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TELEGRAPH,

New Advertisements. Lammert's Auctions.

KOWLOON FOOTBALL CLUB. ·

PUBLIC AUCTION.

All members and their friends The Undersigned have received are invited to the dance on 30th instructions to sell by Public Auc June commencing at 9 pm. If in-tion clement, a whist-drive "will take place in the club house.

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Thurs. day, 28th June, at 5.30 p.m. in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine,

Thongkong Telegraph. Matheson and Co., Ltd.

and secure the co-opora tion of its readers in buying your goods,

Prepaid Advertisements

25 WORDS FOR $1.00

($1.50 if not propaid) The following replies are awaiti ing collection:

295, 300, 301, 395, 306, 315 344, 363, 371, 374, 376

BOARD RESIDENCE.

All Ladies and Gentlemen in- terested in Horticulture, whether members of the Socicly or not, are cordially invited to attend.

AGENDA.

1. To receive and pass the Com- millee's Report and Slate- ment of Account.

2. To cleet Officers and Com- mittee for the ensuing year. 3. Any other Business.

J. A: H. PLUMMER, A. TSE, Joint Hon. Secretaries.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED.

Issue of 150,000 new ordinary shares of $10 each, credited

as fully paid up. NOTICE is hereby given that the Register of Members of the Company will be closed from Ist Jufy, 1928, to the 10th July, 1928, FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar- both daya inclusive, during which xiang. Quite apartments and period no Transfer of Shares can Sultes of rooms. Full board from be registered. $95, $110, $130, monthly. Large commodious rooms. Also daily. rates: five minutes from ferry, next new Hole),. Hankow Road; Kowloon, Tel. K.357.

WANTED.

WANTED You to know that Sonnet Freres are selling regard less of coat their entire stock of Jewellery, Watches, Fancy Goods, etc. No reasonable offer refused.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Motor house boat "Savannah. Length 59 ft, beam 11 ft, draft 33", hardwood, 60 h.p. Union kerosene engine., Speed 9. knots. Apply to Standard Oil Company of New York, Union Building,

LOST.

LOST: Male chow-dog, vicinity May Road. Please return to Mrs. Van Oyen, No. 11, Tregunter Man- sions. If desired suitable ward.

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entrance

LOST.Near Ferry Kowloon, 8.40 a.m. Monday 25th Instant ONE SMALL LEATHER

ATTACHE BAG containing only

Finder kindly Manager, Dunlop

Office

papers comamnicate Rubber Co., C,4554,

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET.-One office room. Ap- ply Hazeland and Gonella, Asiatic Buildings.

TO LET. Fully furnished flat Humphrey's Buildings Kowloon. Apply P. O. Box 22.

By Order

of the Board of Directors, GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hongkong, 16th June, 1928.

THE PEAK FLATS CITUATED within Two Minutes' Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Side of the Island. Ready for Occupation in JULY,

Five Roomed FLATS and Six-Roomed FLATS with all 'Modern Conveniences, Drying Rooms and Out-houses, Two Lifts,

Apply to-

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT,

4TH FLOOR,

FRENCH BANK BUILDING

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

Steamer For

STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS and

LONDON,

Through Bills of Lading Issued

For BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF. CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN 'AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

The Steamship

"MIRZAPORE," Carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about TUESDAY the 26th June, 1928 at 5 p.m. taking Cargo for the above Ports.

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on TUESDAY,

the 26th June 1928, commencing at 11 tum.

at No. 7, Knutsford Terrace, Kimberley Rond; Kowloon,

A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Farniture, Catalogues will be issued, Terms: Cash on Delivery, On View from Monday, the 25th June 1928.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion

on WEDNESDAY,

the 27th June 1928, commencing at 11 a.m.

at No. 2, Torres Building, Kimberley Road, Kowbon,

A Quantity of Valuable House hold Furniture,

F:

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Tupsday, the 26th June 1928.

Auctioneers.

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928.

NEW BISLEY. TARGET.

EXPERTS BAFFLED BY SMALLER "BULL."

WOMAN'S NOTABLE

the expert were the objects of the N.R.A. in introducing the elusive bull's-eyo."

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YOUNG MARKSMEN.

Girls Compete on Equal Terms Follow

With Boys,

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICE..

RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES aro now in operation

Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continente, Hawalian Islands, The far-flung influence of the Dutch East Indios, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, National Rifle Association was In-Province of Yunnan, British North Borneo, Slam, Canton, Swatow, Kwong dicated to day when the announce chawan, Fort Bayard, Tchakam, Holhow, Amoy and Foochow, etc. ment was officially made of the ro sult of the largest rifle shooting contest recorded.

It is notified for information that the vin Wireless rate to EUROPË has been reduced to $1.05 per word; The rate to the Dutch East Indios has been reduced from $1.00 to 20 cents por word as from April 25th, ACHIEVEMENT.

It was an Empire fight for the 1928.

Rates and further particulars on application to the RADIO COUN Bisley Camp, May 27. trophy of the King-Emperor, in TER, 1st Floor, Government Building. In many parts of the Empire which there were. 84,000 competi

Talegraphic Addresses--Persons and firms having correspondents in practice shooting at the new Bis-tors, and for the Imperial Chal- the places named above should in order to avoid delay, to telegrams received ley target is now going on in pre-lenge Shields, in which girls com- by radio register their telegraphic addresses immediately

A direct service to Yunnan Province was opened 20th April, paration for the Imperial meeting peted on equal terms with boys. here in July. Many oversens 'Canada has won the King's 1928. The inclusive charge will be 60 conits per word; no charge will be marksmen have already reached Trophy with 3,587 points, or an collected from the addressco in Yunnan. The service is, however, liable to London, and the finishing touches average of 1.179-points per firer interruption owing to atmosphere disturbances and mosanges are accepted are being put to the Canadian and better than the holders,, South at ponder's risk..

Commencing 12th June the radio telegraphic rate between Hongkong Australian Pavillons for the recep- Africa, who take second place, and Carton was reduced to 20 cents (Hongkong currency) par word. No tion, in three weeks' time, of the Great Britain comes third and charges will be payable by addressees at either end. {Dominion and Commonwealth New Zeland fourth, Australia did

teamas

not qualify.

Dutiabls articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are Hlable to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by The Overaena competitors, will Major C. E. Eiches, the Secre- parcel

Post only.

Igles are for Include Topresentativea from tary of the National Ride Assocía- Letters and postcards for Europe and the British Isles are India, Hongkong, South Africa, tion, has received from the King awarded via Siberia ifwo superscribed, Shanghai, Lagos, Singapore, Bor-message congratulating the boys bados, the Soudan, Malacca, of Canada "on their first and well Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ceylondeserved victory."

The Fublic are reminded that the 1 cent rate for circulars for addresses in the Colony or Weihaiwel applies only when such circulars are posted in batches of not less than ten of unlorm size and weight," being delivered to an officer of the Post Office.

INWARD MAILS.

Straits

From

London 31st May

Peri

Tilawa

Linan Mirzapora Van Heutsiz

and Sydney, New South Wales. The achievement of the Domi- The Sultan of Johors is sending nlon shows great progress in rifle four representatives of his State shooting. Her numbers indicate increased interest, a larger pro- Forces.

There was great activity in the portion of units have gained mass Canada, U. S. A., Japan & Shanghai Empress of Russis

her individual | Amoy ..... camp yesterday and again to-day, efficiency, and

export marksmen were

awards exceed those won by any Shanghal and Amoy..... when wrestling with the reduced bull's-other country. Canada has taken Shanghai and Europe vin Siberia eye, in a vain endeavour to record 239 Medals of Honour--many

Japan Terms: Cash on Delivery,

a highest possible, score. LAMMERT BROS.,

So, far to one has succeeded in more than have gone to the whole Europe via Negapatam, letters only achieving that distinction, the nearest approach to a "highest possible" having been made by a woman markeman, Mrs. W. L. s.

More Canadian Successes. Alton, wife of the well-known

Canada came near to obtaining "shot" of the North London Rifle Club, with 102 out of 105. So far complete success in both the as is known, no other rifle shot in Senior and Junior competitionsą any part of the Empire has equall- for the Imperial shields. The ed this performance.

sword presented by Field-Marshal Earl Haig was won by the King Shanghai George School, St. John, New

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion

on THURSDAY,

the 28th June, 1928, commencing at 11 am.

on the premises

The Goods and Chattels of The

Imperial Cafe, No. 60, Nathan Road, Kowloon. comprising:

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Reasons for Change.

of the rest of the Empire-and her proportion of marksmen and first class shots is now more than 30 per cent.

Due

June

Juno 25.

Juaò.-25.

June 26,

June 26,

June 28,

June. 20.

Haruna Mara

„June 29.

June 30,

July 2

July B.

July 6.

July 9.

Date

Mon, June 25,

...8 p.m.

4.15 p.m.

St. Albans Hong Pane Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and S'hai Pres. Polk. US.A.. Honolulu, Japan and S'hai Pres. McKinlay

Sphinx Japan and Shanghal

Khyber Japan and Shanghai Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Empress of Asia.

OUTWARD MAILS.

For

The new targets for the short Brunswick, and both second and

America and Europe via Victoria, ranges are calculated to a "minute third places were taken by Cana Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and S.

B.C. of angle" scale. A "minute," or dinn units. degree, represents one inch for

The noteworthy performance of each 100 yards of range, and the the Hamilton Collegiate Institute won the Senior Shield; Tables, Chairs, Showcases, Ceil- new "bull" has been scaled to nearly ing and Table Fane, Crockery, 22 "minutes." The actual dimen- while the third place was filled Cutlery, Cooking Utensils, Table sion of the "bull" at 200 yards is by a Quebec Cadet Corps. "An Linen, Glass Ware, Mirrors, etc., five inches. A properly stocked other Canadian unit was third for and selected rifle, supplied with the sword offered by Admiral of

the Fleet Earl Jellicoe. good ammunition, and with good man (or woman), behind it, is said to be capable of group- ing within two minutes of angle on, a four-inch "bull" at 200 yorde.

etc.,

and

A Quantity of Furniture, On View from Wednesday, the 27th June, 1923.

Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 22, 1928.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc

tion

on SATURDAY,

the 30th June 1928, at 12 o'clock Noon at their Sales Room, Duddetl Street

The Steam Launch "Crane" as she now lies off Godown No. 4, The Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- loon, Particulars: Tons, Registered Length

Breadth Depth Draft

1. H. P.

Speed

Passengers

22.02

65 ft.

13 ft. 1 in.

8 ft.

5 ft. 3 ins.

"BO

9 Knots

60

and For Further Particulars Inspection Orders apply to the Undersigned..

Terms: As Customary,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 23, 1928.

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London, (under r TO LET.-1-roomed flat, King's arrangement) will be transhipped Terrace, Kowloon, with all modern at Bombay into the Mail Steamer conveniences, very cool in Sum- proceeding direct to Marseilles mer. Apply No. 1, King's Ter-and London. race or Telephone Mr. Loo, C.4565.

LETTER GOLF.

It's easy to COOK at HOME in Par is four easy

Parcels will be received at this Office until 5 pm, the day before letter golf.

The contents and value strokes.

TO LET.-Unfurnished Corner sailing.

Flat, large verandah Queen's Road of all packages must be declared, Central, very modernto rental, im-

For farther particulars, Apply mediate possession. Write Box No. 381, care of "Hongkong Tele-to- graph."

TO LET.-Krom 1st July, semi-de- tached fully furnished 5 room house with tennis court and gar- age, Broadwood Road. Reply P. O. Box No. 22.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.

Agents. Hongkong, 25th June, 1928.

ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue To Suffer. Get The Pon On Chia- ese Herbs and Get Well. Constipa-

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

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong. Apply to 82, Kennedy Road.

COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E, D. Sassoon and "ompany, Ltd.

TO LET OR FOR SALE-With

early possession European House

Rheumatism; Dropsy; Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun, Chinese Herbalist, Managing Director, En- trance 66, Queen's Road Central, Tel. C, 5009.

13. A POLANDA WA ZA MAATILA KASALOTO

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS.

6, Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would

on Broadwood Ridge, Happy Val-like to sell, exchange or advertise

ley, containing six rooms with Ton- send it to the CHINA AUCTION nis Court. Particulars. Apply | ROOM. Messrs. Deacons.

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA..

HOME

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Per

Pres, Jackson

Parcela Registration

Letters

Pros. Jackson

Parcela

Registration Letters

.6 p.m.

.Mon., June 25,

.4.15 p.m. .5 p.m

(Due Victoria B.G. 10th July). Tat Hing....Mon., June 25, 480 pm. Shantung....Mon, June 25, 4,80, p.m.

Sam Shul and Wuchow Formosa, "Shanghai, Japan, Hono-··· Amoy ...

lulu, U. 8. A., Canada, Central and South America and Europe via San Francisco

The Senior Imperial Cliallonge Shield was won by the Royal Aus- trallan Naval Reserve, Newcastle, New South Wales, and the Jellicoo Sword by the Royal Marines Holhow and Bangkok Volunteer Cadet Corps, Deal, Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia Something superior to a "rack" Chatham Company Royal Marines

Corps take the Junior Swatow, Amey and Foochow rifle, therefore, will be needed. It Cadet is not conceivable that another Shield.

Straite, Egypt and Europa” via

Marseillos Canningham will go to the range The Berg Street Girls' School, won Becond with a "rack" rifle and carry off Pietermaritzburg,· the King's Prize.

place in the contest for Lord Το reduce the number of Jellicoe's Sword, while the second "highest possibles" and to afford and third places for the Junior the medium "shot" an occasional Shield were won by St. Aubyn's chance of holding his own with School. Rottingdean, Sussex.

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF &

GODOWN.CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Undermentioned cargo at present stored in this Company's Godowns at Kowloon will be SOLD by Public Auction unless OLBARED on or before the 14th July, 1928 and/or the Charges in respect thereof paid:--

Lot No...

Name of Storer

B 59164 R. Pope.

1

D 37958 Arthur Neilsen.

60445 E 41210 Davis Co., Ltd.'

Getz Bros. & Co.

Cargo

Date Stored.

2 Cuses Personal Effects

and Porcelain

9/5/08

1 Cuse Safe

1/5/18

5 Pieces Square Iron 1 Package Valves

8/6/18

37702 Colonial Commercial Co. 1 Case Show Cards

38315 J: Joseph

41670 H. A. Burbey

38419 Davis Co., Ltd. 38561 Davis Co, Ltd. 38601 Dr. Wagner

42361 China Trade Develop-

ing Co,

43454 Kawashima Trading Co. 86066 Andrew Forbes & Co. D 33203 Tom Gunn 34083 Tel & Co. 34190 Tel&"Co. 34191 Tel & Co. E31007 Kung On Wing

51846 Tung Sang Co. E32146 On Tai & Co.

32969 Nam Hing Yuen

84193 On Tai & Co.

D 97045 R. Negre

97230 R. Negré.

97858 Gerin, Drevard & Co.

98884 R. Negro - 99302. R. Negre

99404 R. Negre.

1-The idea of letter golf is to E 13410 change 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,

3- You must have a complete word, of common usage, for cach jump. Blang words and abbrevia- Lions don't count.

4-The order of letters cannot be changed,

Colonial Commercial

Co,

13417 Colonial Commercial

Co.

14074 Clipton T. Chang` 14075 Clipton T. Chang. 10008 N. Bluemanthal & Co.

10039 Magasin General. 17000 Soon Lee Hong 17017 Soon Las Hong

47 Cases Furnituro (mark-

ed EE.)

Touare Shanghal Swatow

Straits and Calcutta

Java via Batavia Manila

Sandakan

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Maurities, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

19/4/24 | Shanghai and Europe via Siberia 6/10/21 Amoy

Swatow, Amoy and Formosa...... 13/4/22 Saigon, Cevlon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Aden Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

5 Cases Sulphurle Acid 6/7/22

6 Casks Chlorate of

Fotash

1 Bag Broken Glass

5/7/21 17/6/22

15 Packages Effects

1/7/22

1. Case Dye Samples

17/9/24

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow 9/8/25 Straits

60 Cases Wood Tar

1. Case Hats

6/9/24 Straits, Coylon, India, Mauritius,

12 Cases Aeroplane Parts 1/5/16 East and South Africa, Aden;

28 Cases Lamp Shades

Registration Mon., 26, 5 p.m. Korca Meru

Tuco, June 26, Letters

$8.80, am (Duo San Francisco 20th July.), Chinbus.Tues., Jund 26, 8.80 a.m.

Atauta Maru

Seks Tues., June 26, 10.80 an. „Hai Ching 2.1yTues., June 20, 2 p.m.

Diomed

Registration Letters

G. P. O.

Registration

ane 20,

*urd

P.L

1:45 pm.

2,80

Letters (Dua-Marsallicx 27th July). Chung Kong Tues., June 28, 3.30 p.m. Yunnan...Tues., June 26, 6. p.m. Kwongsang Wed., June 27, 10.30 am Tilawa

Wed., June 27.- Parcelsiu

11:30 am Lotters.........

.12.30 p.m. p.m. Tikarang... Wed., June 27, 2.30 Emp. of Russia.....Wed, June 27, 3,30 p.m. Hin Sang..Thurs., Juno 28, 8.30 a.m. Kohoker Mart

Thurs., June 23,/10,80a.m. Haihong

Fri., June 29, 2 p,m,

Haruna MarU

Sat., June 30, .K. P. O.. Registration June 29, 4.30 p.m. Letters June 20, 5. à‚m. G. P. O..

Registration June 80% 8.45 am. Letters....June 30, 9,29 a.m3, (Due Marseilles 80th July.) Soocliow.....Sat., June 80, 2.20 p.m. Kwangtung Sat, June 30, 5 p.m. Hozan Maru Sun, July 1, 9 a.m.

Sphinx

Tues., July 3. K.P.O.

(4.10 alin.

1010a.m.

G.P.O.

Registration Letters Registration 1145 am, Letters

1280 PL

(Due Marseilles 4th August).

Hai Ning. Tues., July 8, 2.00 pan. Sul Seng Thurs., July 6, 1.80 p.m.

1

.Sat, July 7.

K.P.O. Parcels...July 6, 4.30 p.m. Registration July 7, .9 a.m. Letters...

10 am.. G.P.O. Parcels.... July 6, 6.p.m.-

7/8/17 Egypt and Europe via

Marseliles Khyber

2 Capas Switches

Cases Cord Holders

4/12/17 4/12/17

19/4/20

3/2/21

Plece

31/5/21

2 Cases Films

2 Cases Cotton

Cotton

1 Case

Gooda

1 Bale Paper.

6/10/22- Manila

8 Cases Account Books 28/6/24

1 Case Brandy

1 Case Brandy,

2 Barrels Wine

75 Cases Claret

1 Case Vermouth

1 Case Brandy

100. Gases Port

6' Cases Strat -

4 Cases Stout

11 Cases Wine

8 Cases Wine

D Cases Liqueur 2 Cases Brandy -0. Cases: Cigarettes

7 Cases Cigarettes

17/2/18

Registration July 7, 9.46

'Letters..

10,80 m.

(Due Marsellles 5th August) Emp, of Asia Tues., July 10, 1.80 p.m.

Correspondence bearing vessel's name only,

. 5/4/18 28/10/18 10/7/19 1/11/19 --1/11/19 HOSEPIPE AND LASSO CHASE, 15/11/19

J

PRISON ROOF JUGGLER Throw kisses to the women;

Black his face with Boot and crown himself with a chimney cowl. The entertainment lasted for two hours. The man, played hide-and- seek with a warder and smoked a A 20-year-old prisoner under ob 14/11/23servation in the mental ward at cigarette which was thrown to him. Six warders climbed to the roof Walton. Gaol, Liverpool, escaped 14/11/23 from the exercise yard and climbed and turned a hosepipe or him. 14/7/24 a drainpipe to the roof 40ft, from One lasgoed him and the man fell, but broke away, got on to the sky- the ground. 16/7/24

lights, and threw a late at 8/8/25 Several hundred people outside warder... 17/8/25 the walls saw him throw away hie 9/4/25 waistcoat, boots, and socks and 20/6/25 ng his shirt on a ventilator

THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHARF

› & GODOWN CO., LTD.

One solution is printed on Hongkong, 20th June, 1928. another page of this issue:

Climb a 20ft, cupola, revolve on an iron ball some 8ft. in diameter, and juggle with metal rode and balls from the ventilators;

The Hague, June 24. The Royal Dutch Company pro- poses to issue shares at the rate of one new shure for every five exist Ing at par next January-Reuter.