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UCTIONEER APPRAISER

AND SURVETOL

ublic Auction-

NTIMATIONS.

BANK HOLIDAY

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cordance with Ordinance No. $ 21919; the EXCHANGE BANKS CLOSED for the Transaction of O, BUSINESS on the 1st and 3rd ary, 91

ongkong, January 29, 1919,

SWATSON & CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

NESE NEW YEAR' HOLIDAYS.

SATURDAY, 1st February; & MONDAY, 3rd February. ALL Sartments, will be CLOSED. Jrgoat Prescriptions will be dis- mód as usual, ·--

8.WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, Jan. 29, 1919.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.

TO THIN

WXERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. TAKE NOTICE that under No, 3 of the :

DUMESTIO CLEANLINESS and ENTILATION BYE-LAWS ( amend, derery Domestic Building or part of ach Ballding within the CENTRAL

INTIMATIONS

METEOR. GARAGE

Sole distributors of

MAXWELL CARS.

Automobiles for Hire!

and for Sale:

at reasonable Prices,

Phone 2500.

65 Des Voeux Road Central.

KODAKS

& FILMS

Plates & Papers. Developing & Printing Undertaken.

A. TACK & CO.,

26, Des Voeux Road Central.

Division of the City of Victoria, and the DAIRY FARM NEWS,

WESTERN Division of Kowloon 1 cempled

Het bra ut more than ono family, xcept those within the Enropean Re-

serration or in

Kowloon Bouth of of. A those parts Austin Road, or Domestle Building used us a Shop, Offo he Godown, must be OLEANSED and LIMEWASKED THROUGHOUT by the Owner during the months of December and January,

.B.-The word throughout' used in thi Notice means that the Houses should bo Limewashed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, all Oubiales, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings,all Ceilings and of Roofs In Main the Undersides

Buildings, Offocs and Servante' Quarters and Inclusive of Verandah.

The Backyard must have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor,

Orrod, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, howuror, nood not be Limewashed, but must be Cleansed.

The CENTRAL Division of the City Ues between Gila an Street and Peel Street, on the East and Tank Lane and Cleverly Street on the West.

L

Kowloon is divided into the Eastern and Western Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the North and through the Yaumati service reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Kowloon.

D. DANBY,

Becretary.

Dated this 24th day of Jan, 1819..

NOTICE.

LL PERSONS with the exception of those of Chinese races desiring

to leave the Col-uy should apply in parson at the Conal Police Etation between the hours of 9 to 1 F.M. and SP to F.A.

daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passporta or identification papers. All pens with certain exceptions, who gig in the Colony for more than 7-yo, are required to Register them selves FERSON the REGISTRATION

ORDINANCE 1918. Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

The Fenalty for non' compliance is a One not deding 850,

THE FIRST CHINESE. NEWSPAPER HV 18SUED UNDER

PUKELY NATIVE DIRECTION,"

The Chinese Mail|

華字日報

PLEADING CHINESE POLSTICAS, AND

COMMLECTAL, JOURNAL,

PUBLISHED EVERY MOXING,

The Most BEAUZA

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM

NORTH CHINA

ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGISCH FROM THE

AMOUS PORTS IN, ÖRINA AND JAPAN,

$12.00 per Annum delivered in Hongkong $19.00 to all Coast Ports

5. WELLINGTON STREET Hosezono. PATOLE $1.25 and 92.95..

سمعت

1 BUTCHERS MEATS!

Beef,

Mutton, Lamb.

Rabbits,

Катез.

Sausages,

Brawn,

Purity.

Pressed Beef Excellence.

WE HAVE Great Varieties of used and unused POSTAGE STAMPS.. Single, Sets, Packets, Bags,

and on, Approval Books FOR COLLECTORS.

GRADA & CO., DEALERS IN POBTAGE STAMPS, Post Canda, SEIDH, Tors, de, dn No, 10, Wyndham Streut,

Hongkong. P. O. Box 620.

PATELL & CO,

A

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS,

·COMMISSION · AGENTS.

Agencies in

NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, U.8.6.

Branches:-

CANTON YOKUHAMA. BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE PRINCE'S BUILDINGS" HONGHONG.

JAPANESE MAKERS.

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Embassy"

Virginia Cigarettes

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTES

WD&HOWILLS

BRISTOL

FRENCH WAR LOAN QUOTATIONS.

French war loans quotations on Paris Exchange on January 14:

per cent.

per cent. 1017................

4 per cent. 1018

6 per cent. Liberty Loun, 118 Cheques at Paris on London

AMERICAN BOXERS LOSE.

Finest

Quality

The kind of quality that not only pleases the smoker but gratifies an ideal of the manufac

turers to produce the finest of Virginia Cigarettes.

Embassy

VIRGINIA CIGARETTE

Sold in tins of 50 25 Cigarettes also: packets of 10's

VISITS TO THE BATTLEFIELD.

Already Mess. Thomas Cook and Son, states their secretary, have vir

R.A.F., AND DEMOBILIZATION.

Members of the Air Force cannot be released yet, except on compas- Frs,sionate grounds, or, in a limited num-tually completed arrangements 60 01:02 ber of eases, where individuals or 772.85

classes are urgently required for the 72.30 89.40 | purposes of reconstructing industrial 20.00 conditions prior to, demobilisation.

An inter-Allied boxing tournament. in which men from the British and American forces participated, was held in London on December 11.

DEATH OF A MAN.

Not of a famous, a great, 'ur even a good man. Just a man whose friends liked him. Tiere died at Penang, Straits Settlements, on Jan. In the bantamweight class Jimmy 17, Justinian da Silva, a clover Wilde; the British flyweight journalist who liked gardening, to bacco, and Charles Lomb... That champion, representing the British tells you all the really essential facts. Army, won from Joe Lynch of the Leas material details are that be was American Army. In the lightweight only 48 years old, that he won a Queen's Scholarship in 1805 at class J. Miller, British Amy, defeat Raffles Institution, and went to the ed A Re Mitchell, United States London University and to Guy's Army, while in the welterweight class Hospital to learn doctoring. London was too much for hun. The bo A. Wilkinson, British, Anty,hemianism of old Fleet Street got from Jake Abel, United States hold of him. He punt his Sebolar- ship money on learning life and literature instead of medicine, and lived the precarious but, inscinating

Army.

SHANGHAI OIL MILL.

that those who have lost relatives and friends in the war cun visit its vari ous battlefields. How soon this can be realised depends on the facili ties that can be afforded by the rail- ways and the number of motors placed at the firm's disposal.

RESEMBLANCE IN CASUALTIES.

There is a curious resemblance between the casualties of the Cang- dun forces and the US armies in the war, though the former were en- gaged for nearly four years and the

lalter for little over Canadians"

THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1919

NOTICES.

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS:

Hotel 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.

MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,

AND ALL

MARINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

LL our Pastor bear the" Boostor" label and are made from Flour of the Boat Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluten are the principal components of Flour. Glutan in easier to digest and contains more nutriment than Starch Manufactured under the moat sanitary conditions.

Large quantities have bood exported to various important cition in the World.

Terms moderate, especially for Agencies. Orders executed promptly, THE HING WAH PASTE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Head Office: No. 47 and 43, Connanght Road, Central, Hongkong; Telephone 1989.1 Principal Factory: No. 71, North Soochow Road, Shanghai, China; Telephone $383, Branch Factory Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay, Hongkong. Cable Address: "HINGWAH.

BREEZY

GARAGE.

81, Des Voeux Road, Central.

THE LATEST MOTOR CARS

ON HIRE and FOR SALE

11

REASONABLE PRICES.

Tel. No. 2489.

HOTELS AND CAFES.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

AND

GRILL ROOM

H. TAGGART

MANAGER

THE PEAK HOTEL.

1,500 Feet above Sea Level.

15 Minutes from Landing Stage. Under the Management of

Mrs. BLAIR.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CENTRAL LOCATION

LL ELECTRIC TRAMS Pass Entrance, Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting

a year. The Emopean Bathe and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water System

number

casualties 218,288, with 50,047 depd; the United States toll is 280,117, with 59,100 dead. Canada has lost only 2,800 in prisoners, and the Dough-| boys 8,828.

SHEWAN TOMES IN BORNEO

The British North Borneo Hutuld Mariager of the North Borneo Trud

throughout Best of Food And Servino."

Telephone 373 Telegraphic Address:- VICTORIA

J. WITCHELL, Managers

PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON.

(Two minutes from Star Ferry).

life of a Freelance writer, for the of Jan. 16 had this Mr. Chubis,

Recently renovated and refernished, electrio, light and fans throughout The new Japanese Shanghai Oil Press, until he returned to Penang Mill Company has bought out the about a dozer yours ago to join the ing Company, returned from visit and entirely under now management Cuisine under the personal supervision

redaction of the Straits Echo."

6,89..."

...Rajah of Sarawak and looks tamilics on application to O. Mill on Jessfield Road, formerly There he met the notorious Tom Hongkong and Singapore by the of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Rooms Termin moderate. Special terms to

Telephone K3. Telegraphic Add: “PALACE” British

very well. We hear, that air. Chubb owned by Chinese and

owners.

Wright, who now pays this tribute of affectionate remembrance? Jusas made all arrangements for the tin" was a loveable man, with a

The property of the Oil Mill con-rich mind sists of 3,600 subo of land of which 700 subo has bouses built on The

mill contains 24 oil presses, which

AMERICAN HUMOUR.

A bank's got two sides to it--the out

early installation of a plant in regard to the Sandakan Electric Lighting Company and work will be com- menped at once. Mr. Chubbhus succeeded in interesting the well- know Firm of Messm. Chewan, and the advent of so well-known a Comes of Hongkong in this schenic they don't Bankers being a wing lot, make the outside nifty. Plenty of brass firm, will, we are sure, be advantage. ware and glassware to produce the ous to British North Borneo. orkestral effeck, and a Elly gelin to give the tone.. When weer partin from

are capable of dealing with 2,000 sido and the inside. The outsides what piculs of raw material working at the publick sees, and the insides what full pressure.

This new Japanese concern intends to put up a godown that will cover 500 eubo of the land. The working capital of the company is twenty million yen, of which half a million yen has been paid.

די

SIGNS.

Causual meteorological phenomena are reported from Kagoshime, says, the "Japan, Chronicle. The weather there has been very warm lately with much

deer frond we like to bavo, the musick

NEW ARSENAL FOR JAPAN.

One of Japan's schemes. la to soft and slippery like--it takes the purestabiel a new naval archal at tin easier, Bankers is like theatre man agers, theyre after effeck, and dress the Tokuyama, where u tile factory now slage with a lavish band-taint their occupies the site. A large piece of land has been purchased along the munny,

Then theres the inside, The inside of railway trick stretclingree for be the back is like the inside of a man-you beluh. The available land will be in bever tell from lookin et a guy further enlarged by extensive filling

ORDER and with, thunder from time to timia wata goin to lippon in his interyer.in of the beach. Watanabe, a naval

Felopheno

CHERRY & 00,

PEDDER STREET,

Hongkong Hobet.

20, 1914.

On the morning of the 8th instant, large A banks got the same trubles as a man engineer has gone to Tokugams to alools of fish came near the beach and Samtimes the muzuy cums in so fast. It arrange with the local unthocities the fishermen got very heavy hauls. On the gives a bank ditaya, And if it dont purchase of the necessary land 2nd instant a column of black smoke was eum in fast eauf, or slicks samwhores Utmost secrecy is however kept observed over Mount, Kinshima, and on in the works threw bum management regarding the nature of the arsenal, the morning of the instant much the banks cot constipashua Then may. Enquiries made only resulted in the amokn, was seen belching forth from be is zery the bank gite when things information that the site to be which is to be controlled by the Sakurajimu, the volcatie wand in the dont go right: You go out xin up a used for the erection of an arsenal hay of Kagoshima which, It will be bank the sames you go about fixin up inniphered, "hurit, Inte cruption in Janna man. Uso medicin or call in a doctor Ministry of Navy, ury, 1914, dưng much havoc in the neigh. to do sum utin. And, like a mon if ben-hood, of: Kagrislums. It is ead that you dort enali 12 doctor in time you Ahi prefcat symptomus rekemble those never kin tell whats goin to happen. which preceded eruption of five years And if the barka stunborn und, doat tike go, and the habitants of the land nito Soup are said to be panic.

The

WING ARNES

#J, IL. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

CARLTON HOTEL

(THE ONLY AMELOAN, HUTED IN TEKOOLERY.) ICE HOUSE STREET.

Under American Management. "Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes walk from the Banks and Central District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine. scrupulously clean. Moderate Terms. Monthly and Family Bates on. application to the Proprietras. Launches mest Fassenger · Bosts,

MRS. F. E. CAMERON. Tolographio Aldress CARLTON

BLUE

BIRD

CONFECTIONERS

CATERERS

IOE ORDAM PARLOUR.

TANG YUK, DEST

the late SIEN TING, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERKIS VERY MODERATE

Conenitation u

HOT and COLD DRINKS.

DEALERS IN Gimbals and Orange,

Blossom d American Chocolates. Assorted Fanoy, Cakes,

Oca Test OFFICE BUILDING," "... Greer's Bond & Pedder Street, i

VICTORIA CAFE LTD,

241 Des Voeux load Contral Telephone No. 2007.

Wo guarantee the quality of our Bread nad Lakos.

Wo um the highest grade of materiala i thufe Manufactorp.