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CREAM!

RIOH

TRICK

•

CREAM

Bee Bulaw,

The China Mail.

ESTABLISHED 1845

NOTES ON. WILD

LIFE IN“ BONGKÖKÜ

AND SOUTH CHINAS

Brzas Nat. (2. A.

BUNBURY. MIG

To be baď si the

Part 1 Revised Price T

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No 15,824.

魏十二月正年四个一百丸子一英

HONGKONG. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1914.

1919EINSO

BUSINESS NOTICES,

BUSINESS NOTICES.

WATSON'S

B.

GLENORCHY

CHOICE MELLOW BLEND

SCOTCH WHISKY

PER BUTTLE $1,55

A

INCLUDING DUTT.

“A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

UMEMOTO..

PROFESSIONAL TATTOOEE. Orders attended to at the residence of

Customers, if desired.

Finest work done by hand only.

No. 12, Queen's Road East,

Hongkong. Oct. 3, 1913,

CREAM!

MILKMAID THICK BICH OREAM

CREAM THAT CAN BE WHIPPED, JUT CAN NOT BE BEATEN

It is simply PURE CREAM

Contains NO PRESERVATIVES.

Makes eplendid ICE CREAM.

Excellent with Stewed and tinned Fruits, Fruit salads t

Packed in 3 sizes of tias.

£5 cta, per é oz tin?

35

50

5+ .. Nett weight 11

You can get it at:-

1190

LANE CRAWFORD & Co.

THE FRENCH STURE

FL. RUTTONJEE & SON

CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE THAYER.

Mr. Curtis's Complaints.

In September last Mr. George F. Cortia. sa American lawyer practising in Shanghai, *ppeared befure the Committee on Ex- penditures in the Department of Justice. House of Representativer, and charged Judge Rufus H. Thayer of the United States Court for China with cortain high crimes and misdemencore. The charges Aled occupy several pages in the printed report and they involve other American officials in Shanghai. After bearing the witnesses the Committee decided that the facta presented took the case out of its jurisdiction. and transmitted the evidence and a copy of the charges to the Committee on the Judiciary. According to the latest American newspapers. Mr. D. Clay on, Chairman of the Hots Judiciary Committee stated that when he

sofficially notified of Judge Thayer's re mation ho charge would be automatical- ly pigeon holed. It is felt by the many friends of Judge Thayer in the Far East that he should be given an opportunity to refato the allegations made against him, particularly as he resigned for personal reasons, otherwise he may suffer damago in the future without meriting it

The charges, with notes, filed by Mr. Curtis

cccupy

sixty printed pagce. Briefly, Judge

Thayer is charged with being abar nt from Chins more than sixteen months in three years and that he drew his salary while in Europe and Japan, sabın vouchers that purported to have been

heen signed

by him at Shanghai. The total amount of the alleged fraudulent vouchers, and re- coipt that were signed by Judge Thayer, According to thawor charges and the testimony

given before the committee, wAS 88,666.40. These were distributed during Acuzaiderable period of time between 1909 and 1912.

The ine

nine charges sot forth allege abase „power, prejudgement of CABE, the endorsement of the appointment a Dis dict Attorney of man who, it is alleged, "was not even a Is-yer, incompetency, "grossly usurping a prolata jurisdiction." conferring powers on an inferior Court daring his absence.

of

Washington report, dated November 30, states: Friends of Judge Rufas B. Thayer branded a outrageons the more suggestion that his reargnation from the beach of the United States Court for the extraterritorial district of

China Bina had any connection whatever with the charges made Carts. They as:ost timt Judge

*gainst hin

by George resignation was posted to

and to the Secretary of State before he had. the slightest knowledge or intimation of any such charges. Judge Thayer had aa. nounced to numerous friends in China, including Mr. Calhoun, United Sester Minister, last summer, his definite decision to rerign in the autuma. Ho had written to friends in Washington months age of such a decision.

THE SIN CERE Co.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACA

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Li

HONGKONG - CANTON LIVE. HONGKONG TO CANTON.

8 A.. HONAM.' 10 E. FATSHAN.

10

CANTON TO HONGEL NG. TUESDAY, 20th, JANUARY.

8 4.x. *HEUNGSHAN,' 5.M. 'KINSHAN.'

8. $ P.M.

HONAM, FATSHAN.'

_WEDNESDAY, 21st JANUARY.

8 A. M

R..

• HEUNGSHAN,' *KINSHAN,

A Telephone Service has been recently installed on the Company's Steamer Day Steamers Call No. 178, Night Steamers Call No, T.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

I

.S. SUI TAI'

5.S. TAISEAS HONGKONG TO MAGAD.

Weak days at 8 AM. and P.M. from the Company's Wing Lot Street Wharf Sundaya, at Va., and 12.30 r.. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

MACAO TO HONGKONG.

Wook days at 7.30 AM, and 2 P., Sundaya, at 7.30 . and 2 r..

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 20TH JANUARY.

The Companys New Steinship "TAISHAN,"

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STRKET WHARF at 91.3. and return fram Macao at 5 F.M.

N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer trou Macao on Sunday morning at 7.80., id from Honkong at. 12.30 r. from the Company's Wing Loh Street: What

This steamer connects with the excursion steamer returning from Mano at 5 p.m.

FARES: SALOON Single 83, Return 85.

1ST CLASS Bingle 81.50, Retura 31. 2ND CLASS Single $1, Return 81.50- Staterooms:-Saloon 1 per person each way. Ist & 2nd Class 50 cts. per puson esch way. Warther particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Company. CANTON MACAO LINE.

5.4 SUIAN,'

D.partures from Macao to Cantou on Monday, Weinerday and Friday, at 9',x. Dajarores frou Venton To Macao on Theway, Thur.day and Saturday, 4,30 2.1.

28. HOTSANG,

Departures from Mama to Canton on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. at 8 A.M. Departures from Causon to Macau on Monday. Wednesday and Fricav. at 8 à 22.

Jozz SzvM OF THI

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO Simon Co.. i., Tax Umra Navigation COMPANY. LIB., AFD THE INDO-CRINA STRAM NAVIGATION COMTAY, Læd.

CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

9.8. BAINAM, 688 Tour, and 8.8. NAVNING.' 669 To

PRICE, 83.00 Per Month

BUSINESS NOTICES.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LD

ENGINEERING CO OF

HONGKONG, LTD

TAJKOD DOCKYARD, HONGKONG.

PBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE.

MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL,

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

Estimates given the quick construction repair of Ships, Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Ires and Worl Work.

ORAVING DOCK 787' x 88 x34′6′′

Pumps empty Dost in 2-3/4-hours

THREE PATENT SLIPWAT sking vessels, up to 3.000 ton displacerent providing conditions tarpainting ships with inest efficient resulte.

100-Too ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES hroughout the Shops ranging up to 100 Teami 50-Tun Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chaina, Wire Ropes, vets, ric. AGENTS FOLL:-

JOAN I. THORNYOROFT & CO., LTD

-PETROL & KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/9 to 10 M.B.P

As supplied to the British Adairalty and War Oße. MOTOR VESSELS,

LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION..

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEZICLES. ITC. Dockyard Manager, Mr J. Rap, can be seen be ween the hours of 11 a, m, sud 12 no...n

the Town Uffic

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

BOSTON, CHINA AND JAPAN ADAITS.

Tezamova Na. 212.

Telegraphic Addrem :!TAIKVODOCK."

SIBERIAN

349

CIRCULAR TOURS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a CIRCULAR

SERVICE via SIBERIA. and SUEZ has been

Portland Cement

In Caaks of 873 lbs. BOL

Is Bake of 150 ibe, net

Shewan, Tomes & Co.

GENERAL MANAGERS,

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

Kowloon Bay

Engineers Shipbuilders

and

Constructional Engineers. Smart Steam Launch for Sale or Hire.

WEISMANN'S

FOR BREAD

inaugurated by the Russian Railways and the under:WEISMANN'S mentioned Steamship Companies, whereby Passengers can now proceed Home via Suez and out via Siberia, or vice versa, with the Option of breaking the Voyage at H

ong- Kong, Singapora, Colombo and Port Said, and proceed on from these Ports by a Vessel of eituer of the above Mail Companies, if desired.

For Round Rates of Fares and Full Farticulars,

| Apply to :~

E. A. HEWETT,

SUPERINTENDENT,

P. & O. STEAM NAVIGATION 00.

9. C. DE BUSSIERE.

ACTING AGENT,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CIE. MESSRS. WELCHERS & CO.

GENPRAL AGENTS,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MESSRS SANDER, WIELER & CO.,

AGENTS.

AUSTRIAN LLOYD.

Hongkong, January 14, 1914.

YOUR

70

TABLEAU

Will never be Complete until it Carries a Constant Supply of the

ALEXANDRA CAFE

BREAD, CAKES, PASTRIES & PIES. Proopanded by experts to be absolutely the best and preost Procurable in Hongkong

TRY OUR RENOWNED GAME PIES.

Bengkong, Dec. 17. 1013.

One of the above Steamers leaves Canton for Wackow every Monday, Wednesday THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

and Friday, at about 8 A.; and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton on the same days 8.30 A. Round trips take about 5 days. Passengets cau return to Hongkong or

rica arsa by the Company's direct stoamors LINTAN: and BANUT,' Those vessela

have superior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Floatele THORQUÒELY UP Fan in each Cabin,

Booking Off on open daily (sunday excepted) 2A.. to 5 PM. Burther particulare may be obtamod at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

**** HOTEL MANSIONS (FM FLOOR), Uppowie Blake Piar.

196

TO DATE WITH EVERY MODERN LUXURY.

A LA CARTE GRILL POOL

J. E HAGGART, Handy.

BOTAL,

FOR

CAKE 8

WEISMANN'S

FOR

OHOCOLATES

Hongkong, Nov. 18, LULA,

Bournville

The “COCOA de Luxe”

"

HIGHEST GRADE ·· BRITISH MADE

"BOURNVILLE COCOA represents the highest grade of nutritive cocoast presenten the marker; it fully maintains its high reputa- tlonia food value and delicacy of flavour, and.

The Nơi of Purity. lasecond to nonefasnyrespect whatsoever." Medical Magazine, March, 1912

ADBURY'S

CADE

--CHOCOLATES

In Tins and Fancy Boxes. Specially Packed for Export.

· FROM THE FACTORY IN A GARDEN," DOURNVILLE, ENG.

Boytong, Dec. 17, 190.

A DREAM OF DEATH.

A curious case of presentiment is record-

ed in connection with the death of Mme. Amic, the young woman who at death in the Heian railway disaster aer suffering untold agonies pinned down for seven and

der the

tonder of one of the

•half h⋅⋅urs? rocked trains.

On the day of the pccident Mme. Amix and her husband, an army officer, fanched at the house of a brother officer in Lyons

just

before

ahu

joining the train. During the

mal Mme.. Amic unrrated dream which impressed hight before, which had her. She declared that

bad had the deeply

she had seen herself in a railway soddent with her

husband,

had both

and that they been killed. Her friends at table laughed at ber fuary, and tried to rustere, her good spirits, hat were shocked to learn the next day that the poor. wound's dream had come literally true, for both she and ber halaad lost their lives in the accident.

NOR good Boba tashi a la Sartori Table D'Hota with Wines & Liqueurs OF NE Brek, "ALEXANDRA CATE

GRAND HOTEL

NOTU

CHU VOR THE BEST FOOD REFRESHMENTA. ACCOM

AND CLEANLINESS.

QUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVIJIDA

ELECTRIC LIGHT & FANS TARULUHOVT.

NOTICE

1T.in hazoby notified that . Constant

SUPPLY of WTER will be turned

7. RUURMANN

THE

ADMIRABLY ESITUATED AT VICTORIA OL

Adjoming the Tramway Terminus, 1400 feer shove how Lever

A WEST OLASS WAMILY. BESIDENTUL AND TOURIST HOTEL

Telephonos mall room Roof Garden.

Term

day Mas,

ounge, Finsining an- Ladies' Hooms.

Telegraph Ad♬ : Proful

F.O. FEUSTER

Manag

CARLTON HOTEL

Recently Renovated and Refurnished, Self-Contained Suits of Apartments with Private

of in the RIDER MAIN DISTRIONS Bathrooms attached, Luxuriously Furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading

the 23rd, 24th &:25th. instante;

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority!

Public Works Offs,

Hongkong Jan. 19, 1914

and Writing Rooms

ERFECT SANITATION.

Under Personal Management of

0. BOWEN Proprietor.

CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO.

ESTABLISHED 1864.

CLUB CIGARETTES

($3.75 PER BOX).

A No. Hotels &c.

Cigarette for Messes,

PURE EGYPTIAN TOBACCO

Artistic Boxes

Each Box packed in separate sealed tin case.