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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18: 1919.

REMEMBER TEL. No. 977

FOR

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BUSINESS HOURS IN SUMMER.

SOME HONGKONG FIRMS

OPINIONS.

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DAY BY DAY.

A EUROPEAN'S DEATH.

INQUEST HELD TO-DAY.

An inquest was held to-day at the Magistracy by Mr. G. N. Orme on the death of Mrs. Wal- ters, which took place at the French Hosp al on February 20 Fast.

suffering The deceased was from influenza and she developed a tumor which rendered an opera. tion for appendicitis necessary. Chloroform Was administered and whilst under its effects Mrs. Walters died. the

cause

of death, as given in the evidence of her medical attendants, being heart failure resulting from her disease.

Sister Pauline, of the French Hospital, said she had been two years in the Hospital. Previous to that she had been engaged in We have been requested to various Hospitals in France and state that a Canadian contingent had had experience in the is leaving Hongkong to-morrow administration of chloroform and morning by the Empress other anesthetics which she did

Japan,

that its sometimes under the direction of and sometimes in- On Saturday we published from ubers would do with as much directors the N, C. Daily News a sugges reading matter as Hongkong dependently. tion for a general summer-time | resi·lents can give them. Gilis scheme of office hours from. S] should be sent to Mr. Wallace, Sf nam, to i pan, instead of 9am. | the Camelian Pacific Ocean Ser- to 5 pm. We are add that vices, before the bat leaves. Shanghai firms employing in the aggregate over 500 foreigners on their state have adopted this plan.

Mr. R.

The enquiry is proceeding."

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

There was a

case some time

*.* Liaisell:-" Surely there is a size lemit for dRenders of this kin-1 Inspector BrownET", Shanghai being so near us, we—"Yes, but what can we de ago, of a magistrate ordering a have tried to get the opinious There were always a crowd of miserable woman who happened a few mercantile fires on the them, as many as 30 in the after-to have married a Gerium to be feasibility of introducing the¦mon.” Inspector Bager:- deported to Germany." She The Captain Superintendant was as ignorant of that country of Police rang the up and said as she was of the purliens of

scheme into Hongkong.

Mr. F. W. Cox, the Manager of

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he saw it himself" lasteeter Pekin. That particular sentence IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS

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sentenced.

Messrs. Andersen, Meyer and Co., interviewed by 119 this was:This defe last is was quashed but the spirit morning. sait the scheme as he size of the hawkers at the which inspired it appears to be propounded by the North-Chins place." Mr. Lindsell: The marching on. if we are to be Daily Noua was purely cau-defendant is

K smal!lieve a communication I have! Hage. The bulk of the offices fu

received relative to a certain Mrs. Inspector Hongkong open at 9 o'clock, Bowwe-He is balled Schafer. She is 30 and has while a goo many open their or Worship, in a sum of 35 lived in this country for 25 doors at S, and win i up the lay's Mr. Linisell Oh, well, I will years. Her husband was interned work at 5 in the evening. Mr. discharge him; He is too small," at the Isle of Man and sent back Cox examined the question from This little du que took place to Germany last February, since its daylight saving aspect. conerning a liminative lawker when she lus unly received one think, he said, "it is more framed whose haud sareely retched the communication from him. eight for industrials than it is for co-milings of the k. He wasnths ago, stating that he had uercial life. A commercial office caught withbut a licence in arrived safely. She does not does not ordinarily lent itself Jubilee street,

REPORT.

... COMPANY HONGKONG FIRE

INSURANCE CO., LTD.

We are officially informed, that subject to audit, the General Managers and Consulting Com-

know where he is and cannot get Now she is any news of him unlered to proceed to Germany within 14 days, although she has uo friends there now, no home, and no knowledge of her bas- band's whereabouts.

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to long hours in the evening. On the other Lund, if you take the Taikoo Docks, many a time they may have some important work, on which overtime labour will have to be employed. If they started it at 6 or the morning and stup at in the evening they will have to cont

ittee of the Hongkong Fire Ine How the spirit of loss concern. tinge from 3 on overtime. If you sarance Co.. Lil, will recommenting Alsace-Loraine has been begin early, you must end cariș.

at the forthcoming Meeting of kept alive in the younger gener. There is no advantage. In Marekoblers to be held on 29th ation in Brittany can be seen Shanghai some of the nices start

instant, the payment out of the From the following story, writes at 7 or 8 and work right through profits for the year 1917 of a a correspon lent. A little French till 3 or 4. We work lager dividend of $27.00 per share bag of Bix was excessively hours in Hongkong than absorbing 216,000; to pass bellicose during the war, and Le Shanghai. The N. C. D. N. | £20,024 115 51, at ex 31 said orainously of his still smaller saggestion is that work should$121,761.63, to credit of Hein- commerce at 8 in the morning.surance Fan-i; said to carry for break off at 12and then commence ward $525,270.01 in respect of at 2 till 4. Some people favour office hours from top.tu. This would be unjust to any business.

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the year 1918.

sister's dolls that he did not know what might happen should be discover them to bo spies. An Englishwoman who was staying in the house was much surprised scheme, also expressed the opinion therefor, one morning to see that the conditions in Hongkong him emaracing passionately a "Why?" asked the interviewer.were a different that the ideo large and beautiful doll She "It is unjust to any business, would not be practicable. The teased him about it. whereupon because it would prevent business advantages to be gained, if any, the rounded upon her in a fury, coming in the afternoon after he said, would bo of 5 minor a crying, "It's not a doll; it is ma not being attended to. That. character as not to justify such a belle crusine d'Alsace !' Ex- business will have to wait till scheme.

planation revealed that in ume the next day. It would delay The manager of use of the bars of Breton famílies exists a business and would prove highly largest local storekeepers express-olla belle cousine 'Al injurious. I would oppose ited the opinion that the scheme sace representing Alsace, very much. There are other in would be quite acceptable. One which children are taught to love fastices. I do not think the staff of the most popular pastimes, he and cherish, and which they are would be able to work from 8 to said, during the summer oaths allowed in embrace when they 2 without any set-off time for is bathing, and if the employees are good. lunch. If lunch time is allowed, could get of an hour earlier it then the office loses by the lanch would enable a great many more time. Instead of getting six bathing parties to be arranged. hours' work the offices will get and give time for such parties to

Karl Liebknecht, sou of a great father, was himself great in five hours.'

get to the more distant and secluded spots where the water (writes a correspondent of the character. When I first met him

In Manila, I believe, there is a system of summer time," stated

the writer,

"There they get up very early in the mornings.

they commence early and break

off early so as to take a longer

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of the day it is too hot and so would be advisable in the summer Socialists implicated in a con. (13); J. Duncan and R. M. medicines administered to make In the middle said:-"I do not think the scheme brilliantly defended some German J. McHutcheon and F. A. Well sufferings from pure dread of the horrible, nauseating, griping time. We get an extra hour's spiracy against Tsardom by in- Henderson (12) play "Lieut. them well. Castor Oil is a terror daylight as it is, and the arrange dicting the servility of the Col. Coles and S. Evans (6) to most little ones. ment would be more in the nature pussian Monarchy to Russian R. E. Lindsell & H. P. Winslow In Baby's Own Tablets, the "What's your criticisin of the of putting on an extra hour's despotism. The trial was as much (8) play J, Maltby & R. W. Hux-Canadian children's remedy, will Shanghai scheme?"

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