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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS.

AND SURVEYORS

Public Auctions-

By Order of the Mortgagees

ME

TESSRS, LAMMERT BROTHERS have received instrualens to sell

by Public Auction.

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WEDNESDAY,

the 9th day of June, 1920, at

o'clock in the afternoon, at their Balearoom in, Duddell Simet, Victoria, Hong Kong.

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Buitate at Cheung Sha Wan in Now Kowloon and registered in the District Land Office as THE REMAINING PORTION OF LOT 914 THE RE- MAINING PORTION OF LOT P18. LOT 931 and SECTION A OF LOT 992, in Survey District Na 4.

IN ONE LOT.

The property is known as the "Kai Carden" and comprises well laid out flower and vegetable garderie and a pavilion with residential quarters ad- joining thereto, all artistically designed in the Chinese style. Es area is about 91,000 sq. ft.

For further particulars and conditions

of sale, apply to

MESSI, DEACON LOOKER

DEACON & ARSTON,

1, Des Voeux Read Central,

Vendors Solicitors,

or to

MESIN. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Acctioneers.

Hongkong, May 27, 184)

FOR

SALE.

One Complete Set of 25. Volumes

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

(Never been used).

Apply"

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

INTIMATIONS

WE HAVE

Just recured

A New Supply of WAR and ARMISTICE STAMPS.

Kany varieties and values of

NEW EUROPE

also

CATALOGUE3 and ALBUMS

for sale.

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NEWS FROM HOME.

OVERCAST.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, April 21. Aprilis proving a fickle month, daily drizzle and cold wirds succeeding a record March for mildness. But the weather is not wholly out of keeping with the feelings of a tation con- fronted this morning with enormous new taxation, especially as regards new industrial activity.

sovereign is worth about eight shit in all classes, but especially in the lings. Consequently the workers, higher grades. The courts are crowd. organised in unions, are successed with cases, and there are probably fully demanding more.. The hundreds that one never bears of be Increase is now 120 per cent on cause, they are ended by a more or the wages of pre-war days. Profes-less amicable separation. sional men cat how no such advance One influence on the situation is many have not managed to advance at all. They have to depend on their own hand. Against them, also, is the rising cost of house rents, though at last there is a recommendation from the Government committee that put into force promptly will curb the rapacity of landlords, stop the demand for "premiums," and ensure the carrying out of repairs by the landlord as a preliminary to rant increase.

as

But we shall have, I fear, an

that people who years ago were most particularly strict as to the admission of divorces to their circle, now offer little or no obstacle to a divorced woman if she is popular.. As one "You cannot commentator says, ostracise a third of your acquain tances, especially as you never can be sure it will not be your own turn next."

The question of the children of sach unionis, of course, the most serious aspect of the case, and the

one to which judges and lawyers are especially directing attention.

For weeks we have been working on the belief that the Excess Profits Tax-condemned by the Chancellor himself a few months ago would be increased shortage of house and flat dropped and a flat tax on profits sub-accommodation, because people are

BIG INFLUX EXPECTED. stituted. Now we have an un-showing a tendency to stick to places

From now on a great influx of expected increase in the excess profits larger than they need, where more tax and concurrently a five per cent families could be accommodated, American and other visitors is ex- tax on the profits of limited Eability rather than risk a change that might pected. Five years of war have involve them in the same difficulties caused an accumulation of people in companies.

the horde of desperate home America who would normally have Following the increased rate for

come to Europe once or more in that Treasury Bills last Thursday and the seekers.

Having written all this apparently interval and they are provided with: consequent tightening up of rates by the Banks for accommodation money, pessimistic matter, I have to add that a corresponding growth of funds for Steamers coming this for trade purposes, the Government the public is spending money as the jaunt is certainly not making business lavishly as ever. It is easy to make way are booked far ahead and the enterprise and trade expansion a mat- £100 on a new motor-car by re-selling passenger lists are filled with names The difficulty is to get possession of wealthy and well-known people. ter of encouragement. Undoubtedly it. the Chancellor has looked around of it. But I know of one man who Besides these leisured ones there is a and has seen the activity of the last secured the delivery of four cars of a big list of well-to-do business men six months in industrial flotations, popular make. He made £100 each passing to and fro, all willing to

on them before nightfall Theatres spend money to secure the best. and thereupon bas decided that the cake is worth a further cut. But a and restaurants are 'full, but the check had already been given to new people are not the same as in former issues, by the dearer money rates, years. The very rich and the work and it seems likely that the Chan- ing class are the people with money cellor is too late with his new into spare to-day, All in the strata

between are being pinched. positions.

As some of the big hotels, are not yet free from the occupation of the bureaucrats, or are in process of redecoration after war use, there will be a tight fit to accommodate all who seek distraction in this country. EVENING COURTS.

Of course the sensation hunters are However that may be, business men regard that part of the new Even in the Court circles the intent on a tour of the battlefields, Budget with unanimous hostility, changed conditions are reflected. We and their coming is eagerly awaited especially as the Chancellor has pas are to have a restoration of evening by the people of the devastated sed over the fact that the Civil Courts, with modified dress regula French and Belgian regions, who Service Estimates are swollen to tions. Society is divided in its opin seek to recoup themselves for some

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a perfectly appalling degree. He ion as to the wisdom of the changes, of their losses... has concentrated on raising new but the full glare of pomp and circum Eyen for the seeker of moderate- taxation rather than on essential stance was supposed to be irritating priced apartments the task is very economy. Even apart from the cost to the growing forces of Labour, difficult to day. So many people are of our countless bureaucrats, we Many people find the evening Courts homeless and have gone into board- have a bread subsidy of £45,000,000, a bore, whereas they like the gardening houses, apartments and private a coal subsidy of £15,000,000, a parties it. Buckingham Palace and hotels that the normal accommoda- railway subsidy of £23,000,000, the afternoon ceremonies with their tion is exhausted, and landladies are making a total of £83,000,000. relaxed formalities. "But the Book reaping a fine harvest. The bachelors With our postal service charges Cup at the evening Courts will con- who used to secure chambers, or higher, our personal indulgences in tinue to draw the knowing ones, sutes of rooms with full attendance liquor and cigars made almost pro- especially as German wines of any for a pound or two a week now have hibitive, and labour demands mount quality are now exceedingly rare into put up with what they can get at

treble the old figures." ing all the time, it is not remarkable this country,

THE MARRIAGE. TIE.

(Continued on Page 91 that some people who have made comfortable fortunes in the past:

Although the House of Commons few years should be scanning the rejected Lord Buckmaster's proposals OVER-EATING AND EX- exchange rates and wondering for a reform of the divorce laws,

CESSIVE SMOKING whether. It would not be well to giving additional causes for granting Change sterling into France and settle a reverance of the marriage, tie, on are two of the most common cuves of. in, say, France for the present. ⠀. the ground of excessive hardship to Constipation, Ani Constipatia is the root cause of blouses, sick headaches, The one thing that meets with the partles concerned, fudges and ordered liver, pimply complexion, foul approval is the stoppage of futher others are losing no opportunities of

breath, public borrowing and the establish pointing to the necessity for amend To prevent ill-effects following mert of a sinking fund with a view to ment. Their comments are aiding heavy meals and ever-indulgence in wiping off our debt..

the House of Lords to continue to tobacco Pinketter are perfection. They act as gently se nature and neither move towards reforma.

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