Intimations.
G. FALCONER & Co.,
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS HOTEL MANSION 2.
NEW ELECTIONS OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISS SILVER WARR HIGH-CLASS GOLD ́AND" SILVER WATCHES BAKGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLB,' 21o. G. PASCORER & Co, aka AarmTE FOR ROSS 8 TAMOUS TERZB0OPEA AT
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PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, ..., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING, SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.
FRANCISCO TSH YAT," General Manager. Jengkong, Acqust 12, 1908.
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Intimations.
THY CHINA MAIL.
(From Our Own Correspondant)
· Eoryzurar, December 10, OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN. An electoral entupaign is very different from military one. One cannot fallow. the movements of the political armies and mark their positions, their advance and retreats, by means of little flags upon hig mapa. The candidatos fight as in a fog, och
ass little more than his opponent. There are noises and uproars, alarme and excur COAL DEPARTMENT. cions, multitudes of contending voices I
MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO)
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA- SIMA, CCBI, MUTABE, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Colieries.
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it is anked,How goes the battle ? all the
newer that can be given with honesty is just to pick out some outstanding incidents, to stove the rumours, and to try and give a genom) ides,, a very general idea, the progress of the fight. To do more would simply be to reflectono's own wishes and hopes
At the moment of writing, the beginning" of the second wook of Decembar, the opposing foress have not yet come to close HEAD OFFICE-TOKYO
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Scotland the natural phlegm assarta itself, and we are still in the stage of quiet for the postponement of actual warfara: though hard preparation. There is reason
ways and meɛns must be considered; the campaign promises to be the most costly one on record. The prophecy may be hazarded that the average outlay per can-
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by law than at any election since 1886 and waither Unionists nor Radicals wish to
Make no Mistake about it!
WATSON'S
NIO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 1910
SCOTCH WHISKY
the best from Dundee. Demand
Agents for Hong-Kong: SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Hongkong, June $5,- 1900.
run up a heavy bill in the preliminary FRIDAY,
weeks. The controllers of the party fundast the central office (and they do horal in money with a millionaire's, ense) pre as keen me the individual can" didates to conserve supplies until the critical days in January. When the con best really opens, however, it will be conducted with faltóums such'en faw politicians have witneed since the Home
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
we will have speeches, and more speeches || and still more speeches; non until after that will canvassing be taken up in earnest; and then, except for a few days at the New Year, the struggle will go on without pausa. for a single, hour until the last vote is dropped into the ballet bor
What is called "electioneering literaturg”“ | will play an unusually important part. Nothing at all comparable with the posters and printed matter have ever been dreamt
of. And what though the humour is of exaggeration Has not Lord Rosebery. | assured us that no election in svar conduct.
ed in a Palace of Truth?
DOWN WITH TEE HOUSE OF LORDS,
It is rarely possible in a General Elec- Nahip heretciors, aubaisting tion to extricate the major issues from sat
between us, the Undersigned, A. W.
PURNELL, and O. S. FAGET, drying offline questions of local interest; and on the business of Architects and Civil in Scotland, unfortunately, there are many Engineers, at Canion, in the Empire:
little problems to complicate the decision
China, under the style or Irm of FUR-
NEUL and PAGLEf, will am the Slat of the electors. Attempting without tra- (thirty-first) day of December, 1903 (One judice to state the platforms of the two thoused nine hundred and nine) be dia-
solved by mutual consent. All debts due great parties, I should say that, broadly to or owing by the late firm will be received sperking, the Unionists rest their casa and paid by the undersigned C. 5. PAGET,
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Dated the 28th day of December, 1908. ARTHUR WILLIAM PURNELL.
CHARLES SOUDER PÅGET.
by whom the businers will ta futare be upon a condemnation of the Budget; a con carried on.
tention that the Lords did their duty in submitting the Badget provisions to the judgment of the country; and an affirmation that the revision of our fiscal system in the only cure for unemployment. Tarif Reform in put forward as a definite policy and a The Radicals, on a rallying ground. contrary, place their main reliance on an attack on the House of Lords; they dony that, it had any right to interfere with the Budget proposals; and they rosent being
NOTICE
PROPOSED-SALE of U.S. Nary Coat Barge No. 28. Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Comman dant, U 8. Naval Station, Cavite, P.I., natil Noon on TUESDAY, Jay 25, 1910, at which time they will be opened, for the parchian of U.. Navy Coal Bare forced to appeal to the country. Their cry
No. 28, appraised value $250.00 gold. It
will be sold for cash to the parson or per- is simply "Down with the Lords Thare
offering the highest. price therefor abova
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
Jan. 7th.
Booking at ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ld.
Hongkong, Desember 18, 1909.
Hongkong
Amateur Dramatic
Club.
THE
TOREADOR.
1578
17th 18th, 19th.
20th. 21st and 22nd
January, 1910.
Bocking at Robinson Piano Co.,
on and after Tuesday, January 11th at 10 m
Hongkong, January 4, 1910.
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPART- MENT,
TT is hereby notified that information
SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
has been received from the MILITARY OWNERS OF DOMESTID BUILDINGS. AUTHORITIES that GUN PRACTICE, a pape
will be carried out as undert
FRIDAY, From
Weat
On
, the 7th January, 19fo
of Hongkong and Stonsent, bara hi Benth Westerly to North Westerly direction, at range up to 10,700 yards, commencing at 10 AM and Aubing at 82.M..
Intimations
THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY LIMITED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
ERYTRAORDINARY GENERAEN METHING of the above cumad Company. will be held at the Omo of Mounen- Bmawan, Tommi di Co, Victoria, Hongs kong, on SATURDAY," the 15th day si January 1810, 80 11 o'clock in the fores noon, for the purpose of considering and IE thought ft confimis g as a Special "Basoliw Men the Subjoined: Rasolation which was Chased by the requisita majority at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the. Company held on the 30th day of Decame
That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered =1,
1." By Inserting, therein immediately. after, pangraph # of Clause VIEL & DAW.
Whenever the Capital of the Com pany divided into neveral Clawson of Suseno hil or any of the rights andi,privileges altched to any Clans may be modlifed altered muba 'divided are arranged or dealt withi
by Epaniał Resolution of the Comes party passed permisant to ass Agros- gment in writing made betwrson, the?
"Company and some member of thes
Class purporting to contract: on. behalf of the mara barn of the Class provided."wash "agrowwani?"shall before the Spesiak Raschatlon is. passed bi raiffled by Raunarsinar Resolution passed at a separate Meeting of the Class or by writing under the hand of the holders Ge at laterý 1990-thirds of the Shares oë? the Class and isshall be no objeo--- bion in any sooh Ágreement take- it provided for a reduction oë Capital therwise them in accord ance with the legal rights of the
· bolders of akarez ‘of, the Glass ori for the payment of dividend or bonus otherwise than: in, socord- ance with the rights of the Heidere of the shares of the Claas for the allotment of shares uradited sa folly or partly paid ny la astialno--- "tian" or part, miishction of such dividand" oz bonna and for the parpones of this Clauses Resolu Hon shall be fine fimamduse». Resolation when it has been pained. by a majority of not less than.. two-thirds of soch members of the Class entitled to
prommet In pramon me by usay Al a separate. General Missting ofthe- Claser of which Notice specifying the intention to propose the Ra solutions as xp a Exxtraordinary Re- 'solation has been daly given and so that: the quorum of any suck. Heating shall be three mem
-than the Moating ebali bi called in: accordance with the prorelaična bereof, ba
3. By insorting immediately after par graph 7 of Olanse XVI a new paragrapa se follows
BAny General Meeting declaring
Dipidend may direct payment of at bird Dividend wholly as in part)
Parent
other
wlas
Cala
by the distribution, of
Specifio
sasora and in partimular of paid cp sharis Deboutnega, og" Dabenture- stock of the Company or of any other Dompany or in any ono or more of such ways and, the General Managers shall give acech to such direction: and where LET dimcalty arises in regard to the distribution they may settle the same as they think expedient and in partionlse máy ladith fractional Certiferites srid may fix the values: for distribation of such specie assets or any pset therent and may determina that tsah: "payments aball be made to any members upon the footing of the valus so fized in order to adjust the right. "of all parties and may voit say such specific kasets in Fristoes upon such trashs for the partoDS: entitled to the Dividend my
sxpedient to the Gazeral Managers. Whste requisite proper contract" ah Il bo-filed in accordanos with Section 1 of the Companies Act 1900, and the General Managers may appoint any "person" to`sign sach; contract-of- bobal of the persons motitled to the Dividend and such appoint mzant shall be eft crive. Dabad the Slat day of December, 1909.
By Order, vile manage
„SHEWAN, TUMES & 00,
General Managers.
1890
TAKE NOTICE that under No, & of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (Mand ed), every Domestic Building or part of such building within the CENTRAL DONT
of Victoria Division of the City
and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon
sons or the corporation or corporations is little talk about" "mand it," and a grea SATURDAY, the 8th January, 1910:— occapied by Members of more than ODS
the appraised value thereof. The proposal deal about “and it."
must be submitted in a sealed envelope ad- ..
dreased to the Commandant, U. 8. Naval Station, Cavite, P.I., endured Proposal
ST. ANDREW'S DAY.
The feast of St Andrew is little observed
for the purchase of U. 8. Naml Coal Barge in Scotland; a few societies hold their an- No. Each proposal must be decompanied
by a satisfactory certified check for not learnual meetings upon the day, and there are Dhan ten per cent of the amount of the offer. a few, a very few dinners, mostly connected On application to the Commandant, U. S.
Naval Station, Cavite, P.L, forms of bids with Freemasonry,-and that is all. It is
hd bouds, togather with general informs not that patriotism shines less brightly at concerning the barge, will be home than the uttermost prta of the farnished. The barge can be examined at
tion
any time after January 1st, 1910, by apply. Empire; imply that Scote do not seem to ing to the Commandant, U. B. Naval discover any necessity for emphansing Station, Cavite, P.1. It must be removed
from the limits of the navy yard within themselves until they cross the Tweed anch reasonable time as may be fixed by the or the broad seas. Then, it is to ba Commandant. The Navy Dapartment:re.
*** 12-10-09-
Moderate Prices,
PREMIUM BONDS
„for these stirse:Iva, securities.
WHAT ARE THESE BONDS ?
don they are high alarm and abenkatuly:
Kantiana Government'e and Mundefpül)
yable to bearer, fancied by the urophes they are redeemable at periodical
KEAMMARBY: Athar, with Chak Proninis varying from 240 to £40,000; or, Hà thy TOY
there Bouda vandy, oft
TMENTS Seemblustisne of the most
falmenta: ranging from
sent pol
1970
serves the right to reject any or all bids. admitted, they impress their nationality, By direction of the Secretary of the Navy, and Hte superiority, on all they come ARTHUR P. NAZBO, Rear Admiral, across In Scotland, we reserve ourselves US Navy, Commandant, U., S,
Nava
for the 25th of January, letting lose a space Station, Civite,”P,L.
of oratory on the birthday of our national bard, we content onmselves with placing the flag with the white saltire on the big ground on the top of our public buildings 30th of November, the day of our on the patron saint. The hoisting of Aurow's Стом, бу way, his only come inte
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ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER
** MARATHON BACEA
BROKE "CHALLENGE, AUTIS
U
From Lysman and Devil's Foak in
Bonth Earterly to North-Easterly direction, at mager up to 14,500 Jarda, commencing at F., and finishing at 6 PMS MONDAY, the 10th January 1810: From Wort of Hongkong and Stonest teri in dooth-Waterly to North Westerly directions, at ranges up to
and Aishing:at 10 r: A ANA 6,2 yards, och ending at 7 PM, If the weather is onfavourable on any the above dates, practice will take place the following day other vessels are to All whips, junka keep clear of the range.
of
on
**BASIL: TAYLOR, Conde, RN.
Barbour Mavery dan Hongkong, Juosty|3, 1910,
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.
11
BE AKKUAL MEETING of the
HlavázeKO RZRTVOLJET SOCzerz will; bebeld in the 11Y HALL on TUESDAY Jan. 1
-11th, at 5,15.... Hongkong, Jantary f, 191, 30
NOTICE.
Minted & PARTNERvan dur Art VIR-COLIN CUN&I GRAM SCOTT
family, except those within the European Be serration or is Kowloon, South of Kustin Road or thous parts of a domestic bulla- inged as shog, pline or godown, ammst be CLEANSELE And ROLE WASHIND THROUGHOUT by the Owners during the months of December and
-N.B.The word "RESP
used to this notice meant that the homes should b
esch, Boom, all cubicles, partitione Stair Limbed in respect of all the Wile of Oslegs and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Underaldos of Roofs Is Main and indiuire of Verandahs.com Buildings, Offoon, and Servanta Quarters
„The Backyard must have 118 Containig Walis Idmawashed
level
bod up to the loyal of the Carved, Patrited or Polianed Woodwork
BATCH IN BATORES 11
THEN you may have ALL the Com-
STEL-WAVERLEY, PAITAIN BOARDING Equr
43," Robiller Band.. Newly decorated, and ina with 'brery. modern convenleres
Hanghong Octo
in good condition, however, need not be Fong
· Limewashid 'but must be Glenmaadi
rawie
FONG KIN:
Hork
Chinees blindne gross
E of the boss
"The "Centri?" division of the City: Visi between Gilman Breet and Peat Frest on the East and Tank Lane and Claräsly Street on the West, hav
Kowloon divided into the Eastern Desines in all kinds of hand made Arawa and Western divisions by Robinson Bord and a straight line drawn from the North thereof through the Yaumat Service Also Best Bwatow. miestole to the Northern boundary of Canton Embroidery hd
Lamewaking
king Contricall from the late Frenchiotera tor is prepared to cleanse, and Umewazh floors at the rate of $105 per foor on of the Sambar Bosed | #pplication being made to the Bocratary
Kowloon
Lom the rate van
BUTTERFIELD & SWINE,
Bakong, Lu na kad Japan.... Hongkong, Jouy 1, 1910.
ATURDAY, JAN. 22nd. Open lau) SWATOW DRAWN WORK CO
TO BE OUTAINFO
Course From Aberdoen Ducks to www.Orieket Ground vid Pokkelum:
(Lapuch for competiton
THUI BUSAT
CENTRAL
The Government
PERSONA BOWEN ROWLANDS
Dated this 4th day of January 2
FAT HING & 00.
FERN
Hongko