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GENERAL NEWS.
Fate of Old-Time Hostelry.
NORTHERN NEWS.
Ball at Peking.
Thot old ime_public-houne, "The American legation at Pok the Brewery Tup, Hampton. Hill,ing was the scene of a brilliant has lost its 'co, baving been bail on Tuesday, January 20. Dr. scheduled na redundant. When and Mrs. Roinech's guests includ-
Was
Late Mr. Thomas Wood,
THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1914.
BATTLÄSHIP GUNS.
Metho! of Preparing the Steel.
Prepaid Advertisements
ONE CENT PER WORD
FOR EACH INSERTION,
TO LET
unfurnished, 6
Rooms.
TO LET.
MEIRION, Nos, 9 & 10, Feak, TO LET.-No 9a, Wongasi- Cheap Rental, from 1st December garden; water and gas laid on. chong Road, Ground Floor;
newly painted and colourwashed. Rental, 860. Immediate pusses-
ROGATE, Austin Road, Kow- sion; suit married couple- loon; unfurnished.
Apply on the premises,
No. 68 Peak, Mount Kellett. Church Mission Society Bunga-O LET. First floor of No. 4. Des Vœux Road Central; from 1st October, 1913, ill 30th May, 1914, partly furnished, suitable for Offices; occupation from 1st. Maroh next. Apply to-- Cheap rent
DAVID BASSOON & Co. Ltd.
From the old-fashioned cast the hour of elven o'lock was ed nearly all the foreign com-iron gun with a range reckoned reached and the last all of munity in Peking as well an mapy in fest to the great gun of mo "Timo, gentlemen, please
prominent Chinese Officials.tern times with a range«f miles heard a band of convivial spirits. Music was provided by the band is a far cry, but the results of ex whose wont it has been to for- of the U. S. Marina Guard.
periments by scientifio men of all gather there, stood up and sang
natione during the past 100 yes: Auld Lang Syne." The ther
have give us to-day what is prac-low) fi'ed out one by one. Ladders
tically perfection in the art of were fetched and by their aid the
gunmaking, says the Philadelphia old signboard was removed. A funeral procession was organized and made its way to Bushey Park, Here, with improvised rites, the signboard was buried, says the Daily Citizen, erms bumorist contributing at the close the **L'st Post."
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Wood, of the Standard Oil Company, who died at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, Record, on Thursday last week, took place Over 100 years ago guns were the following day at the Bub-cast in solid iron or a combina bling Well cemetery in the pre- tion of bronze and iron and were sends of a large gathering of always liable to explode if over- rowing friends including the charged, due not to any fault in staff of the Standard Oil Company. the material, but chiefly to the
Interesting Engagement.
fact that they were conled from Honour for Mr. Henry Holmes.
The Pekin Gazette states that the ont ide, and in consequence Mr. Henry Helmer, the per Baron Aga von Malezan's many when the gun was fired the intendent of the line, Loudon friends will be interested to learn inside or are would expand and South-Western Railway, was that news has been received in quickly, pracking the whole include in the list of New Paking of his engagement to Miss piece. Year's houira, having been Edith Grunson of Magdeburg. A later method was used by appointed to be a member of the It is expected that the welding which the inside was cook 1 first, Ryal Victorian
Mwill take pinge tofore Baron and eolidfying, was empres d Holmes was gazetted in 1909 as Malezin's return nert May. and supported by the contraction s major in the Engineer and
of the exterior when it was cool- Railway Sta Corps, Royal Engineers.
Order:
City's New Lieutenants.
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The Lord Mayor presided at meeting at the Mansion House recently when the Royal Warrant creating the Commission read and the following nama were added to the list of Lieut ants: Mr. Manu Cross, Major Batterill, and Captain Leglie Burnett.
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World Peace,
On Friday afternoan last wrekel down. Stil laver a sys' m' of the Hon. Smuel B. Capen, LL building up gube was devised: D.. Mrs. Caen Miss Capes and whereby each portion of the the Rev. Dr W. C. Strong, of metal was made to bear & fair Baton, connected with the hare of the strain. American Bard of
Foreign
Open Hearth Process.
i
Missions, were given a cordial reception, in ih ir arrival in Nearly ali big guns are now shanghai, Capen gave an entirely of steel made by the open address on
Mouths are "Missions and World Lourth procesa. Peace." S.r Havilland de required to build up one of these Shustourez introduced the guns, which are constructed in Rembrandt Relics,
and in «peaker
Reotions-i.o., the liner or barrel, doing so The Times states that a col-referred to the lecture of Professor the jackets which fit over the leotor has bought the ivory idiot two years ago on World liger, and the breach-block which palette knife and tortoiseshell Peace." On Sunday Dre. Capen ones the opening through which mahlstick used by Rembrandt, and Strong spoke on "Hopefal the projectile is thrust. recently acquired from Eolland, signs of progress throughout the and bas offered them to the world." National Gallery Trus'ees.
d.BS.'s Way.
Left_for_California...
The American Company of the Shanghai Volunteers, paraded in fall force at the Shanghai Town
The jckets add extra strength to the portion of the gun in which the explosion takes place. The
position of the metal vorion little, the greatest care being taken to produce a metal free
from bubbles,
Mr. George Bernard Shaw, in along article in the Daily Notes, dealeres that international war is all on Thursday last week, the clearly an unmitigated nuisance, occasion being a presentation to
After the inget is cast and and he thinks it could very easily Lieut. Brown, on the eve of his oled it is removed to a large be stopped. "By politely an- dep rture from Shanghai. Lieut. furoses: beatad hy gas or oil, nouncing that a war between Brown has been a member of the securely bricked in so that very France and Germany would be 87 American Company for four years little beat is lost, and subjected inconvenient to England that The presentation was made by to a steady flime which gradually England is prepared to pledge Captain Saner. Liant. and Mr.eats it to the centre. herself to defend either country Brown left on the 30th ult. for taken to a press, with a pressure of if it be attacked by the other. If California.
we are asked how we
ara to
decide which is the real aggres|| Kwangtung Forgery Case.
Koyama Hoan, aged 57, who Bor, we can reply that we hull
found guilty of forging iske our choice, or even, when WA the problem is insoluble, toss up Canton notes together with Dr. for it, but that we shall take a Koga, ex-director of the Japanese band anyhow, and therefore Police Bureau, and who was sen. there had better be no obscu iy.
tenced to two years imprisonment,
It is then
10,000 tons, where from a great blook it is by degrees reduced to long bar about 60ft. in length and 2ft. in diameter. This is done while the metal is lot.
Bath of Fire.
From the press the forging, as about the muttar. If we 30 becime mentally deranged recent it is now known, goes to the wood ankod what we shall do if France ly and was treated at the Toyama annealing, where it is given a Bad Germany unisa our pro Hospital, Ushigone, Tokyo. A Aumption by miiting to make Japinese native paper states that war on on for the withdrawal of hanged himself in the hospital on our ultimatum, wa cieply that Wednesday (the 14th alt.) at
bove a curity against
We
their doing so now at may mount and that we are and always have: been quite aware that, ne unpopular mut
eutire human race if need be."
I CAMERON VILLAS No.:60 Peak, to let furnished for 1 year from 1st May.
No. 6 Cameron Villas, No. 59 Peak to let furnished for one year from 1st May, 1914.
"Kellett Crest" No. 66 The Peak, from 1st March, 1914, part- ly furnished.
No. 19, Shelley Street. One small Godown in Duddell' Street.
No. 3, The Albany, Robinson Road.
FOR SALE HARTING and ROGATE, un part of Kowloon Intard Lot 1154. "GLENSHIEL" 124 Barker Road, 5 rooms, close to Tran Station.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alandra Building.
211 Hongkong, 2nd Oct, 1913
TO LET-Two room Flats in Kowloon. Suitable for Eur- opeans, in good siry locality.
All Modern Conveniences. Terms Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON- JEE. Royal George Hotel. Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1913.
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TO LET.- No. 2 Park Road, -"Breezy Villa." Airy and Comfortable. Garden and Tennis Court-Apply to No. 4, Ripon Terrace.
Hongkong, 13th Jan, 1914. [1139
months from the first week
TO LET FOUR-ROOMED
HOUSES 171 Granvill Avenue and Salisbury Avenue', Kowloon, Cheap rentals.
SHOP with GODOWN attach-, er, Nathan 1o d, KOWLOON.
Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Whaif.
A flat in Humphreys Buildings Apply to.-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings,
TO LET OFFICES in King's
Building. Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.
WANTED. WANTED to Purchase, a well bred Puppy Dog: no pre- ference as to breed. Apply Box 99 of "Hongkong Telegraph.” WANTED. A Ship's Doctor,
for particulars as to tons, etc., apply to Box No. 100, c/o "Hongkong "cgraph.".
WANTED-House or flat, un-
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These two brands made by Messrs.
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+
Pharmacie Internationale
TO LET-Furnished for seven in March 1914; No, 64, The Peak. lawn and garden, Central heat- THE IDEAL WASH FOR MOUTH & TEETH
-Apply to G. M. HARSTON. ing, tram 7 min, by rickshaw.- Hongkong, 29th Dec., 1913, 1105 Apply Harbour Master
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TION,
Notice
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optics
Nothing la'more worthy of your con
ly remedied, if neglected may get beyond
sight testing.
sideration than the welfare of your eyes. The trouble that so-day is small and easi bath of fire entirely of wood, and single measures. Be on the safe gido and brought quickly to a high tem-if your eyes are giving trouble call on us. per sture. This temperature is and have them examined. No charge for held some time, after which the forging cools slowly in air.
N. LAZARUS, 30.
The forging next goes to the OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN. machine shop, where it is placed Tel. 1297,
14. D'Aguilar 8t Shortly before 1 p.m. on the upon a lathe and receives its first 16th: alt. fire broke out on the rough machining over the out-
Nearly all goos are rifled to
Fire-At Yokohama Club.
of oil and allowed to cool.
No. 13. The Peak. For particulars apply to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Notices
FOR SUNSHINE TRY,
THE IDOL'S EYE
Booking now, at MOUTRIE'S
lessens
Feb, 12th, 12th & 14th,
Toothache!
To those who have experienced It, the mere thought of the word brings lear and anxiety. The tormenting, lightning, like pains following the alightcat touch of the decayed tooth, and the dull, agoniz the canselty for mental and physical ing pain, which robs one of deep and
exertion are sufficient to drive one to despair, The best remedy for the relief of toothache as of all other prins due to the nerves is;
Bayer's Tablois of Aspirin "(orijinal packing).
ill-mannered floor of the Yokohama United side. It is then bred to the give greater accuracy in firing. pation, our existence depends on Club. The fire was noticed by proper size on a ring lathe. Riding is a system of grooves in our being prepared to light the one of the servants of the Club, The boring is a matior of weeks, the surface of the bore which but for some time its exact loca and the boring bar once started gives a rotary motion to the pro- Chinese Treasury Bonds. ti in could not be ascertained. requires little attention other fertile, which revolves while On Dec 20th an "abonnement," was eventually found to be in the than the changing of the cutters passing, through the air, thereby or subscription to the French reof, which had to be broken on the end; water running through les ening the resistance. Revenue Office, was taken out by away before a stream of water the bar flushes out the chips and the representatives of a Franco could be directed on to the keeps the cutters from heating. thoroughly polished by hand, the A gun. being entirely built is Belgian Syndicate for the negotin- blazing timbers. Fortunately the When bored the forging is muzzle olosed with a woolen. tion in Francs of 55,556 Eight Ge had not obtained a strong known as a liner, and removed to block, the whole gun oiled to per cent. Tressury hoads, 1912, hold, and was extinguished in the oil annealing shop, where it of the Chinese Republic. Thase less than fifteen minutes. The
prevent weather damage, and is stood upright is a force and shipped to the proving grounds bondsare in denominationsof £20, damage, obiefly the result of made bot with oil flames. While to be tested by the Government. or 1.500, sød are to be issued pri- water.
hot it is slowly lowered into a pit If up to the test requirements it vately at 98 per cent., probably Premier's Sympathy.
is accepted and goes to help make early in the New Year. An The Premier has written a very Al-sorbing the oil the metal official quotation will no doubt
modern sea-fighters. be taken out on the Coulisse, or if sympathetic letter to Kang Yu- becomes very tough, allowing it up the armament of one of our PRICE $0.50 PER TUBE. neither of the syndicates of con-wei, condoling with him upon the to expand but little when filled death of his mother, and urging with gases which forca the pro- lissiers will agree to that, then an him to come to Poking immediate-jectiles out. Back again to the open or "free" quotation will be to assist the Government. The machine shop it goes, where it is made on the Coulisse.
Government intends to appoint machined to the true size. It is stated that the Syndicate, Kang Yu-wel high adviser, but it which consists of the Banque de stated that he has declined the Reports, of Antwerp, and of offer, because the Government several provincial barkers in the still hesitates to adopt his view of treated in exactly the same man North of France, together with a Confucioniem as a State Religion ner, with the exception of the oil well-known Paris hoase that has eproislised in the issue of very
When the parts are ready thay high-yielding bonds, has acquired the bonds at the net price of 92
are carefully tied together and bonad with boops of bronze or per bent, firm. The bonds aro}
Tender for maine, Tytam Tak copper: The breech of a gun is guaranteed by the Chinese Land Tax, which, according to the bee-Second Section will be the meat important part, for statement issued, produces 60, delved at the Colonial Secret unless it fits perfectly the gases 000,000 plastres per annum. The 23 Office until noon of Wednes will leak, causing back firing. tumour that the Banque de Suede day. Debruary 11, for the laying of el de Paris, a new institution,amping and supply mains and
A
Tytam Tuk Scheme,
at the head of which is the works in connection therewith.
Swedish Consul General in Paris,
had taken a third of the issu firm 18, I am informed, not correct.-Financial Times,
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