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There once was a lady who had

A husband who nearly went mad,

For the oven was old The soup always cold They've got Gas now,

And isn't he Glad

For full particulars of Gas Fittings Apply to the SHOWROOM of the

Hongkong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

16a. Des Voeux Road. Central.

JUST RECEIVED

Biscuits "Lefevre-Utile

Petit beurre, Champagne, Melange choisi, melange extra rich Petites galettes, Macar- ons fins, Chanoinesses, Boudoir, Melänge Italien, Petit Ecolier.

"Violet" Perfume, Soap, Powder atc. EUROPE-ASIA TRADING CO. Grocery and Wine Department

Padder Building, 1st Floor

JEAN

VALJEAN Truly a Cigar

Phono C. 3438

ABAQUERIA FILIPINA

LEADING TOBACCONISTS IN THE FAR EAST

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG'S FINANCES.

SUPPLEMENTARY APPRO- PRIATION FOR 1926,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926.

HOT WEATHER DIET.

Mistakes Many People Make,'

Many people lose their their ap patite at this time of year, and from, this draw conclusions that they are not medically sound. Some say that in summor the body does not require so many meals; but that is wrong.

At the meeting of the Legisla tive Counell today. the Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of a Bill to authorise

Certainly the body does not re the appropriation of a supplemenquire as many energy-giving ele tary sum of $882,249,52 for the ments, and cannot find these in the unsubstantial meals usually service of the year 1925. The amount is divided

partaken of with the Ides of "keeping.cool.!"

lows:

Governor

Colonial Secretary's De-

partment Miscellaneous Services Judicial and Legal De

partments.....

Fire Brigadeg Prisons Department Military Expenditure. Public Works Recurrent Charitable Services..

Affairs

Total

Audit Department... Treasury

1

as fol $ 9,936.69

"

Then the.common mistake of taking too many cold gassy" 1,499.10 drinka also acts up trouble. They 465,771.55 distend the stomach, and dilute Its digestive juices; exhaustion, 15,727.66

lassitude, lack of appetite and in- 59,135.86

digestion follow. Your stomach 0,355.04

needs new blood summer and win- 15,673.75

ter, and the best method of renow 243,981.75 Tng the blood and strengthening 11.163.14 the digestion is by taking Dr. Williams pink" pills. Theso pills $882,249.52

combat the poisons in the blood, and create new, rich blood. By

For Advico

Drawings Vantages

Emficiency

Races Types

Illustrations

Suggestions Inquiries Notions Guidance

Consult J. E. HANCOCK Publicity Agent & Commercjal "Artist,

Morning Post Building, 4th Floor. Tolophane C, 4731

MASSAGE

Against this, several depart this natural process you remedy your debility, the system being ments show savings, viz. Cadet Service........$18,541.57 toned up, the digestive organs strengthened. and the overworked Secretariat For Chinese.....

1,183.87

nerves invigorated. 964.60. So lose no time, but begin to-day. 1,944.51 to take Dr. Williams' pink pills, 372,038.89 and see how soon you feel the 179,266.45 benefit. Of all chemists or post 8,445.49 free, $1.50 per bottle, $8, for six 70,614.28 bottles, from the Dr. Williams' 91,966.90 Medicine Co., 60, Kiangge Road,to notify her clients that she has 181,650.88 Shanghai.

Nothing else is just returned to the colony, 6, Ashley 71619.22

Road, Kowloon. Tel... 754. 128,469.77

Harbour Office

Imports & Exporta

Observatory

Police Force

Medical Department

Sanitary Department

Botanical and Forestry Education

as good.

Public Works

150,948.79

Public Works Extra-

ordinary.

548,269.13

Port Department

47,375.84

773.734.11

111,311.34

346,311.11

23,346.09

.43,949.40

Port Department Extra-.

ordinary "Post Office

Railway .... Publie Debt Pensions

The "savings" in many cases mean that money was not spent: they do not necessarily mean economy.

The grand totals show that the increases. in expenditure (dtctun!

W

WESTINGHOUSE

· ELECTRIC

over "stimated) tofalled $4,180, Holyoak, Massey & Co., Ltd.

850,36, while the money saved and/or not spent totalled $6,377.- 643.42, leaving a balance of over two million dollars on the right' side.

Items.

The increase items are ed in part as follows:--

Governor.

Distributors.

Queen, Blds.

Tel. 0.677

Police Force The e new launch to replace No. 4 was not com- explain-pleted. ($37;195.24 not spent).

Leave pay of Sir R. E. Stubbs and Capt. R. A. R. Neville; vote for furniture under-estimated; upkeep of a motor car; purchase of a safe.

.Colonial Secretary-The prin- cipal increase is $1,661.79, due to more.probationers.

Miscellaneous Services The British Empire Exhibition Was responsible for an unforeseen $205,197.58, and $198,106.98 is Strike outlay.

Fire Brigade, $107,360 went for a new" fire, float.

Public Works Recurrent.This increase is mostly due to rain damage.

Medical Department.- Hospital equipment not ordered ($59,503); motor launch not bullt ($8,000); Lapsing salaries ($9,688).

Sanitary Department.-Lapsing salaries ($76,262); Exhumations less not completed ($70,000); towing of barges owing to better' weather ($7.189) lorries and cars not up to full strength ($5,489).

Botanical And. Forestry-Affore- station programme checked by strike (34,190)..

Education Lapsing salariés ($31,249); Fewer building granta (595,000).

Public Works.-Lapsing salaries ($130,304).

Public Works Extraordinary- Mostly less work done than anti- cipated.

.

Development Lapsing

Charitable Services. $10,000 was voted to Kwong Wah Hospital.salaries ($41,178),

Savings.

Fort

Port Development Extraordinary. Ferry piers not begun ($200,000);

The savings were principally due Kennedy Towr. reclamation not be-

to the following:

Cadet service. Lapsing salaries. Harbour Office Two patrol launches estimated for were not built ($300,000). The savings were reduced by a requirement of some $10,000 by the naval author ities owing to heavy expenditure on stores for, the four existing patrol launches.

i

Importe and Exports.-$125,045 due to less opium purchased.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS,

gun ($300,000) Remainder, lesz) work done than anticipated,

Fost Ofice-Lapsing salaries ($20,820); Share of mall-ubsidy not claimed ($80,500).

Railway Lapsing salaries. ($26,675); Extension of earringe sheds not carried out ($79,830); Material for six new carriages late in arriving ($231,107).

Public Debt-Higher Exchange. Pensions-Higher Exchange and unclaimed pensioną.

Mrs. HANA INOKUCHI bege

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"Three Caudes

MAGNUMS

Three Casties"

Cigarettes

Bristole

CIGARETTES

Also packed

in

Regular Size

205 & 50%

THE PARTICULAR CIGARETTE FOR THE PARTICULAR PERSON

Taking Advantage of Mother's Suggestion

mads by car. Brasst

Blosser

BABY

IS

SURE

TO THRIVE IF HE'S

FED ON

ACTOGEN

The Natural-Milk Food

„I GOTTA HURRY HOME

FOR LUNCH- WE'RE

GONNA MANE RICE,

MY FAVORITE

DISA!

"ZANOULDYST EAT THAT STUFF.

FRECKLES, COME IN

@

TO LUNCH

WHAT? WERE HAVIN' RICS FOR OUR LUNCA ? YOU KNOW i DON'T LIKE RICE!

·YOU'LL BAT IT JUST THE SAME.

WELL, PRETEND

I TELL YA,

YOU LIKE

I DON'T LIKE

RICE!

NO, I'LL PRETEND

TM EATING.

S'GOOD

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