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Intimations.
G. FALCONER & Co..
LIMITED,
WATCHI-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. Telephone No 033.
HOTEL MANSIONS.
NEW SELECTIONS OF
DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, OUPS, BOWLS, ETC. FALCONER, & Co, ARR ÁGYNT on ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES ANT BINOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.
WING KEE & CO.,
Nos, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL
SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL
MERCHANTS, S., &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Hongkong, August 12, 1908.
MEE CHEUNG &
CO.,
1788.
ART PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE LANE, SPECIALIST IN ENLARGI G AND BROMIDE WORK. Felect Views of Hongkong and South China Special Department for. Developing and Printing for Amateurs
CAMERAS FOR HIRE.
Intimations.
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO)
COAL DEPARTMENT
OLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKA-
SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, BAYO, SHINNEW - and KAMIYAMADA Collorion.
SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE COAL.
KEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO.)
BRANCH OFFICES;— Nagasaki, Moji, Karatan, Wakamatsu, Kobe, Ozaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow]
TEL. ADDRESS for above: *IWASAKI. Code:-AL, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union,
AGENCIES:: YOKOHAMA M. Asada, Esq. 1789 CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing
Co.
FOR THE TRAINING-SEASON. MANILA: Messrs Macondray
Co.
STOPWATCHES of every description.
FIELDGLASSES
of every kind and shape in the
largest variety.
Prices right.
JULLMANN & CO. JEWELLERS, WATCHMAKERS & OPTICIANS.
CROWN ROYAL EXTRA CANVAS STRONG TARPAULINGS, MOST RELIABLE QUALITIES, FROM
M. C. THOMSON & CO., LTD.,
GLASGOW.
ALWAYS IN STOCK WITH
SOLE AGENTS :
MELCHERS & CO.,
AND THE PROMINENT SHIPCHANDLERS.
Carbonic Acid in Steel Cylinders and
Aerated Water Machines
ALL ACCESSORIES FOR SAME,
@ MELCHERS
Co.
TENO'S 'FRUIT SALT'
A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY FOR
All Functional Derangements of the Liver, · Temporary Congestion arising from Alco- holic Beverages, Errors in Diet, (Eating or Drinking,) Biliousness, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Oppression or Feeling of Melan choly, Vomiting. Heartburn, Sourness of the Stomach, or Constipation. It is a Refreshing and Invigorating Beverage, moet Invaluable to Travollers, Emigrants, Sailors, and Residents in Tropical Climates.
Zude "Puri SAZY” anelake the Fenctions of the Livir, Bowels, Skin, and Kidneye by Natural Kenne; thus the blood is freed from poisonous or cabar hurtful, matters, tha formadation and great danger of Carlis, Faver, Worry, Blood Poison, Bo. There is no dents that where it has been taken in the manifest stages of a dimosan, it has in innumerable fontances, prevented, a surjopa ličnost. CAUTION.-amine the Cuprule and sa fiat ét is marked ENOS FRUIT BALT, stacrues you Anne Liʼsiriturest form af flattery--[NITATION. Prepared only by J. d. kwo, Ltd., FRUIT SALT' WORKS, London,
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gives a delightfully
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Dishes,
Fish, Soup, Game, Cheese, Salad, &c.
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and assists digestion.
The original & genuine WORCESTERSHIRE.
Aor partioaises, apply to
H. OISHI,
Manager. No. 2. PER SZEFT,
BOXGLONG.
Hongkong. January 9, 1909
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
&
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SAINT RAPHAEL
TONIO, RESTORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE
Very palatable,
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Antomía, Dobility and Convalescence, to young women, children' and the aged. Invaluable in hot climates,
DOSE: One wise-glass after the two principal meals.
Each bottle of genuino VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition to the registered trade-mark : M
་་
(1) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DES FABRICANTS,"
(3) A METAL SKAL Hávortising ULETEAS."
is a MELISSA and MINT cordial
CLETEAS which surpasses all others by its
purety and faultless, preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. DOMPAGNIE da VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL. Valanco [Drome-Fizzon).
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Hongkong.
LONDON. LETTER.
(Frost Of Oven Correspondent.)
Lesbos Det. 14,
MERCHANT Brind
THE P. & 0.
The report of the Peninsular.. and Oriental Steen Navigation Company "con tains some fentures of uníusual Interest. Although there is alight decrease in the profits, the total available, owing to the larger amount brought in, is just about the same as last year. Speaking generally, the three years 1907, 1908 and 1009 were unsatisfactory, but towards the end of the lather a distinct revival set in and the Indian business has been on the whole the best department of the Company's work
Dering the election a Hull correspondent suggested that the Merchant Shipping Acts were not being enforced, The Home Seere tary denied this and said a great deal had been donérecently inmaking regulations and in negotiating arrangements with foreign Towers so as to secure the full effect of the Act of 1906. "The following remarks of Air Churchill will be rend with interest in during the past financial year. While the Blongkong:-Witir regard to the alleged passenger revenue at £1,247,407 shows an
ships, the figures show that the number of vious year, the result is disappointing when British sesaren employed in the British contrasted with the great euthy which the Mercantile Barine in steadily increasing. Company has incurred during the last five while the number of Lascars and Asiatics years in providing a now fleet of pamungar of all kinds was stationary. In 1906 there ships. It is worth noting that the Com were 203,686 persons employed, of whom pany's China traffic continues to be woll 81150,492 were British and 49,483 were maintained, notwithstanding the rivalry Lascars and Asiatics In 1909 there of the rapid service afforded by the Siberian were 108,474 British; and 43,960 millwny. Lascara and Asiatica,
dumping of Chinese labour on British advance of £16,024 over that of the pro-
NOTICE IS HEREBY TR
EXRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on TEUR DAY, the 12th day of Jamury, 1911, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolutions will be Print Article No. 70 of the Articles of Association of the Company, which now rends
The Directors shall have power from tane to time and at any time to appoint any other persons to be Directors, but so that the total number of Directors "shall not at any time exceed soven and so that no appointment under this clause shall have affect unless two- "thirds at least of the Directors concur "therein
be amended by eliminating the word saven" in the third line of such Article and by substituting the word "Ave therefor, and also by eliminating the words two-thirds at least" in the fourth line of such Article and by substituting the words "a majority" therefor,
reade-
years:
increase
a very large proportion of Lascars and Aristics employed were natives of India and British Subjects."
JAPAN AND ́DERMANY,
Japanese business men in. Germany are not satisfied with what they are shown by
CHRISTMAS MAILS.
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1911.
Intimations.
TORIC LENSES
REPRESENT the greatest improvement in. spectacles that has been made in your life-time.
P THE OLD STYLE flat lone gives a restricted feld of visions-you must look through the con tra of the lens to soo correctly.
WITH THE TORIO LENS, on the con triry, you love correct vision looking through any part of the lens. You move your eyes instead of turning your head from site to side.
TO THE TENNIS PLAYER, tmp shooter, the cricketer, the billiant player, in fact in all fields of sport, the TORIC LENS means a better score because of quicker and batter vision.
THE TORIC LENS corrects the error of viniou better than any other-it comes nearer making the gro natural. Wearers of Tore leases never go back to the old style,
WE GRIND TORIC LENSES to any pre- Haription from clear or tinted optical glass of first quality. We absolutely guarantee every pair made.
PHILIPPINE
OFFICES
76. Escolta,
MANILA.
Hongkong, July 28, 1910.
Co
CLARK & CO
COPTICIANS
HONGKONG
ENTRANCE on PEDDER STREET.
Cakes
WEISMANN'S
Bread.
Hongkong, July 20, 1910.
THEATRE
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
OCTOR for us. Denbighshire, mailing ROYAL London 10th January, 1911.
For further particulars apply to JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., La.,
Agenta, Shire Line of Strs., La Hoogkong, January 7, 1911
CITY HALL.
of nearly 18,000 British sonmen in four The Christmas nails show a stendy It should also be remembered lust increase in Colonial traffic. During the work onding Dec. 3rd 12,800 bagaTMwere despatched to India, China and Ceylon as compared with: 11,900 for the corresponding poriod of last year. There were also 5,400 bags for Australia, 2,100 for New Zealand and 7,000 for South Africa, The total The local number of bags despatched by all routes the German manufacturers. Japanese Society in Berlin held a meeting was 80,100 against 85,000 in 1907, and the on Saturday night when Baron Chinda number of articles sent in lage from the the Japanese Ambassador, spoke of the foreign sections of thu G.P.0. during 11th JANUARY, 1911, at 8 P.M. debt which Japan owed to Germany in the months was 10,000,000 as against respect of her army and constitution, both 17,800,000 st year. These figures do not GRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT of which were modelled on Prussian lines include Canada, the mail for which remaine Medical science in Japan also owed much to Gurmany. Baron Chinda referred to the admiration which Japanese visitors t Germany take away with them on their return, and continued:On the other hand, Japanese business men are often compelled to recognim with disappointmont that they are not shown" saflicient when travelling for purposes of nudy: Naturally,
IN-AID OF PA
ARSENAL STREET...
open another week, The extra labour THE SOLDIERS' & SAILORS' HOME, involved by these increases is met by a re-arrangement of the staff, which is not increased to any appreciable extent until the greater rush of the inland is to be dealt with.
THE GLEN LINK.
The acquisition by Sir Owon Philip the German manufacturers have the right of a controlling interest in the Glen a regular cargo
to keep their particular secrets far thes-Line, which carries on
INDER the Distinguished Putronage of H.E. Sm FREDERICK LUGARD,
KOM.G., C.B. D.S.O.
H.E. Major-General C. A. ANDERSON,
C.B.
Commodore C. J., EYRES, RN,
PART I
BY
CHINESE AMATEUR THEATRICALS Distinguished Aunsteam of the Lux Leke AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY OF Roxoxoso,
WANTED.
MIDDLE-Age Lady with knowledge
Hotel management and ability to posk Chinese, to act as MANAGERESS of a Hotel:
Apply to BOSTON HOUSE,
No. 10, Queen's Road Contral Hongkong, January 4, 1911.a
(2.) Thib Article No. 72 of the Articles of Association of the Company, which now The Directors other than the Gencin Magers shall be paid out of the funds of the Company by way of remunera Fivo per cent of the net profits of the the Japanese go to other countries, where had been negotiating for the service for Accompanied by a Chincun Band of Skilled ROAD CENTRAL (3rd Floor);
tion for their services a commission of
selves, but they go much too far with this service between England and the Far Erat afectation of mystery. The result is that of general concern. & German syndicate
Company for each year provided that less mistrust of them is shown, and subseveral months and when it seemed likely that an agreement might be reached Sir such profits amount to Seven per cent.
of the capital of the Company and such quently conclude their business there." remuneration shall be divided among Dae would have thought that the German them in such proportions and manner papers would have promised amends in the future, but instead they turned round and
"aa.the Directors ting determine and in
Amateur Performers..
PART II.
Chief and Captain L. E. Power, R.N Owen stepped in. The Glen Line is pro- By kind permission of the Commander-in-
M.V.O. minently associated with the China tan
NAVAL DISPLAY S trade and was the company which fest
IY
default equinating there-from the said it had frequently happened that the brought tea. to the United Kingdom in
be amended by elian
words provided that such profits Japanese had abused the opportunities
amount to Seven per cent of the capital **of the CUmpany" in
"in the third and fourth afforded then. lines thereof and by substituting in lion
thereof the words :---*
provided that such comuníssion slinil
CÁNÁDAH NAVY..
Canada is to have a Navy of her own after
nos in any one year exceed tho sam of nB, and it is announced from Ottawa that
steamers, which led to the abandonment of the famous sailing clippers, whose zocard Issages are still the pride of sailormen.
I understand that the Nord America, now
Ecamen who have volunteered their services,
H.M.S. MONMOUTH. PRICES AS USUAL.
ashore near Tangjer, was one of the early Box Office at Messi. Leue Cranford & Co.
Hongkong December 24, 1910,
Article No. 82 of the Articles/the Government will shortly all for tenter istearers in the China tex trade. Built in
of Association of the Company, which now for four cruktors of the Bristol type and six 1882 she was known as the Stirling Castle
rends:
destroyers. The plane and specifications but for some time now has been running
1550
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Tuin Offens to No. 2, CONNAUGHT PHE Undersigned have this day.MOVED
"DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Solicitors and Notaries. Hongkong, January 2, 1911.
NOTICE.
FR. LI HON FAN, Chinese graduate
Men Rotaro, bushes & taaker
to European oficials and merchants in thia Colony for over ten years.
peans topass in the Chinese examination, and He has a good method of training. Euro- is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chubass beacher. He tua also a good know. ledge of Mandarini
The ranianeration of the Geneml for the new warships have been drafted in under the Italian Flag between Naples and FAREWELL PRESENTATION language are requested to write care of
A NOVEL BUIT.
TO LADY MAY.
Managers shall be $8,000 per annum to cover office rent and salaries of Secre- harmony with the suggestions of the the River Pinte
IN vior of Lady May's long residence in tary and clerks and a cornmission of Admiralty. Tho ships will be built in
Chancery Court TV has boon transfor which she has always taken in all that the Caleny, tril of the personal interest 5 per cent. of the net prolite of the Canada which will involve the establish- Company for each year that such niout of ship building plants on the Atlantic
into a wireless station, a novelty without.
relates to its welfare, it is proposed to *proûte ainoant to 7 per cent of the coast, The total cost of the ten vessels
Capital of the Company" bs amended by eliminating the words will be over two and a half millions and precedent in legal history, and for many presunt to her, priot to her departure ou that such profits amount to 7 per cent, three years are allowed for delivery. It days to come the court will prove a great the 21st inst, suo utable token
held by
the whole community The of the capital of the Company contain hoped that two Canadian companies with attraction to people interested in wire of the respect and esteem in which shò is ed in the fourth and fifth lines of the British connexions with Vickers, Sona and telephy. The apparatum has hear notary consent of the Secretary of State Article in question..
(4)That Article No. 105 of the Artides Maxim, and Harland and Wolff will tender, arranged on a special platforms, and a wire for the Colonies has been obtained, and a Contributions which, it Lady May's which passon through one of the windows Committee of Indies has been format. THE DEATH OF ES EDDT, of Association of the Company, be strusk
request, aru limited to one dellar, should
Jamieson, be sent in as soon as possible to Mr. P. S. of Menues Jardine, Matheson and Company, who have kindly consented to act as Hanomry Treamers.
An alphabetical list of Contributers will accompany the gift
cut and that in lieu thereof the two fellow There is no doubt that the Christian connects it with an aerial wire fixed to the
ing further. Articles be added, namely — **
Scientists in London are grieved and 1196. 105.1
Notice of the Declaration of sy perturbed by the death of Mr Eddy, the dividends whether interim or otherwise "shall be given to the holders of remarkable woman who founded the sect registered shares by advertisement in Erroneous report of her douth have been manner hereinafter provided and no
No. 196A.
dividend shall hear interest ne against spread abroad so often that the adherents "the Company and a dividend shall not refused to accept the news until directly "be deemed a specialty,"
confirmed by a cable from Boston. The "All dividunds unclaimed for one year Christian Science leaders both in Amurica after having been dechred may be and this country decline to discuss their invested or otherwise made use of by farture plans, but it is reported that no the Directors for the benefit of the succession will be appointed for the present Company until claimed and all divi “dends unclaimed for five years after in order to avoid internal dimensions. The having been declared may be for Members of the Church declare that Mira ***feited by the Directors for the beneth ddy is not dead, bot merely passed out
of the Company.
(4.) That the above Rosolutions shall of the feel," and that site will continue to bu retrospective in their effect and that the guide the Chureli as completely as when in Alterations in the Articles of Association
of
of the Company thereby effected shall be the flask. Thoy, declare that Mr Eddy was dosed to have been effected and to combin error" for ten days which extrued the into force as en snd from the 1st day of fated termination of pneumonia. Her January, 1910.
clock tower. The cause of this is an action (Continued on Page 9.).
Popular
ASAHI BEER
Hongkong January 7, 1911.
.AL
YEE SANG FAT.
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.
TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.
STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED.
NEW STOCK
Should the above Resolutions bo pamod privatu furtune is clinated at £400,00 by the required majority they will be and her son will content the will. In submitted for confirmation as Special London the: Christian Scientists passos Resclutions to a second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently can one very ine chirch in a narrow through-
tazy just behind Sion-re, beadies OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. Leather Leggings, Suit vened.
Date this 4th day of January 1911.
By Order of the Board,
EN D. HUMPHREY & SON
General Alangere
of other lem pretentious meeting daiher places, while there is now scarcely w sutur which does not poses at Test & Christian Beiance reading-room.
SOLE AGENTS: MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA Hongkong, Dadetibee 17, 1816, 1822
Cases and Trunks. Bongkong, Sept. 20, 1910.
Those who intend learning the Chiness
China Mail office or direct to 37 Holly.
·wood Road,' 2nd floor.
Hongkonge December 24, 1910.
1653
SINGON & CO.
RON, STEEL METAL BIHARD-
WARE MERCHANTS.:: Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iroo and Foundry Coke Importers: General Store- keepers and Shipchandlers Nos. 35 and 37, HG LOONG STREET, (2nd Street, west of Central Market) Telephone No. 616. .. Hongkong, September 4, 1909, 1124
PATELL & CO.,
Exporters & Importers
General Merchants
∙and
Commission Agents.
Hongkong and Canton.