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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTICES.

MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1920.

We

have

stock a

of

Guitars

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.

WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS-WHAT YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION

Two Cents if not Prepaid.

A SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN]THESE" COLUMNS W .. 31 PRODUCTIVE OF MANY ENQUIRIES

REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.:-281 299 308 309

319 & 318

Violins

TO BE LET.

TO

WANTED.

SHORTHAND.--Evening class- LET.-No. 67 Shameen. British Concession (Canton) Suites in Pitman's shorthand for able for Offices and/or Residence.young ladies will commence on

Kowloon. For particulars apply to the Sister in Charge.

3 Rooms with detached Servants arch 2, at St. Mary's School, Quarters. Centrally situated. Immediate possession. Apply to Box 319 có “Honghung Telegraph."

TO BE LET.

TO BE LET. Fully furnished, top corner flat, 2 large rooms one

FOUND:

FOUND-In Ice; House Street nne bunch of keys. Apply to the Deputy Superintendent of Police." Central Police Station.f

10 BE LEI.

small, April 1st: Kowloon, Nathan L'O LET-A Godown at Yau- Road. Apply Box 320 Hong-nati. Apply The Hongkong kong Telegraph."

Land Reclamation Co., Ltd,

EARLIER

TELEGRAMS.

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STRANDED BRITISH OFFICERS.

London, Feb. 21.

In the House of Commons Mr. Dennis Herbert called attention to, the fact that nearly one hundred British officers of the Labour Corps in Siberia were stranded in Changhai- owing to inability to obtain passages until October and owing to their pay arrangements were in a position which was cf serious detriment to British prestige in China. He asked

the War Office to arrange for their removal to military quar- ters in Hongkong and to make them advances of money. (Cheers)

Sir Archibald Williamson replied that this was the first intimation the War Ofe had received of this matter and promised to enquire immediately and see what could be done.

MISSING AEROPLANES,

Landon, Feb. 20.

sea

The A Ministry reports as missing thuve Air Force" aeroplanes which left Chester at 2.6 on the afternoon of the 21st for Dublin. They weresiahted traversing Wales after which there was news until a wireless from the steamship Norfolk Range that an aeroplane had fallen to the eight-five miles south-west of the Sellies at 45 the same afternoon. A Mifeboat was launched but was unable to rescue the pilot owing to the weather. The Ministry opines that the wrecked act plane wasne of the missing machines. Apparently the pilot had lost his way. No news is to hand as to the remaining two

WAR FORTUNES.

"London, Feb. 2.

At tiny's sitting of the selvet committee on the taxation of war fortunes Sir John Anderson continuing his evidence, Band it was proposed to tax all property even outside the British Empire as a considerable part of the increase had been dispard of by ank deposits. Businesses represented under one quarter of the total increased wealth and over one hall thereof was represented by public companies Basets. An official memorandum proposed that post war

wealth not exceeding £500 should be excluded altogether. It was estimated that 50,000 peopirind risen daring the war from below to above 45,000, it was impossible to devise a scheme

specially to deal with the profiteer.

HOME RULE.

London, Feb. 23.

In the House of Commons the Home Hule bill which is officially described as "A bill for the better gezeroment of Ireland was formally presented this afternoon and read a first time The text will be published to morrow or on Friday and is awaited with she impatience as certain points are still obscure, especially the geographical extent of the territory it is proposed to plare under the Ulster Parlament. It is understood that the Cabinet only arrived at a final conclusion. on this point last night.

IMPROVING EDUCATION.

London, Feb. 26.

In connection with the University of London's recrat decision which couters degrees of commerce, the trustees of the Sir Ernest Cassei educational trust have donated £152,000 in order to endow several teaching posts and professorships, also £3,000 annually for at least five years for additional instruction in the principal Continental languages and Arabic, £1,000 annually for at least five years for commercial students travelling scholarships, and £1000 during the current year. for additional modern language instruction.

FIVE MILLIONS FOR CHINA.

Londoa. Feb. 23.

The Times ears that negotiations are proceeding. satisfactorily in New York for raising a fre million sterling loan for China by the Four Power Consortium and it is con- sidered likely that the issue may be made in about a month, In view of the keen demand for capital in Britain and France it has been arranged that the loan be issued in the United States and the French portion in Japan. The terms of the loan have not yet been decided but obviously the rate of interest must be approximate to the present yield of Chinese loans, namely about eight her cent.

INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.

London, Feb. 26. Wales and Scotland drew 1-1 at Cardiff.

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at

Mandolines

Drums

Banjos etc.

reasonable prices

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Chater Road.

TIRED EYES.

顺

When you go home at night how often has she said to you How tired your eyes look ? Yes! Ta: it is entirely due to

the strain the day's work, Make them reb

and bright by wearing SUITABLE GLASSES.

N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN.

5. Queen's Road CL. HONGKONG.

Prescriptira aretely d

HEALTH against SICKNESS.

"TRADE MARK

HEA

By making ROOSTER BRAND" VACARONI, PASTE STARS. EG NOODLES, TERMICELLI, or other darf S'up Suff REGULARLY 500 will bare, no com la nt of any kind of se ne as sh our Products, being manufactured from Flour of the Best Quality and usder the most Sagit ry Mehed, can be ea.ily digested azd give you GOOD HEALTH STRENGTH.

Large qualties have be exported to va low parts

of the Wo id.

Your

esteome 1 Orders will receive cur prompt and careful attention.

Terms noderate, especially for Agencies.

THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

OFFICE: Hongkong, Nos. 47 2 48 Connaught Road Central. Tel. No, 2230.

BRANCH OFFICE! Shanghai, Moe. 430 431, Ranting Ros FCTORIES: Hongkong. Wing Hing Street. Causeway Bay, and Shanghai, Mc, 71, North Soochow Road.

NOTICE

We have just received fresh stocks of Pepsedent Tooth Paste, & scientific, new departure in dental preparations. Price greatly lowered by high rate of exchange.

Also CUTEX.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

"UNIVERSAL IMPORT & EXPORT CO."

General Commission Agents.

IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS.

Hotel Mansions, Rocms 25, 26 & 27 P. O. Box 348. Telegraphic address: UNIMPEXCOY HONGKONG.

Telephone Number: 3422,

Code used: ABC 5th edition

AZ French edition.

JAMES STEER.

9, ICE HOUSE STREET. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.

CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS REPAIRED UNDER MY PERSONAL SUPERVISION;

TEL. 2877

TEL. 2877.

SHAMEEN AFFAIRS.

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lapsed and has been now rebuilt with a heavy concrete backing, for a length of 156 feet. All work on the roads, drains and Bund wall has been done by day labour andar the supervision of the council, and the cost reduced to the lowest minimum.

BUILDINGS.

The lease of the Bungalow to

NOTICES

EVERY REQUIREMENT

PEAR SHAPE

AND

the Japanese Club terminates at DOUBLE END

the end of April and the Council have been approached with a view to the leasing of the property for the purposes cf a Naval Club, but before doing so the views of Land- renters will be asked as to the terms on which this property will .be leased. During the year $630 were expended on maintain- ing this property which now stands in a good condition. In ac- cordance with the resolution pass ed at the last Landrenters' meet- ing, new Police quarters have been erected at about the estimated cost, and they are nearly finished and will shortly be occupied by the force. There have been nine burials in the Cemetery; 4 deaths having occurred in Shamsen. The Cemetery is in good order and kept in a clean condition..

ACCOUNTS. Estimated Cash Expen--

diture:

$46,200.00

less Depreciation: ... 6,500.00

$39,700.00

Nett Cash Expenditure 34,528.38

The decrease over estimates is found in the items: Lighting Roads

Interest Cemetery Fire Brigade Waterworks

Health

Defence Corps

Estimated Income

Actual Income

$ $39.00 2,536.00

320,00

PUNCH

BALLS

MITTS,

SWIVELS

ETC., ETC.

471.00

575.00

7

600.00

300.00

187.00

46,280.00

46,733.30

The overdraft with the Heng- kong and Shanghai Bank has been reduced from $10,366.96 ta 339,766.28.

ESTIMATES.

The Council submit the follow- ing estimates for 1920:-

Expenditure-

Police Pay and Clothing $11,000.00 Lighting

Road and Drain Cleaning

and Scavenging

Drain Construction and-

Repairs

Garden and Recreation

'Ground

Boat House

FOR

BOXERS

BOXING

GLOVES

FITTED WITH

PALM GRIPS

AND

PATENT

LACING.

LONDON

WEIGHTS

4, 6 and 8 ozs.

SANDOW'S

DEVELOPERS AND GRIP DUMB BELLS.

VOLLEY BALLS

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BASKET BALLS

SPECIAL TERMS TO CLUBS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

LOWNEY'S AMERICAN

CHOCOLATES.

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES.

BORDEN'S MILK CHOCOLATES.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY..

STAR GARAGE.

Tel No. 3017.

49. Des Vœux Road Central HONGKONG.

New Cars on Hire & For Sale.

E. HING & CO.

SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANDLERS AND

HARDWARE MERCHANTS,

23, WING WOO ST.

CENTRAL.

2,000.00

Fire Brigade

1.000.00

Secretariat

2,600.00

Road Maintenance and

Construction

6,000.00

2,000.00

500.00

1,000,000

Buildings, Bridge and

Bund Wall

1,000.00

Printing and Auditing ..

500.00

Cemetery..

500.00

Insurance

500.00

500.00

Defence Corps

200.00

Health Department

1,000.00

Interest on Overdraft

2,000.00

Waterworks Running Ex-

penses Council's Engineers Re-

taining Fee Sundries

8,000.00

'PHONE NO. 1116.

Depreciation of Water-

works

300.00 500.00

€,500.00

$48,600.00

Revenue.

House Tax

$25,000.00

Land Tax

2,000.00

ness Tax

6,500.00

Licenses and Way Leave 1,000,00

Rents

2,000.00

Garden Indemnity

480,00

Fines...

100.00

Interest (Bath Club) Night Soil

360.00

240 00

French Contribution to

Fire Brigade

Water

100.00 10,000.00 1,500.00

$49.280.00

Wharfage Dues & Busi-

Rent of Metera

RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions will be submitted to the Meeting:- 1. The House Tax shall be 6% per

cent for the year, payable be fore 31st March.

2. The Land Tax shall be $25 per lot, excepting where its area exceeds 12,645 feet, when it shall pay $2 extra for every 1,000 square feet over and above this area. Payable before 81st March

3. The Business Tax shall be $50 4. Firma exporting Raw Silk

from the Concession shall"pay| ten cents for each bale of Rew Silk over and above 500 x- ported...

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FRENCH LESSONS.

15, Morrison Hill Road.

2

G. MOUSSION,

FOOK LEE & CO.,

always in stock, large quantities of

finplates, Wire nails, Pig Laal, Pig Iron, Steel Plates, Black Sheets, Galvanized Wire, Galol Shaats, Yallow Metal Sheathings & etc.

Telephone

1174 & 1950,

Nos. 2 & 4 Hillier Street, ani a York Building, Chater Road.

JUST ARRIVED.

A Large Quantity of

FILET, CROCHET, & other kinds of Hand-made Laces, Swatow Drawn-thread Work, Embroideries, Underwear & other Fancy Goods for Ladies. Best Quality, Latest Designs. Reasonable Prices, Inspection cordially invited.

SWATOW DRAWN WORK_CO.,

!!

fol. No 860,

14, Des Voeux Road, Central,