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Intimations.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
Intimations.
of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Com.. NAVAL YARD of the under TENDERS are invited for the Supply to pany will be held at the Company's Offices, an WEDNESDAY, the 28th September, at Noon, mentioned Timber Materials for one year from for the purpose of receiving the Report of the 12th October, 1904, viz:- General Managers, together with a Statement TEAK, of Accounts to 30th June, 1904,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will he CLOSED from the 19th to the 28th September, both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
* General Managers. Hongkong, 13th September, 1901.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
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ISSUE OF 30,000 NEW SHARES OF SIO EACII.
PURSUANT to Resolution the General
Managers of A, B, WATSON & Company, Limited, hereby invite applications from the Shareholders of the Company for the issue of 30,000 new shares of Sto each at a Premium of 10 per cent, or $t a share.
Each Registered Shareh Ider on the 28th day of September, 104, applying for the New Issue will be entitled to one share for every two shares registered in his name
AMERICAN FIR, HARDWOODS, CAMPHOR WOOD,
OREGON SPARS,
BAULK, THICKSTUFF, SCANTLING, PLANK and BOARD.
HONGKUNG GENERAL CHAMBER ¶ ever written a true account of what opiom..
OF COMMERCE.
At a monthly meeting of the general com mittee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, present:Mr. E. A. Hewelt (Chairman), Hop held on Tuesday, 6th September, there were W. J. Cresson, Mossrs. A. Haupt, N. A. Siebs, J. R. M. Smith, H. E. Tomkins, R. C. Wilcox, A. G. Wood, Hon, R. Shewan (ex officio) and A. R. Lowe, Secretary.
NEW MEMBERS.
Form of tender, and information in regard The Secretary reported that the following to the conditions of Contract, &c, can be obfirms had been elected members since the last tained an application to the NAVAL STORE meeting, subject to usual confirmation by the OFFICER, H.M, NAVAL YARD. To enable members at the annual general meeting — persons tendering to estimate what stocks they Messrs. Midzushima & Co, and Messrs. would be expected to keep, they will be pro- vided, if necessary, with a statement shewing Angaard, Thoresen & Co. material during the twelve months ending 30th the expenditure of the different descriptions of June last. A Deposit of One Hundred Dollars will be required with each tender, but this will be returned on the acceptance or rejection of
the same
The lenders, which will be received till noon
on 28th instant, should be sealed and addressed to the Commodore, H.M. Naval Yard, Pongkong, atat September, 190.1.
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Shares not applied for GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
by those entitled to apply will be dealt with by the General Managers in accordance with Article 40 of the Company's Articles of Association.
Applications for Shares in the New Issue will
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LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
ex Factory.
In Bags of ago fbs. net $8.20 per Bag `ex Factory.
be received by the Hongkong and Shanghai In Casks of 375 lbs. net $5.00 per Cask Banking Corporation in Hongkong from the 28th September, 1904, to the 30th September, 1994, both days in-lusive, and the whole amount of 51 per share will be payable on application. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 28th September, 1904, 10 the 8th October, 1904, both days inclusive.
The present paid-up Capital of the Company is $60,000, divided into 60,000 shares of $10 each, and the New Issue is required to increase the Capital of the Company to $900,000 divided into go,con shares of Sto each.
The whole of the premium received from the New Issue will be placed to the Credit of the Permanent Reserve Fund,
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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, and September, 1904 IMPORTANT NOTICE.
FRESH ARRIVALS.
CLAYTON'S APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING
SKIPA.
A communication from the Colonial Secretary was read stating that the views of the Chamber of Commerce on this subject had been noted by the Government!'
PRODUCTION OF TEA AND COFFEE IN INDIA. The report by the Statistical Department of the Indian Government on the production of tea and coffee in India for the 19 years to 1903 was laid on the table.
CURRENCY QUESTION.
The following letter was read:-Shanghal 27th August, 1904 The Secretary, General General Chamber of Commerce. Shanghai, Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong --Currency Reform.-Dear Sir,-I beg to knowledge re- ceipt of your letter of rath instant, handing two signed and twelva unsigned pilated copies of fetter addressed to the Doyen of the Diplomatic
Body at Peking by the Chambers of Shanghai,
Hongkong and Tientsin. My Committee ac quiesces in the slight amendments made by Your Chamber, and the letter having been signed here is being forwarded, with the addi tional copies to Tientsin, with a request to carry out your Chamber's suggestions relating
smoking really is! like. Do these men - look, like maniacs?
The two men laughed softly, and went on with their cigarettes.
Hight or nine men and a few women' use together, space being limited. "She hires the rooms, though they are never all present these ground floor rooms," said my introducer, indicating the woman, "and we pay more than her reat for the use of them. There appeared to be no fixed charges, but usually, I was told, the customers pay £1 each, and stay as long as they like. New customers are not wanted. It is a select club-of a sort.
Most of the customers are Americans, and are able to pay well for their luxuries. "They do this sort of thing on a big scale in the
States," said one of them, "and that's where one acquires the habit." Opium-smoking, ac. cording to Mr. Davis, is not in the least harm- ful if indulged in with "care and moderation."
"To cut it short," said Mr. Davis, "opium- smoking is a pleasant pastime, like smoking tobacco, only it livens you up, and makes you feel as if no work was too much for you. You're buoyant and happy, and-"
"Yes," said the batchet-faced young man, and while you're lying here time flies,, You could lie here ten or fifteen hours, and it'd seem just like an hour. Try it."
I declined the pipe, a long wooden one of the orthodox pattern, such as everybody has been pictured in books dealing with the opium traffic.
23 1904.
Intimations,
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., MIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER- SANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS IND GENERAL COMMISSION
AGENTS,
16, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAI, HONGKONG, SOAP AND SODA 'MANUFACTURERS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
HTMANN'S RAHTIEN'S GENUINE COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES, &C..
&c.
&C.
Sole Agents Fire FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and
P. & O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, &C.
EVERY KIND OF SHIPS STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK
AT
:
KEASONARIE PRICES Hongkong, 15th December, roo
1804
the bed. He took the little lamp out of the Davis was busy with the "fairy lamp" on
olive oil-the only nit that doesn't give a for LEVY HERMANOS. pink globe, opened it, and poured into it, some eign favour to the opium. This done, be pro- daced a small oval tin like an ounce tobacco tin, filled with a substance that looked like DLERS AND WATCHMAKERS.
thick treacle.
j
half a guinea as it stands. You'll see how we "That's the opium," be said, "and it's worth
go on. Come closer."
And I leaned over the hatcbet-faced man
The New Issue will rank for Dividend for the BY GIVING A VERY LARGE RDER, thereto.-1 am, dear Sir, Yours faithfully, (Sd) who watched the proceedings with languid in-
three months ending 31st December, 1904, pay. able in May, 1901.
Forms of application for the New Issue can
be obtained a the Company's Offices in Alex andra Buildings or at the Hongkong and
WE HAVE SECUREDI
(E
Leslie J. Cubitt, Secretary.
REGISTRATION OF CHINESE PARTNERSHIPS.
The adjourned discussion on this subject was proceeded with and again adjourned to the
Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong. CO-OPERATION next monthly meeting.
Shanghai, and London
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1904,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
OF THE MAKERS OF THE
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HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MEMBERS will be held in the Hongkong Hotel, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th September, at 5.30 P.M.
H, F, CHARD,
Hon, Secretary.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1904.
!1045
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"APOLLO
MASTER
PLAYERS"
IN LOWERING THEIR PRICES, AND
WE
NOW OFFER THEM FROM
NOTICE in hereby given that the THIRTY. ING of the Society will be held at in Heat $385.
FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEET.
Office, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 20th October, 1904, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the report. of the Directors, together with Statements of Accounts for the year 1903 and for the half year ending 30th June, 1904, and of declaring Dividends, etc.
NEW
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society CONSIGNMENT
will be CLOSED from the 10th October to the 20th October, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE, Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, 2181 September, 1904.
ROYAL AERATED WATERS MANUFACTORY.
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PRODUCE the highest Class AERATED WATERS in the Far East on account of their High Class Machinery and also of the auperior ingredients they use in the manufacture of their goods, and the cleanliness, &c., are all ander strict suparvision of Europeans only.
REPORT OF AN Expert..
JUST ARRIVED
IN A LONDON OPIUM DÈN.
£1 A SMOKE.
The proprietress of "the only West-end opium den" as explained to the Bow-magle. trate by her counsel the other day-let a re- presentative of the Daily Chronicle into her confidence and showed him over her premises. It is quite an ordinary-looking house, near Tottenham court-road. Many storeyed build ings, massively built in red stone, and let out in flats, guard the entrance to the street but lower down the dwellings dwindle off into rather poor-looking structures of the ordinary mean street variety. It is in one of these that the devotees of the poppy drug take their daily allowance, and dream awayfthe tours.
The street becomes a playground for the children in the early evening and, besides, grown up folk, stand about the foot-way and at their doors in a manner that embarrasses stranger. But, taking advantage of a moment when everybody seemed to be looking the other way (writes (the [Chronicle representa tive), I knocked at the door of the mysterious
house.
Immediately a woman's head was thrust out of a window on the ground floor, and 1 was asked what I wanted. A short parley led WE WILL SUPPLY AN UPRIGHT | led up to the opening of the door and I found myself in the hall, inhaling light fumes of IRON GRAND AND A
what at first appeared to be some outlandish PLANO
tobacco.
PLAYER FOR $825. CASH OR
CREDIT TERMS.
These Players have been tested in Hongkong for 5 years (at Peak included) without a
Single Failure, which can be said of no other
The representative of Messrs. BRATBY and HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Aerared Water Engineers and Chemists, Manchester, visited our factory recently in the course of a tour Player.
amongst Eastern Aurated Water. Makers, and
was greatly surprised at the compactness of our
factory and also the methodical way in which
everything pertaining to the making of Aerated
Waters was carried out also expressed him.
THE
self strongly on the absolute cleanliness of our ROBINSON PIANO
whale establishment, which he assured us was equal to any he had yet visited and superior to a great many. Ha also reported that the quality of our goods was of a first class nature,, And they showed that scrupulous care was exercised in the course of their manufacture.
Order Books and Price List. Flease apply to FACTORY and OFFICE, Went Polat, Tel. 367. Depot, Ice House Street. Tel, 374-
Co., Ld.
Hongkong, ath. September, 1904.
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
£39
Dr. V, DANENBERG & F. P. DANENBERG, LI KWONG LOONG,
General Manager,
Hongkong, 20th May, 1904.
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ESPECIAL OLD TOM GIN, Marshall and
Elvy's
Satinette
DOUBLY DISTILLED
"AND OF MATURED AGE,
TO BE OBTAINED FROM-
THE MUTUAL STORES, De: Vous Road.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1904.
李廣隆
DABINET-MAKER`and`Art DECORATOR,
from Shanghai, has opened a FURNITURE STORE
No, 1, WYNDHAM STREET,
The only Shop in Hongkong with this name.
THERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE W
V of every description can be made to order in any design required...
A SMOKE LADEN ROOM.
terest.
FILLING THE PIPE.
"treacle," and hooked out enough to make a The operator struck a steel prong into the
"pill" as he called it. Twisting this round till it took the shape of a ball, about the size of an electric bell-push, be toasted it over the fame of the lamp, and begged me to come very near." I did so, and got a whiff of the drug that I shall not soon forget the effects of. The
· odour was wonderfully pleasant, but I had in- haled enough of the fumes to make me shake as I stood, and it took all the effort i was cap- able of to hide my tepaations from the topers on the bed.
They
Two fresh arrivals hammered at the outer door while this was going on, and the woman admitted them into our appartmani. showed not the least surprise at my presence; indeed, every one of the clients of the establish. mant seemed gifted with the ability to take everything coolly-even the stiflingly hot room.
said the man with the aplum tin, and the She has just got next room ready for you," newcomers retired,
It was explained that there was always a that is, one person who prepares the pill for "cooker" with each smoking party on the bed smoking. My introducer proceeded with his wasting, and when he had fitted the pungent morsel for pipe, he inserted it and handed the long wooden tube to the youngest smoker, who took one long pull, and lay back again with a look that suggested he was fixed up for the night. The process repeated, and after each
IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWE
KASTMAN'S
KODAKS and FILMS:
Solt Agents for "OMEGA" WATCHES." "OMEGA" is the best, "THREE YEARS" guarantee given to every purchaser.
sol
40, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Watson's Building,
THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
LIMITED.
.HONGKONG EXCHANGE.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
PAYABLE QUARTERLY IN ADVANCE.
EXCHANGE LINES: $15 Per Quarter.
NO CHARGE FOR INITIAL
INSTALLATION.
had bad his turn at the same pipe, the woman N.B.-A Special Charge is made for Lines arrived and carried me off.
If more than average length.
Not until I reached Oxford-street did I fully realise that I was out in the fresh air once more, collecting my opium-laden senses suf- Bciently to enable me to single out aber bound for Chancery-lane. And I now recollect being assured that no stranger had ever before enter.
A handsome young American came forwarded that opium-den, from an inner room at the bidding of the wo man. "You'd better come in and tee for your
self," he said, talking straight through his nose. "There are two gentlemen in the room, but don't you take any potice of them." And he just come. The woman disappeared. led the way into the room from which he had
The apartment was fitted up as a bed-room. Opposite the bare fire-place was a common. double-bed, and the other sides were taken up by a couch and a table.
I gasped for breath. For in addition to the somewhat faint fumes I bave spoken of the room was filed-with the smoke from three Turkish cigarettes. I do not know whether it was the closeness of the room (the windows and doors were shut) or the overpowering thickness
COMMERCIAL.
TO-DAY'S, EXCHANGE.
Selling London-Bank T.T..............
damiand.....
DESK
TELEPHONES
Entimations.
NOTICE.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE MANINGTON, LATE OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONG- KONO, JOURNALIST, Deciased,
NDITORS should send their CLAIMS OTICE is hereby given that all GRE against the above Estate to the undersigned before the 16th day of October, 1904, (ailing which they will not be recognised,
Dated this 16th day of Septembar, 1904.
E. A. SNEWIN
Executor.
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
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“HE Splendid Steamer THE
"YING. KING,"
Captain Page, will make an EXCURSION TRIP TO MACAO, on EVERY SUNDAY, leaving the Company's wharf at the end of Wing Lok Street, at 8.30 A.M., and returning from Macao at 7.30 P.M.
The Steamer will lay alongside the 5.5. Parseverante's wharf at Macao.
FARE:
1st Class Single Ticket $1.00, with Cabin $3.00
Return
19 $3.00, "
$5.00 Tiffin and Dianer may be bad on Board at $1 each meal.
YUK ON & CO., LD.
S. A, NORONHA Macao Agent.
Hongkong, and September, 1904°
THE
Auction.
NOTICE,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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HE Undersigned have received instruc=
tions to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
FRIDAY,
the 30th day of September, 1904, at 3 PM, by
Mr. GEO, P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his Auction Rooms, Duddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD -
PROPERTY, known and registered in the Land Office as FARM LOT NO. 48.
THE Property has an area of 151,319 square feet and is held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 14th July, 1863, subject to the payment of the annual Crown Rent of $34.
For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to-
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
or to
Messrs. EWENS AND HARSTON,
Solicitors, Hongkong, 19th September, 1904. [1054 THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
BARRETTO & Co General Agente, Hongkong,
CHAMPAGNES.
Per Can. Per Case, 1.doz qts. 2 dozi pts.
$25,00
Lucien Rozet, Carte Orange $20.00 Victor Clicquot, Cuves
Speciales Lucien Rozet, Carte Blanche: 28.00. 3200.
24.00
For a small additional annual charge Desk Victor Clicquot, Carte Noirs 30.00
Sets can be supplied.
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES.
zuma!:10 | BATTERIES, ++mappet/10 1/16
..1/10
.........2.31
CHEMICALS,
444
.1.By
.1371
.137
71
Do
Do, 4 months' sight.... France—Bank T,T. America-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank T.T. India T.T.
Do. demand................ of the smoke, but a wretched feeling of lassitude Shanghai-Bank T.T. came over me, my temples throbbed, and the | Japan-Bank T:T. weight of my hat in my hand was troublesome and I had to lay it down.
In the middle of the bed was ordinary tin tea-tray, in the centre of which stood a "fairy lamp," lighted. Around the tray, reclining ou pillars and cushions, lay two men, in addition
Singapore-Bank T.T............Noming! Javq—Bank T.T. ...erviceprenggyi
Ruying
4 months' tight L/C,
do.
foris
ELECTRIC BELLS,
INSULATORS,
SWITCHES
TELEPHONES,
&c.
KC.
&C.
Lucien Rozet, Carte d'Or.... 32,00 Luclen
Rozet, TUYE
Selected
36.00
***** 35.00 39.00 SPARKLING WINES.
Per Casa Per Case. doz. qts, a dox. pia. Sparkling Duc de Mousseux $16.00...
Comte de Montalbert 17.00 18,00 Baron de Valmont... 19.00: Due de Montchault 22.00
SODA WINE..
20.00
Sparkling Soda Wine S20.00 per Case of
4 dozen Soda Bottles
BRANDIES.
F. Beauville✶✶✶
Per Case, I dox, qis.
Special Selected U. V. F. C.. 16,00
L. HOZET & Co. BOB
SPECIAL BRANDS OF COGNAC, WIRE, Cognac ***.....................ke $15.00 S. O. P 18.30 Very Old Fine Champagne, 22go Grande Fine Champagne,
W
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SEND FOR PRICE LISTE,
46
to the Americas, who had at once returned to 6 months sight L/C. .....................................................1/tot, the place from which the woman had called | 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 451 him.
4 months' sight 30 days' sight Sydney and Mel'approc1/10 4 months sight. Francopyour235 6 months' sight
There was no need of the admonition I had' received to "taka no notice, for the two reciin. ing devotees merely cast their eyes over me, and want on doing nothing. A somewhat stout, Has been patronised by the Hongkong Club foot of the bed. On his chest was a cushion and merry-faced man lay angle-wise across the Hongkong Hotel, Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ld, Joint Telegraphs Cos, and other leading on the cushion was the head of a second man- Establishments in the Colony, to whom refer a hatchet faced youngster, with "Yankee ence may be made as to the Superior Work-written all over him even to the pose of his feet, manthip and Materiale of the Furniture, &C.gracefully perched up on a chair near the bad. supplied....
"
matemesanan2,36)
Bar Silver mi............duma................ 4 months' sight Germany ..........,191†
Badk of England rate:
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Meurs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. write as and cool-looking in the hot room.
He was in his shirt-sleeves which were pink Today's quotations are as follows - follows S. Watson, de Com "We have pleasure in stating that Mr. LI KWONG LOONG furnished the Annexe to our Dispensary and gave to every satisfac tion"
(Sd) A. 8, WATION & Co., Ld
INTERVIEWING THE MANIACS.
explained everything and apparently concealed My guide" Mr. Davis" he called himself—
nothing. "You people in England don't use
ORDERS panctually attended to, and opium," he said, though Eogland produces
CHARGES most moderate.
MATAN INSPECTION INVITED.
Hongkong, and September, 1904:
.1617/16
A
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS.
Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical
Work,
Blue Ribbon,
Guaranteed 12 years old Grande Fine Champagne, Green Ribbon,
Guaranteed 20 years old Grande Fine Champagne,"
Red Ribbon,
Guaranteed 30 years old,
OLARETS.
St. George...... Cr Wynbron......... Lebtesten
Montferrand
St. Emilion.....yumu St. Juljer,
31.50
156,00
Per Case
dos gts,
$4.00
5.00
5.30
0.00
6,00
6.30.
Malwa. New
For cheat 1,000/1,rag
7.50
ADDRESS:2, ICE Hover Road,
Old Older Oldest
..C 1,120/1,189 1,200/1.289
JAPANESE BREE, *KABUTO""BRAND,
Per Case of
4.
doren qla...
$12.00
W; STUART HARRISON,
15,00
300/1,3461.
·1,995:-
1,005
Per Case of 4 dozen
Hongkong 19th September, 1904
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about all the opium that is used.. Over here – Patna New people seem to be afraid of its they're heard Beans New- 1995 | false accounts of eplum smoking. Nobody has Pursian (Paper)
1904
HIRANO WATER, PEACOCK BRAND,