MILKMAID
XMAS
O MERTITION
The China Mail.
Eda Belag
No. 15,782.
VITAFER.
The Greatest of the Tonic
Foods.
TZITAFER is the essence of inest British: milk, sterilizod-concentrated and granulated-combined with the Glycero- phosphates of Sodium. Calcium, and Maguesiam.
Vitafer is rich in body building and nerve-rostoring elements, the milk con
ituents form flesh and muscle, whilst the Glycerophosphates revitalize the perves And brain. This latter effect is due to Organic Phosphorus being pres nt in the food in the partionlar from in which it occurs in the human body+
Vitafer in a genuine restorative, and not a mere transitory stimulant
Sole Agents
A. 8. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
UMEMOTO,
PROFESSIONAL TATTOOER. Unders attended to at the residence of Custoiners, if desired.
Finest work done by hand only.
No. 12, Queen's Road Maa", longkong, Oct. 2, 1913. -
1100
STAMP BARGAINS.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
$250
D
HONGKONG, BATU
XMAS COMPETITION.
Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co, are offe ing a prize of the value of $250, for the best advertise of their famous Products,
MILK, CREAM & CHOCOLATES.
Details are too long to insert here, but on every Wednes- day an inset will be included with this paper, giving full particulara.
Full instructions may also be obtained from any of the following Firms
China Mall
Hongkong Telegraph. -Lane, Crawford" & Co.
-Moutrie- &
Gaupp & Co. Wang Bing.
South China Morning Post. Hongkong Daily, Fress. Walamann, Ltd.
Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.
4. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. Wm. Powell, Ltd.
Krise & Co.
The Competition closes 20th December, 1913.
YOU CAN WIN THIS PRIZE!
BUR 29. 1913
BUSINESS NOTIORS.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND ENGINEERING CO. OF
HONGKONG, LTD.
TAIKUO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG
BUILDKES, KALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE
BLASS AND TRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL","
TRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENK
WIND ELECTRIO SYSTEMS. bakismadae sivro: for osink construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Foilers, Railway
Rolling back, Bridam) and all Classes of Engineering, Iren and Wood Wor
CRAVING DOUK 787×88915
Pump empty" Dosk in 2-3/4 houry,
THREE PATENT SLIPWATS taking vessels up to 3.000 tons displacement provfiling noisditions forpainting soips, with most endent resulta:
100-Ton TEROTRIC ORANS ON QUAY ELEUTRIO OVERHEAD URANES
throughout the Shops ranging up to 100 Toon. -Ton Hydranke TESTING MACHINE for Chains Wire Hopen, Krvata, etc.
AGENTS `FOu:-.
JOHN 1. THURNYCROFT & CO., LTD
PETROL & KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-19 to 150 RH.P.
Asupplied to the British Admiralty and War Off
MOTOR VESSELS LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS - GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,“
MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC. Dockyard Manager, MS 3. Ram, can be seen between the hours of 11 ad 19
at the Town Offod
BUTTERFIELD & SWIET,
"Honuteau, China ·und Jazan BOLSIL
PRIOR 25.00 F
BUSINESS NOTICES
A WOLD NEL REP TATION for
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY
WILKINSON'S
Tha
THE SATEST NE
SHED JAMAIDS
SARSAPARILLA
WONDERFUL PURIFIER of IN HUMAN SLOOK
Torpid Liver, Debility, ERUPTIONS & WILKINSON'S INDISPENSABLE TO
SARSAPARILLA ALL WHO VALUE HEALTH BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITUTES.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., ID.
Portland Cement
British Issue of Last Year Worth Fire Pounds,
fa a dealer's price list just published, A half-pany British stamp issued in October, 1912, is priced at £5. Stamp collectors who have blamed their shoes tors stupidity in not hoarding "Poss Office, Mauritius" and triangular Cape stamps are, now wishing that they had watched some of our recent British issues
little more carefully. Of courue this. particular half-penny stamp is not the ordinary variety. To give it its full des cription, it possemus a watermark "G
· R. “ repeated, inverted, and reversed. The average nymah might: well say that anyone capable of comprehending that description thoroughly deserves the five pounds. This phrase is, however, to the philatelist na simple as A.B.C. It means that the watermark when looked
a from the back of the stamp appeare
the right way round but is upside down.
the
"Itspested" merely deals with the grouping of the watermarka paper.
如
This is by no means "the only stamp which has been sold as the post offices within the last year or two for a half penny penny and which is now worth many more pounds than it nort penca. "Perhaps the rarest of all the recent stamps is a variety of the bail- penny which was issued in June, 1911," and a member of the firm. Measta. Stanley Gibbons (Limited), the well- known stamp dealers, to a Sténdard re presentative, "It's great attraction is that it is perforated 14. It is an error, yon se, for the other stamps were per forated 15 on two siden and 14 on the other two. There is not much difference, but it is that littlo error which meanS. everything to tho philatelist. Wo have two large volumes among our referenca ecllection devoted entirely ln King Ed. „word" and King George English stampe. In a little book we publish, there are about 150 varieties of English stampe Doted that have been issued between January, 1902, and vctober, 1012.
"Speculators have been very active during tis period. Formerly bargain. hunters would complain that they alsod foreign or Colonial new insun scard varieties through not being on the spőt... But lately the catos post office se Leen their happy hunting ground and "searcor varieties have been issued not að rare intervals, but day by day. For tena favoured the early bird at the post office, for rate varieties soon, got sold
To avoid missing - anything, some people.bought a supply of everything that was issued. Some amusing stories are told of people who bought up large quan tatue of • new varieties only to discover that what they thought was AUTOR: WAR really the new standard stamp.
Athe, present prices the stamps of the period I mentioned, see a sound" in- vestment, as their number is very limite and the demand keeps growing. Most of the variaties srose through the printers being changed, and through the ruth to produce the new King George stampe
about the same time.
WARD OFF THE OOUGH.
Cruickshank's
Cough Balsam
Soothes the inflamed lungs and bronchial tubes, cures the cough and gives strength against future attacks
$100 par bottle. Prepared only by
THE
VICTORIA DISPENSARY
Queen's Road Central
We have received instructions to sell Immediately at PRICES BELOW FACTORY COST
200 GENTLEMEN'S READY TO WEAR
1448
TWEED SUITS
SEASONABLE WEIGHTS, ENGLISH GOODS. FIRST CLASS CUT AND FINISH
PRICE FROM
$9.50 TO $18.00
CALL AND INSPECT THEM.
NOTICE.
MEE
CHEUNG ART PHOTOGRAPHEL
CHILDREN'S PHOTOS A Speciality.
FOBSE - HONGKONG.
WITH EARLY GREETINGS
To our Numerous Customers and Patrons
To Prevent disappointment and us a Rush at the
last Moment
PLEASE ORDER EARLY
Your Christmas Cakes. Fuddiogs, Mince Meat, Game
and Pork Pies, Pastry Confectionery, &c.
We guarantee that only shaolutely the Best and. Purent Ingrediente ate
used in any of our Productions.
ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.
Hongkong, N. 29. 1919.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
THOR
A. STEPHENS & Co.
198
16-22, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
VALUABLE
THE Office of the COSMOPOLITAN OLD CHINESE PAINTING
PUBLICITY BUREAU has been Bamored to York Buildings," In the promises of Mass, Chix & Co., Opticiana. ...Hongkong, Nov. 28, 1913.
NOTICE.:
1488
BOM the 25th inat, the Offon of the Far East OXIGEN and AUETY- LENE.Co. (9.0.A.EU will be Removed To No. 42sen's Buliding, 3rd Floor, Telephone 1933 F. PERNAUT
Manager. Bonghong. Nov, 24, 1918.
2448
The work of a famous painter,
valued 25,000,0004102/
In the Tong Dynsaty, (818 to 206-A.D.) NOW OFFERED FOR SALE
WONG TAI YAT Room No. 28:
Astor House Hotel Hongkong Nov 15 1913
1435
SINGON & CO
FROM
Noc 13 Belona
Not, 13, 1913
PEA
TU DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY
UARTE GRILL_ROOM",
GOKAT Manager.
SITUATED AT VISTORIA GAE
away Terminna, 1,400 fast above Bes fever, ILY. EASIDENTIAL AND TOURISTE HOT
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GENERAL - MANAGERS:
WEISMANN'S
FOR
WEISMANN'S
BREAD
POR JAKNA
WEISMANN'S
FOR CHOCOLATES
ROURNVILLE NGCOA
The Cocoa with the
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Made by
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the
finest Gocon
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