汐
MILKHÄID RICH THICK
CREAAL
The China Mail.
ABLISHED
1845
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914
* KCTIS ON WIER
23 1
AND SOUTH CHINA
By Ray, Q.-A.
BONBUNE.
To me bad as tão,
Part 1 Revloed”
SIMPLY PURE UREAM.
No 15,910.
THORNE'S
No. 4,
OLD VAT
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
As supplied to the House of Lords and Ecuse of Ccm-
mons.
A: S. WATSON & Co.,Ld
WINK & PIRIT MERCHANTS D ALKASERA BILDISH, Hongkong.
UMEMOTO.
PROFESSIONAL TATTOOER. Unders attended to at the residence of "Customers, if desired.
Finest work done by hand only.
No. 12, Queen's Rand East,
"Hongkong. 1xt. 2, løla.
1190
號二月五年四十一百九十一其
BUSINESS NOTICES,
MILKMAID
RICH THICK CREAM
(which can be shipped but exnact be besten)
SIMPLY
It i
PURE
CREAM
Packed in Three uses of tips,
11 oz., 5 oz. 4 na.. nett weights,
Obtainable from
Mesas. LANE, CRAWFORD & C
Masas. H. KITTONJEE & SON.
Massus THE SINCERE Co.
MRS. THE FRENCH STORE.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
PRIOH, 83.00 Per Mont
RITSINESS NOTICES..
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND A WOALD-WIDE REPUTATION for
ENGINEERING CO. OF
HONGKONG, LTD.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD, BONGKONG
QHIPBUILDERS, ZALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKEKS, FORGE.
MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL,
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, WELDING AND CUTTING ON METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE
AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. ~ Estimator given for quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, "Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wow! Woric
DRAVING" DOCK 787 x 88 × 34′E Pumps empty Dock in 9-3/4 hours
THRER PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vosols up to 3.000 tona displacement providing conditions forpainting ships with thost ethsient results.
100-Top ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD URANES through the Shops ranging up to 100 Tone. 50 Ton Hydrauße TESTING MACHINE for Chains. Wirs Hopes, Fuvety, etc.
AGENTS FOK :--
JOHN 1, THURNYCROFT & CO., LTD
PETROL A KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 180°8, B.F
A supplied to the British Admiralty and War Ofic.
GUNBOATS, MOTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS,
LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE (RAFT OF EVERT- DESCRIPTION
MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS MOTOR VEHICLES. ITC. Dockyard Manager, Dr.J, Rx, can be seen between the hours of 11 n, m, nod 12 nɔoa
at the Town Ufice.
BUTTERFIELD SWIRE.
RONGKONG, China and Japan ÄOLITS.
TELEPONG 25.
Telegraphic Address :—"TAIRNUDOCK."
over THREE-QUARTERS of a CENTURY.
WILKINSON'S
"M"Y'a cannot speech * 100 highly ut fo
Lanosh
ESSENCE OR FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA,
SARSAPARILLA
Pronounced by the HIGHEST SEXDIGAL AUTHORITIES CARE
THE SAFEST & MOST RELIABLE
WONDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOOD
Torpid Liver. Debility, ERUPTIONS, WILKINSON'S INDISPENSABLE TO
SARSAPARILLA ALL WHO VALUE HEALTO BEWARE OF IMITATIONS AND SUBSTITUT
Hoxoxo DAKIN, CaticEBnaxx & Co., A. §. Waran di Code.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LD
Portland Cement
In Casks of 875 lbs. BLUE.
SPRAYED FRUIT.
Dr. Voelcker on Dangerous Remedies.
it
ight ples, peats, pans, cherries. craper, or Coinutos to be sprayed with blue vitriol or any other poison to kill fungoid now les What danger does the custom These questions were suggested by letter from Ir. M. S Salminen, who copper states that he has found traces of asd of lime on apples submitted to hin for torting.
He thinke must have been sprayed on the apples to kill parasitics,
The spray in question, ays a scientific mixture correspondent, as avidently a well known to farmors and fruit growers, aud containing sulphate of copper as a bus, It has been used to prevent or to kill fus- vid diseasen for типу ренти, When fitt introduced there WINS IDAE that the
copper
it contained might be poisonous, so the Royal Agricultural Society experimented with it on all manner of plants - and in stiķ experimenting.
The chief chemist of the Royal Agricul tural Society. Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker. tald a Standard representative that twenty years of experiments on the Wohura farnis and in the aborres of the Royal Agricultural Society has proved: so fat as Proof was possible, that the spraying of putato plants with blue vitrin and fune never left any trace of copper in the 1tstoes themselves.
of
**It was used," he said the light potato discuss before it was found to be remirk. ably atlicient in killing down other dis use
plants. It is unt perfect either as a preventive or sy & CUP, but it Medule to te the most efficient we possess. toe", grapes, apples, penre, wheat, ahost every highly specialised plant you can think of, may euther from this set of troubles but I have hever heard any intelligent persou
mixture. spraying ripe fruit with the Plants and fruit trees get their dose hug before the fruit is formed. Porata tops that get it are very far from the under ground tubers, and seed which treated with it before being sown has not shown y signs of glowing plants that contais
say tree of copper in their fruit."
Dr. Velcker mentioned that experimenta have been conducted Jetely showing the results of various metallic sprays on soils, These are now nearly completed, and will then be officially commun
municated by the Boyal Agricuitar Society. Dr. Voelcker addled that he knew nothing of
poisonous effects of
of copper on the human body. The dean of one of the Lesudon medical schoula expinined that soluble cupper malta taken Bnd in any quantity acted as an emetic, were refused by the stomach. In very small quantities there was some evidence ilant they might produce deletering effecta. He and never known a CANY of copper sicknew we to the presence of mineral poison on the skins of fruit.
HEALTHY SINGAPORE.
4.
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As a meeting of the Singapore' Mani- ripal Commission, the President, Mr. F. J. Hilux, presiding, the financial tubezent dllowed a rett overdraft of 8945,112.61. Bills, to the amount of $432,874.41, for March and April have bown paid.
The Present remarked thư Municipal Tour, had been successfully floated on the minoy paid to the Com- missioners, in London, to the amount of £264,000. The health rate, ho added,! shived a very muliafactory beating down of the death rate. Fie 1913 It was, the low theg har hud for 19 years.
the
A GOOD BULS FOR THE HOME.
"AKE ifm sule of your home to always keep an band & little of Chamber- 1in'folic, Choler and Diarrhous Remedy
MA
A safegusid Against bowel complaiast. It always cores promptly and no household 1afe without it. For me by all Chorista "and Biorekeepers.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO
& WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVRE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAU
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE,
HONG KONG TO CANTON,
i
CANTON TO HONGE? NO. SATURDAY, 2nd" MAY.
8
AM
10 2.3.
·HONAM HEUNGSHAN
8 4.3L HEUNGSHAN. 5 H.M. · KINSHAN.
SUNDAY. 3rd MAY.
10 PM.
*FATSHAN.
1 4. HEUNGSHAN.
REDUCTION IN SALOON
FARES
Commencing from April fut the Saloen passage rates by the Companies' Stenniers will be reduced so ,-
"
Return Fare by Day Steamer.. casarsen vermRE MUSLIMANI
Single Fare y Night Ste mer........................... -Reform Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Steamer) 18,00
Single Fire by Day Stramet...imamo volu
2.6.00
4,0X
Ou
The attention of the travelling Public is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Companies' vossula Pass er gers arriving, by Night Steamers frem Canto (duet)
GEORG
STEIGER.
GERMAN SAUSAGE FACTORY
(Deutsche Wurstfabrik.
Hongkong 14. Gressan Street, off Prayu East
~445
Shewan, Tomes & Co.
GENERAL MANAGERS.
WEISMANN'S
FOR
BREAD
All kinds of Sausages, boiled and smoked Hams, etc. can WEISMANN'S
be obtained already shiced by and lb. etc.
Beef and Fork sausages made fresh every orcing Special arrangements will be made with Hotels. Canteenes Boarding houses Ships, Picnic parties, ote
JUST ARRIVED
Per 8.8. ALDENHAM,
1st Grade Australian Butter: Government guarantee Absolutely the Best Imported: only '75 cents per lbs.
TAE
Hongkong shou: 11 p.m.) are permitted in deep on band till next morning without ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.
extra charge. Elvetiic fans and eletric light are available ell nigh...
HONGKONG - MACAO LINE.
9.5. SUI TAI' -
S.8. TAISHAN HONOECNO TO MADAU
Woek days at 3 A.K. and Z P.M. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whar Sundays, at A.1. nud 12.30 v.x. from the Company's Wing Lok Strat Wharl.
MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week day at 7.30 .... and 2 r... Sundays, at 7.30 a.m. and 3 r.m
EXCURSION TO MACAC. SUNDAY, 3RD MAY,
The Company's Steamship "TAISHAN,”
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LAX STREET WHARF at 5 and return from Macao at 4 P.M.
N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Mac on Sanday moeeing abl 7.30 4.3., and from Hongkong at: 12.30 r... from the Company's Wint Lok Street Wharf.
This steamer connects with the excursion steams returning trom Macaé at 6 p.m.
FARESAR USUAL.
CANTON - MACAO LINK.
BS SULAN '
Departures nom mic and Cariou un Mandry, Wednesday and Friday, 21 3-P.M. Dojartezus from Conten in Maino on Toek ay, Thundag and Bu urday, at 4,30 1,1
CANTON » WUCHOW LINE.
3.8. *,ZAINAM.” 684 Tone, and 8.8., ‘NANNING.* 569 Toda. Que of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wuchow every Sunday, Tusmisy and Friday, at about 6,r., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton, story. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about as 8.30 AM. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengers cal return to Hongkong vice versa by the Company's direct teamers * LINTAN and · SANUL.' Those Tensels bave superior Cabin Lecommodation and ars lighted throughout by eléctricity. Electric. Fan in ech Cabin.
Booking Utes open daily (bunasy excepted). 9 1.M. to 5 P.M., Farther particulary may be obtained at the Office of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO.. LAD
HOTEL MANSIONS. (Fmer ProDE),
Opposito Diake Pier...
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
FROM
REDUCTION IN Price..
TAROM 1st May, 1914 the price of current will be reduced to the follow-
. . ...
ing: Electric Light and Fans... $0.24 per unit Power. Lifts, Resting and
Cooking Fower in R stricted Hoar
Consumer..
WI herber
$0.071
80,05
Discounts will remain in hofure, 1.4. GIBB, LIVINGS ON 4.00..
·Agenta Hongkong, April 23, 1914
THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
THOROUGHLY UP
DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY LA CARTE CRULL ROOM,
J H. ANGAHT, Mimanja -
GAM
196
A
PEAK HOTTEL.
A
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTURIA GAF
Jeet abova en La I. Adjabing the tramway Tominu«, 1,400 p FIRST-CLASS FAMILY. BESIDENTIAL AND TOURIST HOTEL,
Telephones in ali rouge, First-cihen Wunds, Lounge, fucking and Ladies' Roome, Roof Gardga
Tamer Bû per day Max
Tawgzagh Add: ↑ Pesosiņi,”
P.O. PEUSTER, Managar
GRAND HOTEL
OTED FOR TIK BEST FOOD, KEFRESHMENTS, ACCOMMODATION
AND ULZANLINESS,
UUISINE UNDER KUROPEAN SUPERVISION
ELECTRIU LIGHT & FANS THROUGHOUT.
V. REICHMANM). Proprietor.
THE CARLTON HOTEL
Recently Renovated and Refurnished, Self-Contained Suits of Apartments with Private
Bath-rooms attached, Luxuriously Furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading
and Writing Rooms.
FERFECT SANITATION
Under Personal Management of
O. BOWEN
FOR CAKE B
WEISMANN'S
FOR CHOCOLAJ
Fonzkaz, New 15, 198
ROURNVILLE COA
ROUR!
The Cocoa
with the most delicious flavour.
380
Hey, Dec. 1? 196
by
Made S
from the
finest Cocoa
CALDBECK MACGREGOR & Co.
ESTABLISHED 1864.
SOLE AGENTS · FOR
FALCON PILSENER
BEER
The only geanine imported Pilsener Beer solch
at so low a price.
Per 1 dozen quarts $3.00
Per 1 dozen pints
200
(Plin Government duties for local or dar