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Seigels

To prevent or remove Indigestion, it is necessary that stomach, liver and howels-*** the principal organs of digestion do their work naturally

and efficiently. Mother Seigel's

REMOVES

INDIGESTION

Syrup will help them, to do this by toning, strengthening and stimulating them to healthy activity. Try the tfect of a lew doses after meals and note

the improvement in your general health.

MOTOR BOATS

built under European supervision with the very best materials, and fitted with the following reliable Motors CAILLE-PEERLESS-SCRIPPS.

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

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4. Des Vœux Road Central-Phone 2487. 1.2, Canton Road, Kowloon-Phone K41.

SWAN

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE

FREE.

FOUNT PEN,

DE FLES

HEAT

It perfect ft and scientific construction preventing that annoying clogging and evaporation of the ink which attends the naa of the old-fashioned dip pen or the cheap and nasty type of fountain pen The "SWED

perfect ink-feed, is ted with a gold ñib, iridium tipped, not leak, and in easily filled and cleaned.

THE SWAN

SOLD BY ALL JEWELLERS, STATIONERS AND IMPORTERS.

MABIE, TODD & Co., Manufacturers, LONDON.

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Bottled History

is a phrase that can truthfully be applied to JOHNNIE WALKER

Every bottle sold to-day has been maturing during the past six, ten or twelve years as follows: JOHNNIE WALKER,

"White Label.

Over 6 years old.

JOHNNIE WALKER,

"Red" Label.

Over to years old.

JOHNNIE WALKER,

Black Label,

Over 12 years old,... GuaranteedsameQuality- throughout the World.

To safeguard the ages our

policy for the future is the policy

of the past. First and foremost

to see that the margin of stocks,

over salesis always large enough

to maintain our unique quality.

To be obtained from the Bole

Agents for China:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

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& CO.,

Hongkong, Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Peking, etc.

JOHN WALKER BONS, LTD.

Scotch Whisky Distillers,

Kilmarnock, Soulland

Born rogo:

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THE

WAR-SUNK MILLIONS.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16r.

1918.

THEATRE

ROYAL

RETURN ENGAGEMENT FOR A SHORT SEASON The most Popular Company that ever played in Hongkong.

OF

BRITISH PLANS FOR THEIR RESCTE.

The biggest treasure hunt in the world's history is just beginning. It is a search for treasure buried at the bottom of the

seven seas,

Never have the waves concealed so much wealth. Thousands of ships with percioda gargoes have, during the past years of war, been sent to the bottom. Davy Jones's locker is full and brimming nven

Will anyone salve these ships?" is a question every man has asked himself, at scme time or other The answer is "Yes."

BANVARD'S

AMERICAN MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY,

In an office in Leadenhall street is an IN A REPERTOIRE OF BRAND NEW MUSICAL

energetic young officer just home from

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France. He 12 director of the All Seas Marior Salvage Company (Limited). His name is Major Young, is name famous in the history of murine salvage, the sum of tonmodory Young. who till lately, was the head of the Admiralty Salvage Department. He sits surrounded with charts

of man and lists of war wrecks

GERMANS

ESTED Before the war, he old an Evening Standard representative, salvage was chiefly done by underwriters to protect themselves. There were a few small sat- big German $ 4 31 11- vage companies, and a

End

monopoly. which practically All this has altereil. There are now thousants of ships to be saved, and the Hun company is not the best big on-

to skive them Di dalam İs company This pierria concern of its kind

Every sen

has its week, and the sun total phe sunken wealth is enormous, I am to Muritansk to instigate the in- metse number of wrecks samas,

You nñdent of success

-Absolutely."

My We have already got more work than a can do The Admiral- are withdrawing from salage work this month, so as not to carpete with The por private British enterprise.

tunities are limitlife."

DIVER HIGH PAN,”

Teli rue some of the latest things in marine salvage

As you know, salvage is a dangerous We pay job, and more so now than ever.

The smallest is 145. a very high wages, das.

Mater

engineers get £1 a day, and divers £i a day and an extra. 7. per hour for every hour they spend below water. valuable number of expert have a divers from Messis, Steby forman.

Now, in the old days when you salved ship

hol blown in her it was with asual to send down a diver, pater up the bol, and pump out the water till the Vessel Hoated. Now we don't patch up the hole at all.

We rect air pump which with tre endous pressure force out all the water frein the wreek, the pressure being great that the water is kept cut, and the hole-so to speak-is patched by a wall of water. The vessel then rises full of air, and is. Like this, towed to dock.

SPANISE DOYMUONS

Are you out to are only valuable Pargons!

On the contrary. Ships now are very valuable. A XI-ton statuer which b fore the war was, worth £10,000 is now worth anything from 40,000 to £100,000 You see the value in salving them, quite

'from the cargo: apart

you ever thought of salving lost

I am fully aware of the romance of salvage, but there is more profitable work now in salving less picturesque craft

have heard that people have been down

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to Armada wrecks, and I have heard that they have fished up doubloons and Spanish moidores. I have also beard that the doubloons were bought in the Strand and

artully taken to the wreck !."

work thrills associated with

Balen is one long thrill. I think)

there

is no harto in telfing the story of the submarine which during the war kank. with upen ventilators.

A. WONDERFUL RANDUK,

She carried about 30 men. About-30

on one side of the submarine were drown- ed, the other 40 were cooped up on the other side of

10e of ship alive, gaved, by

water-tight

LAST NIGHT

TREATS.

TO-DAY AND TO-NIGHT

SATURDAY MATINEE * £15 pm.

and at 9.15, p.

'HELLO

Presenting

HAWAII"

Bookings now at MOUTRIE'S-Curtain 9.15 p.m.

Prices $3 $2 & $1.

Reserved Seats will be Sold unless paid for by o'clock,

2 days previous to performance.

We sell only

Pianos of Merit

Bat

they.

expensive, you

not

necessarily

can buy

one

for $450.

The Robinson Piano

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Co., Ltd.

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"LA MINERVA" CIGARS.

have that purity and fragrance that. appeal to

all smokers."

Established in the year. 183, and with all the experience and wisdom gained in the Manufacture

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

"GLES" LINE ON STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM LONDON, COLOMBO And

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1RE Stansbip

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STRAITS.

"GÜENIFFER**

aving serived from the above ports, Con signees of Cargo by bar am hurady afermed that all Goods are being lended their rink to the baseous sad/or extra bazardona Iodowas of the Hengkoar and Kowloon Abart and Godown Compauv. Limited, and/or from the wharves delivery obeniaed.

Mar

Goods not cleared by Aug. 16th, 1918, At 3 P.M., will be subject to rent..

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, on Aug, 16th, 1919, at 10 AM

Claims against the Steamer must be presented within 30 days

ays of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

why

No Fire Insuranos will be wanted by us in

ee whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., 470)

Ageats,

Hongkong. August 9th, 1919:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S." COLOMBIA", VOY. 11-OUT. FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS; SHANGHAI AND MANILA.

vessel baving THE above-mentioned

arrived from the above-mentioned Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be landed an their risk into the Hazardous and/or extra Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Sociown Co., Ltd., and stored at Consignees' risk.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Ferwit gned by the Saperintendent of Imports Had Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lang be countersigned

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will examined on Aug. 14th, at 10 AM, and

De

All

st 10A.M.

Claims must be presented within à month of the Steamer's arrival hero, after which they cannot be recognized...

No Chim will be admitted after the goods have left

left the Godowns sad all goods

emaining undelivered after Aug, 16th," will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature im mediately.

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Alexandra Buildings.

Hongkong, August 9th, 1919.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATRON CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Fox, CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE

of Cigars for over thirty years, it is not to be THE Steamship wondered at that these Cigars are so popular

My father was bear and rushed to the Some of the shapes kept in stock: scene of the disaster. He succeeded in

getting

down to the imprisoned

men, and signalled, co that, that he would

save them, by Bashing Morse at them from

4

lamp at his end of the tube. He ran a

telephone wire down the tube to them, and

artually sent them food.

alpy

Eventually he got them us alive by

n their end

nd of the ship and cut- On!

tillough a plate.

ting the romances work will not be so thrilling, but it will have its good points. As a slight indica tion of wealth at the bottom of the sea it is interesting to note that during the war the Admiralty recovered £40,000,000 worth of gounds

WHEN MONEY WAS HAVED. The most previous cargo was thre quarters of a million in gold and silver from the Great.”

Major Young is at present salving the Lake Erie, off "Cardiff, and he is looking forward to a vigorous attack dh Dav Jones's locker off the Russian coast before wany weeks are out,

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CLOTHES PROFITEERS.

Sir Arthur Goldfinch, Director of Raw Materials, presiding, recently, at a meet- ing of the Wool Council at Caxton House, Westminster. said there never had been such a large stock of wool in the country as at present, and he believed it to be true not only of wool in bulk, but of every grade of wool

Several Labour speakers pointed out thar **

though wool supplies are much more than sufficient, prices are going higher and higher as stocks become larger, Every section of the trade disclaims pro nteering, but the customer knows that there must be profiteering somewhere.

Whitehead gave an instance.

priced, in don shops at rates varying between threa quinens and seven guineas, contained the stinost 159. worth of yarn," he

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Ir can be seen, therefore, that a, sual effect the spinners' profits have on, such goods. Something similar applies to i's suits.at twelve or fourteen gentlemen's quincas.

A committee, with Sir Charles Sykes as chairman, was appointed with the ob ject of bringing prices down.

Monte Carlo, Fancy Tales,

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Ministros.

Monarcas,

Imperiales, Perfectos, Estrellas, Reloä Marla, Especiales,

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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NOTICE.-

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IN Manufactures the most Important Point is Improvement, and in Dietetica

Cleanliness. Science always insists on these Maxims.

Groundast or Peanut Oil can be used as a sabetitute for Olive Oil, Butter är Lard, but when Slightly Dirty is injurious to health.

In Chin, by the Ordinary Methods of Extraction, Dirt and Dast are not guarded against: Our Method shown a great adrance By the uns of New Machinery and Now Methods Scrupulos Clezalinom is Assured...

Our Machinery during the Process Filters the Oil, while our Factory is Free from Dust Our Oil is Clear, Brost and Fragrant; and Compares most favourably with other Oils used for Culinary purpose: there is no residue.

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Prices are moderate so as to indinos new business Analysis is always given before Shipment to Forsign Countries."

NAM UBAU OIL FACTORY,

Office --No. 28, Connaught Road West, HONGKONG." Factory: No. 28, Kwai Lin Street, BAMSEUPO. This Bols Proprietorship of this concern belongs entirely to a Chinese Citizen

Jess

"NAMBANG"

having arrived from above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed thas all Good a, e berg landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and er

cleared by Aug.. Wuth, at Noon from the wharves, delivery may be obtained. will be subject to rent.

Goodda

not clean

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left is the Godowns, where they will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be prasacted within 15 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in car care whatever

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Ltu,

General Managers.

Bonklong. August 13th, 1915.

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THE PENINSULAR AND...

ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION "CO."

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER- RANEAN PORTS & LONDON.

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Through Bills of Lading issued

Continental, Batavia American,

and South African Ports,

THE Homeward Mau steamer

DUNEHA

will be Carrying His Majesty's Mail, despatched from this port about SEPTEMZET 726, 1919, taking Cargu for the above Forts Passenger socommodation in the connecting vessel, if available, secured before departure from Hongkong

Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to the Bombay and there transhipped to on-carrying Steamer for Mamelles and parts will be retired at the Office nati z P., the day before sling. The contem and value of all packages are required.

For further particolara, sailing daten, eie Apply to

MACKENNON,

MACKENZIE & CR Agenth,

Post Box 113,

P. & U. B. N. Co

22 De Veux Pond Centrál

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