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Intimations.
G. FALCONER & Co.,
WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS
NEW SELECTIONS
OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS, GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. PINGE-NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES.
G. FALCONER & CARE AGENT fir tosses FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS,
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GASTMAN'S KODAKS AND FILMS.
Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Intimations.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWIJON
WHARF AND GODOWN CO.. LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"N. INTERIM DIVIDEND at the itate of 4 per cent, Two Dollars per Share), for the Six afouths ending Bath June, 1902, will be PAID those Persons who are Hegistered as Shareholders in the above Company on the 30th August,
1902,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- 64. QUEEN'S ROAD, any will be CLOSED from the 27th to
the 30th Instant, both days inclusive.
EDWARD OSBORNE, Serretary,
M. MUMEYA,
JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER
AND FINISHED IN CRAYON:
ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. Ba QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
JAPAN
MITSUI BUSSAN
(MITSUI & CO.)
COALS.
KAISHA
HEAD OFFICE :--4, SAKANDTH, Tokyo. LONDON BRANCH A, Last StaLET, E.C.
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HONGKONG BRANCH - Prisen - Britains, Tez Brest Stake, FIRST Figon.
OTHER PRANCHES
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Telegraphic Addrak
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CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperid Eganese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Communes at Industrial Works: Home and Foreign Mail und Freight Stentes.
BOLE PROPRIETORS of the Funs us Mike. Togana, Vamare, and Ita Coal Mines. BOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honde, le mats. Kurudu, Kishim. Maeda, Minoura, Canoura, Osuji. Sastlaura. Touzh doors, Yesheetmu, Yoshio, Yunokubara,
N. INUZUKA. Money, Honkong-
and other Gals.
Longboa, April 17, 1902.
BEER
FAMOUS FOR ITS QUALITY
SEATTLE, WASH.
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IN EVERY DROP
4 dozen Quarts,
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Sed era Sor fuserong, China Aste MANILA
Per Case of 6 dozen Pizts,
jo.
www
$15.00 *
ASK FOR DROZ & CO.'s
LEVER
WATCHES
and CHRONOGRAPHS.
All Watches Guaranteed.
5KU
Best Value, compatible with Good Workmanship.
TRADE MARKS:
BERNA,
MAXIM.
Watches and Clocks required by Bugeten EUROPEAN EXPERTS. "
DROZ & CO.,
-No. 10. Quest's Rond Central.
HOLLOWAY'S
Qyes!!
OINTMENT *
Is an unfailing Cure
For Old Wounds, Sores, Piles, Fistulas, Bad Legs,
Bad Breasts,
AND
EVERY FORM OF SKIN DISEASE.
Manufactured.orly st
78, New Oxford Street, London. Sold Sy'all Medicine Dealers.
Hongkong, August 22, 1902.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
THE ORDINARY
HONGKONG - JOCKEY CLUB.
MEMBERS who are desirous of
SEBSCRIBING FOR CHINA PONIES for featheoming Meeting, and
Intimations.
THE
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1902.
ANGLO-AMERICAN STORES.
who have not already sent their mes No. 1 and 3, Wellington Street, Hongkong, and in, will please communicate with the undersigned.
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A. 8. ANTOX. Acting Clerk of Chure, Hongkong, August 23, 1902.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
PROGRAMME FOR THE 19
-MEETINGĄ.
FIRST DAY.
1 Wong-Nei Chong Stakes, Five
Furlongongkong Walers 2 Valley Stakes, 34 Mile...Chips Grillos Muiden Stakes, 34 Mile, Waler Grittins Victoria Stakes, Tre Mike, China Ponies Fouchew fap, 2 Male post tex
Grand & in,...Open Waters 6 Derby. Our den duff Miles,
Waler Bridlines Lusitano Carp, One Mile, Chius Grifins
China Pontes
Waler Griffins
China Gridin
T MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Club Cap file
will ho held at the COMPANYS HOTEL, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th AUGUST, 1902, at Noox, for the purpose of Receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 30th June, 1902, with the Report of the Directors, and to disenise any matter that may be competently brought before the Meeling.
The TRANSFER BRKS of the Com- Jony will be CLOSED from the 21st to 27th August, both days inclusive, Byrder of the Board,
Encouragement Stakes, One Mile.
10 Chinese Club Cup, Once round,
SECOND DAY.
1 Flyaway Stakan, Seven Furlongs,
2
Waler Grillins Exchange Pte, 4 Mile,..China Ponies 3 Professional Cup, Chre & half
Miles,pan Waders German Cup, Che Milo & a
C. MOONEY, Seezeigt.
4
16
1588
7
Juarter China Griffins Garrison Cop, One Mile. Water Griffins Jockey Cup, One Mile,...China Griftius Great Southerr Staxes, 2 Mile post
Hongkong. August 16, 1902,
Kinghorn & Macdonald,
Consulting alechanical Engineers and Surveyors, CONTRACTORS FOR THE SUPPLY F ALT. KINDS OF MACHINERY AND APPIAANCES.
ICE HAKING.
ESSKS. KINGHORN AND MAC-
M DONALD having been appointed 30LS AGENTS for Messrs. J. and E HALL'S PATENT REFRIGERATING MACHINERY, Are prepared to supply Estimates, Plans and Specifications for all sizes of Machines.
Office: No. 13 BeaconSFIELD Álcape- (ground Boor).
Telephone, No. 143.
Telegrams, KINONGEN, Hongkong." A. B. C. A1 Codes used.
19
once round & in... China Ponies Navy Cup, One & a quarter
Hongkong Walers Bengkong Sudies, One Mile &
half...China fritins 10 Tai Yeuk Peng Cup, Vince round,
Chua Foni
64, Elgin Road, Kowloon,
High Class Provisions.
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED TO BE FRESH.
PRICES VERY REASONABLE,
THE PREVENTION STORMS.
OF HAIL
The Berlin errespondent of the Standard writes-An International Con- |ference on Haildring, squinoned by the Austrian Minister of Agriculture, was opened yesterday at Graz, the capital of Styria. As firing gens to prevent hail storms is not practised in Eugland, it may not be, without interest to the English remler if the custon is briefly explained. In past centurice, superstition led the peassots in the Alpine districts to resort to various methods by which they hoped to disperse thunderclouds and save their crops and fruit from damage by hail.
Sewing Machines of the Best makes in stock. They buk, in aones places, a special bell
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Orders promptly attended to.
DOOLITTLE & POLLOCK,
CHAS. J. GAUPP & Co., Chronometer, Watch & Bock Makere, Terellors; Gold & Silversmithe "AUTICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS.
VOIGTLANDER's Celebuazed BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES. RITCHIE'S LIQUID AND OTHER Contrasse ADMIRALTY & IMRAY CHARTS, NAUTICAL DOORS. English SILVER & ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, Christufe & Co.'s ELECTRO-PLATED Wank GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY
in great variety. DIAMONDS
AND
DIAMOND JEWELLERY, Splendid Collection of the Latest Losnos PATTERN
rary moderate suites, 472
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
AXCELLENT View of Harbour Ten Minutes Walk from Clock Tower. Apply
*HADDINGTON HOUSE,
KENNEDY ROAD (Ipposite Unisa Church)."
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THIRD DAY.
1
2
Spring Stakes, 2 Mile pust once
round & in.......China Grittina Grand Stand Sakes, One Mile,
Waler Griffins
Hongkong. August 7, 1902,
MEE CHRUNG,
HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER.
Developing and Printing for Amateur
ENLARGEMENTS & Spicias FeatuRE, BRANCIT
Challonge Copi One Mile &
phror quarters....China l'onies Ladies PurseOne Mite.
Hongkong Walers Blake Challenge Cup, One Mile,
China Griftine
China Ponies 1087 Phaetor Stakei, B 4 Mile, Waler Griffins Champpus, One Mile &'a
+
AD
6 The Parsee Cip, tue Mile.
3
10689
JOHN W. KINGHORN, M.).M.E., M. I. Mech.-E., London.
DONALD MACDONALD.
Hongkong. May 28 1898.
B
JUST OPENED.
quarter......China I'onies Waler Champions, Que Mile
tqunter...Open Waters 10 Nil Degerandius Stakes. 14
Mile... China Grithios Weight for inches as per Hongkong Subject to penalties for winners and allowance for Non-Biembers and Grittins as may be determined by the Stewards hereafter.
DEST ASSORTED CHOCOLATE Jockey Clib Standard.
CREAMS, ALMONDS, | MACAROONS. DISCUFTS, VANILLA, MILK, and COFFEE, CHOCOLATE 1 PACKETS,
Hongkong Waders' heans at Wales
PASCALES OLDEN MALTESE imported to Hongkong tu my BERLINGOTS, &c.
No. 5, D'Aguilar Street, H.K.,
Suscripcioner Derby Grifliós.
* Waler Griftius "weare all Walers in
· Sub. ported into Hongkong in 1903 as scription Gritin
11. RUTTONJEE.
Nos. 39 and 40, Elgin Fund, Kowloon. Hongkongg Arzúst 19, 1902.
4 67,ቱ
Open Water means all Walorɛ in- perted into ejghang is any year as Subscription Derby Gritties: Walers
THE
CHINA AND
TELEPHONE
JAPAN
AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY,
LIMITED.
NEW REGULATIONS.
SUBSCRIBERS are no-
tified that when A CALL
and IS MADE
the
TELEPHONE IS NOT ANSWERED by the
RK.
PERSON ACTUALLY
QUIRED, instead of Listen.
!
ing until this Person can be found it is better to give their Name and
Number to anyone an swering, and then TO
RING OFF.
WHEN THE PERSON RE- QUIRED REACHES THE
INSTRUMENT, A FRESH
CALL CAN THEN BE
MADE FROM FHAT END.
For full particolare, &0., Ke..
Apply
W. STUART HARRISON
Manager.
September Jet 1901,
·146:
not Lacevibe tod i fiest mend
HONGRONO HOTEL CORRIDOR.
HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION
LIBRARY;
18 BANK BUILDINGS, WENI P. STRENT. Founded in 1891, by Dr Canilie, und
Conducted for several years by II. E. POLLOCK, F., R.C. Subscriptions,payable in advance $7.00 per half-year $1.40 per month, THE LIBRARY contains, in addition to Tnction, a mutiber of muurd words and of Burn Bistory. Travel. Works of Reference. and it is to maintain it up to date.
Intending subscribers are requested to apply
CAPTAIN SPENCER,
Hon. Bee, and Treasures
Ordnance Office. Trustees:
in Shanghai is incription Grifliss, and Hos. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G.
all Wales inped into Hongkong before
August 1st, 190 not exceeding 15 tand 1 inch in heighti
· China Orithis' menas all China Ponies imported into Engkong in 1902 as Sub- scrition triftig.
"Charm Powid' ments all Chém Ponies not exceeding 3 hand 2 inches in height.
By Oider the Stewards,
A. S. ANTON, Acting Clerk of Course Hongkong, jgust 21, 1902.
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· THE PUNJỘI MINING COMPANY, 1.IMITED.
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NOTICE (HIREBY GIVEN that, ut a AN MEETING of the Bose of Drake TORs of the abreviamed Company held ou the 18th day of GUNT, 1902, it was re- I solved that the flowing Ordinary Shares of the maid Cotany, the distinguishing Numbers of his are hereunder written, be, and they wer duly FORFEITED in acendance with article No. 2 of the Articles of Assation of the said Com pany.
R. Snewak, Es.
G. B. DonWELL, Esq. (`
Hongkong, January 3, 1902.
[ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM-
HONGKONG
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYA.
7
7.30 am, to 8.00 sm. Every 10 minutes. 8.00 x.in, to 8.30 am...Every 15 minutes. 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 6.1...Every 10 minutes. 9.30 a.m. to 11,90a.m.. Every 15 minutes. 11.3 m.to 1.45 p.m...Every lô minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p... Fery 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.25 p.m...E.ery 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m... Avery laminates. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 6.10 p.m. to 7.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00 p.m...Erory' 15 minutes,
NIGHT CARS.
8.45 p., and 9 p.m., 9.45 pai, fə 11.15 p.m. every half hour,
SUNDAYA
8.00 a.. to 8.30 a.to...Every 15 minutes. 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a. Every 30 minutes. 9.30 s.m. to 10.30am...Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am, to 11.00 ....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 100 pan.. Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p... to ,00 jm...Every 10 riinates. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pay. to 8.00 jam...Every 10 minutes.
NIGHT CARS us on Week Days. SATURDAYS.
Neries of the hility of FORFEITURE of these SHARE appeared in the Bong kong Loenl Nedgiers from the Sch day of fùly to the 2h day of July, 1992. NUMBERS OFORFEITED SHARES. 2550/208S 4233, +234 12273/12297
Extra curs at 11.30 and 11,40 p vùù. 12697/12706 08/1928:
21433/21447 2100/2212). 3949/25048 35592/86691
SPECIAL CARS by Arangomers at the 3614286166 8124,9813 38269 38274 Company's Office, 38 and 10, Ques Roud 49368/19892 52017/56340
1:31:5490 Central.
JOHN D.. HUMPHREYS & SON 5750287526-1
General Munge x Flongkang. December 17,
WKERFOOT HUGHES,
Acting Secretary, Hongkong.h August, 1902.
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MINERAL ASSAT & ANALYSES.
THE YAGER VALLEY COMPANY, IAD.,
harig own well-equipped Labor. atory, is poked, in order to assist in the Minural vipment of China, to do Assay
01.
061
APIOL&STEEL
for Ladies! PILLS
a Remedy for all Irregularities. Superseding Bilter Apple, Pezoytvyal, Eli Corlin, Ac. vasu ́A. $. WATSON & CO., LTD., HONGKONG. Propticey MARTIN, Chemist, SOUTHAMPTON ENGLAND.
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FOR HOME,
work of all deseriptions, Quantitative WEEKLY NEWS”. Analysen to clify minerals for Mine venere i hora.
Mines will as Minerals of Eccobinie value pybed and consultation arzunged by appotmet.
"Terupuqmte.
Ares:-THE LABORATORY,
49, Szecbuen Roul.
YAGUES, Shanghai.
Cablo ¿dres
Sth tobel 1901.
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HE RIVENUE OF CHINA,"
A FRIAS OF ARTICLES, printed from The China Mail.' WITH AN APPENDIX, S
To had at the OFFICE OF THIS PAPER,
Lesara, KELLY & Waxas, Ino,
nd Mass. . BRAWER & Co..
50 Cerita
The Overland China Mail
Published to suit the Departure
of each English and Fruner
Dini) Summer to Furope.
FULL REPORTS.
AND ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENTE. (Commercia), Shipping, etc. Y
$14 por Annum (including
CHINA MAIL OFFICE
THREAS Starks, HonDRONE
"PROPRIETORS.
in the church towers, which was rung on such occasions. Elsewhere, all the church belts would be rung when a thunderstorm was imminent, and horus and trampicte nere blown to frighten away the witch who was supposed to bring the thunderstorms just as the Chinese beat drums to scare the dragon who swallows the son during an eclipec.The name of the witch was shouted by all people as Loudly as possible, mid, as they were not. Pare of her Christina anaie, they shouted Undersigned, las received instruenirent uumber in the hope that one would
Public Auction,
Auctions.
PUBLIC *UCTION
Tu Foto Sell by
קיז
WEDNESDAY
the th August, 1902, at 2 pm, at
No. 9. Victoria View, Kowloon,
Taw Wine or Fas HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising:
proto right. One ingenions person in- vented the iles of firing an almstsc which contained the name of all the Saints into
the nic; others fired guns and pistols load-
e with bullets or nails in orĉer to kill tho witch, and so on.
Buil-firing in our days, as it is practis od in Austria and same other countrics, is, TEM WOOD SIDEBOARD, DISNER Wan- of course, no curvint of the old custom of GOS, BOOKCASE, EXTENSION DINING TAnt, shooting the with, but is based on the Cover Ant. Curs in LESTER and in
iden that the formation of hailstones cana FAN UnitOLSTERY, CALCETS, MATS and MATTING, CORLAINS, and CURTAIN POLES only take place when the air is perfectly with Busss Bastis, WarpeOS, WASH, and that, consequently. the higher STANDA, TOILET PABLES. BEISTRADA, NA stents of air have only to be brought inter VERY and CUTLERY, PLANTS, &c. &c.
Catalogues will be issued. Teums As BSİMİ.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneras Hongkong, August 23, 100%,
H"
To Let.
TO LET
TO LEC
movement artificially. The originator of the idea is Herr Albert. Stiger, Burgomas- ter of Windisch-Feistritz, in Styria, who, | during a successión of yours, suffered greatly 1742 from the devastation of his vineyards by bail, until he conceived the nution, and car- ried it into practice with undeniable success. He employed small winetare, is the muzzle of which funnels were fixed in such a www that on the charge of powder being fired a body of air was shot out to a great height, and so disturbed the stillness of the upper
1 QUEEN'S GARDENS. I. regions of the ritmosphere. The bring is us a thunderstorm ap- mediato entry. Apply to G. C. began as Bur ANDERSON. 4 Pedter Street.
rwiches, and much depends on "promptitu- Hongkong, February 15, 1902. 838 de. One apparaitis is not sufficent, bist
number distributed over the country sido have to be employed, There are. Now many thousands such canon ia use in 114 other Austrin-Heugary, Italy, countries, but pinion about the efficiency of the method still remain divided Smide are strongly in His favone, wid contend that it is cheaper to spend money on mortars and powder than to insure against al: others complain of failures; while uthers, again, declare that. the neighbotas of those who fight the bail storms in this rauner are visited by buil 1701 storms of excepticon! violence, The object
TOUSES in CLAPTON - GARDENS,
Casper RoA), " "GODOWNS at BAUR BUILDINAR Houses AT CAUSEWAY BAY, FACING THE
No: 11.MACDONNELL ROAD, THE RETREAT, Mount KELLETT. GODOWNS W BOWAINGTON
(Praya
East),
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY (00., LTD. ? Hongkong, August 10, 1902,
TO BÉ LET.
of the present Conference, at which ex perts are present from Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germany, Russia, and Servia, is to JODOWN NG, PGROUND and Tor arrive at a positive decision from duca atite
3,500 --PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
GFLOORS-GROND it out disposal. Disting the Conference the wom
MOK MAN CHEUNG, Compradore Dept., HUTTERFIELD & SIKE
Kangkung, August 22, 1902.
TO LET..
IN FLATS COMTʼLETE.
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NEW EUROPEAN HOUSE situated Aon the North Spar of Morrison Hill it is a splendid view, and enjoys the fall benefit of the south-west moonsoon.
For Particolars apply tu
'W. LYSAUGHT,.
Hongkong, July 9, 1992."
161, WANCRAI ROAD. -1166
TO LET.
5, 6, 7, 8, 13 and 15, Mountsor
ber. will guy visits to the place of origin of hailiring at Windisch Feistritz, and to a St. Kattaren at which the op paratus is nonfictured.
TEN BULD ASSERTIONS. HEOAUDING CHAMEKULAES'S COLIC, Cho- ENA AND DIARneora ResedY.
1. It afforda quick relief in cases of colic, choluri morbes and pains in the stomach.
2. It never fails to effect a curd in the most severe case of dysentery and diaz- rhoea
3. It is a sure cuse for chronic diarrhoea. 4. It can always be depended upon' in cases of cholera infantum.
5. It cures epidemical dysentery.
6. It prevents bilious colic.
7. It le prompt and effective in curing
all bowel complaints.
8. I never produces bad results,
9. Tt is pleasant and safe to tako,
10. It has moved the lives of more people
than any other medicine in the world.
These assertions to make regard.
NBILL ROA (facing the Race Course) ing any medicine, but there is abuntisu
Apply t
SANG KEE,
Compradore's Department,
JARDINE, MATñesos & Co!!
1030
Hongkong, May 14, 1902,
proof of every one of the above statements. regarding this remedy. Every household should have a bottle at hand. Get it to ay. It may save a lifa For sale by All Dealers WATKINS Ltd, General Agents,"
C. E. WARREN & CO., ANTA
BUILDING CONTRACTORS,
No. 30, Des YouX ROAD CENTRAL
ALL KINDS OF...'.
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By, G. TAYLOR, J. M. Castors.
With Wooncuzs
Reprinted from the Chin Beviere.].
One of the Best Sketches of Formosa Life Syat written,
Price
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"CHOSA MAT" Office, 5 Wyndham Street,
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Relieves the scal-
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