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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LAMMERT'S

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOC...ION,

Applications for affiliation to the above Association must reach the undersigned by the 31st ac- companied by the necessary fee of Two Dollars. Newly afating Clubs One Dollar entrance fee❘tion,

extra.

W. E. HOLLANDS,

Hon. Secretary,

P. O. Box 233.

HONGKONG FO

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Aug

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.

THE CLERGY'S POVERTY.

VICARS, WIVES AS “UNPAID CURATES."

MYSTERY RUSSİAN

WOMAN.

"LIVED BY HER WITS" IN LONDON.

WEIGHS 26 STONES.

"I do not fod this cry of poverty of the clergy all over the world," said the Bishop of London, Dr. on TUESDAY,

Winnington Ingram, at a recont the 16th August, 1927, session of the National Assembly

at 5.15 p.m.

of the Church of England at at their Sales Room, Duddell

Church House, Westminster, S.W. Street.

At Thursday's session it was an The Motor House Boat "LON-nounced that the Ecclesiastical DON" 46′ 6′′ (in good running or- Commissioners propose to increase der and condition) as she now lies livings of £200 a year to £300, and in the Causeway Bay Typhoon also to make other increases, at Shelter of A. King Silpway,

a total cost of about £70,000 a Specially built for Shooting and year,

He expressed the sympathy of Bathing Parties and well-equip- Applications from qualifed Re-ped with Water Closet, Kitchen the bishops with a motion to ap-tablishments by pretending that a ferees for Affiliation to the above and Comfortable Sleeping Accom-point a committee to review the Association must reach the unmodation. dersigned by the 31st accompanied by the annual subscription of One

ASSOCIATION.

REFEREES AFFILIATION.

Dollar.

W. E. HOLLANDS;"

Hon. Secretary.

P. O. Box 233.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

LEAGUE.

Applications for admission to the above League must reach the undersigned on or before the 31st August, accompanied by the en- trance fee of Twenty Dollars. No Club can be admitted to the Hongkong Football Association.

W. E. HOLLANDS,

P. O. Box 243.

Hon. Secretary.

s.s. "TJILEBOET,"

Tenders are invited for the pur- chase of the wreek of the Fore- part of the ss. "Tjileboet" as it now lies at Ling Ting Island. Full particulars from the under- signed.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,

York Building.

MISCELLANEOUS.

[

For further Particulars and Inspection Order apply to the Un- dersigned.

Terms: As Customary.

LAMMERT BROS.,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Holloway Jail for a week, "a wo- Having been kept in custody at

man of mystery: Mrs. Dorothea Maritch (38), wife of an ex-officer of the Russian Naval Reserve, ap- Peared at the London Sessions to receive sentence for a series of frauds.

She had been convicted of hav- ing obtained within a period of worth £1,300 from West End es- three months articles of jewellery,

boarding house at Herne Bay was financial burden imposed on the her property. clergy by recent legislation.

Detective-Sergeant John Sands the woman, who is above average ape told an extraordinary story about

height and weighs 20 stones.

Was

Mrs. Moore (Lincoln), ing on behalf of the wives of country parsons, said they were too often "unpaid curates" who

While her proper name also did all the work of the house believed to be Amour, she declined the inconvenient labour-devour to give any information as to her Auctioneers. ing rectory house because they earlier life, which was something

could not afford servants.

The Bishop of Ely, Dr. White- of a mystery." Of plausible and Thomson, said that he knew by under the notice of the police in convincing manner, she first came experience the difficulties of the clergy, having in one appointme:t 1922 and since then, according to had to wait six and a half months, the officer, she has lived by her

wits. for his first cheque, which, when

According to her husband, they it arrived, proved to be one for £26-rebate on income tax which,met in 1921, when he was serving as far as he knew, he had never in the Russian Navy, and they were married on a ship in the paid. (Laughter.)

Royal Albert Docks by a priest of the Orthodox Church of Russia.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,

on TUESDAY,

the 16th August, 1997, commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room, Duddel! Street.

A Collection of 2500 Stamps in cluding Old China High Value Colonials and One Complete Set of German Caroline Island Fine Used.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Monday, the 15th August, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery..

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc-

rates; five minutes from ferry. AN Expert European Gentle-tion,

next new Hotel, Hankow Kowloon, Tel. K.357.

Road,

PREMISES TO LET.

man formerly "connected with well-established firms of Imports and Exports wishes to start a firm. | Those who want to join or to act as Compradore, (good prospects) apply Box No. 251, care of "Hong-

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

FOR SALE.

03 FRIDAY, -

the 12th August, 1927, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

i...

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.

comprising:

The resolution to appoint a commission to review financial burdens was carried.

DELYSIA'S ALL-NIGHT

PARTY.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH IN

?

Heavily in Debt. Mrs. Maritch, remarked Ser- geant Sands, was heavily in debt to tradesmen in London, Brighton, and Herne Bay, and he thought she had been acting as a sort of tout for moneylenders.

The detective added that about November, 1925 the woman be-. came acquainted with a woman, who is now in the care of friends, having been certified in lunacy.

continued Ser- Neither the fact that she was

It is alleged, refused a licence to sell drinks nergeant Sands, that since the date that it rained all day could pre-mentioned, that woman's estate vent Mlle. Alice Delysia from has been depleted to the extent giving an out-of-doors supper of £20,000 through the machina

Hamptions of Mrs. Maritch, assisted by cabaret at her house at stead lasting till the early hours a lady of title with the prefix of the morning (says the Deily honourable, two solicitors, and a

TURN ON MENU.

"Not to be Trifled With." Detective-Sergeant Sands now

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

..NOTICE.

The parcels post survicu to Rusala in Asia via Japan is temporarily suspended.

Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertised to cloro at or before 9 a.m. registarod and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.. on the previous day.

Dutiable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are by parcel post only. liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded

be

Lotters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europe will forwarded via Siberia if so superscribed.

Parcels post service between Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtze West of Bankow is temporarily suspended.

Parcols for places in Szechwan will now be accepted for transmis sion at senders' risk. It is to be noted that parecia are Hable to delay, and that the service may be suspended again at any time.

RADIO NOTICES.

less service was opened

It is notified for information that a new shortwave commercial wire- on July 23rd botweun Hongkong and tha Philippines for the exchange of ordinary, deferred and press telegrams.

Rates to Manila 30 cents per word ordinary, 15 cents per word de- farred and press

To Luzon Islands (Except Manila) and Corregidor Island 43 cents per word ordinary.

All other islands 76% cents per word ordinary.

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

INWARD MAILS,

From

hai.

Amoy Japan, Shanghai and Europe via

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

Per Santhia

Kitano Maru

Tenyo Maru

Dud. August 19.

...Aug. 13.

August 14.

Pres. Jackson

August 14.

and

Pres. Adams

Pros. Taft Ginyo Mara

.August 15.

August 15.

.August 15:

"

Adolf von Bayer

August 16.

Amazone

August 10.

Tango Maru

August 18,

Kawalpindi

August 19.

.August 21.

Empress of Russia

.August 22,

Atsuta Maru

.August 22.

Mishima Maru

August 23.

Haruns Maru

August 26,

Japan

Manila.

Honolulu. Japan U.S.A.,

Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu. Japan and

Shanghai Europe via Negapatam (Letters and

papera London 14th July) Japan and Shanghai Australia and Manila Shanghai USA, Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. McKinley Manila Straits Japan Japan and Shanghai

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

For Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A.. *Canuda, G. and S. America and *Europe via Son Francisco and Europe vin Siberia

Shanghai Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S. America and Europe via Victoria

B.C.

Taiyo Maru

Date

Fri., Aug. 12, Registration 4.15 p.m. Letters.....5 p.m. (Due San Francisco 5th Sept.). Philoctetes Fri., Aug. 12, 5 p.m.

Parcels

...12th 6, p.m.

Protesilaus

Sat., Aug. 13, Registration...9.45 a.m. Letters....10.30 a.m.

(Duc Victorio, B. C. 6th Sept.).

and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Kitano Maru

Mail).

man who is stated to have been Against the weather a big mar-deported from South Africa, fol- quee was spread over the lawn,lowing a conviction for forgery.

About £1000 worth of the jewel- and as drinks could not be sold

lery obtained by the prisoner was they were given away.

Friends came pably to her aid. reported missing, and Mr. H. W. Fourteen cases of champagne, 12 W. Wilberforce, in postponing cases of whisky, and dozens of sentence, severely admonished her bottles of brandy, red and white to give information concerning it Teak Hatstand, Bookcase, Desks, wine, and liquers were given to otherwise he would pass a sub- Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. TO LET-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, FOR SALE-B.S.A. Motor Cycle, and Armchairs, Carpets, Rugs, French

Class Cabinet, Chesterfield Couch her in the good cause

of thestantial sentence, I Convalescent New Hongkong Bank Building.

Home, 2 b.p., o.h.v., 1924 Apply Sang Keo, same building.

model in Ornaments, Pictures, etc., etc. Brighton, on behalf of which good condition, what offer? Box

Tenk Extension Dining Tables this "fete of France" was held. explained that he had interviewed TO LET. From 1st. June, furnish-No. 255, care of "Hongkong Tele- and Chairs, Sideboard with Bevell-

Others rallied round with food, Mrs. Maritch in prison. While very talkative about ed flat at Mount Kellet, No. 196, graph

ed Mirror, Dinner Waggon, Ice Mlle. Delysia's dairyman gave she was The Peak. Apply Property Office, FOR SALE-AS she lies at an- etc.

Chests, Crockery, Glass Ware, etc., 500 new-laid eggs, her grocer 400 matters unconnected with the re Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd..

rashers of bacon, her butcher a storation of the property, she de [chor Santu, Fukien Province, iron

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with large quantity of lamb, an hotelclined to furnish any information. COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let hulk "RHAMSES." Built in Eng Mattresses, Single and

Double provided 50 roast chickens, and concerning it except on the condi- Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Length 134, breadth Wardrobes with Bevelled Mirrots, the proprietor of a 14 No. 7, Queen's Road Central,land 1884.

well-known tion that she was bound over. xiao two am offices in 1A, Chater 25', depth 11'. Gross and net ton- Dressing Tables, Chamber Stand, London restaurant sent his chef Witness informed her, of course, #Roid. Apply E. D. Sassoon and nage 878 tuns. For full particu-Commodes,. Washstands, etc., etc.

and his staff of waiters to help that he was not empowered to Company, Ltd.

lars and orders to view apply

bargain with her. Her reply then with her 300 visitors. Asiatic Petroleum Company (S.C.)

Soon after midnight a French was that to recover the jewellery Ltd., Hongkong or Foochow

Supper was served,. and at four would only implicate another per- o'clock yesterday morning the son who had disposed of it. proceedings became Anglicised Acting on a communication from by means of eggs and bacon.

their legal representatives, wit- There was

cabaret enter-ness had, traced to a reputable tainment, there was dancing, but firm of West End pawnbrokers, the full moon which was "guar-diamond earrings and rings, some anteed" on the tickets missed its of which had been sold outright.

TO LET.-Fire roomed House No. 49, Granville Road, Kowloon, with flush and Sanitary conveniences. Apply to Spanish Dominican Pro curation, Phone No. C.721.

FOR SALE. — TRICHINOPOLY CIGARS (Habana-Sumatra Tobac co) from this shipment will dis- pore lots 100 or more wholesale For quanties over 500 TO LET.--From 1st October, 1927, | prices. 7, Robinson Road, 7 rooms, Bath special dealers' 20% dis. given. vooms, Pantry &c. Extensively Buckingham 250's $45, 50's $11. repaired last year. Garden. Mo- Romeo & Juliet $40 and $9.75. derate Rental. Apply Deacons. La Dollar. $33. and 7.95. Flor de Haima $30.50 and $7.50. No shop FLATS Aloo ROOMS, dingle, Expenses. Free of Duty delivered, double, furnished or unfurnished, to your own' door after receipt. mid-level or Kowloon, excellent cash with order, WORTH TRY- locatione, Partial service, if re- ING. Montgomery, Ollerton & quired. Small Investors. Tel. Co., F. O. Box No. 484, Tel C.4630. C.4680.

TO LET-European FLATS, 20A and 29B, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bathrooms servants quarters. Apply Telephone C.547, or Thorn- hill Aerated Water Factory, 154, Praya East.

TO LET-From. 1st November, 1927. 4, Peak Road, 5 rooms, Bath room, Kitchen, Servants' Quarters.. Large Basement., Conveniently situated. Lately completely re-. novated. Apply Deacons.

TO LET-EUROPEAN FLATS with modern conveniences at Cameron Road and Chatham Road, Kowloon. Please apply Compra- dore Department, H.M.H. Nama- zee, Prince's Buildings,

TO LET-Orient Building Nathan Roud, ground floor No. 671, 581, 585 and 587, first floor No. 581, 585) top floor, 571 and 587. En- quire F. C. Li, 225, Des Voeux Road Central or phone C.3307,

TO LET Shipping Offices in Con- naught Road, Central, No. 18, first floor; Nos. 15 & 10, second floor; Nos. 15, 16, 18 and 19, third floor. Please. Apply to S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Connaught Road, Central.

airy

то LET.-Bright and OFFICES single rooms or suites 3rd Floor Prince's Buildings. Cheap rental. Immediate occupă- tion. Apply to The Union Trad- ing Co., Ltd., York Building.

also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood Furniture,

One Telescope.

One Bush & Lane Piano Player and about 150 Rolls.

One Camera.

Two Gramaphones.

Catalogues will be issued.

11th. August, 1927.

On View from Thursday, the

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

STAR THEATRE

TO-NIGHT at 9.30 p.m.- THE NEW

OUR CABARET

CHARLES CHAMIER'S

Revue Company of Ten London Artistes

in

"TALLY HO"

Booking at Moutrie's and the Star Theatre Prices $3, $2 & $1.

Special prices to Back Stalls for Servicemen in Uniform, Saturday and Sunday excepted.

Complete change of programme on Sunday night.

entrance...

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

Prom 13th to 18th August 1827

HIGH WATER.

BAR confard

Tüne

LOW WATER

H'kong

Standar

Time.

b. 4

1 2 18

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13 t

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10 27 a

Bub.

14

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34

11 2

Stop.

15 mm 10 24

m 3 65

11 38

Turn.

'6m 11 66

Fed. 17 0 16

ThisTP.

18 m

| Fridley.| 19 |to'

Helens.

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.

POLAR CAKE

IT'S QUALITY THAT COUNTS.

Altogether, over half of the miss- ing articles bad been accounted for, but there was still nearly £500 worth unaccounted for.

Mr. G. B. M'Clure, who pro- secuted, also pointed out that the woman had attempted to defraud instance other jewellers," in one endeavouring to secure possession

"

of gems valued at £1000.

"If you wish to give any in- formation you may do so now, remarked hie Lordship to the prisoner.

"Swatow "Anioy and Formosa

Bangkok

Hoihow and Pakhol Swataw

Manila, Australia and New Zea-

land via Thursday Island

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, U.S.A.. C. and S. America and *Europe via San Francisco and Europe via Siberin

Manlla

Huhow, Fakhoi and Haiphong ... Salgon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa. Aden, Egypt and *Europe. via Marseilles

Swatow Manila

Shanghai

Swatow

The sun shining on a glass bottle Amoy in a chemists' shop at Wellingbor-Straits ough set fire to some celluloid

Japan material, the bottle acting as a lens. Shanghai Flames spread rapidly but were put Straits, Caylon, India, Mauritius, out in time.

E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles.

*VO UKE

TO HAVE MY

SALARY

“RAIS IDŐS

* NOTHING“

DOING

Japan...

Shanghai, Japan, Honolula, USA. *Canada, "C. and S. America and *Europe via San Francisco. and Europe via Siberia

.Sat, Aug. 13, K. P. O. Registration....1 p.m. Letters.......3 p.m. G.P.O. Registration..2.45 p.m. Letters......3.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 12th September); Hozan Maru ...Sun., Aug. 14, 9 a.m. "Huiching ...; Sun, Aug. 14. 9 a.m. Chungwoo Sun., Aug 14, 9 a.m.. Yon On

.Sun., Aug. 14, 9 am. Hydrangen..Mon., Aug. 15, 2.20 p.m.

Changte

.Mon., Aug. 15, Parcels

.noom. Registrations 4,15 pm. Letters 5 p.m. (Due Thursday Island 27th August).

Pres. Jackso

Mon,, Aug. 16, ...3 p.m.

Parcels Registration.4.15 p.m. Letters ...

.5 p.m. (Due San Francisco 8th September). Pres. Adams. Mon.. Aug. 15, 5 pan. Taikwa Maru Tues., Aug. 16, 8.30 am

Amazone

Tucs, Aug. 16, K.P.O. Registration .....D'am. Letters ... a.th. G.P.O.

.9.15 a.m. 10 a.m.

Reg.

Letters

(Dae Marseillos 17th September.) Szechuen..Tues., Aug. 16. 10 a.m. Pres. Taft..Tues., Aug. 16, 4.30 p.m. Liangehow.... Tues., Aug. 10, 5 p.m. Kwai Sang Wed, Aug. 17, 8.80 a... Suiyang ....... Wed., Aug. 17, 6 p.m. Van Overstraten....

Thurs., Aug. 18, 10.30 a.m. Tango Maru Fri, Aug. 19, 9.30 am. Shantung Fri., Aug. 19, 5 pm.

Rawalpindi

Letters

Sat, Aug 20, K.P.O. Parcels...19th 4.30 p.m. Registration 20th 9 a.m. 20th 10a.m. G.P.O. Parcels.....10th & p.m. Registration 20, 9.45 a.m." Letters 20th 10.30 am. (Due Marseilles 16th Sept.). Ginyo Mara Sat., Aug. 20, 10.30 a.m.

Tonyo Maru

Mon., Aug. 22, Registration.9.45 am Letters......10.80 am.. (Due San Francisco 18th September),"

*Correspondence bearing, vessel's nume only.

WATER LEVELS.

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

Highest W.L. Lowest W.L. W, L. W. La

Place of Observation.

on record

OD

record

Girls who make their own way seldom have it.

West River at Shiuhing North River at Tsingyuen North River at Samshui/ East River at Sheklung.

414.0 +2847

272.3.

15.2

+++

9/8 10/8

27.2

26.0

10.3 rising

17.8 17.6

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