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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1914,
WILLIAM BRIGGS & SONS, LTD.,
DUNDEE.
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Telephone No.41.
DODWELL & CO. LTD.,
O.K." Pickles.
Sole Agents for Hongkong & South ̈China,
ALDERTON & CO., &CO., ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
HONGKONG.
Hotels
HONGKONG HOTEL
A LA CARTE GRILL ROOM. biow U11.
dungkung, 20th April, 1917)
General Manager.
THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
(established 1828)
This lol-established and renowned Company issues policies under all the best and modern methods of Life Assurance to meet varying circumstances.
For prospectus and full particulars apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents,
WING to the increase of our business, we have opened China Dept., next door, and keep the best class of goods obtainable,
our
Inspection solicited,
· NIKKO & CO.,
7:
Hongkong Hotel Building
“ERICSSON'
IRON
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880.
RON, STEEL, METAL, and HARD- WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale
and Retail Ironmangers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. Ouneral Store- keepers and Shipchandiars, Nos. 55 and
-
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager
GRAND HOTEL.
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, TEL. ADDRESS "COMFORT#
Notices
LIVER AIDS.
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
South China Morning Post,
Russia and Germany. The Russo German
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war
PODOPHYLLIN & TARAXACUM PILLS soare" is altogether too stupid to
KEEP THE LIVER ACTIVE & THE SYSTEM FREE FROM WASTE. MATTER.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
32, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
WE HAVE RECEIVED, INSTRUCTIONS TO SELL IMMEDIATELY «AT PRICES BELOW FACTORY COST 200 GENTLEMEN'S READY TO WEAR TWEED SUITS
SEASONABLE WEIGHTS, ENGLISH GOODS, FIRST CLASS CUT. AND FINISH.
PRICE FROM $9.50 TO $18.00
WE
WE,
CLEAR.
SHIP,
POST,
CALL AND INSPECT THEM.
H. STEPHENS" & "CO.
16-22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
EXPRESS" TO ANY ADDRESS.
HONGKONG PARCEL:
EXPRESS
& STORAGE CO,·
CARRY,
TRANSPORT,
have, any real significance, and war as an immediate potentiality is out of the question. The Boare" seems to have originated over the demand recently made by Rassian politicians for mea aures to liberate their country from economic dependence upon Germany. A large proportion of Russian imports comes from Germany, and with a view to safeguarding the national food- supply in the event of a crisis there orme the appeal to the Government to increase commer cial facilities with Great Britain, Italy and other big producing countries, Germany accepted this 18 3 blow aimed at German commercial predomin ance and was not slow to express disapproval. Then came an nouncement of the contemplated large increase in the Russian army. Germany had already taken auch &
step and complaint was 'made" by : Ros- sis, but immediately the Rus sian plan was mooted “it was construed by the 'cháuy- iniatic press of the Fatherland as an anti-German menace.
STORE.
INSURE.
3, Duddell Street:
We Forward to All Parts of the World
Central Position; Larga Atry Rooms; Hot, Cold and Shower Baths: Electric Light and Fans Troughout; Large Comfortable Lounge : Private and Telephone 1208 Publio Bars; Blillard Rooms, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS, Monthly
Rates for Time and Dinner. SPECIAL DINNERS AT SHORT NOTICE CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Speola! Rat a For Married Families On Application.
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"The Orand Hotel arohestra will play saleotions during tiffin and dinner and at Intervals during the day."
Tel. No. 197.
F REICHMANN,
PROPRIETOR.
KING EDWARD HOTEL
Ai
CENTRAL LOCATION. Electric Trams Pass
Entrauce.
37, Hing Leong Street, (2nd Street, West One Minute's Walk from Ferry. - Telephones on. All Floors, of Central Market) Telephone No. 515.
TELEPHONES.
Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout,"
Every Description of Wall-, table- & Field Telephone InstruTelegraphio ments, Switches, Protectors, Hand Micros, Fuses, Dry Cells, ais- Portable Telegraph Instruments and Fire Alarms of Latest Patterno are now to be, had.
"From STOCK.
Through our Agents for Hongkong & South China.
ARTHUR NILSSON & CO.
LAGER-BEER
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OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE
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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.
Hongkong, June 11th, 1913.
ASTHMA
CAN Be Cured.
Best of Food and Service, Hotel Launch meets All "Steamers. Address; "VICTORIA"
G
R. H. NORTH, Manager. H
Tel 373.
THE CARLTON HOTEL.
PERFECT SANITATION.
High Class Accomodation for Families at Moderate Prices; Those desiring Economy combined with Comfort, Quiet and a Most Refined Home, Free from Household Annoyances, should inspect these Residential Quarters,
Rooms.
Luxuriously furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading & Writing
Under Personal Management of
O. E. OWEN, Proprietor. ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL, KOWLOON,"
of a Comperent abil Experience are
THEN why be half suffocated.ment
and sit up all night cough-pairs 1st floor in Erder to meet the wishes of Customers who prefes Quietness and Comfort.
ing and gasping for breath when
& SINGLE dose of
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This Hotel has been thoroughly Renovated and is now well furnished and it is under the manage A new Private Bar, Private Sitting Rooms and Dialig Room hava baun specially fitted." Caloing to Private Parties. Plenie-Parties, sto., säält be managed by applying to Mr. Next9n, the Manager.
H. RUTTONJEE, Proprietor.
BUTTER
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rest? This, the only genuine cure for Asthma, discovered by Mr. NOBBS, & qualified Chemist, and A sufferer for many years, will, if taken when necessary, effect a radical cure of this erstwhile in- ourable malady.
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Price $2.50 per bottle,
CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, `CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs: net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers..
Fongkong, 16th August, 1901-
LAW & SONS
Studebaker
Government. Packed Expressly for the ALEXANDRA CAFE.
PRICE 70 CTS. PER LB.
Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.
BEST SITUATED HOTEL IN TOWN.
EVERY ROOM HAS A BATH-ROOM; "DRESSING ROOM ATTACHED.
·MOST UP TO DATE SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
Under the New Management of
**F. P. BAUR, Inte SAVOY HOTEL,
LONDON.
Cable Addreas THE TOR HOTEL, Phone No. 1087.
"TOR KOBE.".
LIMITED, KOBE, JAPAN.
Under Swiss Management.
Bannomiya.
The finest Hotel in Japan, situated on the Hills, amongst the pine trees, Has a panoramic view, from the Verandah, of the Inland Sea and Kobe Harbour. All the Rooms with Baths attached.
Hotel's own Steam Launch & Motor Cars meet allSteamers & Trains. French Chef,
HENRY LUTZ. Manager.
MEE CHEUNG.
GAP
HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.
PLUNKET'S
The Peak,
-- neir the Tram Terminns
Tel. 56.
3 Duddell St.
Sole Agents
For Terms apply to the
MANAGER
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LHONGKONG,
TELEPHONE NO, 1018.
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The Tibetan ‘Question. The one essential and outstand- ing point that is to be established by the tripartite conference is the autonomy and independence' of
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co. Tibor, but China in ceareely like
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ly to agree to these terms a day after she finds herself strong enough to have ressonable chance of winning back some part of her lost domains. The only effective safeguard against snob an occurrence would be the corresponding strengthening of Tibet, by putting it in such a position of strength," either by guarantees of British support or, baiter, by British assistance in the organization of an efficient army, that the Republic would not be tempted to try to repeat Chao Erb-feng'e exploits. This would admittedly involvaiGreat: Britain in great responsibility for the futuro of Tibet, but not more. so than she is already involved in, in the case of Afghanistan ; moreover, Great Britain hảo... involuntarily, it is true-con- tributed-towards-bringing about the present state of affairs, and, in any case, such assistance given to Tibet would be a small price to pay for the permanent solution of the problems connected with " that land.
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TAKING Practical aviators have long
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recognise that the difficulty of successful fight would be material- ly lessened could the aviator rely upos finding the flaidhe traverses, either at rest or in that state of equable mat on so dear to the mathematician, who im agines be can settle all questions of stability by computations from a few a priors considerations. Had this been true, the large death roll which weighs so heavily in the price man is paying for the conquest of the air would have been notably diminished.
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of the atmosphere is being steadi- ly increased, but is still very far from complete. An interesting discourse on-the-present status of
this department of research, in so
far as in affects the aviator, was delivered by Dr. W.N. Shaw, FR.S. of the Meteorological Office, at joint meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society and the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, held in the Royal United Service Institution recently. Dr. Shaw atated that atmospheric tur bulence might arise in two ways. The most obvious cause was, the passage of Bir round or over obstacles. Thus, at Gibraltar, there was a permanent chil eddy, due to a sheet of wind passing up the face of the cliff at a sharpe angle. The fluctuations of the air velocity hero were the most extensive yet noted. Wind pass ing over the aes, which presented p a relatively smooth sur lena gunty than that passing over land,
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