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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26 1914;

MANILA'S FUTURE.

Should it be a Free Port?

"The Philippine lelanda havo

were

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO LET

from, England. Apparently we completed for the opening this the Nile for China and Japan, TO LET-till..31st October

require not only more hens, but also the adoption of scientific methods that will increase the autumn and winter layings.

Archdeacon's Death.

A wireless message from the Bibby Liner Gloucestershire, which left Rangoon on the 4th inat, reports the death on that vessel of the Ven.. William Donne, Archdeacon of Wakefield, from heart failure. Archdeacon Donne had been staying for some tire with the Bishop of Ringoan.

Hertford Pageant..

FOR SALE. ·· HARTING and ROGATE, on part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. Road, 5 rooms, close to Tram "GLENSHIEL" 124 Barker Station.

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TO LET.

TO LET-From middle of

Morrison roomed house known as No. 6 April that finely situated 6

Hill. Magnificent view of harbour and within a fow minutes of Golf Course. For fur- ther particulars apply Property Office, JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

Stone House, four rooms, furnished, from 1st May to 1st November. PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 5 Queen's Road Central

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and Typist, throughly Conversant with general office routino, Good Linguist. Al. References. Apply * CLERICO Hongkong Tė-. legraph.

Breakfast Table Problems. Before vers long the breakfast- egg problem coreatens to become

A tragedy which caused coo- acate. It is not only in the United siderable sensation occurred last

a wonderful future before them, States that prices are sharing, month, when Capt. Norman American people who have eatabROGATE, Austin Road, Row-

a future, made possible by the Everywhere, the genuine new Playfair, a retired officer of the fished an honest government here

loon; unfurnished. laid" je costing more. The ex- King's Own Scottish Borderers, handled by men with ability," Church Mission Society Bunga No, 68 Peak, Mount Kellett planation is that consumers are committed suicide with a bayonet increasing faster than hene, in the presence of his wife at William D Boyce, the millionaire

the parting words of low) partly furnished. Cheap rent. which explains why the United Waterlooville, Hampshire.

No. 6 Cameron Villas, No. 59 Staten, after having divorted the London's New Museum. publisher and editor of Chicago; Peak to let furnished for one Canadian supply, is now ordering-rangements have now been who, with his family, sailed on year from let May 1914. No. 19, Shelley Street. month of London's latest museum says the Cablensus American, at the Ironmonger's Almshouses, Chicago Laturday Blade and the seven rooms and drying room, OLET-No. 67 Mount Kellott Mr. Boyce in the owner of the 1914, No., 64, The Peak, in King-land-road. We read

furnished, including Electrio fans that this museum will be devoted Leder, publications with very and Telephone.

lmost entirely to forniture, and is one of the test prominent and View from 1st April 1914.

large circulation and influence, and TO LET No. 5 Mountain will be one of the most useful in the metropolis. It is situ stedt lly rotivo men in the

No. 12 Beaconfield Arcade, right in the heart of the furniture-try, Until the Ihilip Shop. making industry of the East End. Pines

081 manage their local affairs themselves the It has been decided to celebrate United States will have to keep a the millenary of the rebuilding of parental eye upon them as they Hertford by a pageant in Jane or will have to do sooner or later in early in July, depicting historical Central America and Mexico, if Chief Justice Retiring. inoidents of the past 1,500 years we intend to live up to our Sir Alfred Lascelles will short which have occurred in Hertford. oproe doctrine.

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, ly be retiring from the post of It is to be held in the Castle

"What we need here is a free 3rd Floor, Alandra Building. Ohief Justice of Ceylon. The grounds, and a guarantee fundene. We are bound to have it Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1913 [211 actual date of his relinquisbingia being raised towards in Panama, and why not here? TO LET-Two room Flats in office has not been fixed, but it which already the Merquis of Every condition is favourable to

Kowloon. Suitable for Eur- will be after the return of Mr. Salisbury and Mr. Otto Beit have it, an excellent harbour where opeans, in good airy locality. Justion Wood Renton from leave. promised £100 each. Lord Dea the biggest trade and com-All Modern Conveniences. Terms Bombay Gazette" Ceases borough bas promised another mercial activities in the orient Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON.

Publication.

hundred if $2,000 is raised. Lord could be established. With Pana-JEE. Royal George Hotel. of India Salisbury has been elected Prema and the Philippines a free Hongkong. 17th Oct. 1913. states-It is with much regret sident of the Celebration Com city. Upon being interviewed by TOLET-from 1st May, 191 that we have to announce tha

a Cablenews American represent.. No. 1048, The Posk, für death of the Bombay Gazette.

ative prior to his departure heed. Apply to S. J. DAVID & Co.. The staff knew nothing of the An interesting announcement Bid:

"While independence Prince's Buildings. closing down of the paper until has been made by Mr. J. L. Mid- may be a good thing for some March 9 when they arrived to Aleton, the occupier of the Old people it is not yet a suitable gift TO LET "LA HACIENDA carry on their work as usual. The Palace, Richmond Green, Surrey, for the Filipinos, although it has

E.", No. 74. Mount Kellett beads of the departments were who has offered to sarrender his been promised them by both the Road. from 1st April. Apply then called in to the head office, Lease to the Government providing republican and democratic

CHATER & MODY, No 9, Queen's Road Central. and were informed that it had the building is preserved as a parties. This independence may been decided to cease publication national monument or a Tudor be given them in one of several This step was come to by the museum. Most visitors to Rich different ways; the most favours directors at a meeting on the 8th mond are familiar with the Tudor ble and the one most consistent inst. The directors are J. Earohway and old ren brick front with our national policy, would Woolacott, Robert Kennedy, Sir age on to the Green, but fer probe that of policing. Take 3 Shapurji Broacha and Colonel bably have realised that that ie your next door neighbour Sing- Collie Blenkinsopp (on leave). all that is left of a magnificent pore, for instance, there is an Mr. J. E. Woolacott, managing palace, which in the time of example of what can be done editor, was appointed on Novem Henry VII. extended back to the will a free port, also Hongkong ber 1. coming from the "States waterside and along the greater which, figuratively speaking, is man, "Caloutte. Employed in the part of the side of the Groon. but a atone's throw from here. works are ten Europeans and 400

Singapore is the centre of a trans- Indians. The Bombay Gazette" James William Bostock, who shipping trade that is surpassed was the oldest paper in Westera formerly carried on business in in the orient only by Hongkong WANTED:-Tutoring

The . Advocate

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For the Nation.

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India. Among its editors have the provinces as a travelling and one or two of the great matriculation, by experienced

preparation for University WANTED. A Compradore for been J. M. Maclean, Grattan. menagerie proprieto", has made Chinese porta. The continuously teacher. Apply, U," Hong- appointment to E. J. DAVIS, a good business. Write an Geary, and G. C. Plinston. application for his discharge at rapid growth of Singapore and the korg Telegraph."

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL. the London Bankruptcy Court. Straite Settlements, has fully de

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Capt Hodges. Capt. Michael Heary Hodger, The debtor filed his own petition monstrated the wisdom of the who has been appointed to encas long ago as August, 1803. He free port policy. In 1819 when Manila ont metropolis of the east that lack of contact and lack of ceed Capt, W. A. H. Kelly Be attributed his insolvency to loss the region was ceded to Great and it is bound to come sooner sympathy were a very serious naval attache at Paris, from June, incurred in connection with a Britain that portion of the coun- or later." In speaking of the social danger.

403.

United States.

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1897, to May, 1900, was a watch- Continental tour, and to bis hay try had almost no business or reception be met with Manila, be keeper of the Powerful, Capt. the ing lost about £1,400 in October, population. At precent Singa eaid. "1 am impressed with Hon. Hedworth Lambton, on the 1802, throught the death of a pore's free exports and imports the warmth of feeling and the China and Cape of Good Hope number of valuable animals. exceed $500,000,000 annually, of good epirit of the local Americans stations, to which fact he owes the discharge was granted sub-about one-seventh of the total bere. They seem to all pull his rapid advancement in the jet to a nominal judgment for imports and exporte of the whole together on all important proposi service. He was awarded the

tions and that is a good tendency. Royal Humane Society's terti- London To Brighton, "Since Hongkong was made a Much more nan be had by pulling monial for having. jumped over. It is announced that a free port its population was together than by splitting up. board from that ship in Manila syndicate bàs subscribed the increased from only a handful of We should all be one out here fo Bay on May 19, 1899, and assisted capital necessary for building a people to 456,730. We ought to heart and spirit and work for the to save a esaman; and he was one straight road from London to have a half-million city here and best interest of Old Glory and of the officers who was with Capt. Brighton. The new thoroughfare get the commercs of the east, auccess is bound to crown our Lambton during the siege of will be devoted to motor traffic, We need a big city out here in

efforts," Ladysmith, and prevented its fall. and will bare a quadruple track the orient where Americans can Be was in charge of a 4.7-inch for different classes of vehicles come out and establish trade gun on Junction Hill, and was It in expected that Brighton will relations, and Manila. is highly commended in despatches thus be brought within 45 the place for it. We must mike by Sir Geo. White and Capt. minutes of London. The distance Lambton. For this be received from London to Brighton by the South African war medal rail is 50 miles, and the time with clasp, and was granted the occupied on the journey is about absolutely so if the rainers decide freedom of the borough of Dor

to put forward a candidate of their chester, and presented with a

wn. Recover

Recovered Pearls. pair of binoculars and silver inkstand.

Death of an old Jockey,

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an hour,

Murderer Confesses.

George Sumner, who was sen, The Daily Mat of February 28

tenced to death for the murder of

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which all tended to de-parsonslicBY Miss Bradfield at Liverpool. was saya it is able to state that three the relations between employer The death has cccurred at executed on February 26, Until of the four pearls missing from and employees It was notorious CHINA COMMERCIAL CO, 3 Duddell St Newmarket of Gerrga Bateman the 25th he had violently main Mr. Max Marer's £135,000 cearl at the age of fifty-eight. The tained that he was inccent, but necklace have bera recovered. deceased was a well-known jockey, when he realised that he had only Their value in s'ated by Mr. Mayer especially in Russia, where he few hours more to live he sud to be £12,000. Stolen from the headed thelist of winning jookeye, denly burst into tears and con box in which they were posted in winning the Russian Derby and fossed to the prison chaplain that Paris to London, where in their other big events. During ten he had murdered the woman place was found only sugar, the years residence in Russia he rode Later on the Bishop of Liverpool pearls were detached and passed for Prince Kobrnsky and Count armed him as a penitent. from hand to hant by the thieves; Fotaaki. On returning to England Samber repeated bis confession they were lost again when the be rode for Tom Jennings and to his father, brother, and sister, men who have since bean aen- Joe Batters, and also rode in and he asked for his father's for tenced for stealing them were ari Germany and France. The de ceased was apprenticed to Tom Biveness. The broken hearted rested; they were found again in

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Mr. Keir Hardle Not Wanted, tuner. Again they passed from The German General Post

It is authoritively stated that hand to hard, toyed with as Office has notified the Daseldorf the Minora Federation of Great marbles. But the four were mis- Chamber of Commerce that it Britain bas decided not to ap. sing. Now the wonderful necklace will attempt to moure the use of prove of Mr. J. Keir Hardie as is once more sa good as complete. the new Angio-Datch cable for Labour candidate for Merthyr Mr. Mayer stated that he is not at telephone communication between Tydvil at the next general election. liberty to disclose how the pearle Germany and England. The Mr. Keir Hardie bas always were recovered. question of a direct telephone fought under the standard of the cable between England and Gerladependent Labour Party, but many will be simultaneously, is his candidative has invariably you have lost your appetite one of the big variety of vestigated, adds the Mail received the approval of the

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