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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, AFPRAISERS AND SURVETORS.

-Public Auctions-

HY Godersigned have revolved instrac-

dons to sell by Pabile Auction,

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FRIDAY, Sep. 1, 1922. commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sulze Rooms, Duddell Street A Quantity of Valuable Houssho'd Furniture Comprising:-

Blackwood-ware, curio

cabinet,

Brass double and single bedsteads, teak bedsteads, teak wardrobe with mirror, Carpet, chairs, electric reading lamps, etc., etc.

Also

One Cottage piano by Collard and Collard

One Cabinet phonograph

Several typewriters (Oliver, Re mington, Royal and Smith Premier)

And

Suction Electric Fans, 12"

On view from Thursday the 31st |

August.

Catalogues will be issued.

Cerms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

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MONDAY, September 4, 1928, (commencing at 10.30 am.}

et No. 10.Gedown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Ca Lid, Kowloon

208 coils Serap wire

123 bars and 60 bundles Flat and

Round Ir.n

120 pieces Steel Wedges

A Packages wire rope

171 coila Old wire

50 packages Mclarens

38 bules Old Newspaper

3 bales Cassia

21 sacks Flour

And

Sugar, Rice, fertilizer, etc., etc... finish on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers, Hengking. August 29, 1952,

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAZES.

-In Pictoria, with two Beareri.

Quarter Cour....q............

Bull bour,............ Oas hour,

10 cents 20 1+

25

Thres hours, annumb B0 dix bours,...

Day (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.),#1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, kalf faro extra.

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 am, the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

11-Beyond Fictoria, with four Bearers. Your,

****** 0.60 cents. Three hours,................... $1,00 Eix hours.

1.50 Day (6 a.. to p.m.) 1.00 II1-In the Hill District.

With Bearers With A Bearera. Quarter hour.....$0.15 ... 0.51

$0.30

Bay hour,..

040

One hour, 0.30

0,60

Two hours, ...... U.BD

0,80

Three hours, 0.70 Bir bours,

......... 1.00

1.00 1.50

Day (6am toɛp.m.)1.50

2.00

RIGXINIS.

. 1.—In the Island of Hongkong, it engaged

In Victoria.

five minutes...ni

Ten minutes,

Qua-ter hour, ............

Half hour,...

One hour,

Every Enbsequent puur

6 conta

10

50

Nota-If the rickshs be engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m. or be dis

narged to the East of Eay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria ter 8 p.m., an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

II.-In Kowloon

Quarter hour,...

..... 5 cents

Hall hour, manmanın 15

Hour,

Every am hon,

fo 4th mile

10

II-Talpo Road.

Twenty cents shall be wõtied

for coch oxtra hour or part

of an hour if the hirer exues the journey to take longer tban!

slagle........ 70 cents... tour. return...... $1.00.

Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

Louxs,

single 1.20.............................3 hours.

return ......$1.60.............

Beyond 6th to 9th mile-

single......$1.75.3)

return......$1.00

Beyond 9th to 11th mile

single......61.00

return ......81.50 ... 7

#

+

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th

mile to be a matter of previons arrange-

mant in cach caso.

Ton fares bero sat out to apply to one dicksha' with three coolies from Tain Sha

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THE CHINA MAIL.

EXCAVATIONS'IN GREECE generalise me to these discoveries. But

IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES IN

ATHENS.

OLETE.

A ROMANTIC BRIGAND.

PEASANTS ANGERED BY ARREST.

The oxtraordinary story of the Sicilian brigand,

material is now available for a study of early Magedonian history. The intrusive iron sga pulfurs, seems to make ita appearance in a world which was in the bronze age somewhere Probably the most paying excava- about the year 1000 B.O. The people tion yat carried out in Greece was that of this culture seem to have pushed arrest of the on the wall of Themistocles, which-in their way forthereouth into the Greek a few days produced two of the nest Peainsula propar. These are the Salvatore Rapisarda, who passed as 'a soulptures of the Archaic period found facts recorded by archeology. It gentleman and the protector of an in Attica. The excavations were com remains to be seen to what extent entire country, recalls the romantic pleted in a week, for the stretch of they harmonise.with those recorded in careers of the Neapolitan brigand, wall to be examined was scarcely fifty history."

Manssaiello, and others in the yards in length. Just before the search was ended a third marble basis

seventeenth century. A deapatob of the same proportions as the first cluded a scries of most important ex-

in Crete Sir Arthur Evans has con- from Catania says the whole district. two was found. Unlike the others, cavations at the south ead of the is in a ferment over his arrest, and however, #t was not decorated Palace of Cnossos. He has thus been indignant with the Carabinieri. with sculptured reliefs

able to collect much evidence which Rapisarda was the most popular with a painting, From the traces that will be of use for the final volumes of person in Biancavilla. Twenty-eight remained it appeared that only the his great work, "The Palace of front side had been decorated, the Misce," of which the first volume bas years old, handsome, with sunburnt decoration consisting of a seated figure just appeared.

With the final face, gallant, and almost chivalrous, seen in profile. To the side of the publication of this masterpiece of he used to ride about on a thorough- figure and behind it were two inscrip- archaeology we shall at last be in bred mare, followed by numerous tions, Both the figure sad the possession of all the knowledge that mastifis. He was very fond of a die- inscriptions had been most carefully is possible at the present day concern play of arms, like a Mexican cowboy, erased with a sharp 1ointed instruing the civilisation of Crete. ment, with the result that the inscrip. tion is practically illegible; the erasure of the painted figure, on the other band, has made it possible to detect the outlines and abape of the Sgure, which otherwise would have faded

sway.

THE STATUE AND HISTORY.

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CHINA COAST.

LATEST SHIPPING CHANGES.

and most devoted and affectionate to bis wife and family of two nice children. The peasants in the entire country looked upon him as their protector and the custodian of their houses and fields. Noelinquents dared eater his zone, because he captured them immediately and administered avere punishment. Ho also declared that any strangers and Mr. W. Peplow, chief officer, "Ngan-travellers were under his protection.

Mr. E. H. Histed, from reserve, has gone chief officer, "Hangchow."

Of the inscription enough is legible to show that it belongs to the second half of the sixth century .c. Que part of the inscri, tiou seems to La akin," is on leave. Mr. P. Gibbs, from Numerous anecdotes are related of his reetve, has gone chief officer, doings.. During the war he became "Ngaukiu."

fourline verse, probably in nex ameters; the other is an artist's signature in which the name of the famous sculptor Endolos is read, From all this evidence it seems most probable that the painting represented either Peisistratus or one of his sons, Hippias or Hipparchus. If it were á scated figure of Athens it

is almost unbelievable that it would have been defaced, while if it were

a portrait of the tyrant or his son it is easily com- prebenible that the regime which ex- pelled the Peisistratidic would have sought to dishonour their memory by defacing their monuments, as was dono in ancient Rome after the death of unpopular emperors, or in modern Greece in the case of Veniselos, whose portraits and monuments have all disappeared. The important fact that emerges from a study of this monu-) ment is that it now appears that Endoios may have worked under Peisistratus; hitherto he was only

knows to have worked under the re- gime that succeeded the tyrant. Pre. sumably the statue which stood upon the basis was the sculptor's work.

Beeides this small but fruitful ex cavation another excavation has been recently carried out in Athens by the Italian School of Archmology. Trenches were sunk at the south-west

most patriotic, and hunted down de- serters in his district, and when he of being either shot or going back to caught any ho gave them the choice the front, and they invariably accepted the latter alternative.

«Taming.' has gone second officer, Mr. P. G. Green, acting chief officer,

same ship. Mr. L. Jenkins, from re- serve, bas gone chief officer, "Taming."

Three ruffiana once kidnapped a Mr. W. E. 0. Springett, third girl of good family, taking her into engineer, Hangchow," has gone third the mountains, when Rapisarda came engineer," Hsin Peking."

across them, routed them, and took Mr. W. Logan, has been appointed the weeping girl home to her family, third engineer, "Hangchow."

For bis numerous services of this description the natives conceived a high esteem for him, and wanted to upon frequently as peacemaker, and show their recognition. He was called

Mr. I. J. O. Grant, third engineer, "Tientsin," has gone third engineer, engineer, Luenyi," has gone third "Luenyi," Mr. J. Ryles, third

engineer, "Chengtu."

Mr. L. MoRae, chief engineer "Shasi," is on leserve. Mr. A. Morse second engineer, "Chiokiang." has gone acting chief engineer, "Shasi,"

Mr. F. M. Laird, third engineer "Tangchow," is on reserve. Mr. G. W. Matthews, third engineer, "Hein Peking," has gone third engineer, "Tungchow.

they would not permit the police to capture bim. Nine years ago Rapisarda some offences against committed the law, not very clear, for which he was sentenced by default to twenty. five years' prison, and finally the price of 10,000 lire was placed on his head, bat nobody ever dared to capture him as he always carried three revolvers and a huge supply of ammunition. Mr. G. Maitland, chief engineer, Some years ago a petition, alleged to McIntyre, from reserve, has gone chief to the King, asking for the brigand's "Chekiang,

" is on reserve. Mr.F. K. be signed by 12,000 persons, was sent

engineer "Chekiang."

pardon, and for a revision of his trial. Mr. R. J. T. Hopkins, from leave, It is believed be was betrayed three has gone second officer," Waishing." nights ago, when a carabinier overtook Mr. L. McWilliams, chief engineer, him in sleep, and arrested bim " Boonsbing, bas

gone chief at Biancavills. engineer, "Loksang."

Mr. M. Turner, acting chief engineer, "Loksang," has gone recond engineer, "Luenho."

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corner of the Acropolis in the ares known in antiquity as the Pelargikos. The object was to discover the traces of the earliest civilisation that bad been planted in ancient Athens. Tho results were surprising. On the rock level, in a trench cut near the Stos of Eurmenes, remains of a spare hut-i floor and of a hearth of the Neolithic age were found. Large numbers of fragments of Melian obsidian and pottery Ware found. The pottery belongs to a type not hitherto kaown in Central Greece: it showed decoration in polychrome, and aoma of it was of a type usual in Thessaly. The original inhabitants of Athens thas appear to have stood in some relation to the peoples of the North. The British echool at Athena bas now been excavating at Mycez for two months, in the continuation of the campaigne of last year and the year before. Many important small tombs have been opened, and some of the large tombs of the "Treasury of Atreus" type are being cleared. Vases of all phases of the last Minoaning remiting from Kidney and Bladder troubles. After epoct and some gold jewellery bave so far been found.

C. M. Andersen, second engineer, "Luenbo," has gone second engineer "Tiugrang."

Mr. F. F. Clark, second engineer, "Tingsang has gone second engineer, "Taksang," Mr. W. Aitchison, second engineer, Takaang," is on leave,

MACEDONIA.

Another, excavation carried out under the auspices of the British sobool is that of Mount Casson, at the sito known se Chauchitas, in Mace donia Last year, during the course of a trial excavation, a cemetery of

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