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TILE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1919.

NOTICES

THE RED HAND COMPOSITIONS LIMITED, LONDON.

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Contractors to the Admiralty, India Office, War Office Crown Agents for the Colonies, &c.

THE RED HAND BRAND."

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

Supplies available from:

BODWELL, & CO. LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

'THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO..

New Scheme for Children's Early Endowment:-

Principal features: Small Premium, Liberal Surrende: Vains, He Medical Examination, Return of Premium in the Evant of Death, and Numerous Options at the Age of 25, WRITE FOR PAMPHLET AND

FULL PARTICULARE TO DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

THEHONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING

ESTABLISHED 1883. MANUFACTURER. 07

€

PURE MANILA ROPE

3 STRAND

to 15"

GIEJÜKTERIYOR.

CABLE LAID

4. STRAND

3" to 15" CIRCUMFERKYŰL

3" to 10" OIRCUMFERINOR.

Oil Drilling Cablas of any size up to 3,000 Eest in length,

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

SHEWAN TOMES & Co. General Managers.

BIG BARGAINS

31

50% discount on LADY'S

SHOES only.

A. TACK & CO.

20, Des Voeux Road, Ctl.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED,

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PORTLAND SEMENT.”

In Casks of 375 lbs.net In Bags of 150 lbs. xet,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers: Hongkong, 18th August, 1916.

HONGKONG JAPANESE MASSAGE ASSOCIATION.

Kr, U. SUGA

8 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong-

Mrs. A SUGA

METALS

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

SINGON & CO.,

(Established A. D. 1880.) HING LUNG ST. Phone 515

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER.

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

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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. Agents.

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with detailed particulars of the Goods shipped

GENERAL NEWS.

A SLOW MAIL.

A picture post card mailed to a woman in an adjoining parish thirteen and a half years ago, has just been delivered. It was mailed. in Southall April 24, 1986. Three hours after mailing it had reached Paddington sorting office, the postmark shows. The rest of the time was spent getting back to Hanwell, adjoining Southall

GERMANS AND FOOTRALL. The International Football Association is perplexed by the question of the standing of Ger man teams. British football associations have announced that they will withdraw if the Ger-

mans

are admitted. It is pro- posed to admit the Germans tentatively, but to suspend their: voting privileges.

CONFESSED BECAUSE HE WAS

COLD.

The approach of cold westeer!} and the pangs of "conscience im-1 pelled Arthur Dixon, 64 years old, with a lengthy crime record. in England and Australia, to the police. He confessed to stealing silver from Trinity Church, Hampstead, and WAS sentenced to 21 months' im- prisonment.

ATOMIC FORCE.

Birmingham.-Sir Oliver Lodge, in a lecture here, said that even- tually the latent erergy of atem would be utilised. He said that there are millions of foot tons of Dergy in a single ounce of many substances and that he trusted that this force would not be made use of until the human race was wiser and better, otherwise the planet would be made very un- safe.

IRON IN CHINA.

It is reported that the amount of iron mannfactured in China through the modern process, totals 4,000,000 tons a year, while 3,000,000 tons are manufactured by the old method. The amount| of iron ore deposit at varicus mines in the country is estimated 633,988,000 tons. The ore

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deposits in Hupeh is 73,838,000 tons, while those in Arbui and Kiangsi are put at 119,460,000 and 6,000,000 tons respectively.

in greater demand by two to one than any other make!

REPUBLIC

Internal Gear Drive MOTOR TRUCKS

7 Models, Toa to 5 Ton

The quality and service behind Republie Trucks created such a tremendous demand that more Republics are sold-by two to, one-than any other make of truck.

We would like an opportunity to tell you; more about this quality and service;

SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ALEX ROSS & CO. 25, De Ville Road.

'FORTUNE TELLING.”

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DRIFTWOOD.

THE CLAPHAM JUNCTION A LONGSHOREMAN OF THE

CASE

GOLD EXPORTS FROM U.S. According to the United States

CORNISH COAST, Department of Commerce, in nine months this year the United

Climbing down a steep path I Over a recent week-end, at States exported nearly $226.000,- 000 worth of gold of which Home, in spiritualistic circles, came upon a cover enclosed by $59,000,000 worth went to South everybody was discussing the Cornish cliffs. It was carpeted America and $116,000,000 worth decision of Mr. Bankes, K.C., the with the silkiest of sand, and to Asia. The United States also South-Western Police-court mag-littered with masses of rock which the sea to play with and to polish exported $109,000,000 worth of istrate, in the fortune-telling case the storms had tossed down for silver to India and $29,000,000 reported on Saturday.

into pebbles. worth to China. Práctically all these exports were made on behalf of Europe.

A NOVEL, LIVELIHOOD. According to a correspondent to the C. C. Post it appears that

Mr. Bankes dismissed the case

A man was there in clothes of because he was satisfied that the

varying patterns and periods. He the accused believed she had

was gazing anxiously at the sea. power of foretelling the future.

Yt he did not appear to be the This decision," said Sir

type of man who would be moved His Arthur Conan Doyle to a Daily by a passion for beauty.

a certain Chinese has thought Chronicle representative, reflecte garments, at any rate were utili- out a most novel method of earn the greatest credit on the mag: tarian rather than graceful. I inge livelihood. Four times istrate. It is a very fair and wondered why he watched and during the past summer he has benest ruling, and I am entirely waited when there was work in hung himself in some place accord with bis reading of the the field. where he would attract the attan- law. As to whether it will be

He talked to me of the ground- sharks. I caught sight of a black thing floating on the water and

ointed it out to him.

Ay," said he, "I'm having

tion of foreigners. On these four allowed to stand unchallenged, or currents, the cliff-falls and blue occasions he has been cut down be upset if it goes to appeal, is But the thanks when in an advanced stage of another matter.

Upon recovery of all good spiritualists are due to strangulation. bis pitiful reasons for attempting Mr. Bankes for such a detached unprejudiced pronouce to take his life have elicited; and

fron plank." ment. financial sympathy.

So it was a plank, and be was That is one aspect of the case. waiting for it had been waiting As to fortune-telling self, I am perhaps for hours. dead against it. Those who pre In time the plank grounded.

SCOTTISH OIL.

The boting for petroleum on the Scottish shale oil-field on the fss to practise it deal in a very The old man waited for the next borders of Edinburgh and Lilith uncertain gift. Their progacsitica-breaker to fling it up, and rushed gow has been stopped. The etions may come true, or they may ankle-deep into the surf to grab pert workers from the United be altogether wrong. Sometimes, at his treasure. States Lave returned home, it be where ill-fortune is foretold, it] He looked it up and down with Jing stated that their contract was leads to all sorts of dire results, the eye of a indge, and reckoned completed. The work has been causing unhappiness to many in it would make a good window in progress for seven months and

frame, or perhaps a doorpost. nocent people. the progress was slow, whinstone,

"Fortune-telling should be dis

He was in luck this morning. is very hard, being encountered under the shale bed. It is not couraged in every possible way; But the times were hard, he con: and I do not think that certain ded. There wasn't much stuff officially conceded that boring West-End practitioners will be drifting in now that the war was bas been abandoned, but those able to discover much extra legal over. Why, when the waT WAS with experience on the Scottish shelter in this decision, which on he had some wonderful fine sbele oil area do not believe there shields honest, though possibly catches-a case of tea, a bag of is any flow of oil, and that the misguided, folk.

brazils, whisky (whispered), and only method of extracting oil is

"Fortune-telling proper," said as for timber. by the process, conducted by the Mr. David Gow, editor of Light, Old John was quite happy. companies on the Mid and East who was one of Sir Arthur's Going down to the sea to take Lothian shale fields, of raising week-end guests at Crowborough, what it gave bim, he did not the shale and thereafter extract-is really outside the line of worry whence it came. W bat- ing the oil in the surface retorts. psychical investigation. We are ever he wants in the world will

all against Fortune-telling, and drift to him. And he will drift) my views coincide with those of along on the tide of life until he Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

is grounded and grabbed on the "I do hope that the decision other side. may prevent the legal persecution of honest mediums.

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A ROBERT DOLLAR BUILDING.

Architects drawings of the seven story concrete building to be erected on Canton Road al joining the Cnion Building, for

He dragged his plank beyond Messrs. Robert Dollar Company.

the reach of the water and put a have been received in Shanghai. "Te Witchcraft Act assumes couple of stones upon it, so that Construction of the building is to that there can be no possible the neighours may know it is Old begin about January 1, the work communication with spirits. John's and leave it. It is a way having been delayed because of The world of thought has pro-they have in Comwall-G.F.B., a shortage of material caused by gressed since this ridiculousn the Daily Chronicle.

and the Colonial and Poreign Markata supplied; the steel strike. One year is the Act was drawn up, but it is ex

STEAMSHIP LINES

arranged under the Forts to which they mi and dicating the approzionata Sallinga,

Que-inch BÜRINERS CĀRDA of Vienne-desiring to aglend their connections, or Trade Dards di DEALERS BERKING AGENCIES aku be prized să a own at $4,10,13 Sam etdi benda bending wider sikh they ako fumerieć. Largar advertisemente from PE tỏ 516.

A copy of the directory will be sent by paros? post für 2, neit exah with exder.

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THE LONDON DIRKOTORY, 00., LT

- 25, Alcharch Lane, Lonor; EC: 4, England.

·BERIZES ZETABlited 105 yearĄ.

time estimated to be needed for traordinary what a lot of mischief alteration as can be justified by construction of--the building an old Act of Parliament can be the known facts. which is to cost approximately egged on todo by interested stick- Ourinvestigations are carried Taels 400,000. The building will lers over the letter of the law.** out to find further proofs of the be named "Robert Dollar Build- In the Vagrancy Act there is existence of life after death, and ing." The plans were drawn by a small clause of about two lines. it is our view that these research. Messrs. Murphy and Dana, which is made more than enough es should not be hampered by architects, of New York and to impose serious penalties, on archaic legal enactments. Shanghai. The Robert Dollar spirtualists. A petition, strongly

"Where Bond-street is wrong

Company will use two floors for supported by some of the finest the law can be applied quite its own offices, and the remain-thinkers of the day, has been sent readily enough; and Mr. Bank- ing five floors will be rented out to the authorities, asking for the es's decision is not likely to ham- as offices.

the deletion of the clause or such per the administration of justice,"

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NOTICES.

FOOK LEE & CO.,

always in stock, large quantities of

Pinplates, Wire nails, Pig Lead, Pig Iron, Steel Plates, Black Sheets, Galvanized Wire, Galod Sheets, Yellow Metal Sheathings & etc.

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FRENCH LESSONS.

G. MOUSSION,

15, Morrison Hill Road.

"We the UNDERSIGNED being General Agenta for THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE CO., LTD., are prepared to issue POLICIES against FIRE, MARINE, and MOTOR ACCIDENT risks at current rates.

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FRENCH

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FRENCH BREAD

The Leading Breed In The Colony

The undersigned beg to inform the Public in. Kowloon that from the 1st December henceforth our assistants will distribute bread in Kowloon between 6.30 to 7.30 am. daily. All customers who wiab to have "French Bread are requested to register their names and addresses at The French Store.

THE FRENCH STORE.

M. Y. SAN&Co., Ltd.

Manufacturers of "Bee Brand " Biscuits & Candies

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