Intimation.
Tam. Powell, Ld.
Hours 8.30AM, to 8 r.x,
WINTER SEASON.
NEW GOODS
ARRIVE
EVERY WEEK.
LADIES' DEPT.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Smart Boots and Shoes.
The New Cliffon Velvet. Winter Jackets and Golf Capes. Season's Furs, Fiohus and Fas→
cinatora.
Costumes Coats and Shirts. Lace Robes.
Trimmed Hats and Bonnets
Underclothing and Corsets
Gloves.
Hosiery.
Fans.
CHILDREN'S DEPT..
Wool Hats. Jersey Caps.
Hoods.
Gaiters
Qloves.
Dresses.
Cloaks
Hosiery
Shoes.
&0..
&0.,
40.
FURNISHING
DEPT.
FIRST FLOOR.
New Tapestry Cartàins. Table Damasks.
Bedspreads.
Down Quilts.
Art Musling.
Embroidered Sheets.
Carpots.
Rugs.
N
ko..
&...
&c.
DRESSMAKING
English, French and American
Styles
GENTS' DEPT.
•
28, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Houre-8.30 A., to 8 P.M.
Gents' Boots.
Winter Underwear.
Knitted Vests.
Trunks.
Baga,
Fitted Dressing deses. Exclusive designs in Ties Felt Hate
Gloves.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1904.
Entertainments.
HARMSTON'S
AND
ROYAL MENAGERIE
OF
PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS. LOCATION: CAUSEWAY BAY, NEAR POLO GROUND,
Arrive on Saturday. GRAND OPENING NIGHT, MONDAY, Novembar 14th, at 9 P.M.
THAT HAS EVER VISITED HONGKONG.
HOW
OUR COMPANY OF STAR ARTISTES. THE ZOES.
Europe's Greatest Gymnasta. THE CANTONE, Wire Runners, Jumpers and Pantomimists, IONA GINNETT, The most novel Horse-woman in the Universe, With her own imported Mare Gladys. RHODESIA,
London's Lady Society Juggler. GEORGE GINNETT'S Power of Kindness over Animals, JOHN WELBY COOKE, Absolute Master of them all and GILLENO, England's Greatest Musical Clown. MDDLE. OURA,
In her Picturesque Act on the Silver Wire, THE BUGNYS,
French Acrobats and Pantomimists. THE ELECTRIC TRIO-THE ALTON BROS, FLOKRIE, VIOLET AND MARGUERITE,
AND
20 OTHER ARTISTES 20, OUR BEAUTIFUL STUD OF HORSES & TIGERS, ELEPHANTS, LEOPARDS, BEARS, MONKEYS, GOATS, &c.
FIRST GRAND MATINET, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, November 16th.
Duors Open 3 o'clock. Como ence 4 o'clock. Children Half Price to Matinees only.
PRICES OF ADMISSION:
Full Box, 6 Chairs...
Single Seat, Box........
Chairs....art sem Stalls
$18.00
3.00 1.00
1.02
0,50
Gallery (Chinese only) N.B.-The Flectric Tramway. Co will run Special Cars liefore and after the Performances, Booking Office: Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. MADAME HARMSTON-LOVE, Proprietress,
ROBERT LOVE, Manager,
R. ALTON & A. LEONARD, Agents Hongkong. 8th November goj [1211
HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC
CLUB,
THEATRE ROYAL.
THE COMEDY OPERA FNTITLED
"DOROTHY,"
IN THREE ACTS, Will be Produced on the following dates SATURDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 1904. TUESDAY, 22ND WEDNESDAY, 13RD. THURSDAY, 24TH SATURDAY, 26TH MONDAY, 28TK
"
#1
FI
17
Doors Open at 8.30 PM., Curtain Rises at Q P.M.
The BOOKING OFFICE (at The Robinson
Piano Co.) will be opened to GUARANTORS ONLY on 3rd November, and to the General Public on and after 5th November, between the hours of 9 A M. and 4.30 P.M. each day,
Late Trama quarter-of-an-hour, after fall of Curtain.
Stalls and Dress Circle... ... $3 Pit Stalls ...
Pit
2
I
A. CHAPMAN,
Business Manager.
[1177
Hongkang, 1st November, 1954.
Intimations.
THE DAIRY FARM CO, LIMITED.
THE STRAPËS CERRENG HA
AND SUDSIDIARY COINAGE.
At the meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council, on the 18th ult, when the second
reading of the Supply Bill was introduced, the Hon. J. M. Allinson, speaking on the question of the local currency, said:
EXCITEMENT IN THE HEMP
MARKET
AT MANILA.
Writing from Manila on 31st ult, Messrs, Warner Barnes & Co., I td., iste :-The hemp and at times excited and the large proportion market over the past fortnight has been strong of arrivals found buyers on the basis of $12 foi
The last two or three days have been calme owing to news'of an attempt on the part of bear sellers in London to stem the tide of advancing prices, and values here. have reated a little Today a few small parcels could be acquired on the baile of $21.50 for current or say at exchange it. 10 fab, but dealers generally show no disposition to sell to arrive
on this basis.
a
Intimations.
A BILLY SAYING."
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersi, nes have received instructions
"It is a common but silly opinion prevailing among a certain class of people that the worse
remedy tastes, smells or horts, the more late J. STEWART HARRISON, to Sell by efficacions it is. So says a well-known Eng- example, let us consider end liver oil. As it is fish physician, lie further adds: "For.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
extracted from the fish this oil is so offensive to the taste and smell that almost everybody abhors it, and many cannot use it at all, no oll is one of the most valuable drugs in the matter how badly they need it. Yet cod liver world, and it is the greatest pity that we have not thus far been able to free it from those peculiarities which so seriously interfere with its usefulness." This was written years ago the work of civilizing and redeeming it how.
ever has since been triumphantly accom plished; and as a lending ingredient in the remedy called
I notice that under the heading of "Interfair current ast (although what possible connection there is hetween "Profit on "Silver Coin" and "interest," it is difficult to conce've but so it has been put in former years and will I sup pose continue.) that in roog no profit is expect ed from the sale of "Silver Coins." These coins (owing to the currency reform which has passed to successfully through its early stages,)
As we pointed out in our last circular the have drifted back to the Colony in very large advanced prices bad caused a rush of ready numbers, and to such an extent, as to distinctly hemp which we expected, in view of the general
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION become a burden to the trade of the Colony,
reports from provinces of scarcity in arrivals the oil retains all its wonderful curative pro I hope the time is not far distant when This is borne out by receipts which for the past is palatable as honey, and contains all the from the interior, could hardly be maintained.perties with no bad smell or taste whatever. It Government will make up its mind to with week are only 14,000 bales, and the estimate nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod draw a larger proportion of the coin from the for present and coming weeks are reduced to Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod Colony. Some time ago I drew from Govern-respectively 19,000 and 15,000 bales, or say livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of ment the information that these coins had 16,000 average over the three weeks,
Hypophosphites and Extracts of Malt and never been distributed on any particular plan,
To view of this shortage in receipts which Wild Cherry; creating a medicine of unequaled! looks like continuing for some time we can power for the diseases most prevalent and fatal but have been given out whenever they bap hardly expect the attempt to reduce prices in amang men, women and children. There is pared to be wanted. Whilst we had not con London to still ́urther under the parity of cost no other remedy to compare with it. It in trol over the currency of the Colony this may can meet with great success, the more so as well have served its end, but now that we have Sisal fibre seems to be advancing and the U.S. in Blood Impurities, Weakness, Loss of Flesh creases the digestive power of the stomach and
Throat and Lung Troubles, Nervous Dys pepsia, Scrofulous Affections, Thinness and Slow Development in the young, it gives quick and certain relief and cure. Dr. G. C. Shannon, of Canada, says: "I shall continue its use with, I am sure, great advantage to my patients and satisfaction to myself." Has all the virtues of Our shiping contemporary, the Daily Chro cod liver oil; none of its faults. You may
EDUCATION UP TO DATE.
a cunency of our own I think it behoves Gov. | markets continue firm. ernment to take some steps to see that the issue of subsidiary coinage is in some proper tion to the other coinage in circulation.
A FINANCIAL EPOCH.
While touching on our currency it may be
WINDOW SPACE TO LET!
ON THURSDAY,
of
the toth November, 1904, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, (Corner of Ice House Sirget), SUNDRY GOODS AND EFFECTS, Belonging to the above Estate, Comprising:→→
and POETICAL BOOKS, and many others. A number of SCIENTIFIC, CLASSICAL in English and French Languages.
ALSO
One MAGIC LANTERN Magnifying Glass and Pictures, and several other Instruments
AND
A Quantity of CLOTHING, GLADSTONE BAGS, &c, &c.
AFTERWARDS
np) the well-known Racing Yacht at 5.P.M. on the same date at Ah King's Slip- way, Wanchai, (where she is at present hauled
"THISTLE,"
with Sailt, Appurtenances, &c.,
The above Books, fustruments, &c. will be Ab King's Slipway, where she has recently undergone an extensive overhaul. on view in our Sale Room, and the, Yacht at
Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. (longkong, 5th November, 1904,
noted that for the first time in the history of miste, is electrifying Fleet-street with another trust it fully, it cannot disappoint or fail. One Pe
the Colony the revenue will e collected in its own currency, and not in the currency of any foreign power.
The Government deserve the best thanks of the Commercial Community for the judicious way in which they have carried through the in troduction of the new currency, and the de monetization of the old. It is fortunate that the Government's policy has been to study more the necessities of trade, than to slavishly follow the procedure as laid down by the Scheme of Conversion, and in this respect they have been wise, even although "fixity," which is aimed at, may be more difficult to maintalo, when once secured.
"Fixity "la no doubt a very desirable thing, where it can be secured without adversely af- fecting the trade of the Colony; but it is by no means prov d that such is the case. Sir, I have every confidence that nothing will be done to rush "fixity" even if such were pos sible, without every consideration being given to the effect on trade.
THE TIME FOR DEVIATION. We are now in the position that India was when she closed her Mints, and the framers of the currency scheme appear to have thought that what was successful in India must neces- sarily be successful in the Straits.
India, is a self-contained Continent with a surplus population; the "Straits," a Colony, entirely dependent for its very existence on the
import of its food supplies, with an alien popu- lation, constantly on the move Could the
conditions be more different?
To a free exchange of commodities without let or hindrance, the prosperity of this Colony is to a very large extent attributable, and that portion of the currency scheme which recom mended the prohibition of the export of our new currency, and which the Government have set aside, would, in effect, have set up a barrier to free trade, and I have not the slightest hesitation in affirming that the backward trend of our trade which has been so noticeable dur ing the past 12 months, is chiefly due to the restrictions set on the free movements of the
has been nothing like it since the organ of window display of an unusual order. There bottle convinces. Sold by all chemists, literary Radicalism discovered that hippopota- rausn its cellar. The new sensation is a act
of garments such are worn by the Chinese coolic in the South African mines, and these are spread out on a desert of red baize, with explanatory labels and all the rest of it. The joss-paper and the bunch of pickled mustard. leaf tickip the palates of the passers-by amazingly,
BANK HOLIDAY.
"]
N accordance with Government Notifs
tion No. 762 the EXCHANGE BANKS wll be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public the Anniversary of the Birthday of His Most Business TOMORROW, the 9th November.
Gracious Majesty King EDWARD VII. Hongkong, 8th November, 1904.
[1106
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF
HONGKONG.
TOTICE is hereby given that FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi- ness TOMORROW, the 9th instant, the Anniversary of the Ruthday of His Vo Gracious Majesty King EDWARD VII. By Order,
But what one most desires is another ex- planntory label to show what these inoffensive socks, &c., go to prove. ff compared with the everyday outfit of an English collier, the P. No M. G. thinks they might be described so a sumpinons indication that the coolie is well off, Surely that is not our blithe contemporary's purpose; so that as object-lessons they simply illustrato no object alatt. There is a placard on top referring to a series of articles" by some specia' commissioner, ar other; but if these banalties are the series of articles refer red to they simply show that the commissioner in better at stitching trousers than he is at weaving arguments.
MISSING CORRESPONDENTS
FOUND.
Word has been received from the two
correspondents, Emerson and van Lerberghe,
who recently left Chefos for Port Arthur. They are in Japan A private telegram receiv. ed Thursday, says the Chefoo Daily News of 30th ult,, announced their presence there, but conveyed no details of their recent experiencer.
and their subsequent mysterious disappearance The fact of the departure of these two men
was mentioned in these columns a few days ago. it was known that they arrived at Port Arthur after several unsuccessful attempt to run the blockade, and that they had been ordered out, but from that time they were lost track of.
Persistent stories were brought in by Chinese arriving from Dalny about the time of the correspondents' enforced departure from Port Arthur, to the effect that a junk with several
THE EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY Currency. There is still a barrier left, and Chinese and two foreigners had been burned
THE will be held at the Company's Town Office, a, Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on THURS DAY, the 'th day of November, 1904, at 3 Pål.
By Order,
S. A. SETH,
Becretary, Hongkong. 7th November, 1904 F1200
NOTICE.
WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED.
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
R. HARRY has this taken
that is the prohibition against the free impor tation of the British and Mexican dollars, bui this I hope will soon be rescinded,
OFFICIAL OPINIONS.
In the course of his speech, torning to the question of small silver in the Colony,, the Colonial Secretary remarked-Undoubtedly there had been very large quantities brought in of late and they had written to Rongkong to try and find out where it had been stored.
It appeared that the thrifty Chinaman was
at sea near Dalny, and that the passengers perished. Those who knew the men, however, refused to believe that this could have bee::
A. R. LOWE, Secretary, Hongkong, 8th November, 1904. [1212
WANTED.
A
CHINESE
Apply to-
CLERK and TYPIST.
THE OFFICE OF
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND) MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. Hongkong, 5th November, 1904.
[1201
ROBINSON PIANO
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NEW IRON
FRAMED
PIANOS
$425.
GUARANTEED FOR CLIMATE,
their fate, as they were both adventurers who MASTER PIANO could be relied on to extricate themselves from tight places, and as one man expressed it, pro- bably neither of them would submit to being burned to death.
They have finally turned up in Jap. after an absence from Cheloo of over six weeks. Emerson will probably remain there, while
Mover the Management of the Company's prepared to pay so cents a thousand to get vae Lerberght is now on his way to Chefoo
Busincas.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. G. HECKFORD, Manager, WM. POWELL, LTD. Hongkong, 7th November, 1904. [1215
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
FOR the convenience of Gentlemen desirous of joining the Association, LISTS FOR SIGNATURE are deposited at the following places --
HONGKONG HOTEL. KOWLOON HOTEL. HONGKONG CLUB. MESSRS, KELLY & WALSH, LD, MESSES. WATSON & Co., KOWLOON.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong, 25th October, 1904-
them from there. The Hon'ble member had criticked the method of distribution of small silver, but he knew of no other way of fluding out what was wanted than that of allowing people to express their wants by asking.
Sir John Anderson said I was very much interested to hear the opinions which were felt on the steps which have been taken with re- gard to the currency scheme. The small coin age has become so popular here because
Do,
COMMERCIAL,
TODAY'S EXCISANGL
Selling London-Bank T.T.................................... 1. 10]
demand
***-1/10 3/16 Do: 4 months' sight America-Dunk T,T. France-Bank TIT
Germany-Nank T.T.
india T.T
"Do. demand Sanghai-Hat T
PLAYER
$385 & $500
[1102
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be hakl on MONDAY, the 14th day of November, 1904, at 1 P.., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency
kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from the Governor, of Ono Lot of CROWN LAND near Hok Un in the Colony of Hong
renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the 3rd day of July, 1900, with the option of the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years,
Meine Registry Na
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
LOCALTY,
N.
Near Hok Un
Boundary
Measurements.
事。
1. W.
B. ft.
Contraty in
Hongkong, 5th November, 1994,
13j arenbg
Annual Rent
(1205
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
TRAB
BARRETTO & Co.,
General Agenta, Hongkong.
PORT WINE,
Direct shipment from the
COMPANHIA AGRICOLA E COMMERCIAL DOS VINHOS DO PORTO, (Successora to DONNA ANTONIA A.FERREIRA),
Monopoly fr China of
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
Per Case of I Dozen.
Dry No. 1
2
11
Quinta do Porta Dry No. 3 Quinta da Gmoja Tawny, 1887, Vintage, Taway,(White Label)......
White Tawny, (White Label)
PIANO AND PLAYER $800. White Tawny, (Brown Label)...... 10.50
PERSONALLY SELECTED
PIANOS
BY
Selected Old Port $50.00
་་
1
D 35.00
15
31 30.00
T
FE 25.00
18 20.00
15.00
14.00
Medium Tawny, (Brown Label)
13.00
Full Wine, (Brown Label)PALLE 11.00
12.00
Light Tawny, (Brown Label)
10.00
FRENCH CLARETS,
$4.00
$5.00
Cru-Wynbronnaing
... 450
5.50
5.00
6.00
5.50
6,50
6,00
7,00
0 6,00
7,00
2.50
$1. Geargo
Côles
Montferrand.....oimmune
Médoc mengung
St. Emilion
St. Estephe................................ 6.50
St. Julien...piennai. 7.50
KAPS, St. Estophe Superior 9.00 8.30
.........2.3
137
.443
+373
71
BECHSTEIN,
HOPKINSON,
Singapore-Bank T.T................... Namin.. fava–Bank T.T.
Buving.
4/11 ++/10)
the presumption that the small coin would come back here, as soon as the dollar became appreciated, was right. The dollar currency became appreciated and naturally the small coins flowed back into the place where they were worth more than they wore in the places in which they found themselves at the time of 4 months' sight 1./C... the appreciation. The whole question, how. 6 months' sight 1/4................. ever, is one of such importance and intricacy, 30 days sighi San Francisco & New York 451 that it le not one in which it would be wise to 30 days' sight Sydney and Melboume......1/101
4 months' sight
461 [16rgive any premature expression of opinion, 14 months' sight Francs ..
**** 2.351 may say, however,that hitherto in the steps wa 6 months' sigh
# appír 2.37 have taken we have had the most cordial co. | 4 months' sight Germany,.................................. 191. operation of the banks of the Colony, who have Bank of England ra's "wind non quomu 1 % placed at our disposal all the loformation we
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
INFORMATION has been received from the Naval Authorities that TORPEDO RUNNING will be carried out from the range at Lai Chi Kok for upwards of a month, com-
By Command,
Wm. POWELL, Ld. mencing on the 7th instant.
HONGKONG.
Hongkong, agh October, 1901.
[1095
have required, and who have co-operated most fully and helped us in all the steps” wa haye taken. I should like therefore to take this opportunity of thanking them publicly for the invaluable assistance they have given the Gov. ernment in this matter, up to the present, and to express the hope that in future steps wd may have to take, we may meet with the same [1308 | panorous treatment,
F. H. MAY," Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 7th November, 1904.
do,
ORIUM QUOTATIONS.
Today's quotions are as follor,, -
"va New @ 1,100/1.149 Per chc-1
Old
9-11kzadeverzandmun@ 1,37. [1,240 Older
@ 1,150/1.300 Fatoa Nez
Oldest 1,310/1,380 Finares New Persinn.(Paper)
@ 3
90/940
KRAUSS, HAAKE,
RACHAL'S
CABIN PIANOS,
HIRE OR CREDIT.
TALKING - MACHINES
AN ACTUAL REPRODUCTION OF
THE HUMAN VOICE. Horgkong, 14th 1996, 1964.
Chateau Margaux ......
Chatent Leoville Chateau Lafite
The
Chateau Larose...........
JCL00
10,00
9.00 10,00
***** 9:00
iaro [x.ca
.10.50 18.50
BURGUNDIES.
Volnay vin 1893
Per Case Per Case Questi Finta
..$14.00 $16.00
Moulin a Vent vin 18931450 16.50 Macon vin 1899 ..................17.00 19.00 Nuits vin 1893.
Musigny vin 189318.50
Corton vin 1893
•17.50 19.50
20.50
18.50
20.50
Chasla sịn :
TH
contact. 19.00.
11,00
Beaune via 1893.......
1110, 19.00
2000
Pommard vin 1899................................ 29.00
31.co
Red Burgundy... 30.00 Chamberlin vin 189939.00 Romance vin 1893
32.09
42.09.
*140.00
43.00
BARRETTO & Co Aginti,
Nos, 23 & 24, Bank Buildings Queen's Road Central..
Hongkong, 19th October, 1904.