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LIFTS

and

NOTICES..

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WAYGOOD-OTIS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. 1919.

ELEVATORS

FOR ALL PURPOSES.

FOR QUOTATIONS APPLY TO THE

SOLE AGENTS —

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.

APEXIOR

THE MOST RATIONAL REMEDY FOR BOILER TROUBLES.

AGENTS:-

BOLE THE EASTERN ASBESTOS CO.

Queen's Buliding. Chafer 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. WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND FULL PARTICULARS TO

DODWELL & CO., LTD. Agents.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING:

ESTABLISHED 1883.

MANUFACTERERS OF

PURE MANILA ROPE

3

STRAND

1 to 15"

CABLE LAID 5 " to 15"

CIRCUMFERENCE, * MECUMFERETUR

4 STRAND 3" to 10" CIRCUMFERKKUM

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.

LEMOS

BROOKE'S

FINEST

Lemon Squash.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

& CO.

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

HONGKONG JAPANESE MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.

Mrs. A SUGA Mrs. S. HONDA

Mr. V. SUGA Mr.LEONDA

B Queen's Road Central Hongkong.

METALS

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

SIGAN &

GO.,

(Established A. D. 1880.)

WING LUNG ST.

Phone 515

MEE CHEUNG ICE HOUSE STREET.

FOR

EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHY DEVELOPING, PRINTING. ENLARGING A SPECIALITY.

STORE OPPOSITE CITY HALL..

THE NEW FRENCH: REMERTY,

THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION NË 2 THERAPION NË 3

No. 1 der Windface Caffartk. 24. 2 THƯ Hood * Kiu, Dónales, Ma. 3 far Centicia Vallesammt. WILD #YLEROTEGEREKETS,PLICE IN TEGLANKEN. DR EXCUSCălad. On Sateruuck£72,3 W&Laden EX-TRACK MARKED WOTE THERAPIUN" IS ON CAUTE-REMAT APPINES TO DEKUIME PACKETS

General Managers.

NORTH BRITISH

AND

MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO.,

in which are vested the shares of

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO. LTD.

AND

to

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company are prepared) ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rares, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

→

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managera. Hongkong, 16th August, 1916.

MASSAGE HALL

23. FLOWER STREET. MR. T. TAKAYE, MRS. MORITA. CERTIFICATED MASSEURS. PATENTS Tazinu pe Tazm Owx Howes I DEZED,

LONDON DIRECTORY

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omplete camerali guide to London and Sabarbe, it conta fata

EXPORT MERCHANTS

with the goods they ship, and the fals and Foreign Markste they supply: sina

PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES

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Business Carda of Merciants and Desters

micking

BRITISH AGENCIES

mu now be printed under "each "bandenla which thấy are interested at a cost of £1 for each trade bending. Larger nävartiss- imenta from £3 10EIZ."

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THE UNIVERSA il

$1380

Complete with Electric Lights & Electric Horn.

ALEX. ROSS & CO..

4, Des Vœux Road Central.

'Phone 2487.

EXCESS PROFITS TAX.

TO BE ABANDONED.

GENERAL NEWS.

CENTENARY OF GEORGE FLOT.'

"George Eliot" (Mary Ann Evans, the author of "Adam Beda" and several other popular murks, was born in Nuneaton on Nov. 22, 1819, and her centenary

CALL

AT

THE HONGKONG

NOTICES

:

is to be celebrated in a manner CIGAR STORE

befitting the occasion. A sug- gestion is that the celebrations should extend over three days,

and include a pageant, in which

€0., LTD.

AND ASK, FOR

her principal characters could be" EL PALACIO

introduced. It is hoped to raise

memorial to"

pertuanent "George Eliot" at Nuneaton. So far nothing in that direction has been achieved, apart from the erection a few years ago by Sir Francis Newdegate of an obelisk in the vicinity of her birthplace.

CALCUTTA BARRACE TRAGEDY,

Calcatta, March 24-Private Samuel Sharpe, of the Lincoln- shire Regiment, was found lying dead in bed at Fort William early yesterday morning with a gun ahot wound in his head and with his service rifle by his side. The deceased was to have left for up- country yesterday en route to England and had paressed a number of curios to take with " him. He is said to have a wife and family at Home. He was in

in Ministerial circles is to take his usual spirits the night pre- the view that with the presentvious. Sharpe was a cricketer of rates of taxation, any variation or repate and not long ago" during mast be difficalt,the course of a game is reported though necess

One point which has been

additions

to have been struck with a ball co his head and this, it is be

with his tragic end.

The Lobby Correspondent of made against the scheme is that lieved, has had something to do

the Daily News writes:-

The Government, I understand, intend in the Budget to abandon The Excess Profits Duty, or, any rate, greatly to reduce it. It is felt that it is now operating as a serious check on enterprise in industry..

The dilemma of the Guvern- ment in the present and other labour difficulties has been how, ou the one hand, to satisfy the claims of labour, ani, on the other,

in many concerns which pay a high rate of interest may 20 per peat.-the shares in the market have for long stood at a price greatly above par value. The 20 per cent bek or share of the face value of £1 sands probably at £210s., and been bought as an investurent by the community not to get 20 per cent., but to get 8 per cent, the yield on the purchase prica,

If as a result of the new tax the hoir to encourage the bold capital value shrinks, these in- expenditure of money in extend-vestors, if or when they realise. ing industrial undertakings. will lose. But this is a time of In substitution for the Exce sacrifice, or should be. The Profits Duty the Treasury are measure of the field is felt to be considering an important scheme a more important consideration. for taxing above a certain level if 10 per cent, were adopted as the profits of every industry by the profit up to which industry tax graduated upwards. Feelers would be free of the tar, then

a

WHAT GIRLS EEAD.

Speaking of the reading ste of girls, Miss Enright (Rother- ham, at the Educational Confer- ence at University College gave instances of the happy influence of school libraries. One child wrote in an essay: "I have read David Copperfield' most often. I have read it again and again, and I almost know it by heart."

AND

YOU will be convinced that Hongkong is

now favoured

with the best brand

of

MANILA CIGARS.

KODAKS

& FILMS Developing & Printing

Undertaken.

"Coral Island," and Dumas' and A. TACK & CO., Harrison Ainsworth's books also held high places in her favour. 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Another girl reproved her elder sister for asking if the school library included From Parlour "We would maid to Countess."

nor have such rubbish in the library," was the youngster's

US. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Washington March 15-The question of whether" Presitient Wilson will be a candidate in 1920 has bobbed up again for animated discussion on aceonut

have been put out among various the tax would not apply to Pre-proret, her own taste being private Erins, banks, and financial ference stocks and shares, or pleased by "Pride and Prejudice." concerns to ascertain not only Debeatures, all of which bear how such a proposal would be re-lower interest-it would only ceived, but the nieasure of its yield. apply to Orilinary share. Then If the profits exempt from each there would be a difficulty in a tax be taken for the purpose of some ease in stating the profits illustration a 10 per cent, then in relation to the capital. between 10 na 15 per ceni., In sme businesses run on a perhaps, the frat tax would ball capital profits depend on levied; and above la per cent. the personal exertions or influence the amount of the tax would be of the head of the concern; while raised tep by step. This tax other businesses require a great would be a levy on the profits of deal of plant and machinery to capital rather than a capital levy.to secure profit. But of these and Difficulties, of course, are being other difficulties a solution may pointed out, but the tendency be found.

THE

ESTEY

PIANO

NEW MODELS

2T

ROBINSON'S

THE CHINA ` PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

*

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

Loss on Morpses of Bots Property, de Geode zertreden Storage.

Advanosa zrade on Maruhandian, Lesse made an the Prow-dant Bystats.

TAURIES, EXECUTOR OF WILLA, ATTORNEY, &c. Undertaken and Executed.

(Base and Particulars on application) To the Office of

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

THE ALEXandra CAFE

of a statement just issued by Norman E. Mack, former Vetno- The cratic. National Commiteeman. Mackays Wilson will have to run in response to the demand œË, the people. Few Republican- arementioned as likely candidates. Senator Harding of Ohio, General Pershing and Major General Wood are referred to today. Harding is a "dark horse" who comes from a strategically im- portant State, but needssomething to bring him prominently before the public. A for General Pershg, it is not definitely known whether he would, accept the nomination or whether he is Republican. He has kept his political faith a secret and few of his friend know just where he stands.

LUSITANIA CLAIMS IN.

Washington, March 17.--- Claims for indemnity for all victims of the Lusitania have! been included in the general! claims of the United States for damages against Germany sub- mitted to the Peace Conference. Although in the civilanits brought against the Cunard Company and ix the claims submitted

to the State Department various elainants submitted demands for different amounts of Hamages, the State Department has reduced all claims to the same amount. While officials to-day disclaimed knowledge of the exact amount arrived at, it is: known to be more than $5,000 in each case, which was the amount former Ambassador Bern- storff of Germany suggested Ger- many might be willing to pay. Under the policy adopted by the State Department, heus of the rich and poor, who went down op the Lusitania will share alike.

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 a speciality, try it.

DRAGON 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 BRANCH, 26, NATHAN LOAD. TEL. K. 126.

Tel. 482.

PROPRIETOR: C. LAURITSEN.

FOOK LEE & CO.

Established 1871.

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

BRANCH OFFICHA York Building, Chater Road,

HEAD OFFICE: Kos, 2, 3 & 4 Hilder Street. Phone 1174.

Phone 1950...

PRICES SENT ON APPLICATION.