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TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1918

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

THE CHINA MAIL

PROSPERITY ON THE

EUPHRATES.

· RECORD "' HARVEST EXPECTED.

sho

ed. Now, while wa are feeding our Helven, we are "enriching the cultivatore and bringing settlement and content where neither existed before.

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, The peaceful penetration of collection of reve on the Euphrates

TAKING PASSENGxes and Cando TO:

STRANTS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPŤ, “&o.

INTIMATIONS

SHOJI

MITSUBISHI S

KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTS.

TAX COLLECTING MADE EASY,

The Arabs are an eminently sensible people. The Turks when they evacuatet Mr. Edmund Chandler, the representa the district were für destroying the in- tive of the British Proms with the Expedi-tich burrage, but the tribestuen presazved inary Forer in Mesopotámis, sends the it. The Arab know the Tuck would do nothing for him, and he would not puy following Patch:-.

him revenue if he could help it; but the Euphrates from Felaja to iloh began a longer calls for an arand force. Ps. in April Inst avar, a tenta ifter uning taxes Ens become an investment. entered Finghind. "Before the Turk was For there is no enltivator in the world

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF finally routed on the Tigris we had begin who will not lend a hand it getting water into his own balls. The Arabs apprc. to tap the resources of the Euphrates.

viate the art of irrigation, though they TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTARE, For mouth during the hot weather the do not exect in it: sund we have come to "KIHHIDARE, TOSHINOPANI, coach from Hillch and Mageyib to Bagh-them on the Euphrates as fertilizers of HOJO,NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, and were obscured by the dust of came the soil. An old sheikh said the other NEW, KAMITAMADA, BIBAL,

day: No other Government but the and OTURARI COAL MINES. "and" donkey convoy's bringing in

British, would take the trouble to bother. Arab legies were raised to police the about our water while they were Aght- Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in roads, villages, and towns, and the couning."

Steamers

Colombo

Laire Hongtong Noon

Connecting, Mail Steamer from Calombol

Doe Marseilles

Due London

.

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO

"Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Linp.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE "AND

S. B.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hangkong About

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try was clented » Bands of maratulers. This year, owing to the surfess "of the Euphrates, irrigation scheme, the sapplies Lean the Euphrates side will be ener mensly increased and the transport of the country will for hard put to it to being in the grain.

:

I have hitely been, down, the Hilleb", branch as far as Sazura, and the Hias dich 4. Tas, Rifi and Kafa, amit saw

urries of men busy with spade the scoop on the long wix for pole, by which the Arair is eperially mijusting his irriga

AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL.

Head Office:-TOKYO.

Branches aud

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

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U. S. Mail Line. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS ECUADOR," "VENEZUELA” and “COLOMBIA,↑

-14,000. Tosis osobi

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

vis BHANGĦAL KOBE, YOKOHAMA, and HONOLULU. The Sunshine Belt

The mors Confortable Boute to America, and, Aaavap

Balliaga iyoz, Hongkong at Toon..

8.8. "ECUADOR"

28. "COLOMBIA” RA "VENEZUELA,

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 1868, INDON serpentines serem.WEDNESDAY, Sapà, Lith. 191 angking savesinden minds.WEDNESDAY, Oct: 9th, 1812

These Bizamors have the most modern equipment moluling overhandle electele fats, and electzis lighting ALL LOWER BERTNB and barge novalintable #taterooms (all single and two berths, only).

The Safety and Opmfort of Passengers le our first consideration. Special care le given to the cuisine, and the attatchande d'a PROSOASELE GANZot, be surpamod. Tickets are Interchangeable with the Toyo Klaen Kaisha and ther

Danadian Pacific Ocena Services. Lá For further information, rates, literature schedules eto apply to

"COMPANY'S OFFICE in Àlexandrs Building,

Obster Road,

TELEPHONY (EL.

RANKS

Representatives:- Nagasaki, Karsten, Wakamaten. Hojí, channels and caste the water an the fivids. The rich acts of cultiva Kttre, Kobe, Osaka, Taaruga, Nagoya, |tion on the edge the desert were Yokohama, Tokyo Hakodate, Muroran, paring the summer we have been refreshingly green. Everywhere the Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking. Tientsin, THONGKONG & SHANGHAI work on the irrigation sehrine pauected sheikhs, insisted that we should dine-or Dairen. Txinants, Hankow. Shanghai,|| IT with the Mindich barrage. The barrage, drink coffer with them; nad they draggin Taipeh, Hongkong, Canton, Haiphong, which was designed by Sir Willian Waks in their mad towels and spread car Manila Singapore, Calcutta, London pets for us by the hearth, while they Freeks, and sonstructed by Sir John Jacketed and pounded and distilled the Paasonencs many travel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge.'s rm, was finished before the war, atlee, puting it from one peaked pot

“INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Tripment). IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, -Calling at SINGAPORE, TORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO

AND PORT SAID. CARRYING 187 AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS, AT REDUCED RATES.

PROPOSED SIGN:

STEAMERY.

Igara

'KONG about

Loave S'PORK about

Due ab M'SHILLES

if calling!

abrat

Dua LONDON

- about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPURARİLY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELÉGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lump

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

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agenta egarding arrival of consignments expect 1 of which they have received documenta or advice.

and New York.

Calle Address:. hat the Tork neglected as proût by it.to another with all the nation of á rite. The canalization work romerted with it Old memories of the Arab were revived,

Hongkong: "IWASAKI“. their purness to entertain the stranger Canton, Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL". wxe lift" incomplete, and hard to sit and pip with him, and the Coder A, A. B. 5th E cultivated was never brought under irrigadocility of their ponies, which will jump

Western Union and Bentley's. tion. The Explicates divides at Higdien in and out of if boat like a ent or a dog. into a branches, the Shatt-el-Filleh to and are just sa mach members, of the Agency for--THE OSAKA MARINE & FIES INSURANCE CO., the cast, and the Shutt-el-Hinlich to the fansily.

LTD.. OSAKA.

west, all the two channels if the river

We travellest aling, guling when the

9. KAWATE, Manıyer,

No. 14 PEDDEE STREET, HovaLONG,

bower again a few miles store Samur.wind was favearable, an horseback. Fillit the 19th century the Hileh brazer by mutor car where there was a track,

sitelboeking over the innumerable For Particulars, apply to carried the nin unul, but during the ridges of the watefents. It was a plea fiat centers the bulk of the river has sant change after the desolate country "

een diverted to the Shutt-1-indieh, through which we had slowly fought our which was the mic channel ner that way by the Tgris during the last three a thousand, gears ago. The function of years, and the best part of it was the the image was to provide water for the axle and audible happiness of the Amis, they paymen sang joyously as Hill lunch, which was sitting up,

we rule over the uniuspizing plaia, 'and while the bed of the Hind." branch was the' chant of mur lautmen at night was. seoaring out all its water was being answered by the fellabeen singing to

their buffaloes at the water Hits whichf wasted.

have been "ereaking for montha | Pike, demken vielin,

A HUNDRED CANALS meg eÜT. This year nearly a homeized canais on

!

"

the Hillel branch which had alien into

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by theists, have been dug out, 300, Consignes and the Company's Surveyors. Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m.

en Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the have been brought under cultivation, and steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will there is promise of the greatest harvest be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Farther Informace, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Ballings in the memory of man, possibly the ...to, apply to.

NIPPON

P. L. KNIGHT,

Acting Superintendent.

YUSEN KAISHA.

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO)

педаг.

4J

JACK TAR'S LETTERS.

From this week onwards Jack Tar may estet niber the days of Nebuchad-write one love letter every seven days that no censor's eye may pry into. BAJA # Ebare pupar. The Privilege Envelope,| long ago past its experimental state in the Army, is quite now to the loweri deck, which will now be put upon its honour to restrict the weekly missive to family and private affairs. One other concession and the two services will be pegs. Letters may come home with- outra stamp from the soldier on sétive servico: whereas the sailor on active service has to pay his penny (or three halfpence) per epistle unless there are no postage stamps an available, elastic provision'which is not stretched in his

Bws the Shart-el-Hillch developments are only part of the scheme. For several years the land on both banks of the Hadish branch below the barrage down to Kiki has been out of cultivation, as the canals provided in the Willcocks scheme to irrigate that area were neglect ed. We were not long in getting to work at them. In May, as soon as the Tigris operations were completed, we began to open posts on the Euphrates. The work on the canals was started carly in "Jure: they were finished by the end body into it.. BALLING DATES

of October: and the ground they irrigate is not under cultivation. There was a sup in on communications between

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERAMIONŰ ·

STEAMER & DISPLACEMENT DESTINATION

Shanghai, Kobe &.

*Inaba Mara, 12.000 tons 5AT... 17th Aug., 11 ami .Yokohama

{Iyo Maru, 12,300 tons WED., 4th Sept., 11 am. Nagasaki, Kobe & f*Tango Mara, 13,500 tons SAT, 17th Aug. 11a.m. Yokohama *Nikko Maru, › 9,800 tons SAT., 14th Sept., 11 am. Shanghai, Moji &j

Kobe

Taisho Maru, 5,000 tons SUN., 28th July,

London or Liverpool via S'pore, Colombo, Delagoa Bay & Cape Town Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is., Townsville, Brisbane, & Sydney

New York via Shanghai, Kobe, APPLY AT THE COMPANY'S

FOR DATES OF SAILING

Yokohama, San Francisco & Panama Canal..

OFFICE.

Bombay via Singapore, Malacca,

& Colombo

›Calcutta via Singapore, Penang &

Rangoon

Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji

*Wireless Telegraphy.

HONGKONG VICTORIA B.C. SEATTLE

VIA

Manila, Keelung, Shanghai, Nagasaki,

Nasiriyeh and Hilleh in the hot weather, but we have lately bridged it, establish. ing poets, south of Hilleb and north of Nasiriyeh, so that we now administer the whole country from Basra to Bam dic. It has been a singularly peaceful penetration.

favour.

"Now, then, put the weight your No messing about- remieraber. You are out to kill stalwart instructor, unaware that the King was watching him, shouted these words to a company of Canadian baro net fighters in setive training. The King laughed beartily at the teacher's enthusiasm.

BANK

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL & STEEL

"Thousand

Martin's

PILLS

thrail IréngULIANISME. in the the sien, of any Trug'anity sp

dydam may be achinatare. Thew who RCTIÍDEOUL, LAN, books their dian Ad, Chemists and Stame and then nee the Work of DONE kemi – Gà, MALZLE, Chain, Southampton, eng

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL

SEPILLS

KEATING'S

WORM TABLETS

A paraly Vegetable

Sureciment

Sold in

nti Demenista

Keating's Worm Tablets furních a most agreable method of administering the | only certain remedy Say Intestinal or Thread Worms. Perfectly sala, zalid, and especially adapted for childca To be one of all Descriti

METALS

of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding and engineering works. Largest and best assorted stock in the Colony.

J

SINGON & CO.

(ESTABLISHED A‚D. 1880).

Needless to say the Arabs, cultivators BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE HING LUNG ST welcome the new régime. Their pra perty, which has luin fallow for years,

CHINE,

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will become rich and profitable. All SCESCUED CAPITAL... Franca 45,000,000 22,500,000 the summer and Butumb they were busy Pam Or CAPITAL...... getting their water channels rear. Bc. (1/3 of the Capital, xa, Branca 15,000,000!

subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic). low the barrage some 14,000 Arabs were engaged in making the new canals and

Chairman of the Board

of Directora ......ANDRE BERTHELOT clearing the old ones. Neurly every abje- bodied man in the district is working for General Manager A. J. PISOSTE

Hadich The irrigation works at affect the land front. Feluja up stream atove the barrage as well as down stream as far as Kist on the Hindieh branch, and Divaniyeh on the Hilleh branch.

The effect of the work on which we are engured on the Euphrates will

will be far-reaching. The irrigation schema will

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue Saint-Lazare, PARIS, BRANCHES: PEKING,

ΒΗΑΝΘΗΑΙ,

· BAIGON,: HAIPHONG, TIENTSIN, HONGEUNG, YUNNANTOU.

BANKERS"

reduce the tousage required for foodstuff In BRANORE Société Générale pour

on the line of communications by thoại

favoriper le Développement Commerce et de l'Industrie en France

In LONDON Landon County & West-

minater Bank, Ltd., Correspondents in the chief com

Kobe, Yokkaichi, Shimidzu & Yokohama,sands of tons, and free rolling stock and Operated by the magnificient and splendidly equipped river transport for ordnance and other Passenger Steamers Fushimi Maru," "Suwa Maru, supplies, not to speak of the economy In NEW ons op die Kashima Mara" and "Katori Maru," each of over 20,000 that the development of local produce mercial pentres of the world. tons displacement

Next sailing from Hongkong Suwa Maru, WEDNESDAY. 14th August, at 11.a Fushimi Maru, WEDNESDAY, 11th Sept. at 11 m. Omitting Mama Eastbound,

Talophone 192,. & 283

For further information apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

B. MORI Manag 67

Addrem: Obe

CHIBANKIND

affect in oversens slipping. Ther there relega

Is the political side of the Euphratesest allowed on Current Accounts desclopment, which will be ultrosely, and Fixed Deposits in Tocal Currency

il hot immediately, as important Notand in Gold Terras on application.

Every description of Kanking and Fachange business transacted.

only have rich lands tain fallow and canale

fallra idto disuse owing to the led atafel the country but in the disturb

pecial. Incistics for French exauape

M BOUET DE JOURNEL

Manager

ed zones of concentration eroon C HONORING BRANCH

been laid waste by the Turks and stores. in mearthed and wantonly destroy. olegrain'

Queen's Buildings

B. Chater Road Hongkong Apr18, 1912

PHONE $15.

Over 30 years ago the late Lord Beaccid testidad tatks DAMMĒTE he received from HIKROD'S

·CURE, and every post brings similar Letters to-day-

MROD'S

CURE for

ASTHMA

FAMED FOR 40 TEKES.

Bold later by all – Chamilia aut fizena, throughout the Country

WAI KEB

FLAG & SAILMAKER, No. 129, Des Vox Bond Central, Top Floor, HONGKONG:

Telephone No. 1833

SAVARESSES SANTAL CAPSULES

BANKING CORPORATION.

Fam-UT CAPTIAL.............

1898

PHYSICIANÉ ZECOMMEND TRIM,

Amatya: Furi

Sterling

£1,500,00095/-$15,000,000

#$14,000,000

19,500,000

#34,500,000

Baileys LasILITE, OF $15,000,000

PROPRIETORS

Cover of EBCTOBE Hon. Mr. F. H. Helyesk Chairman, G. T.M. Edkins, Roy--Deputy

Chairman, 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. E. V.B. Farr, Esq. C.A. Gubbay, Esq.A. Hummer, Esq.

Hon. Mr.

D. Landale, Hon. Mr. E. Shell

W. Patterden, Raq.

OHE MAKASIE, Hongkong-N.J. STABB, Esq,

- MANAGER:

Ebangbal--A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.

LONDOY BANKS-Larpos COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER Bark, Loewen.

HozaKoNG INTERNET ÁLLOWED- On Current Account at the rate of per cent. per annum on th daily balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS-

"

For a months per cent, por annum.

H

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N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, March 23, 1918.

HONGKONG BAYINGS BÄNK

THE

HE business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING COR-

BANKS

ANDSCHE. M

HAND

TAATSCHAPPIJ

(NKIKKELANDS Tziare SocmVT)

ESTLIGNERS · 1894.

[À, CTHORISED ||

CAPTAL }2. 75,000,000— (£4,250,000

PAID-OF

CAPIZAL

Rush.

50,000,900 (25,000,000 --

11,555,46% (8

HEAD OFFICE DAY 280

The Hague

S

Branches si

Robberdasan

HEAD AGENCY-Baravzap

Branches at BANDIKAMARUNT, - RANGOON, BARDOTEGY CELESTION

DJECE, BJOKJAKARTA,

Kere

MAKARIAR

MEDAN PADANG, PALEMBANG, PRZALONGAN, PENANG PONTIANAK,

BAKARANGY

S

SINGAPORE BOURARAKA

SORKAKARNA (Sale) Langsa Tarina Tardor (PAN)

TALL TELOK Bavari TILLATFAR

Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok, Salpin, Halphong, Hanol, Amoy, Toko- hama, Kobe Malbourne, Bydney, Saw- Tark, San Francisco, do do."

Bordon and Smiths Bank, Limited.

LONDON HANTEES--The Union of

The Bank boys and selts and recefree for collection Bills at Bhange res letter of redie ou Ita Bruscher and | Covinapondanta In the art, ontbr Continent, ta Great Britain, Amak and Australia, and tracts benklag bustness of every description..

· 7, F. VAN RIES, Manager

Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.

PORATION. Rules may be obtained on THE

application..

INTEREST on deposita is allowed on

the minimum monthly balances

3

FER CENT per annum. Depositors

may transfer at their option balances of

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LTD.

ESTAHLISHED 1880.

1100 or more to the HONGKONG AND AUTHORINED Gaziza..... 18,000,000.00 SHANGKAI BANE to be placed on PA UF UAFIA FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 FEE. CENT. Razzava Fox

PER KARUM.

For the Hongkong and Shangha

Banking Corporativa

K. J. STARE,

45,000,000 3,100,000.00

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA

NEWORWARD

Exarchie And AARECE AT?

Niw York

ONLEA

PREEN

Chief Manager."

BOKKAT

Hongkong May 14, 1918.

$17 | Buzxor Ayku

ÕATSURIA

CHANGCHUR

THE CHARTERED BANK OF DAZE (Dalne)

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA'

RANGOOT

FANGTILE (MURDEN

SAN FRANC MOS

HANKOW

SEATTLE

HOTOLULU

SHAKURAT

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

PAD OF CAPITAL EXIEVE FUND AN RESERVE LIABILITY OF PEO

Sakokk

KAI YUEN

SERGATORA

Kons

SCERARATA

Lexx

£1,300,000 Los ÀNGELIN 29,000,000 TONS

TOSTO

MANILA NGABARY

TEOFANET

TRENOTAU

F

PRESTORE

£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General. Banking business transacted.

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

T.. DOWNING,

Мапарт. Hongkong, May 7, 1917.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED

Authorised Ospital

Subscribed

Fold-up

Beserve Fund...

BANKERS.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

1,125,000 609,600 30,000

LONDON Jorat. Brock BANK LIMITAD „ Every description of Exchange busloems transacted COA

TNTEREST Howed

00

Current Accounts, at per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may be ascertained on application.

OOHAMPKIN,

Interest allowed on Current Anco Deposita received for fixed perioda st

ratos to be obtained on application.

FIGHT ONO. Manager

Hongkong, 11 March, 1912

NOTICE

HIGH-CLASS · PRINTINO

AND

BOOK BINDING

DONE. AT:

THE CHINA': MAIL" OPPICE*::

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