1913-03-06 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS

'Of More importance

Than India."'

A correspondence, chiefly by old Telegraph Company men, has been going on in the Ceylon papers concerning the now through arble from Cornwall to

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(From Various Quarters.)

An Alarming Experience),

Chengtu Fab. 24 While. Professor Hofmann and and Professor Knight, of Chengta University, wore rolurning from

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1913.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

TO LET

·FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO LET,

the Far East. One letter alates hunting holiday at Tachienia FROM 1st February, MEIRIONFFICES TO LET-Fint Class, |

that "Japan, China and the F.M.S are considered of more importance by the Telegraph Companies than India.”

Cold Comfort.

A man at Greenwich Police Court said he would not go back to his wife because he had no

home comforta

"Of course you have not,

No. 10, Peak, furalshed or unfar

No. 6, DES VEUX VILLAS, 58, The PEAK, from 1st March, 1913.

Premises will bathoroughly repsired, painted and colourwashed.

by a small road they twice met bands of robbers between inished. 6 Rooma. Moshimaron and Falin. The first hand, consisting of twenty-five men, on seoing foreigners and an escort armed with rifles, sheared off. The second band, however, which numbered sixty, surround-

ed the party and searched the

travellers' boxes, but, finding no silver, allowed the Professors to

No. 21, SBELLY STREET. To let or for sale. 'OLENSHIEL,' Barker Road, No. 124, Peak, 5. rooms

Irem 1st March, 1913.

from middle of April til end of Osto- No. 1190, The PEAS, furnished,

central accommodation, light"| and airy, on Second Floor, in new building being erected for Mesura, WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & 00., LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road Electric Lift to all floors, Electrio Light throughout,

The plan can be seen and all particu-. lars obtained at the Offres of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, Alexandrs Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hoke. 80th Sept., 1912. F 708

remarked Mr. Symmons, the proceed on their journey. They bar, 1918. Four Bedrooms, Tennis TO LET LARGE substantially built

magistrate."That is why men go to hotels and clebs, You,don't go home for comfort; you go be causo it is your duty.

"I know, sometimes, when men go home their wives say, 'There's something in the cupboard, cold; got it yourself. You've got to put up with that."

Heavy Bullion Insurance, .. A very large consignment of specie has been loader by the Holt liner Tennyson for Buenos Aires,

have now reached Chenglu safely

The Trouble at Nanchang,

Kiukiang, Fob. 22. A little more light is at length being thrown upon the real cause of the trouble between Li Tatuh at Nanchang and the Central Government The whole truth may not set, however, have been revealed.

..

It seems that Li Tutuh bas long recognized Wong Shui-kai as on able and experienced official, and has been the recipient of many Three brokere have taken out favoura from. Wong. Ia con- policies for $3000,000 from sequence of this Li Tutuk tried re- underwriters, and considerable postedly to secure his services au excitement has been caused on Nanchang, When, however, Wong the market by the amount declar came to Nanchang it was not a ed, underwriters being forced to Li Tutuh's request, but upon a reinsure part of their under peremptory order from the Central takings, in some cases at double Government. Upon arrival he the rate received.

announced himself, not as Li

Court and Garden.

ORAIG RYRIE, No. 4, the Peak to let; fine situation; B rooms; tenais and croquat lawan,

No, S, DES VOUX VILLAS, No. 62, Peak, moms.

No, 100, Peak, · OLAVADEL '6

room, fully furnished with Teunis Court,

for about 18 months from 1st May,

FORSALEBARTING and BO- GATE, on pastor Kowloon Inland Lot No, 1154.

* LYERMÚN," Baker Road No. 184, Peak to let farmished or unfor. nished to 80th November 1918. 6 rooms

Apply to

+

• 211

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Building. Hongkong. 25th Feb. 1918, TU LET on 2ad Floor No. 2.

der Biroet.

Godoma, situated on water front, Property Offies, Jandles, East Point, For further partionlars apply Co., Ltd.

Jardius, Matheson & Hongkong. 18th Aug. 1912.

[588

LFT SMALL GODU WN41

1.No. 1 Gross Lane, Wanobal, asar No. 2 Police Station. For farther par- ticular apply to H. DIXON, No“ [29, "Wanchai Road. Hongkong, 97th Feb., 1918,

WAN

WANTED.

320

[229

FANTED lesons in Spanish by a competent teacher, preferably a native-Apply B, z. No. X. Y. Z.

Hongkong Telozraph." Hongkong, 4th Mar., 1918 Pol-WANTED: One strong CHINA PONY for beary weight, good) hack, quits, with or without saddlery.

Apply "Fony" care of "Hong kong Telegraph." WANTED A Nurse for two child- Hongtour 5th Mer., 1918.

[234

rea at the Park-Apply X X X." Hongkong Telegraph." Horgkeng 8th Mar, 1912, [283

One roomed Office. Apply Properly Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Hoogkong, 22nd May, 1912,

386

O LET furnished from and of

Owing to recent robberies Tutah's assistant, but as Civil Marok, house on Peak, two bed- specie mites have been substanti-Governor of Kiangsi, which ally increased.

meant the divesting of Li Tutub rooms, o kitting rooms, large Police Sergeant Charged,

of all civil authority in the Pro- versadah, tennis ground-39 Pesk.

[180 Alfred William Thompson, 4°

vince. Li Tutuh then began to Hongkong, 21st Feb., 1918. sergeant in the Shanghai Muni- strengthen his position against

Queue-cutung.

for the payment of his troops.

Manchurian Brigands.

may

ead in

0

penal

nervous

over-

long under considerable pressure, and find that my brain benefita by every tin of your nerve tonic that I take. It revitalises a man and is not a drug. No brain worker should be without it."

These words must impress all

working without breaking down. Sanatogen can be obtained of all Chemists,

Seasick Pigmy Hippopotamus.

Liberia, the first ever seen at the The pigny hippopotamus from

Zoological Gardens, arrived there

cipal Police, was charged on reflos. When these were con

Wong and ordored 7,000 re-. OVERWORK AND ITS mand for that he, between 0 p.m. fiscated at Kiuking, bo hastily

CONSEQUENCES. on February 19, and 1 am. on February 20, 1913, then being a sent soldiers to various lo For every breach of her laws, constable employed by the Shang-calities near by. There rifles are remorseless Nature exaots a bling Well police station uulay. During the first week of February, overtax themselves have to pay overworked people that by using] hai Municipal Police, did at Bub still the bone of contention. ty. Sooner or later those who fully and feloniously stand the four men passerl through. Kiu in broken sleep, constant las- sum of Tis, 100 and $5 tuken king, enroute for Nanchang to situde, disordered memory, dis- Sanatogen they will recover their into possession by him by virute consult with Tulub, two sent by organised digestion and other vitality and be able to keep on of his employment, contrary to

the Central Government and two disagreeable symptoms, which the Lameny Act. 1861, section by General Li Yuan-hang. They 89. Altor a lengthy hearing, the have not yet returned, and the breakdown, for their magistrate discharged the accused result of their mission is unknown. drafts on the bank of health.

The general impression is that Li Tatuh will not give up the such conditions involved a long Formerly, recuperation from There was considerable excite Civil Governorship, until he is holiday with its enforced idleness, ment on the Ningabac Steam forced to do so, for through it he Navigation Company's Wharf, holds all the avenues of income doctors understand that these recently. It suffered much at sea.

Now, expense and anxiety. Nantao Bund, the other day, when two Chinese soldiers made

symptoms are due to the using It looks like a young hippo their appearance and, producing

up of the organic phosphoras of potamus, but is uniformly drab scissors, began to remove the A telegram from the Tutuh of weakened organs can take it from

the body more rapidly than the instead of being variegated. queues from such Chinese pas foilangking reports that in an the food. To overcome the con- hours it has eaten ten pounds of During its first twenty-four sengers departing by these. Ning engagement which took place on sequences of overwork they, food and has shown a particular abbo for Ningpo as possessed them. February 17 with 300 Hunghatzo, therefore, restore this organic liking for milk. Carrots, cabbages, When five queues had been re under the leadership of the fam- moved and carefully pocketed by oas robbers Lieh Kanh chi and

phosphorus,

and olover are eaten greedily. the impromptu hairdressers, an luo Tze-kan, the troops were M.D., FRC.P., etc., the distin Sir Charles A. Cameron, C.B,,

Execution at Nanking. nlarm was raised, ays the "Nessily victorious. Six Hanghutze guished Medical Officer of Health Dragon Monglain Society have Two more members of the Nine China Daily News," and although leaders were killed, while Hand Public Analyst of Dublin, been captured and executed, saye the large crowd of Chinese on the Tze-kan and thirty others were wliarf showed signs of creating a captured. The troops also set relatively large amount of organic ed in Chinkiang by some of the

Sanatogen contains a states;

an exchange: They were discover- disturbance, they were kept in free four man whom the robbers phosphorus, that is, phosphorus soldiers of General Ku'and be or order by those in authority and wore holding to ransom.

which is offered to the tissues indéred their removal to Nanking. in the meantime the soldiers

Another report states that exactly the form in which it can They were hanged a few day ago disappeared.

troops bave defeated 200 Hung be absorbed." hutze north-east of Shaiyuen,

and their heads were exbibited on killing fifty and capturing eleven. ideal preparation for those who ing with the old onetom bat con Sanatogen is, therefore, the the city walls, a procedure in keep- suffer from overwork and its contrary to the new law supposed to be in force. The leader of the

Wireless in China.

Peking Feb. 25.

| sequenoss.

"O. T."

SAMPLES MAY BE

OBTAINED

ON APPLICATION

TO

GARNER QUELCH

TEL. 636.

GOOD GLASSES

PROPERLY FITTED, Thiers is no conomy is gɔing to an opticism of donkifai shiling tɔ purchase gʻasses upɔn which your eye-sight depend

Personal attention is girēni to, the exemiantion sol the tag of lenses that will reliers all tranblas, | The only charge in for the gī visas.

N. LAZARUS,

Ophthalmic Optician,

1A, D'Aguilar Street. Noto. The Only Earopan Optician in D'Agnilar Street,

ROTAL WORCESTE

THE

& CO.

THE

SOLE AGENTS.

ROYALTM

WORGES-

THE

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS.

HEAD OFFICE-

7, Jinkee Road,

Shanghai.

Telegrams "Genlectric."

18, Des Your Road,

Hongkong Telephons 518,

Telegrama" Sparklesi,”

MANUFACTURERS of Complete Electric Flant, Power chemes and Complete Telephone Installations.

WORKS.

TER LONDON, WITTON, MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM AMERI-

CAN

CORSET

ON

VIEW.

LARGE STOCKS held of all Electrical Supplies, Wires, Cables Fittings, Shades, Bella, Telephones, Batteries, Switchboards and Switch Apparatus, Steam Dynamo Sets, Motors, Are Lamp Carbons," Robertson Lampa and Oaram Metal Filament Lampe, na kdy kit,

The Chicese Ministry of Com munications has decided, says the "P. & T. Times," to improve telegraphic communications,

Sir A. C. Doyle at Billards. Mr. A. G. Halea, the famous society has also been traced to Since the Revolution the land line

War Correspondent and Novelist, Chinkiang, but so far has escaped CASSUM AHMED, to the Province has been continual-

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ha furnishes practical proof of this ly interruptel, Lisnow proposed entered the third heat of the in this statement: I have used

to erect wireless telographic atat London qualifying competition Sanatogen and find myself con- ions, first at Peking, Shanghai, of the Amateur Billiards Chamsiderably improved in general and Canton. To secure facilities pionship. In the first, beat he along the coast of China, and for received a bye, and at Oime's health: I am working late and military convenietor, wireless Salon, Soho-square, ho defeated slations will be established at Mr G. W. 8. Willins by 1,000 to

Hankow, Siania, Chenglu and in 940,

the north-west. In order to train Sir Arthur is not a brilliant men for this special service a player. Plodding and deliberate, wireless telegraphio department he has none of the grace and will be added to the College of polish of the expert. His chief the Ministry of Communications. virtue is bis coolness, and he will

Only Penny.

risk a very difficult shot rather

capture:

DRAPER.

32/4, WELLINGTON: STREET. For Best Meals just try the 28, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. ALEXANDRA CAFÉ CO.

Notice

Now is the time to join our Circulating Library.

New Novels just received;—

By Florence Warden

Abbots Mont. By Florenca Warden.

Barriers, By Bon. Mrs. Jullan Byng

"

Another instance of the red than play safely. His best breaks Lord Petworth's Daughter, tape existing in Government were 31, 24, and 23 and 27. offices is furnished by a telephere Annamite Police for China, subscriber who, in the middle of Captain Babior, who takes November last gave up his tela- charge of the French Police from Grey Timothy, By Edgar Wallace. The Golden Rose, By Fred M. White phone on the Midland Exchange, Captain Mallet, returned to Shang- The Cage Unbarred, By Gertie de The Career of Beauty Darling, Birmingham.

hai from Tonking last week by

་

In January an account was the M.M. se. Nera. With him ha

has brought a number of Anna. mites recruited in the country for police service in China, these

FULL PARTICULARS AND ESTIMATES GIVEN- ON APPLICATION.

EMBROIDERY AND RARE LACES,

SWATOW DRAWN WORK;3

AND

LADIES TAILORING.

SWATOW TRADING COMPANY, HONGKONG. OPPOSITE THE CLOOK TOWER

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS FORGENANTIES,

BRASS

AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

THE WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS

THE TAIKOO

TAIKOO

GRAVING

DOCK

7476, by gait, ly

$4ft 6in.

Papa amply Dook la

hora,

By the OXY-ACETYLENE SYSTEM Modeen Appliances for quick conatrization and

Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges

of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work.

Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools,"

Works

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG

TERZE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking

vassda

up to 8,000 tons displacement, providing conditions

for palating ships with most efficiant resalta.

8. Westworth-James.

By Dell Wyllardo, The Reef, By Edith Wharton. A Marriage of Inconvenience, By

Thomas Cobb. Thrift, By James Blyth.

Cuirea Gold, By Boutils Grimshaw, By Mujorie Bowen, Christian, By E. Gallicano Lobie, Incomparable Joan,

Raymond Lancaster,

|

100-Tox ALEOTRIO CRANE or QUAT-ELECTRIC OVER TEAD

By Alco M. Diebl.:

By Roald Macdonald

received by him from the tele phone authorities for a penny, being "for junction fee incurred in the middle of December." As including thirty-three for the force the telephone had been given up at Shanghai, twelve for Tientsin A Knight of Spain, and disconnected in the middle of and one for Hankow, as well November, the subscriber wrote as eight women. The solitary in- to the authorities requsting sa dividual for Hookow comes to fill explanation of how the foe could a vacancy in the force there, whilst have been incurred, He has just the dozen for Tientsin have been received the following reply engaged for the purpose of start

It is regretted that the one ing in Annamite branch of the QUEEN'S DISPENSARY,

penny junction charge was in police in the French Concession. advertently debiled to you,

"Ne China Daily Newa,"

SI QUEEN'T BOAD, CENTRAL,

TAIKOO DOC

ORANES THROUGHOUT THE SHoPa Banino vr zo 100 Tows. Any de 60-TOS HIDRAULIC TESTING MACHINE FOR CHAINS, WIRE ROPES, RITETA, B, Esimies given for Docking, Repairs to Hull and Machinery, Constructional Work Dockyard Mawaurs, Ma. J. Raid, own be seen les-es the hours at 11 and Hcon.. MANAGHES AND, LOKUTOI

AT TIN ZOWE UZTION

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN.