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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1921.

GALA ARENA

"PERETTAI" BALONA,

COAK COLD

TELEFTONES

MERCURY MOTOR CAR GELL OFFICE

CO.

59-81 Des Voeux Road Central,

MAN BRANCH BROW ROOM

BANON ROAD I

BRASCH

LAC. MI ADITION WESTERN U2143

BENTLEY'S

P. Z. Forxo

MIYLGIR

HONGKONG.

THE CHINA MAIL,

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

FINE AND APPLIED ART.

WEST PAINT BRANCH 1545 WORK SHOP

AN EXCELLENT

~ STUDIO

OLD POST OFFICE SITE. shall be liable for any damage which

FORTHCOMING SALE.

THE CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED.

may be caused by carrying out the abore

No building shall be erected on a lot or lots to a height exceeding 125 feet.

The design of the exterior eleva. tions of any building to be erected

TOTAL UPSET PRICE FOR FOUR LOTs on the whole of the lots or any one

$1,499,310.

The Old Post Office site comprising ! four lots of Crown land at the junc ion of Queen's Road Central and Pedder Street will be put up for letting by public auction sale at the Offices of the Public Works Department En Tuesday, October 11, at 1 pm according to to-day's Government Cosette. The term will be for 75 years with the option of renewal at a Crown rent to be fixed by the Govern ment surveyor for one further term of 75 years.

Particulars of the lots follow:- (1)--Inland Lot No. 2316, Queen's Road Central-N.W, 213' 3": SE 211' 2"; X.E., 42'8": SW, 64 11" area about 11,366 sq. ft. Annual rental $782. Upset price $511,470.

(2)-Inland Lot No. 2317, at junction of Queen's Road Central and Pedder Strce-N.W., 43' 8"; SE, 436: NE. 1657": S.W., 1657 area about 7,232 sq. ft. Annual rental $498. Upset price $325,440.

(3)-Inland Lot No. 2318. Peċċer Street. W. 43' 8"; SE. 43 s N.E., 1657"; S.W., 165'7" are about 7,232sq. ft Annual rental $498. Upset price $325.450

ful.

NUMBER.

The

striking pictures mentioned. etchings of Mr. F. L. Griggs, aa artist little known to the public but whose work is warmly admired by all artists and collectors who take an intelligent interest in the art of engraving, form the subject of another profusely illustrated article. Another instalment of the excellent series on the miniatures in the famous Pier past Morgan Collection is fullwed by a very readable account of the paintings and lithographs of Stanley Curser, whose art is distinguished by a fine vitality and sincerity. The usual Studio Talk" written by

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

BILLIARDS.

Championship Team Tournausat.

HA Proprietor. (Mr. Oxberry) of the

PALACE HOTEL, in promoting a 1 Championship Tears Tournament and. requests nators of any team wishing to

Pater.

The Teams will be composed of six

The July number of The Studio, a copy of which we have received from the publishers, contains much that is interesting and much that is beauti Captain Audley Harvey's collections foe example of judi- cious selection and discriminating correspondents in all the important Mess, dimy, or Navy, taste-receives generous treatment art centres includes many admirable į in a descriptive article illustrat illustrations covering oil and water id by reproductions in colour colours, chalk drawings, statuary, and shade of many of the most pster designà, and furniture,

"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

Contains all the News of the Week,

25 cts. PER COPY.

PRICE

or more of the lots will be subject to the special approval of the Directer cf Public Works, who shall have power to regulite the height of storeys and may require the main Domestic Occurrences feature of any building to harmonize Leading Articles..... with those of the adjoining buildings. P.W.D. Land Sales

Census in Australia War Medals

Subject to the submission of sati-Wilts Man in Trouble factory designs, permission will be A King's Lawsuit granted to the purchasers to con- Local and General struct verandahs over the public The Kwangs War footpaths in Queen's Road and Naval Draft. Fedder Street extending the full height of the building or buildings. In the case of such verandahs, there must be a clear space of at least 9 feet between the face of the external all of the building and the inside face of any portion of the piers or columns upon which such verandahs are supported.

The ground floor of the building or buildings to be kept at such levels as the Director of Pethic Werks may direct in order that it may be in con- fermity with the proposed future

alteration to the street level.

The exact boundaries of each lo: to be determined before the issue of In the event of the Crown lease. any excess or deficiency in area being found to exist as compared with the areas stated in the conditions, the (4)-inland Lot No. 2319, Pedder amount to be paid by or to be re- funded to the purchaser in respect of Street-X, 46'9"; S.E. 43'8"; NE, 163' 10"; 5, 165"; area such excess or deficiency will be $45 per about 7,488sq. ft. Annual rental calculated at the rate

square foot plus a proportional part $516. Upset price $336,960.

The conditions of the sale provide: at any increase over the upset price that no person shall at any bidding Crown rent will be adjusted at the

rate of $3,000 per acre per annum. advance less than $1,000.

C.R.A. PETITION.

800 SIGNATURES TO DATE,

There were close uppa 800 signa- tures on the sheets of the Constitu- tiona! Reform Petition that were called in this week after being! displayed for

time

Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the purchaser of a lot or lots shal sign the memorandum of agreement for completing the pur- chase according to these conditiona. He shall, within three days of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Treasury in respect of each lot the following sums, viz-Inland Lot No. 2316 $75,000, Inland Lot No. 2317 $47,000, Inland Lot No. 2315 $47,000 in various clubs and business and Inland Lot No. 2319 $49,000, and premises. The secretary of the C.R.A. within six months of the day of sale (Mr.. L. M. Whyte) told a Chive the balance of the premium or premia Mail reporter to-day that his com at which the lot or lots shall have mittee hoped. by personal canvassing beer purchased: provided that interest to increase this mumber to at least at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum 1,000.

will be payable by the purchaser

on any balance of the premium or

some

Lieut-fl. T. E. Kelall. D.S.O.,

premia which may be outstanding¦ R.E., has been placed under orders |

Taylor. R.E.

at the end of three calendar months for nabarkation for Hongkong, for] from the date of sale, such interest duty as Commanding Royal Engineer to be reckoned as accruing from the expiration of three months aforesaid, relief of Lieut.-Củ). LILIV. and provided farther that thei whole premium or premia be ont paid on the expiration of six months from the date of sale, the purchaser will be held to have failed to comply! with the conditions of the sale.

The purchaser of a lot or lots shall within eight months of the day of sale submit to the building Authority plans for the erection of buildings as required by Section 222 of the Public) Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1906. He shall also build and finish, fit for occupation, before the expira tion of 36 calendar months from the date of passing of the plans, in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner, one or more good permanent building or buildings which must be non-domestic, except with the consent of the Guvernor-in-Council cr a hotel with walls cf stone or brick and limemoriar and roof of tiles or such other materials as may be required by the Director of Public Works, and in other respect in accordance with the provisions of all Ordinances, by laws and regulations relating to buildings or sanitation as shall or may at any time be in force in the Colony, and shall expend therein in respect of each lot, nor less than the following sums, tiz-Inland Lot No. 2316 $170,000, Inland Lot No. 2317 $108,000, Inland Lot No.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamship.

"INABL MARU," having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hosaxons & KowLoox WRArt & Godown ComPAST'S Goocwys at Kowloon, where each consign- ment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on sulam intractions are given to the contrary be

fore Noux, To-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 26th Angust, 1921, will be subject to rent.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godewas fut examination try the Coo ignees and the Co's. reprosontrúver at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and All claims must be pre FRIDAY. 2318 scuted within ten days of the steamer's

$108000 and leland Lot No. 2319 arrival here, after which data they cannot $112,000 in rateable improvements. be recognized. No claims will be admitted Possession of Inland Lut No. 2316 after the goods have left the Godowas.

will not be given to the purchaser from until January 18, 1922,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents.

which date Crown rent will com-

-Hongkong, Asgust 19, 1921.

mente. Possession of the remainder

of the lots sold shall be given to the

purchaser or purchasers, and deemed TO SECRETARIFS OF CLUBS AND

to have been taken by him or by

them on the day of sale.

The special conditions provide:-

OTHER INSTITUTIONS..

The purchaser of a lot or lots must ALL preliminary notices of forth- within eight months of the date of coming meetings, lectures and the sale entirely demolish the build-entertainments, sent for insertion in ing at present standing on each lot the news columns of the China Mail, or lots and clear away the old founda- are charged for at the rate of $1 each, tions, drains, etc, prior to the erec (as announced in May and June of tion of a new building, such last year) pipving that they do not work to be carried out with as little occupy more, than four Une In inconvenience as possible to the future if this space is exceeded they pabloc the adjoining property will be placed in the advertising owners. The purchaser or purchasers columns at the prevailing rater

CONTENTS.

A Highway Robber

Daring Piracy.

7-10 Watchman ..............

House Boy's Theft

A Translation from the Chinese

Press..........11 Foochow Struck by Typhoon 11 Correspondence Hongkong Hotel Company 12-13 Some Shrimps

......11

Gang Robbers $25 Reward Special Cables

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plasers from any recognised Club, Ship,

The prix will be six gold medals for the winners and six süter medals for the runners up.

Game 250 up.

Entrance feen $10, per team. Entries closes on Sist August,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Arc.

(For Accocet of the Concerned)

נ1

FRIDAY

August 24, 1921, commencing at 2.30

pm, at their Sales Roams,

Na 3, Des Your Road, Corner of Ice House Screer, Chiesse Porcelain", Carlos. Lacquered Ware, &c., &c.

Including a variety of 3 coloured and 3-coloured Vases, Wall Plates Table Screens, lue and White Vases and Incense burners, Old Bronze and Brass Figures and Vases, Kakemonoe, Las- quered Cabinets Chaire, Ivory, Jace, Agate and Crystal Ornaments, landarin Pearls. &c. &c.

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1 1- 6 Office Robbery

6

Dishonest Ice Man

6

Madame Lily

&

.10

10

Hrmace Police Officer

.10

A Good Story

.IL

Reckless Motorists

.23

Hongkong University

.24

Who was Tenant?

.24

-24

124

.25

Small Boy Nuisance

..13

Sport

25-28

-14

Company Report

.2€

..14

Obituary

Jail and Cat

Shipping

-27-28 .28

Typhoon Warnings

China Coast.

..17

| Fighting A Typhoon ·

C. R. A Petition

-18

For Ways That Are Dark" 29

18

More Bicycles Stolen.......

Eale.

19

Trade Success in China

.30

19

Truck and Child

.33

20-21 | Exchange---

-33

..21

Hongkong Stock Exchange 3)

....13 Victeria Recreation Clab ......13 Old Post Office Site.... Children's Corner Tragedy of the Sea Bill OʻTavish Lost ...... Sanitary Board

Murder at Astor House Theatre Murder Gallant Golfers Last Night's Big Fire Banque Industrielle A Mui Tsai Case Our Outlying Paris Another Court Martial Hongkong Assessments... Loss of the "Luen On" A Puzzling Case...

Passengers

The above rock recently arrived from the Sort and includes pieces from the Ming, Kenshi, Kienlung and Towk- Kong Periods.

The bulk of which will be sold with- out rerre.

Lea

Ore CARVED IVORY TUSK

and STANDS,

length 7 ft weight S0 lbs.

Fo Farticulars from Catalogue).

Da view 5th inst, and morning of

-vos :—Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & MOUGH, Auctionzurs. Hongkong, August 20, 1921.

The surf is pounding on the barrier; great palm fans swing briskly overhead in the evening breeze. From the groves of mango and banana comes the murder of a million insects. Beyond the moonlit sands the sails of the sandalwood schooner are silhouetted against the opal of the midnight sky. Somewhere in the distance a tomtom is beating; now and again the scented zephyrs carry the voices of laughing girls.

Stevenson and

But you know the scene already! Ballantyne, Jack London and Louis Becke have seen to that. Come to-night to the CORONET, the house where dreams come true and see D. W. Griffith's won- derful romance of the South Seas

"THE IDOL

DANCER"

NOTICES.

DIFFERENT

FROM

OTHER BEERS

IN THAT

IT IS ALL ENGLISH.

IT HAS THAT PRE-WAR ENGLISH TASTE.

IT

IS BREWED FROM ENGLISH

MALT AND HOPS.

ENGLISH

BUCH IS

R

BRAND

PILSENER BEER

SPECIAL PRICE

$4.75

PER DOZEN PINTS -NETT.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

COLUMBIA

GRAFONOLA

THE SUPREME

INSTRUMENT

OF MUSIC.

ANDERSON'S

(THE COLUMBIA SHOP.)

Sole Agents →→

Suzuki & Co.

SAKURA BEER

Alexandra Buildings.

Tel. 468 & 467,

Bpaints

Colours Enamels-Varnishes

PREPARED PAINTS OF ALL KINDS AND COLOURS. BERGER'S LIQUID RED LEAD covers-50 per cent more sarface, weight for weight, than the ordinary hand mixed Red Lend

MATROL The oil paint you thin with water. Gover ing capacity one third more than that of Washable Distemper. STRUCTURAL & ROOF PAINT-A preservative. ! BERGER'S VARNISH.-O1¤ VANISH BLACK JAZAR,

COTAL ETC.

LEWIS BERGER & SONS. LIMITED. PRICES OF APPLICATION-STOCKS CARRIED.

SOLE AGENT:-

W. R. LOXLEY & Co.

ME. BERGER MADE FINE COLOUES IN LONDON IN 1764

Do you

Knou

that a stitch in time

Saves nine" and that

Wilkinson's

means

an

in what

most important to

you

Gren mane

than a stitch in time?

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