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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1923.

INITIALS, SAYS FASHION

PRESSED

* AND

RESHAPED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TWENTY-TWO YEARS

AGO.

A Glance at Our Files.

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DIRT, STAINS and UREASES, van-h^a- i by tanque uaier

- und von oright, sl st are sad teis

The cost of Pytlaning a complete sat

on i the tit - kiken a the days.

Writ or phone and we will

$2.25

STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY.

HEAD OFFICE and WORKS YAUMAT1, Tøl. K. 32. HONGKONG DEPOT, 16, Stanley Street, Tel. C. 1279.

62, Praya East.

KOWLOON DEPOT 19, Csaton Road. CANTON, 19, Shark Central, East.

REMOVAL

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Ice House St

(Opposite Wiseman's)

An Electric FLASH LAMP

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QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

HANDILITE

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COSTENDRAUEREL

PILSENER

BIEN

ON BALE AT THE EXPREB3 STORE, KOWLOON

QUEEN VICTORIA'S

FUNERAL

loral

Of the wreaths and tributes placed at the foot of the Queen's statue on Saturday that ut the Parsee Community cer- tainly carried off the palm for jsze. It was no less than ten feet? in height and was, we hear, made funder many disadvantages, but]. till it turned out far ahead of the Jochers and was very fitting! tribute of respect from one of the most loyal branches of Her late | Majesty's subjects. The inscrip

tion of the wreath, we are told, is a literal translation from the Persian.

OUR POLICE

That our Pilie- Force shutterly |inadequate for the work thrown upon it is patent to the fest Inbeervant. Take a attuli, even! along the mest fragmented thor-l loughfares of the City, and it well; be MONTS the: the policemen: аге few and far between.! while in the outlying districts long dances may be travers ed without a single guplan of (the peace being encountered. such a state of affair amounts to nothing less than placing a premium on crime and, until worl

| Police Force is very considerably increased, wetray expet robbery

Any Mouse that pretends to be fashionable this season must be properly labelled with a monogram.

Cut out of leather, duvetyn or fett, it adorn the newest sports clothes. Embroidered in matching colours on costume blauses of silk it is à beacon to earnest searchers for the ultimate fashionable touch.

and murder to flourish unchecked! Such density of population com. in our midst. As 2 matter!

of fact the Police Force has pared very unfavourably with that of the large Cities of England land it was clearly shown by many Sanitation that

Ideath rates increased with the

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"A HOPELESS LIAR."

Puisen Judge's Strong Comment.

"I think this run is a hopeless

a

not kept pace with the growth ef ¦ the Colony. A few years back 11}

may have been equal to the task uthorities on imposed upon it, but the Colony density cf population. Theor. comment the Puiste Jule Thas long since grown beyond its

most densely populated wetro control and it is necessary that it

Mr. Justice Gomperty during the politan districts + London bourse of the bearing of a case in |should be place:t upon proper

footing at once before further dis whitechapel and St. George's itera:09.

St. James. Westminster the Summary Court yesterday

The Bade graceful occurrences are allowed) to take place.

in-the-East, and with of these Chinese foki employed in the Wah We suppose that! the of bugbear economy is at Parisbes had. i 1891 97. a popula-Kenag firm. of 1 queen's lins the bottom of it all, but to b-ion of 200 persoas per atte which West, paper dealers, the latter bo- economical in such matters is ard. Taking Health Districts 4 to 9 moneylea has suciation for $30 has since been appreciab r le sap-fing wed by the members of a foolish and mistakes policy. A police force should be maintaine !!!

of this City the density of popular nopard instalments due to the not a strength sufficient to patroll

ition was 623 persons pie sere, Javinniation.

greatly in excess of what could The DA was called by the de- the (along in times of ordinary j peace and quits in a street begarded as sanitary. In aldi are to bow that bu suttimien to allow of all emer to encouraging this entice member of the asceistion not that Igencies being coped with. At the crowding, the height of becomes the rm hud antbing whatever to

Wiregulations resulted in great dejal, with it.

Adsereg of light on the lower The Pai-o de said that al- unsettled state of affairs in theory, which was in spretudiesaloh belishelieved the wires. north, and rehberg, pillage ant

to health. urter are rife in the neighbour az provinces Hence only! to be expected that emme will bel on the increase in the (long) and that has characters

berd framh

present time we have 5 T

jo: China th

will!

their

įrefarious"tra les. Therefore, at¦

TRACK AND FIELD. FEET.

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shose Very demeanour ehaw ed that. (he was telbag lies, he was bound Bay that he did not think a From band been rande tot by the isiatif Although morally the atvinents might have a work of! race, if the promoter of the As- ventivo del pöt sake the ordinary. nereuntios of obtaining the chop of j

(tax posent moment, we repaired Y M.C.A. Open Champions then thes could met very

lapoles force *.* At the Istrength webinarily piecessary, for the O long, yet mol

steps have been taken % pet on such a footing.

ICH IN CANDON. Canton has apparently sati-red more from the old snap thank Hongkong, for bar Correspondent

ptions that Bawked about the streets

ship

Cell suresid. His Honour inti-i nated that be was pute prepared The Y MUELA, spen championship to adjourn the case if the plaintiff track and field meet was held wifewild produce further evidence. Thursday at" Happy Valley in the

Mr. E. David-on, who represent- Jockey Club ground. The filles- the plastifi, upphed for an ad- ng are the resultat

roment, and Mr. C. A S. Russ,

190 yile. Championship.-1. Chan¦ for the defendant firm, ant object. Chun-sung (time: 107. 98 rage: 2ng, the was granted. was being Mk Talcheuk; &, Kwok Po-kan.

SOLDI - RS & SAILOR

HOME.

The opening ceremony of the Soldiers and Sador

Honie.

20 yds. Championship-1, Chan bun-sang (time: 25.1, & recu; 2. Peter Young; . Fung Man-kit.

Running Broad Jump, Champions ship-1. Lau Kiu (distance: 17 10: Mak Kwok-fat: 3. Char Chun-sang.

Arsenal Street, took place yester day afternoon at 3.30 p.m.' when Mre. F. H. May performed the 440 yds. Championship.1, Sung ceremony. The Home was Che-ping (time: 53.9/10 sec.); 2. tastefully decorated for the Wan Yick-sing; 3, Lau Kab.

CHINESE BANK SUSPENDS.

Petition for Winding Up.

It is notified in this issue that al petition for the winding up of the China Specie Bank has been pre- seated to the Court by the General Exchange Company. The hearing

occasion with Boxs and Running High Jump. Champion-is fixed for ath. March.

pot of flower, and presented » gay and festive appeara. co.

Ar

ship1, Leung In-choi (height: 5'

the conclusion of the first part of 12"); 2. Mok Tal-cheuk; 3, Ho days there has been a run on the the meeting collection was

Che-ming. taken as there is still a debt of

Hunning Hop. Step and Jump.- 1.500 dollars on :be building. The 1. Mok Tai-chenk (distance: 37 collection amounted to 85 dollar. 2"); 2, Chan Chun-sang; 3. Lau but it was afterwards increased Kau to 168 dollars.

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

During the last two or three

Bank's premises in Duddell Street, wany depositors gathering at the Bank every day to draw their savings. Go Thursday payment was made 83 usual, except for demands for large amounts, but, 880 yds. Championship.-1, Kam yesterday morning payment was Fook (time: 2.min. "1/10 sec.) 2. entirely suspended. A number of The Select Committee appointed Lung Po-chuen: 3. Funz Man-kit depositors called at the Back dur by the Sanitary Board to draw Javelin Throw-1, Lam Yuk-ing the day, and received the an- up & scheme of sanitary reform ring (distance: 82 8"); 2, Chan nouncement of suspension of pay- for the City of Victoria, report to Kwong-in.

ment quite philosophically. There the following efect, onder date

Discuss Throw-1, Worg Pak-as no disorder of any sort, the of February 1st, 1901.

They ain recommend that the Government Yak-ring; 3. Wong Ston-shek.

(distance: 59 81; 2. Lam people going away as quietly as

they came. be urged to introduce further

The Chica Specie Bank is a

HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

legislation on the subject of Shot Put-1, Sung Che-ping Hongkong concern, established the beight of buildings in (distance: 31'); 2, Wong Chi-kin; two years ago. relation to be width of the 3, Wong Shou-shek streets on which they front. In

400 yds. Shuttle Relay (4 men" YOU'LL FEEL BETTER IN June 1898 the Board recommend-each 100 yds.), South Chira.

THE MORNING"

ed that no domestic building Team; 2, St. Paul's College Team. after taking a couple of Pinkettes should be erected to exceed in One Mile

height one and a half times the

Championship-1, to-night if troubled with constipa- width of the street on which such Leung Ying-luen (time: 5 min. 29 tion, sick headache, liverishness building fronted, and, they are sec); 2, Chan Sui-lun; 3 Leung or bile.

still most strongly of that:

opinion.

Wing-wai

In the reports of} — the M.O.E particulars as to the

excessive amount of surface Caro, Elman, Kreisler, Kelbs, Pachmaus

crowding would be found, reach- ing in some of the health districts

to more than 800 persona per acre.

Geraklion Farrar, etc.

only on

VICTOR RECORDS

NOUTRIES;-Exaimive - Distrba tozu,

PINKETTES

Of chemists, or post free, 60 cente per vial, from The Dr. Wil liams Medicine Co., 60 Kingsej Road, Shanghai.

STUDEBAKER CARS

NEW MODELS REDUCED PRICES.

Owing to the tremendous demand

THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION

Announces reduction of prices in all models.

BIG SIX 7 PASSENGER $4,500 SPECIAL SIX 5 PASSENGER $5,500 LIGHT SIX S PASSENGER.. $2,700- These prices include 5 wire or dise wheels, 5 Cord Tyres and complete set of tools.

Inspoončam and demonstration invited,

SHOWROOM, PEDDER ST.

Tel. "32.

The Hongkong Hotel Co.. L:3.

LAST

OF

WEEK

WHITEAWAY'S

SALE

Monday, Feb. 5th. to Saturday, Feb. 10th. FINAL REDUCTIONS

Stocking Bargains

We an now stock taking and have a large quantity of -tock we do not desire to carry forward to our new scounts on March 1st. This Stock we are clearing at GIVING AWAY PRICES

HUNDRED OF BARGAINS COODS AT HALF PRICE.

GOODS AT QUARTER PRICE. Special Bargains at $5.00

Special Bargains at $2.50

Special Bargains at $1.00 DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY,

REMEMBER!

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SALE CLOSES POSITIVELY SATURDAY 10TH. FEB.

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