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GENERAL NEWS.

Francisco

This closing of the San FrancisOO exhibition, took place on December 4. The total number of visitors to the exhibition reached 18,000

·:"000 (against“ an estinate of

1,000,000.

Coal Magusta's New Estate.

Mr. D. A. Thomas, bead of the South Wales cos! combine, has purchased the Monmouthshire estates of the late Mr. Parry Harrick, of over 4,000 seres, in- eluding two historio ceatles.

Epidemic of Concealed & ges. When an old man was pro- cocated a Liverpool on Novem her 30, for wrongly stating his wife's age at death, the clerk to Guardians said this was only one of many cases, and the Registrar- General had directed action.

Gunboat Smith Knocked Out. New York, November 29-Io a boring contest here to-night Jim Gaffey knocked out Gamboat Smith in the fourth round with a right awing to the jaw. Coffey had the advantage in all the rounds, and punished Smith everely, making a much better show than in his recant fight with Frank Horan.

Eleven Drowned After a Ball

• Corunna, November 23.-Teo Spaniards and thirteen German

· seamen from the steamer Belgrano, intered in this part, were coming back by best from the village of Santa Cruz, where they had been six ball, when suddenly the boat was struck by a large wave and capsized. One Spaniard and ten Germans were drowned.

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S. MOUTRIE&Co., LTD.

PIANOS

ON

HIRE

From $10 · Per MONTH.

TUNING AND REGULAR ATTETHION INCLUSIVE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING ·

CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1883

MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

to 15

CIRCULARERENCE

CABLE LAID

5" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE

4 STRAND

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE

Oil Dalling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length. Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application

SHEWAN TOMES & CO......... General Managers.

North British & Mercantile Insurance Company.

More City "Specials" Wanted. So many special constables have resigned from the City plice re -serve to join His Majesty's Forces that the commandant, Colonel J. W. Beningfield, C.C., has issued an appeal to men over forty who THE are physically fit to perform the duty of a special constable. Men under forty who wish to join must produce a certificate of rejection showing that they are ineligible for naval or military service.

What the Courts Show. There was not a single case of drunkenness at either the borough or county police-courts at King- ston-on-Thames on November 30, according to the Globe. There were no charges for the Action of the magistrates, a most unusual s'ate of things for the early days of that week At Old-street, where on an average there have been from 29

in

which are vested the shares of OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

CO. LID.

And

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS AS

SURANCE COMPANY (TUTAL FUNDS AT 31st..

DECEMBER, 1914) £23,970,367 I--Authoritised. Capital-£5,000,00 Subscribed Capital - 4,500,000

Paid-up Capital - £2,437,500

I-Fix Panda -

13,337,047

Yorkshire

Insurance

Com

Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1884-

Prepaid Advertisements

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TO LET

TO LIET

Three-roomm

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OLER- La Escienda R

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Four-roamed Homes in Gordon Terrace and Salsbury, &Tunne, Kowloon.

Two roomed-fists in Nathan Road, Kowloon, Apply tom

HUMPERETS ESTATE, &

FINANCE CO., LTD.

Alexandra Buildings,

TO LET. Offoes at nanght Road

No. 74 Mount Kellett Road. Chater's Bungalow, No. 66 Nathan Road. Kowloon. Apply to CRATER and MODY 15 Queen's Road Central.

WANTED

ANTED.

WA

Typowaking Manuscript of every kind accurately and neatly typed at short notice by Englishman. Con-Terms 30 cents per fola Com

mercial correspondence' in Eng- Fish for Chinese business

entlemen a speciality.

· Despatch. Hongkong Tele- graph.. W

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

Houses in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.

New Houses in Broadwood Termoe.

Houses at the Peak

Godowns at Wanchsi

INTED.

Architect and

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particulars in Confidence address Capable clo Hoogkong Telegraph.

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Male

THE HONGKONG LAND IN-WANTED. Expart

Stenographer and Office

VESTMENT & AGENCY

Το

Co., Ltd.

Assistant. Apply, with Referen

O LEE — Havenshill East Ces to SHIPPING" care this

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FOR SALE

FORE SAL—A second-hand

(two coloured ribbon) No. 7

TO-LET. A House in Knuts-Remington Typewriter, practi

ford Terrace. Kowloom. Apply to sum

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

Embassy

M

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resizable ofer rejected.

Apply to REMOTM c/o Hong-

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“O LET -Two houses FOR SALE-One 10) BHP Stonehenge No.5, Bobin- Hornsby Ackroyd Oil Engine son Road. Newly done-up and Complete with and coupled direct remodelled.

to one 6 K.W. Continuous Cur- Each house contains downstair rent Shant Wound Dynamo shuut volts with two good rooms and upstairs of 50/70 three bedrocus, each with bath-regulator. ALSO One Switch-

board

room

THEO. VAFIADIS & CO.

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES

for Accommiators Imperial Bouquet Extra Fine (Grand

Outhouses and Grass tennis Dynazno, &c, complete with in- struments for 100 Amps Forfar-

I-Life and Annuity Funds 17167,590 The Undersigned AGENTS for court

Sinking Fund Account

Revenns Fire Branch-

Other Receipts -

295,970,367

2581,556.

Fife and Aunity. Brazchem er

Marine Department

478,960

£5,339,208

the above Company are prepar

to ACCEPI RISKS agaista

FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO,

AGENTS,

Th a becomniative Funds of the war- to 30 cases dealt with every Tass-iom Branches, are sepazataly invested day morning, only three charges and by Act of Parlament, are set aside

were brought. Mr. Clark Hall, the magistrte, remarked that the figures.were very significant.

Voice Regained by Shock. "The wife of a machinist at West Hartlepool named Bowran has, under singular circumstances, r8=| covered her voice, which she lost through shock during the bom bardment in December 1914, when

shall wrecked the house next | door. Since the bombardment she had been unable to speak above the merest whisper, but the doctor expressed the opinion that a sudden shock would restore bar- voice, and this has proved to be the case. She was at the local theatre when an imitation naval gun was discharged. The sud- den shock caused her to exclaim, *Ob, dear,” and she found that she could once more speak aloud.

The Chinese Greengrocers. Coriously enoughConfucius Ead poor opinion of greengrocers, wides Me Spences Leith Hughes in the Daily News. When that TemarkRbia man took office in the Kingdom of La, within three months (though he was only 23 rears old), he Managed to perenade greengrocers not to nas

to meet the claims under the respective

Departments of the Company's business.

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INDO CHINA „SIKAM)" NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LTD. From CALCUTTA, PENANG * SINGAPORE:

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Steamship

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having anived from the above CURRENT ACCOURTS open-Ports Consignees of caigo by her their tended to apply only led and FIXED DEPOSITS: are hereby. And

from

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hether they deserve

be

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Ana MT Apply to DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD., Hongkong 15th September, 1915

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Format)

Crown Prince

Nectar (Cold Tipped) Yildiz.

Club Size

Non Plus Ultra

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B RUNNING

WATER

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WITHOUT

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per 100 $5.00

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-100 -4.40

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HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

HOTEL MANSIONS.

AND, FULL DETAILS.

2 Pedder Street

· HO; 1, WYNDHAM ST.

-(FLOWER STJ

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ANNUAL WINTER SALE.

COMMENCING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 10, FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS IN

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In China havO

INTEREST OF FIXED

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