1920-07-07 — Page 2

MMERT BROS.

HOTELSRMES, AIFRAISERS

AND SURVATOES.

Public Auctions

Undersigned have received in tractions to sell by Public Auction

'ar

HURSDAY, July 8, 1920,

commencing at 11 am. their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

▲ Quantity of

range Blossom Chocolates, eras: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

по

Auctioneers.

FRIDAY, July 8, 1920, commencing at 11 am.

at Messrs. Toe Fat's Godown, Kennedy Town,

(For account of the concerned) 35 Bags Tonkin Rice.

(Stored in a'ore 'Godown)

Baga Tonkin Bier,

(Stored in No. 12 Godown, Berg- kong et Kowloon Wharf & Gro- down Co., Ltd., Kennedy Towa), Terms -Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS, Auctioncers.

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SATURDAY, July 10, 1820"

Commencing at 11 2.1.

at their Sales Roots, Dusidell Street,

(For Account of the Conserned).

700 tops No. 1 Saigon Long White

Rice, broken grains 15 per cent to 20

er cent,"

00 tons No. 1 Saigon Long White

o, broken grains 15 per cent to 20

or cent...

100 tons No. 1 Saigon Long White Rice, broken grains 15 per cost to 20

ber cont.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

INTIMATIONS.

WE HAVE

Just received A New Supply of, WAR and ARMISTICE STAMPS.

Many varieties and values of

NEW EUROPE

also

CATALOGUES and ALBUMS

for sale.

GRACA & 00,

Na 10, Wyndham Street, P. U. Bax 520.

Hongkong.

HOW TO AVOID INFANTILE AILMENTS

When there are diseases prevalent in the season, it is the most dangerous to Infants and so Great Cars must be taken in feeding them with proper food otherwise they would give their Mathers & lot of trouble. To avoid the trouble is to feed them with LAC- TOGEN-hich resembles human mük. It is easily digested and promotes bealthy appetite. It keeps the Infants thriving and free from all Infantile Ailments.

總代理啓泰

CTOGEN ACTO

孖案廞牛奶粉

SHIU FUNG TAI & 00.,

Nala Agunta for Hongkong and South China,

45. Conaght Bond Central, Bangkong.

Telephone Nos. 1959 & 250

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Three Castles Cigarettes

FOR

EVERY DAY

SMOKING

"Three Castles

Cigarettes

WD&HOWIS Bristol & London

"The Cigarette with the

Pedigree"

The Three

WEDNESDAY, JULY

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agente 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,

HEALTH

against

SICKNESS.

By taking our ROOSTER BAND” MACARONT, PASTE STARS. EGG-NOODLES, VERMICELLI, or other kinds of Soup Studs REGULARLY you will have no complaint of any kind of sickness all our Products being manufactured from Floor of the Best Quality and under the most Sanitary Method can be carily digested and give you GOOD HEALTH & STRENGTH Large quantities have been exported to various parts of the World. Your esteemed Ciders will receive our prompt and careful attention. Terms moderate, especially for Agencies.

CRANE MADE.

THE HING WAH PASTE MFG. CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE: Hongkong, Nos. 47 448, Connaught Road Central. Tal No. 230. BRANCH OFFICE: Shanghai, Nos. 430 & 431, Nanking Road. FACTORIES: Hongkong. Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay and Shanghai, No. 7, North Soocha Road

FURNITURE.

CONTRACTE SOLICITED FOR HOUSES, OFFICES, KOTELS & DEPS.

BRASS

AND IRON BEDSTEADS, UPHOLSTERY, ELECTRO-PLATED WARE GLASSWARE, OBOCKERY, HIGH-CLASS TEAKWOOD & BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

CHEONG LEE- &>00.

HEAD OFFICE, 68. Quiar's Road CENTRAL TEL. No: 801.

A.B.C. CODE 5TH EDITOR. CARLR ADDRES: **CHEONGLEX *-

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

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JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

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SATURDAY, Jaly 10. 1920. ebmmencing at 12 o'clock (noon), at Messrs. Wah Kee's Godown, Kennedy Town,

(For Account of the Concerned.) 617 Bags Tonkin Rice,

(Stored in abore Godown).

Bags Tontin Rice.

Stored in No. 10 Godown, Hong- ong & Kowloon Wharf & Go down Co., Ltd, West Point).

200 Bags Tonkin Rice,

(Stored in Messia. Tue Fat's Godawa, Kennedy Town). Terms: Cash on delivery,

LANMERT BROS.,

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Auctioneers.

MONDAY, July 12, 1830,

commencing at 11 am

at No. 2 and 3 godowns, Holt's Wharf, Kowloon,

(Por Account of the Concerned 1,000 Boxes Tin Plates. (all more or less damaged). Terms ---Cash on delivery. ́

LAMMERT BROS, ¿ actioneers. Hongkong, July 6, 1920

PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

GOODWILL OF THE PRACTICE

OF AN ARCHITECT

hitherto carried on by the late

FREDERICK ENDELL ROSSER

at Nos. 38 & 40 Queen's Road, Central,

Victoria

in the Colony of Hongkong

to be sold in two lots by

PUBLIC AUCTION

W

the 12th day of July, 1920, at noon by

Mesars. LAMMEET BROS., Auctioneers.

at No. 38, & 40, Queen's Road, Central,

Lot one constista of :-

All the right title and interest in the goodwill of the late Frederick Endell Roeser, decessed, late of Nos. 38 and 40, Queen's Road, Central, Victoria Archi-

tect.

Lot two consists of:—

All the office furniture etc., on the

above premises aforesaid.

For further particulars and conditions

of sale apply to

G. R. HATWOOD,

No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central Balicitor for the Administratriz

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MORSKA LAMMERT BROS.

Daddell Street.

Burglar and Fire resist

SAFES

"Prevention is better

than Cure.

The Undersigned have received a new consigam

Milner g Bates:

BROS Daddell Street:

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ORDER

CHERRY & UD.,

PICDER STREET, Uppoala Hongtong Hrval, Telephone No. 191.

Hongkong, March 20, 1916.

THE NEW FRENCH ROEDY.

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This Advertisement is immed by British-American Toksoos Co., (China) Ltd.

DIAMONDS HIDDEN IN HAT.

£50,000 EMUGGLED FROM MOSCOW.

THRILLS OF ESCAFE.

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A remarkable story of the escape of the Petrograd staff of Messrs. Vickers Ltd, to England during the Russian Revolution was told in the King's Bench Division London Justice Greer in an action brought by Mr. John

before Mr.

General Balinsky who seemed to have reached a state bordering on col lapse.

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Mr. Ostronmo meanwhile took all the remaining potes and papers from the safe and put them in his pocket and waited.

"HARMLESS DUST.”

CAUSE OF EXPLOSIONS.

The explosion which wrecked an On the man in charge of the safe | Edinburgh cork factory was probably returning with others, there was a caused by what is usually considered discussion and finally Mr. Ostronmoff as harmless dast. Any dust. that and the general were kicked out of the bank into the street.

Describing the journey to Vladivo stok, counsel said that the general's wife was carrying diamonds of an

enormous value in her hat and hollow buttons of her coat.

On the train was a party of touring music hall performers. Ms Ostron

will burn can be made to explode under certain conditions. All that is necessary is that there shall be a mixture of air and dust, in definite proportions (says a London paper).

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD,

OPERATING :—

THE HONGKONG "HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE KEPULSE BAY: HOTEL,

J. E. TAGSAKT.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

Ostronmoff, a Russian subject, who moff decided to turn the whole party, na possibility of doubt but that flour 1,500 Feet above Sea Level,

now lives at Anerley, Surrey.

The defendants were Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., and General Peter Balinsky, who was Messrs. Vickers's chief representative in Russia...

Mr. Ostroamoff claimed £2,911 in respect of expenses incurred in travell. ing from Moscow to England with his wife and family, and in addition a reasonable sum for extraordinary services rendered."

Children included, Into music-hall Performers, and they joined the troupe. At every station, the train was searched but ultimately the party reached Vladivostok and finally sailed for Japan.

The general's view of life took a very pronounced change as soon as he got out of Russia. Whereas forms erly he was somewhat depressed and very littls in evidence, whenhe reached Mr. Hastings said the services Japan he once more became his light. rendered were in enabling General hearted self and proceeded to write

Some years ago three flour mills were destroyed as the result of a mysterious explosion, and experi- ments subsequently, carried out left

It was de- dust was the cause. monstrated that two ounces of four dust in a box containing two cubic feet of air, could be exploded with sufficient force to upset two big men standing on the lid. From which it was calculated that about 2001b. of flour dust ignited in 4,000 cubic feet of atr would throw a weight of 2,500 tons to a height of 100%.

Balinsky and his family to escape a letter of 35 pages of his adventures. ANOTHER RIVETLESS SHIP. From the Bolsheviks in Russia with The letter narrated his gallantry on

a large number of valuable documents the journey and even went so far as belonging to Messrs. Vickers.

An electrically-welded ship recently

General Balinsky was an extremely to say that the idea of joining the wealthy man, and Mrs. Balinsky had theatrical troupe came into his head launched from a shipyard at Birken- After reaching Yokohama the head, England, makes the second of something like £50,000 worth of

general stopped paying Mr. Ostron this novel class of vessel. No rivets diamonds concealed upon her.

Before the end of October 1917 the off even his expenses, so the latter have been employed even in the hall, Bolsheviks had overrun Russia and kept himself and bis wife and family all the plates being butt-welded by i on-money. certain people in Russia the electric are process. The first revolution ensued. The general was had-given him to take to England 1000-ton ship constructed on this practically confined to his house, and

for safety.

- principle has been at sea for over two the only person who secited to have

Though the general had given a years, and has thoroughly, justified been able to keep together the office was Mr. Ostronmoff. In a letter to a fixture of £2,190 as representing Mr. the "Confidence expressed by the friend in Paris appealing for assistance Ostronmoff's expenses, he afterward British engineers who advocated this to get out of Russia, the general wrote of this account: This account radical change in methods of ship wrote: "Russia now is one huge is so sudacious as to exceed all reconstruction in order to save labour

quirements of common sense.”

and materials. madhouse."

+d

Mr. Ostronmoff got the general, his family and staff safely to England. It took two months to get the party to Vladivostok. Mr: Ostronmoff had to resort to methods of bribery because nothing could be done without it.

Before their departure, the general wanted to get a large number of doe uments and a considerable sum of money he had in a safe at the bank.

Mr. Ostronmoff, after two. or Mr. Ostroomoff, giving evidence, His wife sent 50,000 roubles which three weeks work got at the person said the general told him that the were in his house in New York, who had charge of the keys of the arrangement, was that? Messa Vic-She did not know it belonged to safe and obtained leave to open it. kers, Ltd, would pay the expenses Mésers. Higgs He agreed that he Next morning hepersuaded Général of his wife and two children if he had 50,000 roubles from another Balinsky to go with him, but when would get the staff out of Russia person in Russia, they reached the bank, the man who A week before he started with the The wife of a Russian doctor he had been bribed was not there party from Moscow to Vladivostok met gave him two cheques and asked Another man said: "For a further added Mr. Ostronmoff, Lady Muriel him to send her, the money. So far tribe, you may open your safe, but Paget, who had been in charge of he had been prevented from doing so. I am going to be there." The sale hospital work, had to travel in a He was on the point of starving and was obtained and the money and the cattle wagon. The journey to Visdi he had either to use the money in

vostok occupied 17 days - teen his charge or diet rendah, 7 papers were seen,vtraf

"How much- of the money by Mr. Hogg, K., referring to ex penses set out in Mr. Ostrosmoff's 307-None. bill, and that at the Kitz Carlton In New York be wit Charging £1 a day for brea

for millionaires

Counsel said that since-Mr. Ostroamoff left Russia, he hat nothing from Messra Vickers to keep his wife and family and while Mr. Ostronmoff: I had to go to he was legally wrong in using for his the same hotel as General Balinsky expenses the money entrusted to him He was nervous,

Mr. Ostronmoff admitted that he by certain people in Russia to bring with him to England, that money got 150,000 roubles from Messes. would be paid back directly Higgs and Co., to bring home and he was paid by Meisrs. Vickers that he had not paid them.

The man in charge recognised "French"""""and othe

them in his poc

know what the

and said he

Do you call that ho may call it dishonest, but pelled to do so because of the fre ment I had from the defendant: "The hearing was adjourned.

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