For your own comfort in Tropical Countries use
CALVERT'S
Carbo
Soaps.
Sold by local Chemists and Store: Madroy F. C. Calvert & Co., Manchester, England.
Guarded against
Infection.
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Perfect Personal
Cleanliness.
Freedom from Skin Irritation.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1909.
Calvert's 20% Carbolic Soap. Among the special purposes for which this power. ful antiseptic soap is useful, it has secured a wide popularity as a safeguard against infection, as a protection against mosquitoes and other insects, or for antiseptically cleansing their bites.
Calvert's Carbolic Toilet Soap. You will appreciate the feeling of thorough purifica- tion ensured by the antiseptic properties of this delicately perfumed soap, while its pure quality meets the requirements of even a sensitive skin.
·· Calvert's Carbolic Prickly-heat Soap is most serviccable in warm climates as a preventive of prickly-heat or other skin irritation.. Well adapted for regular bath and toilet.use by its purity, antiseptic properties and pleasant perfume.
Which meets your special need?
Each suits the climate.
TO LET
TO LET.
■N No. 6, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,
IONE GODOWN
In No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Victoris Building, Rooms suitable for Oficos.
ROOMS in College Chambers No. 31 Wyndham Street.
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 19th December, 1909. [1054-
TO LET
KING'S BUILDINGS.
OFFICES facing the Harbour from about October at prosent in accupation of Mora, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Apply
66
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENY CO., LD.J Hongkong, lat December, 1909.
TO LET-FURNISHED.
TRent 3225 per Month.
ANTALLON," 126A. BARKER ROAD,
appointment only,
Apply to-
Seen by
GODDARD & DOUGLAS. Hongkong, 9th December, 1909.
TO LET.
TO LET
TO LET on FOR SALE.
DERRINGTON, PEAK ROAD, No. 8. SHORNCLIFFE, Garden, Road, 7.
For Particular apply to---
64
C. SCHRÖTER, King's Buildings, Ill., Care of Garrels, Birner & Co. Hongkong, 1st December, 1909. [1140
STORAGE.
NO
FOR CUAL, TIMBER, &c.
BE LET, Portion of MAKINE LOT No. 285 at NORTH POINT, Suitable for above Purpose. EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT. DEEP WATER.
[1497 NO
TOS. 20 and 21, PRAYA, KENNEDY No 20 Extensive. Two-Storied Semi-Detached Godowns; Ground Surface of Cement Concrete..
No. 1A, PRAYA, KENNEDY TOWN, One Extensive Two Storied Godown.
All are in First Class Condition, suitable for storing Rice, Flour, etc.
Kents moderats.
Alsc FOR SALE.
TO LEE.
NORTH BORNEO:
The Apoar str. Arratson Apear from Calcutta left Singapore on the 28th instant afternoon, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd
prox,
178 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. As Router informed us at the timo, optimistic The M.M, str. Nera with the French Mail of viows of the future of Borneo as a fold for the 5th inst, and mails from London of the investors were set out in the speechos deli rored 4th inat left Singapore vin Saigou on the 28th at the North Borneo dinner, held at the Hotel inst., ata... end is expected to arrive here. Cesil on the 7th inst. Mr. William C. Cowison or abhut the 4th pror, and will probably presided over 1 gathering, and the guests leave for Shanghai and Japan on the same included:
Lord Redealale, Lord Tenterden, Sir J. West. Ridgeway, Major General Sir A. E. Turner, Sir William Baillie Hamilton, Mr. R. Holme, the Hon, T.A. Coghlan (Agent-General for New South
ibe Hon. John McCall, M. D.
afternoon.
The H-A. Linie str. Brasilia left Bangkok on the 28th inst. a.m., and may be expected here on or about the 4th prox.
The P.M. str. data left Yokolisma on the 27th instant, and is scheduled to arrive at this
7 Tasmania), Vice Admiral Sir port on the 5th prox.
The P.M. str. Korca arrived at San Francisco on the 26th instant.
Vice-Admiral Sir Bouverie Clark Major-General Sir Leopold V. Swaine, Rear- Admiral A. M. Field, Mr. R. C. Russell (Agout- The 1.0.M, str. Prinz Waldemar, which left General for Nótal), Mr. J. Howard (Agent-hère on the 3rd instant, at 9.30 a.m. arrived at General for Nova Scotia). Sir W. H. Troscher, Sydney on the 27th instant; at 7 a.m. the Hon
ཨིན་ A. Kirkpatrick (Ageut-General for South Australia), Mr. Harrison Watson (Agont H. Genoral for Prince Edward Island), Mr. J. Turner Agent-Gocoral for British Columbia), Mr. G. F. M. Cornwallis-West, Baron Emile D'Erlanger, Mr. Peter Ralli, and Dr. Hans Sauer.
The CHAIRMAN, proposing The Guests,"
The I.G.M. str. Kleist, which left here on the 1st instant, at noon, arrived at Genon on the 27th instant, at 5 p.m.
NAPIER JOHNSTONES'
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING
BOVRIL
No matter what we may say about Bovril, nothing can speak so strongly to you as an actual trial of Bovril itself.
Bovril contains all the goodness of prime beef in highly condensed form.
sairl im was able to do so from the chair owing "SQUARE BOTTLE” PENINSULAK
to Sir Charles Jessel having resigned the chairmanship in his favour. The support which lo received from their late colleagu in the early days of his (the speakers) management was so considerable that, in grateful recognition of it, he, as managing director of the company, caused his nama to be written in indelible. letters on their map; so. although their friend no longer presilud at their binetings, Josselton, their principal port on the West Coast, would always be with tlom. (Cheers Ton years ago he prodioted that North Fornod was progressing, that its revenue was inowasing, that it offered a splendid field for the profitable employment of an almost unlimited amount of capital, and owing to its geographical position and vast
destined potentia resources, it become an important outport of the British Empire. (Chosrs.) Investors were beginning to roalias that there was far more in the territory than they or their financial advisers over sue- rected. In fact,
those who wore the many inost sceptical about it were now convinced that in North Borneo they had a magnificent heri- dime tago, the development of which, would in
to
become, if not a voritable El Dorado, at least a very profitable business. During the currert year they had sold 20,000 acres of land, whick, together with the benefits appertaining thereto, brought into their coffers £100,000 (Cheers.). That put a price upon the land at £5 su sere. To induce people to plant rubber in their territory they were, only four years ago, selling land, with similar benefits at £l an nere. From this it would be gathered that their properly had very much increased in value, and that Therefore their friends were fally justified in
an oppor
vious years, when they could get few to bolovo. peaking well of their prospects. During pre- in the company, he never missed tunity of pressing apon the attention of their guests the advantages of its comprehensive endowmeats,
which were confirmed by Portions of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36 Royal Cha
Charter,
farther, And,
offojaily Governmout in the on PRATA EAST. Approximate AREA recognised by the [813
43,000 SQUARE FT. 999 YEARS' LEASE. document which conferred on their property
For Particulars, apply
the rank of an independent British Protectorate. GEO. FENWICK & Co., LTD.
They hold territorial rights over a country us large as Ireland, and a groat portion of such [96 Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.
country was most suitable for the cultivation of rabbar, tobacco, and other things too numerous TO LET.
to mention. (Hear,
Further, the miles OLD TO. 2,
BAILEY. Possession marketable timber on their 31,000 square
of territory had been estimated at not less than from 1st December.
50,000,000 tons. They were also the owners of Apply to
ABRATOON V."APCAR & Co.,
amètre gauge light railway soms 130 miles it longth; they possessed a telegraph.c 14, Des Voeux Road.
system of about 800 miles, they were the [1398 Hongkong, 5th November, 1909.
proprietors of much other property, such as Government officers' and polies quarters, lus-
those pitals, fatties, &e, and the whole of most │ODOWN, No. 5A, DUDDELL STREET. valuable assets stood in their books to-day af £1,500,00. One of the several large harbours which indented their 800 miles of coastlipe, and Apply to
which were fringed with extensive coal deposits, was alone worth far more than that sum, and their 20,000,000 acres were certainly worth at the very least £l on acre, to say nothing of the value of other assets, including the sovereign rights under which they collected nearly the whole of their permanent rerenna, At the momon: there were engaged in rubber cultiva tion in their territory a dozen companies, whose subscribed capital aggregated about £1,000,000; and when he seriously informed them that they had room for many hundreds of such companies they would perhaps be able to form some idea of the rest possibilities of their wonderful
of property and of the enormous amount
capital which could be profitably employed in its development. (Cheers.)
Lord REDESDALE, in respouse, said that the figures which they had heard from this chairman
were really startling. In told thora WAS 接 most 1874 he was marvellous country, which was only waiting to could be found. If it had not lean for the be developed, if a certain amount of capital
chairman, be doubted whether the country would ever have been anything more than it was when he firs: became acquainted with it,, thirty-foar years ago, England was to be congratulated upon what had taken place in North Borase;
Apply to
DAVID SABBOON & Co., LD Hongkong, 8th November, 1909. [1396
TO LET.
[O. 2, ELLIOTT CRESCENT, ROBIN- NON ROAD, Bir Roomed Honso, with Outhouse, Commanding a Fina Viow of the Harbour.
Apply to
F. X. D'ALMADA × CASTRO, 33, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, 7th July, 1909.
TO LET
No
[936
TO. 2, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE,
facing the Parade Ground. PREMISES lately vocated by Mesra. Gordon & Co., known as 21, Whitefald, Shanti. Wan Road.
PREMISES at SHAHEEN, CANTON, now in occupation of the Canton Kowloon Railway.
CHELTONDAL (furaishod), No. 100, Peak, February to October, 1910.
The EYRI, No. 13, Peak, Six Rooms,
Court and very Large Gardon, CONSFIELD ARČADE, 2 Rooms on
well suited for Offloss.
1st Floo
No 25, ELLEY STREET (ner House) GODOWN HOUSES Duddall Street,
BELILIOS TERRACE,
ROBINSON ROAD,ly painted and color- washed, exceptionally do rentals,"
FOR SALE-TOR CREST, at Peak, com- manding a Magnificent View of the Harbour and Adjacent Islande.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 15th December, 1909. [100
TO LET.
LODOWN, No. 4, Prays, Kennedy Town. Apply-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LT Hongkong, Lot December, 1909. [98
TO LET.
гов. NOB. 52 and 69, CAINE ROAD.
Apply to-
HO Ü MING, 81, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 8th December, 1909. (1177
A
TO LET.
HOUSE in Wong Nei Chong Road.
A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. OFFICES TO LET, No. 2, Connaught Rood, 3rd Floor,
No. 3, CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit
Road
No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, 1st floor.
OFFICES in YORK BUILDING.” GODOWNS in FRAYA EAST, BLUS BUILDINGA and No. 16B., Des Voeur Hoid next to the HONGKONG HOTEL.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, let Taber, 1909.
N°
TO LET.
[97
it was also to bed upon the fact
that there was in
Borneo a man of indomitable energy, great strength of character, and one capable of dercloping a Colony which was once a nest of soyages". That man was their present chairman, to whom they owed debt of gratitude (Cheers.) In conclusion, JO. 3, MORRISON HILL. Immediate he urged the desirability of supporting a move-
entry.
ment for promoting the study of Oriental Apply-
laugnatges in London Mzaans. JARDINE, MATHESON
The Hon, T. A. Cogulan submitted “The & Co. LTD.
State of North Borneo," and predicted Hongkong, 10th December, 1909.
that the time (1500
not far distant when there would be established at Borneo an im- TO LET.
portant emporium halfway between Austra- fia and the East The folds of investment were gradually being lessoned, but he thought one offered an enormous field for British enterprise, and he did not think it would be long reglected.
INVEST-moderato.
THE HONGKONG LAND
-MENT & AGENCY CO. LD.
Hongkong, 1st December, 1909.
TO BE LET,
(Unfurnished or
[1340
ODOWNS Nos. 7, 8 and 10, and the Top Floor of No. 3, (Tang Lap Ting's Godowna East Poiul).
Immediato Possession. Rent exceptionally
Apply tome
KAM FOOK, No. 107, Wellington Street, behind the Stag Hotel or Keeper of
No. 6, Godown on this Spot Hongkong, 28th May, 1909.
[707
X7ITH Possession from March, 1910. 1 —
if desired the
furnitura could be taken over at a valuation.)
IAN MOR.'
Pesk Road. Six Roomed -semi-detached house, commanding÷n-good view.. of the harbour. Tonnis Court and Vegetable 'Carden.
NEW
and COMMODIOUS SHOPS, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Immediate Possession. Cheap Rentals.
KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48, Yazmati, Area 85,200 square foot with 255 foot. Sea Frontage. Especially suited for Storage of Coal, Timber, &c.
Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 1st December, 1909. [1258-1471
KEATING'S
LOZENCES
Realty CharNO
THE WORST COUGH One gives relief. An increasing mala of over 80 ymru is a certain
test of their marvellous vaİDD Sold in bottles
`sowywhere, *-
WES
Major General Sir ALFRED E, TURSER re- plied. As.
As an illustration of the growth of the company ho mentioned that in 1891, the income
a 266,000 and the expenditure £52,000. Lest year the income was £152,000 and the expenditure £98,000, (Choers.)
The Hon. Jon MCCALL, M:D., gave "The North Borneo Service," and Mr. J. H. SHARMAN replied
| LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Dodwell & Co.'s ste. Bra-mar bft Foo- chow on the 27th instant, and may be exported
to arrive here to-day afternoon.
The H.A. Linie str. quetia left Shanghai on the 26th inst. n.m, and may be expected here to-day.
The N.I.K. str. Totoni Maru (Bombay Lino) lett Singapore on the 25th inst, and is expected here on the 3rd prox.
The N.Y.K. str. Tango Maru (European Line) left Moji on the 27th instant, and is expected here on the 3rd proz.
WHISKY.
BEWARE OF·
UNVARIED FOR
THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN 1745.
150 YEARS.
IMITATIONS,
SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,
and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS. [52
APIOLINE
(CHAPOTEAUT)
SAFE
LADIES REMEDY
For functional troubles, delay, pain and those irregularities peculiar to
the sex.
Prescribed by the highest French Medical authorities, and superior to Tansey, steel Drops and Panny royal. CHAPOTEAUT, 8, rue Vivienne, Paris. sold by all Chamleta:
1464,3
AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THORNE'S
PER
CASE
OLD VAT.
$15
THIS VAT WAR EVANTED BY THE LATE RONÉST TAURKE SP GNLEHOCK AND HAS BEEN SOLD AS N'A SINĖS 1931
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE, AGENTS IN
HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA.
A. S. WATSON & CO.LTD.
།
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* THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY,
THERAPIONS
This successfulpopularremedy, uliocontinental hospitals by Ricord, Rostan, Jobert, Velpeau and others, surpasses operything hitherto employed.
THERAPION No. 1
tainablainBRAUEL TASTELESS: FORM
TRADE
in a remarkably short time, sijan a few days only, removes all discharges, superseding injections, the use of which does irreparable harm by laying the (paration of stricture and other seriousdanses.
THERAPION NË, 2.
for lipopolares pots, blotcives, reta pain awolfing of juinty amcondary ulcerations, goul, rheumatism, &c.
whole system through the blood, and thoroughly elioriuatos all poisonous matter from the body.
THERAPION NË 3
forehaustion, & thoso 'ased up' feelings resulting from dissipation, worry, overwork, excesses. It possesses surprising power in restoringstrength 2. vigour to those suffering from enervating left- #nces of long residence in hot, subealthy climates THERAPION is obtainable of principal Chemists on The Lo Clew MedicineCa Havernock Road, Hampstead, London. Price in England 29.& The above Trade Mark is a facsimile of word *TREKATION* as it appears on British CoversA-CES Stampared to every genuiso packaga.
STEAM
S.S.
&
70-2
ORIENTAL
NAVIGATION CO.
· MACEDONIA,”. (10,500 TONS.)
CAPTAIN C. D. BENNETT, R.N.R.
HIS THROUGH MAIL, STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON THI
VIA BOMBAY WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 19TH, 1910, STAYING AT BOMBAY 24. HOURS ONLY AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT:-
MARSEILLES LONDON
FARES TO LONDON:--
£48.8
APRIL 16TH. APRIL 23 D.
£72.12
1ST SALOON 471.10 SINGLE; -£106.14 RETURN. 2XD.
For Further Farticulars, apply to.
19
E. A. HEWETT,
SUPERINTENDENT.
|1075
SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO.
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN
THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
(EFFECTIVE FROM OCT. 28ra, 1909).
THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Thing and lat class Cara, operated between Dairon and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with the Dairon-Shanghai Direct Steemer Service by the S.. "KOBE MARU and "SaIxIO MARU" (2,877 tons each) és follows:-
NORTH-BOUND.
Arrivo-Dairen
Thursday Saturday! 12.00 a.m. Sunday
ተያ
Saturday or Sunday Monday or Tuesday Tuesday Friday
Lenre-Shanghai (Steamer
Iv.
Ar. Lv.
Mukden
9.49 p.m.
33
10.10 p.m.
Ar. -Changchun Iv. Ar.
Harbin
5,30 B..
Monday
Wednesday Saturday
Russian Train)
6.30 a..
3.20 p..
! ม
State Express for MONCOW.
Wagon-Lite for Moscow.
State Express for St. Pet'g
State Er. press from Express from St. Pat'g.
Tuesday
Etate
Moscow,
Thursday
Wagon-Lits from
Saturday
Friday Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
Connecting at Harlin with?
SOUTH-BOUND.
Connecting at Harbin with
:
(Russian Train) 11.25 a.m.
rain 9.43 p.m.
10.00 p.m. 5.08.a.m.
5.20 am.
Wednesday
Lesre-Harbin Arrive-Changchun
LT
Ar. Mukden LT.
ár. -Dairen
Lv.
[Steamer)
Ar. --Shanghai
ני
3.00 p.m.
Friday
Bussian Train Time is 23 minutes earlier than §. M..R. Time.
TICKET AGENCIES—The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickala arə "obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co.
and Mesers. Thos. Cook & Son.
RAILWAY HOTELS-~YAMATO HOTEL (Tol, Add.? “YAMATO ")..
At Dairon, Port Arthur and Changchun, also rexy shortly at Mukden, all under the Company's management.
FUSHUN GOAL.
FRESH STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND AT DAIREN AND NEWCHWANG DEPOTS. SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, DAIREN.
Tel: Add: “MANTetsu."--Codos; A.B.C,,6th Ed., AI, and - Lieber's; -- ̈ (137-722-
PASSENGER SEASON 1910.
IN 25 DAYS TO ITALY
BY THE
MAGNIFICENT. N.D.L. LINERS:
Tors. Rao.
"PRINZESS ALICE
Capt. P. GROSCE.
10,911
ON MARCH 23RD.
9,000
ON APRIL 6TH.
Capt. 0. PATINKE.
"PRINZ LUDWIG
9,030
-ON APRIL 20TH,
← KLEIŠT *
+x
Capt. F. v. BINZER
CALLING AT NAPLES; GENOA; ALGIERS; GIBRALTAR, AND SOUTHAMPTON
TO LAND PASSENGERS,
Early Booking Recommended,
For Particulars, apply to
1226]
MELCHERS & Co.,
GENERAL AGENS