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NOTICE.

Pedder Street is opened to traffic until further notice.

Ice House

Street, South of Des Voeux Road

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Central is closed to motor traffle. Instructions to sell by Public The Undersigned have received

Motor cycles will bark on the stand- in Pedder Street between Queen's Road Central and Dos. Voeux Road Central below the White line.

E. D. C. WOLFE,' Capt. Supt. of Police. Hongkong, May 6, 1926,

Wm. POWELI, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Auction,

on MONDAY,

the 10th May, 1926,

commencing at 11 am, at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street.

2 Balea Silk Nail Yarn,

and

(for account of the concerned)

2 Packages Sole" Leather Bends,

and

A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods,

Comprising:-

Socks, Stockinge, Face Towels, OUSE mid-level also one

Notice is hereby given that the Matches. Singlets Handkerchiefs, between Cathedral and St. Bat. Mortgagee arrangel on 25th Ordinary General Moeting Soap. Naphthaline Ball, Yarn, kitecte valuation. Houses, of Shareholders will be held at Tooth Powder. Candles, Bath and building lots negotiated. the Offices of the Company, Des Towels, Rubber Shoes, Slippers,

Voeux Road, on Saturday, the Brass Nails, AC Inventors. Tel. 630.

FDARD RESIDENCE.

Satin and Leather 22nd May 1926, at 12 noon for Shoes, Boots, Laundry Powder, Thread Balls, Toys. the purpose of receiving the Re-Buttons,

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1926.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

Dudel Street.

If you have any thing you would. send it to the CHINA AUCTION tike to sell, osohange or advertise ROOM.

E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA.

HIDDEN HOARD.

through his secounts, charged him £800, and the one now came before the Court on a olatm by

VISION OF CORKS.

42.000 CONCEALED IN TINS them for a balance of 5250 till WHERE THEY ARE MADE.

owing.

AND GRATES.

A story, reading like a chapter from Arnold Bennett's" Ricey man Steps," was told in the King's Bench Division recently.

27,000-BANK ACCOUNT.

It is likely that you have never heard of Cogolin, writes a Home the authorities found that Tingey little town that atraggles over a Mr. P. Vos, for plaintiffs, said correspondent. It is a scrambling, had been cheating them for years, rounded hill thrusting up from the but they agreed that if he would plain (which not so very long ago: make a true return and pay what was sea) about the head of St. was owing has would escape Tropez Bay, and ringed round by

EUGHES & HOUGH tobacconist named Valentine prosecution. He then employed the Maures Mountains. It is an

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCT'ONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD.

NOTICE 10 SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

It was then alleged that in order to escape payment of taxes,

Tingey, a cripple, carrying on plaintiffs, and admitted to them inconsiderable place. But the cork business in Fulham-road, had that he had concealed his income of the bottle of wine which you had hidden over £2,000 in gold under and hoarded considerable quant- at dinner last night, the cork of the piano keys, behind gratos, ities of gold

the medicine bottle on your bath- and in coffee lins.

When war broke out he chang-room shelf, the cork of your While carrying on what appeared the gold into notes and hoarded thermos flask-they probably all ed to be vary small business, said them. counsel, in a little shop rented at only £65, Tingey's takings during the war grow so onormously that be amassed over £14,000, though he returned his income at only £200 a year;

The Revenue authorities learn- ing of this, made heavy demande, and he only escaped prosecution

came from Cogolin, To-day I have Mr. Justice Roche said that seen in a factory 20 machines at plaintiffs' charge was a fair one work, some of which, not the most. judgment for thein for £e sum turn out 15,000 corks in an eight- and therefore there would ba modern, tended by a single girl,

claimed.

In order to release his sextoni

by the payment of £5,000. In for other duties, the Rov, F. addition, a firm of accountants, Melville, vicar of Exhall, Coven of Broad-street-place, who went in the grave himself.

hour day. The 20 machines can account for over 1,500,000 corks. of all sorts and sizes, in a week. And what visions does not the thought of 1,500,000 corks conjure when one considers the gracious

port of the Directors and State- Pencils, Comba. Mosquito Sticks that the FIFTY-THIRD OR- Messrs. Hoale, Smith and Field, try, after a funeral servico, names that are to be stamped on ment of Accounts for the year Reels, etc., etc. (all more or less DINARY YEARLY MEETING

damaged). **Armington," Subba Road, onding 28th February 1926.

Terms:-Cash on delivery. Geckons Central 1038, Large

LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 6, 1926.

Transfer Books of the Com airy come, cool situation. 15 pany will be closed from the 13th rates thom town, dar run for May 1926 to the 22nd May 1926, czonemiere of guests. Apply both days inclusive."

15. Matheson.

FOR SALE.

AUTOMOBILE BAR-

By Order of the Board of Directors

A. C. HOWELL,

Secretary.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned havs receiv-| ed instructions to sell by Pubric

GINS see Motor Supple KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB. Auction on

7 etter

Owing to lack of support, it has SALE-Three Eress Printing Machines, been found necessary to postpone the Annual Dinner arranged for filè enotors. Apply Manager

to-night. **S.C. Port."

K. A. MASON, -

Hon. Secretary.

PREMISES TO LET

Ton

Hongkong, May 8, 1926,

SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

WOIET.-Half house, funished!

or unfurnished, Kowloon, Meshan Road Vicinity, large enbind dining-sitting room and

The Banque de Pindo-Chine beg Earge double bedroom separate

to inform all interested in safe odise, all convenienceS, dant locality, Rent $900 per deposit, that they have actually mth. Apply B-x No. 1510 c/o in their new building, 5 Queen's Road, safe deposit Boxes at the "Hangkang Telegraph."

yearly rate of 38 for the small size, and $12 for the large size,

EORIA HOTEL, QUIET ESIDENTIAL APART-

- UNI-Fall board small room sizod 1935 monthly. Medium mum$120 inclusive, Large com. $150 bedsitting-rooms candig, if minute from Forry Mat mew hotel Hankow Road, Rawls Fel. K.357.

Please apply to the Cashier.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

T

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Monday, the 10th May 1926

at 11 am.

at their Sale Room, Duddell Street

4 fases Lemco Extract of feef

(to be sold in small 'o's tɔ suit purchasers)

Terma Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.. Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Monday. the 17th May, 1926 at 3 p.m.

At the premises of "The Hong- kong Telegraph" 11, Ice House Street.

Two large newspaper printing machines.

By C. B. Cottrell and Sons.) 1-Electric Motor 1.-H. P.

TUTLAW FOR RENT.-Oriant The Forty-fifth Ordinary General 200 V.

Failding Coronation Road, Meeting of Shareholders will be 1-Flextric Motor 5. H. P. Haben No. 5, Ground Floor held at the Offices of the under-200 v.

a. 9, 1st Floor. No 10, 2nd. signed on Tuesday, the 18th May, These machines may be in Bloor. Ma. 11, 2nd Floor. No. 1926, at noon, for the purpose of spected in operation an appli 12,1loor. No. 13, 2ad. Floor, receiving the Report of the General cation to the Manager of "The

a. 1, 1st Floor, No. 15, 1st Agents, together with a statement Hongkong Telegraph.” From Immediato aecupation of Accounts for the year ended the

Eaque Caino Road or Telephone EKLY between 9 and 10 a.m.

JAZET-One European fat.

Wendhai Gap Fuad, Hong

to 32 Kencody

kang. Apply Bad.

KOR—

THIS WEEK'S BARGAINS IN MOTOR CARS

AND

MOTOR CYCLES,

SEE SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS

· IN THE MOTOR SUPPLEMENT.

CHURCH NOTICES.

ZAŠĀ ATPREEKS OF UNE DOLLAR 18 MADE.

•LTOR, POREZES UNDER THE HEADING

St John's Cathedral, Hongkong, Pay Wh. 1926. Rogation Sun- Clay Holy Communion, 8 a.m.; *Matius, 11 a.m.; Preacher:. Rev. Z. f. Fowell; Evensong, 6pm. Preacher Rev. H. Copley Moyle.) Day Th, Ascension Day; Holy (Comension. 7.45 a.m.; Matins, 719.15 m; Choral Evensong,

First Charnă of Christ, Scientist. Cadenzell Road, below Bowen

·Hoaill Tram Station; Sunday

·Service; ut 11:16 am.:. Subject: Wrobellen After Death Wed- Mening Meeting at 5.30 Room at above ad."

31st December, 1926.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 4th to the 18th May, 1926, both days Inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON

& CO., LTD.,

General Agents.

Hongkong, April 27, 1926.

NOTICE.

UNIVERSAL AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY.

OUR OFFICE and SHOW. ROOM have been REMOVED to 61, DES VOEUX ROAD. O. CUSTOMERS are requested to go to the above mentioned address."

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A few well-known cers of -- ROBERTSON'S ASBESTOS PROTECTED METAL Admiralty (Gibraltar & Home Stallars) War Department Bhanghal Muncipal Council New Zealand Railway John Swire & Ca., Ltd. Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Ltd.

A list of over 100 other name may be inspected at our office

Full Particulate: DAVIE BOAG & CO.,

Bank of Canton Ballding,

Torms: Ca h on Delivery, the Machines must be removed with in ten days from date of sale.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS OF SALE

OF THE. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

"PROPERTY SITUATE AND BEING The Remaining Portion of Subsection 3 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 70

TO BE SOLD:"

By Order of the Mortgagee by

PUBLIC AUCTION on FRIDAY, the 14th May, 1926, at 3 o'clock p.m., IN ONE LOT by

MESSRS LAMMERT BROTHERS..

|

Auctioneers

At their Auction Rooms, 8A, Duddell Street.

The Property consists of:-

All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as the Remaining Por tion of Subsection 3 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 70 together with the messuage or tenement thereon erected and known as No. 25 Lower Lascar Row.

The property contains an area of 782 squaro feat or thereabouts and is held under a Crown Lease and Extension for the term of 99 {years:

The proportion of Crown Rent payable in respect of the property is 89.16 por annum,

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from:-

Messrs DEACONS, Vendor's Solicitors,

1, Des Vaux Road Central,

for frons Mesars, LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Anctionneryda

of the Society will be held at the Head Office. Union. Building, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 38th MAY 1926, at 11 o'clock a... for the purpose of receiving tho Report of the Directors and Blatoments of Account to 31st December 1925, and of declaring Dividende, éte,

THE TRANSFER BOCKS of the Society will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 28th both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER",

General Manager. Hongkong, May 3rd 1926.

BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE CO. LTD.

NOTICE TO SHARE- HOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its Head Office,. Unlon Building, Hong- kong, on FRIDAY, 28th MAY 1926, at 1115 a.m., for the pur pose of reciving the Report of the Directors and the statements of Account to 31st Decomber 1925, and of declaring Dividende, etc.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of} the Company will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 28th, both daya inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAUL LAUDER.

General Manager. Hongkong, May 3rd 1929. -

TOE CHINA FIBE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NOTICE

WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer speedy and efficiens means of communication, are established between HONGKONG and SHIPS at SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the PROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACAO.

them. the noble vintarea destined to stain and make them redolentl

Next to the Aleppo pine, the cork oak (Quercus suber) is the chief Ingredient of the forests that clothe both the Maures and the hills of the Esterel, which, between them, atretch all the way from Hyeres to the neighbourhood of Cannes. It is not an imposing tres, looking generally like a rather shabby specimen of our flex or holm-oak. to which it is first cousin. But. however far back you go into the woods, you rarely see a tree that has grown to be more than a sapling which has not been huml- liatingly stripped of its neither garments, They look like children paddling in the sea, their clothes tucked up about their hips and their thin legs below. The stripping is Drus. May 8. said to be good for the trees, as May 8. taking plovers' eggs is said to ba May good for the plovers, and as olives and roses thrive the better the more May 10. May 10, brutally you treat them. So each tree is stripped for the first time, May 10. from the ground up to a height of May 11. six or eight feet, when it Is 20 May 11 years of age; and thereafter it is .May 11.

fleeced twice more, at intervals of .May 17.

May 20, from six to a dozen years, the cork

getting better at each operation.

The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE to always open for the reception and transmission of Rallo Telegrams and for reporting rassels pansin WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES.

WIRELESS SERVICES with Canton and Swatow suspended out further notice.

Full particulars may be obtained on application to the RADIO COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G.P.O., and at the RADIO TELE GRAPH OFFICE 3rd floor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

Commencing May 1at the rater for wireless messages to the river steamers "Lungshan," "Taishan" and "Kinshan" will be reduced from 60 cents per word to 15 conts per word with minimum charge of $1.50.

INWARD MAILS,

Per Soocbow Pres. Grant Taradis

Shanghai

From

1.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Australia, and hianita..

Europe via Nagapalın (Papers only

London 8th April) Shanghai

Manila

Vogtland Liangchow

Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

Shanghai Straits Australia and Manila Australia and Manila

For

Pres. Polk Emp. of Canada. Angers.. Kumsang Talping

Tango Maru

OFTWARD MAILS,

Per

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U. S. A., C. and, S. Amarica via San Francisco and Europe via Siberia

and (Lotters Post Cards specially superscribed "via Siberia")

Shanghai

Manila

Swotor, Amoy. und Formosa Shanghai

Batavia, Sourabaya and Samarang

Japan Amoy

Java via Sourabaya Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. &S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles

Amoy and Foochow Shanghai Weihaiwef Amoy Holhow and Haiphong Straita Bangkok Straits and Calcutta

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tha FIFTY-SEVENTH, Shanghai ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Company will be held at its Head Office, Union Build FRIDAY, ing, Hongkong, on 28th MAY 1926, at 11.20 a.m.; for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and the Statements of Account to 31st December 1925, and of declaring Dividenda, etc.

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THE TRANSFER BOOKS of·· the Company will be CLOSED from May 12th to May 28th, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

PAÚL LAUDER,

General Manager.

Hongkong, May 3rd 1926.

W

WESTINGHOUSIN

FERG LANDAG

Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd.

Distributors.

Queen's Blds.

Tel. C,673.

Before You Advertise -

COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS

The Strauts

Haiphong

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Vancouver, B.C.

Date:

At Cogolin you see the sheets of the rough bark, mostly semi- cylindrical, still shaped to the curve of the tree trunk, being. subjected under pressure to a steam bath, from which they issue chastened and flat. When they .Sat., May B,

are dry, a circular saw slits them 1 Parcels.... Noon.

Registration..2.46 p.m. into narrow strips, which, again, Lelters.3.80 p.m. are steamed and dried-a procesa (Duo San Francisco 2nd June). which takes some months—befora Sanning

Sat., May 8 2.80 p.m. being given up to the machines.. Pres. Grant .Sat., May 8, 8 p.m.

Pres, Taft

Hozan Maru

Luchow

Sun, May 9, 9am which make true corks of them. Sun, May 9, 10.30 am. There are machines which punch Bandoeng Maru

whole corks out of a strip at a Spa, May 9, 10.30 am single movement till the remnant Tanda

Mon., May 10, 8.80 p.m. of the strip looks like a slice of a Sinkiang

„Mon., May 10, 5. p.m.

There are other Tjipanas..Tues., May 11, 10.30 am. honeycomb.

machines to which the raw mate- rial, the stripa having first been cut Tues, May 11 into cubes, is fed into a lathe Registration..1.45 pm. revolving against a knife blade, 2.80 p.m..which in about a second and a (Due Marseilles 12th June)..

Angors

Letters

Yatahing..Wed., May 12, 10.30 a.m. half of time trims the cube to a Wed., May 12, Noon nice cylindrical cork, the ringlet Wed., May 12, 2.80 p.m. of waste pared from it falling off. Wed., May 12, 2.80 p.m.

Wed

MAY

12,

Hatching

Soochow

Kueichow

Kumsang

Tonkin

Parcols Latters

5 pm like the peel of an orange. In the Minggang..Thur May 18, 8.30 am older machines of this type the Van Cloon Thurs., May 18, 18.30 a.m. adjustment of the kulfe-blade la Kingyuan Thurs., May 13, 10,80 a.m.controlled by hand. In the later

...Thurs., May 12. Laisang

15,000-a-day pattern It is all .Noon.

automatic, except the slipping of JJ. p.m. Thurs., May 18, 12.80 p.m. the cube into the lathe once every two seconds by the deftest of human Angers.. It le fascinating: < to watch; and looks as if it would Parcela

be a fascinating thing to do for a Registration..9.15 km. Letters 10am dew minutes. But to continuo (Duo Vancouver, B.C. 81st May). doing it for eight hours a day, a Sulyang

Fri, May 14, 5 pm cork to each two seconds, day after

day. Parcele

Emp. of Canada Fri, May 14,

Shanghai

Straits, Caylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles

Kashgar

Halphong Shanghai Amoy

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via San Francisco and Europe via Siberia (lotters and postcards specially auparacribed

Via Siberia" only)

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Sandakan

Shanghai

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

Straits and Calcutta

Japai gyakran

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and 5: Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marielles

24th, 6 p.m.

Sat, May 15. Meanwhile, the paringeand Registration.9.45 no waste strew the floor, piling up Letters...10.30 a.m. about the feet and ankles of the (Due Marsellles 12th June} Chinhua..

Sat., May 15, 8.30 a.m. Shantung Sat, May 15, 5 p.m. Mon., May 17, 2.30 p.m.

Kwangtung

Taiyo Maru

Tuaa., May 18, Registration 9.45 am Letters 10.30 a. (Due San Francisco 14th June).

operators. They are used later in the manufacture of floor coverings, "cork-lino." It is all immensely interesting; and for the thou sandth time in one's life one wonders by what slow process through the ages man's ingenuity learned what natural products. were best adapted, and by what treatment, to which uses, What gradual development of civilization

what intricate Inter-play of rela Toen, May 18.tionships was needed before bits Registration, 1,45 pm of the bark of oak trees, fashioned Letters 2.30 pm here in Cogolin, could go to stop (Duo Marsoliles 16th June). Mansang Tues., May 18, 10 amper glass bottles in London, In Fooshing Tues., May 18, 5 pm China, and Perut Having seen the factory here, one must always. Mishima Moru.. Wed., May 10 thereafter, look at corks with a

Registration 8.45 m

friendiler, more intelligent eye.

}}

Meriouss

Lattara sag, 0.30 6JT

(Dug Thursday Island 80th May),'" Bosang

Wed., May 19, Noun: 1 p.m. commander of the President

Parcels:

Lotters

A bust of Captain Bled,

Tango Maru Fil May 21) 9.50 sm. Roosevelt, made during the trip In the liner succeeding the rescue

Haruna Marn Site May 22, voyage, has just been

Registration 41.45pm in London by Mrs 30pm a Boston sculptor

(Dos Marseillae: 20th June)