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LAMMERT BROS. WARREN & CO., LTD.

AYOTIBUHURU, ÁFFRAINERS

AND SURVEYOR.

--Poblic Auctions

THE

1HB Undersigned havo raznivou inanemo» |

tions to sell by Public Action,********

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FRIDAY, 0th June, 1924, commencing at 9.30 p.m.

st their, Salce Rooms, Duddell Street.

A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture Comprising:-

Tork Dining Table, Dining Chair, Large Teak Side Board with Bevelled Mirror, Dinner Waggan, Muntel Pisce. Book Casa, Glas Uabinet, Clans Ware, Brass Ornamente, New Carpets, Rugs, etc. etc.,

Brass Bedsteads, Siglo and Double Toak Bedsteads, with Matronage, Single and Double Tesk Wardrobes with Glas Doors, Teak Obset of Drawers, Los Chest Enamelled Bath, etc, etc.,

Allo

One Cabinet Gramophone and few doz. Recorda

One Cottage Piano by Crawloy

Ons Perambulator

and

S

Several Pieces of luckwood

Faraiture

Catalogues will be issued

On Viaw from Thursday the 5th,

June 1984.

Term-Cash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROJ. Axationescu,

Hongkong, May 20th, 1954.

WEDNESDAY, 11th June, 1921 commending at 3 s'eloqkp m, at the premises of the Bungkoug Tramway Co. Ltd.." Bowrington Canal Road East

The Steam Driven Electrio Gonorating Plant

Coraiating-of-

Bollers

Two Babcock and Wilcox Boilers (complete) sach having approximately 3,664 square feet of heating surface, guaranteed to evaporate under normal conditions 12,000 lbs. of water per bour.

Working pressure 100 lbs, per square inch.

Both Boilers fitted with obain grate; stakers,

Engines

Two 428 B.B.P. Horizontal Com- poaud condensing steam enginee, by Honora Yates & Thom of Blackburn, coupled direct to two 300 Kilowatt Direct Current Dick Kerz Generatore.

Vol 550, B.P.M, 100. Complete with steam piping, etc, etc., One 150 B.H.P. Vertical Compound condensing steam engine, by Messrs. Bellins & More Lid, coupled direct to one 200 Kilowatt Direct Current Diok Kerr Generator.

Volta 550, R.P.M. 950. Complete with stesso piping etc., BIC,,

Auxiliary Plant

One W, H. Allen Tandem cumpound sagina, coupled direct to a 20 Kilowatt Direct Current Dick Kerr Coüerator.

Volts 110. RP.M, 500. One Dick Kerr Motor Cenerator Set. Motor 550 Volte. Generator. 110 Falts R.P.M. 500.

One Remington two cylinder crude dil engine, direct coupled to a 15 Kilo- watt Direct Currunt Chandeyson

Generator.

L

Volt 125. R.P.M. 400.

Switchboard Ewitchboard of highly polished slat completely fited up for running Generators and Auxiliary Pisné.

Catalogues will be issued.

For further particulars apply to the Undersigned.

LAMHERT BROS. Áretionmrs.

Hongkong, April 10, 1924.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS

THE GREAT NORTHWIN TELE

GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. ·

The following noclaimed telegrams are lying at the office

of

The

Great Northorn Telegraph Company (Limited):-

Yusa Wah, from Amoy.

Chang Lang 25 Wing Shing Street

2nd Floor, from❤hanghai.

Taodashataro, from Sasabo.

Grilsilas, from Yokohama.

Pattern Wharf, from Shanghai,

9120, fra a Che'00.

Lee Yen Yee 10 Wanchi, from

Shanghai.

Raglia, frore Ebangkai.

2889 3203, from Amoy,

Hugh King Edward" "Ental, from

Shanghai,

Toyotal, from Osaka.

E. V. JESSEN,

Superlatoadout..

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1994.

LASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL

ASTA A CHINA TELEGRAPH CO

List of unclaimed telegrams lying la

& Telegraph Offles, Hongkong. Anglochine, from London, Keyboard, from London. Sentry box, from Benthay.

M.. E.-F.AIREY,

Superlatendent

Hỏngkong, 22nd May, 1924.

TANG YUK, DE

Sommer 10

the like STEM TING, 14 D'Agullar Büroes.

TERMS VERY MUDELÁTH Consuliation Fran

GANICABY KNOYEES

MONUMENTALISTA, Ü

Od and Undows, HA, Wandial Road, Hongkong

Tal Contral No.

643 'Em Or Hvannas' Region

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Gray Aro. Coown Oxawmijadorzzz@ BATO.

Neumanne Taxi Fon... Asa Bamgranu EXTRAIMATION→→

HOW WAVER Beverni, ke. POURRAN BUATRO PROMPETT AMEZISED Toj

REBUTALINDO IN Moxumayan Work

BUY IN ITALIAN MARBEN ON Koxoxong Guarium. JUST RECEIVED. AREDMETY OF XHalzam Mannur Favos Tau Facom OR APPLICANTON, AMIINIAN Wamarin Prom 8:10 18* DIAMOND *Ir Brock,

Just Received

Guide

to

Stamp Collecting

by

Fred J. Melville,

GRACA & 00.,

th

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Pictorial Post Cards, Holigious Gooda, Garden Goods, &c., do. No. 10, Wynddi street, P. O. Box 820,

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

Japanese Hand Made)

Every and of "Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

OHERRY & 00.,

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kaysmally & to

Telophone Contra! No. 4911

Bongkong, March 20, 1914,

WHY BUY FOREIGN

MADE SUITCASES

When we sell - Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?

They are Cheaper and More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.

(Opposite Taumati Ferry, Praya)

A SA HI BEER

441 NIPPON

PILSENER BEER

GRAND PRIZES! ERRAT SONYYLISH BOLUNGANO BATROSO EN VANÝTILUJE:

BEER

ASAHI

SAHI

LAGER BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

FON

· EXPORT,

COMPANY

REWERY

„JOKYO, JAPA

THE CHINA MAIL.

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY BOISSORS LOOT.

the post-mortem examination »re" quested by her husband. The authority was given, and the carotid artery of the dead body was severed by a surgeon of the Lariboisière Hospital to the presence of a police commissary A firm of Manchester jewellers thus settling beyond all doubt has made for a woman a "divorce" | the question of premature burial. ring. It is of gold and has a niche The Modern Business Girl? in which is fitted a broken cupid's

Divorce Ring.

arrow,

Divorce

rings

are. made occasionally" member of the Arm stated, "and they are wom in place of the wedding ring by women who have divorced their

husbands. It is an American

idea."

A Rubéns Discovered.

An interesting specification of the physical requirements of the modern business girl has been drawn up by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs for the guidance of those who appoint telephone girls. Impatient subs cribers who suffer much from a singularly ineficient service have A very fine Rubens painting, that deafness was one of the most been heard to express the belief representing Venus, with a faun, has just been discovered at Parisian operators, but they must prominent characteristics of Roubaix, in the Noid Department,e wrong. The official regulations among a lot of old pictures which now published provide for a very were only valued at a few shillings strict medical examination of each. It was one of a batch of candidates. They must be aft in paintings bought by an antiquarian from the nephew of Par height, free from any suspicion of

DEATH IN KISS OF

PET DOG.

CORONER ON THE RISKS THAT WOMEN TAKE.

The suggestion that a women's death was caused by her kissing a pet dog was made by the West- minster coroner at an inquest on Mrs. "Agnes Hodgson, formerly of Chesilton-road, Fulham.

A post mortem examination revealed that she was suffering from a hydatic cyst,

"These cysts," said the coroner (Mr. Ingleby Oddie), "are not — very uncommon, and are due to dogs.

Watercress Infected. run about is supposed to be the "Watercress grown where dogs cause of the spread of this disease, and, curiously enough, Mrs. Hodgson was fond of water- cress.

"She was also very devoted to a) Por the coroner continued, “

so fond of animal women are hugging and kissing- disgust ing habit that is to be seen in the streets of London.

tuberculosis, have perfectly good auctioneer who died about forty years ago, and, covered with the teeth, acute hearing in both ears,'good sight with both eyes" accumulated dirt of many years of though the ald of spectacles is ad- carelous handling, there'

was mitted-normal digestive powers, nothing in its appearance" to sug clear voice of moderate power gost to the ordinary observer that and freedom from any deformity it was of great value. The dealer, in sorting out the parcel of pictures, Their respiratory system must be or scars of any kind on the face.

"Women also kiss Pekingesa was about to place this one among perfect, blood circulation normal, dogs on the nose and mouth, and a group of odds and ends of little and medical history free from any they should know that they are consequence when he noticed the suggestion of nervous complaints, liable in that way to acquire this signature, P. P. Rubers, in But what have facial scars or the horrible cyst, generally with fatal corner. He had it cleaned, and wearing of glasses, for instance, results. No doubt Mrs. Hodg then submitted it to the Brussels to do with the efficiency of a teleson's death was caused in this School of Painting, where the ex phone operator? Parisianu are perts had no hesitation in pro puzzled, and can only conclude

way. nouncing it to be a genuine that the Government Department Rubens and a fine specimen of the concerned is trying to set up an master's work. Its value is estimat ideal standard for the Venus of the ed at £10,000.

telephone and the office.

Surgery Wonders.

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The husband said that for ten years he and his wife had a Pom. and two wire-haired fox terriers. His wife was very devoted to the Pom, who travelled with her wherever she went, and she used to kiss it.

Death by misadventure was the verdict.

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Russian Prinee and Art Dealer, The new spinal anesthetic by which a patient can remain per

Prince Yusupoff, the Russian fectly conscious whilst being noble who assassinated Rasputin operated upon is becoming more

is about to be sued in the Parla | widely used. At a London courts by M. Andre Seligman, a hospital recently a man who had well known antique dealer, who two-thirds of his stomach removed claims 150,000f damages for alleged

TER WATER BUFFLY. was able to read newspaper breach of contract in connection during the whole process. He with the Prince's collection of old Led Storage of water in caservoirs confessed he did not feel the saur-boxes. In July last year a tho 26 May 14 –

́OSTY AND HILL DISTRICT WAZEL WORKI slightest pain, and less than two M. Seligman obtained a contract

· LEYE hours after the operation he inquire by which the Prince agreed to

1224. ed whether he might have a smoke.tum over to

jewellery trun 25 in. Below a

Bit Sia, Below avardum The great advantage of

the this establishment in

Run

fat. 1, Below overtow anaesthetic to' that it can te de la Paix, a number of Bin. Befor overdow used In heart cases where valuable articles including a Rem-

picture, a the administering of a general brandt

jewelled anaesthetic would be dangerous. and enamelled dagger of the. A further advantage is that it Louis XVI. period, which he had leaves none of the after-effects.so inherited through the Romanoff provalent after an ordinary opera. family, and the famous Yusupoff tion, and that there is no shock to collection of eighteenth century the nervous systent.

snuffboxes. These latter, which constituted-the-most-important Nel Caung Mauacre of Russian Royal

part of the exhibit, were insured Family.

in Paris for 2,000,000f at a time The Times Paris correspondent when the franc. stood at almost states that the full story of the double Its present value. The murder of the late Tsar of Russia contract with M. Seligman gare and his family at Ekaterinberg is the latter the exclusive right to the graphically told in a book written exhibition of the collection for a by Nicholas, Sokoloff which has year. He wa to hold one ex- jest been published in Paris. bibition in July, and declares that Sokoloff, who was sent to Ekaterin he had a verbal arrangement with berg by, Admiral Koltchak to in- the Prince for another exhibi- vestigate the murders immediately tion in November, but be- after they occurred, says he de-fore this

the was arranged Spitely ascertained that they were Prince and his wife" went to committed on the night of July 16-America, taking the collection 17, 1918. The Tsar, the Tsarina with them. In America the Prince their children, a medical attendant entered into an arrangement with and three servants were awakened Miss Elsie de Wolfe for the objects at 4 am and brought before the to be exhibited with a view to'sale, Bolshevik Commander, Youruvski, in order to raise money for the who, before reading a document, payment of his debts, but this turned to the Tsar and said: "Your agreement, M. Seligman claims, lives are ended." The Tsar began constituted # breach of" his questioning the commander. The contract The Prince's lawyers, Tsarina and her daughter made however, contenid that there has the sign of the Cross. Without been no infringement of contract, further explanation Youruvski as Miss Wolfe is not a professional drew a revolver and shot the Tsar dealer, but arranged the exhibition dead The soldiers present in simply as an art lover. This view mediately fired on the remaining is contested by M. Seligman, who victims, killing them all. The declares himself ready to prove Tsarina's women servants tried to that Miss Wolfe has for fifteen shield their mistress with a cushion years made a living by dealing lo in which several bullets were art objects. afterwards found.

Fear Of Premature Burial..

The fear of being buried alive|MALARIA AND ITS EFFECTS. led aresident of the Ste. Marguerita quarter who had been ill for some

During the Great War many soldiers time to make a curious stipulation who escaped gas, bulete and death in his will. He had a dread of returned home with health shattered by being put into a coffin and walling: dioses. To soffarers from malarla the from a cataleptic sleep; and so za oxperience of one of them, Mr. Elli to make sure that there should be Jones, of 54 Grove Park, Colwyn Bay, no unpleasant happening of this will be of especial intercet. sort he left detailed instructions, Mesopotamie, that I had the first attack It was in 1010, when I was out in set forth in firm language,ithak of, Malaria," explained Mr. Jones in a when he was supposed to be dead recent interview, I came back to unmistakable proof of his decaixe: England vary weak and ill. My health had to be obtained. It was causas declined rapidly, and added to the geon who had to furnish this proof tasks of malaria wore miserise of by opening the carotid artery of palas in the head and could seldom get nervons debility and low spizita". I had the dead man. Death came to the good night's sleep. My appetite was ufferer, and in accordance with vory, bad and I could hardly ons his will the faintly doctor was anything.

to

Donsumpcion, of water in the Oly gallons during the month of April, ad Hill District in millone and decimals

amsted pepsiatica... 1760

2,65. 'n K 899,700 294,100 Jemption per head |||

1.57 22.0 Vallome Intermittent Supply in all Rider Main districts during April 1928.

Constant Supply in all districts during April 1924.

KOWLOON B'AFIR WORKS LEVEL, Tomisori Ürkla; 20fc, utb) Batow ft. Die Balow

1024. ..Mon Mesarost...dow "IFOSAGE MILLIONE ANTS HOTWACH TYP BASTONES.

[overtow.

IPES.

1914. (Caloon Giravitation

Lavarrott 23.00 151, 5 Consumption of wator lu Bowlson-in

THURSDAY, JUNE.

THE

HONGKONG

5 1924

HONGKONG HOT"; REPULSE BAY HOTF"; I AK HOTEL, Telegraphto Adds "KREMLIN, HONGKÖNG." AND

Tal. Koxicon No.3

SHANGHAI

·ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; GRAND HOTEL HALEE; MAJESTIC HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "GENTRAL, SHANGHAI:":

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

I ARBOGlation with the Grand Hotel

dea is Eta, Ltd., Paking

MALI

PALACE HOTEL

Tel. Address Paloco

(Three minstes from Kowloon Forry Wharf Railway Station.) Entirely under English Managora. Electric Licht und Fans Throughout Every Room with Private Bath

Lounge

& Billiard fans. Unrivalled Osisind under the personal

supervision of the Proprietor. Ternis oderate. weil Lorus to families on application to "

J. 5. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

AVAAMISVARARARARARARA KAKARAN

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.

Telegraphic address "ASTOR"

Telephone Central 170,

13, Queen's Road Central,

A first class 'Hotel centrally located, large and airy rooms, completely renovated and refurnished. New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excollent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets for Tiffins and Dinners. Under entirely new Management.

For further particulars apply to

M. A. VAZ, Manager.

SOUTH CHINA RESTAURANT CO., LTD.

CHINA BUILDING,

8th FLOOR

NOW OPEN.

The Finest Restaurant In Town

For Chinese. Chow,

Afternoon Tea With The Finest Chinese" Pastries Also Supplied.

Cold Drinks Of Every Description

btainable At All Times. Clubs Supplied At Short Notice,

Telephone U. 4682,

OPEN DAILY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT.

1, VICTORIA: GARDENS..

HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, NEXT DOOR, TO

NEW KOWLOON HOTEL

BOARD and RESIDENIS. double and single rooms, Terms from 24 per day

Every home comfort, Very large wolf Zenidhhitl One minuje tromi staamises. Personal supervision.

MRS STEWART 'OGILVIE,

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TEAMS Pass Entranos, Elès--

Lizdırana

atlictus and decimais of gallons daring the Aire your adding, Kurepear

aonth of April,

Doctions

Extensed mamiation *mumption per kondi

1024 XL18 191.883

9,3

1024

$1.95 .. 144,700 760

April 1953.

Bestriction in all districte from 4th Full Supply in all districts during April 19E.

The Government Analyst's reports show bai the quality of the water in entlofac ory.

Fatal tanfall to 30th April 9:40 in; 17° je..

H. T. GREASY.

Water Authority. Public Works Dopaciraont:

FARES FOR FUBLIC VEHICLES.

1824

The fares prescribed for publio valtielos

sco se follows C

In the Island of Hongkong, Caine Road std Low Levels, and in Kowloon, and New Kindloor.

RICSHAR.

Are minutos...

uarter hour, vi Tan minato," Poljanapen Half hour,mena "no hour,

coats

#

vary Subsequent hour,

thejurakababa

•úngaged. Pithin the City of Vistoria, and be dis- harged outside the Western part of the Aty of Viatoria'after' D pm, or be dis targod to the East pt Har View Follo isation on the Eastern side of the City Victoria after 9 pm, an artan half

shall be chargeable

are

called in. But the doctor healthted During those four yours of meery I

cut the throat of amams under the care of seven diferent! For or a drivers the fare is double or

irable respectively.. whom he believed to be dead, and doctors. They said that. I was suffering

In the Hill Districs, contented himself with severion on indigestion and anaemia. I tried

15 conta an artery of one of the wrists the beeral remedies but they proved of no Ten minutos,

avail. It was the beginning of lastarter house 2 ་་

In hour, addizmın 80 did not satisfy the widow, who summer that I had the last attack of held that her husband's wislaw had i malaria, and it proved a very severe one. hot been carried out. She was was home for six weeks in a terrible the Nei Territories determined that there should be gondition; it was then that some frlands y arrangement with the proprietor no. doubt

whatever about Pille, and I commenced their use.

advised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink rough the Police.; death, and, without arguidge wit of course I did not feel mus the doctor, who had asserted in difference at Arat,, bat before long they the most positive manner that brought out a wonderful change death had really takoti place; she me felt mycoll, selling gradually too minutos 10 couts

With # Bouws::With L. Bowers, applied to the Prefecture of stranger, my appetite returned) and arter hour Police for authority: talexsonte pas able to slong, muela better julle. Rall boxer, m

40 shown) 1Fjende were surprised at the wonderful} (an hour, mm: 35

change in my health. I am now quite Ivory (wabeeju

wall, ked and work a pleasure. "I feel very thankful that started De master of Williams Pink Fülle, and shall always řadí leido my utmost to recommecul taon.".

Po now, to your chenolat and ask for Mr. Williams' Fisk" Pills, or send $1.50)

Lumbagoen 2000.

This fa rheum Linch of the back. It comes un vory-painful, (Bvory? gavates the discard. f. Gó sdiet and apply: Chaci Balm and it quick; raodvora. ported Bold everywhere.

Boad, Bhanghal

Shodny

Les nukritten Quarte

Li-Louw: Levels.

Water Sritem thranghevit. Bash of Food and BATTIO0. Fel. Conti, 17 Telegraphlo-Addonam;—"Vrezonia

J. WITCHELL, Maungu?_

Propistoss

MASSAGE

Mr. BHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA

No. 24, Wyndham Street,

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS

UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE G.P.0.)

Agests for:—ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

LONG HING & CO., Kodad Kodas Fims, as. 64,

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

DEVELOPING & FRINTING A SPECIALITY. No. 174, Queen's Boad ChitraD, HONGKON

THE EASTERN GARAGE CO.,

35, DES VORUX ROAD. C.

Best cars for hire and sale, clean, place for storing cars, and repairs of Motor Cycles undertaken.

EXPERT DRIVERS.

MODERATE CHARGES. +

PIANOS for SALE or Hire

TSANG. FOOK PIANO 00,

conta

Tel. 2127.

94A. Wanchal Road,

NEE WAH KNITTING & DYEING CO.

All kinds of JWA