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G. PLAMMERT

IONEER, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR.

ublic Auctions-

MHE. Undanigned has received lastrac-

tions to sell by Publio Auction,

от

SATURDAY, October 4, 1919, Commencing at 10.30 mm.

at No. 1 Saifes Terrace,. (Top Flooch Kowloon.

A Quantity of

Faluable Household Farnituro,

comprising —

Task Sideboard, dinner waggon, din- fag table and chairs, Ice chest, Filter, Iron bedstead, Teak wardrobe with bevelled minor, Dressing table, Sowing mashine, Japanese screen, Pictures, Electric lamp, Lan and åttings,

etc.,

etc.

Da view, day of sale. Catalogues will be issued. Tarna:: Cash on delivery.

etc.

GEO. P. LAMMERT; . Auctioneer.

Bonekong, September 29, 1919, "

{OMMERUTAL UNION ASSER ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

R. EDAVIN LESTER GULBERT ARNOLD has been appointed Auistant-Manager for Chine of the abova Company.

1%

W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,

Manager for China.

Shongta September 24, 1919.

JUST ARRIVED A quantity of New

FILM PACKS

$1.00 per pack of 12.

MEE. CHEUNG PHOTOGRAPHER.

Ice House Svet

Tel: 118:

FARES FOR PUBLIC →

VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

1-In Victoria, with two Benrera.

Quarter hour..............idem mani

10 cents.

Half hour,

a 30

One hour.

Three hours,

50

Bix hours, 2

70

<

Day (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)....81.00

If the trip is extender beyond Victoria, half fare extru

Between the hours of 2.30 pl. and 6 am. the above fares shall be inerentei by 50 per cantum

II-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.

Hour......

INTIMATIONS

METEOR GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices,

'Phone 2500,

63 Des Vaur Road Central

JUST RECEIVED

from AUSTRALIA ■ large shipment. of LAOTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, STERILIZED NATURAL MILK. MALTED MILE

and

SWEETEN 20 COCOA-and- MILK, sold at very reasonable prices owing to the present high rate of Exchange, especially for Retailers..

ASTOGEN

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sola Arents for Bezgting and Sorts China.. Nos. 47 & 18. Connaught Bord Central, Hongkong. Telephone No. 1239 & 1:30.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH MILK.

The value of pure fresh milk as perfect diet cannot be overestimated. Without fresh milk children cannot thrive.

"The purity and quality of our milk is guaranteed.

Beware of adulterated and impure

milk

THE CHINA MAIL.

RECESS No.

VIRGINIAN

'Recess" is not.

only superior in Size-but.

also in Quality.

No. 44.

CIGARETTES

Recess

Manufactured by

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2.- 1910-

"NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel M

Mapsions

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL İNSTRUMENTS.

BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, JO

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LD.

HEAD OFFICE: Nos. 42 and 43, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong, Tel. No. 1230 & 2230.

Packed in

Air Tight Tins of 50 Cigarettes.

THADE MARK.

We

Westminster

Tobacco Go, Lid LONDON

TRIS" ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY WESTMINSTER TOBACCO CO., LTD.

TWO RESCUES FROM DROWNING.

THINGS SEEN.

PIOUS PUCILISTS.

An officer am a prst gallantlyWHEN BLIND MEETS' BLIND. Liverpool used to route rescued A Manchester Turly and geadenon who get into difficulties. wile bathing at Barmouth.

Heuring tries for help Ser. Laut, F. A. Vice, of London, dived into the sea fully dressed, and after a ICHTHEMIC GUANO, they visitor ashore in an unton- great struggle succeeded in bringing

A REALLY GOOD MANURE FOR

FLOWER & VEGETABLE

OF ALL KINDS,

AT 76 CENTS PER PACKET,

GRACA & CO.,

DEALERS IN FLOWER & VEGETABLE SRADO, TUYS, POSTAGE, STAMPS, PONTOIS, ..

A. 60 cents.

Three boars,

SL.CO

Six hotirs

1.60

Day (8m. to 6 pm)

200

171.In the Hill District.

With 2 Bearers' With 4 Bearert.

Quarter bour............80.15

80.30

Half hour, 0.20 One hour,

0,40,

................... 0.30

0,00

Two bours, ------ 0.50

0.80

Three hours..... 0.70

1,00

P. O. Box 620.

asia hours, 1.00

1.60

Day (8am to 6p.m.)1.50

2.00

RICKSHAS.

In the Island of Hongkong, it engage

in Fictoria..

Ten minutes,

Quarter hour,..............................................

*** 5 centa

10

Dne hour, 20 Every Bubregnant hour.........90

Note the ricksha be cogged" ithin the City of

Western

and be dis part of the

Warred Jalade the charged City of Victoria after 0 p.m., or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Polics Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria Liter. 9 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

,

III Kouicos. Quarter hour, denize 5 cents.

FEU koor, i Flour

15

17

20

Every subsequent.bour,.................... 10

To 4th mile

III-Taipo Road

"1

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part. of an bour if the birer causes the journey to take longer than

single...... 76 cents..........1 hour. return $1.00 boors. Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

D

single-1.20............3 hours. return $1.60........4 Beyond 6th to 9th mile- single $1.75.. rotara...$2.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile...

single $2.00

44

return ....$2.50 more p′′ Faria for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ment in each case.

The fares bere set out to apply to one Heksha with three colies From Trim

Shir

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

4

Hongkong

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

ecious state.

Meanwhile a priest had swam ent hly ched to the gentleman and brought hay ashore.

"

Slowly and thuidty, tapping and feeling his way dubiously with his stick, the bent and ragged old man Tale bie way pinity along the side-stress and

thoroughfare.

w

The late Aredecim Muddon pi

occasion de separated two women, one Roman Cathode and one a Protestant, who were fighting in the street. Afterwards he asked the latter, whom he knew, how the, 33 professing Christian, could justify. inta the mainer behaviour, to which she replied. "Well Sir, I was only obeying you. As he slowly end the pavement I have often heard you say "Fight the study sure of foot traffic, the good fight! That other woman instinctively recognising his infame into my house and he saw ity, moved wide and eddied to the picture of you on the mantelpiece sight and left past him His style | "' That's ne priest said she. of progress, a metal plate about his Nor no paason, either!

He's neck and a mult in bup for the only an old gaack." Dou-tails? reception of altmeproflaimed him I could stand that, wir? Not? for what he was a bitd beggar. Touch not the owls annoined."

He reached the edge of the kerb. and stood for a moment helpless and biklered, tapping inquiringly at the patenuent edge walk his stick. Besble him stood at Yu, upright "It has been noticed that altest and well-dre-red man wo whistled everybody in the country bus indulg-lty to itself be faced the el in the use of cigars or cigarettes,wing traffic. says Chinese Home Office Circular

Both the lady and gentlemanes ined ecnsciousness after artitional respiration had been applied.

CHINESE COUNTERBLAST TO

TOBACCO.

Prosenjdý the ell man ystick cone

the her's boot," to the Shen-chungs und Tutangs, to contact with which are the great locul authorities and is face lock op af expressioni, }

of thankfulness In phatice tones in,China.

the beggar neked that di new-found panion night pilot him across the read.

." This,"

she maniako

adds,

will become a curse worse than ophum in former days, unless ARTHU restrictous are imposell,

It is decided that, before totul prohibition, the following restric tions shall be imposed :---

**Sorry, old, chum, I can't--I'm blind, too. Got it unhe Somme. Strapnel

A moment later a priceman saw "No boy or girl under 19 slather and led the two the young

gyd old—to the other sļe.

ORDER be allowed to smokes

CHERRY & JOY LE

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Holt, Telephone No. 481.

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

MUMEYA.

Japanese Photographers. All kinds of Photographio Work done fa latest styles also Passport Photos. Developing and Printing for Amataura a Epeciality,

No. 84, Queen's Road Central. Tel 254

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,

THERARION NË 1 THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION NË,3

Wi: 1 fne Bladder feiner No. 2. The Blood 2k15 Diseases," Wo. 1 for Obrente Weiten:SERNA. BOLONYZZADONG CHERIATS FICE OF ENCLAVE DELICIAcabad. Ca. 3 ventitarima,? WJ.Landom,

·BET TRADE KASKÅD WORD TARRAFE O HAIR, KIVET, STAMA AMPILAN TO GENUINE FACKEŹB

Any military or novel mum using tobacco shall be punished,

"Cigars and cigarettes in all Gove ernment schools and colleges half be prohibited."

BLOODHOUND DETECTIVE.

A Scotland Yard bloodbound has sorred a Cornish cliff ragster which had baffed the intelligence of search party of police, fishermen and boy scout

Recently

London holiday- maker, Williean Est Biffen, of George troet, Hanover-square, who had been staying at St. Ives, ect out to wade to Zabnor by way of the Wife to make a sketch of the famous Gurnard's Head.

SKOOTAMOTAS IN FASHION.

"Do you skootamos?" will pro- bably be Lequently herd in the near

future.

I says, and I up with my fist and I ivits her.

WEATHER FORECAST.

When I have fearst

Whence eraus the best;

Why men are burnt

In fiel and street; How I should dress;

What I should drinks; Where zephys Lyless

And dewdrops blink; What work to do.

What leave

done;"

How health comes through

A spotted sup

How Wiarca braves

A meal of ice,

And hails heat-wives

As Paradise:.

When I have conned

The myriad hinutes. The Correspond-

ense column prints; Then shall I rise at inorn, and go Well anned, to sweep away the snow, A. W. B. in the Daily Chronicle,

JACK CORNWELL'S PROMISE FULFILLED.

About 15,000 #kootumotes “ have already been or red from the producing firm, and fese new Bri- is machine-four ofwhich created a sensation in the Wit-end of Lon- don recently are bag made 18

It was Jack's wish... When first fust as possible at Croydon and he janed the Navy He promised his Cowes..

sister that whom he **got on

be "A ‘skootamota," a scooter with would buy her a piano. Her heart a seat and a 14 h petrol motor has beer set on it ever since. mounted over the ok wheel It In her modest rooms over a gene- weighs 65lb costs 10, and travels ra stove-in Commercial-road East, niks an hour, it will cover Mre, Cornwelt, mather of Jack Corn': wall, V.C., tiniívat bero; expressed ber delight to Press representative. at the prospect of having her dead boy's wish granted and her little girl's desire gratified, through the kindness of. Mr. T. C. McCormack, author of " Jack Comwoll, V.0.4

120 miles on a gaid of petrol.

"I have ridden of bricks or the When Mr Biften failed to return floor" declared a maber of Mem. to St. Ives a diligent search was Gilbert, Camping, Inited, the pro organised, but no trace of him weducing firm, and there is little found tus: the bloodbound amived risk of accident. We wheels are from Scotland Yard.**

The dog was first given Fore GE the missing mane dothing to sine, and wie then taken along the path on the difls Mr. Bifen we thought to have tukem.".

Mr. McCormack is preserting the piano la Lily, Jack's sister, to mazk her birthday, and in memory of her Lord brother.

1n. diameter, andis tyres are of the same size as the of a motor. cycle. Field paths be negotiated with use with this intrivance.. "People will finde 'skoetamota ilable for stoppi golfing baint- "When Jack was taken When it halted as a spot on the ing and molding pfessional calls. Ms. Conwell, it seemed an if Lily edge of the cliffe, the merchens Aning those who on the waiting was to be disappointed, but Mr. descended to the beach at that poistne Bar Pourlington Earl MeCormack board of Jack's web, and there found the dead body of the Bocksavage, Lou Jersey, Lord and he bas very kindly promised to mising man in a cove

| Egmont, and Baross Campbell "send us one.

d

We bare now a large stock of fresh and superior Macaroni, Paste Stars, Egg-noodles, Vermicelli and all kinds of Soup stuffs, all produced from Flour of Best Quality, sold at very reasonable prices.

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

Terras moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly.

Inspection and Enquiries are cordially solicited.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING ¦----

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONS,

!

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL, (To be opened 1st January, 1920.)

J. H. TAGGART,

MABAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

*

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATIONS

EL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pas Entrance, Electric Lift Fani kad Lighting A European Baths and Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Service

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address - VICTORIA."

~J.-WITCHSEL, Masing

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry),

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fine throughout and antiraly dier, dew management. Cuisine 'inder the parvonal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooms. Tarms moderata. Special terms to familica on application to

Telophone K. 3 Telegraphio Add: "FALADE"

J. EL OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL.

(THE ONLY AMERIAN HOTEL DE TER OGLONT.)

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under &medican Management Mice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District, 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, scrupulously clean. Moderato Taruia Monthland Family Rates on application to the Prepristress Launches moet Fassenger Boats..

Telegraphic Addrem “ CARLTON,” ·

MES PIE- GAMERON.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

(OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.)

Noted for :-

THE BEST TIFFINS AND DINNERS. FILLET HADDOCKS;

ICES AND ICED DRINKS.

UAKES AND PASTRIES.

Dinder and Picnic Parties catered for

A European Café under European Supervision. Tel. 909,

BLUE BIRD

*IOR OBEAM PABLOUR

AND CONFECTIONERS

TANGAYUK, DIEDE,

For 2 13 Manommen, nakon well the late BasN, TING,

ĮTERMA VEEL · MODERÁTE

** Convalistion.fon,--

Tel. 909.

UHOGOLATES

· Pinin 2wajet Yanila Cioccolater Home Made Assorted Chocolat Berber Feetle's and Baráde

Lis you the Chodolitan

·Chillaria, *Star Chocolates I et per American Chocoista 42 per knu 0000A

Imperial Cocos, subů sta per † 13

Chirkedalli Árokktust doom”.

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