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OVERLAND 1914 MODEL.

Overland Model 69 F

ELECTRIC LIGHT

Price $2,600 Hongkong Currency.

DRAGON

Sole Agents.

CYCLE

STARTERS;

DEPOT.

(Prospective Buyers can try this Car free of charge.)

ERICSSON

TELEPHONES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1913.

Notices

BEAR BRAND

MILK.

NATURAL SWISS

Notices

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IN GREAT

VARIETY.

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WING

ON

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AND

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SOLE AGENTS.

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Hotels

HONGKONG HOTEL

A LA CARTE GRILL ROOM.

Now Ojen.

J. H. TAGGART, · Manager

ili nekung, 20th April, 1915,

GRAND HOTEL.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

TEL ADDRESSCOMFORT "

Central Position; Large Alry Rooms; Hot, Cold and Shower Baths: Electric Light and Fans Troughout; Largo Comfortable Lounge; Private and Publio Bars; Billiard Rooms: HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rate's for Tiffin and Dinner. SPECIAL DINNERS AT SHORT NOTICE. CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Special Rates For Married. Familios On Application,

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FREICHMANN,

PROPRIETOR.

THE CARLTON HOTEL.

PERFECT SANITATION.

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Studebake

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THE CLUB HOTEL,

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This favourite Hotel with its new built annexe, refurnished throughout with modern conveniences. offers every comfort and facilities for Travellers.

TERMS MODERATE.:'

CLUB HOTEL, Limited,

No. 5, Bund, YOKOHAMA.

Cable Address "CLUB HOTEL" Telephone No. 466.

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore,

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KING EDWARD HOTEL

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VICTORIAN

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Manager.

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PLUNKET'S GAP

The Posk

heir the Tram Terrizne Tel 56.

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HANAGPY

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MEE CHEUNG

ART PHOTOGRAPHER HONGKONG, TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

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WE HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO SELL IMMEDIATELY AT PRICES BELOW FACTORY COST 200 GENTLEMEN'S READY TO WEAR TWEED' SUITS

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CONTEMPORARIES.

Das Pream

Trade Openings in China, A few weeks ago it was v blod out that Mr Arthur Bon est, a civil engineer, had, written from Tannanfa urging that in view of "the widespread and perfect organisation of American and Gorman agencies, mensares hould be taken to secure for Great Britain a larger share in Chinese contracts, the means sug geated being the, appointment of two more Commercial Attaches, and a largely increased staff (f. inquiry agents. Possibly in his letter the full text of which has not yet reached the Far East-Mr Bennett has shown in what way. the American and the German agencies in China are so very mach anperior to the British. We do not curaalves recognise that the Germans or the Ameri [cans have au orgi cisation in- Chins any more widespread than the British, bat ne regards the perfection of oficial means encouraging

HONGKONG PARCEL, EXPRESS, urging trade, it must be

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allowed that the Americans, at loset, are better socved than arë, the British. The State Depart- ment at Washington, keeps the Consula in China, as well as in

every other country, busily em ployed in writing reports on every conceivable line of businesą. which might afford. "openings for manufacturers." The British Government, on the other haud, is content to receive rej orta on trade annually from the Con- sulates, . And

to publish them, as a rule, many montha after they have been received.

China Mail,

Li Hung Chang. Some ten years have now pass ed since the great and some- what "oynical statesman, Li Fung chang, was laid to reat. To-day a remarkable book dealing with his life has been published, which doubtless will be widely read by all who try to understand the changeful period of the last sixty years in the Far East in general and in China in partic ular. The book is largely autobiographical, as it is com- priced mostly of writings of the -taterman himɛalf," written from time to time, and in which be

opinions expresses his men and things without,, as far He one may judge, thinking any- thing about the influence of such -ketches opon others, and least of all upon the foreign reader. They have now been collected, collated, and translated by two

on

TAKING Chinese gentlemen, collaborating TAKING

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SAN MIGUEL DRAUCHT

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with an American, and the result is the book before no. We are interested here only on the side- lights it throwe upon Li Hung Chang's own mind. Wesge from. a reference what kind of, educa- tion ho received st the bands of his mother, and we can judge that if all mothers in Obina were like his and like the mother of Mencius, we should not find the country lacking in able and trustworthy men.

Bouth China Morning Post.

Japan as a Commeriał Rívali Obviously the Japanese must

ONCE DRUNK ALWAYS DRUNK have room for expansion; and the

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

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PETROLE HAHN.

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