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*CHEPLAND;CHÍNA MAIL

SUBLISHED EVERY MAIL DAY-į

Crotzias Who Week'- New*

Hongkong trứt the

Far East

Princluding Postage) to any |

part of the work $13.

per annum,

No. 16.5 10.

THORNE'S

The China Mail.

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

0

SOLE AGENTS :

A.S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

ZZI, BIR

FORTUNES FROM DUG-OUT ** STEAMERS.

A writer in a London paper says:~~ A telesa has just brought me a batch)

of Norwegian papers, of which a most ramarkable feature at the present moment is the number of advertisements herald. ing the birth of Norse shipping com panies crated as many as a dozen) atch births on a single sheet-and appeal- ing for additional capital in order tal expand their Alerts exploit them to: the full.

These deets ** afe picturesque, although for the most part of mushwom growth. They comprise, ss a rule, one, two, or three strawers-seldom more--of small tonnage (1,000 to 3,000) and ancient construction, dating back into the early righties and late seventies of the gast century. The majority of these venerable. zgrafs are- British in origin, and prior

the war were probably sold as strap imo for next to nothing to some humble Norse - increhnat or por authority. "Now, how- ever, with the prevalent high freight these "dug-outs are proving teal gold iges jo the parchaser and to the enter prising war partner who has paid for the "redecoration and cew engine. In fact,

號二十月四年六十登百九于直类”

BUSINESS NOTICES.

A GENTE. Orders for the "Oziza" MAI

and "EverlaND URIWA MATAM may be made tu que agent at „ha following ports 1- Caton PATELL & Co. Fooddo. BROCKYST: d' Co. Shanghal. Aselé ♬ Watch Lo. Yokohama Ezra'& WALAH LI klanile, 1.5. Watson & C¤; Lb.

PRICE, 83.00 Får Month

BUSINESS FOTIJES....

ESTA

LISHED 18

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916,

·BUSINESS NOTICES.

辰丙次送年五國峰

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

6,000 Tons, -8,000 Horse Power now Built Steel Building Work of every Description.. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies,

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND

ENGINEERING CO.

OF

HONGKONG, LTD." TAIKUO DOCKYARD, HONGKONG,

Frompt Attention and Shipment to Destinations. SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPATHERS, BOILERMAKERS, FORGE-

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

(ENGINEERS Rad" SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY

E

WATSONS

VORY CLA LIČKADJA

Seach maish

EUROCK

GITARUSHED AD-144

WATSON'S

E

THE PREMIER

FOR

SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

25 YEARS

POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD. WIDE ADVERTISING.

Norwegians of all glasses are invest A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

their savings in old bulks.

Of course, some of the cider but now rulanged Norwegian as well as Swedish companies are of a really impressive character, presenting new passenger or intermediate liners of from 9,000 to 12,000 tons. Two of these, the Norway-South- Amerika Line of Troadjem, and the p Johnson Line, of.. Stockholm, aim it nothing less than at capturing the em graut trade from Scandinavia to both the eastern and western parts of North and South America, from New York to the River Plate, from Valparaiso to Vancou ver, and a combine of the various Nor wegian companies under, Government control, after the Dutch precedent, is expected in many quarters.

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CU.

LY WHICH ARY TESTED THE SHARES OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMTANT, LID..

and

TER RAILWAY, PASSENGERS

ASSURANCE ON.

OTAL FUNDS AT Hat Decansar, 1914,

TOTAL

£23,970,367.

11

1-Authorised Capital £6,000,000 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital .........£2.437,500 II-Fue Faada............. 3,837,047 II- Late & Annuity Funda... 17,567,630 Sinking Fund Account imm 128,230

+

Revenue Fire Branch

£93,070,567

£2,381,456 Life and Annuity 1

Branches....

2,141,593 Hayenzo Marine Department... 337,937 Other Receipts

479,940

23,339,228

The accumulative Fande of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by Act of Parliament, are set aside to meet the claims under the respective Depart ments of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

Szente

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG.

LA "GIRALDA”

MANILA CIGARS.

Excellentes Imperiales

Especiales La Giralda

Perfectos

Perlas

Estrellas

Reina Victoria

D

ניי

in boxes of 25 $4,50

J1

25 3,25

,25 .8,00

11

25 $2.75

JI

12

13

11

100 8,00

SOLE AGENTS

25 1.90

50 4.50

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co„Ld.

Established 1883

-MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

-STRAND '1" to 16"

CABLE LAID

• STRAND

6" to 15" CIRCUNTERZICE.

3" to 10" CIRCUMFRIENCE.

MASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, NLECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS..

WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE

· AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS.

Estimosten given for quick construction and repair of Ships Engines Boilers, Rainy Rolling Stock, Bridget and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work.

GRAVING DOCK TST 88 x 346 Pumpa empty Dock in 24 hours.

THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 3,000 tons displacement, providing conditions for painting ships with most efficient results. 100-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE ON QUAY--ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES throughout the Shops ranging up to 100 Tons, 60-Ten Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivetspete. AGENTS FOR

JOHN L. THORNYCKOFT & CO. LTD.

PETROL & KEROSENE MOTORS P-1/2 to 150 K H. 2. -

As supplier to the British Admiralty and War Office. MOTOR VESSELS LIGHT DRAFT VÁRRIERS, GUNBOATS, LAUNCHES, HOUSEBOATS & PLEASURE CHAFT OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

·

MOTOR PUMPING & LIGHTING SETS, MOTOR VEHIOL'S, ETC. Dockyard Manager can be seen between the Eours of i1 am, and 12 noon at the

Town Other.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN, AGENTA,

TELEPHONE No. 213..

Telegraphic Address: – TAIKOODOCK."

ICTORIA THEATR

VICTO

TRE

SATURDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1916,

ANOTHER MONSTER PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK END.

The Pretty Little Comedy in 3 Reels. “DOLLY TWAIN”,

CHAMPION CHARLIE FEATURING THE GREAT COMEDIAN CHARLIE CHAPLIN OUR NEIGHBOURS (Keystone Comic). Interesting...-

ERE. Prince Arthur of Connaught with The French Troops.

A GREAT SURPRISE IN STORE FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NEXT.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

PEAK

J. H. TAGGART.

MANAGER.

BOTEL

ADMINABLY SITUATED AT VISTUKIA GAP, Adjoining the Tramway Terminus, 1,400 feet shoes Bas Lovet.

A FIRST ULARS FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTY HOTEL

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

Portland Cement

In Casks of 375 iba, net.

In Bags of 850 126 net.

Shewan Tomes

GENERAL MANAGERS,

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS!

JOINT SERVICE OF. TAX HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION "CO, LTD,

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

CANTON TO HUNGEONU.

SATURDAY, 29nd APRIL.

e AM HEUNGSHAN 5 PM FATSHAN

HONGKONG TO CANTON.

10.

A. AM.

PM.

"HONAM'

KINSHAN'

SUNDAY, E3rd APRIL.

10. PM. FATSHANA

5. P.. KINSHAN”

Single Fate by Night Steamer

reconstr

Return Fata by Night (available also for Return by day Etoamar) 11.00 Single Fare by Day Stesterea-

Retorn Fare by Day Steameri

HONGKUNG-MACAO LINK.

S.S. TAI SHAN” Tous 2006 | 8.8" *SCI TAI' Tons 1881. HONGKONG TO MAGAO:

3.00€

9.00

Week days 13 3 LE, and 2.3" from the Company's Wing Lok Street What Sundays, at Land I form the Company's Hing Lok Stress Wharf,

MADAO TO HONGKONG, Week days st 7.30 am and 2 rat. Hunanya, at 1:89 Am. 113 2.5

**

EXCURSION TO MACAO, SUNDAY, 380 APRIL

The Company's Steamship “TAISHAN,”

will depart from the COMPANY'D WING LOK STREET. WHARF at Tà‚M, and return from Macao at 5 r..

N.B-The Company will also run a steamer from Macso on Sunday morning að 7.30 ... and from Hongkong at 1 r... from the Compaar's Wing Lok Street Whart

CANTON-BLADAO LDCE.

́S.S. ' •SUI-AN

Departam from Bacao do Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, me 92.1, Departures from Cantor to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30 p.m JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAULO- STEAMBOAT CO. LTD. THE OHINA NAVIGATION CO, LTD.. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LED.

SANUL

CANTON --WUOHOW LINE,

9

8.8," SAINAM.' 588 Tous, and 8.S. NANKING. 489 Tons. One of the above Starmers leaves Canton for Wuchos ertry Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 4... and the other leares Wuchow for Canton on the same daye st. 8.30 Round trips take about 5 day. Pangare can rette bu Hongkong or vice vers by the Company's direct Steamers CLINTAN" and Those Towels hard auperior Ostin wccommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electria F'au in sech Cabm.

Rooking Office open daily (Sunday axcapted; 9 ... o b Father particulars may be obtained at the Dflow of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT OQ, LTB,

HOTEL MANSIONS, (FIRST FLOOR

Opposite the Blake Fier.

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Telephones in all rooms. Firm-ins Cusine, Lounge, Smoking and Ladies' roo ur Boof Garden.

Towns From 33 per day Mar.

Telegraph Add Poweful,

P. O. PEUSTER, Manager.

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

We Serve the Best Tifin or Dinner in Hongkong for $1.00,

Roast Ready for the Table Hot or Cold Roast Turkey, Geese, Pheasants Sirloin of Beef, Saddle of Mutton &c., Pork Sausages (own maket Game Pies) Pork Pies, Plum Puddings, Minced Meat Minced Pier

THE CHINA MAIL

TYPHOON

MAP and

GUIDE

Enables one to locate the centre

a Typhoon.

MOUNTED OF CARDBOARD AND TAPED FOR HANGING."

Price 50 Cents.

From the Oma" Main Diños.

GILERFERENCE.

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length Prise, Samples and foll particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co., " General Managers Hongkong, Apr 11, 1919

MUME

While you wait" Photography

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JUST ARRIVED FROM JAPAN A FULLY QUALIFIED ARTIST WITH APPARATUS AND MATERIALE WHICH CAN FINISH

IN AN HOUR

PRICE 2.00 per 8 pcs. on Post Cards.

Onnen's Road Central

TELE: No, 25%.

PATELL & CO KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location :

Importers-Exporters Ari Pass Entrance,

Commission Agents

HONGKONG.

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, CAP

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. BOMBAY, INDIA

China

HANKOW

SHANGHATAM GARTONG

Electric Lifta," Fans and Lighting, European Bathe and Banbury Fletings.. Bosan Cold Water System throughout Best of Food and Berrios

ADERI

WTICHELL

S

LENTIM

Surgeon

Dentist

• No. 14. D'aquilaN ÉILIJU,

TERM

VERE MODERATE

ROURNVILLE MOCOA

The Cocoa with the most delicious flavour.

Made by

Cadbury's

from the finest Cocoa