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NOTICES.

THE RED HAND COMPOSITIONS LIMITED, LONDON.

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

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'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 STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-

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Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Falne, No Medical Examination, Eeturn of Premis n the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25.

WRITE "FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS- TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

Maltheid Reefing

SOLE AGENTS.—

BRADLEY & CO.,

L

QUEEN'S BUILDING, CH

THE HONGKONG RO

ESTABL

MAKUTA

PURE M

8 STRAND

Léto 15"

CABL

5.to

(MACHINERY DEPT.). AROAD, HONGKONG.

CIRCUMFERENCE. CIRCUNYER DE

UFACTURING G

883.

ROPE

44 STRAND

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE. |

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.

LIQUEUR

GRAND

MARNIER.

CORDON

ROUGE & JAUNE.

CALDBECK MACGRECOR

& CO.

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

HONGKONG JAPANESE

MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.

MP, U. SUGA

Mr. HONDA

Mrs. A. SUGA Mrs. S. HONDA

8 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

METALS

of all kinds, especially for ship, ("building and engineering works. Largest and best assorted stock in the Colony.

W

SINGON & CO.,

Established JA. D. 1889.1"

Phone 515.

HING LUNG ST.

MEE

CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

FOR SALE. PICTURES OF ST. ANDREW'S DAY FAIR AND MOTOR CAR 3UFC PROCESSION BARO

NOTICES.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

THE HONGKONG JELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER

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: te 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. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. AGENTS.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs, net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. nét.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Hong

ugust 1916

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGÄRT,

THE

1,800

Manager.

PEAK HOTEL.

FEET ABOVE SEA

LEVEL.

15 MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON, FACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNUH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

Telegraphic Address :" "VICTORIA

Tal. 173.

J: WITCHELL,

Manager:

THE CARLTON HOTEL.

THE ONLY AMERICAN NOTEL IN CHE

COLONY.

ICE HOUSE" STREET.

Under Américas Management.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Contra.. District. 43 Eedress. Frrallent. Cuizine, Berapulously Clean. Moderate Terms. Northly and Family Rates on application to the Proprietres

MRS F. E CAMELON. Telephone 812,

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.

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

Tel E.

ARTHUR E. ODELL (Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffs. England and Bora! Palace Hotel, London, W.)

Palace.

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON. Tel Adrese:

Corner of Haiphong "and" Hankow Roads

Two Minates from Ferry and Ballway station. This Hotel har ju been completely renovated land refuriated, is now up to date in every respect and under English Mosgement Crisins under personal supervision of the Proprietor

BAB AND BILLIARD ROUR

TERMS MODERATE

Special Arrangement for Familiei în Application for

FINE

For the COMPLEXION.

It beautilles and preserves. the complexion, and may

be freely used on, delicate and scatilive stins which drdinary toliet zoass would irritate and costech.

TEL

NOTICES.

YARDLEY'S "OATMEAL

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

qualities.

J. M. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

SOAP

For the NURSERY.

Aperte Nursery Soap. soothes as it cleanses. Itse enables Baby to start life with a healthy and teactiful skin and to mala- bai is bexly through Youth to Aze.

PRICES Cts. 60 alBox of 3 Cakes.

COLONIAL DISPENSARY, 14. QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL.

NOTICES

CALL

AT

THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE

CO. LTD.

AND ASK FÖR -

"EL PALACIO

AND

YOU will be convinced that Hongkong is

now favoured

with the best brand

MANILA CIGARS.

NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG & SOUT). CHINA WAR -SÅ VINGS, ASSOCIATION.

APPLICATION

forms to

Membership of the abov Association may be obtainer from all the Banks or from th undersigned.

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

Honorary Secretaries d Treasurers.

I

FOR

REMY

Hopskocz. 15th January, 197 MARTIN

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

"

Loans on force of Borse Poperty, de Gooderee ind on Storage. Autos de no Merca t Loans made on the Prov dem System.

THUS: 25. EXECUTOR (AT WILLS, ATTORNEY, 6c Unde tales med Execcted. Dates and Partien amen rypication) To the U of

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...

General Managers.

MARTIN'S

PIOL & STEEL STAGED PILLS

3 French Ramady for all irregulari tíma. TRENMAN J Ladies nis myg kemp a l Matt in the banne, MA TRAXED IDE KLA Arrochlarity at iwa STEAM &

CLARE, PRÓceámand

moda vaša. -All Chetniste and Stores seỹ THAT Derechou! 106 World or por free m TAIZEM, CNazetat, hotshamyson, Eas

MARTIN'S

PAPIOL & STEEL

MEPILLS

BRANDY

APPLY

TO

THORESEN & Co.,

HONGKONG.

MANNERS

BACKHOUSE, LTD.,

Canter.

PIANOS DRACON MOTOR CAR CO.

FOR

HIRE

AT.

$10

PER MONTH.

ROBINSON'S

MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE & ́SALE. 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, 29. KATHAN ROAD. TEL, K. 228.“-

FROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN. Tel. 482.

FRENCH

LESSONS.

MOUSSION,

15. Morrison Hill Road,

E HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANDLEES AND

HARDWARE MERC

ST

GENERAL NEWS.

Ousted from Palpit.-

Trenton, NJ, Oott bır 3.—In- junction proceedings have been commenced in the Court of Chan cery hare by the Bav Josiah E. Green 10 prevent an alleged "ramp" board of desoons of the | Calvary Baptist Church,- of Paterson, from keeping him out |of the church, of which he insista he is pastor. The clergyman [recites that be" was engaged: as. pastor of the church at a salary «f. 850 a month, and that this was It ter advanced" to " $75. . Ons mouth his salary was not paid, |and than the alleged board met |and discharged him.

Wasted, Dog Sweater, Storkholm, October. 2.-The Berlin Forwaarts reports that the wife of a war profiteer at Cologna applied to the official clothing department in the city for s permit authorising her to buy a sweater for bar dog. She pre- sented an atteet from a veterinary Burgeon to the effect that the dog was offering from rheumatiem and "required a sweater. The application and attest have been handed over to the Cologne war mareom as an interesting exhibit.

India's War Bill.

The Council of the Bombay. Presidency Asscoiation have sant the following telegram to Prime Minister, H. E. the Viceroy and the Secretary of State for India:-"The Council of the Bombay Presidency Association. respectfully but emphatically protests against the proposed. further contribution of £45 millions towards Wir penditare, as being beyond: the alender

"and

already overtaxed resources of this poor country. The Council sab mits that particularly in view of the highly favourable torn the war has taken eeuring early victory, as well as the unpromis ing trade and industrial ontlook in India, as sleo the prevalence of famine conditions and infaesES. in many parts of this country, the proposed contribution is most in- opportune and inadviasble, and errorgly urges its abandonment."

A Monopoly P

& melime ago the Chinese Ministries of Communications and Finance jointly drew"up's eet of regalations governing the or ganisation of a so-called Obica

Company. These regulations were later promulgated by a mandate. This matter has since drawn much attention from foreign circles, especially the foreign merchants. They fear that this Company will monspolise certain priveleges sa | provided by the regulations and will operate to the detriment of their interests as well as violate the existing treaties. Conse- qently the foreign Legationa made representations to the Wai- chiso Pa the other day regarding. these regulations on behalf of the foreign merchants,

j

Smart Policeman.

A nutes's stolen luggage was regained through a smart piece.

*5,.

AD

of work by police constable Hooker. The nurse, Misa EL. M. Skinner, of Ballon, left a osbin trunk and a portmantesa in charge of a porter at Viatoris Station. On some pretext, a unknown men got it away and drove off in a taxi, leaving the.. station police no clue. Meanwhile Hooker, on duty in Marylebone, had become suspicious of the furtive way in which three men removed a track and portmantean from a taxi cab to the side entrance of a grocer's shop in Clipetone-street. He found from the landlady that they had only taken a room that morning, sad, when listening on the stairs, he heard sounds of splintering wood, |he burst the room door open.

The three men were knees, attackii locke with 1

the portmanfear

their

frank