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Pitable Letters By German Soldiers.

Paris. Feb. 23. The Figaro" today publishes two letters sent by German soldiers to their families at the beginning of February. In the first one the writer asys —

I am quite abutterol and can hardly barry my pack. If I die it will be a miserable death, for no one here cores what happens to me.

The sizzation here in worse than in

the

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Nlaims against the above Business

must be Forwarded to me on or before 16th April, 1915. No Claims received after that date can be entertained.

C. BERNARD BROWN,

Liquidator,

C/O LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

Hongkong, April 3. 1815.

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BUSINESS NOTICES ·

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT SO, LD

ENGINEERING CO. OF

HONGKONG, LTD.

SAIKUO. DOCKYARD. BONGKONG. SHIPBUILDERS, BALTORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE. "MASTERS. BRASS AND TRON FOUNDERS. CONSTRUCTIONAL. ELECTRICAL "AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS: WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENK AND ELECTRIO SYSTEMS. Estimates given for quick countzeeting and repair of ships, Engines, Beilern, Radway Rollbook, ridges, and all Classes of Engineering. Ire and Wood Work,

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JOHN L THORNYCROFT & CO., LTD.,

PETROL & KEROSINE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/4 to 180 B.E.P.

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

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS. MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC. Dockyard Manager can be seen between the hours of 11 am, sad 19 uson at the

Town Office.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Honozama. Cuma ad Japan bersti,

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Telegraphic Adarem :—' TAIK(UDOOK."

#. C. SCFIESS, Manager,

CHEN KHONG & CO, L

GENERAL IMPORT &

EXPORT.

OANTON

300 LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL

HONGKONG. & WHAMPOA DOCK

COMPANY LIMITED.

STORE:

MURNITURE, Draperies, Groserie,

Bloat and Shoes.. Wazers of Jewellery, Lesqueren, Crookery Ware. Iran-mongery. Wine and Spirits, Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to

order by our own tailors. Large sasorament of Chinese Silks and Foreign Goods of every description.

All goods sold at reasonable Prices, The Cheapest and Best place in Canton & Hongkong to buy Chinose and Foraigu Goods.

T2410/2411 to 10 and 25 shares THE SHARE CERTIFICATES NOL. respectively, cumbered 12:39/12748 and 35868/33888 inclusive, standing in the Register in the joint names of George Andrew Hastings and John Barham Caralako, Solicitors, Liverpool & Birming ham, having been lost or destroyed, NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said certificates be produced at the Office of the Company, Queen's Build- inge, Victoria, Hongkong, before the 24th April, 1916, new certificates for the said shares will be issued and the old certificates Taz. No. 1406. will thereafter be held by the Company is null and void.

GEO. A CALDWELL,

Becretary. Hongkong, March 24, 1915.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY LIMITED.-

257

SUP PAT POO STREET,

CANTON and

No. 237, 23a, Des Voeux Road and No. 120, Connaught Road Central Tal. No. 811.

Hongkong.

LIPTONS

No. 1 Tea 95 cts. per lb. Foochow Buds 80 cts. per lb. 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, Coffee, Cocos; also Scones, Cakes &c. procurable in Bongtong to be obtained only at

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

LADIES CLOAK ROOM

BAGUIO HOTEL

Baguio, P.L,

5.000 Feet Above Sea Level-Mean Temperature, 65° The Coming Health Resort of the Far East Kight Hours From: Manila, Rail or Auto Bracing Climate in the Pine Country of Northern Luzou The BAGUIO)" in passcoded for location, cuisine homelike atmosphere and modern ap-to-date featurem

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, ~P-6 Up, Daily, -P--35.00 Up, Weekly

LIMETEL

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

Ensia, and what the same line NA is untrue. We are treated like doga and are sent like sheep to slaughter.

The French guns speak so that the very earth trembles, while our artillery barely fres & low shells and we are for receiving a statement of Account and the 45 p.m. to 1.35 pm...Every 10 minutes

bidden to firo cor rifies.

Wherever one looks one seas only

dead and wounded. The post, they

MEETING of Shareholders, in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, S. GzOzOZ'S BUILDINGS, Chatar Road, Victoria, Hongkong, od SATUR DAY the 108 day of AFRIL, 1915, at 12 01OCK Noon for the purpose of Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1914 and declaring Dividend.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com

tall me, forwards nothing, so that pany will be OLGSED from THURSDAY,

1.00a.m. to 8.00 a.m..Every 15 minutes 8.00a.m. to 10.00 x.m...Every 10 minutes: 10.00am to 11.00 ...Every 15 minates 11.30 am to 18.45 p.m...Every 15 minuten

115 pm to 1.16 p.m...Evary 19 minutes. 1.15pm, to. X.15 pmvery 10 minutes. #15pm to 5.00p.m. Every 10 minutes. 6.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m.Every 10 minutes.

MIGHT TAKE"

no information should, leak out, The 18 APRIL to SATURDAY, 108.50 pm, and 9p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00

man who gets out of this alivo will be

lucky and will have something to thank God for. This is a fight to a finish and it is impossible to tell you all I

The second letter runs as follows

t

The first lins companies every day have six or eight mon killed and 20 to 80 wounded. The enemy has push ed forward his aps, in which he has placed mines to blow up our trenches. Hand grenades and bomb throwers- such are the terrible weapons, to which recourse is mada.......

The bottom of the trenches is cover-

ed with a layer of mud in. or fin

APRIL, 1916, both days inclusive.

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 27, 1915.

283

PATELL & CO.

pet, every half hour, 11.00 p.m. to 11.45 pm, every quarter of

an hour.

Вольт.

7.45 2.m. to 10.80 3.4.1. Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am, to 1100 km...Every 10 minutes. 11,30 a.m. to 12 Noon..........Every 15 minutes, 22.00 Koonto Lup.m...Every 10 minutes. 100p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 8.00p.m. to Y.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes

NIGHT CARS as cn Week Days.

Exporters & Importers 7.00pm to 8.10. Every 10 minutes.

thick, in which lie the bodies of the General Merchants

killed during the preceding days.

Hero, and thero one soos' an arm or

a leg stick out horrible steach

pervade the trenches. In the rear

corpses lis piled up.

and

Holes made by shells are of every Commission Agents,

imaginable size Ecine are so big that

carriage cold stand in them. I should never have believed I could enduro all this, but one gets accuI- tomed to everything.

BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN.

UBING, the summer months children and should receive the most exreful atten Woo. As soon as any natural looseness of the bowels is noticed Chamberlain's Calic, Cholára and Distrhom Remedy should be For sale by All Chemists and Storekeepers,

Dabaabical to disorders of the bowels

HONGKONG, CANTON,

SHANGHAI AND

MATCEDATE.

Extra 'Car að 12 midziche. SPECIAL CAbo vy arrangement at the Jompany's Oos, ALEXANDRA HUTLDING=" Des Voeux Roid Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SOK

Genaral bfäwaɔTOPI,

SINGON & CO.

Establisako 4.1, 1880.

and

Special Rates For Prolonged Stays

BENGUET COMMERCIAL CO., Proprietom.-Cable Address-" BECOME

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

ANE

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PEAK HOTEL

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Terras From 30 per day Mat,

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FIRST OLABS AND LETDATE FUEL post central location, witkla

the of all the principal

Special cognthly bon

HANKOWE KEUTAMA HARP Waled for the Trout food local ante, Accommodation and mooners, Cuisine ind Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and under Empean Supervision. A First any string Orchestra rendnek velempio: form, Foundry Coke Importer General Store 40 p.m. to 11:50 pm. * keepers and Shipchandlers For 35 and. $7 Hire Loose Searer, (2nd Street, woss of Central Market) Telephone No. 615, d

Hongkong, Bambain.ber 6, 19124

THE ALEXANDRA OAFF. Cannot be Boston, Equalled For Eread Cakes, Confectioners Kanin with Wine d iqueurs.

residents and for Bhrpping particle moly

For further partizalarn apply- TELEPHOYE 197 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRE

COMFORT.

Portland Cement

- In Casks[of 375 lbr, der

In Bags of 250 lbs. mat.

Shewan, Tomes &

GENERAL CHANAGERS

Oo

A PREVENTIVE OF MALARIA MOSCATINE.

THE INFALLIBLE INSECT REPELLER.

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THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

32, Queen's Road Central.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., EA Established 1883 |

„MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

CABLE LAID

4 STRAND

1 to 15"

6" to 15" COACONFERENCE.

CIRCUMFERENCE.

-3" to 10" CINCTESTEZNEK,"

Ol Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length. Prices, Bamples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co.. General Managers

Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

“MUMEYA.

"While-you-wait? Photography:

JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITEZ APPARATUS AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINTSH

IN IN BOUR

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TELE. No. 254.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

4KOW

RECONSTRUCTED;

LUNGINEERS ... SHIPBUILLERS, BOILERMAKERS, DRAGS and IBUS

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Town Othes, 48: CONNAUYE KWAD URSTELL, Hongkong. Telephone No. 15, Bhipyard, Baum-Sal-Pe. Kamloon, Honzione. Kstimates furnished on applicatio

A1, 1912,

Talentong Na K 2

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ADBURY'S

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