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NOTICES.

EXPANDED METAL

FOR PLASTER WORK AND REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUGTIGE

AS

USED

IN

FOR

FLCCE.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917.

XMAS

HAMS

NOTICES

NOTICES.

NUMEROUS

'MPORTANT

WORKS

IN

·EVERY HAM

FCCF.

FOUNDATION,

WALL.

#

GUARANTEED.

ETC.

CREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA. STOCK LIST, PAMPHLETS, AND PRICES ON APPLICATION, Quotation for descripiton of Machinery or Engingerdog Flast on application to

DODWELL & co. LTD. Machinery Dept

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 Kumeroas Options at the Age of 25. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FILL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

APEXIOR

THE MOST RATIONAL REMEDY FOR BOILER TROUBLES.

BOLE AGENTS:-

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.

Queen's Building. Chater Road, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

33

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. PISTOLASA USIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Vari.alid for Comfort, Bealth mod Cooveniawe, Teleplzam in Avery Boom; prompt connection maintained by six linas to Cenusi. Mods Tomli stuði. Kumondena, Cuisine, Roof Garden and Mociai Kooma. Zuropeana Koppar meets Steamer

P. ORFEUSTER, Manager,

GRAND HOTEL.

A beachas und up-to-date Hotel, moer central location, within the vicinity of all she pilnaipat. Barcks. Noted for the best Food, Bafreshunent, Accommodation and Granlium. Cuisine under. Ruropean

Bapervision Apt when string Ordiantra vendere acictions from $20 gen. eo 11.13 p.m.

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

Telegraphic Address "COMFORT."

CO

Tel. 373

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

Ltr 15"

CABLE LAIU

4 STRAND

5" 15"

CIRCÙMFERENCE. | CIRCUMFERENCE

3 'to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE,

Gil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,0883 feet in length, Prices, Samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

CASCADE

General Managers,

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

& RED CROSS T

BEERS.

BREWED & BOTTLED by

Vancouver Breweries Vancouver, B.C. SOLE AGENTS :-

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

No, 15, QUEEN'S ROAD. Telephone No. 75.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

In which are vested the shares off THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

AND

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

Yorkshire InsuranceCo.,Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prépared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE, at Current Bates.

¿Mid

~HEN why be half suffocated, and eit up

all night coughing and graping for: | breath when a SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE

will give you certain, prompt relief and ensure a good night's rest? This the only genuine etre for Asthina, discovered ay Mr. HOBBS, a qualified Chemist, and arufferer for many years, will, if taken when necessary, esteet a radical cure of dis erstwhile incurable malady,

(lainable at Mewin, A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent Medicine Vendurs

Price: $2,50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th Angust, 1916.

LESSONSIN CHINESE.)

M

▼1⁄2. La Bow 71%, & Chlomo gradosła varmeč in žitarabera, has been a Lepetate to Europese officials and marahania to the Colony for lan years.

Bo be good melbod of trafzing BaropouDE topa Chinese examinations, und da pomened of a LEM Yale Devildestem a Chinese teebet, Ha has wao a good knowledge of Mandarin. and Hai

- Chew who Sutmed. Learning The Chicag language are requested to willa, ears Of **Rungtong Talagraph” often or dirash to 2. 100. Wallington Birati, meciod Boog

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON CHRISTMAS CARDS. IN ANY STYLE. AS DESIRED.

CHEAP SALE OF VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND GANTON.

MEE CHEONG,

PHOTOGRAPHER, A

I e House Streak

Telepipes 1908,

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR, DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS,

· MANUFACTURER'OF MOSAIC TILES, FINE BRICKS AND SANITARY STORE. WARE DRAIN PIPES, IMPORTER ANS LEPARTER OF BUILDING MATERİALS. |Talaphona No. 1483, ORise & Skowron ju

Head Office:--21, Wellington Street:

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. For the best. Monks, "Refresh" ments, Broad," Cakes and Con-

before-the-war] fectionary __at |prices. "VALEXANDRA CAFE,

AGENTS.

KINC

EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION. ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, .

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOORS HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEÄMERS,

Telegraphic" Address: “VICTORIA”

J. WITCHELL

Manager

ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE,

2 and 4, KENNEDY ROAD. Telephone 11 Frivate hotel, affording every Comfort. Large and airy rooms. Excellent Cuime under Personal

Splendid View of Harbour,

Supervision of the Proprietress.

For Terms apply:-MRS. LOSSIUS, Proprietress.

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOON..

First class and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel. Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tariff and most exe-llent cuisine under entirely European management. Monthly and Family rates aan be swanged or most reasonable

1erma

Apply:-THE MANAGTRESS, Kowloon. Telegraphic Adios: "TERMOTEL.” Code Used: A.B.C.3th Min.

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

The

The showe Hotel was openně or Jarust sai, 162, under new proprietorship and Management. Bol now offers, for Rauldenia and Tourista, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sta 1 band bean sosirely renovated throughost and newly furnished, and is now go-to-date lo avwy respect. Large and sirr zooma, mtcellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, Electric light and Fanc Prívas and Public Bar nod Billiards. Terms Moderata. For further information apply to

Telegraphic Address "'-Phonix.

THE MANAGER

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Iwand is made from the Best Quality Flour only and can be obtained and orders maken AM WEE'S DAIRY, 11, Feking Read, ON LEE Comprador. Haiphong Road, HURG CHEONG Compradore, Malabong Road, #WONG POOK, Compradors, Haiphong Road, KWONG YUEN MOW, Comprador Haplong Road,

„Orders may be left with the above for say of our products. We put on simolutely the Bang „Tilm and Dinner new Mana for Each Meal, Price vos Dollar Esch, or yo Meals for $10,00 good for any I comel, ora la Cane up to 75 C

We Guarantee everything put up sed sold by the Alexandra Cafe to be of first Casa Quality. Try I our own make Pork Eamages and Pork Pies, Pure Java Coffee Roasted and Ground Buily and put up in th. Tin to chase We give you a Epiandid Cup of Lipton's Tea ・ Hinerals and soft deinks of every Cesaription,

Fut give us a "Trial and you will be more than sailISHA.

DAR, U. 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, W.E)

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,

KOWLOOK SRARGH, 26, NATHAN ROAD.

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN.

FRENCH

TIL 452.

Tel. 482

LESSONS.

G- MOUSSION,

15. Morrison Hill Road,

"THE

SCRIPPS.

NEW YORK TO PETROGRAD:

MOTOR THAT DID IT.”

ALEX. ROSS & CO. SOLE AGENTS

ESTIMATES FREE.

THE PENTA MARINE MOTOR. RUNNING ON PETROL, BENSOL ALCOHOL OR PETROLEUM.

Unsurpassed le

construction and

workmanship.

Silest rening. BEST 100-rela

Motor the warket for ranging

OR

as PETROLEUM.

36 B. H. P. PENTA Marine Motor with reverse gear and fitted with PENTA Universal Vaporiser.

THE HEXA MOTOR

GENERAL NEWS,

"The Bellicose-Mendow.**

The Serbian boys in the United Kingdom are making rapid pro- grew in English. The extent of their attainmenta may be judged from the following story, which fis vouched for as authentic. One of the boys was asked to translate from Berbian into English the following sentence *---* He gave up his life on the battleföld,” With the help of a dictionary he "" Bo produced "the" version : *-** frelinquished his vitality on the

bellicɔse meadow.".

Cost of Living in Australla.

The latest returns prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician [show that the State of Western Australis still maintins its quique position of having suffered, coD- aiderably less than any of the other Blates from the increased. cost of living during the War. The relative increase in prices since the outbreak of war in Economical sproximately as follows: Queno-

working. Accessibil ity to all

working parts. Swedish mate.

for Stationery, Portable and Marine purposes. This Motor runs on Petroleum and equally advantageously on all kinds f Crude Tar Oil.

FOR PARTICULARS AND CATALOGUES APPLY TO

THE AGENTS :-

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO.,

Tel. No.

1877.

FIL. IN CHINA, LTD.

York Buildings, Tip Floor. Telephone 171

COLIN MACKENZIE & Co.

Tel. No.

1877.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

The

CHEMISTS & DRUCCISTS

14, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAS, HOFGKONG

AT LAST.

my firms which manufacture Nerva Sirengthening Food are atlost to be wound up under the Trading with the Bony Ast, Now if you want a naeve airangihening fod you must buy it from an

Loglich Arm

WE SELL SANAPHOS.

AN ENTIRELY BRITISH_PRODUCT prescribed by the highest medical aukhorities. An ideal summer tonic for resouviruoting the work, nerva lingue. We can recommend it. Price $2.50 per bottla.

IT IS FOLLY TO BUY A PIANO

Unless you are sure

it is by a Maker YOU Know, and Whose Re- putation YOU can rely оп. The Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. Are Sole Agents for the World Renowned Pianos,

CHALLEN.

CHAPPELL.

BRINSMEAD.

PRICE:--

£ Gal. Tine, $3,25 sach.

3 Gal Drams, $15,00 sanh,

JEYES FLUID

ALEX. ROSS

aland 43 per cent.; Victoris 39 per

cent., New South Wales 35 per cont., Tasmania 34 per cent, South Australia 20 per cent, and Western Australia only 13 per Focal.:

Ammunition Boxes.

The Master of the Workhouse at Tynemouth has been buying wood, to be chopped up for firing. What he has bought is 20 tons of ammunition boxes, made of the best wond that could be got, en inch-and-a-quarter thick, with elm ende, dovetailed, and nailed together. Ha paid about 6.1. each for the bozon; their probable cost to make was about 76. With | very little work each box would be equal to new, yet there are 50 tops more of the bozen in the market on offer at 28 63. per ton. We compliment the Work. bouse Mzster on his nose for econting a bargain, bat wẹ must kick indignantly against the io- competence of the War Office officials that renders it possible... -John Bull.

to

U. S. and Holland. The Netherlands Conaal- General at San Francisco, Mr. Van Coenen Torchians, who, says the Fazette de Holland is on a visit to Holland, replying to a question as

whether the United States had any direct ID- terest in the Dutch Colonies remaining under Dutch control, waid that so far as he could see the United States had no direct inter- ests in Netherlandı India. The relations between the United States sad Datoh Governments bad ever been cordial. Washing. ton would hardly be pleased to ass a vast colonial area in the Indian Archipelago change hania, Bat Americans bad anyet few fásocial interents in Netherlands Eart India. The Ban Francisco BI- bibition had aroused great intér est in America in "the Dutch [Ladies, but the development of

business mast not stop at the first m slepa now taken.-London and China Express.

Building Acts and Temporary.

Premises.

It is safe to say that not leas than ten million pounds", "worth | of temporary käildings now exist in this country which have been erected in contravention of the Building Acts in order to expedite [and facilitate the production of máñítíðát?” All over the acantry there are to be found temporary additions to existing factories; in fzo), wherever it has been possible to extend the shafting and instal frech lathes, structures have been... · eracted to house them. There are, in most cases, no flimsy ereoționa but good Workmities" baild- inge-on concrete foundations, At the end of the war they will all have to: some, down anlong mossuiros, are taken to legalise them. As they stand they are at.... fonce a-wident testimony to the Aumbing influence of the Build- îbg‘Adfa 'und an incentive” to Preform: Of course they ought not to nome down. Many man ME» facturers would be glad to rent them from the Government, and any suggestion that in the event of their being left manding they should merely be used as wtore houses for obsolescent war m torial' abonld be axamined

rigidly Times, 1

Food solid rel

Table

with