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TUITION GIVEN."

G. R.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned Have received Instructions to sell by Public Auc-

The circular road round the Now Territories will be opened to traf fic on Saturday the 21st August. Caution should be exorcised on the{tion, Coastal Road, several portions of which are still under repair.

E. D. C. WOLFE,

Capt. Supt. of Police, Hongkong, 20th August, 1920.

RADIO SOCIETY,

APPEAL FOR MEMBERS.

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on MONDAY, ' the 23rd August, 1926, commencing at 2:45 pm.

At No. 6, Orient Buildings, (First Floor) Nathan Road, Kow- loon.

A Quantity of Household Furniture, (Particulara na por Catalogue.).

On View on Day of Sale.

TUITION GIVEN, French Lady The Hongkong Radio Society, university graduate desires pupil which at present is the sole broad-Terms: for lessons in French. Apply Box casting agency in the Colony, No. 45, care of "Hongkong Tele-mukes an earnest appeal to all in- terested in radio to become meth- graph."

bers.

SITUATIONS WANTED,

EUROPEAN LADY willing to give services as Companion, or assist with Children, in return for Apply Box passage to England. No. 49, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."

POSITION WANTED. ENGISHMAN desires employment in clerical or biher capacity. Ap- ply Box No. 58, care-of-longkong Telegraph.

WANTED.

ADVERTISER would like to get in touch with owner of attractive bungalow at Cheung Chau, who to prepared to rent furnished on lease. Please state full particu lars to Box No. 60, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-1 Safe 4ft. x 3ft. x "3ft by Herring-Hall-Marvin Co., in good condition. Can be seen, by appointment. Apply P. O. Box No. 609.

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET

-One European. FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.

The Society's aim is to provide regular radio programmes, but its work is at present rather restrict ed by reason of lack of finances. Owners of receiving sets will serve their own interests by joining the Society, because the bigger tho membership list the greater will be the possibilities. for expansion of the Society's work.

Those desirous of joining the Society are asked to communicate with Mr. E. G. Swinburne, the Hon. Secretary, c/o Morning Post Building,

Entrance fee $5-annual-sub- scription, $6.

* Y Members and prospective mem- bers are asked to be present at a General Meeting of the Society to be held at the Morning Post Building on Thursday, September 2nd, at 6.30 pan. when the future of the Society will be discussed.

TAIKOO CLUB

OPEN AIR CONCERT

on

SAT. 21st AUGUST

at 9 p.m.

N. B. SHOULD WEATHER BE INCLEMENT CONCERT WILL BE HELD IN CLUB HALL

#1

FLOOR

TO LET-GROUND" Offices, near Kowloon ferry.. Apply to Box No. 47, care of "Hongkong Telegraph.""

TO LET-2 European FLATS of

8 Large Airy Rooms on top floor of No. 14, 2nd floor of No. 16, Con- duit Road. Apply to H. M. H. Nemazce.

TO LET. From first September, "Stowford No. 2, 46, Bonham Road, three stories, six rooms, five bathrooms, kitchen, servants' quarters. Apply to Deacons, Prince's Building.

Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers..

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.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1926.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NOTICE

Wireless Service between Hongkong and Canton is resumed. Tho Parcels Post Service to Swatow is suspended antil further:

The mall service to Samshul, Wuchew and Kanamaen la resumed

From

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia Stralta Straits

USA, Canada, Japan and Shanghai Canada, U.S.A., Japan, Shanghai and London via Canada (Londen 24th July)

Straits

Manila

Јарци

INWARD MAILS.

Per

Szcchuon Santhla

| Des.

August 20. August 21,

Kitano Maru

Augitat 28.

Pros. Jefferson

August 23.

Emp, of Canada

"Suisang..

August 23. .August 21.

Pres. Cleveland

August 27.

Fushimi Maru

August 28.

August 30.

..August 81.

September 24

September 0.

U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghal Preshient Polk U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Shinye Maru U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai President Pierce Australia and Manila

St. Albans

For

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

Straits, Ceylon, India, Maurities,

E&S. Africa, and Bonibay

Humburg Maru..

Amoy

Manila

Shanghai

Java via Butuvia ·

Haiphong Straits... Bangkok Haiphong

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (letters and postcards specially

bed "Vin, Siberia" only) 'Amoy and Formosa Lakes Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S: Afrien, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Amoy...

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc-Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. tion, (for account of the under- signed),.

on FRIDAY... the 27th August, 1926,

at 2.30 p.m.

At Nos. 11,, 13 and 15, Condult Road, (known as T. K. K. Mesu} the valuable Furnitures and Fit- ting; etc.," therein contained, con- sisting of:-

M

S. America and Europe-via- San Francisco

14

Shanghai and Japan Amoy and Foochow Sandakan

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

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Shanghai Straits and Culcutta

Shanghal

Chesterfield Suites, Sofas and Chairs, Cabinets, Dining Tables and Chairs, Dianer Waggons, Side- Amoy boards, Screens, Flower Stands, Hoibow and Haiphong Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Bangkok Chests of Drawers, Washstands, Towel Racks, Double and Single Iron Bedsteads with mattresses, Hatstands, Tables Lamps, etc., etc...

also

Blackwood Cabinets, Marble

Mrs. J. CRAWFORD, top tables, Teapoye, Fire screens,

Massage Hall No. 14, Zetand Street

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

OCEAN "STEAM SHIP CO., LTD."

and

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Consignees per Company's Steamer

"TEUCER"

TO LET-Well furnished, large Airy Rooms in Hankow Road, Kow- From United Kingdora via Singapore loon. Every conventence: Near are hereby notified that the cargo the ferry. Rates without board will be discharged into Holt'e Wharf $26.00 to $40.00-per-month. Euro-Kowloon, where it will lie at Con-

pean Management. Apply Box No. 61, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

ON Nevember 15th, Peak Resident will require completely furnished HOUSE or APARTMENT located on the Peak or on a level not lower than May Road. Long or

.short

signee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after,

20th August Optional cargo will not be handed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival, but carried, on from port to port to the final part of call to which the option extends.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between tho hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period.

term leasc immaterial: Address Box No. 64, care of "Hongkong Telegraph," TO LET Houses & Lands for sale. Mortgages arranged. Flats

No claims will be admitted after the Houses vacant; we have good Goods have left the utcamera Godown, tenants immediately available for and all Goods remaining undelivered other houses & flats in suitable after the 26th August will be subject Jocalities. See ads. in 9. C. M. P. to rent. and Daily Press. Small Investors Tel. C.4630..!

"TO LET --Four Roomed FLAT near happy valley, servants quarters, veranda, etc-rooms of good size, rental only $60,00 per month. Electric fixtures (fan and light plugs, etc., in every room) to in- going tenant $300.00. You

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gavo this amount in one years rent. Furniture and fixtures, complete for sale $1000.00. Cash only. Box No. 66, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

MRS. SEKAI MASSAGE

Tel. No. C. 4433, 2nd Floor 2. Duddell Street. Hongkong

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented t the undersigned on or before the 9th Sept or they will not be recognised.

etc.

One Tennis net and A Quantity

of kitchen tables shelves and stands.

On view one day before date of

sale.

Catalogue will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

E. V. M. DE SOUSA,

Auctioneers.

"Hongkong, 18th August, 1926.

HUGHES & HOUGH

LIMITED

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS & GENERAL BROKERS.

THE AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING Co., Ltd.

4B, Duddell Street. FURNITURE AUCTIONS-

every TUESDAY & FRIDAY, at 2.80 p.m.

*No Fire Insurance will be effected. | FOR~~~

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

Hongkong, 20th August 1926,

Stable Manual & Horse Doctor Home & Platform- Elocutionist Humerous Drawings Kennel Secrets

Diseases

on sale at

BREWER & CO."

10 Pedder Street

Tel. 0. 695 Open till 8,00-p.m

THIS WEEK'S BARGAINS IN MOTOR CARS

AND

MOTOR CYCLES, SEE SPECIAL

ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE TO-MORROW'S MOTOR SUPPLEMENT:

Manila, Australia and New Zealand

via Thursday Island

-Shanghai.

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

Weithiwoi Shanghai Haiphong

Straits and Calcutta

Amoy

Date.

Fri., August 20, 3.30 p.m. Kutsang......Fri., Aug. 20, 5. pan, - West Holbrook ..Fri., Aug. 20,

5 p.. Chenan ..Fri., Aug, 20, 5 p.m. Timunock..Sat., Aug. 21, 11.30 am. Tonkin

Sat., Aug.

Noor. 21, Pembrokeshire. Sat., Aug. 21, 5 p.m.- Kiangau

Sat., Aug. 21, pan.. Mingsong

..Sat., Angust 21, 5 pm.

Suiyang Kaijo Maru

Kalyan

Sat., Aug, 21, 5 pm .Sun., Aug. 22, 9 a.m.

Parecla

a.m.

..Mon., Aug. 23.

Registration...1.45 p.. Letters v. 2.30- p.m.-- (Due Marseilles, 19th September). Széchuen..... Mon, Aug. 23, 6 p.m.

Koren Marb

...Tues., Aug, 24. Registration. 9:45 a.. Letters

....10.30 a.m. (Duo San Francisco 17th September)... Kitano Maru Taca., Aug. 24, 10.nm.

.Tues., Aug. 24, 11 a.m.. Haining ..... Hingang..Tues., Aug. 24, 12.30 p.m.

Asphalion

Tues., Aug.

24. Registration.1.45 p.m. Letters

2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 22nd September). Katsu Mara Wed., August 25, 8.30 a.m. Wed., August 25, 10.0.m. Wed., Aug 21.

Hopsang Kumsang

Parcels Letters

INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S"

ATTITUDE.

New York, Aug. 19.

A message from Paulsmith, says there has been no comment on the Cebu report regarding the United States withdrawing from the Philippines.

BIG MANILA BLAZE

CIGARETTE FACTORY"

BURNED.

Fire early last Monday morning destroyed two large frame build ings, at 880-834 Calle Folgueras, Tondo, Manila., Tha total loss is roughly estimated at Pesos 360,- 000, of which about Pesos 150,000 is covered by insurance. There is a possibility that a man, woman and two children lost their lives as Inquirers have been referred to they wore not seen after the fre aletter Pres. Coolidge wrote last. The blaze occurled shortly after- year to Mr. Roxas, Chairman of midnight in the El Cubano Dulce cigarette factory. It spread with the Philippine Independence Com- great rapidity before the firemen mission, maintaining that the arrived, and they were only able Philippines are not yet ready to prevent its spread to a large

Reuters residential building next door. Independence. for.. American Service..

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:→

Banks, C

Hongkong, $1,110 Chartored, 8201 b.: Marcantile A. and B., £30) n Morcantile C., £13 n. P. and O., £91 b East Asia, $84 b.

Marine Ins,'

Canton Ins., $625 --s China Underwriters, $1,80 n. North China, Tis. 145 n Unione, $289 Yangtze, $35 b.

B

Fire Ins.

China: Fires, $200 Hongkong Fire, $620 n.

Shipping

Douglases, $25

b.

Steamboats, $262 1

Tage, $13 Д.

Indo-Chinas (Pref.)' $30 b. Shell Trans., 88

n.

Star Ferries, $67.

Waterboats, $15

sa

Reflueries.

China Sugars, $24 Malabons, $36 p.m.

Noon

p.m, Sunning.....Wed., Aug. 25, 5 p.m. Kalgan...Wed., Aug. 25, 5p.n TeamThurs.,, Aug. 26, 8.30 a.m. Kwangchow Thurs., Aug. 26, 2.30 p.m.

Parcels... 20th, 5 Registration 26th, 6 p.. Tanda

Fri., August 27. Letters 8.30 .. (Duo Thursday Island 11th Sopt.). Shantung....Fri., Aug. 27, 6 p.m.

Fushimi Maru. Saty 1.45 0.1. August 28.

Registration

2.30 p.m. Letters (Dus Marseilles 26th September). Haichow ..Sat., Aug. 29, 2 p.nl.. Sinklong.....Sat., Aug, 28, 5 p.m. Loosang...Sat, August 28, 5 p.m. Namsang

Mon., August 30. Parcels

.Noon 1 p.m. Lettors.... Kiungshow....Mon., Aug. 80, 6 p.n Ginyo Maru Tues., Aug. 31, 10:30 a., Yatshing..Wed., Sept. 1, 10.90 a.m. Mausang....Wed., Sept. 1, 12.80 p.m. Lalsang......... Mon., Sept. 6, 5 p.ro. Kwangchow, Wed., Sept 8, 2.90 p.m. *Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

Japan and Honolul Shanghai Sandakan Japan Shangai

71 YEARS IN CITY.

FATHER AND SON CONTROL

FIRM FOR CENTURY.

chiefly in connection with religious and missionary, societies.

"I have just resigned the treasurership of the School and Home for Sons of Missionaries after 30 years," he said. "I think it was time they had a younger

A proud record of 71 years' work in the City, mostly as head of his man." firm, is held by Mr. Edward Unwin, Looking back on. 80 years of of the printing house of Unwin London life, Mr. Unwin säid he Brothers, which has just celebrated had seen such changes that it was

difficult to say whether the net re its centenary.

sult was improvement or other-

Almost as remarkable fa the fact that tho working lives of Mr. Unwin wise. and his father span the whole cen- tury of the firm's existence.

-

Fogs Not So Foggy. "At all events, we don't have the There may be older heads of fogs we used to when I was a boy. firms still at work in the City, but I often had to walk bome with a there is no younger old man than link (a piece of tarred rope used Mr. Unwin. White-haired and

as a torch) to enable me to ace the bearded, he has twinkling eyes and the way." n_fresh complexion that belie his 86 years, and he still controls the firm

Mr. Unwin remembers the cut- as enthusiastically as his ting of Queen Victoria-street, father did when he founded it 100 which wiped out his firm's-print-

ing work in Bucklesbury. years ago.

I

b.

Mining.

Benguets, $1.50 b.

Kailans, 40/- · 11.

13.

Langkata, Tis. 29 b. S'hai Exploration, Tis. 4.40 m Shanghai Loans, Tls. 7 n. Raubs, $42 b.

Tronohs, 71/- b."

Ural Caspiane, 8/~. D..

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharvos, $119 s. Whampoa Docks, $54 b. Hongkews, Tis. 174 b. New Engineerings, Tls. 5.90 Shanghai Docks Tis. 110 b..

Lands, Hotels, etc.

"

H. end 8. Hotels, '$10,75 · s. H.K. Lands, $60 b. Realtys, $7.50 b Territoriale, $5 n. Developments, 15 cents.

.b. Humphreys, $137 Princes Bldgs," $89 8. Rural Lands, 1 b.

Cottons.

9.15 Ewos Cottone, Tis. Orientals, Tls, 2,50 b. S'hai Cottons, Tle. 52 b

Buses, Trams.

China Buses, $10; b. Tramways, $24 b

Peak Trams, fold) 815 n. S'pore Tractions 10/8 Taxia, €38.

Miscellaneous.. Amusements, $10 Canton Ices, $7. Cements (Comb.). $131 n. Ching Lights, 819 b. China Prov, $5:30 b Constructions, 627 n. Dairy Farms, $167 n.. Der A. Wing, $68. H'kong Electrics, $64 b. Macao Electrics, $35. n. Ropos (Comb.) $26 8. Lane Crawfords, 80b. Mackintosh, $19% ⠀⠀n. Sinceres, $115. United Asbestos, $20 Watsone - $131, ⠀ sa Powells, $61

The buildings from 890 to 888 were practically destroyed as was the machinery of the cigarette faċ- tory, The building belongs to Marcelo Nubla," Its value fa ap-· proximately Posos 60,000 and it. Is insured for Pesos 31,000. The factory, including machinery be. tongs to Tla Chu, Chinese, He also used part of the building as a bodega and the total loss to him ia estimated at Pesos 260,000. Ho carried about Pasos 60,000 insur-

ance..

In the front of the building was asari-sar store run by a Chinese nanie Tam Puc. He lived there with his wife and children and ear.. ly this morning the whole family was missing.

The building beside this was owned by Go Tao Co a lumber merchant." "It also was destroyed, the loss being estimated at Pesos. 100,000. It was a box factory, and also used as a dwelling house, "

There had been no strike, nor labour trouble in the cigaretto fac- tory and it is not known how the fire started.

A one story wooden building sè-- parated the smaller of the two frame buildinga from still another building in which lived many families. All were in terror less the flames attack It, and the fire- men concentrated most of the water on the small buildings." From the big residential buildings - emereged women carrying bables and household possessions. A map bearing a phonograph was hastening down calle Azcarraga at least two blocks from the blaze. Tondo residents were massed to- gether near the fire in nearly every state of undress."

THE DIGNITY OF MUSIC.

MAY A BAND ACCEPT A PIG!

Berlin, July 9..

An orchestra playing for tho local Nationalist league in Zittau, near. Dresden, expressed its wil lingness to accept payment in the b.form of a pig, three German

hundredweight in weight. The pig was one of a certain number large enough to supply a plentiful store, of sausage for the coming season, and the orchestra ex- pressed in print, in the local musical organ, its expectation that it wohld be asked to play at the sausage festival. The slaughter- ing of the fat pig is in most small towns in Germany an ocea sion for generál, rejolcing."--

The official union of German musiclans bus tuken offence at the blatant manner, not only in which an unregistered - orchestra has permitted payment in kind instead of in cash, but also in this advertisement of their desire to play again. The fealing is also growing against the increasing number of these amateurs. Their talent is not criticised, but it seems that their parents insisted. on their carning something else beside their instruments this gives them an unfair advantage over, the musician: pure and simple, and also, it appears, acts: ndversely on the artistic tempera- ment The union domande their prohibition by the police.

The Corporation of London. have now spent £548,394 on their housing schemes at Ilford, Her cules Road, Lambeth, and Old Kent Road.

KWANGTUNG FLOODS. BOARD OF CONSERVANOZ WORKS EFFORT.

"In those days the City of Lon- The word "resignation" has no place apparently in Mr. Unwin's don was represented in Parliament vocabulary A Daily Chronicle by four Liberai M.P's including Our works representative was rash enough Lord John Russell. recently to ask him if he had any were quite near to the Liberal thought of retiring.

City headquarters, and during elections we used to take a small Lost Without Work

printing press there and issue to "Retire" queried Mr. Unwin, as the public alfps showing the state if he had not caught the question of the poll from hour to hour. rightly. Retire? I have no You couldn't do that nowadays." Western Ontario. has boon swept intention of doing 60-nover Other things Mr. Unwin remem- by a cyclone of greater severity thought of it. Why should bers are Queen Alexandra's ar than any previously recorded. The 17 I should be lost with rival in England; the "ha'panny" cyclone passed over a section of Uberration out work. I'll be 86 in steamboats on the Thames, the the country 25 miles wide, up- August; but people still take me building of the North London Rall-rapting orchards, destroying tim-wens lilver, at

Shinbing1,51.0 for 65, and that's the age I feel." way, the old 2d. post, the visits of ber, and blowing many burns to North liver at

Garibaldi and Kossuth and the pieces, the wreckage being sentterology 1207 Even at his age and with his rope and windlass arrangement ed for miles. The chief destruc- cares of business Mr. Unwin is for hauling trains on the Popiar tion was in Lambton, Middlesex,

and Huron countries. atili a glutton for committee work Railway,

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