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GENERAL NEWS.

A Dear Kiss.

For kissing a famous actress without permission, a man was fined $50 by the polica authori ties of Peking recently.

Will President Wilson be Re-elected? Washington, Maroh '20.-Vic President Marshall in a stirring speech at Ogden, declares that President Wilson will be re nominated by acclamation and is Bure to be re-elected to the presi denar for the period 1916-1920. -Oablencia, a

Quick Postal Work. A postcard ban just been de livered to Mre. Suazell, wife of the foreman porter at Loughton Station. Its postmarks, saya the "Muil," are London, E. O., October 14 '84" and "Loughton October 14, 84." It bears n Victorian stamp, and has appar ently lain in Loughton Post Office for thirty years,

Teetotal Russia, Petrograd, February 18.—The Ministry of Finance is organising an international competition with prizes ranging up to £3,000 for methods of rendering methylated spirits and similar barmful li-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1915.

NOTICE.

NEW SHIPMENT

OF

VICTOR-VICTROLAS

AND

VICTOR RECORDS

Received by the

S.S.

IXION,'

INCLUDING THE LATEST PATRIOTIC

NATIONAL AIRS.

S. MOUTRIE & Co., LTD.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

quora absolutely undrinkable. A LONDON'S RELEASE OF

second competition is being ar

ranged with prizes of value up to

£7,500 for now or improved met.

hods of utilising spirit for com-

GOLD.

bustible and other purposes. The Probable Scope of the Shipments total awards will amount to near- ly £68,000.

from Ottawa.

Londou. February 13.-The extent of the Bank of England's release of gold from Outiwa for New York depends on the action

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anail production of about 570.- Central, occupied by Madame 000lb. of rubber, has felt called Gains, etc. Apply to DAVID that the Banque de l'Indo-Chine and the French Group are with

ing the directors' attitude towarde upon to make a statement regard- SASSOON & Co., Limited. drawing their perticipation from

shipments to America. This takes. To LETA House in Knuts. the Hukusog Railway, as well as of your exchange market, No the form of a copy of a letter writ THE HONGKONG LAND IN- the Szechuan lias. The Bank in restriction is being imposed, other ten by the directors to the Board Hankow his been authorized to then the fixing of a prics for the of Trade, dated December 30, deny these ramura which are al- gold, equivalent to freight and 1914. The letter is na follows:- together unfounded. Tue Froach insurance charges from London. It is perfectly true that the Group will continue to meet all The prevalent high ocean insur managements of the thres Datch its obligations and it waives nose ance rates are an important factor ladies undertakings in which oar of its rights and privileges as in lowering your gold-import company is the principal share regards the above mentioned peint, railways Exchange.

holder, sall their rubber to Ameri Purchases of American goods can buyers and have done so from Death of the Head of Bass's. by the Allies will inevitably con- the commencement of tapping in London. Feb. 19-News was tinue very large. Therefore, the 1910. The present contracts were

No. 2 DES VEUX VILLAS, received in Burton to-day of the magnitude of your god imports made by them prior to the embargo Mount Kellett Road. 5 rooms,

51 Peak (unfurnished). deith from pneumonis, of Capt. from Ottawa depends on whether on rabber exports from this coun-

"EILANDONAN" No. A. J. Clay, managing director of New York will loud largelyabroad try, and our company hna no Masira. Bis, Ratetan Grator will absorb American securities power to cancel the contracts, Peak, furnished or unfurnished ton. Capt. Clay, who was agad 45, in quantity.

No. 1 Gough Hill, No. 100 The caught a chill while serving with

even if its directora either wi hed from 1st April, 1915. hie regimeat in this audtry. He

to do so or deemed that course Will Europe Sell Our Stocks ? necessary or heneficial. C. J. Olay, of Holly Busb, Bur-

"With a fall knowledge of the ton, whom he succeeded in the sterling notes in London will be opinion that any farther efforts Maturities of your short-term conditions our directors are of managing directorship in the almost al until May; but, on the to restrict the delivery of planta, Bas concern, and establis bed father hand, the low exchange rate tion rubber to American pur important motor workant Ber too. provides an additional inducement chasers will "do grave injury to

Manila Army Officer Injured at Polo.

for European sales of your stocks. this country, politically and in Lieut. Ados R. Chaffee of the growing difficult, however, dustrially, while not achieving 7th U.S. Cavalry is at the military On the whole, we are quite pre prohibition of rubber exports was to insure shipments satisfactorily the object for which the department hospital in Manil suffering from severe injuries pred to see New York take con- intended.

siderable gold,

"The American market is to polo game at Camp Stotsenburg the belief that money ratoa here mands of perfectly bous fide The incident plainly emphasises depleted of rubber, that the de- last week: In the courée of the play, says the Cablenews American, in this. There is still no prospect would use the material only for are too low, and I expect a change manufacturera in the States who he was struck is the mouth by of a big Government loan for their own home trade cannot be that he had suffered a broken months to come. But the Gor-met.

was the eldest son of the late Mr.

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jaw, but an examination at the ernment might elect to promote "We fully agree that before hospital to-day proved that this firmer rates by borrowing in the prohibition America was a advance on short-term securities. large customer at the London Rubber Sales, and it is doubtless In Continental Finance, a fact that some of the supplies thus obtained did go to our From the absence of any state-enemies, but the position now is dry on June 30, through an actment of the Aus ro Bangarion entirely different.

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the continued accumulation of New York to European markete, occurred in the last ten years. Bink, except on the supposition orders for rubber goods before" gold as the Imperial German neither will they fill foreign During that time some counties of extreme pressure on private supplying American and Cana- have remained dry continuously, holders. If so, the policy is dian orders... while others permitted liquor un- der local option laws. New laws questionable, because coupled us assume that the British give careful definition of what will great currency inflation and Government could and did atop

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TEXT BOOK OF BOXINO, Dalscoll, FORBES RUSSIAN GRAMMAR 30 SOTHERM'S VERBAL NOTES & SKETCHES FOR MARINE EN.. GINEERS, 8th Edition - 9,50

conatitutes intoxicating liquors of gold redemption-conditions cantes in which we and other would asai-t Germany willingly. UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS, Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection

pursued along with suspension rubber from, the Dutch Indies and how they shall be forbidden, which might accelerate internal English companies ore interested. The most likely way to make them including the penalties,

Baglish Oirls Off to Australia.

dissension and financial crisis in from being sent to Amerios, and do so would be for the Britieb

"A party of 120 girls who have the case of any serious German could compel the estates to send Government to attempt farther

been thrown out of work owing

disaster.

.1.

to the war, loft London last month

it to London. for Australia, where they are to of the Allies Ministers confirms side, and possibly compel some rubber crops to German agents at The outcome of the conference reduce the price of rubber on this. "This would not only further

roat ictions on the American trade. | Eastern Extension Australasia

"The estates in which we are try their fortune as domestie sormy previous cables. Its chief

concerned could have sold their

& China Telegraph VALE, They represent the first decision concerned the facilitat of the estates to stop tapping fs, to 8 per lb., and they refused contingent of young women ingof Russian remitances a broad their trees (because there would that offer, as did others, No. selected by the Queen's Work for and of all external payments by the Dutch owned estates, in which pressure was brought to bear by Porth.M

be loss instead of profit), but

Women Fund for emigration, and the Allies to neutral countries. they received a hearty send-off at

in addition 51 towards fare and Evening Post.

61 landing money. The fare is

83 each, and each emigrant is

there are no English shareholders, our board with this obl of, and only casually it came to the

Confuey 97 Connaught Road, Leyorad (2), Liverpool. Manwild, New York,

Ricou, Maozos

J. M. BECK, Superintendent. Hongkong, March 18th, 1915.

Company, Ltd. Great Northern Telegraph Yeching, Moja ch Neetaiohun, Shanghai Cheongwo Woahul, Yokohama Yahshuntung, Bhànghal

Hongkong, March 19th, 1915.

SR. BLACK, AN

Superintendent.

St. Pancras Station. Each of the £10,000,000 loan in 5 per cent. their rubber to Amerien and get a the Dutch management had acted

Russia is about to issue her would still be at liberty to send knowledge of our chairman that Namloon r, Iloilo. girls has received a completo Treasury bills. Ita-favourable. outfit from the Queen's Fand, and reoption is ensured.-New York still higher price for it. in such a creditable manger...

"Further, there is nothing to

It has, of course, recently been provant the estates last-named officially announced that the em from sending rubber to Germany bargo on rabber exports to or any other European country they chooes to take the risks.

America is withdrawn as a result Speaking from a fairly in the Governments. In the same of certain arrangements between

W. Tazewell to a seat on the circular the appointment of Mr. board of directora is announced.

regaired to repay £2 from her

wages to the State in which she IF you have lost your appetite settles The party included girls one of the big variety of

who had formerly earned their dainty dishes at the ALEXANtimate soquaintance with Datch living as typists, shop assistante, DRA CAFE is sure to tempt Indies plasters, our chairman is dressmakers, factory workers, eto, you,

of opinion that very few of them

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