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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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ADVERTISEMENTS

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State if Box Na; is required

TO BE LET.

TO LET. Large Ground Floor

FOR SALE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1924.

FOR SALE Bangour", 192,

Mount Keller. Four-room-

FORTHCOMING AUCTION AMUSEMENTS

ed Bungalow with Hall. Recent-! ly reconstructed and entirely ST. molemised. Site ares 37500 sq

IL Possession 1st. April 1924.

ANDREW'S FETE

in

For permits to inspect apply in The Church Hall & Grounds writing to A. R. Lowe. Special Manager. Reiss Brothers Le (In Liquidation).

HONGKONG

JOCKEY CLUB.

Office Central Location EXTRA RACE MEETINGS (944) Particularly suitable for Banking business. Apply Box 1991 elo, "Hongkong Telegraph "

MEMBERS Season Tickets

are now ready and may be abtained by thine Members who

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. on

WEDNESDAY, April 2nd. 1924 at 2.30 p.m.

SALES.

Crippled

Lammert Bros. HUGHES & HOUGH by Corns?

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE

HE Undersigned have receiv

ed instructions to sell by

Public Auction on

t.

Sar, the 29th. March, 1924. commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Room, Dudell Street

LIMITED.

IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Owing to the demolition of the premises,

For account of the concerned}}

6 Bales Blankets

The Undersigned have received! (Stored in 2nd, floor, No instructions to sell by Public Auc STALLS OF ALL SORTS.[Gedown, Holt's Wharf, Kowloon)tion (for Account of the Con-

OPEN AIR CAFE.

SIDE SHOWS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

OLET-Single and Double have got already received them CINEMA-HODPLA-CHUTE-

то

reons with' board Apply 4 from Messrs. Linstead & Davis,i The Albany.

Alexandra Buildings.

PRIVATE HOTEL - 1. Vie-

8. BROWN,

Secretary,

tomia Garden Kowloon ! minute from ferry. Next door new hotel Terms from 84 per│HONGKONG JOCKEY day full board. Special rates for families. Tel, K.337.

TO LET-5 roomed house on To

Peak furnished, rent moderate immediate possession. Letter to Box No. 1092, e o "Hongkong Telegraph."

FISHPOND Competitions & Entertainments. Military Band and Pipers will give selections durlog the day. CLUB. Ending with a Grand Variety Entertainment at 9 p.m. when a number of talented artistes will appear. Prices of Admission 25 cents

Childres 10 cix) Circular Ticket including. Admission and all Side Shows

$ 1.00

THE First Extra Race Meeting will be held weather per- Valley on mitting

at Happy Saturday 29th March 1924 com inenting at 3 pm.

The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1 Soldiers and Sailors in uniform

TO LET FOR 6 MONTHS-half price.

Peak residence-253 "The

Falls unfurnished, with garden

and swimming tank. Possession 1st April, 1924, Apply SANG KEE, New Bank Building.

TO LET-5 roomed house

Members are advised that ther must show their Season Tickets

TO

20 obtain admission Members Enclosure.

the

Each member has the right of! introducing 2 non members to the Members Enclosure, tickets for from whom can be obtained

No. 5. Peace" Avenue.. Messrs. Linstead & Davis at Hem:untin. Apply within "or $5.-each up to Friday, March Hongkong, 28th The Stewards invite the ladies of Hongkong to he present.

Box 105% Telegraph."

TO LET houses in Gondon

Road, Causeway Bay, near

NOTICE.

The

+Children 75

BILLIARDS.

ཡམས

HO KOM TONG CUPS.

THE

E entree for the Ho Kom Tong's Billiard Handicap to: the beld at the Palace Hotel has being postponed nail 9th. July, 1924 to enable the championship competition to be completed.

waterfront, good locality, suita ble for godowns and factories. nicely built with reinforced con- Ebeg to give notice the K. E Tea has severed crete. upper Bats suitable for has connection with our firm as dwelling purposes with water-from March 7th. 1924 meters. Apply No. 2 Gordon "Road, Causeway Bay or Tel. Power of Attorney held by him C.2721. Cheong Hing Contractor Teap Les

authority Company.

D dealing into any kind in ur name or, behalf

be bren revoked and

enter

Mr. 10

HOUSES-Sale & rent. 19 from the affald date and Mr. new reinforced Tigeting Liuas been appointed

PUBLIC DINNER

to

Terms-Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have receiv ad instructions to sell by Public Auction

Tuesday the 1st April, 1924.

commencing at 11 am. at Godown No. I (Lower) The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon

cerned),

on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 29th and 29th March, 1924, commencing each day at 250 p.m.,; a 44, Lyndhurst Terrace,

Very Valuable Household Furniture; &c., &c., &c. Comprising: Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Sideboards, China Cabinets, | Overmantels, Wall Plates, Chester-

Wardrobes, Dressing held Sofas and Chairs, Mirrors, Double Tables, Washstands, Double Brass Bedsteads with Mattresses, Writ

(for account of the concerned) 100 Tons Sulphate of Ammonians Tables, &...., &c., Linen, Chair Corers. Pictures, Blackwood Long Crystals-English).

Stands, &c. &c. Crockery and Cattery, &c.

Terms Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

the

THE Undersigned have receiv ed instructions from Owners and Underwriters to sell by Public Auction on Tuesday, the 1st. April, 1924. at Noon

with

Lights, Rugs.

Use "Gets-It"

The only good eveni

CANTON EXECUTIONS.

İSTORY OF THE SHOOTING

OF A WOMAN.

Raports in the varnacular papers atata that considerable indignation prevails in Canton regarding the unauthorised ex- deed cor. A fecution of people by the military

drops së "Guia-13t will quchir start any stra

or callous on the way to me happy bunting

yound "Gets-f being untant the

pain and hurting. "One bottle contains enough "Cast-it to remove a dozen corm kard or soft, seul de new. Costs you nothing if It but it showen't fall Let your drument tell you why zillion demand it. E. Lawren Ca, M. Chicago, Sold' in this city by

all leading chemists.

U. S. OIL SUPPLIES.

without trial of any kind. Two instances are cited in which it is said that the bodies of women have been placed in trunks and buried on the outskirts of the city by troops.

Another report says that at S pm. on the 24th instant a well- dressed woman was escorted through the streets by eight. soldiers and later shot dead in Mun Ming Road, the body being pierced with bullets. It is added ihat a constable came up later and asked the reason for the Jexecution and to what force the soldiers belonged, the reply being * We have our military rights; don't interfere." The police were later prevented from following the soldiers on account of the latter pointing their rifles at them.

LAWN TENNIS.

LAST NIGHTS GAMES. R. E Worthington entered the Also.

Need for Conservation.

fourth round of the Open Singles Fa23 Ceiling Axminster

Championship by defeating Wong Carpets and

Washington, March 25,

in three Indian Carpets, &c. &c., 1 Vic- President Coolidge bas Po-keung yesterday trola, I Rachaels Piano, 1 Robert-announced the appointment of a straight sets. son Plane and 1 Piaco,

And

Enamel Baths, &c.. &c..

Full Particulars from Catalogue).

Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong. 21st March, 1924.

THE

HONGKONG FIRE INSUR-

ANCE CO., LTD.

at their Sales Room. Duddell Street, Hongkong. The British River Steamer "Heung shan" as she now lies in her present condition in the Canton River. beached opposite Larkins Point

Kellett Reach) Blenheim Passage NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Terms: Cash on fall of bam- uer when the vessel will be at Purchaser's Risk

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

HE Fifty-5fth Ordinary General Meeting of Share- holders will be held at the Offices). of the undersigned on Thursday. the 27th March 1924, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Re- report of the General Managers. sell together with a Statement Di Accounts for the year ended the 31-1 December 1923.

Sir William Rees-Davies, K. C.

Endersigned have IT proposed that a dinner skuald be given by

the THE

ceived instructions to Foreign Community in honour of the departing Chief Justice, at by Public Auction, By order of the board of the Hongkong Hotel on Satur Tuesday, the 1st. April 1924. Directors,

a-manager in ur

Roomed, concrete floors 8 roomed also, both Caine Road direction. Two branch. houses also in Sheng-hui, ne Homuntin, one Peak. Tel C. 4306, Hongkong Small Investors' Share & Real Estar Co

BUNGALOW. Fumi-bed, at

Pokfulam, and MATSHED

at Repulse Bay, to let for 5 mon- the form April. Situated 4 miles from town un a beautiful site overlooking the ocean. 5 Rooms,

Mengkode

T. Y. MAY. Secretary.

Head Office. Shangha TABAQUERIA FILIPINA.

NOTICE.

* Bathrooms, Ho: Water System, THE THIRD

ANNUAL GENEEAL SEEI:NG LẠ

-"Electric Light, Flush Lavatories

Garage for 2 Cars, Tennis Court the BRITISH LEGION will be Led in the Board room of Messrs. Jardin: Matheson I24.) on Thursday. 27th, March, 1924.

servants

and commodious quarters. Rent $350 per month, Apply G. H Wilson, care of Robertson, Wilson & Co. Laf,

Tel. 1748.

FOR SALE.

day, 12th April, at 3 p.m.

Gentlemen wishing to be present should notify on or before 5th. April, their intention! to Colonel Robertson, Hongkong Club, who will to supply all A part'rulars.

Hongkonz. 22nd March, 1924.

S. S. VENUS

FROM ILOILO

commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at Chater's Bungalow, (North) at No. 66, Nathan Road, Kowicon. Quantity of Valuable House-

bold Furniture

comprising

The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 15th to the 27th March 1924, both "days inclusive.

Trak haistand, chesterfield couch and chairs, tables, brass' fenders, brass ornaments, cur- tains, etc., etc.

Extension dining table, chairs, sideboard with bevelled mirror

dinner wagon, ice chest, crock

at 5.70 am for the purpose of THE above vessel having artis

id Consignees of Cargo by, glass ware, etc., etc. REPORT and receiving the ACCOUNTS for the year 1923. het are requested to take im and of electing OFFICERS and mediated delivery of their goods other MEMBERS of the COM-from along side. Cargo impeding MITTEE for the ensuing year, the discharge of the vessel will end of appointing HONORARY be landed and stored at Con- FOR

OR SALE-One Allison AUDITORS, and of dealing will ignees risk and expense and no

Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter signed by

LANE. CRAWFORD LTD.

"Roamer 7 Seater touring car with alternative winter Sedan top. Particulars from G. T. Edkins, 350 Peak, or A. E. Farrell. c/o Butterfield & Swire.

any other business.

By order of the GENERAL COMMITTEE.

HONGKONG

R. E. CABLE.

Hon. Secretary,

HOTEL

Special Reduced Summer Rates.

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS; LTD.

announce that

Commencing April 15th., until October 15th., Special Summer Rates

اليوم

will come into force as under-

SINGLE ROOM inclusive, of meals.

from...........

DOUBLE ROOM for 2 persons, inclusive

of meals, from

DOUBLE 'BOOM with private bath, for

2 persons, inclusive of meals; from

$150.00 per month.

$275.00 per month.

$400.00 per month.

RAGS TO RICHES

ROYAL MARINES OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION

WHIST DRIVE

- SEAMANS' INSTITUTE THURSDAY, 27th. March. at 8.30 p.m. Admission 50 cents.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.

NOTICE.

THE Fortysixth Ordinary Ap

White metal bedsteads, springs and mattress, double and single

of drawers, dressing table wash- Wardrobes with glass doors, chest! ing stand, toilet sats, etc.. etc.

and One Yacht Piano by CRAMER Catalogues will be issued & CO.,

JARDINE MATHESON

& CO., LTD. General Managers.

- H.K. Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

S.S.KOREA MARU"

From SAN FRANCISCO via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS

& SHANGHAI.

The issue was

Commission to ascertain the best never in doubt from the start. means of conserving the nation's Wong Po-keung played a careless oil supplies. A statement explains and indifferent game and even re- that at the present rate of fused to be serious about it. Per- production it is estimated that haps he thought it was impossible there are only twenty years oil for him to win. Worthington, on supyly within the United States. the other hand, played a good and when this is exhausted the game; is placing and driving United States will be dependent drew forth much favourable com on foreign sources, which in warment, and if he can continue to time would certainly be jeo-play in such fine form he will pardised and possibly cut off, require a lot of beating.

Yew Man-tsun also entered The statement concludes:-- Unless, therefore, the Navy has the fourth round, accounting for this country Yamasaki by three sets to ons conserved sufficient oil with which to fight after a rather tame game, both a war. our national security will players indulging in cutting. With Yamasaki out, only Honda seriously endangered."

remains from the Japanese con- Beater's American Service,

tingent who have made a bid for the championship. Honda, their hope, may yet be able to come up and his to their expectations further progress will be watched with interest not only by his nationals but by all the followers of the game. He appears to-day against Ho Ka-lau and should win, but he will find his opponent Lord Ashmore in the Court of harder to beat than anticipated.

In the Mixed Doubles, G. G. Session at Edinburgh recently Franklin and Mrs. Boyd v. W. A. heard evidence in regard to Nowers and Mrs. H. R. Reming- wedding ceremony performed by

be

GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE.

Declarator Granted in Scottish Courts.

23

the blacksmith at Gretna. Mton, the ladies came out pro- Welited Chesney Grandi andminently. Mrs. Boyd serves with Catherine Strachan Geddes, or slight reverse twist, plays well Grandi, both residing in Albert-at the net and can strike hard. terrace, Edinburgh, sought a de- Mrs. Remington serves under- clarator that they were legally arm but her shots are difficult to married according to the law of take. Her driving is very good.

Results. Scotland.

Open Singles: K. E. Worthington beat Wong Po-keung 6-2, 6-3, 6-3; Yew Man-tsun beat Yamazaki, 1-6, 62, 644, 64.

-

Mr. Grandi, 29, stated that he was born in Brussels. His father was an Italian and his mother an Englishwoman. He, was now a

Handicap Doubles: D. J. Allfree naturalized British subject and

and C. D. Armstrong - 46rbeat had a permanent domicile in

H. Keare and C. M. Wilson Scotland. His wife was & Scots-

15, 6-4, 8.6: M. Roffey and woman by origin and had been. A. Redmond 2.5 beat Si resident in Edinburgh for some L. Smith and J. Warner 4278. years, where she had been em-

16-1, 6-1. plored as a law clerk. The wis-

Mixed Doubles: W. J. Nowers ness and Miss Geddes had be and M.. Remington 4 best The above mentioned vessel

come engaged to be married and having arrived from the above on October 1, 1921, they resolved. Franklin and Mr. Boyd mentioned Ports, Consignees offto be married at

He6-1, 6-4, On View on Monday the 31st. cargo are hereby informed that thought the best way was to Powell (1/6; best J. C. Margowa

Handicap Singles "B". T. B March 1924

their damaged cargo will be to Gretna Green. They sought landed at their risk and expense ont Richard Nugent, the black--36, 6-2, 6-0,

To-day's Matches. into the Hongkong and Kowloon smith there. who carried out a

Open Singles: T. Honda. Ho Wharf & Godowns Company's ceremony of marriage between Auctioneers.

Ka-u. Hazardous and/or Extra Ha- them in the presence of two wit-

Club Championship: P. J zardous Godowns at Kowloon nesses.

Saunders v. L. Forster: B. M.- and the undamaged cargo into the T. E. K. Godown at West smith, a typical working man, of Henderson v. W. B. Cornaby,

S. E. and Handicap Doubles: Point where it will be stored small stature and possessing a

Terms-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

DO NOT MISS—

ROCHA'S

POPULAR AUCTION SALES

Every Tuesday Thursday

& Saturday At 2.30 p.m. Specialist is the Valuation of Ronsehold and Office Furniture DA ROCHA'S MART

D'Aguilar St Phone 2931

WHALE CATCH OF 1923.

At the three whaling stations

once.

Richard Nugent, the

black-

at Consignees' risk and expense. broad country accent, gave his S. Green (46) v. C. Bensley. Consignees are hereby notified age as 50 and stated that he re-and G. Jillings (+15); Col Hill and that owing to ss. Korea Maru called that on October 1, 1921, a Col Hattersley: Smith (-20) v. having caught fire earcute to man and woman called at the C. Stark and A. D. Humphreys

-2/6) Shanghai from Kobe, all cargo smithy and desired to be married.

Mixed Doubles: H. Owen on board at the time of the fire He identified Mr. Grandi as the] occurred will be subject to bridegroom and a photograph of Hughes and Miss Calvert (2/6)

F. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer (→ 15). General Average, and before Mrs. Grandi as the bride.

Handicap Singles-E." F. H. delivery of such cargo can be! Lord Ashmore asked the wit-

Phillips (+15) v. C. D. Aamstrong given, they must sign General; ness to describe briefly the core- Average Bond, furnish completed mony. Mr. Nugent said he ask-(+16). Valuation Statements any payed the couple where they came

value.

a Gehen) Average contribution from and they both said Ein- INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. of 10% of the actual Market burgh and that they had been The outbreak of inanenza in resident there for 21 days before. London has, it is feared, not yet All broken, chafed and damaged He joined their right hands to reached its maximum. Its effect goods are to be left in the gether and asked the man, "Do godowns, cargo at the Hongkong

nual Meeting of the Share-2A holders of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder Streat, (on Monday the 31st March 1924 at 11.00 am. for the purpose of

& Kowloon Wharf og you take this woman whom you on the general health is shown to 18.2 per 1,000, the highest of receiving the Report and State-in British Columbia there were Co.'s Godowns will be examined now hold by the right hand to by the death-rate. This has risen

your lawful wedded wife?" and ment of Accounts for the year 377 whales brought in last year. by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas he said "Yes." The bride an 1922 The Ministry of Health point reached since February, ending 31st. December 1923.- From these whales 15,000 barrels on March 28th 1924, and those swered "Yes" to 2 similar ways in a statement dealing with The Transfer Books of the of oil, 3,000 cases of canned at the T.KK. godown by the question put to her. He then senza in the 105 great towns Company will be closed from the meat, and · ́ many tons of company's representative andeclared them to be husband and 17th to 31st. March 1924 both days fertilizer was secured. Whale April 1st. 1924. inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON

& CO., LTD.,

General Agente. Hongkong, 10th March, 1624,

wife according to the law off England, that consideration of the distribution of deaths shows meat is rapidly recovering the No fire. insurance whatever Scotland.

of market it secured during the war will be effected.

Lord Ashmore granted decres that the greatest atrass and the exports to Great Britain

Y. TSUTSUML of declaracter of marrige, and mortality is in London, including Greater London, and în certain Manager.authority to have the marriage

Coastal regions, particularly in Hongkong, 26th, March 1924, registered.

the north-east.

and Japan during the past year bave been considerable.