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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, ATPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS. "

Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.

JUST received a large Consignmen i of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestire food for Infants which keeps good in anslity during Hot weather (2) LAC TOSE A Sugar) for sweetening Tractions to all by Public Auction, ITTEFORD MCGRATH FLUID ISSEO foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3)

Undersigned have received in-

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THURSDAY, October 14, 1930, commercing at 2.30 pm. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, & Quantity of Waluable Household Furniture,

Comprising:-

Blackwood chaira,, teapoys, tables, fa ver stands & stools, tapestry covered etch & easy chairs, card tables, writing waldes, ornaments, pictures, brass fender ✰ tire brasses, carpets, rugs, etc, elû.

-Teak, extension dining table and -chairs, teak sideboard with bevelled irror, teak dinner waggon, occasional

Fables, teak overusetel, eletric table

Edans, etc., etc.

Double and single brass mounted tek bedsteals, teak dressing table, washstand, chest of drawers, toilet

st, etc.

· Also

1 12-bore Sporting Gun,

1 10-bore

I Hator Bicycle.

do

On view from Wednesday, the 13th

--Catalogues will be based.

· Farmı :-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong. October 6, 1920,

0%

-SATURDAY, October 18, 1920.

commenting at 11.30 m

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

Consignment of Far Steles

and Mans,

Brown Fox, Bassian squirrel; Stone Marten, Black

Bassian White and

ad Brown Lyca, etc, etc.

On tien from Thursday, the 14th

inst

Terms ----Cash on delivery.....

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers

Hongkong. October 11, 1920.

FOR SALE.

Very Valuable Chinese Porcelain

2

and Curios,

comprising :-

Very fine Celadon Vassa, Sung...

3-coloured Jars, Sang

7-Pair Very fine Porcelain Vases Sung fine Wood Carvings, Ming-

2. Very fine sinne Statues, Bar.

13

Blog and white rase, Ming.

-coloured Jar, Song. Celadon Jar, Sang.

Porcelain Ornament, Sung. 2-coloured Jar, Ming

Blue and white Vase with beach bloom decorations, Yungching.

Porcelain jar, Sang-

Celadon jar, Fang.

Celadon bowl, Song. Pottery ornament Sung. Powder Blue Vase with 5-coloured decorations, Kenghi

N.B-The above may be viewed be-

esam to 5 pm, at

MESSES. LAMMERT BROS.

No. 3, Daddell Street.

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

. Duddell Street.

MUMEYA.

Japanese Photographers

All kinds of Photographia Work done --ka labork at lea also Passport Photos,

Developing and Printing for Amateurs & Specialty.

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

Our processes are thorough sid reliable. Our facilities and re- sources 'enah'a'us to carry out all "work quickly sad our charges aro really reasonable.

Write for Price List and Bee!

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and

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PRICES are Very Moderate. Ins pection and Enquiries are cordially invited

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HISTORICAL TREASURES.

INTERESTING TALES IN ANCIENT RECORDS.

The rolls of all courts, the depositions of witnesses and many documents relating thereto, have been preserved from a time whereof memory of man runneth not to the com

and these are full of trary";

Here family history.

ค the evidence of the deponent-(which at once giver her parentage) in á case of assault and trespass in the year A.D. 1194 It is, of course, a literal translation of a short portion of the evidence ***

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920.

NOTICES.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pam Extra, Electric Lifts, Fam and Idghting

A report comes from New York of an invention which promise to re Our national archives in the Public,

volutionise the ocean-carrying trade Record Office date from times of

of the world. Mr. Charles M. musty antiquity and the completeness |

Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel of their information, no watter of

Company of America, is stated to what nature, is one of the marvels Matilda, the daughter of Godfrey have announced that his firm has of our country. Do you wish to the Deacon, stated that in the even- perfected a new two-cycle marine trace the history of an angling ing of this affair she was sent by her Diesel engine that produces the same i "beat"? It can be done, back to the father to Adam de Tid with a mess horse power as a four cycle engine 1,500 Feet above Sea Level, times of the Conquest. Do you desire age, and saw Richard the outlaw at twice its size, and effects a saving of to know the rent paid to the lord of Reginald de, Newent's house, and two-thirds of the fuel expense, as the manor by one of his tenants in Hamon Dot at the house of his wife, I compared with a steam-driven oil-i the times of the barons' wars? It Juliana together with Jordan; and ¦ fired vessel. can be ascertained in more ways Juliana held Jordan in her arms, and: The new engine." he is reported than one.. Are you interested in Richard hit her father on the head to have said, represents a greater your family history? It is to be with a hatchet, saying 'Take that advance over oil-burning steamships found in the records. In short in from Adam de Tid; and Williamthan do the latter over coal-fired these documents, written by the old de Tid was with his brother Adan steamalipa." The engineering shops monks in a species of shorthand dog | That much-maligned individual, of the world in which marine engines latim, is to be found not only the the man-in-the street, is perhaps, are built are already full of orders true history of England, but the ignorant that among the records of for motor-driven vessels, ar moters history of her lands and families. of his county, in the custody of the for vessels which are to be converted. In days of old, kings were kings, County Council, there exists to a cer-It is stated that one firmi of British and autocrats into the bargain. No tain degree a comprehensive history owners, which has already a number man of prominent position carried of the county. Here may be of such vessels, is having half a dozen his bead safely upon his shoulders, ¡ found details of the lives of many more built. Other British firms have and the road to royal favour might residents, from the highest to the a score of similar vessels in hand; at any moment, and for no apparent lowest in the land and since the and the United States, Japan and reason, be blocked by the execution history of families is the history of Continental :emistries bave placed er's axe. Moreover, in addition to the nation, the County Council re-orders for something_epproaching the whims of royalty there were the cords contain much national history. | 100 of large tonnage. It is claimed jealousies and feuds of the big barons Some Councils have been sufficiently that by the new invention storage and overlords. The death of one enterprising and progressive to have space for fuel is reduced enormousty, of these, leaving female issue or calendars made, in which is set forth enabling the vessel to carry, enough male heir under age was generally briefly the history of the county for the double trip, and thus to buy the signal for commotion. Perhaps But the number of councils who have fuel in the country of origin, instead the King would seize the manors off adopted this measure is very few. of in parts to wi'ch it had previous- the decessed lord, and if he`refrained

MANORIAL RIGHTS MAY BE TRACED.ly been conveyed. Labour costs, it from doing so, it is certain that some:

Turning again to the Public Records pointed out, will also be enormous powerful neighbour would make the Office, reference must be made to reduced.-L. & C. Express. attempt. The Records tell of many the exceedingly Interesting royal chartera, by which all manner "of quaint grants were made. Minoral

(such an even“, -

and

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In tracing family pedigrees there

then casting a javelin" to are two main types of records which and manorial rights, privileges relat mark the limit of his foreshore rights. 'furnish rauch information to ing to the foreshore, the-holding of Bat he could doutless do eo if he certain point. We refer to church markets and fairs, the assize of bread wished; and did not fear death by parish registershe earliest of which Begin about 1540-and to wills, whichd ale; and the monopoly of habe drowning. Still less can we imagine ries, are among the most common of that any modern tenants, however may be of any date Wills are of the perquisites granted:out by royal/ docile, would submit to be taxed ! course, full of eccentricities. There charter. In most cases, the charter high or low at the will of their

for, is a comic. touch in Shakespeare's was confirmed by the various succes. will when he bequeaths his second goes to the throne, so that any

In the old days they did this and best bed to his wife. Another testator particular right now vested in the much more under some peculiar a celebrated crusader, leaves his Eug lord of a manor may be traced back authority: Not infrequently the lish property to his wife provided that through the reigns of many kings.

grantee greatly exceeded the Hmits during his absence, she shall not

Not infrequently and this still of his grant. For instance, we learn have brought his name into drepute happens-ran attempt was made to terrorised the neighbourhood by dis of a certain reverend Prior" who by any breath of scandal

usurp some right. The ́existing Page COUNTY COUNCIL.

owner of the soil la generally correct training at will upon the king's sub When he gets behind the period of in asuming that the disputed right ects passing along the king's high- parish registers and to come extent is part and parcel of his property way through the manor in which he Was only permitted to hold market bebind that of the wills, although but, if litigation has to be under and had the asale of bread and "ale, there are many wills of very early taken as a consequence of the at view of frank pledge, and infanges date the genealogist finds a happy tempted usurpation, a search among thunting ground in other classes of these documents will generally prove thief. We wonder if, as a conse records. Chief among these are the the issue beyond all doubt, equence of complaints, the Prior found Inquisitions Post Mortem, which Even in our democratic days many hitself up against it.

It is often supposed that our his give a wonderfully complete history of these grants could be literally en

of estates, their owners and their forced should the possessor-desire tetorical records contain nothing but tenants from the earliest days of take the trouble. We can scarcely dry information an entirely errone record. It is also to nor Engilsh picture the modern landowner de aus belief, for they are full of the love of filigation that we owe much lighting a cinema operator, by riding most amusing and interesting ide Information of genealogical intersat out into the sea as far as he is able lights upon our national existence.

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