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

·AUGTIONEDES, Äppraisers

AND BURVEYORS,

--Public Auctions-

BE Undersigned have racaved instruc

Mons to sell by Pabite Auction,

אם

FRIDAY, July 20, 1023, commeating at 11 a.m. at No. 107 The Pouk.

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furnitaro, Comprising:-

Large tenk Tuble, Occasional tables, Chesterfield chairs (with covera) Carpets, Rugs, Cartains. Brass Curtain Poles, Guire, Standard lamp aud table lamps with shades etc., otc.

On Viow from Thursday the 19th. July, 1983,

Catalogues will be issued.

Terme-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctionpers.

Hongkong, July 13, 1923.

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

The Law prescribed for public vehicles are as follow

In the land of Hongkons. Caine Bond wul Lower Levels, and in Kowloon, and New Kurlo,

Vivo miantesam

KICKSMAS.

Ten minutes. M

Quarter hour,

Half bour,

Ope hoor.

ory Subsequent tone.

1

cho jirricksha T

5 cente

BANITALY ENGINEERS

MONUMENTALISTH

Offices and Godaway,

Ria Waschal Road Hongkong.

Tel. Central No,

Large stock of

BATHS and BATH ROOM FITTINGS.

LAVATORY BASINS FLUŠE

CLOSETS

COMMODES, BIDETS, dc, dà.

www.

OPEN & CLOSED STOVES, COOKING

+

RANGES, TILED URATES,

AMERICAN & ITALIAN MARBLE MEMORIALS-Also in polished

Ilongkong Gravito.

A largo selection of Artificial Wreathin

Peises on Application,

JUST RECEIVED

CHALLENGE

POSTAGE STAMP

ALBUMS

at $10, $12, $18.75, $20 & $25.

GRACA & Co.,

Doslers in Postage Stamps, Philatelic Goods, Garden Boxle. Pictorial Post Cards, Toya, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Pak 620.

angaked

within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the

ty of Victoris after 9 pm.. or be dis harged to the East of Fay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City

of Victoria after 9 pm, an extra half Cars shall be chargeable.

For 2 or 3 drivers the fara in dauble or

trable respectively.

H.-In the Hill District,

Ten minutes......

Quarter hour..

Half hour,

One bour

...... 18 conte

20

·

30 t

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Hand Mado)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Turkish AA

Westminster Cigarettes Turkish Blend A Grede

Westminste

Tkish Blen

Jurkish Cigarettes of exceptional quality manufactured from the finest selected tobacco leaves.

Manufactured

in England

Westminster

Tobacco Gỏi Lid London

This Advertisement is astmal by British-American Taluato (n. (China). Lzel.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1923. -

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD, WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel Mansio

agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

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

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Hesco: 79 Wyndham Street. 2nd Floor.

(Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel, Central 4166.

Dealers in all kinds of High-class Silk Shirts, Collars, Neckties and Pyjamas for Gentlemer AND ALSO

1

Chemides, Skirts, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Nightgowns for Ladies'

ALSO MADE TO ORDER

MODERATE PRICE

PROMPT DELIVERY

Marisgor: EMILIO LAU.

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodaks and Kodak Hlus, xa, és

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CESTRA) HONOKONG...

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING:

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

Penk. Hotel

Hongkong Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel

Palace Hotel Grand Hotel. Kales. Grand Hotel des Wagon Lite

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with

The Shanghal Hotele, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Kits, Ltd.

111.In the Ben Territorice

By rangement with the proprietors

throgh the Police.

CHAINS.

Sp

Lo-baseer Levelx.

With Bearers With 4 Bourers.

Teo minutes,... 10 cents

Juarter bourjon

Half hoor,

2nd hour,

15

... 95

Every suboratont

bour,

* cents

30

43

35

80

......... 95

II. -Hill District.

30

With 4 Bearers With 4 Beareri.

Ton minutes, ... 15 centa

30 conte

Quarter hour... 201

40

Balf hour.

30

One hour.

40

XU

Every suberquent

head

THE WATER SUPPLY.

J

Lovei apri Storage of waterly reservoirs on the 1st July 1223 —

CITY AND MILE DISTRICT WATER WORKI

LEYST

ISEX.

1972. Tytam giti. Vin. Below ft. pin. Telow overdow

overdow Teram firewach 248.

En. Below overfart. ib. Below overdow

Tytam Intermediate 498). Relow overdow

Ita. Below overflow i

Im Ink it. dia, f

Blue overlay c. In. Below overjow

work Naj Chunx, Telt, Į

Gin, Betuw uvedow (12 15, a da. Below overtow

Pokfulam, 21 R, Kia |

Below overflow

ft.. Helow overflow TTORAGE IN MILLISED AND DHOTMALA OY KAMENA

1

Tram

104.10

1.457

100%. 19290

Tekam Interradiala me

15.14

124.02

We No! Chung

Trim Tak..UMILIATE

SCL15

1.ON

Kra

$1.00

24.

49.70

651.73

Total

Consumpden of water in the City

and Hill Darrict in millions and decimale

af gallons during the month of Juna.

fatmated population ...

בל.

יגי

1921.

159,06

871.409

24.1

lowe

Csaramaption per ketd† dat dat urmaeuma

Constant supply to all diakrime derng June 1922 with the exception of the Dia- tricis West of Eastern Street and Arsenal Street to Heard Street where Inter- mittent Supply by Rider Mains was resorted to from 12th and 18th Juno 1912.

Intermittent Supply in all Rider Main districts during Jauo 1923.

KOWLOON WATED WORKS LAVEL.

1922.

Kowloon Gravite vin.

don Bancrror..... Estow overdo

10

• 10th la Below of D STILLON DE MATERING ATH PINOTEAZA DE SALTARI.

1922.

Cas

Horloge Gravitation] Borras

1823.

30972

Consumption of water in Rovioca in

millors and decimals of gallons during the

month of June.

xemption.

ጉባ

67-97... Keurmatel peparasjon ...), 155480 * 140.000 Opraption per d

21:4 pikan

Restricted Supply in all districts from 8th to 23rd indurivo June 1922.*

Restricted Supply in all distriote up to 17th June 192.

The Gevarumant Analyst's reports shem

that the quality of the water is satisfac- tory.

}

100

Total Rainfall is. 20th June 22-97 ia. 19-07 in.

A

HT. JACKMAN.

Water Authority

Public Works Department.

When You Eat Too Much, Distress in the storeach after eating is ratiovell by taking one of Chaanberlain's Tablets. Try it the next time you out more than you should. For sale by MH] Chemists and Storekeepers..

CHERRY & CO..

9, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposita Karamelly & Co. Telephono Central No 492

Hongkong. March 20, 1914.

YEE SING.

GENTLEMEN'S TAILOR

Tal. 1889 12, Wellington Street.

WING FAT CHEUNG

SPARROW CARDS (MA’ŠONGI FOR BALL CAR MADE OF IVORY AND PISH BONN.

No. 278, Queen's Rose Contrai

DE ANTA No. 9. Mao Ham Street East

ASAHI SMER

HILSENER BEED GRAND PRIZE

ASAHI

B

ASA LAGER

SPECIALLY

COM

SOLE AGENTS:

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

at the bow were injured in the battle and replaced by cherubs. Money In Trees.

real and a very serious problem. Obedience to law is the sole basis i upon "which a permanent de- "The annual cost of carrying it [mocracy can raise its Government; out to the fullest extent would be and its civilisation. If the habit of £2,000,000. They recommended that the investment * should

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

The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nice and quiet yet only few minutes' walk from the Banks, and

Flying Bishop.

be obedience to the law be weakened Mgr. Wiles, the Roman Catholicnanced by a loan, the interest or destroyed, it seems plain that Bishop of Troinbathely, has estab-heing defrayed out of taxation," the loss will outweigh the gain, if lished new precadent among writes Sir Henry Lucy in the

EN ceclesiastica! dignitaries by using an Daily Mail, dealing with the report both are measured from the stand-Central Districts, 48 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at neroplane to travel to Romo in of the Royal Commission- on point of the larger public interest, No. 2, Quecu's Road (et floor) Entrance Ice House St. Titins a speciality. answer to a summons from the Afforestation. On the first year) £33,000 wiped out.

For terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress. Pope. The Pope appears to have the net deficit will be '£90,000,

Financial dealings with Ernest appreciated the zeal of the Bishop in rising progressively till in the Terah Hooley (who is at present making such haste, since he not fortieth year it will reach the serving a sentence of 3 years' only gave his bonediction to the sum . of £3,131,250. Bishop and his pilot, but to the that period the national forest not mentioned at the public examina- penal servitude for fraud) were aeroplane itself. He also dedicated only become's self-supporting, but tion in bankruptcy at Dudly, a sinal image of St. Christopher, also revenue-producing. After Warcestershire, of Charles Thomas the patron saint of travellers, to be eighty years the net annual revMitchell, of Ellowes Hall, Sedgley, placed in the cabin of the machine, enue of a forest of 9,000,000 acres, Staffordshire. Mr. Mitchell said The Bishop has now returned safely to his sc in the aeroplane. Divining Metals.

After

at present prices of timber, would that, when he was 20 he received be 17% millions sterling. In brief, £18,000 for a cycle patent.

Decaying Stonework.

He

at the expiration of eighty years, made a large aniount of money the State will be in possession of a during the war out of piston rings A very delicate piece of ap property worth £562,000,000, or and fuses. With Hooley he form parts which can be used for about £107,000,000 in excess of the ed the United Kingdom Fish Sup divining the presence of metals total cost involved in its creation; plies Company with a capital of under the ground has recently been calculated at 3 percent. compound £120,000. Hooley did not provide invented. It shows to the scientist interest."

the £20,000 he undertook to find so: the way in which gravity varies

he, Mr. Mitchell, resigned, receiv from point to point, at or near the

Paris,, like London, is- finding ing £3,000 from Hooley towards earth's surface. The instrument that the stones of its ancient build- covering his losses. At the close has been so arranged that it canings, particularly its churches, are of the war he owed his bank easily be taken from place to place, falling to decay with alarming £33,000, and the chairman wiped set up on the ground without any rapidity. It is estimated that it out the amount. shelter except that of a small tent will cost at least 1,000,000 dollars did during the war," said Mr. Mit- "He knew what I A mass of heavy ore, even if buried in the ground, affects the pull of to restore St. Paul's Church and chell, and said he would settle it Wostminster Abbey to their if I paid the other creditors. That gravity on the instrument if this is driginal strength and beauty ofI did." The Official Receiver said placed near it, and affects two surface, and the Parisians are man-that- Mr. Mitchell's financial state- plumb bobs differently. One of these is at a lower level than the festing much uneasiness about the ment was incorrect, and the ex- other. The two are connected and condition of Notre Dame and some amination was adjourned.

of their other beautiful old church. A New Stove. the system is hung up by a long A committee of French chemists fine metal wire. The whole arrange who have been investigating the fire, and from the point of view of The Englishman loves his open natter reports that the soot and the health he is probably right. A sulphurous acid that are always store is norr obtainable which present in the air of great in gives either an open fire or slow dustrial cities are responsible for combustion at will; moreover, these the trouble. The soot is deposited advantages are obtainable with on the stones where it collects and ordinary coal. In appearance the condenses the acid, which becomes

ment forms what is known as. 1

the action

torsion Ialance. The twist in the wire measures the irregularity in of gravity caused by the ore bed, by a neighbouring hill, a cave beneath the surface, and so forth. By a careful study of the readings of the instrument it is possible to find the best posi lion for sinking a mine shaft to tap the ore bed.

|The "Victory" as She was. '--

Herald.

Two minuten from

Star Ferry

PALACE HOTEL ROWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnished, electric light and faus throughout and antrely ender new management, Caldas ander the para supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Room Termis moderata. Spesial terms to lamilise on application to

Telephone Kowloon 3.

Telographic Add. :- "PALACE."

HOTEL

3. B, OXKEEKY, Propaator,

'ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans ed ***Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcom

Splendid Views of City

. and Pearl River. Excellent Chising:

Moderate Rates.

Under the Management of the SUN

00.,

LTD.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION ANTAR

·EL XL KUTRIC TRAMS Park Entrance, Eleo-

tre Lifts, Face and

Batiu and Banitary Hittags, flot and Co Water System thronghest. Best of Food and

Herri

J. WITCHELL, Manager.

THE NEW VICTORIA CAFE THE HOUSE FOR GOOD EATS Tifins and Dianers (Menu and A-La Carte);

at all hours,

oxidised and converted into sui- stove is very similar to the well- phuric acid. That in turn, acting ing fitted with mica panes. When known anthracite type, the door be on any kind of limestone, produces the don is opened a blazing fire is sulphate of chalk, a sub-tance that exposed, and as the stove stands crumbles easily.New York out from beneath the mantel-piece, Cell. 2. Telegraphic Address*VICTORIA The 129th anniversary of

it is much more effective than the Lord Howe's naval victory off Prohibition's Evils.

ordinary grate. It is fitted with a Ushant, was chosen as the date for That Prohibition does not pro rocking grate and a closed ash commencing the work of restora-hibit is the verdict of Dr. Nicholas drawer. Like an anthracite stove, tion of Nelson's flagship, the M., Butler, president of Columbiaal! the attention this appliance "Victory," and the ceremony was University. New York, who was requires, apart from the necessary performed at Portsmouth Dock- visiting Edinburgh. In the course of stoking, is the daily focking of the yard by Earl Howe, a descendant a statement to a representative of grate, followed by the emptying of of the famous admiral. Admiral | The Schisman, Dr. Butler said the ash drawer. By closing the of the Fleut, Sir Doveton Sturdes; Personally, I am deeply con- door and regulating the draught chairman of the Save the Victory cerned for the widespread lawless device on the ash door, it is Fund, said there was in the bank ness which I know to exist. The converted into a slow combustión already over £65,000. They wanted newspapers day after day 'report stove, which will burn all night. another £60,000, and he was quite case after case of law-breaking and On opening the front door and sure they would get it. Lord Howe of law evasion, My own observa- increasing the draught, a bright said a small paragraph announcing tions and my own inquiries; made fire. is at once available in the the launching of the "Victory was in more than half of the States in morning. A perforated ornamental sandwiched in the newspaper off the Union, have given me very extension to the back of the stove the day between an account of the great concern for the moral, politi- fills up the unsightly gap which is birth of a five-legged calf and the cal, and social effects of the method to be seen between the usual an death of a three-months-old baby which has been adopted of curbing thricite stove and the plate which through being dropped into a tub the liquor traffic. I think it must be fils in the fireplace. These stoves of boiling water. The Victory" is admitted that over a considerable are made in blacklead finish or in to be restored to the condition in part of the area of the country coloured enamel Three sizes are which she was at Trafalgar, from this is by no means confined to the obtainable, with heating capacities which she has been considerably large city or eastern States of 3,000, 5000, and for 6,000 to 7,000. altered. Figures of a sailor and Prohibition does not prohibit, ex- cubic feet respectively,Chamber's ja’marine which supported a shield | cept on the surface. This is a very | Journal,

~ Baker and Confectioners.

Cakes made for partias eto. Tel. Central 2967.

24, Des Voeux Road Central.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

Quor's Road Central.

NEW DINING ROOM opoued. "Türi

DesMoila adla, Carto

-Excellent Cullás..> Monthly Tionets for Tifina & Dinners.

For further particular apply to

THE MANAGER Hongkonk, May 1, 1984,

CANTON.

JAPANESE «MASSAGE. N. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Mattara School, Now, 9-10, Praya East, Wanchal,

401 Central 2630,

MASSAGE

K. SAKAI, T. KANAMORI 16, Priya Exat,

2nd Floor.

MASSAGE.

Men, HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI and

GAR/FHIMIDŽU.

No. 9. Wyz, Street (opposite to the China Mall?”)

SANG YTS, Damin the labe BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar #irook.`

TERMS VERY MODERATE Conimitation Fros