10
STOP COUGHS WHERE
THEY START!
IVANS' PASTILLES goi
trouble, killing the germs that lurk in the innermost recesses of the nose, throat and chest.
Safeguard your health and that of your children always by having them ready to use at the first sign of a cold.
Made in England to the Jomula of the Liverpool Throa: Hospital and sold by Chemist everywhere.
EVANS
ANTISEPTIC THROAT
Pastilles
Supreme in all Tests
"ITALIT"
"ITALIT
TRADE
FOR CREST BRUTTIIN AND EXPORT-
Gold medal asbestos-
cement sheeting
CORRUGATED AND FLAT-
Stockists
&
Sole Agents
Shewan, Tomes & Co.
E. HING & CO.
SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS
HARDWARE MERCHANTS.
PHONE: CENTRAL No. 1118
EVERYTHING
M.Y.
BERMUDA
20,000 TONS
THE WORLD'S LATEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE
LUXURY SILIP
Reg. Trade Mark
Wing Woo stresi TEL Central 25
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BIG
YAUMATI BLAZE.
SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED LAST NIGHT.
NARROW ESCAPES..
and 65.
have been involved.
'MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1928.
WINNIPEG FIRE.
FUNDS FOR CONVENT..
WAREHOUSE WORTH $300,000 | BAZAAR ÁT ROMAN CATHOLIC
DESTROYED.
CATHEDRAL COMPOUND.
Opened on Saturday.
CANADIAN MEDALS:
FOR HIM. THE KING AND PRINCE OF WALES.
London, Oct. 13.
Was Bed Ridden After Malaria
Nil Dr. Williams Pink Pills
Restored Her Strength.
a restorative · în
"About twelve years ago 巍 severe attack of malaria Joft me so weak and run-down," days
Winnipeg, Oct. 13. The grounds of the Roman A fire has destroyed the ware- Catholic Cathedral and a room ad-
Mr. Mackenzie King, Prime house of the Dominion Rubber joining the Chinese Young Men's Minister of Canada, who lunched Years Later The Same World- Company. The damage is estimat Society were gaily decorated over privately at Buckingham Palace on Renowned Blood and Nerve Tanto ed at $300,000.-Reuter's American the week-end with flags, streamers Thursday, prosented H.M. the Again Rescued This Lady in
and coloured electric lights on King with a gold medal specially Burma From Another Weakenlag A fire, which at one time threa-Service.
the occasion of the annual bazaar struck to celebrate the mixtioth
Disease, tened to nasuma very serious pro-st, huge tongues of fire shooting organised to obtain funds for the anniversary of the Confederation portions, broke out at Waishing through the roof to a great height. Precious Blood Convent.
of the Dominion. A similar medal A Narrow Escape. Street, Yaumati, last night, the pro- A number of those who lived on much larger scale than in pre-Wales and a third to the Prime most enervating of maladies. It This year's bazaar was on a will be presented to the Prince of Malarial Fover in one of the mlees involved being the top the top floors escaped by climbing lous floors of Nos. 51, 53, 56 and 57, town frail bamboo structures erect have every reason
years and the promoters Minister. The modal, which is
to feel that
is due to the fact that they are an and the second floors of Nos. 58 cd to keep off thieves. No less than their efforts have been well re-symbolic figure on one alde and exceedingly powerful blood and
three inches in diameter, bears a eix persons all carrying luggage warded. The district is almost in the on their backs, escaped from the
The proceeds of this bazaar, the King's likeness on the other. nerve tonte that Dr. Williama' Another of these gold medals Pink Fills owe their immense heart of Yaumati and is very burning houses in this manner. The densely populated, and but for the daring, in view of the frailty of the which lasted for two days, Satur
day and Sunday, Inst year amount has been struck for Viscount popularity on prompt measures which were ap-structures, was remarkable. plied, very heavy damage might, The Last Ilving thing to boed to about $2,000, but it is ex- Willingdon, Governor-General of countries where malaria is pre- brought out, said one of the eye-pected that this year's effort will Canada, while silver medals of the valent. The case of Mrs. S. w.. The first report of the outbreak, witnesses, was a cat, which was dis- exceed that. Part of the profits same dealgn have been struck for Peters, wife of a retired railway covered by C.P.O. Clarke, tied to a will be devoted towards the cost Viscountess Willingdon and mem- official residing at Myazigon it is learned was made by Inspector bed post. The animal was released of erecting a new convent at bers of the Privy Council of Pagoda Rond, Toungoo, Burma, is Marks, who together with Chief not a moment too soon, for the bed Shamshulpo, which building is al- Canada. Bronze medals are being an example of the help thor Preventive Officer Clarke, witnes-was enveloped in flames almost im-ready in the course of erection.
struck for various high officiala in | give. sed the outbreak from the mediately afterwards.
| Canada -British Wireless. verandah of the Yaumat! Police The first fire appliance to reach Station. A call was immediately the scene arrived some. Boven Mrs. Kotewall, wife of the Hon. made to the Kowloon Fire Station, minutes after the first flames were Dr. R..H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LLD., show our appreciation of thoir Mrs. Peters, that I could not the message being received at 8.36 observed. By that time the top declared the bazaar open on Satur- splendid work by liberally suprise from my bed. The medicines p.m. An Immediate response was floors of Nos. 56 and 65 were past day in the presence of a large porting the bazaar. They want prescribed failing to restore my made, two fra engines being rush-saving. Hoses, however, were put gathering, which included Mrs. your help more than ever, as they strength, I tried Dr. Williams' ed to the aceno from the Kowloon into position and played on the Fire Station and one engine each burning houses from adjoining C. C. Luard, Mrs. A. C. Hynes, need a now convent building ow- from the Mongkok and Shamshuipo premises as well as from houses Dr... and Mrs. Yik-shin Wan, ing to the existing accommoda: friends and then befórn long my across the streat. A good deal of Messrs. A. and P. Leong Hing-tion being found to be insufficient
appetito returned and so did my Meanwhile, a general exodus of attention was devoted to houses on kec, Mrs. Choa Po-slen and Mr. to meet present requirements.
health. It has been a real pleasure to the inhabitants of the streets was either side of the burning ones, to and Mrs. Lo Sik-Lin.
"After that I had no further The ceremony was performed in me to be the Honorary Preatdent taking place. From every house prevent the fire from spreading. there issued an endless stream of After 65 minutes work, the blaze front of the main entrance of the of the Bazaar Committee again need of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cathedral, and in declaring the this year; and I desire to express until many years later. Then my men, women and children, carry- was under control, ing all the luggage they could As was to be expected, large fair open, Mra. Kotowall untled amy appreciation of the excellent health again broke down as a possibly carry. There was a great crowds assembled at every point ribbon and removed the puper work done by the committee, par- result of a very bad attack of scene of confusion and the police of vantage to view the destruction, covering of a large glass jar fill-ticularly is hard-working and diarrhoea, and I was again con- very energetic Hon. Secretary, Mr. fined to bod. I had no inclination had plenty to do to prevent The crowds, wherever possible ed with lottery tickets.
The Hon. Dr. Kotowall, as Pro-Chan Wai-chuen. To Mrs. Sou for food and became extremely sightseers and frantic Inhabitants were pushed back by Indian con- from getting too near the fire. stables armed with carbines, eldent of the Bazaar Committee, thorn, Mra, Luard and Mrs. Hynes, weak and thin.
then addressed the gathering. Howe tender our thanks for having Inspector Marks and C.P.O.
"Remembering the medicine said: "Mrs. Luard, ladies and kindly consented to become pa- which had cured me on a previous Clarke prior to the arrival of the are engines, did what they could Ambulance Brigade, was quickly gentlemen: My wife asks me to trons of the bazaar, which he occasion, I gave Dr. Williams' to assist those who were trying on the acene, bat, happily, their say how highly honoured and der been a source of great encourage- Pink Pils o further trial. Tho to remove their belongings from the services were not required. Mem-lighted she feels in being asked to ment to the sisters of the convent neighbouring houses.
bors of the Police Reserve, who open this bazaur. Her delight is as well as to all members of the Eyewitnesses, who saw the con- lived in the vicinity also helped increased by the fact that the committee. flagration from the moment it to keep back the crowds, in orderbazaar is in aid of a most worthy Our thanks are also due to his started, anid that the seat of the that the fire fighters could work object-the support of many aged Lordship. Blahop Vallarta, for his fro was at the top floor of No. 56. unhampered.
and decrepit people and a large sympathetic support, and for hav- From there it spread on to No. 53 No lives were lost and no in-number of poor orphans, under ing so kindly placed the Catholic and 51 in the one side and to No. juries of any kind reported. The the Precious Blood Convent. I need of the Bazaar Committee. Ladles any form of weakness or health the tender care of the sisters of Cathedral grounds at the disposal Reader, are you a sufferer from 57 on the other side, The flames contents of houses Nos, 63 and 65 hardly tell you how hard and with and gentlemen, we thank you for arising from watery, vitiated blood in No. 53 appeared to be the high-|were entirely destroyed, as these what devotion
the slaters have your presence and I hope that you or disordered nerves? If so give tolled for the comfort of these
will buy freely so that tho poor Dr. Williams' Pink Fills for Palo unfortunate people year after orphans and the decrepit may People, the world-famous blood year for many years.
thereby benefit substantially by builder and nerve tonle which your generosity (Applause),
twice cured Mrs. Peters, a trial,
stations.
The
G.E.C
Ambulance Brigade.
A local detachment of St. John
G. E. C. LEREN
your guarantee
The Equipment
includes
140 MILES OF PIRELLI- GENERAL WIRES & CABLES, Four 300 k.w. Direct Current
Generators..
A 23-Panel Main Switchboard
54ft. Long.
150 "Witton" Motors with Total
Capacity of 2,500 II.P.
3,500 Electric Light Fittings.
6,800 Osram Lamps.
500 Magnot" Fans for Cabin and
Saloon Ventilation.'
300 "Magnet" Cabin Heaters.
100 Telephones.
6,000 Switches and Control Units.
10 "Express" Electric Lifts. 36 "Magnet" Electric Cleaners.. A Complete G.E.C. Stage Lighting
Equipment.
"Gecophone" Wireless Broadcast
and Entertainment Equipmen
ELECTRICAL
The WHOLE
of the.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT by the
GEC
"Manufacturers:
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD,
Head Office. Magnet House, Kingsway, LONDON, W.C.2. Represented in Hongkong and South China by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF CHINA, LTD.
Queen's Buildings, Hongkong.
As well as thousands of Electrical Accessories.
New Convent Needed, They expect no reward for their self-imposed duty, but we should (Continued on Next Column.)
Pink Pills on tha...... advice of
course was no sooner commenced than I began to feel better, and my condition continued to improve until was up and about again. T have kept in good health - over since."
The two patrons, Mrs. C. 0. Luard and Mrs. R. II. Kotewall, and they will surely do you good. were then presented with bou. Chemists everywhere sell them or quets. Subsquently, Mr. Chan post free $1.50 per bottle, 6 bottles
a round of the various stalls. Wai-chuen conducted the party on $8.00, from the Dr. Williams' .
Medicine Co., GO, Klangse Road, Shanghai.
The Stalls.
two houses were wholly gutted. Most of the furniture in houses Nos. 51 and 57 was ruined, either by fire or by water. In order to allow accesa, a number of partl- tions in the blazing houses had to every effort had been made to pro- be hown down.
vide almost everything one need-
'A tour' of the stalls showed that
It is learned that on the arrival ed. In addition to the big stalls, of the fire appliances, difficulty
The
there was a number of others MORRISON
was experienced in locating the where one had to test one's ski!! street hydrant and it was observed at various competitions, embody. that one of the hose which was ing clever ideas, for a prize., One played on the burning building of the most interesting was a came all the way from a hydrant stall whero a email bird, known in Canton Road. Be that as it in Chinese as "We Kuk" picked may, the greatest promptitude and out numbers for purchasers, the efficiency was displayed through numbers tallying with prizes. out, not only by the Fire Brigade, but by members of the various de- partments who were rapidly rush ed to the scene.
PIANO.
The Inducement offered by the STANDS ALONG possibility of winning & turkey, goose, and hen for 20 cents at FOR
PLEASURE
tracted much business to the PLAYING ·AND
Houses Nos. 53 to 57, It is learn-weight guessing competition stall.
The results of the guessing were
ed, was occupied by a firm of For 20 cents, three guesses were EDUCATING paper dealers, doing business allowed, one for each bird. under the name of Man Shing Chan___ The 'upper storeys of house as follows:-Turkey 8 lbs. 5-1/8 No. 67 were family, tenement ozs. Winner Mr. Taui of Wah Yan houses. No. 51 housed a wine College (8 lbs 4 ozs.), Goose 7 lbs. shop on the ground floor, the Winner F. H. Riganti of St. upper storeys being occupied by Joseph's Church (exact weight) and Chinese familics,
the York Ham 7-1/12 lbs. Winner
Tho property in Walshing Mr. Lo Hon Shing of ard. Floor On Street, it is understood is owned by Lok Yuen Cafe (exact weight). the Hongkong Land Investment In addition there were several Company and is at present sub-raffles, in which very attractive let to Chinese. It is presumed prizes were offered. that fire insurance is effected on.
Pleasing music was rendered by the property but the amount has not the Hotel Savoy Band. been established. The houses in- volved were three-storied Chinese houses which have been recently completed,
Station Officers Warten and Woollard were in charge of the Fire appliances.
ANOTHER BLAZE.
Committee and Helpers.
The Committee consists of Mra.. Choa Po-sien, Mra. Leong Kam luen, Misses Chu Wing-man, Lui Ying, Florence Chan, Rose Wong, Mary and Dulcie Chan; Messrs. Chan Wal-ming, F. H. Barnea, At a point in Deep Water Bay. Chan Wai-kuen, Li Yan-shing and known as Violet Hill, a big fire William Poy. Very valuable as broke out on the hillsido, 250 feet sistance above sea level, the arca involved teachers and students of Class B WAB rendered by the being some 1,200 square feet. of Wah Yan College, and many
A report being received at the Central Fire Station at 7.45 p.m. School:
students of the Holy Spirit
donors
to the scene.
an appliance under the charge of Among the list of Station Officer Smith was rushed were: The Dairy Farm Ice and A firo engine from Cold Storage Co., Ltd, Namyang Wanchai also proceeded to Deep Tobacco Bros., Oriental Tobacco Water Bay.
On arrival it was found that a Co., China Tobacco Co., Chinese small stream on the hillside form Merchants Tobacco Manuf., Bri- ed an effective obstacle betweenish-American Tobacco Co., Kwong the appliances and the scene of Sang Hong, Bubaton Confectionery, the fire, As the area is full of Blue Bird Co., the Connaught dried grass and twigs it was felt Aerated Water Co., Mesara. A. S. that it would be injudicious to Watson and Co., Mr. Chan Sau allow the blaze to roar away with ting the Compradore of Hotel out being checked. Bavoy, Mr. Taeng Him the Hotel After about an hour's work, the Metropole for catering, and the conflagration was reduced to a Globe Fook Chong Electric Co. great extent and the police sa for fixing up wires and coloured well as members of the Botanical lights, and the Hongkong Electric and Forestry department were Co. Ltd,, for allowing the bazaar posted on duty on the scene, it 100 units, of current excluding being. felt safe to allow the fire their free service and mater to burn imelf out.
charges,
and will fulfil these re- quirements because it is built for those pur-
poses.
Guaranteed for
FEN YEARS,
CASH OR EASY PÁYMENTS ARRANGED.
TSANG FOOK PIANO CO., Telephone C. 4648.
MASSAGE HALL
MRS. 8. UZUNOYE Expert Masseuse
'87, Queen's Road O., 2nd floor.
METALS
of all kinda sápecially for ship building and engineering work. Complete stock”? - Bosi Torms, Immediate delivery
SINGON & CO., ESTABLISHED, A.D. 1890,
HING LUNOSL Phone Patral 618.
Page 10Page 11