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CHINA

TYPHOON MAP &

GUIDE.

50 centa.

No. 16.299.

The China Mail.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants ESTABLISHED 74 YEARS

Agents for

W. & A. GILBEY'S

WINE & SPIRITS.

JOHN DEWAR & SON'S

SCOTCH WHISKY.

ESTABLISHED

845

群八十月七年五十壹百九千登美

BUSINESS NOTICES,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1915.

BUSINESS NOTICES,

卯乙歲年四國民藏中

AGENTI

Orea se ta "Oluwa Mata 804 ** ÜVERLAND ORINA, MAID may be sąda to our sgai the following. O

Anton, PARIGI, A DAY

Foocha moorier à Ch. SaameDAL. KELLY & WASUK Lab. Yokohama KezALY & WAXON LO Manila. 2.8. Wasser à On, La.

PRIOR, 88.00 Per Month..

BUSINESS NOTIONS

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. Forgings Castings and Repairs ENGINEERING CO. OF

FUMPS INJECTORS AND ENGINEERS STORES

SHIPPED TO ORDER.

Write for Prices

4

HONGKONG LTD.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, LONGKONG.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd. SHIPRUDERS SALTORS AND REPAIRERE, BOLLERMAKERS, FURGE-

4.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

Sole Agents for KELVIN MOTORS:

STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALT OR HIRE

JOHN JEFFREY & CO.'S HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK-

PILSENER BEER.

LINE OF SKELETONS

Italiau Explorer in Central Asia.

A vivid description of a portion of Cen- tral Asia, alist unknown hitherto to Western people, was given by De Filippa de Filippi. the Callan explorer, in a lectura. before the Royal Geographical Sectory to cently, on his expedition to the Karakorum and Central Asin in 1913-14.

The expedition was financed or otherwise. sisted by the King and Government of Italy, the Government of fodis, and many →ciontific bodion.

Dr. Filippi in January, 1914, set cử ng the ralley of the Shayk, starting from the point at which it joins the Indas,

Leaving the valley, the party climbed Barrow gorges heramed by precipitous clia Hera they were obliged to wade for long water, which sa that sense (the end of tretches through the ranking and turbid May) of melting snow surged through, the bed of the gorge. Later they entered ispon a road the aspect of which grew more and more dismal

It was literally strewn with the remains of fanitants dead from exhaustion, ronuntain Kięknows, and starvation: carenses of horses, asses, and camela in every stage of decom- position. from budios surrounded by birda of pray to skeletons bleached white from long exposure.

Two marchew beyond they arrived at a spot 17,400ft. above sea level, which served as their headquarters andl August. surface of the plateau was a mass of minute detritus and catirely devoid of vegetation

A DREADY Spor

The

ING CORPORATION.

HOTELS

MASTERS, BRASS AUD IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL.

ELEUTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. WELDING AND CUTIIND OF METALS BY OXY-AUKEYLENK AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS,

Estimates given for quick construction sad rooste of Ships, Bugines, Boilars. Bntlway Rolling Stock, Bexigen, and, all Classes of Enginearing. Iron And Wood Wart GRAVING DOCK 737 46 Pumps empty Dock in 2-3/4 hours,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KINGSCLERE HOTEL, TEKES PATENT SLIPWAYS being verse's up to 3.000 tons displacement,

the REGISTER OF SHARES of

the Corporation will be cloud from MONDAY the 2nd of August to SATUR. DAY the 14th August, 1915 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directory,

3. J. STABB,

Chier Manage

Hongkong, July 27, 1915.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG,

[NRIVALLED position fu the Hill Botanical Gardens and Lacing ibe Harbour.

Namarous quiet Suites with iazuricurly fibbed Bathrooms, Talephor.on and Hlectric Fans.

6437 Telephones In Bedrooms and Sitting rooms

throughout. Telephone No. 1190,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the partnership hitherto carried on

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by Sir Saxony DAVID BABT., sud Anna.

Cabio Addrosa, ‘Sachnofa,'

A.B,C. Code 5th Ed. 1908 Konglong, September 1, 1908.

providing conditions forpainting ships with neat efficient results,

100-Tor ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAT-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Sheps ranging up to 100. Tons. 60-Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivota, etc..

AGENTS FOR

JOHN L THORNYCHÓFT & CO., LTD..

PETROL & KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS 7-1/2 to 150 B,K,P.

As supplied to the British Admirsity and War Offici. MUTOR VESSELS,' LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE OFAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGEFING SETS, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC.

a Jacon DAVID, Raqr, st Hongkong KING EDWARD HOTEL Dockyard Manager as he wen between the herce of 11 am, and 12 zou at the

and Shanghai under the name and style of S. J. David & Co., has consed and deter July One Thoumad Nine Hundred and mined as from the Twenty First day of

Fifteen

The Liquidation of the said firm in Hongkong and Shanghai has been ander. taken by the private Company with limited liability registered at Hongkong under the name of S. J. David & to.. Las.. and all deb a due by or owing to the said firm will be discharged and received by the said limited Company.

S.-L. DAVID & CO.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

"

Central Location.

Electric Lifta, Fann and. Lighting. LL ELECTRIC THAN Fx Entrance, European Baths and Sanitary Fittings Hot and Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and ServiOS.

TELEPHONE 373 Eztronarme ADDRESS.

VICTORIA, FRANK L. COOKE,

Manager.

The private Company with limited CHEN KWONG & Co., Ld.

Liability registered at Hongkong odor the name of 9, J. Davie & Co., I., has undertaken the Liquidintion at Hongkong and Shanghai of the run of S. J. Davm & Co: sed (among other things) will

CASTY

the business of the said Hirm and will discharge and receive all debts due by and owing to the said firm in Hongkong and Shanghai,

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GENERAL IMPORT &

EXPORT.

The explorer's comment on this place - was:** There can surely be fow corners of the world which give such an impression of droart.com and utter desolation an this barren region of rocks and stores, which, motsover during our entire sojourn, was swept continuously by an icy wind and besten up a by hail and sleet. The loc of skeletons which marked the longth of the caravan road across the plain i fitting festurn of this desaints country.”

Here for nearly two and a half months NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE QURNITURE Draperies, Groceries,

*

two of the scientife mes, ofter working

day and night, collected muteoro'ogical

dla a careied out nerological investigaOHODE,

and also took readings of solar radiation

S. J. DAVID & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 21, 1915.

INSURANCE CO..

IN WHICH AZT VERED THE WELKEA OF

631

on the rare occas ons when the atmosphers | THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE was clear unnu h.

From here two other members of the Jurly made an independent exploration of the upper beins of the Shayk, Rome, and Yarkand. Later the In10-Asiatic watam shed to the out of the Seachas Glacier was explored antha Beme heier, .

Captain Peters, of the 2nd Battalion Senttish Rifles, describing the buri of Privata Walter Furness, who was ked during the fighting at Frumelles, stato that a"comiade of the dead man was shot | through the heart while placing a cross on his friend'e graves

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COMPANY, LT..

Fand

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THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO.

4J

TOTAL FUNDS 22 317 DECEMBER, 1919,

£25,699,185.

Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed: Capital £4,500,000

CANTON LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL

STORE

Boot and Shoes Makars of Jewellery. Lacquerce," Crockery Ware.

Iron-mongery. Wine and Spirits. Foreign Clothes for rentieman made tt erder by our own tailors.

Large assortment of Chinen Silks and Foreign Goods of avory description.

All goods sold at reasonable Prices. The Cheapest and Best place la Canton & Hongkong to buy Chinese and Foreign Gocas.

SUF PAT FOG STREET, TEL No. 1406.

CANTON and *Nos. 237, 239, Das Vaux Road and No. 12, Commanghe Road Central

Hongkong.

Paid up capital om £2,437,500 Fire Fonds 3.896,114 HI-Life & Annuity Funda... 16,136,160 Tel. En 811.”

Sinking Fund Account

38,512

Rovenza Fire Branch.

£29,541,268

2,557,158 EAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

PEAR LIMITED Life and Annuity

Branchen-em!

1,979,969 Revenge Marine Department... 262,692 Other Receipt

430,198

£5,233,312

Sir Thomas Lipton, whose Shamrock I is Inid up under rosled cover in America, according to the Centra News will at once place an order for a Stt ham rook, should it transpire that the design of the Shamrock 1V. has been disclosed to American yachtreten. Sir Thomas has

The Accumulative Dasds of the various already intimated to designers bis deter

iza in to race a boat whose design and Branchos are separately invested, and, by lines are a complete secret to America Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet Jachtsmen.

the claims under the respective Depart ments of the C mpany's Business.

"What to do with our daughters" made the silly saxson question in a famous paper Nemo yo ng It is clear enough. states the Daily Chanicle," that our daughters will not all Ond husbanda when we have Bnished up this war and buried our best mar. But at the least she can i walzench herell b.hind themen who are Bghting inther ways. The list of em plusmenta pin to women is now in endio e. Most obvious of all, perhage, in that of the witr. We don't want men waiters of

military ago in England. Phylicando llie job.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.

• Acentie

PATELL & CO

Neat handed Exporters & importers

LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND.

"Uader Weight," a condition of til-health, shows your assim? Hlative powers are decreasing,

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL. .COMPOUND

Sappie the blood with the wanted zourishing, and healthy Besh building materiala." "Very palatable.

OF ALL CHEMIST 2,

Pirm: $1.25 and $2.95,

General Merchants

and

Commission Agents

HONGKONG,

CANTON,

“SHANGHAILAND

HANKOW.

IF you happen to be late your meals will be Courterly and Promptly served, jur the Bang. Only at the ALEXAN- DRA JAFE

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

to 10.00 a m... Every 10 minuta.

Town Ofoo.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Hosonora, China and Jayam AGENTIT.

TALIPHONE No. 12.

Telegraphic Addrem :— TAIKOUDOCK,

The Best Meals in Hongkong.

Either light or substantial

Available only at the

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

and

GRILL ROOM

3. H. TAGGART,

WANAGER.

PEAK HOTEL

ADMIKAPLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Termanas, 1,100 feet above Sea Le

7.00am to 910a.m.. Every 15 minutes. A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY. RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOLEL.

Telephones in all rocria. Firm-ciana Cosine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies Borm

Teros From 8 per day Mas.

10.00 am. to 11.00 am...Every 15 minutos.

11.30 am to 12.45 pm...Every 15 minutes. Roof Utsen. 12.45 pm. 6o 1.15 pm...Every 20 minutes. 1 16 p.m. to 1.45pm...Every 30 minutos. 1.45 p.m. to 2.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p....Every 10 minutes, 6.00 pm. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 mingtas.

FIGHT CARS.

8.50 p.m... and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11:00 p...overy half hous.

11.00 pm to 11.45 pm. era quarter of

an boor.

SOSDAY".

*.45am to 10.30 am.. Every 15 minutes, 1957am to 12:10 Every 10minutes. 11am to 12 Noc Every 1 minuten.

Telegraph-Add: "Pasorlu'.

P.O. PEUSTER. Manager.

GRAND HOTEL

FIRST CLASS AND UP TO DATE ETEL most contre loestion] within

the vicinity of all the princioal Panko Need for the Best Food, Refreshments, Accommodation and Cleanliness. Chilly

p.m.

100 Noot 100. Every 10 minutes under European Superson. A First Class hiring Orobestranders selections rout 100pm to 6 pm.my 15 cites 15.30 p.m. to 11.30 5.00pm to 6.00p.m... Every 10 minutes. 6.00pm to 7.00pm Every 15 minutes. 100p.mito. 8.10pm. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS as en West Daye..

DATURDAYS.

·Extra. Car At ́12 midsight SPECIAL CARS by sergement at the Company's face, Azrxespre Bazzarsde

Dost Your Road Central.

Samson and panch tickets available for all car not already fell raoning at the time stated in the Company's time tables, bat put for special ca e, can be obtained application at the Company's Office- No Season ticket will be issued until payment thereige has been made in Ban Boten or by Cheque or Compradore criter representing Back Notes

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General-Manicizers.

Special, monthly tenas. Eng.ments and for Shipping.

For further particulara apply...

TELEPHONE 197) TELEGRAPHIC ADDEEN "COMFORT

LEE YEE'S HAIR DRESSING, SALOON. loctric Facial Macunge with

Massage Craum, Perfume,

EXPERIENCED HAND Novels MagazŤUŠ

Fadios Fashion Books and

Toilet Requisiten, 12, D'Aguilar Street: Hongkong, July 8, 191

Manager

SINGON & CO.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 2530

TRON STEKE, METAL and HARD WARE MERCHANTS, Wholele "And Hetail sonmongers Fly. Trang and. Foundry Joke vertere. General Bloze. koopere and Shipchandlers No 80 and Ho Loong Brazz, (lad Street, work

of Oustual Market) Telephone No; 615;

Portland Cement

In Casks of 975 lbs. not.

In Rags of 250 lbs. not.

Shewan. Tomes & Co.

GENERAS MANAGERS.

A Preventive of Malaria MOSCATINE.

The infallible insect repeller:

Frice 50 cts, $1.00 and $2.50 per Bottle. Prepared only by

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

32, Queen's Road Central.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ld,

Established 1823

„MANUFACTURERS UN,

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

1" to 15"

GIRETAFERANCE,

CABLE LAID F

4 STRAND

5 to 16"

CIRCUMVENENAT

A 3" to 20"

CIRCUMFERENCE.

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

Prices, Samples and full carticulars will be forwarded to application toi

Shewan Tomes & Co. Gmeral Managers,

Bongkung, Auzll 11. 1912,

MUME“

"While-you-wait" Photography

301

JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITH APPARATUS AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINISH IN AN HOUR..

PRICE 2.00 per 3 pcs. for Post Card.

No. 8 Queen's Road Centrai.

TELE. No 284.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

(NOW RECONSTRUCEED).

EUNDE12. All work done in this stablishment is guaranteed. We ha TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BCILER-MAKERS, BEADS and IRON war thirty years experience. We own two Shipways and can accommodate any crath

of 200 feet look

Town Office, 48, CONNI DOHT ROAD CERAL Hongkong Telephone No 4581 Telephone No. E 9, Shipyard, Soum-Rai-Pe. Kowloon, Hongkong, Esticaster furnished on application, Hongyong, April 1, 1912.

WONG PING WA, Manager.

Bournville

The COCOA de Luxe"

HIGHEST GRADE- BRITISH MADE

TBOURNVILLE COCOATEDECKCINIS LOG. highest gradantritive cocem at presenton the marker; it fully maintains itshigli.reputa-- tion in food vane and delicacy of flavour, and Munif Parto in second to noisin sny respect whatsoever."" Medical Megorise, March, 1912

C

ADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES

In Tins and Fancy Boxes Specially Packed for Export

FROM "THE FACTORY:JN A GARDEN,” BOURNVILLE, ENG.

(DART 1807)