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SEE BELOW.

The China Mail

No. 15.641.

魏八十月六年三十一百九子一英

BUSINESS NOTICES.

Thorne's

No. 4

OLD VAT

WHISKY

as supplied to the House

of Commons.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

. POPULAK.

ASAHI BEER

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,

COLE AGENTS:

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

Hongkong. January 2, 1912,

THE CIGARETTE HABIT.

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523

ENGRIKIMEN SMOKE NEARLY 12,000,000,000 !

4 YEA

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The futuro business of the tobacco

trade in-cigarettes," said Mr. Bernard

Baron, managing director of Carrera's

BLISHED.

1845

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1913,

PETER'S, NESTLE'S & KOHLER'S CHOCOLATE

BUSINESS NOTICES.

JMOMEY

| JAPANESE" PHOTOGRAPHER

All kinda of Photographie:

Work done in Supona dhakam

DEVELOPING AND PROXIM (200

katievene a dZEGELREPT

DA, QUEEN'S BOAR

CENTRAL.

PRICE, 88.00 Per Month,

BUSINESS NOTICES.

THE EASTERN BAZAAR GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.. LD.

(W. ASSOMULL & Co.)

ata of D'Aguilar Street HAVE REMOVED to Commodious premises at

No 35, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

In Portland Cement

PRIZE COMPETITION No. 4.

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This month we are again offering prizes for ABLETS.” - ́¤ *ADLET' is perhaps beat described na a concentrated Advertisement.

For instance take the first letters of the words PETER'S MILK (BOCOLATE* *(i..., P.M.C.) & NESTLES MILE CHOCOLATE' (L., N.M.C.) or KOHLER'S SELECTED BONBONS i.c., K.S.B.) or NESTLE'S NUT MILK CHOCOLATE (1.6. N.N.M.C. and nake some striking phrase from the Letters P.M.C.' or 'N.M.C.' or 'K.S.B.'

N.N.M.C.

The following are some examples -- PETER'S MILE. CHÜCOLATE POSSESSES MAGNETIC CHARMS, NESTLE'S MILK CHOCOLATE=NESTLE'S MERITS COMMENDATION KOELER'S SELECTED BONBONS KEEP STOUK BY.. NESTLE'S NOT MILK CHOCOLATE=NO NICER MANUFACTURE CONCEIVABLE

CONDITIONS:

Every six Adlats to bo accompanied by

Toter's, Nestle's or Kohler's Wrapper. So for one wrapper you may send more than one Adiot.

Aclets may be scat in under a new de plume, which, if a winner will be published

in the Local Papers. Your name will ho treated con5dentially by us.

The first prize will be one of our Wrist Watches, and will be given for what we consider the best Adlot.

Consolation prizes consisting of Chocolate will be gran for Adlets which wo consider are deserving · of auch

Post your attempts to Messrs PETER's & NESTLE'S P. G. Box No, 361, Hong- kong, not later than 30th June, 1913.

BIJOU THEATRE.

ENTIRELY RENOVATED.

-addition to SLLES, DRAFERIE9, and a huge razioly of other Gooda, an gntirely

new, line has been sposed of in JEWELLERY.

INSPECTION RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED"

Hugteng, June 12, 1919.

Mineral

Water.

The Bast Table Watar. FT. Par Case & Dozen85.00. BABY, Per Case 3 Dozu........$5.00,

* AGINT: TOKYO HOTELL; „391. Coxraught Road ČestHAL Hongkong, June 15, 1913.

SHOPPING MADE EAST.

THE STORE FOR EVERTONE..

750

THE QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL CO.

AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS.

ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES :"

HIGH CLASS TAILORS & EXPERIENCED CUTTERS:

PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED, '--

THE ONE PRICE STORE.

EVERY MODERN CONVENIENCE, COOL AND COMFORTABLE High Standard "of Quality.

TO-NIGHT!

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT

"TO-NIGHT ||

MISS CHINTA ZEREGA,

The World-renowned Classical Dancer who has performed before the Crowned Heads of Europe, will make her Debut. THIS EVENING 47 9.15 PM. NEW PICTURES NIGHTLY,

Hongkong, June 4, 1913,

700

INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE

CO., LTD.

INSURANCE CO.

`IN WHICH ARE VINTED. THE SHARES OF

COMPANY, LTD.,

THE TRANE SER BOOKS of the Ccm-

pany will bo CLOSED as from the THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE 18th inet to 8th July, both days inclusive, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Loj

General Managers, Hongkong. June 17, 1919.

.. 758

CREAM ALPACCA

LUSTRES, QUITABLE (for making LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S DRESSES and CUATS.

50 inches wide, Price $10.00 per piece of 50 yds. Cash only.

Apply ALEX ROSS & CO., next door to Hongkong and Shanghai Back.

SAMPLE ON APPLICATION.- Hongkong, Jace 5, 1913.

(Limited), to a representative. Mr. Baron CHEN KWONG & CO.,

was discussing the present position of the tobacco trade and the prospect of a cheapor **weed,” and he mentioned incidentally that every year this country consumes be tween slaven and twelva thousand million cigarer bos."Pipe amoking", he continued

will still continue in the futuro, but the generation which is growing up in certainly one that will smoke cigarettes. The largest department of the tobacco trade is the cig, arette department, and the reason is not for to soek. This is sa industrial age. Work ing parsons often come out for a low-mo- ments. They do not always have time to omoko o pipe, but they an easily have a for whiths of a cigarette. In the case of a pipe they have to fill it; and it cannot be extinguished in the same way that the lighted end of a sigarette can be snipped, In pegued to pipe tobacco, I rupest what I have aid, that if the working man know

and

THE RAILWAY" PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO.

ΠΟΤΑΣ 1 TOTAL Fós at 9let Deozmurg. 1911,

£99,581,286, Anthorised Capital £8,000,00 Sabecribed Capital £4,500,000 Pald-up Capital.

-............£,437,600

Fire Fand 3,399,114 Life & Annuity Fands... 18,126,160 Sinking Fund Account ...... 88,512

714

**

£39.661.268

Revonte Fire Branch 2,567,168 Life and Annuity? 4,073,200

Branchesof Foveous Marine Department".

LDOther

GENERAL IMPORT &

EXPOPT.

OANTON

LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL

STORR

FURNITURZ, Dispozice, Groceries,

Boob and Shoes, Makers of Jewellery, Lasqueros, Crockery Ware Iron-mongery, Wine and Spirits Foreign Clothes for gentleman made to order by our own tallora.

Large catment of Chinese Silks and Foreign Goods of every description.

All goods sold at reasonable Pron.

Roodipte

282,692 430,193

£5,293,319

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are zot andde to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Busineso."

·JHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agenco,

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE

SOCIETY-OF THE UNITED STATES.

BHEWAN, TOMES & 00., GENERAL MANAGEas, Hongzono,

་་་

The Cheapest and Best place in Carl. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MANAGIN

Hongkong to buy Chinese and Foralga

Goods get

what he was buying as cheap tabasco, ho Tzu. No. 1406. THE CANTON and

would not smoke.

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"I do not think there will be a decrease hần tho prica of tobacco for some time," Mr. Beron continued. A year ago the príco of Virginia nae between 30 and 40 per cunt., and most of the other tobaccos went

up from 16 to 20 per cent. The fact that

the year's crop was but had really, most to

SUP PAT POO STREET.

-Fos, 237, 235, Des Voeux Road and No. 120, Connaught Road Central. Tel. No. 811.

Hongkong.

PATELL & CO.

FOR THE EAST, TOKIO.

Now Insurance Paid for.....£ 25,637,500 OnistandingInsurance amounta Assets amonat to £101,088,856 £289,653,220

Surplus Amounts tonyinum.£ 17,828,758 Dividends to Policyholders

1910

Totni paid Policyholders 1910

* Total Expense for 1910 **** Groms earnings from Interest

and Rests for 1910.

do with the rise; they had a big drought Exporters & Importers trous, ente of Income from

in Virginia, North Carolina, and, the other,

tobacco growing districts, but it is too varly get to predict whather the next crop will bos good one. Fortunately, so far on this "firm is concerned, we have a stock of to- bacgo to last for at lequt two and o-ball years. We never ase, any tobacco which is not three gents ald, for we know that it Requires that period to mature properly.

Bo

SOMETHING DEPENDABLE. JARRHEA is always or or los valens during this, weather, prepared for it Ch robursin's Colic, Cho Iers and Diortboos Remedy is prompt and offcctual. It can always «ba de pended pon, For sale by all Chemista and Store- krepare,

General Merchants

und

Commission Agents

HONGKONG, CANTON SHANGHAI AND

HANKOW,

Investmentu 19102mbine Hongkong. Feb. 23, 1912.

10,575,157.

· 53,437,300 | 10,892,032

21,546,628

4.482

Cheapest Store in the East. Queen's Road Central: The Old Supreme Court. Telephone 1480

Hongkong, June 10, 1818

792

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED,.

MNGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BUILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment in guirantead. We have over thirty years' experience.. We own two Blipwaya and can sccommodate any crudi of 200 feet long.

Town Office, 48, Comwangur Rain Omraal, Hongkong, · Telephone No. 459. Shipyard, Shum-Sul-Po, Kowlom. Hongkong.

Telephone No. E.) Estimates famished on application.

Hongkong. April 1, 1913-

OUR BREAD

PERFECTION.

458

CAKES & PASTRY

PAR EXCELLENCE

TIFFINS, DINNERS & REFRESHMENTS THE BEST, ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.

Hongkong. April 7, 1913.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

THOROUGHLY OPU

188

DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY. LA CARTE GRILL ROOM.

J. H. TAGGART, Mawson,

HOTEL.

AŬMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA DAP, Anjoining the Tramway Torminho, 1,400 feet above Bos Level.

\PEN D, the South Winds in Summer and profastod from the North-east Winda in land for forty milea.

Winters Commending death on wist of Hongkong, tas harbour and adjacent

A FIRST CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTE HOTEL,

Torne-from $5 per day Max (20 Telegraph Add · •Pescofali

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MED FOR THE BEST FOOD REFRESHMENTS. ACCOMMODATION

AND CLEANLINESS.

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THE GRAND CARLTON HOTEL

An Ideal Family Hotel where Living is a Real Pleasure FIRST CLASS IN EVALY RESPECT CONVENIENTLY SITUATED ALE MODERN COMFORT Noted for Its First Class Cuisine and Ferfection of Service.

Under the Personal Management of TELEGRAPHIS ADDRESS GRAND

Bougkong

CO. E OWEN,

Proprieto

ophone No 812.

In Casks of 375 Idy. nat,

Shewan Tomes & Co,

GENERAL MANAGERS

VICTORIA

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION.

The Standard of Excellence.

The claims onde for morit in other preparations find their realization alons

the superior merit of our PRICKLY HEAT LOTION,

50 cents and $1.00 per bottle.

THE

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

A CHOICE SELECTION

FRY'S KING GEORGE V.

AND QUEEN MARY

CHOCOLATES.

QADBURY'S IMPERIAL CHOCOLATES.

A SPECIALITY TRESH" HOME-MADE" (CHOCOLATES:

Weismann,

-Hoogkoná, July 20, 191:4

Limited.

WING FAT CHEONG,

TAILORING AND OUTFITTINGS.

Just Unpacked for Summer Wear.

WASHABLE SHOWER PROOF SUITINGS.

"LIGHT WEIGHT. WORSTED TROPIQAL, SUITS, MADE TO ORDER WITHIN SHORTEST TIME

NEW PANAMA HATS AND

KWEAR.

24A, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL

MEE

CEBUNG

ART PHOTOGRAPHER

ICE HOUSE STREET,

BRANCH OPPOSITE CITY HALL

Fashionable Xmas and New Year Cards.

LATEST SELECT VIEWS OF HONGKONG AND - Canton,

Cocktails!

Cocktails!

Cocktails!

Caldbeck's Gin Cocktail

Caldbeck's Vermouth Cocktail

FAMOUS FOR YEARS.

$1.50 per quart bottle, duty paid.

BOLE AGENTS

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO.

(ESTABLISHED 1804).