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NOTICES.

EXPANDED METAL

POR PLASTER WORK AND RE-INFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

·THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917.

-HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

HAMS

NOTICES.

AS

USED IN

NUMEROUS

IMPORTANT

WORKS

IN

FOR

FLOOR,

ROOF,

FOUNDATION,

WALL,

ETC.

GREAT BRITAIN and AMERICA. STOCK LIST, PAMPHLETS, AND PRICES ON APPLICATION. Quotations for denfiption of Mastacey or Bagheating 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.

WHITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTIDULARS 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, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO

1883.

ESTABLISHED

MANUFACTURERS OF

LTD.

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 8,000 feet in length... Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co. General Manager.

CAPE

WHITE

WINES.

DRAKENSTEIN &

JAGGER CUP.

SHIPPED BY

J. SEDGWICK & CO., LTD.

CAPE TOWN.

SOLE 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 above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

| SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

▲ gents,

Yorkshire

Insurance Co.,Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for shore Company 8.70 prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. SÉEWÄN, TOMES & CO.

AGENTS,

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

THEN why be half suffocated, and sit up

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

Obtainable at Mears. A. S. WATSON

* Co, Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent Medicine Venders,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th August, 1916.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

12. Xe How Fix, a Chilciens pradzais veerad, în Muratury, kas boux à GROŽAR Beropean omizing and marchands in this Colony for lan y

Be be a good method of waining Buroposca to pass Chime examinations and la pomemsed of a book rate certificate sa a Chinese teacher. He has bac à good knowledge of Mandarin sod Hakka.

Those wise intend Terzing the Chits pos language sin yegursed to wiÐA, PATH OF -Hongking Teledraph" oslos,or direct to Da

150 waliingon firest. First floor.

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER.

Le Boure Street

Telephone 1013.

NEW FILMS ARRIVED. CHEAP SALE.

LEE KEE

BUILDIKO GONTRACTOR DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES. FIRE BRICKS ARD SANITARY STONE- WARE DRAIN'PIPES, IMPORTER AND EXPORTER OF BUILDING MATERIALS. TelephoneNo. 1463, Ofos & Showroom. Head Office-21, Wallington Street.

n

PEAK HOTEL.

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE FIRST CLASI UWEIDJONAL 108 TOURIST HOTEL Dartalled for Comfort, Touch and Demim, Dileplaasen in Every Boom; prompt nomnes tan maintained by six itaen to Contest

Roof Gardan

and Boufal Bouzi Hurupana Berner

P.O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

▲ dra-clas and up-to-date Ivel, most central locations, within the victory of a ther principal Banks Noted for the best Food, Refreshment, Avesdeux Kle

Cubans under European Supervisor.

A fre-diami'string Orchestra renders seinctious from 330 ma, to it31 na

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping wople.

CHARLES MORRIS For further particulars apply:-

Telephone No. 197.

Manger Telegraphic Address "COMFORT."

KING EDWard hoteL.

it CENTRAL LOCATION, ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Tel. 375.

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA "

STATION

J. WITCHELL.

Mansgen

HOTEL,

KOWLOCK.

First class and most sp-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate tarif and most excliens cuisine under extirely European management Monthly and Family rates can be arranged on most reasonable

Apply: THE MANAGERESS. Kowlson, Telegraphic Address: "TERMOTEL Code Used; A.B.C. 5th Eda

terms.

PRIVATE

HARTING

AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

HOTEL

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

Tel. No. K 296.

MRS. E. O. MURPHY, Propriet rees.

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

[PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

The above Hotel was opened on August 187, 1974, nader new proprietorship and Management. The Hotel now offers, for Residents and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sca It has been entirely renovated throughost and newly furnished, and is now up-to-date in every respect Large and airy 100ms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Baths, Electric Legit kod Fans. Private and Public Bar and Billiards. Terms Moderate. For further information apply to

THE MANAGER,

Telegraphic Address "Phæniz.

Grand Hotel de l' Europe, Singapore.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL

(Late Grand Hotel, Sorthcliffs, England, and Royal Palace Hotel, Londen, W.E)

NORTH POINT HOTEL.

(Late Belle View), Shau Ki Wan Road.

TRAMS PASS THE DOOR EVERY FEW MINUTES.

The above Hotel has been thoroughly renovated and newly furnished throughout and is now a First-Class un-to-date Hotel and a perfect Sanatorium, the only ore in or near Hongkong Inspection of our Grounds and Hotel cordially invited. Our frontage is within a few yards of the sea, with superb Hill Scenery at the back. We have two first-class Bowling Alleys, Tennis Court, Sea-bathing and dressing rooms, with fresh water shower baths always available.

Tea Gardens have been specially laid out entirely separate from the Fotel dent, where ladies may come and bring children to enjoy a splendid cun of Linton's tea with Cakes, Ice Creams, Lemon Squash and Iced Aerated Waters. Etc.

ANY MEALS MAY BE MAD AT ALL TIMES A LA CARTE."

This Hotel is now conducted under entirely New Revime and Management and everything hitharts objectionable has been strictly, eliminated. All Wines, Beers. Liquors de, are guaranteed first-class quality only and true to nemis on label

FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD.

WILLIAM H. ELLERMAN,

Manager.

FRENCH

LESSONS.

G. MOUSSION,

15. Morrison. Hill. Road,

EVERY

HAM

||GUARANTEED

PREPARED & PACKED

MICKSON & GL

LOWDO

THE

"SILVER

DISH "

BRAND.

QUALITY

CANNOT BE "SURPASSED.

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 no injurious effect on the accumulator. "An ideal accumulator for any kind of lighting or ignition device.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ACCUMULATORS AND CELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF

LANTERN, THE "NIFE

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)

THISTLE" BRAND

HAMS.

RENOWNED

EVERYWHERE

FOR 1 HER

UNIFORM

EXCELLENCE,

FINEST

ECTED

GEN

Danish Theatre RestrictionE lo consequence of the increas ing acaraity of coal and oil i | Denmark, theatres will be open only three days a week, and street lighting will be abolished, while the use of oil for lighting will be prohibited,

Duchy of Cornwali.

- The receipts of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1916 amounted to |≤208,€58 «nd payments to £166,- 769, including £30 500 paid to the Prince of Wales. The Duchy of Lancaster receipts were' #116,- 166; the balance 412,086. Fay- monta for his Majesty's uns totall- ed £60,000

Costly Jokes.

At Oropidoo, James Potter," marine store desler, of Thornton': Heath, the owner of a horse and | trap, was ficed 20a, for withhold- ing information from the compe tent military authority. In fil ing up a form required under the Census of Animale Order, be |stated that the "comeumption` DE ̃ oats, by his horse was "What he can get," and to the question si to the number "cf weeks during which the animal was put out to grass, he replied: “When he gets - there,"

Title for Shanghai Jomadar", Information has reached the British Consulate General that in the Indian Government: Honoure } Gazette, which was published on | Jans 4, the title of “Sirdar Sahib”- was conferred on Jemader Budha Singh, of the Shanghai Municipal Police. We heartily congratu late the Jemadar on the honour conferred upon him, which we regard as a recognition of the good service rendered by hiza and by the Pith Police, of whom he is the senior officer.

Women as Auctioneers.

The annosi meeting of the Auctioneaze' and Estate Agents' Institute was held last month. The - number of members last year was 3,193, and 24 were reported to bave died while on active service. Is was nisted in the report that the subject of allowing women to enter for the Institute tamīnations hal been under the

BACON, oderation of the bonell, who,

SPECIALLY

CURED

FOR

TROPICAL

MARKETS

Læithout pronouncing against the principle, decided that the time fic> noh, rips – for coming to s

decision.

gom

trace dum-Chewing." Shall we all become " chewers" now America has enter- she war?: The editor of the Spectator thinks we shall -Ha writes:-" Stoking raises the blood-presente, and gives a sense of well-being Hence gum chew- ̈ ing. The desire to suck some- "thing" when engaged in deep thought, or “taking sction thất Toalls for grest concentration of mind, must have been noticed by many people. In battla Marshal' Saxe always sucked a 'lead ballet! Hence also tobacco chewing and „baby-soothers, Sir Thomas Browne would probably bave said that we commemorated our nativities by

TO BE FOUND ON THE BEST TABLES, the act of action. What My

JUST ARRIVED

“Indian”

Motorcycles

ALL

MODELS

"COUNT. THE INDIANS ON THE ROAD,"

24 HP. Lightweight opposed cylinders Price $500.00

5

Little Twin

7-0

Big Twin Powerplus....

7-9

"

$650.00

$750.00

Big Twin Powerplus (Electric Model). $850.00

Largest and most complete stock of Motor Cycles in Hongkong

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

4. Des Vœux Road Central

A

Father in Tristram Shandy would have had to say on the sub-" ject we tremble to think. In any gamecha has come to

case,

atay. Our troops are taking to it

slready, sod our alliance with Amerios will make je virtadily compulsory."

Tleatsin's Big Fire.

The great fire which started in Mosers. Jardins, Muhsson, "and" Co's "B" Godown, Tientsin, on s recent Friday night was got under control between 2 and 3 am on Saturday morning, asys the-P, and T. Timea. The firs "rankeamong the most destructive Tientein has ever experienced. Besides the gutting of the godown in which it original- ed, the fire greatly damagad the machinery: godown and practically destroyed the blook kuown

Victoris Baild- iage. The Robinson Piano Com pany, the Chinese Post Office, and Balears Bros premises-were also greatly barat, but time permitted of the safe removal of a consider- ableɛqašntity of the goods and

documents in these places. Hap pily the Chartered Bank, the International Bank,, and. Simă & „Co,'s premises, tbaaafety of whinek was seriously threatened at one time, were unharmed.

you have lost your appeti

One of the big vari

* infuty dishes at the

DRA CAFE da auzo? tomp