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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. NEW SELECTIONS OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. PINCE-NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES. G. FALCONER & CO. ARE ACENTA CON ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.

EASTMAN'S KODAES AND FILMS.

M.

4, QUEEN'S ROAD,

MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER.

WO

AND FINISHED IN CRAYON.

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE POE AMATEURS. 8. QUEIN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Elanoline'

Di all Thomistu

Naturai Toilet Preparations.

Tollet Lanoinen we tu

foline Toilet Soap

Mese mere AN at kreon the mbar aurate

Wasir ate qui or, for tests Vespa 1. LengoN

LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE.

RAINIER BEER

THE BEST Lowe Beer THAT HAS EVER

baks Band our INTO THE COLONY,

Buse il i found most invigorating at all tions.

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE BY

INSTALLMENTS,

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WHEELER & WILSON'S

AND

SINGER'S MACHINES.

APPLY TO

DOOLITTLE & POLLOCK

50, LYNDPURST TERRACE.

SEND FOR CATALOGUES & LISTS. 2482

THE MUTUAL STORES,

WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCERS,

PROVISION DEALERS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

and, D'Agrikur Siveet.

Orders promptly attended to. Retail Price Lists may be land on appli- cation.

B

Hongkong, August 20, 141.

JUST UNPACKED.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

R

For Sale.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901.

ROUND THE GLOBE.

Hanging Together.

THE WASTAGE OF SHIPPING.

FOR SALE.

Only the other day we stated that the YURAL BUILDING Lot-No. 1 situkte The Academy has offered a prize for the tonnago launched in three months in the THE Undersigned will well by Pupic together with the Foun HOUSES standing.

upon Moter oven, the PEAK best quotation applicable to the present United Kingdom totalled 38,635 tons, the thereon. The Owner is prepared to ac state of the Liberal party. The prize measurement of 177 vessels, and now we cept an offer for the whole lot or to sell the quotation is taken from Franklin's speech have an official report recording the waste bouses separately, subject to the existing

Averios,

012

SATURDAY,

the 1st August, 1001, at 9:30 pm, at

his Sales Rodin, Buddeli Street.

A QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION |

Also

tenancies Any portion of the purchase at the signing of the Declaration of Ainori- of chipping no 284 vessels of ITT,PUB tons, money can remain on Mortgage at 8 per can Independence, and is this--We must so that the tonnage added to credit is cent, per unNOBL For detailed particulars all hang togther, or assuredly we shall all more than double that shown on the debit

amily to

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Salicitors, Supreme Chart House.

1762

Hongkong, August 4, 1901.

A FEW ENGLISH-TADE EASY CHAIRS,

And

FOR SALE.

2 SILVER TEA SETS,

de dri

CUTS.

BOWLS.

Co View from Friday, the 20th August. Catalogues will be issued. Tents - Cash on Delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, August 27, 1001,

1780

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 447.

T SALE OF CROWN LAND by E following Particulars and Conditions

FER AUCTION, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on MON DAY, the 2nd day of September, 1901, nt 3pm, are published for general inform

tiv..

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

bung separately.

Curious Find in a Mine..

During operations by the Wemyss Cost Company at an ok, disused pit at the Blur Bam, in order to prevent floodings there have been discovered a large num

JOHN GRAHAMS Clown to her of miners tools such as wore in 10

G. C. ANDERSON,

2), Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, June 14, 1901.

1261

To Let.

side. Moreover, while 312,804 tons of the now ships wore steam-propelled, only 91,781 tons of the waste was in steanera,

and thus the carrying efficiency of this new vessels is nearly four times that of the vassols; removed from Lloyd's Registry, front which the roturusare ued. Obriously

TOUN

the difference means keener competition. CROWN PORT. Well-known to some 300 year ago. The shovels are all The wastage indicated in mich under the connoisseurs in the East.

made of wood, some of them being ns good average, for the twelve months! tatal usually as on the day they were made; the picks and is between 750,000 and 850,000 cens, or it ulls are iron. It is further stated that the rate of 210,000 tons per quarter, as com thern are huge blocks of coal lying about,pared with the 171,990 tons now reported. all cut out with the pick, so large na to. We have indicated that the loss in fairly puzzle a present-day collier how they c equally divided between steamers and sell- complished the task of cutting them outing vessels; steel vessels account for one- It is 275 years since the mine was worked, third, iron ships sgcounting for 61, 380. turs, and wooden or dumpesite vessels for 62.187 tons. craft have been built for some years, it will- Since fow ito or wooden

seen that most of the resuls lost were

TO LET.

CHOP or OFFICE and TOP FLOOR of

SHOT OFFICES NOT Central.

For particulars apply to

THE MEDICAL HALL. Hongkong, August 24, 1901.

TO LET.

A Rival to Ranji.

Ahsan-ul-Haq, well-known recently a5 member of the Aligarh Cricket Eleven,

1763 promises to be nu nequisition to the

Middlesex county team when he has cum cunted for the greater, balf of the wasta

of some antiquity, Wrecka na usual no- pleted his qualifying period. He was play126 vessels, of 80,478 tona, being ing for Hampstead recently against thus lost while 28 vosade, of 24,754

TOS. 1.8. WILD DELL, WAN- St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and gave a fine

CHAI ROAD Apply to

1709

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Hongkong, 10th August, 1901.

1771

SANG KEE

188, Praya Central. Hongkong, August 1, 1901. 1002

TO LET.

DEST GERMAN SAUSAGES of a well-known make in Suall and Large Tan od various kinds.

Finest WESTPHALIAN HAMS.

5, D'Aguilar Street,

H. RUTTONJEE.

PREE

and 40, Elgin Road, Kowloos. Hongkong, July 15, 1901,

151

Per Case 3 dozon Pints, Per Case 1 dozen Quarts,1

$13.50.

THE CHINA AND JAPAN

TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC

CO., LTD.

SOLE IMPORTERS: A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited,

WISE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, &c. HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Purchasers are requested to see that every bottle bears, upon its RED LABEL, the signature in WHITE of Lea & Perrins. None is the orig- inal and genuine Worcestershire without this. Persons bringing this Label will

be prosecuted.

LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE.

Milkmaid

CONDENSED

BRAND

Milk

Guaranteed

Full Cream.

Largest Sale in the World.

"HARLENE”

THE VERY FINEST DRESSING.

SPECIALLY PREPARED AND DYLICTALY PERFUMED.

RESTORES THE HAIR.

FROMOTES THE GROWTH.

ARRESTS THE FALL STRENGTHENS THE ROOTS HEMOVES DANDRUFF. FALLAYS ALL IRRITATION.

TRADE MARK.

HONGKONG EXCHANGE.

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

EXCHANGE LINES.

$80 Per Annum.

PRIVATE LINES.

3100 Per Annum

SO CHARGE" FOR INSTALLATION

N. B.

specie chorur is made for ne

of more than average length.

display of free hitting. Hampstead lost, were broken up or condemned one wicket for he runs and A. E. Stoddart most of them, curiously enough, being sailing Fires chined 10 vessels, of 18,807 tons* wha dismissed of 28. Then Alean-ul-Inships: 15 vessels were posted 'missing," the went in and scored very rapidly. None of tonnage of these soraging nearly 1000. his fellow-batsmen reached 30, but though Ninetees vessels, of 10,661 tons, were the bowling was frequently changed ho sbsadored at sen, Collisions sent to the

Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by NO. 1, STEWART TERRACE. The was not dismissed, until he had scored 180,

No, of Bate.

Auction to be held MONDAY, the 2nd day of Sept., 1001, at 3 p.m., at the Oflices of the Public by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot

Works Department,

of Crown Lang, at Kennely Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Kent to the fire by the Scr veyor of Her Majesty tho Krse for we further term of 75 years.

Particulars of the Lot

Boundary

Mussure

Reg

No.

kot No.

her Jedy

ents.

ft. ft. st.

Baf216 159) 242, 11480 255 2609,00

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 418..

THE following Particulars and Conditions

of SALE of CROWN LAND Pre Auction, to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, MONDAY, the 2nd day of Sepromber,

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES 001, at 3 pan., are published for goueral

OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION IN STOCK,

INCLUDING

BATTEK188,

QUEMICALS,

KLECTRIC BELIS,

INSULATOEN

Lasuring CONDUCTORS,

SWITCHES,

TELEPDONES,

Wine, Erc., Bro.

PRICE LISTS

UN

APPLICATION,

ELECTRIC BELL

INSTALLATIONS

Erected and kept in order.

Estimates giveu for all kinds of Elec Arical work.

Trained Mechanieinns sent to Cut-Port to fit up Installations if required.

NOTE ADDRESS-Ne. 2, Ice House Street

For full particulara, &c., &c.,

Apply to

FOR THE

W. STUART FARRISON,

Manoser. ngtone. December 12, 1000.

140

HAIR

Full description and directions for use in 20 language supplied with overy bottle.

16., 23. 63, and (3 times 2s. 6d. size) 4.61 per Bottle, from Druggists, etc., all over the world

EDWARDS HARLENE CO., SA 56, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, ENG.

ARE

MAY

BLOSSOM CARETTES WORLD

Manufactured only by LAMBERT AND BAILES, LID, London, England,

RENOWNED

ARAMBLE THROUGH SOUTHERN

FORMOSA:

By G. TAYLOR, I. M. Customs. With WoonCUTS,

(Reprinted from the Chino Reciere.] One of the Best Skatehse of Foriness Life yet written.

Prico

...

$3.00.

CHINA MAIL' Office, 5 Wyndhan Street, Hongkong.

WASHING BOOKS:

(In English and Chinese) ASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use

WASHERMAN'S ROU), 21 1201

be had at this Ulice, Prico, Stendh

Onna Mar: Ca

information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Jonial Secretary. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S VICZ,

Hongkong, 15th August, 1901.

1772

PEAK Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTV. Hongkong, July 16, 1901

TO LET.

1178

(FROM 1ST AVESE NEXT). o. 3, ORMSBY TERRACE,

Kowloon. Apply to

No.

PUN HUNG, 53, Querrs's Rond Central. Hongkong, July 17, WOL.

1400

TO LET.

ODOWN, No. 5, DUDDELL STREZT.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LAD. Hongkong, July 4, 1501.

1300

when the innings was declared with nine wickets down for 328. Ahsan-ul-Hag bit one six out of the ground, 25 loum, two threes, and 12 twos. He gave three hard chances, two of them after he had passed his contury.

A Female Ship Captain.

A woman as a sea captain-the only licensed sen captain of her sex in the Now World.has just been revealed by the recent census. She is in command of one' of the largest steamboats on the Mississippi, trading between New Orleans and Vicke burg, and she has been at sea for the past ten years. Only a few weeks ago she gave conclusivo proof that the list traditions of seamanship, which demand that in the hour of danger the captain shall stick to bis post, may be as well carried out by woman by a man. Her steater can shore, and both funnels were broken. The passengers became. panic-stricken, while the sparks that few upward threatened to set fire t the vessel. Mrs Leathers, for that is the unme of the captain, nt ere appeared THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

on deck and not only succeeded in calming MENT & AGENCY Co., La the passengers, bat took her place at the Hongkong, August 24, 1991. 1780 wheel, and for twenty-fouritsen a stretch

sho remained theto until New Orleans reached and her passengers were landed in safety,

TU LEI.

HOUSE in. RIPON TERRACE,

THE RETREAT,' MOUNT KELLETT. Apply to

Hotels.

THE

Peak Hotel.

Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by CITY OFFICE,

No. of Haic,

Public Auction Sale, to be held ea MONDAY, the 2nd day of September

1001, at 3 p.m. at the Offices of tho

Brief Judgments.

Lord Bacon, in a well-known passage, says that an overspeaking julge is no well-tuned cymbal. It is obvious (says. the Law Jourd) that Lord Bacon has at Joast one disciple in the Courts -day. In

bottom 13 rossels, of 10,190 tons, niost of there stormers. Eight vosseli, of 7137 tons foundered, and fire vessels, of 1815 tors wore otherwise last. It is gratifying to note that only 47 tons, out of every 10,000, tons owned by Britain were lost during the quarter,whereas with other notable amicitiry powers the proportions were: Italy, 216 United States, 67, Francy 64; Rosen, Norway, 151; Spain, 15; Sweden, 58:

49 and Germany, SB Engineering..

DED THREE-DECKERS,'

broad ribbons at white foam, it is gathered H.M.S.Kadney pughed the sen jalo ten weigh on her journay out to the Cape of Good dreamed of and lips like this old Huge-des- Hope, in days when the Boer War was ker ruled the waves up net swwg them was Corporal Ecties, one of Ning indred men maned her, prom the boje of the old brigade

is now bale and hesity at 69, and he has served Corporal Eccles, who splen tile yarn to me. Ber Majesty 21 years aspal Matiba-

• poldier end sallar too,

Twi tak mo dye to tellyon al my e pertences during the zi years spent on the Camellian, and Rodney said the, bluff oldthe-coter, M. Dingoo, chl Corneral, shifting his quid, bet that steest off the Crps to the Rodney was the worst Lilo weether I ever experience.

Nine batidred mer an band her, and 150 men, disabled, or wounded in the: Hurricana, ing seainst the balears al thar started o Ongis broke adrit froin their fashio, thunder. plank. Ehrop, caught by fs of inseming green woes, were swejt down the batch t crka 1's mill-race...

that was raused by a table bed against me I canya wote on my high to this day when scrambling into my hammock, Ave, lad, a salor-life is full of adrentures and tees. of endurance Daring the whole 21 years of active cervice I never had a day's illam, That's a pretty good record

When my term was searts completed, I was 7. DUDDELL STREET. twenty-two reported ensos, in which one of transferred to H.L.S. Pizabete.! She bad just been taken off actiro service and was hoing his Majesty's judges took part, he gave a fitted out for a work-slip. During the altar.

Public Works Department, by Onter of HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN. of print. His judgment in the remaining Pods wide open, I had to take my turn on an

His Excellency the

Governor,

ior, of Four

Lots of Crown Land, at Tai Kok

Tsui, Kowloon, in the Colony of

Hongkong, for a torm of 75 Years, PLUNKETS GAP,

with the option of renewal at a Crow near the Trax TauMINUS. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the Kifo, for one further For Termis, term of 75 yeaTS.

Knus Монг Filluscli

Particulare of the Lots.

Boundary

Sicheurs-

Locality!

ret

6.

气

Yanţ

No, Tai Kok

Bui.

216 215

1,120

Time Prine.

Annual Rest,

Contents in

•

50 EÐ (10,550 LIRI 10 10,50 06

$12

15 375 31 50 2,000 11111 M

BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

MESSES, HUGHES & HOUGH will

Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, Kt their Sale Rooms, Ice House Street, un

THURSDAY,

the 5th September, 2001, at 3 p.m.,

IN TWO LOTS. THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

State at Victoria, Hongkong, Lor 1.

The Valuable MESSUAGES and PRE- MISES known No. 31 Lower Lascar Row, and No. 33 Upper Lasear Row, held for an unexpired term of 841 years at the annual Crown Reat of $11.

··Late: 2.

Judgment in one occupying sonic bine liuestions, as she lay at her moar ng diamantled, her

iry duty, rain or snow.

Mid-winter it was, and the wather cold nod

twenty-one cases were sa follows: In one THE PEAK,

case, “I am of the same opivion, for the TELEPHONE 56. samo reasons'; in yet one other, I entirely agreo'; in four, I concur in live, I an of the same opinion'; and in ten, I ogreo. To adapt Mr Paff's celebrated observation, When they do agree on the Beach, their unanimity is wonderful.”

Apply to the MANAGER.

741

KOWLOON HOTEL

THIS HOTEL is situated in a quiet The Origin of Words

locality, away from the dis and

tarbance of the City, and surrounded by

Words and Their History is the

a delightful Garden it is an ideal place of title of a recent article in the St Nichstas, Residence. The building stands on an by R. W. M'Alpine. What connection, eminenco, giving a magnificent view of the

Harbour and the City of Victoria. It is sake, is there between the word within easy access of the Kowloon Wharres, peculine and a flock of sheep or a herd of where the principal Mail Steamers disam bark Passengers, and from which there is a regular ferry service to Hongkong. Bowling Alleys nad Billiards. The Cuisine is Excellent..

J. W. OSBORNE,

ral, exposed to the worst of weelkors, I caught Pacing about tween decks, mid the Corpo severe cold, and I couldn't shuts it of My. record was broken

I settled on my cheat, hard and Tast making breathing awilly bad. I couldn't wall op l. I was loe wheezy. You could hear me breathing, like a lug, twenty yards off. I æð manage to struggle through my works, though.

Then indigestion set fa. After eating, my stousch hocams swollen with whd, making o disagreeable rumbling noise and causing great pala. Sever-dretors tried to help me, but their medicine didn't hit the more I got: worse and worse,"

fire...

ke the sharp atab of a cowardly knife did long breath pain me. I get alarmad and nervous, for things were looli ig gyugh

tham, is something like the elk I shen ng The old "Paobroke," rowing a thi tough shook my hedy through and through. After a fit of conghing, perspiration spied of For mouths I opt propped up with pillows. cattle ? Pecus is the Latin for herd or flock.me, soaking my nou. Bly body seemed ou Pocalium meant the property owned by a son or clare with the consent of the father or master. It was also the name given to property beld by the wife as her own. The bulk of this property was herds of entile. In time the word was applied to nny property halangina especially to one

deprive him dislodestly of this peculiar prescribel medieloc, but I secur by Selgole person. It was pevoliar to himself, and to

End faith in it, because it was an uns A First-Class Private property or any part of it to-day is to noir. v bothane arpalito, In

Family Hotel.

J. H. DOWNS, Proprietor.

Manager, Hongkong, September 6, 19-10.

1850

THE WAVERLEY HOTEL, ICH HOUSE STREET, HONGKONG.

apd

ANDSOMELY FURNISHED HA

Exceedingly Spaciors Roots.*. Very MODERATE TERMS to FAMI LIES by the DAY or MONTH.

Bangkang, December 18, 1500.

2839

NEW VICTORIA HOTEL,

ROTISSERIE,

Meals a la Carte.

me, between 7.30 a.. and 11 HOPS, STEAKS, ete, ato., at any

Monthly Fitin at Hoderato Bates,

Madar & Farmer,

Proprietors. Huugkong, May 1, 1890

The Valuable MESSUAGES and PRE

MISES known ne No. 227 Queen's pin. Road Central, and No. 52 Jurvois Street, held for an ubezpired torm of 949 years at the annual Crown Rent of as...

For further Partientars and Conditions, of Sale apply to

MEERS. DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors Supreme Court House;

· E>F to

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Bokong, August 29, 1901.

1737

Though this day is the 30th of pell, 1900, said the gallant Corpin, yet remember that aching pain that caught me in the back, na the right side, and that my bowels were very custive. Allugether, I was in bad ang My wife, whem. the doctors had failed to fly me a sheer bulk, -usisted mu giving me Notlar Eeige's Sp rep, tv pall mo round.

peculate. Many comuna onda ire but proved say breathing, quil loosened my cough. forms of proper nanies. The tram uputil I was completely stored to health. The amp remet coutin & wek by week bears or its title the second syllable of Cough, in, aud wenzineza wera neipt away Outram the man who invented and intro Corporal Eccles, of 9, Seafaill Rord, Chute

like chaff before the winds duced it; the monkeywrench is said to ne ham, ON MY H. Woolar, is permally know petuate the naine of its invertor, Charles fe Net Peis gal ng Jengo every day.', to us. Unjoret veld. Seiger's Syrop tard

for two thousand dollars, with which hovice, Slother Suigo's Spray it Kife, power Moneky, a German, who sold, bis pateu Are, continz & the olf scans, who, by

the way, is proud of his medal forong ser bought himself & house. We say sixpenny, and colour simat lifeless bulk. I tempeguy, twolpenay nails; yet the penny suegral dus, ask you, Siry to Bei

am now sixty-fire, till young and full of life has nothing at all to do with the site's up. If you think others will try ita memorial nails have been made to rough so and is truth is roochs for by Me & W except to help buy them. Fan the powers, you may publish this

Such was the Corporalle stirring narrativa many pounds to the thousand. What Philips, of the Obsthan High roet, num thousand nails weigh six pounds, they are grond that Me Eccles las mid. Mother bar 712 who writes: I can verify every sixpenny nails, when ten panus, terpenny Segel's Syrah has made a new men of hire. to. Originally the call was for the plund, gaud teabt the effier of Mollar Seigela Ng man, acgsamtod nith Ur Eyes' 150 10-poued, or 12 ponnd variety - he then Frp for all orders of the suich and As now, the average Englishman called. Redury no more ploughs the deep pound pan, and raw were to him sixponat ties in peice and quiet di Chatam,

For you who are wil be in any waters be

Pelham House,epun, kepun. The abbreviation panas tere trouble within mutiny

in some way was translated to men penny, long year igestive orgthen last cala. and go it will stand till nails are used moned cat altais, in this way, to that samt bale follow in the steps of the valiant Corpem),

FAMILY HOTEL

1797 1880

WENDHAM, SIRrpa Qure,