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NOTICES.

THE RED HAND

COMPOSITIONS LIMITED, LONDON.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST -5, 1918.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKong hotel

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H TAGGART,

Manager.

NOTICES.

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Contractors to the Admiralty, India Office, War Office, Crown Agents for the Colonies, &c.

"THE RED HAND BRAND."

Antifouling Compositions for Ships' Bottoms, Antisive Paints. Ready mixed, for all purposes.

Supplies available from:

DODWELL, & CO. LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. 15 MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. BLAIR.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment —–—–

Principal' fastures: Emall Premiums, Liberal Surrendár Valın,

· · He Mužion! Masmination, Return of Premis in the Brant of Deathị

and Numareas Options at the Age of 25.

WIITE FOR PAMPHLET... AND FULL PART(OULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Ágenta.

Maltheid Roofing

BOLE AGENTS.***

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

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG,

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

LTO.

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND

1 to 15"

NIRJUMFERENOL.

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15" OIRCUMFERENCE.

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE.

Od Drilling Cables of any size up to 2,000 feet" in (length, Hoss, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES, & CO.... General Managers. 3

LEMOS.

BROOKE'S

FINEST

Lemon Squash.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK MACCRECOR

& CO.

15, Queen's Road, Central. Telephone No. 75.

HONGKONG JAPANESE. MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.

WE beg to notify the Public that we, the undersigned, being propor and fully sertificated Hassuers, have this day formed the above Massage Association.

Mr. V. $46A B

Mrs. A. SUGA

Mr. I. HONDA

Mrs. S. HORDA

54 Queen's Road Central,

MET

or ship- pang wor ka. ssorted stock

& CO.,

bbbed A. D. 1980.) LUNG ST, Phons $15.

Photos of 1918 RACE MEETING

also

The DERBY DAY CATASTROPHE :

AT HAPPY VALLEY.-

MÉE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER Ten these Shoqat

Tatenbora

NOTICES.

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 sgaizat FIRE at Current Rates. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents.

Yorkshire

InsuranceCo.,Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS for The

above

pal to ACCEPT RISKS -*ainst FIRE at Current Rales.

Company are

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO."

AGENTS,

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND GARANT.

In Casks of $75 lba: nei. In Bags of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

GRAND HOTEL.

A first-class and up-to-date Hotel, manat avstral location wiihin the vicinity of all the principal Banks Noted for the best Food, Befreakmanix, Arcusmodation and Cleanlines Cuisine under European Supervision.

A Trst-class string Orchestra rendars solectiona from Kad zar, to 1180 mm Special monthly terms for residents and for Shipping People. For further particulars apply - W. BARKER,

Manager.

Telephone No. 197. Telegraphic' Address"

"COMFORT."

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL

LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Vol. 573.

Telegraphic Address: "VICTORIA “

„JI WITCHELL,

Manager:

THE CARLTON - HOTEL.

[THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE

COLONY..

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management

Nice and quies yet only a few-minutes' walk from the Banks and Central Moderate District. 49 Bedrooms, Trensilent Cuisin's, Scrupulously Clean. Teme. Monthly and Family Bates on application to the Proprietress.

Telephone 812,

MRS F. E CAMERON.

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT.

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

FINE

For the COMPLEXION.

Il desuüiles and preserves the complexion, sad say be freely used se" delicate ant sensitive skies which Ordinary tallet songswould leritate and coarsen.

TEL. 1277.

ARTHUR E. ODELL,

#

(Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe. England and Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.)

NOTICES.

YARDLEY'S OATMEAL

The purest and finest of Soaps, scientifically com- bined with an Oatmeal specially treated for the extraction of its bland, soothing. superfatting

qualities.

SOAP

Fer the NURSERY.

„Au perfect. Nursery Saas. it soothes as 1. cleanses, lis fase enables. Baby lo start Üfe with a healthy and Þemini skin and to-main- izin its beauty through Youth to Age.

PRICES Cts, 60 a Box of 3 Cakes.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY, H4, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL.

DRACON MOTOR CAR CO.

MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE & BALE. PROMPT SERVICE.

Sole Distributors for South China and Macao for the OVERLAND, HUDSON and (CHANDLER Motor Cars, and the HARLEY DAVIDSON Motor Cycles. KOWLOON BRANCH, 26, NATHAN ROAD. TEL. K.226. PROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN.

FRENCH

Tel. 482.

LESSONS.

C. MOUSSION,

15. Morrison Hill Road.

The new

Royal

The Herald of Better Service

IN the arena of "Big Business" has appeared

a new steel-brained champion, the Master- Model of the Royal-the machine with the rapid fire action; the typewriter that fires letters as an automatic gun spits bullets!

Unless you are "Royalized," you are paying the price of the Royal without knowing it--besides that of your old- style machine-in the higher cost of your business letters. Built for "Big Business" and its Great Army of Expert Operators

•

This master-machine does the work of several type- writers in one it writes, types cards and bills! The one machine does it all-without any "special" attachments,

ALEX. ROSS &

Machlaery Department.

41. Des Vœux Road Central, Telephone 27.

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GENERAL NEWS.

Mystery of a Pension.

In a caso at Old-street Polios- Court recently it was mentioned that the wife of a Busian kad been in receipt of a pansion of t

wack_sinos-ber-husband was departed on his refuml to join the British Army. "Why is that ?" asked - the "artonisbəd magistrale, adding: “No wonder foreigners wish to come to this country. No explanation Wee Iffered.

Dog Acresta «Estápéd Germans. An escaped German, who was challenged by s butcher's boy near Douglas, Isle of Man, altempted to ran

sway, bat- was parqued, and stunned by the boy's sheep dog. Obeying meter's commands, the dog kept on the German's heels till the boy, George Cannon, had com. pleted his round, when boy and dog escorted the German to the polios station.

Britishers in Japan.

The Nagasaki Prose says ---- We sta requested, to state that all mala British abjicta, between. the of eighteen and forty. one years, residing in the Pre- fectures of Sags, Naganki, Kumamoto, Miyaaski, Kagoshima, and Okinawa, who have n already registered for military se vice, are invited to communi- cate with the Acting British Contal at Nagasaki.

Diamond-Cutting Works Opened.

Diamond cutting works for disabled soldiers and sailors were opened recently at Brighton by Mr. John Hodge, the Minister of Pensions, who explained that Mr. Oppenheim had found all the money for the venture, and that be had the backing of the Diamond Syndicate. A hostel, which Mr.Hodge said was mother evidence of Mr. Oppenheim's generosity, wanafterwards opened by the Minister,

Colder Swimming Baths.. Where awimming baths are Any European, Non-Asiatic or retained, bathers will have to put indian desiring to leave the ap with colder water. This is the Colony should apply in person effect of a letter sent by the Board at the Central Police Station of Trade to the Lambeth Borough between the hours of 9 am to Coacoil saying that tho allow. 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.: daily. anses of coal for baths will have Applicants will be required to to be reduced. The Coal Con- produce Passporta or identifica troller suggests that preference

tion papers.

i

All persons with certain excep- should be given to washhouses ions who remain in the and to supplies of hot water Colony for more than 7 days are necessary for public health and required to Register themselves cleanliness, under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G. P. O. and at all Police Stations.

non-com-

The Penalty for pliance is a fine not exceeding

$50.

CAST IRON

RAINWATER PIPES

AND FITTINGS. FRANK SMITH & Co. 6 DES VŒUX ROAD,, CENTRAL TEL, -2090. HONGKONG.

PIANOS

FOR

HIRE

AT

$10

PER MONTH.

ROBINSON'S

Men for industries. The Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce recently discussed measures whereby the men at present in the army and not ft for further service might be utilie- ed in industry. The following re- solution was passed That this Chamber is of opinion that demobilisation depots should be established in every recruiting area, so that all men who are no longer fit for military service could be sent there. This Chamber considera this a very important matter which requires immediate attention,and is willing to sasist in every way to place the men in work of astional importanon.”

Fuel Oll from Cannel Coal. Fuel oil is being made from cannel coal in Englard” in large and increasing quantities. O News reports the result &£ ■" recent inspection of the mannfro tare of oil st a town gas plant, where more than 100 tons of caznel is treated daily. The yield · in about 40 gallons per top, and the total daily output is therefore about 4,000 gallons. The cannel used in the plant contains 20 per ont of asb, so that 21 per cent. of the remainder by weight is onverted into fuel oil. If to the onel oil twice its weight of petroleum fuel oil is added s mxture is obtained which com. plies with Navy requirements, "

Deserter Sewa la a Bed Tick, Inside, the tick of a bed where in his mother and four children were lying, a deserter named Lewis was found by the police. Rosina Lewis, the deserter's wife, living at Ruardean, Glos., was sentenced to seven days imprison- ment recently by the justices at Littledean, foraiding her busband, On three occasions when Lewis was bome on leave from Franos he had to be fetched by a military. PRcort. He was due back in France last February, and as he did not return a visit was made to bis house. His wife szanred the police that Lewis was not si home, but a search was made, and the deserter was found a stated.x

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