THE OVERALL EPIDEMIC IN far which bui little success. They
CANADA..
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ara, however, organising “potato protests" With the price at $6 for $7 bag potatoes are disappear-
ing from many jakies.
A JOKE-AND A SYMPTOMI, Toronto, April 3.--Canada is in throam of no overall opiile mie designed to cut the high cost "Patch clubs" are being formed.
In some pithes when the "overall brigade" idea does not appeal. "old clothes leagues" and
of living by adapting for general wear the working wan's costuma,
The epidemic started about teni
THE HONGKONG "TELEGRAPH
NOTICB;
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
KONGMOON DISTRICT.
{WANGMOON). ALTERATION IN CHARACTER OF
WANOMOON ENTRANCE LIGHT,
Notica is hereby given that an or about the 8th July 1920, che: Wangoon Entrance Light will
days ago in the Southern States BRITISH STEEL PROGRESS be changed to a white scetylene
where the cotton blooms and
blowa," and its place of afigin arouses a suspicion that perhaps it was designed not merely a
GROWTH OF ELECTRIC
K FURNACES.
light, occulting every 3 seconds Ibux-
Light... Eclipse......
0.3 second. 17 seconds.
reduce high prices but to provide. The progress made during tha
This alteration will increase the a new market for cotton, for last half century in the ferrous Southern States' famous" Buy a industries was reviewed by Dr. candle-power of the light, making bals" campaign of the early. E. Stead, F.R.S., President of it visible in clear weather for a war daya is not forgotten. the Iron and Steel Institute, distance of 12 nautical miles.
Oihez characteristics of tho "Denim over all in the new the annual meeting, held at the slogan, denim being the material Institution of Civil Engineers, Light will remain unchanged. described by the dictionary as A Westminister.
out of
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AND
coloured twilles cotton.
Mr. E. Schneider, the retiring which overalls are usually made, President, in welcoming his suc When designed for garments thajressor, said that in the economic |
af his country colour is nearly always a dark (recanstruction blue, sometimes striped with (France) it was necessary that [OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. white. When moza aristocratic their Allies should grant them in its associations, as it has been not so much their positive aid na becoming in recent years by its their active sympathy, and afford use for hanging and furniture them now and then, in their coverings, it is prepared in a tremendoudy difficult task variety of colourings,
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claims will be admitted afteri the Goods have left the steamerej
down, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th July. will be subject to rent
recognised.
No Fire Insurance will tej affected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agents, Hongkong. 3rd July, 1920
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A PARISIAN LADY on her way through Hongkong. will consider it an honour to have the Ladies of Hongkong call at her apartments at the Hongkong Hotel, where she has on display a mos: comprehensive and varied assortment of Ladies Hats of the very latest styles as well as some exclusive and ultra chic model.
Hand "made Laces and Embroideries. She makes a specialty of altering and remodeling,ha's of exhet seasons at a very reasonable charge.
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A SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN THESE COLUMNS WILL BE PRODUCTIVE OF MANY ENQUIRIES REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.: $0 33 & 384
NOTICE.
WANTED.
The interest of Mr. EDWARD WANTED.- European assistant MAURICE RAYMOND as a manager for export department Partner in our Firm ceased by with old established British firm. emaxion of time on the 30th June, Experience in South China ex- 1920.
BENJAMIN & POTTS,
11, Queen's Road Central.
Hongkong.
2nd July, 1920,
NOTICE.
I have this day established my self as a Share and General Broker at No. 10 Ice House Street.
EDWARD M. RAYMOND.
2nd July, 1920.
NOTICE.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
SATURDAY, JULY 3rd.— TEA DANSANT FROM 4 TO 7P.M.
ports essential. One with know- ledge of French givan, preference. Good salary to right man. Give 'references and wages required
Box No. 483 "Hongkong. Telegraph.TM
| DINNERİDANCE FROM S P.M.
SUNDAY, JULY 4th.— ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS DURING TIFFIN AND AFTER- NOON.
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
NOTICE
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
WANTED.-St. John's Cathe dral, Hongkong. A European wanted as Verger. For parti- calars apply to the Chaplain.
TO BE LET.
TO LET.--Part of ground floor of St. George's Building with two large show windows facing I House Street Apply Sbawad, Tomes & Co.
TO LET. For immediate oc- cupation 3 rooms, suitable for offices in Queen's Road Central, bear the banks. Apply to Box 390 elo Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET. One bedroom with bath. Central District. For terms apply Box 391 co "Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LET OR FXR SALE ..
Glanshiel, No. 141 The Peak. near Barker Road Tram station, Apply to Linstead & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
FOR
SALE
FOR SALE.-- LADY WISHES
Owing to the 4th, of July fall- ing on a SUNDAY and the fact TO SELL entire contents of well that the local American Commun- furnished 5 Rooted house, iD- ity are bolding their Celebration cluding Fierrola, Silver, Black- wood Furniture, and cot Glass on MONDAY, the 5th, of July, fall nearly new) Apply Box 386 Special Dinner Dance will be beldeo "Hongkong Telegraph" KO
on MONDAY NIGHT ! the abore Hotel.
Tables may be Booked at the Hotel Main Office.
(Telephone No. 301 or direct to] Repulse Bay (Telephone No. 881)
J. H. TAGGART,
Manager.
helpful and congenial atmos: Consignees per Co's Streamer At ist, Canadians, priding phere. The actual importance of
"PYRRHUS.” themself on their immunity from such intelligent cooperation
hereby notified that the fade, smiled at the antics in should be measured not by im- Lare overalls of their American mediate results, but by the funds Cargo will be discharged cousins. Funny people, these mental interdependence of the Holf's Wharf, Kowloon, where it American" was a frequent obser-solut ons to be given by France will lie at Consignee's risk. The valion. But the epidemic and her Allies to the social and Cargo will be ready for delivery spread over 'the whole con-industrial problems on which from Godown on and after 3th'
shair whole economic July tinent with incredible
speed, hung and Canada could not remain future.
Optional cargo will be landed, immune. The Great War Dealing with the question of re-funless native has been given | Veterans Association a: Ottawa covering the heat in blast-furnace prior to ste.mer's arrival. broke the ice, donning the "blualslag. Dr. Stead said that it was a All oken, chafed, und damag-i jeans." That was on Saturday matter worthy of the most serief goods are to be left in the Jaat. Pr Wednesday nearls ous consideration, of engineers Godowns, where they will be evers cirs and town from Can Even if only 35 per cent of the examined on any Tuesdays and servative Fredericton in the East heat were recovered from the 1 Fridays between the hours of to the Pacific Coast had reported million tons of slag produced in 10.45 am and noon within the some form of
overalls Great Britain alone, it would res free storage period.
present about 33500000 tons of car brigade."
At Brantford, a man planning on per annyin. & surprise, were them to church. The enormous rapidity of the His daughter, whom with his electric steel furnace during the wife he had permitted to precede last five years was also referred him, fainted when she beheld her to by Dr Stead. Before the war
All Claims against the Steameri jew electric furnaces parent coming up the aisle and only
must be presented to the under! had to be taken home in a tati. were used in connection with signed on or before the 24th
iron Fifteen members of the Ontario the
steel and
indus- Juls. of they will not be Legislature signed a pledge to try in Great Britain, but soon wear them, but facked when they after 1914 a large number of learned the Premier's signature melling fumaces were erected in was a forgery. A New Brunswick She held and other parts of the Cabina: Minister, however, wore country deal with the enormous them into the Legislature mass of shell torings profuced. Members of the Winnipeg Grain They had been largely used to Exchange followed suit. Mas replace crucible melting, and had Immense quant- meetings of clerks and other come to say. workers have approved the plan, ities of special alloy stre! were often with official backing. in made by their art. cities like Hamilton. Calgary.
Before the war progress hai Brantford, Ontowa. Chatham been most mapit in Germany. Windsor. Lundon, St. Thomas where the conditions were parti- Wallaceburg, and Vancouveri rularly suitable. The United To the average 17 the States came second, with Italy epidemic is a joke, to be observed and France also head of Eng. calls an amazing example of the This Geddes touch" bas just been re- crentered into in a spirit of fan land. Nor production in It is characteristic of the current country was surpassed or ly by sealed by that journal, which nervousness of the business com the United States and Germany: To transport bricks from munity that it is a man of affair-Germany still held second place, one an in Scotland to another who regards the campaign most but only because meat of thetwa five miles away they were seriously. It is undoubtedly steel there was relined basir Brailed 921 miles ri. London.
Irvine is building cottages. symptom of the irritation and semer steel, while British fur- unrest caused by increasingly paces was in practically all cases The bricks for these cottages are high prices. And He Business melting cold scrap. The actual made at Ireghorn, five miles
The Glasgow a distant
and cannot see where it is all going number of fumares
power used was greater than je Sheath-Western Railway connecta Germany, By the end of 1918) the two towns. The distance THE PRICE OF CLOTHES. car annual production had gone from one station to the other is. Clothing prices
are up from 18,000 tons, whirn let it be repeated, five miles,
But the bricks were put on rail) certainly no joke, though they the figure before the war, to abou are possibly, owing to different 150.00 tons. During the war this at Drechern, railed from there to tariffs, slightly less for woollen steeled for making buller. Kilmarnock, from there to Lon- clothing in Canada than in the proof plates, aeroplanes, mutor.don, from London to Glasgow, United States. A New York (Para, armour-piercing shells, and from Glasgow to Irvine, a total!
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha have pleasure in announcing that af distance of 921 miles.
substitute steamer has been assigned to replace the "KIYO MARU" newspaper man who has a small steel helmets. sheep farm has figured out that The Presiden: awarded the The explanation "that it was which met with an accident in Yokohama a few weeks ago in the the wool which he sells from his Bessemer Gold Medal for 1920 to intended to ripen the tricks iame of the "KAISHO MARU." a cargo vessel of 8.800 tons deat farm for $1.25 costs him $135 Mr. Harry Brearley (sheffield) fanciful but not more absurd than weight capacity and 10,000 tons space. There are no passengt when he buys it in the form of The Council's report, which was the actual explanation of the condtions on this steameri suit from his tailor on Broadway, approved, stated that the Princebureaucrats, that the Board of Io Toronto and Montreal $75 th of Wales had accepted honourary Health and Ministry of Transport $100 are regular prices now for membership of the Institute, the regulations ordain that bricks after discharge of her cargo, will begin loading date to be announced nearest later) and it is expected to despatch her from Hongkong July 2013 talored rared Tuits. In Chattotel-membership of which now must be delivered to the bam, a small Ontario City Council stood at 2.181. There was a de- railway station." The Caledonian ria Nagasaki. Kobe and Yokohama thence direct to San Francisco, this week opened tenders for uni- ficit on the year's working of Railway Station at Irvine was, omitting Hencialu and Hils. From San Francisco she will om forms for its policy force, they £1,109.
lit le nearer to the building site Los Angeles and Salina Cruz and proceed to usual ports of call. 'found the price ran from 880 to IRC PORTLAND CEMENT. than the Glasgow and South- Forther partientars may be obtained by applying to the under
$108 for tunic and trousers. They
Mr. Edwin H. Lewis Wishaw). Western Railway Station. To. signed. decided to put their policemen in in a paper on "Iron Portland get the bricks to the Caledonian Cement gave. 2 descriptive Station this 921 miles detour was The sad thing is that the price classification of cement made made.
Of course an official-as first- of overalls is going up. A few from blsat-furnace slag, and said years ago the standard price is that as there was a great demand class expenses-bad to zo down Toronto was 75 cents. Before for cement many ironmasters to satisfy the bureaucracy by the war the wholesale price was were considering using their slag personal investigation that it is $1.02. To-day they are from $2.25 for its production. Iron Portland nnt economical to carry bricks a to $3.25, and the price is said to cement could easily comply with 921 miles journey instead of a be on the way to $5 and $6. The all the British Standard Specific-fire miles journey. It is such
We are vacating our present į new overall suits as adopted by ation tests, FXLept that of specific fantastic bureaucratic bunglinz clerks and others are two-piece Kravity, and there was apparent which makes Badgets soar op by premises on July 31st, and re- MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD afsire, smocks and trousers, y no reason why it should not be hundreds of millions, keeps the moving temporarily to No. 19, though the favourite working used for any purpose for which railways conjested, and keeps Ice House Street (next to Mee; Cheong, photographer). In order man's overall is a one-piece com- Portland cement was used. For bouses from being built.
to avoid, as much as possible, the bination garment.
sea water it should be especially Working wan do not approveļ suitable.
maintain the highest quality repacking for removal of the of the innovation, as it is increas Nearly all blast-furnace slags shown to be possible, and so con- stocks at present displayed, we
The Regular Monthly meeting ing the price of a necessi.7 for could be used as raw material for vince cement users that blist are offering for a few weeks only them. Ontario's Minister of making Portland cement, but furnace slag was an excellent Smoking Requisites, Cigars and will be held at the Guild Office
Egyptian Cigarettes, Virginia Labour, speaking from this point only some of them, could be em-material for its manufacture. of view, bas formally disapproved played for the later addition to Other papers in the programme Cigarettes and Tobacca at peas above, of the whole proceeding.
the clinker necessary for iron for the meeting and for its con- tions of 15 per cent, 10 per cent: On Monday 5th July at 5-45er in our Firm sa from to-day. Women bare been urged to Portland cement. Ironmasters tinuation dealt with bjart- and 5 per cent, respectively. join in the movement by making cement would in any case fornace practice, the utilization
ovǝtall wearing
and have to face opposition, and it of titaniferons you are in New aprons, they have been appealed to with was to their interest that, what-Zealand, various problems in: suggestions of "calico clubs," her they made Portland or iron steelmaking, and the design and and other alliterative phrases, so Portland cement, they should treatment of steel castings.
to end.
here
"overalls" for the summer.
was
ALSO BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT Boom 200, HONGKONG HOTEL.
NOTICE.
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The KAISHO MARU" will arrive Hongkong July 10th and
NOTICE.
Y. TSUTSUMI.
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,
10. Des Voeux Road, Central, Telephone 3559. Hongkong, July 2nd, 1920.
Manager, Toyo Kisen Kaishi
King's Building...
NOTICE.
'
OF CHINA.
29, Queen's Rasd, Central.
NOTICE.
The interest and responsibility of Mr. Herbers Johnson Gedge in our Firm ceased on the 30th June 1920.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Frince's Building. Hongkong.
NOTICE:
Mr. Daniel John Lewis has been
from the lat. July 1920. The admitted a partner in our Firm as
name of the Firm will remain as below.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER Prince's Building. Hongkong.
NOTICE.
The interest and responsibility of Mr. Herbert William Locker in our Firm ceased on the 30th June 1920. DEACON. LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. Hongkong, lat July, 1920.
NOTICE.
We bare admitted Mr. William Edward Leonard Bbeaton a part-
Business :-General-and Urgeal. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
W. J. STOKES.
Branch Secretary.
& HARSTON. Hongkong, 1st July, 1920.
DEALERS.
FOR SALE.-Abergeldis 135 Peak. Apply 135 Peak.
=
FOR SALE. Encyclopaedia Britannica; 35 vols. bound half- Morocco in oak case. Apply Box 1388 clo Hongkong Telegraph"
FOR SALE. ---- Microscope in Mahogany case.. Suit Medical student. Apply Box 399 chy
Hongkong Telegraph."
FOR SALE-By Peak Resid- ent, room perambulator, in first class condition. Price $75.00. Apply Box 39 c'o "Hongkong Telegraph."
LOST.
LOST,-Old black leather wal flat containing sum of money and cards with owners nams, between Kronndy Road and lower tram station. Liberal reward. if turned to Box 387 "Hongkong - Telegraph."
NOTICE.
IO
I have this day removed my Office to No. 17 Queen's Road Central, 2nd Floor, Hongkong.
Dated the 30th day of June 1920.
G. R. HAYWOOD.
Burglar & Fire-resisting SAFES
"Prevention is better than Cure."
The Indersigned" have just received a new consignment of
Milner's Ssies.
LAMMERT BROS Doddell Street.