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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.

THE

NOTICES.

Phone C. 22

LAMMERT BROS.

FOR

CLASSIFIED

AUCTIONEERS. APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS,

R

NOTICE.

ADVERTISING

Public Auctions

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Twenty-five Words three interTHE Undersigned have received

Lions prepaid $1. Every addi-

tional word four cents for three

insertions.

All replies under this heading must be called. for.

WANTED

secka

WANTED. English Woman ually employment. Capable child's Nurse. Apply to Box 580, e/o "China Mail."

WANTED-For Young English Girl passage or part passage to England

return for services. Reply Mrs. J. McCormack, The Bungalow, Quarty Bay.

TO LET.

TO LET GODOWN, 150, Praya East. -Apply: GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

TO LET 315, Nathan-road, 2nd to r,! 4-roomed flat with flush system. Apply to:-Y. Ire, 337, Nathan-road, Kaw,

Icon.

TO LET-Part of House with farci

Rent ture to be let on the Peak. $100 inclusive. Available immediate- ly. Write 1 0. Box No. 67.

TO LET-One Front and One Backi Room. Can be let together or separ- of kitchen and bathroom. ately; use Apply to: Mrs. Chan, Orient Build- ing. 587, Nathan Bd.

TO LET "Norman Cottage" East, Seth's Corner, Furnished 6 roomed house. Garage for Austin "7" Early Apply to Percy Smith, occupation. Seth & Fleming.

BRAEMAR TERRACE.

A FEW THREE-ROOMED UNFURNISHED MODERN EUROPEAN FLATS AVAILABLE NOW. EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE. Motor road up to flats will be completed soon.

RENTAL (including Rates, Taxes and Water) $110. monthly. Apply :- Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, SUGAR BOOK OFFICE.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE "Burkers," Sui. Wan. A Ane Roomed Bungalow with large Garden. For full particulars apply Box No. 595, e/o "China Mail,"

FOR SALE-Wharfedale Printing Press,

Will in excellent condition. take Sheet Double Demy. Useful for Small Printing Shop. Apply Box No. 504, / "China Mail."

FOR SALE.-Large Rickshaw, in per- fect condition; pneumatic tyres; re- cently overhauled. Can be keen any time. Y.M.C.A., Kowloon.

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed.--"China Mail Office, No. SA, Wyndham St. Telephone Cen- tral 22.

HOME TUITION.

WESTOVER-STEVENAGE. Within en hour from London. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal Individual care and attention. Particulers apply to:

For

MISS RUTH CULLEY

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

You have more assurance by taking

OUR GENUINE CHINESE MEDICINE & PILLS.

on Sale at:

SHING CHAI TONG DRUG STORE,

Established 1892.

180, Queen's Road C. Tel. C. 1853.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodals and Cameras,

Films, Plates and Papers, etc." Developing, Printing and Enlarging.

ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

· Price Moderată.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel No. C. 3459, 26A, Des Vœux Boad C.,

Home Hoan

instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY. April 24, 1929, at 2.30 p.m.,

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

One Motor Car "Standard"

2 Seaters.

On View on Day of Sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

HONG KONG & KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY.

T

CHINA MAIL,

WORLD'S RECORD

LONGEST DISTANCE RACE EVER ATTEMPTED

bels attacked them, but the fact that they had no firearms, or even knives with them, saved their lives. The two travellers are bound not to carry arms of any kind during their trip. The wild tribes in Asia Minor regard the killing of an Mr. unarmed traveller as a dishonour to and the tribe.

100,000 KILOMETRES

Two Czechoslovakiang Bohumil Pospisil, Editor author, with his secretary Mr. Joseph Hubl has arrived in Hong THE QUANTITY OF WATER Kong from Haiphong.

The two travellers started two in the Storage Reservoirs has

months ago from fallen so low that further restric-years, and six tive measures are under considera- Prague, Czechoslovakia, on a mis tion and should an adequate rain- sion to break the World's record of fall, not occur before the end of 40,000 kms. by covering 100,000 April the Water Supply in HONG kms, and orossing all continents, KONG and KOWLOON will be Their enterprise is the longest dis- CUT OFF daily between the hours tance effort of this kind as 100,000 of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from the 1st kms. means two and half times May.

more than the length of the equator.

The most rigid economy in the Auctioneers.consumption of water is now es- sential, and the co-operation of the public in preventing waste is again earnestly requested.

Hong Kong, April 19, 1929,

THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to Bell by Fublic Auction

ON

WEDNESDAY, 24th April, 1929, commencing at 2:30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:---

Teak Hatstands, Desis, Class Cabinets, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Screens, Leather Cover- ed Sofa, Pianos, Gramophones. Re- cords, Carpets, Pictures, Electric Table Fans, Ornaments, Bookcases,

ete., ete.

Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Dinner Crockery, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Teak Sideboards with Mirrors, Ice Chests, Dinner Wag- guns, Kitchen Utensils, etc.. etc.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Ward- rabes with Bevelled Mirrors, Teak Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw- ers, Trunks, Enamelled Baths. Marble Top Washstands, etc., etc. and

A Quantity of

BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

•

HAROLD T. GREASY,

Water Authority, Public Works Department,

Hong Kong, 19th April, 1929.

anatched

Thrilling Escapes Crossing Syria, they experienced thrilling escapes, having been cap. tured by Druss insurgents whe. were at war with the French. In the Arabian desert the travellers stopped by Bedouins, who were

away their clothes and

So. everything they possessed. that they had to run through the barren desert for four days quite and water, nude, lacking food nearly becoming mad by the well Un- known desert hallucinations. conscious, they were picked up by the mysterious Devil Worshippers who live in the mountainous casi Djebel Sindjar.

Travel by all Methods Travelling in the style of modern Marco Polos, the two adventurers have already covered 80,000 kms., travelling on foot, camels, horse

Passing through the snowy back, bullock-carts, elephants, river- boats, motor cars and railways. mountains of Persia they had to They have already passed through fight the "white Death" and several Europe, Asia, the South Seas, and times they just escaped being their itinerary has been marked buried under avalanches of snow by & sojourn in Turkey, Syria, or killed by fanatics. Kurdistan, Arabia, Mesopotamia, In addition to securing valuable Persia, Baluchistan, India, Burma, experiences in China during the the Straits Settlements, Johore, recent internal strife the travellers northern ORDINARY GENERAL Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, were also kidnapped by MEETING A

Kedah, Bella,

Annam, Cochin-China,

Tonkin, China, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea, Japan, the Philippines (Pansy, Luzon, Cebu, Negros, Mindanao and Dutch Sulu Talanda), British and Borneo, the Celebes Island, Bali, Java, and Sumatra.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

pany will be held at the Com- pany's Offees, P. & 0. Building, on MONDAY. the 29th April, 1929, at 11 am..

1

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th of April to 29th of April,

bath days inclusive..

DOUGLAS LAPRAJK & CO. General Managers, Hong Kong, 17th April, 1929.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS

But when they learned bandita. who their involuntary guests were, they released them and even offer- ed financial compensation.

In Mongolia they nearly lost their lives in the terrible snow storm

The called "shurgan."

two Czechoslovakians de Mr. Pospisi, who has previously clared that some times it was easier travelled extensively, felt that this to obtain food and transport in the record must be made by Czecho-less cultured countries than in the slovakians at any cost, and he more advanced ones.

decided with his secretary that this They are full of the spirit of trip must be done within three adventure, searching the dangerous years as compared with the pre-places, crossing the length and vious record of 40,000 kms only | breadth of each country, unlike other (also accomplished within three globe trotters who usually pass years). The travellers earn their along the most frequented tourist living on the way by journalistic points. work and by lecturing on the sub-

Lectures of Travel Nand from MONDAY, 29th|ject of their experiences and dis- The travellers will stay here for days before leaving for

- LIMITED.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

be removed to:

On View from Tuesday, the 28rd HONG KONG, BANK BUILDING April, 1929.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 18th April, 1929.

(4TH FLOOR),

4. DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL. HERBERT R. STURT, Manager.

Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1929.

the public, some

of their newly established Crecho America. Mr. Pospisil is at ser- Rlovak Republic, especially about vice to societies and clubs as well. the industry and commercial re- as to private individuals to deliver lations with foreign countries. lectures and supply information. Besides books of travel Mr. Pospisil, His last lecture is preparing a series of lectures an audience

for different educa- Co., in Haiphong. with pictures

Mr. tional societies of his country and

delivered to Was of the French Radio

Pospisil for the Czechoslovakian Ministry Theospohist for of Education. He has secured al- has his secretary.

has been 3

many years, as Those interest. should com- municate with them at the An effort to establish a record Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. of 100,000 kms. was made five years

THE Undersigned have received

instructions from the Rev. HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. ready many thousands of pictures. ed in the travellers

Mr. G. E. S. Upsdell, to sell by! Public Auction,

ON

at No. 5, Queen's Gardens, A Quantity of

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (wea-

MONDAY, the 29th April, 1929, her permitting) at Happy Valley

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

on SATURDAY, April 27, 1929, commencing at 2.80 p.m.

The first bell will be rang at 2 The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will

$1

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE and

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD WARE (Catalogues will be issued). On View from Sunday, the 28th April, 1929.

Terms-Cash on Delivery..

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1929.

TO-DAY and every day

drop in for a

quick one

at the

>>

ST. FRANCIS

HOTEL.

FREE SNACKS

every day from 10.30 12.30

and

5.30 7.00 p.m.

GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE.

p.m.

be

for all persons including Ladies.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price.

He

First Unsuccessful Attempt

-April 22, 1929. Messrs. A. Brese, R. Bernard. Messrs. E. J. Carmichael, C. A. Calkins, Miss R. Calkins.

aro by another Czechoslovak HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS journalist with his wife and friend. was killed by fanatics when cross, the Arabian they tried to desert. His wife was seriously wounded, her arm being subsequent- ly amputated, while the third com-. panion was mentaly deranged.

through

Misses M. Dareyer, M. Davis, Mr. A. Danjou.

Mr. H. J. Eddo, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Edward

Messrs. A. Folger, R. E. Francis, Mrs. E. Foster, Misa E. Foster.

Mr. J. B. Kemp.

In spite of warnings by the European Press Mr. Pospisil with Members are advised that they his secretary set out and, so far, must show their Badges to obtain has managed to come

Messrs. A. W. Grist, S. P. Gray. whole. admission to the Members' Enclo-

Messrs. A. Hicks, J. L. Harrobin, In Asiatic countries the travellers W. L. Hogen, Dr. F. Hildbrand. sure.

faced danger at Each member has the right to

many points,

Messrs. J. E. Joseph, R. Jacques, while crossing sun-stricken deserts, P. Jacomet. introduce 2 non-members to the Members' Enclosure, tickets for ice-covered mountains, wandering whom can

be obtained from in snow blizzards and through Messrs. Linstead & Davis at 86 jungles full of wild animals or while each, up to Friday, April 26, 1929. breaking into high mountains and The charge for admission for thus encountering motor accidents Ladles to the Members' Enclosure and they once fell down into a pre- will be $2.

cipice. They passed through Each member can obtain, upon Grecce in the time of the revolution application to the

Int Secretary, against General Pangalos, Badges for admission of 2 Ladies Kurdistan they encountered a revolt free of charge.

against Mustapha Kemal, Kurd re-

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Мед etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of the during Hong Kong Jockey Club the Race Meetings.

No children allowed in either

enclosare on any pretext.

Hong Kong, April 20, 1929.

BEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE

KWONG HANG & CO. Tel. C. 2736.

43, Des Voeux Road Central. Government and Admiralty Coal Contractors. HOUSE COAL

13

Peak

..at $23.00 per ton. Upper Level.......» $22.00 | Middle Level ... $21.00 Central Oce »-$20.00 » $17.00

Kowloon

The above prices include dell- very charges to destination.

Tel. No. C. 5134. Tel. No. C. 6134. "CHINA" LADIES HAIR DRESSING

CLOSING SALE

at

FOOK WING & CO.

China Building, Hong Kong for

Canton Shawl, Swatow

Linen, Shanghai Sik,

* and all sorts of

ORIENTAL ART OBJECTS.

SALOON.

Head Office25, Des Voeur Road

Central. Tel. C. 6234.

First Branch

No. 5. D'Aguilar Street. (For Ladies only)

(Telephone No. C. 6234)

Second Branch

Ka, 22, Queen's Road Central (For Ladles & Gents.) (Rear Ground, floor of Kayamally Building).

Your Visit Is cordially welcomed when you will see that our Train- ed Female Hair Dressers give you every satisfaction.

Business Hours :——***

8 am to 7 pm on weeks days,

12 noon to 6. p.m. on Sundays.".

10 NEW

VICTOR Dance RECORDS

that are good for Spring Fever

You'll find the April Victor dance releases are as full of life and melody as the birds in the trees. Some of the big song hits from the recent musical shows and motion pic- ture productions. Together with hot music by the leading dance orchestras, Come in and play them over soon!

Let's Sit and Talk About You-Fox Trot

(from the musical curedy, Hello, Daddy!) With Vocal Refrain Futuristic Rhythm-Fox Tret (from the musical comedy,

Hello, Daddy!) With Vocal Refrain

BEN POLLACK AND HIS PARX CENTRAL ORCHESTRA

Na. 21358, 10-inch

Jericho-Fox Trot (from the Radio picture, Syncopation)

With Vocal Chorus Fil Always Be In Love With You-Waltz With Vocal Chorus

· No: 21870, 10-inch

WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS

Lover, Come Back to Me--Fox Trot

(from the musical comedy, The New Moon) With Vocal Refruin Coquette Waltz (from United Artists picture, Coquette)

With Vocal Refrain

RUDY VALLER AND HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES

No. 21880, 10-inch That's How I Feel About You-For Trot

With Vocal Refrain

WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS That's Her Now!-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain

NAT SHILKRET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA, No. 21881, 10-inch

My Angeline (My Angeleen)—Waltz With Vocal Refraim

KENRY THIS AND HIS HOTEL SINTOR ÖSCHESTRA Can You Blame Me (Cause I Fell in Love With You?)-—-—Walks. JEAN GOLDKETTE AND HIS Oschzetile No. 21871, 10-inch

Four Little Farme-Waltz To Die Dreaming-Waltz INTERNATIONAL NOVELTY OBCERSTRA No. 21877, 10-inch

Wabash Blues-Fox Trot Goin' Back to Tennessee-Fox Trot With Vocal Choru

BOYD SENTÉS AND HIS SENTIMPEDRE No. 21864, 10-inch Veury River-Fox Trol (from First National Vitaphono

picture, Weary River) With Vocal Refrain Deep Night-Fox Trat With Vocal Refrain

RUDY VALLÉE AND HIS CONNECTICUT YARNSE

No. 21868, 10-inch

Button Up Your Overcoat-Fox Trot

(from the musical comedy, Follow Thru) With Yomi Choru My Lucky Star-Fox Trot (from the musical comedy,"

Follow Thru) With Vocal Refrain WARING'S PENNSYLVANIAND

No. 21861, 10-inch

If I Had Yon-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain

All By Yourself in the Moonlight-Fox Trot

IRVING AARONSON AND HIS COMMANDERS No. 21867, 19-inch

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

(Victor Distributors)

Chater Road.

PRIVATE RIGHTS

OWNER OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SUED

The German Courls are to be ask- Miss H. Lillie, Mrs. Lenz, Mr. ed to give a decision on the rights Loong Kwai-lum.

Mr. W. A. McIntosh, Mesars. C. Nopper, A. Nicholson, J. E. Nixon,

Mesars. S. Schofield, T. W. Sut- terle, T. Story.

of private people regarding disturb. ance of their wireless receiving caused by electrical machinery in their neighbourhood.

Several people in Burg, near Nagdeburg, have united to take Messrs. J. Wilkinson, W. Wat-action against the owner of a mough, A. G. Waller, Wong Chuen-cinema whose electric motor causes tak, Wong Fook-sang,

the disturbance.

Brilliant Competition

ruge), (centre inset) pulled a beautiful finish out of his bag of tricks to win the Miami match four-ball match with his partner, Leo Diegel, against Gene Sarazen (left) and Johnny Farrell, left inset. The text big tourna uitat is the Lagorge, which attracts the cream professional talent with a $15,000 purse. The Haig is given better than an ever chance of winning sinue his Miami per- formance, but who can tell in this game of golf? There's a golfer coming for his first big Eastern beurriament and that's Harry Cooper (right), the big tas and green boy from Joplin, Mo., and his chances are mighty good. In fact, any one of the players beaten by Hagen has more than a show.

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 bues. We guarantee satis- faction.

Please phone or call : ----- K.661-

No. 2, Saigon

Street, Yaumati or

C.2560 No. 36, Tung Man Street.

PROMPT

REPAIRS

FIAT GARAGE

67A, 67B, Des Voeux Rd. C Tel. C. 4821.

SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES.

GUNS Greener, Webley & Bentts, B.S.A., J. W. Needham & Ratck Freres Air Rißes Revolvers. 9, & W-Rifle Accessories Aper. ture Sights-Sporting requisites Cartridges to suit all bores. THE HONG KONG SPORTING- ARMS AND AMMUNITION

STORETSALA › 5-6, Beaconsfield Arcade.

TANG YUK, DENTIRE Successor to

the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Aguilar Street.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.