Intimations.
G FALCONER & Co..
LIMITED,
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS. Telephone No. 983.
NEW ELECTIONS OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH BILVER WARE HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHIS, LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLB, 20. FALCONER & D, A AXNES FOR KÖ888 FAMOUS TELESCOPES 4302
BINOCULARB, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER,
WING KEE & CO.,
Nos, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, GOAL MERCHANTS, &c., &., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING, SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.
Է FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Hoogkong, Augum 12, 1938.
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MEE CHEUNG & ̈ ́0 0., "ART PHOTOGRAPHER, IOE HOUSE LANE, #PECIALIST IN ENLARGING AND BROMIDE WORK. Select Views of Hongkong and South China. #pecial Department for Developing and Printing for Amateurs
UAMERAS FOR HIRE.
Intimations.
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
(MITSUBISHI CO),”
THE CHINA MAIL.
HIGH LIVING.
At the time whon acrisl navigation zooms likely to revolutionise all our habits, it is not without interost, obaerres à Paris: contemporary, "to know something of the coat of living dans le ciel." If one cha
judge from the prices charged on beard the
Deutschland," it la not rory much more than living on asta. La paquebot volant of Count Zoppelin, which was stranded in COAL DEPARTMENT, the forest of Teutobourg, had on board a
stoward who was catering for the excur sionists. A fatality sooms to overtake the
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA: dirigibles, and they seem to have s propon
SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO,sity for settling upon treas. The "Deutsch- NAMAZUTA, BAYO, SHINNEW Land" did so, and is lost, but happily and KAMIYAMADA Collarles. the "bill of fary" has been saved, and we are enabled to reproduce it, thanks to the Lorrain, which has already published it,,
ך די
SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, MI. YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Coals.
HEAD OFFICE TOKYO..
BRANCH OFFICES :— Nagasaki, Mall, Karatan, Wakamatan, Robo, Osaka, *** Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow
TEL ADDRESES for above: IWASAKI. Code:---A), ABO 5th Ed., Western Union,
AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA: M. Asada, Esq. CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &
Co.
This is what the passengers of the Deutsch- land ware able to eat, together with the pricos charged-Dinhos: Caviare, per portion, fr.; roast chicken (cold), Jr., Der lobstery Kfr., salad 1fr. 25.; macodoine de fruita fr. 50c. Then we come to the wine list, from which French and German champagne is absent. Here is what was to be had Doinhard Cabinet. 10fr.: Johannisborg 10 3, 10ft.; Erzaḥacter Stein. mergen, fr. 20; cognac Munkow, 1842, fr. le petit verra; liqueur Grand Marnier, Sir.; porta, Lir. We learn, moreover, that| when the passengers discovered that all was not well with the ship, the wine re mained in the glosses. From the above prices, it will be seen that the cost of living
1718 MANILA: Messrs Macondray & does not perceptibly increase with-altitude.
DIAMONDS AND GEM-SET JEWELLERY
Rings, Brooches Ear-rings, Pins, Pendants, Hair-comba, Charms, Chairs, Links, &c
Jade Stone and Chinese Made Gold Jewellery GOLD & SILVER WATCHES, CLOCKS, OPTICAL GOODS Sepairs of Watches and Jawellery affected by experienced European?
J. ULLMANN & CO.
34, Queen's Road Central Opposita General Post Office
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL
(BATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL).
QUEENS ROAD CENTEAL
~(ENTRALLY situated, ap-to-date Hotel. Recently renovated and unde: entirely New Management. Large and Comfortable Rooms, Excellent Calsino, ander the espervision of an expertsaced-Franch-Chot.--
PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER, L GAMEAU Proprition,
Jangkang, October 3, 1908
TRY
=
N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager,
158
WEISMANN'S
PURE FRESH
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COFFEE
Roasted and ground on our
premises daily.
ISLE AND LE. „TINз.“
Hongkong, July 20, 1910.
89:
WHITE ANTS.
AVENARIUS
CARBOLINEUM
THE BEST
WOOD PRESERVATIVE.
30 YEARS SUCCESS
THE ONLY EFFECTIVE. AND
LASTING PROTECTION
AGAINST.
WHITE ANTS.
GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER TESTIMONIALS. SOLE AGENTS:
MELCHERS & CO.
THE CHINA MAIL, LTD.
UNDERLAKES
Co.
for particulara, apply to
EL-OISHI,
Manager, No. 2, ProDER STREET,
HONGBONG. Bangkong, January 9, 1909.
COMPANY: LIMITED.
MEETING
.818
The Globe.
TEE LASCAR AS A SEAMAN,
Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle presided ats mooting in connection with the East THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER India Association at Carton Halt, West- minster, on July 20, when Mr John Walth THE NINTH ORDINARY ANNUAL gave a lecture on The Empire's Obligation in the Company will be held at the Orice to the Lascar," The lecturer, dealing with of the CourANT, St. Georgo's Building Lascars as seamen said that, when led by No. 6, Connaught Road, on SATURDAY, 17th September, 1010, at Noob, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac counts and Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st July, 1910, and alecting & Consulting Committes and Auditors.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkour, September 2, 1910.
1074
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET
European officers no better crows could be found for steamers or contmercial voyages, and this was proved by the fact that the P. and U., is British India, the Anchor, the Ellerman, the Bibby, the Clan and other lines to the East, preferred lazcar crows. He found that is the ship ping offices of Caleotta and Bombay Alono 78,804 schinen were" engaged
-
under articles in the years 1908-10: Taking the subsidiary ports of Rangoon, Kur
ING of the Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on SATURDAY, the 24th Septem rachec, &c,, the figure would reach nearly
bar, at Noon, for the parposer of receiving
the Report of the General Managers, to
106,000. Take half that number an work
gether with a Statement of Accounts to the ing to home ports, and he doubted vary 30th June, 1910.
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co..
"General" Managers.. Hongkong. September 3, 1910,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Commugh whether the shipping offices of the pary will be CLOSED from 9th to 24th United Kingdom could find that number of September, both days inclusive.
men to take the place of the lascars if the latter ceased to be employed. The lascar 1979 was much cheaper than the European in spite of the fact that he was made artificially dearer by the action of the Trade Unionists of this country, who bad succeeded in their efforts to have luscars
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL Maans PILLS
* French Remedy for all Lreadstarities. 2nomanda of Radivo niwaze long a los of Mario's Pilla la tha bonae, so that on the days sin of soy Irricularity of the nym
inlstaest, "home who
1bly depan faby be KATIBA ren
tum those woman and i
ROGER SAŠA All Chamisaanid Humean sail k Biová live World, or - poul Tree_8+ MARTIN, Chania, Sousaampton, Buge
MARTIN'S APIOL STEEL MECOPILLS
THE BIRD IN THE HAND
(A BIRD IN THE HAND 19 WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH).
"THE bird in the band' to the
merchant is the customer within the store. It requires some sort of attraction In the first place to got the customer thers--about the best at- traction is a real, live advertisement. something good that will catch the that has been carefully mitton, artia tically compiled and strikingly set up. Advertisements is the China Mall and Overland China, Mall read the best, look the best and give the boat réanita.
aye
484
Hongkong, April 12, 1910.
VIENNA CAFE COMPANY (1910), LIMITED,
(RECONSTRUCTED).
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
OPPONITE POFT OPTION."
ALL SORTS OF ARTISTIC JOB-PRINTING
INVITATION CARDS, MENUS, DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, CIRCULARE, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, PROSPEC A FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT
WINE LISTS, ETC., ETC., ETC. TUSES, Obtain gustations from,
THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE, Wyndham She
European Supervision
Moderate Prices.
(Table d'hoto or a la carte). AFTERNOON TEAS, IONS, LIGHT KEFRESHMENTS.
Epecially selected brands of WINES, SPIKETS, BEERS, sto.
AS EXTESIBITE MODERN BAKERY. AFRENCH CHEF Hongkong, August 23, 1910.
1031.
put on the same scale of accommodation The lescars had ae European sailors.
Io never complained on this gero. round figures a European crow of forty-six men cost in wages £190, an Indian
crow at ninety-two con £133; in victäall-
ing the Europeans coat 286, and the natives
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Intimations.
J. T. SHAW.
Tailor & Outfitter,
HONGKONG HOTEL QUEKY'S ROAD.
Hongkong, November 1, 1908.
VANCOUVER ISLAND
1581
OFFERS
Sanabing, Mild Climate; good pro fita for ambitions mon with small capital in hasiacas, professions, fruitgrowing, poultry, farming, manufacturing, lands, timber, mining, railroads, navigation, faharles, now towns; no thunder storms, no mesgal. toes, no malacia. For authentic informa tion, fees booklets, write Vancouver Island Dovolopment League, Roont A 47, Brough. to St., Visteria, 8.09.
Hongkong, August 9, 1910.
607
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1910.
TORIES
Intimations.
TORIC leases are ground with a deep ner curve. This inner curve of the TORIC conforms to every movement of the eye and makes the sight equally cle every portion of the glass.
TORICS will set closer to the eye' than the ordinary liat lens thus doing away with the annoying reflections from the edge of the glass.
THE BEST IN LENSES."
For those who wish the very best in lenses we recommend TORICS.
We manufacture TORICS on all pre- scriptions in White, London Smoke or Ambery
TELEPHONE
*No. 01
CLARK & CO.
Hongkong, July-28, 1910.
SCIENTIFIC/OPTICIAND.
HOTEL MANSIONS BLDG. HONG KONG.
ENTRANCE
FEDDER STREET.
SAINT-RAPHAEL
TONIC, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE Very palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all canes of Anomia, Debility and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged. Invaliable in hot climates.
DOSE: One wine-glass after the two principal mexis.
Bach bottle of genuino VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL beers, in addition to the registered trade-mark:
(1) The WARRANTY: STAMP of the UNION. DES' FARRIGANTE.. (1) A METAL SEAL advertising CLBTEAS.
SINGON & CO. CLETEAS. MELISSA and MINT cordial
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongera Pig Iron and Foundry. Coka Importers....General Store. keepers and Shipshandlers. Nos. $5 and ST, HING LOONG BTEXET, (2nd Street, wost of Contral Market) Telephone No. 15,
1124 Hongkong, September 4, 1909,
CHEONG HING.
H
ON MAND A LARGE ABSORTMENT OF
TAS ALWAYS
OURIOS, PORCELAIN, JADESTONE
AND BILK EMBROIDERIES.
INSPECTION SOLICITED.
BUSINESS COMMENCED,
WEDNESDAY, 13TH JULY,
HONGKONG, 77, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong, July 11, 1910.
680
PATELL & CO.,
surpasses all others by its purely and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar, COMPAGNIE du VIN-SAINT-RAPHAEL, Valance (Droma-France).
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Hongkong.
DINNEFORDS
The Universal Bemedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Beadache, Heart burd, Indigestion, Affections. Jouz Eractations, Bilious
DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA
To Let.
TO LET.
FROM 1ST NOVÉMezo, 1910.
The Physician'A' Gure for Gout, Rheumistin Goul -
and Grafol
Bäfort and most Blcctive, Aparient
for
Regular Ups.
MAGNESIA
BIOTON-A Fire-Roomed HOUSE
MoUST GOUGH. For particulara apply to
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Solicitors. Hongkong, August 8, 1910.
TO LET
970
£103. That was a not gain of 240. Exporters & Importers A HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TER
month or about 144 per cent. The lecturer. thought more should be done for tho Lazara There were thirty-eight charitable associations, whose object it was to holp sailors, Britiah and foreign, but the lascar was act included in the, torm "forsign," and the term "British" was equally exclusive. It was true that there was x
General Merchants
and
Home for Asiatics in Poplar, but the home Commission Agents.
was not exclusively for Indian sailors, and
it was far from the docks. What was wanted were a few free and cosy rooms near the wharves and doek's on the lines of the Lascar Clab recently started at the Victoria Dockte.
In a subsequent discussion the chairman, thought the Jacturer had slightly ́ ́ex- #ggerated the number of bascars. For his own part he would like to see all British
Hongkong and
Canton
WING ON CO.,
ships manned by British seamen, except TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS,
those vessels in the Far East which were
very properly misoned by Asiatics. Mr K. Chowdry trought the authorities shouldAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIP. bolish the licensed brokers in India to
whom the Lascars bad not only to take a payment on baing engaged, but also had to pay a percentage of their wages. Dr Pollen said that the lasar was not a
supplanter. Ho simply did work which the British anilor could not do without considerable effort.
AUCTION SALE. Estranded B... DAGMAR se aby Ilos at Koh-Phra Härbour (Bangkok quarantine station) will busold by PUBLIC AUCTION on the 18th Septembar, musi
Saparate offers for rostel andjoe eargu are invited by,
WINDSUR & CO.,
Bangkok Agent Hongkong, August 21, 1910.
201024
MENTS OF
Drapery, Grocery, Iron- mongery, Crockery, Glass and China Ware, Furniture, Watches & Clocks.
The Cheapness and quality or their Goods have no equal 209-213, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,
107, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL
(Trams pass the Door). Telephone 180. Hongkong, August 16, 1910,
RACE
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENUY Co., Lt. Houakang, August 1, 1910,
TO LET.E
254
ODOWN No. BA, DODDELL
STREET
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY Co. ED. Hongkong, January 1, 1910.
TO LET
109
CENTRAL, corner of Ics Bouse St. 2. Apply to d Mecara PEROY SMITH & FLEMING, 5, Queen's Road. Hongkong, June 1, 1910.
TO LET.
800
TURNISHED BEDROOM, with Board,
In KOWLOON, for singla GENTLE MAN. Convenient nilaation, splendid outlook, every convenience. Room avail- able from September 1st.
ALPHA," For terms writo
Care of Onisa Mart' OFFICE. Hongkong. August 18, 1910.
· TO LEI..
1013
JOS 18 & 93, STEELEY STREET,
Naw 8-roomed Housee. No. 8 BEACONSFIELD ABCADE, Shop
TROLL TWSE
No. 7, PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO. 1 Hose in BELILIOS TERRACE. O.M-8. PEAK BUNGALOW, Mount Kellet, furnished for 7 months from 1st November, 1010,
FOR SALE, TOR CREST, at Pask bommanding magnificent view of the Har bone and adjacent lalands.
(Apply
Torres ASS & DAVIS,
drd Floor, Alegandrs Buildings. Houakoby April 17, 1907.
To Let
TO LET.
OFFICES, HOTEL MANSIONS.
Apply to
877.
HENRY HUMPHREYS,
Alarandis Buildings.
Bongkong, August 31, 1910,
TO LET
1063
HOUR, and Fire-Roomad BOUSES, at
Kowloon. Now and Commodious SHOPS, NATHAN- BOAD, Kowloon. Immediate-possession.. Cheap Rentals,
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE:
Co., EXD. Hongkong, March 23, 1909.
TO EET.
FLODOWN No. 4, NEW PRAVA,
Kennedy Town.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
», MENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong, August 29, 1909,"
TO LEN
1959.
KING'S (BUILDINGS.
FFICES facing the Harbour lately-
occupation of Messrs Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd..
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., ED, Hongkong. August 1, 1910,
24
TO LET.
CONDUIT ROAD, Clifton Gardens.
13, BOWEN ROAD lately occupied as Artillery Officer's Quarters. Euitable for Boarding Blouse.
GODOWNS, 101 to 150, PRATA, ELIT. OFFICES, No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD, 3rd Floor
A HOUSE in Wora-Na-Unoxo Rois." OFFICES in YORK BUILDING,, No. 10, Dr Vauz Road, Currrat, lat Floor."
SEMI-EUROPEAN FLAM
FLATS, Moderate Ranta, PRATA -East-Corner (of Obser- ration Place. The Trame atom as the door. Alto new EUROPEAN FLATS joining the new Benman's Institute, Priya, East,
www Apply te
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
IMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong. September 10, 1410,