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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1928.

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

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TO LET.

NOTICES.

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

ME

"EMBERS are Notified that all Private Gear In Lockers and in the Clubhouse must be remov ed by the owners on or before SATURDAY, 21st July, 1928.

W. PRYDE,

THE CHINA MAIL,

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS,, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions----!

Undersigned have

Tinstructions to

Hon. Secretary, Auction

Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928.

LIMITED.

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON TO LET 4-roomed Flat in No. 2 WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY, Tregunter Mansions, May Road. Furniture can be taken over If de- sired. Apply Tel. No. 3157 or P.0. Box 104.

ON

received

TUESDAY, the 24th July, 1928, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at thoir Salas Room, No. 4 & 4A, Duddell Street.

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

MAID'S DEATH.

ATTENDED BY PRINCESS.

FELL THROUGH SKYLIGHT.

London, June 16.

QUEER FATALITY.

TERRITORIAL COLONEL'S STRANGE DEATH.

"FLYING SOMERSAULT." ·

Lieut. Col. F. W. Baker Young,

FROM PITCAIRN.

ISLANDER'S VIEWS ON GET THE HABIT!

LONDON GIRLS.

“BEAUTIFUL BUT PAINTED."

Of all the visitors now throng-

Dorothy Martin, a Scottish maid of Esplanade, Waterloo; Livering London few are so thrilled and employed by Lady Evelyn Guinness, pool, a territorial officer in the awed by its sights as a man and was killed by falling through a sky- R.A.M.C., met with

has just arrived from what is light while watching a dance party death at a hotel in Preston..

a tragic perhaps the Empire's lonellest on the floor below at 10, Grosvenor He was with four or five other South Pacific.

outpost Pitcairn Island, in the place, London, about midnight last officers and just before retiring, night. Another maid, Elizabeth Lieut.-Colonel Hugh Kennedy, of claims to be a descendant of one of He is Mr. Floyd McCoy, who Tipping, who also fall, was seri-University, offered to give any the original crew of the "Bounty," ously injured. Two guests on the body a flying somersault. Cap-who mutinied in 1789, set their floor narrowly escaped Injury, Itain R. Evans, successfully went captain adrift on a raft, and, sail

The house is one of the most through the performance, anding away with THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO, Comprising:

beautiful in Mayfair. TH

some Polynesian The ball- then, Colonel Baker Young aald women, peopled the uninhabited 7821 for TWENTY-TWO (22) Teak Hatstands, Glass Cabinets, room, lighted by a wonderful chan- that he would try. He bent down, but fertile island. SHARES Numbered 69,158/69,179 Desks, Chesterfield Couch and Arm-deller, is in striking contrast to placed his hands between his legs, TO LET-Rooms for offices with in the above Company and stand-chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Of the dining-room, which has been and Colonel Kennedy, seizing his lift and modern conveniences in ing in the name of LO KWONG-Paintings, Ornaments, Curios, etc., furnished after the style of an old wrists, lifted him about four feet Rutton Building, No. 7 Duddell YU having been reported LOST, etc.,

country almshouse. The refectory in the air. He then lost his grip Street. Apply to H.. Ruttonjee & NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. Teak Dining Tables, Dining tables and wide-backed chairs are and Colonel Baker Young fell. Son, 15, Queen's Road Contral. unless the ORIGINAL CERTI Chaira, Sideboards, Dinner Wag. of solid unpolished ank and the His head struck the floor and he FICATE is produced within One goas, Ice Chests, Cutlery, Glass table decorations at dinner parties immediately became unconscious TO RENT-7. Middle Road, Kow- Manth from, the Date Hereof, it Ware, Dinner Crockery, Silver are often simple country flowers and died either from a fractured loon near Peninsula Hotel, Three will hereafter be held by the Com-Ware, etc., etc.,

arranged in pewter ‚muga and, skull or a broken neck.. Large pair Rooms facing harbour, pany as NULL AND VÕID and a Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Ward- VABES,

At the inquest Colonel Ken- private Baths, Geysers, Verandah. NEW CERTIFICATE for the sald robes with and without Mirror, The maids on their way upstairs nedy said he thought Colonel Quiet Gentlemen's Boarding House. Shares will be issued.

Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw-to their rooms about midnight apBaker Young's wrists were damp, F. H. CRAPNELL, ers, Washstands, Chamber Stands, parently tried to watch the danc- or he had his hands crossed, as

Toilet Crockery, etc., etc.,

ing below by climbing on to a witness could not hold hiin. 11th July, 1928.

also

balustrade to look down on to the A verdict of accidental death skylight. They overbalanced, and, was recorded. clutching each other, fell on to the glass, This gave way, and they crashed through, falling 30 feet) Into a lobby. Miss Martin, who was 18, was killed instantly.

TUITION GIVEN.

PRIVATE LESSONS in English and French; violin and piano; stenography and typewriting. Easy conditions. Apply to 6, Aimal Villas, Kowloon.

HOME TUITION,

Secretary.

H.K.V.D. CORPS.

PROMENADE CONCERT

ESTOVER STEVENAGE. (Under the patronage of HE.-the-

Within an hour from Lon. Officer Administering the Government}

In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND

don.

BOYS.

WILL BE HELD ON

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

and

2 Victrola Gramophones

2. Gramophones

1 Enamelled Bath

2 Typewriters

3 Cameras

1 Magnesium Lamp

40 Boxes Plates

11 Fibre Trunks.

Catalogues will be issued. On View from Monday, the 23rd

1928.

The Injured Maid.

Miss Tipping, who is also, 18, and whose home is at Bradley-road, Ramsgate, was treated, by a doc- tor, who was among the guests, and was then taken to St. George's Hospital. Her condition is favour- able. She is suffering from head LAMMERT BROS.,

injuries and a fractured wrist, The girls fell Auctioneers.

on to two guests, who escaped serious injury.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

A few Boarders received TO-NIGHT at 9.15 P.M.July, 'In the House of the Principal. In- dividual care and attention. For Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

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

Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed. — "China Mail" Office, No. 3a, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodake and Cameras, Flims. 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.

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS,

MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's

Institute always has

采购

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.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

The following Unclaimed Tele grams are lying in the E. E Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong: Roskmather, from Manchester. Overchinta, from Calcutta.

E. A. LEGGATT,

Superintendent. Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928,

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.

The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com pany (Limited) of Denmark;

Nassim from Kobe, Retransmitted from Shanghai,

S. J. Burn, c/o King Edward Hotel, from Bradford..

Y. V. Alliv, from Shanghal Mapocho Salling, from Shanghái. A.B.C., from 9Shanghai,

Y. V. Activ, from Shanghai.

EL V. JESSEN

Superintendent, Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928.5

BAND OF 2ND BATĮ KING'S

OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS (By kind permission of Lt-Col. L. J. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Officers) AND LOCAL VOCALISTS. Refreshments.

Tickets of Admission: $1.00 (Soldiers and Sailors in uniform,

50 cents.) Obtainable at Volunteer Headquarters

and Anderson Music Coy,, Ltd..

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY ·

CO., LTD.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of

A TWO DOLLARS per share

ол

for the six months ending 30th June, 1928, will be payable on THURSDAY, 2nd August, which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office, 8 Chater Road.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS OF SALE

OF THE

Steamship "GORJISTAN" now lying in the Harbour of Hong Kong

I

To Be Sold By ORDER OF THE COURT BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON THURSDAY,

the 2nd day of August, 1929, at Noon

IN ONE LOT BY

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.,. Auctioneers,

at their Auction Rooma, No. 4. Duddell Street, Victorin In the Colony of Hong Kong.

Steamship "GORJISTAN"

Mary and Viscount Lascelles and The guests included Princess

many other well-known people. Immediately the tragedy became known dancing was suspended and messengera were sent to St. George's Hospital, which is quite nearby, for aasiatance. Two doc- tora came almost at once, but they found that Miss Martin was dead, i having fractured her skull.

Distinguished Guests.

ful story with us, so I was ready "London is a great and wonder- for all the wonders that I see." Speaking with a Scottish accent, and showing in his features little trace of his Polynesian blood, he continued:

Everything I have seen so far has been more wonderful even than the tales. Soon I hope to see all your sights and to go in tubes. I am not mar- ried, and I looked with Interest at your famous English girls. They seemed beautiful, but very painted to me.

Stanford University, Cal--The beautiful home of Mr. and Mr Herbert Hoover: This unusual architecture-a house bulift of three terraces and an outdoor fireplace on the first terrace—was designed by Mrs Hoover, The Hoover home was built in 1921. It commands a view of the Campanile at the University of California across Ban Francisco Bay.

PRINCE GEORGE.

APPOINTMENT OF A COMPTROLLER.

The announcement is made in

STANDARD TIME.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.

The dance was preceded by a dinner, at which the guests, in ad- dition to Princess Mary and. Vis- count Lascelles, included the Duke, and Duchess of Abercorn the Duchess of Devonshire, the Duchess of Portland, the Duchess of Rutland, the Marquess and

Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong Marchioness of Titchfield, Mar- the "London Gazetto" that Frince during July, 1928, standard time chioness The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Douro,

Marchioness George has appointed Major James for the 120th meridian, East of Curzon of Kedleston, the Marquess.V.O.. O.B.E., to be Comptroller

Ulick Francia Canning Alexander, Greenwich, is as follows:- Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 21st July to WED-gistered at Hong Kong of 4,561 the Marchioness of Crewe, Earl

The Ship is a British ship re-and Marchioness of Cholmondeley to his Royal Highness.

Sunrise. Sunset. NESDAY, the 1st August (both tons Gross and of 2,916, tons Re- and Countess of Spencer, the Earl George has not hitherto had a This is a new office, as Prince days inclusive) during which gistered tonnage. She has accom and Countess of Shaftesbury, the comptroller at his service. Major period no transfer of ahares can be modation for 27 First Class Pas-Earl of Erne, Earl and Countess Ulick Alexander, who was receiv- reglstered.

sengers, 24 Second Class Passen- Beauchamp, the Earl and. Countess ed by the King on his appointment, gers and 1,551 Deck Passengers and of Lytton, Lady Hermione Lytton, the elder son of the late Mr. is fitted with electric light and was the Earl of Rosse, Lord and Lady James D. Alexander and of Lady Oranmore and Browne, Lord Hugh Emily Alexander, and a nephew of Cecil, Lord Richard Cavendish and Lord Cork. Miss Cavendish, Lady Anne

By Order of the Board of Directora,

L. S. GREENHILL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1928.

YEE FOO LUN, Chinese Herbalist.

Over twenty-five years' Practical experience in America curing the

built by Armstrong Mitchell & Co.

of Newcastle-an-Tyne, England.

Displacement .6,080 tons Length B.P.

980' 0" Length over all 376' 0" Er. Breadth Moulded Depth Horse Power Speed

Cavendish, Lord Ebury and the major in the Coldstream Guards, He was born in 1889, and is a Hon. Elizabeth Grosvenor, Viscount Reserve of Officers. He was for a 47 Sudley, Viscount Carlow, Lady time secretary to Lord Athlone, Diana Bridgeman. Lady. Katharine Governor-General of South Africa. Hamilton, Lady Worsley, Captain

30' 7" 580 11 knots The Ship is also fitted as an oil burner.

For orders to view apply to the sick with Chinese herbs, is now Auctioneers, within your reach.

If

You

are

suffering from

For Further Particulars

& CO,, Solicitors, &e.,

+

Apply to:- Catarrh, Kidney, Stomach trouble Messra. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON Dropsy, Indigestion, Castritis, Eczema, Blood Poison, Diabetes, Bright's Disease, Lang, Constipa tion, Tumor, Ulcer, Hay fever, Malaria, Nervousness, Rheumatism, Cougha, Throat Trouble, or other Hs, there is hope for your relief through the POO ON CHINESE HERBS.

PO ON HERB CO., 66, Queen's Road, Central, Phone C. 5009.

EXQUISITE BEAUTY

and Splendor of the Orient is stored in Jade, clear .Ag the Lover's Eye, Amber, Agate, Crystals, Ivory and delicate hand-carving Work- manship, onca; trea- sures of nobility. We' take pleasure to show lovers of beauty in Hong Kong a new cól- lection of master- pleces, just arrived from Peking, the trea- sure house of old, Cathay.

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

SHIU HING WING,

49, Queen's Road Central. Tel: 0.6848, Peking?

Canton

11 Partze Hotung 40, Po Wah St.

St. George's Building or to Mesars. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,

No. 4, Duddell Street, Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 20th July, 1928.

and Lady Dorothy Macmillan, Lady Duke of York, the King's elder The Prince of Wales and the Anne Wellesley, Captain and the

Sir

TAKE A

TAXI.

50 degrees

is the deadline!

IP. YOUR refrigerator shown over fifty degrees it is not protecting your family as it should,

If it shows less than fifty degrees consmadly, your food is fairly well"'* protected from the bap teria of decay.

N

If it is a Kelvinator it will wławy show less than fifty.

Let the Kelvinator man Best your refrigerator,

- Call'

for the Kalvinator mai-

REISS, MASSEY & CO., LTD. ENGINEERING DEPT.. 4th Floor. Telephone Exchange Bldg. Central 678

Tel K. 824.

Tel: C.. 6787,

July

é.m.

p.m.

20

5.50

7,09

21

6.50 7.09

22

5.50 7.08

23

5.51 7.08

24

5.51 7.07

25

5.51

7.07

26

5.52

7.08

28

5,53 7.06

29

6.58 7.05

SEND YOUR CLOTHES

80

81

6.53 ·7.05 5.64 7.04

WATER SUPPLY.

1928

6' 10"B

L L

Level and Storage of water in Re- Hon. Mrs. Piers Legh, the Countessons, who have households of their servoirs on July 1, 1928:— of Iveagh, Princesa Obolensky, Sir own, have their comptrollers, but CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL Philip Sassoon,

the Duke of Gloucester, the King's

1927 Anthony third son, has no separate house-Tytam Weldon, the Hon. David Bowos hold and no comptroller. Lyon,

... 8' 1" and the Hon.

Prince Tytam Byewash Imogen

George, who is a Lleutenant in the Tytem Tak...........

Tytam Intermediate L, Grenfell,

About an hour

Navy, when in London occupies Wong Nei Chung.. 7 8" 18" 10B after the accl rooms at Buckingham Palace, dent Frank Crush, a night watch-

9' 11" 14' 10"B man, slipped down the stairs at 10

[Nota: B. denotes "Below Overflow": A. donotes "Above Overdow: I de- Grosvenor-place and fractured his

notes "Level with Overflow."] ankle. He was taken to St.

Storage in millions and Decimals George's Hospital and detained. POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT OF

of gallons. His condition was later stated to

1927 1928- 369.40 347,82 be comfortable.

John Coolidge, son of President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, and Misy Florence Trumbull, daughter of Governor Trumbull at Con necticut, take at the latter's home during a week end visit from Joha Coolidge Bins Trumbull, In.sher first public Interview, refpaod to comment on the report of her engagement to John Coolidge and when asked if it were a secret stated, “Legs not tin: about it.". hina Trinida bull expects to sail for abroad inithe near future.

MEXICO.

CATHOLIC'S DISPUTE,

Pokfulum

Tytam

Pokfulam

.11.10. 12.98 195,90 195.90 1,419,00 1,419,00 21,08 14.84 44.48 34.34

Tytam Byewash New York-Rumours are per-Tytam Intermediate sistent, but lack official confirma- Tytam Tuk tion, that the religious issue be- Wong Net Chung .. tween the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico and the Mexi-

Total ... 2,081.05 2,024.78| can Government will soon be set and Hill District in millions and de- Consumption of water" in the City

tled.

Attention was first drawn here to the renewal of negotiations when Archbishop Ruiz Y. Flores, who was expelled from Mexico in 1927, stated in Paris recently that he was on his way to Rome, where he would seek the Pope's inter- vention,.

cimals of gallons during the month of June.

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1927 1928

·308.88 $310.22.

Consumption.. Estimated population 412,780 423,300 Consumption per head

244 per day .......... 24.4. Constant Supply in all Rider Main Districts during June, 1927 and 1928,

It was reported that the Arch- KOWLOON WATER WORKS bishop had said that President

Calles saw need for reconciliation,

LEVEL.

1927,

1928

and that General Obregon, the Kowloon Reservoir.. Presidential candidate, favoured: Shek Lat Pal Reser

a truce with the Church. It in also stated that Mr. Dwight Morrow, the United States Am bassador in Mexico, has in an un- official capacity Interested him- self in a solution of the problem.

President Calles, it is reported from Mexico City, does not wish

vair Reception Reserve

Storage of millions and decimals of gallona.

1927. 1923 Kowloon Reservoir -852.50 | 852,50 Shek La! Pul Reservoir 90.45 116.10 Reception. Reservoir

80.73

$22.05- 400.38

Totály

· 1927 1928

to withdraw from his original: Consumption of water in Kowloon position that there is nothing in la millons and decimals of gallons the present law to prohibit Catho- during the month of June,

war topping their consumptes 2015 own way provided they do not in- Estimated population, 180,854 | 105,700 terfere with the government of Consumption per head the country supply in all districts during

(day bukur 14 20.3 21.3 Close observers of the situation

in Washington, admit that nego

June 1927 and 1928. 1992)

The Government Analyst's

tiations have been in progress show that the quality of the wa

but foresee no immediate settle

ment.

watisimetory

22 otal rainfall to Juna mot

June 80, 1928, 48.28.

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Kowloon Depota: 54, Nathan Road, 495, Nathan Road. Hong Kong Depota: 282, Des Voeux Rd. C., 76, Queen's Rd., C

Office Hours:

8 a.m. to 1. p.m.

and 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday:

10 s.m. to 6 p.m.

SUN HOW WAH CO. 華、巧新

NOTICE.

We beg to notify the Public that on 24th July, 1928, Our Depot at 56, Nathan Road will remove to 405, Nathan Road, Kowloon

SUN HOW WAH CO., Dyers & Dry, Cleaners, 495, Nathan Road, Kowloon Phone K. 824.

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