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LIFTS

and

NOTICES.

WAYGOOD-OTIS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917,

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: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Return of Premia in the Event of Death, and Numerons Options at the Age of 25.

WHITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

'DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

Maltheid Roofing

SOLE AGENTS.-

BRADLEY & CO., LTD: (MACHINERY DEPT.).

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

co.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO.

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS UF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

Le to 15.

CIRCUMFERENCE.

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

3** to 10 CIRCUMFERENCE CIRCUMFERENCE

"to 15-**

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

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

LIME JUICE,

CORDIAL.

SIRDIR.

BOLE AGENTS:

¡CALDBECK

MACGREGOR & CO.

No. IS, 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 Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents.

Yorkshire

General Managers.

ASTHMA

||CAN BE CURED.

“HEN why be halfenfioosted, and git up

THE

allaight oonghing and gasping for

| beeth when s SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE

will give you certain, prompt relief and

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

7. H. TAGGART,

PEAK

"Manager.

HOTEL

· 1400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL 1 FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE.

FERREDENTIAL and TOURIST HOTEL Daireded for Cushiet, Bralli m

San Ramona Quinn, Root Garten, and Home Kocna Juragan Zusa

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL,

A first-class soddess Hotel most venerül koenzion, within the thieuy of all the principal Banka Soted for the best Food, Refresh matter Cuisine suder Surgman Sup

aut Cleanliness

á Brut-ciam string Orchestra, Yodazer actions from 530 Pa w 183) PE

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shunning ple For further particulars app CHARLES MORRIS!

Mai goi-

'COMFORT

Telephone No. 197. »

Telegraphic Address

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

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

Telegraphic Address: “ VICTORIA

J. WHICHELL

"Manager.

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOOK.

First class and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel Two minutes from the Ferry. Moderate taris and most excellent enline under entirely European management, Monthly and Family rates can be arranged on most ressonable teries.

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

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 Franzietress..

Tel. No. K 296.

MRS. E. O. MURPHY, Proprietress.

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDEJ MACAO: -

I

The above Houl was opened on August ist, rare, under new proprietõeshly and Kanagement, Rotel now eers, low Residents and Touris, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the m It has bees drely renovated throughooi sed newly farnished, and is now up-to-date in every respect Large and airy 1000s, excellent wadiiary arrangements, Hot and Cold Barks, actric ught and Fans, Private and Public Bar and Billards Tons Moderate. For further information apply sty

THE MANAGER.

Telegraphic Address "Phaniz

NOTICES.

glaro

Gold Medal International Helical Congress Exkibition. By Royal Appointment to the Court of Spain.

Builds Bonnie Babies

To be obtained at all Chemists & Stores.

ASK YOUR DOCTOR!

Ford

THE UNIVERSA

**

(1916 Models) $1,400) (1917 Madels $1,500)

** FORD The word

stands for honesty. matchless worth, economy, lightness sturdi-,

4

ness, efficiency.

Sole Agents

ALEX ROSS & CO.

4, Des Voeux Road 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 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 GELLS.

A FRESH SUPPLY OF THE "NIFE" LANTERN,

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HAND-LANTERN

(SWEDISH MAKEJ HAS JUST ARRIVED.

BOLE, AGENTS FOR CHINA,

GENERAL NEWS.

Austria's War. Debts, At the end of 1910 the war debts of Austria (without Hungary) amounted

10 31.390,000,000 kronen (nearly $1,308,000,000 at pre-war rates), being an increase of 6,318,000,000 kronen ($252,- 900000) since the end of Jane, 1916.

Hearts of Oak”

Nearly 5,000 members of the Herria of Oak Benefit Society have fallen in the war and 72,000 members and 458 of the staff are in the services. If the present excessive death-rate continues, it was stated at the annual meeting of delegates recently, su incrOSSO of contributions will become necessary.

יי.

Keen to be a Soldier.

After receiving his discharge in Australia, syoung map named William Fielding, being still. snxious to juic the Army, stowed himself away on a cargo"bost and returned to England. On Salisbury Plain be found some friends who fitted him out with

•

Qolonial uniform," bat at Andover Sessions he

ontenced to s month's imprison ment for impersonating a soldier. Distinguished Woman Scientist.

Miss Sarah Martha Baker, D Sc. F.LS.. only daughter of Mr. Grorge Samuel Baker, who died recently asho zarit ago, of 30, was a graduate of University College, Goverstreet, with which she had been sapciated as: stad- ent and lecturer for the past 10 years.She held a Qdain lectore ship in botany, and bad studied chemistry abroad and under Sir William Ramsey. Her chief in- tereat was botanical chemistry, and her original work led to her election as a Fellow of the Lin nasan Society five years ago. She had written in all about a dezan rapers dealing with chemistry of botany. Highly gifted and highly strang, she, farew herself into war work with the same energy that she had shown in ber studies, and became a member of the V.A.D. formed at University College. Her death was dos overwork.

nem a pod sights or to the Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore. A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD. spent much time abroad, e

only gubufne cure for Asthma, discovered

| by Mr::HOBBS,■ qualified Chemist, and

ufferer for many year, will, if taken

when pecervary, effect as vidímal curn of

this entwhile incurable malarly,

Obtainable a MONTH, A. S. WATSON

a Co., Ltd. and sŭ Chemist and Patent Medicine Vendora,

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Casks of 375 lbs. nat.

In Bags of 250 Ibe” nat..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers, - Hongkong, 16th August, 1915,

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

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3.x Flow Fax, a Chifmoon gzésse Tvormed in Mieratzea, ber bass & toucher

Colony for her yosan,

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Thom who intend learning the Chimam language, son requested to write, cure, At * Bongong Telegraph" ofics or dirass in die

380 Wallington Bira, Pirst cor

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER.

InsuranceCo.,Ltd. Ice Bone Street Telephone 1013.

ESTABLISHED 1884.

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The Undersigned AGENTS for aboys Company prepared to ACCEPT-RISKS Ansi FIRE at Current Bates.

WAN, TOMES & CO.

NEW FILMS ARRIVED.

CHEAP SALE.

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR.

· DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES. FIRE BRICKS AND SANITARY STORE- WARE SKAJA PIPES. IMPORTER ABS EXPORTEN OF BUILDING MATERIALS. Trisposos lle. 1482, Ofisa & Showssom! Head Ofoe-21, Wellington

UNDER "NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION.

TEL. NO.

. 1877,

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR. E. ODELL,

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

NOTICES.

TEL NO. 1877.

MACKENZIE'S FOOT RELIEF POWDER.

is especially adapted for overcoming the undue per- " spiration and sensitiveness of the feet during hot weather. This powder will be found invaluable for correcting those uncomfortable conditions of the feet which arise from excessive perspiration, fatigue, burning, etc. PRICES, FIFTY, CENTS PER TIN.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY,

CHEMISTS & Druggists

14. QUEEN'S ROAD CESTRAL HONGKONG.

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.

KOWLOOR BRANCH, 26, NATHAN KOLD, TEL. 428

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN. Tel. 482.

FRENCH

LESSONS.

MOUSSION,

15, Morrison: Hill Road,

Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR)

LACTOMALTINE.

Tien-fooping Food costxining" all the "vainable properties „TINEST “NITRACI OF MALT obtained. Yrom the FIRST BOOTCH BARLEY together with MILK and CREAM,

MOST DIGESTIBLE.

EXCEEDINGLY PLEASANT TO TAKE.

CTOMALT MALT. MILK & CREAM dal Flesh Forming

He promad by a New Fam

15 grotty surgeons Cat Lover part for posting Latino of anti

TARKNESS BEAUMOR:

HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS,

PRESCRIBED BY THE MEDICAL FACULTY.

LAUTOMATENE' far surpassed All

of Cod Liver Oil in Palatability, Amimliability and Tagestibility, and for its efficiency in the formation, aif Hemmes of stable tastare, OSTAINABLE FROM 'ALL CHEMISTS, ETC.

YACHT

FITTINGS.

Ships Bells Compasses. Clocks, Port-hole Lights, Megaphones, Bilge Pumps, Brass Steering Wheels, & Sundry Yachts' Hardware,

ALEX. ROSS & CO.

Des Vœux Road Central

HONGKONG.

The Late Capt. Shakespear Captain Hastings F. Shake- epear, B. N., who died suddenly at Sheerness recently, retired from the commanders' liet in 1911, but rejoined shortly after the outbreak of war. He passed out of the Britannis in 1883, and in the first years of his service

appointments including the Plover in Obina and the Hood in the Mediterranear, while in 1896 he returned to the Far East to command the destroyer Hart, While commanding the Duart oa the Cape Station he was men- tioned in despatches in congestion with the Gambia Expedition of 1930, and in the same seat w awarded the Humane Society's bronze medal for jumping over. board to the rescue of a seaMEN in the Limpopo River. In 1901 be was landed in caramand of a company of the Central Alzion Regiment for service in Gambia,

£10,000 Jewel Robbery

A daring jewel -robbery: took place at the Carlton Hotel, Lon- don, last month, the thieves get- |ting sway with about ' £10,000 worth of valuables. The jewel- Lary was in two locked cabinets, on the right-hand side of the restibule at the Pall-mall entrance to the hotel, and was the

property of Menare. Mappin and Webb. Me. H. Metcalfe, the general manager of the firm, informed a representative of the Day Tele graph that the articles in the cases consisted of pendante, brooches and ringe, and "hand-

· bağe, "all""net : with the finest diamonde; pearls, emeralds, and sapphires The most ripensive article taken would ran into some thousands of pounds. The thief or thieres, who were probably disturbed, judging by the parti cularly valasble ornamente that were fund on the ground, were evidently not vary expert at their work, and left behind a diamond pendant of great vaine". 210,000 worth of jewellery was taken, but articles smonating a"similer, vaize were found on the The cases had not bien forced open, but, the fnd been smashed. The robbery WH discovered about