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A Natural Remedy
Time was when disease was thought to be due o to the direct influence of evil spirits, and exorcism
"and magic were invoked to cast it out
The evil
Once
Science has taught us wisdom. pirits exist still. We call them "Disease Geras," and they also must be cast
the
lodged in e stomach or intestines, fever with --its--ballucinations, or hiliousness with its aches
and pains, is the result.
ENO'S
FRUIT SALT
the approved remedy for driving out disease Its action is quick and thorough. It clears the intestines, rouses the torpid liver to new embrane to a healthy stimulates the inucous
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It may be safely taken at any time by young
Fold
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A Be prepared for emergencies by alibays "Teaching
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
HACE HOLIDAYS.
THE EXCHANGE BANKS will
CLOSED for the Tracevation of EXCHANGE BUSINESS on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY the fish, 2nd and Wrd instant ab 11,45 M
Hongkong. Fab. 17, 1915.
NOTICE
WISEMAN
IN ORDER to meet the wishes of our Quitomers who will be attending the
RACEMENTING, TO. Are serving hot
sad sold Tiffins at the Cats from 11.3. on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNES DAY. SPECIAL MENU $1.00 per bench or his Carte
Hongkong, Feb. 17, 1976.
NOTICE
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ALL borsida having a me agutnat Ma. GUSTAY ENGEL of Messin. H. MEYERINK & Co., are requested to file same with the Liquidators before 15th March, 1916.
ALEX. ROSS & C
Digividators.
Hongkotig, Feb. 9, 1916.
FROM
NOTICE."
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ROM and after this date the vessels of the Canadian Pacido Railway Company's Royal Mail Stamship Line will be apaisted under the title of the UANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SER- VICES LTD., sa Mausgers and Agents for the Canadian Pacific Railway Ocean. Steamships.
D. W. CRADDOCK,"
General Traffic dyest
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PACIFIC SERVICE.-
AGENCIES: CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &
Co. MANTLA Messie Macondray &
later the battleship Vanguard was Hongkong, 14th February, 1316 Co.
THE NAVY'S OTHER
rammed and sunk by a sister ship, the ENEMY. SINGAPORE: Messrs Barneo Co.
Iron Duke," but on this occasion there Ltd.
was, fortunately, no kes of life. In 1878 GLASGOW: MSSSTy A. R. Brown, A RELENTLESS AND COSTLY FOE the Eurydice," a training frigate, cop sized in a squall off the Isle of Wight: McFarlane & Co., Ltd.
(BY PERCIVALA HISIAXĄ? and two years later to the month a sin General Winter is recognised by ur vessel, the Atalanto, disappeared everyone as a force of the first imports without leaving the slightest trace ance in land warface. In him is the behind... power of stadaring communications, of turning meadowlad to marah and roads to rivers, of destroying great armies in 916 his chill embrace. At a single stroke he can end one campaign--and make another psible; but Eis dominion steps short of the free and open sea. A finger Adre and spent by our vessels in war training at Bengkong, 14th February, 1918. there in the Baltic and the White Seasca vastly increased, these widestal reminds us of his power to close narrow losses diminished wonderfully, and in the waters to ships, and even, at times, foten years from 1904 onwards we lost in open them to the pausage of armies; but this way only three vessels of any size his influence on the trend of a naval the battleship Montagu." and the orui. ser Bedford by grounding, and the campaign, is smail.
ruler Gladiator in collision.
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No. 2, PED Brakes,
.osaܫBoo
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
TIF
COAL.
very
HAVE This Day handed over the HorGKONG AUSNCY to Mr. J. H. WALLACE who will assume chargo, M. Ganers Agent, during my absence on
In later years the ramming of the Victoria" and the vanishing of the loop. "Condor" in the Pacific will be recalled; but it is worth remark that in leave. the period of naval concentration it Home waters, during which the amount of time
„OLD-TIME SUPERSTITIONS?
D. W. GRADDOCK,..
General Traffic Agent,
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TCG AND LIGHTER CO. LTD. THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH
LOST.
PPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue Duplicate Carti ficate pi 30 Shares in this. Compday is the nace of YDEN CHEONG or other
THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENT for the CUWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., sro prepared to quote prices for Bost quality SIMIMPOPON His consort in maritime affairs might COAL trimmed into Bankers at SEBAT woll be titled Admiral Keep-the-Sea,”
or SANDAKAN (British North
for he is the predominant fonos where
It To not frequently stated that the Borneo)
SILIMPOPON COAL compares farourien go down to the sea in calips. ably with the better grades of Japanese that keeps the sea commeads it; he that Miniralty studiously avoid reptile namce
cennet command it is perforce driven off when christening our warships, because Certificats or Certificates in lieu thereaf Cod and gives good results on a moderate comsumption.
it-driven into the safe seclusion of ba: of the ill-luck which is supposed to attend upon Statement that the Original Certificates Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO ricaded barbours where the submarine hips so named. It is perhaps rather 59, Thirty Shares bembered 7:237758 DESTROYED; And NOLICE IS "Baspent," & "Cobra, ur
HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 daya HON, CUAL (either sargo or Bunkara) chaot exter, where mine. Holds have resurious that our losace in the last thirty dated 18th August, 1910, has been LOST are exempt from payment of all Port terrora and navigation no pers. The ears include a
German feet, harboured in snug sloth 1a Viper," but if the authorities were from-the date hereof no claim or repro- | charges.
At Sobatik Steamers. ars, barthed along between Emden and Kiel, know nothing to exclude from the Navy list every nine sentation in respect of ruch Uriginal aidh the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 23 fest st low of the dangers that hundreds of British that night boassociated with scadent Certificate is made to the Company, the worships are facing day and night or disaster they would have precious little Undersigned will then proceed to deal with water Spring Tides.
Charte of Sibako Bay (Sabattiz Har comparison that is not without its moral ground left to work upon. The imme- such application for doplicat boar), Prices and all other information wibli Der Tag still lying in the dimdiate predecessor of Nelson's Victory ***
he had en C&T concerning the Port application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.... Agcate Cowie Harbour Coal- Company, Limited.
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Hongkong, Dec. 9. 1915.
"and distant futuro."
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"ADMIRAL KEE?-THE-SEA." The last few weeks have bought home some of those dangers avan to the most stay pt home of us. The armoured cral ser Argyll and the destroyer “Louis” have been lost through stranding; the "Huythe and T. B. No. 94 were wank in collision; and other vessels, pt
DAIRY FARM NEWS.attached to the Naval service, however,
Some of our BY-PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIEK. CORNED BEEF, CORNED PORK VARIETY OF SAUSAGES
" COOKED HAM, FRESSED BEEF,
DRIPPING. LARD, CORNED TONGUES,
was lost at sea with all hands in 1741. and there are 4l names among our des troyers, alone that were borne by ships test between 1503 and 1915.
Boei
As for reptiles, they are not at all badly represented in the Fleet. There is a "Lizard," a Chameleon," & link," (the name sometimes given to tho so-called flying lizard) and even s
Battlesnake. ***
INTIMATIONS
YOUR BROW
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL
At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us. We test eyes solentifically and fit glasses to individual, ré. quirements.
SHENTIFIC_OPTICIANS
OK BERGS, CHATER REN
HUNGKURG
HONGKONG & MANIIJA.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,
RACE MEETING, 1916.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday (off-day) February 91st, 22nd, 23rd & 20th.-
ICKETS of ADMISSION to be GRAND STAND ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Messrs Kolly and Walah, Ltd, or at the Gate Price 7. Lor the Mating (excluding the Off Day), or 3 per day. Tickets for the Off Day, S
No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Tuspector at the Gate.
T. F. HOUGH Clerk of the Courte
Rongkong, Feb. 16 1916.
HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB.
HE STEWARDS request the pla
of the proconce
tunes of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE during the Races
A. Stand and Enclosure will be reserved for Members and Members' Wiven and out with the Members Tickets Families, Tickota fer which are being sent
All Tickets must be produced to gain Admissi
Special accommodation will be reserved as in recent years for Chinese Ladies and their Female attendants, in the Stand erected on the plot of ground unit to the Lusitano Club Stand.
T. F. HOOGE Clerk of the Cours. Hongkong. Feb. 16, 19:6.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE
application to the Undersignal on DASSES fur Serrants will be insteil on
No Sarvante will be Allowed fheide SATURDAY, the 19th instant..
the
ENCLOSURE of the Race Course the Racu Days · WITHOUT KIS, which can be had our application to the Undersigned. These Tickets are only available for Servists fills in 103 attendance on
on their employers)
For the HONGKONG STRAM LAUNCH TCG
AND LOHTER CO., LTD..
GORDON & Gái
General Managers
- Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1918.
VICTORIA RECREATION-OLUB.
BOXING.
One of those old-time superstitions that
QUBJECT to sufficient antries being have been mined. It is a notable fact still struggles slong is the sailor's disced an AMATEUR Boxing that while we have as yet lost only three like for a ship whose name has been Competition open to Hongkong will be ships through the gunfire of the Gormar navy, no fawer than ten have been set. changed; and those who believe in bold in the Gymnasium of the V.B.d. On
this sort of thing may be expected to find SATURDAY, February 28th. dentally destroyed, the list including much support in the record of the pro- besides those already named, the Bul
werk" and "Princess Irene" (bicant war. Among our own losses we fir up in harbour), the “Decanic (strand that the Good Hope was originally SMOKED TONGUES,ed), the Visor and Clan Mac: named "Africa, the Triumph, Liber tad the Pathfinder," "Fastnet; PORK PIES," GAME FLES
&c.
&c.,
the "Louis," "Talisman; torpedo boat No. 10. Greamy," and No. 12, "both" while the Viknor was the "Viking." Which cannot be Excolled for Quality.
and the Tara" the "Hiberna."
“A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND"
JOHN IN HONGKONG”
local Fairy Story entirely produced in Hongkong, with topical illustrations for the benefit of War Charities.
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FRENCH LESSONS
LOUSSIÓN.
15, Morrison Bill Boad.""
Naughton" (foundered), and the sub- marine A2, lost from some unknow cause of the Australian cosat.
"The facts are less remarkable, however, when we look back at the history of the
On the other hand, some of the met Navy, for it propes that in the most hard- fought of our naval cumpaigns Admiral Dscful and effective work of the war has Keep the-Sea was always a more relent been done by the "L"class of destroy- less and costly loo than our deciateders, every one of which has me enemics Between the roumption of the different from that which it originally war with France in 1993 and the end of bore. If there were anything in the it in 1815, we lost to fewer than B31 theory of bad luck attending a change warships of various types, tot including of heme (which, of course, there is not), thons that were taken by the enemy and there would be a large number of people subsequently rocaptured; and of these of German origin in this country with only 87, or less than 27 per ent., were aurious doubts as to what the future might have in store for them The taken or destroyed in action.
Dady News
ACCIDENTAL LOSERS.
One hundred and eighty were cast Bahoro and lost an average of fourteen #year; put to: sow and never madd the land again, overwhelmed and lost in icine heavy storm and the remaining seven word for the most part accidentally burnt at the borings. Two hundred And thirty sight ships, therefore, were, macri- feed to the obligation which rested upon She British Fizet to koop the so. In these days, weather, counts for less than it did as maker of counties, though man has tot yet docceded in making navigation safe in fog, or for a mimbar of alipe patrolling narrow water en a dark night with all lights out. The fore fathers of the Fleet, too, had hither the embient mine nor the sucking, wab marine to worry about,
In recent timos, before the war, the Navy has suffered sore sovera blows DON'T Forges Shes the Shew, Supper, through infortuns of one sort or shother
and Light Ratra helente,
KANDRA-CAFE-
Open 1911 Midnight,
At $687, 1870, the Ironclad Captain !! capsized in the Bay of Biscay cwing to Laulty dasige, and want to the bothers
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
Only a Cough" but you stop
This It's ONLY Z COU!
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The finest preparation-mada for combating severe coughs CURES Y mly a
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CONDITIONS. ()3 two minute rounds and if undecided
an extra round of'ode minute,
(b) In 3 weights, 118 lb, 132 lbs, and
~110 (ba | Malan
duty at the various Standa
Any Chinese found lettering about th Servants passes in their possessioner rill forfeit them and the holders therefore will ba removed from the Enclostro
TFHOUGH, Clerk of the Obdirse.
Hongkong, Feb. 13, 1916,
NOTICE
THE KUNG WO OLD CLOTHE
STORE, YAUMATY,
The Undersigned hereby give notice that the share Dertificate iisd by the above in my name has been lost, and that unless it is produced to me or to the
March, 1916 a Dew Cenifesta
(c) Competitors weigh in at V.B.O, on
Hight of February 4th. Entries rating weight to be addressed to and Kose Wo on or before the faday of
DEARIS Esq C/o V.R.C. before February 20th. No Entrance Foo.
ToCompetition if less than 18 entries. The Committee renarve the right rafuse entries.
Hongkong, Jan. 21, 1918.
THE
NOTICE
their constitaania, and the publio Undersigned, Banks beg to notify generally, this on and after let of frch proxima no Compradore orders. other than Gash ordani lapod. by Banks, will be Loco, ted in payment of Collections or ambents das to the Banks; Compradores brders will not be received for credit of Constituents Current Accounts. (Signed).The Cantezzo Bazz OP INDIA, KAN MAN ÄUUTH SLLA & CRINARÚ Honakose & UMANDRAX-
-BATEING CORPORATION
MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIAS
isened and the eld Cortificata will thisace- forth be held bell and fund, The ad Certificato was Ines hauded by me for sale custody in che LONG CHI, the manager of the Krong Sing Loong shop. West Point, and I have not seen him since.
LONG IIP CHO
Dare of The KUNG WO Fine,
No. 187 Bhangbai Street,
Taumad Hongkong. Feb. 17, 1918, i
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