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MENTS.
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Instructions to Sell by
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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY "Arsl THURSDAY,
THE 20Tu, 21st and 2nd SEPTEMBER, 1897,
AT
H.M. NAVAL YARD, 'Eond' Kosa,
AND AT
KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT, CONVINCING EACH DAY AT 9.30 1.M.
WITH AN INTERVAL FROM
12 Noor to 1.30 .
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES.
.tc.. &c., &c.
"Comprising:--
Air Puritying Plant, Money Chaste, Sewing Machine, fntier, Oams. Panching Machine, Uld Lead Battery Plates Rotary Pump and Hones, Boyate Sails. Electrical Bad Wireless Fittings, Glycerine, Old
Cable, Cocking Stoves, Iron. Mattresses, Compiodes, Water Closets and Pans, Dick Kim, Hydraulic Jacks, Table Covers, Carpets, Bags, Mat, Sofar, Bileboard. Tables, Chairs, Old Stori Files, Blankets, Mattlox. Fold-ap Lavatorion. Cam
cavea
Curtains,
Unglazed Tiles. Leather and Metallic Hoses, Metallic Voice
Piping, Old (anvaa Tubing. Old 'orlage, Uld Coir
Mals, "Canvas Bags,
Салтан RDS. ON
olen
THE
INTIMATIONS.
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HE 05ces of XAVIER BROS.. LTD., have been REMOVED
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SEVENTH YEARLY DRAWING OF 20 DEBEN. TURES (1920 ISSUE-8500 Each) of the HONG KONG CLUB, Parable on FRIDAY, the 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1927, will be held in the Cura House, at 11 O'CLOCK A... on THURSDAY, the STH SEPTEMBER, 1924,
Bearers of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing
By Order,
A. E. ABBAS,
Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 27th Arg., 1927. [5283
HONG KONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
Terms of Debenture Conditiona Nos. 12, 13 and 14 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the DRAWING India Rabber, UN Leather and OF 10 ADDITIONAL DEBEN- Dexine. Tarrel Rags, Old Woollen
TURES (1920 Isatz-$500 EACH) of the HONG KONG CLUB, Payable SATURDAY, the Bist MARCH, 1928, will be held in the CLUS Housz, at 11 O'CLOCK LK, THURSDAY, the STE SEPTEMBER, 1927, immediately after the SEVENTH YEARLY DRAWING OF 20 DENTURES.
Old Ненчев, Old Cork, Cocos Not Matting. Asbestos Packing. Od Twill, New Old Fenders, Old fron Canvas Cafting, Uld Felts fron and Steel, Old Sarap Brams, Copper. Eod. Zinc, White Metal, Gan Sital, ma Barings, Zine Bottoms and Ziac Ashes, Brass Tubes, Wood and Iron Lanterns, Loks,
and
Lackle Hooks,
y. Zampe wirs and Miscellanc- ets Ship Fittings Spring Balances Gaugen, Old Steel Tubes, Old Steel Plated, Old Steel Shores, Old Glan, Plate Glass, Old Steel Wire Rope, Dirty Mineral Oil sad Oil Fuel, Chain Cable and Guar. Firs Engine. Davits, Com
Tube
Watches. passer,
Nars-phones, Binozar Clocks, Old
Cable Drugs Air
Kopes, Old Bantins and Brest Wood Canks. Firewood, Sponge
Rathe Anvils, Vices Propeller, Old Steel Tools, Screwing Mahina, Protective Mattresses,
Circulating Purape, Motors of porta, Associatet Engines, Circalar Saws, Pate Flanging Machine, Motor Pumps Refrigerators, Engine Steel, Ebonite Old, Aircraft Floats, Aeroplane Wheels and Propulers, de., Etc.
LOTS MATE INSPECTED ON MONDAY, 19TH SEFTEXBEB, 1927.
LAMMERT BROTHERS,
By Appointment Auctioneers. to the Admiralty. Hong Kong, in zeyn., 1E27. [5300
BY ORDER OF THE OWNER, S
PUBLIC
AUCTION
OF THE UNDERMENTJORĖD
VALUABLE PROPERTIES,
INTIMATIONS.
An American Author on Prohibition.
1
In Mr. T. 8. Striblizu's most interest- ing book, Birthright, which deals with the problems before the United States Tegan to the white and coloured race question,
be noted the following paragraph:
*
The offices and stations of the Chinesa Maritime Customs for Kowloon and District will be closed
TRAM AND LORRY THE C.N.C. DISPUTE
COLLIDE.
SETTLED.
MISHAP AT CAUSEWAY BAY.
Although official confrmation "An alarming crash between "a could not be obtained locally last empty lorry and a tram-car, also night, we have good reason for fortunately without passengers, believing that the China Navigation
the European group by a form Quarantine restrictions have been of collective obedience which, in imposed against arrivals from Czarist times, was expressed in Amoy on account of Cholera. serfdom, and in the present day, is shown in communism. In Russia there has never been that sturdy independence and individualism which
the British people have to public business on Saturday. evolved and expressed in their Government and religion.
A Chinese boy was taken to the occurred at 2.15 p.m. yesterday Soviet system aims at the elimina-injuries to the back of his head in. way Bay.
Kowloon H ́spital suffering from opposite the Psta-Ground, Cause Company dispute has been settled
A conference of those concerned tion of individual considerations. flicted during a fight near Unlong The torry which belonged to the was held in Shanghai yesterday, Nan King Transportation Company and evidently a satisfactory solu-
The
I always keep two or throw glassca among my religions works, in memory The individual is 'relioved of his old market. of the fact that our Lord and Master anxiety and feels that the State' is wrought a miracle at the marriage
feast of Cans, especially to bless the going to take care of him. He may
Indeed, cup.
Petor.
of that miracle at
(not under such a scheme, be able the wedding i how the Probibitionists can defend to achieve distinction by acquiring sir.
sciences, because, logic lly, sir, the miracle of our gracious Lord completely enta the ground from beneath their
was passing one tram when it ran
The death occurred at the Matilda into another coming in the opposite tion was reached, details regarding Hospital yesterday morning of direction. The front framework of which are awaited. Jack Cario, aged 3, son of Mr. and the tram was shattered and all the
their conduct even to their own con- great wealth in the economic worltrs. Caric. The funeral took glass baken. The lorry was even
feet!
but on the other hand he is freed from care i-and it is very im
place later in the day.
45
The Chai Wan murder case was And this from a native born American!portant proviso-if everyone con- continued yesterday before MỸ. “R. tributes his qucta to the common E. Lindsell at the Central Magie stock. Instead of having bis over.tracy. Formal evidence was taken lord to take charge of him he now frem Police Officers. The case was
"
DEWAR'S as the State, but his position is again adjourned.
WHITE
LABEL
SCOTCH WHISKY
OF GREAT AGE.
not essentially different. In many other respects the Soviet system bears an uncommon resemblance to that which preceded it; it is merely Czardom inverted.
A Chinese boy was taken to the No. 39. Robinson Road, suffering Government Civil Hospital from
from fractured skull caused through falling from the roof, of The question naturally arises the house, while he was dying & whether those Chinese who resist kite.
a
more seriously damaged, the engine being torn from the chassis and the various patts scattered on the road.
they had, in the circumstances, a Both drivers escaped unburt, and
very fortunate escape..
CRIME IN SHANGHAL
ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS
" ARRESTED.
SHANGHAI, September 1st. Clever work by municipal police, headed by Detective Sergeant Tel-
THE TROOPING SEASON." fer, yesterday thwarted the well- laid plans of a 'daring kidnapping gang and resulted in the arrest of four mon and one woman and the restoration of a kidnapped boy to his parents.
MOVEMENT OF SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE TROOPS.
"
1927-98 has
The provisional programme for the trooping season
About one month ago the young been issed. From this it appears son of a wealthy Chinese was kid. the changes that, some would seek
that the Somersetshire will leave napped in the Settlement. The kid- to impose upon them may not, after while locking after
"Two Chinese youths had a quarrel Southampton on October 10th for "ppers sent word to the parent
cattle all, be the real benefactors and pre: Wohopshek village in
at Shanghai with reservists. The re- that his soon would be murdered if Shamshui tarn voyage from the China, port he did not pay ransom of $200,000. servers of the Country rather than district. Eventually the smaller will commence on November 17th Yesterday was to have been the those individuals who lightly dis- boy produced a knife and stabbed and will call at whatever ports are day in which to pay the ransom. card the ancient customs. It may the other lad in the abdomen. The necessary en route to Southampton. If it was not forthcoming, the kid be that such people are not really injured boy had to be taken to the The Dorsetshire" is scheduled to rappers had warned, the boy would obstinate aud ignorant, but uncon- Kowloon Hospital.
leave Southampton "for Shanghai br killed. scious agents of the spirit "that
on November 2nd with Royal Air Municipal police, had been work. seeks to preserve the integrity of Chinese $8.000 for having 70 taels the Shanghai Defence Force, Aden, !
Mr. R. F. Lindsell fined a Force details for Chinn, drafts for ing on the case ever since the boy's PRIZE the race,
father had notified them of the It is clear that those of unprepared epium in his posses- Ceylon, Malaya, and China. She kidnapping of the boy. The house MEDALS !
who have forsaken
the ancient sion. The defendant pleaded guilty will call at Gibraltar, Malta, Port 1 which the boy was being detain- paths, who know little or nothing and said he was given of the Confucian cait, who scoff chickens to bring" down to Hong ing turnover of 2nd Bn. Queen's
a crate of Said, Port Sudan, Aden (embarked was located.
Repairing so the house the police.
AWARDED 50
Bearers of Debentures are invited GOLD and
to attend the Drawing.
By Order,
L
A. H. ABBAS,
Acting Secretary, Hong Kong. 27th Aug., 1927. (5284
FOR SALE OR TO BE LET UNFURNISHED.
No. 2, PEAK, LUGARD BOAD.
TIGHT Roomed HOUSE, with
It Never Varies.
Central Heating, Five Bedrooms, A. Four Bathrooms, Three Drying Rooms, Modera Sanitation, Grass Tennis Court and Garden-Apply: LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGN
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in the Colony of Hong-Kong:Apply to the BOARD'S WHARF NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOT MANAGER
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VISIT OF ORIENTAL STROL
LING PLAYERS.
TROPICAL DISEASES.
men
WORLD'S SCIENTISTS TO MEET AT CALCUTTA.
its
at ancestor worship, and scorn the Kong from "Wuchow. He had no and 2nd Bn. Northants Regt), entered and found the four other customs, are not, in any idea the crate contained opium. Colombo (embark turnover of lat and the woman, All tried to essentials Chinese. They cannot,
Welsh Regt), Singapore (Decem cscape and shots were fired by the therefore, ever become the natural) In the Supreme Court yesterday ber 20th), Hong Kong and Shang-police, one of the kidnappers be- interpreters or Toaders of China.orning, before the acting Chief hat. Her return voyage will coming wounded. The case will come Justice (Mr. J. R. Wood) Mr. E.once on January 3rd, 1928, with an in the Provisional Court- In this category we would place L. Agassiz, the Official Receiver, details aboard from China, also the Shanghai. Timer. such persons as EUGENE CHEN.
naked for adjudication It might be argued, of course, Kwong Wing Hing firm, in bank. She reaches Singapore on January of the Shanghai Defence Force details. that the Japanese have successfully ruptey. He said that at the meer 12th and leaves the same day home- on the past. Apart from the fact solution for adjudication was duly and spectacularly turned their backing of creditors on Monday & reward bound vid Colombo and parts. The City of Marseilles embarks that the change may be superficial passed. His Lordship granted the
reservists
Southampton on the experiment has not been application..
February 2nd en route for Shang- sufficiently long, in operation to
hai, calling as necessary,
The Seventh Congress of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical The Theatre Royal will be closed pass judgment-it may be that the
Medicine will be held at Calcutta assimilation of new western ideas
from February 26th until May 10th
in December next. The Congress by Japan is possible because those tions. The City Hall needs a new next year for repairs and altera
is attracting considerable attention throughout India, and particular- ideas are in direct line with, and roof and ceilings are to be installed
ly in Calcutta, not only because this is the first time it has met and not in opposition to, the ideas in the bull rooms. Before the
in India, but ou account of the formerly prevailing. Japan is an Theatre is closed, the public will
importance and the great interest of the subjects to be discussed. island country, with an
have the opportunity of seeing the ancient
The use of the Lee Theatre for
Overseas Visitors. military tradition and a centralised
"The Quaints" and the "Benford European entertainment. will be in-
The Congress will open Comedy Company" The former nugurated on Tuesday, September session on Monday, December 5th, political_gystem-o-that the pew will pay a return visit here towards 13th, when the Oriental Scrolling House,
in the Calcutta University Senate forms merely provide scope for the the end of the month and the latter Players, and the Band of the ist the Governor of Bengal will pre- at which His Excellency expression of the former aims. Company is due to arrive here on
Battalion Chinese civilisation is much more February 6th next year.
The Northamptonshire side, in the unavoidable absence of Regt., specially engaged for the Stanley Jackson has taken a very His Excellency the Voceroy. Sir rigid and less capable of madi.
ocension, will commence a abort great interest in the organization fication: Her whole history has
Among those on board..
of the Congress. proved her capacity to absorb and ans, which arrived in port yes-
The Oriental Strolling Players, Government House to members and There is to be a reception at denationalise others, to merge or
terday morning, were the Hon. Bir most of whose members are new to delegates on the evening of the R OOMS.Hong Kong, Kowloon THERE is a theory that the
single, double, Flats furnished or
destroy them, but never has she and a son and daughter. They are Shanghai, and are at present re-party at which the citizens of Cal- John McWhae, K.B., Lady McWhae Hong Kong, have arrived from opening day, and on Friday Their unfurnished. Flat for disposal with practices which have evolved in tendency to yield to the alien; John has for many years been one
evstoms, habits and Governmental shown any versatility or the least booked through to Yokohama. Sir hearsing a number of very attrac- cutta will have an opportunity of Excellencies will give a garden fornitore House $30,000 wanted. Also 30,000 Sq. ft. land on Peak.
any particular tribe or nation either politically or socially. The of the leading personalities in assured of a first class entertain overseas and from different parts tive programmes. The public are meeting the visitors both from SMALL INVESTORS. Tel 0, 4630,
definite purpose as the reformer in China, therefore, if he Melbourne and the State of Vic meat from this talented company. means best suited for preserving wishes to be successful, must toris, and was for à time the The Northamptonshire's band, well-lency the Viceroy the Congress By the kindness of His Excel- the structure of that group. They examine most carefully the new Agent General for Victoria in Las known and under the capable direcSaturday, December, 10th, will be LOST - HONG KONG HOTL on
dinner, the closing night, Sunday Night UNE POCKET correspond to some inner tribal idea he seeks to impose and see don. He has been chairman of the tion of the Bandmaster, Mr. W. held at Belvedere. His Excellency WALLET, Brown, contained Money and need and survive because they are if it is in keeping with that which Melbourne Stock Exchange and is Cresswell, LR.A.M., has delighted the Governor of Bengal will pre- Suspehote which are only of value to M13585.LAMMERT BEOS,Auctioneers Owner-Founder please Hetara to HONG appropriate expressions of the has prevailed in the past. He must
largely connected with KONG HOTEL.
Hong Kong audiences on pastoral
side and all the foreign members {#73
genius of the people. Attempts to build up on what exists, seeking to
many and delegates will be present as properties.
occasions. transform a nation by uprooting modify in one place
Sents may
the guests of the Government of now be booked at India. these cherished customs are, as a emphasise in another, but always HEALTH OF THE COLONY, accommodation
Moutric's. The theatre has seating sections will be directed by men The proceedings in the various general rule, doomed to failure paying revereade
for over 2,000 like Sir Ronald Ross, Sir Malcolm people, and is cool and comfortable. Watson, Sir Leonard Rogers," Dr. A new tram-line extension having Lien Teh, Dr. Herser, Dr. Bentley, Behuffner, Dr. Fletcher, Dr. Wu- been laid to the theatre, it is hoped Lieut.-Col. McCarrison, and others, that by the opening night, special all-well-known authorities on their
conclusion of each performance. trams to wait for the public at the arrangements may be made for own subjects t
No. 53, on which is situated the
TAL WAN GLASS FACTORY.
This Lot is silnata at KOWLOON WANTED Roomed HOUSE
BAY:"
Mid-levels or
nes?
PLAX TRAM preferred. Apply Box
(512)
A FISH POND situsle at NEW No. 5121, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.
KOWLOON INLAND LOT No.
B is the NEW TERRITORIES. LOT Now! 5903 And 5918 ia
SURVEY DISTRICT 1 in the NEW TERRITORIES (Agricul. tural Lota)
To Z SOLD
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
THURSDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1927, AT 3 O'CLOCK .. IN FOUR LOTS
Ax
AT THEIR SALES ROOM,
No. 8, DUDUR STREET, BONG Kone.
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Hong Kong, 18th Aug, 1927, (5233
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
TO LET
OFFICES
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CENTRAL
DRAFT Programmer and Entry APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO.
for the. SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1927, ad-MONDAY 1070CTOBER, 1927 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained at the Rics COURSE, Hono Коне
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CHINA.
and
to
7 ENTERIC CASES LAST WEEK.
to tradition. Usually they have to be abandoned. That is the only way to bring about If persisted in they end by des- any improvement. If he acts other- troying the tribe whose practices wise, his labours, as many have have been changed. It is because already learned to their cost, will such people as the Red Indians and be in vain. China more than any notifiable diseases were reported A good many more chees of the Maoris the aborigines cannot other nation is tenacious of her an- last week than for some time pre- adjust themselves successfully to the cent customs. Recognition of that viously. A part from seven fresh new ideas of incoming races, and fact will prevent a great deal of cases of enteric (6 Chinese and 1 at the same time abandon their toforming zeal going to waste. own, that they sink in the racial, struggle.
Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung The French proverb plus ca were among the passengers on the change plus c'est la meme chose "Korea Sfars which left for Ban would seem to have arisen in 'con- Francisco yesterday. nection with those peoples who, ont-
H.M.S. Hermes is leaving Hong wardly and apparently, do take Kong this morning at 150 clock over alien methods. The point is She is proceeding to England, and well illustrated by Russia which has will return to be permanently at attained its present dimensions in tached to the China Station.
Indian) not more than two cases of any disease had occurred. Two of the enteric cases proved-fatal. ̈
The other cases were Cholera 1
11
season.
"
WEATHER REPORT.
FAIR TO-DAY 1-
at. 6.40
p.m.,
of India.
General Programme. The general programme for the Congress Week is. under discussion and will be published shortly. Every endeavour is to be made to "give" foreign delegates and mem-~ bers some impressions of the pre- sent trend of Indian activities in ordinary matters,
science medicine and general culture, add it is hoped that some of the after- week will be devoted to social noons and evenings during the
Yesterday's weather report, fore. (imported and fatal); small-por, cast and remarks, issued by the 2 (1 fatal); diphtheria 1 (fatal); Royal Observatory
functions and to excursions and puerperal fever, 2 (1 "fatal).Alstated:
visite to various places of interest patients were Chinese. There were in addition-to-deaths from intral China & trough-of-low pres-ranged m, which will be shown are A feeble anti-cyclone covers Cen
in and around Calcutta.
fluenza.
scientific exhibition-is-being sure extends from the N. China Sen most recent work in medical re- to Japan.:
search carried out in India by all LOCAL FORECAST :-N. or variable clames of medical men, official and winds, light to moderate, "fair. ¡¡ non-official.
On Monday another. Chinese case of enteric was reported.
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