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G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS...

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for DMIRALTY (HARTS

ROS 'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, „KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE. " direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery.

THE BEST ALL ROUND XMAS GIFT

FOR THE DOME

A COLUMBIA" GRAFONOLA

WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION.

THE

INTIMATIONS

MITSU BISHIGOSHI KWAISHA

(MITSUBISHI GO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT,

1.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA. SIMA, OCHT, MUTABR. YO- SHINÜTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZETA, `SAYO, SHINNEW And' KAMIYAWADA Collerica,

'AGENTS for SAKITO, & OLUBARI

DOALS,

HEAD OFFICE :-TOKYO:

BRANCH OFFICES :— Nagasaki, Moji, Karatau, Wakamatan, Otaru. Muroran Hakodate, Kobe, Osaka, Kure, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Tsuruga, Shanghai, Hongkong, Hankow, Faking.

TEL. Addams for above: 1WASAKI.-

· Cödos:--A1. ABG8th EH, Western Union,

AGENCIES: CHINKIANO: Messrs Gearing &

Co

MASTEA Messrs Macondray &

Co. SINGAPORE: Mesare Borneo Ca

Ltd.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC Co., Ltd. GLASGOW: Mesara A. R. Brown,

6 Des Faux Rod

TEL. 1329.

M. MELACHRINO & CO,

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

No. 4 per 100 $4.

No. 6

100

3.-

No 9

100

2.80

Radames 100% 2.20

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

TEE ONLY EXCLUSIVE

INGLISH TAILORS

IN THE CULONT.

وا

HOTEL MANSIONS.

Diss Bros.

30. YNDHAM ST

(Flower Brit

--ESTABLISHED (1900.

JOHNNIE WALKER

-Stiging

has cut-e new figure every year since 1870. But the figures representing its ages remain just the same.

old.

Over 6

years Over 10 years old." Over 12 years old.

JOHNNIE WALKER White Label." JOHNNIE WALKER Red Label" JOHNNIE WALKER Black Label To safeguard these ages our policy tor the future is the policy of the past. First and foremost to see that the margin of stocks over sales is always large enough to maintain our unique quality.

Agents General, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

JOHN WALKERA SONS, L, Score Wise Diensgene, KAROCK BED AND

McFarlane & Co., Ltd.

For particulars, apply to

Б. БАТО

Manager. No. 2, Txuana Bruner,

HONGTOJO,

CHRISTMAS

AT THE

CHINA MAIL.

THE LITTLE GREEN TIN.

יין

Time Obvious,

Fins pour old buch, and I live alone

In a little back room. I call my OWD,

And life for me would be to joka ..

If I bad's Three Castles" Cigarettes to amoka,

CHORUS

Els-ha-ba, you and me, Little Green Tin, don't I love the Ha-ba-ba, you and me

Little Green Tiu, don't I love thee.

(3)

When I go down to work each day I've got to smoke upon my way.

I smoke the best in all the land Which means Wills' “Three Castles.?? bravid.

I can't afford to smoke cigus,

Chorus.

My slender pay that habit bars, But I'm sa plessed, it's common sense, With a little Green Tin at 50 cents.

*

Charus.

Like Johnson, has proved its worth ; It is the "Greatest Smoke On Earth Obtainable from East to West The Three Castles Cigarette is the best.

Choraat

(3)

If I'd a tree that grew such leaf,

I'd pluck the foliage by the sheat;

Then lay me down with spirits light And smoke "Magnuma "all day and night.

CHORUS

Ha-ha-ha, you and me, Little Green Tin, dan's I love thee, Ha-ha ha, you and me. Little Green Tin, don't I love thee.

COMMERCIAL

BHARE REPORT.

Messrs. Vernon and Smyth in their weakly sbare report, dated 15th December,

STATE:-

Borneosaze

Mows Tis. 78 nominal. Shanghai Cottons The 87 nominal, Bợy Choos Tis 48 nominal: and Yangtzapoos Tia 5 nominal.

Miscellaneous :—Chico, wanted as 810 Green Islands at 397. Tramways at $5.20 Peak Trams (old) a $10 and now issue at 85 cents. Chius Providents are on offer at $9.80, Dairy Farms at 230, Ropes at 834, Waterboats at $16 and Powell at 86. The following have a nominal quotation viz China Lights and Power $4.80, Electrics 8441, Icoz $190 end Laundries $31.

IS THE RIFLE USELESS?

Will It Disappear from Modern Warfare 7

Our last report was saved on the 10th instant, and in the interval the demand for Shipping Shares has been maintained with ́ ́a strong demand for forward delivery at the equivalent of enrrens quotations. The market for investment at cks has ruled. quiet Standard Tin clases st £188 for Cash and £187) for 3 months. Plantation 818 Rubber is 3/6 for Cash with a good demand at 3;+) for the fires 6 months of next year. Bar Silver is to-day wired from London at 2011d, and the closing sales of exchange are o London 1/11 T.T. Shanghai 741 T.T. and Singapore &2 T.T. The Banke buying rats on Shanghai for 3ds bille remains at 751.

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghais kara been a quiet market, and are now on offer it has pot pa soldiers were trained care-

was expected fully Marine Insurances-Unions have beazof the ballet was increased to such

Og in its manipulation, while the velocity of firing point blank

HONGKONG HOTEL.

T the request of several patrons of the

at $800.

the

The war has been responsible for the refutation of many theories, and has upest innumerabia calculations, observes a Lon don contemporary. One of the burning questions of

of the

moment concerns: modere rifle. This arm has undergoda won- dartal development, and has been brought to a bigh standard of perfection. But the method in which warfare is now waged renders it of doubtful utility. Atall | eventa, such a prominent part në

A Hotd the Management has stranged a series of dances to be held during Christmas Wesk open to residonita sud i placed st 8910 and at which rate mars degree as to pass the effort. diners, in the. Hotel. These will take abaren can probably be obtained. Cantos at considerable ranges. Has place on the following night-

CHRISTMAS EVE FRIDAY, 24th December, 1915.

BOXING DAY MONDAY, 27th December, 1015.

NEW YEAR EVE FRIDAY, 316 December, 1915. By kind permission of Lieut: Colonel L. A. WATSON and Officers the Band of the 74th Panjabis under Bandmaster Christian

have rominal quotation of $425, and Leen wasted. Upon the western front the North Chinns are inquired for at the

Brange

of the

improved rate of a 1774, with no shame protagonists are facing one another st

distances

varying on offer. Yangtzes alces with a nominal yards the point-blank

twenty to fifty 8280, and at which rate modern pistol-and each Hind of trenches guotation probably shares could be obtained.

fortification, with liz ram Firs Insurances-Chins Fires have been parts, embrasures for light guns, funkholes. placed at 8189, and Hongkongs remain on and overhead wire betting as a

protection offer at 8415 without leading to business.

against grenades. 16 is difficuls, if not. Shipping-Douglases have again been virtually impossible, to bring the ride into the mediam of considerable business, and profitable use, except for mining tactics now close with buyers at $92, and corre fra appears be a superfuity, for the imple #bile the magazine ensuring rapidity of ponding rates for forward delivery. Indo-

will be in attati be served in the Chinas have also been largely dealt in and reason that there in a lack of opportunity

Special mouse will

Grill Room at 83.50 per head and in this Main Dining Room at 82.50 per head.

Table accommodation can be reserved at the Hotel Main Officeli

The Hotel Launch will leave Blake Fier each night for Kowloon after the dance. J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

1097

SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

COAL.

close with probable hayers at 9157 for cash, with a good demand for forward shares. Steamboats, are inquired for at 620 and Star Ferries are unchanged with a nominal quotation of 8571.

ta tirn it to fall account.

far

One great objection to

to the dependence "pon title-fire is the large number of man required to hold a certain position. On tha other hand, the machine gun, disposed

work of properly, is able to perform the

machine gas will hold up a massed attack hundred rifles, and with

affect prester from the fact that it is able to caliper some six Lundred shots a.minate, and carr be trained with far greater case. When Germany entered the arena, she possessed s round fifty thousand machine guns, and at the moment it is estimated that this fores

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1815.

INTIMATIONS

UNION/ISSURANCE 900LETY OF

CANTON, LIMITED.

NOFTRAORDINARY GENERAL

TOMGE E. høreby "giran that an

MEETING of The Union Tesuranos Society of Canton, Limited, will be held at the Head Office of the Society. No. Queen's Buildings, Ica. Haar: Streaky Victoria, in the Oolony of Hongkong, on MONDAY the 20th day of December, 1915, at 21 a'alocle in the furunoon when the subjoined Resolutions which wore passed as fixtra- ordinary Resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Socisty hall en the 4th day of December, 1918 will be submitted for conflrmation Ep cial Resolution

足

5%

.

That the Capital of the Society be

INTIMATIONS

YOUR EYES

SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED,

*inarmsed to $4,000,000 (Four At the first symptom

**mition Dollars) by the creation of

143,800 (Three thousand six hundred) of eye strain you should additional ordinary shares of consult us. We test **(Two Lundead and Bity-Dollars):

sach (whereof $100 (One hundred eyes scientifically and it "Dollars) shall be credited as paid

** up) ranking for dividend and in all glasses to individual re **other respecta pari passs with the

**existing ordinary shares of the quirements.

**Society and that the, mid ad-

**ditional ibares, „4o. faz as aball be ** nosessary for the purpose, be immed *to those Shareholders of the China 44 Fire Insuration

Company Limited who have accepted, or shall, accept the Socisty's

's offer mais to them un the 4th day of August, 1915 - aneh-

• iesa being in accordancs with the ** terms of a contract or memorandum in writing made or to be made parsuant to the aid offer and to be **fled with the Registrar of Com- **panies and that the balancs (if **any of the said additional shareS be disposed of by the Socisty's "Board of Directors in sach manner a snob Board shall think most "beneficial to the Society". 1) **That Article No.9 of the Society's *! Articles of Association which now

DARK & CO

· HONGKONG"

SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS -

BY BLOGS, CHATER RO HONGKONG & MANILA.

OHLENA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the China Truder Inser Ance Company, Limited, will be held at the Head Office of the Company No. 2 Buildings, Ice House Street, Queen's Victoria, in the MONDAY the 20th day of December, Colony of Rongkong or 1915 at 11.15 o'clock in the forenoon when the subjothed Resolutions which worn passed as Extraordinary Resolutions at the

The Society shall have a first and *paramount lien upon all the shares of any shareholder for all monies due to the Hosiery either from him Alone or jointly with any other 'person and whers a share is bald

more persons than one the Company General Meeting of the said held on the 4th December, 1915 *Society shall have a lien. thereon will be submitted for confirmation as *in respect of all monies so due to Special Resolutions:-

it from all or any of the holders. thereof.

**ba eliminated in its entirety and ** that, in lieu. thereof the following "naw Article be inserted in Article "No. 9-

9. The Society shall have's first and paramount lien upon all the shareS "registered in the name of "esch shareholder, (whether solely ar Jointly with others), and upon the proceeds of

for bus le thereof, his debts, abilities and engagements, or jointly with any and solely or other person to or with the Society, whether the period for the payment, fulfilment,

dis- charge thereof shall have actually *arrived or not, and no equitable, interest in any share shall be *created except upon the festing *and "condition that Clause S

hereof is to have full effect. And auch lien shall extend to "all dividends from time to time deciszed

*shares".

器

respect of such

"That after Article No. 34 of the *Society's Articles of Association

the following new Articlo be insert

***ed as Article No. 394 :-- Sta! Eave an bersin otherwise provided the Society shall be entitled to *treat the registered holder of any *sharo as the absolute owner there- of, and accordingly shall not, except as ordered by Onart of competent jurisdiction, or as by *Ordinance required, be bound to *recognise any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, firm, Company or Corporation. That the heading of Articles Nos. 95 to 100 (inclusive) of the Society' "Articles of Association reading the Secretary' be altered so as to read ****the Genersi Manager'; and that it

"the last mentioned Articles (Nos.) +95 to 100 inclusive) wherever, the **word "Becretary" appears such word be eliminated and that in lieu thereof the word General Manager be “Inserted.”--

1.That Article No. 8 of the Company's Aides of Association which now **Articles

ཐ

That in the following Articles 3. of the Bociety's Articles :of “Association, vis--Articles Nos. 2. *7. 25, 36, 45, 47, 53, 55, 84, 04, 103 and 125 the word "BecrNEAKY “ "wherever it occurs be eliminated

and that in lan thereof the words. **General Manager', be inserted." Dated this 4th day of December 1913.

By Order of the Board..

"C. MONTAGUE `EDE.

Sucritory

Shells hare a nominal quotation of 85/- and Langhats bare buyers in the North at The. 36. Urai Caspians are on offer at 38/- with no business to report.

Mining-Kailas for the present are aeglected, and again close with a nominal quotation of 30. Raabe have been placed * $3.35. and Tronohs are inquired for at 28/- with no shares on offer at the rain,

Befines its-China Segars have been sold born over one hundred and ton thousand wespons. Tas practice was to attach two THE Undersigned having been appointed at 9124, and now close with buyers as machine-guns to each company of one Anses for the COWIE HARBOUR $127, with no shares on offer. Lawo hundred men, but to day, the proportion COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote remain changed with a nominal quote is about one gun 20 twenty men prices for best quality. BILIMPOPON❘tion of 8367,

The extraordinary Teutonie dependence COAL trimmed into Dunkers at SEBAT Docks, Wharves and Godowns: pog upon this arm was brought home IK OF SANDAKAN (British North kong and Whampoa Dooks. bare bees vividly during the capture of a German Borneo

placed at 884, with more shares wanted at trench. Within a length of Gifty yards SILIMPOPON COAL compares favour-

the rate. Kowlons Wharves here, again right of these weapons wars found, and ably with the better grades of Japanese been sold at 877, and are now inquired for they had been manipulated by a mers Coal and gives good results on a very $75. New Engineerings remain in handful of sixty men. The one useful moderata comsumption.

demand at Tia., and Shanghai Locks and office for the rifle at the moment appears to 1000 Steam Te

calling at SERATTIE or Hongkow Wharves close with a nominal be as a handle for the bayonet, which is SANDARAN excisively for BILIMPO qtation of The 60 and Tis 85 respectively was asserted confidently in certain circles HON. COAL (either cargo a Bankers).

Lande, Holds and Buildings-Hoog are exempt from payment of all Port kong Inads are unchanged with a nominal would be useless in a faturo war, because seldom be possible for the charges.

Woul t Bebattik Eteamers acs berthed along, quiet, with probable sellers at 8104 Hong, antagonists to clinch But "cold steel" is proving more awefal than the cartridge, and side the Company's whart where there is a kong Hotels have no sinal quotation of indeed & the only effective weapon in minimum depth of 27 to 23 feet at law $100, and Kowloon Lands again close at spirited a tack after the hostile position water Spring Vidon.

last week's figure iz 340 nominal bas been battered by high explosive abella. Humphreys remain in demand at 88 with in some quarters it is stated that the ride no saares, offering at the rate, and West as it is known to day will disappear from Points remain in request at 870 with warfare. While this is undoubtedly in no business to reportarkes in Shanghai geration. It is certain that remains neglected and the following are the latest rates recmved, rix Bros Tis 160 nominal, **Internationais Tle 76, nomim), Bung Yiks Tia,15, nominal, Laou-fung

Charta of Sibuko Bay (Sehattik Har. bour). Prices and all other information concerning the Port can be had en application to the Agents.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Cowin Harbour Coal Company, Limited. Hongkong, Dec. 21815.

1027

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Yoo. B

CAS AZWAYA GET FROM US "THE BEST QUALITY

LOCAL

BEET AND MUTTON

AUSTRALIAN

FROZEN MUTTON, LAMB. RABBITS 10 HARES. MENDUR FREEN-MILE AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS

THE BEST IN THE LAST.

Datter the Show, Eappe:

Idght Refreshri yotar ALEXANDRA ODE,

Open Taf Midnight?

quotation of £105) and Central Estates are

Colten The

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION "Only a Cough" but you stop

wha. It is ONLY = cough..

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

The finest preparation; made for combatlar seytre doutes, CURES .cough that is only a cough. Very palatable. OF ALL CHEMISTS

FRIES $1.25 and $725

it

will

undergo considerable modification, which may result in the production of a combined zile and machine gun.

THE COTTON TRADE OF CHINA.

WANTED.

Herences application in own band- writing, absting age and salary required to

W. 8. BAILEY & Co., LTD. Hongkong, Dec. 15, 1915,

ARBOUR ENGINEER British, Copy

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

נן

The Company Thall have a Brad *and paramount Ben upon all the shares of any shareholder for all *monica due to the Company either *from him alone or

jointly with any other person, and whers a

abare is held by more persons than one the Company shall have

lian thereon in resport" of all *monies, so due to it from all or

Any of the holders thereal.' *4be eliminated in its entirety, and

that in leg thereof the following ***new Article be inserted as Article ***** No. 9

作

9. The Company shall have 'first *and paramount lien upon all the *shares registered in the name of ach shareholder (whether solely or jointly with others) and spen proceeds of mic theroof, for hin dobts; liabilition and 'ments, and solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the

* the

*Company, whether the period for DI Frifilment payment,

bate discharge thereof shall

not and

the

actually

arrived or not,

*no equitable interest in any share shall be created scent Clande

преп

* footing and condition, that

Je to here fall effect. 334 hereof is to

And such list shall extend to

dividends, from time to time

declared in respect of such, abare.

That after Article No. 33 of the **Company's Articles of Associatiob the following new Article beinserted **s article No. 33

834. Have as herein otherwise provided

the Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of say share as the absolute own there. of, and accordingly shall not. except as ordered by a Court of *competent jurisdiction, or as by *Ordinance required, be bound to

recognise any equ

or other equitable or claim to or interest in anch share on the part of any other

ko, Company or Corporation

That the heading of Articles Nor. **94 to 99 (inclusive) of: Com-

pany's Articles of Association rend ing: the Secretary! be alt red 30 sa to read the General Manager and that in the list mentioned Articles (Now, 96 to 90 inelu iye whatever the ward Secretary appears such word. be elimissted and that in lion theroof **the words' Cloneral Manager ba .**inserted."

Th-t in the fullwing Articles of the Company's Articles of Asocia-

•Lion Tiz Articles Nos. 7 **21, 35, 44, 48, 52, 54, 83, 83. 102 **and 123 the word * Secretary- wherever it occurs be eliminaci "and that in lien thereof the words ***General Manager" be inserted." Dated this 4th day of December 1915. By Order of the Board,

1068 1001

O. MONTAGUR EDE

Secretary

NOTICE

WILL the gentleman, wearing khaki (believed to have been accompanied DEMONSTRATOR IN ENGINEERING by a Lady and child) who on MONDAY the 6th December in the vicinity of the THE servios of Demonstrator in fountain in Queen's Road at about 7.40 Engineering in the University of p.m. aked to direct's foreign gentle Hongkong are required. Preferance vill man with small dark pointed beard to be given to agradable, in Engineering For Earther particulars apply to the Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University, Hong

The report ca' the trade of China in 1914 by Mr. Thomas Sammons, the United States Consul General at Shang hii, contains a reference to the cotton Industry throwing some light on the rapidly increasing shipments of raw cot kong ton from Bombay to China. Dow,third Hongkong, Dec. 15, 1918, of all China's imports, he says, i repre, prano sented by the single item of solid manufactures, and among the countries

of the world Chins reaks second in the imports of all kinds of upton goods and Grst in the imports of cotton yarn, Tadis cres fint in the purchase of cotton goods. In the immense cation-yaru trade of China Japan has been crowding out England und India, but in turn Chlum in | now "asserting its cheap labour power to compete with Japan and is producing rapidly increasing quantities of yarn.. Thern are now over 1,00,000 spindles and 400-looge in the country, mostly at Shanghai, which produce 40,000,000 to 20,600,000 yards of cloth annually

NOTIO

1063

rain destination, Dicans sommissa with the DAFA and Q.M.G. China By doing so he will be rendering public Command, Hongkong {service."

1067

Hongkong, Dec. 15, 1813.

NOTICE.

FPLICATIONS, which should be A Lit persons having claims against the

Estate of the late Hon. Mr. EDBERTA addressed 19 the Director of NEGAR REWETT are requested to Education, are invited for the vacant post

of Chinese Translator in the Supremo ? forward them to the Undersigned on or

Court, before the Elst insta

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Bolicitors for the Executars. Hongkong, Dea, 6, 1915.

Jr.

The salary of the post is $1.920 rising to 82,400 Candidates must have a first rate knowledge of English and 1039 Chinese. A good knowledge of a 2nd and 3rd: Ch nese-dialect besides Cantonese in sled desirable

NG. NOLAN, Mar÷Chief Interpreter,

Supreme Court.

1001

OR good solid meal is burta of Table d'Eôte, with Wias & Idq norm of the best ALEXANDRA CATE

Hongkong Dec 14, 1916,