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THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATIONS
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,
MITSU BISHIGOSHIKWAISHA
WATCHMAKERS
& JEWELLERS.
Hotel Mansions.
Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS
ROSS'S RINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,
ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,
High Class English Jewellery..
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
COAL "DEPARTMENT.,
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA,
SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YO SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKË, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Collaries.
AUENTS 101 SAETTO; & OPUBARI,
COALS,
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE: TOKFO.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
Wo have
TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON
FOUNDER. All codone in this estihlishment is gaarstoed over thirty yokes' experianeno,, "Te osa two Slipways and can accommodate any craft
of 200 feet long.
Town Ofis, 49, Coviment Road CENTRAL Hongkong. Telephone No. 459, Phippant: Sham Sai Pe Kowloon, Hongkong,
Telephone No. 9. Estimate furnished on application,
Hongkong, April 1, 1919.
WONG FING WA, Manacur.
THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING COAL
Now well-known throughout the East for
STRAM RAISING. FORCING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS
BIGHES
HOUSEHOLD. PURPOSES.
KAIPING
COKE
Competes with the best quality English Cuke for
FOUNDRY, SMELTING A BOUSEHOLD PURPUS
FIREBRICKS
FIR ECOL
STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND...
GRADE
OFFICES: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG..
ADDRESS MAISHAN HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE: No. 869)
DUDWELL & CO., LTD, vents
Born 1320
Still going
strong.
VOLUNTEER: We want to go to the front at once, Sir!” OFFICER (good-humouredly): All in good time, my lads! You must first get into perfect condition, like Johnnie Walker. Then you'll be in front--and not easily shifted.”
JOHNNIE WALKER White Label" 6 years old." JOHNNIE WALKER Red Label 10 years old. JOHNNIE WALKER "Black Label." 12 years old. Guaranteed same quality throughout the world.
Agents General, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. 'JOHN WALKER & SONS,LI, Scores War Distaling, KiMARZOGE
PRIZE
MEDAL PHILA
OAKEY
WELLINGTON KNIFE POLISH
BEST FOR CLEANING, AND., POLISHING CUTLERY – 39.67 1/4 2/6 &4-
KNIFE BOARDS
PREVENT FRICTION IN CLEANİNT &INJURY TO THE KNIVES GE JOHN OAKEY & SONS LIMITED
BLACK LEAD MILLS, LONDON
JOKI DAKEY & SONS, LIMITED, "Wallourds. Misha,” Lon
BRANCH OFFICES:- Nagasaki, Moj, Karaten. Walramatsu, Otaru, Muroran," [ Hakodato, Koba, Osak......... Kare, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Turaga, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow, Peking.
TEL. ADDRESSea for above :· 'IWASAFI." Codes: A1, ABU 5th Ed., Wastern Union.
it
AGENCIES: CHINKYANU: Messrs Gearing &
Co
A
MANILA. Messrs Macondray &
Co. SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.
Ltd.
GLASCOW: Messrs A. R. Brown, McFarlane & Co, Ltd.
For particulars, apply to
E. KATO,
Manager.
No. Faza Starr, Bamakona."
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
THE
COAL.
Embassy
AND
NOZZ
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
ARE TEMPTING/
LADE
W.D. & H.O.WILLS.
BRISTOL & LONDON.
"EMBASSY" Cigarettes are made by hand. Large stocks have now arrived in, the Colony.
PEACE, IDEAS.
LATEST GERMAN. PEACE TERMS_
The Time of Friday, December 91 reproduced the following communion tion issued by the Wolf Burean to the German-Press OD the preceding Tuesday:
The Neue Zurcher Zeitung publishes an Arúcie called Fence Idena, which deals with the posco aims of the German Empire existing in informed German circles. The 818 article is, as rogurds its most important
part, as follows
RE Undersigned having besa appointed ACESTA for the CUWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for hest quality SILIMPOPON. COAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT- TIK or BANDAKAN (Britah North Barren).
SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour. sily with the butter grades of Japanese Oo-1 and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
Stramira eling = "SEBALTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO. HON COAL (either cargo or Bookers) Are exempt from payment of all Port charges.
At Sohastik Steamers are berthed along. side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.
Charts of Sibako Esy (Sobattik Har- bour), Erices and all other information concerning the Port en he had on application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agents Cowie Harbour Coal Company, Limited.
Hongkong, Dec. 2, 1915.
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DAIRY FARM NEWS. Some of our
BY-PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIZO. CORNED BEEF, CORNED FORK.
VARIETY OF SAUSAGES PRESSED BEEE. COOKED HAM, DRIPPING, LAED. CORNED TONGUES,
PORK PIES,
SMOKED TONGUES,
GAME PIES.
Which cannot be Excalled for Quality,
FRENCH LESSONS
"
'D. MI 138ION. ⠀⠀
15. Morris Hill Road,
A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND"
"JOHN IN HONGKONG"
loeil Fairy Story entizely produced
Hongkong, with topical illestrations for the bonent of War Charitièa..
ON SALE AT: MESSIA W POWILL. LTE,, MEMAS, WISEMAN, LENA
M. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD.
Messal. WHYTEAWAY,
LADLAW & CO., LTD, AND THE CHIFA MAIL, LTD. Price 50 Cents,
[E. you have Toss yaar, appetita, one of le cha big Tarlaby sa daluty distes at the ELEXANDRA OLTE i igru to tempt TOTARA
In German circles the main principles of the peace negotiations now to be initiated ars thus conceived
BIRMINGHAM PAST AND
PRESENT.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1910.
INTIMATIONS
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE
ALL paracea baring Claims against Me GUSTAY ENGEL of Maser, Wut MEYERINK & Co. are requested to fle same with the Liquidators before 10th March, 1816.
ALEX, ROSSs & Co
Liquidators, -15/4
Hongkong, Feb. 9, 1918. ...
RE AUSTRIAN LLOYD STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
A Lia persons having chims Againab the Asboro Company are requested to forward same to the Liquidator as 500D as possible.
HARRY WICKING & Co.
Liquidators.
Bosztong, Feb. 7, 1905.
THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
DURING the AIS, the Company'
URING the temporary absence of Me.
Athin will be kitendal to by Mr. J. or B. LANCASTER,
Hongkong, Feb. 11, 1916
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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPDA
·DOOR COMPANY, LIMITED.
BAREHOLDERS desirous of mikings inquiries in respect of the Debenture Issue should apply to the Company's Ofies in Hongkong.
All applications for debeatures must be sent in before the 25th February, 1918- Forms may be had on application.
K. M. DYER,
Chief Manager." Hongkong, Dec. 30, 1915.
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HONGKONG BORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
"There are said to be no fewer than a boudred and forty different ways of spelling the name of Birmingham (Charlos G. Harper tells us in his book, The Holyhead Road"), "all duly rouched for by old usage.. It is angular that in the first mention ws. have of the place, in Domesday Book, it is spelt Bermingham," almost exactly as it isгHE FLOWER and VEGETABLE to-day, and this leads much authority to the glow that we get the place name from an ancient Exxon tribear family of Beorgings.
TH
ANNUAL SHOW.
SHOW will be held on the 3rd and 4th March, in the TOTANIC GARDENS entry forma to the Hon. Sceretary not Intending. Exhibiter obuold sand their later than 25th February.
obtained from the Hon. Secretary
Copies of Rules and Schedules may be
A. NICUL,
Quarry Bay, Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1916.
YOUR EYES SHOULD NOT DE NEGLECTEL
At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult us. -We test eyes scientifically and it glasses to individual re- quirements.
CLARK
ARK & Co. PARK BLOGS, CHATER RO!
SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS
HONGKONG
HONGKONG & MANTLA.
COLUMBIA
Double-Disc
RECORDS
$1.50.
Fit your Machine.
ASK TO HEAR THE LATEST.
THE ANDERSON
When the original Boormingas, the Sons of Becria (whoever he may have been), settled here, in the dim Saxon past
founded better than they know; but they they chose a hill-top, a place where no river runs, unless wan choose thus to dignify the little stream called the Rea.. This lack of watercourses mastered nothing at all to medioral Birmingham, but when in spite of all disabilities, the place roze into commercial importance, the want | THE BONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH & Des-Vaux Ro.d.
began to be severely felt and hercolesn have been the efforts in modern timoms to effect is proper water supply. *"
TCG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.
LOST.
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(1) Belgium is to retain her independence, provided that a repetition of the events of the gear 1014 be made impossible by Treaties.
bes, and pert apa, also, by the bo'd. lug of pledges. A complete absorption of Belgium would be violently opposed, oven by German industry be cause the dropping of the Customs barriers would be bound to lead to dis- agreeable e nditions, so long as labour conditions in Belgium remain so lar
**Little and scattered mention is board behind labour conditions in Germany on of Birmingham and its smiths before the of the lack of su adequate factory Civil War, but when the struggle kroka law. Even for a Customs union one oat, they were heard of to some purpose. would
quire an interim period of at Its four the sand inhabitants in 1643 wern treat fire year. Belgiam, however, would Puritans to a man and warlike. They have to pay to Germady an actual war furnished teen thousand sword-blades Certificate or Certificates in lien thereof coolt tation to the amount of her former military Budget, while Germany would exercing police auctority until the final
account
payment.
for Cromwell's te ops, sod at a convenient time it is furniture and his change and seized farofters and his plate.
To Birmingham, close upon forr (2) The occupied. French Departments hundred years ago, Leland, fourd but one quld immediately be restored to France, street, yet that street was full of amitha Germany won'd also waive any war making knives and all manner of cuttings indemnity on the part of Franco, if tooler, and many locigers that make bittes France ceded to Germany her claims on and a great many naylor. See that a great Russia to the amount of about 18 part of the towne maintained by smithes miliards of franes (£750,000,000). An who have their iron and sca-cole cus of
obrious condition of this
of this agreement with Staffordshire,*** France would be the restoration by Of Birminghs England of all the German colonies and the evacuation of Calkie,
Birmingham said Borka, a hundred years ago, is the toyshop of Europe.” Fancy articles in steel and pasta buckles; sword hilts, buttons, and a thousand ofbær
(3) Bussian Toland is to be made entirely
independent, under a German Prince sa trifles were made, for home or export King of Poland. On the other hand, among them the xham, or *Brummagem. Polaod would have to pay to Germany jewelry. war contribution on a similar basis to
Things are very different now. The the contribution by Belgiem. The historical atrising towards the sea which trades of Birmingham seem almost count. has dominated Hussia's policy for loss in their number; many of them con for each ducted on a scale large enough centuries is to receive consideration by one to suffices small township of workers. the grant to Russia of an outlet to the Brassfounding, tubemaking, gunsmithing Parsian Gulf.
wiredrawing, BCTOW
pinmaking
www.
PPLICATION has been made to this
A Company to issue Duplicata Carti ficata ai SO Shares in this Company in the name of YUEN CHEONG or other
upon Statement that the Original Certifients No 39, Thirty dated 18th
N
MUSIC CO., LTD.
-T1L 1329.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.
TOME IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY SEVENTH ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this will be held at the COMPANY'S
VICTORIL BUILDINGS and NOLICE IS FRIDAY, 18th February, 1916, at Noor, HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days for the purpose of receiving the REPORT from the date hereof no claim or repre- of the DIRECTORS together with State- sentation in respect of nah Originalment of ACCOUNTS for the year anding Certificate is made to the Company, the 31st December, 1815. Undersigned will then proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.
ar:DES 4010, has been LOST OFFICES,
For the Hoxoxoxo STEAM LAUNCH TOG
AND LIGHTER Cow Isty
GORDON & Cai
General Managers.
Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1916,
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
UBJE
JEJECT
BOXING
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to sufficient ontries being received an AMATEUR Boring (4) Italy must give up the occupied Turkish goldsmithing ectroplating, inplate
aland, but against this the state of fag, coining, stoel permaking-those are held in the Gymnasium of the V.R.Con Competition- open to Hongkorg will - ba xffairs before the outbreak of war would bet, a few of the countless industries to FRIDAY, February 25th. be maintained.
(5) Bulgaris, of couro, must get Macetion of half a million.!ta
whose skirts clogs for livelihood a popula-
docis, and also a corridor to the Danube. stretching from Nish to Semiadria. The
former old Serbia in to remais indepead-
ant, or to be united with Montenegro in Į ASHAMED TO TALK OF EMPIRE one Kingdom.
.
(6) Albania must really obtain, the inde
pecdience that was formerly granted, "It is common knowledge that the
nder a Prince of her own election.
(3) The claims of Roumania and Greece words "Empire" and Imperial' have ex- seem at this moment to be not quite feited a kind of snimas against them," Mid definitely decided.
Sir Charles Lucia at mosting of the We think, continues the article, that it Historical Association at the University, is the duty of the beatral Fress to open College, caTho Teaching of Impera élection about the fundamental condi ticok
Top of the fature pence,
there can be History," and that a silly prejudice bas no doubt that these conditions "would tended to discourage teaching about Empire become very considerably more severe if on the ground—whether openly admitted further warlike avention a larganoslo were of not that such a teaching must be the decided in favour of the Contral Powers parent of bominet and rainglory One giant yield to no deception about the |fect that Germany, in spite of her sincere
“The war is proving a wholesome 'cor. rectire of this view, and I hope the His-
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st
C
CONDITIONS. (s)3 two minute rounds and it undecided an entre round of one minute... (b) In 3
118 lbs, 132-1h, and ()sigh in at V.RO,
night of February 24th. Estric
stating. weight to be addressed to DRAKIN ENG 0% F.RO. before February 15th. No Entranco Fee.
No Competition if Jess than 18 entries. The Committee reserve the right rofase entries.
I
Hongkong, Jan/21, 1918,
PATELL & CO.
and deeply-leit gearmint for penes, will borical Ascociation will fire a happy Importers-Exporters
grasp the sword with new wrath if the head list, aba proffan is refused in tragichl mlaappreciation of the real situation.
RACE, BOOKS, S/
THE only Kathorised Edition of the RACE BOOK is that Published by Mesars. NORONHA & Co., WHICH 18 COPYRIGHT UNDER THE ACT OF 1911
T. F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course Hongkong. Feb. 11, 1910.
156
RACE BOOKS 1918.
TEATHER-COVERED
· 83:00-
$1.75
1,00
CLOTH-COVERED
PAPER-COVERED
May be had fron
SONORONHA & 00: (Printers to tlie Hongkong Jockey Club),
KELIN, & VÄLBE, LTD.:: DENWER & COMME THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE/ Hongkong, Feb. 11, 1918,
dispatch.
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION "Only a Coach but you stop while it 5 ONLY a cough.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED
COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The fnos preparatida made for combating severe coughs. -GURES (any ¿cough that,
only a cou
Very palatables CHEMISTS
* Pazon: $1.15 and 97.75.
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
anches
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, BOMBAY, INDIA:
China
HANKOW,
SHANGHAT CANTON
Pson happen to be late sour ma
be Courtously and Prompty senyal jarf the Same (Daly (at "the ALEXAN DEA CAFE
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company
wilbe CLOSED from FRIDAY,
11th to FRIDAY, 18th February, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period Do TRANSFER of SHARES. can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY 8. NOETECÖTE,
Acting Secretary to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. "MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
Agents for THE KOWLOON LAND AND
BUILDING CO., LTD. Hongkong, Feb. 8, 1916.
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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.
ING CORPORATION:*»
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the URDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL Hongkong, or SATURDAY, the 19th day. of February 1918, at Noor, for the pur
the pose of receiving the Report of
Court
of Directors together with a statement.of Accounts, for
31st
December 11, the year ending the
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from. MON.. DAY. the 7th February, to SATURDAY, the 19th February, 1914 (both, days. inclusive), daring which perind no transfor of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Director.
N. J. STABB,--
Chief Manager. Hengkeng, Jan. 31, 1918,
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN.
AND MORTGAGE COMPANY?”
JAMITED.
on
ORDINARY NINETEENTH C ANNUAL MEETING OF BEARI HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building. No. 6. Connaught Road, FRIDAY, the 25th February 1916, 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Acronats and the Raport of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1915, and electing Consulting Committed and Auditors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of m pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 21st February, 1916 dull: FRIDAY the 25thi: -Bahruary, 1916, both days
VARGASHEWAN, TOMES & CO. KISASHA General Planavera Hongkong Feb 11 1918 109