1937-08-25 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 25, 1937

GENERAL NOTICES

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-

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

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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.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

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

Kowloon Bay Shipbuilders & Repairers. Call Flag” “L”

Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors

FOR SALE Selection of the best, varieties of Reliable and Tested

FLOWERS AND VEGETABLE SEEDS

from

Sutton & Sons Ltd, Reading

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

HE Undersigned

zed

Pages

SWARS

instructions sell by Public SWAP HEREIN NOT HEREAFTER

WILL SELL or SWAP

Auction-on

Thursday, the 26th. Angust, 1937 commencing at 23 pm.

at their Sales Room

No. 35 Hankow Road Kowloon. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:

Chesterfield Suites, Dining Room and Bed Room Suites, Black Wood Ware, Office Furniture, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers Bedsteads, Dressing Tables Sideboard, Dining Tables, Chairs, Armchairs, Cutlery, Ornaments, Pictures Electric Table Lamps, Sewing Machines, Porcelian & Glass Ware, Brass & E-P. Ware, Gas Stove, Cooking Stove Enamel Bath, Shanghai Bath, Radio Set

1 Deep Sea Two Speed, 6 Reel, made by Vom Hofe NY hand break, harness fittings, optional check internal breaks, as new,

2 Remington Typewr 14 in

very good conditi Monarch

107 in good condition.

Portable Corona Typewrite

6 Old Sun Typewriter. 5 Underwood Typewriter 14”.

7 Falkirk Eddy Filter, 8 Faber's Calculating Rule. 10--Selection of 2,000 Old Books.

9 Complete Drawing Set as new 11 Eight String Banjolina →→ 12 One piece back Violin, with good case, music stand and some music

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Toogood & Sons Ltd., Southampton, Radio Gramophone Combination 14

Arthur Yates & Co., Sydney. W. Atlee Burpee & Co.,

Philadelphia.

By order of the Board of DirecThe opportunity of serv

tors.

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you-will

be a pleasure and your commands will have our best attention.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO, LTD.

GRACA & CO. Agents. 10 Wyndham Street. Hong Kong.

Established 1896

Hong Kong, 29th July, 1937.

DAILY CROSSWORD 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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14-Dramatić dances

17-Filters

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54-Close by.

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Safe, Rattan Ware, etc, etc.

also

One Children's Bed Room Suite. On View from Wednesday, the 25th August, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 23rd August, 1937.

HE Undersigned have received I

instructions to sell by Public Auction

or

Friday the 27th August, 1937 commencing at 230 p.m.

4-fold Blackwood Screen

Nest Blackwood Teapoys

15 Set of Heavy Green Cloth Por-

tiers, 12-pieces,

16 Double Iron Bedstead with Box 17 Double Bed Spring, Mattress. Spring Mattress as new. 18 Single Iron Bedstead od 19 Child's Play Pen,

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Good Teakwood Sideboard. 21-Teakwood China Cabinet. 22 Glass Door Cabinet teak 23 Long Blackwood Joss Table. 24 Large Cabinet Victrola, a 25 National Electric Heater. 27 Small Teakwood Chest. 26. Old Style Teakwood Dresser. 28 Coloured China Electric Lamp with shade to match, on Black- wood Stand.

29 8-piece set of Heavy Red Cloth

Portiers,

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Large selection of used Gramó- phone Records.

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Drop leaf Dining Table. Small Cabinet Victrola.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street A Quantity of Valuable Household 32

Furniture

33 Upholstered Teak Corner Seat

34 Fair Bine Ginger Jara - Coloured China Vase 20"

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Large selection of Text Books for 18" Electric Table Fan Da Ships Engineers and Master Mariners

Newton's Guide for M/Marmers.

Reed's New Guide Book Marine Engineers Construction and Dimensions Reference Book. Davies' Chronometer Tables 42 Elementaries, Verbals, and Draw-

-ings for Marine Engineers.

comprising:-

Iron & Teak Bedsteads, Ward-35 robes, Dressing Tables, Chests of 37 Drawers, Cupboards, Hatstands, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Arm- chairs, Chairs, Ice Chests, Chester field Suites, Desks, Typewriter 40 Tables, Cabinets, Bedroom Tables, Cutlery, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Brass & E. P. Ware, Omaments, Electric Table Lamps & Fans, 43 Nautical Tables by Raper. Gramophones & Records, Oil Paint-Michel's Concise Guide for ings, Pictures,Sewing Machines, 45 Reed's Shipowner's and Ship Carpets, Rugs, Photographic Equip ment, Mosquito Nets, Bookcases, etc., etc.,

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also

A Few Pieces of Black Wood Ware

and

One Ping Pong Table

One Ice Chest (White Frost)

One Enamel Bath

One Radio Set

Two Sextants

On View from Thursday, the 26th

August, 1937.

Terms: Cash on Delibery. ·

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, 24th August, 1937.

WANTED

Wanted Immediately

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master's handy book. PHONE TOUR SWAPS 30761.

WILL SWAP

WANTED

OR BUY. Portable Typewriters. Standard Typewriters. Large Cash Register. Good Adding Machine. Hand Sewing Machine. Dover Coal Store Kerosine Cookstove, - Gas Range & Geyser. Standard Sewing Machines. Old Gramophone Records. Chesterfield & Chairs, Small Outboard Motor- Movie Camera 8mm. Good Movie Projec Small Cabin Trunks Good Motor Cycle. Office Furniture:- Good Camp Tent Travellers Samples.

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NYTHING YOU YOU DONT WANT METHING YOU LIST YOUR SWAPS OR GOODS FOR SALE WITH US. WE WILL ADVERTISE YOUR GOODS FREE AND CHARGE YOU 10% IF BUSINESS RESULTS: NO RESULTS NO CHARGES

CENTRAL SALE ROOMS

TEICE HOUSE ST.

1st Floor

PHONE 20761- Foot of Battery Path