THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1930.
TO-DAY'S WANTS. New Advertisements Lammert's Auctions
25 WORDS
$1.00, ($1.50 II Not Prepaid) The following replies-have been received:--
544, 545, 547, 550, 556, 566, 593, 596, 598, 618, 634, 638, 689, 642, 650, 662, 607, 668, 669.
WANTED KNOWN. WANTED KNOWN-Spring Exhibi- tion of Water Colours & Oil Paintings at Messrs. Komor & Komor opens for one week only, Wednesday, the 80th
POSITION VACANT.
POSITION VACANT.-Vacancy will accur June 1st. For a Lady STENO- TYPIST correspondence and Sling duties. Apply inwriting Box 608, "Hongkong Telegraph."
WANTED.
Furnished FLAT wanted from 1st June, 3 ore rooms, fush system, Kow- loon. Particolars to Box No. 662, "Hongkong Telegraph."
APARTMENTS TO LET.
TO LET.-Three furnished ROOMS, suitable for three bachelors or married couple, or rooms with or without board, central district, three minutes from town. Apply Box 609, "Hongkong Telegraph."
PREMISES TO LET.
TO LET-Bright Airy Rooms, $30 10 $50 or 4 rooms suite $130, Suitable fur offices or showroom, Apply 18, Ice House Street, 1st Roor.
TO LET-Ofe Rooms, Hongkong
RECEPTION ON THE ARRIVAL OF H. E. SIR WILLIAM PBEL K.B.B.
OFFICIAL WELCOME & PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS,
At a Public Meeting held at the City Hall on Friday, the 4th April, it was decided to present H. E. Sir William Peel, K.B.F., with an of Welcome од his Address arrival in this Colony, which will be during the morning of the 8th May next..
At the same Public Meeting It was decided that the whole of the Theatre Royal should be thrown open to the public without charge
PUBLIC AUCTION,
The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auc tion,
on MONDAY,
the 5th May, 1930,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
At Dr. Hendley's Laboratory and dwelling house Mount Davis Gap Felix Villa Road. A large quantity of valuable Household and Office Furni. tere and Laboratory Glassware.
Teak and Iron Bedsteads, Teak
Teck and Glass Cabinets, Glass save only that the stages be Bookcases, Cottage Piano, Gramo- reserved for the Reception Com-phone,' Records, Chesterfield mittee, Members of the Executive Couches, Armchairs, Carpets. and Legislative Councils, 'Re- presentatives of the Navy, Army Double and Single Wardrobes with and Air Forces and the Heads of Mirrors, Chests of Drawers, Dress- Public Departments, the first two ing Tables, Toilet Crockery, Iron rows of
stalls for the
the Safe, Teak Dining Extension Consular Body and their wives Tables, Windsor Ice Chest, Kel- and the representatives of the vinator Ice Chests, Teak Side- Churches, also the first two rows boards, Electric Table Fans. of the dress circle for ladies.
Vases, Table Glass Ware, etc., etc, Typewriter, Sixteen Office Desks, Library Tables, Small Tables, Iron Filing Cabinets,
as many
It is hoped that residents of the Colony as possible will attend this Public Meeting at the Theatre Royal, and thus give a practical demonstration of the support of the Colony to its new Governor.
Bacteriological Microscopes, His- tological Microscopes, Laboratory. Glass Ware, Sterilisers, Incuba- tor, Lymph Boxes and Grinding Machinery, etc., etc.
and Shanghai Bank Building. Apply HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LTD. May, 1930. to Saug Kee, samo Bullding.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
A GODOWN at Whitfield Road con- that an EXTRAORDINARY GENE- sisting
about 2,500 sq. ft. next to Kwong Sang Hang Glass Factory. RAL MEETING of the Share- Please apply to Kwong Sang Hongholders of HONGKONG TRAM-
td.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
1
On View from Saturday, the 3rd
Terms: Carb on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
ORIENT
Mortgage Bank & Estate Agents.
"PEAK MANSIONS" Six-roomed and Five-roomed apartments
WAYS LIMITED will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME Matheson & Co., Ltd., on Wednes- day, the 7th day of May, 1930, at 12 o'clock noon, To Receive, in pur- suance of the Chairman's speech at the last Annual General Meeting of the Company, a Statement from the Chairman as to the position in regard to the proposals for the acquisition of the Motor Bus and From SEATTLE, VANCOUVER and Garage Undertaking of the Hong-
OCEAN STHAM SHIP UO, LTD. And CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Consignees per Company's Vessal,
"TYNDAREUS"
are
VICTORIA via JAPAN.
requested to take delivery of Flour, and Lumber shipments as 3000 as the vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their lighters are not placed alongside the steamer as required, their shipments will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, at their expense, where the cargo will lie also at their risk and expense and subject to the terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer will commence discharge on the
29th April.
General cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf Kowloon, where It will lie at Consignees' risk and sub- ject to
to the terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for delivery from the Godown on and after 29th April.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns,
kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hongkong. April 29th, 1930.
KOWLOON'S WELCOME
to
HE, SIR WILLIAM PEEL,
K.BE., C.M.G..
at
CLUB DE RECREIO MONDAY, May 12th at 5.30 p.m.
Tickets are obtained at all Kow-
where they will be examined on any loon Clubs or at the door-$1.00
Tuesdays and Fridays between the
boars of 10.45 am. and noon within per head.
the free storage period.
No claims will be admitted after
the Goods have left the steamer's
Godown, and all General Cargo re-
TEA and DANCING.
By Kind permission of Lt. Col.
maining undelivered after the 5th H. B. Vernon, M.C. and officers, May, will be subject rent.
All Claims against the Steamer the band of the 3/15th Punjabis must be presented to the undersigned will play during the reception.
on or before the 10th May, or they
will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hongkong, 29th April, 1930.
'PUDLO
BRAND
CEMENT WATERPROOFER
Renders ali Cement Work
"DRY AS THE.
DESERT"
Monded Banda
Flap Whe Lanking Tok
Lord by the Var Office gole Agents for Honekoug &B. Chins. DODWELL & COMPANY, LTD. Hongkong, run bi 100
SHAMEEN
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Forty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Friday, the 16th May 1930, at Noon, for the pur- pcse of receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December 1929,
J
-The Share Register and Trans- fer Books will be closed from the 2nd to the 16th May 1930, both days inclusive, JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD.
'General Agents. Hongkong, 25th April, 1980.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Hongkong Hotel. Hongkong, on Wednesday the 7th May, 1930, at 11.30 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc- tors together with a Statement of
PRINTING PRESS Accounts for the year ended 31st
AGENTS FOR
'The
Thongkong Telegraph.
TO 'WHOM ALL LOCAL ENQUIRIES SHOULD. BE
ADDRESSED. ⠀
December, 1929,
The Transfer Books of the Com- will be CLOSED from раду Monday 28th April to Wednesday 7th May, both days Inclusive. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1930.
ASSHUR R. BHIMIIDZU, `ASSEUSES ́8: HONDA.
M
ABSENNE 8. KIBAKL
news Civil Hospital,
by all the loon doors.
24, Wyndham Street, Tel. C.4845,
Prince Edward Road, Kowloon
Detached and Semi-detached villas. Modern construction with garage.
"Cambay Buildings" Flats with modern conveniences.
TO BE
DOLLAR
BARGAINS
ALL
THIS
WEEK
WHITEAWAYS
CROWN LAND SALE,
-UPSET PRICES PAID FOR
TWO LOTS. --
Two lots of Crown land were sold at upset prices yesterday afternoon when they were put up for public; auction at the offices of the Public Works Department.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2,322, near Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,852, Nathan Road, with an area of approximately 6,448 square feet, was sold to Messrs. Hu Ying-ghing and Chan Kas for $16,120.
Inland Lots Nos. 3,053 and 2,054, to the south of Inland Lot situated No. 1,717, were put up for sale in The former has an area of one lot. about 123,900 square feet and the latter about 94,600 square feet The Hongkong Jockey Club were the only eventually knocked down for $109,250. bidder for this property which was
SOLD.
65 The Peak, lately occupied by Dr. Harston and adjoining the Peak Hospital. Unfurnished. Con- venient, comfortable and cool. Six rooms and Dressing room. Four bathrooms, hot and cold'
Modern sanitation. water.
Gas and Electric Light, Use of Tennis Court. Suitable for a Mess of five, or could be easily divided to suit two couples. Close to Tram Station and Motor Road.
Apply:
THE HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED. Exchange Building.
Smart Summer Frocks
at
Rolande Sarrault
Pedder Building, 3rd Floor,
Tél. C. 2252.
LOWE A. C. SET R533W
Just arrived, inspection cordially invited.
$130. per sot jncluding Loowe EB 71 loudspeaker. Give splendid reproduction, also gramophone repro duction.
THE CANTON TRADING ASSOCIATION, LTD.
CARL SCHROTEE, Manager.
5th Floor China Building.
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local sbare quotations issued to-ray :
Banks.
Rongkong Bank, #1415 so. Chartered Bank. £189 n.
·Mercantile A. & B., £30° ¤, East Asia. $109 b.
Insurances.
Canton Tra., 8835 b. Union Ins., $445 b. North China, Ins., Tls. 160 b Yangtaze Ina, 850 n.
China Underwriters, $1.50 b.. China Tires, 8355 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $900
Shipping.
Douglases, $221- n
H. K. Steamboats, $26. b. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $40. Union Waterbosts $27 b.
Mining
Benguets, $6.70 h. Kailans, 56'3
K.
Langkats. Tls. 13,60
.
S'hal Explorations, Tis. 1.30 n. Raube, $23 b.
Tronoha, 21/- n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $154 b. Whampoa Dooks, $38 & China Providents $5.15 ss. Hongkewe, Tis 245 n. New Engineerings. Tis. 81 b. Shanghai Dooks. Tls. 128 n.
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tla. 13.25 b. S'bai Cottons, Tls. 89 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels. $12 75 H. K. Lands, $721 b. S'hai Lands Tla. 245 Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.60 h. Chinese Estates $98 B.
Public Utilities.
$.
b
Tramways $211 a Peak Trams földi $11.65 a. Star Ferries, $75 · sa. China' Lights, (Old) $23 b. H. K. Electrics, $721b. Macao-Electrics, $23, d. Telephones $13 China Buses, Tls 19. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/9
B.
Industrials.
China Sugars, 8) ots. b. Malabons, $27
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TWO TUNNELS FOR SALE,
FORGOTTEN IN LONDON FOR 30 YEARS.
London, the City of infinite sur- prises, where trains can lose them- selves and where anything which is required can be purchased, has once again provided a new curi- osity in having two of its for- gotten tunnels put up for sale or lease. They were first offered to the Highways Committee of the London County Council, who have felt compelled to refuse the offer. Therefore, the tunnels have come into the open market.
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*Superscribed Correspondence only:"
SWORD AGAINST A
PRINCE
OFFICER SHUT UP AFTER
́CAR SCENE.
At the same time he also ́in- atructed General Gavarescu, the superior officer of the major), to enforce the order of arrest.
This Gavarescu.did. At the same -time Gen.. Gavaréacu commanded his sub- ordinate to send to Prince Nicolas a For the fourth time within a written request for a private few months, the Prince Regent audience at which he might be Nicolas of Rumania has again be-allowed to apologise. come the centre of discussion In The-motor-car in which Princé Bucharest, because of his, lack of Nicolas was driving nearly knock- consideration for the rights of the ed down Mme. Georgescu, who was subjects of his nephew, the boy walking with her husband, the
major. ak King Michel.
These tunnels were tonstructed to form part of the original City and South London Railway when it was opened in 1890, but they have not been used for passenger traffic since 1900. For 30 years they have remained forgotten, ex- cept for the ministrations, of the Underground engineers from time to time, for they have not only been kept in good repair but have also 'been renovated.
The tunnels extend from the old terminal station in King William- street in the City for a distance of about 1,100 yards, and crossing While driving his motor-car, at Earher it was reported under the river terminate in an excessive speed, down an in-Prince Nicolas had cast into his. Borough High-street. They are portant Bucharest Street, he al- castle dungeon some motorists. 60ft. to 80ft. below the streets. most ran over a Rumanian army Government officials ordered the who had created clouds of dust. Already the Underground have received offers to lease one of these tunnels to carry cables' or pipes
A
major, named Georgesen.
Major Georgescu, unaware of the but the company gave the first identity of the driver of the car, smashed the windscreen with his
Arrested!.
that
release of the detained ones.
A Few months ago the Prince badly assaulted a chauffeur who collided with the prince's car.
It was alleged in the Rumanian Parliament recently that the Prince Regent had thrashed a peasant for not yielding the road. to him quickly enough; and a
refusal to the County Council.:
Mr. Frank Pick, Managing sabre, with the apparent intention Director of the Underground, said of calling the reckless motorist to that the tunnels were suitable for account. carrying either electric or water mains, but neither the Highways. Committee nor the Improvements - Nicolas thereupon jumped from peasant M.P. added that Prince Committee of the County Council the car himself, ordered the major Nicolas had several times damaged takes a similar view. In their to stand to attention, and sentenced the reputation of the Crown by opinion, the depth of the tunnels him on the spot to return home similar conduct. below the surface, renders access immediately and remain in house But these remarks were later ex- to them difficult.
arrest for three weeks.
"panged from the records.
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