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Intimations.

Lea and Perrins' Sauce.

By Royal Warrant

THE CHINA MAIL.

Intimations.

TYPEWRITERS! TYPEWRITERS !! Typewriters repaired, cleaned, overhauled, and broken parts duplicated under expert supervision.

JAPANESE FINANCIAL BOOM,

Floating Babble Companies,

So much is being heard just now about the "boom" fu Japanese Industrial circles and so many of the undertakings springing up almost daily are palpably of the **bubbis," "order that it la of particular in-

terest to consider the ways of some of the ↑

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1907.

Intimations.

promoters, remarke the Japan Chronicle, MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

According to investigations made by tho Bank of Japan the amount of capital in

(MITHU BI8a1 00)

involved in the formation of new companios COAL DEPARTMENT

Old Machines Renovated. Terms Very Moderate. July, 1006, up to the end of last

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

BICYCLES

FOR SALE, REPAIR, EXCHANGE AND HIRE.

THE DRAGON CYCLE CO.,

Hongkong, February 16, 1907,

to

His Majesty the King.

THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WORCESTERSHIRE.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS. NEW LECTIONE, R

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUF, BOWLS, ETC. Q. FALCONER & Oo. A ADET FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AN BINOCULARS, LORD-KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS,

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

JAPAN

OOALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & C0.)

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SUBVOA-CHO, TOKYO, LOFRON BRANCH :—94;Took SrBELT, LO, JONGKUNG BRANCH-PRINCE'A BUILDINGS, ICE HOU STREET, FIRST FLOOL.

OTHER BRANCHES :

#w York, San Frands, Hamburg, Boinbay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy Shanghai, Chefso, Tishtin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemalpo, Yokohama, Tokosuka, Nagoya Usaka, Kota, Maldeore, Kors Shimonoseki, Mojų, Waka maten, Karsten, Nagasaki, Kuichinotan, Sasebo, Maldura, Mike Hakodate Taipei, dio

Telegraphia Addesen

MITSUI' (A,B,0, ind à 1 Codan.)

ONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsena a súd th

Blats Ballways: Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home-and Forsiger Mall and Freight Stenmore..

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famon Milke, Tagawa, Yamano, and Ids Coal Mings, SOLE AGENTE for Bokoka, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotans, Mamada, Manjous, Onents, Otrail, Baashara, Tambakuro, Yoshinotaui, Yoshio, Yanolithara, and other Coal

Hongkong, January 21, 1907.

M. KOBAYASHI, Manager, Hoggkong

DINNEFORDS

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Bour

DINNEFORDS

The Physicia's Qure for Goat, Rheumatic Goat and Gravel.

Safest and mos Effective Aparient for Bognlar. Uso.

MAGNESIA MAGNESIA

ROWLAND'S KALYDOR

FOR THE SKIN and COMPLEXION, Soothing, Healing, and Emollient in its effects; it remosied. Freckles, Tax, Redness, Roughness, and all Cutaneous Früptiana, Produces & Softness, and Dellosay of the Face, Neck, Hands and Kemas, and imparts a Matchless Beauty to the Complexion unobtainable by any other means; warranted: Harmless, Hotelös, 2/3 and 5/6, sold by-Stores, Chemists, and

ROWLAND'S, 67, BUSTON GARDEN, LONDON, Formars and unhealthy skin its Curativa sad mediainsi propersive are basivaŭad; nothing

aquatal, the offcial stamp proves thi

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The only Medicine of the kind awarded a Bortifpale at the Calcutta Exhibition, 1888-4, opán to all

REGISTERED,

DR. LALOR'S TRADE MARK

PHOSPHODYNE

HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.

For forty yunzi huu, malatainad ha worldwide raputation as the. Best ind only made reliable Phosphoric Care for BRAIN WRICANS, Pariltis, ScvRFLIE wys, Dyspepała, Nitre, Kidney, and -Liver, Complaints, Harassing Dreams, Premature Daca of Vital Bower, General Dability, alf'........... Blood Disorders, and all Entional and. Died Conditions of the Bet, card

· Oy the deficiency of the Vitig Toro,

The ekest of this Standard Phosphoric

· Remedy in Nervous Delility and Its Elasted-

Evils, is Immediate aft permanent, all

Ami Miserable Feillags "And Distranding

Symptoms disappealing (veček za rapidly that is really martšitous,*,

Directions for Haß-Torsement of sko aina“

· Alasasta with "chcH"B>MIS.

Its omniaing effects are shews from the first day of its administration by a Remarkable, Increasdiäf. Narve and Intellectusi Power; with... », feeling" of Courage, Strongh, and Comfort, Dignities to lavigorated. The Appetite tacoses- wooderfully, Sleep

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Beware of wile Imitations-None jasmine without the British 'Government. Stamp with "Dr. Talor's Phosphodyne, Landos, Rostand, “engraved therton, by order of Har Majesty's Honourable Corozaliałowem, Thstinada" af unimpeachable – buati-

- Akoglu from 17 part of the Windy and |kronisko blekest" Medical Authoriff... No |other Phosphoric Preparation has received

wadi distingulaled recogniāled,

HEALTH, STREROTH & EXEROY, STAT

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HÄMPSTEAD, LONDON, ENGLAND.

Ajentorima, &, WATSON & Co. L

\** D'Aguilar street.

M. MUMEYA,

JAPANESE "ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER AND FINISHED IS ORATON.

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATHURS

Ba, QUEEN'S ROAD OBHTRAL

ALL THAT IS NEEDED

TO APPLY

year totala sight hundred and thirty million yen blie the money employed

MARUNO UCHI TOKIO

CABLE ADDRESS: · IWABAKL' Which applies to all Branch Oflcon Al, ABO 6th Edition, Western Union

Codes used,

All, Lettere Addressed ;-~-

́ MANAGER, MITSU, BISHI 00;

with name of place under. BRANCH OFFICES :-- Nagasaki, Mom, Kobe, Kabatou, SHANGHAI, Hongkong and ElaKzow,

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takes!rse, Ochi, Shinnew, Namazuta and Kami Yamada Collieries and also Hojo Colliers, which will shortly be ready to produes on large scale the best Buzen Conf.

in the extension of existing campania reached three hundred and ten millions, unkins « total, if no less than pleres hundred and filep-thres million yen. The list has been materially augmented sipes the beginning of the present geay, though 2215 there are now signs that the frenzy Ta absting somewhat but it may well be asked, how many of these concerns are really serious business interprises 1........A weiter in the Tokyo juurant, the Hunt Zoshi, deal with this matter in n interesting mapper. He points out that. ordinarily the promotion of a limited

AGENCIES: liability company la no esoytark YOKOHAMA: M. Arada, Esq. * $15 but at the present time, when the CHINKIANG Meers Gnaries & Os Japanese people are delicious with the MANILA. Masare MacoNDRAX & Co. speculativo fever, it has become a surpris ingly easy matter. The promoters and opt canvassers to obtain the names of men more or less well known to the public, and their support of the projected echome [in scoured by means of the offer of so many kmrikadu-literally rights to Taharahoh my be rendered as Promo-Collieries.

tors Sheres. When the distribution of theee and the preliminary arrangements Are agreed upon the forgiation of the com- pany in advartlaed" and the shares are placed on the Exchange, and by this means, the promotera caaily net handsome profits, Rearntly the promoters, of a certain Japaneso electrical power company acațiered prospectusen bros donat amongst foreigners, and as the result of residuops canvassing succeeded in obtaining the consent of some forty foreign residents to enroll, themselvea as promoters. When the establishment of the compary came to be published, however, not one of the foreigners' names appeared on the list. Not only that, but the foreign gentlemen who had been approached by the agent of the concern sub- sequently received a communication froma the company to the effect that owing to the unexpectedly large number of applications foraheresnone could heallotted to them. The

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15 YEARS

RECORD FOR DURABILITY AND EFFICIENCY.

LIGHT-COOL AND WATERTIGHT.

SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES

TO THE SOLE ADENTS: '' THE UNITED ASBESTOS

ORIENTAL AGENCY, LD. DODWELL & CO., LD.,

General Managers,

HOLLOWAYS

For Indigestion, Heartburn, Biliousness, Jaundice, and all Complaints of the Liver and Kidneys.

THEY ARE INVALUABLE!

FOR THE USE OF FEMALES:

Maanantured only at 16, Now Oxland Street, London, Sold by all Chemisia and Spedizins Vendors.

THERE IS NO DOUBT

THAT

whore Eno'a *Fruit Salt; has hoon taken in the earliest stages of à-direnda 14 háa la fanumotablé tratamões prevented a serious Illness. The effical of

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tipon say alsordered, aleepless, or foyish sundition is simply".

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NATURE'S OWN REMEDY

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LJOHN OAKEY & SONS

BLACK LEAD MILLS LONDON

JOHN OAKEY & SONS Lasteko, “4 Wellaneros Maria JORDAN,

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agencies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above

T. MATSUKI, Mariager, Hongkong,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong, April 25, 1006,

THE UNRIVALLED

KILLER.

218

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUOTION,

THE Undersigned have received instrvo-

Ttions to all by Public Anction,

MONDAY

FOR ACÒQUNT OF THE CONCERNED,"

ons

the 25th February, 1907, at 1.80 1,10,_KE No, 8, KrumsFÖRD TERBAGE,

-Kowloon,-*

Tus WROLS OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

D. FURNITURE.

URGEN CONTAINED,

Comprising: PLOTS-COVERED DRAWING ROOM CHAIRS, Szakwoon Overmantela with BeyILLED: GLAS, · TEAKWOOD - EXTENSION. DIFING TABLES and Unajes, Dinner, SERVIOR, TEAKWOOD WARdnoses, with Bavarian- GLine, Marble Top Washstands, Carrete, Roan, &o., &o., ds.;

One CorraonPIANO by M. F. Rachels & | Co., Hamburg, fin Good Order und, Condi-

tion).

On View on Saturday, the 25rd lust, Cataloguse will be issued. TEAM:--As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers

Hongkong, February 18, 1907,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TR ha reconst

THE Undersigned has received Instruc

on

TUESDAY,

the 26th February, 1987, commencing at 3.45 .., at No. 6, LTEzMson VILLAR,

Kowloon,

(The Residence of Lt. Col. O.H.U. TRIOB).

A QUANTIZI OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD-

FURNITURE, (Particulars from Catalogue), TERMSAs Cuaternary.

1907.

On view from Monday, the 20th Feb,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer, Hongkong, February 21, 1957.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

345

Ttions do Sell by Public Auation,

THE Vadersigned has received instruc--

KEATING'S WEDNESDAY,

POWDER.

FATAL TO INSKOT, LIFE Harmless to Everything Blou Bold in vins mäd Boll

→ Be quite sure you go. ZATINGS.

IT KILLS FLEAS, BEETLES, BUGS, FLIES.

A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE HAVE THIS DAY

foreigners are naturally highly indignant No. 19, at having been unwittingly made the tools of

| the cuscrupulous and impudent promoters,

and it is said that they intend to take logal

REMOVED TO QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Next to (KUHN AND KOHOR). Hongkong, February 1, 1967.

prossedings against them. As a matter of SEE WOO

fact the promoters first obtained the nanies of the foreigners and on the strength of their support canvassed the JapanoSS--| practise which seems to have been adopted In other almilar cases, though sometimes the names of well-known foreigners have been used entirely without their knowledge or consent. In the quee of tho electio power company this fraudulent procedora! turned out a huge conse" for the pro- moters,

As is fairly well known, It is usual in the promotion of these smaller companies that the greater part of the shares are taken up by the promotera and supportore, in some Instances the entire issue being alleged na having been subscribed for by the latter, As soon as the shares are placed on the market the promoters take every possible meána ibat ingenuity can devisa to force up the price of the shares, for which seminal sum in the shape of guarantee money in paid. When those shares are disposed of at a high premiom the promo- ters leave the new born company to struggle along as best it can without them; they turn their attentions to similar under- takinga oleowhere.

HAS

TAILOR, DRAPER AND

· OUTFITTER

222

REMOVED to new premises. 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong, January 26, 1507.

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE,

181

CONSULTING ENGINEERS "AND"

SHIPBUILDERS; SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS, REPAIRS PROMPTLY, ATTENDEN ZO. TELEGRAMS: CARMICHAEL' HORAKONE,

A. B. C. Gode, 4th Editor, A. 1 Code,

Lieber's Standard Code, TELEPHONE, 253.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 918 DECEMBER, 1905, £17,837.119. I--Authorleed Capital £3,000,000

.

Subscribed Capital £2,760,000 Fald-up Capital £687,500 00 Il-Fire Funde 3,386,720 19 : 8 | Il-Life & Annally Fande 13,762,898 85 217,837,119 8 1

It is interesting to note that at a recent Revenue Fire Branch... 2,081,044 18. 8

Ilfe & Annuity

1,713,808 19 10 meeting of the Stock Exchange amongst

Branahas.. other now shares dealt in were the Dalto

£8,774,883 19 6

and the Dai Nippon Sugar sharos, each The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and Yon 2.30 paid-up, which were sold as Ten Llia Departments are free from liability in 28,50 and 67.60 rospectively; Ninehin respect of each other,

TAE

1597

LONDON DIRECTORY, H

(PUBLISHED ANNUALLY), TANABLES enterprising traders through. out the Empire to keep in close touch with the trade of the Motherland. Besides being a completa commercial guide to London and its Subarbe; the Directory contains lists of

EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Coloris] and Foreign markets they supply:

STEAMSHIP LINES

arranged under the Forta lo which they sail, and indicating the approximate mailings;

PROVINCIAL APPENDIX

of Trade Notices of leading Manufacturers, Merchants etc., in the principsi provincial towns and industrisi contries of the United Kingdom. A copy

edition will be. of the forwarded freight paid, on receipt of Post Office Order for TWENTY SHILLINGS. THE LONDON DIRECTORY Co., Ltd, 25, ABGHTECH LANE, LONDON, B.O.,

ENOLAND.

ZETTA

No. 525, R.0.

LODGE

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., Agenti

UNGRONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

(IN LIQUIDATION).

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 a.m, to 7.30,... Every 30. 7.50 a.m, to 9.30 am... Every 10 minutos. 9,80 am to 11:00a.m...Every 15 minute. | 11,30 a.m. to 1245 p.m. Every 15 minusa

12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p... Every 10 minuts. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p...very 15 talutites 1.4 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes 2.15 p.m. to 5,00 p...very 15 minutes 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm Every 15 minuts. -6,00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Krocy 10minow

8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to 11.18

p.m. every half hours trad

SUNDATE

the 27th February, 1907, commencing at 2.45 PM., at No. 12, SALISBUEY

AVENUE, Kowloop,

A QUÁNTINX OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

Oa

FURNITURE

(Particulars from Catalogue),

Also

One COTTAGE PIANO by S. Moutris &

Truam :—As Unstomary,

1907.

On Visw from Tuesday, the 28th Feb,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, February 20, 1907.

810

PUBLIC AUCTION.“

THE Undoraigned bad received Instruc-

sell by Public Auction,

TUESDAY,

the 5th March, 1907, st 12 o'clock Noon,

at bis SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET, --

The German Steamer

APENRADE,

(973 Toun Not Register) (ebo now lica sunt, off Stonecutters Teland) with all her Machinery, Gear, Anchors, Chain, Appurtenances, etc, etc.

TERI-Cash on fall of Hammer.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer Hongkong, February 18, 1907.

314

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8,00 2.0, tɔ 9.00 am...divory 15 minureke For Sale. 9.00a.m. to $.50 sm...Every 30 minuta, 9.40.m. to 10.00 a.m..Every 15 minuta 10.80 am to 11:00 Evory 10 minuta: 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Ifrary 10 minutes.

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