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WANTED.

1st.

WANTED.--FROM SEPT. Four or five roomed house or flat- mid-level. Apply Box No. 43, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED.-Qualified Ship's Sur- geon for two or three months. Apply HMH. Nemazee, Prince's Building,

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A pair of good foot- rests for meter cycle pillion riding passenger. Will fit Triumph or any almilar make. Adjustable, Owner bought sidecar, Cheap quick sale. Offers. Apply Box 36, cure of "Hongkong Telegraph."

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchni Gap Koad Hongkong. Apply to 22. Kennedy Road..

TO LET -Four roomed FLAT, furnished, Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Please apply Box No. 31, care of "Hongkong Telegraph." |

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TO LET.-House in shatin Molor Road and bathing beach near station Rent" $30.00. Apply Box No. 42, care of ""Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET.-Furnished Rooms with verandah in Kowloon, full or part board. Bachelors preferred. Rent moderate.

Apply Box No. 44, "care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET-European FLATS 23 and 23A Cameron Road, Kowloon. Inmediate possession... Mcdern sanitation, moderate rental. Apply Weing Iling, 39 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

TO LET Three ground floor FLATS; 15, 17, 19, Cameron Road, near Kingsclere, Kowloon. Three rooms, modern bath, flush system, moderate rental. Apply Hang

kong Small investors, Share and Real Estate Co. Tel. 4630.

TO LET-Houses & Lands for

· NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

YE OLDE PRINTERIE, LIMITED.

China Building (Basement).

FLOODED OUT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY

COMPANY, LIMITED."

MONDAY, JULY 19, 1926.

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would AN INTERIM DIVIDEND "oflike to sell, exchange or advertiso TWO DOLLARS per share for the send it to the CHINA. AUCTION six months ending 30th June, 1926,

ROOM. We will endeavour to fullfil our August 5th on which date Dividend will be payable on Thursday,

obligatians to our customers Warrants may be obtained on ap- soon as possible after our print-plication at the Company's Office, ing works have been, pumped dry. 11, Queen's Road, Central.

V. C. LABRUM.

Managing Director,

Hongkong, July 19, 1926,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an interim dividend of £3 per share, subject to deduction of In- come Tax, has been" declared for the HALF YEAR ending 30th June, 1926, at rate of 2/2 7/8 per dollar.

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The dividend will be payable on 9th and after. MONDAY the August, 1926, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for War- rants.

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THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY the 20th July to SATURDAY the 7th August, 1926, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regiatored."

By Order of the Court,

of Directors,

A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 18th July, 1926.

HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF FINAL CALL.

Issue of 170,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from Friday, the 23rd July to Wednesday, the 4th August (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares, can be registered."

By Order of the Board of Director.

H. A. RODGERS,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, July 14, 1926.

HONGKONG AND KOWLOON.

TAXICAB CO., LTD.

The Third Ordinary Annual Meeting of Shareholders in the Company will be held at the ofice of the Company, 35 Des Voeux Road Central, on Tuesday the 20th of July, 1926, at 12 noon for the purpose of receiving a statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for the year ended 30th April, 1926.

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The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from Saturday the 10th of July, 1926, to Tuesday the 20th of July, 1926, both days. inclusive.

By Order of the

Board of Directors, !

A. H. ROWE, Managing Director. Ilongkong, 9th July, 1926.'

'NOTICE.

EX-ACTIVE SERVICES MEN'S

ASSOCIATION.

The EASMA Bathing Launch Service will not run on Tuesdays and Thursdays in future, as from date.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Call of $2.50 (Dellars two

The Boach will be opened to Cents fifty) per share has been members and their friends, us made on each of the One hundred usual, every day of those who pro- and seventy thousand shares $7.50|vide their own conveyances, ex- called up of this Company, and that such Call will be payable to the Company at its Registered Ofer, 16, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 4th August, 1926.#

For the Hongkong Realty & Trust Company. Ltd.,

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C. F. V. RIBEIRO,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 16th July, 1926.

NOTICE. CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

· MORTGAGE. CO., LTD.

THE

sale. Mortgages arranged: Flats DINARY

TWENTY-NINTH

OR- ANNUAL MEETING the Com-

& Houses vacant; we have good of Shareholders in

tenants immediately available for pany will be held at the Office other houses & flats in suitable of the Company, "St. George's" localities. Sec ads. in S. C. M. P. Building, Chater Roud, on

clusive of Saturdays and Sundays when the Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 4 p.m. calling at Kowloon gt. 4.10 p.m.

Hongkong, 17th July, 1926.

NOTICE.

We beg to inform the public that the Company's factory re- opened on the 10th inst; and that. we are prepared to execute orders for confectionery, biscuits, etc., as hertofore. The patronage of our former wholesale and retail customers is earnestly solicited. Prices moderate.

THE MAINTENANCE

" COMMITTEE OF

N. Y. SAN & CO., LTD.. Hongkong, July 17, 1926.

and Daily Press. Small Investors Thursday, the 22nd of July, THE "AUCTIONEERING &

Tel. C.4630.

TO LET.--FAMILY HOTEL VIC- TORIA GARDENS, Quiet APART MENTS and suites of rooms, Full Board from $95, $110, $130, monthly, large commmlious rooma, also daily rates, five minutes from ferry, next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon. Tel K357.

SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

The Banque de l'Indo-Chine beg to inform all interested in safe deposit, that they have actually in their new building, 5 Queen's Road, safe deposit Boxes at the' yearly rate of $8 for the small. size, and $12 for the large size.

Please apply to the Cashier.. Hongkong, May 6, 1926.

INTERNATIONAL LAW QUESTIONS ON BANKING PRACTICE CAUSES & CURES OF CRIMES EVERYDAY ART PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE

OKS FOR ALL TASTES

AT

BREWER & CO. Tol. C. 696. 10, Podder St. OPEN TILL 7,00° p.m..

11.30

1926, at

o'clock a.m. for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 31st December, 1925, and electing a Consulting Commit- tee and Auditors.

The Transfer Books of "the Company will be closed from Thursday, 15th of July, 1926, to Thursday, the 22nd of July, 1926, both days inclusive.

BROKERING Co., Ltd.,

4B, Duddell Street. FURNITURE AUCTIONS

every TUESDAY & FRIDAY, ut 2.30 p.m.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., HUGHES & HOUGH"

General Managers.

Hongkong, July 5, 1920.

REMINDER

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Small advertisements Intend- ed for publication in the Saturday Motor Supplement, must reach this Office not later than 12 noon on the preceding Thursday.

MAKE A SPECIAL POINT OF ADVERTISING IN, AND READING—THE WEEKLY

MOTOR WANTS.

20 WORDS-50 CENTS.

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS... IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA,

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BY ORDER OF THE MOTORGAGES.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

of the

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

Situate in the Dependency, of Kowloon in the Colony of Hong- kong and known as "Pagoda Bun- Kulow!

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TO BE SOLD BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

on WEDNESDAY, 21st day of July, 1926,

at 8 o'clock p.m. at the

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,

4. Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong, by

Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSÀ,

Auctioneer.

The Property consists of all that picce or parcel of ground situate at Kowloon aforesaid and know and registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Inland Lot G15 together with the crections and building

thereon know as

"Pagoda Bungalow.”. The pro- perty is held for the unexpired" residue of the term of 75 years from the 1st October, 1901, creat- ed by an Indenture of Crown Lease dated the 24th October, 1901 made- between His Late Majesty King Edward VII of the one part and Luiza Josepha, Vieira Ribeiro of the other part.

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Total Annual Crown Hent

$228.00.

Total Area 49698 Square For Further particulara.

ply too:-

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

NOT "DOWN AND OUT" MR. CHESTERTON ON

THE TRUTH ABOUT ENGLAND.

SPAIN

AWAKENING AFTER A "SIESTA OF CENTURIES." "The Spanish are very jolly, happy people, but they ent rather on the principle of a boa-constrictor: an enormous meal, followed by n aleap,"

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGES.

In the course of a letter which Valuable Leasehold property

Messrs. Dodwell and Company, of situate at Shamsuipo in the Co-ongkong, have received from Mr. ony of Hongkong,

E. R. Canning, of the wel-known Birmingham manufacturing firm of Messrs, W. Canning and Co.. for. which Measra. Dodwell arg

This was a remark of Mr. G. E. local agents, some interesting Chesterton, discussing for the first. comment is ronde on the present time in an interview his situation in England. Mr. Can-impressions of his recent tour. ning writes:

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the 22nd day of July, 1926,

at 3 o'clock p.m.,

at the Auction, Room of, Messrs. Lammert Brothers,

at Nos, 8 and 84, Duddel? Street, Victoria Hongkong.

The property consists of:

All Those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Shumshuipo "in, the Colony of Hongkong, and re- gistered in the Land Office as Now Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 445, 446, 447, 448 and 460 together with four buildings in the course of construction on New Kowloon In land Dots Nos. 445, 446, 447 and 448. The said premises are held under Conditions of Sale register

Spain.

On my visit last year to the "A great deal has been said about U. S. A., I gained the impro sion the backwardness of the Spanish plus the reports received from my people," he continued, "but I cannot brother, Mr. T. R. Canning, why see that a century or so of sleep is now on a world tour, that thor does anyone, any harm. In fact, seems to be an impression abroad I came to the conclusion that a hun that England is going downhill-dred years of rest is good for a that the Labour position la so un-nation. After all, the same critic aatisfactory that we shall gradu-ism of being 'retrograde' whs level- ally be outsted from international led at the Dark Ages, and the commerce.

Dark Ages wero a sleap that was followed by all the glories of the Middle Age and the Renaissance. We are too fond nowadays of call- ing everyone 'backward' who does not rush about in motorcars or blacken the sky with factory

We have just experienced, for the first time in the nation's his tory, a general strike of certain workers, and I think probably the view of the matter overseas may lead to a wrong impression.

smoke.

After the part England took in "Spain" has enjoyed à siesta of the war, our Government has act-centuries, and I see signs now of awakening and development. There is an impression of great richness. and fulness of life, apart from any commercial or scientific enterprise.

ed in the Land Office as Conditionsed as no other European Nation of Sale Nos. 1256, 1303, 1304, 1305 has done they have brought the and 1329 for the respective resi country to the reality of things dues of the respective terms of 75 they have honoured our debts with years all commencing from the 1st foreign nations, and have brought our sterling exchange to pre-war day of July 1898 with an option of

value. renewal for a further term of 24 years less the Inst three days thereof respectively.

For further particulars, apply

to >>

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Messrs. Lyson and Hall, Solicitors for the Mortgagees or to

Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.,

The Auctioneers, Hongkong, 14th July, 1926.

PRE-HISTORIC FOOTPRINTS.

DISCOVERED IN ARIZONA

GRAND CANYON.

Slabs. of stone containing foot prints of animals believed to be feet. 25 million years old have arrived at the Smithsonian Institution, Ap-Washington, from Grand Canyon,

Arizona.

MASTER, Mortgagee's Solicitors Messrs. JOHNSON STOKE &

or, to:

Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 6th July, 1926.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

Track have been discovered animals. belonging to 14'distinct kinds of

This has not been accomplish ed without causing great incon- venience "to every section of the community, both those subject to Infome Tax and to the weekly wage carner.

"The dictatorship struck me us being a slightly stupid Fascism- a lot, of Martial, with a lot of not too intelligent Law. The chief centre of unrest is Catalonia, where there seems to be, a sort of separat-- lat sentiment. Barcelona, with its strong tendency towards Industrial- ism, reminded me of Belfast- nicer than Belfast. though, of course, it was much

There has been in the country a very unsatisfactory element in the case of young men, who, dur-

"The Catalonians are far more ing the war, left school, were too fussy, than the rest of their coun- young to enlist in the Army, and trymen, They are distinguished earned extraordinary high wages for what I can only describe as for youths. For a lad just, leav-fanatical cleanliness. I found their ing school to be able to take home rabic hygiene distressing. There 22 to 3 per week, and even in seemed to be an uncontrollable im- the eval mining trade still more pulse to scrub everything. As a has left a very dissatisfled young matter of fact, I have an idea that man at the present time, who, they practised this extreme cleanli- now he is some years older, is not ness merely to annoy the rest of

the money he did Spain. during the war.

able to earn

"But in Spain there is one parti We have also the position which of children for their parents, cularly impressive thing-the love is a great trouble that the shelter and of parents for their children. ed occupations such as building, You will often see a small boy run- printing transport, Municipal ning, in his enthusiasm, almost the service etc., where the workers whole length of a street to are not subject to the competition meet his father and father hugely of foreign workers, are being paid more money in comparison that really do strike the stranger.

enjoys it. It is one of those things to the skilled workers in com- petive industry.

Perhaps the most interesting is a track indicating an eight-footed creature, the eight feet making a The consequence was that at diamond formation.

the time of the Tracks have been found on STRIKE there was not a single GENERAL three different levels. Millions of trade involved that was subject years are represented between to foreign competition, such as the levels or strata, the lowest of ahip builders, cotton and wollen which is 1,800 feet under the rim workers etc., Engineers were at of the canyon and 400 feet below work till the last day of the any fossil footprints

hitherto strike. found.

This layer la called the "Supia sandstone."

The transport workers-the greatest in number and the,leust Animals that crawled across it intelligent of the population, bet- When it was, soft sand

ter paid than ever they have been surface disappeared, and

in their lives, held up the country tracks were covered by a sediment to ransome which was firmly re- through the ages, till the octopodsisted.

on the their

situate at Victoria, Hongkong, and known as No. 6G New Praya, Ken- nedy Town, situate upon the Re-tracks were 400 feet below the The general working conditions

maining Portion of Section B of Marine Lot No. 245.

TO BE SOLD BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

un FRIDAY, the 23rd day of July,, 1926, at 3 o'clock p.m. At the CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, 4, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong ..by

Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,

Auctioneer.

The property consists of:-.

All, that piece or parcel or ground situaté' at Victoria, regis- tered in the Land Office as the

surface of the earth...

o very

different

"There is also a survival of the the sort of courtesy which, we are elaborate old Spanish courtesy-

tire household goods as a gift to told, impels a host to offer his en- the most casual visitor." But this

wing, I think, to a rather large amount of leg pulling, i dying out. Certainly, I was not offered one El Greco during the whole of my tour! "One discovery I made was of a quaint but logical variant from the common European tradition of

Safita Claus.

"I was showing a small Spanish child two tumbler dolls, bought in Madrid-dolls which produced in of character, due to the impossi- me an idea of peculiar uprightness in England to-day are not bad, bility of making them lie down. "History in Layers. although there is room for im Here, I said, 'are Captain Taragon Across this Dew surface aprovement between masters and and Professor Paragon, of Aragon,'' muddy one-other animals crawl-men-there is ed-some leaving deep impresspirit to what is conveyed in the seen that kind before. The King 'Oh, you" replied the child, I've aions close together, indicating papers. heavy. aquat-legged creatures;

brought me one at Christmas. I The men are working well-the was a little surprised at this'singu- others leaving the superficial un prices of goods are competitive in larly personal mark of the royal broken trail of the worm.

the world's markets. The cost of favour, until I learnt that the Sedimentation continued through living is down." more millions of years until sperity of the nation is good as who visited the infant Christ with The general pro: Kint was one of the Three Kinga there was a new surface 50 fedt proved by the recent Budget, and gifts at the Epiphany. It la the above the level of the squat-leg-the savings of the working people Three Kings who bring Christmas ged and vermiform tracings. In purchase of National Savings presents in Spain. The more home- Sand was again being deposited. Curtificates of El cach last yearly northern notion of a red-faced There, in the now hardened sand, amounted to £35,000,000, an in- old gentleman, descending a chim

third group of animals left crease of over $7,000,000 in the ney is unknown. their footprints.

previous year.

After their perlod was ended, the earth was again piled up, 900 feet more, to the present top of the canyon.

In addition, Birmingham has its own Municipal Bank which is wholly patronized by the wage- earning clase. "The total deposits

"Well, I haven't considered that amount to more than 3 millions yet," he answered, "But I feel that sterling and the transactions last it would be a poor return for los year were considerably, over a pitality." million.

"Do you intend writing a book.... on Spain?" Mr. Chesterton was asked,

Remaining Portion of Section B of In later ages, the Colorado Marine Lot No, 245 together with River, carving out the Grand Can- the Godown erected thereon and yon, cut through the successive known as No. 6G New Praya, Ken-layers, and these are now being

exposed and analysed. nedy Town. The property is held

Thero nced he no fear about the for the unexpired residue of the

Earlier discoveries of footprints delivery of goods of British term of 999 years from the 24th

on racks in the Grand Canyon quality at competitive prices, and were reported in the Daily a 'good word in contradiction of day of June, 1892.

Chronicle in December-1924. malicious rumours' that British is The Grand Canyon of Arizona "down and out" is only bare is one of the greatest wonders of justice. nature in the American.continent. This is my personal view of the The River Colorado, which riaca position, and I am only broad-: in Utah, and finds its way after casting this information with a a course of 1,100 miles to the Gulfview to removing a misapprehen of California, in Mexica, has dursion ae to England being in dim ing millions of years cut itself a culties,

Annual Crown Rent $87.47. Aren 7809 sq. ft. or there abouts.

Conditions of sale apply:--

For further Particulars and

Johnson Stoke and Master, Mortgagee's Solicitors,

A Steam-launch will leave Blake Plor at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Tues- day the 20th inst.) for the con-Messrs. vayanco of First and Second Class Passengers and their luggage" "to" the s.s. Halching.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

General Managers, Douglas Steamship Co. Ltd.

or to

Mr. E VM. R. DE SOUSA,

The Auctioneer, Hongkong, 14th July, 1926,

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SHORT STRIKE.

SHANGHAI POSTAL WORKERS.

"GIVE IN.

Shanghai, July 18. Twenty-two hundred postal em ployees, comprising junior clerks, sorters, deliverymen and coolies, who struck at midnight on Friday deep chasm on the highlands of Our numbers of staff and work- demanding special rice allowance Arizona. This canyon is more people, 585, worked throughout and payment of wages in Haikwan than 250 miles long, and in some the period, with the exception of tools instead of dollars (which places the river flows more than nine chemical workers who return-monna fifty per cent Increase) re- 5,000 feet (nearly a mile) bolowed to work before the end of the sumed work at 8 o'clock this morn the surface of the plateau.

strike

ing, unconditionally-Router