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EMMERT BROS.

ANCTIONEDERE, APPRAISERS,

AND BUBYEYORS,

Public Auctions-

||||THE Undersigned have received instirao. Manus be sell by Fubile Auction.

THURSDAY, April 15, 1920, commencing at 11 4.11. at No. & Godown, Holt's Wharf,

KOWLOON.

(more or less damaged by sea water)

́ ́8737 Bundles Box Shooks,

Teens ---Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

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HOW TO AVOID : ENFANTILE.

AILMENTS

When there are diseases. prevalent in. the season, is is the most dangeroza to Infants and 4 Grost Care must be taken in feeding them with proper food otherwise they would give thoir. Mothers a lot of trouble. To avoid" the trouble is to feed them withz L&Co. TOGEN which resemhies humse milk It is easily digested; and promoter healthy appetite. It keeps the Infants thriving and irse from all Infantile Ailments.

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FRIDAY, April 18, 1920, Commencing at 7:15 pizdi..

# "Geatherne,” Kraberis Roa 1,

Kowloo

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

Full Partionlars from Catalogna). *Ou view from. Thursday, the 15th inst.

Terma :—Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

EX Undersigned have received. 10: tractions from Messrs. TRORESEN &Co, to all by Table Anetira

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TUESDAY, the 19th May, 1946, at 3 p.m.

this Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR" as she now lies in the Menara River; Bangkok, with all hv machinery, gear

and appurtenances, etc. 1957 tons gross Reg. 921 tons met. Reg.

1800 tons d'alreight capacity on 17 fest men draft. Speed 10 knots.

This Steamer went ashore is 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 Asiatic Co., Ltd, Bangkok.

The Steamer to beat purchaser's risk after fall of hammer, when purchase

y in to be paid.

For full particulars apply to

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneer.

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fuel both in the States and abroad, is a feature of the refuzua, la October last the excess a freighters over tankers in course of construction for private account in American yards was 59,000 gross tons--but to-day: tanker tonnage fends, as shown by the following comparison of types building, the figures being in gross tons

SHIPBUILDING AT- SOUTHAMPTON 27

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MESSES. WHITE BROS, CHANGER WINDS. 2-

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Cctober 24,437 235,523 37,383 Messrs. White Bros., yacht, builders, "The belief of American industry November 214,934 295,493 40,281 of Itchen, says the Journal of Com in the future of the American mer-December 369,084 400.556 35,507 merce. These negotiations have now- chant marine if operated on business January 486,742 470197 30,549 been completed, and the new 'com- principles free of Government control." While the freighter tonnage be=) pany, which has a capital of £100,000, is reflected in this volume of orders, Ing built for the Shipping Board is at will be known as White Bros., South- all for private account, continues present considerably in excess of that appton, Ltd. The firm has held a pro- the statement. "The tonnage act on the ways for private account, the minent place among local industries ally building to the order of private reverte is the case in relation to of a similar character, and Messrs. enterprise to-day is almost equal in tankers, the total under construction White will continue their association volume to the entire seagoing ship for the Government being about

with the new syndicate, and ping of the country at the outbreak 275 000 gross tone 25 compared with will fill the position of joint general- of the war, and it is seven times as 476,000 tons building to private order managers. By the new arrangement, great as the ship construction of all

"Standard Oil companies still lead however, White Bros. will become types under way in this country af in. the amount of this type of to shipping concerns, and some of the identified with several widely known the beginning of hostilities.

nage being built but more than For months past shipbuilding to 325,000 tons of the 476,000 tons total directors of the new company are men Government order has been steadily is for other concerns. Vsa

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"In the amount of tonnage being commercial circles, They include been crucial ones for the American constructed the Federal Shipbuilding Sir Walter Runciman, Bart, the shipyards. With the chaotic condi- Company leads the way with 35 senior partner of Messrs. tion of foreign exchange rendering it vessels of 203,276 gross tons, compe Runciman, and Co. who control practically impossible to secure orders osed of 25 freighters aggregating the Moor Line, of Newcastle, from foreign sources, American 156, 276 tons, five tankers totalling S J. Herbert Cory, chairman of yards have faced. the necessity of 50,000 tons, and four barges of 2,000 Mesars, Cary's Trading Co., Cardiff, obtaining contracts from private tons totali The Bethlehem Shipbuild- Mr John Cory, L, chairman of enterprise at home, or ceasing to ing Corporation follows with 24 Meases. John Cory and Sons, Ltd,,; operate as Shipping Board orders vessels, of 184,888 tons, of which 23 MA Munro Sutherland, J were completed, cancelled. or are tankers of an aggregate of 177 chairman of the Sotheiland Line, suspended. And the seriousness of 738 tops, and one car ore carrier of and Ms. Joseph Constantine, JE the situation was accentuated by the 17,150 tens The Sun Shipbuilding - fact that the Government had upon Company has under way 13 tankers

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its hands millions of tons of com- of 91,017 tons and a freighter of}. THE LITTLE ONE'S COED pleted vessels for which it was seeking 7,700 tons purchasers on easy terms an ad- The largest amount of freighter ditional element of catapetitionr fo the shipyards to facer

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SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY THE Lame of Chamberla's Gough

Of the 188 vessels of various types. under construction to-day only one Is building for foreign account, so that American salpbmding is practi- cally a 100 per cent. American sue for the dogs Boted eaugh of the "inle sunt ported Jodustry. This declared that on the moong dash whooping cough of the

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