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LIFTS

"and

NOTICES.

WAYGOOD-OTIS

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916.

ELEVATORS

FOR ALL PURPOSES.

FOR QUOTATIONS APPLY TO THE

SOLE AGENTS:-.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:

Principal features.: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Return of Premia in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25.

WRITE FOR PARPHLET AND FALL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. . Agents.

SOLE AGENTS:-

GANDY

BELTING

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO. QUEEN'S BUILDING. CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

co

LTD.

PURE MANILA ROPE

• STRAND

Le to 15 **

CIRCUMFERENCE.

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

3" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE

3 'to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE,

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

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managen.

THREE

DIAMOND

COURVOISIERS

BRANDY.

SOLE AGENTE:

GALDBECK,

MACGREGOR & CO.

12, 1QUEEN'S ROAD.

Telephone No. 75.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

in which are vested the shares of THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

AND

THE RAILWAY PASSEN- GERS ASSURANCE CO. The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared, to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

Yorkshire Insurance Co.,Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are preparaỞ to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, JOMES & CO,

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

T

*HEM why be half suffocated, and sit up all night coughing and gasping for breath when a SINGLE dous of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE will give you cerinin, protup, wliet and maure a good night's rest ?' This, the only genuine cure for Aikina, disentered | by Mr. HO885 a qualified Chemist, and sufferer for piany years, will, if taken (when necessary, éffect a radiest cure of

thin eritwhile incurable malady.

Obtainable at Movers, §. S. WATSON' & Co. Ltd. and all Chemist, and Patent Medicine Vendura

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT- COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In "Casks of 375 lbs. met. In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managera.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

|LESSONSIN CHINESE,

13. La Box Fax, a Chinese graduada vorved in Biarabara, bar been a beacher to European offatale and marchants in this Colony for ten years,

He has a good malbed of training javoPREZE to pass Chilzova stazzinations, and is possimed. Df & ÁVIL TRIM ouillonte me a Disicano" lanchar. Ha has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka

Those who talent Seaning the Chines language sau requested to vašin, „chen_of * Hongarng Telegraph" often or direct to 30. 180, Welltagiou tireet, second Boor,

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN

ON CHRISTMAS CARDS.

IN ANY STYLE. AS

DESIRED,

CHEAP SALE OF VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND GANTON.

0 пр

MEE CHEONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

Horrel Telephone HMLS.

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR//

MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES,

· DEALER 11 SANITARY.GOODS.

WARE DRAIN PIPES:IMPORTER A FIRE BRICKHAND SANITANT STORES

Telephone No. (443, Dies &.&how.com EXPORTER OF BUIGUINO MATERIALS:

Hoad 0121 Wallington Street. www pd) 30 urithipad

For the best! Mouli, «Refesah={| menta, Bread, Cakes and Com fectionery at before the prices. ATEX NDRA OAT

XMAS

HAMS

EVERY HAM

|GUARANTEED.

NOTICESS

SILVER DISH" BRAND.

QUALITY

CANNOT BE SURPASSED.

HOTELS AND CAFES. "

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM:

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager."

PEAK HOTEL.

1.400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE. FIRST CLASS........ FUSED BETTA L

2017 ÚST BUTEL Carivalled for Comfort, Emlak and Consentence Telephone in Mary Boom prompt connection maintained by sia lines to Optiraš, Mode Tard and Balam Culetta, Boot Garden and Bocial Reus. Pero Max Runner uavota Bcammers.

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager..

GRAND HOTEL.

A foclase and up-to-date Hotel, most central location, wishin the eleïnity of all the pilnaipni Baško- Noted for the best Feek, Refressent, Accommodation and Claallows. Cuisine ender. Büropsat V

Supervision.

Á það)-cla.x vtring Orchestra randevu nalaċtions from 4.30 p.m. tp (1.30 p.

Special monthly terms for residents and for shipping people. For further particulare apply W. GALLAGHER, Manager. Telephone No. 197.

Telegraphic Address "COMFORT."

Tel. 373

KING

EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, · TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR? HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.:

Telegraphic Address: “VicTORIA

J. WITCHELL

ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE,

Manager

2 and 4, KENNEDY ROAD. Telephone 115. Private hotel, affording every Comfort. Large and airy roo06. Splendid View of Harbour, Excellent Culsne under Personal Supervision of the Froprietress,

For Terms apply-MRS. LOSSIÚS, Proprietress:

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOOK.

First class and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tariff and most exe-ilent cuisine ander entirely European Youngement. Monthly and Family, ratre can be arranged on most reasonable term.

App'y:-THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon, Telographic Addınsa: “TERMOTEL” Code Used: A.B.C. 5th Edn.

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA" GRANDE, MACAO.

The shove Hotel was opened' *NEWAL 181, 1874, under der proprietorship and Management. The Thorn now chwn, for Residents and Tocrises, excellent accommodation Large dining room incing these it has been wirely manuwared, throughoul and newly formlabad, and is now up-to-date in evary zkiptez, Large and king rooms, excellent sanitary arrangementa, Zot and Cold Bathe, Ruetric sight and Ims Príves and Public Bar and Billimola. Taras Moderate. For further information apply to

Telegraphie Addrem "Phomila- (

THE MANAGER.

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Bread is made from the Best Quality Far only and can be obtained and orders takw AW WEE'S DAIRY. 14, NONG FOOK, Compradore, Haiphong Road, XWONG YUEN NOW, Comprefore, Haiphong Lord, Compridore, Baiphong Rond.

Orders may be inz with the above for many of our products. We put up aboalusely the Best Tiles Diaper Dew wox for Each Muni. Příza von Dollar Each, oʻyo Maula for $00.00 good for y medal, ara la Karta up'211 ORI

WeGarantes everything put up and sold by the Alemadre Cala u be of fiest Class Onality. Try oor ons nike Pork Bassages and Park Pies. Pure Java Godina Ronstad and Ground Daily and put up la 1 Up. 13ng at so pences. We give you a Splendid Cup of hapton's Tem. Tiinatale and soil comics of erity deseription,

Jual plan na a Telal and you wiðd be more than machekel.

4

R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor,

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODEL,

(Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe, England, and Royal Palace Hotel London, WI)

NOTICE.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

..

MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE & SALE,

PROMPT SERVICE,

Sole:Distributors for South China and Macao: for the OVERLAND and HUDSON Motor Cars, the TRUM- BULL Cycle Car NEW COMET and the HARLEY DAVIDSON Motor Cycles,

TEL. 482.

|_ KOWLOBE/BEANOR.-26) NATRAN ROAD, "

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN. Tel. 482-

FRENCH LESSONS,

O MOUSSION

15. Morrison: Hil

NOTICES.

DURESCO.

The Colorwash that is more

trouble to apply, but which lasts, not twice, but ten times longer.

Wonderful for outside work.

GENERAL NEWS'S

Fiji's Aeroplane,"

The natives of the Province of Rewa have offered the sum of £1,500 for the purcisse of an aeroplans. This patriotic cffer has boss gratefully sccepted by Great Britain, and the thanks of the Army -Council "hats" been commusibated bỹ uigraph to | the Chiefs of the Provisoe.

Slam Currency Notes. The Minister of Finazos bas certified that the value of thứ |Government Carrenos Notes in circulation at the end of October Ticade: 43,198,885, being |Tisals 95,295 less this at the end

The only reliable COLORWASH 8-ptember. Of the total Tiouls

on the Market.

Large variety of artistic shades

in stock.

STOCKS KEPT BY:-

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

MACHINERY OFFICE.

"No. 4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRÄL

THE

JUNGNER ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR.

Strong, solid and compact. Iron and Nickel Electrodes with caustic potash in strong iron box. Minimum use of materials, May be charged a thousand times without lowering ita efficiency; may be charged and discharged in minimum time and to its full extent without :... injury. May be kept unloaded for any length. of time and is absolutely safe from self-discharging when left even a longer time loaded and out of use. Salt water has no injurious effect on the accumulator. An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition device,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS

AND A FRESH SUPPLY OF

25

THE NIFE" LANTERN:/

AK ELECTRIC ACOUMULATOR KAND-LANTERN (SWEDISH-MAKEĄ

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINATM

22 835,668 was retainsi in silver at the head office and the balance was invested.

Practical Patriotism.

The Canadian Cartridga Go.; Ltd, of Hamilton, Ontario, of which the President is Mr. F. W. Baillie, who, it' is runderstood,« |practially owns.the:"company; recently entered into a contrast | for 18 pdr, cartridge cassay. The

contract was finished well before · | the : wipulated±± dalt, and Mr. Baillie bau banded over to the Imperial Government the whole of the profits, amounting” – to $785 148.-United Empires

Unlon of Sugar Intéresti., According to persistent reports in facial circles in Tokyo re- cently, there is every probability of insigamation of the Toyo and Eanniko Sagar companies which, it in expected, will leil' to a com- bination of all the vagar interest of Japan: There are over a dozen sugar companies in Formoss, all said to be controlled by four groups of capitalise-tha; (Mit- suis, liteabisbis, Okurss, and the Suzukis, and it is through the iLfaelos of the latter that the newest union intɔ be formed. · As a result of the proposed combina tions only eix companies will be. left in operation.

Newfoundland's Stal Catch.

The Newfoundland sco!-fahing: #oneon" of 1918, which has just: ended, was financially the most successful:cz perisaeed for years. The auch numbered 242,000, and tLe value to the fishermen is re- turned at: #200,000,0In conm- quence of the war and the... abreies of men to handle the" ships, the Lomber of firrel, ez-

smallest number employed for many years—but this wasocenter- acted "by tha largs catch,that was secured, sa well as by the high prices prevailing for the fishery.

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. gged was only twelve-the

Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP-FLOOR)

Tel. No.

1877.

THE

COLIN MACKENZIE & CO.

COLONIAL

܀܀

Tel. No.

1877.

DISPENSARY

CHEMISTS & DRUCCISTS

14, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONA.

AT LAST.

The saway feins which manuficiaro Merra Strengthing Food wra atlast to bewoand up under the Trading with the Hawny Act. Now if you want a nerre sirength-site food you must buy it from an

Kaglish Arm.

WE SELL SANAPHOS.

AN ENTIRELY BRITISH PRODUCT - prescefboð: by, the highest medicul authorities. An ideal summer tonioffor rosolatessting tha woso serve finance. We mayencensound (1.

Price: $2.50 per bottla.

IT I FOLLY TO BUY A PIANO

Unless

sure

are you it is by a Maker YOU Know, and Whose Re- putation YOU can.rely on. The Robinson

Piano Co., Ltd. Are Sole. Agents for the World Renowned Pianos,

CHALLEN CHAPPELL. BRINSMEAD.

New Zealand2 Gold Reserva.

The Australian mints, which np tỏ à few idồnths ago supplied

New Zealand and Australis with gold and silver coin, have announced that they no longer- intend to make half-sovereign, and the New Zealand banke, in" [common with other backing in- stitutioɔný aze: conmrring large supplies of gold and making practically all payments in silver and roles. The amount of gold. coin bold in reserie1În: New T Zealand banks at the close of 1915 was approximately £8,000,000 as against £5,000,000 ́in ̄ ̄ 1913, There is no difficulty with regard to the minting or wapply of silver in the Dominion.-United Empirezi South African Natīvas asse

Dockers.

At the request of the Imperial Government, it has been arranged for five battalions of natives numbering 2,000 men, pagbe to proceed to France de dock labour there. They will forms military unit-under military control, but they will not take pert-in the fighting. The bat- talions will be under the super- vision of trusted officers who will soo to the welfare and comfort. of the nativeʊandėtake bach steps as zə may be necessary to avoid the possible ill eff iste of employment under élinge conditions. Eich battalion will havs, it chaplain and medical officers, and a fully equipped hospital will be provid ed for the contingent. The natives of South Afrios have frquently expressa). E. donira ta, ba, allowed so haly overstory, ameli, flies Kidiome