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SPANISH LANGUAGE

TUITION. PROFICIENCY guaranteed in six months Madrid University Pro- Individual tuition in fessor. Kongkong $15.00. Collective classes $12.00 monthly. Kowloor Night School Individual, classes $12.00, collectively $10.00 monthly. Chinese collective classes only, $8.00 monthly. Apply Post Office Box No. 685.

SITUATIONS WANTED.

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

FOR SALE.

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FOR SALE-Arriving per .8.8. "President Jackson"

28th instant FRESH AMERICAN PEARS, Koon Ta¡ & Co., 24, Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. C.417.

MOTOR CARS ETC.

FOR SALE.-Sunbeam, Landau- lette,

1924 model, recently thoroughly overhauled in London. Inspection at Hongkong Hotel Garage. Apply Deacons.

NEW

Triumphe,

RALIEGHS, A.J.S., Indlan and Douglas, second- hand Scouts, Triumphs, etc. Spare parts carried. Repairs a specia- lity, The Motor Cycle Exchange, Kowloon. Tel, K.655.

OFFICE TO LET.

(NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

· HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

The Fourth Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at Happy Valloy on Saturday, 9th October, 1926, commoncing at

3.15 p.m. The first bell will be rung at 2.45pm)

The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1,-fór all persons including Ladies. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform

half price.

Members ́are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' Eu- closure.

Each member has the right to introduce 2 non-members to the | Members' ́Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs.Linstead & Davis at $5 each up to Friday, 8th October,

1920.

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The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure. will be $2. Each member can obtain, upon application to the Secretary, Budges for the admis- sion of 2 Ladies free of charge.

THEATRE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned' have recolved Instructions from Messrs. Doücons

to sell by Public Auction,

on TUESDAY.

the 28th September, 1926, commencing at 2.80 p.m., and

the 29th September, 1928,

on WEDNESDAY, commencing at 11 a.m.,

at No. 12, Branksonte Towers, May Road,

The Furniture and Private Effects of the late Dr. J. C. Dalmaboy. Allan.

comprising:

Tonk hat-rack with bevelled

mirror, Mirrors, Chesterfield couch and Chairs, Tapestry covered Armchairs and Chair, Overmantel, Tablės, Carpets, Curtains, Water-

ROYAL colours, Pictures, Statues, Brass fenders, Brass ornaments, Electric light fittings, Books, etc., etc.

Under the Distinguished Pat-. ronage of H.E. the Governor and Lady Clementi...

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September 30th at 9.15 p.m.

An excellent and varied been programme has arranged in aid of the

M. C. L.

Booking at Moutrie's Tickets $2. and $1. Sodiers & Sailors in uniform Half Price

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

1:

4, Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM

In Hongkong Bank Annexe, Fourth Floor, 4a Des Voeux Road = Central.

Apply

Secretary,

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT

CO., LTD.

· PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkon 5. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.

TO LET. Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building.

E. V. M. I de SOUSA..

:

Teak Sideboard, Teak dining table, Teak and Cane seat dining chairs, Teak Glass Cabinet, Dinner service, Cut glass, Glass-Ware, Silver-ware, E. F. ware, Teak Ice Cheat, Ceiling and table fans, Cell- ing and table lights with silk shades, linen, etc., etc.“.

Teak, brass and iron bedsteads with spring mattresses, Mit- tresses, Teak wardrobes with bo velled glass doors, Teak and marble top dessing table, Wash- stands, Tollet set. Teak chest-of-

drawers, Glasa cases, Clothes hangers, etc.

also

Chinese curios (porcelain, ivory,' jade) old pictures, old embroi deries, cameras, binoculara, etc.

and

One Cottage piano by Moutrie.

One Electric Victrola. One Canteen set (community.

plate).

also

A Quantity of Blackwood-ware.

comprising:-

Joss table, Ma Jong table, Chairs, Stools, Teapoys, Oplum stools, Jardinieres, Curio cabinet,

HUGHES & HOUGH Wardrobe, Flower stands, Corean

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS &

GENERAL BROKERS..

Lammert's Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION."

The Undersigned have received Apply Sang Kee, same building, instructions to sell by Public Ape

TO LET-A three roomed Euro- pean FLAT on top floor of No. 14, Conduit Road. Apply to H. M. H. Nemazee.

TO

LET.-GROUND

FLOOR

Offices, near Kowloon ferry.

tion,

on TUESDAY,

the 28th September, 1926, commencing at 11 a.m.

at No. 5B, PRAT BUILDING, Prat Avenue, Kowloon.

Apply to Box No. 47, care of A. Quantity of Valuable

"Hongkong Telegraph."

TO LET-One FLAT with bati- room kitchen and servant's quar- ter electric light and bell. Apply 38, Wyndham Street, first floor.

TO LET. Ground floor of No. 15 and First floor of No. 16, Con- naught Road. Central (next to P. & 0. Building). Sultable for offices, firmediate possession. For terms. Apply to S. K. Trust Limit- el, 29, Connaught Road C. Phono C.144.

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cabinet, etc.

(Most of the Furniture by Lane, Crawford Ltd.)

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Sunday the 26th September, 1926.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers:

POST

MONDAY SEPTEMBER

OFFICE NOTICE

NOTICE.

Wireless Service between Hongkong and Canton is resumed.

At the request of the Director General of Posts, Poking, the 22 Iba, Parool Foat Service with China has been postponed until 1st October, 1926.

'ના.

Dutiablo articles forwarded by lottor post to Great Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcol post only.

With reference to the Regulation published in the Gazette of the 10th concerning the lasuo of receiving station Uconces under the Wireless arrangements will be allowed to continue until the Bist of December, 1926, and that receiving station licences, will not be insisted upon untli 1st January, 1927

·Soptoelography Ordinance, 1928, It has boon decided that the 'prosent

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Applications for the grant of receiving station licences may be made to the Postmaster General on or after 1st November, 1920, and any licences Issued between 1st November and 31st December, 1920, will take effect as from 1st January, 1927.

INWARD

From

MAILS Per

UL.A. Honolulu, Japan'and Shanghai Pres. Garfield

Van Cloon Shanghai

Soochow U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang--

hai

September 27:

.September, 27.

September 27,

Taylo Maru'

Angkor Angord

U.S.A. Canada Japan and Shanghai Fres. Jackson

St. Albona

Strait, Japan & Shanghai Prus.Wilson

dorra: Alipore.. Europe via Suez (Letters and Papers, London- Zud, Bept. and Parcela 26th Aug.) Australia and Manila

Amoy Manila

Sandakan.

For

Shanghai and Japan

September 27 September 28. .September 28. September 28, September 29 September 30 September 80.

.September 30. October 4,

Khyber Arafura

DUTWARD MAILS.

Per

Date Sinklang. Mon., Sept. 27, 6 p.m. Fres, Garfield. Mon., Sept. 27, 5 p.m. Hinsong Tues., Sept. 28, 12.30 p.m. Angkor Tues., Sept. 28, -1.30 p.m.

Saigon, *Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt, and Europe via Merseilles

Bangkok

Amoy and Foachow Straits and Bombay Shanghai..

Straits Amoy..

Hoihow and Haiphong

Shanghai

Fermosa Shanghai Manila,

Sandakan, Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Island

Struits, Ceylon, Indi, Mauritius E.&S. Africa, Aden, Egypt ind Europe via Marsoines

Weihniwei Amoy

Shanghai

Straits and Calcutta

Amoy

Angers: ..

Tues., Sept. 28. Registration.1.45 p.m. Letters

12.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 29th October). Kingyuan.... .Tues., Sept. 29, 2p.m. Haiching....Tuos., Sept. 28, 3 p.m. Nellore....Wed., Sept. 29, 10.20 am. Leesang ...Wed.. Sept. 29, 10.30 u.. Van Cloon Kiungchow Soochow Mingrang

Hangsang

Shantung

St. Albans

Wed., Sept. 29, 2 p.m. Wed, Sept. 29, p.m Wed., Sept. 20. & p.m. Wed., Sept. 29, 5 p.m. Fri, Oct, 1, 10.30 am. ...Fri., Oct. 1, 5 para.

Parcels

1926.

MAN TRACKING.

PURE BRED ENGLISH BLOODHOUNDS.

OLD ROUTINE.

ONE FAULT OF BRITISH BUSINESS

One of the greatest obstacles in How pure-blooded must a blood the way of trade recovery in this hound be to make his nose good country is the British business evidence in a court of lawman's conservatism. It is inanto Is the bloodhound, the only dog conservatism which leads him to that can trail man of fe he just keep to the old routine in business, myth 2

to go on exporting as his father did before him and his grand- father before that, and to be auspi clous of what he would call "American methods" of selling and advertising.

Can any other dog, do his work as well?

Because of a recent decision in the Supreme Court of Mississippi, the Evening Post wrote to the American Kennel Chub'to find out. Five of the six registered breeders in the United States and Canada answered the question

True, this conservatiam pre serves the British business, tradi tlons of good workmanship and straight dealing which are our

And all of them back the blood-greatest assets but it also tanda hound,"

to prevent the full and proper ex- ploitation of those assets by such modern means as the British In- dustries Fair

We Never Exhibit!

The Mississippi case, "Harris vs. the State," raised the issue in this manner: Court Insists on Pure-Bred Dogs.

The defendant, accused of The Fair, which is to be held murder, was convicted in a lower again next February, gives us just court chiefly upon the identifica the opportunity we need of emr tion of two bloodhounds. The phasising that the quality of Bri- dogs picked up the scent.rom tish goode le as high as ever. footprints at the scene of the crime' And here let me say that the and followed it to the home of the manufacturer who neglects the defendant. Upon seeing him they | British traditions and bolies our barked twice.

reputation for high quality by try The higher court held that admising to put it over" on our cus- alon of this evidence was impro- tomers overseas hot only does him- per because there was no prall self no good, but is a traitor to his minary proof that the hounds were country.UNDAN pure-blood. The Post's inform- ants upheld the court.

One of them was L. M. Barrett, owner of kennels at Morristown, Tenn., upon whose letterhead ap. pears the notation Dogs with criminal records for sale."

I know there are some business men who despite the Fair. Some of them go so far as to beast that they have never shown their goode In any exhibition. It is not for me to judge them. Presumably they have been satisfied in the past with the business they have done. But who is to say they might not have "doubled it if they had ex- hibited?

When I was directing the Fair in

"The reason the English blood hound is the only dog used for man-trailing is that he is the only dog that can do it," Mr. Barrett 1wrote. "Man-trailing is bred into

the bloodhound just as bird-set-1923, as head of the Department ting is bred into bird-dogs.

of Overseas Trade, (says Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks) I came across Belleve

Hound Before Thief.

many manufacturers who had done. a tremendous amount of business as a result of it...

Fri., Oct.

.Noon. Registration.1.45 p.m. Letters

2.20 p.m. (Due Thursday Island, 15th October).

Parcels 1st Oct. 6 p.m. Kashgar......................Sat, October 2 Registration .9.46. a.m. Letters

10.90 a.m. (Dug Marseilles 80th October). Kurichow...Sat, Oct. 2, 2.30 p.m. Kweiyang

Sat., Oct. 2, 5 p.m. .Sat., Oct. 2, & D

Mon., Oct. 4. Noon 1. p.m.

Yingchow

Laisang

Parcela "Letters

Szechuen

Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, "U.S.A., *Canada, C. and S. America and *Europe via San Francisco **** Taiyo Maru

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

Shanghai

Shanghai

p.m.

Mon., Oct. 4, 5 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 5. Registration..9.45 am. Letters 10.30 am. (Duo San Francisco 1st November).

Calchus

.Tues., Oct. 5. Registration...1.45 p.m. Lotters ....2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 3rd November.). Faashing....Wed., Oct. 6. 10.30 am. Sunning

Wed, Oct. 6, 5 p.m.. Thurs., Oct. 7. 8.80 4.m. Mausang.Sat., Oct. 9, 10.80 a.m. Hopsang..Wed., Oct. 13, 10.30 a.m. Kuming ..... Wed., Oct. 19, 6 p.m. *Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

Hoihow and Haiphong

Sandakan

Shanghai

Shanghai

THE DEATH RAY

FIRING POWER FROM GUN

BARREL

to be brought appreciably nearer

The radio death ray is claimed

NOTICE. Owing to the large number of lots it has been necessary to have a TWO DAYS SALE. Please for transmitting electric waves by a new and revolutionary scheme)

note the times as stated it through the air, the invention of

M. Lucien Levy, the French wire the above advertisement.

less expert.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received

Household Furniture instructions to sell by Public

(Particulars B per catalogue)

Sunday,

On View from 10a.m., the 26th September, 1925.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

THE NORWEGIAN AFRIKA & AUSTRALIA LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Auction, '

· on THURSDAY, the 30th September, 1926, com- mencing at 2.45 pm, at No. 568 Nathan Road, 1st Floor (Opposite. Orient Building).

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.

Comprising:

Tapestry Covered Couch and Armchaira, Dining Table and Chairs,

AVAILABLE midlevel. Beautifully

Sideboard's, Teppone, furnished bachelor's. bedroom

Crockery, Double and Singlé Teak M/Y "TAIWAN" leading, Into modern bathroom,

Beda, Teak Wardrobes, Dressing The above vessel having' arrived' flush, shower, hot and cold water from Norway vin ports on 27th Table, Washstands, Ceiling and etc. Also verandah with splendid September, consignees of cargo are Table Fans, Electric Fittings, etc. views. With breafast $110, break-handed notified that all good are being

at. their risk into the non- fast and dinner $140. Tel. C.4630 hazardous, hazardous and/or extra Small Investors Share & Real hazardous Godowns of The

Hongkong Estate Co.

& Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co Lid., whence and/or 'from the the wharves delivery may be obtained. · Goods not cleared by the 3rd prox. will be sub ject to rent All broken chafed and damaged packages are to bo loft in the Godown where they will be ex amaged on the 2nd prox. at 10 a.m.

H. K. A. A.

A Drivers' Registration Bureau has been formed at this office

Claims against the ship must be Indian and Chinese drivers with prosented within 10 days of arrival, good records may be obtained by otherwise they will not be ro- applying to the

cognised.

No fire insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever!

Bills of Lading will be countereign od by

Han, Secretary,

HK. A. A Morning Post Building. Hongkong, Supt. 28, 1928.

THORESEN & CO: 'LTD.):

Agonts. Hongkong, 27th September 1926.

also Two Cottage, Planos.

Several Rolls of New Mattings

and Carpets, etc..

and

29th

One Time Monkey (Young). On View from Wednesday, the

September, 1926. Catalogues wil Iba lasued. Terma-Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneere, Hongkong, 25th Sept. 1926.

Describing the method, the cur- rent number of "Popular Wireless" Rays it

"consists of setting up a train of sound waves and then im- posting a succession of electric charges upon the 'carrier wave system so formed.

Tean

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"I would believe the testimony of a pure-blooded English blood hound that is well trained any time before I would believe a convict or thief or anyone trying to help

him out.

by

English Only Pure Bred.

.

I think it is a wise decision to hold the Fair despite present in dustrial troubles, if only to show that we are not defeated by them. To show the world that we can come up smiling after disorgani

"There is no other dog that can work a trail when it is cold as can a bloodhound. I have heard of asation which would have brought bloodhound working a trull Afty many a country to disaster is the six hours old and have worked best possible national advertise- them myself as old as thirty-seven ment we could have,

A Little Chäff. hours. NAZA INAMAA 22

It should be distinctly under “But to do anything like that the dog must be pure blooded; and I stood that this is not a second la no enter- would not want to convict a man Wembley. There on a dog's evidence unless he were tainment side. The Fair is for pure blooded.".. wbusiness transactions only, and I This evidence was corroborated do not think that can be anything Luther Pannett, American but an advantage. I refuse to be- breeder af registered bloodhounds,lieve that we can attract custom- Mr. Pennett is sheriff of Frederers by what is called a "Brighter ick county, Virginia. His kennels London. If a man in Czecho are at Winchester.

Slovakia or Peru wants to buy some hardwäre he will come here to get It and will not necessarily go to a . "There is a common idea that cabaret show or a night club. there are various breeds of blood- And after the Fair, what? The hounds including the Cuban blood-manufacturer must follow up his hound, Russian bloodhound and new contacts. I ruggest that it American bloodhound," he wrote would be an excellent thing if some the Evening Post, "The only

of the leading business men went bloodhound is the English variety, themselves to the countries inter- which goes back for centuries. eated in British goods-for: ex- A bloodhound, successfully ample South America and really "But why," said the Professor, bred, is the only dog in the world, became acquainted with the com "has he not developed the which is an expert in man-trailing. mercial life of those countries by method for directional signall- It may be possible to get a dog of Commerce and by meeting pro- getting in touch with the Chambers ing, because that is of immense that is not a thoroughbred but who value, and it requires only an in- has a high percentage of blood-spective, customers in their own finitesimal amount & power to hound in him to make a successful offices and homes.

For this languages are casential. operate receiving apparatus man-trailer; but the percentage I am particularly keen that we directionally and to make a for- of other blood would have to be should be able to speak Spanish tune? Supposing you can exceedingly small,

and Portuguese. Many travellers transmit in a direct line like a "I do not believe any court for British firms do not speak the shot from a gun, you have would convict a man on the un-language of the country they cover, secret wireless communication, supported testimony of a dog and it is time this state of affairs if you have a system which is Usually, if a bloodhound is taken was ended. We cannot hope to to the scene of crime and is able compete with Germans and other to follow the trail, there are other

assiduous linguists by the causal, circumstances which support his happy-go fucky methods of old. testimony."

electricity, and to use the wave for the transmission of electric power

"It is the best suggestion so far for a possible method of obtaining a death ray, and comes from a distinguished source," was Professor A. M. Low's com- ment to the Daily News..

directional.

"The sound waves are of high frequency, and are created by means of a special spark-gap docated in the breech part of hal gun barrel-The barrel of the gua is maintained at a high| potential relativity to the earth, the inner surface of the cham- ber being fitted with a large number of spikes. As the sound waves are shot through the bar-

rel, electric charges of opposite sign are induced upon the, pui- sating air molecules by a pro- cess of electro-static induction."

- Broadcast Heat. ·

It would appear, adds "Popular Wireless," that the scheme should be capable of transmitting a more concentrated beam of electric onergy through the air than is pos sible by any other known method, It could be brought to bear with almost the same precision as gun- fire upon any selected point or ap paratus at a distance. It could be: utlined to disable the magnato of an acroplane engine.

Mr. Levy also claims that it la possible with his apparatus to charge the carrier wave with con- centrated heat energy Instead of

Directional Signalling.

I

Thinks Half-Breeds Reliable.

And it is not enough to know. few commercial terms de "The Britian businchs man abroad

If you can get true direction- transmission, say to Párie, why not use it for signalling in stead of concentrating on the Mrs. F. V, Palmer of Greenville, should be able to chaff bis cils- much more difficult problem of | whose husband, as county tomers in their own language. transmitting not only direction-sheriffuses bloodhounds pro-They like it. It is another point ally but the appreciable energy fessionally, was a bit more doubt in regard to which we are aut necessary to kill a mouse? ful about the bloodhound's exclu- to be too conservative.

| sive ability, but pointed out that

"It is quite possible," declared the courts of the State accept the the Professor, that there mayatimony of no other dog. be some method of putting ether "The State of Virginia provides into oscillation by a wave which eventually will be able to act as

that only registered bloodhounds

a carrier for power, and when can be introduced in court and that striking a conducting object, tot is only circumstantial evidence

then. produce heat.

"If we can find some method

of focussing an oscillation, we' It fa semi-pficially announced must be able to transmit power from Tokyo that Mr. I. Yoshida, by wireless, and certainly It Counsellor of Embassy in London would follow that the death ray has been appointed Japanese Min- could be produced. I look upon ister to The Hague this entirely as a matter of: time,"

"

The colliery at New Waterford, The Professor added that he con- Nova Scotia, has closed down ow sidered the death ray the natural ing to the refusal of members of corollary to the present methode the United Mine Workers' Union of directional wireless research, who are fighting for a "closed but he did not think it would be shop" to recognise the "one big come practical for many years:

union" which is active locally,

You look worried. What are you thinking of?

"My future." thi

Well, what makes you look, so hopeless about it?"

My past

Kasper Stockholm.