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FOR SALE-One brasa "Hung Ming" pan of the Chinese Han Dynasty with automatic springs. Price $1,000.00 Apply Bax No. 487, c/o "China Mail.” '
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STEVENAGE. Within an hour from London. In healthy neighbourhicod. SCHOOL for CIKLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Borders received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention. For Particulars apply to:
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS CERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher
Certificate).
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.
-Public Auctions-
HE Undersignud hrve received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Friday, the 10th February, 1928, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Daddell Street. A Large and Valuable Collection of Curios.
Comprising:-
Old Porcelain Vases, Bowls, Jars, Plates, Ornaments, Old Bronze Ware, Mandarin Coats, Skirts, Lacquered Ware, Agate, Ivory, Jade and Crystal Articles, etc., etc.
On View from Thursday, the 9th February, 1928.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, Feb. 6, 1928.
ON
Friday, the 10th February, 1928, commencing at 5.15 p.m..
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street. A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS, (Particulars from Catalogues.)
On View from Thursday, the 9th February, 1928.
Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, Feb. 6, 1928.
HUGHES & HOUGH. AUCTIONEERS.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS OF SALE
of the
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY,
Situate in the Peak District in the
Colony of Hong Kong, and
Registered in the Land Office as the Remaining Portion of Rural Bulld- ing Lot No. 2 together with the; Dwelling House thereon known as
**TUNG SHUI” to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION
on
THURSDAY, the first day of March, 1928, at 3 o'clock p.m.
by'
Mestre,, HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers,
At their Auction Rooms, in Ice House Street, Victoria, Hong Kong. Vacant Possession 31st March, .1928.
'The Property consists of:-
All that piece or parcel of ground having an area of 91,934 square feet registered in the Land Office! or the Remaining Portion of Rural Building No. 2 together with all the messuagus or tenements and other erections therson and the rights, easements and appurten- Lances thereto belonging and all the .estate and interest of the Vendor in
and to all the said premises.
For further particulars apply to:-
Messrs. WILKINSON & GRIST, Vendors Solicitors,
or to Mesars. HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,
Auctioneers.**
8, Des Vœux Road^ Central, Victoria, Hong Kong,
LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS. Its the way you Thave your HAIR
done that makes it attractive.
Our barbers are experts in Bobbing, Shingling and Way- ing.
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Ground Floor. Opposite Ferry Wharf, Tel. 1030 Central,
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras.
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Price Moderate.
A Trial Order la Solicited.
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Tel. No. C. 3459. 26A, Des Vœux Road C., Hong Kong.
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. 36. Tung Man Street.
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
MEETING
IT PAYS!
NEWSPAPER COLUMNS FOR ADVERTISERS.
FAMOUS DETECTIVE, A “PEACE” LETTER.
DIES AFTER LIFE OF RECORD SERVICE
MİR, EDWARD DREW.
London, January 17.
MR. BALDWIN'S REPLY TO MR. PONSONDY.
GOVERNMENT'S DESIRE.
BIGGER TURNOVER. NAVY CONTRACTS, 1928-1929,
"Newspaper advertising will be [HE TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL
London, Dec. 21. EALED TENDERS, in Dupli- GENERAL
greater in volume than ever in of
Mr. Edward Drew. formerly The Prime Minister (Mr. 3. 1928," said Sir Charles Higham, in Chief Inspector of the Criminal In Baldwin), replying to Mr. A. A. cate, for the Supply of the Shareholders will be held in the an address at the Chelsea Chamber vestigation Department of Scotland Ponsonby's letter of December 8, undermentioned Stores for H.M. Dices of Messrs. Dadwell & Com- of Commerce. Naval Service
Yard, has, died from heart trouble said: "I have given careful con- at Hong Kong pany, Limited, on TUESDAY, the
"Retailers are buying more space at Brighton, where he had beensideration to during the period 1st April, 1928 7th February, 1928, at 11 a.m. for than over in the advertising living h
It your letter. to 31st March, 1929, will be the purpose of receiv'ng the report columns of the newspapers, many years, reports the Daily Tele- the Government is as earnestly de- retirement for many should not be necessary to say that received by the Commodore, 11.M. of the General Managers together of them realising for the first time graph."" Naval Yard, until noon on Monday, to 31st December, 1927.
with a Statement of Accounts that this is the cheapest method of
sirous to preserve peace as any of the 20th February, 1928:-
profitably increasing turnover.
One of the most remarkable Eng. the signatories to the petition. The "The Government
lish detectives of modern times, he support of the League of Nations hos found Press advertising very profitable ing his twenty six years' service tion of the Government. But the began life as a constable, and dur-has been the constant preoccupa- also. During the last three years became associated with some of the petitioners should reflect that if the that they have advertised the Bri- most famous cases, and was suc- British Navy and Army ceased to tish Industries Fair, it has grown cessful in bringing some of the exist, the inevitable result would be fast-in fact, this year's Fair ia most notorious criminals to jus. the collapse of the League, nearly twice the size of the Fair tice
"No greater incitement to war Mr. Drew differed totally from could be imagined. Without arme "Advertising never paid better the detective of the stage. Tall. Britain cannot honour the sixteenth than it does to-day. I have broken broad-shouldered, and with a heavy article of the Covenant, which de all records for results from the white moustache, he might have tails the armed forces with which Press in 1927. Use the Press, there passed for a retired
the Powers will support the League. is no medium so
of goed to get dragoons or, as reaults."
Britain would be obliged to leave
Frozen Meat.
Fresh Vegetables. Soft Bread,
Biscuit. Rice.. Sugar.
Forms of Tender and any néces sary information may be obtained on application to the Victualling Store Officer, H.M. Naval Depot,. Kowloon.
The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved. H.M. Naval Depot,
Kowloon,
February, 1928.
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING, 1928.
13th, 14th, 15th and 18th
• February.
Mombers are reminded that these Badges will also admit them to all the Extra Race Meetings of this year.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th January to 7th February, 1028, both dates inclusive,
DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD, General Managers, Hong Kong, 21st January, 1928.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 1 that the ANNUAL ORDIN- ARY GENERAL MEETING Shareholders in this Company will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel. Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 9th February, 1928 at 11 a.m. for
four years ago.
o
WAR RELICS,
CORPORATION'S ATTITUDE.
port of the Directors together with
London, Jan. 7,
he
colonel grew more
to
portly, a prosperous city man or the League, and gene would be the jovial country squire. His ap-
immense influence we wielded in the League Counell and Assembly pearance, which enabled him
in the cause of peace. The same appear with dignity at State cere-reasoning appiles to the Locarno monies at Buckingham Palace or treaties. Their effectiveness Marlborough House, was just the pends largely upon the knowledge de- kind to disarm suspicion among of all parties that in the event of an jewel thieves, hotel and bank rob unprovoked attack, the mighty
the purpose of receiving the Re- Regarding them as useless and bers, and fashionable card. weight of Britain would be thrown
repulsive, a committee of the Mansharpers.. a Statement of Accounts for the jchester Corporation decided to
move all wit relics from the parks and to sell them as serap metal.
the
No-
Our
aro
the
Personally acquainted with King into the scale against the aggres- year ended 31st December, 1927.
Edward, he was entrusted with theor. You cannot strengthen duty, in company with three of thegge by weakening the British The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Empire. MEMBERS BADGES.
most skilled of his colleagues, of Company will be. CLOSED from
conveying the famous Cullinan dia- easy prey to hostile forces.
"England disarmed would be an Members' Fadges of Admission WEDNESDAY, 1st February to A FAMILY SQUABBLE. mond from London to Sandringham thing would be more likely to ex- Bro now ready and may be obtain-FRIDAY, 10th February (both
for inspection of his Majesty and cite cupidity and hostile intention ed by those members who have not days inclusive), during which Two Chinese women who were Queen Alexandra, and of bringing than that we should sink to the airqudy received them, from Messrs, period no transfer of Shares can stated by Inspector Macdonald to be it back to Scotland Yard, where it level of a fifth-rate Power. Linstead & Davis, Aloxandra Build. be registered.
members of the sine family living was watched night and day for Colonies would be stripped from 15, ings.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, in the same house at Wongnelehong weeks before it was sent to our
General Managers. villago, were charged before Mr. R. Amsterdam to be cut.
commerce would decline and Hong Kong, 25th January, 1928. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis-
Mr. Drew was instrumental in stalk through the land. We
famine and unemployment would traey yesterday morning with dia- recovering thousands of pounds pledged by the Covenant of orderly conduct by fighting on Satur- several cases was able to prevent ments to the lowest point consistent worth of stolen jewels, and in League to reduce national arma- MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
day. Members have the privilege of
In view of the net that the two gest coups was, perhaps, the re-forcement of our
great robberica. One of his big with national safety and the en- introducing two non-members to the THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY,women had been in custody since covery of the late Marquess of obligations. That pledge we are International Saturday, the Magistrate did not Anglesey's jewels. The treasures determined to carry,out. I hope fine thein, but however, they or were on the Continent, and a man we shall be able to reduce arma- A limited muinber of tickets are available and may be obtained from NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. dered them to sign bonda of $50 in Paris was trying sell them ments still further by means Messrs. Linstend & Davia, Alexan-
ench to keep the peace for six The great pear-shaped pearl alone agreement with other Powers. montlis,
was valued at £12,000, and it was
An Abomination. necessary to secure it. Mr. Drew
"Finally it is the privilege as went off to Switzerland on an as-well as the duty of Englishmen to tensible holiday, and arranged his take up arma in the defence. plans from there.
home and country. A war of ag- An agent of the marquess wasgression is an abomination and a
Members Enclosure.
dra Buildings, on or before SATUR-
1
LIMITED.
*
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
DAY, 11th February, 1928, at a cost NOTICE
of $10 caal per day or $80 for the, that the THIRTIETH” OR- Mooting.
The
SEAMAN ADSENT.
Captain
of the U.S.S. at present in dock at
DINARY ANNUAL MEETING of The charge for admission for this Company will be held at the Ladies' to the Members Enclosure Office of Messra. Jardine, Mathe-Asheville
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
Tickets of Admission to the Public Enclosuro, price 68 per day for all persons including Ladies, may ko purchased from Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., or at the Gate.
Soldiers and Sailors' in uniform admitted to the Public Enclosure a $1 per day.
p.m., for the purpose of receiving
of
of
when the pearl was to be handed different. Terrible and ghastly as over, Men and women detectives were the horrors of the last war, spied on the jewel thieves, and they could we have dishonoured were all arrested, with the result pledged word, would the
our
world
will be $4 per day. Each member/son & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, Taikoo, has ruportal to the. police to meet the thief in a Paris enfe. horror, but a war of defence is very can obtain apon application to the the Fury 12 at lving that a son of the ship rated Secretary, tiges for the admission the Report of the Directors to-Luther James Gow (20), a native of of two Ladies free of charge. On gether with a Statement of Ac- St. Louis, Californin, has been no pretext will children be permit counts for the year ended alat, absent from the slip since that Mr. Drew got back £30,000 out have been better if we had stood tad in either enclosure during the December, 1927, and if thought fit on Saturday,
of the £40,000 which was stolen by idly while France was invaded and first three days racing.
to sanction the payment to the Marine H. 1. Stephens of the the marquess' valet.
Belgium was destroyed? I have yet Directors of the yearly sum of same ship, in a report to the police Another big robbery was that of to learn that the cause of peace can $1,000.00 as an annual bonus in of the loss
Kodak euer worth the Duchess of Westminster's be served by rendering our county addition to the yearly sum of $40 which was stolen from his jewels, which were buried in Cam- impotent." paragraph 96 of the Company's suspected that the missing man Gow the thief, a discharged servant, to said that the signatories of the let- $1,000.00 payable to them under quarter on the ship, said that he bridgeshire. Mr. Drew induced Mr. Ponsonby in a brief reply Articles of Association as from the had taken it.
confess, got him out on bail, and ter did not consider that security dug up the gems. In another case based on the ultimate sanction of a bogus count, driving in a splendid force was likely to succeed, or to equipage, with liveried aervants, strengthen the League's authority. [A message of December 8 stated: arrived at a Bont Street jeweller's held on 28th January, 1927-That Central Magistracy yesterday morn to make large purchases. The "Mr. A. A. Ponsonby a Labour the Directors' remuneration be in-ing, a Chinese was charged with jeweller politely naked him to call M.P to-day presented creased from $1,000.00 per annum returning front banishment aftern to see one of the directors.
'pence letter to the Prime Minister (Mr. to $2,000.00 per annum."
That director was Mr. Drew, Baldwin) signed by 12,780 British- THE REGISTER OF SHARES of being sent away for ten years in whose diamonds were sparkling ers, and containing the following the Company will be CLOSED
He put a few questions, which con- declaration: We hereby solemnly He pleaded guilty" and was sen- vinced hira that the "count" was a declare that we refuse to support or from MONDAY, the 6th February, 1928 to THURSDAY, the 16th tuned to 12 months jail and 20 well-known Continental thief, and render war service to any Govern-
suddenly clapped a pair of hand. ment which resorts to arms. February, 1928, both days in-strokes of the birch.
cuffs on his wrists.
a letter of explanation Mr. Pon-. Bonby and that many of the signa- tories
were disillusioned soldiers and women who were de-
Admission by ticket only. Bookmakers, Tie The inen, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
- SERVANTS' PASSES.
Passes for Servants will be issued HONGKONG HEIGHTS application to Mesars. Linated
& Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
Employers are requested to dis-} tribute them with discrimination, and to endores their names on the Pasacs.
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published :—
Island. Victorin Peak
Feet. 1823
Signal Station
1774
Mt. Parker
1734
Mountain Lodge
1726
The Eyric
1720
Peak Hotel
Taikoo Sanatorium
1306 1000
Mt. Davis....
Bowen Rd. (filterbeds)
877 207
Mainland.
312A 197)
Taimoshan Kowloon Peak
PILLS
MARTINSP
APIOL STEEL
Sore and certain for all Female sumplainta, Every lady should keep box in the hostso, Chemists and Stores seil ihem throughout the workā." Proprietor: Martia, Chesslot, Kanthampton Vagt.
Servants are not permitted in the. Members' Enclosure except for pass- ing through on their duties, but must remain in their employers'
stunds.
Any persons found loitering about with Servants' Passes in their pos- session will forfeit the same and will be removed from the enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 80th January, 1928.
Having Returned from Japan MRS. INAGUCHI
MASSEUSE
HAS RESUMED PRACTICE. AT 6 ASHLEY ROAD, KOWLOON. Telephone K. 754.
JUST ARRIVED,
A FEW MORE SETS
OF OLD
CHEFOO STAMPS
$2.00 per set of 6 stamps.
Cash must be sent with order to Box No. 519
China Mail"
1st January, 1928. The purpose of this is to make effective the following resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of the Company
clusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 30th January, 1928.
BANISHEE RETURNS.
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the
1922.
NOTICES.
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI THE FLOWERS
ANNUAL SHOW OF
N
BANKING CORPORATION,
AND
In
·ECC=
CHINESE DESPERADO termined that their children should
SIEGE LASTS 16 HOURS.
Shanghai, Jan. 7.
not be blown to atoms in purpose- less slaughter. 'Our unusual mes- ange is blunt,' he proceeded, "but it la a simple declaration, and a signal of a new and more enlightened Typical of the hardened class of patriotiam. Britons do not shrink VEGE criminal who is terrorising Shanghairm necessary ancrifice, but they TABLES will be held at VOLUN-a Chinese armed kidnapper was kill have a rooted objection and heart- one this morning following a 10-hour felt loathing to inflicting, by new diabolical methods suffering tor- ENTRIES will CLOSE at 1 pm. Siege in an attie house in the Inter ture and death on innocent popula- national Settlement. Te repelled tions, with whom they have no single-inded 50 polies and British quarrel." ") solitiers, of the Northamptonshire Regiment, who used 14 Mills bombs,
TEER HEADQUARTERS THURSDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of the SHARE-on MONDAY, 13th FEBRUARY.
Schedules may be obtained on ap- HOLDERS in this Corporation will plication from the Secretaries, c/o be held at City Hall, Hong Kong, Bradley & Co., Ltd. on SATURDAY, the 25th February, 1928, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1927. .
Hong Kong. 7th February, 1928.
M
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The REGISTER of SHARES of ESSES. LEB'S of 10 Queen's the Corporation will be CLOSED Rond C., beg to announce | from MÓNDAY, the 13th February that they have from this date connection with the to SATURDAY the 25th February, sovared all 1928 (both days inclusive) during}HONG KONG OBSERVER. which perlod no transfer of shares
Hong Kong, Feb. 6th, 1928. can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directora,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 6th February, 1928.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
гOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nhat the ORDINARY YEAR-
LY GENERAL MEETING of Hong Kong Tramways, Limited, will be held at the offices of Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, on MONDAY, the 27th day of February, 1928, at 12 o'clock noon to transact the ordinary busi- 'ness of the Company,
HEREBY
"
ANNOUNCEMENT.
UNDERSIGNED having
Tbeen placed on the list of
teargas bombs and in addition rifles. He returned one bomb tol the throwers. Finally he was snip- ed from a fire-escape ladder. A post mortem disclosed. 60 bullets in his body. He is believed to have been an ex-soldier: His only weapon was
H.M.S. “HAWKINS.”
ADMIRAL'S VISIT TO KUALA LUMPUR.
Singapore, Jan, 25. an automatic pistol. The house was H.M.S. "Hawkins" with His Excel- Our Kuala Lumpur correspon- dent. writes on Wednesday: wrecked and there was one police lency Vice-Admiral Sir Reginak ensualty.
A BROKEN NECK.
VERDICT ON A HANGING.
Yorke Tyrwhitt, K.C.B., D.9.0., Commander-in-Chief, China Sta- tion, arrived in Port Swettenhom yesterday morning. Sir Reginald was greeted by the Hon, the acting
Secretary. (Mr. H. W. Thom- son), the Hon. the British Resident of Selangor (Mr. J. Lornie) and number of other Government offi- cials.
London, Jan. 6. Authorised Architects on his re-lof a man, who was executed in the Following an inquest on the death cent return to the Colony, bag Durham Gaol for having murdered Sultan of Selangor at Klang. His started a Practice and has opened
After having a visit to H.H. the
an office, for the present, in the is wife, the Coroner said that Excellency proceeded to Kuala China Building (6th floor), Queen's although the sentence of the Court Lumpur, where he was accorded a Road Central, Hong Kong.
was that he should die from hanging, salute of fifteen guns. The Com- which caused strangulation, the man mander-in-Chief is a guest of Mr., J. S. GIBSON,
| dies from 'n brokon neck, Accord. Thomson at Carcosa. Many.naval- Architect & Surveyor.ingly he found that death was due officers and men visited Kuala Lum Hong Kong, Feb. 4, 1928.
to dislocation of the upper cervical nur. yesterday afternoon and a vertebrae.
number of the former were présent at the tea dance in the Selangor. Club Jast evening together with the
NAVY LEAGUE.
(Hong Kong Branch.):
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Navy
WORLD'S BEST GAME.
MR. BRUCE ON GOLF.
Commander-in-Chief. the Chief Secretary, Mrs. Thomson, Miss Thomson, the Realdent, Miss Wor-. ters and Capt. Congdon. The "Hawkins", leaves. Port Swettenham it 4 p.m. on Friday for Singapore on her way to Manila,
During their atav here the officers and men of the "Hawking" will be
von an interesting programme of porting events including rugby,
AND NOTICE IS,
Molbourné, Jan, 9: ALSO GIVEN that the REGISTER League will be held on WEDNES
The Prime Ministér (Mr. 8. M. will be CLOSED. from MONDAY the Board-room of Messrs. Jardine, Bruce) oficially opened the new golf OF MEMBERS of the Company DAY, 8th February, at 6.30 p.m. in
Mr. 13th to MONDAY, 27th FEBRU- Matheson & Co., Ltd. (by kind per links at Cowes on Saturday.
mission)
Bruce, in a humorous speech, said ARY, 1928, both days inclusivo,
All members are cordially invitilat golf was the world's best and and soccer matches. Yesterday By Order of the Board,ed to attend, d
only gaine, Inter, Mr. Bruco and the "Hawking" met a weak Selangor W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary Hong Kong, 4th February, 1nés.
Mr. R. WAppleford defeater team at soccer and defeated them Hon. Secretary ASTRIT II. Ataralull and Mr. Gy four goala to nil. To-day they
L. M. WHYTE,
Hong Kong, Feb. 6, 1928.
Murphy, threon.
mert Belangor at rugby,
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