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RAWLPLUGS

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Every Fixture in your Home can be neat and firm

TN EVERY home there are dozens of articles--shelves,"

cupboards, cat hyuks, etc-all of which must be fixed securely and dully. There is only one method- of ensuring real and permanent satisfaction and that is the Rawlplug method successful on walls of any material from plaster in concrete."

The Rawiplug Outlit coziains everything necessary to coable anyone, without previous experience, to do these jobs himself.

(1) Invisible when in

position. (2) Anyone can use them.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"(3) No damage to Walls. (4) There is a Rowlplug for every screw.

DAWLPLUGS

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WALL PLUGS

Obtainable from all stores, or the Sole Agents The General Electric Co. of China, Ltd.

QUINCIN

THE RAPID CURE, FOR"

'COLD IN THE HEAD" INFLUENZA, CATARRH. An occasional dose "Nips in the bud" the incipient Cold. Prepared only, by

THE PHARMACY

Asiatic Buildings

26 Queen's Road Central.

TEL. No. 345.

One of themost treasured possessions of friends far away is a photo of their dear ones overseas. The Ming Yuer Studie

is fitted with the most modern photographic equipment and

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will be pleased to ahow you specimens of their work.

THE MING YUEN STUDIO (Battery Path.)

Official Photographers to the "H. K.. Telegraph'

BATHING CAPS THAT LAST

We are now showing this year's designs

in reliable Bathing. Caps and Shoes.

To be obtained from-

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY

Tel. C. 1877

In any climate

Children thrive well if nourished by SCOTT'S Emulsion which en- riches the blood and prevents childhood ailments. Ask for

SCOTT'S Emulsion

14, Queen's Road,

THE POST OFFICE.

REPORT ON THE WORK.

FOR 1925.

Some interesting facts in rela- tlon to the Colony's postal services are contained in the annual re- port of the General Post Office for 1925, signed by the Postmaster General (Mr. M. J.. Breen), which was, laid on the table at this after- noon's meeting of the Legislative Council

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1926.

There were 4,41 insured lettera dealt with as against 8,903 in 1924,

The total number of Chinese Privato Boxes for which licences were issued during the year was 361, a decrease. of 5 us compared with 356 in 1924.

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The licences of 27. Chinese Postal Hongs were renewed, "the same number as to 1924,

Labour troubles in June caused a temporary suspension of the Ponding postal delivery Service. the restoration of the delivery staff to normal, a delivery Service was conducted by the postal hongs in the central districts and the District Watchmen's Committees in the outlying districts. Miscellaneous.

The report states that the gen- eral labour unrest in June affected the postal staff and 36 Chinese clerks (under ten years service) and 70 postmón absented them- selves from duty, 5 of the former and 6 of the latter returned to " During the year the Parcel duty during the year. The de Agreement with Great Britain, was faulters have been replaced by 12 extended to provide for the ex elarks transferred from the Im-change of parcels up to 22 lbs. ports and Exports Office and by in weight. Hitherto the maximum men engaged subsequently. limit of weight had been fixed at 11 Is. Similar extensions in res- pect of parcels exchange with other Administrations, are plan- ned.

Mails.

The number of mail receptacles of Hongkong origin dispatched during the year was 32.044 ascom- pared with 37,179 in 1924-a de- crease of 5,135.

Receptacles in transit which were handled numbered 121,343 as against 144,511 in 1924-a de

crease of 23,198.

The Insured Letter Box Service, us distinct from that for Letters, came into operation on 1st January 1926. By meats of this new ser- vice articles of gold and silver, precious stones, jewellery and

articles of a like' nature,

other In all, 1.122 steamers carrying which are prohibited from trang- mails arrived and 6,300 left, a de-mission in insured letters, may crease of 1416 and 8,002 under now be sefit in the letter mails. the previous year's figures.

Hitherto such articles were trans-- missible by Insured parcel post only.

Registered Articles and" Parcels,

The number of registered ar ticles handled amounted to 887,661 as compared with 851,973 in 1924 -an increase of 55,688.

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This Department was involved in the labour unrest which became acute in June. The defection of 36 junior clerks and 170 postmen as well as the dislocation of ship-

The figures for insured articles were 15,327 and 13,906 respective-ping services made the task of maintaining postal services a difi- ly an increase of 1.421...

By taking on volunteer Parcels, ordinary and insured, ruit one. which were dealt with reached a workers on counter duties and by of school total of 397.729 as against 306,105 the ready assistance

boys from the Kowloon British in 1921-an increase of 1,534..

Negotiations are now being con- Schcol and, St. Joseph's College in ducted with the Canadian Postal the Sorting Department all dime Administration for the extensión culties were speedily overcome and of the insured, parcel Service to fullservices were maintained with- that country, and it is hoped that out interruption with the excep- the agreement for the exchange of tion of the domestic delivery ser Insured parcels between. Hongkong Vice which had for a short period The staff was and Canada will come into force in to be suspended.

however rapidly adjusted and nor- 1926,

mal conditions restored..

Revenue and Expenditure.

The total revenue from the Postal Service in 1925 amounted to $644,086.67 a decrease on the previous year of $110,851.50. The Expenditure for 1925 amounted to $284,419.66. or $14,851.60 in excess of the previous year.

The balance of revenue over ex- penditure amounted to $359,647.01, The decrease of revenue from sale of postage stamps in the year 1925 as compared with that of the year 1921 was $105,373.09.

Money Orders.

The result of the year's Money Order transactions must be con sidered satisfactory as it shows a not increase of £603.0.0 notwith- standing adverse political condi tions and loss of business through the "discontinuance of the Straits Settlements Money Order transic- tions with China through the in- The termediary of Hongkong." former Administration arranged as from April 1st to conduct direct transactions with Chinn.

The revenue, collected by this Department during the year from amounted to radiotelegrams $80.342.69 an increase of $20,346.28 on the amount collected in 1924. Advices of vessels signalled at the lighthouses yielded $806.20 and semaphore messages $29.95.

The number of radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 10,524 consisting of 122,914 words against 11,270 with 107,771. words in 1924, and 13.180 were received consisting of 175,726 words as against 12,628 with 142,325 words in 1024.

THE JAPANESE DISASTER.

ESTIMATED DAMAGE

YEN 8,500,000.

Tokyo, May 27. The latest nows from the Ilok- Chinese Delivery Section. kaido eruption area is that it de- During the year this section [stroyed twelve miles of the Fur handled 2,654,170 ordinary letters, uno River,"five miles of the Kam- 130,907 other articles, and 8,922 betsu River, 33 bridges, 730 postal bong packets as against houses, a mile and a half of rall. three miles of roads com- 2,816,938 ordinary letters, 123,161 way, other articles and 8,900 postai pletely and 40 seriously damaged, The estimated damage is Yen hong packets in 1924.

The registered articles delivered 8,500,000, In addition, several amounted to 261,697 of which hundred houses are submerged 115,990 were from the United and seriously damaged while there States and Canada, and 148,707 is much destruction of paddie- from. China, and other countries fields, farm lands and also a sul- shewing a decrease of 20,376 as phur mind from which 25 bodleg compared with 285,073 in 1924. have been recovered.-Reuter

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