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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, AFPRAISEER AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned hare received instrue

are the Auction.

CN

WIDNESDAY, November 2, 1991.

commencing at 11 am,

their Sales Rooms, Duddell Strees, A Selection of Elgh Grade Cashmere and Tweed Sult Lengths. Superior Overcoating, etc.

Also

De case Talent Powder Terms:

Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Ameribocer.

Blouson October 18, 1921.

TESTORS A TEN HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL.

October 29.

Hec Hr. 1Dr L. B. McArthur

Alexande

Mr J. W. Mekoy

Hr W. A. Anderson Dr V. M. McK÷az Mr J. W. Andrew Mr M. Milt

Mr and Mrs G. M.Mt J. H. N. Mody

Acklia

Mc J. Alston

Mr F. H. Mody

Me C. F. Mce fich Mr.W, Anderson MF af ere

Mr

Bartos

Mr and Mrs

Baxter

J. L.Mr E, Meoromatis

Dr-J. Morrison

H.A. Mr M. B. somay

Bra ER. Beli'ios

Mr V. Berjamin Mr. Birbeek

Mr J. Nicholas

Miss Neare

Mr and Mrs W. P.

Neeson

Mrs Blackber Mr & Mrs. Novaes Mr G. E. £ all Brut-Mr and Mrs A.

toc

Onderwejzer

Mrs G. M. hapan Mr D. Onderwyser Alr W. Clark SW.

Kr 7.W. Cochrane Mr and Mr A

Mr A. T. Colley Pattiol Mra 11. 0 Coser

Miss D. E. Pepperell

My end Mrs W. H.Mr S. S. Pe

Grand-l

Mr C. C. Pyrt MrC.. Denisna Mix F. F. Pyor Mir ne Mrs fl. Miss M. Richmond

Disfus-Faring Mr and Mrs W. J. Bir S. Earl

Foberts

Mr F. J. Falconer Brand Mrs M. D

Engineer Captain Ro-herebild

6. P. Ferguson Mr W. F. Rugoli

Mr John Sardiner Mrs B. E. Schor-

Mr G Gomes

main

Mr H. E. Grayhill Capt. Siqueled Mr S. L. Gria Mr and Mrs C. E

Mr & Mrs Grosman mith

Capt. T. P. Hall M. C. Smith

Mr J. T. Hammond Mrs E Sparte

Mr and Mrs J. E. Mr and Mrs Varde

Hargreave and 2 Stadt

infan:

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Mr B. C. artis

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Mrs E Whtrother

Mr J. Scott Harston and son

Mr B. Hocig

Mr P. Th.set

Mr and Mrs W. G,Mr J. Thornborrow Mr and Mrs W. H.

Timb, eli

Joer ph

Mr E. M. Joseph

Hester Joseph

Mr H. S. Jones

Bir t. Julian

Mr. Rize

H: L Kirg

MrE W Wallace Mr Ges. Wher

Mr and Mrs K. T.

Wee & famby Mrs. Westfie

Mr and His SM J. 14. Wikon Erresin & family rW C. Wise Miss H. Lillie Master W. C. Wi

M: H. Yamanote

REPUISI BAY BOTEL

and Mr R. T.Miss Kent Baxter

Mr and Mis J. S.

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Mr and Mrs Kezpeti

2 children

nu se

Mrs W. E. Kect

and

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and Y children Mr P. Marks

red Mrs E G. Masters

Mr and Mrs R.

Nerve

Mr & Mr Newcomb

Mr G. J. Rainson

Mrs GJ. RobinsGa

Mr sed rs J. R.Mr H. A. White

Harley

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October 95.

Wr F. J. Ainslie Mr A. E. Lisp an,

Mr Wm. Anderson M: J. D, LJ va

J. Anzuin

Mard Mis". L

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air & Mrs Ashton Mr R. Mach #gor

Mr R Aumaler Mr and

Mr and Mrs B. G. Mayger

Birch

W: B. Baie

DK. Blair

Ir M. J. Brea

the J. G. Bridger

H. B. Bridger

Ms W.

Wim McAinh

Me and Mrs J. F.

Mill

Capt. & Mr.S. Mil a

MET. Mich

Mrs M. S Micheil

Min 3.0. Brodeo Иies J. Mirchell

Mr W. A. Batter-Mr J. W. Mana

Geli

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daje G. J. Chap-_lime

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Church

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Miss M. Cooper Mr A. Cormack Mr W. A. Corzell Mr B. Grower Me and Mra E.

Dutton

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Pindten

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Mr G. England Roberts Bev. and Mrs W. T. Mas J. L. Robertson Yauthorsicas Mr 4. 8.Robinson Mr F W. Glḥbiné. Mr R. P. Abay Madams Lottis Dot Mr A. Findlay Fuckth Mr G. Norton Smich

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phrey

Mr J. F. 8windells MY Huxley M. D. Taylo

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GIANTS OF THE PAST.

"PORTRAITS OF THE NINETIES."

SAD ACCIDENT,

MR. SMEATON'S UNTIMELY DEATH.

Mr. E. T. Raymond's "Portraits of A singular and distressing accident the 'Nineties," published (T. Fisher cured on the French Bund, Shang Lewis, 15s.). proves that late events.bai on Thursday evening last Oct. 21 have rushed at each a pace that even resulting in the death of Mr. Thomas those who were alive, as it were, yes- Gibb Smeaton. of Messrs. Jardine, terday, seem far away. Three of Mr. Raymond's models, however, still live-Mr. Balfour, Lord Rosebery, and Mr. Thomas Hardy.

Lord Rosebery is Mr. Raymond's

Matheson & Co.

£125,000,000 PLOT,

GIGANTIC SCHEME TO TRAP LONDON INVESTORS.

A plar originated in Chicago to organise a gigantic swindle by the formation of a £125,000,000 corpora- tion with a parent company in Lon den and branches in Victoria (British Mr. Smeaton was on his way home, States and Canada has been revealed Columbia) and throughout the United in company with a inend, and had the in papers seized by the Federal intention of boarding, a tram car authorities at New York while in- starting from a point near the French vestigating the doings of Charles W. Consulate. The pavement here is French and seven other persons who At Eton he is said to have declared littered with huge paring stones; in were arrested on charges of fraud. to a chum his three great ambitions- some places they were in piles, and

first silter.

Confessions obtained alter the

to marry a great heiress, to win the along other parts of the side wall collapse of the Michigan Avenue Derby, and to become Prime Minister. they lay singly, being thus not only Trust Company indicate that the That would seem enough for most an inconvenince to pedestrians bat, American financial markets were to men, withoat being Prime Minister as the unfortunate event proved, he deluged with millions of bad notes, twice. But the real drama of Lord dangerous, especially as, at the time stolen bonds, and bogus trust deeds. Rosebery, it was then seen (after the of the accident (about 7.30), this Banks and business houses from the great Liberal victory in 1905], bad particular spot seems to have been Atlantic to the Pacific were to be ended in the nineties when he laid badly lighted.

duped. Securities to the value of down the Liberal leadership

Seeing the at

tram-car approach, £400,000 have been recovered out of Edinburgh in a speech which remains Mr. Smeaton started to run for it.:

ja total of £1,500,000 stolen. His friend shouted a warning to him to beware of the paving stones, but just

as one of the most cuLou and

mournful monuments of political failure. The rest was merely an epilogue.

taliate....

■ A MAN OF ABILITY.

SEIZED DOCUMENTS. at that moment Mr. Smeaton tripped sum of £125,000,000 was to be put According to documenta seized the and fell heavily to the ground. It into the London office of the proposed Of a man of no speech but great was seen at once that he had sustained organisation while scores of building action Mr. Raymond says:

severe internal injury and be was con- companies ware being organised in Personally, Rhodes was not, indeed, vered home with all speed. After Canada and America. It is stated without a vein of vulgarity. He had having been seen by Dr. Billinghurst that many prominent London invest- a passion for diamonds and a con- and Dr. Marah, Mr. Smeaton

was ors were approached, the name of Mr. tempt for women; he loved not merely taken to the Victoria Nursing Home J. B. Morgan being used as a bait, appreciation but Battery of the grosser

where he died during the night.

but this was dropped when. Mr. kind; he was strangely content with

Morgan denied all connection with the companionship of quite inferior

The deceased, who was 27 years of the project. men; he was not exempt from that age, was a native of Dundee, and was

The scheme originated in a mush- very bad failing, a tendency to bully educated at Edinburgh University room corporation called the American those who were in no position to re- Never a man of strong physique, he Rubber Company, started in a dingy But no Beit or Bar- tried in vain to enter the army during shop in East 63rd-street, New York, nato could ever tell when his mater- the war. Failing in this, be decided to under French's management. Scores ialism or his mysticism would pre- come out to Shanghai, where his re- of bogus companies were floated in latives knew the late Mr. D. C. Dick. various cities, and thousands of Mr. Raymond paints two core Pre-He was engaged by Mesura Jardine, people were persuaded to invest their miers. Of the first be ways. If Matheson and Co., joining their ex savings in them. there was one man in Engiand for port department, and in this office elaborate headquarters at the Waldorf whom religion was a reality, it was he displayed singular ability which Hotel and lavishly entertained pro- Mr. Gladston Of the great Con- led him to rise very quickly. Mr. spective investors, servative leader: "Lord Salisbury Smeaton was a member of the The names of the concerns which died in the unhappy certainty that all Shanghai Scottish, and also of St. were to be dangled before the eyes of his attempts to satisfy Germany had Andrew's Society, i nd was one of the British investors include the Pacific failed of their purpose.

stewards at the last ball. He leaves Steel, Pacific Coal Company, Pacific awile and two young children, for Trust, Pacific Guarantee Company, whom the deepest sympathy wil be Pacific Railway Company, Pacific Equipment Company, Pacific Power Company, and the Pacific Realty Company.

dominate.

The late Duke of Devonshire: The young fellow of the nineties paw simply a large, dall man, with a large, dall way of talking, a maʊ incapable of saying a witty thing or doing a picturesque thing.

"And in some ways, no doubt, thé young fellow was right."

felt,

The deceased was buried with military bonours,

foolishness of moving at all, except in Of Herbert Spencer: "How much the manner known as marking time. he would have gained or lost by an "People like Wilde (the author of occasional thrashing, balanced by Reading Goal] had sense to detect. Gulliver and the Arabian Nights, is a and virility to denounce, certain poor question for curious speculation." players of old tricks they had not

In a chapter which they share: the courage to be themselves quite

Mr. Chamberlain was no doubt & genuine people; they contented then marvel of demagogic art. Mr. selves on the whole with dopewer Balfour was firmly convinced of the tricks."

French set up

Among the papers seized was a book containing the names of hundreds of British and American investors whom it was planned to spproach.

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