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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
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WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
TUESDAY, MAY 22,
Lammert's Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following in the list of local
Instructions to sell by Public Auc-share quotations issued to-day:
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on FRIDAY, the 25th May, 1928, commencing at 230 p.m. at their Sales, Room, Duddell Street.
Sealed tenders will be received tion at the office of the O.C., RAS.C., Headquarters, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 noon, on Tues- The following will be the dress day, 5th June, 1928, for the under for Gentlemon attending the Re-mentioned services for the period ception at Government House in as stated. honour of the King's Birthday on June 4th:
White Mess Jacket.
White Waistcoat. Black Tie.
Decorations will be worn.
NOTICE.
For six months commencing
1st July, 1928. Potatoco, Onions, Sugar, Salt and Mustard.
∙House. Coal, Smiths Coal and Steam Coal.
Tender forms and any necessary information may be obtained at The St. Francis Hotel of No. 13A the above office between the houry Queen's Road, Central, will shortly of 10 am, and 1 p.m..daily except
open for business under entirely Sundays. new management. The late Pro- prietress, Mrs. F. E. Cameron, has no connection with or interest In this Hotel,
Dated the 19th day of May, 1928.
ST. FRANCIS HOTEL, LTD„
Proprietors.
CHINA COAST OFFICERS
GUILD..
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A Large Quantity of Ofice and Household Furniture.
Comprising:
Teak Hatstand, Glass Cabinets, Desks, Bookcase, Folding Screen, Office Chair, Leather and Cretonne Covered Couches and Armchairs, Carpets, Rugs, Electric Fittings, Oil Paintings, Pictures, Ornaments, Curios, etc.
Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards with Mirrors, Dinner Waggons, Ice Chests, Din ner Crockery, Glaas Ware, Cutlery, Lote.
Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Teak Single and
An Ordinary General Meeting Double Wardrobes with Mirrors, will be held at the Guild Office, Tile and Marble Top Washstands, 67, Des Voeux Rond Central, Chests of Drawers, Side Tables,
David House) on Wednesday, Tollet Crockery. 23rd May, at Five o'clock p.m.
BUSINESS, GENERAL.
T. T. LAURENSON,
Branch Secretary.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. ·
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. that the FIFTY-FIFTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING of the The Fifth Extra Race Meeting Society will be held at the Head will be held.(weather permitting? Office, Union Building, Hongkong, at Happy Valley on Saturday, 26th on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at May, and Monday, 25th May, 1928, 11 o'clock a.m, for the purpose of commencing at 2.80 p.m. on both receiving the Report of the Direc-days. The first bell will be rung tere and the Statements of Acat 2 pm. count to 31st December, 1927, and The charge for admission to the of declaring Dividends, etc. Public Enclosure will be $1.00 per The TRANSFER BOOKS of the day for all persons including TO LET.-Best locality Kowloon, sen-front, 7 minutes to ferry, fully Society will be CLOSED from 9th Ladies...
Both Days in- furnished five-room flat, top floor. May to 25th May, 'modern sanitation, July to Septem-clusive. ber. Rent $175.00. Tel. C.2016.
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET.-Office Rooms, 2nd floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Keo, same building.
TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road.
COMMODIOUS OFFICES to lat in No. 7, Queen's Road Contral, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. D. Bassoon and Company, Ltd.
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By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1928.
Soldiers and Sallora in uniform half price.
"Members are advised that they must show their Badges to obtain admission to the Members En- closure,
Each. member has the right to THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE | Introduce, 2 non-members to tha
COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTY-NINTH ORDIN ARY YEARLY MEETING of the
Members' Enclosure, tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs.
Linstead and Davis at $5.00 each per day up to Friday the 25th MAY, 1928..
་ ་
The charge for admission for
Also
A Quantity of Blackwood Furni-
ture.
Comprising:
Hatstand,
Cabinets, Desks, Jardinieres, Joss Tables, Ton Foys, Chairs, Stools, Marble Top Tables, etc., etc.
and
One While Frost Refrigerator. One Royal Tpewriter. Two Victrolas..
One Morrison Cottage Piano. One Steam Engine Indicator completo by Dobbie McInnes
(Practically new). Catalogues will be issued. 'On View from Thursday, tho 24th May, 1928.
Terms. Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.
ROOM
6, Duddell Street. If you have anything you would Ladies to the Members' Enclosure like to sell, exchange or advertise Company will be held at its Head will be $2.00 per day. Each mem-send it to the CHINA AUCTION Office, Union Building, Hongkong, ber can obtain upon application to on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at the Secretary, Badges for admis- TO LET-European House, 9. Middle Ronil, Kowloon, with 7.11.15.n.m., for the purpose of re-
Bookmakers, Tic Tac mon, etee roonis. Apply Chan Chila Ching, celving the Report of the Direc-ion of 2 Ladies free of charge. care of Johnson, Stokes & Master, Prince's Building, Tel. C. 4718.
TO LET OR FOR SALE-With early possession European Hanne on Broadwood Ridge, Happy Val ley, containing six rooms with Ten-. Particulars. Apply
nis Court, Messrs. Deacons.
HAIR WAVING.
MRS. BETEN'S permanent hair waves by oil process leaves the hair soft and glossy. Sea bathing, dampness improves its beauty. 2 Prat's Building, Kowloon, Phono K.945.
tors and the Statements of Acorn, will not be permitted to
count to 31st December, 1927, and of declaring Dividende, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 9th May to 25th May. Both Daya inclusive.
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By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1928. BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
operate within the precincts of the Hongkong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
CONSIGNEES” : NOTICES,
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
The Steamship,
GENERAL METZINGER" Bringing Cargo from MARSEILLES and also cargo from BORDEAUX, COGNAC &c. ex 3.8. "FORMIGNY,"
Consignees aro hereby informed that
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-SECOND ORDIN-their goods with the exception of ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue ARY YEARLY MEETING of the Opium, Treasure and Valuables are Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon To Suffer. Get The Poo On ChinCompany will be held at its Head being landed and stored into the
ese Herbs and Get Well. Constipa- Ofee, Union Building, Hongkong Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- Lion' Rheumatism: Dropsy;
E V. M. R. de SOUSA,
LETTER GOLF.
Just to see if letter golf is logi- cal try to go from FIVE to CENT and see how many strokes it takes,
FIVE
CENT
Banku.
Hongkong Bank, $1295 . Chartered Bank, 8813 b Mercantile A. & B., £99 n. "P. and O. go1 n
East Asia. $75 n.
Insurance.
Canton Ins., $620. Union Ins, #942} - ne North China, Ins., Tls. 140 n. Yangtare Ina, 850 b. China Underwriters, 681 b China Fires, $220 h. H. K. Fire Ins., $750 n.
Bhipping. Douglases, 40 m; H, K. Steamboats, $281 s. H. K. Tuge, $22.. ... Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $78", Shell Trans, 95/- n. Union Waterbosts, #201
Mining Benguete, $14. Kailans, 60/ b. Langkats, Tle." $12.20 b... S'hal Exploration, Tls. 2.80 b -Rauba, 4 n.
Tronohs, 17/6 n.
Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $1901 b Whampoa Dooks, $401 9. China Providents $5.50 s. Hongkows, Tle. 160 b. New Engineerings. Tls, 5 b. Shanghai Docks. Tla. 110 b. Cottona,
Ewo Cottons, Tls. 8.75 b. Orientals, Tle 2.20 8. -S'hai Cottons, Tls, 55 fold) g Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and B. Hotels, $8.00 8. H. K. Lands, $64 sa.“ B'bei Iands Tls. 144. Humphreys, $149 Realties, $8.25 b. Territorials, $1_n.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $241 B. Poak Trams, (old) $131 b. Star Ferries, $647: China Lights, (Old) $11.40 H'kong Electrios, $691 n. Macao Electrics, $261 b. Telephones $4.70 b. China Buses, Tis. 7 n.. Singapore Tractions,, 9/6 b. Industrials.
POST OFFICE NOTICE
RADIO NOTICE.
RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation as followst Ships at Sas, Europe, American Continenta, Hawaiian Islands, Datoli Mart Indias, Ditch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo China, Province Kwongelowan of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Slam, Canton, Swator, Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy, and Feochow, sta, pada saa
I noticed for information that the via Wireless rate to EUROPE has been reduced to $1.65 per word. The rate to the Dutch East Indies has been reduced from $100 to 90 cents per word as from April 25th, 1928.
Rates and further particulars on application to the RADIO COUN TER, 1st Floor, Government Building.
Telegraphio Addresses Parsons and firms having correspondents, in the places named above should in order to avoid delay to belagrams received by radio register their taingraphic address immediately.
Besatared and Parcal Malls are closed 15 minutan shelfer than the time given below anime otherwise seabed, and where mails are såvertised
· and parvel našils are closed ht §. p.m. to close at of before 9 a.m, registered on the previous day.
Datlable articles forwarded by natter post so
Great Britain are
liable to confiscation by the Customa. Bush articles.abould be forwarded by parcel post only. :
Letters and
vis Siberia 11, no mutants D
for Europe and the British Isles are forwarded
The Postal Berrics to Swabus and neighbouring places: la sutirely suspended until further notion.
A direct service to Yunnan Province has been opened 20th April, 1923. The inclusive, charge will be 60 cents per word; no charge will be colected from the addressee in Yuman. The service is, however, liable to interruption owing to atmospheric disturbances and messages are accepted at sender's risk.
The service from GOW Royal Observatory W/T Station is temporari ly auspended owing to breakdown of machinery. Motorological traine with ships will be worked by VP8 Capo D'Aguilar W/T Station on 660 metres. The 800 metres telephony service is suspended until repairs ars effected.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
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On Thursday, the 24th inst. the G.PO. and Branch Post Offices will be open from 8.00 a.m. to 9.00a.m.
the pillar-boxes and There will be one collection from delivery of ordinary correspondance as on Sundays, and also one delivery of registered correspondence at 9.00 a.m.
The Money Order Omes will be entirely closed.
The Postal Service to Swabus and neighbouring places has now boen rosumed.
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INWARD MAILS,
n,
From
Por
Amoy...
Talma
Shanghai and Swatow
Sunning
Dao .May 28. .May 29.
Eurepo via Suez (Letters and papers
London 26th April and parcels 19th April) .......
Ranpura
May 24,
U.S.A., Canada, Japan and
Shang-
8.
hai
President Cleveland
May 25.
-
Straits
Kamo Mara
May 28.
Manila
Emp. of Asin
May 28.
Japan and Shanghai
Hakusan Maru
June 1
Emp. of Conada
. Jung 4.
St. Aans
Juno 4.
Per
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang-
bai.....
Australia and Manila
For
Sam Shul and Wuchow
Manila
B.
Saigon
Fort Bayard
6,
China Sugars, $3 n. Malabons, $247 ··n. Canton Icos, $4_n. Caments Comb 189 Ropes (Old) $7 United Asbontos $10 m
Stores &c.
Dairy Farms, $22 m. Watsons, $14 n. Der A Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawfords, $3.75, n. Mackintosh, $20, n...
n.' Sinceres, 891 Wm. Powells, $3. n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusamonts, $29 Constructions, $1 n. B'quo Ind. G. Bonds, 62% H. K. G. Loan, 5%
B
Shanghai .****
OUTWARD MAILS.
Manlin, Australia and New Zealand
via Thurelay Island.
Straita
Bangkok
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Java via Batavia
Straits
Date.
San Ning ....Tuan, May 22, 4 p.m. Pro. Lincoln Tues., May 22, 4.80 p.m. Ilong Chong Tues., May 22, 4.30 p.m. Sun Sai Kai. Turs., May 22, 5 p.m. Hupch
..Tues., May 22, 6 p.m.
Mishima Maru
Registration
Lettera
•Wed.
May 23. 8.45
m.
.0.80
M.
(Due Thursday Island, 4th Juno) Bintang....Wed, May 28, 10.00 a.m. Kwangtung Wed., May 23, 10.80 a.m.
Haiyang Weday
Tilliwong
Ethan Allon Wed.,
2. p.m.
May 29,
29, 2,80 p.m.
May
23, 2,80 P.m*
Ninghai Wed., May 23, 2.30 p.m.
Manila
Shanghai
Cromer
Kingyuan
Bangkok
Hydrangea
Swntow
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai
Hai-Ning
Szechuen
b.
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Adon Egypt and Europe via Marseilles
Malwa
EVERYONE AN EMPIRE BUILDER.
MR. MORRIS' IMPRESSION OF
AUSTRALASIAN TOUR: -
Mr. W. R. Morris, the motor manufacturer, who recently return- ed from a tour of Australia and
on FRIDAY, 25th May, 1928, at loon, whence delivery may be obtained change one word to another and that his one outstanding impression!
Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and 11.20 a.m., for the purpose of re-immediately after landing,
Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun, Chinese Herbalist, Managing Director, En- trance 66, Queen's Road Central, Tel. C. 5009,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE RECEPTION
JUNE 4th
We are officially informed
that the oorrect Civilian dress for this occasion is
WHITE MESS JACKET WHITE WAISTCOAT BLACK TIE
STIFF FRONTED SHIRT DECORATIONS
Mackintosh
& Co., Ltd.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS Alexandra Bag.
Dia Vooux Road.
colving the Report of the Direc
Amoy
Thurs.,
Thurs.,
May 24, 9 a.m.
May 24, 0 a.m,
Thurs., May 24, 0a.m. .Fri., May 25, 2 p.m. Fri, May 25, 5 p.m.
.Sat, May 26, K.P.0.
Parcols....May 25, 4.80 p.m.
Registration...May 26, 9 a.m.
Letters
Parcols
***10.
G.P.O.
...May 25, 6 p.m.
Registration May 20, 9.45 a.m..
May 26, 10.30 am. Lettors...
(Due Marseilles 28rd June), Antung
Sat, May 25, 6 p.m. Kwangchow...
Kishu Maru Sunning
Bangkok via Swatow Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Amoy, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, San
Francisco and Europe via Siberia Talyo Maru.......
Straits and Calcutta
..Sun., May 21, 9 8.18.
Bun, May 27, 9 a.m..
Mon, May 28, 9 a.m.
Tues., May 29,
Registration Letters
.0.45 ...
.10.80 a.m.
(Das San Franciaco 22nd June,) Hosang
Parcels
Letters
Tues., May 29,
.noon.
......1 p.m.
he says, "is eminently satisfactory Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Hai Hong .....Tues., May 20, 2 p.m. and full of great promise. It is Straits, Egypt and Europe vis
remarkable that a mere 6,250,000
1—The idea of letter golf is to New Zealand, stated in an interview All claima must be sent in to me do it in par, a given number of is of the room for further develop- "Britain's trade with Australia," 1928, or they will not be re- HEN, in three strokes, COW,
HOW, HEW, HEN. tors and the Statements of At-on or before the Thursday, the 31st strokes. Thus to change COW toment that is evident on all sides. count to 31st December, 1927, and
2-You can change only one of declaring Dividends, etc.
Damaged packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor Messrs. letter at a time.
8-You must have a complete Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on word, of common usage, for each Monday, the 28th May, 1928,
tions don't count. No fire insurance will be effected by jump. Slang words and abbrevia- jua in any case whatever.
4--The order of letters cannot be changed.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 9th May to 25th May. Both Days Inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager. Hongkong, lat May, 1928.
"
L. LESDOS,
Agent. Tiongkong, 22nd May,1928.
WILL SOON ARRIVE!!
MODELS OF THE FAMOUS MONET & GOYON
MOTOR CYCLES.
Winners of hundreds of first prizes in French and International Competitions, including Championship of France in 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927, and holders of many world Records. For particulars:"
Write P.0. Box 613, Hongkong.
One solution is printed on another page of this issue.
They say women painted in the middle age. They still do..
about
Australians purchased more British goods. last year than States. The Australians, however, 115,000,000 people in the United are able to buy British manufac tures only in proportion to their ability to establish credits in this country, by Anding a satisfactory market here for Australian primary If, therefore, we are to produce. sell more to our kinsmen in Aus- tralia, we must buy more from them.
Marseilles
Central and South America and Europe via Vancouver B.C., and. Europe via Siberia.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.
Pakhoi and Haiphong
"The Australians are relatively Sandakan" newcomers as acllers in Britain of Swatow on certain commodities, the markets ofhow, for which were the preserves of Japan
Menelaus
Tues., May 29. K.P.Q.
Registration Letters ....
G.P.O. Registration Lettors
.1 p.m.
p.m.
.1.46 p.m. $2.30 p.m.
(Due Marseillos 29th June)
Parcela Emp, of Asia
Registration Letters
.May 29, 5 pm, Wed, May 30,
..0.15 a. ......10 am. (Due Vancouver B.C., 10th June.) Hin Sang....Wed, May 30, 10 a.. Tat Shing Wed, May 30, 10.80 a.. .Thurs., May 81, 8.30 am. Rakuyo Maru
Tean
Thurs., May 81, 10.30 am,
East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Hakusan Maru ....Sat, June 2.
foreign countries for generationa.gtralto, Ceylon, India, Maurition, But few foreign countries reclpro. cate, as Australia does, by taking the output of. Britain's factories In exchange.
our
"Surely, it'ls, wise to keep as much as possible of our own money and the prosperity, it represents in Australian own Empire. farmers and fruit growers have a difficult row to hoo in competing with the foreigner in the British markets, and it is definitely to the advantage of the British consumer to help the Australians.
"What I have said in regard to the Commonwealth applies with equal force to Now Zealand.
The stay-at-home Briton can bo an Empire builder every day of his (and especially her) life by pur- chasing the products of the Empire in preference to those from forelga countries.
Wol Hal.Wol Manila
EP.O.
Registration ....June 1,5 p.m. Letters
...June 2,8 a.. G.P.O.
Eegistration..June 2, 8.45 s.m Letters June 2, 9.80 .m (Due Mansellles 2nd July), Haichow****
...Bat; June 2, 2.30 p.m
Emp. of Canada, k
Tues., Jone B, 3,80 p.m.
*Correspondance : bearing, vessel's name only, Kolka
"BREMEN” AGAIN WRECKED.
BADLY DAMAGED,
men" was damaged in attempting to take off from the shore opposite Greenly Leland. The Junkers me- chanie, Fred Melchoir, who made the attempt, reports that the plane. is "forty per cent demolished." Melchoir was not injured
New York, May 21, The Trans-Atlantic plane "Bre-Reutor's American-Service..
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