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LAMMERT BROS.

AVOTIONEERS, AFFRAISERS

--and BurynTORS,

Public Auctions-

H Undersigned have received Entree slo be well by Pablla Anotion,

THUESDAY, January 11, 1923,

commencing at '3.45 p.m... at No. 120 The Peak, Red Bill, Weet" A Large Quantity of Valamble Household Furniture, Comprising:--

Drawing Room Suite (Chesterfield Conch and chaira with covers, Cabinet, Bookcase, Carpets

etc.

Teak sideboard, dining table and chairs, dinner waggon, ice chest, tea tables, dinner services pto., oto.

Iron bedsteads, double and single wardrobes, dressing talles, washsiande, Pils carpets and ruge

Alno

́etc..

Beroval Pieces of Blach mocd-ware and brses ornaments

One "Pluff" Sewing Machine with;

coret,

ú And

One Semi Grand Piarly "Blathuer" On view from Wednesday the 10th

inst.

Catalogars will be issued

Taras:-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

*Auctioneers.

Hongkong, January 5, 1923.

TRIDAY, Jazuary 13, 1923 commencing at 1.30 p.m

at their Sales Room, Daddell Street,

A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture

*(Fall Particulara from Catalogue).

On view from Thursday the 11th. January.

Term::-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Austioneers

Hongkong, January 6, 1923.

ON

FOR SALE.

NE SINGER Hemetech Sewing Machine, rearly w. Apply to LAMMERT BROS.

WOON YAU YUE

"ONE-PRICE" DEALERS IN. CHINESS ANTIQUES

WORKS OF ART,

AND

vid Chinese Porcelains, Bronce, Buddhistle BroMO Soulptures. Painting J. Soreens, &c. &c

CHUN KING YUE,

Proprietor.

No. 48, Queen's Bend, Central

THE KWONG KWUI CO. PHOTO SUPPLIES.

60 Queen's Road Central. Telephone No. 2170...

Photos of H. R. E. Prince of Wales landing un salo.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

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on the 1st January, 1915 ---

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INTIMATIONS

FOR SALE.

J

POSTAGE STAMP

CATALOGUES

for 1923

I

Stanley Gibbon's, Part-I at $3.00

Yvert et Tellier's Scotia'.

4.60

3.00

3,00

GRACA & CO., Dealers in Tostage Stamps, Philatelic Accesories, Religions Goors, Garden Boeda, Toys, &e.

No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 620.

|Hongkong.......

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Hand Made)'

Every kind of FootweaT. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & 00.

6. DAGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co.

Telephone Central No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

OFFICK

WORKS

34, Queen's Bd. Cil Heard 8. Wanchai Bi THE EASTERN SUPPLY CO.

General Contractors

Hopes and Office Furnishers Bhip Upholsterers and Fainiem

Tal, Orniani 4508.

WING FAT CHRUNG SPARROW CANDO (MA JOKO) FOR SALE. CARDS MADE OF IVORY AND YISH BOAL. No. 276, Queen's Road Central, BKITCH No. 39, Man Ham Street East.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI audi

R. SHIMIDZĘ: ::

•No. 36 Wyn3) 1. Etrol. (opposite to the Uhine MA”)

JAPANESE MASSAGE

N. AKAJL ! Graduate of Tekio Manage School,

No.-23, Wyndham Street. Tel. Central 4395.

TANG YUK, 'Durrier.

Manobutev de

the law SIEN TINO, 34 D'Agullar Stroos

TEIMS VERY MODHRANA. Consultation Free.

ASAHI BRR

PILSENER BEER

BRAND PRIZE,

LAGER

EWERY

SOLA AZEITE:

MITSUL BUSSAN. KAISHA

THE CHINA MAIL.

Utmost

No other cigarette at the price contains auch fine tobaccos or tastes so good.

They Satisfy

hesterfield

LIGGETT & MITERS TOBACCO Co.

WAKEFORD CASE,

APPEAL COURT SEQUEL.

SANDER ACTION LOLÜED.

The Rev. John Wakeford (formerly Archdeacon Wakeford; of Stowe, Lin colnshire, now residingat Pole Ste ple, Biggio, Kent) appealed in mait wiek from an order of Mr. Justics Greer in

CIGARETTES

WISE MEN OF THE SEA.

(By M. C. Fagence in the Daily Mail.)

Mail boat ¡ostal workers are the wire men of the sea," said the Dutch captain of a Zeeland Company's Flushing. Folkestone introducing me postmaster." Yon test them."

to

TREASURE HUNT.

A 'FRISCO VENTURE.

When the sturdy three-mast bark Narwhal" sete sail for the South mail boat, seas on a search for hidden treasure the ship's this month she will carry a crew of talent the like of which never before pet out to sea on adventure bent, according to Captain Charles Arey, who will skipper the expedition saye t'e San Franchco Coronele.

*

He directed me to the postal quarters in the fore part of the chip and pointed to stacks of mail bags that overflowed from two large

come into a passaga.

"There are 250,000 letiers in this ship," said the postmaster, "written in 30 languages-metrages of love, and hope, and good cheer; of hate, bad tidings, and despair.

Already ten adventurescine young men have been sifted from more than 100 applicants, and they represent s variety of High class professions, which suit the redoubtable skipper from keel to t'pm'st. '-

"One lalf of the world is speaking to the other. I hope the answere we shall bring back will be satisfactory.

"Think what they mean. A kiss from Norway to Japan. A fraulein's zega love for someone in

Chambers striking out the statement of claim in an action which Mr. Wake ford brought against Mr. Heary Wright, a solicitor's clerk (who resides in Highbury,, N., for alleged elander. The judge held, affirming the order of the Master in Chambers, that the statement of plaira disclosed po reasonable cause of action, which he diemieeed with costs. In the state. ment of claim in question it was

Of the ten already signed up by etated that Mr. Wakeford was an

Captain Arey to search the Sonth ordained priest of the Church of Eng-

for treasure trove, one is a land and married man, and that Mr.

America,hysician, the second, an attorney; Weight was the managing clerk, or a clerk, to Mesere. Lee, Belton, and News of dishonour or infamy from an the third, a former any officer; the Lee, of No. 1 The Sanctuary, anguished woman in Red Russia to 's fourth and fifth, Stanford graduates in geology; the sixth and seventh, Westminster, S.W., who acted as eister in, cay, Sumatra. soliciters for the Bishop of Lincoln în "For years 1 have speculated on veterans of the Canadian army; the the legal proceedings which the bishop what those full mail bags mean. Hour eighth, a newspaper man; the ninth, a doctor of jurisprudence, with de instituted against Mr. Wakeford in the by hour-it-gets-more complex.

"We are not wise, out of the grees from Beidelberg, and the tenth, Consistory Ccurt, of the Dicerse of

alro Lincoln, and

ordinary," he added. "We've got an Annapolis graduate, who was of the bishop on the appeal of Mr. a lot of scrappy intelligence; it saves named by Walter (amp as one of the Wakeford to the Judicial Committee a lot of time lacking up reference mythical All-American football team, of the Privy Council against the judg. Į books.

"Letters from different parts of When the "Narwhal enile forth Mint of the Coveistory Court.

Mr. Wakeford esid that Mr. Wright Europe reach Holland so that they from San Francisco, with Captain On December 17, 1921, spoke and can be distributed, via England. to Arey on the bridge, he will have as his published these words: "I know that countriesserved by British mail-boats, first mate the aforesaid former football the archdeacon is guilty." (meaning They are in Bealed bage and we do not player from Annapolis. The physician, guilty of a charge of immorality of sort them. We learn, however, the who has been signed up, naturally will which be had been found guilty by times of all mail-trains to and from function as the ship's doctor. The the Consistory -Court). I have Flashing and are Luman Bradshaw balance will be compelled to stand myself traced him to hotels with so far as the Folkestone London route watch, like all true sailors, although Captain Arey will carry as floesy a crew as ever thook out a skyrail, he announced.

women."

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Mr. Wakeford alleged that these words were epoken by Hr. Wright to the Rev. George W. Nestly, vicar of St. John's, Highbury. Mr. Wakeford further alleged in his pleading that Mr. Wright, on or about February 22 1922, troke of and concerning bim the worde: "He is a very nice fellow if he would only keep the Seventh Commandment.'

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is concerned.

"I am Datch.. I speak English. I bave to epeak French, as all inter national portal documents are worded in it. I know a wee bit of German and smatterings of other language Hardly a linguist, really.

Where is Wagga Wagga asked no one day.

£1,200 A TEAR 10ST. Mr. Warde (for Mr. Wakeford) +x-gazsttror, plained that as a result of the pro- ceedings in the Consistory Court and before the Privy Council Mr. Wake- ford had been deprived o'bie appoint mente but not depoced. This meant a ices of £1,200 a year, but from that

be

New South Wales,' we told him. ***And Bluff!' In Montana.": ""Chattanooga I Tennersré

time he bad remained a fully qualified | ways

HIS FIRST MATE.

Captain Arey expects to sit ten more college and professional men who will go to make up the twenty adventurers in search of the treasure "Of conres 'what impresses the which is bied deep in a certain captain moat is that we know where island in the South sea"...

Of the scores of applicants who most cities, towns, and large villages are. We bave to sort the Dutch mail yearn for adventure is a former and can't always be consulting the army officer whose self-recommen

dation is that. be recently bought his way out of the army and there- fore, is perfectly foot loose. Two husky young men from Saskatche wan offer their twin strength ́sa an inducement, and one chap wrote "He is most impressed, He alin to say that is good looks might choosra peculiar names, round out the crew. A Stanford priest of the Church of England who Actually, of course, they are easier graduate says he is "rarin" to go,” vold conduct services and perfcam for.us, being more firmly Lxed in our and still another Stanford graduate, - ■ Chinese, wants to take a chance. all the duties ordinarily performed by memories.

*He tried na op Japan this morn. Still another candidate for the a clergyman:

Lord Justice Bankes, giving judging. Where were Kyoto, Nagasaki, crew is a polished geologist, by his ment, eaid that the judge's order Kanagawa and Osaka He checked own admission, peaks French, would be varied by striking out so our answers with an atlas. He was German, Italian and English,and, therefore, might prove of value in much of it's ordered that dismises most impressed,

"Of coume corting in a mail-boat is touching at various ports of the of the action, but affirming that part of it which ordered that the state no easy tark. Chicago, for instance, Bouth seas ment of claim should be struck out: has 15 portal districte, all of which we Lords Justice Scratton and War have to know, Chicago, by the way, rington concurred and judgment was must be the most cosmopolitan place entered accordingly.

in the world, judging by the letters it geta from all countries."

Remembering the captain's invite

Mr. Wakeford was present in court during the hearing of the appeal...

1s was explained that the effect of the judgment would be to kaya Mr. Wakeford free to take such action as Es might be advised.

When you have troublesome, eugh

it dow not mean that you have consump-

thơm or that you are going "to hard it,

MUST POST $500, Each of the twenty man who will be named by Captain Arey tɔ nail will be segnited to post $800 ne his chazo of ontatting the "Narwhal." One applicant wrote that he could not tion to test the wise men of the sea, muster more than $600, but was cer

asked: Where is Hinckley "tain he could pub in sufficient bard In Leicestershire," be fired back licks at any job, to more than com- Very near to Market Harborough, pensate for his lack of coi Chink,"

He was right.

I

Chamberlain's Tablets. Tipes Tal kets are Inte-did espècially bat it does make that, your langued for dardom of lio Stömkel, * threatened, and it is fast as well to be on bow if you are troubled with beart the ale side "bel- tako" Chamberlain. Cough Fantly before it is too late barn, indigestion or constipation they For me by all Chemists and Stereo will do you gook?” Tecʼaalo by mil (

fets and Storchoepies

"Our first port of call," the Captain | ! said, will be Bamos. After that our movements will be secret. I am oon- vinced there is a large amount of

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9/9237

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & COUN

LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansion

Agents for:—ADMIBALTY CHARTS,

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

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

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Head Office: 70 Wyndham Street. 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station) Tel Central 4166..

Dealers in all kinds of high-cines Bulk Shirts, Collars, Necktios and Pyjama for Gentlemen

AND ALSO.

Chemises, Skirts, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Night-gowns for Ladion

ALSO MADE TO ORDER

MODEKATE PRICE

PROMPT DELIVERY

Manager; EMILIO LAO..

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO Kodaks und Konk Pimu, 81. ds.

DEVELOPING PRINTING A SPECIALITY.. No 17a, Quas'R BOAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

Ma coach 7 A) LER

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LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING;

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel,

Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee

Grand Hotal des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Rotel Co., Ltd. In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Litų, Lad.

Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL Tel. Add: "Carlton."

The Only American Hotei in the Colony.. Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks, and Central Districts. 43 Bedrooms. Excellent Onisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Boom has been opened at No. 2, Queen's Houd (fat door), Entinos los Benes ft. Tiffins's speciality.

For terms apply to Mra. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry).

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, electrio light and fans throughout and satirely under new management. Onlains under the persona supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooma Terms modernis.. I pocial terms to families on application to

Telephone Fowloon 3.

Telegraphlo Add.; "Paxaca." -

HOTEL

WEST BUND,..

J. H. OXBERRY, Prop inson..

'ASIA”

CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South

China

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans 2 Elevators. Roof Garden, Hairdressing Salcou,

River

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Pearl Views of City and Splendid Excellent Cuisine:

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

KING EDWARD HOTEL

ARGENTRAL LOCATION HE

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Tifins and Dinners

·(Menu⋅ and· A-In Carte)

at all hours.ESS Bakers and ConfictionBEN, Cakes 'mado, for parties eto:: Tel. Central: 2667;

34 Des Voeux Road Central

hidden treasure in the South Sena. U NAMSAN & CO.

we recover it, the treasure will be share and share alike. The crew will not share in our find, but will: work for wagu, just like any

her crew.

288 Des Voeux Road West Photo Engraving -and Dolgoh

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