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Agenda for ADMIRALTY CHARTS
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATIONS
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD,
WATCHMAKERS & "JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansions.
ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,
INGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.
THE BEST. ALL ROUND
GIFT
FOR THE HOME
MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA
(MITSU BISHI 00.)
COAL DEPARTMENT,
SOLE
(OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. SIMA, OCHI, MUTARE, YO- SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNIW And KAMIYAMADA- Colléries.
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WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION.
AGENTS or SAKITO; & OYUBARI OOALS.
HEAD OFFICE -TOKYO.
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BRANCH OFFICES Nagasaki, "Mojl,· Karatan, 1 Wakamatan, Otaru, Murermat Hakodate, Kote, Osaka, Kare, Tokyo, Yakobáma, Nagoya,. Tsuraga,, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow, Poking.
FELUCCA
CIGARETTES
"BEAR THIS HALL MARK
OF DISTINCTION.
N° 33
IS THE MOST POPULAR
Tanpass for above : IWASAKL 'Codes:—AJ, ABC 5th Ed.; Western Union,
THE NEW PRICE FOR "FELUCCA
WEDNDYMAI, JANUARY 26, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
YOUR EYES
NOTICE
TIMPLOYERS. are roquendad to write to us for all kinds of employsady sum ere can apply you with every kind de rož bla and good saistanta, Wo will so you a lot of money and plenty more from advertising.
ASIATIO, EMPLOYMENT
AGENOT:
38 Queen's Road, Cocteali Hongkong, Jan. 25, 1916.-
NOTICE.
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED, At the first symptom of eye stralu you should ro BUILDING CONTRACTORS,.“ KIC consult us. We test and renovating of the ROYAL eyes scientifically and fit Barracks.
glasses to individual quirements.
LARK & Co. TORK BLOGS, CHATER RO SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS
HONGKONG
TENDERS Aro, invited for the repair
ARTILLERY
THEATRE, Victoria
Particulars can be obtaimit and tha
re-building seen on application at the Royal
HONGKONG & MANILA.
indicato. the extent of the recovery..of the wall makes from the initial disastrous affect of the FAR-
•Month of
Јацият February
March
April.
Silk conditioned
at Lyons.
191
1915.
Kilo Kiloge.
721,130 170.875 TU,382 311,408 274,095
Artillery Ofies. Victoria Barracka, na
Tenders to be enbmitted to the adjutant | Roy Arthary
Hoogkong, Jan. 24, 1910.
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF TELÉ THIRD FEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1914)
|| $15,000,000 - AND SUPPLEMENTARE ISSUE OF $8,000,000.
ARED
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIO OF CHINA
(1915),
824,000,000.
QUBSCRIBERS to the above Two LOANS are hereby notified that the 636,785 282,971 Interest Instalments for the month.
January, each amounting to Dollars: One. 666,378 901,771
663,178 300, 248Hundred and Twenty Thousand ($180,000% 670,35-5
-$340,000 in a-have been duly received! 398,491
1
CIGARETTES IS
AGENCIES: CHINELANG: Messrs Gearing &
Co, MANILA. Mesare Macondray &
Co. SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co
Ltd.
$3.00 for 100 $1.50 for 50,
Hay
INTIMATIONS-
RAW SILK MARKET AT LYONS.
June
July'
August
EFFECTS OF THE WAR.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING .
CO., LIMITED.
September
·ktober „Narember.........
110,00
-129, 190
134,980
Total
5,154,814 2,604,901
No
THE ANDERSON MUSIC Co., Ltd. GLASGOW: Messrs A. R. Brown,
& Dee You Rod
TEL. 1399.
M. MELACHRINO & CO.
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
No. 4 per 100 "$4—
No. 6
No. 9
100
11
+1
3.-
100 2.80
Radames,,
100 2,20
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.
HOTEL MANSIONS.
THE KWONG HIP LONG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IHON ENGINEERS All work done in this establishment a guaranteed. We have aves thirty years' experience. Ne own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft at 200feet long.
Town Ollos, 43, Corr, come ROLD URETRAL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 459. Bhipyard: Shum-Al-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong, Tatimaton furnished on application,
Hongkong, April 1, 1912,
A Natural
Remedy
J
Telephone No. K .. WONG PING WA, Mondoer.
Time was when disease was thought to be due to the direct influence of evil spirits, and exorcisms. and magic were invoked to cast it out.
Science has taught us wisdom. The evil spirits exist still. We call them "Disease Germs," and they also must be cast out. Once lodged in the stomach or intestines, fever with it hallucinations, or hilieuxnews : with its aches and pains, in the result,
ENO'S
FRUIT SALT
is the approved remedy for driving out disease. germs. Its action is quick and thorough,. It clears the intestines, rouses the torpid liver to new life, stimulates the mucous membrane to a healthy Action, and cleanses and invigorates the whole;
digestive tract/
It may be safely taken`at any time by young oldin
It is very effective in the early stage of Dianhwa
removing the irritating
Be prepared for end
a hontis in the house.
FRENT
by always kaching
McFarlane & Co., Ltd.
Bor particular, apply to
เร
K. KATO,
Manager,
No, Penza Branz,
-BongTone.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL.
"F .
THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the CUWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPOPON GOAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT TIK SANDAKAN (British North Borneo)."*"
By Order of the Board of Directors..
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the
Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Limited.
19,362 353,638 by the Undersigned and brought to Lean 61.13 377.419 Service Account.
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Mosers Ilbert & Ca' Piece Gooda Market Report nyn:—
Although business during the weak has not been of particular magnitude, the tone
FL. ACLEN,
Inspector General of Gustams, and Vice-Chairman of the Bureau ofi
National Eoans,
Inspectorate Genaral.o! Customs, Peking, 14th January, 1918
is
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
E. M. Consul ab Lyons (M. E. R. E. December Vicars) has furnished the following socouns. JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that of the Lyons raw silk market during the
the TWENTY E GETH ORDIN-Arst nine months of 1915-- ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS'
It was inevitable that silk, as emsentially In this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs Jardine. Mathroon. an article of luxury, should be one of the Compnay, Limited, on TUE-DAY, 1st first commodities to suffer as a result of the February, 1918 at 11:30 AM. for the purpose of receiving the Report off the European war, and consumption situation brought shoat by the outbreak Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for-the-yeni-ending-31st Decem--Immediately showed a marked ducrease in $18 bor, 1915.
every quarter of the globe, Siggltaneously To REGISTER OF SEARES of the with
this, production also declined
THE SHANE CERTIFICATE NO. 1265° Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, the 20th-3 Lousy to TUESDAY, 1st heavily entry to the closing of many of the market has continued bright, and for Twenty-five thaten numbered 201 February, 1918 (both days inclusive) flatures both in Europe and the Far farther advances in prices have been paid to 692 inclusive, standing in the Register during which period no Transfer of Shares, and the difficulties in the way of course in the bleached and dyed seo. having been lost, Notice is hereby gir
freely, for all goods, mera
the name of Frank Barrington Deacon particularly ana be Registered.
of shipments from China and Japan, which tous. The Szechuan demand is offering that unless the said Certificate be produced have reduced experts for the 1814-15 from the distarbed conditions in the at the Once of the Company 5 Quera a Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong on or season by as much as 23 per cent for neighbouring proviness, but the Yangtan before the Third day of Februar 1915 Japan, 81 per cant for Shanghai and $$ be able to pay prices that a tale while new Certificate for the said shares will be is ports from Hankow downwards appear to cent for Canton, Moreover, the go would have seemed dimost unattained and the old Castificate will theres for abantual entry of Turkey Into the hostiliable. It is becoming a question whether a held by the Compeny as null and void. tros had the effect of ending at supplice of the extraordinary conditions which have MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE. Levant and Central Asiatis sailk and srisen in the - market. For commodities
Acting Secretary, secocoons. In the face of such a situation it other than cloth, such as metals and chem
Hongkong, Jan. 3, 1916, Was inevitable that prices on the Lyons teal dyes, which hate advanced severn! market should fall hearily all round, hundred per cent during the past year, Towards the rad of last year, however," may not exontaally, become duplicated in prices appeared to be becoming stredie the market for dyad clothe if the country ald the opening of 1910 was marked by a continues to absorb them at the pressus distinct Improvement in the tone of the rate, as they are new procurable from market, which has been maintained, with gland only in driblets for distant bit slight vensional relapses, up to the delivery, and dyes ara daily becoming scarcar and dearer the while no other time of writing (October) owing to an
country can st crease in the volume of transactions. at the beginning of May, 1915, price is does
supply more than traction from 5 to 10 por cent, on varicus kinds of silk. The declaration of not at present reflect the in roved mat war be Italy had the immediate effect of trade which has made itself arident during checking business, owing to the intrassed the past few man
months. alficulties of transport and correspondence.
The coupled with the violent fluctuations in the made hoge fortunes since the on braak of nativa dicalore in phemical dyes hava in exchangoods received con-
Meantime, Lyons the wiz, the profits of three of the principl npes baing sarcased at over thirty million Company will be CLOSED THURS rable ordata, purchases for which must tasks. They are opening five new nadise DAY 20th Jnuusry to TUESDAY abive exercised farpurable effect on silk banks at Chinese New Tear and may February, 1918 (both days inclosive), during which periud no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
SHAMPOPON COAT, compărea favour. ably with the better grades of JapaDIZO Coal and gives good results on a very moderate comsumption.
SEBATTIK”ct
Steamers calling at SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO HON COAL (either eargo or Bankers). are exempt from payment of all Porti charges.
General Agouts for the Woat Point Building Co., Limited. Hongkong, Jan-13, 191f
THE BONGKONG. CENTRAL. ESTATE LIMITED,
At Sabattik Steamers are herched along.NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN that the side the Company's wharf where thor is
SECOND ORDINARY MEETING minimum depth of 27 to 23 fost at low will be held at the Offices of Messrs of SHABEHOLDERS in this Company water Spring Tides.
Jardine, Matheson
Imited, Company, on Tuesday 1st February, 1916, at 11.45 ... for the purpose of receiving the Report.
Cha,te of Sibako Bay (Sebattik. Har bpar) Prices and all other ini rmation cencerning the Port can be had on application to the Agarta
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agents Cawie. Farbour Coal -Company, Limited..
Hongkong, Deo. 2, 1915,
1027
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Some of our BY-PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIES,
CORNED BEEF,
CORNED PORK; VARIETY OF BAUSAGES PRESSED BEEF, COOKED HAM,
DEIFPING,
CORNED TONGUES.
29
PORK PIES,
&c.j
LARO,
and
of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1915,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the
By Order of the Board of Directors.
THE HÔNGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, Ltd.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE
Acting Secretary to The General Managers, Hongkong, Jan. 13, 1916,
had
recov.red
manufacturora
of thin, catermen'z
Etices; bat, owing to the lack of qualified inorasse this number to twelve later on. workma and the agaralty of dyestuffs, the mazsfacturers were obliged to decline part
I these orden
of
Matters remained practically unchanged thonghoats June, the conclusion of the silk harvest
1229
harvest failing to exercise its usual influences on the market. In July, how- ever, business became decidedly more sative ander a lively demand for silk goods from both London And the United States, 37 The marter also bewafrel bý's revivalis the Swiss silk maanfeaturing industry, which imported much of its supplies of raw material from Lyons The month of THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-August aratondy continuation of
MENT AND AGENCY COMPANY
SMOKED TONGUES,
GAME PIES.
&C., Which cannot le Excelled for Quality O
86
JAPANESE MAKERS›
Every kind of Footwear
MADE
TO
ORDER
CHERRY & CO.
PADDER. STREET Opporite ongkong Hotel
Talephone No. 4.
Hongkong, Mazab 20, 1914,
ALEXANDRA CAFE,
LIMITED.
large demand for silk, accompanied by gandual improvement lo prices, September schried well, but the mouth generally was distinctly quieter, "though priser remained Gum.
THE STRATEGY AGAINST YUNNAN
HISTORICAL PRECEDENT TO BE
FOLLOWED.
Itin understood that one of the military.
KEATINGS ALOZENGES
-cure the worst Cough
VICTORIA BECREATION CLUB.
BOXING.
QUBJECT;, to suficient. entries – being received an AMATEUR Boxing Competition open so. Hongkong willa bel hell in the Gymnasiums of the V:R.C. on FRIDAY, February 25th,
CONDITIONS,
:(a) 3 two minuto roandy and it undecided an extra round of uns minuts.. (b) In:3 weight 118 lbey 152 15!. add.
146 the
(8) Competitors weigh in at VR on
night of Tobruery Sath
"
Entries stating weight to be addressed to
DRAKIS Beg, 0/0 FR 02 · before" February 13 h. No. Futrance For
I
advisers of the Ta Hisng Ti hao submitted an interesting memorial regarding the strategy, to be adopted in the military sperations against the veo-republicans of Yunnan. He points cub that, according to historical precedents, the road leading TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the European realers show great stiffes in to Yunnan through Kasichow. Has never TWENTY EIGHTH ORDINARY accepting new contracts. Shanghai atas been naud by an army in formar times in MERTING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Bihtares have been in considerable demand seed of rebellion in saman. This is on Company will be held at the Offices of owing to the high prices asked for account of the very unaven topography of frafase entries Mr. Jardies Matheson & Co, Ltd. on Japanese that the latter are very Kueichow, and of the fact that the road TUESDAY, 1st Febrpary, 1916 at Noos, scarca on, the local
auf: Glterly unsuitable for military
for the purpose of receiving the Report of this nenson, from comes oblaments leading to Yunvan is very difficult, Fux travel į
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED tom THURS DAY, 20th January to TUESDAY, 1st February, 16 bath days inclusive),, dur in which period no Transfer of Shares can 50 Registered.
Baropy
No Qrupun tiam if losa tianili unitise The Committee reserve the right
Hongkong, Jan. 41, 1918.
"A SCOUT IN
FAIRYLAND'
**JOHN IN HONGKONG
the Directors & gether with the statement amounting to only 8.400hs, operations or recalls the fact that is of Accounts for the year ending 31st ainet 4,125 bales in 1914-15.and.. 18,000 furmer dynasties, when trouble occurred in December, 1915.
Idles in 1913-14. Cautos, greatly in Yunnan, military expeditions were always demand of late, especially in average sent via Beschuan and Kunngel. He qualities for crêpes, are saw loss in favour, recommends that the present expedition. owing to their rapid advance in price, and against Yoopan should pllow, the sample thait deterioration in quality, consequent of former dynastics. The Government ou the havoo waght in the spinning mills must first station strong forces on the by destractive foods la July,
Euzichow frontiers, to prevent the Tantan The following statistics ined by the robels from invading that provinos. Then
Local Fairy Story entirely prodused ja forcem should ha, mazched to the borders of At Hongkong, with topical, blant Lyons Conditioning Horse will serve to osoby way of Szechuan and Kuangri far the benefit of the Frince of
simultaupantly, and the Toonani rebels Fand attacked by both troops from Szochsan and Kusuga. A blow will thus be delivered sporthe head and "the" tall ” of the
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY 8 NORTHCOTE,
Acting Becretary.
Hongkong, Jan. '13, 1915,
13-1
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-
TION COMPANY LIMITEDNA
ATOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the
FIFTEENTH ORDINARY MEET ING of SHAREHOLDERS this Com- peny will be held at the Offices of M Jardins Matheson & Co. Ltd, on TUES. DAY. 1st February, 1916 at 12.13-P.. for the purpose of seesiring the Report of the Directors togelaer with a statement of Accornis for the year ending lat December, 1915;
The REGISTER DE SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS. DAY, 20th to TUESDAY, 1st Kebruary, 1918 both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered,
By Order of the Board of Directora
BLUOD BHXPHERD,
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND-
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WATERBURYIS METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OLA COMPOUND.
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peletubid
OF ALL CHERISTS
ON "SALE" AT
MEZERI WIZMAN, LID,
rebel forowa and the latter can then be very Massa. W POWEL LADer. sally" "overcome. The "suggestion has received the endorsement of the Ta Buang The-Riking Gautta,"
MARTIN'S
STEEL
Mzssza. KellyanDE
LAIDLAW & Co. Lt "AND THE CHITA MAN Price 50 Cents.
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