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Peter's

Nestle's

Kohler's

Prize Competition.

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No. 15,586

Watson's

The China Mail.

PYERIS

Sparkling

Mineral Water.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld.

HONGKONG."

POPULAR

ASAHI BEER

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,

SOLE AGENTS:

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,

Hongkong, Januryz, MIE

LOWERED INTO VESUVIUS.

NAPLES, March 3,

522

The heavy snow which this year coveroû Vesuvivu lae cuused considerable cracks

armnd the crater of the volcano, and. zerious collapses of curth and rocks lute the interior #companied by heavy ramblings.

The loudest of thess roars, however, was caused by a great mass of basalt, which, after having remained isolated for some time on the top of the crêter, rolled down the mountaia outside.

Professor Morenili, Director of the Vesuvius Observatory, and his assistant, Professor Malladra, succealed in reach. ing the top of tho abyss and the latter

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913

BUSINESS NOTICES,

PRIZE COMPETITION No. 2.

PETER'S AND NESTLE'S go hand in hand,

They're found on sale la övery Land.

In the land of Lotus Estars,

The wret they___ate

Was surely PETER'S -(MILK ; CHOCOLATE).

Keep on thyming, mankos metres,

Lots of words will rhyme with PETER'S Not swords to rhyme with NESTLE

match you have to wrestle.

To find

Asing: rhyme, no

Farmacok “nod,, on't be Boat

NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE.

CONDITIONS.

We are fond of ' poetry, so you may judge from shova, sad.

is

your

efforts you may win a prize consisting of Chocolate. 35. estimation of your attempts.

If you like you may send in your attempts audara nom da gitana, which, ginner, will be published in the Local Papers... Tour nama sill be tenaded son- Sidentially by us.

Post your efforts to Masare Pyren and Bizant; P.0.. Box Bil, Bosigkon

It costa you nothing to try, and we will give a BOLLED BOLD VELIST WATOR for what we consider the best attempt sent in by 30th April, 1913 191 your versos topical and descriptive if possibis; and acownigany each attempt will

Peter's, Neatis or Kohler's Wrapper.

Verses may be rendered in any language.

Imitation being the sincerest form of isitary, we'reserve the right to make future use of the verses without disclosing the perpetrators' names,

No Hongkong Stoss dealing in Confectionery is so behind the times as nos to stock PETERS, NESTLÉS AND KOHLERS,

Hongkong

Bournville

The "COCOA de Luxe"

HIGHEST GRADE

BRITISH MADE

**BOURNVILLE COCOA represents the highest grade of nutritive cocos at present on the market; it fully maintains its high reputa- tion in food value and delicacy of flavour, and The Mark of Paris is second to none in any respect whatsoever." Medical Magazin, March 1912

ADBURY'S

CADBU

CHOCOLATES

In Tina and Fancy Boxes Specially Packed for Export

FROM" THE FACTORY IN A GARDEX." BOURNVILLA. ENG.

17 1906

W. Assomull & Co.

GRAND CLEARANCE SALE

FOR ONE MONTH ONLY FROM TO-DAY,

OF SILKS, DRAPERIES AND GOODS OF ALL VARIETIES AT

No. 1c, D'Aguilar Street.

- AN EARLY CALL · INVITED.

Hongkong, April 11, 1913.

WING HING & Co. TAK CHEONG,

DEALER IN

descended by ropes into that crater which PORCELAIN AND

became extinct after the eruption of

1906, and found it filled with snow of

BARTHERN WARES

which only the upper strata were begin- DINNER & TEA SERVICES

ning to melt under the influence of the --sirocco wind, while those beneath showed ----.

no sign of dissolving.

"That proves," explained Professor Mercalli," that the xone of fire must be at a considerable distance from the bottoin of this crater.

"A return of activity is inevitable since the columns of fro which ara oda- struly pressing against the sides of the funnel like opening will end by finding s

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Hanukrig, July 20, 1910.

40 cents per lb. tin,

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