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The "Peg"
of Ages 1745 till
to-day
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...
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THE HONGKONG
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Paints
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ENGLISH MADE,
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Paskid in 7-lh, tins with handba, and L-est. Drums
Stocked in Hongkong.
Signal. Rad J's Green Bok
Light Drak
Carmina Rad
Liga Asma Blas
Dark Royal Bot Pala-Purple Browa Licht Savana Calue
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Length on Blocks 750 Feet
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CABLES.
(Continued from page 7).
- EARLIER CABLES [THROUGH AKUTER'S-ROZNOT.]
THE RESCUE OF AN ENGLISH GIRL.
THE KING'S TRIBUTE TO HER. RESCUER
SLA, April 27th,. HM the King has approved of the award of the Kaiser-Hind gold medal to Mrs, Starr for helping to rescue Miss Ellis The Viceroy has receive a telegram from the Secretary
State for India expressing Thoir Majesties' horror at the brutal crime at Kohat and paying a tribute to Mrs. Starr's heroismi.
FAILURE OF THE ALLIANCE BANK OF SIMLA.
CALCUTTA, April 7th. The Allianen Bank of Simla has closed its
LATER.
joors.
The closing of the Bank is stue to heavy losses and customers' withdrawals. The Imperial Bank of India is prepared to pay. forthwith 60 per cent of all classes of de posits, subject to liquidation under its aurveillance, and further dividends in due
course,
"
Negotiations which had been in progress since the beginning of the year to associate the Alliance Bank with other more power- ful banks of order to restore confidence in Its stability proved fruitless.
STRIKE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS.
SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC MEETING.
SUVA (Fiji), April 7th.
A meeting of colonists has passed a resola- tion supporting the action of the elected legislators in refusing to take their seats in the Council. This follows the controversy with the Home Government, which over- ruled the Fiji legislative body in connection with concessions to a local sugar company,
BRITAIN AND THE PACIFIC COAST.
"
MORE TRADE COMMISSIONERS.
LONDON, April 27th. Mr. Buckley, of the Oversens Trade Department, speaking at Birmingham, said they must concentrate their attention on the Preitic Const, as an important link in the chain of Empire, consequently they are send- Ing a trade commissioner to Vancouver in addition to the new ommissioners for India. It was hoped also to inurrun the South American services
AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL
EXPANSION.
WASHINGTON, April 27th,'
The Federal Reserve Board's monthly re ports show continued increases in industrial production and further expansion in build-
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ing operations. Freight movements were 67; QUEEN'S ROAD . CENTRAL,
heavier than for any corresponding period during the last four years. General produc- tion was eight per cent. higher than the high peak figure of 1920, Salas by depart mental stores during March were 22 per cent above those for March 1822.
THE SOLANDER BAY INCIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April 27th.. Mr. Hughes has instructed the American Consul at Vancouver to investigate the firing oa the American schooner in Salander Bay on April 26th.
THE REICHBANK'S, BIG PROFITS
Beazis, April 27th, The Reichsbak report for 1922 shows net profits of 43,500 million marks compared with 565 million marks the previous year.
The dividend is 40 per cent, compared with ten last year.
The Government's share of the profit is 17,200 million marks.
MEXICO'S OIL LANDS.
FOREIGN INTERESTS.
Mexico Ciry, April 27th.
The Chamber has approved the oil law. designed to meet foreign protests against the alleged confiscatory interpretation of the constitution."
The most important provision of the la confirms the petroleum concessions lawfully secured before June, 1917.
DIVORCE IN QUEENSLAND.
The bill which amended the Matrimonial Canges Act and which was passed in the Queensland Legistative Assembly last ses Zion, han received the Royal nesent. The measure places hoth sexes on an equality in respect to divorce proceedings. Lunacy is an additional ground for divorce. All the measures passed during the last session have beez assentod to.--Reuter.
Viscount Haldane, speaking at a luncheon given by the British Electrical Develop ment Association on March 16th, anid it! was not true that labour areated wealth, It was mind that created wealth, and the electrical industry was establishing the domination of mind in the production of the wealth of the earth.
Hongkong.
NEW HEALTH & NERVE
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SANATOGEN
The Trus Tonic-Food
Mr Bjomneme Brominn. the wife of the terbated Norwestian poet zad-notsust, wrale; “Ajoræson esés Sanat zien every day and finds that the effects of this sdnavraḥde revitalining food are erendine y benancial to him. Ou doctor is of the same eviniz.
Wide Land Aluncil in 1983"
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Coughs, Colds
CROUP,
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1923
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