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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, ÁFPRAISERS AND SURVETORS.

Public Auctions-

UK Underigned have received instrue Totally lastre anstlods

по

WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1981, commencing at 11 am. at their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street, A quantity of Chocolates,

in Fancy Boxes.

(in good condition), "

Aizo

A Selection of Xmas Crackers, Tom

mith & Patgers)

ferma :-Cash on delivery.

:

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. -Boogkong. March 24, 1921.

од

:WEDNESDATM, March 30, 1921,

commencing at 11am.

at their Sales Rooms, Deddell Street.

Quantity of Ofice Furniture.

• Comprising

Fine tenk desks, chairs, Tables, etc.

Also

-Ons Dictaphone,

-Que Dictagraph.

1

And

One Large Herring Hall Marvia

||

Combiration Safe,

in excellent condition.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, March 24, 1921.

"WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1921,

Commenting at 2.45 p.m.

at "Gilstead" So. 18. Broadwood Road,

A Quantity of

Valuable Household Furniture, Comprising:-

Hatstand with bevelled mirror, Chesterfield couch & covers, armchairs a covers, Bookense by Powell Ltd, -Books, Dining Table & chairs, Teak "overmantels, with bevelled mirrors, teak screens Teak & silk laiep shades, Brass -Leader & Ere brasses, Alaminium coal senttle, Casement curtains, Teak flower stands, Tantalus liquor stand, Dinner & dessert sets, Cutiery, Linen, etc.

Erase and brass mounted bedsteads, Teak dressing table with beveiled irror, Teak dout & single ward- zobes with bevelle mirrora, Teak marble top washstand with tile, back, Toilet crockery, Chests of drawers, Shaving mirror, Teak writing desk, Carpets, etc.

Bathroom, Fantry & Kitchen Requisites, A180. Fine Tientsio Carpet in good condition, And

One Lawn Mower & Garden Utensile,

One Tennis Net & Posts,

One Lot Boundary Netting,

Two Rustic Garden Seats,

A Large Quantity of plants in pots flower atantis.

On view from Tuesday, the 29th inst Catalogues will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. -Hongkong, March 29, 1921.

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THUESDAY, March 31, 1921,

commencing at 11

at No. 3 Lyeenor Villas, Kowicon.

A Quantity of

Vainable Household Furnizare, (Fall particulars from catalogue).

Also

Selection of Japanese Water Colours.

On view on day of sale.

Terms ---Cash on delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, March 28, 1921,

on

THURSDAY, March 31, 1821. commencing at 5 p.m.

at their Fales Rooms, Duddell Street,

A Vainable Collection of

Postage Stamps.

(Full particolars from catalogue)

On view from Tuesday, the 29th

instant.

Terme-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers.

FOR SALE

ONE BORNSBY-ACKROYD OIL

ENGINE-34 Horse Power, Fuel, Kerosene. Complete with cooling appars

is in good condition. May be viewed by appointment az Gun Club Bill Barracks,

Kowloon, Apply to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS.

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply is

EAMMERT BROS.,

"Daddell Street,

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM,

11

quality Sagar) for sweetanse

JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestire food for Infants which keeps good in

during

Hot weather (9) LIG the

Fords of Infants and Dyspeptica (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Faid for destroying Flens, Mosquitoes, Baga, Flice and all other Insect Pests in Satamer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN. FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses...

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

SHIU FUNG TAI & 00.,

Sole Agents for Hongkongtand Sorin Guiza.?

Xom 1865, Connaught Bond Contrs), Hongkong- Telephone Nou. TİK'

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理代泰亹菇

Fine Assortment”

of

G. R. I.

POSTAGE STAMPS

surcharged on German Colonies,

now on view at

GRADA & 00.,

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Philatelic "Goods, Garden Seeds, &c. &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Street, 2.0. Box 620.

Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & 00,,

PEDDER STREET,

Opposite Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 49%

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

TANG YUK, DENTIST.

Fares to

the late SIEN TING,

14, D'Aguilar Street.

TERMS VEXY MODERATZ

Consultation frau.

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GRAND PRIZES.

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SOLE AGENTS: MITSUI RUSSEN "KAISHA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Westinghouse

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This trade mark

is the guarantee

of dependable

electrical equip

ment. ́

가

Electrifying the

World's Railroads

FOR EVERY PURPOSE

It was many years after the steamboat

had been in practical operation before the

shipping leaders of the world admitted that the

boat with sails must be relegated to the past.

History repeats itself! For now that man has passed be yond the age of steam into the age of electricity, the electrification of steam railroads is solving the world's fuel problem.

W

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Westinghouse engineers, builders of electric railroad equipment and leaders in their field, have designed the machinery which is destined

to make the steam engine a memory.

The Westinghouse Trade Mark on electrical equipment of any kind is the safeguard of the purchaser.

Westinghouse Electric International Co.

AMERICAN PROHIBITION.

DRY BRITISH LINERS.

WHAT MIGHT POSSIBLY HAFFEN.

New York.

SULE AGENTS IN CHINA:

- CASTIN WILLIAMS & WICMORE E E CORPORATION

Kikiame Rood,

LANGHAL

Buele L'Amite,

TEXTVIN

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This space will show weekly a new aspect of one of the great indus- trial institutions of the world.

MORE CALCULATION:

AND LESS AFFECTION.

very pleased at the way in which BERLIN MARRIAGE BOOM. their own efforts to promote the public weal had been treated. So the former is in the position of not dar ing to do anything that might be construed into a handicap to US. shipping, and at the same time not caring to climb down for a second time. The only other course is. instead of taking the handicap off the Stars and Stripes, to put it on to other flags as well and so making all

start fair,

From the days of Colonel Lynch, and before, there has always been a strong tendency for United States law to cut the Gordian knows of eccable administration, and there is really no reason for surprise at the Which is a very ingenious way out decision of the United States Depart of the difficulty, but one which is ment of Justice to debar from enter not very likely to commend itself to ing the three-mile limit any foreign the foreign interests concerned. It does not seem to occur to the dignifi- vessel which has alcoholic liquor an board, whether it is under seal ored officials whose dificulties we have

not.

"

Berlin has had a record marriage year. Not even during the war years were there as many marriages as last year. During 1911 Berlin regis ters showed 37,758 marriages, while 53,691 took place in 1920.

One of the chief attractions to mar riage here is the certainty of getting a house, for the authorities give the bridegroom preference over ordinary people, and a bachelor anxious to settle down, finds that even in ex- pensive, Berlin married life with a home of your own is cheaper than hotel and restaurant life.

An old official at a leading register office in Berlin states that in modern marriage there is more falculations and less affection. Modern life and need of money force the woman to continue to earn her own living.

mentioned, that they might have a It is a very nice easy way cut of say in the matter and find ways to the difficulty which the Association retaliate in very effective manner. of American Shipowners raised when We will leave retaliation out of the it was announced that the Prohibition question for the moment, for it is not Act was to apply to U.S. ships on a pleasant subject, and in spite of the high seas. They immediately what has been written in certain pointed out that if the order sections of the Transatlantic press it were enforced there would soon is a means which all but a very small section of the European shipping be an end to alk the aspire-

Two young people attracted by tions of the American people to community are very dawilling to use. possess a first-class mercantile marine! There is still the matter of avoi- each other marry and continue their old working life and thus divorce be fying the Stars and Stripes. Lack

One method would be to moor comes more frequent. Io 1919 of experience is handicapping them quite seriously enough in their come depot ships just outside the three Prussia had nearly as many divorce petition with foreign passenger ser-mile limit and let every incoming cases as there were marriages in vices, but the average ocean traveller liner drop the balance of the stores Berlin. who is used to taking his drinks with of liquor on board as she passes, to be picked up again as she loses sight

dance.

or between-bis meals has no of the Statue of Liberty. It is not intention of travelling in a ship in suggested that service in such depot sible except in very bad weather. which he cannot do so. The Governships would be in any way comfor. Even then the liner could get any meat had constantly repeated how table in winter weather, but the amount of stuff slung across in anxious it was to encourage the mercheme is possible. Only a few minety-nine cases out of a hundred, chant service, if it really wished to weeks ago the Shipping Board re and in the unlikely event of a certain do so it must not impose unfair ceived an inquiry for a number of amount having to be dumped over- handicaps on American ships. The the much discussed wooden steamers, board the prices obtainable would natural thing to do was to cancel the in which a price was hinted at keep the balance on the right side. order, but that would have reces which was more than delightful to

More simple is a call at Halifax, sitated a climb down on the part of them. They replied in due course and the opinion of the New York the Department of Justice, and the and asked what guarantees would interests if shipping companies are officials in it are very touchy in the be required. mentioning that they forced to do this would be well worth matter of their dignity these days. certainly would not guarantee

Of

It must be remembered that it is them for a three thousand mile hearing. If liners have to call there only a comparatively few weeks ago journey across the Atlantic in winter. they might just as well coal there, and that they felt very pleased with them- The answer was that they only in time quite a large number would selves at having obtained from a required them for a three-mile make it their terminal port Federal Grand Jury an indictment journey in summer, and that they course, it is not in any way compar against all the companies in the would be moored off Coney Island for able to New York, but the encourage North Atlantic Conference for alleged thirsty New Yorkers to make exeatment of the extra trade would soon breaches of the Sherman Anti-Trust sions to by steamer. There is no cause improvements. There is the added unpleasantness of, ice, and Law. It was a victory for the law as doubt that the whole offer was an they saw it, but the rather important caborate practical joke, and that that would not make the proposed point which they overlooked is that under any circumstances the scheme measure popular with influential had they succeeded and obtained a would be very quickly checkmated by American travellers They have all conviction the next party to be pro refusing clearance to the ferries, but say in the Government. secuted must inevitably have been the scheme is not absolutely, impes the United States Shipping Board

The Gilbertian situation of one Gov

ernment department prosecuting

another for proceeding to fulfil, in

A FAMILY NECESSITY.

a

Altogether it looks as though the Department has asked for trouble. and the result of the test case which

is bound to follow in the near future

will be awaited with the greatest

a perfectly fit and proper manner, TIVERY family should be provided interest. The Department of Justice the functions for which it was in with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at has the power to make the order, stituted, was too ridiculous to be all times. Sprains may be cured in but it is always liable to be upset in taken very seriously, and nobody much less time yhen promptly treated. the courts by the first case brought was very surprised when the prosecu- Lame back, lame shoulder pains in the under it. There is so redress for the tion collapsed Bat the Department fide sad chest and rheumatic pains are unfortunate individual who is prose of Justice was naturally very sore at some of the diseases for which it is cuted, but that cannot be helped. A capecially valuable. Try this liniment The deplorable lack of team work and because acquainted with ile qualities) week or so at the outside should see becoming public property and the and you will never wish to be without the matter settled. And if it is wettled cause of unlimited mirth, and equally it. For sale by all Chernists and Store in favour of the order the fun will.

be only just starting. naturally the Shipping Board was not keepers.

TUESDAY, MARUH

NOTICES.

1821

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MansionLE.

Agenta 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,

PHOTO SUPPIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodak and Kodak Plus, de. ko.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17a, Quise's Hoan Garral, Hoveroso.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING)—

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

"AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

J. E. TAGGART, MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry).

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, slectric light and fans throngkonk and entirely under new management. Calsina under the personal rupervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Bocana. Tezina moderate. Speciál isems to families on application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphic Add.; "PALACE,"

HOTEL

Booms

3. HL OXBERRY, Propelekas..

“ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

en

Suite & with private Baths Hairdressing Saloon, etc.

Moderate Rates.

Boof Garden,

"Excellent Cuisine.

Leading Hotel in South China...

attention given ta

Under the Foreign Supervision of,

Special

KING EDWARD HOTEL

A

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TEAMS PAM Entrance, Phe- tre Lite, Fans and Lighting, Europe Baths and Bastary Fittings, Eet and Cold Water System thronghott, Best of Food sast Bervic Liephone 37. Telegraphic &dára 200 VICTORIA "

1. WIRCHEL; Manager.

Just arrived,

large

quantities of White

Glazed Tiles, alko Cast

Iron Porcelain Lined

Baths and the last word-

in bidets.

C.E. WARREN & CO., LTI

Nos 80 & 91 Dea Youx Road Central,

1

Established 1900

Telephone 370.

MUMEYA.

Japanese Photographers. We have removed our Premises to No. 361, Queen's Bosd, 0, Sitting hours from 9 am to 8p.

Passport photos finished

in one hour..

Tourista

THOS, G, HUTCHINGS.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION

15. Morrison Hui Kaad.

It does not matter what you send to

DIAMOND'S

DYE WORKS

dainty lace or heavy clothes they always come back looking as good as new.

CASSUM AHMED.

General Draper. *&4, Wellington Street. Branch 28, Nathan Road, Kowloon. *Phone 1402

PALACE MOTOR

Phone Ceatral

Co., Ltd.

Wasters Branch 3148: Kowloon Kasach "807- New Cars For Hire & For Sale. Private Cara garaged, M[Repairing Gurs á Sporiality'.