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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co..

LIMITED,

WATCH-MAKERS" AND "JEWELLERS.

Telephone No. 903.

HOTEL MANSIONS

NEW SELECTIONS OF

L.......

DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. LARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLATE, CUPS, BOWLS,-unc. FALCONER, & Co, ARE AGENTS FOR ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS, LORD KELVINS NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.

-(-)X

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

WING KEE & CO.,

Nos, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.

S., &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING

SH-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL

SHIP CAPTAINS ARE KEQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager. Thongkong, August 12, 1008.

1783.

MEE CHEUNG & CO., "ART PHOTOGRAPHER, IGE HOUSE LANE. SPECIALIST IN ENLARGING AND BROMIDE WORK. Select Views of Hongkong and South China. Special Department for Developing and Printing for Amateurs

CAMERAS FOR HIRE. W

WING ON Co

00

1788

TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS. EXPORT AND IMPORT MERCHANTS HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW SHIPMENTS OF

Drapery, Grocery, Ironmongery, Crockery, Glass and China Ware, Furniture, Watches & Clocks. The Cheapness and quality, of their Goods have no equat 209-213, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL

107 & 108, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, (Trans pass the Dour).

Telephone 180. Yongkong, Augcat 16, 190,

772

J. ULLMANN & CO.

JEWELLERS, WATCHNAKERS AND OPTICIANS.

Always carry a large and varied Stock of HIGH CLASS JADE AND CHINESE-MADE

JEWELLERY A SOUVENIR-SPOONS.

THE FINEST ASSORTMENT EVER SEEN IN HONGKONG.

Prices right.

Weismann,

Limited.

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE REVENUE PROBLEM.

A Suggestion trom Singapore,

·Says the Singaport Free Free-From the last mails from Hongkong it is apparent that that Crown Outony is finding itself Forging on financial difficulties, thero' entirely to the closing of the opium divani

| MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA and the almost entire loss of resouus from

(MITSU BISHI CO)

Intimations.

HONGKONG AVIATION,

WEEK

CHARLES VAN DEN BORN.. BIPLANE AVIATOR.

FLYING AT SHATIN, KOWLOON.

Tar 18mm, 19TH "AND-POTK DÍANCTI

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1911.

Intimations.

THEATRE

ROYAL

CITY NA E.L..

RETURN VISIT.

THREE

NIGHTS

ONLY

OF

FOR FROM 2.M. EvRUY DAY!

that branch of oxaso. Up till then Hong- kong had nn liquor duties, but these wore imposed with the idon that in this way at least a part of the revenue dolicit wouldIS Excelener the Ouvemer and Lany COAL DEPARTMENT,be mate up. In one quarter it was even HEMAT, His Excellency Vice-

hoped that toh lakhs of dollate, that is a Adural Sir A. L. Winsloo, His Excellency million, might be forthcoming. But the Major-General C. . Anderson and Mes

of the meeting. SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. Governor of Hongkong, who in drafting Anderson, have kindly consented to be THE FOLLIES.

ecting of Legislative Council that the

Extra Aviation tins will run overy

SIMA, OOHI, MUTABE, HOJO, his estimates pat the approximate.ravento KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, j.frou spirits at 8725,000, stated at the last aviation day from 10 am, Only folders of SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA

arintion tickets will be carried in such teins, by permission of the Government. Collorios..

only.

SOLE AGENTS ·fer ̃KISHIDAKE

COAL.

J

HEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO, BRANCH OFFICES —

Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsa, Wakamatsu, Kobe, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow

TYL, ADDRESSI for above: "IWABAKI, | Codes:-A1, ABO 5th Ed., Western Union.

Ca........

&

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

MANILA: Messrs Macondray

Co, SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.,

. Ltd."

For particolars, apply to

·H, OISHI,

Manager.

No. 2, PLODED STREET,

HONGKONG. Hongkong, January 9, 1909,

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

&

B16

ANNUAL MEETING of the Stuire

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!

year's working has shown that the sorento mission to the aristion grounds by ticket (Tuesday), Wednesday &

Prices of Admission. Club-enclosure, I day ticket....... ............. 8 6

Thursday,

Club-Enclosure, Ladies season ticket... 3

10 March 14th, 15th-8 16th.

Club Enclosure, Gente sonson ticket... 1st Class unclosure, 1 day ticket... 2nd Class enclosure, I day ticket 3rd Clas enclosure, 1 day ticket... 4th Class, I day ticket ...

1

...50cts. Return of HENRY DALLAS and he

'FOLLIES'

Admission to the Acroplane Garage in the forenoon only from 9 to 11 a,in. Admission 50 cents. (Holders of season tickets fren). For schools or corporations special arzangu. ments can be madu.

from liquor was no more than 8387,783. It has also to be remembered that from this auni 40 per cent has to be des dacted to go to the military contribution, which will leave no more than about 8400,000 ns the sum obtained from the now taxation of-liquor. The prospect is not at all pleasant for, a Sir Frederick Lugard romarked, "We shall either have to face a deficit at the end of the year, or we shall have to imposa somo new tax.” It has to be remembered that in Hongkong

To be able to provide the necessary seat they have got very much nearer to the dining accommodation for the public, intend appearance of opium as a revesus-caraer ing visitors are kindly requested to book I their ticket in advance with Messrs. -thaon-wonlara in the Straits, Settlement Hemi Cu Al-Tank, Sincoro and Co

Wing On C. King Edward Hotel, Empire Cinema, Connaught Aerted Water Fac tory: The Kowloon Ferry and Railway 18T DAY-SATURDAY, 16th March 1911.

It is true that there is hore an automatic shrinkage in the opium importa consequent on the fudian restrictions on export, in order to meet the gradual restriction on

antity-grown opium in China. But the

Station.

Sr. First Aeroplane flight in Houg- kong territory. Dippingminte by the

aviator in front of is Majesty's repre entive, H. E. the Governor of Hongkong

fall.

price has risen to such an extent that the actual revenue is greater than it was;

Band will play National Authoni. for the time being of course. Hong

2.30 PM. Prize given by the Managers Song is therefore very much closer up

of the Far East Aviation Co, for an exhibi against the urgency of the financial position of diving from a height to the ground, tion than we are, and it will be of much giving the impression of a dangerous interest to watch what Hongkang will ultimately do in the way of restoring financial equilibrium. As one journal there sery properly remarks: When the good folks at home insisted on our giving up the

she

do the

3.30

P.31,

en route Manila to Shanghai.

PLAN AT

S. MOUTRIE'S & CO.

·Business Manager : HARRY A. DOOLEY.

Hengkong, March 9, 1911.

1011-12....

842

Intimations.

Scientific

OPTICAL KNOWLEDGE

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

If your eyes trouble, you sea us and have tho satisfaction of know-

ing the cause.

EYES EXAMINED.. LENSES DUPLICATED.

GLASSES FITTED,

TORIC LENSES n apocialty.

CLARK & CO

EL MANSIONS

HONGKONG

PEDDER ST. Entrance Opp. New Post Office Building.-

Hongkong, February 14, 1911.

OXFORD LUUAL EXAMINATIONS. HONGKONG CENTRE

www.

TINTRIES for this JULY. EXAMINA-

TION will be received by the Undez.. signed up to WEDNESDAY, the 157 INST., at Noon,

E. RALPHS,

Hon. Secretary, (Queen's College).

343

Hongkong, March 7; 1911;-

:

-NOTICE

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. HONGKONG OFFICE.

URING.

parting the Bundy, spares Bar the year Davud, Ste de somady wil to

1 Tenders in duplicata will also be

3 P.M. Prize given by the Compradores SEALED TENDERS in duplicate will for the first fight with a Chiacae passenger be received at the RN. Hospital until 10 A.M. on the 2nd March, 1911. in Elongkong.

"First aviation lesson in the air from persons desirous of supplying BEEF, to an Aray Officer of Hongkong Garrison. MUTION, FOWLS, PORK; BREAD

AERATED WATERS, ICE, and other light with Passenger. A ride in CHEESE, PURE COWS MILK aeroplane coula $75.-Applications head manager, more

31st March, 1910. conaoption of the table they wore causing, anied by cash or cheque,

The progranine is subject to change, They did not realise that tlicy were diaturb cording to atmospheric conditions. If on received for COAL (Akaike nad Tubari). Printed Forms of Torder and further par ing the foundations of a very equitable and account of bad weather or accident, y tienlars can be obtained at the RN

s provented, notices will be posted at the just system of taxation. The opium rovent ticket-selling boxes, and a blue fing will by Hospital. was contributed by the larger portion of the on the fagstaff of Mesen...

where a The right to reject the lowest or any community, and in such small individus red flag will #y when dying is certain. Tender is reserved.

Tickets already bought for

that day

will be proportions that no one felt the burden.arailable for the next aviation day.

According to the aviator's contract he R. N. Hospital, The liquer dutie however, shifted the

to undertake a fight it weight from the shoulders of the many cannot be forced, to us

weather conditions and infavourable. His

TUALETID ORDINARY heliers of the above Company will be held At the Citices-of-the-General Agents Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 10th March, at Ñoos, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of to the backs of the very few, and in that Accounts for the year ending 31st Decemsonse was lacking in strict equity.... It is no

ber, 1910.

use crying over spilt milk. The former soures of revenue has almost disappeared; the new source is found to be insuficient for our needs, and what we have gat to consider during the next few months is 275 some way of surmounting the dificulty."

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Con- any will be CLOSED from the 3rd ca 18th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Inv.,

General Agents. Hongkong, February 24, 1011;

LUZON SUGÁR REFINING CO.,

LIMITED.

NOTICE ..

We are glad to sea that our Hongkong contemporary, the Ching Alas, bouches on the me essential element in the whole situation, common to Hongkong and thei Struita. That is that in the effort to restore equilibrium the entirely vicious principle has been adopted of libcting THE TWENTY-NINTE ORDINARY the population that joyfully paid the old

ANNUAL MEETING of the Share- holders of the above Company will be held taxation. from any taxation at all, and at the Offices of the General Agents, londing the other classes who, particularly

March, at 12.30 P.M., for the purpose" of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Deceni-

Bakers, Confectioners, Caterers, Pedder's Street, on THURSDAY, the 16th the Europeans, taxed by the climato in

Restauranteurs.

14, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, July 20, 1910.

MASSEY'S

1911 Directory.

NOW COMPILING.

600

ber, 1910.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 3rd to 16th March, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., La

"General Agent Hongkong, February 24, 1911*.

HONGKONG - GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE

,270

a way that no Chiness are taxed, bear already many of the revenue burdens in

various directions. The commonsenes way of looking at the situation would occur to most business minds, and also to minds trained in equity, which two estegories include pretty near all the opinions worth, having. Taking asa postuate that force has dictated the abandonment of" the opium revenue, the first question, in the search for an equivalent, would be to ask Who paid the opium taxation?" 1bo European? No." The Chinese? Yes." This at once frees the Europeau from day

THE ANNUAL GENERAL DIRETING necessity to contribute revenue which the

of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce will be Chinaman has ceased to contribute, and held on MONDAY, the 20th March, 1911, concentrates on the Chinese and on. at 4 'clock P.M., precisely, in the Old Chamber of Commerce Boom, CITY

New Firme, Clubs, Associations, etc., not appearing in the last issue are requested to HALL, for the following purposeá-

en in their names to 16, HOTEL MÄNSIONS, FLOOR NOTE-This information is published free of charge.

'SOUVENIR

CALENDAR AND BLOTTER FOR 1911

Pretty and Acceptable Xmas or New Year's Gift ON SALE:-KELLY & WALSH, LE.; erwen & Co., La., Cutwa, Bam, Lo,

Quazkonz Agost 23, 1910.

Regal Boots

AND

Shoes

FOR SALE

AT REASONABLE

PRICES.

ON WO & CO.,

LD.

THE SAVOY,

(1) To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1910.

17

(2) To plect a new Committee. 3)To trosict any general business.

no others, the duty of providing the equivalent of the revenue directed to ba abandoned. Tast amount, let us say roundly, is five million dollars. Very good; the Chinese, relieved of the payment of five million dollars in one. form" will Sod five millions in another form. Opium being set aside, it will be the real duty of tho A. M. WILLIAMS,Colonial administration at Singapore to

Secretary.

deviso taxes that will apply to Chinese Hongkong, March 11, 1911.

Articles of use and consumption, and to no other. There is a whole range of importa

By Order,

350.

THE CHINA-BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

from China on which it would be quite easy

contract is fulfilled, when under unfavour-

'I'L. BARRINGTON, '"

Deguty Inspector General.

"Hongkong March 13, 1911;

w

able weather conditions ho makes only two CHEONG HING.

minutes' fight a day,

THY FAR EAST AVIATION Co.,

K. OFFER, Manger Office, 38, Qucon's Road Central. : Hongkong, March 13, 1911.

TO Ma LO LIM YEUK

and

H

TAS ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT: OF. 560 OURIOS, PORCELAIN, JADESTONE

AND SILK, EMBROIDERIES.

INSPECTION SOLICITED. HONGKONG, No. 77, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.. Hongkong, October 13, 1919.

TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY

CONCERN..

N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the at August, 1907, purporting to be given POWER OF ATTORNEY dated the by me together with others to the above. named LO LIM YEUX of the Portuguese Colony of Bao, Gentleman, has so far as I am concerned this day been cancelled and revoked by me.

Hongkong, 10th March, 2911.

LO LEUNG SAT .of No. 18, Pan Cheung Teimple,

ILACAO.

الا

Witners

STANLEY S. MOORE,

Solicitor, HONGKONG.

Popular

350

ASAHI BEER

to deviso noma method of levying revenue OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE without disturbing unduly the ordinary

couche of handling trade. There is Chinese

SOLE AGENTS

which a very MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. THE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLYes, for instance, on.

1604 MEETING of SHARDHOLDERS of large revenue could be raised becaure

Hongkong, December 17, 1919. thu above Company will be held at the although not all Chinese, or anything

96, Queen's Rd Central COMPANY'S OFFICE, St. George's Building, like all Chinese, consumad opium, it

NOTICE.

GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY. Med in literaturo, has been a teacher

SILK

MADE TO ORDER.

SILK Guide, Chinese Embroidery and Grass Cloth, Silk and Zioen

Dream Places, Frory unl Jatekso Curios."

37, QUEENS ROAD CENTRÁTA

Hongkong, January 17, 1911.

R. HON FAN, a-Chinese grad

Entropouts officials and merchants in this Colmy over ten years.

He has a good methed of training Eurog pennstopnintheChinese examination, and 14 possessed-of-n first rate certificate na a Chinese teschor. He also good know- ledge of Mandarin.

at 12.15 ... on TUESDAY, the 28th might be safe to assert that almost all March, 1911, la recuive a Statenical of Accounts to the 31st December, 1910, and Chinese drink Chinx tea, and drink it the Report of the General Manager and copiously, Thoro is Chinesa crockery, Consulting Committco and to elect a Con-metal ware, brasswork, ironwork, cutlery, Multing Committee and Auditor

umbrellas, slices, vilka, farmente, textila

PATELL & CO.,

1239

THE BIRD IN

THE HAND

(A BIRD IN THE HAND 19-) 'WORTH TWO IN THE BUSA).

THE bird in the hand to the merchant is the customer withia the store. It requires some sort of Attraction in the first place to get the customer thereabout the best at traction is a real, live advertisement; something good that will catch the syn that a boon carefully written, artis tically compiled and strikingly set up. Advertisements in the China Mail and Overland China Mall read the best, look the best and give the best results.

Hongkong, April 12, 1910.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

INSURANCE, CO,

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE

OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE CO.

TOTAL FUNDS AT SIST DECEMBER, 1909,

£19,875,3574

Authorised Cupits1 £9,000,000 Subscribed Capital 43,27,000 Faid-up Capital £1.212.500 0 0 I-Fire Fund. 3,488,136 6 7 III-Lw& Aanuity Funds 15,082,312 10 11 85,388 € Sinking Fund Account

£10,875,256 19

Life & Annuity

Marine Department

Ravente Fire Brinch

Other Receipts

signed, n SCHMIDT in charge of this Office.

C. G. GOK.

Hongkong, March 13, 1911.

钢水汽力廸士

300

BEWARE OF IMPURE WATER. "PRANA Sparklet Syphons caillo you to produca the purest, freshest- Soda Water ahtaimble.. SAFER AND CHEAPER SOLD BY ALL STORES.. SYPHONS...at $2.00 each. BULBS 0.90 per box. WHOLESALE BUYERS:

Can obtain at London price from KWONG BANG HONG, LID.,

WHOLESALE AGENTS, DES

245 and 248, Des Vaux Road Contral,

HONGKONG...W 行發慈

司公限有行生港香

Hongkong. Maich 1, 1911

201

YEE SANG FAT,

OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.

TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS.

NEW STOCK ⠀⠀ OF » LADIES' SHOES

AND

GENT'S BOOTS

ENGLISH MADE.

2,232,000 17 10 Slazenger Tennis Balls

1,897,635 14 3

200,0418 35,272 8 1

£4.491.800.7 10

استایلت شفت

The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and Life Departments are free from liability in respect of each other,

SHEWAN, TOMER & CO.,

Agents,

The TRANSFER ROCKS of the Com-stuffs, Sirdarcats, condiments, curte, Exporters & Importers STEAM LAUNDRY CO,

pany will be CLOSED from the 14th March to thy 28th March, both daya inclusivo, -.. THE CHINA-EORNEO Co., L.,

W. G. DARRY,

General Manager. Hongkong, March 9, 1911. -.

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SINGON & CO.

HON, STEEL, METAL sad BARD

WARE MERCHANTS, Wanderlu and Retall Tronsminger, Pig Iron An

candles, fireworks, and perhaps soveral hundred other tazable commodition, To the superficial argument that raising revenue in this way would interfere with the free- deas of the port, that freedom, in the face of the fact that we de control the import of opium, wines, spirits, boers, petioleum, etc., is no more thru a foc de parler. The important thing to note is that the mathod, the only just method of restoring to the Treasury the Chinese contributioné unde via oplum must be to deriva Biese

General Merchants

and.

YAUMATI

.་

ESTABLISHED 1890),

THE only successful Steam. Laundry in

Commission Agents, EUROPEAN SUPERVISION

$10 doz. Boogkong, Sept. 20, 1910,

The Latest

Fullest and

Most Accurate

SHIPPING NEWS

IN PUBLIADED IN THE

China Mail

the For Fast THE ONLY LAUN-SHIPPING MOVEMENTS / DRY IN THE COLONY UNDER

Filterest Water: "Regplus" "Delivery, Flannels and underwear washed by skilled Japanese

The Monthly rates quoted. Dry cleaning a Depot No. Beaconsfield Arcade, To. K32

CORRECTED DAY BY DAY-

China Mail is the

paper

KEWOOD

Manager,

Hongkong, January 27, 1911.

131

SHIPPING: PEOPLES

Those who intand. Learning the Chinese Foundry Cine Turber General Store from the Chinese vis à dezon or a score of Hongkong and it

ingunge are seestel th write caro of keepers and bipenndlers. Nos. 3 azul

other things. This nami no more laftingo

| China Mhuil officu, or direct to 17, Holly. 97, Hisa Loang Beaver, (2nd Street, west the freedom of the part than do other checks

wood Roud; 2nd Høge, omades

of Central Market) Talmheas No. 615,

"Tungkong, December 24, 1010 18537

Flongkong, Beptember 4, 1000

1124

(Oontinued on Pusa 3.),

Canton.