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"NOTES ON WILD

LIFE IN HONGKONG

AND SOUTH "CHINA:“

By The Rev. b.

RUNDURY, M.

To be had ab tha

• Cha Mait." Offico.

Part 1 and Part

Price $1.00

No. 18.149.

The China Mail

八月二年五十昼百九千登英

A. S.,WATSON & CO., LTD.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

ESTABLISHED 74 YEARS

1

Wine & Spirit Merchants

HAVE BEEN APPOINTED

Agents for

JOHN DEWAR & SON'S

SCOTCH WHISKIES,

PRICES ON APPLICATION.

AMERICAN DENTISTRY

FORCELAIN FILLINGS.

ESTABLISHED

1345

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 1915,

BUSINESS NOTICES,

***DORST

AGENTS

Greer for the “Cuina Man" **OVINLAND ČINA Wait " Ray be andeniu our agents að: the following parts.

Canton Parili á Ös.

Fcoehow, Budcrttu à Co. Spa KILY & WALIK LF. PornDama Koly & Wasın kr, Manila, A., Watson & Co. La

PRION, 88.00 Pər Mouth

RITSINESS NOTICES.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT SO, LD.

ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS.

VESSELS INSTEEL OK WOOD, STEAM OR MOTOR DRIVEN, TUGS

BARGES, STEAM OR OIL LIGHTERS, LAUNCHES,

MOTOR YACHTS AND HOUSEBOATS. “

ROOFS, BRIDGES, STEEL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK. SMART STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE OR HIKE SOLE AGENTS FOR KELVIN MOTORS,

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE

THE TENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS

will be held in the Offices of Messrs. DODWILL Co., LOITED, on TUESDAY, the 9th February. 1910 at 11.50 4.11. for of receiving the Report of the the purpose

THE Latest Improvements towards ment of Accounts to Slak December, 1914.

Lasang Weakenship and Painlessment

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Con Operations. No charge for examinations, pany will be CLOSED from the 2nd Fees moderate. Diploms, Tokio.

February to 9th Febranty, 1915 both days

T. YAMASAKI,

34, Queen's Road, Contral,

(CORNER OF FLOWER STREET).

Telephone No. 1382.

Hongkong, February 2, 1815,

1277

THE ORINA MAIL.

NOTICE

Correspondents must forward, that names and addresses with any communica tionaddressed to the Editor, as necessarily fer publication at as pridenen of good faith

inclusive.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

General Manager.

Hongkong, Jan. 29, 1815.

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

AIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS (818,000,000)

AND

SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT

MILLION DOLLARS (88,000,000).

NO

TOTICE is hereby given to Subscribers that arrangements bare been made by the Chinese Government to hand to the Undersigned each month the sum of Dollers Uns Hundred and Twenty Thousand &&($120,000) From the reruncies as signed under the Loan Regulations to the service of these Loans. Loan service Accounts have been opened in the

name of the Undersigned with the Dank of China and the Bank of Commpalcations, into which these monthly instalments of interest will. be paid as required, and these accounts will be drawn on to meet the half-yearly interest Coupons payable through the intermediary of the above-narned Banks.

The first interest instalment for the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

HE NINETY FIFTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held

and Auditors.

of

Communications relating to news should the Ulties of the Company. Hotel Man-mouth of Fanuary has been duly received be addressed to The Ero

sions, on TUESDAY, the 9th February, and brought to account. 1015, 12 o'clock done, for the purpose or SUBSCRIBERS to the Supplementary oil Report of the Directora, tego- Iase of Eight Million Dollars ($3,000.000) ther

with a Statement of Accounts,ate further notified that in recordance with declaring a Dividend and electing Directors, Artitia II of the Loan Regulations the fall amount of Dollars Four Hundred A0d Eighty Thousand (2430,000), being the amount of interest on the loan for one year, has been daly raised by the Ministry. of Finance and the Ministry of Com munications and has been placed a fixed deposit in the rama of the Tindersigned with the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, as a permanent guarantee for the Interest on cho foun

and mucor for publication-should- --be written on,uce side of the paper only.

Letters relating to basiness should be addrekod to TRE MANA STIL

Rate of sub-cription to "Chian Mail" is 836 por anus; per quarter and per mon

sem 'pr ta'.

The TRANSFER BOOKS the Company will be CLOSED from the 26th January to the 9th February, 1915, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. CLARKE.

Secretary

Hongkong, January 19, 1915.

48

The China, Mail' is delivered free to THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING sulweribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,

Postage is Charged at the rates of fifty centa par conti.

Oalers for extra copies of the CHINA MAIL" should be cant as soon as possible me the supply is limited. Cash 10 ct., Credit 20 ct. per cOOF.

COMPANY LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. and Vice Csizmap of the Barenu

of National Doncs. Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking, 27th January, 1915..

117

the TWENTY SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Lompany will be held at the Company's NORTH EKITISE MERCANTILE

Victoria Buildings on WEDNES Ufices,

INSURANCE CO

Rate-of-abicription to the "Overland-DAY the 10th February, 1915 at Nonx China Mail" is $12 per annum postage 81 per annum extra. Single copies twenty conte each.

Alterations and additions to Advertise: monta un Pages 2 3.6, and 7 should be sent to the flies No. . Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30 a.m.

Alterations and additions to Advertino. meni on juges 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sout us aut later than 1 p.m.

Kew Ailvertisements should be sent in before 2p.m.

Advertisemorta and Subscriptions which are por dered for a fized period will c rontiuged outil coautermanded.

Telegraphic Address MAIL' Hongzorg. Code A.B.C. Mth Edition. Telephone No. 22.

THE CHINA Man Loured

CAMBRIDGE HONOURS LEW

YUE LIN.

A ernregation for general admission to degrees was held in the Seaste House, Cambridg, recently, and was largely at tended, considerable attraction being provided by the admission of His Excel lency Lew Yuk Lin, 1 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Chinn, to the honorary degree of Doctor of Law, Several of the supplinats for the degrees And the presentators were in aniforto, The war was also resposible for the mall number of candidates, less than a third of the total as the corresponding period of lnst year.

· The ViewChancellor, Dr. M. R. James. Frovout of King's, prasided. Amongst the graces which were passed previous to the conferring of the degrees was one voting the honorary degren, of Doctor of Iliers 16 F Excellency Jośnoes Geprode, Greek Minister at the Court. of dewa, which will be conferred next certa. A large number of Chinese were present, and all of them, including endor and several Chinese ladies,

the

Eur In

Elis Excellency for the degree of D., the public orator. Sir

LD. John Sarrigs, stated that His Excellency, who hai thun most successful in the dia his duties as Chinees Blinister,

of

Seated in his own country and

the United States, and had held

diplomalicappointments at Washington gand Singapore and in Brassels and Lundup, and bril subsequently been Consul-Generi at Johannesburg. Devoted to the best in- terests of his country, he had done much to promote friendship between Chiva and Gront Britain..

Ito and also taken a prominent part in Quoting the welfare of the Chinese studenta now studying in Great Britain. He

for the purpose of recuiving the report of

IN WHICH AZZ VERTED TER BASES OF

the Directors together with statement of ] THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE Accounts for the year ending 31st Decum», her: 1914.

The REISTER of SERES of the COMPANY will be CLOSED from WED. NESDAY Ard to WEDNESDAY, 10th

Febrizaty, 1915 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfor of shares can be registered.

·

By Order of the Board of Directors. A. BHELTON' HOOPER,

Secretary to the

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& ACENCY Co. Li

- Agents for

The KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING

Co. LTD. Hongkong, Jan. 28, 1915.

Conrany, LTD.,

sod

TEE RAILWAY PASSENDERS ASSURANCE CO.

TOTALE 23.629,185.

VOTALEDUM at 31st Denzaner, 1913,

I-Autherised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000;

£0,137,500 Paid-up Capital II-Firo Fandan - 3,839,114 III-Life & Annuity Funds...... 16, 136, 160

Sinking Fund Account

88,512

£72,531,289

10

81 Rovenae Fire Branch........... 2,567,108 Life and Annuity

Branchess? |

1,973,289 Revenue Marine Department... 280,690 Uther Receipts ...........

450,193

BONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

ICE TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Cit HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 20th day of February, 1915, at Nooy, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- meat of Accounts to Sist December, 2014.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be OLOSED from MOX- DAY, the 8th February, to SATURDAY, the 20th February, 1915, (both days inclusivo), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered..

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STAHR,

Chirt Manager, Hongkong, February 3, 1915.

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PATELL & CO.

Exporters & Importers

General Merchants

and

had resgutly hoon recalled with a vow Commission Agents,

underking in partant international

negotiations on behalf of the Chinese

Government lu Paking. The wisdom of hi

views in matters of foreign policy was

hand to be of sign advantage to the HONGKONG. CANTON,

Chinare Republic, for, in the language of

Cicero

**Ad rempublicani placims COLO

me veniant si moderatriz omnium rerum piacsto est Saplentia

The Chinese Ambassador was then admitted to his degree amidst warm, and sustained applause.

SHANGHAI AND

HANKOW

#

£5,233,319

The Accumulative Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to mest

the claim under the respective Depart

cats of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMAS & CO,

Agenta

CHEN KHONG & Co., Ltd.

GENERAL IMPORT &

EXPORT.

CANTON

LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL

·STORE:

MURNITURE, Draperies, "Grocerfan,

FR Boot and Ander

Makota of Jewellery, Lacqueras,

- Ozockery Ware,

Irm-mongery, Wine and Spirits.

Bordign Clothes for gentlemen, mado so

order by our own tailoring Large assortment of Chinese Bills 'and Foreign Goods of every description.

All goods sold at reasonable Prices. The Cheapest and Eest place in Canton & Hongkong to buy Chinese and Forogo Goods,

SUP PAT POD STREET,

Te Ko, 14001 CANTON and

Nos. 227, 239, Das Vnx Road and No. 120. Opnaaazhi Rind Central. Tel. Fo, all..

Hongkong

ENGINEERING CO. OF

HONGKONG, LTD.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG.

(DIPDUILDERS, SALYORS AND KEPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE- MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL.

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

SE

WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRI】 SYSTMMS. Estimates given for quick construction and pair of Shipa, Engines, Babera, Rallwas Rolling Sock, Bridges, sari uli Classor of Engineering. Irue and Wood Work.

GRAVING DICK 787x88 23

Pumpe empty Dock in 2-5/4 hours.

THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS trang murels as to 3,000 ters displezament providing conditions forpainting ships with most efficient respite.

100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

rarough sus "the Shops ringlag up to 100 Toue. 6-Ton Hydmalis TESTING MACHINE for Chaine, Wire Ropes. Elteta, nie,

AGENTS FOK -

JOHN I. THORNYLROFT & CO., LTD.

Dockyard

3

-

PETROL & KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to. 170 A.E..P.

As supplied to the British Admiralty and War Of.. MUTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS. GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CRAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SATIS. MOTOR VEHICLES. ero. Manager dan ha en between the boom of 11 a. m, and 19 un at the

"Town Ufico.

BUTTERFIELD A SWIRE,

HONONONO. CHINA and Japan ACANT).

Telephone No. 212.

Telographic Addrew - CAIE(NDOCE.

HONGKONG TURKISH BATH & TOILET CO. ED.

NOW OPEN

LADIES DAYS MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS CHARGES -

Turkish Bat Electric Batk

Complete Body Massago Simple Bath

*

75 cts.

SPECIAL PRICES FOR VOLUNTEER.

3.0, SCPIESS, Manager,

FOR MEDICAL BATH DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION WANTED.

13 Qeres's ROAT CENTRAL Flosstosa,

LIPTONS

No. 1 Tea 95 cts. per lb. Foochow Buds 80 cts, per Ib. Our own Special Blend of India & China Teas 85 cts per lb.

Roasted & Ground daily the best Java Coffee 75 cts. per lb.

For absolutely the best Cup of Tea, Coffer. Cocos; also Scones. Cakes &c. procurable in Hongkong-tu be obtained only a

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

Å

·LADIES CLOAK ROOM

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. TAGGARZ,

MLA NAGEL

HOTEL

ADMŢUABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP

adjoining the Tamway Terminas, 1,400 feet above Sea Level

FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL FIRST-CLAS Tetoukenca in ill rooms. First-clase Camive, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies' Booma. Roof Gardan.

Term Tram á per day, Blax'

Telegraph Add: ! Peaceful,"

P. O. PEUSTEK

Manager,

GRAND

BOTEK,

FIRST CLASS AND UP TO DATE HOTEL, most central location within

A the vicinity of all the principal Banks,

Noted for the Best Food, Retrohaerts, Accommodation and Cleanliners. Cai ander Europane Supervision. A First Class string Orchestra rendeze selections from 5.30 pm to 11:30 pm -

Special sunthly terms for residents and for Shipping particulars only

For further particulars apply

THE ALEXANDRA GAYE Cannot be Beton, L. Equalled, For Broad Cake, Confteldonery, Mesla with Wines & TELEGRAPHIC ADDRES COMFORT */ Lägustter.

Manager

Portland Cement

In Casics of 975 lby, nes..

In Bags of 250 lbs. B

11

Shewan, Tomes

GENERAL MANA

Co

CRUICKSHANK'S COUGH BALSAM,

A VALUABLE REMEDY FOR COLDS. BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA AND ALL DISEASES OF THE CHEST AND LUNGS, PRICE $1.00 Per Bottle

MARTIN'S MIXTURE.

À SPECIFIC FOR INFLÚENZÁ, HAY FEVER, COLD IN THE HEAD, PRICE $1.00 Per Bottle

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

*THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established. 1883

„MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

4" to 15" CINCTMPYRENCH.

CABLE LAID

4. STRAND

3" to 10"

· CARCONFEREKEK-

5 to 15 ČIROVAPKLENCE.

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length.

Prices, Samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Fomes & Co., General Managers.

Boogkong, April 11, 1915..

While-you-wait

ST

Photography

001

JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFTED ARTIST WITH APPARATUS, AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINISH

IN AN HOUR

PRICE 2,00 per 8 pcs, for Post Cară. No. 8 Queen's Road Central.

TELE. No. 251.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCTED)

LANGINKERS Bad SHIPBUILERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS and IRO

FOUNDER. All work done in this establishment is quarantee. We have We own two Slipwaya and can ́socommodate any crafte over thirty years' expórien”. of 200 foot look

Town Chice, 48, CONWADUHT ROAD Czarnau.. Hongkong. Telephone No. 450.

Telonbons No. K ̈8," Shipyard, Saum Rai-Pc. Kowison, Boazcone- Estimates furnished on application.

Hongrong, April 1, 1312,

WONG PINO WA, Manazy►

Bournville

The “COCOA de Luxe"

HIGHEST GRADE BRITISH MADE

"BOURNVILLE COCOA represents the highest grade of nutritive cocoastprescaton the market; it fully maintainalta high reputa- doulafood value and delicacy of flavour, and Medical Magasine, March, 1912

The Mark of Purity, is second to none in any respect whatsoever.”

C

ADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES

In Tins and Fancy Boxes

Specially Packed for Export

FROM THE FACTORY. IN A GARDEN," BOURNVILLE, ENG.

Hongkong, Das, 17 1805,