FLETCHER'S
COUGH LINCTUS
THE IDEAL REMEDY
-NE-
COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, ETC.
75 cents. Per Bottle,
PREPARED ONLY
AT
THE PHARMACY.
FLETCHER & CO., LTD.
2, Queen's Road. Central, Hongkong.
Tel. No. 345
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
FOOK WENG & CO.
Astor House Buildings. Manufacturer of Swatow Drawn Work & Embroideries, Dealers in all kinds of Silk goods of the best quality, Manilerin Costumes, Antique China and Curios, Etc, Etc.
CHEAP SALE
The opportunity occupies 25 days only.
15th December, 1923.— to --- 8th. January, 1924.
Shippin
our toboCU
from Turkey
MONDAY FEBRUARY Z 1924.
No other so good!
Over in Turkey grow, rich aromatic tobaccos. We buy the choicest selec- tions and combine them with the best American tobaccos.
The result is Chesterfield cigarettes- the kind that satisfy. That rare old-time` tobacco uste wins right and left.
One package of Chesterfelds will show you why-no other cigarette can be quite so good. -
They Satisfy
Chesterfield
CIGARETTES
RADIO
COMPLETE SETS OR PARTS
ALL MATERIALS IN STOCK INCLUDING HEAD SETS "A" & "B" BATTERIES.
COMPLETE SET OF PARTS TO MAKE UP A THRRE VALVE SET, ALL IN ONE CABINET NEAT-COMPACT - RELIABLE
PRICES HODERATE FOR HIGH CLASS EQUIPMENT OFFERED.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
Tel. 781.
Tel. 781.
Tel. CU. 654
HOP
CHEONG 55, Queen's
Road, Central,
COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS
DEALERS IN
SWATOW DRAWN AND LACE WORK
EMBROIDERIES, OLD MANDARIN COATS. SILK, ETC. ETC.
LARGE CONSIGNMENT JUST UNPACKED. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED.
MORISON PIANOS.
Specially built for this Climate, Cash or easy payments.
TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,
Telephone 2127.
943, Wanchai Road.
price
A permanent roofing at a competitive with corrugated iron. "ITALIT"
The perfected red and grey corrugated cement asbestos
ROOFING
The Inspecting Engineer to the Crown Agents for the Colonies
has conducted 11. in- teresting and conclu- sive series of tests on
** ITALIT"
and a copy of his report, together with full parti culars of ITALIT,” will be forwarded post free on request...
-
"ITALIT
provides the maxi- mum in durability and safety at a minimum cost.
Delivered or fixed in any quantity anywhere. Just ask for a copy of the "ITALIT" Booklet.
STOCK CARRIED BY————
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
HONGKONG & CANTON
SOLE AGENTS
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
UNITED STATES - IMMIGRATION.
Licer & Mrres Tobacco Co., UL. 3.A., Manufacturer
Washington, Feb. 3. The House of Representatives Immigration Committee has voted a report in favour of an Immigration Bill to restrict the annual number of immigrants
per cent, of the from any country to twe number of its nationals in the United States at the time of the 1890 census; also to provide for the examination of immigrants at ports: of embarkation. These proposals would limit the total annual im- migrants to one hundred and sixty-nine thousand instead of the pre- sen: three hundred and fifty-seven thou-ad. The Bill provides for the exclusion of persons ineligible for American citizenship. This would effect the peoples of the East, including the Japanese-Reuter's Americen Service
OBITUARY.
The death is reported of M. Arthur Meyer, the famias publicist, director of the Gaulois.-Arater.
M. Arthur Meyer was born in Paris, June 16, 1543. He is known principally as the author of "Ce que mes yeux ont va,” published in 1911: "Ce que je peux dire" in 1912: "Ce qu'il faut faire piece,” in 1914. During his lifetime he made collections of books, drawings, and autographs of great nate. He was a member of the Cercle Inter alle.)
FRENCH PLANES FOR PERSIA.
Teheran. Feb, a.
Six aeroplanes purchased from France have arrived on the s.. Bushire with a number of French airmen who will act as instructors to the Persian army. The Government has also engaged three Ger- mans for work at the arsenal-Reuter.
THE RIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE.
Quebec. Feb. 8.
The Federal Government has sent the Canadian Arctic explorer. Captain Bernier, to Great Britain to take charge of the steamer Franklin for her cruise in Arctic waters to establish a number of Canadian outposts of the Northern Islands. and to thereby antici- pate the activities planned for the Shenandoab.-Peuter's American Service.
TEN YEARS FOR FRAUD.
ASIA BANK RECOVERS LARGE AMOUNT.
York on the charge of defrauding the bank of $240,000. The Court sentenced him to imprisonment for a period of ten years. It is alleged that Werblow sent fraudulent cable drafts from Hangkong and Peking Shanghai, Feb. 3. to his brothers in New York and The Asia Banking Corporation London. All the amount of which has received advices from its New he defrauded the bank with the ex- York office tha: Henry Werblow, ception of the sum of 550,000 has.| the exmanager of its branch at been recovered from banks Peking has been convicted by the Feking where Werblow had de Supreme Court of the State of New posited it.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
in
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
THE CHINA LIGHT and POWER CO., (1918), LTD. beg to notify their Consumers that owing to alterations in the Generating Station the supply of electricity will not be avail- able between the houts of 9 am. and 5 pm. on Tuesday the 5th. of February.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers.
T. NAKAO
Japanese Shoe Expert. TÜRTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALTY.
Astor House Hotel Building. Queen's Road Central.
WE have just received a
special shipment of:-
LADIES GENTLEMENS'.
SIGNET RINGS
Also
SLAVE
FI
BANGLES
All solid gold. English Hall- marked.
Inspection! Invited.
69, Queen's Road Central.
SHERIFF-BROS.
Nothing Left for Freckles
E. HING & CO.
SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANNDLERS &
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
PHONE CENTRAL No. 1116.
25, WING WOO ST.
Central.
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD.
UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE G.P.O.) WATCH & CHRONOMETER MAKEBS, JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.
A fine selection of English Jewellery Sterling Silver
Ware Watches and Clocks always on hand. Agents for:- British - Admiralty Charts. Kelvin Navigational Instruments Ross Landon Telescopes & Binoculars
Heath Sextants, Night Glasses etc. Stanley Drawing Instrumente Watts Theodolites, Levels etc.
We invite the Pubis b all and inspect our varied stock, and compare prices,
Over half a century's reputation throughout the" East as the House of Quality.
Established -
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1855
The BEST Cameras.in the WORLD are displayed in OUR SHOW ROOM 30-32 Des Voeux Rd. C.
GOERZ GOERZ
Cameras
Telephone 3217.
enses.
GOERZ
Binoculars.
HALL, LAW & Co.
COLONIAL HAIR-DRESSING MASSAGE HALL
SALOON
13 Ice House Street
High Class Barbers-Sanitary & up-to-date Saloon Filipins and Japanese barbers.
Popular Frices.
RADIO-MAGNAVOX
Loud
Speakers and Amplifiers.
Batteries,' Insulators,
MRP, S. UZUNOYE,
"Export MasseMBI
#1 Quaac's Road Central
Ind. Flest
HIMROD'S
Asthma Cure
GIVEŠ DUSTÄNT RELIF.
Crystals. Aerial Wien, odery color we
and all other parts.
DE SOUSA & CO., LTD., St. George's Bldg, 2nd Floor. Tel No. Central 1264
wenlod, FALLED FOR FIFTY YEARS, A
feld thus by all Chembets and Bharw themchout the Last. BEWARE OF IMITATIONE.
BY. BLOSSER
The Hongkong Telegraph
Published Dally
HEAD OFFICE. 11, Ice Flause Street TEL. No. 1. Cable add. "TELEGRAPH" Subscription $36.00 per year,
Correspondence intended for publica. fion.must bear the name and address of the writer.
Advertising rates may be obtained on application.
HONDA A BRYSONS GOT THER
WINDOW FULL OF
CHRISTVUS
TOYS?
SAID
THEY
HERE" LOOK AT THESE THINGS, *ALLE!
DD
„I TELLYA - IF YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE OF ALL THESS THINGS VILLA ward YOU TAKE? THEN YOU ASK ME USĻĶ
I WOULD
TAKE.
WELL-FI COULD ONLY HAVE ONE THING I THINK
I WOULD TAKE TA STORE!
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