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Entertainments.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1925.

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LAMMERTIS AUCTIONS

Daily at

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Sundays at

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315,

6 p.m..

SUPER

7.15.

7.30,

9.15..

9.15.

Tuesday & Wednesday,

August 4th & 5th MADGE BELLAMY

Supported by

OSCAR, THE ELEPHANT

in

a great story of Circus Life

"THE SOUL OF

T

PÚBLIC AUCTION.<

Hongkong Telegraph.THE Undoraigned have" ra-

PREMISES TO LET.

ceived instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Wed. the 5th. August 1925. at 11 a.m. Messrs. Kung Yau Yuen's

Godown

'0 LET.-— Furnishod. Eu-

ropean flat, contrally located, at Kowloon, immediata occupation if necessary. Apply to Advér- (for account of the copserned) taor, F.O. Box 86.

120 Cases English Oat TermaCash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers,

GODOWN TO LET, in Alex-

andra Buildings. Apply Socrotary, A, B, Watson & Co., Limited,

TO LET One European fat, Wanchai Gap Road, Hong- kong. Apply to 32 Kennedy Road.

THE BEAST" TO LET.-Spacious suits of

together with

"SUNDAY CALM”

a 2-reel

"OUR GANG COMEDY"

fand

Our Own Topical

Change of Programme every Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday, Pictures shown at the Queen's will not be shown elsewhere in the Colony during the current year.

THE STAR

TO-NIGHT

NORMA TALMADCE

IN

"ETERNAL FLAME"

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

The transmission of Radio Telegrams to Swatow is subject to delay. The Radio Office will be closed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. until further Hassagea in codo muat have name of code used included in text 3ntorport radio telegrams are subject to delay of 2 hours. Sadio Traffic with Canton is suspended until further noticu,

INWARD MAILS.

Offices 2nd, floor, Chartered Bank Building (lift). Apply to: Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET-2 newly-constructed

3-storeyed semi-detached houses with garages attached situated on Inland... Lot 2365 Stubbs Road marked by sign- board of Shun Shing Contractor just a little above Morrison Gap Road. Occupation about Juno Lat. Apply Sang Keo, New Bank Building,

SIG

FOUND.

THE Undersigned have receive ed instructions to sell by

Publio Auction on

Friday, the 7th. Aug., 1925

commencing, at 11a.m. .at their Balos Room, Duddell

Street,

220 Brass and Cast Iron Brac-

ket Lamps

FOR SALE

BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT

"As Is" and "Where Is the USS Ainx, ex colller Scindia.

ROAD TRANSPORT.

Constructing A Modern Highway.

LADY IN TIBET:

Her Wonderful Adventures.

Fantastic adventuros of a The now Groat West arterial andra David, who has just re---

French exploror, Mme. Alex- road out of London, which has turned to Paris after an absence" been opened by the King, has of 14 years in the little-known been constructed to relieve the regions of China and Tibet, are congestion at Brentford and related in the Matin. Hounslow It embodies features Having been sent to Indis in which have come to be regarded 1911 on the mission by the Min For full particulars regarding as necessary fatandard practice in Istry of Public Instruction, to terms of sale and inspection of the making of a modern highway, study Buddhist texts on philoso- vessel, apply to the Supply Officer, dian. The road has a ten-feet Lima, who had been driven out comments the Manchester Guarphy, she met in India the Dalai U S. Naval Station, Cavite, P. I. footway on either side, and under of Lhans by the Chinesa..

Call Tomas theso footways the soll and From that moment," she said, Vessel open for Inspection from surface water sewers have boon" it became an obsession with me July 16, 1925 to August 18th, 1925, laid in duplicate, while positions to enter the Forbidden City itself both dates inclusive, between the have been reserved for all at all costs. hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sun-services. It is the intention two years of life as a pative in a necessary longtitudinal mains and Her preparations began with of those responsible for the cavern 12,000 feet above the sea, road to prevent disintegration of her only companion a bormit its surface through the activities who taught her the Tibetan of gas, water, electricity oom language and revealed its litera? mittees or companies, and even ture to her...

days and Holidays excepted.

BIDS will be publicly opened 2 p.m., August 14, 1925.

Copies of circular proposal may

8 Coils Singlo Load. Coverodbe obtained at American Consulate of the surface without the con monastery of Koum-Boum, and

Wire

1. Drum Wire Cable

22.

3 Cases 59 Piecos Miller!

Tire and Tubes ·

2.

1 Keg Green Oxide Powder 10 Electric Table Fans.

27 Tina Mess

123 Khaki Jackets 33 Khaki Shorts

21 Ktaki Trousers,

16 Khaki Breeches" 12 Bonneta

52 Caps

41 Helmets

12 Great Conte

3 Drums Black Paint

A Selection of German Glass Ware

Three Austrian Iron Safes "Flying Wheel" Brand (New)

also.

IGNET RING (Hand hold-,

ing lonic, Cross) on South A Quantity of School Furniture Easterly Raft at Repulse Bay on Monday evening." Owner please

comprising call at Correspondence Office, Jardine Matheson & Co., Ld...

B

FOR SALE.

ARGAIN: --- "Six-Monthe Prisoner of the Szechwan Military."To be obtained at Bayco & Co. Beaconsfield Arcade, Tel" 4706. Usual price $6.50, solling at $2.50 to clear. Order early as the supply is limited.

Desks Desks and Seats. Blackboards and Stands"

and

A Lot of Miscellaneous Goods. Terms: Cash on Delivery."

LAMMERT BROS.........‚'

Auctioneers.

By Order of the Mortagee.

Messra, Lammert Brothers have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

on MONDAY, the 10th day of August, 1925, at FOR SALE-Studebaker seven 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at their seater, Gardner five seater, Sales Room, Duddell Street, Vic- Indian Scout, Secondhand Rick toria, Hongkong, shaw Pathe Phonograph with over 60 now and old Chinese and EnglishPathe and Victor Recorda. Inspection and trial given at any time. Apply Post Office Box No. 434.

SUNDAY HOURS.

The Very Valuable Leasehold

Property

situate between Kennedy Road and said and registered at the Land MacDonnell Road, Victoria afore-

Office as section A and the remain ing portion of inland lot No. 1380.,

IN ONE LOT

The area of the land is 21850

aquare feet or thereabouts.

Butchery Departments, Depot The property comprises three

and Kowloom-

·7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dairy Departments

7 a.m. to 10a.m.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Peak Branch, all departments

8.30 am. to 10.30 a.m. Ice Depot

General, Hongkong.

by the Post Office authorities, After that she apont, three for there is to be no breaking up years, from 1918 to 1921, in the sent of the Middlesex County at the end of that time determined Council. That is a good forward to sat on the siege and conques). step. It has long been recognised of Lhase. that it was out of date practice to lay service mains of any kind and customs of the, country so Sho now know the language HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD. under the road itself, because perfectly that she was confident sooner or later they would need of being able to pass easily, as a attention, and that means break-native. ing up the road and creating

Hor Arst attempts were bamed obstruction. Wise planning in and several times she was besten

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

نید

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great

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of AN

fifty cents per share has regard to new roads can avoid back, her attendants and cattle been declared and will be payable that. There is room for all these dying of cold and hunger, ON AND AFTER WEDNES-services under the footway, ON FOOT, WITH ONE COMPANION: DAY. The 26th August, 1925. Great West Road, where there journey could not be made by a

especially, as in the oase of this Convinced that the when Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon application at the is also a wide grass vergo. party, she set out in 1922 on offices of the company.

The foundation has been laid on foot with a single servant, Crosa- lines to withstand modern fasting passas blocked with snow and BERS of the company will be that nothing more massive has pendicular precipices.

The REGISTER OF MEM- mechanical traffic, and the claim taking roads that overhung per closed from THURSDAY, 13th been constructed since the days August to WEDNESDAY, 26th when the Romans were road-mak-backed" as if by some But, again she was turned AUGUST, 1925, both days in ing here is not without substance, mysterious force," in her own clusive,

At the bottom is a hard core phrase-add after a long detour twelve inches thick; above this she again found herself baok at. comes a nine-inch thickness of her base. Portland concrete coment reid- Finally in 1923, she made the forced with steel fabric, and the attempt on foot from China, ac carpet or wearing surface is com-companied only by a posed of two inches of rock asp Tibetan whom she had adopted. halt. If a road like this gives They were disguised as man- under traffic, then we shall have dicants, and begged their way. to reconstruct all our ideas of how They travelled through forests by modern highway must be night, followed sometimes by made.

bands of nomads, but were never attacked, though they carried their lives in their hands and were stricken with fever through thirst.

By Order of the Board,

W. F, SIMMONS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 29th July, 1995

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4 Duddell Streat

you have anything you

would like to sell, exchange or advertise, send it to the Telephone-Central 4453. CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

R. V. M...R. DE Sousa, Auctioneer.

CRIMEA HEROES AND EARL HAIG.

Field-Marshal; Finds an Old Schoolmate."

young

MONOTONY OBVIATED. One of the objections levelled against the new highways that are coming into boing is that they Once across the mountains are monotonous because they are they were in an unknown land, deadly straight and also are un-never before trodden by strangers, adorned. This matter has not Through deep anew they tailed on been overlooked in the case of with death over at their huels till this highway. The verge on at last. they' werd at the either side, provided to allow for gates of asa, and trudged into. possible extensions of the carriage the city for which they had darod way, has been sown with grass, so much. and at intervala plane trees, Thero, they lived for two chestnuts, booch, Norwegian months, living all the time as bag. maples, and limes have been gars, without their disguise being planted, and so arranged as to penetrated or their identity being provide a beautiful avenue. diecovered.

This is as it abould be. Good "There," said Mma. David, “we. roads, wo want, though not lived the life of poor folk among. necessarily straight roads; rather these strange people. It is, I European Messuages or Dwelling

should they have some curve, but believe, the first time this bas Houses being No. 6, Kennedy Road

Chelsos Pensioners, many of no sharp curve or dangerous corn- ever been done, and I am pleased and No. 14 and 14A Macdonnell them old and infirm-thero are jers, for we do not want any new that it should have been a woman" Road. together with the grounds Crimes and Mu.iny man still system of highways to be con and a Parisienne who has suc- attached thereto respectively,

among them-but wearing proud-stracted purely from the point of cooded in doing it," Particulars and conditions ofly the decorations gained in view of their utility. They should sale may be obtained from the campaigns of long ago, were add tothe amenities ofthe country. offices of

inspected by Eail Haig recently sido as well as provide strong.] -Founders' Day at the famous durable avenues of communica hospital.

tion, and there, has been adino

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Bbow and Bangkok Editalia, Caylon, India, Mauritius,

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teria, Hongkong.

THE DAIRY FARM, |ICE & COLD STORAGE CO, ETD.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

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MESSRS. DEACONS,

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Vendors' Solicitors or

Mesars, LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, July 28, 1925,

BUILDING A HOUSE

DAY:

Norwegian Firm's Experiment.

They were drawn up on three fear that this feature might be they marched past the Field-thing more than the planting of sides of the quadrangle, and when lost sight of. It means some

Marshal at the saluting base trees if beauty and attractions the spirit asserted itself, so that are ta be abtained. An many a bent back was straighten undeviatingly straight road, and BY ORDER OF THE FIRSTjed and many a lame leg was made wo bave a few in this coun-

to move smartly, and so "keep try, is a weary pat, and even Building Co. gave a demonstra. A Norwegian firm, the Anfinset when planted with trees mono. tion at Cardiff recently of how to

MORTGAGEE

THE VALUABLE LEASE-step"

HOLD PROPERTY. situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and known as Sections M. & N of Inland Lot S practically all the Chinese

No. 795 employees have absented with the buildings thereon news themselves from work and tha

known as remainder of the Staff is required... Nos, 24 and 26 Clarenco for the maintence of the oletrio

Terrace in Una Lot supply, the Company asks con- aumers to call at the Hoad ffice, P., & O, Building, (3rd floor) ard pay their accounts which BYD NÓW; roady.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON

& CO., LTD.

Agents,

Hongkong, 13th, July, 1925.

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to be sold by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

on Tuesday

..

The 4th day of August 1925,

at 3 p.m. by

Messrs. LAMMERT

BROTHERS....

Auctioneers

yoare.

Among the veterans of a later tony is not relieved, as instance build a house a day, an old schoolfellow, with whom Width should be borne in mind, the town, and great public in- generation Earl Haig came across the great bigbways of France. Two houses are being erented he chattad. At the subsequent strength and long life are essen-tereat was shown in the process Founders' feast some of the platestial, but also let us have some by which the first dwelling began authentic history of nearly 200 which will add interest because Notwithstanding a little delay and dishes used possessed-an little undulation, some curve to take shape

we can project thought and im- caused by haulage difficulties, One of the pensioners, who is agination round that curve. The half of the first house was up in stone deaf, amused Lord Haig road undeviatingly straight is the afternoon, and it was com vory much by asking a com- hard, featurelous thing and drine plated shortly afterwards, panion, “Who was it! oblivious up the satisfaction that all high- of the near prosence of the ways ought to arouse in a driver inspecting officer. On lip-reading whether of a car or an industria the reply.

Douglas Haig," he vehicle, and with the loss of this commented: "I thought it was satisfaction goes some measure Douglas. I knowed it was." of vigilance.

The houses are portable and made of wood, and the misin structure were made in the com pany's factory in Norway. It is claimed that they are solid and bygienic and comply with the Ministry of Health regulation

Thoro sro five rooms and a At thoir Balesroom in Duddel!.

But said the cautious scroon bathroom, besides the usual con- Straet, Vistoria, Hongkong

Women canvassers for a Japan- star who was about to perform anveniences, and the presont price For further particulars andere insurance company have filed apparently dangerous feat. "sup is £900 a pair THE "GLEN" LINE LIMITED. conditions of sale apply to

a domand with the company for a pose the rope should break By Mr. Smith Peterson, the British Mr. H. K. Woo, "

Bunday holiday. They also ask George!" cried the director. That's agent of the company, told that a man be placed in charge of a good idea!". Bolicitor,

them instead of a woman. Bank of China Building, No. 4Queon's Road Central,

or to T Messra. Lammort Brothers, the Auctioneers,

Daddell Street: Hongkong 30th. July 1925,

8 3. "PEMBROKSHIRE.” Consignees of cargo for Hong- kong ok ss. "Pembrokeshiro" are horoby notified that thoir cargo, which was landed at Singapore, is now being re-shipped to Hong- kong per m. v. "Olonoglo"; which Vossel Is Juo hora about the 5th. August.

Delly Chropicle represents Ive that when the sobema in in fall., working order the price would be

News looks through slowly in seduced to £700, or 2350 for each In many French homes toldho some places. The Bangkok Timce house. RAMEN custom of breaking an egg on has received a request from Red- If the Cardiff marriage day fa stall kept up. It lands, California, to supply the successful it is, intouded to. is beloved that a brido, in order Siam Repository, which ceased factories bere, from whio

to be happy, must step on a broken publication over half a century houses can be turned out every egg, before she enters her home: ago.

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