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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL RACE MEETING.. 13th, 14th, 15th and 18th"
February, 1928,
Draft programmes and entry forms are now rondy and may be obtained at the Race Course, Hong kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.
'NOTICE.
Advertisements until
25 WORDS FOR $1.00 $1.50 if not prepaid) The following replies are await Ing collection:-
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BOARD RESIDENCE. FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gat- dens.
and Quiet apartments Suits of rooms. Full board from $95, $110, $130, monthly. commodius rooms,
Our store will remain open every Evening until Christmas till 6.30 p.m. including Saturdays. Sundays excepted.
J. ULLMANN & CO. Jewellers-Chater Rond.
NOTICE.
COPLEY MOYLE PRESENTA--
TION FUND...
The subscription list for the above Fund will be closed on Fri- day, 16th. inst. The presentation will be made at a reception to be held in the Cathedral Hall on Thursday, 29th. inat, from 5 to 6 p.m.
B. O. BLAKER,
Hon. Treasurer.
also
rates; five minutes from
Largo daily ferry,
next new Hotel, Hankow
Road.
THE KOWLOON HOTEL.
Kowloon, Tel, K.357.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion;
on FRIDAY,
the 16th December, 1927, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell
Street.
comprising: ng Five and Three Coloured Vases, Bowls und Plates, Blue and White Vases, Screens, Ivory Figures, Jade, Agate and Crystal Birds, Carved Lacquer Screens, Vases, Mandarin Coats, Blackwood Screens, and Curio Cabinets, Chin- ese Hand Paintings, Old Bronze Vases and Incense Burners, etc., etc.
Catalogues will be issued.
On View from Thursday, the 15th December, 1927.
Terma: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on MONDAY,
"the 18th December, 1927,
commencing at 11 am.
At No. 4, Cambay Buildings, (Ground Floor) Nathan Roud, Kowloon.
A. Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.
(Particulars from Catalogue.) On View from Sunday, the 18th December, 1927.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on MONDAY,
the 19th December, 1927, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At No. 5. Beaconsfield Arcade.
SITUATIONS VACANT. SPECIAL DINNER DANCES The Goods and Chattels of The
WANTED-European Lady Tea- cher for private school Kowloon aide. Apply stating age national- ity and salary expected to Box No. 294, care of "Hongkong Tele graph."
WANTED.
WANTED. Members to send their applications for tickets for the Dance at the Institution of Engineers on Friday, 16th inst., to the Hon. Secretary.
WANTED. Small house or bun- galow situated' upper levels. Ro- quired September or October 1928.
will be hold
по
X'MAS EVE and
NEW YEAR'S EVE.
$2.50 per person. Tables may now be reserved.
Five Year's lease if desired. THEATRE ROYAL
Rent must be moderate. Apply Box No. 292, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
POSITION WANTED.
·COOK-BOY--Employer can re- commend good cook-boy. Apply Box No. 291, care of "Hongkong Telegraph.".
AMAH.-Well trained, thoroughly reliable. Baby-Wash Amah recom- mended. Peak District required. Apply Box No. 290, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph."
LOST.
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PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-One" European FLAT Wanchai Gap Road Hongkong Apply to 82; 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!
TO-NIGHT
at 9 p.m. Sharp
THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Present
MERRIE ENGLAND
Booking at Anderson's
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
OCEAN.STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL. STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
The Steamship
"ANTENOR" From UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE.
are hereby notified that the cargo will TO LET.—No. 4, Cambay Bulld-be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kow ings Ground, and No. 5, Cambay loen, where it will lie at Consignee's Buildings 1st floor, Nathan Road, risk and subject to terms and condi- Kowloon, from 1st January, 1928.tions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The With all modern conviniences: Cargo will be ready for delivery from Apply to Kayamally, & Co.
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Godown on and after 15th December.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option ortends.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon within the free storage period,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered aftor the 21st December will be subject to rent.
Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd. will not be recognized.
DISTRIBUTORS.
Exchange Bldgs,
Tel. 0.51.
All claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the undersigned on or before the 4th January, 1928, or they No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta: Hongkong December, 15, 1927,
Magasin General. comprising:-
Provisions, Perfumes, Powder," Toilet Articles, Fancy Hand Bags, Showcases, Desks, Cupboards, etc.,
etc.
(in small lots to suit purchasers.) On View from Saturday, the 17th December, 1927.
Terms:--Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,
on TUESDAY,
the 20th December, 1927, commencing at 2.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddel!
"Street.
A Fine Assortment of Valuable
...and Suitable Articles for
Xmas Presents.
comprising:
Silver Cups, Silver Tea Sets, Vases, Spoons, Photo Frames and Sundry Silver Ornaments.
Fine Belgium. Cut Glass Spirit Bottles, Powder Boxes, Dishes, Jugs, Table and Toilet Sets, etc., etc.
On View from Monday, the 19th December, 1927.
ti
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioners.
PARTICULARS OF SALE OF THE STEAMSHIP "WING PING."-
Her dimensions and capacity are as follows:-
Length
Breadth
Grosa Tonnage
H.P.
.115'
24'
..501
..300
Together with the appurten- ances thereto now lying in the Harbour of Canton.
to be sold
"
By order of the Mortgagees by
PUBLIC AUCTION.
on TUESDAY,
the 20th day of December, 1927,
at 12 Noon.
IN ONE LOT
by
"Messrs. LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS,
At their Sales Rooms, No. 8A, Duddell Street, Hongkong. For further particulars and con- ditions of sale please apply to:- Mesare, JOHNSON STOKES AND MASTER, Prince's Building, Vendors's Solicitors, or to
Messrs. LAMMERT BROS,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 12th Dec., 1927.
WANTED.
A CHINESE having two years of University education, desirca to teach Chinese and Cantonese to Europeans privately. Correspon- dence, top Floor, 140. Robinson Road.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Passengers
Per Trip
SCALE OF CHARGES. Effective 1st January, 1928.
Per Trip Persons under 16 years of age Non-Commissioned Officers and Men belonging to
Army, Navy, Police and Fire Brigade in Uniforms,
1st Class 3rd Class
$ 0.10
.0.05
0.05
Special Ferry 1.00 nm.....
0.20
Asiatics only are allowed to travel 3rd Class
Book of 100 tickets-Asiatics only Monthly Tickets-Single
4 copper
conts '$4.00
0.00
Monthly Tickets Single (Persons under 16 years
of age)
2.00
0.00
12.00
Free
Monthly Tickets-Family (3 persone) Monthly Ticketa-Family (4/5 persons) Children under 3 years of age
The following persons will be considered as members of a Family: Husband, Wife, unmarried Children and Governess, Nurse. or Amah, living in the same house.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Hongkong, 14th December, 1927.
F. HL CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
REISS, MASSEY & CO., LTD.
Engineering Department.
Sole Agents for
SAMUEL OSBORN & CO., LTD.
CLYDE STEEL WORKS,
. SHEFFIELD,
"MUSHET", "DOUBLE MUSHET”. AND "TRIPLE MUSHET" HIGH SPEED TOOL STEELS TWIST DRILLS, FILES, REAMERS, etc.
Steel Castings and Spécial - Steels for every purpose.'
Telephone C. 673.
Exchange Building. Hongkong,
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COST OF SHANGHAI FORCE.
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had kept the United States, Japan, France and Italy aware of every de- velopment in our policy for the past two years und wo had done our
U. S. NAVAL PROGRAMME.
BRITAIN NOT TO ALTER DECISION.
London, Dec. 14.
In the House of Commons, reply-
best to harmonise the views. This ing to a question as regards the meant that the slowest set the pace comtemplated expansion" of the and wo were at present co-operating
with the chief Powers at Peking American Navy, Mr. Bridgeman with hopeful prospects with regard said he found that President to the Blas Bay pirates. He point-Coolidge's recent statement did ed out the impracticability of re-
ferring the question of China to not contain grounds for departing the League and said that at present from the British decision to post- the position in China appeared to pone the construction of two be worse than a few months ago cruisers, Reuter,
owing to the number of conflicting leaders and the changing, shifting scene. He accentuated the difficul-
A Big Programime.
Washington, Dec. 14.
ties of our attempts to negotiate, 】 Mr. Wilbur has transmitted to and therefore the only solution was Congress his Ave-year Naval Build- patience. We would withdraw, the ing programme which is to cost troops directly some kind of order over $700,000,000 and includes 25 was evolved and some sort of Gov-1ght cruisers, 32 submarines, nine ernment able to exercise some kind destroyer leaders and five air craft of control.
carriers.
Washington Trenty.
Mr. Lecker-Lampson disagreed with the suggestion that we ought to have a special agreement with
President Coolidge, in the event. of an international conference for payal limitation would authorise the suspension of the construction.
Mr. Wilbur estimates that the
Japan to settle the Chinese problem, light cruisers will each cost for that would be contrary to the $17,000,000 (gold), the destroyer Washington Four-Power Treaty,
und the other Washington Powers leaders and submarines $5,000,000 each and aircraft carriers would have a justifiable grievance $19,000,000 Reuter's American We were prepared to grant China) Service.
tariff autonomy and we had already granted her the Washington sur- taxes, despite the opposition, of
practically all the Powers, especl-Shanghai, with the addition of sup- ally Japan. We were prepared to porting artillery and ancillaries. surrender Weihaiwel directly we It was impossible to forecast the got somebody to negotiate with. future but conditions were always The agreement had already been being carefully watched.. drawn up and we were simply wait-
The whole force could not be re-
ing for an established authority to moved until a government in China which to hand it.......
Commodore King, in winding up could assure us that it was both the debate, said that when the reable and willing to give adequate ductions were completed, the troops
protection to our nationals.
would not exceed 13,000.
The estimate was adopted by 242 votes-to 103.-Reuter.
Eight Battalions.
In the course of his speech, Com- modore King, Financial Secretary
In dealing with riots and civil commotion the troops, under 'dif- ficult conditions, had acted with the greatest tact and restraint and had lived up to the very highest tradi- tions of the British Army Despite imperfect living conditions and few
to the War Office, giving details of opportunites for training and re- the composition of the Force which creation, the discipline of the was sent to China, said that when troops had been excellent and their
most the decreases which were decided conduct
exemplary. The ori in July had taken effect, the health of the troops had on the strength of the force remaining in whole been satisfactory with the ox-
of Ching, in addition to the garrison, ception
10 outbreak. would be eight infantry battalions, pneumonia in the earlier months of of which five would be stationed at occupation.-British Wireless.
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