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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TO BE LET.

TO LET Promises suitable for Office or godown in the central district. Apply Bun Hing, 10, Queen's Road.

TO LET-One good-sized Godown in Duddell Street. Apply to Linstead & Davia. Alexandra Bigs.

ADVERTISING with the I. T.

D. includes the use of our World-wide offices and staff as you use your own office. Tel. 4306 for free magazine.

O LET.--Seven-roomed de

cached horse with tennis| „lawn and garage for two cars. Apply to Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming.

TO LET-For 5 months

or

one year one five roomed house on the Peak. nicely furnished-rooderate rent from 15th May Apply Box No 936 "Hongkong Telegraph."

NEW TIES

LATEST DESIGNS

NON-CREASEABLE

NECK-TIES

RUBBER LINED

AT

SINCERE'S

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTIETH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of tho Society will be held at its Head Office, UNION BUILD. ING, Hongkong on FRIDAY, 25th, May, 19:3, at NOON for

TO LETO Peak Repulse the purpose of receiving the Bay Side, furnished house Report of the Directors and the 7 rooms 4 English Bath rooms, Statements of Account to 31st hot and cold water, lawn and December, 1923, and of declaring vegetable garden. Apply Box Dividends, etc. 939 c/o Hongkong Telersgph."

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Electric Generat

ing Sets. 4 KW. Dynamo 100s, for 400 lights' direct coupled with cylinder Oil Engine, and Switchboard complete. All now. Reduction 40: Apply to P. 0. Box No. 5, Hongkong.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COM- PANY, LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Co's Steamer "ELPENOR,"

anc

are bereby notified that the Car go will be discharged into Holt'e Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk subject to terms and condition of storage at Holt's wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 10th. May.

Optional cargo will be landed. unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 11th May to 25th May both days) inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager. Hongkong, 5th. May. 1923.

THE CRINA FIRE INSURANCE!

COMPANY LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the FIFTY-FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Company will be. held at its Head Office, UNION PUILDING. Hongkong on FRI- DAY, 25th. May. 1923, at 12.20 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account to 31st) December 1922, ond at declaring Dividends, etc.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED from 1th Map to 25th May, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER. Auting General Manager.

Hongkong. 4th. May. 1923.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-

ANCE COMPANY LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

All broken, chafed, and dam- aged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Fridays between the hours of

that the FIFTY-SEV▸ NTH 10:45 am and goon within the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET free storage period.

ING of the Company will be held No claims will be admitted after at its Head Office, UNION the Goods have left the steamer's BUILDING, Hongkong on FRI Godown, and all Goods remaining DAY, 25th May, 1923, at 12.15 undelivered after the 16th. May. P.m. for the purpose of receiving| will be subject to rent.

the Report of the Directors and All Claims against the Steamer the Statements of Account to 31st) must be presented to the under December, 1933, and of declaring signed on or before the 30th Dividends, etc. May, or they will not be cognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

Hongkong. 10th. May, 1823.

NOTICE.

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E have this day authorised

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 11th May to

25th May, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER, Acting General Manager Hongkong, 4th. May. 1923.

NOTICE.

Mr. Walter Sinclair to HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

sign our firm per procuration in

Hongkong and Mr. Francis

Charles Herb in Canton.

HOLYOAK, MASSEY &

CO. LTD.

MB. L.S. Greenbill has reeum-

ed the Ноп, Secre-

taryship of the Club vice Mr. EJR. Mitchell.

YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU INSIST ON SCHWEPPE'S

по

BURWIFFE'S LEMON SQUASH CONTAINS INJURIOUS CHEMICALS. PROM ALL HIGH CLASS STORES COOPER & CO.

Arants P. O. Box 390

G.

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NOTICE.

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1923.

FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES

LAMMERT BROS. HUGHES & HOUGH

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

ed instructions to sail by Public Auction on

Monday the 14th. May 1923.

their Sales Rooms, Duddell commencing at 3.30 p.m.

Street,

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, THE Undersigned have receiv- the 14th. day of May, 1923, at 3 pm.. at the Offices of the Public Works Department. by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Lo Lung Hang Valley in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 15 years with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75

years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Jord by ang Hang Valley

Boundary

S.E. S. W

N.W

teet

at

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS

AND

BROKERS.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Fublic Auc-i Auction. (For Accoum of the Concerned),

on FRIDAY, the 11th May, 1993, at 11 am, at the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., No. 7-8,

590 Colls Rusty Steel Wire, 2 Cases Playing Cards. Hongkong. 7th May. 1923.

on TUESDAY,

comprising:- Teak and Brass mounted iron bedsteads, Wardrobes with mirrors and Marble top washstands. Teak the 15th May, 1923, commencing at

Dressing Tables,

Table sideboard. Dinner! Waggons, Etc., Etc. Etc.

2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of (Further.. particulars from Ice House Street.

Catalogue)

One Grand Piano by "Collarp & Collard "

One Cottage Piano, Ope

Cotrage

Rozenkreuz **.

Piano by

One Large American Ice Chest Terms Cash on delivery.

On View from Saturday the 12th May 1923.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

TEE atore Hotel which is at present being repovated,

will be completed by the 31st. May, 1923.

At the request of several patrons, the Management is prepared to quote rates for a limited number of rooms on the following basis as from the 1st. June, 1923 ---

2 Persons $400 Per Month.

1 Person $275 Per Month.

inclusive of room with self-contained bath, all meals, (which may be taken either at the Hongkong Hotel or Repulse Bay Hotel), also transportation by Motor Coach to and from town.

OfEce-

Applications Pan be made at the Hongkong Hotel

T. A. BARRY, Assistant General Manager, The Hongkong Hotel Company, Ltd.

STOP!

No use to go further:

P. A LAPICQUE & CO.

have for sale,

HE MOSTYL SYRUP

fox ANAEMIA, MALARIA, CONVALESCENCE, TUBERCULOSIS

*ci,

Tel. 950.

PATHE'S LATEST WONDERFUL

Valuable Teakwood & Blackwood Furniture and Household Sundries, &c, &c. &c. Comprising:

NOTICE.

MR Archibald Orr Lang has

been admitted as a Part uer of our firm at Hongkong and Shanghai as from 1st April, 1923, MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

Hongkong, 9th. May, 1923

& CO.

NOTICE.

LAWN TENNIS.

Green Wins Club Championship.

Last evening, on the EXO¤ (Courts, the challenge round the in the Club Singles Championship The contestants was played off. were F. A. Redmond (bolder) and 8. E. Green (challenger.)

The result was a comfortable victory for Green, who won by three straight sets, the scores

MR. Brobibald Orr Lang will being 6.3, 63, 62, The winner Director of this Company

continue to be Managing played a superior game in alt as departments, and it is a note- heretofore.

worthy fact that he has gone through the whole competition without losing one set. The return to form of the Calony's former champion is most gratify-

GIBB, LIVINGSTON &

CO., LTD. Hongkong, 9th. May, 1925.

"AMATEUR SEAMAN.”

ing.

Filipino Players Beaten. - A good crowd turned up at the IR C. ground laat evening to see the Filipino Olympiad tennis players in action. There were three games iq all, two singles and one doubles. The Filipinos aggressive gutte

A Canadian's Bad Luck. When charged before Mr. J. R Wood, at the Police Court this played the morning, with being stowaway characteristic of the Americans on board the steamer Protesilaua and were inclined to he reckless Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, which arrived in Hongkong from but although not playing on hard Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables, Manils yesterday, Morris Tucker, courts as in the Philipines, they Teakwood Twin Bedsteads. Large a Canadian, aged 22, pleaded ex-gave a good exhibition. The re- and small Wardrobes, Dreasing tenuating circumstances in the sults were Tables and Chairs, Washstands, bad luck which had always T Hooda &c. Sideboards. Dinner Waggons, dogged him.

Aragon 6-2; 6-1.

best Francisço

O. Rumjaha beat Sesar Mannel

Dinner Services, Crockery and Stating that be was an Am- Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cut-teur seaman," Tucker, said that 8 6:2.6;6-4. lery, Carpets and Rugs, Staircase he had a little story to tell. He Guillermo Aragon and Martin Carpets, Electro-plated Ware, Elec- said he had become stranded in Favis beat S A. Rumjahn and tric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Manila on account of the inability S. H. Tamail 6-3: 4-6; 14-12. Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Tea-to obtain work on steamers. His

Honda deserved bis victory.

and Side tables.

1.

مولد

Une Americas Ice Chest, One Plano by Klimes. (Full Particulars from-Catalogue).

Hongkong. 9th May, 1923.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH.. Auctioneers.

DO NOT MISS- ROOHA'S POPULAR

AUCTION SALES

Every Tuesday Thursday

WAS

poys, Marble-top Flower Stands, nationality prevented him from He played a faultless game and obtaining a job on American ships was never at a loss what to do. and British boats that he had in His base line play was perfect. view were staffed with Chinese Aragon, on the other hand, played crews. He became completely losing same and did not find the "broke" and was cared for by the court suitable to his play. Bis Red Cross Society. He had to service was his chief asset and in get out of Manils in any case, that he excelled. A, H. Rumjahn He came from Vancouver and umpired. was in Manila for a month. He Manuel bad the run of play had never been in Hongkong against O. Ruwjahn. He baa an before and had had no intention excellent service and is quick, to of coming here. According to a follow up at the net, where be newspaper, he read that very often beat his opponent, but the Pratesilaus

bound is rather reckless. In this latter for Seattle and ports

via respect O. Ramjaha had an ad- Cebu. Ou the ship he had vantage. and, by playing steady offered to work day and night, tennis, be gathered points from requiring only four hours rest, the wild shots of his opponent sach being his anxiety to get which eventually wou him the home. He was willing to work match. R. Haso umpired. for a passage.

The doubles was a rather tame The second officer to whom the affair. The Filipinos parto ered DA ROCHA'S MART defendant surrendered himself well and were frequently at the informed the Court that defen-pet. G. Aragon showed himself dant worked willingly on the the best of the four and his ship.

smashing was deadly. Favia" His Worship accepted the de-backed him up well. The Indian fendants's ples, and imposed a pair did not play well together. nominal sentence of one day's The third set went to 26 games labour, which meant his dis- before the visitors claimed it. The charge, as he had already beea Indians held the advantage game in detention for a day.

very often but failed to convert it to victory. G. T. May umpired. COMING EAST. Notabilities on Motor Yacht. 600-ton

& Saturday

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Booklets, Catalogues, Lists of Films Free Application.

SNATCHER JAILED.

European Schoolgirl Victimised.

The

barque-rigged

The

A sixteen-year-old boy was motor-yacht Fantoma II., belong- sentenced at the Magistracy this ing to the Hon. Ernest Guinness. morning to three months hard second son of Lord Iveagh, bas labour and ten strokes of the left Southampton on an extended birch on conviction on a charge cruise round the world. of snatching a gold locket and owner and a few of his guests chain from & schoolgirl. Misa were on board at the departure. Edith Webb, living at No. 10 and Mrs. Guinness and the re- Orient Buildings, Kowloon.

mainder of the party joined the The complainant was accompan-yacht at Gibraltar. It is propos- ied by Miss Albertina Garcia, ed to visit, among other places.

Palmas another schoolgirl, when the thefts

and Trinidad, and to took place. Near the junction of

go through Austin Road with Jordan Road Panama Canal to the Fiji yesterday the boy came up and Isiende, Japan, and Borneo, and snatched the trinket. Hard to return through the Suez Canal. pressed in the chase that the com- the voyage lasting about ten plainant took op. he put the montba. trinket in his mouth. He then

The Fantome was originally

the

an across the grounds of the the French trading ship Belem, Kowloon Bowling Green Club plying between Nantes and the into the Kowloon Cricket Club French possessions in the Gulf of Mexico. She was purchased short- ground, endeavouring unsucces-

ly before the war by the Duke of fully to conceal himself AD Indian soldier from the bar Westminster, and converted into racks saw the chase, and he palatis yacht, being installed xave bis assistance in securing 320 b.b.p., and giving ber a speed with twin-screw motors, each of Later,

the defendant'e arrest.

after having been taken to the of about 10 knots. It is expected Water Police Station, defendant that a large part of the voyage

will be made under sail, took the police officers back to the place where be threw away the locket. It was recovered.

In imposing sentence, big Worship remarked that the offence was a serious one and he| was going to made a lesson of defendant in this case.

MINES IN WEST RIVER.

N. Y. K. FARES. Further Reductions Announced.

The local office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisbe inform us that they are in receipt of cable instructions that, commencing with the sailing from their head office to the effect

of the ss. Kamo Mart, which is Warning to Shipping.

scheduled to leave this port von June 20th. next, the following re- According to the Chinese press duced passage rates, against the in Canton, Headquarters a-present rates in yen, will come Dounces that Ch'en Ta'e warns into effect: all vessels, both men-of-war and From Hongkong to London, merchant abips, that he has mined £100 for 1st class and £64 for the West River at Pakkingaha, 201. class; to Marsilles £91 and near Bamboo Island, Plover £60; to Port 8sid.£80 and £58;60 Island, Forrester R. K Junction Colombo £35. 10s, and £23. 10s; bend, First Cliffs junction band to Hingapors £16 and £11, and in- and north-west end of Chan Lintermediate to Singapore £8" and to the mainland.

3rd. class £5 10%

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