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NOTICES:

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

Refracting and Manufacturing

Crookes Glasses

Kryptok (Invisible)...

+

Bifocals.

Toric Lenses..

Sun Glasses:

67, Queen's Road, Central.

METALS

at all kinds especially for abip-building and engineer ing work, Complete stock. Bost, Terms. Immediato delivery,

SINGON & CO., [ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880) HING LUNG. ST,

Phone

Central 615

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

BDEWAN. TOMES & CO. General Manager ». Hongkong.

The Emprese Store 56, Nathan Road, Kowloon,"

“Under English Management',

Orders for Wines. Liquore, Provisions, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, etc.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TOM'S DIXIE KITCHNE

Manila's Favorited.

RESTAURANT Importers of AMERICAN FRUITS_AND

YERGETABLES BAR IN CONNECTION. No doors WE NEVAR CLOSE. 126, Plaza Goiti,

Tel. 1888.

T. NARAO

Japanese Shoe Export.. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALITY

Astor House Hotel Building. Queen's Road Central,

POB ATTENTION OF MASTERS OF NORTH-BOUND STKAMERS.

North-Eas

48, during the

Monsoon there is always › possiblity of North-bound steam ors running short OF BUNKER CJAL, this is to inform you that TAIT & CO., AMOY, (a' well protected port with good amphor (ago) bave stooks of GOOI JAPANESE BUNKER. COAL

AT REASONABLE PRICES.

Wireless messages via Hong kong or Formosa are re-trans mitted by the Great Northern Telegraph Co. and wire t TATT" or "COALBUNKER' LMOY, will receive their promp attention.

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Code, Bentley's Complate- Phrase Condensed.

Promptly executed at com- FOR THE HAND CAMERA petitive prices.

"AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING CO., LTD.

Proprietors.

Mrs. J. CRAWFORD, Massage Ha'l

No, 2, Duddell Street, 3rd. floor, Hongkong.

No matter what Plumbing or Sanitary Engineering problem your are faced with→

TWELL FIX IT

"C.E. WARREN & Co.,

Ltd.

China Building. (Facing Queen's Theatre.)

Weakly children

quickly grow strong and sturdy when they take SCOTT'S Emuls sion, Wate thêm grow stronger, day day, as they take....

THE ANTI SCREEN IS, A PERFECT HAND CAMERA PLATE

It Field Negatives of rich gra- dation, with full detail in shadows and highlights. It stands forcing in development, possesses great latitude, and is unsurpassad for instantaneous work.

"WELLINGTON " ANTI SCREEN PLATE. WELLINGTON & WARD, LTD. Elstree..............England Obtainable at

All Photographic Dealers'

MASSAGE HALL

23 WYNDHAM STREET

MRS. H. MORITA. Tel. No. 0.4395.

MASSAGE HALL

Mrs. 3. UZUNOYE, Expert Masseuse,

37, Queens Road. Central. Zád. Floor.

Mrs. SEKAI MASSAGE

Tel. No. U. 4483, 2nd."door. No. 2, Daddell Straat, Hongkong

Scott's Emulsion

It brings health to all.

SALESMAN ŞAM.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR IN MOROCCO.

Paris. September 28. A message from Fez says the submission of the tribesmen, con- tinues slowly, due to their desire that the French should first occupy, their territories.. Abd el Krim is vigorously countering this movement by taking hostages everywhere..

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Fez, September 28,

Cald Ahmed Ben Abd-c-Szelem, of Kacem, who was a staunch French supporter and was awarded the Legion of Honour for valour, was killed in cleaning up operations in the Doakane zone. His loss is regarded as serious for this important section.

Madrid, September 23..

The enemy force made a way down the cliffs at Morro Nuevo, where Spanish forces where encamped, with the object of surprising a company of the Foreign Legion and a body of riflemen from the rear, but were repulsed, some in tleding, leaped from rocks into, the sea and were drowned.-Router.

THE SHIPPING STRIKE.

Sydney, September 23. The early end of the shipping strike a predicted, the only out- standing point being the strikers demand for full pay during the strike which la likely to be waived. It is believed that the unanimous decision of the waterside workers to work all ships even if the strikers have been replaced will profoundly affect the situation.-Reuter. * -

Durban, September 23."

The steamers Porteurno and Largolaw have sailed from Durban. The steamer Garth Castle, which was held up at Lourenco, Marques, owing to the refusal of the crew to take the ship to sen unless the strike is settled, sailed with her original crew.—Reufer..

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES WEAKEN.

London, September 23,

On the Stock Exchange Government securities weakened on, the announcement that the Treasury had authorised the Bank of England to receive tenders on, the 29th for a forty million sterling three 'and-a- half percent, conversion loan, at a minimum price of seventy six and a quarters per cent.-Renter.

INDIAN COTTON OPERATIVES' STRIKE.

Bombay, September 23.

The striking cotton operatives have received a cable purporting to come from the Soviet Textile Union of Moscow expressing fraternal solidarity and intimating that 10,000 roubles have been despatched to assist the movement.-Reuter.

POLISH AIRMAN'S FLIGHT.

Warsaw September 23. The Polish airman Rajaki has arrived after a flight of 1,850 kilometres in forty-seven hours twenty minutes, via Paris, Casablanca, Tunis, Athens, Constantinople and Warsaw. The last stage from Constantinople was covered without a stop in seven hours.-Reuter.

A ROYAL MARRIAGE,

Racconigi, September 23. The Italian Princess Mafalda and Prince Philip of Hesse were married this morning in the presence of the Royal Family-Reuter.

[Princess Mafalda is the second daughter of King Emanuele II. and was born November 19, 1902.]

THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN,

Paris, September 28.

"A message from Beirut says the French losses at Mousseiffre were

40 killed and 80 wounded, mostly slightly-Renter.

VOLUNTEER SPORTS.

SCOTTISH COMPANY'S

ACTIVITIES.

Committee Appointed.

Pte. A. McKelvie has been elected

SCOTTISH REEL CLUB.

EXHIBITIONS AT PRACTICE DANCES.

Hallowe'en Dinner.

Some eighteen names, have been as Captain of the football team of received in response to an appeal the Scottish Company of the Hong-for the formation of a Reel Club in kong Volunteer Dolence Corps, with connection with the Scottish Com Curpl A. W. Brown as Secretary, many of the Hongkong Volunteer assisted by the following Solection Defence Corpa, Subject to the Committee: Pte. Johnson (No. | Platoon), L/Corpl. Mair (Nu

Platoon) and Pic. Howard (No Platoon).

2/LL K. S. Morrison (Convenor), Pte. A. T. P. Farquharson (Hon Secretory), Sgt Swann and Cpl Gerrard (No. 5 Platoon), Cpl. Hyde and L/Cpl. Mair (No. 4 Platoon), Sgt.

approval of the President and Com 6mittee of St. Andrew's Society, wel funderstand the Company are prepar- ed to give exhibitions at practico dances and provide instructors" at the practices for any ladies who desire tuition in the Strathspey and Recl

The following Committee was re- A. G. Simpson, Cpl H. R. Forsyth, cently elected at a Company meet and Ptes Walker and Stevenson (No ing. Pte. R. O. Sutherland (Secro, 7 Platoon), have been elected Sports tary), Corp, W. Hyde, Pte. A Committee of the Scottish Company Craig and L/Corpl. T. P. Saunderson in connection with the Company The Scottish Company havó also Sports competition for the Koo decided to hold a Hallowe'en dinner, Cheong cup kindly presented by Mr, and the following have been elected R. Showari.

B Committee to carry out the neces The formation of a Committee for sary arrangements: 2/Liout, H. E. D. the Inter-Platoon Musketry competi Adams (Convenor), Bergt. 4. G. Lion for n oup kindly presented by Simpson (Secretary anil Treasuror), Mr. R. M. Dyer has been left to Ptes Dungan, P. W. Ramsay, B.

Wylie, and Blackley. Corp. F. C. Goodman.

AWWHILE YOU GO OUT AND DI UP:

GOING OUT AND ANSWER THIS AD FOR

MTAXICAB DRIVER, '6022

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GIVE YOU BOTH A TEST - AND TH' BEST GETS' TH*J08– YOU'RE

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WALKING RACE.

1925.

·LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT.

Mr. Kirkman's Efforts.

Should the ambitions well-kilowa "long distance, walker. matorialise an. International race will shortly be contested in Hongkong. A race of this kind is an annual affair in Shanghai and this year it has stimulated more interest in the various communities than ever before.. The previous race was won by the Irish team, and Mr. F. Kirkman, who Is at present attached to the H.MS. Tamar com- peted as a 'representative for Eng- land.

Several organisations have been, upproached In Hongkong and Mr. Kirkman is trying to make arrange- ments for the race during the end of December, after the event at Shanghai which takes place 'in November or garly December. In. the North the distance in previous years was approximately 17 and a half miles, but this year the distance will be extended to 26 miles. Should Mr. Kirkman be successful In his efforts to promote such an event locally, the route will probably be round the Island, à distance of about 22 miles.

· PROPERTY SALE. ·

VALUABLE CENTRAL SITE FETCHES $129,000.

At the China Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa put up for sale A valuable central site and a falr number of prospective buyers were in attendance. In all; 20 bids of $1,000 were made at short interval, and from the opening price of $110,000, the property. was run up to $129,900 at which sum it was knocked down to Mr. Wong Kwok-shuen.

The property consisted of Sec- tion 2 of the Praya Reclamation. to Section B, and the remaining portion of Marine Lot No. 56 to- gether with the buildings thereon known as No. 161, Des Voeux Road Central and. No. 80, Con- naught Road Central.

The pro- party is held from the Crown un- der two several agreements dated respectively 1889 and November, 1903. Area about 2.488 square feet at an annual Crown rental of $45.80.

SHIPBUILDERS.

SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS.

201

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leaning Clothing

Osts

DISCOUNT FOR SEPTEMBER

ORDERS.

ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

HEAD, OFFICE & WORKS: YAUMATI, Tel, KAP

• HONGKONG DEPOT;. 16, Stanley Street, Tel. 0.1270

KOWLOON NOTEL DEPOT ·

KOWLOON DEPOT; 9, Canton Bood

CANTON 19, Sharki Central Road HONGKONG HOTEL: (Visitors only)" PEAK HOTEL DEPOT:

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Write or Phong for complets Price Lint,'

FIRE PROTECTION

Is your house provided for in case of

· FIRE ?

If not, you should lose. no time in installing the s simple, economical and SURE anfe guard :-

FOAMITE-FIREFOAM

Full Particulars

from-

THE UNITED

ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY LTD.

2, Queen's Bldgs. ~

Tol. O.

OXY-ACETYLENE AND . ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

236.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED,

ENGINEERS.

-DRY DOCK-

LENGTH 787 FEET, LENGTH ON BLOCKS 750 FEET

DEPTH ON CENTRE OF

1}

SILL (H W.O.S.T) 34 FT. 6 INS.

-THREE SLIPWAYS-

CAPABLE OF HANDLING SHIPS UP TO 3000 TONS DISPLACEMENT. -ELECTRIC CRANE AT SEA WALL CAPABLE OF

LIFTING 100 TONS AT 70 FEET RADIUS.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,

TEL, ADDRESS" TAIKGODOČK” HOMOKONG, TELEPHONE NO. 212.

"CALL FLAO;"¤* 'OVER "AÑA, PERNANT.”.

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