NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1916.
EXPANDED METAL
FOR PLASTER WORKAND, REINFORCED CONGRETE CONSTRUCTION
NŒLICES:
XMAS
FOR...
FLCCF.
HAMS
SILVER DISH" BRAND.
NOTICES
AS
USED. IN
NUMEROUS
'MPORTANT
WORKS
IN
FCCF.
FOUNDATION,
WALL.
ETC.
GREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA. STOCK LIST, PÄMPHLETS, AND PRICES ON APPLICATION. Quote for description of Machinery or Engineering Plant en appăcation to
DODWELL & CO. LTD. Machinery Dept
THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:—
Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Retum of Premia in the Event of Death, and Numerons Options at the Age of 25.
WRITE FOR PAMPHLET, AND FILL PARTICULARS TO
DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.
PRO
Maltheid Reefing
SOLE AGENTS.-
BRADLEY & GO., LTD. (MACHINERY DEPT.).
QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING:
1883.
ESTABLISHED
MANUFACTURERS OF
PURE MANILA ROPE
*8 STRAND
to 15"
CABLE LAID
$15
CIRCÙM FERENCE CIRCUMFERENCE
4 STRAND
3 to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE,
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length;" Prices, Samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Cieneral Managers,
BOORD'S
GIN.
OLD TOM & DRY.
SOLE AGENTS:
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
& Co.
No. 15 QUEEN'S ROAD.
TELEPHONE NO. 75
NORTH BRITISH
AND
MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,
in which are vested the shares ofj THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
AND
THE RAILWAY PASSEN- CERS ASSURANCE CO. The Undersigned AGENT8 for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO ̧
Agents.
Yorkshire InsuranceCo.,Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1884.
1
The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
AGENTS:
ASTHMA
EVERY HAM
GUARANTEED.
QUALITY CANNOT BE SURPASSED.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
Ford
UNIVERSAL CAR
It cannot be beaten for reliability and simplicity. Have you noticed the smooth running of the new "FORD?" Call and inspect the latest 20 h.p. 5-passenger "Ford" Touring Car.
SCRIPPS.
NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD:
THE
HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
“THE MOTOR THAT DID
GRILL ROOM.
J. H. TAGGART, Manager.
PEAK HOTEL.
す
1.400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE. PRST-OLABE (DIGIDENTIAL sad TOWELFT, HOTEL, Carilled for Comfort, Health and Convenimes. Telephone in Brary Boom; prompt connection, mainaired by six lines to Central Mademis Tarif and Empellona Cuisine, Boof Gardea and focial Room, Berman karisse soweta comert
P. O PEUSTER, Manager.
GRAND HOTEL.
A frau-class and up-to-data fotsi, most sentral location, within the vivinity of all the penalpel. Banks. Nosed for the best Food, Balembmmis, Accommodation and Lionaliorum. Cuisine under. Suropean Fupervision.
à feral-plan niring Örebawira renders salections from 20 p.m. to 11,30 p.m.
Special monthly terms for residents and for shipping people. For further particulars apply: W. GALLAGHER, Manager.
Telephone No.197.
Tel. $75
Telegraphic Address "GOMFORT."
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOORE HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS:
Toler-phic Addresa: "VICTORIA'
J. WITCHELL
ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE,
Manager
2 and 4, KENNEDY ROAD. Telephone 115. Private hotel, affording every Comfort. Large and airy rooms, Splendid View of Harbour. Excellent Culane under Personal Supervision of the Proprietres.
For Terms apply -MRS. LOSSIUS, Proprietress.
STATION HOTEL,
KOWLOON,
First claer and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel. Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tariff and most ezerilent cuisice under entirely Europeas
CAN BE CURED.||maangemoet Monthly and Family ratre can be wronged on most reasonable
~HES why be half sudocated, and sit up
T"
all night coughing and gasping for breath when a SINGLE dose of
NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE
will give you certain, prompt relief and essure a good night's rest? Thin, the Isaly genuine eure for Ashida, discovered | by Mr. K0885, a qualified Chemist, and sufferer for many years, will, if taken when decemary, effect a radical cure of this erstwhile incurable malady.
Obtainable at Mewer. A. S. WATSON
& Co. Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent; Medicine Vendors,
..
Price: $2.50 per bottle.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks of 375 lbs. net In Bage of 250 lbs. net..
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.
LESSONSIN CHINESE.
messed in Illaralona, has been a seacher
this Colony for 100 years,
28 has good method of trading European
to pam Chiliman examinations, and is pomossed of a first rale certificate ne a Chinami tasbar, He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin ad abo
u
Toow who intend learning the Britnem language are regnated to write, mare, of
• Hoogkong Telegraph colon or diraat tu Mo.
183, Wellington Burse, seconĚ EDOË.
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN
ON CHRISTMAS CARDS. IN ANY STYLE, AS DESIRED.
© C
CHEAP SALE OF VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND CANTON,
-
: 0:
MEE CHEONG.
PHOTOGRAPHER,
Kon Street
Telephone KCH8.
LEE KEE
BUILDING CONTRAOTOR. DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES, WARE DRAIN PIFES.-IMPORTER AND FINE BRICKS AND SANITARY STONE- EXPARTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS. Talashano No. 1443,Ofise & Showroom
Road Ofcom21, Wallington Street.
For the best Mealy, Refresh", ments, Bread, Caka 'and- Con- fentionery at before-the-war prices. ALEXANDRA CAFE.
S
Apply:-THE MANAGERESS. Kowloon. Telographic Addrem: “TERMOTEL, Code Used: A.B.C. 5th Edo.
NEW MACAO HOTEL,
PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.
The above Hotel was opened on Apguas my 1954, vuder new proprietorship and Management. The Floss now offers, for Residuris and Tourisis, excellent accommodation.” Large dining room facing the ven Je doa doan makrely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and fi now uptodate do every respect. Lomaga and måry 1ongs, weerllent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, Excuric saglit and fans Private and Pabile Bar and Billiards. Term Moderate. For further information apply to
Telegraphic Address Phonla
THE MANAGER.
ALEXANDRA Cafe.
Over Pread is made from the Best Quality Flour only and can be mutaised and orders taken AN WEE'S DAIRY, 1. Feking Road, ON LEE Compradore, Haiphong Road, HUNG CHEONG Compradore, Haiphong Road, KWONG 'FOOK, Compradors, Haiphong Road, KWONG YUEN MOW,
Comp alphong Road.
kay be let with the above for any of our products. We put up absolutely the Du Ti and Dinami- new Menu for Eack Mad. Price one Dollar Each, or to Meals for $1000 good for say
, or a la Carte up to yg CEDE
We Guarantee everything put up and sold by the Alexander Cafe to be of first Class Quality. Try Gur own make Fork Sausages and Pork Pies. Pure Java Codes Rostać wnd Ground Darly and pas up in 11. Tins Bo cuoia. We give you a Splendid Cap of Lipon's TeL Minerals and soft drinks of every description,
Just give us a Trial and you will be more akan matizboj.
R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor.
Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.
UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,
THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.
EXCELLENT CUISINE.
ARTHUR E. ODEL.
(Late Grand Hotel, Southclife, England, and Royal Palace Hotel London, W.E}
NOTICE.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co.
MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE & SALE,
PROMPT SERVICE.
Sole Distributors for South China and Macao for the OVERLAND and HUDSON Molor_Cars, the TRUM- BULL Cycle Car, NEW COMET and the HARLEY DAVIDSON Motor Cycles.
KOWLOON SELKON."21, KATHAN ROAD.
PROPRIETOR, C, LAURITSEN.
FRENCH
TEL. 482,
Tel.: 482
LESSONS.
G. MOUSSION,
15. Mörrison Hill Road.
IT."
ALEX. ROSS & CO. SOLE AGENTS
ESTIMATES FREE
THE
JUNGNER ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR.
Strong, solid and compact. Iron and Nickel Electrodes with caustic pɔtash in strong iron box. Minimum use of Inaterials. 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 absolutely safe from self-discharging whee left loaded and out of use. Salt water has no injurious effect on the accumulator.
An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition device.
GENERAL NEWS.
goldwingid Mo
Buddhist Relics.—The Taxila
Delhi, November 18-It will be remembered that arrangements. have been made by the Gavern. ment of India to, pesent soms of the relics difoovered on the Tariis site to the Buddhists in Ceylon. These relion will be convoy. ed to Ceylon by Sir John Marshall, Director-General of Archeology, himelf in January Dezt and they will be there presented by him to the sathorities of the Temple of the Teoth of Baddha at Kandy to whom he will afford the nrosssary information regarding the eir- camstances of the finding of these
Hos. Br John March all will at the same time take the opportasi- ty of visiting naman of the best kaowa Buddhist sites in Ceylon, the monumenta at which are olosely connected with those of India.
Monazite Being Worked in. Ceylon.
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We understand, anya an Er- chrogs, that important develop- imenta, ia connection with now. industries-in-Ceylon will, take plece shortly, including the establishment of a china-making | Industrypizda the meantime the Mineralogical Department -- has found substantial deposita... of Mõnumite, a substereo which is in
demand at the present moment, and a start has been made in working it in-two districts in the -Southera Province and in Kudaramallia in the North. The necessary plaat for the magnetic separation of the mineral has been ordered and as soon as this artives it is expected that a considerable quantity of material will be supplied from Osylon. Monazite is largely uned for gas mãotles. In the past it has come chießy from North Carolina and Brazil, but lately it has been obtained is commer cial quantities in Travancore,
The Shan States.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS year ended 3016 June 1916:
AND A FRESH SUPPLY OF ·
THE "NIFE" LANTERN
AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HARD-LAKTERK (SWEDISH INTES
HAS JUST ARRIVED.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA :-
From the official report for the
The Shan Staten enjoyed in you of peace and prosperity, and weDD on the whole little affected by the war. The disturbances in French territory on the Mekong did not extend across the border, and on the Siamese frontier peso0
A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. remained unbroken. Relations
Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR)
Tel. No.
1877...
THE
The
COLONIAL
COLIN MACKENZIE & CO.
Tel. No.
1877.
DISPENSARY
CHEMISTS & DRUCCISTS
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HOIGKONG
AT LAST.
way frns which manzinature Narva Strengthening Food are milost to be wound up under the Trading with the Boomy Ast. Now L YOU WOŊS & DEve strengthening food you must buy it from an
Mnglish firm
WE SELL SANAPHOS.
AN ENTIRELY BRITISH PRODUCT - prescribed by the highest medinal wwibneities. An Ideal summer tonic for resoneierating its worn perre timena. We can recommend it. Price $150 per bottle.
NEW RECORDS
.OF
THE VERY LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES.
"THE BING BOYS
ARE HERE."
IF YOU WERE THE ONLY CIRL, ANOTHER LITTLE DRINK. - RAGGING THE DOG.
ALL DRESSED UP and NO PLACE TO CO.
(Mr. Manhattan).
A BROKEN DOLL. (The Craze). BY HECK, Fox Trot.
SOMEWHERE A VOICE IS 'CALLING, LITTLE GREY HOME IN THE WEST. ABSENT
ROOSTERS YAWN, Fox. Trol.
ETC..
ETC.
ROBINSONS'
between British and Siamese officiala were es neval cordial, There was some increase in orime generally and in violent orimer; but in the Shan States, violent crimen are for the most parį cffences against the person, and
organised, erim are infrequent, There was a renewal of thefte of elephants along the Siamesa border. Cattle theft shows a decrease. The Lieutenant-Gover- nor takes this opportunity of [expreming his deep regret at the death of Mr. A. J. A. Jardine, of the--Imperial Police, which cecarred while that officer was jemployed in 'the Southern Bhan
States.
Incompetent Chinese Magistrates.
Chengtu, 14th December.. Lately the Military Gwernor recalled a number of incompetent magistrates and appointed new men with instructions to put down robbers and opium growing.. Yesterday there was a violent. aproar in the Provincial Assembly between the supportern of Eki Kan, the Civil Governor, and the supporters of Lo Pei-kin, The former insisted that the appoint ments were not legel, and the Iatter maintained that they were perfectly legal, as Tai Kan bad not come to Changin, Tables were thumped and mpest and stools thrown at each other, and the House broke up in disorder.
Serious Explosies in Tokyo, A ménage from Tokyo. reports that in December 2 at about 5.20
lank containing hydrogen in the compound of the Teikoku Qil Compasy in Yakagawa, Tokyo, exploded. The Company build- inga and about 137 houms around the plabe were more or less damag- ad. Fortunately no one was lurt The whole of Tokyo was elpo ad by the explosion. habitants near tha ping it was due to s5, rap" ftid" the