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Reply giving particulars to Bax No. 699, c/o "China Mail"

onte.

FOR SALE

FOUR VALVE SCREEN Grid Wire- less Set, with loud speaker and, two pair uarphones, in good condition. Apply Box No. 695, c/e "China Mall."

ILONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. --On sale at all book-ställs and at the offices of the Publishers, 3A, Wynd- ham Street,

"COASTWISE"-An interesting book of cartoons depicting Happenings" on the China Coast. Price $1, on sale at the "China Mail" chces, 3A, Wynd- ham Street.

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY, for schools by A. I. Crook, W. Kay and Price $2, on sale W. L. Handysisie. at the publishers, Newspaper Enter- prise, Ltd., 3A, Wyndham Street.

MISCELLANEOUS

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PRIVATE

TUITION GIVEN.

LESSONS

in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type-

THE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Ninth Extra Race Meeting 10th October, 1931.

FOR SALE.

MAIL.

CHINA

GENERAL NOTICES.

NOTICE.

NY PERSON having a Claus Estate of the An Attractive European Residence galast the

at Taipo.

late No. 14 197 Battery Quarter- master Sei W. HILL, R.A.; ITUATED South of Railway Hong Kong Singapore Brigade

Race No. 2-KWANGSI, HAND between Tai Po and Taipo Royal Artillery is requested to i

CAP-conditions should read:-

in

For China Ponies-"AT" and "A2" Classes. "A1" class pontes, winners of $19,000 or more stakes at any time barred.

By Order.

C. E. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, August 27, 1931.

Q.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE. Opening Daily Official Quotations 27th August, 1931. Next Settlement Day, Monday, 28th Seph, 1991

'STOCK

Banks.

Market Stations, containing 3 ite-lodge same immediately with the Hong Kong Bank.....$ ception Rooms and 4 Bed-rooms, 2 Officer Commanding, Hong Kong Chartered Bank........ Bathrooms, English Batha Atted Singapure Brigade RA, Gun Club, Mercaule Ok,, A&B.

Hill Barracks, Kowloon. with hot and cold water, Flush

Claims received after the first Water-clonet, Fitted for Elvetrle light, Hard wood floors, Lawn, &c. post MONDAY, August S1, 1931,

For further particulars, apply will not be considered. Superintendent of Crown Lands, P.W.D.,, or District Officer, North. Taipo.

HONG KONG. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

of the Sale by Public Auction

to

ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS

Pay-Sales San F

Last dividend and when paid

Jour

Tậpo, Tiêu họ 896. Vi sinh - Aug 10, 31

pii, 774 tomas nga Subject to j

Vec. Tax making is for 100 Mar. 83 Dea. For 1/Tax... Apr. —, 31

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May 18, 31

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Bank of Asia.......

Insurances. Canton loi.

Union, ins,

750

COMPANY MEETINGS China Underwriters 55.05 nos

Th

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144

China Fire, les. .....$

800

Dec.

and $1 for 19

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May 29, 81

H. K. Fire in

Shipping.

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1470 Pec

155 2125 $19

[mnking #na för | 29. Lim

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

ORDINARY GENERAL Douglases $

T MEETING GEN. H. . Strazabosta

be held on MONDAY, the PROMENADE CONCERT era in the above Company will be

31st day of August 1931,

nt

3 pm, at the Offices of the

AT

Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov VOLUNTEER BEADQUARTERS ernor, of one Lot of Crean Land at Shamakuipo, in the

Colony

of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July 1898, with the option of renewal] at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one. further term of 24 years less the inst three days) thereof..

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

G.

Boundary

It

As per al piso, 1981 348

PUBLIC AUCTION. ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction

PART

to be held on MONDAY, the 31st day of August, 1931,

the Offices of the 3 p.m., at

Works Department, by Public Order of Ila Excellency the Gov ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one-furthor-term of 21. years less the last three days there-

of.

ON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28,

ARTISTES-

AT

9.15 P.M..

MRS. NEIL MATHIESON MRS. F. C. E. KENDALL MI. W. M. BARTON", THE CORPS BAND,

ADMISSION

$1.00

(Including tax)

AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by

A. H. CROOK, O.BE.; M.A. W. KAY, MLA,

W. L. HANDYSIDE,, M.A, B.Sc.

PRICE $2.00.

NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS

The Newspaper Enterprise Lid.

China Mail Offices.

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held at the Company's Offices, P. 0. Building ยด MONDAY, August 31st at 11 a.m. for the pur- pose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to the 313 December, 1530.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 24th of August to 31st of August, both days Inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK. & CO., General Managers, Hong Kong,. 19th August, 1931.

FOR SALE.

A Selection of the best varieties of RELIABLE AND TESTED Flower and Vegetable SEEDS

from

Messrs. Sutton & Sons. Reading Messts. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Southampton

Messre. Arthur Yates & Co., Ltd., Sydney.

The opportunity of serving you will be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.

GRACA & CO.,

No. 10. Wyndham Street.

P. O. Box 620. Hoan Hong

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but

our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and 'sitho,)

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE, Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON. FRIDAY, August 28, 1931,

- commencing at 12 noon,

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

writing. Termia moderate. B, Almat 130 Cases Green Peas..

Villas, Austin Road, Kowloom.

HOME TUITION..

WESTOVER-STEVENAGE. Within an hour from Londen. In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL for.GIRIS and SMALL FOYS, A few Boarders received in the Ilonso of the Principál. Individual care and attention... Particulars apply to:

MISS RUTH CULLEY,

For

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

30 Dozen Socks.

1 Bale Cotton Yarn

1 Bale Mechanical Printing Paper

6. Sacks Flour

and

A Quantity of

FURNITURE AND

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS: Torma: Cash on Delivery.

CAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneerá. Hong Kong, August 27, 1931. THE Undersigned have received

Auction,

National Frodol Higher T instructions to sell by Public

(Certificate),

Job Printing

THE

REASONABLE

PRICES

י.

ON

SATURDAY, August 29, 1931,

commencing at 11 am,

at thoir Sales Roots,

Dúddell Street.

A Quantity of.

LADIES DRESSES, HATS, SHOES, SOCKS, ETC. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, August, 27, 1931, -

HORIZONTAL 1-Altar end of, a

church 5-Olympiad (abbr)

Ta henlage

11-Runs away

12-Army Corps (abbr.); 14-Organs of hearing 18-Tumult

16-Country of Europe

(abbr.)

18-Proceeded rapidly 20-A term "

22-Before

23-Entrance

16

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(Def.) ...$ Shells Bearer../.

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Mining.

Bengurts Kailan Mining Aði 1/2 Langkats (Singk) ... Th. Shai Exploration...The.

Loans..........

Raubs'........ Venezuela Guld Fields $

Docks, WharvOO, Godowns; &ee.

1.10

H. K. K. Whatves....# H. K. W. Docks...$ Souch Ch. Moters (4) S (D) S China Providents (old) $ 5.65 (Dew) $ 2.30 Hongkews ......... Tla

N. Engineering...T Shanghai Dock ... The Lande, Hotels &

· Building..

H.K. & S. Ha, (old) $ (new)5 ́(I.K. Lande .............. Shanghai Lands Th F phreys (old) (new)

H. K. Realties

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CLAREMONT

PRIVATE HOTEL - Austin Road, Kowloon. (Facing the Kowloon Cricket

·Club. Four minutes from ferry by bus)

Suites of rooms (single and double), hot and cold water system, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached. EXCLUSIVE TABLE entirely under Europian management

Hotel has a splendid aspect is one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible.

Terme very moderate. Resor vations by letter or cable.

CLAREMONT

Tels.: 87380 & 87335 (Private). Telegraphic Add.: "Fern" H.K. Our motto la "SERVICE."

28/0 Tube 14.05

1. Nuce. 101. 27 contarozig 1931 June 36, 31

3P!n! 4% from 1/Tax ̧аpivu 18 {msking for your $1030) Dec, 20, 80 Oct. T. an for 93-10-20

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Mar. 4, 1

for 11:10, [105] | Apr | vo for year #1445

Juts ae, 91

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS. APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions

THE Undersigned have receivel

Feb. Sa, 31 Auction Fending

17.80 17.05.70)

.60...

17

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July 80, 91

92.15 11.05... 17.00 17.00

Jak

Don, 80 cents for 10137. Dec,

terliusly x 1051

Fel. 86 for your 25/2-31

July 28, 81

Ewa Catton.....TIs. 18.65

***

Dec. T.0.75, for £150

Mar. 191,81

J

Shanghai Cotton...Th. 100

Ank

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| V. 1-25 for full pour 99-421 11 Oct

May 27 31

Chinese Estates

Cotton Mills,

Zooug Singi Th. 112

Pablic Uilities.

H. K. Tramways.. 1.60... Peak Trams fold) 14.101

(new)....95

Star Ferrics............ Yaumau Ferrics.. $264

China Light

H. K. Electric

! Micro

#

-

j-lume 3 'T, use for year mc1. 11,

| Dec. | Intería in contende 1911 ....

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(Bicie où new}" S-4-3

DOG. 4 Eur 189

Dec. $1.50 fus 185

ON

1

FRIDAY, August 28, 1931,

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, 4. Duddell Street.

• A Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS including China, British Colonies and Hong Kong Jubilee Tall “K”. On View from Thursday, August

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

Aug. 25, 31 (27, 1931.

fune 15, 31

Fel 19,99

June 13 31

Sept. Final 6 ets, ajo yr. 3-4-38. Dec. 15, 80 Dh82.50 for 1930

| Mar. 18, 01

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, August 24, 1931. ·

EXCHANGES.

29.10

614

***

401

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| Dec. | interlin 4% 100 1963

m) Ang. 4, 81

17.60 Dac...wur 1930

Fol, 46, 90

3/9

Ful. 6, 81

ter

12

On London- Bankwire...

Sandakan Light (....$ H.K, Tce, fully paits;

per paid $

382 China Buse T. S'poreTractions(OrdiJay-

[Prel

Industrials:

China Sugars share Malibon Sugari .......

Cald: Macg. Ord....T

Pref....Tix.

: Der A Winge Commisă.

Lane Crawfords (old)...$

13

Mackintosh.......

*h

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12-Semeference

1. Habject has Inconie ux.....!

9.10 July Noua

Do, 75 cents for DTM

| Deal | @zz for Ungi.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

aight

:

11%

Bank, on demand.... 11% Bank, 4 months' sight 11 9/16

months' Credits, 4

1/- 3/16 Documentary, 4.

months' sight, 1/5/16

On Paris-

Mar. 18, 83On demand

Mar. 27,83

Credits, sight

150chay ..

713

HP În Langafolation

JAN

Min $39

Dec.

50 far 98339

Mar. 6, 81

14

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[10]

Dec. 1900,

| Mar. 1.81

Cantor Ice Cemen's (tam.)

(old)......$ (new)....

1:20.80

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130 conta un alij tue deno Coireet on new |

692

10

198 139

H. K. Ropes

montas

21A

---

682%

4/4

Stores, &c.

On Berlin.

18

Deity Farm...*** Watsons

34.00

Mar. 18,91

On demand

Nom.

00% 75 for yine del 3 pod Mar. 13,91

On New York-

On demand

23%

52

... 7.70

Credits, 60 days'

55

100

$7.

(new)...

... 17.00

Feb. Tout dividend for year 2-3-

sight-

24%

**

18 Feb. for yene PETA1 Apr. 30, 31

59

171

On Bombay- Wire...

644.

18.00

04%

62

On Calcutta-

Wire

644

fer

(2.5) for year k13-20 mm | Sept. 27, 80

On demand

644

On Singapore-

On demand

414'

On Manila-

On demand

46%

On Shanghai-

On demand Dollar

On demand

Sovereign

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | VERTICAL" (Cont.) 46-Chief-of, avli upiritu 13-Mitary student 48-Drop

16–Grato 149-Part of "To be** 17-Peruso

60-Opposed to specific (18-A number 62-American

..

Ornithologists

Union (abbr)

55-Mualori note

21-Conjecture

22-Large lake

|24-Camping

|26-Changed the form of

54-Vehicle on rannars 28-Earth (Fr.) ''

66-Unbleached

67-N. contral State

at U, E. (abbr.) 68-Being In want i-Portion

25-Thin, narrow strips 61-Cures, as hidee

of cloth

|02-High Turkish

official 20-Melody

27-To catch under'à

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20-Affirmative

30-8ightless ·

31-Dopma

33-Smilefied

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VERTICAL

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flavor.

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7.

comparition |11-Cooks' evar frg.s

30-A rod for beating

time 12-Bind 83-Bosted 35-Loan

36-Evergreen tros |36-2irl's name

39-Constellation |40–Heavenly body

41-Bow-legged 42-Wooda |44-A potato 149-Planta.

7-A.recess in a wall [60÷8mall saoluded

volley B1-Crowd

64-Gront body>af salt

water

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The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear to-morrow's lasue along with a new crossword puzzle.).

Sinceres

Wa, Powells...a‡

Miscellaneous,

H.K. Amusement (old)

(new "A">$9

마

("B"$ 24.00

C. Entertainment (old)3 (new)3

Sou. Ch. Enterprises...$

1H, K. Construction.....$

B. Ind. G.$ Bands ...$ 74%

H. K, Gavi, Lomar.....$

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks, and Cameras....”, Filma, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES,

Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

{13}

Feby 2 cents for your 22-23 June 17,91 On demand

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18.20 Doo. 30 veule for 1930 Apr. 22; 81

www

,61% Trem) Tuturant bull gearlykhe

ALEXANDER INSTITUT DE BEAUTE

Phone 26169,- Pedder Building ·

(1st Floor) Opposite Entrance to Hong Kong Hotel.

Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waves which are Large, Soft and Natural, Artlatie Finger and Marcel Waves, Oll Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack (any colour), Hair Cutting and. Mani- cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con- Tel. No. 28459.

scientious, Artistic Work by European 26A Des Voeux Road, C. CHARGES MODERATE

Expert, Mr. Alekander,

A. SEK & CO.

Tour 'font.

A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.

On Yokohama-

Tls. 794 7%% dia.

47%

(Bank's

.1/~

buying rate) Silver (per oz.).

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash.

Copper Centes

12 15/16

14% prein. Nominal

...8% prem.

Rate of Native · In-

terest

31⁄2 pa

Chinese Sub. Coin 24%% dis. Hong Kong Sub, Coln. Par.

FOX

COMING

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