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NOTICES.

THE RED HAND COMPOSITIONS LIMITED, LONDON.

"Contractors to the Admiralty, India Office, War Office, Crown Agenis for the Colonies, kö.... "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:-

Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value,

No Medical Examination, Return of Premis u the Event of Death

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and Numerous Options at the Age of 26.

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-WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTIQULARS TO

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

YALE CHAIN BLOCKS.

TRIPLEX, DUPLEX, & DIFFERENTIAL TROLLEYS & TROLLEY TRUCKS, CRANES &c.

SOLE AGENTS-

ترحيم

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

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

LTD.

PURE MANILA ROPE

3

STRAND

S to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

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.

LIQUEUR

GRAND

MARNIER.

CORDON

ROUGE & JAUNE.

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

& Co.

15. Queen's Road,

Telephone No.

Central.

75.

HONGKONG JAPANESE MASSACE ASSOCIATION.

Mr. V. SUGA

Mr... KORDA.

Mrs. A. SUGA

Mrs. S. HONDA

8 Queer'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.,

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&

EstabUrbed [A. D. 1880 HING LUNG ST. Phcsa 515.

MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER.

FOR SALE.

· PICTURES OF ST. ANDREW'S DAY FAIR AND MOTOR CAR PROCESSION."

General Manageṛi.

NOTICES.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - 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 ts. 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 Casts of 375 lbs. net. In Bage of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

THE NEW. FRENCH, REMEDY,

THERAPION NO. 1° THERAPION NË 2- THERAPION No3

SOLDATERADENSTVENIETS, PRICEININOLAMUN, „DE LECLERCMod Co BavorinaREK W.3%, anden. FARE TRADEMARKED WERE "ZHERKESETTA.ON. BET. GOVT STAMP AFTSKED TO GEMBIKË FĄCERTE.

HOTELS AND - CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM.

7. H. TAGGART,

THE

PEAK

Manager.

HOTEL.

1,500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL 15 MINUTES FROM LANDING STAGE.

UNDER THE MANAGEMENT

`MRS. BLAIR.

KING

OF

EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION.

ILECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.

HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS

Talographic Address: "VICTORIA

Tel. 373.

JI WITCHMALŲ. Kazago

THE CARLTON HOTEL.

THE ONLY AMERICAN HOTEL IN THE

COLONY.

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks and Centra Fistrict 43 Fedreima Fxcellent Cuisire,' Exupulously Clean. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Rates on application to the Prepristro.

MRS F. E CAMELON." Telephone 812, --

EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.

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UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,

THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.

ARTHUR E. ODELL

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

Palace

THE PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON. Tel Addres Corner, of Haiphong and HankowRoads

Two Minion from Ferry and Baby ration. This Bow! has just been completely renorized

and refurnished, is now op to date du every :

ei tha Proprietor BAR AND BILLIARD BOUMS.

Catine under personal superba Poet and tender English ManagemeAL,

TERMS MODERATE

special arrangement for Families as Arplication to:

FINE.

For the COMPLEXION.

It beautifies and preserves

The complexion, and may

be freely co an' delicate and sessilive slins which ordarytoilet soms would irritate sad 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, superfatting

qualities.

J. H, OXBERRY, Proprietor.

SOAP

For the NURSERY.

Aperte Kursery Soap,

it sooches as it cleaner Iza se enables Babylo start life with a healky and deartifel skin and 10-mais- tain its beaty through Youth to Age.

PRICES Cis. 60 a Box of 3 Cakes, COLONIAL DISPENSARY, QUEEN'S AD

On buying

CENTRAL

a PIANO

YOU MUST LOOK FOR

TONE. "TOUCH AND

A. NAME YOU KNOW;

THE ROBINSON PIANO

FOR QUALITY.

LTD.

CALL

AT. THE HONGKONG. CIGAR STORE

CO. LTD. AND ASK FOR

1918.

"EL PALACIO "

AND

YOU will be

"

convinced that Hongkong is DOW favoured

with the best, brand

of

NOTICES.

MANILA CIGARS.

NOTICES.

THE HONGKONG

& SOUTF

CHINA WAR SAVINGS.. ASSOCIATION.

forme

to

APPLICATION

Membership of the abov

Association may be obtained from all the Banks or from tb. undersigned..

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THE UNION INS-URINCI SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD, Honorary Secretaries ?

Treasurera. Bengkong 15th Janos 17. $11

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,(00)

Loss on Merrace of Foise Property, dr Goods are ived où storage. ADVISEEK INRdeʻbit: Marcisz se Los made on the Prov dent system

THRBIE EXECUTOR OF VIL13 ATTORNEY, A. Unde taken and Lisettled

Bates and Particktoon wa

To the erwi

SHEWAN, TOMES. & CO.,

Geners Managers.

-MARTIN'S

PIOL&STEEL TOCOPILLS

(15 Presch Kanały Korall Trespolaritinn. Tagomada, at Lados mis sya kang a box of 1 in bài Ao. So the tu tu ha Na at any irragilarity of the hydem &

JANA MATA, 21 Chagleta and Stocno se'l Lans Swaghosh Ken Korik, me past trae_Bine MARZOL Gamsini, Suezkaimptan Engi

MARTIN'S APIOL & STEEL PILIS

BRANDY

for

Connoisseurs.

Try

Remy Martin

made of the best

Charante Grape.

SOLE AGENTS:

GENERAL NEWS.

Christmas Padding.

The Ministry of Food propose to liberate, through the trade this month, a me·12,500 tons of ourrants, raising, and sultàfas in time for ratsiling for ase in: Christmas puddings. The quan- tity is sufficient to allow 416. per bed, but from the total is to deducted the amount required by msonfacturers for trade parposse, Distribution will be made to the retailers on the basis of a per- centage of formar supplies, and though it will not be possible to expre■ half ponad for each individas!, it is hoped that retailers will stion them cat fairly among their costomers. ***

A Hostile Congress." Arcording to a spraial cable to the North hina Star dated Was bington Disember 4. President Wilson for the first time in his airer faced a resentful and hostile Coogrrest Democratio Sinstore with Republicans re- fused to join in deïonetratione when be read his message, De- perste efforts of a. lew Democrats to "stampede" applanen failed, resulting on obvious embarr198 ment to the President who leaves | with resolutions pending in both the Senate and Houss, declaring Į the Presidency vacant while he is

good.

$

UB at Boast.

When the Allise entered Bruges › they disc vered a flaming poster, ased extensively by the GermanÓ for propaganda purposes, preten. ding to show the ships suck in Ora year around the British cosets- unrestricted Übout by their warfare. The poster is in the form of a map of the British Isles surrcabded by innumerable. epicks, each of bich is eaprceed to represent a boat sunk. The. specks are especially thick round Flamborough Head, Piymonth, and the south of Ireland. The enemy has employed his "casto- mary exaggeration” in presenting our losses, but the document hau ite value, as it is upon this German chim as to the number of vessela sunk that we shall be able to banne out demand for restitution, ship for ship, of our lounsæe destroyed Soldiers' Rations, Under scheme now bring prepared it is proposed to ince demobilisation ration." books for a fortnight's supplies to each | soldier and sailor liberated from the forces at the close of the way. Supplies will be adjusted to mset ›he needs, it is stated, of 40,000 pemobilised men daily, by drawing upon the surplus Army and Navy storer. Bation books for supplies

THORESEN & CO.. alter the first fortnight will have

Queen's Bldg.

PHONE 450.

Sales agents Canton

Manners & Bäckhouse Ltd.,

DRACON MOTOR CAR CO.

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 BRANOK. 20. XATHÂN ROAD. TEL K, 216.

PROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN. Tel: 482.

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SEIPCHANDLERS AND HARDWARE MERCHANTS.

PHONE NO. 1116.

FRENCH

25, WING WOO ST.

CENTRAL

LESSONS.

G; MOUSSION,

Morrison, Hill Road,

to be obtained from local focal: offices. Arrangements have been made for isecing a joint lesva pass and ration book to men com- ing on leave in the interim. The front page gives the authorisation for leave sad military details of each man, and inside is a leaflet of coupons for all rationed com- modities which can be obtained from any registered dealer.

Dave His Life for His Pipes. The remarkable story of how a piper won the V.0, and siter. wards lost his life is told in the following list of five V.C. issued. lin a "G. zitte" expplement. recently. No. 26930 Pie. (Piper). J. Richardson, late Manitobs B Prior to attack he obtained

per mission from his commanding fiber to play his company “over the top." As the company ap proached the object it was held ap by very strong wire and cam under intense åre, which oszsed heavy casualtion and demoralised the formation for the moment. (Piper Richardson strode up and down ontside the wire, playing his pipes with the greatest coolaser The effect was instantaeous, In- spired by his splendid example, the company rushed the wire! with such fary and determination that the obstacle was overcome and the position captured. Later, [sfer participating in bombing operations, he was detailed to take back a wounded comrade and prisoners. Alter proceeding obout 200 yards, Piper Richardson remembered that he had left Shin pipes behind. Although ly urged not to do so, he in

on returning to recover bis

Be han never been

and death bit been

time,

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