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FOUNDERS AND BOILERMAKERS:
to the
House of
Commoda
AUGUST 11, 1908,
贊六廿月六年元就言
Business Notices.
PHIR VAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE ASKING THORING BY GREENOSE AND HAT SCENSOLD AS & SINCE
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS IN
HONG KONG, CHINA &
"A.S.WATSON &
Hongkong May 1. 1307,
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
Business Notices.
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LE!
ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS
RIVER STEAMERS, TUGS, BARGES
AND MOTOR BOATS.
Offices-Hotel Mansions.
Telephone 187.
MASSEY'S COMMERCIAL MAP
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE EAST GUARANTEED FREE CIROULATION FROM VLADIVOJTOUK TO COLOMBO..
NOW HBADY
A Guide to Firms and Agencies in Bonakong
793. With classified List, Appendix of General Information. List of
Residents and Four Maps.
Charged at the Magistracy to day with being in lawful possession" of ad lbs, of brown sugar, an old Chinaman said it had been given him by his master. The latter appeared in Court and said the stuff was
Defendant
the beatings from a ŋluantity of sugar. bugs which he gave the old man. was discharged.
U
openployed by Mr Crofton, bi
the Colonial Secretary's Office, was given some money to pay a private hill of his master's, but instead of fulfilling the duty bimself he handed the money over to *) ¿éole to do so. The after spent it, but was later arrested, and at the Magistracy to day he was sentenced to two months' hard labour and six hours' stocks.
THE OSAKA FIRE
We gather from the Japan Chronicles that the principal buildings destroyed in the
fire which devastated Osaka on July 31, August 1st and 2nd, included the follow jog
ม
Osaga Law Courts. Temma Post-ollice." Oimatsuza Theatre. Oimantsu Shrine. North Ward Office. North Polien Station! Chatsu Tenjin Shrine. Kwaisci Hospital.
Dejims Rice Exchange.
Osiks Nipposha,
Kitabams Bank (Dojima branct),
Fukuiza Theatre.
Japan Savings Bank (Dojima branch).
Higher Commercial School.
finvernor's official residence.
Dojima Higher Elementary School for
Girls (partially destroyed).
Gohyaku-rakan Temple.
Nippos Cotton Spinning Company's opera
tives' quarters.
Commercial Museum.
Four elementary schools.
-LAMES OF THE INSURANCE. OFFICES. The loss of the fro-insurance offices"]
are of course not yet accurately, ascertained, but the total amount of property insured
in the area destroyed by the fire is roughly as follows:-
Nippon. Fire
¥2,000,000
BULE AGENTS FOR BELL'S ASBESTOS 00, LTD, LONDON),
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WITH
BELLS ASBESTOS NON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITION,
· Telxonams "ÄabsETOS, HONGKONG,
ESTIMATES GIVEN
·FOR WORK" YEIDIMUM CONTERIN,
OFFICE:
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS TELEPHONY No.. 501.
Book form, red leather gil min Price $6.00 LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
.......Price
At all Booksellers or by post from K. A. Massey, Hongkong dotel
All Advertisements "face Reading Matter.
Hongkong, July 24, 1909.
FAIRALL & CO.
1384
DRESSMAKERS, MILLINERS,
GENERAL DRAPERS.
Ladies' and Children's
Shoes.
7 & 9, PEUDER STREET.
TELEPHONE 644-.
SAPPORO & ASAHI' BEER
LIGHT AND REFRESHING
Obtainable at MessTA
SUMMER BEVERAGES.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.
H. PRIDE & Ca., Ltd.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
4. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd...
KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
FRENCH STORE
Tokyo Fire
2,000,000
AND EVERYWHERE.
Meiji Fire.
1,000,000
"Yokohama Fire
700,000
Kyodo Fire
900,000
SOLE AGENTS:
Kobo Marine and Fire
600,000
Osaka Fire
300,000
Total
17,500,000
The loss of each company is estimated
as follows:-
Nippon Fire
Tokyo Fire
Meiji, Fire......
Tokohatan Firo
·Kyodo Fireange
Kolm Marino and Fire- ... Oaks Fire
$1,300,000
1,000,000
700,000
300,000
400.000
400,000
150,000
The Hakodate tire raged 22 hours and the houses destroyed numbered 12,000. The present fire in Osaka raged for 25 hours and did considerably more damage, so that the low of the insurance of fees must be much larger.
The whole of the Osaka Army Division as well on reinforcements of Engineering compricios from other centres, ware, pć cupied in combating the flames. They were mostly occupied in breaking down, house in the path of the dro. This w done by hand tools, the suggestion of the military authorities to une dynamite not fociug agreed to by the Governor of Osaka. The opinion was also expressed that if the Nishi Temma Primary School, an extensive building in the rear of which A score of saké godowns stood, had been broken down before the Eames had reached. it, the further progress of the fire would have been arrested. But the Mayor of Osaks announced his inability to give the desired permission. The fire reached the building,
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DIAMONDS AND GEM-SET JEWELLERY
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Jade Stone and Chinese Made Gold Jewellery, TRAIN YOUR DOG GOLD & SILVER WATCHES, CLOCKS, OPTICAL GOODS.
TO EAT SPRATTS'
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SOFT FOODS ARE INJURIOUS.
RECOMENDED
FOR ALL SMALL BREEDS.
SPRATTS PATENT
PUPPY BISCUITS
ORD ♬ J5.
TELEPHONE No. 872, "GROCERY DEFT.
DRINK 0. B. BEER
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To be had from all dealers or from the
ORIENTAL BREWERY, LTD.
P. O. Box 238.. Högkong, June 28, 1909.
TEL. 479.
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Prickly Heat Lotion and Powder
Safe remedies for allaying the irritation. SUN GLASSES,
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA
For the Bath and all Toilet Purposes.
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. NESTOR SANITARY FLUID
Hongkong, July 7-1369.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAUAŬ STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
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OD
and
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE
THE DIVIDEND of $1.25 per Share, declared at the ORDINARY HALF. FEALY MEETING of SHAKE HOLDERS, held This Day, will be FATABLE at the Hongkong and Shanghai after TUES Banking Corporation DAY, the 10th August, 1009.
Shareholders are requested to apply to the Office of the Compiny for Warranis. By Order of the Board of Directors, W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary. Hongkong, August 10, 1909.
WANTED.
A RELIABLE DISINFECTANT One Pint Tins 50 Cents.
One Gallon Tins $2,
YOUNG LADY ASSISTANT VICTORIA DISPENSARY
(British) for the Music Department;
of &Store. Apply by letter to
**MUSIC" Cars of CHINA MAIL OFFICE, Hongkong, August 7, 1900,
E. C. WILKS,
995
MI MECH, E AMINA
LATE OF WILKS & JACK, LD,
100 CONSULTING ENGINEER,
SURVEYOR VALUER AND ASSESSOR
NIGHT STEAMER TO
CANTON,
New Twer Screw STEAMER,
S.S. SAN CHEUNG
Fitted throughout with Hestric-Light
destroyed the sak go-downs, as already and Fans supplied in all Cabine.
reported, and thus gained an enormous impetus. This was early on Saturday ternoon The franged for fourteen homes after this and destroyed about six or soyen timas na mach after this time se it had before. Mindent
Captain J. MoGIT).
HAVES Hongkong for Canton at BUNDATA TUESDAY & THURSDAY,
Leaves Canton for Hongkong at 5.31€,00 MONDAY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY, Fare Ant-Class $2.50 Angle painga. -Menly a
Servants passsges masti be paid foré
ON STEL BOAT CO.. LD... No, EBD, De cas. Road Central,"
154 Hongkong, member 12, 1908,
PROPER TREATMENT, FOR DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA.
HEgraat miortality from dysentory and diarrhoes in Aus, to a lack of proper -treatment at the first egos of the disease. Chambarlalte Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoes, Roundy is a relishie and effective medialno, OBRUN and when gren in reasonable time wil protest any auguro conseg broncos. For
Try all chemists and storekeepers
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