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G. P. LAMMERT.

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AUCTIONEER, ÅPPRAISER.

AND. SURVEFOR

Public Auctions-

PRE Undoraigned has received instruc

TEL

tions to sell by Public Auction,

OC

TUESDAY, August 96, 1818,

commencing at 11 am,

at his Baler Rooms, Duddell Streat. A Quantity of

TENNIS BALLS,

+

(NEW)

Comprising:-

Ayres 1989 Championship,

Riseley 1919.

Also »

28 dozen Miller & Taylor M & Th

Golf Balls, (New)..

(variona marka & weights). Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT;

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, August 21, 1919..

UN

1:

TUESDAY, Angust 26. 1818,

commencing at 11 am..

at his Silen Rooms, Duddell Street..

FIVE TYPEWRITERS.

(Brand new rehnitt.).

comprising —

One Oliver No. 5,

Ons Monarch No. 3-

(24 in, cariaze),

One Rem agton No. 10,

One Remington No. 7,

One Royal No. 5.

Term-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, August 21, 1919.

"INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE..

W

R

LL PERSONS with the exception A of those of Chinese racen desiring to leave the Colony for places other than Canton, West River or Macao should' apply in person for permission to do so at the PASS OFFICE, Post Office Building between the hours of §.AM. bo 1 P. and 3 Pk, to 4 2.x..daily,

Applicants will be required to produce Fassports or identification papers. All persons, with certain exceptions, who Famain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them. selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1918. Fogme of Registration giving the particulars. required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for nou compliance is a

Ane not sxceeding 150.

E. D. C. WOLFE

Captain Superintendent of Police.

ORANGES.

Fresh Arrival

of

ORANGES.

$1.20 per dozen.

WISEMAN, LTD.

Telephone 407,

MASSAGE HALL,

*MRS. T. SUGITA

MISS HALU Wyndham Street,

Hongkong, "

MEE CHEUNG

FEOTOGRAPHER Ice House Streat..

Photo of

Penco. Colebration

Day & Night Decoration.

Branch Opposite City Hall

INTIMATIONS

THE CHINA MAIL.

MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1919,

NOTICES.

METEOR GARAGE W. D. & H. O. WILLS' G. FALCONER & CO., LTD,

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire!

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices,

Phone: 2500,

85 Des Voeux Road Central

*R*D A

The Natura Milk Food for Infants, Invalids and Nursing Mothers.

We have just received a large' cunaignment,

●粉奶牛洲澳

SHI

ACTOG

THET HEICHE

NATURAL MIL

BOOK FOR L

INFANTS IN VALIDA?

FUNG TAT & CO..

Amat For Hangking and South Chine Por, 474. Conseght Rend Central Hongkong. Telephone No. 1931 0.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

KIPPERS!

KIPPERS |

JUST RECEIVED

A New Shipment direct from Sontland

.65 cents per lb.

FOR SALE

UNUSED

POSTAGE STAMPS

IN

COMMEMORATION

OF

PEACE

at 50 conta per set of 4-Stampi.

GRACA & 00.,

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong,

F. 0. Bor 620,

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

DATO

ORDER

CHERRY & COJUL

FEDDER STREET, Oppoalbe Hongkong Hount. Telephone No. 49L′′

Horgkong, March 20, 1714.

MACGREGOR'S

V-O.S

(PARLIAMENT,BLEND)

FINEST LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY.

EXTRA SPECIAL. FINEST LIQUEUR WHISKY.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

B

& COMM 15, QUEENE ROAD, CENTRAL, HONGKONG,

HIGH GRADE

"Embassy"

NO. 77 CIGARETTES

THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE:

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

Are made by scientific processes from scrupulously selected seat perfectly mauired Tobacco of the Higher Grade only for that reason preferred and demandce „by Stoning

men of all kids.

Thek World Wide Popularity is based

upon their unquestioned tideßever, a

) OF ALL, HIGH CLASI

"They are

CAN. 32. OBTAIN AND 10. AND BÜZEL OF 1* IN 1:5 OF

W. D. H. Q. WILLS. BRISTOL O LONDON:

ON SALE AT ALL STORES.

This Advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd.

IN PRAISE OF PORT SAID. The laying of the railway from

Salibah to Kantara for military purposes will be most useful in peace time, as it taps, the cotton growing Delta. The war has 'carsed good roads to be built from Port Said to Suez and Cairo which will set up healthy competition with the rail,

way.

NEW STEAMSHIP

"SERVICES

Port Said, if it does not precisely justify its name of "beautiful

The establishment of a new steam. (Arabic "Said,"), is essentially a

ship service from Philadelphia to harbour of to-day which seems likely

South American ports was announced to have a long to-morrow. From

There are those who try to depre- by the Philadelphia Chamber of being a bank of the Suez Canal-an cfate the possibilities of Port Said, Commerce says the "Philadelphia excavating village with all the evils but they have not really studied the Public Ledger" of June 21. attending such places it has blossomatter or appreciated the fact that The first vessel to sail was the med into a busy and thriving port. trade follows the line of least resist.. As for cleanliness-physical as well ance. To take its supposed rivals,

"Nedmac" (Camden spelled back- as moral-it will compare favourably Alexandria, certainly, is the leading ward). a 7,500-ton boat built at with any town on earth. Put port for tonnage of cargo handled. Hog Island and launched Memorial bluntly, it is as good as any, it is nearer the cotton felds, and the Day. It has been allocated to this and better than most. Its water cotton merchants have become in supply comes from the Nile a terested in shoonahs (warehouses) service by the United States. Shipping Shubra, passes along an open canal there, hut in process of time traffic Board. The "Nedmac" was to be on for about 200 miles-the hot sun will be unaole to resist the better berth at Fier 48, south-wharves, devouring the microbes meanwhile facilities available at Port Said. Cargo July 15, to load for Buenos Ayrés and is filtered by one of the most from the East might be landed at and La Plata. This South American eficient systems in existence.. The Suez, but no saving in canal dues service is, operated by the Inter- underground drains have abolished would result the port is open national Freighting Corporation; at the smells of the old cesspits and the to the weather aften very bad present with offices in New York mosquito... A refuse destructor, weather: at

that and steamers City, but which will remove to sewage farm and a perfect abbatoir which must coal at Port Said Philadelphia in the near future. are other incidental possessions. have no desire to waste time at For the

If one wanted to sing its praises Suez. Some dreamers suggest deve a morth are contemplated, and ose might call it the most convenient lopment at Kantara, but a moment's the Shipping Board has promised port of call in the world. It is no though: will dispel any such idea to make the necessary additional uncommon occurrence to inquire at As a military whart while the Army allocations. The corporation is con- breakfast in the morning about some advanced, building the railway on ship which was expected, and be told its way, Kantara was a necessity; but has established a foreign sales ducting not only a steamship service, that she has, during the night, arriv ut in peace time to develop it would department to represent Philadelphia ed coaled, watered, provisioned, invely building costly and trouble merchants in the sale of their pro- discharged, reloaded and sailed...

some lay-byes. The rail freight on dacts in all South American countries The port has been fortunate in Cargo to Palestine can never compete as well as in Great Britain, France, being under the control of several either with the new port of Halla, Italy and Spain. In securing the mment via Port Said. It is clear Bhiladelphia, the Charpation for Sald always seems to get the beat! that, when the bridge at Kantara | werte proceeded first to interest the Chamber of Com- --which men in Egypt, because they are impediment. to navigation has Been Sh' ing. Board in the plan. Con-

is a danger, and an invariably promoted to more import replaced by a tube, tunnel, under ferences extending over the last three ant posts just as they are becoming the canal, Kantara will be me.ely appreciated. As a result, Customs regulations are designed to facilitate will not waste time there,

a rallway junction. Through steamers rather than retard commercial opera- tions. The Custom House does not

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generations of practical, common- sense Directors of Custams.

Port

now being built, or with tranship

present two sailings

between representatives of the or four months have been held

Chamber, of Commerce; the Shipping and the officials of the International Board, the Railroad Administration Freighting Corporation. The assign ment of the "Nedmac" to tifs berfice from Philadelphia marks the ofrat employment in regular service from this port of a Hog Island vessels

Inauguration of cargo steamship

The one great dominating factor as another much vaunted port in about Port Said is the question of Egypt does go to sleep at six o'clock dispatch. Given that a ship must and hanging up passengers and their coal and water there need be little, luggage until next day... The stores if any, delay in loarling or discharg obligingly open whenever passenger ing At present the maximum depth ships arrive at night. With the ex- of water for passing through the reption of ships in ballast, which are canal is 30 feet, and all sorts of ex-service between New York and Gop high; out of the water, coaling goes pedients are resorted to, such as stantinople and Black Sea ports was on day and night. Coal, water, coaling at other ports, even watering announced: by the Salpping Board, stores, as well as cargo lightera, are at Suez; &c., to obtain it but at, says 3 Washington report, of June alongside before the anchor is drop and westward of, Port Sald, many 20. The stearathip Huachuca,of ped, Port Said is, and always must ships can be depressed several 7:300 deadweighttons, was booked for be, a water, or lighterage harbour. inches, which means a capacity to sailing in June and was to the It is impossible to build deep water lift several hundred tons of followed by the steamship: "Polybius" wharves, there being no foundation cargo, which is to speak,all of 10,000 deadweight tons, in July. upon which to build on the sand found money. When this fact is Present plans contemplate at least dredgings of the excavated barbour appreciated and utilised there la bound one sailing a month and the service Tai is, in many cases, a saving of to be a considerable development of will be developed as rapidly as trade expense. While goods for rail transit transit cargo at Pert Said, which will demands justify allocation of addit: have to be landed and loaded into be all to the benefit not only of Egypt, ional vessels. The regular ports of trucks on the quays, cargo for tran- but also the Palestine and Syrian Coast call will be Stayna, Constantinople, shipment is merely fightered from one and in fact the Levant, generally, Varna and Constanta, with the ship to another or occasionally, In Fortunately the authorities are alive terminus at Odessa. Eventually, the the case of small coasters, transferred to the fact, and are arranging to large Board's announcement said, vessels direct into them. Cargo for or from ly extend the Customs and wharf of 9,000 or greater deadweight foun lightered direct along the Manzalehin upeaking of coaling," "eiling" of 11 knots, will be utilised; furnish the Delta system of railways can be space. Aragolporting eRRINAR age, capable of maintaining a speed Canal to Matarich or Massarah on should of course be included, is there ing the best direct service between the opposite side of the lake, or along are now large oil reservoirs af Port United States ports and the Black the Freakwater Canal to Cairo, &E | Saidis) deko

Sea under any flag, 1994 91%

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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotal Mangions.

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.

LL our Pastes bear the "Roosterlabel and are made from Flour of the Bart A. Quality guptaining a large, percentage of Gluten. Starch and Glaten are the principal compasente of Plour. Gluten in ealer to digest and containe more netriment than Starch. Manufactured undar;the most unitary conditions.

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

Tering moderate, especially for kyandle. Ordenrsrecuted promptly. THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head 055os: No. 47 and 48, Connaught Road, Central Hongkong: Tal 1939 & 9350. Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, Chins; Talephone 3335.

Branch Factory: Wing. Hing Street, Canseway Bay, Hongkong....

Cable Address: "HINGWAR,”

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

Operating:-

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.......The leading Hotel in the Far East..

The coming aside resort of South

Chin

THE HONGKONG HOTEL THE REPULSS BAY HOTEL

Topening in the Summer of 1919) THE HOTEL MANSIONS

Othice premiss)

"

The headquarters of the Canadian Pacido Ocean Services, and the leading American business. concerns,

The Hotel Company, having recently extended their sold storage: piant sad instituted motor transportation, are specialising in outside catering such

as banquets, dances, picnics. eta, and are prepared to supply all necessary equipment, decorations, furnishings, and music

Quotations may be obtained on application at the Eotal Main: Oce, or representative will call on communicating with

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

J. H. TAGGART, MAX1q23.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of MHANH, A

Mrs. »»BLAIR,

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

ALL ELECTRIC PRAMS Bode, lectic Luft Diana and Lighting Europeia Baths and Sanitary Fittings Horland Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Service.

"

Telephone 373. Telegraphie Addream :—" VICTORIA,"

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry),

T

Recently renovated and refurnished, slectric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personst supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Booms. Tarnis moderate. Special term to families on application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphio Add.; ""PALACE”.

J. E. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(SE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONT.) ICE HOUSE STREET,

Under American Hanagement. .co and quiet-yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District. 43-Bedrooms, Excellen Cuisine. scrupulously alesa. Moxlerate Terms. Monthly and Family Bator application to the Proprietress. Taunches meet Passenger Bostes.

· Telegraphio Address "-CARLTON,”

Ow

Ma, J.-E. GAMERON....

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

(OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.) Noted for

THE BEST TIFFINS AND DINNERS. FILLET HADDOCKS.

ICES AND ICED DRINKS,

* CAKES AND PASTRIES.

Dinner and Picnic Parties catered for.

European Café under European Supervision.

Tel: 909. dualida

BLUE BIRD 108 OREAM PARLOUR

AND CONFECTIONERS

TANG TUK, DENIZ,

the lato" BIEX TING, 14 17 Agostan Braxez.

TESIMS VERY MODERATE

Tel 909,

CHOCOLATES PILISETAS VIZns Chocolates

40 cta. 11. "Homs-Wade Amorted Chocolates Hershey's Katie's, and Borden

Chnealster Calliferis, Star socolates

Is por pkt Americus Chocointes per she

0000A. Imperial Coon... cts par & the

Bi cia, per i

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION

15. Morrison HU Hand;

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