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FOR

MERCURY GARAGE

THE MOST MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

JAPANESE ENTERPRISE,

Although the boycott is no doubt injuring Japanese trade in general, there are evidently some‡ Japanese who see opportunities in it for increasing their business. The following circular letter issued by a Japanese firm makes that point clear

No sooner the boycott was rumoured in Chios than the Japanese paper market grew keen and advancing and price has now risen averagely ten per cent.

Rise of price was always the case in the history of Chinese boycott For this instance, as far as paper is concerned, Chinese, market must follow the Japanese. sooner or later, because the for- mer is clearly in sole contrul of

APPRENTICE THRASHED. the latter.

FIRST AQUATIC FETE.

SATURDAYS SWIMMING

POLICE COURT SEQUEL

SPORTS.

In

grain me

person to

Now just before another very probable jump of price I am open

DAIRY

FARM NEWS.

CHEESE CHEESE

We offer for sale AMERICAN CHEESE. POTTED CHEESE. FRENCH CHEESE. COULOMMIER CHEESE.

Cheese is rich in protein and butter fat, hence an important and valuable food.

to book your order, and every THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO.,

care is taken to guard the client's interest.

Where required. I shall be pleased to call on yon and dis- cuss the matter.

Awaiting your esteemed com-

mand.

THIEVES STILL BUSY.

སས་

ATTEMPT TO ENTER LOCAL JEWELLERS SHOP.

shoemaker's shop Entries for the swimming fete at Yaumati the time at the V.R.C. close this evening, the preparation of the" morn- for and for the sports on Saturdaying meal had come and somebody one will find quite a good pro had to be found to attend to the

The programme will pet of rice. The smallest appren consist of two lengths handicaps tice of the shop was naturally for members, two lengths handi-, the most suitable caps for girls, two lengths ladies" see about this essential part race and two lengths team race of the meal. He did not know for members only. There will be how to cook the rice, nor, for as well four lengths. Services that matter, did he want to learn. race, running, header

from The other apprentices of the shop Thieves are evidently bent on spring board, ending up with awere shocked. How could the entering the premises of Messrs. water polo match..

boy have the "nerve" to eat the Sheriff Bros., jewellers. of The entries so far are very large rice if he did not know and would Queen's Road Central. Only a and, given good weather, it is not learn how to cook it? One of few

days believed that the first aquatic fete the apprentices. Tong Kum, an attempt to get into the store ago we reported of the season will prove a success.thought it up to him to teach the which did not succeed. Another A band will be in attendance to boy the value of obedience. He has now to be recorded. enliven the proceedings.

took a stick and soon the shop This morning when the manager Admission for non-members rang with the howls of the came to the shop at the usual will be ย dollar. ladies and delinquent. The master of the hour he found that one of the members' children half price. shop also wanted to take a padlocks was missing and that hand in the punishment another was badly damaged. of the boy. He took over the sompone evidently having at- whip and was about to administer tempted to pick it. The pro- some strokes with it on the boy prietors think that were it not for when whistles were blown and the fact that the doors were an Indian Police Sergeant came securely bolted, an entry might up and put Tong Kum have been effected. and the

BOSTOCK'S CIRCUS.

THE FIRST MAȚINEE.

Bostock's huge Circus marquee

at Kowloon was crowded with shop under arrest.

master of the

delighted children

For some time past there have yesterday at the Police Station they said he entered, and so anxious were Questioned been fears that the store would afternoon. when the first of the that when an apprentice became the proprietors about it that one matinces was held. There was disobedient. his fellows were of them went down to the shop not a vacant. seat and the entitled to inflict corporal punish 4 o'clock this morning to see joy of the little ones at the ment on him. Mr. R. O. Hütthat everything was all right. Splendid programme offered was chison however, failed to agree He found nothing wrong, but beyond all bounds. The clowns, with them. He fined Tong $5, there was of course, caused no end of

a Chinese, sleeping or seven days, but discharged the near the shop and when inter- amusement by their funny other defendant, who could con- rogated he antics, whilst the perform gratulate bimself that he had not attempted entry must therefore ran away! The ing animals. especially the actually struck the boy. ponies,

have taken place sometime were

favour- great ities. The whole show

between that hour and daylight was

this morning. perfectly arranged. and parents, no less than the children, spent a thoroughly happy time. There is to be another matinee on Saturday:

JAPANESE IN PHILIPPINES.

Last night the Circus again SAID TO NUMBER TWENTY Franks, D.S.P. (R.), state-

the

drew large crowds, and weather conditions being more favourable than on the opening

THOUSAND..

A Bureau of Commerce and In- night, everything went off with a dustry report, has been issued at fine swing from start to finish. Manila regarding the number of There is no doubt about it that for Japanese in Mindanao and Bostock's is the finest Circus Sulu. The Mindanao and Sulu ever seen in the East. No-one department estimates the number -should miss seeing it.

at 9,000.

THE OFFERTORY.

Persons in the Islands familiar with the Japanese immigration here are of the opinion that there We have able to secure per-are about 20,000 in the Islands, mission to reprint a series of possibly three-fifths of whom ap light rerses by Mr. P. G. Wode-pear in the records kept by the house, the novelist (a brother of Government. Mr. P.P.J. Wodehouse. of Hong-

The Commerce and Industry kong), contributed mostly to the report follows:-- Globe, of the "By the Way"

H.K.P R. ORDERS.

Orders issued by Mr. J: W.

SEARCH SUPERVISION DUTIES. June 20th to 28th. inclusive.- No. 2 Platoon.

June 29th to July 19th, in- clusive.--No. 2 Company.

clusive-No. 7 Platoon.

July, 20th to July 24th, in-

WHAT LOSS OF WEIGHT MEANS.

HOW MANY PEOPLE MAINTAIN STRENGTH.

When you are ill and losing weight, failing in strength and growing pale and sallow day by more blood. day, it is a sign that you need

Whatever the cause, there can column of which Mr. Wodehouse Mindanao and Silu number ap built up so that it will carry Japanese in the Department of be no reliéf until the blood is for some years editor, proximately 9,000 seats according renewed life and strength to every succeeding Mr. Harold Begbie to the reports furnished by the part of the body.

in this position. Below we give officials of that department to the

A remedy that arrests the.

the first of the series, suggested director of the Bureau of Com- decline in health and strength, by a discussion on the smallness merce and Industry.

Were the whole realni of

nature mine,

It were an offering far too

•

small."

Of the that begins 10 restore the

of contributions to the Church provinces which comprise Mind-weakened muscles and strengthen offertory and Mr. Sidney anao and Holland's story of the man who stands pre-eminently first into the patient that the anaemia Salu. Davao the nerves, demonstrates at once paused in the middle of the the number of Japanese residents, is being overcome, and that rich hyinn. Were the whole realm who are for the most part engaged red blood is now helping to fight of nature mine," to give a three-as hemp strippers, with a con-off rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, penny bit:

siderable number of labourers. and other diseases to which the

The exact figures compiled victim of thin blood ja liable. the provinces of Agusan, Bakid-pink pills for pale people. These show a total of 8,838 Japanese in Buch, a remedy is Dr. Williams*

Sulu and Zamboanga. Of this. as a specific for thin blood for non, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, pills have been world-renowned 8,804 were male, and 34 were thirty years, and any illness 30 were residents of Zamboanga, benefited by a course of treatment female, and of the latter number caused by a lack of blood will be 3 of Lanao and I of Cotabato. with them. They contain just ber of Japanese residents with

Davao stands first in the num-the blood and restore lost vitality. the elements.needed to build up total of 8.582. Hemp strippere the system, the heart stops its New energy circulates through number 6,452 and labourers nearest to Davao in the number turns to cheeks and lips. 1,041. Zamboanga is the province alarming palpitation, colour re-

I marked a sudden look of care Upon his features fall.

Into his pocket stole his hand. The Church re-echoed with his

bawl

That even realms, of nature

were

An offering far too small.

@

The bag was slowly coming

round,

But him the sight did not appal He was a man who thought

that realms Were, on the whole, too small

.*

Forth from his pocket stole the

hand.

He gave but threepence. After

An all

It don't much matter what one

givesti

alms are far too small

Globe,

of only 135. Sulu fellows with out delay Dr. Williams" pink of Japanese residents with a total Begin a course yourself with- 54, Lanao with 47, Cotabato with pills are obtainable from droggists 15, Agusan with 4 and Bukidnon everywhere, also direct from the "China branch of the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. 96 Széchuen Road,

with 1..

In the connection, it is interest-Shanghai, at $1.50. the bottle, 88. ing to note that Mindanao and for six bottles, post free Sulu have an aggregate, area of

FREE TO READERS: A useful

more than 35,000 square miles little Health Guide will be sent with a total population of about free to you in, response to & 725,000. Davao has an ares of postcard request to the above 7,486 square miles with a total address. population of 102,800.

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“Mickey' is making motion-picture:fiis tory throughout the world. See it too, this masterpiece of humor and pathos, lovesand adventure.

Showing on Monday next

at the CORONET

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