Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instru
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW,
the 37th September, 1904, at 11 A.M., at their
Sales Rooms, No. 8, Das Vœux Road,.. (Comer of Ice House Street),
SUNDRY..
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,}
Comprising:
DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON BED- STEADS with MATTRESSES, TEAK. WOD DINING TABLE, DINNER WAG GON and 'SIDEBOARD; OVERMANTELS TEAKWOOD DRESSING TABLE with BEVELLED GLASS, HATSTANDS, WARDROBE,
PICTURES, CARPET, VASES, COOKING STOVE and UTEN. SILS, dc, &c j
ALEO.
One Threadle and One Hand Singer's SEWING MACHINES and Two BICYCLES
TERMS As usual. ·
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 26th September, 1904 [1070
PUBLIC AUCTION. ... THE Undersigned have received instructions To ROYAL ENGINEERS, to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON. WEDNESDAY,
the 28th September, 1934, at 11 A., at the Royal Engineers' Yard, "C & D Block, opposite H.M.'s Naval Yard,
A QUANTITY OF
OLD STORES.
TERMS:-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers, Hongkong, 24th September, 1994. [107:
NOTICE.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONIM
Intimations.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.
A MEETING of persons interested in the KOWLOON, will be held at the SRAMEN'S INSTITUTE, Kowloon, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant, at Nine o'clock.
J. H..SWAN,
Convener, Hongkong, zóth September, 1904.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
of a CRICKET CLUB roa
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Cum- pany will be held at the Company's Offices, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th September, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1904.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th to the 28th September, both days inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. General Managers. Hongkong, 13th September, 1904.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MEMBERS will be held in the Hongkong Hotel, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th September, at 5.30 F.M.
"BRINISH YOKIS AND BELLI-
GERENT SHIPS OF WARS
The following is the text of a proclamation
issued by the Governor of Malta, as published in the Malta Government Gazette of August
Anno Domini 1901.]
12-
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, Bart, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order, General in His Majesty': Army, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Malta and its Dependencies, and Commander of the Troops serving within
the same.
SEPTEMBER 26 1904.
Intimations.
all wells, and, with the aid of the Japanese, have developed some of the wells that produce the best grades of oil, The Chinese also have taken a band in the oil industry of the islands, THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH Recently some of the American-discharged
soldiers have been working at the problem of furnishing the islands with their own illuminat ing ells and exporting some of the refined oils Through them the industry has bean rxtended, but lack of capital has hindered them in their work:
TORMENT OF SCIATICA.
CURED IN A LADY'S CASE BY DR. WILLIAMS' FINK PILLS FOR PALE PEOPLE,
Mr. E. F. Creusard, 38 Vale-road, Rams. Whereas by Proclamation No. of the 12th gate, England has described to a representa February 1904, by which certain provisions tive of the East Kent Times, who made an were made for the observance of strict neutral-independent investigation of her case, how she ity in these Islands in, and during, the war was cured of a very severe attack of Sciatica between Japan and Russia, We did, in theby Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. name of His Majesty, order and direct as Sciatica is a disease of a particular set of follows:-
Derves. It is described in a work of reference as follows
"3. No ship of war of either belligerent, (103rshall hereafter be permitted, while in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, to take in any supplies, except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer destination, and no coal shall again be supplied to any such ship of war in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, without. special permission until after the ex- piration of three months from the time when Issue or 30,000 NEW SHARES OF $1O EACH. | such coal may have been.last supplied to her.
H. F. CHARD,
Hoa, Secretary, Hongkong, 17th September, 1904. (184
A.'S, WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
PURSUANT to Resolution the General Managers of A, 8 WATSON & Company, Limited, hereby invite applications from the Shareholders of the Company for the issue of 30,000 new shares of Sro each at a Premium of 10 per cent. or $11'a share,'
Each Registered Shareholder on the 28th day of September, 1904, applying for the New Issue will be entitled to one share for every two shares
THE Underaigned have received instruc- registered in his name. Shares out applied for
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
.ON
FRIDAY,
the joth day of September, 1904, at 3 Pikty
by.
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his Auction Rooms, Duddell Street, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY,
Tet undir held from the Crown for the HE Property has an area of 151,319 square residus of the term of 75 years from the 14th July, 1863, subject to the payment of the annual Crown Rent of $34-
by those entitled to a sply will be dealt with by the General Managers in accordance with Article jo of the Company's Articles of Association,
The present paid-up Capital of the Company cach, and the New Issue is required to increase is $60,000, divided into 60,000 shares of to the Capital of the Company to $900,000 divided into 95,000 shares of $10 each.
The whole of the premium received from the New Issue will be placed to the Credit of the
within British waters as aforesaid.
Whereas in giving the said order We'were guided by the principle that belligerent ships of war are admitted into neutral ports in view of exigencies of life ni sea and the hospitality which it is customary to attend to vessels of
friendly powers;
And whereas this principle does not extend to enable belligerent ships of war to utilize neutral ports directly for the purpose of hostile operations;
"Sciatica.-Acute, darting pain almost like hot needles down the back of the thigh, extend ing to the knee, and perhaps to the ankle. The course taken by the pain is often tender to the touch."
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Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are well known as a remedy in diseases of the nervous system. By their tonic action on the spinal cord, for inst
одна,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG STATION..
REFERRING to the notice of 20th senders of Telegrams are hereby advised that December, 1902, and subsequent notices,
from 1ST OCTOBER next, the currency equivalent of the FRANC will subject to revision after three months, be fixed at $0.44 at which rate the charge for all Telegrams will be collected from the said date. ".
The following rates will consequently come iato force'
To Europe
1
............. $2.45 Nonh America "viz Europe":- California, Washington State District of Columbia, New York State,
Pennsylvania
3-95
3-75
Illinois ........NELO
............. New York City, Ontario Quebec,
Massachusetts
3.80
3.65
Russia in Europe
0.90
0.65
Russia in Asia...... Japan.......... ....... Amoy .... Shanghai
1,05 0.25 0.45
New complete list will be distributed as soon information may be obtained by applying to as it is ready. In the meantime any further the Company's Office.
OLAF NIELSEN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 19th September, 1904.
[1049
Intimations.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE GOODS OF JAMES ROBERTSON ALEXANDER, LATE OF SHANGHAI, IN THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, FORMERLY or No. 51, WINCHESTER STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, IN TILE COUNTY OF DURHAM IN ENGLAND, MARINER, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that The Honour
able the Chief Justice has, in virtue of Section 58 of Ordinance No. of 1897, made an Order limiting to the "17th'day' of November, 1904, as the time for CREDITORS to send in their CLAIMS against the estate of JAMES ROBERTSON ALEXANDER, iste of Shang hat, in the Empire of China, formerly of No. 51, Winchester Street, South Shields, in the County of Durbam in England, Mariner, who died on the 16th day of August, 1903, on board the Steamship Poyang whilst on a voyage from Shanghai to Hanko intestate and Letters of Administration of whose personal Estate and effects were granted by His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea on the 37th day of July, 1904, to WINFRID ALURED lawfully appointed Attorney of THOMAS COMYN PLATT, of Shanghai aforesaid, the ALEXANDER, the natural and lawful father' of the said JAMES ROBERTSON ALEXAN- DER, deceased.
*
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all such Claims are to be sent in in writing to the Undersigned prior to the said 17th day of
IMPORTANT NOTICE,November, 1904, or no notice will be taken of
FRESH ARRIVALS.
BY GIVING A VERY LARGE ORDER
WE HAVE SECUREDI DE
CO-OPERATION
OF THE MAKERS OF THE
"APOLLO
MASTER
them
All persons indebted to the above Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Undersigned.
Dated the 19th day of August, 1904.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER 8, Des Voeux Road Central; Hongkong, 958) Solicitors for the Administrator.
ESPECIAL OLD TOM GIN. Marshall and
Elvy's
Satinette
Mrs. E. F. Crussard. ance, they have cured many apparently hope- less cases of paralysis They strengthep men's weak backs, banish the dull, aching misery op the small of the back to which many women are periodically subject. The effect of Dr Williams' Pink Fills in nervous complaints, Neuralgia, Fita, St. Vitus' Dance, etc., is quite as remarkable, though not so universally known, as their power of making New Blood, which is the direct means by which they have cured so many cases of Anaemia, Consumption, Rheu matism, and General Weakness. They act on the Blood and on the Nurves through the blood. WE NOW OFFER THEM FROM TO BE OBTAINED FROM--
Mrs. Creseard describes her own case as follows
PLAYERS"
IN LOWERING THEIR PRICES, AND
$385.
We therefore in the name of His Majesty Applications for Shares in the New Issue will order and direct that the above quoted rule", be received by the Hongkong and Shangbai | No. 3 published by the Proclamation No. 1 of Banking Corporation in Hongkong from the the 12th February 1904, in as much as it refers 28th September, 1904, to the 30th September, to the extent of coal which may be supplied to 1904, both days inclusive, and the whole amount of $11 per share will be payable on application. belligerent ships of war in British Ports during The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company the present war, shall not be understood as will be CLOSED from the 28th September, having any application in case of belligerent known and registered in the Land Office as 1904, to the 8th October, 1904, both days fleet proceeding either to the seat of war or to
inclusive, FARH LOT NO. 48.
any position or positions on the line of route suspicion of currying contraband of wat, and with the object of intercepting neutral ships on that such fleet shall not be permitted to make use in any way of any port, roadslead, or "I first began to feel the pains of Sciatica waters subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty down my side and leg, from my waist to my for the purpose of coaling either directly from foot. It was a sharp, pricking sensation, like the store or from colliers accompanying such pins and needles, and sometimes a numbing fleet, whether vessels of such fleet present pain. After a time it got so bad that the least themselves to any such port or roadstead of movement brought it on, and I had to sit with within the said waters at the same time or my foot up, which was the only way in which I successively, and and that the same practice could abinin relief. I had the greatest diffe. CONSIGNMENT shall be pursued with reference to single bollity in getting upstairs, and when I have gone gerent ships of war proceeding for purpose of into the room to clear the table I have had to belligerent operations as above defined; pro- sit down and stop work. The leg pained me |vided that this sa not to be applied to the case cruelly, I tried poulticing, but that did not 1754 of vessels putting in on account of actual dis-stop the pain. I had read of the cures effected tress at sea, in which case the provision of rule, by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People, and No. 3 as published by proclamation No. 1 of I thought I would try them. They effected a me the rath February 1904 shall be applicable. markable.cure in my case.. I grew gradually
For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to~~~
Mr. GEO, P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer,
orto-
Messrs. EWENS AND HARSTON,
Solicitors. Hongkong, 19th September, 1904.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
[1054
THE Undersigned bave received instructions
la Soll by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
on
SATURDAY,
the 1st October, 1904, at Noon, alongside the Shun Tai Steamship Company's Wharf, the following Steam-Jaunches:-
The Steam-launch
"HAINING,"
Built of Teakwood,
Length over all, 115 feet.
Breadth, zo feet,
Depth, 78 feet,
Permanent Reserve Fund.
The New issue will rank for Dividend for the three months ending 31st December, 1904, pay able in May, 1905.
Forms of application for the New Issue can be obtained at the Company's Offices in Alex andra Buildings of at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong, Shanghai, and London.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1904.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of the Society will be held at its Head 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 Engine, High Pressure sat inches and Low year ending 30th June, 1904, and of declaring
Pressure 24 inches.
Stroke, 16 inches.
Boiler, 9 feet by 8 feet.
Steam, 115 ba
Speed, ra milos.
The Steam-launch
AND
"KWANG SUÍ,"
Built of Teakwood.
Length over all, 115 feet..
Breadth, 19 feet.
Depth, 77 feet.
Engine, High Pressure 12) inches and Low
Pressure 23 inches,
Stroke, 16 Inches.
Boiler, 9 feet by 8 feet.
Steam, 115 lbs.
Speed, 12 miles.
TERMSAs usual,"
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 24th September, 1904,
Intimations.
NOTICE.
[1064
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society 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, zist September, 1904.
(1057
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF
AND GODOWN CO., LD
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "
THE THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com. pany will be CLOSED from 29th September to 1st October next, both days inclusiva.
EDWARD OSBORNE, Secretary. Hongkong, #314 Beptember, 1904.
ROYAL AERATED WATERS MANUFACTORY.
GEORGE MANINGTON, LATE OF PRATERS in the Far East on account of DRODUCE the highest Olass AERATED VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONG their High Class Machinery and also of the KONG, JOURNALIST, Deceated,
superior ingredients theyuse in the manufacture TOTICE is hereby given that all CRE. of their goods, and the cleanliness, &c., are all NITORS their CLAIMS under strict supervision of Europeans only.
against the above Estate, to the undersigned before the 16th day of October, 1904, failing which they will not be recognised.
Dated this 16th day of September, 1904.
E. A SNEWIN..
Executor:
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY; LIMITED.
1043]
PORTLAND CEMENT:
Tin Carks
pla Bage of
per Cask
per Bag
OMES & CO
in Ganeral Managers,
NEW
JUST ARRIVED
WE WILL SUPPLY AN UPRIGHT
IRON GRAND AND A PIANO
The Palace, Valletta, this 11th day of August, better and stronger. Soon after I had started PLAYER FOR $825. CASH OR
1904.
By Command,
R. MICALLEF, Acting Lieutenant Governer and Chief Secretary to Government
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Instructions similar to those ambodied in the above proclamation have, we understand,
been sent to the Governors of other British colonies and dependencies.-The Times.
PETROLEUM IN THE
· PHILIPPINES.
CREDIT TERMS.
the third bottle the pain quite disappeared. I waited some time to see if it returned, and when I found that it did not, I wrote to the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, telling them of my remarkable recovery. I now enjoy good
These Players have been tosted in Hongkong health, and can do my work without feeling for 5 years (at Peak included) without a any ill effect." -
Dr. Williams' Pink Fills are sold at medicine
DOUBLY DISTILLED
AND OF MATURED AGE.
(608
THE MUTUAL STORES,
Do: Vœux Road. Hongkong, 1th May, 1904.
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
BARRETTO & Co... General Agents, Hongkong.
CHAMPAGNES.
Per Cate, Per Case. i doz qts. z doz. pts. Lucien Rozet, Carte Orange $20.00 $25.00 Victor Clicquot, Cuven
Speciales 24.00 Lucien Rozet, Carte Blanche 25,00 Victor Clicquot, Carte Noire 30.00
Lucien Roset, Selected
shapes, and there is no dificulty in detecting Single Failure, which can be sald of no other Lucien Rozet, Carte d'Or. 37.00 - substitutes (always useless and often injurious) Player.
by the fact that the genuine pills bears on the wrapper the full name: Dr. Williams! Pisk Pills for Fale People-seven words.. Dr. Wil liams' Medicine Company, Halborn-viaduct,
THE
SPARKLING WINES.
London, will send a bottle post free for as, qd ROBINSON PIANO Sparkling Duc de Mousseux $16.00
The following article, taken from. The six for 138. gd) Kolomazoo Gosetie, will came as a revelation follows: to many people. The article reade
Americans watching the development of the Philippine Islands will be interested to know that F. H. Oliphant of the United States geolo- gical survey predicts that in a few years petro- leum will be one of the commodities exported from the Islands,
COMMERCIAL
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,
Billing,
[54)
-
30
32.00
35.00
39.00
Per Case.. Fer Case. I dos qis, a doz. pts.
Comtada Montalbert 17.00
18.00 Baron de Valmont... 19.00 20,00 Duc de Montchault 32.00
Co., Ld.
Hongkong, 12th September, 1904..
EXCURSION TO MACAO.
£39
SODA WINE. * Sparkling Soda Wine $20.00 për Case of
4. dozen Soda Bottles
THE Splendid Steamer
BRANDIES.
Per Case, 1 dez. qtl
London-Bank T.................1/10 1/16.
"YING KING," Do. demand .............................t/101 | Captain Page, will make an EXCURSION Do.. 4 mon.as' sight ...............to 5/16 | TRIP TO MACAO, on EVERY SUNDAY, France-Bank T.T.......
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.
.........2.31
....44
1.871
The Steamer will lay alongside the S.6. 137† | Perseverance's wharf at Macao,
138
+
#
FARE
..714 | 1st Class Single Ticket $2.00, with Cablu $3.00 Return $3.00,
$3.00 Tifin and Dinner may be had on Board - ?..
at $1 each meal,
„Nominal
The islands of Luzon, Panay, Leyte, Gimeras, Guimaras, Negros, Mindanao and Cebu contain petroleum, There are some rich oil wells on the island of Luzon, and capitalists usually pro- | America-Back T.T. -augojongen spect among these before they go to other tal-Germianý—Rapk T.T, (1067 ands. On the island of Pany are de lödia T.Temia
posite of oil located from 200 to seo fest Do. demand........ below the surface. On the islands of Shanghai-Hank T.T. Negros, Cebu and Mindanao oll strata Japan-Bank T.T. gra are worked to good advantage by native und
Singapore-Bank T.T.. lands would indicate the probable existence of foreign capitalists. The position of these is
Java-Bank T.T. petroleum, as Borneo no the south-west, and
Ruying. Formosa and Japan, on the north, contain 4 months' sight L/C,1/10 7/16 productive areas that are extensively operated. 6 months sight /C/10 9/16) The beat all appears to be contained in a 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 458
do, The representative of Messrs, BRATBY and stratum consisting of rock, gravel and sand, 4 months' sight HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Agrared Water nearly 20 feet in thickness, lying about 400 feet 30 days' sight Bydney and Melbourne 1/1a11/16. Esgissers and Chemist's, Manchester, visited below the surface. This rock is in some places 4 months' sight. France........7.95 our factory recently in the course of tour amongst Eastern Aerated Water Makers, and too hard to pierce with the native devices, but 6 months sight was greatly surprised at the compactness of our American drilling tools cut it readily. In other 4 months sight Germany........ factory and also the methodical way in which places that so-called 'rock is only soft sand- Bar Silver.......... Overything pertaining to the making af Aerated stone. These oil lands are ordinarily unclaim Waters was carried out. He also expressed him.ed and belong to the govoroment. When they self strongly on the absolute cleanliness of our whole establishment, which he assured as was are owned by some one who holds one of the equal to Roy he had yet visited and superior old Spanish land grants they can usually be to a great many, He also reported that the bought at a low Sgure. quality of our goods was of a first-class, noture. and they showed that scrupulous care was
REPORT OF AN EXPERT.
exercised in the course of their manufacture.
Order Books and Price List Please apply to FACTORY and OFFICE, West Point, Tel 367. Depot, Ice House Street. Tel 374. DEV.DANENBERG & F.P.DANENRERG,
:
The advent of Americans in the island has
14.
VUK ON & CO,. LD,
B. A. NORONHA Macao Agent.
P. Beauville** Special Selected U. V. P. C, our 16,00
L. ROZET & Co. BORDEAUX.
SPECIAL BRANDS OF COGNAU. Cognac,
y
to
S. O. Ponnumajaan. 18.70 Very Old Fine Champagne 22.10 Grande Fine Champagne,)
Blue Ribbos, Guaranteed 12 years old Grande Fine Champagne,"
Green Ribben, Guaranteed an years old Grande Fine Champagne,
Red Ribbon, Gustanteed go years old -
$1,50
46.70
Hongkong, and September, 1904.
(998
46
AN APPEAL.
OLAHETS,
Per Case.
3.37
1.93
T CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, as most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Pons, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that 3% she will be pleased to receive orders forall kinde
of NEEDLE WORK.
of the ITALIAN
QUIUM QUOTATIONS,"
St. George ............ Cru Wynbre ......... 450 Côtes .............................. 5.00 Montferrand Medoc St. Emilion.. St Estepha.. St. Julien....
I don qui, $4.00
5.50
6.00
6.00
7.50
시
Today's quotations are as follows comes
Por chest!
JAPANESE BEER, "KABUTO" BRAND,
...$12.00)
$13.00
Bank of England rate
094:
Olde
greatly stimulated the development of the oil Mais New fields, "The Spaniards paed to procure illami- nating oils from some of the oil wells of Luson, Pasay and Negros, but their drilling machinery, refining devices and modes or distribution were Patna extremely defective. During the last 31 years: Benarus New. Filipino caplialists have been working at the | Farolas (Paper)
"Gentlemen's Shins made to order, and Cuffy and Collars ranowed on old anest
Ladies and Children's: Under-clothing, Gai--
...@ 1,060/1,100 dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery. Per Case of 4 dozen gi...........
1,120/1,180 Materials can be supplied, if required. 19-44.®. 4,200/1,280 The Superioress will also be most grateful 1);@_1,300/1,340|| for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who are taught by the Sistari.
Hongkong, sand April, 1595.
2,063
TIRANO WATER
* PEACOCK BRAND,
Per Case of 4 doremi 5.54 Hongkong, 19th September, 1994. (791)