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LIFE IN HONGKONG.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JEL

To-day's Advertisement

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

ed o'er" with pale green, mould, The climate is death on ing frocks of every deraription. Shopkeepere have great trouble with the "stock." It is imposs ible to keep a roll of French Bilk for long on the premises, it rots on the shelves, flowers fude, all die articles spoi or acquire mould. Here they are always trying to "sell" at great scual los ING of the "STAR" FERRY but nobody cares to risk buying COMPANY, LIMITED, will be the gooda, "Inexpensive frooks Held at the Offices of Mestra. and no gloves" is the best plan Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., to follow in Hongkong, most Pedder Street, Hongkong, on women think,

You

Well-to-do eople in the East live like princes, and are regular little potentatre, as far as their own domiciles are concerned. Twenty servants is the usual & 1-lement of an ordinary sized household. They are pail vers little, and they find themselves in food (rice satisfying them gene rally). As for quarters, a mint to lie on, and a brick or a block for a pillow, seems tɔ be all that

Bargaining. they require in the way of sleep-

Money, in Hongkong is atrange, ing accommodation, for the average Chinese of the servant pay out payer dollare, and class can sleep anywhere and the shopkeeper sends his boy to the money changer, two or three) "any time. He is wonderfully elicient, quiet in his movements steps past his store, and makes

something on the transaction." reliable, respectful, patient, long-

Well, paper soffering, and even kind. The How is it done? head of a house in the East, money is of good account, be generally by dintof ei stances for it, and the money changer cause the banks are responsible a bachelor, leaves everything will give small silver, lut and 20 his No. 1 "boy"; he never seen his cook, never enters his kitchen, cept pieces for it, with five or aix d'cean't' kaw. balf nor a quar'er

cente extra os etch paper collar, simply because silver in always fluctuating, and with silver you never know where you are! a. fascinating Bargaining is process, which grows foreigner. "How much is this tea worth?" you nek. Seven dollars" "That too plebts England, or from Germany, or money, I give four." "Seven my America, considers it her boun- plice, four your plice, you say something difflent." Then you den daty to give, orders, superintend so survive the up 50 cents, and after a lot of the management of the hous-laver he says, "Can do." But hold, etc. tires of that, for she finds things are admirably done without her interference. Some continue to pry about" all thoir lives, but the generality do not bother. Thus it is that, with nothing to do in the hones, not even noy sewing or mending, European women get very Inzy, and bored with life in the Eust.

of his servante, and neither

knows nor thinks it safe to in- quire where or how they sleep or feed. When he wants, a thing done, it is done, and often before he even knows be want- *it. When A inan 'does marry, his wife, fresh from

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After a while she snori

Servants,

on the

If you hand him over paper dollars, you tell him to knock off hat 50 cents" because of money. changer. He begins to erjy your Fociety Where you learn Rond bargains?" be iske, and im down.-Jean Walker in the positively admires you for beating "Sheffield Daily Telegraph."

MALINI'S SHOW TO-NIGHT.

北

"

Chinese servants are not parti

The most baffling of all sleight- cularly well paid as we value of-hand performera, Malini, is to money. But their wants are few, give his first public show in so where's the need of money? longkong at the Peak Hotel this A dootor in the East told me that evening, the performance start- his cook gets per month 20 dollarsing at 0.30. Malini has already ("Meks," as they are called-won a name for himself in the abbreviation of the Mexican Colony and the Peak Hotel draw dollar) half the value of the American dollar—that is, £2 odd; with those interested in the már- ing room promises to be filled bis wife's "amab," 14 dollars; hie vellous tricks performed by the No. 1 houseboy, 18 dollars; and the Austrian-American. humbler servants less and less.

A Malini' performance is said Altogether, be keeps 12, but to be entirely different from the "keeping" merely means housing entertainment of any other magi- thom io special quartera at theian. The little wizard steps. back of the premises, and not

upon the stage without any ap feeding them: They provide paratus and proceeds to do the their own rice, as bafore stated, most wonderful trick upon trick and are not the slightest trouble with various articles borrowed in that respect.

from the audience. His Excell. enry the Governor has extended his patronage to the performance this evening.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT AN EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-

WEDNESDAY, 16th July, 1913,

Notice

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Something Good.

HAVE YOU TRied our »

Farmer's Sugar Cured Bacon ?

at 12 30 o'clock in the afternoon, IT IS PRONOUNCED BY ALL WHO HAVE TRIED

will be proposed:- when the subjoined resolutions

1. That the Capital of the Com- pany be increased from $300, 000 to $400,000 by the crea- tion of 10,0 now shares of $10 each.

. That the Directors be and

they are hereby authorised to distribute $100,5 0, from the Reserve Fund amongst the persons who are register- ed as shareholders of the Company on such date as the Directors may decide by way of bone in proportion to the number of shares held by, them on such last mentioned date and that such bonus be payable.. on such date as tho Directors may appoint."

Where such distribution would involve a payment of a fraction of cents such fraction should be ignored.

TO BE ABSOLUTELY THE BEST IN THE COLONY

Prove It For Yourself.

1913.

WE HAVE TRIED IT AND CAN RECOMMEND IT. SLICED BY A PATENT SLICING MACHINE IN RASHERS OF ANY THICKNESS, EXACTLY

AS WANTED..

Today's Advertisements.

BRITISH

INDIA S. N. CO., LTD.

APCAR

LINE.

Regular Service Between

3 That the Directors may be authorised to offer at par to every person registered as a shareholder on such date as tlie Directors may decide one now share of the Company for every completed three old shares held by him on which all calls have been paid such new share being (subject to the above condition as to be despatched for SINGAPORE, PENANG & CALCUTTA on 2nd S.S. "DILWARA," 5,328 tons, Capt. G: N. Ramage, R.N.R. will

CALCUTTA, STRAITS, SHANGHAI and JAPAN PORTS. EASTWARD.

despatched for SHANGHAI, KOBE & MOJI on 1st July at 3 p.m. S.S. "JELUNGA," 5,206 tons, Capt. J. R. O. Sullivan, will be S.8.ARRATOON APCAR," 4,450 tons, Capt. W. Walker will be despatched to KOBE & MOJI inducement offers) on 6th July,

(YOKOHAMA if sufficient

fractions) equal in nominal amount to the bonus payablo to him forevery completo three old shares held by him under the last preceding clause and that the nominal amount of such now share be paid to the Company on or before such date as the Directors shall appoint, such new share to

July, at 3 p.m.

WESTWARD.

The above steamery have excellent saloon accommodation for passengers and are fitted with all modern conveniences and carry à duly qualified surgeon.

..

For freight or passage, apply to,

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, July 1st, 1913.

participate in the first divid- FATHER VAUGHAN ON

dend declared after the issue thereof pari passu with thei existing shares.

MODERN DANCING.

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4. That the offer of the new.

"There is not much need of sharos as referred to in re-my expressing any view about solution (3) must be accepted those dances which have of recent on or before such date as the date been imported from the Directors shall appoint. Zoological Gardens into the Lon-6, 5. That no shareholder shall be don drawing-rcon," paid Father, entitled to an offer of any Barnard Vaughan at the Catholio

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fraction of a new share in Women's League. Their very respect of an odd share held animal names imply their animal That the Directors be au- nature. Not even the negro and by him. thorised to dispose of any negress think of breaking into new shares offered to a share such performances except when holder and declined or not they are drunk." accepted within such time, as the- Directors may ap- point and of any surplus new shares to such persons upon such terms and conditions and at such times as the Di- rectors think it.

By Order, W, S. BROWN,

Acting Secretary.

Hongkong, let July, 1913.

The summer is trying in East- arn tows for white people. In Hongkong, though the temperat ure in August and September is! rarely above 84, and those are the hottest mouths, it is a moist and

THE HOLIDAY clammy heat. You cannot help feeling languid and fit for nothing.

There were no sittings of the the sun beats pitilessly down, and Law Courts or of the Pulice it is no wonder that the ladies do Court to day, which is being very little in the morning, and observed as a general holiday. take a long siesta every afternoon. The Stock Exchange Association Calls are made at 5 o'clock, and Offices were closed, as were also not a minute sooner. They have the banks and the insurance such a nice, and satisfactory offices. Most business houses custom, these ladies. In the were open, while shops as a rule garden, or somewhere near the took no notice of the holiday, 1st Floor 14. Des Voeux entrance to their houses, they People generally were not able to have a little wooden bor, osten- take great advantage of the holi- sibly for letters. Bat it has, day, but a number of golfers were

underneath the printed name of able to get a good morning's

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RUDOLF WOFLF & KEW.

METAL MERCHANTS.

tho lady of the house, a little alit sport both at Happy Valley and July 1, 1913. in which is inserted "Out" or Fanling.

"To," as she desirea. If you notice

that the word ia"Out," you never Captain's Claim Against Steamer.

Central,

Big Ben."

ACADEMY OUTRAGE.

Why the Queen moved the King's Picture.

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ING & MINING COMPANY. LIMITED. FIRST MORTAGE DEBEN.

TURES.

(KAILAN BONDS).

YEARLY INTEREST due

OR AN

ENTIRE HOUSE AND WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN:

BEAUTY OF DESIGN

AND

.:

PAYMENT of the HALF SOUND CONSTRUCTION on 1st July 1913 will be made on Presentation of COUPON No. 2 at any of the undermentioned Banks, viz

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation. Chartered Bank of India, Austra- lia & China

AT TIEN-

TSIN, Russo-Asiatic HONGKONG

"SHOULD AT ONCE COMMUNICATE WITH

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

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CABINETMAKERS

AND UPHOLSTERERS

What is bollend to have besa Yokohama Spe- SHANGHAI D. & J. MCCALLUM'S

Deutsch-Asia-

an attempt to set fire to the Royal cie Bank, Ltd. Academy was discovered on the night of May 21

tische Bank and Banque Belge Pour l'Etrauger

The Interest, less Income Tax at 1s. 2d. in the 4, will be:

.

Fust after the exhibition closed at 7 o'clock one of the officials had occasion to go into one of the small rooms on the ground floor, and there he discovered a card-

On 20 Bonds. board box filled with cotton-wool, Per Coupon (Grass) tow, and rags, saturated with Less Tax 1/2d, in the Road, methylated spirit A number of

Nett amount payable 119.3.6d.

An Adventurous Crab,

A marked crab that had been

PERFECTION"

SCOTCH

129.0à,

8:4d

Embraces

On £100 Bonds, Less Tax @ 1/2d, in the 38,6d. Per Coupun (GrOSB) £3.05.08.

Nett amount payable 42.168.6d

On 45.00 Bonds. Par Coupon (Gross) £15 08 Od. Less Tax @1/2d. in the 178.68.

Nett amount payable £14 28,6d.

Payment will be made in Taels

wax tapers were tightly bound round the box with string, and at the time the discovery was made some of them were full alight.

The official was able to exting nish the burning matter, but had the discovery not then been made In the French Consular Court A party of students and mem- the conesquence would have dream of inquiring further; you put your cards in the box and go at Bangkok, on June 9, Captain bers from the British Horological been serious, as the box had been away. It is so simple, isn't it, Brulard, late of the Anjou, claim- Institute mounted the 320 odd placed in a position of danger to and saves your friend, in desha-ed certain money from the ad-steps to "Big Ben" and listened to the surrounding walls. bille within, such a lot of trouble! ministrators of the vessel, out of to a discours on the famous Bat, on the ceremony they the proceeds of the recent aule, clock by Mr.Thomas D. Wright, stand on in these parts. Those Mr S. Brighouse appeared on bea vice-president of the institute. dards, must be left, or you'll soon half of the former owners, by Mr. Wright mentioned that the caught off Catterline, on the Kin- find yourself out of it. After a whom plaintiff was engaged. The clock was regulated twice a day cardineshire Coast, was sent to at the Demand Buying rate of dinner party all the guests must claim amounts to Ticals 6,592 for from Greenwich, and that it very the Fisheries Officer at Aberdeen exchange of the day the Coupon "all" on the hostess yes, even passage from Europe and back, seldom varied more than two for examination, and it has now is presented. the bachelord, Bachelors have expenses in Bangkok and Saigon Beconds in twenty-four hours, It been ascertained that the crab to behave like gentlemen" in in connection with the vessel, two was the first stroke which actually was liberated at Beadnell, Nor-

indicated the hour.

thumberland, on October 9, 1912. the East, for they are at a dis months' salary while the steamer

Singapore Mortality Returas. Catterline is 120 miles from count anyway, is all the world was under repair, and salary for

The mortality returns for Beadnell. knows, and must mind their two periods of three months. Most Singapore issued by the Registrar of the items were undisputed, the of Births and Deathe show that, P'a and Q's..

Manchester Blaze. The summer weathor has a chief item in dispute being the

The most disation, fire which rainous effect проп Take your boots out of a cup. was pointed out by the court that there were 252 deaths (176 males, the last two year broke out on

clothea, passage to Bangkok and back. It during the week ending June 14,

has occurred in Manchester for THE HONGKONG & KOW-

LOON WHARF & GODOWN 76 femalea) giving a ratio per board where they have boon only under French law the owner of a mile of population of 40.82. the morning of June 4th, in an COMPANY LIMITED, for a day, and they are nicely cov-vessel had to send a captain back farial fever accounted for 43 old building situated in a con- ered with green mould. Gloves to the port where he was register deaths, phthisis 25, bari-beri 21, gested part of the bity at the back MR. CH. W. KEW having become mouldy and spotted in nood. The late owners gave evid bronchitis 1, dyesalary 6, pien: of Lower Mosley street. Eléven rosigned, his connection time; the residents place them in eace. It transpired that the ship a 15. Thirty children under firms were housed in the build- with this Company ceases from large glass bottles with screen was sold by order of the French three months of age died. The ing, including the which used tops. Silks ent and perish, chif. Consulate who now have the fans drop to pieces, sequins tarn winding up of its affairs in hand. nationalities were represented as rooms for stook purposes. It in follows: Eurasians 4, Chinese estimated that at least £40,000 jsh, even tweede become nickli, Judgment was reserved.

worth of goods were destroyed. 184, Malays 51, Indians 10.

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Qualities

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High Class

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Scotch

By Order, THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

W. 8. NATHAN,

General Manager.

Whisky.

this date.

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W. 8. BROWN,

Acting Bedrotary Hongkong, June 30th, 1913,

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