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THE

CHINA

TYPHOON MAP &

PRICE

GUIDE.

4.30 santa.

The China Mail.

No. 18.356,

望九月十年五十登百丸千业集

A. S. WATSON & CI,

LTB

BUSINESS NOTICES,

Wine & Spirit Merchants

ESTABLISHED 7 YEARS

Arests for

ESTABLISHED

1845

SONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1915,

BUSINESS NOTICES,

男乙大资年四國民參中

A GENTAL

Urde hoe the NYHA Bus and “ÜrkatarD UNIYA MAIL" Essay be race. to our ageRUS ME

the following parts-

Anton, USAʼAYMIZI & COU Foochow BROCKELY DO. Kianguka, KazXI WATAR LUO :Tokobama, KaILT & WALK L

Manila, A„S, Watson &Co, Ln,

PRION. $200 For Hoa th.

BUSINESS NOTICES,

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

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

W. & A. GILBEY'S BOILERMAKERS, BLACKSMITHS and FOUNDERS

WINE & SPIRITS.

JOHN DEWAR & SONS?

SCOTCH WHISKY,

»

JOHN JEFFREY & CO,'S

PILSENER BEER

BIG BHELL MYSTERIES.

Man Turned to Wanon Images Or Killed by Wind Pressure.

Reference is made by the British Medical Journal to some of the mysterious tragedies at the front, na for instance, when sach deaths have occurred in groupe, the man still life-like, in the act of cating or drinking or smoking-so much so tast the sailanta besitate to approach uil the unnatural immobility shows what has happened. Ülde spectator compared such a group to figures in a warwork exhibition, Again, a big shell erpiodes, and the man near by are rolled over by the concussion without being struck by any of the Ing.

usat. They got up, feeling rather; stanted, Laz in the course of a few hours, ura day or two, they collapse and die with out presenting any obvious injury,

But pont mortem exsmala-tion corasis, extensive damage to internal organs, especially the bollow riseara. A plausibly hypothesis is that nither the enormous mentary pressure of a big shuil bursting ices air into the cavities of the h dự, or the temporary vacuam that follows violent. ly disturbs armospherie conditions within the body, inflicting artraxive lesions.

**If this be so, it would be the strict equivalent of the wind of the cannon ball which performed such extraordinary fests in the annals of ancient military lore."

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As supplied to the British Admiralty and War Officer. MUTOR VESSELS, LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS, GUNBOATS,

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Telegraphic Addrom --"TALE(KDOOK."

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

an

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J. H TAGGART

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an Cuake of 275 lba, mot

In Bags of 250 lbs.” met.

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GENERAL MANAGERS

THE BEST MEALS IN HONGKONG.

EITHER A LA CARTE OR TABLE D'HOTE.

Oysters Kippers and Smoked fillet Haddock always a Hand. We serve only No. 1 Liptou's Tea and the Choice t Cakes made with best Table Butter only. The best Wines, Ales, &c., served with Meals only. You should not fail to give.

a trial.

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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO.,Ld.

Established 1883

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to 15" CIRCUMFERENCEYE,

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• STRAND 3" to 10"

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

Prians, Samples and full particulara. will le forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co.. General Managers.

Hongkong, "Aurii IL. 191.

"

ALARM THROUGH A COUGH.

zolting Night Fight by Car

Patrol.

The following report is from British Headquarters in France, and is cated Sunday, August 15 :--

The work of strengthening our position is constantly going on at all points. Naw trenches are dog, fresh entanglements are erected timportant points, and new works | are constricted.

Niat p trolliaz between the trenches is also an important festure. One little party had an exciting adventures for nights ago. A party of live men, which included a former Oxford professor, at out shortly before midsight to explore. certado hedgatom a field close to German: tronch The hedge, it was thought, might codecal machine guns or defensive works. Making their way with the utmost caution across the rough gazd separating the two troches, expecting their prevence to be revealed at any moment by fire from the enemy's trench, the littis bind at last reached the hedge.

Suddenly cough was beard from the other side, and the five immediat ly Bang themselves.dat and waited. Another cough came in a few minutes, and then a flatman baad was poked through the twigs - Without a morent's hesitation the officer with the. party shot the man dead, and then, regard fess of the numbers that might be lying be hind the badge, charged through it, clusoly followed by four privaten. Siz Cermens were found. Three wore shot and the other three surrendered

Oas, while being taken back to our lines, tranchez usly attempted to snatch the revolver from the hands of the officer. The 1 tter, however, managed to foil him, and pashing his weapon into the German's chest he pulled the trigger. The ga zine had been emptied in the original miles and only a click resulted. A strong

gle saved, the two tambling together

in

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the darkness. Finally the officer saccorded SPECIAL LICENCE ISSUED UNDER

in getting the better of his adversary and

knocked him senseless with the batt-end of

bis zurulver.

By

this time the enemy were awars of

✓.. KING'S REGULATION

NO.10 08 1915.

the struggle and turned on a machine gap7HEREAS & Special Licence was

in the direction of the noise, regardless as

NOTICE.

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(NOW RECONSTRUCTED.

under European Supervision. - A First Claas string Orchats anders selections Cro. FONDERHY, AB ▼Œk done in this mutablishment is guaranteed. We have

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LL FROTRIO TRAKI PEM PRZELECS,

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IN WHICH LEE VENTED WES AHARES OF

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Issued by me or the 8th day of mission to do so to the Captain Super-European Bathe and Sanitary Flings, to thether they hit their own men or not. September, 1915, permitting all British intendent of Police, at least 48 broms Hot and Cold Water System throughout

own trench.

TELEPHONE 273.

In the face of the fre the officer had to subiecte, firms or corporations to trade giving pains, nasionality, age, wax, height

before the intended hour of departare, Best of Food, and Service. Isave his captive and crawled back to his with certain persons and bodies of pore and occupation of the applicant, sad of Ottoman nationality residing and doing business in China, I, Hi Britannic stating the same of the steamer or other Majesty's Minister in Chinn, bereby vessal of the hears of the train by whith faLEGELPHIC ADOREZA/!" announce that the following persons of the applicant wishes to laare. Applicants person for their panese 42 Ottoman nationality are to be included in should apply in

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WATERBURYS METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood-lots of it-fa giving brain nourishing, strength replenishing blood.

DGOFALL CHEMIST'S

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the list of those persons named it the the Central Police Station between the aforesaid special. Idcenes with whom all hours of 9 am to 1 pm and 2 p.: to British subjecte, firm or corporations are p.m. daly permitted to trade, namely. .DATID

of Shanghai, Import and Export Merchant; „8. Kándorte, of Shanghai, financier RE. KADOORIE, of Shanghai, Bhara bröker and Member of the Shanghai Stock Exchange; SELIM A, Knosi, of Bhangbaia Mining Prospector; and N. Nount of Hankor, of the firm of N. Nouar & Co., Bilk and Hilde Merchants

BRANJEL JORDAN, Eis Britannic Majesty's Minister. Feking, September 24th, 1915, 869

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Massage Croum, Fertame,

EXPERIENCED HANDS Novels, Magazines,

pro Lodina! Fashion Books and

Toilet Requisites, un 12. D'Aguilar Street,

Hongkong, July 5, 1915;;;

TERMBE VERY MODERATE

be Counter aly and Promoplius.

***VICTORIAS: FRANKL COOSE,

Manager

SINGON & CO.

KRYSSUED AD 1830,"

TRON STEEL METAL and HARD WARE MERCHANTS. Worl and Retail rummangers Pig Iron and 1 Foundry toks Importers, Gaoncal Stace keepers and Shipchandlerson." 36 and $7, Hoe Loose Brazer, (2nd Street, wan of Central Market) Telenbone No. 16

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FRENCH LESSONS

COMPANY, LT

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE 09.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DçorkDER, 1918,

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Subscribed Capital 21,600,000

Paid-up Capital

Fire Fund

£2,457,000 3.896,114 III Tata & Ananity Fonds 16,138,180

Sinking Food Accorant

Revenue Fire Branch

Tile, and Annaly

„Branches. Bavenos Marles Department Other Receipt

88,623

**£27,561,283°

2,667,188 1,973:269

630.185-

95.233.319

*The hammalative, z'cada Beanehan we separately invest Act of Parliament, are set axióm the elabor under the respostĹwy ments of the Company's Boringés

TINGINEERS" and "SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS BEAKS and IRON We own two subways and can accommodate any craf over thirty yearT: BEDEROBEN of 200 feet long.

Town Office 48, CO) CORE ROAD GEMELL Hourkeng, Talephone No. 45, Shipyard, Anum Rai-Po. Sowthon, Houzkoa,

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