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Particulars and Conditions of the Sale by Public Auction to bo held on Monday, the 11th day of June 1928, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of the Public Works De- partment, by Order of His Ex- cellency the Govenor of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nel. Chong in the Colony of Hong- kong, for a term of 75 "years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent, to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Adjoining Inland

Wong Set Cheng Road.

Reclatry No.

Locality.

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6.160

Cpt Price.

01691#

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

JUNE 6, 1928.

Lammert's Auctions. AEROPLANE DOWN IN

SHARE PRICES.

· PUBLIC AUCTION. The Undersigned have received: instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion

on 'THURSDAY, the 7th June 1928, at 11 o'clock a.m. at the lon Shan Godown, Kennedy Town. 15 Cases Cotton Ginning

Machine.

120 Bags Saltpetre, 456 Iron Bars.

4 Cases Labels. - 10 Cases Tomato Catsup.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,"

„LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

BATTERSEA PARK.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAVE NARROW ESCAPES.

An aeroplano flying from Stag Lane Aerodrome to Croydon re- cently developed angine trouble, and! emade a forced landing in Battersea

Park

PUBLIC AUCTION. The Undersigned have received soll by Publie Instructions to Auction

on THURSDAY, the 7th June, 1928, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furulture.

Comprising:

In landing the machine narrowly! missed women and children and a party of cricketers, and there was a.general stampede to safety.

The pilot was "Captain White, Chief Instructor at Stag Lane: He was flying a De Havilland Moth, and was over Chelsen, when engine trouble developed. He made for the nearest open space-Battersea Park-and landed successfully.

"I did not mind the landing, but it was the horrible fear of hitting someone that nearly unnerved me,' he stated in an interview.

"I was making for Croydon, | where I was to give pupils instruc- tion in night flying. As I ap prouched the river the engine be- gan to fre unevenly. White smoke shot out, and I think there was trouble with one of the valves."

"I had just enough momentum to carry me over the river, and then I looked round for a landine place. Teak Hatatand, Glass Cabinets, Except for Ballersen Park it seem- Tapestry Covered Couch and Armed to be a mass of houses, and 1 chairs, Desks, Folding Screen,was frightened to land in the park Bookcases, Oil Paintings, Pictures, because of the crowds of people 1

could see there. Electric Table Fans, Carpets, Teak

It turned out to be the only pos- Typewriter Desks, Rugs, Orna-sible spot in the district, so I 'plan-- ments, Curios, etc.,

ed down. I made for the east side Teak Dining Tables, Dining of the park because that seemed MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD Chaira, Sideboards with Mirrors, to be the least crowded, and just

OF CHINA.

HONGKONG BRANCH

Members are requested to attend a Regular Monthly Meeting at the GUILD OFFICE, 67, Des Voeux Read Central, (DAVID HOUSE), on Friday, 8th June, 1928, at Six

FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar-o'clock p., dens. Quiet apartment and Suites of rooms. Pull beard from Larve $95, $110, $130, monthly.

commodious reonus.

Also daily!!

rates; five minutes from, ferry. next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel K387.

TUITION GIVEN..

Can You Sit Down at the PIANO and PLAY BY EAR any tune that happens to be running in your heid? If you cannot, but would like to, write Box No. 370, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

WANTED.

WANTED You to know that Seauet Freres are selling regard- less of cast their entire stock of Jowellery, Watches, Fancy Goods, etc. No reasonable offer refused.

FOR SALE. "

FOR SALE. Encyclopedia Bri- tannica 10th Elition. Cloth board Excellent 35 volumes. covers. condition. Also rottage Plano by Montric. $180 or neurest offer. Apply Box No. 374, care of "Hong: kung Telegraph."

FOR SALE-One Electrie Hong- kong table fan, almost new $25.00 Oscillating. Apply Box No. 373, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

PREMISES TO LET.”

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

TO LET Ose European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 32, Kennedy Road. COMMODIOUS OFFICES to lei In No. 7. Queen's Road Central, alnu two small offices in JA, Chater, Road. Apply E. D, Sassoon and Company. Ltd,

TO LET OR FOR SALE.-With early possession European House on Broadwood Ridge, Happy Vul- ley, containing six rooms with Ten-

Particulare. nis Court

Apply Messrs. Deacons,

W

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC

Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd.

DISTRIBUTORS.

Exchange Bldg.

Tel, C.672

|

Business

General.

W. J. STOKES, Branch Secretary.

NOTICE."

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

With reference to the Notice to this Company hareholders of dated 8th June, 1927, whereby the FINAL CALL of $5.00 per share on the New shares was made payable on 15th Day of December, 1927. and the the General Managers Consulting Committee have de cided, in view of the conditiops prevailing at present, to further extend the time for payment of the Call,

Dinner Waggons, Ice Chests, Din-missing a low fence I made a per- ner Crackery, Glass Ware, Cutlery, feet landing without touching any

body, Kitchen Gear, etc., etc., *

Iron, Brass and Tenk Bedsteads

with Mattresses, Single and Double Wardrobes. with and without Mirrors, Washstands, Teak and Camphorwood Chests of Drawers, Chamber Stands, Household Linen,.. Toilet Crockery, etc., etc.,

Also

A Quantity of. Fine Blackwood (Carved and Plain). Furniture

And

1 Cottage Piano by "Morrison,"

1 White Frost Refrigerator.

1 Royal Typewriter.

1 Remington Typewriter.

2. Gramophones,

2 Enamelled Baths.

Catalogues will be issued,

On view from Wednesday the 6th June, 1928.

Terms: Cash on Delivery."

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 1, 1928.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

on FRIDAY, Notice is accordingly hereby the 8th June, 1928, commencing at given that the date for payment of 2.30 p.m., at Nos. 1 and 4, Knute- the Final Call a postponed to 15th ford Terrace, Kimberley Road, day of June, 1928, and that the

Kowloon form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used us though the date named thereon were 15th June, 1928.

For the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 8th Decembar, 1927. PEAK TRAMWAYS

CO., LTD.

NOTICE in hereby given that the ANNUAL ORDINARY GEN. ERAL MEETING of Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Thursday, 7th June, 1928, at 12 noon for the purpose of re- calving the report of the Directors together with Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 30th April, 1928.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 2nd June to Friday, 8th June, 1928, both days inclusive,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 28th May, 1928..

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. The Forty-Seventh Ordinary! General Meeting of the Cam

hold will be

at the pany Offices of the General Mana gers, Messrs. Jardino, Mathë- and Co. Ltd., Pedder Street, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 20th June, 1928, at Npon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Ac- counts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

Bon

'The Transfer Books of the Com- pany, will ba closed from the 13th June to 4th July, 1928, both days. inclusive..

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED, General Managers, Hongkong, 20th May, 1928.

A Large Quantity of Valuable

Household Furniture. .Comprising:- Hatstands, Couches and Arm- chairs, Carpets, Rugs, Folding. Screens, Pictures, Electric Fans, etc.,etc.,

Dining. Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Ice Chests, Cooking Stoves, Crockery, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc.,

Bedsteads with Mattresses, Ward- robes with and without Mirrors, Washstands, Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chamber Blanda, Toilet Crockery, etc., etc.,

Also

A Quantity of Blackwood Furniture and Household Linen. And

A few Enamel and Shanghai Baths.

Catalogues. will be issued:

"For a landing place the ground beautiful. As I Laxled up the

park I ran between several lots of erichet stumps, but I was careful not to knock any of them down.""

LETTER GOLF.

This is the season of the year when it's easy (according to the seed eatalogues) to PLANT and get CROPS.

PLANT

CROPS

1-The idea of letter golf is tó change one word to another and

do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW tạ HEN, in three strokes, COW, 110W, HEW. HEN.

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

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

4-The order of letters cannot be changed.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue..

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

6, Duddell Street.

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

E. V. M. de SOUSA.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1287 n. Chartered Bank, 6211 b Mercantile A. & B., £33) - n. P. and 0. 891 'n. East Asia, $75 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $620_n. Union Ins., $3267. b. North China, Ins., Tls. 140 b. Yangtaze Ins., $50 m. China Underwritors, $21 China Firos, $230 b H. K. Fire Ins., $740 B.

Shipping.

Douglases, $37 b.

1.

H. K. Steamboats, $281 n. H. K. Tugs, $23 › n. Indo-Chines, (Def.) 865 m. Shell Trans., 94/- Union Waterboats, $20 e.

Mining:

Bunguots, $12 n.

N..

Kailans, 51. n. Langkata, Tls. $12,20 B. S'hai Exploration, Tis. 2.80 a Raubs, 84 n Tronohs, 17/8 n.

:

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $130) n. Whampoa Dooks, $40 b China Providents $5.60 s4, Hongkewe, The. 160 b. Now Engineeringe, Tls. 5 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 108 n.

Cottons.

4

Ewa Cottons, Tls. 8.60n. Orientals, Tia. ·2.20 1. 'S'hai Cottons, Tls. 27 (old) 'n

Lands, Hotels, etc.

Public Utilitles.

Tramways, $251 - b.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

NOTICE -

Commencing February 26th a Radio Letter Service will be opened for the exchange of Radio Letter Telegrams to the places, and at the ratan, given below.

Radio Letter Telegrams are accepted subject to the following con ditions:-

1. Minimum delay in delivery, 24 hours.

B. Messages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish., Goat addresses may be used. Groups of figures, trade marks, trade terms and trade expressions must be expanded by qualifying words so that messages will offer an intelligible sense to ANYONE read... ing them.

8. Each mostage must bear the Indication EL as part of the address. The indication is connected and charged for as one word," Ne limit on the number of words a message may contain.

To

.

RADIO LETTER RATES..

Bach Minimum Additional 20 Words. Word.

EK. 1

HK$

Manila

2.00

10

San Francisco & Bay Cities

10,80

Other Offices in California & other Pacific States

11.00

.58

Mountain Statos U.S. ..................

12.20

.61

Central States U.8......

12.60

.63

Eastern States U.B, ...............

18.00

.65

British Columbia 1st Zone only

12.20

.01

Alberia, Saskatchewan & Manitoba

12,00

.83

Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Quabac Newfoundland

18.00

$5

13.80

.69

M. J. BREN.

POSTMASTER GENERAL

24th February, 1928."

RADIO NOTICE.

RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation as follows:-- Shipa at Sen, Europe, American Continonis, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Slam, Canton, Swatow, Kwongchowan Fort Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy and Foochaw, etc.

It is notified 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 $1.00 to 00 cents per word as from April 25th, 1928.

Rates and further particulars on application to the RADIO COUN TEN, 1st Floor, Government Building.

Telegraphic Addresses-Persone and firms having correspondents in the places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by radio register their telegraphic address immediately.

A direct service to Yunnan Provinco was opened 20th April, The inclusive charge will be 60 cents per word; no charge will be 1928. collected from the addresses in Yunnan. The service is, however, liable to interruption owing to atmospheric disturbances and messages are accepted at sender's risk,

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

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

Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles ara forwarded via Siberia if so superscribed,

The Postal Service to Swabus and neighbouring places has now been resumed.'.

INWARD MAILS.

U.S.A., Canada, Japan and 'Shang-

shal

H. and S. Hotels, $8.95 ea. H. K. Lands, 3047 S'hai Iands Tis. 140 Humphreys, $14)

b.

b.

From

· Per

Dur

n.

Realties, $8.50

6.

Shanghai and Amoy

Luchow

June 7:

President. Plerce

.June B.

Europe via Suez, (letters and papers,

London 10th May, and parcels 3rd May)

Khyber

.June &..

Australia and Manila

Changta

.Juno 8.

Straita

Takada

June 8,

Shanghai

Delta

June 8.

Calcutta and Straits

Juno D:

.June 10,

OUTWARD NAILS.

+ Per

Peak Trams, (old) #131 b. Star Forrico, $64) n China Lights, (Old) $117 b. H'kong Electrics, 8702 b. Macao Electrics, $268. b. Tolephones $6.10 b China Buses, Tis. 9 b. Singapore Tractions, 9/9 b. Industrials.

n,

1

China Sugars, $3.10 b. Malabons, $241 Canton Icon, $1 It. Coments (Comb.) $10 SL Ropos (Old) $7 8. United Asbestos $10 n.

Stores &c.

Dairy Farms, $21 b. Watsons, $14,25 s. Dur A. Wing,,50 n. Lane Crawfords, $3.75 n Mackintosh, $20 n Sinceres, 891

TA

Wm Powells, 63 m.

Miscellaneous

Amusamanta, $29

Constructions, $i n.

B'quo Ind. G. Bonda, 64%

J. K. G. Loan. 5%

Manila

Saigon

For

Sam Shui and Wuchow Holbow

Shanghai and Dalny Uniphong

Huihow

Fort Bayard

Straits

Saigon

Swatow

Bangkok

Haiphong

Hollow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Strails and Calcutta

Kumsang

Empress of Canada

Kong Ning

Soon Ann Gleniffer

Date

Bourbon.....Wed., June 6, 4.30 p.m. Wed., June 6, 4.30 p.m. Wed., June 6, 6 p.m. Wed., June 6, 6 p.m. Jehang...Thurs., June 7, 8.30 am. Phranang..Thurs., June 7, 8.30 am. Van Heutez Thurs., June 7, 10.30 am. Tai Poo Sek Thurs., June 7, 1.30. p.m. Solviken...Thurs., June 7, 2.30 p.m. Hydrangea..Thurs., June 7, 2.30 p.m. Hlavdrol....Thurs., June 7, 4.30 p.m.

Ichang

...Fri, June 8, 8.30 am. Monado Maru Fri., June 8, 8.30. a.m. Kutsang

Parcels Letters

Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Sulgon

Ini Hong

Yuan Jeny

Amoy,

2. Kum Sang

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia

{

Klyber

Shanghai

Soochow

Sandakan

Mausung

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E, and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and

b

Europa via Marseilles-Connecting

with the s... Narkunda at Colombo Delta

Miss Butler, the woman foil champion, won the Desprez Cup at Bertrand's Academy after n tie ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue with Miss G. Daniell, holder of To Suffer. Get The Poo On Chin- the cup for the last two years, and ese Herbs and Get Well. Constipa- Mrs. Freeman. tion; Rheumatism; Dropsy:

Bangkok

Amoy On view from Wednesday, the Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Canon W. T. Brown, of Leyton Bangkok vin Swatow 7th June, 1928.

Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun; Chinese stone, has been appointed Rural Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Herbalist, Managing Director, En-Dean of Leyton, in succession to Amoy trance 66, Queen's Road Central, the Rev. J. Glass, who recently Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

left Essex for Winchester.

Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Tel. C. 5009.

Europe via C. & S. America, Vancouver B.C. and Europe via Siberia

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

́LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 1, 1928.

MASSAGE HALL

MRS. S. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse

87, Queen's Road, C. 2nd flant.

AMATEUR

DEVELOPING

AND

PRINTING

EXPERT WORK.

PROMPT SERVICE.

SUN KWONG

Kowloon Holal Bintment No. 3, KOWLOON

SALE OF

JEWELLERY, WATCHES, FANCY GOODS, ETC.

at a

SACRIFICE

We are removing from our present premises (opposite main entrance of the Hongkong Hotel) and have to sell the entire stock.

No reasonable offer refused.

Sale commences on 1st June, 1928.

China Building, SENNET FRERES,

Pedder Street,

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Swatow Amoy

.Fri., June 8, noon,

.1 p.m. .Fri. June 8, 2 p.m. Fri., Jane 8, 3.30 p.m. .Fri, June 8, 5 p.m.

1. "

..Fri. June B, & p.m. Fri., June 8, 6 pm. Sat., June 9, 8.30 h.m.

Parcels Registration Letters

Parcels

.Sat., June 9. К. Р. С.

.8th, 4.80 p.m.

10 a.m,

....Oth, D a.a. G.

!

...8th, 5. p.m.

Registration ..9th, 9.46 a.m. Letters ... .....10.30 am. (Due Marseilles, 7th July.) Kiungchow

Anhui

Kaying

Kishu Maru

Sinklang

Haiyang

Sat., Jure 9,

9, 6 p.m.

Sat, June 9, 6 p.m. .Sun., June 10, 9 a.m. .San, June 10, 9 a.m. Mon., June 11, 4.30 p.m. „Tues., June 12, 2 p.m.

Parcels ..June 12, 5 p.m. Empress of Canada..Wed, June '18, .9.15 a.m. Registration Letters....

.10a.m. (Duo Vancouver B.C. 30th Juno)..

Antenor

Wed, June 13.

K.P.O.

a.m.

10a.m..

G.P.O.

Registration Letters

Registration ..............9.45 a.m. Letters

.10.30 a.m. (Due Marseilles 11th July).

Hangsang...Wed., June 13, 10 am. Sul Sang... .Sat., June 16, 5 p.m. Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

THE BISLEY- "BULL.” RIFLEMEN'S OBJECTION TO THE REDUCED SIZE.

There are optimists who think Riflemen are not very happy with that if the eyes of the Council of the new "bull," the smallest in the the National Rifle Association can history of rifle shooting. It is too be opened to the grievance, some- delusive; or perhaps it would be thing might be done to remove it more correct to say that it is too before the Imperial meeting in July. apt to beat the marksmen. Hence It is not thought, however, that the the storm of dissent which has been Council can make a re-adjustment raised, not only at Bisley, but all at this late hour. They will be more likely to see the effect of the over the country.

The real ground of objection is new target, and, if thought ad- not the reduced size of the bull's-visable, make a change next year.

¿oye, but the so-called disproportion- ate dimensions of the "inner" circle consequent on the smaller bull's-eye.