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LAMMERT BROS.

ADUTIONERS APPRAMERS

AND SQRVEYDES.:

Public Auctions—'

HE Undaraigued have received Instruci Tous to ell by Fudile Akutkuti

**

WEDNESDAY, April 18, 1920, '

commencing so 1,3

A: No. 65 Wradhum Street.

A Quastity of

Vainable Household Furniture, Comprising --

Teak hatetaud, plash covered couch

and armchairs, lady's teak and black-

wood daske, tenk card tahle - ensy

chairs, marble top console table with

bevelled mirrors, fancy electric lampa,

-electric ceiling fans fanéy mantel clocks

and mirrors, porcelain figures, Japanese

ilk embroidered screens, engravings.

white lace curtains, carpets, etc., atc.

Teak extension dining table and chairs, teak silaboard with bevelled! mimor, teak dinner waggons, teak ice- cheat, tank bookeise, pecasional table. Ersan landers. dianer service, glass and #lectro-plate ware, tenk evermantels with barelled minors, electric bitings ste, etc.

Double brass betsteads, single and double reak wardrobes, with bevelle li glass doors, teak dressing Libles, marble top washstands, double tailet sets, box couch, etc., etc,

Also

1 Cotrage Plaan by Juhu Brinamendi:

aud Suny

I Enamelled barba

and

A Selection of Choice Silver ware. Terms -Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

. Auctioneers.

AB

FRIDAY, April 30, 1920,

commencing at 11 am.

their Sules Booms, 6 Duddell Street

A Quantity of

Valuable Household Furniture,

cumprising -

Blackwood curio stands, telpoys, tables and stila, leather covered euch and easy chairs, Snely carre! teak queen, teak dinner waggon, teak ice "bests, tenk diufąg chury, and table.. riting deska, biskciem, engravings, ugs, single and double brass mounted ron bedstrada, test wardrobes tenk leasing tables, marble mp wasb- camphorwood Rad teak chests of rawer occasional tables, etc., etc.

معلف

1 Geyser (new)

On view from Thursday, 29th ins". Catalogues will be issued:

Tarme-Cash on delivery..

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

+

THE Und-esigned hive remitted 18-

structions from 312-208. Thoresik

& Co., to sell by tublic auction

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arhia Sales Home, Duddell Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR"

alex in the Heam River, gk, sich ab her numbinery, graz

ved anpur enMtch, Pic

1957 to grow Ping.

928 na et Reg.

1860 tons dearlweight nepacity on

17 feston draft, Sport 10 kunta.

This Staurer went 'ashore in the Gulf of Siam. wis silved; and towed to Bangkok-where she was dry docked And patebal up.

Jospection under on applicuion to the Bos van de Bo., Ltd.. Thngkok.

The Stears or to be at purchaser's risk ! after till of is none, when purch mouer is to be pad,

full particulare apply in

LAMMERT BROS, Σαστιστικής,

Mens SEN & 15,

Hongkong.

A:COMPLETE AERATED WATER

- PLANT PUR SALE

The Macbines we made by Musss. Bretby & Hinchlif, Lad, Manches- ter, and guaranteel in perfect working order. This complete plint will turn out 2,400 düzen é crated

water per day.

KHÔNG SANG HONG LTĐ

P. O. Box 390.

Hongkong.

Just arrived

a large assortment of

FILTERS

1, } Galloni up to 4 gallons

C. E WARREN & CO., LTD.

Extablished 1900-

INTIMATIONS

HOW TO AVOID. INFANTILE AILMENTS.

When there are diseases prevalent in -the season, it is the most dangerous to Infanta and 106 Grest. Care must be saken in feeding them with proper food otherwise they would give their Mothers lot of trouble. To avoid? the trouble is to feed th ar with LAG TOGEY which resem les buman milk. It is easily digested ·aud · prometa healthy appetite. It keeps the Infants shriving and free from all Infautile: Allments.

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„Bols Agents for Hotgung and: Benin Shian. Sex. 47 & 6s, Connaught Hand Central.. Hongkong.

Zephone Not, 1950 & 100

WE HAVE

Just received A New Supply of

WAR and ARMISTICE .STAMP3.

Many varieties and values of NEW EUROP J Bleo

CATALOGUES and ALBUMS

for sale.

GRAUA & CO.,

No. 10, Wyndham. Street,

P. O. Box €20...

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TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1920

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ALIEN LAND-OWNERSHIP it the forea landowner absenta CENTENARIES OF 1920.

IN JAPAN.

In an article the Jiji desertbena Alien Land Ownership Law of 1910 as conceived in an illiberal and nær. row minded spirit.-1.-seems doubtful to those who have witnessed; the

the

hing Ganhe country for a term

to grant a

ses his property! It

roseth if the authori, ↑ "SOM: NOTEWORTHY DATËS,

to take it away. somewhat reluctant

The two, thost noteworthy center birth of William T. Sherman on aries of this year are those of the February 6, 1820, and the death of Daniel Boone in September 29, 1820. of all the persons wise.names, grace the panels of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, these are the only ones whose birth or death occurred in 1820. Sherman is one of five full generals of whom the United States is proud to boast. The deeds of Boone, who emigrated to Missouri, then Spanish possession, are known to every schoolboy.

somewhat forcely light when the These consderations were brought history of that piece of legislation question of racial equity was raised at the Peace Confernce. The old whether even that much can be said pretences fell to pics, and, it was for it. Those curious persons, made cicar that if ere existed in Japanese and foreign, who spend some Western counties discrimina their subsidised days misrepresenting fon against foreigres, these existed facts in the supposed interests of in still greater masure in the Japan, often sush in when some foremost of Orients countries. In Arizona land law is under discussion, addition to this, the relative, states and to illustrate the liberality of of various countries ad, in the mean the Japanese laws, declare that time, changed. A rason sometimes

Japan. Jaws, of

allow

advanced in the pastfor rather one foreigners to own land well know-sided regulations was that Japan On February 15, 1820, Susan. B. irg that this is not true. The rect being a comparatively poor country, Anthony was born. The work began procity clause is Tatal to the whole the unrestricted. operitions of wealthy by her will be consumated in the law, because if a single country or foreigners might work to the serious Nineteenth Amendment to the Con- even a single State of the American disadvantage of the people. That, stitution. Union-debars foreigners from. own however, could hardly be said to be Stephen Decatur was killed in a On March 22, 1820, ing land, then if the country in the case now. One of the conduel with James Baron. Only a few which such a hindrance exists is inspicuous devlopments of the war years before he had forced the Dey trealy relations with Japan on a has been the purchase by Japanese of Algiers to renounce tribute from

most favoured nation" basis. ail of many of the inest sites in the United States foreigners alske become auton.atically Hongkong. Singapye, Bombay, barred from Japanese land ownership. and other British ports, to the was born the synthetic philosopher, In England, on April 27, 1820, The reciprocity clause, moreover, extent of aggrayzing consider Herbert Spencer. At Florence Lo takes away from Japan the right to ably the difficulties of the housing May, 1820, was born the famous complain of literality elsewhere, problem felt by British subjects, naree, Florence Nightingale in Ire since it provides an appropriate The number of sites acquired by land, on August 21, 1820 occurred remedy. As the fit also reminds its foreigners in Japan doring that the birth of the distinguished physi readers, the law, which has in ten period has been very saial, but cist, John Tyndall. In Sweden, on years idle (except in the vivid imagina the number bought out is large, October 5, 1820, Jenny Lind, the tion of propagandis) makes very not and where the modest stucco offices famous singer, first saw the light. able exceptions. Enormous areas are of the foreign merchant stood a few excluded alt gether every place. In years azn rise now, the commercial three centuries ago from this year Memorable events one, two, and fact, where a foreigner might con- palices of the was strikin. This are Mayflower in 1620 the South ceivably make a farm or plantation and so the very point on which, such alone puts a different complexion on Sea Bubble, which collapsed in 1720, atress is laid in controversies, with the whols question Japan is now causing distress throughout England; foreign countries is acknowledged, in a position to meet any nation on and the Missouri Compromise of Japan itself even in the unexercised the country feel the necessity of

equal ferms, and thoughtful men in 1820. law. It seems incredible that such changing their attitude, somewhat, bold.demonstrations should be made and no longer taking it for granted

by Japanese in California against that uniess Japan cultivates a very days foreigners in Japan find the law any limitations set to their owning one sided reciprocity the will be at a one of the least of their difficultie and cultivation of land, which they disadvantage in dealing with abler Landlords are more apt to refuse enjoy in such large and liberal nations. measure, while no Californian could The other day M. Hara made a countrymen as tenants, and, whils them, because they prefer their dwa own land in the Hokkaido, Formosa rather ingenioas excuse in the Diet the prohibition of land, ownership Saghalien, or various other areas for blocking a nerded reform. He can be partly overcome by the even were the law of 1910 put into argued that it would be absurd and jurid cal person device, there force. It only illustrates the great unreasonable to revise the new is no getting over the wealth of a power of bluff when the apologists gention; Law before ever that lawwar profiteer. The foreigner, in short, point to that still born law as evidence had gone into efect. This idea while still free from the reproach of the superior liberality of the tawa seems to have little support in Eng of lowering the standard of living of Japan. Another very valld abjec‹ tion to the still Bora law, which the land today. Few there be who is equally free from that of having points out, in that under it consider that Irish Home Rule should too much of his own way through application has to be made to have its trial run. an settled in 1914 his wealib. In these circumstances the Minister for Home Affairs. This been experience of how it workedly not dignified, for Japan in ber and not be amended until there hady it is no longer necessary, and certain- may be explained as a mere formality Certainly the Prime Minister adva foreign relations to combine a claim or as a necessary precaution to precates no such course.NET does such to the dignity of a First-class Power vent undesirable persons from ac- an idea, apparently occur to the fif, with the prayer for indulgence, to - quiring property, but foreigners who which recordmends a new land ownwards a poor relation Unless, how- have experienced difficulties in get ship law being enacted before the ever the Government has a new ting a lesse registered in a prefectural still-born one ever comes into effect. Alien Land Ownership Hill ready to office will not be likely to regard the There can be no doubt of the present to the Diet in the last days getting of permission from a Govern-enhancement of the national dignity of the session with an order to pass ment Department for a sale as pre-that would result if Japan pada sans discussion there seems to be no senting merely imaginary difficulties. law such as, recommended by the prospect of any each legislation he It is not unfair in estimating the object a simple measure giving foreiging carried through during the pre of this rule to judge, It lathe light of that other one which provides per similiar rights to Japanese sub sent cilding of the Dist-Japan (under this liberal Act of 1910) that economically in the least. In these

jects. It would not hurt Japan ƑCIroncle

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