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MISCELLANEOUS.
ONE
NE FIRST CLASS BERTH FOR LONDON AVAILA- BLE Leaving Hongkong 10th. A ril, 1926 o. first class Mall steamer via Suez and usual ports, Apply Box No. 1180 c/c "Hong kong Telegraph."
PREMISES TO LET
LARGE Furnished Room, bath
FOR SALE.
On the instructions of the Public Trustee of England the undersign ed have been authorised to nego tlate for the sale of the following properties:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
1. 67/78 (Odd Numbers) Queon's Road, Central, on Portion of Marine Lot No. 14.
2, 1/81 (Odd Numbers) Pottin- ger Street on Portion of Murine Lot No. 14.
3. 2/32. (Even Numbers), Chinese Street on Portion of Marine Lot No. 14.
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4. 60/70 (Even Numbers) Des Veux Road, Central on Por- tlon of Marine Lot No. 14. 156/160 Prays East on Marine Lot No. 196..
5,
6. 31,167 Square feet of Land being The Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 196.
7.
15, 16 and 17, Connaught Road, Central on Marine Lot No. 367.
8. 18/23 (Running Numbers) Connaught Road, Central on Marine Lot No. 368...
9.
Good 10.
room attached, "suit married couple or single; also small room with use of sitting room Table with homely English family Terms molerate. Apply Box No. 1472 "riongkong Telegraph."
11.
*O LET-One European fat,,
Wanchai Gap Road, Hong
to 32 Kennedy 12. kong. Apply Road.
19
O LET One flat of two 13
rooms of No. 38, Wyndham Street, with bathroom, Kitchen, 14.
servants room, from 1st. April. J. P. Vasunia & Co. same house.
1o
OLET. From 1st. April to 31st December, furnished,
15.
top floor flat of four large rooms with kitchen and gas stove, 16, pantry, store room, bathroom withi
geyter, etc. Apply W. . Bailey, 4Armond Bldgs, Kimberly Road, Kowloon.
17.
TWO large rooms excellently 18.
situsted for offices on the 2nd, and 3rd. Floors of "st.) Georgo's" Bulding facing Ice House Street, For terms and 19. particulare apply to Hongkon and Territorial Estates, Ltd., 'St; George's" Building.
35, Connaught Road, Central on Marine Lot No. 379. 37A, 37, 38, 38A, 39 and 40 Connaught Road, Central on Portion of Marine Lot No. 381. Stephens Building situate on Marine Lot No. Portion of 381.
7, Robinson Road. Inland Lot No. 713.
9, Shelly Street on Section E of Inland Lot No. 119.
44, Bonham Road on Portion of Section A of inland Lot No.
691.
46, Banham Road on Portion
NOTICE.
The South end of Pedder Street will be entirely closed to vehicular traffic from the 27th Inst. until
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1926.
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
· PUBLIC · AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received further notice. Motor cars may instructions to sell by Public usa Ice House Street between Des Auction, youx Road Central and Queen's Road Central during this period..
E. D. C. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police. Hongkong, March 25, 1926.
J
NOTIFICATION.
The Offcos and Stations of the Chinese Maritime Customs for Kowloon and District will be closed to public business on the 2nd and 3rd April, 1926." ..
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N. R. M. SHAW, Acting Commissioner of
Chinese Customs, "Kowloon and District.
York Buildings,
Hongkong, March 25, 1926.1
FANLING HUŃT STEEPLECHASES.
EASTER MEETING.
4
on MONDAY,
the 20th March, 1928, commencing at 2,80 p.m. at No. 4, Glenenly.
A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
Also
1 Piano by "Hoof & Co." Berlin. 1 Cabinet Victrola.
A Fine Collection of Selected Records.
And"...
Several Pleces of Blackwood, Furniture,
Catalogues will be issued. On view from -Sunday, March 28th, 1926.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneera.
· PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction,
on. TUESDAY,
Duddell Street,
the 80th March, 1926, commencing at 5.15. pm, at their Sales Room. A Valuable Collection of Postage Stamps.,
12 noon
12.30
:|
*
$3.00
Monday, April 5th, 1926. Saddling Bell First Race Entrance to Enclosure and
Covered Stands Motor cara can be parked on the
The Masters of the Hunt request rail opposite the grand stand, 35,00. the pleasure of the presence of the Ladies at the Races.
Special Express Train to the Races leaves Kowloon at 11.02 a.m.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.)
On View from Monday, the 29th March, 1926.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Buses and Jitney cars for the "Hongkong, March 24, 1926.
of Section A of Inland Lot Course will meet the train. No. 591,
"
4, Peak Road on Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 648
9, Mountain View, The Peak,
on Section A of Rural Build- ing Lot No. 60.
10, Mountain View, The Peak, on Section I of Rural Building Lot No. 60.
5. Stewart Terrace, The Peak,
on Section E of Rural Build- Ing Lot No. 9.
20.
Or
N or about March 1926 whole
1 and 2 "Dilkusha" situate on Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 539,
Victoria Building,"
Extra lighters for taking cars;
across Harbour will be provided.
Cash Sweep through tickets can. now be obtained from Mr. U.
Rumjan.
Hongkong, March 25, 1926.
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The Annual Meeting will be, held on Monday, 29th March, 1926, in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., at
in the French Building" ex 21. 52,453 Square feet of land be.30 p.m. to pass and adopt the
No. 5,
Queen's Road Contral (hetween, Chartered Bank and Mercantilo 22. Bank.) Apply to: Banque de II'ndochine Chater Roud.
GROUND FLOOR PRE
MISES "AT. GEORGE'S BUILDING, opposite the STAR 23. TERRY PIER, best locality in Hoorkong for Shipping Com- paries or Shops. Single Office, room. or whole suite of "3 Office rooms for short or long lease. 24. For terms and particulare apply to Hongkong and Territorial Estates, Ltd.," "St. George's" 25. Building, 1st. Floor.
LOST SURRENDERED BILLS OF LADING.
Burrondered Bills of Lading for 27, 8.8.Kibi Maru No, 15" arciv-|
ad Canton on 31/1/20 from 28. Kobe Nos. 23 and 30 (each covering 5 cases Cotton Place Goods).
8.8.
3
ing Kowloon. Inland Lot No. 538.
Accounts for 1925 and to elect! Officers, etc!
255 and 257 Shanghai Street, Will anyone willing to join the Yaumati, on Portion of the committee or take office please Remaining Portion of Section send their names to the under- B.of Kowloon Marine Lot No. signed.
23,
182, 134 and 136 Reclamation Street, Yaumati, on Portion of the Remaining Portion of Sec- tion of Marine Lot No. 29.
B. L. FROST,
¿
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, Action No. 561 of 1925. Between:
Chan Leung Shi, Chan Ho Shi, and Man Kam Lo executors. of the estate of Chan Shek Shan deceased. Plaintiffs,
and
Luk Tsoi Ting and Wong Ching U, De- fendants. PARTICULARS AND CONDI TIONS OF SALE of the VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
situate at Yaurati in the Dependency of Kowloon and Colony of
President & Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, March 20, 1926,
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162/180 (Even Numbers) Re- THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA elamation Street, Yaumati, on
DOCK CO., LTD.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 674.
Hongkong.
and known as
The Remaining Portion of Kowloon Inland. Lot. No. 312, Together with the messuages thereon known as Nos. 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Reclamation Street,
182/200 (Even Numbers) Re- Notice is hereby given that the (with the consent and concurrence clamation Street, Yaumati, on Ordinary Yearly Meeting of of the above named Plaintiffs as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 712. Shareholders will be held in the executors of the mortgagee under Office of the Company, 2, Queen's an Indenture of Mortgage dated
December 1825,
The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 23rd to the 29th March 1926 (botli, days inclusive).
made in the above action by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
.on
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4. Duddell Street. 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,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGÉE,
has
Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa received Instructions to sell by Public Auction,
on MONDAY, the 29th day of March, 1926, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the China Auction Rooms, 4. Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
The Very Valuable Leasehold Property
altuate at Victoria In the Colony of Hongkong and being Inland Lot" No. 1963,
IN ONE LOT.
obtained from the office of
FIRE BRIGADE
(Continued, from Page 1).
LONDON'S RIVERS.
"STREETS OVER TURBULENT
RIVERS,
shows a fall of $225,000 compared with the figure at which it stood
Little do most Londoners last year. This is due to deprecia- tion in the value of our gold and realize, that when they are in the silver investments, and to advers vicinity of Buckingham Palace, exchanges, both as regards sterling
and Shanghat Taels. I might in the Ritz Hotel, walking along mention that quite an appreciable Piccadilly, sitting in the London part of this amount has been Opera House, seeing a review at recovered since the 31st December the Hippodrome or gazing at the last, this being the date on which
values and rates of exchange are antiquities of the House of Par- taken for the purposes of ourliament itself, they are standing annual accounts. You will I trust, or sitting over subterranean approve of the usual bonus of 15 streams, some of them turbulent per cent on their salaries being
in their mad rush to an outlet. granted to the Staff.
The year under review has Engineers who are responsible proved to be an uneventful one for London's network of under-
insurance from an
standpoint. ground railways, some of them The chaotic conditions now preva in places. 155 feet deep, have had lent practically all over China
have the
make business most difficult and to go back into history to ascer we sincerely trust that some early tain just where some of these solution may be found that will streams run, because, it has been help the country to more peaceful found impossible to harness them and prosperous daya,
ór, in many cases, to divert their
I cannot close without some short course; . reference to the fire in the Hong-
London, however, is in no dan- ̈
The property consists of the kong Hotel of the 1st January last. messuages Or dwelling houses This was undoubtedly the worst ger from the fact that there is thereon known as No. 4, Wing On conflagration that has been ex-so much water under it running Street and No. 83, Gilman Street, perlenged in the Colony for very in so many different directions. and contains an area of 749 sq. ft. many years past, and great credit That is because underlying its or thereabouts. Further particu- is due to the Fire Brigade forfaite is a layer of about 700 feet lars and conditions of sale may be checking the fire when they did. of chalk substance and on top of enabled to do that a peculiar clay known as This they were owing to the co-operation of units "London clay," for the reason, it from His Majesty's naval and is said, that the same earth and (military Forces. One unsatis-formation has never been found Most of London'a- elsewhere, factory feature was apparent, however, to all who witnessed the tubes have been bored through fire and that was the lamentable this clay, which operation is much lack of European Bremen to sup This clay also has been of great as is encountered in New York port the efforts of the superin value in the work of making as
MESSRS. DEACONS,
1, Des Voeux Road,
Central, Vendors' Solicitors or
MR. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA
The Auctioneer.
Hongkong, March 19, 1926.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
ACTION NO. 558 OF 1925. Between:
tendent. We
trust
that the
Government will take early steps permanent as possible the banks to remedy this most serious de-of these old underground streams ficiency, us it cannot be hoped and also in covering them. that Hongkong will always main- Two of these streams, by vir- tain its recent record of immunity tue of their names, have left their. from serious frea.
stamp upon London, which un.. After the resolution, which I doubtedly will always remain.. Jam about to propose, has been One of them; called Twy-bourne duly seconded, I shall be pleased (the latter, syllable being the Chan Leung Shi, Chan Ho to answer to the best of my ability, name given to a certain sort of Shi and Man Kam Lo, ex- any questions arising out of the stream in those days), flowed ecutors of the estate of Accounts which shareholders may near to what is now Marble Arch. Chan Shek Shan, deceasc 1, wish to ask. I now propose the at the entrance of Hyde Park, plaintiffs,
following resultion:That the and at that time, passed a tree report and accounts as presented, which was very convenient for including the payment of a divid-hanging purposes and which be- end of $38 per share, an addition came known as Tyburn Tree.. to the Reserve Fund of $100,000, For "pure atrociousness it is pro the transfer of £15,447-7-8, at exbably the most famous place of change 2/ 4%-$130,656.09, to the execution in the world. It was credit of Reinsurance Fund, and there that a bold highwayman, the payment to the Staff of 15 per or in turn a clever thief, was Kowloon in the Colony of Hong-cent. upon their salaries, be adopt-allowed to be hanged ahead of a
jed and passed."
common murderer. The class kong and known as
Mr. A. Denison second, and there system even extended to the THE REMAINING PORTION OF|being no questions, the resolution gallows.
SUBSECTION 8 OF SECTION C was put to the meeting and car
OF "KOWLOON INLAND LOT rjed unarmously.
and
Lau Tat, defendant, PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE Of The
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Situate At
BUSINESS MATTERS..
As this stream meandered along toward Hyde Park it be-
named
NO. 421, Together with 3 messunges in Mr. R. La Bridger proposed and came known as West Bourne, construction, with the consent Mr. Steavenson seconded that Sir from which Westbourne Park de-- and concurrence of the above Paul Chater, Sir Robert Ho Tung, it joined another Bourne. That rivers its name, and farther along "named Plaintiffs as exccutors Messrs. C. Bernard Brown, A. II. section of London was
of the Mortgagee under an Compton, A. S. Gubbay, T. E.
Marylebourne, which It seems has Indenture of Mortgage dated Pearce and H. P.. White be re- been shortened to Marylebone. the 3rd day of November, 1924 elected to the Consulting Commit-Somewhat farther along it was and made between the said de- tee; and this was also carried. called Old Bourne, going down fendant of the one part and the Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and near Oxford street and into what.
| Matthews and Messrs. mortgagee of the other part
Percy be Sold by Order of the Court Smith, Seth and Fleming were reruption of Old Bourne aided and
is known now as Holborn, a cor
made in the above Action
appointed auditors for the ensu- abetted by the cockney getting. By
ing year on the proposition of his "h" in the wrong place. Mr. Arnold, seconded by Mr. Ho Leung.
26. 202/220 (Even Numbers) Re- Buildings, Hongkong, on Monday the 12th day of October, 1923, and To clamation Street, Yaumati, on 29th March 1926, at Noon, for made between the said defendants Kowloon Inland Lot No. 878.
consideration of the Directors' of the one part and the Mortgagee 2,375 Square feet of land being Report and Statement of Ac of the other part.) Kowloon Inland Lot No. 422. counts for. the year ending 31st] To be sold by Order of the Court. 189, 443 and 443 Shanghal Street, Yaumati, on Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1518.
Numbers) . (Odd 531/563 Shanghai Street, Yaumati, on Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1102. G47, 649 and 651, Shanghai Street, Yaumati, on Portion of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1081. 6,793 Square feet of land being Portion of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1081.
Fukusel Maru" arrived 29, Canton on 28/2/26 from Keelung Nos. 1 and 2 (covaring Koolung Coal)
9.8. "Unkai Maru No 5" arriv
30.
en Canton on 28/2/26 from Kobe No.. A.6 (covering 12 31. cases Brass Shoots) No. A.7 (covering 10 oases Copper Sheets) having been lost, we hereby give For notice that the abovementioned Bill of Lading have been can- called, and that we have duly delivered the goods to the Re-) ceivers. Anyone found the lost Bile of Laling kidly return them to the Owners' Agents, the
YAMASHITA KISEN KAI HA Hongkong, 23rd March, 1926.
HUGHES & HOUGH
LIMITED.
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS, - IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS.
Before You Advertise DISCOVER WHICH NEWSPAPER Your Friends Read
further particulars apply to
MESSRS, DEACONS, Solicitors
1. Des Voeux Road, Central.
By order of the Board of Dir-] ectors.
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
.. Hongkong, 18th March 1926.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
WEDNESDAY,
the 31st day of March, 1926, at 3 o'clock p.m.,
by
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
at their salesroom, No. 5 Duddell Street.
erections and buildings thereon
PUBLIC AUCTION
On
WEDNESDAY,
the 31st day of March, 1926 at 3 o'clock p.m. By
The other is the river Fleet, which runs near Fleet street but The Chairman announeed that not under it. This old street, dividend warrants were ready and with its adventures, vicissitudes, could be obtained on application disappointments, triumphs, und housing ita derelicts and lions of the newspaper and literary world St. Petersburg, Fla., March 25. Water Hagen has won the Westin England, escaped an awful Coast: open tournament, with a calamity because of a river. score of 283 for seventy-two holes. Flect River is not the original. Bobby Jones, the American name for that stream and it was At their Salesroom No. 5 Dnd-amateur champion, was second, called that only after Fleet pri
with. 285. Jones is entitled to son, past which it flowed, had be- dell Street.
prize of $509 In plato, but requested |
MESSRS, LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers
The property consists of:
It
The property consists of:
that the money be not taken from come notorious. Before that it All that piece or parcel of ground the purse, so R. Cruickshank (third, was known as Baggnigge. All That piece or parcel of situate lying and being at Kowloon with 287) was given the second would be difficult to conceive of ground situate lying and being at the Colony of Hongkong and and
third moneys. Reuter's a reporter hurrying to his office. Yaumati in the Dependency of The First Extra Race Meeting Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong Office as The Remaining Portion
known and registered in the Land American Service.--
with a story and giving a dabman will be held (weather permitting) and known and registered in the of Subsection 8 of Section C. of
a name like that as he destina- at Happy Valley on Saturday, Land Office as The Remaining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 421 to-
tion... 3rd. April, 1926 commencing at Portion of Kowloon Inland Lot No. gether with 3 messuages in course
While AE. WATSON & CO., LTD.
these underground 2,30 p.m.
The first bell will be 312 together with the messuages of construction. The property is
streams have been relegated to rung at 2 pm.
Notice is hereby given that the obscurity through the exigencies FOR SAI E. Child's peram-
The charge for admission to known as Nos, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 held for the unexpired residue of Forty-first Annual Ordinary Gen- of city buildings, some of them bulator. Owner leaving the Public Enclosure will be $1.& 40 Reclamation Street. The 10-the term of 76 years from the 25th cral Meeting of the Company still perform their duties. Colony. Apply Box No. 1479 c/o for all persons including Ladies. perty is held for the unexpired day of December, 1887 created by (since its registration) will be
an "Indenture of Crown "Hongkong Telegraph."
old Tyburn feeds the Lease held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hong- Soldiers and Sailors in uniform residue of the term of 75 years dated the 7th day of January, kong, on SATURDAY, the 27th beautiful Serpentine in Hyde half price.
from the 19thday of Decem- Members are advised that they ber, 1887, created by an Indenture 1868 and made between Queen March, 1926, at 11 am for the Park, where thousands enjoy boating in summer and, where old TO BOARDING & PRIVATE must show their Badges to obtain of Crown Lease dated the 24th Victoria of the one part and purpose of receiving the Report of
HOUSES STOCK-TAKING adinission, to tho SALE of Pure Blackberry and Enclosure.
Members' day of October, 1898, and made Catchick Paul Chater, Charles the General Managers, together men, members of swimming clubs, between Queen Victoria of the one David Botomley and Hormusjeo with a Statement of Accounts for break the ice for their annual Strawberry tins at $26.00· and $28 60 per caso. Two weeks only-introduce 2 non-members to the the other part.
Each member has the right to part and Reuben Meyer Moses of Nowrojee Mody of the other part. the year ended 31st October, 1926, swimming race on Christmas Day.
Annual Crown rent $11.89.
The Register of Shares of the This year it was won by a young Montgomery. Ollerton and Com-Members Enclosure, tiokots for Annual Crown Bent about $64,60.
Ares 2,586.38 square feet or Company will be closed from Fri- man of seventy-eight pany, 10, Des Voeux Road, whom can be obtained from
2day, the 19th day of March, to The Crop, which Area about 4,574.08 square feet.. Central, Tel. 4630.
Mesure. Linstead & Davis at $5.
For further particulars apply
to Monday, the 20th day of March, the Ritz, across Picc each up to Thursday 1st April. to:
1926, both days inclusive, during under the Hippodrome The charge for admission for
|which period no transfer of sharas, fountains In Trafalg
can be registered.
OR
+
Fo SALE STEAM Ladies to the Members Fn. LAUNCH about 60 fest alosure will be $2 Fach mom- long, in oxoellent condition and ber can obtain, upon application suitable for Harbour and Kivor to the Secretary, Badges for the Work. Apply Box 1439 / admission of 2 Ladies frea of "Hongkong Telograph."
obarge
Tom
for to
Mesers, LO AND LO,”".
Vendor's Solicitors,
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctionoerd, Hongkong, March 19, 1926.
thereabouts.
For further particulars apply MESERS. LO "AND LO
Vendors' Solicitors,
For to"
Messrs LAMMERT BROS.A
Auctioneers; Hongkong 19th March, 1926)
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
* General Manayers.
Hongkong, 15th Ma $1928
The
fore it goes on under Street, under the House ment and finally into the Thames at dle of
under
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