Intime dons.
G. FALCONER & Co..
WALCH-MAKERS AND
JEWELLERS
HOTEL MANSIONS.
NEW GELECTIONS OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARL HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES;
Intimations.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CANTON NOTES.
'WHAT WOMEN SHOULD. REMEMBER.
GOOD LOOKY LARGELY DEFEND Uros Thr
•CONDITION OF THE FLOOD.
(From Our Uron Correspondent.)
CANTON, May 11. From all parts of the province there LADY IN BURMA HERE RELATES HOW, comes the report of dearor. rice and Wies FAKE, BLOODERNS AND SUFFERING, although so far there have beon, no disturb- PUSH A BISTINERING SKLY COMPLAINT- ancos regarding it yet a very great deal of
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA distress is being felt by t
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
the
poorer. and there is much resentment against the ries merchants who aro, rightly or wrongly, held responsible for the rise in price. Certain it is that bheap astuta porsens
BARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWEL, MA COAL DEPARTMENT, nerd very little grounds for the mising
FALCONER & Co. 425 AGENTS FOR ROSS & FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND
BINOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTY.
ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS...
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA-
BIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO,
of the price of this accessary article and the dealers in oil and wood are squally on Arreguit of the lookout for extra profit. the increased price is sier in the Hoi
SOLE AGENTS 10 THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER, NAMAZUTA, SAFO, SHINNEW Teung District. In this place the wingi
WING KEE & CO.,
Nos. 47, 48 and 48, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL |HIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMANERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, &c. &c, OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING CHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.
FRANCISCO TSE VAT; Geniral Manager. Hongkong, Angant 19, 1908.
SOLIGNUM'
Perfect Preservative Stals For Wood, Stone and Brickwet.
1317
and KAMIYAMADA Collories.'
[F
SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, MI. YAO, and EXOTO-KOMATSŲ: Coils.
trats formerly allowed thirty-nine cash per diem for rice for each prisoner condtied in the district gail. The gaoler has since reported that it is impossible to fsed the men on such a sum now and the wagistrato bas hence increased the allowance to 50 cash per day. The best rice is now being sold in the city at about 15 catties for the dollar.
J
BEAD OFFICE TOKYO, BRANCE OFFICES:- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatau,
OPIUM.
Provincial Wakamatsu, Kobe, Osaka, Some few days ago a Shanghai, Hongkong. Hankow.
Magistrate was suspected of being 43 opium smoker. This ho donied but he ASAKI was required to come to the city and certain Seat made by the Unlos.directors of the Anti-opium Bureau. While
It protects agairist
TEL, ADDARKEN for above:
dece fungus, dry got, the ravages of insects and vermin (speelally wisite Code:-AI, ABO 5th Ed., Wastern
anta) and the action of the weather, Soligen really down what is claimed for it,
a may be seen from the testimonials of the Governments of India, the Sadar, etc.
In Drums and Barrels of Various Colours. Prospectas and all information from
Hongkong, December 7, 1909.
SIEMSSEN & Co., (MACHINERY DEPT) HONGKONG, SOLE AGENTS.
AGENCIES:
YOKOHAMA: M. Asada, Esq. 1519 CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &
Co.
ORIENTAL HOTEL MANILA Messrs Macondray &
No. 2,
Queen's Road Contrai
!
A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL: CITUATED in the most central position. Large and Airy Rooms. Eut and Cold Water Baths. Gas and Electric Light. Cuisine entirely under Furopean Super vision. Private Ear and Billiard Foeme. Monthly Rates for Ti and Dibber. Terms oderate.
FREDERICK REICHMANN, Proprietor & Manager, flate Banager of J. Lyona & Co. (Trecadors) leading Caterers in London and of the
Grand Oriental Flotel, Colombo). TILIOLAPHIC ACDOIS COMFORT,' Hongking.
+1
TELEPHONE NO. 197.
Hongkong December 1, 1905,
WHITE
1840
ANTS.
AVENARIUS CARBOLINEUM
THE BEST
WOOD PRESERVATIVE.
30 YEARS SUCCESS
ONLY EFFECTWE
4.T
LASTING PROTECTION
11
AGAINST
WHITE ANTS.
GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER TESTIMONIALS. SOLE AGENTS:
MELCHERS & CO. THE CHINA MAIL, LTD.
UNDERTAKES -
ALL SORTS OF ARTISTIC JOB-PRINTING
such as: "f
Co.
for particulars, apply to
H. VISHI,
Manager,
No. 2. PEDER SKEIT,
HONGKONA. Bongkong, January 9, 1969
THE STAR FERRY CO.,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLD
816
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
TWELFTH ANNUAL ORDINARY MEETING of this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs Gras, LIVINGSTON & Co., on SATURDAY, 91st May, 1910. at 12.15 r., for the purpose of, receiving the Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th April,
1920.
this trial was going on it was discovered that the suspected person had a number of pills concealed in his official hat and when they were examined they were found to
coutain opium. This was considered conclusive proof of his devotion to the drug and the case was at once reported to the Viceroy-The-Anti-opium Bureau is very strict in its dealings with officials who give way to this habit and by its means several officials have beep deprived of their positions.
CAVALAT HORSEA.
were
Some time ago several horseA brought from the North to supply the. reds of the nowly formed tronps. When they arrived here, it was found that no accommodation had been provided for the
animals and so they were temporarily It was reported to lodged in matsheds. the Warden of the Military Bureau that no less than seventy-nine of the creatures have died and that a large number are stil very sick and unfit for use. The reason is atabed to be that there are hero no men with a knowledge of the treatment of borse and that the animals are simply dying for want of proper accommodation and atsen. tion. The Warden proposes to engage several experienced stablemen at good wages into whose care the horses will be THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND Pronajatables ara alad to be shortly
The REGISTER OF SHARES will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 18th inst, SATURDAY, 21st inst., both days in-
clusive.
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary. Hongkong, May 8, 1910.
NOTICE.
609
erected.
ABOLITION OF A DEPART
SHE FOUND PERMANENT CURE IN DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS.
moo
for icon realise that the scist of good looks lies to a great extant in the posscasion of pure healthy blood. No
has botter proof of this thao Mrs. 'F. Cadorini, of
14 Lewis Stroet,
Rangoon, whose fife was. made ex-
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1910.
Intimations.
PEARSON'S HYCOL
(CO-EFFICIENT 18/20)
The most POWERFUL DISINFECTANT in the WORLD. Guaranteed 18/20 TIMES more effective than pare Carbolio Acid ander GOVERNMENT STANDARD TEST on TYPHOID GERMS. Certificate of strength given to each buyer. NON-POISONOUS and NON-IRRITANT to HUMAN and ANIMAL life NON-CORROSIVE,
ONE GALLON will make 400 GALLONS of Efücient Disinfectant. PERFECT EMULSION IN WATER.
PRICE $3.00....
12.80...
2.60...
...per i Gallon Brum,
...per & Gallon Drum.
...per 1 Gallon in Bulk.
tromaly anhuppy PEARSON'S SAPONIFIED CRESOL
some time ago br Anemia and painful Skin Complaint For
ibe
the busafi of others who may afflicted as she was then this lady very kindly and generously per hits the story of her suffering and care to be made public.
"I caught a chill," said Mrs. Cadorini, and ecen after began to feel low spirited and out of sorta. My food tasted insipid, and after meals I had sharp pains in my chest and sides. I suffered greatly from itatulence, my lips and gums became colourless, an
IRRITATING RASH
дл
broke out all over my body, chusing mis
agony day and night.
I was constantly taking différent tonics but continued to fall away in health and To make matters worse, Kppearance. neumigic pains and sick headaches were
failed so misambly that if I walked added to my other ailments. By strength hurriedly upstairs; ne even across a room, gasped for breath and my heart throbbed fearfully. A cloter doctor, who was called in said that I was suffering from acute BLOODLESSNESS AND ACNE,
I
but altho I took more medicine, I felt no better. In time I became so wroschedy thin and weak that further medical ivice was cbtained, and the doctors agreed that I was very abamic, and told me that I had scarcely an care of good blood in my гайда.
It was when my health had reached this serious stage that a friend advised me to take Dr. Williana Pink Pile for Fule Podple. I obtained a supply and after taking a few bottles of these Pills i felt
BRIGHTER AND MORE HOPEFUL.
appetit: covived and I could rotsin light
invalid's food without difficulty. The improvement continued, and the sm eruptions
gradually faded away, I slept well at night, and awoke in the mornings refreshed ада fooling thoroughly cheerful:
"I continued taking Dr. Williams' Pick Pills and regained strength enough to indulge in etereise without experiencing faintansa oz undus fatigue. My stomach became string enough to digest ordinary. food; the
NEURALGIA, BEADACHES and fistulance ceased to trouble me, and so continued making standy improvement and putting on weight, until 1 End com- pletely regained my former health and strength.
I
PRIOFS:
Co-Efficient 10; $1.95 per 1 gallon Drum.
5; $1.75 per 1 gallon Drum.
Ask other manufacturers of fluids for a Guarantee of the Germicidal' Strengths of their products (in relation to Pure Carbolic Acid) under the Standard Test on Typhoid Germs and then compare the result with our HYCOL-This is the only way you can arrive at the Germ killing properties Ad at the true value of a Genuine Disinfecting Fluid.
3
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR HUNGKONG, SOUTH CHINA & JAPAN FOR
PEARSON'S ANTISEPTIC CO., LD.
572: Hongkong, May 3, 1910.
Make no Mistake about it!
WATSON'S
N°10
is
TI
SCOTCH WHISKY
of the best from Dundee. Demand it.
Agents for Hong-Kong: SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Hongkong, Jane 25, 1909.
NOTICE.
Ten truthfully say that I owe all-this entirely to Dr. Willama' Pink Pills, and that other sufferers from diseases due to the blood will find permanent cure in the enze TIVE have this day established car Hong- remedy. It is with this hope that I graat. kong Branch, with Offices in the permission for my experience to be HONGKONG BOTEL BUILDING. Don Voeux Road, and have admitted as a PARTNER published."
to this said Branch, Ma DENIS KWART DONNELLY, under whose management
On the first day of the prerent moon the AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE Government Department known as the SHILLING and SIX PENCE per Sin, Hau Chi ceased to exist. In future Share, free of tax, on account of year oud- ing 28th February, 1910, bas been declared all the business formerly transacted by the by the Directors of the above Company.
COUPON No. 44 is parable on the and abolished department will be attended to May, at the Chartered Bank of India, by the officers of the Provincial Treasury-cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pilla for Pain the basiness will be conducted
Australia and China and the Russo-Chinese Bank at Tientsin and Shanghai.
J. S. DOBLE, **Agent.
Engkaup, May 2, 1909,
SWATOW DRAWN WORK CO, 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
BADWAY TROUBLES.
GARNER, QUELCH & CO.,
Wholesale Wine Merchants. Hongkong, May 7, 1910,
694
Many thousands of sudorers from Ang min. Skin Diseases, and other maladies aris ing from weak and impure blood, have been People in all parts of the world during the past twerty years. These Pills the most There has been some trouble on the 12th perfect Blood and Nerve Toaie known to section of the Canton Hankow Railway. Medical Science are likovine world.
NOTICE 583 The deputy patrusted with the task of renowned as the great specific for Nervous Disorders. Among the many disorders buying the land for the railway to pass they have been proved to cure are Indiges
UNDERSIGNED are GENERAL over, gave permission for work to be started tion, Liver Complaint, Debility, Back-REPRESENTATIVES throughout nains, Headghes, Paralysis, Et Vitus
the FAR EAST for the following Firms:- bofore the land was properly purcha ed. A Dance, Beri Beri. and, especially, those
Ackerman-Laurance (Estbd. 1811) Cham- large number of coffins and jars containing periodical ailments from which so many
pagne Shippers, St. Hilaire, St. Florent, France. buman remains were unearthed and thig women sufar between youth and middle age Obtainable from most medicine
James Buchanan & Co., Ltd, Scotch caused much excitement among the vil-vendors, also direct from--The Dr. Will-
Whisky Distillera, London and
• Glasgow. Shanghai 81.50 per bottle 38.-for 6 bot-
Canliño, Dobson & Co., (Extbd. 1804), railway. The Hok Kany magistrate wastles, post Free.
Claret Shippers, Bordeaux, quickly on the scene of the disturbances
Danis, Mounie & Co. (Estbd. 1838),
Cogane Shippers, Cognac Edgell & Hutchinson, Wine Shippers, Hongkong, November 13, 1909. 1417 and enlled a meeting of the local gentry.
9
MANUFACTURERS of the best quality of hand-made drawn Chinese Lanen,
and Griss Cloth.
INVITATION CARDS, MENUS, DANCE AND, ENTERTAINMEN ALL KINDS OF SILK OF THE BEST QUALITYtagers who threatened all sorts of evil to the fiams' Medicine Co,. &4. Szechuan Rond,
PROGRAMMES. CIRCULARS, PAMPELETS, BOOKS, PROSPEC
TUSES, WINE LISTS, ETC., ETC., ETC.'
Obtain quotaions front,
THE
European Supervision
PRIZE MEDAL
CHINA MAIL OFFICE,
5. Wyndham Street..
Moderate Prices.
PHILADELPHIA EXHISITION
1276
OAKEY & SONS EMERY & BLACK LEAD MILLS. LONDON
JOHN
WELLING
EMERY EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH PAPER LEAD- "WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH
JOEN VAKEY & BONS LIMITED,** WELLINGTON Maze LutOX
RUSSIA INSURANCE
COMPANY,
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA,
TOTAL ABBET..........Rables 73,000,000. I
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOSS MELCHERS & CU. have
een Appointed our AGENES in Hong- kong.
Referring to the above Notice, we have taken over the Agency of the
ROSSIA INSURANCE COMPANY! ST. PATKRAHERO › KUBALA" And wo are prepared to Accept Ordere for FIRE & MARINE "INSURANCE (European and Chinese Blaka) at Current Rates MELCHERS '& CO., Larson Dept."
168 Hongkong, February 4, 1910.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERUANTIŁ. '
«NSURANCE COMPANY.
Canton Embroidery and Chinese. Laces of the latest French
ין
..Patterns,
HONGKONG.
THE BIRD IN THE HAND
(A BIRD IN THE HAND '19 WORDŚ TWO IN THE BUSH),
to the merchant is the customer within
TEE bird in the hard
the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the customer there about the best at.. traction is a real, live advertisement something good that catch the nye that has been carefully written, urtis- tically compiled and strikingly sot up, Advertisements in the China Mail und g Overland China Mail rood the beat,? look the best and give the best results.
Hongkong, April 12, 1910.
484
PATELL & CO..
These latter managed to calm the anger of the people and shortly after the purchase price was paid over for the land.
EMBEZZLEMENT.
A certain Wong in the employ of the Provincial Government embezzled cortain Jums and absconded. As is whereabouts sould not be discovered it was decided ty to call his guarantor before the court in order to get bis aid in effecting the fugitive's arrest. On the guarantor appearing in court he complaited that the Yamen rupper who had stimmoned him had Jemanded and obtained a sum of 825. The runner was taken before the Magistratę when he refused to confess. It was how- ever proved that he had made the squeezo so he was seatedced to refund the money. to wear in the cingoe for a timo and icsé his position.
FREFING A THIEF.
In the Western suburbs a new school known as the Mo Fan Hok Teng is being built. Two days ago a rascal e me in, and remored a large number of long bamboo poles need as saffolding. Someone noticed what he was doing and blew police
BANK HOLIDAY.
accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Pasiness on MONDAY, the 16th instant, WHIT MONDAY.
Hongkong, May 10, 1819.
NOTION
608
A COMMERCIAL TRADING JCOMPANY, Merchants, and Com- an Agente, hard this day been encablished at No. 33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 2nd Floor.
Daled the 3rd May, 1910:
LO YOK KEE, G80
ሓነ
Maneger.
BOARD & RESIDENCE
#
TIRST LEVEL. Good Locality, Cool, Fine View, Tennis, Excellent Cuirino. Terms moderate for 6 months and crer.
Apply to
'L. A..' Care of CLA MAIL' Ofen, Hongkong, May 2, 1910.
TOTAL FUEDE AT BLUT DZOR Exporters & Importers whistle. A constable from No. 1. Station. A
£18,116,874.
Authorised. Capital £8,000,000 Babsribed Capital £3,750,000 Paid-up Capital £687,500 14t Vito Fund 3,080,374 15 1 Ul-life & Annuity Funds 14,318,843 103 Ricking and Account €5,907 · 5
"
218,114,624 11 1 forcons fure Branco... 1.250,652 13-1
Eute & Annuity
Branch
1,847,224 38, Sinking Fond Account 8,986
£4,180,159 18 11 The Accumulated Funds of the Win and Life Departments sew free from itability in raspecs of auch other,
מי.
BHEWAN, TOMES & 00
Agents.
† came up and arrested tbs man, but, strange- to say, gave him bis líborty in a few minutes. The builder has sent a petition to the P
'General Merchants police headquarters asking that the
and
Commission Agents.
Hongkong and
Canton.
constable be aoverely punished for allowing a thief to thas go at liberty.
DAS...
Anyone, who has visited, this city must have been struck by the vast number of }();
boggars. These persons are by no means
ao destitute as they appear to be for they
have their companies and organisations
JEYES FLUID
SOLE AGENTS
580
London. Foster & Soda, Ltd., (Eatbd. 1829), Beer
and Stout Bottlats, London. Hant, Roope, Teage & Co, (Esthe.
previons
1780, Port Shippers,
Oporto and London. Humphrey, Taylor & Co., (Estixi. 1770),
Liqueur Distillers, London. Martini & Rosel, (Largost, Vermouth Manufacturers in the World), Turin. Meux's Brewery Co., Ltd., (Estbd. 1764) Beer and Stout, Brewera. London... Tanqueray, Gordon & Co., (Estbd. 1709)
Gin Distillers, London.
GARNER, QUELCH & CO.,
Wholesale Wino Marchants, Hongkong, May 7, 1910.
598
NOTICE.
connection with the above advertise ments we have this day appointed Mears LANE, ORAWFORD & 00. Ratsil Agents for the Sale of the shore Wines and Spirits, to whom all enquiries should be addressed.
GARNER, QUELCH & 00
Wholesale Wine Murchants. Hoagrong. May 10, 189.
NOTICE
831
HUGHES and HOUGH,
AUCTIONEERS.
AND
COMMISSION AGENTS..
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instruc tions to Sell by Publia Auction,
POR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
от
SATURDAY,
the 14th May, 1918, at 2:37 PM, it their Sales Rooma,-No. 8. Des Voeux Road, Cormor of Ice Hoata Street,--- SUNDRY
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE,
Comprising:-
Tapestry-covered Drawing Room Suite, Overmantain with Bavolled Glass, Book cans, Hatatand with Bevelled Glaa, Dinner Waggon, Sideboard with Bevelled Glam, Testwood Extension Dining Table and Chairs, Dressing Tables with Beveled Glass, Marble-top Washstande, Brass and Bran-mounted Iron Bedstands, Testwood Wardrobes with Bevelled Glass, a quantity of Canton Carved Blackwood Wars, Glass, Crockery and E.-P. Ware, Carpeta and Rage;
A number of Typewriters and One« ̧, Bicycle;
And
A few Good Oil Paintings. Catalogues will be issued. TEMA Dal.
BUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers
NOB SALE
CITEAM Launched Steel Lighters,
Wooden Lighters, Stram Cranes. (travelling and stationery), Steam Hoists, farewood Steam Pile Drives Diving Prap and Dress, Hand Grabs, Capetan, Hand Winches, Driving Palley, Bolts arid Note, Book Bolts, Cintah Esite. Barral Bolte, Galvanized Spikes, Pils Shoes, Chain Hoists, Iron and Brass Screws, Differdange. Piles, Rolled Stool Josie Steel Chmonals, 908 Corrugated Iron Bouting, Boofing Washers, Angle Iron, Cast Iron Columns (cuitable for construction), Whitewashing Machines, Canvas Sewing Machine, Fatent Fire escape, * Well's Light, Kitson, Light, Acety. lene Lamps, Hand Pump, Thoodulite and Levelling Staff, Rondo Duplicator, Comp tomater, Telescope (on tripod)-Offer Desks and Dapboards. Apply to
by
AVING, this day boon appointed HAY
Mesars GARNER, QUELON & 10. Batail Agents for the Sale of the Dabare Wines and Spirits we are prosted to supply exme at reasonable prices. Every article mentioned on our Wine and Spirit Price List, which will be supplied on sppli- estion, is BOTTLED IN EUROPE by the Skippers.
OHOREZ
LANE, ORAWFORD & 00. Hongkong, May 10, 1910.
LABUAN G'OAL.
ATOTICE—This OOAD can
FIELDS
HUGHES & HOUGH, Alictioneers. Hongkong, May 3, 1210/
607
nly ba
SIE ROBERT
MEMORANDUM,
HART'S
Nou THE LABUA COAL Co., 14. who are now prepared to Rsupply fresh Coal straight from the Mips. Stamers load at the Wharves Quick
truch after the same Lashion as the tandas W.C. HUMPHREYS & CO.
guilds. One of the obnoxious features of these organisations is that when a wedding,
(Com'insed on Page 5.)
"BANK »BITILDINGH.. Gimstone, May 19, 19°
Telegrams
Lason LASTAN. BRADLEY & 00%;
Agents, Hongkong;
Hongkong, Augnet 17, 1909.
Berlas of Articles
HATT'S BOBET to the Improve weer of China, w
Baprinted from the China Mot and: En pampblas roem "sh this Offen, Wyndham Strech
Paxam 20 Cerita..