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"Hongkong & Canton. -Hongkong, August 1st., 1927:
BANK HOLIDAY.
In Accordance with Ordinan" No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Banks wil be CLOSED for the Transac tion of Public Business on MON- DAY, the 1st of August.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1927,
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.
NOTICE.
LAMMERT'S Theatre Royal
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions from the Executor of the Estate of the Into Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
the 4th and 5th August, 1927, commencing vach day at 11 am.
with an interval from 1 p.m. to 2.30. p.m.
At No. 5, Peak Road.
The Whole of Her Valuable Household Furniture, Blackwood of Pictures, On Monday, the 1st. August, Ware, Collection FOR SALE-HARLEY DAVID-1927, all Departments will be Curios, etc,, etc. SON Motor bike with side-cat, EXO-CLOSED.
perty of an Officer gone home. The Hongkong Dispensary; Dis- Can be seen at Gascon Motor Co.pensing Department, will be open 2, Kwong Wah Road, Kowloon for dispensing prescriptions from $100, or near offer.
10 am to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
We are moving our Office Pre- mises as, and from 1st August, 1927, to Prince's Building, ground floor, Ice House Street, (next Alexandra Cafe),
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 28, 1927. EX-ACTIVE SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION, (1914-1918).
BATHING PICNICS.
CALDBECK MACGREGOR
A SPECIAL Bathing Picnic will AND CO., LTD.
be held on Bank Holiday, (Mon. (Incorparated under the Con-day, August 1st.), Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 3 p.m. as on The following replies are await-panies Ordinance of Hongkong.)
Sundays.
The regular Bathing Pienie will also be held on Sunday, (July 31st).
ing collection:---
1302, 1342; 1397, 1441, 1444, 1456, 1462, 1453, 1512, 1516,
5, 26, 32, 38, 72, 80, 88,
101, 102, 161, 168, 174; 191,' 194, 208, 102, 216, 226, 248, 249
BOARD RESIDENCE..
CHURCH NOTICES.
i:
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD.
July 31st, 1927, 7th Sunday after
An INTERIM DIVIDEND of 60 Trinity; Holy Communion, 8 a.m.; Matins, 11 a.m. Freach- cents per share has been declared on TUESDAY. 23rd art. Rev. H. Copley Moyle; payable Evensong, 6 p.m.
Preacher: August next, on and after which obtained upon application at the date Dividend Warrants may be
Registered Office of the Company Canal Road East, Bowrington, Hongkong.
Rev. P. Jenkins; Thursday.. 4th August, Holy Communion 7.45 n.m.
as
FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar-First Church of Christ Scientist. dens. Quier apartments and Macdonnell Road, below. Bowen suite, of rooms, Full board from 805, SIDE ST3, monthly. Large commodious reonis, also "daily ratos; - five minutes from ferry. nest new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tee K,357.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET.--One European FLAT canchai Gh Toad Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
TO LET.-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sana Kee, same bullding.
TO LET-From 1st. June, furnish- od flat at Mount Kellet, No. 196, The Peak. Apply Property Office,. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let In No. 7, Queen's Road Central. also two am *l offices in 1A, Chater Road Apply, E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
TO LET-Five.roomed House N, 49, Granville Road, Kowloon, with flash system and all modern con- ventupaes. Apply to: Spanish Dominican "Procuration.
FLATS Also ROOMS, single. double, furnished or unfurnished, mid-level or Kowloon, excellent locations. Partial service, if re- quired. Small Investors. Tel. C.4680.
TO LET-European FLATS, 29A and 29B, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bathrooms servants quarters, Apply Telephone C.547, or Thorn- hill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya Fast.
modern
ΤΟ LET.-Furnished Bungalow, five rooms, electric con- veniences telephone, gas, garden, garage. No. 1. Victory Avenue, Kowloon. Inspection solicited. Apply Box No. 251, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph,”
TO LET SHIPPING OFFICES in Connaught Road, Central, Nos. 16, 18 and 19, ground floors; Nos. 16, 17 and 18, first floors; Nos. 15 and 18, second floors; Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, third floors. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Con- naught Road, Central.
PACKING
We carry out every descrip- tion of packing goods for oversens transport. TermS reasonable.
KIMOTO & CO.
42, Wellington Street. Tela, C.609 and 8207.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF MEM- Road Tram Station. Sunday RERS of the Company' will be Service, 11.15 .m.
from TUESDAY. 9th Subject: Felosed "Love" Wednesday Even-August to MONDAY, 22nd August, ing Meeting at 5.30 p.m. Read-1927, both days inclusive.. ing Room at above ad-
By Order dress, open: Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Monday and Thursday, 5 to 7 p.m. The Public is" cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room. Branch of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Selentist, in Boston, Mass, U.S.A
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Queen's Road East, Wanchai
of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hongkong, 30th July, 1927, THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS
CO., LTD.
It is hereby notified that the following persons have been ap-
(near Royal Naval Hospital) pointed to hold office as from: Sunday July 31st, 1927. Morn.January 1st, 1927:
ing Service, 10.15: Preacher, Rev. Frank Short, L.M.S. Even- Ing Service, 6.00: Preacher, Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey. Subject: (Evening Service):
"What we are trying to be." Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street. 3 p.m. Mr. May's Bible Clas.. 8.16 p.m. Chaplain's Hour.
POLAR CAKE
IT'S QUALITY
THAT COUNTS
G.
No
LOUIE WAI SUN,
Managing Director: LOUIE LEUNG, Treasurer.
LAM MING FAN, Secretary.
L. G. CHONG, Manager.
Purchase contracts
can
be recognized by this Company unless signed by at least two of its Directors.
All communications to be ad- dressed to the Secretary.
By Order,
of the Board of Directors,
LAM MING FAN,.
Secretary. Hongkong, July 18th., 1927.
R.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
FRAUDULENT CONVERSION.
On the 6th May, 1927, IU PO LUN, an employee of the KIEN TJIANG HAN firm of 126 Wing Lok Street absconded from the abovC address, having on various dates prior to that date obtained large sums of money from the said Firm by Fraud,
G. I. D. Circular No. 2 Hongkong, 27th June,
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
warrant hae been jasued for arrest of IU PO LUN and а reward of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be paid by the undersigned to any person giving informa- tion leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.
Reward to be valid for 6 months from July 1st, 1927.
Description. Iu Po Lun aged 81 years, 6 ft. 4 in: in height, very stout, short-sighted wear-
ing. glasses, speaks gooi English dressed In Europeso clothing, Hongkong Born. parents nativos of Pun U Dier trict.
(Sd.). E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
1927.
יי
comprising"? ---
Toak Hatstand with Bevelled
Mirror. Drawing Room Suite, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Overmantel, Oil Paintings, Old Japanese Prints, Bronze and Brass Ware, Lacquered Cabinets, Lac- quered Ware, Barometer, Orna- menta, Curios, Cloisonne Ware, Curtains, Carpets, Rugs, etc., etc;
Teak Extension Dining Table, Teak Sideboard, Dinner Waggon, Cabinets, Cat Glass, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Crockery. Teak Desk,. Chairs, Electric Fittings, Celling. and Table Fans, Filter, Teak lee Chests, Table Clock, etc., eter
Iron Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobe. with Bevölled Mirror Doors, Teak Dressing Table Glass Top, Teak Chest of Drawers, Teak Wash- stands, etc., etc..
Very Fine Carved Binckwood
| Ware, Porcelain Panelled Screens,
THE HUNDREDTH CONCERT Wednesday & Thursday August 3rd and 4th at 9.15 p.m.
CONCERT TOUR
JOSEF BORISSOFF
WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST
on
WORLD TOUR Accompanist Willy Reimann
Booking at Anderson's
$4. $3. and $2.
Theatre Royal
"A. Strok presents
BENNO
MOISEIWISTCH
Corean Cabinet with Brass Clasps, THE WORLD RENOWNED. Mother of Pearl Inlaid Curio Cabi- nets, Old Chinese Hall Lanterns, 1 etc., etc.
also
Old English Clocks by G. I. Bor- rall and John Moore & Sons, Lon- don.
One Old Grand Father Clockk, ·
One Safe by Milosha.
and
One Sate by Herring Hall Mar.
Min.
and
One Plano Pianalu by John Brandwood & Sons with jot
Music Rolls.
and
A Large Quantity of Maiden Hair Fern and Plants in Pots. Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 1st of August, 1927.
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Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
BY ORDER OF THE OWNER.
Public Auction of the under- mentioned Valuable Properties Situate in the New Territories in the Colony of Hongkong.
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 53 on which is situated the Tai Wan Glass Factory.
This Lot is situate at Kowloon
Bay.
A Fish Pond situate at New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 8 in the: New Territories.
4
Lot Nos. 0908 and 5918 in Sur-; vey District 1 in the New Terri- tories (Agricultural Lots).
to be sold by. PUBLIC AUCTION.
on THURSDAY,
the 15th September, 1927, at 3 o'clock p.m.
in Four Lots
by
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
At theft Sales Room, 8, Düddell Street, Hongkong.
For further particulars and Conditions of sale apply to:
Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNÝS AND BOWLEY. Vendor's Solicitors,
8. Des Voeux Road Central,
or. to
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS., The Auctioneers,
No. 8, Duddell Street. Hongkong, 23rd July, 1927,
CHINA AUCTION.
ROOMS.
4, Duddell Street.
PIANIST
Saturday, August 6th. VARIED PROGRAMME Monday, August 8th. CHOPIN RECITAL
Tack night at 9.15
p.il.
Booking now open at Moutrie's..
Prices $4, $3, & $2
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY,
On Monday, 1st August the G. PO. and Kowloon Branch Post Office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and the other Branch Post Ofices from 8 am to 0 a.m.
There will be ong collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondenco za on Sundays and ono delivery of registered correspondenco at. 9 a.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
It is notified for information that a now shortwave commercial wire- 1ess service was opened on July 23rd between Hongkong and the Philippines for the oxchange of ordinary, deferred and press telegrama.
Rates to Manila 80 cents per word. ordinary 15 cents per, word deferred and press.
To Luzon Islands (Excopt Manila) and Corregidor Island 48 centa por word ordinary.
All other lelands 76% cents por word ordinary,
RADIO NOTICES.
Radio Telegraph. Services are now in operation between Hongkong and the following places-French Indo-China, province of Yunnan, Can- ton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macau, Ewongchauwan, Fort Bayard, Wuchow, and Hollow. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, lat. Floor, G. P. D. Building.
NOTICE.
The parcels post service to Russia in Asia via Japan is temporarily suspended.
Registored and Parcel Mails are closed 16 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and- where malls are advartised to close at or before 3 a.m. registered and parçal mails are closed at 5 v.m. on the previous day.
Dutiable articles" forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are Hlable to confiscation by the Customs. Euch articles, should be forwarded by parcel post only.
Letters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europe will be forwarded via Siberia if no superscribed.
Parcels post service betweon Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtze West of Kapkow is temporarily suspended.
INWARD MAILS."
From Europe via Negapatam, letters" only,
London 80th June
Europe via Negapatam papers only
London, 30th June
Manila
Straits
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
:...
For
Das.
Oldenberg
July 80.
Kum Sang
July 1.
Pres. Madison
.July 81.
Rhexenor
July 31:
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai
Pres. Polk
‚August 1.
Pres. Pierco
Manila
August 1.
Empress of Canada
Shanghai
August 1.
hai
U.A.S., Canada, Japan and
Canada, U.S.A.. Japan and
hai Manila
Shang-
Kashgar
Pres. Jackson
August 5.
..August 7.
Shang-
Empress of Russla Empress of Russia
August 8. .August 22.
Dale
OUTWARD MAILS.
Por
For | Samishui and Wuchów
Strmits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
East and South Africa Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Hoihow and Pakhoi
Saigon Japan
Formost
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Slanila
Amog
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., " and "3. America, Canada and "Europe via San Francisco
Mania
Hoihow, Pakhai and Haiphong
Talking Sat, July 30, 1.80 p.m.
Canada Maru,.Sat., July 80, 5 p.m. Eniyang...
Yan an Prosper Bandoeng Maru
.Sat., July $0. 5 p.m. Sat., July 80, 5 p.m. ..Sat., July 30, p.m.
Sat, July 30, 10.30 p.m. Oldenburg ....Sun., July 93, 9 a.m. Hozan Mary....Sun., July 81, 8' am, West Cayote...Sun., July 31, 9 a.m... Tjisalak
Mon., Aug. 1, 9 a.m.
Pres. Madison... Mon., August 1.
- Parcela
.10 am. Registration .11.16 am. Latters
noon. (Due San Francisco 25th August.) Pres. Polk.....Mon, August 1, moon Menado Maru
MONDAY, AUGUST 8th Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E,
S. Afrien, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles at 9.30 p.m.
Paul Locat
LEO PODOLSKY
Famous Pianist
and...
VERA MIROVA
Premiere Danseuse
ONE CONCERT ONLY
Booking Moutrie's
Prices $3, $2 & $1.
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QUEEN'S THEATRE
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, AND LONDON.
Through Bills of Landing Issued For Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Ports. The Steamship,
"NYANZA" Captain L. 31. Gorrion, R.N.R., carrying His Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this port on or about Wednesday, 3rd August, 1927, at noon, taking Cargo for the above, Ports.
Silk Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped: at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and London..
Parcels will be received at this Office until 5 pm the day before sailing The contents and value of all packages must be declared. For further Particulare, Apply
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &
If you have anything you would | to- like to sell, exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.
B. V. M. R. de SOUSA.
COMPANY. Agents. Hongkong, July 27th, 1927.
Manila
Amoy
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C.
and S. America and Europe vin Vancouver, B.C., and Europe via Siberic
Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
*Correspondence
Tues., August 2, 8.80 am
.Tues., Aug 2. K. R. O. Registration 1 p.m. Letters..
.1 p.m.
Registration.1.45 pan. Letters......2.80. p.m. (Due Marseilles 3rd September)... Pres. Pierce Tues., August 2, 4.80 p.m. Kumsang.....Tues., Aug. 2, 5 p.m., Talkwa Maru
Wed, August 3, 6.30 a.m.
Parcels 2nd 5 p.m. Emp. of Canada......Wed., Aug. 3, Registration .9.15 a.m. Lettera
10 a.. (Due Vancouver, B.C., 21st August). Yuen Sang....Wed., Aug. 8, 10 am. Hai Ching......Wed., Aug. 8, noon bearing, vossal's name only.
WATER LEVELS.
REPORT FROM BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORK OF KWANGTUNG. WATER-LEVELS IN ENGLISH FEET.
Highest W. Lowest W.L W. LOW.L
Place of Observation.
West River at Shithing North River at Taingyuen North River at Samshul East River at Sheklung *For the 27th.
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record
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28/7 29/7
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287.7 +27'3.
15.2
11.9 rising
13.6* rising
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THEATRE
Commencing Saturday August 6th, at 9.30 p.m.
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CHARLES CHAMIER
Presents
THE NEW
OUR CABARET
in
a series of intimate Revues.
LONDON ARTISTES
MURIEL VARNA RITA VIVIENNE.
JO" WRENN 'DELIA VIVIENNE JOAN NORMAN'
::
in the
10.
CHARLES MASON FRED COLLIER BILLY BRAY KENNETH RAYNER CHARLES CHAMIER
The LITTLE rovue with the BIG reputation Booking now open at Moutries,
Prices $3, $2 & $1
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