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SIMPLY PURE CREAM.

No. 15.9.2.

THORNE'S

No. 4,

The China Mail

OLD VAT.

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

As supplied to the House

of Lords and Ecure of Ccm-

mor S...

A, S. WATSON & Co., Ld

WINE & SPIRUT MERC UNI

Ali xanıma Punaises, Hongking,

UMËMOTO.

PROFESSIONAL TATTOOEĄ.

Orders attended tu at the rovidence of

Customer, it desired.

Finest work cons by hand only.

No. 12, Queen's Road East,

Hongkong. Dot. S. 1913.

誠五星五年四十一萬千

BUSINESS NOMIDES,

MILKMAID

RICH THICK CREAM

(which can be shipped: Ext, cannot be berten)

SIMPLY

PURB

·ORBAM

Packed in Three sizes of true,

1848

BUSINESS NOTIORS.

PRIOR 88

RITSINESS NOTIOKS.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LD

ENGINEERING CO OF

HONGKONG, LTD.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG..

ALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE- **BRASS AND FRON: FOUNDERS, CONIBUOTIONALE

„ETRICAL INI MERCHANICAL ENGINEERS:

* NE CUTTING OF METALS: BY::OXY-AGETYLENE

„A ANDI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

fit quick construction and repair of Ships, Engines, Ballora.. Railway idges: vid öll Chastes of Brgingering, Iron and Wood, York.

GRAVING DOCK","78T × 88°x 34°C°

Pemps empty, Dock in 9-3/4 hours

REE PATENT BLIPWAYS taking viola up to 3,000 bom dimple embat

providian poɑditions forpainting ships with moet officient rendite,

| 100-Ton MLECTRIC GRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

ghot the Shops ranging up to 100 Toas. 50-Ton HydäEŞTESTING MACHINE for Chaina, Wire Ropes, Arvata, etc.. AGENTS FOR

JOHN LYCORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.

PETRULA KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to. 150 H,A,F

Alsupplied to the British Admiralty and War Office. OTOR & VISUELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY

Obtainable from

1190

Ales, LANE, CRAWFORD &C.

M H. RITTONJEE & SON.

M. THE SINCERE CO.

MESSES. THE FRENCH STORE

Dockyard Ma

1.

TOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS. MOTOR VEHICLES. zic. Mr J. Ram, can be seen between the hours of 11 a, m. aud 12 noon £ão Town Offer-

Telegraphie

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL.

Horexore, China and JayaN ÁGLYEL,

TALITEONI NC 2%

"TAIROODOCK."

Portland Cement

Shewan, Tomes & On

GENERAL MANAGESE

MBE CHEUNG -ART PHOTOGRAPHEK.

ORANGE PHOTOS

A Speciality.

NOTE ADDRESS"

ICE HOUSE HỌNGKONG.

HEADSMAN'S SWORD.

Movement ir Tia Abolition la Germany.

Altäengli nou generúj mealment can be

muid to mains in Cermany in favour of

the abolition of capital "pusi-fiment, yet

ties is a strag feding growing again HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

that the sword and bleek of the landsman. For while ret modern me. thonks of execution are coployed in amber of the States of the Conlocheravy, get the medieval instruments of death still rule in Prussia (und a few other radins.

Reformers contend that while it is mimat impossible for anything go wrong with galows, guillotine, or “alec, i kein ohmir, yes soma terrible mischnee Tight very easily gi- if the laudiamus. were to low his nerve. As a matter of fet nothing buns vor boon known in go wrong at the actual moment of excru. For last if anything bas, the abic has never heard of it. It is lau Ted that decapitation by the sword is far mom gristine thau perd be, and that the sight of the hhwkienverd block } and silent excuationer leuning, on his iami, birt word is a for greater lux

17 2 erkamed 's

1. orage Blau tas sulfid et a gallows or guillotino-where the act done with mechanical precision-would be It is l sidered that too great a responsibility | rests upon one man—the beadsman.

In Berlin the executions take place in the courtyard of the Plotzearia Peniten- fiary, wherein the'exceptioner awaits the kerival of the condunted man on a large at destone, which gives him a fin inting. The culprit-after sentence has been read to him by one of the officials elu aro present clad in evening droug is thrown fare.downwards on a sort of bench in which there is a eup-shuped hotu for his baad Just in. As he lies tupped there the headsman steps for want ruines the sword of death up to taral of his own chin; and then lots this heavy razor edged blade swing down. Perhaps the reason that there has been no movement before toward the abolition if the sword and block lies in the fact t detas of executions printed in the German Prese, And af the death sonténeo is but rarely carried Tôn tho pubke does not often hear any burrowing details or have this modo o

Peuting justico often brought to ita altention.

813 never

For the past 10 years the fondun Couns has been unwittingly defrauding The revenue by insuficient stamp duties se properties purchased in connection with improvement schemes. The Board of Inland Revenue having discovered the mistake, has sent in a bill for £8,000 in 198 cancy and the Council has paid

tho claim.

**Chicago

Like the isto Mr. Smith, Mr. Fredk. Weyerhaeuser, whois death is announced from New York, wai, despite his millions, a man of simple fasten who courted obscurity. While the amount left by Mr. Smith, who lived for many your in a small room, 16 – s Indon dub, como as a surprise," Mr. Weyerhouser was generally known to bo rich beyond the dreams of wrazisë. The newspapers, however, gave but little space to the doings of the dumber king, who cured timber lands almost the size of England,

BULE FOR THE HOME.

of your boson bo

& WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVIE OF THE HONGKONG, "CANTUN AND MAGAL

STEAMLOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"

HONGKONG CANTON LINE.

HONGKONG TO QANTON.

* BONAM, ULM, FATSHAN.

i. CANTON TO HONGLING. TUESDAY, 5th MAY.

I

9 A.X. •HEUNGSHAN. BT.. • KINSHAN.

WEDNESDAY, 6th' MAY.

8 AM, 6 P.M.

* A.M. 10 PM

·HEUNGSHAN

EINSHAN.

REDUCTION IS SALOON

HONAM." FATSHAN

FARES

GEORG STEIGER.

GERMAN SAUSAGE FACTORY

- (Deutsche Wurstfabrik.

Hongkong: 14. Gresson Street, off Fraps. Ens

*48

All kinds of Sausages, bojied and sooked Rams, erc, can be obtained already sliced by and 16. etc.

Beef and Park sausages roade fresh every corning Special rangements will be male with Hotels. Contea nes Boarding-houses, Ships, Pienic parties, ota

JUST ARRIVED

Per 8.8. ALDENHAM,

Commencing firm pill the Salon passage rates by the Companies' Steamers at Grade Australian Butter: Government guarantee

will be reduced to.-

Single Farey Right Ser

*******...00

Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Stoamer) 10.00 Single Fare by Day Steamer..queue Pescadine uwi nama semi 4.00 Return Fare by Dny Stentcr...

DOR

The attention of the travelling Public is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Compuien resɛelú Pamer gers arriving by Night Steamers from Canton (due at Honkong about 11 p.m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without extra clinige. Electric fans and electric light so availablo zli nigbo,

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE, 4. SU TAI

8.8. TATSHAR HONGKONG TO MAOAO Weekdays at 8.M. and 2 P.M. from the Company's Wing Lak Street bar! Sundays;'at 9 am," na$ 12,30 1,36, from the Company's Wing Link. Staset Whari.

MADAO TO HONGKONG.

Work daya no 7.30 am, and 2 r.m. Sundays, at 790 .. sad ri

EXCURSION TO MACAC.

SUNDAY, 102 · MAY.

The Company's Steamship "TAISHAN,”

will depart from the COMPANY'S WINGET WHARF at 9.

and return from Maono né 4 FIM.

V.B.-The Company will also run a spermae frcus Mass on Sunday morning at 7.0.3, and from Honchong at 12.80P.M. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whoi

This steiner connects with the excursion stanman, returning from Alaman at 5 pun FARES ANUSUAL. CANTON-MACAO LINE.

AS FULAN

Departurer tom Mario Cation on Monday, Wadiceday and Friday, az ir.. Departate reum Canton to Macao op Toerisy, Thursday and Me urday, 87 €,00 9,50

CANTON-WECHOW - LINE

·5.0. JeATNAM," De Tona, and 8.3. NANNING." 666 Too One of the shore Himmers Insyer Canton for Wochew stem g

Gres Sunday, Turmang and Friday, at about 6 F., and the other leaves Wuchow for Canton every Monday Wednesday and Friday at shout at 8.3). Round trips take about 6 days. PROTEZE CAN return to Hongrong or vics Yazas by the Company's direts stominera

· LINTAN' and BANUL. These vessels have superior Cabin ascommodation, and ars lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Tan in coah Cabin “

Booking Ulkon eyes daily (Dunasy souptedy 9 am to 5 pm. Farther particulam may be obtained at the Office of thi

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT 00. LTD.

BOTEL MANSIONS (FIRST F

Opposite Blake Pier

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

REDUCTION IS P

FROM 18 May, 1916 the

earrant will be reduced to the fol

Absolutely the Best Imported: only 75 cents per lbs.

THE

ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

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