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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co..

WA10H-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS,

NEW BELEOTIONS OF

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MILITARY NOTES,

| (Specially written for the “China Mail.");

In my last notes I remarked upon the improvemente Lord Kitchener has made in the Indian Army, so far as the status of the Sepoy is concerned: Now, Bis réel- lency has given orders that every effort is

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA to be roade by Recruiting Officers at their

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

various centres to obtain work for Pen- alamers. This is, of course, a good more, and one that should still further content thei

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE

HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES? LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUES, BOWLS, mo. COAL DEPARTMENT, kindly feeling of the Indian soldiers for

G. PALJONER & Co. 4 Adams 102 ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND...

BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN 8: NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

M. MUMEYA,

JAPANESE ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, ENLARGEMENT ON BROMIDE PAPER AND FINISHED IN CRAYON.

ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE FOR AMATEURS. VERY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONG. BA, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

WING KEE & CO.,

Nos. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

their officers nad. the officers conccrued konw their business, instil an idea in the Indian hand that though done with as sokliers, the King of England has not for

COLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, OCAI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAYO,

Herles.

SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Col-gotten them,

SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, MI YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Coals.

Special attention is invited to the fact that the well-known Coal Mine MUTABE Lear Karetsü, has lately been taken over by the Company, and is now being worked

on a larger scale.

HEAD OFFICE :-TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES:- Fisikaki, Mon, Kanathu, : WAKAMATUD, KOBE, ORAKA, SHAKOHAL, HONGKONG, HARROW.

SHIP CHANDLERS SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL TL ADDREsazs for shove: IWASAKI.

MERCHANTS, &c., do, OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL

FRANCISCO THE FAT, General Manager.

Houghong, August 12, 1998.

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REMINGTON

TYPEWRITERS

TIH ALL REQUISITES.

Booghome. March 2, 1908

SIEMSSEN & σο

BOLE AGENTS.

SECOND-HAND TYPEWRITERS

TAKEN IN PART EXCHANGE FOR OLIVERS.

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A number of second-hand Type- writers, various makes, in good

condition, for sale.

Apply ROMBACH & Co.,

17a, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong, Desember 12, 1907,

Sole Agents for the OLIVER.

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196

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ALWAYS IN STOCK WITH

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MELCHERS & CO.,

AND THE PROMINENT SHIPCHANDLERS.

Carbonic Acid in Steel Cylinders and

Aerated Water Machines

ALL ACCESSORIES FOR SAME.

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The Universal Ramady for Acidity of the Storisch, Headache Heartburn, Indigestion, Frostationa, Bilions affections,

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for

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AGENCIES

YOKOHAMA M, ABADA, Esq. CRINKIANG: Messrs Ozikes & Co. MANILA: Meaire Macununa & Co.

For particolare, apply to

KL. OISHI,

Manager, No. PEDDER STREET,

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, January 9, 1909,

836

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LD.

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NOTICE

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The other day, the Governor of Hong- kong expressed a hope that Empire Day would be properly kept among Eumpeans sioned prea in India were required to parado in overy Colosy. I faucy that if all pen- on Impiro lay at the nearest cantonment, and march past with the troops, loyalty would be helped a long way on its doubtful path, especially if something tangible after- wards followed, oven if it were but a "King's Lucksheek" of eight aunas. The sum, by itself, is not immense, nor would the total come to a very important amount where one realists how many useful hands! it might pereando to shoot in tho right i

direction on the day of trouble which may arise, as all Anglo-Indians know, at any

time.

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At the recent annual dinne of the Trades Conference in Calcutta, the Com. mander-in-Chief called on his hearers to impress upon all Europeans the necessity for boooning Volunteers, so that they might learn how to defend their hearths sad hocnes. He would not re-iterate his views on volunteering, as those present knew them, and it would waste their time," Lord Kitchener's View are

.

similar to thoso, of his old chief, Lord Roberts, and he thinks allen out East tom 17 to 50 years old should be able and THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLYlling to shoulder a site in the local MERTING OF SHAREHOLDERS Volunteers, to borcady in cuas of nocessity. will be held at the CDIPANY's HOTEL, OD SATURDAY, the 8th March, 1908, at 13

In his speech, His Excelonay hinted o'aleck Noon, for the purpose of receiving that he might see how Volunteering

Statement of Accounts of the Company was going on in the Far East. to the 31st December, 1908, with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any praised Eurasiano, and thought that the actor that may be competently brought percentage of these won in the. Volun- before the Meeting

teer ranke in the Indian corps bailed

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will bo CLOSED from the 28th February to the 6th March, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board, MOONEY,

Surlary. Hongkong, February 26, 1909, 224

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water of

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French state's springs

BE CAREFUL TO NAME WHICH SPRING

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1909.

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The Cup that Cheers

the World.

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HOUTEN'S COCOA

Best & Goes Farthest.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

UNRIVALLED FOR COMFORT AND CUISINE.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE HONGKONG,

PRO PETE

OWNERS OF DOMESTIO BUILDINGS

TAKE NOTION that under No. & of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINES8 and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amend) ad), every Domestia Building or part of such ballding, within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoris, oupled by Members of more than one family, except those within the European Re- serration of those parts of a domestic build- lug used to shop, ufiles or godown, must be CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the Owners during tha months of February and March,

N.B. The word throughout" ured fa this notice means that the houses should be Limewashed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all cubicle partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Underides of Roofs In Maira Baildings, Offices and Servante' Quarters and inclusive of Verandaha,

The Backyard must have its Cousteing Walls Limerashed up to the level of the First Floor.

Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, beed not be Limewasbed but must be Cleansod

The Western division of the City lea to the West of Tank Lace and Cleverly Street.

The Goverment Limewashing Contrac ter is propered to cleanse and limewash focra. At the rate of $1.00 per floor.on application being made to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board,

A GIBSON, 2e Secretary, Dated this 1st day of March, 1909,"

203

SWEDISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.

W

FISHING to retain their citizenship an pat Low of 1.October, 1894, are requested to send in to this

CONSULATE GENERAL

VS FOR SWEDEN, SHANGHAI,

for examination, their Utyttingsbetyg, Or other Swedish parochial papers stating whom they lift Sweden

Hongkong March 1. 1983, SWART,

Acting Vice-Consul of Swedn.

301

CHINA EXPRESS CO.,

3, DUDDELL STREET.

well for the day when the British and THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY, SPECIAL THROUGH SERVICE, those with blocd other than Britisha, would shoulder to shoulder **fight for their King 196] and country."

**

The recent race meeting held by that good old corpe, "The Butts,"

WAS

MODERATE TERMS AND NO EXTRAS

BAND. AT TIFFIN & DINNER,

PEAK

A, F, DAVIES, Manager.

HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA 'GAP, HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., much enjoyed by all who went. The

Adjoining the Tramway Tammians, 1,400 feet above Sea Level. Lady's Bracelet race, and tho Subalternster Commanding a magnificent view of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjacent the South Windslammer and protected from the North-sab Windi in events disclosed the fact that must of the laiends for forty miles. armateurs in the piga-akin, were not es much at home as they might have been, All legs and arme and any position" defines the riding of the younger officers, who were put to the blush by Colonel Bayard, Commodore-Lyon, Capt Brierley, and Captain Heathcote,

LIBIITED, NOTICE TO, SHAREHOLDERS. THE FORTIETH ORDINARY MEET. ING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at 12.80.7.00 TUESDAY, the 9th March. The TRANFER BOUKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 23rd inst. to the 9th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,.LD.,

General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, February 20, 1908. 263

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In my young days the bugbear of our Esthora was Russia's advances toward India. It is pleasing to feel, and really CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. | know, that, though the Bear in throw-

NOTICE,

Telegraphts Add:

'Peaceful."

A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS' HOTEL

Torma-From $ per d Mex.

Townice: . DES Vaux Road. Hongkong, February 8, 18.

GRAND PRODUCTION OF THE SILVER KING'

NT THE KOWLOON DOCK AMATEUR.

DRAMATIC OLUB,

On SATURDAY, March 6th, 1989, AT KOWLOOK DOJKS; AT 9.. In aid of local deserving objeon.

Plan now epon et S. MOUTRE & Co., La.

J. COLIN OWEN, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, March 1, 1909.

BOXING.

CITY HALL, SATURDAY, 6th March, 1900,

TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

PARCELS PACKAGES AND CASES conveyed at Special Rates, including delivery, cheaper than Parcel Post, without. limit to weight..

Hongkong. Dec. 20, 1907

Hotels,

KING'S "HOTEL

WEI-HAL-WEL

SORRY.

1940

THIS First-Class Hotel is now under new Management and has recently been thoroughly renovated. It contains sps- dous reception, bad, and billiard rooma and is very well situated on high ground and. euramanda n'fine view of the Harbour and 10 ROUNDS.

surrounding Country, and is fitted through- MOBADDIE▼ SHAMIAN GRANT,out with leario Light Hot and Cold H.M.S. Kout. Water Iaido Torms modemte. For

further particulare apply to

ing political dust in our eyes to-day Launchce will leave Blake Pier at 8.30 M. HAL.S. King Alfred. as he did in Diamoli's, all of it doesn't Prices: 22.00, $100 and 50 cents Naval

returning after performance. THE THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY get there and blind them. Mr C. E. Black,

and Military). ANNUAL MEETING of the Share late in obarge of the Goographical Depart holdera of the above Uompany will be beldment, Iodis Office, has mirabile dictu, at the Offices of the General Agents, King's actually had a chance of ventilating a grand Building, on FRIDAY, tas 19th March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the your ending 31st December, 1903.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 6th to 19th Mareh, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & On, Ln.,

General Agents. Hongkong, March 2, 1919.

809

LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDIN IARY ANNUAL MEETING "of- the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the icra of the General Agents King's Bailding, on, FRIDAY, the 18th March, at 12.30 1.1., for the par poss of receiving the Report and State- taent of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1908.

scheme, strategically and commercially, namely, a new railway, from Tstasilis or Port Said, via tho Egyptain Railway to the head of the Gulf of Akabab. Thence it would follow the Gorge of the Wady el- Ithm to the hills of North Arabin, across which it would run nearly due East to Bars. Thouce the line would feel its way to Shiraz, Bashire (field of many a hard fight), through Southern Baluchistan to Karachi. Ouco there, we have the systema now used to Quetta and further South to Lahore, the Clapham Junction of the Punjauh.

ting,

BONGKONG POLO OLUB,

800

1 ROUNDS, FRO GARLJE, F. STOKE DOWNEY, H.M.S. King Alfred. H.M.S. Bedford. And Other Preliminarios. Manager: R. H. WHITTAKER,

PRAVA EAST BOTEL Booking and Plane at the ROBINSON PJANO Co., La

Hongkong, Fbruary 27, 1909,

1898.

DUNCAN OLARK, Manage.

WEI-HAK-WEL, January 19, 1909.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

291|| HIGH-CLASH PRIVATE HOTEL

[ST TIES of the QUARTERLY TOUR- NAMENT will be played off on SATURDAY, 6th instant, weather permit- THE TRADE MARKE ORDINANCE

Members of the Polo Club will be AT Hoare to their friends at 4,30 2.3.

APPLICATION FOB REGISTRATION The Band of The Bulls will play,

OF TRADE MARK Hongkong, March 3, 1909.

HONGKONG ULUB,

NOTICE

311 TOTIE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NKRESS & OWEN COMPANY of the Borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, U.S.A., a corporation or- ganized and doing business under the laws of the said State, have on the 13th day of

THE TWENTY-THIRD YEARLY bere of the Hovaxona CLUB will be held in GENERAL MEETING of the mem TUESDAY, the 16th

Maro, 158, at 0.1 P..

By Order,

JAMES ORAIK, Secretary. Hongkong, March 3, 1909.

March, 1908, applied for the Fingistration in Hongkong, in the Register of Tredo Marks, of the following Trade Mark:---

GLYCO.THYMOLINE

in the name of Tax KB & Own Com PART who claim to be the sole proprietar thereof.

The Trade Mark has been used by tas applicant in respect of Medicinal Remedies $15 In Clasa 3.

The distanco to Karachi by this route Works out at 2,200 miles, against 5,050 miles, the distance from Port Said, the the Club Feo, relative times for the journey being 23 days (estimated) by the land routó as The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

against 9 days for the sea voyage, a saving pany will BOLOSED from the 0th to 18th of nearly a week. As regards the coat of March, both days inclusive.

the undertaking Mr Black stated he was JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lu,furnisbod same years ago with

General Agents.

estigate which was carefully prepared by Hongkong. Maro 2, 1609, 310 two experienced engineers who had personal

knowledge of part of the regions to beELIVERY OF 20TH CENTURY IM CARMICHAEL AND travowed. That estimate ran to £8,000 per mila, and the experience of the Hodjaz CLARKE,

Railway proves that this catinate was not CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SURVEYORS N

2 Queen's Buliding, Honggong, 8-5, CHANGE ALLEY, SINGAPORE.

CABLE ADDELMES CARMICHAEL, `HONGKONG

CARMICHAEL SINGAPORE Codée Used Boute's 10th Edidon - AxB,0, 4th and Diy Editions ;j. Lieber's Standard; Watkins; Westera Union and AL Telephone No. 23

CHEE WING & Co.

27, 28 and 29, LEE YUEN STERET (WEST)

HONGKONG.

DEALERS. IN

All Sorta of COPPER, BRASS, STEEL, IRON-WARE, 80,

LEVERT GIEDEES AND TEES, CORRUGATED IRON, PIG IRON, 66, duitable for

Shaw, brusen Bover Burgasa,

PALMEBOGH NOW 7851

too low..

This gives a total cost for construction

NOTION TO SUBSCRIBERS."

SHANGHAI AND THE OTHER TREATY PRESSIONS OF HONGKONG, PORTS oF CHINA' will take place during February, March and April, 199. Mr 8.. J. KADDORIR, cu . B. KabooBIE&Co., will answer all inquiries and any see unta owing by Lloyd's Greater Britain Fablish-

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·TEAN

of £13,200,000, which, with cost of locamo-ing Co., Ltd. should be forwarded to hire tives and rolling stock, would be less than and will be sated by our representative the coes of the Suez Canal. As regards

on arrival in Hongkong

LLOYD'S GREATER BRITAIN PUBLISKING the receipts they are very dificult to

Co Ltd.

by forecast, but Mr Black points out

L.TA DELANEY, Manage. that there would be a great and 2, Tudor Street, Londen, never ceasing flow of firet, and send

December 1, 1908,

forwards between India and Egypt, that class passengers Eurrying backwards and

large numbers of Mokomatadane mgbt-ba expected to make their pilgrimage to the holy places of Islam by this easy route i that the mails would bring in a large in come; and that heavy through goods cale might be anticipated both with India and with Mesopotamia and Persia,

ICE.

1 CENT PER POUND.

regeneration of Mesopotamia, recently on Water Quality abercelled.” Bar Mossover, should the scheme for the MANUFACTURED from Pure Distilled trastod to Sir William Willcocks, Basalt in Sale at our Depot No. 51, DES VEUX the reorganisation of the ancient irrigation

system of that region, a fresh era of pesco | ROAD, Send for Pass Honk or Takata and plenty might be expected to prove of great benefit to this proposed line. ORIENTAL BREWERY LD.

The main engineere diffondea to ba

(Construed on Page 3)

Houskour February 18, 1909.

A Facsimile of the Trade, Mark can be sesa at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong

Dated the 2nd day of February, 1949.

DENNYS & BOWLEY, Bolicitors for the Applicant INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING DAR & EXPRESS TRAINS

COMPANY.

167

LA

(THE GREAT TRANS-SIBATKAN ROUTE TO EUROPE)

AVING been appointed AGENTS for

Hthe above Dom, we shall be

piasked to give any information as to rates of passage, etc., in connection with abore.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO, Hongkong, Angust 7, 1907. 1985 THE OWL GRILL BOOM

PREMISES

T29 & 31, Das Voru ROAD,

NO MORE COMMODIONA

Near the MUTUAL STORE, SPECIAL BATES FOR MONTHLY CLIENTS. TIFFIN 320 per Mouth. FULL BOARD 10.

JUST LANDED American Safbior

month Bick

ADIES AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS, PRIVATE BAB AND BILLARD ROOML Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.

Electric Fans (if required), Electric Passenger Elevator to each Floor! Tele. Address: VICTORIA, Hongkong TABLE D'HOTS AT SEPARATE TABLES,

For Terms, sto, apply to the

MANAGER. Hongkong, October 9, 1968 VICTORIA HOTEL

196

SHAMEEN, CANTON, Manager Telegraphic Address Vicberts Shamosa,

.........................Mr H. Haynes,

Situated on the British Concession,

MAJAO HOTEL

Macsos

MACAO. Manager...Mr H. N. BRÅVRIFAIEN

Telegraphie Address, Situated in the Centre of the

* Praya Grande Both Hotels eletrically lighted, and, under-

experienced Haropean supervision. SU GUIDEN" AND CRAILS PROVIDED.

Every information and special attention.

to Tourista Reasonable Ratas.

WM. FARMER Frearstor.. Macao, May 13, 1808,

BRAESIDE)

PRIVATE HOTEL

TANDING in its own grounds wit

Tennis and Croquet Lawis, Large': airy and Well Furnished Rooms, Every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour Telephone, No 1907 REA

Apply to Me FW WATTS, Seed Breelde W) Macdonnell Road.

Hongong, Eptember 3, 1908, 1214

KINGSCLERE,

PRIVATE HOTEL PPROACHED from Kemedy Hood

and Macdonnell Road.

Wystem, ME No. 184

English

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