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OTICES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER

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NOTICES

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WE

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Telephone 1208,"

HOTELS.

3, Duddell Street

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General Managers.

Hongkong, July 14, 1914.

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Price $2.50 per bottle.

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AND

J. H.TAGGART,

Manager.

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A first-class and up-to-date Hotel, most central location, within

the vicinity of all the principal Banks.

NOTICES

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

THE PENTA KEROSENE MOTOR. South China Morning Past.

The Battle of Poland. The immense numbers of pri- soners: osptured have led to scepticism but what are 20,000 prisoners from amongst so many fosa? A very smal percentage indeed. The Muscovite compares and remain unmoved, Figures mean nothing. In each of the pations at war, men will die until enough have died to end the war but assis will pay the toll demanded more easily than Ger many, Millione may die that |Russia may live. The Muscovite may be borne down" by the cluah- ing burden of a toll he had no part in assuming a toll it may be hitter struggle to pay, but he is relieved of payment of the great- eat toll the war demands-not the 10ll of blood and treasure, but the

36 H.P. PENTA MARINE MOTOR toll that will be taken from

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YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR.)

Noted for the best Food, Refreshments, Accommodation and CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.

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A first class string Orchestre renders selections from 5.30 p.m.

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For further particulars apply-

Telephone No. 197.

I

MANAGER. Tel. Address "COMFORT.""

ESTAB.

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Telephones on All Floors. Blectric Lifts, Fans and Lighting. European Baths and Saaltary Fittings.. Hot and Cold Water System Throughout.

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Luxuriously furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading & Writing

Under Personal Management of

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O. E OWEN, Proprietor.

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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

Managers.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1910

THE

LONDON DIRECTORY Fables traders throughout the World to

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communicate direct with English graduste versed in litera- ture, has been a teacher to MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS European officials and merchants in each class of goods, Boaldos being a in this Colony for over ten years. complete commercial guide to London & He has a good method of train- Ita suburbs, the directory contains liste of ing Europeans to pass in the Chinese examination, and

is

EXPORT MERCHANTS possessed of a first rate certificate with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial as a Chinese teacher. He has and Foreign Markets they supply: also a good knowledge of Manda- rin and Hakka.

Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write 0/0 Hongkong Tele- graph" office or direct to No. 14. #raham Street, let floor,

Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.

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NEW MACAO HOTEL,

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The above Hotel will be opened on August 1st, 1914, under new proprietorship and European Management. The Hotel now offers for Rosidents and Tourists excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sea. It has been entirely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and is now up to date in every respect. Large and airy rooms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, electric light and fans. Privato and Public Bar and Billiards. Terms Moderate. For further information apply to PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES Tel. Add. Phoenix."

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CHARGES

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$3,00

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75 cts.

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civilization, the warp and woof of a social fabric that has taken centuries to create in England, in France and, perhaps to the great- est extent, in Germany.

Daily Press.

Reason for Confidence. "We are told in a telegram frena Petrograd to day that the Russian plan is to destroy the German rmy in Poland, if possible, and if not to operate so as to compal Germany to throw into Polaad, increasing reinforcements and so relieve the allies in the western theatre. At any rate if there has been a retreat from Loda it ap• pears to have been a successful

ons, and while the fighting in the

Eastera theatre is demanding greater efforts on the part of Ger many the time is ripening for a general forward move by the. Allies on the western front. Germany hae learnt by bitter experience that the incessant and restless energy of her trcopa which achieved so much against the French in the War of 1870-71 hse reaulted but in terrible loases to themselves in the present werk When the German Army finds itself after four months of hard fighting, unable to advance in France but is being steadily pressed back, little by little, it is not surprising to learn that the captured German officers are less optimistic than they were, and freely confess that Germ strategy has failed. The Allies have never since the war began had more reason than they have. to-day to be confident of final. victory.

China Sail,

Guns for Attacking Airships. As it is scarcely probable that. in the immediate future the aerial fighting-machine can be furnish- ed with complete bullet-proof protection, at least such as can be considered effective at short range, we may take it that it is quite.

animportant whether the bullets

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gkong, 18thaly 1913.

Villa" and Carranza; Reater's correspondent at Mexico City telegraphs that Gen- feral Carranza has tendered his resignation of the Presidency on the condition that General Villa retires into private life. A for- ther message from El Paso states that according to a telegram Bigned Luis A. Benavidee, Firet Secretary to General A illa,” an | attempt has been made to assassi– pate the General by a professed adherent of the Mexican Govern ment. The telegram adds: The wou'd be assassin has be

been executed, after confessing in the presence of Mr. Carothers, the U. S. Consular Agent

For a 200 Carte or Tab wher & Lia

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