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New Alkaline Way to Relieve

THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

Sour Acid Stomach Home Cotton

Alka-Seltzer Tablets Relieve. Millions From the

Discomfort of Stomach Troubles

Now you can say "Good Bye" to Acid Stomach and all its attendant sches and pains. Hero's a new way to get rid of those common ailments that. drag down your health. Now science has developed a remarkable Efferves- cent Alkaline tabict that gives amazing relief. It is called ALKA-SELTZER because it makes a sparkling, alkaline drink that first relleves the pain ami then removes the cause of the trouble. It is the newest scientific way to pet well and keep well. No other product has ever been developed that brings such prompt, complete relief to stomach sufferers,

Most of our everyday aches and pains are the result of excess weld in the -system caused by overeating, drinking smoking too much, loss of sleep, late hours, over-work, or over-indulgence. To keep bealthy, the body must be alightly more alkalins than add. Rich food, over-eating, late hours, over-work or over-indulgence, all cause EXCESS ACIDITY. Then your resistance goes down-vitality is lowered and you become an easy victim of stomach disorders, colds, headaches, and other common aches and palas...

Alka-Seltzer is the newest, scientific

way to correct this excess acid condi tion. It is the safe, harmless way to relieve the pala and remove the cause of the common ailments. An Aika- Seltzer tablet or two in a glass of water makes a sparkling, anti-acid drink-a bubbling glassful of alkaline Kalta your body needs to reduce excess acid. There's nothing like it for sweet- enlog the stomach and correcting diges tive troubles. And the way it relieves the pain of Colds, Headaches, Neu- ralgia, and elbez everyday is will Amaze you

Try Alka-Seltzer. You'll be delighted with its refreshing, pleasant taste, and you'll be equally delighted with the quick relief it gives you. Your pain and discomfort will disappear almost im- mediately, Your normal alkaline bal- ance will be restored, and you'll be healthy and happy agala.

Alka-Seltzer, contains no, barmfuļ drugs-It is safa for children na well as adults. It is not a laxative and can be taken any time, any where. Try Alka- Seltzer the next time you want relief. '

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Special 10 Days Sale of

Men's Suits & Overcoats

Gentlemen:

For the next. 10 days we are giving you the oppor. tunity to buy your spring clothing at prices which have nover, been reduced so low before.

Available from Feb. 15 to 25 only,

The sults and overcoats are in all shades, sizes and fittings for Chinese and European statures.

An early visit will prove most interesting and ad- vantageous to you.

The White House

12 Des Voeux Road Central.

Tel. 21040.

Statesmen

basicn

to arouse her from

her sleep. Tho

King is dead, Eu-

rape on the verge

of war. England

on the verre of

revolution — and

an unknown girl on

the throne,

*VICTORIA

Re-organising Olympic Plans Home Cotton Industry

Laid by Oxford & Cambridge

Scoring Now To Be By Points

Ambassador Goes North In Falmouth

1938.

London, Feb. 18.

H. E. Sir Archibald Kerr Clark The President of the Board of

Kerr, boarded H.M.S. Falmouth at Trade to-day received officers of the

10 am, to-day to sail for Shanghai

to preparatory Jolat committee of the cotion trade

his presenting credentials to the Chinese Govern- organisations Representatives of

ment. He is accompanied by Lady the joint committes Informed him of steps that had been taken since, a

London, Feb, 1.Claric Kerr, previous Interview and of the wide:

H.MS. Suffolk saluted the flag of With an eye to the 1940 Olympic the which measure of agreement

games Oxford and Cambridge unt-the Ambassador with 10 guns, revised proposals for the reorganis-versities have decided to include ation of the cotton industry had re- the javelin and the discus in the ceived in Lancashire.

Inter-varsity tracks and fleld meet in March.

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The inclusion of the javelin, and disetia brings the number of events on the programme up to 13, and indi- entos the efforts which British nih-, letle bodles are making to improve the standard in Beld events,

The committce had submitted a basis of the deünition of trades to

They also have decided that in be affected and were the process future scoring shall be by points of discussing ita precise terms with instead of only first place countinst other textile industries concerned. na has been done for the past 70

The president, in reply, expressed || years, an his appreciation of the progress made by the committee. He asked for an explanation of certain points in the committee's proposals. He agreed with the committee that discussions with other trades concerned should proceed as rapidly as

Dozsible in order that tecimient points involved should be clarified. Meanwhile the Board of Trade would study details of the proposals in their latest form, with a view to further discussion with representatives of the joint committee.British Wireless,

Why Athletes Past Thirty Are Old

Cleveland, Jan. 20.

A highly technical reason for loss of athletic ogility by persons pass- Ing the age of 30 was advanced here by Dr. Virgil Halliday, anatomy Instructor in the Silli College Osteopathy, of Des Moines

of

of outstanding athletes over

30 is due to reduced elasticity of the "nucleus palposus of the Interverte- bral disk," he told meeting of Ohio osteopaths.

These elastic

their diska lose sponginess in persons past 30 there- by reducing the pleasure of exercise as well as agility, he said—United Press.

Brighter Tone In London Stock Market

on

London, Feb. 18. Brighter sentiment was evidenced the London Stock Exchange following the overnight rally on Wall moved

Street. Values generally

higher, the most welcome feature being a revival in the interest of Industrials, which were among the

substantial gains recorded. Commodities mostly hardened In response to better Wall Street values. Tia encountered a further specula- tive demand in anticipation of the tin quola decisions, which, after market hours, was announced at 55 per cent, for the second quarter, compared with 70,per cent, for the first quarter. Wall Street was dem, and then reacted-Reutr Special,

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TREASURY BILLS

TENDERS FOR BRITISHI

London, Feb. 18.

The total amount applied for in

KING AND QUEEN TO VISIT LANCASHIRE

- London, Feb. 10. Lord Derby announced at Liver-

tendera:fec £35,000,000treasury pool today that the visit of the King

Paris, Feb. 18.

It was announced at the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting that an agreement had been reached to speed up arms production.

At this morning's meeting the Cabinet committee, and not the full Cabinet, discussed how far it was! possible to accelerate production within the limits of the budget, and the total amount possible to allocate to defence. It wos decided to allocate extra votes for supply among the defence servics-Reuter Special.

MORE LOANS TO SAVE U.S. INDUSTRY

Washington, Feb. 18. President F. D. Roosevelt has order- ed the Reconstruction Finance Com- mittee to resume lending to all de- serving borrowers to which the RF.C., in authorised to lend, with instruc- tions to give special attention to loans for maintaining or increasing employ- ment.

Mr. Jezzo Jones in a statement said the RF.C.. will resume all its form- er types of lending, Including, ionns to rail roads and industrial borrow- era. In his opinlun the demand may be only for a few thousand million dollars-Reuter Special,

MALAYA'S NEW...

G.S.O. (1)

London, Feb. 19, Lleut-Colonel E. G. Miles of the Royal Derkshires has been promoted Colonel and appointed: General Staff Omeer (1) in Malaya-Reuter,

CHINESE CASUALTIES ON HWAL RIVER

Hauchow, Feb. 19.

still

The inter-Varsity programme, falls short of the usual international range, since it omits the 220 yards, 0 miles, 440 yards hurdles (instead of 220 yards hurdles), haminer, and hop, stop and jump United Press.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning: Banics

H.K. Banks, $1,040 b, c. d' H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), C1

ex. div.

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Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. C20 Mercantile Bank, C., £14 n East Asia Bank, $82 n.

Insurances Cunton Ins., $260 n. Union In., $305 b. and sa. China Underwriters, $1.40 b H.K. Fire In., $240 m.

Shipping

Douglas, $60 b.

H.K. Steamboats, $11 n.

Indo-Chinas Shell Bearer

Indo-China $81.

$43 n.

п.

Union Waterbouts, $9.30 b..

Docks etc.

H.K. & Wharves, $128 b. ILK W. Docks, $20 b. Providents (old), $2.80 b. Providents (new), 75 cts. b. New Engineerings, Sh. $5 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh, $974 n.. Kailon Mining Adm., 14/-. Haubs, $74.

Venz: Goldfeld, $4 u. Hongkong Mines 10 cts. n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, P. ‚02 ca.. Atoks, P. .26 33.

Bagulo Gold, P. 23% 53.

Benguet Consol., P. 9.00 sa, Benguet Explor

Big Wedge, P.-

Coco Grove, P. 64 sa.

Consolidated Mines, P. Consong:

Demonstrations, P. 42 sa. E. Mindanao, P.

Gumaus G'llcids, P.- Ipe Gold, P.

IXL. P.

Itogons, P.

73

sa.

Masbate Consoir, P.- Min. Resources, P. — Northern Min., P. Paracale Gumbus, P. 27 Salacot Mining, P.- -San Mauricio, P. .00 sa,

Suyoc Consol., P. 20 aa. United

P. .52 sa. Parocales, Lands, Hotels, etc. H. nad S. Hotels, $0.45 b.

H.K. Lands, $33

The Falmouth, which is the Ad- miral's yacht, is commanded by Cmdr. NA.C. Hardy. She was re cently in drydock und made a trial run fast week.

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Little known episodes of provin- cinl history, the clash of war lords, the fight of the Church, are fascinal- ing interludes on the background of country travel and, perhaps the best feature of all, fine photographs of all aspects of China are liberally spread throughout its pages,

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