GENERAL NEWS..
Lord H. Crell on Morality, Lord Hugh Cecil, speaking rr- cently on." Christianity and the Wir
waid the German natior- alist terchers excited the nation and the Stale above the morality ibat bound individuals to indi- viduals or regulated the relations of individuals, and they o'simed that when a nation was seting against another nation it must act sccording to different prio- ciples, and was exempt from the normal deetrine that sell-asser- tion and insistence of our own rights, without regard for the rights of others, was wrong, and that even the cbservaces of such elementary duties se not isflict. ing cruelty on others did not apply to natione.
£20,000 Stationery Saving. The Select Committee of the House of Commons, dealing with Parliamentary publicatiose, re- port that the Controller of the Stationery Office has impressed upon the various Departments the ni cessity for economy in the use of stationery and the demand for printing of forms. A saving of about £20,000 a year is anticipat ed in this respect. Reports of the varicae Departments have been considerably curtailed with a view to soonomy. It is stated by the Committee that the value of the journal of the Bouse of Commons would not be impaired if the archaic and formal language were abbreviated, thereby reducing the latour of compilation.
Australia's Non-Intoxicating.
Beer.
The Australian Cabinet is shortly to be asked to decide the standard of alcoholic strength permissible in "noc-intricating bear." Mr. Hall, Attorney-General, said that personally be is unable to any whether 2 per cent. or 3 per cent, should be the standard. It orse for him to declare the law, not to argue with people. The fact was that, as he told a recent temperance deputation, s hotel- keeper could open his premises at any hour during the prohibit- ed period, provided he did not serva intoxicating liquor. Tois was the law, and it bad been so laid down by the Crown Solicitor, and aubquently endorsed by Mr. Wade when he was Attorney- General.
Home for Poor Gentlewomen.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916.
NOTICES.
VICTROLA
THE INSTRUMENT FOR EVERY FAMILY
Victor
Flamela XXIV.
STYLES AND PRICES TO SUIT ALL, EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:—
MOUTRIE'S.
N. LAZARUS,
OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN.
to:
THE ONLY
EUROPEAN OPTICIAN
IN THE COLONY.
ITC,
Prepaid Advertisements.
ONE CENT PER WORD
FOR EACH INSERTION.
TO LET.
LET-First Class shop in Chater Road next Moutres, lane at rear. Apply -Cla-k & Co.
ONE LARGE ROOM on the Top Floor of No. 2 Queen's Building Apply Thoresen & Co.
TO LET. From 1st November next, flats in "Ewo Mess," No. & the Peak. Apply Property Office. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. ".
"O LET-From 1st September,
To
Ex
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TO LET.
ODREENAGH WEST"
MOD
No. 42 the Peak, from 1st November, 1916. Apply to Linstead & Davies.
TO LET A Small Godown in
Prince's Building For par ticulara etc., apply:-The Hong- kong Central Estate Ltd.
TO LET-From ist May,
1916, Offices, 2nd Floor, St. George's Building. Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
1916. first floor, 38 Nathan TO LET-Furnished Rooms, Road, Kowloon, (Dairy Farm
with or without Board: Bath-: Co.'s premises.) Apply:-The room to each Room. Electricity Dairy Farm Ce., Ltd., Hongkong, throughout. Apply Palace Hotel,
Kowloon.
TO LET Offices at 2 Con-
naught Road.
Offices in King's Buildings. House in Clifton Gardens, Condult Road.
Nos. 1 and 2, West End Terrace. Cantou.
Apply:-
THE HONGKONG LAND
VESTMENT & AGENCY
Co., Ltd.
DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED. TOR
N. LAZARUS,
NOTE
THE ADDRESS.
EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE WAR.
L
OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
a working member of the com. munity.
In the first place, an endeavour
OFFICES IN HOTEL MAN-
SIONS:-To let from 1st October, 1916, four large connect- ing rooms in the third floor of Hotel Mansions, facing Blake Pier. At present occupied by the COMMERCIAL UNION AS. IN-SURANCE COMPANY. For particulars apply to:-MANA- GER, HONGKONG HOTEL
LET.-No. 4, Des Vænt Road Central, First Floor. The commodicus dwelling house with offices, servants"
quarters, etc. No 4. Shameen, Canton, from 1st June. At present in the occupation of the Imperial Russien Consulate,
Apply to:-
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD.
LET.-
Three-roomed
will be made to find him employ-T?
Flats in Humphreys Build- ment in his owu locality and in ings, Kowloon. The Future of the Fighting Man. bia cld employment. But should
Four-roomed fats in May Road. he desire are kind of life-should with every modern convenience, the factory hand, for instance, includ ng English baths and kitch- When the war is over and our desire to go on the land then on ranges, hot water and water victorious Navy and Army retora; there will be machinery for pass carriage system A few flats when the blas jumper and theng bim on to another district specially designed to accommo- kbaki are exchanged for the where opportunities of the kind date three bachelors at reasonable raiment of civit life and the
rentals. Immediate possession. weapons of war are laid aside for ought exist. For this purpose,
Four-roomed Houses in Gordon the implements of peace, are we among others, a central com Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, to go back to an industrial life in
mittee, armed with fall powers, Kowloon.
Mr. Frederick Andrew, senior partner of the firm of Andrew and Thompson, solicitors, Lincola, left £211,731 10s. Ild, gross, the net estate being £210,753. Be sides other obaritable legacies, he left to the Solicitors' Benevolent which employers and employed which is suggested in the memo- Road, Kowloon,
e proposed, the constitution of! Two roomed-flats in Nathan Association 1,000 fally paid Ordia- regard each other as antagoniste, randara. It will be composed of Apply to:RY ay shares of $10 each in Botey even if as friendly satagonists, representatives of employers of and Co., Ltd., engineers, Lincola, or can we reach a more healthy so found ansaitise in memory of conception of their relations to his late father, William Andrew.esch other, as partners and comunicipal work, representatives The whole of the residasry estate operators? Tas question is not a of the Dominions, representa ia left upon trust to found and to the merits or demerits of suy rives of voluntary bodies for andow a convalescent home for scheme of prefii-sharing, but only the employment of ex-sailors "poor gentlewomen
honestly as to the spirit in which industry and soldiers, representatives of striving to earn their own liveli-ig conducted. hood either governe.868, 88
women's employment and juvenile
teachers of music, or language, artists, authors, schoolmistresses, trained hospital aureos, clerks in the Civil Service, or in any other similar manner" to be called
valescant Home."
Gardea Suburb "A Godless Place,"
Lord Lytton, at the annual
labour and
trade unionists, of affairs, experts in
On the return of peace some employment, with representatives thing like three million asilore of the Admiralty, War Office,
any hundreds of thousande of Board.
munition workers will have to br
to
is
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings,
NOTICES.
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LESSONS.
DANCING CLASS to be formed
shortly for instruction of pupils of both sexes. Experienced Lady and Gentleman Teachers. Terms moderate. Apply Bor 1268, c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
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NOTICES.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERYES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.
Factory at Taumati OFTIUE: No. 36, Des Vœux Boad, W. Telephone No. 177 & 12, AFE are the leading Manufacturers in this class of Goods. Our Fruit &
Jinger are all fresh and of the first plak. attention to the busines and sanitary
Our Syrup le prepáred from the boat
and soldiers will have to be re- Boards of Trade and Agriculture Indian desiring to leave the Any European, Non-Asiatic or instated in civil employment. the Local Government Colony should apply in writing for permission to do nɑ to the The Frederick Andrew Con-resorted and replaced in the vocerned not only with the finding at least 48 hours before the in- The organisation is to be con- Captain Superintendent of Police, cations of peace. Most difficult of emploment, but also with the tended hour of departure, giving collateral questions concerning rates of wages to be paid, and it
name, nationality, Age. sex, height and occupation of the general meeting of the Hampstead ment and training of children principle of direct co-operation of the steamer or other vesel of quality of Bugar. We give our special
women's work sad the employ
hoped that by this maana the applicant, and stating the name Betting of the Hampstead Garden will arise. It is high time that between Capital and Labour will the hour of the train by which Suburb Trast at the Holborn workable scheme was devised be established.Observer.
the applicant wishes to leave, arrangements, Restaurant, said the Trust was in deal with these matters, and it
Applicants should apply in perFON a very sound financial condition, to that end that the Demobiliss
EUROPEAN AGENCY. for their passes at the Central snd they looked forward with tion Committee of the Social
Police Station between the hours) Welfare Association for London WHOLESALE
of 9 am to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. tu great confidence to quite excep
4 pm. daily. tional activity as soon as the end has been working for a year past.
· The committee, which has the of the war made that possible. A shareholder drew attention to the Right Hon. Frederick Bath Jack. use of the Garden Sabarb son for Chairman, Mr. Ariba Institute for an exhibition of toys Paterson for secretary, and Mr. and pappat shows, and deprecat- Appleton, Mr. Bowerman. Sit ed the use of the building on Bagh Bell, Sir Edward Ward and Sundays for that purpoas. A good the Earl of Lichfield among its many vititors were complaining members, has just isened
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,
China, Earthenware and Glass- ware, 伯 Cycles, Motor Cars and Ac
TA
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Hongkong 9th. July, 1915.
THE HONGKONG STEEL FOUNLRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.'
KEROSENE OIL.
We guarantee all kerosene oil sold by us to be pure and unadulterated.
Present price.---
"WHITE ROSE," $5.40 per case ex store.
COMET."
$5.20 per case ex store.......
CHING CHEONG
168 Des Voeux Road Central
THE SIXTH ORDINARY
YEARLY MEETING OF 2 blocks West of Cent, Market,
SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Hardware. Machinery and Company's Ofoe St. GEORGE'S] Metals,
BUILDING HONGKONG on Jewellery, Plate and Watches. SATURDAY September 31, 1916, Photographic & Optical Goods. at 11.30 s.m. for the purpose Provisions and Oilmen's Stores. of presenting the Report of the 'General Managers, and State- ment of Accounts to May 31, 1916,
that the Garden Suburb was a memorandum, containing the cessories,
Drapery, Millinery and Piece godless place, where tennis was outline of its echeme.
In this memorandum it is laid Goods, played and where one could bear
Fancy Goods and Perfumery, the grasz-ontting machines and down, as a first principle, that! Iawa rollers going on Sundays. If "reinstatement must be initiated it got out that the Institute was and carried out by Capital and being used for the purpose of an Labour in partnerabin, acting in exbibition on Sundays, be felt conjunction with Government For this purpose sure it would cause strong feel-anthority."
it in proposed that ing. The chairman said the mat
administrativo tody eball Trade Discounts allowed. ser would be inquired into:
be established in each rural oi Special Quotations on Demand,
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of mban distriot on such a basis tha Bample Caste from £10 upwards. the Company will be CLOSED a sailor or soldier, immediately on
Consignments of Produce bold from September 15 to 30, 1916, For a good solid meal a la his return to this country, and, on docoment, Carte or Table d'Bote with himself within reach of a friendly WILLIAM WILSON & SONS both days inclusive.
api
etc., etc. Commission 24% to 5′′%..
(Rabblebed: 18107
Wines & Liquors of the Best hand until he has once more found 25, ASTRUŽON KANE, LONSDE LS. ALEXANDRÁ CAFE.
• his footing and taken kis plans aɛl'Cable Aidesen – Aussaire” Lut don
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Govoril Managers.". Hongkong, September 15, 1916,
KWONG YUEN,
19 Des Voeux Road, West.
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