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MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU–BISHI-00.)
FAMOUS OLD-HOTEL.
Where Scott and Byron. Met for. the Last Time-
Long's Hotel, 16, New Bond-sh-ous of the most famous establishment of its kind In London-which has been in existence for over a century and a half, has closed ita door. On the front entrance sa
The genning
mineralim water of
Intimations.
VICHY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1911.
French state's springe
SO BE CAREFUL TO NAME WHICH SPRING
written notice saking visitors to ring be VICHY CELESTINS bets,
Fab alde," but no other intimation that the hotel's career has come to an end. The
PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS, COAL DEPARTMENT. literary associations of Long's are vary
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FRANCISCO TSH YAT, General Manager:"
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Bongkang. August 14, 1008.
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samedian, added not a little. Poor Terry
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Bongkonz, April 29, 1911.
FRIDAY,
Dec. 8th,
9.15 P.M.
Philharmonic Concert
BOOKING:
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LONG'S AND STEVENS'. While thors can be un donbt that at one time Long's Hotal was a great gambling and betting centro during the Regency,"
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VICHY GRANDE-GRILLE VICHY HOPITAL
Liver
LOZENGES —SALTS — COMPRIMÉS VICHY-ÉTAT
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL
anys a correspondans of The Times Mr FRED COYNE
was noted for refinement and family com fort in contrast to Stavone's at No. 18, Now Bond-st., which had an entranos, in
Opera Co.
Clifford-st., eppozits Long Stevens's The Bandmann during the Rogency was the head quarters
town; and Capt. Gronow tell us that if a for officers of the Army and men about
stranger wanted to dine there be would be stared at by the servants, and vary so lemnly assured that there was no table Tucant. In lator years Stevens's becama acarcely more than an annexo to Long's
Hotel, glad to receive ita surplus visitors,
A few years ago Serena's Hotel, where dering the soven or eight years before his marrings Byron occasionally lived, cessed to exist. Up to the last, ip spite of the ro
building of the place a quarter of a contury ago, Lag'a Hotel preserved much of the character and atmosphero of the old. fashioned London hotel of half a century ago,"
An interesting company gathered at Lang's in the old days, and thero are in. existence three volumes entitled Six Wasks at Long's," written by "A" Late Resident," and published in 1817. I tho preface the author states: The public may "contend" much as they plekso whether I print scandal, or the whole- world talk sonndal-that is, whether the ladost or lowest voice should be consider.
ed as the greatest offender, Suro I am, that many of the perananges recorded in tlete volumes will feal (if they should giess who I am; and several of them must, though they will put their fingers on their 1s for certain reasons) that I havo" but inflicted on them balf the chaotisement they deserve at my hands." The writer, opone the first chapter with a description of Bond-et, and nd is that it bosate of Long'a Hotel "a spacious edifice, dedicated to the animedation of any family who SAB pay for it.".
4 COSTLY DALAXYART.
- Records show that then, as now, human antare was wach the mape, and that there Hongkong, November 14, 1811 1012 wore times when guesta did not pay. For
NOTICE
*
| T° WHEREAS ou P. F. FALK has
instaaco,» newspaper published early to the last century gives the following report:
PRESENTS
THE ECCENTRICS.
THREE NIGHTS ONLY.
MONDAY, 4th December, The Eccentrics Render Their Bow.
TUESDAY, 5th, The Full Opera 'Falka.
The
WEDNESDAY, 6th,
Eccentrics' and 'Les Cloches de Corneville'
"(Pocket Edition). Commencing at 9.15 P.M. Late Cars. PRICES AS USUAL. Booking at MOUTRIE'S. Hongkong, November 28, 19:1.
ST. JONH'S CATHEDRAL
* ORGAN, RECITAL
5.30 p.m.
1518
TUESDAY, Dec. 5th.
Hongkong, November 28, 1911.
EYESIGHT
TESTING.
an-longer consists entirely of placing innumerable lenses before caes eyes until the patient becomes so confused that accuracy is practically impossible.
Outosting room is finished in dead- black and in atted" with instrumenta that accurately rañsure sye defects.
We supply you. with right-seeing, right-fitting glasses.
We guarantoo every pais.
LARK CO CIENTIFIC OPTICIANS – YORK BLOGS, CHATER RO
HONGKONG
Hongkong, February 14, 1911.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
INSURANCE CO.
WITH WHICH INCORPORATED THE QURAN MARINE INSURANCE CO.
TYPHOON SIGNALS,
-STORM:WARNINGS-195VED
FROM THE HINGEONG" OBSERVATORY
The following Typhoon signals holsted on the Masthead on 8 goal Hi, Kowloon, the Hathear Offon," the Kowloon Godowa, H. M. S. Tamar, and
Grosu Island signal maat,!:
A. CONE. point upwards
Indikutes &
to the North of Colony
A CONE point upwards and DRUM below
indicates w~~"Typhoon
to the North-E the Calcary,
·DRUM
indicateur «-Typhos
Golony
to the East of the
A CONE point down-
wards and DRUM, below
Indicati a Typhoos to the South-East Abo Color
A CONE point dows" wardia
&CONE point down{ "wards and--
BALL. below
BALL
A CONE
point upwards
God BÁLL below
Typhoon
indientes to the South of kiner Colony,
indientem a Typhoce to the South-West of the Colony.
indicstas a Typhoo "to-the. "West "al
Colony.
indicates a Typho“
to the North-W
the Colony,
Red Signals Indicate that the centre
believed to be more than 300 miles awa from the Colony.
Black Signali Indicate that the centre
STIOTAL FUNDS AT 3157 Decuren, 1910. | belloved to be less than 300 miles away- TOTAL
£91,283,693..
from the Oclony.
I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital £3,814,848 Paid-up Capital 1.£1,667,0978-0 Fire Funds ** 9,612,215 48 III-Life & Annuity Funds 15,648,125 9 7 Sinking Fund Account 97,355 1848
£21,62,683 17 3
The above signals will, sa heretofore, be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them in com sidered to be of importance to the Colony
Revenue Fire Branch... 9,973,269.17..7. or to shipping leaving the harbour.
Life Annuity 11,054,631 § 2 1.843314 10 8 Other Recep
TEST 24,871,215 17,5 1519 The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and Life Departments are free from liability in respect of each other.{*"
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Agents
"Long, proprietor of Long's Hotel, Bond- CHEN KWONG & CO., LD.]
PO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN st., aued a young man in the Court of King's Bench for £314 for dinners been circulating in Hongkong, Canton and and refreshments incurred between Mirch Macao business cards purporting to be
and September 1819. " Tho malau- business cards of Mess F. BLACK- HEAD & Co., to the use of which business choly information is added: "Dufenů-. carda ho had no right whatsoever, and hasant when parsuing this rainous course of represcuted himself to bo
by that luxury was a minor, and the jury found for
firm, NOTICE IS HERE AVEN by
the Undersigned that the said P. F. FALS defendant." But in another case brought is not and has never been in their
employ,
by the proprietor pikintiff was more sue- nor has had at any time any agreement with cessful The claim was for £187, the them (other than for the payment of the amount of a bill for hotel- accommodation. usaal commission on cash orders) nor has had Counsel for defondant, argued that there the right at any time to use the name of
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.
GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.
CANTON'S LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL
STORE: MURNITURE, Draperies, Groceries,
Boot and Shoes. Makers of Jowallery, Lacqueres, Crockery Ware Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to Iron-mongery, Wine and Spirita
order by our own tailors. Large assortment of Chinese Silks and Foreign Goods of every description.
F. BLACKHEAD CO. and that the was one charge in the bill which would Undersigned entirely disclaim any conues-doubtless immortalise Long's Hotel-it was $10.50 per Ton, tion with or responsibility for his ucts or for a breakfast, and the following were the
greements.
component parts; Breakfast, S.; four Bongkong, November 28, 1911 1525 nelaid eggs, 2s. ; chicken and tongue, 2x
and plovers' eggs, Esthas amcanting for one man to Bs. Another charge wie for the leg of a thickon, la. 6d. The jury, however, found for the proprietor, and awarded him £180 damages. The botel T bns had its vicissitudes of fortune since ita palmy days, but its disappearance will causa a-pang of reprot..
$11.50 per Ton.
Delivered free Peak District,
$13.75
per Ton,
F. Blackhead & Co..
Coal Merchants.
MARTIN'S CEPIOL&STEEL
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lyr£1n,
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CANTON No. 1456. Canton, August 1, 1911.
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Exporters & Importers
General Merchants
and
Commission agents.
HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI AND
HANKOW.
"NOTES ON WILD LIFEIN HONGKONG AND SOUTH
BUNBUEL, M.
JAPANESE MAKERS.
EVERT HIND
Footwear
URGENT SIGNATS.
In addition to the above, when 10 le expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, tài. following Urgent Signals will be made. the Water Police Station, and ropesbed "at the Harbour Officg :---
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMIS AT INTERVÄZA
DT TAN SECONDE.
A Black Cross will be hoisted” at thử. same time,
superior to the other shapes,
MIGHT SIGNALS,
following Night Signals will by holated from the Flagstall on the FOOL
of HADE the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Ofos Flagstaff, and H.MS.
ΤΟ
ORDER Tamar
OHERRY & 00. PEDDER STREET, Opposite Hongkong Hotel. Longkong, May 5, 1910. :
THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER
EVERY ISSUED UNDER
PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION,
The Chinese Mail
日字
TE LEEING "CHINRAL POLI
COMERCIAL JOURNAL.
PORLASHNO EVery Montana":
AND
CONTAINS THE MOST Baume TELEGRAPHIO NEWS FROM' NORTH CHINA”
AZZ 2018 LAznar IsratingENCE FROM THES TARIQUE FUB IN CHINA LED JAPAN,
L Three Lighta Vertical, Green, Green, Groan, indicates that a typhoon le belleved to be situated more than 300 miles from
the Colony.
II. Three Lights Vertical, Grov, Red
Groen, Indicates that's typhoon is beller að to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony
III Three Lights Vertical, Red, Green Red Indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to full typhoon forse at any moments ····
No. III Signal wil.. So socompanied by the Explosive Bombe, xa above, in the revent of the information conveyed by this
signal being first published by night.
The Night Signals will be substitated for the Day Signals at sunsy, and will when mooney, be altered during the night.
BUFILEMENTASY" "WARNINUR,
For the banuit of Hatire Craft" and passing Ucun Vessels, a Cone will be azhibited at each of "the following stations during the time that any of the above Dog Signals are holsted in the Harbour.
Gap Block
Waglan,
Stanley
Cape Collinson,
Aberdeen Band Wan, Bal Konge
Tal P
This will indicate that there is a depres son somewhere in the Chira Bog vand that a Bhorm. Warning is bot
Harbour
further desalla mari
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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISET,