THE HONGKONG
APH FRIDAY JANUARY
NOTICES
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS
BEST
AND
MOST
DURABLE
IN
THE MARKET
THE
CHEAPEST
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
-AND
GRILL ROOM.
BECAUSE
IT
Hongkong, July 14, 1914.
LASTS
THE
INSPECTION INVITED.
J. HLTAGGART,
Manager.
PEAK HOTEL
1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
LONGEST FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE.
DODWELL & CO. LTD.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT
OREGON PINE LUMBER.
LARGE STOCK OF ALL SIZES ON HAND.
UNION. WATERBOAT CO., LTD.
FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Unrivalled for Comfort, Health and Convenience. Telephones in Every Room: prompt connection mamatained by six lines to Central. Moderate Tariff and Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Rooms, European Runner meets Steamers,
P. O. PEUST ́R. Manager
GRAND HOTEL:
A first-class and up-to-date Hoter, most central location, within the vicinity of all the principal Banks.
Noted for the best Food, Refreshments, Accommodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine under European Supervision.
A first-class string Orchestra renders selections from 5.30 pm, to 11.30 pm.
Special monthly terms for residents and for shipping people.
For further particulars apply–
*CONTRACTORS TO
HIS MAJESTY'S KAYY.
Telephone No: 197,
DODWELL & CO. LTD.,
Telephone No. 41.
General Managers
THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-
Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Betum of Premis in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the age of 25,"
Write for Pamphlet and Full Particulars to
DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.
ASAHI BEER.
DAI NIPPON BREWERY CO.,
BEER
TOKIO, JAPAN.
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE
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SOLE AGENTS MITSUI BUSSAN KA,SHA,
Hongkong, June 11th, 1913.
NOTICE
DRINK
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH FILSENER
BEER.
SOLE AGENTS:
CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR
& Co.
WINE & SPIRIT "MERCHANTS.
15 Queens' Boad Central
NOMURA BROS.
HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
16 Queen's Band Central,
the Hongkong Hotel Balldis
ASTHMA
CAN EE Cured.
THEN why be half suffocated, and sit up all night cough- irp and gasping for breath when & SINGLE dose of
NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE
will give you certain, prompt relief and ensure a good night's rest? This, the only genrine cure for Asthma, discovered by, Mt. NOBES, & qualified Chemist, and
a sufferer for many years, will, if
Tel. 373
MANAGER Tel Address "COMFORT.
KING EDWARD · HOTEL.
1
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR..
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Teleaphic Address: “VICITURIA
J. WITCHSTI.
THE CARLTON HOTEL.
PERFECT SANITATION",
Manager.
High Class Accommodation 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.
Luxuricusly furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading & Writing
Rooms,
Under Personal Management of
O. E. OWEN, Proprietor
ASTOR HOUSE.
From let January 1916, Board and Lodging from $50.00 per taken when necessary, effect a month and upwards. Rest Attention. Excellent Cuisine. Private radical cure of this erstwhile in-Dining Rooms for Special Dinners. curable malady.
Obtainable at Messrs. A. 5. WATSON & Co, Ltd. and all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors.
Price $2.50 per bottle.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT
Is Casks of 375 lbs. net. In Bage of 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Hengkong, 16th August, 1910
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
WHOLESALE
Indents
promptly executed at lowest cash prices for all British and Continental goods, including
Books and Stationery. Boots, Shoes and Leather. Chemicals and Druggists Sundries.
Caterers for special tiffin and dinner parties at the Hotel, Clubs, or residences.
F. CHOPHARD.
Manager.
THE PALACE HOTEL.
CORNER OF HANKOW AND HAIPHONG ROAD. KOWLOOK THIS HOTEL HAS BEEN RENOVATED AND IS ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,
PRIVATE AND RESIDENTIAL DOWNGE. WITH SALOON HILLFÄRD BAR. PUBLIC BILLIARD BAR WITH FIRST CLASS TABLE ONLY FIRST CLASS W2S AND SPIZIES STOCKED.
F. E. HALL,
CENTRAL CHAMBERS.
(PRIVATE HOTEL RESIDENTIAL 'OKLY
Opposite ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.
Proprietor
These Booms have been thoroughly renovated and newly fur- nished throughout. They are Specially recommended to Mercan- tile Officers, Tourists, Travellers and Local Residents, being, most Centrally Situated, and also special Terms can be arranged with phe Alexandra Cafe for full or partial Board Single Rooms $2.00 ter Day or 40.00 per Month with attendance, Hot and Cold Water, Electric light, No Extras. Inspection cordially invited. Füll China, Earthenware and Glass-particulars may be obtained either on the premises or at the
Joe Telephone 909.
ALEXANDRA CAFE. Board and Residence from $3.50 per day $85.00 per month.
Ware.
Cycles, Motor Cars and Ac- cessories.
Drapery, Millinery and Piece Goods.
Fancy Goods and Perfumery. Hardware; Machinery Metals.
and
Jewellery, Flate and Watches Photographic & Optical Goods Provisions and Oilmen's Stores
otc etc.
Commission 23% to 5%.. Trade Discounts allowed. Special Quotations on Demand. Sample Cases Trom £10 upwards. Consignments of Produes bold on Account :
NEW MACAO HOTEL
PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO,
The above Hotel was opened on August 14, 1914, under new proprietorship and management: The Hotel now offers for Residents and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sea. It has been entirely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and is now up-to-date in every respect. Large and airy rooms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, electric light and fans. "Private and Public Bar “end Billiards. Terms Moderate. For further information apply to
Tel Add "Phoeniz."
THE MANAGER.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.
Established 1814)
25, ABCHURCH LARE, LONDON EO: Cable Address:”Annualry” Londos:"
FREE TO ALL SUFFERERS
If you feel”00T OF SORTS OR DOWN"GOT MILURE SUSIPAK SOM SCHMIELA BLADETERMIZPODIO DISEASES
WINE SA FOK COEN BOENO MARCICAL MOVIE. JOHN
THERAPION==
BEST SITUATED HOTEL IN TOWN,
EVERY"-"ROOM HAS A BATH-ROOM DRESSING ROOM ATTACHED.
HOST UP TO DATE SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS”
WARD OFF THE COUGH
WATE
CRUICKSHANK'S
OUR CONTEMPO
South Chama
The Trouble In Yannans Affairs în Yunnan hars later taken quite an exbaordinary fut | Only a few weeks ago the repr
of, the south-wOKISEM
COUGH BALSAM.province voted with the delegates
It soothes the inflamed lungs and bronchial tubes, cures the representing all the other pro-
cough and givas strength - against" future attacks.
$1.00 per bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY THE
VICTORIA
DISPENSARY
32, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
THE
JUNGNER
ELECTRIC
ACCUMULATOR.
Strong, solid and compact Iron and Nickel Electrodes with caustic potash in strong iron box. Minimum use of materials. May be charged a thousand times without lowering its efficiency, may be charged and discharged in minimum time and to its full extent without injury. May be kept unloaded for any length of time and is ab- solutely safe from self-discharging when left even a longer time loaded and out of use. Salt water has no injurious effect on the accumulator."
An ideal accumulator for any kind of fighting or ignition device. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS
HAS JUST ARRIVED.
SOLE AGENTS FOR, CHINA→→
vinces în: China in favour the proposed change in the form of government, with President Yaan on the throne. To-day, the military leaders of the provinDS have rebelled againt any form of Government being exercised over Yunnan by Peking and haveɑpen- y declared the independence of the province. It was fondly imagined by the powers that be in the capital that the projected change from a republic to a monaroży would be brought about without trouble of any Find Yannan has upset calculations, however, and the Ship of State, instead of sailing merenely into new and placid waters, is engaged in the lew inviting taak of transporting an expeditionary force to subdus the malcontents of a large, ID- mote and mountainous territory.
Daily Freu
Government of Hoogkong. Leet it be supposed that in seking for a stounger elective element we are seeking to in troduce some daring innovation or unheard-of privilege, we would... point to the example of Cyprus. British Fondues and other British Possessions in which the tion obtains in a greater degree principle of popalar-representa“
than in Hongkong. But if we -want--to see popular repre-
sentative, guyarnment in celsis we need 80 To further
A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. ha the Tital port of
Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOORJ
FRENCH LESSONS:
G. MOUSSION
YOU
WANT
15. Morrison Hill Road
A MOTOR
ALL RIGHT.
PHONE 1036
THE EXILE GARAGE.
33-35 DES VOEUX ROAD,
-
Shanghai, where all local affairs are administered by a Municipal Council of nine members chosen sunually by the European inha. bitants, who retain in their own hands the power to levy rates and sanction new schemes. Every foreigner, either individually or 88 a member of a firm, residing in the International Settlement is entitled to vote if he has paid ali tarea> due and the owner of land rained at
CAR? Taela 500, whose annual payment
Where You will get Expert Service and every Satisfa
THE NEW
ALL METAL ACTION
AUTO PIANO
IS BRITISH MADE THROUGHOUT
AND IS AS
TRUE AS STEEL
The_New_Metal Action Entirely Supersedes all'ofer Types of Piano Players, with the old Fashioned Rober Tubing and Wooden Valves, and gives a Delicacy and Control Hitherio Unknown. It is Simplicity itself, and cannot be Affected by Damp and insects. Cal in and
Hear the New 1916 Models.
ROBINSON'S
BELLE VIEW
ivan Road, Telephone 1907
Meals a la Carte. BOWLING ALLY
NOW OPEN
of sssessment does not amount to Less than a 10, or who is s honishalder paying rates OF EN semessed rental of Tix. 500 a year. It certainly cannot be pretended that this, democratic form of government in Shanghai has boem. Tess successful than bureaucmatio system in Hongkong. On the contrary, it has had the effxt of developing a strong sense of legal patriotism amongst the cosmo- politan community, who syindeći natural pride in the work of their Lown banda
China 2ail,
The Government of the Colnay.
The public petition for the greater representation of the pube lis on the Executive and Legisla- | tiyə "Councils of the
published in cur- last
sue, will be manseros în the Colany. Of that very little doubt, for wh the existing system ment evidence is rarely. of the
existence
civic spirit în
the racest "election
members of the Chamber of Com msrce of a gentleman toy them on the Legislativa supplied very good pro interest which is actua matters pertaining to ment of the Colony. The bureaucratic systemisco anachronism in these the Petition ports.out. in conformity with the structions. It has been by Secretaries of Sist that it is the duty Members of thố port the
po may pro
charga