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TO-DAY'S WANTS

25 WORDS

ONE DOLLAR

($1,50 IF NOT PREPAID)

The following replies have been received:-

295, 300, 301, 305, 306, 315 344, 359, 371, 974, 376, 381, 385, 411, 426, 427, 443, 445 455, 461, 462, 465, 474, 470, 486, 505, 512.

SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED-Young Chinese male

PREMISES TO LET.

stenographer for English corres-TO LET-Hongkong, “Fairview" pondence 121 Tourane. Reply |No. 1 Robinson Rond (3 self- Secretary, P.O, Box 22.

contained Apartments. 3 & 4 WANTED.Young Chinese male unfurnished rooms) Hongkong, stenographer for Amoy. Reply "Fairview" No. 3. Robinson Road Secretary, P.O. Box 22.

(6 roomed house furnished or not) Ngaushiwan, Kowloon Peninsula Portuguese Semi-detached unfurnished 4] WANTED-Young

Ngaushiwan, girl with experience of mailing-rooms

Kowloon Peninsula 1 Bungalow unfurnish- Reply Secretary, P.O. Box 22.

ed For particulars apply to JM da Rocha & Co..

WANTED-thoroughly cook-house-boy. Must

be

clerk WANTED.-Portuguese with about 4 years' experience of Accounts, Reply Secretary, P.O. TO LET.-No. 8 King's Park Box 22.

Buildings, Austin Road, Kowloon, 4 roomed FLAT with modern con reliable veniences.

Union Apply The good Trading Co., Ltd., York Building.

TO LET or FOR SALE.-On Broad- two semi-detached wood Road, 6 roomed HOUSES, with tennis court and garage to each house. WANTED.-four or five roomed Write Secretary, Post Office Box flat in Kowloon, near ferry pre-No. 22. ferred. No furniture. Write Box No. 626, Hongkong Telegraph.

cook. Write Box No. 524 Hong- kang Telegraph.

WANTED.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-On Broadwood Road, Write 3 roomed BUNGALOW. Secretary, Post Office Box No. 22.

TO LET-One Bungalow, 12 Broadwood Road, 4 Roomed House with one Kitchen, 2 bathrooms, Servants quarters, garden and tennis lawn. Apply to Soo Pof Shao and Co., 11, Queen's Rond Central.

APARTMENTS TO LET.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1929.

New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions

G.

R..

NOTICE.

Hong Kong Water Supply.

It is hereby notified that com- mencing on Tuesday, 28th instant.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

on THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1929, commencing at 11 am.

Kowloon.

the principal mains on the Island at No. 27, Humphreys Building, of Hong Kong will be closed daily except during the following A Quantity of Valuable Household periods:-

6 am.-- 10 ant, and 3 p.m. 6 p.m.

HAROLD T. CREASY

Water Authority Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 25th, May, 1929.

that

WM. POWELL, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given the 28th ORDINARY. GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Lane Crawford, Ltd., Exchange Building, Des Voeux Road, on SATURDAY, the 8th JUNE, 1929, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 28th FERUARY, 1929.

of the

TRANSFER BOOKS Company will be CLOSED from the 29th MAY, 1929, to the 9th JUNE, 1929, both days inclusive. By Orders of the Board Directors.

A. C. HOWELL,

Secretary.

of

INDO-CHINA NAVIGATION- COMPANY, LIMITED.

Ordinary

The Forty-Eighth

Furniture and

One Frigidaire.

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On View from Wednesday, the 29th May, 1929.

THE DECLINE OF A NATION.

EFFECT OF MALARIA ON GREEK CIVILISATION.

POST OFFICE NOTICE

RADIO NOTICE.

London, Apr. 20. "When wo come to consider the pathological causes which lead to a racial decline we find tint. it is lese through severe forms of apide mic discate sweeping over a coun- try and decimating it than of wide spread endemic disease which, lingering in a country, causes a high death rate of its young people, and undermines the health of the adults so that they fail to repU.S.A, Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. Grant duce physically strong descen- Shanghai and Swatow

The Radio Offics, where full information concerning all wirelowa ser- vices may be obtained at all times, la situated on the ground floor of the P. and O, Bollding in Des Voeux Road, next to the General Port Osca

Individuals and firms are recommended to register their telegra. phic addresson at the Radio Offics. No charge is made for this.

The Public are again reminded that the portage on newspapers pub... - lished in Hongkong and addressed to British-Possessions, China and Macae is 2 cents for 4 pis, and mos 2 cents par newspaper. When the postage. is not fully prepaid newspapers cannot be forwarded and if they do not bear the senders names. and addresses they are disposed of in the Dead! Letter Offica

INWARD, MAILS,

For

Strafta

From

Dos,

.May 25.

Brochuen

May 25,

Hakone Maru .......... Pros, Jefferson

May 26.

May 27.

..May 28..

Penang Mart'tan

.May 28.

(Ship due 27th, at 6 p.m.)

Sarpedon....:

May 29.

.May 29,

daats."

With this introduction, Sir Manila Thomas Oliver, the Vice-Chancel- Canada, U‚§.A., Japan and Shanghal Emp, of France Catalogues will be issued.

lor of Durham University, who de-Shanghai and Europe via Siberia

(London 2nd May) ....... Torms: Cash on Delivery.

livered his presidential address to LAMMENT UROS.,

the Institute of Hygiene yesterday Suez, Straits and London parcola

(London 26th April) Auctioneers.ón "some factors which have made

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received Public instructions to sell by Auction

on THURSDAY, the 30th May, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m.

nt No. 16, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon.

A. Quantity of Valuable

Household Furniture.

(Particulars from Catalogue.)

On View from Wednesday, the 29th May, 1929.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMENT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

Victrola Gramophone, equal to VICTORIA PRIVATE HOTEL General Meeting of the Company CHINA AUCTION

.new.

FOR SALE-One Orthophonic

Cont $600.00. Also*

HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, Baby Grand Piano in excellent rooms with full board from $95, condition and equal to new. Cost to $130, per month, double rooms originally $1,400.00. Will be sold for 2 persons with full board from for best offer received. Apply $180 per month, daily rates from Box No. 523 care of "Hongkong [$4 per day, European management,

Tel. K.357. Telegraph"

ROOMS.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION. Of the Valuable Leasehold Pro-

for the decline of nations," analys- Japan

od the cause of the decline of an- USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

ha! cient Greek elvillantion.

Australia and Manila

In the Fourth Century BC., be suid, a change had taken place in Greck character: patriotism had doclined, and the people had lost

their manly vigour and intellectual Formoss

Tanda

Pres. Polk St. Albans

OUTWARD MAILS.

strength. It was about this time Shanghai and Europe via Siberia that malaria became prevalent in Java via Batavia Greece-even to-day 40 per cent.

of the people in Greece wore said

to be suffering from the disease,

Manila

Straits

Amoy Holhow

Malaria, however, was not the Amoy and Formosa via Bwatow only cause of the decline. "The Swatow and Bangkok Greek," said Sir Thomas, "had lost Japan ......

not only hla religion, but also his | Shanghai and Japan faith, and without faith in some

thing higher than itself no nation Straits and Calcutta ean long survive."

and her Swatow Success in commerce highly-developed merchant navy Wei Hat Wel had, he added, made Greece wealthy and supplied her with the ments of gratifying luxurious! tastes, while wars had drained the young life of the country.

Effect of Climate,

Sir Thomas also had some inter- esting remarks to make with re- gard to the effect of climatic con- ditions on a nation.

will be held at the Offers of the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- dine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., Pedder, Street, Hongkong, on Wednesday,

"If we look at the civilised world the 19th June, 1929, at Noon for

to-day," he said, "I think it will be the purpose of receiving the Re-

admitted, that those nations are port of the Directors, passing tho Accounts, and electing Directors VACANT-On large bedsitting and Auditors.

certainly the most virile where the is moderate. Men are stimulated CARS FOR SALE.

room with bathroom and large The Transfer Books of the Com-perties situate at Victoria, Hong-seasons vary and the temperature 1926 veranth, attached Suit two gentle-pany will be closed from the 12th. kong, and known as Nos. 62A, 64, or depressed by climatic condi- MORRIS-COWLEY.-Car,

or married couple, three June to 3rd. July, 1929, both days 60 and 69, Queen's Road Central tions." model in good condition. Owner men

Apply Inclusive,

and Nos. 19 and 21, Stanley Street, leaving the Colony. Write Box minutes from Central.

Victoria, Hongkong, erected upon No. 525, Hongkong Telegraph.

Inland Lot No. 7. Area 30,910 square feet. Annual Crown Ront $190.00.

CHURCH NOTICES.

Local Services for

To-morrow.

TRINITY SUNDAY.

f.

BT Burnetton Hotel Telephone By Order of the Board. C.380 or call.

JARDINE, MATHESON

NOTICE.

The undersigned is prepared to consider offers to purchase the following properties.—

Sec: C. of Marino Lot 248. (Non 5 & 6 Prays, Kennedy Town, Godowns).

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, Kowloon Marine Lot 55. (ship

May 20th, 1929. Trinity Sun-yard), day, Choral Eucharist 8 a.m.

Sections A & B and the Remain- Children's Service 10 am. Peaking Portion of Shaukfwan Inland Sunday School 10 a.m. Mattins Lot 490. (Ten Chinese shopa and 11a.m. Preacher: Rov. Sir|¿wollings). Montague Beauchamp,

Blart.

Section C and the Remaining

Holy Communion 12 noon. Even- Portion of Sec: B of Inland Lot song 6 p.m. Preacher: Rev Sir fo. 1842. (No. 1 Sharp Strest Montague Beauchamp, Bart. Fost),

Union Church, Kennedy Road, Subsocilon 1 of Sec? A. of Shau- Sunday, May 26th, 1929, Sun-iwan Inland Lot 482. (Nos. 219- day School 10 a.m. Morning 227, odd Nos., Main Stret, Shauki- Service 11 a.m. Preacher: Rev. F.wan West).

C. Young: Hymns 599, 803, 49, Particulars may be obtained on G04. The evening service at application at the Treasury, or to p.m. will be broadcast. Preach the Crown Solleitor at the Courta er: Rov. F. C. Young. Sololat, of Justice. Mr. A. Kewen. Hymns 86, 192, 152. After the service thero will be an Organ recital. First Church of Christ Scientist,

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen! Road Tram Station. Sunday Sor-

C McL MESSER, Colonial Treasurer. Hongkong, 21st May, 1929,

"PEAK MANSIONS."

& CO., LTD. General Managers. Hongkong, 24th. May, 1929.

NOTICE.

As from 22nd May, 1929, Mr. E. D. Shank has been appointed Managing Director of the How- loon Tong and New Territories Development Co., Ltd.

By Order of the Board. HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Subscription Griffins, Members are requested to send In their applications for the above before Friday, 31st May, as it is proposed to clone the list of sub-

By Order, C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1925, CHINESE ESTATES, LIMITED. SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING.

scribers on that date.

To Be Sold In One Lot

by

Public Auction

on FRIDAY,

the 31st day of May, 1929, at 3 o'clock p.m.

by

Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, at the China Auction Rooms,

Victoria, 2A, D'Agullar Street,

Hongkong, For further Particulars and Condition of Sale.

Apply to:- Messra, Johnson, Stokes & Master, Solicitors for the Vendors or to Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa The Auctioneer, Hongkong, 25th May, 1929.

PUBLIC NOTICE. PLAYING FIELDS COMMITTEE.

Shanghal, Japan, Canada, USA.

Central and South America and *Europe via Victoria B. C. and Europa.via Siberia,

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Amoy Manila

Swatow

Per

.June 1. „June 8..

Date and Tima. Toshu Maru.....Sat., May 25, 1 pm... Hsin Chang..Sat., May 25, 2.30 pm, Tkembang..Sat, May 5, 2.00 p.m. Pres. Grant Bat., May 25, 4.80 pu Glenbeg........Sat, May 25, 5 p.m. ...Sat, May 25, 5 p.m. Chinhua.....Sun., May 26, 8.80 1.13, Canter Murn ...Ban May 25, 0

Anhui

Kalgan

..Bun., May 26, 9 a.m., Tacoma Maru..Mon, May 27, 10 a.xx. Hakone Mara

Kutsang ..

Parcels

Letters

Mon, May 27, 10,80 m. ,Mon, May 27,

..noon.

..........

Hydrangea..Mon, May 27, 2.80 p.m. Huichow..Tues., May 28, 8.30 am

Pres. Jefferson......Tues., May 28,

Parcels

May 27, 5 p.m. Registration May 28, 9.45 am. Lotters...

...10.80 a.m.

(Due Victoria B. C. 17th June.) Hat Ning.....Tues., May 28, 2 p.m. › Sunning......Tues., May 28, 3 p.m. Emp. of, France

Tues., May 28, 8.80 p.m. Hangsang....Tues., May 28, 5 p.m.

'

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu and "San

Francisco, and Europe via Siberia Taiyo MaruWed, May 29, .....8.15 TYL

...8.30 ..

Registration Letters

(Duo San Francisco 24th JunES)., ........... Ginyo Mara Thurs,, May 30, 10.30 a.m.

Japan Manila, Sandakan, Australia and

Now Zealand vin Thursday Island Tanda

the United Experiments in States of America with workpeoplb in varying climatic conditions were then described. "Changes in the Straits and Calcutta barometer, * Sir Thomas said, "had":" considerable influence, but tem-

East and South Africa, Ader,

...Thurs., May 30,

Parcola Registration Letters

....8 p.m. 415 pm

....5 p.m.

(Dao Thursday Island 15th June), Namsang ...

!

Parcels

Letters

perature was clearly the most im-Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ...... Haiying portant element. All who took Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, part in the experiments were most physically active when the tom- perature ranged between 60 deg. and 70 deg. F."

Fri, May 81,

поод

.1 p.m...

Fri, May, 81, 1 pm.

Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Katori Maru..........Bit, June 1.

Change of temperature, he add- ed, was proved to be helpful, for the people did not work well when the temperature remained cou-Japan and "Victoria B.C. stant,

Manila

Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Aden. Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Dealing with the status of wo- men, Sir Thomas said that the emancipation of woman remained Sandakan one of the most important events of our time: "The declining ac- ceptance of the responsibilities of motherhood," he added, "the dis- inclination on the part of many women to marry, protracted post- ponment of the event, Hmitation of family and easy divorce ara cir- cumstances which cannot be ignor- ed by students of racial biology." -

It was, he said, with nations as Manila with individuals. It was during Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. C&& America, Europe via Van the years of strenuous effort, when

couver B.C. and Siberia It is hereby notified that the men must work and life was Playing

Committee is frugally. Ilved, that a people bo- Fields desirous of obtaining the views of came stronger and stronger and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN as many interested persons and rose to power, and not when wealth "Are wealth, luxury, and desire SIXTH ORDINARY associations as possible, and those had accumulated. YEARLY MEETING of SHARE who have any auggestions or re- HOLDERS will be held at the presentations to make regarding the alm and object of civilisation?" Company's Office at China Bluld the present and future provision he asked. "If so, then civilisation any's once at the son of playing fields in the Colony are appears to develop and sow the Wednesday, the 5th June, 1929, at invited to forward them early to seeds of her own destruction." 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose Mr. T. Megarry, Secretary to the of receiving the Report of the Committee, at the Colonial Secre- Directors and a Statement of tariat.

vices, 11.18 a.nt. Subject ITUATED within Two Minutes' "Soul and Body." The Sun-Walk from the Tram Station and day School is held on Bun-overlooking the Southern Side of the that the day Mornings at 10 o'clock. land. Ready for Occupation. Wednesday Evening Meeting

Fire-Roomed and Six-Roomme|| APARTMENTS,

at 580 p.m. Reading Room with all Modern Conveniences, Drying

at above address open Tucadny Rooms and Out-houses, Two lifts.

and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Monday and Thursday, 5 to 71 p.m. The Public is cordially į invited to attend the service Room. and visit the Reading Branch of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ Scientist, In Boston, Mass., U.S.A.

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ment Divi Mosplini, Pax Horpital, sta, kad

No. 11, Wyndham Street, Tel, QANE:

MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF "THE FOUR HORSEMEN"!

REX INGRAM'S

3 PASSIONS

With

ALICE TERRY. THURSDAY

AT

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QUEEN'S

Account for the year ending 28th Anyone wishing to support his February, 1929; and of electing written representations by oral additional directors, if thought evidence before the Committes in fit, and also of electing an auditor.requested to inform the Secretary

THE TRANSFER BOOK of the accordingly. Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd May to 5th June, 1920, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

HENRY LOWCOCK

Secretary Hong Kong, 21st May, 1920.

KWONG HANG & CO.

TEL C.2735.

An application by May Slator, aged 27, of Beverley, for leave to appeal against her conviction of 15 years' penal servitude for the attempted murder of her step- daughter, Jean, aged 8, was dis- missed at the Court of Criminal Appeal. The child was found un- conscious on a common.

48, Des Voeux Road Central. Government and Admiralty Coal Contractors.

ARE YOU SICK? HOUSE COAL

Why Continue To Buffer. Get The Peak

at $23.00 per ton Poo On Chinese Herba and Get Upper Level ... $22.00

Well. Constipation; Rheumatism: Middle Level

$21.00

Dropsy: Typhoid Fever; Nervous- Central Office

$20.00 m

ness; and Diabetes. Yes Foo Lan, Chinese Herbalist, Managing $17.00 prices include Director. Entrance 66, Queen's delivery charges to destination, Road Central, Tel, C.6000.

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K.P.O. Registration May 5, 11.30a.m. Letters.....June 1, 9 a.m. G.P.O.

Registration

Letters

..8.45 a..

.9.80 a.m.

(Due Marseilles 1st July.)

Tyndareus

Registration

Letters ....

Bat, June-1,

,10,45 MIL

..10.30 am.

(Duo Victoria B.C, 26th June). Pros, Polk ...... Fri., June 1, 5 p.m. Hinsang....Tuen, June 4, 8.30 am.

Sphinx

Tues., June 4 K.P.O.

..1 p.

G.P.O.

.1.46. p.m. ..2.30 p.m.

Registration Letters

Registration Letters (Due Marseilles Oth July.) Nolens

Wed, June 6, 10 8.0,

Empress of Francs ....Wed, June 8,

Parcel........June 4, & p.m.: Registration June 5, 9.15 2.2L, Letters........June 1:10 20, (Dus Vancouver B.C. 22nd Juna.) *Correspondence bearing vessal's name only.

IN FIRE PERIL. CHANCELLOR'S HOME

the fire, and on the arrival of the brigade they helped the firemen to doing what they could to beat down

lay tialf a mile of hose from Mr. Churchill's artificial lake, the FLAMES 60 FT. HIGH MENACE] nearest water supply?

MANOR.

Miss Sarah Churchill laid boards of wood beneath the hose to protect it from damage, and Miss Mary, Churchill, aged 7, helped to carry

Westerham, Apr. 24. Miss Sarah, Churchill, the 15-year- old daughter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, this evening the boards. calmly telephoned Major Hicks, the captain of the Westerham Fire Brigade, and told him that Chartwell Manor was in danger of fire.

Will you come at once?" she said, without a tremor in her voies. Major Hicks summoned the volun- toor Westerham Brigade, and in three and a half minutes they were on their way to the Chancellor's house, two miles away.

The fire was kept away from the front of the house until a change of wind turned the flames in another direction:

The fire-fighters were also abla to preserve from damage the brick wall, already renowned because some of its bricks were actually lald by the Chancellor.

After two hours' hard work the fire was put out. It had blackened and scorched the ground ever an area of two square miles de qua Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, were not

On reaching the manor, they found the common opposite the house was blazing furiously, fames reaching to a height of 00 feet, and in residence. spreading towards the residence,

The building was enveloped in clouds of thick smoke, blown by a strong breeze from half a mile of blazing bracken and scrubb,

Water From 'Lake, Employees at the manor, under the bailiff, Mr. Arnold, were already

Summer services started by Im perial Airways show five air diners will leave London to Paris cachi day, a daily service to Switzerland and a service to Cologne, with con nexions to all parts of Germany and Russia.