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NOTICES

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1917.

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS.

THE

BEST

AND

MOST

DURABLE

IN

THE MARKET

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THE

CHEAPEST

BECAUSE

IT

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THE.

LONGEST

INSPECTION INVITED.

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.”

STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-

Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Retorn of Premia in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

APEXIOR

THE MOST RATIONAL REMEDY FOR BOILER TROUBLES.

SOLE AGENTS:-

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.

Queen's Building. Chater Road, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING C

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

BRITISH

CABLE LAID

4. STRAND

NOTICE

Glazo,

Gold Medal International Medical Congress Exhibition. By Royal Appointment to the Court of Spain.

Builds Bonnie Babies

To be obtained at all Chemists & Stores.

YOUR DOCTOR!

ASK

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

PEAK

HOTEL.

1.400 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL |FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM PRINCIPAL LAND NG STAGE FIRST CLASS RESIDENTIAL and TOURIST ROTEL Unrivalled for Counter, Hesitli and Convenience. Telephones in Every toru: prompt essaiselle n mak lated by six Bien to Central, Moderne Tarık sud Excellent Cuisine, Roof Garden and Social Ilovan, Fagenu Bonner meet trasee.

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

"

GRAND HOTEL.

Afro-am and up-to-date Hotel, macet osată location, "withila the ray of mil vi principal Banka Nused for this bect Food, Refreshweets,, Aventinodular, and innate

Cualus vader European bupervisio A Set-clam string Orchestra reɛduct meīnatious from £30 m 1 11.52 pa

Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping Peiple. For further particulars apply:-

Telephone No. 197.

Man-ger.

Telegraphic Address "COMFORT:

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

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

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA "

Tel. 373.

3 WITCHELL,

-Manager.

Le to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE.

5" 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

3" to 10' CIRCUMFERENCE

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

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

PILSENER

BEER

|ALLSOPP'S

ON

TRENT.

General Managers.

NORTH BRITISHTM

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

in which are vests 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 i FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. A gents.

STATION Hotel;

KOWLOON.

First class and most up-to-date Residential and Tourist Hotel Two minutID " from the Ferry Moderate tariff and weit excellent cabine ander entirely European Just reasonable management Konthly and Family rates can be arranged on

Apply THE MANAGERESS, Korison, Telegraphic Address - -TERMOTEL," Code Used; A,B.C. 5th Ed.

terma

CHEUNG CHAU (DUMB BELL ISLAND).

SEASIDE HEALTH RESORT, WITHIN FAST REAGH OF HONGKONG.

Parking, Hosting. Falog. Weikius, Invigariing Bretzes For Bones,

ansowodation, with all partienius

Address: S. D. HICKIE.

Act. Hon. Secretary

BURTON

SOLE AGENTS:-

CALDBECK

MACGREGOR

& CO.,

Yorkshire

15, Queen's Road, Central. Insurance Co.,Ltd.|

TELEPHONE NO. 15.

ASTHMA

|CAN BE CURED.

THEN why be half suffocated, and al: up

all night coughing and guping for breath when a SINGLE dose of

NOBBS' ASTHMA CURE will give you certain, prompt relief and szenia ■" good night's rest? This the only genuine care for Asthma, discovered (by Mr. NODES, a qualified Chemist, and ja kuderer for many years, will, if taken when necessary, effect a radical cure of this entwizile incurable malady,

Obtainable

at Mestr. A. S. WATSON

& Co, Ltd, and all Chemiet and Putent

Medicine Vendom.

Price: $2.50 per bottle.

SINGON & CO.

Established A.D. 1880.

BON, STEEL METAL and HARD- 1 WARE MERCHANTS. Wielewala and Retati Ironmangers. Fig Lươn and Foundry Cakes Imperiara, General Store- Esoperi and Shipcbazdiers. Nou 35, and 17, Zing Loose Biryst, (2nd Stroek, waar of Dannesi Martzoki Haleykuma Ya, sis

TBANG FOOK.

sia Wanchal Road. Trimbona stay PIANCE & ORBANS AKPAIRED, TUN- {KD & RZOULATKE, CASES RE-POLISH– {KO>“WORKS FINEN SUMANYZEN LOWEST OWANIKU CONGESTENT }WITH...NEST, :WORKMANSHIP.. ES- IT:MAYER GIVEN SU NEQUEST,

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for

the

above Company

art

TEL. 669,

NEW MACÃO HOTEL,

PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

or

The above Hotel was opened.on August fit, igra, under new proprietorship and Management. The Botal now offer, for Kevideain and Tourists, excellent accommodation. Large dining room facing the sea. It has been endrety rezomond, throughout and zeraty fajnished, and, la vow up-to-date in every resp057 Largs and alry rooms, excellent ranitary arrangemwich, Hot wad Cali Busker, Bocarle might and Fans, Private and Pable Bar and Billiards Tarma Moderate. For further information apply to

Telegraphle Address "Phoenix,

THE MANAGER.

་་

prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Grand Hotel de l' Europe, Singapore.

against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

AGENTS.

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER.

Ice House Street,

18.

Telephone 1613.

NEW FILMS ARRIVED. CHEAP SALE.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 175 lbs. nat. In Bags of 250 lbs. zet,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL, FINEST SITUATION,

TEL. NO. 1877.

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL.

Late Graad Hotel, Southeliffs, England, and Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.L.)

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 FIETY CENTS PER TIN.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS

14, QUEEN'S ROAD GENERAL, HONGKONG,

NOTICES.

Ford

SME UNIVERSALO

(1916 Models $1,400) (1917. Models $1,500) The word ** FORD." stands for, honesty,

matchless worth,

lightness economy, sturdiness, efficiency,

Sole Agents

41.

ALEX ROSS & CO.

4. Des Voeux Road Hongkong,

REMINGTON OLIVER UNDERWOOD

L. C. SMITH

No. 10.

No. 3.

No.

No.

SMITH PREMIER No 10. ROYAL

H

PRICES $50 TO $150.

No. 5.

Machines are in first class Condition and ready for immediate delivery..

Apply:

3

WILLEM HEYBLOM,

FOWELL'S BUILDING.

12, DES VEUX ROAD.

When it

í s a

PIANO

ROBINSON'S

PRICES

I gul. $3.25

5

- $15.00

$100.00

FRENCH

LESSONS.

G. MOUSSION,

15, Morrison Hill Road,

THE BEST OF ALL "

JEYES FLUID

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (Sole Agents)

4. Des Vœux Road, Central, HONGKONG.!

PRICES

1 gut. $3,35

$15.00

$100,00

GENERAL NEWS.

Fallen Weslayan Soldierf.

At the Wesleyan" Conference in the Central Hall, Westminster a special memorial service w held for the Wesleyan Methodist asilors and soldiers who had been " killed or who had died of wounds sinos the Conference of 1916. The King was représented by Sir E. Wallingtor. During the year 382- officers and 7,379, men in the British Artby, 55officers and 326- men in the Royal Navy, and in the Orerreas Contingents 28. 28 officers and 447 men, making a total of 468 officers and 8,152 mer, with threë murses and öne chaplain, have fallen.

South Wales Meers and Peace.

A meeting of the executive council of the South Walde Miners. Federation" was held ́at- Cardiff when it was resolved that a special conference of the coalfield be bold, and "that, a resolation be placed on the | agenda calling on `the federation to take sotion to ascertain the opinion of organised labour on paice, so as to cffèr to the labour movements of the belligerent Powers the British working-class view of peace settlement, and afterwards to ask each movements if they are prepared to auberwibe to the British policy and to. compel their Governments to adopt it. The conference will also be asked to consider the recent order for the combing out of gomarried, Class A, miners bi- tween the ages of 18 and 25.

Canada's Food Supply. Hinta that sore form of com- pulsion and price-fixing might be necessary to conserve the food“ supplies of Canada and the Unit ed States, so that the home population can be fed and the. | necessary exportation take place to the Allies so well, were thrown out recently by Mr. W. J. Hanns, Dominion Food Controller, in the fararse of an address before the Canadian Club, Mr. Haans declared that waste in focdstuffs in the country must be stopped. as Canada and the United Saten must export an enormous amount in addition 10 what is normally sent, if the Allies are nat to go hungry and, through. banger, lose the war. With the normal sources of food cut off, Mr. Heans pointed out, Great Britain and her Allies must rely to a great extent on Canada and ibe United States. The total 1equirements of the Allies in beat Reta * 1,105,000,000 bushels. The production of Enrops # 645,000,000 bushels, |leaving 460,000,000 bushelëjta be exported from North Americs. It was estimated that the. United States and Canada, would have for export 300,000,000 bushels, so that 180,000,000 would have to be made op.

A Backruptcy Annulled.

Mr. Charies le Despencer Les- li Melvilir, who was sojadged bankrupt on February 19, 1913, applied in the Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Broaghem, for the approval of a composition of 5 in the which was recently. accented by his creditors. Hi, F. T. Garton, Deputy Oficial Receiver, stiended;" "Mr. AM. Colyer, solicitor, appeared for the trustee in the bankraptoy ;. and Mr. G. F. Kingham for the bank- rapt. Mr. Gerion reported that a dividend of 6d. in the 5 had already been paid in the bank. ruptcy, He estimated that, the composition of 59. in the

Z would be payable-on liabili- ties of £12,904. The bankraptas- tributed his failure to personal. extravagance, losses at card play. ing, and interest on borrowed. money. According to the deficiency account, household and personal expenditure in the two yesre before the bankruptcy was. £7,709, betting and gambling Toenen = 23,060," and the "interest oharged on borrowed money £3,250, against a total inocme of £2,150... During that period thể bankraps had an option to par- ohero slures in a company formed to develop a tea and cefloo plants- tion in Ceylon,: In his statement of affairs be valued the option Fr£18,000 Afz, Regiruar Bringbam spproved of the com- position and annulled the, bank- faploy.