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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS.

NEW SELECTIONS OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, KUAZ-OLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,

LAKOE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLE, 123.

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHINESE MARRIAGE

RESTRICTION.

In the course of a long and intimato cquaintance with China and Chinese affairs we have never seem, except in our en columns, "where the matter has been before discussed, any reference to that greatest of all reforms needed by China,

far as they relate to the mating of immature boys and girls,

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA Arting of her marriage customs so

BISK

00.)

It has been a matter of no small surprise

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MARUNO-UCH), TOKIO,

Intimations.

Don't Worry!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 1907.

Don't Worry :

Why Worry

CONSULT

PHAROS,

The Mystic and Modern Astroliger

YES, WHY WORRY ?

G FALCONER & CO. ALS AGE FOR HOSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND COAL DEPARTMENT with one cument agres to pass thais A Chances in Life. Zer, Why Worry! Consult Phares. He is able to naviso

ONOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS and BOOKS,

SOLD AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

REGULAR HONGKONG-CANTON LINE OF STEAMERS

OF THE

ÚABLE ADDRESS: * IWASAKI.' Which applies to al. Eranch Officea,

to as that reformers from other lands should by. And yet there is no or which the future of Chin moro doponde than this. Ching is over populated as a rabbit warren hotomes over-populated unless the enemies of the rabbit are given full play, or unless there breaks out ve ensionally one of those natural alcarandes in the form of some dire

pulemio. Hove, ገኝ in India, youth is creouraged or very nearly

is considered matter

ter of great regret for a girl to got far

twenties before she is made Inide. Indeed many are old womon before

80. It

COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES INDES ET DE L'EXTREME ORIENT A1, ABC 6th Edition, Wastern Vaica to wate at the earliest possible

1900 tons, 14 knots.

S.S. PAUL BEAU.....

S.S. CHARLES HARDOUIN, 1900 tons, 14 knots.

Departure from Hongkong at 8.30 P.. (Saturdays excepted). Departure from Canton at 5.15 .. (Sundays excepted).

The Company's Wharf is at the end of Wisa Lox ETREET (Tram Station). CANTON AGENTS :-Mouars E; PASQUET & Co.

For further partienlars, please apply to BARRETTO & Co., Agents.

Hongkong. September 18, 1907.

1476

JAPANESE BEER

E

VEBISU

'SAPPORO'

* ASAHI'

IDEAL AND WHOLESOME.

NACH BRAND has obtained the highest AWARD at International Exhibitte..

The largest réumand in the whole of Japan. Quality speaks for itsalf,

MODERATE.

PRICE TÍXCEEDINGLY

Sold by CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & JO, H. PRICE & CO, LD., * OHAZATION & CO., and all lending Chinese Wine Morghsues.

¿

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Sole Agents

4 bazienz, August 21, 1907.

M. MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER. ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN CRAYON.

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS, VERY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONO.

8. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

TYPEWRITERS!

TYPEWRITERS!!

Typewriters repaired, cleaned, overhauled, and broken parts duplicated under expert

supervision.

13

2128

Old Machines Renovated. Terms Very Moderate.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

BICYCLE

FOR SALE, REPAIR, EXCHANGE AND HIRE,

THE DRAGON CYCLE CO.,

11. D'Aguilar Street.

Rongkoos, February 16. 1907.

THERE IS NO DOUBT

THAT

stare Ecole Frult Safé' has been taken to the carliest stagna * 5 Alsanso it has In Ianumerable instances prevented a serious liners, The offack of

ENO'S 'FRUIT SALT'

Pan say discedared, sisepless, or tovarish condition is simply sarvellous and unsurpassed. In fact it

NATURE'S OWN REMEDY

BRAUTION,—Xrumino the Capsule and era thus tile marke& INỮ S* FRUIT BALT otherwise you have the sincercat foros of falters-IMITATION. Rama nuky by 2, id ENO, Ltd., FRUÉT BALT' WORKS, London, BLIA. Find, by by C. EHO'B Patent.

"E

Red by chemists and Stores everywhere.

USE ONLY & USE ALWAYS

ATKINSONS

A LUXURIOUS PERFUME

IN HEALTH.

A NECESSARY

MOST REFRESHING.

Far Superior.

to the

German Kinds.

RESTORATIVE EAU DE COLOGNE

IN SICKNESS..

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Codes used.

All Letters Addressed;→→

MANAGER, MITSU BISHI CO.,

with name of place under. BRANCH OFFICES:~~~ NAGAHAKI, MOJ, KODE, KARATEU, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG and HankOW.

AGENCIES:

YOKOHAMA: M. ARADA, E. CHINKIANG: Monster GEARING & Co MANILA: Basra MACONDRAY & CO.

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they has reached the age of thirty. Ono the causes of this "is th old-world belief that it is necessary for there to be a male descendant ready to carry on the fourly name and attend to the family worship each father being eager that he should sco his grandson of grandsons, with his own oyes as early in life as possible, in order that who it is time for his to shuffle off this mortal coil he may know that his future-will be nasred so far na it cau be from this

end,

BOUT your Business, Health, Pleasures, Friends Abrood, your Love Afairs and you, Console you and Warn you. Bia ambition in this life is to help those in trouble, and must not be classed with the run af Palmists who so, their Supposed Wills to make money. Pharps is independent of this. Willing and able to help all in trouble and relieve their anxiety to the best of his ability and experience."

PHARON HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU. You are anxious to put your son to a business that he will prosper. Will your daughter be happy in her married life You are in love. Have I do a wise choice in mate? Shall I tako s partner into my business? Should I be wise in going abroad All these questions Pharos can answer and advise by the aid of sat Why not put this to the test. Send P.0. value 1/ and addressed, stamped -enveloped to~

with, your Birth Date, Fall

Phares, Ders. 14 45, Union Street, Glasgow, Namo and Title and Town of

County of Birth it possible; upon receipt of samo baros will end a written Test Horoscope.

With the above Pharos will send you Froe a writton Forecast of your Future.

Hongkong, October 31, 1907.

1000

PICTORIAL POSTCARDS.

ولا

To Let.

TO LET.

'HATHERLEIGH, CONDUIT Road,

A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUIT ROAD,

OFFICES to YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS in PRATA FAST, Blue Build- ings, and No. 16, Des Vœux Road next to the Hongkong Hotel

FLATS in MoXETON TERRACE,

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENOY O., Inu. Hongkong, November 8, 1907.

24

TO LET (WELL FURNISHED). BİRNAM BRAE, CONDUIT ROAD,

UGHT-roomed House-Billiard Room, with full-size Table, 3 Bath-rooms, Drying Room, Store-room, and Pantry- Good Tennis Laws, Electric Light and Bells.

Apply to

*

'H. M. B. Care of CHINA Man" Office. Hongkong, August 31, 1907. 1408

TO LET

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TOW

100 ASSORTED Scotch, English & Irish Views, ote, for 1,6.

Actress, Songs, that he will be kept supplied with money, Euglish and Continental Actresses hand tinted real glossy Photographe 15/- per gross.

Animals, Lovers and Comic Cards for 15-

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashna Ochi, Shine, Namozata ai Kanother shore. Yamada Collieries and also Bujo Colliery.. which will shortly be ready to produce on large scale the best Buzen Coal

The Head and Branch Ufices and, the Agencies of the Company will receive way order for Coals produced from the above

Collaries,

T. MATSUKI Manager, Bangkong,

No. 4, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong, April 25, 1908.

hotca, carriages, perhaps a motor or two, and so on for ose on the high roads of ghost land. He thus dies happy knowing well that augst his spiritual companions on the he will be able to cut a dash

Bet wintever the reasons which induce the Chinese to encourage early marriage, brings after it. If wo were to trace back thera can be no question as to the evils to its source this condition of affairs in China of to-day, it is our belief that

the

vary great deal of the decadence would

chikt matriage be fond to be directly or

indirectly duo By that

buat wo mean in the teens, the middle toons. Inninture youth and maidens cannot posibly produce Furtunately

to

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ORINESE ENGINEERING & MINING, COMPANY, LIMED.

FINAL DIVIDESD of One Shilling and Six Pence par Share free of tox han he lecturer)

Ey the Directors of tha by Company, thus making a torti5% for the year ending 28th February, 1907 Ioupon No 9 is payable on 2nd November,

up.

Tything but rickotty

may or may not grow thr

infautio mortality is enorious, but too many of these ill-formed xistence until they ton bocy productions du continue an anemic, sickly to become parents in Lurn.

Wore this an

hut being, as we all know it to bv, practically wedd Ike of!

exceptional matter, it of far less importance than it is, the rate rather thin the exception, it needs

at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia great insight to see that here we have

one cause, and a very fertile and

arid Oh, and the Kusan-Chinese Bank eusi. of the nation degradation Tientsin and Shangbai.

·

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hangitans, October 30, 1907,

174

WHAT IS WHISKY?.

eally mentally, morally, and in other way, too early marriage is to be ant in every deprecated. It is by no means a nucous- won thing for a teacher in a foreign school to be approached somewhat shyly by one his boys in the middle of the terra with a request for a week or ten days' holiday.

Why do you want a holiday just now? Wete

only been back a few weeks site

If ove question has

Fyou,knew what a sensation the vacation!

"Yes, I know, Sir; but I'm going to be

married.

raised in London, and the whole If he had a sense of humour, this lad, he of the United Kingdom, you again, Sir." But that doesn't occur to him. perhaps would add, It shan't happen

would be only too pleased to

buy

MACLEAY DUFFS Imperial and Special Liqueur WHIS. KIES.

THE BEST IN QUALITY AND CHEAPEST IN PRICE,

The-holiday is given. The mortige talves

art of schooluates not yet in the toly place. There is sour little cind on the state of matrimony, and--other pr mising career has been sacrificed tou

custom.

cannot say whether or not the native authorities Inve taken mite of our previous to this subject, but we are ghd see-from a telegra in uns of our native contemporaries that the thin end of the

to

PATELL & 00,gust nu been inserted for the overthrow

SOLE AGENTS.

CANTON, CHINA,

of this most remfel custom. talents fcernment schools must be over 20 years of age.

and

from the middle school before must have

TOWER HOUSE; Ten Rooma; KEN.

NEDY ROAD. Apply

Mrs O. SACHSE, KINGSCLERE. Hongkong, September 2, 1807.

TO LET.

1419

DEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fibe

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS WELL ASSORTED PARCEL BOthers and Dwelling Rooms,

100 Carda tor - Value 1d., 281, 9d., 4d. and 6d. esch.

500 ASSORTED Cards for 20/..

1 Grosa Jawalled Cards for 9

Foreign or Volonial Stamps pot accepted. Kindly send Money Order.

BRITANIA POSTCARD CO.,

45, Union Street, Glasgow. Hongkong, October 31, 1907.

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS,

SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS, RIPAJES FROMPTLY ATTENDED TO

TELEGRAMS: CARMIURAEL, HOSATONG,

A. 3.0. Codo, 4th Edition, 4. 1 Còde,

Elabore Standard Code. TELEPHONE 239,

.

H

NORTH BRUÏISH AND MERCANTIE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Auctions.

PUBLIO

THE

AUCTION.

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THE Undersigned have received Instruc-

tions to Sell by Public Aaution, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

02

SATURDAY,

the 16th November, 1907, at 2.50 P.M., at their SALES Rooms, No. 8, Des Yox ROAD, Corner of Ice

Huuan Street,

SUNDRY

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, Comprising --

DRAWING

TAPESTRY-COVERED

مر

Rook

SUITE, OBRMANTELS, TEAKWOOD EXTEN

{

16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor (over Caldheok, Macgrezor & Co)

BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES, Ro BINSON ROAD.

#

Boo

GLENWOOD, CAME ROAD, suitable for Boarding House or Club, 'contains. 26

No. 8, DES VŒŒUX VILLAS (Peak), No. 2, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE. OFFICES in QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. THE EYRIE, PEAK, (furnished) for 3 months from 1st September, 1807. Cheap Rental.

No. 58, ELGIN STREET (Corner Hoase).

BISHOP'S LODGE SOUTḤ (Peak),

partly furnished, immediate possession.

No. 1, MOUNTAIN VIEW (Peak), FURNISHED For or montha from Let December, 1907.

OFFICES on the Third Floor of 'HOTEL MANGTONS & Rooms Corner, ever Masera Kruse & Co., fine position. Cheap rental

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings Blangkong, April 12, 1907

TO LET.

187

TOTAL Fusue at Ulat DroEMMER, 1906. WON DINING NADER and CHAIRS, DINASH N Une Four-Roomed Hours, at FBAYA

£17,857.11. I-Authorised Capital £3,000,000

Subscribed Capital £2,700,000- Putt-op-Capital 1887,80 0 0 I-Flo Junda 3,986,72019 8 IT-Ufe&AnattyFunds 13,782,898 8 6

217,857,118 8-1 Raveons Fire Branch... 2,081,044 19 8 Ilie & Annuity 1.718.08 18 10

Branche......

£3,774,863 13 6 The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and Fife Departments are free from liability in respect of each other.

736

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agents

THE NEW YORK

Wabnosa, DINNER SERVICE, SINGLY And DOUBLE IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING, TEREWOOD WARDROBES with "BEVELLED" OLAS, CHEST-OF-DRAWERS, Cabrets, &C... &c., Co.

Also

2 COTTAGE FLANDS and 2 PIANOLAS. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS -

usual

TO. 5, MORRISON HILL, EAST, near East Point.

-Apply-to-

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lu Hongkong, September 27, 1907, 1855-

TO LET.

HUGHES & HOUGH,NO. 28, CZINE ROAD.

Auctioneers.

Hoogkong, November 3, 1907.

For Sale.

FOR SALE.

AUCTION ROOMS, No. 2, ZELAND 1788 STREET

INLAND LOT No. 1706.

CITUATE at North Point, SHAUKI WAN ROAD. Hongkung, (next to the Metropole Hotel).

The Property centsine by admeasure. ment 103,980 square feet. Crown Runt

For further particulars, apply to

GOLDRING & BARLOW,

Solicitors,

A LING & CO., bo. It is a sad by will be pushed

he allowed to marry. This is as it should COMMERCIAL. $233.00 per sunum

wedge

we say, the thin end of the

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL hous-arther and farther until the practics in Ching is more consistent with what nature shows us is most desirable.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STOKE.

Photographic Goods of Every Description in Stock,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERLIKEN.

riwigkon., August 1, 1917,

12:9

HOW TO DO MORE BUSINESS.

ANY AMERICANS have built ap

MAN

great commercial enterprises, by the One of Trudd news items supplied by one CLIPPING BUREAU: Chinese mer- chante can do the same if they follow American tootheds.

We clip business news from more than 50,000 papers monthly, and send these fremg

to you while there is good prospect of supplying what-is-needed and doing bustuess.

Was

can send you news and clippings on any line of business, or any subject, and you will be able to know, IN TRUTH, just what American business methods are like, and where there are, openings for Chineso. merchandise.

of

for instance, you are a maker

We have no wish to recommend race suicide. Between that and too carly mar- (Continued on Page 3.)

SAVARESSE'S SANTAL CAPSULES

Pureve til Cortalim of ca. No lucavenlonca Tull Direction, All Comista,

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPART MENT.

Tis hereby noided that information been received from the MILITARY

I

our Clipping Bureau might AUTHORITIES with reference to the List

ALL CHINA EDITION.

ABOUT JANUARY 1. 1866, the NEW

YORK COMMERCIAL, the LEAD- ING COMMERCIAL PAPER in New YORK, devoted to Financial and Commercial Interests, but mors particularly to the publicity of foreign fields for manufse- turers, etc., will publish an

ALL CHINA EDITION.

10. Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, September 11, 1007. 1477

FOR SALE.

BOUND VOLUMES

OF THE

Thing-two, or more, pages, illustrated NEW WEEKLY:

throughout with vidwa uf China and Hung. kong, and dealing with the economic and industrial conditions of the, Chinese Empire.

Advertisers are offered a unique oppor- tunity of extending their business by Lembracing the opportunity hereby offered.

The adition will be olroulated with. the New York COMMERCIAL Os a opecial aupplement, free; 10,000 copies will be distributed throughout China, and 10,000 throughout all foroiga countries.

Advertising rate and further particolara

+

ARE ON SALE AT THE

China Mail Office,

8, Queen's Road Central,

To Let

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE POSSZASION,"

may be obtained from the Undersigned.DOWNS Nos. 38, 98, 99 and 99,

ishod in Government Notification No. 718 of GUN PRACTICES for November, piib.

J. W. BAINS."" Care of CHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong, October 9, 1907

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find in some paper an item, saying that a big wholenels Pottery concern was boing organized in a certain towwe, of of 2nd October 1807, that the Fractice would send you that business-nows therein detailed for the 11th November COUCHO,

and give you a chance to do business will be fired on the 18th item, a

gud

thas for the with that firm,

We can do just the same in any line of

12th on the 13th. business, for there is always something

BASIL TAYLOR, Coma, R.N... being on

on that it might pay Chinese mer-

Harbour Master, dic chante to know.

Hongkong, November 7, 1907. 1779

We can branie

cau supply you with advertisemente of all the great American merchants and manufacturere, no that you may assimilate their ideas and increase your business in China the way wo do here..

fo avoid delay, send ten dollars (Mex.) For one month's trial order. Subsequent rata can be determined according toɛnrrice. It won't cost any money to send. for our One Book which tells all about our service and how much it costs. Sond for it to

Consular references INTERNATIONAL PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU DEARBORN STREET, CHICAGO, ILL

U.S.A

Hengkong, September 24, 1907, 1337

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS COMPANY.

(THE GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN "ROUTE TO EUROPE).. TAVING been appointed. AGENTS for pleseed to give any information as to mites of passage, old, in connection with abure.

SHEWAN, TOMES &

Agents, Hongkong, August 7, 1807

1286

HONGKONG

DOOKS.

A Recurd of the Founding and Development of the Hougkeng and Whampo Book Jo, Emibod

Beprinted from the 'ORINA Max,

Price : 'lity. Canto

To ba bad sh the AChina Mall Ofoe

Queen's Road Contral

BRETEL FRERES BUTTER-THE BEST IN THE WORLD

To be had in all respectable wholesale and retail provision Import Houses.

FRAYA EAST,

Apply to SECRETARY, THE HONGKONG, CARTON & MAC10 S.B.

COM ETD

Hotel Misusicus Hongkong, July 29, 1907, "-t

TO LET.

1200

HLOON, and QUILUE, NO. 14.

TOUSES in LYCOON, BOW.

MACDONNELL ROAD, Haugkong, A Five Toomed House, furnished or unfurnished.

Apply to OALDER,

Care of CHERA Man OFFICE, Dongkong, September 21, 1907. 1621

TO LET.

No. 2, FAIRVIEW, ROBINHON ROAD, Kowloom.

Apply to

LEIGH & ORANGE,

1, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, October 8, 1907.

25

TO LAT.

A RACE, KOWLOON.

HOUSE o KNUTSFORD TER

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LD.. Hongkong, November 1, 1907..

TO LET.

SQUARE FEET of LAND

70,000 with 200 foot frontage to

Kowloon Bay. Moderate Rental.

Apply to ZARA LA Massaa FARRELL & LYSAUGHT. Hongkong,, August 23, 1907.

Apply to

TO. LET,

1869-

FFICES in ALEXANDRA BUILD:

INGS.

SECRETARY, A. 8. WATSON Co., LD. Hongkong, April 22, 1907.

.790

TO LET-FURNISHED."

ATO. 1, SALISBURY AVENUE, Kow loon from 1st November, A..

GEO. P. LAMMERT. Boogkook, September 25, 1807

TO LET.

FROM OCTOKED T-

1617

NTO, 1, ANTRIM VILLAS, Dia Vaux

N ROAD, Kowloon.

Apply

MESSES FARRELL & LYSAUGHT. Hongkong, September 9, 1907.

TO LET.

1462

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

ODOWNS Nos: 95, 96, 97 and 101, U PRAYA EAST. A

Apply to OHATER & MODY,

Victoria Balldings.

Hongkong, June 19, 1907.

TO LET

105

CROPS and FLATS ID DES VEUX ROAD

OENTIAL

No. 3, BAST TERRACE, Kowloon No. 14, SALISBURY, AVENUE,

Apply to

[OUSES in AUSTIN AVENUE, Kowloon,

KOWLOON.

H

Apply to

E. D. BASSOON & CO.,

COMPRADOEL DERARTMENT. Hongkong, August 1, 1907.

N

STULLET

FROM 1ST DECEMBER, OR BATER

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Hongkong, August 13, 1907; 1881

12622

TO, § --WOODLANDS TERRACE

CASTLE ROAD. 8 Rooms. Find viar of the Harbour...

Apply to P. MN DA SILVA,

6/ö Messrs GrEDES & 00. Hongkong, October 30, 1907.

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THE REVENUE OF CHINA

A SERIES OF ARTTOLhs, Reprinted from The China Mqúli

To be had ab the Orrick or THE PAFTR

8. Queen's Road Central, Prien 10 Umba