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INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,

LADY'S GOLD WATCH BRACELETS IN LARGE VARIENT.

ENGLISH

HOTEL MANSIONS:

SILVERWARE.

OPPOSITE GENERAL FOST ÖFFICE,

WING KEE & CO.,

"

Bros. 17, 18 and 19, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTHA). JULT CALANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION

MIRCHANTS, WAL LIERCHANTS, £a, ko.; UF FIFTY YEARS STANDING VEKT CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. .. FRANCISCO TSE YAT, Smoral Manager,

Koagkone. Agpont 19, 1909-

ART

CRBUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER,

CHILDREN'S PHOTOS

A Speciality.

NOTE ADDRESS.

ICE HOUSE HONGKONG

1788

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED;.

PINKERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BUILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRON UNDERS.. All work done in this, establishment lo guaranteed. We nave oker thaty fears experience. We own two Hlipways and can conceandate may craft sat sathi Cast, kaak

Fara Olica, 48, USNaught ROAD CENTRAL, Dongkong. Telephone No. 459. Telephone No. R.F. Shipyard, Shim-Sai-Po. Karlon, Hongkong. #turished on application.

WONO PING WA. Mossger Mengkong Apri 1, 1913.

THE

UNTINGENTA KE) •

asch as:

CHINA MAIL, LTD

ALL SORTS OF ARTISTIC JOB-PRINTING

INVITATION Cards, Menus, DanCE AND ENTERTAINMEŃT PROGRAMMES, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, PROPES-

*USES, WINE LISTS, ETC., ETJ., KTO

Clinizi qua:ations from

THE CHINA' MAIL OFFICE,

5, Wyndham Street

European Supervision

A Natural Remedy

INTIMATIONS

THE CHINA MAILAN,

SMOKE

MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA GARRICK

(MITSU BISHI 00.)

OVAJ

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. SIMA, OCHL MUTARE, YO SHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA,! NAMAZUTA," SAYO, SHINNEW and KAKIYAMADA Collerlau.

AGENTS for SAKTTO, & OYUBARI

DO ALB

HEAD OFFICE :-TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFIORE :- Nagaraki. Moji. - Karatau, Wakamatsu, Otára. Muroran, Kobo, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Shanghai, Hongkong, Bankow.

TKL. ADDRESSES for above: IWASAKI Codes:--A1, ABC 5th Ed., Wastern Union."

-

AGENCIES: CHINELANG: Messrs Gearing &

05.

MANILA: Messrs Macondray &

Co, SINGAPORE: Messra Borneo Co.

· Lbd.

For particulars, apply to

K. KATO.

Manager, No. 2 PEDDER STREET,

HONGKONG.

NOTICE.

818

Wen appointed Sela. Representa

E the Endersigned, have this day tires for the DERHAM LUMBER CO. of the Philippine Islands, and are prepared to quota Prices on all grades of Philippine Lamber.

N. 8. MOSES & CO.,

14. Des Voeux Road Centra'. Hoogkong, Jan 9, 1914.

PURE, ICH AND WHOLESOME

MILK Straight as it comes

from the Cow..

The Company's Farms, Utensils ard Methods are Models of Clean- liness and, in these particulars, are probably unsurpassed in the World.

MIXTURE

A Testing Sample will be forwardad Free application to BRITISH. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. LTD. Hong Kong

THIS HIGH-CLASS MIXTURE IS EVERYWHERE

OBTAINABLE

TRAGEDY AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

False Alarm of Fire.

Children Crushed to Death.

(From the Landor. Daly Telegraph " of Dre. 26th and Dec. 7th.)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 19Ke

'Want' Advertisements

PREPAID

ON THE HILLS.

WEA

TEST

YOUR

EYES

$1 per inch

I

from the sides, and borne shricking on a rushing, screaming, surging human tido.. FROM XHUTH TO TRAGEDY.

3 laserijomy

atta Week

and 31 proper

·lenges. If you do

WANTED.

N ENGLISH AS ISTANT, MIS- DIOCESAN BOYS SCHOOLL

ATRESS

Apply to

THE HEADMASTER. Hongkong, Jan. ID,, 1914.

not

as you

[em- .

anon did your eyes

should have mediate attention.

CONSULT US

CLARK &

CIENTIFIC

FORK BLOGS.

Co.

OPTICIANS CHATER RD

HONGKONG

Hongkong. "Dec. 9, 1013

·INTIMATIONS

1494

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAM. ATION COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTEENTH URDINARY MEETING of SHAREBOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the Offices of Mesars. Jardine Matheson and Company

of

The alarm was spread outside the hall by a few persons who had been near the Limited on WEDNESDAY the 28th. loor nud escaped unhurt, a crowd soon January 1914, at 11.50 o'clock a.m. for the assembled, and she work of olearing the purpose of receiving the Report of the hal began. When the exit was cleared Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending Sist. af the bodice that filled it to the top. December 1913. ind a quick accounting was made, people New York, Dee 25.

stood share-faced and horror-stricken Christmas Day in America was sad. Excited men and women stood about the dined inexpressibly by a terrible tragedy kulding some dazed by the sudden at Caunet, Michigan, where eighty poor, change from holiday festivities to tragedy, all women and children, except others galling hysterically for a missing me--were killed in a frightful passie child, and a few even threatening vió. which took place during a Christmas Eve knco to the rescuems for keeping them celebration in the heal hall. A the huck from the long row placed within reports agree that the panic originated 2001t. of the building. bs cause some food tried Firo!" with the past that a mad rush began towards a narrow stairway leading towards the principal exit.

AJ

American

their

newspapers devoto Christmas pages to heartrending accounts | episodes Calumet's groat tragedy. I forbear from burdening your

نہیں

The Register of SHARES will be closed from TUESDAY 20th to WEDNESDAY 8th January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer 3BARES. can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE.

Secretary, Hongkong. Jan 13, 1914.

.:

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED.

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In a few seconds the door, which open-columns with many of the details, which UMICE IS HERE Y GIVEN that

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ed outwards to the street, became jam-are almost too borible to recount. In DOL was ined with bodies, and preventer for every essential feature there

A. SHELTON HOOFER,

Secretary.

WANTED.

83

medium sized GODOWN, Wancha

A prafurred.

Answers to

A B.C

/ Cmya Max' Office.

149

Hongkong, Dec. 3, 1913.

FOR SALE.

BOUT 800 the. ENGLISH TYPE Olarendon and Nonpareil (Hodora). complete fount, including Italie.

In good condition. Good offar to

* TYPO,' Care of Orina Mart" Ofice, Hongkong, Marth 21, 1912.

ner's

Rust Proof

CHEAP SALÈ

OF

PERRIN'S EVENING

GLOVES.

BON TON.

INSURANCE DO

IN WHICH AKI VECTED THE BĦALS OF

The Hongkong Land Investment THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

and Agency Co. Id. General

COMPANY, LTD.,

the TWENTY SIXTH ORDINARY of SHAREHOLDERS in this MEETING

will be hid at the Offices of Company Messrs. Jardins Matheson and Company Limited on WEDNESDAY the 9th. THE DAIRY FARM CO, LTD. in my further egres of the frightened nuts difference between this sacrifion

women and children. It was

thon Christmas. Eve and similar disasters January 1914 at 11.45 a.m. for the purpose landing of the narrow stairway, a vocit which have occurred here and elsewhere, of receiving the

of the Director Report able death-trap, where the bodies were and which, appareaty, cannot be entirely together with a Statement of Accounts for found piled in a heap, and at the door prevented, oven when the stairways are the year ending 31st. December 1913.

The Register of SHARES of the Com that nearly 1 the deaths occurred. And less narrow than those in the Calumet

to WEDNESDAY 9th January 1914 from first to last there had been so justihail. One poignant feature is that they will be closed from TUESDAY 20th. feation for the villainous false alarm. lite ohildren trampled to death by their (both days inclusive) during which perid NORTE, BRITISH & MERCANTILE The candles on the Christmas-tree, which dders had been enduring very hard times, no transfer of SHARES can be registered. had been arranged for the benefit of the for montics-thes and the women were By Order of the Board of Directors, Chidren of the Westera Federation of the chief victims of the great miners' Miners, had not even been lighted; the strike-and for weeks they had been joy. hall was lighted electrically, and there fully anticipating the celebration of was not a fire on the promises save that Christmas Eve, with unlimited jazz and in the basement fenfeeding the hot water cake provided by subscription, followed pipes.

by the distribution of cheap toys. Mer According to The Day Telegraph's and women fought each other to get rodent at Calumet, where the cop-down the narrow stairways into the per miners, chiefy foreigners, have been street; they clambered over one another. on striko for five months, and the destitu- and crushed those beneath them, crushed tion is consequently keen, the death List more children than grown-ups, because consists of twenty-four girls, thirty was mainly a children's party, and women, twenty-one boys, and five men-jecause the little ones had no chance. total eighty. That is the corrected total) They could not go fast criough; they were to-day, and by, to marrow there will proterme down, suffocated, trampled to bubly be a small addition, accounted for death, and over their bodies and the by deaths of the severely injured. The bodies of their parents, heaped and chok ing the exit spaco, swarthed hundreds of letter, bowever, are not numerous.

At the time of cabling parties bent on others, crawling, dawing, fighting their fynching are searching the city from end way, climbing over tho dend, and gether with the statement of Accounts for Revenue Marine Department... to end for the man who raised the cry escaping.

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CHEN KWONG & CO., LD GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.

CANTON

Moderate Pricc. LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL

STORE" MURNITURE Draperies, Grocerier,

Boot and Shoca. Makers of Jewellary, Isogbezas,

Crockery Ware Iron-mongery, Wias and Bruit.

fime was when disease was thought to be due to the direct influence of evil spirits, and exorcism and magic were invoked to cast it out.

Science has taught us wisdoaL The evil spirits exist still... We call them "Disease Germs," and they also must be casi out Once lodged in the stomach or intestines, fever with its hallucinations, or biliousness with its aches and pains, is the result.

ENO'S

FRUIT SALT

is the approved remedy for driving out disease germs. Its action is quick and thorough. It clears the intestines, rouses the torpid liver to new life, stimulates the mucous membrane to a healthy action, and cleanses and invigorates the whole digestive tract.

It may be safely taken at any time by young ar old.

It is very effective in the early stage of Diariñas By removing the irritating cause.

Be prepared for emergencies by always keeping bottle in the house.

Prepared on y by

6. ENO, Ltd., FRUIT GALT WORK, LONDON ENGL SOLD BY CHEMISTS AND STORES EVILIVEL

Foreign Clothes for gentleman made to arder by our own tailors,

Large assortment of Chinese Elxs and Poriga Goods of every description.

of fire. AMrs. Caiser, who seized him! ahe shouted the fatal word, has given:

KAD BUSH FOR SAPETI.

an excellent description of the man. Some AL the reports agree that the exit doon say he was an Austrian miser, and all were opened; there were no locked dous agree that he wore s heard. Whether he to add to the tragedy. The stairs, except All queda sold as ressonable, Prices,

we drank, mad, or simply recklessly for the landing, which was small,' were

relatively unctioumbered. †The Cheapest and Best since in Canton & criminal cannot yet be ascertained.

Hongkong to buy Chinese and Foreign

In any sort of order everybody in the Gondiy

hall could have 'got out safely in a very SUP PAZ POO STREET.

The rity is in a state bordering or mancats. But what happened is Tel. No. 1406

CANTON and

anarchy over the appalling disaster. The thie. Each man and woman cusight up minera, enbitcred by their long struggle the nearest child and tried to reach the

·Nos, 237, 31, Dee Vani Road

and in a penniless condition, are despor stairs frat. As many children were in and No. 120, Connght Road Central ate, especially those who have lost rola tho, hall, unattended they were left to

Tel No. 813.

Fouctour.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

EMBISTERED MINERS.

Agents for the West Point Building Co. Ld.

Hongkong. Jan. 13, 1914.

Ви

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENDERS ASSURANOF CO

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTO

MENT & AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this OMPANY will be held at the Uffices of Mews, Jardino Matheson & Company

Limited on WEDNESDAY the 28th

1914 at noon, January

for the purpose receiving the report of the Directors to

NỚTAL FUNDS ar Blær Decorschex, 1911.

£29,561,288. I-Amhorised Capital 28,000,00 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital --Firs Funds ID-Le & Annuity Funda... 16,136,150 Birking Fand Accomms' super 88,513

2x1.581,288

of Revenge Fire Branch....

Life and Annuity **

Branches...

the year ending 31st. December 1913.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY 20th, to WEDNESDAY 28th January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which registered. By Order of the Board of period no Transfer of Shares can be Directors.

A. SHELTON HOOPER.

Secretary. Hongkong, Jan. 19, 1914.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

· LIMITED. ·

437,500

8,899,114

1,567,168

1,973

249,69%

Other Recriptɛ initiativenes 490,388

29.312

The Accumulative Funds of the various

Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet Branches are separately invested, and, by the claims under the respective Depart« ments of the Company's Business. "

SHEWAN, TOMES & DC.

V

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A

PATELL & CO.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAE Exporters & Importers

tives in the passo.. The exiqueness ä escape ne bost they might. They scurried the situation is intensified by the chagoreng their elders, adding their cries to NOTICE is hereby given that a which is freely made, that the man who the confusion, until on the stairs they MEETING of the Hexagona HOTEL COM started, the panic was a member of the were silenced under the weight of the Ay, Limited will be held at the Pedder Streater Citizens" Alliance, à body recently offendly blockade. Most of those who died of that Compen

EVERT KIND district. The charge is strongly denied. Lodies bore no trace of injury.

ganised to prostrvo order in the halning had been smothered, and many, at the the Colony of Hongkong, on

Footwear

MADE

TU

ORDER

CHERRY & 00,

PEDDER STREET,

Oppoelbe Hongkong Baral: Telephone No. 491.

YSTERS: eh, Fried or Stewed,

Findon Badancke, Kippers, &c.

ALEXANDRA · CARE,

"It is estimated that, 700 persons werd in the bat when the panic took place, nial the time when the infuriated Atampolo ecentaenced until it ended pot er than five minutes elapsed-soras say be miner dressed as Santa Claris was taking down presente from tho largo, gaily decorated Christmas tree, no child. ren had gathered in the main aisle ready to march to the platform to receive gifts, the older perfe were looking on with amusement at the antics of Father Christ Suddenly an unknown man thrust his lund in the rear door and shouted "Fire Acharya dynamite thrown Into the crowded room could not have

rosted greater dismay of confusite.

For a onent almost everybody cipt a few women and Lower men becaus demde corentaros köd tushed senseiret 1y towards that narrow stairway and falit” door, which was almost instantij with-ring bodies, doomed to

dio. The scene was describle. Twi men, climbed over thong shoud of them in the xerable to rich the door. Thi maín also was filled with children, they wru caught between two man esht

(Continued on page 5.)

The Man Who Gets There

In the man who has blood real That red blood and plenty of k-la his body,

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER CIL COMPOUND

makes blood- lots of It-Tifa giving," "brala nourishing, strength replenishing blood,

OF ALL CHEMISTS

PRZECIEM :- $1.25 and 12,25,

UAT, the 28th day of January, Lald, at

19.30 o'clock, in the afternoon, when the General Merchants at and submitted to the Extraordinary

abjoined Resale

Resalation (which was cased

General Meeting of the Company held on

1913

and which was

the 25th Oct taken as directed at f

passed at

and

such Meeting on the 10th day of Jesus. Commission Agents.

-1914) will beanbitted for costruation as a Special Resolution.

That the following new Article be inserted in the Company's Articles of “Association after Article 19 thereof

***10x: The Company shall pay dividend, in respect of any existing ***or new shares of the Company, in *** proportion to the amount paid up ***on each share whe oa 'larger wundent. is paid up on some shares than Og others. Dited this 12th day of January, 1914,

By order of the Board of Directors:

JB. TAGGART,

Acting Secretary Hongkong Hotel Company. Itd. Hongkong. Jan 12, 2014.440

HE ALLKANDRA CAFE Cannot he Beaton, Equalled For Bread, Okos, Corfellemeyi Maula with Wine & Liquar

HONGKONG, CANTON,

SHANGHAL AND

HANKOV

SAVARESSES SANTA L CAPSULES

Mort Certain. Physans facommand thent.