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Intimations.
G FALCONER & Co.,
WATCH MARERS AND JEWELLERS,
HOTEL MANSIONS. NEW ELECTION= OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS, C 2. FALIONER & Co. an AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AN BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN 8 NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.
Intimations
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI 00.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE OKİNEST IMPERIAL POST
OFFICE.
To Let
TO LEF,
of Tennis Court.
The report of the working the Chinese Imperial Post Ofico, just to KOWLOON, Room House with TO. 3, OBSERVATORY VILLAS, lind, shows tim during 1007 attesa tion has been directed less to expansion then to improverant of the organisation, to facilitating interprovincia communica
tions by linking up the courier lines of one
province with there of another, and to nocclunting delivery by the establishincut of coarier lines working on the day and night system. The prosecution of these COAL DEPARTMENT.alas Ims led not only to expansion but to unprecedented expansion, the number of new localities opened to postal business having heen on less than 707--the highost | on record. The total number of Ofllcov
and Agencies Ens thus been mised taj 4,808; and imprecadental develop | SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, MT-ment marks all branches of postal
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, UCHI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEY and KAMIYAMADA Col Hories.
M. MUMEYA,
JAPANESE ABTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER
AND FINISHED IN ORAYON,
ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. VERY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONG?
BA, QUHEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
WING KEE & CO.,
Now 47, 18 and 19, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS,
*1es
COAL
MERCHANTS, ... &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING. SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.
FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Hongkong, Anguat 12, 1998.
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THE GANDY 6847-
ENGLAND
GANDY
1117
GANDY'S -
BELTING
BALT
SEACOMSE,
IS THE ONLY ORIGINAL.
41 Prizes
MADE BY THE
MANUFG. ENGLAND.
OC.,
HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORDS. Awarded.
SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE ENGLISH.
DODGE WOOD
ALL SIZES
TO FIT ALL
SIZED SHAFTS
IN STOCK
FURTHER,
PARTICULARS -
SPLIT PULLEYS.
MELCHERS
MAY BE
HAD ON
APPLICATION
TO THE
YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Cosis.
work. Postal articles letters, postcards, now papers, etc., which had risen from. 76 millions in 1900 to nearly 113 milions HEAD OFFICE:~~TOKYO. in 1906, show a further increase during the current year of 50 per eort, and total no BRANCH OFFICES :-
Parools carried luss than 167 milions. NAGARAKT, MOJI, KAMATU, WAKAMATUve risen from just over a million in 1905
KODE, BAKA, SHANIKLI, HONGKONG,
and 1,383,000 in 1906 19 1,917,000, of na HANKOW,
average weight of 3 kilos esch. While money orders issued, which-represented a value of $1,230,000 in 1965 and of $2,339,000 in 1906, have further riasa ta, 23,375,000. Receipta show a very satisfur- tory increase, though the increase of the persomnet has resulted in considerably in- eroased expenditure. A nost excuuraging feature, however, is that receipts show a considerably large percentage of incrente than does expenditure.
TEL. AvDessays for ahorn: *IWASAKI' Codes: A1, ABC 6th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA: M. AHANA, Esq. CEIKFIANO: Masara GEARING & Co. MANILA: Messrs MANDRAY & CO.
For particulars, apply to
EL. OISHI,
Manager,
No. 3, PEDDER STREET,
EONGKONG.
Hongkong, August 3, 1908.
HOW TO DO MORE BUSINESS.
ANY AMERICANS have built up MAN
great commercial enterprisen, by the use of Trade-nows items supplied by our ULIPPING BUREAU Chinese mer chanta can do the same if they follow American methods..
In July the line across Siberia was open- el to pestal traffic, conimadication with Japan, Shanghai, and South China being maintained by a ser service to Vladivostock, 816 whence express train start westward thrice weekly; while passengers and nails from North Chins teavel by the hapurial Railroad of North Chion to Mockden, thence by the Japanese South Manchuria. line to Kwanchengtze. Here difference of gauge between the Russian and Japanese Ftandards necessitate a change of train sador line to the so-called Chinese Ensteru Railmed (Russian), which makes connexion with the Transiberian at the recently created town of Har- bia. Communication with Europe has horn greatly accelerated by the opening of this line-Loudon letters having, an ad- casion, ronched Peking in 10 days, aud hopes are held out that oven this shart | time will be still further reduced.
We clip business news from more than 60,000 paparя monthly, and send theer items to you while there is good prospect et supplying what is needed and doing busincos.
We can send you newe and clippings on any line of business, or any subicct, and you will be able to know, IN TRUTH, just what American business methode are like, and where there are openings for Chinest
morchandise
Suppose, for instance, you are a maker of Pottery: oar Clipping Bureau might fnd in some paper an'itom saying that a
In June tha Chinese Government took
Apply on the PRES, or to ARRA. TOUN APDAR & Co..
Hongkong, June, 10, 198,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1908.
For Sale.
FOR SALE.
OT No. 42, British Covasion, PRO-
PERTY of the CANTON CONDE TION HOUSE COMPANY, hereby advertised for Sale until the 10th of September next. Tenders to be sent to 85 the Soaretary.
L. ALBERT. Canton, August 10, 1908.
TU LETOM JUNE 1.
70. 2, ANTRIM VILLAS, Der Teux Rosty Kowloon Fire-Roomed
No
Норве
Apply
MEKARRELL & LYSAUGHT. Songkong, March 25, 1903.
TO LIST,
474
FOR SALE.
1105
ORUISING YACHT, CHINESE RIG,
ATELE thoroughly overhauled and
Cabin Decorated,
Pantry fully equipped, crockory, cooking, apparatus complote, lavatory, washstand, ., 160 gallon iron tank just installed.
chors and Cable.
70,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND Electric Light throughout. "English An-
with 200 foot frontagɔ tó
Kowloon Bay. Moderate Rental.
Apply to
MESSRA FARRELL & LYSAUGHT, Rongloag, August 23, 1907.
Pier,
TO LET.
1989
FRAYA, 2, opposite Murray NE OFFICE ROOM, Third Floor,
Apply to
SCHULDT & 00. Hangkong, August 13, 1-08,
TU. LET.
112
and 5-ROOMED HOUSES in KOW-
LOON, at Modorato rentals. Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD. Hongkong, August 14, 1907.
TUALET
Awnings complete, and tent for camping | on shore.
MOTOR DINGHY, carryn 6 persone fitted to davite.
Whole outfit ready for immediate can. Owners selling only to purchase larger craft
For further particulars, apply
SECRETARY, PHOENIX CLUB. Hongkong, June 15, 1908.
Auctions.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
787
THE Undersigned have received instrmo. Ttions from W. R. ALD. PART, HE4- to Sell by Public Auction,
DO
TUESDAY,
within
1321 the 25th August; 1908, at 2.
his Residence, DURIBDZIK Magazine
Gag-
FFICES in EOTEL MANSIONS. Cheap Rontal for monthly tepancy.
Apply to
ዶና
HENRY HUMPERKYS,
Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, August 1, 1908.
TO LET
1079
CDOWN No. 5, DUDDEL
STREET.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LE. Hongkong, August 1, 1908.
- THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, THEREIN CONTAINED,
Comprising
SILK TAPESTRY COVERED DEAWING ROOM SUT & Quantity of Capron Carved BLACKWOOD, CABINETS, TABLES, SOYAS, CHAMS, CURIO STAкns, KOREAN LACOUEK- RD CABINETS, DINNER WAGGON, CLASS, CUOLEERY and E.-P. WALL, Old China, ENGRAVING, . &o,;
Also
"One COTTAGE PLANO by M. E. Bachals &
PRINTING
PRINTING
PRINTING
Artistic Printing
AND
Book Binding
Done with Nestness and
Despatch
At Moderate Pricss
Programmes
Uompany Reports
Business Circulars
and
Books of all kinds.
Co., Hamburg, (in good order and con- | Under Egzapezz Supervision.
709
dition);
TO LET,
FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD.
INGS.
SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & CO., ID. Hongkong, April 89, 1907.
780
Apply to
TO LET.
RACE, KOWLOON, Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LD, Hongkong, August 1, 1908,
bie wholesale Pottery consor being over by purchase from Japan the short line!
red in a certain town: we, of of 25 miles conscoting Sinninfu, the former A HUS In KNUTSFORD TER- ecurso, would send you that business-fosterminds of the Imperial Railroad of North SOLE AGENTS.item, and give you a chance to do busines
with that firm.
We can do just the same in any law of business, for there is always something being on that it might pay Chinese mer. chants to know.
CO.
0
PEWRITERS of all the great American merchants and
FOR SALE, REPAIR AND HIRE,
Price Very Cheap.
We can supply you with advertisements marutfacturers, so that you way asimilace their ideas and increase your business in Chion the way we do here.
China, and Mookden, Dhegauge beingabouce altered to the Chinese standard and through communication was thus cutablished bo- tween Peking and the provincial capital of Manchuria. The Peking-Hankow Admi-"
disation has established a rockly express rain, which covers the entire distance in 28 hours, other trains continuing a before to To avoid delay, send ten dollars (Mex.) cease running at night and thus taking for one mouth's trial order. Subsequent three days to make the journey. Armugge rate be determined according to service.
New Bicycles (Humber $100 actor't cost sing money to send for parents have been made for the carrings of
REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN.
MOTOR LAUNCHES FOR HIRE from $2 per hour.
SOLE AGENT FOR
The Famous Humber Cycles.
DRAGON CYCLE DEPOT, Note New Address: 33 & 35, Des. Vœux Road
Housons; March 3, 1908.
ENO'S 'FRUIT SALT'
A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY FOR
All Functional Derangements of the Liver, Temporary Congestion arising from Alco~ holio Beverages, Errors in Dish, (Eating or Drinking, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Oppression or Feeling of Melan. choly, Vomiting, Heartburn, Sournoss of the Stomach, or Constipation. It is a Refreshing and Invigorating Beverage, mest -Invaluable to Travellers, Emigrants, Bailors, and Residents in Tropical Climates.
ENO'S “FRUIT SA Lasiya the Fancliers of the later, Dowols. Skip, and Kilways by Natural Means: thus the blood 18 freed from polavtous or other bartiul matbera, the foundation not great danger of Chile. Fever, Worry. Blood in the earliest Pobotian Vauro is no doubt that whore 11 has been trious glass akazna of a dianson, it has, in innumerable insa, proventeda
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PHILADELPHIA EXHISITION
&
SON'S
BLACK LEADMILLS, LONDON *
JOHN
LINGTON
OAKEY
EMERY
EMERY
EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH PAPER LEAD WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISHS
JOHN CAREY & BONS LIMITED," " WELLISSTON MILLS LONDON.
day.
Consular references. „ de INTERNATIONAL PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU. DENON STREET, CHICAGO, IL
U.S.A Hongkong, September 24, 1907. 1937
TO LET.
20
IF ATHERLEIGH, CONDUIT Rosa. H UFFICES Ln YORK BUILDING. GOBOWNS in PRAYA MA:, Blue Build Ings, and No. 165, Dra Vox ROAD nex! to the Hongkong Hotel.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE,
No. 10, DES YEUX ROAD CENTRAL, 18t
A Boasa in RIPON TERRACE, A House in WONG NEX CHONG ROAD.
Apply ·ró--------------------- THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AGENCY Co., Lan Hongkong, August 1. 1909..
tine Book which tells all about our service nails hy this fast train, whereby the trans-Bloor. and how much it costs, Send for. It to mission of mail matter from the Upper Yangtze parts to Farope has been con- siderably accelerated. The thanks of this Administration have to be expressed to both the Imperial Railroad of North Chino and to the Peking-lankow Railenad för valcablò assistance anal facilities affordel
Towards the end of the year the Shansi COMPANY, brauch of the Teking-tankov line was coupleted and opened to tre to Taiyuan; in Kwanghing province the line from Sun- ning to the count, whore a new harbour is to be built, was opened; and on the 1st April through communication from hang- hai to Sunking vid Soochow Chungchon, and Chinking was established, the entire distance of 293 miles being covered, elud-
PRAS
TRAMWAYS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYA.
7.00 sm, to 7.30a.m... Every 30 minutes 7.90 a.m, bo 9.30 am..Evory 10 minutos 9.30 am, to 11.00a.m... Every 15 mianter 11:30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.. Every 15 minuber 12:45 pm to 1.16 Every 10 minutes 1.16 p.m. to 1.45 p.m...very 15 minties
ing of thow lines cannot fail to result in important postal development.
1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.m.. Every 10 minating steppages, in seven hours. The open- 2.15 pm to 3.00 p.Every 15 minutes 3.30 pm, to 6.13 p.m. Every 15 minuts 5.00 v.m. to 8,00-p.m...Every 10 minuter 9.45 p., and 19 p.m., 9.15 p.m. to 11.1.
p.m. every half hour.
NIGHT CARE
SUNDAYS
9,00 s.m, to 9.00 am...Every 15 minutes, 9,00 8.m. to 2,30 am....Every 30 minutes
9.30 am, to 10.30 a... Every 15 minutes 10.80 a.m. to 11.00 am.. Evary 10 minute. 11.45 a.m. to 12 Nooo...Every 15 minutes 12.00 Noon to 1,00 p.m...Every 10 minute 1:00 p.m. to 6.00 p... Every 15 minutos 5:00 p.m. 40 6.00 pm...Every 10 minute 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m... Every 16 mtaabes 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes
NIGHT JARS on on Week Diya SATURDAYE.
Extra Cab 11,30 and 11.45 p. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Ocarpany в Office, ALEXANDRA BULLaser De Four Road Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON
Genera" "Mongers,
Don't Forget
TO ORDER THI
OVERLANZ
CHINA ~MAIL.
BEFORE GOING HOME
THE BACK DOOR,
North China is by far the largest of the territorial divisions administered from Peking by the Postal Commissiverstation. ed in the metropolis. With the exception of the extreme vest, comprising Kansu and of Shunsi. it is, too, a section with great possibilities, qrtaining as it does a popu- lation of close on 125 million. During the year there has been an increase in the nan ber of postal outablishments, from GG to 1,100 of mail matter received and despatched, from S7 to 61 million articles; and of parcels, from 397 to 677 thọnsaud.
In Chili mop only havo ali prefectural and district cities heen provided with postal facilities, but also all market towus and villages of any haportance. with the one exception of Lamamiso, 1601 The mail matter received and us | patched has risen from 0 to 101 million articles. The sale of stamps has increased frond"805,000 in 1993 to 8110,000 in 1907 and the district is now self-supporting, iu spite, of largely increased expenditure entailed by rievalopment, wherons the year 1905 closed with a loss of $14,000,
TO LET.
AMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
24
Ani
One CLAY PREOS TRAP and about a couple of dozen laying hens.
Catalogues may be had on application. TEENSAS esual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, August 15, 1008,
Dentistry.
1134
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DR. HARRY FONG, AMERICAN IDAINED DEATH.
ALECTRICAL and Latest Improved
→ Appliances, 61. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAE,
A
P
ODOWNS Nos. 98, 98 and 99, E
PRAYA EAST.
SECRETARY, Apply to THE HONGKONG, CANTON & Macao S,B.
Co. bro..
Hotel Mansions. Hougtong July 23, 1907,
jis
TO LET
T
1200
CHOP, No. 14, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL, on Lose.
IR N TING Burgeon Debit
No. 14, D'AQUILAR ŠIPKITE,
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation Free.
JEYES
FLUID
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PHRINEOHOR
SOLE AGENTS. W.G. HUMPHREYS & CO.,
BANK BUILDINGS.. Hongkong, May 18, 1906-
5, WYNDHAM STRTET,
HONGKONG,
ADVERTISE
ADVERTISE
1024
ADVERTISE
OFFICES, No. 12 & 14, QUAEN'S ROAD PREACHING THE GOSPEL,
CENTRAL, 1st FloorL
No. S, FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD. Kowloon, on Lease.
Apply to LEIGH & ORANGE. Bengkong, August 10, 1908,
TO LET FROM 187 SEPTEMBER.
20
AT SHAMHEN, CANTON. HOUSE No. 103 (Kwan How Buildings) present in the occupation of the M. Castons,
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY Co., L. Hongkong, August 1, 1908,
-1041
TO LET BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Flor
Dwelling Roam. (over Cald book, Macgregor & Co.),
15, Queen's ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floo
!!
JAPAN AND TIDEL
By Proh E. IL FASTER,
Un esla, at the "CHINÄ. BAIz'' Office, 8, Queen's Road Central
Pilso
....50 Cants.
ONG CHINESE ;
THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT With Special Referones te PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION
BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN
HONGKONG. Reprinted from the China Mall) For Sale at the Ukina Mall Offen at 8 Queen's Road Central,
BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES, REMINISCENCES OF INTERPORT arson ROAD,
GLENWOOD, Canin Roan, suitable for a Boarding House or Clab, contains 26 Rooma
OFFICES in Queen's Road CentEKÎ, No. 2, DES VŒUX VILLAS, Pent OFFICES in BANK BUILDINGA, “Top Floor...
O. M. 8. PEAK BUNGALOW, Mount Kellot, Furnished, "Froin 1st Ostober,
In the Tientsin district the number of Ohock and agencies within it has been 1908, to 80th June, 1907, Rent $100 a increased from C5 to 110, and the mail month and taxes,
mister received and despuched has risen - BEACONSFIELD
from 93 to 151⁄2 million sticlas
the Parade Ground.
Apply ta
In Maudhuris the quale of Offices and Agencies has been increased during the year from 51 to 80, and this number will SKETCH OF WHAT MIGHT | probably be nestly doubled in the course
HAPPEN,'
of 1008
Coasidemble prograss he al ready been acluered since the appointment of a Portal Commissioner for Manchuria- last suzimet, tilty mali maiter received ana despatched having already risen from 31- to of million articles, and the value of bad
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froing!
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