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HOTEL MANSIONS

(SND FLOOK), Hongeano,

(ovor Mecore Kruse & Co.!

No. 14,219

The China Mail

號六月一十邮八零百九千一英

Intimations.

Business Notices

THORNE'S

$15

PER

CASE.

OLD VAT

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1908.

日三十月十年申虎

Business Notices.

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HOTEL MANSIONS (3AD FLOOR,) HONɑKONG, (over Mestre Kruse & Co.)

PRICE, $8.00 Per Month,

Business Notices.

W. S. BAILEY & CO. BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS,

FOUNDERS & BOILERMAKERS.

RIVER STEAMERS, TUGS, MOTOR BOATS

As capplied" HIGH-SPEED AND SHALLOW-DRAFT VESZELS A SPECIALTY

ESTIMATES FOR ALL IRON AND STEEL WORK.

NEW LAUNCH FOR SALE.

to the

Hause ni

Commor.

TELEPHONES; 187 knå K, 21,

CABLES: SEVEOURSE, Hongkong.

(SOLE AGENTS FOR BELL'S ASBESTOS CO., LTD., LONDON).

SAVE FUEL BY COVERING YOUR BOILERS AND STRAMPIPES

WITH

BELLS ASBESTOS NON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITION.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. met, $5.50 por Qash, or Factory,

ESTIMATES GIVEN

FOR WORK TINISHED COMPLETE

In Bags of 250 lbs, net,

$3.45 pór Bag, ex Factory,

TALE VAT WAS ŽIARITE BY THE LATE ROBERT THORNE

<B> GAZINOCK AND HAS BEEN SOLDAS KA SIMET INSE

SCOTCH WHISKY

SOLE AGENTO AN HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA.

A. S. WATSON & CO, LTD.*

Hogkung. May 1, 1947.

AFTER THE FLOOD.

793

From Our Om Corresponden).

Crixsastra, Hopeise, Nav. th Having past omuleted a cont of the Foxied districts of Hisi-ping. Tam able to for this estimate of the law sustained.

Very for fires have been lost this is mat remarkable as the destruction and collapse of houses WAN umprefodentod.) The water in mene places reee to a height | of Afeet and has the people esepod is alramsta mennel In some places i they fed to the hillarrying their p chickums with them. In tur ces they -map-by hiring-batu ezerwoóns

NOW COMPILING

MASSEY'S COMMERCIAL MAP.

A GUIDE TO FIRMS AND AGENCIES IN HONGKONG WITH CLASSIFIED LIST.

Will be published as a Wall Sheet and in Book Form, Red Leather, Limp, Uniform with

MASSEY'S COMMERCIAL MAP OF SHANGHAI.

A Ladies' List and List of Peak Residents will be added.

Hongkong, October 3, 1908.

NOTICE.

1364

S has. come to our knowledge that imitations of Messrs DRESSEL HUYS & NIEUWENHUYSEN'S Well-known KXICAN PLANTERS' and 'YOUNG AMERTOAN CIGARS have been offered for Sale in Hongkong, the Cigar Dealers and Public íu general ure warned not to buy any of these brands unless the Bar is pro vided with the Signatures of

RESSELHUYS & NIEUWENHUYSEN. Imitations will be rigorously prosecu ed.

Holland China Trading Co.,

Blogkong, October 5, 1908.

AGENTS.

THE RONEO DUPLICATOR

13%

price just in tine bore the wateresantes Capable of printing 5,000 copies of any circular, notice, report, etc.,

the inft, while not a inw excuped through

the roofs of the horses when every other

svenue of uséaper was closed.

In regard to the falling of houpas it is i pitiable to the many rulas of madbrick houses. Well bail houses generally escaped! Beat the and brick built froase with little amite in theurtur way malite to stat agüinst the invals imale By 9 to 1 it of sater. If the money were on hand to buik? - befter hendees, one would almost feelineliner?

to rejoler tiny they id iallen, but alas the)

same kind if & even parer structures į

either type-written or hand-written at the rate of 70 to

80 copies per minute.

The special represénth. tive of Musses RONEO, LTD. (London), is now in Hongkong and will demon strate machine to those interested on application

to

will be erected in their place. In LA. ROMBACH ∞.00,,{17a, Queen's Road Central

places I loand westen entrying stones for } the purpose of unething new "Houses." if wusther lesson could be butzell by this tormble iuundation, to korild their houtsur in the hillside and not in the ticke, the Chinese would be the gainers and such disasters might be avoided, for everywhere) the collapse of ttises is something enor mous, villages and markets have suffer slika nnd very few have enport. while in somo,places me-third of the hennes bard Jalen. The crops have sutural much and here will be no harvest in some places:

Benekong, Decembar 12, 1997,

191

WILKS & JACK, LD.

ELECTRICAL, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,

14. DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

PHONES 368 and 38 K TELEGRAMS · MARINEWORK.

ELECTRIC LIGHT FITTINGS

still or au average there will is two-fifths LARGE STOCKS ON HAND, ALL. PATTERNS AND FANCY SHADES

to one-half of the usual yield. In the higher Ships' Fittings.

districts a good crop will be harvested and i even in the lower parts of the district. There will be a partial harvust at least. There is no immediate sign of a real fanine. There will be a scarcity of rice in some places which must be supplied from without, hut the greatest distress felt will be in the rabuilding of the houses, but is some of them ays nat a total wreck, tentporary apmulagements can be made to house the people in those parts of the houses that Į hare not collapsed, and even if all the people were to inhabit the remaining bouse: { standing they would he fat loss closely housed then in Hongkong.

Several relief parties from Cantom. Hong-

Long and Heung Shuan have visited Hoi-

House Fittings.

ELECTRIC LIGHT SUPPLIES

*TELEGRAMS'

HONGKONO.

CA BUPPLIED IS

Bugs of 1 owt each.

OFFICE:-

4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS

TELEPHONE No. 601.

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

Ladies' Department.

CHOICE STOCK OF

Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

GENERAL MANAGERS.

BALL SEASON 1906.

FAIRALL

& 00

TELEPHONE 644..

7 & 9, PEDDER STREET,

ARE MAKING A

SPECIAL DISPLAY

NEW GOODS. of Ball Novelties, of the Newest

NOVELTIES,

IN

BLOUSES.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

MEE CHEUNG & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS.

SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF

TYPHOON PICTURES NOW ON SALE. STUDIO-IOE HOUSE STREET. Hongkong, February 18, 1908.

STORE-BEACONSPIELD AROADE

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

(LATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL). QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

198

UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT.

CUISINE under the supervision of an experienced FRENCH CHEF,

PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER. L GAMEAU, Proprietaz,

N. BLUMENTHAL," Manager. Hizmetong, October 3, 1908. -

1381

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

UNRIVALLED FOR COMMES AND OOISING, THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY,

MODERATE TERM F AND

NO EXTRAB

19/1

PEAK

A. F. DAVIES, ‘Managa

HOTEL

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP,

adjoing the Tramway Terminos, 1,400 feet above Sea Level,

YPEN to the Soach Winds in Sonner and protected from the Northwest Winds in

OPEN

Sounding a magnifionat vlex of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjacent

Islands for forty miles.

A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS' HOTEL.

Terms From $5 per day Me

Telegraphic Add: Pasceful."

Town Office 4, DEB Yeux ROAD..

Hongkong, February 8, 1908.

pong with reppies of red and money and Largest Stocks of Switches, Cables Wires Fuseboards, ORIENTAL HOTEL

of course every one is anxious to get bie or

borshare which, at the most is only Stor 84.

Income places the noed has been metia pars

by souse of the merchants of San. Ni who

Bells, Telephones, Fans, Lamps, &c., &c.

MACHINERY IN STOCK

-have ust suffered as their brethren. Agai VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS

the Chinese of the four districts, who are now abroad in America, Canada, Australia and alsowhere, will nó' doubt come to the

relief of the people. All will suffer more

or less in the higliez pricen hat there will

bo no danger of the people starving, they

Steam Dynamo Sets

are even now preparing their fields for the Oil Engines

winter crop of sweet potatoes. No estimate

be made of the total losa sustained,

but it will be far les than at first mari Dynamos

evon the trains on the San Ning railroad are

running again and the Iyas was not one-

quarter as much as was at Orst computed. Motors

Several hundred thousand dollars no doubt would cover all actual foesES.

The .. Sikh (Mogal Lino) berthed at

No. 2 Wharf, Kowloon, this morning.

The Swedish East Asiatic Line's Peking and the s.. Capri berthed this morning at No. 3 Wharf, Kowloon.

AN INQUIRY ANSWERED.. Gentleman at Bembesi, Rhodesia, writes to inquire where chamber- lain's Cough Remedy can be progred. He says ho has learned of the good secte resulting from its usb, and as children in

Pumps

* ALLENS' Engine and Dynamo Dires Coupind

eta 100 Volts 70 Lights and 140 Lights. WITTON" Engine and Dynamo Dieces Coupled

Bets 100 Tolta 100 Lights,

*PETTERS *_Horizontal Type 12 month guar-"

antee.-Uno ferosene Oil 24. 6. 7. 10. 12 B..P. in Stock

WITTON 100 Volt Machines 49 Lights, ee

Lights and 100 Lights.

For Power Parposes, Thornperolt for Motor

Boats:

Service and Pressure.

ELECTRO PLATING WORKSHOPS AT KOWLOON.

HOUSE AND SHIP DINNER SERVIOSS, & REPLATED AND MADE

EQUAL TO NEW.

BRONZING, LACQUERING, &o., ALU SHADES.

Hongkong, April 1, 1908.

BANK HOLIDAY.

N acordarice with Government Notiß. cation No. 775 the EXCHANGES

that lonality are often subject to coughs, BANKS will be CLOSED for the Testana-

he desired to give it a trial. This remody tion of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MOND VY,

may be procured from any store or chemist.be 9th November, the Anniversary of the

For congha, colds and croup there le Birthday of is Most Gracious Majestý

wothing better, and as it contains no in-

jurious substance it can be given to the -sonlash child with perfect uscarity. For

min by all chamizim sad obarakaspery

o Rowand VII. ———

Hongkong, November 1908. -161)

ASK FOR CATALOGUE

KOWLOON

HOTEL.

WORKER.

THE NATION'S

HARDEST

No. 4. Queen's Road Central Telephone No. 197.)

MRS M. MATTHAEY. Proprietzen,

A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. (UISINE onder European Supervisino. Grills at okost notice. Plath Bar and

Billiard Roonia. Monthly Ratea for Tiffin and Dinner,

Costroar, HONGONG

TELEGRAPHIC ADDREA

For particulars, apply to

Hongkong, September 24, 107.

M. MATTHAEY, PropridreM.

HOTEL BALTIMORE,

No. 9, WYNDHAM STREET (Off Flower Street, opposite the Post Office).

(UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT).

3540

First-Class Comfortable, Private, Family Boarding Residence and Tourist Hotel.

A Lofty and Airy Rooms. Good Caitine. Centrally nitnatari, easy reach of business

parts of the town.

HOME COMFORT. KÝRR MB MODERATE,

Apply to

D. PAUL

TIPYIN SUPPLIED,

*HOTEL BALTIMORE."

or MRS WHITE, *ZETLAND_HOUSE," Sole Propriters.

Hëngkong, August 25, 1908. .

это

IN HONOUR OF THE

88th BIRTHDAY

H.I.M. King Edward VII,

BIRTHDAY DINNER:

will be served on

he 9th November, at BP.M.

RECHEROHE MENU.

Military Band in ↑

Attendance.

DANCING

MONDAY,

Fireworks!

Fireworks!

Description and Style.

Gloves all Lengths and Shades.

THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNCH CO.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:

* PENDIDO'

A. B. O, CODE.

OFFICE No. 743.

WORKS No. 14,

TELEPHONE LAUNCHES FOR SALE, HIRE, OR CHARTER.. For Picnic, Shooting, Bathing Parties, Towing, &c.

Lanches for Hire, lying off Blake Pier during the day, For the convenience of our clients the Office will also be open on Sunday from 9 to 11.

OFFICES: ST GEORGE'S BUILDING SECOND FLOOR).

GORDON & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, June 1, 1908,.

Cruickshank's Cough Remedy

SLD

A Valuable Remedy for Influenza, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, and all diseases of the Chest and Lungs-Price $1.00 per Bottle. Aniseed and Licorice Cough Balsam

For the Relief of Conghs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of the

Chest 50 cts, and $1:00,

Martin's Mixture --

A specific for Influenza, Hay Fever, Cold in the Head--Price $1. VICTORIA DISPENSAF Y,

LIGHT JAPANESE BEER,

To

POPULARITY INCREASING EVERY DAY.

ASAHI

'SAPPORO

BE OBTAINED AT Maseru Caidbook, Macgregor & Co., H. Price & Co., La., A. S. Watson & Do., La. Victoria Dispensary, Ohazalon & Co., and also at No. 27, Poya East.

Sole Agente:

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

Hongkong, August 21, 1908,

11

Telepzone

No. 75,

1150

KUPPER'S PILSENER

BEER.

The Leading Beer in the Far East.

SOLE; AGENTS;

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.,

Hongkong, 4th November, 3802.

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,