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NOTICES..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

THE UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER

"The Machine you will eventually buy."

HAMS

CAS

PLANTS

HORNSBY-STOCKPORT

CAS

ENGINES

AND !UCTION

OVER 10,000 IN DAILY USE.

HORNSBY OIL ENGINES.

AGENTS FOR:

METAL

THE EXPANDED EXPANDED METAL FOR TANGYES MACHINE TOOLS. FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. All Kinds of Machinery and Engineering Supplier.

DOUGLAS AND GRANT

Rice Mills and Steam Engines.

co..

LTD.

RE-INFORCED CONCRETE. FRANCIS WEBSTER AND SONS Canvas, Twines, &c. LIDGERWOOD MAKFO. Co. Heating Engines. Pile Drivers, &e. SUTER MARTMANN AND RANTJEN'S COMPOSITION CO.LTD. OF LONDON.

THE "RED NAND" BRAND. Anti-Fouling and Anti Corrosive Paints.

VARIOUS OTHER MANUFAC-

TURERS.

Quotations for any description of Machinery or Engineering Plant on application

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

Machinery Dept.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-

Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, Ne Medical Examination, Return of lemia in the Event of Death, and Numervas Options at the Age of 25.

WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FILL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents.

Maltheid Reefing

SOLE AGENTS.-

BRADLEY & CO., LTD. (MACHINERY DEPT.).

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD,

HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

1883. ESTABLISHED

MANUFACTURERS OF

CO.

EVERY

HAM

GUARANTEED.

1917.

NOTICES.

SCRIPPS.

NOTICES.

“

SILVER DISH "

"THE

„NEW YORK, TO PETROGRAD:

MOTOR THAT DID

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 RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Darivalled for Comfort Health and Convenience. Telephones io Every Boom: prompt connection mairtaited by six lines to Gestra). Moderate Tarifi and Kamillest Cuisitie, Boof Garden und social Rooms, Karen Bunner welt Steamer

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

A fwes-class and up-to-date Hotel, mot central location, within the vicinity of all the principal Banks. Noted for the best Food, Tefrmbents, Accommodation and Cleanline. Cuisine under European Supervision,

A first-cla ́s string Orchestra renders selection from 6.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

Special monthly terms for residents and for shipping people. For further particulars apply W. GALLAGHER, Manager. Telegraphic Address

Telephone No. 197.

LTO,

Tel. 373

PURE MANILA ROPE

6 STRAND

A to 25"

CIRCUMFERENCE. į

CABLE LAID

5" 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 80

4 STRAND

3' to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE.

feet in length.

Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forward) on applicatiæ.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

BOORD'S

GIN.

OLD TOM & DRY.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

& Co.

No. 15 QUEEN'S ROAD.

TELEPHONE NO. 73

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

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

AND

THE RAILWAY PASSEN- GERS ASSURANCE CO, The Undersigned AGEN [8 for), the above Company are prepared ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Lo

Agents.

Yorkshire InsuranceCo.,Ltd. ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the shove Company are prepared |to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE

Current Bates,

TOMES & CO

General Managers,

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

~HEN why be half suffocated, and sit opi

Tall night coughing and gasping for

breath when a SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE will give you certain, prompt relief and eure good night's rest? This, thel only genuine-cure for Asthma, discovered by Mr. HOBBS, a qualified Chemist, and a sufferer for many years, will, if lakeu when necessary, effect a radical cure of Ulla entwhile incurable malads..

Obtainable

Mere, A. S. WATSON

& Co. Ltd. and all Chemiet and Patent Medicine Vendora,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. not. In Bage of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

KING

"COMFORT."

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 rooms. Splendid View of Harbour. Excellent Cuisine under Personal Supervision of the Proprietress.

For Terms apply MRS. LOSSIUS, Proprietress.

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOOK.

First clues and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel. Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tariff and most excellent cuisine under entirely European management. Monthly and. Family rates can be arranged on most reasonable terms:

Apply: THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon,

·Telegraphic Address: “TERMOTEL" Code Used: A,B.C. 4th Edn.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

FIRST CLASS AND MOST UP-TO-DATE TOURIST HOTEL

2 Minutes from the Ferry,

Well furnished wors can be - btsford with or without board. Special rates for Kamilles and mercantile marina ‹ficers.

*** Tele, kone K3.

PRIVATE

F. E. HALL, Proprietor.

HARTING

AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON,

HOTEL.

EVERY Comfort, Larze and airy Rooms, suitable for Married Couples or single Ladies or Gentlemen. Excellent Cuisine under the Personal Supervision of the Proprietrees.

MRS. R. O. MURPHY, Proprietress,

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

The above Hotel was opened on #ogust ut, to's, under new proprietorship and Management. The Betel now of, for Residents and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sea Sa has iseen mestárely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and is now ap-to-date in every respect, Large and airy rooms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Bath, Electric aught and Fans. Private and Public Bar and Billiards. Terme Moderate. For further information apply to

Telegraphic Address "Phenix.

THE MANAGER

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Bread is made from the Best Quailty Tour only and can be obtained and orders takes in AM WEE'S DAIRY, T, Peking Road, ON LEE Fopradore, Haploor Road, YUNG CHEONG Compradore, siphong Road, KWONG FOOK, Compradors, Haiphong Road, KWONG YUEN NOW. We put up alsolutely the Eat Tifles may be left with the above for any of our products.

|LESSONSIN CHINESE. Comprador, Halphard Road

†à Le Hon Yan, a Olzfnina graārsta versed in Marsētra, bas bear & Lanetave

the Balony for tax years.

He her good makhod of training MikropeanE to pass Chinese EZAZZIDANONı, mod la gammered

of a rat rate osetiñogin as a Cizduses teCSIT Le han iad a good knowladgs of Mandarin and Hakka

-Those who Solent learning the Chin Language a requested to serie care of Hongkong Talegrugih DELOR OF Gires 10 Ma 100, Wellington Blæsel, second floor.

MEE CHEUNG

FIRST CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, .

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Developing, Printing & Enlarging done with neatness and despatch.

Pictures Colouredand Framed.

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRAUTOR. DEALER JA SANITARY GOUSS, MAENFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES, FIRE BRICKU AND SANITARY STONE- WARE SKAIN PIPES IMPORTER ARE EXPORTER OF BEILBING MATERIALS.

and Dinners new Menu for Each Mesi. Price one Dollar Each, n 30 Meals for $10,00 good for any mu, ora la Carte up to Top and sold by the Alesandra Cafe to be al hint Class Ouality. Tryi

Corantes everything pu VDY OWE make Ack Sassage and pork pic care se Kosted auf Ground Baily and put up le give you a Splendid Cup of Lipton's Tea Finerals and soli driské of eray descripting,

Just give us 'Trial and you wil be more than mazirßet,

י,

R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor.

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

UNDER NEW BUTISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEĻ. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODEL.

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

NOTICE.

FRENCH LESSONS,

G. MOUSSION, $5, Morrison Hill Road,

IT."

ALEX. ROSS & CO. SOLE AGENTS

ESTIMATES FREE.

The

11

· ARCHIMEDES".

2-Cylinder Portable-Boat Motor.

2 H.P.

5 H.P.

The "'Archimedes"

is

Indisputably easier to manipulate

than a one-cylinder

motor..

It is easier to start, more powerful, and

more reliable. Swedish

make

2 H.P. MOTOR.

The only

2-Cylinder Portable

Boat Motor

GENERAL NEWS.

His Six-Sausage Breakfast. Appealing for her manager at Ashford (Kent)Military Tribunal, the proprietress of a restaurant said there was plenty of money, and people seemed to live for eating. Oas 'customer ordered six rausages for breakfast, but she refused, telling him that there were other people who also wasted food.

The World's Coal Supply. Professor Letiner, one of the experts deputed by the Austrisa Government to draw up reporta apon after the war probleme, Iselimates that at the prasent rate of exploitation the coal mises of Great Britain will be exhausted in 720 years, whereas Germany-Has- enough asal for-1,800 years. In the latter computation.be includes the coal regions of Belgium and Franca pow occupied by the Germand.

Riveters' £a a Day.

It was stated at Cardiff Muni-" tions Cour", when nine members of the Boilermakers' Society were summoned for refusing to obey lawful ordere, that the men on the Market|could earn 308, to 87 a day at the rate fred. Instructed to do High Tension, riveting work at 37. 6d., per 100 rivets, the men, it was stated, refused to go co piece work at less than 50s. per 100 river. The rate offered had been accepted by the Boilermakers Society. As there was no direct evidence against five of the men, the sum- monses against them were dis- missed. The other men were fined £2 escb.

STOCK, KEPT BY THE AGENTS;

Magneto Ignition.

Perfectly

balanced.

A.B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO. FIL.

IN CHINA, LTD.,

YORK BUILDINGS, TOP FLOOR. TELEPHONE. 171.

Tel. No. 1877.

THE

COLONIAL

COLIN MACKENZIE & CO.

Tel. No.

1877.

DISPENSARY

CHEMISTS & DRUCCISTS

34. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

AT LAST.

The enemy firm which manufacture Nervi Strengthening Food are atlust to be wound up under the Trading with the Enemy Act, Now if you want a nerve strength_ning fat you must buy it from an Engli-b frm

WE SELL SANAPHOS.

AR ENTIRELY BRITISH PRODUCT - prescribed by the higbost medical authorities. An ideal summer tonic for reconstructing the worn zerra ti sue. We can recommend it. Price $2.53 Der bolila.

JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIPMENTS OF THE FINEST ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PIANOS BY

FROM

BRINSMEAD, BACON, CHALLEN,

FROM

$450 HAMILTON, $450

CHAPPELL.

ROBINSON'S

JEYES FLUID

and other special- Illes madt

by

Messrs. Jeyes"ære stocked by us. 'Jeyes "Jeysol"& Lanocyilin" ắc, take the place of the German "Lysol" and other preparations, and are equally;efficient.

THE PHARMACY

PRICES VERY MODERATE:

Japan's Hoard of Gold,

The gold hosrde on Japan's so. count are once more increasing, according to the report of the Financs Department, published at Tokyo recently. On January 25, the total value of the metal held stood at Y,711,000,000, a increase by Y.2,000,000 sa com- - pared with the previous report published 10 days earlier. This gain is solely due to the inflation of the Bank of Japan's holdinge Government in Japan. The holdinge Bre estimated at Y.260,000,000 while the hoards on the account of the Bank of Japan are Y 451,000,000. Of the total Y.225,000,000 only is kept At home and the balsoos of Y.486,000,000 is kept at London and New York.

A Frenchmen's Ples. Application was made at the City of London Tribunal recently by Frenchmen of seventy-five

Jí

for an employee who had been with him for twenty years, sad whose services he found in- valuable. "I have seventeen nephews and

my partnere- fighting." "anid the applicant. "Bat look at these papers. Regard the mistakes in grammar Jowing to assistente who do not know the trade. What can I do?" Asked if he wished to make a still | farther application if a temporary postponement were grunted, the old gentlemen replied, excitedly : "No: I do not want to keep him from his duty." The chairman granted a temporary postpone- ment. A member of the tribunal added, "We appreciate your pat- ziotism, and wish you good luck.” Parliament and the Bank of China. Peking, Feb. 2.-Shortly after the opening of the House of Re.. presentatives yesterday a motion was introduced to alter the agenda in order to hear the report of the committee appointed some time ago to investigate the condition of the Bank of Chiar. The motion was carried and a secret session was then held, which cocupied

the afternoon. of most, motion was then carried manding the presanos of the Minister of Communications and the Minister of Finance in order that they might answer questions Chintang Bank dorseraing (Bank of Communications) Loan, This motion will be carried into Fiffcot at the next meeting: The election of the 13 members for the Joint Commission of the two. Houmas to settle the Pooli Syndicate Loan question was than beld. The Hoses then adjourned.

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