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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE NAVY TO-DAY,
hoods in the tops, which have to work out their distance. All the whilo around the lean harrals below and in the gun hoode will be groups of men, shivering with the excitement of waiting that cold, sekening! excitement that douches one before a football match liku au iny babb. A wait that drags on, aobes positively and then like a phonograph. A clear bell rings. A the brass porking-tabo gurglen and agreaks
the art abotis on ita way.
If one were asked what thing more than any other had impressed one during a month's craise on a British warship one would not hesitate about the an-wer. It is this constant preparation at more or less high tension for dimly-distant battle-a battle låst is most unlikely to strive during MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA the life of this ship. With the big flest that dial hand moves. A roar, a shudder and
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bor of real shells will tear the vitals out of any big gun. So they are only fired at cortain special practice. For the rest small short tubes are fixed inside the bigger quas, and one-inch projectiles fired through them. After an hour hour or so we went our way acain. But woll on into the same night we dropped two more targets; found thew far gut upon the black water with the ship's two staring eyes turned on them in the dark; lashed the sea, into ghostly geysers around them, picked them up, and steamod away.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1908.
Intimations.
DR. W. R. LAMB, AMERICAN OCULIST AND OPTICIAN.
KING EDWARD HOTEL ANNEXE NO. 21. Until November 10th, Inclusive.
A-Me pleasure of announcing to the Citizens of Hongkong that he will extend his slay here outil the 16th November, as the time just announced has not beea nufficient to attend to al who wish to consult him
Dr LAMB makes a specialty of Examining and Refracting the Eyes and Fitting It is rather a frightening shudder, they Ophthalmometer and Electite Ophthal:uescape for examining and refracting the eyes in Glasses, and be has all the modern incremente sud apparatus,-including the Javal say, that the ship gives when her biggest the most thorough and perfect manner, and according to the latest and most approved guns are fired, more frightening than the methods as employed in the Metropolitan Eye Hospitale, by the best oenliata Abroad, noise of them. The wronch to the hull and the largest supply and greatest variety of all kinds and styles of lenses and mount Her two turrot guns, different sploro-cylindrical and prismatio lenses made specially to order for the correct ings of the beat quality ever brought to this Colony. Including over thron thousand fired right ahead, nearly stopped the Dunion of asitgntiam and other Ocular troubles which the ordinary spherical langer oan dead. Yot the Dreadnought laws fired commonly used will not correct. The great majority-four Afths at least of those in need of planon, require special lennes of this kind, which are always asdo in order and are all for ton monetere at once and been un-
There was a Russian battleship solutely notesary for the perfect correction of defective vision and the permanent once that went out from Sebastopol into
maintenance of perfect aight. tle Black Sea to fire her guns. She never headache in the orbital region, inflammation of the eyes or lids or weaken of the eculsz Those who are troubled with weak or defectivo vision, who suffer from eyeache, using back. But than, haif her bolts were lacies, or spy of the numerous conditions due to eye strain and uecesitating the use of of putty, and you could ran your knife glasses-and most of these troublea ere permanently cured by socurate refraction and pro- down the seams in her docks before over of having their eye thoroughly and scientifically examined and refrnoted and obtaining perly adjusted lessee-should avail themselves of the exceptional opportunity she went to sea. What proportion of the glasses of the right kind, as this opportunity for completeness of apparatus and apply money that was voted for rivets was kepision up to the highest possible etaudard, and perfectly satisfactory cosuite, in equal in of lenses, thoroughness of examination, perfection of cafrsation which brings the. ing full certain noble wine cellars is not
every respect to the best obtatusblo anywhero abrasd, as those who consult him are willing to stret
exactly known,
HOW I WILL APPEAR.
The first shot is on its way. It is high time for the eastsin to get to his canning tower-cranched there low under the fo ward bridge. A ship goes into fire without a soul on her bridge; her forehead bare, as it were. There must be a strange deserted look about her. So to-day the bridge ta clear. If the Admiral were aboard, Heaven knows where he had botto: gu-pairhaps on the los sicio of the tower, But he is an the dugship ahead. The are control is already in the tops, and the navigator is with the captain. The big guns are others. Presently the secondary gads roaring continually now, can own and begin to bark, and several great invisiblu things ereb comowhere si dabig You hardly notice it, for you are working like a Not a week ago the flagship lay under a lunatic; but a faint smell of burning wood beautiful starlit sky in a beautiful tropica oozes through into the casemate. It cannot harbour, the water smonth, doop, rostiul, be from the cabins, for all the woodwork, shining as black satin, the lights of a small partitions, boxes, tables, were chopped tom rather over a mile away, most of the axay with axes and thrown overboard last wandroom on shore, and the remainder ight; and the boat-Clod help you if she Amasing itself getting bait, for its fishing day. Probably it is a piece of ripped deck sinku vore left out on the ocean yester- by shooting with a revolver at such small you realise that the ship is getting a warm -fry as camo into the green" circle under time of it behind your back there.
the gangway light. One could not help funnel must have crashed into the sea, thinking of the day when these me leaving a rosting crater in the deck, Tor grey sides will be rushing in upon a dense coal stoke and flame come rolling, hunt less innocent. There are times rushing flat along the deck, cuiling and on snek a ship as this when one comes licking into corners, here and there enteli- as it were round corner suddenly faceing a man and "shrivelling him like a to laco with the grim purpose for which scorched aut. The after fumvol is mak- it is all meant. I shall not forget one day ing life uolirable
the top-with
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We at the Direct IMPORTERS OF STATIONERY From the Marrufacturers and sell cheaper.
A Trial Order Barnestly solicited.
J. DYRAMJEE & CO.,
40, Lydburst Terrace, Hongkong. November 2, 1808. 1602
CHINESE-ENGINEERING & MINING .CO., LTD,
A FINAL DIVIDEND of ONE SHILLING A and STX PESCE por Saare, frou of taz, has been declared by the Directors of the above Ompany, making a total of 16% for the year anding 27th February, 1000, November at the Chartered Bank of India, COULON No, 1 is payable on 2nd Australis & Obina, and the Russo-Chinese Bank at Tientsin and Shanghai.
The
after the call to quarters had, sounded its rich fames The deck is og fire in st estaling sight of a "oau iran out of the
lenst six places, and the watermains are
rather bored, until the watertight door hoses or through some shot hole. The way comer of the ship waiting there alone, mostly cut. You can hear the swish of water on the lower deck, citter from the, were opened and he could go on deck again. crew of the aftermost Bin gun are walking There was his place when the real day foolishly around their ossomate because came, down there by himself, with the the big guns fired at an anglo past them, 1503 steel doors scaled at his side, and the top
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, November 2, 1908,
NOTICE.
THE DWELL, FORATURE and
GOODWILL,
EFFIOS of the Business of's Hotel and Boardinghonse heretofore CARRIED ON
in the armoured deck through which he came alarmed and fastened above his hand All that he would know of the fight
would be what he could guam from the rear and the shudder, the stage thrills and hammerings above. And if the end of at No. 13, Queen's Road Central, ndier it all came and the deck cantod steeper the name of "CONNAUGHT HOUSE,"
1821
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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, GONGKONG.
TO THE
OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.
:
De LAMB is certificated in optics as well as in medioine and has made the Bybu a specialy for over 29 yeam eo that all plasses supplied to bis patients are warranted to be correct, and having thousands of references and testimonials from sofosntial citizens of other British Uolonies which he beg visited professionally be as sure those in rood of bid services the most borough, reliable and astisfactory professional work. Charges Reasonable. Consultation Free. -
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bereby gives notice that he will NOT BE and steeper, was ho there like a rat in a ESPONSIBLE for any of the Debts or trap? I asked hint afterwards, aut he Liabilities in respect thereof prior to this Look no to a small round cover on the date.
L. GAMEAU.
DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS sed poop set like a costrap in a London pase NOTIOR that under No, 5 of the Hongkong, September 26, 1908.
ment just behind the big gun. It covered VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amand. the darraw tube, leading somewhere down
od)erely Domestic Building or part of sach building within the EASTERN into the dark interior, through which shells Division
of the City of Victoris, are Foisted to the gun's crew "If it ever and the EASTERN Division of Kowtora comes to shaadon ship," he said, "when family, except those within the European occupied by Mambers of more than ore the call is sounded the gun's crew lets a traervation or in Kowloon, South of Aust D ladder down that hoist for me to climbed or those parts of a domestic build- up." And by that ties the tube is be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED 7th, at 9, under the patronage of Sir ing used as a shop, ties or godown, must
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Programme: 120 yards Handicap), 188
THROUGHOUT by the Owners during the FREDELION LUSAND, OMG THE FIRST ATHLETIC MEETING months of Deruber and November, D.S.., and the Hon. Mr F. H. MAT: this notice mear that the hours ahould be
N.B.-The word throughout need in C.M.Q. Limewashed in respect of all the Walls of Glover, the Band of the Middlesex Rexi-yards Elurdles (Amateur Championship)
By Liod permission of Lieut. Colonel cech Room, ali cubicle partitions, Stairment will be in attendance, Casings and Stair Lininga, | Ceilings and
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the
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Hongkong, November 2, 1908,
NOTICE.
Throwing the Criaket Ball. Balf mile 1504ion to Navy and Anup. Be for Asiatic
Troops.
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB,
AUSTIN ROAD.
GRAND OFEN AIR CONCERT
Nocamber, commoncing at
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By kind permission of Major Evans and Uficere the Band of the 19th Rajputs will
There came upon ene as a shock then for the first time that this raguo speculative *sui-fight which we amose curvelves with
isnagining is a living personal question for in good condition, however, need not be Carved. Painted or Polished Woodwork these new Every mau knows to three- Limewashed but must be Cleaned. quarters of an inch the precise square of ed on the West by Gitman Street and Paci The Eastern division of the City is hound. deck open which he would be standing Street, Koefoon in divided into the East apon which lo may be standing a montheen and Western Divisions by Robinson beuce, And cach has his own lit le Road and a straight line drawn from the A will be given on SATURDAY, 76 Bat of problems which cannot help segervice Renie to the Nesthern Bound. North and thereof through the Yaumati gesting thouzolves at those odd lonely ary of Eowtaon. times when wo do think of unpleasant tropared to cleruse and limowach be prese
The Government Limewashing Contrac. things Tathaps Tou Sunith's station TS AF The rats of $1.10 por floor on is in one of the tops-those little round applicving being made to the Secretary roof gar:ons that sprout at intervals of the Sanitary Board. up the fat masts of big warships. The tops stood well during a great battle in this ocean of ours surto gente since. But s mast is sure to go sous day. When it dics Ipreh tenderly, over the funnel and orash over the side into the sesa atcel past, mind you, not one to Beat—what will Thomas du? He has a plan in his wind for swarming up the nearest stay on to the dock a father pathetic plan really, for there's not one chance in a thousand that he could do it. Butrell, oven" the most desperate of plans is some sort of s
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NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTER
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PREIS 114U SE PUTRAJA Autkeelsed Cap S00,000 Babeoribed Caplial £2,750,000 Paid-up Capital £8,500 00 -Fire Foods 8,065,374 167
--Effe&Annotty Funds 14,915,843 10 3 comfeut, Sinking Fund Account $5,807 6.3
18.114,624 11 1 Revenus Fire Branch 9,280,669 13
Tafe & Annuity eBranche Sinking Fund Account
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DATTLE.
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Secretary.
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