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LAMMERT BROS.

ÁVOTIONNELS, APPRAISERA

AND SURVETORA.

Public Auctions-

Undersigned have received Instrvo- Morto kill as Fabila agetlen,

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TRIDAY, November 3, 1928. commencing at 2.45 p.m. at their Sales Room, Daddell Street. A Quantity of Valuablo Househo & Farniture.

Comprising:

Drawing and Dining Room Suites, i bram bedstedile, carpets, typewriters, Electric fans. ele, alc.

Blackwood cabinet, table, chairs, elc. Also

One pair binoculare by F. Davidson

& C

One Telescope by "G. Falconer.

& Co."

And

One Upright Piano by Challan &

Soa,

Os view from Thursday, the 2ad November.

Catalogues will be issued.

Terme :-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

.ON

Auctioneers.

TUESDAY, November 14, 1922,

at 12 o'clock (noon),

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. The Motor Launch

"Poewit"

Built in 1010 of Teakwood.

Engine: Zeylinder Bolinder (Crude

Oil) 30 B. II. P.

Reg. Tonnage: 7.29 tons..

On view now at anchorage off the

Hongkong Club.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, Oet ber 3, 1922.

TETRAŽŽ NI'S DISCOVERY.

NEW TENOR SELLING GRAMOPHONE RECORDS.

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Mme. Tetrazziri, who has returned 'to London to commence n British tour, has brought to England with bor a new Italian tenor.

"I am convinced," she raid, "that Bignor Attilio Baggiori, who is only 14 years, of age, posserres ons of the finest and purest tenor voices in the world, and in a few years' time he will be the world's greatest singer. I met him in Duluth, America, where bo vas selling gramo- phone records, and since then lie bas beed training in Italy. I heard him sing both in America and Naples and now I am training bim, and soon the public chali bave a treasure presented them."

Mme. Terazzini, who intends to slay in England three months, stated that the had been undergoing a course of treatment to reduce her weight, A- you res" (with a deprecatory laugh) aka mid, "I have not succeed- ed very well in that repet, but I sai glad to any that my health is excellent and my v ice in excellent form,"

Talking of her daily life in Naples, she said she had been accustomed to get up so carly as six o'clock in the morning to busy herself with house. work, to give ber pupil an hour's Jesson, and then to go straight on to two tours' study and practice on her own account.

And did Mr. Baggiosi help in the housework!" it was a ked."

"Ob. yes," the replied, with a merry laugh, he helped me and took his ebare,"

PRINCE IN THE "DINER"

IAN JUST AN ORDINARY

-PASSENGER."

A story of the Prince of Wales is! *ld in a letter written by a Chester citizen, who is on holiday in Corn- wall. When be bad taken his seat for luncheon in a dining saloon in a train be found he was sitting Bext to the Prince of Wales.

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"The Trince," he says, "chatted and laughed all through the luncheon ast like a big boy full of «Jun., The head attendant told us Prince bad asked why the inloon wAI wo empty, and was told he had been ordered to keep the dining loon reserved. The Prince said, 'Not dr all, bring someone else in; I am just ชม Urdinary passenger and like

natural company.”

NOTI OE.

HIGH-CLASS PRINTING

AKR

BOOK BINDING

THE CHINA MAIL OPPIOS

· BOOKS & PAMPHLETSASPECIALTY.

#respectuses,' Trade DirenMET Programmes, Manne, uts", ase Artistically AZTANKIS D4G Carsfully. PriDAKO

deliver

INTIMATIONŠ

LOOSE LEAF STAMP ALBUMS

WITH SPRING BACK COVER.

No illustrations for stamps, no text whatever, but all pages are printed with quadrille ruling. The best albums for collectors; enabling them to arrange their stamps in their own way, leaving no empty pages."

FAVORITE AT.....$6, each CROWN AT..........$5.

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GRADA & 00, Dealers in Fostage Stamps, Foot Carde, Garden Seeds, Toys, elc. No. 10, Wyndham Rivees, 1. O. Box $10,

Hongkong

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Hand Made).

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO.,

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co, Telepboas Central No 491

Hongkong. March 21, 1914.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. BEKAI

Tos Canton Bank, 2nd Floor, No. 7, Duddell Street, Hongkung.

MASSAGE.

Mrs HONDA. Mrs. KISAKI and 'R. SEIMIDZU. No. 24 Wyatt, Street (opposite to the Chim Mail"}

MASSAGE. EXPERT HARRY FURUKAWA, K. SAKI,

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19, Wyndham Street.

JAPANESE MASSAGE. N, AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School,

No. 23, Wyndham Street.

Tel. Central 1395.

PAI NIPPON

TANG YUK, Darr

b.

the Into BIEN TINO,

14. D zallar Street.

TERMA VERY MODERATE Consulation Pres

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SOLE AGENTE: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

THE CHINA MAIL.

Jamaica Cigars

are of superior quality, Mild and Satisfying.

Manufactured in

eart obacco

rowing Belt in the World.

"Golofina"

The Jamaica Cigar

is by far the most popular cigar smoked in the Far-East today

Packed in foil wrapped moisture proof" boxes of 25 Cigars.

For Sale

Every where

British-American Tobacco Co.(China) Ltd. Distributors

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

MR. J. D CLARK DEAD.

GENERAL MOBBED.

GERMAN EASTERN COMMAN

DER IN THE WAR.

SHANGHAI PIONEER OF TRADE AND JOURNALISM

General Von Francois, while lectur Shanghai papers record the death of Mr. John Dunt Clark, for many ing in Schwenkau, near Leipzig, on years editor-in-chief of the Shang the battle of Tannenberg, in East hai Mercury, which cccurred, last Prussia, where the Russians were week at the residence of Mr. P.deleated in 1914, was interrupted by O'Brien Twigg. Mr. Clark, although certain persons in the audience who, suffering from slight ailments, had according to the Lokal Anzeiger not been seriously ill, but when afterwards attacked and mobbed him, sitting in his chair yesterday after- The general's head was injured.

Gen. Hermann von Francois, when noon, says the N. C. D.. News, of October 27 he suddenly expired. new to war service, was appointed to The late Mr. J. D. Clark, J., the chief command on the German was-born-at-Halesworth, Sufi tk, on Eastern front in August 1914. Later August 12, 1840, and was educated he was given the 7th Corps. In 1918 privately frst, and afterwards at he resigned.. Norwich Grammar School.

When

quite a youth, he aavered his con nection with home and country and,

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WIDOW, HEIRESS.

HOPES SHE WILL NOT HAVE TO WORK ANY MORE.

"I have had a hard life, and as a widow have had to work to bring up my six children. I hope it means that I need never have to work again."

So said Mrs. Mary Jane Young, living in a street near Caledonian- road, N., who hopes that she will soon handle a fortune.

SALVATIONIST BROTHER. She is a daughter of the much- discussed Ephraim Gregory, one of the principal heirs to the fortune of £100,000 left by William T. Hanka, of Jersey City, New Jersey, who died intestate in 1918.

Mrs. Young and her brother, John Charles Gregory, the collier and. Salvationist of Camera, near Now- port, Mon., have visited Me. Howard 8. Harrington, the American lawyer who is in charge of the investigations, and satisfied him that they were the children of Ephraim Gregory.

It is presumed that Ephraim

we believe, took part in the Ita years a very able managing director lian campaiga under Garibaldi. of the firm of Hall and Holtz, Ltd. This was the start of an adven-He was Vice-President for some career, in the courte of time of the board of directors of which he travelled over many seas the Sinanpao and was also, in and continents. Alter serving in the its early days, a director of the Royal Navy, he has related that he Amherst Rubber Estates, Ltd. His was born in 1831 he is now dead.

"My father, Ephr:im Gregory, had served as an enlisted man in either chief work; however," was in connect- one or two of the navies of South ion with the Shanghai Mercury in four children," she said, "and dis. American Republice, and he also which he took a very active part from appeared when we were goite young. made an adventurous trip on foot the time of its institution. For mary We were left in charge of our step. acress the South American continet. years he acted as editor. but during mother in Wiltshire, but she, too, then He was again in the naval service the last 10 years left the editorial died-in 1878. We were when he arrived in the Far East in work to Mr. R. D. Neish, and himself separated. 1861, and was present when the officiated in the capacity of advisor actions of Shimonoseki and Kagoshima and editor-in-chief were fought.

George went to America, and I When the have not seen him since. United last Shanghai Mercury became the Tuesday, when Charles came up from property of a limited company, Mr. Newport to London, I had never can ed to establish two foreign newspapers Clark was appointed Chairman of the him since his boyhood-forty-four

years ago..

In 1865 be left the Navy, and help

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"Sarah, my sister, is dead, and her children, who will have their share of the legacy, are scattered. They have not yet been traced."

£5,000,000 AT STAKE.

There is another claimant to a fortune. He is Mr. George Smith, of Leeds, and the fortune he is inter- cated in is entiraated at £5,000,000.

This money is said to be lying in a Dutch bank, and has accumulated from the estate of Pieter Tayler Van der Hulet, a merchant of Haarlem. Van der Hulet was originally named Peter Taylor, and he ran away from his home in Stirlingshire 200 years ago to Holland, where he made à great fortune as a merchant and shipper.

in Japan the Rising Sun and the board of directors, a position he has

Coming Nagasaki Expres.

to held since the formation of the com Shanghai in 1875, te began business pay: here as a broker and general merchant, For several years his health has and four years later established the been failing and he bas, under medical Shanghai Mercury, in partner hip advice taken long holidays. He went with the late Mr. Rivington, this paper Home in 1920 for a holiday of seven absorbing the Shanghai Courier. or eight months, and retatued in The Shanghai Mercury and greatly improved. health, but daring Shanghai Courier were the first the last few months he bad several evening foreign newspapers in China, times to call-for medical attention, and through the energy of Mr. Clark, one of his recent attacks being facial the Mercury quickly, became paralysis. Recently he went to Kal- financial success, though started on ing, a summer resort at which he was a very limited capital. The Celestial accustomed to spend the hop, season, Empire a weekly edition of the and returned a few weeks ago, ap- Mercury, followed a few years later, patently in the best of health. and Mr. Clark in his latter years was In Shanghai, Mr. Clark did much very fond of relating stories of newer philanthropic work in an unostenta paper work in Shanghai half-a-century tious way and the news of his death ago when at times be bad to assist in will be received with sincère regret by. He died in 1778, and left will his own composing rooms.

many friends here, as well as at Home. directing (after certain legacies and Mr. Clark had certainly the happy He leaves one daughter, formerly dispositions) that his estate should be: konck of urrounding himself with Miss Minnie Clark, but now married, divided among his next of kin 100. loyal, zealous and contented who served prominently as a nursing. years after his death. employees, and many of the Chinese sister during the war and was one of As well as the foreign staff of the the low nuries present at the siege of Shanghai Mercury hat very long Antwerp. She was in Shanghai for records of service under his directiap, some time aitar the Armistice, sa s In Shanghai, Mr. Clark was pro- nurse at the Victoria Narsing Home, minent in many different business but left for Europe again two years connections, and has been for many ago.

Mr. George Taylor, a middle-aged man, who has been working at Sheffield, is at present in Leids prosecuting his inquiries among relatives, with a view to completing his car, which he will then put before the Dhich authorities.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1922

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansion

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.

Manufacturers oft--

Bocks, Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.

21, Haiphong Road, Kowloon.

Telephone Kowlona £77. Manager, WONO KAM FUK.

ROYAL SILK STORE.

Just Received New Consignment of Benarsa Real Gold and Silver. BROCADE for 'Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs, We are the Only Dealers for the above Articles & Invite Your Inspection.

D. CHELLARAM, 38, Queen's Road Central,

PHOTO SUFFLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Rodaks and Kodak Films, &c. &.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17a, Queen's Road CrNTRAL, HONOKOAG.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING:

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel Palace 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 Lita, Eså3

Tel. Centl. 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 Districts. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at" No. 2, Queen's Boad (1st floor). Entrance Ice House St. Tillins a speciality.

For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress-

(Two minutes from Star Ferry).

'PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, eleotris light and fans throughout and entirely under now management. Onleine under the persons! supervision of the propilátor, Bar and Billard Rooma Terma moderate. -? pèçini terma to families on application to,

Telephone Howloon 3... Telegraphiq Add, FALAOK”-

HOTEL

J. H. OXBERRY, Promissor.

"ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China.

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First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans a Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcou,

Splendid Viewe of City and Excellent Cuisine:

River Pearl

Moderate Bates.

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

KING EDWARD HOTEL

A

DENTRAL LOCATION

EL ELNUTRISTRAMS Pan Entratos, RIso- trie Vita Pans and Lighting Bud Raths and Banitary Fittings, Hot and Water System throngtrut. Best of Food and Burules. T. Coll. FL Telegraphic Address 5—' ViczontA 3. WETORELL, Manager.

THE NEW VICTORIA CAFE THE HOUSE FOR GOOD EATS Tifne and Dianers (Menu and A La Carte) at all hours, Bakers and Confectioners. Cakes made for parties ate. Tel. Central 2667,

24, Des Voeux Road Central.

HOTEL NEW MACAO

i with All the comferie of a home semblaed

moderate prices. Beautifully slimsted facing the san up-touhle Hole, Legs and Conforiable Zoom, Basel, satulaine ander. Experiested Bepervis Separate Tile: list, Coke'and shower Baths, Klectie Light throughout. Public' and Private Bar and Baard Room, Fish Class sethavkü dation Lit Fumbles and · Topcioła. Termé

`LW; MAN, Manager,

SHUN TAI HONG

Dealer in'

SHANTUNG PONGEE SILK. Lace and StrawTM Braid. Ginseng, Door's Horas eta.. No. 70, Lower Lascar Row, fel. Central No. 869, 'Hongkong. HWA LEE" & 00, Shanghal and Shantung Hand' *** Dindo Laos, Hair Nots

snd Embroideries, Etog

No. 70 Lower Lascar Row. Tel. Cea. 862.)

SWAY HOUSE

HAT MAKERS.

· No. 16, · Wýnduam Bireet.

YEE SING.

GENTLEMEN'S“ TAILOR

12; Wellington Brook,