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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONFINE, APPRAISER AND SURVEYOR -Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned he received in-

Hon

structions to sell by Public aye-

00

FRIDAY, October 24, 1918,

commencing at 11

at No. 143 Connaught Rad, West,.

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONORAXED,)

1330 cases Groundnut 011. Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P.. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, October 22, 1919.

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INTIMATIONS METEOR CARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire

and for Saley A

at reasonable Prices,

'Phone 2500.

**** 85 Des Varas Road

Central.

THE CHINA MAILA

"Embassy

Virginia Cigarettes

Finest Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac-

turers to produce the finest of Virginia

Cigarettes.

THURSDAY, – OCTOBER 23, 1919

NOTICESTE

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,

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LD.

HEAD OFFICE: Nos. 47 and 68, Connaught Road Central Hongkong, Tel No. 1299 à 2330.

TRADE MARK

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

Large quantities have been. important cities in the World

exported to variona ·

Terms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly.

Inspection and Enquiries are cordially solicited,

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HOŃGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

on

SATURDAY, October 25, 1819, commencing at 11 am,

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.

A Selection of Cashmere and Tweed Sult Lengths, Superior

Overcoatlugs, ate. High Grade Flannel Shirtings (suitable for shirts & Pyjamas.

Also

A Quantity of Scarves sorted colours), Wollen Sucks, Brown & Black Bocks, Atkinson, Eau de Cologne Atkinson Eau de Cologne Soep, etc.

And.

One Lot of Superior Travelling Rage.

On view from Friday, the 34th. inst..

Catalugzes will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery..

GEO. P. DAMMERT, Acctioneer,

Hongkong, October 22, 1919

THE Cadersigned bas received in- structions from A. D. KEIGWIN, Esq, to sell by Public Auction,

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WEDNESDAY, October 29, 1919, commencing at 2.45 p.m., at No. 5 Hampbreya Building," Kowloon,

A Quantity of Useful Household Furniture,

comprising

Chesterfeld couch and aimchairs, lady's blackwood desk & flower stands, tank writing table & hookerse, teak-

card tables, bruse lentier, Japanese serean, brass electric standard lamp & tabla fan, curtains, carpet, rugs,

etc, etc.

Teak extension dining table and morocco envered chúrs, inak sideboard - with bevelled mirror. tenk ice chests, dinner services, tenk Hower stands, ide tables, cooking utensils, rattan Wire,

ete.

Teuk twin Tuddebade, reak single & double wandende with bevelled mirrors tak dressing table, filed op washstand, chew: (02) drawers, toilet crockery,

cte.

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1 Am teel Sfe by Herring-

Hali Marvin Là

1 Victrain with Records

O view from Fusly, the 29.b

İRALANT.

Catalogues will be issued.

Terms-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Ecngkong, October 22, 1919.

Whether You wish to know the temperature of molten metal or the degrees of heat of your body's temperature there is a

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Temperature, Pressure and Time Regulatori Hygrometara Hydrometers Barapatars Pocket Comeses Surveying Compasses

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Write inday Sir Barretos. – Akárm

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There'ry Purpo01.

From Thermometer"

JUST RECEIVED

from AUSTRALIA a large shipwent of LACTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, STERILIZED NATURAL MILK, MALTED MILK and SWEETENED" COCOA-and- MILE, sold at very reasonable prices owing to the present' high rate of Exchange, especially for Retailers.

ACT

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

sole Agents, fur Hongkong and South Cidam. 304, 47 & 48., Connaught Road Cantral, Hongkong.. Telephone Nos. 1939 & 30,

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Received direct from the

TORTHERN SCOTTISH

FISHERIES selected

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AND KIPPERS.

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FOR SALE

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Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

THAN

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Every kind of Footwear

MADE

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BRISTOL

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Sold in

tins of 505 25 Cigarettes

also packets of 10's

This Advertisement is ismed by British-à-mericas Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd.

FATHER OPERATES ON SON.

While pigeon shooting at Alcon- bury, near Huntingdon, Frederick Grihs, the 17-year-old son of It. Col. Griffiths, of Cambridge; stan- Fled' and fell on his gun. The gun. short inflicted sericus injury to his

arm.

ACCORDING TO HOYLE.

One hundred and fifty years ago Aug 20 there died Edmond Hoyle, the creator of modern whist, He deserves remembrance among more than card players, for he seems He was taken to Huntingdon to have anticipated the courses of Hospital, where his father is cn-memory-training that are so widely

advertised to-day.

In his Short sulting Surgeon. Col. Grifiths was called from Cambridge and operated Treatise," published anonymously in 1742, Hoyle declared that he had on the boy. Unfortunately gat grene supervened, and it was found Decessary to amputate the arm at the elbow joint. The operation was performed by Dr. Grithithe, but be que unable to such has son wife. Ar the inquest a verliet of Accidental

Deith wis returned.

iram'd an Artificial memory which takes not off your attention from your game," a system that Mr. Pickwick, for exaraple, would have considered low-priced at a quines if it could are saved him from the disaster which overtook him and Miss Bolo at Bath Hoyle lived in Queen's Square, London, and achieved such fame as a coach for whist-players that Byron could exclaim: Troy owes to Homer what Whist owes yooug

to Horlo. The treatise run through French bides, says the Intian xigeant, have returned from New five editions in a year, and the ex- York to France in the mail steamersive pinay it suffered ultimately "St. Ol" They had married led the author to sign every copy. American soldiers, but found life in

62 BRIDES RETURN.

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Sixty-two disillusioned

DR. LIM BOON KENG'S MISSION.

The

Hon.

Dr. Lim

Boon O.B.E,, wil

be leaving.

by the

the United States unsuited to their berperiments. The strenuous exist- ence in their new surroundings de prived marriage of its charm. Their hasbands, once out of uniform and Keng, back in the whirl of business, be Singapore for Amoy cime too, murali atsorbed to sive stearcer Hong Wah, and will be them the amount of attention they any about three months. needed. So they felt, says the Paris member to hil the vacancy, on the journal, that their only resource was Legislative Council. caused by hie divorce, and return to the country in absence, has mov, so far, been which their sex is fully appreciated nominated, we learnt on enquiry at

to prpssic money-making.

The

ORDER by the other and is not placed second the Secretariat. Dr. Lim Boon

CHERRY & '00 posto čl

FEDDER STREET, Oppostle-Hougtong-Botal. ––– Telephone No. 491.

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

MUMEY A-

Japanese Photographers. . All kinds of Photgraphic, Work done iz latest styles also Fasport Photos

Developing and Friating for Amateurs a Speciality.

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THE NEW BRENOW REMEDY, Ž

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Ms. 1 for Mudder On tarra. Mo. 3 for Blood & BİLEDESMANI Ka. 2 for

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FOCH-TO SCHOOLBOYS.

vice, nor those who bare resigned from the police to remain permanent- ly with the colours. The decorations and awards gained by officers and men number 828 and include: V.C., 1; Conspicuous Galbatry Medal, 1; 11.C., 11; D.C.M., 58; D.S.M., 7: 157; Meritorious Service M.M., Medal, 46; Croix de Guerre, 15; Medalle Militaire, 4; while 54 were mentioned in despatches.

LOYERS FATAL CYCLE RIDE.

The tragedy of two lovers' cycle, ride was investigated at the inquest at Windsor on Lottie Harmour, in service at Stanwell Hall, Middlesex, and wise home is at Egham. Ed- ward Thomas Lowe, 149, Wendover road, Staines, said they were" busy talking

to one another, riding only 4 miles an hour. Looking round he saw a lorry coming. He called out, "Mind, dear," caught hold of her shoulder, and tried to pull her cut of danger. They both fell. He got up and ran after the lary, calling to

He

the driver to stop, which he did. ran back and found Miss Handour lying in the road injured. She died at King Edward VII. Hospital, Arthur Smith, 21, Radclife-road, Harlesdert, the driver of the lorry, said he was not aware he had hit anyone. The coroner, in recording verdict of Accidental Death, said there was no evidence to show want of care.

SOUVENIRS.

It seems that the Office of Works is gravely perturbed about the little habit, on the part of the young ladies now being demobilised from Gevern. inent offices, of taking souvenirs away with them. Rumour hus it that the choice of souvenirs is a wide one, and that it has been known to

Keng's advice has, it is stated, been sobght for, in connection with the sabeme which has been mooted for the building of a modern town of Amoj, on a new site, not far from Marshal Foch, who is holiday-the present city, which would have making in Brittany hue visited the bad to be pull down altogether if summer shool at Ker Louis, near it was to be made a modern city.extend even to typewriters and other Moriaix. He asked the boys, says The new Amey will, it is hoped, be the Echo de Puris, what they meant un up-to-date town, not only in the to be when they grew up Oué, size of it buildings, but also from a Land Twighter, said: "I want to be sanitary point of view, and it is in an analytical chemist.” "Don't this connection that Dr. Lim Boon, lungh," said the marshal. It's a Keng's experienced views are being very good choice. France bas zeed sought after.

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of scientiste for her industrial and

military future, Before the war

I Intew a young German chemist of POLICEMAN'S RISE TO BRIGADIER.

bulky articks, a bit that must be very distressing to an office so con- scientious as to bare its style, and title printed, een or the match- boxes provided for office use. Fet.. there is a Nemesis in these things. and who can say whether the sou- venir-collectors are free agatts' in the natter? There is a genius loci in Whitehall, and it may be that the ghosts of departed (bureaucrate—

85 who was easing $150,000." The Inds were greatly interested in a

A former London constable, Briga- į nay; even of Ministers of State stout oak stick that the marshal was dier-General Herbert Shiner, D.8.0., whisper reminiscences in the ears of carrying. This is my week-day MC, has now resigned, from the the demobilized fair. For souvenirs marshal's baton, he said with a police to accept a permanent com were regularly taken away in the ough." The Sunday one is at my mission in the Royal Garrison Artil-good old days. It was not/mately. beadquarters in its case. This stickery He joined the Metropolitan a matter of oficial stationery and was given to me in the trenches by Police in 1912, enlisted in the Army official sealing wax: The typewriter, my pailus. With it I drew in the as a private in the early days of the certainly, could not be conveyed send at Doullens the plan of my war, and received his commission in until Mr. Balfour. bid introdmed final offensive. One big boy aired December 1915. In 1917 bo was them into the upper hierarchy" but whether the Germans were really acting major, and his promotion to the silver inkstand was a well-known erished...

Yes, my boy was the lieutenant-colonel and brigadier fol- perquisite of an official tenure, how- reply, *Germany is thoroughly lawed. Of the Metropolitan Police ever brief, until Mr. Gladstone out beaten, but it is for you boys to safe who joined the Army and Navy dur off that source of expense. And to guard by wisdom and work the vicing the the 107 received commis. this day is not the Minister's des tary your sitiens won by suffering and sions. This does not include officers patch-case carried off when he goes" sacrifice."

who have not yet returned from verz

out of office?.

OPERATING:---

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

(To be opened 1st January, 1920.)

J. H. TAGGART, MALLGER

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1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

7:15: Minutes from Landing Stage, Under the Management of

5039 Mrs. BLAIR,

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Telephone E. S. Telegraphío Add" "PazADI.”

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