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MITSUBISHI GOSHIKWAISHA
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE EMPIRE IN FIGURE!.
Wonderful Growth.
[BY H. W. WILSON 15 THE LONDON **MALL. "'}| The following figures will give some idea of the area and population of the Empire and of its various States, of its growth in the Inst fifty years, nail of its military and naval resourced.
The area of the British Empire is 13,000,000 square miles, or more than one- fifth of the whole area of land on the globe COAL DEPARTMENT.hich is calculated to be 65,000,000 square miles. The following are the areas of the chief States or Colonies in order of
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Hobe, Osaka, Shanghai, Horerovo, ELANKOW.
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FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Hongkong. August 12, 1903.
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MNO'S "FRUKT Baze" nosista the Fenptions of the liver, Bowels, Sklo, wad Kildays by Nakazal Menns vi caus the blood in freed from poisons of other kaito zaties, the fourflation and great danger of Chills, Fever, Worry, Bipod Tulmona, do. Thiêts is no doubt that, where li has been taken in tha sarlivet singer of a diacres, it has, in luunmemble instances, prevented a serious tilem "CAUTION--Examine the Cogente and erg dând it famarkað ENDSYROIT SALTH
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Manager,
No. 4, Prom Snozz,
HONGBONG.
Hongkong, Augnet. 5, 1978.
BY APPOINTMENT SUTTON'S ROYAL SEED ESTABLISHMENT
Canada Australia Indian Empire
sq. miles 3,746,000 2,974,000-
... 1,766,000 ... 1,838,000
South African Colonies... West African possessions... East Africa and Uganda... Newfoundland and Labrador... United Kingdom Now Zealand
***
486,000
348,000
162,100
+
131,00
-104,000
A FAMILY OF 400,000,000. The total population of the Empiro in | 1901 was 385,346,000, and in 1908, and is. over 400,000,000, so that it is between one- fourth and one-fifth the total population! of the globe, which is estimated af 1,750,000,000 souls. It is larger than that of any other nation, for though Chinere: estimates put the total population of phe' Chinese Empire at 450,000,000, they are not accepted by statisticians.
Of the vast population of the Empire only, a mere frection is white. The total white population in 1908 stood, according be estimates, as follows: United Kingdom...
Canada...
Austalia-m
...44,800,000
6,250,000 4,300,090
South Africa...
1,250,000
816
New Zaland
$100,000
Gibraltar, Malin, and Cyprus... Other Colonies
450,000
500,000
58,950,000
Lists may be seen and Orders received by CHINA EXPRESS CO.. 8, Duddi Street.
VABLE ALDEESY • EXPEDITION!
· A.B,O. CɔƉE : BED. Telephone : €68; P. O Box 154. AGENTS FOR CONTRACTORS TO
IMPERIAL GERMAN & ROYAL Shipping, Forwarding & Insurance Agents.
DANISH PARCEL POST.
Bongkong, Dec. 20, 1907
Subtracting this from the figure given for the coloured population, the total for the latter is 351,650,000. Thus there are six coloured inhabitants of the Empire for every white one..
In order of total population the most important States of the Empire stand as
follows":
Indian Empite..
United Kingdom West Africa
Bast Africa and Uganda.
South Africa
Canada
1049 Australia'
Veylou...... West Indica New Zealand
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
..300,000,000
44,000,000 18,500,000
7,500,000
8,400,000
8,250,000
4,400,600
4,000,000
1,574,000
900,000
GROWTH OF THE ENTIRE,
The following figures show the devstop-
TOTAL FONDO, 1907, ment of the British Empire between 1860
£18,114,624.
--Authorised Ongnisl £8,000,000 Saboabad Capital £2,750,000 Paid-up Capital £687,500 0 0 [I-Firs Fanda...... 3,065 374 15 1. II—Elie& AvanityFords14,315 842 10- S Sinking Fund Account 45,907 6 3 €18,114 624 11 1 Revenue Fire Branch... 8,220 453 IS
Life & Annutty 1847,224 18 4
Renoha.... Sinking Fand Account 1,382 6
£4,186,169 18 11 The Accumulated Funds of the Fire an Glie Departments are from from Hability fr. sespect of each other,
;
and 1906-7, thus illustrating the enormous advance in overy conceivable respect :: dres equain mull Popalation White populati00
8,630,000– 11,445,000 200,000,000 $10,000,000 $4,000,000 53,550,000
rede (opts, and expts.)563,000,0003, 1,594,000000 Thus, in a period of slightly less than Bity years the area and population have increased by £4,000,000; the rovenue has been doubled to while population has
increased two and a half times; and the colume of trade has been more than trebled.
..... IMPERIAL DEFENCE. The cost of all the defensive fores of tho Empire is £91,000,000 out of a total of
SHEWAN, TOMES & 3301,000,000 spent in administering the
Agents.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE Attention of Advertisers is drawe To the Latest Hours for recalvizu Advertisements and Corrections to Adver Ceamante
Empire. This is more than any other single Power in the world.sponds upon ite naval and military forces.
The following are the amounts contribut-
DE
Intimations.
QUE CHARTREUSE
Despite the mendacious imputations made, CHARTREUSE does not depend on. the Bovernament nor to a Liquidator.
MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1908.
To Let
The CFERMIERE de la GRANDE CHAR- TREUSE, manufactures, according to ancient tradition, this famous liqueur at the Grande Chartreuse, with French Brandy, of which a large stock is always held in reserve, and the plants indigenous to and grown on the pastoral mountains of. the estate of la Grande Chartreuse,
INSIST ON BEING, THE SIGNATURE :-
SAINT-RAPHAEL
TONIC, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE
Pory palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all eaves of Anmmia, Dablity and Ponontractace, toydung Damen, children and the aged, Lavaluable to hit Mkter.
DORE: OL i 120 Eige libero prizelpai masin. Each bottle of gihalo ya Thin-HAPHAËL beare, in addition
to the registered trade cust
(1) The WARRANTY érkar olas unON DEN FAURIGAKTS. (1) A RENTAL SEAL MÉVUS Vis
*** MELISSA and MINT cordial
CLETEAS which zarpauses all others by its
paraty and faditions" preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du VIE SAINT-BALKANta Vaizzes [Pirome-France)- CALDBRCK MACGREGOR & Co., Hongkong.
The Standard Cocoa of the World.
van
Houten's
Acknowledged by experts and consumers to be without a rival for flavour and digestibility.
A COCOA YOU CAN ENJOY.
TU LET.
and 5-ROOMED HOUSES in KOW 4LON, at Moderate pentals.
PEWRITERS
FOR SALE, REPAIR AND HIRE.
Price Very Cheap.
ed by the various States of the Empire to New Bicycles (Humber') $100 each
naval defenca:---
Total naval expenditure...
£32,702,000 Contributed by India for In-
100,000 diun Squadron...
4,000
Alterations and additions to Advertise. ments on Pages 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to our Office at 5, Wyndham StreTrooping Servico no later than 11.m. New Advertisement
Australia hould be sent to our Office at 8, New Zealand Road Central before 3 p..
Cape Colony
Newfoundland
IHR CHINA MAIL, L., Natal...
HOMOGENEOUS NATURAL MILK
REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN THE ÁET OF PRESERVING MILE
REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., Lap.
Hongkong, August 14, 1907,
TO LEL
FFICES in HOTEL MANSIONS. Cheap Rental for monthly tomancy.
Apply to
HENRY HUMPHREIS,
Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, August 1, 1908.
TO LET.
HODOWN No. Bai
STREET.
Apply to
1019
ODDELL
TAE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Q......., Es. Hongkong, August 1, 1006.
OINGS.
TO LEE,
·T09:
FFICES. in ALEXANDRA BUILD.
SECRETARY,
Apply to
A. 9. WATSON & Co., ED. Hongkong, April 29, 1907.
TO LET
HOUSE to KNUTSFORD TER-
AIME, KOWLOON.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MOMENT & AGENTOY Co., In Hongkong, August 1, 1908,
TO LET. *TTATHERLEIGH, CONDUE ROAD.
H
OFFICES ta YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS in Paara Kiss, Blue Balld. inger-and-Nor-16By Das-Vaux BOLD - BSES to the Hongkong Hotel
FLATS in Monz23N TERRACE,
No. 10, Drs. Vozyx Bean OzSTRAL, 161 Floër,
A House in RIPON TERRACE
A House in Wang Net
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CHENG ROAD
THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST- ** LENT. & AGENOT Oμ., Las, Hongtong, Angass £, 1908/
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE PORKEERTON,
10DOWNS Nos. 98, 99 and 994,
G PRAYA BAST
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SECRETARY,
THE HONGKONG, CANTOR & MADÃO 8.B.
Oo., Lap,
Hotel Mansions, Hongkong July 23, 1907.
TO LET
1800
HOP, No. 14, QUEEN'S ROAD ➜ OFNTRAL, on Lease.
OFFICES, No. 12 & 14, Queen's Road CESTRAL, 1st Floorgang
No. 5 FAIRVIEW, Roars ROAD, Keyloun, on Lease,
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LEIGH ORANGE Hongkong, August 10, 1908,
TO LET FROM I SEPTEMBER.
AT SHAMEEN, CANTON:
OUSE No. 108 (Kwan How Buildings)
at pressat in the occupation of the,
I. M. Onatoms,
· Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., L Hongkong, August 1, 1908.
TU LET
1041
TOP-3. OBSERVATORY: VILLAS, KOWLOON. 6 Boom House with
ush of Tennis Court,
Apply on the PERMISES, or to "ARRA-
TOỒN APCAR & Co.
Hongkong, June 10, 1968-
TO LET FROM JUNE 1.
200,000 MOTOR LAUNCHES FOR HIRE from $2 per hour. NO. ANTRIM VILLAS, Dr Vaux
40,000 50,000 35,000 3,000
Total Culovial contributions 432 000 Paid by the taxpayer of the
United Kingdom ...£32,270,000 The people of the United Kingdom thas contribute 10s, per head, and the white in-. (Colinued on Page 3.),
SOLE AGENT FOR
The Famous Humber Cycles.
DRAGON CYCLE DEPOT,
Honae.
Roan, Kowloon› Biya-Roomad
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MESIES FARRELL & LYSAUGHT":
Hongkong, March 25, 1903.
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SQUARE FEET 4 HAND
Note New Address: 33 & 35, Des Voeux Road 70.000 200 foot frontage to
Ennakobe, March 3, 1906.
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