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FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

JUST RECEIVED

LAMMERT BROS. G. E. WAREN & CO.,

ACOFIOSHIES, APPRAISERS,

AND SURVETORK.

-Public Auctions-

TRADE Vndaredgned haratacaved insul65- -dous to sell by Pubila Austlon,

зв

MONDAY, November 18, 1023, commencing at 5.30 pm.

at their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street.

A Vainable Collection of Postage Stampa

Catalogues will be issued.

Oa View from Saturday, the 17th Movember 1923.

Term-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th November, 1923.

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SANITARY ENGINEERS MONUMENTALISYA KYC.

Ofoes and, Godaway. 986, Wanchal Rond; flongkong TelCentral No. 200

JUST BROKIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF

ĐT & P TRÁP ULOSER

ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS REQUISITES IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.

ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL KINDS OF SANITARY WORK-MONUMENTAL WORK IN ITALIAN WARIME & HONGKONG GRANITE

A NEW BOOK OF ARTIFICIAL WREATHS JUST, ÁRRÍVĚD.. FROM 18" to 8" diameter.

GENERAL REPAIRS PROMPTLY. ATTENDED TO

AIE CHINA MA

The Three Castles Cigarettes

Cool & Fragrans

Three Castles

Cigarettes

The Cigarette with the

WD.CHO.Wils

Brish & London

The Three

DEHO WILLS

Pedigree

TRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1995.

G. FALCONER & CO., (HONGKONG) LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

DIAMOND MERCHANTS..

UNION BUILDING (OPPOMPIE G.

Agenta for ~—ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, --KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturë

"High Class English Jewellery,

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Head Office's 73 Wyndham Atreet, 2nd Floor.

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

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"Dentárn in all kinds of Eligi-class Silk Sinks,

Collars, Neckties and hopping for Gothlorien AND KRU

Chemie, Skirts, Whippers, Behrte, Velli, and Wight-gewijs for. Ladies

ALSO · MADE TO ORDER

MODERATE PRICE

PROMPT DELIVERY

Mainger? MILIO "LAU."

PHOTO AUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., and Kodima, 55. 86.

DEVELOPING & FRINTING “A SPECIALITY.

No. 1?N VORM" TURBOCKFOOL, Honakoso.

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

*PEKING":

Peak Hotel

Hongkong Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel-

Palace. Hotal

Grand Hotel Kalse

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Hotel Co.,

In conjunction with

The Bhangbai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Läs

The farer prescribed for public vehicles aro sa follows

1.-1s the sand, of Hongkong. Cainer)

Road and Lower Levels; and in

Kowloon, and Keu Kowloon.

Five minutes...

Ta minutes,

Quarter bnur,

Ball kasut, na 21

One hour, montatu eri

ry Rabeequent huur

"

If the jinrichsha ba ongaged etthin the City of Victoria, and be dis obarged ontado the Western part of the City of Victoris after 9 pm.. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Polico tation on the Eastern side of the City Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra hai? fare shall be chargable

For 2 or 3 drivers the fare in double or

troble respectively.

11. In the Hill Dustriel.

Ten minutes,... 15 cents

Quarter hour.

Half hour,...nque. 30

One hourFINITY KONGRES

40

III-In the New Territories

By strangement with the proprietors

through the Police.

DALATIS.

1.-Lower Levels.

With Bearers. With & Biar797""

Ton winantes,...... 10 cente

Quarter bour...... 16

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33

Alf hour, 25

40

33

80

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95

40

One hour,

II. Fill District.

With A Bearera With 4 Borrer"}«

Too falnuts, 18 cente

30 centa

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40

11

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· POSTAGE STAMP

CATALOGUE

FOR.

1024

@ $4 EACH.

GRACA & CO.,

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Goods, Fictorial Post Carda, Teya, &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Stroct,

P. O. Box No, 82.

Hongkong,

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Band Sisde)

Evory kind of Footwear, MAPE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO..

8, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co.' Telephone Central No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITC - SES.

When well Shangbai; Manufactured Suitcases?

They are Cheaper and

More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.

(Opposite Yaumati Ferry, Prays)

ABAH

Tots

I MAD

30.24

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From Burbach**

KIL

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Constant Supply in all districts East

of Arsenal, Street, only, from st October.From 6th to 3 th October Constant Supply broughtout, the City- Beverted to der Maisa on afet Ceisbee owing to damage to the-Boxen, Kaad Conduit

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11069

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H. T. OBEAST,

Water Authority.

Pablic Works Doperiment.

Sugared Drudgery.

"I envy youngsters as far as their musical education is consi cerned," said a mother to a Star writer recently, "I was brought upon Clemont Songtings and Kubian and Gurlitt and suco-like boredom. My kiddies have fascinating little, ple

aud "estive-title and picture guise the drudgery. Thes #ginative

so choka chic the be

remember my UWIN DIOR he ran o their music practice, and am thank-

LAGER

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This pivertisement id by British Americau Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd.

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Lady's Treases.

destiture of foliage within twentys four hours. On the other hand, gaks, hornbears, and the smaller beeches are very leisurely over the process and will even retain some Among the surprising dowers of their leaves until the close of the which choose to bloom in Septem-winter It is also interesting 19 ber is the dainty: orchis, the note that while in some trees the autumrial lady's tresses, a new leaf fall begins at the end of the arrival on the downs, among the branches, and, gradually roceeds harebells, the eyebrights, and other downwards, in, others the reverse remnants of summer's flora (says is the case. the Morning Post A peculiarity of the plant is that its leaves, do not appear until the flowers begin to expand. In the evening, the minute, white, waxy flowers, but a fraction of an inch in diameter, are fragrant. The plant takes its name from the way the Bowers rise spirally up the stem (the direction of the spiral varying in different speci- mens) and suggest the Bowing waves of plaited hair. Interesting Wallpapers.

A Scotch Horse.

Napoleon's Broken Looking-glass.

Just the same belief in amulets and charms obtains to-day as centuries ago. The Englishwoman wears her charm on a hangle or chain, and the Priestess of Amen- Ra wore hers round her neck, or on her upper arm, but the charms are much the same day images of lucky cats-of fish-or a small mummy case-coral to keep pdf the evil eye and amber to cure sore I am reminded of a letter receiv- ed from Edinburgh a few days throats. Tables of month stones ago. My correspondent, observing and the proper metals for the birth a drowd in the streets, joined the month are tabulated to-day as then, throng to Bind out the reason, for and the lucky mascot for the racing the attraction. And all he saw was

stubborn horse standing with its woman of to-day corresponds to four legs firmly planted to the those tiny images the ancient ground. In spite of all the efforts Egyptians carried with them at the of the driver, the police, and the, ape races on the banks of the Nile. crowd, the horse refused to. To break a looking glass bas budge an inch. Two of the always been an oyil omen, and There is a revival of Interest in by-standers discussed the situa even to-day few people care to let wallpaper as a decoration, but I tion. "Mon, that horse must a mirror fall. Napoleon's 'Horror of fancy says an Evening Standard be a mule, they canna move this is told in the Memolies de writer) even the Féenest СД him, pull him, or push him or flog. Constant, premier Valet de Cham- "Nay, mon,bre à l'Empereur."" During one of thusiasm would boggle at a design him as they may" illustrating all the stages in the that's no mule that's a Scotch his campaigns in Italy he broke the manufacture of wire mattresses! horse!"." An' what is a Scotch glass over Josephine's partialt. He No, I admit I haven't actually heard borse Ema Scot, but nair com- never tested till the return of the of such a paper being printed, but prehend your meaning..."You courier be forthwith, despatched to it was in technical processes, cer just abido a wee and see." At that assure himself of her safety, so tainly of a rather more picturesque moment some straw and rubbish strong was the impression of her kind; that many early Chinese were placed under the animal and death upon, his mind. wallpaper artists found the motive lighted. The flames shot out and Home Cindian" for their very charging designs, forced the animal to move his front The one that became most famous foreleg, and under its hoof was in the Western world dealt with discovered a sixpence Harry the cultivation of tea. This oldest Furniss in John London's Weekly fragments of European wallpaper The Classical. have: all beck foudd'in England,

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and dafe from the beginning of French educationists have de the sixteenth century Though cided that the study of Latin and some of the designs of that era Greek is essential for a general were very conventional;": one

education, Twenty years ago showed the arms of England in Greek and Latin in the schools panels) with Tudor moses and vases were optional, and science and of flowers. More interesting modern languages could be sub- examples, as, for instance, one stituted for them. Now the former,

Just as the wireless enthusiast is now able to fix up his own private installation for„ Usteningom,” so in figure will the amateur photo grapher be in a position to take his own motion pictures and project them on his own screen. A special- adapted apparatus for this pur pose has been devised by the Eastern Kolik Company, and It was described recently by Mr. G. B. K. Mees in a lecture on Amateur Cinematography which

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For teguns apply to hire. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietom.

PALACE HOTEL

(Thres minutes from Howison Fety Wharf & Edilway Baltion:) Entirely under English Management. Electric Idght and Fans Throughout. Every Room with Private-Baik, Lounge Bar & Billiard Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personsİ supervision of the Proprietor. Terms moderate. Special terms to famílies on uppllëstība to

J. H OXBERRY, Proprietor.

HOTEL “ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON,

Leading Hotel in South China,

First class compilatio Electric Lights, Fang anu Elevators. Boof Garden. Hairdressing Balcos,

Splendid Views of City and Pearl River.

Eroellent. Cuisine:

Moderate Rates.

Undar, the Management of the BUN CO., LTD. · CANTON.

KING-EDWARD HOTEL.

printed with a flower design:in./ will be compulsory. The school was delivered before, the members | Askoyrd kanitary Filtrykpryan 2600 |

Water Bystem tigroughráit. Bervice

Люрведа

LEE KEE

blakkioita vermilion ground with children of the lowest forms will of the Royal Society of Arts, Lon- the Bowers packed out in furquoise be required to study Latin and one don. The lecturer showed that the blue, show that those who aked living language for four years, and whole system of amateur motion mul lege Ad TICTONA

by the. something more frivpious could Greek and two living languages picture photography, which had indulge their laste..

for two years. On reaching the oren worked out

was company,

founded 00 third form 4 pupil will be given. Why the Leaves Fury

Fall

the choice of continuing on the similar to those in the There comes a day when the classical side or passing over to standard camera and on a new worgout leaves flutter silently to the the modern side, Such, la brief process used in finishing them. It ground. The fall of the leaf may says the Medical Press and is claimed that the special camera certainly be hastened by frost or Circular) are the new regula will take pictures equal in every wind, but these are not the actual tions, and we hope that the educa respect to those which the profes- causes of a happering, which is one lonists will take note of them... Insional can obtain, while the pro- of the most interesting in the science a knowledge of Greek and Jector, which is called the kodas- world of Nature Quite early in Latin is indispensable owing to the cops, is entirely automatic in its the life of the leaf; tions are terminology; a medical student, operation, and the user can sit made for its severance from the who was ignorant of both, on one among his friends while the film is stem, points out Open Air,

occasion asked in highly classical being shown. The small size of physician, the difference between the kodascope film makes its cost-BATHS & BATH-ROOM a hypodermic and a subcutaneous less than that of the standard film. injection. His teacher was cryptic The Kodak Companyard stranging

ACCESSORIES. in his reply, The only difference 19 supply for the Kodascope library of alma, which will Inch he knew of was that of the der vation, of the term-hypodei

the base of the stalk there; grow a special layer of cells which, at first, are firm and tough As the mum.

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