conditions.

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

Tarma moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders ozocated promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, Head Office: No. 47 and 4a, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 199. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Fad, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3, Branch Factory: Wing Bling Street, Cansoway Boy, blongkong. Cable address;. "ÉLINGWAR.

TH... 2498,

THE BREEZY GARAGE.

81, De Votr Road, Central.

TEL. No.

2199

Opposite Central Market. -

The latest model," Chandler," "Hudson" "Oakland” cars for hire.

Theatre parties.

Pleasure trips.

<

Shopping, oto., at moderate charges.

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

be sare of overy comfort and reliability,

Largo stocks of apare parts and ebildron's "Skudders" on sale. Motor cars, launches and cycles, repairing done daily. Call and inspect.

"TANG TSUM, Manager and Proprietor.

MOTORS

at present in Stock,

GERIN,

DREVARD & Co.

Tel 114.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

2.2. 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

♫

Amorous Baths at Sanitary Fittings, Lot and Cold Water Spisem LL ELECTRIC TRAMS" Pass Entrance," Electric Lifta, Faus and Lighting

throughout Best of Food and Service.

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address:— VICTORIA."

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J. WITCHELL Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout

and entirely under now management. Cuisine anda: the purevent supervision

of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooma. Terma moderste" Special forma to Jamalics on application to

Telophone K. 3. Telegraphie Acil; "PALAUR*

J. EL OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOT L.

(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN 2018 DOLANY

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Undor American Management Nice and quiet yet un "wals from tho Banks nad Central District. 43 Bedrooma, it

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TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation free.

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HOT and COLD DRINKS

ALSO.

DEALERS IN Gimbals and Orange

We Blossom American Chocolates Assorted Fancy Cakes,

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