1911-10-20 — Page 3

FOSSILS IN JAVA

"Gigantic Prehistoric Monsters'

tion,

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Auctions

PUBLIC, AUCTION.

ON

MONDAY,

the 30th day of October, 1911, at o'clock, at their Sales Room, No.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 201911

preacut incnthly rental of $500 for The first two years of the said term and at the monthly rental of 8000 a month wing the suoscading u yours and t the monthly rental of $700 for the remain- in-iug 2 yeam, 2 months and 17 days of the paid toxin oxclusive of taxes: Full particulars of this sub-lease can be supplied by the undersigned

(11).Unter

B, De Vooux Bond Central, THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES,

FITTINGS, ASSETS & EFFEỢT8 | Ho Floor

OF THE

KING EDWARD HOTEL and the Goodwill of the Busitres as a going convers Comprising

The correspondent of the Undersigned hard received

structions to Soll by Publio Ane “Sourabaya :| Handelsblad”...at Modjokorko-writes that Mr. Ouwons, conservator to the museum of natural history at Buitonzorg, visited the fowit. to investigate the finding of corlain fossils of a great antediluvian amal. The writer says :--In a previous telegram, about this find 1 stated that the locality was in ground that had been reserved by the native authorities. But was misinformed at the time. The story goos that one of the former rogents of Sourabaya had ordered a certain limestone cave which had been discovered at the North of Perning, close to the boundary of the district of Sourabaya, to be and walled in Thie cave or grotto

the

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Second oor Third Flour

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Genter Ser Ladies' Ladies' ' Liens, 'A Seri Baslice" Gel Gent. Sert's Ladlov

„Of the,27: Bod-Rooms on the abovu luor certain rooms are let to Mussy.

sary sud valuable Hotel buri- Julon, Stokes and Mentor Solicitors nos enrried on by the la'a stal Notarios, upon a sub-lease which NJOY DOLARJER NOWno-will expire on the 80th day of Septum-

K under the style of

Der at a monthly rental of $850 KING EDWARD HOTEL eselmive of taxes; leaving 21 rooms

together with

for the use of visitors Fail particular the benefit of the Leases of portions of the above sub-lense can be supplied

Royal Buildings and Princo's Build-

by the undersigno 1, ings bereinafter mentioned. The fruibi es ecuupted by the Hotel

the assumodation in as follows 1 ROYAL BUILDINGS:--

Consist of (x) Underground Go-

On the Second Flow is a Chiness Kitchen for the use of servants while on

Public Company,

SOENGE

RAMPAIL HUBBER CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of this Compsay will be bold'nt No. 8, Des Voeux · Rond, Borgkong, on THURSDAY, the 2nd November, 1911, at 4.80, pm; for tho following purposes, vis

1. To receive and consider the

Balanoo Shoot; and

2. The Report of Directors.

3. To fix the Directors fo saul "retiring Auditois' fee, to elect Auditors for the ensuing year, and to elect a Director,

A. To transnet any other busine

that may arise

lie

Noline is Jaroby givon that TRANSFER BOOK of the Com any will be ULOSED from the 19th October to the 2nd November, 1911, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Directors,

01. N. G. WALKER; Soerotary, Dated 16th October, 1911.

the Third Floor there is an acco, Des Voeux Rand, Hongkong-[2444 Liu for the Hotel Watchmen...

With the above will be sold the bono-

Wes, according to Javanese tradi-leum, et, (b) Ground Floor (u)t of the original Lease of portions of tion, the uboda of gigantic pro- Tween ground floor and first thor (d) Prince's Buildings upon which the above, historic moustors. The people Fire Upper lors and (0) Top of Fifth, entises ry, sitanta dated the 12th day

ilor, all disposed as follows:"

ut. Angost, 1999 for a term of Eight | (1) UNDERGROUND-partition-years from the Ist day of October, 1909

Baw hore the ancestors of the

To Let

TO LET.

LIMITED.

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25 WORDS $1 for: 8" insertions" or $2. for one wock,

Intimations

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WE the undersigned have this

day outablished ourselves as STOCK, SHARE AND GENERAL BROKERS and will carry on, busi- ODOWNS, 181 to 156, PHAYA nous under the style of MOXON sud powers of a by-gon age so that ed off into (i) two spacious gowns on at a monthly rental of $1,750.00 and Go

EAST!

TAYLOR sự die offices recently ou- the romains of these soustors to used for storing liquors, wines, aerated taxes which most approximately to

“CREGGAN," 30, The Peak."

uupied by Messrs. E. S. Kadourie & gether with the grotto were re-waters, mineral-waters,cigars and other $297.50 per month

THE HONGKONG`LAND Co., 5 Queen's Buildings, Chator garded as sacred. This is the Bar suplies and the other for storing | Lhe Assels and effects comprise the origin of the secrecy about the sangers baggage and abo effevis valuable and up-to-date furniture, fix-INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO..load, Hongkong.

GO.MOXON. cavo and the talk about the re-donging to the Hotel of which there ares and fittings, entlary, glass and

JOHN W.TAYLOR. serving of the place by the tintive a large stock in reserre (ii) 10th orackery, table linen and electric instal- Hoogkong, ist July, 1911.

Hongkong, Zud Oct., 1911, for storing empty bottles (ii) a large lation (lights pal fans) ig and upon the authorities.

om for Compradoro's 'Onlea (iv) two above jinanises and all other paraphern rooms for godown coolies (v.), a Carpen- lia now in and upɔu the waid premios tor's workshop and (vi) au opp space are thereupon for carrying on the said in which a salt water pump with a wall business, an inventory, of which may be is la L

piuspected at the Offies of the under (b) GROUND FLOOR—is divid- | signal. into two sections, namely, (A) Offico- and (B) Bar.

Jaw of a Mastodon. --~--

On the day of Mr. Ouwens' arrival, the finder of the fossils was not at loisure to accompany Mr. Ouwens to the place of the discovery nor to give any infor- mation about it. This is much

(A) Ofices (1) Booking Office with to be regretted, as the search can Counter (11) Manager's Offon adjuin only be done now by guess work,ng (i) spacious Hall with tables In the inoantime, the objects and seats for vilitora—all of which are submitted to Mr. Duwons were of in front white at the back two private

TO LET.

'ODOWN No. 5A, Dapozit

STREET:

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND ·

INVESTMENT & AGENCY

COMPANY LIMITED. flangkong. 1st July, 1911,

"A Publican's Licence has for many years beau held by the late Proprietor's Nomines and the present Liculeo will (object to the transfer being approved. by the Licensing Board) be transferred to the Parahasor and hu can hold the same until the Litanes expires on the OF

30th day of Novembar, 1911.

WITH THE ABOVE WILL BE HOLD

TO LET.

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FFICES on 1st and 2nd Floors how in coure of erection at No. 6, DES VEUX ROAD to bo let.

Apply to---

́DAVID SASSOON & Co. Ingkong, 16th Oct., 1911. 1097

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSUR ANCE CO., LTD,

HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAL

JA. Wattty, R, Managing Director. 5. 6. Neill, Esq., Fol.A., Actuary,

A. Hughes, Esq. Secar

Buildinge. Victoria, Hongkong, Bolioi-Hongkong Ordinances and under Ale Assizrance

tops to fia Venlors.

suflicient interest. He declared offices and a telephone-room.

(D) Bar-contains (1) Bar with them to be the lower jaw, of a

Tho Single-sorow stem-launch mastodon, or of an elephas pri- conter and Cash Register, all fitted- mogenius; such a discovery lius up first class style with three Bit King Edward," Licence No. $72, Tables completa (i). Lavatories, and Langt: 60 ft. 5 in., Brandth 10 ft. 8 in.. never been made in the neighs with hot and cold water pipos depth 7 feet. Gres Toungo 27.10, bourhood before. Now it would for sasi-ind ba-ins, all up-to-data fil-Net Tungo 11.99, together with all seem as if the surrounding countings.

hier tackles, gear and apparatus, engines tay near Porning (where the

f) Tween Ground-floor and firstand builure as she now has uttont in the fossils were found) would be a noor-aw two compartments-i). Pri-Vitoria Harbour. This stoum länbel promising field for investigate Bar and (ii) Drying Room. was in the month of May, 1911 tion. To the west of this hilly (1) FIRST FLOOR-comprises (i) thoroughly overhauled and ray nired. region lies the famous territory Two larga ining if soms (11) onų Pau- Parthulars and Conditions of sale of Trinil. Mr. Ouwens considered try (ii) onu Carvint ous with lost-may be obtained from Messrs. John- it important to find the traditional ing Range (iv) Kitchen with Cooking on, Stokes and Master of Prince's grotto previously alluded to. Range inplete (v) diskur's Roun, and Indood, le uppours to have found (v) a space with boiler for hot water,

(4) SECOND FLOOR-has (}}] it in the outcrops of the limestone Reception Room (i) Private Dining hille to the North of Porning. The Boom (in) Writing Itoon (iv) Ono former, viewed from a distance, large room with two Billiard Tables and presented the appearance of athar uitable Attings (7) Tea Roon (vi) walled-up passages, but on a Cloak Room and a number of subsidiary closer inspection proved to be as follows:- nothing else than a naturally- formed perpendicular stone wall of fairly even structure, with a perpendicular groove running

The spare romain for use of servants down the middle of it,- nused no

and far keping sundriss. Rooms I lo doubt by the action of water: 111 and V to VII can be used as bod- This natural phenomenon had tlus aroused the fantastic | **** imagination of the natives. Thore was no cavo or any resemblance of Tone to be found anywhere about the place The surroundings wore rich in all kinds of smell

One Ladies' Lavatory 'Onu Gentlemen's do

One ladies' Bath Roqui

roojus.

Ors Gentlemon's Bath Room

4

Toons.

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fossils, principally stelle, such as Thênh Flour those generally found lime- Fourth Flo stone formations, but. of the Fin Floor fossils of prehistorio quadrupeds there were no traces. But, "this spot will be explored again later

on.

A Fruitless Search. After this fruitless hunt t Perning a visit was mide next day to Gunong Ken lil, one of several lines of mountains about 20 kilo- moters to the north-west of

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The bed rooms on these three floors with such of the moms on the Second Floor as ars convertible as bad mams ake 4 Red Rooms in all, the Blind Room can also be avd as a let Room, All the Imvatoripi'are of the latest pattern and the Bali-Hooms are equip ped with first class Atlantic Baths.

(e) Top of Fifth floor are Chinose Kitchen and Servants' Hall.

Ordera to view the premises excope. ing the promises of the sub-luasus my ho altained from the nudersigned, JONSON, STOKES & MASTER, Prines's Buildings, Solicitors for the Vendura. Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1911. ̧

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A Fire Erosja runs from the mof Modjokerto. According to the eight down to the ground floor outside. natives this was also a place where Each floor has a Tolephone-loom. antiquities might be found. Hora With the above will be sold the also the searchers were disappoint-befit of the Lense of portions of od. They found small fossila Royal Buildings apón which the abors similar to those at Perning, but promises are ritunte dated the 23rd day nothing mors. The following day of October, 1906 for a term of 14 years BEST ENGLISH MADE Mr. Dawens loft for Buitenzorg from the 1st day of September; 1905 with no more result to his journey and for a further form of seven years here than that he was able to from the expiration of the sail, term of fourteen years at a monthly rental of: convince himself of the importance 1,716 67 and taxes which amount to of the previous lind, Photographs approximately $228.16 per month. of the fossils were taken by Mr. 2. PRINCE'S BUILDINGS7 Ouwens before his departare.

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