1915-12-27 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Ordination Statistics. The Guardian în an analysi the ordination. Gists for 1914-15, rays that 503 deacons were cz- dained for Feme dioceses, cOM- pared with 670 ir 1913 14, `x decrease of nearly 25 per cent. The percentage of graduates of) Oxford or Cambridge has fallen 45-8 to 344, and that of all univFT- sity graduates from 855 to 55.3. A Ceasor Story

The Timer is informed that s young lady, writing recently, to sconsin who is a prisoner of war in Germany, mentioned, in infarm- ing him of her father's intention to organise a small party to shoot phessants on his property, that "Isther has great dificulty in getting guns." This valuable piece of military information was daleted by the Censor.

A Record in Grenade Throwing.

The record for grenade-throw- ing in the French Army has been besten by a group of men of the 17th battalion of Chassears a Pred. It had been held by a private of

the 1903 class who threw his

serenades a distance of just over

NOTICE

THE VICTOR-VICTROLA

BRINGS TO YOU AN INFINITE VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT.

TAKE ONE WITH YOU ON YOUR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS."

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS

MOUTRIE'S.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

FOR EACH INSERTION.

PALL

IS THE QUALITY.

MALL

Cigarettes

THAT HAS BROUGHT THEM TO THE FRONT

TO LET.

TO LET

Three-momed

Flats in Humphreys Build- ings. Kowloon.

Four-roomed fists in May Road. with every modem convenience. includ ng English baths and kit į chen ranges, hot water and water cariage system. A few Bats specially designed to accommo- date three bachelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate possession.

Four-roomed Houses in Gordon Terrace, and Salisbury Avenue Kowloon. Apply to:-

HUMPEREYS ESTATE &

FINANCE CO. LTD.

Alexandra Buildings

TOL

TO LET

"OLDT-Office on 1st Floor, No. 14 Pedder · Street,=. Apply Property Office, JAR DINË, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

WANTED.

WANTED

Typewriting:

Manuscript of every kind accurately and nestly typed at short notice by Englishman. Terms 30 cents per folio. CamTM mercial correspondence in Eng- lisk for Chinese busir ess

TO LET-Offices at & Con- gentlemen a speciality. Write *Despatch ** “Hongkong Tale- graph."

naught Road.

Offices in King's Buildings. Offices in Des Van Road Central

121 feck. The new record, which THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING uses in

is attested by the officers of the

section caroaned, is 148 feet from the line of the French trenches. Perang Cricket Club Annual Report.

The annual report of the com mittee of the Penang Cricket Club says that in spite of a reduced! membership there has been s satisfactory year. After allowing for debenture interest, bad and doubtful debts and depreciation, on the year's working there was

profit of $1,190. During the: year 62 new members joined, making a total of 333 compared with 428 in the previous year. Three members were killed oz active service and eighty-nins are serving with the naval and mili- tary.

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Japanese Tobacco Tax Reduced. As the result of an extensive movement raised at the initiative of the Chinese tobacco dealers at Lisoyang in conjunction with the Chinese Guild at Mukden and elsewhere, the Chinese authorities have been prevailed upon to re-

CO., LTD.

ESTAB! ISHED 1883

MANUFACTURERS, OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

CABLE LAID

4.STRAND

8 STRAND

" to 15"

5 to 15′′

3′′ to 10′′ CIRCUMFERENCE CIRCUMFERENCE CIRCUMFERENCE Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

North British & Mercantile insurance Company.

in which are vested the shares of THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

.CO. LTD. and

+

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS AS- SURANCE COMPANY. (TOTAL FUNDS AT

223,370,367

DECEMBER, 1914) T-Artboritised. Capital-£5,000,£20

Sabecribed Capital - 4,500,000

£ 7,437,500

Paid-up Capital IL-Fire Funda - -

duce the original 12 per cent.-Life and Annuity Funda. 12367 390

tax, which would be equivalent to three times the existing tax, to a mare addition of 8. Y120 to the ruling rate of SIL60 per 100 kin. This has given a solution to the cutstanding dispute. It is further afirmed that no foreign tobacco is to be taxed.—Manshuria Daily News.

Anglo-Indian's Estate Mr. Fredinand Spinner, of West Didsbury, Manchester, and of E. Spinner and Co., merchants, af Manchester and Bombay, died on June 13 leaving estate of the grome value of £168,186, the net person=" alty being 164,809. By bis will the testator left£4,000 for distribution among the employees of his firm at Manchester" and Bombay of 15 years' service and one year's wages to each of his servants of 15 years' service. He also directed that should his wife survive bie adopted daughter the ultimate residus of his estate is to be divided into 20 parta, two of which are to be distributed among charitable institutions in Manches ter and two smong such institu- tions at Zurich, Switzerland.

The Floods In Siam, Some details are reaching Bang- kok of the extent of the disaster that has fallen on the Simese Peninsula. Torrential rains, R tidal wave and a typhoon have ecmbired to produce a most extraordinary state of things such as no inhabitant of the Peninsals apparently remembers to "havO experienced before. Thirty-six inches of rain ware reċcrded at Singora in three days, and 18 inches at Bandon in five days. It was still raining, when the mail

1 Kaking Fund kecount

Raverne Fire Branch.

128,230

£95,970.357

- 2,381,556

Life and Annuity Branches --- Marine Department.

Other Receipts -

478,940

The Accutrelative Funds of the vac- icus Branches are separately lureated and by Act of Parliament, azi set zzida. to meet the claus under the respective Departments of the Company's business.

General Managers

Yorkshire

Clifton Gardens,

New Houses in Broadwood

Terrace.

Houses at the Peak

WANTED-Daily or resident

urse for two children at the Peak Apply by letter en- closing copies of testimonials to

*E*at this office.

PORT and KXPORT Fizz

No. I Moreton Terrace, Cause A COMPRADORE for an Im of long standing. Security re quired.

way Foy.

Godowns at Wanchisi

No.1, 2 and West End Terrace Canton.

Apply to

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

servants

TO LET. Ravenshill East, Park Road; containing 9 rooms, 3 bath rooms. quarters, &c. vacant 1st Novem- ber.

Apply De.con Looker, Deacon & Harton.

To

"O LET-A House in Knuts-

ford Terrace, Kowloon, Apply to

Apply to

* COMPRADORE” -Care of Mr. J. EL Gardiner,

"Solicitor. Hongtong. Hongkorg, 14th December. 1915

A FIRM doing IMPORT and

EXPORT Trade in Hong. kong and Canton desires to have an Active or Sleeping Partner to increase business. Good oppor- tumity for investing money. Apply as regards conditions.10~~---

PARTNER.”

Cars of Mr. J. H. Gardiner, Solicitor, Hongkong.

Insurance TE HONGKONG LAND IN- Hongkong, 24th December, 1915.

Co., Ltd.

VESTMENT & AGENCY

Co. Ltd.

"O LET~~ La Hacienda

No. 74 Mount Kellett Road. Chater's Bungalow, No. 66

ESTABLISHED 1884-1 Nathan Road. Kowloon,

The Undersigned AGENTS for

Apply to CHATER and MODY,

5 Queen's Road Central

T

`O LET-TO houses

"Stonehenge", No. 5, Robin- the above Company are prepar-son Road Newly done up and

remodelled.

ed to ACCEPT RISKS against

FIRE at Current Rates,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

AGENTS,

HON GKONG STOCK EXCHANGE,

The Committee has decided that the following I shall be the settlement days for the year 1916-

Friday,

Monday,

Wednesday,

Thursday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday,

Tuesday. Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday.

By order of the Committee,

BANK OF CANTON

LIMITED.

28th January.

18th February,

29th March,

7th April.

30th May,

28th June,

28th July, 99th Angust,

28th September, 227th October,

28th November, 22nd December...

EDWARD M. RAYMOND,

Hon. Secretary.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Taft. The railway line has been General Banking Business Trans- damaged in several places, but acted.

not so badly as might have been expected in such circumstances.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

Still it is supposed that traficed and FIXED DEPOSITS Re will be interrupted for a weak ceived.

The storm centze szazs šo bare been around Bingors, and the rains spread up and down the coast, being prerated from cros ing the Panimania by the hills

watershed. forming the

Fyou have lost your appetite one of the big variety of

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 3 Months 3% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annum For It Months 43% per ann

LOOK POON SHAN

Chief Manager.

Each house contains downstair two good rooms and upstairs three bedrooms, each with bath-

TOOL

Outhouses, and Grass tennis

court.

Shortly available for occupas- tion.

FOR SALE

.

FOR SALE-The residence be- longing to Mr HK Holmes situated at Taipoo containing four rooms out offices, &c. Own Electric installation. La8. gar- For den and Tennis Court. particulars apply :— THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY Com Ltd.

FOR SALE as a going concern

the goodwill and stock-in- trade of the well-known Hong- kong urkish Bath and Toilet Company. Io reasonable offer Apply to

[rejected." Apply to Gea, P. DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD, TAMMERT, Auctioneer

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AND FULL DETAILS.

FRERES.

BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD.

The Leading French Jewellers and dealers în Fancy. Goods.

Just Received an Enormous Stock of English

Gold and Silver Ware.

Great Stock of Xmas Presents Just Arrived.

HIMROD'S

tivas fastanut RaFat Ma-menber ubat you send sixty. ogsee my be safering ston--whether ASTHMATIMFLUENZA, RASAL DATAREN, or ORDINARY Doval.

SINGON & CO.

Established A. DX1888,

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WÄRE MERCHANTS: Wholesale and Batxil

Pignon) and

Fooding Loong Stri

(927 Content Mkakati Talmol.à. $15 one

NATURAL SHAPE

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PALL MALL

FAMOUS CIGARETTES

ORIGHAL

́SE SURE. THIS SAND IS SET BAKTER

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

GENTLEMEN'S

DRESS SHIRTS

$3.50 to $5.00 Each.

COLLARS

$4.50 Par Dxz

EVENING DRESS WEAR

DRESS CLOYES

* 1.75 and $2.50 per Pair.

DRESS SOCKS

PATENT PUMPS & SHOES-

CORRECT STYLES-BEST QUALITIES.

JUST RECEIVED

A. G. COUSIS & CO.

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

DUBEC SUPERIOR-

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per 100 $2 20

50 .80

100 1.10

ISIS

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

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EU ENGLISH TAILORS. "No. 1, WYNDHAM ST. (Flower St)

YOU

WITH A PERFECT FIT.

Established 1930.

N. LAZARUS,

OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN.

WAR AND HEADACHES.

Have you noticed that your eyes are much more

that you have headaches since the waritari Everyone is reading

two or three times as man usual. Their additional reading causes myönt which had been previously capable of doing they were asked to do. If your eyes we you had correctly fitted glasses, you

without-tizing your eyes

We make no charge for testing you

your eyes tire call in and ask if you Sight Tested with Lates

Scientific instruments by

N LAZARUS

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