THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO BE LET.
Tolding Wanchai Gap LET-European flata in Road, Apply to 32 Kennedy Rd.
TO LET Office Rooms at No. 6.Des Voeux Road, Contral. Apply to The Bank of Canton, Ltd.
SPACIOUS Offices on Ground
Floor of No. 4. Duddel Brest newly fited with teak- counters; Panels and wood suitable for Banking and other Light businessce. Electric Installation completed. Centrally located. Ready for immediate accupation. Apply to Box No. 354 c/o Hongkong Telegraph.."
LOST.
LOST Between Kingsclere
and Horgkong Hotel guld
set
diamonds. with
bar-pin
Finder please return
Office and receive reward.
to this
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
AN Extra Gymkhana Meeting
will be hold(weather permitt ing) at Happy Valley on Satur day July 7th commencing 3:30 p.m. The charge for admission to the Public Emclorare will be $1.-Soldiers - and
unifrom half price.
Sailors in
Members are advised that they must show their Hadges to obtain to the
admission
Enclosure.
Members
"
Each member has the right of introducing 2 non-members to the members enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs; Linstead & Davis at $5. each up to Friday July 6th The Stewards invite the ladies of Hongkong to be present,
PEAK CLUB.
BAND NIGHTS.
WING 10 A change of arrangements, the Band of the King's Regiment will not be available on the 14th instant A Varisly Entertainment will however be given at 9 15 pm. by
COLUMBIA
GRAND OPERA RECORDS
SELECTIONS FROM-
TRAVIATA
CIOCONDA
RICOLET TO
PAGLIACCI
MADAME
BUTTERFLY
LOHENGRIN
A:DA
PURITANI
MARTHA
LA BOHEME
ETC.
AT
ANDERSON'S
2, Queen's Building. Tel. C. 1922,
THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT. AND AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED
MISS LE MAR MISS BEFTY AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of
Six Dollars per share for the
CHARLES, MR. BOB HARPER six months eading 30th. June and MR. HARRY LEEDS, followed by a Danes.
As the Hail will be furnished Limited as a Lounge, only a number of tickets ($2. each) will be available, Applications should be made to the No. 1 Boy as soon As possible."
The Band Night originally notified for the 14th instant will be bold on Wednesday the 18th July, 1923, at 9.30 p,m,
E B. C. HORNELL,
Hon. Secretary,
MARKIN!
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE
GERANCE
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE
CHINE
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO--
CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France)
5 Chater Road. Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue St. Lazare, Paris, · Subscribed Capital Frs. 30,000,000 Paid up Capital Fra. 2,500,000 Working tund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Fra 50.400.000.
Paris;
BANKERS.
Sociele.
Generale,
Banque Nationale de Credit. Banque de Paris et des Pays. Bas.
London: The London Joint City and Midland Bank, Ltd. Living Bank New York:
Columbia Trust"
Every description of Banking & Exchange Bina transacted. Correspondeu Scuroughout, the World:
A. L. SEITERT,
Manager.
SEVERAL usid glass sample caees and catalogus flos wanted immediately. Tel: 4306 write International Trade Developer, Ltd., 8 Des. Vaux Road
OT
1923, will be payable on TUES- DAY. July 24th.. on which date Warrante Dividend
may
be obtained on application at the Company's Office.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY the 9th. to MONDAY 23rd. July (both days inclusive); during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors
1. 9. GREENHILL
Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 25th. June 1923.
TENDERS WANTED.
ELIABLE contractors
RELL
invited to tender for the following, work :--
We wish you that
fact to impress the
upon
THE CORONET
in town
THE
IS the coolest theatre
-and" that
OFF SHORE PIRATE
IS just six reels of really breezy, exhilarating comedy drama specially suitable for the present season.
ALSO, at the suggestion of the "Hong- köng Telegraph we are contributinga. generous percentage of yesterday's and to- day's takings to their
LONDON HOSPITAL FUND
Modelling & Sculpture
In Bronze, Lead, Marble or Stone.
Tombstones, Memorials,
Fountains & Statuary Groups.
ARTS & CRAFTS, LTD.
SHANGHAI.
DESIGNERS & CRAFTSMEN FIBROUS PLASTER.
IN
CLOSING SALE.
A large collection of
WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS & CARDS.
FROM 3:4. TO 31al, JULY.
Home sketch. by E. KA O The local Popular Craz?. Tosa Art Studio,
Queen's Road, Central
Hongkong Hotel Bidge., 1111@{1$«! IIIIIIIIIIF÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷|-|-|-|-|-| HE THOUGHT THE WAY TO WIN A WOMAN WAS
TO MASTER HER!
What he wanted he got! What he got he abused!
In a woman'a beart he killed love,
trust, ideale."
His masterfulness drove her into
the arms of another!
are
See LEAH BAIRD
in
WHEN
Over 30,008 euh.' feet cut- inoulded & fine punched
Granite. Over
35,000 Brickwork.
cub. feet
For particulars apply to the,. HONGKONG REALTY AND
"TRUST CO., LTD.
Architects
Powell's Buildng,
A BEAUTIFUL CARDEN
AFTER AFFLYING THE FERTILSER KING of
BAT GUANO EASTERN AGRICULTURAL AERTILISER 00.
03
Jo va e St.
3rd, Floor. Hongkong..
HUSBANDS DECEIVE
A Sensational Drama of and for
Men and Womeu:-
SHOE
REPAIRING
ROYAL & CO.
Expert Shoemakers,
Write
to-day.
1, D'AGUILAR STREET,
Tel: 3237. BA
TO-DAY
-& To-morrow
only
WORLD
NOTICE.
OTICE is hereby given that MAK. G. Blair'e connec- tion with the undersigned Firm' ceases, as from date. '. WILLIAMSON, & COMPANY. Hongkong, 1st. July, 1913,
FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES
LAMMERT BROS. HUGHES & HOUGH
-ĶUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned hereby
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS
AND BROKERS.
The Undersigned have receivód sell by Publie
anaoutine that the Business, Good will and Stack, in trade ot the Hongkong Motor Cycle instructions to Exchange not having reached Auation the upspet price when put up for sale on the 3rd, July.
C:
The Stock in Trade
comprising:
Motor cars, Motor Cycles. Spares, Tools, etc., etc., will be put in Separate Lots on Monday, the 9th. July, 1973 commencing at 2.45 p.m.
On View Now.
on TUESDAY,
the 10th July, 1923, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, Valuable Teakwood and Blackwood Furniture und Household
Sundries, &c., &c., "&c.
Comprising:
Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, on the premises No. 40 Coron-Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables,
ation Road, Kowloon
Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Terms: Cash on Delivery.
Tables and Chairs, Washstands,] ute.. Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Crockery, and Glass Ware, Cutlery, Carpets and Rugs, Staircase Car- pats. Electro-plated Ware, Electrie Reading Lampa, Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Teapoys. Marble-top
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have receiv. ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Thurs., the rath, July, 1923. commencing at 3 p.m.
ORINA MINING & METAL CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
ON and after the lat. July 1923
the Pegistered Office of the |«bove-gumed Company" will be located: c/o Johnern, Stokes & Master, Prince's Building, Hong- kcpg..
CHINA MINING MET.
CO., LTD... Hongkong 30th June 1923,
DO NOT MISS_
ROCHA'S POPULAR AUCTION SALES
Every Tuesday Thursday. & Saturday
At 2.30 p.m.
Specialist is the Valuation of Household and Office Furniture
DA ROCHA'S MART 2A D'agullar St. Phone 2932
MOSQUITO LORE.
Tracking the Winged Murderer.
Flower Staude, Side Tables and
Finding "wanted" criminal Cabinets, and a few lots of Hand-in a great city is a difficult task hags and Suit Cases.
Also
"One American Ice Chest, (large), at the od premises of the HongOne Fiano by Joseph Wallis and kong Electric Co., Wing Fung St..
Wanchai.
Son, One Piano by Robinson Piano
Hongkong, 4th July, 1923..
enough; but it becomes almost the proverbial child's play when compared with the enterprise of Ending--in a tropic jungle-the wanted" criminal among mos-
paper.
Two (2) 550 B. H. P. Diesel Co., One Iron Bath and One Ameri-quitoes, saya a writer in a Home.
Generators Compléte with oan Roll-top Desk. alternators & exciter",
(Full Particulars from Catalogue), Yet that was the enterprise HUGHES & HOUGH, which, nearly 30 years ago. Three (3) 300 B. H. P. Diesel
Auctioneers. Ronald Roas, a young Army eur. Generators Complete with
geon, embarked upon, and carried alternators & exciters,
to triumphant success. He went Two (2) 250 K. W. Steam
out to Indis, as he tolls in his alternators complete with
Memoira" (Murray, 24s,) deter excitera and switchboards,
mined to search, among "all the One (1) Babcock & Wilcox
millions of millions of winged water tube boiler complete
insect which conveys malaria with fittings and chain grate
fever from the sick me to the stoker,
healthy.
One (1) Marine
type. boiler complete with fittings, Two (2) 50 K. W. Alternators
(without engines ),
One (1) Main Switchboard consisting of machine panels and feeder panels, One (1) Duplex Feed Pump, Three (3) Ileanati
&
type water coolers, One (1) Lot of steel pipes and valves,
Froude
steam
Two (2) Sulzer pumps, Three (3) Albany Rotary pumps, Three (3) Fans for cooling towers and Three (3) motors
for same, One (1) Water" tank, One (1) 120 Gallon oil tank, One (1) Set of spare gear
Diesel Engine consisting 251 items.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAMSHIP SHIP COMPANY, LTD. AND CHINA MTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Co's Steamer "LAOMETON,"
From NE › YORK via MANILA are hereby notified that the Car ga will be discharged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, where it wil lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and condition of storage at Holt's wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after b. July. «»
Optional cargo will be landen unless notice has been given prio to steamer's arrival.
All broken, chafed, and dam aged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be for examined on any Tuesdays and of Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and neon within the free storage period.
ne (1) 10 ton Travelling crane
and.
A Large Quantity of Struc tural Steel work on the premises.
Now on View. For Further Porticulars and terms of Sale apply to the Undersigned,
TH
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
"HE Undersigned bɩve receiv. ed instructions to sell by Public Auction
"2
Monday, the 16th July, 1973, commencing at 3 p.m.
at their Sales Room. Duddell Street,
One Set of Mint Machinery.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21th. July" will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steame must be presented to the under signed on or before the 20th July, or they will not be re cognised..
No Fire Insurance will effected.
be
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents. Hongkong, 6rd July, 1923,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART - MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS
NAVIGATION CO.)
HOLLAND OOST AZIE LIJN (HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE.) From BREMEN HAMBURG. 4MSTERDAM ROTTERDAM, & GENOA.
"SALEIER"
"
That he should ever accom- plished his purpose is, perhap", the most amazing thing in his life story.
For in those days very little was known about mosquitoes, and much of that very littls was wrong. Ross had to begin at the beginning; he had to be his own entomologist as well as his own bacteriologist and microscopist and anatoinist. He bad to dis tinguish one type of insect from another, and then he had to learn bow the insects developed from the egg, how they lived, and how their tiny bodies were made."
In this enterprise ho laboured during four years. He actually dissected the hodies of upwards of 1,000 mosquitoes, going over their several organs, almost stam by atom, with his microscope in the hope of finding what he sought- the mainris germ, or parasite,
ACT OF FATE. That be ever found it war, as he says himself, an act of fate rather than of science-bough fate in this case was supported by almost. superhuman patience and by a heroism of the purest ray. The very creature'be wae tracking, the criminal himself-or rather
female herself, for she is a alighted on the wall of his work- room just when he had begun to despair of success.
It was another case of Bruce and the spider, an
He caught the visitor, and saw that she belonged to a type differ- ent from those he had been xamining. He got more of ber kind. One sultry afternooi a few days later the final clus, passed into his hands.
That day-it WAR August. 20 he still refers to as "Mosquito Day." The whole world might properly join him in celebrating
for the whole world is his. debtor for the great discovery he made. A disease which, in India slone, used to kill a million and
This lot comprises a complete set of Mint Machinery, capable of producing 103,000 (one hundr- ed thousand) pieces 20 cent (twenty cent) e sins or 200,000 f two hundred thousand) piecea 10-cent ton cent) toins per The Steamship working day of 10 hours
(Further particulars and in having "arrived from the above a quarter persons each year, has spection orders may be obtained ports, consignees of cargo by her now been brought under control. from Messrs. Gilman & Compare notified that all goods are Even the Gold Ost, the "White: anv Limited or the Undersigned being landed at their risk into the Mao's Grave," isVicoming a
Terme:-20% of purchase hazardous and/or extra-hazardous mere or less habitable ares.
We do not sufficiently honour money te bu paid on fall of godowns of the Hongkong and hammer, Balance to be paid Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.. out pioneers. The names of within two weeks of day of Lid., "whence and/or from the Rose, Bruce, Leishman, Mangan sale..
wherves delivery may be obtained. are known to comparatively fav Lammert Bros.. Goods not: cleared by the 13th. people. Yet they have recreated AuctioneersJuly, 1923, will be subject to the conditions of life in half the
the world.
rent.
All broken, chafed and damag ed packages are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th. July 1923 at 10a.m. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
FATHER'S STRANGE CRIVE London, June 7-Mr. Penny, the Headmaster of Marylebone Grammer School, who was in- dicted for the murder of his little
LEEDS & LE MAR. MR. HARRY LEEDS & Miss TRIXIE LE MAR who recently
Claims against the steamer Appeared at the "STAR" will must be presented in writing daughter, was found guilty, but NEWS FROM THE CLD COUNTRY.ay in the Colony till the end of within ten days after arrival of insene, and ordered to be detained Superintendent of the Asylum he recognized. 1877, Weck for 52 we all you the month and will be pleared to steamer, otherwise they will now at His Majesty's pleasure. The Werily Newspaper, wash an Lloyd's, People, accept engagenients for privato No Fire Insurance will he tearifold that the purple haze papers on Our Big Liri sailed tree. A ditt rent entertainment, barquete, Cubs effected by the u doraigned is seen by Penny showed that he 62 weeks 354. pays for a year's sub dription, dances &c. They will give their any case whatever. including stage. Most unique en sup-to-date
every week weeks a copy of an
Tit Bith, Pature's etc., etc., eta, fucdreds to
paper seat weekly, the same publicalios for
strvice, Ereilly appreciated member services gratuitously throughout the mylte. Bend 13 to-das 14.
for acy
Periodical Posting Coy, Plymouth sharities.
England
Address ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL,
was suffering from confusional Bills of Lading will be counter-insanity, and said that this was equivalent to "seeing red which signed by
JAVA CHINA JAPAN LIJN Was & condition of temporary
Linsanity. General Agents.
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