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WEDNESDAY, December 16, 1931. PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
commencing at 2.30 p.m.,
at their Sales Room,
4, Duddell Street,
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
Comprising:-
Teak Hatstands, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Deaks, Chairs, Glass Cabinets, Filing Piano Player, Grand Cabinets, Piano, Gramophones, Records, Oil Paintings, Pictures, Rags, Carpets, Table Lamps, Table Fans, Curios. Oinaments, Tables. Sewing Machine, etc., etc.
Teak Extension Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards with
YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and Bevelled Mirrors, Chest of Draw-
promptly
printed--"China"
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phone 20024.
TUITION GIVEN,
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Teak Bedatends with Mattresses, Box-Spring Sofa, Dressing Tables with Bevelled Mirrorn, Blankets,
Rugs, Aimai Travelling
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and
PRIVATE LESSONS in English, French, Music, Shorthand and Type writing. Terria moderate. 6, Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.
COMING SOON. KING'S
YARDING
AST LYNNE Clive Brook Conrad Nagel
· mom Cloyd Broduction
She welcomed life with open arms-love with a trusting heart.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
A Quantity of
..BLACKWOOD FURNITURE including:
Cupboards, Tea Poys, Chairs,
Jos Tables, Jardiniera, Opium
Stools, Cabinets, etc.. etc.
MONDAY, the to be held on 14th day of December. 1931, at the the Offices of 3 p.m., at
by Works Public
Department, Order of His Excellency the Gov ernor, of one 'Lot of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75) years, 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 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Beglatry
Tong Mi Road ant
Locality.
Morg Kok Road,
Ba Mesecernenia
N. 5.E. W.
.
About
ansal Rental
ON
at No. 78A; Nathan Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On View from Tuesday, Decem- ber 15, 1931.
Catalogues will be issued, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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A months" Justice of the Peace for the Colony Credits, DAY, December 18, 1931.
aight
1/6 4 of Hong Kong.
Documentary, 4 Hong Kong Precedence Table..
months' sight
1/0 % On Paris-
615
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Hong Kong, December 1, 1881.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Hong Kong, December 10, 1931. ¡IKE SHARE CERTIFICATE |
Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
ON
Auction THURSDAY, December 17, 1931, commencing at 10.30 a.m., at No. 6, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Catalogues will be sued. Terms: Cash on Delivery. On View from Wednesday, De- cember 16, 1931,
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THEATRE
NO. 4264 for ONE HUN-1 DRED (100) SHARES numbered 6690/6739, 7868/7893 and 39190/ 39411, in the above Company and! atanding in the name of FRAN- CISCO XAVIER SOARES having been reported lost, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Unless the ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE is pro duced within ONE MONTH from the date herest, it will thereafter be held by the Company as NULL (AND VOID, and a NEW CERTI- FICATE for the said shares will bo isited.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 4th December, 1931.
MISS
ROYAL
HOOK OF HOLLAND
AT 9 P.M.
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 altho.)
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ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
Por the Sale by Publie Auction
On View from Tuesday, Decem- to be held on MONDAY, the
ber 15, 1931.
Terms:--Cash on Delivery. Catalogues will be issued.
LAMMENT BROS,,
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HE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON FRIDAY, December 18, 1931, commencing at. 2.30 p.m...
at their Sales Rooms,
4. Duddel! Street. TOYS: TOYS!! TOYS!!
Sets,
Dolls,
Hornos, Aluminium and Porce- tain Tea Sets, Furniture
Dressed
Dolls, Celluloid Stockings, Rubber Balls, Rubber Footballs, Tennis Rackets, Billiard Tables, Games, Soldiers Railways, Wooden and Mechanical Toys, Crackers, Christmas Tree Decora- tions, etc, etc., etc.,
Also CHOCOLATE, and SWEETS. On View on Day of Sale.. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
14th day of Deceraber, 1931, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong 'Nel Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Klug, survere further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Bale
Begtery. No.
Locality.
Kley Kong Superl
Boundarg.
Nemursmen
1
Fale
sbout
mais pina.! 2,393
£50 CASH FOR POEMS. 250 L offered in Cash Prizes for poems. Fall particulars Tree. MSS. of all descriptions also required, both for book lesse and for magarines. No LAMMERT BROS. reading feen. Current lists and book.
Auctioneereets of commendation on application, Hong Kong, December 12, 1931 ARTHUR I STOCKWELL, LTD.. *20, Ludgate BM, London, England.
162
HORIZONTAL
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3-To brcome blurred 12-Tavern 13-To opread loosely,
as grass, for drying 14-A black sticky substance 15-Specific Gravity
(abbr.) 16-Exlah 17–Girl's naŋgo 20-The garden-
dormouse
24-State in N. W. Venezuela 25-Line the roof of 27-Ago (Post) 28-Ald
29-Curnering
31-To promise' in marriage
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34-A canvas shelter
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43-6mall candia *45–Embarrass,
47-Agin
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154
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159
161
163
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|62~Pertaining to
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30-Conclude
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torota
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Indigo S-Royal Navy (abbr) 46-Observed
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48-An Italian soprano 6-Native of Africa
prima donna 49-A holy person S-Pronoun
62-Furnished with. 10-Cavalry worde
stens |11-Appliad a special process to 119-Falsehoods
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The following Table of Precedence for Hong Kong, which has been,ap-On demand proved by His Majesty the King, Credits, 4 months'
is published for general informa sight
tion:--
085
On Berlin-
1. The Governor or the Olker On demand.
Administering the Government. On New York-
Nom.
2. The Omcer-in-Command of His On demand
241%
Majesty's Naval Forces on the Credits, 60 days' sight 257% China Station, if of, the rank of On Bombay-
Flug Officer, the Senior Officer-Wire ... In-Command of the Troops, if On demand
9614 96
of the rank of General Officer,j: On Culcuita— and the Senior Officer of the Wire
961⁄4
Royal Air Force on the Station On demand
964
above the rank of Air Com-On demand modore, their own relative rank
If of the rank of Air Offeer, On Singapore-
634
On Manila-
On Shanghal-
On demand
Dollar
374 1942 dia.
Ila
On Yokohama→
On demand
40
Sovereigna
(Bank's
buying rate)
1/8 %
20 7/18
Nam.
Nom.
and precedence being deler-On demand ....... 484 mined by the King's Regula-
tions on that subject.
3.
The Chief Justice,
4.
(a) The
Commodore.
Majesty's Dockyard,
(b) The Oficer-in-Command of
His Majesty's Naval Forces
on the China Station, I of!
Silver (per oz.)
the rank of Commodore, Bar Silver in Hong Captain or Commander,
Kong
(e) The Officer-in-Command of Copper Cash
the Troops, if of the rank Copper Cents...... 1 prem.
Rate of Nativo, In- of Brigadier, Colonel or
terest
31⁄2 p.a. Lieutenant Colonel.
Chinese Sub. Coin 26% dis, (d) The Senior Officer of the Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
or
on the
Royal Air Force Station if of the rank of Air Commodore, Group Captain Wing Com- mander. (Their own relative ranki and precedence being determined by the King's Regulations on that sub- ject).
London exchange on page 7.
*MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND."
(Continued from Page 1.) ruption of their parts, and give the audience of their best. The chorus add to the evening's plea- sure, and are given plenty of Coun-scope for their vocal efforts.
5. Members of Executive Council
in their order.
6. The Pulsne Judge.
7. Members of Legislative
cil in their order.
8. Cadet Officers of the
Cluse.
Particularly pleasing are the First Orphan Girls. whose dancing is
a feature of the performance.
One immediately sees that the 9. The Director of Public Works,
if not included in the foregoing culous care, and it is to Mr. W. cast has been chosen with meti-
classes.
10. The Director of Medical and Robertson, that the audience Sanitary Services, if not in- owe a great debt of thanks, for cluded in the foregoing classes.turning a play that is so lacking
of in scope into such a success. 11. The Inspector General
Police, if not included in the forguing classes.
The orchestra under the able baton of Mr. J. L. Gecks,
12. Commandant of the Volunteer A.R.C.M., also share honours
Defence Corpn (if of the rank with the players.
of Colonel).
13. Cadet Officers of not less than
21 years' service.
14. The Director of Education, if
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
Mr. Hook (A widower, a wealthy.
the
not included in the foregoing liqueur distiller), G. W. McLeod,' classes,
Captain Adrian Paap, of
15. The Harbour Master, if not Mounted Artillery quartered at
included
classes.
in the foregoing
16. The Manager of the Railway. 17. The Crown Solicitor.
18. The Registrar, Supreme Court..
19. The Auditor.
Arndyk, F. E. Skinner.
De Lieutenant Mounted Artillery Arndyk, R. E. Pugh.
Coop, of the quartered at
the
Bandmaster Van Vuyt, of Mounted Artillery quarterd at Arndyk, C. Reg. Anderson.
20. Commandant of the Volunteer
Defence Corps (If below the Ludwig Schnapps, (foreman
rank of Colonel).
21. Cadet Officers of from 14 to 21
years' service.
22, The Land Officer.
23. The Superintendent of Prisons. 24. The Director of the Royal Ob-1
servatory.
25. The Official Receiver.
distillery), T: R. Rowell.
of
An Old Policeman, R. S. Spence- layh.
Van Eck, (a very ordinary Dutchman), S. A, Sweet.
Simon Slinks, (a loafer. by the Canal at Arndyk), V. C. Labrum.
Freda Voos, sent to an Orphan
23. The Superintendent of the School at Amsterdam, Judy Court.
Botanical and Forestry Depart- ment.
Notes.
an Orphan Clara Vooa, sent to School at Amsterdam, Tilly Strange.
Gretchen, (manageress at the
Rita
In this table the term Flag Officer distillery). Aleitha Hirst.
An Old Market Woman, means a Naval Officer holding rank
equivalent or superior to that of Cole. Rear-Admiral and General Officer
Mina, (maid to the Hooks), Anne
Hook of Holland),
Ladies of the Chorus.
means a Military Officer holding Moodie. rank equivalent or superior to that Sally, (Misa Doris Bielby. of Major-General.
The precedence of visiting Hilda Arnold, Dorothy Baldwin, diplomatic and consular oficials,
Marjorie Bird, Minnie Boas, Edith whether representing His Majesty's Booth, Olive Brewer, Doris Brooke, Government or Foreign Govern- Margaret Buchanan, Hilda
ments, and the precedence
of
Crof- ton, Olive Dalziel, Sybil Dalziel, Foreign Consular representatives
Ethel Farrar, Rhoda Fowler, Joan stationed in the Colony will be Gecks, Bassic Gill, Norah Holmes,
determined by the Governor on each Eether Hooper, Doric Hunt, pa:Heular occasion on which the Phyllle Hunt, Doris Major, Ellenr question arises.
McLeod, Constance Mitchell, Mar
Marjorie [The many friends of Mr. Lan-garet Russell,
4
Scott,
celot Ruggles Andrewes, an asals- Dorothy Shaw, Elalo Smith, Muriel tant Crown solicitor of Hong Kong, Smith,
Dolly Ruby Specelayh, will congratulate him on hisap Starling. Clara Wadmore, - pointment as an Official Justice of Gentlemen of the Chorus, the Peace, announcement. of which J. W. Baldwin, J. Barnet. R. F. is made in the Government Gazette. Bates, H. J. Best, A. G. Brower, D. Mr. Andrawes originally came to Buchanan, C. G. H. Christian, A. L. the Colony as a solicitor in the local Cole, C. D. Cole, C. C: F. Crofton, law firm of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes G. Duncan, Jur., H. J. Fountain, and Master, and after practising for P. J. Guntrip, S. Hill, A. G. Hum- R. R, a few years, he entered the service phreys, A. C. Jeffreys,
of the Government on October 27, Mathews, A. M. Mitchell, H. P. 1928. Since March 19, 1980, heMorton, F. H. Neale, F. Richard- has served as acting Treasury son, R. S. Rosen, J. H. Shaw, F. 6. Sollaltor In addition to his other Smith, W Stoker, D. R. Thomas, 'duties.]
K. H. Uttley.
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