YEE SANG FAT CO.
JUST RECEIVED
"RED STAR" BIRDS EYE SANITARY CLOTH
FOR BABY
(10 YARDS IS PIECE)
Width 18'' 20" 22"
Prices $4.00 $4.50 $500 a pc. CHILDREN'S WHITE CASHMERE UNDERSHIRTS.
SIZE 1 to 6
Price c65 each and up. YEE SANG FAT CO. 34, Queen's Road Central.
AUSTRALIA'S
DEMOCRACY.
(Continued from Page 1)
They are generous to a fault where money is concerned. and
tropical Queensland, where the
finds average white man
it difficult to live, there should be imported a million indentured Chinese coolies on contracts, to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
|POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders inued by Mr. F. O. Jan- Įkin, O.B.E., state :—
"GOOD SERVICE MEDAL, General Order No. 6 of 1919 Excellency the States:-lis
Officer Administering the Gov- ernment has been pleased to grant the Police Reserve Good Service Medal to P.C. 781 Thomas, who has been com- mended on three occasions since April, 1918, for zealous and meritorious conduct.
SUPERINTENDENTS AND INSPECTORS,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Butchers Meats
BEEF MUTTON LAMB.
Al Superintendents and In- SAUSAGES
spectors are required to attend at
Headquarters Office on Thursday, January 23rd, at 5.30 p.m. Uni- form optional.
PROMOTION.
The Hon C.S.P. appror's the promotion of P.C. 2 Tarrant
to the rank of Sergeant, Search | Supervisors Squad,,
STRENGTH,
P.C. 660 Robertson is permitt- ed to resign on leaving the Colony, with effect from January 31st 1919.
RABBIT'S HARES
BRAWN PRESSED BEEF.
-PURITY
GERIN,
DREVARD
W
WINGARNIS C
extract untapped are from the THE earth, the rubber, cotton, sugar, copra and other wealth-giving
yet are selfish and intolerant products. There would be no
THE WINE OF LIFE"
เ
TELEGRAPH
IS
when anything appeals to their need to allow them to go South: THE FEATURE PAPER.
contracts.
and they could be sent passions. Possessed of a mag-
back to China at the nificent physique, through gener- ations of fighting virgin bush and expiration of their living in the pure air and sun shine, they are a strong and virile race of people. They are always ready to resent or avenge an insult; and they have a ready eye for the opposite sex.
Before the war, most of the men would have denounced hotly the fact of a wholesale marriage of Australians to English girls and yet thousands of the very same men married in England, and have brought or are bringing
back to Australia wives and
LOOK OUT
"CURRENT
It is a vital necessity for the | trade and prosperity of the coun- On MONDAYS for try that something should be done to restrict the present abnormal cost of production. All the products leaving Australian On TUESDAYS for shores for other markets have
been shipped at an astounding cost to the producer; and should" they come into competition with On WEDNESDAYS fer similar American, Argentine, or Canadian products in the world's markets, then Australian trade must inevitably suffer.
The establishment of manu-
COIN"
"MODERN MODES"
ESTIMROZET ELECTRIC
EXCELLENGE.
& CO.,
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING Tel 11. AND AT CANTON.
GENERATING PLANTS
SWITCHBOARDS TRANSFORMERS MOTORS
W
SINGON & CO.
IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS
BEST TERMS. COMPLETE STOCKS.
**AN ISLANDER'S DIARY'
Telephone No. 515.
Established 1880.
TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
**
AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.
On THURSDAYS for
"MUSICAL JOTTINGS
"ROBBIE'S LETTER” On SATURDAYS for the
babies. And right proad husbandsfacturing industries in Australia and fathers they are.
of importance enough to stem And so, perhaps, on the whole, the encroaching and increasing on FRIDAYS for their rather insulated policies stream of imports, is out of the have been influenced by their question. Capitalists will not environment during the century risk their money where the cost of their comparative isolation. of output is so high and strikes In the prosecution of the war, so frequent. And with the the the Commonwealth of Australia |tective tariff added, the cost of didsplendidly. Four hundred thou-manufactures is always rising. thousand men volunteered, and At each rise in the price of went to the war as one of the commodities, the workers strike finest fighting forces in world. But, left behind, was
"PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT"
3
(Ellerman and Bucknall S.S. Co., Ltd.)
BLOEMFONTEIN
The s.s.
52
the for a further equal rise of wages SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY will be despatched for:-
or it is granted them in the
a potential army of another Award Court. But there must Note the day on which your
same
come a time when Australian financial resources will be unable to stand the strain; and resulting disaster will be inevitable.
favourite feature appears.
Symptoms of Slackness in the
Already Japan has seized Germany's last trade. Australia work of the digestive organs are was totally unable to secure even sick headaches, bililousness, & portion of it, if we except the torpid liver, foul-smelling breath, ore industry. Nearly all mann-pimples, blotches, constipation. factures previously made by Germany is now trade-marked- Japan!
four hundred thousand able- bodied men who absolutely refused to go. In the raising of the war loans, of those who were atile to contribute, less than 50 per cent, raised loan after loan between them. And so, prac tically, the
investors subscribed seven war loans of 40 million pounds each loan. At the time of the 7th War Loan, unwilling pockets at last com- menced to disgorge their wealth, Now, first and foremost, to but only when the Government alleviate the financial position prepared & measure, enforcing in Australia, the "White Aus- war subscriptions often times the
amount of the income tax.
In short, during the war, the people of Australia may be divid ed into two diasses--one half who fought and found the money to carry on the fight; the other half who would neither fight nor finance.
All honour to the best part of Australia's population. The irresolute and loyal sections will, for all time, possess the humiliating knowledge that they"
are the debtors to those who were
not afraid to risk their fortunes
er their lives in the great gamite, with freedom as the stake,
Yes, Australia is a democratic country, with advanced ideals, many of them nearly perfect. Her system of suffrage is good, Every man or woman attaining the age of 21 has a vote. And
no one can vote more than once.
tralia" policy must be partly
abandoned. There would be no
need to allow unrestricted im: migration from the East But sharply-defined contracts, with legal compulsion to send back Asiatics on completing their period of service, would safegard the white community from colour.
ed invasion in the South. By this means it would be possible to open up the wonderful resources of the Far North to extract the riches from its present unyielding virign soil. Thus the resulting dow of
PINKETTES
speedily dispel these troubles and set you right again like magic. where you live send 50 cents for
If you cannot obtain Pinkettes
a vial to the Dr. Williams
Medicine Co., 96, Szechuen Road,
Shanghai,
"GLEN " LINE OF "
STEAMERS, LTD.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From UNITED KINGDOM. COLOMBO AND STRAITS
wealth from mining, grazing, and THE Steamship planting in the Northern Territory would enrich the nation's coffers
"GLENIFFER."-
1J
NEW YORK via Panama Canal about the middle of Februa y For freight and fa:ther particulars apply to
NOTICE
HONGKONG, WHARF &
GODOWNS.
THE BANK LIKE LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Godown warrant No. 613 for 1848 sacks of flour in the name of Messrs. Buzuki & Co of
Pongkong has been lost and
General Agents.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on SATURDAY the 25th January 1919, commencing at il am.
at the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd. 163 bdla. Mí'd Steel Bars I ((round)
| should the same not be produced; before the 26th inst, a new warrant will be issued to the grid Messrs. Fuzuki & Co. and no Transaction taking place under the old warrant will be re- cc gaised by this office.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
as Agents Hongkong, 21st January, 1919. (square)
498 lgths. Mild Steel Bais 1′′ (round)
"
15 Igths. Mild Steel Bars (round)
THE KOWLOON LAND AND}(square)
BUILDING COMPANY,
LIMITED
of
63 lgths. Mild Steel Bars 21",
116 lgths. Mild Steel Bars 2′′
10 bdla. Flat Iron Bars = {" 7ibdis. -do- 50 bdls. Square Iron Bars On view Now
Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
G.
R.
TENNIS SHOES
CANVAS with
Red Rubber
Soles
$6.50
$7.50
ENGLISH MADE
BUCKSKIN with
Red Rubber
Soles
$9.50
$12.50
EVERY REQUISITE FOR TENNIS WEAR IN STOCK.
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& CO., LTD.
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TEL. 1392
8, ICE HOUSE STREET. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.
CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL
INSTRUMENTS REPAIRED UNDER MY
TEL: 2877.
PERSONAL SUPERVISION.
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THOMAS W. SIMMONS & CO.
INC. IN `U.S.A.
‚YORK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE
burden of debt which the war has. ports, Consignees of ourgo by and help to alleviate the heavy having acrived from the above increased.
berare hereby informed that NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Neither must we forget that the all Goods are being landed at
that the THIRTIET doctrine of independence, and the their risk into the hazardous
MEETING ORDINARY detestation of class distinction and/or extra aazardous Godow SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- held by the Australian soldiers, of the Hongkong and Kowloon any will be held at the COM has been throughly assimilated by Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.,
PANY OFFICES, VICTORIA It is also compulsory, by Act of the British troops throughout the whence, andfor from the wharres, BUILDINGS on TUESDAY. 4th Parliament, to record the vote length and breadth of France and delivery may be obtained.
February 1919, at 11 o'clock 2.m under penalty; and her system of England.
Goods not aleared by the 28th for the purpose of receiving the putting important contemplated
We can certainly look for the January. 1919, as 5 P.. will be REPORT of DIRECTORS to- measures to the people, by refer- emulation of that spirit_in | subject to rent,
gether with the Statement of. endum, might be copied with England a little ister on. For All broken, chafed and dam-Accounts for the year ending IMPORTS AND EXPORTS advantage by the British Parlie- nearly four years it has been aged packages are to be left 31st Fecember 1918.
DEPARTMENT. nursed and nourished in hearts in the Godown where they The REGISTER of SHARES And so there is yet a splendid embittered by suffering and will be examined by Messrs of the Company will be OLOSED Chinese New Year Holidays. future before her, if she can but comparisons which were truly Goddard & Douglas, on 28th from TUESDAY 23th January control the turbulent stream of odious, and it will never be January, 1919, st 10 AM to TUESDAY 4th February, 1919) unrest which flows in the ranks forgotten. of labour, and turn it to profitable
entirely CLOSED on Already much of the class be presented within 30 days of which period no TRANSFER of SATURDAY tts lat February. Claims against the steamer must (both days inclusive), during THIS Department will be account for the good of the Com- feeling is disappearing in arrival, otherwise they will not SHARES can be Registered, it will be open: for Imports and monwealth.
England, and car legislators will be meciulundu
By Occine alf then Bonzit Infinite :possibilities exist wisely entourage it.
*that*_rich:)· ́and
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fund for pecunión el al kids 131. Ban Miguel's Special Bre #1 PE = MORDA, (9* "Enda and Tobky. Hongyong Land Investment February
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In the far north of endure in the struggle with her||
internal affairs, and if red-flag Bolshevism is defeated there, who know how much influence it may have in the ranks of labour ́at Home and in other parts of the
Empire
WINCARNIS
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by Banquet
JARDINE, HATHESON
& CO. LTD.
Hoogkong, Zlst January, 1919,
& Agency Co, Ltd (30.) D.W.TRATMAN, General Agents for the. Kowloon Land & Building
Beparinten lent, Imports and Exports.
Hongkong, Kist January, 1919, Hongkoss, živí January, 19195
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MANUFACTURERS OF SHOVELS, 8000P3 AND SPADE3
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