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that the best evening advertising tadium

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Please State if Box No. is required

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ing collection at this office:

Nos. 1342, 1366, 1375, 1376,1320,

1314, 1377, 1314, 1320

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WANTED.

ANTED, on Jan. 1st. 1926, fully furnished house or apartment, preferably. Middle Lave L Quite willing to consider other local ties. Sho.t or long

torm lease immaterial. Apply Box No. 1377 c/o Hongkong Telegraph."

PREMISES TO LET.

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NOTICE.

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Particulars and Conditions of the Sate by Public Auction to be held jon Monday, the 14th day of Sept., 1925, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Departinent, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, no Lot of“ 'rown Land) at Ma Tau Kok in the Colony of). Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Orown Ront to be fixed. by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one furthor terra of 75 years.

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SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER

CO. (1922), LTD.-

"THE THIRD ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING OF SHAREHOL- DERS in the above Company will; be held at the Offices of the Com-1

GODOWN TULET, in Alex-pany, St. George's Building, Chater

andra Buildings.

Apply Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on Secretary, A. S. Watson & Co.. WEDNESDAY, the 16th September; Limited,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THEATRE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

1925.

ROYAL

TO-NIGHT

AND

FRIDAY, 11th., SATURDAY, 12th.

at 9.15 p.m.

WALLINGFORD TATE & JACK CRICHTON

present

"THE BROADCASTERS"

MUSICAL AND COMEDY-COMPANY

IN

MINIATURE REVUE

--

Something of Everything and Everything of The Best

Admission $3, $2 and $I Booking at Moutrie'

"

In the Matter of the Companies Ordinances 1911 to,1923

and

(IN LIQUIDATION)

THE HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAY HOTELS LIMITED, With rewrence to the offer of In the Matter of M. Y San and new shares dated the 15th May,

Company, Limited

1925, (made to existing share- holders of the Company) by the terms of which the sum of $7.50 per share was to be paid on the 80th June, 1925, and the sum of $5 on the 30th September, 1925, the directors have decided (in view of the present condition of affaire) to extend these dates.

NOT CE is hereby given pur suant to Section 181 of the Com- panies Ordinance 1911, that a meeting of the Creditore of M. San & Company, Limited (In Liquidation) will be held at the Company's office No. 98 Queen's Road. Central, Victoria, Hong. korg, on Saturday, the 26th day of September 1925 at 2.30 pm, for the purposes provided for in the said Section,

Datod the 4th day of Sept. 1925 LAU YUK WAN

WONG SIU LEUNG NG WEI CHEE

Liquidators.

NOTICE..

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LAMMERT'S LAMMERT'Sof-war, which landed 20 men, and

"AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION

By Order of the Second

THE

Mortgugees

PUBLIC AUCTION.

*of

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

carried off everything that could be carried. And during the reign of Queen Anne, Lundy was used by the French as a base for pri- vatooring. The most extraordi- nary pirato king of Lundy was HE Undersigned have receiv. Captain Robert Nutt, whose ed instructions to sell by ghostly, barque is still said to Publio Auotion on

haunt the island. Having more Sat, the 12th Sept, 1925.

than one ship.at his disposal, ho at 12 o'clock, Noon

called himself Admiral," and played ducks, and drakes with the small traders in the Narrow Soas. At last, the Admiralty took

at the Steam Laundry Pior, Waterloo Road. Yaamati

THE MOTOR BOAT "SBAMPO0up the job of harrying him. But

(Starts

installed with 40/50 H. P. Miller Engino on Gasolond with change over to Kerosene) Further Particulars frm the Undersigned Torms:- 30% of Purchase Money on fall of hammer when Boat will be at buyer's risk.

VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD. PROPERTY First I that place or parcel of ground situate at Victoria of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as Bro. A. of 1. L. No. 227 together with buildings thore- on Known as No 24 Bai Stront subject to a mortgage loan of $18,000 and interest due thereon Annual rent 87.71. Area 617 gr ft. or thereabouts Secondly, that piece or parcel of ground situato at Victoria "aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as Seo. H. of I, L. No. 653 together | with the buildings thereon known THE Undersigned have as No, 243 Queen's Road East od instructions to sell by subject to & mortgage lesa of Public Auction on $4,000 and interest due thereon. Monday, the 14th Sept. 1925.

Annual Rent $3.50 Area 450 Sqe, ft or thereabouts

...

By

Messrs Lammert Brothers Auc--

tiopoors at their office No. 5 Duddell Street

On MONDAY The date for payment of the first the 21st September 1925, at 3 p.m. Instalment of $7.50 per share is

For furthor Particulars and accordingly extended until the 30th Conditions of sale apply to Dr. September, 1925, and the date for S. W. Tao Mortgagee's Solicitor payment of the second instalment No. 26, Des Voeux Road Central until the 31st December, 1926.

As regards shareholders who take advantage of these extended times the now shares allotted to them will rank for dividend as from the lat October, 1925, in respect of half the nominal value thereof and as

from the 1st January, 1926, in res- pect of the full nominal value thereof.

י,

1926, at 11.00 o'clock in the fore-) noon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Το

O LET-One European flat, Report of the General Managers

Any shareholder who makes payi Wanchai Gap Foad, Heng-for the 14 months ending 30th

ment prior to the due date will be kong. Apply to 32 Kennedy June, 1925, and electing a Consult-

allowed interest at 7% per annum Road.

By order of the District Grand on the amount paid by him from Ing Committee and Auditors. Mastor a Meeting of District the date of payment until the due i

The Transfer Books of the Com-Grand Lodge of Hongkong and date. pany will be closed from Wednes- South China, English Constitu" This notice will not affect those TO LET.-Spacious Godown day, 9th September, 1925, until tion, will be hold in the Masonic shareholders who make payment 03 at 9a Duddall Street; Apply Wednesday, 16th September, 1925; Hall on Wednesday the 16th the original dates .e. as regards H.M.H. Nemazco, Princes Build-both days inclusive.. ing.

Soptember 1925 for 9.15 p.m. the first instalment on the 80th

consider precisely, to

a com June, and as regards the second munication to the Grand Master, instalment on the 30th September. His Royal Highness, The Duke The shares to be allotted to them of Co.naught. -

All Master Masons are urged terms of the offer, rank for divi- will in accordance with the original to attend.

one the nominal

TO LET.Spacious suite of

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

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O LET.-"Derrington" No. 8 Peak Road, unfurnished, Eight large rooms, Bath Rooms. modern conveniences Gardon, Tonnis court. For particulars apply Manager, Sincere Co, Ltd.

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ON or abou: March 1926 whole flat or spasions suite of offices in the "French Building "

Victoria Bul'ding

No. Queen's Road Central (between Chartered Bank and Mercantile Bank.)

Apply to: Banque de l'Indochine

Chater Road,

To Let

"

Two newly con structed European houses, Magazine Gap, Motor Road, three flats, three large rooms each with kitchen. servants' quarters and bath room, fitted with flush system. Garages provided. Immediato possession. Apply Sang Koo, New Bank Building.

TO LET European Flat in

No. 7 Jordan Road, Kowloon

3 good sized rooms with Kitchen and bath room fluted with all modern conveniences and flush Bystem besides commodious sex- vants' quarters. Possession from !" 1st. September 1925. Apply to J. M. Wong, 38, Connaught Road Central.

FOR SALE

FORSALE-Just received from "Paris, an assortment of Ladles Hats at moderato prices. Ir apoo- tion invited, No. 4 Caine Road Hengkong.

THE HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS' "SHARE #REAL ESTATES CO.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. "Hongkong, 7th September, 1925.

BOARD RESIDENCE.

Pension Eger, Tsingtan Family Pension at moderato rates. Home! comfort. Excellent Cuisine. Beautifully situnted, facing the sel with fine view.

Telegrams: Egor."

M. HARDEL,

Proprietress.

NOTICE.

#

EX-ACTIVE SERVICE. MEN'S ASSOCIATION, (1914- 1918). Commencing as from to day the mid-week Launch Service to Easma Beach will be discon- tinued.

Launchce will run on Saturdays

dend on

or to

Messrs Lammort Brothers Auctioneers

No. Duddell Street. Dated to 7th day of Sept. 1925.

ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Fri., the 11th Sept., 1925 commending, at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Strai

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

at 11 o'clock a.m.

Nutt was too clover, for, though his pirate fleet was attacked by a man of war, and by its scouts, significantly called whelps," which sent 30 "great shot into the pirates, Nutt, whose own ship

od in escaping. was riddled with 10 shot, succeed.

NOTORIOUS RANCAL.

Long after the regular pirates had been chased away, Lundy became the happy hunting ground. of other rascalitios, especially as rooelv-practised by a rich Bideford mer- chant, Thomas Benson. In 1747 he got & Government contract to transport convicts to Maryland

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

(for account of the concerned) One Case Artificial Silk Fancy Cloth

.

Terms-Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

LUNDY PIRATES. Famous Freebooters Recalled.

and Virginia, whither they used

to be. sent before Botany Bay bocamg fashionable. Instead of crossing the Atlantic, however, he quietly dumped them on Lundy, where he compelled them to work as slaves in the building of walls. ffor himself; and whon the Govern- ment challonged him, he managed to get off by showing that his con- tract was only to ship the convict over the sea." Benson then took

to smuggling, and, when that was checkmated, he invented a most ingenious method of defrauding the insurance companies. Ho loaded his vessel, ironically called The Nightingalo, with a heavily Lundy Island, which stands at insured cargo of linen and pewter, the mouth of the Bristol Channel, with a ballast of salt, ostensibly 12 miles off the Devon coast and for Maryland. As a matter of THE Undersigned have recollittle place-only three miles long Lundy, where he secreted it all opposite Ilfracombe, is quite a fact, he caused it to be landed at and half a mile wide-with but in a cave, which still bears his 40 inhabitants, and most of these name. Then he had the vessel · lighthouse or Lloyd's officials. scuttled and burned. Some of his ;; But it has caused a world of accomplices were captared and trouble. It has always been hanged, but Benson himself terror to sailors, and would be so managed to escape to Portugal, still but for the fact that is has where he ended his days. two powerful lighthouses at its Lundy, of course, could play at powerful that they seem to have small scale because it was too extreme ends, and foghorns so piracy only on a comparatively

frightened away many of the near the range of the English birds, notably the gannets, which foot. But even though piracy have botaken themselves to the was removed from their own bleaker Bass Rock and to Ailsa doors at Lundy, the Bristol mor- Craig. But it still breeds the best chants still suffered heavily, for peregrine falcons as if to carry they were deeply involved in on its tradition as a place of birds trade with the West Indies, and

it was there that pirates got their"

A Valuable Collection of (Full Particulars from Catalogue) Postage Stamps

10th September 1925.

On View from Thursday, the

Termsash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

(Signed) A. T. HAMILTON value as from the 1st July, 1925 THE AUCTIONEERING 8 of Prey and it is the fascination biggest comps, while the Brindle

Acting District Grand Secretary. Hongkong, 9th September 1915

CONSIGNEES.

ELOYD THIESTINO 8N, CO.

The Steamship DUCHESSA

D'AOSTA "

From Trieste, Venice, Brindisi, Port Said, Massaus, Aden, Colombo, Penang and Singapore.

་༔

and on the full nominal value as from the 1st October, 1925.

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART,

Managing Director. Hongkong, June 30, 1925;

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

BROKERING CO.,

Ltd.

8b, Daddell Street. FURNITURE AUCTIONS'

every

TUESDAY & FRIDAY, at 230 pm. “

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BY ORDER OF THE

· MORTAGGEE.

at

terosts Mr. Lloyd, the latest his-traders also suffered heavily from torian of the island. Notwith-the depredations of privateers standing the lighthouses and fog when Britain was fighting France signals, H.M.S. Montague was for the mastery of the West. lost there so recently as 1906, and Soine amazing, almost apocry countless merchantmen have suf-phal stories of these pirate kings fered a similar fate. But worse are recorded by Captain Charles than all that, it was for many Johnson, the historian of high- centuries a pirates' lair, so that waymen, in his thrilling book sailors had a double reason for "A General History of the Pyra- fearing it. Its position made it tors," which was first published an ideal spot for the skull and just 200 years ago, and is now ex- cross-bones gangs, which every tremely difficult to get, for it has The Auctioneering and Broker-Peter Pan still love to dream of seldom been reissued. He tells of ing Company, Limited, have When the first owners known to the intrepid Major Stede Bonnet, Members are hereby notified received instructions to sell by history, the noble family of de of Barbados, who was tired of 34 that he Cluo will he "AT] Public Auction,

Marisco, were not defying the of his crew and hanged 83 of them. HOME" on Saturday, 12th

on FRIDAY,

Sovereign himself, they were rob- Then there was a ruffian, Cap- September, 1925, on which occa- the 18th September, 1926,

bing his subjects on the mainland tain Teach, who was ominously sion Cricket and Tennis Prizes 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at their were made to dispossess them, the work of the pirates came to bo and on the sea. Several attempts known as "Blackbeard." Though CONSIGNEES of Cargo are will be presented.

Salesrooms, No 8B, Duddell Street, hereby informed that all A Tennie. Mixed Doubles Victoria, Hongkong.

and hand over the mist clad is carried on in the rich waters of Goods are being landed at their "American Tourney will be. beld The Very Valuable Leasehold

land to the beneficent Knights the West Indies, and off the Azo- risk into the Godowns of the during the afternoon commenc

Templar. But they all failed res, many of them came from the Properties Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf ing at 2.30 p.m., concerning which being All Those picces or parcels Marisco was captured, takon to Devon produced the notorious |until 1242, when Sir William de coasts which Lundy commande. and Godown Company, Ltd., at an entry list is posted on the of ground situate at Victoria afore the Tower of London, and "hence Captain John Avery; who levied Kowloon, whence and/or from Club Notice Board, and entries said and registered the wharves delivery may be are invited.

in the to that engine of destruction call. toll on all ships passing through obtained.

Land Office respectively as THE ed the gibbet." London was glad the Red Sea, taxing a large ship The Fifth Yearly Drawing of

Tes will be served at 4.30 p.m. REMAINING Optional Cargo will be forward- and all members and their friends SECTION M of MARINE LOT in our time it was to build the the tune of £300,000. Yet having PORTION OF it had got Lundy at last almost belonging to the Mogul himself to Twenty Debentures of the Hong-unless notice to the contrary be, are cordially invited to attend. kong Club (1920 issue-$500. given before 7th instant.

414 and SECTION B of MARINE Thames Embankment out of managed to escape the gallows LOT 414 in two Lots,

Lundy granite--for its merchants he died penniless at Bideford, LOT ONE consists of the said and suffered severely from the Wales gave the ses many pira- piece or parcel of ground registered pirate squire's depredations. So tical terrors, especially the notor in the Land Office 88 THE Cockaigne must have felt in high lous Captain Howel Davis, and REMAINING PORTION OF holiday mood at settling its ac- the still more notorious Bartho

was a Pembrokeshiro mán. Davis oribed by a contemporary--- 414 Together with the messuages

"When he had breathed out his had captured the ship on which and buildings thereon known as No. 1A and No. 18, Eastern Street, Wretched soul in the Tower, he Roberts was a sailor, and when was suspended on a hook, and, Davis was killed in a fray Roberts It contains an area of 1,882 sq. ft. when stiff in death, was lowered, took his place and turned pirate. or thereabouts and is held under a disembowelled, his bowols burnt He preyed on the coasts of Brazil,

and Sundays as usual.

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

each) was held in the Club House) No claime will be admitted on Tuesday, the 8th, September, after the Goods" have left the 1925 when the following Deben-Godowne, and all Goods remain Lures were Drawn for rodome- ing undelivered after the 18th

tion:-

4

18

269 -467 577 *365 502 192 $72 ' 513 208 # 387 219 426

632

638

320

698

549 766

instant will be subject to rent,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the under. signed on or before the 23rd inst. or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damag.

and will be payable at the Hong-ed Goods are to be left in the kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-Godowns, where they will be poration on Weduesday the 30th. examined on the 12th inet. at. September, 1925, in exchange for Goddard and Douglas.

10a.m. by our surveyors Mosure. aurronder of same:

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

By order,

T. A. ROBERTSON,

Lieut. Col..

Socrotary,

HONG LONG HOCKEY CLUB,

The Annual Gonoral Meeting of the Hongkong Hockey Club will be held at Volunteer Head- quarters on Friday, the. 11th of

FOR SALE-Going concern, September 1925. at 5.30 p.m. goodwill and fully furnished, All members and applicants for boarding house or private hotel. membership are invited to attend. Sacrifiood for health reasons.

Sale price recotured one year. Ball Investora. Teloph. 4630.

P. W. F. MILLS

Hon. Secretary,

Bill of Lading will be count- orsigned by

DODWELL & Co., Ltd.,

Agente. Hongkong, 7th Spot. 1925.

MASSAGE

Mr. N. AKAJI,

Mrs. E AKAJI. Graduate of Tokyo Manage School No. 23, WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGKONG, TEL. 04305

S. E. CREEN,

Hon. Secretary.

HUGHES & HOUGH SECTIONM OF MARINE LOT count with him, curiously: des- lomew Roberts, who like Dayis

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.

IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & Crown Lease for the term of 999 on the spot, and his wretched the West Indies and. Newfound

GENERAL BROKERS.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duddal Strost. If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM,

E, V. M. R. DE SOUSA.

Auctioneer.!!

Mrs. J. CRAWFORD,

Massage Ha'l

No. 2, Duddell Street,

deer, Hongkong.

3rd

years. The Crown rent payable body divided into quarters, which land. Luck deserted him, how- per annum is $37.60.

LOT TWO consists of the said cities in the kindgom; by the coups on the coast of Africa. ware sent to the four principal over, after he had made several piece or parcel of ground registered pitiable spectacle to strike torror where two of his ships, the Ran- in the Land Office as SECTION Rinto all beholders. And all his ger and the Royal Fortune, which OF MARINE, LOT 414 Together (sixteen) associates, after being he had taken from the Royal with the messages and buildings dragged at the horse tall through African Company, were captured thereon known as Nos. 188 and 184, the City of London were hanged by H. M. S. Swallow in the spring Connaught Road West. It contains at the gallows," of 1722. Roberts himself was killed an area of 8,177 sq. ft. or there Piracy on a big scale broke out in the action. Of his crew of 276, abouts and is held under the same fiercely when Queen Elizabeth no fewer than 52 word hangod. Crown Lease as Lot 1 for the term came to terms with Spain, for the Three years before this, Captain of 999 years. The Crown ront ond of a war has always tended Edward England had captured a payable per annum is $58.47, to create, or rather divert, a great ship called the Pearl off the Azo- deal of ruffianism. So long after ros, and hand over his own sloop For further particulars and con- the de Mariscos had been for to the mariner be hadi assailed. ditions of sale please apply to:-gotten, the merchants of Bristol Between March 25 and June 17,

Messrs. DEACONS,

complained bitterly about the 1719, he captured no fower than 1, Des Voeux Road Central, depredation of the Lundy pirates, nine merchantmen. Three of Vendor's Solicitors, all the more as they were not them he coolly burned, and two [confined to their own kith and ho turned into pirate craft, while

kin. On one occasion the island he made 45 of the total crew of was captured by a Spanish man= 148 turn pirates like himself,

or to The Auctioneers. Hongkong, Auguet 20, 1926.