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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS
BANK HOLIDAY,
"
In Accordance with Ordinance
No. 5 of 1912, The Exchange Banks
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received will be CLOSED for the Transac-instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion of Public Business on FRI-tion, DAY, the 11th Instant.
Hongkong, 7th November, 1927.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eiglith Extra. Race | Meeting to be held on Saturday, 26th November, 1927, (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay, Stables.
Entries will close at 12 o'clock nesa, on Tuesday, 15th November, 1927...
THE CHINA. LIGHT AND POWER CO. (1918), LTD,
With reference to the Notice to Shareholders of the above Com- pany dated 10th June, 1927, where-- by the Final Call of $1.00 per share on the New Shares was made payable on 30th November, 1927, Instead of 30th June, 1927, the Directors of the Company have i decided to further extend the time for payment of the Call.
Nalice is accordingly hereby given that the date for payment ef the Final, Call is postponed. to | 2nd April, 1928, and that the forme of Bankers' Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used aa
though the date named therein were the 2nd April, 1928-
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers Hongkong, 8th November, 1927
PRINCE'S BUILDING & LAND
COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Prince's Building, and Land Company, Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Prince's Building, Vie- torin in the Colony of Hongkong, on FAMILY HOTEL→Vletoria, Gar-November at 4.15 p.m. for the pur- the twenty-first day of dens. Quiet apartments and Suites of rooms. Full board from it, passing the following Resolution pose of considering, and if thought $95, $110, $130, monthly. Large as an Extraordinary Resolution, that commodius rooms, also daily is to say: rates; five minutes from ferry, next new Hotel. Hankow Road, Kowloon. Tel K.357.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
SITUATIONS
WANTED.By two European ladies as Nurse- Companion, House Keeper or Child's Nurse. One to live out,
PREMISES TO LET.
"That the Company be wound up voluntarily, and that Mr. John Hennessey, Seth and Mr. Sydney Hampden Ross, jointly and se- verally of the firm of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming be and they are hereby appointed the Liquidators for the purpose of such winding up."
At such Meeting the Liquidators' remuneration will be fixed.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO
a
Apply Box No. 281, care of "Hong-GIVEN (as authorised by Article 70 of the Articles of Association) that kong Telegraph."
should the above Resolution be passed by the requisite majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolution to a Second Ex. traordinary General Meeting and th such Meeting will be held at the same place at 4.15 p.m. on Thursday the eight day of December, 1917, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, confirming the above mentioned Resolution as Special Resolution uccordingly,
TO LET.-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to B2, Kennedy Road,
TO LET.-Office Rooms 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.
FOR SALE.
Dated 7th November, 1927.
By Order of the Board, S. K. MOOSA, Secretary, THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO,
Steamer For
STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS &
LONDON
Through Bills of Lading Isued For
BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN & SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS,
FOR SALE Fresh arrival Army Blankets, greyish brown, black stripe $2.25 each,'' dozen; singly $2.50. Superior qualities accord- Ing to requirements. Reduction to charitable and missionary ass0- ciations for quantities also to dealers and merchants for regular ordera. Sub-agents locally and in The Steamship. outports required. Montgomery Ollerton & Co., 18, Ice House Street, ground floor, between the Carlton and the. Portuguese Club, Tel. C.4630.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
4. Duddell Street.
"DELTA"
Capt R. S. Ward. Carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 9th NOVEMBER, 1927, at 10 a.m..tak- ing Passengers & Cargo for the above Porta..
Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under. If you have anything you would arrangement) will be transhipped like to sell, exchange or advertise at Bombay into the Mail Steamer send it to the CHINA AUCTION | proceeding direct to Marseilles ROOM.
and London.
E. V. M. R. de SOUSA,
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Relss, Massey & Co., Ltd.
DISTRIBUTORS.
Exchange Bldgs.
Tel, C.673.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 5 p.m. the Day before Sailing. The contents and value. of all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply to-
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &
CO., Agents. Hongkong, 7th Nov. 1927.
POLAR
HAJU CAKE
IT'S 'QUALITYS
THAT COUNT.
TO-DAY.
the 8th November, 1927,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell
Street.
A Very Valuable Collection of Curios (just arrived from Peking),
comprising:
Scrolls and Hand Paintings, Five-coloured Vasea, Bowls, Flower Pots, Ivory, Coral and Am- ber Ware, Carved Lacquer Vases and Screens, Old Bronze, etc., etc. SATATASETak" macOS CÁ
and
A Few Pieces of Blackwood.
Cabinets and Screens, etc. Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Monday, the 7th November, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on WEDNESDAY, the 9th November, 1927,
ORIGEMPLOI MYSLENIMENTE at 10.30 am.
At Godown No. 3. The China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Connaught Road, West.
(for account of the concerned,)
370 Bags Java Superior, White!
Sugar, more
less damaged. Terms-Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT, BROS.,,
Auctioneers.
07
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned havé received instructions to sell by Public Auction
on WEDNESDAY,
the 9th November, 1927, Commerc ing at 11 am, at their Sales Room, Duddell Stret.
3 Wall Clocka,
2 Cases Wall Clocks.
8 Cases Blue Balls.
Case Toys.
43 Kegs Paint.
1 Drum Paint,
|"45 Bags Sulphate of Ammonia.
1 Piece Deep Sea Lead.
1 Keg Red Lead.
1. Bundle Iron Ware.
6 Kegs Noila.
13 Cases Shoes.
4 Cases Serge.
2 Cases Novels. 5 Cases Socks. 2 Cases Jackets. i Case Satin.
Case Ladies' Hats, Cotton
Eace and Collars.
Case Baby's Hats.
Case Blouses.
1 case Overcoatings.
2 Cases Needles.
t' Chae Cotton Cloth.
1 Bale White Cloth. »
1 Case Carpets.
1 Case Fancy Woollen.
Pieces Striped Awning..
and
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
According to a Colonial Offico report last year's turtle season at Ascension Island was poor, only 45 turtles being captured. It ap pears that the turtles no longer land in the vicinity of the settle ment, while at the more remoto benches, where they formerly re- sorted in hundreds, they are now only to be found in tena.
MASSAGE HALL'
MRS. 8. UZUNOYE
- Expert Masseuse
37, Queon'a Rond, O 2nd, floor
TUESDAY, · NOVEMBER 8, 1927.
SHARE PRICES,
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local sharo 'quotations iasuod to-day:
Banke.
Hongkong Barik, $1140 0. Chartered Bank, £20} (b. Mercantile A. & B., £91; ́n, Mercantile C., £13. P. and O., £10 n East Asia, 865 n.
Marine Ins.
Canton Ina, $540 b. Union Ina., $292j b. North China, Ins. Tis. 143, n. Yangtazo Ins., $161 b. China Underwriters: $1.20 China Fires, $215 n. H. K. Fire Ins., $590, b.
Shipping.
Douglases, $351 b.
H E. Steamboats. $21 s. H. K. Tuga,-$1.90 n. Indo-China, (Prof.) $30. Shell Trans., 89/- 1. Enton Waterboats, $17 n.
Mining.
Benguets, $21 Keilans, 62/6 b.
Langkats, Tls. $16.60 n. S'hai Exploration, Tla. 3 s. Raubs, 831 b.. Tronohs, 19/3 b.
Dock's..etc.
n.
Kowloon Wharves, $120 b. Whampoa Docks, $35, China Providente $4. Hongkows. Tls. 147 b. Now Engineerings, Tls. 47 Shanghai Docks, Tls. 90
Cottons,
Ewo Cottons, Tie. 71 8. Orientala, Tla 2.20 n. S'hai Cottons, Tis. 464 b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $63 H. K. Lande, $56 b. S'hai Lands T. 117 Humphreys, $12 b. Realtys, $62b. Territorials, $1
8.
b.
Princes Blige, $120 b.
Public Utilities.
Tramways, $20 b. Peak Trams, (old) $148. Star Ferries, $54. n. China Lights, (Comb.) $12 H'kong Electrics, $54 8.- Macao Electrica, $44 b. Telephones $3.65 b. China Buses, Tla. 64 b Singapore Tractions, 12/9
Industrials:
+
n.
$.
China Sugars, $13 Malabons, $30 Canton Ioes, $5 П Cements (Comb.) $7 s. Ropes (Old) $10 United Asbestos $12 s.
Stores, &c.
ໆ,
Dairy Farms, $15.10 .. Watson, $11 n. Der A. Wing. $6 n. Lane Crawfords, '$5 Mackintosh. 822 s. Sinceros, $8 n. Wm. Powells, $5
Miscellaneous.
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"PARADISE ISLAND."
TWO NOVELS WITH THE SAME NAME,
|
POST OFFICE NOTICE
XMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN, ·
Xmas Letter Mall via Marsollles for Great Britain will be closed in the G.P.O. at 9.30 am. the 19th inst, per a... "Sawa Maru".
This mail is due in London on the 20th December,
the
NOTICE
XMAS AND NEW YEAR' PARCEL MAILS FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
General Post Office at 5 p.m. the 10th Novomber por s.s. "Macedonia.'
Xmas and New Year Parcel Mails for Great Britain will be closed in
This mall is due in London on the 15th December.
suspended,
London, Oct. G. Mr. Stone, on behalf of Mr. John Keblo, Bell, an author who writes under the name of Keble Howard, moved to restrain Mr. Geoffrey Bles, a publisher, of Suffolk-
The parcels post service to Russia in Asla via Japan is temporarily atreet, Pall Mall, S.W., from issuing a book called "Paradise Registered and Parcal Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the Island" on the ground that the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are advertis- title was the same ns. that of ned to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel malls are closed at novel published by Mr. Bell in 5 p.m. on the previous day, July 1926. The action came up liable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded
Dutiable
articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are to-day before Mr. Justice Mac- Kinnon in the Vacation Court.
Mr. Justice Mackinnon: I sup- pose there are two young people shipwrecked in a blue lagoon and so forth?
Mr. Stone said" that was 60. Mr. Bell's book was a humorous story. More than 5,000 coples had been sold, a cheaper edition was to be published shortly, and negotiations were proceeding for
Parcola
by parcel post only.
post service between Hongkong and Ports of the Yangtasa West of Hankow is temporarily, suspended.
Parcels for places in Szechwan will now be accepted for transmis sien at senders' risk. It is to be noted that parcels are liable to delay, Roe that the service may be suspended again at any time.
Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded via Siberia if a superscribed
It la notified for Information that Feather Fana and Brooches can." not be sent by post to Great Britain. They are prohibited by the Plumage (Prohibition) Oct. of 1921.
RADIO NOTICES.
RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES.
the cinematograph rights. Mr. are now in operation with the following:- Blca had advertised in the trade Ships at sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Island, Dutch papers and had threatened to pub-East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, Frenck Indo China, Pro- lish a novel by another author vince of Yunnan, Canton, Swatow, Kwongchowan, Fort Bayard, Tehekam, with exactly the same title, which Hoihow, Amoy, &e.' was calculated to erente confusion in the public mind.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.
Persons and firms having correspondents in the places named above should, in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by radio, register their telegraphic addresses immediately.
Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Courter, 1st Floor, Government Building.
INWARD MAILS,
#rom
Mr. Skone James, for Mr. Bles, stated that the authoress of the second novel was Mrs. Maud Evelyn Giddy, who wrote under The the name Mark Caywood. title "Parudise Island" was entire- ly her own invention and was Australia and Manila chosen by her before Keble Amoy and Swatow Howard's book was published. Shanghai
Salgon She had offered to insert a slip in each copy explaining that there was a book of the same title by Keble Howard and to send a bnotice to the trade papers,
b
B
n
Totally Different.
1
To change the title would in- volve reprinting and rebinding the whole edition.
The two stories were wholly dif- ferent. Keble Howard dealt with the adventures of a duke, a bishop, and a "tweenie" on a desert island,
Europe via Suez, Letters and Papers London 13th October and Parcels 6th October, 1927).
Japan
and Shanghai'
Diss.
Pal
Taiping... Van Heutsz Porthos Shantang
November 8.
November 9.
November 9.
November 9
Mantua
.November 11.
Macedonia
November 11,
November 18.
Hakusan Maru
November 13.
Emp. of Asin
November 14."
Tango Maru
November 17.
Suwa Maru
November 18,
November 21,
.November 22,
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. Lincoln Straits Manila Australia and Manila Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Japan U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hai
while Mrs. Giddy's novel was a Manila melodramatic romance of the Amny
For
Emp. of Canada ... Mishima, Mary
Shinyo Maru......
OUTWARD MAILS.
South Seas and fell within the Swatow, Amoy and Formosa judge's description of the two Shanghai, Japan and Europe lovers shipwrecked in 1 blue Siberia Ingoon.
Swntow
Why Straits
Amoy
Mr. Justice MacKinnon: not print something on the cover
| mentioning that there is another novel by Keble Howard of the same name and inviting the public to buy both and say which is the better. (Laughter).
On Mr. Skone James under- taking that Mrs. Giddy would have gummed on her book a notice that a novel.called "Paradise Island" was published in 1926 by Keble Howard and that this title was chosen by her independently and by inadvertence, Mr. Justice Mac- Kinnon made no order on the motion except that the costs be costs in the action.
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From Oth to 15th November, 1957.
diwa Wam.
·LOW WATER
Standard) Time.
b. 1
faal
10.0 26
E'kong
famodard
Time,
5 m3 4
635
837 a 81 28 a 11m 166730 101282 | 459
trol
8.
Wed.
thues.
friday
12
10 46 | 426 4
SUD.
13
1 44 4 8 m 62J
11 26
462
Mop. 14
***
16 m
74
30
Nn later.
No Inter
LW
Amusements, $19 n. Constructions, $11 B'que Ind. G, Bonds, 54% b.
8.
H. K. G. Loan, 1% Prem.
03 5 2 29
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Java via Batavia
watow Bangkok
Pet
..........November 22,
FIRES Pres. Grant.Tues., Nov. 8, 4.30 p.m. Soochow ....Tues., Nov. 8, 4.30 p.m. Menado Maru Wed., Nov. 9, 8.30 am.
via
Porthos Chenan
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Holhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Shanghai, Japan' and Europe. via
Siberia
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Weihaiwel
Formosa, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, and San Francisco and Europe' via Siberia
Swatow, Amey and Formosa Shanghai
Manila, Australia and Now Zealand
via Thursday Island
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
E. & S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Ç1 and S. America, and Europe via Vancouver, B.C. and Europe via Siberin
Swntow
Japan
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsollles
Taima
Wed., Nov. 9, 1.30 p.m.
Wed, Nov. 9, 5p.m Wed., Nov. 0.5 p.m.
Van Heutsz Thurs., Nov. 10, 10.30 Tisalak Thurs., Nov. 10, 1.30 p.m. Hydrangea Thurs., Nov. 10, 2.30 p.m. Kwangtung Thurs,, Nov. 10, 2.30 p.m. Halching
Fri, Nov. 11, 0a.m. Tean.
Fri, Nov. 11, 9 ..
Mantua
.Fri, Nov. 11 9 a.m.
Macedonia
Parcels
Sat., Nov. 12, K.P.O.
.10th 4.30 p.m.
Registration .12th 9 ..
Letters
Parcels
10 a.m.
G.P.O.
10th 5 p.m. Registration 12th 0.45 a.m. Letters....12th 10.80 a.m. (Due Marseilles 9th December and due London 15th December). Cheongshing..Sat., Nov. 12, 3.30 p.m.
Korea Maru.... Sat., Nov. 12, 5 p.m. (Due San Francisco 6th December), Kaijo Maru ́. Sun., Nov. 13, 3.30 p.m. Hakusan Maru
Taiping
Mon., Nov. 14, 10.30a.m. Parcels ....Nov. 14, 5 p.m. .Tues., Nov. 15, Registration.9.45. a.m. Letters.10.30 a.m.. (Due Thursday Island 26th. Nov.) Haihong .Tues., Nov. 15, Noon,
Calchas
Tues., Nov. 15, Registration .1.45 p.m. Letters.2.30 p.m. (Duo Marseilles, 16th December).
Emp. of Asia
Tues., Nov. 15. Parcels... ....8 p.m. Registration.4.15 p.m. Letters...
.5 p.m. (Due Vancouver. B.G., 4th December), Waishing....Tues., Nov. 15, 5 p.m. Tango Maru..Fri., Nov. 18, 0,30 á.m.
412
Sawa Maru
Sat., Nov. 19; K.P.O. Registration Nov. 18, 4.30 p.m. Letters ......Nov, 19, 9 a.m. G.P.O.
Registration Nov. 19, 8.45 a.m. Letters....Nov. 19, 0.80, a.m. (Due Marseilles 18th December), Emp. of Canada
Manila
Manila. Australia and New Zealand
via Thursday Island
Mishima Maru
Registration Lettera
Tues., Nov. 22, 3.30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 23, 8.4G a.m. ...0.30 am.
(Dun Thursday Island 5th December). **Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
WOMAN LUNATIC RUNS year there, only to reappear in
A SHOP.
GIVES HERSELF UP AFTER NINE YEARS.
male clothes "as the search about to be abandoned.
was
She remained a few years and then loft suddenly. She had been almost forgotten, when yesterday she presented herself, at the home New York, Oct. 5.
of the trustee of her estate, and Mary Hardy Folsom, who nine announced that she was ready to years ago escaped from the New return. Hampshire state, hospital for the:
criminally insane, is again back She explained that when she in' that Institution. She volun-left the New Hampshire institu- tarily abandoned her prosperous tion." she made her way to·Troy, catering business in Troy, New where she worked for three years. York, which she had built up under; as a domestic servant until she had the name of Mary Rust since her saved enough money to open a con escape, and returned to the institu- fectionery shop. From the first tion to which she had been comit prospered, and the name of Mary mitted for life for killing her Rust became well known in Troy. "huband, a rich Boston lawyer.. On Sunday neighbours, found the
It was her second return to the door of the shop unlocked and the asylum. She fled during the first keys on the dining-room table.
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