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OVERLAND CHINA MAIL-

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MAIL: DAY.}

Contains the Week's News

of Hongkong and the

Far East.

Prie (including, Postage)'tua part of the world 81

per annum.

No. 18,848.

THORNE S

The China Mail.

OLD VAT

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ld.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG

Tel. 016

ABLISH

1845

晚九十月九年六十登百丸于登美

* HONGKONG, TUESDAY, HEPTEMBER 19, 1916,

BUSINESS NOTICES BUSINESS NOTIOES,

民丙次歲年五國民華中

STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS

8,000 Tons. 3,000 Horse Power now Built.

L

1.2

Steel Building Work of every Description. Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies. Frompt Attention and Shipment to Destination. INJECTORS AND STEAM PUMPS.

W. S. BAILEY & Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAY

“Urriers of the

»» ÜrantARD ORISA, MAVE may be made to our punk "LE The following porn, be

Ebang

Brocapexy #. Os

Tokohama, RELY

Mantle

PRICE. 89.00 Per Month

BUSINESS NOTICES..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD.

Portland Cement

HONGKONG POLICE RESERTE:

·AND.

The Band will attend at the Head- quarters Club At Home on Friday, Sept. azyd...

· GANTERSTR..

The practice fixed for Thursday, Sept.

1 is cancelled. All ranks will gitend

The Discipline Lecture.

COMPANT PARÄDEN.

Central Station, Jedd. p.m... Wednesday, Sept. 20tb.-No. 9 Co.. Thursday, Sept. 21st.-N.

Friday, Sept. 2nd.--So. 3. and Cos.

TECTURE.

CIGARS

connoisseur knows that gooi Cigar-in.

an indifferent Cigar in good condition.

TRIKOO DOCKYARD.

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

-THE TAKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMP

MONCHONG LTD.

TELECRIMIC ADD

is no better than

*AGENTSS=" BUTTERFELD A SWEE -TELEPHONE #12912-

Cuaks of" 375 ID#, met.

"64, 250 Ihm [net.

Shewan. Tomes

HONGKONG, CANTON, MAÇÃO

n

WEST RIVER STEAMERS

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CAFTON AND MAACO. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LIT.

HONGKONG «CANTON LEE.

HONGKONG TO CANTON,

8. AL

10. PJC.

» TUESDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER. "HONAM”

CANTON TO HUNEXONG.

B..

AMHEUNGSHAN

APM: KINSHAN

8. HONAM

It is therefore of the utmost importance that Cigars should be kept in a specially prepared nlace which, will aid them to mature, and at the same time protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevails

Thursday, Sept. 21st.-Allimaks will in this Colony during the Summer Months. stead in uniform at Victoria Theatres at

40p.m. punctually,

(Sgd.) FC Texas,

"D.S.P. (R.).

BRITISH AIRMAN'S PLUCK.

TEN ENEMY MACHINES ATTACKED

An extremely gallant feat was accom lished recently by one of our sirmen, who fell in with a squadron of 10 enemy. machines, attacked them single-handed, Band forced three to the ground, says a Tins correspondent on July 29th. Ha wns wounded in the fight, with the first: machine.

1.

The whole thing was witnessed from The ground, and he was seen after the first combat to lose control of his aeroplane, and it looked as if he would have to come down. He regained con- trol, however, and returned to the attack, and then drove down his other Stwo victims. war altogether one of the finest actions of this war; und the public will doubtless hear more of it.

In the last two days the visibility has much improved, and there is, and will be, a great increase in aerial activity.

,4.

We have recently constructed a. Large Drying Room for Cigars which ensures

to Customers baying from us Cigars in First Class Condition.

Brand for braad our Cigars, besides being the Cheapest in the Market (as reference to our Price List will show), aru the best.

We keep a varied assortment of Brands of the following Factories always in Stock :--

LA CONSTANCIA

LA COMMERCIAL

AQUILA DEL MUNDO.

COMPANIA GENERAL LA INSULAR.

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

CIGAR MERCHANTS, HONGKO:

Telephone No 010

NO-T-1-UE.

leave the

ANY EUROPEAN, Nos ASIATIU er A INDIAN desiring to Colony should apply in writing for per I have explained in former messages on to do so to the Captain Super. why for some time past the "con- intendent of Police, at least 48 hours ditions have been all against our before the intended boar of departure, Airmen Under protection of the bad giving name, nacionality, age, sex, height visibility which has prevailed there is and occupation of the applicant, and very likelihood that the enemy's flyers stating the name of the steamer or other will have recovered something of el ez the hours of the train by which

the applicant wishes to leare. Applicants should apply in person for their passed

at

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Central Location.

L ELECTRIC TRAM Pame: "matra...ce, A – Electric Edita, Bans and Lighting, European Bathe and Sanitary Fitingy Hot and Cold Water System throughout

*

Best of Food and Servios.

Tron 973. TIGRAPHIC ADDEKES

*VICTORIA,*.

WITCHELL Manager.

their moral, and we must probably expect them to be attemptinginxploits the Central Felice Station between the NORTH BRITISH & MERGANTTIE

to. I p.m. and 3 p.m. to

which for some time, past they have not bours of 9...to.. inred. If so, we may be sure that their 4 pm daily recovery will be short-lived, and we

hall promptly re establish

supremacy.

our

In the bad weather the enemy airmen DEAR TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

have had chance to take breath

Nobody who knows doubts that we shall

<con knock it out of them again.

HAVE

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RHEUMATISM.

AVE you ever tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatian ? If not you are wasting tige, as the longer this disense runs on the harder it is to cure. Get a bottle today, apply it with a vigorous masage to the afflicted paris and you will be surprised and delighted at the relief obtained. For sale by al Chemists and Storekeeper

LA METTEND

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DATE

7.00a.m..to 8.00 am...Every 15 mmates. 8.00a.m. to 10.00 ....Every 10 minutes. 10.00a.m. to 11.00 am. Every 15 minutes. 11.30 to 13.46 p.m..Every 15 minat 12.43 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Every 10 taliates. 1.15 p.m. 5o 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p...rery 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutas, 6.00 jazz. b 8.10 p.m...Every 10 mtuzten. NIGHT CARE.

8.50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m, every half hour,

PATELL & CO. 11.00p.m. to 11.45 p.t every quarter of

Importers-Exporters 7.0

Commission Agents

HONGKONG.port

Branches

SAN FRANCISCO, MALAZ ТОКОНАМА, ЈАРАХ. BOMHÁTY NDÍA.

China 3

"HANKOW,

SHANGHAI

"CANTON

FRENCH LESSONS

DUSSION:

in borz..

SATG

8,00am to 10.30 am...Every 15 minatas 10.30am to 11.00. Fre▼ 10 minutel 11.30 am to 12 Noon Every 15 minutae,

15.00 noon to 1.00 Every 10 minutes

1.00pm to 5.00 Every 15 minute. 8.00 pm, to 8.00p.m.. Every 10 minuta. *6.00 p.m. to, 7.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes 7.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m. Every 10 minutes. NIGHT VARS as ou Week Days.

SATURDAYE.

Extra Car, ab 12 midnight

·SPECIAL CARS by arrangement as the Oompany's Office, ALEXANDRA Burto Des Voeux Road Central.

Bosson and panah tickets available for 43. CAZU not already full running at the He stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars can be obtained da spalliation at the Company's Onco No Sem Hinket will be, lauded mult

adors order

INSURANOR, CO,

IN WHICH ART VEPRIMAN

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANC COSTANT, LED.. and

THE RAILWAY FASSENGERS ASSURANCE ON,

VOLAL Xunta at Blas Decreere, 1914,

£23,970,307. Authorised Cepital £8,000,000 Subscribed dayifal £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital isssssentonsson 11-Fire Fund

(8,897,047 (II- Late de Ancuny Funds. 17, 07520-

Staking Fund Accuab

....

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11

Revenue Fire Branch

File and Annuity Branched visi Bermua. Marine Depazinic Other Ressio

128,230

£23,970,847 £9,381,156

476,940

£8,289 298

Tie Adrempistive Funds of the variou Branches are separately invested. Srd, by Act of Parliametit, are web, naide" to meet the clefins quder the rompéstāvs Départ. merbs of the Company 2,Euro WAS WAN SHEWAN, TOMIE A Co

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BEWARE OF MOSQUITOES !

MOSCATINE.

THE INFALLIBLE INSECT REPELLER. DELICIOUS PERFUME. PERFECTLY HARMLESS. 50 cts. $1.00 $2.50 per bottle.

PREPARED ONLY BY..

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

TELEFEONE

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Lð.

Established 1883

MANUFACTURERS OF.

PURE Manila ROPE

STRAND to 15

CABLE LAID

5′ to 15" CIRCUMFERENCE.

ESTRAND

Oil Drilling Cables of any size up to 3.000 feet in length

clees, Bamples and full particulare will be forwarded on application to

Shewan Tomes & Co.. General Managers

I 1912

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRAND

GRILL ROOM

J. H. FAGGART

HOTDD.

ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP

T-CLASS

way Terminus 1,400 feet above Sea Leval

RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL:

First class Cusine, Lounge, Finking and Ladies

Tale

WEDNESDAY, 3014 SEPTEMBER.

FATSHAN!!!

3. M.

HEUNGSBAY "

Single Fare by Night Steamar

* 10; / P.M..

KINSHAN

6. P.M. FATSHAN

8,00

Return Fare by Night (uvailable also for Return by day Blosser)* 11.00 Bingle Fare by Day Steamer

Return Fare by Day Steamersuasioia.

HONGKONG-MAUAO LINE'

8.5. TAISHAN Tons 2008.&.&. 'BLI YAT Tous

HONGKONG TO MÁQAO.”

5.00

9.00

1051

Week day at. 8 4.3. and FX from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart Sundays, 9 A., and 1 P. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart

MANTISEN MACAO TO HONGKONG,"

Week days at 7:30 AM and 9 PM. Siday's at 7:30 and 3PM.

EXOURSION TO MACAO

SUNDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER.

TAISHAN”

The Company's Steamshup

will depart from the COMPANY'S WENG LOK STREET WHARS

and return from Macs at 3 PM. „ONATE

.B.The Company will also run a steamer from Macso on Sunday morning at 7.80 and from Hongkong at 1 ra, from the Company's Wing Lor Street Wharf.

4

CANTON-MACAD. LINE.

SE

'SUI-ANKAN.

Departures from Macea to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at PFM. Departures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 430 FM

"JOINT. BERVICE" OF "THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO. LTE.. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD., AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

A CANTON-WUCHOW LINE

5.S. SAINAM 588 Tons, and 8.5. NANSING, 468 Ton

every Monday, Wednesday One of the above. Steama's leaves Canton for Wuchow re and Friday, ab about 8 and the other, inar Wochow for Centom on the some days ab 8.90 A Round trips take about 6 days. Fasson gars can return to Hongkong or vice vans by the Company's direct Stesquers, LENTAN"; amad BANUL Thess Tasocis have superior Cabio accommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity Electric Fan inch Cabin

...Booking Chɓce open daily (Sunday excepted) 9.3 to 6 r.K. Further particulars may be obtained at the Ome of the pho

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.

HOTEL MANSIONS" (FIRM, BIADRY

Opposits the Blaze Pler.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NÓW RECONSTRUCTED)

FUNGINEERS, and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRABS and ZHON FOUNDERS,All work done in the establishment le guarantood. We have over thirty years experience. We own two Blipways and outdoorsmoda any, senty of 200 feet long.

Town Onion, 45, COSAUGHT BOLD ORWELL Hongkong. Telephone No. 452,

Telephone Na Ki Shipyard: Skum Bel Fc, Kovloon, Hongkong Estimates furnished on applicat

WONG PING. WA. Mono Bonging April 1, 1915,

Bournville

The COCOA de Luxe"

HIGHEST GRADE BRITISH MADE

BOURNVILLE COCOK 5-Best irade of nutiftive coco the marketritfully maintains its tion in food value and delicacy of flas bisecond to none iri any respectw

Mediaal, Magazine, March

ADBURY'S

CADB

CHOCOLATES

In Tim and Fancy

·CULONYO