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MONDAY, November 5, 1983. commencing at Noon. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Stroot. The Steam Launch "Vancouver Ds she now lies in the Harbour of Blongkeng.

Built by The Bougiong &. Whampes Dock Co., Ltd,

Length Latween perpendiculara 62 It. Breadth extremo 10 ft. 6 inches.

Depth, Moulded 0 ft.

8pted about 9 kupts per hour.

Boiler and Logines in good condition.

Bull in good condition (teak wood). Four further particulars apply to the Undertigued.

Terms: As Customary

LAMMERT BROS Avotioneers

Hongkong, 27th October, 1023

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MONDAY, November 5, 1923, commencing at 2.30 pm.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street. A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furzitare

Comprising:-

Brais bedstead, Teak double and single tedatende, Dressing table, Marble top washstand, Extension dining table, Dinner waggen, Hatstands, Chesterfield cuches etc., etc.,

B160

A few pieces of Conten Black wood

ware

One Harley Davidson Motor Cycle and Bide Cat.

And

Two Enamelled Batha

Two Perambulators

Ons Cottage Piano

Que Cottago Piano by

Scheer & Co.."

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Saturday the. 3rd

November 1923

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Austioneer.

Hongkong,, lat November, 1993.

-FABES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

The fares prescribed for pubio vehicles are as follow:---

In the island of Hongkong, Chine Boad and Loner Levels, and in Kowloon, and New Kowloom.

Fire minutes.m

ĮRLOKSZAL.

Ten miantes, ...

Quarter hour, samura

aff hour,...» **

6 cents

15

+

213

11

30

11

One hour, resist,ze te encan

ery Subsequent bour,&

the jinricksta

bo engaged

within the City of Victoria, and be dis charged outside the Western part of the Olty of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dis obarged to the Fast of Bay View Folice Station on the Restern side of the City DR Victoria after 9 p... an extra balf fare shall be chargeable.

For 2 or 3 drivers the fars is doabit or

treble respectively.

11.-In the Mill District.

Ten minutes, ..................

· 15 cents

Quarter hour........................

20

One hour.

40

"

IT-In the New Territories.

Half hour, 80

By arrangement with the proprietora

through the Police.

1-Lower Levels.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers.

Tes minutes, ... 10 cents

20 conts

Quarter hour,..... 15

30

31

Half hour, mar an 25

40

Every satanquent

One hour, me 35 .7

80

bour,

40"

II. -Hol District.

With Bearers With 4 Bearera,

Ten minutes,..... 35 cents

Quartor Hear,au 20

Half hour, cour

One boar, ......... 40 Every auber quent

heur

SANITARY ENGINEERI MONUMENTAL:18TH ETC.

A Warchal Hond, Jongtung

Tol Central No,"te

JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF "" & " TRAP CLOSETS.

ALL KIND OY BUILDERS REQUISITES IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE: ¡

DELIVERY.

ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL KINDS OF BANITARY WORK÷MONUMENTAL WORK IN ITALIAN MARBLE &

KONGKONG GRANITE

A NEW GTOOK OF ARTIFICIAL WREATHS JUST ARRIVED... FROM 18" to 8" diameter.

GENERAL REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

FOR HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY

uge

Home-grown VEGETABLES.

FOR SALE

SUTTON'S GARDEN SEEDS.

GRACA & CO., No. 10, Wyndham Street, P..O. Box No. 620.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Band Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER,

OHERRY & CO.,

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co. Telephone Central No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

WHY BUY FOREIGN

MADE SUITOA SES.

When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?

They are Cheaper and More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TRUIK CO.

(Opposite Toumati Ferry, Priya)

ABAHI R

30 centa

40

11

1

3:0

60

B0

SHAND PRIZE,.

PILSENER BEER

ASA

SAH

BEER

FORMAMINT

The

Gern-Killing Throat Tablet

PREVENTS & Cures Throat Troubles

It destroys all discase germs which may have settled in the throat and safeguards you against Sore Throat, Tonsilitis DiphtheriB --- Influenza, Scarlet Fever, Measles and other sericus infections. See that you get genuine Fordamint manufactured by the original investDes

A. Weldag &.co.

LAGERIE

COMP

LAGER-BEF

SOLE AGENTS:-

MITSUI BUSSAN ÞAKCHA

THE CHINA

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Polished Floor Peril.

Trying to get into a wheeled chair, James Harrington, aged 68, immate of an Infirmary fell to the ground owing to the chair slipping away from him on a polish ed floor. He fractured a rib, and subsequently died. "Accidental death" was the verdict at the Poplar, inquest.

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They Saw Burns!

I

The Lonely Occupation.

Motorist

An entirely new outlook on "I am saving expense," said

domestic service is given by Mrs. James Dudley Ganfield, of Pinner, G. FALCONER & CO.,

Alfred Sidgwick, In an article in when stopped by a policeman at the September number of Good 1.30 am, for driving without lights: Housekeeping"I have been in--Fined 209, at Willesden. terested in the servants' point of A Queen's Kind Act.

When the Queen of Spain visited: view for years, and I have never found that they mind work, Of Brussols a short time ago, she pro- course, some-dawdle and shick, mised the women who sell flowers but I should say that most girls, in the Grande Place that she would will carry on from morning till give them umbrellas in Spanish night in a way that commands colours to protect them against the my admiration-They are antiring. What they dislike abut, indoor sun, says a Brussels message to the service is loneliness, unkindness, New York World. The umbrellas, the restriction of liberty, and the red and gold, have arrived, and loss of social prestige; all draw were presented. The crowds of backs we should feel acutely our- selves. They would rather suffer spectators showed privations in their own rough, thusiasm for Spain, whose Ambas badly found homes than exchange sndor attended the ceremony. their birthright for the mess of pottage offered them in ours; and Scotch Shortbread,» since affection and liberty are part of what they value, they are not to be blamed"

The First Potatoa

great en-

Two pounds of four, one-half pound of powdered leaf-sugar, one-half pound of currants, six

The Glasgow Herald recalls the interesting fact that as recently as 1880 there were at least two per sons living in Scotland who had seen Roben Burns. The following was written by James Murdock of Drumwhiran on June 10, 1880: "1 hereby certify that I saw Robert Burns, the national post, in the flesh, at what was then called the Boat, now the Bridge'o' Ken, on his way to Gatehouse of Fleet, in com- pany with Mr. Syme, lawyer, Edinburgh, the day before he Now that the potato crop is reach-ounces of candied peel (cut fino), wrote "Scots Wha Hao." He woreing maturity in this country it is ten ounces butter, six ounces lard, a pair of Wellington boots with Interesting to recall that the pioneer one-half teaspoonful carbonate of. tops." Mrs. Cunningham an old crop of Sir Walter Raleigh's veget- winan of 102, who was living near able was grown at Brixton, says the soda, one tablespoonful water. all the dry ingredients Glasgow in the same year, lived Dally ChronicleLord Burghley's Mix near Burns when she was a girl, old garden in the Strand is some together, soften the lard and butter She used to say canga under times given the honour, but his together in a saucepan with the stan" what the folks mak sic a torians have come to the conclusion water, and when it has cooled again wark about Burus-a loose, thrift- that the first potatoes, were grown less fallow an fain of the dram,

at Queen Elizabeth's home in and is of the consistency of batter, Husband in a Hurry.

Brixton, not far from which Sir mix with the other ingredients to Walter Raleigh ade his home. a rather stiff dough. Divide into For many years after its first in eight equal pieces and work troduction, in 1565, the potato was out each piece with the hand only grown as a curiosity, its edible into a flat, round cake not more qualities not being known. They than half an inch thick, and all had been discovered, however, about the same size. Pinch around when Sir Walter became Governor the edges with the finger and of Ireland, and he attempted to thumb, cut a small round out of the make the poorer peasants use the cake into six or eight pieces. Bake plant for food. The peasantry, on flat tins, covered with paper, however, considered the potato from three-quarters of a hour to an filth," and would have nothing to hour. They should be a very pale, do with it.

delicate colour when done. The pieces will need parting again with

When

on

1

After The Holidays....

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will

The story of a man who rescued his own wife, but was ignorant of her identity, is vouched for by Johni Knocker, a ship's fireman, of Cross- street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Knocker was leaving to catch the last steamer 10 Southampton 10 rejoin his ship there, but hearing

for help сту from the slipway he rushed down and brought a woman out of the water. She had wandered there in the darkness and had fallen in, After the rescue Knocker handed the woman over to another woman!

Many women make the mis- a knife where they join in the bak who was standing by and hurried take of rushing into harnessing. When perfectly cold, pile on away to his steamer, which was and home habits too quickly on two plates with suger sifted be moving off. He was wet through returning from the holidays (says tween the layers. This is an old

arrival

Scotch recipe. at South-1 the Evening Standard. They fuss ampton Knocker was inter around the house dusting and Tight-Lacing Perils. viewed by the police, he was arranging, trying to do six days Women who contemplate the astonished to find that the woman werk in one, in a desperate hurry, purchase of autumn dresses made he had rescued was his wife. He as it were, to make up for lost time. in the threatened crinoline and

fashions which stated he was in too great a hurry Consequently they quickly lose the bustle to catch his boat to ask any ques benefit of the holiday through over- tions.

fatigue and a lack of fresh air. £2,000,000 For Kind Act. It is a wise woman who lets her Captain H. L. Zejtun, the London self down gently so that she will man who became heir to the reput not feel too greatly the deprivation ed £2,000,000 estate of Mrs. Julia of a leisured open-air life. One Woods Davies, an American, be- busy housewife makes a point of cause he befriended her during a doing all her work out of doors severe illness in Rome, has receive whenever possible, while the fine ed news from America, says the weather lasts. She puts a table in London Evening News that the will the garden or on the balcony, and under which he benefits is to be there she cleans the silver, rubs up admitted to probate in spite of a brasses, washes small articles, second effort on the part of Mrs. sews, peels potatoes or shells peas Davies's husband to have it set and does various other housewifely aside. Mr. George Westlain tasks, according to the needs of the Davies, the fourth husband of the day. All of which, as she truly singer says, can be done as well in the millionairess, an opera known on the stage as Giorgio bright sunshine as indoors, and she Salvatore appealed against the finds that "holiday fitness" lasts ruling of the court at Liberty, much longer. Stuffy indoor jobs Missouri, that the will favouring are left, whenever circumstances Captain Zeitun should be admitted allow, until the bad weather sets

in to probate.

The Court of Appeals at Kansas City has now upheld the decision, Judge Ewing C. Bland dismissing the husband's appeal. London Pride.

The Panama Canal.

necessitate tight lacing should heed medical warning. The warning comes from Dr. E. Halford Ross, Health Officer in Egypt from 1905 to 1910, who advises women to think before, they return to the unhealthy perile of tight lacing.

Anemia among women," said Dr. Ross to a Daily Express representative, has almost dis- appeared, simply because women have abandoned the habit of tight lacing. "Women whose skins are yellow from anaemia due to the pressure of tight corsets on the liver, resulting in an iniproper filtration of food, are seldom seen nowadays. You have only to study the girls in the trains hurrying to and from their business to notice the remakable difference in their complexion and carriage. This is due to the fact that looser corsets allow them to play tennis, to walk more freely, and to obtain exercise that would not be possible Among the interesting features to them if they were tight-laced. of the Panama Canal are the

"My work as Health Officer in electric towing, locomotives for Egypt for five years led me to hauling vessels through the locks, observe the differences of health I saw a string of sandwichmen says the New York Herald. It ap between women who wore and with When

pears that about fifty of these who did not wear corsets. Young Winter Comes

electric mules" were built for the Mohammedan women who did not boards coming down Shaftesbury Avenue close to the Kerb, as, Government by one of the big wear corsets had splendid health, indeed, was required by the motor electric companies. Such a loco and did not suffer from anemia, traffic. Opposite a teashop was a motive weighs 82,500 pounds, while young Christian Syrian wo

men who adopted the habit of cor- single sandwichman advertising measures 32 feet 21⁄2 inches by 8 the Red Bird Teashop. He did not feet by 9 feet 3 inches, the greatest set wearing with several other step back on the pavement, so the height over the cabs; has an avall Paris fashions did suffer from it. procession had to swing out, and able tractive effort as high as 47,500 I do not think that corsets should the group-leader sandwichman, pounds and a windlass rope pull be abandoned totally, or that it much annoyed, cried over his of 25,000 pounds, and four of matters what kind they are, so shoulder," You ain't a Londoner. them, two on each side, will or long as the liver is not compressed Nasar, you ain't a Londoner, not dinarily propel steamships through and the waist it not tight laced." you," and the others reported the locks. Sometimes six engines!. it as they filed past. are needed to handle extra large I asked the Red Bird vessels, in every case two astern Teashop man why they had said acting as a brake on the ship's that. He swallowed his indigna-movements give direction to her tion and said, "Me, I'm a Londoner course. No' vessel is permitted to all my life-gentleman's servant. enter the locks and go through on I've been pageboy right up to foot-its-own-powerThe locomotive-is man. I'm a Londoner. He ain't a propelled by means of a rack rail Londoner, naaar. He ain't no Lon while towing and while going up doner. He's a man from the North. or down the steep grades from oue Look at his traarses. He ain't a level to another at a speed of two Londoner, naaar." It was clear miles an hour. While running idle

that they were united in their Lon-or on return track's the speed is don pride, although London had done so little for them that they wore wooden coats and walked in the gutter.

changed to five miles an hour and the machine is propelled by the regular fraction method, the rack and pinion being entirely released:

My Debt of

HIMROD'S

Asthma

care

CIVES INSTANT RELIEF

Asthma,

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Gratitude.

"Ulcers the Size of Man's Hand."

Der Portrait is of Mr. M. THOMPSON, of 4 Midland Grove Edward Blond, Roland Houth, Barninétum, Erganch, who workpawi-

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Sufferers

Blood Mitars and decided to take Its it was that the month of Octo- ber, and wiler. In sasond bottle, Thind relief. T'constugód urill the.

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Clarke's Blood Mixture

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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLEKS

--DIAMOND MERCHANTS- UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE G.

Ageniş for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO. Hearl Office: 79 Wyndham Street. 2nd Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel. Central 4168,

Dealers in all kinds of Eigh-class Bilk Shirts, Collare, Neckties and Pyjama for Gentleman AND ALSO

Chemisen, Skirts, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Night-gowns for Ladies'

ALSO MADE TO ORDER MODERATE PRICE PROMPT DELIVERY Manager: MILIO LAU.

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

LONG HING & CO., Kods and Kodak Films, bs. So,

DEVELOPING & PRINTING. "A SPECIALITY.

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

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING Far Eastern HOTELS

HONGKONG:

Hongkong Hotel

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee

SHANGHAI:

PEKING:

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons 'Lits, Ltd.

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

The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banka, and Central Districta. 43 Bedrooma. Excellent Oulaine. Scropalopaly clos Under American Management A new Dining Room has been opened as No. 2, Opern's Bond (Let floor). Entrance Ice House St. Tifins a speciality,

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

(Ewo minutes from

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOOM

Recently renovated and refurnished, electrio light and fans throngbowa sad shudly 'onder new management Cuisine under the personal sapersiulom of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Boom Terras moderats, Special term so families on application to

Telographis Add. : "PALACE," Telephone Fowloon 3,

7. H. OXBEKEY, Propietorr

HOTEL “ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South China

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans Br Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcony

of City and Pearl Splendid Views

Biver.

Excellent Cuisine:

Moderate Rates.

Under the Management of the SUN 00.,

LTD., CANTON.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

GENERAL LOCATION

EL KLECTRIC TRAMS Pam Katranos, Kleo-

trie

·Bail Fene and Lighing, Europea

Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Dak Water Brotom throughout. Bat of Food ant Tan Cenil, 172. Tolsgraphie Adriram 5---A VICTORIA J. WETCHELL, Manager.

ECZEMA ALL OVER CHILD'S HEAD

Could Not Rest. Cried With Pain. Cuticura Heals.

Mylimle girl's head broke out with small pimples that benka-and formade wet cosema. The eruptions mprend àti creer bar head und ühe ire `rksilon was very great. Bha could

not rest day or night and grind coaxi tinually with the pali.

*The trouble Istid about a koonih. We tried several remedies but got no results. We bent lot a free Mäuse | ple of Cusic 1945 and Gintbent which-halodd bay wo "partidood | mors, whics based Her. *** (Bigbod) Mrs. Dinhos, 3; Chapsi Buy! PNG -Belde, London, E. J. Eng. Uns Queicors for all akko

"ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

Queen's Road Central.

NEW DINING ROOM opened for Mesis a la Carta. Excellent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets for Tiffins & Dinners. Fr further particulara spply to

THE MANAGER · Hongkong, May 1, 1993.

MASSAGE

Mr. N. AKAT & Mrs E, AKAJI! Graduate of Toldo Mamago School, Na 8, Queen's Road, C.. Telephone No. C. 4395.

MASSAGE.

MesɑNOMIA, Mrs. KITAKI Kid

THI

No. 1647yndru. Barnet. (opposite'tô (ku China Ma!”),

TANG YUK, DEI,