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Prepaid

BOARD RESIDENCE.

"Huntington". Stubbs Road, Telephons Central 1038, Large airy rooms, cool situation, 15 minutes from town, car run for convenience of guests. Mrs. R. T. Matheson.

Advertisements data. Apply

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25 WORDS FOR $1.00

($1.50 if not prepaid)

The following replies are await Ing collection

1314, 1376, 1384, 1385, 1392,

1342, 1397, 1409, 1418, 1375, 1441, 1444, 1456, 1462, 1495,

WANTED,

EUROPEAN Ladie's Maid to accompany a Lady to Lon- don via Canada, leaving about end of May. Apply Post. Office Box 259:

LOST.

[OST.- Last

Thursday in Hongkong Ladies gold Wrist Watch with black silk

ribbon and monogram H. K.

MISCELLANEOUS,

FOR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NOTICE.

HONGKONG WATERWORKS.

It is hereby notified that on and after Saturday, the 17th instant, the supply of water by Street Fountains in the Rider Main Dis

FRIDAY, APRIL 16,

LAMMERT'S MERCHANT SEAMEN.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned have received tricts will be discontinued and the instructions to sell by Public Auc Rider Mains will be brought into tion, on

SATURDAY,

AMERICAN JOURNAL'S

COMMENT.

RENT six roomed house operation. Water will be turned middle level House want-on to each Rider Main dally for ed Peak with tennis court long two consecutive hours. Informa- the 17th April, 1926, commencing oceans of talk and tons of print. eage. We have houses and land tion as to the Hours of Supply to at 12 noon, at their Sales Room, for disposal. Small Investors. any Particular "Property may be Duddell Street, Tol. 4630.

FOR SALE.

Gramaphone

FOR SALE.

Columbia G. 2 Cabinet

Model. Nonset Self Stopping. Excellent Condition. $175. Apply Box 1453 ta Hongkong Telegraph.

FOR SALE-Three I etter

Prese Printing Machines, with motors. Appiy Manager. "B.C.M. Poet."

obtained on application at the office of the Water Authority, the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, or at the Tung Wah Hospital.

'HAROLD T. GREASY,

Water Authority. Public Works Department. Hongkong, April 16, 1925.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.

A Quantity of Medicines, Cod Liver Oil, Dental Cream, Shaving Cream, Powdered Borax, Epsom Salts, Toilet Articles, etc., etc. And

A Quantity of Toys and Miscellaneous Goods, Torms Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

NOTICE is hereby given that Hongkong, April 14, 1926. the second Ordinary Yearly Meet-j Underwriters, Limited, will be ing of Shareholders of China

MOPSTS. Managers,

Shewan, held at the Offices of the General

THE LAST LAUGH.

FINE FILM AT QUEEN'S.

doubt draw big houses until Saturday night, when it will be soroened for the last time.

BIG EXODUS

PASSENGERS LEAVE BY

EMPRESS.

We can thoroughly commend

The Empress of Australs took. What has recently happened on to. cinema-goers the current film

at the Queen's Theatre-entitled away a large batch of passengers the President Roosevelt and on the "The Last Laugh.". It is a proon leaving port to-day. Amongst President Harding, and on a num duct of Germany, and is in many those, travelling by her were the ber of other Ang ships, has done rospects a remarkable ploturo. following:

Truthfully described as a pago

For United Kingdom-Sir James more to elevate the sea service in from life, it is a olover paycho-Jamieson (British Consul General. terms of public respect than logical study, and the picture

of absence. Dr. Sir Eric and Lady necessity for many captions. tolls its own tale without the at Canton) going on short leave What business ashore makes it Apart from the oxcellent produc- Stuart-Taylor, Mr. George Harman possible for mon to do heroiction, the fine adting of Emil Jan (Chinese Customs) and Mrs. Har- man; Mrs. D. J. Lewis (wife of Mr. decds and win great honoure?nings is its outstanding feature. Few, if any, is the answer. What The Last Laugh" is a film far D. J. Lewis, soliciter); Mr. W. business carries with it the great above the average in conception Coston (Standard Oll Co., Canton) benefits of world travel, and asa and treatment, and it will no and Mrs. Coston, and Master Billy ciation with foreign people? The

Coston (the son is going to New advantages of a sea carcer are so

York only); Miss E. F. Greenhill (sister of Mr. L. S. GreenhoÏ):- many it seems strange that the

Mr. E. L Judd (Manager of Brun- business of shipping is left to the

ner Mond & Co., Hongkong); Mr. few boys who literally have to

T. E. Jones (lessrs. Lane, Craw- force themselves into it. Going to

ford, Ltd.); Mr. B. Petheram (S. sea should be one of the preferred

C. Morning Post). callings. It is a gentleman's job in many ways. Lots of bard work, to begin with, but many CHOSEN BY BERMONDSEY compensations in the end. British have found out the advan- tages of keeping their young men at sea, and the class of youngsters going to sea is a credit to the shipping. Go on board the aver❘ junior officers.

You meet, the kind of men found on a college campus in America, only they are liable to be a bit more hardy and somewhat more tolerant and well

The

PUBLIC AUCTION. FOR SALE. Small cruiser yacht "Coquette." Winner on back. Please return to Russo-R.H.K.Y.C. champ onship 1924,

The Undersigned have received Asiatic Bank or Telephone C.

runner-up 1925, Apply Box No.

Tomes & Co., St. George's Build-instructions to sell by Public Auc-uge British ship and talk with the Nn. 4730.

1482 e/o "Hongkong Telegraph.'

ing, Chator Road, Hongkong tion, on OR SALE. STEAM on Monday the 26th. day of F

LAUNCH about 60 feet April 1926, at 11 o'clock in long, in excellent condition and the forenoon for, the purpose of

Report of the the 17th April, 1926, commencing VICTORIA HOTEL, QUIET suitable for Harbour and River receiving the

PREMISES TO LET

RESIDENTIAL APART- MENTS.-Full board small room $95. monthly. Medium sized room $120 inclusive Large com- modious bedsitting-rooms $130 monthly, 1 minute from Pery

"Hankow Road,' Pel, K.357.

7:

SATURDAY,

THE RED FLAG.

COUNCIL..

For New York: Mrs. P. W. Parker (wife of Mr. Parker, of the Standard Oil Co., Hongkong); Mrs. A. L Shields (wife of Mr. Shields, of Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

From the masthead of Ber-who is also a passenger on the mondsey Town Hall a red flag is same liner for Kobe). to fly in place of the Union Jack.

The Labour party controls the council, and has decided as the Union Jack hitherto used is worn out, to purchase in its place an all-red emblem bearing in the upper left-hand quarter the arms

Work. Apply Box 1439 c/o/General Managers and a State-at 11 am, at Godown No. 6, informed. Our boys, after high of the borough:

"Hongkong Telegraph.

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NOTICE..

COMPAGNIE DES MFBS- AGERIES MARITIMES

Kon TW.LET.- From May 1st.

The undersigned, poing home furnished 5 roomed house

oare, pegs to inform that Apply Box No. Mr. Limage has been appoined at the Peak. 1495 Hongkong Telegraph.

local Agent of the Compagnie

To

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C. R. MIOLLIS,

Acting Agent.

“O LET. - CORNER SHOP des Messageries Mar times with facing Queen's Road Con-effect from the 13th instant. tral and the new street, and also OFFICE ROOMS on upper floors of CHINA BUILDINGS. For terms apply to Chinese Estates, Ltd., China Bulldings, 5th Floor.

TO LET A SPACIOUS SHOP, 2, Ied House Street. Immediate Possession. Apply GANDE, PRICE & Co., Ltd. (Next Door.)

то

O LET. One flist of two rooms of No. 38, Wyndham Street, with bathroom, Kitchen, Bervants room, from ist. April. J. P. Vasunia & Co. same 'house.

10 LET.-Modern 3-roomed 1217

tsui, Kowloon. Reasonable rent. Apply Compradoré Department, H. M. H. Memazee, Tel C. 930.

10 LET-Offices, spacious and airy in best locality Queen's Road about 2500 foot in one or two lote, attractive rental apply Box No. 1489 c/o "Hengkong Telegraph."

The fully equipped and O LET. For period of six

furnished modern flat of four rooms, two baths, servants quar. ters and electric light. Box No. 1484 c/o "Hongkong Telegraph."

"O LET.-One European flat,

To wancasi Gap Rona. Trong

kong. "Apply to 32 Koncedy Road.

T

WO large rooms excellently

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ENTRY FORMS, SECOND EXTRA RACE MEETING,

The distance for the first race the Colonial Stakes should road "Six Furlonga.”

By Order,

CB. BROWN,

Secretary.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLOB,

ment of Accounts for the year Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & ending 31st. December, 1925, and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, of electing a Consulting Com-150 mittee and Auditors..

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 19th. April 1926 to 26th April 1926, both days inclusive.

By Order of the General Managera,

R. FARRANT, Manager & Secretary. Hongkong, 14th, April, 1926.

NOTICE

159 Sacks Flour.

14 Empty Casks.

40 Empty Cases.

85 Cases Cordials.

72 Casks Wine.

4 Pieces Flat Iron. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 14, 1926.

school or college, get into the frothy work of life-selling, advertising, banking and allied fields. If the sea service was better organized and better under- stood the pick' of our young men would be at sea and the left-overs

On all occasions of national and local celebration the red flag will be flown. Mr. JA. W. Douglas, secretary of the local Labour party, describes it as a "borough flag."

For North Carolina:-Mr. J. W, Parsons (of the B.A.T.).

"For Toronto: Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. Greenhill.

For Tennessee:-Dr. George W.. Leavell (a well known missionary of the Wuchow Hospital).

For Shanghai:-Mr. C. -T. Monaghan (purchasing agent of (of. the C.P.S.); Mr. A. Potts Messrs. Benjamin & Potts); Sir Shou Bon Chow and Lady Chow; Mr. A. N. Spencer (of BAT.) Mrs. B. Hyde Lay; Mr. R. R. Roxborough (Manager of Thorny-

Government official);

For Yokohama: Mr. Allan. Cameron (Oriental Manager of

would be ashore hitting the Bell "No" disrepect is intended to-croft's, Shanghai); Mr. E. M. Ray- 1 Bundle Galvanised Iron Pipe. ing trial, running around with wards the Union Jack," he said. mond (Moxor and Taylor) and Mrs. Raymond; Col. and Mrs. Griffin (U. samples, in bags, or easing by the "It is a growing idea for boroughs S. Army); and Mr. Sun Fo (Canto daily time clock to the stationary to fly their own flags on import- desk. With a lot of Americans at ant occasions.

For Koba:-Rev. P. W. O'Connor ses we would gradually get a lot

"As to our choice of red, it is (a local naval chaplain); Mrs. of American seagoing executives the same colour as the Red En-George Grimble: Col. and Mrs. C. ashore and would develop a very sign, which our flag will resemble, N Stephen (RA.O.C) ___|| strong force of men with an under-expect that borough arms will ba. standing of foreign conditions and in the corner and not the Union foreign trade. The sea service, Jack. ⠀ both on deck and in the engine

In spite of this explanation, the roont, offers a great opportunity

What id declared to be the first to the young man to-day. The Labour party's decision has brought indignant protests from getting of our young men to sea, members of other parties in the Budget of the Soviet Union ever to stay, offers another great oppor" borough. tunity to those who own shipping property and who have a per- manent interest in the extension

commerce.

THE SIMPLEX PLASTER

PUBLIC AUCTION, COMPANY, LIMITED.

The Undersigned have NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN instructions to sell by that the Second Annual Ordinary Auction

General Meeting of the Company: on WEDNESDAY, will be held at their Registered

receiver Public

Offices, 2nd Floor, Powella' Build- the 21st April, 1926, commencing

Seagoing engineers

ing, on THURSDAY, 22nd April, at 2.45 p.m., at No. 10, Eastern and development of our foreign 1926, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, House (Top Floor) Hart Avenue, for the purpose of receiving the Kowloon.. Report of the Directors, together

with a statement of Accounts for A Quantity of Valuable Household

Furniture. the year ended 31st December, 1925.

Catalogues will be issued. On view from Tuesday, 20th April, 1926.

The Register of Shares of the Draft Programmes and Entry Company will be closed from the Forms for the Second Extra Race 15th to the 22nd April, 1926, in- Meeting to be held on Saturday, elusive.

1st May 1926 (weather permitt

ing) may be obtained at the Race THE HONGKONG EXCAVATION, Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.

Entries will close at 12 o'clock; noon on Saturday 17th Apr. 1926.

GLENEALY HOtel.

JUST OPENED

Every room with private bathroom.

"

Entirely English Control. EXCELLENT CUISINE

MRS. FREDERICKS, Proprietress,

Tel. C.080... siustad for offices on the

2nd, and 3rd. Floors of "st.

George's" Building facing Ice

House Street,

For terms and

particulars apply to Hongkong aad Territorial Estater, Lid,' St, George's" Building.

ON

ex

Nor about March 1926 whole) flat or spacious suite of officesį in the French Building "Victoria Building." No. 5, Queen's Road Central thetwoon. Chartered Bank and Mercantile Bank.) Apply to: Banque de Indochine Chater Road.

G ROUND FLOOR PRE- MISES "ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, opposite the STAR FERRY PIER, bost locality in Hongkong for Shipping Com- papies or Shops. Single Office room, or whole suite of 3 Office rooms for short or long lease. For torms and particulars apply

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH has not entered into any ar- rangement with any person or agency em- ployed in canvassing for advertisements.

Advertising sugges- tions are submitted frée, and schedules

to Hongkong and Territorial prepared and main- Estatos, Ltd., St. Georgo'6"} Building, 1st. Floor.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB,

LAWN BOWLS SECTION. Owing to the uncertainty of the wasther the oponing day of

tur own

ment.

Depart-

All enquiries should

be addressed, to the

Manager.

PILE DRIVING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

General Managers.

Hongkong, April 14, 1926.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

The forty-eighth ordinary annual meeting of the shareholders of the above company will be held at the offices of the General Agents, Ped- der Street on Thursday, 22nd April, 1926, at noon, for the parpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1925.

Terms:--Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, April 13, 1926.

AUGHES & HOUGH

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS

GENERAL BROKERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have receiv ed instructions to sell by Public The Transfer Books of the com- Auction (For Account of the pany will be cleaed from 8th to Concorned), 22nd April, 1926, both days inclu faive.

JARDINE MATHESON

& CO., LTD.,

General Agents. Hongkong, March 26, 1926.

FOR—

THIS WEEK'S BARGAINS IN MOTOR CARS

AND

MOTOR CYCLES,

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SEE SPECIAL

ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 21st fipril 1926, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at the their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, Valuable Teakwood and

Blackwood Furniture,

and

Fousehold Sundries. On view Monday. Terms: Cash on delivery: HUGHES & HOUGH, Ltd.

Auctioneers. Hongkong 15th April, 1926.

CHINA AUCTION

ROOMS,

Daddell Street,

If you have any thing you would like to sell, oohange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM MOTOR SUPPLEMENT LEV.M

TO-MORROW'S

are at a premium" ashore, "and

is better understood, seagoing when the value of sea discipline executives will also be at a pre- mium in our commercial working Gazette organizations.-Nautical (New York).

f

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 28.2.13/16d.

6:43 p.m. Lighting-up...... -Temperature (2 p.m.)

Barometer...12 p.m.),

Humidity.12 p.m.)

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the C.P.R.) and Mrs. Cameron.

published in Russia shows that the Estimate for 1924-1925 Was. 2,875,611,000 roubles, and the actual revenue 2,849,821,000. The Estimate for 1925-1926 is 8,778,- 637,000 roubles. Principal items of expenditure estimated for 1925-26 are: Communications, 1,250,000,- 000 roubles; Army & Navy, 624,- 518,000 roubles; The financial year bogins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The "rouble may be reckoned at 10 to the £.

Artistic Tiling

Suggestions and Designs submitted for every class of Floor and Wall Tiling.

Our workmanship is guaranteed, and all materials used are the best procurable.

Furthermore, every job is carried out under the supervision of an expert.

C. E. Warren & Co., Ltd.

CHINA BUILDING (Opposite Queen's Theatre)

Telephone C.289.