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LAMMERT BROS:

Á VOZIOZIDIES, APpraispins AND SURVEYORS,

- Public Auctions-

ONE

FOR SALE,"

NE BINGER Hemstoch Sewing Machine Learly new. Apply to LAMMERT BROS.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED IN THE "MAIL"

INTERTAINMENTS.

January 25-Coronet Theatre; Oharlie Chaplin in "t Idle Clues" and "Flower of the North." World Theatre; Justine Johnstone in "A Hesit To Let." Kowloon Theatre; "'The Furnuca,"

January 20 and 30-Theatre Boyal; The World's Greatest Pianist

Leopold Sadowsky,"

CUBLIC AUCTIONS. January 29-Hughes and Hough, A large quantity of ex-nemy Cargo, at the Hongkong and Kosleen Wharf And Godowo Co., No. 23 lower and apper Kowbor, 10 a..

APORTING EVENT. Jaanary Theatre Roysi; Box Log Tourmment...

February 19-St. Andrew's Church Men's Association Annual marathon Bace at 4 p.m.

February 28.-Fixat day of Jockey Clal's race meeting.

March 1.--Sreoid day of Jockey Olab's race meeting.

March 2.bird day of Jockey' Club's race mesting.

March Fourth day of Jockey Ob's race meeting.

́ COMPANY MEETINGA.

January 26-Honkong Central Estate Ltd. ninth ordinary general meeting, 11.40 am. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co. Ltd., twenty- second ordinary general meeting,

BQEU.

January 26.-The Hongkong Land

INTIMATIONS.

FOR SALE STANLEY GIBBON'S

IDEAL

POSTAGE STAMP ALBUMS EIGHTH EDITION

In two volumes -- at $20 per set In four nt $30 & $40 帅

GRACA & 00., Dealora in Postage Stamps, Philatelic Books and Requisites, View Post Carde, Toys, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P. O. Box 020.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS. (Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO.,

6. D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co. Telephono Central No. 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914:

MRS. BAN INOKUCHI.

Telephone Korloop 764. No. 21, Ashley Road, Kowloon, Back of Star Theatre, CERTIFICATED EXPERT MASSAGE,

HAND AND ELECTRIC, ** Absent patients" sendience by arrangemzet,

JAPANESE, MASSAGE.

N. AKAJI, "Graduato of Tokio Manage School,

No. 23, Wyndham Street,

Tel. Central 4395.

MASSAGE.

Investm at and Agenry Co., meeting Mrs. HONDA, Mrs. KISAKI and

At Best. Jardine Matberon's offices,

5

12:15 pm.

February 3-The Bank of East Asia tofeting at Coffice, 10 Des Your Hoard 9.30 p.m.

February 13-Hongkong ard Can- Cob, also Steambogi Co. mreting at Cotice 5, Das Voeux Roud, noon.

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FLOWEN SUOW, Felriety" "24-Abbbar frawer and voyable show of the Hongkong! Hör inkural. Sóciely....

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES

*I} farma prescribed for public vehicles

are sa follows:-

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enfoo", and New Kowloon

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HICKEN ES

Rosen by reponent hope

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with

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5 cents

10

15

20

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City of Victora. and he dis- utsirle the Western part of the 191, ut Metoria after 9 pan, or be dis end the Fast of Pay Vinw Folice

1 in the Eastora sida is the City

of store xfter 1 11.00 an nutra hall

Gantastischargeable.

‚§ ---- 2 drivera the Esre, în niqušle or,

trükk, rummetively.

In the Hill Matrica.

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30

40

11--Fu Die New Tery tories:

Beverungement with the promistess

throw sh the Police.

CHAIRS

Lower Levels.

with 3 Bearer Pită | Bucurars.

Ten minutas, meie 10 cents

Buarter bottroen 16

Balf wear.

en centa

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35

80

25

svetombeoquană.

baar.

***

II. - District.

Tidlig Bearers Wish & Bears, 7.

Penigstes re«t<

1) barn. 31

Kreer sharquert

4.

an onnita

Wirnight at It. burada, eu of our ting around We might ind og with

Laverdeira ConghTM Bondy the next you have.s cnugi, cild Thre en of as we CA. 186. why should mold so This perparation fra'rgimerkinus curè han caired, 213 widoteswa fion, ard porple every? speak of it in the highest terme Enigma Tel, for valo by all Chemilati

R. SHIMIDZU.

No, B4 Wyndra, Etract, (opposite to the China Hai")

MASSAGE

K. SAKAI, T..KANAMORI

18. Paso Exst.

2nd Floor

TANG YUK, DITT

200-300

the late SIEN TINⱭ,

14 D Aguilar Street.

TEMS VERY MODËRAVE Consultation Free.

ARAHI

PILSENER BEEK!

PRIZES

SAHIB

LAGER

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

(Router's Service to the China Mall.) JAPANESE DIET.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Among the Japanese cancer of the breast is almost ginknówn, and it bei been observed that this applies to the Japanese in whatever climate they may be settled.

#quare-tend Glasgow).

It appears that cancer is increasing Tokyo, January 23rd,

Observant visitors in Glasgow can The Diet was interpéllated by "Vikomunt

more rapidly in France. than any Kate, Leader of the Opposition, and the not help noting the pirvailing fashion where else, the rate of increase being Promier replied that the Government for man of square toed boots at d 10 per 100,000, while in England it is was doing its utmost to evacuate Saghn home of an extreme pattern, oberves 8, and in the United States 6. flea at the earliest possible moment, the Daily Chronicle. The style is sɔA ulose inquiry into the effect of Though ro format negotiationg had our pronoured that wanuluctarer er environment on the ferquency of red; "an Anglo-American Japanese so aty making special designs for cancer has yielded negligible results, unulurstanding isla regarding the steps the Grago market. Travellere frem-Daily Telegraph. to ie taken in the event of others note North with Scottish accent and ratifying the Washington Agreemout. Ho

(eng-Distance Tolephony,

The

regrettol thus Frano-Italian non-ratifica "square too" may now be safely tion of the Navy Treaty so far, adding reckoned as Glaswegians without re

At the present moment a telephone that in the event of their final non-rat-care to the older test as to whether subscriber in New York can got cnn. fuation "it would not be impossible for they carry a corkscrew or not. The notion in San-Francised and carry Great Britain, America and Japan to distirnary definica" square toes on satinfactory conversation. reach a curtain agreement, or would Japan fail in respect of the spirit of the precise off-fashioned person. It is Waatdogion Conference in naval ad curious fact that sculptors almost justinent, though the planned scrapping always represent persons as wearing and suspension of construction might be square toed shoes. ^~~- postponed."

Dǝ Salpa (I*mb?

Replying to another question, the Pre- saler said the Government were framing the Budget and would give all attention possible to retrenchment, particularly in naval matters, in compliance with the spirit of the Washington Agreement,

Part

POSITION IN FUKIEN.

1WO

a

The Neptune Log, raises the gura tion as to whether shipa climb up hill, and replies by saying that at t'mer they literally do. If the curvature of the earth's surface is taken into con sideration there is in actual grade be tween two given points along the routes that ships crossing the Atlantic, for instanor, must traverse. Without the attraction of glavitation, navigs tion would have extreme difficulty in getting up the steep grade ocean, and A elide

the of

magnitude of the technical achieve. ment which this possibility representa cannot better be illustrated than by mentioning the fact that New York is about the same distance from San Francisco that London is from Bagdad. It is hardly necessary to say that + London abscriber ring up -Bagdad, The remarkable long-distance tale phone system which has been built up in North America bas no counterpart in Europe, although with the deaser population on this side of the Atlantic it might be supposed that conditions for such a develop. meat would be more favourable here.

cannot

FoocHow, January Bird. Lu-Fa-fin left the city on Monday and Hs Bung-chi is expected to follow. is expected that the Civil Governor will resign and that Wang Yang-chan will

An obvious explanation of the withdraw, thus allowing an army from Kiangsi. to occupy Fukien, The

relative backwardness of long-distance Admirals will assume responsibility for down the other eide of the water telephony in Europe is furnished by. the Civil Governorship. Although there hill-ght be dienstrous. A straight the language difficulty. That this is no disorder, general discontent has fine drawn independent of the cuiva explanation is, however, not uniformly been aroused through the wholesale in- ture of the earth from New York to accepted in illustrated by Mr. Frank pressment of labour by military trans Southampton would penetrate a point Gill's reference to it in his presidential

300 miles below the surface of the

the Institutin of address. .to ocean, which means that a ship Electrical Engineers. Mr. Gill olimbe that distance in the first half

stated "that the opinion of Pekiša, Janitary Ard. of the journey and descends aromas of those well qualified to judge Sir F. A. Aglen, Inspector-General' 03 | equal distance during the latter half. is that the difference in language and Chinese Maritime Customs, last evening. However, the earth's surface is a addressing the International Anti-Opium sphore, and no matter where a ship Association, advounted that Chinn shouls she is always the same distance revert to control of the opion trade by from its centre; so that while she does legalising it.

Sir F, A. Agle-described the 1914 pro-climb up an down bill during a vo- hibition a mistake, as the trade was, age no one is really able to notice it. thereby driven underground, with tho

CHINA AND OPIUM,

results appearing as before the legislation Ravages of Cancer.

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customs do not, as they would at firet sight appear to do, constitute a serious bar to international communication by telephone, and there are weighty reasons such as the present necessity of improving the relationship between nations, in addition to the normal

of the trade. He firmy that the opsung A remarkable report on the ravages commercial advantager, which render trade mast Bourish in disordered of cancer throughout the world has it. cafe to forecast sufficient through China Tu day it is larger than ov-been-submitted-to-the-Academy of business to warrant the setting up of a anil it is highly organised. He maintain Medicine in Paris by Professor Tafer competent organisation with the plant ed that the historical parallel haid 'good, and that China would have to legalise the trade again purely from the moral point of view, and have a right scheine. < licensing the unfortunate drug addics The disbandment of the treeps and op um were intimately associated,

Heilid not wish the revenge from opium licensing to be applied to a ministrative purposes, but applied to diz. bandment and the ultimate suppress -et-op nut.----

collected.

Replying to a question, Sir F. A. Aga pointed out the enormous revenue that is being-derived at present from native grown pium, ut simt it is being illicitly Dr. W. W. You said that China could not ask the Powers to allow her to legalise Louium again, int, leaving aside the moral question, we doubtoit the juncti.. ability of the suggested miɛmpoly..

BOOKKEEPING LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES.

MANILA, January 23rd. All hopes of amending the Bookkeeping Law in accordance with the suggestions made by the State Department at Wash ington, apparatly, are gone as far as the present Legislature, is concerned..

The House of Representatives haá, laid on the table all the resolutions propos ing an amendment or alteration of the Law in any way.

The action of the House of Representa- tives in asid to be equivalent to a final decision of refusing consideration of any farther change in the-Law, which the Chinese merchants protested against.

It is stated that it wild now be necER- sary for the internal revenue authorities to erforce. the Law, which requires that all accounts be kept in English, Spanish or the Philippines, dialect, unless the United States Congress repeats the mes

Bitre.

AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT WAR.

The most alarming fact emerging necessary to handle the traffic."— from his report is that, despite recent Engineering. efforts in prastically all civilised countries to combat this deadly scourge, its rate of mortality continues steadily to increase by something like

per cent, every year.

2

Profesor Cuffer's paper is based

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors'] partly on personal researches and following list of some of the highest partly on figures inpplied by an Am-points on the Island and Mainland in erican statistician, Mr. Hoffman. It published is found that the mortality rate from cancer among 2,124,000,000 human beings ia 71 per 100,000. Cancer is kiling ball a million people a year.

From 1906 to 1910 England had the bighest cancer death-rate, which averaged 94 per 100,000, while Hof | land bad 93. Next came the United States with 70, Éranes with 73, and Spain with 44,

The eccurge attacks the white and black races alike, although it is more request among the waiter. A curious fact, which no observers can explain, is that the Red Indians of. North America are practically immune from cancer.

Signal Station

Mt Parker

THURSDAY JANUARY, 25

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.

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Peak Hotel Repulse Bay Hotel SHANGHAI: Astor House Hotel

PEKING

Palace Hotel Grand Hotel Kalee Grand Hotel des Wagon. Lits

The Hongkong-Hotel-Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd,

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Ltd.

Tel. Centl. $12. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel. Add: “Carlton."

The Only American Hotel in the Colony, Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Bank, and. Central Districts. 43 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously closa. Under American Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at No. 2, Queen's Boad (let flour). Entrance Ice House St. Tillins a speciality,

For terme apply to Mr. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietress,

ISLAND.

Feed. 1774

1734

1720

1723

1305

1000

(Two minutes from

877

Mountain Lodge The Egrie -Peak Botel

Taikoo Sanatorium Mt. Davis

Bowen Rd. (filterbeds 393

HAINLAND.

Taimoahan Kowloon Peak L'un Rook Shatin Pasa

Star Ferry)

PALACE HOTEL KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refurnlahad, electric light, and fina.throughout and, entirely under new management, Calsina under the persone supervision of the propitator, Bar and Billiard Rooms Terms moderate, pecial terms to families on application to

Telegraphis Add. ↑ "PALLOK."

3124

1971

1645

1000

"

Custom Pass Devil's Peak

780.

726

Kidney Trouble Cured after 20 Years

Mr. Lewis hopes other sufferers will get De Witt's, Pills and be cured as he was.

It is a tras saying that "only those who haro] though I keep them by me. I have, and shall auffored know what, sulfering fa", so it is with always recommend them and hope these who Hr. Thomas Lewis of $113, Liangfeinch Rd., saner will read this and buy for themselves and Brynhyfryd, wanaca. For over 20 years he see what great good they will get from then." irada balato le of martyrdom duoto the water-

ing Tesulting from Kidney Losnox. January 23rd.

and Bladder Dropblas, After The Australian Commonwealth Govern- all thosn yours of torturo he ment Line reductions have caused very a recommended. 10 try Itvély debates in shipping circles.

The DeWitt's Kidney & Bladder, relicí, was reductions are regarded as marking the The

wonderful fashort time beginning of a freight war between the

he was completely cured, Australian Government and the shipping and what is more, has not companies. At a conference of the vari had a fugiareturn of those ous shipping lines it was suggested that cruel paina. Just read

what he says, Australian political, considerations were

1am only too plea ed to behind the reductions, but this has been all you what De Wift's denied by Mr. Larkin, Governor of the Kidsry and ladder Pill- Commonwealth Line, who declares that bave done in my case. For the eats were made without consulting bou (0 years on and off the Government while a number of iner Cauts are ready to profit by the redue tions. The Conference of shipping linca is stated to have received an amarance of support from some of the largest ship pers.

PEKING CABINET CONFIRMED

PEKING, January 2rd,

X

As today's mesting of the Senato 204 Bonators were present. Voting on the Cabinet was as follows:-Chang Shou Trang, 160; Mr. Alfred Ste, 09: Koo Ling Wei, 133; Lisun Yuan, 176; Li Ting Hain, 180; Cheng Keh,, 171 Perg Yung Yi,: 113 Li Kun Yuan, 176; Wu Yu Lin, 180. Thus, Mr. Alfred. Ste was rejected- and the others were elected. A Handate l-beingafamed immediately, confirming them in substantiv, instead of acting

Tile students sent, a députation,,num. ing, twouty, urging the rejection, of TR Minister of Justice, and of police molestation en

suvered with my Kidneys a

Mr. Lowla

· Over in your Inter, Mr. Thomas Lewis saya;-- **↓ feel double the man i wax. .De Witt's Pills curod me of the dreadful pains I used o saker from. I hare Hungarianed my enxa ta muusy friends and always re- commend these wonderful little pilla"

If you are a derer from any form of kidrey and bladder trouble, take Mr. Lewis's advice, a d give De W's Kidney and Bladder, Pillo a trial."- "THE" trix need not post, jen a penny, the proprietors will gladly send you're trial box on.secript of

and Helder. I have actually been three days à Poet Card, so confident are they is the cling. and passed no water at all-you will not want properties of this remar abls romedy. What be me to malurgs on the pains that I have end of the row of their success. during this length of time. But I can brauta

To cure Kidary trouble of any kin yon mut that I tried everything I could get an positively get rid of the cause--the poisonous the remedies that were recomen ed so me. Utlo Ari 1,- Remetuber, to do this a real romed About two re the ago I was given a lamp • mast case "hrough the kidneys and the bindile

Will's Ki ny kod Bladder: 13:8. I tried and not through, the bowels, as most kidney pilis them and was gre y surprised at the rapid way to. When yon sor the urina cha ge to a muddy thav vellerere. I kept on with them and they blush colour--a festure which di-l ng show Tie

moletely cured me

MANA Witsa pilin from all others—you + now that they?

of

F the last nine months I have not had any have put their healin touch on the right; ocasión avan to take a single one of your 1'i la, lep, tihe kuincys and the bladder.

De Witt's

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Kidney & Bladder Pil's

The World's Greitast. Rimady fur

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Stone,,Tired feeling,* Gravel, Most forms of

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