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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WA AND JEWELLERS

MANSIONS.

BELEOTIONS OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE,

......XIGH-CLASS GOLD, AND-SILVER WATCHES, LAEGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, HOWIk; no. S. FALCONER & Oo. As Aces ron. BOSS'S FAMOUS_TELESCOPES AND BISOQULARS, LORD KELVIN & NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS,

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BOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER

M. MUMEYA,

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH INDIA,

A Land of Many Langungos,

A statistical abstract relating to British India, which has just been published by the Intia Offico as a Blue-book of nearly 300 pages, contains a moss-of-interesting informatiu.. "At the last census there was

MITSUBISHI COSHI KWAISHA population of 248,281,056 persons,

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

*

ocespying 55,841,310 houses: ca sa area of 3,775,168 square miles. Of this population 29,000,000 is described as urhan, and | 285,000,000 as ruml, No fewer than 185 COAL DEPARTMENT. Languages are anumarated as being spoken by the people of India. In 1908-7 the

The

COLE PROPRIETORS of TARASIMA, Ss revenue was stated to be:-India,

OCR), HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO || 17,870.089; England, £874,165. SHINNEF AND KAMIFAMADA Oenditure, hogged to Indis was £ÜZ,~ 346,771, and to England £19,208,409. In lier/08

that year, the total receipts fron opium

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, MI- wors £5,660,528, the expenditura being

ENLARGEMENT ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN ORAYON..・・

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS.

VERY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONG. BL QUREN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

WING KEE & CO.,

'Nos. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT: ROAD-CENTRAL HIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, FROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, &o., &, OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING. SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.

: FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Hongkong, August 12, 1908.

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THE RONEO DUPLICATOR Capable of printing 5,000 copies of any circular, notice, report, etc., either type-written or hand-written at the rate of 70 to

80 copies per minute.

The special représenta-' tive of Messrs RONEO, LT. (London), is now inf Hongkong and will demon-

YAO, md ›KIĢIO-KOMATSU Coɑls,

HEAD OFFION: HOKTO..

BRANCH OFFICES

£1913,949 The number of chests of opium sold for export from Bengal in 1909-7 was 62,000, as compared with an sanoat aronge in the prefeding 30 yours of 41,917, and the number of chests paying NAGASANI, MOST, Kanateo, WAKAMATU,auty in Bombay was 13,792, ha competed

KORE, CARA, QUANQBAL, HONGKONG,

with an annuakaremise of 20,386.

HANKOW.

TRI ADDISONS for above: 'IWASAKI.' Oodes, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.

AGEN IES

YOKOHAMA M. ASADA, Esq.

Oningzano: Mosure Ghanino & 05. MANILA: Mesura MadonDRAY & Co.

For particulars, apply to

H. QISAL,

idemager,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET,

HONGKONG.

Brugkong, August 9, 1903.

SUMMONS TO ANSWER. IN THE COURT OF THE UNITED

The expenditure on famine relief was £307715. Military expenditure in 1906 7 was £81,586,086 (£6,008,721 of this being. in England), as compared with a gross total. of £16,901, 877 a decaile ago. The total burden of taxation was estimated at 1. 83d. in 1906-7, as compared with ta. 10žā.. in the preceding year, and la. 841. io. 1894-7 Debt and other obligations made up a total liability of £253,834,619, a sura which has grochusly increased. - Rinco 1896-7, whor it

Intimations.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1908.

LIGHT JAPANESE BEER.

POPULAŘITY INÓREASING EVERY DAY.

‘ASAH I'

'SAPPORO'

TO BE OBTAINED AT Messrs Caldbeck, Macgregor & Dong.

HL. Prica & Co., IxJ., A. S. Wateon of Co., La.. Victoria Dispensary, Chazalen & Co., and also at No. 97, Praya East.

Solo Agenta:

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

Hongkong, August 21, 1908.

NOTICE.

CIFRERICHS has genser to be the

200 042,073.MANAGER of the ORIENTAL

Post Office returns show that in 1906-7. 779,756,585 letters, postcards, newspapers, and parcels were dealt with. A total of | 21,620,813 money orders-wara" issued for 818 the amount of £25,811,832. There were 348,691 Europeans and .383,124 natives with deposit accounts in the Post Office Savings Banks. There were 102,600 selvole and colleges in India in 1908-7, with a total of 5,387,862 pupils. Trade at tistics show that the imports from the United Kingdom in 1906-7 were of the DETWEEN HARRY HALTON FOX,alue of £48,198,645, and the exports to Acting Austrian Gnsul-in-charge of the United Kingdom were £31,289,611. Austro-Hungarian intereats, acting on behalf of Albert Bacbler of Triest, PETI- 1TIONER

strate machine to those interested on application to

ROMBACH & Co., 17a, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, December 12, 1907,

REMINGTON

€

TYPEWRITERS

WITH ALL REQUISITEL

Hongkong. Mazob % 1908

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

BOLE AGENTS.

CHAMPAGNE

THE LEADING BRANDS

G.H.MUMM & C°

REIMS

- BY BPECial AppocEWANT TO

Showan Comes & C

GENERAL AGENTS

for

HONG KONG. CANTON

Hongkong, January 27, 1908.

Q

& MACAO

DINNEFORD'S

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DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA

OAKEY'S

The Physician's e

Caro for Gout. Ebonmalia Gont and Gravel.

Galest and most Effective Aperin

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MAGNESIA

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JOHN UAKEY & SONS LIMITES," WELLINGTON MILES LONDON.”

STATES CONSULATE GENERAL, CANTON, CHINA.

OCTOBER 10, 1908.

and-

Kon C. von Pustan and Company, DEFENDANTS

.

A QUESTION OF "FACE."

We in Hongkong can appreciate the following side-light on Chinese life, which is reflected by the North-China Duily News-However regrettable the circum-

To the MARSHAL of the Court. You are hereby directed to servo copy of the hereunto attached petition and of this notice, upon the DEFENDANTS. Alesers von Pastau and Company, if stances of the case, it will be of some found within this Consular Jurisdiction, consolation to foreigners to learn thet and notify them to appear in this Court on Chinese names occasionally give rise to

HOTEL.

M. MATTHAEY,

Proprietress Hongkong, October 28, 1908,

NOTIOL.

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DY kind permission of Major E. R. 1. D CHITTY and Officers of 105th Mahratta (Light Infantry) the Band of the Regiment will play at the ORIENTAL HOTEL, 2, Queen's Road Central, during Dinner on Bat inst. (SATURDAY).

Bragkong, October 20, 1908.

.WANTED.

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1469

FOUR to FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, Fürdished, from the 1st of December to the 1st of May.

Reply, stating terms, under

XXX,

Uars of CHINA MA' Office. Hongkong, October 26, 1988. 1462

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WANTED.

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116€

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 321 (SPECIAL).

CHINA SEA.

WENCHOW DISTRICT.

SHROUD ISLAND LIGHT- EXHIBITED.

Intimations.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP” ÇOMPANY, LIMITED.

VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET TO AMOY.

THE Company's New Steemer

HAIYANG,

will leave for AMUY Direct, on THURS- DAY, 29th instant, at Noon.

For Pastaza, apply to

DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK, & Co.,

General Managers)

Hongkong. October 22, 1908.

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ALEXANDRA

CINEMA

TO NIGHT

Every Night

THEATRE,

TO-NIGHT!

at 9.15 p.m.

MANILA ORCHESTRA.

Director Mr F. GONZALES,

NEW SONGS NIGHTLY.

NEW PICTURE! EVERY SECOND NIGHT,

1210 Hongkong, September 1, 1908.

MAGISTRACE.

IT is hereby botified that a MEETING of 1 HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES of the" PRACE will be haid at the MAGISTELOY, OU 2:30 PM, on WEDNESDÄT, the 4th November, 1908, for the purpoes-of-cun- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that aiderng the following application under the IN Shroud Leland Light will be exbibit-Liquor Licenses Ordinance 1898 and 1008, ed for the first time * Samast on or about the 31st fotober, 1903

The illuminating apparatus is Dioptrio, Rovolving, Group fshing of the Fourth Order, showing Five WHITE Flashes in quick secession overy 20 seconds, thus:-

..... Seconda

→

Flash......

Folipas... Flasb..........DES Kelipse

Flash

Felipes

Flash...........

Eclipes......8

and as on The approximate power of the fash is

14 000.candles.

viz

From one T. Grumman for a Publican's Licence to sell by retail intoxicating liquor on premises numbered 78, Queen's Road Central, usder the sign of Tur CRRERAL HOTEL/

J. H. KEMP,

Police Magistrate. Hongkong, October 25, 1808.

MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE,

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BAZAAR and FANOT FETE pro Amoled by the above will be held” (by kind permission of the Commmidans and The Lighthouse stands on the western flicera Hongkong Valantier Compa), on extramity of Shroud Island and the Light, the VOLUNTEZA PALADS (İROUND, DN which is elevated 238 fest abore the level SATURDAY, October 31st, from 2.80 to bor, Weli FURNISHED HOUSE visible in clear weather at a distance of 21 Great attractions for young and old. of 5 or 6 Roo

nautical miles.

Proceeds to be divided amongst various Apply to

The Tower is a steel structurò with a local charities for children · If wat ther LINSTEAD & DAVIS. total height from base to lantem vans of Bazaar will be held in the Valunteer Flood Hongkong, September 23, 1908. 1307. $6 fout.

Quartera. No chits taken,

Hongkong, October 22, 1908.

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the 16th day of November, A.D., 1308, at confusion to the Chinese themselves Lower Levels from about 1st Decem of the sea, shows all round and should be 6.

10.30 o'clock .., to file their answerThere are two Chinese connected with therato catb.

Given oder my hand and the Seal of certain institution in the Set lemnout whose this Copalate General at Cautou, China, votues, au far as the first charnover is the day and year above written.

concerned, are identical. We may style thom the good Smith and the bad Smith. Word was received one day from the Viceroy to the effect that he had heard bed things of the bad Smith and that he WAN EUROPEAN HOUSE.

WILLARD B. HULL, Vice Consal General-in-Charge vi the United States of America,

Acting Judicially. The Petition and Samica to Answer are hereby ordered to be published,

WILLARD B. HÜLL, Vice Consul General-in-Charge of the United States of America,

"Acting Judicially,

Canton, Okino,

October 16, 1908.

PETITION.

IN THE COURT OF THE UNITED STATES CON-ULATE GENERAL,

CANTON, CHINA.

must be dismissed. Unfortunately for the principles of justice the message, was received in the presence of bad Smith, who when shown it at once said, "Yes, I always know that uther Smith was a bad |lot." Accordingly good Smith was suœ- marily dismissed. He had little difficulty, however, in olouring his character, and obtained an excellent testimonial from a highly-placoil official. But when stoking reinstatement he runs up against the

Between HARRY HALTON FOX question of "face" for dearly, it would ácting Austrian Coueul, in charge of the never do for the official who dismissed him Austro-Hungarian intereste, acting on to acknowledgo his mistake nor for tho

WANTED

ANTED from 1st December, 4/5.

Apply

'I I. Z Care of OHINA MAIL' OFFICE, Hongkong, September 29, 1908, 1830

DANCING.1

"DANCING !!

DANDING SCHOOL will be opened on OCTOBER 15. Rooms are Centruly Situsted.

A

Terms, &c., apply DANCING,'

Care of CHINA-MAIL' OΩ Hongkong, October 7, 1918.

1976

DANCING I DANCING!! DANCING!!!

tehalf of the fire of Albert Buchler in Viceroy to learn of the regrettable blunder. Mto Pabliz that he will resume his

Triest, PETITIONER.

and

Mesas 0. von Pratsu and Company, DEFENDANTS.

To Willard B. Hall, Esquire. Vice Consul General in Charge and Judge in the Court.

The Position of the above-mained Flam- tiff han bly shewath *---

**What should A. do?”

RE-VISITING THE HOMELAND.

Returning to Town this week, write the London correspondent of the Straits Echo,

That has & British subject, resident in Canton, in charyzo of the Abstro-Hungariso |

have bean meating, fortuitously, quite a interests, sting on behalf of the Austrian number of men from various parts of the firm of Alert Buchler,

Far East, and it is almost pathetic to see That the DEFENDANT is an American how pleased we all are to see a known f.co. firms and within the jurisdiction of this Three or four tiffined togethes at the Hotel (1) Whereas the Austrian firm of Albert Russell, without pro-arrangement, and the Buchler, whose interests are in talk, was all of China, Japan, and ke chage of Your Parition, have sever-Straite. There was absolute uusimity on al years heen acting an agents for the subject of longing to be back where

Coorty

DEFENDANTS.

(2) And Whora there is nowa sum of it is warm, where a man can "raiso a macis 670.50 ( r £27.16.7 ererline), thirst," and specially and honorably

J. H. PIDGEON bogs to anpourec

DANCING OLASS on the 16th inst.:- Terms and Particulars on application to Ne. 6. PEDDER'S HILL.

Bougknag, October 13, 1908.

NOTICE.

1398

THE KEY JEN 00, No, 13, 45, 47. DES YEUX ROAD, Hongkong, China Import Merchante, Dealers in Faucy ode, Fine Arts, Venetian Furniture, Glassware, Marble Statusrics and Carios, bez to advim that they have pcnsiderably redared their prices, and respectfully re

inspection of their stock.

KEY JEN CO. Hongkong, September 30. 1908, 1309

NORTH BRENKH AND MERCANTILE

INSURANCE COMPANY.

the items of which are clearly se mentione-when there are such things neOTAL FUNDS AT Sier Dzozmeer, 1907. forth on the attached slicet dae tnchits. One Hongkong man gunned bo

theim of Albert Buckler by UK-

FENDANTS on account of nomiscuso be bad "seven months more 'f this" siurforthe sale of cassia,

218,114,624.

The Tower is painted WHITE and the dwellings, which are not yet completed, will also be painted WHITE.

Longitude

Approximate Position: Latitude..........27 38 N.

***121* 03 E

W. FERD, TYLER,

Coast Inspector. Coast Tampoctor's Office,

Shanghai, Uctober 28, 1908.

NOTICE.

bereby to giro

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HONGKONG ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.

ST. ANDREW'S BALL

30th Novomber, 1908,--

ind

THREE PRACTICE DANCES,

WEDNESDAY, 11th-18th and 25th-

· November, from 5°ta 7 P.8.

W Debtors of the fare Fotice to the COTSMEN desiring to Subscribe to the

the CONNAUGHT HOUSE HOTEL that -unless they settle their debts on or before the 31st Octåber, 1908, their ULOTHING and TRUNKS, &c., left in the said Hotel, on or before the 25th September, 1908, will be Bold by Auction or Private Sale.

Lato Proprietors of CONNAUGHT HOUSE HOTEL. Datod E. th October, 1908,

TRE

NOTICE.

above are requested to forward their Games to the Undersigned,

DAVID WOOD,

Hon. Saretary. Hongkong, October 3, 1968, ..

1369

1467 CHEE WING & Co.

27, 25 and 29, LEK YUEN SIKERT (WEST).

·AONG KONG.

DEALERS IN

GOODWILL, FURNITURE and EFFECTS of the Business of a Hotel and All Boxta 31 COPPER, BRAS8, STEEL, Boarding-house burstofore CARRIED ON

IRON WARE, &c, the name of CONNAUGHT HOUSE, at No. 13, Queen's Road Central, under

STEEL GIRDERS AND TEES, hereby gives notice that he will NOT BÉ CORRUGATED IRON, PIG IRON, 48. RESPONSIBLE or any of the Debts or Liabilities in respect thereof prior to this

Suitable for Serre, bronxas and Houer Burlozes, L. GAMEAU.

TELEPHONE No. 769.

(1888 Hongkong, September 26, 1908.

date.

1981

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING.: HOW TO DO MORE BUSINESS,

CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS COMPANY.

(THE GREAT TRANS-HIBENTAN ROUTE TO. EUROPEL

H bo yawo through, and another (from Shang-

(1) And Wheross the correctness of the bai) made the queer complaint that he

elain is acknowledged by the firm of

B. backau and Company of Berlin, could not get enough to cat. Burely John whe for the past year have boo Ball as a grumbler is beaten some lengthe acting as fieneral Agents in all by tire For Easterner, coumorcial traueactious conducted

be veon the firm

A. BERT

BUOHLER and DEFENDANT, "To settle a bet," said the visitor to the "And Whereas the draft drawn by sanotum, 'how long can a man go without the firm of Albart Bachlor for merks | esting?"

570.50 (or £27.16.7 sterling on "Ask that gentleman over there," said DEFENDANTS has been dishonor the Sake Editor. :ed fabd protested owing to the "The the Answers-to-Correspondouts

Editor insolvency of DEFENDANTS, Your PETITION R ikerefore" "praya" Noha's a poet." that judge ont may be given against DI FENDANTS accordingly, with faterear -nd evets; and, that he may have such oth. r; and further relief as to your honorable Court may seem meet,

And Your Petitioner will ever pERY, O

HARRY H FÜX,

SAVARESSES

(--Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Sabearlbed Uspital £2,750,000 Pald-op Dspital £887,500

Fiza Funda 3,065,874 15 -Ele& AnnoRtyFunds 14,315,842 10 8 Binking Fund Account 45,007, 5.8

£18,116,824 21 1 Revoand Fire Branch...: 2,280 862 18′ 7 Tafe & Annuity 1,847.324 (84

Branches • * Sinking Fund Account 8,980 6 U

£4,136,159 18 11 The Accumulated Funds of the Fizo nad Elle Departments are free from Hability to respess of each other.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Asoitii

LABUAN GOAL

36

THE LABUAN COALFIELDS COM --PANY, LD., dre now prepared to

Acting Austrias Dansul SANTAL NIE bunker steamers af LABUAN with good

in Charge of Austro-Hungarian

interests,

D

Subscribed and eworn to before me at Canton, China, this 3 st July, A.D. 1908-

"WILLARD, B.. HULL, Vice Ounkul Generaliti-Charge of the United States of America,

**** Aoting Judicially.

CAPSULES

PURENESS OF 016+ CERTAINTY OF CURK

NERECTIONS

TASK FOR JAVARESS??

fresh qualify LABUAN COAL, double screened and straight from the mines. For further particolare, apply to

BEADLEY & QU,

Agents

Tolographio Address:

*Tabor EanyaN," Hongkong, Febrúary 10, 1908.

BRETEL FRERES' BUTTER-THE BEST IN THE WORLD

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

AVING bean sppointed AGENTS for the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any information as to rates of passage, st, in connection with above.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.

Agents Hongkong, August 7, 1307.

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·MANY AMERICANS bava bullt up

Mgreat commercial enterprises, by the

nae of Trado-nows items applied by our CLIPPING BUREAU: Obinese met chants can do the same if they follow Accion methods.

Wo clip business nows from more than 50,000 papers monthly, and wand thess items to you while there is good prospect of supplying what is needed and doing business,

a

We own and you news and clippings on Fany line of business, or any subject, and you will be able to know, IN TRUTH, jums THE OWŁ GRILL ROOM

what American business methods are like HAS REMOVED | and whore there are openings for Chinens

merchandise TO MOBR COMMODIOUS PREMISES 20 & 31, Des VEUX ROLD, Near the BlurUAL STORES.

SPECIAL RATEN TOE MONTHLÝ CLIENTS. TIFFIN (CA. 1.830. per Month, FULL BOARD....240. ·

Suppose; for fastance, you are a makar of "Pottery?" "our Clipping Burman might 6nd in some paper an item saying that a big wholesale Pottery comoren was being organized in a certain towa twe, of ocured, Would send you that busines-Dewa tham, and give you'ê chance sa do baimineus with that firms.“

We can do just the same la any line of PEPPERS SMALL GOODS ALWAYS ON HAND.

bazines, for there is always something HARRY NEWBOLD, Propridor.

being on that it might pay. Uhinies ma. Hongkong, May 19, 1908.

184 ante la know, ME

JARMICHAEL AND

OLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS,

C. Queen's Buliding. Mongkong. 84, CRINGE ALLEY, SINGAPORE,

CALLE ADDRESSES - CARMICHAEL HONGKONG.

5 DARMIQHARL, SINGAPORE. Codee Used:—–Book'a 10th Edition ¦

F&B C^4th and 4th Editions ↑ {deber's Standard, Watkins ; and 4.1.

We can supply you with whyortisements of all the grast, American merchants and mufacturers, so that you way amaze their ideas and increase your business la- "Ukshin the way we do here.......

To avoid delay; send twa dollare (Max.) for one month's trial order. Subsequent rate can be determined according in segrelas. I won't cost say money to send for our Ane Book whlab tella all about our service and how manh lo conto Send for is tan

Consolar references: INTERNATIONAL PRESS TEIPPING

BUREAU, PNG, DIARDEN STREET, QEIDAGO, ILL

Longkong, September 54, 1907.

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