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INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,

1

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

DIAMOND BRACELETS, RINGS, BROOCHES, SILVER CUPS, TEA SETS, CIGARETTE CASES

AGENTS FOX

etc.,

etc.,

BENSON'S ENGLISH MADE WATCHES.

HOTEL MANSIONS: OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE..

WING KEE & CO.,

Nas. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD OF ITRAL .. +HIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, LOAL

MERCHANTS, &c., &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING #BIF CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.

· FRANCISCO TSE'YAT, General Manager; Bongbong. August 19, 1908

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., LJ.

Established 1883

„MANUFACTURERS OF

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

4" to 13"

CABLE. LAID

4 STRAND 3" to 10"

CIRCUMFERENCK

5" to 15"

CAROVNERALNO","

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

Pricas, Samply and fälli carticulars will be förzirded ou application to

Shewan Tomes & Co.. General Managers.

Hongkong, April 11. 151.

001

THE KAILAN MINING

ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL

Now well-known throughout the East for

STEAM RISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS

HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

KAIPING

COKE

Competes with the best quality English Cake for

FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

GIGARST

FIREBRICKS FIRECLAY,

-STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND.

GARDE

OFFICES: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG,

TEL. ADDRESS: MAISHAN, HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE: No, 469.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.

FE WITHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH.-

AND

T8

VETARZONERVE FOOD

e latest discovery of modern times, in with out equal in all cases ofdefective nerve ënd brain power, Whether induced by worry, overwork, dissipation, or other induesces. Seeplessness, palpilation, defective circulation, nervous dypepala, the or neuralgia, low spirita, mental ang bodily prostration, wist of confidence, general debúlty, premature decay or deficiency of the vital forces, foci of vitality. arassing dreams, realescens that can settle to nothing, Irritability of temper. female complaints, halterin, bar, kache, bearing down sensations, wasting diseases, confumpllesi, night swexta, juddy, high-caloured water, &c., are all so many different phaser of bruit and perte wreckage and ChEMUSSIONE, LAE Cause of by far the greater portlowof the 7. ill-health snd despondency: by. which we are annfronted on every hand, that can only be combated by the use c of this wonderful and alghly scientific preparation. Bracing up the system generally, it givertoneto the exhausted nerves, stresin wil weakening, wasting discharges, restores the failing energies, and Imparts new life and vigour to those who had so recently seemed played out. used up and valde can. VETARZO Blood Medicine. See pexi Insertion for faller particulars. Sandatariped addressed anvelope for Free Booklet, or P.O. 259 for Trial Bottle of either remedy; to THE VETARZO REMEDIES CO., GOPEL OAK, LONDON. Unprincipled Vendore may try to sell you something value for extra proft-do not macent it, but insist on having VETARZO. The genuine has words VETARZO REMEDIES" on Aqvarniment Stamp. BOLD BY BOOT'S, CASH CHEMISTS.

KOOTALON - SOLJAO OYANT

3D

THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

COL

JOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. SIMA OCHI, MUTABI," YO- SHINOTANI KISHIDAKE, KOJU, KANADA, NAMASUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Colleries.

AGENTS for WAKITO, & OTUBARI

ORALS.

HEAD OFFICE:-TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES :- Nagasaki, Moji, Karatsu, Wakamaten, Otaru, Muroran, Hakodata, Kobe, Osaka, Karo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Truruga, Shanghai, Hongkong,

-Hankow, Pelting

TEL ANDAREs for above: IWASAKI, Code:-AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.

AGENCIES: CUINRIANG: Messrs Gearing &

Co.

MANILA: Messrs Mucondray &

Co, SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.

Ltd. GLASGOW: Messrs A. L. Brown, McFarlane & Co., Ltd. For particulars, apply to

E. KATO,

Alanaqer,

No. 3. PERDE SIZEIT,

BONGEONO.

Business Connection in all Countries.

The

Old English Squire

of seng and story was the one kindly Bld) mortal who certainly knew real comfort.

cool A generous item in his daily joys was a Churchwarden Clay and a palm full of ripe, mellow tobacco.

CURVE CUT Pipe Tobacco

Old English Curve Cut carries out that "sweet dition of sacke." It is a distinctive rid ariseerat among PM tobacco. The curved “alice to a pipe full “

which way in

·Old Englishs IN packed absolutely Prevents the, tobacco from becoming dry and undery, and preserves its ori

genai freshness and fingrance.

made for the ple onir-hard proned shee

pilman ensures a 'crer.

burning, cool amoke.

Sold by

all High-Class Tobacconists.

GURKHAS IN THE

TRENCHES.

liness of the seen.

HOW OUR

'SATURDAY, MARCH 6 1915,

ENTERTAINMENT.

TEDATRE

RÖYAT

UNDER THE Distinguisary PATRONAOR OF H. WE Tas GOVERNOR, BIE,

F. H. MAY. KOM.G.

TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!!

(SATURDAY), MARCH 8ib,

HENRY DALLAS

་

PRESENTS

R. B. Salisbury's Company

THE QUAINTS

MONDAY, MARCH 8th.

THE

Quaints' THIRD Programme

ANOTHER COMPLETE CHANGE,

Prices - $3, $2 and $1.

Doors Open 8.45; Commence 9.15 p.m. Plan at MOUTRIE'S.

Hongkong, March 8, 1918-

to

....

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

HE OFFICES of the CHINA & JAPAN TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC Co., Ign.. hare this day been REMOVED to 18. Ies Hovie Stukzs.

Hoogkong, March 1..1915.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

(BREEN SECTION). TIFFIN TRAIN.

190

is here in places bus thirty or forty yards from the enemy, walking in security with one's head two or three feet below the

mond level. The men not in the firing | trenches rest either in small bomb proof] shelter glosa behind or in the support trenches already described. Even in the firing trenches, there is a certain degren of comfort (if it may so be called) - p There is room for the men to make small, improvised shelters from water. proof sheets and old bits of timber in recesses. Kettles and old pots and pane We left the motor simmered an improvised braciers. bekizd a little farm, walking some hund-frequent intervals, a dividing wall of reds of yards till we came to the head traverse is left in order to localize the quarters of the regiment. we were to effect of a shell. A knowledge of every Public is hereby notified that on visit. SOLDIERS LIVE.

This was in a small farmhouse inch of this amazing rabbit-warten island from SATURDAY, March 6th which, if measured in a straight line was gained in a very short spaen of residence, and on each 180coeding SATURDAY, BA for hundred yards behind the but to a Dewcomer, the maze of deep until Further Notice. Ten will be servad on the Train leaving KOWLOON at 1.33 ... netual position held. Here by the sand narrow ways" appears a difficuit tangle. to first cines passengers only. The charge - A well-informed ærespondent gives mag walls built in the various rooms and The officers live in a dugout in their for diffin will be $1.25. graphic picture of the present conditions the barn, with, the object of localizing sections. These are of different construc- or fighting at the front, which indicate

a possible "burst," one realized that tien to suit individual taste, but those 816 that there has been no change in the one was in the land of shells and sudden seen were not unlike a tiny board ship situation as regards the Indian Army happenings. Ws were welcomed by the thin, fally dry perhaps, but there is Corps sines the lust communication word, than whom no more cheery or no escaping from the mud. Here and The Train will be made up and waiting su. Operations are limited on both braver continandant exists, nou se u tave in the fire were poques posts at RowLOOK 11 1 P.M. so that passengers crossing from HONGKONU by the 12:55 r. sides to the esclungs of bouds and minor under his guidiner. Just in front of pushed out to the front with a zigzag 1.05 P. and 1.15 .5. Ferries will be |supping, in both of which fields of effort the farm lies the grave of a German sap, ending perhaps in a solid sud-bag able to start their til before the

we are proving the equal. if not, the officer buried by our men, after one burriculo to take an advance in flank deputure of the train.

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.

AMSTERDAM, BRUSSELS,

DARAK 60. 2t, BD. DJ JAXDIN

BOTANICE LONDON:

18 ST. EK'A PLACE. ELC. HAMBURG: KAU GERTIG.

KAZAR EXCHE?

HAUB.

Manager: J. BENDIEN.

ZURICH:

VIENNA:

This Eureau aims to further interna tional business connections and pate it all FREE OF CHARGE at the disposal of respectable firma; and fur- nishes:

a. Agenta in any country. b. Agencies.

c. Addremes of Exporters, Importers, Manufacturera, Agenta, etc.. in every chantry,

d. Offers in any article desired.

The Bureau does not necept

any Commission for Connec tions accomplished by its Medium.

Each Erma desirous of utilizing the me- dium of this Bureau is saked to state raferences.

The Bureau is enabled to GRANT ITS SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE because some thousand firma are subscribers and sup port the Barent through an actual foe. All correspondencs to be addressed to: J. BANDIEN, Director 1.0.LB., Damrak 60, Amsterdam.

Hongkong, March 5, 1914.

IEN

TING.

Surgeon Dential

No. 14, D'AaUILAR STEEZT.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA-Dock Co., Ld.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: «MANIFESTO" HONGKONG Codes Used: Al, & B 0, Fifth Edition, Engineering First and Second Editions, Western Union, and Watkin's Dock Owners, Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,

Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electriciana ACETLYENE OUTTING AND WELDING FOR. SHIP AND BOILER REPAIR.

Modera up-to-date plant operated by our own specially trained »

workmen under-expert European supervision

PALSPROKE No. 13:

All classes of Light Fteel work manufactured by the above process, Tanks, Drama, Ventilators, Pipes, &c., &c.

TRE DIMENSIONS OF DOCKS AND SLIPS ARE AS FOLLOWS

NAME OF DOCK OR SLIP ON KEEL

| LENGTH

BLOCKS

DEP. HOVER

ENTRANCE BREADTH

BILL AT

BEE OF TIDE

TIDER SPRINGS

NEAPH

HOWLOON

No 1 Dock, Howloon ***.

700

No. 1 Dock, Kawinen ...

No. & Dock, Howtown Patent Slip, No. 5, Kowloon Palent Blip, No. 2, Kowlcon

TAI-KOE-INGIZ

Cuasmopolitan Dook!

JBERDEEN

Pope Derk

Lamon' Dark

Please Addrem Kaquiries to the Chiel Manager,

-1407

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TOWN OFFICES

QUEEN'S BUILDINUS,

TION No, 20 Hororand.

R. M. DYER, B.Sc., MLN.E., Kowloon Dork, Hongkong.

DELUI, Jan. 13,

||uperior, of the enemy. The ecupare the actions of the past month, his tibor give warding of an attack at other

CONTENTMENT OF THE GURATIAS,

The Gurkhas were, as ever, very

سميع

To with the Management and for their personal comfort, passengers are requested to book their seats in advance, by telephone or letter which may be dona up to FRIDAY night.

By Order,

HP WINSLOW,

Hanager.

Kowloon, 1st March, 1915.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Reduction in Prices FROM 2. FRERUANT. We are pleased to anndunce that. we have reduced our prices of t

LOCAL MEATS

tivo rest enjoyed by officers and mern of the Iron Cross pinned to the points. A solid earthen redoubt show. has been "much appreciated.. Frequent fitth wooden crows which nur soldiers ou nothing to the front, but held n relief of fles, troops in the trenches he kindly hands have ervéted over the machine-gua raking the open approaches Telephone No. K. 43. bevn possible, 'anet in the dreaching rasml. Down.u village street, shatter over the barbed wire entanglements. and cold wind of the last ten days, #ed to pieces by the heavy shells which is indeed a welcome change from the rained into it a week or two ago, we - trenches to go for two or three days into grudged to where a nentiy-painted and

the shelter of burns and cottages in the numbered boned told that we had arrived cheery and after their long experience billeting areas allotted to the raid at the end of a comanunication trench. of this sort of thing looked quite at home. uzita. Arringements have been made Close by the colenci rade us-halt for Indow, when one puta one's head round to enable the troops to obtain a bath by vinent to see the inside of a ruined the corner of a bombproof degout, and utilizing langs vats in a factory close at house, the plain evidence of a salper's coughs in the combined atmosphere of hand. While they are enjoying the canningly chosen point of vantugo. It wood smoke and boiling ghee, one could hot water, their clathes are blog thor was a tiny room with a small loop-hole imagine eneself again in one of the oughly disinfected. It is hoped that it obliquely commanding the street along terraced villages of the Himalayas week- will be possible to make these arrang which we had cons.

Of clothing, We dived into ing monsoon, hospitality, thents for all trings of the Corps. No the conununication trenches, and, the men juck nothing. In fact, the one who has not lived in the same clothes alised when tremendous labour they en- Colonel Jegs that no more kindly-inten without a change in the mire and dirttailed in the heavy clay soil for three tienes gifts of clothing be sent at pre- of the trenches and billets for s'inonth or four hundred yards

Recht The narrow

At any rate, it is impossible for un end, can fully appreciate what way deep as a man zigzags to the fmut. the men to wear more than they have boon hot water and clean clothes mean. The fathall is ad, cxsept where there got and certainly it would be impossible The Army Corps camander, than who has been ti to lay floor-of-brick to convey all the gifts received in ens no one better knows; or is known by the for brushwxxl, but the trenches daily Indian soldier, has paid many visits to improve in this respect and soon no am the units they come out of the Bring-punt of rain will produce a quagmire. line into the billets. The other day, ho began his rounds with a visit to a Terri torial regiment which has just been.

THE SETPORT "LENCHES,

of an advance. We are yet so new to

the present conditions and the custom

of eriticizing official action is so prevalent. at Home; that people do not realize on what a generous scale the Government At last come the support trenches, and War Office have foreseen all the allotted to the Corps, a fine body of where men not actually on duty can get essentials. The things that are accept- men, mainly of the agricultural class rest and much meded sleep. Theseable are consumable luxuries, extra sugar from the east of England, who will nor porrow passage-wrary with a broad and wet-stuffs, pipes and cigarettes, doubt give a good account of themacives.opening cut away and roofed at intervals. postenrds and pencils, for the fadian The other battalious visited, though in The Hoors of thess shelters are left sollice, bio bit British comrade, liker same enses naturally reduced in numbers, foot or two higher than the passage way to write home occasionally. The Gurkha were in fine fettle. It is wonderful to keep them dry and are covered with on sentry had solved the problem of how smart and clean they turned out pleaty of straw, of which, fortunately, keeping his feet warnr, in rough and in every case, showing whas habit and there is no lack in the neighbourhood.ruly fashion, with a couple of sand-bags discipline can do even after the extreme Them in too, an scarcity of rooting exertions they have gone through, and terials in the does and windows of the the life in the mud, wet and disceralart mined villages in the rear.

of the trenches.

,7

A VINIT TO THE TRENCHEF.

THE FIRINGTASE="

sifted with straw and a piece of shing,

a practical and inexpensive warm boot which can be kicked off in a hurry if

·Decensary,--Our visit ended-when-it was. nearly dark. Threading our way to the end of the communication trenches, we

AND

OWN FED POULTRY New Price Lists dated 2013 February, 1915 a be bad OR application.

AN OPERETTA.

THE ENCHANTED

GLEN

66

will be given at the FRENCH CONVENT

by the Children an WEDNESDAY, March 17th

MATINEL at å pằm:

(for Children)

March

at 6 pm.

SATURDAY, March 20th

at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY,

19th

A further length of a hundred yards The following wecount of a visit to or so of communication trench brings found thers the usual night working in aid of the Victims of the the tranches held by Gurkha batte-one ut lust to the metal firing line. tion may be of interest us showing the The trenches in this kind of fighting party of the raginent in reserve, remly conditions under which cur soldiers are usually form one continuous line, but to go on with the ceaseless work of im Further back, wo passed serving, in this intergreted flat coun- owing to their nasty having been beverent.

The Man Who Gets There

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER-IN CITIES.

The following reply has been rechived! by the Army Corps commander to a elegram of congratulation sent to fir John French on the occasion of his ro eiring the Order of Merit at the hands of H. M. the King-Emperor:

try, where a distant view is positieron in the middle of setul Sghting, wagon after wagon laden with supplies. us is able to get up with ease to within wherr, presumably, each man dug where which are as good as they are plentiful, half a taila, in most cases, of the actual ha found himself, the line bends and coming up to the appointed places in

rear of the regimental lines, firing line, before having recourse to the twinta, following here a ready mado ditch, ditches and communicating trenches there striking straight across the plough. which giva neess to it. We were able. It is difficult to realize at first, that one to go a considerable distance in a motor Jover muddy, minding roads, past rained and deserted cottages and fartas. Here ax there # Crucifir in its little shelter! at erces-roads in the maze of ways which Hartseet, this country looked strangely forlorn wang itu battered and descried, surroundings. It was" necessary to no with caution, for at intervale a huge shell-hole yawned in the rond, its depth concealed by the muddy water. No in habitants retain here, though they would certainly stay by the remunts of their homas" if allowed; but it has boen.) found desirabló to clear the area netually behind Hi, dofensiva line. The solitary figure of a sakliar on some errand plod. ding through the mure, the heavy, "low drifting clands and the neensenal boom ofa in intensified the dreary lone!

ALEXANDRA CAFE. YNTERS: Fresh, Fried or Steward,

Findan Huldrels, Kippers, &

Is the man who has blood- Tcal rich red blood and pleaty of it--in bis body.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood-lots of U-life giving, brain, nourishing, strength replenishing blood.

OF ALD CHEMISTS

PRICE: $1.25 and $3,95,

Thank you and the Indian Army Corps for their kind congratulations. I avo them a derp 'debt of gratitudo for the splendid services they have render ed, which have proved of great value in the conduct of the campaign."--The Statesraan (Calcutta).

A FAMILY NECESSITY. VERY family should be provided with Chamberlain's Pain, Balm at all times. Sprains may be eurot, in much less time heu promptly treated Lame back, lame shoulder, paine in the side and chest and sheumatic pains are some of the diseases For which it in espacially valuable. Try this liniment and become acquainted with ita. qualities and you will never wish to be without For sale by all Chemists and

Storekee

War.

-Admission-i-Children-

“Adults $1.

MARTIN'S

APIOL

WÄRTIN'S

SINGON & CO.

HART

· Establisïrs" A.D), 1880. RON STEEL METAL wa

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