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CHINA MAIL OFFICE,

5, Wyndham Strast,

FOR ALL YOUR FRINTINS,

EUROPEAN

SUPERVISION

No. 14,497.

The China Mail

THORNE'S

$15

PER

CASE

OLD VAT

As supplied

to the

House of

Commons.

THEN VAT WAS STARTED, BY THE LATE ROBERT THONI

·ERDENSCH AND WAR, BEZE TOLE AS 10% RINCE 3)

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Business Notfues.

LISHED

1845

HONGKONG FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1908.

日七 月六年元宣

Business Notices

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done at Lon: CIKA AFAIL CIN

MENUSAU

PROGRAMMES

INVITATION GARDE,

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Moderate Prices

PRICE, $8.00 Per Month.

Business Notloen.

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

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS."

River Steamers, Tugs & Lighters. Castings & Forgings of all kinds.

LOWEST PRICES.

Works-Kowloon Bay.

NOW ON

(SOLE AGENTS FOR BELL'S

BELL

* VISTOS CO., LTD., LONDON).

ASBESTO S

Offices Hotel Mansions.

TEE

MOST

RELIABLE

PACKING

DAGGER

PACKING

SALE.

SCOTCH WHISKY DETAILED MAP OF THE PEAK.

SOLE AGENTS IM.

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA

A. S. WATSON & CO.LTD.* ́ Hongk+1 * 197

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

193

For stealing some wotid from the Now Post Office & Native was sentenced to three wecke hazd 1 boar and six hours' stocks at the Magistracy to-day. Antosin Frezzini, an Italian, ILS fined. 828 for assault; while a native was alec fined $25 for infringing the rights of the Poetmaster General by bringing letters into the Colony..

The Captain of the ms. Paal Bonu and anIndian Watchman wore summoned before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy to-day, with assaulting a watchman It appears that the trouble arose through complainant saying that the defendant watchman had done him out of his job. į The captain stated he was on the bridge at jį the time and when a boy told him of the row he went and ordered the men offi the bout. The case was dismissed.

RESULTS OF FIV¿

AT PANAMA.

YEARS

Complete statistics of the first five years

... "

Giving Name, Number & Location of each House.

་་

PLAN of City from Pultfalum tend to Wanchal Rond; Residensint Roads, numbered

to, die 1909.

Small Scale Map of Isfand, Chancels and Kowloon Phiat. loosting Desks, Railway, Green Island Cement Works, etc.

COPYRIGHT BY KA. MASSEY.

The above in cloth-bonad case with pocket for Map, namos (in English and Chinem with pronaociation) and location of principni Roads and Strests, Post, Ciry sad Kb. loan with Legalized Tarift for Chair and Rickaha-bire; Price $9.00! Map. Monü $1,00, To be had from CarsA MAIL, SOUTH CHINA MORKING PORT, KELLY & WALA BEEWER & Coy and Tues, Cook & Sox,

Hongkong, May 20, 1909,

A

ALEXANDRA CINEMATOGRAPH.

TO-NIGHT 1

GREAT SUCCESS OF

-1384

TO-NIGHT

La Bella Chiquita,

AND

Miss Amity Rita.

THESE STARS APPEAR EVERY NIGHT.

WATCH FIPRESSE) AND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Hongkong. July 10, 1909.

$91

DIAMONDS AND GEM-SET JEWELLERY

Rings, Brooches, Earrings, Pins, Pendants, Hair-combs, Charme, Chais, Links, &c.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONE..

PORTLAND CEMENT

TOR

MARINE

ENGINEE" In Bage of 250 lbs nat

In 'Caska or 375 lbs, net, $5.50 per Cask, ex Factory

'JOLE MANUPACTURERS :

다

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

LARGE STOCK OF PACKINGS, JOINTINGS, &... ALWAYS IN HAND

OFFICE :-§. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. *Trezorisk* Askestos, HoraxONG.

TELEPHONE No. 501

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

LEPHONE, GROCERY DEPT. 975.

$3.45 per sax, az Facto

Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

GENERAL MANAGERS,

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

Wednesday, July 7th.

CHIVERS' ENGLISH FRUITS FAIRALL & Co.

น

00.

ARE OFFERING THE WHOLE OF THEIR STOCK AT AN ENORMOUS REDUCTION

IN BOTTLES BLACKBERRIES, DAMSONS, GREENGAGES, GOOSEBERRIES, RED CURRANTS, RED

PLUMS AND GOLDEN PLUMS; ·

ALSO CHIVERS CAMBRIDGE WHOLE FRUIT 7 & 8, FEDDER STREET,

LAXE,

JAMS

in 1-lb. and 2 lbs. tins.

SOLE AGENTS ::

AWFORD &

DRINK O. B. BEER

May, 1964: to April, 1909 of Uncle Jade Stone and Chinese Made Gold Jewellery, PURE, LIGHT & WHOLESOME,

Sam's work on the Panama Canal are, now -

available. In these five years there bave GOLD & SILVER WATCHES, CLOCKS, OPTICAL GOODS,

been three different canal commissions, three chief engineers, and endless conficts of expert opinion over the relative merita

of the sea-level and the lock type of canal. The New York Tribune, summing up in an editorial column the most salient fact embedded in the Commission's statistics, reminds us that the two Fronch companies whose work pricedod that of the United States Government excavated 31,518,000 eubic yards in eighteen years of actual digging prior to 1904. Under American control the excavation in five years has amounted to 73,124,649 cubic yards, distri- buted among the different years as follows:

May, 1904, to April, 1995..

May, 1905, to April, 1905.

May, 1900, to April, 1997.

May, 1907, to April, 1998

Cubic yards."

048,911

2,155,123

Repairs of Watches and Jewellery affected by experienced Europeans,

J ULLMANN & CO.

34, Queen's Road Central Opposite General Post Office

'SAPPORO' & 'ASAHI'

BEER

6,715,504 LIGHT AND REFRESHING

25,062,611

May, 1908, to April, 1909.38,642,850 The mall showing for the first year is due to the fact that real construction work was not begun by the American engineers until more than a year af er the United States took formal possession of the an finished canal on May, 4, 1904. That, period was devoted largely to sanitary work and exploring. Now, however, the work. ing-force and the machinery have beep brought up to what may be regarded "as the fullest practicable efficiency. There fore it is not to be expected, syn. The Trill, that the ratio of increase in ex- cavation from year to year will be com

SUMMER BEVERAGES.

11

Obtainable at Messrs

WALDBECK, MACGREGOR. & Co.

E. PRICE & Co, Ltd.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

tinued. What we may look for is a con. SOLE AGENTS :

tinued rate of a little more than 3,000,000 cubic yards a month, This would dispose in, less than three years of the estimated 101,041,740 cubic yards yet to bó excavated.. The time required for the setaal completion of the Canal, however, depends upon the time needed for the building of the dams and kick, "and As those structuras are without precedent in the history of engineering, there are no data for determining their requirements."

to

Turning to the question of cost we read:

Detailed statistics of expenditure aro available down to February 1-Inst, or three monthe leas than the five years. The total that date was $93,915,657.76. Of this only 860,129,448 05 went for actual Bum engineering and construction work. Build. logs cost $5,787,502, maitation 88,054,902, municipal impenversanta in the Canal Zone $1,00,497, civil administration $2,618,732, and so on to an aggregate of more than one-third of the whole. Many of these non-construction expenditure ware made once for all And will not recur, so that hereafter large proportion of the appro

A: S. WATSON & Co., Lid:

KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

FRENCH TORE

WATKINS, Ltd.

AND EVERYWHERE.

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

Hongkong, July 7, 1909.

HONGKONG. TOE COMPANY, LIMITED.

TT is hereby notified that on and after the 19th current, the SELLING PRICE

874

C. E. WILKS,

M.I MECH., E.: AMINA

will be INCREASED to ONE LATE OF WILKS & JACK, LD.

URNT per pound.

JARDINE, MATHESON & L. CONSULTING ENGINEER,

General Managers. Honakose Iox Co., Ina, Hongkong, July 18, 1809. - §,

NIGHT STEAMER TO

CANTON.

New Twis BEW ÜTKAMER,'//

901

SURVEYOR, VALUER AND ASSESSOR

WOR

OF

WHARVES

VAUTORIT AND ALL ÜLASSEN ́DY' MACHINERY & LITZOTE.

priation will go for actual construction S.S. SAN CHEUNG YORK BUILDINGS,

Fablicinterest is contreing on the forth-

Fitted throughout with Heatris Light |

orning celebration of the fiat steam voyage | and Fans supplied in all Cabins.

aver attempted in American waters, viz.,

***":"(Oxptain J. McGuerr

the famous trip 'df Fulton's Clermont from

the heights of that names on the Hudson,

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opposite the Palisades, to Poughkeepsie,

EAVES Hongkong for Canton at 9..

on

which took place in 1807. In connection BUNDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY,

with the celebration the New York World

As enterprisingly offered a prize of ten Eelves Canton for Hongkong 5,30 M-00

thousand dollars gold to the suronant MONDAY. WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY.

› who shall successfully navigate su sir-ship

any kind over the same coline za that

followed by the Termont on the Hudson,

to the starting point and back. A perfect

Fare, Ist-la.....:83.50 single pisangil

Servants passage must be paid for, UHLUNG ON STEAMBOAT 00., LD”,

replion of the Clermont has already been *** Ho, 283, De Tosax Bond Central,

built and has just been Iannelled,

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BREWED ESPECIALLY FOR THE TROPICS.

To be had from all dealers or from the

ORIENTAL BREWERY, LTD

"P. O. Box 238.. Hongkong, June 28, 1809.

TEL. 479.

836

Prickly Heat Lotion and Powder

Safe remedies for allaying the irritation. SUN GLASSES, HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA

For the Bath and all Toilet Purposes.

NESTOR SANITARY FLUID

A RELIABLE DISINFECTANT

One Pint Tins 50 Cents.

One Gallon Tins $2.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

ORIENTAL HOTEL

Ņ

Quéon'm Road: "dé

Telephone, Na. 187.

Ma M MATTHAEY...............................................

Proprietres

A THOROUGHLY FIRST-OLA 19 AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL.

to effect a speedy clearance. Many things below cost,

TELEPHONE 644.

MEE CHEUNG & CO., ART PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE LANE

SPECIALIST IN ENLARGING AND BROMIDE WORK Select Views of Hongkong and South China Special Department for Developing and Printing for Amateri

CAMERAS FOR" HIRB.

ÖVER FOURTY COLOURS TO SELECT FROM:

From top

to bottom of a House Hall's Distemper is the quickest, cleanest and most healthful form of decoration, as well as the one which coaforms, most to the. requirements of modern fashion and good taste.

Washable

Hall's Sanitary Distemper

(Trade Mark).

makes beautiful!: washable walls. It is applied with a white wash brush disinfects, and destroys all microbes, dries like, flat paint, and sets hard as as cement. It' contalog-no- lead and therefore does not, discolour de straḥ black, nor crack, scale ar peel oil Made

two quitties for made and outside work cold and wand by decorators everyaİNE. Sample Shade Card and full particulars- post free an Application to

William C. Jack & Co.,La.

10181NE ander European Supervision. Grills at short notion. Privsta Bar and Rusty Keys, Tarnished Shup Fittings, Plated Dinner

Bullard Rooms. Monthly Baton for Tiffin and Dianac.

KELARATING ADDED COMFOER Horozora.

M. MATTHALY.de Proprístrem.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

KLAT Z. CONNAUGHT HOTEL).

QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL

1040

ATIENTRALEY altasted, ap to-date Hotel. Rocently renovated and under antirely New Management Targe And Comfortable Rooms, Excellent Onlains. "under the |anpʻrvision of an experienced French Chef.

(lat Fcoon), HONGKONG" Offles Tel: 196. Residence K20. Tol Address

WIGKKEWORK, HONGKONG.

Hongkong, Apell,14, 1908.

FOR-

Luxury,

Comfort,

Quiet,

SSOLUSOLT

PARTICULARS AND BATES on application to MANAGER. LA GAMEAU. Proprietor

Hongkos

October 3 1808.

K. BLUMENTHAL Manage

And

Excellent

Quisine

STAY

HAT

THE

GRAND

CARLTON

HOTEL -

1961

MADE EQUAL TO NEW

ELECTRO PLATING WORKSHOPS,

NICKEL AND SILVER ELECTRO FIATE TRIFLB·FINDER.

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WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.

14, DES VOUX ROAD, HONGKONG.?"

{ELECTRO FLATING WORKSHOPS,

Sherries

Madeiras,

Claret

Books

Champagnes,

Burgundies,

Brandies,

hiskies,

Bears and Biduta,,

Caldbeck Macgre