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THE ORIENT Tobacco Manufactory C. INGENOUL

The home of the world famed MANILA DIGARS

"LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE" YOURS TRULY, Tobacco Store,

Tel. (1856. 22. Voeux Road Central

Suld by:

مرفه وه بومه له

To All Serious Minded People-

Fancy Suggests

the immediate purchase of something which, at "

**ising, meeting, alas

Ja vi mather of riches.”

-W. SCOTT,

the moment,

cecme immensely desirable. Life is short at best, and uncertain, to why not enjoy it to the utmost. That's human. Through the example of others the impulse will come to possess somer- thing which, deep down in your heart you know you cannot afford, and which, after the new- ness has worn off, will prove a source of worry.

Prudence Directs

the "saving of a definite percentage of your in-

dosie so that later and dependent years may be enjoyed. A rainy day will come to you as it does to all- make preparation to meet it. Instead of spending every dollat camed, and in-additioa-anticipating- next year's income to provide for some passing fancy, why not, regu- larly set aside a portion of your eamings and enjoy financial in dependence?

It is a sure way to purs

Buy all the Endowment Insurance you can carry, chase independence at fifty-five or sixty. Should the inevitable happen it replaces your earring power. Moreover, there will be no unpaid installments to pay after your death.

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Be Guided by the Quality-Not the Price.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

AGAINST EMANCI- PATED WIVES.

HUSBAND'S PROTEST.

Shanghat, March 16.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927.

HOW TO FIGHT INFLUENZA.

SOAP AND WATER DRILL THREE TIMES A DAY.

A message from Hankow dated

The opportunity afforded by the 14th says that the husbands successivo, epidemics of influenza of emancipated wives staged a to discover its true inwardness protest of demonstration before have unfortunately best without the headquarters of the General

any result...

coeden.

Labour Union to-day, crying Some of the best brains in the "Down with the Women's Union." elvilised world have been-hard The demonstrators are mostly laat work to elucidate the problems bourers. They claim that since the which this evasive scourge pre- arrival of the Nationalists (whose agents they assert preach freedomsents, but so far no one has suc- it is of women, free-love, the eman-

The assumption la, ind cipation of womanhood, etc,) their obviously correct, that the disease wivca no longer return home to is caused by a gorm which affecta their bed and board but spend the an entry through the air passages, nights out in the same manner as and when it finds a suitable goll

husbands alleyents. The

are it immediately, takes possession, claiming that their homea multiplies itself, and attacks a will be disrupted by the

great variety of organs and tissues new "emancipation," and de- with disastrous result. mand the return of their wives to the old custom.--Reuter,

LEGATION DENIZL.

ECHO OF SUN YAT-SEN MEETING.

London, March 16. The Daily Telegraph, referring to the gathering at the Chinese legation in honour of Sun Yat-sen und the presence there of Mr. George Lansbury, says the. facts with regard to this meeting are inexplicable on any hypothesis than that the legion has become a Bianch of the Kuomintang, and that he members of that party in London art, as one of them de- clared, permitting the legation ficials to carry on “in trust" for future masters-Reater

is

DECISIVE VICTORY.

GOVERNMENT SUCCESS IN

NICARAGUA.

Washington, March 16. The announcement of what is describe as a decisive victory for General Diaz forces at Nicaragun enntained in a telegram re- ceived from the Nicaraguan lega- Lion here, stating that the Liberals were badly boater at Muymuy, Governtient troops capturing two machine guns, mapy rifles and a Eighty quantity of ammunition,

150 Government saldiers and Liberais were killed. Renter's Ameriran Service,

GIFT TO THE POPE.

CHINESE MINISTER LEAVES DECORATIONS.

Home, March 16. La Cheng-chiang, a fervent Chinese Catholic and former Foreign Minister who headed the Chinese delegation to the Paris peace conference, is now retiring into private life frosh the post of Minister at Bern. He has sent 1 his decorations to the Pope as a Lign of homage, asking permission to leave to the poutir à mement of the culminating phases of hi career-eater.

"MANGANESE.

AMERICAN INTEREST IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Johannesburg, March 16.

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The Government has concluded negotiations with American in- terests anxious to exploit man- ganese deposits for the advance of £260,000 for, the construction' öf a branch railway line to serve the area concerned.-Reuter.

DISARMAMENT.

AMERICAN DELEGATION.

New York, March 16,

A message from Washington, to the New York Evening Post Bays that former Secretary of State Hughes will be invited to head the American delegation at the three power naval disarmament conference, at Geneva.--Reuter's American Service

OBITUARY.

PRINCE SCIPIONE BORGHESE.

Florence, March 16.

The death is reported of Prince Scipione Borghese, the first man to cross Asia in a motorcar from Peking to Puris in 1908-Rouler.

The pity of it all is that this marauder should ever find a suit- able soil. The microbe is presum- we cannot ably air-borne, and therefore avoid him; what we can do is to see that our defences are in such good order that the germ aball beat against them in vain.

Hope In Soap.

In these days of siege we must do the best we can with such weapons as we can obtain.

The best of these is soap and water cleanliness applied to the nostrils, at least three times à day.

The soap-suda should be in- sinuated into the nose on the little tinger, and should be given a free hand for several minutes, so that they may cause a full downward low of Blushing mucus.

A good ancuze is a great ally and to this end snuff need not be despised. There are several good nasal.ointments on the market, any of which can be "anfely put into the nostrils when the prelimin- ary toilet is complete.

When a person believes himself to have caught influenza let him fight the ive in at once. To mierobe at that stage is to court disaster in the shape of pneimonla and other deadly complications. Ward off the disease, if by reason- able precautions you can do so. but if your precautions should fail, then show your valor by Send for the your discretion. doctor-and go to bed.

BANK DIVIDEND. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. The Hongkong, oflee of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited. has received a telegram from the Landon office advising that at the anaual general meeting of Share- holdera n final dividend of 8% on the "A" "," and "C" shares will be declared (making 16% for the year 1926, less income tax); that £70,000, be carried to Reserve Fund and that £160,000 be car- ried forward.

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teed ZAM-BUK'8.Clean Healing,

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Tany moment in street or bazaar, horge, ofice. factory, rports-ground or jungle, you are liable to happen cuts, bruises, burns and flesh wounds.

Whenever the skin is broken, millions of poisonous microbes are waiting to invade the tissues. There foro don't lose a moment'iu amearing any injury with a littloof that preciou antiseptic henter-ZAM-BUK.

The medicinal action of Zam-Buk in threefold. First, where skin in in the least sore, irritated or inflamed, Zam-Buk is lostuntly cooling sod noothing. Secondly, Zam-Buk' is highly antiseptic. It purifies damaged exposed issues, kills off poisonous disease germs, and uverte festering Thirdly, blood poisoning. Zam-Bak, promotes pid natural heating and grows healthy new skin,

This ran berbal Zam-fink i■ milea ahead of fatty vintments and crude salves, Zaru-Buk, guaranteed fres from all animal fats, is always Boothing and safe for the skin.

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KOWLOON AFFAIRS. and it was decided to request the ing quarterly meetings of the

CEMETERY FOR CHINESE CATHOLIC.

Government to set aside a large Association, and suggestions for

the entertainment of troops in the area for this purpose.

Replies from Government in the locally,

The Hon. Treasurer reported matter of the abandoned Kowloon Dispensary and the law governing that the following residents had the admission of patients to the joined the Association. Mesure. also con- . E. Akst, A. L. Alves, J. C. Brown, Lunatic Asylum were

J. H. Donnithorne, Jas. T. Dobbie, sidered.

:

The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon)

A petition from residents in H. Goldenberg, J. Gibson, R. J. Residents' Association took place Station Lane, Hunghom. relative Goodman, D. Gow, Rev. H. Giess, on Monday evening, at which sub-to the insanitary condition of a J. II. Hunt, Huang Hon Cho, H. D. committees to deal with Corres- temporary latrine In the neigh-Ima, C. W. Liddon-Cole, K. R. pendence, Children's Play-grounds hourhood, was referred back to the Macaskill, A. J. O'Donoghue, J. de and Bathing Facilities were signatories with a request that Graca Ozorio, J. J. dos Remodios,

elected.

their complaint bo first addressed Edward D. Bhank, H. H. Scott, C. E. M. Terry, F, Taylor, W. G. Correspondence with the Govern- to the Sanitary Board.

Other subjects under, discussion Williams, W. J. Woolley, B. J. ment regarding a suitable sito in "Kowloon for the burial of Chinese were bus stopping places and Wong, W. R. Wong, I. M. Xaxier, Roman Catholics was discussed, traffic control; the question of hold- Yuon Wah-sui, and Frank Goodwin.