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PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER,
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N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager,
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FREDERICK REICHMANN, Proprietor & Marager,
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Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHAT A BIG WAR WOULD.
WOOST
Intimations.
If Germany should go to war with THE CRUSADE AGAINST Franca? The question is eternal through-
out France, and Frenchmen are peror
DYSENTERY,
.....
MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA partial observer, is nest and real to Adontal to life in the tropics dysentery
(MITSUBISHI CO,)
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weary of discussing the prospect which,WISE WORDS BY A PHYSIQLAN, however remote It may appear to an
MONG the pornicious dispares indi takes an important place. The reasons for this are many and varied. It is, however, unnecessary to enumerate them bore. The great fact, which every resident in these countries, and therefore, every, possibict aufferor, has to kaup prominently in mund how to avoid this read complaint in the arst place, and, in the next, how to take stops to cure it should be be aufortuusto enough to contract it.
.
overy man in the Republic. It is agrood that such a war would be one of most frightful cost-the most expensive war, COAL DEPARTMENT. perhaps, in the history of the world.
One of the leading experts on the ques SOLE
OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKAtion, M. Charles Eunibert, formerly an theer in the army and now Senator from SIMA, COHI, MUTARE, BOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW the Department of the ease, a border department, has made a serious attempt to and KAMIYAMADA CĢlleries.
put into gares just what such a war would woan daancially to Germany and SOLE AGENTS for EISHIDARE, MI to show how she would supply the YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Coalainews without which defant would
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HEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO,
Speaking broadly, no tropfest disease is mow pealential than dynamitery, for it undermines the health depresses tho narrous system, reduces the tone and vigour of the whole-body, diminishua tha
bo rure, however, bravo her soldiers or mental energy, and generally," interferes skilful her generals. In Article with the individual's physical power of resistance against disease. The result is called "The Backbouw of War" that unlike what happens in most other BRANCH OFFICES:-
pearing in the Paris Journal, Seaator diseases, one attack does not act as a pre- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatan,
Humbert makes his calculations, based sentive, but rather predisposes to another, Wakamatan, Kobe, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow.rgely upon a recent exhaustive article on thus rendering the workened system liabi the same subject written by Herr J. to still further inroads, until the condition of the sufferer is deplorable indeed, for he Reinsor. Privy Councillor to Emperor may be attacked by many after-effects, liko abscess of the liver, dropsy, scarvy, and nervous affections of various sorta
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William II.
Bad as all. this is, the patient's caso in rendered still worse by consideration of the fact that the general nutrition of the body is lowered by life in hot climates, that the digestive system is therefore deprassód as wall as the vitality, so that he not only starts beavily handicapped in favour of the disease, but also heavily handicapped against the conditions which make for recovery,~~~
N. Hambert writes as follows: Germany has understood better than aty. other.Power that milions of men under arms do not constitute the only factor necessary nowadays to warrant undertaking war with some chance of success. A nation must also have at its immediate disposal milliards of francs to enable it to propre, undertake and conduct a modern condict....
With the truly remarkably methodical spirit which characterises the government of William II Germany has classed ita efforts in three groups-the financial pre than passing notice. As typhoid is due to paration of war, the faancial mobilisation
ulcuration of the small intestine, so dysen- S16 and the, Anancial conduct of war. Follow tary is due to u similar condition of the ing this Hoe of thought it has begun by con-large or lower bowel, while malaria and CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LD sulting the most recent lessons in medera dysentery are believed to often have a
for particulars, apply to
H. GISHI,
Manager.
No. 2. PXDDRA. STREET,
HoMaxONG..
Hongkong, January 8, 1968,
NOTICE.
HE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY THE
ANNUAL MEETING of the Share holders of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agonis," Ped dar's Street, on THURSDAY, the 24th March, at 11a, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statements of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1903.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cem- pany will E CLOSED from the 11th to 24th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CA, Lo,
General Agents.
Epbgkong, March 6, 1919.
NOTICE
90%
warfare, and this is what it has seen.
When Great Britain opened hostilities against the Transvaal and the Orange Fres State, in 1809, the War office estimated the cost of the war at $5,000,000 and its duration at five months and a half. It lasted over two years and seven months cost $1,056,000,000.
In the Orient Russia's defeat cost the Czar's people $718,000,000, which is over one hundred million dollars more than the victory in this war cost the Japanese.
These figures have been, however, more
In these respects dysentery may be said to resemble typhoid fever on the one hand, and malaria on the other, and the danger of both is too well known to need more
close relation, the former prodisposing to attacks of the latter.
The treatment of dysentery, like that of typhoid, and, in great measure, that of malaria, is admittedly ons of diet. Milk, the biandest of foods, was, until a con- the shoot anchor puratively short time ago,
of the physician. In the very acute stagea of the disease many doctors are, however, opposed to its use, and many patients are pot able to digest it, so that they grow stendily worse.
Happily, science has discovered a food. nie which, as one physician has written, "possesses virtues of a very high crder," and is practically a specific in the modern treatment of dysentery. This is Sanatogen.
or less modified by conditions of remote-Its composition is well known, for it has been widely stated to consist of 95% of ness, bad administration, frand evel.
pure casein of milk, the substance to which LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LD. France and Germany's balance sheet for that food owes its nutritive value, in
the war of 1970-71 offers more reliability chemical combination not merely mixed
with 5% of Glycero-Phosphate of Sodium, for the estimation of cost of a European the chief vital constituent of the nervous confict, and so it is finally on, those figurce system. These two substances, in the com- bination in which they exist in Sapatogen, that Germany bases her calculations.
so digestible that the preparation pats no strain on the most enfeebled digestive organs. All of it is absorbed or assimilated by the body, so that there is no residue to irritate the ulcers which are formed in the ecurse of the disease and prohibit the giving of solid food.
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH CRDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the Shares holders of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pet- dar's Street, en THURSDAY, the 24th Mareb, at 11.30 .3. for the purpose receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending $1st Decem- Eer, 1809.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com
of
pany will be CLOSED from the 11th to 24th Mareb, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lro.,
General Agents Houghong, March 5, 1910.
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SARAWAK GOVERNMENT
COLLIERIES...
BROOKETON (3-W. COAST BORNEO).. DEING appointed AGENTS for the to Etats that they are now in a position to supply their NEW DEEP SEAM OULLS at LABUAN
aro
The defest to which Napoleon 111 lau France cost it nearly two-billion dollars inclusivo of the war indemnify of 81,250, 900,000 paid to Germany, but exclusive of Fall subsequent expenses, such as pensions.
Germany, on the other hand, spent scribed even in the cutest stages of the Sanatogen is, therefore, universally pre- 9437,000,000, and as is had under arms, severest cases, for it prevents deterioration from August 1st, 1870, to March 1st, 1871, in nutrition, and teaintains the patient's power of resistance at a high level, there- average of 1,204,376 mea, it is fair to by giving him a better chance of recovering Мого conclude that each soldier cost $1.50a day.quickly and without complications..
Thesu
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1910.
Intimations.
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about it!
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Agents for Hong-Kong: SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Hongkong, June 16, 1909,
THE EASTERN
831
CYCLE CO.
HAVE JUST UNPACKED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF"
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"AT THE "SHORTEST NOTICE.
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THE EASTERN CYCLE CO.,
19, D'Aguilar Street, 3, Arsenal Street, HongKongr
9, Canton Road," Howloon,
"Hongkong March 18, 1910.
935
THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
UNRIVAI LED FOR DOMFORT AND CUISINE,
WELE.
AND THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE MODERATE TERMS
198;
EVERY MODERN LUXURY.
NO. EXTRAS
A. T. DAVIES, Manager.
PEAK HOTEL
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP
Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet shove Sas Isvol. PEN to the South Winds in Summer and protected from the North-east Winds: in: OPEN to Counts smagallicent view of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjacent Seirads for forty miles.
A FIRST-OLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL.
Talograph Add:"Peaceful. Terms: From $5 per day Max.
Towa Office: -4, De Your ROAD. Hongkong, February 8, 1908.
NOTIOFL
is hereby notified that he SUPPLY of WATER to Shaakiwan East and West facts being clearly estab-than that. caacs which got worse duder will be TURNED ON in the public mains
ordinary conditions rapidly improve when during et following hours only
3.1 to 9 A 1 lished, statistics show that Germany Satiatogen is added to the diet. One of
to 6.P.M. will have at the end of 1012, 10,210,000 the supremest valides of Sapatogen is that
W. CHATHAM, it is not limited to restoring the bealth men in readness.
As it would be both during er after dysentery. It is actually a
Water Authority, impracticable and gommercially and indas pretentive of the disease by strengthening Fablic Works Department,
Hongkong, March 21, 1910. trially unwise to enlist such, mass of the system so that it can withstand ex- soldiers, Germans admit they would only posure to the infection. call, inclusive of army and Davy contin gunta, 3,000,000 men in all.
A: the rate of 81.50 a day, w man in 1870,
4
or BROOKETON at reduced rates... this would make-a-total expenditure of Brookston Harbour free of all Wharf 81,881,519 a day, or about 8690,000,000 and Barbour Dues. Largo Stocks at either of the above parts always on hand. Gund anchorage. Pilot seat to meet steamere. Safo meoring and quick despatch.
For particulars apply to
AAGAARD, THORESEN & CO,.
(Cable Add.: Uver Hongkong),
or
SARAWAK GOVT. AGENT, (Cable Add.: May" Labuan). Hongkong, February 14, 1910.
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Exporters & Importers
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are the largest Dealers in the world in these attractive securities. WHAT ARE THESE BONDS?
They are high-class and absolutely safe ascutitios, pagable to bearor, lesoed by the varlor Governments and Municipalitics of Europe; they are redeemable at periodical drawings, either with Call Preminus varting from £10 to £40,000, or, at the very leant, at their felt homies value
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We sell these Bonds merly or in combinations of the most advantageous ones, payable by convenient Monthly Inatalents ranging from LEE. to £20. Write for Handbook, sent post free, SELVILLE, GLIN &Q Bunkers, 2, Ros de la Bourne, AR (TIRUCO),
and
Commission Agents.
year, exclusive, of course, of all subenquent indemnities and pensions.
But this enormous sum is not immediate- ly necessary. What Germany would need ddring the first six weeks following the declaration of war is :~~-~
".
(1) Three hundred million dollars to meet immediate exponses of troops on sea and land, as well as purchasing supplies of the kinds which are considerable and costly, especially for the navy,
(Continued on Paje 3.)
NOTICE.
HÖNGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
of MEMBERS will be held at the CITY HALL on WEDNESDAY, 30th March, at 6.50 .x.
E EVAN-JONES,
Han, Secretary. Hongkong, March 18, 1910. 874
DEVONIAN SOCIETY.
39TH bed, at the HONGKONG THE ANNUAL DEVONIAN DINNEE HOTEL.00 SATURDAY, 2nd April, 1910, at 8-q'clock ..
Devonians wishing to attend are request.
Sanatogen can be obtained from all chemists. To meet the special needs of the dwellers in the tropics a booklet, has been written by a physician who has
How to keep well in Tropical Climates" WE have this day pataron a cara, as Import sud Export Merchants, practised for finny years in such countries, Steamship Agents, Commission Agents, and it will be sent free to all who write for os at 25, Das Youx Road Central
mentioning the China Yail, to Mesics
A. S. Wateun and Co., Hongkong, who also are able to supply Sanatogen.
ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE FRATERNITY
Or
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AL
DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH ODINA.
THE Installation of Wor. Bro. THOMAS THE UNDERTOK HOUGH
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The Installation Ceremony will be per formed by Right Wor. Bro, B.r C. PAUL Master of Hongkong and South China, E.O
A. O'D. GOURDIN,
Elon. Hecretary, Hopphone, March 21, 1910.
BOXING TOURNAMENT TEH, RE, C.M., District Grand
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The Tournament is open to all Amster Welter and Bavyweight in the Colony and to be enntéstud "undar.”“” Queensbury Rules.
Entries will be received by the Under- signed up to the 24th inst, at 10 ..
The Prizes are two bandsome Silver Caps suitably inscribed.
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