1920-02-06 — Page 2

G. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONERE, AFFRAISEK

AND SURVEYOR.

-Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,

(Burian SEATION).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

until further notice the train at pent zilectised to leave Kowlixan ut 12.01 SATURDAYS only, will run on „Gorlizary week dra, oturning fr SHUM CHUN 65,00 PAÍ

By Order.

IL P. WINSLOW,

Manager.

Konko, February 5, 1920.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

"

RACE WEEK.

DINNER DANCES will be held on

the following evenings —

WEDNESDAY, 11th February. THURSDAY, 12th February. 13 February, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. 14th February. Specal Table D'hote Menu-at $3.00 per head.

Bookings can be made at the Hongkong Hotel Main Office or

direct with Repulse Bay, Telephone Ne. $31.

SUNDAY, 15th February.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS will be held during Tiffin and Afternoon Tez.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION... PRESIDENT:His Excellency Sir R. E ➡ Stubby K.Q.M.G., Governor, CHAIRMAN His Horeur Sir William

Reea Davics, R.C., Chief Justice.

THIRD TOURNAMENT:

At "The Ring" Volunteer Hend quarters Pavle tiroand (adj ining Lover Peak Trim Station). Specially constructed Matsher, capable of bolding .3,000.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1929, at 9.15 M.

1-2 horse CONTEST FOR THE WEL- TEKWHLOH! STEAMPIONSBO OF THE COLONY, AND THE MOUNTED POLICE RESERVE HET.

Petween Sere. "Sky" Kerrison, AY.Y.E:Holder).

And Stoker Eddie Walters, H. Y.S. **Flr #kaus" (('bulencer).

R-15 RD CONTEST FOR THE MIDDLE

WRIGHT CM TO SHIP. OF THE COLMINY, AND TAKBONGKONG DAILY PRESS" BELT.

Perweco Pte. H. Marco, R.M., HM... Huwkins." And CERA Lee, H.M.S. "Amil hross."

6 Rous FONTANT ME THE AMATEUR LTV CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY..

Petween Youn: Maher, ex-Driver, R.G.A. (Holder),

And Berkt. Ward B.N.Y.P, (Challenger).

4-6 ROUND MIODERTRICT CONTEST.

Between M. R.A. Sergeant, B.S "Ambrose,"

Ad eamin Willoughby, H.M.S.

Hawkins."

-6 Rouso LMHTWEIGHT COSTest.

Between Ship's Cook B.M.S. Car ise,"

North,

And Cormor- Cork, RALLI HMS Hawkins."

B6 Bousp FEATHERWADGHe Custest.

Between Seaman Webb, H.M.S.

Atrose,

And Seamon Deeonhart, H.M, S. "ławkins

Pricca- Reserved, 95. (Ringside raism! ments) and 8J. (Ringside Ground lovel sexta.)

Unreserved, $1.

DOORS OPEN at 8,20 PM BOOKING AT MOUTHIES as flows:- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1172.

Members (and their guests) of the Hongkong Boxing Association only. THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, FEB."

12 to 1478, General Booking.

CASH BOOKING ONLY REFEREES: Yours. H. J. Gedge, (Ocis) Referee) W. Logan, A. Murdoch and Major Rapor DS.Q. G. G. M. TINSON, Hon. Secretary, J. C. WILDIN, Manager.

WALLA WALLA" boats are new and fast. Get them at Blake Pier

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Portrait taken in any Style desired."

Photographie Supples of Every description.

INTIMATIONS

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DEARER TOBACCO.

It seems as though all Europe, after being on short rations of tobacco for several years, is attempt ing to make up for lost time. At any rate, demands for American leaf tobacco are going up by leaps and bounds and prices are going up as well. The outcome of this international competition for supplies will be an advance in prices a One British the shops at home.

PRUSSIAN ROYAL

· ROMANCE.

The Baroness Liebenberg, whose death is recently reported, was the central figure of a prolonged scandal in the House of Hohenzollern. The daughter of a Jewish official in the Ministry of Education at Vienna, she took to the stage, and for some years was a familiar Agure on the Berlin boards. Here she made the acquaint- ance of Frince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia, cousin of the Kaiser and son of the Prince Albrecht who was at that time Regent of Brunswick. The Prince, who had artistic leanings and some reputation as a composer, fell. deeply in love with her, and the result was an "intimacy which caused much irritation and anxiety to the Imperial and Royal family. In the hope of

the Kaiser sent him out to the troops curing the young man of his passion

Some time ago the Corporation of Chester served notice on the front- sgers under the Private Street Works Act, that a certain road in the district, known as Robert's Lane, should be repaired and put in order, the estimated cost of the work being £1,500. The owners and frontagers objected, however, to the work being done at this cast. I then determined to make a bold bid for reinforced manufacturing firm has already noti concrete road carriageways, and fied its customers of an advance cf submitted fresh estimates to my car. Is. 4d. per pound on certain of their mittee showing that I thought the smoking mixtures. This advance is work could be done for £960. This due to excessive rises in the cost of before leaf, and in some measure is due placed scheme was

toas on the American the OWEETS and. frontagers also to

work rate of exchange. The quantity of was carried out for the estimated leaf imported from America in figure, and although taking only the first eight months of 1919 was about 100 tons to 120 tons of traffic 221,063,243 lbs. The rise of 18. per day, this road has given the most per ounce on smoking mixtures will complete satisfaction, and is as good be accompanied by a corresponding to-day as when it was laid. This advance in the cost of cigarettes carriageway actually cost 5s. 1d. per. Cigars also will be dearer. Dat can superficial yard, and the maintenance not now easily get an Havana cigar has, during the past 6 years. cost for less than Is, and it is quite probadvantage of her lover's absence to the corporation on an average, 1dable that the price of this cigar will contract a marriage of a very singular kind. She found an impecunious per superficial yard per annum, this shortly be 1s., 2d. Nearly all the Baron. Liebenberg employed in the being for tar spraying the surface Havana companies are controlled by and covering with chippings. After an American trust. The British cigar municipality of Vienna, who, for a this I tried one or two sipall areas in making trade has recently been pecuniary consideration, agreed, by brought under the Trade Boards Act going through the marriage ceremony side streets, with the same result.

White Friars was the next car and has had to pay higher wages to with her, to endow her with his and immediately afterwards riageway treated, and here again the its employees as well as for the title, work was successful, but it was for, coloured cigar bands, and the cedar- to provide her with grounds for light traffic only. The cost of this wood boxes. These things, the manu- divorce. In this way she hoped work came to 6s. 3d. per superficial facturers say, justify them in raising to obtain the social qualification. For the prices of their goods, and in this yard.

My Highways Committee have way the home-made cigar will soon been so satisfied with these works cost 6d. that they are now allowing me to

lay a reinforced concrete carriage.

way right through the main à cost of 11s. 3d. per superficial thoroughfare of the city, viz. yard, but up to now the cost has "Foregate street and Eastgate-street. been 12s. d. per superficial yard:: This Sireet takes all the this is owing to the price of cement through traffic from Manchester, going up 8s. per ton, granite la. per Warrington and Liverpool. to North ton, a slight increase in the cost of Wales, and have roughly estimated labour, and also to a strike of the that there is not less than 1500-tons men, engaged, on the work. of traffic passing over this roadway | If this scheme proves a success I each day. Along the centre of these shall ask my committee to allow streets is a double line of tramway immediately 8 miles of my, roads, track, and this is being concreted in which at the present time require re at the same time. A portion of the constructing, to be done in a similar work has been completed and opened manner. It may be interesting here for traffic, and up to now the results to say that if the 8 miles of roads, are have been all that I anticipated. Of reconstructed with reinforced con course, 3 months wear. is really crete I estimate the cost will be 135. little to go by, but I have the greatest per superficial yard, making a total faith in this work being a complete of £82,368. If the work were done success. Very careful observations with granite sett paving on concrete are being made of the work foundation -I could not in Chester and in the event of ita proving estimate a lower cost than 259. a failure I shall be able, from per superficial yard, or a total of the statistics, obtained, to find £158,400, or, again, if it were done the

and so remedy with tar-macadami, including a it in the future. I might add that foundation, 17. per superficial yard, we received the sanction of the Local or a total cost of £107,712,74 Government Board to do this work, From these figures it will be seen and I am happy to say that the Road that a reinforced concrete carriage Board have shown their interest in way shows (such a saving that if we the experiment by granting my coun- can only construct: these roads on cil' the full estimated amount for right lines no other method will, in carrying it out, viz., £5,000. I eat my opinion, stand a chance.-W. M mated for this work last January, at Jones in Engineering

cause

in German South-West Africa.

This step, however, rather aggrav-

ared, than ameliorated the situation. Fraulein Suiter, as she then was, took

a marriage with the Prince. There was a kitch, however, for the sum promised to the baron was not forth- coming, and he refused to promote the divorce suit until it was paid. Meanwhile the Prince returned from Africa and at once resumed his old relations with his imamorata. The Kaiser; Anding that there were limits to his.dynastic authority. gave up the attempt to subdue the 'passion of his rebellious cousin, and turned him out of the Prussian army without the right to wear uniform."-

Later the baroness succeeded.in. getting a divorce, and the Prince, having inherited Ave. and a half million marks from his grandfather, the Duke. Ernst of Saxe Altenburg, and thus become Rinancially independent of the Berlin Court, the, love's married and settled down in obscurity in Salzkam mergut.-Daily Telegraph.

BEWARE OF COLDS.

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THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

(To be opened 1st January, 1920.)

J. E. TAGGART, · MANAGER.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

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KING EDWARD HOTEL

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KOWLOON..

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