1918-06-27 — Page 2

THE CHINA MATE..

"CAPSTAN

CAPSTA

649

MEDIUM STRENGTH

"CAPSTAN

Navy Cut

Cigarettes

Navy

Cut

GDAHO WILLS.

Cigarelles WD&H.O.WELS

Navy Cut Cigarettes

"CAPSTAN Jobacco for the Pipe

THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918.

INTIMATIONS

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS.

Hôtel Mansions

Agents for ADMIRALTY CHARTS

'ROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. BENSON'S ENGLISH WATCHES,

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery

INTIMATIONS

THONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY

COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERA,"

THE

EIGHTH

ORDINARY

YEARLY MELTING of SHARE HOLDENS in the above Company, will

INTIMATIONS

G.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE

PUBLIC HOLIDAY. "

purposes from 9 AM. to 19 Noca on MONDAY, the 1st July, 1918.

Licensed Warehouses Opened on That Day.

Cappot

be

be held at the Company's Office St.THIS OFFICE will be Open for all George Building, Hongkong, on WED NESDAY, the 3rd July, 1018, at 11.30 AX, for the purpose of presecting the Report of the General Managers, and Statement of Accounts to 31st May, 1918. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 24th June to 3rd July, 1018 both days

nclusive.. COEDONA C

General Managers,

Hongkong, Jine 24, 1913.

12

545

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

(Bang SecOX).

TFEL THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTI NESDAY, the 18th instant until further notice TIFFINS WILL CEASE to be served on the Train leaving Kowloon

D. W. TRATMAN,

Superintendent Imports and Exports. Hongkong. June 28, 1918.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

WING to Repairs to Machinery the TEAM SERVICE will be after the Fran SUSPENDED on SUNDAY, 30th June

MONDAY, 1st July.

In the event of passengers by the 6.34 r.a. train from Sheung Shui arriv-| 1.18 F.M. on WEDNESDAYS anding too late to catch 8 3. Car,

Extra Car will run at 8.10 PM. SATURDAYS

.

By Order,

R. BAKER,

Manager. Kowloon, 25th June, 1913,

347

JOBS D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

· Hongkot, June 2, 1918.

630

10CIGARETTES &MOUTHPIECES.

KAIPING

COAL

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

JUNKET

Cannot be excelled with tizned or fresh stewed Fruit

| COULOMMIER CHEESE.

" COTTAGE CHEESE. Nourishing and ideal food

DEVONSHIRE CREAM

Can always be bad.

We supply Junket Tablet on application

68

SMALL

WANTED

MALL FURNISHED "BOUSE at Peak for months August and September.

Write stating terms and particulara to Box No. 15.

C/O CHINA MAIL Office.

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Hongkong, June 9, 1918

ASAHI BEER

Capstan" Navy Cut Cigarettes

are sold in the following packings:-

Packets of 10 & 20 Cigarettes & in air-tight tins of 50

also

MAGNUMS

in air-tight tins of 50 Cigarettes

INDUSTRIAL

FOR ALL

-HOLISEMOLD

PURPOSER

AND

FOUNDRY AND SMELTING COKE

FIREBRIOK AND FIREOLAY

FOR ALL INFORMATION APPLY TO: DODWELL A CO.. LTJ., OUEEN, 9 QUILDINGS, HONGKONG, OR

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,

TIENTSIN, NORTH CHIBA

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Contral Location, LL-ELECTRIC TRAME PES Entrance, Elsetrio Lifts, Fane od Lighting, European Baths and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

TELEPHONE 373 TELEGRAPH ADDRESS,

VICTORIA."

J. WITOHELL,

"Statusger

VICTORIA CAFE, LTD.

244 Des Voeux Road Central. Telephone No. 2067.

We guarantee the quality of our bread and Cakes.

We use the highest grade of materials in their Manufacture.

REGAL RECORDS

BY

(BILLY WILLIAMS)

COMEDIAN,

[357

6000!When Father Papered the Parlour

6001

Don't go out with Him to-night.

Wake up John Bull

I lead you my best Girl

Where the Crowd goes

8005 Let's have a Song on the Gramo.

6008

phone.

(I never heard Father Langh so

much

My Lass from Glasgow Town.)

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

TEL. 1329.

PATELL & CO. ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS, SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK,

BAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.

Branches

CARTÓNI

SHANGHAL

YOKOHAMA,

BOMBAY

HEAD OFFICE Kira's BuzLDINGS HONGKONG.

WAI KEE

LAG BAILMAKER, No. 128, Den Veaux Bood Central, Top Floor, HONGKONG Telephone No. 1838.

NIPPO

ALSENER BEER

GRAND PRIZES

ACIFIC EXMEB1757

ASAHE

BREWERY

BEER

ASAN

GER BEE

SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT.

COMPANY

TRADE OF THE PHILIP- PINES.

FAST STRIDES BY JAPAN.

same is true of the trade with Hong- kong

Teade with Spain shows a decline of 30 per cent, applicable both to importa and exports. Trade with Australasia almost doubled, both as to imports and exports, while trade with the British

al

East Indies shows a slight decline. Trade

OUR 80-MILE GUN.

TAKEN TO BEING CONSTELCT ONE..

** STEPS

Steps have been raken by the Govers-

with Italy amounts to only one-thirdment to constract 3 guns capable of throw.

which less than

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The annual report of the Philippines that of last year, Collector of Customs for 1917, just off one-half that of the previous yearing a shell a distance of 80 miles or over, total trauts of Trade with Switzerland shows a slight Mr. Macphenon, Under-Secretary for the press, shows 1393,802 674, divided between imports, decline, with the Dutch East Indies War, stated in the Parliamentary Papers aslight increase, and with the Nether P131,394,061 and exports, 1,5,6, lands was practically nil Trade with recently. with imports from the United States Siam, though small, shows an increase of Experiments were carried out by the Amounting to P75,241,295 and exports to about 10 per cant., while with Norway War Urace so long ago as 1887 with a view the United States of P126,465,717. The decreased. Imports from Kwangt to discovering how far it was possible to territory (Japanese Chips) show a slight balance of total trade in favour of the Islands amounted to $9,14,55% and that in favour of the Islands on United States trade amounted to P31,227,492.

The three largest items of import were cotten goods, P37,374,005, iron and steel P11,635,195, and rice P10,781,483.

The three largest export items were hemp PD',615,680, sugar P24,505,357 and coconut oil, Pes,818.91.

morc

increase, but exports decreased. Canada Hire a shell. With a gun this was received per cent less of our exports found to be about 36 miles, but the ex- were discontinued oo the thaa 1915, but the imports, though periments.

"The small more than doubled. important trade relations are shown with grouad that any sich gun would, be use United States, which received approxi; less for military purposes, to my nothing cately two-thirds of all exports, and of the difficulties of finding any suitable furnished almost three-fifths of all

imports, amounting to an increase of 72ge upon which to test it, per cent. over the year 1916, and more than double that of 1915,

LIES THAT ARE PERMISSIBLE.

Seven years ago an Lecount was given!

in The Daily Chronicle of a long- range gun invented by Mr. W. 8. Simp Ron, the principle of which was a modi. The growth of trade with Japan in

fication of the shape of the shell sós the fve year period from 1912 to 1917 is indicated by the fact that in 1917 sbe

to overcome the resistance of the air. ranked second as supply market for

Mr. Chelovsky, a Russian scientist, is the Philippines, having sold the Islands

Isaid to have perfected a gun which would P.14432,436 worth of goods, and third as

I carry 24 miles by similar method of purchaser of Philippine goods, having bought goods and products to the

Social rigourists, said Canon Carnegie, modifying the shape of the shell.. amant of P.14635943 while in 1912 he was rated among all others" after the preaching at St. Margaret'e, Westminis United States. French Fast Indies, ter, frowned on the telling of lies under United Kingdom. Australis Germany, jany circumstances. But," he said, "if

If a scarcity of metals were to result British East Indies, China, France and my servant tells a visitor I am not at

home the visitor is not particularly an-in a scarcity of gramophone needles, an Spain.

a customer she stood fourth with nored if he catches a glimpse of me excellent absitute can be found in the knows that for some reason or other I spines on the back of a bodgehog: The total purchases of only F.3,130.246.

la 1912 Germany bought products of do not want to see visitors, but if he were discovery is due to an officer of the told that I was at home, bat did not Argyll and Setherlands The spines the Islands amounting, in valus THE CHINESE OPTICAL CO. 000, and sold the islands goods wish to see him, he would be offended, allow fone to hear even the words of In 1917 By conveying the literal buth. I should the singer and every note of the song in te the amount of P.5,618,356. her account had been wiped off the be conveying a wrong impression and the softest of renderings. Therefore, it

should deceive, while the falling of an the war takes away our needles, China's imports to the islands doubled apparent ife would convey the true facts warrior has suggested an efficient

aubstitute. in the same period, amounting in 1917 to 1 of the case."

SES AGENTS MITSUI BUBSAN KAISHA, TELITHOSE 230 & 135

HONGKONG BRANCH

67 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

The only OPTICAL HOUSE

in Far East, Awarded an Efficiency Diploma Panama Pacifo International exposition. SCIENTIFIC EY3-EXAMINATION All sorts of

books.

to

P8,514,651 Exports to Chins last year

were only about half that, being

P4.324,510 worth of products in all

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK

Pure full cream milk, enriched with choice malted barley & wheat, in powder form. Keeps indefinitely.

THE FOOD DRINK

FOR ALL AGES.

A refreshing and sustaining beverage instantly ready by the addition of hot or cold water only. No cooking. Nourishing and convenient,

Of all Chemists and Stores.

HORLICK'S MALTED MILK CO., SLOUGH, BUCKS, ENG?

PRINTING

HE

OF EVERY

executed at the Offices of

DESCRIPTION

CHINA MAIL" LTD.

COMMERCIAL FORMS SHIPPING FORMS

CIRCULARS PAMPHLETS

6. Wyndham Street. ENTERTAINMENT FROGRAMMES WINE LISTS

KENUB

INVITATION CARDS

BOOKBINDING.

mostly raw or hall-szufactured Switzerland's Frostier is to be THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LD.

materials.

marked by elevated coloured. lights at

The Islands showing

ing both against night to warn belligerent airmen of its

China and Japan is therefore act vicinity.

faisable and will not be until grenzer production is reached in food products and greater progress made toward

anufacturing the raw products grown

in the forests and fields.

On the subject in general the Collector of Fustema sys

The charging commercial relations of the Philippine Isikudi with foreign countries, which was noted last year, is sill marked, due to effects of the war. Na trade is recorded with the central cvantries of Europe, except as to audic merchandise so was es route before the canmencement of the war. Trade with the United Kingdom, which last year bowed a substantial increase over pre- rus years, especially in regard to ex- Frames Lenses, and Protection ginases. pita, this year shows a decline of 11 per cat principally dus to reduced experts Trade with Japan, which showed an increase of $1 per cent. for

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

-

THERAPION NO. 10 over 1915, shows a greater increase

ORCHARGER ESTHER SIZE, WITHOUT SHIRAZIONE,"

this year over last year, mounting to '89 per cent. Trade with the French ast THERAPION NO 2 es declined 19 per cent principally CUFES ALGOD PULSOY, SAIL LEAK, INN-TREPZIOPE.. ano to reduced to impostatings: the THERAPION NO 3nt of exports, thich shall having

•OUREN atay sa REALITHAUTIONS AC/!!

Trade with Franice shows

HIDULD SYLMARD

Tadacip To Tow

** POILS EN EKG LAND cont line," "being"" lewethan

arion zet surtzalea.WOW!

Det BRATACANA RASY TO ZALE THERAPION M

FER THAT BARE MANSKI, WORD "TAKE/APASHMIR:OK,"

one half that of the jest 1916 Trade with China shows a subtantial increases being this year almost double, that af 1815 both to imports and exports. Tas

LOSING WEIGHT

BY THE POUND

"Under Welght, a condition of i-health, shows your assim flative powers are decreasing.

WATERCURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

Supplies the blood with the wasted bogrishing and healthy Geah building materials Very

"CHEMISTS

$1.25 and $235.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MANIFESTO HONGKONG,

Codes Used: AI, A.B.C. Fifth Edition. Ergineering First and Second Editions, Western Union, and Watkin' Dock Owners Ship Builders, Marine and Land Engineers, Boiler Makers,

Iron and Brass Founders, Forge Masters, Electricians. ACETLYENE CUTTING AND WELDING FOR SHIP AND BOILER REPAIR, Modern up-to-date plant operated by our own specially trained workmen, onder expert European supervision.

SEAD UFFICE: KOWLOON

Telephone No, K. 55,

All classes of light steel work mufactured by the store proces Tanks, Drums, Ventilators, Fipon, o., de

NAME OF DOOR, OK SLIP ON KI

THE DIMENSIONS OF DOCKS AND SLIPS ARE AB FOLLOWS

LASTNÍN OVEN LINUTE ESTRANGE HULL AT

BREADTH OEDITARY

· SPRINGS | NEAPS BLOCKS

SPELJO TIDRS

RISE OF TIDE

WLOON

"No. 1 Dock, Kowicon

Pater Sup. No. Kewloon

aits, Na C Kawicon TALEOK-TSVI

ABERDEENA

Hope Dk

Lamant Dook

Addiow-Enquiries to the Chief

TOWN OFFICE

TURKN'S BUILDINGS,

Telephone No. 20, Bongbong

MENA. Fowler Dock, Longkɔɔe