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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER APPRAISER AND STAVETOR.

-Public Auctions-

Tardor by Pablo auction, THE Urdoraigned has received Instrac

по

WEDNESDAY, August, 8, 1918,

*12 commencing at 11 a.m.

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Stroot, The S. 8.. NAM KAM ***

Length Breadth Depth: Speed

་་་

**

14.

194 2

973 18'

9 knots per hour

1:500 tons Doulweight including Bunkers 1100 tons Engine cylinders, 97" &-siam.

Capacity by measurement ...

Horse power...

stroke 30"

at present running between Hongkong

and Haiphong.

-Cash on delivery.

020, P. LAMBERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong.. July 30, 1w18.

INTIMATIONS.

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY (1995) LIMITED.

NOTICE OF CALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

call of $2 per share has beeu made on all members holding shares upon which only 31 has been paid, and that much eall will he payable on the 30th day of September, 1919, to the Hongkong Shanghai Buking Cor- poration at Hongkong

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,

Gemeni MunagIETA,

TRS CHINA LAT & POWER

Co. (1918) F

Hongkong, July 10, 1910:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED:

WING

NOTICE

increased

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices.

The National

'Phone 2500.

65 Dee Your Road

#

Central

Food for Infants,

Invais, Deð Norsing Mothers..

We have and merivak u tuz qonignment

粉奶牛洲澳

ACTOGEN

REC

RATURAL MILK,

INFANTS INVALIDS

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.. Agant For lionken sail Soath China. Now, 749. Canangut. Rund DeLeak ongkong. Telephone Nu«, 129 & 299,

price of Sugar, the price of DAIRY FARM NEWS..

SWEET waters will be odvanced live cents per dozen, as from this date, until further notice.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

Hongkong Aug 1, 1919.

#1

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE A DOLLAR per Share for the aix montba ending June 30, 1919, will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY August 5, on which 'date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Com- par's Office..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com any will be CLOSED from WED NEST AY July 30 to. TUESDAY, Augu 5. both days includive, during bieberiod no Transfer of Shares an be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

JOHN ARNOLD,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, July 22, 1919.

SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADING CO., LTD.

WP

E have been requested by the above Company to sanounce that New Shares will be lasued at par to shareholders or the 16th June, 1319," in the, proportion of ONE new share- for every TWO old shares, fractions being disregarded.

Eu'ders of BEARER" Warrants shoull deposit their holdings not later then the 9th August 1919, sccompanied by payment of the equivalent of £1 Sterling for each new share claimed, with their Bunkers who will stamp the warrants on the fice thereal with the worde RIGHTS CLAIMED 1919."

Registered sbarebolders should pay to their Bookers the equivalent of £1 Sterling for each new abare nimed, not later than the 9th August, 1919,

KIPPERS! KIPPERS I

JUST RECEIVED

A New Shipment direct from Sontland,

65 cents per lb. "

FOR BALE 1919

POSTAGE STAMP

CATALOGUES.

FROM

New York Paris. London

Scott Stamp Co., Yvers et Tellier, Bright & Son, Whitfeld King & Co., Ipswich,

GRAÇA & 00, "No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong, P.O. Box 620.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Turkish

AA

In what 140.1

AN EXTRA GOOD TURKISH CIGARETTE AT A

NOMINAL PRICE

Sold in tins of

100 & 50

Cigarettes and

also boxes of 10's.

with or

without Cork Tips.

This Advertisement in issued by Westminster Tobacco Co... Iki.

BATTALION THAT DREW LOTS.

Sr Douglas Halz, through, his Chief of Staff, las pa'da te buta to the 22 Royal Fusilers, the Kit chener Bantal mised in Septemne ber 1944, wideh; alter pluging a wordly peert in many battles, ended

NEW USE FOR "BERTHAS

There is an interesting sagtewilon for putting the Big Bertlus wire fired on Putis to a pacific use. M. de la Bane Phitial, she presi- dent of vid Astronomical Society, bas asked if it work to be possible

SHIPPING SHARE BOOM. ..

MONDAY, AUGUST 4 1918.

NOTICES,

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.

LE oar Pate.bear the "Booster" label and are made from Floor of the Best Quality containing large percentage of Hut. Stare at Glute are the principal components of Flour. Glaten, is easier to digest and coutaiu more Butriment the Starch. Manufactured under the most sanitary condition.

Large quantities have been exported-to-various important-citiae iu rla Wocki, Terme modarata, especially for Agencies Croatiexecuted prow pilz..... THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.- Head Ofoe No. 47 and 18, Canaangast E Con 4t, Henckens Tel, y Principal Factory:No. 71, North Scion Shangbul Chly. Inte dio 105363. Branch Factory: Wing Hing Set Caseway Bay, Borskou, Cable Address: "HING WAH."

COPPER

QUEEN

BELTING

Has Established a New Standard of Power Trans- mission Efficiency.

Sole Agents for: HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA

GERIN, DREVARD & Co.

Hotel Mansions.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

Operating

THE HONGKONG HOTEL ‘.. THE BEPULSE BAY HOTEL

(opening in the Summer of 1918)] THE 'HOTEL MANSIONS

Ofice. premises)

The leading Hotel in the Far East 1The coming seaside resort of South

China: of

The beadquarters of the Canadian

Pacific Ocean Services, and the leading American business concern.

The Hotel Company having recently extended their cold storage plant and instituted motor transportation, are specialising in bataide catering such as braquete, dances, plunics, etc, and are prepared to supply all necessary equipment, decorations, furnishings, and pensie,

Quotations may be obtained on application at the Hotel Main Office, or representative will call on cotumarcating with

Tre is à boom in shipping shares. as Cardiff, with few parullels in the annals of the market. It hus beer brought about by the reinovat of restrictions on shipping, coupled with he career as a delet cut by the, to use the heavy artillery taken from the reduction in the excess profits Edraving of does. It was afterwards the Gemane for sudying the lail: chaty, Emerged into other units

atmosphere, the einstitution of It would be untrue to describe the ***The battalion." may- The Picki: which, fur prime out, is as yet activity us will speculation,, se ins Parshal, has machticed the best known, and he sumeets that in this vestigations show that the transac muitons of the British Anny, work the Letnan long-runge guest'ops are in the maid legitimate deal- Nates of the scattered noch wer, would render exceptional service.ings with a view to meeting the being collected at Pholmry Barracks All then wou be necessary wood urgent shipping tommage require- in order, to select Fit to represent he to narke speriał chokes, provided laments of the time. The presump: the bottalion in the marels through with a registering apparatus. This, it'on is that for the next five or six London our July 7.

at the end of the shell's dight, would years at least the shipping industry note the density and pressane of will be in a

very strong position. temperature and the average pros-mal that new tuinüge or acquired|| 1,500

Sonnage innst for that period be as

A WIDOW'S GIFT.

There was an uning velebra, Gm at kingada. Dear Godk

Ter.

It is greutate ident Rig Berred of a remunerative rétum. Half || ti, punted at leg, could kend as a dozen new companies have been della Fttle over eleven miles in the Torted in Canh Htely, and both the air, whie if it were popted vertic!old astrolished and the musze recent Fi Adoor! Se Bager Regally the shell would wave 78,797 times are thoroughly overhauling few months aga prosented Mr. Juftres in 125sec., at which Beounce, that urul-tukings. Hallan, widow of Captain H. 6 in atted, there is no sure in Heshan, 1.8.0., wh lest his lifefeation of the constitution of etdier.

on the Vindiative, dating the at- if the shell is Ampened at both NATIONALISATION OF MINERALS. tuck on Zeebrugge M.2, with a Gert Lunde, it malenated that its fight! an gun, ptured on the Mile, and would be 23,00 matres in Bee.! recently Mrs. Habian formally the experiment of unlysing the 37- landed it to the Parish Comell, i mosphere at high altitudes is to be Miners' Federation, speaking Mr. Frank Hodges, secretary of tie presence of am unsoublyte, and M: Duchesne, a nu val

recently at a meeting of the Land, Cadets from King Edward's Selool, engineer. is at present ranking pre-Nationalisation Society, held at the Wiley, arindah wouring navalparations. It is chimed that phy; Menor Hall, S.C., in support of

form, conveyed the gun to that, astronomy, nechanes, and village green, where a picturesque netenrology will proft intensely ceremony took places Captain Car from the observations mide.

ORDERr, V., at the Vineletive

FOR THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI | {CHERRY & 00

BANKING CORPORATION.

N. J. STABB,

Chicl Manager.

Hongkong, July 20, 1919

HONGKONG, TRAMWAY CO.

• LIMITED

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) NUTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

INTERIM DIVIDEND of NINE FENCE per Share op amount of the year 1919 has been declared.

The DIVIDEND will be payable on agi after MONDAY, the 25th day of Angust, 1919, to Shureboldera.eu the Register on MONDAY, the 11th day of August, 1919, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial (Hong koug) Register at the exchange rate of 3/6 per Dollar.

By Order of the Board,

¿

W, E. ROBERTS, Secretary,

Hongkong, July 28, 1919.

·PRODER-STREER, Opposite Hongkong Hotel. Telephone No. 491 4

Hongkong, March-20, 1815.

aade a speech, eulogising the char jacter of the dead officer.

BOY OF 18 AS WOOL MERCHANT.

.

A SOLDIER'S WILL."

a resolution for the nationalisation

of land, said they realised, and he twght the country was beginning to relise, that the opposition with! which the miners were faced was an position which was going to "fure An unusual point was raised in the the whole country when the quee tion of mineral became the question Probate Court during a-wult concern. Sug the estate of Captain Federick of land se wok. The propaganda at the cinent in defence of the right Tyrell Goden, of little te Hull,

A boy of 15, WoW. Berent, who Wivelsfield, Sommes, said to be worth for mineral owners was astonishing desemibed hinwed as "wollen Lover £140,000, who died wille a pri. menelant trade s Bennett,'

soner in Germany on October 12, with waremoans at Pekstreet, 2.C., 1917.

was reminded in ́enstay at the He was a director in Winthread's Guildhall on June 4 on a charge of Brewery, in with be hell shares being in unhawini possession of Har worth about £30,000. n's tweed and serge worth t

New societies had been set up, and everybody who could be courted qom to be useful in a hit of politica! intrigue was beng written to, and organisations were having, their at tention drawn ay leaflets and.cir- While in Germany he heard that lars to the robbery-like" pro- The police said that a man canie Whilead's were altering the arti-position of the Miten Federation. to the premises, and the rolls of cloth cles of association, which enabled They had came to the conchis on were louded into a burrows When the bolder of ordinary shures to dis- that the nationalisation of minerals MACGREGOR'Sasked where he had get the property, pose of the whole of the shares in was imposible withon, the ultimate

V.OS.

(PARLIAMENT BLEND)

FINEST LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY,

EXTRA SPECIAL. FINEST LIQUEUR WHISKY.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

* &00.,

15. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

the nationaEsation of

Berent said: 1 have sold it this whildren. Before this it was only nationalisation of the land as well, Benjamin Geldberg at Se, 3. a yard. possible to dispose of one-half. He though the Tabour party, if it en- olitained from Kenneth Mcken- thereupon wrote to his wife request devoured to give legislative effect zie, of Stornceway."

ing her to soquaint in policor that to the rohttion "might find steel! It was stated that Berent rented he wanted hit will added to at once, blocked in Harburrent. The Miners' the watercom for 10 a year, and dividing the shares between In to Federation and the National Union He mentioned other alters:filwaymen, who were vitally in there had been many complaints of won the way he had obtained goods. In tions to his will, and the solicitor terested in one case he reecived enth worth was considering the master when their own partimular industry, would give them the requisite industrial (£2,000, and in another case goodCaptain Godman died.

Mr. Philip Stiówden bucking."

ended.

Mr. Outhwaite, of the Common- entirLeague, quoted a letter from Mr. Robert Smile, in which he said: We are going to fight fie

valued at £1,000. There, were mers i The question for decision was writs against hit, ut pleaded whether the letter was a soldier's Financy,

wifi.

Alderinan Sir Wilkan. Dunn waid Mr. Justice Horridge refused pro he could not' malarstand any house bate of the letter as a wil, on the ||get letting offices to n boy of 16 ground that the realy and person-

nnies kerged relvrences "ware used. alty were so indivisibly connected, neation of landowners as The resolution It ogumui to him there might be and he pronounced in favour of the royalty receivers. souleɔme older bébind the lad. •*21 of:9914-2

C

Telephone No.483, Catering Department. Telephone No. 1673, Manager.

J. H. TAGGART MAYAGEN, ... –

THE PEAK HOTEL.

Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

A LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Fan Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting A European Baths and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold, Water System throughout Best of Food and Service

Telepb $73. Telegraphic Addreės :---- VICTORIA

JWITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Furry).

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and entirely noter new management. Cuisine 'under the personal supervision, of the propfister, Bar and Billiard Booms, Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphio Add: "PALACK"

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THEM COLOFT.) ICE HOUSE STREKT,

Under American Management. Nice and, quiet yet only a few, minuta walk from the Banks and Contral District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine scrupulously clean: Moderate Terms Monthly and Family Rates on application to the Proprietrom. Launcher meet Passenger, Bosta

Telegraphic Addrem "CAHL/TON." -

BLUE BIRD ICE CREAM PARLOUR

AND CONFECTIONERS-

TANG: YUK, Dentist,

the late BIEN TING 14, D'Águila Szakut.

TERMS VERY, MODERATE.

Cuzinal fationi E

Mae, F.-E.-CAMERON.

CHECOLATES Plain à vuel, Vanilla Chocolatam

10 cts, th ✔House-Haute Amortest Chocolat

11.40 par 11. Haraday's Nestle's and Borisa

thecointes California "Hit "Chocolates

zota par pat American, Cloemistea -51.4 per 16, СОСОД

4) eta par | ik

Imperis Com Chirardell Breakfait désos".

H

30 eta, per § 1

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSIOI!.

15, Morrison Hull Houd..