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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions-

SHE Undersigned have received testensi

der to sel by Public Apion.

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MONDAY, May 23, 1981,

commencing at 10.30 am,

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM.

JUST received a large Cousigument of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestiva food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Hot weather, (9) LAG TOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweet-ning the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3) MILFORD-MOGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Finid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bugs, Flies and all

at the Premises of the China Miving & other Insect Pests in Summer days, and

Smelting Co. Ltd. LOWU

The Plant of the above mantioned Company.

Comprising all the Machinery, Tools, Spares, etc.

(To be fat up in one Lat. Should the property be not disposed of in this manner, the plant will be sold piecemeal)

Term: Cash on delivery.

N. B. Intending prichasers

can

-travel by the train leaving Kowloon, at

9.15 am and can return by the train

.leaving Sam Chues at 11.40 am.

Inspection antlers may be had on -application to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, April 27, 1921.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held in the pavilion of the Club on TUESDAY, the 10th Mar, 1921, at 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of afirming the following resolutions which were passed at an extraordinary general meeting of members told an -the 14th day of April, 1921.

I. That the present Hongkong Cricket Claby be wound up, and the Committee be authorised to take all necessary steps for the purpose

2. That the Committee be authorised to register a Compaar limited by guarantee not exceeding $100 per member, on the terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association which will be submit- ted to the Meeting.

3. That the Committee be authorised to assiga sad band over to the "new Company, when registered all the assets of the Club

By Order of the Committee.

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"L. S. GREENHILL,

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, May 2, 1923.

It does not matter what you send to

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SHIPPING OUTLOOK.

AMERICAN OPTIMISM.

NAPOLEON'S, DESK.

FAMOUS COLLECTION SOLD.

NEW NAVIGATION.

STEERED BY WIRELESS.

OTHER TREASURES AT VIENNA AUCTION.

MODERN WIZARDY.

But, none, the less, the marvel has been wrought: Ships" can now be steered on a set course without any beimsman to guide them.

SHIPBUILDING NOT OVERDONE.

Having recently given publicity to the non-too-flattering view of Ameri-

Vienna. Bisking the art sale that one day carriages would rer, with can shipping prospects which experts, tho-chiel ner

the recently. The contents of out horses, she did not foresee that, here take, we may now present.dk the Palace Palify, in Vienna, famed ships would also be able to run matters past be authorities in for its collection of art treasures, without navigators; or, if she did, she trade matters, but the reports they particularly of the Eizpire period, kept the knowledge to herself. issue in periodical circulars are writ were sold, and art dealers from many ten by men who are supposed to be countries were attracted. well-informed, and we turn to the The piece de resistance sold was a latest circular of the American Ex-mahogany writing table used by Napo- change Bank of New York City, leon Bonaparte, for which the French which says:-

Anyone who doubts the accuracy bidding was very keen on behalf, it "Many have come to the conclu is said, of the French Government of this statement has only to be in the sion that the future of our reply The bidding started at 4,000,000 right part of the Thames Estuary on created merchant marine is hedged kronen and the French purchasers the right day in order to see its trufh around with doubt that almost continued the struggle until the ap-

dquonstrated to certainty

The old bartleship "Agamemnon" has failure.parently huge figure of 12,000,000 Actually, there is not the slightest kronen was reached. Here they been fiued up as a target and is to be basis for pessimism where our ships dropped out, but the exciting struggle fired at while on the move. During are concerned. la copanon with a was continued until the writing table that time nobody will be aboard the great many manufacturing plants and was finally knocked down to the Yessel and her heim will be controlled construction in general, our ships re- Vienese banker, Bacon Reitzas, at the by magnetic currents. present an initial outlay of capital out price of 13,000,000 kronent. At the In other words, the ship, will be of proportion to the probable returns present rate of exchange, this would steered not by a quartermaster stand- in normal times, but we are paying be about $26,000.

ing at the wheel on her bridge, but the penalties of inflation by writing Another high figure in kronen re- by some body who is operating wire. down costs in all other directions, and corded was that for a portrait of Bis less controlling keys probably sey- will have to adopt a similar policy in marck by the German, painter Len-eral miles distant from her. Here is.

bach, which brought 80.000 kroner. a feat of "wizardry indeed. Bismarck stayed in the Palace Pality

For it represents something much control during his son's wedding festivities bigger than the "wireless in Vienna...

everyone has read about at one time

Fonts

the matter of our ships.

of

"In fact, we have already adopt ed that policy, and the Shipping Board is selling ships to operators at ap-

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Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

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ÒPERATING

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HOTEL MANSIONS,

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AND THE

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15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

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PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and' fans throughout and entirely mular new management. Cuisins under the personal supervisios of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooms. Teima moderata. Special terme do families on application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphia Adel: "PALÁCE.”

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(Two ininutes from Star Ferry)

HOTEL "ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans and Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Saloon,

Splendid Views

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of City and Pearl River.

Moderate Rates.

Under the Management of the SUN CO., LTD. CANTON.

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LL. ELECTRIC TIRAMS Pass Entranos, Elec-

Erie Lift, Fans and Lighting, KazoomA Bails and Bantary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System throughout Bec el Food and Stone Telegraphic Adilaw :- Virtoku”

J. WTCHELL, Manager.

Nor will they require any pilots,

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSHION,

15, Morrison HD KA24

NEW REGULATIONS.

ANOTHER VISĄ NUISANCE.

proximately the tonnage rates being These art treasures were bequeath another. That was mere rudiment. currently charged in England and ed to the Australian State by County work. Our naval scientists have' other countries where the costs of pro- Palfy on condition that the State now got well beyond the, elementary from overhead wires, only in the case PASSPORTS FOR JAPAN. duction are said to be lower than in should use them for the purpose of stages of the discovery and are able of the ships no wires will be needed. this country. There is a loss, of founding an empire museum, but the to achieve many quite remarkable since they will be guided on their course, but it is being borne by the Austrian Government is too much Iexts. They can run," a ship's

courses by electric signals received nation as a part of the cost of the war, burdened financially to undertake the engines by means of it as well as oper from a calle laid at the bottom of the The most serious remaining basis for upkeep of the new museum, and found ate her steering gear-control her,

sea. Either by telephone messages, predictions of disaster for our venture itself ungelled to allow the Count's absolutely, in short.

*lighting up or going out" in-

Tokyo, April 15.-To-day's, issue" quate agencies and experience in get for the national collections only the practice this wonderful achievement dicate weather a vessel is following of the Official Gazette announces an ting the businesswil be eliminated most precious pieces.

comes in very useful. The "target" in-time:"

That part of the collection now being can be maneuvred in the most realis- the right track, they will be able to amendment to the regulations govern- In further arguments the writer sad is valued at over 33,000,000 tic way and bombarded as heavily as steer a correct course safely in any ing the entrance of foreign visitors

to this "country" According to the.. seems to be out of his depth, though kronen, but the catalogue estimates endangered or any conclusion having wike a mere scientist's dream; but i had to produce passports of nation-

may be desired without anybody being kind of weather.. his views are probably shared by a have been far exceeded.

All this may sound fantastic and old law, foreigners coming to Japan

into ocean carrying-idar of ide heirs to sell the collection, retaining For such reklisa business as target or by incandescent lamps which by

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good many Americans. As a cule;”! Ar the present rate of exchange into be reached by interénce because he says, the American pessimists Vienna 1,800 kronen represent a

an actual condition could not be estab- is nothing of the kind. The system ality certificates, accompanied by rely upon the fallacious belief that as pound sterling The price paid for

is being worked in a small way even the photographs, which were issued Kished.. * result of our great effort to over- Napóleon's table was, therefore, less

Watching a great veszel, without now, and enough progress has been by their own Governments, and tised come the menace of the submarine, the than £7,250 and for Bismarck's & Soul on board ber, moving this way made to show that it will eventually by the Japanese Ambassadors, Mims shipping of the world has been great-portrait about £450.

or that at the will of some person become feasible on the large-scale tees or Consuls abroad. The new miles away from her is rather an Besides, electric propulsion has al- regulations render such vise invalid ceric, sight. It sets you speculating ready been adapted to marine pur less it is obtained within one year upon what the near future may see in

pose All the New United States before handing in Japan.

ly and needlessly increased. Nothing

could be farther from the truth. Using

CROUP,

the new construction in 1913 as the! annual fate of additions to the ship to other uses, and an unknown to the way of developments, especially warships have this type of machinery. The old" law referred to muST ping of the world, the seven years nage of shipping in all parts of the you happen to have some know. And when a vessel is electrically to be one of the war-time regulations. that lie between 1913 and 1820 world that ought to have been scrap-ledge of the lines along which deve pelied where she gets her current bought to have added something over ped years ago, or that was in fact|lopments are proceeding,

from is simply a matter of arrange. -21,000,000 tons to the world ton-scrapped and resurrected when high |-. Now thet e method of taking current ment

rage, bringing the world's total to freights came.”

from the air for working a ship's en- 7.1,000,000. Instead of only

It seems to us to be idle to talk of gine has been discovered it is quite 60,000,000 „gross uns. Douet shipping not being in excess of re- possible that we shall one day have |TAIYO & 00. *1,000,000 tons a year for ships fest, quirements when so large a propor vessels which traverse, fixed routes,

and scrapped and the fosal suit fait tion,07 it has to be paid up because such as the cross-Channel posts, inov-. BOOTS AND SHOES short of the tonnage that world have it cannot be run at a profit. The fact ing without the aid of steam. They resalted" from the normal rate of in- is, of course, that the world is not will simply take frexit the air the elec- crease And besider, – the figures producing commodities at the pre-war given is the loud tonnage at the end rafe, and it is that which is making of 1920 - include- our own wooden the supply of shipping greater than ships that will have to be converted the demand for it.

tric current they require for propelling purposes, much in the same manner

as that in which on some franzway systems, the cars-take-their-barent

ARNAGAPANESE)

MADE TO URDEÍL-

SA MELAKA "SAR

TTB disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that etery mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky tajrait. itutii the attack of croup appestrand. then mand for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtained. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is prompt jandi Affectéal and has nevóc buso kovn