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Intimations

G. FALCONER & Co..

WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS.

HOTEL

MANSIONA

NEW BLEOTIONS (P

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLIBE SILVER WARE HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WÄTUNES. LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPE, BOWIE, MO. @ FALCONER & Co. As Auxom ron. R0898 FAMOUR TELESCOPES D BINOCULARS, FORD KELVIN & NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS

ADMIRALTY CHARTS 17 BOOKS.

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SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER,

WING KEE & CO..

Nos. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HIF-CHANDLERS, SALLMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL

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

FRANCISCO TSE VAT, General Manager. Pengkong, & agost 19, 1908.

1117

ORIENTAL HOTEL

No. 2, Queen's Road Oebiral Telephone No. 197.

Y parmission. The Band of the 13th Rajputs will play during and after dinner on BSATURDAY EVENING, on the occasion of the SECOND, ANNIVERSARY

of the opening of the Hotel.

TzGRAPHIC ADDLESS

Cokroat HoNOKONA.

M. USCHMANN, Propristresu........... Formerly M. MATTHAEY--

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL

YLA CONNAUGHT HOTEL).

QUEENS ROAD

CENTRAL.

1640

MENTRALLY situated, up-to-date Hotel. Recently renovated and under extirely New Biumgement. Large and Comfortable Rooms, Excellent Caisine, prder the empartixion of an experiencel French Chel.

PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER.

L. GAMEAU, Froprietor.

Songs 102, October 3 1948,

N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager.

CHAMPAGNE

THE LEADURO BRAND

G.H.MUMM & C°

REINS

BY SPECIAL APPINE

Showan Comes & Co

GENERAL AGENTE,

for

HONG KONG. Canton & MACAO

Hongkong, January 24 1308

IALINE

REGISTERED TRADE MARK of-

1361

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TOKYO LETTER.

(From Our Own Dorrespondent).

Toxro, September 18,

Intimations

The coal departmant, of the South Man Make no Mistake

churian Railway Company seems to be doing a fair businers with Fushun ook? ta Shanghai, During the second half of inst

| MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA Year, Shanghai branch sold 100,000

(MITSU BISHI-CO.)

tons, in round figures, and during the first half of this year, 200,000 tons. According to semi-official investigations, about 1,000,000

COAL DEPARTMENT.ous of coal are now required yearly 'by'

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, NAMAZUTA SAVO-SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Collories...............

SOLE AUENTS for KISHIDARE, MI YAO, and SIGIO-KOMATSU Col

HEAD OFFICE :- TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES :- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsu, "Wakamatsu, Kobe, Özaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow.

TYL. ADDRESSES for above: IWASAKI' Codes:-A1, ABO 5th Ed., Western Union,

AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA M. Asada, Esq. CHINKLANG: Messrs Gearing &

Co.

MANILA: Messrs Macondray &

Co.

for particulars, apply to

H. OISEL

Manager,

No. 2. POZER STEEM HoxaxONG. Hongkong, January 9, 1909, "CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.

816

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of Shareholdem will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned on FRIDAY. the 22nd inat, at 11 A.

Shanghal, of which 800,000 tons are supplied from Japan and the remainder

from other places in China as well as from England and Australia. The Mitsui ârn and the Fickkanic Colliery Steamship Co., have entered the market with Kyushu and Hokkaido coals respectively and aen doing

splendid business.

Japan is beginning to pay attention to the Self-Government Associations of China which are reported as having reorganized the boycotts against Japanese merchandise. Copies of several circulars, issued by the society over the sigantures of Chinese patriots," "Chinese students in Tokyo," or Country's defenders," have been. received in Tokyo and their main features are published in the Japanese LOWS- papers. From a conservative point of view, the letters attract sympathy even among the Japanese, but aver so the agitation is generally regarded sa fruitless and mischievous, besides.-andangering international goodwill.

ן,

"The Foreign Office is contemplating ap pointing commercial agents at the principal trading places in Europe and America, It will accordingly ask the Imperial Dist in the next session for a grant of

Yon 100,000. The authorities intend to introduce, through these agents, Japanese merchandise into foreign markets.

about it!

WATSON'S

No10

EDNESDAY, 00

SCOTCH

WHISKY

of the best from Dundee. Demand it.

Agents for Hong-Kong : SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Hongkong, Jane 25, 1909,

831

THE VIENNA CAFE COMPANY LIMITED,

TELEPHONE No. 924. No. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

The latest sanitary improvements amployed.

REG to notify the Publio that a modern and up-to-date BAKERY and CAFE under In connection with the considerable rise exclusively Europesh management has been OPENED at the above entirely Strictest cleanliness all over the place. in the price of various State bonds at rebuilt and modernized premises, present the Yorodu says,though I

Use only First-class Ficar and other Materials. do not place full confidence in the statement,-that this activity must be The Company has secured, the services of Meas J. SOMMER and A. SoxOLOWEHI principally attributed to the constant, for the Bakery and Confectionery Departments. The long experience of both Gentle enquiries of foreign capitalista, who meu in up-to-date establishments on the Continent is the best guarantee that only the rather fancy Japanese securities at present, best ever produced in the Colony will be supplied.

The Patronage of the Publio is respectfully solicited. Rongknog. September 13, 1909.

large purchases have been made by in surance companies and prominent banke who have a good deal of superfluous funds just now. In October, adds this journal, Government securities to the amount of twenty million per will be redeemed

3

1160

MEE CHEUNG

& ¤ O.,

ART PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE LANE,

market which foreigners will take advantago

Select Views of

of Hongkong and South China.

The TRANFER BOUKS of the Com-sad this will have the effect of causing

pany will be CLOSED from the 8th to the temporary stagnation in the money SPECIALIST IN ENLARGING AND BROMIDE WORK.

22nd instant, both days Inclusive..

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LM,

·General Agenta. Hongkong, October 5, 1909.

of. As rosult, interest rates will inevitably be reduced. Capitalists pecord-

19:8 ingly will direct their attention to govern- Special Department for Developing and Printing for Amateurs.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

CORPS.

A

ment securities, the prices of which will at The length rise to face-valve or more. present quotation for government bonds bearing 4 per cast is yen 97 on Average.

It is believed in Tokyo that Baron

Sa

GRAND OPEN AIR CONCERT Uchida, Ambasader in Austria, will short-

WILL A: HELD ON

ly be appointed to a similar position in Washington, relieving Baru Takahira, VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND who recently returned home. The latter is asid to havu been appointed to an import. SATURDAY, Oct. 23, at 9.15 p.m.,ant position in the Foreign Office.

ос

IN AID OF THE SUNDS OF THE LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

-

ADMISSION...............................................$1.

Tickets to be obtained at Volunteer Head, Quarters or from Members of the

Ladies Benevolent Suciary.

Hongkong, October 4, 1909.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 476.

CHINA SEA

1949

FORMIE

SHANGHAI DISTRICT. STEEP ISLAND· LIGHT. TEMPORARY LIGHT DIBOOSTINTED;

CHARACTER OF LIGHT REMED. DEFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 469, NOTICE is hereby given that on or about the 2nd October the tem porary light on Steep Izland will be discon- inced, and the former advert bed character of Stoep Island Light will be resumed,

Customs,

CAMERAS FOR HIRE,

MAGISTRACT

THE ANNUAL SESSION of HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES of the PEACE will be held in the Justices Rooms

at the MAGISTRACY on FRIDAY, the 5th day of November, 190P, 12.30 r.., for the purpose of considering applications for publican's and adjunat lloances for the

1110, under Ordinances, Nos, B of 1808 and 8 of 108.

Forms of applications may be obtained at the Magistracy must be forwarded to

"applications

The celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Organization of the Eciyu-kai which has supported the Government since its leadership was taken over by Prince Ito, took place on Sept. 15th at the offer in Tokyo where about a thousand members, including representatives in the Dict, were prosent. Marquis Saionji, the President of the the Magistracy on or befaro FRIDAY, the 18th day of October, 1919, and must be Party, Mr K. Hara, former minister for accompanied by sdeposit of Three dollars.

F. A HAZELAND,

Police Magistrate Hongkong, September 30, 1909.

Home Affairs, and other leading politicians delivered speeches which were, however, all insignificant. On the following evening a large number of the Seiyu--ai politicians partook of dinner together at the Seiyn. Kan in Uyeno PATK.

Some ninety leading bankers and business men of Tokyo and other cities held a meet ing at the Bankers' Club on the evening of of Sept. 15th. Marquis Katsura, the Fro- mier: Baron Matano, governor of the a number of Bank of Japan, and high officials in the Treasury were proaent. The meeting-acquired importance through. a speech delivered by Marquis Kataura on the government's financial policy for Gearrs of the forthcoming ten years. Speaking the role of Minister for Finance," he . FERD. TYLER,

Coast Inspector. Imperial Maritime Customs, Coast Inspector's Office, Shanghai, Septembar 30, 1969,

BURT, BOULTON, AND HAYWOOD LTD, LONDON Quds of the tropastor, Genial of the

FOR THE DISINFECTION OF DRAINS, WATER-CLOSETS, LAVA- TORIES, SICK-ROOMS, FLOORS, WALLS, GUTTERS, &c.

IT IS THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL

CABORLIC DISINFECTING FLUID,

THE CHEAPEST AND MOST RECOMMENDABLE. FOR GENERAL HOUSE USE, A LOTION OF 2 PER CENT. BEING SUFFICIENT Recommended, by Sagitary Authorities.

Government Analysis at Buyers Disposal.

SOTOR.

AVENARIES' WORLD KNOWN COPPER PRINT. For the Bottoms of Vessels and Boats and for the Coatings of sil Wooden Structures of Wharves and Docks. Penetrates deep tato the wood, thus rendering same immune against attacks of the Terede, Barnacles Marine Growths, etc.

Sole Agenta s

MELCHERS & Co., Hongkong & China.

Bonckonz, May 8, 190

PREMIUM BONDS

-are-the-Isreal Dealers in the world in these attractive wrenritiess WHAT ARE THESE BONDS?

"They use high clean and absolutely sate securition, payable to bearer, iated by the värtogs Governments and Municipalities of Europe; thep are vedesttable at periodical drawings, either, with high Frumtume varying from -40 to £49,000, oz, at the very loset, at their fuil nominal value.

EASY PAYMENTS. Bonds singly":

Sons of the most advantageous afony Jemi 100 to £20, post free

Rus

Is Dones PARIS VE

HONGKONG ST, ANDREW'S

- SOCIETY.

احي

All

KEATING'S

LOZENCES

Kaitly: Cara

THE WORST COUGH One glas začled. An Incrossing le of ove so youre is a certain test of their marvellous valua -Solk in battles ⠀

NEW FIRM !!::

UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS,

AUD

1939

there was urgent necessity for removing as soon as possible such imposta as na 1251 Gardensome on the people. Wherever. possible adjustment of the taxation system will be effected. The task of adjusting the nation's loans is being successfully carried THE CHUNG KWOK COMPANY.

EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS, out. The amount of debt to be redeemed NTENDING Applicants for MEMBER-in 1910 was originally intended to be taken SHIP to ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY Arena basis for future rodemptions, and by. invited to forward their names to the adding to it the interest sarod on the Undersigned for submission to the General Committee. The entrance fee is 83, and portion redeemed in the present year they and would get a total of some fifty million you. the ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 82.00. respectable Scotsman is eligible for The accounts for 1908 wat slæut to be Membership.

settled and a fairly large surplus was ek DAVID WOOD,pected. A portion of the surplus will be Hon. Secretary.added to the sum for the redemption

of the loan; The government has draft TAILORS AND DRESS MAKERS. Hongkong, September 6, 1909.

1132

od bill providing for an increase Charges moderate and to suit all." in officials salaries by 30 per cent.

DEALERS in

(ILES, Cotton, Woollens. Quilts and Bikote ard Articles of Every Fosable Description to be gold for ONE PRICE ONLY

ATED

HONGKONO.

Hongkong, Angost. 3, 1908,

978

and the bill will be submitted at the Nos. 112 & 144, Queen's Ros” forthcoming session of the Dist. The exercise all possible VANCOUVER ISLAND OFFERS government intends

SUNGAINT, mild climate, good economies in Various State Departments profite for young men with small capital in and the monies thus saved will ba omploy- business, professions, fruitgrowing, poultry, ed in meeting part of the proposed farming, manufacturing, lands, timber, increase. He added that the money on sccount mining, railroads, navigation, Haberies, new market at present was very dall towns. For authentic information, Irea of so mach, superiluons money, but no booklets, write, Vancouver. Laland Develop doubts can any longer be entertained as ment League, Room 647, Tow Chambers to the snote of the rice crop in in con Bldg., Victoris, B.Q.

Hongkong, September 13, 1

1909,

CHEE WING & Co.

sequence of the contiausace of the favour

PATELL & CO.,

1152 Able weather and he expected commerce Exporters & Importers

7, 28 and 20,-IME YUEN STREET, (WEST) THONGKONG..

All Barts at dOPPEE

#THEL

LTED IEON.

and industry wosid sbortly show signs of revival

The payment of the second instalment, Liweny million yen of the first war

Loan, now standing at yen 78,700.000 General Merchants

will be made on October (50th;

Anxiety is generally feltent ther

Frepayment of such large amount

andturb the honey market. Itin however,

wald by Baunghi authorities shat there Commission

Always A Tear demand for funds to the

doug two months, the

iqat the invitation of the Kati Uni

the baseball team of the Wis

NOTICE.

Auctions

BY ORDER OF THE MORTG

PUBLIO

MESSES SUGHES & FOUGER HA

received intonations to sell by Publio auction,

WEDNESDAY,

the 13th day of October, 1909, at So'clock.

In the altaracon, at their Salon Rooms,

No 8: Das Non Road Central

(corner of los House Street)

IN ONE LOT the following VERY VALUABLE RECLAMATOIN PROPERTY

altants as Victoria, in the Colony of

Hongkong, whe

All that ploos or pareat of ground sitante at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong and registared In the Land Ufoe the Ramaining, Portion of the Priya Baghima- don to Murine Log No. 935 and held under and upon the tarma and coachtions of wa several Agreements dated respectivaly the

TRENULABE 5th Gembar, 1889, and the 19th: 1902, and respectively muda between Bran Shepbord acting for and on behalf of the than Governor of Hongkong, of the one part and Young Shuey End, of the other part and babacon, Young Yan Kwai of the nos part and Major General Sir William'Julius Guan colano, K.0.1.G., the Officer Administ ing the Government of Hongkong, of the other part by the first of which Agreements the Goremar agreed to grant to the said Yeong Shuey Lan, his executors, adminle tratare and sesigns, a Crown Lasse of the mid- pramison for the term of 999 years' upon, the terms and subject to the conditioni, in the said Agreement mentioned and by the second of which agreements in consider tion of the Officer Administering the Severament letting the said Teong. Ta Kwai into posision of the said premises the said Yoong Yau Kwał agred (inter sila) to pay to the Governor Annual Crown Rent at the rate of $40.0

On the said premises is erected No. 2, The Ams of the mid piece or parcel ut Consught Road West. ground registered as the Remazing For tion of the Praya Reclamation to Marine Lot No. 295 according to the plan attached. to the said Agreement dated the 19th day of June, 1902, in about 2188 square Fontai

A copy of the said plan may be inspected

at the Officer at and particulars and condi❤" tions of sals may be obtained from Mesars JOBNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

8, Des Voeux Road Central,

Venders: Solicitan,

or from Me HUGHES & HOUGE,

The Auctioneers. Hongkong, September 29, 1909,

1297

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGES.

·PUBLIC AUCTION,

MESSRS HUGHES & HOUGH have 1781 Auction

Maired matructions to sad by Fuble

Henging WESTERN AVING besa appointed AGENTS in ASSURANDE COMPANY, we are pre- pared to accept approved European. Lad Winowo risks at current rates.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON Hongkong, Angust, 17, 1909.

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STPEL CEASCOPILLS

SA French Ready for ali kreegulazišiem.

hand of Ladies wiwtyw kweg zbo MaeMack Pile in the home, so that on the Best magot kay Dragilazio st.. Sky-tyskane à Simely demasa be writer one he Theus recortezand- Liben, besed über podr All Cruersisht quad Starma mill izan

V Brnikampton,

MARTIN'S ·..

APIOLASTEEL SPILLS

SINGON & CO.

1038

WEDNESDAY

the 13th day of October, 1909, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, at their Salon Rooms: No. & Des Your Road Central

(Corner of Ice House Street)

The following + to VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD” PROPERTY staste at Victoria, in the Uclony of

Hongkong OTH. IN TWO

1 he property consists of 20

Lot All that piece or parcel of groant sitasta at Victoria sforesaid and known and registered in the Land Offon as a Sub- saction No. 37 of Section B of Marine Lot No. 54 together with the mesinagó, erode tions and buildings thereon known as No. 38 Wing On Lapa Tarm 299 your Annual Crown Rent $38.

Lot 8.--All that piece or parcel of

gedand siraate at Victoris prestid and Loown and registered in the Land Offices Sub section No. 88 of Section of Marine Lot No. 54; together with the marriage erections and buildings thereon known No. 40 Wing On Late.. Term DE- Annual Crown rest 88.73;

TRON, STEEL MEAL and HARD

WARE MERCHANTS.

Wholesale

and Retail Tronmongera Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Impurers. General Store Loopers and Shipchandlers. Noe. So and 37, Hire LoonG, BET, (2nd: Strast, west of Central Market) Telephone No. 616.

Bungkong, September 4, 1909,

--1194

The area of the said piece or parcel of ground registered as Subsection o. 27 of Section F of Marine Lot No. Bi accord Ing to the plan attached to sp. ladantare of Amigament dated the And Ottober 1990- and egistered in the Land Uftion by Me morial No. 19604 in about. 498 Square feet The arm of the said pisos or parts of gward registered se Subsection No. 38 of Section F. of Marine Lot No. 'accord- ing to the said plan is about 690 square

| Best.

A copy of the said plan may be in- spected at the Offices of and particulare

from

TURN HING, and conditions of ile sony, be obtained

No. 4, D'AGUONE STREET. SWATOW KIA LAK FACTORY, MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALM & EXTAKZ

Dealer in all kinds of M Hand-made Drawn Work,- Embroidery, Chinese Linen, Grass Cloth, Pewter Ware, etc. ALL OF THE BINT QUALITY. HONGKONG. Zongkong, August 10, 198.

LABUAN

COAL.

TOTIUR-This COAL can only be

NOT

obtained from THE LABUAN COLL FIELDS Co., Ld, who are now prepared to supply fresh Coal streight from the Minas, Steamers lond at the Wharros Quick despatobi preds

Telegrams; LABOR LABUAN,

BRADLKY & CO.

S

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER 8. Des Voeur Road Central,

Vendors Solidtars”

Moses EUGHES & HOUGH,

The Auctioneers. Hongkong Sepcamber 29, 1109.

CARMICHAEL AND GEAREK

“JASMI

Gader

CARMI

Agents, Hongkong. Hongkong, August 11, 1969, 1014 Claber

MORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTIEE NSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AF Star Danzen, 1909-

Auchceseed Capital £3,000,000 Babear bad Cepibil £1,750,000 Paid-up Capital zone.

#TUFdfe& Aonaly Funde 16,315,841

Sinking Fund Assort

£18,314

Agents.

Tand Account

Hongkong and

Canton

JEYES LUID