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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

500

Kinds

of

Silk

Just

Here

Wo have just received a beautiful assortment of Chinoso Bilka. All qualitive and colours at reasonable prices.

LAI WAH CO., LTD.

Now. 139 147. Don Vooux Road, Central.

Tol. C.2800 and 4438.

HOTICE

METALS

of all kinda especially for thip-building and engineering work, Complete stook, Boat. terms. Immediate delivery.

SINGON & CO..

Established A. D. 1880]] HINO LUNG ST.

Phone Central 615

By Special arrangement with the Committee' of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, wa have been enabled to publish an excellent book of views of

HONGKONG'S

GOLF COURSES

Call and these at the MEE CHEUNG ESTABLISHMENTS Studio:-100 House Street ist. Branch: Reaconsfield

Arcade

Ind. Branch: Main Corridor of Hongkong Hotel. Official Photographers to the

"Hongkong Telegraph'

Mrs. SEKAI

MASSAGE

Tel. No. C. 4483, 2nd. floor.

F.. 2, Duddoll Street, Hongkong.

MASSAGE HALL

+

25 WYNDHAM STREET

MRS. H. MORITA.

Mrs. J. CRAWFORD, Expert Masseuse, No. 2, Duddoil Stroot, ird. floor, Hongkong.

VISION'S VALUE.

Goed vision is a commodity you can. sa purchase. If your eyesight is not serfect, you should make every effort in improve it. Glum may be a nežcessity; but this is a question reu cannot decide for yourself. The idvice of a Skilled "Sight-Testing Optician is required. Our scientific TyeTanting is thorough and we can détect, the cause of the eye trouble er the slightest defect of vision. CHINESE; OPTICAL CO. 2 !SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS, 67, Queen's Road, Contral

SALESMAN SAM

YERH-I'M TELLING YOU, GENTLEMEN-I'DE CERTAININ HAD JA TOUGH TIME OP IT THESE

LAST COUPLA WEEKL

P.O. Box No. 803.

NOTICE.

FOR THE COMING

RACES

ZEISS

FELDGLASSES

CARLZEISS

JENA

Sole Agents for China,

Carlowitz & Co.

Bank of China (Building,

'Phone C. 873..

Obtainable from All Leading Stores

T. NAKAO

Japanese Shoe Experi. TORTOIBE SHELL BOXES ad CASES A SPECIALTY.

stor House Hotel Buliding

'Queen's Road Central.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

CO., LTD.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

la. Casks of 375 lbs. net.

in Bags of 250 Ibs, net.

38EWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managore flongkong.

WELL-TRAY ALL OVER NOW, SAMMY, MYy' Boy

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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THE V. D. A.

ANNUAL MEETING. THE ROMANCE OF WALL STREET.

The Bishop of Victória (the Rt. New York, February 12,

Rev. Duppuy) presided over the The unprecedented boom in stocks of all classes since President annual meeting of the Victoria Coolidge's election continues unabated. An average of 2,000,000 Diocesan Association, hold at shares change hands dally. The public all over the country are the Helena May Instituto on Wed- The meeting wildly speculating and many fortunes are made and lost. The nesday evening. manner in which the value of individual stocks has improved over was preceded by n reception to the chemical Bishop, who has only recently re- 100 points in six months is amazing. For example, manufacturing company has jumped from 50 points last Summer turned from Home leave, when to 170, showing a profit of G.$12,000 to every hundred shares bought, Sir Henry Pollock presented him while a east-iron pipe foundry company has jumped from 64 Inst with a choque, congratulated him year to 250, owing to the fact that fast year's earnings showed a upon his wedding and extended a hearty welcomo to the Bishop and profit of over G.$40 per share.

Mrs. Duppy.

The market manipulation of the stack of one company which shared in these astonishing rises is publicly credited to the pictures- que ad over G.$10,000,000 worth of paper profits in this que figure of W. C. Durrant, the fainous speculator, who is reputed

stock alone.-Renter's American Service.

RETURN TO GOLD STANDARD.

London, February 12,

ENGLISH RECORDS GEO. ROBEY IN

Selections From "Leap Year"

3430

3437

IT LOOKED ALL RIGHT

GUY

NEVER AS LONG AS I L VE

NOBODY ORAZY OVER ME

AT

ANDERSON'S

specially to tada fret den WHY LET THAT COLD TROUBLE YOU?

The Bishop expressed his very grateful thanks for the gift, and

Moyle, who

don' of extra work thrown upon him during his, (the Bishop's) absence, After thanking the Association officials for all they had done, the Bishop referred to the impending retirement of Archdeacon Barnett, who has worked here for 20 years. The Secretary's Report. Mias Paterson read the report of the Hon. Secretary

When you can obtain spoody relief by taking PHOSPHO-QUININE TABLETS

SIMPLE-SAFE-RELIABLE

Obtainable only at

Lady THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

Sir Josiah Stamp, in a speech at Edinburgh, said the resump- *tion of the gold standard in England was not as serious and Important

as the larger and more permanent question of the stability of golit Severn), which recounted the as a measure of value. The fact was that gold had not been activities of the Association dur- anfilciently stable in value before the war to prevent severe trade ing the past years, and the fin- reactions due to its movements, and for the future it had all the anelal statement was presented by elements of grenter instability if it was not intelligently and inter- the acting Hon. Treasurer, Mr. T. nationally controlled with the single purpose of a stable price level. Ainsworth. Sir Josiah Stamp was of the opinion that the United States stood to gain so much through England's leading Europe to resuming the gold standard that we ought to stipulate for an arrangement in advance in order to keep a uniform world value for gold from falling or rising unduly.-Router

PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIA.

Melbourne, February 12.

The agents of the German steamer Lueneburg were fined £400 to-day, for allowing four German seamen to unlawfully enter the country. Reuter.

- [The Immigration law of Australia holds the agents of ships from foreign countries whose subjects are prohibited immigrants, responsible for each member of the ship's crew, and for every sea- man that deserts the ship, a fine £100 is imposed. Chinese, are also Prohibited immigrants in Australia.]

RUSSIAN FLOUR PURCHASE.

The accounts showed a balance of $1,776.95 in 1924, a decrease of showed an $609.51. Donations

over last increase of $1,076.72 year, Subscriptions were $340, as compared with $234 in 1923, an Increase of $106. As regards ex- penditure, the chief item of In- create was the Nanning account, which showed a debit balance of $180.17.

The reports were adopted on The proposition of Mr. W. L. Pat- tenden seconded by Mr. H. R. B. Hancock.

The following were elected to serve on the Committee with power to add to their number, the motion being proponed by Sir Claud Severn and seconded by Mra, Bird.

Mrs. T. Arnott, Mra. Arrow- swith, Mrs. Bacchus, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Cavalier, Mrs. Duppuy, the Rev. T. W. Featherstone, Hrg. L. Fornter, Miss Hollis, Mies Iunes, Mrs. Luard, the Rev. G. R. Lind- say, the Rev. 11, C. Moyie. Lady Pollock, the Rev. T. W. Walde- Toronta, February 12. grave, the Rex, T. B. Powell, Miss Russian bayers have placed an order for $1,300,000 worth Ferguson, Mrs. Shellshear, Mra. of our with Canadian milling companies, claimed to be the largest Straban, Miss Middleton Smith, order of its kind ever given on the continent. The deal is on the Rev. C. B. Shaun, Capt. A. E. a cash basis with further sales pending. The Soviet Government Watts, Mrs. Witchell, Miss Pater- has arranged credit in New York for this and previous orders,son, the Rev. R. J. Northcote, C.P.. Reuter's Americau Service.

DISASTROUS MINE EXPLOSION.

Dortmund, February 12.

One hundred are missing following an explosion of fire damp in the Stein mine. So far thirty bodies have been recovered and eight were rescued alive.—Router.

Dortmund is the mining headquarters of Westphalia, about 75 | miles from Cologne by rall. It has a population of 214,000.

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

London, February 12.

and Lady Severi.

Mr. H. Owen Hughes was eleet- ed Hen. Treasurer, Mr. T. W. Ainsworth agreeing to act during his absente.

ARMS POSSESSION.

BANISHEE REMANDED.

Charged with possession of a revolver and five rounds of am- munition, unlawfully returning from banishment, and receiving the revolver and ammunition, the property of Mr. W. Webb, an un- employed Chinese was remanded by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-

first two charges, the third being withdrawn.

The Board of Trade returns for January show the followloon Magistracy yesterday on the tug figures imports, £128,907,000 exports, £69,050,000 These figures show increases of £27,719,000 and £1,815,000 respectively, compared with January, 1924.—Reuter,

-ANOTHER ARMS CONFERENCE.

Washington, February 12.

- President Coolidge has signed' the Appropriations Bill, which Includes the amendment requesting the President to call another aram conference.—Reuters Amoricau Service,

London, February 12.

The Crown alleged that acting on information the defendant was detective in Nam stopped by a Cheung Street on February 1.1 and when searched the revolver and ammunition were found on his person. The weapon was stolen from or lost by Mr. Webb some- time during the end of January. Tegarding the other charge the defendant in sakl to have been banished In 1921 and again, der ported last year, when he was

In view of the trade unions' boycolt, the project for an agricul-again found in the Colony. He tural conference mentioned on November 27, has been abandoned, was banished for a period of ten -Reiter.

Lucky It Wasn't Watermelon Pie

NOW BOYS-BE QUIET-MILLY HAS JUST BAKED A PIE. FOR US IN TH KITCHEN ALL BY HERSELF

WHY MILLY? - HOW

COME YOU MADE IT.

SO LONG?

I COULDN'T

HELP IT, MAS

GUZZLEM

yours.

14, Queen's Road.

Tolophano C. 1877.

HONGKONG HARDWARE CO.

"TAI LEE CHAN."

EBTD. 1884

METAL GOODS

Tel No ( 1003

By SWAN

ITS TA' SHORTEST RHUBARB I COULD

GET

and BARDWARE.

114 farenis trea

Plumbing

and

Heating.

DODWELL & Co., Ltd., specialize in every description of Plumbing, Heating and Sanitary Engineering.

All work is carried out under the strict supervision of expert European engineers.

Inspection is cordially invited of the most modern household and sanitary appliances at the new showroom in the basement of Pedder Building (opposite the Hongkong Hotel).

Estimates, Specifications and Designs gladly submitted free upon request.

DODWELL & Co., Ltd.

Machinery Department. Telophone C. 1030.

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