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JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER

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RMATIVES & SPECIALITY:

Ja, QUEEN'S ROAD

97 CENTRAL

SUTTON GARDENS)

The China Mail-

OLD TOM

No. 14,782

OLD VAT

No. 4

SCOTCH

WHISKY

SOLE AGENTE IN

HONGKONG,

CHINA &

MANILA.

A.S. Watson & Đo Lư

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As supplied to the

House of Lords

and

Hones of Common E

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE IN-

"SURANCE CO., LD. - HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI,

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Alexander McLeod, Esq., Chairman.

O. Stepharica, Baq.,

Lee Yang Sa, Ex

J. H. McMichael, Esq.,:

C. R Burkill, Esq.

J. A. Wattle, E., Managing Director..

Socrotary.

A. T. Hughes, Esq. datuary...

8. B. Neill, Esq.,

A strong British. Corporation Baglstored under Hongkong Ordinautes and onder Life Assurance Companies' Acta, Harland. Insurance in Force...837,855,885,00. Assote

win sari 8,415,950,00. Income for Yout...men 3,566,669.00. Insurance Fond

8,216,819.03.

Loforte Knox, Esq., Hongkong, Captos,

District Manager.

B. W. Tape, Esq..

District Secretary,

Macne and the | Philippines.

alexandra Building

酰五月九帶十一百九十一类

ESTABLISHED 1845

日二月八年二宜

Business Fotioss.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1910.

W. S. BAILEY & Co. Ltd.

TELEPHONE, K 21,

Builders of Steamers up to 1000 Tons." Tugs, Launches, Barges, Motor Boats. Castings, Forgings, Roofs and Bridge Work. SLIPPING AND REPAIRS AT LOWEST RATES.

Air Compressor with Hammers and Drills, etc.

Engines, Boilers, Launches, Pumps;

Engineers' Fittings and Bupplies.

Business Notices.

THE EASTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY,

PNQHDAOE

·SOLE «AGENTS FOR

THE BELDAM PACKING & RUBBER COMPANY, LONDON.

Contractors to the Admiralty and Leading Shipping Companies. Sole Patentees and Manufacturers of the following Specialities: Pilot Packing, Serpent: Packing, Sceptre Packing,

Pilot Jointing. Beldamite Jointing. .

ASBESTOS & RUBBER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, PACKINGS & JOINTINGS FOR ALL PURPOSES.

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Office & Show Room: 4. QUEEN'S BUILDING. CHATER ROAD.

TELEGRAMS CORICUATED," HONGKONG, TELEPHONE NO. 501,"

Ground Floor Shop To Let in LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Chater Road.

'SKOT' SHALLOW DRAUGHT

PETROL OR KEROSINE MOTOR

Is suitable for Shallow draught and Tunnel-stern Launches or Tugs that have to do their work in shoal water.

It is stocked up to 30 B.HP. and can be made up to 100 BH.P.

For SPEED LAUNCHES this Engine can be built on a lighter pattern developing the same power at half the weight.

A MOST SUCCESSFUL RACING ENGINE,

Belfast Hongkong Marine Engineering, Ltd.

K. A. Massey,

HONGKONG HOTEL,

U. Lawder, Eaq:--Inspector, Hongkong. THE HONGKONG. CANTON & MACAO

ADITEDRY BOARD, HONGKONG,

Sir Paul Obster, K., OMG

T. F. Hoogb, Esq. C. J. Lafront, Esq.

Hongkong, November 18, 1909,

SILK THEFT.

Pirates Board the Sai An.

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Writing under date of the 4th inst., eur Macio correspondent mys

STEAMBOAT CO.. LTD.

EXCURSION TO MACAO.

OF SUNDAY, Tåg 11ru SEPTEMBER,

The Company's Steamship UI AN,'

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WEARY 10 9 1.4.Ƒ:

Departure from Macso at Up w..

FARES

150.

1st-Olsa Return83.00.

Single ................si

2nd-Clase Retard....$100. Single 0.80,

N.B. The Compsog will also run a steamer from Masse on Sunday morning at 7.30 .. and from Hoogkong at 1 P. from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF.

It was currently reported on Friday last that four pirates contrived to board the .. Eui An on 31st: ulto. while she was moored in mid-stream owing to the unsettled state of the weather. It is uncertain if they forced the hold, but they are said to have rocured 20 cases of milks valued at about 83,500, which word carried away in the boat they had come in, the robbers remaining on board evidently with an eye to further plunder. Mean At while coe of the ship's crow

amelt

s rat and descending to the hold caught

sight of the intruders, who at onse set

This steamer connects with the steamer returning from Mass at 5 PM First-class fare by steamer learing at 1 P., and roturaing with excursion steamer 7 P.M., $1. Bingla Fare no $4.

Hongkong, August 29, 1910.

J. ARNOLD, Acting Beerstary.

on him. The bandits, however, were THE HONGKONG HOTEL

no match for the herculean officer or guard, and, eluding his grasp, they all made for the taffrail and dived out of sight."" The Agent (Mr A. A. de Mello) is said to have bsen actively prosecuting inquiries in Chinaan and the neighbourhood.

Writing Inter our correspondent adds that he has had the information confirmed and says that Air de Mello has laid a formal chargo. Baven man have boca, arrested in the neighbourhood of Chinsan in connection with the robbery. In the environs the Customs officers came across some skein's of silk which are supposed to be part of the plunder,

Several empty easer were also come across. A watchman belonging to the Sui An has been arrested on a charge of complicity in the piracy.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report of the Board of Directors to be presented at the ordinary meeting of ahareholders, to be held at the Company's Hotel, at 12.30 pm, on Saturday, the 10th September, ntates:-

The Directors beg to submit their report for the half-year ended 30th Juns, 1910,

__ACCOUNTS._____i

The profit on Working Account amount- ed to 888,069.10 as compared with $71,134.54 for the corresponding period of 1900, being an incrauss of $16,884.46.

The I'soit and Loss Account, including the sum of 81,577.01 brought forward from jast half year, shows a crodit balance of $80,476.81, which the Directors recommend should be apportioned as follows:-

To pay a divivond of

$3.00 per share on 12,00

12,000

Old Haares......£30,000.

$1.00 per share on 8,000

Now Shares 12,000

UNRIVAILED FOR COMFORT AND QUIBING, THOROUGHLY UP TO DALE WITEL EVERY MODERN LUXUR

MODERATE TERMS AND NO EXTRAS

198;

PEAK

A. T. DAVIES," Manager

HOTEL.

THA ADMIRARLY SITUATED AT: VICTORIA GAP, Adjoining the Tramway Permainas, 1,400 feet above Sea Lorel

PEN to the South Winds in Hammer and protected from the North-aust Winds u Winter Commanding ssgulficent view of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjaces iuds for forty miles.

A FIRST-OLAES FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS" HOTEL,

Term:-From $5 per day Moz.

Telegraph Add: Peacefal. Town Office, 1, Des Your ROAD.

Hongkong, February 8, 1908.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICH.

OR the purpose of RE-NEWING some

parts of the Haaling Machinery the service of Cars will be SUSPENDED from 8.00 . on SATURDAY, 10th Last. W 8,00 am. on MONDAY, 12th inst.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managert. "Hongkong. September 1, 3810.

NIGHT STEAMER TO CANTON.

New Twin SCREW SYKAMER,

·1073-

E. C. WILKS,

M. I. MECH, E.

CONSULTING ENGINEER SURVEYOR & VALUER

MACHINERY & EFFECTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, (2ND FLOOD) HONGKONG,

NOW PROCEEDING

AGENTS:

Bumann & Berklingeri

PRICE, $5.00 Per Month,

Business Notioer,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD,

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Caake or 378 Ibs. not.

In Bags of 250 ths. net

Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

GENERAL MANAGERE,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

FAIRALL & CO

Beg to announce to the Public

BARGAIN SALE that they have REMOVED the

IN LADIES' DEPARTMENT PER CENT DISCOUNT

25

OFF. USUAL PRICES.

LANE, CRAWFORD &

GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE

O. B.

BEER

IS MADE FROM BEST OBTAINABLE MATERIALS AND BY MOST SCIENTIFIC METHODS.

Price $12.00 - - Per Case.

THE BEST AND MOST WHOLESOME TONIO IS

BOCK BEER

TAKEN WITH YOUR MEALS.

Per Case.

$14.00

From your dealer, or from the

ORIENTAL BREWERY, LTD.

Depot 53-57, Des Vœux Road.

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whole of their business to No. 2, PEDDER STREET, (opposite the Hongkong Hotel). "SOUVENIR”

CALENDAR AND BLOTTER FOR 1911. No Writing Table Complete Without IL Pretty and Acceptable Birthday or Xmas Gifu

Engagements.

Notes. Calle Received.

Special Addresses.

Important Correspondence.

Borrowed.

-Mottoce.

Visiting Lists,

At Home Dayɛ. Calls Paid.

Telephone Number Accounts

Lent

Quotations

Green Art Covers, Gilt, Price $2.00.

ON SALE:-KELLY & WAH, LD.; BEER & Co., L.; China Man, Lo

Or Froa by Post from the Pablisher, K. A. MASSEY, 18 HOTES MANSIONE,

Hongkong. August 29, 1910.

ELECTRIC FANS

-AND

ELECTRIC IRONS

Are practically indispensable if any degree of comfort is to e

attained in Hongkong with the thermometer over 85",

FREEZOR FANS are the best and this season's type the most economical in current consumption

Under the Fan:

VICTORIA ECC SHAMPOO POWDERS THE MISTRESS

For making a delightfully purfumed Egg Julep for washing the hair

INDIAN HAIR WASH

Being non-oily it is specially adopted for use during the Summer Months.

NESTOR SANITARY FLUID

THE BEST DISINFECTANT.

can iron her own

laces cool and

comfortably

-End the AMAR

can do all the other

Ironing in half was

time and witkows

grumbling.

The new ELECTRIC IRON requires no charcoal, no heat- ing over fires, the plug fits any lamp, socket, and ladies final a pleasure in using it. It is nickle plated and always clean,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY May be tried at any time in our show-rooms:

(Opposite the Clock Tower).

14, Des Voeux Road Central.

ORIENTAL HOTEL WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,

NO. 2, Ouoon's Road

Contral

"A FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL

THIS HOTEL has recently bean thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged and is now laxativesly furnished and up-t-date in every respect. Situated in the most centrs position. Lizgaand Airy Rooms Hot, Dold and Shower Bathe. Gas and Electele Light and Fans. Large and Comfortsbie Lounge.Private and Pablio Bars

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS HONGKONG.

Telephone 258.

Residence K20. and Billiard Rooms. Cuisine entirely under European Supervision. Sanitiry arrange KUPPER'S PILSENER BEER

S.S. SAN CHEUNG

Ofçe Tel. 15G.:

Tel Address

WICKERWORK „HOKOZÓNG

Fisted throughout with Electric Light CopIS USED:., A.B.U. 6th Edilen, A. 1. & 848,000.00 and Fan, supplied in all On'stma

Western Color Hoogkney, July 30, 19:0

To transfer to Repairs and Re-

newald Account 10,000.00 To write off furniture and fixtura 10,000.00 To carry forward, to new account 21,476.81 889,476,91

DIRECIONS.

Mir W. . Fotta has been granted leave of absence. Mr Potts retires by rotationly but offers himself for re-election.

In the absence of Mr B U. Jeffries th accounts have been audited by Mears A B. Lowe, O.A., sad A. On Gourdin. Megas H. U. Jefrier and A. R. Lowa offer themselves for re-election.

Captain J. McOINTY)

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EAVES Hongkong for Canton at 9 r..

BUNDAY TUESDAY & THURSDAY, Leaves Canton for Hongkong at 5.30 F. on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY. Fare, Lab-Class.$2.50 single passage, Moals.tk each

Boryanbe passagen must be paid for. ORHUNG ON STEAMBOAT QU., LD, No. 286. Des Voter Road Central. Hongkong Herember 12. 1208,

534

ments of the latest. Hotel Launch meets all sterasers. Monthly rates for Tio and Dinner. Spatial ratos for Married. Familice on application to

F. REICHMANN. Proprietor.

J. EL OXBERRY, Monage. Manager G, O. H., Colombo.

of J. R. Lyons (Trousder»), Imadiag Caterer in London, and

TECHONE NO. 197, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "COMFORT," Bocpkoca Hongkong, December 1, 1909,

Late

GRAND CARLTON HOTEL.

FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.

HOT AND COLD WATER.

ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT SHOWER AND TANK BATHS

Renowned Cooking. Central for all Theatres Chief Places of Interest and Fashionable

Shopping District,

MODERATE INCLUSIVE OHARGES.

OWEN Proprite

Telephous

"No. 1

THE LEADING BEER IN

THE FAR EAST

-SOLE AGENTS ;

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co..

Wine and Spirit Merchants,

flakong, August 1970