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LAMMERT BROS.

ASUTIONEERS, AFFRAZNÉ IS AND BURYNYOZA.

-Public Auctions-

Messrs, LAMMERT BROS. are Instructed to sell WITHOUT RESERVE The 8.8. "KAM MA”

Now lying off Shamshulpoo under an

Order of the Court by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

WEDNESDAY

The 12th day of July. 1922,

at 3 o'clock p.m.

In One Lot

At their Auction Rooms in

Duddell Street

The ship is a wooden ship of appimately 1800 tons capacity with Bommodation for about 800 Chinese

dogers.

Length 262 ft, or thereshent

Beam 26 ft. or thereabout

For particulars to view apply to Mentre. Lemmert Bros. The Auctioneers,

For further particulars apply to,

BESSTS. JOHNSON STOKES

AND MASTER

Prince's Buildings

or to

BESSHF. LAMBERT BROS.

the Auctioneers,

Daddell Street. Hongkong, June 21, 1929. -

T135 Vudendgued have receivad Instruo. Totally able station,

ON

Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 13th, 14th and 15th July, 1922

each day comunenelog at 11 a.m. (continuing at 230 pm.)

at the Astor House Hotel, Queen's Road, Central

THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE FURNITURE OF THE ASPUR HOUSE HOTEL iceluding scre

VERY FINE OIL PAINTINGS by Well known French Artiste

$100

ONE ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLE by Burroughs & Watis, London

And

A Large Ouantity of Cutlery and EP. tablo-ware.

On view from Wednesday the 19th fnet.

Catalogues will be issued.

Terms: --Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Azstioneers.

Tenders are invited for the purchase of the mainder of the lease of the Astor House Hotel. The lease expiring

30th September 1924.

For forther particulara apply to

LAMMELT BROS.

Hongkong, July 6, 1925.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE. GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. The following unclaimed telegrame aro lying at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company · (Limited)

Tegetmeir Representing John Dicken-

son Company, frm Tieutein.

Pan Kremlin, from Shangbai.

Jow Graverly Hongkong Hotel, from Bhanghai.

Ogino Mateubom, from Tunokuchi,

bizen.

Lyons Polane, from Shanghai.

* Pau Choong Queen's Hload West, from

¿Fbaughni, *

Chunnho, from Amor.

Wetan, from Shanghai,

Chunghee, firm Ningṛo.

Tansenice 50 Morrison Hill Road,

from Shanghai.

Bjuchrong 40 First Floor Des Voeu

Hard, from Shanghi,

Mowwohing, from Tsingtan.

TB3 (histru Hoongsing Kienbre, frpin Amoy,

→

Weng 13 Caine Road, from Shanghai,

„Taulay Ostbwarchon, from Amo

Sinence, from Amey.

Chanfongshan Wingthening Cu

Firlogpene, from Shangbai,

Kongbongtai, from Shanghai.

TL. KRING.

Nuperintendent....

- Hanklong, Jul 6. HE.

EAST) EN EXTENSION AUSTRAL

"ASIA & UHINA TELEGRAPH CO.

List of unclaimed telegrams lying in 31 K. Televisph Office Hongkong,

Deiters from Lausnerourby, Addie Williama care British Canaul, Brosa London.

Emilio H. Unrija es Paz, firm Hoño. Mrs. I. J. Byroën Astor House, frum

Kincal, from Singapore, -

LEE AIRRY

Superintendent."

Hongkong, July 8, 1922,

WHEN YOU EAT TOO MUCH

Detres du the zë marh after vating "». seted by Yaking one of hamberlain BAG LASER the Lext sine you sat sahin yoiləkeald. Für sale by all Mistä maul ditorekrupere,

INTIMATIONS

IRISH FREE STATÉ provisional

POSTAGE STAMPS

surcharged RIALTAS STALADACB - NAH - EIREANN

penny to 10 shillings

nnused set of

16 stamps for 312-net,

GRACA & 00, Dealers in Postage stamps, view Post Cards, Religious Goods, Seed, Toys, etc, eta, No, 10, Wyndham Engsí,

Hongkong. F. O. Box 620,

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear.. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & 00.,

6, D'AQUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamaliy & Co. Telephone No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

N. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School, From 10.30 am. to 5 p.m. No. 2, Queen's Road Control, 2nd Floor.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI and

R. BAIMIO2U.

No. 26 Wyndham Street, (opposite to the “Chima Mal?”)

SWAY HOUSE

HAT MAKER,

No. 16, Wyndham Street.

TANG YUK, Datorz

Bacowane bu

thu has RICH TINH, 14, D'Agullar Street.

DORES VAST HODERATI

RemULARDAN TEL.

US SEW CRENCH-REMNITY,

THERAPION NO 1 THERAPION NO.2 THERAPION N03

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X-RAY, DETECTIVE.

NEW METHOD OF TRACING THE EARTH'S SECRETS. :

THE CHINA MAIL.

The news is most intriguing, writes W.B.W. in the Daily News, for the article states that . Regis himself declines to give more than general in dications of bis method.

TREASURES OF CRACOW.

THE PAGEANT OF MEDIAEVAL

SPLENDOUR

܂

EARLIER TELEGRAMS

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1912.

NOTICES.

(Router's Service to the Ohms Mail G. FALCONER

TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY'S

SHARES.

Cracow lies on the borderland be It was announced in the Daily News recently that a Frenchman, M. Regis,tween Europe and the vast plains

LONDON, July 0th. had discovered a new method of X which are really of Asia, says, a

Mosara. Platt Brothers and Company, raying the earth's crust; and thus re special correspondent in the Morning Limited, the largest makers of textile

Part vealing the mineral secrets.

It has, indeed, a supreme machinery in the world, are offering geographical position. A hundred $34,000 xeven per cont. cumulativo pre miles to the south rise the peaks of ference 41 shares at par, and 1,002,000 or- It in dinary £1 shares at 438, each. the High Tatra, the most formidable stated that the company has orders suf bastion of that Carpathian wall ficient to keep the works employed for which han always been the two years. defence of the European nations against the steppe-men. Within reach of Cracow, the Oder and the Vistula, the two great arteries of | the North European plain, find their source. Thas Cracow has been the great military and commercial centre of the North-Eastern lands. Here Poland was made, and the rich Polish culture t the Middle Ages was developd.

At first reading it seemed that a claim was being made that the waves were ropagated entirely in the earth's crust, and that M. Regis, while sitting in his laboratory, could press & button, and, presto! some weird instrumen beside him would tap out the mis age: "Petrel 300 miles distant-Alence," or, "Coat two miles north-east of tranmitter; depth 10,000 feet "'!

WIRELESS WAVES.

A mile outaide Cracow riven the

By putting two and two together great round which is the grave of I have now, however, come to the the city. Over the isolated granite Krakaua, the legendary founder of conclusion that M. Regis is working rock win. h riscs out of the middle of with ordinary wireles WAVES--- possibly of short-wave length-trans-Cracow a spread the redbrick walls mitted over the earth's surface in and towers of the former Royal Castle, containing the tombe and artistic the usual way. ©

relics of half a dozen dynasties; the worshipping places of uncut stone teed by early pagan rulers the plain chapele, siter the Normaa fashion, of If, for instance, the soil is dry, ndTenth and Elevinth Centuries fought the first Cristian Kings, who in the hence peually a bad çonductor or it

In their pastage such waves have a tendency to wallow, more or less in the surface strata of the earth s crust.

|

it contains rocks that are bdith German and Creobs for the Dorsion of Silesia; the delicate electrical conductors, the lower portion Balustrades and porticos of Italian of the waves will sink in more deeply architects brought to Cracow by a than if the soil is wet, or contains storza princess; tawdry Orthodox bede of good conductivity.

It has also been found that waves of paintings to please a Quren from short wave length (here possibly M. Kieff; the marvellous realistic wood Regie's use of a term Hertzian carving of German craftsmen who came in the train of some Austrion waves in describing them) tend to sink deeper and like a wanderez in a queen; the pompous plaster-work of the Swedish vases; and a heavy, un- moorlara bog, tend to travel smaller spiritual black stone gilded mausoleum distances then the waves of greatererein lies some noble henchman of ength generally used in commercial the Hapsburgs,

wireless.

The effigies of two score et more of

An interesting illusration of this fact is given by some experiments Poland's kings and prelates, bewn in conducted at Brant Rock, U.S.Ared granite, stare with sightless.gravity from two cruisers of the United at the rombre arches of the Castle chapels rough men mostly, wearied States Navy--the Birmingham and with ware agalust Tartars, Turks, and

the Salem.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS - ADVERTISED IN THE MAIL.”

ENTERTAINMENTS.

July 11-Coronet Theatre; "Black Beauty." World Theatre; Bessie Bar- riscaldin "A trick of Fate" Kowloon Theatre, Neglige Dance.

PUBLIC AUOTION SALES.

July 13-15.-Lammert Bros., the whole of the valuable furniture of the Astor House Hotel including very fine oil paintings by well known, French Artista, Astor House Hotel, from 11 am. continuing at 2.30 p.m. each day.

· COMPANY MEETING,

August 18-Union Insurance society of Canton Ltd, Queen's Build- inge at noon. British Traders' In- Buzance Co. Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.10 p.m. Chins Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.10 p.m.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS

1.-In Victoria, with two Bearers. Quarter bourse 10 cents Hall hour, semminekrommeneneer. 20 ** One hoor, ming martamentover 25 Maree hours, os 50 1 Six houra,

70

H

Between the hours of 8.30 pm, and am. the above fares shall be increased, by 60 per centrim,

Day (@am to 6 pm.) $1.00 Russians, Hungariana, Czechs, and These vessels, lying about filty Germans. The sudden contrast to

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, hall fare extra. miles apart, sent radio signals to each these grim faces, dogged or cynical, is other. There rignals had to pass the young loveliness of one woman, over some land to the north of New dead in childbirth, Louis of Abjon's port and it was found that when short daughter. Queen of Hungary and waves of 1,000 metres length were Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, used, the signals received were BO weak that calculations abowed that 95 per cent of their energy must have been lost on the way.

When, however, longer waves of 3,750 metres were ured, they arrived with no sensible loss..

The conclusion was drawn from this that the soil toned the north of Newport (Dear New York) absorte waves of 1,000 metres length very powerfully.

BERTZ'S FECOR.

Here, too, are the last berces of Polish liberty; Prince Poniatowski, the Maréchal in Napoleon's Grande | Armes, and Kosciusko, who, in stone egy, outside the Castle walle etera- ally salutes, with an air of fervent reverenco. the bones of Poland's kings.

historian and the political student.

Cracow is the spiritual centre of Poland. Not in cosmopolitan War- anw, which is Russian and French and German, but in Cracow may he found the Polish soul. In Cracow, with its Frich churches, its stately mansions, The way in which wireless waves its broad market, its Drapers' Hall are affected by the nature of the and old bazaar, its narrow streets and strats in the upper face of the high walls and sudden turnings, we earth's crust over which they pass, is can aze the Catholic Republic of the clearly shown by some experimente Middle Ages, whese armies were carried out by Admirai Jackson, of matched with the greatest of con- the British Navy, reported in the temporary military powers, and whose Proceedings of the Royal Society.merchante-great German and Italian Bertz. in his researches, also families-controlled more than hall proved that the passage of wiraless the commerce which passed between waves over the surface of substances Kieff and the Hansa towns, and such as marble, pitch, sandstone, Vienna and Byzantium. Cracow is a sulphur, etc., affects the waves in a

joy to the artist and the architect, mapper w ich can be measured, and and a subject for much thought to the which a un'que for each substance..

It therete re seems possible that L

`A PICTURESQUE CUSTOM. Regis, by experimenting with waves

A quarter of a mile away, on the of different lengths and Loting the corner of the market square, is the strength of the signals received over Church of St. Mary, in the decoratio: ground of various types at various of which tus merchant-princes "of distances from the transmitter has Cracow tried to rival the splendour discovered a practical method of of the feudal nobles by gifts of great interpreting bis results.

windows of stained glass, richer than He may have discovered, for ex jewellery, and costly mural carvings. ample, that waves of 1,000ft. lbgth A picturesque custom is kept up at and 900ft. Angth only travel say 60 St. Mary's. Each hour a "bugle call and 40 miles respectively over coal, from the tower rings ont to the four while another type of wave 800ft.

quarters of the city, and is suddenly long only travels perrans 30 miles ent short in the middle of the final over sandst uc. Equipped witheve note. The custom demonstrates the knowledge, ba could then send out use of bistorical theatricalism WAVES over unexplored areas, and if which the Poles share with the the 1,000rt, wave travelled 60 miles Magyars. For centuries it bes and the 900ft, wave traveled 40 miles commemorated an incident in the hed corolade that, coal lay ek of Cracow by Batu Khan sod a bidden unde neath,

borde of Mongols-(1243), when the Variations in the moisture content trumpeter, sounding a call to arms of the soil would on doubtedly be as shot in the throat by an arrow great starce of error in such work; an 1 the last rote finished in a gosp. se the variate affects the conductivity of the soil.

The Order in Council empowering

·

The subject is full of difficulties the Admiralty to retire officers for and larcinating possibilities, and it tea one of bad temper, was moet un may be mentioned that various bappily-phand. It was a gaucherie branches of the problem of X-raying Horwich, fortunately, be it said our the earth bave for some years been floral world is Jess famens thon in occupying the attention of persons the cars in other countries, and; it known to the writer in Britain.

wan for that mason, perhaps, the more noticeable. It cefininly reused DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY. the ire of the Service, and even inside. E

When you fail to provide your family the Amiralty little attempt with a bottle of Chamber sint Colin and made privately to defend the phrasing Diznikden Reizedy at this season of the. It has taken the authorities a singular Icar, you are glooting them, as bow number of centuries to discover the "Tamplaint la care to be prevalent rod it.

11-Beyond Victoria, with four Beaters, Boot, ............

0.60 centa. $1,00 .... 1,50 2.00

Taree hours...... Stx boare,

Day (6 am to 6p.m.)

III-In the Hill District.

With& Bearers With Bearers, Quarter hour....$0.15 $0.20 Half hour, 0.20 One hour... 0.30

·Iwo hours, ...eneneler 0.50 Three hours. ****** 0.70 Six hours,

WATCHMAKERS

CO., LTD.

JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansions6

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturera, High Class English Jewellery.

KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.

Manufacturers -

Bocks, Singlets, Jerseys. Sweaters, etc.

24, Haiphong Boad, Kowloon.

MASSAGE EXPERT HARRY FURUKAWA, K.. SAKI,

19, Wyndham Street

Telephone X 177. Manager, WONG KAM FUE

A PODICURE AND MANIČURIŠT MRS. N. TSUCHIOKA, 31 WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG PRINTING OFFICE, First Floor, Room No. 12.

PAOTO HUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kotaka and Kadak Pilma, ko., ds.

DEVELOFING & PRINTING A SPEOL LITY.

No. 174, QUEEr's Road Usstaat, Honordão.”

·HOTELS AND CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING:

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

-

Palace Hotel

Astor House Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalce

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits:

....

The Hongkong Rotel Co, Ltd.

In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

“The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, 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 Bauks, and Central Districts. 43 Bedrooms Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously colona. Under American Management. For terms apply to

0.40 0.00

0.50

1.00

1.00 Day (6a.m. to 6p.m.)1.50

1.50 1.00

Two minutes from Star Ferry).

RICKEHIS.

1

6 conta

1-In the Island of Hongkong, if engaged in Victoria, Five minutes. Ten minutes, Sa Quarter hour, inana Balf hour, One hour

PLAY

19

Every Subsequent-hour "anon80

Note the ricksha be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- abarged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after. 8. pun, or be dis- Station on the Eastern alde of the City erarged to the East of Eay View Polios:

of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half fare shall be chargeable

II.-In Kowloon

Quarter hour, omni 5 cante. Half hour, materiamman 15 Every subsequent hour, ....................... 10

III-Taipo Road.

Twenty cents shall be addəd for each. extrs, bear or parS of an hour it the hirer Ginsen the journey to take longer than-

To 4th mile-

single... 75 cents...1, hour.

Beyond 4th to 6th mile

single$1.20 hours. return $1.50. Beyond 6th to 8th mile,

single 1.75. FORTE $3.00 - Beyond 9th to 11th milo-

single

return

$2.00

$2.50 Me

Faren, for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous Arrango- ment in each casa.

The fares here set out to apply to one elcksha with three coplies from Tsim Sha

BRITISH MOTHER IN BURMA Tells How Baby's Own- Tableta,

· Helped Her Infant Daughter. Mr. Antio-Brown, wils of Bergeant Austin Brown of the Rangoon Pulice, writeMy daughter Jessle, aged 16 months, allered very much with con-

stipation until I gave her Baby's Own Tablets", "After the uss of 3 vialy kho when she was tee blog. I also used became entirely free frans constipation.

Baby's Own Tablets with entirely satia Factor "re mila, hhe is now as healthy. a child sa can be found anywhere”?

*hrime, where, there a little Nowh Children Babald be hildren's remedy. Baby's Own Goaçanteed absolutely harmless to joven the young-ay Infant, they are of the atmost value in cases of infantile in-

sto dangerous & malady to be tried need for angh powers, We shouldigestion, simple 74 constipation,

thi (This is especially true if there are have thought. (jaya The Norp) that willdren in the family done or bo of this is mery, will siked the trouble with with the vast clearance anle that control and perimps savo alte gra: it now progrejing in unfortunate Trust a doctus Mill, Forsssin by al officers, any pressing need for such an Create and Btorekceperu

Order would have been hard to find,

cor, diarchom, tesihine troubles, croup and colde

Obtainable at all leading dropriate or post fios, 60 cents per vial, from the Dr. Willame-Merlimno. (on: 98: Batchuen *- Road, Shanghai,

MRS. F. E, CAMERON, Proprietress

PALACE HOTEL

Recently renovated and rafurnished, electriq night and fans saronghomh and entirely under new management Carsine under the personal supervision of the proprietos, Bar and Billiardooma Tarme moderada. Spacial serma de familles on application to

Talapho K. & Talagraphie Add, 1-"PALAOW.",

J. H. OXBERRY, Frópriasor,

Tiffins, Dinners, Teas at moderate prices or by Monthly Ticket. Ios Creasur Partour and Ladies Private Room. Candies, Chocolates and other Confectionery a Speciálity...

AMERICA CO., LTD. Cafe and Dining Rooins.

(30 and 35 Des Voeux Road, Central). Confectioners, Bakers, and General Caterers."

Weddings, picnics, and other parties

catored for. especially Wedding. Birthday and other cakes made to order. Ships supplied by arrangement.

HOTEL "ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South China.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans 22 Elevators Roof Garden Hairdressing Saloon,

Splendid Views of City and Pearl River.

Excellent Cuisine:

Moderate Rates

Under the Management of the SUN, CO., LTD.,

«NEW,MACAU HOTEL:

All the comforts of a home combined wih' "moderate pricta, AvRLA Zakatifully dłusted incing the set up-to-data" Hotel, Lages and. Coustorfable Bdomi. Ezcals -Tent” Onlaine-under-Experienced "Engerslafon,

·Separate Tables, Hot, Cold and shower Baths, Electrio Light throughout. Public and Privata Bar and Billiard Bjcm. Büst Clim socoROMOS - dation" fori. Yamifer' sad, Ÿryurlata: "Terms

modern

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| WAH ON FACTORY

17'ERAMRW

ANY · DESCRIPTION, Factory at Mon

·HEAD OFFICE

118 Des Voeux Road, Central

FAMPLES AND PRICKS FURNISHED ON REQUEST.

UANTON

KING EDWARD HON

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