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NEW US ARMY

THE HONGKONG) TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

⠀ UNIFORMS::

Special Regulations for Soldiers

In the Philippines, ·

HEMP FROM HIBISCUS.

Botany and Agriculture.

Prepaid Advertisements.

'ONE' CENT PER WORD for osal: inssition.

WANTED.

XANTED. A Young Lady to take charge of Countori, a

An exceedingly interesting ad- dress on "Botany in Relation to The following order has been Agriculturo" was delivered by issued by Major General J. Mfr. E. Oheel, president of the Franklin Bell, commanding the New South Walon Naturalists' Shanghai Shooting Competition Philippines division, regarding Club, recently. The occasion was The shooting for the clay bird the uniform to be worn on all the annual meeting of the olub. championship of Shanghai will occasions by the ofligers and on Mr. Chool's remarks were the re- W tako place on Saturday and listed men in that division: Sunday, the 21st and 22nd inst. The regulations for the uniformsult of five years' close study and by courtesy of the Committee, on of the United States Army, dated the grounds of the Shanghai Gun December 25, 1011, will be ob served by all officers and enlisted mon in 'this division. No inter- pretation will be put on the paragraph thereof, which will ordera, nsu... whole

Olab.

Another Case for Shanghal

Isolation Hospital.'

A native, prisoner in the cells at Wayside station, Shanghai, al. leged to be suffering from cholora, was removed to the Chinese isolation hospital last week. The mun is likely to recover. No other cases have been reported."

Flood Havoc in Hupeh.

or

permit any variation therofrom.

In order to better meet condi- tions in this division, the division commander, under authority granted by the War department interprets the term "For field daty

experiment.

Chinese Clerk, also a gond, Shroff.

Hongkong, 7th Sept., 1912, Apply Refreshment, c/o Hongkong

Telegraph."

TO LET.

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ber. Apply Property Ooo, Jardine, MODREENAGH, 21 The Peak.

for six months from 1st Novo Matheson & Co., Ltd.

adgkong. 3rd Sept., 1919. 1439

OT

A DRINK, A TONIC AND ́A¡DIGESTIVE

alcohol,

Most Beneficial for Ladies.

when needing a Stimulant

Try D.T. new

and Gin.

HOW TO DRINK O.T.

meant not only plants, but ab Butany, said the president, solutely all vegetation on lund and study of botany was most impor in the son. In agriculture the

ADD A SMALL QUANTITY OF 0.T. WITH CRUSHED plant itself. "Got the most out child. Apply K. T. c/o Hongkong tant, as the central point was the NGLISH, German or Eurasian

girl wanted as nume for end ICE IF DESIRED, TO ANY AERATED BEVERAGE TO of it" was the motto of loenl farmors and many abroad, but itongkong, 31st August, 1912. [629.

Tolograph." should be remembered that the

IMPROVE THE FLAVOUR AND FORM A BLEND THAT

plant was the most important fao-

|IS MOST GRATEFUL AND MORE! POWERFUL IN or not the soil, climatu, nor spa- son, Man'olton took a plant from

ALLAYING THIRST. A SMALL QUANTITY OF Q. T In the district of Tionman, Hu- cept. ceremonios), stablo duty, was surprised to find that plaut

to include all drills (ex-ite natural environment, and

IMPROVES THE FLAVOUR OF WHISKY OR GIN IN A poh, the summer. harvest was horse oxoroise, practice marches, failing under strange conditions. damaged by floods and there will and fold oxeroises, on which If one sort of plot would not

REMARKABLE MANNER AND LESSENS THE INTOXI- bo no autumn harvest owing to ccasions the servico hat will be grow in a certain district, thon the drought. Many farmors are worn.

CATING EFFECTS! famine-stricken. Over two hun-shirt is worn without the coat, gardeners, and botanists should somo other would, and farmers, drod refugees have decided to seek the sortico hat will be worn. a livelihood in Manchuria. Whenever the cont is worn,

do their utmost to find the most suitable kinds. helmet will be worn.

In England, Canada, the United States, Ger Attention is especially invited to the following necessary modi-many, and France, all the keoner fication of conditions heretofore ciples laid down by the great farmors wore following the prin- prevailing in the division:

botanist. The continual intro- The use of woollon puttees by duction of various now plants and enlisted men is prohibited.

The wearing of white helmets both pointed to the fact that the the advance in organic chemistry is prohibited."

useful plants and grains were not

Regrieved.

The Supreme Court of the Phi- lippine Islands hus molific. the Bontence of death passed on Adejandro Pallorina, of Bogo, Cebu, for murder, to imprison- ment for life, with indemnity of the heirs of the murdered man to the extat of P1,000. The murilor occurred in Bigo, Cobu, în Coto- ber of last year, und was caused by a question over wages.

Whenever the olive drab

the

scribed for uli officers..

No other but white trousora caul be worn with the white mess. jucket.

TO LET LARGE substantially built Godown situated on water front, East Point. For further particular apply Property Office, Jardine, Masheson & Horgkong 18th Aug., 1912, Co., Ltd.

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A MORNING PICK-ME-UP:

.'

OT. IS INVALUABLE AS A MORN NG “PICK-ME- TO LET in 2nd Floor No. 2, Ped-UP” O. T. AND HIRANO WILL BE FOUND A SATIS-

Office, Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

One roped thee. Apply Propelty FACTORY 'SQ JARE-UP.' IT IS WISE TO ALWAYS Hongkong. 22nd M.,, 1912,

KEEP A BOTTLE IN THE HOME.

• der Strasi.

F881

he white mens jacket is pro-by any means all discovered. By eucalyptus and acacia seed for the the wealth of the State would boplies and tanning. Australian encouraging this kind of work ultimate purpose, of timber sup- built up.

| wild fruits, such as Herbert River cherries and native grapes, apples, My point," procesded Mr. and cranberries, should be crossed Cheel, is that the farmor ought with the cultivated kinds, and to try to acquire botanical know-oventually there would be secured. lod go or to follow those who have both fruit and the hardiness.

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Ignorant Farmers,

A Serious Charge. Serious allegations have been made to the Singapore police fobs, etc., can appear exposed on No jewellery, watch chains, concerning a mufical student the uniform proscribed for this named Elwards. It appears, says division." the "Straits Tides," that a When helmets are proscribed. Most farmers are ignorant of native woman, who recently gave for and supplied to organizations, birth to a child in a houso incora bolonging to those organ Serangoon Rd, has died from izations will provide themselves the effects of an overdose of with corresponding helmets, and "opium, and Elwards is accused will wear them on all occasions of having administered the poison. for which the wearing of helmets. The polico are investigating. Is required:

The Manila Gaol Breakers. Until organizations are sup- The division of information of pliöd with "helmets, officers be the Pailippine Constabulary is longing thoreto will use the service having hundreds of photos print-pat in lieu of helmet.

ed of the five ose ipod Bilibil Enlisted mon of organizations prisoners who got away from San supplied with holmets, and of Lazare hospital on optember 2. core belonging thereto will, un The Manila Times" states that der no circumstances, appear in the Constabulary aro to have Manila. wearing service lints or those photos distributed over the caps, except as the wouring of provinces, at the same time send-such head genr may be authorized ing out posters which offer a heroin..

roward of P100 for the capture Old style service hats will be of sach and every one, or in worn peaked throughout this formation lending to their cap-division, but officers may wear the now style service hut if do- sired.

ture.

Oplum Must do.

Mr. Chen Chung-ho, a native Those officers of the division of Shantung, bas q strong hatred staff who are authorized to wear against opium, says the "Poking aiguillettes will wear them with Daily News". Last year he took the white moss jacket.

'an extonsive trip throughout the

country in the effort to secure facts

for himself on the suppression

of opium in different provinops.

His tour was interrupted by the

STEAMSHIPS OF HUNGARY.

Hungary is not usually men

Revolution. He is now making tioned na a maritime. Power, but preparations to resume las pro- there are 100 steamships, with gramme, and also to organize an Anti-opium Society in Shantung, an aggregate tornago of 199,300, whose object it will be to stamp engaged in foreign trade and fly out the curse as soon as possible, ing the Hungarian flag. This is

Maria Opium-house Keeper Fined.

our hibiscus could be utilised for Why," said Mr. Cheel, “oven hemp, and good hemp, too."

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botany. Most farmers say, for instance, that there are 44 kinds of millet. Their crops would be immensely benefitod if they had applauded, was illustrated by The addross, which was warmly' botanical knowledge that there huntern slides. and exhibits of are six genera and 13 species of leguminous seeds grown in the millet."

lecturer's private garden at The speaker proceeded to any Penshurst, Mr. Oheel, who, in the Australian bush which could on view no luss than 200 kinds there were many wild plants in known as the Bean King," had be utilised either as food, textile of beans, all grown by himself. substances, or in othor useful Theo included a number of ways. In floricultura, a grout Lupin beans, of which Mr. Cheel. number of Australian. bush has the finest collection in the plants, locally disregarded, had southern hemisphere, boon treasured and cultivat Incidentally the meeting foon- od in the conservatorios and summated the amalgamation of hot-houses of wealthy English the New South Wales Natural ista' men; and Americans and South Club and the Flora docisty into Africans purchased anaually irom The Naturaliste Society of Australia huge quantities of our New South Walos,"

The Art of

Cigarette Making'.

Notices

in perfection in machad in Calm Whavo, Mraira,

Higjen Prine mamalasture those twa kraɔda known su

Bouton Rouge

-and

Felucca

Egyptian Cigarettes

Mado pë the abataan; solverad Turkials Tobanzo underidoni disieck, all the dallesty of the devour in preserveč and STIT HOUTOUT BOUGK Tá marsrums at ji iné, g7ELLOCA Marysian Ageretion are of perfici qushty bus a' fide galder

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS.

proportionately much greater than the tonnage engaged in foreign Two Chinoso, arrested on Aug. Three of the four principal lives. trade under the American flag. 19, in a raid on an opium den in received subsidion during 1911. Calle Megdalonu, Manila, have One company received $231,000 beon acquitted of the charge of for maintaining regular sailinge opium smoking in the municipal from Fiume to Spain, Portugal, court. One of the detectives who and South America, and $177,000 participated in their arrest eaid for a regular line to Morocco, that the acquittal was due to the calling at Malta, Gibraltar, Tunis, fact that the raid was made jast Algiers, Tangier, Casablanca, and a few minutes before the mon Mogador. This company carried were ready to cook their "done."

9.997,000 tons of freight during The proprietor of the place was the year. Regular services are fined P400 in the court of first also maintained between Fiume instance.

nad Patras, Fiume-and Italian Fatal Accident at Gold: 'Mine. ports, and Galatz and Constan-

The 10,000 UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS sold to: The recent continuous rain in tinople. Hungarian shipping the Western Union Telegraph Company, if placed side Korea caused a fatal accident at suffers somewhat from Austrian by side, would extend a distance of 2.2/5th miles, It the Suan Gold Mines in Whang-and Italian competition. hai-do. On Friday, August 16, The Hungarian Minister of the would require 9 minutes for a street car running 16 while a number of miners wers Interior places the number of miles an hour to pass this line of UNDERWOODS. nt work in one of the pits, the emigrants from Hungary to the earth suddenly collapsed and a United States during 1911 at

If the ribbons on the machines were fastened end

The 10,000 UNDERWOODS, if used in place of

large quantity of earth fell upon 70,000, compared with 137,000 to end, they would reach 85 miles...

them. According to the "Seoul in 1910: This decrease is regard-

Press, woven of the Korean ed in Hungary with much satis-

miners were buried underneath, faction, and is attributed in part bricks, would build an Office bullding 29 feet long, 201 bat were fortunately rescued by to the better conditions of life feet wide and 80 feet high other minors. An English; en-which are beginning to obtain

gineer who happened to be pre among the peasant class""Ship-

sustained severe injuries ping! Illustrated.

dent and in spite of

Ly given, died a

Shanghai Autominų: Regatta:

The burial of

miner took place

fregatis of the

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