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THE CHINA MAIL.

Intimations.

Intimations.

Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co., COME AND LOOK

WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS

NEW SELECTIONS

OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WAKE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. '_ PINCE NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES.

G. FALCONER & Co. ARE AGENTH FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHAUTS AND BOOKS,

EASTMAN'S KODAKS AND FILMS.

M.

MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN CRAYON,

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS, S QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

NHEAP SALE FOR 15. DAYS. Just

received :--

NEW GOODS

VASES,

PANELS,

SILE ALBUMS,

SILK FIRE SCREENS,

JAPANESE HUGs,

JAPAN

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE BY

INSTALLMENTS.

Intimations.

*THE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1901.

LENITY IN SOUTH AFRICA.

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONST

The following letter is taken from The Standard of October 31

There was a stir in the calm, quiet and Sir-Hypocritical criticisme from uneventful town of Krishnaghur, says hostile sources are constantly indulg. the Amrita Basar l'atrika. It'happened ing ip condemnatión of British treat in this wise: A post carrying Rs. 15 fell devient of so-called non-combatants vacant in the collectorate. The present Boers. And, intleed, Collector is opposed to all sorts of job. among the such criticisms are largely induc bory. He would give every one a fair change. So he held an examination to ed by English vanity of desire to pese

ANGLO AMERICAN

STORES.

upon a moral pedestal. It might be said, let the best hand from among the ap in this connection, that they will need to prontices. A day was fixed for the pur be muals stronger than they are before pose, and, on the day appointed, the

No. 1 WELLINGTON ST. they can afford to assume such a posi-examination ball was full of examinees.

GA, QUEEN'S BOAD.

JAPANESE KODE TOYS,

TEA SETS (42 pieces) and a large

Variety of other Tega, Etc.

FUJIYAMA & Co.

WHEELER & WILSON'S

Under European Management.

Flonglong, Cetober 5, 1001

9050-

SINGER'S

Ask

2928

COALS.

HRUTTONJEE. for

TIRENCH SWEETS and CRYSTALLIS. ED MIXED FRUTTS, froze in well- known French maker, which are sold at Modernte Prices --

ALMOND FLOTES, NOSE BURNT ALMONDS. MAKZILAN ALMONDS,

LISED MIXED FRUITie Fancy Boxes,

H. RUTIONJEE

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA RASPBERRY GUM DROPS, CRYSTAL

(Or MITSUI & CO.)'

HEAD OFFICE:-43, SAKAMOTO-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON OFFICE:-84, LINE STIEFT, EC. HONGKONG OFFICE;-6, Ice hos STEEL.

BRANCH OFFICES:

Now York, San Franciscs, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, ankow, Chefov, Tientsin, Newebwang, Put Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kare, Shimoncseri, Moji, Waka. matsu, Karata, Nagasaki, Kuchinotsu, Sasebo, Miike, Hakodate. Taipeh, xc. Telegraphic Address for all the Office: "MITSUL

A.B.C. and A1 Cudes used,

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy, Arenels and Railway; Principal Railway Companies and Ladantrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamora.

BOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa, Kansano, and Ila Coal Mines. SOLE AGENTS for Fukumo, Hokoku, Ichimura, Kanadi, Kishima, Mennouin, Onour, Otaji, Totalyans, Taubakuro, Yoshinetani, Yoshio, Yunokilar, and other Co:1 Minea,

:

Hongkong, August 1, 1901

When Women Entertain

at cards, etc., there's some

sort of a beverage required—and it ought to be a good beverage for the sake of one's personal satisfaction. guest will enjoy

Each

Rainier Beer

--it's something that is distinctly good, and there isn't à drop of harm in a house. ful of it. Its flavor makes staunch friends.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.,

The Hongkong Dispensary.

N. INUZUKA, Manuyer.

1119

"HARLENE"

THE VERY FINEST DRESSING.

RESTORES THE HAIR,

PROMOTES THE GROWTH. ARRESTS THE FALL

STRENGTHENS THE ROOTS. REMOVES DANDRUFF. ALLAYS ALL IRRITATION."

FOR THE

HAIR

Full description and directions for ao in language eapplied with every bottle..

1., 2. 6, and (3 times 2s. 6d. u.ze) 49. ali per Bottle, from Druggiats, et, aller the world.

EDWARDS' HARLENE CO., 95 &-94, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, ENG

UNTOUCHED BY HANO.

MELLIN'S

FOOD

For INFANTS and INVALIDS.

When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.

“MELLIN'S FOOD WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND,

HOLLOWAY'S

Oyez!?

OINTMENT

Is an unfalling Cure

For Old Wounds, Sores, Piles, Fistulas, Bad Legs, Bad Breasts,

EVERY FORM OF SKIN DISEASE,

AND

Manufactured enf

18, New Oxford Street, London, Spid all Fedicine Dealion.

No. 5, D'Aguilar Street, H.K.. Nos. 39 and 40, Elger Road, Kowloon. Hongkong, December 3, 1901.

NAKAZAWA,

0440

DEALERS IN CLOISONNE, SATSUMA, LACQUERED

AND

BRONZE WARES. TEA SERVICES, PORCELAIN GOODS PICTURE FRAMES

AND ALL KINDS OF

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, AT MODERATE PRICES.

Il, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Opposite Crry HALL. Hongkong. August 6, 1001.

THE

APPLY TO

AND

MACHINES.

DOOLITTLE & POLLOCK,

Nn. 2, WELLINGTON ØRTEET.

SEND FOR CATALOGUES & LISTS. 2494

To Let

TO LET.

ROM the 1st of January, 1902, an

OFFICE. Apply to-

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Saperintendent's Office, 3, Queen's Building, Top Floor. Hongkong, December 14, 1901. 2546

TOP

TO LET

1627

TONYHURST,' MAGAZINE GAP. 01

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, November 27, 1001

2423

CHINA AND JAPAN

TELEPHONE -

AND

ELECTRIC COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NEW REGULATIONS.

-

SUBSCRIBERS are no-

tified that when A CALL

IS MADE and the

TELEPHONE IS NOT

ANSWERED by the

PERSON ACTUALLY RE-

QUIRED, instead of Listen-

ing until this Person can

be found it is better to

give their Name and Number to anyone an

swering, and then. TO

RING OFF.

WHEN THE PERSON BE-

QUIRED REACHES THE

INSTRUMENT, A FRESH

CALL CAN. THEN BE

MADE FROM THAT END.

For full particular, &,, &c..

Apply to

W. STUART HARRISON,

Manager

TO LET'

NTO. 2, ORMSBY TERRACE, from

N1st February, 1992.

Apply to

PUN HUNG,

185, Queen's Road Centrali -Hongkong, December 11, 1901. 2628

TOLET

'RELLEVUE. PEAK ROAD, from 1st

January.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY, CO., LD. Hongkong, December 4, 1901...

NO

TO LET.

2482

NTO. 1, STEWART TERRACE The

PLAK.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

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

TO LET

1478

|UROPEAN HOUSES Nos. 14. · bu, 3.7 and 6, WILD DELL,' WANGHAI ROAD

Apply to

Kangkang, September 18, 1901. 1404

EAST PRATA RECLAMATION"

SCHEME.

PAS PROPUSED TO THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE LOT-HOLDERS BY THE HON, C F. CHATER.

SANG KEE

208, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, November 20, 1901.

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tion. But, certainly, an unnatural stand But a strange thing soon after happoned, is taken by those among the English who The hall became almost empty a fey join in the condemnation emanating minates after the question papers were distributed! Nay, some ofthe candidates from foreign interest. In no wars have

hall as if they had gone mad. The

HIGH-CLASS PROVISIONS. individuals that sided the enemy been were actually seen to run away from the spared from spoliation. To come to a recent, great war, that of the mbellion strange conduct of the examinees led to it this country, as an instanér. Sher inquiry, and the secret was det; It was the question paper that had mainly man, and Sheridan barat and destroyed Everything before them on the march to do with this strange conduct on the and were exonerated in so doing because part of the examinees. For the edifica tion of the reader, we put the questions below

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Tous to Sell by PUPLIC AUCTION,

HE Undersigned have received instruc

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TUESDAY,

the 17th December, at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, 20, Des Yeux Rond, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising:

THAKWOOD STOPEDADE, with Glass, MARBLE TO TAULE, TEAKWOOD WHATNOT and TABLES, ELECTRO PLATED and GLASS WALES, A QUANTITY OF ALUMINIUM GOOD,

S., &c.

Also:

QUESTIONS.

it hastened the ending of the war.

A'Southern woman of prominence And much character and zeal for her. cause confronted Sherman on hor plan tation, and, standing aruidst the ruin of her dwellings and her property, she cried, banks of rivers in the Paura, Faridpur,

General Sherman, where your soldiers Rajshai and Nadia Districts.

go flames follow them, and the flames are

1.-Gire, as many reasons as you cau think of for the tabt that towns and vil lages are generally to be found on the

2.The hind leg of a cow has the game

of hell. Madame, he replied, where number of joints as the leg of a man; my soldiers go there is war, and war, which joint of the cow corresponds to the Madame, is hell. As a necessity of war man's knee, and which to his heel? the business, of a Commander on a Cam-

3.Count how many teath you have

LADDER' And GENTLEMEN'S GOLD WATCHES Pgn is to cripple the enemy in all his n each jaw and 'write it down. They can And GRAINS, DIAMOND RINGS, MUSICAL resources. Now, to treat so called none roughly arranged in two classes hav BOXES, WALL PLATE, CUT GLASS CENTRE combatants as neutrals, when they are ing radically different shapes, sketch PIECES, LIQUEUE STANDS, BLABELS, and FANCY CLOCKS, CAMEO BRONZE STATUE in overy way destroying the essential the two shapes and suggest reasons for and Fancy Goobs for Xinna and New Year's principle of neutrality by suling and each shapo.

And

3--Some fruit-eating animals such as bears and many birds swallow the fruit whole, kernel and all, without injuring, the kernel, and the kernels pass out of their bodies with dung; can you suggest a reason for this?

presenta

supporting and maintaining the enemy, 4. Give the names and colour of as ONE COTTAGE PLANO by ROBSON & Co. is, on the face of it, unreasonable and many flowers as you know, state which TERMS As usual,

absurd. Those that so maintain are as hava & sweet scent, and any why they Calatagues can be had on the day of Sale.uch opponents as the factors that I have their sweet scent,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

the ranks as combatants. What a Auctioneers Hongkong, December 13, 1901. 2012 General is required to do is to avoid un necessary severity, and the accomplish ment of this comprises part of the men sure of his ability. But the dissimula tion of the Boers in demanding a das of punctilious consideration can receive no patience from those who know of their actions in the past. The reference to The Rebellion in this country is the more pertinent because of resemblance in the motives that brought on the two con dicts. The earliest troubles that began between the Boers and the British arosa in the determination of the Boers to own elavca.

PUBLIC AUCTION. IF Undersigned have received instruc- Tour to Sell by Public & action,

迄

WEDNESDAY

the 18th December, 1901, at 10 m, at

H. M. Nawal Yard, SUNDRY NAVAL AND VICTUALLING OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES, Comprising

OLD IRON, PAPER STUFF, RAGS, CANVAS, IMPLEMENTS, &o, &o.

Sale of VICTUALLING will ofmmence

at 2.30 p.m... TERMA OF SALE As Customary.

HUGHES & HOUGH; play Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, Docember 12, 1991. 2536

PUBLIC AUCTION,

THE Undorsigned, have, received in tencions from The Official Adminis trator to sell by Pablis Auction, 1260 for account of the Estate of Cheung Tai Ip

TO LET

ODOWN, No, ba, DUDDELL STREET.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD.. Hongkong, Jaly 4, 1301

159)

TU LEI.

(deceased),

MONDAY,

6.-Is water elastic. If you know, state how you know, and the source of your information. (You will get no tharks for guess, even though correct)

7.Is all clear and clean water pure 7. (Fure means that it is only water and there are no other substances in it.)

8-Is all impure water dangerous to drink? What are the most dangerou impurities

9.-Explain (by means of a diageni if possible) why does a round ball roll

10. Why do you take a run wher you want to kick a football as far as possible?

When the British had paid the Boers for their slaves and emancipated then, the decree of emancipation forbade the down a slope. Boera to own lives further under British jurisdiction. This was intrench- ing upon liberty, as the Boers conceived it, a very useful part of liberty to them being the advantage of cwaing slaves. a ster cotton also weighs 80 tolas - It is true that this is exactly a sort of what do you mean when you say that liberty that modern individualison leads fron is heavier than cotton?

11A seer of iron weighs 80 tolas,

to, so that sometimes it is taken to its

13-When a grain of paddy is sown, logical extreme by a few weaklings, and angus how long does it take to gar- then it is called Anarchy, and is stopped.minate? Say how do you know.

After the great trek by the Boeta

13-low any grains of paddy does Northwards to escape a tyranny that a paddy plant produce? Say how you restrained them, they followed those law know. less atrocities and brutalities against the

the 23rd trustant, at 11 am, at Causeway neighbouring blacks, such as are not Day The Steam Launch

HOI PING Built of Teakwond Length 6 fea inches. Breadth 19 feet 5 inches. Deptli 2 feet 3 inches. She has the following passenger accommodation- Within the waters

of the Colony

With the Local- tende limita

HOUSES CLIFTON GARDENS, Outside the Localdo..*.***

ROAD.

A HOUSE is RITON TERRACE.

THE RETETAT,' MOUNT KELLETT.. GODOWNS nt BLUE BUILDINGSAA EÏOUSES AT Catheway. Bax, FACINO THE

GROUND Pow apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, November 29, 1901

TO LET

TARPERVILLE Garden Road,

2441

HROUS for Utbor, Des Voeur Bar.

Central

5 A SETH LAND AND ESTATE BROKE Top Floor, 37. Quem's Road Central. Hongkong, December 5, 1901 2491

TO LET

NELARGEOFFICE-ROOM, PRINCE'S

The Full Detuds Printed in Pamphlet For BLADING, SECOND FLOOR. From

NOW READY.

Copies may be had at CHIA Marn Office Price To Cents cngh.

THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT-

ING CHINESE;

With Special Referencs to- PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AN

BANKRUPTOV LAWS IN

Reptinted from the China Maft).

HONGKONG.

For Sale at the China Afail Ofion,

PriceLaw. 60 centa

1st January

#

Apply to REUZZ BROUSELMANN & Co... Hongkong December 11, 19012222520

TO LET.

ROUMED Bungalow Rheda," Bon- ham Road. Beginning from 16t January, 1902. Sin

Apply w

HAO TZE SAN, China, Meydants Steam A. Com:

39. Des Von Road. Hongkong, Koreraber 30, 1901 269

•Net Tommage

14

21.85

14.-State as many different kinds of Indien crups as you know of, and each the part of India they best grow in

equalled in perpetration by any white race in recent centuries, outside of the

15. What is the staple food crop in. infamies practised by the Spaniardsupon Deltaic Bengal, Assom, Tibet, Oadh, the unfortunate natives of Pern. Butch Afghanistan, the Nizam's dominions, eries and torture, without mercy of Rajputant, Ceylon, Gujerat, Arraran, Passengers. thought of matural right, were enacted Mysore, Poosa, Delhi, the Deccan, and at will or by impulse for more than a state for each place in what way do the generation, till he blacks, finally in poor usually cool it desperation, banding together, resolved. to exterminate their persecutors, and would have spopaded but for misguided British philanthropy. Acceding to the dissembling and bumble petition of the Boers, the British, in the Zulufampaign, defeated the just and natural vengeance of the blacks, saved the lives of the Boers, and since have been, and are now, get ting from the Boars the reward for their

Terne Asustini.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 19th Dec., 1901.

The ENGLISH

CRICKETERS prosity in treachery and hatred.

AUSTRALIA.

The Proprietors of the 'CHINA MAIL:, have arranged for à Beries of

SPECIAL ARTICLES

ON THE TOUR OF

Mr Maclaren's Cricket Team in Australia,

18. — How Lues an engine whistle 7. 17- Describe the kind of signala used on the E B. S. Railway, and what do they mean?

18-Why should the trees in a man- go grove not be planted close together t 10. How is it that by steeping jute plauts the fibre can be pulled off

20. — In what part of the jate plant are the fibres, and in what part of the.. cocosnu: plant are the fibres used for tanking rope?----

22-Yhat difference is there between

That inhuman, hypocrisy which had disregarded every right should, When 21.-The jute fibre is 3 to 5 cubits placed on the defensive, claim for its long. What is the length of cotton" benefit the highest plane of forbearancs, fibre, hemp fibre, coconut fibre? is to be expected But that those in interest and right opposed to it should the position of a cow and dog when they sunction its subterfuges is strange mat lie down ?. ter for comprehension. And among no other people than the English would any. considerable number side with the en emies of their country and especially with such enemies as those that Britain

25 To cut easily a knife must have has to deal with in South Africa a very sharp edge. Is this true of sois-

In following such mistaken directions.

23. How does each get up 7- 24-Way does the rope-maker put a twist in the rope which he makes?

Britain would soon fall to the station of Borsay what is the difference be a third-rate Power and if she will not tween the edge of a knife and the edges hold her own by ting every just of scissors. Illustrate with a disgrain it right, she deserves to be sunk to that

possible. conhition and will resca it. Not by temporising with fraud and imposition | -21 -

rap a piece of cotton cloth.

Special Descriptions of the Live T can a nation main prestige, nor by be, round your shoulders and go out in the

Alstones will be written by

MP A. O. JONES (The well-known Captain of the

Notts County One of Members of the Tam

"stowing zadulganese upon those who blive, bu

tried to destroy it I na Sir, you obedient gervant.

RALPH S. NORMAN Columbus, Olio October 18

chin, you will get reth Have that same kot minde into an umbralla, it will then not let the may through – why is this? 27 You blow are lamp it goes out ;