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LIFTS

and

NOTICES.

HONGKON

*

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: Smail Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Return of Premis in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25.

WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

SOLE AGENTS-

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

GANDY

BELTING

-(:0)

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

co.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

Leto 15"

5." to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE. CIRCUMFERENCE

3 to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE,

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 2,000 feet in length. Pricea. Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

OTARD'S

BRANDY.

SHIPPED BỶ

OTARD, DUPUY & CO.

COGNAC.

BOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK

MACGREGOR

& Co.

No. 15 Queen's Road Central. 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- CERS ASSURANCE CO. The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratos,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents.

Yorkshire

ASTHMA

|CAN BE CURED.

T

“HEN why be half suffocated, and sit up: all night tonghing and gasping for breath when a SIUOLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE

will give you certafa,' prompt relief and ensure a good night'e rost? This, tho only genuine care for Asthma, discutered] by Mr. ROBBS, a qualified Chemist, and ▲ sufferer for many year will, if taken when necesary, efect a radical cure of this erstwhile incurable malady.

(blainable at Meners, A. S. WATSON 1 Co., Ltd, and alí Chemist and Patent Medicine Vendor.

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND cement.

In Caaks of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers, Hongkong, 16th Angust, 1916.

LESSONS IN. CHINESE.

1 Ts How Yan, a Cốdnom gradnška versed in Khezusters, has bam à innebar European cinciala and sparshazın

this Colony for tab year,

Ho be a good method of training FitropMADA to pass Chinese arazzinations, and la promicand of a Grit ruta matičniku dá o Catawan tascher, 13 Sine ning a good knowledge of Mandarin and Tlakke.

Tone who tummá learning the Chinees language are requested to write, our of *Hoogk Lg Tulographs" often or diemat do 250. 100. Wallegtes btrast, smectal door.

FIRST

MEE CHEUNG.

CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE STREET.

ELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917–

NOTICES.

NOTICES

SILVER DISH"

EVERY

BRAND.

HAMS

HAM

||GUARANTEED.

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 DESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HÓTEL "Dotivated for Comfort, Holth and

Convenience. Telephones in Every Boom; prompt connection' maintained by vài đimos to Central Moderate Tariff and Rucellent Quisine, Boof Garden and Social Rooms. Rowen Basher meets Scomment}

PIOJPEUSTER, Manager,

GRAND HOTEL.

A first-class sad gpstondale Hotel, most sentral location, willin the vicinity of all the principal Banks. Nosed for the bed 3'ood. Jistreshments, Ascomimodation and CleanĒnom, Cuisine under European Supervision.

A. £rst-class string Orchestra renders aclections from 130 rau to 1130' rak

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People. For further particulars apply ---

Telephone No. 197,

Manager.

Telegraphic Address "COMFORT."

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.. ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR- HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS, ALL STEAMERS.

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA”

J. WITCHELL,

Manager.

Tel. 373.

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 Proprietress.

For Terms apply.-MRS. LOSSINS, Proprietress.

STATION HOTEL.

KOWLOOM,

First clam 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

Apply -THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon.. Telegraphic Addrem ; "TERMOTEL" Gode Tred; A,B,C; 5th Eda.

termi

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

FIRST CLASS AND MOST UP-TO-DATE TOURIST HOTELİ

1 Minutes from the Ferry.

Well furnished rooms can be obtained with or without board Spoalal raise for families and mercantile marina.oliver,

Telephone K3,

PRIVATE

.* F, F. HALL, Proprietor,

HARTING

AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

HOTEL

EVERY Comfort. Large and airy Boome, 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 GRANDE, MACAO.

The above Hotel was opened on August tut, x994, under new propéiaturkip and Management, The Botal now oders, for Residomia and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Large dining room (ncing the sh It has been entirely renovated throughool and newly furnished, and it now ep-to-date in every shapeck, Large and airy rooms, arceliant sandiary arrangements, Hot and Cold Bathe, kucưśc saght and fans. Private and Public Bar and Billiards. Terms Moderais. For further information apply to

Telegraphic Addrese "* Phoenix.

THE KAMLOBR.

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Binać is made ban the Fort Quality Tour only and can be obtained and neders takon at AR WEE'S DAIRY, qi, Peking Bad, ON LES Cador, Hagong Road, HUNG CHEONG Compradore, Kaiphong Road, KRONG FOCK, Compradorm, Haiphong Kand, KWONG TUEN NOW, | Compradors, Haiphong Road.

Óráit may be left with the shoes for say of our products. We pet up absolutely the idut Tikni aad Dinnersme new Menu for Each Man). Price pse Dollar Bach, urʻyo Mdale for quoce good for my maal, oʻs in Carta up te ze canis,

Wa Guarantan grayiking up më sold by the Alexandru be 'Quality.'

We give you a Splaudiè Cáp of Lipton's 298, Taimseals and soli drinks of every dmeription.

njifu give me a Trial said you will be more than milabert,

InsuranceCo.,Ltd. Developing, Printing & Enlarging at up the Fork Bandage, and Pork Pies Fire Fara Coles Rousing and Ground Sally and the E

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the abbre Company prepared to ACCEPT RIBÉS against FIRE at Qurrent Ratos:

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

done with neatness and despatch.

Pictures Coloured and Framed)

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR. DEALER IN SARITARY GOODS. MANUFACTURER OF MONAIG TILES. FIRE BRICKS AND HANJTARY STORE -WARK DRAIN PIPES, '(MPORTER AND EXPORTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS, Telophona Mo, 1488, 1908 à Showroom, Head Office:$1, Wellington Street:

R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor.

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

UNDER NEW `BRITISH MANAGEMENT,

THE PRÉMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR — ODEL

Indian

The Most Popular

Motorcycle in Hongkong,

THIS MACHINE HAS BEEN FOUND

· EQUAL TO ALL LOCAL CONDITIONS, COMBINING HILL CLIMBING ABILITY

WITH SILENCE AND. RELIABILITY.

CALL AND INSPECT THE 1917 MODEL

IT-18 RECognised AS THE MACHINE

COUNT THE INDIANS ON THE ROAD."

ALEX ROSS & CO.

SOLE AGENTS FOR SOUTH CHINA 4, Des Vœux Road Central,

"HONGKONG.

THE

JUNGNER

ELECTORIC 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 its efficiency, may be charged and discharged in minimum time and to its fall extent without injary, May be kept unloaded for any length of time and is absolutely safe from self-discharging when left loaded and out of use. Salt water "has no- Injurious effect on the accumulator. An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition devios.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF "THE “NIFE” LANTERN,

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HAND-LANTERN

KSWEDISH MAKE)

HAS JUST 'ARRIVED.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA :-

GENERAL NEWS.

Reduction of Chiness -Troops.

On account of the definit in the Budget of this year for Yunnan, the Toobum there was instrunted to disband the Third Army Divi- sion of his provinos, thus leaving shree Divisions for defence pur- poses. However, the Tuchun is of opinion that among the troops of the other three Divisions there are many unserviceable troops. Therefore be has decided that the four Divisions, should be re- organized, dismissing one-fourth of their whole numbër,

Bank of Upper India. Allahabad, 6th February:-An application has bren Sled in "Allahabad High Court by the Trusteesof the Dabenture Holdera“, of the Bank of Upper. India for execution of the trust deed to eviks the Trastase të, consur in the arrangement by the Back with: the Trust of Indis, · Limited, for the sale of the whole xf the nameća of the Bank, under the scheme the details of which have: slzendy been published. The Court sized the 28th instant for desling (with

the motion.

--

Military Conference for China. |---Ja-response to the Gayern-

ment's telegraphio request, de-- legates of the Military Governora of Hopeb, Obekiang, Fengtien; Ghibli and Shantung have now rived in Peking to attend the Central Military Conference. The Ministry of War has drawn up thirty bills for discusion at the coming conference: The follow. ing matters are included: The operation of spoonsription system, the improvement) of military education, and-the-07- ordination of the general staff | work of the various provinces.—***

Peking. Daily Newa.

Varied Career of Former Army Officer.

When George Gleiser, described aɛ sɛminer, was found guilty, st Berks Atsizer, of theft from an hotel, he pleaded with the Judge to order him to be flogged instead of sending him to gsòl, so that his wife and children shopid not suffer, but he was senterged:to three months" hard labeur. Pri soner was-atsled to have reosived Tations sentences previously, and to have had an extraordinary career. He had been a lieutengut in the British Army and'a mem- ber of a well-known Hunt, is a

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. very clever artist, and sino a gard

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

Tel. No. 1877.

MACKENZIE

THE COLONIAL

COLIN

■ do.

Tel. No.

1877,

DISPENSARY

CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS

14 QUEEN'E - ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG

AT LAST.

་་।་

This enemy arms which manufacture Kerve Strengthening Food-a re asinet so bewaané up under the Trading with the Enemy Act, Now if you want a nerve wtrengthening food you must buy it from an

English fr

WE SELL SANAPHOS.'

ÄR ENTIRELY BRITISH PRODUDT - prescribed by the highnet medisal authorities. An ideal summer tonic for resonstructing the woen zerva tizzos. We can recommend it Price $2.50 per bottla.

IZAL

IZAL

THE

IZAL

UNRIVALLED DISINFECTANT

of

is the result of years of experiment and volentific research. The safest and most economical efficient disinfectanta-mizes equally well with salt," 'brackish and fresh water.

ONE GALLON IZAL MAKES 400 GALLONS EFFICIENT DISINFECTING FLUID.

WHOLESALE AGENTS-..

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., YORK BUILDINGS.

E HING

„WINO MOO STREET.

LERE & GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. ∙BBABS & METAL MERCHANTS,

KONGERS.

sharper...

Bombay Women's War Work.

In a brief preface to the report on" women's war work in Bombey, Lady Willingdon congratulates all concerned on an admirable record for the year-ended on August 20 last, in which the solual amount of work performed

was even greater that than of the preceding year! She in convinded that whatever the women of Bom. bay can do to mitigate the distres and suffering of the,,trpops in the field they will continus, ip do,

| and in more ebounding masure.

The report showe, among other. things, that the public subscrip- tions amounted to nearly £38,000, as compared with #28,257 in the previons twelve months. A “War "Sale" which was recently held realised £40,000,

A_Bloomsbury Oplum Selzure: - Camille Gravere, a well-dressed French woman, 25, described as an artist, wai charged. At Bar- street, with being in the passer. sion of opium without baying a licence to import it. It was | stated that sconsed was arrested on Sunday at her flat in Gordon Mannions, Hantley-street, W.0. The opium was found in her bed. room and dinning room, Bha sisted that it belonged to her husband, who left this country in March, 1916. The oplum was in. e-raw-sisted and not prepared for smoking. Evidence - wan given that the accused had been' living with a man who was de- ported last March in connection with trafficking in opium. The pipes in which it was found and [not been recently used, but some weaks since whan a detective palled at the fat he had detected: the smell of opium smoking. Ao-

For a good solid