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BOARD RESIDENCE.

FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- decs. Quiet apartments and suites of rooms: Full board from $95, $120, $130, monthly, Large commodiou5 rooms, also daily rules; five minutes from ferry next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel, K.357,

POSITION WANTED.

POSITION WANTED.-By a first class Cook in hotel, restaurant, or private family Apply Box No. 235, care of, "Hongkong Tele- graph.'

WANTED.

WANTED-One hundred used golf balls suitable for practice.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

G. MR.

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS 'REWARD.

FRAUDULENT CONVERSION.

On the 6th May, 1927, IU PO LUN, an employes of the KIEN TJIANG HẠN firm. of 126 Wing Lok Street absconded from the above address, having on various dates prior to that date obtained large sums of money from the said Firm by Fraud,

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that 3 warrant haa been issued for arroat of IU

·PO LUN and A reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid by the undersigned to any person giving Informa- tlon leading to the arrcat and conviction of the culprit.

Reward. to be valid for 6 months from July 1st, 1927.

Description. Iu Po Lun aged 81 years, 5 ft. 4 in: in height, very stout, short-sighted wear- ing glasses, speaks good English dressed in Europeaa clothing, Hongkong Born, parents natives of Pun U Dis trict.

་

(Sd) E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

C. İ. D. Circular No. 2. Hongkong, 27th June, 1927.

NOTICE.

We have this day authorized Mr. Joseph Burton Etherington to sign the name of our firm Per Pro curation.

ARNHOLD & CO., LTD. Shamcen, July 2nd, 1927.

NOTICE

We, the undersigned, hereby give notice that our Partnership will be terminated on the 21st July, 1927.

Any claims against the firm should be sent in not later than that date.

HEWLITT & SIU,

Architects,

17, Queen's Road, Ctl. Hongkong, 30th June, 1927.

NOTICE.

1, the undersigned, hereby give notice that I shal, s from August 1st, 1927, continue to prac- lice in my own name at my pre- sent address.

A. G. HEWLITT, L.R.I.B.A., Architect & Surveyer,

17, Queen's Road C.

INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.,

The Forty-Sixth Ordinary Gen-

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duddell Street.

WEDNESDAY, JULY

1927.

LAMMERT'S SINGAPORE-BANGKOK

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Underalgned have received instructions to sell by Public Auç tlon,

TO-DAY.

the 6th July, 1927, commencing at 2.45 p.m. at No. 178, Kowloon Tong. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.

Catalogues will be issued. On View from Tuesday, the 5th July, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.”

HONGRONG TIDE TABLE

From 76k to 130 July, 1827.

HIGH WATER.

M'kong |Biandard) Time.

Beight.

LOW WATER.

Ti"Kong

Standard

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Time.

5. m.

15

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TESTE.

Friday

Betur,

7443

2 14 a

957

m 11 12

47

10 30

201

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10 6 6

If you have anything you would | Hop. like to sell, exchange or advertiae run. send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGE.

Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa bas re- ceived instructions to sell by Pub- lic Auction,

on MONDAY,

the 18th day of July, 1927,..

at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon

At the China Auction Rooms, 4, Duditell Street, Victoria, Hong- kong,

THE VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY.

Situate at Yaumati in the De-

Apply Box No, 236, càre of "long" | cral Meeting of the Company will Pendency of Kowloon and Colony

kong Telegraph."

FOR SALE,

FOR SALE. SEXTANT, cqual to new. Only 180, Apply Box No. 228, care of Hongkong Telegraph."

LOST.

LOST-Will the person who took away a bathing basket by mistake from the Repulse Bay Hotel last Sunday evening return same to Hongkong Hotel office,

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road,

TO LET.-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Keo, same buildług.

BACHELOR MESS.-Vacancy in quiet Mess on Peak, Apply Box No. 232, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."

TO LET.-From 1st June, furnish- ed fint at Mount Kellet, No. 196, The Peak. Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

be held at the Office of the General of Hongkong and being Sections, Managers, Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-A and B. The Remaining Portion son and Co., Ltd., Pedder Street. of Section C and The Remaining Hongkong, on Monday, the 25th Portion of Section D of Kowloon July, 1927, at 11.00 am. for the Marine Lot No. 49. purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Ac counts and electing Directors and Auditors.

.: IN ONE LOT.

The property has a total area of 338568 Square, Fest or there-

The Transfer Books of tho Com-abcuts of which the area of 88165 pany will be closed from the 18th Square Feet or thereabouts has July to 8th August, 1927, both days been built upon and is covered by inclusive.

By order of the Board.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO., LTD., General Managers, Hongkong, 24th June, 1927.

THE NEAREST WAY TO

A MAN'S HEART

111 houses and the rest consista of vacant land.

The 111 houses erected on the property are all newly built four storied Chinese shops or dwelling- houses and are known as Nos. 501 to 861 (odd numbers) Canton Road and Nos. 1 to 80 Wai Ching Street, Yaumati aforesaid,

The vacant land consists of five | pieces of ground one abutting on the Harbour with a frontage of 600 feet and an area of 213810 Square feet or thereabouts, two abutting on a new street with areas approximately of 12733 Square feet 17400 Square feet or thereabouts respectively and the remaining two abutting on Wai Ching Street with areas approxi- mately of 3180 Square feet and 3180 Square feet or thereabouts respectively.

Further particulars and condi-

is through his stomach, so wisetions of sale may be obtained from TO. LET-Ground floor three

But unless the and a Plan of the property may be wives tell us. roomed Flat in Prat Buildings, with Flush and Sanitary Conveni- digestive tract is in proper work-inspected at the olfes of ences. Apply to: Spanish Domini-ing order the efforts of the good

can Procuration.

COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two am I offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply F. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.

FLATS also ROOMS, aingle, double, furnished or unfurnished, mid-level or Kowloon, excellent locations. Partial servies, if ro- „quired. C.4690.

Small Investors.

Tel.

TO LET-European Flat, 29A, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bath- rooms servants quarters. Apply Telephone C:647, or Thornhill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya East.

TO LET.-SHIPPING OFFICES in Connaught Road, Central, Nov. 16, 18 and 10, ground floors;- Nos. 16, 17 and 18, first floors; Nos. 15- and 16, second floors; Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, third floors. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 20, Cón- naught Road, Central,

lady in this direction are liable to miscarry, Therefore keep Pin- kettes handy in the house, as a prompt corrective of intestinal or liver torpor, to aid digestion, and tacks, sick headaches and hose as a anfeguard against bilioua at-

Hille rifts in domestic harmony so liable to arise therefrom.

Chemists everywhero' sell Pin- kettes, also post free, 60 cents the vial, from The Dr. Williams Me- dicine Co., 60, Kiangae Road, Shangbal.

PACKING

We carry out every descrip- tion of packing goods for overseas transport. Terms reasonable.

KIMOTO & CO.

42, Wellington Street.. Tels. C.609 and 8237.

Messrs. DEACONS,

1, Des Voeux Rd. Central, Vendor's Solicitors or

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

The Auctioneers.

W

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC

Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd,

Distributors.

Quoon's Bida.

Tel, C.678,

Wed.

638 n 110 730

13 m 651

13 m 76

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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WIRELESS.

PROPOSAL TO LINK UP STATIONS:

PRINCE'S MALAYA MISSION,

His Royal Highness Prince Furachatra, who with Princess- Purachatra and their daughter, are going on a visit to Australia, arrived in Singapore recently by the Klatna,

al

The party was met on board by the Governor's Deputy (the Hon. Mr. B. C. H. Wolf), Pri- vate Secretary (Mr. H. J. Eloy), the Consul-General for Sium (IIis Excellency Phya Pradibadd ha· Bhubal) and

Vice-Consul (Phra Sri Sayam Kitch) and dis- embarked on board the Kittiwako, H.B. the Governor's launch.

"An invitation was extended to the visitors to stay with the Gov-, crnor's Deputy, but as they would be in port for two nights only, Prince Purachatra preferred to go to the Europa Hotel, where they later in the day had a visit from the Governor's Deputy.

That night the party were the guests of His Excellency the feet Consul-General for Siam and the following evening were the guesta of the Governor'a Deputy.

Height.

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

Banks.

The

Radio Possibilities. His Royal Highness had a mis- sion to fulk in his stop at Sin- gapore. Princo Purachatra, who is the head of the Siamese Staic Rallways and the Minister of Commerce and Communications, is a wireless enthusiast. wireless station at Bangkok is claimed to be the most powerful east of Suez (including the Dutch Indies station and the station at Tokyo) and during the stop at Singapore His Royal Highness bad hoped to consult the Govern- ment with a view to linking up the Malayan and Siamese wire- less system, for commercial pur- poses," for

other use, among things, when the land line is out of order.

H

n.

One of His Royal Highneas's plans is said to be to connect with

Hongkong Bank, $1,070 b. Chartered Bank. £20 n. Mercantile A. & B., £301 Mercantile C., £131 n. P. and O., £9 b East Asia, $68 n.

Marine Ins.

Canton Ins., 2620 s. China Underwriters, $.80 North China. Tis. 143 b. Union Ins., $279 sa. Yangiste Ins., $40.

Fire Ins.

China Fires, $210 L. H. K. Fire Ins., 600 8.

1.

Shipping.

B..

Douglases, $314 Steamboats, $221 Tugs, $1.10 Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $30 Shell Trans., 937- X. Div. Star Ferrics, $52 A. Waterboats, $16.20 b.

♫,

Refineries.

China Sugars, $18. Malabons, $32

Mining.

Bengucts, $1.70 b. Kailans, 40/- b.. Langkats, Tls. 19 S'hai Exploration, Tls. 33 Shanghai Loans, Tls. 6 n. Reubs, $4 n. 'Tronohs, 19/3 n.

Ural Casplans, 8(- n.

Docks, etc.

п.

Kowloon Wharves, $108 b. Whampoa Docks, $38 n. Hongkows, Tls. 145 b. Now Engineerings, Tls. 52, n. Shanghai Docks Tls, 971 b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotul, $6.90 H. K. Lands, $551 b. Realty, $6 8. Territorials, $11 n. Humphreye, $121 Princes Bldgs, $89. n. Rural Lands, $li - n.

n.

A

Cottons. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 735 n. Orientals, Tle 2 10 n.. S'hai Cotton, Tls 51 b.

. Buses, Trams, China Buses, Tis. 7 b Tramways, $20 55 b Peak Trains, fold) $15 8. Singapore Irams, 10/9 b. Taxis, $1 -n.

n.

b.

3.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $19 Canton Ices, 35 n. -- Caments Conib.) $7.20 s. China Lights," $132 China Prov, $4 Constructions, $2.30 n. Dairy Farms, $15.n. Dor A. Wing, $6. n. H'kong Electrics, $52 Macao Electrics, $37 b. Ropes (Old) $10 n. Lane Crawfords, $7 6. Mackintosh, $191 m. Bincoroa, 8n United Abostos, $20, n Watsons $112 n. Powells, $6: n. Tolephone 3.70, n.

b.

b.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICES.

Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between Hongkong and the following places.-Fronch Indo-China, province of Yunnan, Can- ton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macau, Kwongchouwan, Fort Bayard, Wuchow, and Hoibow. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radló Counter, 1st Floor, G. P. O. Building.

During the interruption of the Hongkong-Macau cable service the Macau Radio Station will remain open for the exchango of telegrams with Hongkong from 8 am to 10 pm. The Hongkong Station is always open. and messages are aceopted at any time throughout the 24 hours.

NOTICE

The parcela post service to Russia in Asia via Japan la temporarily suspended.

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at B. p.m. on the previous day.

Dutiablo articles" forwarded by letter post to Groat Britain are liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.

Letters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Eiropo will. ba forwarded via Siberia if no superscribed.

Parcels post service betweon Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtze West of Hankow is temporarily suspended.

From

INWARD MAILS,

Europe via Suez (Letters & papers, London 9th June and purcols" End Juno)

Japan and Shanghai ............... Straits

Australia and Manila

Por

Kashgar Khiva

Nyanza

Taiping

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. Lincoln Manila

For

Java via Batavia

Siberia Fort Bayard, Holhow, Fakhol and

Haiphong

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

·Due

.July.

July 8

July 8.

July 8. July 10. July 11.

..July 18.

Date.

Wed., July 6, 3.30 p.m.

Wed., July 6, 5 p.m.,

.Wed., July 0, 5 p.m.

Emp. of Axio Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Empress of Canada

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per Timanook

Kashgar

Honol Cheribon Maru

Thurs., July 7, 8.30 am. Cremer Thurs., July 7, 11 a.m.

Haihong

......Thura, July 7, Noon. Ling Năm . Thura July 7, 199 pm Seistna.....Thurs., July 7, 2.30 p.m. Nyanza....Fri, July 8, 10.30 am:"

Java vid Batavia Straits. Cheriben Maru Thurs., July 7, 11 s.m Swatow, Amoy and Poochow Swatow and Amoy Straits and Mauritius Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia

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

Australia, via Singapore, for the Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

receipt of European news.

Straits and Cálcutta

Haiphong,

Owing to the absence of HE, the Governor, It would manifest ly not have been possible for any Swatow, Amoy and Formosa satisfactory stage to be reached | Manila

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Atrien, Egypt and Europe

in the proposal, and it is stated Shanghai and Europe via Siberia that Prince Parachatra will re-

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow sume the conversation during his stop at Singapore on his return from Australia, says the Straits Times..

Visit to Station.

His Royal Highness's pro- gramme in Singapore included a visit to the wireless station there.

Prince Purachatra and sulte are travelling to Australia by the Marella, His Royal Highness.Ja an old acquaintance of the pre- sent Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, and will be his guest during the vessel's stop at Batavia...

From Batavia Prince Puracha- tra prceeds to Bandoeng with a view to conferring with the head

via Marseilles

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

Swatów

Amoy ....

Manile, Australia and Now Zealand

vin Thursday Island

of the Java railway service. Manila

From Bandoeng His Royal High-

ness will motor to Soorabaya, where ho will catch the Marella. The tour of Australasia which is more or less a health trip, will include New Zealand, whero His Royal Highness will be the guest of the Governor-General.

Khiya

Parcels

Rer. Letters.

Sat., July 0. K.P.O.

.8th 4.30 p.r

.9th 0 n.m.

G.P.O.

..10 a.m.

Parcels ..8th 5 p.an. Reg.....9th 9.45 h.m. Letters.....10.30 a.m.* (Deo Marseilles 7th August), Haiching......Sat., July 9, Noon.. Nam Sang

Parcela Letters

.Sat, July 9,

..noon ..1 p.m. Mingsang.Sun., July 10, 9.30 a.m. Kaijo Maru Sun, July 10, 9 a.m. Pres. Lincoln Mon., July 11, 4.30 p.m. Yuensang.....Mon., July 11, 5 p.m. Tues., July 12, 1 p.m.

Hoining

Automedon

.Tues., July 12, K. P. O. Registration 1 p.m. Letters....

p.m.

G. P. O. Registration.. 1.45 p.m. Letters...2.30 p.m.

(Due Marseilles 11th August).

E-

Parcels 12th 5. p.m.. Emp. of Asia. Toes, July 13. Reg. 13th 0.15 a.m. Letters....13th 10 am. (Due Vancouver B.C. 31 July). Wai Shing..Wed., July 13, 8.30 a.m. Hosang

Wed, July 18, 5 pm.

Taiping

.Fri., July 15, Parcels....14th 5 p.m. Reg......16th 9.45 a.m. "Letters...15th 10.30 am. (Duo Thursday Island 26th July). Emp. of Canada

Tues, July 10, 3.30 p.m. *Correspondence bearing vessel's name .only.

"C3 SALLY.”

THE TRUTII BEHIND THE BALLAD.

"Sally in our Alley' was a

population of England 'lived in towns of over twenty thousand people. In 1921, 61 per cent. lived in towns of that size, and at the last census in 1921 the figure was 62 per cent. We suffered greatly as a people from our sedentary

AGE OF RETIREMENT. romantic figure in the ballad, but lives, the "indoor atmosphere,"

68 FOR GERMANY'S BRAIN WORKERS.

men

in real life she was too often a and the city life. City workers consumptive and a member of the medically examined for the Army C3 population," said Sir Kingsley in 1917 in the West Midland re- Wood, M.P., Parliamentary Sec-gion were described as middle- retary to the Ministry of Health, aged at thirty and old at forty. at Braintree recently, in referring The only people who seemed to co- to the danger of the slums and the capo were the lawyers, who bal- unced long hours of andentary

The age when famous should be considered old enough over-urbanisation of Britain.

He was opening new recreation work by holidays and exercise. to retire from public life has long grounds between the growing dis Sir Kingsley Wood stressed the been a troubled question, in Gertricts of Braintree and Eocking, necessity of stopping indiscrimi many. The superannuation of professors in Prussia at the age of provided at a cost of £15,000. Mr. nate building which was spoiling sixty-five has led to many refusais W. J. Courtauld gave the twelve- English beauty spots, such as of a University chair, which have acre site, bore the cost of the those on the Thames and the Sug- been very generally regretted. It pavilion and the groundsman's sex Downs. England was in many has also meant that many great house, and made large donations. respects the most beautiful coun- teachers at the height of their Local inhabitants subscribed sub-fry in the world, and we were in

stantially."

danger of destroying much of it by have been compelled to powers

Sir Kingsley said there was a our carelessness and shortsighted- make way for a successor younger

There was also, quite pro- in years, but in no way as qualified real necessity for further openness. in the particular subject.

spaces and recreation grounds.perly, a strong demand for pre- The urbanisation of this country, faerving the London squares as with its good and evil resulta, was open spaces. He hoped some ac

hundred tion could be taken to further that' proceeding rapidly. A years ago only 16 per cent, of the and.

It has been possible by special decision of the University board to postpone the age of retirement for a year or even two years up to sixty-eight, but this is n wearisome process, and unwelcome to the subject under discussion. The federal states of Baden and Wur- temberg superannuate their pro- fessors at sixty-seven and sixty- eight respectively, while Bavaria la unique recognising no definite age for compulsory retirement at ull.

The Ministry of Education in Prussia has drafted a Bill provid- ing that in future sixty-eight is early enough for the superannua- tion of valued brain-workers, and this is expected to meet with gen oral approval.,

WATER LEVELS.

REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKS OF KWANGTUNG. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET.

Place of Observation,

West River at Shiuhing North River at Tsingyuen North River at Samshui East River at Bheklung

Highest WL Lowest W.L W. L. W. L

4/7/6/7

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record

record

4120

2817

273

15',2

14.8 rising 11.4 rising

8.09.8 8.0 8.5