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Okek

THE RECORD OF QUALITY.

The "OKEH has come to stay. That's a fact. Ger acquainted with it to the strains. of the latest musicat master-piscen se rendered by the world's greatest artists.or to the strains of the latest Fox Trots and Walizes as played by America's leading orchestras and bands. Do not forget that the OKEH " is original and refined and that it pleases and satisfies. 8o says everybody who has heard it and there can be no better recommendation than this.

Haven't you go: a Talking Machine? Then let u name for you your own requirements in selecting a Phonograph. It must be a musical instrument firstand-it ruust have faultless tone--clear, round, true. It must be not only pleasing in design but correct. Its proportions must be exact, its wood and metal perfect, its workmanship bayong criticism; and, more than ever before, its price must

we bave such an ba resonable.

instrument in the STRAND CONSOLE-worthy of the place of honour in any room of any home. Let us demonstrate it to you. You must see the STRAND" and hear it to appreciate what has become possible in 1923.

OKEH STUDIO.

8. DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL (CORNER OF ICE

HOUSE STREET)

Tel. No Central $455

SINCERE'S

SMART 'STYLES

IN

SILK SHIRTS

From $600 to $1300 each.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1923

Are you interested in getting SOMETHING FOR NOTHING?

Commencing Tu-day, let June. THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE will issue to cash customers cash tickets for the amount they purchase. These tickets will be dated and will show the amount of the purchase. At the end of June, one day of the month will be publicly drawn at the Hongkong Cigar Store by a well-known resident whose name will be published later. Every cash purchaser who produces a ticket or tickets of the date drawn will be entitled. free of cost. to any article in our Store for the amount of his former purchase. "Fur instance, say the date drawn is the 11th June, and on the 11th June, you spent $10 in cash. you may select any article or articles you like to the retail value of $10. There is no limit to the amount. Whether you spend 50 cents or $50 on a similar date to the ona drawa you get free goods for the amonat you spent.

THIS IS NOT BENEVOLENCE ON OUR PART BUT PURE ADVERTISEMENT TO SHOW THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR GOODS AT OUR EXPENSE AND FOR YOUR BENEFIT.

OUR PRICES COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH ANY IN THE COLONY,

Don't forget to keep your cash tickets from 1st June, and note the dates!

THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, Ltd.

Alexandra Building. Des Voeux Resd.

VALUE!

JEAN

VALJEAN

Manufactured by The El Orients de Tabacos, Manila.

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$ 6.90 For 25 $4.50 For 25

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$10.75 For 100

$ 6.35 For 50

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA

38, Queen's Road Central.

Tal. Central 3559.

HOUSEHOLD FABBRICS

at this Reason cause much worry anxiety à labour

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$1.00 to $2.00 each

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CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL

STRUMENTS REPAIRED UNDER MY

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TEL CENTRAL 2877

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GOLDEN STATE BUTTER

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PROVISION DEPT.

TRAVELLERS!

Why not bay A

C. P. GOERZ'S Camera here?

Prices moderate.

Sole agents in Chica,

Tel. 3217.

HALL, LAW & CO.

10, Des Voeux Road, Central.

VAN HOUTEN'S COCOA

THE COCOA WITH THE...

DISTINCTIVE FLAVOUR.

Stocked by all high class stores.

A. B. MOULDER & CO., LTD. Agents for South China: 16, Des Voeux Road, Central.

HONGKONG HARDWARE CO.

TAMLEE CHAN-

ESTD 1884

METAL GOODS AND. HARDWARE.

Tel Bo. 0., 1904.

119 Jervois Street.

THE ARMY HUMORIST.

DERELICT - RUMRUNNER."

Piracy Suspected.

KURDISH SPORT,

Fate of a Russian Rear Guard.

A Marginal Comment in Latin, It was consule Haldane (says Lieut. Colonel A. A. Irvine in the Army Quarterly) that the idea origiasted of granting twopence ilay extra pay to men who succeeded in passing a shooting test; and on one occasion & Tom my, who had hitherto failed to Dass, bad got close enough to the required score to need only an outer" in order to attain to the coveted rank. He fired bis last She was the Patricia M.were stripped of their arma and shot and the hateful shriek Berman, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, flung from the bridge into the was heard of a ricochet spreding and was last reported as having angry water below. They tell on its way! There goes my left that port on November 17 for the tale of two brave men who, little ruppence." be remarked Nassau. Bahamas. On deck and rather then surrender, leaped of more in sorrow that in anger as below everything was in disorder, their own accord into the river he rose from the ground." oppin'. and the presence of some seventy-and swam for it-and of the joyous oprin oppin all the way to five empty revolver cartridges in hant which followed. The first 'ell!" The corollary to this the scuppers seemed to support man got half a mile dowa the ar ecdote is the story of the first the coastguards theory that she stream swimming and diving clze shot who. having rapidly had been the victim of liquor pursued by a laughing crowd of put on a succession of "bulls." pirates, who had kidnapped or men and women. At length his rose, wiped his knees. blew the killed the cres. Of her cargo of strength gave out, and be clung smoke out of his rid and liquor only a few empty bott:es to an overhanging branch. It was observed complacently: "Mister remained

great fun to shake the branch and Aldane--loses!"

A leaf from a notebook found in watch his efforts to hold on and During the South African War the cabin showed that the vessel his despairing face. When this the mounted infantry at first had been engaged in "running," aport palled there was a slash of came in for a certain amount of with a rendezvous off the Naw a knife across his fingers and hei good-natured chaff; and probab. Jersey coast. Altogether, she disappeared for good.

the most sarcastic remark, seems to have disposed of 3,918

The other, a made about one of their number cases of liquor during the first swimmer, aided by the current and stout hearted was the answer to a question three months of the year, at en confusion, shook off his pursuere, concerning one "Nobby Clark's average price of $18 [about £10) and got no less than four miles powers as a equestrian, "Can case. The last entry in the down stream. There, numbed, 'e ride?" was the answer: "why, notebook is dated April 10. with cold sad almost insensible, 'e couldn't ride in a railway car-` The schooner WES well be dragged himself on to a shelv riage with the door shut!." provisioned, and scattered about ing beach to lie exhausted. He From the same period dates the the deck and in the cabin were was found, in the true romantic story of the smart young staff many articles of value, including style, by a gentle Kurdish maiden officer, who rode up to a party of motor launch in good condition. But she was not much inclined to dasty warriors weary with "foot-Everything indicated that abe romsace; instead of taking his slogging" many miles over the' had been hastily abandoned. tired head to har bosom and com- Veldt with the query: Ara you

forting bio she took a heavy boulder, from, beside the stream and crushed his head in while be lepas.one might croab & tor- tolee, the Kurds explained with glee.

New York, April 16:-Amy- Ten miles north of Rowsaduz stery of the sea such as the "rum (aays a writer in "Blackwood"); running" fleet off New York the road passes through a deep Harbour is supplying in profusion, sud narrow gorge spanned by a was discovered atdawa yesterday bridge, a hundred feet above the by a coastguard cutter outside raging stream. Hera the Kurds Great South Bay, Long Island-cut off a Russian rear-guard of & British schooner driving upon two hundred men, and they relate reef with her foresail, jib, and with gusto how throughly they: majossil set, her anchor dragging, dealt with them. Some were shot and not a soul on board.

others kaifed, but the majority

the West Riding?" "No," me

lord," came a cheezy voice from JAPANESE GOVERNMENT the rear. we ain't!-W're the AFTER FOUR NEW LINERS, blinkin' Buffs-walkin'!"

india, naturally, has been for

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MORNING

BURNING

4 SANDS

Big Columbia Hits

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many years a fruitful bunting Tokyo, May 17. The gorara ground for soldier stories: and it ment is enquiring from foreign was an officer of very exalted firms regarding equipment of four rank who provided the following 20,000 ton liners, presumably to

ESPERANTO FOR DELEGATES, The teaching of Esperanto is to specimen. To bis lot it fell to be built in Japan. It is tentative be advocated by the Japanese THE MITSUBISHI MAKINE & FIRE INSURANCE 00. peruse the scholarly report of a fly planned to allot two of the delegates to, the International member of the Indian Civil Ser vessels to the Nippon Yusen Education Conference at Ban tice, holding, for special reasons, Kaisha and two on the Toyo Francisco, according to a decision temporary military rank. It was Kaisen Kaishs to compete with report written in the best style American and Canadian ships on of the Civil Secretariat, and was the Seattle and San Francisco somewhat, profusely sprinkled runs. with Latin quotations. HowSVET,

It is understood the Nippon

one conment only was indited Yasen Kaisha Company is op- upon its margin: I know some posed to the government scheme Latin, too.. Nil sanguinoum and is inquiring. Itself, in-England bonum."

for anok vessels.

reached at a preliminary confer once ja Tokyo recently.

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