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"OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"

(PUBLISHED EVERY

MAIL DAY)

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Far East

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DATE uf the work! $13.

per aumur

No.116.470.

The China Mail

A. S. WATSON & GO, LTD.

Wine & Spirit Maronants

ESTABLISHED 74 YEARS Aranta for-

W. & A. GILBEY'S

WINE & SPIRITS.

JOHN DEWAR & SON'S

900TCH WHISKY.

JOHN JEFFREY & CO.S

PILSENER BEER.

HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.

Corps Orders, by Lieut.-Col. A. Chapman, Y.D.

CENTRE SECTION M.# CO.

During the absence on leave of Captain

G. G. Wood, Lieut. A. E. Wright will be

in command of the Centre Section M.G.Co.

* PABADES.

·Parades for Thursday, 24th instant,

5.15 p.m. No. 1 and 2 Sub-sections

Azty. Batty. (an detailed in Corps Order

No. 4 dated 20. 12. 15)-11 pdr. gun drill

號三十月二年六十位百九千登英

BUSINESS NOTICES,

ESTABLISHED

845

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916.

辰丙次歲年五國華中

BUSINESS NOTICES.

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS 6,000 Tons, 8,000 Horse Power now. Built. Steel Buildings Work of Every Description. Castings Forgings, Repairs and Supplies. Prompt Attention and Shipment to Destinations

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

J

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON "BAY,

WATSON'S E

OLD BROWN BRANDY

THE

at Headquarters. Sergt. Bradley GA PEG O'MY HEART

will attoud.

DETAIL.

On duty to-night, No. 2 Section Arty.

Fatty.

לי

On duty to-morrow night, Senat Com PATTY.

Orderly Oficer until moruing of 25th

instant, Lieut. Preston.

Next for duty H.K.V.R

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

KIMIKED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DA to

7.00 am to 8.00 a mi...Every 15 minutes. 8.00 s. mv to 10.00 a m...Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am. to11.00 a ...Every 15 minutes. 11.30 sim. to 12,45 p m...Every 15 minuter. 2.48p.m. to 1.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1116 pm to 1.43 pm...Every 10 minutes 1.48pm. to 9.15pm...Every 10 minutas, 2.10 pm to 5.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 5.030 pm, to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

MIGHT GARF","

866pm, and 9pm, 9.30pm to 11.00 p.m. every half hour 11.00 pbil to 11.45 p q every quarter of

an hour.

SUNDAYL

7.45 am, to 10.30 am...Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00 s.m...Every 10 minutes. -11.30 am to 12 Noon....Every-15 minutos. 19.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minster. 1,00 pm to 5.00 pm...Every 15 minutos. 6.00 pm to 5.00p.m...Every 10 minata. 6.00 pm to 7.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.00pm to 8.10 m...Every 10 minute NIGHT CARS 5a sa Week Days.

HATURDAYE,

Extra Car at 12 midnight. SPECIAL CAK3 by arrangement at the Company's Clicé, Alexandra Butuoktor" Des Yosur Road Central.

Benson and punch tickets available for

all me not already full running at the time stared in the Company's time tables, bat not for special ca i, can be "obtained on application at the Company's Office- No Season ticket will, be sued until payment therefor has lean made in Bank Notes or by Chegas or Compradoro order representing Bank Notes.

JOHN DHUMPHREYS & SON

General ManaKJAFL-

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTYLE

INSURANCE CO

IN WHICH LE VRSTED THE AMARKS OF THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LED.....

and

THE BAILWAY PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE 00.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST December, 1914,

£23,970,287.

I-Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Ospital £4,500,000, Paid-up Capital unui

£2, 437, 300

II-Fire Fendo...... 3,837,047 III- Life & Anurity Funds..... 17,507,090

Sinking Fund Account ............

Revenue Fire Branch,

128,230

223,970,947

£2,381,486

Life and Amanity 2,141,403

Branches) Reyenne Marine Department. 337,239 Other Receipta

478,910

3,389

The Aconmulative Facds of the various Branche e aparately invested. and, þý

Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet.

the cinims under the respective Depart meats of the Company's Eri

SHEWAN, TOMES &.00.

Agenta:

THE 'ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannon be Bester, if Equalled. For Brand Cakes, Confectioneze Beals with Winor de Lear

H

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG.

M. MELACHRINO & CO.

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.

No. 4 per 100 $4-

No. 6

H

"

No 9

Radames

100 3.-

100 2.80

LI

100 2.20.

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

HOTEL

MANSIONS.

THE HONGKONG ROPE "MANUFACTURING Co., Ld.

Established 1893

„MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND

4" to 16"

CABLE LAID "B" to 15"

4. STRAND

3" to 10" CIRCUMFERENCE;

· DIACTAFERENCE,

CIRCUMFERENCE.

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

Prices, Samples and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co., General Manager

Hongkong, April 11, 1912.

MUMEYA.

"While--you-wait" Photography:

201

JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITE APPARATUS AND MATERIALS WHICH CAN FINISH

JN AN HOUR.

PRICE 2.00 per 3 pcs. on Post Cards.

BA Queen's Road Central

TELE: No. 234.

AGENTA

Druen Në thartu buka. Miks

232 (** EMERLANE URINA MAI may be made to our agents the following, paris ---

MATEZE & Co. Toochio. Bacaant & Co. SZEMKÖNG, ARLLY JE WALER, LS YokohamY KELLY & Wales Lo Manie S. Wanosc Ep

PRICE. 1300 Per Month!

BUSINESS NOTICES

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

ENGINEERING CO. OF

HONGKONG, LTD.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG. (PIPAALDERS, BALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAERS, YURGA MASTERS, BRASS AND IRÖS FOUNDERS, "CONSTRUCTIONAK

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

SPPAL

WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS. E-Elmates given for quick construction and repair of Ships Engines, brilers. Rating Rolling Stock, Beldget, and all Clansos of Engineering. In and Wood Work.

ORAVING DOCK 737×88x94 Pumps empty Dock in 2-3/4 Mare

THREE PATENT SLIPWATM mxing vees up to 8/10 torx displommeat,

̈providing conditions, fortaintang ships-wien-host-cfivierst cenusto

100-Teo ELECTRIC CHANE ON QUAT-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES

throughout the Shops raging up to 103 Tona · 50Ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chain, Wire Kupes. Rivotu, mac,

AGENTS. FOR

JOHN L. THORNYCHOFT & CO. STE

FETROL & KEROSENE MARINE MOTORS. 7-24 to 150 E B P.

As applied to the British Admímity, and Who toffies. MUTOR VESSELS. LIGHT DRAFT CARRIERS. GUNROATS, LAUNOHES, HOUSEBUATS & PLEASURE ORAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS. MOTOR VEHICLES. xc... Dockyard Menager can be seen between the hoses of 13 a.m. nad 18 molu at the

Town Ofica.

BUTTERFIELD # /SWIKE.

HANOLONG CHINA AND JAPAN AGENT"

TELEPHONE No. 912

Islagraphie Address :— TALESIVOCE."-

VICTORIA THEATR

RE

TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT!

GREAT RACE WEEK ATTRACTIONS

ALL COMEDY PROGRAMME Enormous Success of

THE MELBOURNE COMPANY.

NEW PROGRAMME TO-NIGET... THE SENTRY BOX THE SOLDIER AND THE MAID

THE HONGKONG SUFFRAGETTE

THE

ALSO

EYSTONE FILM

HIS SISTER'S KIDS.

COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME FRIDAY.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PE

J. H. TAGGAXT.

MANAGER.

HOTEL

"ADMIKAELY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAF, Adjoining the Tramway Tarminos, 1,400 feet abarre Bes Laval, FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL' Telephones in all root. First-class Cusine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies' rooms Roof Garden..

Telegraph Add 'Peami Ters From $5 per day Max.

P.O PRUSTER, Manager

KING EDWARD HOTEL PATELL & CO.

Central Location

LL ELECTROTRAM Pass

A Eleende Lifta, Fans and Light Importers--Exporters

Europene Bathe and Hanibary Titlinga, |

Hot and Cold Water System thusghout. Best of Food and Service

TELEPHONE 872) Telegraffic ADDEREN.

WITCHELL

CING

D'AQUILAR Brat

TERMS VERY MODERATR

Commission Agents

HONGKONG.

Branches-

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA,

China :--

HANKOW

SHANGHAI,

CANTON

Portland Cement

In Casks of 375 lbs net.

la Bage of 250 lbs amet

Shewan. Tomes & Co.

GENERAL MANKUZIË,

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS}

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO) STEAMROAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO LTD

L

EONGKONG CANTON JINE. HONGKONG TO CANTON

* CATTON TO HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, 23rd FEBRUARY. 8 1.3. "HONAM 10. M.

FATEH N'

Đá FUNGKHAN 4.30 .EINSHAN'

THURSDAY, 24th FEBRUARY.

8HUNGS?AN"

10.

8. 4.M. HONAM' 4.30 7. FATSHAN!

$ 8.00

4,00

8.00

4 KINSHAN'

Single Fare Ly Night Stemmermanngimunda Return Fare by Night (available also for Paturn by day Steamer) 10.00 Single Fare by Day Steamer ............... Retama Fare by Day Strasser...sensevent

KONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

5.8. TAI SHAN Tons 2016 8.5. SUI TAI Toás 1631. HNUKONG TO MACAO.

Weekdays at 81.3. and 2. p.3. from the Company's Wing Lok Street. Whar Sundaya, at 9 1.31. 3d 17, from the Company's Wing Lok Street. Wher

******* MAÇÃO-TO-HONGKONG.

Week days #2 7.50 A.M. and 2. F.M. Sundays, at 730 .. and $ v.M.

TO MACÃO. FEBRUARY.

EXCURSION

· SUNDAY, AT

The Company's Steamship "TAISHAN,”

will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHARF 14_9 1,M, and return from Macao at 3 ..

N.E.-The Company will also run a steamer from Macao on Sunday morning at 7.30, and from Hongkong at 1 P... frm the Company's Wing Lok Street:

CANTON-MADAO LINE.

S. SUIAN, Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, së 9 P.3. Departures fro Cantun 3. Manecios Tuonday, Thursday and Saturday, a14.5073. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG," CANTON AND MACRO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD, THE CHINA KAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CANTON WUCHOW LINE,

8.8. *5\INAM, 588 Toos, and ËS. “NANGING. 469 Tons. One of the above Fteamers leaves Lautens for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday- and Friday, at about 6. and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same Pay at 8.30 . Round trips take about Bday Paddgars can return to Hongkong or vice ram by the Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUL There vessels have saperior Cabin accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electric Fan in sach Cabra

Booking Uffice open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 .m. to 5 r.. Further particulary may be chained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO,

BYTEL MANSIONS (FIRST FɛMK".

Opposite the Blaze Pit

"LND,

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

We Serve the Best Tiffin or Dinner in Hongkong

for $1.00.

Roust Feady for the Table Hot or Cold Roast Turkey, Geese, Pheasants, Sirkin of Beef, Saddle of Matton &c, Pork Sausages (own mike) Game Pies, Pork Pies, Plum Puddings, Minceri Ment, Mince Pien

Bournville

The

COCOA de Luxe"

HIGHEST GRADE BRITISH MADE

** BOURNVILLE COCOA, represents, the

bichest grad a té nutritive cocoa ar preagnton" the market; it fully maintains in high reputa- tion in food value and delicacy of flavour, and Marsil Paste: his second to nonwin any respect whatsoever.” Medical Mogaziné, March, 1917.

ADBURY'S

CADBU

CHOCOLATES

In Tins and Fancy Boxes. Specially Packed for Export

FROM # THE FACTORY IN A GARDENS BOURNVILLE, LEG.

Ho gkong, Dio, 17, 1900,