F
Intimation,
Tom. Powell, Ld.
Hours 8.30 AM to 6 P.M.
Winter Season's
NEW GOODS
ON VIEW
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
Intimations
FOUNDED IF HONOUR.
No daubt
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i have seen in the papers such you this announcements ar this-concerning 10me. medicine or other If, on trial, you write that this medicine has done you no good we will refund your money."Now, we have ever reason to speak in that way concerning the remedy named in this article. In a trade Extending throughout the world, nobody has ever complained that our medicine has failed, or asked for the return of his money The public never grumbles af honestly and skillfully made bread, or at a medie'ns which really and actually does what it was made to do. The foundations of
Γ'
SKETCHES OINATE LIFE
IN SOUTH CHINA, Having recently made a tour into the interior of our southern province, 1 send you a few notes which, though they concern themselves not with the movements of mandarins, nor with the impeachment of officials, will, I think, re', produce faithfully phases of the people's life, and so help us to understand those whose ways
for the most part, past finding out.
...MANIACS CHAINED.
ard,
19, 1904.
Sligo to $1,135 per chest. The unsold stock is estimated at about 450 chests.
Opium, Permian. Nothing fresh to report. Sales are reported of about 180 chests at $880
cheats, to $940 per pice. The stock is about 1,850
- Miscellaneous Quotations
Cawbazar Kissmin Senna Leaves Cassia Saltpetre... Camphor (Chinese) Apricots...... Cloves
Olibanum...... Borax
Sandalwood Oil Sandalwood
$130 to 5160
10:10 31
76 10 23
118
25 10 28
22 to 45
10 to ar
15 10 17
*320 10 400 278 10 381
COMMERCIAL
TODAY'S EXCHANGE...
Selling
1/10 11/18
SE
Entertainment.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
MOKING
CONCERT
In honour of the Visiting Teams will be held in the
THEATRE ROYAL,
ON SA MONDAY,
21st November, at 9PM.,
All Tickets must be procured through Mem bare of the Hongkong Cricket Club, and same may be bad by applying at the Cricket Pavilion, or to the Secretary, my
Price, By each (including Refreshments)
A. R.
Hongkong, 14th November, 1904.
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION
tary, [1239
Christians chupelt not lost their houses, nor hamstring their bañales, but suddenly be came very debat, and determited as a counterblat to build a new temple, to ap- pease the Logry idols. The new temple has been erected, and will become in a little time the trysting place for cockroaches and spiders,” and the reception room for all the rubbish and other far and bones of a Chinese village: This is the first example with which I am acquainted, where a large temple has been Westrolled into a large and elegantly fum- may be the subtle deadly miasm, that must built by a handful of natives to counteract, it shed temple, situated in one of our richest emanate from a Christian Chapel. Meanwhile districts. We found three men chained with is it to be wondere! at if a missionary oc- heavy letters to three several pillars of the fem-casionally feels compelled to visit a mandarin, ple, and thought at first that they must be rob- or even the Consul, in order to circumvent bers, who were received there because of some such` tactics on the part of the Chinese ? In WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION are laid in sincerity and honour, the knowledge ephemeral convenience, or because the prison any other sphere of life it would be commended. of which on the part of the people explains its any disrespect to the idols, or desecration of
was full Nowadays no one is shocked at SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION WEDDED.. popularity and success. There is nothing to places. Whatever respect for their temples September are to the Chinese holy months. Every grido soon learns that August and disguise or conceal. It was not dreamed out and reverence for their gods may have filled They am is the south, months of fire, not be or discovered by accident was studied out, the minds of the Chinese in past ages, has cause the sun brolls everybody before a white on the solid principles of appliva ́medical FURNISHING DEPT all the nutritive and curative properties of Pure roads and deepen the capals seemes to have the god of fre, burning paper clothes for the science. It is palatable as honey and contains certainly now evaporated, just as any desire on firs but because the nights of these two months the part of the officials to mend the public witness the Chinste at their work worshipping Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod vanished, The shouts of the crowds, how souls of the solitary departed who have no firers, combined with the Compound Syryp of
ever, soon 'undeceived us. "The fellows are living relatives to look after their spiritual well- Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Malt and Wild Cherry. This remedy is praised by all maniacs the rabbit yelled, "an! moreover being. The ritual connected with, these re who have employed it in any of the discuses it one of them has learnt the language of the red.ligious observances in somewhat elaborste, and, is recommended to relieve and cure, and is headed devils," I tried conversation, but met for a riverins population, who are given to effective from the first dose. In Anemia, with nothing, but a vacant state and more superstitions, there is a pleasing change from Scrofula, Nervous and General Debility, la chatter. How long the poor wretches had been the dreary monotony of everyday life. Boats fluenza, La Grippe, and Throat and Long chained to these pillars I could not discover, are hired and hung wibout with Chinese lan- Troubles, it is a specific. It is precisely what Their prese ce reminded me of a native maderns and within with tinted glass chandeliers, it is said to be, and has won the confidence of
house. I once visited in one of our southers and then, having been furnished with such pro- the public on that basis. You may resort in it cities. The wretched mortals were barred vision as the Chinese love, they accommodate with a faith and hope that arise from the history within bare cells, behind timbers strong enough many musicians and aundry priests. These 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne.....1/!34 | WARE: OLD SATSUMA VABES, IN. of what it has done for others. Dr. Thos. Huot to confine an elephant. On this occasion there latter, yellow as the oriole, in their gorgeous Stucky says: The continued ue of it in my was one inmate only who was lying on the tobes, beat the fish's head, and by their grave practice, convinces me that it is the most floor on his stomach. The warder tried to mien give a serious aspect to what otherwise palatable, least nauseating, and best prepara-
rouse him and failed. With characteristic might degenerate into a nightly debauch. tion now on the market.". One bolle proves Chinese sympathy, the warder seized a long These bean in the past have been poled up Its intrinsic value. You cannot be disbambooand prodded the sleeping wretch in the and down the river. A half-a-dozen of these, appointed in it,” Sold by chemists throughout ribs, as if he were a hag. At last the madman with a big brazker behind the last, full of blaş the world,
turned over and, with gleaming eyes, showed his ing clothes, with the chanting of the priests and teeth like a hyena. The question of the number the music of the musicans, make a very pleas. and the treatment of the mentally deranged in ing effect, especially if one does not approach China is a very large one, and, to a great ex- the near. One may say, however, that in cons tent, an unknown one. In view of such occas. nection with these anniversaries, that two facts innal revelations, however, one cannot but beare obvious. The thoughtful are certainly ber
ALEXANDRA, BUILDINGS,
FIRST FLOOR.
NEW STOVES-
For Cooking and Heating.
BEDSTEADS-
Iron
Iron and Brass. Iron and Copper. Steel and Brass. And all Brass. Twin Bedsteads.
FENDERS & CURBS
In Iron, Copper, and Brass.
CARPET SQUARES-
Tapestry. Kidderminster. Kensington. Cairo and Bute
Art: Squares.. Printed.
Fast Colours,
Cretonnes, Art Sorgos.
Damasks.
Tapestries, and Fringes
CARPETS-
Axminster.
Wilton..
Brussels, and Tapestry
GENTS DEPT.
28, QUEEN'S ROAD;
OPPOSITE THE CLOCK TOWER.
NEW GOODS
·ARRIVE
EVERY WEEK.
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER- BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
MEETING OF
THE FOURTH ORDINAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Com- pany's Office, No. 37, Connaucht, Roid, on PRÍDAY, thể 25th day of November, at Noon, for the purpose of presenting the Report and Statement of Accounts to 30th September, 1904.
will 16 CLOSED from the 10th to the zith November, both days inclusive.
J. W.. KEW,
Manager. Karakong, 11th November, 1OME [1276
glad that there is such an institution as the asylum here in Canon, which is in such good hands.
A CHINESE "NODUS VIVENDI," The hardworked Britisher who has taken the
#2.37HE Undersigned have received instructions
..1.92
London-Bank T.T................itoj
Da.
demand.......EPIETAT Do. 4 months' sight....... France-Bank T... masopus America-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank TT. India T.T....paukscatepety
Do. demand ....................................... Shanghai-Bank T.T. †.......... Singapore-Bank T.Tazas Nomiast fapan-Bank T.T. mamai.communemainai934 Java-Bank T.T..............
Buying.
4 months' sight L/C 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 46 6 months' sight LfC............./17. 4 months sight
11
do.
4 months' sight France....................... months' sight Germany. 196 6 months' sight Bar Silver Bank of England rate
."
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OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows Malwa News
12
to
Old Older Oldest Jaina New T Henares New Plan Paper!
Per chest
@ 1,100/1,150
@ 1,180/1,320
@ 1,250/1,300 @ 1,320/1,380 @1,185 1,135 @ 880/940
Intimations.
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION;
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
the 22nd November, 1904, at 3.30 PM., at their TUESDAY,
Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaser Road, corner of Ice House Street,
A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURTσs);
Comprising
.GOLD aud SILVER CLOISONNE CENSE BURNERS, WALL PLATES, SILK EMBROIDERIES, CUT-VELVET PICTURES, SILK EMBROIDERED SCREENS, KAKEMONOS, SILVER WARE, TEA SETS, &c., &c, &c.
Catalogues will be issued. TERMI-A soal:
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers
"Hongkong, 17th November, 1904...
Masonic.
ROTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 204.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company trouble to understand the "make-up" of same time can glide along at a more rapid to the forthcoming ST. ANDREWS | PL. LODGE will be held at the FREEMA
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY
No
LIMITED,"
Chinese society, will long ago have noticed the number of Chinese drones." It would be interesting to know how many of the Celestials per their living by working for or sponging on, the "demons from the West. No ons can compute the numbers that get a fiving by frequenting the gambling halls, and thus living on other people. Most Europeans are pretty ignorant of the kinds of gambling that goes on in China. The Chinese know well enough that, first, about 10 percent of the gains are clawed" by the harpies who control these balla, and, therefore, in the whole venture, they know that someone will be the poarer by That the Capital of the Company be this amount, With this knowledge, tens of increased from $1,000,000 (divided into thousands, many of whom are the poorest of 10,000 shares of $10 each) to $1,500,000 the poor, crowd these dirty holes and try to get (divided into 150.003 shares of Sto each) by the creation of 50,000 now shares of Simoney by this means. Recently, in the south cach to be offered and if accepted to be of China large number of new halls have all tted to the persons cost tuting the been opened, and therefore the profession is sharehold is of the Company according to naither disreputable nor tabooed. It is under the Company's Register of Shareholders on the 38th day of February, 1935, at a premium ssary to refer in the large numbers of people of St for ea h and every single share of who get sliving by purloining the property of such 500.0 new shares in the ratio and others. My friend and were strolling along
OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA
ORDINARY GEN- HAL MEETING of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building, Fraya Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 26th day of November, 1904, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined Resolution will be pro posed
ginning to doubt the utility. thereof; on the other hand, the ardently sincere now avail themselves of steam launches to tow the boats, and so those who take part in the festival escape the tramp of the polers' feet, and at the
pace. Scien els not necessarily fatal to super. stition at first, but wilf, in time, give it a severe blow. Meanwhile, as some temples in Japan have been lighted with electricity, so here the use of steam is brought into requisition to mită. gate the misfortunes of the dead.-N. C.'D.
Nema
YARN MARKET,
ST. ANDREW'S BALL. COTSMEN desirous of SUBSCRIBING. BALL, on 30th November, are requested to forward to the Undersigned their NAMES and ADDRESSES, and to state whether Martled or Single.
DAVID WOOD,
Hon. Secretary, St. Andrew's Ball Committee. Hongkong, 26th October, 1901.
REGULAR MEETING of the above SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, at 5 for 5.30 P. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 17th November, 1904,"
[164 PAUSE
ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED.
FRAMED
PIANOS
$425.
In their report, dated 18th instant,' Messrs. Cawasjee, Pallanfee & Co. write :--Since the ue of our circular dated the 4th just; a beiter feeling is to be noticed in our Yarn NEW IRON market. A good demand has sprung up for some selected counts, and, in absence of suffi clent stock in first hands, dealers as well as peculators came forward in the market-and purchased a good lot at an advance of from fty cents to a dollar per bale on last mail's No. 70s. they move slowly at last mail's prices, quotations. Nothing encouraging to report in some salected threads of No. 16s, found buy ers at current rates; others are out of favour. A moderate business is reported in No. 125.; the river's bank in the middle of the afternoon, prices show na change. No. tar, are in much respective Shareholders thereof; the and we met two men, each of whom, was carry request and move freely at an advance of from. ampant payable on each of such new ing a gun, and one of them, in addition, a lefty cents jo a dollar per bale. No. Br. are not
at us not to be frightened, and urged us to pro quired for; business done at a dollar better.
They gesticulated at us frantically, shouted a much favour. No. 6, have attracted buyers MASTER
thereal (including the balance of the said ceed at once. Really, by their excitement. The market closes steady. Sales are reported
they appeared to be more frightened than we were. A few minutes after it was discovered of 350 hairs of No, 65; 50 bales of No. 8r.3,125 that these two rascals had robbed the crew of bales of No. for 1,400 bales of No. 121 625
"snake boat" of jo dollars. as they were
bales of No. 16 and 1,175 bales of No. 205; in returning from the market, where they bad been selling their mulberry leaves. In the evening, when some soldiers were asked why
proportion of one new share for every two old shares in the Company held by the
shares respectively. (including the said revolver. premium of sto per share) to be paid as to
one equal half past thereof in the 31st day of March, 1956, and as jo the remainder
premium) on the 30th day of June, 1905.
And that failing such altulment as aforesaid the aid new shares be disposed of by the General Managers in accordance with the Company's Art.Cles of Association. And that for the purpose of facilitating the carrying into effect of the above Reso lution the Transfer and other Books of the Company be closed for the space of seven
attention and selected trends are much in-..
GUARANTEED FOR CLIMATE,
PIANO
PLAYER
$385 & $500
(1349
Have you a SINGER Sewing Machine?. ...If not get one."-
$10 DOWN AND THE REST IN EASY. MONTHLY PAYMENTS,
Showrooms:- Wyndham Street.
Hongkong, 12th, November, 1904-
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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO
BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong,
PORT WINE,Z Direct shipment from the COMPANHIA AGRICOLA E COMMERCIAL DOS VINHOS DO PORTO,
about 7:37 bales. Arrivals during the fort PIANO AND PLAYER $800. (Succession to DONNA ANTONIA A. FERREIKA),
night par Steamers Fickia, Chusan, Pekin, bales. Shipments to Shanghai and Northern Latsang, and Catherine Apcar of 'about 10,000
days as on and from the tat day of larch, they did not suppress such scoundreldom, they i ports of about a 500 bales. The Unsold stock
1905.
replied, "We are not concerned with what go Should the above Resolution be duly passed on up there." It is reported down here that it will be submited for confirmation at a lately robbers have taken to brigandage, and Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary that they find the profession comparatively safe Ganeral Meeting which will be subsequently and probable. They seize and carry of men
convened,
1238)
Dated this 14th day of November, 1904-
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co General Managers. THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
of wealth to bills and then hold them for ran BQM,
TACTICS OF OPPONENTS OF CHRISTIAN PROPAGANDA,
I will confine myself here to facts, and hide as far as possible my sympathies. In a certain
NOTICE is hereby given that the THIRTY village not far from Cunion there dwelt two EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING Chinese elders, who had aforetime, been pelted OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company with stones in Australis, but who had over will be held at the lead Office, Victoria, Hong looked such trifling hospitality and kept on kong, on TUESDAY, the 6th December, at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of adding to the sum of dollars, and at the same receiving the report of the Directors, together time accepted Christianity. When they re with Statement of Accounts to the goth April turned. ic Chins they were not contented with a. merely nominal, confession of Christianity, and so they set about getting a chapel. Then appeared an antagonism which was unexpected, for the villagers appeared to have in the past paid little attention to the worship of the gods The gongs summoned the stolid labourers to
fast, and of declaring Dividends,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the zand instant to the 6th proximo, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES WHITTALL,
the temple to discover ways and means to
is estimated at about 14,000 bales,
Local Yaro-Sales are reported of about 500 bales of Now "pas, and 125 at $114 and
$116 respectively.
Japanese Yarn-Sales NIL Exchange-We quote to-day on India at Rs. 140 per cent, London at 17.-1cgd.=$
FORTNIGHTLY MARKET
REPORT.
are reported of New staple about 275 bales at Collon, Indian. Ruled very steady, and sales $3 per picul. The unsold stock is estimated of about $50. belos (250 old and 300 new.)
note. Sales are reported of about 400 balss at Cotton, Chiress Nothing of Importance to $12 per pical. The unsold stock is about 400 balas.
Monopoly for China of ...* THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
PERSONALLY SELECTED
For Case of
PIANOS
Su Dosen.
Dry No.
Selected Old Port $50.00
35.00
Quinta do Porto
30:00
Dry No. 1 TA
25.00
BY
Quinta da Granja
Taway, 1887, Vintage
BECHSTEIN, KAPS, Tawny, (White Label) 14.00
HOPKINSON,
KRAUSS, HAAKE,
RACHAL'S CABIN PIANOS.
HIRE OR CREDIT.
Yarn, Indian,An Improved demand and a rise in rates are to be noted in the fortnight. Chinese dealers came forward in the market TALKING and parchased a fair amount at: an, advance of from Bifty cents to a dollar per bales on last
WOW Eecretary, Finngkang, 14th November, 1001"
AS. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. AN INTERIM DIVIDEND on account of the Year 194 of Fifty Cents per Share on the Shares, numbered 1-60,000 inclusive will be payable at Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Hongkong, on and after FRIDAY, 25 November, 1904, on Warrants to be obtained at the Company's Offices,
and he sent a posse of soldiers, who set on the The Dividend will also baupayable at the bank under the e trees, smoked their pipes, won Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, on dered at the i presentaien of Wanants there, on and after mattered what gods men worshipped, or whe. lupidity of both parties, as if it the same date, prather they grahipped any, provided always that
The REGISTER OF SHARES will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 19th instant, it was their duty to see that the foolish people Wm POWELL, Ld.util SATURDAY, the 26th instant, both days who wanted a Christian church should have ons, inclusive, during which period no Transfer of The baffed and furious villagers there and Shates will be effected.
then determined, to have their revenge, and, though it cost them $2,000, they carried their purpose lato effect. They did not burn the
maila quotations Sales are reported of about MACHINES,
frustrate the hated Innovation, and they decided 7,000 bales. ⠀ Arrivals- about: 10,000 bales. to attack the builders and drive them from Shipments about 1,500, bales. The 'unsold their work Then the finy began, and as fast stock is estimated at about 14,000 baler. as the foundations were laid, the natives tore them up The Christians on their own initia-Nos, tos and 12s are reported at $174 and $116, Local, Vara-Salos of about 450 bales of tive appealed to the local mandarin who, let it respectively,⠀⠀
be written, was a sensible and forceful man, Van, Japases-No sales are reported.
HONG KONG
3th November, 1904;
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & Co.,
buy General Managers,
Hongkong, 13th November, 1904
[1743
Opiumy Malwa Ruled very firm. Prices show a good improvement, Siles are reported Old. about 145 cheats at $5.150 to $1,190 of new about 108 cheats at $10 to $1130 Older about 46 chests at $1,250 to $1,300 aud Oldest about y chests at $1,380 per picul, in all about 304 cheats. The unsold stock is ca- timated about yio cheat
Opium, Bengal→→Ruled steady and sales are reposted of about 275 chests of Patna at $1,180 to $1,189, and about to cheets of Benares at
AN ACTUAL REPRODUCTION: OF THE HUMAN VOICE. Hongkong, 14th October, 1904
TUBORG BEER.
Medium Tawny, (Brown Label)irgoa White Tawny, (White Label) .... Full Wine, (Brown Label)............. White Tapay, (Brown Label) Light Tawny, (Brown Label)
FRENCH OLARETS, St. George HERONA Cru-Wyobroni Cotas. ******** Montfermad Médoc A
10,00
$4.00
$5.00
5.00 5.00
5.50 16.50.
{0,000
St. Emilion
6,00.
St. Estepby
$7.00
6.30
St Julien
7.50
7.10
St. Estaple Superio
9.00
Chateau Margaux
9.00
9.00
211,56:
Chateau Leovilla Chateau Lafite Chateau Larose
BURGUNDIES,
Volnay vin 1893 Moulin a Vent vin (39 Macos vin 1899
and any other Chemicals, A guaranteed free from Salicylic Acid, FIRST C PILSENER BEER
Ben Lucy PRICE SIOSO per case, of 48 boules (gan
do, pinis,
Special Prices for Quantities, **
Sole Agents
FORD SIEMSSEN & CON Hongkong, roth buary, 100).
Nuits vin 1893. Musigny vin 1893 Corton vin 1893
Pommard vin 1899 Chablis vin 1893 Beaune via 1893, Red Burgundy Romance vin 1893 Chambertin in 1899
Ho
BARR
Per Casa Per Case Quarts Pinta:
Nos, 12&
Queen's Road
cong, 19th October, 1904
10.30