GENERAL NEWS.
Armour for Americans. The War Department announces that expert armourers in the workshop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are modailing armour for the nes of Amarican "soldiers in France. The armour includes helmetė, hiaide and breastplates, and comprises all the best types used in ancient times.
·Dog's Trick Decidos Ownership.
▲ dog which answered im- partially to the names of "Tooly" and "Ted," given to it by two olaimante, figured în a case at the South-Westera Police Coart recently. Poline constable Woods was summoned by a neighbour, William Herbert, for detaining the animal. Harbarte usid the "dog showed a peculiar char- soteristic when asked to sbaks hands, but the magistrate, seeing the thing done, said there was nothing remarkable about it. Then the polioumen said the dog would jump on to a chair when be rattled a small bell attached to his dollar. This the dog did, and the magistrate decided that the constable was the rightful owner.
Ten Million Feet of Film. By an international agreement, the Motion Picture Department of the American YMOJA in London has taken over the entire work of eupplying the camps of not only the Americans, but of the British, Causdian, Australian and New Zealand campe, both in this country and France. A new school for instruction in mation picture work will shortly be opened in London by the Ameri. oán IHOA, trder Mr. Lator supervision, at 1, Montague- street. Discharged soldiers will { be given the preference, as mapy
men
will be needed, in the future, to replace those lost, wounded or ill at the front, and to meet the demand of the mil-} lions of troops coming from America.
Hog Island's First Ship Hog Island, Philadelphislere than 11 months ago & morquito- infected mareb, and now the greatest shipyard in the world- hae launched its first ship. From 60,000 to 80,000 people witnessed the historie ceremony, which consisted in Mre. Woodrow Wilson smashing a bottle. of American champagne over the bows of the maiden vessel. Two and a half minates only separated the launching of the first ship and the keel-laying of its successor. Hog Island was declared by officials to be now nearly quite complets. Four thousand factories in every part of the country sre working at full speed to provide the material and suppliné neces- sary for its ships, which in a few weeks' time will be launched st the rate of one every three days, Merchant Seamen and the Army. The Board of Trade and the
NOTICES,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918.
PIANOS
TO HIRE
FROM
$10.
PER MONTH,
TUNING & REGULAR
ATTENTION INCLUSIVE.
MOUTRIE'S
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THEY
ONLY EUROPEAN OPTICIAN IN THE COLONY,
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20. Over that, Compla
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.
LA
4 1/4 % U. S. $6,000,000,000 Closes in America 19th October.
Applications will be received by THE INTERNATIONAL B A N KING COR- PORATION up to 15th, October on the following terms;-
T:% од
application
20% 4 2nd NOVEMBER.
20%
20% 30%"
19th DECEMBER,
J6th JANUARY.
30th JANUARY,
and loans will be granted against this security
to enable purchasers to pay in Instalments covering longer periods.
Particulars and forms on application. Hongkong. 4th October, 1918.
Shipping Controller ere arranging cordial co-operation the Board of for the compilation of a complete Trade and the 8bippinz Controller register of all masters Japprentices, confidently rely. In fature esconat and seamen (that is, all sostaring is to be taken of the actual ees officers and man), so that an service of every seeman, and it effective comparison may be made will be a condition of bis protec between the present expply and tion from reoraitment that he the demand which may be autioi-serves at for a minimum pated in the near future. The number of days every year, dae opportunity of this registration allowance
being
made for
will be taken to furnish each man exceptional circumstances. with an identity and service Certificate, which, after, being. endorsed by the National Service
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
CLUB.
NOTICE.
G.
Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 pm: daily. Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identifica- tion papers
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All persons with certain excep- tions who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are
Ministry, will be a protection from recruitment so long se" the holder] falfils the conditions of his employ-]. ment in the mercantile marine. Tha identity and service certificate is THE 31st ANNUAL MEET required to Register themselves ING of the above Club, under the REGISTRATION of
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Hon. Secretary.pliance is
close conjunction with the prin cipal unions, and associations of
the mercentile marine, on whoen
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