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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1926.

ALBERT

FOR

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DAINTY DISHES

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONNOISSEURS

He-Where are you going 1

She.-Way To Albert, of course, where we are sure to gat bha

finest Franch Pastry and the best cooking.

He, That is so His French Caken at $1.00 per dozen, his Mederio Calios bis Big, Cakes, bir Iso-Creams (combined With excellent cuisino are made exclusively with the butter, milk and gream of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.. She-Quito so and be also has now menu comprising: Ribe now dishes which you can enjoy any time from 10:30 am to Midnight.

Queen's Road Central (Opposite Hongkong Hotel Building),

SHOEMAKERS

(Japanese Hand Made) Every Kind of Footwear MADE. TO ORDER

CHERRY & CO.,

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co. Telephone Central: No. 491..

Hongkong, March 20, 1904.

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

"

For the information of visitors. the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and mainland is published:-

Never a moment sick!

"Never a moment sick" -wrote a doctor to us. about his son, Hugh- "I would like everybody to know the value of Glaxo and use it."

Give your baby Glaxo the food the doctors give to their own babies-the food that builds firm

glazo

Island.

Feet.

Victoria Peak

1823

Signal Station

1774

Mb. Parker

1734

Hesh, plenty of bone, and a strong constitution. Ask your Doctor i

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyrie

1726

Peak Hotel

1:305

Taikoo Sanatorium

1000-

Mt. Davis

877

Bowen Rd. (filterbeds) 297

Mainland.

Taimoshan

3124 Kowloon Peak 1971

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

Hongkong.

"Build Bornia Babies"

Write for Frie Samplä, and Descriptive Booklei, to

Sole Agents:

AHEAD OF THE MAIL.

SEA TRAGEDY ON AFRICAN COAST,

CREW LEAVES BURNING

"STEAMER.

Capetown. March 20. "Thrilling stories of a Sea tragedy were told on the arrival of the survivors of the 7,000 tons steamer. "Paparoa" which was bandoned as the result of a fire off the coast of Africa on March 18 en route to Australia, comprising tour passengers, five- stowaways and twenty-four.crew, who arrived here on the steamer "Baràbool"" in an exhausted con- dition after a trying ordeal in the blazing vessel. -

THE CHINA MAIL.

A NEW STATE.

Faris, March 20.

A megsaga from Beirut. says. that the representative Council of Alexandretta, meeting as. n. Con" stituent Assembly, has proclaim, ed the independence of the Stats and voted' a constitution.

TIP BUBBLE.

$1,000,000 IN LOTTERY NUMBERS.

TIPSTER DISAPPEARS.

The Italian Government la richer It has expressed the opinion by a sum estimated at. £1,000.000. that a French President alone is and several million tablan citizens capable of leading the country to are poorer by sums varying from a new destinies. The Council has few pence to many pounds, as the proposed for M. de Jouvenel's, ap-result of the fallure of Ignazio proval the appointment of M.Torraca, who enjoyed a great re.... Duriex, the present delegate inputation as an infallible prophet of lottery numbers, to predict the-num- bera drawn by the State lotteries. to-day, (states a Rome message in mail: week),

Alexandretta.

LINKING UP EMPIRE.

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Imperial Communications Com- mittee's Proposals.

London, March 22.

A draw in this lotterys is: mude every Saturday, people having to select from ninety numbers. For five successive weeks Torrnea had correctly Tore-shadowed the num- bers drawn.

Prophet's Fame. There was on awe-inspiring

A meeting of the Imperial Com-

People made pilgrimages to his sight as the last boat, with Cap-manications Committee of the nusive town to obtain the num- tain Wilde and eight of the crew, British Empire League unani-bers. When he gave them they left her at midnight. The flames that immediate steps should be and a rush on the lottery offices monsly passed resolutions urging were circulated throughout Italy

were soaring a hundred feet high. taken to prepare schemes to be began. They worked overtime and The chief engineer and the wire-submitted to the Imperial Con-opened at lawn when they were be less operator were compelled to ference with the view to linking aleged by enormous crowds. Women jump for their lives into the setup all parts of the Empire" by fainted, men were injured, and in order to scramble into a life- airship, aeroplane and seaplane, windows were smashed. More than Boat...

the early return of the penny post £100,000 was staked in Naples throughout the Empire, and the| slone.

WEST - AFRICA.

Dawn of New Era,

London, March 21. The statement of Mr. Ormsby Gore, who is now touring Went Africa, to an interviewer at Lagos marks, according to u special cor- respondeat of the "Observer," the beginning of a new chapter in the relations between Great Britain and the natice races.

Lestablishment of wireless statione The result was received with in smaller and more isolated com-national rage, but Torraca was not munities of the Empire with the to be found. He had disappeared view to linking them up with the soon after daybreak. main stations of the Empire.

INDIA'S NAVAL. GRANT.

First Lord's Statement in Commons.

London, March 22.

MATHS & SPARKLING EYES. -

How It Is Done..

There are ninety numbers from! watch anyone can choose two, three, four or five. One can select them for one's own city, or for all the combined cities in Italy where numbers are drawn. In one's own

Men in Italy rarely put their money on horses, but very few of. them fail once a week to back their tuck on the numbers drawn every XX Saturday at noon by the officiall Lottery bank, (adds a writer in a Hoate paper. The cabminder and Mr. Ormsby Gore is represented In the report stage of the Navy the cabdriver, the Innkeeper und as saving that he did not see any estimates in the House of Com-his effonts, the washerwoman and necessity for "the introduction of mons, replying to the question of her assistants, the shopkeeper-in European plantations in Nigeria, in Mr. C G Ammon with regard to fact, the butcher, the baker, and the order to Improve the conditions of the appropriation in respect of candle-stick maker, the entire popu the West African pulm oil indus- India, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman said lation with few exceptions, back try, in the face of growing com-we should still get $100,000 from numbers, petition from the Dutch Indies the Government of India towards and Congo, expressing the opinion the service of His Majesty's Navy that the natives themselves are on the Indian coast, although the able to do everything necessary,

new Indian Navy will shortly be The "Observer" says that Westin existence. African circles ir London con- In the course of the Naval sider that Mr Ormsby Gore is debate Commander, C. D. Burney speaking with the authority of urged that the Conservative and city two correct numbery entitle the Government and that. there.Labour. Parties should agree on a one to win 250 to 1. Three success- fore, it can be regarded as certain general policy before the Imperial fut numbers yield 4,260 to 1; four that the system of European Conference so that the Dominions return the fire odds of 60,000 to 1. plantations, worked by conces-might realise that a change of One can invest from threepence up- sionaires, will not be introduced British Government did not affect wurde without any limit in most in West Africa."

safeguarding naval defence. He places. The "Observer" concludes with declared that the Labour Govern- Torraca claimed to be able to saying that if the system of inment's abandoning the Singapore forecast at least two winning num- dependent African producership Base, while simultaneously in-bera week by week. He maintain- and land ownership is to be left creasing the air vote for the deed that it was simple mathematics, untouched in principle, though fence of Great Britain, had creat-based on an elaborate system which improved in detail, this fact is ofed an impression in the Dominions | his father handed to him when he much significance to 'Great "Bri-that the House of Commons was was dying tain and such European countries willing to vote money for the de He is 34, short, thin, black-hair- as the Union of South Africa, for fence of England at the expense ofed, with sparkling eyes and olive the natives in British West Africa weakening the defence of the coloured complexion, even with a exceed twenty millions.

outer Empire..

touch of Arab appearance.

HONGKONG

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Tel.. Kowloon

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LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons, Lits, Peking,

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PALACE HOTEL. Tell Addres

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(Three minutes from Kowloon Ferry Wharf & Railway Station) Entirely under English Management. Electric Light & Fan Throughout, Every Room with Private Bath,

Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal. supervision of the Proprietor. Terma moderate. Special terms to familles on application to

Mrs. J.. H. OXBERRY, Proprietress.

Lounge Bar & Billiard Room,

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "ASTOR Telephone Central 170, 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy rooms completely renovated and refurnished. New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excellent Cuisine Monthly Tickets for Tins and Dinners. Under entirely new Management.

For further particulars apply to

H. TELLES JORGE, Manager.

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KING EDWARD HOTEL.

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MASSAGE

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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.:

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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS.. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Ofice: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sul-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong. Tel. Kowloon No.#

Estimates furnished on application."

Hongkong, April 1, 1924.

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