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C. P. LAMMERT.

ATTIONEER APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR

-Public Auctions-

Tatruction bell by Pablic, and fon. HE Undersigned has received_is-

WEDNESDAY. May 7, 1919,

corpmencing at 9pm.

at the Taiko Docks,

Fiya Billors salved oN S-A, "CHIVO MARU,“

Diameter over all 16' 2"

Tength

Four Furnaces,

'8"

Weight about 53 Trùn cach, a Terms-Cash on delivary. Inspection orders on application.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auezioneer.

Hongkong, April 26, 1919

NOTICES.

R

NOTICE.

NORTH POINT PUBLIC BATHING BEACH

THIS BEACH IS NOW OPEN for

the nae of the General Public.

The wommodation is free with the exception of the reserved portion for which a charge of Ten Cents per person.

ia made.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniforma are, sdmitted free to the reserved enclosure

KENNEDY TOWN PUBLIC ·

BATHING BEACH...

This BEACH is now Open for the u of the General Public.

The accommodation is free.

W, CHATHAM,

"Director of Public Works,

Pahlic Works Department

Hongkong, May 2, 1919.

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NOTICE

VIE have authorised MR. JOHN JOHN DONE PATERSON to aign for the Company "por procura. tion from the date

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Lab. Ho shing May 1, 1919.

NOTICE.

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MESSES U MARFINI LTD. infere

the Tieneral Public that Me" GRORGE BLAIt is no longer coc mented with their firm, as he is leaving

England.

4. MARTINI, LTD. Ranglong. May 1, 1919.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING will be heldav the Company's Offlecs, St. George's Buildings, of SATURDAY, May 17, 1919, at 11:30 AM, for the purpose of preventing the. Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to February 28, 1919, and electing Directore and litora

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CHOSED from May 3 to May 17, both dues inchisive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., „‚”

Agents. Borgkong, April 23, 1019.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

HE THIRTY LIGHTH ORDIN

-ARY YEARLY MEETING-OF- SEAREHOLDERS will be beid, at the Offers of the Undersigned on WEDNESDAY, the 2 May, 1919 at 11.30 AM.

The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER of Member of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 17th May to the 21st May, 1919, "both" days inclusive.

Immediately after the above men. tioned Meeting the General Agents in parsuance of Article 17 of the Com- Toy's Articles propose to ask the Consulting Committes to sanction a call of $50 per Share in respect of the mopise copaid on the shares hold by" members of the Company..

At the same time the General Agents will also under Article 104'(p)-sak for the sanction of the Consulting Com mittee the payment of a special divident of 360 per Share payable immediately after the call) out of the Re-orve Fund.

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Should those sanctions be obtained i the Transfer Books and Register of Member will "he CLOSED for an additious)74 days, i aruotit and inelid: Dig Lue 4th Jane, 1919.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD

General Agents Hongkang, April

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices.

'Phone 2500. *

65 Des Vaux Road Central,

PREMO

CAMERA"

$1.50 only

Kodak Catalogue Free on

application.

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

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SAVE YOUR

CLOTHING FURS & CARPETS by storing them in our Cold Stores for the summer months where no moths or vermin dan attack them. For particulars as to packing and PLECS:Apply to 1-

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & GOLD STORAGE CO, LTD.,

UNUSED BRITISH COLONIALS.

WAR STAMPS. Every/usad postage Stamp pur- cbased and retained by Collectors direct contribution to the revenue of the Country, it is a Gotermacat security upon which

is

bo interest is payable and which the Government will not be called upvc to redeem.

GRACA & 00, DEALERS IN

FRAGE STAMPA, FLOWER SEEDS,

Toys, POSTCARIS, &C., &c., No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER Ice House Street.

All Photo goods supplied

Films, platos, Soll toning papers,

Velox

papers.

."

Just arrived.

Branch Oppite City Hall.

JAPANESE MAKERS

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

**TO

ORDER

OHERRY, & 00.,.~

PEDDER STEERT. Oppoette Flongtong Hotel.

Telephone No. 491.

Hongkong. March 20, 1914.

CRICKET

SCORING

BOOKS

CAN BE OBTAINED

AT

BREWER'S

Price

$2

THE CHINA MAIL.

GARRICK

Selected Virginia Cigarettes

CIGARETTE

" બંદ LAMBERT

YIRGINIA BLEND

LER

SOLD ONLY IN

AIR-TIGHT

TINS

OF

50 CIGARETTES.

10 N

OBTAINABLE AT ALL

TOBACCONISTS.

Plais Adreptiament is issued by British-Anerienn Tubacço' Co. (China) Ltd:"

EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH

CO.

BRITISH TRADE WITH EGYPT. MODERN DOMESTIC'S CONDITIONS. Antential report by Howsands of women frun wur work, In spite of the release of many in has been decided to remove the Consul at Caire on the prospects for there is still a marker shortage of headquarters of the stern Faren-British trade in Egypt has been res sion Telegraph Co, if Australia from reived by the Liverpool Chamber of clearer every day, says a London domestic Mervants. Is becomes

· Aderlas de 70 tax Milium. The presens Commance fren the Department of general superintendent Mr. L. Oversdus Taule (Development on paper, that girls who have known Wheter) will hand over control on lateliigence). Tondon. As the report good wages and enjoyed some free- daly 1 to Mr. B. G, Brook (superin suggests new fields of inquiry, the don will not readily return to service perdent of the Melba varsa firaulio),, si rok | Pertwent will be pleased to make the old conditions. Dr. Marion From that date the company's affairs inquiries un eng mutters raised in

Phillips, who recently took part in in Apstraksia will be alainistered the report on request. The report sked to give the terus on which an investigation of the problems, 'Was from Marne, it is pigible matin question ens be seen by men the modern girl could reasonably he Mr. Webster will resign on the coin-on appliention to the socmiary, The pletion of his leave, and it is regarded report deals with the following artixpected to neuept work. They may as certain that Mr. Hook, will then i ples; -- Bans tad shoes. rabber confirmed in the position of goods, luther, leather and textile shem Superintendent,

belting, ropes, pords and strings, rely-made clothing leather gods NEW DAY DOCK FOR VANCOUVER, cotton twist and fur, cement,

|álcohol, jams and marmalade.

THE

Seattle paneler, have put forward

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CHANNEL TUNNEL

-

The decision to start the Channel

sumuiorisal" thus:

A house fitted with a sufficient

uber of our saving devices.

Definite hours of work--tot" more train about 49 a week. Completa lity during other" tiene, "

Pay based on the rate of 9d, an kour, with deductions according to the value of boat and lodging,

not to ring the ball for trival reasons.

The misarus to do more work and,

a proposal in easternet al Vancouver (says Thura telegraru) a 25,000 ton sted dry dock. together with ship- building and repair plant involving Tunnel as won as possible was an- The modern girl should not be ex approximately onced by Mr. Bonar law in the pected to une into a poo, merdly an expenditure Idi EHUOLTAND They are prepared to House of Commons on March 10, and to draw the cntains. commence weak im edintely, pr the suhen is being pressed forward. No sip + valed that the Dominion Government order to bad work for discharges be worn.

niform of any kind bo subsbly of 44 per cut, offered under soldiers." The cost will be about 20 thur Dry De Subsiding Act is forth millions. According to Baron.to be allowed in the kitchen.

"Visitors, whether amen or wopen, consing, and that the Government of Elanzer, Chairman of the British: British Columbia will guarentee the Channel Courtree, trains could be principul and interest up to 55 per run at, 5 minutes interrals if neces- cent. of east of the property. The sary. It is stated by Sir Francis proposal is being slatted orth Fox, a Lamelling expert, that the to with to the Dominion and Provinci journey from Loudon to Paris will, Governments,

take lows, than six hours. Two towus to acconitnodate some 10 by 12 thou; said workmen and families will have

HUSBAND SHORTAGE.

ام

Miss Jones-not, Mary No use of the girl' Christian Dame.'

Jones."

or

be abandoned. Right of entry to servant's bedroom;

A GOOD BANGKOK BTORY.

A gol story of Sir Edward Brock-

to he built on each side balone sturtank visit to Bangkok at the open- the work of construction; a huging of the F.M.S. und Summer Pail temnings will also be necessway went the rounds at the time, with the ormous increate of rail-found its way into the public press. the Waterloo locality to deal but for some reason or another never

in

The house famine, referred to in in the Daily Mail recently by clergy- men as a deterrent to marriage zause, bf the diffeulty of setting up

hommes, is not the soit cause of, the way traffic at the station, which will As we are quite sure that, Sir Edward | falling of in weddings. An authority probably be the greatest in Europe states that there are over a raill on

A

and a half women in England who CUNARD COMPANY AND RUSSIA. will have no chance di marriage, for the reason that there is hot scient nin.

Ofir.

Was

will have no objection to it, we give

it now, says the Straits Echo. When

Sir Edward and Fady Brockinan ar- rived, in Bangkok they received an- avilation dine with His Majesty.

In 1917 the warplus of single soon us zorual navigation is the King of Sisin. This invitation

single min

restored, it is proposed to establish was written, in Siamese characters, 1,387,000. Sir Robert Amstrong direct through services between the and was to the effect that His Jones, 3.D., told a Duda Mail United Kingdon and the ports of the Whjenty requested the plusure of pressure tire that he did not think the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Seat Sr Edward and Luly Bock

timate of 1 million surplus off and the ports of Rossin. Accompany at dinner at the letapa on marriageable win over marriage-cording to an announcement of the seren, a date at such an hour. Fo able men was too high. A great Enstah Company of Warehouses, ish note wussppended to the effinst Dumber of girla realio that the grade, and Transport of Gools that the dress would be evening chance of inarriage is very small, and with Advances, Ltd., of Petrograd,ress withionins Now, the Siam are getting employment with a view at company has entered to anese cull orde gribbons. Consequent to establishing their future. Many agreement with the Cunard Steam-fly, when Sir Edward requested the of these women workers, he whip Company, Ltd.. for whom they Court Chamberlain, kindly to have n in the penalty of suffering trim will act as general agents in Russia, translation anads for him, he was not nervous troubles and resorted to the The Enstem Company not only little surprised to see the following use of selatives. They neke operate the Caucusus and Metary neat little note in the left hand byt.. igarettes, and one of them after mehip Company and other lines on corner of the card: Dies, thur days work wven snotted cigars. and maintains regular cargo and Night dress with ribbons. And A6 dances it is the fashion for a girl passangens services with Busin, but rally, when you come to think of to dance with the same partner allt has its own labours, docks, &c., it, it would be perfectly delighted the evening; she does not get in the various Russian ports and convention would but sdopt a style chance of ting the meh out.. officers and warehouses, throughout eminently fitted for our tropics! grant nuralier of people are prevented the interior of Bussia. repreelmate. But it must be admitted from marringe as they are ablesentative of the company will shortly that such a change of fashion is to find houses. The fat system, leve London for Oden in connec- beyond the dream of the most although I favours drages, donation with the development of Anglo vinced, of our rational ; dress" "Tu«

Russian trade,

not avoir families.

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formers,

SATURDAY MAY 9 1919,

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MansionS.

Agente 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.

LL our Pastes bear the "Rooster" label and are made from Floar of the Beet Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten ars sho principal components of Floar. Ginton is pasier to digst and contains more antriment than Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary condition

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

Terras moderate, especially loc Agencies. Orders executed promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, Head Office: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central, Hongkong: Tol. 1990 & 21 Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone 3385. Branch Factory Wing Hing Street, Chaseway Bay, Hongkong Cable Addrasa: "LESGWAN."

KEEN COMPETITION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.

Please notice The Breezy Garage is giving Special quotations with the latest and newest design CARS ON HIRE for the coming Season.

CHANDLER

7 passengers $8.00 per Hour.

HUDSON SUPER STX 7 OAKLANDS

5

+4

J

$7.00

"

$6.00 na

Wise patrons' never go wrong once they decide to patronien d's. Wookly or monthly trips can be arranged at the Onics.

OUR MOTTO Drink less patent medicine sud. take more motoring.

THE BREEZY GARAGE,

81, Des Voor Road Central, Opposite Contra! Markst"

'Phone £198.

Just landed a large stock of Goodyear and Goodrich Tyres and Tuben, at lowest prices. Sizes 34x and 32 X 4

Please Ring, Write or Chil

MY. TÀNG TRUN

Proprietor and Manager.

The 100

Cross Expansion Packing,

Bold by:

GERIN, DREVARD & CO.

Telephone 114.

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. Dader the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIK.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION"

Á LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pas Entrance, Electric Lifta, Fran nad lightin A European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold WaterBytromm throughout. Best ui Food sud Servica.

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Addros — VITOKIA.

J. WITengla, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

"

KOWLOON.

(Two micates from Star Ferry),

Recently renovated and refurnished, dectric light and fam throughou and entirely under sow management. Cisine under the personed cu persisñJA, of the proprietors Ear and Eliard Bouma. Terms podersta. Special iacuum foo families on applestion to

Falophone K. 3. Telegrapkić Add: "Palace" "

7. H. OXBAREY, Propeistoc.

CARLTON HOTEL.

CHEK MÉLY, AMEZEIGAS MOTEL DE VORH ́COLATY,}

103 HOURE STRIKE.

Under (Azerican. Haariagement. Nice and quiet yet only a_Few Callientes -from-the Banke mad Conten! District. 42 Bodeosas, - Econðarsal “vishes, scropokasly clean. Moderste Toca, Monthly and Family

Kataton spplication to the Propriotras." Lauziches meet" Passenger' Bonde,

Telographic Adrew ” CARLTON -

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the late RI^NATING. 14. D'ÁGUILAR-Sr.

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MELEK CAMINO®,

LHOT and "GOLD.. DRINKS.

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DEALERS. IN

Gimbal's and' Orange BlosNOIS

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FRENCH LESSONS

Q. MOVESION,

· 15, Morrison Hill Road,