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INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,

HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE SELECTION OF

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS

FINE ENGLISH JEWELLERY MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA

CONSISTING OF

DIAMOND RINGS, BROOCHES, PENDANTS,

BRACELETS, GOLD XPANSO WATCH-BRACELETS, etc., etc. ENGLISH SILVERWARE.

(MITSU BISHI CO)

COAL DEPARTMENT,

OLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA, SIMA, OCHI, MUTARE, YO SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SATO, KAMIYA MADA

HOTEL MANSIONS: OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE SHINNEW and

WING KEE & CO.,

Nos, 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

MERCHANTS, OLAL MERCHANTS, .. .. OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager,

ZIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION

Hongkong. Angush 12, 1908.

MEE

ART

CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER

ICE HOUSE STREET,

BRANCH OPPOSITE CITY HALL

Fashionable Xmas and New Year Cards. LATEST SELECT VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND CANTON.

NEW ESTABLISHMENT

1 NOVEMBER

SAN KWOK MAN & CO.

1788

Collorian.

AGENTS for SAKTEO," & OYUBARI

COALA.

HEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO. BRANOR VEICES & Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsu, Wakamaten, Otara, Muroran, Kobe, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Eankow.

Tro App

:

for above: 'IWASAKI. Code:-AL, ABO 5th Ed., Western Union.

The Standard Tobacco.

"CAPSTAN"

For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORK

LEVEL.

1912.

2-$3

761

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

Ob. MANILA: Mesars Macondray &

Co. SINGAPORE: Mesars Borneo Co

Ltd.

Level and Storage of Water in Reserroirs on the 1st January, 1913-

Fo partioairie, apply to

Y. SHIBUYA:

Manager, Nc. 2, Faras ŠTEF32.

Hongkong.

below atarde......... Wong Yo! Cavex. 54 ft.) 3 in blaw eTTAU...

$16

TORAGE HALLUS.

in millions and dreimals.

Ix12.

1913

THE WESTPOINT BUILDING COMPANY, LTD.

TytanyeWANN.

Triam

Trim Intermediate ...... Pakfulam

345.08

181.5

200

ACT.I

HIGH CLASS TAILORS, DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS.

DEALERS IN CHINESE-MADE FANCY GOODS, EMBROIDERY. CBINA-WARE, ETC.

IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS.

ALL GOODS AT FIXED PRICES.

Nos. 136 & 138, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG Telephone No. 1311.

hoogkong, letober 28 1919.

WE solicit your kind patronage of our leading blends of

WINES AND

SPIRITS.

ONLY the very best kept at prices that astonish our rivale.

1385

A Trial will convince you that THE HOUSE that

supplies your needs is the

WING ON Co..

TELEPHONE 189.

Hongkong, agust 15, 1810.*

CONNAUGHT ROAD.

7

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED).

ENDS All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have er thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any craft of 900 feet long.

NGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON

Town Ofice,448, CONNADGET ROAD Osmat, Bengkong. Telephone No. 4 5. Telephone No. 2 Shipyard, Sham-Sui-Po. Kowloon, Hongkong Estimates furnished on spplication.

WONG PING WA, Manager.

Bongkang April 1, 1919.

*âLཎྞཆ5 GANDY

GANDY'S

BELTING

MADE BY THE

MANUFG. 00, BULT SUACOMBE, ENGLAND,

HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORDS 41 Prisos Awarded. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE ENGLISH.

18 THE ONLY ORIGINAL

DODGE, W OD SPLIT

ALL SIZES

TO FFT ALL.

KIZED SHAFTS

IN STOCK

FURTHER

PARTICULARS

MELCHERS

MAGNESIA

DINNEFORDS

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

TWENTY-FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on MONDAY, the 27th January, 1913, at 11.45 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1012.

The KEGISTER of EBARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY,

21 10 in. below ovradow . below overint. Tram Intermediate Bar 1 in. dow overdow

19. iw overflow Pokrylum, 15 in ft 11 helms arrow

A SINGAPORE BANK

SENSATION.

Allegéd Embezzlement.

A sensation was created in Singaporə

Fyram 4ft, iv. below! 32 ft. 5 in, below overdow during the west end when it became known that Tan Hood Guan, one of hu best known Chinese in the Settlemet, had squaded and that a warrant had been ned charging him with embezzling cor siderable sams of money from his au

36 ft. 1 in. blow overfor

168:5

SA 40

players, the Chartered Bank of India 194 Australia sud Chian, and with forgery: 31.84 Wild rumours became current as to the extent of his alleged malpractices and tho Consumption of water in the City Amounts popularly hazarded were any and 11 District during the month of thing up to 82,0,000. December, 1912

Tou!.........

10 Thitiras et allons.

INTE - 123.27

Complian Estimated population.......... Copemption par heal

4*

45.7 1

15,9

131. $1.41 252.325

14.0

gallats

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918.

EYES SCIENTIFICALLY EXAMINED

WE GUARANTEE SATISFAC- TION.

Hongkong, Jaunar 9, 1913,

intimations

THEATRE

We now manufacture the new IN-

VISIBLE bifocal-lens for near and

"distant vision. No cement to blister.

no annoying dividing lines.

@LARK & CO.

SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS

YORK BLOGS, CHATER, RD,”

HONGKONG

37

Want' Advertisements

PREPAID

$1 par. Inah.

ROYAL

sa

*

RETURN VISIT OF THE EMINENT

ACTOR

ALLAN WILKIE

AND FULL LONDON COY. INCLUDING

THE TALENTED ACTRESS MISS FREDISWYDE

TO-NIGHT

HUNTER-WATTS.

TO-NIGHT!

JANUARY 15TH:

THE BELLS." JANUARY 15tu : THE SECOND Mrs TANQUERY. JANUARY 18TH :-

Mrs WARREN'S PROFESSION. LAST NIGHT! JANUARY 17TH:

TRILBY.

Curtain at 9.15 .M. Sharp. PRICES: $3.50, $3, $ & $1 Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price. Booking at MOUTRIE'S.

and 3 to 5 p.m. as the Bongkong Hotel

Hongkong, December 21, 1912.

1805

TAX CHINESE ENGINEERING AND

MISING COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED 27TH JUNE, 1918). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

SHARE CERTIFICATES and the SHARE WARRANTS to Bearer of the Old Company can now be exchanged for those of the new Chinese Engineering & Mining Company, Limited.

Company.

The Registered Certificates will be ex No. 6, Austin Friars, London, changed at the Transfer Offices of the and any be lodged at the Offices of the Company in Tientsin to be forwarded ti London for this purpose.

R.

WANTED.

3 insertionE.

One week,

GOOD HUNTING DOG: Trained.

Pointer preferred.

Apply to

*POINTER,'

Care of Corsa Marz' Office. Hongkong, October 31, 1912.

FOR SALE

138'

NE 12 BORE DOUBLE-BARREL CUN by Turzote & HARRIS, DUBLIN 30 inch-barrels, lett choke, patent lade pendent ajector. brass bound leather case with water-proof canvas cover, cleaning | rod" pull-through, oil bottle, tools, etc.

All in good condition and practically new,

Une 303 Lee-speed' sporting Ritle with bead sight for target shooting, in box specially made for gun.

Can be seen at the Office of this paper.

Apply to

*SPORTING GUN. Care of CENA MAIL' Ofee.

-52 Hongkong, Janusty 13, 1913.

FOR SALE.

4

THE REMAINING PORTION OF RINA DOTERS POL

in LOTS to suit Purchasers. For particulars apply to

Liquidators. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

GEO. FENWICK & CO. LTD.

(In Liquidation). Hongkong, January 11, 1813,

FOR SALE.

42

AOOD Looking POINTER DOG.

Can be seen at the Chins Mail Office,

*IY. Z..

Offers to

Care of CHDia Maiz⋅ Office. Hoogkong, January 8, 1913.

The defalcations were discovered on Saturday, and were lighted upon, we un-

The Share Warrants to Bearer of the C allonsderstand, quita by chance. An oficer of old Company can be exchanged at the

the bank had occasion to look through Offices of the Copauzy in Tientsin. The from 1 to 2 p.st. daily.

Share Warrants with Coupons Nos. 10 and some books in the nrdinary course of 20 attached must be left at the Company's

found to be Intermittent supply by Rider Mains in business when he cause to some items thatce for examination, and

in order the Share Warrants of the oew Company will be ready for delivery after 17th to MONDAY, 27th Jacasry, 1912' Rider Main districts during Decalier. { appeared' to require elucidation.

oth days inclusive), during which period 1911. Services to houses in Rider Mvin Hood Guan, who was one of the senior 28 days or as soon thereafter as possible on clerka engaged in the European bills de-payment of the charges incurred by the ne transfer of Shares can be registered.

Company. apply given by public fountains calypartment, was called in to throw light on

By Order of the Board,

W, S. NATHAN, during December 1912.

the point. There was no suspicion 'up till

Apent & Generyd Manager. that momert that he was anything but n

Hoogkong, January 13, 1313. faithful servant of the corporation. Ho

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, 'Acting Secretary to

Tax Boxoxong Land InvEATMENT É

AGENCY CO., LD. General Agents for

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LT Hongkong, January 10, 1913.

J

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY COMPANY,

- LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREYE ORDINARY

Districts discünnected from Mains and

. ROW GOON WATER WORKS LETEL

Kasicom

Taa

43 ft. 4 [x. Lina Beserta below ourdo. below orandow said he would have to refer to other books

1011.

1913

Gravita- | 3 ft. 4 in..

ITORAGE HAT-TCH.

In millione ani ioritaly.

Kawlaca Gravitation |

Reservoir

101.

312.63

1912.

213,90

Consumption of water in Kowko1 during the month of December 1912.

is der to arrive at an explanation of the point under investigation, and went off apparently for that purpose. He did not return and when enquiries were made for tia it was found that be had gone 'out: Even then the management had no resea to suspect anything wrong, but the realisation soon came. A further exam KALDAination of the books rarealed certain

in raillons of gallons

19. 1412,

$8.81 loca 20.37

07.150 1.200

Consumption. Estimated population... Consumption per bead

9.4

16.1

ed for by dishonesty, and these were found to recur at intervals for several years back The investigation was prosecuted back to

GIVEN that the

The Government analyst's reports show discrepancies which could only be agenunt. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in thie Company will be held at the Compnay's that the water is of excellent quality, Offices Victoria Buildings on 310NDAY,

W. CHATHAM, the 27th January, 1913, at Noox, for the

Water Authority. purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of 456 Accounts for the year ending 31st Decem

her, 1912.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY 17th to MONDAY, 27th January, 1913, (both days inclusive), daring which period no transfer of Shares in be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors;

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, January JC, 1913.

J

FISH!

FISH!

We have just received DIRECT FROM ENGLAND

A New Shipment of Specially Selected Smoked

FILLETS

KIPPERS

HADDOCKS.

1908 and the total of the defalcations ands THE DAIRY FARM CO, LTD.

apparent is stated to be between 225,000 and $30,000.

THE MODUS OPERANDI,

Strangulation, writes the Kashing cor respondent to the N. C. Daily News, is agis coming into favour in place of

That aggregate, as is indicated, was shooting as a uretbed of execution. The Chinese consider strangulation a lighter nude up of many comparatively small | punishment than shooting, as the body is ourus, none suficiently large to have made Dat mutilated by it. During the Reis concealment dificult at the time of its volution bad marksurtnship was frequently embezzlement. It wou'd appear that Hood

Bangriki, war 12, 1910.

NOTICE.

THE under me Firm of TAILORS: DRAPERS And OUTFITTERS will commence business from 27th Septaraber at their new establishment next to the

premista.

48 the cause of terrible suffering for the Guan had obtained the money by forging

victime, so that there is something to be

the names of European officers on cash P..&O. Co's wid for the changu.

WEAR and &

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY; LTD.

-

vouchers, which he presented for payment freat variety of GENTLEMENS A wife for the prize, with a dowry of at the cash department Ho was always and FANCY GOODS from London and 85,000 and the balance to go to the Wen careful not to make his demands too large Paris, equal to that of any of the principal cow famine district, is the scheme of a and the individual sums which he drew in houses in this Cutmy, are displayed in

Visitors cordially welcomed. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the promising lottery which has been sipped this fashion were unnally in the neighbour. their Show Raum.

hood of a thousand dollars. TWELFTH ORDINARY MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Cam in the bud by the Shanghai Chinese autho- pany will be held at the Company's Offices, ries. The scheme arose out of a visit recently Victoria Buildinge, on MUNDAY, the 27th paid by a Miss La Wen-chin to Wenchow. January, 1913, at, 11.20. for the pur- PULLEYS.pose of receiving the Report of the Directors when the distress of the district implate together with a Statement of Accounts for in her the idea of efforing herself to be the year ending 31st December, 1912. rated for in the manner above mentioned.

MAY BE

HAD ON

APPLICATION

DINNEFORD'S

The Physician's

Cure for out!" Bhéamatia Gour and Courch

Safort is ook

Hobzira Aperiost

Regular Us

TO THE

FOLE AGENTS

IMPORTANT

MOTIDE

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LAGI UNA PUTO NARUTO Fase the maze

DINKEPORNER: Gyvas avary, battla

andinbel

MAGNESIA

The wastant was only taken out after the missing clerk had made good his escape,

A trial order for clothing is inspectfully solicited

A personal visit to our Show Room is It charger him, as stated, with emure to result to mutual advantage.

element an 1 jfurgery, and the police have also proclaimed him under Section 31

The REGISTER of SHARES of the There were to be 30,000 tickets at 8ench of the Penal Code which gives aathority to

tarod

By Order of the Board of Directors,

seize the missing man's property against- Company will be CLUBED 17: MON- DAY, 20th, to MONDAY, 27th January, Entockily the promoter are said to have 1913 (both days inclusive), during which quoted the names of certain prominest the sum inolved in the charges. This period no transfer of Shares can be regis.Chinese as patroun without their consent, property should be of quite consicemble and vary sporting matrimoniai-philen- dimensione, for Tan Hood Guan was with thropic offer has had to be withdrawn out doubt in affluent circumstances, He accordingly.

fived far beyond the means that the salary of a bank clerk would warrant, was known aan open-lunded friend among the Chinese community, owned moter-cars and earriages,

E. BRUCE SHEPHERD,

Acting Serretary: Hongkong, January 33, 1913.

$9

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE NINETY-THIRD ORDINARY I HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Dompany will hu held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansionsrem TUE÷DAY, the LITH FEBRUARY, 12 o'clock Neos. fer the purpure of red-icing Rogurt if the Direstop 1gyther with Slatontent of Accounts declaring & Dividend and elect ing Auditor

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from the 28thanaty the Lith February, both days inclusivas

The Man Who Gets There

Is the ma who has blood- real rich red blood and plenty of tin his body.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER CIL COMPOUND makes blood-lots of Il-life gling, brida, nourishing, shiaz Blood.

WING FAT CHEONG, 24 Don Vicuz Road Central Hongkang, September 27, 1912

1225

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

RLI HON FAN, ́s Chinese graduate versed in literature, has been a teacher Europeau officials and marchants in this Calony loy over ten your. ****

to

FOR SALE.

BOUT-500 The. ENGLISH TYPE

A Clarendon and Nonparni (Modern),

0 complete fernt, including Italic.

In good condition. Send offers to

TYPO,

Caron CHINA MAIL" OHBo Hongkong, March 21, 1812.

FOR SALE.

ONE FULL SIZE

Burroughs and Watts BILLIARD TABLE

WITH ACCESSORIES Apply to

3EO. P LAMMERT.

Rreszkans, Innm 7. 1910,

MILNERS'

SAFES

AS SUPPLIED TO THE

PRINCIPAL BANKS

AND

BUSINESS HOUSES,

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Hoogkeng, May 20, 1911.

Ho has a good method of training Muro TAK CHEONG

and lived in a large compound house at 741 panatopase in the Chinese examination, and

is poisemad of a fist rate ontificate an

Prinsep Street. On the tart he has been Chinese teacher. He has also a good know. TAILORS, DEAPERS & OUTFITTERS "

very well known for the psat eight years, ledge of Mandarin and Eas

all up and down the Poolveria, as

Mr

Those who intend learning the Chinese Hond, and one of the horses which he augungs as requested to write pire-of was lately is possession of was Tom Lees China Ma office or direct to 17. Holly

Hongkong, May 17. 1012

He has been in the reploy of the Charwood Road, 1st foor tored Bank for about 18 years, practi cally since he left school. He was deeply. involved in rubber and tin shara specula

mia, Radio commonly stated amorg hiy friends that bis, profits on the ribber boom of 131) mounted to sevenly or eighty thuamad dollars.

Among time to de-

other netivities to fourd ood deal of rrdanton

Engl

1 for the Loranı

SAVARESSES SANTAL

17 CAPSULES

78

50 & 52, Queen's Road.

(FATAHLJEBED SINCE 1888).

DEG to notify Customers that their SHOW ROOM is pr cousiderably

extended and improved in latest European style to facilitate business, da

Every Departament stelend with Ne Goods for the Boson, Eplendid valg, varioty latest stylos fins put unaquailed vario

Hxtensive

Pisce Goods Department FIRST FLOOR pitts with fine for gentlemen' war, tomfort wished mom for cuskimárn to

howovne small, will 1500