TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918.
1916
Overland
TRADE MAIN REG.
Electric Linta
Electric Starter
THE CHINA MAIL
Model 75 Touring Car)
Roadster
Light Weight Quality Low Cost
lava dune admirably in shell making. hi in the southern areanis, in such work, fur lustance, as turning out fveox. máy girls don't realise the delicacy and gravity of their works cor da they seen I to see how the slightest oversight, duas Mex. $3,200. their cariad, monetary distractions, will waste the utility of an entity word rapënsive pire of munitions on which they are engaged. They do pat take their work seriously-that' is the srouble with too many of our women and girl The ilea has for too long been saturating through our people that to work hard is unigaited and our sysum of vinca. fice has"accentuated the trouble by pins- ducing
great number of superficially. trained and trivial-minded fritterers.
A powerful motor-electric starting and lighting system-104 inch (2642 mm) wheelbase cantilever springs- large tyres-demountable rims-strean line body design.
These are some of the advantages you will find in this new Overland
..
It is very economical both in purchase price and upkeep."
While the car provides plenty of room for live people, it weighs
only 2150 pounds.
The motor, too, is built for economy as well as power and dependability. It is of the four cylinder, leng stroke, et bloc type, the latest and most approved design.
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Large tyres also add to the economy of upkeep. They give for more mileage than the smaller eize usually found on similar specifications.
Lang Sinke Motor Cast Eh Bee Electric Starter-lectric Lights" Electric witches on steering colum Right hand de peggior lovers Instrument Bard on Cowl Dash Cantilever Rear Springs
Derry Soft Upholstery, High Dack Seats
Wheelbase 101 inches (2013 m.)
Large týïan 34 by #inches non-skid on rear
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The body is of the fall streamline type-long and low with sloping basset and one piece cowl
Crowned fenders and the full curved longeau back wid much to the appearance of the car.
Although selling for so low a price, this car contains all the quality for which Overlands are famous,
In every respect it is a high grade" light car, with all the combined advantages of real quality and light weight
Specifications.
Termountable, detachable ring--one extrà
Rear Axle, floating type.
large, powerful drakes
Thermo-Syphia cooling...
Let us demonstrate this ear for you.
Streamline body with concealed door hinges
ventilating pe..
Rain-vision Windshield
bail-in
Crowned fenders"
Lustrous black ânish
Complete Information on Request.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR SOUTH CHINA AND MACAO:—
Nickel and polished aluminum trimmings Electric engine starter and gezerator, with head, rear and dash lamps and headlight dimmers, storage battery One man Matair hood with dust-ever; magnetio
spresiometer; electric hors, combination. rear light and license bracket; hinged rag rail; Yoot rest; tyre carrier in rear; fail set of tools; tyre repair kit, 'jack 'and prop.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. 25, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, TEL. 482.
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.
AUCTIONS..
PUBLIO "AUCTION,"
Undersigned hate roceived Instruc
Hughes and Houghton to sell by Pablic. A defin....
AMOTIONEMÁS TO THE GOVERNMENT
AND ÁDYMALTY.
General Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and .......
General Brokera.
PROPRIETORS
TO-KWA-WAN
COAL STORAGE,
Codes asedi
A.B.C. & 5TH EDITIONS. Al. Telmeargis Cona.
Telegraphle Addi ess MEIRION HONGKONG.
PUBLIO AGOTION:
THE Undersigned have received instrua, tions to sell by Public Auction, (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
1.
SATURDAY,
the 19th February, 1918, at 2.30 p.m...
At No. 2, Canton Villas, Lower Fist"
-- Kimberley Road, Kowloon,"
SUNDET
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Consisting of Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Double Bed, Chest-al-Drawer, Roll-top. Desk (Americanmake), Electric Table Fan, Shanghai Eath, etc., etc..
Small Piano by Broadwood.
On view day of Sale, TERMS:Cash
HUGARS & HOUGH.
Auctioneer. Hongkong, Feb. 13, 1916 23.4
good selid meal, moarte of Table d'Hotes with Wise & Liqours the best. - ALEX ANDRA GAVE-
(FOR LECOUNT OF TEL CONTINNID}***
ότι
FRIDAY,
the 18th February, 1918, commencing
at 230 p.m., at thair Bales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Fuz Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,-
4 ÄR ANSORTMENT OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
» FURNITURE,... Comprising:-
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If these things are ghanged by the war, usic may well turn out that there will be some good out of all the carnage.
General Jofre and General Gallieni are already eliminating all the older, mon, antar as possible, from the hardships of trench life. Comparatively litt use is now being made in the actual treaches of the Bruch Tarritorials of from 34 to 41 years of age, and cheery and men of and upwards are being put in zbarge. ot-linew-of-communication and "musturý workshops. The men of family respon sibilities are also being gradually put to. daties in the comparatively safe rear, and all over the Allied territories the idea svetus to have been adopted". Young and single men first.“
Maybe if we had put some of the spe and energy tests to those who showed such fatal inertia," as reported by Sir Ian Hamilton, in Gallipoli, we would not" have to read in shat painful yet glowing doucient of how we saw the promised land, yet bailed to reach it, though soirie 8f the finest men the world ever say freely gave their lives to achieve it.
OVERSEAS ATUDENTS.
The exlusion of overseas students from the operations of the foampulsion Bill been received with mixed feelings, an may have considemble after-effect. A got many who were kere for professional study when the war broke ont pulisted or joined the groum system. But it s said that my, who would have arrived at pur universities and training, estali. Rahments but for the war, were held back by their parenta and guardians, and will now come and our acantily occupied class rooms will have livelier air. It must be added that in very few cases does this hesitancy on the part of parents and guardians End a reflected shadow on the young men themselves... They are mostly spoiling to be in the -greatest-fight "inay-history they have
ever studied.
TAXI CurvinG MONEY: М There are lold outeries about the tasia and their drivers and one or two subsidiary things connceled with them." A great miny, of course, have"gole to the war, and those that remain are mighty independent. To come out of the theatre, or restaurant and hail a wxi is to be met with a huckstering inquiry as to the dentistico. If it suits the "
in the car he takes you, but tries to et more than the reaffare out of you.
If you name a part not sely to yield him good returns, or that entails a long run when be might be picking up short, and fat ones, he tells you he has not enough" Petrol.” Thit is' Lavourite wheeze. Sometimes they blunder-as fer
so impressed with the results that they instance. A young gentleman had kindly are urging that supplies should be sent agreed to escort his righbour's, young to the nurses and doctors, on the batte wife to her mother's and, the time being Helds. for administration to wounded short, they approached a`cabatand., The soldiers, numbers of whom die of tetanus youth selected his taxi and asked the because of their wounds becoming in-driver How long will it take you to fected before they can reach the base get to 80 B Street?" "The tati-man hospitals.
glanced at the pair, and gently quivered his eyelid as he blandly reponded, "As'] long as you like, sir,”
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Appropriate, always.
With certain dishes, such as Gaine, LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE is always appropriate "It is the recognised saute for such use.
In fact, for everything with which a'sauce can be used, LEA & PERRIMS'is invariably the BEST. It has a refinement, of flavour" that suits the most delicate dishes and appeals to the most exacting palates.
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(From Our Correspondent.)
LONDON, Jaan T. DE PREKEL AND THE PACIFISTS. It may seem odd To Britons overseas," but just before the P. and . liner *Persis was seat to the bottom by the enemy submarine off Crete, sume If the workers who are making ab. Another great grievance that arises out the cheerful pacifists in this realm rera normal wages de not invest in the new of this shortage of cabs is the infernal preparing, to give vent to their curious Fixchequer banda, just issued in de noise that goes on every night about mid emctions in the House of Commons. The nominations of £ and upwards, at five night, in consequence of Socialist element was mainly concerned, per cent, redeemable in five years' time, others whistling like mad. to win the and they are in a small and insignificant it would indeed be hopeless to look for "ennpetition for what perambulating cabs minority. They are stabbors brood, thrift from munition workers. Fortue there are. Wounded officers and others but even they wilted before the anger of nately there are signs that indicate that are filling the papers with plaintive walle the House, and refrained from their workers with a nice "nest e" realise us to the izponibility of sleep under amusement—hearing themselves talk the advantages before them to make pro these nerverarecking none. when they realised the gravity of the risica for a rainy day. The difficulty is
* Persia" crime.
with those who have always lived from The dewaward course of the rate of band to mouth and are acting now on exchange in America and elsewhere, as The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Giab the principle of easy come, easy applied to German currency, and the
There has, however, been a better in-simultaneous upward tendency of the dayti
servanta and
GERMAN ENCILANGE DEPLINE.
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BLUE CROSS-FUND.
HORSES IN WAR TIME.
prezents
vestment in the War Los small, British and Allied exchanges, is one of THE ANGEL
IN THE HOUSE
Sideboards, Dinaer Waggon, Dining Tables, and Chairs, Chesterfeld Sofas, Arm-chair, &c. Wardrobes and. Toilet
They were literally struck dumb, just Tables, Doable and Single Bedsteads, o., as the debates on the compulsory enlist Miscellaneous Faraiture, several lots of ment of single men seemed holy to give Blackwood Ware, & Carpets, Two Pianos, them an opportunity to catch, the a number of lots of Pekiness, Cloisonne, Speaker's eye. This is not a healthy investors, through the Post Offices, than the most significant features of the week. Porcelaina, &c., &c., and a number of country nowadays to talk about my is generally supposed. I understand this The immediate cause is the heavy selling Small Folding Chairs,
Brother Hunia, and even this three or Post Office subscription is nearly forty by banking houses with German connec- four politicians who seem to think the millions sterling, but, of course, some one, not only in Ameries, but also in preatext achievement for mankind is to of this has been withdrawn from the Post other countries. The fact is that fira. A Comedy in 3 Acta by B.-MACDONALD blest of peaceful internationalismo, failed Office Savings Bank. More is no concial circles, after shrewd calculations. HASTINGS and EDEN PHILLPOTTS. in the nece when the time came. ing out of the Savings Banks, many a
halise that the condition of the Central depositer this last weeke withdrawing Tentonic Powera in faancially very rot-
Inst Year's gest London Succus Succus Allor the Juice of the for investment in Exchequer Bonds. An ten, and no amount of fiction, distribution. simple but pungent garlic-may prove been the stability of the accounts long. It will be well for sny wide awake. enecuraging feature this Christmas had in neutral countries can Bolster it up for the greatest medical discovery of the ag Withdrawals were considerably below Chinese friends who may have had inst Dr. A. D.. Serral Cooke and Dr. V.
thrown into their ayes by the wily Top-
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.). T:-Cash
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioneers Hongkong, Fab. 11, 1915.
PUBLIO AUOLION,
113
HE Undersigned hare zeccized instruc. Thious to sell by Public Auction.
„LICE LOCOUNT OF ISH CONCERNED),"
SATURDAY;
the 39th February, 1916, at 11 a.m
at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Den Vorut Raid, Corner of
Ice House Stree
A LARGE QUANTITY OF
AND
GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,
Bow Bag
Comprising
THE AROSINTIC ANTISEPTIC.
Gabriel, of the Paddington Inarmary, the average on the holiday account, an Fave been testing it on wounded saldiers. eloquent indication of the general protons, as to the course of the war, to They have washed the rounds of the sperity among the workers. The acconats ponder on these evidences of Germany"," soldiers twice daily with garlic juice, closed were also less than usual, while
sud in every case coder observation, aj
the number of new accounts is above the approaching bankruptcy. complete cure has been effected. The average for the time of year.
THE YOUNG MAN'S WAI,
first case tried, however, was not a soldier. The doctors had trieil every This is a young man's war. Thong of chher means with a girl who had a wound ng who try outside that description—even in the right lung. In two days after par by ever so little sod have had no train- lic juicy tranfment the wound was normal ing in the use of tools, find yourselves and now abo la rapidly getting better fearfully at a dizenunt in this testing of So they progreded to broaden the experi- the nations, even if we have hitherto felt munta and need the garlic on the men very chirpy about the position we Olen- from the trenches, some of whom were pied in the social structure, Thus it in Gold, Silver and Finer Wrist Watches, in bad shape. They now report that that both the French and British a large assortment of Gold Rings, Set with they find the juice has wir remarkable armies the tendency is to recall the older Diamonds, Pearls, Rubles Sapphires, penetrating power that it can permeate men and replies thun, by the young ones, Turquois, &c., &c., Genta Gola and the issues in a very short time indeed, the recalled man being used for DONG- Ensmelled Scarf Plus, Brooches, Fondants, and it leaves no ill effects on the fissure, munications, gorisine, or, where possible, de, Coral and Amber Neck Chaine, Jaucy which is not the case with strade, pot for munition making The Bestans and somus zzugeplica. Such in its power Italiana, also, are coming zoned to thie Goode, &,
that they say il you rub nome of the motius, as tending to hasten the sec jace on the back of your lund for a short tive ending of the war. times it will be co your breath in a Tow The rogue of sclled men to the work- minutes. If word on wounds, they find shops is welcomed becanes, apart from sil danger of fetal blood personity will other cormiderations, name, of the resulta "bertinder?!
control
within twenty four of employing fomen nu arsenair have not, hours. Some of the medical papers art, bean
Somé "Midland weinen.
(Fell Particulars from Catalogue.)
BUGHES & HUUGE
Austioneers Hongkong, Bab, 2, 1816
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
Under Weight, condition. of I-healthy shows your assim.. lative powers are decreasing.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Sappike the blood with the wanted rourishing made Jenk building ranteríala.
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on.
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at 8.30 p.m. BOOKING at Moutries From Fridsy, February 25th at 9 a.m..
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Prices-$1.00, $3.00, $200..
BLUE CROSS FUND:
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TERMS VERY MODERATE
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