1915-06-22 — Page 3

22

GENERAL NEWS.

Turkish Baths in Favour.

NOTICE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915.

MOUTRIE'S PIANOS

One class of people benefiting by the war are the proprietors of Turkish baths. The first thing anybody back from Flanders, whether an actual combatant or only a bearer of dispatches, has aro tens to do is to take a Turkish bath as the one thing guaranteed to restore that civilised feeling that stay anywhere near the front destroys, and the fashion thua set has spread through all airoles of society. The baths At the bath and Automobile clubs are never empty nonlays, and one meets all sorts of calebrities in the cooling rooms stoking and chatting after the sensation of enduring a temperature not far removed from boiling pait. Even men woesty in London only amcunts to. a few hours- and in the emergencies of this unique war there are many such who breakfast in Boulogne or Dunkirk, loach at a late four in London, and sleep on Continental.: soil-make it a practice to take the short cut to a pervading sense of cleanliness that a Turkish baih alone gives-sunday Chronicle.

For The Red Cross. London, May 10.-Their Ma- joties the King and Queen signi- fied their intention of being present at the Royal Albert Hall, on May 13, at the subscription concert which Madame Clara Bütt

is to hold in aid of the British Red

BACKED

GUARANTEE for

FIVE YEARS.

EASY

CAN BE TERMS

ARRANGED.

INSPECTION INVITED.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

AMERICA'S NOTE.

President Wilson's Words Not Those of an individual But

of a People.

PASSED BY CENSOR.

A British prisoner in Germany has.contrived an ingenione way to inform his mother that he is on very short ratione, states the Daily Express.

Poor

Prepaid Advertisements.

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO LET.

TO LET-FOUR ROOMED

TO LET.

TO LET-Broadwood Road, on

Ridge East of Happy Valley,

FLATS in Hanoi Road, Kowloon, and May Road, Hong 5 Roomed Detached House kong, with possession on or about standing on its own grounds. 15th August next-English baths For particulars apply to C. E. and kitchen ranges, hot and cold WARREN & Co. water, Electric light. First class appointments throughout, includ" TO LET-Large Furnished ing water carriage system.

PENYRHEW" Minden Row beard. Apply 11 Hankow Road, Room; with or without

Kowloon, 6 Roomed house with

Tennis Court,, 2 & 3 'Minden

Villas, Kowloon, 5 Roomed.

Kowloon.

Houses with Tennis Courts. TO LET."La Hacienda" E., Four roomed 'houses in Gordon

No. 74 Mount Kellett Road.

NOTICES.

Masters frères

Masperes frienes

"SPECIALS

SPECIALS

Terrace and Salisbury Avenue; Apply to CHATER and MODY, FRAGRANT and FASCINATING.

Kowloon, Flats Kowloon.

in". Nathan

Road,

5 Queen's Road Central.

A Fiat in Humphreys Build-To ings, Kowloon. Apply to.---

HUMPHREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildinge.

TO LET.-Houses in Clifton

Gardens, Conduit Road. Godowns, Now Praya, Ken nedy Town.

Godowns, at Wanchai Road, 58 The Peak, "The Retreat""" 21 Wongnolchong Road, Apply to:

THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.

of No. 6, Des Voeux Road

PROQURATION,

O LET.-Furnished, including 4 a splended Piano, "Fair View" No. 3 Robinson Road, containing 6 rooms with ample servants quarters. Apply to:- DAVID BASSOON & Co,

TO LET-Queen's Building.

The South-West portion of the first floor, including Treasury on Ground floor, lately in oc- cupation of the German Bank. Godown, No. 9, Ice House Street.

."

Offices facing the Harbour) between The Hongkong Club and Post Office. Apply to:

THE HONGKONG LAND IN-

VESTMENT & AGENCY...

Co., Ltd.

WANTED.

WANTED-For Siam an as- sistant sub-editor, also an assistant reporter, must be of European parentage, young and of steady habits. Apply enclosing

LANE,

$1.50 A TIN.

CRAWFORD & Co.

SUN HATS

BEST ENGLISH MAKES.

87.50 #10 00

THESE HELMETS ARE THOROUGHLY

$11.50

SUN AND RAIN PROOF

AND PRACTICALLY UNBREAKABLE.

DOMINICAN Manager, SIAM OBSERVER, LANE,

Bangkok.

She wrote to him some mozthe The note from the State ago asking if he would like some Orosa Society and the Order of St. Department to the German ioned foods. She had no reply, John. Mr. Kennerley Rumford, Government at Berlin, protesting until, a law days ago, she received who is at present at the front in at the destruction of the Ameri- the following postcard, passed by TO LET The Ground Floor charge of his own motor ambul- cats on the Lusitania, and of the German censor: ance, is returning for a few days other invasions of American

My darling "little Mary," I have Central, occupied by Madame, in order to take part in the con- tighte, and suggesting meana-by recently heard from my mother, Gains, etc. Apply to DAVID cartwhich at the King's com. which the Germane may still and I gather from her card she is SASSOON & Co., Limited, mand will be the only Cala" preserve peace and friendship rather noxious about you. performance of the present London with the United States, is. no darling, you are undoubtedly 89260 1. Mr. and Mre, liumford ordinary diplomatic despatch going through bard times now, are paying the whole of the ar- writes Professor Bushnell Hart in but am glad my mother and TO LET.-Houses in Torres photograph, testimonials, and penses, so that every penny en American paper. It is known others hayo at last begun to realise to:-SPANISH

Buildings, Kowloon. Apply stating sal iry received will be a direct subscrip- to be the product of President your need of outside help. tion to the funds. By the express Wilroa's own thought and pen, Your allowance is quite ia- wish of the Queen Madame Clara but even then it is not bis pote; sullicient for your needs; of all Butt will sing Sullivan'a "The it is the answer of the American the sloppy thrage the State has Lost Chord," Liddle's Abide Nation through its highest re- done for dependants allowance is With Me," sud Elgar's "Land of presentative. It is more than an the sloppiest just enough to Hope and Glory." Long before sewer; it is a ocol, starching ex the box office was cpen close niponal ananswerable statement of £2,000 worth of tickets were ap the cass and its consequences. plied for: The first post a few No pariy sentiment goes mornings ago brought well over into this reply. President lives on the Lusitanis: The Pre-

is tho 600 guiness, while 200 guineas Wilson

President aident simply focuses the calm has been paid for a single box, of every Republican, Progres common sense of the Nation by and other 1 oxes are being sold at siva, Socialist and Prohibitionist standing like a rock upon the TO prices varying from 25 to 100 in the country, as well as of every position that his countrymen have THE guineus, and stalls are selling Democrat. He speaks the alma right to take passage on Eng rapidly at 5 guiness each.

unanimous voice of a hundred ligh vessele. Why ra.? He dis- million people. He represente roses once for all of the sophiam five hundred million" neutrals that the United States cannot

exist on.

Am quite well.

TO LET Office, 2nd Floor, No. 14 Pedder Street; also Large Godown on Water Front, East Point. Apply Property Office, JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., Ltd.

LETA House in Knuts- HONGKONG LAND IN-

ford Terrace. Apply to:-

VESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.

* MUNITIONS FROM

AMERICA.

German Move to Get Export Stopped,

The Smoking Woman. Some time ago the Newnham throughout the world. He is complain because they took girls petitioned for the recogni- trying with all his might to save their own risk." Of course they tion of smoking. The Principal, for makind the great principle took the risk that the Lusitanis I am told, vary discreetly said that nations have a right to be might be stopped on the high seas, that she would take the opinion neutral. He insists that the and that they might have to tum- of their parente. Since then I United States is entitled to oon-ble into boats and lose their bag have heard no mos on the mat-tinue trade and intercourse with gage. Not one of the hundred ter. But it is none the less a fact all other nations, whether neutrals or more American victima allowed that since the war begen any or belligerente.

himself to think so low of German President Wilson in bis clear bumanity and character and sense number of women and girle have given up smoking. My own in-and unmistakable English clina to believe that German naval

The Germa element in pression on the subject has been ches once for all the distinction officere would mercilessly kill confirmed by other men. In May between eh'pments in our own them-man, woman, child and so far been unrewarded, is again America, whose persistence has fair and Belgravia the smoking vessels and shipments in the baby at the breast! Not a soul woman is less frequently to be vessels of England or any othero that ship was engaged in latest move is to invoke the sid bent on mischief-making. The The Stare toilities against the German of the law to put a stop to the met. With so many of them it belligerent power. is a case of smoking because they ani Stripes is the rightful pro-empire, yet fifteen hundred were export of munitions to the Alliee. had idle hand; The woman who tection for every American vessel sacrificed, for the alleged reason Circuit Court Jadges in various osa smoke and work at the same that is carrying ordinary wares, that without killing them it was States, if the ploters have their time has yet to be born. So when including fco staffs, either to doubtful whether the Germans they take to knitting for the boys Germany or to neutral ports could sink the Lusitania and get American ammunition factories, way, will put a blockade on in khaki they had to bid farewell Neither England nor Germany out again in eafaty.

just as the British fleet has pat a to the Turkish and Virginia has the slightest right to molest What is the next step? It blockade on German porte.

these veraole, except by stopping depends not on the American Exchange....

and searching them, to make sure President or the American that they are what thos profess couple, but on Sungarl Alluvial Deposito,

Germany. The The Bank of Choson has been to be. Dropping bombs upon f ture relations of

News from Milwaukee states that a complaint has been filed the

there by a Brer named Simuel,

His

WANTED. Immediately ox for legal office. Apply with full pert Stenographer-Typist Particulars staling age experience and sa ary required and enclosing three recent references. 'LEX' c/o Hongkong Telegraph.**.

LOST.

LOST A PARROT, MOUNT

GOUGH, THE PEAK.

YOU

CRAWFORD & Co.

WANT A MOTOR CAR?

ALL RIGHT.

PHONE 1036

THE EXILE GARAGE.

33-35 DES VOEUX ROAD,

Pink and grey parrot: very tame. Where You will get Expert Service and every Satisfaction

Finder will be rewarded. "J.E." c/o " Hongkong Telegraph."

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS:

Eastern Extension Australasia & China Telegraph Co.

Cheney c/o Moutrie, Camden N. J.

Chop Man Woh West Point, Singapore.

Fatkee, Haiphong. Mexicocity, Liverpool.

Jones, Engineer Seamship

Mancini, Lo don, Maru," Singapore,

Voceli. Steamer Miyazaki

J. M. BECK, Superintendent. Hongkong, 17th June, 1915. Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd. Chongshingloung, Shanghai, Giunyuen, Shanghaf Joenoen Vesinglee, Shanghai. Jungen, Shanghai. · Jenyuen. Shanghai.. Messrs Babean West Point, Shanghai.

Amoy.

Lowloew Yueton and Company,

Poontong Gubilit Street, Shang-

"R. BLACK, Superintendent, Hongkong, 18th June, 1915.

hal

engaged in buying alluvial der American ships from aeroplaner, two nations do not depend, simply Pearson, who claims to have been posite and in refining the par- and torpedoing them by subma-on what has happened, bad as it a General in the Boer war. chases. The bank management ripes are intentionally hostile acte, is. What the Amerians want to has planned to extend similar unless speedy apology is made for know, and must know, is whether complaint, which has been lodged operations to Manchuria and pro- the mistake, and an indemnity these are uote of German state the Allis Chalmers Company, in the Circuit Court, is against poses soon to start buying the promised. When an American policy--whether they are to con- outputs there. This plan origin- ship is torpedood in such a way tinue, Germany has appealed to proving that the company ros- and is designed to secure evidence ated soon after the opening of the that the crew and passengers have mankind against the British spired with the Bethlehem Steal Changshan branch of the Bank not time to escape it is a fearful domination of the seas; but never Company to manufacture skrappel in September, 1013. The people addition to the guilt of such tots in the many aggressive acts of of this branch submitted a sample because it involves the lives of Great Britain has the British and abip it to the Allied forces Lord Kitchener and others on the of alluvial deposits brought to the absolutely innocer t human beings, Government taken the ground contrary to the law of Wisoensin. importance of a fall supply of market by Chinese to scientifio non-combatants, neutrals and that it had a right to shoot,

Pearson is not a rich man, but, advance of the armies in France

KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.

THE PEACE OF THE WORLD, H.

G. Wells FIGHTING WITH KING ALBERT,

A Belgian Officer EYE-WITNESS'S NARRATIVE OF

THE WAR.

401

| SCENES IN HONGKONG, A NEW

ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS. LO PICTURES OF 1915

"80

2.75

"

.80

GERMAN CULTURE, Past & Pres

Belfort

Bax SAMUEL MERWIN'S THE CHAR- MED LIFE OF MISS AUSTIN,

of the Far East THE NODERN KNITTING BOOK

9.50

1.75

1.80

MIDDLE AGED,

"30

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE

WAR

WHAT I SAW IN BERLIN, ETO..

Piermarini

A Novel .80

4.00

HEALTH FOR THE MI

Seymour Taylor

CHILDBIRTH AMER

WITH FRENCH IN FRANCE AND "FLANDERS.0.8. Watkins......

80 PAINLESS THE WAR & ITS ISSUES, J.Oman 2.40 AMERICA AND THE WORLD WAR,

Roosevelt...

KITCHENER CHAPS, Nell Lyons FRENCH OFFICIAL REVIEW!

FIRST MONTHS OF WAR.... MEANING OF THE WAR" FOR DERMANY & GT. BRITAIN, Sanday... MORE THOUGHTS ON THE WAR, Clutton-Brockhaaralindearin

THE AMATEUR ARMY, Patrick

Macgill

4.00

TWILIGHT SLEEP, Hanza

AND TOWN LIFE IN CHINA, Y. Leong & L. Tao : 4,00

80

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY,

Albert Churchward

.80

A

SONG OF THE EMOLISH, Rud

6.00

yard Kipling

BLAND & BACKHOUSE'S. CHINA

160

..

UNDER THE EMPRESS DO

WAGER, Cheap Edition

80 SOCIAL EVILS

3.50

THEIR RE

MEDY, Tolstoy LALAGE'S LOVERS Birmingham.

80 CHRONICLES OF

TOWN," A Nov).

NATIONALITY & THE WAR, 'A. J.

Toynee. With coloured Maps 4.33 WHITE FANO, London.

NOTICE.

A GERMAN

munitions of war to the rapid N. LAZARUS & Co.,

tests, and found that it was not Americans. The note is in the smash, or drown non-combatants from the legal forces at his com- and Flandere, only larger in size than the Okoon right koy when it declines to and neutrals for the offence of mand it is clear that he has plenty Washit gton, Friday. Prezi- outputs, but also it was of a fine accept the German excuse that sailing on the world's high seas of financial backing. In all pro dent Wilson has instructed the quality. "Some of the deposits" szob vessels are destroyed in the in unarmed vessels. It was a bibility he is merely a figurehend Attorney General to investigate says the Manchuria Daily News, so-called "naval zone. The high terrible responsibility to order for a number of gentlemen with the complaint filed by Samuel #contained 08.2 (?) per cent of seas are the property of all the sinking of the Lusitanis, and German names. He and his law- Pearson, gold." A systematic study of the nations, including the United that responsibility goes straight producing centres and market States, and to take the lives of back to the German Kaiser, who era make no secret of their in- conditions, was instituted." The Americans navigating such seas, had the power to prevent it. Ittention to bring similar anite in chief pro-lacing osatres ore in the unless they are actually resisting will be a still more fearful like those of Wisconsin, in the Upper Sangari in Hastien and the Germans, is not warfare but responsibility if the German hope that even if success can only you have lost your appetite Mengkianz Prefecturas. The oat murder.

Government glorifies this deed be obtained in a few, it will have ore of the big variety of pata are first put on the Kirin

The note farther expresses the and gives no guarantee that it market and are then brought to nation's horror at the destruction shall be the last of a hateful operatione. This hope has been DRA CAFE is sure to tempt Changchun.

of more than a hundred American serier.

encouraged by the stress laid by you

cthar States where the laws are

|6-aarions effect on the Allied, dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-

QUALIFIED OPTICIANS,

HAVE REMOVED

28, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

(lately occupied by W. POWELL, Latd.)