Entimation.
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED.
"ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS,"
Des Virua Road,
FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT.
OUR
FURNISHING
DEPARTMENT
is completely stooked with all the
newest
Art Tapestries.
Muslims:
Velvets.
Plushes,
Cretonnes
Roma Satins, eto, etc.
CARPETS OF
EVERY
-
DESCRIPTION
AND MAKE.
-
·
Several hundred Smart Carpet Squares, all sizes and prloes.
Bedsteads, by the very best makers only.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1905.
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received instructions
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, the 15th and 16th February, 1905,
each day, at
10A.M.
H. M. NAVAL YARD, SUNDRY NAVAL, VICTUALLING,. OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES,
Comprising BOAT'S ENGINES, WILLAN'S BLEC TRIC LIGHT ENGINE, ELECTRIC CABLE, MACHINES VENTILATING and D'ILLING. LATHE, BRASS, COPPER, IRON, MANGANESE BRONZE, PAPER. STUFF, CANVAS, FURNITURE, BLAN- KETS, PROVISIONS, IMPLEMENTS, &c.
TERMS OF SALE:-As customary.
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.
THE RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED.
INTERESTING LEGISLATION CONTEMPLATED
icense was afterwards" granted" without the justices being consulted. The rejection of th s Taudable attempt to reduce temptation was to - beʼregretted." The Lord Bishop, Mr. France and others were also endeavouring to do all || they could to found a Seamen's Rest House under the auspices of the Church of England.
[Continued from page 5,] Don. F. H. May then moved that the meet! Such institutions ought to merit the entire sup ing adopt the following resolution: That port of the community; asthe men who patron, this Society should adopt the scheme for dealized them were well looked after and the ing with deserving, distressed seamen, set out temptation to drink was taken away. He quite in the letter from His Excellency the Governor agreed that it was a very bad thing for a man under date of the 28th January, to the President to go into the House of Detention along with of this Society." He said the scheme bad a the incorrigibles; idlers and vagabonds. He two-fold object. The first was to enable the supported the scheme and was quite prepared Society to deal effectively with a certain class to be one of the guarantors, but it was in the of those who applied to it for assistance-a hope that legislation would be made to meel chss of seamen, and it was proposed that these the ends in view and that they would in the cases should be investigated by competent future be able to rejoice under the old maxim authorities at the Sailors' Dome. The second that prevention is better than cure. If there object was to relieve the Society of the expense was any country in the world that ought entailed by dealing with these cases, by invit to look after its own people it was the ing individual members of the Society, or United States of America, which had great outsiders, to become guarantors to the guaran-resources and the legislators of which were so tee fund. That was really the case in a nut much against poverty stricken people getting hell. He might say at once to relieve the into their country. This formed a fair basis 21 minda of those who might think that the adop for the request that they took alter their own tion of such a scheme would attract to their people. (Applause.) This proposal by Mr. shores a larger number of undesirables, that May practically overshadowed the interests of the Governor had in contemplation fresh legis the Benevolent Society for, looking at the ac HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCElation to make it more difficult for destitutes counts; there was no doubt that the Society. to be dumped in Hongkong than it was at was going down. He thought the managers present. (Applause). No matter how closely of the Society should consider very carefully they wove the meshes there would always be before they took upon their shoulders perman (oop-holes, and there was no doubt that, how-ent charges like the upkeep of pauper children.. ever tight they made the law, cases of desti-The Society was formed as an emergency sution would cmp up. Where seamen, were society and he thought it would be a pity if it. concerned, he thought the members of the tied itself by heavy permanent charges such Society would agree with him, that it was de-as he had mentioned. It appeared to him that sirable that they should be dealt with by the such a question as was under consideration
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 7th February, 1975.
Intimations.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NUAL GENERAL
of
THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY AN SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Resad, on FRIDAY, roth February, 1905, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report
of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts: for the year ending 31st December, 1994.
1905, both days inclusive.
Intimations.
LUNG-CHAU, for Children of EURO “HE VICTORIA SCHOOL AT TÄNG)
PEAN BRITISH SUDJECTS, will be OPENED), on March zath, 1905.
The School will be open to Children of both sexes, but Girls over 12 years of age will not be admitted. For further particulars, applica- tion should be made to the Education Depan ment
EDWARD A. IRVING,
Insp. of Schools. Hongkong, 7th February, 1905,
NOTICE.
"HE HONGKONG AND CHINA
the Public that the PRICE OF GAS Will be REDUCED from $3.50 to $3.00 per 1,000 cubic feet as from the 1st February, 1905,
GEORGE CURRY, Local Becretary. Hongkong, 1st February, 1905, 198
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
Intimations.
YOU WANT
PROVISIONS
AND
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WINES
IN
THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA are: prepared, during suspension of their Trans-Pacific Service and until further notice... to BOOK CARGO and ISSUE BILLS OF LADING! to SEATTLE, WASH, VICTORIA, B.C., and
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company authorities who were accustomed to deal with was one, which would be better managed by PACIFIC, COAST PORTS, also to OVER] will be CLOSED from 1st to 11th February, them. It therefore seemed to him that the men, With these remarka, be supported this! LAND POINTS in the UNITED STATES
scheme was a good one. It would assist the Society, and he did not think there was any fear that it would attract more destitutes to their shores.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, 26th January, 1905. HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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HE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING of BHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Pelder's Street, at 12.30 P.M., on MONDAY, 13th February, to receive Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1904, and the Report of the General Managers,
scheme as merely a temporary stopgap in view and CANADA is connection with the GREAT of the legislation to come.: (Applause.)
NORTHERN RAILWAY FROM SEAT- The Bishop of Hongkong said he considered TLE, as hitherto, by the Steamers of the the scheme, was a good, ons as a temporary NORTHERN PACIFIC S. S. Co., BOSTON Mr. E. A. Hewett seconded, and said he measure, but a bad scheme if it had to be con- STEAMSHIP and TOWBOAT Cos., OCEAN understood before he came to the meeting that sidered as a permanent measure. It seemed S. S. Co, and CHINA MUTUAL S. N. Co.
not to discourage the class, they had described they would probably he asked to express an
For further Particulars, apply at the Com opinion on the scheme as proposed by the as "wasters," but on the other hand to encour-pany's Local Branch Office in. PRINCE'S Governor. He must confess that he had been age them: Mr. May had told them that legis BUILDINGS, First Floor, Chater Road. somewhat taken by surprise after heating the lation was in view to discourage the dumping: remarks of the Chairman. He was very glad of undesirables, and he would like to have. to hear Mr. May's resolution, and he thought, seen this legislation before they said anything. if it was put forward, the result would be good. about, this scheme. His idea was that the No doubt the ladies of the Benevolent Society scheme ought not to put on private individuals would dispose of the funds to the best advan..a responsibility, which belonged to the whole tage, and if it was proposed to form a guarantee, community. He did not see that this should JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
fund for the help of deserving seamen, he was be treated as a matter of private charity, any General Managers,
sure he heartily supported it. He bad hadi more than, the question of the unemployed at Hongkong, 28th January, 1905. [187 Dearly thirty years experience of the Merchant home. There both the Imperial Government
Shipping Act, and was also well acquainted
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 13th. February, both days inclusive.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITE",
Upholstering done in first-class THE HALF-YEARLY
style.
Houses completely furnished. Special attention given to the Shipping trade.
BLANKETS!
BLANKETS!
BLANKETS!
SPECIAL
PURCHASE OF
BLANKETS
NOW ON SHOW.
LADIES
DEPARTMENT.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY. MEETING ор SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 14th February, at 12 o'clock
Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director, and electing
Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 31st January to the 14th February, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary.
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Hongkong, 24th January, 1905.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK .ING CORPORATION. TOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI-
NOTIOR EVERLY MEETING
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpora- tion will be held at the CITY HALL Hong kong, on SATURDAY, the eighteenth day of ceiving the Report of the Court of Directors February, 195, at Yoon, for the purpose of re together with a Statement of Accounts to 3181 December, 1904.
Akon 31st January, ent
1. MORI, Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 24th January, 100g.
(68
THIS FAMOUS Mab Drag Razor
A SHARP LITTLE SHAVER
WEIGHT LESS THAN POUNCES.
and the Municipal Councils had taken the THIS DWARF RAZOR has superseded:
1905.
GET YOUR SUPPLIES
FROM
R. Perez & Co.
(SUCCESSORS TO
A. CHAZALON & CO.
AND
G. GIRAULT)
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Opposite Connaught Hotel.
Who are Suppliers of High Class Wines, Spirits and Provisions;
French Bakers;
Navy Contractors,
and
with the law rehling to vagrancy and he took matter up. He maintained that in this case. The old fashioned clumsy Razor and by Commission Agents.
ed forward to seeing the legislation foreshadow ed by Mr. May brought out, and threshed. The cases of deserving seamen becoming des titute were very rare, and he very much doubt ed whether one in a hundred or even a thousand of the so-called "deserving seamen" who passed through Hongkong were deserving
out,
the Government ought to take the matter.up, Though they might get a good many guaran- tors now, he doubted if they would keep it up, year in, and
They would get tired of. it. It was very kind of the Superintendent of the Sailors' Home to undertake 10 examine all there cases, and for
year
its use Shaving becomes a pleasure. It is manufactured in Sheffield, England, from a special amalgam of steel which makes imita tion impossible, and in consequence it enjoys the largest sale of any Razer in the World. Thousands of Testimonials testify that the little "MAB" is the finest shaving Implement ever produced.
To be obtained from THE MUTUAL STORES,
in the Colony.
Sole Agents for Far East, HoWARD & Co., 29, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong. Agents wanted in every part.
For particulars and terms, apply to
HOWARD & Co.
Hongkong, 24th November, 1904.
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He was sure that ng man who guaranteed $60 the Rev. Mr. France to undertake the distribu: WATKINS, LIMITED, and all first-class stores: a head for the relief of real deserving seamen tion of the rehef. It was very kind indeed; would regard the money as wasted. He but Mr. France, who was one of the hardest shared Mr. May's belief that the adoption of worked men in the Colony did not come out to the resolution would not make for the en-Hongkong to act as a sort of pauper inspector couragement of "wasters."
to the Government and inquire whether sea-i Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart thought that men were deserving or not. They all paid His Excellency by his letter. had focusred beavy rates and taxes, and he failed to see why public opinion on this matter. Twenty or the Government should not found a special thirty years ago, a distressed white man on the Department to do this work if necessary. They EBPECIAL OLD TOM OIN. streets of Hongkong was practically unknown had a Protector of Chinese, whom he thought Marshall, and Under the new conditions of affairs they had well, able to look after themselves, and that. increased rapidly and with the growing rela-being, 40, was it too much to ask the Gover tions between the East and the West they ment to give them a Protector of Britishers? were likely to increase further in the future. In conclusion, the Bishop supported the reso In these cases of emergency the matter could, lution, but only as a temporary measure, ind Ruarantors without any difficulty. Thus the one for the Government to lake up, rather | be arranged in ten minutes They would get, oxpressed his firm belief that the matter was
than private individuals,
Elvy's
Satine
scheme seemed to him to touch only at the fringe of a very wide question. It seemed to Hon. Mr. May said that Mr.. Stewart.
when he was hungry as another. The disit of foreign seamen. Now as a matter of him that one man needed as much assistance, was afraid that the Sailers lome would. be lowered jo jane by the admission into: tressed British seaman was provided for fact about Bo per cent of the inmates were by the Common Law. There was no pro- foreign scamen. The scheme was so far a By Order of the Court of Directors, vision in this scheme for distressed lands- charitable one. He did not think it could be J. R. M. SMITH, men. The fund therefore resolved itself into, said that the Government had ever shirked its responsibilities in the past. If the evil grew a relief fund for foreign sailors. Without so great that it had to be taken in hand by a Chief Manager.
regs wishing to be uncharitable or to say that Government Department, he had no doubt it
charity begins at home, be thought it was not, would be so taken, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK unreasonable in this colony for each nation to be called upon to support its own people when tails of the legislation spoken of by the Colonial they were in distress, Until they had the de. Secretary they were wandering in the dark and it seemed to him that this community bad reasonable cadre to protest against shipping: companies for bringing these men into the Colony and the Government for receiving them,
ING CORPORATION. NOTICE of the carporation JOTICE is hereby given that the REGIS. CLOSED from SATURDAY, the fourth, to the eighteenth day of February, 1905, (both days Inclusive), during which perind no Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
He anticipated with great pleasure some legis- lation against the importation of undesirables.:| [197A point which was overlooked in this matter
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st January, roos.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
"He ordinary YEARLY MEETING TF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings New Frays, on MONDAY, the zoth February. 1905, at 13 o'clock Noon, for the purposa, of receiving, the Report of the Directors and the
Sun-Sent of Accounts to the 31st December,
FOR THE RACES.
New Millinery, shades, Dress Fabrics, Gloves, &c., &c.
Ladies requiring Costumes are requested to pay us an early visit.
1904.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company with CLOSED from the 6th to the zoth February, both days inclusive.
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was that the Sailors Home, which was at pro:] sent occupied by respectable men, would run s... chance of losing its present high name. Haj. thought it was quite possible that the Sailory Home might suffer. There were glaring In stances in which foreigners were thrown upon this Colony. Any Visiting Justice could tell them that there were men of every nationality whom the British taxpayer of this Colony had to maintain from year to year. It had come.
DOUBLY DISTILLED
AND OF MATURED AGE, ·
TO BE OBTAINED FROM---
THE MUTUAL STORES, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 11th-May, 1004:-
BRANCHES : HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, Hongkong, 7th January, 1905,"
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
FAROE MARK
BARRETTO & Co. General Agents, Hongkong,
PORT WINE.
Direct shipments from the COMPANHIA Agricola e COMMERCIAL DOS VINHOS DO PORTO,
(Successors to DONNA ANTONIA A.FERREIRA),
Monopoly for China of
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
Per Case of
I Dozen,
Dry No. I
Selected Old Port $50.00
153
31
#
12 #
35.00
Quinta do Porto
11
10
30,00
M
가
# 25.00
Quinta da Granja
#
11
20.00
Tawny, 1887, Vintage",
#1
15.00
The Bishop of Hongkong then moved "that this meeting approves.of the scheme only on cording anaye adopted for the oven GREEn island cement coMPANY, Dry No. 3 the understanding, that it is intended as a tem- porary measure a period ex- ment time to formulate a permanent scheme. for meeting the difficulty.
Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart seconded, and on. the motion belog put to the meeting was carried.. thus forming a rider to the original resolution.
The proceedings then terminated.
COMMERCIAL.
TODAY'S EXCHANGE. -
Selling London-Bank T.T....III
Do. demand................ Do 4 months' sight...I'TI France-Bank. T.T
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to his knowledge that an American salles was Japan-Bank TT............
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.17
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LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks of 375 s. net 95.00 per Cask
ex Factory.
In Bags of 250 lbs. net $8.20 per Bag ex Factory. SHEWAN, TOMES I CÓ General Managers. Hongkong, and September, 1904. WEISMANN, LTD:
Tawny, (White Label).................................................. 14.00
FUJAI 13.00
més » 12.00ṛ
Medium Tawny, (Brown Label) White Tawny, (White Label) Full Wine, (Brown Label)..........nar; 11.00 White Tawny, (Brown Label) Light Tawny, (Brown Label)
(OAFE WEISMANN,)"'
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3.05
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
See our Grand Christmas Display, n Cakes, Bonbons and Confectionery" of all kinds made to customers' own order and design.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
spect extended He was perfectly convinced THOS. I. ROSE,
that there was no man in the world who would Secretary,
hate more to see his countrymen belag main: Hongkong, 26th January, roog.
tained by foreigners than an American. As HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE | he walked over the Peak the other day he
COMPANY, LIMITED,.
saw a magnificent palace being erected, the legacy of some great philanthropist in this Colony, and he wondered if that could pot i To-day's quotatione are, as follows- and after this date Interest at the rate
be used in some way. It was a matter of of 8% per annum will be charged upon all Calls in respect of SHARES NOT FULLY PAID UP common knowledge that there were funds (Malwa Now Mi.......................°1,075/1,100. Wm. POWELL, Ld. from the day appointed for Payment of such for the purpose, provided a recent Judgment Old...@ut, 15011,180 We guarantee satisfaction,
Calls, namely 3rd January, (1905,"s
given here had not been appealed against Older{gopprimaedoreammin@ 120/1,399 Oldest (@): 1,300/1,330 JOHN. DHUMPHREYS & SON, and set aside. A little time ago the justices | Patti Ne......@ 7,105
General Manager.
recommended that a public-house license be Banares New..............@tupen [351- Hongkong, 11th January, 1905, [cas declined, but he was sorry to see that the | Persian (Paper),
HONGKONG;
Hanghong, 2nd. Fabruary, 1995. -
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
"
Por chest - Send or Bring Your orders."
3
2:
The Weissmann Most Up-to-date Café in' the Orient,
Hongkong, 17th December, 1904. ~
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1950
10.00
MELROSE.co WHISKY
K.
2 Scotlands, Bestr
MA
Delicious Mellow
and Matured.
PROPRIETORS
Bowen & M'Kechnie.
CEPA RUBY
RIOJA CLARET,
per dozen.
$0.00
Direct Importers of Wine, Beer and Bpirits from well-known Growers, Brewers and Distillers. Price List on application,
BARRETTO & Co. Agents,
Nos, 12 & 14, Bank Buildlugs, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 36th January, 190), (44.