WEDNESDAY, "DECEMBER 24,7-1919
Hughes & Hough
AUÓLÓKIKES TO THE GOVERNMENT
General Ansilopeors Share Coal and General Produce. Brokarg. And Commission Agents.
PROPRIETORS To-Xwa-Wan® Coal Sterage
Dodand Bentley's 44, 45th Edflo A 1. falographie Coda,
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Telegraphic Address MKIRION RONGKONG
-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-
FOR SALE.
FOR SA
FOR SALE-At their Sale Boomis, No. 8. De Faux Road, Corner of Ice Housa Streat,"
A16 Bore Hammer Gun in good sondition, in saft leather case.
Thi gus is exciently suitable for se Indo China.or North China se it in. Etted with interchangeable barrels, and oan be used for either birds or big
Also
INTIMATIONS
G.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
NOTICE
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYE.
THUS Department will be entirely
Closed on THURSDAY, the 26th December, 1919, and lat January, 1920 It will be open for all purposes till Noon on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUN- DAY, the 26th, 27th and 8th Decem-
ber, 1919, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th January 19:0. Licensed Warehouse will be entirely closed on those dates.
C. W. BECKWITH,
Superintendent Imports and Exporta. Hongkong, December 31, 1918-
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BANK HOLIDAYS.
I accordance with Ordinance No. 6.
of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on THURSDAY, FRI- DAY and SATURDAY, the 25th, 26th Bad 27th instant.»
Hongkong, December 20, 1919.
DANCE
One B. F. Tent in very good THENAVAL YARD DANCE nondition, Suitable for 6 persons Partly calars from the undersigned
Torma ---Cach.
EUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers... Hongkong, November 3, 1919.
JUST ARRIVED A quantity of New
FILM PACKS
$1.00 per pack of 12) - MEE CHEUNG PHOTOGRAPHER.
lee House Street.
Tel. 1613.
MAN WAH
10. Des Voeux Road. Ľ.
Tel. 2923
COMMERCIAL EMBOSSINO SEAL
HONGKONG.
“Everything for Motoring"
is to take place on FRI- DAY, 26th from 8.30 to 2.30 at the CITY HALL Friends are reminded that tickets can be obtained from any member of the Club or applying at the Naval Yard.
NOTICE.
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS.
ON and from the 18: January 1920 the price of GAS will be reduced from $2.80 to 89.50 per 1000 cubic Seet.
GEORGE CURRY,
Lomi Serwetary. Hozaxono & Chora Gas Co., LTD. Hongkong, December 14, 1919.
"CHEAPEST "
OLD & NEW CHINA WARE.
Just arrived from Kiang-Sala large lot of best porcelain ware, (cups, saucers, plates, bowls sic) monogram & flowers of all description, are to be engraved to order at a very short notice. Des Voeux Road Central, Opposite to Central Market,
OFFICE Tol. No. 1653.
SAM WING & CO.
ASAHI BEER
Lamps and Horns.
AND PR
BEEK
Good Year Tyres
WIPPON
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ALEX. ROSS & CO.
Phono 2487,
25, Dea Vaux Road Central
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TRISH TERRIER DOG Black and white head white body answers to the name of TTBBY-Finder will be awarded. Mrs. F. F. Davis, Hongkong Hotel.
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WANTED.
WANTEDA CHINESE CLERK
with experience in Fire Insurance work. Apply stating age, experience and salary required to Box 1857, jo **THE CHA MAT"
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FOR SALE.
A
WELL BUILT SIX-ROOMED European house on Conduit Road, prominent position with garden, site area 10,600 feet. Further particulars this c/o application to Z
On
paper.
Telograms and Cables ::
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& words & Conts:
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FURNISHED. No. By the Peak,
Stewart Terrace), contsia ing 3 BEDROOMS and BATHROOMS, bob sad cold water, Drying room, Dining room, Drawing room, Sitting room and usual offices, alao large garden. Apply to BUMPHREY ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD., Alexandra Buildings.
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THE TWO STUPIDEST NATIONS.
The following interesting editorial, reproduced from the San Francisco Balletin is from the pen of Mr. John H. Gerrie is financial editor - The two stupidest rations t
No Not Russia and Germany t Nor even Nigeria and Timbuctoo 1 But Great Britain and the United States.
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Now, what do you think about that? You don't believe it? They are the most enlightened, nations?
They are and, they are no
In some things yes! Is one great. vital essential of these vital timits, no l'
For Great Britain' and the United States are embarking upon the most colossal world competition, in all his- tory with the Wrong Kind of Equip
mant?
They are tackling world trade with
the wrong moola.r
Two hundred and twelve nations and countries are doing business to- gether under the simple; practical and universally understood Metric system.
Two nations are attempting to do business with the 212 under the old- fashioned, cumbersome. German system:
NOTICES.
A REMINDERI
Christmas is coming...
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including
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obsolete GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.
These two old-fashioned, behind- the-times, dezing nations are Great Britain and the United States!
And the system they are using was. Discarded as Worthless by Germany half a century, ago1.
The two greatest (?) nations in the world are trying to do business with Gemany's cast-past
This no doubt, is precisely as Ger- many had planned. Having tied weight to the heels of her greatest: trade adversaries; this cleverly cun ning country removes her own weights and skims into world commerce on the wings of a system invented by an Englishman James Watt in 1783.
Think of the irony of it: An Eng- lishman gives the world, the logical, decimal system of measurement which Germany adopts to, her tremendous acceleration in commerce and power and enrichment by Billions of Dollars. In return Gemany fasters upon the land of the Englishman to whom, she oves so much the cumbersome jum- ble of quantity expression that is a terrible handicap to Great Britain in her world 'enterprise..
But the Real Tragedy is this:
The United States slavishly follows Britannia in the weights and measures and retains them, while all the rest of the world, except these two, adopt the decimal system which everybody understands T
It is under this tremendous, handi- cap that the United States enters world trade In all her dealings with the Orient, Oceania, Latin America and the remainder of the world outside of British possessions this country must do business with two sets of measure. ments-the Metric, to satisfy her cus- tomers; the German, to humour the obstinacy of her own manufactur LCTS. But that obstinacy is calculated to cost those manufacturers Tens of Millions of Dollars Annually" in lost time and lost orders.
MEDIÆVAL 'MICROBES.·
BACTERIA WHICH RESIST PROST-
BITE OR BOILING.
The advice from Paris that Dr.. Galippe has found active micro-organ- isms in Egyptian papyri, and medieval MSS, and upon this bases an assump-
tion that microdes may live oferano- years, meets with some scepticism in English bacteriological circles..."
A Daily Chronicle representative who called at a Harley-street patho logical laboratory, was informed that to deny the possibility of disease being carried through hundreds of years by microbes actually living all the time would be unwise, but completer de- tails of Dr. Galippe's experiments would have to be considered before a serious criticism of the suggestion could be made.
"It seems certain thar the microbes which Dr. Galippe "found were what are known as spore bearing.
"Microbes of this type can disinte grate themselves, but leave behind a spore capable of resisting extraordi nary attack.
"Some can live through a low freezing temperature; others can be boiled, and yet the spores remain vital. On the other hand there are microbes, like that which causes tuberculosis, which die on exposure to sunlight and air,
The suggestion that plague might recur is always a possibility.
It is not certain now whether the Plague of Landon was, the bubonic plague, which is still brought to Eng- land by ships from foreign ports, and It is a fact that since the war there have been a number of cases treated in London hospimis
The main point about Dr. Galip- pa's discovery, if it proves well found- ed, lies in the vitality of microbes when not in association with "the humien body."
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inri umanistence. "For, sale, by”all. Chamista and Storekpepert
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caals of 275 lbs, net.
In Blues of 950 the net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
M. Y. SAN & Co., Ltd.
MANUFACTURERS OF "BEE BRAND" BISCUITS & CANDIES
HRAD OFFICE: Nos. 98–100, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, FACTORY; Nos, 141–145, Wanchai Road, Hongkong. Branches at Manila, Singapore, Shanghai and Canton, “Chius“
HORLICK'S MALTED MILK
"Pare full-cream mük, enriched with choice malted
barley and' wheat in powder form. Keeps indefinitelye"
THE FOOD DRINK FOR ALL AGES.
A refreshing and sustaining beverage, ready in an
de instant by the addition of hot or cold water. No cooking. Nourishing and convenicota
aly.
SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS ANDS STORES.
HORLICK'S. MALTED MILK - COMPANY"
QUGH, BUCKS.
These Oigarettes are made of selected Mid leaf tobacco and quite harmless to those who are accustomed to inhale.
NANYANG BROTHERS TOBACCO CO
165, Des Voeux Road,
Clobe
SAMENGEWEJ JA
TAIYO & CO.
HAWAPANES BOOTH AND SHOES GOLSTADE. TO DRIZE.
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