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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co..

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WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS.

Telephone No. 983.

HOTEL MANSIONS.

NEW SELECTIONS OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE

*** HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS,

· FALCONER, & Co, SE AGENT FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELNINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CILARTS AND BOOKS,

EOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

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MERCHANTS, &c., &e. DE FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.

FRANCISCO TSE YAT, Generad Manager.

Hourkong, August 12, 1908,

WING ON

ON Co..

1788.

-TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS. EXPORT AND IMPORT MERCHANTS

Drapery

HÁVE JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIPMENTS OF

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- 107 & 108, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, (Ts pass the Door).

Telephone 188, Hongkong, August 18, 1910,

EARLY TIFFIN

during Race Days.

SPECIA L. MENU.

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Hongkong, July 20, 1910,

772

200

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Carponic Acid in Steel Cylinders and

Aerated Water Machines

ALL ACCESSORIES FOR SAME.

Intimations,

THE CHINA MAIL.

SOLDIERS AND THEIR

QUEUES,

Two or thino days ago it was" tha na-. niversary of the birthday of the Emperor

of China. The soldiers in Canton had loare of absence. It is reported that on that dny |four young artillery "dificets wore passing

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA in front of the yamon of the Canton

(MITSU BISHI `CO.)

Viceroy, when they wore stopped by some officers of the bodyguard of the Viceroy, who requested them to remove their onps. When this was done it was seen that thesis COAL DEPARTMENT. artiklary officers hael samored their quoues.

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SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA

SIMA, COHI, MUTABE, HOJO, HANADA, NAMAZUTA," SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA

Collorios.

SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE COAL

HEAD OFFICE :-TOKYO. BRANCH OFFICES :—

Nagasaki, “Moj), Karatsiz, Wakamatsu Kobo, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankew

TEL. ADDRECES for above: IWASAKI Odos:-A1, ARŰ 5th Ed., Western Union

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

Co.

| MANILA: Messrs Macondray &

Co. SINGAPORE: Messis The Borneo

Co. .!

For particulars, apply to

E, OISHI,

Manager,

816

No. 2. FADDER STREET

HONGXOXO, Hongkong, January 9, 1909.

GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS..

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. MANILA, P.I.

February 2, 1911.

1. The Bureau of Savigation offers for sale at Engineer Islamd, Manila P.I., the following launches:

inverted

Thors, was natural resentment at this in-

Leference, but in the end the offtears were marched into the yation to give an account of their deeds. It appears that permission had been granted soldiers to cut away half their quoues if they wished, by which wo assume that it was to be grown at half its. ordinary length. These effieurs cut it away entirely. What was the result of their ictorview with the Vicereg no one yot #ppears to know,

MAIL NEWS IN BRIJF.

The King has directed the following lotter to be written to a correspondent: "Sir, I am commanded to thank you for your letter of the 2nd inst., in which you suggest that the issue of special Cora- nation stamp might be a source of income to the King's Hospital Fund, and, in reply, bis Majosty directs me to inform you that this matter has been under consideration. Yours faithfully, (signed) Antirus Dror."

King Manuel-and-hither, Qucca

„Amelli,... arrived-nt--Abarcern,-thair new hons on Richmond Hill, recently.

Last year's home consumption of all de- criptions of ten constituted a record. It was thres and a half million pounde inux- coss of the presioua twelve months, and twenty-two million pounds over the average of the years 1001 to 1909. Of this increase, British-grown tea-Indian and Ceylon- accounted for about 60 per cent.

The Admiralty havo ordered the battle- ship, Camperdown (10,600 tona) and the cruisers Tribanc (3,400 tons), Retribution (3,600 tons), and Pique (3,600 tons) to be placed on the sale list. None of the four ships has flown the Union Jack for some years. It will be recalled that the Cam- pordown and the flagship Victoria woke in collision soroateen years ago fast June off

Tripoli, whos' the Victoris, annk with the loss of Admiral Tryon and 371) officers and

men.

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Intimations.

Remember

WHEN YOU WANT

a change in your eye-glasses that

there is a modern optical establishment

in Hongkong where you can get your

work done promptly and just A well

as at Home.

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SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS HOTEL MANSIONS

HONGKONG

ENTRANCE on

PEDDER STREET.

Hongkong, February 14, 1911.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

-RACE-MEETING,-1911.

Saturday (off-day),

18th February,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911.

Intimations.

THEATRE

CITY

ROYAL,

HALL..

FOR A SHORT SEASON.

Commencing

FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 17th,

HENRY DALLAS

"THE

PRESENTA

FOLLIES

| BY ARRANGEMENT WITH E. G. PELISSIER

FROM THE APOLLO THEATRE, LONDON,

IN THE WORLD-FAMOUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPRIBING I

VAUDEVILLES, BURLESQUES & PELISSIER'S

POTTED PLAYS.

MB HENRY DALLAS' is the first and only Company out of Lendan authorised And rehearsed by B. G. PELISSIER. A perfect replica of the Original “FOLLIES” still drawing all London to the Apollo Theatre,

Booking Plus at S. MOUTRIE & CO.

Business Manog..........

·Hongkong, February 14, 1911.

PRICES AS USUAL, HARRY A. DOULEY,

#30

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

UNRIVALLED FOR COMFORT AND CUISINE, 77THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY.

MODERATE TERMS AND NO EXTRAS

TICKETS of ADMISSION to the 1. GRAND STAND and ENCLO-

KELLY & WALSH, LD., or at the Gate. SURE may be. obtained from Messrs

Tickets for the Off-Day, $2,

No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Courso, Hongkong, 11th February, 1011. PON

THE STEWARDS

T

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

request the plenauro of the presence of the LADIES at the GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE during the

A Stand and Enclosure will be re- torved for Members and Members Wives and Families, Tickets for which will be sent out with the Members Tickets.

The GEO. TILLY, a river and Barbour Inancha, refetches over hil

__Grave" concern has been occasioned in beun 15 feet, draft ( feet, engine vertical Free Church circles by the continued do. Kaces, on the 18th jast ole stroke, slide valves, Stephenson link slinge in the membership of the leading

compound coadening, size 8" x 16" motion, hand reversing gear, surface-con-Nonconformist bodies. For the past four or denser, circulating, air, bilege and feed ave years the Baptists, Congregationaliste, pumps attached, also independent donkey and Wesleyan Methodists have all reported pump in engine room; new Scotch marine & decrease, and the Baptist and Congrega boter installed in August, 1910, 6 feet lonal statistice for the past year reveal a diameter and B feet long

further dimination of 3,675 and 1,680 re- apectively.

(5.) The CUYO, n sea-going and harbor launch, 80 feet over all, beam 14 feet, draft & feet. Engines are vertical inverted compound condensing type, sizu 9"x 18-1/2′′ x14 stroke, slide valve, hand reversing gear Stephenson link motion, surface condenser, circulating, air, bilge and feed Monkey pump in engine roun boiler 8 feet long, feet-6 inches in diumeter, single furnace, Scotch runrino type.

attached to engine, also one frale

(c.) The JERVEY, & couterboard loop of 11.61 tum, 15.00 not, 46 feet long. beam 13 feet, 4 feet 6 inches depth of hold

(2.) The CAPTAIN FISHER, a center- sketch length over all 02 feet, beam 16 feet, depth of hold 9 feet, mainmast 50 feet by 10 inches diameter, jigger 44 feet-

by a inches diameter, mia boom #4 feet, inches diameter, main 24 feet by incies dinnater, jigger boom 2 feet by inches diameter, juger gaf 20 feet hy a

℗ MELCHERS & Co. inches diameter, bowsprit 16 feet by 8

Regal Boots

LAND

Shoes

FOR SALE

AT REASONABLE

PRICES.

THE SAVOY,

inches, bowspirit boom 18 feet long, frie, keel, stem, sterpost, centerboard, and and well of native hard wood, planking, of Oryger pinu sheathed with copper.

The BUCKEY O'NEILL, hull only, length over all 63 feet, 3 inches, beam

The British Naval danceuvres have con- cluded. Admiral Sir William Henry May, who commanded the Home Fleet, provent- ed the junction of the Mediterranean, and Atlantic Fleets and utterly destroyed the latter.

.

the Finnish Diet, says a telegram from Nipstoen women have been elected to

Helsingfors

Wiliam Chalmers, or-sergeant-major the Royal Horse Artillery, who served the first gun which opened fire on Sebas topel in the Crimean War, has just died aged sight.y.

NAVAL NEWS.

admission.

All Tickets must be produced to gain

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A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTY HOTEL

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Telegraph Add: "Peaceful." Town Office. 9, DE VOLUX Rob

Hongkong, February 8, 1908.

GRAND

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A FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL, TNTIRELY unde European Management. "Situated in, the most central positlait. -out. Sanitary arrangements of the latest fattern.

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CHARGES MODERATE.

F. REICHMANN, Proprietor.

J. H. OXBERKY, Manager. : TELEPHONE NO. 197. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS COMFORT,' Hagkong. Hongkong, November 10, 1909,

DURESCO

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MO WATER USED. MIXED WITH PETRIFYING LIQUID. STONE PRESERVATIVE,

Special accommodation will be re- served as in recent years for Chinese Soře Agents :" Ladies and their Female attendants in

next to the Lusitano Club Stand. the Stand erected on the plot of Ground

T. F. HOUGH, 'Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 11th February, 1811..

.

200

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

TO CHILDREN'under the age of 14 No years will be admitted into the enclosure.

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Coargo, Hongkong, 11th February, 1011. 210

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. ··

Race to be run on the OFF DAY, ing Fusiliers lait Southampton recently by | SATURDAY, the 18th FEBRUARY, 1911

A draft of 60 men of the Royal Iuniaül

the troopship Rewa to join the 1st Batta

06, Queen's Rd, Contral | moulded 11 fett, four inches, depth on at Tientsin, North China. This was moulded 7 feet. This launch has been the last Far Eastern draft of the reason of | stripped of all bychinery and enly bull is 1010.

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THE ADMIRAL'S CUP.

PRESENTED by His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir ALFRED -L. WINHLOE, KUB., C.V.02 0.M.G. (Ladies) Nomination).

that may be started at this Meeting. A Handicap for all China Fonics

Second to receive 60 per cent, and third 40 por cent of the Entrance Fees:

a specialist in submarines, his appointment Entrance 5. One mile and a quarter.

Senton Lids will be received tan-Engineer WA Bory has been appointed including March 10, 1011, and will be publicly opened at 300 p.m. on that date

to the receiving ship Tuner at Hongkong. -the ollies of the Director of Navigation, for service with the screwstoop Rosario, Engineer Island. The right is reserved to stationed in that harbour, As Mr Bury is reject any or all his Proposals in each ense must be accompanied by cash or a cersified check for 10 per cent of the price offered. Full payment of

of the in

amuunt bil will be required from the successful bidder within five (5) days after acceptance of the offer, delivery

or upust

of the vessel which must be within five days of acceptance,

3. Bics may be made for single vessels, for the entire lut, or for both.

4. These veel may be inspected at Engineer Talnad, Manila.

Further information will be given upim application to the undersigned.

8. H. BARLOW, Acting Director of Navigation.

Popular -

004

ASAHI BEER

gotill, of agbmarine bouts at Hongkong. ly presented a Bracelet for the Lady in in connection with the stationing of the The Donor of the Cup has also kind. He has served in the Royal Navy six and Nominating the Winner, no Lady to a half years, and was latterly aboard the nominate more than one Pony. cruiser Bonaventure, seagoing depôt for submarines at Portsmouth in connection with the Home Float.

A List of Weights to be carried will be posted at the Grand Stand and published in the Presa o · FRIDAY, the 17th February, 1917.

Entry Forms will be obtainable on

The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty:Commander 0 application at the Weighing Room

By Order,

T. F. ROUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 11th February, 1911.

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L. Lambe, to the Tamar, additional, for under the Grand Stand at any time the Otter, in command, on recommission. during the Three Race Days, ing, undated. Lieutenants The Hon. G. Stopford, to the Crescent, 31st inat., and to the Tamar, additional, for command of the Fame and Virago, on commissioning, B. D. Adair Ball and H S. Monroe, to the Tamar, additional for the Handy and Hart respectively, in command, on recom missioning, G. B. Hartford, to the Whitlog, la command, and M. B. I. Binckwood, to the Crescent, 31st inst., and to the Tamar.

additional, for the Janas, in command,

all andatod. Sub-Lieutenants-D. N. W

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Joel, to the Crescent 3ist instant and to TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS. of the week, thus ensuring one, while away, being kept up to data regarding

the Tamar, additional, for the Handy, on recommissioning, undated; F. T. Paters and H. D. Duning-Dunir River, to tho Pamaryadditiomi, for the Otter, zdform), and Hart, additions, 1st irat, and on recommissioning respectively, undated; N, R. Peploo, to the Tamar, additional, fur the Janur, on recommianiuning, and H. E. Archer, to the Tamur, additional, for thu Whiting, additional, Jan. 31, and on recom patiquing undated. Starf Parunter 3 C. Baker to the Crescent, for trooping trip

Assistant Paymasters-8. W/Buxton, to the Croneert, 31st inet, and to the Tamar, undated; J, O. Boardman, to the Crescent, for trooping trip to Hongkong and hack, En date 31st icat.

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