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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORs. Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction,

TRIDAY, May 21, 1920. commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street (for account of the concerned) 1717 bags ANTIMONY ORE

(Stored at Kowloon Godowns). 1790. bags ANTIMONY ORÉ

(Stared at West Point Codown). (total weight 3712 pieuls). Inspection orders can be bad from andersigned.

Terms-Cank on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers..

Kowloon, May 13, 1920.

By Order of the Mortgagees

MS

TESSES. LAMMERT BROTHERS have received instructions to sell

by Public Auction

On

.1

SATURDAY,

the 2nd day of May, 1920, at 19 o'clock noon. at their Stlesroom in

Duddell Street, Victoria,

Elore Korg.

INTIMATIONS

WE HAVE

Just received

A New Supply of

WAR and ARMISTICE

STAMP3.

Many varieties and values of

NEW EUROPE

جواد

CATALOGUES and ALBUMS

for sale.

À

GRACA & 00

No, 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. For 630..

*Hongkong

JAPANESE“ MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

ΤΟ

ORDER

The Steamship "WING ON" UHERRY & UD... fately of the Hong Kong & Canton YED) now lying off Yaumati fo the Harbour of Hong Kong together with all the furniture, stores, equipment and appartenances now on board.

IN ONE LOT.

The ship is registered in Hong Kong and ber tonnage and dimensions are as follows

Gross Tonnage $3-1.75.

Registered Tonnage 456.46 Length 193 ft.

Main Bredth 33 ft. "Tepth 11.75

For further particolare and conditiona

of sale please apply to

Maps. DEACON LOOKER

DEACON & HARSTON,

Yendors Solicitors,

or to

Mass, LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Auctioneers.

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- WEDNESDAY, May 26, 1920,

commending at 9:30 p.m. at No. 48, Lyndhurst Terrace, A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture, Comprising:~~

Teak batstand. plash covered draw- ing room spites, fine engravings, waler colours, occasional tables, bronza igures. brags flower pots, brase & brras mounted fenders, white laca curtains, carpets, Tags, etc., etc.:

Teak extension dining table, dining chairs, terk sideboard with bevelled mirror, teak dinner waggon, marble rock, leather covered armchairs, terk mantel with bevelled mirrors, brass tic standard lamp, electric fittings, -tr...tc.

Ps, Crockery and Electro-plated" wur. Household linen, etc.

Double brass bedstends. trak doable wardrobes with bevelled, glass doors, teak marble top bureaux, marble & tiled weshstands, ledies" desks, uphol stered couches and easy chairs. folet crockery, Japanese silk embroidered BCreeds, etc., etc..

Bathroom, Pantry and Kitchen Requisites.

Also

A Flue Selection of Canton Blackwood WaTG,

Comprising:

Marble top and round tables, Armchairs, flower stands, stools etc.

And

Two Kastner Autopianos, (Pianos

by Rachals)

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 Morday, the 24th.!

May 1920.

Catalogus will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

I

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 17, 1990.

FOR

SALE.

One Complete Set of 25 Volumes

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

(Never been used).

Apply

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers:

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ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK ASSETS.

IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL BANKING QUESTION,

In the Chancery Division Mr. Justice Russell had before him a summons taken out by the Controller of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, London Branch asking the court to determine whether or not the London County Westminster and Parr's Bank had lien 'upon the assets of the Anglo- Austrian Bank held by them, the con- troller arguing that the assets should 'really go to the bank of England in discharge of the liabilities of the Anglo-Austrian Bank

a

of the London branch of the Anglo-were never brought to this country, Austrian Bank, and then Parr's Bank but they were deposited with a put forward this calm, the question branch of the Anglo-Austrian Bank being raised when the custodian re in Budapest, which held them on behalf of Parr's as security. In.com. quired delivery of the securities.

His Lordship-How does Farr's sequence of the outbreak of war the loan could not be repaid.. So far as Bank come into the 'matter?

Mr. Schiller said Parr's were one the Controller knew, these Crown of the clearing bankers of the Anglo- rentes were in the strong room of Austrian Bank in London. None of the bank in Budapest, to be handed Apart from this Parr's Bank had the foreign bankers had any seat in over when the loan was paid off. the clearing house, and they had

transaction with the to employ a clearing banker for entered into the purpose of dealing with their Budapest branch of the Anglo- Austrian Bank, by which they had cheques.

bought from them direct the sum of 510,000 kronen in bills of some sort. He (counsel) thought they were bills They knew nothing of exchange, but they had never seen them. except that they were told by an These bills also official of Farr's Bank that they had been endorsed. could not be dealt with during the war, and they also had to be in a state of suspended animation.

·

Continuing, counsel said all these foreign bankers had in their posses. sion a number of securities, some of which were deposited in the name of actual owners, and as to these they knew the name of the owner, but some would come from other banking institutions on the Continent, which may be enemy or neutral, and which would be deposited in the name of

It was in respect of these two Mr. Schiller, KC, who appeared that Continental banking institution. with Mr. Milley for the Controller, Some of these securities no doubt said in substance the Controller was might have belonged to the lastitu transactions that Parr's Bank was mitted that that claim was absolutely the Bank of England, and the Publiction that deposited them, and some claiming a flen. He (councel) sub- Custodian, represented by the Austen of them obviously belonged to cus- without any sort of foundation.

Mr. tomers, because amongst them was

Auslen-Cartmel said Cartmell, supported the Controller.

a large number of speculative mining securities he was concerned with At the outbreak of war, continued shares which no banker either on were those of the customers, and be counsel there was a great danger the Continen: or in England would wished to claim the benefit of Mr.

crisis. There financial

ever dream of holding. Because the

Schiller's argument were a number of acceptances in Anglo-Austrian Bank did not think the hands-of people in

their strong room was sufficiently country, and in order to avoid secure they deposited these securities that crisis a scheme under Treasury with Farr's, and it was on these and sanction was introduced, by which the Bank of England took over all the other securities that Part's now acceptances, the liabilities to be dis

The Anglo-Austrian bad an charged a year after the conclusion

with Parr's that of hotilities. These bills were held arrangement

of a

this

claimed a len.

+

the

Mr. Schiller said that if his in- formation was right the value of the 800,000 roubles at the time of the debt would more than wips out the

debt to the bank.

M. Farwell, for Parr's Bank, claimed that his clients bad a right to these securities, and he asked the court not to make an oder giving them up until the debts were paid.

His Lordship said it was obvious claimants must succeed, and he gave. judgment for the Controller, who made the application.

AWFUL TORTURE OF PIMPLES

On Arms, Chest and Limbs. Lost Sleep, Cuticura Heals.

by the Bank of England, and so far Parr's should lend them money as as he (counsel) knew many of them against securities, which were freed were still so held, the Bank of Eng. when the money was repaid. Parr's land still having a large lien against alan kept a current account with the Anglo-Austrian. When war broke the Ange-Austrian Bank: The enemy banks had, of course, to out the Angic-Austrian were indebted close their doors, and they were not upon loan account, but that amount. allowed to carry on any banking was paid off by Dec. 31, 1915, and business except under licence from over and above that they had stand- the Secretary of State. Section 24 ing to their credit at Farr's Bank a of the Aliens Restriction Consolid sum of £3,000. and they had deposit- ation Order, 1914, which was passed ed with Parr's the securities which on December 9th 1914, provided that had been pledged against the loan an alien could not carry on any bank- and the customers' securities. It was ing business except by consent in on that bank balance and those writing of the Secretary of State. It securities that be (counsel) asked the was further provided that alien bank court to say that Parr's had no lien, should not part with any securities so that the Controller could deal in their possession, bat should deposit with it.

There were two transactiona in all such money or securities as the Secretary

of State may direct, respect of which Parr's claimed to Licences were, in fact, granted by have a lien. Before the war Farr's, the Secretary of State to enemy banks through their Lothbury branch, had" to carry on their business, but not to advanced to a bank in Hungary, extend beyond completion of transac wholly unconnected with the Anglo- tions entered into before, the war. Austrian, and with no branch or The Restriction Order made the Lon 2gents in this country, the sum of don branches of the enemy banks £13,229. This Hungarian bank had wholly separate concerns" from the an unpronounceable name, and he headquarters of the banks. Fower would call it the Woodman's Bank, log akin and scalp trouble (Signed) was given to the courts, and after In order to secure the Lothbury wards extended to the Board of branch of Farr's Bank the Wood Trade, to make orders vesting enemy man's Bank had offered them Hug property in the custodian. All the garian bills to the extent of 425.000 Becurities held by enemy banks in kronen, and in the shape of 4 their own or customers' names were per cent. Crown rentes. As these 50 vested in the custodian. An order were more freely and readily dealt was made winding up the business with in the country of origin, they

"I noticed small red pimples on my arms and cheat. They were irrita hog and leommenced catching, and bay epread from my armato my wrisis. Small pinples also appered on my limbe, the sorture being awful and they caused loss of sleeps

"Seeing Cuicura Scap and Gint- ment advertised I tried alipo sample. 1. bought "more, and naw I am besied after throq months of terrify

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