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Intimations.
Business Notices.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1909.
Business Notices,
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Joseph
Gillott's
PENS
THORNE'S
$15
PER
CASE
OLD VAT
As supplied
to the
House of
Commons.
TRIG HAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE ROBERT THORKI
-SY GALENOCK AND HAS BEEN SOLU AS NTA SINCE 1933-
PRION, 88,00 Per Month,
Business Notioon.
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for
ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS
Engines, Boilers, Steam Pumps and Fittings.
MOTOR HOUSE BOAT FOR SALE.
Offices Hotel Mansions.
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ARË NOW SHOWING NEW SUMMER STOCK:
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IN
TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED.
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CANTON NOTES.
(Fram Our Own Corrupendini.)
FIBACY.
CANTON, April 21. Ajunk laden with rice was sailing near the village of Ma Chai in "the Shun Tak District, when it was attacked by a gang of wall armed robbers. The crew of the junk immediately abradened her and the pirates made off with the whole of the rice.
A FRUSTRATED ELOPEMENT.
In the vill ge of Lin Ping Chow there lives a lady who has become tired of her husband. Thinking his friend preferable person they made up their minds to elope. To more easily accomplish their purpose the lady"disguised herself as a man, and with the object of her affections set out together. Unfortunately they had not gone for when their appearance arouseri the suspicion of a constable who stopped thair further fight. The fursaken husband,“ it is stated, has petitioned the nugistrate to investigate the casi
FORGED HALLWAY CHEVYİITCA TE NDAREN.
A certain Chan Yin Man, formerly of Hongkong, forged a number of railway' share certificates. A friend was persuaded to buy 700 of these. When the dividends) became dus he found that the certificaten 'were forgerien nod endeavoured to find his "friend" who bad sold him the aluares, but he was not to be found. The matter: came Into the bands of the police, but for Any months no trace of the swindler TR to be seen. A few days ago it was reported that the man was living at Teng On Lane, in Canton. The police want to. his house to affect his arrest but found that the supposed culprit was not the man they wanted, but his younger brother.
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EMBROIDERED ROBES
IN LINENS AND LAWNS.
Hosiery, Gloves, etc.
7 & 9. PEDDER STREET.
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said that his elder brother very saldom STUDIO-IOE HOUSE STREET. STORE-BEACONSFIELD ABJADE. came to Canton and that he himself know "nothing of the air. The young man has
been detained under arrest pending judicia!| Bxamination.. #
ROBSERY AT FATAHAN, -,
A daring case of robbery occurred in an
NOTICE,
E, C. WILKS,
M.L. MECH, E, AMIN.A.
CEALED TENDERS in Duplicate, for the Bepply of the undermentioned
ds Scoren For HF. M Erpiser Varco Gama, while in this Barbour during the LATE OF WILKS & JACK, LĎ. month of May, 19 9, will be recrited by
opium shop in Fatshian yesterday. A num-te Captain, care of the PORTCODE Cox. ber of men went into the shop and begna to loot the place. The police came to the
rescue and the thieves decamped. One, however, was captured and is now awaiting trial.
DOMESTIC ULISM,
aCLATE, 30. 47, Wyndham Streut, antil CONSULTING ENGINEER
cox on TUESDAY, the 27th April,
1909-
ENGINE ROOM STORES. WINE AND PROVISIONS. STATIONERY.
Full particulars and any information way be obrained on application at the Pertu
The right to reject the lowest or any Tonders E reserved.
JOAU J. LEIRIA,
Consal for Portugal. Portuguesa Consulate,
Hongkong, Apil 23, 1908.-
A young girl was intely married, togaegu Corsulate.. tabacconist as his second wife. Not liking her husband, who is somewhat old and whose temper is none of the bout, the girl "determined to go away and, seek her living elowhere. She ran away and a little Inter her mother camo to the tobacco shop to demand her daughter. The case was bey ported to the police, but they have ordered the mother to produce the girl in court | for examinating within a certain time, they have an ides that the old lady knows more than anyone zlar of her daughter's whereabouts.
Shakespeare lovers received with deligh: the abnouncement made by the Lord May at the Ehakespeare Memorial Committes's meeting at the Guildhall that anonymous donor had promis d, through the Hon. Mre Alfred Lytkelton, the,magni- Scort deontion of £70,000. In the opinion "of the committee, and the Lord Mayor, proposing the adoption of the report, 2600,000 was neccesary to establish an
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NESTOR SANITARY FLUID
A RELIABLE DISINFECTANT
Pint Tins 50 Cents.
One Gallon Tins $2. SUN GLASSES. SUN GLASSES. HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA
For the Bath and all Toilet Purposes, Delicately Perfumed, Half Pint Bottles 60 Cents.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
1
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, net, $5.50 per Cask, ex Factory!
In Bags of 250 lbs. net," $3.45 per^Bag, ex Factory.
Shewan, Tomes & Co.,
GENERAL MANAGERS,
MASSEY'S COMMERCIAL MAP.
NOW COMPILING
A GUIDE TO FIRMS AND AGENCIES IN HONGKONG. Whilst apologising for unavoidable delay in production of Lithographic and other work, in connection with the above; I beg to inform the public that ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIP TIONS are guaranteed to hold good for ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF PUBLICATION;
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Hongkong, March 18, 1908,"
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Electricity Factorine and Work-
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LATE HEADMASTER, QUELT'S COLLEGE.
THE
from past and preseen pupile of Can- Undersigned invite Subscriptions tral School and Queen's College towards a Fund, which it is proposed to raise to provide a MEMORIAL for DR GEORGE H BATESON WRIGHT until recently Hadinance of Queen's College and now vikired, veto my
The form the memorial is to take will be determined by the amount of the subscrip Lions available for the purpose.
When suficiently largerum of money has been collected, Meeting of subscribers will be held at a time and plans to be ixed by notice for the parpose of d'scarstag the subject and appoiting « Committee.;
In the meantime, abscriptions will be
LAU CHU PAK,
Titted throughout with Hisotrie Light received by the Undersigned, Shakespeare theatre, whose cbjkot, besides and Fass supplied in all Oxbin
Captarti J. MOLDTI) -keeping-in iz repertory the play of Shakespeare and other clasica, should. produce new plays, translations of foreign plays, ancient and modern, sod stimulate
the art of acting.The 20,000 should be
EAVES Hongkong for Canton at 9 r..
spended, 2100.000 in boying site, SUNDAY TUESDAY & THURSDAY,
£100,000 in building, £100,000 in staging ones
and soonery, and the remainder to provide Los Canton for Hongkong, on
an endowment fund
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY,
Fare, 1st Class 23.83/singly painge
paid-for:
KEEP THIS IS MIND. 100 DA "OWEL amplift li kare to be prova, —–—– Bertante pamage most lent during the fralt season... Cham: CHEUNG ON STE, berlain' Colic," Cholers and Diarrhoea
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all cheriets and storekeepers
Ja Hongkon? Körg
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Hongkong, April 28, 1909.
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