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NOTICES.

THE RED HAND COMPOSITIONS LIMITED, LONDON.

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*THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919.

J*LVERYTHING POR NOTORING IN CHINA?

ALEX ROSS C

MOTOR CAR AGENCIES.

CALL

AT

THE HONGKONG, CIGAR STORE

5

CO., LTD.

AND ASK FOR

'EL PALACIO"

AND

YOU will ba

convinced that Hongkong is now favoured with the

best brand

of

Contracters to the Admiralty, Indle Office, War Office, Crown Agents for the Colonles, &c.

"THE RED HAND BRAND."

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

Supplice available from:

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

SOLE. 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 STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:- Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrender Value, No Medical Examination, Return of Premium in the Event of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25. WHITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL CO. LTD. Agents.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING :::

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

2

STRAND

14 to 15" UTKOUMYAKINUK

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

5" to 15"

UIRCUMI FAKTOR,

3" to 10" CIROUMFIREXOL

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length.

+.

Priose, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

LEMOS.

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

OGA

KADA

Mr. I. BONDA Xrs. 3.

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.

General Managers.' >

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

in which are vested the shares of THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD. AND

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agente.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Casks of 375 lbs. not.

In Bags of 250 lbs. nat.

•

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

• General Managers. e Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

MASSAGE HALL

23. FLOWER STREET. MR. T. TAKAYE, MRS. MORITA. CERTIFICATED MASSEURS. Pattente TALLTED IN THE O HOKA

DETEXTS.

SINGON & CO., LONDON DIRECTORY.

(Established A. D. 1880)

HING LUNG 87,:

Phone 115

MEE CHEUNG ICE HOUSE STREET.

FOR': EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHY DEVELOPING, PRINTING. ENLARGING A SPECIALITY." STORE OPPOSITE CITY MALL,

THE NEW FUNGE THERAPIO THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION NO 3

LOST LEADING CHEWINTS, PRICE IN ENGLANDĒJ

1935, QOVË. STAMP AFFIXED TO GERLIVE FACKETS-

(Published Annually)

bles traders throughout the World, 10] jazzavusiosta dirset with Englik

- MAKUPÁCTURERS & DEALERS Ka-book slaan tí goods, Barides being a pornplate commercial guide to Londen und Suburta, It combina laste of

EXPORT MERCHANTS

with the goods they ship, and the Uolania. and Foreign Markets they supply? Who

PROVINCIAL TRADE FOTICES

at Mading Maunfactores, Merchants, etc., in the principal Provincial Tower and In. talan Centres of the United Kingdom Busine Cards of, Mgrohania, and Dosiers BETTIEN NOINCIES.

kun kon he grafted under cicle tanda is, janes, they see fatented_st ́s ́cost of £1 für sich trade hetdity. Larger advertise-

ments from £3 to 12.

A copy of the directory will be sent by post Im zabaipt of posisi örder for £1 10 2.

THEILOEDON PIRKSTORY, OR, LTD

5. Abchurch Line, London, B.C.||||||

BRITISH CARS:

The A-Three-Seater, Britain's Leading Light Car. A wonderful Hill Climber. Forty miles to the gallon. The FORD Universal Car. Made in Canada Fitted with Two or Five-Seater bodies.

The ARROL JOHNSTON, as illustrated abore. The famous Scotch Car. One of Eritain's Best. AMERICAN CARS:

The DORT Five-Seater. A small Car with quality in every part. The HUPMOBILE. The comfort Car built for Bill Climbing. The CHALMERS, A delightful saren-passenger Touring Car,

Cylinder Motor.

"Own a Dort-You will like it.” Grey Body and White Wire Wheels. with the Chalmers Famous Six-

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

4, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, Telephon e 2487.

OUR MANILA LETTER.

A

MANILA CIGARS.

KODAKS

& FILMS Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

The question of employing low. Acting upon his appeal, strike agitators as guardians of scores of young men and women the city's law and order has met have written to Manila asking with a storm of criticism from more definite information on the A. TACK & CO., (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Press and public of Manila. jobs which are to be had and the

Men employed by the Manila salaries which are paid. Electric Railway Company who bushel of letters was received in Manila, March 21. stopped work in an attempt to the last mail from the United force a general strike and paralyze States at the Governor's office Labour troubles which have the city's transportation system, been threatening in Manila have been accepted by Mayor during the last few weeks, have Lukban and the Chief of Police

here.

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Announcement has been made

A

been practically adjusted and as city patrolman, following their that the British and Foreign there is at present no likelihood summary discharge by the rail-Bible Society will retire from the of a serious labour disturbance.way Company, Some 25 have Philippines leaving the islands Motormen and conductors of the already been placed on beats as entirely to the American Bible Manila Electric Railway and temporary patrolmen. The Mayor Society, while the latter will Light Company threatened defends his action by claiming withdraw from Korea, leaving

as acted purely that he

a that field entirely to the British strikes on two occasions and a

men organisation. The arrangement large number did leave their humanitarian, furnishing

matter of positions. The Company was able with jobs who would otherwise was agreed to as

Meanwhile economy. to shift other employees and have gone hungry.

Equipment and sup secure new workers, so that the ex-strikers are entrusted with plies of the retiring socities will car services were kept at normal.helping to enforce the laws in be turned over to the other that The tobacco workers of Manila, Manila.

remains in its assigned field. The Rev. J. L. McLaughlin is numbering about 25,000, threaten-

returning to the Philippines to ed a strike last week, demanding.

Shunning the question of in-take charge of the Bible work higher wages, but definitely de-

the American Society cided not to leave work when the dependence, Governor Harrison for tobacco manufacturers served is reported to have made a plea notice that any attempt at a strike upon his arrival in New York for

The Philippines are now in the would be met with a complete closer trade relations between the- lock-out. Workers at a number Philippines and the United States. midst of a sugar boom. Sugar of hemp bodegas who talked of a He held up the islands as a centrals are being built in Negros strike bave also changed their "land of opportunity" for young and Luzon which will have a total capacity of many thousands minda in view of the experiences Americans,

of and of pounds jobs of good

sugar daily. of their fellow-workers in other plenty

of these various lines.

where the cost of living is The cost

mills, now being organized

*

where

there

PIANOS

FOR

HIRE

ΑΤ

$10

PER MONTH.

ROBINSON'S

are

26, Des Voeux Road Central

THE CHINA PROVIDENT. LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up.........$1,250,000.)

Lama on Mortgage of Bonne Property, du. Goods reprived on Blorage Adranost made our rodančias. Laman xande on the Provident System.

TROUTRAS, EKECUTOR OÞ wilta, ESTORNEY, die Undectakes and Executed. Rates and Particulars on sygðansion) To The Odes al

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.

MOTOR CARB 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. 24, NATHAN ROAD, TEL. K. AS

-PROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN.

Tel. 482.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

or constructed, ranges from The |2,000,000 to 5,000.000 pesos and each has a capacity of from 500 to 1,500 tons per day. Prominent among the new investers in Philippine sugar property is the Hawaiian Sugar Planters As- Įsociation, which is butlding a

large central.

£

A new Bureau of the Philippine Government in charge of depend- ent children, authorised by the last Legislature, will shortly be It will have charge Lurganised.

of the Insular Orphanage and will supervise the education of orphans in useful occupations.

..

Miss Ruth Law, American aviatrix, is in Manila for a 10 days' stay. Arrangements" are being made for several exhibition flights before she contunes her Orient tour to Indo-China, Siam and India.

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Advices from the United States indicate a revival of the coconut

at 1314 cents.

به بیر

The Insular Government is

房屋

'RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE EAST

Alexandra Cafe (next door to Hongkong Hotel) for Tiffin and Dinner. Our famous filleted Haddock as a light Summer Snack is unsurpassed. Choice-Ginger Cake speciality, try it.

FOOK LEE & CO.,

Established 1871.

IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS, HOUSE & SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING MATER ́ALS.

HEAD OFFICE:. Koe, Hillier Street,

Phone 1174.

BRANCH OFFICE: Terk Bulding, Caster Head, Phone 1950.

PRICES SENT ON APPLICATION.

LAND AT £250 PER LORE.

a

holding, including the necessary stock and implements, and in the In connection with the Govern-case of a small fruit or market ment scheme for providing small

A small holdings or allotments for the garden holding a larger amount

per acre is necessary." purpose of the settlement of ax-holding is defined as 50 scree

oil market. Several large sales

or less in England or Wales. bave lately been reported; one at service men on the land, the 103 cents a pound and the other Bradford Corporation advertised Taking the lowest Bradford offer, recently for offers of land within the purchase price would be the city. About a dozen replies £3,000 With a low at 5% per were received te prices varying cent, the rate given in the Cavern- proposing a Vigorous, well from £60 to £2508, sore. The ment statement, the economie rent campaign on behalf of Manila Government have prom would be A165 a year on the bad cigars in the United States, to dial assistance to enable retired alone. This is regarded as much counteract the bad effects of soldiers and sailors to acquire too high to enable a man to main- several shipments of musty goods land for holdings, but the official himself and a limited family which were received by American estimate of the capital required on a holding, and it is difficult to dealers late in 1918; 1 These ship given in a pamphlet issued by see, therefore, how the Corporation ments contained lest of the 1917 the English and Scottish Boards an inangurste a scheme that is crop which was generally fe of Agriculture is not less their to be attended cognised to be inferior in quality £12 an acre for an ordinary smal