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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1917.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT-

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THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLIC WORKS IN HONG-alectric empatan for operating the cradle lust not however arrived from England by the close at the year.

KONG IN 1916.

The Colapini Secretary's Report on the Ile Bex gives the following is of public works dealt with last year—

The Iredging to a depth of 30 ford at the lowest tides alongside the now pier erected by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Clodown Company and at thờ approaches to, it were completed during

W

The erection of a terrace of six tothe your. storied houses on the cust side of Happy The work of providing seavanging landi Valley for quarters for subordinates continues, compensation being paid

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,teers, was completed during the flir.

TASUNG PASSENGERS AND CARGO TO

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, {40,

Steamers

Due

Див Marseilles Loudon Calora bo

1017,

1017.

Leave Hongkong) Nooa!

Connecting Mail Steamer from

Colombo.

When Passengers change Stamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in Hongkong at the time of Booking.

Orient

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS (DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

S. S:

Leave Hongkong About

·Pusautgers may tavel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge, Return Tickets are available by Atomsagarion Maritimes. Company,

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

" (Non- Transhipment),

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,

WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO

AND PORT SAID. ́ ́"

CARRYING 1er and 280 SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDWORD RATES.

PROPOLE SAILINGS:

STEAMRAN

Leave

B KONG

About

Leave S'POEK. «bout

Due t M'SEILLE. It calling about

Due LONDON "about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE 13 TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

Al Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and earn Berth Furnished with an Electric Rowling Lamp.

Found the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the Prin ipal Muit

Return Tickets at Sue and a half available to-Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Parts for Six Months.

Owing to the Wag in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be jancelled or altered without notice.

NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES.

Consignees are remainded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they hare received documents or advice.

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m." an Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which daze they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be uimitted after the goods have left the Dodowas.

For Further Information, Fassage Fares, Fraights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings Atc., apply ter

E. V. D. PARR,

Superintendent.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

S. S. CHINA

WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU,

SATURDAY, 23rd JUNE-WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5th.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER

SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,

0. H. KITTER,

Freight and Fassenger Agent,

Prince's Buildings,"

Ice House Street.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal;, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE!

FROM HONGKONG:

PROPOSED SAILING,'".

Connecting with

FROM COLUMNG

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR LET AND 2ND Glass PASENGER.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE,

Begular Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS BEIRA, ¡DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAFE TOWN, calling a MAURITIUS "en route and affording the Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.

For dates of departure. Estes of Fraight, apply to

THE BANK LINE. TAMITED

MANAGING ANKITI.

ELLERMAN" LINE (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)

JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS

TO

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT,

FOR PARTICULARS OF SAILINGS SHIPPERS ARE REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED.

Stenthers proceed via Suez Canal or Cape of Good Hope at Owners option.... Subject to change without notice.

Cantort

THE BANK LINE LTD.

General

where necessary.

Progreda contimes to-be made with tha Each of the two and houses tatilina fes Shamskips Improvement Scheme, which mime, whilst the far intermediate involves the entire demolition of the eld houses contain four rooms each. All the village and the erection of new housed. Just He

provided with separate bath. other buildings on good, wide ronds. rens, kitchens, and servants convice reservoir and Alter beds for the Thaleinstruction of the additional ker undation, Esch Ironse is intended as supply of the western ecction of the 'ity: quarters for one, married or two single was proveird with, substantial progress

being male with the work,

shonlinute officers.

A large extension of the Centrst Philca. Station, by the "arretion of a new block of buildings fronting in Hollywood Road,

The additional Biter bed in connection with the Kowloon Water Works was

completed, making far beds in all.

The toral arunt expended on Public

It matters not where some men li If my dear son his life must givá. Hosannas I will sing for him,

Een though my yes withsto

diar.

bo

And when the war is over, when His gallant comrades come again, Il cheer them as they're marching by, Rejoicing that they dick not dies. And when his vacant place I see My heart will bound with joy that he Was mine so long-my fair young son→→→ And cheer for him whose work is done..

VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

A

C.

Mr.G. E. Anderson Mr and Mrs. P. L.

HONGKONG HOTEL

fr W. L. L. Barker De A. Kuoderor' Mr J. H. Baring. Knight

Mr H. M. Bartlett Mr P. Koha Me and Mag H. A. Mr A. Laing

Baxter and child Mr and Mrs to contain offers, quartersgatc., wae com-Works Extraordinary was $1.247,625.99"Me R. J. Birbock Me and Mrs. J. J.

Mes E R. Belilios Lanntsen menerd. the foundations being well and an Annually, Recurrent Works Mr S. T. Bitting Leirin adgunend at the close of the year.

$800.197.68.1

Capt. & Mrs Branch Mr A. Linbird Mr and Mrs J. de Mr R A. Lindquist

Burbet

Mr Colbourne Little Mr LA. Calderon Mr S. Longfield A sum of $752.14 was credited to one. Mr D. E. CapplemanMajor D. Macdonald of the sub-henda, thus making the ar. Mr W. G. Carpenter DrMrs. Marriott perditure appear as $1.240.571.75 Mr H. B. Chisholm Mrs F. McGarity MrF. W. Cheeshan Me H. E. Maslin Mr W. E. Clarke Mrs. RE. McInnes Mr J. D. Courtney Mr J. Merecki MrW.B. Davenport Mr P. A. Millet Mrs W. B. Davenportar J. S. Nicolson Mra FE Davis ME. H. Bay Mr J.J. Dewar Mr and Mrs E. M. Mr & Mrs. R. Dollar Raymond, Mr

DE. Doncelly Mr G. V. Rend

A. Dawley Miss. F. A. Rey Mr V. L Fairley

Mr and Mrs L. Mr J. Fas

Reed

In the New Territories, a Lost-hovad was erected on the bunk of the Shah Chin River stear Epk Ma Chan Police (Station and a shed was goatructed at; Castle Peak to serve as "a temporary Police Station.

:

The masonry dani of the Tytam Tuk Reservoir was constructed to an average height of about 111 feel above the stream-bed (139 feet above the lowest. part of the foundations), with the excep tion of a short length of 75 feet which. was purposěly kept at `n lower level to form & temporary overflow.

The extension of the pumping station bundings to accommodate the additional pumping plans was completed and the erection of the pumpine engines was prastically completed.

Several new streets, bath in the City and in Kowloon, were formed, kerbedy channelled, and surfaced.

In the New Territories, the reinforced concrete bridge over the A Tau Creek on the Castle Peuk-Puuling Road wat completed as was also the wideding to 20 feet of the section of roadway extend ing from near Sheung Shui Train Halt to some distance beyout Sam, Ta, Vil. lage. A branch, rond. A feet in width: why constructed from Shanghai Street (Kowlone) to Sham Shui Po and As approach path New Kowloon Farm

Lats 7 and 8, 8 feet in width, was also completed.

An additional telephone calle was ini across the harbour for Korth Point near the Hunghons Docks,

Upwards of 7,000 lineal feet of strenma were trained in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen. Fokfulam, Sookunpo Valley. in the City and Fit District, and in Kowloon. Various and considemble ex. tensións of sewers, in connection with new building 18ts, were carried out in

Hongkong and Kowloon.

The steel pier in consection with the Repairing and Coaling Depot for Govern ment Launches at Yaumati, referred to In last year's Report, was erected and a slipway cradle was eenstractel.

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"Only a Cough" but you stop it while it is ONLY a cough.

WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER DIE COMPOUND

The finest preparation made for combating severe coughs. CURES asy cough that is only a cough. Very palatable.

OF ALL CHEMISTS

PRICES $1.25 and 82.25.

YOUR

The

and of $5,315.17 was credited to one of the sub-heads, thus making the expenditure appear as $624,872.51.

I DID NOT RAISE MY BOY TO

BE A SOLDIER."

[By Dr James L. Hughes, Turoute, whose only'son wis killed in action sume time ago and now lies buried in France.

Edwin Markham wrote a poem, in which these lines occur -

"mbers, will you longer give your

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To feed the awful hunger of the guns'? What is the worth of all these battle

drums

If from the field the loved one never What all these loud hossanas to the

comes?

brave

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Mrs N. E. Golasen-e K. B. Reid

hoff

Lt. C.E. W. Hicon

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OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS

* ECUADOR,” “VENEZUELA” and “ COLOMBIA,

14,000 Tons each.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

Via SHANGHAI KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

The Sunshine Belt

The most Comfortable. Koute to America and Europe.

Sallings from · Hongkong,

8.S. "ECUADOR"...

48. "COLOMBIA"

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For DATES OF SAILINGS

1

apply at Company's Offices.

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These Stanmors have the most modern squiment including Overbend electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHY And large comfortable Staterooms (All single and two berths only).

The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first consideration. Spenal care is given to the cuisine, and the attendance on passengers cannot be surpassed. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaishs and the

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COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildin TELEPHONE 14

Khater Road

BANKS

TONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Å

PAID-UP CAPITAL.

BESERVE. FUNDS—

êterling

Silver

Mr and Mrs P. A. M D. Ritchie Mr A, G, Gordan

Goldsmith

Mr K. M. Ross Mr R R.

Roxburgh Mr Y. Goulbourn

Mi J. H. Scatt Mr P. J.

Gray

Bir W. C. Shiner 38 W. E. Hale

Shiner Mrs. M Mr and Mrs. F. S. and son

Hamlin

Mr and

Mrs

Hannibal

G. Harper

Dr JC Shively

W. A. Mrs M. Slade

Mr. G. Br W. B. and

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Mr C. A Hing Mr W. J. Hodge Bir A. E. Hodgins

Hodgsor

Mr & Mrs V. Sorby

C. 8. Speyer

A

Square

Mr E Sunyer Mr C. P Templeton Me LM. Temple Mr F. G. Thompson A. L. Todt

If all your share is some forgotten MA. Shelton Eooper Mr

Krave!"

Mr. L. Hope

THE TRULY UNSELFISH MOTHER'S Capt. R. Innes

Dr H

ANSWER.

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God gave my sont în trust to me... Christ died for him, and he should be A man for Christ. He is his own. And God's and man's not mine alone. He was not mine to give He gave Himself that he

that he might help to save All that n

Christian should revere And that enlightened men hold dear. To feed the guns!" Ob, torpid soul! Awake and see life as a whole. When freedom, honour justice, ripht Were threatened by the despot's might, With heart afame and soul alight, He bravely went for God to fight. Against base savages, whose pride

The bay of God and man defied Who slew the mother and her child; Who maidens purd and sweet defiler. He did not go "to feed the guns;" He went to save from ruthless Euns. His home and country, and to be A guardian of democracy.

What if he does not come?" you say Ah, well! My sky would be more gher But through the clouds the sun would

shing

And vital niëmories be mîne. God's test of manhood is, I know, Not Will he come?" but did he

༢༠ ?

My son well knew that he might dic.. And he went, with purpose high, To fight for peace, and overstraw

The plans of Christ's relentless fpe. He dreaded not the battlefield:

He went to make fierce vandals' yield.

If he comes not again to me

I shall be sad; but not that be Went like a man-e hero true-

His part unselfishly to do.

My heart will feel exultant pride That for humanity he died.

H. Jameson Mr. A. Jenkins

Mr. E. Jose?

Mr N. de

Mr N. B. Karanjia. Mr W. Katz Dr F. T. Keyt Mr C. King

Mr M. H. Varn

Mrs H. A. Walker

and

Waller

Mrs 8.-R.

Mr and Mrs JAG.

Word

Mr E. J. Wilkinson Mr C. F. Wolsiffer Mr G. G. Wood

FEAK HOTEL. Mr D. K. Blair Mr & Mrs Neil Mac- Mr & MrF. W. Cary. Intyre and child Mr & Mrs Cossart Mr T. L. Perkina Col. Darling, RE. Mr & Mrs E Ralphs. Mr&MrW. Duinken Mr and Mrs. W. E. Mr F. W. Evang Roberts Miss Fairall.

Mr Denman Fuller

MHC Mrs A. Findlay

Faith

£1,300,000@2/$15,000,000

...$15,000,000

-18,500,000

BANKS

TEDERLANDSCHE

HA MAATSCHAPPIJ

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

ESTABLIBERD - 1894,

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BESERVE LLABILITY OF 813,000,00X3 Fam- f. 62,001,000= (25,9 4,000

PROPRIETORS

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

- S: B. Dodwell, Chairman, J.A. Plummer, Esq.-Deputy Chairman, Hon. Mr.

-(C. S. Gubbay, Esq. C.E. Anton E. V. D. Parr, Esq. A. EL Compton, Esq. W. L

Pattenden, Esq. G.T.M. Elkins, Esq.

H. Mr. P. B. Holyoak

CHIEF Mawadzk Hongkong-N.J. STABB, Esq.

MANAGER: Shanghai-A, G. STEPHEN, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on the daily balance OF FIXED DEPOSITS :--

For 3 months. 21 per cent. per annum.

12

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N. J. STABE

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, May 17, 1917.

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Mr and Mrs BA. Mr&Mrs V. Findlay THE CHARTERED BANK OF

Smith

Hale

P

Mrs T. J. R Johns Major-Gen, Ventris Lt. and Mrs H.M. Miss Ventris

Cameron Macaulay,Lt. Col. John Ward RA.M.C

Mr Watts

KING EDWARD HOTEL. Mew R. Almond Mrs McGee Mr J. R. F. Anderzonfr J. O. Miller Mr G. Bannerman Mr W. Morley Mr WJ Boggy

Mrs Nathans and Mr.W. Budge

family

Mr and Mrs T.

Mr. Clark

S. Mr and Mrs Parsons

and child Mrs W. O. Passmore plenMr G. E. Costello Mr R Pearman

Mr K. M.Fetterly Mrs C. Pirie Mr&Mrs Finlayson Mr and Mrs G." E. Mr F. H. Fisher Richardson

Forgotten grave "This selfish Awakes no deep response in me. M For though his grave I may not see,

buy My will ne'er forgotten be. My real son can never die "Tis but his body that Jie

land, and I shalt

keep membrance food for over, deep Within my heart, of my true son, Becuase of triumphs that he won. It matters not here anyone Molis and sleep, when work is done.

"For the Blood is the Life.".

BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.

91..

IF YOU are troubled with Eamples and piss of Blous Lad

Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Boils, Soros or Eruptions of any kind. continually bursting through the skin.

YOU have that constant isching

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TOU are suffering ? the? aches"

Abscessen, Ulvam, Scrofalous Ulcerated Bores," Glandular Swillings, Blood Poison, eté.

YOU are in the grip of Whoa

matiem, Bciation, Lumbago,

Cout, etc.

All these are, aura aigns of clogging blood Impurity, calling for immmediste treatment through the blood, so don't waste your time and money on useles lotions and messy ointments, which cannop ges below the surface of the skio... What you wazit and what you must have in medicins that will get right to the root of your treable, a medicine that will thoroughly free the blood of the poison ous matter which alone is the trus cause of all your suffering. Clarke's Blood Mixture is just such a medicine. It is composed of ingrediente which quickly attack, overcome, an expal from the blood all impurities (from whatever cause arising), sad by rendering it clean and purs, can be relied on to affect a The True Value of CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE Ü is certified by s most remarkable ̋col-2) lection of unsolicited testimonials from #grateful patients of all glossen-pobienta who have been cared after doctors and hospitals have given them up as incur able patients who have been cured after Esying many other treatments without succes patianta)

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Mr C. W. Garson Mr W. M. Routh Mr.A. G. Hartley Me and Mrs J. R Mr and Mrs Hammes Shaw

and children Mr and Mrs Siefort Mr L. Hanssen

and family Mr A. 8. Hawker Mr. . Sim Mr and Mrs Wm. MrE. M. Sleigh

Jackson

Mr J. R. Smith

Mr B. James

Mr Janssen

Mr J. Joseph

Mrg Kiddall

Mr D. Laren

Mrs Stewart and

*w children

Mrk Taylor

Me J. Thomas

Mr and Mrs Under

Mr H. D. Macdonald wood

Mr and Mrs Mancers Mr A. C. Yalo Mr & Mrs Mcáinsh

THE

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Can be obtained at the following

places in Honaicong

The Hongkong Hotel The Bongbong

rry Wharf The Kowloon Forey Wharf.

The Upper Peak Tram Station.

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Wo Cheong (D.Aguilar Street). Hang Choong (Kowloon)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.."...

·CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS roceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

TC. DOWNING.

Manager.

Hongkong, May 7, 1917.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

TRE

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}£ 9,237,147m (£ 708,16%: HEAD OFFICE-AMTERDAM." Branches at

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The Bank buys, and sells and Tacaires for collection Bills of Exchange, interr letters at credit on ita Branches and Correspondents in the East, on th Continent in Great Britain, Americas and Australia, and taua cts banking business of avery description.'

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Agents,

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ESTABLISHED 1880..

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BEANCERS AND Avencies at ASTUNG-FRIEN NALABAKI BOMBAY

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ELAO-TANG application.

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LONDON INTEREST on deposita is allowed on Los ANGELES the minimum monthly, balances at 3LZON PER CENT. per zanum. Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BHANGKAT BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER OENT. per annum.

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For the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporstira.

J. STABB, Chief Manager. Hongkong May 14, 1916.-

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed

Paid-up

Beserve Fund.d

BALI

·BANK OF, Ex

LONDON JorsT STOCK HANE,

SAN FRANCO

SINGAPORE

SYDNEYA TIEHLIN

TIN

Τακτο

TRINANTO

Interest owed on Curr

Deposits received for fixed periods rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager.

Hongkong,, March 12, 1917.

NOTICE.

HIGH-OLARS PRINTING

AND

BOOK BINDING

£1,500,000 1,126,000

,800,000

„DONE.AT.

THE GEINA MAIL OFFICE.

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