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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

No. S. 418.--It is hereby notified that sealed tonders in triplicate, which should be clearly" ́ ́ marked "Tondor for Kowloon Quarry Lot No. 1", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Xnon of Monday, the 18th, day of November, 1931, for the occupa-

ifon, for a period commenting from the date of notification of acceptance of tender and onding

1st December, 1934, of the ploce or parcel of ground as shown coloured red on a plan signed by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPF THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1931.

LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

on Friday.

the 6th November, 1931,

epmmencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Salon Room, Duddell Street.

the Director of Public Works and | A Qunnfity of Vajuable Household

datod 20th October, 1934, and sub- Ject to the conditions which 'enn be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works.

Furniture

comprising:-

Teak hatstand, Chesterfield Each tender must be accom-couches and Armchairs, curio panied by a receipt to the effect, enhlnet, Bookensea, Desks, Tables, that the tenderer has deposited in Gramophones, Cabinets, Cabinets, the Colonial Treasury A sum of Wall clock. Oll paintings, Em- $100 as a pledge of the bona fides, broaderei pietares Brask on't of his offer, which sur shall be bronze ware, Ornaments, Carpeta, forfeited to the Crown in the Rugs, etc., event of the tenderer, whose tender in accepteil, refusing to carry out the terms and conditions of his tender.

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On the acceptance of a tender the deposita

unstccessful i tenderers will be returned to them. Form of lender and further particulars can be obtained from the oee of the Director of Public Works.

The Government doce Bat bind itself to accept the higherd or any Tender,

HAROLD T. CREASY, Director of Public Works. Honglong. 30th October, 1931,

CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT.

Mongage Bank & Estate Agents

· “PEAK MANSIONS”

Prince Edward Road, Kowloon

Detached, and Semi-detachoul villas. Modern construction. with garage.

Cambay Huling."

Fints with inestera convenience.

· TO-DAY

From 3 to 10

"CHINA” EXHIBITION

IN THE CITY HALL ADMISSION $1.00

Service Men, in Viniform, 60 cts.

GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS

On the Murray Parade Ground

at 7 p.m. THE BAND OF THE 1st. BATTALION, SOUTH WALES

BORDERERS

Tenk extension dining table, Dining Chairs, Tenk side-board with bevelled mirror, Crockery, Glassware, Cullery, Teak ice chesta etc.,

Teak bedsteads with mattresses,

wardrobes Teak

with bevelled

mirror, Dressing tables, Teak and Camphorwood chest-of-drawera, Side tables. Truvelling ruga etc., i ele.

Also

A thuantity of Black wood Furniture

One Large Combination Safe "Shaw Walker"

For Enamelled Baths.

Two Grand Pianos,

On View from Thursday, the 5th November, 1931.

Catalogues will be issued.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE.

POSITION OF MR. A. HENDERSON.

London, Nov 4. Referring to the one year arma- mont truce, the British acceptance of which has a teen tonlied, the Timis thinks it will serve

useful

A in erating mutual con- figener, without which i would be impossible to clear the grand be fore the disarmament conference opens in three months' fime,

Regarding the chairmanship of that conference-the Times re- - turka

"My, Honder on was pleted to Bhat post by the League Connell, in his personal capacity, after several other names had been put forward and disensed, and in awkward pro- blem of personal and national pre- dilections and antipathics would he Proponed if he wore inse to re- the position. Nor des There seem to be ny vilid reason

Bounce

WOMEN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

A SMART CIRCULAR EFFECT.

by bind permission of the Officers) why he should, for the appesatent going around in eireles, where the

WILL PLAY FROM 6.30 p.m. ADMISSION 50 cents.

METALS

of all kinds especially for ship-building and engineering work. Complete stock. Best Terms, Immediate delivery.

SINGON & CO. ESTABLISHED A. D. 1900. Telephone: 20516. HING LUNG ST.

new fur coata are concernual, was made on account of his merits as a chairman, and his zeal in For no sooner did we get it the cause of disarmament."-Rei-straight that the season's models tich Wireless.

would be straight, too, than they turned round!

SILVER FUTURES.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

Messrs, Pontreath and Co. have been advised by cable of the fol- lowing quotations of New York silver futures as at the close of the market yesterday.

January 1932 32.10 up .50.

May 1932 33.35 up 80, July 1982 34.00 up 1.15.

FLETCHER'S

HAIR TONIC

It is the ONE reliablo hair preparation. It does romovo DANDRUFF and it doos moro. It stimulates the HAIR ROOTS hoals scalp. irritation, and loavon the lair Soft, Lustrous and Full of Life.

Take care of your hair while you've got it Start with Flotohor's Hair Tonic to-day.

THE PHARMACY

Anfatio Building.

26, Queen's Rd. Ü.--- Tolophone 20245.

By Joan Savoy.}

| fashion' prediction, too, it is no

made just barely to meet in the Autumn Fashions appear to be pentre front, but has generous quantition of material with the fight side inpping over the left and fastening nearly to the hip with a small button. And unlike most of its sisters in the fur coal family, this model gives no appear- Some of the loveliest of the ance of bulk and actually contri- autumn créations have pirourled butes to the slenderness of the onto the style stage with circular wearer. affects that utterly belie earlier The collar is of silver fox. Th forecuats, of a vogue for severe daasual sleeves are cut în tw. lines.

pieces; they drop straight from Consider the black broadtail the shoulder to the elbows ant coat which Barabara Schwinn has then a circular lounce is appli- sketched above. It moulds the qued on with the flounce turning, figure as charmingly as any cloth up. A second flouncs alan turnsi Costume and it's circular from the un with the small end tapering waist down. It's entirely in one down to fit the wrist. piere, of course, but the für begins to show a flare for chic at the hips and gradually becomes I rounded at the bottom,

This

quite

BEAUTY HINTS.

By Allen Hart.]

Since hints are going in for aero- batics, hair has to be lovely enough to fit in with any scheine. Sonie hate do so dives. Others flatten themselves against one check and leave the other cheek and part of the head right in the publie view Home have plunos that curl begui liply and some do .not. In fact, there is no telling at all what a hot will do, but your hair-mist be ready for any stunt.

A hit that is going to attract at- tention to itself by the very set of it, in mettr sure to call attention to your hair. You can't fill the now hnts over your locks and forget about them. You have to polish them up for the picture

First of all make sure that your x is healthy. That it is strong and vibrant Brush it. The pro- verbind one

hundred

red strokes.

and

then some more. This brings the blood to the surface and makra your scalp tingle. Try the type of brush that pulls the hair over the bristles and turns it as it does ita work. A little hair pulling in an excellent thing. Not the rough type that makes you grione in pain, but the kind that wakens you,

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Cleanliness Essential. Cleanliness is of vital importaner, Some hair neela shampoos frequently than others. The imper. mit thing in to live your sealp and hair clean. Whether you nao tonics and try dry shampoos, or one with [ù special soap or ligid. deponta uretty much on your own individual hair problem. All hair. however, needs & good serubbing in an el. cient, Sir manner at least. every two or three weeks, especially in warm weather. There are some beauticians who advise that this is often enough at any time, if the hair in brushed and cleaned with stry shampons regulavİy.

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Curls are back of course-thugas int de beguiling things to your face with all the old-fashioned charen that made Martha Washington and her contemporarisa much a huge sue-

** But you needn't worry Cena. your hair does not like to stay curl. ed. Make sure that it is soft and Buffy and lovely, and you will he able to relieve a successful feminina effect wherever your hair shows. Straight hair isn't exactly thing for the new hals. A dip and a wave and a swirl, something with a note of intrigue, belongs in the new picture which takes its from an old-fashioned slyle hook.

There's only the long and the short of the coat question this year --no in-between. The coat muas either be one long enough to com- plately cover the dream, or one cut, cont disprove another short as a fur jacket.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS:

GALONS

HAS DRAWN A

SLIP OF PAPER.

FROM THE

"HAT !!

AND WHAT THIS PIECE OF PAPER SAYS, WILL DECIDE WHERE FRECKLES WILL SPEND A.. VACATION, AT

MR. KINGSTON'S INVITATION.....

HURRY UP AN" OPEN {T, TAG... GE...I'M ANXIOUS TO KNOW) WHAT It is!!

THERE IT IS!! WHY! IT ISN'T WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AT ALL!!

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An Unusual Touch.

Gour completes fur jackets and cupelots with matching hats. This one of brown felt has a turned-up brim banded with leopard and a bow of the fell at the back.

SUMMER PLACE ON THE LAKE" WELL, THAT ISN'T SO BAD.... NOW I GOTTA WRITE MR. KINGSTON AN' TELL HIM I'VE DECIDED....... GET ME A. PENCIL, TAG!!

The Verdict !

I TRIED TO DRAWN

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS,

Acroak

1 Dealing with flowers.

8 The will make a good bag.

The best side of a gnol. 1 The voice of

attractive speaker sometimes has an edge, thus.

12 Bullion is largely obtained

this form.

16 The vital part. |13 If in this, & for trouble.

in

17 Here is a tuft of hair on a cow

(hyphen).

18 Make work.

21 A slope that is rather more than

moderate.

23 On one side it might make us

wary.

24 There is, undoubtedly, something

crude in such a wrangle. 26 River of Spain. 128 Appellation: probably

plimentary,

ubcom-

20 Children's equipages (hyphen). 30 An accumulation beloved તું

circus proprietork.

Down

2 Less about poss&CAS, if you

please--certainty

high

stale.

not

it

9 One may get a rise in Portuguese sooney without going to Portugal. Wash this, the river A useful. Found frequently in 21 crow's 'nest (hyphen).

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6 As far as this word is concerned

half of it would do.

7 This tissue is by no means thin

and transparent.

STICKERS

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Can you insert one letter of the alpha- bet as number of limes among the letters above and form two perfect sentences that rhyme?

POISON DEATH

MYSTERY.

WOMAN COLLAPSES IN

BRIGHTON PARK.

IS IT FOUL PLAY?

8 Once considered necessary for a giri and a chap her own age- or thereabouts,

10 "Do tie up siz, E," and be quick

about it innug.).

14 Gronn in this Essex town.

10 With a letter in your fist you'il

head the cue.

19 Why this

for longing...after dropping the aspirate,

20 You are bound to make this now and again in a crossword and in - Latin.

21 Here the mother of a titlød son

begins to art

22 Probibit,

20 The superfluous part of shellac. 127 Hare's tall.

Yesterday's Solution.

1-3 BF

AQUILEGIA TALE 6 FUGL NET T

PINAFUKE TASSEL,

EGYRE VORACITY

UNLA MITÚ E GALILEU EREMITE

ROTEAND APPETITE SARK

8 NEEZE ATRED UAE SERGE DESTON

Yesterday's Solution,

CHECKERS

CHESS

The two games spelled when the dota are replaced with the proper letters, so "CHECKERS" and "CHESS."

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just returned from a holiday. Shả and her friend, it is stated, had walked to the park after a bue ride and had just stopped over the foot-high railings which sur- - round it when... Misa Shinn cx4 claimed "I feel "" and fell for- ward.

Search in Park.

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Polleo offeers mado In the mystery of the death of search of the park, so far with- Woman hairdresser Brighton out success, in an effort to fad and Hove pollco are faced with anything which might have con one of the most bailing problems tained the poison or possibly they have encountered for many tablets.

years.

Officers also visited the house in The hairdresser, Miss Emily Beaconsfield-rond, where Migs Laura Shinn, aged 37, of Beacons-Shinn_lived with her uncle and field-road, Brighton, collapsed aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. Shaw, and when she was walking with a man also the hairdresser's shop in | friend in a public park at Patcham Western-road, Hove, where sho

and died soon afterwards,

was employed, but which she left

It was at first thought that her about an hour and a half bofore death was dus to a heart attack, her death.

but a post-mortem examination, Search has been made for letters it is stated disclosed that Miss or anything else which might Shinn's death was due to poison-throw light on the tragedy, but ing.

nothing has been found. Detective-Inspector Wells, head The Hove police have received Jof the Brighton C.I.D., in his in- information of a mysterious reb- vestigations, has the co-operation hery at the premises · of Miss of Chief-Inspector Bowden of the Shinn's friend, when a sum of Hove Police.

about £100 was taken. Officers are Two detective sergeants, one trying to discover how the thief from each force, are also engaged entered the premises.

In the police investigations in- In the inquiries, and frequent con- ferences are being held."

{quiries have been extended to Ming Shion was apparently in Southampton and other towns gand health and happy, and had ❘nlong the coast.

THE ONE THAT SAID

· ALASKA SO YOUD

GET A LONGER, RIDE,

BUT I GUESs t

GOT 'EM MIXED

UP.

Dam Mh. Kingston. After thinking all the places oor boy much which you suggested, I decided to go up to your summer. place on the lake Hoping this is all night with you. yours truly

Frecklea

By Blosser

........... I WONDER, WHAT KIKO OF A PLACE HE .. HAB UP THERE? SER... 1. DON'T EVEN HANG' ANY IDEA WHERE

THIS LAKE 18!!

THE MAL

IT FOR YOU

FRECASS-

GMMA

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