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HONGKONG & CHINA OAS

CO., LTD.

MR. 6. P. CURRY having retired from the Company's service, on completion of his agreemont. notice in hereby given that Mr. L. J. BLACKBURN, the Resident Engineer, has been appointed, as from this dato, to hold all powers pertaining to the office of Locul Secretary.

(Signed) JARDINE, MATHE

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FOR SALE.

UST received a shipment of PRINTED VOILES Orientat dosigns. Also ARTIFICIAL SILK for Knitting Jumpers in various colours. Inspection invit- -ød. "MARGHERITE" 1, Rose

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THE SUN LIFE ASSUNANCE

. COMPANY OF CHINA,

17. Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong.

F. M. WELLER, Manager.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that

that the business of Sharo

AMUSEMENTS

and General Brokers heretofore carried on by the undersigned at, Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong under the style or firm of WRIGHT & HORNBY will as from 1st day of April 1924 be carried on by them under the style or tm of TESTER & ABRAHAM.,

The change of namo involves no change in the constitution of the firm which will be continued as before.

P. TESTER.

E. ABRAHAM, Members of the Hongkong STOCK EXCHANGE,

NO. MORE INDIGESTION

AFTER EATING

That distressing, disagreeable, and frequently painful condition known as indigestion, from which so many people suffer after eat- ing, can be prevented, or relieved in five minutes, by taking two or thrde Bisurated Maguesia tablets the immediately after eating, or replay of the match Ng whenever pain is folt. It's really 820 Kwong v. T. Honda will take wonderful the way those little place on the Stand Court on tablets prevent and relieve all TUESDAY, 8th. April at 4.30 p th

A portion of the stand nearest the Pavilion will be reserved for

forms of stomach trouble and weaknesu duo to, or accompanied by acidity or food formentation. Members and those holding If you have add stomach woak- "Privilego" tickets."

noas, indigestion, loss of power "Privilogo" tiökots must be or any other from of internal shown at Entrance. Fricos 20 trouble, go to the nearest chemist and 50 conts as beforo.

for П package of Blaurated Magnosia tableta; take as directed and you'll be amazed and de- lighted with the results, Be sure to aos the trade-mark word BISMAG' on the wrapper when buying.

HONGKONG FORFANSHIRE

ASSOCIATION.

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IT has bash proposed to form a Hongkong Forfarshire As- sociation. All those interested are requested to meet at No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Ground Floor, opposite Star Ferry, on Monday April 14th. At 6 p.m.,

The Sign of the

"GenularTM

BISMAG

See it on

Every

Package

ST. ANDREW'S HALL.

MONDAY, April 7, at 5.30 p.m.

Mr. Harry Oro's, Grand-Pianoforte Recital.

Also!

Mrs. R. Sanger, Professor Gonzalez. $2. 51.

Tickets at Anderson's,

PUBLIC DINNER

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Sir William Rees-Davies, K. C.

IF is proposed that a dinner tko should be given by Foreign Comtunity in honour of the departing Chief Justice at the Hongkong Hotel, on Satur day, 12th. April, at 8 pm.

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Gentlemen wishing to prosent should notify on bofore 5th April, thoir intention to Colonel Robertson, Hongkong Club, who will be supply all particulars.

Hongkong, 22nd. March, 1924.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1924.

FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES.

Lammert Bros. HUGHES & HOUGH

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have receiv od instructions-to-soll-by Public Auction on

Friday, the 11th. April, 1924. commencing at 11a.m.

at thoir Bales Room, Duddoll Street.

LIMITED.

'IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND 'GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to Bell by Public! (for account of the concerned)

Auction, (for Account of the Con Selection of A tirio

Suit cerned), Ladies' Silk

droge un MONDAY & TUESDAY, Longth. lengths, (latest patterns), Silk the 7th and 8th April, commencing and other linings. Raincoats each day at 2.30 p.m., at Wyndham

Hotel, and Tailors' Sundries.

On View from Thursday, the 10th April 1924.

Tormis-Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have receiv

od instructions to sell by Public Auction

Tuesday, the 8th. April 1924. commencing at 11.30 am.

at their Sales Room, Diddall Street

MASSAGE HALL 100 Pieces Fino Choefoo Silk

MRs. 8. UZUNOYË,

Expert Kau

ST. Queon's Road Central Bad. Flo

On View from Monday the 7th April 1924.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS., Auctiooners.

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LES ELEGANCES DE PARIS

No. 8 Queen's Road, Central. 1st Floor. Tel. No."C.386.

Tel. No. C.388

Valuable Household Furniture, &c., &c. &c.,

Comprising:-

1 Double and Single Wardrobes (bevel mirrors), Washstands, Dressing Tables, Double and Single

NOTICE.

JE the undersigned hereby

WE

giva notice that we have reaumed, business da share and

Telephone No. 3519 Central.

J. F. WRIGHT. T. W. HORNBY.

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DO NOT MISS-

ROCHA'S POPULAR AUCTION SALES Every Tuesday Thursday

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

Professor H. H. Turner, in an

general brokers under the style article on the study of earth. or firm of WRIGHT AND COM-¡quakes in the Quarterly Review, - PANY at Prices Buildings, Ice describes a human earthquako- House Stroet, Third Floor as from register who lives in England. "A the 31st. March 1924.

woman of peculiar sonsitiveness, ho statos, “hae, for many years. past been ablo to ropert almost: overy oarthquake in all parts of the world before any news comes. in. Sho suffers from a curious nervous tension, as though under the influence of electricity, it almost incapacitates her while it lasts, but goos off suddenly."

Professor Turner quotes a letter dated Sept. 10, in which is stated that "thoso Japanoso earth- quakes have affected her badly, and she had a bad attack yester- day." Ho adds the comment;→→ Almost immodiately the ex- attack planation of the bad yesterday, was realised. Thoro was a considerable shock in India on Sept. 9. at 11 p.m. of

timo.

"The ur testimony is unexceptionable and indicatos a line of inquiry which has hitherto not boon pected, and may supply unsuspected information both 46 to suisiology and to physiology."

& Saturday

- At 2.30 p.m. Specialist is the Valuation of Household and Office Furniture DA, ROCHA'S MART

Iron Bedstends, Dining Tables and ZA D'Aguilar St. Phone 2931. Chairs, Cupboards, Crockery, Shanghal Baths, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

And General Household Sundries. On view 6th April.

:

on WEDNESDAY, the 9th April, 1924, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of Valuable Teakwood and Blackwood Furniture, and Household

Ice House Street,

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Sundries,

&c., &c., &c. Comprising:

INDIAN ELEPHANTS.

History of Their Capture. A Forest Inspector writes in New India?

Bummor

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Ox-

Rigours of the regent hard Ages ago, from the days of the winter drove wild game from the forgotten past, this sagacious and mountalas and woods of North most valuable animal is known in East Italy into the villages in In the St. India, and the methods of captur- search of food.

ing and training it have hardly Antonio district the villagore, changed for last 2,000 thou.h keen hunters, on End- In the hymnsing their usual quarry at their

years or more.

tho

of the Big Veda, the elephant very doors, Booking food and le known as the animal with sholtor, did not molost them. Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, devine qualities. In the Athar-They oven erected a shed in Bt.- Arm-chairs (new), Tea Tables, van, it is described as the might-Antonio, where 32 wild goats, Teakwood Beds, large and smallest monarch of the animal-king-antolope, and deer romained being. Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and dom. In the puranas, it is the fod and not shut in, but free to Side-Hindu God Ganeshs. Even in return to their mountain haunts Chairs, Washstands, &e.. boards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner the Buddhist period, the elephant when hunger was satisfied or the Sete, and Glass Ware, Cutlery, is spoken of by Monier Williams storme abated. Carpets and Rugs, Electro-plated as the most saored of animals. Ware, Electric Reading Lamps But no useful historic record of Teakwood Screens, Blackwood those times about the methods of Teapoya, Marble-top Flower Stands, capturing and taming Side tables and Cabinets, &c., &c.

2

Also

New Carpets size 34,, 1 American Filing Cabinet, 1 Plano by Collard and Collard.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue),

Hongkong, 2nd April, 1924.

on FRIDAY,

A Small Quantity of Valuable Blackwood Furniture,

Aro flowers losing their scent? these This year some spring dowore animals io available, till European have boon so lacking in fragrance writers, Magasthones, 300 B. C. that a number have been artific- and Strabo, 25 B.C., give-fullially perfumed. Two years ago particulars regarding the manner it was suggested that the rose of hunting and capturing the was gradually losing its scent, and that in 10 years' time it elephant.

After those writers, we romain would -become-as scontious. as snowdrop. Many thou- in obscurity, and when several a

brought conturies had gone by, we see sands of

jonquils,

the 11th April, 1924, at 2.30 p.m., the Indian elephant again com-from the Scilly Isles, have boox ing into prominonce when the used in the decoration of the at 297, The Penk,

kingdom of Vijayanagar was ris. Savoy Hotol during the last few Because so many of ing to the noontime of her glory, months. Baher, in his Memoirs, dated them were practically scentless Tables, Stools, Cabinet, Flower 1525 A.D., describes the use of they were perfumed on arrival. Indian elephants, their several "The oil used," said an official of Stands, Chairs, Screens, Teapoys. specios, their use in warfare, and the hotel, "is manufactured in the

Comprising:

M.-T. Tables, etc.

Also

Pictures, Rattan Ware, Tables, Lamps, Brenzes and General House- hold Sundries, one Ricksha, etc.

etc.

And

1 Grand Piano (Plezel),

2 Large Carpets 24 X 12. Hongkong 1st April, 1924.

Terms: Cash on delivery. - HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,

Auctioneers... Hongkong, 1st April, 1924.

Lammert

PUBLIC AUCTION.

at. No. 6 Catchick Streat, Kennedy Town

Two Complete Sets Rattan and Cane Splitting Machinery,

Only the tlieir domestication. And San south of Austria. derson, in his. Thirteen Years smallest quantity is applied-not Among the Wild Beasts of India, to the face of the flower, but to The describes the methods of the back of the petals,

thon pro- natural scent is restored in this elephant-capturing valent. Subsequently, many way." writers and Forest officers have contributed to the stock of pre- sent-day knowledge. But fram

Should capital punishment be

some

the ancient classic times down to abolished? Thore seems the present day, there is no probability that the Labour answer this stance of any historic record of Government will elephants being captured in the question by the introduction of a pit-ayatoni without the assistance mossure to end the death penalty and substitute for it. imprison of any decoy-elephants at all.

Now, in Candamanayakanur mont. Mr. H. Slosser K.C. the new Zomin, the district of Madura, a Solicitor-General, has already profitable change has boon newly expressed himself as favouring Lintroduced in the method of this change. Several member elephant-capturing by the pit- of the now Government are of the

the

or

Bros.system. The maintenance, or same mind. The main arguman hire, or use of decoy for capital punishment for th elephants, has been completely crime of murder le that i a deterrent. The idea o done away with. The scheme was is started on the Zemin some 4 society ravenging itself months back by Mr. Pestonji D. the wrongdoor has long sine THE Undersigned havo reciv. Patel of Bombay, who is the sale passed. The murderer goes to the od instructions to all by proprietor of the Zamindary. Al-gallows that others homicidall Public Auction on

ready, 6 elephants have been cap-inclined' may be deterred by th Wed., the 16th April 1924. tured and are safely enkranted knowledgk of the fate in store fo

at 3 o'clock p.m.

without the assistance of decoy-thom! Does this awful ponalt elephants at all. All the elephants achieve its end? Many captured range from 12 months to minologises and lawyers bullev 25 years of age. On the Zemin, not. Murders are usually, com in suitable eitos solccted for the mitted by persons under th purpose, the elephants-pits are stress of intense; almost insa dug as single pits, Instead of passion; or by cold, ounning an to bo put up in two Lots.

wretches withou groups of three, so that on all the calculatng Lot 1. Machinery consists of 2 four sides of the pit, the ground is respect for the sacrednese

Splitters and 4 Shavers suitable for any construction. The human life when it clashes wit complete with Shafting kraal materials are so made as, to solfish desires or ambitions. and Pedestals and abo easily transportable:in parts, Quantity of Spare Cano and readily fitted over the pit of Splitting Cutters (Now.) the capture. The bottom of the Lot 2 Machinery consists of 2 pit, in which the elephants have Do

Splitters and G Shavers fallen is gradually raised by with a Quantity of Spare animal comes stop by step into throwing in mud, and the osptured Cane Splitting Cuttere.

tho kraal fitted up over the pit. com- After the elephant is got up and N. B. The Machinery

prising Lot 1 has been tamed in the said kraal, which is in uso for 6 months and called Kull Bhandhi, the kraal is in first class and materials aro removed and are serviceable condition.

used similarly for any other cap The items comprising tures. Thus, this now, system Lot 2 are now and are completely saves the troublé, ex- still in their original pense and risk of marching a wild

C&50H.

For Further Particulars apply to be Undersigned.

Terms -30% of the purchase price on fall of hammer.

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers.

olephant to the kraal with decoy- elephants. Under this system. instead of the captured elephant being taken to the kren? with other decoy-blophants, a krasl of a transportable size, so to say, goss to the elephant that. has fal- len into the pits

YOU SEEK RELIE

FROM.

Constipation, Torpid Liver, Billou Bees,, Bick Headache, Flatulence,

Offensive Breath.

JUST A LITTLE DOSE OF PINKETTES TO-NIGHT You'll Feel Better in the Morning.

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