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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929.

New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions MAKING THE SAHARA

‚ MORTGAGEES,

ONE DOLLAR

($1.50 IF NOT PREPAID)

·ST, STEPHEN'S, COLLEGE

STANLEY.

·BY ORDER OF THE

The following replies have been received :-

295, 300, 301, 305, 306, 313 344, 363, 371, 374, 376, 381, 385, 411, 426, 427, 443, 445 455, 461, 469, 485, 474, 476, 486, 505, 512,

528,

SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED-Young Chinese male etenographer for Amoy. Reply Secretary, P.0. Box 22,

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET or FOR SALE-On Broad- wood Road, two semi-detached 5 roomed HOUSES, with tonnist WANTED Young Chinoso malo court and garage to each house. stenographer for English corres- Write Secretary, Post Office Box

Tourane. Reply | No. 22. pondence in Secretary, P.0. Box 22.

WANTED-Clerk, with a know-TO LET:-NO. 14, Knutsford ledge of Book-keeping. Able to Terrace, Kimberley Road, Kow- use Typewriter,

Shorthand not loon, 6 roomed house with tenais casential. Write stating age and

of harbour. court and view Salary required to Box No. 628, Apply Mr. Seu Kon Chi. Ex- care of "Hongkong Telegraph.” -

change Building (3rd floor).

WANTED.

The College has vacated. Its promises at Prospect, Place and Pokfulam. The new Tel. No. at Stanley is 0.6264, Mr. La Hoi Tung, c/o Banker & Co., Bank of China Building is kindly re- presenting the College in the Town. Mesars. Thomson & Co., York Building, are the Treasurers and Business Agents. Enquiries may be made at either of these addresses.

F. A. BRITTON, · Acting Warden,

NOTICE.

*

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

Sec: C. of Marine Lot 248. (Nos. 5 & 6 Praya, Kennedy Town, Godowns).

Kowloon Marine Lot 55. (ship- yard).

Subsection 1 of Sec: A of Shau- kiwan Inland Lot 482. (Nos. 219- 227, add Nos., Main Street, Shauki- wan West).

Particulars may be obtained on WANTED.-four or five roomed TO LET.-Hungkong, "Fairview" flat in Kowloon, near ferry pre-No. 1 Robinson Road (3 self- application at the Treasury, or to 3 & 4 the Crown Solicitor at the Courts ferred. No furniture. Write Box contained Apartments No, 626, Hongkong Telegraph. unfurnished rooms) Hongkong, of Justice. -

FOR SALE.

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

CARS FOR SALE:

FOR SALE-Packarı, 7 seater, Touring Car in excellent condi. tion. Apply Hongkong Hotel Garnge.

MORRIS-COWLEY.-Car,

"Fairview No. 3 Robinson Road

(6 roomed house furnished or not) Ngaushiwun, Kowloon Peninsula 1 Semi-detached unfurnished 4 rooms Ngaushiwan, Kowloon Peninsula 1 Bungalow unfurnish- ed For particulars apply to:- JM da Rocha & Co.

APARTMENTS TO LET.

VICTORIA PRIVATE HOTEL, HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON, 1925 rooms with full board from $95, model in good condition. Owner to $130, per month, double rooms leaving the Colony. Write Box for 2 persons with full board from No. 625, Hongkong Telegraph.

$180 per month, daily rates from $4 per day, European management. Tel. K.857.

ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue To Suffer. Got The Poo On Chinese Herbs and Get Well. Constipation; Rheumatism; Dropsy; Typhoid Fever; Nervous- ness; and Diabetes. You Foo Lun, Chinesa Herbalist, Managing Director. Entrance 66, Queen's Road Central, Tel, C.5009.

EDINBURGH Close

to

Bruntsfield Links, in residentail part of town, LEAMINGTON PRIVATE HOTEL Leamington Terrace Ideal holiday residence, large

avery modern vonionce. En Pension from 43.3. Bed and Broukfast 8, G.

Write Mr. Dempster.

rooms,

con-

·Caklaa "Linkatief,'*

MASSEUR 'R. SHIMIDZU, MASSEUSE 8. HONDA. MASSEUSE 8. KISAKI Recommended for many years by Govern ment Civli Hospital, Peak Hospital, etc., adal No. 24. Wyndham Street, Tel, 0.4945.,

by all thu locui dielern

KWONG HANG & CO. TEL C.2783.

43, Des Voeux Road Central, Government and Admiralty Coal Contractors. HOUSE COAL

+

"

11

Poak

..at $23.00 per ton. Upper Level ...,, $22.00

$21.00 Middle Lovel Central Omeo.... $20.00 Kowloon

... $17,00

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The above prices include delivery charges to destination.

QUEEN'S THEATRE

SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT

TO-DAY

TO-WEDNESDAY

€ McL MESSER, Colonial Treasurer,

Hongkong, 21st May, 1929.

CHURCH NOTICES.

To-morrow the Second Sunday After Trinity,

LOCAL SERVICES.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

► and known as

"Craigmin West" No. 506 The Peak (formerly No. 161 The Peak) erected upon Section A of Rural 71. "Annual Building Lot No. Crown rent $89.00. Area 9,020 Aquare feet.

FERTILE.

PROGRESS OF GIGANTIC SCHEME,

Mr. Dwight Braman, of Boston, Of the valuable leasehold pro- USA, whose schono for malding perty altuato at The Peak, Hong-the Sahara fortilo was described at length some time ago, reports kong

that his plan has gone steadily forward and will be presented to the Paliament of Tunia Imme- Bintely.

Operating company, the Com- pagnie Sahara, has been incor- perated under French low with the following incorporators:

Sir George Armstrong, Colonel Henry C. Warre, Mr. Herbert L Bickford, Prince Francis Ruspoli of Rome, Mr. Watson C. Emmet, Mr. Braman himself, aud Mr. John the 14th day of June, 1929, at 3 F/Stevens, who was, for a period, o'clock p.m.

chief engineer and chairman of the company which constructed

To be sold in one lot

by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on FRIDAY,

by

MESSRS, LAMMERT KROS, at their Auction Rooms, Duddoll Street; Victoria, Hongkong.

For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale

Apply to

MESSRS. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitora för the Vandora,

or to MESSRS. LAMMERT BROS.,

The Auctioneers. Hongkong, June 1, 1029,

£1,000,000 INCOME FOR B.C.C.

1879.324 SPENT ON PRO. GRAMMES.

the Panama Canal,

The chief feature of Mr. Braman's plan was to flood a large aron south-east of Biskra to the sea at the Gulf of Gabes by a series of canals, and thus irrigate the land further south by other canals,

It is now his intention. to con- struct a concrete harbour at Gabes:

itself capable of receiving any Vessel of 65,000 tons or less draw- ing 40 feet of water, by building a breakwater out into the sea. Gabes was specially selected, 85 It is the only port on the Mediter- ranean where there is a rise and fall of tide of seven feet.

An Island "Sen." As this harbour will be at the hend of the canal leading to the new "sea" which Mr. Braman in- tends making, the question of transport for the country which is contiguous to that "sen" will be seltled.

The canal will be aufficiently. The British Broadcasting Cor-wide to allow two large ships to poration received an income of pass each other, and at its western £1,002,505 Last year, and spent end a lock will be constructed to £879,324 of it in providing and shut off salt water. carrying out progranimes for 68,- The Island "aca" will cover cer- St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong,000 hours of wireless transmis-tain "schotts" or fresh water lakes, Home of which are 150 feet below Juno 9th, 1929. 2nd Sunday, sion.

sea level. It is Mr. Braman'a idea after Trinity. Choral Eucharist,

The balance of £123,181 is to use the sea water to fill the nearly all to be spent on de-lower holes in the desert, which veloping the broadcasting aer-are the schotts, allowing the fresh vice, the largest item being the water to flow over the salt. The provision of £100,000 for the aren of these schotts is 12,000 building and equipping of re-square miles. gional stations.

8 2.m. Children's Service,

10 am. Peak Sunday School, a.m. Mattins, 11 a.m. Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop, Evensong, p.m. Preacher: The Lord Bishop. Union Church, Hong Kong. Sun- day. 9th. June 1929. Sunday

School. 10 a.m. Morning Ser- vice. 11 am. Preacher. Rev. F..C. Young. Hymaa. 133, 767, 108, 440,

6 pm. Preacher. Rev. F. C. Young. Hymns. 322, 232, 183,

508: First Church of Christ Scientist, Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Ser vices, 11.15 B.M. Subject "God the only cause

Wireless licences

£871,763 during the year.

A series of dame, such as Mr. Braman used for the irrigation of provided California, each of which will cost 30 million franes (£240,000) will. then be constructed to assist in the figures are given in the irrigating by artificial lakes all the second annual report of the Cor-country south of the Aures Moun- Service,poration, Evening

published recently taina to the Northern boundary of (Stationery Office,, 4d.). The fol- the Sahara, which is now a desert.

100 Bushels to Acre. lowing are the more interesting points from the report:

Mr. Braman states that a former Resident General of Algeria ex- perimented on this desert land, and found that, with water, it was capable of producing 100 bushels of whent to the acre. Mr. Braman believes that Pliny knew of this country and wrote about jt. He himself has discovered, in his ex- plorations, many signs of Roman ruins, and states that the rains of Timgad show that the population at 6.30 p.m. Reading Room

of that city must have been at at above address open Tuesday

The demand for these has in-least 500,000. and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Mr. Braman hias, he declares, censed, and about 100 long and Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 short plays have been transmitt- had all the possible water supplies p.m. The Public is cordially ed. Efforts to perfect the tech-oyer this vast area tested and sur- invited to attend the service hique of radio drama, and to im-veyed. He has found

from the and visit the Reading Room. prove the standard of neting, are rivers, flowing down Branch of The Mother Church. continuing but "complete, satis-Aures Mountains, at present are The First Church of Christ faction will not be attained until wasted in the sands of the Sahara,

Boston, Scientist, in

Mass., more specialist artists have been and he has discovered that two subterranean rivers flow under the U.S.A.

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Revenues and Light Entertain-desert.

National Orchestra. Negotiations with Sir Thomas Beecham for the creation of a large permanent orchestra in Lon and Creator." The Sun- don for symphonic work of the first order by simultaneous day School is held

on Sun-broadcast are progressing satis day Mornings at 10 o'clock. factorily. Wednesday Evening Meeting

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RADIO NOTICE

The Radio Ofies, whe's fall information concerning all wireless ser- vices may be obtained at all times, is situated on the ground floor of the P. and 0. Building in Des Voeux Road, next to the General Post Ofes,

: Individuals and firms are recommended to register their talegre." phis addresses at the Radio Ofion... No charge is made for this.

The Public are again reminded that the postage on newspapers pub- fished in Hongkong and addressed to. British Posscasione, Galas and Macas is 2 cents per 4 oss, and met 2 cents per newspaper. When the postage in, not fully prepaid

be forwarded and if they do can not bear the senders' names and addresses they are disposed of in the nat Letter Office.

Until further notico radio telegrams will be accepted for trans- mission to the Ewangai Stations at Wachow, Nanning and Laichow at 0.10 per word the receiving station charge will be payable by the addresses. A similar charge will be collected at Hong Kong on messages from these places.

From

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U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shangbal Fres. Cleveland Straits

Straits

danila

Amoy

Shanghal and Amuy Japan, Shanghai and Europo vis

Siberia (London, 18th May) Australia and Manlis Straits Shanghai

Japan and Shanghai U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

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Straits

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June 8

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Suwa Maru

..June 9,

Pros. Lincoln

June 10.

June 10.

June 10.

June, 14

June 11.

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June 11.

June 14.

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Pros Adams.

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Angers ... Aki Maru OUTWARD MAILS.

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Data and Time Canton Sat, June 8, 1.30 p.m, Clara Jobson....Sat, June 8, 4 p.m. Pres. Cleveland Sat, June 8, 4.30 p.m. Tai Ming..Sat, June B, 4.30 p.m. Sourabaya Maru Sat., June 8, 6 p.m. Halvard

•Straits and Calcutta Swatow, Amoy and Formoin Bangkok via Swatow Shanghal, Japan and Europe

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Swatow Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South America and Europa vla Victoria BC. and Europe via Siberia

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., and South Canada, Central

San America and Europe vla Francisco and Europe vla Siberia

Swatow

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits and Calcutta

Ansgir Kwanglung

...Sat, June 8, 5 p.m. ..Sat., June 8, 6 p.m. ..Sat, June 8, 6 pm.

Muroran Maru...Sat, Juno 8, 5 p.m. Canton Maru....Sup., June 9, 9 a.m. Kaying.Sun., June 9, 9 nm,

Suwa Maru Mon., Jane 10, 10.30 a. Hydrangea Mon., June 10, 2.80 p.m.

President Lincoln....Tues., June 12

Parcels.......June 10, & p.m. Registration June 11, 9.45 am.” Laiters....June 11, 10:80 a.m. (Due Victoris, B.C, 1st July.) Halyang Tues., Juns 11, 1.00 p.m.

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Registration Letters

Registration

Tues, June 11.

..1 p.m..

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K.P.O.

G.P.O.

.1.45 p.m..

.2.30 p.m.

Letters............. (Due Marseilles 12th July.)

Tonyo Maru....................... Wed., Juna 12, Registration June 11, 5.p.m. Letters...June 12, 8.30, a.m. (Due San Francico 5th July) Foo Shing..Wed, June 12, 8.30 a.m. Hai Ching Fri., June 14, 1 p.m. ...... Yuenaang

Fri., June 14,

Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Manila

Sandakan

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

Parcels Letters

Atsuta Maru ..

....1 p.m.

Sat., June 15. K.P.O. Registration June 14, 4.30 p.m. Letters ....June 15, 0.00 a.m. G.P.O.

Registration

Letters ..

.8.45 a.m.

..9.30 a.m.

(Duo Marsellier, 15th July.)

Pres. Adams ....Sat, June 16, 5 p.m. Mausang....Sun, June 16, 8.30 2.m.

Mon., June 17, 8.30 am. (Duo Victoria B. C. 12th July,)

Angers

His most interesting discovery, Shanghai, Japan and *Victoria B. C. Shidzuoka Maru however, was made from some sur- These have a great following."veys which were prepared at a "Week's Good Cause" and 8.0.8. depth of 110 feet. These disclosed The Sunday evening appeals four inches of shale, which was during the year are known to have penetrated and revealed an ocean produced approximately £60,000 of fresh water underneath. These from listeners. Lord Knutsford's discoveries have greatly assisted appeal for the London Hospital the possibilities of constructing the drew £19,050,

island sea, and made practical the opportunities for Irrigating the land further south.

per

of 761 SOS messages, 42.1 cent. were successful. 53.3 per cent. unsuccessful, and 4.6 per cent. of unknown result.

Education..

Manila

Mr. Braman states that so im- pressed is Mr. John F. Stevens with the possibilities of his schone Manila that he has placed at his disposal

Japan all his experience and knowledge of the Panama Canal construction, Schools on the London and as he is convinced that the oppor- Daventry school broadcast regis-tunities for a now civilisation in ter number roughly 5,000-an in- the Sahara' are now made possible crease of 1,000 over 1927.

by Mr. Braman's scheme.

HONGKONG HOTEL

BARBER'S SHOP

Re-opened

1st. Floor, Hongkong Hotel.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

Registration Letters

Registration

Letters

Tues., June 18. K.P.O.

.1 p.m.

G.P.O.

.1 p.m.

.1.45p.m. 2.30. p.m.

(Due Marseilles, 20th July.)

Emp, of Russia

Tues., June 18, 8.30 pm. Pres. Madison Tues., June 18, 4.80 p.m. Aki Maru Thurn,, June 21, 9.30 a.m.

Correspondence bearing vessel's name only ROUND THE WORLD BY ZEPPELIN.

JOURNEY IN 21 DAYS.

so as to equip for trips during June und July to Scandinavia and the Baltic. On July 16 the airship is to start again for Lakehurst (Now Jersey), and from there Dr. Ecken- er hopes to pilot her round the world via Berlin, Tokyo, and Call- fornia back to New York in 21 days.

Berlin, May 8. The time-table for the Summer

That this year's passenger and flights of the Graf Zeppelin have now been completed, and it is cer- freight bookings are being dealt tainly an ambitious one since it with by the Hamburg-Amerika line includes a trip round the world; shows what an Interest Germany's shipping companies are taking in The Spring programme having serial development. Germany's been completed with a flight to aspirations to "conquer the air Vienna the Summier programme are by no means limited to the

a fight from Zeppelin. starts with Friedrichshafen to New York ́ar-{*** ranged for May '16.

now

Berlin-Venice in a Day,

Already a varied list of freight Now that the compromise has has been registered. This includes been arrived at over the subsidising advertisment articles, electrical polley of the Reich for aviation the and medical apparatus, jewellery, Lufthansa is able to publish some and other merchandise, Probably arabitious improvements for its to be included in the first category summer programme, Those in are what is termed "genuine clude an air service from Berlin to Rubens painting," a grand plans, Vienna with a direct connexion to and two live gorillas. If the Venice, enabling the passenger to gorillas should happen, however, to travel from Berlin to Ventes In die on the trip the advertisement one day. Another quick service for all concerned would not be a provides the passenger with a fast happy one, so that the Zeppelin au- right train from Berlin to Stutte thorities are wondering what to do, gar, whence he flies via Bale to About May 25 the Graf Zeppelin Barcelona, Barcelona is thug less Is to be back in Friedrichshafen, than 24 hours from Berlin.