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INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD...

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

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

etc.,

AGENTS FOR

eto.

BENSON'S ENGLISH MADE WATCHES

INTIMATIONS

MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI 00.)

COAL DEPARTMENT.

SOLE

NOLE PROPRIETORE of TAKA

SIMA, OCHI, MUTARE, TO- *HINOTANI, KISHIDAKL, HOJO, KANADA, NAMASUTA, SAYO,

HOTEL MANSIONS: OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICE | THINNER and KAMIYAMADA

*

WING KEE & CO.,

Nos. 47 and 45 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL CHIP-ORANDLERS, GAILMAKERS; PROVISION MERCHANTS, GOAD MERCHANTS, A., &c., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL. FRANCISCO TIS VAT, Senedl Manager,

TELE. 144. Hoogkong, March 19, 1915

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

• stablished' 1883

MANUFACTURER: OS

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

CABLE LAID

5" 13" CIRCUMFERENT

4 STRAND 3" to 10" CIRCENTENCE

CUNCEMERTENCE

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 Tomes & Co.. Guneral Wann/700%

Hongkong, April 11, 1915.

201

THE KAILAN MINING

ADMINISTRATION.

KAIPING COAL

Now well-known throughout the that for

STEAM RAIS NG, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS' BUNKERS TAXI

HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

KAIPING

COKE

Competes with the best quidity English Cuke for

FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

AKARST

FIREBRICKS:

FIRBOLAY STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND,

GARDE

OFFICES: QUEEN'S, BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

-TEL ADRES: MAISHAN, HosuKONG,

TELEPHO E No. 860.

DODWELL & CO, LTD, "dots"

LIFE WITHOUT HEALTH IS LIVING DEATH.

VETARZONE

BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD

De filent discovery of modern times, is without aqual in all cases of defective serye and train power,' Whether word by wazy, overwork, dissipation, or other ladences. Sleepieanness, pulpčiaison,

active brendation, purvog want of condesce, rearral dehilly, or neuralgia, low spirits, mental and bodily progration. › premiet are decný or deficiency of the vital forces, lose of vitality, barwning dreams, restienatess that can settle to soihlag, irritability of temper, female compialusa, bateria, backache, bearing dowest pesantions, wasting diseases, consumption, aight sweats, inuday ga-coloured water. Rest sil so many diferent phases of brain and nerve wreckage ugɗ exhaustion, the nausé af by far the greater portion of the misery; 23-health and despondency by which we are centroated on every bad, that can only be successfuly combated by the use of the Monderful and highly scientific úreparation. Dracing sp the system generally, it gives dogs to the TEARMAteď negen arrests all wenkening, wasting discharges, restored the lafting energies, and. sparta new life and vigour to those who had ad recently seemed played out, and up and taineless, VETARZO Blood Mediaire. See next insertion for faller particulara, Sand wesated addresous swalope for free Badidet, or 50, 29 for Trial Bottle of altisar ramady! to THE VETARZŐ REMEDIES CO. GOLPEL OAK, LONDON. Unprincipled Yendors may try to sell you something thee for extra profit-do not accept it, but inglat on having VETARZOJ The genuine hee word * TEYARZO RÉMEDIES" on Government Stamp. BOLD BY BOOT'S, CASH OKEMISTS.

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME

The Overland China

FULL REPORTS.

LATEST. INTELLIGENCE.

Mail

-Onder before you leave, so that you may receive it while et Home,

Prise 813 per annum, including poɔrtage.

CAN BE MAILED FROM THIS OFFICE.

The CHINA MATE, Fo.,Wyni

Street

Colleries.

AGENTE for ARTIO,” & OTUBARI MATA

HEAD OFFICE :~TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES — Nagasaki, Koji, Karsten, Wakamaten, Otaru, Kuroran, Hakodats, Kpbe. Osaka, Kure,” Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Truruga, Shanghai,[Hongkong.

Hankow. Paking

TEL ADDREHER for above: "IW4845 Codes: A1, ABU 5th EL, Western Union,

AGENCIES: CHINELANG: Messrs Gearing &.

Co. MANILA: Messrs Macondray &

Co. SINGAPORE: Messrs Borneo Co.

Ltd. GLASGOW: Messrs A. R. Brown, McFarlane & Co., Ltd.' For particulars, apply to "

K. KATO

Manager,

No. 5, PaDora SERENE,

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

818

THE CHINA MAIL.

The

Old English Squire

al song and story was the one kindly old

mortal who'reftainly knew real comfort."

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

Old Firms

CURVE

Pipe Tobacco

malanga the Sigm

Old English Curve Cut carries out that **sweet tradition of smoke." It is distinctive old' aristocrat among pipe tobacco. The curved slice to a pipe fall." way in which "Old English” in packed absolutely prevents the tobacco from becoming dry and tindery, and preserves its ori

ginal freshness and fragrance.

STATELY HOME FOR GERMANS.

£20,000 BILL FOR OFFICERS* PRISON.

For the sum of £20,000 the British Government ha converted one of the most beautiful old halla of England into a home of rest for captured Germans,

ys the Daily Mail:** -

made for the pipe only-hard-pressed sliced- pingand ensures a slow. burning, cool smoke.

Sold By all High-Class Tabacconists.

FATURDAY, MARCH 20–1916.

INTIMATIONS

EVERY BEETLE

EVERY BUG

ists theronch santast

Hold in Tion only. The unrivaled way in beetles, bags (mul

KEATING'S

POWDER

HONOKUNG GENERAL CHAMAIR

OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE.

MEETING of FOREIGN I

PORTERS of Piacs-Goods will be held at the Secretary's Qiloe, Chamber of Commerce, New GoVaLaxing Bullausta, on MONDAY, the Mud March, 1915, ANG PAK,

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Hongkong, March 16, 1918.

DOLLAR INSTITUTION, SCOTLAND.`

HARLES & DOUGALL M. A.... (formerly Balinton Fallow, Glasgow

DEFENCE FROM LIQUOR voraity Headmaster, which Re-opeus

HOW FRANCE WILL BENEFIT

FROM ABSINTHE DECREE.

*

Writing from Paris, a spreial corres- poedent of The Standard ways o

on 1st September next, praridMET KÉT A woderate costs complete HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION in all Departmenta from 10 | years of age upwards. "Iliontrated Pro- specroses may be had on application to the Head-Mases, or to Thos. J. Young, F.C... Secretary.

Hongkong, March 8, 1915.

NOTICE.

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It seems paradoxical at the present moment to speak of the blessings of the prent war, but amidas all tho suffering HE FAR EAST. OXYGEN sod TACETYLENE Co, Les beg be there are now and again circumstances advise their customers that M BAILLY. that rejoice the spirit and gugur well for Civil Engineer and late technical manager of their Singapors Branch, has taken bright and healthy future. Following charge of the Hongkong Branch sa technionl

THE FAR EAST OXYGEN &

AGETYLENE Co.. Lp. AN. THE SWEDISH TRADING - COMPANY IN CHINA, (Lav.)

Agen

the example of Russia in forbidding the|| manager an from the 15th March......... MM. vale of vodka, the Franch Government BAILLY is ao expert welder, trained at in August forbade the sale of the national Marees, and is able to undertake szy

kind of welding and boiler repairs. · poison, absinthis, as a temporary men. sure, which was so well accepted, that the temporary veto has now been made permanent, and a further decree canets) that except under exceptional local con-i ditions no more licences will be granted for the sale of any spirituous liquors. Electria light has been installed, and Haw necessary was this prohibition_ena all the apartments are nicely warmned.

be gathered from comparative statistics. The life the prisoners will enjoy de-In France (in 1010) there was one wine pends to a large extent on the smount und spirit bar to every 82 inhabitants,,

of money they hare. Remittances can, as against, for example, 1 to 248 in Ger fot course, be sent them from Germany.many, 1 to 280 in the United States. I Suffielent good food is provided, but they to 400 in England, and 1 te 9,000 in Nor- muy supplement it in any reasonable way wey and in Canada! In the slaglu De- they choose, and there is a canteen from partment du Nord in France there were which they can obtain wines and spiritane fewer than 31,814 drinking shops. of all the principal brands, They may also if they choose Ét up a gymnasium in one of the unoccupied rooms.

In the matter of absintha the new decrec only edoverts into the permanent law of Donington Hall it is called, ar it

the land a mosaurs originally taken for fandy amid old trees on the slopes of All the time they will be waited upon the period of hostilities. It also leads to one of the gentle hills that overlook the by German valets, shared by German the definition of similar drinks, which Treat. Beautiful lawns stretch away in barbers, served with food by Germanwil henceforth be considered any spirit-i Trent to the wide park, where many deer waiters captured in the German sanka. uous compound that is clouded by the are rourning, and, walking to o top But British soldiers' watch over them. addition of water. This at once puts out

the soft scpu, one may we the river: By the side of the hall is an old chapel shining silver down below and watch for with stained-glass windows, where a Ger- THE TWENTY-SEVENTH HALF score of miles the lovely stillness offman priest will cordust services.

TE RLY DRAWING of 65 DRBENTURES (1806 issue of the the rally. It seems a pity it should Ropesth one window is the taxp: "On RONGKONG CLUB, PATÁBLE | by scarred by hideous wooden huts for earth peace; good will toward men.**

German ofheats' servants and by all the And ravaged Belgium, eems very for paraphernalia of barbed wire and block away.. house that are the trapping of a prison, Tom Mcors dreamed many of his poems.

THE

照

WFDNYSDAY, the 31st Marub, 1915, will he held in the Cars House at 11 o'clock, AAL, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th March, 1915.

Bextor of Debentures are invited to attend the Drawing.

By Order,

EDES VOUX,

Secretary. Hongkong, March 19, 1916,

239

Business Connection in all Countries,

here a century ago, but he never dream-COMIC OFERA AT THE PORTE. ed so strange a phantasy as this.

Fire Brigade in ̈Action.

of the pale all the strong colourless liquids drunk all over Europe-Russian. [vodka, Levantine raki, Balkan slivnitza,

Hongkong, March 16, 1915,

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ

We are prepared to deliver our

MILK & BUTTER

to any address in the City, East and West Points, Quarry Bay, Kowloon and Canton..

TWICE DAILY Ordars for Menta and all Dairy Produce can be registered at our Town Depot or at our branches at "the Peak;" Quarry-Bay," Kowloon

and Shameen.

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

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and the rest of potent over-proof vitriolic SORTE BRITISH & MEROJÄNTILE aperitifs, Nothing over 20 degree will, henceforth be tolerated.

COMPACT AND POWERFUL GETED.

INBÚRANOR CO,

IN WÄREN, ARE VERTED ZIJ SHARES. OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANOS COMPLET, ITD..

Aud

There is a burning question, however, which will aortainly soon be brought for- ward in the privileges of the bouilleurs dur eru, or distillers" of raw spirits, of whom thers are more than 1,300,000 in; France, forming a compact and powerful guild, with ancient rights and privileges, for which they will surely make a fight. ||1 For it is useless for them to distil Bery

One must suppose that the War Oce has really at heart the idea of reforming the Prussian officer and, by letting him wok in the suggestion of beauty and Dr. T. Cato Worsfold. lecturing at the peace, showing him the difference be- London Camera Club on his recent ex- tween the Kaltur that watched Louvain pariences in Constantinople, said that the burn and the culture inspired by s sunset moet amusing thing he witnessed in the spirit that cannot be sold. Of course,

in the valley of the Trent.

PRIVATES AR VALEṬ9,

+

Tarkish expí al was a house on fire.

The Hall is intended for German

The first fire engine to arrive was Bound- officers and will becommodate nearly thing like a safe, and was carried on poles

this band is a very considerable clectoral, and consequently political factor, and

chary of disciding them.

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE.CO.

TOTAL FUND at 31st Decemxxx, 1915,

£21,622, 185.

;

£2,437,500

Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £4,500,000. Paid up Capital

Fire Fund

3,87% 114 III-Elia di Annuley Funda........ 18,136,180

Sinking Fund Account water.

P

Life and Ananity 1 Branches-nsider

£14,541,208

2,567,138 1,973,269

430, 199 E5,233,913

Governments have often been made to feel their influence, and are now very INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL||three hundred, with some sixty captured by mon, who procredited first to drive

From 88,000 German privates who will set as valsts bargain with the owner of the property, distillery plants in 1806, the number had Raronza Fire Branch. - INTELLIGENCE BUREAU. to these lumifious prisoners."

second brigade then arrived, and began to grown to 80,550 in 1011. To suppress The small town of Castle Donington, pull down the adjoining housse, retraining the privileges and place all spirit nu- near by is very busy indeed with the from quenching the fre until the price was

factured under Government control, Revenue Marine Department... 269,692

Other Receipts local industry of making baskets to carry agreed upon. Then came a third brigade,

which will not be easy, would call for thells-into the firing line, and the people, which devoted itself to preventing the other the average, duty or tax of about £ 10s. are not af at pleased at what they two brigades from looting what the filamen

hectolitre to be increased to, for ex gard as the spoiling of a beauty, spot had not decoyed.

ample, the English duty of about Branches are separately invested, add, by --

The Accumulative Fonda of the various There are more ideas among them that

10 Even if the happy result could Act of Parliament, are set salds to meet "In contra-distinction to this tardiness, be obtained of a diminution by 50 per the claims under the respective Depart the 20,000 has been all spent in prothe most rapid things he raw in CostAD- vuling luxury for the Germans, but the tinople were the funerals, which hurriedenemt at least £8,000,000 more than #

cent. In consumption the Treasury" would meats of the Company's Burlason, ideas are rather staggerated. Much of along at a great pace, the Turks believing does now. This is such a thorny ques it has been necessary for drainage work that the soul suffered agonies between desti and for the erection of wooden huta for and burial.

19 Sr. Hazr's

AMSTERDAM. BRUSSELS,

DAMBAK 60. $1, BD. DU Jazdní

BOTANIQ LONDON:**

PLAGE. 'E.C.. HAMBURG:. HACH GERTIGA ZURICH: KASTAN ECHE

HAVE VIENNA:

Manager: J. BENDIEN.

!! This Bureau aims to further interna

tional business connections and pate itself FREE OF CHARGE at the disposal of respectable firms, and fur- minhes:

a. Agenta in any

b. Agencies

country. Addresscs of Exporters, Importers, Manufacturers, Agents, oto

every country.

d. Offers in any article desired

in

The Bureau does not accept Buy Commission for Canneo tions accomplished by Ita

Mediam

the National Guard who will watch the frisoners.

4 passport was given to Dr. Wornfeld by the Turkish authorities, sabling him Still there is no doubt that the Gerit bore the inscription: izan and other to proceed to Bruss. On the reverse side mins will-havo la Fery good time." | baggage, 3 | wives, 1,” They are free ad about fifty acres of the park, which includce spacious lawns where they may construct such amenities ajan tois-courts if they choose to Pay for the necessary outfit. Or, failing

in making the trip scrow the Sen of his thirty years previously, used to Marmora he sailed on a dreary old boat,

carry passengers between Eastbourne, And Brighton

The Turkish Tommy Atkins, said Dr. had, they may take to gardening And good-natured, but subjected to cruel Worsfold, was a good fellow, quiet, docile,

tion, though, that it cannot be nuisod at a moment like the present" Later, howevor, the problem, which has been so decrees, will has to be gone into lagi. vigorously taken in hand by the new!

cally and logically solved by a though and the duties on wecho!. remodelling of the distillery privilegos

· Looked at from a broad point of view. theso decrees aro as much a measure of; national defence for the future so the

operations in the field are present one.

Each firm desirous of utilizing the metal to a reformed Huldiet informed him that his pay arguinst the insulous domestic fons, the pick blackerrie if the pursuits deprivations by his superiors. One Turkish They mastitute declaration of war diam of this Barena is asked to state referenega

The Bureau is enabled To GXANT-375|| SERVICES TEZA DE CHARGE because some thousand fires are subscribers and sup port the Baresu through an annual fee. All correspondence to be addressed to: *** J. BENDIEN, Director X.C.LE,

Damrak 60, Amsterdam.

Hooguong, March 5, 1914.

MARTIN'S

APIOL STERL

SZPILLS

·J. Tramah Zamory See all Vernedartsua, 1 Manny be too hasan, on lärt du thêu tayà

QUE MARTIN'S DE

SAPIOL & STEEL

fan is for LOTSGE.

a month, but was alwaya three years in Jost of the ground floor of the Hall arrear.

is devoted to the dining-com, writing room, and sincking-lounge. The dining-

pents of aloubolism and its train, tuberculosis, degeneracy and diminished vity. A reduction of G0 per cent. in

́SHEWAN, TOMICI & OD

Agents

PATELL & CO.

Exporters & Importers

General Merchants

and

Over 15,000 postow, including room in Beaullul room with carved mesengers, assistant postmen, and saxila the consumption of cheap spirits would Commission pak, panièls" and a carred and polished ries, are now morning with the colours soon make itself felt in an increased elm ceiling. The tables and chairs are the total 3,865 are from London, 2075 from plain but comfortable.

In the writing room and lounge there is a good deal of luxury. Deep and softly upholstered wicker chairs are pro- vided. There are rugs over linoleum, and 4 parquet flooring and many small tablos. The appointments would be very credit anley in a good hotel lounge. And the view from the lofty, windows in superb. On his floor also u port offies has been specially provided for the prisoners. mo

On the fish Boor, which has quite a Labyrinth of comdom, etc. the bedrooms. With the geption of a few larger rooms most of them contain eight beds. These are of plain ime will spreag with mat- freap, bolatly and pillow stuffed / Máth stils; they felt very soft and comfort able. Wasbatankis and renting tables are of plain deal, with toilet ware of pamel None of the rooms in the lent crowded. Six bathroorns with hot

F you have lost your appetite, one of ad caki wofer always on and a shower the big Variety of daintydahem at thall bežky, ara provided. There is, inlega ALEXANDRA CAFE is Bure to tempt medical wafunds dontor will be in

Constant Blomlaa5677

| Scotland, and 867 from Ireland.

The Man Who Gets There

is the man who has blood- Teal rich red blood and plenty of it-la his body- WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED E COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND anakes blood-lots of it—lik giving, brala nourishing. trength replenishing blood.

OF ALL CHEMISTS

PRICE$1.25 and 32:25,

birth rate, in a goduction of infant mor.

tality, and in a from vigorous and healthy,

Agents.

generation of Frenchmen. It is not only HONGKONG, CANTON,

doctor, but economists, who have always cried out against they scourge of alocho-j lis, and with physien regeneration It is confidently predicted that every branch" of intellectual and commercial setivity would be doubled and tripled. If the war brought an other benefit it seems to promise the blessing of freedom from drunkenness and bereditary taists and feobleness of body and mind.

"FAMILY", NECESSITY. WERY fully should be provided with Chamberlain' Pairs Balm at all times. Sprains may be cured in much less time when promptly rested Lams beck, Tama shoulder, prins in the do and chest and theumatic pins-sm xome of the disensor for which it is especially salnahin. Try thin Batment and become acquainted with its qualities sud, you will agree wish to be without it. For sale by all Caprista and Storekeepers.

SHANGHAI AND

HANKOW,

SIEN TING

Burgeon Dahlst

No. 14, D'Avizar Binzzz.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Commitation.

ALEXANDRA CAPE..

indon Baddreks, Kippers; do. YSTERS Fresh, Fried or Seward,