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NOTICES.

EXPANDED METAL

FOR PLASTER WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

AS

USED IN

NUMEROUS

IMPORTANT

WORKS

PN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1917.

NOTICES

"SILVER DISH."

NOTICES.

HAMS

FOR

FLOOR,

EVERY

BRAND.

Ford

ROOF.

FOUNDATION.

WALL.

ETC.

HAM

KIPARENT

PACK

NICKSON

GUARANTEED

GREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA, STOCK LIST, PAMPHLETS, AND

PRICES ON APPLICATION. Quotations for description of Machinery or Engineering Fiant on application to

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Machiners Dept.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO-

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment;

Principal features: Small, Premium. Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination. Keturn of Premia in the Event of Death, and Numerous 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

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND..

Le to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE.

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

".. 15 CIRCUMFERENCE

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE,

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 9,000 feet in length. Prices, Samples and full particular will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

·THREE

DIAMOND

COURVOISIERS

BRANDY.

SOLE AGENTË:

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR & CO."

18, QUEEN'S ROAD.

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 Rates,

SHEWAN," TOMES & CO. Agents.

Yorkshire

General Managers.

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

T

"HEN why be half suffocated, and sit up

all night coughing and gasping 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 care for Asthma, discovered by Mr. HOBBS, a qualified Chemist, and sufferer for many year, will, if taken when necessary, effect a radical care of this entwhile incurable malady.

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Oblainable at Messrs. . 2. WATSON & Co., Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent Medicine Veudora,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. nat. In Bags of 250 lbs. not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th Angust, 1916.

LESSONSIN CHINESE.

M

*1. TA 200 Fax, is Cisizom gradtule avored in Kirsture, has been w Rendbeer an iuropéen očkaška and merebantu in this Celany for sen pasta,

He has a good solved de trahikus Europeana

to paar Chinees.#zazulgations, and is posemed. of a first Take vigtifienok air a Chialami tanakantie. He has has a good knowledge of Mandaris and Halla

language, sro - requested to write, care of - Papperne Talagraph" ochos de direst to Bia.

180 Wallington Street, First floor.

MEE CHEUNG,

FIRST CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER,

ICE HOUSE STREET.

InsuranceCo.,Ltd. Developing, Printing & Enlarging

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company Are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

AGENTS,

done with neatness and

despatch.

QUALITY

CANNOT BE SURPASSED.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

PEAK - HOTEL:

1400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE FIRST-CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTR55 Unrivalled for Confort, Beall, and Cérvendenen, Telephons in Every Rosen: per pourtant maintained by six has to CHOREL Madarske Pickr and Eroellans Ouisine, Boof Garden and Boslal Booms. Buregeen Banner

P.O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

a fistelam and up-to-date Rovel, most central location, within the vicinity of all the principal Banks, Koted for the best Food, liefreshments, Accommodation nud Cleaning

Culaine under European Supervision. A Bris-Clam aming Orchestra renders selections drum da PM. 10 13 PM

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People, For funber particulars app y CHARLES MORRIS

Man ger. Telephone No. 197. Telegraphic Address "COMFORT“

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION. ^ ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL, STEAMERS. Tel. 973.

"Telegraphic Address?" VICTORIA "

"STATION:

J. WHICHELL

Manager.

HOTEL,

KOWLOON.

First: clam and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel: Two minutes from the Ferry. Hoderate tariff and most excellent cuisine under entirely European management. Monthly and Family rates can be ananged on most reasonsbie

"Apply:-THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon, Telegrapble Address: "TERMOTEL Code Used; L.B.C. 5th Edn.

tezmą,

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

FIRST CLASS AND HOST UP-TO-DATE TOURIST HOTEL

1 Minutes from the Ferry,

Well famished rooms can be obtained with or without board, Special rates for families and mercantile marina ozineD

Talepboze KS.

PRIVATE

Tr

F. H. HALL, Proprietor,

HARTING

AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

HOTEL

Ford

THE UNIVERSALUD

Service means real Service. In Stock. Ready to drive away. Price $1,400 each.

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

THE

JUNGNER

ELECTORIC ACCUMULATOR.

Strong, solid and compact. Irim 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 în 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 when left loaded and out of use. Salt water. has no injurious effect on the accumulator. An ideal sccumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition device.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF THE "NIFE' " LANTERN.

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HÄND-LANTERN

(SWEDISH MAKE)

HAS JUST ARRIVED,

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA-

GENERAL NEWS.

No Advice for Germanr,

A woman who applied to Mes Francis, the West London magie- Erate, for permission to change her name, said abe’wasn Garman, and her boy of 14 could not get

work under his proper name. "I

have nothing to do with that,"

said Mr. Trancia; "I do not sit

here to advisa Germane.” ~

Sentence on a Spy.

The War Office announces that a prisoner who was charged with repionage and tried by generalTM court-martial in London in February was

found guilty. Sentence of death was passed. The finding and sentence have been duly confirmed, but the sentezce has been commuted to one of penal servitude for life.

Russia Abolishes the

Death Penalty

London, March 31.- The Russian provisional government has dedi.” ded to abolish the death penalty, says's Reuter dispatch from Petro- grad to-day." "Fenal servitude® for life or for a term of years will be aubstituted for the death penalty in cases where such a penalty is prescribed by the penal code, or by military law.

Dream Which Came True.

A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest at Peterborough on Walter Scannell, boot manufacturer, of Leicester, who died from injuries received in a motor collision while he was journeying to the Barbican coursing meeting. The 18+ markable coincidence WSB re- lated that deceased had a vivid |dream the night before that he was in a moter accident, and wsa killed. This did not deter bim from embarking on the fatal four- ney, it being the first day's boli day he had bad for seven months.· ́`

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. He was aged 31.

Telephone No, 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR)

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 BRANCH. 26,' NATHAN ROAD. TEL 428.

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN. Tel. 482.

THISTLE"

HAMS.

RENOWN D

EVERYWHERE

FOR THER

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

Tel. No. K 293.

MRS. E. 0. MURPHY, Proprietress,

NEW MACAO. HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

The

The abces Hotel was opened ou à ugust, tat, tove, under new proprietorship and Management, Hotel now offers, for Residents and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Larga dialag mom facing the san, It has been entirely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and is now up-to-date in every respect Large and alry rooms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, klactic anght nod faur. Private and Public Bar and Billiards. Terma Moderate. For further information apply to

Tadagraphic Address "Phæniz.

THE MANAGER

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Our Bread is made from the Best Quality Flour only and can be obtained and ordnen talud 51 AW WEE'S DAIRY, ų, Peking Road, ON LEE Compradore, Haiphong Road, SUNG CHEONG Compradore, Halpheng Load, KWONG FOOK, Compradors, Haiphong Road, LONG YUER NOW, Compratore, Haiphong Kond.

Orders may be left with the shore for any of our products. We put up abasiately the test. Tilkne and Diners-new Mane for Escb Meat Price one Doline Each, or ja. Meals for $hoon good for any meal, ora la Carte up to 75 cesta.

Wa Guarantee everything put up and sold by the Alexandra Cafe to be of frst Class Quality. "Try enr own maku Pork Sausages and Pack Pin. Pare Java Dodec Roasted and Ground Daily and put sp in 11b. Tins at cents. ‹ We give you a Splendid Cup of Lipton's Tea. Finerals and soft drinkcí cá úvery description

Just give us a Trini and you will be more than satisfa

R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor.

Pictures Coloured and Framed Grand Hotel de l' Europe, Singapore.

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTON DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES. FIRE BRICKS AND SANITARY STONE- WAKE BRAIN PIPES. IMPORTER AND EXPORTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS. Telephone Mo;t&#3, QMon & Showroom. Head Office:21, Wellington Street:

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION,

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E ODELL,

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

UNIFORM...

KXCELLENCE

BRAND

Train up a Child!

Hra. Pankbaret has repudiated another of her daughters. She has [cabled out to Australia to Mr. Hugba-Ashamed of Adeld and repudiate her; wish you, sil Fuccess. Miss Adela Pankhurst had been taking part in an sutf-con- scription and anti-Enghes cam- paign in Australia. While Mrs. Pankhurat was in Americà in April last year she felt constrained to wire to the Women's Social and Political Union :-Strongly repudiate and condemn Sylvia's foolish and unpstriotic conduct. Misa Sylvia had been demonstrat ing with banners in Trafalgar Square.

Births, Marriages and Deaths.

The Register-Cèzneral's manual summary of the marriages, births, and deaths in England and Wales states that · last year. infant mot- tality was 91 per 1,000 registered births, being the lowest dnnual | rate on record. In 1818,785,484.

BACON, births and 508,227 deaths were

SPECIALLY

CURED

HEM

FOR

TROPICAL

MAREETA

FINEST

TO BE FOUND ON THE BEST TABLES.

Prices

1'xal. $3.25

奶

5 $15,00

40. $100.00

JEYES

FLUID

Refore {Babatitutes

registered in England and Wales. The natural increase of population by excess of births over deaths was therefore 277 227, the aver- jage ennusl ineresse in the pre- ceeding five years have been 346 119. The number of persona married during the year was 558,454. Calculated upon an estimated total population of 38,250 000, the marriage-rate in England and Wales during 1916 was 15.4 per 1,000, the birth-race | 21.6 per 1,000, and the death-rata

140 per 1,000.

Help the Huas" Committee. The British Empire Union Monthly Record” drama attention to the magnificently progressive frevende of the Emergency Com- |mittee established to sexist all our alien enemies in England interned and uninterned: Up to July, 1915, it received „mora" "than £14,000; up to July 1916, 817,503, Certain "well-known

names are prominent in thie superfoons work, for enemy aliens are not starved and tortur. edes English prisoners are in Prussia, The anonymous donors to the fand are very considerable, and it is imposible to avoid wondering whether some of these modent donors do not supply the sinews of war for the Pacifist and pro-German propaganda - which . is far more helpful to their "Han friende sad more dangerrus to this country than the gift even of unnèciṛery lozurica to Germsas in interament camp

For the best Meals, Refr monis, Bread, Cakes, and C

before the

festique TEXANDRASON

„prices