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LAMMERT BROS.

AWOTIONIZES: APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYOES.

MIK Undersigned have received Intenc

all by Fablic Aucbles,

on

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM

JUST received a large Consignment İ Public Auction-of) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in during Hot weather (2) LAC LOSE (MULL fugat) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3) HILFORD MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pesta in Summer days, and (4) JOHN CAUELL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses

FRIDAY, March 18, 1921. commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell 'Sweet, A Quantity of

Miscellaneous Goods.

Comprising

PRICES are Vay Moderate. Fe sizes),pection and Enquiries are sordially

invited.

Motor Car Tyres (various Iron Safes, Faniel, Paint, Iron Ropes, -Safety Razors,

etc

Assorted

etc.

Terms -Cash on delivery.

Brushte,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers...

Hongkong, March 14, 1921.

ON

FRIDAY. March 18, 192, "commending at 11 am.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

· 16"Poes US. Tyres 3x+

13

-do-

15

-de-

-do--

Straight Side,

36 x 4

Straight Side.

765 x 105

Straight Side.

314 Beaded Edge.

3

-do

30 = 3

3

-“-do-

4 Wire Wheels.

5

A380

Beaded Edge, 34x4 Beaded Edge.

A Quantity of Paint, Enamel, Safety

Razors, ete

And

Two Mosler Safes.

-Tasks :--Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

TR

Auctioneers,

FRIDAY, March 18, 1921, at 11 XX

at their Sales Rooms, Dud·lell Street, 292 Bags Tapioca Flour. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

on

·SATURDAY, March-19, 1021,

commencing at 11 a L

at their Sales Rociris, Duddell Street,

COUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

93 Bolts Birkmyres Patent Tarpaulin

Canvas,

16 Bolts Birkregres Patent Cloth for.

Motor Car Covers.

104 Bolts Flax Canvas No. 1, II & III,

35 Belts Woodbery Cotton Canvas

Nos I, II & III.

5 Belts Woodbery Cotton Duck 8 oz,

A Quantity of Masline, Houseline and Hambrolize.

Ja jow from Friday, the 18th inst Terms:-Caab on-delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Merch 15, 1921.

On

MONDAY, March 21, 1921,

Commencing at 11 am.

41.their Salsa Rocas, Dyddell Street

A Quantity of

Tes and an Assortment of

Provisions.

(More or less slightly damaged by water).

Terms: Cseh on delivery.

LAMMERT BRUS., Auctioneers,

Hongkong, March 16, 1921.

FOR SALE

NE HORNSBY ACKROYDOLL

ONE GINE 4 Hole Power, Fuel, Kercome. Complete with cooling appars- tus in good condition. May be viewed by appointment at Gun Club Bill Barracks, Kowlom. Apply to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS.

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

Daddell Street

A FAMILY NECESSITY. VERY family should be provided with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all times. Sprains may be cared "in much less time when promptly treated. Lame back, lame shoulder pains in the side and chest and rheumatic pains are some of the diseases for which it la especially valuable. Try this liviment and became sequainted with its qualities and you will never wish to be without it-Forale by all Chomists and Store kespers

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Bole Agata for Hongkongtand Hoera China. Fos. 47 & 18, Cornanghi Bond Concral, Hongkong, Telephone Now, 1258

理代泰豐榮

Sutton's

Grass Seeds

FOR.

Fine

Garden Lawns, &c.

FOR SALE AT

GRACA & 00., Dealers in Garden Seeds, Fostage Stamps, Tore Picture Books, &c. &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hoogkong. P. O. Box 620.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO.,

PEDDER STREET, Opposita Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 49.

Hongkong, March 20, 1814.

TANG YUK, DENTIST.

Saremo

the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street.

TERMA YEKÝ MODERATI Consultation trea.

THE NEW FRENCH REM ZDY.

THERAPION NI THERAPION N12 THERAPION N£3

zu lassers No for route Wash BILOSTEROINDOLAT: 7%, soft tuYNOLAKTA DELINES C. Clovemychat XV.com KES TRADE MARKET MOVE SKIRT

ASAHI BRER

PILSENER BEET

BRAND PREAFE?

LAGER

SPECIALLY

SEIFER BEN

SAN

BEE

EXPORT

COMP

BOLAGETTE': MITIUI KUSAI? ={1987

THE CHINA MAIL,

WORLD DEPRESSION.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

MILLIONS OF TON'S IDLE,

Archibald Hard writes in the Daily Telegraph -

many ships to carry it, freights should would be practically the profit of have fallen. It is a simple problem operation from the Government stand- of supply and demand, but it must point. The fixed charges against be remembered that a point can be this net revenue covering both operat reached when it better pays the ownering and lay-up periods of said vessels of a ship to lay her up than to operate between the dates afore-mentioned was $19,918,194,31. This from an Lex.

industrial practice shows a net loss

OUR FORTUNATE POSITION.

In contrast with the situation in the United States and some other

sustained of $13,925,123.85. There is a fundamental weakness

The merchant shipping af all nation

world over, and, anhappily for the alities is just now under a cloud owing countries, our shipping position is in Government administration all the to the fall of freights. What has comparatively sound. That is not american taxpayer, the shipping pro Lappened was illustrated this week, dne to good luck, but to good manage blem was remitted not to a shipowner, when a vessel of 7,200 deadweight ment. It has been stated in the but to a naval officer, Rear Admiral tous was fixed for six or nine months' New York Journal of Commerce Williato Beason, who became chair- general trading at 7s 6d per month that "reports that 920 vessels of

The extent of the decline which has 4,500,000 deadweight tons are tied man of the Shipping Board. He did taken place is indicated by the fact that up by British companies have reach-his best according to his knowledge, this ship has just completed a chartered officials in Washington. Pre- and has been greatly handicapped, at Ifs, and that a sister vessel is rions reports indicated about 1,000 but he has, in fact: been piling up a

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921.

NUTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS

&

JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions.

Agents 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,

being rumat 27s 6d. A rate of is 6d ships, but later revisions place the heavy bill, which will have to be paid LONG HING. & C., Kodaka and Kodak Pines, det. 8o.

business is now the subject of inquiry. by the American people. The whole We are not concerned with that mat-

can represent an profit in normal con estimate at 920, one-fourth of the ditions; I have, jadeed, been told British merchant feet." that if officers and men served with-The suggestion is that that is an ter, but it must be a source of anxiety out pay and preserved an unbroken estimate of the United States Ship to American and other shipowners as fast, a ship could only be operated ping Board, but if so, I fear its pre-

immense volume of shipping now on such terms at a loss. There may paration was prompted by much the to what will eventually happen to the have been special circumstances which same motive as leads small boys some- justified this particular charter being times to whistle-to keep their caur the hands of the Board. Accord Tanged: but, generally, it may be age up." At any rate, the Washington ing to Mr. P. 4. S. Franklin, president Co., "the time for selling the feet| stated that, with wages and food and statement is an exaggeration, and we of the International Mercantile Marine | stores at their present prices. Tassels do not merit any particular sympathy has gone by, and the ships cannot be can more profitably be laid up than owing to the state of our mercantile sold in the near future unless under- sent to sea. The public have little marine. It is facing better than conception of the increase in running might have been expected. Some lying conditions in the shipping busi- corrected." The opportunity for sell- costa, including the many charges days ago, before anything was known ness, created by the Government, are which have to be borne by the ship of the fears as to our condition which asner, which bas occurred since the were entertained at Washington, the ing this tonnage was allowed to ship sway, too high prices being asked. opening of the war. It has amount-Chamber of Shipping of the United according to Mr. Franklin, ed in the home and coasting trade Kingdom began inquiries in thirty- «freight rates are low, profits are to 119 per cent. and in the foreign six ports to ascertain the amount of small, large amounts of capital have trade to 230 per cent. Before revenue tonnage laid up. Practically all the been lot in the shipping business and expenditure on an ordinary trader returns have now been received, and with the result that the prospective ean be balanced, account has to be it can be said that the percentage, purchasers are fex, and capital is not taken of these higher costs. It is instead of being 23 per cent, as has available in large amounts for financ not surprising therefore, in face of been affirmed in Washington, is less ing shipping." "In face of those con- such conditions, that few voyages than 9 per cent. That figure covers ditions in the United States, we may are now being made at ever a reason wooden as well as steel ships, and it able profit.

is not possible to separate them. But congratulate ourselves that the Ship That is one side of the matter. it is sufficient to note that the all-inping Controller arranged with Lord There is another which is more cheer-proportion of tonnage which is idle Inchcape a long time ago to sell the "Standard Ships" before freights ful so far as we are concerned. British in our ports is considerably less than fell; that the State is out of the ship- shipping is not suffering as badly as half that of the United States for steel the shipping of some other countries. ships alone. and particularly that of the United States. I have by me some American newspapers which arrived by the last mail In a Washington message of Jan. 18 to the New York Journal of Commerts it is stated, that, apart from. wooden vessels: the Caited States Shipping Board bas withdrawn from sea service 325 vessels of 1,900,- 000 tons, and it is added that it is expected that before the peak of de pression is reached the board will withdraw 400 steamers of 2,950,000 tons. So that the position is that already 21 per cent. of the steel ton- nage of the United States is laid up, while practically all the wooden all the American Government's ves-the fierce hustle which characterizes ships built during the war are also sels have been run at a loss even when the Nation, and it was with no parti. tied up in various ports; these idle freights were higher. After he had cular astonishment that the Topicist day that a Bill was being proposed wooden ships unaber nearly 300. made a full statement, he summarised of the Straits Times noted the other

his conclusions:

To put pants on Pagans," in other Conditions are also bad in Japan, where the depression is very severe :

the Philippices to wear the attenuated and Norway, Sweden, and practically vessel earnings and expenses for sail words to compel the inhabitants of all maritime countries are suffering.ings which began subsequent to March shorts, or something better" as we The explanation is very simple. More 1, 1920, and which vorages terminat say in Poker, when appearing in tonnage is afloat than there are cared prior to Sept. 23, 1920, or a total public. The penalty was to be five goes to be carried. According to the voyage of chartered and lay-up periods years in jail, so when the washing figures prepared by Lloyd's Register included, is shown as follows: 1,589 failed to come home there was great there are over 8,000,000 gross tons of estimated voyage reports on 1,310 lamentation and balf a million Fil- shipping afloat over and above the vessels produced a total gross revenue pinos were confined to their homes. aggregate of 1914, while there are up of $86,374,358.98, against which the It is not stated by whom the bill was suspects it was Instigated by a wards of 7,000.000 tons in course of total voyage expense should be thrown brought forward but the Topicist construction. It is not surprising incurred by the operator of $55,381, clothing contractor who had got left that, since comparatively few cargoes 233.52. This gives us a net revenue over the sudden termination of the are available and there are a great of $30,993,070:46, which revenue

LOSSES ON AMERICAN SHIPS.

PHOTO SUFPICIES,

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17a, Quxas's Boan Carral, Horozong,

*** HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATINGS 20

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONE,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL, AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

7. H. TAGGART,

THE PEAK HOTEL.

- 15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of–

Mrs. BLAIR.

pingindustry, and that our shipowners, 1,500 Feet above Sea Level having inherited great traditions, are now comparatively free from Gor- Those statistical comparisons are ernment interference. But the f

on shipping of wide interest; our shipping has in the ointment is that the American been released from practically all situation may react vestige of Government control, where throughout the world. So it will be as the United States Shipping Board a matter of widespread satisfaction is still operating on the other side when it is cleared up, and stable con- of the Atlantic. That point is of im-ditions are reached." portance, for our shipping has to pay its way, or the shipowner goes bank- rupt: while in the United States,

America has always been the according to vidence given before the Walth Committee by Colonel Land of freak legislation. It is one Eugene H. Abadie, late Comptroller of the necessary accompaniments of General of the Shipping Board, almost

A recapitulation of these estimated

war

Worn out with Agonising Pains

"Nothing gave me relief until I tried 'De Witt's Pills "saysTM Mrs. Peters..

Here is a remarkable letter written by & lady they relieved my back afterthe first does. I who has suferrd tortar which are almost bought a battle from Boots the Chemists in tha incredible to those who do not know the real High Steel, Selly Oak, and before I had finished mearing of Kidney troubles." Bat those who then I felt heaps better. The pains are ge know what these agonising pains are-those who land I feel a different women. I will always keep bave experienced their slow-

ly wearing out" efect should read the following letter, and even if you have tried everything do not despair but do what Mrs. Peters did get a box of" De Wit's. Bere are Mira.

Peters own words,

For over sine goers I aufered terrible agonies fram Kidney trouble and pains in the back. I never thought I should ever get over it. At night the pain was intense and sleep was absolutely out of the que tion. I always felt britable and depressed. The attacks

which came ou suddenly

the pills by zon, I feel really grateful because they bará Cured me of those terrible. pains. I am pleased to reccomend them.“.

This letter was written - from 2. Ashley Terrace, Katis Road, Belly Ork Birmingham. it September 1914 Over five pairs -later, on December 22nd.

1919, the proprietors of De Wit's Kidney and Bladder Pills, heard again from Mra. Peters who said, “I have ..never had return of any kigns of Kidney trouble

since your Pilla cured me

five years ago.”

To eure Kidney trouble of

were as if a knife were exting right into the any kind yon mn. positively get rid of the small of my back. Many and many a time I have cause the poisonous Uric Acid.. Remember, absolutely shoute i out will zgony. The elect to do this a real remedy must pass through of these awful pains made my face all draw the kidneys and the bladder, and not through and allow. The secrations were thick and fall the bowela, za most kidney pills do. Whe ef sediment, and barging pains came on you see the urine change to a muddy bluish colour-va feature whlch distinguishes De Witt's frequently

A friend gave me a sample of De Witt's Pills Pils from all others you know that they and told me to try them as they had eens her bare put their healing touch on the right spot good, I did so, and am really thankful I did, the Hidneys and the blackker.

De Witt's

Kidney & Bladder Pills

The Word's Greatest Remedy for

Rheumatism, Cystitis,

Lumbago,

Stone. Gravel

Backache, Tired feeling Most forms of

Weak Back Gost Bladder Trouble.

Bold by Chemists and storekeepers throughout the world. De Witt's pils are packed in red and gold boxes prizted in blue, and every genuine bottle has a red wax seal on the cork. They are sold by the leading dispensaries and storek epers in China, but if you are uzakis 19 obtain them locally send your money to The Colonial Dispensary, 14, Queen's Bosé Central, Agents for South Chine

(Two minutes from PALACE HOTEL ELOON

Star Ferry).

Banently renovated and refurnished, sleerde Hght and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Onisins moder the personal superiados of the propicetor, Bar and Biliardi Rooma. Terima modernia. Special inema to families on application to

Telephone K3. Telegraphic Add.: FATACK"

J. EL OXBERRY, Propristor.

HOTEL “ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON,

TỶ

Booms

Saite

&

Rool

Excellent Cuisine.

Garden,

with Hairdressing

private Baths.

Saloon, etc.

Moderate Rates.

Leading Hotel in South China.

given to Special attention Under the Foreign Supervision of,

Tourists.

THOS. G. HUTCHINGS.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

A

CENTRAL LOCATION.

LZ ELECTRIC TRANS PAN Entrance, Flor

Lite, Pans and Lighting, but sl

Water System throughout.

Service

Best of Fond 204

Telephone 373. Telegraphic adieron :-- Visco 21A,”

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION.

15. Morrison Hi! Kuad-

Just arrived,

large

quantities of

White

Glazed Tiles, also Cast

Iron Porcelain -- Lined

Baths and the last word

in bidets.

C.E. WARREN & CO., LTI .

No 0&31-Des Voeux Bond Central.

Established 1900 Telephone 370.

TAIYO&00.

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HELDE TO ORDER.

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Japanese Photographers. We have removed our Premises to Na. 3&4, Queen's Road, 0. Sitting hours from 9 am to 9 p.. Passport photos finished.

in one hour,

It does not matter what you send to

DIAMOND'S

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General Draper.

#& 34, Wellington Street

Hathan Road Kowlow "Phone 148