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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONKERS, APPRAISERS ·

AND SURVEYORE,

Public Auctions

Tructions, all by Public Anstion THE Undersigned have received to.

on

MONDAY, Sind Beyt.. 1826, commencing at 11 ..

at thoir Bales Room, Duddall Street

(For sccount of the Concerned)

1 Case White Voila

1 Cass Mohair

4 Cases Striped Voile

Terms --Cash on delivery.

"LAMMERT "BROB"," Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 13th Sept. 1986"

00

TUESDAY, 23rd ̧ Bept., 1991. commencing at 11 a.m

at No. 21 Open Passage, The Bongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., LKL, Kowloon,

(for account of the concaresd) 451 Corrugated Square Stool

Fars 5/8" x 40"

4.14 Corrugated Square Staal

Bara 3/8" x 40 sud 3/4" x 40" Tertus: Cash on delivary.

LAMMERT BROJ., Auctioneers. Hongkong, 17th Sept. 1924.

A Canadian Farm

on Easy Terms

Do you wish is powers your own' Farmi Home through annua! pazmente, na swall that you have, a substantial surplus fut comfortable?

The new plan at the Canadian Pacifie Hallway mak

possible the realisation al

your dream.

The Canadian Puelle Rattay aliT owne farre blocks of land in Western Canada whose virgin weil pessibilities are ImeneŇ ta -open areas of prairie or sheltered parks I woulers of a few years ag Have found pruth and comfort.

The Canadien Paclito Raliway now offers you a Farm Home in Weiler Canada on now Long-Term Plan of Easy Payment that is extraordinary. Every farmer maat be interested in any plan that makes it possible to own a farm home, without isking a his profits to meet him land plymoд: and at enable him to give hig family the comforts and wajoyments of life. ◆ Payments extended over 35 Years

FIRST YEAR FREE USE OF LAND Under this plan all the mettler pays downI 10% of the purchase price-then he will HAVE ONE YEA's Irease of the land with- but any interest charusakin whatace YET, alter which the apes of principal with be amortized on an easy payment plans of Zi equal, anal gaysients which makes the cond payment

DE fall, due two yangu after the purchase of the land, which in figured on the basis of 75% of the balanza of the cost of the lead. For example, on x purchase of 190 : ceting way. $5,000, 15e down payment will be 1210 and the annual payments, commencing at the end of Le second year, will be $195.30. Atthe end of Jh rear the settler will get clear El to the Ad-nies, al course, be wishes to psy, sooner, which is his privilege. Taxes are moderate and there are no laxes an your Brestock, buildlagx, improvements, Implements or personal effects. Good mur. kela modern schools, roads, churches. amusemento make familie in Wettin Canada desirable and attractive, Thisaffer Justifies the falles Investigation. Bend aw for pamplilets on Western CasAČE and the new farto offer. For fat! InforTUR= tion regarding steamship rates, rates, etc. waite.

E. M. THORNTON, Sept. of Calonizzičan, „Reem 1, Canadian Pacific Railway Bids.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

RADIO.

For best results use a RAY-O VAC Battery with your Re- ceiving Set.

The "RAY-O-VAC" Battery lasts longest, is made to with. stand the climatic conditions of semi-tropical countries and

is the Battery that will give

you greatest satisfaction. There is nothing to beat it and its reputation is world-wide.

Both "A" (1 volts specially made for WD-11 and WD-12 tubes) and "B" are now obtain able from

DE SOUSA & CO., LTD. Zad Floor, St. George's Building, Tel. No-Central 1264.

Everything New |

New Shop. New Stock. Now Prizes.

Suitable for your pocket.

All kinds of India and Chinesa Sil

Shawls, Embroideries, eta

always in stock.

SIND SILK STORE,

Chord BeginiNG,

Queen's Rost Central.

MRS. MOTONO

ELECTRIC MASSAGE

318, Wyndham St., 2nd Floor.

.H

0. E, WARREN & CO. £TO

SANITARY ENGINEERS

MONUMENTALISTS OFFICES 1

JD, W¥NONAM-STaser, HONGKONG. TEL. CENTRAL 269- Estimates Free for sompleto

Sanitary Installations

*

Hot Water Systems &c. Specialists in Monumental Work

ent from...

Italian Marble-Polished

·undjer

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,

· GRAÇA & CO., No, 10, Wyndham Street,

P.O. Box 620.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

(Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO OKDEE.

OHERRY & 00..

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally a (

Telephone Quirai No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

WHY BUY FOREIGN

MADE SUITUASES

When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases P

They are Cheaper and More Durable..

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.

(Opposite Taumski Ferry, Penya)

ASAHI BERR

DAI NIPPON

PULSENER BE

* GRAND PRIZES

MOHIO EXIST...

SAHI

BEER

ACER BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED

FOR

· EXPORT.

COMPAN

WERY

TOKYO, JARAN

HEL HING & 00.

TAILORS:

30, Pottinger Stroot.

Ledion' and Gentlemen's Talors.

Draper and Outfitters,

di Brita made to order,

·HUBSANKARWA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ODDS & ENDS. Brinks, it holds the gloves so firmly

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Gaol Sold.

Elint County Gaol, one mile from Mold, was sold by auction for £8,000 at Mold to Mr. Richard Hughes, of Bryncoch, Mold, Liverpool shipper. The prison was built at a cost of £60,000, and has been used as a Jesuit college, a convent, and a military detention

barracks.

Princess Governor.

that they cannot fall out. When the omage is quite dry the result will he ball that imparts a sweet scent to the garments as well us keeping away the dreaded math, Slump in Marriages.

THE CREWE JEWELS.

POLICE SEARCH FOR EX-CONVICT.

London, August 16.-Scotland

Duggan is an old offender according to police records. He was born at Brighton in 1853, and was released from Liverpool jäll in February this year after serving a sentence of 12-months--for stealing jewels.

The Registrar-General states in Yard detectives are assisting the his quarterly returns, just issued, | Isle of Wight police in the search that the lowest marriage rate ever for an ex-convict, named Henry recorded, was that in the first quarter of this year. There were James Duggan, in connection with 29,711 fewer marriages than in the theft of Lady Crewe's jowels the last quarter of 1923. In the from Nubia House, Cowes, the first quarter of the year 1921 residence of Lady Baring. there were 76,168 marriages; 1922, 50,382; 1928, 53,281; and Prince Beatrice, who has just 1924, 46,995. The births register gone into residence at Carisbrooke ed in the second quarter, ended Castle, us is her custom at this June 28, were 187,167-the lowest time of the year, has been governor recorded in any second quarter and captain of the Isle of Wight except during the war. Male for nearly 30 years, and is very babies were in the proportion of popular in the Island (says the 1,047 to 1,000 females, but 1,069 London Evening News.") Shemales dled to each 1,000 females. is also Governor of the Castle, Influenza was responsible for 4,178 which is her official residence, and deaths, 3.7 of the total-deaths in it was from it that the Princess's England and Wales. Nearly half son, then Prince Alexander of the cases of death from small-

his title of Battenberg, took

pox occurred in Derbyshire, 685 Marquis of Carisbrooke when he out of a total of 1,195. was made peer in 1917.

Arbitration By Fisis. £3,000 Necklace Lost.

He has also committed robberies at Cambridge and Birmingham.

He is said by the police to be one of the cleverest criminals in His usual method la the country. to go to hotels and pretend that he has a telegram to deliver. When challenged he will tovari ably declare that he has been wrongly directed to a room. His description is:

Height 5ft. 434in., hair and eyes grey, slim build, scar on left side' of forehead dressed in light grey suit, grey soft hat, carries a and an attaché case. raincoat Always very smartly dressed and well spoken.

In the criminal records he is

Aged 73 and weighing 11st., a A reward of £300 is offered for London resident writes to "The the return of a pearl necklace, Daily Mail" stating that he has valued at £3,000, lost in the Weat addressed to Earl Beatty, First End by the Dowager Lady Hilling-Sea Lord of the Admiralty don, of Temple House, Waltham through the Duke of Leeds, com- Cross. Hertfordshire. She motor-modore of the Royal Yacht ed up to town to do some shopping Squadron-a challenge to meet and afterwards called on some him in the ring of the National friends. She did not discover Sporting Club and box the beat of her loss until she reached home ten rounds with 4 oz. gloves. The known under a number of allases, about 6.30 p.m. The necklace con- correspondent claims to have sup- such as Frederick Osborne, Charles sists of 116 graduated pearls with plied the Admiralty before and Buchanan, Henry Phillips, Thomas a diamond clasp and ruby centre, during the war with certain inven- Smith, Frank Armitage, Frederick with a safety chain attached to tions for which he considers him- William Russell, William Henry each side of the clasp.

self entitled to the sum of Simpson, William Adams, Henry James Duggan, James Duggan, £100,000, and he suggests as con- Popular Policeman.

ditions of the fight that if Lord Charles Russell, and James Henry Duggan. He is said to be a Policemen in all parts of Eng Beatty should win he (the corres-cabinet-maker and a native of land and Wales subscribed to a pondent) would drop his claim;

Brighton: cheque given to Police-Constable but if the First Sea Lord should John Braithwaite, of the Devon lose, then the Admiralty should port Dockyard Police (a branch of pay the £100,000 within a month. the Metropolitan Police), when he The correspondent states that he

Constable Braith-has lodged a Fetition of Right. was married. waite is chairman of the Central Committee of the Police Federa- The Child Mind.

To most grown-ups the child tion, and in that capacity during the last five years has become mind is an enigma, and it is known to his fellow-policemen all reasonable to suppose that the over the country. Many police-grown-up mind is an enigma to men attended his marriage at Carlisle to Miss Hutchings, who, like himself. is a native of the town. She is the daughter of an ex-policeman.

A Fragrant Moth Ball.

'

A delightfully fragrant ball which is excellent for keeping the muth away can be made as follows (according to a recipe in the Manchester Guardian). Choose a very firm orange, then get thirty or forty cloves and push the pointed ends of these all over the fruit. Now put the whole thing into a warm dry place, so that the orange can thoroughly dry. (I in important that it should

dry alowly). As the rind of the orange

and knocking her glass of water over at one fell swoop, Bobbie would tip his plate (probably), but not at such an acute angle that the tablecloth be drenched with rhubarb juice.... As for mother, instead of losing herself in gloomy the child (says a writer in the contemplation of the years to pass Westminster Gazette.") So that, before she can have meals in peace, if there could be a sudden "twi- she would chat companionably light" for a few hours, great and limit considerably her number changes would be apparent in the of "don'ts." Another. "twilight” behaviour of the one to the other.and rest hour is transformed. Take, for instance, meal-time-a With energy unflagging, rest is period when youth and maturity not a thing to be endured with wage eternal warfare--Mary and equanimity, a Bobbie would appreciate mother's dislike to messy, noisy meals, and mother would realise in a flash how tiresome and dull it is to sit quiet and be careful arid clekin and good right through all the courses. Naturally, a compromise would be effected. Mary would only drop her spoon once, and not see how far she could lean over to pick it up, capsizing the chair and herself

fact of which

mother, herself a child for the time being, is thoroughly con- scious, but the children, wise in: maturity, quickly realise that their backs must be rested for at least a quarter of an hour and that the remainder of the time must be spent quietly looking at books in order that mother may have the peace and "rest" she so richly deserves!

THE TELEPHONE HANDBOOK

The Sixth issue of the TELEPHONE HANDBOOK has been published in JULY, 1924.

The TELEPHONE HANDBOOK consists of an up-to-date and accurate index of Telephone Subscribers, the numbers being given in sequence.

SPECIMEN PAGE,

Central 22 The Newspaper Enterpriss Ltd., 5, Wyndham Street Central 22 China-Mail" (Newspaper), 5, Wyndham Street: Central-29 The Dollar Directory Co., 5, Wyndham Street Central- 23. Telephone Handbook, 5, Wyndham Street Central 22 "Hongkong Sunday Harald," 5, Wyndham Street 'Peak 23 MacCourtuey, F. D., Residence, 358, The Peak Kowloon-22 Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Cement Worka, Hok-un Central- 23 Jordan, Forsyth, Grove,_Aubrey, Urquhart,, Lyon

Brown & Macgown, Drt., Alexand- Buildings Central 29 Brown, Dr. Lyon, Office, Alexandra Building Central 23 Forsyth, Dr. C., Offics, Alexandra Buildings Central 23 Moogowen, Dr. J. C, Office, Alaxandra Buildings.

Peak 23 Brown, Mr. N. S, Residence, 183, The Peak Peak 23 Batterfield and Swire. Mr.N.S. Brown, Residence, 184,

The Posk

Kowloon-28 Ye Feng Chan, 136, Temple Street, Yaumati Central 24 Tak Shun Bank, 155, Queen's Road, Central Peak 24 Ball, A. Dyer, Residence, 154, The Poak Kowloon-24 Dixon, H., Residance, 4. Lyeemoon Villas, Chatham

Road

The TELEPHONE HANDBOOK has met a want which has long been felt amongst users of the Telephone, as it provides an easy means of ascertaining the name of the Subscriber without the necessity of a search through the ordinary al- phabetical directory.

%

The TELEPHONE HANDBOOK costs $1 per copy and is sold on the strict understanding that on the publication of a new one the old one will be returned to the publishers. The proviso is made in the interests of Subscribers in view of the frequent changes that take place.

ORDER

THE HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO., 5, Wyndham St.. Please supply me with .................. cop of the July-December, 1924 jere af the Telephone Handbook at $1 per copy. I agree to return this copy to you on application when a new Handbook is published.

asa enclosed;

Name

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTNG] REFULAN JAY HOTEL

PRAK HOTEL. Talegraphio-Addrtos :' "EREMLIN, HONGKONG* AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; · PALKOW HOTALJ GRAND HOTEL XALUR; MAJESTIC HOTEL, Kalographie Käämon) "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL,"

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In sumoshailon with the final Hotal don Wagons Idta, Läd., Paking.

Toll PALACE HOTEL

Kowloon No.1

Tel. Addrem "Palace"

(Three minutes from Howloon Ferry Wharf & Hallway Station.) Entirely under English Management, Electric Light and Fana Throughout. Every Hoons with Frivate Bath.

Lounge Bar & Billiard Rooms. Värivalled Colsins under the personal supervision of the Proprietor. Terme moderate. Special terma to families on application to J. H. OXBERRY, Propriet

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. Telegraphic address “ASTOR" Telephone Central 170. 13, Queen's Road Central.

A first clam Hotel-centrally located,-large--and airy-rooms, 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 FLOOK

NOW OPEN.

The Finest Restaurant In Town

For Chinese Chow,

Afternoon Tea With The Finest Chinese Pastries Also Supplied.

Cold Drinks Of Every Description Do Obtainable At All Times.

Clubs Supplied At Short Notice.

Telephone 0..4682, 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 Meals. Excellent Wines.

Orchestra Dally during

The

and After Dinner.

ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE fitted throughout with Modern Sanitation.

Cables: Adelphi Phone: 937, 938

0000

ADELPHI HOTEL LTD.

HARRY H. WILLIES, A

Managing Director.

HUA HIN ON SEA

SIAM.

An up-to-date hotel ran on the most modern lines, unequalled

in comfort and luxury at the popular sesside health resort of Siam is now open to the Publis.

Bathing.

Tennis

Shooting End Golf

6 hours from Bangkok, 29 hours from Panang by the through' "International Express with sleeping sccommodation and excellent cuisine.

or to the

For full particolare apply to Thomas Cook & Son, Singapore

Hotel Service,

Siamese State Railways,

Bangkok, Siam.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

EL ELECTRIC TRAMS Fan Estosos, Bles- site. Pirts Ther and Lighting, Zurpass

2. WITCHELL, Maxagso

MASSAGE

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

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD

Agente for

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS

UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE GPO)

"ADMIRALTY

ROSS'S BINOCUL BOEKELVIN'S NAUTICAL ENGLISH SILVERWARE, AIN