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THE CHINA MATE

MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA (MITSUBISHI 00.)

BARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION FLATE CUPS, BOWIA COAL DEPARTMENT, & FALCONEE & O6. "AIR Asses ros KOSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND

- BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

ADMIRALTY OHARTS 170 BOOKS.

:( 2 ):

COLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA

SIMA, OUR MURAL HONG,

Across the dead fat oftha

plsiv, seamed with, ancient water channels, sun, drenched andi andi heaven itzelt up a mhty mound There is no need to ask. like name, as cartainly as if templa sad ubifiedas, walk stillvarawned its sammit you how it to be Babylon, the northern mound that yet bears the famous title Babil. The city wall stretches out south, eastward from it, then turns back sharply

Sowardette Koparates, wall with a strictes

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER. NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEWing in a huge triangle the area of the town-

WING KEE & CO.,

SHIP OF

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

FRANCISCO TSI YAT, General Manager. Hangrong, Augun 18, 19087

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DIAMONDS AND CEM-SET JEWELLERY

Rings, Brooches, Ear-rings, Pina, Pendants, Hair-combe Charms, Chains, Links, &ė.

and KAMIYAMADA Colleries.

SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKEMI

FAO, and KIGTO-KOMATSU Co

Grost mounds, covering the sites of palaces and temples, liu near the river, and by the

the house in which the Gorman excavators water's edge, buried in palm trees, stands

hate red and worked the past 10 yours. Upon the tmvoller who enters ite HEAD OFFICE:-TOKYO,

hospitable door there falls sanse of BRANCH OFFICES — shanksgiving for the best traits of civilian- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatan,

tion; studious activity, bard-won learning, Wakamatsu, Kobe, Osaka,

and that open-hearted kindness which abolishes distinctions of race and country. Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow he watches the daily task of the little

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TXL. ANDERSSRS for AXI IWASAKLp of men who are recovering for, un the long buried history of the past, ka wik Code:-A1, ABC 5th Ed., Western Unton.scarcaly know how to divide his almita

tion between the almost incredible inbour ontailed by their researches and the marrallous culture that their work has nid bare** Only the wise it wisdom giran, and knowledge to them that have.

AGENOTES: YOKOHAMA M. Asada, Esq.

Jade Stone and Chinese Made Gold, Jewellery, CHINKLANG: Mesars Gearing & understanding." GOLD'& SILVER WATCHES CLOCKS, OPHICAL doo

PTICAL/GOODS Repairs of Watches and Jewellery effected by experienced Europesas.

J. ULLMANN & CO.

34, Queen's Road Cantral Opposite General Post Office.

REMINGTON

Hongkong, March 2, 1906,

TYPEWRITERS

REQ

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS,"

CROWN ROYAL EXTRA CANVAS STRONG TARPAULINGS, MOST RELIABLE QUALITIES, FROM

ה

M. C. THOMSON & CO., LTD.,

GLABCOW.

ALWAYS IN STOCK WITH

SOLE AGENTS :

MELCHERS & CO.,

"AND THE PROMINENT SHIPCHANDLERS.

Carbonic Acid in Steel Cylinders and

Aerated Water Machines

'ALL ACCESSORIES FOR SAME.

℗ MELCHERS

CHAMPAGNE

THE LEADING BRAND

G.H.MUMM & C°

REIN

Shower Comes & Co

HONG KONG CANTON

MACAO!

Rongkong, January 27, 1908.

Co.

THE CHINA MAIL LID

UNDERTAKES

NËSECHABEEZZAR'S PALACE

Com MANILA • Messrs Micondray & within the largest mound, the karr or

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castle, as the Arabs call it, lie the remains of Nebuchadnezzar's palace. Another eight or ten youre work wi

' work will be necded to completo the ground plan of the whole structure, but enough has been done to

For particulars, apply to

E OISHL,

Mandai,.. No. 2. PEDDIE STREEK,

HONGZONG

Houston, January 9, 199

HONGKONG OPIUM FARM."

show the nature of the house in which tho

Make no Mistake about it!

WATSON'S

B

N°10

SCOTCH WHISKY

of the best from Dundee Demand it

"Agents for Hong-Kong : HEWAN, TOMES &

Hoagkong, Jund 20, 1908

ON SALE

AT THE

CHINA MAIL OFFICE

10 king rested. It is built of large squire GENTS. WASHING BOOKS. Useful to Bachelors. Price 30 ets,

tilos, atatuped with his name and bound.

togother with asphalt. The part which has SAM-Tez-KING. The Tri-Metrical Classic.

boenascarated codisiacă of strim menso irreg-

ular enclosure surrounded by thick walls A HNTORY OF UNIO CHURCH.

COLONTAL SECRETARY'S DEPART one of the (it form the quay.pf a canali

MENT

we called by the workmen, the fattest of 92"--#kimètres across. Another reaches the respectable width of 17 mètres; but naually the royal builder was content with five or six mètres, and even less. Within, there in a bewildering complexity of small courts and pasanges, with chambers

N°

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sealed Traders will bread at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong till Noon Tuesday, the 81st day of August, 190%--for the purchase of the Jending out of them, all the more bewilder. privileges known as the Opiam Farming because in many cases the bricks have established under "The Prepared Opium Ordinances, 1991-1908, that is to say, the disappeared.

Bole

privilege of

of preparing

and of Babylon was used as a quarry by Greek

Selling, within the Colony, for the Parthing, and Arab; and the walls must

alusive of the privilege of pollecting drose Now Territorios), Opium sa prepared, in and of preparing and dealing in Dross March, 1910. three years from the 1st of

behind after the removal of the building be traced by means of the space left

anterinks. The ordinary man whon be

The

sees a hole in the ground is "inclined | Full information as to conditions of to state roundly that it is a hole; bat tendering, etc., can be obtained from the he must go mom cautiously hare. Hie Colonial Treasurer, and the conditions of tandering and form of grant have been hole is not a hole, but a wall. published in Government Gulette as Noti- small courts and chambers, no doubt Bcation No. 401 of the 2nd Jaly, 1909. A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary

IL

2nd July, 1909.

SIR ROBERT HART'S MEMORANDUM. A Series

of Articles on Sir Robert Hart's Schemes

for the Improvement of China

To Let.

-TO LET....

ente noe and verandah in PRINCES NE DETACHED BOOM with separate BUILDING, Second Floor,

Apply to

WM. MEYERRE & CU. Hongkong, July 2, 1909..

357

TO LA

To Let

TO LEL

30 eta.

Musical Concert.

EDE falt Bandh: of: the

Fadithe, cook “Lawn

SUNDAY HCxt, the Etk Jaką,

1909, commanding at ☎ ra“

COMEN

Horedug, April 30, 1908:

FDWARD HOTAL.

OTHE

FTERNOON TEL RO

Hen and Chlid Water throughout.

Tema D'Eork at Ser

Hongkong, Oosaber 2, 1908.

KINGSCLERE,

PRIVATE ROTRIA

"PPROACHED from

Billy

tiongkong: Septam

Bord

*BRATTENI

PRIVATE HOTELY $1.00.64 válka yg me

TANDING in Its own grounds with

mad Croquet

CHOPS N 24. CUMAN'S RUAD

CENTRAE, on Le

* Farzinked Raóma,

Blew of the El

Fotkr

and

Tereptona, No. 630.5

bis. Appleton M25€, WATTS,

us Reside. * 20% Maodonne

KINGE HOTHT,

WEI HALWESI

FIS First Class Hotel is now endart

Managemant and has recently base thororghty cenovated! 15-talos mannen men ja jakintzać reception, bed, and billiset

and is or wall situa commands a fine, surrounding County 'out with "Fileozzle

1. FAIRVIEW, Robinson Road, Kaw loon.

"Apply to LEIGH & ORANGE. Hongkong, August 26, 1908.

TO LET FE

1-

DUNCAN ARK:

becupied by retinues of officials and servants ODOWN No. 5, DUDDELLATOS 1 & 3, MORRISON HI Jary 14, 1965,

of the palace, formed a bulwark of defence for the king His apartments lie bohind a 80court, paved with double layers of tiles

From the coast a doorway leads into ani immense oblong chamber, in the back wall of which is a nicbe for the throne. This is believed to be the banqueting hall in

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART

No

MENT.

STREET. Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co. En. Hongkong July14:02 /

TO BE LET. "

ESIRABLE GROUND FLOOR

which Belahnazar made his feast, and on &D SHOP in Chitar Road, Kongkong.

fragment of wall facing the throne you may VO, 402. It is hereby notified that if you please, the fingers of a man's applications are invited from. Euro-hand writing the ominous message. Behind peans for the post of 3rd INTERPRETER the banqueting hall are the private cham- at the Supreme Court. Salary commending bers, and behind all a narrow passage lead- at 1960, but should applicant's qualifica-ing to an emergency exit by means of which tions justify it, ». uxlazy_ni

of $1,890_may_be. given,

the king could mono to the Euphrates in

1

+

EANTEER BUELDESGS.

A knowledge of Cantoness is esimit, the last extremity of danger. and preference will be given to candidates who bave a knowledge of a second "Chinese dialect Applicants must be ander 36 years of age. Applications accompanied by testimonials abould be sent to the Register Gonorsi before the 31st October, 1909.

A. M. THOMSON, ****

Colonial Secretary.

*Nebuchadnezzar's fathor, Nabopolassar, had built himself smaller but still very considerable dwelling which occupied the western side of the mound. This Nebach- adnezzar destroyed, filled up the halls and 987 chambers with rabble and masonry, and laid out his own palace above it. A wide inclined road was constructed, so that he might go down in comfort and watch the

Hongkong, July 2, 1909.

GILES'S CHINESE AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY.

Δεν Είτιος.

TANLARGED" to 180 Pace,

THOROUGHLY REVISED. Fascicule 1. (296 pages) will be ready for delivery id Jaly

Price tubegribers £55.0, payable on delivarsbi Fasole

Preotul Spa application

paglaupon

» KEILY & WALSH, ~ID:"" Hongkong, June 18, 1909.7)

progress of the work; it was gradually filled

also

Offices at No. 2, PEDDER STREETA

Apply .. PORTA

Meka JARDINE, MATHESON &

Hongkong, May 13, 1909.

TO LET

638

DUKEY LODGE CAINE, BOAD

■ suitabın form Boarding House, School, Oase of Carta Maiz Otles. College, or family Residance, recently Hồng xong. May là, 1905 630 palated and renovated throughout. Im

mediste possession. ·

Apply to

Hongkong M*

TO LET

C1000 WAS-N-95, 96-&-97, PRAYA

FAST. Apply to

CHATER & MODY.. Hongkong, October 17; 1908,

TO LE IVE-Roomed HOUSES, st Kowloon.

OHATER & MODY.

TO LETY

-650-

ODOWNS Nos, 7, 8 and 10, and the Top Floor of No. 3. (Tang Ting's Lap Godoyna Kol

VICTORIA HOTEL

"SIŁAMEEN, CANTORI

Bitektodden, the British CanamzionA

MACAO HƠTEL,

MAUÃO AO

Managers.Me H. N. BRAUNFAISH.

ユー

„Centre of the Vi-Grand.

Both Hotels socially lighted and wader- experiegand (2msopan-supervision. GUIDER AND CHAIN. PROYEKUD-

information and spear subsalo

Tanpurdiali Pusseadon. Rent exception Maco, May 15%; 183

modelate.

1429

fally

THE FIRST CHINESE)

›

(behind the Stag Hotel) or Keeper of

Nas, Godawn (on the Spot), J Hongkong, May 29%, 190),

New and Coqumodious SHOFS, NATHAR Road, Kowloon. Immediate poznostotí!| Cheap Rentals,

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., L Hangkong, March 23, 1909,

WEEK

TOʻLET.

IMMEDLETE, POSION.

TURNISHED RIKIMU,

RIUMS "And Floor

o

Horzi, Minion Bathroom Kit shen ad Batrance Quartari stached MANSIONS with use of bath room, suis 1 Root on First Floor of HOTEL able for office or living room.

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., Ltd., Hengkong, May 20, 1900. !

op po thỏ walls rose, but was brought to light again as the upper structures ware. destroyed by the excavators in order that. the lower might be reached. They have thus recovered the plan of both old ings Above the Babyloning walls e romain of Greek and Parthian settle monts, each of which has to be arafully planned, before it can be swept away and 78 the lower strats studied. And more than, this work is at present being carried on in a mound which formed ove: of the most ancient, perta of the elty, and the excavation pits have been sunk 12 or 15 metres despl to dwelling houses of the fest Babylonian empire. They pa through the periods of the Parthiah aud the Groek through the age of Nebuchad better" and "of" tha” Assyrians," and ssch stratum must be levelled and planned before the attcan be touched &ead to thirthat the most ancient walls Ltd. Were vicodstructed of sun burnt brick, zaproely, distinguishable, from the closely

* CHEE WING Co. 77; 28 and 29, LEE TUEN STREET (WEST)

HONGKONG.

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All Sorts of COPPER, BRASS, STEEL IRON WARE, &0. STREUI GIRDERS AND D COREUGATED IBON, P40 IBÓN,

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INSIPATION CARDS, MENUS, DANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, PRoared TUBES, WINE LISE, ETC., ETC., ETC.

Obtain quotations from, and bring orders to,

THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE,

European Supervision,

Wyndham Street.

Moderate Prices.

JEYES FLUID

717

Apply to KAM FOOK,

TO LET

716 PURELY"NATIVE

*DEXOUNSTIFF ARCADE. Fla

Shape Offices And Dwelling Boom

HI VELLING BOOB OPPICES 31d Quant's BoÁD ÜKSTRAZ

GODOWNE I PODELY SYRE. NO. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE facing the Pickle Ground,

vetromed EOUSES In Santan

from Let June, 1969.

The EYRIE No. 13, Paak, unfurnished

UM 8. PEAK BUNGALOW, F. nished, Moraz Kwer from les Uctober, $1909, to such rund 21010, kas dru

TEPAPER

The Chinese Mail

TELEGRAPHIC" NEWS"

PADETA DAIKAN

HOUSES in BELILIOS TERRACE Hobinson Road, newly painted and colour ASE 2 LTses Exzzziskavaga wshed, excapcanally sheep rentalset pelange FOR BALE, TOR CREST, at Paskolos TOS MA VARIOUS PORN DELAUNA, EVER commanding magulfont view of the Har $8 per annum, deliveridiche Eenzaam bour and mount felanda, kar po

No. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE The CASTLE, CASTLE ROAD, furnished,

KING'S✨ BUILDINGS.

about October. At present in occupa FFICES fagina) the Exode from for 1 year

tiongal Meet Jafliné, Méthsson. & da.;

Apply

THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST.

Hongkong, July 1, 1909.,

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packed earth, and some idea can be obtaiA FERMENT & AGENOX, Co. In.

ed of the extreme dificulty of the work. The oldest Babylonian houses which have been unopvered themselvus rest on rubblek heap and rains "but deoper digging in motowing to the fact that water dewal.haerbeen reached. The Euphrate. GODINE, PLATELE, Hide Bond channel has mifed up several matris daring

TO LEA 108S in YORK BUILDING.

the past 5,000 verses, and the primovni finne, and No. 188; Dza Yaui Roan DİZİ dwellings are now below it. While we were to the Hongkong Hotal.

standing at the bottom of one of these fits. FLATS la Monaron Tarraon,

A Workman wrack" out with his pick a litle No. 10, Dm. Vaux Roan Carvalley. Kan heap of ornamente couple of copper Floor

bescelsta and the beads, a tockings & Ho in PON TERRACE. Tthat had be worn by soure Babyloniu 0 4 Bathe in Mona Nut Cuore Roc

woman in the third milianium before No, & OLLETON GARDENS, Cend al Christ, and were restored at last to the Road

light of the sun. The pr

Office o

THE

ONGKUNG LANDEVEN

| is satyai simost aztomhed. . Here, can be

The northern part of theirálace mound

Apply told f

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alepusties Bufiding Hoogkong, April 12, 1907.

WASHING POUK

had at this Offlon-Price380 Usb

̈$12,50 $0 All Ocost Porta

Gedom poolaa

Omera Marz Offloš. 4. Wyndham Biznes Fri

·HISTORY

OF UNION