1937-08-24 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1937.

GENERAL NOTICES

THE HONG KONG ELECTRI

CO., LTD.

FOR SALE Selection of the best varieties of Reliable and Tested

FLOWERS AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

from

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. Sutton & Sons Ltd., Reading. able on and after Thursday, 9th Toogood & Sons Ltd., Southampton. September, 1937. Dividend War-Arthur Yates & Co., Sydney.

W. Atlee Burpee & Co. rants may be obtained on appli-

Philadelphia. cation at the Company's Regis- tered Office, P. & 0. Building.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 30TH 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.

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

GRAÇA & CO.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION

to sell be

HE Undersigned have received

Auction on

Thursday, the 26th. Angust, 1937

commencing at 2:30 pm-

at their Sales Buonapar No, SurHarkow Boad Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

comprising

FURNITURE

Chesterfield Suites, Dining Room, and Bed Room Suites, Black Wood Ware, Office Furniture Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, Sideboard, Dining 10 Wyndham Street. Hong Kong. Tables, Chairs, Armchairs, Cutlery,

Established 1896

Ornaments, Pictures, Electric Table Lamps, Sewing Machines, Porcelian & Glass Ware, Brass & EP: Ware, Gas Stove, Cooking Stove, Enamel Bath, Shanghai Bath, Radio Set, Radio Gramophone, Combination Safe, Rattan Ware, etc., etc.

also

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

37, Des Voeux Road, Central or CHINA EMPORIUM,. LTD.

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.

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15

16

17 TIB

19

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57

HORIZONTAL -

1-Level

5-A dance

8-Kingdom in Asia

12-Facility

13-insect

14-Combining form.

Within

15-Deer horn

17-Alters the form of

19-Wild (Scot)

26-Disk of merit ·

Farm animal

[ HORIZONTAL (Cont)

[46–A serpent..

48-Colored twilled-

cotton goods (50–Daze

53-Mend

55-Duke i svet

"Night 57-Having height 58-Rodent {60–Aché :

61-Walk:

62-A letter

[-Navy (abbr.) 63-Friendly associate

VERTICAL

1-Awe

Bolemnly

2-A thoroughfare

tion

ckward

ZZA flower (pl).

60

163

110

131

VERTICAL (Cont.) |11-Rock-plant -

16-Type measure

18-One thousand Afty 21-Expire

24-Not at any time

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vise" not 30-Maritime signal

A compass point

(abbr)

32-By 138-OverturTI |39 Interdict

41-Pardonable 43-Earth (Fr.)

144 Tumults

|46-Sciences 147-A rest

4. Combining form. Esc 48–Eiva hundred one

5-Removed the skin:

definite article

7-Hot va

9-Natural

110-Sams up

above with

149-A title: (abbr.)

53-The dye Ing

52-Small kame

154-A lofty mountain

56-Mineral 59-Because

ring

One Children's Bed Room Suite.. On View from Wednesday, the 25th August, 1987.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd August, 1937.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD

Kowloon Bay Shipbuilders & Repairers, Call Flag: "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

HONG KONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest-points on the Island and Mainland is published:-

ISLAND

Victoria Peak

Feet

1,823

Signal Station

1,774

Mt-Parker

$1,734

Mountain Lodge

1,725

The Eyrie

1,725

Mt. Davis

$77

Bowen Boad (filterbeds)

297

MAINLAND

Feet

Taimoshan...

2,124

Kowloon Peak

1,971

Job Printing

ONARD

SWAPS

AP HEREIN NOT HEREAFTE

WILL SELL or SWAP

1 Deep Sea, Two Speed, 6 Reel,

made by Vom Hofe NZ ha

check, internal breaks, as new. 2. Remington Typewriter · 1

very good condition.

3 Monarch Typewriter 10 in good

condition.

Portable Corana Typex

5 Underwood Typewriter

6 OM Sun TypewriterA Falkirk Eddy Filter

8 Faber's Calculating Rule.. 9 Complete Drawing Set as new 10-Selection of 2,000 Old Books 11 Eight String Banjoling 12 One piece back Violin, with good case, music stand and Some

13 4-fold Blackwood Bedroom

Screen

14 Nest Blackwood Teapoys..

15 Set of Heavy Green Cloth Por-

tiers, 12 pieces, 16 Double Iron Bedstead with Box

Spring Mattress as new. 18 Single Iron Bedstead 17 Double Bed Spring, Mattress.

19 Child's Play Pen,

20 Good Teakwood Sideboard. 21 Teakwood China Cabinet

22 Glass Door Cabinet teak.

23 Long Blackwood Joss Table. 24 Large Cabinet Victrola 25 National Electric Heater. 26 Old Style Teakwood Dresser. 27 Small Teakwood Chest. 28 Coloured China Electric L

with shade to match, on Black wood Stand:

29 8-piece set of Heavy Red Cloth

Portiers

30 Large selection of used Gramo

phone Records.

31 Small Cabinet Victrola. 32 Drop deaf Dining Table

33 Upholstered Teak Corner Seat: 34 Pair Blue Ginger Jars

35

Coloured China. Vase 207.

86 18" Electric Table Fan D.C. 37 Large selection of Text Books for Ships Engineers and Master Mariners.

38

41

Reed's New Guide Book. 39 Newton's Guide for M/Mariners. 40 Marine Engineers Construction

and Dimensions Reference Book Davies Chronometer Tables. 42 Elementaries, Verbals, and Draw- ings for Marine Engineers. 43 Nautical Tables by Raper. 44 Nicholl's Concise Guide for

cond Mates.

45 Reed's Shipowner's and Ship-

master's handy book.

PHONE YOUR SWAPS 30761.

WILL SWAP

WANTED

OR BUY. Portable Typewriters. 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 Motom

Movie Camera Szami Good Movie Projector. Small Cabin Trunk- Good Motor Cycle Office Furniture. Good Gamp Tent Travellers Sazmy Surplus Gld

DO WANTS

FOR GOODS

WE WILL

SODE WANTE HING YO

JR SWAL

GOODS FREE AND CHARGE YOU 10% IF BUSINESS RESULTS. NO RESULTS NO CHARGES.

CENTRAL SALE

ROOMS

11 ICE HOUSE

PHONE 38761