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'BRAND EXTRA' SPECIAL CHAMPAGNE Purveyors to H. L. M. the Emperor of Germany and 14 other REIGNING houses.
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THE CHINA MAIL
| MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
(MITSUBISHI 00)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
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COLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA- SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YO- SHINOTANI, HOJO, KANADA, NAMASUTA, SAYO, SHINWWW and KAMIYAMADA Colleries.
AGENTS for KISHIDAKE & SA KITO OOALS.
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TYL AÐERIILE.for above: IWASAKL Dodox:-AL, ABU Sth Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA M. Asada, Esq. CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing &
Ca
MANILA: Messrs Macondray &
! Co. SINGAPORE: Messra Borneo Co.
Ltd.
For partionlar, apply to
Y, SHIBUYA,
"Manager No. 3. ProDER Ɛ"EXEY HONGKONG.
.. 816
Hongkong, April 29, 1911.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
'HE SCHOLASTIC YEAR-will com
monce on MONDAY, 21st inst., at 8.30 ...
For particulars as to Board and Tuition apply to
THE DIRECTOR. Hongkong, August 19, 1811.
CONCERT.
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911.
Hongkong Steel Foundry Company.
SPECIALISTS
in the Manufictum of
Best Cast
Steet
Castings.
CHINA COAST SERVICE,
Every description of Castings for
NG
Shipbuilders, Engineers, Railways,
Some of the Hardships.
"Wa haes received from the Imperial Merchant Service Guild a copy of a letter which the Guild is addressing to the Tientsin Sunday Journal, which paper maintains that ships' officers on the China
AND
ALL CLASSES OF
Machinery
High-Grade
Castings.
GORDON & Co. General Managers.
his time ou leave, and his passage | back again. It has been proved time and timp again that in the case of a married , once making his home on the Casat of China, there is little opportunity for bim to return to the old country again...
Another curious rule peculiar only to the coast of China, is that should a man be como ill and be obliged to go into hospital,
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THEATRE
ROYAL
FAREWELL -VISIT
OF THE
coast are sorring ander most congenial either his wigos immediately cease and his BANDMANN. conditions, and are excellently paid "In hospital expanses are paid, or vice versa. the archives of this office," says the During the recent plagua epidemic whilst Secretary of the Guild, we have indisput the ships sens lying in plagun-striken
able evidence from a large number of ear members serving on that coast whose grivoanças are embodied in our raply to the assertions of the journal in question,”
The latter is as follows :---- Sir,-The attention of the Imperial Mer chart Service Guild, representing many thousands of British certißeated Captains and Officers, has been called to an article which recently appeared in your journal The gist of the article in question Infers that taking everything into ecosideration the Ofears on board British ships are cellently paid and far better treated than persona employed on ahore who have any amount of responsibilities resting on their shoulders. To these remands the Guild beg to take exception, and as your article deale with ships' Officers in a general senso, we renture to think that it is intended more particularly for Officers on the China
ccast.
ports, it was found by the Officers impo6 sible to get away from the coolics working cargo, on account of their rooms belag in the alleyways, thereby incaring a great |riak of contracting the dreadful disease, for | which extra remuneration wax paid. We understand that the British India Storm Navigation Company, and the Asintie tean Navigation Company, and many ether Companies trading on the Indian Coast, besides paying hospital expenses, always pay the full wages of their Officers whilst on the sick list.
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Promotion on the China coast is another
OPERA CO. NIGHTS ONLY 6
SATURDAY, August 26,
THE DOLLAR PRINCESS.'
MONDAY, August :25, THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER."
TUESDAY, August 29, THE BALKAN PRINCESS.
WEDNESDAY, August 30, THE GIRL IN THE. TRAIN,
“...THURSDAY, August 31. For the first time in Hongkong,
Neil Eenyen's Great Scotch success *TER ISLANDER' Musical Comedy from the Apollo Theatre,
FRIDAY, September 1,
matter which causes, a great deal of dis. content. The average time for a Second Officer to serve before being promoted to Chief is between four and five years; at & the end of that period he is allowed six. months leare at his own expense.
London.
‹ 'THE MERRY WIDOW."
PRICES AS USUAL. Booking at MUUTRIES.
Hongkong, August 16, 1911..
1061
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half-Year ending 30th June, 1911, at
Hongkong.
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The Wrong
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WAY TO READ.
If you have to hold the print too far away to see clearly, the ages will be strained to make out the fine print
If you have to hold the print too close
that will strain the muscles of the o7o. Either way is bad."
See us and have the satisfaction
of using a pair of right fitting, right seeing glasses.
CLARK & Co.
OPTICIANS
ENTIFIC YORK BLOGS, CHATER RO
HONGKONG
Hongkong, Fabemary 14, 1911,
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE,
FLOWER STREET.
Cinematograph Vaudeville
It is no wonder that the Companies are Possibly, it has never occurred to many resorting to all kinds of artifices to get of your readers that there is no Service in junior Officers for the Chins coast service, 1067 the world, where Captains and Officers do Wa know of many cases where Officers
so much for their employers sa those serv-| have immediately resigned from the Com ing on the coast of China, who, underpanies on their arrival out, as soon as they onerous and arduous conditions, are obliged discovered the nature of the conditions not only to navigate their ships safely, but under which they wore arpacted to serve. to do their own piloting in some of the Only by this morning's mail we have receive most intricate rivers and harbours in the ed a letter from one of our old member world.
who, until lately served on the Chins It is on the coast of China that the coast, informing us that be has given op pornicious two-watch system chiefy pre-his position as Chief Ofloor and taken to MONDAY, the 21st August, Current, at vails, thereby insuring that na enormous farming in Canada.
the Offices of the Corporation, where MISS VIOLET BONNETTA Shareholders are requested to apply for Unless the China Steamship Companies Warrants.. do something to improve the condition By Order of the Court of Directors, under which their Officers servo they will
N. J. STABB and even more difficulty than they do st
Chief Manager. Hongkong, August 19, 1911 the present time in obtaining the service of British Officers-I am, air, Yours faithfully,
GRAND PROMENADE CHARITY CONCERT, on behalf of the family of the late Private W. F. TAYLOR, Infantry Company. Hongkong Volunteer Corps, will be held on the VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND on SATURDAY, the 2nd Septem- ber, 1911, at 9.15 2.M.
If wet the Concert will be held in the Tickets 82 and 81 can be obtained from Mesurs Kelly & Walsh or from Volunteer Headquarters.
(A 891) | DĦll HAI.
FOR THE HOT SEASON!!!
If you like a cold drink go and get an
ICE
BOX
A NEW
LOT
HAS JUST ARRIVED.
ALL SIZES TO BE HAD AT
By kind permission of Lieut. Colonel L.A. H. Hamilton and Officers the Band of the 1st K.O.Y.L.I. will attend. Hongkong, August 15, 1911.
1018
BACON & HAM
Do you want the best for your table?
SEND US YOUR ORDERS.
We stock absolutely first quality Australian mild cured Bacon and Hams.
Prices Moderate.
amount of daily work, in looking after and attending to the navigation of the ship and the discharge of cargo, file to the lot of the executive Officer. As you are possibly ware, vessels frequently arrive at porta on the Coast at noon and commence to die charge and load cargo as soon as the vessel is anchored. Cargo work is continued all night, and the steamer leaves again at, possibly, 3 am, so as to arrive at bar destination at the scheduled time on the same day. Of times there are forty or 6fty miles of river to navigate before the vossal strives in the open sea. This manza that the two Officers are further required on deck for two hours before one of them is relieved.
"
(Signed) T.-W. Moone,
Secretary
"THE RAINTFALL.
The following table gives the mouthly rainfall at the Observatory to the end of July with the means and extremes for 27
VERTIC
GRADSTALL AT HONGKONG OBSERVATORY..
1911
The accommodation on the majority of China const steamers is sadly inferior, the roords being placed generally in closed alleyways in which are native gallays and native latrines, all within a circumference of 12 feet. Futher comments are nut necessary, such as meals with the thermoApril meter standing at 102° F., etc. .
January ....... 0.54 February.... 0.00 March......... 3.81.
Kay The wage obtaining at the present time Jane on the Chins cost are not in proportion to July
THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD. the increased cost of living, and, having
Hongkong, November 12, 191
REASONABLE PRICES
博水汽力追士
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.
AKE
WELLINGTON'
FRÍLAQELENJA
FRMENTION)
KNIFE POLISH WELLINGTON SILVERSMITHS, BLACK LEAD SOAP FOR CLEANING
PLATE
POLYBRILLIANT METAL POMADE NEVER BECOMES DRY & HARD LIKE OTHER METALPASTES
JOHN OAKEY & SONS, LIMITED, "WHEN Maza," Downów,
CHEONG HING.
.
TAB ALWAYS ON HAND
HA LARGE ASSORTMENT OF OURIOS, POBDELAIN, JADESTONE
AND SILK EMBROIDERIES,
INSPECTION SOLICITED,
HONGKONG, No. 77, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, October 13, 1910,
1268
E. C. WILKS,
M.I. MECHE AMN.A.
1860
CONSOL for Construction, Valuer YONSULTING ENGINEER AND SUB- and Assessor for the purchase, or sale, of Steamships of Launoles.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, -250 FLOUR. Hongkong, May 2, 1911.
HOME-MADE MINERAL
WATERS.
6.04 .22,15
6.09
Per Share of 8126 is Payable on and after the Rate of TWO POUNDS STERLING 9.10 F. EVERY EVENING 9.157.
MARTIN'S V
(8 STEEL
APIOL PILLS
A Tran) Lanindy hop all ferociortzios. Thousands of indian siwasi ling & BOY 45 2- Maennes Villa ja vam house, as that on tam dyn Den 2 107 Jeraguibelky of the Zyard Shealy dow ́ma De Adelbart. Those who MEN TRE POREDANA KAMER,honor thayeODE Those sala, All Chandese sne Safes anÍ Únet brong buai Uwe Warid, ise past fewe, Miru BLAJETEK, CAMELSK, BORSKARPIAN, Eng
MARTIN'S
1834-1910A PIOLÓSTPEL Maan. Max. Min
FLAGPIPES 1.44 8.43 9.00 1.70 7.95 0.09 2.76 11.49 0.17 5.87 14.83 11.70:48.84
1065
1.23 THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.
16.12 34.37 [2.34"
8.00 12.81 28.24 3,97
The year's rainfall to the end of the
regard to alence of fair leave regula- | month' amounts to 45.79 inches. The £7
SHEWAN, TUMES & CO., -GENERAL MANAGERA, HONGKONG.
tion, do not compere at all favourably with you avenge for the same period is J. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MANAGER 38 those at home and on the cost of $0.20 inches.
Australaala and Canada.
BETTER THAN FACTORY-MADE.
Why portione purchas
In your article you state that the British
Officer is far better off than his colleague:
on German steamers, who receives far less
pay and-is much more rigidly treated by bis
Company Such a statement is not correct
FAR EASTERN TRADE.
Britain More Enterprising,"
We hear so much of the want of anter prias and foresight on the part of British
FOR THE EAST, TUKYO- Total Assets Dec. 31, 1910...0.8494,715,929
Surplus Dividends to Policyholders
1910-pages-instagram.
41
88,005,439
20,575.157
Total paid Policyholders 1910 63,450,380 Tomal Exponica.for 1910 Groer earnings from
and Rene for
10,392,032
rest
,646,528
4.48"/
for we know of an instance, whore in traders in peshing their goods in the
Gross, rate, of Income Iron Engineer serving in a foreign Company was markets of the Far East that it is refresh-Investments 1910 in the same hospital ward is one of our ing to read in the report of the Acting
Hongkong, May 30, 1911. mombers. His expenses were being puid Vice-Consul at Canton that British mer- and he received full wages. Every little chants and manufacturers are introducing at a cost of 90 cents Itam, such as sampan and rickshaw free, more up-to-dato methods for the exploita dozen Syphons. Then
ing İsctory-mado Mineral Water! Make your own Mineral Waters at home
Fon KNOW, the water is coolio hire, etc., were paid by tintion of the China market. Ho says that pure, and contains no Company. In this Engineers paticular until compamtively recently British-tradors discase gernas. With the firm they paid similar wages to those wore content to apply to local firma, acring
PRAKA
on as their agents, and to supply them with SPARKLET SYPHON obtaining in British steamers
the China coast, with the exception of elaborata estaingues which, framed for the and duzen Bulbe you. сап mako 迄 dosan hen South of Latitude 21* N., and when European market, were practically unintel- Syphons of delicious in Singapore all Officers and Engineers ligible to prospective purchasers in China, Mmeral Water and the lived ashore at an hotel at the Company's and whose only use was to keep the local cost less than if you buy factory- nude Mineral expense. Only one Oflcer and one En agent better informed of recent develop Water.
All Chemiste ginear were required to be on board at one i mente at home. What was wanted was an and Sturan sell Frans' Sparkleb Syphon time. In addition to these privileges they attractive display of samples with Uziel aed Bulba
wore granted a free passage home after descriptions in Chinese if necessary, and Price of Syphons...... $2.00 each.
three years service. You will, therefore, competent travellers on necessarily Bulbs 0.90 per box.
now that Ulcers serving on foreign ships Europeans-to bring much samples insist trading in Eastern water treated with ently to the notion of native dealers. This Wholesale Fried
Far moro consideration than those serving we are glad innote, is being realised, and cer Syphan por doz
$16.50 to.b. on board the ships under the British tala foreign firms are opening showrooms for Bulke per doz. boxes....8 8.00 Co.L. Ensign
chinery and the like in important trade Another genuine grievance with which centrom while other firms have for SOLED Offoers have to contend in that no time past sent foreign travellers accomé passage home on ball pay is granted such panised by good interpreters, to various as obtains on the Indian and other chaste inland marie and have found their anter Consequently, it is useless for an Officer to prise rewarded,de-präminent firm is at got home again unless he wishes to de
present
making an interesting experiment 行發
reduced to a state of impecunicity How in employing university trainod men, at BARTNERve years service. All his savings must be heretofore darrenty to set as agents and ever, thrifty an Officer may be during his tardesiderably higher than the providing for his passage, travellers.-L. and O. Bapress expended in
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD, WHOLESALE AGENTS,
246 and 248, Dos Vox Road Contra), HONGKONG.
Hongkong, March 1, 1911
291
ASAHI BEER
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
SOLE AGENTS
Ma R. E. STEPHENSON,
7.18 P.M. PICTURES ONLY 7,415 1.4.
Seo Hand·· Bilia.
Lessee and Manager: R. FL. STEPHENSON.
·Hongkong, August 1, 1911.
884
YEE SANG FAT,
OPPOSITE. OLD POST OFFICE.}
TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.
New Stocks
ENGLISH-MADE.
Trunks, Suit Oases, Kid Bags, Dressing Cases,
(Silver Fittings);
LADIES' “HAT CASES.
BATH ROBES.
BATH MAT.
COLOURED SHIRTS,
AND
LEATHER SHIRT CASES. Bergkong, Sept. 20, 1910.
164.
ON WO & CO., LD.
GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY
BLADE. ORDER,
SULA Goods, Chizu Einbroidery sm
Grass Cloth, Sille and Linen Prese Plecos, Ivory, and Jacratory Currice,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTE Hongkong, Jansery:19 1711,
NOTICE.
R. LI HON FAN, Chinne graduate veraod in literature, has been a teacher, te Europein officials and murohadts in this
•Colony for over ten yours, p
He us a good arthed of training aro pens to pass in the Chingso rainination, and is possessed of a frat mate certificate sa Calness teacher. He has also a good knowe ledge of Mandariz
Those who intend Joning
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, ning me requested to
China di office or di wood Band let floor Hengkang, December 17, 1910261522
¿Hongkeng Deconstộc: 29. LUIO,