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LAMMERT BROS.

AVOTTÓSEMES, ÅTFRAISERS AND SURVEYORS Public Auctions

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INTIMATIONS

YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.

JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestiva food for Infants which keepe and in quality during Lice weather LAC- TOSE (MEE Su

Sagas) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSEC TICIDE the Best Finid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days, and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA

MITSUBISHI SHOJI SOAPS for keeping everything clean in

KAISHA, LTD.

(Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.)

TOAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and

EXPORTS.

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

-STAKASHIMA, OCHL. MUTABE.

TA

KIEKOJAKE. YOSHINOTANI,

-KOJO, TAKAZOTA, BAYO, KHIN-

NEW, KASADA KIBAL KÁMIYA-

EMADA, and OYUBARI.

AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL.

Head Office:-TOKYO. Branches and

Representatives :— -Waganki, Kars're, Wakamaten, Hojí, Kurs, Kode, Oniks. Tezrugs, Nseurs, Tokohama, Tokyo. Hakodata, Muroran, Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking, Tiantabi, Dairen. Txingtao, Txinandi, Hankow. Shanghai, Hongkong. Canton, Manils, Singapore, Boerabaya, London, Paris, New York and Beattle.

Table Address:—IWASA KISAL “Cole:ma-1, d. 3. C. 5th Ed,

Western Union and Bentley. -Agencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine &

Fire Insurance Co. The Osaka Marine &

Fire Insurance Co.

• For Particulata, apply tom

5. KOMURA, Manager

No. 14. Pardon STREET. HornxOKO

| PALACE MOTOR Co., Ltd.

Phone Central

644

Western Branch 3148 Kowloon Branch 5307

-New-Cars-For-Hire-&-For-Sale--

Private Cars farı geð Repairing Cars & Speciality.

FÅRES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

CHAIRS,

1-In Victoria, with noo Bearer. Quarter hour............................................. 10 cents Half bour.rs 2 One hour. Denne - 25 Three hours,

Six hours, m

Day (6 sm to 6p)

70 $1.00

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, Calf Care extra.

B-tween the hours of 8.30 pm, and sm; the above fares shall be increased by per centuan.

1-Beyond Victoria, with four Bewert

Hoar

Three hours.escri

Stx hours.

0.60 cents.

$100

1.50

2.00

"III-In the Hill District.

With t Bourers With 4 Beareri.

Day (8 am to 6 p.)

Quarter hour.......$0.15

$0.30

Half boar,

*** 0.20

0:40

One hour, 0.30

0.00

Two hour.mpar 0.50

0.60

Three hours, ...... 0.70

1.00

Bix hours.

100

1.50

Day (6 am to 6p.m.)1.50

2.00

RICKSBIS.

L-Is the Island of Hongkong, if engaged

in Victoria.

Ten minutes, A

Quarter hour,

Balf hour, ON

Ons bour

Every Bubsequent hour,

enge

Note-If the rickis be within the City of Victoris, sad be dis charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 pm, or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., an extra baff tare shall be chargeable.

IL-In Kowloon

Quarter hour,ccuta, Half boar,

Bour,

15

10

Every subsequent hour,

III.-Talpe Road.

Twenty cents shall be added

4th mile

for each extra hour or part of sa hour if the hirer causes. the journey to take longer than --

shugle 75 cents....] hour. return $1.002 boara. Beyond 4th to 86th mile

single $1.50,

return 1:50.

Beyond 6th to 9th mile-

single....$1.75.

return $2.00

Beyond Blk to 11th

single, seen $1.00 Tam

„Farosstor - Journeys, beyond the 11th paile to be a master of previous arrange- irent la emph ones, ta

The fares here not out to apply to con aksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha

Ecoser

PRICES a Very Moderate. Ins pection and Enquiries are cordially invited

SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.,

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Sale Avata for Hongkongread South China,

Telephone Neu, 1332.

理代

泰華

POSTAGE STAMPS.

This space is too small to tell you all about our Stamps. That's why we solicit your Cor- respondence for further infor- mation. It might pay to tell us what Stamps you want to buy or what Stamps you have for sale. Better still if you-call st GRACA & CO.,

DEALERS IN PHILATELIC GOODS REAGIOUS BOOKS TOYS, &c,&c., No. 10, Wyndham Street, P, O. Box 620.

Hongkong

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & 00.,

PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel Telephone No. 49%

Hongkong, March 20, 1914,

TANG YUK, DENTIST.

Sucre or Le the late STEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street. TERMS VERY MODERATE

- CONSTZATION FREE

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. -

THERAPION NG 1 THERAPION NⱭ.2 THERAPION N3

M.1 fg Madder Osveta. Mo 2 for lood BEELDENS. Xa. 3 tor razonic Wickst

ME TILDE WAREST WORD "TERSATILE 13 OF PLIT, SOYT.STERN BREVENT TO CANCERE PIC

ASAHI BEKER

PILSENER BEER

GRAND PRIZES

CAHLB

LAGER

SPECIALEY

ERY.COM

PASENER BEL

SOLE AGENTR

MITHUI BUSSEN ELISHI

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE NAME INSURES QUALITY.

"Golofina"

QUAD 2

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RFECTO

MEN

MADE FROM THE HIGHEST GRADE JAMAICA LEAF.

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES, CLUBS AND HOTELS.

This Advertisement is inued by British-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.

COST OF LIVING,

SHANGHAI FIGURES.

SOME FACTS TO REMEMBER,

under which the goods were paid for is ascertained-asy it is 48 cents. To this is added the percentage of pack- ing and shipping charges eay 12 cents (this by the way would be very low, such percentages naturally vary- ing with the value of the goods) and There are two subjects on which thus it is found that each shilling's the least conversational members worth of this particular cargo laid of society can find something to say down in Shanghai costs 60 cents. The their insides, and the cost of living department to which this cargo is The freedom and mizuteness with

allotted is credited with so many which foreigners in Asia can discuss thousand dollars worth of staff at what they may or may not eat--by all 50 cent dollar, the amount being accounts India's conversations are as checked by tuming all the sterling frank in this respect as China's-with charges into local currency at the all the why's and wherefor's thereof same rate. would astonish people at Home The It must not be forgotten that to. best season for discussions of this these laying down costs have to be kind has not yet arrived. But of added the local working expenses, lament over the increasitie cost of salaries and wage bill. A mean retum living there is no end. The letters for five years might thus easily show we have recently published are only less than eight per cent. net profit on an index of the kind of talk that is sales. If the store declares a higher heard in every circle, and if the cause dividend, it is because the capital has of expense of living is not always cor- been turned over three or four times. rectly ganged, of the fact there can The position of most of the stores here be no doubt!

As regards dividends can be seen in the Stock Exchange lists.

Having taken no part hitherto in the controversy, we have now mada some independent inquiries, referring

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SOME TELLING COMPARISONS. Now coming to the prices quoted

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to the manager of one of the principal by Lancastrian" for hata and shirts,

department stores here, says the N. C. everything would appear to depend

RISING SUN DRESSES.

SPRING FASHION.

DAZZLE COLOCES TO BE WORK,

Although it is certain that the short skirt will not disappear, in many of the models at the exhibitions of spring fashions in London it is little below the knees in length. The manager of one of the best-known London houses told a Press representative that all Court dresses are still to be ankle length, and this will probably

make its influence felt.

Many of the Court dresses are of wonderful sequinned embroidery, not the glittering sequins which we have! known for years, but ones especially prepared so that instead of a glitter! they have a sheen,”

The schemes of colour baffle desi cription: There are dresses of red! and gold, reminiscent of the rising sun, and blues, greens and violets which call to mind brilliant-hued butterflies, made up on silver and golden tissue.

The colours to be worn this season are almost dazzling in their brilliance, but black and white will be as popular

as ever. Capes and cape coats are

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1921.

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hotel MansionS

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES,

KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

:

BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,

High Class English Jewellery,

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Koda and Kodak Films, bo

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY. No. ITA, QUEIT'S ROAD GETRAL, HONGKONG

HOTELS AND CAKES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

OPERATING :-

THE HONGKONG HOTEL,

HOTEL MANSIONS,

THE RÈPULSE BAY HOTEL

AND THE

· HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

J. H. TÄGGART,

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level” -

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of-

Mrs. BLAIR.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry)

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

-Basantly renovated and rafurnished, slaetzle light sad for skroughout and entirely under new management Cultime under the paremal supervITION of the proprietor. Bar and Billard Boina. Tarma, modecsés. Spaniał Jenner de fandise on application to

Talajbona K. 3. Talegraphie Add: "Patách"

HOTEL

J. E. OXEKERY, Propriahor,

"ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON.

1201

Saite & with private Baths.

Hairdressing

Rooms Boof."

Garden,

Excellent Cuisine.

Saloon, etc

-་

Moderata Rates.

Leading Hotel in South China. Special attention Under the Foreign Supervision of,

KING EDWARD HOTEL

A

CESTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRANS Pam Entrance, Lise-

tde Lifts, Fans and Lighting

Beth and Sanitary Fitúem, fot and Water Bylaws throughout. Beste Food and Service

Daily Necs. The prices in all the upon the quality, particularly, it may all the vogue, while for tailor-mades 21 Talegraphic Adézma: //VICTORIA" chief stores here are so nearly on a be said, in hata. A cheap hat may the loose short coat is favoured. level that one is a sufficient guide to look as good at the outset se a dear

All At the outset it may be noted

that none of the big stores has much one, but a few weeks wear will show inducement to overcharge as there above gives us the following compari- the difference. The manager quoted are Chinese competitors nowadays

son of prices per shilling cost, calculat

• THE MARKETMAN'S IMPOSITION.

Where we do think that some in-

always on the look-out to underselled in Mexican cents as just desquiry is urgently needed is in respect

them. The manager we went to was perfectly frank and showed all figures that could in any way influence local prices.

THE LAID DOWS COST,

cribed:-

Glassware Hat

March, 1921 March, 1920. 58 cents. 32, cents,

..60-51

of

J. WITCHILL, MADAON.

"AN APPEAL "TO"* BRITONS IN CHINA. 100,000 DOLLARS

URGENTLY NEEDED

FOR

THE “ARETHUSA” TRAINING SHIP 12,600 OLD BOYE HAVE FOISED THE ROYAL NAVY, AND 6,500 THE MERCHANT

- SERVICE.

market prices. The present writer's experience is certainly not peculiar, probably it is general, namely, that only since last Christmas the prices demanded for meat, eggs, poultry and vegetables-taking only necess ties, not delicacies such as fish and game-have gone up enormously, as uch as 15 to 20 per cent. This does not appear to be a matter of squees ing by cooks as many of the market men provide printed Tests of their The difference represents mainly prices. We have made various in-Chiaman

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The method adopted is as follows, Boots & Shoes 58

Cellitar cloth- Having taken the net cost of the goods on the Home manufacturer's invoice, Cotton piece goods

ing the costs of packing, shipment, in-

fancy surance, interest charges, etc., azo, added up and the percentage that

Milinery Chinaware these represent on the net cost of the

Sports goods 57. goods is worked out. The value of

the shitting at the rate of exchange the difference between high and low qpines se to why this should be, and

Feeling liverish

and irritable!

Patrons Their Majesties The King & Queen. President. H. B. E. The Prince of Wales.

and a E. Kaldm, Esg Themester

of Help Howson F. Devitt, Esq. Committes) ACHTER DET

Joint Becretaries H. Briston Wallen, and H. G. Copeland. Chequer Thafts, etc; should be made - THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES & anju porabiei to, and "next to see joint,

ARETHUJA TRAINING SHIP”

· 194 Shadesbury Avente, London, WCA

exchange. In some cases, we under the only reason we can hear is that Chairman stand, however, Home manufacturers markets did not at first wake up to the countrymen who supply the prices have gone up. If they have at the high cost of rice. Now they have all declined, there has not been time done so, although rice has fallen again, for the change to be felt in Shanghai and consequently market prices have Pinkettes are just the right

The sam total of the evidence, gone up to compensate for the remedy. They regulate, the which practically anybody, we believe, countryman's extra expenses Last Liver. dispel Constipation, are could obtain, is that the prices in the autumn and assure him against possi larative perfection because they big stores represent no more than & ble extra prices to come neither gripe nor purge, create perfectly fair profit. This is a situation with which cons no habit, and act as gently us We have not inquired into the prices sumers should deal at once. The nature, Take two Finkettes of articles de luze in houses which deal time-honoured catting" at the end to-night. You'll feel better in mainly, in them and we offer no com- of the month may do something. But the morning

meat on them as it is ar should be only what we want is a consumers, league

Of chemists everywbare at to ca the vial,the very rich people who buy them and a consumers' strike as has been or post from on receipt of pripe from the At any rate il people on moderate done at Home. For pract

Dr. Williams Medistas Coincomes do so, they have only the hai, once up, are very slow tovall ́96 Bxechnen Koad, Khazabal, selves to blame.

PIATTO & CO.

BOOTS AND SHOES

given to Tourists.

THOS, G. HUTCHINGS.

FRENCH LESSONS

G. KOUSHION.

15, Marrison Hall Mänd

MUMEY A.

Japanese Photographers. We have removed our Fromises to

No. 36, Queen's Road, O.. Sitting hours from 9am to 9 p.in. Passport photos finished in one hour.

It does not matter what you send to

DIAMOND'S

DYE WORKS

dainty lace or besty clothes they always come back

as good as new.

"CASSUM AHMED.