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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, AEPRÄISEKS

AND SURVETORS,

Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned have received instrac-

sons to mel by Public Auction.” '

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SATURDAY, April 9, 1921. commencing 12 11 21.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

ÍVER LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED). 42 cases Coach Scrows and Carriage.

Bolts

10 e Coloured Gla« (*

Terms —Cash on delivery.

'LAMMEET BROS. Auctioneers.

Hongkong, April 7, 1921.

Ob

MONDAY, April 11, 1921)

commencing at li a m..

at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon (HUR ACCOUNT OF THE POWERED),

1978 burdina C. A. Black Sheets

6 x 3' x threes

6 x 3 x tours

·6′ x 3 x fires

"6" x 3'′ x sixes

Ou view now. *

Terme-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers."

Hongkong, April 7, 1821. ·

ONE

FOR SALE

NE HORNSBY-ACKROYD OL

· ENGINE-3) Borse Power, Fuel Keroare. Complete with cooling appara

xin good condition. May be viewed by appointment at Gen Clah Hill Barracks, Tawfoon. Appis to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS

FOR SALE

MILNER'S SAFES

Apply to

LAMMERT BROS.,

Duddell Street.

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM,

"JUST revived a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the nocet digestive food for Infants, which keeps goed in quality during flot weather (2) LAC TOSE (Will Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptica (3) MILFORD MCGRATH FLUID INSEC. TICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Flans, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pesta in Summer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean în Houses

PRICES are Very Moderate. Ing- pecting Rod Enquiries are mordially invited

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

seda igents (or Wongtungani Senta ilaar No. 6715, Cannaught Rank Central, Hongkong- Telephone Now, IME,

POSTAGE STAMPS.

This space is too mali to tell you all about our Stasips. That's why we solicit your Cor- respondence for Farther infor mation. It might pay to tell us what Stamps you want to bey - or what Stampe you have for sale. Better still if you call at

GRACA & 00.,

DIALEEN IN PRIL.tric Goons, RELIGIOUS BOOKS, TOYS, 5C, &o,

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

+.0. Box $20.

Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear.

MADE TO ORDER.

PEDIUM STRENGTH

CAPSTAN Navy Cut Cigarettes.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"GAPSTA Navy Cu Cigarettes

FRIDAY, APRIL 8–1

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansi

sions

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES. KELVIN'S NAUTICAL" INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacture:

High Class English Jewellery,

PROTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodad Kodak Filmer, dó,

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 174, Quer's Boan ChineaTS HUSGIOKO.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING;—

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL

MANSIONS.

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL

AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

LE TADGANZ,

10 CIGARETTES &MOUTHPIECES.

CAPSTAN

CIGARETTES

Are scientifically blended

meeting all

requirements of the most critical smoker.

Manufactured by

W. D. & H. O. W LS in Bristol, England.

MASSAGE.

Mr. HONDA and Mrs. HONDA.

14 years' experience. No. 24, Wyndham Street (Opposite to the China Mail.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS

L-In Fictoria, with two Bearers. Quarter hour,c»---èd..... 10 cents

One hour,, ** Do n

Three hours,y, pomucentovenous

Six hours,

DAY (6 B. to 6 pm)

$1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Tali fare ext

Between the hours of 8.30 pzs, and 6 the above fares shall be increased wy 50 per centum.

id-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.

HOT, AND ID 10 DO Three hours

0.60 cents.

$1.00

#

1.50

Day (6 s.m. to 6 p.)

2.00

III-In the Hill District.

With 2 Bearers With 4 Bearers.

Quarter hour,.....$0.15

$0.30

Half hour,

the 0.00

0.40

One hour, or 0.20

0.60

0.80

1,00

1.50

200

Two boara, ........... 0.50 Three bours, 0,70 Saxbors, 1.00

Day (im tespm)! 30

RICKSHAK

1.—In the Idland of Hongkong, if engaged

Ten minutes,

Quarter hour,

Half hour,

$3 Victoris.

One bear, wen Every Subeequent hour

5 cente

10

H

Hote-If the ricksha, be ensured within the City of Victoria, and be dis ́charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm. or be dis- charged to the East of Eny View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City. ad Victoria, after 9pm. su extra buff face shall be chargepble.

T-In Kowloon.

90

-Quartér hour, de l'coûte.

Balf bourgoierastseessänemere 15''m Every anhangsent hoti, (0

III-Taipo Road,

Twenty conta shall be added. for each extra hot or part -of an hour if the hirer causes the journey to take longer then

To 4th inf

single

de 75 cents...1 hour.

$1.0)..

Peyuod 4th to 8th mile-

single $190.

„$1.50

und 8th to 9th míli

single: $1.75.

protam $2.00

Key d 9th to 11th mile-

single $2.00 -

CHERRY & 00.,

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephone No. 19

Hongkong, March 30, 1914.

TANG YUK, Dextzót...

Successor to

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

TERMS VERY MODERATE. CONSULATION FIEL

THE NEW FRENCH REṀEDW.

THERAPION N:1 THERAPION N12 THERAPION NO.3

do. 1. De Zander Conseth... MA 2 ter Bed & Joan Diarize to Be. I for Chronde Waaltende GOLDWYERADINGCRAMPTON PRICELE PAULAB JA

ننده ملك العملات tas

RES TELEK MALLEZ WSAD "TREDAZIVOM ON OKIL DEPT. STANE AZ OLARA DA GRETTIE PAGLEZE

ASAHI BERK

bourg

COMP

V return $2.50 7

Farms for Journeys beyond the 11th

ails to be a matter of previous strange--

meurt Fri each can

Jy Jaren here set out to apply to one with three voolies from Teim Slza

PRSENER BES

SOLE AGENTS: MITSUI BUSSAN'KAISHI:

This Advertisement is issued by. British-Ameriera Tabasco Co. (China), Ltd.

ECONOMIC RESOURCES.

MINING AND MINERALS.

SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT

The following is the report- made by Sir Paul Chater as Chairman of the Economic Resources Sab.Com mittee on Mining and Minerals --

It may be taken as an accepted ( fact that the Island of Hongkong is devoid of minerals of economic value, but such an assertion is by no means true of the Kew Territories.

cupied and remove same at any time during such occupation. (d) Occupy Crown Lands and con

struct and use thereon races, dams, reservoirs, roads and tramways for mining purposes. (c) Erect any building, structure, or machinery upon land so situate in streams or flowing through Crown Lands not exempted from occupation under Miners' Right," and use such water for mining and domestic purposes.

CLASSICAL PROFANITY.

DELICATE AND DIGNIFIED.

MAGISTERIAL REFORM

Wanted A bargee's guide to the Classice.

the future if Mr. Rooth, the Thames This may be an advertisement of Police Court magistrate, has his way. Desiring to make the area covered (f) Procure and remove for mine by the court a little more dignified in its choice of expressions be has ing, smelting, building, or Induced a man charged with using other purposes, iny baritor live or dead timber, or any

bad language to promise to take a stone or growth from any few more sentences, equally deterrent course in the British classics, A Crown Land's not exempted in character, and our bargers will from occupation under a become positively bookish. Miners' Right, t

There will be a run on the free

Again, the rent on a Mining Lease

In the Territories the following minerals, have been discovered, viz. :| Copper, Silver-Lead, Tín, Wolfram in this Colony amounts to $2 per acre libraries to discover classical equiva and Iron, and a large amount of for all lands occupied by mine build small coin of conversation current per year, plus $50 per acre per year leats for the expletives and other.

money has been spent in efforts to ings, plant, etc. In Malay States the along the waterside, and know! pdevelop them. It is to be regretted annual sum on a Mining Lease is $1, familiarly as macks. Great is

that developments have not been per acre; in Australia it is 5s. per Booth, and must prevail. In a little. satisfactory with the possible excep. acre for minerals other than Gold while Bill and Alf will acquire a taste Then, too, all Minerals produced for the full-bodied curves of the clas tion of an Iron Ore deposit. This within the Colony are subject to asics. Ordinary strong language will

Royalty not exceeding 5 per cent. of leave them cold.

extremely remote,

Lahunan man, curst be thy bar-

barous aft

And ever-blasted be thy murder-

alming eye.

That's from Bobble Barns, that is." Under the same elevating influence

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,600 Feet above Sea Level,

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs ATE

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, slectzie light and fans throughous and antiraly under new managemenă. Ccfsins under the peeren? upervision, of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Roïna, Terme moderate." Spacial terme do families où application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphío Add.: "Paracı”

J. H OXEFREY, Proprietor,

HOTEL “ASIA”

Воста Roof

WEST BUND, CANTON.

er Suite & with private Baths Garden, Hairdressing Saloon, etc.

Excellent Cuisine.

Moderate Rates

Leading Hotel in South China.

Special attention." Under the Foreign Supervision of,

given to Touri

KING EDWARD HOTEL

·CENTRAL LOCATION

ALL ELECTRIC TRAMŲ Pam Extrance, Zac

A

tre Lifts, Fans and Lighting, Zazupeaa Baths and Banitary Fittings, Eet and Cold

Telephone ich. Telegraphim Adday? VICTORIA'

J. WITCHELL, Manager

It does not matter what you send to

THOS. G. HUTCHINGS.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSEION,

15. Morrizem 313 kosa

All the m(A

DIAMOND'S CREME

deposit is of large extent and excel lent quality, and may one day prove the estimated market value of the "What's the use of callin' the blokewater Symes-throughout. Best of Food and to be of inestimable benefit to the metal or mineral at the mize, when son of a sea-cook?" says Bill, Colony. Its exploitation has been ready for exportation or for smeltingThere ain't no sort of comfort in it and is bow being retarded by

or reducing. Five per cent. s. for the tongue." Here's the sort o' the absence of a suitable coke a very high rate indeed. Even in thing for me. making coal deposit. It La China the Mineral Products Tax extremely doubtful if a suitable coal is assessed at 11 per cent of the deposit exists within the Colour of value of the mineral at the point within reasonable distance of the

Bot Iron, and the chances of the Colony the question of the rate, we are of

of production.

Sting aside ever being supplied with Iron made the opinion that the principle of tax- from local iron-stone and melted with ing minerals at the mine is entirely no skipper will dream of navigating coke produced from local coal are wrong and consider that a Produc- the waters of the Regent's Canal tion Tax is to be levied at all it without having at his elbow a copy should be levied on the net value of of "Every Master Mariner's Shakes the or; that is, the value after min-speare." Say a collision is imminent. ing, transportation and treatment Instead of asking the other, fellow if charges bave been deducted.

he wants the whole blank river to bimself he, will open the volume at The Tempest,” and quoted ME Speak to thy mariners, fall to't rarely or we run ourselves aground.”.

The second skipper, retorting in kind will probably address him as Thou deboshed fish," "Thou bleed- in piece of earth, or, a beets! headed, flap-eared knave" or a froward and unstable worm." ́And; the two will go on bandying Shake-1 speare until the, distance' separates them.

Regarding the other minerals, the fact that previous attempts at develop ment have not been encouraging does not necessarily postulate the absence of workable, déposits. On the contrary, the knowledge of the existence of so many minerals prompts the .belief that vigorous. intelligent and systematic prospecting. might “reveal ore occurrences of economic value. Such being the case, it appears to us that prospect ing should be stimulated whenevis jus and wherever possible.

We recommend, therefore- (1) That no charge be made for

the right to prospect.

(2) That the rental en Mining

Leases be reduced. - Fuent

(3) That the payment of Royalty on ore ruined be abolished, or, failing complete abolition, that the basis on which it was pron sent calculated - be gr radically altered,

A

› Unfortunately, however, it is our la opinion that the Mining Ordinances Whilst believing that the adoption of the Colony, as at present cool of these recommendations will ea- stituted, tend to hinder prospecting courage prospecting and mining de It is rumoured that, in compliment rather than to encourage Bere a velopment, we are also of the opinion to the Thames magistrate⠀⠀⠀ the Prospecting Licence costs $1,000 per that any activity in this direction popular and strictly classical expres year Compare this with the Malay would be more likely to eneceed if sion Struth will benceforth be States where a similar licence costs plans were based on known geological changed to "St. Ruth" 325 - with Australia where data. This data can only be ascertain, An anyellable report from the Miners Right, which costs 5s. per ed and recorded by a trained, geolo-neighbourhood states that two men Dear allows the holder to

gist. We therefore recommend the charged at the polica court with using

·(a) Take "possession of and ex- Government, to engage a geologist of | strong language were removed for-

clusively occupy, any Crown" repute to undertake a geological | cibly to the nearest public library. Lands for mining, purposes and survey of the Colony without delay. As they left the Court one wa mine therein.

The area to be examined is small and heard to ask "What did you get

$2m the investigation will not call for the * Got to read - Young's * Night expenditure of much time or money, Thoughts.” was the. reply What's

(b) Have and possent any Gold or other Minerais found in such land whilst so Docupled.

(c) Erect any building, structure, ce machinery upon land so on

but the results, will justify the ex-yours?" Mine's a liter = groaned penditure from the scientific stand the first. Gibbon's Decline and point alope.

Fall for me.

DYE WORKS

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

CASSUM AHMED. eneral Draper.

38 & 34, Wellington Street. Branch 28. Nathan Road, Kowloom. Phone 1482.

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Preservation

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