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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, AFFRAINSEN AND BUSVETORE,

-Public Auctions-

- Undersigned kava resolveð (neiras- Mons to nil by Publis Auction,

THURSDAY, January 11, 1928,

commending at 2.45 p.m. at No. 120 The Prak, "Red Bill West" A Largo Quantity of Valnáhlo Heusshold Furniture,

Comprising Drawing Room Suits (Chesterfield Conch and chairs with covers), Cabinet, Bookcase, Carpets otc.

Teak sideboard, dining table and chaim, dinner waggon, ice chest, ten tables, dinner.services eto, cto.

fron bedstende, double and single wardrobes, dressing tables, waskalands, Pile carpets and rugs etc.

A180

Geroval Pieces of Blackwood-ware and bres ornamenta.

One "Ploft" Sewing Machine with

cover.

And

One Bei Grand Piano by "Bixthuser" On view from Wednesday the 10th Catalogues will be issued

Terma :-Cash on delivery,

LAMMENT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, January 5, 1923.

APT

FRIDAY, Jat uary 19, 1923 commencing at 2.30 pm.

at their Sale Rooms, Duddali Street,

Quantity of Valuable House-

bold Furniture

(Full-Particularn from Catalogue). On view from Thursday the 11th. January,

Torvie:--Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneer

Hongkong, January 6, 1923.

FOR SALE.

NE BINGER Hemstoch Sewing) Machine, neatly-new-Apply-to LAMMERT BROS.

WOON YAU

YUE

"ONE-PRICE "Dealers-In-

CHINESE ANTIQUES AND WORKS OF ART.

Old

Chinese Porcelains, Bronzos, Buddhistic Stone Scalptures Palutings. Sereena,&c., &0

CHUN KING YUE, ------- Proprietor.

No. 48, Queen's Road, Cesual,

Stylish Ladies' & Gentleman's Footwear

LEE TIN TIN BONG 60.

37 Ptsinger, Central,

7. Jawwer Extnest Desk,

Kvety, prelover will be entitled to one of

WHERE past sem predam sralik,

-FOOK-SUN-FOR SALE,

Panama Hats, Felt Hate, Straw Hats and all Kinda of Hats,

HATS CLEANED A SPECIALITY, No. 8, Wallington Street

THE KWONG KWUI CO.

PHOTO SUPFLIES,

60 Queen's Road Central:-

Telephone No 2176.

beton of H. B. H. Prines of Walss landing on sale.

C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD...

BANIȚATY ENGINEERS

MONUMENTALISTS

*.

Offices and Godtanzen,

sha, Wapchai Hend, Itongkong.

Tol, Central No

--

Large stock of

BATHS and DATH ROOM

FITTINGS.

LAVÁTORY BASINS FLUSI CLOSETS

COKHODER, BIDETS, do, do,

#IPEN & CLOSED STOVES, "COOKING

BANGES, TILES ORATES":

À ERICÀI & ITALIAN MARBLE MEMORIALA in polished Hongkong Granite.

A large loction of Artifel

Wrath

Prien ox

Application

INTIMATIONS

FOR SALE, .

POSTAGE. STAMP

JATALOGUES

for 1923

دو

Stanley Gibbon's, Part' I at $3.00

Yvært et Tellier's Scotts

[I

4:50

8.00

3,00

#

GRACA & CO., Dealers in Postage Stamps, Fhilatelic Accessories, Religious Goo's, Gardon Seeds, Toys, &c."

No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 020..

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS,

(Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & 00.,

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayanmally & Co. Telophons Central No. 481

Hongkong, March 20, 1914,

OFFICK

WORKS

Si, Queno's 136. 4311, -Heard 9. Wakekal Ra. THE KASTERN SUPPLY CO. General Contractors

Hopes and Oßce Furniaberi Ships Upholsterers and Palatera

Tal. Central 4803,

WING FAT CHEUNG SPARROW CARDS (WA JONG) FOR SALE JERDS MADE OF

· STORY AND PIJN SÖNE.

No. 176, Queen's Hoad Central,

BRANCH

No. 39, Man Ham Street Eut

MASSAGE.

-Krs-HONDA-Men-KIBAKI-and-

R. SHIMIDZU.

Ko. H. Wyndy Barnet.

- (opposite to the· China MaIFF)

JAPANESE MASSAGE,

N. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School,

No 23, Wyndham Street, Tel. Central 4395.

TANG YUR, Drumsız

the fatur SIEN TINO,. 15. D'Águllar Etreet.

TEDMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free.

*AL NIPPON

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ASAHI BUNR

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GRAND PRIZES

WECIALLY

LAGER

VERY FOLL

*BOLE AGENTS:

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THE CHINA MAIL

FOR EVERYDAY SMOKING THERE ARE NO FINER CIGARETTES THAN

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The Three Calle

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ALSO

MAGNUMS

PACKED IN AIR-TIGHT

TINS OF 50 CIGARETTES

MANUFACTURED BY

W. D. & H. O. WILLS, ENGLAND.

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-SOLD IN PACKETS OF

20

AND IN TINS OF

MAGNUMS

"50 CIGARETTES-

"Three Castles"

Cigarettes

mrre Cattles

Better Priest than

W.D&H.O.Wills Bristol & London

garettes

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

́INCOMPATIBILITY.

MAN WHO SHOULD NOT

HAVE WED.

A poignant story of the unhappy. marriage of a beautiful FrenchwemAD and a British Museum official who shot himself a fortnight alter their wedding was told at the inquest at Holborn on Mr. Henry Symons B.A. aged 51, of 10, Helly-terrace High gate, N.

Mr. Symons was in actitant keeper of books in the Printed Backs Depart ment of the Museum, where his bedy was found one Friday working by

cleanere.

Mr. Symons said his brother met. his wife in the South of France last December

The Coroner: Your opinion is that his mind was unhinged by the incompatibility of the marriage-I afraid that is right. That is the

only explanation.

HANDKERCHIEF CLUE,

"PRACTICAL JUKE ON' LOVERS.

While a youth and a girl of Fish- ponds Bristol, were sitting on a wall, part of Aldbury Court, five men, their face marked with white cloths, Mr. Allan Grant Macfarlane, an swooped upon them and seized the official in the department in which Mr. youth.

He WAS pinioned with Symone worked, said Mr. Symons told handkerchiefs, taken into a wood, and him that be thought that now he was left there. The girl informed the the house for his wife's take. He badly abaken and with a cut in the ́married be should have a revolver at police, who discovered "the youth (Mr. Macfarlane) offered bin his head. Webley Service revolver, and handed

·

The quality of the handkerchiefs

fivs

to

WIDOW'S STORY. HUSBAND'S REMARKS THAT HURT HER. Mrs. Bymons, the widow, gave her evidence through an interpreter.. "Do you know Bertha Yan Duren 1" naked the coroner, referring to the previous witness. Hra. Symon said she did....

it to bim. He thought that instead of with which he had been round leaving the Museum Mr. Symens Lid indicated that the assailants were himself,

not ordinary roughs. It was an- Mr. Francie Rendell, another nounced that if the guilty parties member of the Museum staff, said he did not report themselves The coroner's explanation of the tragedy was that Mr. Symone had gave Mr. Symons some ammonition, the police they would be arrested, embarked on a life for Lich he was shrewd man, and one who was not youths reported at the police

Mr. Symona was Avity shy but and

respectably drossed entirely united-marriage with a woman of 36 whore temperament was very communicative. He seemed station and explained that the es bappy about his marriage when he capade had been conceived spontane entirely different from his own

ously on seeing the couple, who were The widow, young-lucking and spoke of it before. pretty and dressed i deep mourning Evidence by the police as to really their friends, together in a lone with a heavy veil senk forward with articles found on the body showed ly spot. her hands to her face when the that they included seven £5 notes, 27 coroner, Mr. R.D. Thomas, ascertain- £l notte, two 10s, notes, and 19s. 6d.

in silver. ed from relatives that the domestic troubles were little things that

*SHE WILL NOT LIVE WITH ME." other people would think nothing of Mik. Edith Symons, wife of the ...............such as whether the chans should' fist witness, eaid she mceived a letter be in one room and the bed in; dated September 21 from Mr.Bymons, another room."

which referred to small domestic The first witness way Mr-Berthold "Godbles. Symons,~~of Pinner, Middlesex, The Coroner. The whole of it secretary to a company who said refers to what you and I would call that he last ar Hie brother small quarrels, as to what they had at bis wedding on Beptember 8. for dinne?, and so on; matter which His brother had remarked that to us may seem little things---Yoo. be thought of getting a revolver in Asked by the coroner to read two case of barglars, as his house was a pasangra indicated. Mrs. Symons read: lonely one.

It is useless for me to go into more details. She says she will not live with me. I calaot go on in the face of this obstinacy...... Try as much as you can to put my poor, blundering, spoilt life out of your head.“

Mrs. Symons added: It is my opinion that the wedding was not a success,

The Coroner Do you correct the marriage with this occurrence?—I bad reason to believe from letters we have rrosived that the marriage was dot quite happy, and that he was very much distrised about it.

Do you know your husband wrote to her saying that the marriage was rot a success? Yes.

the

Why was it not a success?-There was trouble, anger, about management of the house. There were discussions about the forniture and household discussions that, had been painful to my husband and myself.

"I have been very happy," said Mrs. Symons, when asked if she had been ill-treated in any way, "but he told me things that burt my feelinge." Mrs. Bymors added that LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY.

they had slept apart for two nights. Centoning, Mr. Symon is that

The Coroner: Did you say you Mr. Bertha Van Duren. a contin would not live with him!-No; I told he had a letter from his brother following a telephors communication of the dead man, said she last saw him if it were not possible for as to about his trouble,"

Mr. and Mrs. Symons on September agree it would be better for us The Coroner: The general prt of 16, at her house. Mr. Symons men to gart.

tinned certain domestic dificulties, METRO FLOWERS, almost negligible things,

• Holding_her handkerchief to her The Coroner Lattie things normal ayes, Mrs, Fymous concluded: "Ho people would not make anything of I was all right when he left home last. - Yes, really small things gór. Thue was no trouble when he left on

it is that he and his wife had now or discussion:-Yes. There

to

have been incompatibility: mie undertandingan shah

He also say that he did not in uk

his wife was in the best of beatri Rnd. On September 18 she bad a long Thursday morning. He left me some Fasancontrolled in her action letter from Mr. Symons in the same flowers,

I do not gaite understand that, vrin, and this again was 'entirely, ¿Returning a verdict of Suicide || Mr-Symon added that his brother made up of small worrits. It begau ; while of Ursound Mind, the coroner did not seem to have understand, Lis it I have bad news for you--nothing said there was no doubt, that the Wile. The diference of ingunges less than the hopeless failure of my

seemed to bad to difficulties

marriage.

The Coroner; But he was a good - The Coroner ;** It" treated of such fahoar 1 skrå på but it does fond to differences sa whether a chair should mismuderstanding in conversation, be in one room and a bod in another Lin Xitle shades of meaning.

that sort of thing 1-

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

NOTICES

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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS,

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man's mind was unhinged at the time. NAMSAN & CO. He married a woman of entirely different temperament from his owa; commented the forcaer, - ''Hestarted a row, lito abish, in my opinion, he was entirely uafi for,”

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*Dealer in

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