1917-03-15 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Alcohol and the French Army,

According to the French War Ministry, every officer and man in the French Army is supplied with half-a-litre of wine a day (about a pint) and “in the opinion of the medical at #t_thin daily consumption of wine bas ccntri buted in a very material degree to the magnificent bealth which all ranks bave enjoyed.”

Clubwea's Sacrifice for Belgium.

Five hundred members of the Bocky Mountain Club, of New York, composed of the principal mining men of the Far West, have decided to forego the building of

olubhouse and hand ovar £200,000, the estimated cost of the building, to Mr. H. O, Hoover, on behalf of the Belgian Relief Fund.

America Re-lavades Mexico. Washington, March 8.-A dis- palob from El Paso, Texas, just received here, states that the American troops on duty at the border are being made ready for field service again and that they are now prepared to orose the line and enter Mexico in pursuit of bandit raiders. The CarraUKA forces grem nasble to protect the United States against recurring raidy.

Rubber Smuggling Arrests. New York, Jan. 28-Same members of the crew of the Sm land, a steamer in the service of the Belgian Relief Commission, have been arrested here. Over 300 pounds of rubber glove. dental appliances, and other rub bér goods were seized on the suspicion of being intended for Germany. It is alleged that the plot was hatobed at Rotterdam, and that ten engine-room men were involved. Five of these pro still at large.

London Chinese Porters. Bethnal Green Guardians bare sugaged some Chinese as temp

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917.

NOTICES.

WE WILL DELIVER A

MOUTRIE " PIANO

FOR

$50.

You pay the balance in small monthly` amounts

that will not embarrass you.

Every instrument guaranteed for five years.

Full price allowed for Pianos taken in exchange.

S. MOUTRIE & Co., LTD.

N. LAZARUS,

OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN.

):0:-

THE ONLY

EUROPEAN OPTICIAN

IN THE COLONY.

DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED.

N. LAZARUS,

OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN

NOTE THE ADDRESS, 23, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Great Northern felegraph

Company, Ltd.

orary boare portera at the work UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. beuse, because no other parsons were available. They are to be replaced as opportunity occurs. This step bae arded the hosti- lity of the Bethnal Green Borough Counoi, and the Le Committee reporte that the Guardians might have been more succemetal in securing British subjecte bad it improved the terms of employ-

ment.

Linking India With Persia. Allahabad, February 2.-A

the important eisge in

de-

BL

velopment of India's. com- munications with Persia Was reached few days ago by the arrival of the first train Dalsandin, into which post, on the Seistan trade route, the railway from Quetta by way of Nashki bas recently been completed. Dalsandia in in the Chagai

district of Baluobjetan, 201 miles from Quetis and 110 miles from Nosbki by the old trade route.

Danger of Carrying Loose Potash Tablets,

A aingelar burning accident,) pointing the danger of carrying jotash tablets loose in the pocket, has bofallen a New Zealand soldier on sick furlongh in London. Con- tracting a heavy cold and eore throat, the soldier bought some

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Alikung Sinkiang Menli Hotel, from Shanghai.

Kimloo, from Kobe.

G,

Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indiao desiring to leave the Colony should apply in per-on at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9am.

p.m. «nd 2 pan, to 4 a.m. daily. Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identifica- tion papers.

All persons with certain excep tione who remain in the

A. B. SORENSEN, Act. Superinteride,t. Hongkong, March 9, 1917. Eastern Extension, Australesia Colony for more tun 7 days are required to Register the selves & China Telegraph Co.

under the REGI-TRATION of Abdoola C. from Rangoon. [PERSONS ORDIN NCE 1916. Adams Duke S.S. Lewis Forms of Rexistrat on giving the Luckenbach, from Philadelphia,particulara required may be

Abjoot 15: Queen's Roid W.jobtained at the G. P. O, and at from Calcutta.

All Police Stations.

non-com-

The Penalty for pliance is a fine not exceeding

Carroll, from Seattle, Chamindra, from Bangkok, Chongchai c/o Yauke- 274150. Winglok St. from Singapore.

Ean Company, from Chefoo. Empson Hongkong Hotel, from! Christchurch.

Federico, from Penam Hirose Momohara, from Foo- chow.

Hieplonbin, from Saigon Herrobin

Hongkong Hotel

from Shanghai,

Kyeping c/o Kengwohong, from Penang.

,

Logan Broker, from Manila, Lowyouchee, frum San Fran-

cisco.

po ash tablets, and suddenly, from Kuala umpur. whilst riding in a tramcar, be became enveloped in flames. The accident was caused through the tablets coming in contact with

Spradberry Hongkong Hotel

Wolfson Hongkong Hotel, from Mavila.

J. M. BECK,

Superintendent,

matches in bis pocket. Es was, Hongkong, March 8, 1917. very severely barnt, and has been confined to bed for a month,

New We Shan't Be Long I

It is not difficult to an-terstand

why Lord Devonport, the Director

Illness of Famous Sculptor. Paris, Jan. 23 –The boulik of

Floods in America.

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of the Dint, has engaged Mr. the famous scalptor, M. August Isodore Simon, Director of Badia, gives rise to come appre Lyons & Co., to assist him in beasion. He is suffering from straightening out bis rather severe attack of icffens, and i tangled problem, Even the ap-very feeble. pointment of Mr. Sam Iasce to dirol the just distribution of the Washington, March 5.-Dirst. nation's fried fish and potatoes trous foods threaten much dam might not be without its food age and possible loss of lite in value but why, in the name of the states of Tennessee, Alabam 26 ABOMUNONLANK, LONDON 1,0. all that's funny, his Lordship and Georgis, where mazy river. Cable Addream “Anuszira” London, abonid call to bis sesistance Mr. are already reported as having Alfred Batt, the music-hell man.: overflowed their banka,

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DAY SHIRTS

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OF

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100

$5.30

100

50

2.35

-

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Extra Fine (Grand Formal)

50

2.35

Nectar

50

2.35

Yildiz

25

1.10

Club Size

10

.40

Non Plus Ultra

100

3.60

50

1.85

20

75

100

2.40

50.

1.20

Superfine

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