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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

WANTED. British Firm requires ASSISTANT with ex- perience in GENERAL IM. PORTS. Applications only considered from BRITISH SUBJECTS and preference given to those educated at home. Age 24-28 Apply giving full parti culars of experience, &c. to **TRADERS" co LOWE, BING- HAM & MATHEWS, Hongkong.

WANTED. MINING EN GINEER, highest qualifications.. thirteen years' experience, is open to make examinations or take appointment.Apply Bot No. 716 e/s "Hongkong Telegraph.".

WANTED. ---- Centrally located ground floor othee tor occupancy October 1st. Approximatély 4,000, - square feet required-Reply Box No. 695 co "Hongkong Tele- Kraph."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

G.

Cheung Chau-Will those interested in the Rising Sun Cheung Chau, kindly attend at Donnelly & Whyte's offices, 2 WANTED.-Ex service man | Queen's Buildings, at 5 pm, on of other competent person as Friday, 26th. May.

Butler-Valet

run

bachelor

establishinent. Apply Box No. 714 Hongkong Telegraph.

WANTED-By British Firm two or three large Otce Rooms in Central locality. Apply to Box No 71 en "The Hongkong Telegraph.

H. K. V.D. C.

RIFLE MEETING.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Apation on

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1922,

R.

FOR SALE.

DOCK PUMPING PLANT.

NOTICE.

Particulars and Conditions" of{ Saturday, the 13th. May. 1937, Sale, to be held on Mondag Steam Engines direct coupled to

the lening by Public Auction MAIN PUMPS

2 Vertical Compound Tandem

commencing at 11 am.

at No. 400 Canton Road, Mongkoktsui

One Steam Engine

(from .. Hongkong) H. P.

-1400 Cylinders -29, 33, 54 Stroke

-40* Also

3 Shafts (no tail) and 1 gearing

shaft

6 Lengths Anchor chain

1 Dookey Pump

6 Davits

etc..

etc..

etc.

Inspection orders on application.

Terms-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Messrs. LAMMERT BRO3. are

instructed to sell

The Steamship

"KAM MA”

Now lying off Sbamshuipo under an Order of the Court by

PUBLIC AUCTION

00

TUESDAY

3 o'clock p.m.

the 15th. day of May, 1923,

at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the Centrifugal Pumps with Cast Public Works Department, by Iron Impellers about 5 ft. dia. Order of His Excellency the Suction and discharge pipes and Governor, of one Lot of Valves 27 dia.

Crown Land at Victoria Road in H. P. Cylinders-14" diameter. the Colony of Hongkong, for P. Cylinders-24" diameter; atarm of 75 years, with the Stroke 16, Steam pressure 100 Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor option of renewal at a Crown be

of His Majesty the King, for one! further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

¿Opposite inland Lat No, 2352. Inland Lai No. 2301.

Sivirin Road

So, of Balr

Registry Nu.

boeasily.

Bosa far?

Measurements,

5.

E

W

Seeker tees Iv0%

As per sale plan.

31,906

1563

Makers Gwynne's Limited. London.

DRAIN PUMPS

1 Vertical Duplex Pump of Worthington Type. Steam Uylic- ders 14" dia. Water Cylinders 12" dia. Stroke 1. Double- acting. Suction pipers 9" dis. Discharge pipes 8" dia.

1 Horizontal Simplex Double- acting Pump, Steam Cylinder 18", Water Cylinder 13), Stroke 20", Suction púpes 10" dia. Dis- charge Pipes 9" dia. CONDENSING PLANT

Consisting of Condenser with about 2,400 sq. ft. of cooling sur- face, Steam. Driven combined Air and Circulating pumps, Steam! Cylinders 20′′ x 17′′′ x 14′ Stroke.] Air pump 251" diameter x 14" stroke, Circulating pump 181*dia.)

14 stroke. Makers W. a

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 15th.

day of May, 19 Allen & Co. Bedford. The 16th. day of May. 1922, at at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the BU LERS

2 Horizontal Marine type-Re- Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the turn-tube Boilers, 8' 3' Dia length Governor, of

Lot of 9 ft. each with 2 plain Furnaces Crown Land t Shamshpipe and common combustion cham- in the Colony of Hongkong, for aber, also large Steam Dome on term of 75 years, commencing top. Working pressure 100 lbs. from 1st. July, 1898, with the per sq. inch. option of renewal at a Crown Rent

In one I o

At their Anction Rooms in Dudcell Street

Open Machine Gun Competi- tion, p.m. Saturday, May 13th. All-Comers Rifle Competition trom 9am. Sunday May 14:b.with Stonecutters Ride Range.

Launches leave Murray Pier; WANTED A Second-hand 12 noon. Saturday, and 8.10. Harley Davidson Side Car Sunday. in good condition. Apply to Box, No. 705 cu "Hongkong Tele- graph."

WANTED. Barber Bn. The King's Apply P.R.1. 2nd. King's Regiment, Barracks.

for 2nd. Regiment. Bn. The Murray

WANTED. - Male Teachers needed. Apply to the Directors of St. Joseph's College.

TO BE LET.

To Let --One new bie OFFICE ROOM in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation premises. Apply SANG KEE o Compradore Depart taent. Hongkong and Shanghai | Bank.

new

SANG KEE

Hongkong, 29th. April, 1922. .

TO LET.-Well-equipped five- roomed modern house furnish- ed, higher levels. Telephone, modern conveniences. tennis lawn, gardens, beautiful situa- tion. Rent moderate. P.O. Box No. 485, Hongkong.

TO LET.--Furnished

Flat

in gond locality. lower level. apply Box No. 703 clo "Hong- kong Telegraph."

flook

TO LET.-Offices top Prince's Buildings. Apply Harry Wicking & Co.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-Une practically new Semi-Diesel motor 175 H.P.

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARFHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEBERY GIVES THAT THE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEELING OF THIS COM. PANY will be held at the Others of ster Jardine. Matheson & Co. Ltd

TUESDAY, the 23rd May.

1932 at 11:00 am, for the parpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts to April 30th. 1992

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 17th. May. 1922. to Tuesday, the 23rd. May, 1922, both days inclusive,

(2)

By order of the Board of Directors,

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 12th. May, 1922.

FOR SALE.

ABSOLUTELY NEW

The ship is a wooden ship of approximately 1,800 tons capacity accommodation for about 800 Chinese passengers.

Length 25 ft. or thereabouts Beam 25 ft. or thereabonis For particulars to view apply to Mesars. Lammert Bros, the

Auctioneers.

For further particulars apply to, Messrs. JOHNS N STO ES and MASTER.

Prince's Buildings,

or to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., the Auctioneers. Duddell Street.

FOR SALE.

dasa

one

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Makers The Hongkong &

A

to be fixed by the Surveyer of His Whampos Dock Co. Ltd. Hong- Majesty the King, for one toog. further term of 24 years, less 3 BOILER FEED PUMPS

of Worthington Duplex Type. እና ter Steam Cylinders 5 [Cylinder 31 × Stroke 5".

With all necessary Steam and Exhaust pipes, and suction and Discharge pipes to make a complete Pumping Plant.

Registry fo

Locality.

Boundary Kessurements.

X.

S.

W.

LINE

feet, feet

As per vale plas.

36

Particulars and Conditions of One Victrola in ärst class the letting by Public Auction condition with 80 Records Sale, to be held on Monday. Apply to

the 15:b. day of May, 1922, at Sp.ma: the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of four Lots of Crown Land on spur between West Bay and

LAMMERT BROS.

Duddell Street.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

Mested &

rested in literatuit, has been tracher to European others and merchants in the He has a gand method of training Europea

Colmar the ten years.

pe of adr rate certifea and Chines

He has in a good knowledge of years.

THE HONGKONG &

HONGKONG HOTEL STORES

COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT Te'ephone 489 OPEN DAILY

(SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS INCLUDED) From 7.30 am to 10 pm.

BUTTER

"SHAMROCK" BRAND

CHEESE

CANADIAN FANCY CREAM CANADIAN TWIN McLAREN'S (large size)

BACON

"SHAMROCK BRAND PINEAPPLE BRAND

2

$1.00 per lb.

.85 1.00

+

200 per jar

1.00 par lb.

1.00

FISH

.65

.50

.50

.50

SALMON BLOATERS KIPPERED HERRINGS HADDOCK

HONEY IN COMB CYRSTALIZED FRUIT CANADIAN POTATOES AUSTRALIAN ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT

THE BOOKSHELF.

(By "Librarian”).

.90 per box 1.50 7

*

.05 per lb. .16 each .35

(who

15

Repington furnishes many of his most significant memoranda. Thus Dr. Bene the Czecb statesman

speaka of large German loans offered both to his ow country and to COL. REPINGTON AGAIN.

Rumania) outlines a scheme for political and economic federation Col. Repingtoo's war-book made of Central Europe, to embrace some stir by its outspokenness, Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavik, His new volume, "After the War: Romania, Poland, Bulgaria,

The former Times' military corres-

All the above are in good working order, and can be inspected at Kowloon Dock by arrangement.

For further particulars, apply A Diary (Constable, 21) Austria, and Hungary. Mean- to the Superintendent Engineer.marked by similar obaracteristics. while Eastern Europe is described Kowloon Dock.

85 flooded with commercial WHAMPOA DOCK CO. LTD, having visited-in more than the British pioneers in the same pondent is a much-travelled man, agents from America, while tourist sense all the chief Euro-regions are sick about the pean capitals, also Washington drastic cutting down of the and New York.

Overses Trade staff in London." The author's interviews with Colonel Repington is suspicions European statesmer, even when of Bulgarian military prepara the incidents discussed have lost tions being masked ander labour their insistency, are useful indica conscription, and reports his impression that Stamboulisky. the peasant

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

The Forty-first Ordinary Gener-tions of political attitude and Repulse Bay in the Colony of bleeting of Shareholders will mental habit- quite apart from be held at the Offices of the the cases in which Colonel Rep Hongkong, for a term of 25 years undersigned on Friday, the 19th. ington seems to have reproduced with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the May, 1922. at Noon. for the more than his interlocutors can Surveyor of His Majesty the purpose of receiving the Report here intended to see the light. Two 0 BHP. Single Cylin-teacher.

F pass 10 the Chiae exsmicacies, and King, for one further term of with a statement of Accounts fort January of last year, Colonel Beginning a tour of Europe in of the General Agents, together; der Bolinder Oil Engines. Mandarin and Hakka

Iines who intent Insrning the Chinese Isagu PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS. the year ended the 31s:. Decem. Repington found already in Revs. 223 per minute. Two 50 BHP. two cylinder or direct to N, 192, Qen

Bolinder Vil Engines direct connected to 25 KW.115 Volt direct current (com. pound wound) dynamos complete with back of board Huld rheostat for each ma chine.

(3) Two oil fuel tanks capacity

of each 20 tons.

Apply to Bolinders, c/o this Paper.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.“

From YOKOHAMA via NAGOYA, KOBE & NAGASAKI.

The Company's Steamship

"SEATTLE MARU"

having arrived from the above

2 cylinders 275 R.P.M., together ports, Consiguess of Cargo are with complete set of spare parts hereby notised that their goods .n perfect running order. Can be are being landed and placed at Reen on application to The Fartheir risk in the Hongkong and East Drygen & Acetylene Co. Ltd.

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where delivery can be obtained FOR SALE -Bentley's com-

as soon as the goods are landed. plete phrase code, pocket edition,May, 1922, will be subject so rent. Good not cleared by the 18th. .price $15.00. Full size, price

$20.00 per copy. Apply to S. & Damaged packages must be left Co., British Post Office, Eox No.in the Godowns for examination 332 Shangbai.

FOR SALE. -

One

building

by theConsignees' representatives and the Company's Surveyore, Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday and Satur-{ day. All claims must be present- situated on I. L. 1891. Kennedy ed

within Ten days of the Town. Can be used as Factory steamer's arrival here, after which or Godown. For particulars date they cannot be recognized. apply to THE FAR EAST No claim will be admitted after OXYGEN & ACETYLENE Co., the goods have left the Godowas. Ltd,

FOR HAIPHONG AND HOTHOW.

Baile for Hongkong and Haiphong vrees,

alternate Tuesda/. The favourite praneš ger BARBAT

HAI-WUR.

Cenzies E. PagW),

No fre insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested t send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,

Y. YASUDA,

Age are requested in write csew of Hongknuz.

Road. Contrai seonné Chor

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

We have this day, removed our office to No. 1, Des Voeux Road.) Central, above Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston's office.

ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.

Hongkong, 1st. May, 1922.

WE ANNOUNCE THE OPENING

OF OUR NEW

WORKSHOP

IN HONGKONG AT

145 PRAYA. E‡

MOTOR ENGINEERS

GENERAL REPAIRS

OF ALL KINDS OF

MACHINERY, SPECIALISTS IN MOTOR CARS

MOTOR CYCLES

IGNITION

BARGAINS IN NEW AND USED MOTOR CARS AND MOTORCYCLES'

REEVES & CO.

148, PRAYA FABT (4002 PHONES

Av. of Brie.

& Repubu Hay

Boundary Heavements.

N.

5.

W

th. About 8.

per sie plan67,000 236

[s,

57*350 200

11.

Los

FOR SALE.

63,500 233

81,300 280

STEAM LAUNCH.

ber, 1921.

countries like Italy and Greece The Share Register and Trans-an impression that French policy fer Books will be closed from the was heading for isolation, and had 5tb to the 19th. May 1922. both) become divorced from realities. days inclusive.

Nor was there anything to con

JARDING, MATHESON

& CO., LTD. Hongkong, 29th, April, 1922.

1

At this Meating a Resolution]tradict it in conversation with will be proposed dealing with the members of the Reparations Com. remuneration to the Consultingį mission in Berlin in the following Committee.

summer. He says:

Briefly stated, these experts of the delegation of the Repara. tions Commission do not believe in reparations. They say that Germany can pay only in gold or in goods. There is no gold to speak of, so goods must pay. Therefore goods mast be not only exported, but sold, for it is not the exported goods but the sold goods that produce the reparations money. So Ger- many will swamp all the markets which are open to her. depress our home trade by un- derselling it, and end with a dominant commercial position.

THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED. SILIMPOPON COAL

The undersigned are prepared to quote prices for best quality. freshly mined SILIMPOPON - Dimensions:-Length Overall COAL, trimmed into Bankers at 65ft, Beam 10. ft., Depth 5 ft 7 BEBATTIK inches. Hull of Hardwood underwater with Teak top sides, and deck. Frames of ipol.

Engines 64 × 15′′

DI SANDAKAN (British North Borneo) or to contract for regular Bunker Sup-i plies for 6 or 12 months at favour-.

■ble rates.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for

If Protectionist tariffs keep out German goods, then Germany cannot psy. We can not have it both ways, but we are trying to do so.

Boiler 4 ft. 9 inches dia, 6 ft. Bunkere are exempt from payThere is a remarkable conversa- 6 inches long. Speed 9. Enote.nent of ordinary Port Cation described here, in which For further particulars apply to The minimam draft of water P.O. Box No. 474, Hongkong.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY LIMITED,.

alongside the Company's Wharf at Sebattik is 28 feet at low water Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any required information concerning the port can be had on applica-

BRADLEY & CO. LTD. Axente,

The Forty-first Ordinary Gener-tion to | al Meeting of the Company will be held at the offices of the General Managers, Megste.. Jardine,

Matheson and Co., Ltd., Pedder The (OWIE HARBOUR COAL Street, Hongkong on Tuesday,

| 43rd. May, 1922, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of the

CO. LTD,

& NOTICE.

—

Mr. GEORGE MASON Company will be closed from the LAKIN having resigned his 16th May to 6th June, both days authority to sign our pame per position in our office his Inclusive.

procuration is cancelled, ;•

Dated this Tenth day of May

By order of the Board. JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO. LTD.

dictator of that

country, lives under chronic fear of being assassinated. A story is recorded which purports to throw light upon Austrian sources of information for the first three years of wisr.

It seems that the Italian Ambassador at Petrograd, be. ing unable to advise his Govern- ment by the telegraph, was given the use of the Russian wireless every day, and sent detailed reports Deverything that was happening, including strengths and disposition of Allied troops. He sent them, of course, in cipher. But when Italy entered the war she had published & Red Book to defend her action. Owing to inexcus- able oversight, the telegrams published were not paraphras- ed, but were word for word as seit. The Austrians had kept the tapes with the Italian cipher messages, and the Red Book enabled them to read the Italian cipher.

to say of the general aspects of Col. Repingtoo has something the big cities, and evidently New York is no favourite of bis.

At the recent sale at Sotheby's of the famous Britwell Court library, a copy of William Wabbe's "A Discourse of English Poetries" (1586) was bought for £1,100, and £1,950 was paid for & Petain thought that wa copy of Willoughby's "Willobio should occupy and exploit the His Aries" (1594). Only two Rhineland fret, and if taking it other copies are known, that in over and taxing it were of no the British Museum and that for avail, we should read the whole merly in the Huth Library. The German population over the Work contains the earliest men- Rhine and replace it by the tion of Shakespeare's "The Rapo French mutiles de guerre. This of Lucrece," plan was similar to the German plans for Northern France, which the French bad discover ed. but had not yet published. They would do so when the time came, to show that they were taking a leaf out of a Ger- man book.

When the scene was transferred

Lord Dunsany, who has been known hitherto chiefly writer of plays and fantasjer, hos now written a novel, which Put- uams are publishing.

Max Pemberton has written a

to Washington in November, new story," Faulina," which wil the French segregation from the appear with Castella. world's mind and experience WEE even more conspicuously, revsa). led; the author sums it up by my,

Ing

"The French have been pendent, thah valentirely out of the

TAXI DRIVERS AND