GENERAL NEWS,
Chiness Students at Home. The following students of the Inns of Court hire peased in the abject named at the Michael- man Examination of, the Cöüreil of Legal Education = Roman Lav, Cisse 3, Ohes and, Khoo Soos, Gray's fan; Constitutional Lav Cine 3, Chan. Sin Kok Middle Temple, and „Tai Chun, Inner Temple Real Property and Conveyancing,, Clan 3. Tai Chan, Toner Temple Mom Chow, Middle Tempis, and Yong and| Shook Lin, Inner Temple. In the Final, Clast. 3, we note the mame of Mr. Chow,
Church Wark on Rubber Estates.
The Rev. J.:0, Simpson, D.D., Conca of St. Paul's Cathedral issue an appeal on behalf of the Diccese of Singapore for seria?... | acce in the work that the Chorob --cf England is now endeavouring to carry on amongst the rubber estales of the Kaisy Peninsula. Efforts are being made to rsach Tamile, Chinese, and Malays, by means of religions and medical missions. The spiritual needs of the European employees, many of whom are members of the Church of England, also require attention. Funds are needed for these purposes, and contritutiona should be sent to the hon. Treasurer, Singapore Auxiliary Diocesan Amcociation, R. N. Bleni, Esq., C.M.G., c/o Mesura. B. 8. King and Co., 9, Pall-mall, 8.W; or to the Chartered BADK cf India, Australia, and Chins, 38, Bishopsgate, E.O.
Ipoh Plague.
What the Ipoh authorities can possibly hope to gain by their policy of secrecy regarding the outbreak of plague in that rising towest ip we do not pretend to te able even to grew, remarks the Stral's Echo. To the ordinary man such a policy will appear both foolish and fraught with danger. But then the govern ment official in this country is wa alten like the pesos of God, and when on the "traditions of the servios" ke superimpose the "etiquette" of the great emedical trades union, common-
THE HONGKONG
NOTICES,
WE WILL DELIVER A
MOUTRIE
FOR
$50.
You pay the balance in
APH, MONDAY J ECEMBER
Prepaid
Advertisements.
ONE CENT PER WORD
FOR EACH INSERTION.
PIANO
TO BE LET.
TO BE LET.
TO BE LET at the Peak TC LEI-First Class shop in furnished, 3 Stewart Terrace. Chater Road next Moutries, Apply H. E. Pollock, Prince's Lane at fear. Apply Clark & Co. Building.
TOL
OLET. From Ist November next, flate in “Ewo««Meas," No. 8 the Peak. Apply Property small monthly amounts Office, JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
that will not embarrass you.
Every instrument guaranteed for five years.
Full price allowed for Pianos taken in exchange.
S. MOUTRIE&Co., LTD.
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N. LAZARUS,
OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN.
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THE ONLY
EUROPEAN OPTICIAN
IN THE COLONY.
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DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED,
N. LAZARUS,
NOTE THE ADDRESS,
OPHTHALMIC OPTIGIAN
24, QUEEN'S ROAD GEMSHAL.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. MANILA P. 1.
SEA
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NOTICE OF SALE OF
MOTOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT. EALED bids plainly marked " Bids for purchase of P. L. Motor Transportation Equipment," will be received at the Office of the undersigned and at the Office of the American Consul General at Hongkong, Shanghai and Singapore, until December 30, 1916, for the Furchase, subject to prior sale, of the following units of motor trans- portation equipment owned by the Goverment of the Philippine I-lands, to wit:-
Articles
No. (Yorkshire Patent)
in 1913.
Location Where may be
inspected
Total Cost Price delivered at Manila
P46,643,22. Manila, P. I. 1,135.96 5,407,89 | Manila, P. I. 7,773.87 7,773.87 Roilo, P. L 1,125.00 1,135,26 | Noilo, P. I
Unit Cost Manufacturer's Price
rated
delivered capacity.
at Manila
G
Steam Wagons
3
1
1
Trailer Steam Wagon Trailer
3 wm: 2 ton
+
3 ton
2 ton
"
sense not infrequently goes by the board. However, we leave the Ipoh paper to deal with the Ipoh aspect of the question and would only express the hope that the local health department is keeping an eye on recent arrivale from hints. The rat-killing cam- paiga might with advantage be speeded up. For Penang an out- break of plagus would be a much more serious matter than for (pob." An Old Hongkong Boy, The onenalty list contains the nems of 2nd Lieutenant L. O. Fawiner, Royal Flying Corpe 1 Steam
3 ton 7,773.87 7,778.87 | Baguio, P. I. (killed). Mr. Fawkner, who was
The above motor transportation equipment was manufactured 22 years of age, was a Hongkong boy, son of the late Mr. Charles by the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. (The Yorkshire Com- Focken, Sa perinlendent Engineer, mercial Motor Co.). Leeds, England, under hat is known as the Yorkshire Patents," and was purchased new from the manu- North-German Li yd, at Hong-facturer by the Government of the Philippine Islande in 1913. korg, and for many years in the All of the equipment is in good serviceable condition and the six Soolish Orientsi service running steam wagone and three trailer wagons in Manila have had but between Hongkong and Bangkok.little use in the past 18 months and have recently been repaired and When war broke out, Mr. Leslie overhauled in the Government Machine shops and are in first class Focken was employed in the condition.
offices of the North German Lloyd The equipment is not constructed so as to conform to the re- at Melbourne, where Mre. Fockon quirements of the motor vehicle Law of the Philippine Islands and and her three young sons were a condition of the sale will be, that said equipment will not be used resident, (Mrs. Focken, who be upon the public highways of the Fhilippine Islands,
Bids will be received for the purchase of all or any part of the
losged to Australia, returned above described equipment. The terms of the sale will be cash upon delivery at Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a draft or certified check payable to the Treasurer of the Fhilippine Islands," for 10% of the amount of any bid as a guarantee that de- livery of said equipment will be received at Manila, and payment made therefor, within sixty days after notice is received of the acceptance of any bid.
there to live amongst her own people upon the death of her busbind.) Young Fooken enlist ed in one of the Australian Infantry battalions when war was declared, and served in Egypt and at Gallipoli with some die-
To facilitate the dispatch of notice of acceptance or rejection of tination. He was nominated for any bid, all bidders residing outside of the Philippine Islands should services with the Royal Flying Bive the name and address of a representative in the Philippine Corps, received his Commission Islands to whom notice may be given.
All certified checks of drafts of unsuccessful bidders will be
in due course, and got his "wings" retumed with notice of the rejection of their bid. as pilot, semiming the name of The right is reserved to sell privately at any time, all or any Fanloer. He had been marring part of the above equipment, or to reject any or all bids received, or at the front for several months to accept such bid or bids as in the opinion of the undersigned are continuously, with the exception most advantageous, to the Government of the Philippine Islands, of a few days' fears at the end of Proposal forme may be had upon request to the Offices above Angust, and", bad had many ex-named.
ciling adventura while "spot-
́ting" for car artillery. There are many both here and on the Chips Coast who will learn with sincere regret of bis death, and much sympathy will be extended to Mr. Focker, whose loss of a gullent son will be mitigated by the frot that he fell in the ouse of honour and the defence of the Empire.-L. and 0. Express.
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Ter good solid meal a le
or Table d'Hote, with Liquors of the Best ALEXANDEMOATEN
REPAIRS!
E. J. WESTERHOUSE Director of Public Works.
Manile, P. I.
REPAIRS!! REPAIRS!!!
CHRONOMETERS, CHRONOGRAPHS. REPEATERS. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF HIGH GRADE WATCHES, CLOCKS & INSTRUMENTS CLEANED & REPAIRED
DI
AN ENGLISH WATCHMAKER. ALL WORK DONE ON THE PREMISES.
JAMES STEER
PRACIICAL --CHRONOMETER AND WATCH MÁKE CLATE OF OUR 6 BAT 3 M
FOTE THE ADDRESS 34, D'Agullar
May,
TO LET From 1st
1916, Offices, 2nd Floor, St George's Building. Apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
TO BE LET. At the Peak, TO LET-Furnished Rooms SMALL FLAT of Two with or without Board: Baia Rooms Suitable for two Bachelors. room to each Room Electricity Apply Box 1248 c/o "Hongkong throughout. Apply Palace Hotel, Telegraph." Kowloon,
TO BE LET.-European House TO LET-Furnished Bungalow
No. 19, and Ground Floor of Garden, Servants Quarters, &
at Taipo. Four Rooms, No. 20, Kennedy Road, with bath rooms, detached kitchen PP Deacon. Loter, Descon
& Harston. and servant quarters, also elec-| stric lights &c., complete. Apply]
Phone No. 90f, or 551, or on premises.
TO BE
loon.
LET-Four roomed houses in Gordon Terrace
BELER-Houses in Au tịa Avenue, Kowloon. Apply E. B. R. d E. D. Sassoon & Co
WANTED,
and Salisbury Avenue, KorWANTED-EUROPEAN TO LET OR FOR SALE Shipping Office, previous experi
ASSISTANT Kowloon Marine Lot 48,
with wharf, area 58,000 sq. fence essential-Apply Box No.! suitable for coal storage or 1245, ** Hongkong Telegraph." erection of godowas
Apply to:- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.
Alexandra Buildings.
WANTED two MARINE EN-
GINEERS with shop ex-) perience to act as workshop. foremer, also a Foreman Marine Boilermaker and a Foreman Ship Plater to take up duties in
TO BE LET-Offices at 9, Con-Shanghai-address all communi
naught Road, C.
cations to Z.Y.X. The "Tele-
Offices in King's & York graph." Buildings.
Houses in Clifton Gardens, WANTED.
Conduit Road.·
Typewriting: Manuscript of every kind
Houses in Broadwood & More-accurately and neatly typed st ton Terraces.
short notice by Englishman. No.21, Wong Nei Chorg Road. Terms 30 cents per folio. Com- Houses on Shameen, Canton. mercial correspondence in Eng-
Apply to:-
lich for Chiness business
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NOTICES.
ROSENSTOCK'S 1917 DIRECTORY
and
Commercial Gazetteer of China and Manila
will contain A complete Directory of Firms and Personnel, - the principal Chinese Firms, Government and Municipal Omdals, "Con- sulates, Public and Private Schools, Missions and Members, Clubs and other Associations and, an alphabetical list of Formiga Raidents
Cinton,
“Amoj, Antung,
Changchun, Changiba, Chefoo, Ching- Kiang, Chinwangtao, Chúngking, Dairen, Haugchow, Hankow, "Bar- bin, Hongkong. Iching, Kluklung, Lingkow, Macao, Manis, Houk- den, Nanking, Newchwang, Ningpo, Peklog. Fort Arthur, Shanghai, Shast, Souchow, Tiectslu. Tungku Tsinanfo, Taingtan, Tochow, Wel- baiwel, Wenchow, Wuhu,
together with
Trade Directory of the Principal Centres, a Commerdal Gazet teer of China and an Abridged History and General Trade Report of Ching and a Description and Trade Report of each City,
Information of sit Firms, Clubs, Associations, etc. published
Eratli.
Blank Farms on Application to DUEWEB 4.CO. Sale Agents. Hongkong Hotel Building......
Mothers should try
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BENGER'S
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although among the "lightest' foods known, is mil nutri- merit. It may be flavoured with ten, chocolate, or coffee,
for a change.
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CALL AT THE STORE AND YOU WILL FIND THE MOST SUITABLE CHRISTMAS
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HOTEL MANSIONS.
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CORK
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T
$1.50 $1.25
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PLAIN TIPPED Per. 20. 35
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cente,
SOLE AGENT: GRAECO-EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE.
The Greco-Egyptian Tobacco Store has always in Stock, from all hist olas Egyptian Cigarette manufactories, fresh stocks, such as Nestor Game B. D. Toccos, M. Melachriso, Dimitrino, Simon Arm, Kaspero Freret Felsoem. Specials, Isherwood Brothers, Wes zuiostar Byosinia, sic.
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