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MONDAY, JULY 23, 1928.

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-five Words three Inser-

tional word four cents for three insertions.

TO LET.

TO LET-Small Office In Asiatic Building. Apply F.O. Box No. 22.

G.

NOTICES.

R.

WATCHMEN'S ORDINANCE,

1928.

(Sec. 2 (f) of

THE CHINA MAIL,

FORTUNE TELLER, PRIVATE WATCHMEN |

IN LONDON IN A NEW GUISE.

SECRET METHODS.

WARNING REGARDING

LICENCES. ."

THE INDIAN VARIETY.

Watchmen. It might be mention- BIG LOCAL ESTATE. ed, are divided into two classes, namely Private Watchmen and

а

оп

FORTUNE.

Police Watchmen. They all work for LATE SIR R. W. B. JARDINE'S private firms, houses, etc., with this difference, that Police Watchmen are engaged by their employers

$8,600,000 IN COLONY. through the police and are paid through them. These must also An advertisement headed "Watch-have Hicances similar to those

Estate in Hong Kong valued at Investigations made during the

Watchmen, the $8,696,200, and other estates tions prepaid $1. Every addi- Emon other than smployers of last few closed the practice in Lon" the Hon. Mr. E. D. G. Walfe, only

MPLOYERS of Private Watch last few weeks by "The Daily Mail" men's Ordinance, 1928" signed by of the Private

differentiation being In amounting to £1,547,208, was left the backs of by Sir Robert William Buchanan Chinese private watchmen, are den of the ancient art of fortune C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of the colour of hereby notified that they are liable telling, now thinly disguised by Police, is published giving warning their licence books, the "Privates" Jardine who died at Castlemilk, to prosecution if found employing pseudo-medical terms, and on to the employers of private watch-being issued with green books and Dumfries, on January 30, 1927.

men, other than Chiness private the Pallce Watchmon with réd Re-sealing of probate has been unlicensed watchmen. (Sec. 6 of

scale balieved to be unprecedented

watchmen, that they are liable books. A Private Watchman can granted to Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Ordinance 6 of 1928).

in modern times.

under Section G of the new ordin-abtain Police Watchman's attorney of Lady Jardine (widow includes Note: "Watchman"

The West End of London in parance (recently passed) to prosecu- licence

Sir Robert), Mr. $1 of

J: of payment person who is employed every

ticular has become "honeycombed

stamp,

Jardine Bell-Irving, of Rokeley, and Ikewise 蟲 ashore or afloat to protect any pro- with soothsayers' parlours-palm- tion if found employing unlicensed for

watchmen.

Police Watchman can get a "Pri- Barnard Castle, Mr. J. Stuart, of perty or to prevent crims or to TO LET Rooms for offices with maintain order in any place, and ists, astrologers, crystal-gazers, The definition of "Watchmen" vate" licence. No man can hold the Butland-street, Edinburgh, and lift and modern conveniences in also every person who is emplored readers of the future and the past under Section 2 (1) of the ordin-two licences at one time. One bas Mr. John William Buchanan Jar- Rutton Building, No. 7 Duddell a head watchman to supervise by means of playing cards.

ance is also set out in the adver- to be surrendered to the police, but dine (son of Sir Robert), as Fortune-telling being illegal they tisement as follow:-- Street. Apply to H. Ruttonjee other watchmen.

It can be got back should the holder trustees and executors. The last Son, 15, Queen's Road, Central.

Ordinance 6 of 1928).

pose as "consulting paychologists,"

"Watchmen" Includes every per- again wish to change his mode of named was appointed by a codicil. Under the will a Legacy of "psychometrists," "clairvoyantes,"

son who is employed ashore or employment, by exchanging it for

£50,000, free of duty, is to, be Captain Supt. of Police, and other seductive terms. No long afloat to protect any property or to the one he holds.

paid to Lady Jardine. It also er dare they advertise their true prevent crime or to maintain! The difference between a Frl- calling with parts of sandwich order in any place, and also every vate

provided that during her life and A Police Watchman men in the main thoroughfares of person who is employed as a head is that whereas a Private Watch-time she shall receive an annuity

of £20,000, in addition the West End as they did in pre-watchman to supervise other watch-man has a fixed place of employ annuity of £1,000 by contract of MILLINGTON, LIMITED

war days.

ment, the Police Watchman is sub- (Incorporated in Hong Kong). The new soothsayers employ From the first half of the adver- Jeet to the supervision of the police marriage.

Further, the trustees much safer, more subtle and attractisement it will readily be seen who reserve the right to shift the directed to hold the sum of £100,- TAVING been duly appointed tive methods. Some "practise" in that the watchmen the ordinance men around. In the matter of pay,

000, free of duty, for Police Watchman, receives a PRIVATE LESSONS in English 11 Advertisement Consultants to the greatest secrecy, the names and seeks to control are watchmen of a

Sir Robert's the adver- slightly higher scale by virtue of v. M. F. Buchanan Jardine (or)

daughter (Mrs. and French; violin and plans; the Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd., addresses of some of them are ob- Indian nationality, as

an exception of the fact that most of the big local Peel), and to pay her the income stenography and typewriting. Easy we have This Day opened an Office tainable only by word of mouth, and tiaement makes

firms, who pay well, prefer to en-accruing therefrom. conditions. Apply to 6, Almai in the Exchange Building (5th it is essential to get an introduc- Chinese watchmen. Villas, Kowloon.

Floor), to which address all com- tion personally or by letter from The new ordinance became gage their watchmen through the

Shares in Company. munications in connection with ad- someone, who will vouch for the effective as from May 1 this year, police and thereby avoid the trouble vertising in both the Foreign & good faith of the new "client." " and immediately after it was pass-of having to secure substitutes at Chinese Subscribers' List abould be

The veil of secrecy and the high-ed all Indian watchmen in the short notice, etc. directed.

Colony were supplied with tempor- II. F. SMITH.

ary licences which expired on July General Manager. 23rd July, 1928.

TO RENT-7, Middle Road, Kow- loon near Peninsula Hotel. Three Large pair Rooms facing harbour, private Baths, Geysers, Verandah. Quiet Gentlemen's Boarding House.

TUITION GIVEN.

W

HOME TUITION.

XTESTOVER 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. 3a, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.

PARTICULARS OF THE

Steamship "GORJISTAN” now. lying in the Harbour of

Hong Kong

To Be Sold By ORDER OF THE COURT

BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

THURSDAY,

the 2nd day of August, 1928,

at Noon

IN ONE LOT BY

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers,

at their Auction Rooms,

No. 4, Duddell Street, Victoria

in the Colony of

Hong Kong..

Steamship "GORJISTAN”.

British ship re- The Ship to a gistered at Hong Kong of 4,561) tons Gross and af.2,916 tons Re- gistered tonnage. She has accom- modation for 27 First Class Pas- sengere, 24 Second Class Passen- gers and 1,651 Deck Passengers and is fitted with electric light and was built by Armstrong Mitchell & Co. of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.

Deadweight ......6,080 tons Length B.P.

360' 0" Length over all 376' 0"

Ex. Breadth

471 0"

Moulded Depth

30' 7"

580

11 knots

Horse Power Speed

The Ship is also fitted as an oil burner.

For orders to view apply. to the Auctioneers.

For Further Farticulars

Apply to:-

Messrs. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON

& CO.,

Solicitors, &c.,

St. George's Building of to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,

No. 4, Duddell Street, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, 20th July, 1928.-

YEE FOO LUN, Chinese Herbalist.

E. D. C. WOLFE.

Hong Kong, 23rd July, 1928.

H

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions—

My confidential atmosphere in them- selves constitute a great lure to humerous people, some of whom are well educated.

PACIFIC FLIERS.

MORE HONOURS FOR KINGS. FORD-SMITH AND ULM.

men.

to an

are

The heritable estate in Scot- land and real estate in England, the trustees are directed to hold, free of duties, for Sir Robert's son (Mr. John William Bucha- Also 3,000 Pre- nan Jardine). ference share in Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., are directed to be held by the

"CASUALS.” Included among the licensed Police 1. In the meantime, licences in Watchmen are several who come handy book form of a. size easily under the heading of "Casuals" carried in the pocket have been These are held by the police in printed and are now issued to In-readiness to fill gaps in Cake, of or departure from the Idian watchmen upon the surrender illness,

of the temporary cards they held. Colony, and are also supplied to trustees, in their uncontrolled dis- Each licence book bears a photo do duty at Chinese weddings, and cretion, for a period of 21 years, of the holder stamped with the em-other functions at which the aer think fit, the dividends to be paid. or for a shorter period if they bossed seal of the Police Depart-vices of a watchman The Minister for Defence (Sir ment, and as an additional means needed for a few days only. There to the son and daughter of Sir Robert, and finally transferred to William Glasgow) announced re- of identification it also bears the are generally an average

watchmen on the casual list, but them after the expiry of the 21 cently at Canberra, that, in recogni-holder's thumb print:

Each watchman in supplied with the demand for their services is years, or the shorter period.

A large number of bequests to tion of their wonderful flight from

aervants, ranging from £50 to San Francisco to Brisbane, the Gov-a registration number which is such that they do

his name, year of birth, birth-called "regulars,"

might be

of 26

not suffer in

instructions to sell by Public ernment had decided to grant Can-entered in the book together with comparison with what might be £300, are also included in the will.

HE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON

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

at their Sales Reom, No. 4 & 4A, Duddell Street.

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

Comprising:-.

and can earn pay their way tain C. E. Kingsford Smith and Mr. place, name of father, home village enough money to C. T. C. Ulm honorary commissions in India and even the nearest Post through comfortably with a little in the Royal Australian Air Force Office. Other pages in the little to spare. The average number of Captain Kingsford Smith will be book record the holder's place of days a "casual" works during a appointed to the rank of Squadron-employment, and date of starting month is 28, and the scale of pay Leader, and Mr. Ulm to Flight-such employment, together with a is $2 per day.

Lieutenant.

the holder's dis-

blank space for endorsement by the Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith employer upon enlisted for active service in charge. February, 1915, and later transfer-

ed to the Second Divisional Signal-

RECORD.

£3,675 BULL.

SLAUGHTERED AFTER SALE.

→

£1,500,000 DRIVE.

BIG BRIGHTON SCHEME.

Brighton. A scheme for the con- drive struction of an undercliff from Brighton to Saltdean at a cost of nearly £1,500,000 will come, be- fore the Brighton town council The

scheme was generally approved at a meeting of the famous bull, Calrossie general purposes committee, subject prospective em- Double Event, which was bought by to the approval of the Ministry of authentic Mr. James Sidey, the well-known Transport from which, it is hoped,

There is another section in the

Teak Hatatanda, Glass Cabinets, lers. He embarked for active ser- book in which is recorded the movements out of the Desks, Chesterfield Couch and Arra- vice in May, 1915, served at Gal-holder's

in that

Д very chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Oll lipoll, and while overseas rose to Colony, Paintings, Ornaments, Curios, etc., the rank of sergeant. He was dis-short

charged from the A.1.F. in October, ployer

etc.,

80 time a

can obtain

man,

The

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Teak Dining Tables, Dining 1916, on appointment to a commis- record of the whole time an Indian exporter, for 3,500 guineas at Perth a substandal grant, hood, forth EXQUISITE B. Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Wag-sion in the R.A.F. He was award-watchman had been in Hong Kong, in February, for export to South coming and upon which body a de- gons. Ice Chests, Cutlery, Glass ed. the Military Cross while serving and can immediately discover whe America, has been slaughtered at putation was appointed to wait.

the quarantine station, Buenos The complete length of the under- Ware, Dinner Crockery, Silver as a pilot in the Royal Air Force. ther or not they are employing a Ware, etc., etc.,

Flight-Lieutenant Ulm enlisted in reliable

without having Aires, following the discovery that cliff drive will be three and quarter Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Ward- the A. I. F. in September, 1914, and to go through a wad of recom- it had contracted tuberculosis since miles. It will be 100ft wide and robes with and without Mirror, proceeded overseas with the first mendations the average watchman the tuberculin tests on arrival.

leaving Scotland. It did not pass protected on the south by a sea wall and concrete groins. At- Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw-battalion. He was wounded at usually carriea.

The bull was bred by Captain tractive, subsidiary features of the ers, Washstands, Chamber Stands, Gallipoli, and subsequently return- The possibility of the licences Toilet Crockery, etc., etc.,

ed to Australia, where he was die being passed from one man to an- Macgillivray, of Calrossio, Ross-scheme are the formation of gar- charged in April, 1918. He re other, as is often the case with re- shire, and before leaving this coun- dens and a bathing pool in the enlisted in January, 1917, and serv-commendations, is almost nil with try successfully passed the tuber-space between the roadway and the ed with the 45th Battalion in the new licences, because of the culin tests. France, where he again was wound- stamped photographs and the thumb

also

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.

48 Volumes of The Encyclopediaj

Britannica

1 Gold Calendar and Stop Watch

with 1 Platinum and Gold) Watch Chaln.

Catalogues, will be issued.

On View from Monday, the 23rd July, 1928.-

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 20, 1928,

ed, and was invalided to Australia prints, and in any case, any doubt

in January, 1919.

concerning an applicant can be The award of the Air Force Cruss immediately

get-

verified by

to both men has already been an-ting in touch with Police Head- nounced.

MR. J. McCORMACK.

MR. KREISLER ONE OF HIS ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE.

women.

quarters and merely quoting the record number on the licence. The police keep an independent record book in which every watchman is easily traceable.

да

foot of the cliff.

No record to the holder's character is entered in the licences, but this is kept by the police on Nearly 500 people were present "record cards," information from at the May Fair Hotel, London, to which will be given to a prospective: listen to Mr. John McCormack, the employer on application. Employ- Irish-American tenor. Three-quar-ers who have complaints to make ters of the audience were Ameri- against their watchmen are not ex- cans and three-quarters, too, were pected to endorse the licences, but should report to the police, and Mr. McCormack's power of draw these complaints will be recorded on ing a large audience was such that the "record cards."

These licences are fasued to In- it was necessary, to have, all tho scats in straight rows instead of indian watchmen for a nominal fee comfortable circles as was possible of $1 to cover cost of stamp duty, and as no renewals are required! when the other artists of the pre- yearly, the licences should serve LONDON DIRECTORY sent series of celebrity concerts their holders for a long period. with Provincial & Foreign Sections and were performing.

Upon leaving the Colony, a watch- Trade Headings in Five Languages,

Mr. McCormack was in wonder-man must surrender his licence at enables traders to communicate direct ful voice.

There is wisdom in the annual And they have retained this re- Police Headquarters, but it will with

Few of the audience realised that not be destroyed and the watchman vironment, bracing

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Superintendent. Hong Kong, 19th July, 1928.