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INTIMATIONS

ST. ANDREW'S FAIR

ILL the Ladies who have offered to send Cakes, Seches, Puddings and Sweeta do to the "HEATHER DAF STALL kindly let Miss Astor bave them in the Fair Grounds on the morning of November 30th between the tours of 10 am to 12 noon.

It will facilitate matters if other Articles are sent before that date to the Conveners of the several Districts, via

MER

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West Point,

East Point.

QUITY Bay.

MISS NEAVE................... Howloon.

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Central District.

.....The Peak.

Hongkong, Nov. 17, 1917.

$308

ITALIAN CONVENT.

BAZAAR-

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SATURDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 1917,

AND TWO FOLLOWING» DAYS,,

Commencing each day at 10 am.

Ladies' Dresses,

Uhlidren's Frocks,

Table Covers,

-Handkerchiefs,

THE CHINA MAIL

"Embassy","

In

Tins

of

Boys' Tunio

and Sailor Suits,

and Jerseys,

IN A LARGE VARIETY OF STYLES..

N.B.-No ticket can be exchanged for Souvenir it presented after 3rd December, 1917, when the Bazaar will be closed.

"LUCKY WELL" OF TOYS.

Children's Stall' of Sweets, Chocolates and Confectionery of every description.

Hongkong, Nov. 27. 1517!

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25 & 50

The Perfect Cigarette

QUALITY is the point

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THENTIUE NORTH CHIRA.

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYEES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLEOTHE

At the first symptom

of eye strain, you should consult ins,

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eyes scientifically add m glasses to Individual re-

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SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS

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HONGKONG

HONGKONG & MANILA.

| MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

(Mitsubishi Uo) COAL DEPARTMENT.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE. HONGKONG.

TO THE

OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co., Ltd.

THE FLOODS IN SIAM.

DAMAGED RICE CROP.

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TAKE NOTICE that under No. 3 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWê (as amend ad), avery Domestic Building or part of nch Building within the EASTERN of Victoria, and the Divisica of the EASTERN

of Kowloon and Naw Kowloon, occupied by members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Road, or those parts of a Domestic Building used as a Shop, fles of "Godown must be CLEANSED had LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the Reports are trickling into Bangkok Gamers during the months of October and giving more details of the damage to the November

N.B.The word throughout used in crop. These reports do not profess to this Notice means that the Houses should be give the whole extent of the damage, but Limewashed in respect of all the Walls of only what is known at present. When esch Room, all Cubicles, Fartitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, All Ceilings and the waters go down further, additional Rools in Main figures will be forthcoming, says the Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarter "Bangkok Times" of November 8th. and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Backyard must have its Containing Walk Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor, Carved,

Painted or Polished Woodwork In good bondition, however, need not be Limewashed, but must be Cleansed.

The LASTERN Division of the City

Victoria of Gilman Street and Peel Strest.

the Undersides of

is bounded on the West by

Kowloon is divided into the Easter and Western Divisions by Nathan Ficad and a straight line drawn from the North and through the Yaumati service reservoir to the Northera Boundary of C. M. W. REYNOLDS,

Bacratory. Dated this 23rd day of November, 1917. 2399)

Kowloon.

NOTICE.

THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD.

(Fire & Marina)

AVING been appointed Agentato the above Company we are prepared to accept risks and issue policies at current rates..

UNION TRADING CO.,

Agents,

Queen's Buildings.

Eongkong, Nov. 13, 1917..

PERSENT (STOCES.

BIRTH OF A NEW IRELAND.

SIR HORACE PLUNKETT'S

The country's stock at the present `time in view of the situation is uone tao good. Export is being maintained freely

HOPEFUL VIEW. at the present time. A number of people well acquainted with the general 'situs-

Members of the Irish Convention held tion are in favour of prohibition of e- port. This would give the authorities their first public sitting at Cork on time to take stock of the rice still in the

September 26. Kingdom, to frame closer estimates of

Mr. John Redmond, when he arrived what the present crop is going to pro with Mr. Joseph Devlin, had an enthu duce, and generally to face last niastic reception from the crowd. As the conserve the country's reserves be remembered that none of the new Irish, eadar ieft after the sitting a nun- rice has come into the market, and her of Sian Heiners had gathered, but ewing to be abourmal season the crop will be late in maturing and late in their hostility was drowned by the cheers getting to the millers. From this view of the majority of those present. point it will also be necessary to stop In responding to the toast of "Sue-. be movement of all paddy carrying cess of the Convention," Sir. Horace

It

to

The six months which comprises the officially termed "Mondol Chaznal," and are the greatest rice producing centre are Krung Kao, Nakon Sawan, Pachimboats to ensure a strict and reliable sar-Plunkett said that, in spite of secrecy, Rajbari, Krung Deb and Nagor Jayari. voy being made.

The loss to date is over a million rai.

Average figures show that generally speaking a rai produces from twenty-five to thirty buckets of paddy of about 25 bs each. Taking it at the lower figure the country has lost up to date over 279,000 tons of paddy. And the process

going steadily on."

CATILE. LOBBES.

PROFITEERS.

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note of optimism seemed to prevail in

the country. That was more than just Profiteers are already at work buying Sed. I do not think," said Sir Horace, and storing paddy, which they intend to hold until the

any member of the Convention would

·cultivator is ready to te poor pay the price demands: Ones the stocks object to my giving it as my opinion that have been determined one suggestion it is highly improbable that not one of is that Government should fix the price us has failed to modify some of his af paddy and rice to the mills and to the cansumer. Such a step will steady trade opinions. Reading between the lines of all round, and help the farmer material the official communication issued day, ly, especially if the Government price you will see we are getting We is published broad-cast over the land. have passed one very important stage and

RELIEF WORKS.

The average low of cattle per aDBUT

Are moving on to the next.. from disease is about 40,000. The losses Probably relief works will have to beving South Africa as a parallel, Siz due to the foods so far are 1,200. The instituted to provide people in the flood: Horace said it was trying to get people actual figure is probably higher but areas with work. The whole situation to embrace each other who had been at needs careful handling, and the choice of these are known. An average price for officials to administer both Government rach other's throats,

"We are quite these animals is Tela. 50 hand. the and private funds voted for relief will | contented," he proceeded, “so long as wa are left alone to do our work, so long" male sells higher and the female fetches not be easy.

́as'we are given credit, ide our good ins |tentiops. That, is all we sak, and, il at the end, we show we are not competent to our tank we alsould be condemned. Personally I have on such fear. At the optimisin, I confess that the Convention risk of being charged with ignorant

Tea. At least 60,000 ticala has been lost-

| already through cattle dying. Much of

this was preventibia.

CRISICAL "BITUATION.

What is going to be done 1 The ques-

APPEAL TO BRITISH SUBJECTS.

tion is frequently asked, but no one subjects of all races in Siam for assistance In the course of an appeal to British knows. The situation is critical and it to those who have suffered by the floods has made me hope--as I never hoped needs a strong hand to grapple with the the British Minister in Bangkok states before-that I shall live to see that change data and problems ahead. At the begin-In heading personally a subscription

ning of August this year it was estimated for this purpose, I am confid at that all of heart out of which alone a real new 3393 that the stocks of white rice and broken races of British subjects will help me with Ireland can be born. At the worst wa out delay by collecting among t themselves in have gradually narrowed the de

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

CORNED BEEF

AND

CORNED PORK.

PUT UP IS KEG3. AND BARKALE

FOR

KZPORT ORISTEAMERS USK,

ALFRED HYNDMAN

143 Wyndham Street

rica, in fact all kinds of rice, in the and their friends of all nationalities,

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kingdom amounted to 15,100,000 picals matter bow small the individual contri fences which keep Irishmen apart. A THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.

and of mes 2,200,000 picula. There has bution may be, finds to relieve bose the best, over the field of our laboura,

been from 1st August to 30th September (rice and meal): To Europe

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who have

ve had their all swept away by

vay by Irishméh of the North and of the South the floods and who have to begin all will continue to meet, and in the larger over again I would beg everyone to patriotism say to one another My 101,034 picola: remember that he gives twice who gives country thy country, add in the larger

quickly, and therfore I earnestly frust to receive a ready and bountiful response, charity My God is thy God Let each one of us deny himself some thing and add his shara.

Straits, Malay States

and N. India 2,167,234 "Hongkong & China. 1,293,811

Other Marketa

Internal Consumption.

Total Exported 3,664,195 Aug and Sept., ***,4,182,000

006,105

TO THE LADIES

Pinkettes are a boon, maaring daily regularity, thus removing ide of sick beadaches, biliousness, facial CARBON PAPER at $1.00 per donen eruptions and ill-smelling breath,

Hausföre uda:

RIBBONE at $1.80 each.”

KES to clean and repair

PINKETTES

SIAM FLOOD RELIEF WORK

The following Official Communiqué has been immed

In view of the extraordinary inanda- tion of this year His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to appoint Royal Commission composed of tho Mimsters of Finance, Interior, agricul

I Local Governinent to take up

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and

and consider the necessary mesenres for 2257 the relief of the sufferers, as had been done in former times when the people have suffered either through such calar ities as ioandetion of dre

Mossares of relief

notified by pro

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