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OVERLAND 1914 MODEL.

Overland Model 69 F

Price $3,600 Hongkong Currency.

BLECTRIC

DRAGON

LIGHT

Sole Agents.

CYCLE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913,

STARTERS,

DEPOT.

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

ERICSSON

"

TELEPHONES.

"Every Description of Wall, Table- & Field Telephone Instru- ments, Switches, Protectora, Hand Micros, Fuses, Dry Cells, also Portable Telegraph Instruments and Fire Alarms of Latest Pattern site now to be had.

From STOCK.

Through our Agents for Hongkong & South China.

ARTHUR NILSSON & CO.

THE SUN CO., LTD.

THE NEW UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS.

Nos. 185, 195, Des Voeux Road, and 94, 95 Connaught Road, Cl. CHRISTMAS SEASON

TOYS & GAMES

IN GREAT VARIETY.

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BEAR BRAND

MILK.

NATURAL SWISS

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CONERY

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES IN GREAT VARIETY

FULLER'S PEPPERMINT LUMPS, PASCALL'S MARSHMALLOWS,

TOFFEES,

BONS &c.:

MILK STERILISED. VICTORIA

This Wilk once opened, keeps longer than ordinary Milk and can be used for any purpose for which ordinary Cows' Hiik is generally used.

Tel. 66.

SOLE AGENTS,

F. BLACKHEAD & CO

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING.

SHOPPING MADE EASY.

THE STORE FOR EVERYONE The Queen's Road Central Co.

AND GENERAL MERCHANTS.

UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS,

ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES: PRADE

HIGH CASS TAILORS & EXPERIENCED CUTTERS Perfect Fit Guaranteed.

THE ONE PRICE STORE.

HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY, 2- CHEAPEST STORE IN THE EAST.

REFRESHMENT ROOM FOR CUSTOMERS, Queen's Road, Central: The Old Supreme Court. · Telophone 1450

'SUPPLIES EVERYTHING

FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

TELEPHONE 1303.

G. FALCONER & Co. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLERS,

LADIES' GOLD WATCH BRACELETS

A SPECIALITY.

:

Fine Selection of RINGS, BROOCHES & PENDANTS

ENGLISH SILVERWARE

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO.

THE BEST BARBER SHOP IN THE COLONY! CHIROPODISTS, MANICURISTS AND

LADIES HAIR "DRESSERS HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

BEER

LAGER-LEET

LAGER BEEB

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHEKE

SOLÉ AGENTS

MITSUI BUSSAN. KAISHA.

Enugkong, June 41%; £703,

ASTHMA

CAN Be Cured.

HEN why be half suffocated,

ing and gasping for broath when a SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA Gure

Wotels

HONGKONG HOTEL

A LA CARTE GRILL ROOM.

tark

-20th April, 1914.

GRAND

J. H. TAGGART,

Manag er

HOTEL.

QUEEN'S BAD CENTRAL, TEL. ADDRESS "COMPORT

Central Position; Large Airy Rooms: Hot, Cold and Shower Baths Electrle Light and Fans Troughout; Large Comfortable Lounge ;Private and Pubile Bars; Billard Rooms. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS, Monthly Rates for Titon and Dinner." SPECIAL DINNERS AT SHORT NOTICE QUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION. Special Rats For Married ¡Families On Appliastion. -

"The Grand Hotel orchestra will play selections during time and dinner and at intervals during the day.”

Tel. No. 197.

FREICHMANN,

PROPRIETOR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

ALL One Minute's Wal' from Ferry.

will give you certain, prompt Telegraphio relief and ensure a good night's

CENTRAL LOCATION. Electric Trams Pass Entrance.

Telephones on All Floors Electric Lifts, Pans and Lighting.": European Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout,

Best of Food and Service. S Hotel Launch meets All Steamers.

BH NORTH,. Manager.

Tel 379, Address; "VICTORIA”.

rest? This, the only genuine ourejena. THE CARLTON HOTEL

for Asthma, discovered by Mr. NOBBS, a qualified Chemist, and

PERFECT SANITATION.

a sufferer for many years, will, if High Class Accomodation for Families et Moderate Prices : taken when necessary, offect a Those desiring Economy combined with Comfort, Qules and a Most radical cure of this Bratwhile in-Refi ed Home, Free from Household Annoyances, should inspect curable malady.

these Residential Quarters.

Obtainable at Mesars. A. 6.

Luxuriously furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading & Writing WATSON & Co., Ltd. and all Roome, Chemists and Potent Medicine

Under Personal Management of endora.

Price $2.50 per bottle.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND, CEMENT-

In Gaaks of 375 iba.net, In Bogs of 250; Ibm, nel.

SHEWAN,TOMES:& CO. General Managers.

ngkong 16th August, 1901

AW & ONS

Studebake

No: 3 Daddell St

Sola Agent

E OWEN Proprietor.

NO BETTER

CAKES, PIES & PASTRIES. Can be procured anywhere than at the

BREAD,

ALEXANDRA CAFE. Try our Renowned CAME PIES,

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

BEST SITUATED HOTEL IN TOWN.

EVERY ROOM HAS A BATH-ROOM; DRESSING ROOM ATTACHED,

»MOST UP TO DATE SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS.

Under the New Manaj

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

PLUNKET 8

The Peak,

pe the Tram Terminus.

Tel. 68.

for Terms Apply to the

MANAGER

P. BA

MEE CEUNG.

ART PHOTOGRAPHER

HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO, 1013,

Developlog, Printing& Enlarg

gkong, 18 July.1913.1

ONDENSARY.

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

SEASONABLE WEIGHTS, ENGLISH GOODS. FIRST CLASS CUT AND FINISH.

PRICE FROM $9.50 TO $18.00

CALL AND INSPECT THEM. ***

H. STEPHENS & CO.

HONGKONG

AND

16-22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

PARCEL, EXPRESS, STORAGE CO.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES

9uth China Morning Post.

Whest and Meat.

For instance, dealing with the ycara 1811 and 1821, Mr. Harben ays the directors of the Census in England and Wales ascertain ed that the working agricultural. ists and their familles formed 85 per cent. of the total population in the finer year, and 33 per cent. in the latter year, in other words |3,500,000 paranne in 1811 ́end 8,900,000 in 1821 Judging from proportions which are generally nocepted, namely as thirty-three is to dfteen, these percentages give actual workers in number 1,590,000 for 1811 and 1,800,000: for 1821. 1a 1911, the Report goes on to say, the total agricul al⠀⠀⠀⠀ population was 3,310,000, which gives the number of actual workers as 1,504,545, and after laboriously pointing out that this deari ase indicates a lack of pros perity in agriculture, we are. informed that during the earlier. half of the nineteenth century the agricultural population increased by about 33 per cent, and during the sixty years following it decreased about 25 per cent.

Daily Brea,

Japanese Fina ce,

REPRESENT THE FIRST CLASS SHIPPING COMPANIES 11 the economic parition of

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

3. Duddell Street.

Telephone

1208

Japan is as sound as it is declared to be, the wisdom.of suols tactica is to be questioned. The trade returns certainly show indications of a healthy expansion, Thore is abundant evidence of industrial: manufacturing enterprise, of the dovelopment of agriculture and

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. ericulture, the increase of marine

ESTAB.

GOLD LABEL

1864.

B. L. WHISKIES

WHITE LABEL

THE BEER THAT IS TAKING HONGKONG BY STORM.

SAN MIGUEL DRAUGHT

& BOTTLED BEER.

products, and so on. But thist progress, great as it is, is restricte ed by the tightness of money in the country and the stuving of [public utilities. The means of communication need to be extend- ed and in other directions develop. ment in urgently required. But the money necesury for the 1-- tension of railways is withheld, harbour construction is delayel, the postal department is badly served,

the telephone service

is little short of necandal, and roads and thoroughfares are practically in a primitive condi- tion. Most of these undertakings would be remunerative, dud ordinary business mere would suggest that these works should he commenced at once. Yet, with these facts starii them in the face the Yamamoto Cabinet pro pose the reduction of the National Debt How long this policy will becontinued cannot be prophesied, but it may be prophesied that the time is not far off when Japan will come into the money market for loan for these purpose. Some day, Japan's Napoleon of Finance will arise and take oom mund of the situation.

China Hoil,

The Fouth African Indian

Problem From Rea'a telegrams pub- lisbol in another mit of this. issue it wil he seen that the South African Union Government are now busily engagel in con sidering the problem confronting them by the atitude of India in South Africa towards reent legislation ensoted by the U A survey of the position 13th

refore

opportune. Sugar growlor": was the industry for which Ind in coolies were first introdgoled into South

Our Bottled Beer is acknowledged Africa, and over 10,000 Indian

to be Par Excellence,

labourers are ea ged in this industry alone...

Hieretofore, the workers on 40 sugas plantations

ONCE DRUNK ALWAYS DRUNK have held aloe F from the mover

WHOLESALE & RETAIL:

ment: their trike was in fant a sympatheticone, the coolies as plantation orkers under inden- tures Dat ber ag discontented with Cheir lat The discontent and more comes the conditions ander Telephone No. 1463f" Inclans labour, Indian which those who are termed

MICHAEL & Co., Agents,

Old Past Office Building, Pedder SL.

PETROLE HAHN.

BEAUTIFIES, STRENGTHENS,

AND

INCREASES THE HAIR.

PETRO

FORT

THE

HAHN

HN

+

HAIR

Obtainable:-All

lies brought to Natal under indenfare to work on sugar plantations"

for five

years. At the end of that period they may reindenture on ret passage paid to their Indian hon If re indenturo is chos end of that terma co

choose to remain in

be then subjects hime of £3. por sunum,“

bare bave in the course of the 50 years

labone was introduced chosen so to remain.

In Natal about 40,000,

Dispen-

sarles, Respectable Stores

Wholesale.

For

MELCHERS. & Co.

Carter

Winer