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AMMERT BROS. C.E. WARREN CO LTD.

ANOFIONIZER, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORA.

Public Auctions→→

FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.

The fores prescribed for pubile vehiolon are as follows:-

In the fainad of Hongkonn. Caine Road and Lower Levels, and in Bowloon, and a Kowloon

5 conta

BANITAET INGINERS MONUMENTALISTS Ź

Qad Godowga, 102, Wanchal Etead Honghoas.

Tel.

No. 200

-Large stock of

BATHS and BATH ROOM

FITTINGS.

- LAVATORY BASINS FLUSH CLOSETS.

COMMODES, BIDETA, ag, da.

OPEN & CLOSED STOVES, COOKING LANGES, TILED GRATËS,

AMERICAN & ITALIAN MARBI.E MEMORIALS-Alan in polished Hiengkong Granite.

A large selection of Artifcial Preathe.

Prines on Application.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Turkish AA

inste Charettes

Ush Blend Ad Grode

Westmin

darkish

Manufactured in England

FRIDAY JULY 20, 199

G. FALCONER & CO., LTD.

WA

JEWELLERS.

Mansio

Agents for --ADMIRALTY CHARTS,

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

ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturera, High Class English Jewellery,

THE INTERNATIONAL SHIRT' CO. Head Office: 70 Wyndham Atroot. Sad Floor. (Opposite Central Police Station.) Tel. Central 4168.

Dealers in all kinds of High-class filk Shirts, Collars, Neckties and Pyjamme for Gentlemen AND ALSO

Chemises, Skirts, Wreges, Scarfs, Veils, and Night-gowns for Ladies ALSO, MADE' TO ORDER

MODERATE PRICE PROMPT DELIVERY S

Hanager EMILIO LAU.

fire minuto.

Ten gington,

Quarter hear,

All boar,

One hour.

Subsequent hour

1 the fioricksha bo' engaged within the City of Victoria, and be dis- eteged ontside the Western part of the Ulty of Victoris after 9 pm., or be dis charged to the East of Hay Vinw Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria iffàr 9 pm, an extra half fara shall be chargeable.

For 2 or 3 drivers the fare in double or

bla rorpoctively.

11-In the XL Nutrict.

Ten minutos, ...omenzanaume. 16 conte

Quarter hour,-

dalf hour,........................ura 30

One hour,per

IT-In the New Territories.

By arrangement with the proprietors

ngh the Fallon.

GRAINS.

بيقية

1.- Lower Levels,

With E Bearers. With § Bearers.

fon minutes....... 10 cente

Quarter hour...... 16

Half hour,

One hour,

די

H

Every subsequent

hour.

33 H

......... 24

20 centa

30

H

40

69

"

889% $

40

II. -Hill District.

With ↑ Bearers With 4 Bearers. Ton minuts, ****.. 14 conte

Quarter beur...... 20

31 hour, cezar

One hour.

40

acer

30 cents

10

→

60

11

KO

14

JUST RECEIVED OHALLENGE

POSTAGE STAMP

ALBUMS

at $10, $12, $18.75, $20 & $25.

GRACA & 00.,

Dealers in Postage Stamps, Philatelic Goods, Garden Seeds, Pictorial

Post Cards, Toys, &c.

No. 10, Wyndham Street,

P. O. Box $20.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS,

(Japanese Hand Made)

Every kind of Footwear, MADE TO ORDER

Jurkish Cigarettes

of exceptional quality manufactured from the finest selected tobacco leaves.

Westminster

Tobacco

Co.Ltd.

London

This Advertisement is famed by British-Amarionn“ Tobacos Co., (China) Tad.

PHOTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodas nd Kodak ilan,

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17a, Queen Boad Oxital, HongKolo.

HOTELS & CAFES.

LEADING FAR EASTERN HOTELS

HONGKONG:

SHANGHAI:

PEKING;

Hongkong Hotel

1

Peak Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee

Grand Hotel dea Wagon Lits

Լ.

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Led.

...

Kvary subaquent

THE WATER BUPPLY

+

Eerol and storage watorio reservoirs

on the lat July 1993 ----

HEYY AND HULL DIUTHIOT WATER WORKS

Tyto det. di Bolos

Tertio

LEVEL

1927

Below orOLÃOR

Tyter Bash 24.119 ft. 3, Below overdow

D

BELOW STORCHE

Tyle Intersedia 48

bu Balow stardow

in Below overflow

Fyrin Pak (3it, din,

Below avartow

Jost

7 in Below overdos

Wong Ki Chang, Lat,

Bin. Below avałów) 21 ft. 9 in Below orecňom

Pokefolum, 7) Ma 201

Bolow windom

4th in Below overňam

MORANS DE VILLIGER AND DHOTMAIN TE DALLONG.

12.

www.alpy and selen

300,10

1993. 1010

LEA

3.6%

10.10

(24.02

Tra Tak

SIGR

We

al CARE P

8.06

ht

14.30

67270

13,9

060.74

Jouumpden of water la the Olty Hill Eilatrist in milliona sod decimals

of allons during the month of June.

stupilase terms of

jirk metad population_

POR DRY - KOSA LOOMY

ITS 201.72 381,180 871,140

241 18.4 mattom

25. E

Jonatans supply in all districts during June 1922 with the exception of the Dis- tricts West of Eastern Stroot and ársonal street to Beard Street where later- mittent Supply by Ridor Moins was resorted to from 19th and 18th June 1919.

Intermittent Bupply in all Hider Main distelete dáring Judo 1923.

KOWLOON WATER WOSKE ERVEI,

ERS

icon Genyita= { 50 ft. pin.

Men Reservoir... | Below vraLUS

1997,

Below arrow

STORANS IN SEMJONS AND SHOTKALA DE MALJOBS.

con raritation į

1R22.

Consumption of water in Kowiceu la aditions and decimals of gallons during the, womit of Juoc.

* Makkad population

1599.

15.85

135,460

123 4799 TR 160,000

113 medkomm

13 ett par had 11.2

Bestricted Rapply in all districts from Ath to 23rd inclusive June 1992)

Restricted Supply in all districts up to 17th June 1999,

1909

The Government Analyst's reports shew that the quality of the water is satisfac- tory.

TORO Total Rainfall Lo 80sh June 25-er in, 2007 lu

H. T. JACKMAN.

Water Authority.

Public Works Department.

WHY BUY FOREIGN -MADE SUITO A SES.

When we sell Shanghai Manufactured Suitcases?

They are Cheaper and More Durable,

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK GO.

(Opposite Yanmaži Ferry, Praya)

'Don't Neglect Your Family, When you fail to provide your family with a bitếle of Chamberlain's Colla and Diarren Hemedy at this sosion of the your, you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent, and it He too dangerous's unlidy, to be trifled- with. This is especially true £! There are mmm at firem. fn the famdy..........A.dom or two of -dhis remedy will piles the temble with-

■ En control and perhaps asyan life, or at imate a dostora, bill.". For 'ande" by all Cherniate and Biorekeeperes

CHERRY &.00.

6, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Oppoelts Kayamally do.

| Telephone Central No 491

Hongkong, March 20, 1914.

YEE SING.

GENTLEMEN'S TAILOR

Tal. 1882

12, Wellington Street,

WING FAT CHEUNG

BPARBOW CARDS (NA JONG) FOR BALE. JADI-S MADE OF IVORY AND FAR NOKE, No. 978. Qaren's Road Central

No. 89, Man Pam Ftreet East.

BHANGI

ASAHI BUWA

PILSENER B

PRIZI

ASAHI

LAGER

SPECIALLY

BREWER

SAHI BEE

LAGER BEE

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

Oldest Bell in Use.

The oldest known bell still in use is the parish church of St. Mary of Loreto, at Villalago, in the Abruzzi Mountains, Italy, accord- ing to the World Magazine. Follow ing the inscription, "Ave Maria" is "Anno Domini 600" Bells were invented, according to church authorities, by Pope Rabinian, who died in 606. Eel Pio.

Company's "Scottish

insufficient to win the fame and London, Midland, and Scottish fortune it brought its possessors in Rallway. former times. In the reign of King Edward society would stand on its chairs in the Park to behold a famous beauty pass by in her carriage driven by snow-white horses. The loveliest debutante of the season created a sensation in every ballroom. Her portrait in the, Academy was, surmunded for weeks by crowds of worship pers. Already there are, marked signs that a mere passive exquisite ness of form and feature may fail to win the triumphs that come crowding to personality, brains, and a sense of humour: "When all women have beauty we shall see the change even more strikingly emphasised. We

Britain Luxe."

Tal. Contl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel Add:""Carlton,

The Only American Hotel in the Colony.

Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Baaks, and Central District. 43 Bedrooms, Excellent Cuisine. Borupulously alone. Uniler American Management, A new Dining Room has been opened në No. 2, Queen's Road (at Hoor), Batrance Lee House B. Tifina's spentality,

Faz terms apply to Mrs. F. E. CAMERON, Proprietcom.

(Two minutes from

Star Ferry) PALACE HOTEL HOLOO

Recently renovated and refurnished, Hestria, Eght and finir mind

Holiday Resorts," "Tours and Bx- cursions in Scotland," with tourist fares from Scotland to England; descriptive guides on holidays in "North Wales" and Central Wales, the Isle of Man; Southern England and Harrogate; and In-: formation is given as to "Seeing da by Motor Tours

Among several · pam- phlets is one од "Sightseeing Tours in and around Edinburgh"; others on Sea and River Fishing The eel pie, which has disappear

Centres on the London, Brighton, ed from Central London, is, cor-

shall watch, and South Coast Railway, "Henley respondent writes to the Daily while we wept over our useless Regatta," &c. There are booklets Chronicle, still to be traced to its perfection, the glorious career of which indicate the attractions of and antrely under new management. Caleine under the personal Fair in the East End. Even there, the woman who possesses the France, Norway, the Alps and a of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Boom Tarma modarate Ppecial formas de however, it is not easy to locate, characteristics that a few of the guide to Swiss Hotels, and a code-lamilies on application to but one occasionally catches sight, most modern painters are already book for travellers. "Travel Made

Talephons Kowloon 3. of a window proclaiming that the seeking in their models, the un- Easy" aud Across the Atlantic will

Telegraphio Add.: "PALACE” dainty is to be had within. The usual, the bizarre, even the down- be found of service to travellers to trade in it is dwindling; the eel in right ugliness, that will then be as the American continent, and the a pic is being superseded by the mare and as highly prized as sheer itineray is given of several of the eel in the jellied state, and the perfection is to-day.

Canadian Pacific Conducted Tours seeker of the pie, must possess

to Canada patience. He should not walk into

Climbing in Japan. the shop and expect the delicacy A very clever from of swindling to be immediately set before him. has been practised recently, on The pies are only made to order, several banks and exchange offices Having called for one, and if in Paris by a band who, with he be a stranger paid his money, 70,000 francs in National Defence a customer can sit down Bonds as capital, have drawn a and wait, or stroll about the streets year's interest on this sum as often for half an hour. Six or seven as they wished, receiving 3,500

'middle bits" go to the making of francs at each operation. a' pic.

woman member of the gang walk Paris Pedestrians.

ed into a bank, and, displaying a

Ingenious Swindle.

A

bonds.

The Japanese do not climb mountains for the fun of the thing. When you find a Japanese making. the ascent of Fuji he is probably a pilgrim performing a pious duty. Many years ago in early spring, says Mr. Walter Weston in the National Geographic Magasing, I climbed the sacred mountain with two Cambridge friends. The village priests and policemen had warned us that the anger of the

As an actual

The life of a pedestrian in Paris roll of bank notes, asked for seven Is an unhappy one, for statistics National Defence Bends of 10,000 goddess of the mountain at such just compiled show that close on rancs each. She was told to pay an untimely intrusion would surely Į half a million vehicles of all kinds her money at another counter while make itself felt; for she was not can hit one at any moment. Dodg- clerk prepared the

at home" to visitors except in the ing this mass of traffic has long Instead of cash, however, she been given up by the unfortunate presented in payment seven other depth of summer. pedestrians who now seek refuge 10,000-franc bonds, the date stamp fact we had advanced only a short distance when the weatherchanged, in subway kiosks or behind mount- of which showed them to be due ed police. There are 80,000 automo- for redemption, She thus received a typhoon burst upon us, and we biles in the streets of Paris, the seven new, bonds in exchange, with were imprisoned for three days New York Herald reminds us: 3,500 frans in cash. Microscopic in our bivouac half way up the 1,000 cumbersome autobuses, 1,200 examination of the surrendered mountain. However, after the street cars, 400,000 bicycles, con- bonds, however, showed that while storm came sunshine, and with sidered the worst pest of all; 19,000 they were perfectly genuine, the successful ascent. We did motorcycles; and 30,000 horse data of the issue had been careful not see our village friends again, drawn vehicles. To the danger of ly altered, and they had, in fact, but their kindly solicitude soon meeting any of this maze of trans been issued only a few days pre-rendered us the objects of public port is added the difficulty of judg.viously. The police have been able concern, and the "foreign" news ing the speed of oncoming motor in exactly the same way, but this the following obituary notice, to trace six operations carried out papers forthwith honoured us with. rendered double because there is practically no speed limit, speed time the swindlers have been too translated from a well-known being taken into consideration confident, since Instructions have Japanese journal The foreigners been issued to all offices that no who started to ascend Fuff with only in case of accidents, whichbands for 10,000 francs, are to be two coolles have not since been cashed in future until their numbers heard of. The mountain is still covered with grow, and as the have been properly verified.

summit was hidden in. clouds the Women are growing more Holiday Guides,

visitors were urged to postpone the beautiful day by day (a writer in From Williamson Steamer, attempt But these foreigners the Daily Express points "out). Rail, and Tourist Offiçcula Princes | were determined to go. A few Hygiene is responsible for greater Street, Edinburgh, we have receive hours afterwards the storm, burst, triumphs than physiology. The mo ed a batch of guidésand pamphlets | dislodging huge boulders and dern woman has already achieved which dedicate that if anyone cares house roofs. As nothing has since more beautiful hair, a more to make inquiries to need not go been heard of them, it is feared perfect complexion, and a lovemer without guidance in selecting a they have succumbed to the fury of body than any of ker predecessors holiday resort or spanding his time, the gale. Even had they taken since the golden age of Ancient to the best advantage at the place shelter, cold and starvation must Greece. Those who recruit man of his choice. The English long since, have rendered them nequins, or show girls, or dancers Lakes" contains a description of helpless. Their nationality is un ...or film stars can tell you that there tours and objects of interest to be known, but we Boxmise that they is an embarrassing and overwhel• seen from various centres, and are British for the reason that the 1 ming response to every call Tours in Lakeland ✨ gives › » - people of that nation like to do that demanding" beautiful young wo- number of sketch maps. The which is distastefal to them, and moh. Already: mere beauty is bulkier guides- include the fory in their vigozir!"

however, are very frequent,

Beautiful Women.

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7. H. OXBERRY, Progriston,

HOTEL "ASIA"

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China

Elevators.

Roof Garden.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans aIG

Hairdressing → Salcom

Splendid. Views of Cit ·and Pearl River.

Excellent Cuisine:

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Moderate Bates.

Under the Management of the SUN CO., LTD., CANTON.

KING EDWARD. HOTEL

A

OINTBAL LOCATION

LZ ELEGIRIO TRAMO Pie Katzanos, Xiao- tria Lika, Fine and Lighting. Exispens | Water Bystem Strongbrik Ben ut, food saf

||TAL CHRIL (73. Taipopble Address 707 Pieronta 3. WITCIHRILL, MAHARK,

THE NEW VICTORIA CAFB |

THE HOUSE FOR GOOD BATS

Timas and Disnern (7) (Mann and &. In Carts) at All Journ cers had Confectioners. kse saade for parties eto,

· Tel. Öentrál 2687,

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL Queen's Boad Contral

NEW DINING ROOM opened for

Monthly Takets for Tišina in Dinners. For further partienlara ypply to BAGANGBANG THE MALÁGEE.

· May 1, 1923...

JAPANESE MABBAGE N. AKAJI, Graduïts of Tokio Hismaize Babicoll," Now. 9-10, Prays East, Wagebal, L. Contral 9830,

MASSAGE

K: SAKAL -T. KANAMORI

18, Frayn East,

2nd-Froom

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA; MAK:KINANT

Čopposite to thay. Cadon M615”*)

TANG YUH, DENTIS

14 D'Aguller