TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1918
THE QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL COMPANY.
TELEPHONE 1450.
Universal Providers: WE BEG TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT
General Distributors.
ARE SELLING
Woollen and Piece Goods, Boots and Shoes, Cigars and Cigarettes.
Ningshow and Keemun Teas, Black Tea, Tea Seed, Tea Oil
Candies, Crackers, Biscuits, China Porcelain FOREIGN AND CHINESE GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
Our Goods are of First Class Quality and are Sold at Moderate Prices.
In our Tailoring Department we have First Class Cutters and Tailors by whom Orders can be Executed in 24 HOURS T
SPECIAL INDUOBMENT TO BUYERS,
Customers who purchase goods aggregating over $20 ou production of the Chopped receipts can have these exchanged at the Office for a Certificate bearing 4% interest per annum which can be eashed in December of the present year. Belling Cigars or Cigarettes no interest.
Customers ordering clothes ou Sunday, costing over 895, will be entitled to a first class return ticket to Macao. Customers whose purchases reach 83 and 85 will be presented respectively with a 3 inch or 5 inch photograph taked on the spot and handed purchaser within one niinute.
Chairs and Rickelas at the Service of Buyers of over 35 worth of goods.
Orders through Phone or in Writing will be given prompt and careful attention.
CALL AND · SATISFY YOURSELVES !!
The Queen's Road Central Company
(OLD SUPREME COURT BUILDING) NEAR CLOCK TOWER
HONGKONG.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.
Established 1883
MANUFACTURERS OF.
PURE Manila ROPE
3 STRAND
CABLE LAID
4 STRAND
*" to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE
5' to 15 CIRCERYLAENUX.
3" to 10" CLBUMYRRENCY,
Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to
Shewan Tomes & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong. April 11, 1912.
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THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING
COAL
Now well-known throughout the East for
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Chir Own Correspondent.j
Exsatnom, April 20
THE ABERDEEN CLIPPRKA
THE CHINA MAIL.
she did the voyage in of day, beaten only by the Sir Launion of the lyde, which scored 60 days.
KIMWI LIAIS WALLACE.
Mr. Scott Dickson, M.P., is taking steps to scare the placing of a tablet in Westminster Hall to mark the spot where Sir William Wallace stood his trial se cording to the Chronicles of Edwant Land Edward II., in the Bolls Series Wallace
HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET
PRICES,
Corrected to Thursday, May kind, ins
_d1-200) santa per Dollar Alarisan,
Butcher" Mest:
was placed on a scaffold at the south end Blood Sirloin & Prime Cat-Mel Lang la
of the hall, with a laurel wreath about his brow, in mockare of what was said to be his beast that he would wear-a grown in. that hall! There can be no doubt that this was among the earliest of the grean. State trials held in one of the two pront wonderful placa of mamories we posness, Westminster Abbey is, of course, the other. 11 it is Atting to record in brass that here or thers Warren Hastings or Steford was tried, why not Wallace "the galbentest of soldiers and patriote, and, most chivalrens of min ??
CHRISTY IN CHINA
An exiratdinary Amount of interest is taken in Scotland in the appeal of the Chinese Government for the special prayore of tho Christian community on bohalf of the newly lished Government and National
Ameshly of Chips. Practically very newspaper has devoted an editorial to the subject. The Scotsman" гув
It may be well to: utter Engindua hari has been dede n the past, rote of warning Against rash hopes and precipitate action. in China as elsewhere, by missionary over- zeal and misuddtanding Chinese char Acter and Chinese afairs generally have not become less but more of a complicated
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puzzle, insotublay The Wastern mindalen Head & Feat-Ngan-chai-tau-kark, set $1 through the extraordinary events of the Fast year. But it may be safely assumie that pure love of the truth and bene volends towards the Christina com munity
did not alone dictate the proclamation that has aroused sach Pigs expectations. It is undoubtedly
a great test mony to the character and ability, the tact, judgment ardour, And wolf sacrifice of the army of Protestani and Roman Catholic missionaries who hate mado Chion the field of their labours. But it requires hotter aridence than is furnisheit by this official intimation from Peking to prove that's real and profound change has come over the best and the mood China in the matter of religion.
The Republic itself is not yet Graily established. It is threatened by reactionary as well as by disruptive forces. It is glad to draw sapport from any quater that is likely to. of tolerance, but of benevolent, sympathy, yiold it. The announcement not merely towards Christianity should help the now Poking Government in their negotiations
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Shark,--Sa Xu
Skate,-Po Yu
Shrimps,Ha Snapper,-Lap Ya Solos, Tat BY¤
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Turtion, amall, fresh water,--E
White Bait-Ngan Ye Chari.!
Traite
Almonds-Hung Yan
Appios (California) Kam Ban Ping Kha
(Chefoo)-Tín Chun' Ping Klo
Smali,-Hot Tong
Ontbred,Jan-Est Chi..
Sana nao, fragrant, Canton,--Bia Bring
Houng Chin
Banaume (brides), Mecno,-sian Houng Chiu,
Chestants, Chinovo,-PJsEg Lub
Cammbols,-Yeung Tue
Cocoannte,-Yeh Te...
Lemons, China,-Ning Moong
Americs –Kum San Ning Morn
Lickers Dried-Lai Chi, sill Stere
Frash-...
sad 12
Ibs. 8
Lines, (Saigon)-Sa Rang Ning Moong nach
Mango, Manila,--Lui Sung Hong
Mangosteens-San Chuk Tee
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Orangos, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching, lb 16 Disages Sweet
Fears. (American)-Ka San Shoot It
92
(Canton), Cooking,--Sa Lay
Peanuts, Fa Sang...
Persimmons Large,-Hang Chie
15
Piné-apples, Istquality,--Foon Ti Fawlaw mach 10.
Heart, Chu Sum
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Liver,Chu Con
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Fat or Lard--Cho Yan
Heart,-Young Sum
Kidneys-Yeung Yin
Liver,-Young Con
Sucking Pigs, To Order Cha Chai... Suet, Beaf-Sang Ngan Yan
va-Ngan Chai Yuk
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* Plantain,-Tai Chen
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Plums, Swstow, Hong Ial..
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Fumelo, Siam,-Chim Lo Yau
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Walnuta,-Hop Tuo
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Water Melon,-Kom San Sai Kwa wach
Grapes,--Eang Po Tai Iso
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Vegetables &o.
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The once famous class of clipper ships is rocalled by the passing away in romewhat dramatic fashion of one of the most celo- brated of them, writes B.A." in the with the Christian Powers in political, Sheep Head d Feat. Young Ta Kark sot, 65 "Glasgow Herald"-the Thermopylae, for It may not be wholly unconnected with the economic, and even Inancial questions. merly of the Aberdeen Line. She made Five Pawers' negotiations." "
goes on- many brilliant performances an a fast"Es would be a rash person who would sailor, taking a leading place in the races Tenture to predict at this moment what from Chins with the new senson's teas that capable of doing or likely to become; and the Chinese people and Government are used to be the great sporting event of the perhaps the rashest sumption of all waritime world. But with the supercussion manifest of the surface of Chinese politics would be that the changes that are so of sailing vessels by steamehips the clippers and society have penointed to the bidden were completely faced, and for sevomi depths of the Chine e mature. But if we years past the Thermopylau has been doing were to accept the idea, somewhat hastily. | kumble duty as a training ship at the mouth adopted in some quarter, that the Peking of the Tagus. She became to old, as well dictated merely by the spirit of self- message to the Christain world not as too small even for this service, and so interest, or of half-disdainful toleration, wun discarded about six months ago. The bus means that this vast country is
is definito Portuguese Government, however, did not har for so many centuries illuminated and
by turning its face tegards the light that Chicken,-Kai Chal like to sell a voseol with her reputation, quickened the nations of the West, then it Capons, Large, mail,- and, actuated by a sentiment similar to that must be said that not only our commerco which inspired Oliver Wendell Holmes's but our. civilisation bas been brought into
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contact with a new impulse-and a new paril.
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AM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS AMP It interesting to note that it was a
HOUSEHOLD PURI USES.
KAIPING COKE
Competes with the boat quality English Cake for FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND 'HOUSEHOLD "PURPOSES.
HIGHEST
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Sausagus,Ngau Chal Chaung........
Poultry.
Doves,-Pan Kau
Hainan-Hoi dees,-Ngas. Kai
per des 20
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Oh, better that her shattered bulk.". A leader in the Glasgow Herald Egg, Elen-Kai Tan Should sink beneath the waves." says. "It will not of bourse be ssaxmed fowis,Cap-Kai darided ropoutly to give her a naval funeral.they from this time forth official relations She was accordingly towed out to ees and have been permanently created between aunk by two Portuguese men-of-war Christia city and the Chinese Repable Yuan Shih-kai, the acting President, is not may be, one would bestato to institute lus Deer,Wong Keng
Constantine, and whatever his sympathicsease, Wild Shat,-Shang-hu Yea Ngol pair, parallels between the Republic and the religious transformations of the Romsa
Lare, Shanghai,Tu Chai the missionary Churches of the West to theasant,-Shan Kai Empire. It is enough in the meantime for Partridge-Cho Khoo recognise that in the walls of Chinese isolation and prejudico a gate has been for service between Aberdeen sad London, formally opened where for so long there and in 1846 they also built clipper that is a gain the importance of which had been only tarogarded broaches. And schooner, the Torrington, 144 tons, for it would be difficult to gigggerate."" Bora Jardine, Matheson; and Co., to compete with the American Upium clippers.
firm of Aberdeen shipbuilders, who first challenged the supremacy of the american Baltimore chippera" as they were called, on the open seas. The Messrs Hall had built some fant coasting clippers with what came to be known as the "Aberdeen bow",
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an exhaustivo inquiry oxtending over three Wild Ducks, Shai,-Shang-bui Sai Aji; weeks, a Committee of the House of Com mone refused the request is to Monifsit
bat unanimously granted it in the case of Teal-Bai Ap Chai,
Ebo was the first British clippar engaged ment with a Bill asking that the burghs Dundee Corporation approached Parlia: in the Chins trade, being sent out as a of Monifeith and Broughty Ferry be in test; and she answered so well that other cluded within the city boundaries. After schooners of the same build but cf larger dimensions quickly followed. It was found that while the American vessels were auperior in spoed they were inferior in Broughty Ferry. The Eill has yet to go Wild Duckan ton-Sang Shing Foi Ap strength, bao of them landing their of continued opposition; but as no new to the Upper House, and there a threats cargoes in a damaged condition, Mesara principle is raised in the amalgamation, it Hall were therefore commissioned by is very unlikely that the Lords will re Doal from the Administration's Lauchow Mines can be obtained on application to the Masara, Jardice, Matheson, and Co. to verse the Commons decision. Residen
Agente. SIEMSSEN & Co.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
LANCHOW COAL
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EMERY & BLACK LEAD MILLS.LONDON
EMERY GLASS BLACK CLOTH PAPER LEAD WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH
JOHN DÄREY & SONG LIMITED, WELLINGTON Miste:" LONDON:
Barbol,-Ka Y...
builds ship with lines as sharp as those merged in industrial Dundee. Dotside of
ial Broughty is therefore apparently to be Bream,-Bin Yu
Four men were engaged in building the
Flub.
of any Améncau, but of superior strongth." the localities principally, toocured, the Canton Fresh Water Towards the close of 1850, they produced decision that the city and its suburb avessol of 506 tons-the first rest clipper should form one community meets with Cary,--Li Fu skip built in this pountry-which was Herald" puts it," Broughty Ferry is part Catfish, ---Chik Ya
general approval. As the Glasgo named the Stornoway, after Stornoway of Dundee according to any practical test Codfish,-Muz Yu Castle, in the Lews, thon owned by Bic than can be applied: Dundoo made James Matheson, one of the partners of that it should reap the benefit of its own Outtle Fish-Muk Tu...
Broughty Ferry, and it only rational
Crabe --U the great trading firm of the East. Measts handiwork. Bali built other clippers for the
Dau, Es Miang Yu JOHN ROBLE SON OF THE COMET. D Bae owner, notably the Caringorum,
Dace,Wong Mei Lun 1250 tons, which "raved equal in spoed Comet, the first steamboat, to wall in to any of her foreign competitors, and, John Robertson, and David Napier. With Cels, Cong:-Hoi Maun
British waters-Henry Bell, John Wood, Dog Fish-Tit To Bi by delivering her cargo in supetios odor. obtained a preference. Bas while Aber builder of the engine, they had all been the exception of John Robertson, the
Fresh waterTam Bi Y doop find taken the lend, the Clyde woon commemorated in some fashion, but this came in, and built the Lord of the Islce, fow months age, monument was erected Frogs, Tion Kal
dalisi dcy law paw been ando good. Eelo, Yellow, ong Sim the Sir Launcelot, the Taoping, the Taito Robertson at Neileton, his birthplace, four king part with the Fiery Cross of Southern Necropolis, Glasgo Lang, the Ariel, and the Series, the lass and this wosk a memorial stage, to mark Garoupa, Sek Pari
bis burial place was viveu ₫ To the Gudgeon,-Pak Kup Liverpool in a remarkable ocean race in 1866his was the last of the ocean races in which premiums for first arrival Wero awartled, and with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1683 and the development of sted, navigation the halcyon days of the diy pora came to an end
Clippor-built hips, however, were not exolasively uployed in the Chins' ten trade. They were for many years & feature of the shipping servico between this coun try and Australia, particularly of the Abor deen Line, owned by Messrs. George Thomson and Co., a firm founded in 1825' by Mr. Georga Thompson, subsequently. Lord Provost of the City, and ita repra sentative in Parliament. The vessels per formed many wonderful trips, but the paide of the Ling was the Ibermopylaela clipper ship which has just sook honesth the waves. Oh her maiden voyage to Bolbouras, she dropped sucher in obsun's Bay 3 days out from London Docks, ore oord never besten by any sailing ship he been these porte, She was intended ex pressly for the China trade, and in her first 1800 Izum Foochow to London in 1869,
I LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
Under Weight," a condition of fil-health, shows your assim. flative powers are decreasing,
WATERBURY Y METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Supplies the blood with the wanted Lourishing and healthy flesh bulking materials Very palatable,
OF ALL CHENKISTS.
Haninge, -Tec Pak
Halibut Cheung Kwan Kup Labrus,Wong Ba Ya Losch, Yo Lobsters, Lorg Els Mackerol, Obi Yu Monk Fish Mallet, Chai Yu Oysters, Patrolish, Porch,Tau
Piko,-Ta
Plafoe, Fan
Fong
Pomfret, Black-Hak Chong Romfret, White-Pak Chong Fans-Ming Bay-Pal Fa En Roch FishBok Ba China YuResou
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Brinjals, Green-Ching Year
Rod,-Hung Ker
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Cabbage, Chinese, com,—Kai Choy
Cabbage Rod, Hung Ya Chayv
Cabbage,
Shanghai-Yoh Choi
Cane Shoots, bunch,-Kau Shan
Caulifowar, Large size Tal Yeh Cho 5 each
Medium size, Choung Yeh ChoFa
Emall size,-Sxi Yen Choi Fa
Chryote,--Kam Shun
Catery, Chinese,Tong Kan Chol ...
Enr ish,-Teung
Chillies Drie-Gon Lat Ohio
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Red,--Hung Fax
Groen,Ching L Chiu
12.
Carry Stuff, English-Kar Lee Ohr ̧Da
Jacumbers,Ching Kus
Bitter Squash,Fu Kwa
XUff Carlic, Coo Tan
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赤鱼
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日治魚
美白
黃花魚
old,-Lo Keung
Horse Radish, B'bai, -Lák Ken.
Indian Corn,-Sub Mai...
Lettuce,-Young Bang Chri
Water Chemuts,-Ma Tai
Mandarin,—Kwai Lam Ma Tri
Mushrooms, Fresh,--Sang Uho Koo
Musk Melon, Amer, Kaman Hong Kwa ësh Okroes,
Onions, Bombay,--Yeung Cheng Tan
14
Groco, Bong Chong
Shanghai, Shang-hol Chong Tic Papaw, 1st qualTai Man Sau Kus
Chun?
12203. Parsley,Kan ha Green Pean,--Ching Tan
Potatoe, Bweet-Fan Shu
Shanghai,
Foookow, Fook-chow Shu Tas
Pumpkin, Tong Kwa ...
Redish Hung Lo Fak Tai
Rhubarb (Fresh)
Sage Too So
Won
Shallots, Gun Ohio Tin
Splash. Thi Đà
Tomatoes-Fan‹ Cre
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福松
白期
Tarnipe, Pand, (Long)
Young La Pil
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tavy Board has no power to compel stallholders to
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