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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1927.

Phone C.22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three inser- tions prepaid $1. Every addi- tional word four cents for three insertione.

TO LET.

TO LET Five-Roomed HOUSE, No, 49, in Granville Road, Kowloon, with flush system and all modern conveniences. Apply to:-Spanish Dominican Procuration.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-One brass "Hung Ming" pan of the Chinese Han Dynasty with automatic springs. Price $1,000.00 Apply Box No. 487, c/o "China Mail."

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. "China | Mail" Office, No. 6. Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVIVORS.

-Public Auctions--

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

ON THURSDAY, the 28th July, 1927, commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at No. 9, Queen's Garden (Ground Floor).

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Wednesday, the 27th July, 1927,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneer.

Hong Kong, 23rd July, 1927.

:

HE Undersigned have received THE Tom received

tor of the Estate of the late Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, to sell by Public Auction

ON

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, the 4th & 5th August, 1927 commencing each day at 1 a.m. with an interval from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

at No. 5, Peak Road The Whole of Her Valuable House- hold Furniture, Blackwood Ware, Collection of Pictures, Curios, etc., etc.

comprising:

Teak Hatstand with Bevelled Mirror, Drawing Room Suite. and Chairs, Chesterfield Couch Overmantel, O Paintings, Old Japanese Prints, Bronze and Brass) Ware, Lacquered Cabinets, Lac-1 quered ware. Barometer, Orna- mente, Curios, Cloisonne Ware, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, etc, etc.

Teak Extension Dining. Table, Teak Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Cabinets, Cut Glass, Silver Ware,

CAMPBELL, MOORE

LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS.

BODDING

SHINGLING WAVING

By Expert

Barbers.

19, Queen's Road C. Tel C. 151

"UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS

Small 3-Bank Portable Model New 4-Bank Portable Model and

Standard Office Machines

Every Size always in stock Suitable for all requirements.

SOLE AGENTS Queen's Building.

-

DODWELL & CO.LTD.

Ground Floor. Opposite Ferry Wharf. Tel. 1030 Central.

A. SEK & CO. 26A, Des Voeux Road Central Tel. No. C. 3459.

PHOTO SUPPLIES Kodaks, Cameras and

Films &c.

LATEST STYLE. Developing, Printing and

Enlarging. ZIESS FIELD GLASSES. Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY.

Full particulars for the

1928 DIRECTORY

can be sent in Now,

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.

Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis- faction.

Please phone or call: K.661-No. 2. Saigon Street, Yaumati or

C.2560-No. 38. Tung Man Street.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

BY ORDER OF THE OWNER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Dixie

Cups

packed with

Delicious

Ice Cream

EX S.S. "PRESIDENT MADISON "

Sold

AT THE ICE CREAM PAVILION

96 Nathan Road, Tel. K. 871.

AT THE ICE CREAM KIOSK Queen's Theaire Building Tel. C. 3456. And hy our Brown lee Cream Boys in the streets.

Foreign Products Distributors FORPRODIST LTD;

China Building, 1st Floor, Tel. C. 3888.

NOTICE.

NOTICE.

10-NIGHT, 26th July, at 8.30

T-G, the SEAMEN'S IN-

STITUTE, 21, Praya East, The "J-PANS," led by MISS VIOLET CAPELL, will give an Entertain- ment of Song and Dance. Admis- sion free. Collection for Charities.

THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO., LTD.

I

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following persons have been appointed to hold office as from January 1st, 1927:-

LOUIE WAL-SUN,

Managing Director. LOUIE LEUNG, Treasurer.

LAM MING-FAN,

Secretary..

L. G. CHONG,

Manager.

No PURCHASE contracts can be Cutters Crockers, Teak Desk:P dermentioned Valuable Pro-race by at least two of its Direc- DUBLIC AUCTION of the un-recognised by this Company unless

Chairs. Electric Fittings. Ceilingperties Situate in the New Territors, and Table Fans, Filter, Tenk Ice tories in the Colony of Hong Kong. Chests, Table Clock, etc., etc.

All communications to be ad- New Kowloon Inland Lat No. 53 Iron Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobe with Bevelled Mirror Doors, Teak Glass Factory.

on which is situated the Tai Wan dressed to the Secretary. Dressing Table Glass Top Teak

This Lot is situate at Kowloon Chest of Drawers, Teak Wash- stands, etc., etc.

Very Fine Carved Blackwood Ware, Porcelain Panelled Screens, Corean Cabinet with Brass Clasps, Mother of Pearl Inlaid Curio Cabinets, Old Chinese Hall Lan- terns, etc., etc.

ALBO

.

Old English Clocks by G. H. Borrall and John Moore & Sons, London. One Old Grand Father Clock One Safe by Milners

AND

One Safe by Herring Hall Marvin

AND

One Piano Planola by John Broad- wood & Sons with lot of Music Rolls AND

A Large Quantity of Malden Hair Fera and Plants in Pots. Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday, the Ist

of August, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT DROS., Auctioneers Hong Kong, 19th July, 127.

MARTINS

PILLS

APIOL. STEEL

Bora nad sertain for kiyimla markinta. Every lady should kean

in bou ba the horsem. Cherukata and Sleeve

mali parin kurang beat the world,

Proivialer 1 Martha, Chemist. Sarthatóm. Fog.

Bay.

A Fish Pond situate at New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 8 in the New Territories.

Lot Nos. 5308 and 5918 in Survey District 1 In the New Territories (Agricultural Lots)

to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION

on

THURSDAY, the 15th Sept, 1927, at 3 o'clock,. p.m. IN FOUR LOTS

by Messrs. LAMMERT DROS., Auctioneers.

at their Salea Room,

B. Duddell Street, Hong Kong. For further particulars and Con- ditions of Sale apply to:-

Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNYS & DOWLEY, Vendor's Solicitorn,

8. Des Voeux Road Central,

or to. Messra, LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers, No. 8, Duddell Street. Hong Kong, 23rd July, 1927,

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY

THAT COUNTS.

THEATRE

NOTICES.

ROYAL.

SATURDAY, August 6th. MONDAY, August 8th.

A. Strok presentus

BENNO MOISEIVITSCH

THE WORLD RENOWNED PIANIST.

Booking opens at

Moutries on Monday, July 25th. Prices: $4, $3, & $2.

HOME TUITION.

Dixi

FOUND HANGING.

RUSSIAN DIES IN MENTAL WARD.

Shanghai, July' 22. An inquest was conducted yester- day at the Publie Mortuary, by Judge Chao and Mr. A. Stevenson, the Senior Consul's deputy on the body of Sergius Garnett,

an em-

ployee in the Health Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council, who hanged himself by a cord at- inched to the iron bars outside the) window of the room occupied by the deceased at the mental ward off the Victoria Nursing Home,

Evidence was given by Det.-In- spector Schmidt who said that de- reused who was 36 years of age was} found hanging by Mr. B. Stone an attendant at the Nursing Home. The body was immediately cut down and Dr. Bary was called but life was pronounced to be extinct. De- ceased had been a patient in the "mental ward since July 7.

Dr. Bary said that the deceased, suffered from mental trouble. Hej had an idea that he was being per-

"CHINA MAIL" CROSS-WORD PUZZLE. (SECOND SERIES.]

NO. 13-$50 MUST BE WON

FIRST READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY THROUGH,

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on MERIT,

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the time and date for closing announced on the coupon. :

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letters should be registered and/or scaled.

7. The prize of $50 must be won and will be awarded for an al correct or nearest correct solution. In the event of ties the $50 will be divided. No competitor may win more than one share of the prize in each competition.

8. The coupon must not be defaced in any way. All attempts

must be in plain block letters and legible.

9. The Editor's decision will be final and binding in all matters of dispute, and he reserves the right to enter into Correspondence regarding the Competition.

10. Solutions vill be published with the results, in this paper, every

Thursday following the Closing Date.

11. Coupons will be kept for four days after the results of the com-

petition have been published.

12. All letters must be addressed, "China Mail" Cross-words, c/o “China Mail" Offices, No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.

13. No member of the staff of the "China Mall” will be allowed to

compete.

14. Solutions are held under sealed cover and in no way will be

opened until the close of the competition.

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CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, AUGUST 1. [Coupons received at the "China Mall Ofice after mid-day

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A verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned. De- ceased is survived by his wife who

By Order of the Board of Directors. ESTOVER STEVENAGE, is at present in Shanghai.

Secretary.

LAM MING-FAN, -

Hong Kong, 18th July, 1927.

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In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A! few Boarders received in the House

ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ.

7. Emerging.

Across,

14. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs, usually with thorns and pinnate leaves.

16. Pertaining to trup-roek,

17, Harmony of language. 18. Precedence.

Grand Admiral von Tirpitz has 20. A beautiful towering treo of of the Principal. Individual care for some time been on a visit to Chine.

and attention. For Particulars he son-in-law, who is German 21. Edge of the woof of a building. apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local), (Camb. Teachers' Diploma), MISS GERTRUDE TURNER

(National Frodel Higher Certificate).

envoy at Copenhagen, and his 22 Scoffs. daughter, Frau von Hassel, and 28 The mugpie.

has been living at the Legation. 24 R. T. E. (Actual).

26. Censure. The German colony in Copenhagen generally believe that a fire which 26. A particle often prefixed to

Anglo-Saxon verba. took place during the night in the Legation was an Incendiary at-28. A nocturnal Heard. tempt on Von Tirpitz, and the 31. Tree found in Pacific islands,

Tender is said to be a German 32. An imaginary evil being sup- Communist. The attempt, how- posed to prey spon human bodies. ever, failed, and only some furni-38. In good season.

FAMOUS ECZEMA REMEDY.ture and, old pictures were burnt.

FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

Thousande praised

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remedy. Used foreca tuels with amazing ences. A swift, sore relief for Essens, Iteb, Totter,

Ulcerated Leg and Sidor. No antier how long standing, ale it a trikk

Generous Jar only $2.00.

On Sale at:

34, Sorrow. 35. A simpleton. 137. A bore,

HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS.39. Pierced with a sting.

July 25, 1927.

141, Because.

43, Squirrel's nest (plural). Mr. and Mrs. E. Avery, Mr. 14. Compass point (abb.).

A. E. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. 45. Non-commissioned officer (abb.). Angora.

Mr. S. F. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Berghum.

Messrs. R. L. Chutter, J. Cassa.

Mr, C. W. C. Van Dorsser. Mr. C. J. Ferguson.

No. 40 Queen's Road, C., Hong Kong. Mr. A. F. Henry, D. and Mrs.

J. L. Hydrick and Son.

47. Armed hostiilly,

18. Artifices.

150. A tassel

52. To make a whirring noise,

52 Fabled giant of ancient mytho

Jogy,

55. To provoke.

50. A genus of palms..

Messrs. J. E. Joseph, F. H. c.7. Abundance. Joeger.

Messrs. H. A. Keller, J. Keller Mr. M. Lynbery, Miss H. Lillie. Mr. C. B. Morrison, Mra. Maurin.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET.

July

1.M.

p.m.

26

6.52

7.07

Mr. and Mrs. B. Pasco,

27

6,52

7.06

Mr. A. N. Réis.

28

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6.52

7.00

29

5.58

7.06

Smith,

80

5.58

#1

8.54

58. An ornament worn as a remedy or preservatiye against evils or mischief.

R.80, Earnest.

41. To roli.

Down

1. An unimportant or superfluous

word,

2. An agate.

8. Ingenuous.

.4. U.C.M.E. (Actual).·

5. Plant closely allled to wheat.

6. A Gothic prefix.

8. C. T. (Actual).

9. Arid.

10. To cry out like a child.

1. To part asunder.

12. I. P. A. C. A. T. (Actual);

19. A congregation.

15. A specics of sapajou.

18." One of the faces of a hewn stone.

19. To become extinct.

27. A hut or small cottage.

28. To shelter.

29. Kilns for drying hops or malt. 80. A prairie.

32. A rague.

33A. An age.

86. A gregarious aquatic animal.

$6. To draw conclusions,

10. Surely,

40. Notched on the edge.

12. To write, engrave, or mark upon.

14. The pinion or outer joint of the

wing of a bird.

46. A carnivorous animal of the

gonus Lutra.

47, To handle.

10. A long embroidered scarf of

gauze or slik

51 A barrier.

52. A river or small stream.

54, N. T. O. "(Actual).

56, A. M. U. (Actual).

58. Nephrite or jade..

59. A. R. (Actual).,

Competitom are reminded that the prize is to be awarded

for the correct solution, or if nobody succeeds in geiting the correct

Mr. and Mrs. de Serier, Mr. D. E. solution, for the NEAREST correct solution. Therefore, even' lit

Mr. R. Vallarino,

7.05 Messrs. W. Wilson, T. B.

'7.05 | Wilson, G. Wraggė,

you have not done the cross-word puzzle in full, send in' what you bave done it may prove to be the nearest correct solution.