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Gone Home.
M... R. Pock, Chinese Secre fary of the American Legation,
THE CHINA COAST.
Interesting artiole in "Chambers's". Journal.
In the course of an article in
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afterwards found to be a major in the Japanese Army, were enght in the set of looking for a back-door into Sydney, Now South Wales. Despite the fact and in possession of every modern that they were qualified surveyors, simply warned off, and allowed R loon; unfurnished.
came from Peking with Mra, China, Coast," Mr. J. G. Smith Is at present in Shanghai. He Chamber's Journal on The enrveying instrument, they were Peok who has since gone. Home | writes :-- by the P. M. S. Korea,
Halibut for Paupers.
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Unlike the navy, where the personnel is change every three years, the Chins cost means home to the officers working out there; and as Shanghai and Hongkong are the "home ports, there they live and have their
to depart in peace. "Nuff said." Two harmless Scots engineers went for a stroll at Hakodate, in the north of Japan, and in the course of rambles wandered aimlessly into a prohibited zone. ed and touched up with bayonete where they were promptly arrest
At meeting of Marylebone Board of Guardians the Work house Committes reported that they had decided to substitute halibut in place of turbot for haing, varied in the course of a to make them hurry to aguard- irmites
lifetime by three or four trips to room. Here their the Marylebons the Old Country. The two prin-occupations, Workbouss.
cipal British shipping companies sidence,
of
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"Hats off "In Court,
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Daring the hearing of a case the King's Bench Division a man
entered the court and remained standing with his hat on. Mr. Justice Bailhache at once obaer- ved him and dryly inquired, "Won't your hat come off, Sir? With lightning rapidity the offen- der took the Judge's hint,
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Kowloon Marine Lot: No. 48 Peak to let furnished for one
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ly furnished. Peak, from 1st March, 1914, part-Road, Kowloon, 6 rooms and
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1st April 1914.
View from 1st April 1914.
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Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alandra Building. Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 1913 | | (211
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"O LET for six months from.
April 15th next, ` furnished
throughout. Nominal rental. Road. Electric light and fans, "B" c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
TO LETOLOS
"O LET.— OFFICES in King's
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd.
No. 19,Bholley Street. дате, TO LET till 31st October places of re-1914, No. 64, The Peak, and data and seven rooms and drying room, on the coast ore Messra. Butterfield hour of birth were taken; bat as furnished, including Electric fans and Swire (Obina Navigation one said that he came from and Telephone. Company) and Messrs. Jardine, "Ru'glen" and the other that he China S.N. Company). Every Japanese could not find either of Matheson and Company (Indo came from "Mulgay," and as the British abip
ooast these places in their geographical bas at least six Europass index, this was held to be highly
board-a captain, suspicions, and accordingly our Shop. two officers, and three engineers, compatriots were blindfolded and The deckmen are a cosmopolitan marched up and down military lot from all over the British roads for a matter of 12 hours, part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. possessions; bat the engineers are Meanwhile every telegraph line Scots almost to a man, Greenock in Japan was red-bot, with Sporting Bohemians,
and Dumbarton claiming most. Ra'glea" and "Mulgay." At Station.
་ Chelsea artiste ere starting a
In the old days, on the coast, the last the British Coneal was ap- small subsoription pack of drag. Europeans employed were, accord-pealed to. He interpreted, and hounds to be known as the ing to the many stories still explained to the estisfaction of "Black Hat Hunt." Sound current, a hard case" lot, everybody, especially our friends hounds have already been secured derelicts from the Royal Navy from Rutherglen and Milngavie. from one of the provincial packs, and the great companios, and What changes the Revolution TO LET-Two room Flats in and meetings will take place twice any Vanderdecken individual in will bring about in China remains Kowloon. Suitable for Eur- A week within easy reach of sarah of pastures new or the to be scan. Meanwhile things opoane, in good airy locality. Lordon
spice of adventure supplied by are very much as they were dur. All Modern Conveniences. Terms the continuous troubles of China, ing the old regina. The country Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON- Now all is changed, or changing is in mach the same position as JEE. Royal George Hotel. vary rapidly. Conditions of life Great Britain would be if the Bay Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1913. 1967 WA
JANTED, House or flat, un- The Paris of an earlier genere on the coast have improved so Scouts or Buffragettes were holding TO LET.-No. & Park Road, rooms: 1st March" KG/O tion is recalled by the death of much that the China coaster "the reine at Westminster. Young
"Breezy Villa." Airy and Hongkong Telegraph." M. Bardal, the proprietor of the has evolved into guile a res-Chios is full of crude altruistic Comfortable. Garden and Tennis famous Cafe Anglais, which was peetable citizen.
He looks ideas of government, and, with Court-Apply to No. 4, Ripon WANTED:- A partner for a only recently demolished., M. for advancement in his the blindness of extreme youth, Terrace.
good business, with small Burdel bagan as the cook, and company, not for an oppor-ees no obstacle in the way of a Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1914. [1139 or large capital can act as finally rode to be sole proprietor tunity to get out and become a glorious Arcadian republic where OLET Furnished, Secretary, if suitable, to a com- of the famous restaurant, which general in the Chinese army, or the wicked cesse from squeezing MODREENAGH," No. 21 pany being formed. Address, at one time was among the two political adviser to some viceroy, and the detested European is not. East, The Peak, from 1st April. making appointment; “ALPHA, or three most celebrated in Paris, as in the cases of Generala Ward However orade young China's Apply to GILMAN & Co., 8a, c/o Hongkong Telegraph.” and was the scene of many his and Mesny. The only other Bri- ideas may bs, in one thing at Des Voeux Road. toric dinners. The Cafe Auglais, tish shipping firm of any conse- least he shows infinite wisdom: be TOLET-from 1st May, 1914, which was frequented by King quence is the Douglas Steamship steadfastly refuses to go to sea No. 104a, The Peak, furnish Road, from 1st April. Edward and by practically every Company, who own three or four in the merchant service. At Wued. Apply to S. J. DAVID & Co.. CHATER Royal and distinguished visitor fine ships running between Flong-sang a mercantle matine training Prince's Buildings. to Paris during the Second Em-kong, Amoy, Swatow, and Fosch-collego has been established for pire, was especially renowned ow. There are ales a fow Chinese some years; but as soon as the all intents and purposes identical are provided. Accommodation for its cellar, which at the height owned ships flying the red ensi- pupils graduate they either join with human milk. Indeed mostia provided for the captain, of its reputation was perhaps even 80; but the Norwegians alone the navy or stay, ashore. Young Royal and aristocratic mothers officer, engineers, and a few first- eeem to compete successfully Chinese officers have been tried now use Albulaciin, the price of class passengers in the bridge against the British firms, and even in the China Merchants Company, which, happily, bringa it within amidships, and also in the houses these often disappear daring but they would not stay. The the means even of the poor whare above, Electric light is fitted spells of slack trade. Numerous European suite the wily Chinese bebics have to be bottle-fed.
Cafe Anglais.
more famous than the cuisine."
Women's Dress and Trade.
Me. Walter E. Lansdell, Macao and Canton river steamers maoh better than one of his own presiding at the meeting of also fly the British flag, although countrymen, so the European's Drocker, Sous and Co. (Ltd.), most of them are owned by services on the Ching coast will wholesale warehousemen, at the Hongkong Chiness. The only be required for many years be Cannon-street Hotel said the serious rival to British shipping come. directors regretted the poor result on the coast is the China Merob of the year's working. He pointsnis 8. N. company. ed out that a good deal of their concern is purely Chinese, and has trade depended on the fashions always had the support of the of the moment, and said that their Government; bat, notwithstand- greatest difficulty was the paucitying this, its trade has not expand-
This
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TO LET.— “LA HACIENDA E.", No. 74, Mount Kellett Apply
& MODY, No. 9, Queen's Road Central.
throughout. Wireless telegrap by will sles be installed. Tie propelling machinery is being supplied by Messrs. David Rowan The ateamer Csohar, belonginged for a speed of 133 knots. Jand Co., Glasgow, and is design. to the Messageries Maritimes,
Vessel Fold."
Marseilles, has been sold to Vessel and machinery have been foreign buyers. She is of 3,344 bailt to Lloyd's highest class. tons gross and 2,137 tons net register, and was built at La Seyne in 1884, with dimensions 344.5 ft. by 41 ft. by 20:1 ft. New boilers were fitted in 1899.
For the Far East.
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of clothing worn by the women od much, for its operations are just conferred his Royal Warrant of to-day. The indications in the still principally confined to the on Messrs. A. Walfing & Co. for coming fashions, he added, were run betwean Tientsin and Shang- Santogen, Albulactin and their that more material would be put hat. Its ships are officered by other preparations, which include into dresses in the near future, Europeans, mostly Scotsmen; and the ideal, popular sore throat Messrs. Archibald McMillan and he believed that the present until very recently two well remedy and preventive of in- and Son, Limited, Dumbarton, year would be more satisfactory, known Scots, Mr. Weir and Mr. fectious diseaces-Formsmint. A have launched the steel screw *Moneyless Passengers. Clements, held almost undisputed fant which adds a note of addi-shelter-deck steamer Riow for eway in its Shanghai offico. Cer. tional interest to the appointment the Stoomvaart Maatschappij An interesting suggestion bas tificates are not require i under is that the preparations are used Nederland, of Amsterdam. Her been made by Mr. Thomas Gard-the Chinese flag, but the ticket" in the Royal Household. It is a length over all is 470 ft.; breadth, ner, who is retiring from the has generally been insisted on matter of common knowledge, for 56 ft.; depth moulded to shelter head of the Brighton Railway's for those seeking employment instance, that the Royal infants deck, 38 ft. 3 in. She will trade Nothing is more worthy of your sou-- passenger department at Victoria, under it. Several more or lea are now brought up on Albulastin in the Far East, and is specially The trouble that to-day is small and easid after 40 years' service, more than abortive attempta bave been made because it makes cow's milk to arranged for the transport of ly remedied, if neglected may get beyond 30 of which he has spent in his by the Shanghai Chinese to get
pilgrims. The exposed decks, your eyes are giving trouble csil on ur prevent position. It has often into the coast trade, but they IF you have lost your appetite including the shelter deck, are and have them examined. No charge fo fallen to his lot to advance money have either failed or are hanging one of the big Variety to sheathed with teak, Twenty sight testing. to passengers who, for some on in a very shaky condition. dainty dishes at the ALEXA N steam winches and 27 steel tubu- N. LAZARUS, reason or other, arq temporarily The Germans do not appear to DRA. DAFE is Sure to tempt short of cash, and he suggests ba able to make much bedway YOU. that a fand for the purpose of on the coast: and, outside of the giving such assistance should be Norddeutscher Lloyd and the officially established, and placed Hamburg-America Lines, German under the control of the station officers are very, soarce. Tho officiala:
Norddeutscher Lloyd operates a line of steamere running between Abdication of a King,
Swatow and Bangkok; but, Special telegrams from Stock-strange to my, an English ship- holm'say that according to the ping firm are their agents. The Stockholm "Eight o'Clock Gazet-Japanese, too, despite all their "the alididation of the King talk of "brotherhood" and "kind- of Sweden in favour of his son red race," are looked at askance is imminent. Several Swedish by the Chinese shipowner, They newspapers declare that the recent have one small regular line of contretemps between the King steamers, running in opposition and the Prime Minister was to the Douglas Company. brought about intentionally by Whether it pays or not is a very the King, in order to effect a open question. The coalcarrying complete rupture with the Liberal trade, however is practically in Cabinet. The Crown Prince of their hands. Writing of the Sweden is 32 years of age. Japanese rocalls the fact that the He married in 1905 Prin- British officer has almost van- cess Margaret, the eldest daughter ished from their merchant service. of the Duke of Connaught. There Apropos of the spy scare, rather are four children of the marriage, an amusing contrast between our
kree boys and a girl. The eldest methods and the Japanese meth-of all other pain due to the nerves t Gustaves Adolphus, Duke of cds of dealing with Westerbotten, ie just eight, ecours to me. Recently a party years of age.
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