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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT ....

TO

FIGHTING

THE CHINA MAIL.

nippère, capable wound and

sting very ingly is poorly restilatad "grip- of? halfdog"}} kas mough room for

SOUTH CHINK FORM OF GAMBLING. senssity.§ (One pode înlijkư hạn Beep in, the decree, or the boistion

Kopitar already five months, under treat The model home is prov

the pensipal anitary, inclition, Philippine - Health

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, and the Americana bet large sums on dog

TAXING PASSINGINS AND CARGO TO

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA," EGYPT," do.

Due London 1917.

Steamers

ta

Leave Hongkong

Colombo

Noon

Connecting Mail Steamer Tromi

Colombo.

Doo Marseille 1917,

Whoo Passsagers change Steamers ai COLOMBO: dation in the connecting Steamer from JLO UBO is definitely revival

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

Os the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.

NAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI MOJI KOBE AND

S. S.

YOKOHAMA,

Loare Hongkong About

Penzees way stavel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge. Retura Tickets are available by Menageries Maritimos Company.

(No

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Trent IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,

WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

•

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PERANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID. CARRYING DEAD 2 SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RITES.

:

STKAMIES.

PROPOR SAMINOS:

Louva EKOND about

Less Fross. „sboar

Дне вс MIXILLE if calling about

Dus Loxpo

Abouth_

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPURARILY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished with an Electric Randing Lamy,

with the Principal Mail Lines.

Round-the-World Tickets and Through fickets to New York in connection Retura Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Parts for Six Months.

Owing to the War in Earope Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, Consignes are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents cagarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documenta ar advice

Any damaged packager must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messes Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within in sys of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. Ne Clans will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

Far Farther Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Datos of Sailings sto.. apply to.

ELV. D. PARR,

Superintendent

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND). PASSENGERS.

8. S. CHINA

WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG L FUR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. SATURDAY, JAN. 26th.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,

0. H. HITTER,

Prince's Buildings,

Freight and Passenzer Agent,

Ios Hond Street.

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Toding From HONGKONG to BEIKA, 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 VOLOMBO

SECELLENT ACCOMMODATION rom. Ime axu 'Red Clam PawIVŠILE.

ORIENTAL

AFRICAN LINE.

Bernlir Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STHAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA ·BAY, DURBAN, HAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, milling an MAURITIUS route and affording the Quicken Fraight Teampart from the ORIENT to BOUTH AFRICA.

For dates of departure, Rates of Freight, spply to

THE BANK LINK LIM

MAZIONIS

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

JAPAN CHINA AND STRAITS

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.

The Filipines have their rock Bghtwment for centipede, bite, and condary the Japanuss their singing Insect contests: suppuration, continues.) In spite of his the Spaniarde their bull sghts; the short legs as compared with the spider, soldiers in France indulge themselves in he is extremely active, and can make Custle" racing when off duty; the Eindne: short daabes as lightning speed.. He can delight themselves with training the pobri | raise himself on his tail and literally hurl to perform; the continental Carensian, himself forward.

When two of these gladiators are drop- fights; the Siamese are said to take parti-ped into the area they often spend from cular pleasure in their fish fights." Button minubes, to a quarter of an hour where would fighting beetles and cricketamanmurring for position. The object of: be found, except in Chius? A claltor the galliodes sense to be kaget behind his telis of one of these unique battles, which opponent, and if he succeeds he breaks howitnessed la Canton. To those who tha foman's back, which spalla fincs for are not acquainted with Chinese customs the centipede. But the latter knows his and recreations, this may sound a trifle weak spot and keeps his tall well out of exaggerated. The traveller, Himself, was the way. He wings round as though on acmewhat awed as the sight, and said that pivot and keeps his nippers towards the It had left's more indelible impression on eneing so se not to be outflanked. his mind than anything else he has sean

in China:

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balla

and is dan di fà man to have the new several of the mindal houson La form of constraction displace tha old.

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEBE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEESA

OCEAN. STRAM SHIP CO., LTD.

ר.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COUTANDU

(YÖNSIGNERS per Company's Etakmer

LYCAON TOMT notiked than the Carro will are hereby noti be discharged into HolyWharf, Ków- loon, where it will be it Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for dali rexy from Godown on and after 24th December.

Optional estgu Be Landed, unless notice has been given prior to arrival

All broken, chated, and damaged Goods

All Claims against the Steamer in be presented to the Undersigned on or

A MODEL FAR EASTERN HOUSE bebure the 16th January or they will not

be recognised

No Firm Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong. Dec. 17, 1917.

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STREAMERS ECUADOR VENI KEA and * COLOMBIA.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRAN

Tin SHANGHAI, KORE YOKOHAMA ALL HONOLULU.

Sunshine Belt

AR. MOOLO

most-Comfortable Rou's to Alpation and Exarope.

electric fans and electric lighting ALL TOWER BERTHS and lezze

comfortable Staterooms (All single and

The Safety and Confurt of Fr mengers is our Arch consid Speñal care in giten to the cuisine, and the attendanos on

ngeable with the Toro Kim

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Canselfan Preise Doria Bervices La For Further Information, lates, Hterature, sobociales eta, apply tom

COMPANY'S OFFICE by Alesand

BANKS

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HBANKING CORPORATION.

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At the same time be takes little dashes at the spider, which the liter has to His story goes something like this. evade by jumping. His purpose is to get While walking down one of the arrow grip somewhere about the neck or streets in the malive city of Canton I shoulders of the milda, kad, once he chanted upon a large group of Chinese get a hold, there is po ideking him off. gathered in a circle about something on Soon a transparent and issues from the the ground which I could not sve. A wound, and in a little while the spiderars to be left in the Godowns, where. number of the Chinese were richly dressed ceases to struggle and dies

they will be examined on any Tuesdayr and of apparent afluent circumstances. Gives galliodes and a centipede of and Fridays between the hours of 10,45 and this fact made me wonder what they about equal weight, the chances are about and noon within the free storage

period Were lingering here for. Upon wedging level as to which peomes off victor. No claims will be admitted after the my way through the crowd and getting Possibly there is a shade of differenes in Goods have left the steamer's

Godaws aringide sent eo to speak, I was favour of the centipede. His armoured and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 31st December, will be subject confronted with the strangest sight of my fecat of horn makes him less vulnerable.toirent, pro life. At first I thought the animated" N.-C. Daily News.") objects before me, were mechanical toys of some sort, being vended for the Christ. max trade. Closer inspection convinced

that the le dancing, biting, In an effort to overcome the sanitarý crawling things were living, breathing and economic handicaps of nip (sttap) beetles. They ware Subting, and the material, for house construction, the intense interest of the spectatom conveyed Director of Health of the Philippine to me the idea that this was no joking | Talanda and associates have designed matter, indeed, it was a mast serious model house for the islands to be con affair and I afterwards learned that huge structed out of a new fireproof material amounts of money hinged on the outcome. invented by the Philippine Health This fight was being staged in a large Service. This is composed of cement, bowl affair and the hard-shelled black and sand, and nipa, or the busks of rice, brown" beetles "were thumping metly reinforced by bamboo. For what is know as first-clear inizture the aver its wooden surface. Jaar how they ingredients are one part each of cementy were trained for this strange battle I could sand, and nipa. This material formed nor learn, bet it was evident that the into shingles for the roof, and slabe for two insects had no love for each other the sides. The shingles weigh from 85) These battles geterally mean a fight to 1,000 grams each. The slabe are the death, although in some cases when one half inch thick, and weigh about 6 a beetle is wounded or so disabled. that pounds per square foot," he cannot participate longer in the afmag these battles is very heavy, and it was the game is called off. The betting

said that a Chinese sometimes pays as much as $2,000 for a rare specimen of the beetle.

These insects become great pets and children. in many cases receive better care than do

A PALESTINE PARALLEL-,

of

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

UCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

--AND

CHINA HUTUÄL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer are hereby notified that the Cargo wil 7" MENTOR®

be discharged into. Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon, where it will he at Consignee risk. The Cargo will be ready for The Erst-class mixture will yield, for delivery from Godown in and after shingles. The cost of each shingle, notice has been given prior to stramer's one barrel of cement, 450 to 500 27th December.

•Optional Cargo will be landed, unless excluding labour, is approximately 11 arrival. cents. The cost of each sixh, 2 by ô

All broken. chafed, and damaged test, azalnding labour is 25 to 40 cents. A Goods are to be left in the Godowns, house of 6 meters requires 2,400 shingles where they will be examined on any For the aides and partitions there should Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours be 105-alabs. This allows for some

within the free storage period. breakages. The shingles, and, slaba are No Claims will be admitted after the With curious appropriateness to the formed in moods and cured in water Goods have left the steamer Godowa, above, there comes to hand by the last

after being taken from the moulda: and all Goods remaining endahvered after This quantity of material is for a the 3rd January, will be subject to rent. mail the following from Renter's special bouse of five route reception and All Ģliza » against the Steamer must be correspondent on, written under date October 15th-

the Palestine Frat. dining room and sleeping room com- presented in the Undersigned on or before

bined, bedroom proper, kitchen, and raised E tôm 17th January, on they will not be Ins recent letter I described how bathroom. A porch is added. The

Yo Fire Insurance will be effected. certain pests of the desert help to lend windows are double panelled, with open-

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, excitement and variety to the file of ouring which let in the air in two places. men in Sinai and Palestine. Possibly For privacy, the lower part may be

gente: the majority of our troops would be glad closed learing one opening for reatila to forego such distractions as scorpions tion

Efforts have been made for some time and ́· centipedes in their *** bivvies," blankets, and fea-bags, but there are to devise a material which could be used some who get their own back on these be cheap enough to be within reach of

in the construction of houses that would I ju

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Hongkong, Dec 27, 19173: *2495

VISITORS AT THE HOTELS.

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·HEAD AGENCY

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FO. Batchar Esq A. H. Compton, Esq.

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And Australis, bosisans of ever

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Bank is

AND SHANGHAI BANKING COFF

To conducted by the HONGKONG

Sept 29,

REES

zuisances and pander to their sporting the poor, add the same time less Mr. E Anderson Mr Mrs T. FORATION. Rules may be obtained on THE YOKOHAMA SPEDID

application.

MY Kushibiki and Mrs J. W. Hr and Mrs Lander,

Larsen

the minimum monthly balances at 31,

instincts at the same time by organizing combustible than those of niga, the Miss A. G. Anderson Kino INTEREST bir deposita is allowed duels between various selected specimens. building material of the poor in the Ma B. Anthony

“Anything more Interesting than mortal combat between a big centipede ting from the excessive infamiability

islands The annual losses by fire-reguletony Capt. T.. 1

and a hefty tarantula, or galliodes, is of attap have been a great burden on the MF Ges. 6. Archbett Me.D.de Lasignac dificult to conceive.

th.i

BANI

STILTED DEPOSIT

exciting than the ordinary boxing match.ment of the chief of the fire departments Z. Baring Bird Mrs J. 2. BHANGE

It is far more people. This composition, in the judg. Mr B. Murray Bain. Mr and Mrs. Upay for

Baring Lauritsen - People at home hay soch have an of Manila, gives the model house, better and Mrs H. A. Leina opportunity of sharing this sort of fire restating qualities than those built Baxter spectacle with our troops, as it is proof hardwood and with iron. He places Capt. 1. Barter posed to film some of the contests.

it in the same elsas with those built of Krister Baxter'". brick with hardwood frames and tile Mr M. Deck

Mr. &. Longfield

Mr G. Lading Major and Mis D-

Micron id Miss M. Macfarlane Mr R E. Manders ·

Mrs F

0.

D. M. Mr

The arena is venally the sand-strewn bottom of a good-sized box. The galliodes The life of the model house is Mrs ER. Belilios

estimated at 25 years. The life of the Mr H It Bell is loathly-looking spider about the size average nipa house is 10, of the palm of one's hand. He is armed repairs haxs to be made overy Tott Bicheck Brand"

years, although with fear long powerful mundibles, which The cost of the model house is $250, Mr

curve downwards, and two feathery which is practically the same ze for nipa Me! Birrel

antenne, which are believed to contain contraction, including the yearly the poison glands.

repairs serve

WAR FENCER

Marriott

B. Hr H. Maslin Braddell

May Ospiti do Mrs Branch Hr H. N. Mecklen In addition to the resistance to drers Brand & family bargh The centipede may be eight or more and the cheapness of thin, model houses M Charles Brown Mr. Merecki

Biswal Mr Mitchall faches long. His offensive armament it is far more anditary than the

Bri Mr and Mrs J. Mr-A2B. Monider Van Buuren. Mr J. & Nicolson

For the Blood is the Life YOUR BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.

ctures:

Mr. Burns

TE Boils, Gores or Eruptions of any kind. ogntinually bursting, through the shin,

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TR YOU have that constant boning IF YOU are in the grip of Khene

and hodammation of Piles Cheat ste All these are sure of cgging blood impurity calling for Inimmédiate treatment through the blend, so don't waste your time and money on band lamin lotions and messy ointments, which onbob gak below the purison of the skin. What you wint and what you must have in a medicine that will get right to the Foot of your trouble, a medicine that will thoroughly fond, the Gl að and the phon das matter which alone in the tzte, expan of all your ruferiig=10 *Blood Mixtore is just auch n medicine.-it în composed of ferredlanta: whitby overpome, and expel from the blood at heparities (front whatever and by tenderius in clava and ours, esa be raked on

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