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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS,

HOTEL

MANSIONS.

NEW SELECTIONS

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WAKE, HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.

LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, OUPS, BOWLE, TO.

Intimations.

THE

CHINA-MAIL.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

----

How It was Started.

MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA gout, I been foding with great

(MITHU BISHI 00.)

Sir Thomas Sutherland writes as follows to the editor of the "London and Chinn Express: Deur Big-Doing confined to way room at this place by a sharp touch of

71K | interest the sporches unde at the dinner of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and find that sono allusion was made to myself 9 one if the founders of that great institution.

FALCONER & Co. ARE AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND COAL DEPARTMENT

FINOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS,

MOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

JAPANESE

M. MUMEYA,

ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER ENLARGEMENTS ON BROMIDE PAPER AND FINISHED IN CRAYON,

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. VTRY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONG.

SL, QUERY: ROAD (ENTRAL.

OLIVER

Bogkong Dressler 12, 1907.

REMINGTON

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Akay, March 2, 1

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OLIVER

STANDARD

21.89

VISIBLE TYPEWRITER. Clean, Simple, Quick, Durable

HEAVY MANIFOLDER.

ROMBACH & CO.,

17. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Sale Agents

196

TYPEWRITERS

ALIA

RBOVISI

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

POLL AGENTE,

MARDNO-UCHI, TOKIO.

QABLE ADDRESS :

• [WASAKI. Which applies to alt Branch Offices,

Dodes used.

All Luttere ib be Addressed ¦-

MANAGER, MITSUBISHI CO., with name of place unders

BRANCH OFFICES :-- NAGAR, MOJ, Kozz, KarathU, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG AD Hankow.

AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA ML ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Messrs OZAMINO & Co. (MANILA, Blours MACONPRAV & Co,

The tu story of its inception is not very well known, and as there is a certain tings of romance about it, I my interest some of your renders by detailing the facts of the case.

intimations.

Don't Worry!

Don't “VV0)

Why Worry?

CONSULT

PHAROS.

The Mystic and Modern Astrologer

YES, WHY WORRY?

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1908.

BOUT your Business, Health Pleasures, Friends Abroad, your Love Affairs and changes in Ile. Yes, Why Worry? Qurult Photon. He is able to advise you, Console you and Warn you. His smbition in this life is to help those in trouble, and must not be closed with the run of Palmists who see their Supposed Gifts to maks morsy. Pharos is independent of this. Willing and able to help all in crouble and relieve, 'heir anxior to the best of bis ability and exporionoO,

PHAROS HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU,

Intimations.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

the THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society wit be held at it HEAD OFFICE, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, en THURS DAY. the 23rd April, 1908, at Noon, for the purpess of receiving the Raport the Directors together with the State-- ment of Accounts to 31st December, 1907, and of declaring Dividenda oto.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the So- ciety will be CLOSED from 13th April,. to the 23rd April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

6. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary. Hongkong, March 28, 1808;

481

You are anxious to put your son to a homness that he will prosper. Will your daughter be happy is her married life? You are in love. Have I made a wino choice in munte Shall I take a partner into my business? Should I be wise in going abroad? It is pretty well known that in the 'all there questions Pharos cau answer and advise by thesid of astrology. Why not THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE - I was the superintendent of the P. aul () 2ut this to the test? Send P.0. value 1/- and addressed, stamped

enveloped to-

with your Birth Dato, Full Name and Titls and Town or

Al. A BU 5th Edition, Western Union Compuy, in Hongkong, and had cargo of its bosiness gonemilly in China and Japan. It was gustory for me to board avery mall steaiñer as she arrived, in order to arrange about the work which had to be done. Biono particular occasion. the steamer kappened to heila Utara, anos, Cimanded by Captain Enstley, who ming still be remembered by a fow old frienda NS QUO of the mat kindly and humorouą men in our servit When we had transicted our business un deck, the captain asked me to come to lis cabin, as halad something of a private mature to communiente. This was to tell me that the wild speculator in Bombay had just started a bauk, called. the Royal Bank of Chim; that the shares had been taken up and were at a high SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, premium, with the exception of a certain Ocht, Skinner, Namazuta and Hojo Climited number, which were to be appro- lieries; and SOLE AGENTS for Migas and Kichidaks | printed in China, where the directors wore Coals,

Įto be found, sud the profits eventually onrned Captain Eastly added that a gentleman would shortly arrive in Chirm for the purpose of forming the Board, 916 distributing tho modest modicum of shares, and superintending the inauguration of the business, My friónd strongly advised mo, in nil good faith, to be well to the front in securing an interest in such a promising speculation!

T. MATSUKI, Manager,

Hongkong,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong april 25, 1966,

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"In favour it is perfect, pure and well prepared."

British Medical Journal.

Universally appreciated for its High Quality

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For perfect purity, delicacy of flavour and nutritive value. Van Houten's Cocoagecupies the foremost plice."---

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WH. TRENCHARD DAVE,

HOTEL MANEIONS: Hongkong, April 8, 1908.

551

The news of this movement had doubt- less beer widely conveyed in the corrispon dence from Boinbay to firms-in-China, but to my surprise the subject was never allod- ed to in conversation, or commented on in the Press. Meantime, I myself felt a patrio- tie stirring of disgust at the idea of a great community like that of China being mado the cat's paw of a gig of speculators in | Bombay, and I set to work to write out a very auodest prospectus of a local bank for China, lasing my viewers to success on the same pinciple of co-oporation us had been successfully carried out in connection with the less insurance societies, which were! then vning very handsome returns for the fortumte slaveholders.

I subquently showed this document to my friend Mr Pollavi, with a view, in the first place, to its legal aspect, and also with the suggestion that it would be worth his while to make a professional matter of promoting this new enterprise. Air Pollard at once warmly adopted the suggestion, and in the course of two three days we had obtained the adhesion of the most eminent tivas à Chim to our provisional com. mittee. The prospectos was advertised i day or two afterwards, and the shares were subscribed for over and over again Colonial Charter was applied for and pro- mised, and when the Commissioner of the Royal Bank of China arrived from Botany he could not place a single share or win solitary adherent to his forecloomed enter-" prise

This is the true and simple story of the founding of that great institution the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tien, Its history dining the first two or three years of its oxi tence, why I was the deputy chairman, contained some in- cidents of a thrilling kind, but I will not] trespas on your space by attempting to narrate them.1 nui, dear Si, your obedies Scrrant: [

16.

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HING LOUNG A, IP, No. 14, VTTÓRIA, STBEFT, Hongkong, March 19, 1908, 461

Pharos, Deer. 14 45, Union Street, Glasgow,

anty of Birth it possible; you receipt o no l'here will send written Test

Horoscope.

With the ahore Pharos will send you free a written Forecast of your Tuture.

Hongkong, October 31, 1907.

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Foreign or Colonial Stamps not accepted. Kindly sand. Money Order."

BRITANNIA POSTCARD CO., 45, Union Street, Glasgow. Hongkong Getobor 31, 1997.

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BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT

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for

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Honekong, Janrury 27, 1908.

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2744

CO., LTD...

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDENS NOTIOUSTY SECOND ORDINARY [OTICE HEREBY GIVEN that the MEETING of 8BAREBOLDERS in the above Lompany will be held at the HEAD OFFLOW, No. 2. Queen's Buildings, Hong kong, on THURSDAY, the 23rd April, at 12.30 P., for the purpose of iving the Report of the Directors, together

with Statement of Assenta to December, 1907, und of

declaring. Dividends.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

pany will be CLOSED from the 9th to 23rd April, bath days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

O. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary, Hoogkong, March 27, 1988.

480

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT-00, ED.

THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of Bhare- holders in theCompany will be held in the Office of the General Managers, St. George'

26th Building, Victoria, on SATURDAY, April, 1903, at 11 o'clock for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending Slet Decem- ber, 1507, declaring a Dividend and electing Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be OLOSED from SATURDAY, the 18th April, until SATURDAY, 25th April, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, April 10, 1908.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,

LIMITED.

ATOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NINETEENTH ORDINARY GEN ERAL MEETING of the Shareholders will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, St. Georges Building, on SATURDAY, the 2nd MAX, at 12 o'clock NOO8, for the purpose: of presenting

ting the Report of the Directors. together with a statement of Accounts to 28th February, 1908, and electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFOR BOOKS of the Come pany will be CLOSED Icom the 18th April. so 2nd May, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors. - GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO

Agents, Hongkong, April 13, 1908.

PATELL & CO.,

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

GES*

Export & Import Merchants

AND

Commission Agents.

IMPORTERS OF

WINES AND PROVISIONS.

ROSENSTOCK'S DIRECTORY

HONGKONG

MANILA HAND SHANGHAI

॥

FIRST HALF

1908.

CONTAINING

Comples Alphabetical List of Busine

Kim and Foreign Residents, a Directory of the Government Offitis, Public and Private&chouls, Churches, Benevolent, Literary and other Aberrations, etc., and a completeMA

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