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INTIMATION?

TENDERS

INSURANCE

BRITISH AND MERCAN-

FOR REVENUENILE INSURANCE COMPANY FARMS.

RENDERS are invited for the Loase of

Toronus Farms in the State of North Bornes from the 1st January, 1919, as set out horeander. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO

1. In making arrangements for the leaking of the Farms for the next Farm period of 1910, 1911 and 1912, the Government reserves to itself the right of vesting the Farms (as provided in named in the Proclamations concerned as Schedule A appended) in any person, by public

be thought St. private sale as may Subject to the above reservation it is harsby motided that tenders will be received at the Office of the Secretary to

to the Governor, Bandakan, up to 12 o'clock noon, on the lat day. of OCTOBER, 1909, for the purchase of the axola- sive privileges of the Farms described below for

or

a period of one, two or three years commencing

on the let January, 1910.

TOTAL FUNDS AF 31st DECEMBER, 1907

£18,114,524.

II.

*

2,750,000 687,500

Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital

Fire Funds

Paid-up Capital 366737418

0 0 7

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE st Current Bates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta. Hongkong, 21st July, 1908.

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UTTON'S SEEDS

Special Selected Collections for this Climate, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS IN-AIR-FIGHT CASES.

To be obtained from

2. Any person either for himself alone or for Telephone 668. kimself and others, may, either in person or by agent daly sscredited in writing, on any date prior to the said noon of the 1st October next, submit to the said Secretary at Sandakan, any the tender he may think is for all or any of Farms, provided auch tender is in conformity with the terms of tendering hereinafter est out. and fulfils al the conditions required of the Fartier,

All tanders so made willl (except at the express wish of the tenderers to the contrary),be received and treated by the Government as strictly con- fidential.

On receiving any such tentler, Government

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 8TH, 1909.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Continued from page 5).

BRAST TRADE MARKS BILL. Letter from Government:-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 14th June, 1909. Sir-I am directed to transmit for the consideration of your Committee the enclosed draft of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Trade Marks and to inquire whether your Committoo conours in the

C. CLEMENTI, Provisions of the Bill as drafted.—I si, &c.,

The Secretary,

for Colonial Secretary.

Chamber of Commerce,

The enclosure was laid on the tabli The Chairman weggested the appointmert of Sub-Committee to consider the Draft Bill, and it was agreed that the Sab-Committee be composed of the following gentlemeur. E. Shellim, Mr. A. Babington, and Mr. H. A. Blebs.

NEW MEMBERS.

The following Companies were unanimously elected Members of the Chamber-Messrs. the Cline and Manilo 8.8. Co., Ltd., Messrs. Cruz, Baste & Co., and Mesars, the Vacam Oil Co,.

JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION.

The following letter was received from the Government :----

Colonial Secretary's Offles, 28th June, 1909 Sre,-I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to refer the enclosed copy of a letter from the Commissioner General of the Japan British Exhibition for the consideration of your of your Committee this Calony should partici- pate in the exhibition. I ́sm. &c.,

A. M. TROMSON,

Colonial Secretary.

reserves to itself the right of deciding whether TROTTERS. Comte sud to inquire whether in the opinion

it shall be considered or not.

If Government decide not to consider the tender, it will be returval to the tenderer under Bealed opvar.

All tenders accepted for consideration by Government will be, in the first instance, retained by Government for further considera tion with the tendere handed in on let October, 1909, which will be opened at noon on that date, after which, the successful tenderer will be salboted.

3. The Farms, above referred to, are :~-~ BRITISH NORTH BORNEO-OPIUM, SPIRIT, GAMBLING and PAWNBROKING, BÀ

follows:-

(a) in ena concession for the whole State.

in one concamion for any of the following (b) ing Districts of the State, the limits zamed including the interior territory watered by the rivers within the limits given respectively-

Territory (i) BANDAKAN DISTRICT the bounded on the one side by the true right watershed af the Kinatatangan River and on

the other by the true left watershed of the

Paitan river.

(ii) KUDAT DISTRICT-the Territory bounded on the one side by the true left watershed of the Paitan River and on the other by the trus right watershed of the Tindakan River,

(i) WEST COAST DISTRICT the Territory on the one side by the true right

Item of the Pindasan River and on the

by the Northern Boundary of Province Clarke.

(iv) EAST COAST DISTRICT the Territory bounded on the one side by the true right watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on the other by the Dutch Boundary on the South at Brosrahoek point.

(v) PROVINCE CLARKE-boing the Territory between Bata-Bate and the Lawas Northern watershed.

4. The attention of these desirous of tendering is drawn to the following terms

ho

(a) The tenderer must state in his tender annual snin offered for the Farm rent for the

three years 1910, 1911 and 1912; a different sum may be offered. for the first, second and third years respectively. The tenderer must also clearly state the proportion of the amount of the Rent to be allotted to sach separate Farm.

(b) The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender, and reserves to itself the right of making any arrangements it may deem advisable as regards the letting of

the Farms.

(c) Each tenderer should specify in full, in English, and in the vernacular language, of the fenderer, the names, residences and occupations of the persons tendering, and similer information regarding any security or any partner that the tenderer wishes to propose.

(d) The successful tonderer will be called upon to enter a contract under the provisions of the Proslamations named in Schedule A appended.

(e) Copies of the the Forms of Contracts for the Farms my he soon on application at the Offices of the sabi SECRETARY, at Sandakau, or of Mesars, GUTHRIE & Co.. at Singapore, or of Messrs. GIB, LIVINGSTON & CO., at Hongkong, (f) The successful tenderer will be required to deposit with the Finance Commissioner, Sandakan, Security to the value of three months' Farm rent by means of a deposit of money to the amount of one month's Farm rent, and of title deeds to the amount of two months' Farm rent, (g) The retail iates for Chandu fixed by Government for the Opinm Farm for 1910, 1911 and 1912 are those specified below:-

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$ 2.40

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00.09% 00.06 (h) The Opinm Farmer is responsible for seeing that Chanda is not sold by retail at the Opium Farm or at the Opium shops at prices higher than those fixed by Government and and named above (g).

The Opina and Spirit Farmers may fix their own prices for supplying the Opium and Spirit Farm Shops wholesale with Chanda and Spirits.

(4)During the continuance of the Farm period, the Opium and Spirit Farmers will be entitled to the use of a Trade-mark (to ba approved Goremment) to be affixed to any

by Oplan or Chundu prepared by them, and to any vessel containing Spirits for sale.

() As soon as the new Farmers have been appointed by the Governor, they will be required to submit in writing to the Secretary to the Governor & Schedulo showing full particulars

of the Title Desis they purpose to deposit with the Government as security for the 17 these aro two months Farm rent. said considered satisfactory, the new Farmers will be required to execute a mortgage of the property to the Government as provided for by law...

(k) The Farmer for the West Coast may be required to rent certain Farm buildings at

Jesselton

The following Proclamations govern the conduct of the Farms in B. N. Borneo viz

SCHEDULE A.

96 CENTS A DOZEN.

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AUTOMATIC BROWNING

POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 mm. With CHAMBER for 8. CARTRIDGES FIRING 8 SHOPS in 2 SECONDS.

BIEMBSEN & Co. Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

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NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY popular English Manufacturers.

In

all Bores and Sizes. SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLED SHOTS. From No. 10 to 8880. at $5, $7 and $1.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & Co. [623 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.

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Bole Agents.

SINGON & CO.

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DEALERS IN

LADIES & GENTS BOOTS & SHOES, UMBRELLAS, &c., &o. Cameras fitted with "Zki88," "Gossz," "Ross" & "ALDIS" Lences, DEVELOPING AND

A SPECIALITY.

Hongkong, 24th April, 1909.

PRINTING

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A LING & CO.. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS. STORE.

Photographic Goods of every Description in Stock.

Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 31st July, 1907.

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AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Opium Proclamation No. 16 of 1901.

amended by No. 7 of 1904.

The Liquors Proclamation No. 17 of 1901. The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No. 14 of 1902, as amended by No. 1 of 1903, and No. 3 of 1906.

The Gambling Proclamation No. 8 of 1991. 1696 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1909.

THORNE'S

PERCASE

OLD VAT

$15

THES VAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE ROBERT THORNE, OF CREZHACK AND HAS BEEN GOLD AS WE DINGE 1830.

The Secretary,

The following letter was addressed to the Government

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 3rd July, 1909. SI,I am directed by my Committee to address you on the subject of the Quarantine Restrictions imposed by Bhanghai on vessels arriving from Hongkong. For the same reasona

Were tranced in my letter of the 1st instant in reference to the Quarantine Restrictions imposed by Singapore on this Colony, my Committee consider that no adegaste reason exists for the action of the Fort Authorities of Shanghai

My Committee, in respectfully calling the attention of His Excellency the Governor to this hardship, feel assured that prompt notion would result in the removal of the Restrictions which are unnecessarily hampering the Bhipping of the Port, and would therefore beg that His Excellency the Governor will be good enough to communicato with His Brittanio Majesty's Coorul-General at Shanghai on this subject. I have, &o.,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson,

Colonial Secretary.

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WE are the largest Dealers in the world in these attractive

WHAT ARE THESE BONDS?

They are high-class and absolutely safe securities, payable to bearer, famull the various Governments and Municipalities of Europe; they are redden o periodical drawings, either with Cash Premiums varying frain 240 to 240,0)

or, at the very least, at their full nòminal valua EASY PAYMENTS.

We sell these Bonds singly or in combinations of the most advantageous ones, payable by convenient Monthly Instalmenta ranging from 15s. to £20, Write for Handbook, sent post free.

MELVILLE, GLYN & Co., Bankers, 3, Rue de la Bourse, PARIS (France).

stations en route, but outside the environs of Canton uene of the places were of great size or The fare for Brst, second and importance. third-class is respectively $1.95, 81.15 and 65 cents.

The following reply was received from the Government:-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

8th July, 1909, SIE,I am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letters of 1st and 3rd instant on the All the materials for bridges, rails, plates, etc., subject of the imposition of quarantine restrio-and also the rolling stock have come from the tions at: Shanghai sut Singapore on arrivale United States, no I orpect that the two large from Hongkong, and to state that telegraphic bridges, one 500 feet wide at Bhinchow and one representations have been made to the authori800 feet wide at Yingtak, will also be supplied ties at both porta in the sense desired in your from the same source. letters.—I am, &o.,.

C. CLEMENTI, for Colonial Secretary. The Secretary,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

A. Special Correspondent of the F.-C. Daily News writing from Hongkong on the 23rd alt. says:Within the last week 1 have travelled from Lokchong, thirty miles from the Hugon border, to Canten, thus covering the entire area in which the Canton-Hankow Railway Company is at work. By river the distance is estimated at about 250 miles, but when the railroad is completed this will be reduced to about 190 miles.

at

Clamber of Commeros. Enclosures:

28th May, 1909. 818-I have the pleasure to inform you that au arrangerment has been concluded between is Excellency Mr. Kato, Ambassador of Japan at the Court of St. James, on behalf of the

The leading party of surveyors consists of na American, Mr. Williams, who took part in Emperor and Government of that Empire and the Authorities of the White City" for hold the survey made some six years ago for the ing an Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush exclu- original American concesionaires, a Fraushazan, present sively confined to the Arts, Mannfastares and M. Boby, and a Japanese. They are Products and Products of the Japanese and prospecting near Yongke, some ten miles south British Empires, commencing on May 3rd, 1910. of Lakehoug, and it is expected that in a few and remaining open for about six months. weeks' time they will have completed the sur- This will be the first occasion upon which way to Lokchong. Travelling by river 1 found Japan has brought before the roople of the it impossible to estimate how much satting and and the Western World tunnelling may be required, but those who United Kingdom, generally, the vast resources of that Empire, know the road do not anticipate serious diffenl and the Government of His Imperial Majesty ties here. The titanic toil will come as the have made arrangements, financial and ad-railway has to be made across "The Range" to ministrative for making their display thoroughly Hanan, where two lefty ranges of hills lie in large and representativo.

are many grave reasons, political and commercial,closely affecting the future happiness and prosperity of this astion why the participa tion of the Colonies and Dependencies of this Empire should be upon a scale of equal magnitude and comprehensiveness

It is absolutely necessary that the people of Japan should be bound by the tie of mutally profitable commerce and enlightened self-in terest with the various British Colonies, and that our allies should realize the extent to which their wate, in the shape of either necessaries or luxuries, can be supplied from the Colonies of the British Empire, the more especially as Japan is by far nearer to many of them than to any other country inhabited by persons of European origin.

For this reason, and for many others, I venture to express a hope that Hongkong will participate in the Japan-British Exhibition upon a scale worthy of the occasion and its wealth and dignity.

I

trust shortly to be in a position to forward you the Prospectue and Regulations for the British Section, which will be drawn up with a fall realization of the dignity and grafdeur of an Exhibition, which will be for many reasons the most important ever held in this conutsy I am, &c..

COMMISSIONER-GENERAL

It was decided to reply that the Committee did not consider suffolent support would be forthcoming to justify an appeal being made to the public, and that unless the Government were prepared to find nab funds as might be ro quired, the matter should be permitted to drop

Government:--

the track.

POINTS IN PARSING. Between Lokchong and Shiachow the line passes some rich coal-felde. At Yangke and also at Laiplateo, some twenty miles south, the natives work the minoral entirely on the surface and turn out a fine, soft coal of serviceable We have used it for some years and quality. although it is rather a slow barning coal it gires off an intense hest.

At Shinchow, 153 miles by rail to Canton, it was generally supposed that the station would be built on the narrow nock of land which joins the "City of the Peninsula to the mainland. The eugineers, however, have wisely decided to place the main station on the south of the Namshung River a little below the pagoda. This situation is not so near the city, bat it has the advantage of unlimited space for siding so: commodation, waiting rooms and all the require mentsefa station. It willalso be convenient if the projected extension to Namshung vor untures be reached by boat from Moreover, it man easily be both extremities of the city, while it Also stands between the compound of the Berlin Mission and that of the English Wesleyan Mission

The work of construction has not yet began at Shinelow, but above Tingtak wo met three construction parties engaged in clearing the track and fixing the grade prior to letting the

contract.

At Mongfakong, 100 miles from Canion by. rail, a neat, wooden bungalow has been erected for the staff, but above this the work is being temporarily directed from houseboats Below Yingtak, ninety-three miles from Contou mog of the contracts have been let and work is proceeding, the tannet at Taimiso is now completely cut through, but the three tannels on the Blind Boy's Pass, the longest of which is 300 feet, are proceeding slowly, JD

BUSY SCENE

I have never seen Yinktak look so busy as when I reached it last week. The usual ship ping thronged the river, the railway motor launch

WATER RETURN.

Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Interme

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st July- CITY AND HILL District. Water Works. LEVEL 1908.

1909. Below overflow. Below overflow. 18 ft. 5 in. 50 ft. 11 in. 26 ft. 8 in. 20 ft. 10 in.

10 ft. 4 in. 15 ft. 6 in. diate...... Pokfalum. O ft. 0 in. 18 ft 0 in. Wong-ni-chung 0- ft. 0 in. 22 ft. 10 in.

STORAGE Catlone; ~ 1908. 246,375,000 285,000

Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate 142.165,000 Pokefalum Wong-nai-chang

Total

1909. 69,080,000 2.346,000

66,000,000 30,337,000

119,163,000 28,207,000 7,953,000

485,162,000

244,742,000

- CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE

MONTH OF JUNE.

1908.

1909.

118,319,000 gallons.

208,710

The

Consumption:145,079,000

popnlation 206,910 Estimated

Consumption per

23.3 head per day

18.8 gallons. Constant sapply in all districts during June, 1900. Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Bider main districts during fane, 1919. return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate measurement whilst the extension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progress.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS.

LEVEL.

1908.

1909; Below overflow. Below overflow.

.

Kowloon Gravitation

Reservoir...... 26 ft. 3 in. 49 ft. 9 in.. Water level reduced for construction purposes, STORAGE GALLONS,

1968.

1909. Kowloon Gravitation

26,625,000 Reservoir. 135,125,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE..

1902.

1909.

Consumption. 24,459,000 24,539,000 gallons Elimated porn

lation

83.300 88,100 Consumption per head per day...

9.7

9.2 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality

Public Works Department.

W. CHATHAM. Water Authority.

PLANTERS SUBSTITUTE FOR ICE.

Now that the competition between the two Ice Companies in Hongkong has made it, more difficult than ever to obtain ise arcept at stated hoars, the following extract from an Indian paper may be useful se well as interesting to many in Hongkong:

In Assam, and

procurable, the planters

The following reply was sent to the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 1st July, 1909. SI-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th ultima (No. 4259/1909) sioner General of the Japan British Exhibition those parts, while the steaza-launch which, in which it is proposed to hold in London in 1910, conjunction with the train, is credited with and inquiring whether or not, in the opinion of my Committee, this Colony should participuts In the Exhibition.

My Committes gave this matter their con- sideration at a Monthly Meeting held on the 23th ultimo, and I am now directed to state the they do not consider that sufficient support would be forthcoming to justify an appeal being made to the public, and that unless the Govern ment are prepared to find such fande as may be required the matter should be permittal to drop I aim to ask you to be good enough to thank His Excellency the Governor for referring this satterio them.I have, &o.,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS. Shore Bry.

QUARANTINE. IMPOSED ON VESSELS ARRIVING FROM HONGKONG.

enelosing a copy of a letter from the Commie Ritted about with a speed unknown before in where ice is not lacey elsewhere as well,

The following lotter was addressed to the Government :--

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,

1st July, 1909. SIR, I have the honour to request that you will be so good as to place the following before His Excellency the Governor.

Of the 120 cases of Bubonic Plague reported to date for the year 1909, 83 occurred in the Kowloor. Peninsula and a great may of these in districts far removed from the Bhipping, Six cases were imported from outside the Colony, It is recognised that the plague season practi cally ends in the early part of July and there were only five coses for the week onding Juno 26th in the whole Colony,

There seems no adequate reason, therefore, for the imposition of quarantine restrictions by the Port Authorities of Singapore on vessels arriving from Hongkong.

have found an exellent substitute for it, and one which it seems might well and economically be adopted in other parts of India. It would, however, only be economical in a dry climate or where firewood is very cheap.

making it possible to resul Canton in one day gave an air of business to the place. I ventured the journey, but the trip up the small stream

The substitate is nothing else than common from the North River to Yuutam, the present terminus, took three hours. It was a saltpetre. A couple of handfuls of this thrown stiff tussle getting our baggage transferred to into a bucket of water will makse, the latter the train by women, who fought for the work intensely cold, and will cool any wines, sĜA, and their wage, and our belongings suffered in beer, and go forth that may be put into it. consequence. We arrived, a sweating, breath Should this not suficiently cool the liquids, less crowd This meant putting

to be told that the last train had they must be placed in a fresh bucket of water, just gone.

at native and the process repeated, as after the water has certain amount of saltpetre the taken up a inn, ut us it was a new one built ise rail- cooling action codes. there was not much to grumble st. The mil way employees badged next door and I was

The Baltpetre can be recovered from the water

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warprised to learn that they were moving ea again by evaporating it either in large shallow masse to the Cantor terminns to take the place pana in the gun--a very economical process but. M' of that staff there whose torn it was to spend of course, only practicable in the hot weather— the next month in Yantam. This monthly or else by boiling it. exchange from town to country struck me as very equitable, but the reason why I coal

not learn.

·EFFECT OF FLOODS.

In a former letter I advised you that u con- sequence of the high floods of last year the embankments were all being raised and the line in pinces daffected to a surer foundation at the base of the hills. The floods of this year were not abnormal, but for six miles about Yuutar and in many places nearer Caxton they have scoured away tons of material from the perma ment way. In some places shrubs and tress have been planted in order to bind the banking together, but a contractor who travelled with said the line would never be secure unless a cumented facing of stone were erected at Section six, and I felt inclined to agree with him. The Company has faced the banks in places with loose stone, but the water has undermined stand much of the bank has collapsed.

Between Ynntam and Canton no great en-

have been necessary. The

Saltpotro is obtainable at from Rs. 6 to Rs. 10a et, and a cut, should last a very long time with care-a year or two at least. Photographers will probably have noticed that hypusulphate of soda has the same cooling effect, and doubtless it could be used in exactly the same way.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The CN, Co.'s str. Taming left Manila on the 6th instant, and is due here on the 9th inst

The N.Y.K. str. Yetorofu Maru (Bombay Line) left Moji on the 5th inst., nud is expected -here on the lith inst.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, HOJO, NAMAZUTA. BAYO, SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA, Colliories.

SOLE AGENTS For KISHIDAKE- MIYAO and KIGYO KOMATSU Coals.

HEAD OFFICE:-MARUNOUCHJ, TOKYO.

BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI. KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, The Great Northern str. Minnesota - from

KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW. Seattle arrived at Tokohama ea the 7th inst.

Cable addresses for above," IWASAKI”. She will leave Yokohama for Hongkong vis Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Mauila on the 9th instant, and may be expected here on or Codes, AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.

about the 27th inst.

SCOTCH WHISKY. rooting that the restrictions, which in tibir beldge would be about 200 feet wide. A few How To JE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your.com-

My Committtee suggest, with great respect, that His the should cable opinion are unnecessarily hampering Shipping, be removed. I am, de, 704

E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary,

**LE AGENTS IN

HONG KONG, CHINA & MANILLA. A. S. WATSON & CO,LTD.

Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial Secretary.

heavy onttings have been encountered, but the plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmanta, Lait Her bulk of the work has been to raise the line above Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pondre the paddy fields and to bridge the numerous Charmant will enable you to do it. irrigation canals, Two trains a day make the Specialities for the Skin are the study of a double journey, taking three hours to cover the lifetime, A. 8. Watson & Co. Lt. Sole Agents,

1453 distanes of forty-four miles. There are thirteen

AGENCIES:-- YOKOHAMA: M. ABADA, Esq. CHINKIANG' Moner GEARING & Co. MANILA: Maskrs, MACONDRAT & Co.

For Particulars apply to

H. OISHI, Manager,

No. 2, Fedder, Strest, Hongkong

Hongkong, 9th January, 1909.