1929-11-05 — Page 3

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1929.

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

D

Twenty-five Wards three laser- tloan prepaid $1. Every addi- tional word four cents for three Insertions.

1

All replies under this heading must be called for.

\POSITION WANTED.

YOUNG GIRI. needs employment as nursery governess to young children; can teach piano and irst lessons. Apply Box No. 626, en "China Mail."

SITUATIONS WANTED

NOTICES.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

HALF YEARLY

THE

CHINA MAIL,

|RECLAIMING THE require some years yet, and its com-

ZUIDER ZEE

GEN- COLOSSAL DUTCH ENGINEERING

PROJECT

THRAL MEETING of Voting

Members will be held in the Jockey Club Room, Hong Kong Club Annex, on MONDAY, 18th November, 1929, at 5.15 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary, Hong Kong, 1st Nov., 1920.

A GREAT SCHEME

pletion can hardly be expected be fore 1933-4. An aggregate length of between 3 and 4 miles is com-: pleted to date.

The reclamation of the polders, after their enclosure, involves the pumping out of the water, and the permanent drainage of the areas. Then the soll must be rid of its saline content, due to long satura- tlon by sea water, so that a short

WRESTING HUGE TRACTS FROM time must elapse before the land

THE SEA

is actually cultivable. An agricul- ture Commission estimates that it will take six or seven years to bring it to full productivity.

The completion of the enclosure of the first section of submerged land (amounting to about 50,000

The cost of this great project in acres) scheduled to be reclaimed Its entirety, including enclosure works and reclamation, will LAMMERT BROS. from the Zuider Zee, the announce-

exceed 500 ment of which was lately received, probably

million is an event of sufficiently notable guilders, way £40,000,000. It will interest to direct attention to the have the effect of adding no less colossal engineering project of than 7 per cent. to the present area which it forms an essential part. area will be increased by 10 per of the Netherlands, and the arable It is the first fruits of an enterprise reflecting, the greatest credit on the cent. It will drastically change the Dutch people, both as regards its the face of the map. It is an epoch- coastline of the country and alter financial and its technical aspects, muking enterprise. and the routes

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions -

THE Undersigned have received Tindersigned re den ENGLISHMAN, 25 years of age, sir years' experience in Hong Kong. denet Freres to sell by Public Auction,

sires Position. Good knowledge of Bookkeeping, General Office Manage. ment, Typewriting Correspondence & Salesmanship. Speaks Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese Reply Box No. 627, c/o "China Mail."

TUITION

SPECIAL PHYSICAL CULTURE

CLASS.

MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE. Special attention given to stout and stiff ladies whe desire to regain their youthful Agure. School of Dancing for Chikiren and Adults. 24, Ashley Road, Back of Star Theatre (ground floor), Kowloon,

HOME TUITION.

WESTOVER-STEVENAGE, Within an 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. Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY

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

(National Frodel Higher Certificate).

MISCELLANEOUS

ON

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, the 7th & 8th November, 1929, commencing each day at 10.30 a.m.

(with an interval from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.)

at their Store-York Building. THE WHOLE OF THEIR SURPLUS

STOCKS

On View from Wednesday, the 6th November, 1929.

cannot but be followed with inter- national interest and goodwill.

POLICE RESERVE

Schemes for the reclamation, in part or in whole, of the Zuider Zee have attracted the ingenuity of Dutch engineers for a number of Orders For The Current generations. The area of the Netherlands is relatively so small and there is so little land available

The

Acting

Police.

Week

following orders have been

Captain Superintendent of

Armistice Day

for the natural expansion of the sued by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, population, the development of Comprising:-

agriculture and the growth of in- Gold and Silver Watches, Jewel-dustries, that advantage has had to ¡ery, Silver and Plated Ware, Por-be taken of every opportunity of celnin and Cutglass Ware, Lady's wresting from the sea such tracts Reservists for duty in connection with The services of the following Police Fancy Hand Bags. Silver Cups, as have lent themselves to enclosure the

Armistice Day celebrations on Silver Photo Frames, etc., etc: by dykes and embankments, in the Monday, November 11, are accepted,

construction of which the Dutch and they will report as under:- have become adepts. The great in- Chinese Company.-2 Sergeants and and basin lying to the south of the 10. Constables will report at Central Frisian Islands and hemmed in beat 9.30 a.m. to draw revolvers. Dress tween the province of North Hol--White uniform, helmet, belt and land on the West and Friesland, truncheon to be worn. Overijssel, and Guelderland on the 10 Constables will report at Central at Indian Company,-2 Sergeants and East, offered an attractive fleld for 9.30 a.m. to draw revolvers. Dress an operation of this kind. Obvious White uniform, helmet, belt and trun ly it could be performed by the bold chean to be worn. stroke of running a dam across the

Flying Squad.-12 members of the narrow seaward opening and 30 Flying Squad will parade with their cutting off from the sea several machines at Central at 10 a.m. to draw hundred thousand acres of shallow water, which could be pumped out

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers, Hong Kong. 3rd Nov., 1929.

For

TO-DAY

and every day

drop in for a

(quick one"

at the

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."China Mall" Office, No. 3A, Wyndham St. Telephone Cen- tral 22.

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE

BEAUTE

ST. FRANCIS

HOTEL.

revolvers. Dress-Khaki uniform.

Sharpshooters' Co.-8 members of

"The Queen Of Hosiery"

QUEEN'S HOSIERY STORE

announce the opening of their new and up-to-date hosiery establishment at

37 QUEEN'S ROAD C.

on

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6TH, 1929

where a large and interesting variety of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hosiery will be on display.

The Perfect hose is the peculiar product of hose specialists - WE ARE HOSE SPECIALISTS and with confidence we offer you our services and invite

your patronage.

QUEEN'S HOSIERY STORE.

37, Queen's Road C.

OCTOBER RAIN

and the land reclaimed for occupa- this Company will proceed direct to Only .11 inch At Botanic

tion and use.

HISTORY OF THE SCHEME

the stations allotted to them at tho hour arranged. Drea-Khaki ani- form, black belt with pouch and hols ter with revolver..

of the

Until recently, the magnitude of the operation had proved too great

Chinese Company for the financial resources of the Squad Drill--All recruits country and there was an absence Chinese Company will attend at Central of technical data upon which to Police Station on Thursday, at 5.30 found a feasible scheme. It was P.m. sharp for squad drill under not until the formation of the P/Sergeant. R. J. Hunt, Dxes. Zuider Zee Association in 1886 that mufti. investigations were seriously under-bayonets issued

Rifles and Bayonets--All rifies and to members of tho taken, but thereafter, under the Chinese Company..are to be returned energetic direction and able guid to the Police Armoury for inspection ance of Dr. C. Lely, who was at the land overhaul on Thursday, between head of the engineering department, the hours of 5.16 p.m. and 8.00 p.m the problem was carefully worked The Company's Equipment Officer will out in every detail and a programme attend to check the numbers, prepared, in accordance with which

Indian Company

Leave. Constable R209, Amar Dass,

of all, an enclosing dyke from the has been granted 10 months' leave of const of North: Holland, via the absence from the Colony as from island of Wieringen, to a point on November 6.

口

FREE SNACKS

every day from

10.30 - 12.30

and

It was proposed to construct, first

Pedder Bldg.

1st floor. Room 6 Tel. C. 5169.

5.30

7.00 p.m.

GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE..

For the heat Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies & Gentlemen.

Opposite entrance H.K. Hotel.

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS,

MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's

men

Institute always has 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.

For Master Tailoring and

Buperior Workmanship

go to JHAN DAD

6 Wing Lock Building.

Kowloon

Good Fit. Guaranteed. Prices Reasonable. Ring up K. 935.

JUST RECEIVED

FRESH SUPPLY OF

Reliable and Tested Flower and Vegetable SEEDS From &

Mesars, Sutton

Sons. Reading

The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your com-

mands will have our best attention.

GRACA & CO.

You: 104WYNDHAM · STREET,

820 KG HONG, KONG.

the Friesian coust near the town of Parade.All ranks of the Indian Plasm. Then a series of reclama- Company are reminded of the parade tions were to be undertaken in suc-to be held at Police Headquarters un- cession, in the course of which, der P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt to-day, leaving an estuary (Ysselmeer) of at 6.30 p.m. sharp. sufficient area to receive the dis-Indian Company will attend

Recruits Parade. All recruits of the Polico charge of the river Yasel, the fol-Headquarters for squad drill under lowing polders (submerged lands P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt on Tuesday,

would be obtained:-

Tel. No. C. 5194. Tel. No. C. 5134. converted into agricultural areas) November 12, at 5.30 p.m. sharp.

Red Hackle

WHISKY

o different and,

a better drink/

as supplied to

H.R.H.

THE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER HOLYROOD PALACE Azcađa.

W. R. LOXLEY & COA HORR

SPORTING

GUNS AND ACCESSORIES.

&

GUNS Greer, Webley Scotts, B.B.A., J. W. Needham & Kalck Freres Air Rifles-RevoÏ- Ters. 8,2=2V-Rifle Accessories Aperture Bights-Sporting" re- quialter Cartridges to suit në

THE HONG KONG" SPORTING-

WARMS, & AMMUNITION:

RESTORE

acres

The north-west polder of

about

The south-west polder of

about

Dress-Mufti.

•

Gardens

OFFICIAL FIGURES

The following is the official re- cord of the rainfall at the Botanic Gardens in October:

October

3

4

Б

6

10

EARNINGRSH

26

27

Flying Squad Strength-Constable R324, P. A. 60,000 Netland has been taken on the

strength of the Flying Squad, as from 28 140,000 November 1 and posted to the Hong

Kong Section.

The north-east polder of

about

235,000

The weekly instructional patrol of The south-east polder of

the Kowloon Section will take placa about

Fall in at the Taim-tem - 130,000 to-day.

tsui Fire Brigade Station at 5.80 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki uniform.

Total

655,000

p.m. sharp.

The weekly instructional patrol ot: It would take too long to record the Hong Kong Section will take place! the vicissitudes of discussion and on Thursday.. Fall in at the Central debate which followed, the promul- Police Station at 9.15 gation of this scheme. It was the Dress-Khaki uniform. subject of a State Commission.

Sharpshooters' Company which approved it in principle, and

Leave Constable R430, J., C. L. eventually it received Parliament-Wong has been granted three months' fary sanction in 1918. Construc-leave of absence from the Colony as

tional work was not actually com-from October 28.

Inch. 108

31

Total

..11 ins.

THE "MASHER ”.

Madrid Wages War On Street Lovers

Madrid, Spain, September, 28.- menced till 1920, and for the first Revolver Practico. ~ The next Madrid police this summer initiated- five years progress was slow, as the Regular Revolver practice will take a relentless campaign against the Netherlands Government felt that place at the Kennedy Road Range on street "masher" that individual the condition of the national ex-Sunday, November 24, at 10 am.(who cannot let a goodlooking girl chequer during that period did not Belts and holsters to be worn.

pass without' staring at her, and warrant the expenditure of large Arma, Licences, Those members saying: "Guapa!" which might be sums of money. Since 1920, how, who are not yet in possession of arms translated as, "Oh you beautiful |ever, the work has been accelerated

licences (whether for private or Folice thing!" and. It is now making rapid strides. arms) are requested to obtain same at

once, as arma will, in future, be hald on licence only.

́(Sgd.) W. Kent," A.S.P.

Adjutant.

HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS

Mr. E1 C. S. Adkins, “ Messra! Leon Bergheim, Brandel.

Nearly every day one can find a newspaper account of 80-and-80 being arrested, placed in jail and held there at the disposition of the Director of Public Safety for his activities as a "piropo," ns the Spanish masher is known.

Kissed a Gypsy

One of the recent arrests dealt with the case of a 19-year old boy employed in, a wine shop, who N. couldn't resist the temptation to kiss a gypsy girl right in the middle of a street.

A LARGE HOLLAND When the wriber visited the site early in July, at the invitation of Mr. J. A. Ringora, Managing Direc tor of the contracting company for the Works, to whom he is indebted for the information incorporated in this notice, he found that the island of Wieringen had been integrally connected with the mainland to the west, and that 'eastwards from Wieringen and westwards from the Friesian const, two arms of the

Mr. C. A. Calkins. Mr. Bernard Davis, Mr. and enclosing dyke were being rapidly

Apropos of this situation one of pushed out to meet one another in Mrs. P. Ducrest.

|the Madrid dailies recently publish-- Messra. R. E. Francis, P. Fork. ed an interesting cartoon. the middle of the entrance to the

Two Zee, and that southwards of

Mr. and Mrs. H. Holgate, Mr.men were shown in conversation, Wieringen to Medemblyk, another E.. H Hunter.

and the Arat one said: SEMAN Mr. J. E. Joseph. dyke enclosing the first polder (the

"Well, I've discovered a method north-west polder in the above list) Miss H Lillie, Mrs. H. C. Lo. of saying “Gunpa" to the girls with- was completed with the axception

Mrs LW. Platt.

out getting arrested." - of a few hundred yards, the work

"How's that?" the second and on which was expected to be ac Messrs. Paul Schwab, H. Seeger, anks. GEEN ANDE complished by the end of the month. O. G. Sitapson. The construction of the main dyke Mr. J. Turton. Kahout 181⁄2 miles in length) (will [9Mr. 8. 8. Wong.

Mr. H. Hossman.

"I arrange to be appointed a Judge in the many beauty contests how being held,”!

3

EVERSHARP

Companion to the WAHL PEN

Instantaneous

-loaded in a few seconds with #quick, simple movement—that's why so many busy men will use no other pencil but the Eversharp. Couple this quick-loading feature with Eversharp's fine balance, which permits of writing forbours without tiring, and you have the reason behind Eversharp's rapid rise in popularity.

Scle Agonta:— ·

N. S. MOSES & CO., LTD.

4, Queen's Road, C.

Tel. C. 1072.

THE WAHL COMPANY

- touch on the

cap and the Fads drop out automatically. Eversbart is tha world's fastat loading bandh

NEW YORK, U. 5. A.

HEADACHE Lamedlate relief

from

GENASPRIN

for sale at Chemists and Dispensaries

Sole Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

REALISTIC

The realistic Method is al- together new-- DOW way of winding the hair, from the eads toward the scalp-a new wave— nofter, smoother and more natural.

Arrange TO-DAY to have - your Realistic. Permanent

Wave or Rewave.. YAYOI BEAUTY PARLOUR

20, Wyndham Street....

Newly Anived From Peking, CLOISONNE,

Lacquer Ware, Peking Glass, Rugs, Bronze, Beads, Mandarin Coats and Brass for Whole- sale and Retail·

TSUNG HING CLOISONNE STORE, 17, Wyndham street, HONG KONG

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. 8459. 26A, Des Vœux Road C.,

Hong Kon

TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to

the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

ALL CARS REPAIRED

FIAT GARAGE 67A, 87B, Des Voeux Rd. C

Tel, C. 1871.