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

ABORTONMERS, ÅSTRAINERS AND JTİRVEYORS,

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FIHR Undersigned-havo zateared userad. Mone bo #ll be Pubida Auction. WEDNESDAY, June 27, 1928. commencing at 8.15 pm.

A Valuable Collection

Postage Stamps

(Full Particulam from Catalogue). Os View from Monday the 25th- Jnne 1928.

Torms:-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERN BROS.

Hongkong, Jucas 18, 1929,

THURSDAY, Jzné 20, 1993, commencing at 11 mm.

at No. 4 Carnarvon Villas, Kowloon:

A Quausity of Fainable Houshold Tarniture, Comprising:-

Drawing Room Suite, Dining Room Salto and Bed Romy Saite ote., ot

(Particulars from Catalogue) Torms:--Cash on delivery.

On View from Wernenday the 27th Jane 1923.

LAMMERT BROS,, Audiosco.

Hongkeng, June 23, 1923,

Ou

THURSDAY, June 28, 1093, commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at No. 66A Nathin Roed, Kowloon A Quantity of Valuable Housshold Fawzitare,

Comprising

Teak hat rack with bevailed nivros, Chesterfield Couch and armchairs, Teak Bideboard with bargiled mirror, Teak dining table and chairs, Teak bedsteads with spring mattresses, Teak Double and single wardrobes with glass, doors, Dressing table and wash stands, Teak chest of drawers & Too cheat etc..

Revolving table fou, electric lampe and silk shades, pilzer and E. P ware etc., etc.

Leveral pieces of carved blackwood

AIO

One Gramophone

180

On View from Wafflesday the 27th.

June 1923.

Catalogues will be acued

Term: Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June 22, 1923.

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TUESDAY, July 3rd, 108, commencing at 3 p.m.

in the promises, 10 Coronation Boach, Kowloon (next to the Kowloon Motor Bus Co.) The Business of the Motor Cyola Exchange (including the Jitney

Bus Service) with all Stock in frade gear otc., stom se a going copeero

The Stock comprises:-

1 Indian Scout

→

Powerplus fudian Motor Cycles

1 Opposed Twin Indian

1 Powerpine Indian and Sidecar

Harley Davidson and Sidecars

I Levis

* Clevaloud.

One 6 Senter Dodge Motor Car “

Oan Model 90 3 Sostor Overland

Motor Car

One Continental 5 Seater 6 Cylinder

Overland Motor Car

One Cyblomobila

(All the abava machines in fine running order) And

A Large Quantity of-Spares, (for all auskes of motor sycles) Paints, Varai- shes, Motor Life, Spring Oil, Mobil On B, Batteries Magustos, Generators, Tyrer, Tuber, Speedomstars, Wind- shiside, Toole, Drille, Vicos, Spanner?, Pipe Wrenaben.etc., etc.

Also

Sundry Office Furniture

Terms: As Customary

Inspection orders may be bad from

She. Undersigned

· CAMMERY BROS., Aničombers,

Hongkong, June 23, 1923.

ON

MONDAY, July 18, 1988, commencing at 3pm. their Hales Roome, Dúddall Street, One Set of Mint Machlaary This lot comprises a complete set of Mint Machinery, capable of producing 100,000 (one hundred thousand) places 20-cent (twenty cent) coins or 200,000 (two hundred thousand pieces 10-cont den cent) coins per working day of-10 houra

·

Farther particulars and inspection orders may be obtained from Hesxim. Gilma & Co., Ltd, or the Undersigned). Terus:-20 per cont of parobses money to be paid on fall of hammer. Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of sale.

-LAMMERT BROS."

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June 13, 1973.

Construed on page "5.

SWAY HOUSE:

HAT MAKER:

Wa. 18, Wyndhais Street.

“BANITARY ENGINELEA

MONUMENTALINTS

Offices and Godawan, 06. Wuchai Road Haskoaż

**Tei. Central, No. 200

Large stock of BATIS and BATR ROOM FITTINGS,

LAVATORY BASINS FLUSH · . CLOSETS.

1 COMMODES, BIDETA, -do., ŠE.

OPEN & CLOSED STOVES, COOKING

BANCES, TILEI ORATES,

AMERICAN&ITALIAN MARBLE MEMORIALS-Also in polished

Hongkong Granits,

A large selection of Artificial, Verslas.

Prices on Application.

BEIGHT & SON'S ABC- DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATALOGUE

of the

STAMPS

of the

BRITISH EMPIRE. Continent of Europe and its Colonies. Foreign Countries (Extra Europeans). FULLY ILLUSTRATED

@ $2- each.

GRACA & CO., Dostora in Postage Stamps, Garden Soeds, Pistorial Post Cards, Taya, &e. No. 10, Wyndham Stroot,

P. O. Box 620,

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of FootweRT.

VIA DE TO: ORDER.

CHERRY & ɑn..

8. D'AGUILAR STREET.

Opposite Kavamally & Co. Tulephone Central No 1915, 6, Hongkong, March 20, 1914,

NAMSAN & CO.

136, Connaught Road West. Photo Engraving and Designing LITHOGRAPHERS Tel. Central 1367,

WING FAT CHEUNG SPARROW CARDS (MA JONG) FOR AALE ÜLKER MADE OF IVORY. AND FIAM BONE,

No. 276, Queen's Road Central, BRANCH

Nɔ. 39, Manam treat East.

PILSENER BEES

PARAND PRIZE.

MASAHIBE

ASA

LAGER

EWERY

SOLE AGBYTEE MIISUI BUSSAN KAISHA'

ODDS AND ENDS,

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

The Golden Thread

THE CHINA MAIL.

Grave 2500 Years Old.

It has been established that the Pictish stone grave' recently dis- covered at Plascarden, near Elgin, Is about 2500 years old. In further investigations additional arms The biggest novelty in Stockings have been disccovered. They are this season are those which show a cylindrical, barrel-shaped, and stripe of gold metallic thread, run-triangular, the last-named boing ning lengthwise (the Daily News beautifully polished. The dis tells us:) This golden stripe covery is regarded by antiquarians appears on brown and black silkas most important, and it is intend stockings, as well as on the beigeed to explore the field, thoroughly and henna ones that are so popular: after harvest, Even white hose will boast the golden thread for evening wear, and when gold plays a part in the embroidery on the frock the effect is very good.

Antrim Castle Fire.

Ancient Mystery.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The MAIL.

ENTERTAINMENT.

June 26.-Coronet Theatre; Mr. and Mrs. Carter. de Haven in

Twin Beds."

June 26-World Theatre; Gladys Walton in The Lavendor Bath Lady."

June 26-Star.

Car Theatre "No Woman Knows."

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

June 27-Lammert Bros., at their Sales Rovat, Duddell Surest, a valu able collection of postage stamps, at 5.15 p.m.

4,

June 28 Lammert Bros., at No. Carnarvon Villas, Kowloon, a furniture, at 11 am.

A question which has been raised incidentally in connection with the Luzor excavations. as to how the chambers and subterranean passages, whose elaborate hierogly The Recorder of Belfast deliver phics must have necessitated ed his considered judgment in the unusually clear artificial light, were necessary claim of Viscount Massereene and provided with this Ferrard and others for £00,000 illumination, gives those desirous of speculating unon an interesting compensation for the destruction by

problem fire of Antrim Castle and its con-

an exceptionally fine tents on Sunday morning, October opportunity, says the Christian quantity of valuable household 28 last. Amongst the priceless Science Monitor Authorities say heirlooms destroyed was the that a pure, powerful light, as Speaker's chair used in Grattan's bright as electricity; must have last Parliament. His honour said been called into use when the deep it was not established to his satis zigzag rocky chambers faction that the fire was malicious, ornamented with their miles and

July 3.Lammert Bros., at No. miles of wonderful mural decora and he dismissed the claim.

tive work. But those mathematical-40, Coronation Road, the business The Mons Cat.

ly accurate and marvellously of the Motor Cycle Exchange as a coloured lines and figures supply going concern, including all stock, no clue as to its source and remain spares, stores, &c. at 3 p.... a silent mystery. They furnish a problem concerning the solution of which practically nothing is known. Curious "Revolution."

Parsons' Wives.

were

Jane' 28-Lainmert Bros, at No.

quantity of valuable household 563, Nathan Road, Kowloon, a 'furniture, at 2.40 p.m.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

June 30-Hongkong Realty and Trust Coy. Ltd., Statutory meeting, Powell's Building, noon.

June. 30-Meeting of creditors of the Hongkong Central Estate, Ltd. at the offices of Messrs, Percy Smith, Seth and Flening, noon.

SPORTS MEETING,

July 7.-Extra Gymkhana of the Hongkong Jockey Club at Happy Valley, entries close Jrine 28.

fled into Midian died he left two sons and three daughters, and that the son who succeed him was a

"Mons," the cat which won fame during the war, has just died at its home at Forfar, Scotland, says the Daily Mail. Found in an old farmhouse near St. Quentin by Private Patrick Bradley, of the Scottish Rifles, during the retreat from Mons in 1914, the cat went

The special correspondent of the through 10 engagements. Later Chicago. Tribune wires from Rome the cat was sold at many Red Cross The Republic of San Marino, the gift sales, raising more than £3,000. Smallest and the oldest in the It was finally purchased by Mr.world, has joined the onward march William Lamond, a cattle dealer, of Fascism. A complete Fascist of Forfor.

Government, consisting of three Commissioners, elected annually, has been installed with great pomp At a meeting of the London in the presence of the Fascist Diocesan Mothers' Union at the Deputy Bottai, representing Signor Mussolini, San Marino, it will Church House, Westminster, according to the Daily Mail, Mrs: remembered, was one of the Allies during the World War. Causton complained that the average age of the "young mother She declared war against the at the meetings was between 60 Germans shortly after Italy's entr and 70. She suggested that the ance, and sent half of her standing meetings should be managed, army, consisting of a dozen men, whenever possible, by a layman's to fight with the Italians. With an wife, as most people thought that area of thirty-eight square miles parson's wife was deadly dull, and a frontier line with Italy of stupid, and difficult to get on with twenty-four miles, San Marino has dwarf. Now Akhnaton, when he a population of about 12,000. died, left two sons-in-law and: One of the audience suggested Hitherto it has been governed by a apart from their wives, three little that speakers should be younger popularly elected Great Council of daughters, one other daughter and more attractive in manner and sixty members, two of whom are having died and another having dress...

elected every six months to act as Captain Regent. The language and character of the people are en- The title of the world's youngest tirely Italian. The little Republic grandmother is claimed by Mrs. Archibald Moyes, wife of a tube has had an independent existence

for at least 1,000 years. worker, ધર્મ 30. Kippen-street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, says Reynolds Breadalbane's Counters. Newspaper. She was inarried on

The Breadalbane Earldom has March 3, 1905, at the age of sixteen been in the news-eye owing to the years and three months.. Her publicity given to, what is called daughter was married before she the. was sixteen, and was only sixteen years and two months old when the first grandchild, a fine sandy boy was born. Mrs. Moyes thus be came a grandmother at 32 years of age. The previous record was held by Mrs. Lilian Weitlebach, of Cincinnati, who was 36 when her first grandchild was born, Many-Sided Men.

Youngest Grandmother.

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gone to Babylon. Was. Tutankh Amen, then, a dwarft. We must leave the answer until his body is examined, but it is Interesting to recall the fact that in his tomb were found a very small glove and some very small stools, while his status in the Cairo Museum is only about secret marriage" of the late 5ft. in height. Moreover, the word Earl. As a matter of fact. I don't think the word "secret" should be "Tut" means a figure, or stattette, applied, says a Glasgow Herald or puppet, which is the sort of name a man of small stature might be writer, as the marriage was aq-

expected to have " nounced in several newspapers at- the time, although it appears to Perils of the Streets, have escaped the eyes of the sleuths who compile the sacred rolls of the aristocracy. This Mar quisate which, by the way, died with its first holder-in October Sir Edwin Airey, at the annual last was quite modern, in that it conference of the United Kingdom was only created. in 1885, but it details Travellers' Association, at Leeds conceals. some very ancient titjes. described the qualifications of Baronets of Nova Scotia since 1625. | Horse-drawn every, good man on the road." the heads of this branch of the

vehicles He must be:

Campbell family became succes-Motor buses An ardent Liberal in the morsively Earls of Breadalbane and Electric trancars ning, a Labour man in the after-Holland, Viscount Tay, and Lord Motor-cars, vans, noon, and a true Tory in the Glenorchy. The late Marquis was &c. evening.

Pedal cycles

*

A thorough billiards and golf player, and able to lose a game to the worst player.

Able to wallow in all kinds of drinks.

A good actor.

holder of the Privy Seal of Scot land, and a close friend of Queen Victoria, who put great faith in his judgment. The Breadalbane Mar qulsate is said to have been direct- ly suggested by the late Queen, who was always very partial to Scottish nobility.

A special resolution was passed changing the name of the associaTutankh Amen A Dwarf? tion to the United Commercial Travellers' Association of Great. Britain and Ireland.

A Home Office return issued records a further increase in the number of strect accidents. The total reported in Great Britain last year was 70,197, compared with 62,621 in 1921. Appended are the

Fatal. Non-fatal.

6,635

196

2,381

III

5,251

2,036

39,577

∙170

13.485

67,429

Total 2,768

In the Metropolitan Police District there were 675 fatal and 25.547 non-fatal accidents, against 571 and 22,647 respectively in the preceding year, and in the City Was Tut-ankh Amena dwarf ? nine persons were killed and 775 is the question raised by Mr. Arthur injured. Of the deaths in the whole Weigall in the Empire Review, Mr. area, including the City,, 59 were Weigall, late Inspector-General of caused by horse-drawn vehicles, Antiquities unde the Egyptian 63 by motor buses, 35 by tramcars, An amusing discussion has been Government, acted as special cor- 505 by motorcars, motor-vans, &c., aroused in the Paris. Press by a respondent of The Daily Mail at and 22 by pedal cycles. The book of very different character Luxor during the recent discoveries 26,322 cases of Injury were at from "La Garconre." As already by the late Lord Carnarvon and tributable as follows: Horse-drawn

awarded to M. Henri Beraud for Mr. Carter. " is said in the vehicles, 2,599; mechanically-pro-, his two books, Le Vitriol de Talmud, he writes, that when the pulled vehicles 17.628- pedal Lune" and "Le Martyre l'Obėse." | Pharaoh from whom Moses had | cycles, 6,0957.

Joys of Obesity.

The sufferings of a fat man are

put to original account in the. latter novel, in which the eternal triangle figures in the person of a jealous husband, his .charming wife, and their fat male com- panion, the scene being partly laid in London. The book is dedicated to Marshal Joffre and other famous public men, some of whom have been interviewed on the penalties attaching their varying degrees of adiposity which by no meansdis mays them. One, at least, M Paul Lombard, editor-in-chief of L'Homme Libre, has the hardihood to attribute his happiness to his corpulence. Another, M. Herriot, the former Minister, who is now Deputy of the Rhone and the Mayor Lyons, joyously replied to the Inquiry whether it worried him to be bully: Why should it? am happy to be stout In our call- ing it is indispensable, In-politics rotundity is a dominating quality To triumph one must have weight. Have you seen me on the 17bune, when the storm, breaks and ques tions are burled from all sides? T wait patiently, my hand on my stomach, unif there a silence, Then Ireply to a soothed assembly.

Free From

Never Be Without

am-Buk

ALL ANIMAL FATS

THE GREAT

HERBAL SKIN CURE

TUESDAY JUNE:

· 1928

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PHOTO SUPPLIES.

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LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG

SHANGHAI:

PEKING :

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Palace Hote

Astor House Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Rotel Co., Ltd.

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Tel. Centl, 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel. Add:" Carlton.” The Only Ameriona Hotel In the Colony E Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banka, and· Central Districts. 13 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Sorapalously clean, Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened No. 2, Queen's Road (1st floor). Entrance Ice House Bt. Tiffos a speciality.

For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietrees.

Trombones froin PALACE HOTEL BOWLOO

Star Ferry).

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HOTEL "ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South Uking.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans. Elevator. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Balcón.

Splendid Views

Excellent Onisine:

of City and.

Pearl -River.

Moderate Rates

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HOUSE HOTEL

Road Centre

NEW DINING ROOM spönsä ke

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Hongkong) Mays17-

CANTON.

JAPANESE MASSAGE

N. AKAJI Graduate of Tokio Manage Sohool Nos. 9-10, Frayn-Bast, Wan

Lei, Central $630.

MASSAGE

K. SAKAL T. KANAMORI

Pad Floor 18 Prays Fast,

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, MTS-KER