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LAMMERT BROS.

"ADOZIOSTERS, AFPRAISEES

"AND SURVETOKA,

Public Auctions-

#9753 Underolgasd have received instrus- song bawal by Pablle Anction.

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THURSDAY. March 23: 1922, 34 BOOK.

at their Sales Roomy, Duddell Street, One" Argyll "Motor Car.

5 Seater cylinder-15 20 E, P.. Tyres practically new-including 1 Spam.

Terms-Cash in delivery.

41

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, March 16, 1999.

THURSDAY, March 23, 1997. at'nɔom

& their Sales Ross Daddell Street, The Motor Boat "IRIS"

(as she now lies of the R. H. K. Yacht Club, North Point)

Length 23

Breadth 6'

Pents Engine

with Moorings and Anchors and

Chains,

etc.. Terms-Cash on delivery.

etc..

etc.

LAMMERT BROS., Acctioneers.

INTIMATIONS

JUST RECEIVED

SUTTON'S FINE GRASS SEEDS.

FOR

GARDEN LAWNS, te

---

GRADA & CO.

Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage. Stamps, Fost Cards, Toys, de

NG. 10, - Wyndham St.esk"

P. O. Box 690.

Hongkong

JAPANESH MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear.

MADE TO ORDER.

カリ

THE CHINA MAIL,

THE CIGARETTE OF DISTINCTION

ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CON NOISSEUR TO STAND ALONE FOR PURITY AND CHARM OF FLAVOUR

CAPSTAN

NAVY CUT CIGARETTES

Sold by

ALL LEADING TOBACCONISTS

TINS

OF

OF. 10's

Navy Cut Kigarettes.

50€

London

WEDNESDAY; : MARCH: 22]

NOTICES.

19:22:

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

Hotel Mansioni

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

·ROSS'S “BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWABE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

Latest Novelty in Pen Nibs.

Most superior quality Nibs of INCORRODIBLE metal.

For swift and elegant handwriting it is unrivalled.

NEVER SCRATCH. NEVER SPURT.

Sole Agents for East.

DANIELS & CO., 77, Wyndham (Flower) Street

"ENSIGN BRAND” TEAS.

BROKEN-PEKOE (FS WORTH DRINKING). THE FINEST OF ITS KIND

SOLD IN THE COLONY

Que-pound Packets from Store-keepera,

10

The Blue Bird and

The Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store.

Or from

+

The Gledale & Terramia Tea Agency.

1.

DANIELS & CO., 17, Wyndham (Flower) Street,

PHOTO`SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Koda's and Kodak Flex, . .

DEVELOFING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17, Qui's ROAD CHETRAL, HONGKONG.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THURSDAY, March 23, 1922.

commencing at 2.45 pm...

at No. 13. Orient Buildings, Kowlon. A Quantity of

Valuable Household Furniture, Compring :-

Chesterfeld Coach, Easr chairs, Side board with miner Dieter waggon, Desk, Carpets, Ruga Cartains, etc, etc.) Brass bedsteada. Wardrobes, Dressing

table Washstands, etc. etc.

Glass and Crockery-ware, etc. (The above furniture is by Messrs,

Wm. Powell Lad

On view from Wednesday, the 22nd

March. 1999.

·Catalogues will be issued.

Terme :-Cab oz delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

0

FRIDAY, March 24, 1922, commencing at 2.15 pm

at No. 7 Conduit Road. A Quantity of

Taluable Household Furniture

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On view from Thursday the 23rd. inst.

Ti-Ch oz delivery.

Auctioneers.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Honakers, Yarch 17, 1912.

AN APPEAL TO BRITONS IN CHINA..

100,000 DOLLARS

CEGENTLY NEEDED

FOR

THE "ARETHUSA” TRAINING SHIP.

2,600

HAVE

OLD. BOYS JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY, AND 6,500 THE MERCHANT -SERVICE

Patrons

TREJE NAJESTIE THE LING, AND QUEEN -Prevens:

EL THE TRINCE OF WALES.

Chairman and Trewer

.C. 2. HALDEN, EM - M. 1.

• Dep, Chairman: V. 1. CLAYTON, EML.

ChamShip Coauit: HOS E DEVITI, Kny

Joint

E. EKISTON HENGT G. COPELASD,

Cheques, Drafts, etc. should be made payable to and sent 10:-

THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES & ARETHUSA TRAINING SHIP 164 Bhaftesbury Avenue, London, Waiz.

YEE SING.

“GEN(LEMENTS

TAILOR 12, Willington Stret.

CHERRY & 00..

6. D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co.

Telephone No. 491

Hongkong, March 30, 1914.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. S. FZUNOYE,

c/o MATSTEARA HOTEL

10, Queen's Road Central 2nd Loor

Tel. 405.

Hoogkong.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA and Mrs. KISAKI

14 years' experience.

Ko. 24, Wyndham Street. (opposite to the "Chins Mal")

SWAY HOUSE

HAT MAKER.

No. 18, Wyndham Street.

TANG YUK, Dant

Baco

the late BIEN TING,

14, D'Agular Street.

VAR VIST, HODERATK

Samiriamos F

_THE_NEW_FRENCH REMEDT.

THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION NⱭ.2 THERAPION NO.3

JA. I Ser KMAN CHARITY. Mult for Mood

POLLDING CERTITS, PRADE BY REGLARO,T3 BE YEARS MAILED WÖND, TEZRAZIO ik Gr RAIL MOVE-ITANI AFVISED DU SERVIRE VACKSTO

ASAHI BR

PILSENER BEER

ABRAND PRIZE.

ASAHI BE

PALACE MOTUR Ço, Ltd.

Pheza Central

64-

Foster Branch 3148 Kowloon Branch 37

- Daw, Cars, Par Hire & For Sale

Priežtą, Cats guengod.".

Separing, Cars a Speciality,

SAHI

GEER

PACKETS CAPSTA

This Advertisement is larved by British-American Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd.

CONCESSIONS IN CHINA..

BRITISH CORPORATION BANKRUPT.

ANONYMOUS LETTERS.

:

STRANGE CASE IN BRAZIL.

The services of Dr. Locard, director

A meeting of the creditors and of the Police Laboratory at Lyons, shareholders of the British Manchurian who is the inventor of a system for Corporation Ltd., of Cross Keys detecting disguised handwriting, and

the

Fas

unable

wheat, but he to do so, the market, having risen in the meanwhile, and to fulfil their con trect with the said Government the companies purchased a similar lot at sea and made a profit of £19,358 on iz Jones to do nothing further, but transaction. The company cabled to did not get the cable until he had

KERENSKY ZOUBLES.

House, Moorgate-street, EC., met played a prominent part in the efforts purchased other wheat. La February, st the offices of the Board of Trade, to clear up the mystery of the famous 1921, a bill for £8.000 was presented Carey.street, Lincoln's-inn, W.C.

anonymacus letters at Tule, had been to the company for acceptance, drawn Me.G. Digby Pepra, official receiver, requisitioned in a curious case, in by a Chinese firm. The bill was re- said the company was formed in April, which the honour of Senhor Arthur turced and a claim for £103,000 in 1920, with 8 capital of £40,000, to Bernardes, President of the Confettr respect of damages had now been carry on businesses, of prospecting, ated State of Minas Geraes, Brazil. lodged by the vendors of the wheat. exploring, and developing commercial, and

Brazilian Corps of mercantile, mannfacturing, mining, Officers was involved Senhor Bern- and other businesses, works, contracts, ardes was one of the principal can and undertakings. The promoters didates at the Presidential election in were H. H. Jones, of Harbin, Man-Braal on March 1, and a violent churia, who held certain conces campaign had been started against sions or options in Manchuria, lim, particularly in the Southern and the Pax Syndicate Ltd., States of the Republic. He was accused who provided the necessary capital of having written letters in which the It was further reported by the the expenses of the Brazilian amy was spoken of as a chairman that in October, 1920, the incorporation. Lord Louth, Major E. band of monkeys and the officers as a Wilmot Seale, Mr. R. Bawtree. and Mr collection of cowards. These letters, company resolved to sell its assets to HW. Jones were the first directors, which had been reproduced in a

a new company to be registered as the Lord Loath being chairman. About daily paper at Rio de Janeiro, Corporation Ltd., with a capital of Amalgamated Trading and Industrial the time that the petition was lodged had divided the officers' crps into $2,000,000 and power to issue £1,000,- they all resigned. That was in June two camps, one claiming that the

to

meet

The board resolved, in July,, 1920, to purchase Kerensky roubles to the extent of 1,500,000, at a cost of £1,416. They bought the roubles in London and shipped them to China, making imal proât on transaction

the

last, and the only acting director at letters were genuine, the other that 000 in 10 per cent. convertible bonds that date was Mr. W. H. Murray they were forgeries. Senhor Bernardes to hearer of £5 each. The purchase Campbell. The board were returned himself declared that the letters were price of the areta was agreed at 40,000 of those £5 bonds, viz., as creditors for £1,510 in expect of the work of a forges and a black fees and remuneration, but the Official mailer, and that the writer had Jersey, Dec. 28, 1920," was issued £200,000. A prospectus dated Receiver had received an intimation attempted to sell them to bin before by the Far Syndicate Ltd., offering that no claim would be made either they were published. A jury of

160,000 bonds to the public. The

by the directors or by the Pax honour, consisting of officers and Solicitor-General for the Jersey States Syndicate who were creditors for handwriting experts, could come to said the issue was illégal, as, by an £1,650 for work done in relation to the no definite decision, and it was decid- formation of a larger company, for od fo invoke the help of Dr. Locard, old law passed thers in 1770, it the reason that they desired that the who sent to Brazil a report on the was definitely laid down that trade creditors might benefit to the fast realis of his examination of the utmost extent from the malisation letters. However, as the directors only valued

the assets of the company at £50, it

did not appear that the creditors-

would benefit very much by the with-became exhausted. The result was holding of those claims.

that the present winding-up proceed- The whole capital of the company ings were instituted by a creditor, was issued £38,000 Ordinary shares The chairman added that the reason and 10 000 Deferred shares of 11. each for going to Jerey was that China te Mr. Jones in ceaideration of the men, not tolike people who lived in option to purchase from him certain other countries, had acted pre epressions and tights relating to judice against income tax, &c. The timber railways, mining, public works, diretors went to Jeney, bere non and m la The concessions, it of those caties were payalde, because pred, bad never been perigned to it was intraded aller the company the company, the reason being that had gone to allotment here to offer Mr. Jones had to return to Macchus the balance of the unborn bed honds to get the concesions legalised by the in Chios.

any interest over 5 per cent, on lusses, mortgages, or debentures was to be considered uruzions ad illegal, Therefore the whole of the money subscribed was returned with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, and the scheme was abandoned, although the registration was still in existence for what it was worth. The company, lost £15,080 over that at- tempted issue, and in consequence of its failure, the directors allowed the question of the legalisation of the transfer of the Chinese comerations to stand over in the hope that sufficient Chinese trading business would be introduced to enable the company to recover its lomen. Owing, however, to the best trading conditions in the Far East no suitable business was 10-

Etilia Concal there. The cometry The unsecured liablities of the comtroduced, and the company's finds

was, however, so upset by the wining that no barbers could be tranmcted,

Ones obtain

pany were returned by the directors at £5,532, apart from the wheat damages claim

HONGKONG HOTEL,

PEAK HOTEL,

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

"

Tel. No. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel Add: "Carlton." The Only American Hotel in the Colony, Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks, and Central District 43 Bedroome. Excellent Cuisine. Ecrupulously clean. Under American Management For terms apply to: "

MRS. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOOM

Becantly redcrated and `refurnished, electric light and fans throughout and antiraly under new management. Oulilni undar the personal axparvision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooma Tarna modarsta. Special tazma de familien on application to

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Telephons K. 3. Telegraphie Add.: "PALACE."

J. H. OXHIRRY; Proprľavor.

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HOTEL "ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South China.

First class Accommodation Electric Lights, Fans and

Boot Garden: Elevators.

Hairdressing Saloon,

Splendid Views of City and

Excellent Crosir

Under the SUN 00, LT

THE NEW VICTOR

24-Des BREAKFAST

TIFFINS 216 DINNE

Caten made by arrangen

Pearl River

Modéra Rates

of the CANTON.

FRENCH LESSONS

Replying to Lon

Beceiver, indobbtedly the

BESEMEDICINE MA

better

Receiver