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NEWEST
STYLES
AT
LOW
PRICES.
A new shipment of
GENT'S FELT
HATS
(High Grade Quality)
$13.50 each
UMBRELLAS.
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AT
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ANTI-OPIUM ORDER.
Central Government Order to the Provinces. With reference of the Opium crusade, the Ministry of the Interior has just issued an im- portant circular order to all thoj civil governers of the various provinces
the following effect:-
- KOWLOON DOCK.
A Year's Profit.
The report of the Directors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd, for the year-and-j ing 31st. December, 1991, states:--|
The Gross Prot
for the yaar is..., $2,321,029.00 After paying
laterest... 109,969.82
and depreciat
ing Plant,
elo. by 919,891,43
and paying a
Bonns 10
Staff of ... 120,000.00
$1,149,851.07
there remains a net
prodt of and adding
monat brought for-
ward as per
THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1922.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
We are pleased to notify our customers and the public that the following reductions in prices will.com into force as FROM 1st MARCH →→
ICE
from 1 cts. per lb.
To
I cts. per lb.
BUTTER
$1,171,167.93
"DAISY"
"DAIRYMAID
last Report 837,615.83
less laterim
Dividend
paid 11th.
October,
1921 $ 240,000.00
$597,615.83
leaves Available & sum of
... $1,768,783.76 which the Directors recommend to be appropriated as follows ----
To pay a Fiusl Dividend at the rate
of 10% per anRUM OF $5.00 per share,
To pay a Bonus to
$300,000.00
Shareholders
of
$11.00 per share,
$660,000.00
To carry forward
to new account
$303,783,76
$1,768,783.76
Directors-In accordance with! Article No. 90 of the Company's Articles of Association, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater and Mr. H. P. White retire by rotation, and offer themselves for re-election.) Mr. John Johnstone and Mr. J.)
from $1.10 to $1.00 per Ib.
39
$1.00-to-
90
*
All our other prices romsiq unaltered in spite of the Strike.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
H. Wallace retired from the Board ENGLISH MADE
on leaving the Colony, wad Mr. D.
G. M. Bernard and Mr. P. A. Cox were invited to join the Boardtreach Gree and these appointments require Dux Grea confirmation at this meeting
Mr. D. G. M.,Bernard has been appointed Chairs for the year 1992
Auditors-The Accounts have. been audited by Mt. H. Parcy Smith, FCA, and Mr. A. F. Lowe.F.C.A, who retire and offer themselves for re-election.
PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY,
Wu Pui-foo Appropriates Revenues,
By order of General Wu Pui- foo, the land department of the Peking-Hankow Railway at Hankow has been abolished and make their own investigations to the large tract of land which is the detriment of the sovereign the property of the Ein-Han rights of China. In the circular, Liae, in the vicinity of the severe penalties are also promised foreign concessions now be.
provinces
Gabon Gru
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Paints
Mixed Ready for Use.
Packed in 7-lb. tins with handle, and I-ewt. DrumL
J22 Re Pes Gied
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Pale Purple Browz Light Aane Bias Light Stone Lolor A Aluminium Paint in S-pank Ttar.
Send for Tint Card and Prices tow
Santone Color Boury WallO Lead Color.
Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark, Limited,
fuckparteliz 130 Usiaed Kingdom) ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
"PHILIPS"
APHILIPS LAMP
Is A PERMANENT
ECONOMY
SOLE ACENTS
Holland-China Trading Co Hong Kong
ABOUT COLDS.
Why is it that one person
while another can
for any person or persons who come the property of the Chihli dare to smoke cultivate or sell the occupation army dangerous drug after the pro- Through the medium of Admiral in Hopeb. fonigation of this order."
Tang Hsiang-mio, former Tuchun "SOUNDS WELL IN WORDS." of Hogan and now Chief Director The above-mentioned circular of the Hankow reconstruction order sounds exceedingly well in bureau, the lands will be sold or words: bubie reality and practice. mortgaged to a certain foreign As the prohibition of Opium in view of the weak position of company for five million dollars bas been embodied in athe Peking Government it is shortly. The money will not go catches cold on the slightest pro- frosty with Great Britain and doubtful whether the threat of to the treasury of the Peking vocation io view of the repeated cashiering or removing the civil Government; but it will be retain undergo all sorts of exposure and protests of the British administrators of the provinces ed in this province for meeting changes of temperature without Legation against the alleged can be actually put into force; the military expenses of the contracting a chill? cultivation of poppy in the various especially it is an open secret Chibli troops. provinces with the exception of that poppy cultivators of the
The answer is to be found in Stansi, Kiangsu and a few other various
With reference to General Wu's the condition of the system. Thin Bre gener-appropriation of all telegraph blooded people, jake cold easily. provinces, it is absolutely necess-ally under the protection of funds received by the Chinese They need a foric to strengthen ary for the Central Government to the Soper-Tochuns, Tucbaos or Government from adoptstrong measures to suppress powerful divisional army com- offices in Wachang, Hanyang
telegraph the body to rasist disones. the evil as soon.as possible so as manders. In fact, without the and Hankow for urgent military and stubbornly resists ordinary A cold that hangs on for weeks to uphold China's international effective prestige abroad. On account of Chinese superfluous soldiers and demands that the money received wedge for serious illness. Such disbandment of the uses, the Peking Government remedies may prove the entering this, and by the approval of the reduction of the powers of the at the offices on behalf of the a cold generally results in loss of the President and the Premier, Tachune, the powerless Peking Great Northern Cable Company weight, thinning of the blood and the Central Government has de-Government is not in a positic be exempted from seizure. cided to inflict adequate penalties to enforce any reform or order inj
general weakness. The question" concerning the those authorities who the provinces and if the so-called imposition of one dollar per picul calls for a tonic to build up the This condition emphatically permit the cultivation of poppy Central Government in Peking on the Szechuan salt imported blood. Rich, red blood will tone within their jurisdiction here- cannot appoint & civil adminis into Hupeh for sale, in spite of up the entire system, strengthen after. Hence, the Government trator or even Taoyin without the stringent orders of General the nerves and give health and will cashier or remove any civil the previous concurrence or ap: Wa Pei-fa and General Hsiao vigour to the body. governor (Sheng-chang) from his proval of the Super-Tuchans and Yao-D, post in care poppy is found Tuchans, it will be interesting to and firms are still continuing the non-alcoholic tonic which Mr. the salt merchants Begin treatment at once with in any five districts under know by what means can tire their protests bia control while Taoying and President and the Premier re- that
on the ground Walter Whitford, of No. 63 Paris Magistrates will be punished if move a Shengchang or Taoyin tax
one dollar extra Street, Everett, Mass. endorses. is illegal though, poppy be discovered in any two from his post.-Peking Leader.
under Its name is so well-known to you towne within their jurisdiction
pressure, they bare paid this as to the people of America where PARI MUTUEL FOR JAPAN. by government Opium Investiga-
extra tax to the military authorl this gentleman lives. The Mainichi says that the ties. No final action has been tors,
I caught a severe, cold last Government will lay before the taken by the British, Japanese fall," says Mr. Whitford, "and it Further, the civil and military House of Representatives in and other Consuls in Hankow hung on from week to week until authorities throughout the repu- few days the Pari Matuel Bill, yet. It is to be feared that in the I began to despair of getting rid blic are persuaded not to neglect which has given rise to a diver long run, the foreign Consuls of it. I suffered a general break- this order of the Central Govern aity of views among the officials shall be forced to despatch armed down in health and was tired and ment on the ground in case of at the Legislative Bureau before forces for the protection of the languid. I lost my appetite and fallare, the foreign Powers shall the final decision was reached in district salt inspectorate from the could not sleep well. There was be forced to instruct their consuls favour of its presentation to the threatened molestation of the gain in my back and I felt sick in the various treaty ports to House,
Chinese military authorities,
upon
this
A friend recommeded D÷ Williams' pink pills so I got some and began to take them. In & short time I began to regain my strength. My appetite improved in a few days and now I feel even better than I did before I had the cold. I strongly urge anyone in need of a tonic to try Dr. Williams' pink pills."
•
Dr. Williams pink pills for pale people are sold by medicina post free, 81.50 per bottle, $3.00 for dealers everywhere, also sent
Medicine Co., 95 Szechuen Road, six battles, by Dr. Williams Shanghai. As good for women as for men.
of the World's Student Christian Dr. Joha R. Mott, the chairmau Foderation Conference to ba held in Peking in April, left San Francisco by the Taiyo Maru on February 20, and arriver jo Engene Barnett, executive secra Japan about March 9. Mr.
tary of the student Y.M. C. A, has left for Tokyo to confer with Dr. Mott on the' arrangements for the conference, Dr. Mott will travel through Kores and arrive in Peking towards the end of March, in time for the meeting of the World's Student Christian Federation general committee, China's representative on this committee are Miss Y. J. Fan, Nieh and Mr. C. T. Wong, thres Mins Grace Yang, Mr. C. c. of whord expect to be at the meeting in Peking.
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The following Ports have been added to our list.
CALDBECK'S ROYAL TAWNY
4 por case duty paid
GUIMARAENS CROWN VINTAGE, $48 per case duty paid
GUIMARAENS DRY WHITE PORT
✓
$40 per case duty paid
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is Queen's Road Central.
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