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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927.

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL NOTE REDUCTION IN PRICE.

In Loss of vot

lean than "1.8-ton: Delivered to Peak District (Above Bowon Road), 24.

per ton.

Delivered to Bowen Road

and

Lower

Levola, $22:00

por ton.

Delivered

Kowloon,

$20.00

per ton...

to

Orders should be sent in writ ing at least 24 hours before the Coal is required.

All orders must be accompanied by Cash, Chaque or Compradore Order payable to" The Kailan Hizing a thị t ministration,"

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

Head OfficeTIENTSIN.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agents.. Hongkong.

FOR THE BEST SERVICE. Whether it be developing your negatives, printing or enlarging-

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to

LEE FONG.

No. 7. Wyndham St.

Tol. C. 4028. WE HAVE THE BIGGEST AND MOST UNIQUE COLLECTION OF LOCAL AND CHINESE SCENES. Moderate rates, Punctuality and Excellent Quality,

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THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO, LTD.

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ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and1· IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. Wo have over thirty years experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaugh: Rond Central, Hongkong, Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong."

Tel: Kowloon No. 9. Estimates furnished on application,

Hongkong, April 1, 1924.

SAND-LIME BRICKS.

Best machine made bricks. Highest tests and uniform qualities.

For Economy, Quality, Beauty, Durability and

Satiafaction" unsurpased,

YEE YICK SAND-LIME BRICK CO.,

CHING IU NAM

Manager.

Factory:Canton.. Hong Kong Ofice, 148, Queen's Road, West, 1st Floor. Telephone No. C:3882,

The Breatheuble Cure For THROAT, CHEST and LUNGS.

ALWAYS TAKE

PEPS

FOR COUGHS, COLDS & BRONCHITIS

PHPS are sold in senlad giska boition, with santut little corkscrew.

Pull directiona emaloned in every packnga.

Of all medicinesandara.

Sole

Agents:

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA.

ASAHI

BEER

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

Orders for the construction of A yearling Aberdean-Angus In celebration of the jubiles of three submarines at Barrow-in-heffer from the Earl of Durham'e Furness have been placed with Messrs. Vickers by the British Admiralty.

Negotiations between Poland: and Germany, which have been proceeding simultaneously in Warsaw and Berlin concerning points at issue between the two countries, have resulted in signature of a series of conven- tions and agreements.

Fence Houses farm in county Durham, carried off the supreme championship at the Smithfield Club Fat Stock Show.

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"Blind" and "block" bookings of films are to be prohibited mediately the Government's bill for the encouragement of the pro- theduction and exhibition of Empire films is passed this year. Pro vision will be made for the ex- hibition of a quota of Empire films, but the operation of this proposal will be delayed for a year or eighteen months. «

It was monstrous that the law should be so far behind the medical knowledge as to punish as a criminal an individual whose case was perfectly clear, who was definitely a sufferer from a very serious mental condition under which he could no more help his wrongdoing than he could fly,

the union with the congregations in England of the, United Fresby terian Church, the Presbyterian Church of England is to try to raise $100,000 in the next three years to aid church extensions in new districts throughout the country.

Mr. Baldwin, in his speech on Imperial Defence mentioned that there was less anxiety than in 1923 with regard to the danger to which Britain and London in particular, would be exposed. from air attack. Considerable progress had been made with the! investigation into the precautions of all kinds to be taken in the event of air raids,

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The report is published of the Royal Commission which has been investigating the grievances

Declining to initiate legislation of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, with regard to an alleged prac and Prince Edward Island. Iftice of many bookmakers of levy. the Commission's recommenda-

ing the betting tax against win- tions which relate to the finan-nings as well as against the Serious" intellectual crippling cial adjustments between the amount staked by backers, Mr. and marked delinquency which Dominion and the provinces, R. McNeill in the House of Com- frequently followed the acute amongst other matters are mons said that the Chancellor of! stage of sleepy sickness was adopted by the Canadian Govers the Exchequer was not concerned the result of pathological brainment, in accordance with the with the methode by which book- lesions, Dr. A. F. Tredgeld, phy: promises of Mr. Mackenzie King.makers. passed on the tax to the sician to the out-patient depart there will be an end to the agita meat and lecturer at Bethlemtion in the three provinces for Royal Hospital, "observed in an their secession from the Canadian address to the Central Associa-Confederation. tion for Mental Welfare,

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public.

Rejection of the third reading motion of the Housing (Rural Workers) Bill was moved in the A recommendation that the House of Commons by Mr. Green- A recommendation in favour publication of the weekly Smith-wood (Lab. Soc.), on the ground of the preservation of Waterloo field retail meat price list should that the bill provided public Bridge has been unanimously cease is made by the Food Coun.money for the relief of landlords, Esubmitted by the Royal Commis-ci. Margins allowed in the lists and could not be regarded as an acceptable alternative to the erec- Esion on Thames Bridges. The between wholesale and retail tion of new houses. On a divi-

are expected prices have been found by the to

in accordance with Council to have been considerablysion the Government had the report. Strong objection is greater than that which the Na-majority of 143--225 to 84.

Federation of Meat taken by the Commissioners totional

Government

act

THE

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the St. Paul's Bridge proposal. Traders" Associations in Febru

With two dissentients, a con- This scheme, it is believed in wellary, 1925, maintained to be true

ference of representatives of informed quarters, will be drop-of the retail meat trade in gen-local authorities and regional eral. A more effective method,

ped.

in the Council's opinion, of keep. committees in the area of Greater ing the public informed of the London, convened by the Minis. Supporting the Small Holdings prices which they are asked toter of Health, decided to appoint a joint town-planning committee; and Allotments Bill which was pay for meat and maintaining to advise in the promotion and co. read a second time in the House proper competition between re-

ordination of town-planning of Lords, Lord Bledisloe (Parlia-tail butchers would be the noti mentary Secretary. Ministry of fication by each retail butcher of schemes within the area, and to Agriculture) said that it was his prices by means of a price make recommendations. Mr. N. Chamberlain, who opened the quite impossible, so far as he list,»

conference, said that the object) could. anticipate, to make small},

was the transformation of Great- holdings self-supporting without

er London from a formless collec- subsidies. After Christmas, the

tion of buildings, of vehicles, and Marquis of Lincolnshire an-

of human beings, without organ- nounced, he would bring in a bill

isation, into a carefully-ordered for the nationalisation of 1,000,-

system which would satisfy not 1000 acres of agricultural land in

only their commercial interests the occupation of and under the

but their highest social aspira- management of the Ecclesiastical

tions. Commissioners..

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GENIUS. "

the world has yet neon; your business acumen may exceed that of any other living man; but this will avail you little or nothing if you are sickly and cannot attend to your daily work.

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Moving the adoption of a draft A new clause was added to the

order for the reduction of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill dur-fortify the system to ward off disease, housing subsidy, Mr. N. Cham- ing the report stage in the House to reinforce those natural processosberlain in the House of Commons of Commons, to the effect that which, because of the stress and strain said that the subsidy was given

of modern

do ern existence, the measure did not alter the law function to best advantage tonic when fustry out of a moribund condi- not always originally to help the building in- with regard to services in the Tho rational Church of England, to the clergy, feeling run-down or when you begin to tion, and to a large extent the or to the exercise by Romano interest in your work, commends

itself to

purpose had been fulfilled. So intelligent. the

The tonic you Catholics of any right of pre- want is one that will benefit you por-long as it was understood that the sentation to any benefice. On the

the time being.

on the present terms, he felt that, Dr. Williams Pink Fills for Pale until the actual demand for People are such a

tonic. They restore

motion for the third reading, Sir toly, and not merely stimulate you subsidy would continue to be paid |

A. Sprot moved an amendment

declining to pass a bill conferring reinforcing the nor houses was satisfied, there would mal functions of the human systent. be no fall in prices. Needless They are the proscription of an ex-suffering and industrial chao3, practitioner, and have been eminently would be caused by reducing the perienced

and highly qualified medical Mr. Wheatley (Lab.-Sec.) argued sucessful na remedy for annemia, debility and nervous ailments, lac for subsidy. There was no local au- the disorders of women, for over u

thority that agreed with the long period of years.

statement that the reduction would not affect building. The resolution was carried by 181 votes to 11.

no benefit on Roman Catholics and seeking to repeal certain Acta which affected the Church of England and the establishment of the Reformation in England and Scotland. No tellera being named for the amendment when a divi- sion was challenged, the Speaker declared that the bill was read a third time.

free at $1.50 per battle, siz bottles for To be had of all chemiats, or post

$8.00 from Dr." Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Klangse Road, Shanghai.

"The Floral Route to the West"

(Bastion Garden as Montrond Wiet, Qui

Gardoza wad. Fountain se. CP.R., Station, Larson, Ont.,

The task of beautifying the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway across the Dominion is increasing to a great extent each year. The importance of horticultural work in all its branches has been realized and according to plans, recently. formulated by the Floral Committee of the Canadian Pacific, the work will be greatly extended next spring. Already. 1500 parks and station gardens have been constructed along the lines. The Floral Route to the West" is the name by which the Company's garden system is known. Years ago? John Cair became station master at Markdale, Ontario one of the first stations to be officially opened by the C.P.R after taking over the Toronto and Bruce Railway. His love of flowers prompted him to plant a little garden at his station, From this evolved a three thousand mile route of blowOCELE,

One of the problems with which the Flors! Committee have to contend, in the great difference in climatic conditions of the sections through which the linde sun. It has been found that the Iceland poppy will grow in proftision at Eftspeople to beautify and improve the appearance of their Louise und today the Iceland Poppy at:Ella frutician zoutman homenaje EEG KERTAHANLARIN rokat is known the world over Ch she route from North use. Each year cash-peise given to the station ramaters Bay to Fort William the country is very roured and they producing clio best full which has a stimulating effect on ers severa. Horn It has been found that the panty plantare zunded botany, femuros, are considered: In markusimany However, itli nòc always the finest gardens that: which I biennial factors suited to the climate, Thou

Judging of them plants have been placed on the luss

fines in the section each year, Red Rambler Hosea, have taken a prominent

place of late, as they bloom all summer and require little attention. In fact, a careful"stody of tilmatic and soil-con- didions la being made by the Floral Department of the Cana- dian Pacific. The interest in the work taken by the employees of the Company is manifon in the wealth of beauty to be seen at the stations on the lathe scross the Dominion." The beauty- of many C.P.R. stations have been an inspiration to many

such as the form of Jaychat, quality of the soli idity of penduli Bahor involved in obtaining the?

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