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ELEGRAM'S.

[Rewter's]

The American Scandals.

· LONDON, 14th June.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JUNE 26 1906.

GLAIS POR LAUNCH HIRK.

VALIDITY OF UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS," In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, bis Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Paiene Judgo, presid- ing, Leung Yau, of No. 104, Des Vieux Road,

REMOVAL OF CEILINGS,

WHO GETS COMPENSATION? Ai the last meeting of the Sanitary Board considerable remarks were made and minutes noted on the subject of the removal of coilings

ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION.

PROGRAMME OF ARRANGEMENTS.

We have received from Capt. John Marchant, honorary secretary, the following communica.

Coroner's INQUIRY,

THE FATAL DOCK ACCIDENT. Mr. H. H. J. Gomperti sat for the first time, stacebis return from England, as Coroner, atthe Magistracy this afternoon, when an inquiry was

At Kansas, four meat-packing companies, sued Leang Lai Chuen, alia A Chee, of No. during the cleansing and disinfecting of pre- tion giving the details of the arrangements ap / held touching the death of one Chan Ha, who

and the Burlington Railroad, have been heavily fined for accepting and giving rebates to two brokers who have been imprisoned.

At Washington, the Attorney General has announced his intention to prosecute the

Standard Oil Tyst.

Obituary.

The death is announced of the Duke of Almodovar, late Spanish Foreign Minister, and president of the Morocco Conference. Later.

· · Russian Qutrages. An officer of the Police was shot dead at Warsaw yesterday.

This makes the hundred and twentieth victim of the terrorists among the police since January, 1905.

Anglo-Egyptian Troubles. Major O'Connell with 350 Camelry and 200 Soudanese, marching through torrential rains, scns of mud, and crossing torrents, re- lloved, on the 14th instant, the garrison of Talodi which had been attacked by Arabs. Major O'Connell then delivered a gene ral attack. The fighting lasted until sunset, the enemy losing 300 killed, and one hundred captured.

There were no British casualties.

[N. C. D. News]

The Intriguing Coreans.

Tokin, 20th June. The jiji urges drastic measures against the Intriguing dignitaries in Coren.

The Kokuin and the Asaki say that hasty steps are advisable as the, protectorate of Japan over Corea is unassailable..

The Resident-General.

"Tokio, 20th June.

Marquis Ito bas left to retum to Secul.

The British Fleet in Japan.

Tokio, 20th June. Vice-Admiral Moore is at Sasebo where he was entertained at an Admiralty dinner last night.

The citizens of Sasebo will entertain the British naval officers to-night

The "Dakota" Breaks the Record.

Yokohama, 20th June. The G. N. S. Dakota arrived here at 2.22 a.m. to-day breaking the record for the passage, The whole time, was 11 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes, and the average speed 15 kuors.

FOREIGN MASTER AND JAPANESE SHIPS.

ACTION OF THE NY.K,

The foreign captains in the service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha are being gradually dis peased with. A vernacular comtemporary observes that immediately peace was restored, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha appointed Captain Ono to the command of a steamer on the Seattle line, and now the Akt-mers and the Sudo-maru are also under command of Japan- ese captains the former by Captain Yagi and the latter by Captain Kato. The steamers on the European and Australian lines are still commanded by foreigners, owing to the in- experience of Japanese captains in dealing with foreign passengers and their want of the know. ledge of foreign languages. Moreover, little confidence is as yet placed in japanese captains by foreign insurance offices. According to the Japan Chronicle, proposal is on foot, however, to appoisi Japanese captains lo, the command of steamers on the European line. The ¡y maru made her last voyage under Captain Mic, a fapanese, as an experiment in this direction,

THE SALE OF FOREIGN STEAMERS.

Soveral foreign steamers have lately found Japanese buyers, notwithstanding the reported over-tonnage under the Japanese flag. The British steamer Pocasset was recently sold by Messrs. Becker & Co. of Kobe and the Ger- man steamer Taifa by Meus. Sato and Co.

A month ortwo ago the Newmarket was sold by Meisri. Dodwell and Co. to the Solian Shosen Gashi Kaisha for Y50,000.

At the present time there are no transactions pending, says the Japan Chronicle.

39, Des Voeux Road, for the recovery of the sum of Syso, money deposited by the plaintiff with the defendant as security for the hire of a steam launch.

Mr Oto Keng Sing appeared for the plaid tiff, and Mr. E. J. Grist, of Meurs. Wilkinson and Grist, represented the defendant.

Mr. Otto Kang Sing said this was an action for recovery of the sum of 5000 money paid for the hire of a lunch, the Fap Sam, on the 6th March, 1995, from the plaintiff by the defendant.

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Flaintiff said he chartered a launch, on the 5th March, 1995, from the defendant. They agreed upon the hire as Stóo per mensem, money to be paid in advance. On that day he paid $160 for the first month's charter. He saw the defendant on the next day, and paid him so. He got a receipt but he lost it. He next made a payment on the 18th April and got a receipt for the amount. On the 12th May another payment was made and a receipt ob ained. The next payment was made on the 31st of June and a receipt was obtained.. That payment was to for a half month, making in all $560. He applied for the return of the 5400 security, but it was not returned to him.

Mr. Grist said the receipts could not go in as they were not stamped.

Mr. Quo Kong Sing said that defendant might have stamped them before coming jate Court,

His Honour: But can you stamp them low?

Mr. Otto Kong Sing: 1 submit so, my Loid i a penalty is allached.

His Honour: Ob is there? But can you stamp a docement after execution?

Mr. Quo Kang Sing: Subject, my Lord, to the penalty.

Bis Honour: But could you stamp a pro- missory note after execution?

Mr. Otto Kong Sing: Well, my Lord, I cannot say that as the documents are of different nature.

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His Honeur: The schedule does not men- tion a receipt. But I am perfectly certain about this, that I cannot accept the receipts as they are, you can go to the stamp man, if you like.

Mr. Grist then cross-examined the plaintiff, but did not shake his evidence-in-chief.

Re-examined by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, wit ness said defendant had offered $120 to settle the claim, but that offer was too late, the action had been already brought.

This closed the case for the plaintiff. Leung Lai Chuen, defendant, and he fert the plaintiff a steamt launch, and received. $400 deposit. The hire was to be 5160 per month. Plaintiff kept the launch for three nod one hall months and charter was due in all $560 That amount, $560, had been paid, but it included the $400 deposited.

Plaintiff did not pay $160 on the 6th March; if he had done so witness would have given him a receipt. On the 18th April he received no money, and did not give the receipt pro- duced. On the 20th May be received $16 and gave the receipt produced for it. receive any money in June. The chops on the receipts were those of his shop, but were cor respondente cliops, and were not used for

receipts,

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He did not

Mr. Grist: Are these receipts all in the same writing?

Witness: The middle one is made out by

the accountant:

His Hongur: Are not they all in the same handwriting?

so | cannot say.

His Honour: But they all appear to me to be in the same writing, and I believe the same hand wrote them all.

Witness: If your Lordship says so, then it must be so. (Laughter.)

m ser; and the question of compensation was discussed and the mattor held over.

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer of Health said he did not understand that the

painting of wood-work, etc., was to take the place of the compensation at present paid for the removal of ceilings. Bye-law No. for the Provention or mitigation of disease ' said that the Board "may recover the cost of such. cleansing and disinfection from the house- holder and compensation goes to such householder," Ceilings are not the property of the householder, s defined by the Ordinance, except when bouseholder meant owner," or when there is no tegant or occu- pier. He was inclined to think that where owners' fixtures were interfered with everything should be put straight and clean afterwards, in tieu of granting compensation. The question was as to whether the cost of making good should be taken as cancelling any claim for compensation, and this matter was to be consi dered.

Yr. Lau Chu Pak said that certainly one of the two courses should be taken-either to make good any damage or pay full com- pensation therefor,

Mr. Humphreys said he fully agreed with Mr. Lau Chu Bak, while Mr. Sholton Hooper said that compensation should cellsinly be paid for all damage done to the property,

The Hoo. the Registrar-General said that all, that was necessary was to invite the aften- tan of the sub-committee to the point, and to say that in the opinion of the Board compensa tion should include the cost of making good the damage.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

JUNKS IN COLLISION.

At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. 11. H. J, Gompertz, the master of a trading juak was charged with causing the death of a coolie in the waters of this Colony on the 23rd. instant,

Inspector Langley prosecuted and the de- fendant, who pleaded "not guilty," was unde- fended,

This case arose out of a collision between a

trading Junk and a fishing boat. At about cleven o'clock on the morning of the 23rd in- stant the defendant hoisted soil and left the harbour on a voyage, said to be to Canion. At that time the fishing junk was at anchor off Stonecutter's Island. The defendant's junk in attempting to pass the other craft was alleged to have collided with it, the force of the im.

pact, it was said, caused one of the men on the 6 bing boat to be thrown into the sea, and he was drowned. is body was recovered by the Water Police yesterday.

The case was remanded until Thursday after-

noon.

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CONSUMPTION OF BEER IN NORTH CHINA.

THE TSINGTAO 'FRODUCT. Mr. Obata, Japanese Consul at Chiefoo, sent the following report to the Government on the consumption of beer in North China-

"Of late years. the Chinese have begun to

a

latake sake in preference to beer, and for

his change cheap Japanese beers go long way. The import into North China of japanese beers has greatly increased in the

to date for the ans and crafts exhibition to be held in October next :-

This exhibition will take place at the City Hall upon three dates to be fixed for the last week in October next.

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H.E. The Governor has kindly consented to be a patron of the exhibition and will open on the first day. H.E. The Admiral will bo asked to open it on the second day, and U.E, The General on the third.

net bli death on June and, at the Kowloon Docks, by falling off the gangway of the a.s. Twickenham into No. 3 dock, a distance of about 45 feet.

The following was the jury impanelled- Mesen. W. M. Stewart, R. Whyle and C. Klinck,

· P.S. 12 O'Sullivan, of lunghom Station, said that at 12.30 p.m. on the 2nd instant, in consequence of a report, he went to Kowloon Docks and saw the body of a man, said to be Chan Ha, lying at the bottom of No. 2 Dock. There was a gangway over the dock, which

The committer, whose names appear 9P*| posile the classes they are superintending, will be largely augmented so as to include old and

ran from the shore to the 8.5. Twickenham, influential residents in the Colasy both Euro- which ship was in the dry-dock at the time, pair and Non-European. The secretary, how

There was a rail on both sides of the gangway, ever sincerely hopes that, though the numbers which was of the semi-circle shape. The highest acually upon the committee must necessarily part of the rail was in the middle of the be fimited, the general public by suggestion gang-way, as usual, and from there it measured and encouragement will form as it were somebing over 3ft. high. One end of the gang. powerful subsidiary committee, and such sugway rested just on the deck of the Twickenham, gestions will always be received with attention and thence a ladder was placed which led to,

the main deck.

and thanks.

Numerous notices, comprehending all rules, &c. of all the classes, will shortly be sent out to the Press and to the Public. The 14th October next has been fixed as the latest date for accepting exhibits.

Exhibitors may sell their exhibits after the exhibition if they wish. No fee will be charged to exhibitors. An entrance fes (to be fixed Inter) will be charged the general Public. The committee reserves to itself the right to refuse exhibits. Arrangements will be made to ensure exhibits and loans against fire, &c. Privately-owned objects of art, whether actually made by the exbibitor or not (eg, paintings, blackwood, lacquer, porcelain, &c) will be wel, comed for exhibition. It has been decided that this shall be purely an exhibition and not a competition. There will therefore be no prizes.

CLASSIFICATION OF EXHIBITS.

The following are the classes into which it has been decided to divide the exhibition toge- ther with the names of the ladies or gentlemen superintending them :-

Class 1. Photography, Mr. Gale, Class 2. Paintings, Sketches, &c., Mr. Sayle, Class 3. Needlework, Lacework, Mrs. Tren- chard Davis.

Drawn Threadwork, &c. Embroidery and Fancy Needlework of every kind, Mrs. Mar-

chant.

Class 4. Woodwork, Woodcarving. Furni- irre, Pokerwork, &c., Wickerwork, Mr. Ram.

Class 5. Miscellaneous Crais, Mt. Lennox Bird.

Sub-divisions: Section 1. Photographic Sec- tion, Superintending Mr. Gale.

Class (1) Amateur (unaided work); (4) Por-, traits and Geare; (6) Landscapes. (a) Ama- tests (the exposure only need be made by the Echibaar); (a) Portraits and Genre; (6), Land- capes, (3) Professional; (a) Portraits and Geore; (8) Landscapes.

RULES. (1) Pictures may be either direct prints or colargements by any process.

(2) Prints may be framed if not they must be mounted

(3) Prints must have the name of the ex- hibitor attached. If possible they also should be titled.

(4) Any number of prints may be sent in for casses 1 and 2; but not more than 6 prints will be received from exhibitors in class 3 of this section.

(5) The Committee will take all reasonable care of prints received far exhibition, but can- not be held responsible for any loss or damage.

(6) Exhibit 'must reach the secretary not later than 14th October, 1906, entry forms ta te sent by 1st October, 1006. For further farticulars of this section apply to C. H. Gale,

Esq., Public Works Department, Hongkong. Printed slips of these rules will be provided..

Section : Paintings, Sculpture, &c., Super- intending, D. Sayle, Esq.

4.

Class: 1. Oils. 2. Miniatures. 3. Black and white drawings-to include pen and ink sketches, pencil, crayon, and stumps. Designs-to include photographs or drawings of buildings signed by the architects; fabrics posters; furniture; vessels and jewellery.

Witnessi i am not good at Chinese writing, past few years. The total value imported last year amounted to Yi,300,000. Although the greater portion of this may have been consum. ed by the Japanese in Manchuria, an increase of Y600,000 is one year must be regarded as signifitent, and this is strong evidence of the marked increase in the demand for Japanese beers in China. The incorporation of the three K cat brewing companies in Japan-the Asabi,

All paintings, drawings and photographs Ebisu, and Sapporo-will save working ex. must be framed. Any seat in without cannot penses, stop useless competition, give them op.be accepted. Glazing is optional. Intending exhibitors are requested to send in forms of Mr. Grist: Well, under the circumstances,portunities to devote their attention to the im-entry before it October, 1 ;of. Exhibits to be sent in by 14th October, 1906. Communications apoa this section to be sent to D. Sayle, Esq., 3, Stewart errace, Peak.

His Honour: That is my opinion, most de- cidedly. The writing is the same and the paper is the same. What have you got to say,

Mr. Grist 7.

don't think I can say anything beyond the fact that the defendant has stated that the chops used are the correspondence chops, and ——.

His Honour: There must be judgment for plaintiff with costs.

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The Coroner-Does this rail form a sup- perl No, your Worship. The rall is only 3ft. in height in the middle, and curves down at each end to the level of the gang-way.

Continuing, witness said it was there- when deceased was trying to get to the ladder leading to the deck-that the accident was said to have occurred. The distance of the deck of the ship to the bottom of the dock was over 45 feet.

The Coroner Was the man carrying any. thing at the time ?—Yes,

Who was in charge of the men -No one, to my knowledge.

Was it raining at the time ?-No,

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Dr. Mcfarlane, of the Kowloon Mortuary, said a post-mortem examination was made on A Chinaman on 3rd June. In witness's opinion death was due to a compound fracture on the base of the skull. There was also a compound | fracture on the right leg.

Were there any more bones broken ?—Yes, several in the skull.

Was death instantaneous ?-Oh, yes.

Yuen Fal, a coalie, said he knew the de- ceased, and the day he died witness was also working in the dock. Be was, at the time of the accident, lowering rods into the engine-room. Witness noticed deceased and another coolie carrying a coil of rope along a gangway. Deceased was behind the coil of rope and the oiber coolie-his uncle-in front. The front man had just reached the ship, when deceased, who was still on the gang-way, lost his footing and fell into the dock below, the coil of rope following him.

A verdict of death, by misadventure waS returned.

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GEO. ROBEY, Prehistoric men, Poor thing, I live underneath, Kindness' Tewarded.

ARTHUR ROBERTS Trial by Jury,

Topsy Turrey, For Thee. LOUIS BRADFIELD and FARKOA in songs from all the latest operas. ANDREW BLACK. Annie Laurie, Piper

O'Dundee, Land o' the Leal, Mac Gregor's Gathering, Banks of Allen Water, March of the Cameron men, Scots wha hac.

BEN DAVIES. Songs of Araby, My Fretty Jane. When other Lips, Tom Bowling.

EDWARD LLOYD. Holy City, Death of Nelson. Yes, let me like a soldier fall, When all the world is fair.

JOHN HARRISON. 'Tis the Day, Come

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ta ld retted 11 and 3. Communications THE Undersigned have received instructions to be addressed to Mrs. Trenchard Davis, "Wolverton," Peak.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOURT OF THE CONCERNED, on

FRIDAY,

the 29th June, 1906, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES,

provement of quality, and enable them to con- centrale their energies against foreign beers. As a bright future is thus dawning for Japanese

Section, 3: Needlework, &c. Superintend- brewers, so is it creating 'a sort of panic among foreign brewers. But the working of the g-Mrs. Trenchard Davis, Mrs. W. Bailey, Tsingtao Brewery Company will startle Japan. Mr. J. Marchant. Fancy work of all kinds. ese brewers just as much as the locorporation Class Needlework (plain and fancy). 2. THE RULE OF THE ROAD. of the three japanese companies has created a Lacework. 3. Drawn threadwork. 4. Koit- panic among foreign brewers. The singtao ting, crochet, &c. Rules for dates of entry. IMPUDENT RICKSHA COOLIES,

Heer Company is certainly a strong enemy in the Chinese market of the japanese. Since This morning, at the Police Court, Mr. P. 1898 when Kiaochau Bay was leased by Ger

Section 4 Woodwork, &c. Superintend- W. Goldring, solicitor, charged the driver of many, the Germans have been pushing forward

different works in the leased district. They ing-E. Ras, Esq, Class 1, Binckwood., 2. Kowloon ticksba No. 113 (1) with failing to

have started a brewing business in Tsingtan Wickerwood, 3. Lacquer. 4. Domestic fur- Cerving HUNGHUTZES IN MANCHURIA. | observe the rules of the rond, (2) damaging the

with a view to supplying their countrymaca ia niture. 5. Architectural fillings.

Communications to be I-Fifty wagons loaded with rifles and complainant's 'vehicle, and (3) with furious the Far East with cheaper and fresh beer. At and modelling. Rules for dates of entry, &c., other arms, which were to be sent to Kirin driving. The coolie pleaded not guilty. Evid-first materials were imported from home, and as in section 1 and 2.

Ram & Gibbs, ence was heard to the effect that on the 23rd the beer brewed in Tsingtao was dearer and addressed to E. Ram, Esq., Messrs, Denison, the devour inferior to the home product beers.

Section 5 Miscellaneous, Superintending from Peking, arrived at Erhitzo-kow station

The result was that foreigners generally and Lennox Bird, Esq. Class 1. Silverwork and instant complainant was driving in his vehicle of Chang-tu-fo in the early part of this month,

at Kowloon, The defendant with his ricksha

the Germans themselves preferred other beers The Committees from Kirin went to a Yamen made several attempts to pass that of com- to the Tsingtao brew. But the quality gradesigns for the same. 7. Bent and cast iron- work and designs for the same. 3 Brass, in Changlu and borrowed twenty soldiers to plainant. He did so afterwards, passing op the stually improved, and now the Tinki Plecopper and bronze articles and designs for the

terred to the home brand, which is dearer. escort the wagons and started for the railway

wrong side of the road, thereby damaging the

Germans as well as other foreigners in the Far same. 4. Pawter and leadwork and designs station above mentioned, However, soms te complainant's ricksha. After the accused had Last now prefer it to home-brewed on account for the same. 5. Bookbinding and leather- Hungbutter made a audden appearance before made a statement, denying the facts given, Mr.

of its cheaper price and fresh quality. Even work and designs for the sime. 6. Ivory and they could proceed more than miles and } Goldring suggested that he should he placed the Japanese who have once tailed the carving, &c. The designs for the above GOLD CHAINS. captured the rifles, arms and money, inflicting in the stocks, as the ricksha coolies on the Tsingtao article prefer it to the Japanese. The articles need not be framed. Rules for dates popularity of the Tsingtao beer in this part of of entry, &c, as in sections 1, 2, 3, and 4. Com wounds on the committes killing one soldier peninsula were very impudent. His Worship Chins may be inferred from the rapid decrease munications upon this section to be addressed fined the coplie $3 on each charge, adding in the importation of beer from Germany as to Lennox Bird, Esq., Messrs. Palmer and 2-in meant Piag-ting-shan a distance of that he would he make an example of the next

shown by the statistics for the past three years, Turner, architects. about go from Liaoyang over three hundred ccolic from Kowloon that is charged before

The import in 1993 amounted to. 1,317,700 kilograms. This fell to 753,700 in 1904 and to Hunghutzes are making their headquarters and

him.

413,303 fast year. The price of starchos, threatening travellers.,

which has the largest sale in this part of China, is about $13, Mex, per case of 4 dozen quarts, and the Tsingtao also caste $12, a case of 85 pint bottles costing $14. The price is almost equal, but there is a great difference in flavour between the two, as is generally admitted, and even the Japanese are taking Tsingtao beer.

and binding several persons,

The Imperial troops of Mukden, numbering two or three hundred, advanced there to expel them on the 6th inst, and fought furiously, but the prolonged fight could not be brought to a successful issue, merely resulting in casualties on both sides.

3. Since Feng Ling-Ko, a leader of huire, leff the border of Liao, bandits have been active and cannot be subdued. The authorities of Liaoyang have supplied, twa, hundred rifles and twenty thousand cartridges In order to suppress them--Sinwanpar,

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg First Assistant ofthe Hongkong Observatory

On the 16th at 11.50 n. The barometer has risen over the China coast and Formosa.

The Chinese have learned to like beer by Pressure is lowest over she continent, and drinking the Japanese, and the consumption is highest over the Easlem Bea in the North, and rapidly increasing among them. If they once over the 8. part of the Cuina Sea in the South. take the Tsingtao beer and prefer it, to be sur Moderate SE. winds are indicated in the For they will abandon the Japanese, Japaness mosa Channel and the N. part of the China Sea. brewers must be prepared to protect their in Forecast:-SE winds light to moderate;terests, or they will soon find themselves on

done." showery,

COMMUNICATIONS,

The honorary secretary will be pleased to answer any communications upon any subject dealing with this exhibition Address: Hono tary Secretary, Arts and Crafts Exhibition, z,

Mountain View," The Peak

When the committee is augmented, certain additions, may be possibly necessary in the above programme more especially as to the subject of an exhibits and the co-operation of non-European members of our community..

By the courtesy of the Press, the Committer feel confident that each new more will receive due publicity as it takes place, and takes this opportunity of most respectfully tendering its thanks publicly to his Excellency The Governor, for his encouragement and approval which have proved invaluable,

Comprising:- FIELD GLASSES by Chevalier, Paris, TELESCOPE, BANJOES, GUITARS, FANCY GOODS, &c, &c., &c.;

Lady's and Geol's GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, FINS and English DIAMOND

Catalogues will be issued. TERMSAs usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, '

Auctioneers.

[673 Hongkong, 36th June, 1906.

PUBLIC AUCTION. HEUndersigned have received instructions

to sell by THE Unden

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, On SATURDAY,

the 30th June, 1906, at 2.30 P.M., at No. 5, Ormsby Terrace, Kowloon,

THE WHOLE OF THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

{Particulars from Catalogue). TEEMBAs usuni

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, #6th June, 1906,

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10,50

-8.00

11,00

8,00

9.00 12.00

St. Estephe................... 10,00

Cor St. Michel Ch. Leovilla

Ch. Larosa......

11.00 14.00

1250 13.00

13-50 16.50

17.00

13.00 14.00 17,00

14,00 ****

H. PRICE & CO.

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN's Road Cintral. Hongkong, aznd June, 1906,

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