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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1928.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS LETTER GOLF.

HONGKONG JOCKEY

CLUB.

The Fourth Extra Race Meeting will bo hold (weather permitting) at Happy Valloy on Saturday, 5th May, 1928 commencing at 2.30 p.m. The First Bell will be sung at 2 p.m.

The charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1 for all persons including Ladies.

Soldiers and Sailors in unifown half price.

Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members' 'Enclo

sure,

Each member has the right to introduce 2 non-members to the Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom

from can be obtained Messrs. Linstead' and Davis at $5 each up to Friday, 4th May, 1928,

The charge for admission for Ladies to the Members' Enclosure will be $2.

Each member can obtain, upon application to the Secretary, Badges for admission of 2 Ladies free of charge.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc. will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong- kong Jockey Clüb during the Raco Meeting.

G. R.

NOTICE.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S

DEPARTMENT.

It is notified for general in- formation that as from 30th April, 1928, and. until the structural FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar-alterations to the present offices

the and are

Colonial completed apartments dena. Quiet Buites of rooma. Full board from Secretariat will occupy the "3rd Large floor of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, $05, $110; $130, monthly. commodious rooma. Alad dally French Building, Queen's Road. E. R. HALLIFAX,

Colonial Secretary. Hongkong, 27th April, 1928.

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

rales; five minutes from

ferry,

next new Hotel, Hankow

Road,

Kowloon, Tel, K.367.

TUITION GIVEN.

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Underaigned trave received instructions to cell by Public Auc Hon,

TO-DAY,

the 30th April, 1928, commenting at 5.15 p.m. At their Sales Room, Duddell Street,

A Valuable Collection of Postage Stamps, including:-

British Colonials, Hongkong, Cape Trangular, Mauritius, Baha- mas, etc., etc.//

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Saturday, the 28th April, 1928..

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

'The Undersigned havo 'recolved instructions to sell by Public Auc- Lion,

on TUESDAY,

the 1st May, 1928, commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

85 Pieces White Cotton Drin.

1 Sack Flour.

26 Colls Lead Covered Electric

Wire.

1 Case "Star" Can Openers. and

A Quantity of Motor Spare Parts and Miscellaneous-Goods.. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION. The Undersigned Wave received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd May, 1928, commencing at 10.30 a.m., al Godown No. 18, The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods. Comprising),

MME. BARONELLI, ARTISTE~|· NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Sulphur, Gum Arabic, Tea, An- chor, Flour, Angle Iron, Empty School of danclar for children and adults in character, classical, ex- The Forty-seventh Ordinary Glass Bottles, Fiat and Square and kibition, fox-trot, and Charleston. General Meeting of Shareholders Round Iron, Flat Steel Bars, Old

·Special attention to stout Ladies who are desirous of rogaining their will be held at the Offices of the Chain, Sulphate of Ammonia, Hemp, Address.1, undersigned on Thursday, the 17th Plate Cuttings, Sardines, Canvas, youthful figure. Ashley Road, Ground Floor, Kow-May, 1928, at Nom, for the pur-Cement, Old Gunny Baga, Sodium Jean, (Back of Star Theatre),

TUITION WANTED.

FOREIGN GENTLEMAN requires English lessons. Please apply to Box No. 355, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

WANTED.

A GERMAN GENTLEMAN re quires Board and Lodging with English family. Peak or middle level prefered. Please reply to Box No. 366, care of "Hongkong Telograph."

MISCELLANEOUS...

Mrs. Belen (trained in Paris), late of Hongkong Hotel, guaYAH- tees absolutely painless permanent hair waves. Prices very moderate, 2, Platts Building, Kowloon. For appointment phone K.945.

PREMISES TO LET. ·

pose of receiving the Report of the Sulphide, General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1927.

The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 3rd to the 17th May, 1928, both days in-' chuaive.

JARDINE MATHESON &

·CO., LTD., General Agents. Hongkong, 26th April, 1928.

NOTICE.

I, the undersigned, have resigned from the China Cotton Silk Works, Limited on the 19th April, 1928, and joined the Foot Ease Hosiery Mill as their representative, on the 21st April,/1928.

JULIUS MARCUS. Hongkong, April 28th, 1928.

MACAO RACES.

Galvanised Bheets, Dessicated Coconnuts, Hoop Iran, Rivets, Tin Plates, Paper, Boiler Soda, Wine, Beer, etc., etc.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 26, 1928,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public "Auction

on THURSDAY, the 3rd May, 1928, commencing at 11 a.m., at No. 6, and Top Floor of No. 9, Knutsford Terrace, Kim- berley Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture. Comprising;-

Tonk Hatatands, Chesterfield Couch and Chairs, Teak Chest of Drawers, Teak Book Cases, Teak Wardrobes, Teak Dressing Tables, Teak Bedsteads, Marble Top Wash- DRAFT Programmes and Entry stands, Curtains, Pictures, Brass. Forms for the Eighth Extra Raceware, Ornaments, Carpets, etc., Meeting to be held on Sunday, 13th etc. May, 1928, (weather permitting) may be obtained from the I.R.R.C. Macao, Causeway Bay Stables and

TO LET.-One office room. AD-Roxor Advertising' Co., Exchange ply Hazeland and Gonella, Asiatic Building.

TO LET.--Office Rooms, 2nd floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building.

TO LET -One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32; Kennedy Road,

Building.

Entries close at Macao, 2.30 p.m., Thursday, 3rd May.

FOR SALE.

- ONE COUPLED CORLISS

VALVE ENGINE.

In good order and working son- COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let dition.

In No. 7, Queen's Road Central, Diam of cylinders 16, Stroke also two small offices in 1A, Chater 88", R.F.M. 78, 100 I.H.P, ach Road. Apply E. D. Bassoon and engine. Company, Ltd.

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TO LET OR FOR SALE-With early possession European House

Apply:-

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

on Broadwood Ridge, Happy Val- FOR SALE-One Bathing Shod at ley, containing six rooms with Ton-Castle Peak Bay. Apply Box No. Apply 357, care of "Hongkong Tole- nis Court. Particulara,

graph,"

Mesars, Deacons,

| FOR SALE.—Ibach Grand Piano

If you want good health Investi- Property of the Helena May In- gate and learn the truth of how stitute. For particulars, apply Poo On Herbs have cured thou-to the Secretary.

Bands, No drugs. No Knife.

Simply Poo On Chirage Herbs.

YOUR DYES WILL BE SAFE-

Also Enamelled Baths. Catalogues will be issued. On view from Wednesday, the 2nd May, 1928,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS

Auctioneers. Hongkong, April 26, 1928.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

on THURSDAY,

the 3rd May, 1928, at 8 o'clock p.m., at Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1587, Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon

Catarrh, Nervotances, Constipa-GUARDED against the Trople tion, Bronchial Asthma, Bron-Glare if you wear Sir William chita, Rheumatism, Dropsy, In- Crookes, anti-glare lenses. We the somnia, Diabetes, Bright's Disease, have the original and genuine of

and many other allments.

POO ON HERDS CO...、 45, Queen's Road Central, 1st Floor,

English manufacture.

Plano

(without power) or to your own prescription. LAZARUS the OP- TICIANS.

1 Hut, Length 61, Feet, Breadth

18 Feet and Height to Eaves 8 Feet...

6 Stables, Length 146 Feet, Breadth 80 Feet, Height to Enves 8 Feet.

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2 Litter Sheds, Length 33 Feet, Breadth 21 Fest, Hoight to Eaves 10 Feet.

2 Hay Stores, Length 20 Feet, Breadth 15 Feet, Height to Eaves 10 Feet,"

For Further Particulars apply to

Undersigned. Terms:As Customary.

"LAMMERT MOS,

Auctioneers;

Hongkong, April 20, 1928,

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1-The Idea of letter golf is to chango one word to another and do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW to HEN, in three strokes, Cow, HOW, HEW, HEN.

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

$-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbrevia- tions don't count.

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4-The order of letters cannot be changed.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue.

VIENNA ARRESTS.

A SOVIET REPUBLIC.

Vienna, Apr. 28. It is alleged that among the papers seized in the rooms of Bela Kun, was the plan for the establishment of a Soviet Republic | In Hungary and the distribution of Bolshevik propaganda in the Bal- kans. It is stated that the Chan- cellor has dissolved the Rod or- ganisation known as the "Fighters in the Van."—Reuter.

CHINA AUCTION

ROOMS.

6, Daddell Street.

If you have anything you would like to sell exchange or advertise send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM,

E. V. M. R. də SOUSA.

KEEP COOL

Century

FANS

The scientifically shaped blades -exceptionally wide and deep- ly pitched-provide the maxi mum air movement, consistent ́ ́ with quiet operation.

SHEWAN, TOMES AND CO. Agents.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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

Banks,

n.

Hongkong Bank, $1302 Chartarod Bank, £21 b. Mercantile A. & B., £93) n. P. and O. 2o n. East Arla, $75 n.

insurances.

Canton Ins., $680

b.

Union Ins., $341.

North China, Ins., Tls, 140 n.

Yangtsze Ins., 647 b.

China Underwriters, $21 China Firos, $215 n. H. K. Fire Ins., $760

Shipping.

b..

b.

Douglases, $401 8.

5.

H. K. Steamboats, $281. b. H. K. Tuga, $21 Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $78 b. Shell Trans., 90/- 11. Union Waterboats, $201 b.

Mining.

Benguets, 2 n. Kallans, 68/- b.

Langkats, Tis, $131 n.

"ANNIE LAURIE.”

STRIKING SCOTTISH FILM

· · AT THE QUEEN'S,"

"They've xado a fine job of the picture" was a remark overheard

THEFT OF MOTOR SPARE PARTS:

LENIENCY SHOWN TO AN APPRENTICE.

A successful pica for leniency in at the Queen's Theatro yesterday, the case of a young apprentice of and it summed up the favourable the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. was Impression which "Annia Laurie" made by a representative of the produces. A dip into history and Company before Mr. W. Schofield, doubtless much laborious research at the Kowloon Magistracy this into other fields, so that as few morning, when the youth was technical flaws as possible might charged with larceny of acces-, be committed, have resulted in the series from his employers work- production of a picture which is shop. really worth while seeing.

The defendant appeared, to

The story of "Annie Lauric" as gother with a fitter, on a charge presented by song and tradition is of larceny, while a man employed well-known. It deals with the love to supply the buses with water of a Scots Jassle for her man and and gasolone, was arraigned on a with a combination of circum-charge of receiving stolen 'pro- stances which lifted this above the party.

Tho. fittor denied the charge, atrifo of warring clans. The his- toric massacre of Glencoe is the and, on the police offering no culminating point to which this evidence against him, he was ac- great adventure deads. We are quitted. The apprentice stated shown the rugged features of that he had been enticed to steal" mountain and glen in the High-by the third defendant, from whom, lands, and tho no less hardy tits he said, he had already received of the people of period. The last $5. The third defendant admitted "fade-out" is typically Scottish, In the charge of receiving.

It was stated... that during the its presentation of the happy, and at long last, united pair ferrying past six months the company had lost large quantities of spare parts, over the loch,

ranging in value from $200 to $300 each month. During April, about $150 worth was stolen and of this. about $65 worth of parts were re- covered from the third dofendant'a house.

Lilian Gish has the part of "Annie Laurle" and succeeds re- markably well considering that she is of the petite type of womanhood.

S'hai Exploration, Tla. 2,85 n. Norman Kerry as the young Ian Kaube, 4.

Tronohs, 17/6, b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $137 0. Whampoa Dooks, $43 b.. China Providente $6 s. Hongkows, Tis. 166 b. Now Engineerings, The. 4.80 s. Shanghai Dooks, Tls. 108 sa,

Cottona.

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 8.25 b.

b. Orientals, Tls. 2 S'hai Cottons, Tls. 55 (old).

Lands, Hotels, etc.,

H. and S. Hotels, $81 H. K. Lands, $661 s. S'hai Lands Tis. 140

1. Humphreys, $143 Realties, 88.25 b Torritorials, $1 · D.

Publie Quilties.

B.

b.

Tramways, $25.20 n. Peak Trama, (old) $13 b. Star Forrios, $643 8: China Lights, (Old.) $19.23_n. H'kong Electrios, $702 s. Macao Electrios, 8281 b. Telephones $4.70 b. China Buses, Tis: 7 n. Bingapore Tractions, 11/9

Industrials.

China Bugare, $5.35

II.

Malabons, $24}

n,

Canton Ices, $4 n.

Coments (Comb.) $10.40 s.

Ropes (Old) $72 b.

United Asbestos $10 a.

Stores &c.

Dairy Farms, $22.75 n.

Watsons, $14 b.

Dor A. Wing, .50 n.

Lane Crawfords, $3.75 b. Mackintosh, $22 s. Sinceres, $11 b Wm. Powella, $8.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $29.8. Constructions, $1ł n. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 62% b H. K. G. Loan. 10 Prem.

MacDonald is ideally cast in the picture; and he and Lilian Gish aro responsible for most of the romantic spell there is in it.

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Before his Worship passed sen- tence, the manager of the Company asked for the discharge, of the ap- preatic as it was stated that he was a hard worker and had been The success of yesterday's led astray by the third defendant, screenings was greatly aided by under whose influence he had fino orchestration of the musiclane, committed the thefts-- with the well-known song "Annie His Worship gava the apprentice Laurie" as the motif. There was the option of a fine of $50 and fur also present a Scottish piper whose ther ordered him to sign a bond playing at suitable episodes in the for his future behaviour.

After pointing' out to the third story was very much appreciated by the audience. He will be play-defendant the seriousness of his ing at all performances to-day and action in teaching the youth to to-morrow; and at the 9:20 per steal, his Worship sentenced this formances on these two days, man to four months' hurd Jabour. popular selections will also be A further appeal was made, to

Band given by tho

of the his Worship on behalf of the ap- King's Own Scottish Borderers, prentice by another representative playing by the kind permission of of the Bus Company, who pointed Lt. Col. L. J. Comyn, C.M.G., out to the Bench that he had D.S.O., and Officers,

always been a good worker and an, ·· honest employee..

The K.O.S.B. band programme, selected" and arranged by Mr. W. H. Fitz Earle, A.R.C.M., is as fol- lows:

"

The Garb of Auld Gaul, Annie Laarte, The Campbells are Com- ing, Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie' Doon, We'ro A'Noddin, Within a Mile O' Edinburgh Toon, Brose and Butter, Blue Bells of Scotland, The White Cockade, Scots Whi Hao, There's Nae Luck About the House, Duncan Gray, Mony Musk, Blue Bonnets O'er the Border, and b. Auld Lang Syne

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The patients were all asleep on the floor beneath and were in no immediate danger. One old wo roan of 35 was carried down to the ground floor. All she said was "Keep calm; God is good." The fire brigade quickly put out the flames.

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His Worship then reduced tho defendant's fine to $80.

WOMAN BANISHEE,

FIRST ONE TO APPEAR AT KOWLOON.

For the first time since the open- ing of the Kowloon Magistracy, a female banishee appeared before Mr. W. Schoßfeld on, a charge of Ignoring a deportation order and returning to the Cplony after having been banished

on the FRAUDING WING ON grounds of being an undesirable.

COMPANY.

The defendant was banished four years ago after committing a breach of the local Ordinances in

PRISON FOR USING FALSE respect of the keeping of illegal

NOTES.

A Chinese was charged, un re mand, before Major C. Wilson this morning, with the possession of two forged Central Bank notes of a nominal value of $100 each, with uttering a third note of the same denomination, and, with obtaining, by means of these, a gold watch, valued at $10, and $45 in change from the Wing On Company.

aro that The facts of the case accused on Friday morning pre- sented one of the forged notes to the Wing On Company in payment for a gold watch, valued at $10, and received $45 as balance on the greatly depreciated value of these Chinese notes.

houses and was ordered to remain away from the Colony for ten

years.

His Worship passed sentence of eight months hard labour.

WHIST DRIVE AT THE K.B.G.C.

RECORD GATHERING ON SATURDAY.

There was a record attendance at Saturday night's whist drive at the pavilion of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. The prizes were pre- sented, on the conclusion of play, to the following by Miss Farrell: He returned the following day,

Ladies.1st, Mrs. Nish (128); with the idea of purchasing some 2nd. Mrs. Bell (118); booby, Mrs. singlets, and, incidentally, to pass McKelvie (84), another of the false notes. prior to this, the fraud was die covered by the management,, who detained the man when he called again, until the arival of a con stable.

But

Sentences aggregating 6ix months hard labour. were inflicted to-day.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin

Vienna Helsingfors

Lisbon ... Bucharest

Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama Now York Geneva

Milan Stockholm Oslo... Prâruo Madrid

Athons

Bombay

Hongkong Bilver (spot) Silver (forward)

Gentlemen-1st,

Mr.

Jack

(122); 2nd, Mr. McKelvio (115); booby, Mr. J. C. Brown (88),

The next drive is to take place on May 12th. RA..

A third attempt made of Port- and recently, by a film company tobian, up the schooner Amy for the purposes of the "Q" mystery ship film failed like its predeces- Bors When the Amy, filled with Explosives, reached the scone of her intended grave, the electric. leads from the tug snapped twice. London, Apr, 20.

Her decke and sails were then ..124.05

84.98 soaked in paraffin and get alight, but the flames died down. The 12,104 18.10% demolition party refused to

84.69 board the Amy, which was taken 193.95 back to Portland. Old seafaring 2.6/84 men declares that the vessel is ....780 haunted, and others say that, her .47.18/10 figurehead will have to be re- 2 placed before she will sink. This, 1/11.5/16

am

4.88 1/18 is stated, will be done.

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A fracas between two nightsoil ..02.575 18.10 3/16 coolles oarly this morning was des- .18.24 cribed by Inspector. Fallon, at the 104 Kowloon Magistracy, as a fair fight 20.30 betireen men of equal strength, 873% who had quarrelled over a bamboo, 5.50/84 pole. One of the men, who ap 091/82 peared as complainant, was slight

$2/0% 26.11/16 y hurt on the head where he had 20% been struck with the pole. Both ---Dritish. Wireless.

men were bound over to sums of $50 each.