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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 1915.

NOTICES.

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS.

THE

BEST

AND

BOST

DURABLE

IN

MARKET

-):0:(-

THE

CHEAPEST

BECAUSE

IT

LASTS

THE

LONCEST

INSPECTION INVITED.

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO-

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment

Principal features: Sinall Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Return of Premis n the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 257 WRITE. FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO, LTD., Agents,

YALE CHAIN BLOCKS.

TRIPLEX DUPLEX & DIFFERENTIAL TROLLEYS & TROLLEY TRUCKS,

- CRANES &c.

BOLE AGENTS

BRADLEY & CO., LTD. MACHINERY DEPT. "QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING DD.

•

ESTABLISHED 1883,

MANUFACTURERS OF

LTD.

PURE MANILA ROPE

8 STRAND.

1 to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE.

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE

་ དཱ;

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length. Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on, application SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers. «

LEMO'S:

BROOKE'S

FINEST

Lemon Squash.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

& CO.

15, Queen's Road, Central.

Telephone No. 75.

HONGKONG JAPANESE- MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.

Mr, U. SUGA

Mr. X, HONDA

Mrs. A. SUGA Mr. S. HONDA

8 Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong.

METALS

of all kinds, especially for ship building and engineering works: Largest and beat assorted stock in the Colony.

SINGON & CO.,

(Established A. D. 1880.)

HING LUNG ST.

Phone 515.

MEE CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

FOR SALE. PICTURES OF

ST ANDREW'S DAY FAIR! LED MOTOR CAR. PROCESSIONA

NOTICES.

NORTH BRITISH

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MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

in which are rested 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 Insurance Co.

.

Limited. ESTABLISHED 1884.

The Undersigned AGENTS

for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

against FIRE at Current Rates:

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SHEWAN, TOKES & CO.

ACENTS.

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, 16th August, 1916.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

7. H. TAGGART,

شریه

Manager.

THE

+

+

PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, 18 MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. BLAIR,

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION.

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

Telegraphic Address: “VICTORIA

T'al. STS.

WITCHELL,

„Manager »

THE CARLTON HOTEL. (THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE

ICE HOUSE STREET.

COLONY.;

Under American Management.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Contra. District 43 Eedroom. Frcellent Cuisire, Scrupulously Clean. Moderate Terms. Yonthly and Family Rates on application to the Proprietres.

Telephone 812.

MRS F. E CAMELON.

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.

UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT, THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL." (Late Grand Hotel, Bouthclife. England and Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.)

~~Priaca

THE PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON. Address Corner of Balphong and; Hankow Roads.

Two Maute from Farry and Raliway station. Actel has just been completely renovated And refurnished, is now up to date in very respect and cader Enghsh Manageme

Caine under penca: supervision of the Proprietor

BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS.

TERMS MODERATE.

Spadal Arrangement for Familes on Application to:

FINE

For the COMPLEXIONÍ

*It beautifies and preserves the complexion, and may be freely used on defieste

•nad sensitive star which ordinary toilet soaps would trial and coarsen.

TEL

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, superfarting

qualities.

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

SOAP

For the NURSERY.

A perfect Nursery S039. it soothes as it cleanses, its are ezables Baby te atan life wild a bealthy and beautiful stin and 10 mi tain ita beauty through Youth to Age.

PRICES Cts, 60 a Box of 3 Cakes.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY, 14, QUEEN'S ROAD

STRINGS

· Violin

Mandoline Guitar Banjo

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO. LTD.

CALL

AT.. THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE

CO. LTD. AND ASK FOR..

"EL PALACIO

AND

YOU will be convinced that "Hongkong is

DOW favoured

with the best

brand

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NOTICES.

MANILA CIGARS.

NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG & 'SOUT! CHINA WAR SAVINGS

ASSOCIATION.

APPLICATION forms fo:

Membership of the abov Association may be obtainer

Business men have

implored typewriter companies to build а noiseless machine. The

from all the Banks or from the NOISELESS

undersigned.

THE UNION INSURANCI SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. Honorary Secretaries & Treasurers. Hongkong, 15th January, 191

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paio up...$1,250,000.).

LÖBLER ON MOTIERge of House Property, do, Goods reesired on Storage. Advancer Made on Merchandisa Lamos made on the Prov dent Syzen,

TRUSTEL, EXECUTOR OF WILLS ATTORNEY. &n. Undertaken and Faecated, Bates and Particular on application)

To the rise of", SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers«,

MARTIN'S EXPIOL & STEEL SECEPILLS

Tresex Euwowdy for sil:

Markers Pitts in the boom 30%bai do tìm địat

konkely dose may be administered. Those who has thingscommend skam,hance theirəman magna vala. All Gasmatuta was Baros mell POLEON Kas. Forld, or part from Gay MEREN, Samelst, Southampton, 26,

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL RomPILLS

GENERAL NEWS.

New Japanese Consuls to Chinese Ports.

Tokyo. Dio. 12.—It w[B an rounded that Cocial B. Matenshi has been appriated Equiul to' Barbin, Consul E. Fojita to Amoy and Consul G. Murakami to Changchun.

Another Chinese Paper.

The Nan Hua Peo, or South China Daily News, adrcosting Kuomintang principles, founded" ix years ago but suspended later because of the then grest infinenes of the monarchists under Lang:" Chi-kwong, will reappear on Cbristmas Day, at Canton, with Bon. T. P. Heieb, M.P., as the managing director. Hon. Hsieh ias Hember of the Hones of Representatives of the National Assembly. He is a Socialist, he

says.

Dog Answers Telephone.

Teffy is deg living on a ranoh in Oregon. The telephone at Taffy's is on a party line, and when anyone of the seven parties on the line is called the bell rings. the bowe of all the others. Of course, each one has his respect tive cell, one bell, two balla and 60 forth, end the subscribers pay

&tention to BDY

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call but their own. Tua call at 1sfy house ia four rings, sad how Taffy learned to do this no lone knows. He was not taught the trick, but wherever his mis- tress is when the telephone ringe four tells Taffy will go to her and give four ebort barks. Ha newer makes a mistake, never barke other than four short barke, never goes to her unless the cali ia fcur rings.

Chinese Labourers for Reconstruction Work.

A vernacular paper reports that the Government has received

TYPE-advices from Mr. Ha Wei-teh,

Chinese Minister in Paris, stating .....

WRITER COMPANY that owing to the extensive areas

has succeeded in making

a machine which com-

pares IN EVERY WAY FAVOURABLY-with any

make, and, in addition, is

absolutely NOISELESS.

Why net invest in one

and satisfy a long felt

"

[want?

of the regions in Europe which the Allied Powers have expressed have been devastated by the war, the wish that Chivere latexrera should be recruited to take part in the

work of reconstruction.......... Oa receipt of the information, the Authorities in Peking brought up the question för discussion at Cabinst mreting some daya ago. A revolution was accordingly [pmad: regarding the arrange pants to be made in order to mest the demand of labour by various “ c antries in Europe. Instractions to the fict were also is-ard the Barena in charge of the labour recruiting affairs.

Attempted Suicide at Shanghai. B-csars he had zeither money nor friends and had lost bie poi- tion Emedaal Pace, a native of

See us and we will give Malta, weighted his pockets with

you'all particulars.

ocal and lesped into the Whangpoo recently. He was rescued by a esmipan man, and the police. When he appeared before Mr. F

THORESEN & CO. Alan Robinson: in the British

Sole Agents for NOISELESS TYPEWRITERS.

DRAGON 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, KATHAN ROAD, TEL, K. 216. PROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN.

FRENCH

Tel. 482.

LESSONS.

C. MOUSSION, 15. Morrison: Hill Road,

E. HING & CO.

MATERIAL

Polics Court later in the day the would be suicide atated that he was sorry his offer had been aneuccessful. He said he was 49 years old and had been employed se secountant by the 8:ar Garage until the establish- mest smalgamated ‹ with" the Eastern Garage. Psoe cffared no promise that he would not again attempt to end his life sad wee sent to pziɛon for one month.

Inland Revenue Scheme. "Promotion in the Civil Service ia popularly supposed to resemble Lord Palmerston's description of s famona O.:der, as having "no dí merit about it." But the mg chinery set up by the Inland Revenue Department anggeste s real effort to find the right men for the particular job. A permanent Promotiona Committee now deels with the outdoor vervice of the Island Re- venue, which hee 600 or 700 officer onlaide the head cffior. In order thst all claims to promotion may be impartially considered, the committee includes beside the heads of the branch pone cerned the bends of other branches cf the Inland Revenue. The same plinciple bea beau applied to promotions in the hendgastiere.Et ft. A round table confeteres of heads of depart ments goes through the lats and