What is LOTOL?
LOTOL in Tho: New Germicide Disinfectant and Liquid Insect Vormin Destroyer.
Spray
LOTOL
Means sudden Death to:-
Freely
Mosquitoes, Files, Bags,"Tiess, Moths, Ants, Cockroaches - Bl)verfah, and every kind of Insect pest
For me in The Houschald, Hotels, Hospitals, Theatres, Ships, Public Conveyances, Blaħles, ste.
LOTOL, is harmless a clothes or other fabrica LOTOL Vaporates and leaves po, stain.
LUTOL will not injure painted, polished or metal surfaces, LUTUL dees not leave any stains on walls or wall paper, and con
pletely disappesie in about 36 hours, ut a temperature of 70 degree F.
LOTOL it is non flammable but wood and fabrics saturated
with it burn more readily. LOTOL does not contain any compounds of Arsenic, Strychina. Cyanide, or Mercury and though harmloss to Man when used as directed. it is labelled "poisonous" to conform with the Poisons Ack. LOTOL is made in Australia.
THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL CO., LTD.
10, Des Voeux Road, Santral, (Bols Agents for HONGKONG
OURE
Drugs
& CHINA
PRESCRIPTIONS
when the doctor prescribes.
he expects the "druggist o 811)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
“NOTICE.
THE COWIE HARBOUR · COAL CO., LTD.
SILIMPOPON GOAL
THE
HE undersigned are prepared to quote prices, for best quality freshly mined Silimpopon |Coat, trimmed into Bunkers at Sebattik or Sandakan (British North Borneo), and to contrac. for regular Supplies of cargo lots at favourable rates,
or
Steamers calling at Sebattik Sandakan exclusively for Bunkers are exempt from pay- ment of ordinary Port Charges The minu draft al
water ongside the Company's Whart at Sebattik is 26 foot at low water S, ring Tides, Charts of Cowie Bay (Solux 'Harbour) and any required tomation concerning tae Pori may AB
haj on application to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &
CO. LTD.
Acenti,
The Cowie Harbour Coal Co. Ld.,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1923.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
PRESIDENT LINER ON FIRE.
Tokyo, August 21: Fire is reported on the Admiral liner President Grant which is at present in Kobe. The fire started in number one hold and is not yet extinguished. Considerable damage is feared.
THE CHANGSHA ASHORE.
Sydney, August 21.
The steamer Changsha is ashore on a reef one hundred and fifty miles from Sandakan. She is in do danger but has eight feet of water in her forepeak and eleven feet in number one hold. Her other holds are dry. She is awaiting refloating with the help of a salvage steuer. All are well aboard.
",*
JAPANESE SUBMARINE DISASTER.
"Tokyo, August 21.
The Asahi in an extra reports that the newly constructed sub- marine built at, Kawasaki Dock, Kobe, during her trial trip this morning sank in thirty-five feet of water. The Captain, Chief Officer, five döckyard engineers and four other naval mèn were saved but eighty-five of the brew are missing
FOREST FIRES ABATED.
Draguignan, August 21. The forest fires have abated as the heavy winds are no longer blowing. Huge tracts of forest have been destroyed, including the magnificent woods of La Gaillarde. The names spread from the Maures mountains to the sea. Even the seaweed on the beach was burned" All the peasants who went to the mountains to summer their cattle were brought in safely. In Straphael and Frejus bua dreds of houses were burned and two thousand people were rendered homeless, but though eighteen miles of forest were ablaze at the
The scenes at Mandelieu which was destroyed were reminiscent of the war invasion of north France, fifteen hundred inhabitants fleeing along the mainroads with no time to save their property.
the prescription with pure drugs.C.E. WARREN & CO, LTD. height of the conflagration, only four deaths have been reported.
The quality of our Drugs, Medicines and. Tollet Gooda lej Mot sorpassed. Have the doctor's prescription filled here and the, To it wil b. satisfactory
THE PHARMACY
The Bad Bldg Opposite Ten Ho ́ve di
PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE
Tsang Fook Piano Co.,
Tel. 2127.
94a. Wanchai Road.
Sundays.
SANITARY EKOINEERS
KONUMENTALISTS
OFFICE &
GODOWNG Tel No 200.
98A Wanchai Rd. HONGKONG.
ESTIMATES FREE FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS
SPECIALISTS IN-
MARBLE & GRANITE MEMORIALS
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
Week Days.
7.18 a.m.
TIME—TABLE, -
From 1st June, 1923.)
7.00 a.m.
7.10 a.m.
to 9.30 every 15 min
F
11.00..-- ... 7-- 10 min
12.00 noor, 15 min
7.30 .9.30. 15. 11.15 13.00 noon 1.00 p.m.
1.00 p.m. 2.30
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of
LADIES'
BOOTS
&
SHOES
Very Low Prices
SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
Madrid, Aug, 21. Military critics attribute the Spanish reverse in Morocco to hold- ing a big salient The base at Afrau, on the coast, is now isolated. Tifarauin is surrounded but the garrison is holding out and reinforce- ments are proceeding thither. A Spanish military aeroplane, manned by two officers crashed in rebel territory at Tifarauin and its fate is unknown.
Madrid, August 21.
1.
Seven garrisons have been ordered to send reinforcements to Morocco and officers on furlough have been recalled.
IMPORTANCE OF THE NAVY. -
Wellington, Aug. 21. Premier Massey in a speech at a banquet emphasised the Navy's importance. He said a second class navy would mean a second class Empire. Britain was bearing an unfair proportion of naval expendi- "ture and the Dominions should take their due.share. He recalled that twenty-one vessels trading with New Zealand were sunk daring war- time, which was a lesson for the future.
U. S. CANNOT AID EUROPE,
Washington, August 21, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has returned from Europe. and has conferred with President Coolidge. Interviewed, Mr. Mellon was pessimistic about the completion of the debt.funding settlements in the near future, and about European affairs gene- rally. He said he saw no way in which America could aasiat Europe.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
ANNOUNCEMENT REPULSE BAY HOTEL
A DINNER DANSANT
will be held on
SATURDAY,
September 1st.
and thereafter
each
Wednesday and Saturday.
W/EK-DAYS
During the Summer Sunson an Orchestra will be in attendance from 8 pm until · Midnight.
1:
SUNDAY
An Orchestra will le in. attendance during tillin & tes Tables may be reserved at Hongkong Hotel (Tel 0, 32). ar at the Repulse Bay Hotel (Tel 0, 807)
THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
ROOF GARDEN
IS NOW CLOSED
until further notice.
DINNER DANSANTS will be held nightly in the
.........
GRILL ROOM
(Sundays excepted)
YEE SANG FAT CO.
Just Arrived
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF LATEST STYLE
AND
WARDROBE CABIN TRUNKS
ALL AT
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to
12.00 Midnight.
Night Cars: " Weekdays and Sundays.
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BY ARRANGEMENT AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE;
Alexandre Buildings.]
Hongkong, let June, 1923.
ROYAL & CO.
Footwear Specialists.
Tol. 3237.
1. D'Agular Street, Central.
TYPHOON PICTURES
We have some +xcellent pictures of the damage sus- tained by shipping and pro-
the perty during typhoon.
recent
MEE FONG Photographer 7, Wyndham St.
Curso said My VICTOR RECORDS shull be my biography ** MOUTRIES:-Sole Victor
Distributors.
THE GERMAN CRISIS.
Berlin, Aug. 21.
It is officially stated that the Cabinet last night, after consulta- tion with the party leaders, adopted resolutions for the immediate enforcement of emergency economic measures.
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FRENCH REPLY RECEIVED.
Paris, August 21.
The French reply to the British note was banded in to the British Embassy this morning,
BRITISH 'SHIP BOUGHT BY JAPANESE.
leaving Cardiff June 17, 1922, the ship has not been in home waters, but has made trips to different paits of the world. Among those places, some places Notwithstanding the efforts now more than twice, during the 14 being made by the members of the monthe wors ports in China, Aus- Japan Shipowers' Association to tralia, New Zealand, the Philip stop Japanese shipping men who pines, Straits Settlements, and are prone to purchase old foreign South Africa, steamers, the tendency has not
The ship reached Moj: July 13, shown any appreciable decrease. and went to Osaka before abe The latest foreign steamer pur reached Kobe July 24 to be hand- chased by a Japanese firm is the ed over to the Japanese purcha- steamer Boveric, previously own-sere, the Towa Steamship Com- ed by Andrews Weir & Co.pany. There were nine officers of London.
and angineers, all British, and a 4,445 tons gross. Since
Crew of 27 men-JupanAdvertiser.
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IF YOU ENJOY
REALLY
GOOD COFFEE
BUY THAT WHICH IS SPECIALLY SELECTED
AND FRESHLY ROASTED AND GROUND
DAILY.
THE GRAECO-EGYPTIAN CO, 11A, Queen's Road, "Central.
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OR JUST
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Or Maybe It's Inside Out
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20% DISCOUNT. YEE SANG FAT CO,
34, Queen's Road Central
E. HING & CO.
*HIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANDLERS AND
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.am
25. WING WOD ST;
PHONE CENTRAL NO. 4110.
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