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THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH; WEDNE AY SEPTEMBER 17, 1913.

stook. All his money went in this.

Prehistoric Grave.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION;

TO LET MEIRION, No. 10 Peak,

Inis court.

TO LET.

"THREE

Notices

CASTLES"

CIGARETTES.

WE COULD MAKE THEM CHEAPER

BUT WE WON'T

A Permanent "Leap Year."

A prehistorio grave, said to be over 4,000 years old, discovered Now the Swedish woman

The firet, oil pips line in Eag at Burgie Lodge, Forres, Elgin, cccnples in m ́st respects a postland is, it in rororted, to be laid has recently been opened; but tion of perfect quality with men between Grimsby and Selby, in owing to the manner in which it in professional, commercial, and Yorkshire, a distance of 44 miles was broken open the skull of the

TO LET.-Modern three roum- furnished or unfurnished. –ed flata with every conven- educational circles, ber last ras the crow flies. The scheme is skeleton found inside in a fair

ience, Humphreys Buildings, To let or for sale, GLEN-Cornwall Avenue, Kowloon, the convention which forbids her proposed naval base on the Hum-to pieces. The grave was dis- SHIEL, Barker Road, No. 124, No. 1 Minden Villar, Mody maining point of distinction is thought to be conneo ed with the state of preservation ens smashed Rooms Cheap Rental.** the right to propoɛɔ warringe, Ia ber and the new era of oil-driven covered by Mr. C. M. Bruce, and Peak, 5 rooms from 1st March, Road, Kowloon, five rooms, ten the lively discussion which is warships, Selby being chosen as it and its contente have been 1913 proceeding in Stockholm on the the depot for oil fuel. It is said, examined by Professor Raid, of suggested annihilation of this owing to iti security from attack, the Obair of Austomy at Aberdeen distinction the chief points ad van. In connection with the above, University, bie assistant, Dr. Low, it is interesting to note that the and Mr. W. Taylor, a well-known cod asarguments are that men look particularly foolish when propon. transport of oil by pipe-line had geologist. In the opinion" of the fog: women, it is confidently exits origin in the oilfields of Penn Professor, the remains are about pected, would understand how to lvania, where the first pipe 4000 years old, and are those of line was laid in 1885. It may be man about 5ft 4la, in height. do it batter; and that the grant- ing of the right would greatly ted, to, that two years ago x The grave was 37 in. long, 22in. reduce the number of bachelors, patroleum Company obtained broad, and 23ia, deep, and we powera to erect a pier at Thames formed of large flat boulders. The This "knotty problem, according to the Citizen is at prevent absort Haven to ory pipe-lines to can lega of the skeleton were doubled

vay oil to and from vesels dis-up. :ing public attention in Sweden.

To let ROGATE," Austin Four roomsthouse in Cameron WE WOULD MAKE THEM BETTER

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charging or loading at the pier. Insurance Against Twins.

Road, Kowloon; from let October. Terrace, Granville Avenue and

For Sale or To Let: from lat November, 1913

No.1'Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak. Bungalow containing drawing. five bedrooms. With ground for dining and smoking rooms and Tennis-Court

Salisbury Avenues, Kowloon,

Oheap 'rentals, po Shop with Godown, attached,

Apply to our Ord. Nathan Road, Kowloon...

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE Co. Ltd.

Alexandra Buildings.

No. 116 Peak "LEWKNOE” Furnished or Unfurnished, 5 Bongkar. 28th July, 1915. rooms.

No. 3 Mountain View, The TO LET from 1st July 1913) Peak.

Apply LINSTEAD & DAVIS... Hongkong, 9th June, 1913. [345]

44H

No. 149" Magazine Peak, from the 1st Houses in "Torira Kimberley Road,

TO LET -Ranfurly, No. 11

Conduit Road. “ GODOWN5,94; Wanchai Road. 102, Praya East. Apply to

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THE HONGKONG LAND

INVESTMENT

AGENCY.Co., Ltd.

FOR SALE-HARTING and'. ROGATE, on part of Kowloon In- TO LET land Lot No. 1154, atolad

Gap," FOR SALE "LADBROKE.” October. Gambling In Chinese Club It is pointed out in the annual Humber War Base.

Strange questions find their No. 9 Conduit Road. Fine View Buildinge Apropos of the above, we read way to a newspaper offire This ofharbour; 8 Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, Kowloon. Apply to SPANISH report on the Straits Settlements police that gambling in Chinese that Grimsby is about to ssante is borne out by the fact that re-Garden and Tennis Court. A DOMINICAN PROCURATION. clubs seems to be on the incre is a position of importance in the cently a reader enquired of the comodations for 30 Servants.

Apply to owing no doubt to the difficulty East Coast naval defence soheme. Daily Aail whether it was pos

LINSTEAD & DAVIS," Srd Floor, Alexandra Building the police have in getting a onn-Just above the new dcoke at sible to insure ageinet twins. The viction against persons arrested Immingham, moorings are to be query was promptly answered, Hongkong, 27th June, 1913 [211 in these places. Five hundred laid for 20 destroyers and their the enquirer being furnished and fifty-five search warrants attendant craft, and in due correo with the address of a Com- were issued last year, resulting the Fifth Destoryer Flotilla will pony undertaking each insur. at a premium of about in convictions in 184 cases, di take up.i's position. The Flotilla anca charge of the persons arrested in is to unsist of twenty 950-LD, four guineas per cent. 34 cases, in 68 dares the police shity-knni veg-l of the 1911 12

Big Steel Corporation. were unsuccessful in finding in programme, of which as yet only. We read that a company of criminatory ovidence, and in 209 seven bive bon completed. It cases the warian's were for is also believlo a the intention well-known capitalists have just various reskons not executed. of the Aliralty to station a force formed a new Iron and Steal Cor Altogether 3,601 persons were of sub natin in the Humler,poration to be styled the Simpson Arrested for gambling, of whom while one of the largest oil-fuel and Oviatt British and Iron Steel 2.711 were convicted and fined dep to set provided for the Navy Corporation. It will have a $12,847.50, of which sum is being erected near Grimsby, capital of £2,000,000. The first

At this dept t shirty-eight tanks, signatories are Messrs Biggart, in all metropolitan traffic matters $10,513.16, was paid.

with a capacity of over fifty

Lumsden and Company, of Glas million gallons of oil, are being 20w, who are members of the and would also deal with the constractel. Sbeds for seaplanes Shipbuilding Employers' Federa-confirmation of traffic by-laws are also being built and tccomotion; and the Company will carry made by local authorities. dati in fur airships is to be erected on the manufacture of iron and in the curse of the next twelve steel in addition to shipbuilding, montl s

mining and the construction of railway plant:

Morphomania in Chion,'

Col. Cody's Flying Equipment.

London's Traffic Problem.

TO LET-104, A, The Peak, from 1st November, 1913,

Apply S. J. DAVID & Co., partly furnished."

Prince's Building.

Other recommendations clude:-

TO LET, BOARD & RESI-

DENCE offered in house op bigher level. One vory large room with separate dressing room and closed in furnished verandah. Bath room attached. Every con.. venience. Apply "PITVILLE 1471. c/o Hongkong Telegraph."

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Whilst the number of opiam smokers in the district of New chwang is reported to be not above one-tenth of what it once wae, following the repressive measures taken by the Chinese, authorities, it is now stated that morphia-injection is becoming the A requel to the disaster which latest craze of the neurotic Orion resulted in the death of Col. Cody, tal. The British Coonul at New the famous. airman, is provided ohwang, Mr W. J. Clennell, para by the fact that all his aerial in his annual report:-"It would equipment is to be sold. Mr. seem that there are establishments Frank Cody, one of the deceased's in the suburb of this town and sons, has stated that he will not its outlying villages where devotees continue his father's work. "All of this habit, mostly, to judge the things", said Mr Frank Cody, from my imperfest opportunities will be sold, but enfortunately of observation, coolies of the there is not a great demand for of the Board of Trade to be the traffio to be imposed where con-

wharfinger class, go every morn- ing by hundreds to be injected with mephis, and that no real check exists upon this practice or on the sale of morphia and of in- struments for injecting it."

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these things. It is only the man interested in flying who will think of buying them, but we hope to dispose of them in order to place us in a position to pay off. our indebtedness. This is my father's

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All public motor vehicles to be brought under closar control; routes, time-tables, and numbere of public vehioles to be subject to There are some most import county council regulations, con- ant recommendations contained firmed by the new Department. in the report of the Select The licensing of motor-onba and Committee appointed by the omnibases to be transferred to House of Commons to enquire the county and county borough into London traffic dangers councils, subject to a right of One of the principal features appeal, to the new Board, art of the roommendatione is the Special speed limits for creation of a new traffic branch omnibuses and other heavy motor

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