INTIMATIONS
G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,
WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.
toto! Mansions.
Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS
HOSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,
ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers,
High Class English Jewellery...
THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.
(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).
LINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDER. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We bare over thirty ya arderence. Vo own two Slipways and era accommodate by craft of 200 feet lange
3.
Town Ufa, 43, Consimont Hour CENTRAL. Hongkong. Telephone No. 459.
Telephone Na. K 9.. Shipyard: Saam Ael Pc. Közlenn, Hongkong, Estimates furnished on spalication,
Hongkong, April 1, 19:0
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WONG PING WA, Manager)"
THE KAILAN MINING
ADMINISTRATION.
KAIPING COAL
Now well-known, throughout the East for
STKA RAISING. FORCING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS HUNKERS
HGBES!
HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
"KAIPING COKE
Competes with the best quality English Coke fr FOUNDRY, SMELTING" AND HOUSEHOLD PURPUS
FIREBRICKS
FIRECLA
STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND.
GRADE
OFFICES: QUEENS BUILDINGS, HONGKONG."
TeT. ADDRESS: MAISHAN, HONGKONG,
TELEPHONE: No. 869)
DODWELL & CO., LTD, Agents.
Born 7820- Still going
VOLUNTEER; “We want to go to the font at once, Sir!" Orrier (good-humouredly): "All in good time, my lads! You'
must first get into perfect condition, like johnnie Walker. Thea yonil be in front and not easily shifted."
JOHNNIE WALKER White Label" Gyears old, JOHNNIE WALKER Red Label". so years old. JOHNNIE WALKER "Black abol." te years old.".
Guaranteed same quality throughout the world..
Agents General, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.
JOHN WALKER & SONS, LIT. SONG WARKY DISTILLARS, KILMARNOCK SCOTLAND
PRIZE
MEDAL
PHILADELPHIA
XHIBITION A
KNIFE POLISHI
BEST FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING
CUTLERY - 3%. 6o 1/-2/6 84/4
KNIFE BOARDS
OAKE WELLINGTON
PREVENT FRICTION IN CLEANING ~& INJURY TO THE KNIVES G JOHN OAKEY & SONS LIMITED BLACK LEAD MILLS, LONDON
XS, LIMITED WILLINGTON MILIA, LONDON,
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA
(MITSU BISHI Co.)
COAL DEPARTMENT.
VOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA.
SOLE
STATA, OCHT, MUTARE, YO SHINOTANI KISHIDAKS, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, "SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA
Collaries.
AUENTS for SAKITO, & OTUBARI, OOAL
HEAD OFFICE TOKYO,
BRANCH OFFICES :— Nagasaki, Moji, Karatea, Wakimatsu, Otaru. Muroran, Hakodate, Ecbè. Osaka, Kuro, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tsuruga, Shangbai, Hongkong,
Hankow, Felting.
TIL. ADDRESSTA for above: IWASAKI,' CodeAT ABC 6th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIES: CHINKYANG: Messrs Gearing &
Co
MANILA Messrs Maçondray &
Oo,
"Embassy
HAND
No 77.
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
ARE TEMPTING./
W.D.&HOWILLS.
BRISTOL & LONDON.
31
"EMBASSY Cigarettes are made by hand.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE...
ROM and after this date the vessels
FROM
of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Lins will be operated under the title of the CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SER VICES LTD, as Manager and Agents for the Canadian Fabide Railway Ocean Steamships.
D. W. CRADDOCK,"",
· General Propio dyent Hongkong, 14th February, 1910.. [13
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES LIMITED.
PACIFIC SERVICE.
HAVE This Dag bandel over the HONGKONG AGzser to ir. J. H WALLACE who will alesmo chargo, an
Jasro,
General Agent, during my absence on
D. W. CRADDOCK,
General Traffic Agent.
Hongkong, 14th February, 1016,
NOTICE
ALL. perque having Olaitaa against Ma
INTIMATIONS
YOUR EYES
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTEL
At the first symptom of eye strain you should consult
We test eyes scientifically and fit
ا
glasses to individual re-. squirements.
GUSTAV ENGEL of Messrs. WM. METERINK & Co, are requited to le same with the Liquidators before 15th. March, 1916.
ALEX. ROSS. Co.
Liquidators.
Hongkong. Tab. 9. 1918.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOOR COMPANY, LIMITED.
HAREHOLDERS desiruus of making
Large stocks have now arrived in the Colony inquiries in respect of the Debenture
DEFENCES OF THE YANGTSZE.
SINGAPOLE: MESSTS Borneo Co. A LIST OF CHINESE PATROL
Ltd.
GLASGOW: Messrs A. R. Brown, McFarlane & Co., Ltd.
For particulara, apply to
K. KATO,
Manager.
No. 9. F202aa Syakir,
BONGIORG.
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIE
COAL
816
BE Un tersigned having been appointed ACENTS for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to custe prices for best quality SILIMPOPUN TIK or SANDAKAN (British North COAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT Borneo)
SILIŠIPOPON COAL compares favour ably with the butter grades of Japanese o, and gives good results on a very Coil. moderate
comsumption,
Steamera calling at 5EBATTIK or SANDARAN exclusively for BILIMPO- HON COAL (either eargo or Bunkers) are exempt from payment of a Port charges.
At Subatlik 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 Sibato Bay (Sohattik Har. bour). Prices and all other information ein ho had on zopcarting the Port application to the Agents.
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,
Agonte Corio Harbour Coal Compsoy, Limited. Hongkong, Dec. 2. 1915.
1027
DAIRY FARM NEWS,
Some of our
CORNED BEEF,
BY PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIES.
CORNED PORK VARIETY OF SAUSAGES PRESSED BEEF, "COOKED HAM, DRIPPING, LARD,
CORNED TONGUES,
SMOKED TONGUES,
PORK PIES, GAME PIES.
&c,
Which cannot be Execlled for Quality.
"A SCOUT IN FAIRYLAND”.
*JÓHN IN HONGKONG
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BOATS.
The Hankow correspondent of the N. O
Daily News writes"-
FARMS BEHIND THE FIRING LINE.
An account of the conditions now ruling. in the farming, districts of Champagne, and Lorrains which have been ravaged by the war has been published in pamphlet form
The Chinese papers here are commenting by the Agricultural Relief of Allies Com. on the fact that some of the Japanese mittes. It is report of a delegation repre- vernacular newspapers in Japan have seating British farmers who went to ruggental that the Japanese Admiralty
consider the necessity of sending their certain in which, way help might best be ship to China to protect the lives of forgiven to the stricken farmers of our ally. oiguors residing along the, Targtaze valley. The deputation included, the chairman of
Issue should Apply to the Company's Office in Hongkong.
All applications for debentures must be sont in before the 29th February, 1916. Forms may be bad on application.
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager.
ľ
Hongkong, Dor. 30, 1915,
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THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH TUG AND LIGHTER CO., LTD.
A
LOST.
PPLICATION has been made to this Company to issue Duplicate Certi- TUEN CHEONG or other "name"""" {g icne ei 30 Shares in this Company in the
upon Statement that the Original Certificate Certificate or Certificates in lieu thereof
CLARK &
LARK & Co SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS RK BLOGS, CHATER" RQ,
HONGKONG
HONGKONG & MANILA,
豫
COLUMBIA
Double-Disc
RECORDS
$1.50.
Fit your Machine.
Jumble
ASK TO HEAR THE LATEST.
No 39. Thirty Shares numbered 77994758 THE ANDERSON
dated 14th August, 1910, has been LOST or DESTROYED and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 30 days
from the date hereof no claim or repre- MUSIC CO., LTD.
sentation in respect of mich Original Certificate is made to the Company, the Undersigned will then proceed to deal with such application for duplicate.
For the HONGKONG STEAN LAUSCH, TE
and LIGHTER Co., L
GORDON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1918
103
I have made careful inquiry of the Chise the Farmers' Club and the president of the officials at
at this place, as to how the Chiness Casernment would look upon this sugges
National Farmers' Union. The provinces tion, and was informed that the Chinese of Chempagne and Lorraine (ays the report) Second Squadron is covering all the treaty forms a land of small proprietors, who live, ports on the Yar gtsze and that there is no not each on his own form as in England, reason whatever why foreigners should but all together on the communal plan anticipate any secasion arising which would in village after village. The visitors necessitate the calling in of foreign gun were impressed by the industry and thrift of the farmera and peasants. The basts for their protection.
Information from offcial quarters is to soit racionin weight and it is almost un the set that the twenty-seven ships of land, as we understand it, is the Chinese 2nd Squadron, under com- known. The closest resemblance to our to the mard of Rear Admiral Baron Yoh ware oa deep loams was seen in Lorraine.
accordance with the following list: January 48 stationed on the Tangisce is valleys of Chanipague the traditional small farming is pursued with characteristic diligence, the holdinga running usually from SHANGILL
10 to 50 acres. Into this peaceful land of French village homes hordes of armed Gormans burst in the early autumn of 1924, carrying havne, desolation, and death of wherever they went. All the meu fighting age in the villages being absent at the front, their homes and steadings were in any cases reduced to a mans of ruins, not alone by bombardment and the operations of war, but often.. by the deliberate incendiarism and theft of The an infuriated and debased enemy." live stock-horses, cattle, sheep, piga, and fowls of homestead after homestead тето
QUBJECT to sufficient entries being stoten or removed without the pretence of received an AMATEUR Dezing
peany of
payment The implementa and Competition open to Hangkorg will be machinery of the farms were smashed to bold in the Gymnasium of the VIR.Q. on Atoms often from deliberate malice. In & FRIDAY, February 25th. word, the "all" of these humble, thrifty, hard-working, defence less peasant farmers was snatched from them, and in nod a-for. instances outrages and barbarities made the crime more intamou. Nothing, vas left to them but thoir honour and patriotism and their splendid courage in the face of dire disaster.
Na hing, Craiser. Kiangchi, River gunboat. Hungbo, Torpado "boat,
CHEVRIANO. Kienas, River gunboat.
KANKING. Kienwei, River gunboat.. Chuyu, River gunboat. Chenize, Torpedo boat. Shutze, Torpedo beat. Tangan, Destroyer.
ANKING.
KIUKIAND,
יי
Lehize, Torpode boat. Kieuxong, Destroyer.
TATUNG. Hepang, Torpedo bost Wulong, Admiral's yacht.
WUHU, Yuchang. Destroyer.
BUKA, Hachune, Torpedo boat, Kiangyuan, Riser gunboat.
HAXIO Chuyew, River gunboit. WECHANG. Kianghan, River gunboat (Flagship). Chukwaa, River gunboat. Haying, Torpedo boat. Changtze, River gunboat.
TOCHOW. Chuchien. River gunboat. Kunchen, Shallow River gunboat. Yangan, Shallow River günpost. Kienchun, Shallow River günboat.
CHAKOEHL Kiangkwan, Shallow Biver gunboat..
Kiangai, Shallow River gunboat,
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BIG INCREASE IN AMERICA'S MERCHANT MARINE:
local Fairy Story entirely produced in Hongkong, with topical illustrations for the banest of War Charities. ON SALE AT:-: MWM. FOWILL, LA...
MESARA WITMAN, 100,
MRS. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD.
MESSEL WHITEAWAYS
LAIDLAW & CO LTD AND THE CHIPa'Mail, Ltd.) Price 50 Cents.
FRENCH LESSONS
G.. DIG USSION,
15, Morrison Hill Fond.
[ you have lost your appetite, me of 1chable valety dampere of ALEXANDRA DAF is Sore to hempt
THE SCOT'S BAIT.
GERMANS SHELL A CHRISTMAS
PUDDING! "
A festival spent to the incessant accÓM- paniment of shrapnel was the impression
of Christmas in the trenches, glonued by a í Preas representative at Euston in conver- sation with a number of war-stained Scota,
were on their way north to enjoy a well- carnod rest...
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
BOXING.
CONDITIONS.
(a)3 two minute rounds and if undecided.
'sa extrà round of one minute.
(b) In 3 weights, 118 lbs, 132 lbs. and
146 lbs.
(c) Competitors weigh in at V.R.C. on
night of February 24th.
Entries stating weight to be addressed to I. DEARIN E C/a V.RO. before February 20th. No Entrees Foo..
No Competition if less than 18 entries. The Committes reserve the right refuse entries.
Hongkong, Jan. 21, 1816.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
BOCIETY.
ANNUAL SHOW.
6. Des Feuz Roid.
TIL. 1324.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.
an
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
TWENTY SEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING of BHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, VICTORIA BUILDERoa FRIDAY, 18th February, 1918, at Noost, for the purpose of receiving the REPORT of the DIRECTORS together with, State- ment of ACCOURTS for the year andlog. $1st December, 1915.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, 11th to FRIDAY, 18th February, 1918 (both days inclusive), during which period no TRANSFER of SHARES can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors.
MOWBRAY S. "NORTHCOTE,
Acting Secretary to
31.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
Agents for
THE KOWLOON LAND AND
BUILDING CO., LTD.. Hongkong, Feb. 8, 1916.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK-
ING" CORPORATION. ·
who had just returned from Franes, and TEE FLOWER and VEGETABLE NOGURDINARY YEARLY MEET- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SHOW will be held on the 3rd and TNG of the SHAREHOLDERS in this 4th March, to the EOTANIC GARDENS.
Iatanding Exhibitors should send their Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, "Christmas out there ?". echoed one entry "forms to the Hon. Sccretary not Hongkang, on SATURDAY, the 19th day stardy Highlander. "Ob, it was at right later than 26th February
1918, at Noox, for the pur of February, of Directors together with a statement of Accounts for the year ending the B1st December, 1
We had a very rice time-plenty to cat, a Copies of Rules and Schedules may be pose of receiving the Report of the Court The American'merchant marine on Da first-class dinner, and a pudding that could obtained from the Hon. Secretary..
ember I was composed of 26,888 vessels, aggregating 8.414,250 tona, ZTCH?, according to the annual report of the Commissioner of Navigation: The oficial figures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1315, show 20,701 vessels of 8,280,620 gross tons, compared with £8,943 vessels, of 7.978,688 gross tons, in 1914.
The year's absoluta 460,741 gross, has
n't have been better."
Sea anything of the Germans 3" "No, but we have heard them all right. Their Jobreen laddies were flying round us all day. I thought, maybe, they didn't now it was Christmas, so I showed them piece of padding-at the end of stick. It was like showing a red rag to a bull. In about two seconds the pudding was turned into lead, and for an hour, after that oär, apisy place.-Pall very
incroano in equalled in the country' ttle ebanty’wan a-j
never been history. the Commissioner mye. tonnage and value the merchant ḍpping under the American Bag in aurpassed only by that of the British flag, and ir tonnaga it ehasis that ender any other two foreign Bags combined, except the Britiab," The report states.
American shipping registered for the foreign trade included in the Sgures above nombered on June 30, 1915, 2,704 vessels.. Paf 1.871,549 tous, an iccrease during the year of 289 Fruwels and 790,301 gross tape, This increase is three times as great as the incres in registered tonnage during aay previous year in our history. Tonnage for the costing
or, Jomestic trade for the fiscal year registered 23,307 vessels, of 8,517,880 gross tons, a decreas of 631 vessels and 334,650 ton sines Jans 30, 1014. During the last year under the ship repletry act
of 118 vessels, of 523,821 gross tone, valued at $33,392,756, and inanned by 6,143 men," wore transferred from foreign tinga to the American flag."
The Bacal year's hiphuliding record anws a total of 1,107 vessels of 225,122 gross tons, constructed in American yards and registered under the American Bag Four handed Gid that is more cumpleted between June 30 and December. 1. Receipts from trange duties during the year wore 81,315,125, a now reload:
Mall Gazelle.
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
"Only Conga" but you stop it while it is ONLY a cough.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED
COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The finest preparation andS
for combating seven coughs, CURES say cough that, is only a cough. Very palatable.
OF ALL CHEMISTS
PRICE $1.25 and 82.25,
A. NICOL,
Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1916.
Quarry Bay.
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PATELL & CO.
108
Importers-Exporters
AND
Commission Agents
HONGKONG.
Branches —
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, BOMBAY, INDIA.
China
HANKOW
SHANGHAI, CASTON.
F you happen to be late your meats will 1ba Courtoudly, and Fromptly served Just the Samu. Puty at the ALEXAN DRA CAFE
1915.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLUSED from MON. DAY, the 7th February, to SATURDAY, the 19th February, 1916 (both days melusive), during which period nn transfer of shares can be registerai
By Order of the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, Jan. 31, 1916.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED
THE NINETEENTH
ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building No. 6. Connaught Road, on FRIDAY the Bath February 1916, 11.80M, for the purpose of Trceiving a Statement of Accounts and the Rapurt of the General Managers for the gaur ending i 31st Decomber, 1915; land" slecting s Consulting Committoa and Auditors:
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, tho #1st: February, 1010 untilFRIDAY the 5th February, 1916, both any
ជើងគីរី
BEEWAN, TOMER & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong, Feb. 11, 1910,