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The following ladies and gentlemen baro | kindly promised to assist —Mrs Achrey, (Violin) Mrs Hunter, Mrs Maitland, Miss D. Gordan, and Meara O. P. Hay Jones, Cawsey, Soulari «RE, White, 37686, Bandocock, and Goo. Grinible. By kind permission of Lt. Col. Tason, and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Rats. D.C.LL, will play selections Tickets to be obtained at
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of such rast and unwieldy proportions that The Hongkong Oricket Club, and së Mesken a trainwork of wire was needed to sup- | Moutrie & Co, Ltd. port it, starch alone being quite insuffi- rent. These ruffs became smaller in the Stuart era. The "bandes were collars Póf linen, or of cambrid,-inadai eitherätả. stand right about the neck, or to lie filat
young lady,
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FOR SALE.
$19
THE 68. BANYAK, 500 tons, 170 feet long with Complate Equipment, now. lying near Whampos Dock, Kowloon.
Apply to
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Hongkong. May 13, 1913.
CHEESE. A
Fof the twelfth century must have" held
position" which was practically a minestre, while it seems within the bounds of foil the shoulders, in which latter case. bility that in thore the early days the they were called "Failing bands." Again did not exist at all. Thus were in sooth there were laced hazade," a kind of riobly. worked laed neck cloth. The origin of the few garments which would stand want ing, $18 and the dyer was driving a brisk trade be-
word band-box is said to have come from We beg to inform our customers fore the laundress was even thought of these bands the boxes helag made origi that we have received a new ship- little dyes must, indeed, hare covered anally for the purpose of holding, rute and
ment of our well-known CANA CANTON INSURANCH OFFICE, multitude of spes In the days of the banda. Capps," meant nightcape half
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Tadornand Stourts washing was a trifle more shirtas "wers stomachers, and the wordDIAN STILTON CHEESE usual then formerly, but those articles which "shirte" was applied to any article worn
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Officer of the Under
The TRANSFER BOCKS of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from the 7th to the Blat May, both days inclusive..
JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Agents. Hongkong, May 5, 1915-
BURT, BOULTON AND HAYWOOD LTD., LONDON,DNESDAY, the Stat instant, FOR THE DISINTEGNAMKE
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AVENAHIUS" WORLD«KNOWN “COPPER PAINT. For the Bottoms of Vessels and Boats and for the Coatinga of all Wooden Structures of Wharves and Docks. Penetrates deep tato the wood, thus rendering same immune against attacks of the Teredo, Barnacles Marine Growths, etc.
8610" Racóta ke
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It would, indeed, be interesting to CHEN KWONG & CO., LD.
buck-pan "as the washingtub used to "Topps" were gidle of alten which: -be called-were few and far between. The must have sorely tried the skill of the wealthy of the middle agesgot over the wash-lady, for beneath that heading come dificulty of obtaining clean undurefathing the Ice-linings and the frills worn round with primitivo si · plicity,"
v, by bot wairing | the fale-barging boots of the carsliems. any; whilst the lower orders ons store They were in mange bases of most beautiful woollen garments that would no doubt material, and worn very full. has shrunk in the wash." To prevent any casualty of the kind they remained unwashed. Velyota, tad tas, and rishly dyed silks, such as the worn by the echility and gentry could not, of course, by wanted, and should any person of high degree be lo possessor of a linen shirt, is THE STAR FERRY CO., LTD. wanathing which was carefully made known to all his friends and relations, as being extremely la mode, and a fit sub ject far congratulation-but-sahod it never was, for fear of injuring ite pristine
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MELCHERS & Co., Hongkong & China Company will be OLOSRD from THUBS. sad in 1572 there was an order for four-
Hodgkang, May 8, 1908,
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watch an old time washerwoman in "modern" steam kanndry. There wað not a great quantity to wash in years gone by bubrahee codes woll wadandyk compared, thath ing with, thỏ prosent giày!] =
and was not returned to its owner the merent wreck of its carer hell Not Chat the steam laundry is not a grest invention,
- CANTON esto somewhers. The immaculate LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL and a boon wad a bleading, ka there is always whiteness of an evening shirt, the spotle parity of a colher, are well enough bindin would give the wearer far more pleasure if hairbould apprechthis newly laundered garments without the haunting dread of ronter and flosures, or worde stilof fistle g miscellany of his own things and those of someone else.—(Globo);</
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Iron-mongery Wine and Spire MILNERS'
Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to KATRANY SUMIB)(Duzlawn GROŽIČÍ, A.
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All goods sold at reasonable Prices.__ The Cheapers and Bent place in Canton d Hongking to buy Oldham and Vorstin Coords. SUP FAT POO STATÈT,
ANNUAL MEETING of this Company NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY beauty, will be held at the Ofices of Memory
Under the Todorsnyghto gownes" Jardine, Matheson & Co, Ltd. on
were worn, but they were not washable, WEDNESDAY, the 21st May, 12.30 for we rond that in 1668 Queen
Queen Elizabeth r., for the purpose of receiving the ordered Gourge Bradymasu, to supply, her Report of the Directors together with a with three score and size of the best Statement of Accounts to Sath April 1913.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of tho kynner, to furnish xa, a nighte gowur," DAY, 15th, to WEDNESDAY, 1st inst; teen yards of murray dames for the Binclusive.
W. 8. BROWN,
makyng of a nights gowns for the Earlo Two sensational incidents, one of whichTu Na 140% 360ANITON and Acting Secretary,
Leycester. In thệ zaigh of Qasa Anne involved the death of a third-class pa Hongkong, May 7, 1923
night rails"wers in fashion, and it besiger namu (W. Jacques, marked the card the custom for them to be worn in voyage from London of the Aberdeen Tel. No. 811. the streets in this day-ting above the orliner Marathon, which reached Malbourne dinary clothing. Ferhape this was the ori on April 10, While the vessel was stoor- gin of the mock i
wese vohveling serosa. the Indian Ocenia on April 2 night-dresses, night-dresses of sük, sot dacques, who was about 20 years of age, tadetta, but none of wariafilé mat
was observed to fall, or jump overboard. matorial
He was shortly afterwards picked up, bu
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NURDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL It was a pleasant babit of the old me the efforts to revive him. proved futile. MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the laundress to wash what clothes there were Strangely enough, at an earlier stage above Company will be held at the Hong to wash in the wells at the town or village of the voyage excitement ran high as a kong Hotel, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, from which cams the drinking water and shont frost the lock-out in the crow's 22nd day of May. 1915, at Noom; for
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the that used for culinary purposes Some nest that he had observed an object which Directors together with a Statement of times the river, when there was one, was ho took to to a man swimming about Accounts for the year ending 20th April, made the gishtab, bat the housewives 60 yards from the ship. Captain Collins
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be ULOSED from the 19th inst.
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of the day showed a distinct preferacea) at unce brought the Fuer round, and a for wells. In 1608 an order was made sharp watch was kept while the vessel
to the 20th instapt, hothdays inclusive, at Lyme that none do wash their cruised slowly, about. After an hour's JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, backa in the street, under penalty search without result she was again pet General Managers.” of be. So the back was the quantity on her course. There were no other yOU- Hongrong, May 14, 1913.
819 of linen there was to be washed jast selain sight at the time. The look-out
PATELL & CO.
as a tabful of linen was called a buck. man stoutly adhered to his story, adding baskotara saying rendered familiar that the object he saw was undoubtedly by Yalafat, who describes it as “rammed amazing towards tho ship In-|
stances are not unknown of sailors, who with foul shirts and smocks, socks,
karu fallen forerbond from their vocis stockings, and greary napkins, that without being missed, being subsequently Master Brock, there the rankedpicked up by other ships.
Exporters & Importers compound of villainous emelle that prer
offended nostril". Having pat the clothes in the tub. the washer woman fucked up their skirts and proceeded to clean the clothes by dancing on them, or else beat In the
General Merchants them out upon wood or stones,
and
Commission
Agents,
HONGKONG, CANTON
SHANGHAI AND HANKOW,
TIHE "ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be. 1.4 Bosten, if Equalled, For Eroad, Cakes, Confpotionery Meals with Wines & Liqueurs
daya of Hoary VILL the laundress to the Royal household was ordered to procure |sweet herbe: awpet powder and other woet things, we may be necessary for the sweet keeping of the linen,
Those articles of attire which could stand the washbub were Toppe, socks,
hostos, pllowbares, Extile
kins, towelles, boote hose, klf-whirter, skirtes, apps, handkerchers, cuffes, hands, and according to an old washing
tally
the time* Charles L Some of these articles reed description
TB you happen to be late your meals wil The Courteously and Promptly served fait the Same, Only at Tho ALEXAN- DRA CAFER
COUGHING INTO
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Hangkotiz
JAPANESE MAKERS.
EVERY KIND
Footwear
SAFES
AB SUPPLIED, TO THE
PRINCIPAL BANKS.
BUSINESS HOUUT",
GOF P. LAMMERT,
Hongkong, May 20, 1911.
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