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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1927.

FRENCH NATURAL MINERAL WATER›

VICHY CELESTINS

in bottles, hair and uplit

for Gout, Diabetes, Rheumastism, Gravel, Arthritis

VICHY-ETAT PREPARATIONS

VICHY-ETAT SALT Natural salt from the water.

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In tins and bottles. or aftor moŭlà : *

VICHY-ETAT TABLETS make digestion sesy.

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to make your own

VICHY-ETAT COMPOUNDS digestive and water.

Refuse substitutes.

FOR THE BEST SERVICE.

Whether it be developing your negatives.

printing or enlarging-`

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to

LEE

FONG.

No. 7. Wyndham St.

Tel. C. 4028.

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

SAND-LIME BRICKS.

Best machine made bricks Highest tests and uniform qualities. For Economy, Quality, Beauty, Durability and

Satisfaction unsurpased.

YEE YICK SAND-LIMÈ BRICK CO..

CHING IU NAM

Manager.

Factory-Canton.. Hong Kong Office, 148, Queen's Road, Wert, 1st Floor. Telephone No. C.3882.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

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 SUpways and can accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

Town Office: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. Tel. Central No. 459. Tel. Kowloon No. 9. Shipyard: Sham-Sui-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.

Estimates furnished on application.

Hongkong, April 1, 1924.

50 Cigare

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Dublin

THE CHINA MAIL,

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

City Commissioners have decided to borrow £500,000 | for further housing schemes.

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The Air Ministry states that| the earthquake felt in Jersey gave extremely small records on the seismograph at Kew Observatory.

Mr. William James, an Indian Mutiny veteran, who has died at; Charlton, Kent, aged 98, recently visited his daughter at Peace River, Alberta.

Mrs. Alice Maud Box, aged 40, of Northcole Road, Walthamstow, E., while crossing the railway at Loughton was knocked down by a train and killed.

Mr. Oscar de Glanville, a bar- rister, has been appointed, pre- sident of the Burma Legislative, Council to succeed Sir Robert Giles, who is retiring.

Some rubbish on a waggon 'at Woolwich Arsenal caught fire, but the Arsenal fire brigade quickly put out the flames, and the ser- vices of outside fire brigades wera not required.

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After a round of golf Mr. R, E. Murray, aged 48, of Belmont, while watching some players, at the 18th green at Banstead Downa, Surrey, golf course, fell dead from heart failure.

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A prize schedule, amounting to £14.701, and including 21 breeds of cattle, 18 of sheep, 9 of pigs, and about 12 of horses, has been' prepared for, the Royal. Agricul- tural Show, to be held at New- port... Monmouthshire, from July' 5 to 9 inclusive,

During January, of 85 soldiers who completed their courses of vocational, training at Hounslow and Catterick, and were dis- charged from the Army on the termination of their colour ser- i vice, 70 got immediate employ

ment in civil life.

That owing to carelessness a can of washings was sent out 1. instead of separated milk was the defence of a case at Stafford when Mrs. Clare Stephenson, Barn Bank Farm, 'Stafford, was fined £20, with £6.15s, costs, for adulterating milk with 57 per cent, water.

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A five months old Hull baby (A⠀ Lincolnshire domestic ser- named Irene Beech died at the van who stole a sovereign sald Royal Infirmary as the result of that, it was the first coin of that swallowing an open safety pin. kind she had seen...

Community singing at a Glas- gow F.L.P. concert was led by Mr. James Maxton, M.P. He also took the solo part in the Socialist song,

Our Country's Call,"

Four of the six furnaces, at Mesars, Baldwin's steel furnaces at Landore, Swansea, were shut down through lack of orders.

An Alnwick (Northumberland) Penny Marine aged 60, a gar-was thrown head first through a At Branksome, Dorset, Harold boy messenger, riding a bicycle, dener, of Douglas Road, Upper shop window, but landing on Parkstone, was found dead on the some fruit, did not hurt himself. roadside with his throat cut and clasping a pruning knife.

The western provinces of Canada have their Banff, their Lake Louise and their 600-mile stretch of Glorious Rockles that have attacted the eyes of the world., but the Pacific Coast also shares the distinction of having pro- duced

otherwise

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Built for a school, and after- wards part of an isolation hos- pital, and latterly a button fac-

THE

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL

MAJESTIC HOTELS Telegraphic Address: CENTRAL, SHANGHAL” HOTELS,

LIMITED..

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

fory, an old building at Paimers KING EDWARD HOTEL

Green is now to be used as a powder-puff factory.

M Edward Clayton Hoare (80), a survivor of the American Civil War, and his wife, aged 81, of St. Vincent Road, Southses. have celebrated their diamond: wedding.

The report of the Royal Com- mission on London Cross-River Traffic, whose proposals would involve an estimated expenditure of £27,500,000, is being consider- ed by the Treasury.

Mr. Frank H. Houlder, chair- man of Houlder Brothers and Co., Ltd., who is now on a visit to South America, was received in audience by His. Excellency the President of Uruguay.

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The National Savings Com- mittee announces that sales of National Savings Certificates for the week ended April 2, 1927. were 924,424, making a grand total sold of 806,123,191.

many world-celebrated domestic animals and birds. The campaign for greater production has no better disciple than the lady shown above, known, as Hen No. 6, bred by the

Mr. Arthur Cave, shoe manu- University of British Columbia, facturer; stated to have been a and holding the world's record. pioneer of the boot industry in for egg-laying, namely 351 of Rushden, was found dead ina the eatables that go so well-with train on its arrival, at Welling- bacon, in 364 days. It is report-borough, Northamptonshire. ed that this famous hen did not even lay off for Lent, but did take a fortnight's holiday which was gladly accorded her.

Over $350 has been offered and refused for this hen und as high as $25 per egg has been paid. Bird fanciers will have an opportunity of viewing her when she is placed on exhibition at 'the World Poultry Congress at

Ottawa in July.

Struck by á Canterbury- Whitstable motor-bus while cycling at Blean, Miss Constance of Giles-lanc, Conquest (23), Canterbury, received injuries from which she died in hospital,

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Amongst the passengers on board the Canadian Pacific liner "Montclare," sailing from Liver- pool for Canada, was Mr. W. A. Williams, who will be making the Atlantic crossing for the 119th time.

On April 4, 1927, the total num- ber of persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain Was 1,073,800, This was 7,929 less than a week before, but 24;014 more than a year before.

Another thousand settlers left Liverpool for Canada in the1 Cunard Hner” Caronia.” Most

of them were farm and household" workers, and large number were taking advantage of the various schemes to encourage emigration.

The Walmer Ilféboat was Taunched in response, to urgent distress signal from a large steamer which grounded on the South Goodwins. The vessel was refloated and proceeded on her voyage apparently undamaged.

Cannon Hill Common, Merton, over fifty acres in extent, which has been acquired by Merton and Morden Urban District Council as an unenclosed open space, was opened to the public by Mr. E.-J. Holland, chairman of the Surrey County Council

It is stated that the Southern Railway have no intention of re- opening the derelict line between Nunhead and Greenwich Park for passenger traffic. The Lewisham Road to Greenwich Park section will be demolished, as the com-

have applied for. Parlia

powers to construct, a fly over" loop for goods

corde in the Atlantic: pas- Trade.aré.contemplated by nard Co, During May six liners will practically simultaneously, carry füll loads of American delegates to the Rotary Convention at Ostend, and în Septem big contingents of merican tourists to European ttlefields will "again"; fill six

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age:is

within the hear

erchant Service" ord Mayor of New- castle, when presenting John Prie with the vellum certificate of the Royal Humané Society for rescuing a man who fell overboard at Chatham Docks, The rescue took place on a pitch black nig

in, January (and the resented to Pyle the arrival of his

certificial

Rooms available for the public.

Highest degree of comfort and taste

Renovations and lavish decora- tions just completed; every modern convenience; catering de fre; best food and liquora.

Manager, J. H. Witchell * Phone

Each room has hot and cold water, private phone, box mattréne &c.; apacious public, facilition;

attention and service.

C. 373, Cables "Victoria," Hong Kong.

EMPRESS HOTEL, LTD.

Newly opened on 12th April.

We are famous for our CHINESE DELICACIES and our liquors.

Private telephones and hot and cold baths with every room. Luxuriously furnished with the best Chinese Furni- ture. Every modern convenience.

159-161, Connaught Road Central. Phones: C. 5384. C. 5385, C. 5386, C. 5387, C. 5388. Cable address:. "Emphotel."

TUNG SHAN HOTEL

IS NOW OPEN.

EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE. Private telephone, hot and cold water basin and European baths. Lavishly furnished. Chinese and European dishes can he served.

Facing the harbour. 37-39 Connaught Road West.

EMPRESS LODGE.

F Tel.:Kowloon 296.

-Tel. Add. "Empreslogs.” 2-12, Mody Road, Kowloon. Private Hotel, best, location in Kowloon, convenient to ferry, data of 2 or 3 rooms,, also bed-sitting-rooms, daily or monthly rates. Excelle cuisine, special rates for familles. For information apply to-

MRS. E. OWEN MURPHY,

Proprietress.

ST. GEORGE & CLERMONT HOTELS

HONG KONG & KOWLOON ;

ST. GEORGE HOTEL

A 24,286, Ketsamy Bond, Hong Kong.

Eight minato walk from Naka/Per. Heautifully linated overlunking Botanical Gardens, Hong Kong & Harbar. Largo, wly fanaishin roams sparicia veramlar, Modera conveniences. First Class Cuisine and attendance.

Floma,O. 4707

CLERMONT HOTEL

2, 10, 11, 12, Chatham Rosii, KowtoƉE.

Splendid lesion in best part of Kowloon Fall lewat Hong Koag and Harbanr, Kargo newly furthed wall ventilatest ropes and rerandahr. All metara Conveniences. Catering of the best enter European spervision.

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Mrs, P. E. CAMERON

Proprieties

Necessity Brought Us Into Existence IMPERIAL CAFE

60, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

We respectfully request: the favour of your Patronage. English Meals prepared under Ideal conglition.j

--50 CENTS

· NO EXTRAS.

NO TIPS.

QUALITY CLEANLINESS-CIVILITY. English. Management. Open from 8 a.m. till midnight.

ADELPHI HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

The ONLY HOTEL in Singapore fitted throughout with

MODERN SANITATION TEA DANCES

EVERY TUESDAY

AFTER DINNER DANCES EVERY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY

ROOF GARDEN CINEMA

EVERY SUNDAY EVENINGA LADIES LOUNGE

Cables: Adelphi,”;

MASSAGE Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA.

Wyndlum Bireet. Tel: 0

PALM COURT ADELPHI HOTEL LTD..

HARRY HE WILLIES,

Managing Director.

MASSAGE NAKAMURA

22) Stanley Street,

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