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

AUCTIONEELS, AFPELINERS

AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions--

Tu here Is aseton,

HM Undersigned havorizared natino-

от

TUESDAY, July 3rd, 1893, commencing at 3 p.m.

on the promises, 40 Coronation Road, Kowloon (next to the Kowloon Moter Bus Co.). The Buslasas of the Motor Cycle Exchange (Including the Jitney, Bus Service)

with all Stock in trade gear etc., sio, as a going congera

The Stock comprisos :-**

{

1 Indian Scout

3 Powerplus Indian Motor Cycles -

1 Opposed Twin Indien

1 Powerpins Julian and Sideenr

2 Harley Davidson and Sidecars

1 Levis

9 Clevelands

One 5 Seater Folge Motor Car

One Model 90 3 Seater Overland

Motor Car

Ons Continental 5 Seater 6 Cylinder

Overland Motor Car

One Cyclomo!, le

(All the nx.ve machines in fire running order) And

A Lage Quintity of Spares, (for all makes of motor cycles) Paints, Varni- abes, Moter Life, Spring Oil, Mobil Oil B, Batteries Magnetos, Generators, Tyres, Tuber, Speedometers, Wind. shields, Tools, Drills, Vices, Spanners, Pipe Wrenches etc., etc.

AISO

Sundry Office Furniture

Torms Customary"

Inspection orders may be had from

the Undersigned

LAMMERY BROS.. Austioners.

Hongkong, June 13, 1923

ON

THURSDAY, July 12, 1923,

commencing at 3 p.m.

at the old premiees of the Пlongkong Electric Co. Wing Fung Street,

at Wanchai

Two (2) 550 B. H. P. Diesel Genera- tors Complete with alternators & exciters Throo (3) 303 B. H. P. Diesel General tors Complate with alternators & exciters Two (2) 250. K. W, Steam alternators complete with exciters and switchboards One (1) Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler complete with fittings and chain grate stoker

Ons (1) Varine-type boiler complete with fittings

Two (2) 60 K. W. Alternators (without magines)

One (1) Main Switchboard consisting of machine panels and feeder panele

Ono (1) Daplex Feed Pump

Three (3) Heenan & Fronde type water Doolera

One (1) Lot of steel steam pipes and

Two (2) Salzer pumps

Three (3) Albany Notary pumps Three (3) Faus for cooling towers and

Three (3) motors for ame

One (1) Water tank.

One (1) 120 Gallon oil tank

One (1) Bet of spare gear for Diesel

Engine consisting of 251 items

One (1) 10 ton Travelling crane and

A Large Quantity of Structural Steel

work on the premises

Now on View.

For Foriber Particulars and terms of Bale apply to the Undersigned,

LAMMERT BROS.

Anotloneers

Hongkong, May 20, 1923.

OK

MONDAY, July 10, 1983, commencing at 8p.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Daddall Street, One Set of Mint Machinery This lot comprises a complete ast of Mint Machinery, capable of producing 100,000 (one hundred thousand) pieces 20-cent (twenty cent) coins or 200,000. (two hundred thousand pieces 10-cent sea cent) soins per working day of 10 bogro

(Further particulars and inspection orders may be obtained from Mesaro. Gilman & Co., Ltd, or the Dedersigned). Terms:-20 per cent of purchase money to be paid on fell of hammer. Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of sale.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, June 13, 1913.

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors 1}

following link of some of the highnei paints on the Taland and Mainlan 3 fr gablished

Foot

Signal Station

17774

My Parker

€1734

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyrie

1724

Peak Hotel

1300

Isikoo-Sanatorinin

1000

Ma Davis

877

Bowen

BANITARY, ENGINETES -

MONUMENTALISTS

11de na Cadowar Dein, Wanebat Boyd Hongkong.

Tel, Central No. 20

Large Block of BATHS and BATII ROOM FITTINGS, LAVATORY BASINS FLUSH

~CLOSETS.

COMMODES, BIDETS, Ac, &c. OPEN A CLOSED STOYES, COOKING BANDEB, TILED GRATES

AMERICAN & ITALIAN MABBLE' MEMORIALS-Also is polished Bangkong Granits,

A large selection of Artseia) Wreaths.

Prices 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 & 00, Dealers in Postage Stamps, Garden Seeds, Fictorial Post Cards, Toys, &e No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS. (Japatere Hand Made) Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER

CHERRY & CO.

6. VAGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Karamally & Do Telephone Central No 491

Hongkong. March 20, 1914,

NAMSAN & CO.

186, Connaught Road West.

Photo Engraving and Designing LITHOGRAPHERS

Tel. Central 1383,

WING FAT CHEUNG

SPARROW GANDA (KA JONG) FOR SALE CARTS MADE OF IVORY AND BONE.

No. 178. Queen's Road Central, DRANCH

No. 89, Man Tam Street East-

ABARI

PILSENER BEER

AS

HLB

ASA

ODDS AND ENDS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

8,000-years Axes.

OCEAN TRAVEL

CONTRAST WITH SAILING SHIPS

Traces of a settlement estimated to be from 7,000 to 8,000 year old MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

have been discovered in the bay of Holingaard, about six miles from One of the most distinguished liv- Convict's Bluff,.

Flourishing a dummy revolver Naestoed, in Southern Zealand, ing novelists, Mr. Joseph. Conrad, The remains; consisting principally who served in the Mercantile which ho had constructed out of of arms and tools, were found by Marine in the early part of his life, cardboard, Len Rogers, a young pentcutters at a depth of several feet desorbed in London Evening News convict, leapt from the dock of the and resting on the stratum, which his impressions of modern occart North Bay Court House as the dates from an early glacial epoch travel. Comparing it with the days hidge entered, and compelled the Forty flint axes, with other axes and of the sailing ship he says get Mayor, the Sheriff, the jail gov-harpoons made of bone from the The whole paychology of tea ernor, counsel, and spectators to antters of animals, have been travel is changed. Formerly a man

Bones of royal stags, elks, wild boars, benvers, foxes, and doga

into the street and forced the occupants of a motor-car to drive him a mile, when he jumped out, and with a laugh tossed the card- board pistol into the car and disap. peared into the woods, While this was happening the Crown Attorney was solemnly informing the court that the prisoner did not answer to his name, Broken Romance.

have also been brought to light and away from shore condono aud carefully, preserved by experts found in the ship a new kind of from the national museum. In home. This applied oven to Buch March 1921 a tonu drought on the comparatively abort passages na Swies glaciers caused the water in across the Atlantic. But now the lakes to sink, exposing dwell man (especially if setting out for ditions of shore-life with him on ings which experts stated were in-the United States) brings, the con- habited in 5000 n.c. New Music From The Eastport of hotel, with its attempts at board, and finds in his ship the usual Mr. Nikolai Sokoloff, who con- A sensation has been caused ducts the orchestra af Cleveland, all kinds of sham comforts, all the in Washington Ly, the sudden U.S.A., took charge of the London disadvantages of gregarious life,. postponement of the wedding of Symphony Orchestra at Queen's with the added worry of not being Miss Nancy Hoyt, daughter of a Hall the other might saysthe Daily able to get away from it for a certain Solicitor-General of Fresident Mail. Cleveland is fortunate in amber of days Taft's Administration and Lieuten-hin, Aman who can brbaden and ant Frederick Wisenfan-Clarke, dignify Brahms's first symphony Referring to the fact that a milch- RN. No explanation is given of and then put new strength into cow teed to be taken on board

Mr. dron," as the advertisements had it the abrupt abandonment of what Strauss's "Don Juan" is a conductor mainly for the benefit of the chil promised to be a otible function who knows his business. in the fashionable life of the Sokoloff gave some "Oriental Im--Mr. Conrad says ment by Mrs. Hoyt that her daugh ter has fallen seriously ill. The friends of Miss Hoyt declare that she realised on the eve of the wed- ding that she no longer loved the British naval officer and summoned up courage to announce the fact to the family.

THE MILCH-COW-----*

THURSDAY JUNE

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High Class English Jewellery,

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Head Offee: 79 Wyndham Street 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station) Tel, Central 4168,"

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capital, except the bare announce pressions by his fellow It was the last living thing: that! 1. LONG HING & 60%, Kodaks and Kodak Films, 80,

Frenzied Girl.

American, Henry Eichheim a suite came on board, already boxed and evolved from tunes and noises in its travelling stall, and display- heard in the East. The composering a most praiseworthy composure says the musical arts of Japan, even white spinning in mid-air at China, Korea, and Siam are as far the foreyard arm before being land- apart as can be. Then why does heed on the foredeck against the mast, reduce them to one level of to which ita atraitened habitation

sameness?-

12-Foot Python.

was secured for the passage with lashings of chain and rope fit to withstand the heaviest weather we Syero likely to encounter.

Workmen engaged in the con- A well-built 15-years-old girl, Agnes Mary Cook, created a scene struction of a building at Tolly in the Children's Court at Romford, gunge, a suburb of Calcutta, were There, on fine mornings (and Essex, when she was charged with startled a few days ago to see athore are more fue mornings at 500 assaulting a detective, who had python 12 feet long wriggling its than have ever been dreamt of in a been called to her home because way through the works. One of landsman's philosophy) the ship's sho

was so violent that her the men pimed its head beneath a children, some controlled by nurse- guardians were afraid of her. It sack, and it was finally secured maide, others running loose, trooped was stated in evidence that she under a packing-case. Most of the forward to pay a visit to their cow kicked the detective, tried to throw men, however, refused to continue which looked with mild big eyes at herself into a pond, and was at last work, and it was decided that it the small citizens of our sea.com- got into a taxicab to be taken to the would be necessary to cage the unity with the air of knowing all police station. On the way she creature in order to remove it there was to know about them.

ntative Ojhas

Mr. Conrad addk tore off nearly all of her clothes. At Eventually some the police court when she was re- (magicians) appeared who chanted manded she threw herself on the incantations over the snake, render floor, screaming with rage. It reing it apparently quiescent, when quired the efforts of several police four daring spirits were sufficiently men to remove her, and finally it bold to smother the snake with was found necessary to strap her in sacks and force it into a cage. a stretcher before she could be Police Salutes taken to Holloway.Prison. British Legion.

annual

and

to

The Joy Stick."

All this may sound very primi tive, hnt it had a charm and an inti- Ducy of a settled existence no barren alleyways swept by the wind modern steamship with ite long and decorated with the name of pro menade decks can give. Tho Ceremonial etignette be modern passenger may be able to observed by the public is laid down walk a good may miles in his ship 1. When the conference of the in the London: Metropolitan Police in the curse of the day, but this is British Legion was resumed at the Orders Police of all ranks, it is the only thing which differentiates Queen's Hall, under the chaimian stated, are to salute every member him from the bales of goods carried ship of Mr. T. F. Lister, the follow of the Royal Family, Cabinet Minin the hol-thin, and the power of ing telegram was announced fromisters, and the King's Colours when

sented to him at regular intervals. the King: It has given the King displayed by troops marching If swallowing the food which is pre- much pleasure to receive your the nature of their duty, such as re telegram sent on behalf of the de gulating traffic or other special legates of the 2,200 branches of the circumstances, make itundesirable, British Legion assembled at their police will not be required to salute. After several years, litigation,

conference,

his unless spoken to by a person eat the French Courts have given their Majesty heartily thanks them for led to be saluted. The order is a decision in the so-called "Joy- their expressions of loyalty and sequel to the recent incident in stick case. devotion Private Secretary, London, when it was alleged that M-Esnault Pelterio, the acro From the Royal patron of the an officer of the Life Guards struckplane constructor, is the inventor of the joystick" for controlling a police constable with the flat of Legion came the following:

and, steering aeroplanes. In 1907. I am desired by the Prince of his sword for failing to salute the

he brought an action against other Wales to write and convey to King's Colour.

constructors who had copied his all concerned his Baton Worth £400,000 you and thanks for the excellent arrange.

A Field-Marshal's baton has device. The judgment,states that ments made at the British Legion been discovered buried in the the French Government is chiefly memorial service, held yesterday masonry of one of the columns of responsible for the infringement at the Cenotaph.

the Petrograd Vrendensky Cathe of the patent, and in consequence dral, near the steps leading to the orders that damages must be paid A quaint letter from a West altar. It is made of solid gold and to M. Pelterie as follows:-- African prince has been received adorned with 110 large diamonds by Miss Adrienne Brune, who takes and emeralds. Its value is said to the part of Jenny Diver in Polly," te four million gold roubles Gay's delightful opera now running (£400,000). The Chief Priest of at the Savoy Theatre. The prince the Cathedral, Bobrovsky, has been in his letter says;

African Chief and Actress.

Frrested by the Soviet authorities I was one day reading a News and charged with having hidden it Paper of The Daily Mirror, In there with the object of keeping it which I found your very good from falling into the hands of the advertisement, and I deserve to Government during the sequestra- Correspond with you. And I the tion of church treasures. This is Prince of Bwabiosu. My Father evidently the Marshal's baton pre- is a big Chicf.. Who keeps sented by the Tsar Alexander If to thousands of Men, and my big brother, the Grand Duke Nikolai. Brother also,is a Gold-Smith, who Nikolaievitch the elder, in the year makes some of the African 1878- jewels. And I hope this will en- courage me in dealing with you If you try to send me any of the British goods, I should be much oblige to forward you some of the African goods. Perspiring Hands.

Egyptian Discoveries.

By private firms, £81,775; by the State, £24,500

At the Royal Institution, ProJUST FIVE MINUTES MORE! fessor W. M. Flinders Petrie said

at among a group of mineralised i bones recently found in Egypt | were parts of three human skulls, After a restless night during the long-

A Talk To Sufferers Fromi -Insomnia.

one of them of normal size and two hours of which yd have tossed and

the leap which recruits stren.th-3, fx is alumbo come at last. But this is not imply mental and physical exhaustion, the giving-in of the nervous system for

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In warm weather many people very small. These remains were turned valuly longing for sleep, you sink are troubled with moist hands. older than anything that had yet fast when day is beraking luto a sort says the Daily News. Quite often by been found in Egypt, and were far torper, which Julie and seems like giving the hands hot and cold before the earliest races so far baths the excessive perspiration known. Referding to the discovery may be checked for some hours of an Ivory knife handle on which Soak the hands for a few moments were figures of fighting men, ships, awhile. And when the time to get up in water that is as hot as can be a man in a coat, and Hons, Prosesivos, and you are called, the awaken ing come as a shock. You feel worn out. borne, and then plunge them into fessor Flluders Petrie said the and quite auf to fee to get ready for THE NEW VICTORIA CAFE THE OUSE FOR GOOD EATS cold water. Do this alternately figures might be regarded as show aboars of the flashant KESSE If you are frequently subject to ach several times. The dusting of the ing that the dynastic face was palms with precipitated chalk, of thrust into Egypt by sea and that attacks of insomnia the lesson is that carbonate of magnesia, or rice they must have come from a coun your nervos have been drer worked, or starch is also to be recommended, try where they were accustomed your blood hit besome im pora. Ishon and. When the perspiration is very to snow and lions. "I regard this thin, with the result that your eiți e

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few drops of glycerine on the

palm of the hand and then

add eau de Cologne rather freely Rub well over the skin, working well between the fingere, where the perspiration is often very free. A

uration hich it is useful

montant for this purpose no bleg.

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