1920-05-18 — Page 2

LAMMERT BROS.

ÁVOTIONEERS, ÁPPRAISERS

AND SURVETORS. 1J Public Auctions-

Tuctions to cell by Public Auction, HHK Undersigned have received in

AN

WEDNESDAY, May 18, 1980, commercing, at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. 100 cases Salamander U.V.P. Brandy,

Three Star Brandy

10

It

20

20

1.

MacLaren's Dry Gin

Old Tom Gin

Merveille's Peppermint

བ། Sherry

10

7

རྞྞ

5

1

Jamaica Ram Burgundy

3 Creme de Mealbe

p

2 Angostura Bitters.

Champagne

В

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Biscuits

+1

Terms: Cash on delivery.

INTIMATIONS

WE HAVE

Just received

A New Supply of WAF and ARMISTIOS

STAMPS.

Many varieties and values of

NEW EUROPI

CATALOGUES and ALBUNS

for sale.

GRAJA & 00.,

No. 10. Wyndham Street, F: 0. Box 520.

Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

THE CHINA MAİL.

"CAPSTAN"

MEDIUM STRENGTH

CAPSTAN

Navy Cut Cigarettes.

Every kind of Footwear

10 CIGARETTES & MOUTHPIECES.

LAMMERT BROS..

oa

Auctioneers..

MADE

TQ

ORDER

CAPSTA

Navy Cigarettes

Cul

London

Navy Cut Cigarettes

"CAPSTAN Tobacco for the Pipe

ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE GONNOISSEUR TO STAND

ALONE PURITY AND CHARM OF FLAVOUR.

FRIDAY, May 31. 1920. commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Roome, Duddell Street (for secount of the concerned). 1717 bag: ANTIMONY ORE

(Stored at Kowloon Coldwas) ¡¡1730 bagı âNTIMONY ORE

(Stored at West Point Gorlowo

(total weight 37 19 picula): Inspection orders can be had from

..andersigned.

Torms Ceas on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Kowloon, May 13, 1930.

CHERRY & UV.,

SLIDER, STREET, sto Hongkong Hom

Tolephone No. 491.

Hongkong. March 20, 1974.

Packed in Tins of 50 and packets of 20 & 10

CIGARETTES,

MAGNUMS

în AIR-TIGHT tins of 50 Cigarettes.

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MansionE.

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

HEALTE against

SICKNESS.

By taking our "ROOSTER BRAND MACARONI, PASTE STARS EGG-NODLES, VERMICELLI, or other kinds of Soup Stuffs REGULARLY you will have no complaint of any kind of sickness, as all our Products being manufactures from Flour of the Boas Quality and under the most Sanitary Method can be easily digested and give you GOOD HEALTH & STRENGTH.

Large quantities have been exported › various parts of the World. Your esteemed Orders will receive our prompt and careful attention. Terma modorata, especially for agencies.

TRADE MARK..

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THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE, Hongkong, Nos. 47 48, Connaught Road Central. Tel. No. 1930. BRANCH OFFICE: Shanghai, Nos. 430 431, Nanking Road. FACTORIES: Hongkong, Wing Hing Street Causeway Bay and Shanghai, No. 71, North Soochow Food.

JUST ARRIVED

Ladies' Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS for Summer Latest Style. Prices to suit all purses. POHOOMULL BROS.

TELEPHONE 2468;.

38, QUEEN ROAD CENTRAL.

WEDNESDAY, May 28, 1910,

commencing at 2.30 p.m.. at No. 4 Lyndhurst Termce ▲ Quantity of

Valuable Household Furniture,

Comprising :-

Teak hatstand, plash covered draw- ing room suites, fine engravings, water colour, cocasional tables, bronze figures .brass flower pots, brass & brrss mounted fenders, white lace curtains, carpets, Jugs, etc., etc.

Teak extension dining table, dining ehairs, teak sideboard with bevelled mirror, teak dinner waggon, marble .clock, leather covared armchairs, teak -Overmantel with bevelled mirrors, brass electric standard lamp, electric fittings,

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eto... etc.

Glass, Crockery and Electro-plated are, Household linen; etc.

Double brass bedsteads, teak double wardrobes with beveled glass door. teak marble top bureaux, marble & tiled washstards, ladies' desks, uphol stered couches and easy chairs, cilet crockery, Japanese silk embroidered #creens, etc., etc. ·

Bathroom, Pantry and Kitonen Requisites. Also

A Fine Selection of Canton Blackwood Ware,

Comprising:-

-Marble top and round tables, armchairs, flower stands, stools etc, Aud

Two Kastner Autopianos, (Pianos

by Rachab)

One Cottage Piano by Farrell & Goudge,

Five electric ceiling fans,

Four electric table fans,

One enamelled bath,

One "Baldwin "Refrigerator,

-One Chubb's Combination safe,

On view from Monday, the 24th,

May 1920.

Catalogue will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 17, 1620.

FOR SALE.

One Complete Set of 25 Volumes

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

(Never been used).

Apply

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

A COMPLETE AERATED WATER

PLANT FOR SALE.

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

KWONG SANG HONG LTD.;

P. O, Box 370.

Flongkong.

MEE CHEUNG.

· EIGE CLASS, PHOTOGRAPHER,

Ice House Street.

Tel. 1013.

Alarge stock of Kodak's and Kodak

Supplies Just arrived.

THE NEW BRANCH RIMEDY,

HERAPION NỮI THERAPION N1.2 THERAPION N3

Ma. 1 for Bladder Cash No for Blood ADV. No for Caronia Wazef SOLDET LEADING THE CRIT

DELEGLEICH.CO

THE TRADE MANEIN WORD THIN F BETOTT. STAMP LEPIANA LUGENUINE PAGASTS

[] THE CLEANING OF

SUMMER FROCKS

is an important matter and we make a speciality of "refinishing" light Frocks and Costumes so that they than keep clean longer. when treated by ordinary methods.

Our processes are through sad reliable. Our facilities and re- sources enable us to carry out all work quickly and our charges; Me really reasonable. Write for Price List and See

The Diamond Dyeing and Drying Company. Agent

CASSUM AHMED.

Draper 32, 34, Wellington Street.

E, sthan Road, Kowloon.

'Pixome 145%.

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This Advertisement is issued by British-America Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd.

WARSHIP TO MERCHANT- "Dupuy-de-Lome" she was placed on mean draft, light, 13ft 6in. (4.130m); the sale list last year and ultimately mean draft, loaded, 27ft. Gin. bought by the Royal Belgian Lloyd, (8,570m); gross tonnage, appró- which banded her over to the Char-ximate, 5,400 tons (metric); dis- tiers de la Gironde -for conversion placement, approximate, 8,240 tons. into a freight state, and the work (metric); cargo capacity, 238,000 was duly carried out under the super cu it (6.500 Cu.m:). The vison of the Bureau Veritas, with machinery comprises ore vertical which the vessel is to be registered. triple-expansion engine and

boilers of the "Guyet-du-Temple type, developing a 1.700 to 2,000 horse power and a speed of 10 to 10 knots.

H

maximum of

The possibility of converting war ships into merchantmen has been frequently discussed in these columns says the Journal of Commerce. One such vessel has, as a matter of fact, been so dealt with. This is the

The reconstruction took place in 'Dupuy-de-Lome," an old French the large fitting-out basin of the armoured cruiser, which has lately Bordeaux yard, which is equipped been rebuilt as cargo vessel by with cranes powerful enough to deal

We understand that the "Latouche that well-known firm of shipbuilders with the heavy weights Involved.. and engineers, Les Chantiers et Two distinct operations were neces-Treville" and other old cruisers of Ateliers de la Gironde, of Bordeaux. sary, the ship having first to be dis the French Navy are to undergo the Some interesting particulars in re-mantled and then rebuilt in her new same transformation. Germany also gard to the conversion appear in character. Proceedings began with is adopting this method of enlarging The Engineer, from whose pages the removal of the superstructures, the Schifakri-Zalung; «two, large her depleted tonnage. According to the following particulars are only the after deck-house being re

was

The "Gefon's" speed as a mer- chantman is estimated at aide knots. It is anderstood that she will be employed on the Transatlantic route.

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taken :--

tained to provide accommodation for torpedo-boat destroyers which were The "Depuy-de-Lome," it may be a dozen passengers. Most of theying unfinished at the Danzig State recalled, was the first of a type of bulkheads were taken out, including Yard have been purchased with a armoured cruiser 3, the general design those which subdivided the machinery view to their reconstruction as mer- of which was widely perpetuated space, while the two forward boiler.cantile ships. It is pointed out that both in France and other countries. rooms were dismantled and the four vessels of this description are well Her plans were prepared at the teen boilers removed. Both the adapted for conversion into passen. instance of Admiral Aube, who was horizontal engines, originally placed Ker steamers, as their fine lines. a great bellever in the efficacy of before the central vertical engine, render it possible to achieve a good warships that combined high speed, were taken out of the ship, and the Peed with relatively small engine power. The Danzig yard is now good offensive qualities, and adequate whole of the armour plating on the

rebuilding the protected cruiser removed. When the Gefion," of 3,770 tons, as a motor protection with reasonable dimen.sidea sions and cost, and the Dupuy de demolition work was finished the recargo vessel. In place of her team Lome" was designed in harmony with reconstruction was taken in hand. machinery he is to be equipped with those principles. She was laid down A complete high. forecastle was at Brest in 1886, launched in October, erected above the original ram bow, originally manufactured for sub- two Diesel engines, which were 1890, and completed three years provision being made for a new marines, and have a collective horse later. Her principal dimensions. &c., capstan and windlass gear. This

power of 1,200, were as follows-Length on water new forecastle was also utilised to line, 374ft.; beam, 51f; draft, 23 ft.; accommodate part of the crew, and, displacement, 6,297 tons. Her incidentally, afforded better protec machinery comprised one vertical tion to the ship agairst sea and triple-expansion engine, driving the weather. The decks were reinforced centre propeller shaft, and two with new beams and fitted with horizontal compound engines actuat. scuppers in conformity with the re- ing the port and starboard wing shafts gulations of the Bureau Veritas. respectively. Cylindrical boilers were The bulkheads left in the ship and installed. The machinery was intend the hull generally were strengthened ed to develop 14,000 indicated horse by the addition of doubling plates. power for a speed of 20 knots. As Four large cargo holds were provided, protection against, shell fire the hull one in the forepart of the ship in was plated with a broad belt of place of the forward gun turrets hardened steel armour, 4in. thick, and magazines; one in the space reaching from several feet below the formerly occupied by the two for water line to the level of the upper ward boiler rooma; one in place of deck. She was armed with two 7.6in, the old horizontal engine-room; and and six 6.4in. guns, mounted separa fourth in place of the after gun ately in 4in. turreta, and carried turrets and magazines. Each hold four torpedo tubes, mounted was furnished with a barge hatch-

The armour balt was 173feet in fitted with two derricks, save the width and descended to about 44ft. after hold, which was given but one. below the water line. The "Dupuy This gives a total of mine derricks, de-Lome" proved so successful in six of which are 3-ton and three service that in 1904 she was con- S-ton. Above the remaining boiler. sidered to be worth an extensive refit, room quarters were fitted up for the including the replacement of her ship's officers. Two cabins were cylindrical boilers by those of the provided in the forward water-tube type. This change structure and also a wireless tele- enabled her to steam at nearly 22graphy cabin, with a chart-room and knots. In 1914 the Peruvian Govern-bridge-house above. In the after ment offered to purchase the vessel, part of the ship the 'tween deck and negotiations were in train when space was fitted up as quarters for the war broke out; but as interna- the crew, and the space above the tional law forbids the sale to a steering gear -was' converted into a

THE FRUIT SEASON. neutral country of any warship be state-room.

·DOWEL complaint is sure to be longing to a belligerent Power the The reconstructed ship, which has D provalent during the vessel was laid up in France for the been named "Feruvier," has the follow-seas Be sure to keep,

uration of the war. As the Peruvianing dimensions, &r-Length, 374ft te

Chamberlain's' of

Colic and Government had meanwhile aban (114m) beam, 50ft. 91 (15.5m) are a llic Fur, aale by all Chemists Diarrhoes Remedy at band" Të mar. doned its intention to purchase the moulded depth, 35ft. 9in. (10.9m.); and Storekespera,

above, water behind armour. two in the case of hold No. 2 each Baby Happy After His Bath

.super-

With Cuticura Seap

Nothing more refreshing for baby than a warm bath with Cuticuri Soap, especially if his skin is hot, irritated or rashy. After bathing. gently touch any irritation with Cu Cura Ointment. They are ideal for all toiler uses.

Soap 1, Oitment Ie. 34, madĺži. Bd. Sold throughout the Respira. For sample exch free addr: F.Newbury & Sons, Ltd. 27, Charterhunt Bajkondom. Also for mail. wders with price

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :---

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

J. H TAGGART, MAXARIL

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pau Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fant and Lighting A European Bathe and Exaltary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Sarrica..

Telephone 373. Telegraphic Address :—-* VICTORIA."

J. WITCHELL, Manager,

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from. Star Ferry).

Recently renovated and refurnished, sleetria light-and fame throughout and entirely under new management, Culaine andết thâ personal supervision of the proprietor. Bar and Billiard Rooma. Terma zoodarata: Spöcial terms ko famkies on appl、ation to

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Telephora K. 3. Tolegraphic Add.: "Fataon."

J. E. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL,

(THE ONLY AMERICAN BORUL IN EINE OOLONT.)

IUE HOUSE STREET,

Under American Management. Nice and quies yet only a few minnbai walk from the Banks and Central Distriat 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Culeine, scrupalously clean. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Babescom application to the Proprietress. Laurichas moet Fässenger Bokis.

Telegraphic Address "CARLTON."-

Ma. F. E. CAMERON

BLUE BIRD

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Tel. No. 302)

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MOUSSION,

15. Morrison H15) Hand.