1920-06-10 — Page 4

EMPIRE - COMBINE OF £100,000,000.

IN THE AR

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

FINDING THE WAY. Major W, T. Blake writes in the Daily News thus ----

*I've crossed the desert elevan

the Sahara.

Gan

IRON, STEEL COAL AND

SHIPPING MERGER · ***The largest amalgamation • {| its character within the time it was thought I knew the Sahara, but nobody knows Empire."

Such was the description given," is a reported utterance by by an official to a Daily ChronicleGen. Lapperne, who recently representative of the grouping of died, lost in the desert on a flight prominent Canadian and British Across interests in the enlarged British Lapperine, who had never been in Empira Steel Corporation, which an aeroplane befory, was, accord- ing to the same report, acting as is just reported from Ottawa.

bagause be wis Negotiations extending over Suide the last six months have brought acquainted with that part of the nine leading Canadian companies Sabara into the combine, and others are likely to follow.

This success has been achieved by a British syndicate represented in Canada by Colonel Grant Morden, M.P.

The scheme involves a capital of £100,000,000 It is concerned mainly with ore, coal, steel, and shipping

well

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have receival instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Thursday, the 10th. June 1930 commencing at 12 o'clock (noon) at their Sale Rooms, Diddell

Street.

↑ daz. Lace Stockings

200 doz. Loop Mantles

9 tins Painting Ink 10 cases Asparagua 16 cases Armours

Sausages

Also

Bologna

A Quantity of Sundry Office & Household Furniture Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1920.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publio

A

Auction on

Wednesday, the Fóth, June 1930

commencing at 11. Em. at No. 48 Godown, Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon. (For account of the concarnad)

5000 Bags No. 1 Tonkin White

Rice

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

"HEUndersigned bavareceived instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Saturday the 13th. June 1920. commencing at 12 o'clock (noon) at Messrs. Yue Fat's godown. Kennedy TowTI.

[For account of the concerned)

Frankly, if a man is not used to the air, no matter how well be a place from the may" "know ground, once he has ascended a few thousand feet he is in a new and strange country. The land takes on a different aspect, well known land-marks disappear, hills level themselves out, roads vanish beneath the overhanging Coal and ore from Canada will trees, unknown paths appear with PACIFIC, MAIL 9.S. CO., LTD. 1676 bags Tonkin Rice (Stored in

Ia come to big steel works in Great disconcerting distinctness. Britain, and all are to make for place of all the vanished well- more employment and increased known signs, appear thin black

both sides of the railway tracks, sharply defined From SAN FRANCISCO via output an

woods, silvery ponds which were Atlantic.

not noticed on the ground, though the traveller might have bee only a few yar - away,

BIG MES OF THE BIG DEAL The new board will comprise foremast members of the am algamated companies.

Io London there is to be an advisory

which will include-

luru.

Col. Granz

ebairman.

Morden,

8. S. "WEST CONOB."

HONOLULU, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & SHANGHAI

The above mentioned vesse】|

arrived from the mentioned porta, Con- of cargo are hereby

eargo

In the desert, particularly; all having known signs vanish, and the air-shove man sees only a limitless expense signees of yellowish ground, coveted with informed that their shadows cast by rocks and small will be landed At their M.F., hills, with darker shades indicat-risk and expense into the 'Paciño)

ing the dried up water-courses or Mail Steamship Company's, Go- wadis. Sometimes a wave-like downs at West Point, and stored effect is seen. but guiding signs at Consignees' risk. are very few and far between.

Lord Furnes-, virmehairman, Sir Newton Moore, M.P.,

Sir William Beardmore.

Mr. Benjamin Talbos.

Cu). A. Lorne Hamilton,

secretary-

Consignees of cargo are hereby Normally there are three ways notified that they must pro- of finding the way in & air; by duce an Import Permit signed by map, by compass bearing, and by the Superintendent of the Imports Amongst ther prominent peo-wireles direction. A combination and Exports, Hongkong, before ple connected with the under of these methods is generally Bills of Lading can be counter- taking are Lord Beaverbrook, used, and in the near future the signed. Sit. H. MacGowan, Sir J. F. Beale, wireless telephone will undoubt- Col. Morgan, and Mr. James edly prove a great asset, White, as well as the British

tion.

All broken. chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on June 16th at 2 pm, and June 17th at 10 am..

When flying across country the and Foreign Colonial Corpora-round is seen to be an exact replica of the map which the pilot has fastened in front of him, and, All claims must be presented "THE BIG SINE.",

when he becomes accustomed to within a week of the steamer's At the London offices of the the method, he can follow every arrival here, after which they can. British Empire Steel Corporation inch of his way by comparing no: be recognized. the Faily

Chronicle cbtained map and ground continually. If No claims will be admitted confirmation of the announce he has previously mapped out the siter the goods have left the Go- ment from Canada that the con-route be will follow, he flies some downs, and all goods remaining: solidated companies there are to miles to right or lets of it. undelivered after June 17th, willf include them

for objects directly beneath be subject to rent Dominion Steel Corporation the arroplane are put su easily No Ste Insurance whatever

Subsidiaries:

seen as those a short distance will be effected. Nova Scotia Steel Subsidiaries; to one side. In England railwaya Canada Steamship Compang and ponds and woods are the

and Su' sidiaries;

best landmarks" to "look for Canada Foundries, Forgings, Roads twist too much, and rivers

and Subsidiares;

uften lose themselves in over-

Maritime Mail Company and hanging trees. In France the

Subsidiaries:

Collings (24)

Company:

long, bare, national roads are Shipbuilding splendid guides. Bu in the desert, railways, roads, ponds.

Port Arthur Shipbuilding Com|rivers, wends, are unknown. An

pany: Halifax Shippants;

necasional oasis may be seen.

Davis Shiphoilding and Repair- but the surface of the desert is a

ing Company.

CANTAL

"Quite curreet, was also the comment on the defailed state ment from sa that the capital

continually changing oeran of

Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter-signature immediately.

PACIFIC MAIL S. S. CO., ongkong, 10th June, 1920.

WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of water in teservoirs on May 1, 1920. Flying by compass is the second method. In this case the CITY AND HILL DISTRICT W,

WORKS LEVEL. pilot, draws a line on the map

of the new corperation is to be inver the course he intends to the following cla-9-2:-

.fam

tum intey.

Follow This method is accurate Apr Cent. Cumulative Pre enough for short flights, ezen ferred stock to 50 milioner the desert: but on longer do lars, of which 37 million lights drift observations must be Frank will be issued.

taken occasionally, and the com-

8 per Cent. Cumulative Pre-Pass bearing rectified if necessary.

fred Participating stock to

Wireless direction fadife is

means of receiving. signals from various points, plot!

10 milion dollars: 25 million done by to be issued.

7 per Cent. Non-cumulatie,ting the positions, and that of the

WATER

20

21.3

4:4 Ka

23-5 Ber

Bein

STORAGE IS MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS,

1333. .............

133 21 140

здану.

ามม

1344

135 30

991. M

5.93

11.15

Preferred stock to 159 million aeroplane, and by means of a cal-and- dollar-:

69 million to be culation and the intesection of a .............

the lines of direction, the exact Common stock to 200 million position of the aeroplane may be

ra-und.

dollars; 77 millio

to be found.

The various total make up an ini al cantal of 397 million do late (no vinal £41,400,000} Nong will be set down for goo will.

I'S THE

3231

31.12 Champion of wwer in the City and Hal Pietrant 15 milione and decimals of gallons

janwamatə

HEADS OF THE COMBINE Great interest was taken in the City, in the new combine.

Colonel Grant Morden, M.PA the chairman, has for some time "RE SHIPS AND PLANT. 191 vast been closely connected as a The crux of the whole thing director with a number of im- is feet in the intimationportant Canadian companies, j fores adowing increased prodachest of which are included in the tion," sur lonel sanlion to Daily Chronicle representative.

a present you have the fiors steeline plant in the wori

is to United Kingdom and the objet of thos

le

Tarp the fut rain the sch m 19 to pr de ure and coat se Dee 300 m loving this larg pia !

by concerns tak into the merger, it provides no bol. on tax for acquiri stewin-, Tres and for the actu. bu dif

Both sides inter.sted," ad

-

the ter Sir S

bas

davi

-tr

Jan Government

welcomed ore especially sa It matha ha great asset will beatarey rolled within the Britis'.

Tito is already a contrar with a Donation Goveromart for 73,000 ure of steel plat exeing bir öre puasa.

*

present deal.

131

201.54M D

275 120 239.790

** 201 zalon hend per day ... }

of bed 1313 and 139. Commas paló ia an destricas KOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL.

19:1.

15

Grati BADETRIT

1317 12-11

17.

Belen

STETCOR

Reins

STION

STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OP GALLONS.

52*1000

fo Reservoir

1913 +

He is also chairman of the British Cellulose Company, which. nado a big issue of capital recently, and in which the British and decimale of gallons during the mouth Government has an interest.

1320

134 Sk

ropeumption at water is Roelana ja mille

April Consumption

15. 1329. 23.16

125.250

Lo Furness is head of the gr at Furness. Withy group of shi, ping companies, and is on the ward of a number of iron, steel. 50 water is satellest quality. and engineering undertakings. The name of "Furness" is one to conjure with in the industrial North,

Extimates put 123-133

Consumptis per? 12.5

best per star ... }

gal.co The Gorezom-a: "Smadrette reporte shew that

Mr. Henry Steel is chairman of | United Steel Companies, Ltd. | ant directs other important iron and steel concerns.

W. CHATHAM.

Wear Achert.

SALVAGE WORK ON THE LAURENTIC.

The Admiralty bave given

ir. Benjamin Talbot is man-orders for the drifter C. D. 1 to ging director of the Cargo Flest be recommissioned at Brightling- and South Durbam Steel and Iron sea with a crew from the Chatha "ompanies, two of the Furness Naval Depot as tender to the

"hap

Colleen, receiving ship at Queen- Sir William Beardmore is chair-stown, for salvage operations on

ad managing director of the armed merchant cruiserį <reat Glasgow fron and steal † surentic, which was sunk by s', that bears his name, and also mine off the Irish coast (Con) is on the board of Vickers, Ltd. [January 23, 1917,

above godown}

110 baga Tontin Rice (Stored in Wah Kee's godown Kannedy Towa)

135 bags Tonkin Rice (Stored in No. 12 Godown of the Hongkong

Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd..

تیکی

Kennedy Town)

200 baza Tonkin Rice (Stored in No. 10 Godown of the Kowloon Hoszkan * Wharf & Golown Co. Ltd., West Point)

150 bags Tonkin Rice (Stored in No. 9 Godown of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., West Point)

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Saturday, the 12th. June 1920. commencing at i am.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street,

A Large Quantity of Wines and Spirits comprising

35

20

60 cases Australian Hook

Cla-Medoc" (hampagne "Duc de MonacoTM* Peppermint Salamander Cognac,

20

388 68 3 9 82

stars

Salamander Cognac, No. 1

various

NEW

ADVERTISEMKTAS

NOTICE.

HONOKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS:

With reference to Administra tive Orders by Lieut-Colonal L. G. Bird, D. S. O.. Administrative Commandant, dated 7th Jane.

1920.

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.

WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS-WHAT YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION

Two Cents al not Prepaid.

A SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN THESR COLUMNS WILL BY PRODUCTIVE OF MANY ENQUIRIES REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.:

WANTED.

The term Infantry Company. (includes all members of Infantry 1 INFANTRY, LIGHT IN- |FANTRY, SCOTTISH and RE- SERVE Companies. These Coin- panies at present only being up to Platoon strength, the whole at present costituta one Infantry Company for administrative pur. Pose, Platoons being numbered as follows:

ON No. 1 Platoon (Light Infantry

DEMANDE - Co ban Company).

|dactylographa capable faire car- | HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB. No. Platoon (Infantry Com

respondance francaise. Intile sa presenter si connaissance de pany). THE EXTRA GYMKHANA No. 5 Platoon (Scottish Com MEETING OF THE SEASONS'adresser BANQUE INDUS- langue francaise imparfaite. pany) will be held at HAPPY VALLEY TRIELLE DE CHINE, Shameen. No. 9 Platoon (Reserve Comon SATURDAY, the 12th inst ladiquant emploi precedent et

I

pany).

G. F. E. RAPSON, Bt-Major

Adjutant,

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corpe. Hongkong, 10th June, 1920.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS..

Mesir. Lammert Bros. are in structed to sell

THE STEAMSHIP **JEHANGIR" Now lying in the Harbour of Hongkong

ander an -Order-of-the-Court.

By PUBLIC AUCTION

од

MINDAY

The 28th. day of Juse 1930

at 3 o'clock

p.m.

IN ONE LOT

At their Auction Rooms, in

Duddell Street

NOTICE.

commencing at ↓ pm.

The Charge of Admission will √ be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Hall Price.

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

Hongkong. 4th Jane, 1920.

NOTICE .

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

SATURDAY, JUNE 13th.- TEA DANSANT FROM 4 TO]

P.M.

DINNER DANCE FROM 8 P.M.

SUNDAY, JUNE 13th.~* Orchestral Concerts during Tiffin and Afternoon.

FLYING-SUNDAY, June 13th. Commencing at 2.30 p.m. Tickets for flights and full parti-

The ship is a British ship recolars may be obtained at the gistered at Hongkong of 5206 tons Hongkong Hotel Main Office, or i Gross and of 3360.71 Registered at Repulse Bay Hotel. tonnage and was built by W. Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton. For particulars to view apply to Messrs. Lammert Broa, the Auctioneers.

For Further particulars. Apply to

50

5

Burgundy

20

Sherry

branda)

20

14

Dry & Old Tom Gin Ooriam Gin

Messrs. JOHNSON, STORES

& MASTER,

etc.

.

etc. etc.

N.B. A large quanties of the above will be sold without reserve.

Ou view Now

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

FAREWELL

Prince's Builing.

of to

JIH. TAGGART,

Manager.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS.

P

salaire demande.

NOTICE.

NATIONAL CREDIT § PER CENT 1920 UNDER THE

·GUARANTEE OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

The Local Manager at the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE |CHINE begs to inform the Public that subscriptions for above. French Loan are opened to-day in its office, 5 Chater Road, and will be closed on the 15th of June. at 12 acon.

5 Premium Bonds of Frs. 500 each are issued at the price of

Ers-435-only---

Interest at 5 will run from the 15th of June.

The Boods are non-convertible before 1940 and redeemable in 75 years by means of drawings (EIGHT DRAWINGS A YEAR) purporting yearly Fr. 20,000,000.

the first prize of each being

ONE MILLION FRANCS.

ROUET, DE JOURNEL,

Manager. Hongkong. 2nd June, 1920.

NOTICE.

NEW LOAN OF 4 MILLIARDS FRANCS.

in

5% PREMIUM BONDS. CREDIT NATIONAL The Bonds are of 500 Fre face valus. PRICE OF ISSUE 485 FRANCS

A cup has been presented for 18 drawings a year amounting to Messrs. LAMMERT BROS. and Subscribers during the aum- competition amongst Members

Tue Auctioneers,

Duddell Street.

OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS

MARIE TEMPEST

Thursday, June 17th, Friday, June 18th, Saturday, June 19th,

"THE DUKE OF KILLICRANKIE.” "THE MARRIAGE OF KIITY.” "OUTCAST."

BOOK AT MOUTRIES.

mer months. Entries close on 13th June. Conditions and Entry List are posted at the Pavilion,

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TUTORIAL & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

43 Bonham Road. Opposite the University Tal No. 732. Frincipal

P.O. Box, 593.

JOHN P. JONES, B.Sc., M.E. Mio.

The Instituts aJords Sperial.Pre- aration (Class vnd Private, Day and

CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, Evening, trai and Correspondence

L MITED.

FOR VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER. B. C. VIA

SHANGHAI NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

S. S.

"MATTAWA"

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG

ON OR ABOUT THE 26th JUNE.

Through Bill of Lading issued to Canadian

and

U. S. overland.points.

For freight apply to:~

P. A. COX,

Acting General Agent,

CP 0.8. LA

University Matriculation and

[ "gs Exmasinations.

ADF

* 20,000,000, Francs with the following prizes

1,000,000 Francs

500,000

11

200,000 to

100,000

50,000

**

啡

The prizes drawn will be free of

taxes, present or future. The Bonds bear interest on and after the 15th of June 1920.

Applications will be received till the 15th of June 1920, by

THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-

CHINE

L. BERINDOAGUE

Manager. Hongkong, June 4th 1920.

!

NOTICE.

The Public is hereby notified New Remain Yas now ermmenced. that the undersigned bas on this Tute rial Classes are being conducte1!, date turned over the management En English, Mathematics. Trigonome of Connell Bros. Company to Mr. Pry, Mechanica. Physics. Chemistry A. C. Conrad who from this date

risury,

Geography Latin is the only one authorized to sign French Em Hgkong Universiti per procuration. Joly Examinations.

W. M. ROUTH.

Private Jution can alực be haul in Hongkong, 10th June, 1920. Thea mkuta

Proje razum spplication.

St. John's

ORGAN RECITAL

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auctid on

Wednesday, the 14th June 1930

commencing at 11 am.

at No. 203 Praya East,

(For arcent of the concerner)

1972 Bags No. 1 Tonkin White Rice.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS, BROS

Cathedral

Mond