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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPELIKERS AND SURVEYORS, Public Auctions—

THE Undersigned, have razaved Instrue- Unday Fable Auction,

THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 1991, commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at No. 41. B Nathan Road, Eowken.

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture,

Comprising

Chesterfeld Couch and Armchaira, Carpet, Tak sideboard with levelled mirror, disser waggon, dining table. chairs, teak bedstead, chest-odraners, double wardrobe with berelled glass, toilet table, marble top waebatand, etc.

Also

A few pieces of Blackwood-ware. On view frota Wednesday, the 25th September

Catalogues will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, September 23, 1921.

Ox

FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 1921. Commencing at 2.20 p.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture. Comprising --

Teak hat-tand, teak chairs, dinner waggon, sideboard with bevelled mirer, i ice chest, round and square tables, etc. etc.

Double iron bedstead, Tenk bedsteads. double and single wardrobes, dressing tables with tevelled mirror, chests-of- drawers, washstands, toiles crockery, etc., etc.

Also

A few pieces of Caaten Black wood-ware!

And

1 Cottage Piano by "Collard

Collari

Bicycles.

1 Motor Bicycle.

On view in Thursday, the 20th

September.

Catalogass will be issued.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong. September 26, 1921.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS.

Quarter hour...comuseosur

In Fistoria, with two Bearers

19 cents

Calf hour.

Ine hour.

Three hours.

Six bours, ... - Roya 20

Day (68.m. to 6 p.m.), 1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, alf fare exiOS

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 Am the above Eares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

11-Beyond Victoria, with four Bearers.

Hour...

Chree hours.

Six hours.

0.50 cents.

81.00

1.50

Day (6 am to 6p.)

200

III-In the Hill District.

Wish Bearers With 4 Bearers.

Quarter hour.......15 $0.30

Half hour,..... 1).20

0.40

Use hour, ...... 90

0,60

Two hours... V.50

0.9)

Tarou hour 0.70

1.00

Six bours......... 1. Day (am to spam.)1,50

1,5)

200

RICKSKL

1.- in the bland of Hongkong, if engaged

INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO

BE WITHOUT THEM.

JUST received a large Consignment, of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Blot weather (2) LAC TOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeption (3) MILFORD MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Finid for destroying Flosa, Mosquitoes, Bugs,

Flic

and all osher Insect Feets in Summer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Hannes

PRICES i Very Moderate. Ina- pection and Enquiries are cordially invited

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

Bola Agente fut Hongkong and dogth Chi No. 1748, Connaught Rood Central, Rangtang

· Talebane Non.

FOR SALE

COLLECTION OF

YATES'

Garden Seeds.

In tins containing enough Seeds to plant a moderate sized garden,

at $6 per tia.

GRADA & CO.,

No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

OHERRY & 00.,

PEDDER STREET, 'Opposite Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 18à,

Hongkong, March 30, 1916.

accet

TANG YUK, DITE

the late BIEN TING, 16, D'Aguilar Street.

FERMA VERY MODERATE

Dormulation P

STAR WER FREACH REMEDY.

THERAPION NË 1 THERAPION NĚ2 THERAPION NĚ3

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LAČE SE Mat Ca. Stavernement a VALOARE STRADA WAKING WORD TRIPATION OF

AFARI BHER.

SHIP'S STORES.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

ROBBERY IN FRANCE.

DARING ATTACK ON PARIS OMNIBUS.

KEHITÒRN AT THE MOTILA.

who tock

HONGKONG HUTET.

September 20.

Mrs W. D. 5. Gib

Mr. P. Goldmaa Mr and Mrs R. H. Mr L. Goldmar

Backrath

Mr & Mrs GroCSTRAT Mr W. J. Grimmans

s ER. Bellios

H. Bernard pt. T. P. Hall r. J. Birbeck Mr C. Hammad ¡irs Blackburn Mr R. F. Harris

E. A. Brodie

Mr C. Hepburn Mrs C. Hendry Mr J. B. Brown

Mr H. Hollands Mr C. C. Chiang Mrs C.-T. Ulark.

KA D. Hopkirk BraT-W. Coalmas Mr Anthony Jenkio Mr and Mrs L. R.Mr and Mrs W. G,

Coter

Zore ph Mr and Mrs J. L. Kr E. H. Josch

Mr and Mrs Fako. MLR Cole

shima Mr. T. Coller Miss H Lillie Mr and Mrs R. P.Mr G Logan

Boyce and child Dr Q. Marriott Lol and Mrs G.Mr J. W. HeGrosky Mr W. & McKinley

Coke

Among the leisurely preparations which attended the departure of the sailing-ship up her twelve months' adventure, the business of storing and Robbery and attempts at robbery provisioning her was not the least used each other with startling

Mr J. Alston EASTONSILE. There were no ship-repidity in France in these days To W. G. Audenon son chandlers shops between her home the dangers of travelling by railway Me W. Anderson ir A. H. Gl port and Cape Hom any apparently to be added those of Me D. B. Ayerst emporium

the lee borneying by the prosaic omnibus, where omi-sion might be made with other kinds of motor good. Nothinig Was SO

trivial vehi fes, itself claims far too many that it could safely be overlooked, the victims in the Paris streets. The Lack of a towing hawser or a ball of other day passengers on a traded in lamp cotton being equally calami. utmost terror from an attack by sap tors in its own special emergency. Posed bandits, who forcibly stopped It is recorded of the old "Torrens the tram, but we discovered to have that, conting in to the mouth of mendy had a personal quarrel with A moter'bus was the Channel oue voyage short of the conductor. Lamp oil. a ticklish predicament in the attacked in Paris by five robbers, narrow sens, she sighted a Boating

it by assault and barrel. The ship was have to, a heat aimed blows at the passengers with lowered, and the barrel picked up. bottles and stoves, drownding their On being broached it was found to money at the same time. Fortunate contain lamp cil. But the Torrens" y, the conductor was armed with a was a notably lucky vessel.

loaded revolver, and though struck Bir El. van Delft Ma Eric Moller

Miss RO. Dnovan Miss Noiva on the had himself he threatened and Me G. W.Mr and Mrs W. P. the assailants with the weapon. Ther thereupon fled, the conductor firings W S. van Dyke Me and at then as they ran. None of them Mr P. J. Falconer Miss D. E. Pepparali

Mr J. C. van Erwche Onderweizer was dit, but a police patrol on bicyclesgineer Captain Mr B. 8. L'arty happening to arrive at the moment,

S. P. Ferguson Mrs P. . sherwood

Capt. Siqueland two

were arrested. Mr M. Ferber Three of the passengers were badly Mrs F. P. Freeman Miss J, H. Smith Mr R. Frain Mr F. v. da Stren knocked about. If the old days of Mr. W. Mac. CabeMr J. Thornborrow highway robbery are to return, as Mr John Sardiner Mr W. H.Timbrel these neidents threaten, the task of Mr W. 4. Geerling Miss R. Weim the athonties in devising means to Mrs. B. Gibson Mr and Mrs T. L secure the safety of the travelling) Publis already sufficiently grave will come all the more difficult.

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were

of the men

MIXED BATHING,

COLOUR SCHEMES VETOED AT WILLESDEN,

P. Cosen

Drollette.

Wylaller

RIPULSE BAY GOTEL

Mrs. A

Mr and Mrs A. V. and Mrs Bar-

rinaton Apar

Er and Mrs B. T.Mr Heating

Baxter

Mr & Mrs Benson

Mrs W. E. Kent

Mr M. F. Kline

Mr & Mrs B. Chris Mr and M, W.

tiansen

Mr Columbine

Vr J. D. Darby Yz E. (). Drake

M. P. Marks

Mr G. A. Mognaschi

Mr & Mrs E. Molini

and child

Mr and Mrs G H. G. Mollison

Elliott

Mr and Mrs Epstein H: G. T. Kveligh Mr R. Farrazit Mr and Mrs. P.

Forum

Mr N. Myer

Mr and Mrs E

Nerre

Mr & Mrs Newcomb M.Mr G. J. Robinson

Mr G. J. Robinson

It was on the last stretch of the homeward passage from the Western Islands inwards, after the cables had been bent and the anchor put over the rail that the prudent shipmaster he to compile his store lists gan for the coming voyage in debate with bis chief officer.

Sails were overhauled and rondemned to be sold

DS shakings judged worth repairing for use as a fine weather suit. The zealous mate roamed the decks in the dog watches. noting deficiencies below and aloft. Great calamities spring from smal causes. When the mainmast went over the side it was always a wer royal brace that started it. The carpenter, the beatswain, and the steward were each called upon to con į tribute the tain of the necessities of The results of their departments. these

deliberations jout

Willesden Council have arrived at W. Eastman trans: ribed :lt the cabin table a decision which has caused consider upon fair. sheets

of foolscap,able surprise and feeling in local annotated with incontrovertible bathing circles. Throughout the arguments for the supply of a new summer mixed bathing has been ex. mizen topsail this verage, the old ceedingly popular in the open air bath having been blown to ribbons of the at King Edward Park. Kensal-rise, Plate. In that form the store requist and even the charging of double fees tion was to be submitted to the bigh has failed to keep away the crowd. gods who enforced economy in the Many charming costumes of varied owner's office. and especially to the colours have been seen daily. both on serating of another elderly seaman the grassy slopes of the bath and in the who had climbed the ladder from water; but now, without warning, the shipmaster to ship's husband and Council have abolished all colour acquired in its ascent an uncanny scheunes, and insistourostumes of black faculty of detecting superfuities-a or very dark blue. Moreover, the rule coil of cordage which might be done is most stringently administered, the Mr R. Aumuller Silis Kad corie without for another voyage, attendants acting as censors and Mckinsh OT X dozen broom handles.carefully examining costomes as Mr Wm. Anderson "Broom handles, indeed,"

he the bathers, male and female, enter Mr & Mrs Ashton would comment with a stroke of bis the enclosure. Considerable indigna- Hr V. Benjamin

Mir E, C. Bell indelible blue pencil. "What does tion has been amused, for bathers Mr B. Bais be carry a carpenter for?" Every arriving with dainty and brightly-re D. E. Eir old ship's husband had some pre-coloured costumes, have been refused M. J. Breen judice of the sort which it was well admission, and have been compelled Mr H. Bridger worth while to placate. If it was not to go away and purchase the sombre Miss C. C. Bronco Droom handles it was hatch wedges bued garments permitted by the or iron buckets, which might as Council.

A meeting of bathers efficiently and more economically be decided to send a deputation in converted from empty paint drume-coloured costumes to the Council; There was one whose idiosyncrasy but this has been found to be in- it was to present each one of his practicable, as the Council, im- shipurasters on the even of sailingmediatey after pasing the new re- with a packet of No. 14 sail-needles, gulations, went on holiday until the so that the vessels he looked after end of September., sprouted sail-needles in unlikely

places and eventually, if he and they had survived long enough, might

seaman

in Fictorian

Ten minutes,

Bcrats

SENER BEEL

AND PRIZ

Quarter hour, m..................

Haff hour,

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One hour.

Erecy Subsequent hour

Note--ll the rickshs be enLLITEĆ within the City of Victoria, and be din- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 m. or be dis charged to the East of Ray View Police lation on the Eastern side of Um City of Victoria after 9 pm. an extra half #ace shall be chargeable

-In Kenalty

Quarter hour, asseure

Kalf hour, materi

Hout,

customs

· Evey'subsequent bour,......... 10.

111-Taipo Road.

*

Twenty cents shall be added

for each extra bor

or part

of an hour if the birer gain

the journey to tako longer than

4th mile-

angle *****

75 cents... hour. retor...... 30 hours. Beyond 4th to 8th mile...

single $10 bourn

Beyondth to 9th mile

single $159.

1.00

Seybad 9th to 11th mile

single...-200 verssénél

tura $9.50 Į Tares for Joumeys beyond the 17

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out

But,

and Mrs Geare Min Grre Mr A. Groot Mr and Mrs W.

Hansch

J.

Mr & Mrs Testers

Mr and Mrs B. C.

Wristiansen

PEAK HOTEL

September 25,

Ke J. Anguin Mr R. W. Lee Jones

Mr J. G. Bridger

Mr and Mrs N. B.

Karenfis Mr J. E. Kring

Mr and Mrs Yaa

Krimpen Mr J. U. Lloyd Mr R MacGregor Mr and Mrs. W. Mr and Mrs J. F.

Mayger

Mer

MR. Broa Capt. &M.9.8.Mill

Mr and Mrs B. ceMr T. Mitchell

Chazources

Mrs M. Mitchell

Mr and Mrs J. A.Miss J. Mitchell

Chadwick

Me J. W. Moran

jer G. J. Chap-Mr H. Moor

Mr & Mrs C. C. Neon Me and Mrs T. W.Him M.W. Newsho.

Church

Clar

Mise M. Cooper

line

Mr A Ficol

Mr A. H. Penz

Yr A. Cormack

Hon. Mr and Mrs T.

Mr W. A. Cornell

Mr B. Crowley

L Perkins

Mre J. Proton

Capt. H. S. Currey Mr and Mrs W. E. Co. W. Darey Roberts Bag.-Condr. W. Mr J. B.Robinson

DIVIN

Mr and Mrs E. E Mr R. G. England Bodger His Fairly

Mr R. P. ShawT Bey, and Mrs W. T. Mr A. Findlay Emili Mrs C. 8. Femander H. Spicer

-Featherstone Mr G. Norton Smith Miss M.8. FemandesMr and Mrs B. J.

r F. W. Gibbons Stevenson

Mr & Miss Howard Mr J. F. Swindells.

W. M. Hum Mr W. F. Telfer phreys Mrs T. Janquemin Mr H. H. Webster

Mr A. Gregson Miss N. Stons

Mr J. W. E. John

Mr J. Thayer

J

PALACE HOTEL.

Mr and Mr J. H."

Ozberry Mr Wm. Perciari

Mr B. J. Rowe

Mr J. R. Tait

Waples

have foundered overladen with them. in the course of a forage. He had found himself short of sail-broadly speaking, there were two schools, of which one advocated the needles upon one of his early voyages. preparation of a fresh brine, while the A timely and unhurried prepared other stood by the old and proved nees was the atmosphere of these days method of rebciling the pickle and of sail. A week at least before the skimming the impurities from its sur ship was ready for sea egin, the fruit face. The proper density of the of so many labours ripened on the mixture was then judged by floating quay wall in bolts of No. 6 canvas, in it a medium-sized potato weighted the stoutert saildoth made for wildest by two 2-inch wire nails. If the gales, coils of smoothly oled manila potato showed like a half-tide rock hanling lines, sweet-smelling Europe upon the surface, the pickle was pro rope for the standing gear and wire nounced good rope for sheets and bilyards. Bales Caske of engar and molasses were of oakum and casks of pitch, harpoons ranged also in the dim, cool, and and shark books, shackles (which no musty-smelling lazarette, which was

would pronounce other reached by a ladder from a small Mrs E. Dobinson

Mr C. Bentley thsyckles) and wooden batchway in the steward's pantry. Mr. Greenrett sheaves, marline spikes and terk It would be the steward's duty to Yr M. Harpenaner Mr B. Fetberam fenders, a parti-coloured house-turn these over every Saturday toes - A. Liley

Kr 17. L. Boed Mr T. G. Parvis. flag to fly on Sundays, and prevent their contents from settling. Capt. F. N. Lacks Mr R. Shalabanoff bright new saucepans for the galley When the weekly sugar ration was Mr and Mrs Y. C.Mr E, Smith stove-these and innumerable other served

Mausytchence on Saturday nights, Mr & Mrs Moussey Mr and Mre B. E. articles of ship's furniture encumbered it was his secret stratagem, which her E. J. Cohen her deck and made her look like a fondly imagined to be unknown in ship-chandler's shop after a squall other ships, to imprison a cockroach; had struck it. The alleyways ft in the breached cask. If the cock- were piled with ealted and preserved rosch was not there when the next provisions in sufficient quantity to ration was issued, he kept more than support thirty sharp-set seamen upon usually conscientious observation a round voyage. Baga of finty ship's upon that cash. But young marau- bread were stowed away in the iron ders from the half-deck have been bread tanks in the run, after thicae known to raid the lazarette on a had been cleaned out and limewashed. dark night provided with a cockroach, By the time the bottom of the first It was a busy time while stores tank was reached the twice-baked were being taken on board, tallied, Liverpool pantiles would have acquir and stowed away.. It was not until cd a musty and weevilly favour re- the last package was safely under lished or grumblingly tolerated by lock and key that the shipmaster was seagoing epicures. A dozen tierces of able to abandon his housewifely extra India beef and the same number preoccupation and turn mariner again, of barrels of prime mess pork had in confidence that his old barque been lowered into the lazarette. Each would put to see well found and tierge contained 304 pounds of a solid provuished for the emergencies of her malogany-textured substance which lonely voyage. Always provided that the old shipmaster would hail en-the ship's butcher, one of an unreli thusiastically, while sharpening his able race, addicted to chort weight knife at the cabin table, as "a gand and dilatory delivery, did not fail to piece of salt beef."..

scramble on board as the ship was Every experienced seaman had his warping out through the dock gates private formals for the recondition with his those days' sea-stock of fresh ing af mit beef when it became { ment and cabbages. —M'cheriet Decessary, as it generally did Guardian

Cuticura Girls Are Sweet and Dainty

-Nothing wulamanca a his/day, ajené conne plancios, wady white bunchy end, gener kuortant tude as Chititrum Spug, managed.

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by Cacera Olotment The T

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1921,

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS:`

Hotel Mansions

Agents fors-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery, --

LONG HING & CO., Kodals and Kodel: Films, &c. Bs.

PHOTO SUPPLIES, DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17A, QUEEN'I BOAD CENTRAL HONGKONG.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

HONGKONG HOTEL (Hongkong).

REPULSE BAY HOTEL (Repulse Bay)

PENINSULA HOTEL (Kowloon)

(projected)

TOWN GARAGE & SHOW ROOMS (Pedder Street)

RUSSELL STREET GARAGE

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

REPULSE BAY GARAGE

THE PEAK HOTEL,

1,600 Feat above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

(Two minutes from

Star Ferry

Mrs.

BLAIR.

PALAČE HOTEL

KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughool and entirely under new management. Calaine under the parsenal supervidos of the proprietor, Ear and Billiard Booma Terma moderats. Special terme Bo families in application to

Telephone E. 5. Telagraphie Add. ; " Palaor.”

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprissor.

HOTEL 65

"ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China

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

Views of City and Pearl River.

Moderate Rates.

Splendid

. Excellent Cuisine.

Under the Management of the SUN CO., LTD.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

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Cric Lift-Pant and Lighting, Europ Bathe and Sanitary Ficakuga, Lot and Cold Water System throngs/it Es et Pond and Service.

Telephone 17%. Telegraphic Address:~^ViemoRIA"

J. WIICHELL, Maanga,

CANTON.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION

15, Mörriken.137 Wond

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