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FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920.

Hughes & Hough

ACOSTONTERS TAN MOPRONMENT.

General Auctioneers Shart, Coal and General Produce, arakare sad

Commission Agents., "

PROPRIETORS -To-Ewa-Wau" Coal Storago

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Bentley's

8th Editions

A 1 Talexraphic Code. Telegraphic Address *MEIRION"" HONGKONG

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS 3 INSERTIONS, $L PREPAID, Every additional word Cents. for 3 insertions.

FOR SALE

FOR phreys Estate & Finance Co, Alexandre Buildings.

FOR SALE-No. 1 Stewart Terrace,

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

"ELLERMAN LINE"

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"SWAZI,"

THE CHINA MAIL.

ARNOLD BENNETT, A:B.

YACHTING ADVENTURËS IN MINY WATERS

THE IRON SANDS OF NEW

ZEALAND.

It may be interesting to advance" a generally accepted theory as to the A; some time in his career of incoasts of New Zealand. They origin origin of the iron ore deposits on the From HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM. Sy Mr. Arnold Bennett filled theated from one or more upheavals, at dual role of owner and A.B. in a small sea, of molten oxides which when in yacht, and went cruising in the canals contact with the water immediately of Holland and up the Baltic. The granulated. It is a known fact that it story of these cruises is told, as wit would require a high temperature and Si, The Peck. Apply to Boaring aurited, Consignees of cargo are tily as only he could have told it, by an abundant supply of water to give Ltd landed at their risk into the Hazardous Log of Velsa. Never Ed any ship's his unique depasit. Both in this hereby informed that all goods are being Arnold Benner himself in From the such fine granulation as is evidenced and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the log make better reading. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Go The "Velsa" herself, which was that throughout the soils . the in- case would be forthcoming. The fact down Co., Ltd. whence delivery may be built originally to the order of a Dutch terior a few grains can be collected, obtained.

baran, had certain advantages, as the some far removed from the sea front. No claim will be admitted after the apthor-owner-A. B. points goods bare left the Godown, and all other vessels of her tonnage, which wind-blown, like the shellrock de- out, over can be explained by their having been goods remaining undelivered after the was "51. except when dues have to posits which abound at various parts. 13th August will be subject to rent. be paid, on which serious occasions This theory is in keeping with the

All claims against the Steamer must it mysterioush shrinks to 21 net.author's investigations. be presented to the Undersigned on or There are-Dutch eet-boats on the before the 20th August, 1920, or they Tharties which look almost exactly like will not be recognised.

her at a distance and which were throne. She has a cockpit in which launched before Victoria came to the Hardy might have kissed Nelson.

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS-A DOLLAR per Shara for the six-

.G.

R.

THE Cdersigned have received ta

atructs From THE CESTOBIAS ENTRY PRODIRTY to sell by Public

Auction

OF

SATURDAY,

Agist 13, 1920, at 10.30 am at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Visur Road, Corner of Le Hose Street,

Silver Tes Sets, Fases, Bowls, &c. Electro-plate 1 Wote and Cütlery. One Sextant and Clocks, Three Albums of Sampson Tick

And

Several lots of Wine,

On view day of sale. Terms ---Cash.

HUGHES & BOUGH,

Stoneument Auctioneers.

Hongkong. August 10, 1990.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE months ending 30th June, 1920, will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY, August 10th, on which late Dividend Warrants may

*

Gooda are to be left in the Godawn, All broken, chafed and damaged where they will be examined on 12th

be obtained on application at the Cominst, between the hours of 10.45 am. She draws only 3ft Sin., and hence centrated, the blue-black oxide, the

and Noon by the Company's Surveyors Messre. Goddard & Douglas

pany's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUES DAY, August 3rd to TUESDAY, Augest 10th, both days inclusive, during which period ro Transfer of Shares can be Registered.

Be Order of the Board of Directors

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary.

Hongkong, July 17, 1990.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE

ADOLLAR (91) per share for account 1920 will be payable on WEDNESDAY, the 25th August, 1920. Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants. at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, Hongkong.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THE Cadersigned have received Instrue-Saturday, 21st August, 1920, to

Hope to sell by Public Auction,

Wednesday, the 25th August, 1920, both days inclusive.

{705 10 TYT OF THE CONCERNED

an

TUESDAY,

August 17, 192), commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Booms, No. 6, Der Vanx Bond, Corner of Ice Hoare Street,

TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNI TURE, BRASS AND BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEALS, TEAKWOOD TWE BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, &c., &c.

comprising

Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs (now) Felding Card and Occasional Tables. One Upholstered Stite, Bedroom Paritaire. comprising Teakwood White Enamelled Twin Bedsteads, large and small Ward- robes, Dressing Tables, and Chairs, Wash- etards, &c. (famed Teakwood), Side- boards, Dinner Wagoms, Extension Dip- Ing Tables and Chic Dinner Service, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Cooking Stove, Cutlery, &c. Eath Boom Utensils, Electro-Plated Ware Electric Eending Lampe and Fans Blackwood and Teckwood Screens, a quantity of lackwood Furniture, Side Tables, Chairs, Cabinets, Pictares, Carpets, new and second-hand,

. Also

Tr

SHEWAN, TOMES & COL

General Managm Hongkong, August 10, 1820.

St. John's Cathedral MONDAY, Aug. 16th.

at 9.15 p.m.

ORGAN RECITAL:

VOCALISTS

MR. E. T. COCKER,

Mr. Hovim FREEDORN.

NOTICE.

I beg to inform my Customers and.

the General Public that I have

One Good Piano, (by Allison, London), returned to the Colony and established

1 Enamelled Bath, American Ice Chest, 1 Ricsba, and I large Tientsin Carpet, (new)

(Fall Particulars from Catalogue). Terms :-Cash.

HUGHES & HOOOK, Auctioneers. Hongkong, August 11, 1990.

(FOL 10000HT OF THE CONCERNED),

בס

TUESDAY

Augus: 17, 1920, commencing at 2.30 P., at their Sales Booma, No, Dee Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A Small Consignment of WHITE GOODS, &c., &C.,

Comprising

Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Turkish Towels, Bath Towels, Bath Sheets, Double Bed Sheets, Battenberg and Drawnwork Bedspreads, Tabl Covers, Crochet and Drawnwork

Ees, Table Cloths, Linen Damask Serviettes,

Also

A few lots of Bellow Valises, Kit Bags, Suit Cases, and Attache Cases. And

Two Pairs Prismatic Binoculars. (All new goods and in small lots.) TEAM-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Aukioneers, Hongkong, August 11, 1920.

masky kursuing

́Bar Batspänst, or,

KEATING'S

WORM

TABLETS.

myself as e Milliner and General Draper at No. 4, D'Aguilar Street and will carry on business se before under the style and firm name of HIPTOOLA & ¡Co.

"

I am showing new goods of the most fashionable and latest styles and ask my old patrons and constituents to extend their support as done in the past.

No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE LIMITED.

General Agents. Fongkong. August 6, 1990

NIPPON YUSKN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From EUROPE and STRAITS.

Company's Steamship "YOKOHAMA MARU,” having arrived from the bore Porte, Consignees of Cargo are by formed

will vary according to the locality, ne

The composition of the iron-sand. two samples ever being identical al- where the concentrating action of the though at various points of the coast, heavy sea has thrown up, and so con- can often defy charts and slide over analysis is fairly consum. sands where deep-draft boars would with calm seas. only the lighter silice- fear to tread; she has even beenous material is washed up and the sub- When,

known to sail over fields."

No wonder the prond owner adds her and darker sands are soon mix-

sequent winds blow with force, the; that once seen she cannot be forgoted and so build the sand dunes which ten and that when she goes under are very common on these foreshores. a railway bridge while a train is going leaving the deposit very patchy. These over it the engine driver, no matter dures contain anything from 20 per of what nationality, will invariably cent. o 40 per cent of iron. risk the lives of all his passengers in order o stare at her until she is our of sight."

THE SKIPPER.

"

the

The Velsa's" skipper was right man for such a craft. "Dutch only by accident of birth and paren: age, active as a fox terrier, indefati- gable as a camel, adventurous 25 Columbus, and as prudent as J. Pier P02 Morgan, half his life had been that their Goods are being landed and spent on that yach; and the other half placed at their risk in the Hoxazors on the paternal barge.

Konzoor WHART AND GODOWY CO's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consign ment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on anless instructions are given to the contrary before NOON, TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by August 18, 1920, will be subject to rent.

cessible at various points, are by no The deposits, although readily ac mears inexhaustible in the European or, American sense, although they would go as to supply the demands of New Zealand.

There is no doubt

that at certain poires of the coast there are places where the concentration is everlastingly throwing up iron oxide. Whether it would form a sufficierr source of supply is a debatable point.

The analysis of the iron-sand shows He to be very similar in composition to was an expert of the very first ordermill scale: practically all the gangue on the behaviour of Dutch barges is tree, excepting a little white silica. under all conceivable conditions."

which can be detected under the

It was in this notable craft, under microscope, attached to the blueblack so skilful a skipper, that Mr. Bennent oxide. This forms, however, only a began his crise through Holland. Small percentage of the gangue. The the "Velsa" developed a leak under cenuated down to 99.6 per cent. Almost at the beginning of the voyage author has, with a hand-magnet, con pressure of a squall that threw the metallic oxides. It is suggested that piano--the yacht boasted a piano and it is the high ferrous oxide content of Damaged packages must be left in the volumes acroes

an encyclopædia in more than twenty this ore that gives it its magnetic pro- Godowns for examination by the Consignee's And the skipper, when the leak de-account has the detrimental effect of the saloon cable.perties and unless properly taken imo and the Co.'s representatives at an appoint "clared itself, was ashore, unfolding retarding reduction in the blast fur ed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. the "beauties of Holland to the cock: nace, with the result that uncarburised All claims

must be presented within and the ship deliberately sank and metal reaches the heath and so dif- ten days of the stesher's arrival sará. here, after which dath they cannot be; She did not quite sink. The leak been proved over and over again in Lluses amongst the metal. This has recognized No claims will be admitted was stopped; but that was not the end all the attempts at smelting the iron-!| after the gools have left the Godowas.

of the "Velsa's" bad behaviour. A sands. It is often stated that the iron little later on the voyage her motor produced from iron sand is sluggish broke down.

and cannot be tapped from the fur- We were immobilised in the midst nace. er that only high carbon steel of blue green fields, red dogs, the can be made from iron-sand, and that.. cows aforesaid, green milk floats, blue grey iron cannot be produced. These bloused sportsmen, and cargoes of Statements are based on experiments cannon ball cheeses. We decided to whereby only the same time for re- zow, the yacht until we got to a favour-duction of a soft hemite or limonite able reach. Certain barges sailed similar to Para Para was allowed for past us right into the eye of the wind, iron-sand. This has been the ruina- against all physical laws, but the tion of practically all affempts to utilise

Velsa"

possessed not this magic, the iron sands of New Zealand.-J. The cook, the deck hand, and A. Heskett in Enginêering.

NIPPON YUSEN. KAISHA,

Agents Hongkong, August 11, 1940.

MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD,

(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.)

I towed like Greeks pulling against

Greek, and could scarcely move one

GOAL, GENERAL PORTS and fell into three feet of inundation, also has prodigious cafes."

EXPORTS.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

TAKASHIMA OCHL. MUTARE HOJO, NAMAZUTA SAYO, SHIN KISHIDARE, YOSHINOTANI, NEW KANADA" BIBAL KANIYA-ing, but an art MADA, and ÖYÜBARI.

little yacht. The cook, neurasthenic than appetite can do themselves very by temperament, grew sad, until he well indeed in hushed privacy. It which adventure struck him as pro- foundly humorous, so that he was the Baltic, and reached Copenhagen. Later the "Veiss" went cruising in contorted with laughter. This did not We were told that August was the ed dat towing is not mere brute striyall the world was at the seaside re- advance the yacht. Slowly we learn dead season in Copenhagen, and that

sorts. We had, however, visited a Eventually the "Velsa" reached number of seaside resorts," remarks Hoorn, where the author went mad the author, and they were without and did eight sketches in one day."exception, far more dead than. Copen- where men did wonderful fears with hagen. cheeses, and where a long white

Followed some amusing experiences English steam yacht, with its twin in Danish restaurants, especially the Representatives decks, and its chet and its fluffy cham- Nagaraki, Karatan, Wakamataa. Mofi, bermaid. and its polished mahogany and rather like an English bank, or Weiner café, which was truly Danish, Kurs, Kobe, Usaks, Tsuruga, Nagoya, motor launch, and its myriad lights a historic hotel in an English cathe- Yokohama, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muroras, and gleams, glided to a berth by a dral town, though its food was better, Otaru Vladivostock, Peking. Tientsin, Dairen, Tringtão, Txinania, Eazkow, water tower, and hung there... - 3 | Shanghai, Hongkong. Canton, Manila, keeping me swake half the night while

Singapore, Soerahaya, London, Paris, New York and Seattle.

Inspection is cordially invited. HIPTOOLA,

Milliner and Draper.

Hongkong, July 28, 1950.

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the air of a saga At the close of the repast the waiter told us that, for the prix fixé; we had the choice between as the paradise of stomachs and the let me have a look at the cake, and Amsterdam, Mr. Bennett sums up cake and cheese. I said: "Will you

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My baby has been very delicate ever since she was three weeks old write Bennett's great adventure in the Altogether the story of Mr. Arnold Mrs. Lawrench. "She had indigestion,

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She would scream with the pain in har

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