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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co..

LIMITED,

WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS Telephone No. 963.

HOTEL MANSIONS.

NEW SELECTIONS OF

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARETM

HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, ← LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS, KIV FALCONER, &COATE AGENTS FOR, ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND DOOKS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

WING KEE & CO.,-

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Nes, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HIP-CHANDLERS; SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL

MERCHANTS, &c., &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL -FRANCISCO TSE YAT, Grueval Mimager. Hongkong, August 12, 1908.

ING ON CÓ

અને દેવદહા

1788.

MILONSANT OUTFITTERS EXPORT AND IMPORT MERCHANTS

HAVE JUST RECEIVED KET SPE

Drapery, Grocery, Ironmongery, Crockery, Glass and China Ware, Furniture, Watches & Clocks.

The Cheapness and quality of their Goods have no equat. 209-213, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

Intimations.

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOL

(OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA

Collorios.

SOLE AGENTS for KISHIDAKE COAL,

THE CHINA MAIL.

AN OFFICER'S SUICIDE.

Superstitious Captain jumps

from E, and 0. Liner.

Unlucky 13the reputation which The superstitioon have given this number 50 worked upon the mind of Capt. R.C. Blair,

"Betrefit of bis Bonk,~~

TRAVELLING IN THE TROPICS.

AN INSURANCE AGENT'S TROUBLES FxVER, Aave, & Cnnoxic CoNKTIPATION CURED BY

DR. WILLIAMS' PINK-PILLS.

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Intimations.

TENDERS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1911,

Intimations.

The right is reserved of rejecting all or

of a tender. any tenders and of accepting any portion

+

EDGAR" WATTS,

Savd Store Officer.

Hongkong, March 1, 1911.

235

Whilst asking for at the Colebes in SEALED TENDERS are invited for UPHOLSTERY, CLEANING “and MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA-ufebied by Kimstroke, that ho jumped

the interests of a Life Insumues Co.. a few into the Red Sea from the F. and O. liner years ago Br. Alfred D. Dellers and to lishments for one year from the 1st April DYEING WORK for H.M. Naval Estab.

Moran, and was drowand. The captain wa vikit many unhealthy places, with the (MITSU BISHI 00.)\

nort anfficer of the 7th Marklin Rifles; his result that his health gave way and ho fell

Tenders will be received until noon on 15th death took placis on Friday, January 13. into what ho hirisol describes na

Foch, 1911.

of tender may be obtained on He had had a sunstroke same time ago in uplorable condition."

• Evory for days I used to goantfalls of India, and was on his way home for the shivering. My body, Junds and kneeplication to the Naval Store Officer,

fromlded with cold, nine of the same time I will be required trour persons tendering A deposit of one hundred dollars ($100) The story of the events which led typ tonda eculiar ousations about my clicst returnable in the spent of non-acceptance

and shoulders and would vomit frequent of tender, the suicide was told when the Morenly" explained Mr. Ochlers,

When this

Fovor would cinsed. ague arrived at Plymouth on January 28. At

leaving, une too weak and worn out to he Aden, Capt. Phair's spirits seemed brighter, come on and continue until the next day, and he began to look forward to his visit to it for any work at all. I lost all appetite, England. On Friday, the 15th, his attention and what little I did ent made me feel as if. M. Naval Yani,

I had gone through a heavy mont, A was apparently directed by some jesting chronic state of Constipation compelled me passengers to the fact that it was an un to be always dosing myself purgativos: I. lucky day and an unlucky date. He then became thin, yellow and americ rocalled that he had sat as one of 13 at table that day, 11is. Tallur-passengers regarded- the whole thing as a joke, but Capt. Dlair bogan le indicate a more serious view. To one passenger he expressed a wish that if anything untoward happened to him that day, the money in his possession (about £00) should be sent back to the regimental mess in India. Capt. Blair's reinarka were vidiculed by the follow-pistongots who "thought" "that"the" nacity, las endedpamin the afternoon of that day the dicer way_tit Ahskus jual and he sat at linger in Jus

usual place. He then went to the smoke room where ho wrote two letters, and.

BEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO.

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Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsu, „Wakamatsu, Kobe, Osaka, `Shanghai,“Hangkong, Hankow

Ter, Augares for abore: TWASAKI | Godas:-ALABQNth Pl. Western Unio

Unies,

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

Co

167 & 103, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL (Trams, pass the Door).MANTLA Messrs Macondray &

Hongkong, August 13, 1910. -

Telophone 189,

J. ULLMANN & CO.

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JEWELLERY SOUVENIR-SPOONS.

THE FINEST ASSORTMENT, EVER SEEN IN DONGKONG,

Prices right.

Cakes

WEISMANN'S

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Ringkong, July 20. 1910,

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A OISHI,

Manager,

No. 9, PADDER STREIA,

Παρακολο. Hongkong, January 9, 1909,

816

THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING COMPANY, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICENTE SECUND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this

be held Company will

Company's nt the Office, Victoria Buildings, on WEDNES Jock DAY, the 8th March, 1011, at 12 o'clock Soox, for the purpose of receiving the Repent of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1910.

paste them in the ship's letter-box-about ten p. A few moments later he came o

mouth. He walked up and down the poop deck with a lightcil cigarette in his deck once or twice smoking, without taking

any nice of the other passengers (one of who was the naval officer who had shared his cabin carlier in the roynge). Capt. Blair paqsed in his walk, and then, looking towards the ship's side, ran a few steps and, with a bound, clenged the rails and jumped into the Red Sea. The liner wits burne on her course, the lifeboat was lowered, but the ill fated young other was never seen aghin,

-RUBBER-SHARE-REVIVAL.

MR. ALFAEN:D. “ÜEHLER",

of Weltevreden,-Java- (from a photograph) placed myself under medical treat ment but none of the various medicines prescribed improved my condition to any fasting degree. After I had been suff in this way for some time an acquaintance suggested that I should try Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. I did so and found myself gradually getting better

wonderful the im and stronger. It provement that these Pills wrought-in-my bealth and

general appearance as I went with their use.

tse. I have had no return. of my fermer troubles for eighera mufiths now and am feeling, as healthy as I could with. You may use this testimony for the benefit of oblori...

on

WIS

bavo

This Year and Last Year. Mr. Ochlers was no longer in the In

surance business when he gave the above A few pregnant remarks are offered by testimonial sone mouths age, but was 4 Stock Exchange correspondent of The employed in Messrs. Ant: Justman'a

Tabak

Maatschappy, Weltevreden, Fava, The Economist who, in that journal's issue of

progress of disc is arrested by January 28, writes of the activity of the Dr. Wiliams' Pink Pills because they

They rubber shere market which act in at the made poor blood Rich Red end of that month. To compare the past cured repeatedly, Malaria, Anemia, In digestion. Debility, Wasting Disorders, Rheumatism, Neumigia. Nervous Dis- Took's dealings in rubber shares with

Of those of the boon of last spring, as orders and the ailments of women.

Willinn come bare been doing, says this corres dealers or direct from Dr. pondent, is to invite a charge of sang-Medicino Co., 84 Szechuen Road, Shanghai, geration, because, as a matter of fact, there China, pest free, $1.50 for one buttle, 881 for six bottles, Insist at shops on being has been nothing like a boom, nor anything supplied only with Dr. Williams' Pink approaching one. Business is far more Pills for Pale People. active in rubber shares than has been the case for many weeks päst, and comparing the netivity with the desolating which pre- -Hongking, Februarsh, Bil-581vaild in the market duly a furtnight or so ago, the temptation to overstate the present

The REGISTER of SHARES of re Company will be CLOSED from TRI. DAY, the 3rd Marcle to WEDNESDAY, 8th March (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Director,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Laud Invest

ment and Agency Co., La. Agents for the Kowloon Land & Building

Co., Ltd.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., caso is perlaps excusable. But onlookers

LIMITED.

HE FORTY-SECOND MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be hold at the COMPANY'S OFFICES No. 3. Queen's Road Central. Victoria, on (THURSDAY, the 9th March, 1911, at 12 o'clock Noox, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending

31st December, 1910.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from 24th February to 9th Marchi, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors."

C. PEMBERTON, Secretary. Hongkong, February 17, 1911. 204

atst not be misted inte reposing that a hom has started again on the same lines as that of April and May last. The cut sider in those days was the maker of the muret.

TWELVE MONTHS AGO.

It was the boast of the rubber boom that its base rested upon no mere shop-support such as underlies every Kate boom, for example. The man in the street proved a tremendous factor in the rubber rush, and be it ia who is not gambling now. Buyers aro, partly professional, partly Eastern; only a very small proportion of them is dwn from the real public The bear account had been gradually getting larger and larger; the fall in the raw rubber HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., induced Mincing Lane operators to sell

́LIMITED.

NOTICE.

Whare This Day, authorized Messi HAESLOOP to sign our Firm per PF- cuzation.

THEO F. HANSEN and CONRAD

F. BLACKHEAD & CO. Hongkong, March 1, "1011"

REMOVAL NOTICE

Mic

300

ROM MARCH 1, tho Officers of this Company will be located in the KING'S BUILDING, Connaught Road.

ORIENTAL BREWERY, LTD. Hongkong, February 27, 1911

$89

SINGON & CO.

TRON, STEET METAL and HARD. WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Roundry Coke Importers. General Store 37, Hrse LUONG STREET, (2nd Street, west of Central Market) Telephone Na, 515

1121 Hongkong, September 4, 1909

LASTING PROTECTIONEERING SHARPE LLERS Backwardations that worked out to 28 and keepers and Shi pehandlers. Nos, 35 and

-AGAINST. ...........

WHITE ANTS. GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER TESTIMONIALS.

SOLE. AGENT::

MELCHERS & CO.

SAKE

WELLINGTON

KNIFE POLISH WELLINGTON SILVERSMITHS BLACK LEAD SOAPLATEU

CLEANING

POLYBRILLIANT, METAL POMAD NEVER BECOMES DRY & HARD LIKE OTHER METAL FASTES

JOHN OAKEY & SONS, LIMITED,

NOTICE.

R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate

Mersed in literntare, has been a teacher

to European oficials and merchants in this Colony for over to yeny

WELLINGTON MILLA," LONDON,

IMPORTANT NEW PUBLICATION,

THE FAW OF TRADE MARKS,

THE TRADE MARKS FRESANCE 19go

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE "FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY will be held at the Offices of the Under signed at 12.a'clock (Noon), on FRIDAY, the 10th March.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 24th inst. to the 10th proxime, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.,

General Managers HONORUNG FIRE INSURANCE CO., Lu Hongkong, February 20, 1911,. 250

CHINA SUGAR-REFINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY

short, in heavy fashion, and when the material started to re-act, on the valorisa tion ramours from Brazil, the over old share market readily responded 30 per cent. have been offerod eagerly this week by bears who could not carry over their shares in the market, sad lucky people who find shares in their names have made Spo profits out of fending the shares to the sellers unable to deliver for them- selves or to take in their commitments in the ordinary way. This bene account, it is important to observe, in, by ny means. closed yet, and in it the bull party rest their expectations of a possible further ndreuco in prices. Some, indeed, consider this a more reasonable plen than that of the Brazilian valorisation, rancore of which were all sed as the groundwork for this week's advanco.

ATTIT DE CF BRAZI

NORTH PRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE CO...

WITH YWCA 1 INCORPORATED THE - OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS AT SUFT DECEMBER, 199,

£19,875,357.

Inrial Capital £6,000,000. Subscribed. Capital 43,276,000 Paid-up Capital £1,212,500 00

Fire Finde

3,488,136 7 III-Life & Annuity Funds 15,080,3321011 Sinking Fund Account 85,388 24 £19,876,360 10 6 2,362,906.17-10 Revenue Fire Branch...

Life & Annuity

1,997,035 11:3 Marino Derartment 290,121 35,252

£6,435,806 7.10

ANNUAL MEETING of the Share-

Brietly stated, the idea is that the Brazil holders of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the Generi Agonts, Uusement will come forward to the aid Fedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the of the country's merchante in Paes rubber, 10th March, at Nous, for the purpose of financing them for an indellite period over. ruteiving the Report and Statement of which the spring erop can be held back, Accounts for the year ending 1st Decem.ponding higher prices for the raw stud her, 110

The knowledge that the Amazon crop would The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. shortly be in the market is held to be pany will be CLOSED from the d-to-16th principal cause-in-the-Mincing-Lane Other Receipts.

arch, both days inclusive

palgo that forced fino bard Pars down to 48, 103, only Lust week, and if this supply

970

Fancha....

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., not forthcoming then the argument Xecuted Fands of the Fire and

General Ageats,

runs that rubber must go up with Life Departments are free from liability in Hongkong February 24, 1911.

bound Brazil having evolved valorisi:

LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICIA

tion scheme lo regard to coffee, the respect of each other. klun that she will take

#Mimilar

rep with robber met, naturally, with certain amount of credenc; although good authorities are inclined to scoff at it. while others, looking at the nutter kom

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

HE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY holding-up of rubber in my large quantity WANNUAL MEETING of the Shary may prove of temporary benefit to plauta holders of the above Conany will be held on companies, but that ultimately it will GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY.

an economic stand point, That that the ON WO & CO., LD.

at the, filices of the General Scouts, prove actual to the industry at large,

•Es has a goud method of training-Euro ME Merolatilino, Mariu 'Act 19%) af Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY the 10th Anyway, valorisation is now the word to

peans to pass in the Chinese exanimation, and possessed on first rate certificate as a Chineso teacher. He hasnio a god know. Jedge of Mandarin.

Thong who intend learning the Chines anguage are requested to write cars of China West office or direct to 37, Fully wood. Itand, 2nd door

Hongkong, December 4, 1010.

Hongkong

By CD WILKINSON,

With Introduction." Explanatory Nubte, and 'Index. · $10.00. KELLY & WALSH, LTD

kony, Fahruary 2011

MADE TO ORDER.

March, ab 12.20 p.3, for the purpose of conjura with. The public buying, list of receiving the Report and Shitamant of it there is, runa Gither on good shares of CHILK Goods, Clinoso. Embroidery and Accounts for the year ending 31st Deceinthe bigh dividend paying variety, or on those of second-row companies that will

oth

bor, 2010.

Tho TRANSFER BOOKS of the Consoon be turning out large quantition of ping will ha. CTASED. from the Jal to rubber. Up to the present that ha

baun little more gambling the the loss of it that there is the butter for everybody concerned will the hat interests of the 27 marketi

Jsh Inth days inclusiva, the

MATHESON & CO., LTD. 22", "Clenárul Agent. Hongkong, February 24,-10114

Gram Cloth, Silk and Linen Drane, Piocas, Ivory and Jadestone Curfos,

JUVENS ROAD CENTRAL Hongkong ndory 19, 1911.

"ORGAN RECITAL,

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

TUESDAY, March 7th, at 3.30 13.

Gothic Suite

-Serenadevami.

Arlanto

Boellnu. Pamuk-Bridge- Losebure-Wely.

And other items,,

Vocalist: Mrs SCHOFIELD.

First Tuesday of wah manth,

27, 1911.

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Scientific

OPTICAL KNOWLEDGE

conscientiously applied insures you a perfect fit in the way of glasses.

If your eyes trouble you so ́us and have tho Katisfaction of know

ing the cause.

EYES EXAMINED,

LENSES DUPLICATED.

GLASSES FITTED.

TORIC LENSES a specialty.

CLARK & CO

IC OPTICIANS

HONGKONG OTEL MANSIONS

PEDDER ST. Entrance Opp. New Post Office Building.

al-for-series-piva. Longkong, February 14, 1911.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half-Year ending 315 December, 1810, at the rate of TWO POUNDS STERLING together with a BONUS of FIVE SHILLINGS STERLING per Share of 8125 is payable on and after ONDAY, the 27th day of February, Current, At the Ofices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

NJ. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, February 23, 1911.

锅水汽力廸士

GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE. ISLANDS.

-*· DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-

AND POLICE. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. Alasıza, P.I.

Fobruary 9, 10LF.

3. The Bureau of Navigation offers For sale at Fargineer Island, Manila P.J., the following launches:

(a) The GEO. TILLY, a river nud bar bunch. 79 feet-6 inches over all, baxin 16 feet, draft 6 feet, engine vertical inverted componnd condemning, size 8x10"

× 12

slide valve stroke

valves, Stephenson link mation, land reversing gear, surface-com denser, circulating, air, bilogy and feed, pumps attachisi; also independent donkey pump in engine mam; new Scotch marino boiler histalled In August, 1910, 0 feet diameter and & feet long.

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280

BEWARE OF IMPURE WATER "PRANA" Sparklet Syphons eunble you to produce the purest, freshest Sodn Water obtainable, SAFER AND_CHEAPER SOLD BY ALL STORES. SYPHONS.. ...nt 32.00 each. BULBS

at 0.90 per box. -WHOLESALE BUYERS! Can obtain at London price fru KWONG SANG HONG, LTD., WHOLESALE AGENTA,

216 and 248, Des Voeux Road Central, HONGKONG.

行發總

ARTE Hongkong. March 1, 1 11.

THE BIRD IN THE HAND

(A BIRD IN TER HAND IS WORTH TWO-IN THE BUSH).-

!!

THE bird in the hand to the merchant in the customer within

the store.. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to get the customer there about the best 6t- teaction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the oys that ass been carefully written, artia- tically compiled and strikingly set up, Advertisements In the Chia Mail and Overland China Mail read the best, lock the bose and give the bost results,"

Hongkong. April 12, 1910.

Popular

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(b) The CUXO, a seagoing and hathir anch, 80 feet over all, ben 14 foot, draft feet. Engines are vertical inverted compound condensing type, size 9"x 18-1/2" x14 stroke, slig valves, hand rerersing ger, Stephenson link motion, surface condenser, circulating, air, bilgo and feal pumps attached to engine, also one inde- pendent donkey pup in engino room boller 8 feet long, feet-6 inches in diameter, single furnace, Scotch maring. type.

Q1

The JERVEY, a centerboard sleep 01 tons, 18.06. nat, 46 feet long, beam 13 feet, 4 feet 6 inches depth of hold. (d.) The CAPTAIN FISHER, a center- inrti ketch length over all 62 feat, beam 16 feet, depth of hold 9 foot, mainmast 56 feet by 10 inches diameter, jigger 4 feet by 8 inches diameter, main boom 24 foot, inches diameter, main on 22 feet by 24 fect by gar 20 feet by ū at 18 feet

by

inches dianister

inches unmeter jigger

inches

hes diameter,

6

inches, bowspirit boom-10 feet long, frnce, keel stem sternpost, conterboard and and well of native hard wood planking of Oregoit pine sheathed with copper.

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

ouldest 11 feet, four inches, depth moulded: fact. This lauuch has been stripped of all machinery and only hull ty" for sale.

Sesied bids will be received us to and including March 10, 1911, and will be publicly opened at 3.00 p.m. on that date at the micr of the Director of Navigation Engineer Island. The right in reserved to reject any or all bide, Proposals in each ense must be

certified check panied by cash or a for 10 per cent of the price offered. Full payment of the amount bid will be required from the successful bidder

within five (5) try after acceptance of the offer, or upon delivery of the vessel which 294 must be within five days of acceptance.

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3. Bids may be nindo for single vessels, Cor the satin lot, or for both.

4. These vessels may be inspected at Engineer Iliad, Manila.

Further information will be given upon application to the undersigned.

*S. H. BARLOW, 224 Acting Director of Navigation.

YEE SANG FAT,

OPPOSITE POST OFFICE

TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.

NEW STOCK OF LADIES SHOES

AND

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OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE

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Hongkong, Decembar 17, 1910

$10 doz.

Hong, Sept. 20, 1916

STEAM LAUNDRY CO.,

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Estalker 1800,---

THE only successful Starm Laundry in

the Far Erst. THE ONLY LAUN DRY IN THE COLONY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISIONARES

Filtered. Water. Regular Delivery Flannels and underwear washed by skilled Japanese M

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