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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919,

Hughes & Hough

ÁVÚTIONEERS: TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anetiansers Share, Cosi' and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agenta.

PROPRIETORS Wa-Wan" Coal. Storage,

Doder 'ward Bentley's

4. c. 4th & 5th Editions.

Telegraphic: Obdo..

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Telegraphie Adārus. **WWTRION" HONGKONG,, -

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

02.

SATURDAY, May 10, 1919, at 10:30 a.m., at their Sale Rooms,, No.. B. Des Vattur Road, Corner of Ice Horse Street.

▲ QUANTITY OF WINKS AND SPIRITS, &c.,.

And Several Jason of Ferfume. Tarma Cash..

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctionser s.. Hongkong, May 7, 1919.

(ICK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

On

SATURDAY,

May 10, 1919, at 1000s.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. Des

Faux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street-

" A QUANTITY OF

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

4

dc., $c., c. (Removed to Sales Rooms for Convenience of sale); Two Rieshas, Two Typewriters, Three Sporting Guns, Two Gent.'s Saddles with Bridlee complete,

Also

About 400 yds. Mosquito Netting, A quantity of Sbirting, aud Sheeting.

TransCash.

HUGEES & HOUGH

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 7, 1919.

(For Account of the Concerned.)

ON

1

.

TUESDAY. Afay 13, 1919, commencing as 2,30 p.m., at their. Bales Rooms, No. 8, Dei Veur Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD FURNITURE BRASS AND BRASS. MOUNTED DOUBLE AND TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, Lic., dan Comprising:-

Chesterfeld Bolus, Arm-chairs (new) Folding Card and Occasional Tabier, One Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedreads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washstands, &c.: (fumed Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggene, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, 20 Dinner Services, Crockery, and good Glass

Ware Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Acc. Room Utensils, Electro-Plated

Bath

Ware,

Electric Banding Lampe, Blackwood,

Teakwood and Lacquered Screens, a

quantity of Blackwood Furniture,

Blackwood Fire Scroon, Side Tables,

Oil

Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures Paintings, Severa! Carpets now and second-hand.

Also

.Collard & Collard Piano (good tone),

One Enamelled Bath, and Two Ricahua &c...

,

(Full Perticulars from Catalogue). Terms-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hoogkong, May 7, 1815..

WANTED TO PURCHASE.

DICTURES painted by Captain

ed here."

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers:

TAIYO & CO.

" (JAPANES>) BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO CEDER. e. Wyndham B&

PUBLIC AUCTIONS:~~

Undersigned bare received in

WANT

THE CHINA MAEL

structions to sell by Public Auction, ADVERTISEMENTS

(For Account of the Concerned),

170

TUESDAY, May 13, 1919, commencing at 3:30 p.m., the Sales Rocas, No. 8, Den Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, & EMBROIDERIES,

Comprising :- HOUSEHOLD LINENS: Single and

Double Flain and Hematitebed. Sheets,: Pillow Cases, Double White Batin Quilts,

Linen Damask Serviettes, Glass Cloths, |Bath Towels,. Face Towels, &c, do

DRAWN WORK:-Bedspreads, Fillow Cases, Tray Cloths, &c. &c.

EMBROIDERIES ---Bedspreads, Table Covers, Tes Cloths, Runnas 18 by 54 in.) Also

A low lots of Suit Cases and Attacho Case.

(413 new goode, and small lots to edit

purchasers).

(Fall Particulags from Catalogue). Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctionsert.

Hongkong, May 7, 1919.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BY ORDER

THE MORTGAGEE. THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY SITUATE

at

WING ON STREET, VICTORIA IN THE

COLONY OF HONGKONG

TO BE SOLD

ON

THURSDAY,"

The 15th day of May, 1919, at 3 o'clock

in the afternoo

BY

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his Sales Rooms, Daddell Street.

THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF

All that piece or parcel of ground! registered in the Land Office as Inland,

the Lot No. 1985 Together with meseuages and buildings thereon known as No. 30 t 32 Wing On Street held for the term of 999 years from the 26th day of Jane 1843 under a Crowp Lease dated the 5th November 1913. AREA 1098 square feet or thereabouts. ANNUAL CROWN RENT $16.00

For further particulars and condi- tions of sale apply to:-

LO AND LO Alexandra Building,

Solicitors for the Mortgages

or to

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,

Duddell Street. Hongkong, April 28, 1919.

MRS. ASA IMASAWA. JAPANESE MASSAGE-

Room No. 5, First Floor, No. 38 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

TRY

OUR

[25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS,

UL. PREPAID.

INTIMATIONS.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

(BRITE SECTION).

Every additional 6 words & Coot THE Public in hereby notified that c. WEDNESDAY the 7th May and on audseggent WEDNESDAYS antil further notice the following additional local trains will run between Kowloon sad Shum Chun-:---

Lv. Kowloon

WANTED.

I

TINGINEER FOR LOCAL WORKS Thorough shop training io mechanical engineering and experience in charge of steam plant eisential.

Apply Box Not 1119 c/o CHINA

MAIL"

WANTED AT ONCE-COMPET

&

STENOGRAPHER TYPIST (male); reply in handwriting stating experience and salary required. Apply Box 1117-/ CHINA MAIL"

WA

YANTED.-A LADY of BRITISH RACE FOR OFFICE WORK in an old established firm in Hongkong. Good salary to a capable woman with knowledge of Book-keeping. Apply în writing stating qualifications to Box 1118, co "CHINA MAIL"

FOR SALE

TOR SALE-Dark Farm Pedigree

FOR GADDAFI

FAST. from one of the best prize winning Strains in Australia. Ten morthe old Splendidly built. Nice affectionate deg. Registered by Court Rice. Sydney, and with the Queensland Ladies Kennel Club Pedigree certificate and registrations, can be examined-Apply to Box No. 1116, care of "Cuiya Mau...”

TO LET.

102 The Penk. 6 TROOMED HOUSE at the Peaks Apply to PERCY SMITH, SETH &

FLEMING,

7.39 p... (stopping at all stations). AT. Shum Chun....8.31 p...

9.06 p

Lv. Shum Chun......

+:

Sheung Shui....9:13 arr. Kowloon ...............9.55

By Order

371

15

II. P. WINSLOW,

Manager

Kowloon, May 5, 1919.

* NOTICE.

ESSES. G. MARTINI LTD inform A the Gandial Public that M. GEORGE BLATE is no longer con- pected with their firm as he is leaving for England.

G. MARTINI, LTD. Hongkong, May 1, 1919.

;

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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NOTICE.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

·VOTE FOR £149,200,000.

The Press Association says:----- For the first time since 1914, the

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Admiralty recently issued as Parliamentary White Paper the Navy Estimates in a form somewhat similar to that of pre-war times, although still in skeletonised and inconclusive form, and without the First Lord's! memorandum containing, a statement of national naval policy and details of proposed new construction.

The total number of officers, sea- men, boys, coastguards and Royal Marines asked for is 280,000, and the estimated amount of money! required for 1919-20 is placed at £149,200,000, and a note is appended stating that estimates are based upon information at present available. Detailed and revised estimates, will be presented to Parliament later in the session.

For the present a vote on account of 60 millions is asked for..

be sub

In explanation it is stated that: personnel is the approximate number]: who will be serving on April Ist. This number will stantially reduced during demobilisa- tion. This number of personnel for which it will be necessary to provide under peace conditions is dependent upon circumstances which cannot yet be clearly foreseen, wages, &C.,.. officers and men, and for part of men, women of W.R.N.S. paid out of this vote are all employed upon fleet service or auxiliary duties not coming within the scope of dockyards, victualling yards, hospitals, &c. Provision is also made under this. GENERAL MEETING of Mem-vote for the payment of children's 13th instant, at 4 P.3. in the Chamber allowances, &c., and educational services. The vote includes pro- Room, Chartered Bank Building, 3,

vision for the maintenance of Queen's Road Central, for the purpose

Royal Naval Colleges at Green- of nominating & Representative of the wich, Keyham, Osborne, and Dart- COUNCIL doring the absence on leave of mouth, Dockyard and Royal Marine the Hon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak.

Barrack Schools, and for the educa Notice in writing of the names oftional staff of the fleet. It also in- Feak Road, Farciabed, from: les candidates as of late path the instruction at Cambridge Univeraity TO LET-DERRINGTON No. 3 and their proposers and cludes provision for the expense of June, 8 Rooms and 3. Tennis Courts. Secretary at least 48 hours before the of young naval officers, whose educa- Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS

time appointed for the holding of the tion in the Royal Naval College was:

The General Meeting.

curtailed owing to the war. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Maintenance, &c., Vote provide for the cost of buildings and repairing ships in his Majesty's Dockyard, and by contract for fuel and sea stares for the Fleet, and for the personnel of dockyards at home and abroad. The Naval: Armaments and Aviation Vote pro- vides for the cost of maintaining the naval, "ordnance, and, torpedo

at home! depots and factories and abroad, including salaries and allowances and wages, also for and LL PERSONS with the exception first cost of maintenance At those of Chinese maces desiring to repair of naval ordnance vessels, for leave the Colony should apply the cost of rayal ordnance stores, person between the hours of 8 to

P.M. And 9PM to. P. daily at the guns, projectiles, torpedoes, &c. In PASS OFFICE, Post Office Building.

addition, aviation services, so far as Applicants will be required to produce these remain under the administra Passports or identification papers. All tion of the Admiralty, are now Light and Airy, Electric Light & Persons, with certain exceptions, he provided for in this vote, as well as main in the Colony for more than the construction of airships and tings and arrangements Bell installation, excellent sanitary fit-7 days are required to Register the maintenance, and airship stations and salves under the REGISTRATION of Water Closets. Enamelled Baths PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms

(European Style.}

of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. TERMS MODERATE. and at all Police Stations.

A box will be held in TUESDAY allowances, separation and family

O LETA FLAT in Nathan Road,

Kowloon

A FLAT in Humphreys Ecildings, Kowloon.

Apply to

BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildinga.

J

Hongkong.. May 7, 1919.

To

+

TO LET.

LET-NEW HOUSES in Nathan Road, Kowloon,

No. 10 Ground and First Floors No. 12

Ground and First Floors.

Apply to:-

including

LAI HIN MAN,

Manager. Tong Wa Building Agency, No. 43A Queen's Road East, Hongkong

ct.

No. 10 Nathan Rost, Kowloon.

PRIZE

FLOURS

We produce more than 35,000 sacks of Flour of the highest quality, daily, from best Chinese wheat, free from dust and impurities. Output will be increased to 45,000 sacks per day by end of the year. We are.,continually being favoured

with orders from all over China, Japan, Straits Settlements,

Manila and other. Eastern and European ports.

新闻公粉麵新茂銘者

HIER FLOUR HIT PATENT BULLERE

***=142

A ROLER MILLS &

MARK

EXTRA AKERS FLOUD)

HAPPINESS FLOUR

MAKERS FLOU

SHANGHAL

GALLATTERS FOR BACK

Bibs FOR EACH BAG

Our brands are:-

BATTLESHIP (Green Label),

STAR - DECORATION (Green Label), HAPPINESS. (Blue and Red Labels):

Our Flour has been awarded a Panel of Honour" by the ex-Pres. General Li Yuan-hung for superiority.

MOW SING & FOH SING FLOUR MILLS

WUSIEH AND SHANGHAI,

Send for free samples and prices to our Head Office, 49, Avenue Edouard VII.

Head Office: Telephone 1053,

T.K. YUNG, General Manager.

Cable Address: MowsHour,

By Order,

ť

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

- Secretary. Hongkong, May 3, 1919.

NOTICE.

The Penalty for non compliance is a Ane not exceeding $50.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

store depots. The Admiralty Office vote contains provision for salaries and wages of the personnel of the

NOTICES.

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THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.)

Doing Agents for the above COMPANY, were prepared to Isane POLICIES. ME FIRE, MARINE LIFE and MUT KIUCIDENTS

RETURNÉ NAROS. ·

F farther particulars, please apply to:-

UNION TRADING COMPANY, ` Prince'r Building.

General Agents.

CARS on HIRE

Experienced Chauffem

and

Expert Mechanics,

A Large Number of

12

New and Comfortable Cars

Always in Readiness.

MERCURY. GARAGE CO.

39-1 Do Yeax Bood Central.

Phone

977 & 2589

-Arrangements

for Special

Occasions

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

437

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. pet

In Bags of 250 the net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

GENERAL MANAGERS

SOMETHING NEW.

WISEMAN'S TEA.

Our own packing and blending from the Ohoicest Ceylon and China Teas.

Try It

1-lb. tins

80 cents.

Admiralty Office, including salaries THE HONGKONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING.

of the Lords of Admiralty, their naval assistants and their naval staff. In the Pensions, &c., vote, provision is made in addition to pensions gratuities, &c., usually included in this vote, for the payment of war gratuities to officers and men of the OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Royal Navy and Marines, including the THIRTIETH ORDINARY Reserves, it is interesting to recall GENERAL MEETING will be held at that in the last issued estimates, the Company's Offices, St. George'a those of March, 1914, provision was Buildings, on SATURDAY, May 17, made for 151,000 personnel.

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1919, 11.30 AM, for the purpose" of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Acconcia. to February 23, 1919, and electing Directora and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

CROUP.

THIS disease is to dangerous and so

Company will be CLOSED from Mar Trapid in its development that

3 to May 17, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Avents. Hongkong, April 29, 1819.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

at 11.30 A-5.

every mother of young children abould be prepared for ft. 1 is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears and then send for medicine, and let the child suffer until i can be obtained. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is prompt and effectual and has never been known to fail in any case. Always have a bottle in the home. For sale By All Chemists and Storekeepers.

WHERE DANGER LURKS FOR WOMEN.

HE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING OF

Many women who have thin blood, SHAREHOLDERS will be held at

and whose nerves are unstrung, com the Offices of the Undersigned on plain of a sensation around the beart WEDNESDAY, the 21st May, 1919, which they describe as " stifling ". It is so alarming symptom of areas, or thin The TRANSFER BOOKS and blood, which disappears when the blood REGISTER of Members of the Com- is built up and the anemia overcome.

The first place where summia or pany will be CLOSED from the 7th thin blood shows is in the lips and gums. May to the 21st May, 1919, both days which become blanched, and in the inclusive.

mombranes that lire the eyelids. You Immediately after the above men- may be naturally pale and still be tioned Meeting the General Agents in healthy, but when these membranes puradance of Article 17 of the Como lose their bright red colour your blood pany's Articles propose to ask the is deficient in quality or quantity. Consulting Committee to sanction a call of 800 per Share in respect of the monies unpaid on the shares held by members of the Company.

Thin blood is a danger it invites disease, because it is too weak to fight the disease garms that are continually trying to invade the system. To build up the blood thero is one remedy that At the same time the General Agents has been a household word for a geners. will also under Article 104 (p) k for tion, Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale the sanction of the Comsalung Com people. They tone up the entire system. mitteo to the payment of a special make the blood rich and red, strengthen dividend of $50 per Share (payable colour in the cheeks and lips,

the nerves, increase the appetite, put

• Tooling Reserve Farid

Tens of thousands of weak women, Should these sanctions be obtained and men too, have regained the Transfer Books and Register of strength by the use of Dr. Williama Members will be CLOSED for an pink pills for pala people during tho past thirty yesma can begin your additional 14 days, Le, until and include a care without delay, for the world. ing the 4th June, 1919.

...famous Pills are obtainable from medi- JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., cine vendors everywhere, also direct and

General Agents.

post free, 1 bottle for $1.50, aix for $8, from the Dr. Williains Medicine Co., Hongkong, April 30, 1919.

98 Bzschnen Hood, Shanghai,

ichiediately after the call) out of the way that unnatural tired drive

health

pas

Applications are now being accepted. The School has accommodation for 200 pupils.

Courses for Mechanics and driving

Special facilities will be offered to persons desirous of becoming Chauffeurs and not having the means

pay for their course.

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Works and school, Shaukiwan. Office, 4 Queen's Road Central,

SPECIFY

SKF

BALL BEARINGS

ON ALL MACHINES YOU ORDER

. We can supply" Bearings for all kinds of Machines.

POWER SAVING NO HOT BEARINGS SELF ALIGNING

REQUIRE LESS. ATTENTION,

THE CHINESE SKF CO., LTD.

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THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD. -

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG.