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G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER

******AND SURVEYOR "

-Public Auctions-

Tato fiel tection,

HE Cndersigned has received instruc-

00

INTIMATIONS METEOR CARAGE

TUESDAY, November 18, 1818, Sole distributora of

commencing at II a.m.

At No. 19 Chiu Loong Street,

Queen's Road Central:

5 pieces Fire Crackers,

3 Compasses,

& Small Lamps, (compara use)

4 Class Tubes, (sounding, use)

1 Set Now Log

1 Set Old Log

10 Lile Belts,

3 packages Assorted Flags,

bundle New Canvas,

? Charas Awnings,

13 Navigating Lamps,

1 Leagth Manila Kope, 4"

(90 fathoms)

Length Manila Rope 9"

(90 fathoms)

Salved ex a's "TAIWAN MARU."}

Term-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, November 13, 1919.

ON

WEDNESDAV, November 10,

1910,

· AT NOON,

at his Sales Rooms, Duddall Street,

The Wreck of the SS.

• TAIWAN MARU,"

with all her gear appurtenances ahe now lies stranded in the Maina: Straits. Terms Cast on fall of Hammer, when vessel will be at purchaser's Risk.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, A netic neer.

Hongkong, November 12, 1918

INTIMATIONS,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TEA

EA DANCES will be held on the following DAYS during the moath of November, from 4.30 to 7 I.X.

TO-DAY (MONDAY), NITE.

FRIDAY,

MONDAY,

4TH.

THURSDAY, 27TH..

Admission to Dance Room each Day #2 per head, including TEA.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

NOTICE.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

MAXWELL CARS.

•

Automobiles for Hire

and for Sale

at reasonable Prices,

'Phone 2500.

85. Des Voeux Road Central

JUST RECEIVED.

from AUSTRALIA a large shipment of LACTOGEN, UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, STERILIZED NATURAL MILK, MALTED MILK and SWEETENED

COCOA and

MILE, sold at very reasonable prices awing to the present high rate of Exchange, & pecially for Retailers.

ACTOGEN

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO., Hoja Agents for Hongkong and South China. Now..47 & 44, Churnaght Road Central, Hongkong. Telephone as, 1990.

DAIRY FARM NEWS,

OWN HOUSE FED POULTRY.

We are now able to supply our Customers with own fed poultry and to meet all demand.

Our present stock consists of specially selected Birds which are in prime condition and should give every satisfaction.

WE HAVE Grent Varieties of used and unused

POSTAGE STAMPS Single, Sets, Packeta, Boga, and on Approval Books

FOR COLLECTORS

Order to enthie the Contractor to complete the work in connection with the afore Hotel at the earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avo'd all possibility of dam- age to the Flooring, Tiles, Paint Work, 624. The pubi are requested to kindly whatain from visiting the Hotel ao and from this date auri ita completion and formal opening on which due Notice will be given by advertisement in the local newspapers.

The Manageront of the Hotel feel sure that they may rely upon the ready "P, O. Box 620. co-operation of the public in the fore-

going regard.

Dated this Sixth day of November, 1519.

For the HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LID. PROPRIETORS OF THE

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

Tycos

the mark accuracy in-›

indicating recording & -controlling TEMPERATURE

fant that we produes mars temperature instruments than any other ponesrn in the word - pravan aur shlifty to supply a

product of alis worth at all times! Instruments are in daily DIE RYOTYWNermin both homa kä factory.

Mearly seventy years of antir, Inc experience and careful meu.. fucture down in thesmallest detalj, Lavwprocured for us a most egyk ible repulati

Lack for fees as the following instrumenti

Rousehold Thermometara Incil Themeters Pyrometers Temperating, Presenza and Time Regulairs Hytromdiers 13ydroma aromeles

Pocket Compares f Surveying means Ait Meters Hand feels Sphramomanometer

Fever Thermonalera, etdi, nie,

Fiskar Instrument Comparive Robom, H. T., V.LAB

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DELLERS IN

POSTAGE STAMPS, POAT CARCA, SEEDS, TOYS, &c., &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

ORDER

CHERRY & ̈UON

FEDDER STREET, Oppozite Hongranog Hatei

Telophons Now 181.

· Hougkong, Harch 20, 1914.

12.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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SPECIALS”

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Manufactured by hand by MASPERO FRERES in Cairo from the finest selected leaf only.

New Stocks of Maspero "Specials" Cigarettes are now on sale at all leading tobacconists,

CADDIES.

....

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

A HONGKONG GOLF YARN.

I have before me on my mantel.

THE YOUNG NOVELIST.

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won the scratch prize comfortably. Some weeks afterwards, when com ing home, I was talking over this match with a very old hand on the

With all of us complaining of bigh China coast. I said how remarkable prices, the outlook for the young it was that after the first shot Fhad novelist in particular appears special ever had a bad lie in the rough. is gloomy. The Saturday Retiti 'Did ye have a fore-cadáte?" he says that the present moment in the asked. I said that I did a clever publishing world is a critical one. little lad, who had not lost a single "Since the war the cost of book pro ball. "Hm, hm," said my com-duction has steadily increased and, panion, "they are some little devils, with the exception of paper, con those fore-caddies--they will shuffle tiones to increase. Binding, which about among the reeds with Their used to cost 4d. is now 9d., typeset bare feet and give Satan himself ating is trebled in price, printing is good lie."

more than doubled, and paper, despite its recent fall, is three times its old price. As against this the price of books has increased very little, for the simple reason that to increase the price of the higher-priced, books proportionate to their cost is to kill their circulation. Neither the public nor the circulating libraries would dream of touching a novel whose publishing price was 129." As regard novels the prospect of a sale of 1,000 copies justified the acceptance of a new novel before the war. Now a publisher will not be able to pay expenses unless he can reckon on selling 2,000 copies. This reacts both on the fortunes of the young novelist and the quality of the stuff produced. There is little demand for

classics. potential

"Shockers, thrillers" and the book that deals

piece a silver cigarette-bax, inscribed South China Command Military Tournament: Scratch Prize. Won by" The space after "won by" has never been filled in. If ever I sent that box to the engravers I think the remaining words I should desire inscribed would be "Ah Ling.". It is this box which puts me in mind of the subject of caddies. For on the At home, in common with many day that the trophy became mine I other things, the quality of caddies had engaged the services of ane Ah has depreciated since the war. Many Ling, in addition to Wang P.myfaces, once familiar to us on our usual caddie. Owing to the length various favourite links, will be seen of the grass, the paddy fields, and the there no more. What grand fellows excessive heat, we most of us had a some of those old first-class caddies fore-caddie, as well as a lad to carry used to be! In knowledge of the our clubs. The fore caddie was used game, often in their own ability to as an advance guard, posted well out play it, they were as good as many in front, and his duty was to run to professionals. They always had the place where one's ball had drop ready, before one asked for it, the ped, and mark it. Wang Po, in in-club one wanted for each shot. They troducing Ah Ling me said: He were great judges of pace and velly good caddie find plenty ball" distance, and had a shrewd eye for I replied that so long as he always the line on the green. As the pay of found mine I should be content with caddies has not increased propertion ately with the general rise in wages, it Ah Ling stood about three feet ten is doubtful if the same class of fellow Inches in height and, wore, few will be attracted to the links as in the clothes beyond an enormous conical days before the war? The school child- bamboo hat. My first two tee shots ren and little lads who now flock round with some purely ephemeral taste or I kept down what we called our the sheds of most caddie-masters episode these are the things that "fairway"-a cleared space some have not had much training. It is pay.

him.

what reminiscent of those portions | as much as many of them can do to

of golf links at home which have a get round the course with a heavy

board affixed, "Ground under repair." bag of clubs, and, provided they of a salt marsh. "Confound it," he

In the winning or losing of a match a caddie may take considerable part:

answered the caddie. It-only re mained for my friend to discover that his caddie was short-sighted and unable to follow the flight of the ball

teach shot I saw the conical stand fairly still and not behind his said, "what did you give me that bamboo het. borne apparently by a eye, the player is thankful. Nothing line for?" Ye'd ha' been all right pair of small brown feet, travelling is more fatal nowadays than to rely if ye'd played with a pull-mest rapidly in the direction the ball had on many of the caddies one gets to on 'em does out o' that bunker," taken, and sure enough when I mark one's ball; they do not seem came up Ah Ling would be standing to have any idea of doing this. Fentinel over my ball. At the third hole I pulled badly and went lollop ing fifty yards into the rough He can give a player good advice far from the tee for him to dispense some rough." too. Away went Ah and inspire him with confidence, or with his services. "If he is a first- Ling, scattering a family of water he can irritate to a point when he class caddie, give me a second," he buffalo, and in a few seconds I could may be said to have got upon the said to the caddie master after the see from his rigid attitude as I came player's. nerves. watched an ex-morning round. A chubby little near that he had found the ample of the latter kind one fellow, busily sucking something, ball. Unhappily the lie was all day. The player in question was appeared on the tee after lunch but unplayable, and it took me three engaged in a thirty-six-hole match, "What have you got there; laddie?" shots with a niblick to get back on and was a man who set great asked my friend." Chewing gum," to the fairway. While playing the store by his caddie. The match replied the little, lad stolidly. He three shots I heard words going on was over, a course where the was a bright little fellow and seemed between my head caddie and Ah caddies were divided into first and keen on his job. He watched with Ling: then a resounding smack, and second class. This player had asked rapt attention a shot that my friend Ah Ling scampered ahead holding particularly the day before that a had skied. Then for no apparent both hands to his small anatomy. As first-class caddie should be reseryed reason he gave a gulp and burst into

-luck would have it, off the next tee for himse

tears. "What's the matter, sonnte?" shot I got into the rough again, but A likely enough looking fellow in "I'se swallowed de gum." This time by what appeared immense an old tweed coat was waiting for Threepence pacified him, but un- good fortune the ball had balanced him on the tee, looking knowledge fortunately did not cure the hiccups, itself on a tiny tussock and lay ably at his various clubs. He handed which ensued. "Hup just as my beautifully. Ah Ling was standing by my friend a driver for the first shot, friend was going to drive. "Hup" it, deaming. Eight-times more in which he took without thinking the just as he hit his put. He tried every that round did I find the rough. hole was only 160 yards and got device, first to cure the lad, and then Each time Ah Ling scampered into a bond beyond the green. to free himself of him. He sent him. THERAPION NĎ.1

after the ball, scuffled about with "Didn't think you'd get as far as forward when he drove; he sent him THERAPION NO.2. his feet in the long grass, and found that," said the caddie, looking much on to the next tee when he neared a THERAPION N03 it. The extraordinary thing was surprised. A hole or two later he green, but, as sure as the Almighty that pot one of these eight shots was sent the caddie forward to give him made appies," Hop!" he would hear punished with the kind of lie I had a line for a blind shot he followed at regular intervals floating gently had at the third hole. As a conse-faithfully the line the caddie gave down the wind-Arthur Mills in quence I returned a card of 84, which him, and found himself in the middle | Manchester Guardian',

MUMEYA.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1919

NOTIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agente for-ADMIRALTY GĦARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,"

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

TO MAKE A DAINTY MEAL

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Buy ROOSTER BRAND Macaroni, Vermicelli, Egg-Noodles Paste Stars and other kinds of Soap Stuffs from us. All our Paste Products made in a new, well ventilated and modern style Factory, are pare, wholesome and of excellent quality.

Obtainshlo from all our Agents everywhere.

Samples and Price List will be given free of charge ou application to our Head Office.

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG.

60., LD.

HALD OFFICE: 47 & 48, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. Tak No. 1230

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

4 to 8182

OPERATING

sd won gent an

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONS,

"THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

(To be opened lat January, 1920.)

J. H. TAGGART, MANAGER,

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of--

Mrs. BLAIR

KING EDWARD HOTEL

IN

CENTRAL LOUATION

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

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address VICTORIA'

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Two minutes from Star Ferry).

Becantly renovated and refurished, slectric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Booma. Terima moderada, Special tarmato families on application to

Telephone K. & Telegraphis Add.: "PALACKTM

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL.

UN ÖNGY AMERICAN HOTEL IN KE COLOXY.)

KOR HOUSE, FIREET,

Under American Management. Nice and quiet yet only a few walnutes walk from, the Banks and Central District 3 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine, sergiously clesa Moderate Term. Monthly and Family Bates, on application to the Proprietress. Ladinches meet Passenger Bosta.

Telegraphic Address" "CAELTON."

Mas. F. E. CAMERON,

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

(OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT.) Noted for:

THE BEST TIFFINS AND DINNERS. FILLET HADDOCKS.

ICES AND IGED DRINKB.

CAKES AND. PASTRIES.

Dinner and Picnic, Parties catered for:

A European Café under European Supervision.

Tel 909,

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