1914-08-06 — Page 1

MÉKMAID RICH THICK!

ORBAM.

SIMPLY PURE CREAM,

No. 15.992.

THORNE'S

No. 4,

The China Mail.

OLD VAT

SCOTCH

WHISKY!

As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Com.

mons.

A. S. WATSON & Co., I.d

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS | ALEXANDRA BUTIINA, Hongkong.

QUEER SIDE OF LONDON..

Strange Facts Revealed.

by Figures.

Each residens in the City of London Bas Jy votes that is a crisis that brought es in that faxematig Yonne, o Lomten Statistics," issued recently by the Fondon 4ounty Corneil. And there are many interest ng things in the brak. Only ones eventh of the total popilation of London (all of it) has the Parliamentary vote, but, laminating women word choline, every

• Sther male fair-skrtelly "spending. Di per cunt. can exercise the franchise. Ther vlectorate varies from 8,1 per cent, of the population in Whitechapel to 21.1 per cent. it the Strand.

At the last County Council election, The last hoar of the full was the busiest every,, where except

Much in the City. Kensington, and the Strand, where the hour before noon was the most popular, Also, singularly onnigh. Westminster ded the smallest persipinge, 35.1, mud Woolwich the highest, 67.1.

Even the sun is tomlated in the wom derful book, and the fet revealed that the Funniest week in 1912 was in April ; Just year the sauniest weak was that which Endqu June 21. Midsomraer Bay,

£10,000,000 IN CHARITIES

The come of charities in London is restimated at £10,000,000, which is more than twice the "ananal expenditure of £10,000»¤ por relief. There are 67, 677 old-age pensioners in the Metropolis, 46.524 bein wument. Lsh or Exchis grea Med 142,138 vnckncies, in 1915 The num. her of insured persons in the middle of t year was 1,506,519, of whom 1,431,700 srere members of approved scieties; there were 1,437 panel distors het October

Donscientious objectors to vaccination increased tra 1.4 pericent. in 1808 « 15,5 | per cent in 19

Nouth London is now almost fully inilt upon, but in South London there is still n considerable area available for expansión, In the public bathe there were 3315 013 hathers in the year 1910 11. as in the swimming baths 3.900.357 of who over two millions were scholars

In 1812 nearly 24 million weights and measures were clarz..ned; 976,858 (11.5 per cent.) were rejected as unfit for stamping. Food and dregs examinations howed tho higamt percentage of adulteration (25.7 per cunt. in, Shoreditch, and the west in Greenwich (3.2). Nut milk, but susar, showed the biggest proportion of adultern- tian, but then the milk examinations were overwhelmingly more numerous.

Fifty per cent, of the boys ongigerl in street trading sell newspapers; 1270 per cent. Nell milk.

140,000 Theater Heath, There is ating in the London thentres for 64,457 people, and in the music halix for 76,370; ■ Rutal of over 140,600. Then there are the cinemas, with accommodation entinated to be in excess of this huge ngure. There are 4,508 public house, 1.190 beerhouner, 403 hotels, restaurata,

etc., and 68 on-licaces, in thuntres, music bulb, e c Al 348 off licences-trual,

8 124 There is one -licence for every 742

2 persons, bus the tio varies from one

for 57 in he City to one for 2,071 in Ful-

ham.

On the whole crime is steady, the num- ber of person tried for indictable offences ranging from about 9,000 to 1,000.

Telephone calls in 1912-13 numbered over 313 milions. The average daily water supply a 242 million gallons, about 34 grilner, per hand.

Islington has the I-rgest number of bachelors, 90,072 Wandsworth the most spinsters, 19,280; and Stoke Newington (apart from the City) the fewest widower, 65. The widows number 109,890 in the waole of London.

There are 747.237 elementary school children, Wandswor h, with 37,627, pro- vding the wiggest contingent, and the City, with 1,716 blm amatiese." Tho e under the age of live number 04, 420.

Over 9 willing meala were given to necessitania, cauldren in 1912, each child receiving nu average of 5.09 mesls.

-klore than Th mislion bucks are lent by the public dates in a year, the juvenilen taking conmovially over a million. Fiction is the most popular reading-narly Eve million luka, Beruwe number 260,713. There 2,12 milioni stesets, of which 350 miles are. Lud with tram lines.

"TH. BRIDGE OF ZARROWK..

London Badge is the busiest bridge, wito 12,254 ver-sales in 12 hɛ.mgs, but West. minster Bridge, with 17.204, runs it very close. Lumavu Kudur only holda ita miipa- riority by the arealer bumber of harrow 1,041," ku ngainst 51% Putney Bridge is the Lavoulite, paretly. With motor syalists i 112 ound it in 12 hours ; only

ཟུང་ 5.crused 10 Bridge, but bå marted aver Westminster Bridge

The Kunjust

Would

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BUSINESS NOTICES.

ESTABLISHED

184

* HONGKONG. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1914

The "Milkmaid" Company

beg to announce that they have not advanced the Prices

of any of their Products,

The same quantities are

available this month as last

month.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

& WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACA«. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTT.

I

HONGKONG, CANTON *|LINE,

HONGKONG TO CANTUN, I.

THURSDAY, 6th

CANTON TO HONGKONG AUG ST.

2 M

5 m.

HONAM. * KINSHAN,

FRIDAY, 7th

AUGUST.

AN.HONAM.

PMKINSHAN,

8...

5 PM.

HEUNGSHAN. FATSHAN.

Single Fare by Night Steamer on.........

8 A.M. HEUNGSHAN,"

FATSHAN.

8 6.10

Return Fare by Night (available also for Return by day Stramer) 19.00 Single Fare by Day Steamer

Return Fare by Day Steamer..

4.00

8.00

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The attention of the travelling Public is draws to the comfort affordal by the Companies' vesela. Pasengers arriving by Night Steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong about 11 p.m.) are permitted u sleep on board till next morning without extra charge. Electric fans and electric habt are sailable all nigh..

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

I

.8.9. 'BUI TAI'

►

88. TAISHAN” HONGKONG TO MACAUF.

Wuck days at A.M. and 8 P.M. from the Company's Wing Los Herest Wharf Sundays, at 9. sud 19.30 T.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf.

1

MADAO TO HONGKONG.

Werk days at 7.30 a.. and 2 r.. Sundays, at 7.30 ... and 5.

EXCURSION

MACAO.

TO SUNDAY, TE AUGUST,

The Company's Steamahip "TAISHAN”

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF at 9

and return from Macao at 2 FAL

N.B.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macso on Sunday morning st 7.30A.M., and from Horiskong at 12. r,.. from the Company's Wing Ink Street Wharf.

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*

FARES AN USUAL.

CANTON - MACAO - LINE,

B.S. HOLANG.

Departures from Mireno 10 Canton on Monday, Wedgerday and Friday, at 99 r..". Departures from Canton to Macao im Tuesday. Thursday and Naineday. A 4,287.80

Jay

CANTON-WUCHOW" LINE.

H.B. 'SAINAM. 688. Toms, and 8.8. NANKING. 569 10

One of the above teamere leaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednesday ard Friday, at about 8 a., and the other loves Wnshow for Cauton on the at-8.30 M. Round trips take about & days. Passengers can return to Вопаковк vice versa by the Company's direct Stamer LINTAN and

SANUL These vessois bare saperior Cabin accommodation an taronghent by electricity. Fastrle Fan in sich tauko-

ars lighted

...

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) VA., Br. "Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of the .......

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BUSINESS NOTICES,

ATRMELN+

AGENTS

Tanazioak, “Omiya Mak "and""" OvikyanD CHINA MAM Įmay "a mida ta odt igenin að the realowing parta!--

Pirkti à O

*Fooɑhow,, Dzodkaze da Cox. Shangra), KELLY & Water Log Tusodams AXLEY & WATER IN Man A.. Watson & Ob, Lo..

PRICE. 88.00 Per Month

RITSINESS NOTICES.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LD

ENGINEERING CO. OF

HONGKONG, LTD.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG.

NHIPÄUILDERS, SALVORS AND SEPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE- MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL,

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINZERS.

I WELDING "AND · CUTTING OF MESTALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE

AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

fatimaton given bæ quick sofistruction and repair of Ships. Minginos, Botlars. Bailway

Rolling Bicak, Bridges; var all Classen of Engineering, Troy and Wort Walk, »

GRAVING DOCK 787×88×34′ Pumps empty Dock in 2-3/4 hour

TEKER PATENT SLIPWAYS taking restels up to 5.000 tona displacement providing conditions forpainting ships with inest ofterens roquita,"

100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAT-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shops ranging up to 100 Toas 50-Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, favots, etc.

AGENTS FOK --

JOHN I THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD

PETROL & KEROSENE. MARINE MOTORS 7:09 ro. 150 KM.F.

As supplied to tua British Admiralty and War Offics. MOTOR VESSELS. LIGHT DRAFT VARRIERS, GUNBOATS.. LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

MOTOR:PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES. ETC.

Portland Cement

In Cmake or 375 iba mas

I Bay or 951 Ibs. Sear

Shewan. Tomes & Co.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

“NESTOR"

Sanitary Fluid.

A

Reliable Disinfectant.

Two tablespoonsful to a gallon of water for washing

Dockyard Manager can be seen between tie hoom of 11 am and 12noon at the floors, &c., is most useful for the Destruction of Flass.

Zawn Uther.

SUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Telegraphic Adoran :—" TAIKOODOCK,"

No.50. CHINA AND JAPAN AGENTS.

"Tetzrnover No "215.

MUMEYA”

"While you wait" "Photography

JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITH

APPARATUS AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINIS

IN AN HOUR.

PRICE 2.00 per 3 pcs. for Post Card. No. 8 Qudens Road Centras.

TELE. "No. 284.

NEW MACAO HOTEL

PRAYA GRANDE, MACAO.

n7%

The best the old

poun THE buta-hota! will be opened on Ln. August, 1914, under new ownership.

furnished and is now up to date in, overy respect. Large and airy, bedrooms, Hot and cold lutha thre`ghout. Electric lights and fans," Large and comfortable

dining room facing the sh Private and

Public Bara. Billiard Room. Cuisine

PER PINT. TIN

50 CENTS FER GALLON TIN...... 12:00

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

32, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

MEE CHEUNG

ART EBOTOGRAPHER.

CHILDREN'S PHOTOS

SPECIALITY.

-10%

NOTE ADDRESS

JOE HOUSE BONGKONG.

NEW "SHIPMENT

Government guaranteed 1st Grade Butter.

extalient under experienced supervision. Sanitary arrangments of the latest Packed specially in Australia for us. Absolutely

Terms moderate. För föriker jsformation.

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APPLY TO

Q. C. MOOSA.

TEL ADDRESS PHOENIX,” MADAO.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PEAK

J. H. TAGGART.

MANAGER,

HOTEL.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VIUTOPIA JAP.

Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet above Sea Leral. FIRST CLASS FAMILY. RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL

Telephones in all rooms. First-class Cusine, Lounge, Smoding and Ladies' Rooms. Roof Garden...

·Telegraph Add: 'Peaceful.'

P. U. PRUETER. Manager.

Turizm from to per day Mar

RAND

OTEL

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTED FOR THE BEST FOOD REFRESHMENTS, ACCOMMODATION

BOTEL MANSIONS (FIFE #LEM),

Opposite the Blake Pier,

SINGON & CO.

ESTABLISHER JA.D. 1880

TRON STEEL METAL and HARD

"AND CLEANLINESE.

QUININE UNDER ZUROPEAN SUPERVISION

ELETTINŰ LIGHT & PANS THROUGHOUT.

T. REICHMANN, Proprietor.

THE CARLTON HOTEL

WARE MERCHANTS Wholesale Bathrooms appear to He can fly, east of Berkeley and Retail renmonger Fig fron and. street, with 181,095 rhicles of which Foundryke Imperface. General Stors Clure motor sider. Motor cycles keepers and Shipehandlers New band

36 maze 4 (in nut stated how many 27 Hm Loose Frazer, (fnd Street, wast Jake Blue G279) Apel Options 493, 16

All throng the book is most interesting. of Central Market) Telephoon Ms. B15.

1913

Hongkong, September

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

attached, Luxuriously Furnished Lounge, Drawing, Reading

and Writing Rooms,

PERFRUT BANITAIT ON.

Guder Persora), Mirfgemeltof

OBOVEN Propmetin

Best Imported. None Better quality made." 75 cents per lb.

"FOR THE BEST OF EVERYTHING PROCURARLE IN ANY 1m ULARS

RESTUARANT IN THE EAST TRY THE

ALEXANDRA CAFE

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

.NOW RECONSTRUCTED. -

INGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRASS and IBOK

FOUNDERS

All work ouse in this setsblishment is guarantzat. Wohara over thirty years' experience. We own two Blipwage mod ma ancommodate any czatk of 200 feet long.

Town Ofne, 48, Costacurt”Koa CENTRAL, Clongroou. Telephone No. 469. Shipyard, Stum-3:1-Po. Kowloo, Hengkong.

Telephone No. E Estimates farnished on apolleator.

WONG LFING WA, ManaQE).

dongxons. April 1..1419,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

(Established 1854.)

SOLE AGENTS. FÖR

LEMOS

pure and Natural Lemon Squash,

without the addition, of chemicals.