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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917.

NOTICES.

NOTICFS.

NOTICES.

EXPANDED METAL

FOR PLASTER WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

AS

USED IN

NUMEROUS

IMPORTANT

»

HAMS

FOR

FLOOR,

EVERY

ROOF.

FOUNDATION,

WALL

ETC.

HAM

GUARANTEED

WORKS

IN

GREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA, STOCK LIST, PAMPHLETS, AND PRICES ON APPLICATION. Quotations for description of Machinery or Engineering Plant on application to DODWELL & CO. LTD. Machinery Dept.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-

Principal features: Small 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 FALL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

YALE CHAIN BLOCKS.

TRIPLEX, DUPLEX, & DIFFERENTIAL

TROLLEYS & TROLLEY TRUCKS, CRANES &c.

SOLE AGENTS

BRADLEY & CO., LTD. MACHINERY DEPT. QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGK NG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883: MANUFACTURERS OF

co.

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

Le to 15"

CABLE LAID

15*

4 STRAND

3 to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE

SILVER DISH"

BRAND.

QUALITY

CANNOT BE SURPASSED.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

TH. TAGGART, Manager.

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL }FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE,

FIRST-CLARE ZEMREDMITZAL and TOURIST HOTIli Unatvaded for Comfort, Heath"and Ömverdenen, vieghton di Every Boots ; prompt sansertion maintained by sex than in Cantes. CONTACLE ANE: Ascellani Colline, Boot Garden and Booka Booth Beropstas. Some

P.O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL:

à first-class wind up-to-dels-Kotal, most central location, withis the vicinity of all the principal Banka. Noted for the best food. Hetreshmenz, Arcimmodation and Cleanliness. Calsina caer European Supervision. A SZEL-CİESE Aring Orchestra renders sélections from 6.30 PM to 11.33 r.

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping "eople. For further particulars app y:→ CHARI ES MORRIS

Telephone No. 197. Telegraphic Address COMFORT.^&

Man ger

CIRCUMFERENCE. CIRCUMFERENCE

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length. Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

General Managers.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Tel. 373

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA

3. WITCHELL,

Manager:

THREE

DIAMOND

COURVOISIERS

BRANDY.

BOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

15, 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 abere Company are prepared to ACCEPT K1818 against FIRM at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agenta.

Yorkshire

ASTHMA

|CAN BE CURED.

T

"HEN why be half sufocated, and sit up all night oonghing and gasping for breath when a SIEDLE dome of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE

will give you certain, prompt relief, nad ensure a good night's rest? This, the only genuine care for Asthma, discovered || by Mr. HOBBS, ■ qualified Chemist, and

a sufferer for many years, will, if taken

when necessary, effect a radical cure of this erstwhile inenrable malady,

Obtainable at Hemrs. I. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent Medicine Yendors,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Casks of 375 lbs. not. In Bags of 250 Iba net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1915,

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

M

varied. In Muraturu, kas born a tenuiser to European official and narabande in Role Colony for lan years, “

He has a good method of legizing Europeans šo pass Chibana kzaminasODA, and ir possomed of a first rake onciliosão as a Chinam teacher. He has a good knowladga of Mandarta And Halka.

Ibos whe Extend learning the Chinese larging are requested to write, care of * Hongkong Telegraph" offlaw or direct to Mo

100 Watlington Birais, First foo

MEE CHEUNG,

· FIRST. GLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE STEKET.

InsuranceCo.,Ltd. Developing, Printing & Enlarging

ESTABLISHED 1884,

The Undersigned AGENTS for shove Company..... 279.

to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

"AGENTS"

* done with neatness and

despatch

Pictures Coloured and Framed.

LEE KEE

STATION HOTEL, -

KOWLOOK.

יי

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

Apply:THE MANAGERESS, Kowloon, Telegraphic Address: “TERMOTEL," Code Used; A.B.C. 5th Edn.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

FIRST CLASS AND MOST UP-TO-DATE TOURIST HOTEL

2 Minutes from the Ferry,

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

Telephone X5,

PRIVATE

HARTING

F. H. HALL, Propristor,

AUSTIN, ROAD, KOWLOON.

HOTEL.

Ford

Ford 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, 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 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 injurious "effect on the accumulator. "An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition devios.

no

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF THE "NIFE". LANTERN,

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HAND-LANTERN

(SWEDISH MAKEJ

HAS JUST ARRIVED.

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA ----

A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD.

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 BRANON. 26, KATHAN ROAD. TEL 428.

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN.

THISTLE"

HAMS.

RENOWNDO

EVERYWHERE

FOR THER

Comfort, Large and airy suitable Married-

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

Tel. No, K 296.

NEW

MBS. E. O. MURPHY, Proprietress.

MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE. MACAO.

The thơm Hotel, was opened on August 1st, 1914, under new proprietorship and Management, The Bord new alfari, for Residents and Tourista, excellent socommodation." Large dining room facing the sun, it be beat entry set in vect Large and airy 100ms, excellent maitary Assogaments, Hot and Cold Baths, Private and Páble Bar and Billiards. Tarma Moderate." For further information apply m

Telegraphic Address. ** Phexokr.,

// BUILDING CONTRACTOR"

DEALER IR SANITART GOODE," MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES FIRE BRICKS ARD'SANITARY STONE- WAZE BRAIN FIPRE, IMPORTEN AND EXPORTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS/. Telephone En. 1483, Oñas & Showregat.

Head Office—21, Wellington/ || Street.

sight and Fant.

THE MANAGER.

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

*** Our Bread is made from the Best Quality Flour only sad can be obtaland and ordern takas AT WEE'S DAIRY, 11, Faking Kant, ON Lɛz Compradore, Hupbong Read, BUNG CHEONO Compradora, Haighong Road, KRONG JOOX, Compradors, Haiphong Lond, KWONG YUEN NOW, Compradore, Flipbong Kong.

Orders may be left with the shows for say of our products. We put up absolutely the dane Tillna and Dinners a sew Mama the Each Mani... Práca one Dollar Each, or jo Moula for Sin,wo good for suy mes!, or a în Curte up to 15 ORDÉE ·

We Garantes everything put up and sold by the Alexandry Cafe to be of fist Clase Quality. Try our own make Pork Sanangu and Park Piss. Pars Java Coles Romated and Ground Daily and pet- vy in 1. Tins at locants. We give you a liplendid Cup of Lipton's Tom „Linernic and soft drinks of every description.

ký kát give us a Trial and you will be more than satlitet.

R. J. HOWARD, Sole Proprietor."

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore.

UNDER NEW BRITISH!' MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE..

ARTHUR E ODELL,

Grand Hotel, Royal Palace Hotel, London, WA

fariand, and

UNIFORM

EXCELLENCE

Ռ

M

FINEST

Tel. 482.

BRAND

BACON.

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FOR

TROPICAL

MARKETÓ

GENERAL NEWS..

Gaól for Slogapore European.

An European named Willism Forster was last week committed to a month's rigorous imprison- mant, on a charge of vagrancy in Beach Road, Singapore, brought #gainst him before Mr. Clarke, second magistrate,

Bands of the Guarda to Visit Parts.

An invitation has been received from the French Government for the massed bands of the Brigado of Guards to visit Paris shortly, in return for the visit paid by the " band of the Garde Republicains to †London last satama.” It is under

stood that the scooptanes of the invitation bas received official approval.

A Canton Appointment. The Director of Civil Service of the United States has announced that the position of "click and marshal at

at Canton, in the office of the American Consul, is tŷ ba filled by Mr. Frederick Ferguson of the fortifications division of the military government in Manila, This is the icandy“ caused by the resignation of M Dickinson, formerly of the castoms serviss here, who has been madə“ United States Consol in Sumatra,

All for a Penny,

A men busy serving his conatry- in the lively waters of the Mediterek ranean might be spared 'such a willy_worry sa thin, from the |G.P.O. st. Malta:—“I beg to- | inform you that a letter addressed

to you bas been received at this <ffice, which cannot be forwarded- notil the postage of 18. is paid.” The sending of that absurd not- ification occupied the space that might have been filled by the letter held back. Instead, there was a week's delay, some irrita- tian, and the travels of one whole penny, all to placats some pun etilious postmaster's precios read- irg of official routine,-Joka Bull

700-Acre Garden of Suakos. ・・ The most remarkable« und:rg-- pulsive garden in the world is in! Batants, Brazil. It is 700 acres? in extant, and nothing less than

girisa *** of venomone serpants, which are maintained for purely scientific purposes, There are laboratories whichy produce ZOTUDE .for the cure ană“ prevention” of... thể effects of inaka-bite. The snakeä used in preparing the serome are kept in a small park, which is surrounded by a wall and a ditch filled with water, while others are kept in a similar park nesE the main building, in order that their habits and the best methods" of escaping their attacks may be | studied.

"Good-bye, Dartmoor.""*- A detachment of 186 prisoner from Dartmoor- Prison, · Prínos“. town, which is to be occupied by conscientions" objectors, bars left for Parkhurst Prison, Isle of

Wright, with 31 officers to guard them, says the Western Morning News. Some of the convicts, who were chained in groups of seven to ten, walked jauntily to the train, but one old mansbarst

into tears. The men who looked after the farm horses were most downhearted. They felt the the parting from their chargen.

One prisoner showed his thres sama field mice to some-school- boys on the platform. As the train steamed out of the station thermen shouted Good-bye, Dartmoor,"

For Sandfiles and Mosquitoes.

The following recipe for pro- Laction from sandfies and, mor quitoes in Mesopotamia was sente from the Imperial College of Soisbon and Technology. Oil of

TO BE FOUND ON THE BEST TABLES. cassie, 1 part; brown oil of cam

¡Prices

1 gal $3.25

£100.00

JEYES FLUID

Befuse

"Substitutes"

phor, 2 paria; vaseline or salad oil, 4.5 parte, or lanoline, stir well" and "smear on the skin i small quantities. The recipe is the Lontoome of a considershie nume ber of experimente made in India. on the relative value of different.” ösential oils a deterrents for sandflies and mosquitors Other experienced correspondents” ang gwa oil of citronella (mors' easily procured at Karachi, or