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Intimations.

G FALCONER & Co..

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NEW SELECTIONS OF

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WING KEE & CO.,

:

Nos, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL SHE CHANDLERS SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, &a, &c., OF FIFTY FEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. He ghong. August 12, 2008.

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MEE CHEUNG & CO., ART PHOTOGRAPHER, ICE HOUSE LANE SPECIALIST IN ENLARGING AND BROMIDE WORK

leet Views of Hongkong and South China Special Department for Developing and Printing for Anteurs

CAMERAS FOR HIRE.

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Intimations.

MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

Interesting Comparison of Costs.

The following rudoappeared in a recent isque of the Manchester Gurdians!

Tariff Refoxiners" nro always telling u that Protection mong more employmont

and better wages for the working man. But

AFRAID TO GO OUT AT....

NIGHT:

So BAD WAS HIS AKITIMA.

ATER PHYSICIANS, MEDICINES, E CHANGE of CLIMATE FAILED TO CURE THIS COLOMBO GENTLEMAN HE FOU

Penreer Cons to. DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS:

Intimations.

FRIDAY MARCH 10, 1911.

BOXING BOXING!

AT THE

CITY A L'I¿

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11, AT. P. PM.

MAIN Event SLAMAN TINSAN- İL.M.S.NEWCASTLE, "

Štokea HARWOOD - (Featherweight Champion of the Fleety - H.M.S.MisoTAUR," for the Featherweight Championship of he

when it is brought home to them that

Asthma is a nervous disease, and in the mages in every protectal European country majority of cuss is wonnected with some are lower than in Freetrado England other malady, chronic Bronchitis, Dyspep they turn round and say that this is in Liver Disoittor and Indigestion being *the stamgest reason in the world" among the most frequent. I the casu GOAL DEPARTMENT, why the Batish Lalmarer should of Mr. Y. O, van Ranzow, of Lock Gate; Colombo, Dyspepsin was the predisposing bu protected against the unfair competitions and considering that the reputation, of underpaid foreigners. Il the Japanese of Dr. William Pink Pilla as a-remely OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA male will pin elevan houts for one shili. for digestive disorders is of twenty years SIMIA, OCHI, MUTABE, ROJO, ing Tarif Reforma indidate for duration, and world-wide, it is not to be KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO,Taillanient is rupertod to have said Ranzew of Asthina as he relates, they

East Kind i Purso ja wondered at.that, whilst during Mr. vnu

and Four other Events, SEINNEW-nzd · KAMIYAMADA

recently, and if the female Japanese cured him completely of his Dyspepsin as Sents: Ringside, 36; others 83, 82, and 81 Collories."

will apla doven hour for fld, how can well. you compete?" Tho Tari Reformer" says: "Put a tariff between yourselves and Japan You don't want to come to the Japanese level, and you can's lift him to yours-then put a barrier between the two."

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In this form of argument there is involved a soriona error. It was Thomas Brassey who, in the middlo of inst century, in his distinguished career as railway contractor, votitied hu truth that the cost of labour tó the employer is not proportionate to the amount of wages paid per employee. Bras sey dealt with labourers in different parts of the world, and found by experience that it was less costly to himself to employ tho British navy at 34 dd. per day than the Handiambalama przebythemid=30- true to-day in the cotton idustry: Thu

actual money wages paid to oach employer

are not an index of the cost of labour, In

“Iwns a constant sufferer from Astlus for nearly twoya," said Mr. van Ranzow, It was with the utmost difficulty that I managed to breath at times. My bronchial tubes neomed chukal So susceptible was I to cold that I could not go out after dark, as the sight it was too danıp äixi chilly, In addition to the Asthma I suffered greatly I was extremely nervous. with Dyspepsin, and had no appetito at all.

the countries where wages are low the ost of labour is high; conversoly, in Lancashire, where wages are high, the cost of labour is low. The clement of efficiency must be taken into account, and the truc criterion'ef the cost of inbour is the amount of wags in relation to the amount of work. dene.

..

-Wo will take as examples wages and coat of labour in Japan, India, Italy, France, $18 and Brazil and compare them with Lan- cashire Wo will reduce the cost of labour to the same unit in each country-ri, the annual cost per spindle; and finally we shall see the annual cost for labour alone in aspinging mill of 19,500 spindles..

In the Bombay Gazette of August 20th last Mr Arthur-Leslie made a calculation of the relative eficiency of the Japanese and the Indian cotton mill operative The figures which he used for Japan were provided by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Limited, Bombay, and refer to the whole of the Japanese milia. The figures for India were provided by the Bombay Millowners Association, and refer only to mills in the Island of Bombay, · On the basis of these figures Mfr Arthes Leslie estimated that 20.8 operatives"werë ro- quired in Japan for every 1,000 spindles. In Bombay 30.7 opemtises were required LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO 1,000 spindles. Last June, in answer

CHINA SUGAR REFINING" CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY holders of the above Company will be hell at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 14th March. at Neos, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Slatenient of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1910.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 3rd to 18th March, both days indusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD,

General Agents » Hongkang, February 24, 1911,.

EIMITED.

NOTICE

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to a question in the House of Commons. 3fs Buxton gave official igures for the

MR. V. O, VAN Razzol

of Colombo,

(from a photograph)", With these various troubles there was very little canfort for me during the day. But at night my sufferings increased

Platis and Booking at S. MOUTRIE & (4.

Hongkong, March 9, 1911.

THEATRE

ROVAL.

RETURN VISIT.

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FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY.

HENRY PALLAS'S CO.,

THE FOLLIES.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday,

rusty runs scouted to be coil alle March 14th, 15th & 16th. respiratory organs seemed becoms filled with phlegas, and I would cough and spit for a long time, fooling often as though I wire going to choke.

of

"On my medical attendant's advice I went away to Newara Eliya for a meath, but I was just as bad there as I had been in Colombo. Another physician then re-

change commended a trip to Jana for climate, but after my previous disappoint- ment I saw no 1943 in this Farris meatie I took part wine regularly every day in medical advice, yet all this time I

Brow and spitting nearly all day long. worse, suffering vel misery, Lod coughing

“After spending a lot of money rainly in my efforts to obtain relief I allowed myself to be induced at last. by friends to Feopic. The very first battle of these „zy Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Fale Pills gave me auch relief that I was en- four uxore bottles of them I was completely. couraged to persevere, and after taking

cured. I am now free from either Astling or Dyspepsin, and have been so for over a year." _Because of my thankfulness I the information of others."

sign to publish this testiniony, for permission

As a a remedy for nervous disorders and for maladies arising from impure or weak blood Dr. Willinus

Pick

Pills for Palo

PLAN AT

S. MOUTRIE'S & CO.

Business Manager.

HARRY A DOOLEY.

Hongkong, March 9, 1011

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PATELL & CO.,

Intimations

Scientific

OPTICAL KNOWLEDGE

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

If your eyes trouble you sou us and have the satisfaction of know-

ing the cause.

EYES EXAMINED, LENSES DUPLICATED:

GLASSES FITTED.

TORIC LENSES a specialty.

CLARK & CO HOTEL MANSIONS

HONGKONG

PEDDER ST. Entrance Opp. New Post Office Building,

Hongkong, February 14, 1911.

罐水汽力廸士

BEWARE OF IMPURE, WATER.

-"PRANA" Sparklet Syphons enable

you to prodires the purest, freshest Soda Water obtainable. SAFER AND CHEAPER SOLD BY ALL STORES SYPHONS.At $2.00 each.

ut 0.99 per box. WHOLESALE BUYERS

BULBS

Can obtain at London price from

KWONG SANG HONG, LTD.

WHOLMALE AGENTS,

Exporters & Importers i

People infand pro-eminent, irroittable General Merchants

number Auil wagon of cotton operatives in THE TWENTY-NINTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of the Sharepan in the year 1908. The number of testimony proving them to have cared halders of the above Company will be field males employed in Japan is 18,752, Indigestion, Liver Complaint; Thounsetian,

cases of Anemia,

March, at 12:30 P-3., for the purpose of wagas of spisuers wer-of

ber, 1010,

at the Offices of the General Agents, the number of females 110.583. The Faralysis, Beri-Beri Salaris, Ecza Pedder's on THURSDAY, the 18th

males Skin Eruptions, as well as of the specini Obtainable front receiving the Report and Stateinept of 1028. per day, for females d. per ailments of ladies. Accounts for the year ending 31st Decen- day. If we ASBULDU that the pro-1 bottle for $1.80, 6 bottles for 88/-, post medicino dealers everywhere, also direct, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-portion of males to females among the free, from the Chinn Office of The Dr. War pany will be CLOSED fra the 3rd to spinners is the same as among all the cotton lians Medicine Co., B4 Specimen Rund 10th March, botir days, inclusive.

Shanghai operatives it follows that the average wage JARDINE MATHESON & Co. Lru.of spioners was 7.28. per day. Now in

General Agent

Japan 20,8 mill bads are required per 1,000 Hongkong, February 24, 1011* 970

spindles, from which we calculato that the cost of labour per apindle per year is 3. 11d

THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

OXFORD TUGAL EXAMINATIONS.

HONGKONG CENTRE.

TANTRIES for the JULY EXAMINA- TION will be received by the Under- In India 30.7 handa are required per signed up to WEDNESDAY, the 15t 1,000 spindles. Tho Statistical Abstract | INST., at Noon. relating to British Indus gives the wages,

E. RALPHS,

Hon. Secretary, (Queen's Collego).

"HE MIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY of the cotton operatives of Cawnpore in MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the present year. The monthly wages in the above Company will be held at the the muleroom are 41.5 rupees for the COMPANY'S OFFICE, St.

Hongkong, March 7, 1011.

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at 12.17 1.M., on TUE 80's Building hand misty, 9.2 rupees for minders, and NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

the 28th

March, 1911, to receive a Statement of 6.8. rupees for spare bands. Wages in Accounts to the 31st December, 1910, and the oardroom are similar. If we assume the Report of the General Manager and Consulting Committee and to elect a Con- the hands employed in spinning is aboot that the average monthly wages of all Hulting Comniittco and Auditor,

1.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Co 15 rupees, or 206. per month, it follows pany

will be CLOSED from the 14th March that the monthly cost par 1,000, spindles to the 28th March, hoth days inclusive,

for labour alone is about 431, of about THE CHIKA-BORNEO Co., LTD., | 78. 5d. per spindle per year.

W. α. DARBY,

General Manager. Hongkong, March 5, 1911;

THE BIRD IN THE HAND

INSURANCE.CO.

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED TILE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO.

TOTAL

TOTAL EUNDE AT 3er Dreamen, 1000

£10,875,3574 1-Authorised. Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £3,275,000 II Fire Fund

468,130 67 Paid-up Capital £1,212,500 0 0 I-Life Annuity Funds 15,080,3321011 Sicking Fund Account 80,388 28

£10,875,856 19 8

Pierr Dogrand has made a calculation of the cost of labour in the spinning mills of 345 | Inncashire," and his conclusion we been

ndopted by another French authority Lecomté. Legrand's estimate was based on his inquiries into the Star, Westwood, United, Honeywell, Duke, Fern, Heashow," and Royton mills, comprising 606,920 spindles. He estiniated that in these mills Other Receipts the yearly expense per spindle for labour. alone smonated to 2 11fd. Just over

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

Terebant is the customer within

THE bird in the hand to the

the store. It requires some sort of attraction in the first place to got the customer there-about the heat at traction is a real, live advertisement; winsthing good that will catch the gye that has been carefully written, artis», tically empiled and strikingly ast up. "Advertiecuients in the Obina Mall nud Overland China. Mail road the bear, look the best and give the beabresults.

·Hongkong, April 12, 1010.

Revenue Fire Bruch.....2,352,996 17 10

· Life & Annuity |

189625:14 3

Marine Department 200,391, 7/8 ..... 435,252 8.1

*££ £95,80€ 7 10

The Acenniulated. Funds of the Fire and

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

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three bands are required per 1,000 spindles. Late Departments are free. from liability in

Lecomte madah similar estimate for respect of each other, Franco, and the conclusion he arrived at was that the annual cost perspindle varied from "34. 11d. to Gu. 31. At two mille la the vicinity of Remiremont the cost was 44 3d, and this figure may be taken as typical for France,

Froth Mr S. L. Hess's recent inquiry

for the Manchester University into the conditions prevalent in the cotton industry

YEE SANG FAT,

OPPOSITE - POST OFFICE.

of Italy we are enabled to males a cal. TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.

culation of the cent of labour for that country. In Italy seven to h

484 ro required per 1,00 spindles, in com

pariana with 2 to 4 in Lancashire, F valent wages for Italian uporatives are from. 19. 3. 21, 74. for a mule spinner, to 14 5 for a big plecer, Tas Ku, to FR Bd. for little pidours, 345,defor card-room grindere and 10 ed, to 12 for strippers,

SINGON & CO.

TRON STEEL METAL and HARD. WARE MERCHANTS, Wholesale and Retail Irunmongery, Pig Iron and Foundry Cuke Luparters. General Store kuvans and Skipchandlers, Nos. 35 17, Imo Loogo Statur, (2nd Street, want

Moderate Prices of Central Matkat) Tulephony No. 515.

Hongkong, Septemba 24, 7900 1124

won that the averago weekly wage paid in an Italian spinning mill is about 12s., which is a low estimate, it follows that the weekly cost of labour, assuming that only seven mil habile are required par

(Continued on l'uge!

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AND

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GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE" AND POLICE. BUREAU OF: NAVIGATONÍ.

MANILA, P.I

February 9, 1911.

1. The Bureau of Navigation offers for at Engineer Island, Manila P.L. the following bunches

-(a.) The GEO. TILLY; a river and barbour lunch, 2 feet-6 inches over all, beam 10 fret, draft & feet, engine vertical inverted compound coudernier, size 8x16* x12 stroke, slide valves, Stephenson link

feex

EVERY KIND motion, hand reversing goat, surface-com-

deniser, circulating, air, bilege and pamps attached; also independent donkey pump in engine room; now Scotch marine

Footwear boiler installed in August, 1910, Glent diameter and 8 feet long.

HADE

TO

ORDER

CHERRY & 00,

WELLINGTON. STREET.

Hongkong, May 5, 1910,

Popular

.) The CUTO, a sen-going and larbor launch, 80 Fout over all, beam 14 feet, draft & feet. Engines are vertical inverted compound condensing type, size 9x 18-1 x14 stroke, slide valves, hande reversing gear, Steplicason" link nation, warisco cordamer, circulating, air, bilgo and feed.

attached to engine, a ono inde

pump key pump in engine room;

boiler 8 feet long, feet- inclion in diameter, single furance, Scotch marino

(4) The JERVEY, a centerhard sinop of 17.01 tons, 15,06 net 40 feet lougy beam 13 feet, 4 feet 6 inchoa depth of held, --- (d.). The CAPTAIN FISHER, a conter-

· board keteli length over all: 62 feet, bou 16. fact, depth of hold 9 Feet, minunet-56 feet" 678 by 10 inches diameter, jigger 41 feet by B

inches diameter, main boom 24. foot, incher diameter, maio gaf 24 feet by inches diameter jiggur, boom 22 fent by b, inches dinmeter, jigger galt 20 feet by 6 inches diameter, bowsprit 10 fuct by. 8 inches; howajazit boom "16 füet lung; frame, kel, stem, sternpost.centerboard "and"; and well of native hand wood planking ut Oregon pina shoathed with copper,

ASAHI BEER

© (6) The BUCKEY O'NEILL, full mly, length over all 69 feet, a bacher, beau modded 11 feet, four inchus, depth maubled 7 feet. This laurels lus boom stripped of all ninchinery--and only-bull le for male."

2. Seled bids will be received up to and Including March 10, 1911, will be publicly opened at 3.00 on that date at the office of the Director of Navigation, Engineer Island: The right is remyvod to reject any or all his

"anch. Prupnents in Fuso "inuyo ba "hecoinpiady by cash r

cecilied check for 10 per cent Jof the pricu. - offered: - Full pufment of the azimutt bigl will herrergairól from thà ayccesful lidder withbi fiye (5) slaykhfter neceptance of the. offer, or upon delivery of the vessel #hich must be within five days of acceptance abu 1. Bids may be made for aluga requals, for the entire lot, or for both..

4. Then voranis may be inspected at Engineer fad, Manila

-Futlier information" will j

OBTAINABLE "EVERYWHERE

SOLE AGENTS MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA upon appliation to the under

Hongkong, December 172 17102 1822 1921

"Acting Director of