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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO BE LET.

TO LET.-Floors in the now Bank Building, f. Des Voeur Road, Central-Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY GO. LTD.

CHILEAN CONSULATE. By order of the Chilean Go- vernment the embarkation of Asiatic emigrants for Chile is prohibited until further notice, there being at present many man without wort.

When shipment of emigrants is resumed $5.00 only will be collected for Consular foca.

CONSUL FOR CHILE.

A. 5. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.

NOTICE.

J

On Baturday, 14th. December, all Departments will be apen for business until 6 p.m.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. flet. December. 1921.

FOR HAIPHONG AND MOINOW.

Besin for Teoakangani Itaphang every

sperate Tuesday.

The favourite pärmäger mendez

PLAZ.MUX.

(Capt. Charles E.`Paga).

Noen, 215 November, 1913, leaving Hongkong.

Kona, Bits. December 1931

Soma, 20th Braember, 10,

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BANK HOLIDAY.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912. the EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed for

the

transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 26th and 27th inacant.

Hongkong. lat. December, 1921.

Imports and Exports office. Bogor, 14 December, 1921. CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

This Department will be entirely cloweri en Fundar the 25th from’en 1921, and 1st January. 1972 It will be open for all polopomet till 12 users en Mandar the work December, 17, and 2nd January, 1902. and for payment of Ligang und Toba co Paties day on Tues?ay the 17th. Decrmit er. 1221.

Licron Cambria will be entirely closed in these dates,

XL SUITE.

Naparintendent Imperti and Exqueta,

PEAK HOTEL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that consequent upon the im- pending charge of ownership of the abova Hotel al Dersona bavier any accounts outstanding against the above Hotel are hereby requested to send particu- lars of such accounts to the undersigned on or before the 10th day of January, 1922, so that the same may be duly paid and satisfied.

Dated this 16th day of Dec., 1921.

DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON & HARSTON. 1. Des Voeux Roud, Centrul, HONGKONG. Solicitors for the Proprietor of

the Peak Hotel.

THE AMALGAMATED PRESS,

LIMITED.

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS

Just Arrived LONTOY M OʻZISE PREMIER MAGAZINE and other

PERIODICALS.

On Sale st

**Prat” Klosk, Blake Pier

AL Yan, Booksellers, Kowloon Ferry, What. Hengkeng

Peek Tramway Bockital. Hongkong Lee Yee Hair Drewers Hongkong Kowlin Perry Booksali, Kowloon,

Wholesale & Zeus :- White Star Bookseller, Hongkong & Canton,

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WISEMAN

LIMITED.

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HONGKONG

NOTICE.

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TELEGRAPH.

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction | Sale, to be hold on Wednesday, the 28th day of December, 1921, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by

Owing to removal a reduction of Order of His Excellency the

20°

is being made on

TOM SMITH CRACKERS,

SANTA CLAUS STOCKINGS

and all

FANCY BOXES OF CHOCOLATES

Que stock must be cleared

this weak

Telephone 197,

NOTICE.

We have this day REMOVED our Office to No. 6. Des Voeux Road above the Bank of Cautoo Limited. ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO.

Governor of ons Lot of Crowa Land at Lagard Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Registry Nu

Bossi MunarutovaTE,

ku per sale plan,

10,0.0

1,466

NOTICA.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

· Our Store will be open during|

this week until 600 p.m. (including Saturday).

NOTICE.

The undersigned holding the exclusive exhibition rights in China and Hongkong, the two Sarial Cinema Films Lurking Paril" and "Hawk's Trail TM mach consisting of 30 parts, which can be sold or leased by cur authori jed Agents.

Proceedings will be taken against anyone exhibiting samNE without our aufbority.

CHINA FILM SYNDICATE LIMITED. Hongkong, 21st December, 1921.

A MOTHER OF FIFTEEN CHILDREN.

Yet Feels Young at Seventy. Mrs. Charlotte M. Mather is the proud mother of fifteen children. Particulars and Conditions of sixty and says she feels younger Her age is seventy, she looks the letting by Public Auction than she looks. How she attain Sale, to be held on Wednesday.ed to ripe old age so gracefully. the 28th day of December, 1921. at Mrs. Mather explained not long 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Publie ago at her home, 11A. Beaco Works Department, by Order of Street, Sommerville, Mass This His Excellency the Governor, of charming old American lady has one Lot of Coronation Road in the Colony of she now enjoys as will be seen.. Crown Land not always had the good health Hongkong for a term of 75 years. She said with the option of renewal as a

THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL Crown Rent to be axed by the

COMPANY LIMITED, SILIMPOPON COAL.

Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

The undersigned are prepared to quote prices for best quality freshly mined SILIMPOPON COAL, trimmed into Bankers at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN |2 (British North Borneo) or to contract for regular Banker Sup- Plies for 6 or 12 months as favours able rates.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIE | or SANDAKAN exclusively for Bankers are exempt from pay- ment of ordinary Port Cha ges. The minimum draft of water; longside the Company's Wharf

tion to

Some time ago I had a severe attack of pneumonia. Instead of gradually regaining my strength after the disease left I seemed to stand still I began to think that

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.I should always be a burden on

Kolm Jalgod løs

Boulan

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feet. tees text tres.

Alon 4,185

thase about me. I bad severel headaches and attacks of extremel weakness when it was impossible) for me to move. My appetite| was poor and there was a burning sensation in my stomach after Sometimes this W2L3 followed by a piercing pain.

seating.

I was sure that I had a good many years of health before me and when the prescribed medi- cines failed to help me I bought a bottle of Dr. Williams' pink pills. I had heard of the remedy from friends. The first bottle helped me so much that I contiqued;

at Sebattik is 28 feet at low water Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie, Particulars and Conditions of taking the pilla untill had com- Bay (Sebarrik Harbour) and any the letting by Public Auction Sale, pletely recovered my health. 1 required information concerning to be held on Wednesday, the no longer have headaches. my the port can be bad on applica-28th, day of December, 1921, at 3 appetite is good and the stabbing p.m., at the Offices of the Public and baraing pains have left me. Works Department, by Order of feel now that I shall live almost) His Excellency the Governor, ofas long as my grandfather who De Lot of Crown Land on was a bundred years old when he new road Bowen Road to Wan died. I cannot speak too highly) chal Gap. iz the Colony of}of Dr. Williams' pink pills for 1 Hongkong for a term of 21 years. know that they are an excellant PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. tomic."

BRADLEY & CO. LTD.

Agents, The COWIE HARBOUR COAL

CO. LTD.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

"HE ("ndersigned have received

Auction on

Wednesday the 28th Dec.. 1921

commencing at 11.4.1. at No. 6 Des Voeux Road, Central. (First Floor)

A Quantity of Office Furniture and Fittings

Also

1 Chubb's Safe Height Width Depth

4

3

+

2

3

1 Remington Typewriter 18 Remington Typewriter

1 Howe Scale

5 Electric Fans

1 Radiator

And

1 Lot Electric Fittings

On view on day of sale Catalogue will be issued Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS. ·

Auctioneers.

TAIKOO CLUB HALL.. AN C PERETTA

entitled

"CINDERELLA

will be given by the children of Quarry Bay

or

FRIDAY, 23rd. Deceraber, 1921.

at 8.30 pln.

Proceeds in aid of various

charities. Admission-51.00.

Garden Lal No 5

Bod

AV per la plan.

About 15, 100

Write today to the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co.. 95 Szecbuen! Road. Shanghai, for the free |bookle: "Building Upthe Blood."; Your own druggist wells Dr. 'Williams' pink pilla, or they will be sent by mail on receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle, or $8.00 for six bottles, post free.

BLUE BOY

REPORTED

TO HAVE BEEN RE-SOLD. An American Parchaser. According to a report current! ia America, Gainsborough's "Blue, Boy" hes been bought by Mr. H. Particulars and Conditions of E- Huntington, a transport mag- the letting by Public Auction nate. Sele, to be held on Wednesday, The price mentioned is $640,-

the 28th day of December, 1921,

|000 ar, roughly. £160,000.

at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Sir Joseph Duveen, who re- Public Works Department, bycently bought the picture from Order of His Excellency the the Duke of Westminster, is in Governor, of

New York.

one Lot of

Crown Land at Junction of Pat Mr. Huntington returned to Hoi Street and Canton Road in New York from Paris, recently, the Colony of Hongkong, for and the deal may have been & term of 75 years, with the arranged between them personal- option of renewal at a Crown ly.

Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor

Sir Joseph Daveen became pos- sessor of the "Blue Boy" and Sir

of His Majesty the KING, for one Joshua Reynolds's canvas, "Mra. further term of 15 years.

Siddons as the Tragic Muse,"

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. together for the sum of £200,000.

Auskan Inland Lee SO, THAT.

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LOOK HERE!

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

FOR ALL AT

ANDERSON'S

THE VERY THING FOR THE CHILDREN

NURSERY RHYME BOOKS NICELY BOUND, WITH MUSIC.

Our Old Nursery Rhymes

Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes What the Children Sing

Little Songs of Long Ago The Children's Corner

Little People, etc., etc.

THE BUBBLE BOOKS

"that Sing.

Fairy stories, coloured pictures, rosmes and three records that sing the songs the stories tell about-that's what are in the Babble Books. Real Columbia records, too, that will play on any gramaphone.

Mouth Organs, Whistles, Cymbals Tambourines, Music Carriers.

XMAS GIFTS FOR MUSIC LOVERS:

Beautifully Bound Volumes

Rachmaninoff

Chopin's Nocturnes and Rondos

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words

Liszt's Rhapsodies

Grieg's Lyric Pieces

Russian Masters

and many others.

All at ANDERSON'S,

16, DES VOEUX ROAD.

Open until 6 p.m. all this week.

Bloe

was understood that the world. He was born in 1850, and FOND OF GAINSBOROUGH these four works alone he had amount paid for the "Blue Boy" began life as an assistant in a Mr. Eratington's pictures, al-paid about £240,000. alone was £155,500. This is the hardware store in Oneonta, New though secondary to his library,

At the time the last papers were largest sum ever known to have York State. Later he became a are a superb collection. In recent posted from Home the been given for a picture.

lumberman, and eventually rose years be has purchased camber Bay" could still be reen by all in ART OF MONEY MAKING.

to be manager. To-day he is in- of masterpieces of the British the National Gallery, to which it If these figures are correct, Sirterested in a large number of land school

was lent by Sir Joseph Daveen, Joseph has made a profit of near and transport companies, and is He seems particularly fond of pending his discovery of a pur- ly £3,000 2- the result of a multi-millionaire.

Gainsborough, and in 1914 be lent chaser. business operation extending over In America Mr. Huntington is to a New York exhibition the fine A few weeks.

known as the prince of book portraits of "Lord Ligonier," FAMOUS U.S. COLLECTOR. collectors." In six years, up to "Lady Petre," and "Anne Lot. Mr. Henry Edwards Hunting 1917, he had spent nearly £1,trell, Duchess of Gloucester, ton is one of the best-known and 200,000 on old. curious most manifcent art patrons in the beautiful books.

and all canvases by the great British, painter. It is stated that for)

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(Sultana, Original, Favoritis, Coronitas.)

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WOCONDA

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