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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS L'AMMERTS' AUCTIONS
GENERAL
DRIVING FROM HONGKONG TO
EUROPE: HIGH HOPES
PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION. EXPRESSED BY ROTARIAN
THE undersigned bave received THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday, the 13th December, 1940
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35, Han- kow Road, Kowloon.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Divans, Bedstead,
Wardrobes,
Dressing Tables, Chests of Draw-
ers, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons,
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instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday, the 13th December, 1949
"commencing at 10.30 a.m.
ROUND THE
POLICE COURTS
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Speaking to the Rotary Club of Hongkong yesterday on the topla "Motoring Experiences in South Chins, HOTARIAN V. E, FER- RIER remarked that it sëemed, strange to him how few people here have realised the possibilities of motoring in this part of the world. While talking on the subject, he had, of course, to disregard the Japanese invasion of South China and look back to the first nine the Royal Navy Zymotic Hospital. months of 1938 when the New Territories road system was linked Gap Road, on Monday.
Sgt. Mackenzie. prosecuted. with the roads of China by the construction, in December, 1937, of
GAMBLER GAULED
a bridge and short link road across the frontier.
In theory at least, it was possible j When he came to Canton in Fine of $30 or one month's then to drive from Kowloon right | January 1925, there was pot, as far prisonment was imposed by Mr. through to Saigon, Angkor and as be knew, a single motor road Lowry yesterday, on Chan Wah, Aranya Prades n the Thai frontler, in the province other than those 36, unemployed - seaman,
who at their Godown No. 2, Wood Road. It was also possible to drive from in Canton itself, the speaker said. pleaded guilty to a charge of keep-
Basement,
Kowloon to Hankow, a'distance of From Canton, the furthest one ing the third floor of No. 28 Wynd- 906 miles. He had done the trip | could go by car was to the village ham StreetEast as a gaming of Shaho, à distance of about four house for the purpose of, paikau miles from the town."
on Monday:
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND SUNDRIES
also
Bundle Old Tyres
Bale Old Newspapers
Dining Tables, Armchairs, Chairs, 2 Cases Gourment Powder Chesterfeld Suites, Deaks. Ca-i Drum Powder binets, Bookcases, etc., etc.
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Tientsin Carpets, Rugs, Pictures, Curlos, Ornaments, Clocks, Gramo- phones, Records. E P., Brass. Glass and Porcelain Ware, Electric Lamps and Heaters, Cooking Uten- sils, etc., etc.
also
À QUÁNTITY OF BLACKWOOD
-FURNITURE-
and
3 Bed Room Suites
2 Radio Sets
1 Enamelled Bath
1 "G. E." Refrigerator
-1 Upright Piano by "Moutrie "
1 Upright Piano by
Allison "
1 Mat Bag Bamboo Leaf
2 Baies Chinese Medicine
1 Tub Chinese. Medicine
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.
ITALIAN ARMISTICE COMMISSION" KOME, Dec. 10 (Beuter) - Gen- eral Camille Grosst has been ap- pointed President of the Italian Armistice Commission in Syria in
nimself in May, 1938, the speaker related.
to
One could drive also then trom
"As more and more roads were
Thirteen persams, charged with Kowloon to Shanghai, to Nanking, built, many of them became linked gambling, who were absent 'had to Chungking and Chengti, to together, and others lengthened their ball of $3 estreated. Stan and far greater distances. until it was possible to travel long
Money picked up, amounting There was nothing to prevent one distances, In October, 1937, 1$7.60, was ordered to be put into from driving right through China" tried to drive from Canton to the Poor Box. to the Russian border at Alma | Hongkong; on that occasion I only Ata.
HIGH HOPES
"I must say that I personally have high hopes of driving from Hongkong to Europe someday." Rotarian Ferrier, said: "As" you know, the Burma road has been in
existence now for over a year and when the Japanese withdraw from China, which will probably be in the near future, there will be nothing to prevent one driving from Hongkong to Rangoon vis Kunming.
The trip by car from Calcutta to England has been done on the more than one occasion, so only link missing between Hong- kong and England by this road would be the lack of a road from Rangoon to Calcutta; No doubt in time a road will be constructed
succession to General Pietro Pintor there, though I understand the who was killed in a plane crash dimculties through the tropical On View from Thursday, the 12th on Sunday, according to an official forests in this section are very
December, 1940.
Italian news agency..
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSE FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES
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LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERA
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PUBLIC AUCTION. Approacts to
HE Undersigned have received
structions
to sell by
“PUBLIC AUCTION
Monday, the 16th December, 1948
camtaeneine at co the
at their Bales Room, No. 35, Hans kow Road, Kowtoon.
A Fine Assortment of Dressed Dolls, Wooden and Mechanical Toya, Furniture, Tea Sets, Balloons and 'Bundries.
also
Electrical Toys
On View on Day of Sale.
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Ternis: Cast on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
DUTIONETRA.
a bridge
5 Granulated
starch
9 Number
12 Russlan
river
13 Augury 14 Quarrel 15 Back of the
neck
15 Comparative 18 Sphere of
action
20 One spots 21 Exalts the
spirit of
24 Speech
26 "Taut
TT." Finest
29 Insect
20 Mock attacı
32 Strike
fightly
34 Quiet
38 Imaginary
38 Spring
39 Excessively».
40 Short Jacket
42 Character in
Shakespeare
44 Pertaining
to a blood- distributing
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vessel
46 Destructive.
insect
50 Seat of a
bist.op's authority
51 Otherwise
52 Suk fence
53 Amrinative 34 River
France and
Belgium
55 Newspaper
· paragraph
DOWN
Haster
2 Constella-
tion
3 Chart
4 Folds of clothi.. Places where
the skin is rupturea 6.8o be it 7 Animal jelly
8 Indian of
Tierra del Fueto
$ Cheat
10 Fabricates.
11 Is indebted
17 Narrative
SOLUTION TOMORROW
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19 Close-atting
Jacket
21 Greek letter
22 Part of x
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- camera 4-
Remedies to counteract
polsou
25 Lively 27 Insect egg 28. South
Atricati
Dutch language
31 Imposer: as
a result
38 Wield dill-
gently
25 Narrow
road
37 Town of
Ancient
Greece
39 That which
lubricates
40 Comfortable 41 Woody plant 43 Lay level with the ground KingTM (Spanish)
Dine
48 Pronoun
Scottish cap
Det, Sgt. W. Summers said that' Kot as far as Shumchun where the premises were raided at 11.30 found that there was no road. p.m. by virtue of a warrant, The across the frontier into the Newschool appeared to be frequented Territories," he said....
by fairly well-off people.
FIRST TIME
OCTOBER BLACK-OUT SEQUEL
"On the first Saturday of Jan- | unry, 1938, I drove" right through A. G. Sumad, of No. 32 Fly from Canton to Hongkong for the Dragon Terrace, was summoned frst time and I believe this was before Mr. T. J. Gould yesterday the first private car to accomplish for breach of the lighting regula- the trip; actually, our party was in tion during the black-out on. Det. Two cars, mine and the A. P. C. 29.
car; the party consisted of the Mr. A. el Arculli, appearing for British Consul-General, Mr. A. P. defendant, pleaded not guilty. Blunt, the Canton Manager of the Evidence was given by the four A. P. C. our friend here, Dr. Lan-A R. P wardens and two con- caster, myself and a couple of stables who went to warn defend-" other chaps."
Suci.
.Rotarian Ferrier also gave an Mr. J. E. Kotwall, Divisional interesting account of his trip Warden in charge of Bayview, was from Canton to Hankow, on May called by the defence. He stated 7 to 10, 1938. He did the trip in, that on receiving a report he went a 1930 Chrysler 6-cylinder Sedan to No. 33 Fly Dragon Terrace with Mr. H. Mackenzie, of Hankow, which was about 150 yards from The total distance was 884 miles the report centre. He was satis- and he had used 85 gallons of gaxfied that there was not sumcient The trip cost him HK$118.
light showing from the outside. Rotarian D. C. E. "Middelbury thanked the speaker.
THE GUESTS
Mr. Gould stated that though there was some discrepancies in the evidence of the constables there must have been a sufficient Rotarian Dr. Arthur. Woo pre-ught to attract six people to the sided at the meeting, which was scene, held at the Roof Garden of the
Defendant was found guilty and Hongkong Hotel Visiting Ro-way ned $15.
tarians were Rotarian J. J. Wierink (Canton) and Rotarian: Dr. Lan-
caster (Cariton). Guests were Mr.
Staverman (Sydney), Mr. A. E!
ALLEGED KIDNAPPER IN COURT
¡fore Mr.
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How a girl under the age of 14, Woo (Shanghai), Mr. G. J. F. was enticed away was related be
Himeworth yesterday day when Cheng Shui, 44, and Pun! The defendanta were remanded Best (Chengtu) and Mr. W when a travelling trader, Slu Hen-Man-cheuk, 27, appeared before for 24 hours, Davies (Hongkong).
pan, 39, was charged with Eidnap, him on an assault charge. back ping.
Cheng and Pun were alleged to l
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD
The President welcomed Rotarian W. Yinson Lee from Det-Sgt. Morrison, prosecuting, have assaulted Wong Kwal, 57, Two boatinen, Taut Hung, 34, Malays, During his visit, Rotarian said that the girl, Chan Wat-bing, master of the Ying Fat Loong, No. and Wong Plu, 28, were charged Lee had conveyed the greetings 10. was playing playing at Re-Connaught Road West on Dec. before Mr. Himsworth yesterday of the Rotary Club of Hongkong, clamation Street with another at No. 12 Hennessy Road.
with copapíracy to defraud a. Boat
DANGEROUS DRIVING
to the Rotary Clubs in Singapore play-mate when the defendant got Mr. F. X. d'Almada, representing master, Lok On of a box of fire Malacca. Penang. Ipoh. Kuala into conversation with her and both defendants, pleaded not guilty crackers. Lumpur, Seramban and Klang. promised her to take her to the to the charge.
Each of the two defendants was Rotarian Prof. W. Brown re- country where she could have good
Det-Sgt. J. Bentley is appearing fined $40 or six weeks in prison. minded members of the dinner education, nice food and clothing. Jon behalf of the Police. and smoking concert to be held The girl finally agreed to go away
TRAFFIC SUMMONSES on Friday, Dec. 20. at the Chins when the accused promised to
Several traffic summonses - were, Fleet Club Theatre.
take her to pictures and gave her A fine of $15 was imposed by Mr, heard before Mr. A. M. Macfadyen Rotarian N. J. Perrin. Hon. $2 Hongkong currency and $14.90 Lowry yesterday on Yoong Meng-yesterday. Treasures, announced that sub Chinese money.
pow, who was summoned for driv- Mias P. Scotcher, of No. 291, scriptions toward the Hongkong) The girl and another woman ing without due care and caution Prince Edward Road, summoned Rotary Club's Ambulances and were seen, outside a theatre in at Upper Albert Road on Nov. 11. with failing to obscure with at Moblie Canteens Fund had reached Taipo by a private watchman of
Mr. H, N. Cháu, for defendant, least two thickness of ordinary ..$6,086. Of this sum £300 had Taipo Market who overheard the said that his client had left the bine close woven cloth when tra- been remitted Home and there, woman's requesting the girl to Colony and was in Maincen. He velling at Nathan Road about 7.30 were some 185 members in all change her surname,
said he had instructions to plead pm on Oct. 30 was cautioned. the Colony,
The watchman informed a de- guilty to the offence.
B. Octon, of the Royal Scots, Rotarian Major C. M. Manners tective and as the woman and the Traffic Sub-Insp. F. J. Clarke was also cautioned for leaving announced that a total of 167 girl came out from theatre, with said that at 215 am, that day de his vehicle unattended at Pakhol tickets had been sold for the foot the defendant following, they were fendant was driving his car up street on the north side of Fo Hing ball match to be played on Dec.arrested..
Garden Road, When entering Al Theatre from 10 pm to 1135 pm.. 22. part of the proceeds from which will go to the Fund,
BAKERY ALARM
Hearing was adjourned to thisbert Road the car, which was on on Nov. 11, n by w morning as the defendant pleaded the right side, suddenly swerved A student of the Diocesan Boys' not guilty and wished to call towards the entrance of Govern-School, G, Lynn, was ordered to witnesses,
ment House and the guard there sign a personal bond of $9 for a had to jump saide to avoid the car. period of 12 months yesterday
Quite an alarm was caused when
EUROPEAN CAUTIONED employees at the Lane, Crawford's Stummoned before Mr. Lowry i Bakery, Stubbs - Road, suddenly yesterday for not having a licence detected the smell of ammonia 'dise on the windscreen of his car. gas yesterday about 5 pm.
No. 2384, on Nov. 15 at Queen's Rd. The cause of the leakage, It East, Mr. A. H. Fattydad, of the learned, was the result of a valve (Puble Works Department, WAS to the refrigerating system in the cautioned.
AT KOWLOON
ALLEGED PIRATES REMANDED
Arrested in connexion with the piracy in British waters on Dec. 4
when
be ·waalanned for boarding a moving bus vi
Fine of $5 was imposed on L |Boaxes, of: No. 2, Liberty Avenue, : for driving ing an excessive speed In a controlled area, Nathan Road, on Nov. 11.
bakery bursting open. This was GAÓL TERM FOR PICKPOCKET #hen cargo to the total value of wast
quickly located and the necessary
repairs were erected.
No one was injured.
Solution No. 175. POT¶BIO KAJ FIE
ERATADLERTANY TENNYSO ̈NJE U NE GEES STEELTY OBIE SNEL BAKER KURDARABINEE
ARISEN CASTERN POPLFA EMTARID 1. NA PT¶ASTILE S 11808 EST IN KIT: ERJ218 PATTERS LEATASE ELTY OU KINLTERSE 18 EN
$20,000 stolen Bo Chan-kia, 27, Bo
UNAC. FEOT FINED
Appearing on remand, a. plot Leung Kam-chan, 18, unemploy... Ab-xam, 28, and So Oni-muen, 48, of the Eurasia Airways Company, led, was charged before Mr. Lowry described as fishermen were Chan Wong-ka, 23, represented by yeaterday with attempting to steal charged before Mr. E. Himsworth his wife, was fined $10 for posses- from the person of Mr. D. C. Long: yesterday with piracy and possession of a camera in a protected raine, of No. 1 Bungalow, Stanley,sion of ammunition.
area, Waterloo Road, near York
a fountain pen on Monday at Fed. It was alleged that the defen Road
der Street outside the Hongkong dants held up trading “junk No. The defendant waa' away from Hotel
AM (T5100H near Wagland Lighthouse the Colony on an official flight Defendant pleaded not guilty to shout I am, on Dec. 4. The miss- land has not returned, t LIN the charge but was convicted after ter and crew of the junk were put Ost. Whitley said that the m evidence, and was sentenced to ashore and the junk sailed away had been developed and nothing two months' imprisonment, Leung The cargo included cloth, flour was found against him. had two previous convictions. rice, fertiliser," raw cotton, dried
Det: 8gt. W. Summers prosecut-vegetable, matches, coal, beans,
ASSAULT VASE HEMMANDED
sugar and a bicycle,
On Dec. 814 rounds of ritie
Jewellery, money and clothing,
yayalentendat, ko ammunition were found at an unworth $160, were stolen from No. An adjournment of one-week numbered hut at Cheung Sha 64 Ta Yuen Street, residence was granted by Mr. Lowry yester, Wan
Leung Wal
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