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We are Especialy Offering,
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English & American Fruits.
In the following variety,
1 Tin Del Monte Apricots
1.
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Chiver's Gooseberries
Austin's Victoria Plums
Plantation
Pine Apple Libby's Greengages
Sliced
Mangoes
together with One Medium
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1925
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analyst in a neighbouring port to bo actually poisonous, and only on his protesting to the authorities here (so the story goos) was the matter remedied. CONTENT WITH THE LEAST; FOR CONTENT IS THE WEALTH OF And we come now to another NATURE-Socrates.
FAMOUS AMERICAN SPRINTERS.
HE IS THE RICHEST WHO IS
Paddock and Murchison in Hongkong.
Major F W. A Hattorsloy-
point-the question of whether the local analyst's department is sufficiently staffed. It is a sub-Smith, D.9.0., has assumed command of the Royal Artillery ject we have discussed before. in the China Command.
The Portable
From the annual reports, it does Typewriter not appear that the examinations The Gap Road Government with the of preserved foods are sufficiently School is holding its first annual Standard comprehensive for the large on Friday, Mr. E. Ralphs is to sports on Queen's Colloge ground population affected so if an distribute the prizos.
keyboard
"Nothing 'to learn"
"Nothing
to unlearn".
A School necessity.
Ask For Demon. station.
MUSTARD & Co. Inc.
10-17 Connaught Road Central
'Phone C1186.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 6th May, 1925.
PURE FOOD.
no
additional staff bo required we trust that thora will be hositation in making the neoos sary allowances.
Daylight Saving.
At Coronation Road, Kowloon, knocked down a Chinese. Tho yesterday, motor lorry No. 1622
man, was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital with an injured leg.
To-day is the 15th anniversary Not the loost interesting of the King George.
of the accession of His Majesty Owing to the matters referred to in the annual Flest leaving for the North, some roport of the Gap Road Scbool ip of the warships in port only that which relates to the new masthead flags instead of, as introduction of a daylight saving usual, boing dressed over-all. schemo, by which from May to
July, the school hours began at
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7 a.m. and onded at 2 o'clock in The much delayed R. A. sports the afternoon. It is put on Friday this week on the U.S.R.C will take place on Thursday and very popular with stall and pupils ground at Kowloon. His Ex- rocord that the schemo proved alike, and the Headmaster cellency the Governor will in all expressed the hope that it might probability be present on the be permanently adopted. The second day. question raised is certainly a
most pertinent one, and if the Sub-Inspector. Clark with a scheme were generally applied to party of police raided an unnum- the schools of the Colony it might berod house at Chakwoling, be all the botter for the well- Lyamun, and seized one revolver, being, both mental and physical, 12 cartridges, 20 detonators and a of the students. In the hot days quantity of gunpowder. Five of summer scholastic work, men were arrested. especially during the afternoons,
must be extremely trying to boys The Loo" White Company re- and girls, and it would be turned to, the Colony by the interesting to see the results that Empress of Canada to-day, and would follow if a general experi- will open a short season at the While we do not suggest thatment along daylight saving lines Theatre Royal at 6.15 pm: to-day,
wore made the system of food oxamination schools of the Colony during one formance at 9.30 p.m.
throughout the to be followed by another per
in the Colony is lacking in complote summer. Incidentally, method, we are of opinion that it there can be no doubt of the benefits which would accrue from
A building contractor has re- leaves considerable room for ox- the adoption of a somewhat ported to the police that during tension, and thus the recom-similar scheme by business offices, the morning of May 5
his house in. mendations made yesterday by In the past, it has been difficult person entered
i.
some
to secure unanimity of action in Percival Street through the the Sanitary Board committee this direction by the various verandal window and stole pro- are to be welcomed. When one business centres of the East. Perty to the value of $332, takes into account
whilst, of course, the timo factor the vast in other countries as well comes According to a Tokyo telegram population which has to be into the question. So far as we to the Daily Bulletin, yesterday Loserved, and the ever increasing can see, however, thora ought morning the Prince Regent and numbers that will yet have to be to be no insuperable difficulty in the Empress received the Soviet the way of business starting an Ambassador, Dr. Kopp, and staff catered for, it is easy to realise hour earlier in the summer than at the Imperial Palace, when that the staff at presont employed in winter, with a corresponding their credentials were presented. on food inspection duty must be hour knocked off the other and
of the day. If the various One of the most thrilling filme inadequate, The proposed pro- Chambers of Commerce in the of adventure aver screened is to vision of better marketing con- East co-operated on this question be shown, at the Star Theatre, ditions for pork, and appointment we have no doubt that some Kowloon, to-night-namely the workable scheme could be official pictorial record of the 1924 of additional inspectors, as well evolved,
Mount Everest Expedition. No- as an inspector with whole-time
one should miss seeing this great |dutios at the Central and West-
epic film..
acclaimed.
to
The health return for last week shows four cases of small-pox
Charles Paddock.
Loren Murchison.
ern markets, should meet with The House of Lords. ready acquiescence from the
Once again, in the near future (two fatal), four of paratyphoid authorities, for the need has been there is a probabilty of the reform fever (three fatal), one fatal oc- evident for some time. Of the of the House of Lords figuring currence of diphtharia and one
in other reforms advocated, the in-
the realms of political non-fatal case of puerperal fever.
Two of America's most famous than four world records. In the controversy. As was recently All were Chinese excepting one athletes, namely Charlos Pad-70 metros, Murchison's time was crease of cold storage facilities is
announced, B
Cabinet com-Indian case of small-por
dock and Loren Murchison, are 8.3/5 seconds, compared with the not the least important. Hong- mitteo has boon named
at present in the Colony, having former record of 9.2/5. seconds; kong appears to have a very bad
investigate the problem Whilst delivering letters on the arrived here by the Empress of whilst in the 130 meters the same. and in this connection it is Peck, a postman was attacked by Canada from Shanghai. They are athlete finished in 14 seconds raputation for intestinal disorders interesting to learn the views a dog belonging to Mr. J. Owen on their way to Manila. Both mon dead, against the previous figure amongst its residents, and any of Lord Birkenhead, whose op- Hugbos, of 175, the Peak. The are runners of international re- of 14.4/5 seconde, Paddock, in measures that will tend to reduce inions may at any rate be regarded man was bitten in the leg and was pute, having won honours for the his exhibition sprints, did the 90 such forms of sickness are to be would be to reduce the member-treatment. The dog has been sent contests,
as being semi-official. His iden taken totho Matilda Hospital for United States in the Olympic metres in 9.4/5 seconds, as against the previous record of 10.2/5 ship of the Upper Chamber from to Kennedy Town for observation. 700 to 300, and he favours a
During their stay in Shanghai, seconds; whilst be covered the One of the most important recognition of the elactive princi-|
both gave exhibition displays and against the previous figure of 160 metres in 17 seconds dead, as The annual At Home of the features in modern dietary con-ple. His plan includes the auto-Chinese Recreation Club will take succeeded in breaking no fewer 18.2/5 seconds., trol is the black-listing of impro-matic appointment of 120 Peers in place on Saturday, the 9th inst. recognition of their having held The Club'e "B" team which won perly canned goods. Much ill-high office in the state, including the 2nd division Tennis League ness nowadays is caused by bad the Army and Navy, whilst he last season will play the Rest at tinned foods or by doleterious would empower the Prime Minis- 3.30 p.m. At 4.30 p.m. Ng Sze tor to nominate fifty more, Kwong and M. W, Lo will play preservatives. Fortunately, we presumably from the ranks of Captain O'Callaghan and Dr. R. can rely on certain brands of goods oxisting Poors or by the creation E. Tottenham in an exhibition
of new titles. Other members doubles match. purchased from the big stores, would be elected. This reconsti- 52nd Punjabis, by kind permission watchman appeared before Mr. The Band of A stonecutter and a Chinese but the poorer classes are liable to tuted Houso would have the right of Col. Montague Bates and W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon J. Jackson took place at Happy The funeral of the late Mr. F. imposition with inforior products, to sit under the usual conditions officers, will be in attendance.- Magistracy, this morning, the Valley yesterday afternoon, the While the Sanitary Board com- Commons and could be addressed
in joint session with the House of Advi
watchman charged with unlawful burial service being road by the mittee has givan this matter brief by any Minister, whether titled
possession of a loaded revolver, Rov. R. C. Taylor. Among those Amongst the passengers who and the other with possos-present were Mr. H. O. Shrubsole notice-oxisting regulations be- or not, So far as can be arrived by the Empress of Canada sion of six rounds of and Mr. S. H. Langston (rapro ing ample-it makes a useful gathered, the Labourites are to-day wore Mr. S. A. Hill, of ammunition, 20 detonators and senting Nestle Milk Co.), Messrs.
not very koon on suggestion for the examination of
House Calcutta, (a prominent tea buyer 4 pounds of gunpowder with L. CF. Bellamy, S., Hill, H. Lords reform, holding the en route to India with his wife): out pormission from the Captain L. Carson, L. A. V. Ribeiro, Wong of imported canned provisions on view that the Upper Chamber Mr. F. L. Laurence, Manager of Superintendent of Police. Kwai", and staff. and Chinose arrival in bulk, and before their is better loft in its present more W F. Stevenson and Co. Ltd. Both defondants, who wore members of the Nestle Milk Co. wide dispersal among retailers same, it will be interesting to soc. Stand, of the Canadian Pacific house, wore romanded to enable from bia Sorrowing Mother, or loss innocuous state. All the Manila, returning thero; Mr. R. represented by Mr. F. W. White- Wreathe were laid on the grave. all over the Colony. Then, there what scheme iseventually evolved Steamships Ltd., Manila, return-the police to completo their Brother Eddie, Brother Peroy, is the very important mattor of and how Labour will receive the ing from vacation in the United enquiries.
now proposals.
ernment have
States Captain D. H. Jamos, Director of Cameron and Co., Kobe, on a visit to Hongkong i
ARMS TRAFFIC.
TWO MEN CHARGED,
LATE MR, JACKSON,
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
ME. H. C. Shrubsole, Mr. and
locally-tinned goods. Most of
Mre. S. H. Langston, Mr. and these are above suspicion, but
Mrs. A. Dugber. Mr. and Mrs. A. Glorietor, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. F. that there is need for closer A Peking tologram to the Daily Mr. Choster. Haworth, of Man- An attempted robbery at No. Bellamy, Mr. and Mr. G. Coppin, supervision is shown by the story Bulletin says the Chinese Gov-chester, prominent merchant an 157 Ki Lung Stroot, Shamshuipo, Messrs. L. A. V. Ribeiro, C. A about cortain harmful canned authorised the flight of the his wife; Mr. B. Honig, prominent Kowloon Magistracy this morn Turner, Misses Chonglloy and now definitely business tour of the Orient with on Monday, had its abquol at the Sexton, H. L. Carson, R. R. provisions which wore belog Japaneso aviators, who are or American merchant of Shanghai ing, when an unemployed Chinese Neave, the Kung Sheung Co., the exported from Hongkong in pected to arrive there during the on a trip to Manila with his wife; was charged before Mr. E. W. Staff of the Nestle Milk Co., and latter part of the month via Mr. C. W. Paddock and Mr. L. Hamilton, with robbery. On the the Canton, Swatow Amby and largo quantities, but wore dis- Sasabo and Heljo, occupying Murchison, prominent American application of the prosecution, Foochow Staff of the Nestle Milk covered by the Government three days en route.
sprinters on route to Manila, the defendant was remanded.' Co