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P. LAMMERT.

ADOTTORITE, APPRAISEE

AND SURVETOR.

Public Auctions-

KALDEHER. LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

be sald in one lot by Public

Auction on

TUESDAY,

the 8th day of of April, 1970, at Yalock pt. at his Sales Room at

No. 8 Daddull · Street,

Victoria, Hongkong.

By Ma. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Asationer...

PROPERTY CONSISTS OF C

It that piece or parcel af ground. as Victoria Hongtong, registered

the Land Office as Section D. of In-

| Le No. 969 together with all the agaand premises thereon known

b. 66 Wyndham Street.

Jari further particulars and condi- me of Sale.

Apply to

ÇIKMAL WILKINSON & ORIST,

Vendor's Solicitors,-

No. 9, Queen's Road, Central,

Hongkong.

an

M2, GEORGE P. LAMMERT,

Auctioner..

No. 6, Duddell Street,

Hongkong.

EE Undersigned has received in- straptions from MassES. THORIN

to sell by Public Auction

on

ESDAY, the 18th May, 1910,

at 3 p.m.

È kia Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, he Steamer "DAGMAR" be now lies in the Menam River, ugkok, with all her machinery, gear

and appurtenances, etc.. 1451 tons gross Reg

921 tons net Reg.

IBCO tons deadweight capacity on fest mean draft, Speed 10 knots.

Stanmer went ashore in the Cat Siam, was solved, and towed to kak, where she was dry-docked Patched up.

spection orders on application to East Asiatic Co, Ltd., Bangkok.

Steamer to be at purchaser's risk fall of hammer, when purchase

by isla be paid.

all particulars apply to

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

OR

MTHORESEN & Co,

Hongkong.

COMPLETE AERATED WATER

PLANT FOR SALE.

se Machines are made by Mesars. atby & Hinchliffe, Ltd., Manches

and guaranteed in perfect orking order. This complete plant Il torn. out, 2,400 dosen Aerated iter per day.

KHÔNG BANG HONG LIE.. 10. Bax 350

marc de 15% Shay đàTERE

IYO & CO.

OES AND SHOES

FIL BLOWYKhain zij

Hoogkong.

UMEYA.

Spaanse Photographais, incs of Photographis. Work done ingat styles also Fassport Photos-

Barbping" and "Printing for Amateurs & Speciality.

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mai đây Quotas Bond Cozial

Tel. 254.

Just arrived large assortment of

*FILTERS

Galious up to é gallons

WARREN & CO., LTD,

38 Des Voeux Road

INTIMATIONS

HOW TO AVOID INFANTILE.

"AILMENTS.

When there are disonaes prevalent in the season, là la the most dangarone-to Infants and a Great Oure must be taken in feeding them with, proper food otherwise they would give their | Mother, a lot of konble. To wroid the trouble is to feed them with LAC- „TOGEN_which resem kien kuman milk,

Is in easily, digested and promotas. healthy appetite. It koopa the Infanta thriving-and-free from all Infantile Aiments.

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Telephona Nos. 1939. de 1900 18

WE HAVE..

Grazi varieties of used and unused

POSTAGE STAMPS. Single, asts, packets, bags, and ou approval Books,

FOR COLLECTORS,

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Hongkong.

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BUSINESS IN U. S. A.

The Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles issues the fol lowing mombly financial letter,; dated Feb. 14 is slightly curtailed.

conditions of Ble. Building for city residences is also active and many new plants are under way AR of these business houses and manufacturing things spell increased activity in many lines during 1920

One favourable thing about the real estate movement here is that buying, either city cr country, is not specula- tive. City real estate that changes hands, it unoccupied, is immediately built upon. Country holdings are also sold for immediate occupation and use."

there will be any lessening of the demand upon our manufacturers dur- graphic reports of recession in the ing 1920. Latterly there are tele price of some foodstuffs in America, while the price of others advance.

Higher interest rates will to some extent, retard the wave of speculation which seems to have taken possession of the country during the latter itsel! out.

In forecasting events, for 1920, in the United States, the fact that this is a presidential year, must not be over-

coked.

THE GENERAL SITUATION. Although there are signs beneath the surface, which cautious business menare not ignoring, the second month of the year opened optimistically, Trade conditions continue to be en- couraging. All manufacturing indus tries are busily engaged with a long

There are recorded daily in Los list of unfiled orders ahead of them. Angeles County from two hundred and Mercantile buying is still heavy by fifty to four hundred deeds or con- Wholesalers, who seem to have great veyances of the idle to real estate difficulty in keeping stocks on hand to holdings. Accompanying these deeds supply the demands made upon them are many other documents relating to of national" elections. Whether the Retail trade feels the reaction, result-realty matters. All of the Title Comtremendous impetus with which the ing from heavy buying during the panies are rushed to the limit, and abairs of the country are now being holidays, and is still inclined to the necessarily some delay occurs in clos-conducted can be affected by political bigher priced goods. The importationing any deal made.

excitement, it is hard to predict.

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In times past, business has very materially slowed down in presidential years and the financial situation has after become acute under the stain,

of silks to the United States in 1919 Economic writers throughout the The real fight will be between the surpassed all previous records, and country are of the opinion that the office-holders and the would-be office- still the demand exceeds the supply..peak of the real estate movement has holders, that is, the old battle of those The Automobile industry is driven already been reached in the East and in office against those who desire to to the limit to supply the demand. Middle West. The revival in real be in office. All the mistakes of the All new cars are sold prior to de-estate came to this coast some time politicians on either side of the con- livery. If any one, five years ago, after it had gained, headway in the fict will be vigorously taken advantage had ventured a prediction that the East. Activity here, especially it imot and made the most of. number of cars used in America would migration to California continues, will It is difficult to say how largely the be what it now is, he would have probably last some time after activitygreat body of the people, who are been regarded as a lunatic..

ceases in the East,

abnormally busy with their own affairs, will be drawn into the conflict. Y

Theoretically, every voler ia America should take a direct interest in all political affairs. Unfortunately, they do not do so. Whether the issues this year are sufficient to arouse in the average, citizen more than-a passing interest, remains to be seen.. The writer believes that the president- led contest will be a disturbing factor.. in business and financial matters, not effective, however, until mid-summer. The question of Prohibition may be of considerable importance in the campaign"

There is no longer any class dis THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. tinction in automobile ownership. The The payment of interest by the betcher, the baker, the plumber, the national government, states and muni- blacksmith,, skilled Labourers of every cipalities on the Best of January last, calling, and even day. labourers, as and the disbursement by private cor- well as the captains of industry, go to porations by way of dividends, "ex their daily tasks in their own cars. ceeded anything in our history. Tem- The pity of it is that these cars, in porarily, these payments caused most instances, are left in the open, shrinking of balances that resulted in without any protection from the wea- a stringency in the large moneyed ther, during the hours of employment, centres, bur the money thas paid out The money lost by deterioration thus did not leave the comtry, nor was it caused must be very large. Parking withdrawn from curculation. If in of cars in public streets is gesting to mediately went back into bank bal be a serious problem in all large cities. aces and gradually worked back to Export trade continues to be heavy. the moneyed centres where It was Imports are also heavy, running large paid out. Comp

ly to articles of luxury. The money- There is a fighter money marker at

ed value of articles, both exported and present than we had during 1910 imported, is largely increased by the All eigne point to a continuation of high cost of the sticles involved high interest rates this year than last. Price, rather than volume, is repre. Recent advances of the discount rate, sented in the present figures. The by the Federal Reserve Board presege low price of foreign exchange is seri-still further advances in the immedi Dusly affecting exportacions date future. This résuli naturally fol- All signs now point to the fact that lows the immense activity prevailing there will be more buildings of every in all lines of manufacturing and in description erected in 1920 than in lines of merchandising The any previous year of the country's universal extravagance practiced by existence. Necessarily, the cost of the people as a whole, will itself rend these buildings will be much higher to create higher interest rates." Every than they would have been before the thinking person in the land already war. Locally, there has been a tres realize that a break must come, mendous revival in real estate trane sooner or later that things cannot go sactions. There is going on here on at the high rate of pressure now constant subdivision of the larger prevailing. The break, however, will holdings of agricultural lands. These not come while there is an intensive subdivided lands are being occupied foreign, demand for both our raw pro largely by new-comers. The im ducts and our-manufactured articles, proventent of these lands necessarily The old world will probably produce extes-e demand for buildings, 1 for more foodstuffs in 1920, than it did In labour farming implements, funt: 1910, which will to

fact foreverything frcheve the needs: Unde dern, articles;

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