AN OLD MAN'S “WORKIES"
'AĻLEGED TO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED
WHILE BILL COLLECTING/
A rather interesting case was listened font the Magistracy to day, Mr. J. H., Kemp (first police magistrate) presiding. The dispute, it would seem, was caused over an outstanding debt, which an aged hawker went to colleci,
HONGRONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 1909.
THE
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO
"SIBAMBOAT CO., LD.
FINAL DIVIDEND,
"NEW CPR "PRINCESSES"
DEA WIRELESS FÖR FLEET. Captain J. W. Troup, Superintendent of the British Columbia Coast Steamship Service of the CP.R., has returned from the conference of the G.P.R, officials held at Winnipeg, at which estimates were givan of the requirements
THE INTERNATIONAL OPIUM
VAL COMMISSION.
The following fatter is of interest as throwing light on the origin of the International Opiam Commission which assembles on February 1..
Bishap's House,
\-Manila, P.I., July 24, 1905, My dear Mr. President,—1 am going to make bold to suggest that which I' venture to think
your way to laltiate the movement. It is this: might be fruitful of great good if you can sce recently, as of course you are aware, the
To-day's Advertisements.
COMPAGNIE DËS MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE
“HE Company's Steamskip
*SALAZIE,"
The Directors of the Hongkong, Croton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, will re cammerd the forthcoming meeing the fol.
of the various divisions. He confirmed: the ||lowing appropriation:-
Dividend of $1.25 per share: $15,000 bow that the-building of two now stemmers. In his evidence he alleged that instead of written off book value of steamers, wharves another for the Northern trade, was recome one for the Victoria-Vancouver service, and getting the money he was struck on the chest and properties; $20,000 be placed to credit of mended. Arrangeinents were made to equip and knocked down by the dobior(an ezgineer) Depreciation and Insurance Fund; $20,000 be all the steamers of the company with wireless question of England's share in the opium ahova Ports on or about MONDAY, the, rst'
telegraphy, the Princen May being the first,
He had spat blood since, and, he said very solemnly, "If I die within a few days I blame him," On the other hand the engineer alleged that the hawker was drunk when he called to collect the money and on being told to quit the premises, became very insulting, telling the women folk- pres at that they, so to speak, "would rather be a young man's slave than An old man's dailing.".
The complainant was Lam Leung, a general pedlar, residing ni 41, Cucular Pathway," and the defendant A. J. Aplong, an engineer, of the Green Island Cement Works, with quarters at 13, Kowloon City Road, Hugghom.
It would appear from the evidence that the complainant called at defendant's house on the foreagoo of the 20th jostaat, and presented bim with a book, saying "I would be glad if you would pay your account." Defendant
placed to credit of Special Repairs Fund, and the balance of $to,279.30 to be carried forward to new account.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
This programme, as previously pointed out, |has great bearing on the trade from Vancou ver, meaning, as it does, that at least two new steamers will be added to the fleet already engaged in local trade. The fact that another first-class steamer has been recommended for the run between Vancouver and Victoria will indiente the gigantic strides that the Gulf traffic has been taking. A boribiro steamer suggested shows beyond doubt that the Coast trade is progressing rapidly. The wireless Taqial Ng Kwong, Kin, Deputy of Foreign telegraphy on the vesels will also be an
DEPUTY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
[From. Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 25th January.
Affaire' attached to the Viceroy's yamen, left, here the other day for Shanghai on official business and he will not return sátil some time next month. W
THE OPIUM QUESTION,
The present Kwangchow Prefeci, Ko Kuo
paniment.
·
THE PAST YEAR,
¡ important step.
OPIUM IN SAN FRANCISCO. "
BANKERS' PREDICAMENT.
a hardship upen core business interests, which were not prepared for this unexpected reguin tion, reports the Seattle Post.
traffic has been re-opened la official circlen in the Old Country. My experience on the Philippine Oplum Investigating Committee. leads me to believe that the problem is of sufficient merit to warrant an endeavour_to. secure International action. From the earliest days of our diplomatic relations with the East, the course of the United States of America has bben o manifestly high in relation to the traffic in opium, that it seems to me almost our duty, now that we have the responsibility of actually handling the matter in our own possessions, to promote some movement that would gather in its embrace representatives
from all countries where the traffic in and use of opium is a matter of moment.
Public Companies.
THE HONGKONG LAND REOLAMA
TION COMPANY, LIMITED...
OTICE it hereby given that the EIGHTH
HOLDERS in this' Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildingi, om THURSDAY, the 28th January, 1909, at 11.15
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending $1k Dacomber,
Captain Ailland, will be despatcher for the 1965.
February.
"For Freight or Passage, apply to
P. DE CHAMPMORIN,
Agent,' Hongkong, 26th January, 1909.
"NOTICE.
TT is hereby notified that, on and after OF WATER to the Rider-Main Districts will be controlled by bringing the Rider-Mains into operation and that the Water will be turned en to each Rider-Main daily for two consecutive bours. Information as to the hours of supply to any particular property may be obtained on
MONDAY, the 1st February, the SUPPLY
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cùm-: pany will be, CLOSED from. THURSDAY] the arst January, to THURSDAY, the 25th January (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S; NORTHCOTE;
Secretary.
Hongkong, 13th January, 1909.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED...
N TWENTY FIRST ORDINARY
OTICE is hereby given that MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY,
Why could we no! hope to have an invest application at the offices of the Water Authority the 26th January, 1909, at.11.30 o'clock -
or Registrar-General or at the Tung Wah Hospital.
W, CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1909.
gation on the basis of sclence as well as of practical observation of actual conditions, in Japan should take part with ourselves? The Public Works Department, sole hope for the Chinese is in concerted action, Aaside issue, but as a consideration that in my mind would enhance the value of the movement, it would tend to unify in some measure nations that are Oriental, either by are or through the possessions of depen- dancies in the Orient. Nothing tends to pro- mate peace more than a common aim.
picked up a pan, scratched' out some of the Cheung, has been appointed by the Viceroy to the importation of opium for smoking purposes which England, France, Holland, China and
The action of the government in prohibiting Items, and threw there. U the act as Proctor of the Official Anti-Opium De-into the United States is hard to have worked
He then ordered complainant out and said he would not pay. The hawker was a trifle te In obeying the commun and sp'leave and, accord ing to his story, he was struck on the chest and knocked to the flooriwice, is basket, which contained some soip and a dozen teacups, was kicked about by the defendant, ran down the staircase" said cumplainant, and sat at
As the close of the Chinese year drew near, rumours prevailed among the native people, especially in mandatin circles, that the re- volutiopists were contemplating revolt, and the officials therefore appeared to be in a state of
The new order went into effect December, action being taken under the pure food and drug act prohibiting the importation of any food or drug deleterious to the health of the
the foot to take a rest, His amab later bir ught alarm. The Viceroy was said to have received public. Under the regulation opium cootaig'shall not ealarge on the matter, as I feel
me some of my acap which was in my basket, but the tea cups were all smashed." Defend ant owed him a balance of $·.8; for goods sold, The Court-I suppuar you got excited when he said he would not pay you?
Complainant-No. 1 said nothing. Perhaps he must have been drink when he struck me Defer dant 1 syy, there were no teacups in
your basker at all.
would not have hit me.
Complainant-Yes, I had. You had no conscience when you alruck ine, otherwise you The Court-Were there any bits of the teacups left in your basket?—No. "He threw them away.
information front, various sources advising him ing less than 9 per cent. of morphine is barred, of the movements of the outlaws, and H.E. this applying to the drug used for smoking..
At Sau. Francisco it is stated that opium therefore had his attention specially directed to armaging matters for readiness against worth $1,000,000 is in hand and on this San emergencies. Stringent orders were given to Francisco banks have advanced large sums of both civil and military officials throughout the money, As this merchandise, under the new city to exercise their utmost vigilance in taking ruling, cannot be disposed ofinthis country and precautionary measures; the streets in the city must be exported, the biokers claim that they during the past few d lys were strongly pɔliced, | are likely to lose heavily, Consequently a bill police officers, accompanied by their sub enforcement of this order for six months, so as ordinates, patrolled the streets during the night. to give opportunity to dispose of stocks on In the harbour, Admiral Li Choo, was ordered hand. importers and bankers assert that the to keep a sharp look out with the four newly-government. has acted arbitrarily in not giving built shallow draft cruisers. -It is now pleasant notice of His intention.
In, Seattle it is stated that very little if any to think that the last year of Kwang Hia, bas
that your mind will grasp the situation at once, and will see all that I have in my mind as well at considerations that have not accurred to me, I would add that I have partially prepared a paper co Opium Legislation to, the East in which it is my purpose to incorporate the sub- stance of this letter. As I am trying to work |on this subject with accuracy, and care, it may
is destined for an American periodical.
"
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idy the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, logother with Statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31 December, 1908,"
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 19th January, to THURSDAY, the 28th January (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Company, Ltd, General Agents for The West Point
Building Company, Ltd. Gongkong, 13th January, 1909,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COmpany, LIMITED.
OTICE is hereby given that
the
NOTWENTY FIRST ORDINARY
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY,
the number of men being greatly increased. I has been introduced lato congress to delay the be some months before it sees the light, but it The postage on the weekly issue to any part the 28th January, 1909, at 12 o'clock Noon,
Defendant-Were you not under the io "fluence of drin'c when you called-on-me-If-t--passed quietly, without the least sign of trouble.opium is held in bood at present, so that the were drunk I could not walk, (Ļaughter).
The defeodsat denied touching the hawker. The latter, he said, was intoxicated when he called, and sitting on one of his chairs he
broke it.
Speaking generally, the trade of the different branches in this city during the past year is considered satisfactory, and it is ascertained from callve merchants that very few shops have failed.
THE "DARK DEATH SOCIETY," £4
Chang Yu, a greaser, in the employ of the
On the second last day of the year, a certain Green Island Cement Works, said that on the,
defendant person belonging to the Hongkong Dare day in question he called on on business. While he was there the comDeath Society," visited a man surnamed He in plaingat, who was drunk, came in. He sat on Ving Cheung street at Yau Lan Moer, who an American chair and broke it. Prior to this dealt in Japanesé marins products secretly after Home women wanted to buy some soap, but the Japanese boycot, thereby earning fairly defendant told them not to do so as the com- large profits. The "Dare Death Society" plafgant was luck. Complainant retoried, member, after conversing with Ho under the looking at the women: 'in an old man and presence of talking over business matters, drew out a knife and stabbed hin on the right leg. nobody likes me now. They prefer younger men!" Defendant told, the, bawker that if he An alarm was at once raised and the would-be insulted the women he would call in the police assassin was arrested. The man, on being At this the witness nesisted the visitor out. questioned, said that he had no intention to ...There was no assauli,
take Ho's ble but only to give him a warning, He has been remoyed to the police station to be deair with
The Court-How did the things in the basket gerspite-ow-the-floor? There was nothing
split.
Did you see this book on the floor?—No. He had it in his band and was thumping the Jable with it and scolding the defendant.
The Court (to defendant)-Do you owe him some money?-Yes, sir. (To the witness)- Didn't complainant call for his monsy?—No. He came drunk, nod made a tow.
A young Chinese woman, wearing a pair of
European brown boots, declared that she was
"THE UNITED STATES.
A LAST MESSAGE. -
Washington, Jan 20,
suling does not affect this city as it does Cali- forola. What is now being exported from here is going to Mexico, which now offers the only market, as British Columbia has enacted stsin. gent laws covering the manufacture and dis. posal of the drug. To the possession of local customs officials is a quantity of opium which has been scired in the last few months, lete tofore the government has sold the drug, but hereafter it is expected that it will be destroyed No official orders to this effect have been re- ceived yet, however,
In the past opium has always been good collateral and importers were in the habit of borrowing money on the drug in bond. This accounts for the predicament of San Francisco bankers, who were us preparad for the change to the law. For this reason they are asking congress for six months to realize on their collateral."
JAPANESE LEGISLATION
IN CALIFORNIA..
PROVISIONS OF THE DREW LAND BILL.
- With high esteem, 1 remain;
Yours very faithfully,
`(Signed) C. H. Drent, Bishop of the Philippine filands.
The PRESIDENT,
The White House,
"Washington, D. C.
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A CHINESE EXHIBIĮ. fic is an article by J.O. Danay on "Our Pacific Flour God Wheat Export Trado," with special reference to the remarkable expansion Chinese mercantt, left ibat city early in Ah King: pioneer and wealthy Seattle of the Oriental trade in these products It December to visit Chinese cities to collect a contains much lateresting data and diagrams,big Uriental exhibit and materials for a typical showing the growth of this important trade. Chinese village to be erected on the grounds Few people realize that nearly one-half of of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The the total exporis, of the three great Pacific concession for the Chinese village, and..an ports, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Peit-exhibit of Chinese wares and methods was land, consists of breadstuffs of local production. allotted in Ab King some time ago. During the fiscal year ending with June, 19n8, for example, the total valge of all of the wheat and flour exports of the three poris was over $45,000,000, of which amount approximately $27,500,000 was wheat and $18,500,000 was
flour. The total value of all the exports of the ports was $91,207,000. The great shipments of barley bring the value-of-the-grain-exports mach higher.
The flour trade to the Orient has been built up by persistent work. It did not drift there naturally. The Asiatics had to be educated in part to use flour, before a market could be made for it. It was not until 1895-that the exports of flour to the Orient for the first time reached the million-barrel mark in 1901 the
It is Ah King's intention to spend four or five months in China, gathering a number of natives who can illustrate every phase of Chinese character, the manner of work and their amusements,
The principal part of the Chinese exhibit will be gathered in Canton, Shanghai and Hongkong. It is probable' most of the Chinese brought here to take part in the Chinese village concession will be Cantonese, though a fow men and women will hail from other provinces, together with a showing of the art from distant parts of the empire.
No arrangement. has been made by the Chinese government for participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, but Ah
Directors, together with Statement of Ac- for the purpose of receiving the Report of the
counte, for the year ending 31st December, 1958
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com.' pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 19th January, to 'THURSDAY, the 28th January (both days inclusivo), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.—
A. SHELTON HOOPER
Secretary. Hongkong, h January, 1909.
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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE EIGHTY-FIFTH ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS is the Company, will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, ob TUESDAY, the gth February, at ta o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving confirming the appointment of Directors; and a Report of the Directors, declaring a Dividendj electing Aaditors.
..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th January to the 9th February, both days inclusive. * By Order of the Board of Directors,
BSW, E. CLARKE,
Secretary.
Bengkong, 18th January, 1909,
Notices of Firms.
NOTICE ·.
[99:
R. JULIUS ZUNDEL, having retired.
A San Francisco message of Jan. 16. to the Muiricht is as follows-The substance of the Drew, Land Bill now before the Californian Legislature is that the longest period during lo a further message to Congress President which foreigners living in California may own | Roosevelt states that he has no regral for his land shall be five years. In the event of land trade had doubled and the two-million barre: King's Chinese village concession will take the from our Employment, Ceases to siga not married. The complainant called on her "strenuosity," The country, he says, needs coming into the posichsion of foreigners who mark had been passed. In 1994 the trade was place of such a display. He has been encour forceful words and forceful deeds. He urges are under age, the five years shall be reckoned approximately three-million barrels, and in and offered to sell her some soap. He sat on
coast to make his display as extensive as one of her chairs and broke it. Her master that justice should be done to Japan in the from the attainment of their majority. If-n 1907 there was reached the record total of ex-aged by wealthy Chinese merchants on, this
possible. (defendant) told her to get him out, Com-matter of immigration. He praises the Govern foreigner fails to sell his land after owning ports of flour to the Orient of 4.314,736 barrels,
Seattle "Chinese merchants are heavily in- -plainant's language and manner were very ment of the Philippines. The message format for five years, the District Attorney shall of a value of something like $15,000,000, the
an interesting document and is believed to be institate proceedings against him and the heavy increase being due to ap exceptional de: terested bot only in the export and import Complainant (re-called) stated that a few days tho President's last communication' in Congress Judge shall bave power to order the sale of the mand in Northern China. For the past fiscal | trade with China, but have also made big in- after he had been struck he spat blood. His as he is now making active preparations, for his land., No proceedings will be taken, however, year the exports dropped to 2,500,000 barrels, vestments in Chinese railroads, saw mills,
abusive,
heart and back pained him if he died within
a few days he blamed the defendant.
The case was remanded.
WILL GIRDIH THE GLOBE.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD TRANSPACIFic SUBSIDIARY SERVICE.
Sao Francisco, 19th December, The plans of the North German Lloyd Steam- ship Company to make its lion a world-girdling service received additional impetus to-day with the unofficial announcement that the German 'company's officials bave been negotiating with the officers of the Western Pacific Railroad for a traffic agreement on transpacific freight. The Western Pacific has been neggiating för piers and wharfago along the waterfront in anti- cipation of an extended service to the paris of of the Orient
Alticao tríp.-N. C. D. News,
·HONGKONG FOOTBALL SHIELD, ship. When land is sold by arder of the Court,
FIRST ROUND,
MOSLEM RECREATION CLUB "H.M.S. "BEDFORD."
if in the meantime the owner has become of a total value of nearly $10,000,000
· naturalised; or if, in the event of his death, bis This is a trade which can always be com successor is a citizen or is qualified for citizen.manded by the Pacific const states, so long as there is a surplus supply of wheat raised here. the expenses shall be delayed out of the pro- Washington will, of course, bold the bulk of ceeds, but the total of auch expenses shall not the trade, as Washington is both, the leading exceed ao per cent, of the amount realized milling and the leading wheat growing state of Any contracts which shall be entered into with the Pacific. With the increase in consumption foreigners under which the ownership of land shall be acquired by the latter for more than five years will be void.
ship-building and other plants. One railroad In the southern part of Canton was built largely | through Seattle capitalists' efforts.
It is believed by the Chinese colony that the showing they can make at the exposition will have a mariced effect upon the trade between the two countries and as Ab King is one of the most prominent marchants in the North-west in the Orient, as the use of four becomes more he will use every endeavour to make his dis« widespread, the market will continue to ex- pand. The only limitation on the fature play a success-Seattle Daily Times. volume of the trade, apparently, is the supply of raw material. So long as there is a 'surplus whest crop above domestic requirements, so long will the Oriental market for our flour expand. It is but a question of a few years when wheat will cease to be exported from the Pacific coast,
THE WEATHER.
A THIRDING WHALE.
The match between the above teams will be
The Osaka Asahi has received the following played on the Naval Ground on Saturday, the,
Sao Francisco cable of yesterday's date:-The 30th instant, at 4 pm. The fillowing will re
Land Bill submitted by Mr. Diew to the Cali- present the M/R.C.-
Up among the loen bergs, of the Arctic a Goal: N. Mahomed; bucks: S. Harteem,fornian Legislature, proposing to prohibit for J. M. Dyer; balf-backs: Krishal Khan, Alim aigners from holding land for longer than five
monster whale is cruising about with a harpoon Khan, S. K. Mooza; forwards; A. G. Suffiad, years, or to lease and for a longer term than
embedded in his thick back and something less than half a mile of stoạt hempen rope S. E, Ismail, A. el Arculli, C. G. Masker and a year, has been adopted by the Legislative
Committee of the Lower Boule. Some mem
trailing after him. The crew of the steam A, M, Suffiad. ·
whaler Thrasher, which returned recently from bers opposed the Bill on the ground that
an eight months' cruise in the icy North declare it: would prevent Europeans who have not
The following report is from Mr. F. G, Figg, that "Mister Whale got all that was coming to A MANILA contemporary reporti';—Within a been naturalised or cannot become natura-
him. He got away. from us," muttered the short time the customs cutter Sula will be pot fised on account of defects of education or Director of the Hongkong Observatory:-- up at auction by the Dureau of Audits and sold other reasons, from owning land. In rès-
On the 26th at 12.05 p.-The barometer-has mate, spitting viciously into the scuppers,
It The German company announced that on
to the highest bidder. The Sula it, not fast popan to these objections, Mr. Drew said that fallen rapidly in E. Japan, owing to the depres." but we will get him next season, the completion of the Panama Canal it will operate steamers bom New York so San Fran.nough for the work required of a cutter by the the Bill was framed on the model of Laws fusion, which is moving towards N.E. in the was a good rope we used and he'll get tangled up on something so we will; be Bureau of Customs and another and faster force in Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. It right neighbourhood of Tokio. clico, and thence to the Orient,
catter is to be bought in the vent future to inconvenience Europeans to some extent, bat
Pressure has increased moderately over the one whale to the good when we gat back take her place. The Sula was built in its true object was to prevent the ownership of Laochons and the E. coast of China. It is there. He was a bad one, though. You seo, Silva, the boat #teater, sling the hook Hongkong in 1901 to the order of a rich land by Japanese and Chinese, although it highest over the Yangtze Valley. Chinese, merchant for, a pleasure boat, and was impossible for him to mention, those two Fresh monsoon may be expected in the Forinto him when we were in open water boiwegn two bargs, Off he goes with the stick in his is well fitted up for that purpose, having nationalities specifically in the Bill. It is moss Channel and the China Sea.
tiled bath and buffet kitchen. She in 91 likely that the Bill will be adopted by the Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending back, and the rope went out like a man tum- bling from sloft. He dusked and dived until feet 1 inches long, has a beam of 14 feet 8 Lower House. A communication has been at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inches,
ane tüb of rope was gone, and he did the samú inches, and a depth of 8 feet is inches; she has "want to the Japanese Consul General "from" a' a gross tonuage of 72.59 tons and a net tonnage high qaatter, asking that the Japanese shall -Hongkong and. Neighbourhood, N.E. with another. He was making for the nearest flon and when he reached, it he spit a lot of of 49.36 The speed of the cutter is 81 kuets, | rofraid'from savere opposition, as the Govern winds, freth ; fair, cloudy,
water into the air and took a deep dive. Tha her coat capacity is 16 tons and she is rated atment is considering the taking of proper staps too indicated homepower. The cost of the in the matter. An induential member of the Upper House of the Legislature says that the vassol to the Insular Government was $18,000 Japanese may be at ease as to the. Bill's pros Mexican. The Sule is now tied up at the river pecia. He apparently believes that the Upper wall near the Intendencia.
House will reject them Kobe Eeraldi
It is pointed out that the agreement between the steamship company and the railroad only hartens the announced plans of the line, the officials of which have beep ambitious for many years to establish a fleet of steamships that sball encircle the globe.
Several shippers predict that the North Ger- may Lloyd will also operate its ships from a Canadian port in conjunction with the Panama and San Francisco service. This would make the liao A compeiltor with the Cunard Line, which has announced that it will establish a steamship service upon the, completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
·FORECAST,
2,--Formoss Channel,same as No. 1. 3---South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No. 1.
4-South coast of China between Hongkong sod Halasz, came an No. 1.
Our Firm per Procuration from this Date............
ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1909.
INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING JAR
and
EXPRESS TRAINS Co.
(THE
·GREAT TRANS-51BERIAN ROUTE:
TO EUROPE.)
AVING"bean-appointed AGENTS for
HAVING B
the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any information as to rates of passage, ac, le connection with shore.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Aganta
Hongkong, gist July, 1009
Dentistry.
TSIN TING.
LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY, STUDIO AT NO. 14, D'AGUILAR STREET,
REASONABLE - FEEF
Consultation Free.. Hongkong, 20th Jupė, 1904.
Dr. M. H. OHAUN
THE LATEST METHOD of the
edge of the ice cat the rope like a kolfe and he AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DENTISTRY
· 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALVO was off for good, with 2,000 feet of the Thrasher's
line
and a good harpoon with him,"-San From the University of Peupryivsula, D.3.A.
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