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ALL GOODS AT FIXED PRICES. Nos. 138 & 148, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.
Telephone No. 1311. P Hongkong, October 28. 1912.
For particulus, apply to
Y. SHIBUYA,
„Manager, No. 2, PADDER ÉTIVES,
HONGKONE.
K. M.S. DUNOTTAR CASTLE."
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HONGKONG COOLIE RECRUITING
FOR NORTH BORNEO?
THE JAPANESE:** FILM CENSOR."
1.
At the desire of the Committee of the Sorth Borneo Chamber of Commerce Mr. P. Breetag und Mr. J. Nimmo Wardrop had an interview with His Excellency the Officer Administering the Gover. ment, Mr. F. W. Fraser, on this insport. ant matter and the deputation has sub. mitted the following report to the Cham-detailed tests prescribed for application to
The obvious popularity of the cinema film "Zigomar," which the Tokyo police | recently declared to be subversive of public order, has resulted in the introduction of a regular consorship. The rules have been amended, and two inspectors of police in
her of Commerce --
saks have been appointed cansars, with
all pictures. To be it for public exhibition The position now seems to be as ful-
in public a cinema story mast not depend lows, viz. :-The Hoogkong Government for its point upon conjugal unfaithfulness, havas no baxutions 2, and will not inter- if must not exhibit the modus operandi of fere with, recruiting in Hongkong as crime, or even prompt children to sets of HE above steamer of 3687 tona register heretofore. On one point, however, they mischief, its amatory scenes must not be Tand classed 100 4.1. at Lloyds, having absolutely insist, and that is that the auch as may disturb pulic morals, nor superior first-class passengers' accommoda.eonlios can only be recruited for work may inhuman actions be portrayed, and, tion, fitted with wireless telegraphy, electric ander the contract known as the Young Snally, it must not represent may act no faas in all staterooms and currying test
in due at Hongkongiddell contract, and which has been valgar that it may offend the audience. elxgh [s¢x°(£P1« 3yly-
the 18th instant, and will leave for fully approved by the Hongkong Govarn To do their work thoroughly, the censors YOKOHAMA direct the following day, mont. This Government, in Hongkong, will have to see each film about half a 1383 She will return hero en THURSDAY, Lever, will not sign a man on there dozen times, concentrating their minds on
January 2nd, and sail for SINGAPORE,
at all: they must all be signed on each requirement in turn. There is room PENANG, RANGOON, CALCUTTA,
British North Bono on arrival, and the for the exercise of a good deal of individuai MADRAS, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, STEZ (for Cairo), PORT SAID, MESSINA and Government have pledged their word that MARSEILLES, on MONDAY, January they will only be signed on on the Young. opinion in most of these matters, but it 6th. 1913.
Riddell contract. This means, therefore, looks rather as though we should be re- that womeone has to take the risk of the
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have at thirty years experience, We own two Slipways and an accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.
Town Office, 45, Consangur Road CENTRAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 458, Shipyard, Shum-Sui-Po, Kowloon. Hongkong,
Telephone No. K.9. Estimates furnished on Application.
WONG PING WA, Manager.
Hongkong. Apml 1, 1912.
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A number of vacant first-class berths are Available at moderate rates, and special accommodation ean also be booked if required. For further particulars plenas "pply to
JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
Aents. Hongkong, November 13, 1912. 1412
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TYPHOON MAP & GUIDE
Showing tracks and daily progress of the big Typhoons during the last twenty years.
DRAPERS and OUTFITTERS will commence business from 27th September at their new establishment next to the P.&O. Co's premises."
A great variety of GENTLEMEN'S WEAR and choice selection of PIECE and FANCY GOODS from London and Paris, equal to that of say of the principal houses in this Colony, are displayed in their Show Room.
Visitors cordially welcomed.
A trial order for clothing is respectfully
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1912.
Intimations.
BOXING!
INTER REGIMENTAL
INT
COMPETITION.
NO.Y.LI."1
fist RL. INNISKILLING FUSRS
To SE HELD IN MURRAY BARRACKS
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Competition will consist of FOUR 6 ROUND CONTESTS ONE 3
SIX 3
Prices of Admission #1, și and Soldiers
·Sailoru iu uniform 50 cents.
Tickets may
bo obtained at Queen's' Road entrance to Barracks
H. MALLINSON. Captain,
1 K.O.FLI Murray Barmeka,
Hongkong, November 11, 1912.
ORGAN
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Tuesday, November 19th, at 5.30 p.m.
Toccata.
Villiers Stadford. Harmonies du Soir....................... Karg-Eleri. Fugu (86-Aunek...Bal.
The Closing Bowne of Part 1 and the Prelude and opening of Part 9 of Elgar's THE DAZAM or Genoster' will be given for the first time in Hongkong.
VOCALIST
Mas HUNTER & FRANK GROVE,
Bongkong, November 12, 1912.
WANTED.
P
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WHEN A MAN'S FORTY,
if he has not previandy wom glasses, he should loss no time in having his sight properly tested. If he has work them he should make quite aur by a scientis test, that his glassos do not This is
want
importanta
Up the age of Sorty the muscles of the eyes will sometimes make up for defects by straining: After forty the elasticity. of these muscles gradually Jassen until they become - quite tsuk
We will test your sight accurately.
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VERSEER required in the PUBLIC A Pointer preferred.
WORKS DEPARTMENT' for a few months only from the 1st December prox. Candidates must have a good knowledge of Engine ätting and repairs. For particulars apply to the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE OF WATZL WORKS, to whom all applications with copies of testimonials should be addressed not later than the 20th inst.
W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works, Public Works Office.
"1430 Hongkong. November 9, 1912.
.
WORKS.
duced to scenes of travel and other in CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER coolies refusing to sign on when they proving subjects. It is farewell to Mas arrive in British North Borneo, which, it Linder and other brilliant. Wits, at any
seems reasonable to think, they could do, rata. Kippling tells us that the crimes of A Ș the RAINFALL during the current year has been much below the with the mansequence that the whole of Clapham are chaste at Martaban. Japan average and as the dry season has set in
ceeds that of Martaban.
The
Apply to
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•POINTER,' Care of Omà Max' Office. Bongicong, October 31, 1912. 1380
FOR SALE.
BOUT 500 Ib. ENGLISH - TIPE A Clarendon and Nonpareil (Modern), complete fount, including Italic.
In good condition. Band offers to
*TYPO,' Care of China Mam' Onies,
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FOR SALE
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BILLIARD TABLE
the recruiting expenses lamarted on their is evidently on a moral plans au far above are a threatened with a serious Burroughs and Watts behalf and any vince made to them, that of Clapham as the latter's attitude ex- Districts are would be lost. Possibly, however. If the coelis recruiting hens in Hongkong wish to contius in boxiness in this direction. they will be able to nike such arrange- incts that they will prepared to take the risk of this. This might be done by their sending their recruiting foremen down on the teamer with the coolies,
another important matter perhaps not fully understood is that under this new contract not one cent is recoverable, ali the weeruiting expenses in Hongkong, and
shortage of water, The co-operation of the pahlia is preventing the waste or ex- travagant use of water and in exercising every possible economy inite uscis invited.
W. CHATHAM,
Waler Authority. Public Works Office,
Hongkonz, October 30, 1912.
G.
* WORKS.
R.
1378
WITH ACCESSORIES:
Apply to
GEO, P; LAMMEET.
„Hourkove, Juan 7. 1910,
| MILNERS'
Dow cinematograph censors have Hoon get to work, nad, to show their impartiality have prohibited a Japaness film for a start-a play going by the name of "Oni Acanai." The grounds of the prohibition were that an incident in the play, where the wife of the mayor of a village is insulted by a student, is detrimental to the public morala. It is almost sa amusing to read of such wholelo CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER the advances made to the coolie there. bewdlerisation as it would be to see the really resolving itself into the expeisepiphibited film, but it is no joke for the reuniting the coplio. If this is so, and unfortunate proprietors of the picture TT I HEREBY NOTIFIED that, in the coolies will not siga oil in Hongkong without the advance they have been ac palaces. Still, what they loss in one pisos consequence of the threatened shortage of water during the present dry sean, enstomed in, this simply means that the they may make up in another, These the services to houses in the Rider Main price of the coolic becomes absolutely pro prohibitions are only of local application Districts will be disconnected with the hibitive: of course, if the coolie broking and may bave the same effect as some mains as 30 as public fountains, from which a supply of water can be obtained, 1225 firms in Hongkong do not care about the British censorships have had. An annote- have been erected in the streets. The PRINCIPAL BANKS
business, recruiting from Hongkong may be effectively stopped: on the other hand, if they want to continue to do business here and it in trainess known to be
· handsomely remunerative, perhaps they will bestir themselves to see how the difficulty can be got over, viz. Instead of giving the eolie an advance of $50,
A personal visit to our Show Boom is
sure to result to mutusi advantage.
»WING FAT CHEONG,
24, Den Vorax Road Centmi.. Horging. September 27, 1912.
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STEEL TELEPILLS
5. Fresh Bansedy for sillrumENIFÍCIOS.
Moesta's Pilafs the bonnet, na Shaken Dan T
Ma may kapanmay of Kamthan $3 cash on board the steamer, and Spały dona ma) den antocinclatural. Theme Who mona sala dŭ Oberstre and Stores seti Ivan
ادرید
MARTIN'S VAPIOL 8STEEL BZZEL PILLS
NOTICE.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
worthy picture made the fortune of its erection of public fountains is about to be owners by being banned in Glasgow, proceeded with and the services to Louser and Miss Maud Allan's fame was greatly will be disconnected as the provision of magnified by her dancing being prohibited rach fountains proceeds.. in Manchester Japan Chronicle.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority. Public Works Office,
Hongkong, October 30, 1912.
VAILURE OF. EX-PREMIER,
The Exilure of Sir Cornthwaits Rasen, formerly Premier of Western Australia and ex-Agent-General in England for the Colony, came before the Landon Dask- ruptcy Court..
$7 on arrival kere, it might be possible for them so to arrange things that the coolie only gets $10 or $15 in Hongkong, and the rest of their usual advance, 30 or $26, could be given them on arrival here, in which latter case the money - would become recoverable. To make the The liabilities wore roughly extimated ab "matter quito clear any advances or. er £8,000 and assets as of doubtful value. penses made in Hongkong are shaclutely Rio debtor, who holds directorships which unrecoverable, but advances made on the preduce a yearly income of £1,20, attributes | arrival of the coolics in this country are failure to losses incurred by helping ollisra recoverable. It would appear now, financially, and more particularly to haring
Try
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Some of Our Specialities CORNED and SMOKED
OX TONGUES. CORNED BEEF & PORK BRAWN
BEEF and PORK SAUSAGES.
MR LI HON FAN, Chinese graduate therefore, that the only thing remaining lost £3,000 in connection with a firm also THE DAIRY FARM CO. LTD. Mremed in literature, has been a teacher in for the planters to approach the Hong is the Bankruptcy Courts
to European officials and merchants in this kong recruiting firms with a view to Colony for over ten years.
He has a good method of training Enroving what can be done, firstly-in get
ting the non-recoverabla expenses down, pesas to pass in the Chinese examination, and
ponsessed of a first rate certificate an aby reducing the advances made in Hong- Chinese teacher. He has also a good know. kong; "and secondly-in arranging for the ledge of Mandarin and Halica.
risk to be covered during De time the men dre‘in transit, until they are actually signed on here.
Those who intand learning the Chinsa language are requested to write care of China Mau office or direct to 5. Holly
Wood Road, Ist four
Hongkong, May 17, 1912.
The Govenor is very clear on one 67 ] point, and that is that it would be worse thur loss to think of trying to get the new Hongkong contract sitered: 31 my-
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, thing in this line be attempted the
And enabling one to locate the centre of a Typhoon.. KAMMING & Co., LD,
MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD AND TAPED FOR HANGING -
Price 40 cents.
From the CHINA MAJECOM
Chemists and Druggists GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.
Goverment in Hongkong will not un- likely be an sick of the whole business that they will absolutely decline to have anything to do with the coolie business in
any shape or ferm. It how to bo remem bered that they have no interest in this matter whatever things are they simply say Tóu, you can go on TA, eruiting, but wớ want to know nothing Pare Drugs, Patent Medicines, &oibnat it except that the men are secured to work under the contract that we have
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Hongkong, July 20, 1912,
922 Young Riddell contract.
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TAK CHEONG,
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EG to notify Customers that their
SAFES
AS SUPPLIED TO THE
AND
BUSINESS HOUSES.
GEO. P. LAMMERT:
Agent
Hongkong, May 90 1911
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE
Mof the business of the Company from
PEMBERTON resumos charge
This. Date.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. LIBB,
Chairman.
Hongkong. November 7, 1912.
TA24
PATELL & CO.
Exporters & Importers
B SHOW ROULL is now considerably General Merchants
extended and improved in latest
atyle to facilitate business.
ast Europea
stooked with New Every Department. Goods for the Season. Splendid value, unequalled variety, latest styles, Aue cut.
Retensive:
Piece Goods Department an
FIRST FLOOR replete with fine meterials for gentleman's wear. A enmfortably fur diabed rooms for customers to try fitting on.
and
A genis.
Commission
Orders, however all, will receive prompt HONGKONG, CANTON
attention.
Estimates for wholesale orders glads submitted
An inspection mpsotfully solicited
Bongong, October 18, 1922.
$1930
SHANGHAL AND
HANKOVA.