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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927.

Revitalize your energy-

Chemata

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SANATOGEN

The True Tonic-Food

FOR THE BEST SERVICE.

Whether it be developing your negatives,

printing or enlarging—

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS should go to

LEE FONG.

At all Storch

No. 7, Wyndham St

Tel C. 4028.

WE HAVE THE BIGGEST AND MOST UNÍQUE

COLLECTION OF LOCAL AND CHINESE SCENES.

Moderate rates, Punctuality and Excellent Quality,

THE CHINA MAIL

THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

21,056 Fewer Doles.

On July 25 the number of per- sons on the registers of employ- ment exchanges in Great Britain was 1,026,900, which was 21,056 fewer than the previous week and 678,620 fewer than a year before.

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Melbourne (Florida) to Mel bourne (Australia) flight is be- ing planned by the Florida Light and Power Co.

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Ton of Pennies,

No Polas In England, Every day in New York City | England never has produced a there are 75 tons of pennies Pola Negri or a Lya de Putti- spent for newspapers. There and probably never will. So are 85 daily newspapers publish- says a Londón dramatic critic, ed in the city and their combined who claims that English women circulation is more than 6,545,- are too reserved and lack suf- 000.

ficient glow of personality to make screen stars of that type.

When a woman at Liverpool Police Court said, "I was stealing to get my fare back to Belfast, the magistrate commented, "It

The deepest lake in the world. is Lake Baikal in Siberia, the greatest depth of which is 5,300

A railway worker named is a good job you didn't want to | feet. Williams, aged 49, was killed in | go to America.”-

Devonport Dockyard by being crushed between two trucka.

The mos Interesting addition to the Imperial War Museum is the famous wardrobe in which Private Fowler was hidden for nearly four years by Madame Belmont at Gobert.

Cut Off by Tide."

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A party of twelve visitors, including six children, were cut off by the tide while out on the rocks at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. They had climb ed on to 題 ledge the cliffs and able to get back to the beach. Two boatmen in a cobble went to their assistance. The boat was repeatedly in danger of being swamped among the rocks, and a boatman, J. Cotter, had to wade waist deep in the water to reach the stranded people,

For inserting a German mark instead of a shilling in a cigar- ette machine at Liverpool, Max Faber, aged 68, was re- manded at Liverpool, à magis- trate raising the question whe ther, as the coin was of the same value, it constituted stealing by a trick. Mr. E. Borrows, for the police, argued that it was steal- ing, because the coin was not English currency.

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An International Congress will Captain Broad, in his "Tiger be held shortly, probably in Moth" de Havilland aeroplane, Holland, to'plan a world-wide flew from London to Nottingham campaign against Communisma. at an average speed of 173 miles per hour. The rating of the en- gine is 35 horsepower.

The fifth gold medal of the African Society, instituted for those who have done the best work for Africa, has been award- ed to Sir Ronald Rosa, Director In Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases at Putney.

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An Italian fishing steamer at Fleetwood landed 6,000 stones of herring and coalfish, caught off West Scotland in areas usually fished by British yessels.

Falling under a train at Portsmouth Mrs. Louisa Slack, aged 51, of 75, Samuel Road, Portsmouth, had an arm so badly crushed that it had to be ampu- tated.

Vesuvius became violently eruptive on July 29, a cone burst- A rainbow which ended seem- ing out on the western side and ingly on the dome of St. Paul's emitting a stream of incandes- on August 1 came just as the cent lava, which burnt the whole of the front of the cathe- wooden, steps. leading into thedral was suffused with pink light crater. Many observatory in- from an unusually beautiful sun- struments were engulfed.

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Dumbell Bell-Boys

There's nothing like a few setting-up Royal Highneas the Prince of Wales. exorcises first thing in the morning his brother Prince George, and Premier according to the bell-boys aboard the Stanley Baldwin, who sailed for Can- Canadian Pacific liner Empress of ada on this ship recently, Australia who are seen in the photo- graph in action on dock.

The popular version the word "dumbell" however cannot ba takan in this case, for it would be hard to find a smarter set of bell-boys any where. They cater to many distin- guished passengers who frequently cross the ocean as for instance His

The Empress of Australia made her first regular run across the Atlantic recently after being entirely, re-conditioned and re-engined, being virtually a new ship. She is the pride of the Atlantic Beet and has been chosen as the Round-The-World cruise vessel of the Canadian Pacific to acil from New York in December.

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

PEAK HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG," AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI.”

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

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

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KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Rooms, newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone. All Trams pass in front of Hotel. Most Moderate Rates in the Colony. Hotel Launch meets all steamers.

The Lounge and Dining Room is now open to the Public. THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND will play as under:

TIFFIN HOURS

DINNER HOURS 1 to 2.

7.30 to 9. (Thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the office of the above Hotel

for $25.00)

Tel. Add: "Victoria." Telephone No. C. 873.

J. H. WITCHELL Manager.

EMPRESS HOTEL, LTD.

Roof Garden Now Open.

We are famous for our CHINESE DELICACIES and our Liquors.

Private telephones, European Baths in every room.

Special display of a grotesque dwarf in the

Roof Garden on Saturday.

Modern Convenience.

159-161, Connaught Road Central. Phones: C. 5384, C. 5385, C. 5386, C. 5887, 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.

Tel. C.6505.

Facing the harbour. 37-39 Connaught Road West.

Tel C.5506.

THE

TELEPHONE HANDBOOK

JULY-DECEMBER ISSUE

THE BUSY MAN'S STAND-BY

Arranged in Numerical Order

Specimen Page:

Central-22 The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd., 5, Wyndham St. Central-22 “China Mail" (Newspaper), 5, Wyndham St. Central-22 The Dollar Directory Co., 5, Wyndham St. Central-22 Telephone Hand Book, 6, Wyndham St. Central-22 "Hongkong Sunday Herald," 5, Wyndham St.

Peak-22 Bellamy, L. C. F., Res., 858, The Peak. Peak-22 H.K..Tramways, Ltd., General Manager's Res.,

858, The Peak.

Kowloon-22 Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Cement Works,

Hok-un.

Central--23 Aubrey, Dr., office, Alexandra Bldg. Central-23 Macgown, Dr. J. C., Office, Alexandra Bldg.

Central-23 Anderson, Dr. J. W., Office, Alexandra Bldg.

Penk-23 Knight, C. C., Res., 184, The Peak.

Peak-23 Butterfield & Swire, Mr. C. C. Knight, Res.,

184, The Peak.

Peak-23 Little, J. H., Res., 183, The Peak.. Peak--23 Butterfield & Swire, Little, J. H., Res.,

183, The Peak.

Kowloon 28 Ye Fong Chan, 136, Temple St.; Yaumati. Central-24 Tak Shun Bank,, 155, Queen's Road C.."

Peak-24 Stewart, Rev., A. D., Res., 112, The Peak. Kowloon-24 Dixon, H., Res., 4, Lyeemoon Villas, Chatham Rd.

Central - 26 Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Aberdeen Dock,

Aberdeen.

Peak-25 Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Chief Manager's

Res., 508, Magazine Gap, The Peak,

Peak-25 Dyer, R. M., Res., Magazine Gap, 508, The Peak: Kowloon-25 Eastern Store, 814, Nathan Road.

Central 26 Alice Memorial Hospital, 72a, Hollywood Rd.

Peak 26 Matilda Hospital, 187-189, The Peak. Peak 26. Sanders, Dr. J. Herbert, 187-189, The Peak.

Kowloon--26 Tiu Chan, 91, Alpin St.

Central-27 Ross, Alex. & Co., (China), Ltd., Prince's Bldg. Kowloon-27 Bond, C., Res., 106, Kowloon Tong.

Central 28 Police Station, Shaukiwan

$1.00

On Sale at the Publishers

THE HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

Wyndham Street.

Wears 15,000 Flowers,

For 35 years Sir Walter Gilbey never has been seen without a mauve carnation in his button- hole. His florist sends him a fresh flower every day wherever he is. The florist also says Sir Gilbey never has raissed a day and probably has worn more than 15,000.

Scouts Enrolled at Sea.

During the voyage of the White Star liner "Suevic," which arrived at Southampton on Aug- ust 1, from Australia and the Cape, troops of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were formed among the 40 young people on board by a woman passenger. The mem- bers were enrolled in accordance with Scout and Guide procedure In future the S.O.S. signal for and were taught their duties and shipping will be preceded by laws. Their daily good turns three long dashes of four sec- consisted of performing kindly onds' duration. This is the out-acts for elderly people in the come of an invention which au- chip. A New Zealander in his tomatically receives the dashes, way from college to Cambridge rings alarm bells and summons acted as scoutmaster, the operator to take the actual distress message.

THE HANDICAP OF

RHEUMATISM.:

Nothing incapacitates more quickly for sports, business, or pleasure than rheumatism, and unfortunately unless proper means are adopted to eliminate their cause, the attacks increase in frequency and intensity as time goes

on.

The Academy of Diplomats, composed of well-known diplo mate from 64 nations, has been established in Paria to aid in the settlement of world problems.

When a Turkish census is to be taken, all persons must remain înj their homes for 24 hours, stores are closed, transportation is at a standstill and telephones and telegraph are silent.

A gunpowder plot in Leningrad had partial success causing severat deaths. But for a technical error the plotters would have blown the whole of the Leningrad Soviet up..

The latest enterprise of the Empire Marketing Board is to arrange through the Selborne Society a series of free lectures on subjects of Empire interest at public libraries and similar in- stitutions throughout the coun It is in the blood that the rheumatie of New Zealand, by Capt. L. try. They will include the story poleons rise, and, only... through: the blood can they be driven out. Thus, Greenstreet, who accompanied whilst the rubbing la of embrocations Shackleton on his Polar expedi or Ilniments gives but temporary retions; Mrs. Charlotte Mansfield llef, permanent care, often in the most will tell of her tramp through severe and chronic cases, has in almost numberless instances, beau, wrought by | Africa; while Professor Ains- worth Davis will describe the evolution of the British Empire under the curious title Pepper-Pots and Paladine

DR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS

As a Blood Purifier and Blood Tonic Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Feople have been pre-emisent through- out the world for over five-and-thirty years the

And through the blood they bulld atranet TVCR, restore health and whole system. AS A remedy anaemte conditions, nervous debility, digestive weakness, and an E restorative after fevers, dysentery and other serious llnesses, they are uns rivalled.:

Of chemists) everywhere. $from: $1.50 per bottles: 18,6% for 18, Bottles" from The Dr. Willams Medly ane 691,60 Klänges Road Bhanghai.

IT'S

POLAR CAKE

of

EMPRESS LODGE.

Tel. Kowloon 200,

Tel, Add. “Emprestogs.” 2-12, Mody Hoad, Kowloon, Private Hotel, best location in Kowloon, convenient to fany, Bata of 2 or 8 rooms, also bed-sitting-rooms, daily or monthly rates. Excellant 'culaine, special rates for familles. For information apply to---

MRS. E. OWEN MURPHY,

Proprietress.

ST. GEORGE HOTEL.

Zaj z & 4. Kazmaty Road, Hong Kong.

Eight- wdaniwm walk from Blake Pier. Bestially situated overlooklog Boianieni Garduar, Hong Kong & Harbour. Large, newly forainked roams, spacions verandaha, Modern conveniences. First Com Cuisine and Attendance.

Telsisme-Nudean.

Phone 7 Mrs. P.E, CAMERON

The Ever Ready

First-Aid

Propri

ZAMBUK

rare

So delightfully soothing on a cut or sore. So rapidly cleansing and healing. And, how much safer and more efficient than common ointments with their animal fats and mineral polsona. {*Zam-Bak, compounded from -ra herbal extracts, is a wonderful cure for, skin disease. It grows new healthy tissue in a surprising way, and is known as ** a surgery in a two-inch box."

In handy boxes of all dispensaries.

For Quick Clean Healing

MASSAGE

Mr SHIMIDZU

Mrs. HONDA:

e. 24. Wyndham Atreet.

MASSAGE NAKAMURA