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LAMMERT BROS.

ÁVOTIONNELS, APPRAISEES AND SURVEYORS, -Public Auctions-

1998 Undersigned havs roestved Insino- Hona to all by Publia Auation,

10

MONDAY, Soptember 4, 1993, (commencing at 10.50 a.m.)

at No. 10 Godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon

209 coila Scrap wire

123 bars and 50 bundles Flat and

Round Iron

129 pieces Steel Wedges

8 Packages wire rope

174 coila Uld wire

50 packages Molacces

38 bales Old Newspaper

3 baics CessİB

213 sacks Flour

And

Sugar, Rice, fertilizer, elc, etc.

-kah on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, August 20, 1924.

INTIMATIONS

POSTAGE STAMPS.

SOME OF THE

CHEAP STAMPS OF TO-DAY

BECOME THE RARITIES

• OF

TO-MORROW

Buy when they are cheap.

GRACA 00.,

Dealers in Postage stompe, Visw Postcards, Gorden Seeds, Toya etc. No. 10, Wyndham Shest, P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS, (Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

SPERD

CIGARETTES

Page

THE CHINA MAIL.'

FRIDAY: BEPTEMBER 1. 1:22

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansión

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.

Mauulsotarers :-

Bocks, Singlets Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.

24, Haiphong Road, Kowloon..

Telephone K 577. Manager, WONG KAM FUK,

MASSAGE EXPERT HARRY FURUKAWA,

K. SAKI,

19, Wyndham Streat

A PODICURE AND MANICURIST Mas, N. TSUCHIOKA,

31* WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG PRINTING OFFICE. First Floor, Hoom No. 12.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN THE "MAIL."

ENTERTAINMENTS.

September 1.-Coronet Theatre; "Love's Crucible," World Theatre; Constance Binney in "The Magic Cup," Kowloon Theatre; Barold Lloyd in "Number Please" and Mabel Normand in "Peck's Bad Girl."

PUBLIO AUCTION BALES.

Bros.

September 4.-Lammert scrap wire, iron, wire rope, old news- paper, cassia, flour etc., No. 10 Godown, Kowloon, 10.30 a.m.

September 4.-Hughes and Hough: Teakwood and blackwood furniture and household sundries, Sales Rooms, 2.30 p.m.

September S.-Hughes and Hough: Tracing and drawing paper, electric motors, beating devices etc., Sales Rooms, 2.30 p.m.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

September 5.-Extraordinary gen- eral meetings of Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd., British Tradera Insurance Co. Ltd. and China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

OTHER MRETINGS,

September 4.-Extraordinary gene- ral meeting of Hongkong Jockey Club.

FER WATER SUPPEY.

The following is the Water Return for Juno:-

Lovol and Storage of water in roservoir on the 1st July, 1922-----

GIET AND HELL DINTAJOE WATER WOSE:

LEVEL

Tyta

1941 Level Overflow

12:

with

48. i. Below overflow

Tyler Dyewah Level 2 tt. 11. Balam arcetów

with overdor

Intereste

fevel x jili orordow

Trans 20 Leral w

OTTON

Want Xal Coung, 14 ft, }

#1 in. low everfion

(23 IL, 6 kr. Below overdow

& in, Balow emerow(24 ft. Pin. Balow everlor

Pokfulam, Level with 'e

1 ft. 10 in. Below wrazion

ZVOLARES DE KILLIDEM ANO PADINALE DE WALLURE'S

www.dow

CHERRY & 00.

8, D'AQUILAR STREET,

Opposite Knysmally & Co. Telephone No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

JAPANESE MASSAGE,

N. AKAJI,

Graduate of Tokio Massago School From 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. No. 2, Queen's Road Central,

2nd Floor.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISARI and R. SHIMIZU,

No. 24 Wyndham Street. (opposite to the "China Mall”)

SWAY

HOUSE

HAT MAKER.

No. 16, Wyndham Street.

OFFICE TM T

1. Queen's Rd. Ct,

JWORKS Dean's Winehal K. THE EASTERN SUPPLY CO. General Contractors House and Office Furnisher Ships Upholsterers and Painters

Tel 4303.

TANG YUK, DETSE Fucomer is

ibe late BIEN TING, 14, D'Aguliar Stroek.

P

VIRKO VERY HODHAYK

HONINKATION Jazz

ASAHI BEER

*

STİAN

Tytanı Bremsaab.

Ketam Intermediate an

Mytam Tak -

$1.50 4.57 305.00 1,418,00

Ir't. 1319

A

318.41

BCM

Wong Ki Chokg

Skala -

Tat

$10

4700

PILSENER BEEK HGRAND PRIX YO

Consumpsion of water to the City and HD District în millions and decimali

gallons during the month of June.

descumpilon

WIN.LD :1.26

151,1:0 tes $41

0.3.

stimated pogalafiom... cherung tion par band *pas čiỹ NON AND A HAND

Constant supply in all, diabriste darina Jane of both 1991 and 192 with the exception of Bo Districts Wees of Eastern Bert and Aiseral Street to Heard Street where Intermittent Supply by lider Mains was resorted to from 17th and 18th June, 19:2

KOWLOON % ATER WURES LEVEL..

1521.

1825. Kandoom Graella Level with Mt. Dia

ofertow Below are

BYOBLIN DE KOOLIORS 229 DHGCLAZE OF BALLOONS.

Comicon Dunvesenice}

1,

16:00

102

Ovumptios of water in Kowloon

on and decimals of gallona during manth of Jung.

Seemption

fathasted population.

1981.

0113

134

118,40

11'

Restricted supply from ith to f3rd inelpaire.

the Government Analyar's reportuakuw she? the water le of excellent quality.

T. L. PREKES

Water Authority.

Public Works Department.

A Good Suggestion, -Try Chambordin's Tablets «ben-bilione- Carequalipsted. You are certain ts bo much pleased with them. They are emny sv take and plouant is effect. For mis by all Chema's sail Morekeepers.

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A Quarter Deck Council—Unanimous decision in favour of

FELUCCA EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES

Possess na individuality and distinction that never fails to charm.

This Advertisement is imed by Beltish-American Tobacco Co. (Chlon), Lid.

WIFE'S SECRET FRIEND,

NIGHT SIGNAL FRIGHT.

and roda. He left after about ten minutes.

Mir: Justice Horridge: Why did| you say that you had had a fright?— Because I did not want the servants

DIVORCE STONY OF A MAJOR'S VISIT. to see him.

I do not see why you should mind The hearing was concluded before the servants seeing you bring in a Mr. Justice Horridge in mail week of friend for a whisky and coda ?--It the divorce action in which Mr. Char-was. becante my husband did not les Stanley Montgomery Raikes, a know I was out with the Major. company director, of College-road, And you did not want him to know? Upper Norwood, S.E., alleged the -I did not. adultery of his wito, Katherine Alice, with a man unknown. The charge was denied.

The marriage took place in 1908. Mr. Raikes stated that alter a separa.

tion in 1921 his wife confessed to adultery with a man whose name she would not disclose.

A governess, Miza Olive Sarah Knight, of St. Margaret's, Loughton, Essex, said that one evening in Febra ary 1931 Mrs. Raikes told her she was going out to dine with a man friend

Why did you not want your hus- band to know?--Because my husband

Mr. Justice Homidge: It is a mat- ter of opinion whether that is being narrow-minded or not.

DULL PLEASURES.

"EVEN OUR SPORT IS PASSIVE."

Mr. J. Lewis Paton, headmaster of the Manchester Grammar School, speaking at the International Con- ference on Settlements, beld in the Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, said our pleasures were doll because we weza too pastive. "The springs of joy lie in

is parrow-winded and would never aclivity," be continged. "Even our allow me to go out with another man. sport is passive. For one man who plays there are ninety-nine who look on. Three-gasrters of a million people are arranged on stands every Saturday in the football season, and the only Answering further questions put by her counsel, Mrs. Raikes said that muscles they exercise are the muscles her husband bad previous to the of joy. (Laughter.) The push bike is signal" incident complained of her a back number. Nowadays you are extravagance and taxed her with re

WIFE AND THE CHILDREN.

and asked her to turn on the electric gard to Major Gell. At sa interview whirled across the countryside sitting light in the day nursery (in the front after the separation her husband said on top of a perpetual gas explosion."

of the house) as a signal that the ser- vante bad gone to bed,

if

she would let the case go undefend (Laughter.) Pleasures were dall be- ed he would allow ber to keep the

LONG HING & CO.,

PHOTO SUPPLIES, Kodaka and Kodak Films, &a.. 84. DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

SEE KOWLOON THE SUBURB OF BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES IN A MOTOR CAR. THE Telephone Kowloon 81.

EAGLE

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27, Canton Food, Branch Carago 140, Temple Street, Yazmali, Motor cars for sale and repair. Accessories, tyres and spare parts supplied.

HONG YICE CHEE-Manager,

HOTELS AND CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS.

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In conjunction with

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and

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PALACE HOTEL KOWLOO

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and fans throughouch and entirely under now management Cuisine ander the personal sapereidon of the proprietor. Bar and Billiard Roema Terms moderatá. Special samas do families on application to

Telephone K. 3. Telegraphlo Add. : "PÁLACK”

HOTEL

J. H. OXEKERY, Proprietor.

"ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China,

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans - eza Elevatore. Roof Garden. Hairdressing: Salcom Splendid Views of City and Pearl River. Excellent Cuisine:

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Replying to Mr. Bayford, K.C., for children over Christmas and after cause everything for the provision of Mr. Raikes, Mies Knight said Mr. warde see them as much as possible, pleasure had been commercialised. A Raikes was not at home that night. and that a relation of his would make family went to the seaside, but the After she turned on the light she her an allowance.

boy and girl could not enjoy them- heard one of the servants go dowu.

At another interview he seemed de-selves unless they had sixpence a day staire. She went into the day nar-termined to get an admission out of to spend. Education, he declared, sery and turned off the light and then her, and said that otherwise she would would solve the problem. It was the went to the cmoking-room, where she have to leave the house that day. He educated man and the educated raw Mrs. Raikes and no one else, Mire. put to her the question: "Did you woman who found the most joy in Raikes told her she had had a fright commit adultery in this room with a life; for education opened the eyes to as she did not expect to zee Nellie man unknown to me?" and Mrs wonder. (a zervant) there,

Raiken said ahe answered "Yes. What did you do then?--I went

Mr. Willia. Was that trae ?No; upstairs and had a bath and could absolutely untrue. hear the murmur of talking down- Did you tell your busbard you had staira. Later Mrs. Raikes came to committed adultery in a taxicab?- the development of a city and making | KING EDWARD HOTEL my room and said that while the man Never. I told him I had sometimes it impossible for the city to attain had been in the smoking-room she driven in a taxicab with this man. permanent civilization. They could Whatever confession you made, understand the large amount of crime I was very frightened and wanted him

to go.

was ita truthful one?-Absolutely no. when they realised the influence the Mr. Justice Horridge: Did I made the admission because I could cinema had on a boy's imagination.

think she had committed not face being turned out and baving adultery - No; it never entered my to leave my children.

Cross examined by Mr. Bayford,

them

head.

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you

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Mrs. Raikes admitted that she never mitted a marriage he contracted in told her husband that the bad dined February 1911 was dissolved at the Mrs, Raikes, in the witness box, out with Major Gell and that about ins'adnce of his wife on the ground of Exid there was no truth in the sugges the same time as she confessed to his adultery with her step sister. tion that she bad committed adultery, misconduct with the unknown. man After further evidence, Mr. Justice She had taken two men home on who came to the bouse she also ad- Horridge, delivering judgment, said different occasions, ore of whom her mitted adultery with Major Cell. In Mrs. Raikes had concealed the whole busband knew about.

fact she had never committed of her relationship with this divorced Mr. Justice Honidge: What war adultery with him.

man from her cwn husband and then the name of the man on the occasion

made accufesalon of adultery, No spoken of by Miss Knight Major Major Phillip Francis Gell, in the doubt she had committed adultery on witness box; sald be had never com- the occasion when the man went to mitted adultery with Mrs. Baikes, the house. The husband was entitled They had dined and gone to theatre to a decree, nisi, but as the woman together, and on, the occasion when did not seen to have been too well he caltd. Me: Raikes 4 hours at treated it would not hamada abeolute. Potasy for a drink he was only in the unless some provision was made for pantes A Hoydell and showing hethe, botto's few minutes, a stephan the file. C

Mr. Willis (for the wife): Your Eusband knew that name in Novem- ber 1921 1-Yes

*** Mis. Raikes said on the night of the signal she went out to dinner with | Major Gell. E

Sho naked Major Gell into the ing-room, where he had a whisky

MAJOR'S VISIT. ....

Questioned by Mr. Bayford, the Mr. Bayloid, du behalf of the major said he was summerled, but ad- husband; said that would be done,

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