MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1911.
Hotels
THE
STATION HOTEL,
NATHAN ROAD,
KOWLOON.
TULECTRIC LIGHT AND FANS
Cold and Hot Water throughout
i!
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BARS.
.. BILLIARD ROOM.
Private Dining Room.
EXCELLENT CUISINE
Ta No. 120. Tolg. Address 'TERNOTEL.
For Particulare apply to
THE MANAGER.
Hongkong, March 1, 1911.
VICTORIA HOTEL
LATE
NEW AMOY HOTEL,
KULANGSU
296
AMOY.
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
Good Food, Clean Rooms, cach with Separate Bathroom.
REASONABLE CHARGES. Two minutes walk from the pritibipal wad. ing place. BAR, BILLIARDS AND BOWLING
ALLEY.
Chas. A. Mutcon
Proprietor.
Elongtong, January 3, 1911.
-KING EIWARD HOTEL
L
A
HIGH-CLASS HOTEL
ADIES AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS PRIVATE BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.
Electric Fans (if required). Mectric Passenger Elevator to each Flour.
·TABLE D'HOTE AT SEPARATE TABLES Tole. Address: VICTORIA, Hongkong,
For Terns, etc., apply to the
MANAGER. Hongkong, October 2, 1904
1362
KINGSCLERE'
PRIVATE BOTEL PPROACHED from Kennedy Rosa and Macdonnell Road,
Tal, No. 134, Taleg Address: BacBOLA,”
A.B.O. Code 4th Ed..
Electric light, hot and cold water through- aut Billiards, enak, croquet, putting green and fine stabling for horses.
Propristress, Mas F. SACHSE. Hongkong/September 1, 19083
1208
BRADSIDA PRIVATE HOTEL, CITANDING in its own grounds with Tennia and. Croquet Lawns, Largo. Airy and Well Furnished. Reams Evory home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour. Telephona. No, $90.
Apply by Mr. W, WATTS,
Beside, 20, Macdonnell Road. Bongberg, September 2, 1908.
**
"AGENT.S LONDON-FALoss, 11 & 12 Clement s Zane, Lombard Street c. T.B. Brown &Co., Ltd., 183 Queen's Boad, Victoria CLARKE, SON & PLATE, Bb Grace church
Z.G. G. Brez & Co., Ltd. 30 Conthill, GORDON, & & Gorum, 15 84, Bride St., c. Roster Watson,, 150 Fleet Strel. C. MITCHELL & Co., Fron Hill, Holborn Fiaduct, Z.G. D. J. KEYNES & Co.: 3 Whitefriars St. C. MATHER & CROWTHE, Lid., 10, 11, 12 New Bridge St., 1.C. SCOTLAND-FRED. L. Šimona, 8 North
St. David Street, Edinburgh, PAPIS AND EUROPE, MAYENCË F224-
& Co., 18 Brue de la Grange, Batdiere | → Paris,
NEW YORK:--TAX CRDI EVANGELJEER
Orria, 62, Wer 2nd Street. SAN FRANCISCO and American Porta
generally: Bran & ELACE, San Fran
cisco. AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW ZEALAND:-GORDON & GOTCH, Afsl bourne and Sydney.
Intimations.
THEATRE
博水汽力廸士
HOME - MADE MINERAK
WATERS.
BETTER THAN FACTORY-MADE,
Why contiron purchas ing Isobory-made dineral Water! Make your own Minomi Waters at home at a cost of 90 conta a dozen Syphona. Then
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROYAL,
FAREWELL VISIT OF THE
BANDMANN OPERA Co.
5 NIGHT S ONLY
TO-NIGHT (MONDAY) August 28, 'The Chocolate Soldier:
Fou KNOW the water is TUESDAY, August 99,-
pure, and contains no
disease garms. With the
PRANA
SPARKLET SYPHON WEDNESDAY, and a dozen Bulke you
nake
CLI
Sypboza of
dozen delicious
Mineral Water and the
4
The Balkan Princess." August 30,
The Girl in the Train'
THURSDAY, August 31,
cost less than if you boy For the First time in Hongkong, factory-uada Mineral
Wator. All Chemists
and Stores sell Prana' Sparklet Syphons and Bulbe.
Price of Syphens... $2.00 each.
Bulbs 0.80 per box. Wholesale Price :- Syphon per dot ..
Bulba por doz, boxes
....818.30 tab. 88.00 1.0.b,
KWONG SANG HONG, LTD., WHOLESALE AGENTS,
946 and 248, Des Voeux Road Central, HONGKONG.
行研
#AREĦA■**
Hongkong. March 1, 1914.
Neil Kenyon's Great Scotch success
'The Islander
A Musical Comedy from the Apollo Theatre, London.
FRIDAY, September 1,
The Merry Widow.
PRICES AS USUAL
Hongkong. August 25, 1911.
COLLECTING STAMPS.
43
Singapore Lady Who Wanted
a Million.
When the report of the work at the Post Office for 1910 was issued a few wooks so it contained mention of a rather carinus incident. It stated that 7,18 articles
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
HONGKONG, AVERAGE MARKETS-TY...
*PRICES.
Corrected to Thursday, Aug
2418 1912.
at 100 cmnia per Dollar 3o xican
Butcher Mast.
Beef Sirloin & Prime Cut-Mal Lung Pa
1.
"Carved--Ham Ngan Yuk
to
Roast,-Shiu 50
Breast-Nagu Lam
Soup,-Tong. Tak
Steak,--Ngan Yuk Pa
Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lan
1 Sausages-Ngau Chang Bullock's Brains.... Knew
TA,
1b 26
肉食
204
IG
牛腩
20:牛肉把
esch 牛純
9 牛腿
Shark,-Sa Tu
Skate,-Po Yu
Shrimps,--H
Snapper-Lap Yn Solor-Tat Sa Fu
Touch-Win Yu
Turber,-Cho How Yu
Turtles, small, fresh water,—Fork Y♥
White Bait-Ngau Yu Chai....
Fruits.
Almonds,-Hung Yan
15
18
ETA
菓子
++
Apple (California)Kam San Ping Khe (Chefoo)-Tin Chan Ping Khe
Small-Hoi Tong
Custard, -Fan Lai Chi,..
Banane, fragrant, Canton,-San Shing
Etung Chiu
Ive
*
20
P
10
Bananas, (brides Macha-San Heung Chiu,,
Chestnuta, Chinese,- Foong Lut
Carambola,-Tang The
Coccanuta,-Yeh To...
Leinoti, China,-Ning Moong
11
30 牛柳
+
ร
牛路
per set 9
Tongue frosh,-Ngau Li
Dach
45
牛
eosed-Tam Ngan Li
fa
羊牛路
Read.Ngen Ter
90
牛頭
Hart-Ngau Sun
"
Hump, Salt-Ngau Kin
18
1
13
牛滿
Feet,-Ngan Kark
Khimoya,--Ngar Yin
Tall-Nga Mei
esch 10
18
41
Liver,-Ngau Kon
$
1 12
4.
牛肝
14
1096
Tripe (undressed)Ngau To
America,-Kam San Ning Moon,,
8
6
15
牛肚
Calve Head & Feet-Ngou-chai-tau-kark, set $1 Mutton Chop,-Yeung Pai Kent
"Leg,--Young Pei
Shoulder, Young Shan Pigs Chitlings-Chu Chong
牛仔頭脚
1b 22
"
Lichecs Dried,Lai Chi, mall Stons
Fresh-
lb 20
荔枝
M
20
11
*
doz -
● 山竹于
...por set £4
省城番报
114
Ib 12
15
25
tt
13
沙泉
each 13
1:0
lb 30
糕肝
,, 20
24
10
精油 香
by the confusion of names with which they were superscribed. But what's in a name? The lady accepted all that came, indis eriminately, until the pursuit of the elusive million became a bit of a bore. Then she declined to accept any parcele unless correctly addressed in two of the nameÍ, That reduced the number of psicols de- livered but it left very considerable
SWATOW WARRONG & CO., posted in other countries were undeliver remainder in the hands of the postal
13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALĄ HONGKONG.
MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Hand-made Drawn Work and Canton Embroidery, sts. GERAL EXPORTERS.
WHOLESALE & RETA
LADIES' TAILORS.
LAU PING KEE CO. CIGARS, CIGARETTES, TOBACCOS. USED POSTAGE STAMPS AND
PICTORIAL POST CARDS. CHINESE CURIOS & PORCELAIN,
KWONG CHEONG.
GOLD AND MONEY CHANGER No 15, Queen's Road Central,
HONGKONG. Hongkong, May 27, 1911.
S. HANDA.
....!!
$13
JAPANESE MASSAGIST.
2ND FLOOR,ad
Ablo
ble and consequently wore sent back in the dead lettera mail. About 23,000 of these ware addressed to one person (a lady) to whom packets were sent from nearly' uvery country in Europe iz response to an appeal for used stampa for sale for a charit- The name of the lady way ригрока. so mutilated, owing, it is presumed, to the system by which the persons who received the appeal passed it on to their friends, that the packets could not be delivered, until the assistance of the police was ob tained." "Although the addressce has now decided to refuse such packets," added the report, "large numbers are still being received and returned as undeliverable to countries in which they were posted.",
..
authorities. Things got worse-from the Post Office point of view-when the lady resolutely declined to take delivery of any stamp collections whaterer. Probably, by that time. philatelie nightmares, brought on by over indulgence in the stamp hobby, were setting in and fraying the lady's nervous systein at the edges. Be that as it may, she gave it up.
الاتحاد
But the Postmaster-rener) was not
quite through with it. The continuous stream of undeliverable parcels was a tire some feature of every mail day. So the P.I.G. rosa in his wrath and turned the whole matter over to the Deputy Public Prosecutor for investigation. The D.P.P.
put the detective department into motion;
14
Brains-Chu. Know Feet-Chu Fark Fry-Chu Chak' Head,-Chu Tau Heart, -Chu Som
Kidneys,-Chu T
Pork, Chop,-Chu Pai Kwat...
Liver,-Chu Cun
13
Cerned,-Ham Chu Yak Leg, Chu Pei
Fit or Lard,-Chu Yau
... exch
88591618 13:
Sheeps' Head and Feet,-Yeung Tau Bark set 50
Beart,-Yeung Sum
Kidneys,-Yeung Yia Láver,-Yeung Con
14
Sucking Pigs, To Order-Cha Chai Suct, Beel-Sang Ngau Yan
Mutton,--Sung Yeung Yau Veal,-Ngau Chai Fuk
*** Sausages,—Ngan Chai Chaung.......
Poultry,
Thin, curiously enough, is undoubtedly the the lady had to explain things in detail; Chicken-Koi Chai
case referred to in Truth of July 6, the rand-wall, there the matter rests. It is Capoos, Large, Small,Sin Kai ference being in the following teras-"It not imposible that more may be hard of Daces-Ap
might have been supposed that the history of the famous “Griffin” chain-letter wal
suficiently well-known to prevent a similar enterprise being started during the present No. 60. QUEEN'S
generation. But another stamp collection of the same kind is now on foot, and it is ROAD
actually being pushed-heaven knows why CENTRAL,
by a business firm in the North of Eng. HONGKONG, Land. The legend is that an anonymous
Near the Old
benefactor has promised to Post Office:
build is
children's home at Singapore in return for
Hongkong, July 31, 1911,
CHEONG HING.
935
TAM.
ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE.AMDETKENZ-OF OURIS. PORCELAIN, JADESTONE AND SILKE EMBROIDERIES.
INSPECTION SOLICITED:
HONGKONG, No. 77, QUERN's ROAD CENTRAL. - Hongkong. Coinber 13, 1910:
ין
million used postage stamps, and each recipient of the chain-letter is requested to sent fifteen old stamps to Mins Passams, Cant Street, Singapore, and to pass on the
pical to others in the usual way.
"Reading Singapore for Sydney, chil- drm's home for children's hospital, and Miu Passams for Miss Griffin, there is such close reproduction of the fairy tale on which the Sydney "chain letter was based that when I first heard of the appeal a few weeks ago, I concluded that the
latter was merely a belated variation of the
lb. 24
Mangosteens,-San Chuk Tae
FID
*****
Limes, (Saigon)-Sai Kung King Moong each 10 119) Mango, Manila,-Lui Sung Mong
Oranges, (Canton)-San-sting Tim Ching Ib
| Oranges Sweet ·
| Pears, (American)-Kam San Shoot Lay
(Canton), Cooking--Sa Lay
1
Peanuts-Fa Sang... †Persimmons Large-Hung Chie
Pineapples, lat quality,-PoonTi Paw Law each 10-
-Chung-tang Paw Law
and
"
Pluma-Swatow, Hung Laj...
Fumelo Sim-Chim Lo Yau Shanghar,--Lo Kwat
יז
羊頭摩 wahuutu.← Hop Tuo
444
H
тъ
2
**
***
sach 15
上海勞養
16 20
合桃
生合格
Groen,-Sang Hop Tho...
Water Melon, Am,) Eo Ban Sai
Beach 羊肝 ·
(China) Sai Kwa
22 #ff. Grupes,--Sang Po Tai Teo
生牛油
Vegetables &c,
4-4
Artichokes, Shanghai,Sheung-hoi Ah
Chi Cheuk
Beans, Erench), Macao-Oh Moon Pin Tau
(French), Shanghai,-Sheung Hai
Pin. Tau
3.
金山西爪
西瓜
Yu J3 生苷据于
菜蔬
澳門沒荳
上海邊巷
8
14
་་ 20
̇生羊油
420
LAT
牛仔肉
20
CTB.
生日
77
Sprout, Ah Choz
£8
Long, Tau Ke
Best Rest, Hung Choi Tan
Britjale, Green-Ching Ynan
STATE MOKOPOLY IN COAL OIL.
Doves-Pan Kaz
Egge, H-Kai Tari Powis, Canter-Kai
each
Red,-Hung Ker
per dox
Hainan,-Hoi Nain Kai
Cabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Choy Cabbage Red-Hung Yea Chor Cabbage, Shanghal--Yet Choi Cane Shoots, bunch,-Kan Shan ... Cauliflower, Large size,-Tai Teh Cho Fp each Medium size, Cheung Yeh Cho F Bomull size,Sai Ten Choi F Carrota,-Kam Shun
14.
"
it Straits Times.
The Berlin Tageblatt systhe Government ill introduce x bill in the next Richang creating an Imperial monopoly, in petro- am. It is alleged that the reason for this action is that the incessant cutting of prices: the Standard Oil Trust threatens to as Austrian refiners to withdraw from the German markets, which would give the American combination a monopoly. It is feared that prices to German commer would then be raised..........
COMMAS OF CONS. QUENCE.
A woman's editorial acciation" bad a dinner in Topeka recently, and ons of the **Woman!w thont her, way
boasta su:
đến nó
a brute." But the opositor, sysical and married
married no doubt, set this up as first one, which in the course of its history This story reminds the Edinburgh Forsing "Woman, without, her, la brute."
original namon became altered out of all recognition, the Dispatch of the way in which the old on and addresses having entire Wick precanter read out a certain intime disappeared in some casos. However, the tion for prayer which had been handed to 1258 names of the parties who are interesting him. The intimation an: Captain Bo- themselves in Misa Patama and the and-Sobaring gene toren, his wifadesires tha Singapore home suggest that this is prayers of the cagirgstion." But the boid, No. 14, D'AGUAR SE really a new undertaking. If so, it would bad preventor put the comms after "wife," be interesting to know more of Miss Pando tend: *Captain So-and-So, baring TERMS VERY MODERATE am and the anonymous philanthropist on his wife. desires the prayers of
| the congregation." who am trying this way to obtain a million used postage stamps. The Griffin," chain. TRAMWAYS COMPANT letter, which circulated for many years
LIMITEL
avor the whole civilised globe, was started
VIENT-FNG,
PA
Consultation.Free.
TIME TABLE.
WEXK CATB.
The arrival of a certain coloured cook at the market each morning canses great delight to many, anys thể Malay Mai.” He
Goere-Ngoi
Bach
Godoc, Wild S'hai,--Shang-hei Yen Ngoi pair Munk Deer,-Wong Heng Hare, Shanghai,-Tu Chai Partridge,Che Khoo Pheasant-Shan Kai Pheasant
Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kup
Hohow,-Hof How Pak Kup, Quail-Um-Chea
Rice Birds-Wo Fa Chenk
Snipe,-Sa-Choy
>1
+
pair
esch
27
dozen
1.
"
Turkeys, Cock-Phor Kai Kung...
Elen,
Ka
Wild Ducka,S'hai-Shang, hoi Sai Ap pair leal,-Sui Ap Chai,
Wild Ducks Canton-Sang-Shing Sui Ay,,
Barbel,Ka Yu Bream.-Bin Yu
Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Buí Sin Yu Carp-Li Yu
Catfish-Chik Yu Codásh,-Mún Yu Craba-Hai
།」་8ཡ | · |
海鮮
Celery, Chinese, Tong Kan Chui...
English,-Yeung
Chillies Dried-Gon Lat Chin
Red-Hung Fir
Green-Ching Lat Chie
Curry Stuff, English,--Kar Lee Chu Lis
Cucumbum-Ching Kwa
Bitter Squash-Tu Kwa
Garlic,--Que Tau'
Ginger, young-Sun The Keny
old-Lo Keung ...
Horse Radish, S'hai,—Lik Kan Indian Cern, Suk Mai ...
Ib 11 Lettice,-Young Sang Choi
Water Chesnuts, Mi Tai
16.
16. 海鮮魚 20鮑魚:
18
18
2
‚· Mandarin,--Kwai Lux Ma Tai Mushrooms, Fresh Song Cho Koo Busk Melon. Amer.-Kam-sar Hong K Okross;
12
#
Cuttle Fib,--Muk Yü
Dab,--Ea Mang Yu Dace,Wong Mei Lan Dog Fish-Tih Tu Ba Eels, Congor,-Hoi Mahn
Freeb water, Tam Sin
-16
1
12
•
by a stamp-dealer. In that can the Ne- sports silk top hat which a Enopean Ecle, Yellow, Wong Sin
did not take Home with him in 1902) South Wales Post Offco, after struggling probably, a pair of socks of daring hues Frogs-Tien Kai 7.00a.m. to 8.00 am...Every 15 minuten bravely against the over-increasing volums and a waistcoat to mate. The last tamed Jaoups, Sek Pan 8.00a.m. to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutos. CEYLON:W. M. Sumry & Co., Ta 11.30a.m. to 12.45 pm. Every 15 minutes. struck, and refused to deliver any more.
10.00 s.m. to 11.00 a.m..Every 15 minutes of bliss Griffa's correspondence, eventually article has heen very likely, made of a Gudgeon-Pak Kop Yu APOTHECARIES Co., Colombo.
racing jackot.. Little boys of various Herrings-Teo Pak 12.45p.m. to 1.16 p.Every 10 minutes
atincalities await the mook every morning Halibut-Cheung Kwan Kup 1.18 p.m. to 1.45 pm...Every 15 minutes
Letters to her. The Singapore Post Officeat oven o'clock, 1.40pm. to. 2.15p. Every 10 minutes." 2.15 p.m. to 6.00 pm. Every 15 minutes. had better be wise in time, and persuada
Tare-Wong Fa Yu... 8.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes
4
SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &c. :----ÁXILY
&W, Lan, Singapore. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS:-A, 8. WAT
BON & Co., Manila.
FIGHT CARS,
CHINA ---Canton, PATEAL & Co., Amoy, 8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. o 11.30)
THE AHOY STOar, Foochow, BROCKETT
& Co., Shanghai, KELLY & WALSH, LD, Yokohama, KY & WALED
LAD.
THE CHINA MAIL, LTD.,
5, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
THE.
CHINA MAIL
Washing Books.
Pric
.,20 cents.
p.m. every 16 minutes.
SupDITS
Miss Passaron-if there is such a person the largest cead liners. England in ill to
In the interntional competition for Loach-Wa Yu to sat to work and stop her chain-felter at hays the pre-eminence, and the Aquitanis,
Lobsters,-Lung He once, if she can. The idiots and children which is to be built at Clydebank, Glasgow, Mankerel Chi Ya who keep thess now balls" rollingare ap: for the Cunard Line, will mark a world's Monk Fish-Mong Ya 8.00a.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 minutes.parently beyond the reach of warning and record. The Canard directors have now Mullet-Chai Yu 10,30a.m. to 11,00 am... Every 10 minutos.
decided to extend the length of the Dystess,Sang Hoo 11.46 a.m. to 12 Noon....Every 15 minutes. remonstrance in the press." 12.00 Noonto 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minuten.
Agititanis to over 900ft, which is 101t. in 100p.m. to: 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes.
excoes of the Hamburg-Amerika vessel, the Parrotfish-Kai Kane Yu 5.00 p.m. to: 8.00 pm...Every 10 minute
Hamburg. In speed the Aquitania will be Perch. Tau Loo Imperator, how order construction at 6.00p.m. to 7.00p.m...Every 15 minutes.
one knot faster than the German bont. Pike-Fa Paw Pong (7.00p.m.to 8.10 p.m...Ererý 10 minuter.
anu bay will accomodato 4,000 jazzorgers, Her guaranteed speed is to be 23 knots, T CARS on Wank Days
SATURDATE. Extra Camat 11.40 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alixandra Build Dos Vord Road Contral..
JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & SON.
General Managers; -
My Labouchere's well-meant warning to our local post office is just about six untha too late. Miss Passams--which is certainly not the name of the lady collector-get no more parcels of stamps. She never, we be lieve, attained her million, Singapore's lot children will presumably continue to go homeless. At the time when the stamp
.
Plaice, Pan Ya
Pomfret, BlackHak Chong. NOTHING SUPERIOR.
Pomfret, White, Fak Cho ordinary enw of Diarrhoes can, ana Pawn Bling Fla ule, su curul hy single de of Chamberlain Colie. Coolers and Diartes Ray-Pui Pa Sa
were pouring in. the greatout" volume 11 Hemedy, This remedy lusa no Mujerior for Rock Fish-Suk Ka Kang
difficulty in delivery was largely colored
bo-el complaints. For sale by all Cluniacs (nel astutulasejtermi
Roach Chun Yu
Onions, Lombay,-Yeung Chong Tu
Green-Sang Chong
Shanghai-Shang-hoi Chong Tax,
Papar, lit qual,--Tai Man Sku Kus:
* 2nd.:
Paraloy,-Kun Cho
Green P-Ching Tip
Potatos, Sweet,Fan Bbu
Shanghai, Shang-hai Shu Inai
Japan.---Yat Porn Sha Tai...
American-F Ki
• Foothow, Fook-chow Eha Twai
24
650
12,
#mykin-Tong Kwa
20
Radial--Hung Le Pak Tai Bhobab Fresh)-Tai Wong
40
班魚 無艙: 白鱠!
Shallots-Gon Chung Tau
Tomatoes-Fan Kor
Táros,—Wu Tan 2,0
Egrains, Punti, (Long),--Lo Pak
English Young La Pal
Vegetabls Marrow,-Chit Awa
(Am)-Ka-an Chit Kwi
Water Cross-Sai Yeung Choi
Lily root,--Jin, Ngaw
Yama-Ta Bhu
The prices necessarily vary from day
明蝦: 琵琶沙
prices moteri
石狗盛
冬瓜仔
拜集:
金山: 西洋榮
大學
day and the Son
tory Board has no power to compel stallholders to sail at le
BOWEN ROWLAND 3.
bury, Sadilary Road.