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'TUESDAY, JUNE 26,

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

tions prepaid $1. Every addi-

1928.

LAMMERT BROS.

< AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions-

\HE Undersigned have received

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

THE GUARDS ASSOCIATIOŃ

OF

THE CHINA MAIL,

HONG KONG & SOUTH CHINA. A

MEETING will be held at,

Rea-

THE ROSY SIDE.

TALES TOLD IN THE PEACE

COURT.

_______NOTICE

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF &

NOTICE

GODOWN CO., LTD.

Twenty-five Words three inser-Tinstructions to sell by Public Messrs. Lane Crawford's Fer parca court of the Dunmow Filtech July, 1928, and/or the Charges in respect thereof paid:

tional word four cents for three insertions.

TO LET.

TO LET.—Fully Furnished Flat, Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Apply P.O. Box 22.

TO LET.—From 1st July, semi-de- tached, fully furnished, 6-roomed House with tennis court and gar.. age, Broadwood Road. Reply P.0. Box No. 22.

WANTED TO LET.-Shops or Go- downs in Central locality, No. 8 Duddell Street. Apply to H. Ruttonjes & Son, 15, Queen's Rond Central,

WANTED.

WANTED.-Small Flat or Bunga- low required, Hong Kong side. State location, rent, etc. Apply Box No. 557, c/o "China Mail.”

TUITION GIVEN.

YOUNG. ENGLISH LADY accus.

Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY, the 27th June, 1928,

commencing at 11 a.m.

at No. 2 Torres, Building, Kimberley Road, Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE. Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery. On View from Tuesday, the 26th June, 1928.

LAMMERT BROS,

CE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Undermentioned Cargo at present stored in this Company's Godowns at Kowloon will be SOLD by Public Auction unless CLEARED on or before the 14th

Date Stored

Lot No.

Name of Storer.

PERFECT HUSBANDS & WIVES.

By R E. Corder.] Three wedded couples stood in the

JUNE, 1928, AT 5:30 PM.

at Ilford, Essex, recently and ad- It is earnestly hoped that all mitted that for a year and a day those resident in Hong Kong who they had lived in perfect harmony. B 59164 R. Pope have at any time past served with! How very "sad! How they must His Majesty's Brigade of Guards or have missed the rapture of making Household Cavalry will attend. It up. Love really begins with the first tiff, and ends with the last row. Married life without a row is like flowers without fragance, wine without favour, songs without words,

D. L. KING, c/o P.O. Box 854.

Hong Kong, June 25, 1928.

THE KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB DANCE.

LL MEMBERS Bnd

Mr.. William Henry Cook (51), a fish salesman, of Winchelsea-road, Tottenham, and his wife, Elizabeth Mary, won the flitch and knelt on their the ancient Dunmow kneeling stones

Auctioneers. A friends cordially invited to hellowed by the knees, of many

Hong Kong, June 19, 1928.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON

the above on 30th June; if weather Inclement, a whist-drive will be held in the Club-House,

9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Refreshments.

THURSDAY, the 28th June, 1928, THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC

commencing at 11 am. on the premises

The Goods and Chattels of

The Imperial Cafe,

No. 60, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Comprising:-

Tables, Chairs, Showcases, Cell- tomed to teaching, is willing to ing and Table Fans, Crockery, Cut take on a few pupils for private lery, Cooking Utensils, Table lessons in English or Pianoforte. Linen, Glass Ware, Mirrors, etc. Two half hour lessons weekly, $10.00 per month in either English or Planoforte. Apply Box No. 555, c/o "China Mail,"

MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE,— School of dancing for children and adults in character, classical, ex- hibition, fox-trot and Charleston,

Special Attention to stout Ladles who are desirous of regaining their youthful figure. Address →→→ 31,

Ashley Road, Ground Floor, Kow- loon. (Back of Star Theatre),

etc.,

and

A Quantity of FURNITURE.

On View from Wednesday, the 27th June, 1928;

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Į. Hong Kong, June 23, 1928.

CO., LTD.

Issue of 150,000 New Ordinary Shares of $10 Each, Credited as Fully Paid Up.

happy couples, of long ago,

A second fitch was divided be tween Mr. and Mrs. William George Ward, of Chadwell Heath a caterer; and Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert Barrett (42), a clerk, of St. Mary's- road, Ilford.

Witty Fooling.

The Court of the Dunmow Flitch, whatever it may have been in olden days, is now a queer combination of witty fooling and earnest senti- ment. Counsel for the flitch ask embarrassing questions of the non-

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Berhe type, which are answered with that the Register of Members perfect gravity and in all serious- of the Company will be CLOSED ness by the competing husband. from 1st July, 1928, to the 10th The winning couple have been during which period no Transfer 16 children. July, 1928, both days inclusive, married for 35 years and have had

of Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.) Agents, Hong Kong, 16th June, 1928,

TH

NOTICE.

"Why have you turned from fish to bacon?" inquired Mr. J. H. Hayes, M.P., appearing for the flitch.

"Well," replied Mr. Cook pro- fessionally, "you will find that smoked haddock tastes much nicer with a rnaher of bacon."

"Did you always take out the children?" Mr. Cook was asked.

"He could not do it," murmured THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY Mr. A. S. Comyns Carr, K.C., re

WARNED that the only presenting the applicants. genuine Lipton's Tea No. I "Yes, he could-in a motur- THE Undersigned have received "YELLOW LABEL," bears Chinese coach," remarked the judge (Mr.

PRIVATE LESSONS in English T instructions to sell by Public Characters on top of the tin, Charles Austin, the comedian).

and French violin and piano; Auction stenography and typewriting. Easy conditions. Apply to G, Aimal Villas, Kowloon.

W

HOME TUITION.

TESTOVER - STEVENAGE. Within an hour from Lon. don. In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received In the House of the Principal. In- dividual care and attention..

Particulars apply to:

For

MISS RUTH CULLEY

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

Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."China Mail Office, No. 8a, Wyndham St, Telephone Central 22

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras, Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No. C. 3459.

26A, Des Vœux Road C., Hong Kong.

ON

FRIDAY, the 29th June, 1928, commencing at li a.m.,

at No. 2, King's Park Building, Austin Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

(Particulars from Catalogue.)

On View from Thursday, the 28th June, 1928.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers, Hong Kong, June 26, 1928..

"

whilst inside the lid will be found The judge was arrayed in a a Coupon, 12 Coupons from 1 b. scarlet robe and & full-bottomed tins or 24 Coupons from 1⁄2 lb. tinawig, and counsel, who included two can be exchanged for a 1⁄2 lb. tin "Portlas," wore wigs and gowns. of Ten, Free of Charge on applica- The jury was composed of six tion to

charming young spinsters dressed MESSRS W. R. LOXLEY & CO., in white, and six dashing young

Local-Agenta

bachelora MESSRS. LIPTON, LTD., COLOMBO. Hong Kong, 28rd June, 1928,

It was stated in "court" that out of the 216 young men and women who had served on the jury many had paired off from the box and qualified as competitors for the

HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL flitch.

T

Tinstructions to sell by Public Ltd.

SOCIETY.

The First Talking Machine. All three competitors declared GENERAL that their favourite author was

MEETING of the Society will Dickens, "And Isobel Clark."

be held on THURSDAY, 28th June, added Mr. Cook, causing counsel to at 5.30 p.m. in the Board Room of exclaim: "Who the dickens is Isobel

Clark?" THE Undersigned have received Messrs. Jardíne, Matheson & Co.,

"I've never met the lady," said

Auction

All Ladies and Gentlemen Inter- Mr. Cook, "but she writes beautiful ested in Horticulture, whether love stories." SATURDAY, the 30th June, 1928, members of the Society or not, are

cordially invited to attend,

AGENDA:

ON

nt 12 o'clock noon,

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street. The Steam Launch "CRANE," as she now lies off Godown No. 4, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon. Particulars:

1

Tons, Registered ..22.02 Length

...65 Ft. Breadth......18 Ft. 1 in.

8 Ft.

Depth

Draft

I. H. F. Speed

Passengers

6 Ft. 3 ins. .80

9 Knots

..50

For Further Particulars and In- spection Orders apply to the Un- dersigned.

Terms: As Customary,

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneera. Hong Kong June 25, 1928.

A REAL BARGAIN.

THE OLD ORIGINAL

CHEFOO STAMPS

UNUSED GENUINE SPECIMENS

$2.00 per set of 6 stamps.

Cash must be sent with order to Box No. 519

c/o "Chínă Mal”,

1. To receive and pass the Com- mittee's Report and Statement of Accounts.

2. To elect Officers and Commit tee for the ensuing year. 3. Any other Business.

J. A. H. PLUMMER, A. TSE,

Joint Hon. Secretaries. Hong Kong, 25th June, 1928.

1

Among the bright things said during the "trial" were:

"A grand baby is better than a baby grand."

A thing of beauty may be a jaw for ever."

"The first talking machine was made out of a rib."

"A wife may complain that when her husband meets a pretty girl he is apt to forget he is already mar ried. On the other hand, nothing may drive him to realise the awful truth with such terrible force.".

The tent in which the court was held was crowded, mainly with and old, [eager to gáze on ideal married

bliss.

EXQUISITE BEAUTY married couples, young

and Splendor of the Orient is stored in Jade, clear

the 48 Lover's Eye, Amber, Agate, Crystals, Ivory and delicate hand-carving Work- manship, once treas sares of nobility. We take pleasure to show lovers of beauty in Hong Kong a new col- lection of master- pieces, just arrived from Peking, the trea- Bure house of old Cathay.

Inspection of our Jewel- lery and Curios is cordial- ly invited.

SHIU HING WING,

49, Queen's Road Central,

Peking

Canton 11 Partze Hotung 40. Po Wah

When you

TAKE A TAXI

You pay, the correct fare.

How the wives nudged the hus- bands when the competitors declar ed that they never drank, never stayed out late, and always ap preciated the company of their wivest And how the husbands laughed when the judge pretended to look for wings sprouting on the perfect husbands' 'shoulders!

SOLICITOR FINED.

David Nimmo, whose address was given as Linden-gardens; Bay- swater, was fined three gulness, with five guiness costs, at the West London Palice-court for pretending that he was a qualified solicitor at the West London County-court

Mr. Robert Humphreys, pro- secuting for the Law Society, stated that Nimmo was adjudicated St.bankrupt last October, and was,

therefore not entitled to a cer tificate until he had got his dis- charge, but he appeared robed as a solicitor and advocate, before the judge. vt meg,

Mr. Nimmo urged that he had; been guilty only of a technical offence Through no fault of his own he was adjudicated hankrupt, and he had since acted as managing clerk to a solicitor.

at the County-court

actions, but chamber

which he had a per

The cases

were not ters on

appear advocate. It was only out of deference to the Court that The robed:

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97998 Arthur Neilsen

60448 Getz Bros, & Co.

E 41210 Davis Co. Ltd.

Cargo

2 Cases Personal EX-

fects and Porcelain 9/5/08

1 Case Safe

5 Pieces Square iron

1/5/18 87 6/18

19/ 4/24"

6/10/21

1 Package Valves

87702 Colonial Commercial Co. 1 Case Show Cards 88815 J. Joseph

+

41670 H. A. Barbey

88410 Davis Co., Ltd. 98561

do.

88601 Dr. Wagner 42861 China Trade Developing

Co

43454 Kawashima Trading Co. 85066 Andrew Forbes & Co. D 33203 Tom Gunn

34089 Tel & Co. 84190

84191

do.

do.

E 81007 Kung On Wing

31843 Tung Sang Go. E 82146 On Tal & Co.

32969 Nam Hing Yuen 84198 On Tal & Co.

D 97045 R. Negre

97230

do.

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97858 Gerin, Drevard & Co. 98884 R. Negro 99302

do.

99404 do.

47 Cases Furniture

(marked E.E.) 13/ 4/22

1 Bag Broken Glass 17/ 5/22

5 Caska Chlorate of

Potash

5/ 7/24

Sulphuric

6/7/22 1/7/22

5 Canes

Acid

15 Packages Effects

1 Case Dye Samples 17/9/24 60 Cases Wood Tar 9/8/25.

1. Cane Hats

6/ 9/24 12 Cases

1/5/16 28 Casca Lamp Shades 7/8/17 Switches 4/12/17

225221

Parts

Aeroplane

T

"

Cord Holders 4/12/17 Films

"

Cotton

19/4/20 8/2/21

1

1 Case Cotton Piece ・・

Goods

1 Bale Paper

8 Cases Account

Books

1 Case Brandy

31/ 5/21 5/10/22

23/ 6/24

17/2/18

1

#L

#

5/4/18

2 Barrels Wine

23/10/18

75 Canes Claret

16/7/19

I Case Vermouth

1/11/19

1

15

Brandy

100 Cases Port

13

Stout

15/11/19 14/11/23

4.

14074 Clipton T. Chang 14075

11

re

Wine

. 24/7/24

do.

8

16/ 7/24

F 10008 N. Bluemanthal & Co.

10039 Magasin General 17000 Soon Lee Hong 17017

9

Liqueur

2

Brandy

9

Cigarettes

do.

7

20/ 6/25

E 18416 Colonial Commercial Co. 5.

13417

do,

8/3/25 17/3/25 9/4/25

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

Hong Kong. 20th June, 1928;

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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 Eines. We guarantee satis faction

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