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LIFTS

and

"NOTICES

WAYGOOD-OTIS

ATURDAY, AUGUST

1917.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

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 Premis in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DÖDWELL & CO., LTD. Agents.

Maltheid Reefing

SOLE AGENTS.-

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

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG,"

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING G

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND Le to 15"

Cable LAID

5" to 15"

4. STRAND 3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE.

OIRCUMFERENCE CIRCUMFERENUK

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.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO.

No. 15, 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- GERS ASSURANCE CO., The Undersigned. AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT-RISKS- against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agenta..

Yorkshire Insurance Co.,Ltd.

- ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company

prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

AGENTS,

General Managers,

ASTHMA

CAN BE CURED.

T

“HEN why be half suffocated, and sit mp all night conghing and gasping for (breath when a SIROLE dose at

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE

will give you certain prompt relief and ensure good night's rest? This, the | only genuine care for Asthma, discovered by Mr. HOBBS, qualified Chemist, and sufferer for many years, will, if takez when necessary, effect a radical cure of thie erstwhile incumble malady.

Obtainable at Mesar. A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd. and all Chemist and Patent Medicine Vendor.

Price: $2:50 per bottle.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Casks of 375 lbs, nët In Bags of 250 lbs net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General ManagerL Hongkong, 16th August, 1918.

LESSONSIN CHINESE.

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* Is For YAN, a Chinese vadzaje TO MATOPIJO Asztal, and sangthach la Sale Colony for bed posts.

Bahım a good malboding testokog Zazuretz to pean Climate atáimini slona, and a postmed of a fizik zake vertíštais as a Chitoné,tentu He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin Sad BALLKA

cap who, blend. Tokrading the Chinese

➡ Hongkong Telegraph" oftes me direst to zla.

150 Wallington Sirus, Pirst flock.

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER.

Ice House Street.

Telephone 1013.

NEW FILMS ARRIVED. CHEAP SALE.

LEE KEE

BUILDING CONTRACTOR. DEALER IN SANITARY GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF MOSAIC TILES. FIRE BRICKS AND SANITARY STONE- WARE DRAIN PIPES. IMPORTER AND EXPORTER OF SUILDING MATERIALS,

· Teinskone Nu£ 1468; Gloë &'Showraim; Bead Office-21, Wellingwa Street.

PEAK HOTEL.

j

1,400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. EEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LANDING STAGE.

KORELDRASTAL and TOURIST HOTEL, ÜHEIvelled Ise Donafori, Zanik and Kalaphoons in ray Boots; pectorps soumetnim maktabial by the thong de Contest Zand Russians Celina, Roof Garðe all set. Dochil Durupdan memer

P.O. PEUSTER, Manager.

GRAND HOTEL.

▲ Armals and opto-date Intel, most central location. within the verity of all the principal Banks Soted for the best Food, Befreshments, Accomodation mul Ciesalihem Cuisse trader European Supervisioen A fru-class string Orchers rendars selectime from a 2011.30 1

Special monthly teams for residents and for Shipping People. For further particulars app'y:- CHARLES MORRIS |

Telephone No. 197.

Manager. Telegraphic Address "COMFORT.“

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

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

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA

J: WITCHELL

Manager.

STATION HOTEL,

KOWLOOR.

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

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

terima.

NEW MACAO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE【MACAO.

The above Hotel was opened on August 1st, 2014. under new proprietorship and Management Te Betel new abers, for Residenza and Toerista, estellent accommodation. Lige dining rooms facing the sea, It has been entirely renovated throughout and newly furnished, and is now up-to-date in every thepact Large and airy rooms, excellent sanitary arrangements, Hot and Cold Bathy Electric agat and Fans, Private and Pablic Bar and Billiards. Terms Modmate. For further information apply ta

Telegraphic Address "Phœniz.

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THE MANAGEX,

NOTICES.

Glaro,

Gold Medal International Medical Congress Exhibition.

By Royal Appointment to the Court of Spain. -

Builds Bonnie Babies

To be obtained at all Chemists & Stores.

ASK YOUR DOCTOR!``

Ford

ONIVERSAI

(1916 Models $1,400) (1917 Models $1,500) The word? "FORD" stands for honesty, matchless worth. economy," lightness sturdi- ness, efficiency.

Sole Agerts

2}

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 usa. 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 THE "NIFE" LANTERN,

AN ELECTRIC ACCUMULATOR HAND-LANTERN

LSWEDISH MAKEJ

HAS JUST ARRIVED:

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:~.

Grand Hotel de l'Europe, Singapore. A. B. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO., LTD.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUÄTION.

TEL. NO: 1877.

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELLİ

(Late Grand Hotel, Southeliffe, England; and Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.E) ·

NOTICES,

TEL. NO. 1877.

MACKENZIE'S FOOT RELIEF POWDER.

**

is especially adapted for overcoming the undue për- 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,

PRICES FIFTY CENTS PER TIN.

etc.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS?

14. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL 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,

KOWLOON, BRANCH, 25;"' HATHAN ROAD, TEL 428,

Telephone No. 171. YORK BUILDING (TOP FLOOR)

IZAL

THE

IZAL

UNRIVALLED DISINFECTANT

is the result of years of experiment, and scientific .research. The safest and most economical of efficient disinfectants-mixes equally well with ́ salt, brackish and fresh water. ONE GALLON IZAL MAKES 400 GALLONS EFFICIENT;DISINFECTING FLUİD

WHOLESALE AGENTS—–

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

YACHT

YORK

BUILDINGS.

FITTINGS.

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

PROPRIETOR, C. LAURITSEN. Tel. 482. ALEX ROSS & CO.

FRENCH LESSONS,

G. MOUSSION:

15. Morrison Hill Road,

Des Voeux Road Central.

HONGKONG

GENERAL NEWS.

Death of Alizo Line Manager. The death is announced of Mr. William J. Dots, Liverpool, manager and director of the Allan Line He had been associated with the Allan Line over forty-six yesis.

Medical Board's_Homour,

At Bermondsey Tribunal, añ” appol was heard for the exemp tion of a foreman'who was said to be very small-only 4 in 4 in. in height. When he was recently examined, the fficers at the Medical Board described him on Jae certificate "as 5 ft. 11 io. (Laughter.)

Lay Readers Exempt.

Ins test case brought by the military authorities at Camberley, the magistrates decided that a Diocesan lay reader holding ✩ bishop's licence is exempt from the provisions of the Military Service Act as a minister of re- ligion. The military authorition contended that, not being ordained, a lay reader was not a minister.

The Unreasonable Admiralty, "It's the fappiest case I'ya aver had," said the chairman of West Ham Police Court recently. Though aware that John Half- penny, freman, went to priso for stealing before his ship esiled, the Admiralty had him arrested For failing to join the boat He couldn't be in two places stonoS.” and the chairman, di charging h'a

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16 Days in Open Bost.

Two more instances of German submarice officers' inhumanity to merchant service sailors have recently been reported The British stesmer Karib war sunk without warning 230 miles from fland by an eas my submarine on April 13, the starboard lifeboat smashed by the explosion, Ten of the crew were eventually picked up and taken to hospital in a pre- carious condition, having been 12 days in an open boat. During seven days they were without food. Two of the survivor's havE einca died. Another bost conisio- iog 21 sailors, it is feared, has been lost. The British ateamship Caithness was torpeded without warning, 240 miles from land, on April 19 The hip sank in a few minutes and all on board were fang into the water. The master and twenty men were drowned: The remainder, baving righted a capsized boat, clambered into it and drifted without food for 16 days. Only two men were left alive, and were eventually picked up in a terrible condition. The chief cfficer, who was one of the survivors, lost a foot in addition to other serious injuries,

-Intercepted Love Letter in

Prize Court.

Sir Samael Evans, in the Prize Court, condemned a cargo of 367 bags of cocoa beans on the Baron Stjernblad and 220.bage of cocon spized on the steamabip Pazm, both Danish vessels. Bomshing in the nature of a love tetur, had been captured; and was used by the Crown among the intercepted correspondence. Both cargoes had been consigned by Antonio Daraste d'Oliveirs, of Liubos, the one to Klas Johnson's Efterfolger, Gothenburg, sad the other to Viggo Petersen, Copenhagen. The Crows submitted that in the cree of the Baron Stjernblad îstercept- ed letterealspwed that the trade- tion was merely an endeavour by one Leopoldo Gazsper, of Lisbon, to get the goods through to Engen. Budenberg, of Hamburg. In s letter from Gartner to a lady he said he comforted himself that hers in Lisbon he could attend to Germany's supplies bfföödatus and already had begun to slip cocoa and sardines and batter to Sweden. Ha ended “with many bearly greetings and kisses.”. Ia the case of the Perm counsel sážd - that a letter from the nodsignees so the shippers' stating that the goods bad been sold to chocolate mille at Gothenburg, on, a gaa- raates: agsings re-export, by the Chokolad sad Kon- fectfabriken, Kroosa, Gothen bug, we for 400 bags of cocos. beams, and neither the namer nor the shippers were maruddiala the other case, nouavet met inter- (empled lettera contemno king for the shipping of codos spdictee, and inquired, who were the ad- arelices frende in 8weden and Denmark. A code for correspon--- dence bad apparent

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