GENERAL NEWS.
Commander of Talagtau Garrison.
Torr:Gaberil Oja," Commander of the Tangtan Garrison, who has been staying in Tokyo for a'sbört lime, is now on his way bɛck to "his" póst...
Herr Liebknecht. According to the Zurich nswa- paper, Herr Liebknecht is under- going his sentence at the gaol of The Lackan, in Brandenburg,
· "prisoner who is submitted to the condition of ordinary criminale, is attsobed to a workshop of shoe msking.
French Consular Change,
A M. Fliebe, at present Vice: Conuel for France at. Batavia, in, under orders to proceed and take up a similar, though somewhat » higher position, at Melbourne, He was formerly Vios Contul st Singapore under the late Comte de Bondy Biario.
*Debutante Slouch" Copled from Chinese Idol,
A stone image of Kwan-Yin, Chinese goddess of meroy, has been purchased from Mr. Paul Poiret of Paris by a firm of Fifth Avenue art dealers for ́a s'on maid to kuro been close to $200,000. GM Poiret has declared that i the image was his original model for the style known in Americs stan ! the debutapta elonob." The image is seven feet tall and weighs more than a tọn.
Chlaere and the States. Says a despatch from Kanvas City: Bringing a Chinese x- bourer into this country through
• tunnel under the Detroit River does pot constitute a breach of Federal law, according to Mesars, Lorna Stoneberg and Edward Hack, attorney, who urged Judge John C. Pollok in the Kana City Federal Court to isqus write of habeas corpus for their clients, nów serving two years' sentence in the Federal prison at Leaven- worth, Kansas,
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NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1917.
WE WILL DELIVER↑
好
MOUTRIE " PIANO
FOR
$50.
ZERO 13 LAR
Prepaid Advertisements.
ONE CENT “PER WORD
FOR EACH INSERTION.
TO BE LET,
TO BE LET.-
TO LET First Class shop in TO BE LET-New European Chater Road next Montrics, and Chinese houses in Laneat rear. Apply-Clark & Ce, Matheson and Sharp Streste" Bowington, or Wanchai, close to street: Cars - and No. 1. Police Station.. All houses will be ready for tenants on or before
TO BE LET.-Kowloop, Fur, the 10th of March, 1917. Appis nished or Unfurnished to Chịu Wah Kee the first house 6, Victoria View,
You pay the balance in small monthly amounts Room. Board if desired. Apply in Matheson Street.
that will not embarrass you.
Every instrument guaranteed for five years.
Full price allowed for Pianos laken in exchange.
S. MOUTRIE&Co., LTD.
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RRITISH NATIONAL DEBT.
NOTICE.
JOHNSON, STOKES
& MASTER, Solicitors for the Executors. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1917.
TO LET From 1st May, 1916, Ofices, 2nd Floor, St. George's Building. Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
TO BE LET at the Fear, furnished and newly painted Inside, 3 Stewart Terrace. Apply-H. E. Pollock, Prince's
■ Building®,
To
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TO BE LET. Offices at ?, Con-
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in King's & York
Houses in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
Houses in Broadwood & More- ton Terraces.
THE
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TO BE LET-Four-roomed houses in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, and A "FLAT in Humphreys Build- ings, Kowloon."
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Compulsory Service in India.
Ciloutts, Feb. 8.-Oamment- ing on the vice-regal speech and compulsion, the Staterman hopes
ALL persons having claims the act will be applied regardful-
England's national debt after; against the Estate of the ly, otherwise some businerees the war will
late Mr. ALFRED HERBERT Kowloon amount to may have to close down. In 24,000,000,000, a telegram in HEWITT are requested to for- respect of equality of sacrifice, formed as last week. It is evident, ward them to the undersigned on it may
be hoped Govern however, that the sum eisted or before the 10th instant. will not fall short of depends on the length of time the private firms. The Englishman war laste.. If it goes nu for says the speech may justly be another year the tatal will be con called epoch-making and will siderably larger. It is estimated enable India at last to play her that by March 21, this year the fall and proper part in the war. mount will be not less than The Empire says the proposals £3,700,000,000. For the current fall short, since compulsion in re financial year it is estimated that stricted only to European British Britain's gross expenditure will be subjects and misses the majority £2,000,000,000, and this of course of Anglo Indians and Eura- sians. The Bengales calls it apart from the heavy loss in re duoed production, decreased notable pronouncement which trade, sunken ships, and so on. will be welcomed with enthusiasm Is is necesery that these figures throughout India. The A. B.
should be realised in order Patrika terms the vice-regalo understand the saorificar. speech great and splendid, the rent and fature, that Britain chiet point being that Indisus making in the cause for which
will be allowed to volunteer.
the Allien have taken arme.. The
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,
China, Earthenware and Glasn | Ware,
Cycles, Motor Cars' and 'Ac-
Famous Tenor for Singapore. interest on the debt, as it will sensories,
Paul Dalsals, the famona on March 31, exalmaiva of French Canadian tenor, is af present in Java, Mr. Dufault in the Sinking Fund, will be four Goods,
times greater thấc the whole of
the tenor, who alter a somewhat the rests of agricultural and sensational debut in America, the United Kingdom, including went to Australia, about four years farmhouses, and will be greater ago, sɛ co-alar with Mme Nordios, the famous American prime, than the sanus! value of all donna. After Mme Nordina's houbou buildings asbesed for and The indometar income tax. Bepattare
Australia, $com Towing to illness, Mr. Dafkult cry to be levied to pay this Immeres charge will neommarily
to
AL Lour
Diapery, Millinery and Piece Fancy Goods and Parfumery, Hardware, Machinery and Metals for
Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods. Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
etc., etc. Commlaston 21% to 5%.. Trade Discrunts allowed.
Special Quotations on Demand. bample Cases from £1b upwards. Consignments of Produce Sold
- Cralia, and New Zealand. This be higher than anything hitherto -dactar Ibated for ten months. Last known in the history of taxation,
April, after in abuenos of two and will have the effect of on dixount...
⠀ Years, Faul Dafüult returned for materially raising priowa. IWRUAM WILSON & SONS righther Austrálian and New will then be seen that thousan
Established IALA
AS ARTHURGNLANE, LONDON-LO.
-Zakland four which, despite the who disparage what Britain Sabeddrum" - Kaunalia” Londen,
NOTICE
war, isakid to have broken all is doing in the war fake Wary previona records for enthusiasm short views, while the tendancy to and box office, receipts. Instead expand the man-power employed, of returning to Amories vis the at the cost of increased expendi Peciño, Mr Dufanit decided to ture and diminished production, WWE the undereígold bég to A notify that we have estab- '' röfurn ̈via "the East And in likely to cause a diminution Going now in Java where, ac of the total energy employed lished ourselves in Canton as
instead of expending it,-Japan General Merchants, Chronicle.
cording to press reports, he
si aroused remirkable enthusis -#!/Mr,!®Dafault's time in' Javë in
timited, only two weakd bring ellallowed for the Island and only "Bourabaya " and " "Batavia" "being (mlâyéd. It is stated that Paul © Dafault and his amising artista "will open a short sesson in Bings- 'gore early in March.Free Press Bingapore.
Form, good solid mesi a la Carle or Table::d'Hote, wilk Wiem,& Liquors of the Bost
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NOTICE.
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the hours for the transac tion of business by the Hong- kong / Bavings Bank," "will be |107AM-ta: 12 XOON, SATUR-
DAYS included.
For the Hongkong & Shanghai
› Banking Corporation,
NJ.STARB, BAN Oblef ManagOT,
Hoogkong, 5th March, 1917.
or
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