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SURANCE CO..'LD,
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Alosandor MaLood, Esq., Chairman.
Stepharius, Haq.
boo Yang Su, Esq.
J. H. McMichael, Esq.
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J. A. Wattis, Esq. Managing Director.
A. J. Hughes, Esq, Secretary.
9. B. Neill, Esq. T.L.A., Actuary.
A strong British Corporation Registared ander Hongkong Ordinances and under Lite Assurance Companies' Acts, Barland. Insurance in Force.....837,855,885.00. Asseta terus main after Income for Year.
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5,416,250,00 $,636,559,00, 8,218,819.00.
Hongyong. Canton,
Macau and the -Philippines
Alexandra Building."
ESTABLISHED 1845.
七月九邵十一百九乎一路
Business Notices.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1910.
Business Notices.
W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.
TELEPHONE, K21.
Builders of Steamers up to 1000 Tons, Tugs, Launches, Barges, Motor Boats. Castings, Forgings, Roofs and Bridge Work.
SLIPPING AND REPAIRS AT. LOWEST RATES.
Air Compressor with Hammers and Drills, etc.
Engines, Boilers, Launches, Pumpst
Engineers' Fittings, and Supplies.
THE EASTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY,
HONGKONG.
BOLE AGENTS FOR
THE BELDAM PACKING & RUBBER COMPANY, LONDON.
Contractors to the Admiralty and Lending Shipping Companies: Sole Patentees and Afanufacturers of the following Specialitics: Pilot Packing, Serpent Packing, Sceptre Packing, Pilot Jointing. Beldamite Jointing. ASBESTOS & RUBBER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PACKINGS & JOINTINGS FOR ALL PURPOSES.
Office & Show Room: 4, ·QUBEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.
TELEGRAMSGATED," HONGKONG,
TELEPHONE NO. 501,
日四初月八年二統宜
Ground Floor Shop To Let in LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
Chater Road
SKOT' SHALLOW DRAUGHT
NOW PROCEEDING
ABE FOR
SUTTON GARDENS,
LONDON.
JOLD TOM GIN
· CORRA® "BRAND"
Hory An
AGENTS:
8 Berklinger
PRIOH, $8.00 Per Month.
Business Notices.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO, LD,
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Caake or 375 lbs. not,
'To' Bags of 250 Ibs, net,
Shewan, Tomes & Co.,
GENERAL MANAGERS, §.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
TAIRALL & CO.
Beg to announce to the Public
PETROL OR KEROSINE MOTOR BARGAIN SALE that they have REMOVED the
Is suitable for Shallow-draught and Tunnel-stern Launches or Tugs that have to do their work in shoal water."
It is stocked up to 50 B.H.P. and can be made up to 100 B.H.P.
For SPEED LAUNCHES this Engine can be built on a lighter
pattern developing the same power at half the weight.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL RACING ENGINE:) -
Belfast Hongkong Marine Engineering, Ltd.
K. A. Massey,
HONGKONG HOTEL.
0. Lawåer. Esq.—Inspector, Hongkong, THE HONGKONG. CANTON & MACAO
AnvisonY BOARD, HONGKONG.
Sir Paul Chacer, Et., G.MA."
T. F. Hoagh. Eng. Q. J. Lafrentz, Eat-
Hongkong, November 16, 1909.
THE VANISHING PEARL.
1424
The Strange Mystery of an Indian Gem.
STEAMBOAT CO.. LTD.
EXCURSION TO MACAO;
O SUNDAY, rus, 11 SEPTEMBER,
The Company's Steamship SUI AN,'
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at -8 ........?
Departure from Macso at 5 p.m.
FAREST
1st-Class Rotar$3.00.
11
Singio ..................................... 1.50.
2nd-Class Rotaru.........81.00. Bingle........ 0,00.
-19
N.B. The Company will also ran a steamer from Macao on Sunday morning at 7.30 4.2 and from Hongkong at1 .. from the COMPANY'S WING LOR STREET WHARF.
Some strange fatality would seem to brood over a blue pearl, worth £20,000,- which was originally set in the eyes of a status of Buddha in India. Some five years ago it disappeared mysteriously, and it was only after a world-wide search that it was recently found in a New York pawnbroker's shop. Now again, while in the apparently at 6 r., 84. Single Faro also 34.
enfa custody of its recoverer, it has varished
as mysteriously na on the first occasion.
TRACED TO NEW YORK. 41
This steamer connects with the steamer returning from Macso at 5 p.x". First-class faro by steamer leaving at 1 P.a. and retaining with excursion steamer
Hongkong, September 6, 1910.
IN LADIES' DEPARTMENT PER CENT DISCOUNT
25
LAND,
OFF USUAL PRICES.
AWFORD ∞ C0.
GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE
0. B.
BEER
18 MADE FROM BEST OBTAINABLE MATERIALS AND BY MOST SCIENTIFIC METHODS.
Price $12.00 -
Per Case.
THE BEST AND MOST WHOLESOME TONIO IS
BOCK BEER
J. ARNOLD. Acting Secretary,
12
From
The story, told by Mir Hugh M'Adams, THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
of London, the custoding of the stone, recalls vividly the mystory of the moon. *tone told by Wilkie Collina. Me M'Adams has the iden that someone, perhaps an East Indian devotee, a Buddhist priest, followed him first to New York on his quest for the vem, and then to Boston, awaiting his chance to steal the pearl. Mr M'Adama says that, as the temporary posseseor the blus pearl, he was only an agent, a messenger. He was acting for Major Pirie, of the 17th Lancers. Major Pirie, in turn, is acting for a arm of English solicitors,
of
who represent the Rajah Banai. In the possessions of this Tadian patentate stands the temple whose statue of Buddhin, despite centoless watch and guard
was despoiled of the blue pearl and other sacred gems that adorned it. After censu- lose soirch for years, y Mr M Adams,
UNRIVAJ LED FOR COMFORT AND CUISINE. THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE WIER EVERY MODERN LUXURY
MODERATE TERMS AND NO EXTRAS.
(96),
A. F. DAVIE9, Manager,
PEAK HOTEL.
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT: VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 foot abora Sea Level
PEN to the Command lax amagaliceat view of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjacop leads for forty miles.
FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS' HOTEL. Terma-From $5 per day Mez.
Telegraph Add: Peacefal Town Office Dus YouL BOLD, Hoaekong, Babruary 8, 1908
the South Winda lu Summer and protected from the North-east Winds »
the blue pearl was located in New York in PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.
the hands of a certain pawnbroker.
At
Major Piria's urging, Adams hurried
from London to New York. There he palā £8,000 to the pawnbeaker, who thereupon handed over to him: the blue pearl and ten
pawn tickets for other gems that once
N O TI O E.
E. C. WILKS,
OR the parpose of RENEWING some
parts of the Hauling Machinery the
will be SUSPENDED from
M.L MECH E.
TAKEN WITH YOUR MEALS, $14.00
Per Case.
your dealer, or from the
ORIENTAL BREWERY, LTD,
Depot 05-07, Des Vœur Road.
VICTORIA EGG SHAMPOO POWDERS
For making a delightfully purfumed Egg Julep for washing the hair
INDIAN HAIR WASH
Being non-oily it is specially adopted for use during the Summer Mouths.
whole of their business to No. 2, PEDDER STREET, (opposite the Hongkong Hotel), “SOUVENIR”
CALENDAR AND BLOTTER FOR 1911. No Writing Table Complete Without It. Pretty and Acceptable Birthday or Xmas Gib!
Engagements.
Notes.
Calla Reserved.
Special AddresseS,
Important Correspondence.
Borrbited
Molloca.
Firiting Lists.
At Home Days,
Calls Paid.
Telephone Numbers
Accounts.
Lent.
Quotations.
Green; Art Covers, Gilt, Price $2.00.
ON SALE:—EZLly & Wazan, Lb.; Bezwen & Oo., Lo.; CHINE MAIL, H
Or Free by Post from the Publisher, K. A. MASSEY, 18 HOTHE MANSIONS
Hongkong. August 23, 1914
TOP
W.H.ALLENSON & Co., LD.
ENGLAND.
QUEEN'S ENGINEERING WORKS, BEDFORD,
MANUFACTURERS OF
A Centrifugal Pumps (including Turbine Pampa)'driven by Steam- engines, Electrio-motors or by belt.
B. Condensing Plants of the cartaco and fat character driven by Steam Engines," Electric Motors or in any other manner.
C. Steam Engines of the open and anclosed type for Electric lighting, Transmission of power or fur driving by beit.
D. Continuona corrent Dynamos and
and Motors
E. Centrifugal Fana for Forced or Induced draft driven by Steam- engines, Electric-motor or by bolt.
F. Allan Vertical Enclosed Air Com
pressord.
NESTOR SANITARY FLUID G. Vertical Ou Enginos
THE BEST DISINFECTANT.
Oil
H. Allen-Piccard, Pictet Water
Torbines,
Full details and particulars of any of the above mentioned
adorned the Baddon. Mr M Adams engaged Berries of Ca. BARDA E, Toch kuat. CONSULTING ENGINEER VICTORIA DISPENSARY machinery may be had on application to the Sole Agenta.
passage on the Zealand, due to sail from Boston recently. In New York he had the
idea that someone with designs on the pearl was following him. So he bought a amall pigskin case, designed to be worn on the wrist. In the case he put the blus pearl and the ten pawntickets, and wore the case strapped to his right wrist day and night,
TUCULEZ DE CROOT,
Taking train in New York, Mr M'Adama arrived in Boston in the afternoon. He wishal to get some small change from his trousers pocket, and found difficulty in throating his hand in bin pocket; the pig skid case was in the way. He strapped the case, and, inter, he thought, altor getting the change from his pookat, he
8.00 ... on MONDAY, 12th Inst.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, September 1, 1910. 1073
NIGHT STEAMER TO
CANTON,
New Twin Sonrw - STRAME
SURVEYOR & VALUER
OF ALL GEANIZE MACHINERY & EFFECTS
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, (2ND FLOOR), HONGKONG.
SAN CHEUNG
Office Tel. 155.
Residence K20,:
(Opposite the Clock Tower).
ORIENTAL HOTEL
No. 2, Queen's Road
Centrali
A FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL
THIS HOTEL has recently on thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged and is now luxuriously furnished and up-to-date in every respect. Sitasted in the most central position. Large and Aley Roms, Hot, Cold and Shower Baths. Gas and Large and Comfortable Lounge. Private and Public Bars Electric Liabe and Fans.. and Billiard Roods. Cuisine entirely under Europass Supervision: Sanitary arrange men's he the latest. Hotel Lazach moots all steamers, Monthly rates for fifin and FREICHMANN Propridor. VEJ. EL OXBERRY, Manager:
of, J. Lyons & Do., Trocadero) loadlog Caterer, In London and (klaasger
G.O. EL, Colombo, TELEIROSE No. 197. TELEGRAPHIS · ÁDOREN *Couros, Hongkong. Hongkong, December 1, 1909.
·wrapped the came to his wriat again. He fitted throughout with Electic Light Tel. Address・・ WinxtzWORK, BONGzosa Dinner.. Special rates for Married Families on application to
took a taxiesh from the station to the
hotel Arrived the hotel, the blue and Fan
a:
pearl, recovered with 'infinite paine and at
enormous expense, was gone, the pawn-
tickets were goue, the pigakin casa was
gone. Never was a cloverer trick dono by
applied to all Cabins
Captain J. Momer')
an East Indian juguler-or by a New York T LAVES Hongkong for Canton, so § r.M.
croak. "And so the bina pearl will not)
J
return to the orbit of Buddha-for some SUNDAY TUESDAY & THURSDAY, ime, at least
S GET IT TO-DAY, JAVERY family should be provided with a bottle of Chamberlain's Calle, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy at this season of the year.
boaves Centon for Hongkong a 5:30 r., on
CODES USED: A.E.O. 6th Edition), A. 1. &
Western Ualor. Hongkong, July 30, 1910
654
GRAND CARLTON
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY. FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT""
Fars, les-Class.....8.50 Kingle pestage. M. 1' each, fr Servante passages must be paid for,
Attacks of bowel ORKUNG ON STEAMBOAT CO., LD,
No. 280. Des Voeur Hond Uentral,
complaint nearly always come on saddenly and when this remedy is at hand, all danger may be avoided For sale by sil chumiste and storekeepers.
Hongkong November 18, 1908.
451
HOT AND COLD WATER
HOTEL.
WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LT).
*
-14, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS & SHIP LIGHTING SETS IN STOCK.
KUPPER'S PILSENER BEER
ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT Telephone SHOWER AND TANK BATHS.
Renowned Cooking, Central for all Theatres Chief Places of Interest and Fashionable
THE LEADING BEER IN
THE FAR EAST,
SOLE AGENTS :
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,
Wine and Spirit Merchanta,
Shopping District. MODERATE INCLUSIVE CHARGES.
O. E OWEN, Propristor.
Augkong, August 9 1910