1917-02-13 — Page 2

LIFTS

and

NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1917.

WAYGOOD-OTIS

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, Retarn of Premin in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25.

WHITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

APEXIOR

THE MOST RATIONAL REMEDY FOR BOILER TROUBLES.

SOLE AGENTS:-

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO. Queen's Building. Chater Road, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING G

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

1 to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE,

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

3 'to 10 CIRCUIFERENČE

"Lo 45 CIRCUMFERENCE

Oil Drilling Cables of ang size up t. 3,900 feet in length, Prices. Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application,

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers.

CASCADE

&

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

RED CROSS THEN why be half suffocand, and sit up

BEERS.

BREWED & BOTTLED by

Vancouver Breweries Vancouver, B.C.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

& Co.,

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

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

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

AND

THE RAILWAY PASSEN. GERS ASSURANCE CO. The Undersigned AGEN IS forf the above Company are prepared ACCEPT RISKS againgi FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Ito

Agents,

Yorkshire InsuranceCo.,Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersignad AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater.

night coughing and gasping for breath when a SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE will give you certain, prompt relief and enwore a good night's rest? This, the only genuine cure for Asthma, discovered by Mr. HOBBS, a qualified Chemist, and sufferer for many year, will, if taken when necewary, effect a radical care of this entwhile incurable malads.

Ubuminalio`at. Mesem. A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. tid at Chemist and Patent Medicine Vendors,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caaks of $75 lbs, net.

In Bags of 250 Ibs: net,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

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2. Xa How Ban, a Chinom graduate ̈varsad du Manratura, Jona been a tasche

in Morogann offelale and macabanta iz this Colony for ten years.

Fia has a good comboð af tawindag Heropeana

lo pam Chinese asaminations, and sa pomamed

OF

A BIH TINH norillonians a Clainen tasober.

and lakka

Those who. Rujand Janeging tha mohmann language are reqnastač so vadia, mare of *Kongleng Kaligraph“ inčios or Glasst sa Ma 180, Wallington Baset, seacinis sl006.

MEE CHEUNG FIRST CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER,

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Developing, Printing & Enlarging. done with neatness and despatch.

|Pictures Coloured and Framed.

LEE KEE

SHILDISH.CONTNAGYOR.

- DEALER IN SARITARY GOODS. MANUFACTURER OF MOSAJO TILES, FIRE BRICKS AED SANITARY BYONKJ WARE BRAIN PIPES, IMPORTERSANO" KXPORTER OF BOILSING MATERIALS.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, TALNING KATARE, COME TRUPUES

EME O-DE-11, wailington:

HAMS

EVERY

HAM

4:

MICKSO

GUARANTEED.

"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 MIJUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE. RESTALAS® FINSIDENTIAL and TOURIST NOTAL. Varivalled for Comfort, Bealsh and Convenience, Telephones is Every Room: prompt eonnection maintained by six lines in Central, Medar

Zariff and Exellent Cuisine, Roof ander and Rocial Boom, on Buate rents Steamers

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

A first-class and up-to-date Hotel, most central location, within the vicinity of all the principal. Banks. Nond for the best Food, Defrankisesta, Accommodation and Cleanliness. Cuisine under Boropana Supervision.

Á best-ela u string Orchestra render selections (rom #30 p.m. to 11,30 pm.

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

Telephone No. 197,

Tel. 373

KING

Manager. Telegraphic Address "COMFORT."

EDWARD

HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION, A

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

Telegraphic Address: "VicyON: LA"

J. WITCHELL!

Manage

ST. GEORGE'S HOUSE,

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 Froprietress,

For Terms apply -MRS. LOSSIUF, Proprietress,

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOON,

First cises and most up-to-date. Besidential and Tourist Hotel. Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tariff and most excellent cuisine under entirely European mangement. Monthly and Family rates can be arranged os most reasonable

Apply THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon. Telegraphic Address: "TERMOTEL." Code Used: A.8.C. 5th Eão.

Leros.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

FIRST CLASS AND MOST UP-TO-DATE TOURIST HOTEL.

2 Minutes from the "Ferry.

Well furnished irama can be ṛbtained with or without board. Special rates for familion and mercantile marins ‹ficesa,

Teler bana KS,

PRIVATE

F. E. HALL. Proprietor.

HARTING

AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

HOTEL.

EVERY Comfort. Larre and airy Room, suitable for Married

Couples or single Ladies or Gentlemen. Excellent Cuisine under the Personal Supervision of the Proprietress.

MRS. E. O. MURPHY, Proprietress.

NEW MACAO HOTEL, PRAYA" CRANDE, MACAO.

The sbare Hotel was opened on. FLEURT 18, 1974, under new proprjetorship and Management. – The Flote now offers, for Resid wats and Tourista, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing, the ana It az bere entirely renovated shepughout and newly furnished, and is now un-so-date in every reAMICI, Large and airy sooma, mecellent sanitary arrangement, tai and Cold Basbr. Hinctric wight and Fans. Privata And Pallic Bar and Billiards. Tarns Moderate. For further information apply to.

Telegraphic Address “ Phocals,

THE MANAGER

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Bread is made from the Best Quality Flour only and can be obtained and ondas taken AR WEES DAIRY, st. Fæking Rod, ỒN LEE Comprador, Haiphong Soad, BUNG CHEONG Compradors, Haiphong Road, KRONG FOOX, Compradore, Haiphong Road, KWONG YUEN MOW, Compradore, Haiphong Road.

Order may be left with the above for any of our products. We per un absolviely the Best Tifin and Dingers new Mene for Ear Heat. Price one Dollar Fach, a go Kenis for Bro.po good for any masi, or a la Carte up 10,13 cents.

Wa Guarantee everything pat ap and sold by the Alexandra Cafe to be of Grst Class Quality. Try our own make Pork Bancages and Park Pies. Por Ieva flotion Koesied and Growed Daily and pus up is Ith. Tine at bo orale, We give you a Splendid Cap of Lipton's Tes. Tikoerala and aoli drinki of every description.

Just give us a Trial and you will be more skan varistet.

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,

(Laia Grand Hotel, Southeliffs, England, and Royal Palaos Botal London, W.E.)

NOTICE.

FRENCH LESSONS,

C. MOUSSION, Morrison, HH) Rond,

CES.

ANNOUNCING THE

New Royal Model10

"HE New Royal's rapid-fire so-

tion and tremendou advantage (2

of superior convenience-it all-day speed without tiring the operator-its new Adjustable Touch-- make it easy for ANY stenographer to turn out WORK

and 857786 letters in the same working day.

ALEX ROSS & CO.

SOLE AGENIS.

4, Des Voeux Road Central” Telephone No. 27,

THE

JUNGNER

ELECTORIC ACCUMULATOR.

Strong, solid and compact. “Iron and Nickel Electrodes with caustic p tash in strong iron box. Minimum use of materials. May be charged a thousand times without lowering its 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 whee left loaded and out of use. Salt water bas injurious effect on the accumulate An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or junition device.

no

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF

THE "NIFE" LANTERN,

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULAT R HAND-LANTERN

(WEDISH MAKE)

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

'SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:-

GENERAL NEWS.

Interesting Engagement.

The engagement is announced between Captain Harald E Rynell. Black Watch, attached Royal Flying Corpe, eldest son of Mr. H. E. Reynell, of Kobe, and Georgiana Catherine. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joha | Liddell, of Shanghai,

aldent

| Suppression of Oplum Cultivation. Chengto, February 3. — The magistrate at Taihuion bavarrasted a rumber of farmers guilty of growing opiam, including ans who was raising poppies in Rower-pota. All of them have been punished and several bave had their ferme confisested us a warning to others. Wang Chi. hsiang, the Inspecting Commis- sioner, left last evening for Suifd, it is supposed to inspect the trops there.

Chinese Domestic Loan.

Peking, Feb. 5.-The Cabinet has approved the issue of a 6 per crat. Domestic Loan for $50,- 000,000 and a Bill for that par-, pess will be submitted to Parlia ment. The Loan is for reorgan❤ isation purposen and in view of the financial stringency from which the Government is suffar. ing the majority of the members - of Parliament will, probably sup- port it, but the Ministry of Fin. auce will be asked to define clearly the use to which the money will be put.

Rose from the Ranks.

Albert William Captain Staughton, R.ML.I., whose death is officially announced, joined the Royal Marines in December, 1898. At the outbreak of war he was quarter-master-sergeant - instruc- tor of musketry to the Plymouth

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. Division, and on volunteering for

Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR)

Tel. No. 1877.

THE

COLIN MACKENZIE & CO.

Tel. No.

1877.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

CHEMISTS & DRUCCISTS

14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HOVGKONG

AT LAST.

The memy firms which manufacture Nerva Strengthening Food are atlast to be wound up under the Trading with the Eormy Act, Now if you want a perva sirengthening food you must buy it from an

English firm.

WE SELL SANAPHOS.

AK ENTIRELY BRITISH PRODUGT - prescribed by the highest medical authorities. An ideal summer tonic for reconstructing the worn nerre tissue. We can recommend 14 Price $2,50 Der bottle.

LACTOMALTINE.

At idea! Ficab-forming. Food containing all the valuable properties of the FINEST EXTRACT OF MAET obtained from the FINEST SCOTCH BABLEY together with MILK aud CHEAM.

CTOMALT

MOST DIGESTIBLE.

„RALT, MILK & CREAM

Flesh Formly.

EXCEEDINGLY PLEASANT TO TAKE.

a parte avresam Cai Lim ti

MARKNESS BEAUMON:

Prima Chinese (nováno

HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS.

PRESCRIBED BY THE MEDICAL FACULTY.

LACTOMALTINE far corpower all preparations of Cod Liver Oil in Paintability, Asimilability and Digestibility, and for in efficiency in the formation of tisanes of stabla texture, OSTAINABLE FROM ALL CHEMISTS, - ETC.

JEYES FLUID

and other special- illes - made

by

“Messrs. Jeyes are stocked by us.

Jeyes "Jeysol" & _Lanocyllin" &c, take the place of the German "Lyso!" and other preparations, and are equally efficient

THE PHARMACY.

PRICES VERY MODERATE.

E. HING

WING WDO STREET

BRIP CHANDLERS & GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. STEEL” IRON; BRASS & METAL MERCHANTS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL IRONMONGERS.

active Pervice was attached to the Royal Naval Division, with which be served at Äntwerp and in Gal-

Не lipoli.

WEE granted B lieutenant's commission in May, 1915, for bis services, being promoted captain about three months ago. He was serving with the R. N. D. Isat November when he was severely wounded and he disd of his wounds on Dec, 26, aged 38. Captain Staughton took part in the Defence of the Legations at Peking during the Boxer Rising, 1900, when he was wounded.

Discovery of a Stone Tortoise, A large portion of the site of the old yemen of the Shanghai Magistrate was sold, some time ago, to the Shingabi Building de. Company. The work of molishing the old buildings pre- paratory to the erection of a block of modern houses has started, The workmen, in exosvating the ground inside the front gates of the yamen, discovered hoge alore tortoise at a depth of six or acron fest. It is about sÝem feet long and over 10 fest in cir. cumference. It is a pisos of work of undoubted antiquity, but is in pity that the izanimate tortoise wanto a head, which must have been broken off come considerable time ago, judging by the fact that in spite of diligent searches hav ing been made by the workmen, they have failed to find the miss« ing bead so far. Some antiquar isne have expressed their opinión that this "thing" must be the bandiwork of ä period before the King Dyssty,

A Problem in Patriotism.

A curious incident has happen- ed in connection with a recent performance of Berlioz'a “Faust" in Parir, which is not without its moral for curselves. When it was announced, the voteran Saint- Eopa-to whose name be all | honour-wrote a vigorous ples for the elimination from the poors, both now and always, of the Hangarian Marob, on patriotic gronade. In the discussion which : naturally ensued, it was respect-- |fullý pointed out that the great composer; in pleading for one set of patriotism, was resily advoCBE ing something quite unpatriotio the mutilation of great French masterpiece. It was shid that even if Selät-Torns hims wave to, prite something to All tha gay, Which would be the beer #olation-the -- oblastió wonli

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