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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, S., and for

PRIVATE ĦESIDENTS AT HE OUTFORTH

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PREES,

With which is incorporated the CHINAOVERLAND TRADEREFORT] Subscription, paid in advance,

$12 per annum. Postage to any

•part of the World $2.

Hongkong Daily Press.

By Apatatment

BOVRIL

THE MIGHTY ENERGISER

stimulates, nourishes and sustaine without digestive efforit.

The Power of Beef is Inv

*BOVRIL

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 16,361, 號一十六百三千六萬一鮮

日七傘月八年二統宜

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1910.

INTIMATIONS

CALL

TRY

AT

MOUTRIES'

WEISMANN'S

COFFEE

TELEPHONE NO. 75.

ROASTED AND GROUND ON OUR

TO PURCHASE

PREMISES DAILY.

"MOUTRIE"

PIANO

FIVE YEARS'

GUARANTEE.

WRITTEN

NEW MODELS FOR 1910,

PRICE $378,te

S. MOUTRIE &Co., L3.

[$34-2

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE' CO., LD.,“

5

D

HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI..

IRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

ALEXANDER MOLEOD, Esq., Chairman.

C. STEPHARIUS, Esq.

Lun Yung 8v, Esq."

J. H. MICHAEL, Esq.

-0. B. HURBILL, Bag-

3

J. A. WATTIE, Esq., Managing Director.

1. J. Huones, Esq., Secretary

8. B. NEILL, F.I.A., Actuary.

A strong British Corporation Registered

ander Hongkong Ordinances and under Life Assurance Companies' Acts, England. •

***

Insurance in Force ...$37,855,895.00 Assets

Income for Year

9,415,250.00

3.565,559.00

Hongkong, Can-

ton, Macao

and the

Total Security to Folioyatlar 8,216,913.00

LEFFERTS KNOX, Esq.,

District Manager.

B. W. TAPE, Esq.,

District Secretary.

Alexandra Building.

CLAWDER, Esq, Inspector, Hongkong.

Advisory Board, Hongkong.

PAUL CHATER, KT., C.M.G.

1. F. HOUGH, Esq.

C. J. LAFRENTZ, Esq.

B

¡

[B1472

~BEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY-

GRE

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbs. net

In Baga 250 lbs. met

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

[4728 Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.

DEAK

In lb. and 1 lb. Tins.

30

[846

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

A1, A.B.C., Western Union, and Engineering Codes used, Builders and Repairers of Ships, Engines and Bollers, and Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers of Contrado Condenser, Stene's Manganese Bronze, and Parsons Steam Turbines, eto, etc, etc.

AT NAGASAKI -Talographie Address": "[DOCK" NAGASAKI

No. 1

No. 3

Longth.on Keel-Blocks,

Breadth at Entrance

un Bottom

510 ft.

77 14.

350 ft.

53 ft.

714 #t.

88 ft.

Depth of Water on Koel-Blocks.

20 ft. 24 ft

34.ft

3. Dry Docks No. 2

1 Patent Blip capable of lifting vessels up to 1,000 tons. The Salvage Steamer OURA-MARU, 716 tons and 12 knota speed, is always ready at short notice

AT KOBE :-Telegraphic Address: "WADADOCK)". KOBE.

Lifting Power

Max. Length of Chip taken in

Breadth

Draft

+

Floating Docks, No. 1. #7,000–3+=

460 Feet.

No. 2

580 Feet,

I und.

22

66 26

The Salvage Steamer “ARIMA-MARU," pumping capacity per hour 2,000 tons. The Floating Sheerlegs, capable of lifting 40 ton weight.

[689

ANY ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION

P.

&

O.

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

THIS

S.S.

"MARMORA.”

(10,500 TONS.).

CAPTAIN G. H. C. WESTON, R.N.B.

[THIS THROUGH MAIL STEAMER FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON VIA -BOMBAY WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 18TH, 1911, STAYING AT BOMBAY 24 HOURS ONLY AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT

MARSEILLES LONDON FARES TO LONDON ---

TRAMWAYS ·

LIMITED.

COMPANY

.2001)

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS. 7.00 ... 7,30a.m. to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am to 11:00 am....Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 12.45 pm. to 1.15 pm....Every 10 minuten. 1.15 pm to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. to 2.15 p.m.... Every 10 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 415 pm to 3.00

3.30 p.m. to 5.00p.m.ery 15 minutes.

15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.... Every 10 minutes

NIGHT CARS. 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m.

evary SATUEDATE.

hour Extra Cara at 3.15 p.m. 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. SUNDATE

Every 15 minutes. 8.00, to 9.00 am... 9.00am to 9.30 am....Every 30 minuten. 9.30 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am. to 11.00

minutos. Every 10 11.45.m. to 12.00 Noor... Every 35

minates.

12.00 Noon to 100p.very 151

1.00 pm to 5.0

5.00 pm to

6.00 pm. to

10 minutes. minutes. 10 minutes.

15 minutes.

NIGHT CARS at 6.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to

half hour. 11.15 p.m., every

by arnagament at the

SPECIAL CARS BY

Company's Office, Alerandrs Buildings, Dea

Tour Road Central..

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

F: General Managérs.j

Hongkong, lat April, 1909.

APRIL 15TH.

APRIL 22ND,

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE; £106 14 RETURN. 2ND

*

£48.8

For Further Particulars, apply to—

£ 72.12

>>

E. A. HEWETT,

SUPERINTENDENT.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

(TELEPHONE 97),

NEW STOCK OF

DR. JAEGER'S

SWEATERS

AND

THE NEW

COAT SWEATERS

IN

WHITE AND COLOURED.

CRICKET BOOTS,

LANE,

* 476

BELTS AND MUFFLERS.

CRAWFORD

五獅報,就十三月九年十一百九于一英港香

V. O. S.

WHISKY.

As Supplied to the House of Lords, The House of Commons, and to the Houses

of Parliament, Canada.

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

BREWER & CO., LTD.,

PEDDER ST., Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE, No.696.

RUDYARD KIPLING's Novels AT

$175 EACH:

Many Inventions.

Traffics and Discoveries.

Soldiers Three and Other Stories,

WELLINGTON TYPEWRITER $135.00 Now Supply of this Machine

Just Arrived.

Wee Willie Winkia, Under the Dooders, &c. COMMERCIAL MANILA ENVELOPES Life's Handicap.

Kini.

The Light that Failed.

Stalky & Co.

The Naulabks.

Action and Renotions,

per 1,000 $2,00 New Stook. Just Arrived.

SINGER FOUNTAIN FEN

(Self-filling) 85.00

SINGER STYLOGRAPHIC PEN

RUDYARD KIPLING'S POEMS AT $1.75 EACH:

The Day's Work.

From Bea to Bos; 2 Volumen.

The Seron Boo.

The Fire Nations.

Barrack Room Ballads, Departmental Ditties.

LONG

2

PRICE $3 PER MONTH,

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining accommodation for 300 Persona Wall Furnished Reception Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Residenta.

Electric Lifts to such Floor,;

Electric

Lighting and Fans. Telephones en every Floor.

Every Comfort,

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms,

Ladies' Cloak Rooms,

Matron in attendance.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS. 1357

A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard-Rook. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted; Electris Faus (if

required).

Electrio Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hôte at separate tablos. ·

For Terms, &s, apply to the

-Hongkong 24th July, 1905.-

MANAGER. [2858

(Self-filling) 83.50 ORIENTAL HOTEL

TYPEWRITER RIBBONS.

To Suit say Machias.

[627

HING & CO., PHOTO SUPPLIES. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

JUST UNPACKED

32.25

FOLDING POCKET CAMERAS, fitted with GOERZ, ZEISS and BOSS LENSES, PREMO FILM and PLATE CAMERAS KODAKS, FILMS—and-

ACCESSORIES,

AT MODERATE PRICES. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

INTIMATIONS

BOXING!

AT THE

CITY HALL.

TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), 1st Oct., 1910.

MAIN EVENT:

BILL LEWIS . ROT KINNEY,

25 Three Minute Rounds

for a Purse of $1,000.

4 Preliminaries,

Bookings and Plans at ROBINSON PIANO

Co., LTD.

PROMOTER, R. H. WHITTAKER, [1107 Hongkong, 24th September, 1910.

SPECIAL SALE OF WORK IN AID OF

THE ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR THE DESTITUTE,

HE SUPERIORES and SISTERS of

INSURANCE

1910

[ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.

NTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

CO.

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED TIN OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1969

£19,875,357.

I Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital.........

IL Fire Funds

£6,000,000

3,275,000

1,212,500

3,488,136

0.0

6 7

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the abors Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE and MARINE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agente,

(788 Hongkong, 19th July, 1910.

DENTISTRY

the ITALIAN CONVENT have the SIEN TING

honour to announce that their Annual Sale of Needlework, comprising Ladies' and Children's Dremes, Fmbroideries, Table Covers, Handker chiefs and a variety of articles suitable for presents, will be held at the Convent on the 1st, 3d, and 4th October next, commencing each day

at 10 a.ro.

The Superioress and Sisters beg to sobelt the patronage of a generous community to aid the work of providing for the maintenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and its enflying branches, and the helpless Aged 1 and Infirm in the Home of the Destitute at

ITALIAN CONVENT,

28, Caine Road

[1117 Hongkong, 28th September, 1910..

"BEDFORD" RELIEF

FUND

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

H.E. SIE HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.,

H.E. MAJ. GENERAL BROADWOOD, C.B. COMMODORE EYRES, RN.,

AN

ENTERTAINMENT

Will be held

AT THE

CITY HALL,

On SATURDAY, 15TH, AND MONDAY,

17TH OCTOBER.

Beste may be Booked at the ROBINSON

CO. PIANO CO., on and after MONDAY, 3rd

[à 28

October,

Hongkong, 27th September, 1910. (1095

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET

TEEMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st September, 1905.

DR. M. H. CHAUN, DENTAL SURGEON.

33, Quera's ROAD CENTRAL

[1083

ST FLOOR, BOOM! 2 and 3. From the

University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Telephone 126. Hongkong, 27th January, 1910.

(1022

ORANGES

"WASHINGTON NAVEL"

30 Cents Per lb.

APPLES

“TASMANIAN STUBMĒRS " 20 Cents Per lb.

THE

DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

·A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. ENTIRELY UNDE EUROS

SAGEMENT.

has recently been thoroughly renovated, extensively enlarged, and is now Inxuriantly furnished and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most central position, Large and Airy Rooms, Hot, Cold, and Shower Baths, Gas and Electric Light and Fens, Large. and Comfortable Lounge, Private and Public Bars *nd Billiard Booms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER

EUROPEAN SUPERVISION; Sanitary "Arrangements” of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS. Monthly Rates for Tiffin and Dinner, Special Ratos for married families on application to

J. H. OXBERRY,

Manager.

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor

(late Manager of J. H. Trone (Trocadero), leading Caterere in London, and GLAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, Colombo), TELEPHONE No. 197.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "CONTORT," Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st September, 1910-

[

BRAESIDE."

Fa542

PRIVATE HOTEL.

CUTANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort Fine View of the Harbour. Telephone, No. 690,

Apply to Mas. F. W. "YATTS,

"Braeside," 20, Macdonzell Road, [e.36 Hongkong, 4th December, 1907.

GE

'BOA VISTA (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA).

MACAO.

THE Hotel is under Furopean manage food, deanliness and hygiene of the place.

B

ment and most strict supervision as to

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous for few days rest and quiet. Comfortable socommodation

for travellera acco visit to the historical and picturesque bolony of

paying

Masso is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong Two steamers (8.8. Sui An and Sui Tag daily tạ

and from

Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres,

Cable Address---"BOAVISTA."

For Terms, apply to

213]

THE MANAGER

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER-ME. I. HAYNES, Telegraphic address "VICTORIA, SHAMEES." SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION

MACAO HOTEL

MACAO

Telegraphic address "FARMER, MAÇÃO.”, SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GRANDE Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHATES PROVIDED. Every Information and Special attention giren to Tourists. REASONABLE RATER

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WM. FARMER

Proprietor