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CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per Share has been de- clared for the six months ended 30th June, 1937, and will be pay- able on and after Thursday, 9th September, 1937. Dividend War- rants may be obtained on appli cation at the Company's Regis- tered Office, P. & O. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 39TH AUGUST. to WEDNESDAY, 8TH SEPTEM. BER (both days inclusive) dur- ing which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By order of the Board of Direc tors.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1937.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED

ADVERTISING

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD..

Kowloon Bay Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag "L* Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

JUST RECEIVED.

FIRST SUPPLY OF

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

SEEDS.

GRACA & CO.,

wenty-five Words three inser“

tions: prepaid $1.

Every ad- for three

ditional, word five

insertions.

• All replies under this heading must be called for.

TUITION

EXPERT instructresses for ladies and young girls in music, shorthand, typ ing, bookkeeping and English and French. Apply 6 Aimai Villas, Austin Road, Kowloon.

FOR SALE

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY 1937-On sale at all Book-stalls and

Wyndham Street: -

SWAPS

HEREAFTEE

WILL SELL or SWAP

Complete Photographic Outfit for Professional or Advanced Ama- teur Photographers.

2 Fabers Calculating Rate:

Complete Drawing. Set as new.

4 Portable Corona Typewriter.

5 Fight String Banjolina.

6 Newton's Guide for M/Mariner

7 Reed's New Guide Book

8 Marine Engineers Construction

and Demensions Ref Book.

9 Elementaries, Verbals and Draw-

10

11

ing for Marine Engineers. Nautical Tables by Raper. Nicholls's Concise Guide for Se cond Mates...

12

14

Davies Chronometer Tables.

13 Nonie's New 2nd Mate Guide.

Reed's useful hints to Sea-going Engineers

16

Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage at the Offices of the Publishers, 3A, 15

Stamps, Religious Goods,

Toys, Etc.

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P.O. Box No. 620.

HONG KONG

Agents for Sutton & Sons, Ltd., Reading. Toogood & Sons, Ltd., Southampton. Arthur Tates & Co., Sydney.

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 spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.

19€

20 21

26

75

HORIZONTAL:

1-Approaches S-Concede 9-To call out 10-Land-measure

12-Smoke carbón 13-Ahead

15-Command --

16-Decay

18-A jerky movement;

20-Greedy.

22-Drunkard-

24-Part of a ship

26-A speck

27-Why

28-A fish

30-Regret extremely

31-Musical; note

32-Gain

33 Amorous glance

35 Plural suffix

35 Compact

38-Tits

40-Because

41–That is (Lat-abbr.).

42-Semi-liquid food

45-Prussian-city 48-Italian river

49-Wrong-doing

51-A-color:

52-Near by 54-Over (contr.)

56-Piece outly

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$7

76

HORIZONTAL(Cont)

57-One (Ger.)

58-Imitáte

59-Employed

VERTICAL (Cont.) 22-Lacerated. 23-Stagger

25-Petitions

|61-Projecting roof edge 27-Owns

63-Valley

64-Period of time.

66-Perch

25-The sheltered side 32-To follow -

34 Elevate

39-Born

|67-Old English measure 37-Corn-spike

68-Act ·

170-Examine :

72-Father

74-Conjunction

75-Sumptuous repast: 76-Lock of hair

VERTICAL

1-Negative - 2-Dry 3-Length measure

4. Very $3-Depart 26-Stext =

7-Small particle &-Preposition S-Leads,

11-Kill by immersion 12-A metal 14-Remarks

|15-A small piece 17 Opera (abbr.) 19-Hinder

The solution of the above will appear in to-morrow's issus.

42-Departs 43-First woman 44-Approve 45-Nome of Greece 46-Heavenly body, 47-Back of the neck 48-A weight measure 50-Smallestrupad 51-A vegetable (pl.) |52-Male singing voice |55-A color |52-The-whole

SC Plural of datum 63-Six**

63-Mirth 65–Affirmative

67-Make a mistake. 69–In respect to 71-A thoroughfare

(abbr.) 73-Pronoun 74-Bonet Lat) 75-Street (abb

Cross-ord

MISCELLANEOUS

Nicholls's Concise Guide.

Calculations for Marine Enginees by Griffin.

17 Reed's Shipowners and Ship

masters Handy Book

18. Brown's Arithmetical Guide for

Marine Engineers.

YOUR VISITING CARDS nestly and promptly printed. "China Mail":19 Office, No. 3A, Wyndham Street, Telephone 20122.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Undersigned have received Tnstructions to sell by Public

Auction on Wednesday, the 18th. August, 1937 commencing at 10.30 a.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods comprising:

Index” of Treatment by va writers 9th Ed

20

Clinical Pathology

-21

Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

Kolle

22

The Practice of Medicine.

23

Textbook of Surgery 2 vols.

24 Brass Band Cornet

25 Used Gramophone Records. 25

27 Small Cabinet Victrola

28

29

DC Table Fan 220 volts. Verity Ceiling Fan

30 Nest Blackwood Teapoys. 31 Moving Coil Loud Speaker.. 32 Teak Sideboard as new.

33 Ladies' Dresser and Stool. 34 Small Teak China Cabinet. 35 Small Teak Chest as new.

-36

Double Bed Box Spring Mattres

37

Single White Iron Bedstead.

38

Pair Leaded Coloured Doors

39

Wool & Artificial Silk, Cotton and Artificial Silk Piece Goods, Arti- ficial Silk & Cotton Handkerchiefs, Stockings & Socks, Neckties, Belts, Shirts Children Dresses & Hats, Jackets, Shorts, Artificial Silk Clothing, Artificial Silk Yarn, Arti-44 Old Sun Typewriter 10

A

ficial Cord, Raincoats, Brass Nails, Torch Light Bulbs, Trimmings, Cotton & Rubber Cloth, Singlets, Various Needles, Mussels, Confec- tionery, Fountain Pens, Pepper, Bird's Nests, Fish Maws, Compoy, Awabi, Shrimps, Cuttle Fish, Metal Press Buttons, Gum Stellac, Sac- charine, Gingseng, Camphor Baroos, Deer Horns, Pearl Macre and Seed, Cow Bezoar, Tung Chung Tso, Sea Horse, Bear Galls, Rhinoceros Hide, Cardamors Sup, etc., etc.

60 Bags Sugar.

also

and

1 Case Cheese.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

On View from Tuesday, the 17th. August, 1937.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 16th. August, 1937.

TEENJORE Positively Heals Itch, Eczema, Impetigo, Hong Kong Foot Used by

ONTON

Old Style Teak Dresser. 40-Gateleg Dining Table new. 41 Upholstered Corner Seat. 42 Chesterfield and Chair. 43 Small Wall Miror in Frame.

45 Remington Typewriter 14′′.

16 Pair Blue Ginger Jars

47

Glass Door Teak Cabinet.

48

49

Coloured China Vase 20** Collection of various China in Assorted Shapes, Colours

Sizes.

50 Collection of Old Coins.

PHONE YOUR SWAPS 3076L

WILL SWAP

WANTED

OR BUY: Portable Typewriter Standard Typewriters. Large Cash Register. Good Adding Machine. Hand Sewing Machine. Dover Coal Stove. Kerosine Cookstove. ~~ Gas Range & Geyser. Standard Sewing Machines. Old Gramophone Records Chesterfield & Chairs. Small Outboard Motor Movie Camera 8mm. Good Movie Projector. Small Cabin Trunks. Good Motor Cycle. Office Furniture. Good Camp Tent. Travellers Samples. Surplus Stocks. Old Stamps & Coins. Books on all-

IF BUSI SULTSINO

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THING, YOD ZLOUR STARS

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YOUR ARGE YOU RESULTS:

CENTRAL SALE

ROOMS

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