LAMMERT BROS. G. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
AVOTIOMETRE, APPRAISERS
ARD SUZYZZORE,
-Public Auctions-
TIRE Undersigned have received Insuae. tions be sell by Public Auction,"
ON
FRIDAY, March 14, 1924, commencing at 11 a.m..
at No. 18 Godown. The Hongkong Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloca
142 Cases Pult Herrings
(stored at No. 18 Ondow)
69 Cases Salt Herringa
(stored at No. 2, Passage Way)
47 Canon Salt Herringe
(stored at No. 3 Passage Way)
91 Casen Bilt Horringe
(stored at No. 4 Possage Way)
Term-Caali on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Bengkong, March 12, 1924.
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MONDAY. March 17, 1924. commencing at 2,30 p.m. DL No. 12 Eant Point Terrace A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture. Comprising:-
Teak Hatstand, Chesterfield. Couch and Chaire. Toak Dressing Room Buit, Brass Fenders, Brisa Lampa, and Ornaments, Carpets, Curtains, etc. Teak extension Dining Table, Dressing table with bevelled mirror. Waibing stand. Double and Single Teak Wardrobes with bevelled mirror doors, Dianar Service, Glassware, etc., els.
Alsa
Several pieces of Blackwood Farni- Surea.
One Miołek Safe
And
Catalogues will be issued.
On View on Saturday the 16th March
1994.
forms: Cash va delivery.
BAMMERT EROS. Auctioneers,
Hongkong. 19th March, 1924
AK
TUESDAY, March 18, 1924, commencing at 12 o'clock Nose
at their Sales Rocas, Duddall Stroot,
ONE GRAVES ETOBELL 30 CIT Ained for
ELECTRIC 2 10AB) FURNA E, including One 250 KV.A., Two 200 KV.A., One 150 K,V,A., and One 120 K.V.A., Single phase Trans- formers, complete with all cables, copper bars, cust iron clamps, 2 was grooved bronze bars and bronze bolte, and spares 4&c.
Also
4 Tone A RESON'S 6" ELECTRODES
And
1 Tous OROMITE · (latending Parchasers may view the above at the Old steel Foundry Building, Shankiwan Road, un any day between the hours of 2.30 and 5 p.m. Inspection erders may be had from Undersigned.)
Terms -Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT, BROS,, Auctioneers. Hongkong, Marbh 8, 1924.
FARES FOR PUBLIC
VEHICLES...
The fare prescribed for public vehicles ze as follows u
In the Island of Hongkong, Vaine Road and Lower Levels, and in' ́· Kowloon, and News Kowloon,
Diva miaptos...
Ten minutes.
is conta
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Quarter hour, **** Hall bour, era un
Dee boar,........
nry Subsequent hear......
the jinriekaba be engaged within the City of Victoris, and be die sharged entaide the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis charged to the host of Fay View Police Batlon on the Eastern side of the Olty Victoria after 8p. an oxtra balf fare shall be chargeabla.
For 2 or 3 drivers the fars is double or
reble respectively.
1.-In the Hit Duiries.
en,minutes, ay
Quarter hour
Ha hour,
One hour......a
15 pents
Skill£££ In the Neis Territories
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By arrangement with the proprietors
Marbagh the Police.
-Lower Levels.
With Barre With A Bearers.
#Ten minutos, 10 centa
(Quarter boat,.......... 15
Fall hour, sarnase 28
The hour, mamma. 35.
Stor subongmont
hoorname 25
20, conta
80
IT-Hill District, Wich & Bearers With, & Berretta
Ten minutes 15 cents.
Carter hours. 20.
alf-hour 30
foks botir.. orant ** 40
ry subsequent
Ebeuren 30,
30 centa
40 60
The news of the disappearance of one Mr. Philipps, manager of an estate in the North West of Sumatra, was received at Batavin with sensation. The manager went out in a boat with a few natives and has not been heard of alice February 19. Two Govern ment launches, the "Bellatrix” and the Yvette," were ordered to trace e whereabouts of this missing
at and at last the "Yvette" came. cross it in a river with alfiod nants'safe on February 25.
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JUST RECEIVED
| ABERMENT OF ITALIAN MARILY FLOOR TILES
PRICES OF ARTESCANTON,,
ANUIFICIAL WAKATRS FROM B′′ to 18*
DIAMETE
Ix Frook.
FOR SALE
Collections of Postage Stamps
Mounted in books,
all diferent, without deplicate. 500 Stamps 4.1.2500 Stamps
140.
₤1000 1600
2000
$ 8. 3000
$50.
บ
$18. 3500
100.
$30.
4000
$75.
n
10000 Stamps $500.
GRACA & 00%,
Dealers in Postage Stamps, Religious Goods, Garden Seeds, Toyu, &c. No. 10, Wyndham, Stroot,
Hongkong.
P. O. Box No. 62.
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Honutong, March 20, 1914;
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Den advertisement in toned by the Deflate-novinkaan Takata ta. (Cað Sund.
FUTURE OF AIRSHIPS.
LINKING UP LINES OF EM- PIRE COMMUNICATION.
The consensus of opinion among airship experts, technical and other-
SCIENCE...AND CRIME.
REVEALING OF INVISIBLE CLUES.
...
Suitnee in the service of criminal
is that General Dumont's state-calling; and no living man has dona ment to the effect that all dirigibles!
Freneti
It has been decided that when the Prince of Wales visits Southwise, who have been interviewed, investigation lus revolutionised that Africa next May he shall travel on the liner"Arundel Castle,"on which 2 special suite of apartments is to will be lost sooner or later is un- te asist the criminal investi
gutor in his task than a be prepared for his accommoda, founded and ridiculous, tion. The suite to attend Histis pointed out in London that the scientist-Dr. Locard, of Lyons. Royal Highness will be quite fate of the "Dixmude" does "not Seated in his, bontory in the small one, and a special dining prove anything with regard to the Lyons Police Headquarters, says an room on board will be prepared future of airship construction. The for its use. The Prince will return fact that the new type of airships exclunge, Dr. Locard looks much by the same ship, says the Star which is contemplated for the Emmare like a medical research man It was on the "Arundel Castle" that pire airship services will be than a police official engaged in re- Princess Arthur of Connaught shorter than the "Dixmude" and yet weuling invishle traces of criminals: returned from South Africa a few have a diameter some 50 per cent.. weeks ago.
greater and a cubit capacity twice
A
Perhaps there will be before him
Rosina Buckman and Australia,
as great indicates to what extent a piece of wool. Dr. Locard peers the "Dizmude" was obsolescent. through the brass tube of a interes Miss Rosina Buckman the Experts here are confident that the cope, and urntages for a photograph, singer, who has just returned after airship of the future, in which will The relic is removed, and presently several months' tour in Australia be incorporated the results of the come an enormous negative, show- and New Zealand, says that she testing and experimental work by ing the strange convolution, whor notices a marked increase of the best brains, will be able to
les twists, and sweeping curves of a public interest in music in the weather any gale and they are thumb mas Common-wealth (reports the Daily convinced that in the not distant A long search commences, filo Chronicle. Even in small towns future every part of the Empire after file is taken from the finger you will find a good hall and an will be linked by airship comprint library. Finally, an exact enthusiastic audience." The munications as safe and trust-counterpart is framd, and the crimin- success attained recently in this worthy as steamers and far al is known. The tusk of the de- fectives is merely that of meing this Country by Australian vocalists; speedier than them. including Madame Siralia, Miss
+917)| Juñowme criminal to his haunte-u Clara Serena, Mr. Horace Stevens
very simple matter in a country Mr. Malcolm MacEachern, and largest in the world. The teles-all from, the highest to the lowest.
where the polico possess dossiers of others, points to a notable deve cope will be like. a. camera, Kesently in Lyons the police were lopment of native talent. Dame thirty-six feet long. Dr. Frank battled by a burglary carried out Melba's triumphs have doubtless Chessinger, head of the Yale with consummate skill. There wasį acted as incentives to Australian observatory, who is in charge of but one clue smear on a rose-"| singers.
the telescope, explained. One wood cabinet. From that slight third of the stars cannot be well clue Dr. Locard identified the fin observed from north of the ger print of the culprit. It is pathetic how he urges Equator, and the purpose of the everyone to come and visit him at Yale experts is to make a careful. But Dr. Locard has gone for bo Sarnoh, and he tries hard
10 study of the distances of the stars, yond the perfecting of his finger persuade them of the extreme and the direction of their motions print photphy He has estab shortness of the journey and the across the sky. The Yale hed the astonishing fact that what
R. L. S. in Samoa.
PORESCOPY.
ease with which it can be accom-astronomers hopes to make obser- is trite of finger prints (no two are plished.
How often, and with vations that will prove to be of like) is also true of the pores of what ease, his heart took the great value to astronomical science. the skin. Each finger's in, as journey by itself back to old The telescope will be followed in geen under a very powerful mix haupts and scenes-to
that two or three years by a unique op, reveals a geography as din- scholar-haunted quarter of London, instrument known as the zenith tinct and characteristic as the face the neighbourhood of the British camera, the mechanical working of of the moon, with its giant craters Muscum, and to the "Monugient" which has been perfected by the and mountains. Dr. Locard has where'. Mr. Colvin lived. Both. Yale astronomers. It was dis named this new science porescopy. in prose and poem he covered recently that the latitude Up to the premat, and even yet tells of these dream-fourneys, of every point on the earth is con- in England, matters turning upon and prose and poem both bring stantly changing. To make correct handwriting, are put to bo-called tears to the eyes. Other heart observations, it is desirable to handwriting experts. This method journeys are to Scotland, to the
measure what these changes will thas been often overly criticised by glens and mists, to the honey-scent bo. The zenith camera is a device judges and barristers. 1.is.for. from of Heather in blom or the wind for doing this. It automatically infallible, and in one or two famous smell of peat smoke. But most takes a photograph of the stars that cases has led to an-lanocent, man often they are to Edinburgh pass the Zenith each night, and going to prison. Edinburgh, where he had been so from these plates it is possible to By the neo of his microcamera, miserable; Edinburgh, that had determine the change in latitude. Dr. Locard en expose the forger slighted him, chilled him to the Almost all the world's large with unerring acouracy. A soldier" bone Edinburgh, that he had so telescopes are in the North tem- presented u will alleging it to have abused and reviled; Edinburgh, that he knew so well, and yet did te zone, said the doctor boen mede on the battlefield by a There are very few south of the comrade. The document looked not know at all, Edinburgh Equator. This is a pity from getting enough until exposed to the that he hated so heartily, and yet astronomical points of view, for marooner. Under this power. loved and regretted so passionate problems require, observationa, in fut lens the writing was shown up ly From The Life of Robert Steven all parts of the sky for their solu- as a brice of short strokes linked son, by Rosaline Masson, 1.0
Jon Montreal Witness ATelescope for the Southern Hemisphere, plyan return in "Next, spring, expert observars from the Yale astronomical obser bottles sold och year of Uhamberlain' tha microcamera en stroke in Do not fulgeb that there are more of magnifying glass. Under
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