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NEW CONSIGNMENT

or

HATS

JUST ARRIVED.

M. Gains

HOTEL MANSIONS

JED FLOOR

(over Mesare Kruse & Co.)

No. 14,310,

The China Mail.

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ABLISHED

就四廿置二年九零百丸千一英

Intimations.

Business Notices.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1909,

Business Notices.

日五初月二年元宵

THORNE'S

$15

PER

CASE

OLD VAT

[NEW CONSIGNEHET

org

HATS

JUST ARRIVER.

Gains

HOTEL MANREDNIN BRD Froom,

Cover Messrs Krase & Co.)

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

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A telegram from Chinking dated Fob 19, informs the North China Daily News that the Hamburg-Amerika steamer Ascauiu has run down the German hulk Bremen. The master of the hulk was saved, but many Chinese were drowned, and heavy damage was done. The Ascania was bound down the river. She lost steerage way and ersabed into the starboard bow of the bulk. The hulk sank in the fairway in front of another holk.

THE OPIUMI COMMISSION,

The eighth session of the Commission opened at 10.30 am, on Feb. 18. After the President had announced the names of

Offices :-Hotel Mansions.

FAIRALL & CO

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IN ALL LENGTHS AND SHADES.

FUR AND FEATHER BOAS. LACE, SILK AND CREPE STOLES.

VEILS AND VEILINGS.

A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF MILLINERY.

7 & 9. PEDDER STREET.

the delegates appointed as a Committée ou | Sold International Agreements alcoting, the traffic in Opium, Mr Mackenzie King pre- fented a Report on the Opium question in Canada.

The Chinuse report then came up for discussion, but elicited no further remarks

Monsieur Cormilion, on behalf of the Revenue Committee, described the lines of investigation which it was proposed to follow, and pointed out the necessity for

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by BREWER Co., Ltd.. KELLY & WALSH, Ltd., and at the

CHINA MAIL and the S. C. MORNING POST Offices. Hongkong, December 12, 1908.

SECOND-HAND TYPEWRITERS

TAKEN IN PART EXCHANGE FOR OLIVERS.

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reducing all statistics to uniform unita A number of second-hand Type-

For example, it was suggested that all

monies should be reduced to English cur reney, and that measures of surface, weight, etc., should be expressed in metrical terme.

All figures furnished should cover the years 1903/7. Somac doubt we expressed by deleriles as to the possibility of changing returns for fisent periods into statistics for the calendar years.

by

Discussion onsued on a suggestion made Mr Tang Kao-an, that a Committee should be appointed to investigate the subject of Anti-opium remedies, and to determine the best means of curing the opium Imbit without recourse to the netunt drug or any of its derivatives. Ho decision was arrived at, and the matter was left over for further discussion.

writers, various makes, in good

condition, for sale.

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Hongkong, December 12, 1907.

Ths Japanese and American delegate BREWER & Co.,

put a number of questions with reference to

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the Persian and Indian soporte respectively. PEDDER STREET-ADJOINING MAIN ENTRANCE HONGKONG MOTEL. answers to which will be laid on the table

at the next sitting

The ninth scnsion of the Commission opened at 10,30 a.m. on Feb. 19h with a renewal of the discussion on Mr Tang Kve-an's proposition, that a Committe should be appointed to consider the dice aspects of the oplum question, and the best. means of curing the opium habit without recourse to the solual drug or its derivativos. The Rt. Hon Sir Cecil Clementi Smith

expressed sympathy with the object which Mr Taug had in view, and stated that he was not opposed to any practical inquiry into the subject, but he considered that

TELEPHONE No. 698.

Hazell's Annual. Winning Post Annual. Whitaker's Almanack (Paper

and Cloth).

British Journal Photographic.

Almanack,

the Commission did not possess among its China Coasters Tide Table. members a sufficient number of scientific

men to form a committee of the kind Chronicle Directory.

auggested by Mr. Tang, and the investiga

tion from medial point of view of anti-Naval and Military Directory.

opiuta remedies and of the properties and Brown's Nautical Almanack, effects of opium and its products abould be

recommended by cach Delegation to ita own Government. He moved in ament. ment to this affect.

Dr Boler and H.E: Tsuueziro Miyaoks, supporting Mr Taug'a proposition, con sidored that their labours would be in- complete were the Commission to include no reference in its report to the medical aspect of the oplurn question. Eventually, the amendment moved by the Rt. Hon. Six Cocil Clementi Smith was adopted by the Commission.

After the Japanese and British Delega tions had replied to questions to thom by De Hamilton Wright and Dr Knoy, Mon- sieur Ratard, the Chief Ooniesioner-for France, sxplained his attitude with regard to Mr Tang's préposition. He noted the correspondence between the United States and the French Governments, and printed out that there was no suggestion therein. regarding the study of the Opium question from a medical point of view. He under stood that the subject was to be considerad

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BE Pobbs are horeby informed that TRAT POISON, RA TRAPS and

BIRD EIME Can be obtained FREE 01 CHARGE from any of the Offices of the Sanitary Department.

The co-operation of Honsahotlar in the destruction of me, in earnestly requested,

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Honokang, Fabenary 9, 1908.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

(LATE CONNAUGHT HOTEL). QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL

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PARTICOLARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER.

N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager.

L. GANEAU, Proprietor,

Jongkong. October 3, 1908,

1981

ORIENTAL HOTEL

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MES M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress.

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TELEGRAFIC ADDRESS

JONFORT HONGKONG,

M MATTHANY, Proprietrem,

HOTEL BALTIMORE,

NO. 2

INDHAM STREET, (UE Flower Streat, opposite the Past Omoe).[

(UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT).

T is hereby notified that on and after Atlass Colorable,

ST MARCH, the Selling Price of Kes

Lofty and Airy Rooms.

by the Commission pursly from cot-S.S. SAN CHEUNG REDUORD to ONE CENT per parts of the town

mercial and administrativo standpoint; consequently he agreed with the Rt. Hon.

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith as to the advice and Fans supplied in all Cabins,

ability of leaving the medical aspect of the opium problem to be investigated by the highest soientific and medical authorities of the two hemispheres.

0

PNEUMONIA

LD people and those who have weak Iduga dampak be too careful in guard- ing again it this disease. Premionlu always reeniin from a bold oranalfuck of inllaena And can be prover

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pound.

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1546

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