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OVERLAND 1914 MODEL.

Overland Model 69 F

BLECTRIC LIGHT

& STARTERS.

Price $3.600 Hongkong Garrancy..

DRAGON

Solé Agents,

CYCLE

DEPOT

(Prospective Buyers can,try||thie Cax free of charge.}},

THE E HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1913.

"ERICSSON" TELEPHONES.

Every Description of Wall-, Table- & Field Telephono Instru- 'ments, Switches, Protectors, Hand, Micros, Fuses, Dry Cells, also Portable Telegraph Instruments and Fire Alarms of Latest Pattern are now to be had.

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Through our Agents for Hongkong}&JSouth China-

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THE SUN CO., LTD.

THA NEW UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS,

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ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING,

Wotels

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FA CARTE GRILE NOOM:

Manus ing, 20th April, 19716.

GRAND

JH. TAGGART, Manager

HOTEL.

JUKENS BUAD CENTRAL, TEL. ADDRESS "COMFORT

Central Position; Large Atry Rooms; Hot, Cold and Shower Baths; Elentria. Light and Fâns Troughout; Large Comfortable Launga; Privato and Pubilo Bara; Bilffard Rooms, HOTEL LAUROH MEETS ALL STEAMERS: Monthly Rates for TiMan and Binner, SPECIAL DIENERS AT SHORT NOTICE. QUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER KUROPEAN SUPERVISION. Special Rates For Married Familia Or Application,

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131. No. 197.

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the Tra

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Hongkong, 1st Fab.; 1912,

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AND

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HONGKONG. TELEPHONE NO. 10185

Dayajoning. Printing & Balarying Hongkong! 18 July, 1913.

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

Daily Pross

Higher Reats,

A latter we publish_to-day draws attention once more to the question of the high cost of living in Hongkong, caused primarily by the high rentals' oburged for house property. Though one particular." "bloor of houses in named in the letter, we need not eny that the grievance is a general. one detrimentally affecting not only the comfers and welfare of this individasli bat the general trading interests of the Colony, | It need not be emphasised that when rents are high prices generally must be corresponding- ly high. The trader must chargs more for his goode, the wage earner demanda more for his labour, and, again, when this demand is conceded, the price of commodities must in torn bo raised still higher. This upward movement in the cost of living has proved a severe tax on the trade of the Colony. It bears. alike on Chinese and Europeans, and by zone has it: 'been more severely felt that the clasa repre-" sented by the "Portuguese mer cantile olerk, whose salaries are 80 unequal to the strain placed up-

on them in recent years that their standard of living has decreased to a degree that is deplorable. While we can sympathise with the yearning of our correspondent for restrictive legislation in the matter of house: rent, it bias to be pointed out that action of this kind is quite dat of the question.

South China Morning Post.

Our Cattie Trado, However, there is a ray of hope as to the resumption of the trade for we are told that the contemp lated action of allowing the immunization of animals from Frepah.Indo-China to be carried. on at Iloilo coneista, merely of: the extension of a privilege which has been offered to cattle impor ters from Hongkong for a matter of two years and which hea never been undertaken by any importer. Further,east two different parties. lave) undor consideration a plan to immunize animals in Hongkong before shipment to the Philippines, un der the provisions of a general order which was issued on Nov-20 ember 8th, 1811, of which no importer has ever taken advant age. The Manila - authorities 880m prepared to support a scheme whereby the islande might tap once more a large cattle mar ket; and favour the establishment' of a special immunization station in Hongkong, but that “it hardly seems feasible to seriously con- sider providing these facilities in advance of positive information of their being used. Intelligence of this charsoter is gratifying news to us in Hongkong, and alionld lead to such developments as will hasten the resuscitation of a trade which is of mutual benefit.

China Mail,

Railway Development.

To-day, when more than ever is being heard of new railway, pro jecte throughout China, those interested will find an excellent.

ONCE DRUNK ALWAYS DRUNK. lesson close by land in what is

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PETROLE

-Hod-

HAHN.

taking place in the development of railways throughout modern Rocals, Dealing with the matter of important projected lines there The Times siya that railway building in Russia proceeds at a

Tolophone No. 1483 pace which is relatively slower than that of 20 or 30 years ago, a oironmstance that adversely in- fluences the development of the country, especially in view of the fact that the actual exfent of the Russian railway system is far bes hind the requirements of the Em- pire. In 1879 the total length of the railways was 20,731 versta (13 800 miles) Since then the growth of the railway sya

may be given in ten-year 27,147 verate

BEAUTIFIES, STRENGTHENS.

AND

INCREASES THE HAIR.

PETROLE

OR THE

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1890, 46,562 mile); and 10

(41,550 miles).

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