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intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MARERS AND JEWELLERS. HOTEL MANSIONS,

NEW SELECTIONS OF

Intima

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSUBISHI CO)

burat

A werd

Intimations

MONDAY, MAY 9, 1910.

To Let

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The ball | NON-CORROSIVE. was being ball in a largo barn attached to GARUS BELICTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS, COAL DEPARTMENT. the village ins, and as it was being held for

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| HIP.CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL "MERCHANTS, &, &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING.

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FRANCISCO TSE VAT, General Manager.

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dongkong, Aygant 12, 1908.

Fram

MEMORANDUM,

MAJOR-GESTRAL H. W.DUTERIES,

Director-General of Military Works.

117

and KÄMIYAMADA Colleries.

the catances but one to the barn were nailed up, only one narrow doorwas being left available. This intensified the horror

SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE, Mof the catastrophe. The barn was fre

YAO, and KIGTO-KOMATSU Conia.

HEAD OFFICE-TOKYO. BRANCH OFFICES :- Nagasaki, Mojl, Karatsu, Wakamatsu, Kobe, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow.

TO THE COMMANDING ROYAL ENGINEERS OF DIVISIONATEL ADDRENEE for above: IWASAKI

Code:-AI, ABO 5th E., Western Union.

"

Military Works Services.

Simlar, the 5th August, 1907.

SOLIGNUM

It is hereby notified that Sollgnum manufactured by Masars Majnt & Co., Ld, Hull, England, has been tried and found to be an efectivo proservative of wood agiust the ravages of white ante.

2. Particular rozarding 25uligasm" can be 'stained from Messrs Cooper & Co., Abdul Rehman Streak., Bombay.

SILLIAMS, Colonel, for Director-General of Military Works

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong, Sola Agents.

ORIENTAL HOTEL

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A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. ITUATED in the most central position. Large and Alry Rooms. Hor and Cold Water Baths, Gas and Electric Light. Cuisine entirely under European Super- vialan, Private Bar and. Billiard Rooms. Monthly Rates for Tifin and. Dinner.. Terus moderate.

FREDERICK REICHMANN, Proprietor & Manager, (late Manager of 3. Lyons & Co. (Trocader) leading Caterers in London and of the

Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo). Tetiana10 ADDRESS TELEPHONE No. 197.

Hongkong, December 1, 1999...

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quently used for entertainments, and the decorations, mainly consisting of ping branches, which had been issed at a previous air had not been taken down. Amos them were hung Chinese lanterns, ench with a candle burning to it.

ONLY EXIT LOCKED,

Dancing was in full swing to the pisic of two gipsy bands when one of the pine branches caught fire. The wood was as dry as tinder,. As the dames simply ran along the whole length of the building ns though someone hand fired a train of gun powder. Ahuost before the dancers were aware of it the great wooden structure was alight frem end to end. When they realised the terrible fate in front of them thero wanaful scene. With one accord they rushed for the only available exit. It was locked...

Wildly, shrieking, the wen nad women, oid and young, flew this way and that vainly endeavouring to find a way out of the inferno. All the while the flames were gaining ground, and blazing fragments dropped continually among the maddezed *16 throug

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Many of the women wore £imsy costumos and a number were in national costume with starched lines on their tends, bodices,

prore, and widespreading skirts. These speedily became ignited, and the wretched wearem ran about, varitable hunun torches until they dropped.

WHOLE DISTRICT IN MOURNING... Presently the locked door gave way and there was a mad rush for the narrow apar ture. No thought of age or sex. Everyone Like demons the, men for him or herself. and women fought, to their own destruc- tina, for the pressure became so great that the doorway was jammed with bodies piled on each other almost to the top of the door. A few of the dancers, their clothes all blaze, did successed in getting but. The crowd outside promptly threw

back was too late.

A number of men broke through one of the walls of the barn with pickaxes, nad succeeded in dugging get severd people. Reports and Valuations undertaken by But the hole they made in the wall weaken Ma W. DUNMAN personally.

ed the building, and before many could be DUNMAN & CO.. resesed the wall collapsed, bringing down..

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to look on helplessly while the fire burnt THE BIRD IN

itself out.

Only then did the awful extent of the catastrophe become apparent...all the dog- tors in the neighbourhood were telegraphed for in order to attend the injured. Many of these lived only a few minutes after being dragged from the wreckage, whilst others died as they were being taken to the hospital. The whole neighbourhood is stricken with the deepest gloom. Hardly a locality in the district but has been afficted by the disaster as the festivity was attended by pleasore-seokers from the- whole surrounding country.'. Of the mem bers of the two bands who were playing the families wore practically wiped out. Thus dance music only.. thres escaped. Many

in que house to-day the only member left alive was a three-year-old girl. "The burgomaater, M. Korace, his wife, son, and four daughters are among the dead. 'Ous | of twenty or thirty people who attended the festivities from some villages only two or three have returned alive, and of those rescued some appear to have gone mad.

TISSECTING THE DEXO.

OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that

Meser MELCHERS & CO, harem next day revealed an awful sight. The examination of the ruins of the Long. bean Appointed our AGENTS in Hong Piles of bodies, of which the upper were 8,

Referring to the above Notice, we have that, blocked all the exits, and in the

charred through and the lower were cranb

middle was a solid mass of ninety mon and with the beads and the upper part of the women standing closely packed together body burnt through.

taken over the Agency of the

ROSSIA INSURANCE COMPANY ST. PETERSBERG KUSHA, And we are prepared to Accept Orders for FIRE & MARINE INSURANDE-

Raten MIELCHERS & CO.,

Insurance Dept. Hongkong, February 4, 1910.

(European and Chinese Riske), at Current

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WORTH BRITISH AND MHRDANTLY NBURANCE COMPANY,

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TDEAL FOREN AZ SL DROMER, 1. 218,114,824. Anthorised Capital 23,000,000 Inbsorbed Capital £3,750,000 Pali-op Capital £87,500 -Fire Funds 8,060, 574 15 1 IX-Ha&Annuity Bands 14,810,842 10 8 Blaking Fund Account 45,307 6 8

Heartrending sixhts were witnessed relatives surrounded the ruins and onder-

THE HAND

563

BIRD IN THE HAND 15, WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH).

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E bird in the hind' to the merchant is the customer within the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the: customer there--about the beet st traction in a réal, live advertisement ; i something good that will catch the eye, that has been carefully written, artis- tically complied and strikingly set op. Advertisements in the China Mail and Overbed China Mail read the best, ¿ look the best and give the best results"

Hongkong, April 13, 1810. .

184

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE,

"DOMBURTINŲ"""ENGINEERS" IND SURVEYORS,

Queen's Building, Hongkong,

8-5, Chanan ALIXY, BENGAPORE,

ÜAXLE ADDEYAZI

JARMICHAEL, HONGKONG!

» CARMICHAEL, SINGAPORK. Codes Used:-Boott's 10ta Edition:

A.3.0." 4th and 5th Editions

Union and A.I TYLEPHONY No. 239

579

JAPANESE MAKERS.

ucher

TO LET.

FULLY Furnished TANDERIGEE

119, The FEAR. From 1st May

for Ten montha.«

Apply

THE HONGKONG BAND INVEST- HENT & ADENUX CO...LD. Hongkong, April 45,-1910.

TO LET

537

FFICES I DES VEUX ROAD

CENTRAL Apply to

850-

Messa FEROY SMITH & SETH, 'B, Queen's Road, Hongkong, March 21, 1910. “

TU LET.

GODOWN NO. SA, DUDDELL

EVERT KIND

OF

Footwear.

MAVE

TO

STREET

Apply to

TEE BONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY O... ED, "Hongkongi January 1, 1810

TO LET.

ONE LARGE SHOP with Store

Roams, from fat July, 1910, Apply to the MEDICAL HALL, corner of Do Foux Read and Ice House Street.

550- Hongkong, April 19, 1910.

No.

TU LET

TO. 4, MEIRION, The {Pax,

Apply to

BUCHES &HOUGH. Bongsong, December 17, 1909

TO LET

1588

NIU. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kowissn."

Apply to

THE BONGKONG LAND INVEST MENTI& AGENCY Co., LE "Elangkong. February 24, 1910.”

TO LET

254

LODGE, CAINE ROAD, Buitable for a Boarding House, School,

College, or Family. Residence, recently painted and renovated throughout. Im- mediate possession.

* Apply to

CHATER & MODY." Hooptecz. May 14, 1909,

TO LET.

650

ARPERVILLE GARDEN ROAD, 'HARARE HOUSE, with ampio Court and detached Servants' Quarters. Electric Light, "

Apply to

PERCY SMITH & SETE,

5. Queen's Road Central,

576 Hongkong, May 3, 1910,

TO LET.

GOROWN, No. 4, PRATI, ExVAIDY

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., Lthe * Tannery 1, 1910

TO-LET,

1944

ORDER NO. BARROW TERRACE

CHERRY & CO.,

36, WELLINGTON STREET. Hongkong, May 5, 1910. -

BOARD & RESIDENCE

FIRST LEVEL. God Locality, Cool, Fine View, Tennis Excellent Cuisine. Terma mcderate for 6 months and over.

Apply to..

*L, A.,'

Care of CH MAIL' Office, Hongkong, May, 1810.

ASAHI BEER SAPPORO

BEER

TO BE OUTAINED FROM ALL WINE DEALERS!

SOLE AGENTS

569

cured to identify the victim. In dozens obere Standard Watkins Water MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. pf cases all attempts at identification wore Idafastad by 'the terrible effects of the fire, One mother identified her son by the fraqmenta of his husar uniform,

With so great a number of dead, ordinary. methods of burial were out of the question, and sappers were sent to Dekoerito to pre pare huge trenchs receive bodies. The victims are mostly young married people so that hundreds of children have been bereaved, of their parents. This ex-

pseted that tho Stato will take up the chargo of thana. orphans. The Emperor bas sent, a telegram of sympathy with the sufferers, and the Governments has allotted

PATELL & CO.,

IF

Hongkong, October 9, 1909

To Let

TU LET.

Kowloon. Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION."

Hongkong, March 11, 1910.

TO LET, (IMMEDIATE POSSESSION).

*LUGINSLAND EAST.'

No. 18, PEAK ROAD, ATINE-ROOMED HOUSE.

Light Strings: Bathrooms and W.C's. Below the fog lino.

Hallway to the Peak.

Electric

Rent $200 per month including taxes.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hoopkong, ApHI 28, 1910... 546

OFFICES

TO ENT. FFICES, in YORK BUILDING,

GODOWNS in PRATA ELST, Blue Bulli-

No. 10, Dis Vaur Roan-CanthaL, IN Blocr.

10:28.

A House in RIPON TERRACE, A House in Wose Ni Choro Road, OFFICES. No. 1, CONNAUGHT ROAD, 3rd Floor.

DARTMOOR, No. 13, Conduft Foads AEOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, OFFICES, 18, Des Voeux lead Central.

GODOWAS, Praya E, formerly occupied by MR.K

EMI-EUROPEAN FLATE, Moderate Renta, FEAXA EAST-Corner of Ubser=' vation Place. The Trams stop at the door. Also now EUROPEAN FLATS adjoining the now-Basman's Institute. Prays Eset.

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEBT- MENT & ADENOY 06., La. Hongkong, January 1, 1910..

127

NTOS.

N

TO LET.

22

19 and 29, BELILIOS TER- RACE, newly painted and vélout- wasked, cheap rental.

FOR SALE TOR CRIST, at Peak commanding magalicunt, view of the Hirs bour and adjacent islander (

Promises SHAMEEN, CANTON, lately in occupation of the Canton-Kowloon Railway

Nos. 19, 25 & 26, SHELLEY STREET,

Exporters & Importers Fan Five-Boomed HOUSER, 4 Now 5-roomed Elonter.

New and Codamodions 8!!OPS, NATHAN Roas, Kowloon. Immediate poscesalon. Cheap Hentais.

Apply to

BRADUNSFIELD ARCADE. Ono regis 1st Floor, suitable for Office,

No. 9, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Shop

£5,000 as a first instalment so a role fúnd. General MerchantsPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE STREET, now in occupation of the

The villago is now in the hands of the talitary Authorities, and the soldiers have been ordered to shinot all the dogs which 218,314,624 11 1have been rendered mastoriess, as those, rendered, desperate by starvation, haya

and

dermine Fire Branda 3,580,852 18 1 been endeavouring to out the bodies of the Commission Agents.

Life & Annalty 47,224 18 dend

BYRDCOR Binking Fand Account

8,282 $ 6

As to the cause of the fre, various rum- ots are allons Ona saya that a patrolowan amp upset, another that a youth who was 24,188,159 18 11 refused admission to this danco set the barn The Acqualsted Funds of the Fire aston fire, while as third attributes the holp

Elle Departments are free from Hability it cant to a peasant lad, whose swoot-heart

Espect of sach other,

SHEWAN, TOKES &

Ageniu

00,

bad dunbed too much with other youn J

mon. In's. fit of passion the youth is maidi 92 to hate. alurted the fire.

Hongkong and Canton.

Co., LTD.

Hongkong, March 25, 1908.

TO LET

408

KING'S, BUILDINGS. FFICES facing the Harbour lately copation of Mars Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST:

"MENT & AGENCY 9o., LD, Hongkong, December 1, 1909,

-734

From 1st May, 1910, No. 4, ICE HOUSE Nippon Clube

Koya, DES VEUX VILLAS, Peak. Newly done up.

ROOM in No. 15 & 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Iat Floor,

A 7-8oomed House In MADONNELL, ROAD (Hongkong) with Garden; liom te July or Jarlier,

GODOWN D. DODDELL SZEREY, Ons SMALL GODOWN in Deinem STREET

Apply to m

LINSTEAD A DAVIS, A Bra Floor, Aleznodes: Buliding

Hongkong, kell 12.-3907;