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LAMMERT BROS.

ÅNGTONNEKS, ÅFFRAINERS

AND SURVEYORS

-Public Auctions-

ATRIX Undersigned, Asta received instrue- Mons to all by Pablle Arealon,

她

MONDAY, June 6, 1821,

Commenting at 2.30 p

Their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. Ons Portable

schine,

Cinematograph

One Bet Telegraph Codes, (4.volumes)

Hand Sewing Machines.

Ga view from Saturday, the 4th Jura. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June, 1991.

Op

MONDAY, "June 6, 1921.

commercing at 250 p.m.

at their Sales Eooms, Daddell Street,

A Large Cuantity of

Valuable Bensehold Furnitare,

•

comprising :—

Teak balstands, Chesterfeld couch, Armchair, Roll top desk, Writing tables, Teak screen, Beais fender. Carpets and "Bag, Fletores and Engravings, etc. ele.

Toak dining tables and chairs, side, boarda, dinner waggon, enphandis, tea tablar, Dinner troškery and glass rare. str...

Twin tenk bedstend, teak wardrobes, -dressing tables, chest-of-drawers, wash- alsada, tolleterockery, lade cortalas, etc. Also

A low pieces of Cryztal Catgiass

Azd

1 Coltage Piano by "Colinrd &

Cellard" in good condition,

1 Developing Camers.

1 Cinematograph Machine,

1 Victor Typewrites

1 Olive: Typewriter,

On view from Saturday, the 4th

Jane, 1921:

Catalogues will be issued.

Forms :-Caab on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 3, 1921.

THE Undersigned have received in- the LINCIPATOR of

the Canxi Misis & Swanse Co. Laoi Ao sell by Public Anction,

Ox

THURSDAY, June 16, 1921, commencing at 11.30 am.

on the Fremises of the

Liz Ma Bang Mixe, Lin Ma Hang..

The whole of the Machinery and

Plant of the above mine. ·

Compriting :→→

1 x Stamp Battery.

1 Ore Crusher.

1 Wilfiey Table.

1 Monarch Table.

Hydra Ulic Classifiers,

1 Ropeway...

Shafts, Belting, Pipe Line, Pamp

Wheels, etc, etc.

(To be sold in one lo Terms: Cash on delivery.

-LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

Hongkong, May 30, 1921.

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IN

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all

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PRICES are Very Moderate. Ina-| pection and Enquiries are cordiall;|| invited.

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ONCE 15, Connaught[Erad/Tearing Dongkang

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Just Received

Nice Assortment of

FINE · AKT

PICTORIAL POST CARDS

Types of Beauties, Chikirra,

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at 75 cents per Čezen.

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on the governing authorities the in- perative need for making a wireless installation an essential requisite of THE HONG MOH" FINDING. every ship engaged in carrying any considerable number of passengers."

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A NEW JEAN VALJEAN.

A CURIOUS STORY.

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WIRELESS GENERALLY. The stimulus of the war, developed the use of wireless telegraphy tre mendously, and feats almost mar-i vellous in the way of distant com- munication were accomplished. The story has several points of resemblance results achieved since the war, except with that of Jean Valjean, the hero in some special instances of an ex of Victos, IIago's Les Misérables.” hibition nature." seem

almost

ridiculous: when applied to practical For two years he has been in Vannes: life. Experts tell us that wireless Prison without being convicted or telephony zan accomplished fart. even tried. and while the circam We read that the wireless on the stances under which he was put there Bibby boats obtains remarkable

ranges.

The terrible loss of the Hong Moh." wrecked on the White Rocks in the China Sea on March 3rd, with the Ipse of nearly a thousand lives. has again called attention to the need [os,] ships carrying a large number of passengers to be equipped with a thoroughly good wireless installation, says the Singapore Free Press in a leader. The finding of the fourt of Enquiry expresses the opinion that learns that the 13 kilowatt power also call for an inquiry and a decision. A Ceylon contemporary present elements of romance they had vessels passing in the vicinity installation of the Yorkshire received! While a young man he was sent to and in sight of the wreck previous to press messages from Afaerican Stations penal servitude for murder. His con- the "Shansi's arrival closed the wreck at a range of approximately 12,500 duct at the penal establishment at and ascertained whether it was possible miles. The Derbyshire communicat- Cayenne was so good that he was to render assistance, and, if noted with "Bombay," a distance of 1400 pardoned and given his liberty. There reported by wireless telegraphy or miles. The Carmania" and the "Em-is a law dated 1854 which prohibits proceeded to the nearest port and press of Britain." equipped with the released convicts who hate eight reported the casualty, many more same 11kw. Radio Communication Fears of their sentence to run from Lires would probably have been saved. Company's plant, maintain communic- returning to France. These men The court made comment on the factation with both sides of the Atantic when pardoned are only free in the that the "Hong Mob herself should during the major part of their voyages colony. The convict in question re- have had her wireless, as all ships If such results are possible with the solved to return to France. carrying numbers of passengers installations fitted to ships coming! One day he found a boat, and should, because in the story as told to this part of the world, and if the sailed to Hayti, whence he voyaged in the findings of the Court, it appears shore stations are at all up to date. to Havre, and came to Paris. That that the ship's dynamo was out of all we can say is that precious little was ten years ago. Starting business practical me is made of the Far as a hundryrean, he did very well. Distress signals were sent up by Eastern stations. The P. &. O. liner His conduct was exemplary, and no the "Hong Moh" after stranding and carries its three amiable young one suspected that he had escaped a steamer was sighted distant two "sparks," who look very pretty in from Cayenne. When the war came to three miles. This steamer signalled their uniforms and no doubt can do he could not serve in it, for to have

action. The story reads:

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by Morse lamp. No answer could good, work, an hard put to it to fill contracted an engagement as 1,500 Feet above Sea Level be made by the "Hong Moh" as her up their time. The notice in the volunteer would have been to reveal dynamo was out of action and the Saloon "In communication with such his identity. After the war he was oil signal lamp was of insufficient and such a land station is left arrested and sent to Vannes Prison. power. This unknown steamer did natouched for days. One suspects From a juridical point of view the bot stand by but proceeded on its something wrong with the Company man's position is very singular. If he course. Other steamers were sighted that has secured an option on wireless committed an offence in returning by day on the 4th and 5th, and on installation on board ship. In a to France there 13. 3 pre- the night of March 4th, at varions recent voyage out from London to scription, for he came back more distances from the "Hong Moh," zone Singapore, not a single press message than ten years ago. If there was no passing close. None of these steamers was received, and the payments for prescription, the law of 1854 declares closed the "Hong Moh" or offered as private messages could not have met that a liberated convict who has left sistance. Only in one instance have the aerated water bill of the three the penal colony without authority we any evidence that any of these operations. We notice that when a is liable to imprisonment of from one steamers, sighted the wreck and in deputation from the Empire Prees to three years. The ex-convict has that case we have been unable to call Union and other bodies waited on the been in Vannes prison for two years, the Master."

Fostmaster General in January last, and is awaiting with exemplary The China Navigation Steamer that official said we have no high patience an answer to his petition for "Shans" did splendid work by picking power station anywhere yet." He a full pardon.

up 45 people and proceeding to Sxa hoped that the Leafield-Cairo connec- tow in the hope of obtaining further tion would be got working in May, assistance. From Swatow a wireless and that is the first part of the Im was sent out intended for the naval perial wireless chain. Apparently suthorities in Hongkong, which was neither in the lccal stations, nor in intercepted by H. M. 8. "Foxglove" the Imperial chain, nor in ships sad immediately responded to by her coming to this part of the world is But the "Shansi," with all her haste commensurate benefit being received and good intention, did not reach from the great triumphs chimed for Swatow till March 5th in the evening, wireless."

the unfortunate "Hong Moh" having

struck 48 hours previously. The

"Forglove" reached the wreck at 10.30 WHERE THE GLOOM GERM

LIVES.

pm, the night the message was sent. out from Bwatow, while H. M. 8. "Carlisle," called from the Pescadores, When you feet of

temper, with reached the scene of the disaster next ewrybody and every thing, when you. morning Think of the loss of that inom, look to gore divar, for that moet find work & worry and life soome full of precious forty-eight hours! How likely is here the table lies and take many lives, it is asked, might have a den of Platottos, for therein is the been saved had the "Hong Moh" bered selfbeen equipped with a good installs di pel constipation, care bilious attacks, Finketica gently stimulate the liver, tion 1 And if other ships trading in sick headache optel tongue, ill smelling the Gulf of Sism and the China, Ses bath. They are in rative parfession were fitted with wireless As out to night, you'll feel better in the and neither grize or parue. Try them Hongkong contemporary, remarks the morning. mere conter-plation of the possible. Of dugtinti everywhere, or post. Iran, advantages of wizelons in such comte the risk from Der Williams Medicino Ce, 96, Széchæin' Hoad, Bhang- situation is enough to imprem strongly bal

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