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LAMMERT BROS.

ÁVOTICEDERS, AFFRAINEEN

AND SURVEYORS,

Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS

JUST RECEIVED

RELIGIOUS STATUETTES

OF

TR harder of the

HE Undersigned havs received in SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Estate of the late Mr. B. A...Gubbay (deceased) to sell by Pablis auction.

TUESDAY, 97th February, 1923.

commencing at 11 am.

and

resuming at 1,48 p.m.

at "ULBANK" No. 2 May Road

The Whole of his Valuable Household Furniture, Collection of Curios, Pictures:

do..

Comprising:- Hatetande, hall lamps, marble top table, hall benches and chairs, Tapestry and silk covered drawing room suite, bevelled glass overmantels, marble top tables, carpets and rugs, Brass Vases and ornaments, large French porcelain Fases and platen, Bronze and white' marble statues and buals, marble pedestals, cabinets with glass shelves, Electric inverted ceiling and bracket lamps, cailing and table fans, cord tables, eto,

Sajid teak dining room suite (Queen Anne Style) comprising:-Teak exter- sion dining table and chairs, sideboard- with bevelled mirror, dinner waggon, glass cabinet; tea tables, dinner crockery, marble clocks, brass mounted fender and firs brasses, Crystal out- glass Vaser and table ornamenta, cutlery, silver table ware and E. P. Ware eto, siv.

Brase and teak bedsteads, toak wardrobes with bevelled glass debes, dressing tables with marble top and be valled mirrors, chests-of drawers, wash- stande, toilet crockery, tapestry, nilk and lace curtains, linen, blankets, ward. robe trunks, travelling leather bags atc, etc. Fine

Cherry Wood Book Case, Cabinets, Chairs and Tables.

Carved

Large Quantity of carved Blackwood

Ware.

Alao

Bilvar-ware, Collection of carved figures, Chinese Curios and Japanese works of Art,

Large Quantity of Valuable Books. One Cottage Piano by F. Li Neuman,"

One Victrola VV, XIX, and 80 double records.

Very Fine Collection or oia Paintings, Water Colours and Engravinga

by well known artists.

And

- Garden Sents, tables, lawn mower stone roller and a quantity of Palms

and Plants in Pots.

Nearly All The Farnituro Mada By Lane Crawford Ltd..

One view from Baturday the 24th Feb.

Catalogues will be inrued.

Farms :-Cash on delivery.

̈ ̈LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers Hongkong, February 12, 1929.

FOR SALE.

ONE SINGER Hostech Sewing

Machine, nearly new. Apply to LAMMERT BROS.

The Sure Way to Health

"It is impossible to take Hall's Wine without being benefited," {Doctor's letter),

Hall's Wine, the great British Toals for Health and Strength, is the prescription of a doctor, an M.RCS, London, England, For nearly thirty years it has been used by doctors

with conspicuous success.

No matter how weak you feel,· Hall's Wino will quickly restore you to health and strength:. Indeed, benefit is marked from the first done. Hail'a Wine Boothes and tones up the Nerves, improves appetite and digestion, and builds up the core system,

Hall's Wine

THE SUPREME KESTORATIVE Striking tontiewosry trods destores

· EXHAUSTION, "Es came of mental (and physical vztazztion, I know of "nothing" "bathe' than Mail's Wina,?" NERVES, (21-kura" "found" Hall's Wine:) parilcuticly, allorciona CEN

Mjalla Wius ja obkolnandy frame #33 Krak. alans Chaulake'and Wine Merchantu,

Bole Propdeles AÉTKÝSLUR SMITH-& CO. LTD. BOW, LONDON KEWOLAND, :

at $10 and $14 each,

GRACA & CO.,

Donlon in Religious Goods, View Pok Cards, Postage Stamps, do No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 62,

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS. Wapanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO,

8, D'AGUILAR STREET.

Opposite Kayamally & Co.

Telephone Central No, 401

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

MRS. HAN INOKUCHL

Telephone Kowloon 754. No. 21, Ashley Road, Kowicen, Back of Star Theatre, OZETIFICATED EXPORT MASSAGE, HAND AND ALKOTEN, Also at paliania' sualdanes by necpagtinent

JAPANESE MASSAGE. N. AKAJI, Graduate of Tokio Massage School,

No. 28, Wyndham Street. Tel. Central 4895.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI and R. SHIKIDZU,

No. 24, Wyodrm Etreet. (opponito China Maff”)

MASSAGE

K. SAKAI,

.T. KANAMORI

18, Prays East, 2nd Floor.

FANG YUK, Diaries.

Bannoncer l

the late SIEN TING, 14, D'águllár Birnes.

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Constatation Froo.

ABAHI BENB

PILSENER BEEK

PRIZES

KASA

LAGER

WERY

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHIPMENT HAS JUST ARRIVED

nafica cipars

"Golofina"

The Jamaica Cigar

is by far the most popular cigar smoked in the far-East today

Packed in foil wrapped moisture proof boxes of 25 Cigars,

For Sale Every where

mericon Tobacco Co.(China) Ltd.

Distributors

MENACE OF MAH JONG; | I want a pastime.no ançemman

EMULATING THE CHINESE

COOLIE.

„Anxions writes to the Straits Echo { as follows :—

I have failed so far to discover any publio note of protest from the mere onltured members of this community against the prevalence of what can only be described as a decadent and mentally destructive pastime which appears to have become epidemic among the European community. refer to Mah Jong."

This means of wasting time has bean practised for centuries past by the coolie class of Chinese, and, no doubt, as a last destructive pastige which appears to the cultured Europeans, for it is decorative, the element of luck is largely prevalent, and there is no partner to let you down.

But there are, Bir, no reasons why it should spread like a disease to the detriment of the ponventional stan- dards of the life of an educated com: munity like Penang. It is curious to note that women, despite their higher standards of intelligence, more often

Wan→→

For every yest and month tyrannie

Fashion

Decrees we find a new one, or we

can't Society's duties, and the passion. It thwarted, brings on hostesses

taunt

of dulness, which they'll socially

go gmaah on.

So let me.raiss my imitative song In praises of the much-abused Mah

Jong.

Our Whilom Bridge had all bat broken

· down

I search of pastimes new we twisted,

turned,

And groped, with such success that

How the town.

2

in the thrall of phrases lightly

learned.

Of Feng, and Kong, and Ohow, which

fitly crown

NOISY LONDON, 1860.

GLADSTONE'S RIDE IN A RAILWAY TRUCK.

The days before London had po Underground wore recalled by Mr. John Wardle, commercial manager of the Metropolitan Railway, in conver sation with reference to the diamond jubilee of that company.

** Few: to-day, have, any conception of the almost impassable state of the strests in the middle of the 19th century," he said. "There were nothing but borse vehicle; and it often took longer to oross the City in

one of them than to travel by mail to Brighton or Oxford....

Vast masion of heavy, goods were still regularly dealt with at the old coaching depota in the main streste, and the thoroughfares were blacked with hundreds of omnibuse. 3 Tha, traffic was as noisy as it was slow, and the claster on the stones made Lon don the most earsplitting city of the www.world,

.:

This sprightly tabletalk of all con

oerded.

Font dead handa" may not keep the home fire burning, But Clubs also delay the homeward

turning,

ÜLKAN · TUSH ZLA;

Before the "Metropolitan " had on Are games, then, of man's life a thing January 10, 1869, carried its first

apart.

trainload of passengers over the com

fall victims than men, and I have Bat woman's whole existence t Manparatively short strip of underground heard, in' extreme instances of fadira

of the most exalted station, tired-

may range

eyed, as though the victims of an From Rokko unto Maiko, or may start insidious drug, staggering home, to On skiing expeditions for a change. their neglected busbands and children, Golf, billiards, poker, fill, his manly "We had four dead hands,” is all such

heart.

a woman can murmur, and the Ho chases secret pastimes weird and wretched husband repeats appro- atrange.

priately, Dead hand, and sinks Men have all these resources,, we but down in despair, to the destruction of one.

shopelessly overcooked dinner while Take our Mah Jong, and we are all

undone. the neglected children continue to cry

for their absent mother. I have known And if through losing game my hair, four people of average "intelligence

farna grey, deliberately, it down to play Mah No matter, "twill be black again at Jong on one of those flod-given dayı

dinner,

when all the human should be And if that wretched cook's not run outside rejoicing. I am told of a wi's "Naway, N

who deliberately deserta her husband My braband may confer he's backed to go out and maka s fourth in this wannee fools' pastime. A

Disgorge portion of his gains, and Thefact that Mah Jong is frequently PAYSARAH seen played by the coolla class of My losses, calling me a little sinner," Chinese would seem to prove wither But if the cook has fed, and had a |that their standard of intelligence in bad day,

considerably higher than that of our Domestic peson, will suffer in a saď lower classes, Fork but I *\*} < refrain from alluding to the alter. The planger, when he nativa.

|☺winning horse,“

1. In conclusion I would miggest that the player, who achieve a little alam, Mah Jong in pleasant way of Bling The golfer who, in forty ends his

› compre, in spare time indoors, but that if does nosjustify the adapting of one who's The brute' who 'downs the white por anhems of life to it insidious dem

The Ruker | without scruple

varos é damn,

rembrioj

line 34 miles in length, from Bishop's Road, Paddington, to Farringdon Street, a private trip had been made by score of prominent people, in- cluding Mr. Gladstone, the Daks of Sutherland, and Karl, Gravenor.

They made, the joumey in open trucks, and as the tunaals, were brand new and very clean they were highly satisfied with the new venture,

MONDAYGFRBIILBY 1928

NOTICES

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MESASION

Agents for 2-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers High Class English Jewellery,

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT CO.

Head Office: 79 Wyndham Street Fad Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station) Tel, Central 41683,]).

Dealers in all kinds of High-alsas Silk Shirts, Collars, Neckties and Pyjamas for Gentlewom

AND ALSO

Chemises, Skirts, Wrappers, Scarfs, Veils, and Night gowns for Ladies

ALSO MADE TO ORDER “

MODERATE PRICE- EROMPT DELIVERY Manager :: MMILIO LAU,

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodad Koday Films, &e.

DEVELOPING FRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 1A, Quande Hoan Uprenad, Howorong.

HONGKONG:"

Hongkong Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

SHANGHAI:

PEKING

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

Astor House Hotel

Peak Hotel':

Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kaleo

Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with

·The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd:

and

The Grand Hotal das Wagons Lits, Ltd.

Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tal. Add: “Carlton.”

Im The Only American Hotel in the Colony, Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Bank, and Central Districte. 43. Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine Borupulously clean. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at No. 2, Queen's Bend (Ist floor). Entrance Los Elotsa St. Tiffins a For terms apply to Mre. F. E, CAMERON, Proprietrees.

(Two minutes from Star Forry).

Argociality.

PALACE HOTEL BOLO

KOWLOOM-

Recently renovated and refurnished, electria light and fans througho and entirely under new management, Dalsins under the personas superrindoms - of the proprietor, Bar and Billard Rooms Terma moderate, fpecial' „torms to familia on application to

Telephone Kowloon 3. Talagraphie Add, : » PALAUMA

J. EL. OXBERY, Prom istor

HOTEL "ASIA'

WEST “BUND, · CANTON.

· ́"Leading Hotel in South China.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans 22 Elevators. Boof Garden. Hairdressing Salcon,

Splendid Views of City and Pearl River,

Excellent Cuisine.

Moderate

Under the Management of the -BUN 00., LID. CANTON.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

"Later a supplementary service of buses warrun between selected paints. As far back as. 1800, Metropolitan busce ran between Great Partland. Birent and Oxford Street, and after wards to Piccadilly Circus, where A now and lary Films, Roxand b becking office was for many years maintained.

The buses at, frat; had first and. second compartments, and the larger once were drawn by three horses. All ware distinguished by ■ large red um: ! brella over the box Pat, which defied wind and storm.

Bo what if Anzi

coolie sporá

Why does he not ram

Or other barbarous

sort

PONASA ONTHAL LODATION AUTON

VALLI KEKOTRIU THAMES PUTKETERBOR, KING/

Water Bjate thronghent, “. Bess of Food, and DAN ÖRDEL KÁ, Telegraphia Addrom 10! VICTORIA

13, WEYCHELL, Meaign.

THE NEW VICTORIA CAFE THE HOUSE FOR GOOD BATSE

trimon' and 'Dinners (Wenn and Is Carte)

elizat all hours

Central

H)" Des Voeux Boad-

Tia our own time we' qu

Some of his own to wale,

the

SHUN TAI HONG.

SHANTUNGPONGEE BILL

* Laos and Straw Braide Ginung, Deer's Horne start No. 70, Lower Lasonr. How,

| Tal. Centrál No. 889, Hongking)

HWA LEK & CO.. Thángħal and Shantung Hand,

Binds Lave. Hair Nots

Embroideries, Eto, [No. 70 Lower Lascar How. Tel. Con, 862

SWAY HOUSE

HAT MAKER.

dham-Street.

GEN FLEMEN'S

TÜL. 1881.

Falllarson Birnet.