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M. MUMEYA

JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER

All kinds of Phraphic

Work done in latest styles.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING FOR

AMATRESA SzmorALITY,

84, QUEEN'SJROAD

1857

(CENTRAL.

The China Mail

No. 14,511,

魏八十月十年九零百九千一英

THORNE'S

Business Noticas;

OLD VAT

$15

PER

CASE

A supplied

to the

House of

Commona

'THE VAT WAS IMATED BY THE LATE ROBENY TROLLED

BY ERGENOCKANDVAT KERN SOLDAS ME'YORICE MAJE

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1909.

日五月九年元宣

Business Notices.

“All Sorts of

Artistic Prin

done is the CHINA MAL

(MENUSH)

PROGRAMMES,

INVITATION

Moderate Pri

PRICH, 32.00 Per Month,

Business Notices.

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

ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS.

OFFICES AND WORKS,

KOWLOON CITY ROAD.

TELEPHONE, E 21.

HARMSTON'S

SCOTCH WHISKY GRAND CIRCUS

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA,

́A; S. WATSON & CO,LTD.* Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

"T93

PAY BEARER 1,000 GOOD WISHES."

An amusing case has been reported to i

AND ROYAL MENAGERIE OF PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS,

The Largest and Best Cireus Combination Travelling the East. Location of our Tents:-

TRAMWAY TERMINUS, KENNEDY TOWN. LAST FEW NIGHTS.

TO-NIGHT!|

the police. It is to the offect that a Porta TO-NIGHT!

guoso, who is residing on a halk, recently invited some gentlemon friends to dinger with him, and for their entertainment'sant for three Chinese singing girls. When the] girls came to be paid for their services the Portaguese produced what he gave the girls to understand was a cheque and signed it! for the amount asked-815-telling them at

to take it to a certain bank. When the

girls went to the bask they were Boca

> convinced that they had been ronde the victims of a hotter, for the alleged cheque was nothing other than a printed form empowering "The Bank of Good Luck* o pay the boaror "One Thousand Good: Wishes

CORRESPONDENCE.

SUBSIDIARY COINAGE.

(To the Editor of the "China Man") Sir,-Having found a little spare time to reply to your Correspondent "Wage Barner's" letter I crave permission for space in your widely read paper for the insertion of this letter.

j

Mr Wage-earner" has suggested that I should be none the worse for a short lesson in political economy and has pat forward the axiom that Governments are given the sole right of coining money on the distincti anderstanding that their coins shall alwaya' command their par value and that the Government of this Colony has dishonoured' ita own coin, therefore it has broken faith and is now justly called to account.

Let it be understood beforehand that I am not an advocate of the Government, which I have no doubt will, in due course of time, satisfy aren the most obdarzte sceptics of the wisdom of its sction in this matter for the best interests of the com- munity, as a whole, and not of any particular individual firm or company.

I am only expressing my personal views

in this matter, which, when placed side by

OUR SECOND CHANGE OF PROJRAMME

We present more Sse Tures in our pont Programme than any two London er Continental Establishments.

TO-MORROW NIGHT (TUESDAY), OCT. 19th,

FIRST AMATEUR RIDING CONTEST (LIMITED TO SIX ENTRIES)..

A. Landsome Trophy will bo presented to the ompetitor making the beat attempt standing of his feet, three times round the Aren, aided by the mech nie.

FRIDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 22nd,

Grad Complimentary Beneft tundared to the Popular Manager, Col. B. Love, FIRST HIGH JUMPING, CONTEST

(For Local Ponies and Riders) A Handsome Trophy. Will be Presented by MADAME HAEMATOS-Love to the Winner." N.B.-THE TANT will be OPIN for PRATICE from 6 15 to 7.45 from "MUNDAY,

October 18th, to get the Ponies used to Jumping in the Lights LAST TWO MATINEES: Wednesday & Saturday, October 20th and 23rd, at 4 p.m. Doors open Jo'clock. Performance 4 P H. sbarp. (Children Half-price at Matineer only).

N.B.-Soldiera and Sai'ora in uniform Hall-pries to the $1.00 and $2.00 Beata.

Booking At ROBINSON PIANO Co., LTD. Nomor Special Trams ran before and after every performance. MADAME HARMSTON-LOVE, COL, BOB LOVE,

Sole Manager.

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Proprietress,

THEATRE

HERBERT WITHERS

R. ALTON,

Adranes Reproacctetivo,

ROYAL

CONCERT COMPANY.

THURSDAY, November 4th,

at 9 p.m.

With Mr HERBERT WITHERS, England's foremost Violin-cellist

FLAN AT ́ROBINSON PIANO CO.

Hongkong, October 15, 1909.

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side with the line of argument adopted by PURE DRINKING WATER.

Mr Wage-earner," I am confident your renders, or at least the majority of them, will support my contention that the Gov- ernment is wise in aitting on the fence for

the present.

The local Government, it does not appear to me, has dishonoured its own coin, as alleged by Mr Wage earner, for the simple SYSAAT WAYESHTU E Bagalegasak iding chaired

are accepted as legal tender at their par value) to the extent of $2, at one time, by the Post Office, the Treasury and the Banks, and should also be accepted, at their par value, to the extent of 82 at one

corporations.

BERKEFELD FILTERS

DRIP FILTERS IN GLASSA ND STONEWARE.

Pump Filters.

Pressure Filters.

Prices on application..

If "Wage-earner" is paid his calary in VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

bank notes he will gain 8 centa for every

dollar of change of Hangkong subsidiary

coin, which he can use for the purposes I have mentioned. Does he then lose IF-

thing by the existing conditions: Presy ably your correspondent Mix

NOTICE.

Chinese risks at current rator.

WageAVING been appointed AGENTS in earner" wishes to see the adoption of Hongkong for the WESTERN legislation against the luftes of Chineso ASSURANCE COMPANY, we are pro subsidiary chin. I have just demonstrated

pared to accept approved European and that it has its advantages in-aa-much as MrWage earner" gains a premium of 6% on his bank notes through the presence in our midst of Chinese Subsidiary Coin.

Let us some that the Government is guided by "Wege-earner" and his satellitas to pass legislation, which, in order to be affective, would necessitate searchon of the persons and luggage of the thousands of Chinese arriving hers from Macao, Canton, and other parts of Chias, for Chinese sub- aldiary coin, the penalties for possation.of. which, for argumenta elke being either confiscation of the win the infiction of finos or imprisonmen; fa default."--

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. Hongkong, August 1909,

NIGHT STEAMER TO

CANTON.

New Twix SCREW STEAMER,

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S.S. SAN CHEUNG

Granting that such massure is complete. 1 effectual in checking the influx of Misted throughout with Electric Light

Ohinese coins into this place, without guing and Fans supplied in all Oshion.

into the question of retaliation by Chian

(Captain J. MoGEST).

bat it should be remembered, however, that

this in British Colony and that legislation

in simply trade against Ohink on accounti

EAVES Hongkong for Canton at 92M

of her wankness. But what about other

Foreign coins Will a veto be placed on SUNDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY,

the importation of such coins me well? 1

hare contended and still maintain that the Eym Cantonffor Hongkong at 6 M**, on

Government has bear wise in their policy MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY.

in sitting on the fenos for a fit opportunity

to act and not demoralize. Lizde by my

hady andil comidered project, pr

Consult your Bankers,

*

"estoer!! who will, I am sure, taka my view

of the portion. Tocze faithfully,

Houzz, October 16,

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In Bage of 250 low, not, $3.45 ver Bag, ex Factory,

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