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PETER'S CHOCOLATES

The Proof of

PETER'S

is in the Eating.

No. 15,480.

SECOND EDITION.

The China Mail.

ESTABLISHED

1845

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 1918

手任農竿元國良等中

BUSINESS NOTICES.

登七月二十年二十一百九子一典

W. MUMEYA

JAPANESE PHOTOGRĀFUPR

All kinds of Photographi Work done in babost Bas DeveloFING, AND PRENES

Drink.

WATSON'S PETER'S

Dry Ginger Ale.

Stone Ginger Beer.

Formazone.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld.

AERATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

- POPULAR.

ASAHI BEER

J

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERI,

SOLE AGENTS:

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

Hongkong, January 3. 1919.

5,99

THE RAINFALL OF HONGKONG

DURING 1912,

The following table given the monthly minfall at the Observatory, to the end of November with the menne and extremes. for 28 years:-

Disy ...

J

3.34

CHOCOLATES

ON SALE AT

CAFE WEISMANN.

A PRIZE COMPETITION will shortly be started.

Save Your Wrappers.

The CONDITIONS of the COMPETITION will be announced later in this space.

WRAPPERS will be required as COUPONS.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

P. & O..

Steam Navigation Co.

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1915,

S.S. INDIA,' (8,000 Tone)

CAPTAIN G. W. GORDON, NJ,

TIES THROUGH WALL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON DIRECT, WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 2mm, 1913, CALLING AT STRAITS, COLOMBO, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSELTALES AND GIBRALİ AR, AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT

MARSEILLES

LONDON

APRIL 26TH ΜΑΤ SRD,

The Accommodation in this Vessel is at the entire disposal of Passengers from the Far East.

FARES TO LONDON -

IST SALOON £71.10 SISME: £106.14 RETURN, A 2ND

£42.8

£72.19

.JT

For Further Particulars, apply to

H. W. D. SHALLARD, Acting Superintendent,

Aengkong, September 2, 1919.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO CHINESE GOVERNMENT

"AND

WEST RIVER STEAMERS,

JOT SEETIC OF

THE HONGKONG, CANTON" AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-GANTON LINE.

HONGKONG TO CANTON.

CANTON TO: HONGKONG.

SUNDAY, 8th DECEMBER.

*10,00 F.M. *KINSHAN.

4.00-2.3. *FATSAHN.'

NONDAY, 9th DECEMBER.

8.00 AM. FATSHAN. 10.00 P.M. HONAM.“

8.00 A.M. HONAM

5.00 F.M. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MASAO LINE.

8.8. SUI TAI' Toue 1651.

8.8. SUI AN' Tona 1001. HONGKONG ТО МАСЛО. Wook days at 8. & from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, Sunday, at 9 AM. 18.30 . frein the Company's Wing Lok Street Whar

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Wack days at 7.30 am and 2 r.. Sundays, at 7.30 1. and 5 7.2.

EXCURSION

TO MACAO,

SUNDAY, SEE DECEMBER,

The Company's Steamship "HEUNGSHAN,"

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9 a.at. and return from Macao at 6 F.3.

N.B.-There will be no silings on Sunday, from Macao at 7.30 .m., and from Hongkong at 12.30 p.m.

FARES AS USUAL

Farther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company.

CANTON-MACAO LINE

8, 8. EOI-SANG, 467 Tone. Departures hom cacao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 F.M. Departures from Canton to Max on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Rt 307..

JOINT. SKEVIN OF

Honusong, GASTON AND Mario' STEAMBOAT CO., L., THE CHIFA NATMATION Comeant. Lib... and Tan Indo-CHINA STAM Navioasson Company, Lao.

UANTON - WUCHOW LINE.

RAINFALL AT BONGKORU OMĚRYATORY.

1912

1884-1911. Menn. Max. Min. Januszy...... 9.71 1.41 8.43 0.00

8.6. 'XAINAM.' 688 Tone, and 8.8. NANNING. 869 Tona. February..... 2.43 1.64 7.95 0.01 One of the shave steamer imves Canton for Wachow very Monday, Wednesday March......... 4.35 2.80 11.49 0.17 and Friday, at about 8 A., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days April ....................... 4:00 5.68 24.80 1.23 at 8.80. Round trips take about 5 days. Pssengers can return to Hongkong oz. 12.08 48.84 1.10 rice verse by the Company's direct stemmer LINTAN' and 'BANUI' These resele 16:72 14.16

34.37 2.34 have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by alectricity. Mectric 7.65 12.64 29.24 4.57 Fan in each Cabin. Angust ..15.72 14:45 30.06 3.97

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) ax. to 5 1.36. 9.70 30.00 0:63 Farther particulare may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

HOTEL MANSIONS (FIRST FLOOR),

Opposite the Biske Pier.

Jame

July

September... 3.88 October... 0.31 Forember... 0.29

5.14 23.99 0.01 7.32 1:48

0.01 The year's rainfall to the end of the month amounts to 69.03 inches, the 29 years mean for the same period is 82.74 inches.

Two monuments to General Count and Coax Nogi will be erected at a point near the Mausoleum of Emperor Heiji at Momoyama, Kicto. The pro- motors are the citizens of Kioto, supported by Tokio citizens.

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In an interesting appreciation of Philpervision of an experienced Frenchs Chal May," Mr E. V. Lucas emphasises his

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artist of his day, and compares him with

PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to PROPRIETORS.

Konne and Loach in their respective CHEN KWONG & CO., LD

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It is certain that no English dinghite GENERAL IMPORT &

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Hongkong Weptember 1909,

RAILWAYS

TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE.

1096

The Public are respectfully informed that the THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE between. TIENTSIN, AND PUROW will be connected from the 4th of DECEMBER,

1912. They run twice a week from each terminus:-

.

TIENTSIN TO PUKOW:

TIENTSIN (Settlement)....dep. 12.30 PL РСКОЙ

2:55 K

WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY,

THURSDAY AND SUNDAY,

PUKOW TO TIENTSIN:

PUKOW

...dep, " 8.20 a.mL TIENTSIN (Settlement)...mer. 10.39...

MONDAY AND FRIDAY.-

TUESDAY AND SATURDAY,

From the 1st December all trains from Tigntain will start from the Settigment Station.

The Daily trains between TIENTSIN (Settlement) and TRETANTU, betweón TeINANDU and Bauchowy, and between EsUCEOWU and Prcow, and on the Branch Lines between YzNCHowrs and Triszmechow and between Lanchang and Traochuajo, will Itin as usual.

:

Through Traing are provided with comfortable Sleeping berths for the 1st Class passangers, at a charge of $5,00 per berth.

Further particulan may be had on spplication to this Office,

HEAD OFFICE,

TIZMASIN, 27th November, 1212,

1212,

..BY ORDER,

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makes colds impossible if used as soon as the cold starts...

Keep this remedy on hand and do entirely without colds during the winter,

$100 per bottle.

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