FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1908.
Shipping.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.
A
PROPOSED SAILINGS F MAIL STEAMERS
FOL
MARSEILLES & LONDON,
TAZING PASBENO: ALSO TOR
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI EC. THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK
Connecting SteamSTS Due at Dae St
from COLOMBO to
MABREILLES PLYMONTH (Brindisi Condom MARSZIL & LONDON 2days earlier) 1 day later).
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to
Les va
HONGKONG
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DELTA
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DELHI..
Tose Nɔm Sat'day
1908- .B000 Oct. 17 .7600 Net. 31 8090 Nov. 14 OGBARA ..7000 Nov. 28 DEVANEA...8000 Dao, 19 DELTA...... 8000 Dec. 20 ASSAYE.... 7500 199 Jan. 9. DELHI
.8000 Jan. 23
DEVANHA...8000
Tab, 6
BRITANNIA...7000
DELTA8000
Nov. Mar. 8
Saturday, 1908 BEITANNIA... 7000 Nov. 14 MOOLTAN 10000 Nor, 28 CHINA..... 8000 Doc. 19 MOLDAVIA ...10000 Dec. 28 HIMALAYA ..... 7000)1909 Jan. 9 MONGOLIA .. 10000 Jan. 23 INDIA
S000
Feb. 6 VICTORIA 7000 Feb. 20 MOREA........ 7000 Mar. 6 MOOLTAN.....10000 Mar. 20 CHINA ..... 8000 April 3
TONS
Satarlay,
1906 Nor, :91 Dec. 5 Dec. 19
1909. Jan. 2
Jan, 16
Jan, B
Feb. 18
Feb, Mar. 18 Mar. 27 April 10
Prasangers change stumers at Cozoazo, and those for DHINDI iransfer also to the Express Dixit STEAMY PORT SAID, Aqvemmodation in the connecting steamer from COLOMBO is arranged in Hongkong
ab time of booking.
In addition to the slave Mall Steamers the blowing-
INTERMEDIATE (Non-TRUKNIFE:ENT) STEAMERS
WILL LEAVE FOR
LONDON,
CARRYING SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
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• BOM ALL
• BICILIA
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• NYANZA
* MALTA
* FORE
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Leape Номажена
Due at
LONDON
TONNAGE
shout
about
5000 NOT
Dec,
边
2000
Dec.
2 Jan (1909) 17
7000% Deo.
30:
Feb,
1000
Jan. (1909) 1
Feb.
6000
Jari.
March
13
7000
Keb,
10
March
6000
Feb.
24
7000
March
30
April - 10 Apell
21
These Steamers call also at Stogaporo, Penang, Colombo, and at Malta or Margotlles.
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For further particulars, Apply to
F. J. ABBOTT,
Acting Superintendens,
CHARGEURS REUNIS
FRENCH STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
HLAD OFFICE
PARIS
Intimations.
BY APPOINTMENT
BUTTON'S ROYAL SEED
ESTABLISHMENT
Lists may be seen and Orders received b CHINA EXPRESS 00.
S.' Diddell Greet.
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CARMICHAEL AND
OLAREE
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTES FROM WUCHOW."
(From fhir Own Correspondent,)
October 12, 1995,
The nevere rains of the past few days bare caused the river her to rise to an extent very unusual for this time of the year. As yet little damage has been dóna to the ricefields in the neighbourhood, but Best if the water continues to tiga il" in to be feared that the welt country, will be fooded again. The autumn harvest bids fair to be an excellent one. Should it be destroyed, like the one earlier in the year, there must iueritably, be a great deal of distress dur ing the coming winter, not among the faraing community, but also among the majority of the inhabitants of the province. The income of the poorer classes is so spall shit the rise of a far pente in the prics of food means for them insufficiency of food.
The reecat rebellion at Kong Hau, for ther up the river, has been followed by severe repressive measures. It is reported that several incent and well-disposed %, Queen's Building Hongkong,ce of offering a little refreshment to porsons have been execated merely for the
CONSULTING ENGWEERS AND SURVEYORS.",
6-4, URANON "ALIZY, SINGAFDEN,
ÜABLE ADDRENES T
CARMICHAEL, HONGKONG.
sort of the fugitives from justice. Such sets of cruelty, however, do not yet seem to hare had the desired fest. Only few days
QARMICHAAL SINGAPORE,ago, a guardboat, suchored, not far from Ovdes Feed; Scott's 10th Edition; Kong Hau, was attacked by a band of rob
A.BIO, 4th and 4th Editione';
bery After killing and wounding soveral bisber's Standard; Watkins and A.1. of the soldiers on board, they decamped
TELEPHONE No. 252.
with about two of three thousand dollars in cash.
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DEALERS IN
All Sortet COPPER, BRASS, STEEL, IRON. WARE &. STEEL GIEDERS AND TERS, CORRUGATED IRON, PIG IRON,
Suitable for
ALMOST STRUCK BY A METEOR
A
HONGKONG” AVERAGE: MARKET
PRICES,
Gerraced to Tursday October 8th, 1998,
A 100 cents per Dabas Monicar
Butcher, MeaL
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striola & prime cut-Mai Bung P. 1 18 Corned-Ham Ngan Yak.
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Soup-Tong Yok Steak,Ngan Yuk Fa
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Feet-Ngan Kerk
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Ta-Nga Mel
liver, ---Ngan Con
Tripe (undressed)--Ngati To
Salmon-Me Ran, lu
hark-Sa Yu
Skate-Po la Shrimps, Ha
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34
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Almonds,-Hung Yan
Apples, Onlifornia-Kam San Ping Kie
(Chefoo) Tin Chun. Plag Khot
Custard,--Fan Lal Ohi
Bananas, fragrant, Cinton, Han Shing.
Hoang Chitti!..
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Bananas (beides), Macao--San Heung Coln
Chestnuts, Chimes ---Ioong Lut
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sheep
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Willie McKinnon, the 14-year-old son of Mr Angus McKinnon, Dundin, 8.0.. te. contly underwent most startling experience while working in his father's garden. A and had a miraculous escape from death
meteor about ten inches in disweter whe
Smurs, Bynes AND HOVER BUILDER hurled through space und buried itself in
TELEPHONE No. 788.
[1829
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
the ground about eight feet from where the boy was standing. The meteor could be heard coming for several minutes before it struck the earth, but the lad thinking| it was a train passing, took no notio)
NOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DROEMBER, 1907, until the celestial visitor struck the earth,
£18,114,624.
Authorbed Capital £3,000,000,
Subsribed Capital £2,750,000
>> Leg-Chu Pet
and
Paid-up Capital. 2887,500 00 -Fire Finds 3,085,371 16 the spet it was found that the meteor was III--Lilla&Annuity Funds 14,316,842 10 3 still intensely hot, and not for over half au Suoking Pigs, To Order-Cho Chal
Sinking Find Account 45,907 6 3 hour could it be handled. The meteor, of Bast, Soof,-Sang Ngen Yan
whatever it was that tell, looked much like £10,114,62€ TI I Revenue Fire Brsach. 2260,662 131a-ordinary boulder, except that it was Life & Ally 1.847.924 18 4 was deply scored with what resembled almost as round as a marble and the surface Branch Sinking Fand Account 8,282 5.0 hieroglyphies. The meteor had passed £4,136, 1m 16 11 through the branches of two trees in iti The Apotmaisted Funde df the Bike and flight, napping them off like matches: bile Department xre free from flabilty to
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Intermediate Class and Rates of Passage All Round the World Ticket by thees For farther partiaders, apply to P. NALIN Acting Agent,
FRENCH MAIL OFFICE,
boste, B7C
HONGKONG-MANILA
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35
HOW TO DO MORE BUSINESS.
fall at an angle of about forty-fre degrees que was travelling in a north westerly direction when it struct the earth,
Chicken-Kai Obai ... Capone, Larga, Small,--Sin Kni Decks,-A
In a Scotch rural district two boya Deves-Pan Kau were on day discussing what sign it was
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rest sommercial enterprises, by the in the year. One said it was a sign that Fowls, Canton,--Kat MANY AMERICANS bare bullt p when the cuckoo is heard for the first time Eggs, Hon--Kai Tau.. use of Trade-nows tema éupplied by on OLIPPING BUREAU: Chlaces mer they would get married, while the other chants can to the sue if they follow said it was a sign that they were going to American methods. 50,000 papers monthly, and send these heard it many times, and I am not married
be rich, We clip business news from more than A fatter, overbearing them, said:
That.cannot be true, because I have Items to you while there is good prospect yet, and I am certainly not rich. of supplying what is nooded and doing business
Just then local warthy, known as We can send you news and clipplaga anJamie, was passing by, and the farmer said Boy Hoe of basiness, or any abjob, and when you hear the cuckoo for the Grat Jamie, can you tell us what sign it is you will be able to know, IN TRUTH, just time what American business asetheds are like,
and where there are openings for Chinese from his mouth. "It's a sign you're not
merchandise
Stippose, for instance, you are a maket
of Pottery our Clipping Burcan might find in some paper an item saying, that a big wholesale Pottery concem was bolug. organized in a certain town -wo, uf Court, would estid you that, business-nows item, and give yon a chance to do business. with thist frm,
We can do just the asme in any line of business, for there is always something belag on thus it might pay Chinese mer chants to know.
..
of all the great American merekante and We can apply you with advertisement mscalacturore, so that you may assimilate
their ideas and increase your business in
China the way we do here.
To avoid doby, send ten dolars (Biex-)) for one month's trial order. Subsequente rate can be determined according to service. It won't cost any money to seal for our fine Book which tells all about our service f and how much it costs. Send for it to day,
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U.S.A Hongkong, September 24, 1907.
Beamekly.
Tone
Captains.
For
2540
2640
R. W. Almond... R. Rodger
Mantia
Manila
SATURDAY. Oct 17, ab 5p.m
Oot, 34, ab Noon.
RUBI
ZAFIRO
For Freight or Pasange, spir to
shewan, Tomes & Co.,
Seneral Mayocera.
HONGKONG BOSTON & NEW YORK
AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
A
STRANKIIP
FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK, vía PORTS
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MALABAR COAST).
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For Freight and further infirmation, apply to
AT
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...10th November.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Hongkong, October 9, 1996,
Geet Agents,
1936
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LIMITED
TIME TLF TABLE.
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Dentistry.
DR. HARRY FONG,
AMERIDAN TRAINED DENTIST, LECTRICAL and Eatert Improved
Appliances, 51, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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LABUAN JOAL.
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phant-Shap Kal Partridge-Cha Kan
Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Koy
Walute,-Hop Tuo,
4
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中等波
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(Chiba) Sa Kwa
Grape-Bang Po Tai Ter...
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Artichokes, Shanghal-Sheng HN,
Chi Chouk
0 prodeco.
Beans, (French), Mamo,-Oh Mood Big Thu 12
Pin Th
"
(French), Shanghai-Shaung: Haken"
Sproat,
144
Chef
Long-Tau Kok
Best Root-Hung Cho Tan
Brinjals, Groen,Ching Teen For
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£2
Cabbage, (Stanghal,--Yeh Ohol
Cane Shoots, bench-Kae Shën
Cauliflower, large size, ---Tai Yok Chaletermi
Merlion size, Cheong Tebi Onő
dirt
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Wild Daska Canton-Sangbiny but Ap ea
Fist,
Barbel,--Ka To Breana,-B
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Canton Fish Water Fish,-Hol Sin Yo
Carp-H Tu
28
Catfish, Chik Yu
Codfish,-- Mon Fa
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banker steamers at LABUAN with good fresh quality LABUAN COAL, double Dace, Weng Mal an screened and straight from the mines. For further particulara, apply to
COMPANY
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Apmts,
Talographic Address:
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MIGHT CABS. 8.46 pm, and ? p.m., 9.45°p.m. to 11.31 Pam. very half hour.
BUNDA TE 8.00 sm, to 9.80 m...Every 10 minuten. 9.00 am to 5.30 am... Every 30 minutos 9.80.1 to 10.30 am,Erary 15 minutos, 10.30am to 11.00a.m..Every 10 minutes 11.45 am. to 12 Noon...Every 10 minutos,
P
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SOLE AGENTS.
Dog FlebTit Tan
Bela, Ocügs,Haf Man.
Fresh water,--Tam Sfa Ye zala, Yellow --WongBlu
Frogs.-Thep Kal. Garoupa,ak Fab ...
N LabrWong Fa Yo
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194
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Pad 11
11.
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跌倒沙
石班
白鴿魚
Papaw, lab qusl.---Tai Klara Baia
Paraloy-Kun Cho
Green Peas-Ching The
tahoe, Brest, Fan Shm
Shanghai, Sheung Bai Shahnaz
Japan, Ynt Poon trashdomo,
American-Fa Ki„, at 6,
Foochaw-Fak Chan Shah
Pumpkin, Tag Kowe
Radish-Hong to Fsk Toal.,
Bhubarb (Fresh Tai Wope"
Sage (Chi So
Shalota, -Con Chung Tan i
Spinach-Yid URợi
Gudgeon,-Pak Kop Y
Herrlogs,To Pak...
12
曹白
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26
28
鳥魚
38
18
Monk Wish,Mong Te
24
Mallethal Ya
24
Oymon,—Bág Hos
Foach-Wa Yu
Lóbwbers,bang Ha Hackerel Thi lại an
18.00 Neon to 1.00p.m.rary 10 minutes. W.G. HUMPHREYS & CO. Pariobilab,--Kel King Ta
1.00 p.tt ta 0:00 p.05... Every 10minuta. 6.00 pm to 6.00p.m. Every 10 minutu 8.00 p.m. to 7.00 pm...rey 16 minutes. 100p.m. to 8.00p.m. Every 10 maturatok..
NIGHT CARS or Wook Days,
ANNA HIYORDATE. Exten Ch 1180
SPROTAL CARS by Arrangent at the Company's Office, AXELANDEA, HOUSEKER BAR Var Boad Contra?,
JOHN D. HUMPHAESTS & BÓN,
Genera" Manchestsi
BANK BUILDINGS, Hongkong dug 18, 1906
Perchas Loo
1021
Pike P Poong
WASHING" BOOKE 17ASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the dee -(In English and D).
of Laden and Gentlemen had at this Office. Priod. 50 Cent
Uma Mat Office, B, sen, Road
Oesteak,
now
Pision, in-Fan T
Pomfret, BlackBak Pomfret, Whi
Bock Tab
Tomatoes,Fan Ker
Taxon --Wù Tan
How Pak
OUR Yugetable Marrow,
Edip zõrk - Lda Bigam
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