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LAMMERT BROS.

Anortonares, ÄPPRAISERS AND SURVETORS.

-Public Anctions-

*(TELE Undersigned, have escrived fustro-

Mana to sell by Public Auction,

WEDNESDA7, May 18, 1921.

commencing at 10.30 am.

at No.1S Godown of the Hongkong a Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon

A Large Quantity of Roand, Square and Flat Iron Bars,, Iron Sheets. Angle Iroa, Steel Plate, Wire Shorts, etc.

Also

A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods.

Terms:-Cash on delivery.

LAMVERT BROS.,

Anstlageera.

ot

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM.

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

Tosing Hot weather (2) LAC)

Ailk Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Inimta and Dyspeptiči (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Finid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bags, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Samimer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA- SOAPS for keeping everything clean iz Houses.

1.*

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

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Sol Agents for Ranchang and Santa Chiaki

pa, ☆ x 65, Comariga; Band Central Hongkonz

Tule;'>me $14, 15

理代泰

FRIDAY, May 50 1991 commending a 230 p.m.

at their Sales Roomų Duddelstreet,

A Valuable Colipetion of Antique China and Curios

From Surg to Ming" Druaties and Baaghi to Torkwang Periode, comprising:-

Reolated, colourshy We and white and falla rose vara, jam, how is and plates, oli bremzes. Peking enarzel ware, hequered-ware, grystal and agate ornaments. ivory and vei cavings, ok Chinese paintings, et al

ins

En view from Tennoday, the 19th

Catalogues will be in

Tam-Cash on delizzty

JUST RECEIVED.

Fresh Supply

of

SEELABLE

STAMP" EINGES

BEST

cf

QUALITY.

GRACA & CO., Dealers in Pestage Stamps, Philatelic Goods, Religious Beoks, Toys, etc

No. 10, Wyndham

1.2. O. Box 620.

StreSS, Hongkong.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The

66

Three Castles

Virginia Cigarettes

MAGNUMS

It's the

H

sam sweet

Three Castles Virginia Cigarette your have always smoked, made in a larger size.

Ask for the

Magnum size

"The larger

Cigarette with a Pedigree

MONDAY, MAY 16,

NOTICES.

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,

"ENSIGN BRAND" TEAS.

BROKEN-PEKOE (IT'S WORTH DRINKING).

THE FINEST OF ITS KIND SOLD IN THE COLONY.

One-pound Packets, from Store-keepers,

The Blue Bird and

The Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store. Or from

The Gledale & Terramia, Tea Agency.

DANIELS & 00., 17, Wyndliam (Flower) Street.

·LAMMERT EROS,

Acctionere. Hongkong. May 14, 1921.

JAPANESE

OF

MONDAY, May 25. 1921. commencing at 10.33 p.m.

at the Fremises of the China Mising &

Smelting Co. Ltd. LOWG,

The Plant of the abora mentioned Company.

Comprising all the Machinery,

Tools, Spares, etc.

(To be put up in ore Lot. Should the property be not disposed of in this manner, the phat will be sold piscemeal):

Terms: Cash on delivery.

сад

HR Intending purchasers travel by the train leaving Kowloon, at 0.15 am and can return by the train Saving Sam Chuen at 11.0 am.

Inspection exilers may be had on pplication to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong. April 27, 1921.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES

MESSES. LAMMERT EROS, are

instructed to sell.

the 5. S. "KAM MA,” he now lies in the Typhoon Refuge,

at YAUMATI,

by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

00

THURSDAY

the 26th day of May, 1921, at 3. p.34

.. IN ONE LIT

at their Auction Rooms in Daddell

Street

The Ship is a Wooden ship of ap proximately 1800 tons capacity with ecommodation for shout 800 Ühinesë Passengers now nearing completion. For particulars to view apply to Mesira LAMMEET BRUS, the Auctioneers.

For further particulars "Apply to:

Mesara, JOHNSON STOKES

& MASTEE,

Solicitors, &c, Hongkong,

Or to

THE AUCTIONEERS.

Hongkong, May 6, 12/1.

It does not matter

what you send to

DIAMOND'S

DYE WORKS

dúnty lace or heavy

clothes they always. come back looking as good as new.

CASSUM AHMED. General Draper

24 de Viching on Street Mrench 28. Kathan Boad, Kowlo

P Phone 1482)

MAKERS,

Bisted a London

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

THERRY & CO.,

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Fongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 10%

Hongkong, March 10, 1914.

TANG YUK, Damaz.

Sport

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

TERMS VERY MODERATE

CONSULATION Fazy.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDT,

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GESTELDE MARKED WORD "ENERATION IN DIE MEEL MORE BEARS AFTENEN TU CERUZKA ILOKKSİ

ASAHI BEER

PILSENER

BAND PR

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COMPA

SOLE AGENTS ¿ "MITSUI BUSSAN RAISHI,

This Advertisement in isased by British-American. Tokaten Co. (China), Ltd

HOME TRADE.

MANCHESTER “MARKET.

WEEKLY MAIL REPORT.

Messrs. James F. Eutton & Co. Ltd.,Manchester, reported on Wednes day, April 6-

TALKING PICTURES.

THE GREAT INVENTION.

FURTHER PARTICULARS,

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The improved outlook has been very much, obscured by the unfort- cuate stoppage of the coal mines here. and the decision of the Railway and Transport workers to cease work in sympathy with the miners if negotia- tions should not take a tom, towards an early settlement. In spite of the probability of a total dislocation of Since we last issued this report, our industries however, cotton has cotton prices have fluctuated co- remained very steady, and values siderably. The better tone developed, hare in fact appreciated all round, and a steady improvement took Further-reports of better trade from place up to the close before the goods centres have contributed to the holidays, when American fully mid-Grmness, and although spot cotton 8.19 at Liverpool. On the reopening have been forthcoming under less felt to be the handicap of silence" dling, current month, was quoted has not had the support which might of the markets, however, it appeared favourable, circumstances, there ap that Southern holders of cotton

A speaking cinema film is said to No one who has watched the have been invented at last, phenomenal development of cinema- tography will be at all astonished by the early promise of films in which the human voice will be as accurately reproduced as facial expression, and gesture are by the camera (says a writer in the Yorkshire Post.) There has been a restless striving among inventors to surmount what has been

of the cinema screen. Now the were anxious to take advantage of pears to be a more general disposition claim is made, quite circumstantially, the substantial rise which had to cover probable future trade re that the problem has been solved and occurred, and fairly heavy sellingquirements. The Washington con- that shortly speaking films will be on caused a setback, Following this, ference, as a result of which it is hoped the market.

yarn

COMPANY BEING FLOATED.

After experiments extending over

Professor Arrhenais, the famous scientist and Nobel prize winner, de- clares that a difficult problem has been solved. Already a company is being floated in Sweden, with a share capital of 630,000 kronen (£26,000) with the object of exploiting the invention

IS SILENCE A HANDICAP. Naturally the announcement has

| the commencement of the coal strike | effective effort will be made to assist here has had a very gloomy inficence and stimulate American exports of and prices have eased further. Un- cotton, has also tended to strengthen more than ten years, it is reported a fortunately the outlook here is New York. The National Ginners Swedish engineer, M. Sven Berglund, farther complicated by the possibility Association estimate that there will has invented a speaking flar which of the stoppage extending to the be a 29% reduction in the acreage of ensures simultaneous production of railway and transport werkers who American cotton for this year and sound and picture. are at present considering the advisability of coming out in sym-stems to indicate that although sub- pathy with the miners. Apart frota stantial, the decrease will hardly be these unsettling factors, the cotton so much as forecasted. The ac- position remains comparatively settled industrial outlook has had healthy and seems likely to respond a tather more restricting influence on quickly should a settlement of the the yam and cloth sections. Orders disputes take place. The improve- are difficult of arrangement as over-

the ment in

and cloth seas buyers are generally unwilling to sections has made further pro grant an indefinite strike latitude and gress.

Enquiry has again been business cannot take a normal course extensive and moderate amount until the inbour disputes are out of the attracted a good deal of interest in of business has been arranged. Both yarn and cloth prices are way. At the same time, enquiry has the trade but there is a lack of unanimity as to whether, even sup higher, Egyptians being advanced up again been of an important character, posing the new invention to be all to 6d per Ib. India has again been and there still appears to be much that is claimed for it, talking pic the most active of the overseas marmore inclination to buy goods of which tures will be an improvement. kets, with Calcutta and Karachi the stocks are being recceed. Reports There is" a disposition to chief boyers. The demand has from India are again more hopeful and deny that the present silencé broadened and in addition to further this outlet continues to be the main of the cinema screen is a substantial business in Dhooties and source of the increased inquiry and handicap. The art of subtitling light goods, fair lines of shirtings turnover; the demand still shews and the remarkable developments in have been bought. "China remains signs of broadening, Prints being now the arts of production of modera quiet bat odd lots of greys

"photo-plays" have, it is contended, have been fixed up. The Home in request. China still operates on ́a trade, Singapore and Java have also very limited scale, but advices from supplied whatever deficiency there bought a little. Unfortunately the Hongkong indicate a slight recovery in may originally have been in films coal stoppage is now seriously re that market. South America and the because of the absence of the spoken stricting business as in addition to Near East shew more interest and On the other hand, there are those its weakening infinence in the cot- there is a fair, weight of miscellaneous who see in the innovation the open- ton markets, it is impossible to enquiry about which is more or less ing-out of yet greater "worlds to con give any definite delivery time for suspended through the labour ritua-quer" for the cinema. orders. Should a settlement pot teos. Tarn and cloth prices are reached, very soon, there is no doubt that the strike will react very unfavourably on the improvement which has recently taken place and values may be weakened slightly. This is likely to be only temporary however and against this it must be bome in mind that little business can be placed will the result that the ultimate effect will be to streng then prices rather than otherwise.

hesis, test. Enton E là Idd, Manchester, reported on April

steady and practically unchanged.

word

CHARLIE CHAPLIN TO BZ SERIOUS.

Charley Chaplin, greatest of the custard pie comedians, plans to pro- duce serious photoplays at least according to reports from the Ameri" can studio cities. This decision, it is rapid in its des loomest that ever tion of his latest picture. The Kid FITЯ diese in so deup rous and so sald, followed the enthusiastic recep other of young chillim should be

CROUP:

TRIALS SOLICITED BY JAMES STEER

THE CHRONOMETER AND

WATCH MAKER

(Contractor to HL M. Naval Yari) 8, Ick Hour BTEKE, HOSCEOSS.

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

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DEVELOPING & FRINING A SPECIALITY.

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OFERATING:-

THE HONGKONG HOTEL, HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

AND THE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

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THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feat above Sea Level,

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of→

Mrs. BLAIR.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Beetly renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and entirely under new management. Cuisine under the parsoval supervizion of the proprietor, Ear and Billiard Booms. Tarma moderats. Special terms to familles un application to

Telephone E. 3. Telegraphic Add.; "PALACE,”

HOTEL

J. H. OXBEREY, Froprietor,

"ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China:

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Roof Garden. Hairdressing Saloon.

Splendid Views DE City and Pearl River. Excelent Cuisines,

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on the stack of croup appar and tragedy, slapstick comedy. In the KING EDWARD HOTEL then soul for midine and let the picture, Chaplin appeared with his chibi olur until i can be obtained miscache and eccentric feet, as of Chumeriain's Canali Hery is prompt old but astounded-blindiance by

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