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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 1915,

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PROPRIETORS

"TO-KWA-WAN

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FRIDAY..

NEWS FROM HOME.

thram Our Outh Correspondent.)

LONDON, July 20

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molteso y AS INVESTORS. It la interesting to record that sang the strongest investors in the highly successful War Loan, the man in the trenches were to be found in quite sotable cambers. The prospectus wna in evidence in ali brigade headquarters and its terms ware froely canvaard.. The length of time the list remained span enabled men of mesus to manke arrangements for taking up very sub- stantial holdings. Some of the largest applications, from individuals, in fact, came from our Sghting men in France. and they were not all vĒlows aither. It is a well known fact that many regiments. have men enlisted as privates from abeer patriotism who could buy up their oficera if finance wore the solo qualification for- Fortunately it is not, und tunately still these same privaten sp prove of this face that, it is not. Many jet them could have obtained commissions

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had they eared to wait swhilo, but they were eager to get to the fighting line. hardships or so hardships, and there they are today in hearty goud follow. ship with their less uncat comuratles.

The investimit idea, as a matter of fact, gained the attention of all units. and one field eompany of Cauldian En- gineers, for example, subscribed for over. Brims worth of steek.

SCHMARINE WARRINKS.

Submagine was fure against susan tra The will continue, 1 fear, atul Aunesien will enalinste to send ecununications to

the 7th August, 1910, commencing at Berlin thereon till the end of the war,

2.90 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, &c.. Comprising :- TEAKWOOD, — Suites,

Solar

Chesterfield sad Chairs (New) Bevant Bras-mounted Badstends, Bedroom and Dining Roma Furniture., Toilet Tables, Wardrobes, Washstands, &c., Side-boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chaira, otG.

based on a series of snoral inaxima: But I can find no tree of Marma anong ak shipowners or underwriters as to the de predations of the Germans in this line of activity, although the lesses aro ad- mittedly heavier than was anticipated when the blockade "began. The chist cause for complaint is that the sub- marlaing perchans ships in a serious matter when the present scarcity of ton- naze is taken into consideration.

You worth while observing that is as the importation of foodstuffs contorted there was an increase of over 100,000 tons during the first five mouths of the submarines' activities af compared with the corresponding period BLACKWOOD, Cabinets,

Chaira,

hat year. The State war insurance office Flower Stands, Brackete, Marble-cop still maintains the minimum rate of Tables, Card Tablon, Stools, Photo Frames,gtinen per cent, but the premiuma

quoted by Lloyd's and the marine com panies vary according to reute. North Alantic business to and from Liverpool ea be done at a little over the Gove meat figure, whim to or from London or Thrm the rate is 25 shillings per cent.

otc., etc.

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Ono Dinner Service, Crockery and Glass Ware, Cutlery, Cooking Stove, 1 Pianos, Carpets and Ruge, Sundry E-P. Waro, Electric Reading Lamps, etc., AND A FEW LOTS OF PONGEE SILK, &#.

THE CHINA MAIL.

It seems there are some who are still dealing with an enemy whose vicious count, vien kre billing our brave somrades by usphyxiating gases..

Will you still buy the product of an enemy,

though the All-British product – SANAPHOS -is superior to it?

Sanaphos is the property of an All-British Compaar, the Chairman of which is Sir William Taylor, X.D., formerly Principal Medical Officer of HM Forces in India, and more recently Surgeon-General of the Forces."

Sanaphay is not a deg-medicine,

·Temeinder-KE A false stimulant. No stimulant gives such real strength 28 Sampbox. It is just food -- but its strength gets into your system almost instantly.

It supplies the substance that makes uscle and strength. Aad it gives quickly the elements neviet by tired nerves and brain-elements which are not supplied suficiently by ordinary food.

Al the active "enzymes of fresh milk are container in Saraphes. Therefore it is easily digestible.

Calike perparations of ** casein." it does not cause digestive jih.

Hundreds of Physicians, Hospitals and Nurses towely to the great

value of Saupos.

It is a pure British product, an ideal nerve reconstructor and lood, prepared under the supervision of an eminent British chemist.

It is sold at a less price in a larger package) than the fermag owne groduct which it displaces. It better remedial fouxi, and its flavour is pleasant.

Begin To-day

pour test at Sanaphos, Ga to you Retire Get a bottle of Saniphon T

Sanaphon," and be careful not to accept. way German sebut. There Sinirt a day

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take to teaspoon<tul in baitan et watea de la fum, coeen, or beet wal ber How grickly it gives new em The weed burty, eg bestes and red n

Sample Free.

it your Retailer has tot Sanaphos, a supply sufficient tie a text of its irrite will be seat post pad it vay mention your themlet's_140 and address. Were to the nearest adilaras beliču, ont for me. Istettyik Milk Procter Co. Lid., M. Mark Lane, London, England.

SANAPHOS

The Superior British Restorative of Nerve

and Tissue. A food reinforcing ordinary diet.

For export markets Samaphon is putupla tutties, and can be blamed from Chemists at a price which brings it within the reach of all. In case of any disculty in obtaining it, wrise for a satugil and give the name of your Chersist, and angements will be made for regular xay

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Stocks are held by, and requents tome samples should de adäremmed in: Messes, Fitcher & Co, and The Queen's Dispenency, Hong Kong.

Waclesale Distributore dar Zodia and Far East: Dalin Bros, Middleurs Scent, Lanzos, England.

New procautions against submarizes administration which gives

wweated but would be paid the wages a man employed. In ales occupation

Now that the goal mujours huga "pot back to work in and the Clyde workarsi hiyẹ, finisheil thair. Üląsgow woek holiday it in to lưu hoped that we aba have so merg Labous troubles or aaxiction Perhaps after all, they bare" had their son,so" far," for the mere recklonations of such stoppages ut such time has helped to draw the attention

Folks Going Home

EITHER UN LEAVE OR FOR GOOD, SHOULD ORDER THE

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"TO BE SENT TO THEM WHILE AWAY,

The best local weekly, published evory. Saturday morning, it contains all the

of the nation to the extrenie gravity tots of the week, thes ensuring one, while away, being, kept up to date regarding

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the crisis

THRIPT.

And now "We are being warned by

wise, and unwise alike that after the war we shall have bean times in which We shall have to sempa along to make up the viney that ins heen expendent. to break the tyruiny of the Prussian oppressors. We are all ourhing our ro quirements" now, and the portonte aro that after peace is declared wo xhall List trời cho mưa stil. Which reminds thậm that a wealthy member of the Hisume od Commsins was asked to take part in a cational campaign of thrift and go duwn. to address a nesting of agricultural labonters in the subject. He was told there was no railway station near the place for tho mesting. That means ** saith that I shall have to use my CHT. A pretty object lesson in thrift 1 would punk to thone agricultural lan "bourers "if I turned up in my Balbe Royce. No, I dont think I can ju"";

GERMANY, IS, 2301AND, The Berliner Tageblath" rightly cuts clade that after the war there will be grester restrictions on' Germaans seeking to reside in England. It recalls that before the war there were A Ger mums and Austrians in tire Leunion are alone, and it, beses testimony to the good treatment they received and the freedom they enjem until the sinking of the Itxitual, which musel such an outburst of mob violence that a large number had.

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Copies of the paper can be posted to mest returning subscribers at points on the return voyage, if notice reaches the odico c this paper in sufficient time.

Wears Tenson and Smyth's weekly sharo report and quotations appear in each ismai Subscription, including postage, $13 per annua. Six or three months pro rata.

ORDER FORM.

Plove post the Overland China Mail' to the following address

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which I enclose

R.

PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT,

Hongkong, id August, 1913.

to be introei." One of the results of TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the the waith midemay well be that. Government are prepared to let s the freedom which Germans enjoyed of | Diloes co suitable tenants, Rooms Nos. settling, and working in England will be 5. 6 and 7 on t Top Flour of the very much limited." There gainment Officer) in Pudder street in a

Post Office Building (New Govern

thing

unor her the same again.”.

MACHINE, HENN.

We are certainly catching up with arrears in supplies to our troops,

time aike will show how far we ar keeping abreast of the new necessities that arise. A fighting man back from: the front states that the ferman ma- | chine gaas recently captured show great improvements on those captured at the beginning of the war. They can be car- ried by one man, ammunition, spare parts and all, and they are prof„ded, with an estru tribe. Opra require two men. to endry Pennnd have in extru tube. while spare parts for repair are not se Lentily praided. It is not so much that the German gun is luhter, but it is so contrived that it can be bolted on to

ad providing an easy grip. general circulation there. beating. thea az back, certain parts being padded following riddle.

treman ridden Belgium would have so joke left

and One Rex Mater Cycle in running orders of which cannot be givan-havoury quite luxurines conditions at in it, het syparently they are irrepres been taken, and I have reason to be Donnington Hall, a North of England sible thuru A serop of paper has gained

Now Dunlop Tyres and Tubes oularged silence, etc.

Catalogues will be issućd,

Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & ROUGH, Auctioneers..

Hphong, Aug. 2) 1315.

liave they have afforded auch good results sirat several German raiders have failed reach bone, and the Govert men in Berlin is moving Heaven and earth to learn the secrets of our Admi- ralty in this mattor. This last week 713 they have found no victims.

PHOTOS AND THE BATTLEFIELD,

A pathetic stream of mementoes picked

mansion, with open air amusements and parts, and indoor amenities that would not he despised by the average clubman.

9CME MORE STORIEK

One or two other stories may be in- cinded, as they havo a more convincing air about them. An Irish private asked a subaltern to write a letter for him to his wife. This was what the man die tared" Dear Bridget. This is a terrible

671 beige 71 on

671 allemand 71. cochon.

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German, spa tried their hand upon it, but gave it up very reluctantly, for

As to how the money goes, & corres. pendent of a provincial paper asserts that last winter our suldiers in the trenches were piled with candles. Not the ordinary household candle, but the sort one sees o altars in church, or sch

candle that enn stand the heat of

yearly tenancy...

Further Feniculus and Conditions of Letting may be obtained on application at the Offics of the Director of Fublic Works.

W. CELTHAM, Director.ui Public Works.

WAR DEPARTMENT

717

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-MMEDIATELY.No. 4, 39, 10, 12, and 13. Austia Arengo, Bowloon, Kent, including asaf ersting electric light fittings, 863. per month Particulars S&T, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong. - on application at fice of D.A.U..of

738 Bongsong, August 23, 1915.

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the proximity of allemand and cochons are, user in the tropics the sort of OUR ROOMED FLATS in Hard made thers suspicious.

The lack is it is father sublie. If the tolerable fire without melting These Bgures are pronouneed soparately the are very expensive but the household variety wall have waited the soldiers following the effect.

just us well, or even better.

Si c'est un belge, c'est un lux.

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Si c'est un allemand. e'est un cochon.

WOMEN AND MUNITIONS,

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Road, Kowloon, and MAY ROAD

Dezt-English Baths And Kitchen ranges, Hongkong, with possession in October Hot and Cold Water, Electric light. First lass modern appointments throughout, including water marriage system.

**PONYBHEW* Mindon Row, Kowlood,

It may be milded that the members of Lords do not share the belief that the war will be over by October, for AGENTS. LONDON :-WILLIAM SLATER, 42 Great they are now asking 25 grineus per cens.

Bussell Street, wc., F. Aigar 11 & to pay a total loss it peace is not de-war. I am sending you or ten franes,

but not this week." 12 Clement's me, Lombard Street, cared by December 31, 1916."

The new friendship that has sprung L.C., T. B. Browse & Co., Ltd., 153 Queen's Rad, Fictoria St.,

up between Mr. Lloyd George and Mrs. CLARKE, SOY & PLATI 86 Grace church . .C., G. STREET&Co., Ltd, on the Tattlefield bas set in. For Pankhurst is not the only instance of

It is peculiarly fitting that just whenRoomed House with Tennis Court. 2 MINDEN VILLAS, Kowloon 30ornhill. Cocnox & Corest, 15 8. exatople, most soldiers carried with them changed relationships. A lady doctor in

The suffragetten are in high feather the French and Tiritish are fighting to Roomed House with Tennis Court Bride st... ROBERT WATSON, 150 the photographs of wives, sweethearts, one of the military hospitals said to a Fleet Str st. C. MITCHELL & Co., Snowmothers or children, and a host of these wounded soldier "I cannot lielp thinking about their successful parade last Satar-gether withstand the onrush of the F, Holborn Viaduct. C. D. J. een picked up in dugouts or I have seen you before somewhere."

day, when, in spite of the steady rain, Gerums ger to trach Calais, thu gata KEYNER & Co., Whitefríart St., E.C. MATE 2 & Canwriter, Ltd., 10, hence, or taken from the pockets of Yes replied the man"I used to thesands of them, marched from the of the Channel, the work of the greatest soldiers found dead on the battlefield. be a police sergeant, but we bad bette Embankment to Hyde Park and back. Fresh walptor, permented by him to 11, 12, New Bridge B, C

but bygones be bygones.".

and were addressed in most encouraging Bagland should have been unveiled in Kowloon SCOTLAND:-FEED. L. SINT, & North

16 was as open air ruerating meeting fashion by Mr. Lloyd George They car. London. There was no ceremony, but St. David Street, Edinburgh.'

in Manchester and the apesker was an tainly did make a good show, and it was the great, rugged group of the Barg-HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE cathiastic and energetic youth in funcy ordes Mrs. Pankhurst having the era of Calais, which had been draped & Co.. 18 Eue de la Grange, Batelier news of their relatives who have khaki. **Now yo' chaps he said way made clear for her by her old friends and swathed in sacking for many months, Puria,

wi us. the police, who a short eighteen months come on and do your bit NEW YORK-T. B. BROWNE, Ltd.. died for Klug and country.

There is a lighter side to the photo- Yo'll get in easy enough if yo're fit. agu were periodically taking her off to graph raffle, happily. Nothing pleases Ab's a Bantam Aham, and Ah'm jail for breaches of the peace.

As a resnit we are constantly seria photos reproduced in the illustrated

in order that the originals PARIS AND EUROPE MAYENCE Fictures may claim them and thus

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HOUSE in Knutsford Tersace. THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY Co., La. Hongkong, Dec. 1914

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THE Premises No. 88, SHAMFEN B.0. Canton comprising Dwelling House

| Qudówus and Outhouses lately occupied by

Mesara. F. FLACKHEAD AND Co.

DAVID BASSOON & 00, LTD. Robgkong, August 24, 1915. ·791.

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TFOUSES in "TORKES BUILDINGS

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TAROM Ist September that part of the.

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"STONE- HENGE” No. 5 Robinson Rund now in the occupation of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha particularly suitable for a Boarding House.

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AJORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2. PEAK ROAD, 4 Good Boom immediate possession.

apply PEROY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING.

Hongkong, August 18, 1975.

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704

ITOUSER in ULETON GARDENJ

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the soldiers better than to receive photos nebbud seventeen. If yo" don't believe Her patriotic campaign since the war The place was selected by Kodin him- fenin home. It is a manner of con-it, Ah've gelten ma birth certificate, in began, has, however, done her cause arif, and it shows off his powerful bronze SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports saying news that is most effective with ma pocket, und Ab talled no lies when more good than all the violence and res effectively. At the present tin

generally:--BEAR & BLscx, Ean run the mea. But it is not always that the Ah listed, neather. A just said to speading of money that preceded it. the Gardens at that point are a little

semen folk can afford to send pictures Saargeant. Put me deswa nineteen, and Some of the militants are not altogether off the general truck, but that will not A AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW frequently, the amateur takes a hand he did, on "all"

in favour of her present, attitude, but last long for the district to the right, ZEALAND GORDON & OTO, with the result that amateur-photo-Another hospital story is told by the she knows that in stopping her talk lying around Smith: Square, has already bourne and Sydney.

'boom. The Earl of Essex. A certain poacher de about the rote and making her stand been rebuilt to a large extant, with very CEYLON-W. M. SMITH & Co., Taraply is enjoying

Apoth calics Co., Ookombe..

Y.M.CA which has done magnificent uided to join the Army when the war for the country she is winning over many handsome, building, sad it rumour be work in a host of ways, from the pri broke out. Presently ho came back who were hostile in normal times--sad uoti lving jade once more one of the acnors eumps in Siberis to the training wounded and the curious, tar of Fate after the war nothing can be the same great erabassies will shortly be establish. ospital that was again. I would not be surprised if theed there. That whole region, in fact, Chaps here at home in this country, has brought him to & established Sampahote from Home" established at the house ca the very wonien found their cause materially aided is to be cleared away and rebuilt as one League the object ad which is to see estate where in times of peace be had by the war and the stimulus which now of the most fashionble areas of Landon, that every older and salieron active been in the babit pi lifting rabbits as conditions and the new tactics of Mrs. under a scheme known as the West Pankhorst has brought to the moveant minster Improvement scheme. Included service gets & regular supply of photo his own property.

In that project is a great new Larabeth graphic news from home. This league ter a day or two of treatment his for the squal treatment of the sexes.

There was something pathetic in the bridge, to span the river as the con a practical sentiment aims at organis-nurse asked him if he had ever been in ing the amateur photographers, of whom that part before. Wall miss le recounter demonstration which came to meeting link between the south side and there are supposed to be over half a plick" This place does seem strangely the West End a day or two later under a fine thoroughfare that will sweep west- million in the British Lules. With the familiar. The last the Earl saw of him the leadership of Mise Seirin Pankhurst, ward and northward to St. James Park nid of various societies these will be he was having a good meal off rabbits, who has seceded from her mother's more, and Hyde Parki faut touch with soldiers homes, to which in his poaching days would havement and ins founded one on mora, the end that the family wedding or the heen claimed by him in a more nefarious Sodalistio lines in the East End. She new baby, or the summer bloom of the way and her toil worn followers wished to home garden, may be carried by mhil A young officer in the Manchesters make it clear that they were TYPHON

to the man away there in the trenches arriving at a camp in Sussex Lound a women's labour being wealed in trades somewhere in Flanders or França. invitation awaiting him from some Iscles usually ran by men. They are to har MAP and

Photography on the sea coast this year living in the neighbourhood to whom he un interview with Mr. Loyd Georg is much restricted, so the man or woman had a letter of Introduction. The ladies later, bus as a matter of last he has of photographio experience can turn skill had anticipated his coming and had in already out the gerund from under their GUIDE and opportunity to the benefit of this vited him to dinner. To the invitation feet by promising the main demonstration

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CABUTMARINE STARNIŠANA:

A story is going the rounds that I

was added a postscript.

Inst Saturday that women would not be Come half an hour earlier it you want a batha K

fear was writ sarcastic by its original roh an invitation from strangers author. It states that one of the recent rather tickled the new arrival,' to he

TEETHING CHILDREN.

People still cane to tell me stories

of happy-go-lucky methods at the War Omes. One prominent business man lent his very capable secretary in the early days of the war, and a few weeks later asked how he was getting on.

Well," said the secretary,

there

don't seem to be meny nies with busi ness heads in my department at the War Office. Linstructed some of them in the use of the card index, but when I went to look op something few days after

diserboss which can be controlled trend beau mistaken for auction heldge Ving Chamberlain's Chile, Cholerant 300g blocks Diarrhoes Ready, "¿ Ali sont in "roper

ly captured submarines come to tar consulted fellow subaltern. Ob, TEXTHING children be more or less wards it struck no that the index cards surface close to a destroyer and the com. Lha a ili right mud he "That's the inander strek his head out of the opt ndal thing is here. They know to ning tower and, asked whether it hs camp is very short of wates. Some of and his 2 Burrendered they would be us go los for a cup of tea with sent to Donnington Hall He was in bath **

in to give the proches dean after ench eperkt hits "et the bowele more this motory

And then castor oil to clean the sisteme

- Th infanté and pari, Kean the most sereia

sured that they would be, whereupon he. But perhaps the best cas of the week and ti siguron area are quickly cured by

We surrender Aromafrora Brasse

the latter commanding a fice raw of the

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The Hongkong Ferry Wharf. Hongkong, Jel 15, 1915,

The Kowloon Ferry Wharf.

The biokk, Blake Pier

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10. 8. QUEEN'S GARDENS, Lat The Upper Peak Tram Station,

WApril

Ah Choo (Queen's Boad

- No, 8, STEWART TERRACE, Pook || The Lower Fesk Tram Station. 1st May; nafurnished. -Apply to--

DENISON, HAM & GIBES. Hatakong, March 20, 1915,

TO LETH

211 Wo Chaong (D'Aguilar Etzaeb).

Lee Yee (D'Aguilar Street).

Bang: Cheong (Koylocu.)

HA ROL, very large Dining FARPERVILLE, GARDEN ROAD, Room immediate posarasion, house "lu excellent order, tennis court and garden.

ather the doc w Bupper, poly

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