Intimation.
Talm.
ILD.,
Alexandra
Buildings.
NOW SHOWING
NEW
AUTUMN
GOODS
LADIES'
COSTUMES
COATS:
EVENING
CLOAKS
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
COMMON FEVERS,
W TO OVERCOME THEIR DISABILITIES.
No more wonderfal evidence of the marvellous regulating machinery which exists in the human body can be found than the way in which the body-heat is, fu beilh, always kapt at the same level, no matter what may be the external temperature.
Similarly, the subtle influence of a tropical ellmate manifests itse'f in the ease with which this delicate machinery is put out of gear and people's tempomature goes up, so that they
suffer from Fever."
All ferers cause an undoubted fealing of weakness. To remedy this, there is nothlug so rapid in its effect, so certain in its action or sa completa in the revitalising rebation. It Imparts a Fapatogen, the grestest known reconstituent, to which the medical profession have, with one accord, gives the description the ** tnalc-food, with lating effects."
What Sava open can do lu Fevern is ligly, shown in the cast of. Shirley Tremearna (Editor of "Capital"), 92, Clive Street Ciculta, who writes:-'' I hid a sharp attack of fever last October which brought me to a state of great weakness. During läa whole | parind my diet wis almest est ̋rely sod, milk and Sanalogen,
WORK OF THE POST OFFICE.
REMARKABLE FIGURES OF THE HOME DEPARTMENT.'
Mr. H. Samuel, M. P, the Postmaster General, in his annual report on the work of the Post Office of the Ualted Kingdom gives some interesting kefirmation with regard to the business of that important department due ing the past your. It is estimated, bo says, that the number of po.tal packets delivered in the United Kingdom daring the year was as follows:-jatiare 2,947,100,000, postcards 866,830,000, halfpenny packets 974,200,000, newspapers 199,600,000, parcels 118,192,000, total 5,105,890,000.
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 1910
OUR SHRINKING SUN,
LOFING ONE MILE IN THE COURER OF LVERY TEN YEARĮ.
Sir Robert Ball, in a lectora"in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in Caxton Hall, spoke of the nebular theory of the earth's beginning, -re- marking that almost every discovery là mo- dern science had teaded in one way or another to make more and more clear the truth of abat decitino. Dai ordinary notions of days, months, years, contures were parfectly inadequate to bring before our min is any clear notion of those t.timendous charges that bad taken place in our fremendous system. changes might be udders ood by beings, if there or su`hi, whose pulsea beat centuries an outs beat seconds, whose’minnies were as long as human dynastiem.
Those greit,
BONGK NG AVERAGE MARKET. PRICES,
Corrected 15là Deo,, 1920, 100 rés, piră aten
BUTCHER MEAT,
Beef sitioin &prime cot-Mei Lang Pa&
Corned-Ham Ngau Yak
21
5 Roast-Shlo
11
„Breast-Ngan Lam insomnione #
'Soup, Tong Yak
#
Shark-Sa Yu Skato-Po Yu Shuimp1-Ha
Snapper-Lap You.........amaveri
Teach-Wan Yü
Tarbat-Oho How Y□ stemmen ||
om
Cents.
Terilas, small, fresh water-Kook Yu.. White Balt-Ngan Ya Chalwemmen
10
42
11
.15
20
Almond-Hung Yankomi
Plox
FRUITS,
2
19
Steak-Ngna Yak Pa ............masas p
Siriola-Ngau Lan „Sapsagus,—Ngan Yak Ohaung - ji
32
Apples, (Callforala)-Kam Sad Flog
39
10
KO
30
H
(Chefeo)-The
Chan,
9
50
"
50
H
B5
13
Robert painted out that the sun was getting
Proceedlog to speak of sin contraction, Sir Bullock's Brains- Know.............. pår sel Tangue frosh-Ngau Ll each smaller and at r`aking. If one were to go to
coraed-Him-Ngan Limo Head-Ngan Ta¤
the sun to-day and measure it with a tapo measure or callipars¬{11nghjer) -and do the same thing to-morrow he would find that lo the course of that day the sun had shrunk. It would be about.6 inches less than the day be fore.
The letters show an increase of 1.4 per cent,; t'es compared with no lacrosse of 1.5 per cont. in 1908 9. While the có respondence for the provinces costianes to increase, the letters de Evered In Ladan have decreased for the first strik-time for several years. The deflino, though
not material, is thought to be partially at butable to the increasing we made of the telephone for commercial and social parpossti The number of letters delivered in Londen was
Every ten years tho suo abrank a mile. Tast about :61 per cent, of the total f-r the United process was continually going on. Fossibly Kingdom, composed with 37 per cent. Fast some of his younger tricods present might feel your. The increase which has been maintained a little anxious as to whether the sun would in the case of Ireland is in thworthy and satts bold out for their time. (Laughter.) There was no need for such saxicly. If the son was factory. In Scotland, on the contrary, the shrinking a miis every ten years, what size number of letters delivered has been i Imest would he be in 41000 years? The son wa sta lopaty since 1907-8. The total anmber of 80,000 miles across. Even with the shrink. express services performed was 2,140,915, 89g for 40.000 years, it would still be 859.000 computed within By in the previous year, miles, and that would not be a b d sun, la 4,000 years the change of the sun was practi. cally acappreciable.
"I causet sprak too highly of Šaustages, Which I took for sime time, and which not only kept me op during the attack, but after wards restored me race more to foll vigour. In fact, I was better, and stronger after this course of Senatogen thaa b. for the attack,"
Sanatogén may be obtained of all Chemiste and Bizarr.
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SUPE CANAL RATES,
The Morning Post declares that shipowners are discontented wi h the reduction of the ion. noge, rates of the Eu Canal from 73 fiancs (63 9-1Ed) to 71 ́raros (59. 20-11-168), and de mand the reduction to 5 fráre: (41 073), which M. de Lesseps promised should be made wher the dividend reached a greater rate than agper cent I i ro orted that the Board of Trade favours the proposal Abat British topce should be used to tature a substantial de rense in the rates, but the Treasury find the Fore ga Office oppose the proporal.
THE CAUSE OR PB/C”,
KING DE KOE TO CONTESVE HIS FATHER'S VORK
"Nothing is dearer to me than the prosperity. of my county and the well-being.of my subjects, and it is my earnest dis're to ad vance them by continuing the great work of prace to which my beloved fa her devited all bis enargles." Fo declared King Gedige la eplying to an address of loyal at:actment pre sented to Lim by the Mayor and burgesses of King's Lyao. The occation was a vi it which,
au increase of 1.5 per cent.
Intimations
SAINT-RAPHAEL
TONIO, RESTorative, DIGESTIVE WINE
Very palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anæmia, Debility and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged, Invaluable in hot olimates.
DOBE: One Wine-glass after the two principal meats. Bach bottle of genuine VIN' SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition
to the registered trade-mark as man
6) The WARRANTY. STAMP of the UNION DIG FABRICANTE, *:
15! A METAL HEAL BÖTÖṛtiNing CLETEAS.
is a MELISSA and MINT cordial.
OLETEAS which surpasses all others by its
purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du VIN RAINT-RAPHAEL. Valenco (Drome-France), CALDBEJK MACHREIDE & Oɔ., Hongkong.
READY ON VIEW
·LARCH. ÁSSORTment of"
on their way to Sandringhamhe King and Xmas! Xmas Xmas! Queen paid to King's Lyon for the purpose of receiving an address fom the corporation of the ancient borough 1: was the first time ha burgesses of King's Lyon bad the opporualty oftestifying their loyalty to the throne since the accession of his present Majesty, and for that very raison, perhaps, there inevitably mingled with the popular ecclamations the recollection of that visit which, a twelvemonth ago, alinost to the day, the late King Edward gзld to the borough in cɔnaec lon with the opening of the Grammar School which bears his name. Of the sh cerity and hearticers.of the greeting offered by King's Lynn to the reigning S ver eign and his Consort there could be no maner
LARGE VARIETY of doubt. All the mijaty importance which
OF
CHILDREN'S
HATS,
COATS,
SHOES,
ETC. ETC., ETC.
WM.
POWELL,
LTD.
Alexandra
Buildings.
kangı 7th Novembar,
like cini's as to id ladd to the cccssion was engerly accorded. The local Yeomanry and Teritorials, the Cher h Lads and Boy's Brigades, and the Bay Scouts all had their part in the ceremonies, while the general body of citizens.bedecked bei: main theroughl„res, and especialy to through which te Royal Precession pissed, with a profasi: n of flags and bunting. Their sentation of the corporation' address took place at the Cera Exchange, amid.ccents of great enthusiasm. At the con- clusion of the King's reply th es routing cheers were give› for their Majasties. With the plau dits of the populaće sul! zioging their cars,
French Chocolates and Bonbone. Cadbury's Chocolates and Pascal's
Confectionery.
Tom Smith's Crackers.
Santa
Claus' Stockings and French Dolls and Toys.
FRENCH STORE.
L. GAMEAU,
6, Qizen's Road Central. Hongkong, 13th December, igia.
THE
NOTICE OF REMOVAL:
7E bave This Day REMOVED to 47,
W DES VEUX ROAD, CENTRAL.
THE MANAGER, "Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited." Hongkong, zfth November, 1010.
Consignees,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.
THE P. &
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Heart-Ngau Sum ...................parka Hamp, Salt-Ngan Kin și Feet-Ngan Kooktach
„ Kldangs—Ngan YiQuummDeme. Tall-Ngau Mol simimuommo
Livet Nga Doa
#
Small-Hol Tong
Custard-Fan Lai Chi.............Each Bananas, fragrant, Canton-Sang Shang
Hoang Obia rerns asezarini sual), (brides), Macao-San Haung Obla w 18 Chestnuts, Ohlasis-Foong Lotio Carambola--Yeung Ton'aimerais, 21 .B.
Cocoannis-Yah TSI mieiméachủ
9
18
Grapes-Sia Tal Tangerousl Lemons, Ohine-Ning Moong
12
H
„Tripa (undrasted)-Ngan To...... Calver' Hoad and Fast-Ngau-chal-
...set $1.00 Maitor Chop-Yeung Pal Kwai
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Brains-Uhl Know...nonsuper sot. Foot--Ubi Kook....................................satım 23. Fry-Chl'Okak
#
Amer. Kom SRD Ning Moong..
6 Lichens, Small Stone-Lai Chi Cos.....
Fresh, Leal Chi
Limes, (Saigon)-Sal Kung Niag
Moong
Mango, Manila-Lul Sang Mong
Mango, Salgen-Sai Kung Moong kam
to Mangosteens, San Ohok Tez por dos
Oranges, Tim Chang
$1
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21
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Small-Tal Kat.cally Mandarin-Tim Kut 04,
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70
Olives-Pak Lahia mnomni N
#5 Passion Fruit
Bach
15 Paars, (American)-Kam Son Shot L
(Canton), Cooking-Sa Li............ #.
13
Head-Ghi Taul ............n t
Heart-Chi Sum...Cach
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Kidneys-Chi Via patr
9
Liver-Oki Koo
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31
Pork, Chop-Chl Pal Kwai sunk it
Gerard Hura Cho Y
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Hahrt-Yering Sum.........ach Kidoors-Yeung Yin. Liver-Yeung Do Sucking Pigs, To Order-Oka Chal Sust Beef-Sang Ngan Yau .........anım E
Mutton-Sang Yeung Yau ......... Veal--Ngan Chai Yükselties || → Santages-Ngan Obal Yak Tong,”
POULTRY.
Capons, Largo, Small-Sin Kal....... Ducks-ApOBANESCAPINaonantzordur. 1) Dovei-Pan K20 nunmentich | Eggs, Hon-Ka! Ten..............por das. Fowls, Onsion-Kalle Haloto-Hol Nam Kal ...................'»
✔
Geese-Ngo
Grose, Wild Shanghal-Sheang Hol Ye
Ngo
1
Peaasis-Fa Sung ...............ARCHE Persimmons, Large,—Hong Chia ipaavoima „Plze-applos, 1st quailty-Shoung Poon
TI Pań-law
...Bach an.! cootlog-Chung-tang- Paw-law PENNYKEKERA
15 Platalas-Tal Chia ..........
10
Plums, Swatow--Hang Lai monAJANADA, Pamelo, Slam-Chịm Lo You..........each Walnuts, Hop Tos mine
6
..
Grean-Sang Hop Tob
.9 | Shanghai Lo Kwit mesowen
14
13
to
10
RGETABLES, &c.
Antichokes, $ rangbal,--Shoung Hol Ab Cal Chack...PUUDUBON PREN
*
Beans, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Pin THE...........DAY NEVAINNODON Banus,(French), Shanghal-Steung Hol
.Pin Tau 90 000
Batus, Spront-Ab Chaluim
18 | Beans, Long-Tau Kok „musapanne
28 Best Root-Eung Chol Tau 63ch Brinjait, Green-Ohang Yuan Ker
:0 Brinjals, Red-Hung Ker a............arobko
18
22
Bamboo Shoots Obook Sboo
4Gabbage, thiness, com-Kal Choy... 10 Gabbags, Red-Kai Lan Tas cach 18 Cabbage, (Shanghai)-Yeh hɔlam
Dans Bhoots, banch-Kan Shuni Gaulidowar, Larga siza-Ta! Yah Chol,
Fach Calidower, Median sise-Cheong Yeh Chol-ch Caulidower, Starli size-Sai Yah Chol-fa Carrots-Kami Shape
80
4.30-
70
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65
Mask Doer-Wong Kong...............back - Hare-Ta Chalene J Partridge-Ohe Khoo Pheasant-Shap Kalpar 575 Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kup.................. Gách:
Holkow-Holbow Pak Kup „
Quali-Um-Char
Celery, Ohiocre-Tong Kan Choy moment Catery, English-Young Kan Chol
23 Celery, Walto-Pak Young Kan Choi...... 21 | Chillies, Dried-Con La Chlo ......mage
Red-Kang Fa
Green Chéng Lai Gale mới ở Carry Stuff, Bagllah-Ka Lee Choi Lio, Decembars--Cheng Kwa
70 Bitter Squash-Fu Kwa **
Garile-Saen Taliquangcor
t
HE P, & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer
"HIMALAYA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
16
2
#
STRAITS,
Rice Birds-Wo Fa Chook...........dozen Salpe-Se Obali................... tach .
24
Consignces of Cargo by the above-nam d¦ Turkeys, Oeck-Fo Kal Kung vessel are hereby informed that their Goods aren'
por 3
Na
.1
100
to
147
being landed and placed at their rit in the wild Docks, Shanghal, Sul-appl Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe
110
Ginger, young-Sun Tar Keng
JUST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE COMING SEASON'S NOVELTIES
Company's Gedowas at Kowloon, where each Teal, Shanghal, Sul Ap Ukalau n consigument will be sorted out mark by mark, Wild Ducks Cauton-Sang Shing Sale and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
50
old-Le Retoga portaday suspens
..për pale
100
This vessel brings on Cargo (~~
From London &c, az xa. Mfooli m
From Persian Gulf, er B. 1. 5..N. and B.
FISH..
& P. S. N. Co's Steamer..
Opilonal Goods will be landed here unless Barbel-K& Y¤ 'muriemuaquisto Instructions are given to the contrary within | Bream¬¬Blu Ya.maisononadmmuner j Canton Fresh Water Fish-Hol Sín Yo',
9
15
15
Goods not cleared by the 15th inst, at 4 PM,, || Carp→→LI YA..................ttenventaja 21- will be subject to rent.
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FROM
RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS,
LARGE SELECTION CF
hoir Majesties entered their carriage, and, XMAS GOODS. 6 bor racorted by the Ycomasy; to: out for Sand- Pringham.
TLE FIPIH OF NOVEMBER.
CAMBRIDGE GOWN AND' TOWN HAVE THE USUAL RAG,
In Combridge Guy Fawkes Day was 'cale brated with the customary freshmen's rag, and the police and precto:s hid a busy time for several hours. As usual the townsmen out. numbered the gowasmenjen i made most of the bolso. O. large gang héldup one of the nucleot trams, removed the hores, and pulled the car backwards for some distance. They had several] condicts with the police, and students.ancceed- ed in securing one or two policemen's bel ets astrophies At Chesterton the police made an unsuccessful attempt to rush the footbridga across the fane and a policeman was injured by A stone. Later the crowd proceeded to tha railway station, a distance of nearly two miles, putting out all the lamps on the way, and smaling many of theŝa." At the station they plonged the platforms into darkiess and pro
Pictpra Puzzle Postcards,
Painting Books. Birthday Books. · Tuck's Annual, Walking Animals, Mechani cal Toys, Marionettes, Rocking Animals, &c.
ALSO FOR SALK VEGETABLE sed FLOWER *SEEDS
GARDEN FERTILISERS, Books on Gardening, &c.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS In Single Sets, Packets and Bags. All Philatelic Goods: VIEW POSTCARDS,
MANILA, CIGARS and
CIGARETTES.
&cj &c. Inspection invited,
· GRACA & CO., $7, Das Varx Road, HongkoKO, Hongkong, 18th October, 1910.
Tss
NOTICE.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the lo say care whatever,
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representatives at an appointed hour.
All claims must be presented within tee days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the goods bawo left the Godowns..
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent, Hanskene 9th December, 1ore
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
Catish-Chik Ya ananızsatunnineranda | Codish-Man Yilismoazukrasistis. || Crabs-Hal ALMEINAAYARI JY Castle Fish-Mak Yu
Dab-Sa Kang Yi oromowane 3 Dace-Wong Mol Lun
Dog Fish-Thi To S& woman j Kels, Gongor-Hai Man Ya ......... o
Frash water-Tam Sol Ya Yellow-Wong 51#memeister || Flogs-Tian Kaline ja Garoupa-Sek Paz
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Gadgaon-Pak Kop Y¤, jo Herzings-Tao Pak
istem j Hallber-Cheung Kwan Ya ............ 19 Labras-Wong Ya Tiniemimoninen zi Loach-Wo Yusei in secure merne som ansiosoan. 1). From: December 16th to sind,-igro Lobsters-Lung Ha
LOW WATER
·KICH WATER.
☐ 10 3.
Ext
ceeded to enjoy themselves with the jailway A LARGE Number of BOOKS, PERIODI BEL barrowr, kroless of their contests. They start CALS, MAGAZINES and ILLUS Mo ed a fire in the s'a'ion yard, which was quickly | TRATED PAPERS erarequired for the ure exlegul hed. There were occasional resis of the Troops leaving here next month to the and subsequent rescues; ane mausted, police man way removed from bis saddle-fortunately, without socions i jury. By ldolght all was [30 quiet and only one man remained in custody.
9.S. "Rohilia for home. Any such literainte, Wada 11 will be gratefully received by the Action Chaplain (Rer, A. B. Thornbill) either at :S. John's Cathedral, or as the Peak Hotel Hongkong, fih Heptember, 19 0.
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Mullet-Chal V¤ juanismsaniivsus jä Oystern-Sang Höd postquamanı 2 Parrotdah-Kal Kang Yo jomosom 21 - Perch-Tan Loo
entrusten, 29,
Boris Radish, Shanghel-Lik Kan. Indian Gorn-Sük Hal .......................pleca Lenaco--Yiang Sao? Thót tim cách Water Chasants-Ma Talmimpin, 19.
Mandarin--Kwel Lam Ma Tál,
ta
Mask Melon mizimuma 200DULADORE' Mushrooms, resh--Sang Cho Kho... Oalons, Bombay-Yeong Chang T400;
Green-Seng Chang..................... Shal-Sheung Hol Chung Tan Japan-Yat Poon
Okroes--Mo KBB ištisin
Parsley, English-Young Un Sal
18 Green Pers-Chang TRU
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74 | Potatoes, Sweet-Fan Sko KDE SA POSTAR
*S
8
15
15
11
26
Shanghal-Sheung Hei- "Star"
Japan-Yet Po10 Shu Teat America-7. Kr
Foochow-Tok Chan Shu Teg Macro-Oh Moon
28 Pomphin-Toong Kwk wise m 56 Radish--Hung Lo Pak Tsal 12 | Rhubarb
18
16
Shalot-Gou Shung` Tan serio Spizege (Chloeso)-Paw Obel Splaach-Yin Chol
15 Tomatoes-Fan Kako su deo 10 Tues-Wa Tan immer
16
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15 Turnips, Fan-i! (Long)—Low Pak
Mogilah-Young Low Pakipiste (21 | Vagotabla Marrow-Ohlt Kwa sasa nie spe
20 Water Grassas—Sal Yeung Okoli
Caltrops--Lan Kakavinis Lily Root-Lia Ngat minds #- Yaris-Tal Sho.
Hoogkong
Hongbong
Height Desam
Braight.
14
PT Pew Poong manis perende ti
· Pigts-Pin Yalecranonscientmetalage 18, Pombát, Black-Hak Chongwena je Fomfret, White-Pak Ukopfipes v Prayos-Ming Hansengra RayPal Fa 5
18
Sag
10
20
Rock - Fish-Saħ Ken Kung-m NOT TAN
Kitch--Bit Kit maiséme
Bolmen. (Dtan), lecah water-His Te
sou por not suKanonen Per bundle: The prices macessarily vary from day to dayli
and the Sunstory Board has so power in con Stalfiefdom to sell at the prices quint
W. HOWE#-ROWLANDS -- Secretary, Sanitary Board