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THE CHINA MAIL.

INTIMATIONS

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS CO., LD.

THE Company begs to notify the

Public that the price of us wi be REDUCED by TWENTY CENT per 1,000 cubic feet na from the 1st February next.

By order of the Directors.

GEORGE CURRY,

INTIMATIONS

WANTED.

TASTED young PORTUGUESE, or Australian-born Chinese, with a good knowledge of the English language. Good xilary to suitable man.

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which is necessary

in an enjoyable

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Hongkong. Jan. 8, 1917.

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WANTED.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, CECOND-HAND SINGER SEWING

-LIMTED..

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natiaed; this Company's already A Generating Plant is. now carrying in the

of the maximum load and installations can be made i for the present. Consumers and Wiring Contructors are warned against the danger of making additions to existing installations and are reminded that Safety of the Public contained in the ander the Regulations for securing the Schedule

to the Electricity Supply Ordinance 1911 (as amended) "Any

making any ad

addition to any eatrical installation connected to the Company's main

thall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty Dollars for svery such addition".

By Order of the Board,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

"

Hongkong, Jan. 5, 1917.

Agents.

1395

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE THE Committee has decided that the following shall be the Settlement Days for the year 1915.

MONDAY, 29th January, FRIDAY, 23rd February,

THURADAY, 29th March, FRIDAY, 27th April, WEDNESDAY, 30th May,

2sch June, 97th July.

THURSDAY,

FRIDAY,

WEDNESDAY, 29th August.

47th September,

THURSDAY, MONDAY, 20th October, WEDNESDAY, 28th November, FRIDAY 41st December,

By order of the Comunitteë,-

EDWARD M. RAYMOND,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong Stack Exchuage. Hongkong, Jane 6, 1917.

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OVE HOUSE FED CAPONS

AND

CHICKENS.

Are the best in the East. Tender eating, delicate flavour.

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BILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)

"COAL

HE Undersigned having been appointed s for the COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote prices for best quality SILIMPUPON CUAL trimmed into. Bunkera at SEBAT- TIE or SANDAKAN (British North

Bornec

BILIMPOPON COAL compares favour- ably with the better grades of Japanese "Coal and gives good results on a very.

moderate consumption.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or BANDAKAN orclusively for SILIMPE PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers)

exempt

from payment of all Part.

charges.

At Sebattik Steamers are berthed along- side the Company's wharf where there in minimum depth of 97 to 28 feat at low, water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibulo Bay (Sebattik Har bour), Prices and all other information oncerning the Pors can be had on application to the Agents.

BRADLET & CO., LTD.,

Agents Cowie Harbour Coal

Company, Limited.

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STRAITS STUDENTS ÄT HONGKONG.

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speaking of the

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of eye strain you should consult us. We test eyes scientifically and fit glasses to individual re- quirements.

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HONGKONG & MANILA

students generally the majority go in MITSUBISHI COSHIKWAISHA for this branch of learning, for which excellent facilities are offered The Chin- ese aaked many questions which I was INTERVIEW WITH SIR CHARLES glad to answer on this and other points."

ELIOT

The following appeared in the Pinang Gazette of December 28th:-

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Sir Charles Enot, Vice-Chancellor of Hongkong University, who is paying visit to the Straits and F.M.S with the

object of meeting Chinese gentlemen interested in the University, leaves te-day on a trip to Dell and will return to Singapore via Kuala Lumpur.

Sir Charles is staying at the E & O Hotel. To a representative of the Pinang Gazette' this morning he atated that this is not his first visit to THE QUEAN MARINE'INSURANCE | the Straits, though he had not

COMPANY! LTD,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS. ASSURANCE cri,

TOTAL

£23,976,367.

I-Authorised Ospital £6,000,000

Subscribed Ospital £4,500,000

Asked why it was that medicine proved a greater attraction to Straite students, Sir Charles Eliot said to some extent it may be due to the realisation that anyone with medical degrees was pretty sale in getting an immediate career in this part of the world after completing his studies. But, he thought,

the opportunities in engineering ware

such that this branch should not be neglected. Students are enabled to see of Hongkong, and a few selected what is being done in the big workshops

students are granted facilities for getting practical experience in them. Ther again, the Government allows a certain number of students to see something of the routine work of an English Govern mens Office and how things are carried on in actual practice.

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GRATIFYING SUCCESS.

"Up to-date (Sir Charles remarked) the success of the University was very gratifying indeed, and there was every reason to anticipate much greater sue test in the future." The University is supported by both the British and the Chinese Governments, and, as he had stated, much was expected from it in the direction of promoting a good under- standing.

hitherto visited Parang or the States. He was much impressed by the signs of progress and development in the F.M.S., and particularly, with Kuala Lumpur, which he considers is "beant fully laid out." Regarding the purpose AL FUNDS AT 319 Dzczara, 1914, of his visit, he stated that it was chiefly to get into touch with those Chinese whose sons sre how taking University courses, or who may do so at some future date, and to arrange any little 17,687,590 difficulties there may be about examins tians being held in Penang. There are 128,230

"We hope to give practically the two matriculation examinations pearly, £28,970,387 the principal one being in the summer.

same education" as in an English Uni- The other is held shout Christmas time.versity, but very much more cheaply. Revande Fire Branch..

£2,381,458 As a matter of fact, he said, there are Life and Annuity 2,141,599 20 diffenities except very minor ones,

Branches.ge} Revanne Marine Departmens ... $37,238 easily got over, Other Receipta

478,940

Paid-up Capital 2,437,500 tt=Firu Fcadı-་་་བབབས་བ་་་ར་ 3,837,047 Il fáfo & Annuity Funds.

Sinting Fund Acco

"

$39,293

Taa secumamtive Funds of the various Braches are separately invested and to the claims under the respective Depart

Act of Parliament, aro sob saldo to mest

ments of the Company's Businesa,

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EUROPEAN AGENCY.

WH

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Bookh and Stationery Boots. Shoes and Losther,” Ühemicals and Drugrists' Bundries, China, Earthenware and Glassware, Oyalen, Motor Cars and Accessories, Drapery

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Trade Discosente allowed. Special Criocations on Demand Sample Cases from £10 upwards.

Consignments of Produce Bold on Account.

WILLIAM WILSON & SONS (EOTANISKIED 1814);

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FRENCH LESSONS

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THE UNIVERSITY'S CLAIMS,

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COAL DEPARTMENT.

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AGENCIES:-

Probably a Chinese student could not CHINKIANG: Messra Gearing & get through & Home University at less than £250 &

year, excluding

Co.

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For Particulars, apply to

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bis passage. At Hongkong, where the MANILA, Messrs Macondray & students are in British Colony

Co, The visit of Sir Charles Eliot will and are among English people, the

to draw attention to

LTO the actual fees obligatory University's claims to the support of and most of the Chinese Government Englishmen as well as Chinese, thongh scholars get 8800 or $900 a year, which the Vice-Chancellor is not here of course is ample. There are two Government specially to put these forward. What scholarships. The King Edward Scho has baan larship, Sir Charles Elliott remarked, is spontaneous. The University, as he given by the British Government, and pointed out, is of particular value from tanable for British subjects in Hong- the British point of view since, as is kong and the Straits The President's well known, it does so much to promote is given by the Chinese Government. an excellent understanding between the

Finally, Sir Charles assured us that Chinese and the English peoples, and all the students at the University are the fact that it is sending into China very hard-working. Those from the number of young men who have been Straits have a great advantage to com educated in an English institution and mence with invariably, for they know have become accustomed to English ways English so much better than students and English thought must produce good from China, and this, Sir Charles assured results. For the Chinese themselves us, is made good use of. the benefits of a training at the University to great, and they are being increasingly recognised. This is noticeably so in the Straits, kald Sir Charles Eliot, and large proportion of

ANA

What may probably be regarded as the individual shipping investment which has yielded the largest profit during the war recently came to the knowledge of the London market.

the students of the Institution (who HUGE PROFITS FROM A WRECK. number altogether over 200) are, from Malaya, to be precise 40. Most of them, he informed us, are studying medisine

MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING "I have," he added, "met some of

A few years ago, the Times saya, s Mr. P.T. Allen, of the Protectorate in the South American coast was sold, as the prominent Chinese here, through British steamer which had stranded oz Fenang, and I pointed cut that while of she lay, to neutrals for £1,500. The course we do not wish to decrease the purchasers had her refloated and repair. number of medical students, we do teached, and employed her in trade. She has other very important things. For now been resold for £320,000, being 200 times the price paid for her as a wreck instance, there is large engineering This yield takes no account of the cost

The Man Who Gets There

Is the man who bas blood Teal rich red blood zad plenty of in his body. WATERBURY'S ERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND makes blood-icts of if-lifo giving brain noudabing, strength replenishing blood,

OF WILL CHEMENTS

PRICES $1.25 and 3225,

of solving and repairing her but, presumably these expenses would have been very amply covered by her earnings since she was satred, including two years extremely high freights. The present price ta

merely represents the

current value of tonnage.

AMERICAN TEARS AND THEIR

BRETHREN ABROID.

A message from New York to the Dally Newn ways that widespread interest is taken in a scheme fathered. by Rabbi Magnes one of the principal Jewish leaders there, for American Jove to lend $30.000,00) to their foreign brethren for their recovery after the Mr. Justice Brandeis the latest Justice of the United States Supreme Court bas warmly taken up the cause. There and about 2,500,000 Jews in America many very wealthy and it I thought, there will be ro dáical 2- raising tha money.

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HONGKONG.

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