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LAMMERT BROS. O. E. WARREN & CO., LTD

AUITIONZEES, “Â FERAISSES-

AND BURVEYORS, "

-Public Auctions

HE Undersigned have received in- structions ta soll by Public Auction,

100

TUESDAY, 9th Sept., 1991,

commanding at 21 a.

at their Sales Room, Daddell Street. One Harley Davidson Motor Cycle with

Sidecar in good running order On View Now

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

DR

"TOLIDAY, 9th Sept., 1934, comm mcing at 11 am..

at their Sales Ram, Daddoll-trap!

4 Rumsey l'amps

3 Bales Leather

4 Drams Anti-Corrosive Compositin

6 Draus Anti Foaling Compontion

180 Pico Black Electric Gartering

103 Eranelled Wash Basins

60 Enamelle Boilers

1 Case Press Buttons

22 Doz, Gland Waro

2 Bal Corks

1 Cass Enamelled Plates

And

A Qastity of Miscellaneous Goods

Terms -Carb on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

ON

WEDNESDAY, 10th Sept., 1921,

pomancing at 11 ..

at The Chias Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co, Ltd's, "Godown, Ken- nedy Towa, and Belchers Street (near the Rope Co's premises)

Oas 150 BHP Bigh Speed Fursd Labrication Engine in good wwking adition oumplate with Fly Wheel and Pulley for bolt deira, also surfac condenser for same.

13 Coils each 150 Fathoms Flexible Stoel Wire Rope

Two Condenser Tubs Plates. One Portable Fire Engine on Whee's. Four 12" Hydraulic Gate Valves. Dos lo BHP Horizontal Crude Oil Bagian complete with two heady By- wheels etc.

One 15 KW Verticd High Speed euolored engine direct coupled to Diroot Ourret 110 Volt "Dynamo suitable for akipa usa. ·

One 2 KW Dir et Curreat Dynamo coupled to vertical Kerosene Oil angios omplete with silencer, water tank éto,, "Ons Rotary 4" x 8" Pump expicity 3000 to 6000 Gallons head 50 foot t 970 RPM

31 Boxes Steel Swipo

? Cases and & 3r Stal raptangular

section

I Cass High Speed Stest

And

A Quantity of Støb! Barz. Fists. sta, etc. ato..

Also

71 C. Ready Mixo! Paiat

1 Drums Graph, Roof Paint

1 Dram

St. Paint

op 1

13 Cases Graph

2 Cases Graph Liquid Cement

4 Cases Kleim Oil

3 Drums and 9 Cases Graph

Dryo xat

10 Cases Graph. Special Palet

30 fases Griph. Cement Piste (Blak

and, Red)

6 Drums Graph Con eat Paste

1 Drum I. L. Moin'orate empty

13 Drame Klaim Oil

1 Dram Fraph. O. P. Black

2 Dram Kleim Oil

Terms: Cash on delivery.

JAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Ox

THURSDAY, 11th Sept., 1994.

commencing at 5.10 p.m.

at their Balos Boom, Duddel! Street,

A Fine Collection of Postage

Stamps

jacluding :-

Veluib'o Selections of Brazil, China, French Colonies, Hongkong, India, Macas, Shanghai, eto, ela

Catalognes will be issued.

On View from We Inesday, the 10th

September, 1991.

Terus Cash on delivery.

JAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

LEE KEE

Agent for

HENRY BIOHARD

TILE CO'S.

We have a large stock of

Whites Gined Wall Tiles, Colour Glasod Wall Tilan, Caramio Mensic » Tiles, demmetrical> Engausio

Inspection Invitada Showroom: 1, Wellington St.

Tel C. 1483:

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SANITARY ENGINEERS

MONIIMENTALISTS

¡OSPICES;

alo, Wraduan Sraser, HONOKONGJ

TEL. CENTRAL 269 Estimates Free.

for complete

Sanitary Installations.

Hot Water Systems &c. Specialists in Monumental Work

cut from

Italian Marble-Polished

• andfor Fine Punched Hongkong Granite.

Artificial Wreaths in Stock.

For Sale.

Flower and Vegetable

Seeds

Indications point to a

Heavy Demand-

for seeds

This Season

To be sure of getting every variety you wish, we suggest that you Order To-day.

GRADA & 00., No. 10, Wyndham Street,

Hongkong.

P.O. Box 620.

SHOEMAKERS. (Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

OHERRY &.00.,

6. D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kaysmally # í o

Telephone Central No. 481.

Hongkong, Marahı 30, 1914.

WHY BUY FOREIGN MADE SUITCASES

When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?

They are Cheaper and More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.

(Opposita Yaumati Ferry, Priya)

ASAHI BEER

DAT NIPPOW

PULSENER BEER GRAND PRIZES JANA SEIJAH DESIN

LAGER BEER

FOR EXPORT.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THACKERAY KNEW !

IN THE VIRGINIANS” HE WROTE.- "There's no swester Tobacco.

comes from Virginia and no better brand than the

Three Castles"

"Three Castles

The Cigarette with the Pedigree

Sold by all High-Class Tobacconists.

The advartblentett 11 foonid to une Besoni Kahartzen Tobeth* DR. SCHEU) Ind"

ODDS & ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Mystery of £7,000.

Some Ducks!

A Khaki Campbell duck taking part in the laying contest at. Bentley, Suffolk. (the scene of the

The

Dally Mall" contest), has created That he had stated to the Official a world's record-by laying an egg Receiver business losses of over 01 225 consecutive days £7,000, which are alleged to be bird is owned by Mr. Archie wholly or partly fictitious, was the Strifelin, of Cornwall, and the eggs accusation made against Samuel have always weighed a 7-160%. A Kosminsky, formerly a costume and duck belonging to Mr. W. Neal, of manile manufacturer of Barbican, Totland Buy, Isle of Wight, las EC, at Bow Street police court.laid 354 eggs between July 21, It was stated that in his deficiency 1973, and July 21 last, probably a account he had entered a bad debt of £409 for Goods supplied and a

record for 12 months. loss of £3.487, due to a burglary. Marvel For Work.

Palestine Oranges.

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BROAD ARROW MEN.

SILENCE SYSTEM BEING

EVADED.

A man who has passed three years in prison, undergoing various terms of hard labour, has written a He is evidently a man of education. book describing his experiences. and of some culture; his tale is plain and unvarnished, the langu age restrained; and, this human document, Among the Broad Arrow Men" by B.2.15, gives much food for thought.

".

His main point is that the nethod of dealing with men in the "Never have I seen such a fine the season 1923-21 amounted to routine, proved a failure. There The total exports of oranges for mass as lawbreakers and subject- figure of a man in uniform," said 1,585,080 cases, the value realized are some men, no doubt, who have ing them to a dull, degrading one of the oldest of the household being £E419.457. The orange what he calls "the prison tempera of 10, Downing Street, recently. "I exports for the previous seasonnent," who go through a long have known Prime Ministers as far totaled 1,464,588 cases. back as Lord Sallsbury, but Mr.mittee has been formed to promote ful way, but these probably had a A com sentence in a comparatively cheer. MacDonald looks better than any the interests of the Jaffa orange hard kind of existence from of them. It's a treat to see trade by securing unity among boyhood. him go out with his cocked hat the growers, and so preventing a Others brood until they go and sword, and his tunic sitting recurrence of prices. Growers are melancholy mad, and sometimes perfectly

on his square solid urged also to avoid shipping the take their own lives. shoulders, And such dignity! fn't in an immature or a too ripe

And never have I known such a hard worker. He is up a little after

condition.

Then there's

six o'clock and usually does a good Airways Chief Killed: ------- hour's work before breakfast at half-past seven.

Mr. Sergeant, the chief engineer long day of documents and inter- of the Imperial Airways, died on views and meetings. He's never the night of July. 26 from injuries back from the House till about received from the propeller of an twelve, and more often than not he aeroplane he was inspecting at brings someone with him to talk, Croydon mariler in the day. The and it's always past one when he machine was a big twin-engined gota to bed; The Foreign Office air express, fast due to leave always has a bundle of stuff for him, Croydon aerodome for Zurich, and He never takes any exercise during Mr. Sergeant, who, had moved the week and though he always closer to inspect a tyre on one of takes his golf clubs to Chequers, I the landing wheels, was caught on don't think he ever uses them. the side of the head by the blade, He's a marvel for work."

which was revolving high speed. So violent was the blow Storm Surprise.

that the propeller was badly split and had to be changed. It was a matter of surprise to witnesses that Mr. Sergeant was not de capitated on the spot.

at

Yet it must be admitted that there are alleviations, especially when a prisoner becomes a "red- band man, and gets a job away from the system, too, is very generally coils. The silence evaded.

When cell doors are open. it is possible to carry on a conversation lathe, deaf and dumb, alphabet; every prisoner of experience.be comes a ventriloquist and manages to convey messages to others when at exercise in the yard.

niso a favourable time for dialoguo, During the singing in chapel is The author gives an example,

and an organ can cover a multituda A congregation of bawling men of forbidden words, and the voices behind, sang to the tune of the organ, firstoneman then his neigh- bour, but instead of "And behold from henceforth," came the question "What are you in for?" Then fol lowed the reply which should have been "All generations shall call Me blessed."-" I'm in for shop- breaking. Again, during the sinking of "For He that is Mighty bath magnified me" How long

A violent thunderstorm which took London by surprise on July 26, was responsible for an amusing episode at the Lyceum Theatre matinee of The Merry Widow." The weather was clear and fine on the rise of the curtain, so the sliding roof was open; ' Soon, without a moment's warning, the rain came down, and heavily and before the staff had time to close the roof there people who have no great reserve of have you got?" with the reply were dozens of umbrellas opened by strength, who have thin blood and work "Six months' hard." Communica members of the audience in their nerves, need a tonic.

A HOT WEATHER TONIC

Needed by Many. This is the time of year when many

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1924.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL: RELULAR BAY HOTELĮ. PEAK HOTEL

Talographic Address': "KREMLIN, HONGKONG,

AND

i

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL'; PALACE HOTELĮ GRAND HOTEL KALESĮ MAJESTIJ HOTEL. Telegraphie–Address: "'CENTRAL, SHANGHAYA

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In amontatiṣn, with the Grand Hotel dan Wagons. Läti, Lal., Poking,

Tel. Kowloon

No.

PALACE HOTEL

Tal. Addrás

"Palace

(Three minutes from Kowloon Farry Wharf & Railway Station.) Entirely under English Management. Electris Light and Fans Throughout. Every Boem with Private Bath,

Lounge Bar & Billard Rooms. Unrivalled Daisine under the personal" Forms moderate. Special terms to familles en application to supervision of the Proprietor

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.

Telegraphic address "ASTOR",

Telephone Central 170.

13, Queen's Road Central.

A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy apoms, *completely renovated and refurnished. New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excellent 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.

Gold Drinks Of Every Description Obtainable At All Times. Clubs Supplied At Short Notice,

Telephone 0.4882.

OPEN DAILY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT.

ADELPHI HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

This distinguished Hotel in the heart of Singapore's social life, with its commanding position facing the beautiful Cathedral Grounds and Sea, offers you complete hospitality and comfort in a refined atmosphere.

Unsurpassed for Meats. Excellent Wines.

Dally during

Orchestra

and After Dinner.

The ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE fitted throughout with Modern Sanitation.

Cables: Adolphi Phone: 837, 938

ADELPHI HOTEL LTD. HARRY HE WILLIES,

Managing Director.

THE HONGKONG GARAGE CO.

15 & 17 Queen's Road East (Opposite Daibutsu's); NEW CARS FOR SALE & HIRE Telephone C 4006.

Expert Repairers, Painters and Overhaulers.

Cushion and Beat-Cover Manufacturers.

Top Rebuilders

Prompt Service at Moderate Prices. Tires and Accessories for Sale. Managing Director, C. L.. PUN.

KING EDWARD HOTEL CENTRAL LOCATION

Talographié kádrem sud VICTORIA

J. H. TANG, Secretary.

MASSAGE

Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HÖNDA No. 24, Wyndham Street,

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

seats. There was an extraordinary bat union you have an organic disease various ways, chiefly by shouting Water System sarongselsbad of Food and

Every one cannot have perfect health,tion, whilst to the cells is tried in acone at Brooklande during the Motor Cycling Club's meeting, plivaical condition.

It is generally possible to imprey your out of window add by wall-tapping a

Zorion The huge crowd scampered for When the blood lacks red corpuscles. At one prison a low hea

by a code shelter and quickly picked the the body is under-nourished, you lose in near the outer wall an throngh stands and other covered places. weight, and as the borren are starved Those who could not squeeze in form or another, it is a talent to fast convenience not only for warm

you suffer from nervosings in one each cell and this pipe-was dashed, in spite of dust and grime, that: Dr. Wiljare Pink Pills we the ing and drying but for, evening beneath the stands and timing- rod porpuscled to increase in number.com sation, It was known as the boxes, though many lightly-clad they purify and coriol the blood, and women were drenched to the skin this improvement in the blood after remarkably, not only to the one and carried sounds before they reached these unusual tagad adjacent cell... hit to the

taking Ir. Williams' "Pink Pilla" is" de refoges Competitors bravely hesithiwchrichthem in the dyes and beyond that, and sometimes even completed the races then in powiew, in the checks, restoration of further we areas, though in rather slow time cry and spirim and the feeling of The subscribers," rang up each lake seven onu eight inches deep ↑ "Vitom

throughout the whole other by wall taps, and speaking appeared by magic and filled the pill for Pale People, the world reno

Seeddate: Der William Fink, forbidden imit of social intercourse

close to the pipe) indul baddock 3 Workmen, some time. Blood and Norrey

for quite respectable periods, WR230 HS #godd word toɔday! orabe warders;whots ha describes.

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rapid was the fall of rain that a rosewed visioner

tried to brush, away, the boot

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