1912-12-27 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Letter Telegrams to the East.

SERVICE MATTERS.

Appointed to Hongkong. Mr. F. W. C Eager, First-Class Writer in the Naval Ordinance

י

K.O.Y.L.I. Exchange.

It is probable, states a London wirn to the "Times of Ceylon," Department at Plymouth, has that the inauguration will take been appointed to Hongkong for place early in 1913 of a week end duty in a similar capacity. Borvice to Cable Letters, uncoded; between the United Kingdom, Australis, and the East Indies, costing about one-fifth of the or- dinary rates. South Africa has already been given these facilities. French Official's. Suicide.

',

An exchange has been arranged between recond Lieut. J. Pepys, 1st Battalion Yorkshire Light In- fantry, and Second Lieut. Bradley, 2nd Batt, Cork. The latter will join at Singapore about January 21.

Large Enteles of Men into the

Fleet.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

TO LET,

· FOR EACH INSERTION.

OFFICES TO LET-First Class,

central accommodation, light and siry, on First and Second Floor, in new building being erected for Mesars. WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW'a 00., LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road. Electrid Lift to all foors, Electric Light throughout,

TO LET.

TO LET on 2nd Floor To. 2, Ped-

der Street.

Offos, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Gas roomed Office. Apply Property Hongkong, 22nd May, 1919.

The plan can be seen and all portion-| |-

lars obtained at the Ofices of Messrs.

REWARD:

1883

REWARD :—Lost between

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandrs $20 B Cai Rok and Bowoo

A French official who was at one time Chancellor of Residence in Annam and Tong-King, and afterwards Secretary, to the Go- Owing to the continued large vernor of Indo-China from 1891 entries of men into the Fleet, to 1893, has just committed sui-every effort is to be made to cide by shooting himself in the facilitato the qualification of right eye with a revolver. M. ordinary seamen for the rating of Buildings, 3rd Floor. Gustave Lombert, who was 59able seaman in order to avoid Rosetour, 80th Sept. 1912, years of age, and had only boon any block in advancement, and to married a few months, was at the obviate difficulties arising through time of his death financial re- an accumulation of ordinary sea-TO LET LARGE substantially built ceiver at Meaux. The cause of men above the percentage that the tragedy was the loss of his can be included in the compile entire fortune. In falling, the ments of ships. body of the deceased upeat a light- ed lamp and caused a conflagra- tion.

Armed Man at the Chinese Legation.

S. w. Borderers Officers.

Amongst the officers who passed through the School of Musketry, Hythe, recently was Lisut. H, M. B.Salmon of the regular establish- meat of the 3rd Battalion South

708 on 29th Nor., an IRISH TERRIER BITCH, answers to “ Molly." Anjona returning to Lieut. Walker, 25th Pan- jabis, Lai Chi Kok, will receiro sbore

Godown,situated on water front, raward. East Fuint. Forfarther particulars apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson

Co., Ltd.

&

Hongkong. 13th Aug., 1912. (588

TO LET FURNISHED No. 119D

the Pank, from middle" of April until end of October, 1911. Four bed moms, Tennis Court and Garden.

At Marylebono, on 23rd all before Mr. Plowden, Yon Sun Wales Borderers. Quartermaster Apply to ELDON POTTER, Printes Ziar, 28, student, n Chinese sub-end Captain T. Murray, who has Balldings. ject, was charged with assaulting just retired from Borderers, was Wen Haion Chien, at the Chinese the last connecting commissioned link between the old 24th Regi- Legation, 49, Portland-place, W.

Mr. F. Froke Palmer, who ment and the South Wales prosecuto, said he was prepared Borderers. Ha served with the 34,000 English Victims in a Year. 24th in the Zulu War, 1879, and

WAR ON CANCER.

has the medal for that campaign A new society has sprung up to

WA

WANTED.

/ANTED immediately by Gormác Arm, perfect BOOK-KEEPER, German, with experience in the East. and AI. references, Good salary.

Please apply to Book-keeper, "ostat!

Hongkong Telegraph.". Topgone. 23rd Dec. 1919 F1000

"The disease is not heredi-' tary he continued, "and Dr. Bell maintains that it is not mere- ly local. It is constitutional, like consumption.

"When the blood becomes

on the art of the defondant/ which cost the 24th so doar-the assist in the war on the dread tainted with it, the disease will

not to press the case so long as he was assured that such conduct should not be repeated, and if the defendant would express regret the prosecution would be satisfied with his being bound over." Mr. Oliver replied that he was prepar od to give that undertaking and to apologise, and promise that the defendant would not go to the

1st Battalion, 16 officers and 404 men, and the 2nd Battalion, 5 officers and 187 mien killed at

[sandblwonn, Jan. 22, 1870, Admiralty Appointments in the

Enst

disease of cancer. Year by year; in spite of the activities of the medical world, the scourge in creases its toll of victims with alarming rapidity.

JD

manifest itself in that part of the body which has been previously injured or operated upon. addition to this, the habit of tak- ing strong tea with meat st Thirty-four thousand sufferers almost every meal, which is so fell victims to it last year in Eng general among industrial work land alone, and the proportion of annual deaths has increased by 50r, is conducive to the taint în

per cent. in 50 years.

In Lancashire the disease do-

No fewer than fifteen appoint meats to flag commands were made public on 22nd ult by the Admiralty, says the "L. and C Expresa." Rear-Admiral Thomas H. M. Jerrau, C.B., is to be Commands an increasing toll among mandor-in-Chief, Chino, in suc- the factory werkers owing to the cession to Sir Alfred Winslowe.

dmiral Jerram, who has been peculiar encouragement it is

afforded by local conditions. studying at the War College re cently, is an officer who was for-

Although the deaths from other merly associated with the uncleus diseases have declined steadily, crew organisation of the Home since reliable statistics have been Floet in its early days, and dis preserved by the Registrar-Gen- tinguished himself during the eral, cancer alone succeds in de vil engines with Clyde firms is a naval maunuvres last year. It feating the offort of medical men matter of exceptional local in somewhat of a surprise to find to stop its progress.

Legation again or molest the "prosecutor in soy way: Counsel pointed out that the defendan came from a very respectable Chinese family, and had been for three years at Caius College, Cambridge, The Alagistr-te bound the defendant over in £50 to keep the peace for 12 months. Oll Engines for the Admiralty.

The placing by the Admiralty of contracts for two sets of marine

the bland."

ADMIRAL WINSLOE'S SUCCESSOR.

Rear-Admiral Thomas II. M. Jorram, C. B., lats second in 'com. mand of the Mediterranean Fleet, who has been selected for the command of the Chinn Squadron when Sir Alfred Winsloe, K C.B., vacates it, is well up on the list of his rank. He entered the ser- vice in 1879, was promoted cap.

8 and Engineering Company, and the following are the im- opinions of the British Medicaled there for two years, so that he

Mizes perfectly with all Drinks.

Makes Plain Water

and

Aerated Beverages

Just Pérfect.

DELICIOUS ORÉN.

A TONIC - A DISESTIVE,

LEMONADE 300R WATER MEY COLO

WATER-

Eve 1001.

Farmin

"SOME HANGAS

OT-LIMITEDİ STOLANGUE IF LOnoon. SJE `STONEY......PELUQURNE

• AUSTRALIA •

Greatly

IMPROVES

Whisky, Gin, &c.

and MODERATES Alcoholic

Effects.

GARNER QUELCH & CO.

SOLE AGENTS

Notices

Notices

N.

LAZARUS,

THE ONLY European Optician

IK

D'AGUILAR ́St.

Bight Testing with The Latest Bcinatifa Instruments

FREE OF CHARGE. All lenses ground on the Premises. TORIO, CYLINDRICAL, Ero..

We inake a speciality of REPAIRS. PRICES the despost in the Cobay.

· N. LAZARUS, ́ÏA, D'Aguilar Street-

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN

%

GAP

The Peak, near the Tram Terminus Tel: 56.

For Terms apply to the

MANAGER.

GRACA & CO.

Under Hongkong Hotel.

CHRISTMAS TOYS,

terest. Scott's Shipbuilding Co..that Admiral Sir Alfred Winslowe The Secretary of the new So-tain in 1899, and reached flag of Greenock, who are to manulae is to be relieyed by a rear-admiral. ciety, Mr. Douglas Macmillan, rank in June, 1908. When a ture F.I.A.T. engines for the oil This is an indication, perhaps, from whom a letter appeared in junior officer he command the tank vessel which is to be built that the Eastern Fleat will in om columns yesterday, informed a torpedo-boat Childers on her at Pembroke Dockyard, already fature be under the supreme com- press representative that he is long voyage from England have on hand machinery of this mand of the admiral flying his compiling some careful figures of to Melbourne in 1884, com- type for the submarine which they in the Australian Squadron. cancer deaths over a period of manded a battalion of bluejackels are constructing, but the contract Rear-Admiral Richard II. Peirse, many years in Lancashire. in the operations against the they have now received will be M.V.O., is to be Commander-in- "We object to the too roady Sultan of Vita, East Africa, 1890 their first for oil engines for an Chief, East Indies, in quccession use of the knife on sufferers, and (mentioned in despatches, medal ordinary ocean-going vessel. The to Sir Alexander Bethell. Rear-we hold, after extensive experi- with "Vitu" clasp); acted as Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. menta, that the disease can be British Consul at Beira and other of Glasgow, who are to supply Cradock, K.C.V.O., OB., who is relieved and often oured by parts during the troubles with Nurnberg-Diesel machinery for appointed to be Admiral Com- attention to diet alone.

Portugal in 1890 (thanked by the the Devonport oil-tank vessel, minding, Training Squadron, in The Lancashire cotton spinner Foreign Ofice for his services) PLUNKET'S have not hitherto carried out auch succession to Rear-Admiral Brad- is too fond of drinking strong tea and his promotion to captain was. work, so that the Admiralty have foril, commanded the British or coffee with every meal, and his reward for the magnificant given two loading Clyda firmy Naval Brigade in China during this, carried on from week to services he rendere lin connection start in this new type of marine the Boxer troubles..

week and year to year, readers with the new scheme for the train- engineering. There are now five

Bisley Regulations la 1913. the body susceptible to cancer ing of naval boys. From 1890 to Clyde companies making, or

The Council of the National wherever its symptoms are 1902 he was assistant-inspector about to start making, marine oil Rifle Association has had under present."

of the Boys Training establish- engines the two mentione,consideration the regulations for Mr. Macmillan's prescription mente. In the latter year he went Mesars Barclay, Curle, and Co the Bialey Meeting for next year. for the treatment of the scourgeons to China as Flag-Captain to Whiteinch, the Clyde Shipbuild to be held from July 14 to 20, conflicts with the expressed Vice-Admiral Grenfell, and serv Port Glasgow, and the new Bur-portant changes and alterations Association'a experte, and the in no stranger to the Station. meister um Wain Company, at that have been decided on:-The Imperial Cancer Research Society. Lancefield Quny, Glasgow. regulations for service rifle sights The latter carries on the work by

will be similar to those for 1912. experiments on rate.

Malen Mowbray, Pork Pies, Beef, Interesting Lecture.

Mutton, Game, Veal and, Ham pies, At a meeting of the Sociote Sights approved by the council Operations in themselves, Mr. Small Hot Pics always on hand 25 France-Japonaise, held in Paris for use in 1912 have been ap- Macmillan

lead to cancer.

argues; frequently cents Erch. on 26th ult. (already reported in proved for next year.

ALXANDRA CAFE CO. the "Telegraph"), Admiral facturers wishing to submit new Besson gave a lecture na the sights for use in 1913 must do so hydrographic mission effected in before February 1. For match 1859 in the inland sea of Japan,rifas the regulations will be us in which he took part, The for 1912, as it is probable that inj French gunboat Aspic and the 1914, there may be modificatione British vessel Sylvia divided the in the conditions as to boro and

For Winter Cough, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, work between them. The lecturer ammunition. It has also been desoribed the customs of the decided in individual competitions Slow Convalescence after Fever, Rickets and Wast- Japanese people at that time, and to introduce ono man firing ataing Diseases of Children, highly praised their chivalrous time with a time allowance, but character and their thirst for in- this will not apply, to shoulder- struction. Their prodigions to-shoulder competitions. Instead subsequent advance, and their of having separate competitions military successes, might, lie said, for the several cla-ses the number have been prophesied oven at that of prizes in each competition will time from the latter quality. In be divided in proportion to the moving terms the Admiral recall number of entries, in each class. red memory of the Emperor Mutau Centrals will be abolished in all Hito, whose genius has changed competitions. Blowoff shots will

Manu

Notices

TRY

COD LIVER OIL

EMULSION WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES.

AND

SOUVENIRS.

The Egyptian Favourite

among those who have sufficient knowledge of The ementials of a perfect 'Egyptian Cerutto Is 'n or other of the brands known as

Bouton Rouge

and Felucca

Egyptian Cigarettes

Until you have akal them you really have not realised thy perfection to which the manufacture of Egypton Clarettes can be brought. Their makers Mesara. Maspero Prire Jure now arranged for their supply by all higs-class tobacco-

nita ut the most reasonable prices

Sole Agents Brit sh-America Tobacts Co., Ltd,

Hone La

MEE CHEUNG.

[ART PHOTOGRAPHER

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

DEVELOPING, PRINTING & ENGRASIYA

Hoogkong, 1st May, 1911.

A Luxury ta the Man of Tasie.

WING KER & CO.

47-49, Connaught Ed.

SHIPUHANDLERS,

PROVISION & COAL

MERCHANTS

longkong, 28rd May, 1012

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS "FORGEMASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS."

THE WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS"

THE TAIKOO

TAIKOO

GRAVING

DOCK

-767ft. by 88ft, by

Bait Bin

Pampa 'empty Dock in

By the OXY-ACETYLENE SYSTEM Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Bhips, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stook, Bridges, and all Clasoon

of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work

Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools, installed throughout the

Works

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. ".

DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG Palegrario dddreis

THREB PATENT SLIPWAYS saking

Manufactured for as In Londɔn and gasrantool to contain 41% of OODA

vessels

"up to 8,000 tona'displacement, providing conditions

for painting ships with most affident results.

ORANES THRỪUCKOUT THE SHOPS BANGING UP TO 100 Toxs

the destinies of his people, nud be done away with and replaced LIVER OIL in a perfectly palatable form. It is ouily tomtel by the most 1-Tom ELECTRIC OBANE of Quar-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD sidered one of the greatest men Lord Cheylosmore, Chairmen of de toate Stomish and is superior to any emulsion on the market.

who, in consequence, may be con- by practice shots.-Major General

whom humanity has known. The the Council, has, consented to re- meeting was presided over by present the National Rifle As- BM Tabii, the Japanese Am soolation on the British Olympio Baron Isbit, bageador,

who in President of the Council for the curront Olympiad

Bociety, and the audience includ-Baron Rudolf de Bertough he ed Mr. Bertin and Admiral presented a Danish Service rifle Gervais.

to the museum at Bisley Camp.

PRICE 75 CTS. & 81.30 PER BOTTLE,

QUEEN'S DISPENSARY

Tel: 402

11. QUEEN'S BOAD, CENTRAL

TAIKOO DOCI

50-TOM HYDRAULIO TESTING MACHINE #01 Orains, Winn-BOPHE, RIVETE, EG,

Estimates given for Dodding, Repairs to Hull wnd Machinery, Constructional Work. A Dockyard Manasen, Ms. J. Buid, can be seen between the hours at 11 A.M. and Moon!! MAYAGERE AND AGENTS :

37 AT THE TOWE OPTION

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN"-