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A Tennis "At Home"

U.S.R.C. V. The Rest.

THE U. 8. R. O. will be "At

SATURDAY, 13th. 13th. Intant.

AT THE

Kowloon Cricket Club

9.13 p.m.

Home" on the occasion of of the above Match Weather permitting at 4.30 p.m. Saturday,

G. A. OLEMENTS.

CAPT., R. A. Hon: Secretary.

NOTICE.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924.

FORTHCOMING

AUCTION SALES.

By order of the Mortgageos Meser", LAMMERT BROS, have received instruction to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of Saptombor 1924.

At 8 p.m.

at their Balos Room, Duddoll Stroot, Vistória, Hongkong Viz-

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY situate at Vistoria, Hongkong. to bo sold by PUBLIC AUCTION,

by order of the Mortgages on THURSDAY,

JAPANESE STAMPS.

A Carious Mystery,

Mr. Fred. J. Melville, writing

INSECT TRAPS.

Searchlight and Fans.

A correspondent writes to the

In the Daily Telegraph, notes that Observer:~-

in the Yuraku, a well-produced magazino dovated to stamp-|

The searchlight "trap," which, collecting in Japan, Mr. Shotaro as your Belgrade correspondent Hibata, of Tokyo, recently reported last week, has been de- started a history of the post-vised by a Borbien lock-smith to age stamps of Japan. He has rid the town of a plague of mon historical qualifications for the quitoes, is not exactly now. The

The following valuable Leasehold The 25th day of September, 1924 task, being for many years in the credit for the invention belongs

property situato at Victoria,

returned to our store by the THE CONCERT. DURING MFM. Woller's the Land Office as The REMAIN

end of this month. No. 30, Ico Houso Street.

LOST.

08T-On 8th, inst. between Ivo House Street and Con- tral Market Oblong platinum watoh. Roward to findor. N. in -olo Golf Club, Bank of Canton Building,

NOTICE

-

WE beg most respectfully to notify the public that wo claim to be the owners of a float- ing raft at Wuobow wblob was moored at a water front loased by Un from the former Superienten dont of Customs, Wuchow, The location of this water front le below the Bai Hing floating raft and upwards of the Tin Wo loat-. ing raft. Our floating raft was based to the Arm belonging to Mr. Woo Lal Tai, a British con. corn, and the term of lease le still unexpired.

Sometime ago the present Supt. of Custom, Wuchow cancelled the losse of the water front to un and seized and confiscated our floating raft.

We have lodged a protest and omplaint with the proper hinese "Authorities which is still ponding and we beg most respectfully to notify the public not to purchase or mortgage or loase our floating raft from any one until further notice.

THE SANG WO CO.

(SD) BO BOON SAM. Dated the 3rd. Sept. 1924.

CHINESE TELEGRAPH

ADMINISTRATION.

NOTICE.

HE Public is hereby notified THE

that in accordance with instructions from the Ministry of Communications at Peking, the following additional rates in aid of the Flood Relief Fund in the

HONGKONG

NOTICE

CLUB.

THE Fourth Yearly Drawing

the word

of Twenty Debentures of the Hongkong Club (1920 19800- #500 each) was hold in the Club) House on MONDAY, the 8th Septembar, 1924. when

Dobentures following drawn for redemption:-

17 266 416 757 62 201 424 762 375 586 764 179 396

826 600 213411t 607837 and will be payable at the Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation on TUESDAY, the 30th September 1924, in exchange for surrender of samo

04

By order,

T.A. ROBERTSON,

Lieut. Col.

Secretary. Hongkong, 8th September 1924.

C. E. WARREN

& CO., LTD.

SANITARY JENGINEERS, MONUMENTALISTS, &o. OFFICE 31D, Wyndham St. Tel. c. 269 Hougkong.

ESTIMATES FREE for SANITARY completo

INSTALLATIONS.

HOT WATER SYSTEMS-&c.

Specialists in Monumetal Work

cut from

ITALIAN MARBLE-POLISHED and or FINE PUNCHED HONGKONG GRANITE. ARTIFICIAL WREATHS IN STOCK.

- ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE

HONGKONG.

various provinces will be made ST. Stephen's College reopens

on

اله

official and private

REMOVAL NOTICE,

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

for Michaelmas Term on tolograms transmitte! through Monday, September 15th, 1924. this administration during the Boarders roturn on 13th. instant. period from the 11th September Entrance Examination for now 1924 to the 10th March 1925-

boya will be hold on Saturday, To places in Kwongtung Province September 13th, 1924 at 9 a.m.

10 cents per telegram. To places in other Provinces

20 cents per telegram. To places in Foreign Countries

30 cents per telegram Then will bo no charge on Prose Repeat snd service telograms.

By Order, CHINESE TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION. Hongkong, 10th September 1924.

The Alexandra Cafo boga to notify its patrons that its new! promisse in Prince's Building, Ice Houso Btreet will be ready, and the Cafe will be established thora) in as from September 15th.

Commodious and attractively decorated dining and rofreshmant DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. salon, offering every comfort.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE.

SPECIALIST FOR-STOMACH

SUFFERERS

Tiokota will be issued for Round Trips during the months of July to September, from Hong kong to Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and return, calling at

If you want quick, suro xolior Swatow and Amoy on both the upward and downward Voyage, from tormenting, weakening in- by the Company's new, fast, well digestion, gastritis, dyspepsia, of appointed steamer "Hai-Ning" at other stomach disorder, just take the reduced rate of $80. for the a little Blaurated Magnosia In round Voyage, including Meal water when the pain comes on. You'll get instant relief and will while the steamer is in port.

These Special Tickets will be feel worlds better at once; the available for return only by this preparation is inexpensive, harm- steamer, either by the Voyage loss, and is sold in powder and for which it is issued or by her tablet forms by every chemist. following sailing from Foochow Bisurated Magnesio is the one! Duration of stay at Foochow 48 thing that lets the stomach- hours.

tortured eat what they itko la The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days poaco-it doos moro: it lets them and, the steamer will leave enjoy it and get full bonoßt. This Hongkong from the Company's is a piece of health advice wort Wharf at 5 pm, arriving at day-trying!

light on her return. (Weather When you buy Blaurated Mag-! nezia, 640 tha trade-mark permitting).

The Company's Steam-Launch BISMAG" oval and you'll will convey passengers from know you've got the sure tho Pagoda

to Foochow doctors take themselves..

For further particulars and daten of Calling Auly to Aut DOUGLAS LAPRATERN.00. Douglas Steamship Co Ltd

Be it on

BISMAG

Pickasa

King's Building, Hongkong. Hongkong, Sept. 10th 1924.

at 3 o'clock p.

at their Sales Room Duddell

Stroot

by

Auctionsors.

MOBSTS, LAMMERT BROS.,

BEING

service of the Teishinsho, or De to the electrical engineer of Hongkong. Viz:-

partment of Communications, Zittau, in Saxony, who put it into ALL THAT piece or parcel of

and sesoolated with the designing Praction fifteen years ago as a ground situate at Victoria aforo.

of Japanese stamps since 1888. means of exterminating hordes of said and known and registered in

Bofore there wore any national caterpillars which preyed on the stamps, British postal agonciosir-tree forests outside the town. woro tho abeoned from the Colony, or ING PORTION OF SECTIN B

had been opened at Nagasaki Those caterpillars

apocius of until further notice, the Com-OF INLAND LOT NO. 179 To-

and Kanagawa following upon larva of gether with the messunge erected pany's general business will be

the treaty of 1858, and at the nocturnal butterflies, who at thereon known as No. 29 Graham All That piece or parcel of ground British agencies in Yokohama, night found the arc-lamps of in the banda of Mr. L. Asboroft R aident So. rotary

Street Victoria aforesaid. Term registored in the Land office as far Bouth China

924 yours from 31st August 1919 Section D of Inland Lot No. 101 Kobe and Nagasaki our Hong Zittau a great attraction. So the ongineer first tried taking the granted by an

globes off the lights to give the Extension of together with the messuages and kong stamps were available, Sun Life Assurance Company Crown Lease datod lat July buildings thereon kaown as Nos. The firet Government postage inaonts the opportunity of

-of-Canada.

-1862-(being an extension of the 49-498, 490, -49D and-49E-Peel stamps of Japan appeared on oromating thomaelves on-tho torm granted by the original Street, The property is held from March 1,1871, but there is a my Incandescent carbons. But they Crown Lenso of Inland Lot No. the Crown under a Crown Lease story stamp which is probably of wore too artful, and kept a wafe 179 dated 11th October 1844). dated the 23rd day of Decomber earlier date, and is attributed to distance from the carbons. Proportion of Annual Crown 1887 for the term of 999 years a local postal service organised Rent 85,55 Aron 962 square foot from the 22nd day of January in Nagasaki by a British firm. Do

For further particulars and 1844. The area is 2496 squaro far as I am aware, thero 19 only worn erected, and near each light stamp was placed a powerful fan. As -conditions of sale appply to

foot-or-thereabouts and the one specimen of the Mosers. JOHNSON STOKES annual Crown Rent $11.00 known to collectors, and it has expected, the butterflies mado for

& MASTER,

For further particulars and been in my possession for about the search-lights, with the result Prince's Buildings, loe Houso St.

twenty years. Ita a curious that at some distance from the Conditions of Salo apply to:-

wore arizod by Hongkong

labol, liko some of the American lights they

powerful air-currents which private locals. Solicitors for the Mortgagons. or to

The device is a crude woodcut of whirled them around at great a mounted posthoy, and the in- speed and hurled them against eolption, Sutherland-and-Coire sloves_to_be_smashed_to_ Postage Boo," in printed in pieces. In a short time all the black on yellow paper, and por-insects wore accounted for, and the caterpillars disappeared from forated.

the fir-trees. The stamp is a mystery. I lent] it to an eminent collootor in

The Brunswick Oval Tone Amplifier or "horn"

One of the maneno why Brusewicks are found la the homes of professional

THE MOST PERFECT EPROPION YET

ACHIEVED.

THE

BRUNSWICK STUDIO

17, Ico House Street.

Brunswick

TODAY & TOMORROW ONLY

DANIEL LARSOM DODOMAN -

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH THE

WOMEN"

for yourself the Truth abouť Modern Woman

Fearless Astanding Prophet Surgering!

Bevaistinel the heart nad, sand at· Modern Wa manhood.

One picture you MUST

also

New Hound of

"Leather Pushers"

Usual Prices

World Theatre

Measra, LAMMERT BROS.,

The Auctioneera.- Hongkong, 26th August 1924.

TRUE TONE

is not only pleasant. to hear but is import- ant to beginners, who will learn more rapid-

ly by practising on a

piano which is well

E

made frue, in tone and responsive of touch

such as

THE

Mr. A. el AROULLI,

Solleitor,

17, Queen's Road Central,

Mess. LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Duddell Stroet.

AMERICA'S FLOATING SCHOOL, Japan to make inquiries, and Mr.

Large Liner for World Cruise.

Then a number of searchlights

APPENDICITIS PUZZLE.

Hibata profacos his history with it, but is not able to tell us much concerning it. He says: "Thero exists an adhesive which seems Team Work Needed to Solve It. likely to bave been issued by a

Dr. Caiger's suggestion to the

The American's unshakeable foreigner in Japanese territory.

.. boo or bu is equal to 1the British Modical Assoolation faith in education and his zoal for travel are being fused into shu, and is the namo of a silver that the causo of appendicitis of old currency, being would be a suitable object of one in a project now well undor goin way to establish an ocean-going equivalent to 64 sen now. The research for the general practi- university, A large trans-Atlantic stamp in question is said to have tioner has met with widespread liner, the former Princess Alice of been issued at Nagasaki about approval. the North German Lloyd, the 1870, and may have been used for plan is, after being recondition-80 post on foreign steamers then ed, will sail from Now York next plying between Japanese ports, obtained any clue to the origin Investigation was made in Nage September as a regular-dopart saki regarding Sutherland and known that primitivo rases are

mentalized college with faculty and 450 studente aboard.

MORRISON world-minded.

PIANOS

Let us show you at

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.

Đt B. Wanchai Boad, Telephone No. Central 2127

FANOY, NOW!

Co., but so far onded in failure."

THE EARLY 199UES. Mr. (afterwards Baron) Ma ó

Medical science has, hardly

of the disease, although it is

practically exempt, and that savagea only lose their immunity on coming into contact with oivilization.

There is nothing to afford an the inflamed

The oruise will, tako in Japan, China and Indie, tireoco, Turkey Italy, Algiers and Tunie, Spain, Germany, Holland, Boandinavia, shima was the Rowland Hill of France and England, and will. Japan. and bis proposals of 1870 explanation in Ite promoters forcase, strengthen led to the adoption of the postage appendix, as the surgaon Bess it the good will batween these coun- stamp systers. Thors wore to be It is only rarely that swallowod tiles and America and will help three stamps printed on "Wato-objects, such as pins or cherry to make the student voyagers shi paper la native paper Blones, are found in the appendix.

resembling - Chinoso), and in A burdened secretion has in- B Amall square design of the past often been mistaken for Regular college studios will be which the principal feature was a stone. Appendicitis may be an followed with such added features frame of plum-blossom, with infectious fever of which the Es special instruction on shore the centre clear for the oppression special brunt falla on the trira on the history and nature of the denomination. This pro-appendix. A combined study is of the sights soon and the use of posed design gave way in the needed of all the conditions of the ship itself as a working issued stamps to a square border environment and habits of life model in the courses on marine formed by two dragons with their when the attack occurs. Such a engineering and naval architec-tails crossed, but plum-blossoms study gould only be made by a

Ов 'the first messengers of the team of general practitioners. If tho -marine university coming spring" would have bas actually matorializes this year more appropriate than dragone, and is a success, it is expected to in Mr. Hibata's vlow, for the first grow into a permanent institu-stamps of Japan. Mr. Maoshima, dies for the value in black have tion, making ona circuit of the we are told," must have strained been out out on born of a buffalo, globo osch sobolastio year. In that ble brain much regarding the but it is not certain" In the ovent, it is the desire of the men design and, the manufacture of second issue (1872), "It is certain backing the enterprise that it the stampe," and as he had no that the values in black wore shall enter into a more intimate idea of the engraving, perforation, printed from engraved coppar connection with co-operating gum, or cancelling appliances, plates." universities, becoming in a" he seemed to have racked his Beneo their cocan-going branch.-brain to the utmost in finding a Ex.

mathod for preventing the ro-use

turo.:

THIN PAPER.

Mr. Maeshima's greatest anx-

ate

of stamps. Ho fancied a French lety, no doubt drummed into him stamp, which he borrowed from on his visit to Bt. Marin's-le- CANADA AND DESERTED WIVES. Viroount Shibuzawa, and passed Grand, was to protect the postal Mr. Forbos Lankester, at the on to the engraver Matsuda as a rovenue from the possibility of South-Western Police Court sample; it is clear from the re-people using the stamps more than Sir Harry Lauder has fixed to London recently commented on sulting stamps that the specimen onco. It seems a paltry fraud, start on Ost, 18 for China, the application of a woman who must have been one of the little but that it was not uncommon

precautions and exper India, Japan,

and inquired if her husband could be square "ohiffre taze" or postage.hero le plain from the elabor- Australia

He duo stamps which had been use

monte to provont it in Britain in New Zealand. Everything was compelled to maintain her.

in.France since 1859

the early days. Maeshima wani-- mapped out when Sir Harry desorted her she said,-and-was

The process of printing the ed a weak paper, which, after learned the horrible "fact now living in Canada. His Wor

"Dohan," a having once been affixed to a that be would arrive in Now ship regrotted he was unable to main design was

copper postal article, would not be easily Zealand, where the trout aro assist her. Canada, unlike other mothod of atabing on the best in the world, just too Dominions, bad, be explained no which had been introduced into removed without damage. For late to catch them. To avoid machinery which could be set in Japan by Dutchmen about 1870: the first issue two kinds of paper that tragedy four weeks have bad motion to enforce a husband to it was developed independently wore used, and each was too

in tho throo ohief keep bis wife living in Britain.

alties strong in substance for Mr. o be cut out of the itinerary.

Yodo (now Tokyo), Kyoto, and Maoshima's liking. One was a Nagasaki, and many native

laid paper, the Watoshi," engravers gained distinction in the art. Of the artists who already mentioned and the other awoven paper resembling angraved the early stamps Atsu Surugabaushi, a paper made in tomo Matsuda belonged to the the province of Surugs. The Kyoto school, and Bulzan stamps of the first issus have Umemura and Getourel Naka-long been separated by philate mura to the Yedo school. The de liste into the sets on the two sign was drawn on oil paper and different papers. transferred to a thin sopper platál

FRANCIS AND DAY'S

43rd. SONG AND DANCE ALBUM

FELDMAN'S

29th. SONG AND DANCE ALBUM

AT

ANDERSON'S

coated with a special varnish. It was not until the ascond Over the design thus transferred issue in the new currency of sou the engraver works his tool, and appeared in 1872 that Mr. the design so freed from the Maeshima nobieved his photos of varnish fa etobed with nitric sold. paper, a very weak white Chin- From the first designsfransförs som paper dithis may wall have Forved fie intended purpose but were made to complete the plates]

of forty stamps (ff** horisontal it has a stave disadvantage:from, rows of eight Thes

printing the vilno 1à th

black fr bob ** Tibata say

pbilatéiirt's point of view,log