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SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers.
LEMOS
BROOKE'S
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& CO.
15, Queen's Road, Central. Telephone No. 75.
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MASSAGE ASSOCIATION,
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METALS
of all kinds, especially for ship. building and engineering works. Largest and best assorted stock in the Colony.
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NEW FILMS
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AND
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AND
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Yorkshire
InsuranceCo.,Ltd.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
AGENTS,
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GREEN ISLAND GEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,
PORTLAND, SUMENT.
·In Casks of 375 lbú, met.
La Bage of 250 lbs. et.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Manager.
|_ August 1916.
HOTELS AND CAFES.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
AND
GRILL ROOM.
J. H. TAGGART,"
THE
1,500
PEAK
Manager.
HOTEL.
FEET ABOVE SEA
LEVEL: 18 MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE. UNDER THE "MANAGEMENT OF MRS, BLAIR.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION.
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THE CARLTON HOTEL.
[THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE COLONYJ
ICE HOUSE STREET.
Under American Management
Nice and quiet yet only a few miputes' walk from the Banka and Central Districe 43 Bedroome, Fxcellent Cuisine, Scrupulously Clean. Mcderale Terms. Monthly, and Family Rates on application to the ProprietrEAR.
Telephone 812, «**
MRS F. E CAMERON.
'EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.
UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.
THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.
FINE
For the COMPLEXION.
It bezstifies and preserves
the complexion, and may be freely used on" deâcale the sensitive skins which ordinary toilet soaps wovidi irritate and coarses.
ARTHUR E. ODELL,
(Late Grand Hotel, Southelife. England and Royal Palace Hotel, Londen, W.)
NOTICES.
YARDLEY'S OATMEAL
The purest and finest of Soaps, scientifically com- bined with an Oatmeal 'specially treated for the extraction of Its bland. soothing.
superfatting qualities..
SOAP
For the NURSERY.
A petted Nursery Soap. it somber as it cleanses, Its wae coabies' Baby to "ntact life with a healthy and beautiful skin and to mƏLİ 10- tain its bezaly through Youth to Age.
PRICES Cis. 60 a Box of 3:Ċakes.
COLONIAL DISPENSARY, 14. QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL.
DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.
MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE & SALE. PROMPT SERVICE.
Sole Distributors for South China and Macao for the OVERLAND, HUDSON and CHANDLER] Motor Cars," and the HARLEY DAVIDSON Motor (Cycles.
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Tel. 482.
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15, Morrison Hill Road..
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PHONE NO 1116.
25, WING WOO ST
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Bottled in France.
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THORESEN & CO.
Phone 450 Liquor Dept.
for a bottle or case.
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CORONA
The Four Wing Machine. A FEW FACTS:- Pics or Elita re Has two cur ribbon, Weights only 6 prunds Has 84 letters and fures Folds nto carrying rase Comel-te in evry way Price 181 nett cash including carry rg case Book of instructions supplied.
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HERE IT IS FOLDED AND READY TO CARRY.
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Mach gery Department, „
4, Des Vœux Rod Central,
Telephone 27.
CAKES
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GENERAL NEWS.
Gifts for U. S. Soldiers. The War Dapartme nonnows that arrangement heen completed with Cross providing for the deli
of Christmas packages for 2,500, 1000 or more American soldier i who will be in France during the holiday season. The War Des rartment has decided to provide for the delivery of one package. for each: man from his nearest relative or other designated per
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Russian
Giant's Tricks
An Exposed. At the Central Garden Peking recently the Bassian "'giant” wa 10 meet the members of the Chin- ie Wei Shih Hai, of Tientan during the period devoted to is dustrial exhibition. Before the bour arrived for the dual contest the "giant'a tricks were expos- ed. His enormous dumbbell was only 180 lba, instead of 1400 15. as it purported to be. The railroad track, which he took to bend around his waist, was made. of a lead mixtgre. It was brakon to pieces on the spot, together. with the big chain, by membern of the Wei Shih Hat and specia tors. The "giant" and his wife lalt hurriedly though the back, entrance.
Woman and the Legal Profession.
At the annual meeting of the Law Society recently it was stated that 3,084 solicitors and 1,423 articled clerks have joined the Forces, and that 451 solicitars Bad 293 articled clerks havS fallen. The Military Cross har been awarded to 157 Elicitore and 115 artioled olerke, sod 70 solicitors have received the D.8.0. The President (Mr. Samuel Garrett) said he hoped that a Minister of Justice would soon he appointed.
They wanted a business manager of legal affairs. The question of the admission of women to the legal profession must be dealt with in the ime mediate fature. It would only damage the profession in the public estimation if they contine ued to oppose the admission of women to the ranks of solicitore. Paris Casualties.
The Tempe recently sums up the resale of the bombardment by aircraft and long-range guzr carried out by the Germans On Parie and exburbs. It was on January 30 this year that serial bombardments were begun ing earnest, and on March 23 when the long-range guns began. The fest German raid cf importance was that of the night of January 30-31, in which 55 persons werO killed and 203 were injured. Up to Jane 30, 20 Goths raids were ported, and on fire occasions the alarm was sounded but no raid followed. There were 39 days of bombardment by long range artillery. The casualties faraibed by official communique total for the period from January 1 to June 30, 141 killed and 4327 injured. These figures do not include victime who subsequently died from their injuries,» nor 66 persons who were suffocated on March 11 in a crowd as the resalt of panic at the entrance to Metropolitan refuge, Svez
Racing in England.
It could: no. have been misch of a race for the anbetitate S Leger, the Newmarket S'akes of Newmarket; this year, says the Straits Echo,& field shrunk to numbers that in any importants race to day in Australis, India oF the Colonies would be considered wretched and a win for s piping hot favourite, the Derby winner o boot, are not what tends Bracing crowd frantic Newmarket, Doncaster, anywhere else, while the three lengths and four lengths that divided the placed horses poin to the processional nature Anish and the race. The reas for this no doubt lies in the Tincing manner in which t borough smashed
earlier in the ceston, railway restrictions real dearth
olde
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seems
odd thing