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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

BOARD RESIDENCE

Comfortable and homely.

AVISO A COMUNIDADE

One minute from Ferry Steamer PORTUGUESA DE HONGKONG. Cuisine under personal supervis- ion.

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SENDO

table. Billiard Privato Terme very moderate. Telephone K. 357. Mrs. Steward Ogilvie.

TO BE LET.

TO LET-European flats in Leo Building. Wanchai Gap Read. Apply to 32 Kennedy Rd.

TO LET-Office Roome at No. 6 Dea Vooux Road, Central, Apply to The Bank of Canton, Ltd.

muito grande Comunidade Portuguesa de Hongkong e nao. me sendo, por

possivel

saber, fazer isso. imediatamente, por qualquer

Loutro

meio, a to los 8 Beus membres, qual a atitude que,

no

julgo eu, devem tomar perante Foreigner", autor de duas cartas Telegraph " "Hongkong publicades cartas, que injusta. raente ferem a Comunidade do que sau representante, Comuni- dade que num gesto tão patriotico camo comprehensivel, pedo que, 80s os membros. juntamente com o ensino da lingua inglesa

•PACIOUS €ffices on Ground seja tambem ministrado o ensino Floor of No. 4. Duddel abrigatorie da lingua Partria, eu Street, newly fitted with teak-verho, por este meio, que julgo o counters; melhor, visto que de todos os wood Panels and suitable for Banking and other Portygueses businesses. Electric

SPAC

conhecido.

Light pedir a todos os membros da Portugesa de Installation completed. Centrally Comunidade located. Ready for immediate Hongkong!

coupation. Apply to Box No. 154 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph. "

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LOST.

OST.A black Pekinese Poodle. Finder please re- turn to Mrs. Vessoona 6 Minden

Avenue, Kowloon. Telephone No.

693, Reward for Finder.

TENDERS WANTED,

RELIABLE contractors

Are

invited to tender for the

following work:---

'Over 30.000 cub feet cut- moulded & fine punched Granite

Over 35,000 cub. foot

Brickwork.

For particulara apply to the.. HONGKONG REALTY AND

TRUST CO., LTD. - Architects, Powell's Building.

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NOTICE.

THE Public

R.

Que não respondam a quaesquer outras cartas que, semelhantes as do "Foreigner," sejam public- iadas debaixo do anonimato.

"Que esquecam imediatamente As cartas do Foreigner, pois olar! nao nos devem merecer a menor Consideracao.

STO hereby informed that Queen's Road East between Arsenal Street and Wanchai Road will be CLOSED to motor traffic frem TUESDAY, 17th, inst; until further notier.

P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Acting Captain Superintendent

of Police. Hongkong 16: July 1943.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

IT

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an interin dividend of £3 per share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, has been declared! for the BALF YEAR önding 30th June, 1923, at rate of 2/3d. per dollar.

The dividend will be payable. on and after TUESDAY the 7th August, 1923, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders requested to apply

RTO

Warrants.

for

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

By Order of the Court of Directore,"

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 10th. July, 1923.1

NOTICE,

WE are selling small stock of below mentioned goods in whole or half piece (50. yards per piece):-

Finest 'quality' WHITE COTTON DRILL 27:8 at 63 ctx per yard.

Finest quality COLOURED ALPACA 54" at $3.35 per yard.

Finest quality PROOF UNION SILK 54" at 25.00 per yard.

Import Department. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

AN

OLD visto

A Comucidade Que sealme Ponuguesa a sua justa indigne- que, um qualquer anonimoForeigner" nao pode ferir uma muito patriotica e Copeu. laboriosa Comunidade, lado da Portugal em Hongkong, 16 de Julho de 1923.

Cerveira de Albuquerque, Consul Geral de Portugal.

PEAK CLUB.

'NOTICE.

MEMBERS and Subscribers

Are reminded that be first Band Night will be held tomorrow }( Wednesday) at 9 30 p.m. si E. B. C. HORNELL,

Hon: Secretary.,

NY difficulties over consign- ments? Our foreign offices will arrange. Advertising with the LT. D. gives you the privilege of using our services. fully. Tel. 4306

LICIOUS!

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AND

FANCY DRINKS

MADE UNDER THE . BEST OF CONDITIONS FROM THE PUREST INGREDIENTS.

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ON

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Opposite Dragon Garage,

SHOE

EPAIRING

POYAL & CO. Expert Shoemakers. Tel. 3237.

1, D'ACCILAR STREET,

HONGKONG

MOTOR TRIALS.

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

Motor Cars

and

Motor Cycles

the

meeting arranged to be held at the offices of "The Hongkong Tele- graph" On TO-DAY. (TUESDAY), July 17ch.

AT 5.30 PM

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will take place at the

HONGKONG HOTEL,

at the same date and hour. Prospective competitors and others willing to a sist in the organisation of the contesta are cordially invited to be present.

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1923.

CHINA SEAS.

HONGKONG HARBOUR.

A8 from the 23rd. July, 1923, and until further notice two (2) juoke will be employed fo taking soundings and Borings in the Harbour on lin from Status Pier to Holt'y wharf.

Each of the said junks will exhibit:-

FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES have been its brain. A remark

HUGHES & HOUGH LAMMERT

GENERAL, AUCTIONEERS

AND

BROKERS.

PUBLIC

a jewel in its bead. This must able thing about a frogot road.. distingulebing it from other forms of life, is that when it dias it does

BROS. not croak.

AUCTION.

Il-Lizards.

The lizards are vory distantly

HE Undersigned bave receiv-related to the frogs and toade, sro ed instructions have the members of the bir class known

tbo The Cudersigned bars

of receivec Registrar

Supreme na Reptiles, and belong to the instructions « to sell by Public Court to sell by Public Auction on Lacertilia family. They are of

various kinds and sizes.. Wednes, 18th July, 1973- on WEDNESDAY,

Auction

House Streets.

Valuable Teakwood and Blackwood

"By ray-On the foreinast a Red Ensign and 4 feet below * Black Ball 2 feet in the 18th July, 1923, commencing at diameter.

11 m. at their Sales Rooms, No. 4 By aight-On the foremas: 28, Des Vœux Road, Corner of Ice

Red Lighter in a vertical line one over the other, fent apart; and at the bow and also at the atorn one White Light, each of the White Lights is to bo placed 6 feet above the gunwhale. All vessels are warned to give theas junks & safe berth and to proceed at slow speed when passing,

C, W. BECKWITH, Commander R.N. Harbour Master, &c Harbour Office. Hongkong 16:h. July 1923.

A BEAUTIFUL CARDEN

THE AFTER APPLYING KING or YERTILSER BAT GUANO ZASTERN AGRICULTURAL FERTILIBER 00.

THE STAR

TO-NIGHT AT 9:15

THE GREAT

95 Jeivors St. 3rd. Floor, Hong cag.

Write

Tel. 2650

NICOLA

PRICES $3, $2 $1. BOOKING AT MOUTRIES

MATINEE FOR CHILDREN

ON SATURDAY AT 5 P.M. HALF-PRICE TO ALL SEATS.

LESS DOLLARS PER MILE

160 CITROEN➡the last word in car economy. A saving in tyres, oil and running costs.

Winner 3 years consecutive 1920/21/22 Grand Prix, for, low consumption.

Sole Agents.

LEPACK&Co., Ltd..

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50, 52 Queen's Road, Central.

ARTS & CRAFTS, LTD.

ARCHITECTURAL⠀⠀ CRAFTSMEN

WOOD PANELLING AND MANTELPIECES BANK AND OFFICE FITTINGS SHOP FRONTS AND COUNTERS

DOOR WIN DOW CASEMENT AND LANTERN LIGHTS

STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. AND HIGH-CLASS · DECORATIONS:

Arts and Crafts Limited. Shanghai.

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commencing at 11 Bán

Habitat There are lizarda that live in trees, some that run

Quantity of High Class Havana,long the ground, and others that

Manila & Dutch Oigars,

(well Known Brands.)

A Large Quantity of

climb walls and frequent the ceilings of houses. Accidents will bappen, even in the best-regulat- ed families, and they sometimes Furniture and Household Wines, Spirits and Halt Licquors fall on to people sharing house

Sundries, &c, &

cf well-known Brands.

with them. This is supposed to Comprising:

Champagne (Mumm, Pommery be unlucky. It usually is for the Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas,

and Greno, Moat and Chandon, lizard. Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables, Heiduick, Louis Roederer. Duo de Food:-The lizard oats insects Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large Monaco, Monopole, Cliepuut, when he can get them. He also and small Wardrobes. Dressing etc.)."

has a sweet tooth, and sometimes Tables, and Chairs. Washstands, Sparkling Burgundy, Sparkling comes to a sticky end in a pot of etc., Sideboards, Dinner Waggens, Moselle, Sauterne, Claret, Portreaclean the small boy die. Crockery and Glass Ware, Cutlery Sherry, White Wines.

Carpets and Rugs, Staircase. Car-1 Gin (Gordon, Old Tom, Hol-covered who raided a cupboard in

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the dark.

Habits-Lizards have a nasty

pets, Electro-plated Ware. Electric land, etc.).. Reading Lamps, Teakwood Screens, Whiskey (John Dewar, King Blackwood Teapoys, Marble-top Georgo, Black and White, Napier way of abedding their tails when Flower Stands, Side Tables and Johnstene, Haig and aig, Cana. agitated, and growing them again. It really shouldn't be allowed. Cabinets, a few lots of Hand-bags dian Club, American," etc.). and Suit Casca.

Brandy (Hennessy, Marell, Some lizards glide through the air-they were the first motorless. etc) French and Italin Vermouth, gliders. One species, known as a Ona American Ice Chest (large), One Plano by Joseph Wallis & Son, creme de Menthe Cacao, Bechameleon, can change ite colour, One Iron "Bath and One American Dedictine, Chartreuse, Apricoteo that the females are always Abait the, up-to-date and match their sur Brandy, Curacao,

roundings. They fight shy of. Roll-top Desk.

Dubonet Blackberry" Brandy Scotland, because there is so (Full Particulars from Catalogue),ammel, Amar Picon, etc.

Also

Hongkong, 16th July, 1928.

- 01 FRIDAY,

the 20th July, 1923, at 2.80 p.m., at their Sales. Rooms, No. & Des Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

Household Furniture (removed to Sale Room for convenience of sale). Comprising:

Double Wardrobe, Washstands, Double and Single Teak Bedsteads, Teak and Iron Cots, Dining Table and Chairs, Shanghai Baths, Din- Waggons, Hatstands and general sundries,

ner

Also

A Large Quantity of Records (Black Labels, Purple and Red

Seal)

and Music Books, &c. Hongkong, 16th July, 1923. Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH.

LAMMERT BROS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have receiv

ed instructions to sell. by Public Auction on

Friday, the 20th. aly 1973- commencing at irdim. at No. 107 The Peak

much tartan about (ar so they

Bitters Angostura. Orange, think). Koosh. Lash, etc.).

San Miguel Beer, American Bear, Bass Ale & Stout, etc., etc.

On

view from Tuesday, the 17h July, 1993.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneero.

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

A D'Águilar B Phore 2983

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NATURAL HISTORY

NOTES.-IIL

Some Cold Blooded

Creatures

(BY "FIRMSPEAR.")

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General observations:-Lizards lay eggs; usually in crevices in wail, but not always. A lizard once laid eggs in a folded pair of trousers of mine, and I discovered it after they had been pressed, I don't like lizards,

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III.--Snakes.

Snakes are probably familiar to everybody. They belong to the big order Ophidis, which is a very aristocratic reptile family, of an- cient lineage. All the best anakes can trace their descent from the Conqueror of the Garden of Eden.

Habitat:-Scmé anakes live in the water, like fishes; others stay on dry land, either remaining on the ground or climbing trees. They are found everywhere. except in Ireland, which became too hot for them.

Food:-Snakes and serpents live on eggs, small mammals and birds. The very biggest ones running to thirty feet or Bo-Are supposed to swallow oren but the only swallowing has been done by. those who believed the story. One species is a cannibal. It eats. smaller snakes. "

Habits:-Snakes are cold-blood- ed to a degree, and treacherous Some of them are venomous, and The are therefore dangerous. best way to tell whether a spako you, mest is a poisonous species or not is to kill it first and decide L-Frogs and Toads. afterwards. The snake is an old The frogs and toads belong to enemy of man, and hisses when

Some of those. Large teak Table, Occasional the well-known Batrachian fami- he goes past. tablee, Chesterfield chairs (with 17, a branch of the Amphibia, and reptiles go so far as to spit at.....

It is best to avoid them. covers) Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, are cousine. The chief difference one,

General observatior s-Most Brass Curtain Poles, Glassware, between them is that the frog is Standard lamp and table lamps more athletic, and jumps further species of soakes are known to and swims better. There are com- Zoologists, and have been duly with shades, etc, etc.

Some of the most pensations for the toad, however, classified. He may be ugly and slow, but he picturesque, however, are only is not eaten by man, as his cousin seen on certain occasions and by These are persona. is. The original frog, and ancestor certain

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture

comprising:-

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Ob View from Thursday the 19th July 1923,

Catalogues will be issued. Terms-Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers:

THE PENISULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION-CO, STEAM FOR SINGAPORE,

AND BOMBAY

of all the modern noes, went & supposed to be the manifestations little too far in bis boastfulness of spirits. one day, We have it on tha authority of that eminent natur- aliat Aesop that the creature went bust when trying to swell out to the size of a cow.

Habita:Frogs and, toads aro

A PUZZLE A DAY.

found in damp places, and the There is a word of aine letters, former love wet districts. They which meaue "absurd" or ""laugh- are said to be crossing over from able." If the order of its letters the United States into Canada and is changed, and the letter" I'is alexico in large numbers. When added, new word of ten letters young they are termed tadpoles. may be formed which will give CONTINENTAL PORTS AND It is popularly supposed that practically the same meaning.

large specimen in thie stage ban Can you discover the word ? ita habitat in the Hongkong

Yesterday's answer: Cricket Club.

THROUGH BILLS OF LAD ING ISSUE FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND

LONDON.

THE Steamship

“KIDDERPORE”

Carrying His Majesty's Maile, popular pastime of snoring with will be despatched from this port one's mouth open is supposed to at Noon, op SATURDAY, the have been derived. 21st July taking Cargo for the! above Ports.".

Food-These creatures live principally on insects, especially

A

flies, and it in from them that the

A

A

Habits:-Frogs and toads are

A

B

B

BBB B

Silk and Valuable Cargo for peculiarly buman in some ways. Italy, France and London (under When there is plenty to drink the arrangement), will be conveyed bull-froge gather in large numbers

BB B by this Steamer proceeding to and keep up a noisy chorus during Bombay and there transhipped the greater part of the night.

When the 49 square chooker- to the on-carrying Steamer for Their moonlight bathing plonics. are also said to be quite the latest Marseilles and London.

Parcols will be received at the thing. Of course they are all board is divided into six sections Office until 5 pm. the day rigged out in their birthday suits, as shown above, the sections may General Observations: Whilst be refitted to form three separate before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required, froge lay eggs embedded in Muares, each of a different size; For further particulars, apply gelatinous mase, toads lay theirs The tiny squares lettered A may

in long strings. Hence, it is said, be placed together to form MACKINNON, MACKENZIE the ideas for currants in aspic square of four small squares,

& CO.

and black and white bead neck-Those lettered B may be fitted Agents.

laces, An old hour was to 'ell « into @rquare of nine, which brainless man that every toad bad leaves the third square of 38 hongkong, 16:b. July, 1923

to