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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH,

- FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1923

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES

TO BE LET,

TO LET European tiata in Lee Building, Wanchai Gap Read. Apply to 32 Kennedy"Rd.

TO LET Office Rooms at No. 6 Des Voeux Road: Central. Apply to The Bank of Canton. Ltd.

FF.CES TO LET Brom 1st August al 4a Des Voeux Rd. Central 3rd. Floor 980 sq. f^., roome. Very moderate ranta)," Could be divided for two. tenauts if necessary. Immediate occupa- tion could be arranged. Apple: China Mining and Metal Co. Ltd. c/o Johnson, Stokes and Master, Prisco's Building.

SP

'PACIOUS Offices on Ground Floor of No. 4. 'Duddel Street, newly futed with teak. wood Panels and counter!; suitable for Banking and other. businesses. Electric Light Installation completed. Centrally located. Ready for immediate coupation. Aaply to Box No. $54 60" Hongkong Telegraph.

LADIES HATS FOR SALE.

WNER leaving Colony Unexpectedly and will, sell cheap several Hats just received from the States. P. O. Box No. 461.

MOTOR CAR FOR SALE.

DODGE 2 seater with dickey

in excellent running order five dize whels with good tyres, selfstarter etc. Address: enquiries to Box No. 964 c/o "Hongkong. Telegs aph."

NOTICE.

THE Public is bereby notified that on and after this day, Mr. Yam Wun Tace ceases to be member of the Hongkong Sharebroker's Association.”

By Order of the Committee,

J. W. KEW. Secretary, Hongkong. 12th. July, 1923.

NOTICE."

ANE CRAWFORD LTD beg to announce that the rew. machinery in .connection with the lift being now completed the same is again in running order.

MARTICULATION, JUNIOR.

SPECIAL vacation course, July August, by University man (European), Matric: hons: fc., all subjects, including Physice, Chemistry, Higher Mathematics; private tuition, day or evening. Fees, very moderate.

Particulars, Apply Box 965 cla "Hongkong Telegraph."

THE

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BAT GUANO

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25

Jaivors St.

3rd. Fipor: Hongkong.

Write.

to-day.

Tel 2680

CONSULAT DE FRANCE

A HONGKONG.

SATURDAY next, 14th of July

being the French National Fete, the Consul for France; will be pleased to, receive at his official residence. 13. Pesk Road, between 11.30 am, and 1 p.m. the Membere. cf the French Coni munity, Britieh Officials, officers! and bis Foreign Colleagues and friende, who may wish to call on "that cecasion, benefi

This year there will be no reception in the evening.

The Char cory of the Consulate. will be closed all day on the 14:6, Hengkong 10 h. July, 1923

NY difficulties over consig

ments? Our foreign offices will arrange. Advertising with the IT. D. gives you the privilege of using our services fully. Tel 4306

HONGKONG

MOTOR TRIALS.

Owing to the large res- -ponse from those interest- ed in the proposed contests for

Motor Cars

ard

Motor Cycles

the meeting arranged to ba held at the offices of "The Hongkong Tele- graph" 03 TUESDAY, July 17th

!

AT 5:30 PM.-

will take place at the

HONGKONG HOTEL,

at the same date and hour.

Prospective competitors and others willing to as- sist in the organisation of the contests are cordially invited to be present.

LAMMERT BROS. HUGHES & HOUGH

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have recois-

ed instructions to sell by Public Auction Monday, the 16th July, 1023.

commencing at 3 DB

at their Sales Room. Duddeli

Street.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS A

AND

BROKERS.

instructions to sali, by Auction

on SATURDAY,

NOTUB

INSECTS AND COLOURS. THE O. S. K'S, GROWTH.

Past and Present Business.

A Variety of Preferences. Particulars" and Conditions of If there should be any summer! the lotting by Public Auction this year and insects become

We have received a booklet. Salo, to be held on Monday, troublesome, people may like to the 16 h. day of July, 1923, recall the experience which showing the growth of the Osaka at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the has just been related by Mr. Alex-hosen Kaisha The Company. Public Works Department, by ander Duckham that flies seem to rquiant with: a capital of The Undersigned "have received Order of. His Excellency the void rooms that are painted pale 448,000 tons gross, in now, con-m Y100,000,000, and a fleet of over Lot of blue. PubliGovernor, of one

Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui Entomological experte, though ducting about 46 regular services. in the Colony. of Hong unable definitely to confirm this making important commercial with the option of renewal at&terested in it (writes a represent-length of which reach more than koug, for a term of 75 years experience, are sufficiently in-highways of the world, the total Crown Rent to be fixed by the ative of the server) to think it 256.000 nautical miles. When

the comparatively sbort period. King, for one further terni of 75 experiments with proper dog.

-ite trole in places where flies remembered, and also assemble in large numbers, and modest beginning, the progrèss it has made is marvellous, The are quite free to go and come as thos will! Experiments company

WAS established in 1884 with a capital of only Y1.. hitherto have been practically 200,000 and with confined to lies in captivity,

fleet of Qalli. Valerio's for example, quot-

the 14th July, 1923, commencing One Set of Mint Machinery. at 10.30 1.10., at their Sales Rooms This lot comprises a complete No. 8, Des Vœux Rosd, Corner of Surveyor of His Majesty the might be worth while to make of the Company's existence is

set of Mint Machinery, capable Ice House. Street,

Sundries, &c, &c. Sch 'Comprising:

of producing 100,000 (oue hundr-Valuable Teakwood & Blackwood [ad thousand) pieces 20-cont Furniture, and Household

ftwenty cent) cias or 200,000 (two hundred thousand) pieces 10-cent. (ten, cent) coina per Dining Suítes, Chesterfield working day of 10 hours

Softs," Arm-chairs (new), Tes (Further particulars and in-Tables, Tenkwood Twin Bedsteads, spection orders may be obtained large and small Wardrobes, Dress- tom Messrs. Gilman & Camping Tables and Chairs, Wash- any Limited or the Undersigned) stands, &c, Sideboards, Dinner

Terms: -20% of purchase waggons, Crockery and money to be paid on tall of

Ware, Cutlery, Carpets and Rugs, hammer, Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of Staircase Carpets, Electro-plated sale.

Ware. Electric Rending Lamps, Teakwood

Blackwood Screena, Teapoys, Marble-top Flower Stands, Side tables and Cabinets, and a few lots of Hand-bags and Suit Cases.

Lammert Bros.

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have receiv

ed instructions from Mr. A. Silva Netto to sell by Public Auction on TUESDAY, the 17th. July 1923.

commencing at li alm, at "Belmont No. 63 Robinson' Road.

Also

Glass

One American Ice Chest (large). One Piano by Joseph Wallis & Robinson Son, One Piano by Piano Co., One Iron bath and One American Roll-top Desk. (Full Particulars from Catalogue)

Hongkong, 10th July, 1923.". Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Bis of Kunfio fuland Lot, Ko, 3

cality.

Boundary HersitemFate.

F

MURDER MYSTERY.

Wash Amah's Dath.

steamers having an aggregato

ed by Dr. Gordon Hewitt, was tonnage of 17,000, the total miles made with flies in painted boxes covered by the lines of services... With a choice of twenty-one being not more than 8,500, colours it was found that their practically confined to the western half of the Empire. preference for clear light hues was During the thirty-nine years that

strongly marked. Eighteen select"

Company

ed clear green, seventeen rose, followed its establishment, the fourteen clear yellow, thirteen

encountered ∙many' Azure, ten clear red, nine white, difficulties, but has, by pursuing. and only one each blue, black, steady and progressive policy, (and dark brown. ".

overcome every obstacle, which

Sindle on the other hand, in itself an eloquent testimony using strips of coloured cardboard the remarkable development to attract his captive fles, found of the water transport business in that no marked colour preference Japan. The Osaka Shoren Kajsha was displayed. This result was is not unjustifiably proud of the confirmed by an experiment made present position it has attained.

With a capital of Y100,000,000. by the Zoological Society at the Imperial College of Science, and 183 steamera representing At the Magistracy yesterday the results showing that flies over, 448,000 tone, the Company afternoon, Mr. J. R. Wood; Coroner, confined to a definite

is now conducting 46 domestic. conducted an enquiry into, the cir- there had no perference for any 1922 the Company's steamers and foreign regular services. In: cumstances of the death of a wash particular colour, and that the amah in the employ "of Mr. choice of material on which they carried 73.583,586 pieces of ourgo

and: 1,806,770 passengers, C. D. Lambert Locomotive Eng--ttled was governed not by col- toptable, hall chairs, ball carpeta LAMMERT BROS. inser of the Kowloon-Canton Rail- our at all, but by some other even further, marked progress is charges amounting to Y47,452,026. way. The deceased was found factor, probably texture, position, indicated. for future years.

The Whole of his Valuable House- hold Furniture

comprising:

Hatstands, ball lampe, marble

drawing room," suite, bevelled glass overmaatl», marble top tables, carpets & rugs, brass vases and ornamenta, bronze statuetes! eleotroliers, and brackets, curt- aine, and a collection of ald Chinese Curious, etc, ets.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned

THE

received instructions to sell

the 14th, ult.

room

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong T-legraph.")

at:

lying dead in her bed in the temperature or curiosity.

"Although with ut definite ex- servants' quarters of Mr. Lam- have bert's residence; 3 Gascoigne perier cs, Dr. C. J Gahan, keeper. of the Entomolomical Department Road, Kowloon, on the morning of at the National History Museum, has the impression that Mr.. The following formed the jury Duckham is right, and that it Messrs. R. H. Chappell, H. Me has previously been observed that flies with full liberty of mave. Gregor and W. A. Duce.

Giving a brief outline of the cir-ment do not care to settle on cumstances, the Coroner stated anything but prefer green walls

Ain white of ceilings Sir, Please

he utid, "also dislike encroach a little on your valuable sinell of some things and space re the above.

by Public Auction on Saturday, the 14th. July, - 1923, commencing at 11 a.m. their Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street.

at

Quantity of High Class Havana,

Manila & Dutch Oigars, (well Known Brands.) Torida CAh on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Solid Mahogany extension dining table and chairs, side board with bevelled mirror, din her waggon and glass cabinet! tea tables, dianer crockery and A ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. ne hand painted dessert set,

marble clock, Brasses, one carvedi TWO Tenore urgently required belgian osk bookcase, table oran for the Cathedral Choir, ments, vases and bowls, cutlery, One Practice a week and Sunday leather covered couch and easy Morning Services only. Apply chairs, E. . ware, etc, etc." Organist, St. John's Cathedral. Iron bedsteads, (double and

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PUBLIO AUCTION.

(single) .double and "single

wa drobce with bevelled mirror THE Undersigned have receiv doors. cressing table with marble ed instructions have the of the Supreme MARINE ENGINEERS' GUILD top and bevelled mirrors, chests Registrar

OF CHINA.

Hongkong Branch. THE Regular Monthly Meeting will be held at the Guild office Sailors' Home, on Monday, 16th July, at 5 o'clock, p.m.

Business, Eection of Finance Committee and General,

W. J. STÓKES, Branch Secretary.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

IT

T 19. HEREBY NOTIFIED

that an interin dividend oi. £3 per share, subjret to deduction) of Income Tax, has been declared

0:4

Monday 16th Ju y. 1923, commencing at If a.m.

of drawers, washstanne, toilet Court to sell by Public Auction on crockery, tapestry and lace curtains, linen. and ashwood bedroom suite, porcelain basics and

bath, ename] American ice chest, cooking stove, gaysere, boilers, and cooking

utensils.

that atm--9-

the cook found the und dead in bed when he ent roon The door land so wes, 3 window det

other windowa deceased bad. dic fcatinn, according

plece cloth War on

rely-nerose

mouth and this he

The Ma Cheuk Nuisance.

allow

me

bare ertain preferences Ma Cheuk," or "Ma Jong" as rothers for the flowers everyone knows, is the favourite they sit for example." In Chinese game. It was introduced big connection be quoted from into foreign countries not long Look by Professer Folsom, of ago and is being played by Eur Ulips, which happened to be opeens all over the universe... Dyin oh iris ta64e, in which it was It's undoubtedly a fine pastime.

saved that, insects distinguish but only a few realise how many faticolours, ants avoid violet peaceful nights are being made as they do sunlight, but pro- hideous through the noise caused tongue down her throat in such

Errandotzetsinguish red or by this rattling game.. manter as stop, herrer

orauben, from dark-ess, Europeans as a rulo put a limit A Large Quantity of

Honey best frequently select bine to the sport when time in up to Wines, Spirits and Malt Licquors Other signs of polémée were

cf well-known Brands. on either side of the he. Wh ores white bitterflies profer retire to bed, but some Chinese, white flowers and the yellow play from 6 p.m. till 6 am, and Champagne (Mumin, Poinmery might have been caused by and reno, Meat and Chandon, pressure of some one legning upon butterflies appear to alight, on run consecutively like, that for A collection of oil paint- Heidsick, Louis Roederer Duc de her The police also noticed that yellow flowers instead of others." nights. So you see what happons if you live near Chinese houses. ings and waler colours by well Monaco, blanapolė, 'Cliepun1, fram "one finger a ring had up--

SOME EVIDENCE..

Noise to the Chinese is nothing." etc.)... known artists.

parently been removed, causing

Mr. A. Buckham writes to the Perhaps during the progress of Automatic One Humphrey

Sparkling Burgundy, Sparklingabrasions on the finger. Nothing Times

the game a few Sing Song girls: Moselle, Sauterne, Claret, Porselse was missing. There was no Some years ago Fbecame in are sent for to amuse the players; Water Heater,

One Astro emical Telescope Sherry, White Wines..

sign of a struggle. The Corones terested in the effect of colour of then we have the aplum-smoker. by Wray, London.

Gin (Gordon, Old Tom, Hol-aid it was a wet and stormy night mes and other insects, because I babbing away idly; then again land, elc.).

There were three people livine noticed that in one of my cow we have the maid servants Whiskey (John Dewar. King above the deceased women's room, steds; the anterior of which was running to and fro and lastly the George, Black and White, Napier but they did not hear any painted pale blue, there were no hysterical, noisy players, Johnetara, Haig, and aig, Cana-

thilst in a neighbouring Why don't these people go to thing wpisual daring the night HEN dian Club, American, etc.)

Brandy (Hennessy, Mar ellt was thin myters that the Court shed, painted bits, there were places away from their family. ustek number, and I wondered quartere, euch as the Ming Yuen .etc)}

gelber blue was offensive to Gardens, West Point and the is year, whilst in the West play till they are worn out if they

Tải Pak Lak, where they c at Tabaquite, Trinidad; want to ? Ma

Also One Auto piano by Rabinson & Co., with a large quantity of Columbia Gramaphone

records,

:་

And

was trying to cIERT HE

Evidence the Called when

- One and records.

French and Italin Vermouth." One full size billiard table by for the RALF EAR ending Job Roberts & Co, Ltd., with creme de Menthe Cacao, Be showed that th 30th June, 1923, at rate of 2/34 complete accessories, compris. Dedictine, Chartreuse, Apri o: from suffocation. per dollar.

ing-Curs, markers, balls, cue Brandy, Curacao, "Abai the, found tied across The dividend will be parabletands and electric light-fittings, Dubonet Blackberry Brandy.[mouth was produced. on and after TUESDAY the 7th shades etc, etc. August, 1923, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrante.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, the 23rd July to SATURDAY, the 4th Augil, 1923, (both days inclusive, daring which period no transfer of shares can be registered..

By Order of tho Directore.

Court of

AG. STEPHEN...

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 10th. July, 1923-

SHOE

GIRING

POYAL & CO Expert Shoemakers. Tel. 3237 D'AGUILAR STREET,

And

One **Maxwell

Sedan One Touring.

"Maxwell" 5

A Quantity of maiden Palms and plants in pots.

Kammel, Amir Picon, etc.

Dr. Moore, who per Bitters Langostura. Orange, post-mortem examin Kooah, La-h; etc),.

that if tied tightly

Bester

seater

hair

14h July, 1993.

On view from 15th. July, 1923. Catalogues will be issued, Terms: As Customary,

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctio eers. Hongkong, th. July, 1925.

THE Undersigned, have receiv- ed instructions to sell by Public Auction onj-sp

Friday, the roth. July 1923.

commencing at a m

at No. 107 The Peak

Quantity of Valuable Household Farnlture

comprising

San Miguel Beer, American mouth the cloth coul Beer, Bass Als & Stout, ere, el. forced the tongue down.

On view from Saturday, the

LAMMERT BROS.;

Auctioneere.

DO NOT MISS

ROCHA'S..

POPULAR AUCTION SALES

Every Tuesday Thursday & Saturday At 2.30 pm. -Specialist is the Valuation of Housebold and Office Furniture

DA ROCHA'S MART

2a D'Agullar St. Phome. 2934

WOTID E

of the operations of Cantral Oilfields, pouced that some of

Iselfbontem bed painted interior of their

Youre etc.

OLD-TIMER. Hongkong, July 13, 1923.

A HUGE OMELETTE-

room in the barracks, and, on

questioned, they stated that Brussels mator lorry be bought the zoom, was more longing to an egg merchant from Bles, than the other collided with a motor car on the ms in the Bartacks. I there road between Ligny and Velaipe Farmanicas the Labour Superhear Suraambre, and 7,800 egre tempted robbery in her room some intendent to have a further ex were spread about the road. Out time ago and since then she had Periment made, and I have just of 530 cases of eggs on the lorry. Lentrusted some of her effects to received his report to the 303 were thrown to the ground

effect that in the room so treated and smashed.

vants. There had

his custody.

been

The enquiry was adjourned,

THE CORONET

the occupant states that he bas

since the date of painting seen

no flics, and be adds that the

number of mosquitoes is much of pasteboard boxes without lids. less than formerly. G

These boxes were lined with.

If there be, as I hope, some-seventeen different coloured cloths "Playthings of Destiny."

thing in the use of pale blue for and were placed in rows one upon The big attraction. in the ecariog flies and marquitoes, it another, the order being charged. Coronet's change of programme would indeed be a godsend to each day, so that no question of Playthings of D stiny," featur everyone, but more especially to height from the floor or better ing the film favourite Anita those living in the tropics, and lumination entered into the S'ewart, "Playthings of Desting" that is why I venture to ask you problen Counts were made of isa mairimonial muddle, and to insert this letter in your paper, the inhabitants of each box on MORAN CONTaeventeen consecutive days, with shows, the unfortunato predica MR. A. ASPINALL Large teak fable. Occasional WE are selling small stock of ment of a girl who is in love with If your readers will refer to ir remarkable results. The box tables, Chesterfield chairs (with below mentioned goods in two husbanda, The Sim does not Arthur Shipley & admirable little coloured navy blue was found to covers) Carpets, Ruge, Curtains, whole or half piece (50 yards per laok thrills and there are many book, “More Minor Harrors" contain 108 mosquitoes, while Brass Curtain Poles, Glassware, piece

changes of scene. The plot they will find that experiments that coloured yellow was empty, Standard lamp and table lamps Finest qualityWHITE stretches from the Canadian hills have been carried on at Cam and light blue box contained. with shades, etc, etc

COTTON DRILL 7/8, at 63 cts to the sunny Southern Seas, One bridge with a view to ascertain the mosquitoes only.

We recollect the suggestion of On View from Thursday the per yard of the spectacular scenes showing the influence of various 19th July 1923,

Finest quality COLOURED an erotic hi zzard, whilst shether colours on the marquito! They an American scientist a few years- ALPACA 54 $3 95 per yard. depicts a cyclonic fornedo, The were conducted by the author ago that ladies should wear yellow, |stockingaviin order to pratect Finest quality PROOF UNION pictura is in seven parts and is and Professor Nuttall, who SILK 54 $5.0) per yard. Ft National Production, which side large gauza cubical themselves from the attentions of

Import Department, it alwava a guarantee as to tent, in which mosquities were marquitose The

** seem to have caugh SHEWAN, TOMES & CO excellence,

Catalogues will be farted,

Terms-Cash on delivery, LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

bred and kopf, Janu?