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TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1929.

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Twenty-e Words three inser- tions prepald 81. Every addi- tional word four cents for three Egertions.

All replies under this heading must be called for.

LOST.

LOST.-Black Pointer Bitch, last seen! Jumping off Peak Tram at Bowen Read Station on July 17. Find- or please notify Box No. 014, c/o; "China Mail."

WANTED

WANTED. — Immediately for Bix months. expert Lady Stenographer. Apply Secretary, P.O. Box 22.

SITUATION WANTED

EURASIAN GIRL with experience wants position

NURSEMAID. | as Will live in. Apply Box No. 607, e/o "China Mail"

TO LET.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS,

Public Auctions -

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

THEREAS money has been

collected on behalf of the Hong Kong Dollar Directory Com- pany by a person signing himself THE Undersigned have received. A SMITH without our au-

PRECIOUS SEA WEED experiments that point to the can

THE IMPORTANCE OF DULSE

IN OUR DIET

JODINE AND HEALTH

[By Professor J. Arthur ThomsonĮ Long ago, in College days in Edinburgh, we used to hear the fisher wives from Musselburgh

clusion that a controlled dosage with iodine favours the growth of certain plants, and also renders their chemical routine more effec- tive. But there is need for more experimentation along this line.

The sailor chewing dulse is directly introducing more potas- aium iodide into his food-canal and thus into his blood; but the net

instructions to sell by Public that any receipt signed by the making the "closes" ring with result will be affected by the re-

Auction

thority. WE HEREBY give notice

aforementioned R A. SMITH is WEDNESDAY, the 31st July, 1929 invalid and will not be recognised

by this Company.

ON

commencing at 11 am,

at No. 49, Granville Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD ·

FURNITURE.

(Particulars from Catalogue) On View from Tuesday, the 30th July, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS..

Signed THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

July 29, 1929.

NOTICE.

TNTIL Further Notice, MR. UNJOHN FAERS Auctioneers. therised by us to collect moneys

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1929.

THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON

THURSDAY, the 1st August, 1929

commencing at 2.30 pm

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

Teak Hatstands, Chesterfield Couch

and Armchairs, Glass Cabinets, Desks, Office Chairs,

TO LET-OFFICE in Asiatic Build Electric Table Fans, Ornaments, ing Apply Secretary.

TO LET-Furuished, one room; use of bathroom and kitchen.

Vases. Carpets, Rugs, Gramo- phones and Records, etc., etc.

Teak Dining Tables, Dining Apply: Chairs.

Dinner Waggons, Side- Mrs. Chan, 587, Nathan Road, Kowboards, Dinner Crockery, Glass Icon.

Ware, Ice Chest, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc..

TO LET OR FOR SALE.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Maitresses, Linen, Teak Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrors, Chests of

TO LET OR FOR SALE-On Broad-Drawers, Dressing Tables, Tollet wood Road two semi-detached 5 room- Crockery. Washstands, etc., etc. ed hotises with Tennis Court and Garage to each house...Reply Secre- tary P.Q. Box No. 22.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-On Broadwood Road 3 roomed Hungalow, Reply Secretary P.O. Box No. 22.

MISCELLANEOUS.

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed.~"China_Mail" Office, No. 3A. Wyndham St. Telophone Cen- tral 22.

HOME TUITION,

WESTOYER-STEVENAGE. Within an hour from London. In healthy reighbourhood. SCHOOL for GIRLS

and SMALL BOYS. A few Boarders received in the House of the Principal. Individual care and attention. Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTII CULLEY

For

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

(National Frodel Higher Certificate).

TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to

the late SIEN TING,

14, D'Aguller. Street.

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free.

PHOTO - SUPPLIES

Kodaka and Cameras.

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

ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Bolicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel. No. C. 3459.

26A, Des Voeur Road C

Hong Kon

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS:

The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute - always has men available

ship as watch-

men, seame

Our

by the Fines

Faction.

Please pho

|_ K661 — No

Street, Taumati

* C-2560 — No 36

oyed nger

and

A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Wednesday, the 31st July, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

is all-

and new business on our behalf.

Signed THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO. July 29, 1929.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY siluste al SHAMEEN CANTON

to be sold

By Order of the Mortgagee By

PUBLIC AUCTION

....

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 7th August, 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m. By Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers

at their Auction Rooms, in Duddell Street, Victoria, Hong Kong.

The property consists of:-

gulating thyroid gland, which pro- their penetrating cry: "Wha'll buy duces the influential iodine-contain

and tang. dulse and

ing chemical messenger or my dulse tang ??*

They were hawking the hormone, called thyroxin. This fronds of duise (Rhodymienia thyroid hormone, thyroxin, is essen- palmata) and other seaweeds,tial for the continued health of which were believed to be health body and mind; and the giving and disease-averting.

must be regarded as the controller Modern research has justified of the iodine exchanges in the body. this belief by proving that iodine,

What Iodine Does which is well represented in some

It is plain, however, that a con

organ

of the seaweeds, is a useful, introller's function will not avail if deed "absolutely essential" con- there is an initial deficiency in the stituent of the foud of man and material to be controlled. So we beast. That iodine works against come back to the importance of an goitre and allied deficiency-dis-fadequate supply of lodine in the orders has long been, known more food. All this is expiscated in a or less vaguely, now the fact is masterly way by a Review of

In precise and insistent. our "Iodine in Nutrition," by Dr. J. B. youth it was customary to give Orr and Dr. Isabella Leitch of the. invalids, especially ailing children, Rowelt Institute, Aberdeen, a valu- dishes of carrageen. or "Irishable scientific balance-sheet pub- Moss" (Chondrus crispus), which lished by the Medical Research contains in its gelatinous sub-Council, through His Majesty's stance # good percentage of Stationery Office (2s. 6d.).

A Repulsive Disease jodine.

What Sailors Chew

One of the most repulsive and Even to-day we see sailor-men, humiliating of human diseases is who look defiant of all the ills goitre, which is marked by an en- that flesh is heir to, eating with largement and pathological condi evident gusto the fronds of dulsetion of the thyroid gland, and by bad health. The which they have bought at the associated fish-market. After a longish voy-goitrous gland, once disagreeably age the dulse probably supplies common in some Alpine resorts, is. represented by Derbyshire neck 'some needed vitamin, as well as

and allied disorders in England. iodine. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar, who had for a while to eat grass accompanied by a reduction in its The enlargement of the thyroid is like an ox, was not so far out

fodine content, and the whole body dietetically. In any case, he got

suffers.. This reduction in the better.

maintaining

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AGENTS:

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Alexandra Building.

Telephone Central 763.

;

3

Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark

SHANGHAI.

HONG KONG.

CHY LOONG.

NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER. Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters. Office: 231, Queen's Road Central, 2nd floor. Tel, Central 2530. Factory:-500-504, Canton Road, Yaumati Tel. K. 889.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDER FOR THE CURRENT WEEK

been

ので

The following orders have It has become quite clear that iodine content and in the health-issued by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King.

jodine - containing Acting Captain Superintendent the infinitely little in the way of hormone may be due to other fac- Police:-- inorganic constituents (and we tore, but the main factor is a de- may include some form of iodineficiency in the lodine intake. While under this heading) may be just confined animals in certain regions Chinese Company will attend at the Squad Drill. All recruits of the as indispensable as an infinitely suffer from goitre, their wild re-

Chinese Company

Company's Headquarters to-day, at

The pieces or parcels of ground little quantity of some organie vita-latives that get "salt-lieka" of 5.30 p.m. sharp for squad drill under!

min.

i

at

respectively situate on the British and French Concessions Shameen, Canton, in the Republic

Balancing Life

Living matter is a chemical

L/Sergeant R43 Ts'o Chi-on. Dress -Mufti.

Signalling. The Signalling Squad will attend at the Company's Head- quarters for practice in Morse and Semaphore under Cr. Sergt. R15 Ow Yeung Kin-heng to-morrow at 6 p.DL

iodine remain in vigour.

As regards man, it may be said that in the vast majority of cases firm, usually, if not always, with administration of iodine arrests the "Mind" in the head-office, as growth of the goitrous glands and potent as it is inaccessible. The reduces their size." This seems to visible members of the firm are

us an exhilarating scientific state- not all of the same importance, ment: Savoir pour prevoir, Prevoir for no one will credit a carbo pour pouvoir. Knowledge is fore-sharp. hydrate or & fat with the dignity eight and foresight is power.

Inspection Parade. All ranks of! of a protein. But the point is And if it be asked how man is the Chinese Company will parade at that while none of them is tre to get his "salt-licks," we suppose Central Police Station on Thursday, mendously important by itself, the that the answer is that he must try

of China and respectively known and registered at His Britannic Majesty's Consulate General at Canton as Lot No. 41 and at the LAMMERT BROS,

French Consulate at Canton 33 Auctioneers.Lot No. 22 with the buildings res- Hong Kong, 29th July, 1929. pectively erected thereon and known as BOMANJI BUILDING THE Undersigned have received and THE CLUB HOUSE held for

instructions to sell by Publis/ the residues of terms of 99 years efficiency of the firm is due to the to secure a mixed natural diet, like for the monthly inspection of arms, Auction

way in which the various mem- his fathers before him."John O' bers co-operate, working into one London's Weekly." another's

hands. The visible

ON

FRIDAY, August 2, 1929, commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

A Collection of Valuable POSTAGE STAMPS (Particulars from Catalogue). On View from Thursday, August 1, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,'

Auctioneers. Hong Kong. July 29, 1929.

ench.

of Sale

For Particulars and Conditions

Apply to Messrs. DEACONS, Vendor's Solicitors,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

or to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS. The Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 27th July, 1929.

BRAEMAR TERRACE.

W

A FEW THREE-ROOMED UNFURNISHED

MODERN EUROPEAN FLATS

AVAILABLE NOW. EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE Motor road up to flats

ECHO OF GREAT STORM IN 1908

Commander. Full in at 6:30 pm. 1 equipment, etc. by the Company!

sharp. Dress-White uniform, cap) with white cover; rifle, belt, side-

members of the life-firm are pro- CHEUNGCHAU NOTES arms, truncheon, whistle, armlet, teins, carbohydrates, fats, water, and salts, besides some rather elusive members, whose depart- ment is headed "enzymes," or, in old-fashioned labelling, "ier. mente."

Cheungchow, Yesterday.

Indian Company

badge, "Pocket-Policeman," and note-book to be carried. Those not in possession of uniform will attend in mufti. No member may be absent from this parade without Twenty-one years ago on July 27 leave from the Company's Com- If we isolate the visible mem-

was a night to be remembered by mander. The Equipment Officers bors of the firm they are often those who were on Cheung Chau. will make it a point of being pre- unimpressive (though they may when many of the pioneers fled sent- suddenly exhibit unsuspected

the from collapsing houses into powers of exploiting, advertising, raging storm, while others strug

Parade. All ranks of the Indian thieving, maddening, poisoning);

gled "with doors and shutters to but it is as a firm that they are

Company will parade at Police save their property. so formidable. Life is largely an

Sad news reached the settlement Headquarters on Tuesday, August 6 entente cordiale based on a balon Saturday, a cable from Manila for drill under Sergeant Condon. telling of the death on board the Fall-in at 5.80 p.m. sharp. White Cause of Failure

with white! "Empress of France" of the Rev. uniform, belt and cap But we must go farther and W. M. Robb who with his wife and cover. No member may be abeent recognise that in the materials on daughter, were expecting to spend from this parade without leave from which the essential living matter the Summer at Baguio. Later news the Company Commander. or protoplasm works within the brought the information that Mr. body. there has to be a sustained Robb passed away.

anced synergy of powers.

"balance."

The organisms

on Friday of

Flying Squad The fortnightly patrol of the

It's not Bear Brand RENTAL (lacluding Rates, Taxes coala tu tulance then me that meningitis. He had not been well Hong Kong Section will take place

BEAR BRAND MILK

is always absolutely uniform, safe and pure !.

all

Sold in small and large cans at

grocery stores."

BEAR BRAND

is a natural milk with all the properties for building bone and musele and rich in the three essential vitamins, too 1.

Bale Scouts for HE. * So, Ch

A. B. MOULDER & CO., LTD. China Ballding, Hong Kong

HEST COAL & CHEAPEST PRICE

KHONG HÀNG & CO.

Tel. C. 2736.

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

at 323

Peak

Upper Level 2 $22

Middle Level ...

Central Office $20.00 Kowloon

per ton.

and Water) $110. monthly. Apply :-

Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, SUGAR BOOK OFFICE.

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:

The above prices include dell- Tel. No. 5184 Tel. No. C. 6134

destination.

ALL CARS

REPAIRED

FIAT GARAGE 67A, 67B, Des Voeur Rd. C. Tel. C. 4821.

WIRE NETTING ·

FOR FENCING & POULTRY

Stoclin carried by

A. MING & CO."

105, Des Voeux Road Central Copposite Central Market). Tel. C. 6147.

SPORTING "GUNS AND

ACCESSORIES.

&

GUNS: Greener, Webley Scotts, BSA., J. W. Needham & Balck Freres-Air Rifles Revol vere. S. & W.-Rife Accessories Aperture Sights-Sporting re- suit all quisites Cartridges to bores.

THE HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS & AMMUNITION

STORE... 5-6, Beacon Geld Arcade.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS..

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

have proved failures, or, since news came as a great shock to the on Thursday, August 8. Fall in at Nature is sometimes good-humour-members of the American Reform the Central Police Station at 5.15 ed as well as stringent, they haveed Presbyterian Mission and to his p.m. sharp. Dress--Khaki uniform. The next fortnightly patrol of the subaided into quaint, half-dead many friends here. Our deepest

The following unclaimed tele- survivors, for whom life cannot be sympathy goes out to Mrs. Robb Kowloon Section will take place on much worth living.

and the children, the two elder ones Tuesday, August 13. Fall in at the grams are lying at the office of the Iodine is widely distributed, in being in the States. Mr. Robb was Teim-tsa-tsul Fire Brigade Station Grea. Northern Telegraph Com very small quantities, in minerals, a frequent visitor on the Island and at 5:30 pm sharp. Dress-Khaki pany (Limited) of Denmark:- soils, seas, rivers, and the dust of will be greatly missed as he was uniform.

the air. It is common in plants, one of the ablest preachers and Sharpshooters Company but seaweeds have much more than Bible expositors, and took a pro-

Revolver Practice. Members of freshwater plants, and the latter minent part in the Bible Conference

are richer than terrestrial planta. last Summer. His work as a this Company are reminded of the be held.on As long ago as 1819 Fyfe of Edin-Missionary had been carried on for revolver practice to

(For burgh demonstrated the presence many years at Takling, but lately Sunday, August 4 at 10 am of iodine in sponges; that was eight he had been transferred to details, see last week's orders.)

Arms Licences. Members are years after the discovery of the Loting. element by Courtois, a nitro manu- Great interest has been aroused agam reminded of the urgent neces facturer of Paris. But its occur in the arrival of the new launch sity of being provided with arm's rence is now known to be wide-which made the full day's trips or licences. spread in the animal bedy, from Wednesday last. A description of Khaki Helmets. Khaki helmets freshwater crayfish and snails to the vessel has already appeared in should be drawn from the Police mammals, where it is detectable in the "China Mail. The accommoda- Store on any Saturday morning, as blood and milk, but particularly in tion for passengers is much more con as possible.

the thyroid gland, which lies beside convenient and roomy then on the! ($d.) T. H. KING, S

the voice-box or larynx. W

old boats and the trip is made just Need for Experiments under the hour. There is one com- Crofters near the coast in the plaint that she rolla rather badly, Highlands and elsewhere have but the weather, lately has been

Capt. Supestribendent of Pelice.

often proved the value of manuring squally. The weather (owing to the HONG KONG HEIGHTS their little fields with seaweed; and frequent rains) has been unusually while other constituents are, of cool.

For the information of visitors course, involved, it seems likely Services have been held each that the iodine, relatively abundant Sunday, the Rey R. Reece conduct the following list of some of the in the sea-vare, counts for much,ng the first one and the Revs. Mit highest points on the Island and In any case, there are some precise chell, Bray and Woodward the fol-

RHEUMATISM

2 tablets 3 times daily gives instantaneous reliet

GENASPRIN

For sale at Chemists and Dispensarles

Sole Agenter

WR LOXLEY & CO.

lowing weeks. The Rev. Bastin will be the speaker next Sunday.

Sunday school, and Bible study classes have been conducted and well attended Prayer meetings are beld every Wednesday.

The annual meeting of the Cheung Chau Residents Associa tion will be held early next month and the meetings of the Bible Con- ference later Miss Ruth Paxton, of Shanghal, will be one of the chief speakers

Mainland is published

Victoria Peak

Milladvert, from Dairen. Ivan Sanderson, from Nice.. Oceanfahrt, from Takao. Ernst Hutze, from Shanghai. Pak Ngai, 69, Robinson-rd., from Kobe One P

Soergel, from Shanghai. Ho Chan-lok, 720, Kowloon Tong, from Shanghai.

6. V, JESSEN,

Superintendent.

Hong Kong, 25th July, 1929.

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

The following unclaimed tele. grams are lying at the EE. Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:

China Navigation, from Saigon. Abo, from Cardiff,

Asudamal, e/o -Chellaram, from

9. LACK

Superintendent.

Feet.

Manila.

1823

Signal Station Mt. Parker

1774

1784

Hong Kong, 26th July, 1929.

Mountain Lodge The Eyrie Peak Hotel

1725

1725

1305

Taikoo Sanatorium Mt. Davia

1000

Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297

Feet,

3124

1971

Taimoshan

Mainland

Kowloon Tenk:

877 OLD TAYLOR

AGED BY TIME.