1920-12-08 — Page 2

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions—

Trial Undersigned have received: Instrue- Hons to sell by Publix Austion,

THURSDAY, December 8, 1920

commencing at 10.30 am.

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM...

JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digenŭro food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Hot weather (9) LAC- TOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweatening foods of Infants and

the

(3)

MILFORD-MOGRATE FI CECI

TICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pertain Summer days, and

No. 18 Godown of the Hongkong" £l@ Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd Kowloon.

152 coils Wire,

1 case Copper Pipes,

$2 Galvanized Pipes,

1 oases Magnetcs

5 casks Steel Springs, 10 Iron Plates

Also

'

A Large Quantity of Flat, Round and

Ganara Bur Iron. Old Brass and copper

Pabeets, Iron pipes, Bolts and nuts, etc.

And

A Large Quantity of Miscellaneous Cicods.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, December 1, 1991,

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS..

Daddell Streetu

I say

KEATINGS LOZENGES

core the worst Cough

JOHN CAHILL'S. GOLDEY FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything plean în Houses.

PRICES Very Modelte. Las pection and Enquiries are cordially invited.

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sole Agents for Hongkong and Booth Chi M

Nom. 62 443, Comangit Road Centen), Hongkong. |

-Telephone No. III

理、代泰豐盛

Japanese

Commemorative Stamps

MUJI SHRINE

CELEBRATION,

issued ist to 3rd Nov. 1920; åt 25 cents per set.

GRAÇA & CO.,

DEALTES IN POSTAGE STAMPS, ****

GARDES SEEDS. Tors, da

No. 10, Wyndham Street, F.O. Box 630.

Ecaghong

JAPANESS” WAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear.

MADE

ΤΟ

ORDER

THE CHINA MAH.

"Embassy

Virginia Cigarettes

Embassy

VIRGINIA QGARETTES

WDSHOWILLS

ESTOL LE

44

Finest Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac

turers to produce the finest of Virginia Gigarettes

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

Sold in fins of 50% 25 Cigarettes

also

packets of 10°f

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920,

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for 2—ADMIRALTY. CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufactures High Class English Jewellery,

$6.75

will bring you 100 BEST REINA VICTORIA

* Cigars of “LA TRAVIATA” brand (or $3.50 for 50)

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

38-40, Queen's Road, opposite to LUCK HING. & CO.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING:--

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

TER RÉPULSE BAY HOTEL,

AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

J. HL TÄGGART,

MAXARXA.

*.

ค

"MUMEY A.

Japanese Photographers. We have removed sur Premises to No. 38, Queen's Road, C.

Sitting hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Passport photos finished in one hour.

MASSAGE.

Mr. HONDA and Mrs. HONDA.

Trained male Masseur.

13 years' experience.

Formerly of Tokyo Militney Hospital.|

WILL VISIT PATIENTS' RESIDENCES IF PREFERRED No. 24, Wyndhara Street." (Opposite to the Chim Mail)

(NSTANTANEOUS WATER

· HEATERS

For Gas and" Oil

Unlimited Hot Water.

C.E WARREN & CO., LTD. Xos 3732 Des Voeux Road Central. Established 18030

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 Kmethods.

Our processes are thorough and a

"Our facilities and re-

rees amable us to carry out all. quickly and our 'charges are

ressonsbla.

Write for Price List and See!

Diamond Dyeing and

Drycleaning Co.

CASSUM AHMED,

General Draper 3&24 Wallington Street.

23 Fathi Road, Kowloon,

Phone 1651.

CHERRY & CO.,

PEDDER STREET, Oppos to Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 49%.

Hongkong, March 20, 1914

MASSAGE HALL

Graduate from Mamasaki Massage School

Mrs. HAN INOKUCHI

Phaze ya 156

18. Stanley Street,

Ist Flour

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This Advertisement is Iwered by British-Interima Tobacco Có (China) Lad.

·SHIPBUILDING.

WORLD'S PROGRESS.

NEW BRITISH RECORD.

the output for this year will probably) total which, by the end of September be well up to the revised estimate;} 1920, had been reduced by 58 per which was formed when the moul- cent, while in the United Kingdom ders' strike occurred to retard work | during the same period there was an throughout the United Kingdom. increase from 2,524,845 tons to the Generally it may be said that the present record total of 3,731,098 tona, place of every ship launched has been an increase of over 65 per cent. taken by another vessel, although which are coming into view threaten, there are exceptions to this rule. in association with the coal trouble, The total commenced" during last to deal a deadly blow at one of the Archibald Hurd writes in the quarter amounted to 593,821 tons, and principal industries of the country, included many large vessels. There which in the past has offered to a Daily Telegraph :-

are now building 229 vessels of 6,000 vast body of trained men highly re- A greater volume of merchant tons and upwards, as compared with munerative employment. The out- shipping is now under construction 151 at the end of September, 1915. look is all the blacker because there In the yards of the United Kingdom The vessels of 10,000 tons and up is no immediate prospect that the than at any previous period, the ten-wards amount to sixty-four, which Admiralty will be placing orders for

shows that the liner companies are į men-of-war, and consequently ship taking steps to replace the fine building yards and engine shops are vessels which were lost during the more dependent upon foreign "orders war. There is, on the other hand, than at any previous lime. no inclination to lay down ships of the largest size-30,000 to 50,000

nags being more than twice as large as on the eve of the outbreak of the war. In the return of "Lloyd's Re gister of shipbuilding for last quar ter, the reasserted pre-eminence of the United Kingdom is revealed in the following statement, in which, of course, no account is taken of work in Germany:

́REDUCED 3.5. CONSTRUCTION. So much for the position, in this tons attention being concentrated country, where nearly half the top- on vessels of moderate displacement, nage under construction throughout owing to the economic situation of the world is in hand.

the world and the high operating It is not too late to arrest the charges of such great livers under threatened stamp in British shipbuild- the British and German flags asing and engineering, in spite of the United Kingdom: 561 vessels of existed on the outbreak of war. unfortunate results which have been 3,731,058 gross tons.

At first sight it may seem as already. produced by labour unrest. Other Countries: 1,144 vessels though the latest statistics of ship high wages, and reduced output. It of 3,834,073 gross tons.

building in the United Kingdom are may be hoped that the trade unious World's Total: 2,105 vessels of in conflict with the statements which collectively concerned in this matter 7,565,171 gross torg.

have been made recently as to the will not turn a blind eye to the During the last quarter-July cancellation of orders owing to the unmistakable signs of a set-back. September the tonnage in hand in excessive price which shipbuilders While it is true, on the one hand, that are compelled to ask in consequence the abnormal production of the the United Kingdom increased by of the high wages now paid through-months immediately succeeding the 150,000 tons, while the amount build out the iron and steel industries. Close of the war could not continue ing abroad decreased by 309,000 This conflict, however, does no really indefinitely, there will be a steady de- tons, this falling off being due to exist, for the cancellations applied to mand for tonnage throughout the "forward" orders. So as to provide world for some time to come. No reduced activity in the shipyarda and steady employment in the shops and mean proportion of the older engine shops of the United States. yards employers are compelled steam vessels will be rendered The primacy which the United King- to look several months ahead. obsolescent by the advent of the dom now occupies is largely due to After the armistice orders, were pil-burning ship on the one hand, freely, and

they and the motor drives vessel, on the the enormous volume of tonnage placed which is being dealt with on the continued to come in satisfactorily other. The only influence which can Clyde, where 1,327,593 tons are under until the fall of freights suggested now. check the movement for the construction. There was never a that abips built at current prices rebuilding of the British and foreign time in the history of British ship- could not be run at a profit in view mercantile marines to the new building when there was so much of the high wages of seamen, the standards of efficiency is the altitude work waiting to be done as at this enhanced prices of atores, and the towards wages and output of the moment, but owing to labour unrest, charges for bunker coal, now four or men engaged in this country in ship transport difficulties, and other five times what they were before the building and marine engineering. causes, including the cumulative war. In these circumstances British The prestige of these British, Indus effects of the moulders"-strike, the and foreign shipowners have been tries stands higher than ever before output a year will be disappointing, cancelling forward" orders, with owing to the fine character of design though, better than some pessimists the result that, in spite of apparent and construction, and an accom- foretold. We now have particulars signs of prosperity a deep shadow modation between Capital and of the vessels launched in this darkens the outlook for British Labour is the only thing which is engineering and shipbuilding. Work necessary in order to maintain an country during the free three quar which should be coming to this counadequate flow of orders from abroad.

BA try, repairs as well as new. work, is No. Grow torn. So. Gross tone.heing placed abroad. Labour unrest 1st. quarter: 123 451,236 $3,053 2nd quarter154 518,568 -11 3rd.quarter? 139 478,081

tera of 1920

4,126

416 A42,645° 24′ 11,859 Total 180 br 1,950,304 grow tons THIS YEAR'S OUTPUT.

In view of all the circumstances,

and a general disinclination to adapt A CLEAR AND ROSY SKIN

wages and output to new conditions

The most significant revelation to is the refult largely of daily regularity which the figures for shipbuilding to estre which many women find the abroad point is the decreased activity occasional use of fiskettes all, that is of the American yarda: Twelve |--- months ago nearly 3500,000 tons of

PINKETTES

the output during the year win merchant shipping were being con certainly fall considerably short of structed in the yard of the United 2.500.000 tons, which was at one time States. A still more silicios contrastare rating perfection, curing sick

brenik, spots and Hored for. Last year the figure was is obtained by going back to the headaches, billous attacke, qu pleasant 7584,920 tons. While there is good March quarter of last year, when the thorough gen reason iniche that we shalčnot attality war #hustle!, was still in progress, chemism or post free the record of 1913, when le round) At that time 4,186 523 tons were hour Den figures 2,000,000 tons were launched, actually building in that country,

Szechuan Road, Shani

っ

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Leval

16 Minutes from Landing Stage. --- Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

ALL ELECTRIC TRAM8 Faux Entrance, Rilasciris Litta, Fans and Lighting European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold War System throughout Best of Food and Service.

Telephona 373. Telegraphic Address:--' VICTORIA.'

J. WEICHERTAL," Manager,

CARLTON HOTEL.

→ (ZEN OFFEN AZKORICAS HORES IN THE COLOST.)

TUK KOUSY STREET.-

Under American Management Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Hanks and Central District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Celine, scrupulously clean. Moderate Terms Monthly and Family Baler 2 application to the Propristress. Launches mook Panger Boats,

Telegraphic Aldrons "CARITON."

Că Mă, F. E. DAMEBOR

PALACE HOTEL

* KOWLOON. (Two minutes from Star Ferry).

*Recently renovated and refurnished, "alecte light and fame throughomi, and entirely under now management. Caleins under the paracunal supscrizion of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Booms. Terma' modeste. Special Mens ho families on application to

Telephone K3 Telegraphie Add: "FALACK" S

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

HOTEL "ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Booms

with & en Suite Boof Garden, Hairdressing

Excellent Cuisine.

private Baths

Saloon,

Moderate Rates.

Leading Hotel in South China,

attention

to given Special Under the Foreign Supervision of,

TING YUK, Darzini,

DÃO

Tourista.

THOS O HUTCHINGS.

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