WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918.
Hughes and Hough
AUCTIONEZES TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY.
General Auctioneers
AND
Share, Coal and
General Brokera.
PROPRIETORS
"TO-KWA-WAN
"
COAL STORAGE,
Codes used A.B.C. 4 & 5TH EDITIONS, A-TELEGRAPH CODE,
Telegraphie Address : MEIRION HONGKONG.
PUBLIO
M
AUCTION.
NEE Codersigned have received instrue-
Ttions de mil by Public Auction.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCLBNID).
On
THURSDAY,
the 17th February, 1916, at 2.30 p.m.. at their Skies Rooms, No. 8.
Doe Four Road, Corner of Ica Herse STREET..
MISCELLANEOUS
A follows
GOODS,
Gent's Dressing Gowns and Smoking Jackets, Dress, Negligee nad Flanel
Shirts, Waistants, Straw sed Folt Hats, Sucks. Tles, Hunting Stocks, Mats, Capa, Sun Hats, Brers e., Suit Cases, Fancy Goods, &c., &c.;
A number of Karogeno Stoves. Blankets, Ovazconta, Jerseys, Sutidry Paint and Oil. One Paling Machine, One Kerosene Motor, 4 Cases Piece Goods.
TERMS:-Cash
HUGHES & BOUGH,
Auctioneers
Bongkong. Feu.. 15, 1916
-PUBLIC-AUOTION,-
INTIMATIONS
THE KOWLOON LAND, AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED...
NOTION IS THEREBY GIVEŃ that the
THE CHINA MAH..
PRINCE OF SLAUGHTER YARDS.
„PTERRE LOTES WORD PICARE OF THE HUNS.
SOME - CLERICAL STORIES,
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lightheartedness, of our gonit nature, anal kur rruptingness. We are si cupáhla tot allowing the tenturies of the great cutties for the stowa, and nos because they are anybody renda.mg bó k it will only be dh to penetrate our flesh ance more..
inta ented in the anthem I wish "mcât Who knows whether the dnnumerabi-regrottully at it had kept a diary since remin of spies will not presently conw boyhood, or at least cormonplace FERRIBLE INDRTMENT OF THE ming back again, the crafty paradites, bouk in with toplice all the stories I
KAISER..
the secret burrowers who even under the have honed. An is is. I own only jot down TWENTY SEVENTE ORDINARY
Huora në our house, lay emplacements for which do "oook for the literal truth.)
Ea low, minetly "chestnuts" (of none of MEETING & STAKEHOLDERS in this
Pierre Lott, the famous French author, Gernian gusa,, Dh! lub us néver forg Company will be held at the COMPANYS who is serving in the French Nary that this predatory race is, incurably OFFICES VICTORIA BOILDIYOR DA FRIDAY, 12th February, 1916, ar Now, Commander Face, has written au intreacherous, hiaviah, murderous that for the purpose of receiving the REPORTmely interesting impressionist article of the DIRECTORS together with Stat for the magazine "section of the New ment of ACCOUNTS for the year ending York Times, towing a receha rials 31st December 1918,
paid by him to the ruined French city
Soissons,
The REDISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 11th to FRIDAY, 18th February, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no TRANSFER of SHARES can be registered.
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Prefixing his article with the Goethe quotation, "The Prussian, is cruel by Birth civilisation will make him, fero- |cions," Perm Loti’vividly describes the copiste devastation, accomplished by the German at Soissons, which, before the invasion. was one of those low a little antiquated, in the depths-of-ons French provinces, with 'modeat mansions on titch squares planted with elm trees,"
By hider of the Board of Directors..
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary ko TEE, HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD.
Agent's for THE KOWLOON LAND AND,
BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong. Feb. 8. 1916.
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BOSCKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
orap af stories, At the mamena (can only Tha war wiki uo'doubt render, a good remember these One is that of the parson by saying pathetically to them on perting, who scared a company of Belgian wounded
with then po treaty of peace in binding, and that they are not crushed.Que Dieu vous blesse as long as their head has not been cut off that rightful Gorg head-Prussian Trapecialisın will begin again.””
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ל.'
Papa, what's #pessimist 1" **A,,manwho's neasick during entire voyage of life"
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Another parson," arguing on the merita of French and English Red Crues work, and wishing to tell a French lady that mu went in for female nursing more than her compatriots did, said: ·D BON hospitaux nous avous un grand nombre de nourrican." The lady was surprised to hear that the Tommita needed, wat nurses: !
Some ditreme Protestants will tell you.. *f good tales of their own school of thought his Many odd things have boon narrated about extempore prayers. “The finest prayer favor delivered to #-Boston audience" is al course, a classic. These are becoming so want.Paradoxical as it may appear to Thee,
A waesan always knows what she until she gets it, and then the wants something different,
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Mother: What is baby crying for now? Tittle Ethel: I'm sure don't know
is als trying to make him smile with the glove-stretcher.
Here and there." he says, "bu walls which have reained intact, little inscrip. tions carry this notice: Houses still! trihabited-There follow the names, i
Blessed are the poor_for_they_shall written by hand, of these obstinate funeris the earth, just as soon as it is
decided that others have no use for it habitants. Where was it that I saw, in the midst of a desolation similar to this little notices of this kind? Aht it was n! Phả, của theo tusaigon tại Ph
traps, and in the unhappy ORDINARY YEARLY MEET-
section allated to the Germans, where TNG of the SHAREHOLDERS 2 tbis the saltiers of the Kaiser gave the rein
Who is that fellow so loudly advent. Corporation will be held at the Crram,to all their worst instinets-for you could i Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the Jath day jadire them there, these brutes, in eom- ing national preparednem ?`* of February, 1918, at Noos, for the
Thor's Wilkins. Hu never has an pose of reeniving the Report of the Court partem with the soldiers of the other of Directors together with a statement of Allied countries, who occupied the urig abrella when it rains." Accounts for the year ending the 31st boring quarters withous injuring any December, 1915.
ear. No, it was they only, these Ger The REGISTER of SHARES of themas, who tortured their rictins, and the Corporation will be CLUSED from MON-poor wretchen given up to their imbecile DY, the 7th February, to SATURDAY ty ti bi save themselves by stick. the 19th February, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period na transfering naive inscriptions on their deers, as of shares ein be registered.
for example,Here we are binose under French, protection," or even Here all áre Chine Christians.".."
By Order of the Court of Directors, -
N. J. STARB,'
Chief Manager, Hongkong, Jan. 31, 1916.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN. AND MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED.
THE NINETEENTR
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ORDINARY
**TENTACLEN GEOATED
WITH BLOOD."
Benides,
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'Tacensed Wife: Wot ya mean. Arry by that wobblin* To can't walk strite. British Mariner : Can't 'elp bit, 'Atrim : Dit ponies n' dalging them sabmarinks.
Won't your mother be mad when she Been how you torp your clothes?'
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Not so very. Ma'll have lots of fun, |hungin' up cloth to match an' puttia" îu a patch, so people can hardly notice it."
I have often stood in a slaughter. observed the man from Chicago, while the butchers were killing hom on
sides of me."
But it availed nothing their Emperor he. always he, whose tentacle bloated with blood are certain to be found deep in every wound that gapes in any country in the world. heat the great organizer of worldwide slangh.
Lord"; "For this, O Lord, is the correct reading of the ps-sage Almighty Ged, very wonderful are the prafe of Thins existence." Thin, purhaps, in the best: 0 Lord, let us hang together in perfect acced, without discard" (wice, Any cordlan"). Or this: I thoro spark of heliumsa hora, Lord, water that spark
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Pulpit wit is sometimes, of course, un. conscious, as when the okl paron, såter
decreasing mange gåation of rustion, li ked ap-from hie 318 and said : **And boru
insy. I har somene my: You hav Tertullian against you."
delivering fourtian perirds to a rapidly
Oe when the servuus Vicar, bent an "a troduc né modarute ceremonial in a hitber. to very Protoatant church, raid: Dear friends, you will perceive that we have a new Litany Desk. We must go quietly, dear people. Rome, you know, was nut; built in a day!
A Bi hop in the West Ireland,
visiting his du cene, asked the childżan in the school if they could explain the Sacra ment of Holy Matrimony. Chie boy replied: " Yes, Fachr, it is a pened of esito ing and
torment msn has to go through to pre pare for a higher life." You stupid 07!" sid Father Tom, the parish priest : " that will be Purgatory you're inscribin
Never mind," said the Bishop marot,tell; the boy mag de right.”
we
This reminds us of Eliz, who bald com- munications with her departed husband thus:
Are you 'apog. 'Enery?" "Y1ry appy, Eliza, Appier than you were on earth, "Enery 1 Far 'appier,
Eliz." Oh, exclaimed the tender-heartedThen you must be in eaver, 'Earry'
ter, the lord of piracies, the prince of girl, weren't you dreadfully afraid" ' slaughter.yards and chatdel-bouses—be
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Second Villager: Well saighbour, I
Na, Eiza
Someone wanting to condole with a lady who had had her husband made use of the
asual conventional expressions about "a
think that he who was alw yn telling me to go to the devil should have gone fi at himself, after all !!!
(Fou Canon Adderley's In Stumaand Society.")
hat said to his troops: Go, and act a First Villager: Hello, Agroa! Hear ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. 1 did the Fiuma! Let China, oven a gen. I von've got married. What kind of arer place." "Tes,” she said, "and,tu 121 FOLDERS is the Company will be held tur hence, remain under the terror of match did you raake?
xt the Offices of the Company, St George's your passage. And they all abundantly, Beilding No. 5. Connaught Road, on obeyed him,
| didn't do as well as I expected; but," ta FRIDAY, the 25th February 1916, at.These Peking-hoones, ravaged-by-his the truth, I don't think she did. 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1915, and electing Consulting Committee and Auditors,
HE Codersizzed have received instrue-
Gious to sell by Public Action,
· FEDR-ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNIN},
Bar
FRIDAY,
the 18th February, 1918, commencing
* 9:30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dea Yeux Road, Comor
of Ice House Street,-~
AN ASSORTMENT OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Comprising -
# Sideboards, Dinnor Waggon, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chestertold "Sofas, Armchairs, co., Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Double and Single Bedsteads, fc, Miscellaneous - Furniture, several lots of Blackwood Ware, 2 Carpets, Two Pianos,
her, had poured out on the old fag either. stones of the Chizese streets a quantity
of relics strange ind remote from
The famous detective "gasped as he. images of Chinese piety, fragments carrived at the gene of the crime.
"Feavens said he, as he looked at tablets on which were written long Alan the window through which the thiet had cu geavalogies whose beginnings were
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-altars to ancestors, and little lacquered pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY the 21st February, 1918 until FRIDAY the 25th February, 1918, both days
inclusivo..
lost in night.
escaped, this is mare serious than I expected: It's broken, on both sides
Str. Slimpure (feeling, his way Your charming daughter tells me that is an excellent crok nad house- keeper"
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. "Here the poor chattels, which, in the
General Managers.
ety where I am this evening, are lying Kungkotig, fet. 11, 1918, "107 among the ruina, are inore familiar to us, and the sight of them mom painfully wrings ou hears. A child's cradleg. hable viaao of antiquated shape, fallen
Old Lady (2gimdy)--- Yes, T'have had feet upward, from an upper story, and he carefully taught, for I have always which still awakens thoughts of old held that no lady who does not under somatas at family gatherings. Abl I
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WEARF AND GODÓWN CO., LTD.
10,000 MILES OF TRENCHES ON WISTERN FRONT.
There are at least ten thousand miles.of trenches to in the western theatra of tha Europese vir, according to Mc. H. Warner Allen, special correspondent of the British press with the French army. He writes
In the section of the French lines that I have just been inspecting there are already on a front of just more ton miles 375 kilometres (or lightly more than 234 milar) of trenches. To make certainty still more sure, another 75 kilomstrez (or "other trenches are being dog, miles) of
46.
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INTIMATIONS
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is brewed in ENGLAND.
►
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
contains 's very small amcuak of Alcohol and a relatively large "aniount of nutritive material.
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is therefore not only light and rareshing but is an Ideal Dietetio,
PETER WALKER'S LAGER
is brewed from caly the best malt, and hops"
ASK FOR
TEL. 636-
A "SMALL PETER"
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
SOLE AGENTS;
Appropriate, always.
With certain dishes, such as Gami, LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE is afttays appropriate. It is the recognised sauce for such use.
In fact, for everything with which a sauce can be used; LEA & PERRINS' is invariably. the BEST. It has a refinement of flavour that suits the most delicate dishes and appeals to the most exacting palates.
Lea Perrins
The Original & Genting WORCESTERSHIRE
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING
COAL
For well-known throughout the East for
remember, in the gutter on a heap off stand housekeeping enn properly direct that by the end of the year thers will bỏ | STEAM - RAISING. FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS
Sith, an enlarged photograph of the
a number of lata of Pekiness Cloisonne, ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE honest sweet face of a grandmother in
Porcelaina, &c. and a cumber Small Folding Chaire.
(Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) TEXSIS:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
-Auctioneer) Hongk.ng, Feb. 12, 1916.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Codersigned have receivoŭ instruc-
one to sell by Public Auction,
(roa account OF THE CONCERNED),
on
SATURDAY,
the 19th February, 1916 at 11 a.mi.,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street-
'A LARGE QUANTITY OF
GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,
4.
Comprising:-
Gold, Silver and Fancy Wrist Watchos, a large assortment of Gold Rings, Sex with Diamonds, Pearls, Hubles Sapphires, Turquois, &e., Sc., Gezt.'s Gold, and Enamelled Scarf Pins, Brooches, Feadanta, dc., Coral and Amber Neck Chains, Fancy Goods, doc.
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(Full Particulars from Catalogie.) Terms -Canh.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Feb. 2, 1916.
PUBLIC ACTION:
curl papers
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CULT OF MILITARISM.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICES of Mawr. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, on THURSDAY, the 2od March, 1916, at
Following his wonderful word picture 11.30 ... for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and, the State-of devastated Soissons. Piene Inti writes ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st some biting reflections on the German December 1813.
festt of litarism-which-has brought-all this sorrow and strife and desolation upon Europe.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 91st February to 20d March, BOTH DAYS INOLUSIVE,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. S. BROWN,
Fecretary. Hongkong, Feb. 14, 1916.
MARTIN'S
RESEPILLS
APIOL 8STEEL
mitiangularidad,
*
Startarazitia 200 then home, at that on the Den
Mobily dan may be admishtiradi. Vine wha
SARA MENJU muamalang and Bites sal than Jayachah – The World, we peak (300, ENG MEESTELE CATEL SANSJAANUS 224
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
COPILLS
retince of servonia..
"Some men bare no hearts." said the
tromy. I've been a tellin' that feller I am so dead broke that I have to sleet outdoors."
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in that neighbourhood 280 miles of trenches on ten miles of frost.
"Elsewhere a certain division has 250 miles of trenches to look after, whild a certain torpa d'atmos has 450 vilgisi, Taking these figures into consideration, ose will certainly be under the mack in estimating that there are twenty miles of trenches to every mile of front, so that be thetween Switzerland and the North Sa, the British and French arties, have at least teo. thousand miles of trenches to guard and keep in order."
** Dida's that fetch him?" asked the other.
K. Ha told me he was doin same thing; and had to pay the doctor
for tellin' him to do it.
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We know it only too well." he says, that if their voices are human and per. Ar advertisement of a recent sale n Imp their faces also, their souls are not; this The choice collection of bric-a- there ars lurking in them essential brac offered for sale is so unusual that 117 elements, that, of loyalty, of honour, 'of it may safely be said each piece in it is remorse, and especially that which is the calculated to creste a sensation among noblest, perhaps, and at the same time the most elementary, and which even the beasts sometimes possess, the feeling of pitz.
"
people of artistic sesso. Immediately upoq entering the room the visitor's eye will be struck by "a carved walking stick of great weight and beauty:"
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GERMAN TRENCHES EQUAL TO
WALL OF CHINA.
Some grains for #gares, with plenty of time at his disposal, has estimated that the German soldiers, who have had to bear the burden of trench digging since the beginning of the war, have excavated a quantity of earth wbish in cabin fast in equira'ent" to
ÉIGRESI
BOUSEHOLD PURPOSES,
KAIPING COKE
Competes with the best quality English Coke for FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD, PURPOS
FIREBRICKS
FIRECLA
STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND,
GRADE
OFFICES: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS HONGKONG
TEL, ADDRESS: MAISHAN, HONGKONA,
the Great Wall of Chips. Ha arrives at TELEPHONE: No. 859) his conclusion is the following way
The Great Wall is 2,430 kilometers long,
I hope," said the train coaductor, pensively, after taking the names of the people who saw the lady lose her balance.
bottom and 6 meters wide at the top. The that women will vote, and that they '16.6 meters high, 8 meters" wide at the have a political party of their own and Garman lines in April extended 650 a platform."*"*
kilometers in the west and about 1,300 kilometers in the east Behind-thean foremost lines, however, extend secondary. and in most cases third and fourth lines, all connected up by milos of "Laufgraben of communication treat positions bare
Since April the German
During a whole lifetime, to have had! ro other cares than to have machines for slaughter made, to invent explosives and poisons to kill, to exercise scldiers to kill ing, to have organized to the ends of monstrens personal vanity, all the bar barism that slumbered in the depths of the German race; to have organized its native ferocity, organized its grotesque ! "And that they'll advocate. capital megalomania, organized: its sheep-like punishment for anybody who gets off the servilily did its credulous stupidity. And piutformn backward." afterward not to die of terror before his own work!
DANGEROCH "OBLIVION.
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"And then what?**
Mrs Nurich was mingling with her guests, extending greeting here and Oh, what I say is not to arouss need. there. A merk little man caught her PATELL & CO. essly a world-wide hate; no, but I be eve
Here it is my duty to employ whatorer. *It was so good of you bo come," power I have to keep back the dangerous exclaimed, grasping his hand. oblivion that will fall upon their crimes. entally glad to see you
Thank you, tos "am," blushed Ettle man.
*Importers--Exporters
AND
TAE Undersigned havo rocaived Instrue Commission Agents
tions to well by Pabllo Auction, (ROR_ADCOUNT_OF VIDE, COMOTEREN).
SATURDAY,
the 19th February, 1916. at 4:33 p.m..
A No. 2, Canton. Villas, “Lower Fiat
Kimberley Rosi, Kowloon,
BENDLY
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE;
Consisting of
Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Double Bed, Chest &ZDrawers, Roll-top Desk (American make), Electric Table Fan, Shanghai Bath, etc, etc.
Email Piano by Broadwood.
On view day of Batoż
HUGHES & HOUGEL "Bucktonbera Hongkong, Feb, 12, 1918,
HONGKONG.
Branches:-
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: BOMBAY, INDIA...
China
HANKOW
·SHANGHAT, GANITON,
↑ F-you happen to be late your minis will #be. Courtously and Promptly-perred just the Same. --Only at the ALEX 83. 114 DE CAFE
I hare so deep a fear of our dear Fraich
LOSING WEIGHT: BY THE FOUND
"Under Weight," a condition, of ill-health, shows your assim.m ilative povera áre decreasing,
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
applies the blood with the wanted courtsbing and healthy flesh building materials Very nslatabla.
OF ALL CHEMISTS:
Price: 1.25 and $225,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
BLUE CROSS FUND.
HORSES IN WAR TIME.
repeatedly changed, neccanitating the con- struction of new trenches. Each trench is The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Cab usually from six or seven to a dozen foet in
prezenta depth and little partawar. In connection with each one are countless underground
shelters Takes allovether, the stimuus THE ANGEL
"I'm believes, the trench digging record - of the
she
German soldiers in 14 months in quite on
the
par with the decade long record of the Chinese
You're Mr. de Cash, are you not? "No'm," confessed the victim; I'm the collector for the laundry
A English soldier, a member of the 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment, Bays that one bitterly cold night in the early spring: he and his maten come out of the tranches. They were billsted in s baz where they were packed in very close
Though numb with cald, no wore soon asleep, and the soldier, in telling the incident. I was awakened in the tight by one of op chaps trying to pat his boots on. After he had been trying for a minute or two I heard the fellow next him y Were What the
are you doing 2 Patting my boots on, was the
Well, that's my foot, you foul !!!!
NOBIS od solid mest
Table Hobe, with
ALEXANDRA CAVI
KEATINGS ALOZENGES
cure The worst Cough
FRENCH LESSONS
AMOUSSION,
15, Morrison Hill Road.
IN THE HOUSE
A Comedy in 3 Acte by B. MALDONALD HASTINGS -EDEN ZULLPUTTS, Last Year's great London Sacerse
SATURDAY, 4th MARCH
MONDAY, 6th MARCH
at 9.30. p.m. BOOKING^at Montries from "Friday,: bruary 25th at 9 a.m.?
Prisse-81.00, $3.00, $200.
BLUE CROSS FUND.
MT Toryen after the Show, Sopper, Dnd Refreshments.
"ALEXANDRAN CAFET "Open Till MAJAL
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
ORDER
HERRY & CO.,
PEDDER STRIE
Opperita Tangkong HotL Telephone No L
Hongkong, March 20, 1914
TF you have lost your appetite. 1: the big Variády në dilnty, daher go thủi ALEXANDRIN QAY: in Eazy Liter
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