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The China Mail.

Joseph

Gillette

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No. 14,390,

九廿萬五年九零百九千一共

Business Notices.

NGKONG SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1809,

Business Notices.

第一十五四年元就宣

PRICH, 88.00 Per Month

Business Notioen.

THORNE'S W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., L.

OLD VAT

$15

PER

CABE

HAVE BUILT OVER 100

FAST LIGHT DRAFT LAUNCHES, MOTOR BOATS, MOTOR BARGES, TUGS, LIGHTERS AND PASSENGER STEAMERS,

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

As supplied

to the

Houm of

Commons.

MOST

orks —Kowloon Bay.

Offices Hotel Mansions.

NOW ON SALE.

CNCK WAY WAD BÍANTED EX THE LATE MOŽEMY WORDEN

SCOTCH WHISKY DETAILED MAP OF THE PEAK.

BOLE AGENTS IN

*

Giving Name, Number & Location of each House. "A;S, WATSON & CO LTD PLAN of City from Pokfulam Road to Wanchai Road; Residential Reads, nambored

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA,

Hongkong, May 4, 1907.1

RAMELING NOTES.

799

što date 1908. Small Scale Map of Isiand, Chanels and Kowloon Eoint, beating Docks, Railway, Green Island Cement Works, etc.

Carenchy by K. &. MASSEY.

136

The abava in cloth-bound osse with pocket for Map, namot (în English and Chinens with pronunciation) and location of principal Roads and Streets, Punk, City and Kow. loon with Lagalised Tarif for Übsir and Rickaha-hire; Price $2.00. - Map alone $1.00. Truly this has been wonderful-Hay. To be had from Cars MALL, SOUTH JHINA MORNING POST, EMILY & WALSH, Never in the history of the Colony can the Bar & Co, and Thoa, Cook & Sox. aldent resident, so I am assured, recollecs Hongkong, May 20, 1909. such a cool and delightfully pleasant month as that through which we have just passed. It is hot so many years ago on a memorable 34th of May when the Birthday Ball at Government House wilted down to lear than six couples in the ball room by elevan o'clock. For the boon of cool, refreshing nights such as the present May-mouth has vouchsafed us we are all profoundly thank-

DIAMONDS AND GEM-SET JEWELLERY

Rings, Brooches, Ear-rings, Pins, Pendants, Hair-combe, Charms, Chaius, Links, &c.

BELLS ASBESTOS8.

CING.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

PACKING

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Chaks of 375 lbe, net, $5.50 pár Csak,

$3.45 D B. «

ENGINES.

In Bags of 250

SOLE MANUFACTURERS

BELL'S ASBESTOS, CO., LD., LONDON,

LARGE STOCK OF PACKINGS JOINTINGS, MD, ALWAYS IN HAND

OFFICE:--4, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS ~PUERORAMO ** Asszon, HongxONG.

TELEPHONE No. 501..

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

A LARGE SELECTION OF

BATHING COSTUMES

BAND

SWIMMING SUITS.

fut: it means so much knocked of the Jade Stone and Chinese Made Gold Jewellery BATH ROBES

dre dful Hongkong summer." Our grilling has yet to come.

Hongkong, owing partly to the rain and fog on Empire day, takes a very poor j place in the Daily Mail" Empire shoot. Singapore loads the Far Eastern con- tingent we come in "at the tail, even Ipcb putting on more than our repre sentatives. Really, Hongkong, it is time BOBODNE stirred: our stooting geta mors and worms after all allowances are made. And we once were so proud of our record at the batta

GOLD & BILYER WATCHES, CLOCKS, OPTICAL GOODS.

The munificent generosity of the Taikoo Hong is still the most prominent topic on "uen's lips. gift of £40,000 is no mean thing in the list of princely benefactions. associated with the Chins trade. But what the public want to know is what are the prospects of the rest of the endowment. 7 being in sight before the end of June? There is gainsaying the fact that the average European resident of Hongkong bam noh viawach,ého, project with too much favour. As one respectod Englishman aid. to me the other day.It is a bit ridiculous that we are projecting the founding of a University in Hongkong while each end of us with children is scraping and waving with all his might and main to send the kiddies Home because we cannot get them decent education out hero," And there is great truth underlying the remntic.

I do hope the Postmaster-General wil do something to remedy the present vasstiafactory condition of affairs in his Department. It is getting beyond a joke! to have bra's letters lost in the post no frequently.

1

I read Mr Duno's Memorandum address- ed to the Council on Thursday with a good deal of sympathetic-interest. It will be: thousand, may million, pities if the Public Gardens are destroyed by the creation of the proposed tramway. Personally I do not see what demand there is for it, but "I suppose the shrawd business men at the back of the proposition understand the situation better than I

o

do,

and

a

1 after all, as

we are not

was said in Council" on

Repairs of Watches and Jewellery effected by experienced Europeans.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

34, Quem's Road Central, Opposite General Post Offon,

Roy

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In a high-class Cocos with a distinctive flavour developed by a special process. Made under ideal conditions at the well-known Factory in a Garden at Bournville, where scrupulous care and cleanli ness, the strictest analysis, pure air and ideal environment, all help to produce Cocoa of the very Highest Quality

Cadbury's

Hanging Decembar 13, 1907,

COCO

very aams question day when this FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

$18

out in Hongkong merely to study the beauty of the landscape. The more's the pity, of course, but utility generally beate

HONGKONG....

WHITMONDAY.

down the picturesque : and eke the scientificTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

hon it comes to a conflict of interests.

FIR: INSURANCE OFFICES will be OLUSED for the toasaction of Public Busine on MONDAY, the ist instant.

By Order.

A. B. LOWE,

Becretary Hongkong, May 27, 1903,

In an exchange the other day I aime across an advertisement from which I take the following extract; "Dhobhy Books, Suitable for Ladies, Gents, and Bungalows." I presume the next stage in advertising enterprise will be something like his "Washing Books, Suitable for Ladies, Children, Amahe, Flats, Sky-scrapers and Roof-gardona,'

Certainly the much needed cleaning and painting which is being conducted at the Magistracy is fully appreciated by those who are compelled to attend within it

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.

WHIT MONDAY.

· MARENE INSURANCE OFFICES

melancholy walls, yet while a more fre-will be CLOSED for the transaction of quent arrabbing of the Hongkong foors Public Business on MONDAY, the lit would be beneficial, apparently we have instant."

● lot to be thankful for. Athe

Free Press reports that tha

of dust

coumulated under the male in the pohos soarta is a matter which might seriously. interest those responsible for the cleanli

one of those places. The courts, were recently whitewashed and this caused the removal of the masta, but the dust beneath khem was not removed A little paint at the Hongkong Supreme Court would not be smiar either, for there is every appear. ance, at present, of the opening of the new

· Law Courts being delayed for some goara to

By Order,

AR LOWE,

** Betretarys

Hongkong, May 27, 1909.

NIGHT STEAMER TO

CANTON

New Twin Soz SZAMER,

BANK HOLIDAY.

TN accordance with Ordinance No. of BANKS will be OLUSED for the transaction of Public Boxinem on MONDAY, the Bist instant, WHIT MONDAY.

Hongkong, May 26, 1908.

NOTICE.

699

F. EOA DA SILVA is no longer

AND TOWELS.

NEW STOCH

Summer Underwear.

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LANE CRAWFORD & Jo.

NESTOR SANITARY FLUID

A RELIABLE DISINFECTANT

Pint Tins 50 Cents.

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GENERAL MANAGERS,

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ARE NOW

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TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED,

MUSLINS, ORGANDIES LINEN

IN ALL SHADES AND DESIGNS.

EMBROIDERED ROBES

IN LINENS AND LAWNS.

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7 & 9. PEDDER STREET.ES

TELEPHONE 644.

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