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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1925.
3, Queen's Buildings.
BLUE BIRD.
"OLD" POST OFFICE SITE
CORNER OF
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Pedder Street.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
NEW SHPMENT, FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS PERFUMES
GUERLAIN
PARIS.
Sultable for XMAS Presents,
PARFUMS, JICKY.
L'HEURE BLEU
Pour Troubler
Sillage.
RUE de La Paix.
Champs Elysee.
Mitsouko
B-Ess-de Violetts. Guerlinade.
Ne m oubliez pas. Faune.
Baton Lys. Londes Decorc... »
Creme Secret de Bonne Femme.
Quand vient L'Eté
"Tale Parfumé à la Rose.
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THE FRENCH STORE,
9, Beaconsfield Arcade, "Hongkong,
YOKOHAMA NOTES.
The following notes are taken from the darpan Chronicla:-
LANDING or cazgo.
In spite of the shortage of lighters at
EXQUISITE
CONTINENTAL
Yokohama, many having been destroyed in PERFUMERY
the earthquake, and an insufficient number of tally-cleris, the landing of cargo is pro- cooding fairly rapidly. Among the vessels arriving recently was the Best Cayete from Dairen, with a cargo of 7,000 tons of-Fushun cost This is the first ship- ment of coal that has arrived at Yoko
The agents hama since the earthquake, are the Columbia. Facific Steamship Co. Lumber is also pouring in. The Test
frem Rou, of the same company, Portland, has brought 1,500.000 rupning
of lumber, and the fila, chartered by Messrs. Dant anul Rassell of Portland, has brought five million feet frem Port land. The West Chopoka (Messrs. Struth on and Barry) also brought lumber, together with gasoline and general carga Among the other vessels that have brought cargo for the port are the Norddeutscher Lloyd Halstein from Hamburg, which dis charged 1000 tons of cargo before she left-for-Tientsin. The Hamburg-Amerika Preussen, from Hamburg and Genon, is expected on December 13th with 1,500 tons of general cargo.
FOREIGN BANKS RE-OPENED!
A good test. of the development of busi nas is the activity of the banks, and all the foreign banks which have re-opened offices at Yokohama, sem to have plenty tela. In fact they have already increasİ their staffs and are making calls on other Among those who ports for further aid. have
returned to Yokohama is 5. Caldwell of the Hongkong and Mr. J. Shanghai-Bank, who arrived in time to
St. Andrew's This celebration was carried out on the Tel Toy Foong, the hotel boat where many of the heads of foreign firms have their quarters, and the celebration, we learn, was, rone the less hearty in spite of only two Scotchmen being prosent.
FIRMS IN TEMPORARY BUILDINGS.
In Handsome Cat Glass Bottles. Suitable for XMAS
Presents.
We have received this Shipment on Consignment and are sacrificing at Manufacturer's Cost.
From $1.30 to $8
per bottla.
Bosemontag
Marie Charlotte
Myosotis
This opportunity "will occur
Once only.
General Commercial Co.,
10, Des Vœux Road Central, Top Floor.
Among the firms which have recently C. E. WARREN CO., LTD,
moved their premises the following are to be noted.:-
The Messageries Maritimes has moved into a temporary building on their old site at No. 0, Yamashita-cho.
Masers Madier Frères et Cie., have moved into a building on the same site. The Silk Importing Co. has moved to a temporary building at No: 90, Yamashita cho,
Hears. Pila & Co. bave also moved into a temporary building on the Mesageries Maritimes site at No. 9.
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"Messry, Illies & Co. are capting_ten- porary quarters behind their old building at No. 54 and intend renovating: their old
in for occupancy building
the near
future.
In the Yokohama Park temporary offices are being erected for the Police Department, Kanagawa Kencho, Munici pality and Domestic and Foreign Post Offices.
FOREIGN REFUGEES IN KOBE.
Apart from Chinese, foreign' jäigers from Tokyo and Yokohama who are now in Kobe number 343, while the Chinese number 743 The following list, prepared hy the Chamber of Commerce, gives details:-
British.... American French...... German
Russian
SANITARY ENGINEERS. MONUMENTALISTS, &c.
OFFICES & 198A, Wanchai Road, GODOWNS.
TL No. 69..
HONGKONG.
JUST RECEIVEDA New Stock of LOWDOWN FLUSH CLOSETS, Nickel Plated, on Brass. BATH BOOM FITTINGS Soap Dishes, Tumbler Holders, Tooth Brush Holders, Towel Rails, &c. Opal Tumblers, Opal Towel Rails, Mirrors, Glass Shelves, &c. Brass Canopied Interior Grates, Cook- "ing Ranges, Filters Boil Pipes, &c. Estimates Free for all Sanitary Installations Heating and Water Systems. Monumentalists in Italian Marble, and Hongkong Granite to Own
or Selected Design.
A Large Stock of Artificial Wreaths.
LING & CO..
Male, Female.
71
64
12
29
19, Queen's Bond Central, HONILONG.
Tel. 794
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese Austrian Swiss
10
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430 274
YE OLDE PRINTERIE, LTD. PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, ETC
The
14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (NEXT DOOR TO LAZARUS).
7. C LABRUM; Managing Director.
PERFUMERY
Manufactured by
RIGAUD, PARIS.
"AIRE EMBALSAMADO" "MABY GARDEN” "HOBA CARIÑOSA*
"DULCE MIA”
LILAS DE RIGAUD".
Obtainable frame
FORCAL
VICENTE ATIENZA,
18, Nathan Rd.,; Kowloon. Telephone K.155.
CITROEN.
The Last Word in Car-Economy
RUNNING COSTS. LOWER
Less Tyres
Legs Oil
Winner 3 years running 1920-21-22. Grand Pris for Low Consumption.
Cars for Sale:
LEPACK CO., LTD.
50-52, Queen's Rd. C..
**** Indian
Chinese
POKER AT TIENTSIN. CHINESE POLICE CHIEF PLAYS FOR STAKES OF $5,000,
Mr. John Williams was convicted in H.B.M. Consular Court before Mr. R. S. Fratt (British Vice-Consul) at Tientsia, recently, for assaulting Major Ralph
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FURNITURE AND PHOTO
GOODS STORE.
Glass Etching, Bign-Board and Mirror Mzer
Canton Marble in Various Shades. Photographie Goods of Every Description in Stock. Deva oping Printing and Enlarging Undertaken. Telephone Central 1919.
PREPAID
** WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS
Lalu, aged 38, a Chinese who is Chief Letters are lying at this Office for of Police in the German Concession.
According to the evidence the quarre? arose over night'e. gambling at the
Imperial Hotel. Plaintiff and defendant, with two other foreigners, had been playing poker and according to Lalu be was practically forced to play a last game, the stakes being 3.000. He won, however, and then he alleges he was Assaulted by Mr. Williams and the latter took from him the cheque he had given him just before fa. payment of the gam- bling debt. This last allegation way denied Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of 80 and $50 costs.
In his evidence Major Lulu said:-We had been playing poker. There were four of us playing, and we started at 4 o'clock, playing up to dinner, and resuming at 9.15. The stake limits were 85 and 810, but the game over which the trouble arose was for $5,000,000.
A Tientsin paper quotes in this connec tion Article 76 of the Chinese Criminal Code which reads: Whorer gambles with any valuable thing as a stake shall be punished with a fine of not more than one thousand yan. The same rule shall not apply to cases where a mere article of amusement or pleasure is the staks."
PHONING TO
TUNADASHLE
The naval radio station at Funabashi (Japan), says a Funabashi, message to the Kobe Shimbun, lately provided itself with a powerful telephone machine im- ported from America, which seems to be much superis to those of Peking and Formosa in quality and capacity. In the near future the first experiment of the new apparatus is expected to be made with London," Paria and San Francisco.
The Fanabaabi station hopes to entab lish telephonic communication with Lon- don.
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KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT.
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5,1Arsenal Street, Hengkong. DEALER IN
GENUINE
ART CURIOS
Ancient and --Modern
Successor to Nikko
Artistio Gold, Silver, Bronze, Damascene, & Lacquer Wares, Satsuma Porcelain, China Tea Services, Embroideries, Silk Lampabades, etc.
GREAT REDUCTION SALE
"ALL KINDS OF LADIES' FANCY GOODS
including Swatow Drawn Work, Canton Embroidery, Hand-made Laces, Ivory-ware, Beaded Works, etc., etc.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY,
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To think of
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40, Queen's Road Central.
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51, Queen's Road Central." Makers of Furniture, the QUALITY of which has long been accepted by knowing Furniture-buyers an STANDARD OF MEEIT.
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THE FAR EAST OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CO., LTD.
DEALERS and MANUFACTURERS of Oxygen, Acetylene, Carbonic acić, Ammoniac, Anhydrous sulpurong gases, Cerbide Calcium, Motor Cyclo acetylene tanks, and all necessary equipment for low and high pressuro autogenous welding. Autogenous wolding of all metal by Oxy-Acetylenip and
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Boiler Repairs-a speciality.
Apply No. 20, Des Vœux Road Central, 2nd Floor
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Prompt refilling at moderate prices of all kinds of Motor Cycle acetylene tanks.