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LAMMERT BROS.

- AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,

Public Auctions-

- B1 Uadoreigand have received Instruo tion buuli by Public Auction,

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FRIDAY, December 22, 1832

Commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales licom, Buddell Street, A Quantity of Valuable case ho.d Furniture, (Full Particulars from Catalogue).

Atso

Obe Gent's Saddle (complete) One Harmoniem by "Meutrio"

And

Oce Grand Piano

Un view from Thursday the 21st inat. Terms --Chah on delivery.

LAMMENT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Bongkang, December 10, 1922.

FOR SALE

NE SINGER Hestech Bewing

ONESIA, Barly at. Apply to

LAMMENT BROS.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN THE "MAIL"

ENTERTAINMENTS,

December 21.-Coronet Thestre; Deuins Fairlash in The Thre Eulitis World Leatre: Bue Детен

Find revision.! Kowloon Theste; Dance at 9pm. Booking opens as Montries for the A:D.CXmai-Pro Justion ol-Shakes- peare's Tempest. Theatre Royel.

December 22.- ¿s V.R.O. Mt. Merle the magician, will perform at 6 p.m.

December 23.-World Theatre;; Virginia Valli and Matt Mcoré in The Storm.""

December 16. - January Theatre Royal; "The Tempect,"

لسعيدات

SOCIAL EVENTS.

2.-

December 23-Police Recreation Club Xmas draw 5.30 p.m.

SPORTING EVENTS.

December 23.-Theatre Royal; Nest Boxing Tourasment.

December 24 to 28-Royal H.K, Golf Club competitions for Xmas Holidays.

January 21.-Theatre Royal; Box ing Tournamenƒ..

PUBLIO AUCTION SALĖS,

December 22-Lammert Bros, valuable Lousehold furniture, ote gent's saddle, one Moutrie Lar mosium and oue grand piazo. Sales rooms a: 2.30 p.m.

December 22-Hughes and Nough, valuable jewellery. Salve Roouis,

2.30 p.m.

December 23.--Hogbes and Hough: Jarge pesuitment o Xman gilte. Sales Rooms, 10.15 a.m.

December 27-At P.WD., at 3 p.m., one lot of crow Ind at Shou-

Liwan for a term of 75 years.

COMPANY MEETING.

December 22-Hgkong. Centen Macao strawboat Coy., extraordinary general meeting, noon.

OTHER MEETING.

December 21-Mently Meeting

of Marine Engineers' Guild of China

at Sailors' Home, 5 p.m.

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General Contractors Hess and Exe Farnishers Bbip Upholstercz wst Painters

Tel. Central 4563,

NAMSAN & CO.

283 Des Voeux Hoid West

Photo Engraving and Designing LITHOGRAPHERS

Tal. Central 1285, +

WING FAT OHRUNG

SPARROW CARDS (MA JONG) FOR BALE 'CARDS MADE OF ITONY AND VISÍ BONE.

'No. 378, Queen's koad Central,

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Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

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Every kind of Footwear, MADE TO ORDER,

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Hongkong, March 20, 1914,

MASSAGE.

Mrs. BEKAI.

The Canton Bank, 2nd Floor, No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong,

MASSAGE.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

TRAFFIC IN ARMS,

"GUN-RUNNERS' PARADIJE,”

RUTHLESS PUNISHMENT URGED.

Under the caption "the gun runners paradise Shanghai Ship ping and Engineering publishes the following comments on the illegal traffic in arms that is going on in

China :-

It is unfortunate that here in dollar, the purchase of guns in Ger Shanghai there appear, to be few many and other European countries tribunals where the judge is disposed for sale in the Far East is an extreme- to inflict more than nominal punishly lucrativa, business. With datec- ment on those found guilty of the tion (lo Shanghai at any rate) carry- smuggling of arms. There was one iug such small penalties, it is not to be case, only a few weeks ago, in which a wondered at that the traffic has se- subject of a European nation was sumed large proportions.

might with (we believe) six automa. tie pistols and a considerable quantity of ammunition which la had trought ashore from a ship from Easope, and Jet berceived a punishment which, new if the extreme gravity of the crime can be considered only as ridiculous.

Recent eventa in Ilongkong and China (and even in San Francisco) have proved beyond any doubt that

Stern, ruthless repressive measures the illegal importation of arms and are indicated in the case of all pereons, Bamunition into the Republia no matter what their station, nor China and the Crown Colony is still whether they be rich or poor, who conducted on a large to le. During have been proved to bave smuggled, the present rear, events in both theer caLLived at smuggling, arms and Colony and the Republic in the form ammunition into China. The small of piracies, robberies, held-ups, etc..nes and occasional light terms of bave demonstrated Low widespread miscument which appear to be in in the evil, and one can well under dicted locally as a matter of course stand the view held by many of the are deterrent. Trivial punishment authorities reponsible for the main in such instances really becomes not a tenance of Law and Order that deterrent but an inducement to fur this question constitutes cae of the ther fforts in the same direction, for graveet problems they have to face at disproportionate profits obtainablo in the present time..

gun-running to China are more than If any doubt existed as to the exufficient to negative any minor pun tent or asriousness of the evil, the shone which possibly will be in must have been dispelled by the many fret d if the attempt is discovered. If instances of contraband arms and an- the local tribunals would fallow the munition which have come to light adn irable had set by Mr. J.B. Wood recently the seizure of a luge con at tinngkong, and sentence proved signment for China, ou a trane Pacific offerales to a term of imprisonment Vessel at San Froccisco just as the whiel would not only track those was about to leave for China, the convited that tho gama can be dan "Sui-an" and other piracies; and the seizures which have been made epe, but would be a distinct sad un

gerau tom more viewpoints then. from time to time by the police at mistakable warning to others engaged both Hongkong and Shanghai.

able that the present traffic in guns in the same nefarious traffic, it is prob won'd considerably be reduced.

The case in which two officers of 8 PLAEel veiting Hongkong we caught practically redhanded try

The robbers, pirates and other pesta in Chion do not manufacture their own guns, nor are they manufactured in China by others. We have it on good authority that generally speak. fog, the types of pistol most commonly in as by the criminals in China are the Mouser pattern; a pistol of Spanish Manufacture (a type known as the "Toledo Webloy" nasty, unreliablo atrocity of which many thousands were sold in South America and the West Indies come years ago and which seems to have found a sala in China cély during the last six or seven year; and, in a much lesser degree, the Belgian. Americag and English makes.

While it is not sug gested that all of the pistola bave been imported direct from the countries of their origin, it seems probable that many of them have, and that what is wanting is that the strings at the European porta bo tightened a little, to ba of some assistance to the already perturbed authorities in the Far East. In many ports in these parts, it is a compara- tively simple matter for aime and ammouition to be leaded, and is is usually only by accident (as witness the recent Hongkong olie) that dis- covery is made.

arms into China practically ad libitum, So long as it is Josible to import and so long as perrons will be found traffic-whether they be foreigners or ready and willing to take part in this

Chinese, there can be no hope of any ing to smuggle revolvers and am These gun-runnera constitute a appreciable diminution of the law- munition, ashore shows more clear-grave, a very grave, danger to the le sness which prevails practically all

whole community in China. ly than

that the ever

These over Chins. The chiel remedy is perare times troublous enough, what with ruthless punishment, to the uttermost eons engaged in the pernicious traffic the hordes of disbanded (and oftimes limits-of-the-law, in-the-care of all uf-arma-muggling are not only not disbanded) soldiery imposing by proved ofenders. This, with an add- Chinese, not that much doubt has ex force of arms their willon thepopalace; ed alertness on the part of the listed on this point for some yeals. and the uncertainty of existence in authorities at all the ports concerned, It is extremely gratifying that the China is added to by the importation is the only immediate remedy to a Magistrate at Hongkong meled out to of large quantities of arms by those stato of affairs which is not merely a both offenders a rigorous term of im whose only object in so doing is Chinese scandal, but an international frisonment, a term which ought to personal gain, with never s prove a deterrent to others engaged to the state of affairs such action

thought one, In the same traffic. In the cade we brings about. are referring to, the pistole indubitably came from America, and while there is no doubt that a good deal of arms smuggling is done on trans-Pacific vessels, ships from European ports bring to the Far East quite sa ap: preciable proportion of the lethel weapons which are smuggled to these paris:

We can state, and state definitely, that there have been many instances of pistols being landed in China and Hongkong from vessels which have touched at Hamburg and other North Continental ports. With the depreciat et value of the mark and other Ear epean currencies, and the consequent enhanced purchasing value of the

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Read Office: 79 Wyndham Street 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Statina.) Tel, Central 4166.

Dealers in all kinds of High-clues Silk Shirts, Collars; Nockties and Pyjamas for Gentlemon AND ALSO

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PHOTO SUPPLIES,

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DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

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HOTELS AND CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING;

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel

Grand Hote! Kalee

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Botel Co., Ltd. In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel dos Wagons Lits, Ltd.

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 Cnisice. Serupulonsly clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at No. 2, Qaven's Boad (let floor) Entrance Ice Blouse St. Tiffins a speciality.

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PALACE HOTEL

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WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South China.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans ema Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcol

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Excellent Cuisino:

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