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NOTICE.

U. 6. R. C.

The Annual liandicap Tennis Tournament, open to Members and Subscribers only, will com

mence at the above Club on Mon- day the 18th January 1926.

The following will be played

1. Mixed Doubles Handicap 11. Mon's

11

111. Mon's Singlos

IV. Ladies Doubles

21

V. Ladies Singles All those wishing to enter for the above should send their names to the Hon. Secretary or outer them on the list which will be on the Notice Boards in the Club House by 4 p.m. on Wednesday the 13th January 1926. Dates by which rounds are to be completed

will be notified in due course,

NOTICE.

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ROLF JOHNSON.

4th Jan. 1926.

NOTICE.

I have this day established my. self under the style of R. Johnson & Co. as Genoral Import and Export Merchants.

Address:-Pedder Building.

ROLF JOHNSON.

4th Jan. 1926.

NOTICE:

FOR SALE. FOR SALE. "Royalrobe" Ward

robo Trunk, Oversize, Com plate fittings, suitable for either Lady of Gantleman. May be inspected on request, $135.00, po offers, Apply Box No. 1432 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph,"

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

&c.

Catalogues can be had at the Chief Foreman's Office 'R.A.O.C. Depot är from the Auctioneers.

Terms of Sales:-Cash on deli

All faults and errors of very.

the fall of the hammer.

All lots to be cleared within 4

descriptions at purchaser's risk, ön

days.

HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong. January 4, 1926.

Mr. A. G. da Rocha

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THURSDAY, JANUARY

THE NEW

PORTABLE

MODEL OF THE COLUMBIA

GRAFONOLA

AMAZING VOLUME AND TONE QUALITY, NOTHING TO DO BUT OPEN AND PLAY,

1926.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

CHINESE JADE.

ITS QUALITIES AND BEAUTY.

nephrites, whilst one of the |rareat colour was black. Thờ colours of jadelte, were often brighter than those of nephrito and it was generally of greater translucency, Lavender and The sponker at a meeting of apple green were cómmon The Undersigned have received

colourings, whilst the most prized to sell by Public, the Chine Society held in the colour was emerald green, which instructions

School of Oriental Studies. Fins was due to the presence of Auction,

bury Circus, E.C., recently was ohromium, which also gave its Mr. B. L. Hobson, Kooper of the! on FRIDAY,

distinctive colour to the emerald the 8th January, 1926, commencing Department of Ceramice and fleelf. This variety was found at 11 am, at their. Sales Room, Ethnography at the British only in small places, and its high. Museum. He took as his sub-value might be gathered from fect "Jade," and the meeting the fact that a thousand pieces which was well attended, wee af silver had been paid for euch presided over by Mr. George small articles fashioned from it as Eumorfopoulos.

Duddell Street.

About 700 lbs. Woollen Yaru.

36 Tins Varnish.

6 Cases Salad Oil..

18 Car Head Lights,

9,400 Lamp Bulbs (32 Volts).

etc., eta, etc., And

(For Account of the Concerned)

The speaker, profaced his bangle or archer's ring. lecture by saying that for materi Emerald jade, "and" pure white al facts in the proparation of his jade were often highly trans- subject he was largely indebted lucent, and most collectors know to the works of Doctors Bushell the clear white bowls, carved and Lowther. To the European from this prized variety Jades mind, he said, jade was essential- of broken colour, though the. 20 Cases Emata Patent Writingly a foreign material. It was oc-commonest and of little intrinsic Slates more or less Damaged, casionally used by early Euro-value, were often given a high pean man for the manufacture artistic value by the skilled Terms: Cash on Delivery.

of uxes and other stone imple- Chinese craftsmen who, by LAMMERT BRQS-

ments, but in historic times it clever use of their colour, brought Auctionéo: s.

was disregarded. They heard out contrasts in design. Jade nothing of jado in European his came largely from Central Asia, tory until Sir Walter Raleigh and in olden times Eastern brought kidney stono, as it was Turkestan was the chief source called, from the West Indies. It of supply. It was often found PUBLIC AUCTION.

was so called from its reputed enclosed in boulders in the river medicinal effect on the kidneys.beds, and, jade fishing was once a Undersigned have receiv-Its Spanish name piedra de ijada flourishing-industry in Chinese. ed instruotions to sell by stone of the flank, ie, the kidneyTurkestan, Since the tenth Public Auction on

region) was modified in the contury, however, those jade OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Monday, the 11th Jan. 1926. French from whence was derived rivers had been gradually drying

the English word jade.

and the villages of the fishers In China, for thousands of were now mostly nothing but at Godown No. 18, The Hongyears, jade had been known by piles of ruins. The main supply kong and Kowloon Wharf and the name bu, the Chinese charac-of jade now came from "Burma Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon

ter for which was a conventions- and Western Yunnan.

ANDERSON'S

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION.CO., LD.

Hongkong, Jan. 5, 1926.

THE

commencing at 10. a.m.

A Large amantity of Miscellaneous Goods

Comprising--

Consignees per Co's Stoamar" "EUMARUS" are. hereby notified that the cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where it will He at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery frora Go down on the after 7th January.

Optional cargo will be landed, By Order the Mortgagee. unless notice has been given prior Mr. A. G. da Rocha has receiv-to steamer's arrival.. od instructions to sell by Public All broken, chufed, and dam Sulphate of Ammonia, Cobbles, Auction on

aged goods are to be left in the Sample Goods, Cocoa Nuts, etc., Godoyus, where they will be ex-etc., amined on any Tuesdays and

also Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.. and noon within the free storage period.

Street

WEDNESDAY the 20th day of January 1926 at Entries for the forthcoming 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his races close on Saturday, January Salesroom, D'Aguilar 23rd 1926, at 3 pm, and must be Victoria, Hongkong. sent to the Secretary cjo. Lin- stoad and Davis. Buildings, on or before this dalo.

Alexa dra TBE VERY VALUABLE LEASE-

HOLD PROPERTY.

Entry Forms are now ready

and can be had at the Jockes situate at Conduit Road Victoria Club Stables, Race Course, Hong- aforesaid and being Inland Lot. kong Club or Linstead and Davis. No. 1528.

THE "STAR" PERRY CO., LTD.:

IN ONE LOT.

The area of the land is 20,000 Square Feet or thereabouts,"

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4061 for ONE HUNDRED

The proporty comprises the (100) SHARES numbered 78654 European message known as 78753 in the above Company Ranfurly" No. 11 Conduit Rd. standing in the name of TSEUNG|Further particulars and condi- ETAK having been reported lost,tions of sale may be obtained NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN from the office of that unless the ORIGINAL CER- TIFICATE is produced within one month from date hereof, it will thereafter he held by the Company as NULL AND VOID and a NEW CERTIFICATE for the said shares will be issued.

FI. CRAPNELL,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, December 30th, 1925.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES

1911-1923

AND

IN THE MATTER OF HONGKONG GARAGE LIMITED

(In Liquidation.)

NOTICE is hereby given pur- suant to Section 188, of the Com panies Ordinances, 1911, that a General Meeting of the Members of the above-named Company wil be held at the Liquidator's Office, Messrs. Carroll & Co., 12, Queen's Road Contral, (entrance" of Ice House Street) on the 11th day of February, 1926, at 4 o'clock in A mooting of, members of the the afternoon, for the purpose of account laid before Association will be held at the having an Chinese General Chamber of Com-them showing the manner in merce, No. 65 Connaught Road which the winding-up has been Central, on Saturday, the 9th conducted and the property of the January, 1926, at 2.30. p.m. sharp,Company disposed of, and of hear to receive the report of the Execu-ing any explanation that may be tive Committee, the report of the given by the Liquidator, and also of determining by Extraordinary Association's Architect, and discuss the future activities the Association.

to

/ MESSRS DEACONE,

1, Des Voeux Road, Contral, Dendor's Solicitors or Mr. A. G. da Rocha' the Auctioneer..

No claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th. January will be subject to ront.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the under- siged on or before the 27th Jan., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be

effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL.

Agente.

7th Jan. 1926.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION NⱭ.3

No. 1 for Bladder (start), No. for load a Skin Disonsex, No, a for Chronic WaxinOSSTR. HOLDDYLEARING CHEMISTS, PRICE IN SHOLANDAS

WORD ZUERAPION 19 ON. SEE TRACK BRIT, GOVT. STAMP AFWIZNO TO ADELINE PACKETS

OR LICLE.CO..]lowmyatackxa..N W.F...Odom

HONGKONG HOTEL

A Chinese New Year Eve

AFTER-DINNERTM

CARNIVAL DANCE

will be held in the

ROOF GARDEN

on

Friday, 12th February, 1926,

of Resolution the manner in which (Including

the Books, Accounts, and Docu- ments of the Company, and of the

The Association of Sub-Liquidator thereof shall be dis- scribers to the Kowloon posed of.

Tong Building Scheme

'PETER WONG,

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, Jan. 6, 1926,

Dated this 7th day of January, 1026.

O. R. BENSON,

Liquidator.

From 9 p.m. to midnight, Fancy or Evening Dress Optional.

DINNER

admission to Carnival Dance) $4 per Head.

7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Table Resevations should now be made,

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

lised representation of three

horizontal pieces of jade held to-

gether by an upright cord down

up,

"DEVIL'S WORK."

The lecuror at this point show- the centre, that was to say a ro-ed slides illustrating native jade

Toa, Planks Flour, Soap. presentation of a jade pendant carvers at work. They were ex- Newspaper, Cement, Nails, Irom Some idea of the esteem in which tremely conservative, he said, Ware, Gypsum Plaster, Tobacco jade was held in ancient China and would not use modern tools, Sandal might be gathered from the fact but retained their primitive im Loaf, Electric Ware, Wood, Empty Glass Bottlos, Flat, that the badges of rank of princes plements such as saws and drills. Round and Squaro Bar Ends of the royal blood were of jade, without any gutting edges, and Angle, Square, Flat and Round whilst those of officers of the which had to be constantly dress- Iron, Papor, Waste Pickers, third and fourth ranks were ofed with sand water to enable Modicine, Bolts and Nuts, Steel gold only. It was the royal stone them to cut at all. With these Pig Iron, of the Chinese, and their most means such delicato carving was and Iron Plates,

prized jewel. To the Chinese produced that the Chinese lay mind jado was the embodiment mind could not conceive it as the of all power of the beautiful, It work of human hands, and the was the food of the immortals, Chinose name for pierced, jade and as such was placed in tombs work literally meant "Devil's One Case Microscopes

of the dead in powdered form,

work." About Three Thousand Bags whilst many of the finest pieces Guano

and"

79 Pieces Lumber Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned have re ceived instructions to sel by Public Auction on

Tuesday, the 12th Jan. 1925. commencing at 10.30a.m.

known were funeral pieces taken Mr. Hobson thereafter showed from tombs. In China, the slides of a number of very fine beauty of both women and flowers speciniens of Chinese jade, cary- was compared with that of jade. ing of various periods. The Not only in figurative language) earliest use of jade, he intimated, did jado take the 'place of our was almost purely ritualistic and word gold, so that Shakespeare, symbolical, and rank and position had he been Chinese, would have at court were conferred by jade said "jade boys and maids," in-emblems, Jade tokens were also, stead of "golden boys and girls, " need to convey imperial com- but it was a common practice to mands to provincial governors, mix powdered jade with me- whilst sentences of death or of dicines just as our mediaeval exile were conveyed in a similar lecehes proscribed powdered way. A further ancient use of gold. Something of this superati-Jade was for archery rings, whilst tion still hung about jade in the small pieces of jade worn hung to European idea that it brings good gether from a warrior's girdle in- luck. Those virtuos, and ite in the belief that the pleasant sound herent beauty, explained its produced as they jangled together · popularity in China. It was used dispelled depraved thoughts. for articles of utility, for ritual, During the Ch'in and Han and for ornament. The green dynasties, however, artists broke porcelain of the Lung Dynasty away from the ve z rigid.con- copied jade, and it was customary ventionalism of the early period). for world-famed Chinese potteriesį and began to give full play to to use the character for jade as their decorative fancy. The re- A Quantity of Gentlemen Dress & mark upon their finest and sult was a great advance in the

mos beautiful pieces.

variety of jade carving, which Wear and Sundries

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. began to develop a healthy re-

Jado The term jade was used veryalism,

ornaments and. Comprising

Washing Suits, Suits, Over-loosely to cover several minerals. utensils became very popular coats, Sports Coats, Pyjamas, The chief of these were nephrite among those who could afford. Breeches, Waistcoats," Under- and jadeite, which were both in-them, and many beautiful pieces wear,Shirts, Sweaters. Hose, Hats, cluded in the Chinese word. had resulted, some of which the composed of lecturer illustrated on the screen. Collars, Slippere, Ties, Day and Nephrite.

at their Fales Room, Duddell Street

(for account of the concerned) (Removed from Messrs Wm. "Powell, Lid's Store, Pedder Street for convenience

of Sale

WBB

יי.

Evening Dress, Linings, Suitings silicate of lime and magnesia, The Chairman Baid that the

and Osarcoatings, etc., etc.

and

ONE SUITCALE, (more or less, damaged)

On View from Manday, the 11th. January 1928.

Terms-Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneer.

11

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Gold Medal Asbestos. Corrugated and Flat Sheets....

The only manufacture of its kind which has secured a gold medal.

STOCKS CARRIED

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and jadeite of sodium and al- uminium. This difference was study of these early jades was not apparent to the layman's comparatively recent. Dr. Bushel eye, and the best advice to the and Dr. Lowther, whom the lecturer had mentioned, were amateur in attempting to make the pioneers of this interest, and this subtle distinction туда "Don't." If he insisted, however he thought members of the he might make a test of the hard. Society should do all possible to nose of the substance he was.ex. foster this study, and to oroste amining. The hardness of appreciation of the beauties of nephrite ranged from to 6.5, Chinese jade. Other nations He wore going ahead in this respect and of jadeito from 6.5 to.7. might also find the specific and gleaning information and new knowledge by the study gravity. That of nephrite was

of ancient tombs from whence 2.96 to 3.1, and of jadeit 3.33 to

3.4. If he became really reckless most of the older jades came. in the investigations he might They should arouse public in. try firing his specimens. Nephrite terest in this matter that they might have a mission of thoir would become white and cloudy,

MARTIN'S

and would not fuse- easily. The own in China to pursue this in-

teresting archaeological work. othor fused easily and booame bright yellow. Both minerals were often found in the same: piece of rock, and both were particularly suitable for carving They were only partially trans- lucent, and when polished, ac- quired a warm, soft, waxon surface. Both nephrite and,

pure jadeite ware white in a state, but perfect purity was rure Jade was usually more or less coloured by the latorpenetration of euch, metals as magnesium, chromium and tron Those some timos formed streeks producing amarble effect. Nephrite Was mostly of a green tint, but there were besides, red and.

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MARTIN.