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LAMMERT BROS.

AWOTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND BURVETOLS,

Public Auctions-

-†AS Vadsenigned have received Enaire-

Tu by Pablla autálon,

SATURDAY, February 3, 1993, commencing at 11 am.

st their Bales Rooms, Daddell Street, A Quantity of Offico Furniture

Terra:---Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Bengkong, January 30, 1923.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 1923,

commencing at 11 mo

at the Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd., Wanchai Station"

A Quantity of Cast and -

Wrongt Iron Pipes,

Comprising:-

76 Cast Iron Straight and Bend Pipes from 6 to 6′ dia, and 1′ 53′′ to #6′ length.

14 Steel Steam Straight and Bend Pipes B dis, and 6' to 17′ length.

18 Wrought Iron Pipes 2 to 8" a. and 6' to 39′ 6′′

2 Copper Pip 6 4" x°14′ 9′′ - Back: —Laol. on delivery.

LAMMERI BROS.,

Austioneers.

Bongkong, Jammury 31, 1923.

By Order of the Ezocutor PUBLIC AUCTION of the

Following Valuable and Desir able Leasehold Property Inland Lot No. 1772 and the messungs known as "ULBANK" No. 2 'May Road, wituate thereon

To Be Sold

Subject to a Reserve Price

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TUESDAY the 13th. day of Feb. 1923 at 3 pm.

By LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers

at their Bales Rooms, Daddell Street. Particulars and Conditions of Sale can be obtained from

Messrs. DEACON, HARSTON & SDENTON

No. 1 Des Vaux Road Central or from

Merers. LAMMERT BROTHERS, The Auctioneers.

Hongkong. February 1, 1923. ·

FOR SALE.

NE SINGER Hemstech Sewing Machine, early new. Apply to -LAMMERT.BROJ.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.

The following unclaimed telegrame are lying at the office of

The

Great Northern Telagraph Compszy (Limited

Doinican, from Dairen.

Eliorso Malai, fenm Wiadiwostock. Ynothing, from Taingua

Lamiam Great Eusters Hotel,

from Nasugbai.'

Bockenin an. from Amy.

7777, from Shanbai.

Kwong Lee, from changhai.

Ho Cheneng, from Knie.

Tongfthwo, from Shanghai.

Wing Fat & Co.. Dr Voer Bend, from:ßbangbai--

N. LUND,

Act: "uperintendent. Hongkong, January 26 1923.

EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- ABIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.

List of unclaimed telegrams lying in

K. R. Telegraph Office, Hongkong

Blanche Davies, Bongkong Hotel,

from Bangkok.

Makj ckebon, from Pulang Sumatra. Meechan, from New York,

Miss Fuku. Pasiger K-shima Marn,

#con Bingapore.

Momobara Taeyamatanko,

Taipeh.

Blore, from Soerabaja.

from

·M. E. FAIREY,

Superintendent

Banglang, Jaumry £5-1923

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors til dllowing list of some of the highest soints on the Island and Mainland is

ablished z—

· ESLA 3D

Signal Station

Mr Parker Mountain Lodge

The Eyriegat

Peak Rotel

-Talkoo Sanatorium

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1734-

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1720

100

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FOR SALE/ STANLEY GIBBON'S

IDEAL

POSTAGE STAMP ALBUMS

EIGHTH EDITION

In two volumes -- at $20 per sat In foar at $30 & $40 m

GRACA & 00.,

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No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

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Every kind of Footwear..

'MADE TO ORDER.

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Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

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Dealers in all kinds of High-class Silk Shirts, Collars, Necktice and Pyjamas for Gentlemen

AND ALSO:""

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LONG HING & CO., Kodaks and Kodaiz Films, dq. #.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No.-174, QUINN'S BOAN-CHStrat, HonognKO.

APSTA

Tala Advertisement la Lasued by British-American, Tobacco Go. (China), Lụl

FANTASTIC WILL STORY. Tokio lawyer, informing Madame

EXTRAORDINARY CASE

CHURCH LIFE TOO QUIET

Lootard that Mr. Fair Heller had j possessed a considerable fortune in Japan Finally, he showed the bankers IN PARIS.

photograph of the will, Confronted with VICAR'S WIFE WHO WANTED all these documenti Mi Ban de Was

FREEDOM. Writing from Paris/Renter's Corre-co- vinced, and advanced anmg which Goally totalled 35 000 franes. At the spondent says:

The Rev. Jacob Hughes, of St. An extraordinary story of a will in same time, however, I made in

vestigations as to the truth of the Winifred's Vicarage, Birkenhead, volving $85,000,000, is being investigatory, and found that various was the petitioner in a divorce suit ated by the French police. The affair properties which Mrs. Fair Hellar was heard by Mr. Justice Horridge, in first came to light through a complamt supposed to possess were non-existent. which be pleaded, the misconduct of lodged by a banker, M. Baugue, for He then lodged a complaint, but as his wife Janet Hughes, with Mr. the recovery of 35,000f lent by him on he was reimburs d in full by-M, Robert Lewis Hall de Thierry. the strength of a photograph of a will. Leotardi a few days later, he withdrew There was no defence.

The petitioner, in his evidence, He stated that an old friend, M. his complaint. The police sutboriti, said that the marriage wole places in Bow-get-wers interested in the September, 1908, in North Wales Leotardi, approached him with regard traordinary atery, and ques med and he and his wife lived at St. to the loan, explaining that his wife Madame Leotardi, who declared that Winifred's Vicarage, and had no had inherited an immense fortune she was acting in perfet, sood lath children. They were happy till the which she could not claim owing to An investigation of her apartment re-end of 1914, when the respondent vested nothing, and the will when took up Red Cross work in, Birkem legal difficulties, and that he needed withdrawn from the bank where it head, and began to visit restaurants some ready mousy in order to under had been placed threw no further light in the evenings with other nursas. take the necessary measures to obtain on the matter after a cursory examin In June, 1920, when witness was the fortuns. M. Leotardi said that ation, bat the handwriting will be on his holiday, he received a letter from her in which she said that his wife, born in Spain; met at Nico submitted to xperte

The police investigation has recolted when he came back she would be some fifteen years ago an American in the spontaneous evidence given by gone. She added that Church, life lady, Mrs. Lilian Fair. -French-official-who state that be was too quiet for her, that she heard. niece and hairess of Mr. advanced 40,000 francs to Madame of nothing but burials and sick- and Mrs. Fair, stated to be Leotarli on the strength of the willnesses, and that he was always owners of the Byerson Steel Com and agreed that his daughter should buried in his books. When he re- pany, of Boston. Mr. and Mr. Fairy Mr. Wilbur Holer, whom, bow turned home, from the holiday she

**** ever he had never soen.: «

had gone, and for a time he could Lagt trace her, were killed in a motor car accidant in Franse in 1905. Madanje Leodardi by reason of the great love which This is my last will an testemeat bequeath to Madam Jano Man both women had for animals, soon became a close friend of Mrs. Pair chado, now, Madame Albert Cotard,ons, ago, I had no desire of ever returning to you as our murruge. Hellar, and received namerons my jewels and all my fortan was a perces Isauro, nave She is to take care of my animala tume across 2 1 am very invitations for trips in the Mediter-

juud 01. Unfortunately, there we rantan in the American's Jaoht Old of all my animal

I appoint my cousin, Wilbury one way by which 1 can oo Chap. Later Madame Leotardi received from the hands of a mutual Heller Ryerson of Boston, as my freedom, so 1 have taken this executor, and I leave him in remem 1 enclose the evidence, and if friends will making, her sole legat-n

stayed as the notel os Mrs. hierry,I would ake you to take divorce proceedinga as quickly Tas possible. —J. C. Hinghee.SMI

Witness said that because of re- higious views he could about once Leads to take divarco proceedin but later his wife whole bishop, the Bishop of Chester, desk saw the bishop, and thers Was [û discussion about a, recon tion

The will itself renda as follows': ***Marseilles, July §-1921. 4* 14

I

July 1921, she wrote from igtenda

wear say-When I left you 13

cost

of Mrs. Fair Heller, on condition that bra o my yacht, Old Chap, with its you make enquities you will find she undertook to car for the contents

*This will?»lons": "valid, and, de numerous animals which bad belonged to the American, and which invalidates all other had been gremented to > various 21 zoological gardens, throughout the "Lilian Fair Bellar Boston, USA' world, the animals including elaph- -The will was placed in an ant ante, monkeys, crocodiles, bears &o- sealed with five silver Madame Leotardi, was at the same. Among the letion. time informed that THeng Wilbur s'gued by distinguishe Haller, Mr. Fair Heller's cousin, had are vetal bearing been appointed exsontor.

In October, 1991, said M. Leotardi, of

wife, who had come to live in the

heard that her friend had died Frenr) sboard her yacht, Old Chap, on July 21 that your Madame Leotardi. thereupon wrote to the exegntor and

Fair Heller' int

porting to

in. April lagt be sow Mr. de Thierry at tha totel, and be gavo Mr.

scathing ser

thom his identity as the husban

Mr. de l'hierry Bujan

to him

To

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