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

AUCTIONMERS, Áppraisers

AND SURVEYORS,

-Pollic Auctions-

THE Undersigned have monived in- structions from Mrs. G. A. Bacheo to sell by Public Auction

on

TUESDAY, Cctober 16 and WEDNESDAY, October 17, 1823, Commencing each day at 230 p.m. at "Kingsclere," Kennedy Road A Quantity of Valanble Housshola FurniturO,

Comprising :-

Fine Ball Furniture, Diving Room Furniture, Cutlery, Crockery, Glas- ware, etc, etc.,

A &lection of Canton Blackwood Ware

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday the 15th October 1923

forma: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 11th October, 1923.

#FIHR Undersund bave received in- struction com the ( fficial Receiver

to sell by Fublio Auction,

00

FRIDAY, Cctober 19, 1923.

Commencing a; 11 a.m.

at Messrs. Lapicque & Company's offices, Queen's Building

(For Account of the Concerned),

▲ Quantity of Office Faraltare Comprising -

Desks, Chufre, Bookcases, Filing Cabinets, Showcases, Cannters, Tables, Electric Fans Typewriters, Copying Prose, clo, etc,

One Safe

A 150

Torms: Cash on delivery.

Also

To sell By Public Auction on Saturday che 20th October 1023

AL their Sales Room at Soon.

Tie Steam Launch "Tankinois" As the nos lies in the Harbour of

Hongkong,

Particulars

Length 58 lees, Breadth 10 feet 2 inches, Lepilicet 5 inchee, Groen Kopage 19.83 ton, Nett tonnage 13.22 icus, last survey April 1913 valid for 6 months, bet need to carry 64 persone wilbin Hartour limits. Completely overhauled 1921. Any error in thead particulara shall not vitiate a sale made ib pursuance hero! 1or entitle the Farchneer to cementation.

Permite tu view may be obtained on application to the Lndersigned.

A deposit of 20 per cent must be paid

on the fall of the Emmer.

Cue King Motcicor, 30 H. P, 8 Cylinders

spection on applicatica to the Undereignoi.

CAMMERY BROS., Acetioneer. Hongkong, 11th October, 1923,

Undersigned bave svea instauo- kena do evil by Public Auction,

ON

FRIDAY, Cetober 19. 1923,

at 3 p.m.

at their Exles Rooms, Duddell Street,

(for account of the concerned,

The Storm Launch “ Peggy."

A sho now live in the Barbour of

Hongkong.

Lergh CO feel

Breadth 10 feet.

Pepih 5 feet.

For further particulars apply to the

Vadoraigned.

ferma-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctionvers.

Hongkong, 13 October, 1923,

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

F

SANITARY TENUISEKAI

MONUMENTALISTA

Offices and Godowa, 993, Wanchal Rosil, Hongkong Tel. Central Na, 200

ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS' NEQUISITES IN STOCK.

SOIL, VENT AND RAIN WATER PIPES.

GRATES RANGER-ATOVES. INDICATING BOLTS-LATCHES.

HINGES-LOCKS-FINGER PLATES

OIL AND GAS WATER HEATERS. SANITARY INSTALLATIONS. HOT AND COLD, WATER SERVICES.

...

MONUMENTAL WORKS A BIHCIALITY

IN

ND/OR

ITALIAN MARBLE

HONGKONG ARANITE

TO OWN DIJION OR FROM BELACTION

ARTIFICAL WREATHS IN STOOK.

FOR SALE.

CARMONA FERTILIZER

It promotes braltby and vigortun growth, and in this way imparts to the plants sufficient strength to prevent discese attacking them.

-

GRACA & 00., Dealers in Garden Ecoda, Postage Stamps, Pictorial Poet Cards, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box No. 020, Hoogkong.

SHOEMAKERS. (Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO.,

8, D'AGUILAK STREET,

Upposite Kaysmally & Co. Telephone Central No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914,

WHY BUY FOREIGN- MADE SUITCASES,

When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases ?

Rank They are Cheaper and More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TEUNK CO.

(Upposite Yaumaii Fercy, Prays)

ASAHI BINE

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELF- ORAPH COMPANY, LTD.

PILSENER BEER

The following unclaimed talegrama ars lying at the office of The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Limited) :-

Chen Chang-chang The Great Eastern Hotel, from Shangbai.

Bun Bing Bong, Wong Kok Fung

from Shanghai.

2387 (P), from Ehangbai.

Obeong Hung-chong c/o Chuarg lung Bank 214 Queen's Road Central, from Shanghai

Tanchihashi Kotaro Haruna Maru elo Nippon Yusen Kaisha, from Kobe.

Miyagawa-yonrji Harana Maru o/o Nippon Yasen Kaisha, from Kobe.

Benarides, from Bomburg.

Kinsoon, from Kebe.

Shing

On Cheong, from Kobe

Yuen Sam, from Shangbai.

Tip Chun-poo-Malada, frem Shanghai.

Wo Fat Cheung, from Shanghai.

Ei La-ku, from Itami.

Chan Tai-hi Wing &bing Street, from Paris,

N. LUND,

Act Auperintendoat. -Hongkong, 11th October, 1923, EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- ASIA & QUINA TELEGRAPH CO.

List of unclaimed telegrams lying in

-E E. Telegraph Office, Hongkong.

-Cherit, bow-Bombay

m

Mangrol, from Seattlewn. Phillips, from Cliftonhillivia. Sharly, from London.

R. H. MACALPINE.

Superintendent Hongkong 11th October, 1922.

ASAHI

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dbs AND ENDS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT,

Patrol Lorry Aflame.

On Waverley Bridge, near Princes-street, Edinburgh, a large motorony, loaded with petrol, suddenly burst into flames, which shot up some 20ft. The driver saved

Arta Ferremmíð

Pocket-Book Camera.

For its size there is no creature What may be regarded as the more terrible than the ant. The most perfect pocket camera to date has been invented by an American small kinds we know in Britphotographer. This new apparatus ats are comparatively harmless, is claimed to be the thinnest camera but in South America there are in the world. It has the appearance several species that would cover of an ordinary pocket-book, and is them are the Army Ants, which ment are embodied in its construc- a shilling with ease. Fiercest of carried as easily. All the advant- ages of the folding pocket instru-

organise themselves into batta- tion and the disadvantages are left Hons. At certain times of the out. It weighs only 12 ounces, and himself by jumping clear, while year these insects move in dense is half an inch thick. A marvel of į several motor-omnibuses standing masses along the narrow forest compactness, it is fitted with a large aperture lens and produces pictures in the roadway were hurriedly paths. No living creature, not as large as 34in. by 44in. driven away from the flaming mass even the jaguar or the tapir, can Caught "Nap "Ping. of petrol. The street was crowded face them. If any animal failed to at the time and many people had)

to safety. The burding move out of the way of the army stream which flowed on the bridge they would simply pass over it. did no serious damage. It is be cach ant taking a bite without stop lieved that the fire was started by ping, and in a few minutes nothing a passer-by accidentally throwing would be left but bones. Amongst a lighted match on to the lorry.

these ants there are special classes. Best of the Waverley Novels.

The fighters have huge jaws, al- "Italy is celebrating the jubilee workers collect food and build the most as big as their bodies. The of the death of one of her most nests, but they do nothing of the famous novelists. Alexander tidying up, which is the work of a Manzoni, whose icirated Lovers, special class of housemaid ants. Scott, his acknowledged master, Others make massage their parti-"that was Napoleon!" declared to be the best of the cular duty. When tired workers Waverley novels. "To

read come in the masseurs take charge Manzoni's masterpiece, once of them, rubbing down their weary asserted a celebrated diplomatist, limbs.

תנז to

Captain.

The

Some of the boys were taking but little interest in the lesson, and the teacher krew desperate.

"William Smith," he demanded suddenly, "are you listening?"

"Yes, sir!" "Then, perhaps, you can tell me where Nelson was killed?”

"Trafalgar Square!" was the

Indeed ejaculated the teacher. "Then I suppose Wellington was killed at Waterloo Station?"**

"No," Sir," responded William,

Guilty Consciences.

"Mr. Dudley G. Dwyer, United is a necessary preliminary to Patterson Bargains with

States Vice-Consul at Fort William, understanding the Italian men

the put an advertisement in a local tality, and certainly few writers!

newpaper wathing persons who re- find more frequent quotation in

moved a step-ladder from outside The s.s."Adriatic," which left his residence that their names were contemporary Italian journalism. New York, was delayed half-an- known and unless the ladder were In celebration of the jubilee, hour in sailing owing to a dispute returned drastic measures for its several Roman newspapers are which arose as a result of a shortage recovery would be taken. As a giving away copies of Manzoni's of 21 men in the engine-room staff.result three step-ladders were: works," says the Post.

Sixty-four oilers, fuel tenders and secretly left outside Mr. Dwyer's Vinegar For Long Life.

others, declaring that this shortage house. Not one of these, however, Is there any connection between would entail hardships, threatened was the one stolen or was Mr. vinegar-making and longevity? If to leave the vessel just before sail- Dwyer's property," says the Times you want to live to a ripe old age paid. A satisfactory agreement was Distribution Just Half. ing unless a bonus of £5 each was Toronto correspondent. be a vinegar maker," said one member of a vinegar manufactur reached. When Captain Beadall,

"The Joint Congressional Com ing firm. The abnormal longevity of the Adriatic," sent an emissory of the employes of other firms which to the 64 firemen assembled on the mission of Agricultural Inquiry, produce vinegars, sauces, and con- pier stating that a bonus would be consisting of a number of Senators diments confirms the statement in granted the firemen's leader Patter from States in which agriculture is a remarkable manner.

In some on, answered, "Put it in writing." predominant, has been at work for instances the workmen engaged in

emissary departed, and a year, and has employed a staff of "The nearly three thousand experts in the distilling of vinegar have been returned later, saying,, in the service of their respective captain wants to see you." "Let industry, banking, transportation firmus for between sixty and seven him come down here," retorted the and agriculture," writes Mr. A. The average age of the fireman. The captain came down Emil Davies in the Daily News on heads of departments here is

and repeated the offer, but the work of this American body. "The Commission has brought out one startling fact, however, that in the United States every dollar spent by the consumer is distri buted in the following proportions: Primary producer......... 20 cents Manufacturer ....... 17 cents

saler and manufacturer 14 cents Cost of selling, distribu-

tion and advertising ... 49 cents "It will be seen, therefore, that practically half the cost of the article or foodstuff, after allowing for the profits of the producer, manufacturer (where the goods have to be worked up), wholesaler

ty, years,

seventy" said employer. "To Patterson insisted, "Put it in have three or four generations of a writing." Captain Beadal! said, family at work in the vinegar

“Patterson, you know I'm a man of distillery at the same time is quite my word. If I say you'll get £5 you'll get it." "We've been fooled common." Recently, at a birthday dinner party in connection with before," replied Patterson. "You the firm, the combined ages of hurts me to hear you say that," the Profits to retailer, whole-

know Eve never fooled you. It four of the guests totalled 335 captein said, sadly. "You've never The oldest was nearly fooled us, but others have. Put it ninety and the youngest nearly in writing" chorused the firemen. Silently the captain drew up, a Seeds as Bends.

document. Patterson examined Beads are one of the oldest the paper and said, "Let us go, witnesses to the vanity of man- boys," and the firemen marched up kind. The oldest beads were the gangplank. simply stones with holes through

years.

!seventy,

Exist

and retailer, is spent on getting it to the consumer." Jeft Mr. Beeton's Books.

them, which, owing to their bright Waters Where Life May Not colour or peculiar shape, took the fancy of the finder, who threaded Eight famous scientists them on a strip of hide or fibre. London in September on a ten- Later, when we became more months' research expedition of

Probably there is no book in the civilized, beads made of wood the West Indies and the little English language that is consulted carved into fantastic shapes were known islands on the Pacific. Off more frequently than Mrs. Becton's in favour. Some beautiful ex- Peru, there is supposed to be

Cookery Book. But with all her amples of both kinds can be seen "bare" patch of water, hundreds cooking, cleaning, treatment of wise saws and invaluable hints on in the British Museum, Uncivilized of miles in extent, where no living sickness, liqusehold econonly, and races have a passion for stringing organism exists.

The expedition together various objects as beads will investigate the story, and, if so on, it is doubtful if a quarter of Human teeth, brightly-coloured such a spot is found, the marine Mrs. Becton's readers ever give a insects, seeds, and even whales biologist will determine the reason thought to the woman who originat teeth, are worn in this way. The of the phenomenon. At one of the ed and compiled the work, Who word bead comes from "bede," the Marquesas there was discovered was Mrs. Beeton? She was the old English word for prayer. It recently.

wife of a publisher, Samuel Orchar 411 immense stone, has an interesting origin. In olden moss-covered image.

Its origin Beeton, who lived in Fleet Street times, as a person repeated his is a mystery at present, but in the early part of the nineteenth prayers they were counted by tick- the scientists hope to shed light on century. He published the first ing off one by one a string of smal! its history. Mr. F. W. Kealey, the English edition of "Uncle Tom's pierced balls which were threaded secretary of the Scientific Expedi- Cabin" and the first Beeton Cook- tugether, and in time these balls tionary Research Association, in-ery Book. Mrs. Becton's first informed the Westminster Guzette domestic guide was published in recently that nearly 21,000 miles 1861, and in the preface she refer will be covered in the "St. George" red to the long and hard work her The women of the United States an auxiliary schooner yacht pur- task had entailed, for the compil are now spending £16,000,000 a chased for the expedition. A ation of the book occupied four cosmetics and face seaplane, with a qualified pilot, will years. She was proud of the col- powders, according to recent also be carried. Many well-known oured illustrations, which at that statistics, while chewing-gun is men are connected with the Society. time were a novelty. Altogether sum of eleven millions yearly. It's who will have charge of the ex-1861 and 1869. Costing the States the comfortable They include Commander D. Blair, she wrote seven books on cooking and home management between enough to make one's jaw ache to pedition; Major A. J. A. Douglas, her husband sold his business to think of the chewing that must be F.R.G.S., Professor G. C. Bourne, required for all those tons of gum! D.Sc., F.R.S., and Mr. E. C. Stuart the firm of Ward, Lock and Co. In reckoning their expenses our Baker, F.Z.S.

came to be called beads.

How The Money Goes.

year

forefathers considered food,clothes!

and lodging. They allowed only Ten Thousand Students.

After her death

a very modest proportion of their "One of the less visible cunse- income for holidays and amuse-quences of the Ruhr invasion will ments, let alone for face powders be the probable cessation of all or chewing gum. To-day at least university effort by about ten thou- half our incomes go upon things sand students in the German un- that have no relation whatever toiversities," says the Nation. For the necessities of life. For instance, some time now the admirable the yearly bill of confectionery is efforts of the Wirtschaftshilfe der HOW TO KEEP BABY WELL. reckoned at about twelve millions Deutschen Studentenschaft have

No other medicine is of such aid to a of pounds, while the people of found industrial occupation for mother in hocping hor baby from birth the States spend.apwards of two numbers of undergraduates; and upwards well as Baby's Own Tablets, hundred millions of dollars on their work has enabled them to pay the Canadian children's remedy. Those candy in a twelve-month. On their way through college. "It has pleasant little Tablots are designed to holidays the expenditure is had, moreover, the invaluable refaeliioned tething powders, and other Tako bo placa of Castor Oil, the old- enormous. It is reckoned that suit of bringing them into contact nasty and sometimes dangerousmod eines France receives yearly £100,000,000 with the working-class, and so to formerly osed for the little ones, and from foreigners making holiday break down the barriers between they are guaranteed absolutely sato and

that country. and thaithe universities and the mind harmless. - Switzerland and Italy share sixty of Labour. This effort has been Kaby's Own Tablets are a specific for millions between them. Holiday cagerly supported by the Govern diarrhoea, vomiting, simplo fever, croup, infantile indigestion, constipation, colic, makers in our own country, spend ment and the trade unions, wholelds and worms. Ther allay the pains at least sixty millions yearly, whlie saw in it, and rightly, the most of toothing almost as if by magic, and in America the sum expended is useful method to hand of combat- quickly bring enim, restful slop from probably treble as large. Asing the propaganda of Junkerdom.#bich baby wakes up fresh and ready for games and sports, any real" But the decline in the mark on for its meat, T'estimate is out of the question. It the one hand, and the slow slacken-val $2 for six vials) from the Dr. Of Chemists, or pent free, 60 conís the is, however, estimated that a tax of Ing of German production on the Williams Medicine Co 89 Kiangro only five per cent. on bets made on other, are making it impossible to Fond. 3hanghai. Horse-racing would bring in a find work formany. Men who are revenue of twenty-millions yearly, in the midst of a highly specialised white some years ago file outlay on training will therefore be cut off golf in Great Brital was estimated from its pursuit exactly at the

in

An Aid to Digestion.

to be £4,700,000 a year. To-day It point where they seem in sight of In the stomach after eating you way When you have a fullnam ad wnight certainly exceeds seven millions, the promised land; and they are, know that you have dalem too much, while even that colossal sum lags for the most part, the men who and should take one of Chamberlain's far behind the cash expended on would have done most to rebulid Tablets to wid your digestion. For sale football,

the fabric of German civilisation." by all Chemists and Etorokeeper..

TORSDAY, OCTOBER. 16" 1923

C. FALCONER & CO., (HONGKONG) LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

DIAMOND MERCHANTS UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE G.

Agents for¿-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELI SCOPES KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manniacturers, High Class English Jewellery,

THE

INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Head Office: 78 Wyndham Street. 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel, Central 4160,

Dealers in all kinds of High-class Silk Shirts, Collars, Necktion and Pyjamas for Gentleman AND ALS0

Chomison, Skirta, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Night-gowns for Ladies

-ALSO MADE TO ORDER

MODERATE PRICE** PROMPT DELIVERY Manager: EMILIO LAU.

PHOTO SUPPLIKA,

LONG HING & CO., Kodak and Kodak Films, as. #v.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17A, QUEEN'S BOAD CLITHAL, HONGKONG.

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING;

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee.

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lâta

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd

In conjunction with

The Shangbal Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Las,

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

The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nicé and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banka, and Central Districta. 43 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrapulously cle Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened st No. 2, Queen's Road (Ist floor). Entrance Ice House Bt. Tiffins a speciality.

Per terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress.

Two minutes from

Star Ferry).

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Benently renovated and reforalabed, sleatrie light and fans throughoms and entirely under new management Onleine under the personst supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Rooms Terma moderate. Epecial terma te familier on application to

Telephons Fowloon 3. Telegraphio Add: "PALAUR,"

7. H. OXBERKY, Propitator,

HOTEL “ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China..

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans ar Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salco,

Splendid Viswa of City and Pearl River.

Excellent Cuisine:

Moderate Rate*

Under the Management of the SUN 00,, LTD.,

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LE ELKOTHIC TRAMA Pass Entrance,

trio Life, Fans and

Batha and Sanitary Fila

Exper

Water Bystem throughest, Dest of Food and Berrick

Tel, Couti, FIL. Telegraphlo Addrem —— VICTORIA 1. WITCHELL, Manager.

WEEPING ECZEMA ON LITTLE GIRL

In Pimples On Chin and Ears. Cuticura Heals.

"My little girl two years old saf. fered a great deal from weeping easema on ber chin arið earn. It broke em In small pimples that filed with a walery substance and itched and burned, causing many sloeplane nights. She looked a tight.

I tried all kinds of resedics but without respite. I began using Cuti curs Soap and Olstment and, after aning thứce taħlets of Cutlera Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Olatment

thewman, 24, Baker's Yardy Thorpe Hailey, Nr. Rotherham, Yorku. Eng. Use Cuticurs for all'akin troubles.

Sans [1.. Cistusest la 30, and 26, 6). S04E

M

UANTON.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL Queen's Road Contral.

NEW DINING ROOM opened for Meals a la Carte. Excellent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets for Tiflus & Dinner,

Fr farther particulare apply to

THE MANAÇIR Hongkong, May 1, 1923,

JAPANESE MASSAGE. N. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School,

No. 8, Quoon's Road, C. Telephone No. C. 4395

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KIBAKI ANG R. SHIMIDŽO,

(opposite to faw Chiza Mal?”);

docter

tho ke HIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Birock.

TERMS VERY MODERÄTE Consultation Free.