Telegram.
“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE,
FIRE AT CANTON, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
"
TWO LIVES LOST.
[From: Our Own Correspondent.]
Shameen, 21st May. 9.10 p.m.
A destructive fire occurred early this morning in Teing Yuan Street near the Hongkong, Canton and Macio Steamboat Co.'s wharf.
Seventy-six Chinese shops were destroyed.
THE HONGKONG
ECONOMIST ON, RUBBER.
CING AGAINST RICKLESS SPECULATION.
ONE FOUND AND TWO SHILLING SHARES COMPARED.
The From mist jusi to band bas an interest Ing article on the position of the rubber market In the middle of April-It gives the following table showing price of rubber:
PRICE OF FINE PARA RAW RUBBER PER LD, April 1, April 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1, Jan, t, Feb.z, Mar. 1930, 1999. 1909, 1909. 1910 1910, 1920, ad. ad x d nd id. id, a.di "3.15 5 0 2 18 31 7 7 7 918 9
have not always gone pari passu. Balween The article then proceeds: The rise in rubber value and the rise ja rubber sharos the end of October and the end of March hard Gae Para moved up and down from
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TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 21 1910
GLENBALY PLANTATIONS, LID.
"FIRST"GENERAL MEETIKO "OF SHAREHOLDERS.
COMMERCIAL,
ייז
HONGKONG RUBBER MÄRKK1. "The first ordinary guneral (statutory) uncoting
"Hongkong, inst May,” The Rubber market bas ruled vary firm Slugapore on 13th inst. Mr. A. D. Allan pet-sterling stocks show a further improvement. A of Glenealy Plantations, Limited; was held at throughout the week and saten for most of the siding, and there being also pressot Mosses, falë general-business has to be recorded, and F. Adam, H. E. Thomson. Chew Woon tati, with mora boying orders from London the Strays, Dr. A. Gránt, and · B. R. Llewelyn market closes fairly strong. (for the secretaries Derrick and Co:)
The Chalcman explained that the company was floated on November 2, the estate baving been taken ovar as from the 15th of that month. The area then under rubber was 390 acres. 1
years, 75 acres 10 months old, 116 14 years, and was now 375 acres. The ages of treas word :- acrun outissated at zo 'years old, 97 acres 24' aties just planted. Further development
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"week to week, and at the end of six months would be carried on as labour and olhar condi was actually 5d, per'ib, lower than at the be- tions allowed. When the Company was floated, giaping. On the other hand, the shares shot up very quickly in this period, and an will be the dry rubber produced would be 14,000 Mr. Maude estimated that a" the end of 1910 seen from our "able, The rise was in's-ma cases | the. Since November 15 to bad of April, they Two lives wore lost in the con-maring at this particular time was, of course, were eight months to go and more than half over Los per cent. The reason for the market | bad "obtained 7,241, Jbs, dry, so that thero flagration.
the suddeo interesi takon by the public, who Mr. Maude's estimate had boen obtained. began to realise that a boom was in progress, to be fed with more or less acusational articles figures on 63, a pousd., Returns ware not yet to As regardid price, Mr. Maude based 'bis in the halfpenny Press, and to feat sa itching band and he was not in a position to give actual desire to make money"ler which they had prices realised, but recent market fijutes were the speculators that the raw rubber market conclude that the prices fetched would be asither foiled nor spus. It was fortunale for well a Down, and he thought shareholders wight continued so wonderfully firm, and so beloadmach higher than 6. Mr. Mande in afraid that not many of the specul tors who came in and bought at the begining of this your bad calculated the chances of the market or foreseen the rise in Mincing Lane,
FORESTRY IN HONGKONG.
A YEAR'S WORK.
The following extracts are from the report of the Superintendent of Forestry for last GRASS CUTTING,
year:-
Considerable discussion has taken place in the past year in regard to the question of allows iog villagers to cut grass on the billsides for fuel and fodder. It was prop wed at fist that
It has often bead remarked in this boom licences for specific areas should be issued to
That the 21. shares have been la great de the villagers, but, on further consideration, it maud, and risen far more rapidly than the was found that the suggested areas were an old-fashioned i shares. In fact, oze 'may suitable for the purpose intended as they were doubt whether the boom would ever have nearly all above the 1,000 ft- level. It was grown to its present v's but for the introduc finally decided that the villagers should be altion of these securities. The distinguish lowed to cut sufficizat grass on Crown landing fature of the finance of the last few months anywhere outside of Government plantations has been the extraordinary public interest for village deeds, but not 'for the purpose of sale. If grass is cut for sale, leases or licences created in the maiketan interest quite with must be applied for, and the grass must not be
on precedent in recent years and one is cut oa lands assigned for villago use.
constantly astonished to find the most unlikely people talking, thinking, and speculating are people with very little money, and one reason No new planting of street trees was, under why they are attracted to the rubber market
PLANTING AND CARE OF ROADS DE TREIS,
'takes but a considerable number of failures in
is that the as sheras, however high they stand, Hongkong and Kawinon were made good,
are always within the reach of a shallow purse. When asbare bas bad. its nom. Altogether 243 trees were used for this purposeinal value multiplied nine or ten limer, buying, conising principally of Poinciana and
even in small quantities, becomes, rather Aleunites The large number of trees required- to be replanted every year shows one of the expensive, but a 25. sbare can be at quite a
great difficulties al ojtablishing street avenues in such a wiod swept place is Hongkong. A. sum of $433 47 was spent on the curs of street trees during the year.
NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC EL INTING.
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the poor man, The resuli bas, been to create high premium without losing its interest for
a disproportionately big demand for cheap shares, and in order to show the difference in valuations, wa bave drawn up the following tables, which altempt to find a common unit of the shares with the probable qu'put of of value by comparing the market valuation
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ber, the growth of trees had been extremely good, and they look very healthy, there being scarcely any root discaso, amongst them, and white anta were also scarce. A further 70 actes were also belog planted up, and 500 acres
he gave would be exceeded largely." would be fallad shortly. The estimate of yields
Mr. Adam asked how much it was proposed to plant up by the end of this year?
actas further, but much depended on the labour The Chairman said Mr. Maude estimated so troubles. There was no financial season why it should not be done. That would make a total acreage planted of 895 arres,
There were no further questions, and the meeting closed,—Straits Timei.
NIPPON YUSAN KAISHA
THE DIPRESSION IN THE SHIPPING TRADE. Mr. Kitu, vice-president of the Nippon Yusen Kauha, makes the following ob civa tions on the depression inibe shipping. trades-
"It is freely remarked nowadays that the -shipping world bus at last emerged from the depression, but, speaking on the basis of the business results of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the reverians the user. Seeing that the marine transport business in the Pacific Ocent and the
signs of improvement in the wake of the finch- American co swise traffic are daily showing
over 200 ships which have been lying unem played in Germany for some time past have all cleared from their ranrings, some people regard this at a sure index of the revival of the sea transport industry in the world. But this state of affairs is confined to Europe alone. Coming to Japan, it is trus that passengers and shipments have increased in some measure us account of the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition,
Two hundred seedlings of the Coffin Wood tree. Machilus Naumu, were planted on the rubber in the auxt two years. Like all methods Cial revival in Europa and Americe, and that billsides, 50 at Abeid zan, Tas on the Mt. Kellet and so on the port sida of Mt. Victoria. The tree is not likely to be of any economic value is Hongkong judging by the rate of growth of the tree, wäich grow in the Botanic Gardens, where
the conditions were mats favourable than on
of resting values, the principle is is some points defective; but it may usefully supplement the usu. method of estimating capital or market value per scre, and it shows up very well the difference between the r and the a1 shares. The first table deals with Li and the second with 21 shares in producing companies. In each table the first column gives the market value of the company's total capital at this At Kang Bau Narary there are several week's prices, the second colomo gives the kinds of economic plants in the experimental expected production of the years.1910 and içti, stage. These include dirurites Fordit, Sisal and the last c.luma the market value of the Hemp and Tea Oil, but none of them at precapital per lb of production anticipated in seat show promise of being of any practicalthess two years. The anticipated production
the billside. This tree was blows down in the year 1908 by the typhoon and subsequently
died.
value.
FORESTRY' SERVICE PATHS.
l'atha, were, made during the year from the Peak Road to Hation Road, from Peak Road to Magazine Gap Road, from Magazine Gap Road to Wanchai Gap, Rosd, from Wanchai Gap Road to Wesgaelchung Road and from Wanchai-Aberdeen. Road to WangneichpogTM Little Hoogkoog Road, Although these paths grostly facilitate the work of the Forest Guards they have, also, cofurtunately been of great Assistance to fuelstealers,
New Forestry Service Paths.
Description of Falke.
From
*
Peak Road,.....! Hatina Road....
Feak Houd Magnalue Lisp
Wanchai Gap Rd. Alagarine Bag Rd Wabels Gap Rd. Wangoelenig
Wanchai Aberdeen. Honda tung
Road,
• kong Honda
1.ength Cast
in
of Con
is taken as far as possible from official sources, but it is largely drawn from an interesting little book published by Mesir Mathieson and Sons, coitled the "A B C to Rubber Plast ng Companies in Malaya";—
ONE POUND SHARES.
Market Anticipated Value Market Production, per Lb
Value, 1910 & 19 al
Name of Co.
£ Lb..
Batu Caves..... 454.450 389,420. Bukit Rajh,467,100 1,038,000 Miles,struction, Consal, Malay 961,18 65 100 Damansara 98,750 865,950 Fed Selangor
48,400 385,100
371,500 181,002 148,551
but this is so bing but a temporary phe nomenon. hips on the Furopean and Amer icao lines have fairly good shipments outwards, but they are almost empty of freight on their return trip. The Chinese service is showing some vitality, due to an increase in the trans port of cotton clotb, matches, sugar, etc., and this is causing a partial revival of the shipping- industry in this direction." It is a serious mistake on the part of the people, however, 10 pass busty judgment upon the coadițion of shipping clas from the ingre fact that ships sold by large companies to various individuals are put on special service by them. Uotil industrial circles in general "recaver from their stagation and the purchasing power of the awon increases, with a corresponding increase in the import business the soa·Izaqsport business will never revive in the lull sense ofi the term However loudly the revival of the transport business is talked of among the public, the figures in the business results of the Nippon Yüren Kaisba are more than sufficient to deny the alleged revival in the ́industry."—Japı (kronicio.
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In Singapore stocks, rales are more or less unchanged, but a houlthink festing prevails.. :
Para Hard Fine: Rubber in alightly lower than last reported, the closing price par 16. being 10/7.
and later at 8/3, 37 and 3afó closing firm al hd at 31/6 during the early part of the week, Anglo Malays: Sales of this have been dect the latter rate,
slightly easier at 8/-,
Ailigars, were sold et 7/6, 87, and 8/3 closing
prem. with probable sellers at 376 prem. Carey Unitede:have small icquiries at go/
at 47/6 prem, and so prem, and at the close steady throughout the weak, opening with anies- Eastern Internationals buvo ruled fairly
are a shadu casite at the fatter rate.
3.
Linggis have changed hands at 65/- and 66)-, been put through, at 8/6, 8/9 and 9/closing London Ventures, A large business has with further sellers at 9f-
8/5.
Merlimane bays been dealt in at 8/-, 8/3 and
market during the early part of the work at United Berdangs have been taken off the
135/- and later at 340/- and 150/-"closing firm.
United Sumatran after sales at 13/9 ara steady at tál,
Sumatra Patas have been the medium of a fair busiņoss at 14/6 and 15/-.*
Balgownies are steady at $10. Changkat Serdangs hava bean sold at Sıy and Sie.'
with more buyers,
Glenealys have been placed at $3 closing
United Slogapores are steady at $4 with no bationss to report,
The Bank's closing T.T. quotations are as follows:-
Os Loaded.....................1/95 OA Shanglizi...
***** 741- Od Singaparnamai 761
FREDERICK ELLIS.
TO-DAY'S RUBBER QUOTATIONS."
May atst; 12,30 puta. * The following quotations, for rubber shares; by wire, are supplied by Motors. E.S. Kadoorie & Co.fi-
Rubber.
F
21 18 6 8 6
2 3 25.0
Golconda
a
78.91
Golden up...
50.93 95.53
It's Hong
44/5
sin.61
H. and Llardı. 2,43,085 3.49,300. Inch Kenneth ... 550,000 341,000 K. Lumpur...... 15,000 1,1586 a Malice45.900.000 3,5 650333 Perak Flats,... $73.750 to 60. Sungei Kapar...,000,000 ....63,500
23 9 38 a 32
36 6
360 33
-10
Total.... 10/450 8019-20 |
Total..18 199,373 1,481,208
ji "a
Name of Coy,
Market
Value. £
Maket Anticipated Valua Productino, per Lb 1910 and. of.
1911, Rubber.
THE Shipping Gasella reputs that great ex- citement prevails at Liverponi a's recount of the discovery of forged bills of lading for 10 000 bales of cotton supposed so hive been shipped from the United States, Eigh'een prominent firms at Liverpool are luvolved,
""
WE' lean from', Japanese surces that the German Steamer Jacob Diad sich an has bean
Lbs.
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བ་
The cost of kreping in repair the old paths
was $175.80.
The heavy raichtorms which
f equently recur hers will render is necessary
· TWO'SHILLING SHARES,
to spend an annual sum on this i em.
CLEARIVO UNDERGROWTH AROUND
HOUSES.
The clearing cf brushwood around houses, to Anglo-Malay,....7,671.875 1,341,900 the erent of a million and a half square feet, Cicely .........
481750 177,700 was carried out at Sh ukiwin, Bobham Road, Linggi ...........1,168750 816,050 Kennedy, Tour, Babingten Path, Chadeit Selangor 1,350, 413 100
Pataling..
-mount,161,5 645 500 Road, Kennedy Kosd and 'Bowen Road at the. (Bertem)....82,812 expense of the Government in connection with Did Fematra..... 168,750 171,000, 496.800 the crusade against morquitoes and malati Vallambrosa 1,531,087 988,700
A clearing of 100,000 19 ft. was also done at the expanse of private individuals at the Penk, Bowen Read and Wongselchung,
as breeding placas for mosqui'oca remain, ùt is
707,8×4, 5,661,457
Allagartner.tvm7{9 · Anglo-javal Tis, 20
/ogo-Malaysian33/9
Batu Tigas nang nman m*** Bertars!!
Bukil Kajangsralarming n Buku Rajabs
.30/- prem.
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To-day's Advertisements.
·FOR-SALE.:
THE VIENNA CAFE COMPANY, LIMITEIN.
Stock, BAKERY and CONFECTIONERY A WILL WINES, SPIRITS and other S a going Concero the LEASE, GOOD,
PLANT, BOOK DEBTS, FURNITURE and FIXTURES, BEER ENGINES, and ELECTRICAL FITTINGS of the above Cafe Offers to be made for writing on or particulars may be obtained. instant, to the undersignad, from whom farther. before Noon on WEDNESDAY, the 25th
A. R. LOWE, CA... Liquidator,
St. George's Building,!
Hongkong, sist May, 1910,
1389
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI
*HE SEMship-
Capt. W: D. A. Thomas, will be despatched for #ARRATOON APCAR,"
May, at Noon, the aborg Ports on SATURDAY, the 28th
Electric Light and carries 3 duly certified. This Steamer bas Superior Accommodation for Passengers, le installed throughout with Doctor.
"KUTEFU VICKGU Are Evailable by the lodo China Steem Navigation Co.'s steamers,
Fare for round trip $:10.
For Freight or Passage; apply to
DAVID SASSOON & 00, LIMITED,
Agents. Hongkong, 211t May. 1910, *-
"
S.S. " YARRA."
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
1389
'ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London and Havre ex as. Dordogns, and from Bor de inx ex s... Villa d'Arras, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the excepting of Upiam, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra bazar. dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon whart and Godown 'Co., Led at Kowloos, whence delivery.may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees batore Nooo, on the 23rd inst., requesting it to be landed here,
-ils of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after tao 30th May, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,
All claims must be santia, to ma on or before, the gist May, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on 3010 May, at 3 P.M.
No Fire insurance has been affecté.i.
P. THOMAS,
Agent.
*****132/6 ....$30
....180/- ..... 47/6 prem.
Hongkong, arst May, 1910.
Carey Uniteds Castlefields Changkat Serdangı Cheras ... Damansara... Eastern Internationals Fed. Selangors Glenealys ................$3.50. Glenshiels ...seber Golcondes....over cay boy- Golden Hopes paka Highlands and Lowlands Indragitis................................ foch:Kenneths Jaquies
147/6
152/6
Jobglanders...2014, 1982 Kamunings..............................10/6 prem. Kuala Lumpors ́... *****220/- Lanadrops (fully paid) — Lanadrons (ppd.).....................105/- prem. Labus-
Ledbały setschim Linggis
London Asiatics'.................................asenköð, London Ventures.......
"Merlimaus..............
Palams ......../234092262>< Pegoku
啡
Events Coming.
1t
Tuesday, 24th May. Empire Day, Bank holiday,
Intimations.
THE
DAIRY FARM CO LIMITED.
Choice Australian
BEEF, LAMB, MUTTON, RABBITS and HARES,
· Tas "ASAH!” Brewery is iɛiated siar the "Sulta? agrings
These Celebrated waters are used it the maqufacture of our biers.
Purity
guaranteed.
Nova Price List Some $25.00
«per case à dos pts
$13.50
To be obtained at'ait Retallers..
THE
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“HINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND
MORTGAGE CÓ L
(CAPITAL PAID UP $1,250,000)
---
Loans on Mortgagt of Hopse Property, &c. Gooda received on Storage,
Advances mada-oz, bi erchandise. Loans made on the Provident System.
(Retes and Particulare un'application).
THE OPTICK UP TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY,'&c., Undertaken and Kaesutné, Ma
SHEWAN, TOMES ́ & 00, General Managar.
Henglong, 10 k Mines, recl,
A TOO STABLE..
LEIGHTON HILL ROAD, (next to No. 1, Police Station),
HAS established a SHOEING FORGE
Leighton Hal Road where Horses and Panies can be shod by EXPERIENCED SHANGHAI FARRIEKS by arrangement..
Sbosing of Horns, and Ponies.also nadar- (7ken at Kowloon on receipt of ¦ Ownersʻ
instructions
PRICKS:
British Children's Service, Si, john's Catho
dral.
Friday 27th May.
Auction sale, household forcitare," "Gooli. atas,Condelt Road, 100p.m.
Saturday, 28th May,
Annual meeting, Beak Tramway,Co., bon. Gymkhana meeting, Race Course. Craigengower Cricket Club Lupal, spons,
.5.8
Happy Valley.
Rubbar Trusts .........................................65)• prem.
·Saggisa meman M310/-
Sandicrafts
Sipoogs Seafields
Selongs
*
Shelfords ...as.
Singapore & Jabores Sumatra Pares,... ...
............$40
..... 40/- premi
- P. 99/-
..321
1*
Surgel Chobe ..............130/- Sungei Kspars, SAM195/ Taodlongs..........................$5/. prem. Tangkab.............................17/6 prem. Toerangi... 7/6 premom.. Dla Raciu
United Serdangs 1554 United Singapores...... 531 ex rights United Sumatras
United Langkatana - Para Rubber............................. 10/71 per lb.-
KRIAN OUTPUT.
The Rubber Estates of Krian Aprit antpu
d sold by Messrs. A. Drewell & Co., to a buyer was a,652 lbs, and for four months 10,1ņi ibs
in Yamaguchi Koo. Toe vess:ibar been trad- || #gainat 4/629:lbs./
34 9 ing on the China Coast for the past several
68 6 years, and will now be employed in the 36 9 Hokkaido casting trade, having been za-namaḍ 196 the Songs-maru. She was transferred to the 44 6:
Japanèsa fiig on 7th just, 63 9
Total
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JAPANESE, COȚION, YARN:
EXPORT TO CHINE
Owing to the improvement in the {quotation of silver since January and the lower price of Japanese cotton yard in China, the expartioi that product to China in the past four months amonuted to about 115,000 bales, so increase of
Tae day; 31st May,
Watkins, Ld., annual meeting, noon.
4
At the Stables or anywhere in Hongkong, $ per animal
At Kowloon, $3 por animal,
A.TOO STABLE,
Leighton Hill Road. Jongkuna, 23rd March, 1910,
jaya
JAPANESE MASSAGE.
Masseur MEIJI SHA,
DR MACH
GRADUATE OF KOBE MESSAGE SCHOOL.
ATTENDANCE AT: PATIENTS” BESIONNOR. No. 171, WANGHAI ROAD, GROUND FLOOR,
Hongkong, toth January, 1910,
ENZIE'S
BURTON ON TRENT
SPECIALLY. BREWED
FOR THE EAST
STOUT.
INVALID
DR. MACKENZIE'S INVALID
STOUT.
Five' mure of the Pacific Mail Steamship As showing the futility of this work as long gaires no farther explebation, but the azures
The methods which the tables are made up re with Uslied Wireless telegraph instrumanls about 60 per cent, as compared with the corres Company's Orinatal liners will be equipped
only necessary to state that after the brushwood
show how highly the 28. shares are valued in at once, according to information given out at ponding period of last your. The yarn Italy had barn eles et in one of the districts where,
comparing with the shares. In the £1 sbare the offices of the United Wireless Telegraph shipped was for contracts made during the past malaris was rils n'tin was found naily full of
table the lowest market vale tionis 214 3d, por company, says the Forown Ledger. The vassals three or four months, says the Osaka Afatnicht, UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY AND CONDITION. water and containing birge quantities of Ano
and the highest 381 per ib, while in the s phates and Culex larvae in the garden of, 6d. perib. It will be seen that the average have apparatus similar to that on the Kores of in the export of yars to China will contiane for table the lowest is 9. 6d. ind the high681 Atle and Munchiria. Thein steamers will abls basiness bar been done of late, the activity to be equipped are the Chins, Siberia, Aféngolls, and it is impossible to expect that such results
will be permanent, Nevertheless, as consider and close to, one of .be how es whose inmates valuation of the shares is 338, per ib, and of wite suffering severely from malaria,
«PIKESTRY LICENCES -NEW TERRITORIES,
the 18. shares 416, 38, perib A1 between in the same line. These equipments will have a } some time to come, and it is anticipated that valding obviously requires some qualificarious liners' power plant is put out of commission math from January as compared with last year dividual companies shit nodgh principle of sto age battery outfit to be used in case the the export this year will break the record, bat as between groups it serves "well enough
exceeding 300,000 bales. The export säeli The mein speculator who cares for nothing it is as a result of the good wireless work done is as follows t except to snatch a profi will not trouble him by the Kors that the Pacific Mail management for the year da foroished by them was $489059 self abent valuation or production, but anyone | decided to fi: all its big trans-Pacific" liners" The terms of these licencan wore aliored durs who thinks of buying rubber affares as on la- with wireless. The Koren, now holds 'the' ing the year, and one of the condiilons now is i vestment would do well to consider figures of
Thess fees are now collected by the District Officer at Taipo for the Northern District, and by the Assirant Land Officer in Hongkong for The Southern Distict. The total som collected
I wat treen may not be cut within sto yards of a this kind rather carefully, and rule out those world's record for wireless work, having re- village, or within so yards of such main roads companies whose futurs is already opselceived and transmitted messagan over 4,300 sa are specified in 'ike lidence
miles of Wars
1010, 1909. BassBalen January...
[17,50g) 21,494 February 27,781 11,744 April 2 Marche in 331396 .... z6,560. 19:110 Tapan Chrestels
LIGHT PALATABLE AND HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS
BEST VALUE":
Per Case 4 doz, Quarts... Per Case 8 doz. Pinta Per Case 8.doz. 8plits
$18.50
D 督查章 ...་ ...
20.50
$14.00
+40
100
To be had also per doz
H. PRICE & CO. LTD.
WINE MERCHANTS.
Telephone 185.::
maan path May, syy
12, Queen's Read, Contenl.