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G. P. LAMMERT.

AROTICHENK APPRAISER

AND SURVEYOR.

Public Auctions-

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

FROPERTY

be told in one lot by Public

Auction on

TUESDAY'

the 6th day of of April, 1990; **

block p.10.

At his. Bales Rooms at

No. Duddell Street,

Victoria, Hongkong.

By M. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioner,

THE PROPRSTT CONSISTS OF

All that piece or parcel of ground sitante at Victoria Hongkong, registered in the Land Oce as Section D: at In land Lot No. 968 together with all the mamanga, and premises thereon known sa No. 45 Wyndham Street..

For further particulars and condi

- tions of Sale..

Apply to

Masc. WILKINSON & GRIST,

Vendor's Solicitors.

No. 5, Queen's Road, Central,

Hongkong.

MB. GEORGE P. L'AMMERT,

Auctioner...

No. 6, Duddoll Street,

Hongkong.

AHE Undersigned has received in stractions from Messes. THORESEN Co., to sell by Public Auction

оп

TUESDAY, the 18th May, 1930, at S p.m.

st his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR"

she now lies in the Menam River, Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear

and appurtenances, etc. 1457 tons gross Reg.

921 tonn net Reg.

1800 tone deadweight capacity on 17 foot meen draft. Speed 10 knots.

This Stenmer went ashore in the Gulf of Siam, was salved, and towed to Bangkok, where she was dry-docked and patched up.

Inspection orders on application to the East. A siatic Co., Ltd., Bangkok.

The Steamer to be at purchaser's risk altar fall of hammer, when parehase. money is to be palë.”

For full particulars.apply to

GEO. P. LAMMERT

Auctioneer,

Ox

Messa. THORESEN & Co,

Hongkong.

A COMPLETE AERATED WATER FLANT FOR SALE

The Machines are made by Mesars. Bratby & Hinchliffe, Ltd., Manches ter, and guaranteed in perfect working order. This complete plant will turn out 2,400 doseri Aerated water per day.

KHÔNG BANG TONG LT

Hongkong.

P. Q. Box 390,

TAIYO & CO.

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SHIU FUNG TAI & 00.,

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Telephone Kor. 1999 & 200

WE HAVE

Great varieties of cred

and unused

POSTAGE STAMPS.

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FOR COLLECTORS,

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This Advertisement in immoed by Britishi-Kimarican Tobacco. Oti, (Otín) Lád.

THE METRIC SYSTEM,

ASQUITE,

forward by Mr. C. McVay, or the BOOK WRITTEN BY MRS Sailors and Firemen's Union, who anticipated that in the near future. DISADVANTAGES TO BRITAIN. with a forty-eight hours, week, more

تحميه

is not writing her reminiscences at

to use for two lives of herself." the same time. Old as she is, she would hardly have enough material

The letter continues Of the confidential, letters which the Glasgorg Herald informs us were found by á politician of standing in his bedroom in Cavendish Square, Mrs. Asquith

the

hands would be required. Sir Auch- LITERARY FLURRY CAUSED land said that the Board agreed- that i

IN LONDON. Members of the Parliamentary the accommodation provided in many Committee of the Trades Union ships was not what it ought to be Congress, together with other tradeThere was a progressive improve Mr. and Mrs. Asquith-are just now unionists who brought forward reso-ment; the older ships could probably providing what are described as the lations which were passed at the never conform with a reasonable political and personal sensations of congress at Glasgow last September, standard, and there must therefore the hour.

The former la making a new move were received by Sir Auckland Ged be a certain amount of elasticity in des at the Board of Trade. The regard to the type of accommodation in the political arena, which his resolutions on which the President of provided. New legislation would be enthusiastic admires predict will the Board of Trade was asked to required before the matter could be ; bring about considerabis- changes, express his views dealt with the adop adequately dealt with "Concrete and the latter in writing a book tion of the metric system, insufficient proposals must be produced on behalf which: preliminary notices, indicate accommodation on vessels, the exclus of the men, and there must will cause no end of a flatter... sion of Asiatic labour, and reversion be full discussion with the shipowners. In the London Times appeared a to the Plimsoll mark. As to the first and shipbuilders. The Board of letter saying that a certain firm which is of these questions, brought forward Trade would do all it could; but I would publish a book by Mr. C. W. Bowerman, M. P. too heavy demands on the part of causing a certain sensation." (secretary to the Trades Union Con- the men were enforced by statue the. As so many silly and spiteful gress), who asked whether, if the effect would not be improved accom things have been said about it," the introduction of the metric system in modation, but the transference of letter continued. "I hope you will this country had not been considered, many of our abips to another fag is writing her autobiography. She find space to say that Mrs, Asquith an inquiry would be held into the

In regard to the exclusion of matter.

Asiatic labour and the contention question had been fully gone into. be given, first, to British white, and, Sir Auckland Geddes said that the that preference of employment should There were certain advantages in the secondly, to Been coloured rather system, but there were also great than to Chinamen, M. Henson disadvantages which would arise on (Sators and Firemen) urged that the the introduction of a new system. men who did their duty by serving More than half of the export trade their country during the war should of this country was with countries have the first chance. Sir H. Geddes, knows nothing. They cannot there- that did not use the metric system, in his reply, said the abnormal con- fore form any part of her autobio and did not intend to adopt it. In ditions created by the war were pasa-graphy Plaza the textile trades, regarding about 30 ing away and the number of engage. This letter le signed with per cent. of the exports, the countries ments of aliens in Brith lips was traded with used the British measure, down to the level of 1911 He the subject of speculation, most of Initial D." and its authorship is and the remaining 70 per cent. were thought that time would show that which centres around the personality scattered amongst the other systems the Aliens Act of last session-met of a young woman friend of Mrs. of mensuration. The largest and the case, which had been presented Asquith, the daughter of a duke who most extensively used was the as fully as was desirable. British system which so many people

are played somewhat conspicuous As to the question of the reintroduce part in Londen society. condemned. Supposing that it wasation of the Plimsoll mark in the herself has been talked about as pre and who decided to pass from the yard to the design of ships and the contention paring her recolections for the prea metre, it would mean the replicement that it was necessary in order to in order to augment an income which of practically the whole whole obtain the greatest measure of safety, for a person of her rank is said to be mass of our textile machinery. That Sir Auckland said that conditions had could not be done in a day and it been revolutionised of late years as could not be done in twenty years regarded the designing and stability during the period of change the of ships. Never before had there difficulty of running the two types of been such an enormous amount of machines would be very great. The experiment as the war had provided. consequent dislocation of the trade Ships had been damaged in every which would result would be enorm-conceivable way, and they had been The present year will witness the ous. Although it was a very attract saved in many cases where with seven hundredili anniversary of the tive proposal, when they came down pre-war idees the damage would have laying of the foundation stones of to practical business they found they been absolutely fatal The last word Salisbury Cathedral. It was on St. were up against the certainty, of in ship designing, and in safety, had Vitalia's Day, April 28, in the year enormous trade dislocation. At pre- not been sald. Thers had zor yet 1220, that the stones were actually sent both systems the British and been time to work out the real laid; but it is the intention of the the metric, were legal, and if the meaning of many of the lessons of Cathedral authorities that the great latter offered my great advantage if the war. The load line of 1906, Commemorative Festival shall take could come in gradually. Nobody which superseded the Plimsoll mark place on St. John the Baptist Hay was prevented from using it, and it had been the load-line during the June 24 (nvitadons to be present had been left to the process of na-war, and he understood it had good at the Festival have been sent, as far tural selection, which was the more the last surprising well in many as possible, to all the Bishops in the effective in these very complicated respects. The had been no increase Empire across the Seas. In the United matters. He was fogether against in the casualties in comparison with States of America, and to those en- any attempt forcibly to change the the old laad lines. In fact some of gaged in masionary work who are present system, which was Bu deeply the partisans of the 1906

incommunion with the Anglican rooted. The present would be the contended that it was actua

Citirch". It is confidently hoped that least favourable moment to introduce than the old loadingbr

very many of the Bishops from questione had been considered.

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The question of insufficient accome

no doubt it would be brand

an international body rozł: other shipping abestians?

exiguous.

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL'S 700TH YEAR

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1,500 Feet above Sea Level

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