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THE SHONGKO

NOTIONS

"THREE CASTLES

MAGNUMS

CIGARETTES.

PERFECTLY MADE

FROM THE

CHOICEST VIRGINIA

TOBACCOS.

Sold in air-tight tins of 50

Cigarettes.

Obtainable at all Tobacconists.

Tala Silvurtimerneur in Yued by Eritish-American Tobacco Ca, (China) Zed

HONGKONG SHIPPING DEAL

·POPULAR' FÄSSENGER BOAT SOLD.

voyages.

KOWLOON: CEURY

CAT HOME

The At Home given by the Kowloon Cricket Club to mem- bers and friends, last -evening, i was a most successful function. The Club Pavilion was brilliantly illuminated and a most acoept- able programme of music was rendered by a string band. Chairs and tables were arranged on the lawn in front of the Club House And the guests, of whom there were about 200, ware admirably attended to in the way of refresh- meats. The officials in charge | |were indefatigable in their efforts to provide thair guests with every. comfort, and the function was one of the most enjoyable that has ever been held in the Club. During the proceedings a fow rockets and coloured lights were let off, which added to the interest.

NOTION

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For Particulars Apply to

S. SAYEKI, Manager,

On Friday night an accident occurred in the Harbour: The Shun Fat launch, bedecked with lanterns and filled with passengers to witness the firs dragon, ran into the port side of police launch on duty, off the Kowloon Ferry wharf, smashing No. 11, Padder Street, Hongkong- the red-hight. The bows of the Shun Fat were stöve in.. but there were no casualties among the passengers. The Shun Fat at once made for the Wo Fat wharf which she reached without any accident. When the pass- engers had been landed, she sank, The loss is reported to amount to $1,000.

CRIME DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

THE COOLIE AND THE LANTERNS.

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The illuminations during the Peace Celebrations gave many a petty thief his opportunity.

was

а boy who

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sell-

Japanese vessels operating on the fluences in the United States. Among the coolies employed by China Coast are fairing very is noteworthy to remark Mesers Leigh and Orange, badly. The Douglas steamers as that the Shangbai branch Architects, ta light their A gult are reaping the harvest, was opened on February 11th, lanterns

The 8.s. Haitan, Haihong and in Harbia on March 17th, thought that the candles the also the Douglas chartered Peking May 1st. Tientsin May left

over, were his lawful steamer Quinebaugh go from 5th, and Hongkong July 21st. A property to light. here for trips fully laden branch will be opened in Manila or do whatever he liked with. Hongkong Telegraph" Special.) both on the outward and inward in about a month's time and He packed all the spare candles within that same period one in in a box, and was arrested whilst We understand that the

Freight rates on the Coast have Canton. Mr. D.M. Biggar is the proceeding along the street. The Douglas Steamship Company's advanced recently owing to the Hongkong manager of the Bank, Magistrate

fined the thief boat, the s... Haitan, has been Japanese boycott, and, con- with Mr. C. E. Smith as assistant $10 and gave him the option of sold locally to Mr. Chang Yue

undergoing 14 days' hard labour.. Teng, a large rice dealer of Hoogsequently, owing to the scarcity manager.

of tonnage. The Chinese do not;

In anticipation of the rich to realise the

harvest he would gather among that by boycotting Japanese

the holiday crowds a Chinese Quite a number of suicides and equipped himself with a sharp tonnage they are making tonnage more scarce because the Japan attempted suicides have come to matrument. calculated to rip open for 32 years ese vessels return to Japan. The notice within the last two days all pockets. Found by the Police and has completed over result is there are less boats and One young Chinese female, 25 in Jackson street, he was to-day. thousand trips. The price freight rates, go up, and also there isears of age, was sent to the given three months by. Mr. R. E paid considering the vessel is less competition, which gives Kwong Wah Hospital suffer-Lindsell. is a rather old

the other companies practically ing good.

a clear field.

The

kong, for November delivery, for ayam of $250,000.

The s. s. Haitaa has been on the Hongkong-Swatow- Amoy- Foockow Tun

a

very one, is

why she was The reason sold, it is rumoured, is because she is a big coal-consumer. The Douglas Steamship Com pany believe in keeping their Bleet up-to-date. The Bs. Haitan will probably be replaced by a new bost,

The purchaser's idea employ the Haitan on the Hong -Long-Saigon rice trade. The vessel has good passenger ac comodation. She was built in 1887 by Messrs. R. Dixon and Co.'

seet

but

Chinese

complain

facti

of, have

SUICIDE CASES.

woman, a

servant

of

to

from some form opium-poisoning, believed.

the Among

unlucky pick- their been

self-administerd, pockets who failed in the dearness of rice, with the intention of com- endeavours to enrich themselves if they only stopped mitting suicide. Another young at the expense of the crowd. on to think over for a minute they;

girl, 15 Saturday night, were two Chinese would realise that they are help-years of age, found life unbear who were to-day sentenced at ing to push up the price of their able even with the joys of the Police Court. The evidence staplefood by boycotting Japanese the Celebrations. When she was showed that one of them, after vessels and, incidentally, helping was given a bad name, she snatching a watch and chain the Chinese and foreign vessels attempted to commit suicide by from a Chinese, passed it on to work together to push up jumping into the Harbour from to colleague. Both thieves were the freight rates.

Bank's Wharf, but was fabed captured by a constable, and to :::lout again and Bent today the snateher, who was found the Government Civil Hospital to be an ex-banishte, was given On Saturday morning the body aix months, while bis confederate of a Chinese was removed to the received six weeks. CORPORATION. mortuary from 16, -Bonham Strand, West. The deceased had OPENS ITS DOORS TO-DAY,cut his threat with a razor. “

A Chinese woman, 20 years The Asia Banking Corporation of age, chose death by strangul opened its doors to business to-day ation. She was discovered on with great edat. The occasion Saturday morning, suspended was marked by an At Home" by the neck from a cubicle. Life expires she will replace the 6.5. to which all members of the was extinct, and the body was Haitan on the regular Coast run business community were invited, remored to

the Kowloon The as Hatching used to be on From nine o'clock in the mortuary. the same run before, but she was morning until going to Press,

of Middlesboro. She is a steel, ASIA BANKING vessel of 1,856 gross tons register and 1,183 net tona. Her dimens- ions are 275 feet long, 35 feet beam, and 24 feet deep. She is commanded by Captain Stewart.

We also hear that when the present charter of the Hatching, another Douglas, boat,

chartered to Messrs. H. MH

Hemates and Co., who still

the charter. The cha

in Movember Meas and fo.

•

MILITARY HONOURS.

there was a steady stresan of

well-wishers who visite

stba

Bank premises, to Corporation good luck

Hongi

the

GENERAL VENTRIS AND

Kits

MAJOR CASSEL.

ave come to Hongkong, accord

further Birthday Ho

THE

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PILSENER BEER

GRAND PRIZES

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(The Bert Cinema House in Hongkong)

NEW

EPISODES

of

THE TERROR OF THE

RANGE

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THE

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TO-NIGHT!

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