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LIMITED.
'ALEXANDRA
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HONGKONG,
Hanglong, 18th March, 1905,.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1905.
Entertainment.
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UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HE. THE GOVERNOR,
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FROM LONDON.
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TO-MORROW, (FRIDAY), 24th March, MONDAY, 3rd April,
AND
TANJONG PAGAR DOCK BILL
FORESHADOWINO AMENDMENTS.
Intimations.
it¿lias "growed of itself”. But the conveni- ence of the old days of control in Singapom has insensibly tomed to the inconvenisce, even
A FAIR EXCHANGE, danger, of what is now practically a foreign At the meeting of the Singapore Legislative control in London many thousand miles away,
Large sums of money are no doubt realized Council on the 10th inst., Mr. Shelford, at the No mind with any pretence to a right com from simple speculation, but the great fortunes conclusion of this ordinary business, said he prehension of the probisms of administration are derived from legítimate and honest basiness wanted to take that opportunity of asking His or of statesmanship, would assent to where the goods furnished are worth the Excellency whether he could consider the post- divorce of control from responsibility, which price they bring. Certain famous businėis ponement for another week of the Tanjong | should be focalised exactly where the opera men have accumulated their millions wholly in Pagar Dock Bill in the Committee Rage. The tions to be controlled are localized. That a this way. Prompt and faithful in every con. reason of bis request was that they were not board of highly, estimable gentlemen in Fes-tract or engagement they enjoy the confidence really ready. The Company bad had out from church Street in London should pull all the of the public and command a class of trade that Liu legal advisors at home a series of omond. strings of Singapore shipping, docking, and is refused to unstable or tricky competitors.. In ments and also the provisions of the Water wharves is about as proper as it would be for the long run it does not pay to cheat or deceive Companies Acts ard on the previous day he the Government of New Zealand to run the fathers. Even a child or a dog toce learns to had been informed by one of their legal adfairs of the London County Council. Orto take distinguish between real friends and foes in visers here that he had hardly dims in which to: a more firmiliar cess, it is much on a par with disguise. A humbug may be advertised with do the thing thoroughly and place it before the the construction of Singapore railway as Tub
a noise like the blowing of a thousand trumpets, Company. Further it appeared to him that the by the Crown Agenta. In the above, of course, but it is senn detected and exposed. The TUESDAY, 4th April, amendments that they proposed should be in there is no reference to the topic of compen- manufacturers of
the hands of the Couccil some little time be-sation on expropriation, which will be settled THURSDAY, 6th April.
fore the Bill came up so that they might be on proper lines, but merely to the anachronism Complete Change of Programme each Concert, considered and member, might learn the true of a distant irresponsible control of the great. state of matters. It was possible also that the vital shipping interests of this port, the very The Programmes include a unique collection
Government might be suggesting amendments, pivot of its existence.-S. F. Preis. and he ventured to think its amendments. should be in the hands of the Council for at any rate a week before the Bill came up for consideration is Committee. There was no desire on the part of the Company to delay or hamper the Bill. They all recognised that the sooner they got out of the present interregnum, the better; but at the same time it was very necessary that the clauses of the Bill should be thoroughly threshed out, and therefore he would ask His Excellency to favourably con sider his proposal.
AND
of NATIONAL BALLADS of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, ALSO GLEES, MADRIGALS and CATCHES,
HUMOROUS MUSICAL SKETCHES,
BY
Mr. DUDLEY CAUSTON.
MADAME MARIE HOOTON, The Eminent English Contralto, Mr. EDWARD BRANSCOMBE, The English Teaor.
FOUR BOY SOLO SOPRANOS, Leading London Cathedral Choristers,
Box Plan KOBINSON PIANO Co.
Prices $3, 2 and r Concert 9-11 P.M. Hangkong, 23rd March, 1909.
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
His Excellency remarked that he might say at once that one of his principal reasons for wishing to take the Committee stage next week was that he thought it was very desirable that as many members sa possible who had taken 361 part in the second reading of the principal Hill should be here to take part in the dis- cussion in the Committee stage. They had already lost the services of one member and he regretted to say they would shortly lose the
services of another member, and he considered
THE Undersigned have received instructions it very desirable that at any rate on partent
from C. A. TOMES, Esq., to sell by
· PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
MONDAY,
the 17th March, 1905, at 1.30 PM, within his residence, No. 2, Cough Bill, The Peak,
THE WHOLE OF HIS
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
THEREIN CONTAINED, Comprising:-
SILK TAPESTRY COVERED DRAW. ING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD OVER. MANTELS with BEVELLED) GLASS, CANTON BLACKWOOD WARE, TEAK. WOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE and CHAIRS, BRUSSELS and TIENTSIN CARPETS and RUGS, SHANGHAI CUR. TAINS, BRASS BEDSTEADS with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, PICTURES, TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with BE- VELLEDGLASS, MARBLE TOP BUREAU with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE.TOP WASHSTANDS, MARBLE BATH TUBS, &c., &c., &c;
ALSO
AND
Committee stage they should have the benefit of the very valuable assistance which the hon. member he referred to had always rendered them in Committee. He was very reluctant 'upon that account to postpone the subject, but be did not think they would get through the whole Bill at one sitting; that was extremely unlikely. Perhaps it would meet the views of of the hon. member if they did what they could
Intimations.
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WALPOLE'S PREPARATION have always acted on very different principles. Before offering it to the public they first made sure of its merits. Then, and then only, did its name appear in print. People were assured of what it would do, and found the statement ORIENTAL CITY SCHEME.
truthful. To-day they believe in it as we all believe in the word of a tried and trusted friend. The promoter of the plan for the erection of It is palatable as honey and contains all the skirts of San Francisco as a means of abolish Liver Oit, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, a model Oriental city on the Southern out-nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod ing the present Chinatown report that their combined with the Compound Syrup of scheme is progressing. Their plant contempla. Hypophosphites and the Exce of at and A. CHAZALON & Co. tea the building of a strictly Oriental city, with Wild Cherry. It aids digestion, drives im all of the best Occidental sanitary improve parities from the blood and cores Anemis, ments and public utilities, such as a modern Scrofula, Debility, Influensa, Throat and Lung sewerage system, refuse incinerating plant, Troubles, and Wasting Complaints. Dr Louis electric lighting plant, street railways, theatres, W. Bishop says: "I take pleasure in saying 1 hospitals and schools, on the southern bayshore. have found it a most efficient preparation, em- It is also intended to provide docking facilities bodying all of the medicinal properties of a for the largest ocean freight carriers and rail- pure cod liver oil in a most palatable form," It road extensions to permit the most economical stands in the front rank in the march of medi handling of freight and passenger traffic. cine. It is a scientific remedy and a food, with The S. F. Chronicle says that the company organized to build up this new Oriental city hopes to make one so attractive that the Chine. will voluntarily migrate there from their present quarters.
and is owned by 550 different persons. It is at The present Chinatown covers sixteen blocks present appraised at $5,000,000, gold. The owners are making no effort to improve it. drawing the high reats they obtain from the Chinese without attempting to keep the pro. perty in repair. The promoters of the Uriental city scheme expect to persuade the owners to accept their preferred stock for the property in Chinatowo, which they will afterward modern it by widening the thoroughfares, raring all- be present buildings, and erecting in their place modern structures which will be an orna- at the first sitting and adjourned then ferment to the city and immensely increase the week or at any rate a few days so as to give value of the district. the Company time.
Mr. Napier said this was a very important matter from the point of view of the Company, He thought they should have full time to con eider all the mendments which they desired to bring before the Cruncil and also full time to consider the Government's amendments too. Personally, be thought that if the Company said they were not in a position to proceed they should get time to prepare,
PHILIPPINE PRODUCTS.
Secretary Taft has addressed a letter to the chairman of Committee of Ways and Means which states the facts which bear on the quis tion of admitting hilippine products freely to our markets clearly that no member of Congress can hereafter vote to do the Fili pinos injustice in the matter of trade rela tions unless he does so knowingly and wil His Excellency said the Government would fully. We have taken from them the Spa markets which they formerly held have no amen 'ments to bring forward with by a preferential orrangement and have pro- One AMERICAN MARBLE REFRI-Card to the expropriation of the Company.vided for them no other market. From our The amendments of the Government would be own markets, to which they would naturally GERATOR;
confined to the other parts of the Bill which expect admission, we exclude them, not only by a tariff which, in their undeveloped state, is provided for administration and management, prohibitory, but have made it absolutely pro. He did not want to appear angraclops, but he hibitory by forbidding all commerce with us altached very considerable importance to what except in American bottoms, which cannot and he had already mentioned, and after all, the will not bring their products at rates which Bill had been before the Company since the in the islands, partly at their expense and the traffic will bear. We are maintaining order zoth of January. They were now at the 10th of partly at our own, and compelling them to tax March, and that seemed to him a very con themselves for the roads, schools and school. siderable time for the Company as well as for houses which they doubtless need, but in the large affairs our oppression is far worse than the Government to consider the clauses of the that of Spain, and if maintained will go down Bill and make up their minds as to the form to history as an example of the unblushing In which they desired amendment. He would hoggishness of republics. prefer to have at least one sitting in Committee on the 17th of March and he would be quite willing-in fact, he thought it would be seces- sary to have more than one sitting in Com
One COTTAGE PIANO, by M. F. Rachals & Co., Hamburg, (in Good Order and Condi- tion),
Catalogues will be issued. Terms-As usual.
I
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hougkong, 21st March, 1905.
Notice of Firm.
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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
a delicious taste and flavour. No slow or
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9
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING or SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, Victoria, on SATURDAY, the 23th March, 1905, at 11 A.M., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December,
1904.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 12nd March, to SATURDAY, the 23th March, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 10th March, 1905
[349
PHILIPPINE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. HOLLIDAY WISE & Co., No. 100, Calle Anloague, Manila, P. I., at 3.30 P.1., on THURSDAY, 30th March, 1905, for the purpose of presenting the Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904.
Shareholders desirous of having a copy of Report and Accounts may obtain same on application to the Secretary, Mr. G. C. MOXON.
BENJAMIN, KELLY & POTTS, General Managers. Hongkong, 11st March, 1905.
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CAMPBELL, MOORE AND COMPANY,
LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE.
RESUME this day Charge of this Agency.mittee; and with regard to the papers he should i industry. We doubt whether this latter con- HOLDERS in the above Company will be
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong, zzad March, 1905.
Intimations.
not be prepared to press the maller at all.
Mr. Shelford agreed that as the amend [395 ments were more on the latter half of the Bill,
they would not press the proposal for delay if the Bill was not going to be pushed through Committee at one meeting.
JUST UNPACKED, MERS. PRECU FRANthe Goys vw
LSSRS. PEEK, FREAN & Co.'s well. EVERTON, FAMILY, MARSENA, VEDA,
VENICE and' PLASMON." PLASMON BISCUITS are more easily digested and afford greater nourishment and sustenance than any other. PLASMON is a preparation which answers in the scientific knowledge of the day all the Requirements of an Ideal Food
MESSES. CHAR, SOUTHWELL & PREPARATIONS. JAMS and JELLIES in Glass Jars are specially prepared from Fresh Fruits.
SWEETS in Glass Jars as follows:-MIXED NONP REILE, VOICE JUJUBES, LIME DATES, PLER DATES, MIXED PASTILLES.
Inspection Earnestly Solicited.
1. RUTTONJEE.
5. D'Agullar Street, Hongkong. 17 & 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongkong, and March, 1905.
DLERS AND WATCHMAKERS.
[$B
LEVY HERMANOS.
FAMOND MERCHANTS,
JEWEL
FARTMAN'S
KODAKS I FILMS,
His Excellency did not expect at all that they would be able to finish the Committee that it should be understood that the Bill would stage at one sitting and he was quite willing
not pass through Committee without at least one more meeting.-Straits Timer.
THE RECENT DIVIDEND.
Incidentally Secretary Taft shows that our free admission of Philippine sugar, and augar interests will not be injured at all by the malataian that the Philippine cigar tobacco and cigars will not injure any "American" tention can be sustained, although there is no doubt that Philippine tobacco would di place mor Tuban than domestic tobacco. That, however, need not be considered, for it has no bearing whatever on the subject. When we seized the Philippines we took them, if we are an honest people, for better or worse and are morally bound to take whatever consequences follow. When Congress legislates for the Filipinos it is false to all the obligations which late with reference to the interests of its should control honest men if it does not legis-
When it bas once placed the Filipinos on com- Filipino subjects and to those of nobody else. mercial equality with ourselves it may properly consider. the general interests of us all, but to exclude them from that equality, and govern them in our own interest, is a recrudescence of mediaeval barbarity, And as a party measure it is very dangerous.~~S. F. Chroniels,
COMMERCIAL
TODAY'S IXCHANGŁ.
London-Bank T.T.
Do Da.
demand
Salling.
07/10
I tot
held at the Company's Offices, No. 29, Queen's Road Central, on FRIDAY, the 31st March, 1995, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1904.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th to the gist March, both days inclusive.
By Order,
M. A, A, SOUZA,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 15th March, 1905.
CANTON DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 71.
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(Removal work si Canton River Barriers; precautions to be ob served by passing vessals,
EFERRING to Notice to Mariners No.67,
Ratice is hereby given that the signals
future Warning and Danger signals in connec contained therein are annulled and that in 10 11/16tion with removal work at the Barriers will be
made as follows:-
A RED FLAG hoisted on a junk, steam launch or other craft in the neighbourhood of the Iron and Bridge Barriers, indicates a craft with high explosives on board.
Two or three points are pretty sure to occur to the disinterested mind over the recent dividend declaration of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Com. pany, after providing copiously for all even- tualities, of to per cent per half you, say 49. per cent per annum. But even 20 per cent per annum is not an ordinary trading profit. Dividends of 5, 71, 8, up to 10 per cent may be, and many trading or shipping companies can- not make that. The ordinary person would say that the T.P.D. dividends verge rather on those belonging to highly speculative successes, and must have been rendered possible either by spending too little on development, or making too much out of charges on shipping. I naturally the opening of the Suez Canal that made Tanjong Pagar's présent prosperity pok sible. The old Cape route to Chins via Suoda months' sight 1/01/10 13/16 Straits would never have done anything like6 months sight L/C 1/10 15/16 that for Singapore, or any concern connected 30 days sight San Francisco & New York 40
months' sight therewith, The Company's energy has done
4 months' sight. France-Bank TT. America-Bank T,T.. Germany-Bank T.T. india T.T,
Do. demand amongs pan-Bank T.T. anghai-Bank T,T. memeran nya-Bank T.T.
2.35
451
139
112
Buying.
do.
TWO BLACK SPHERES hoisted on a Junk in the vicinity of any of the Barriers, lo- dicates, that danger would be caused to life and property by the wash of steamers.
This signal will be holsted when a diver is down, when explosives are laid, or when a funk is so fast to the bottom or to piles, as to ronder the wash of a steamer dangerous,
Vessels approaching the Barrien should
(SUCCESSORS TO
G. GIRAULT)
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Opposite Connaught Hotel.
Who are Suppliers of High Olaas
Wines, Spirits and
Provisions,
French Bakers,
Navy Contractors,
and
Commission Agents.
BRANCHES :
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1905. [31
THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
TRAGE MASON BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong.
GUINNESS'S STOUT.
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT"
is the Finest Bottling of Gaisness's Stout,
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT"
in the vary Finest Stout brewed by Mesurs. A. Guloness, Son & Co., Dublin.
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT" is not medicated nor chemicalised.
*THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT" Consumers wishing to drink perfectly pare Stout of the very finest quality should drink Pig Brand Stoul,"
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT"
Pig Brand Stout is better bottled, better packed, and has stronger packages than its rivals,
*THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND
STOUT."
Pig Brand Stout gently assists digestion.
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT."
Fig Brand Stout is a food as well as a drink
“THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND' STOUT."
Pig Brand Stout may be recommended by medical men to their most delicate patients,
*THE CELEBRATED PIG. BRAND STOUT."
| "OMEGA "Is the best, "THREE YEARS" something, but the force of circumstances has 30 days' sight Sydney and Melbaari t/t1 1/16 | keep a careful look out for this signal, and, if | Pig Brand Stout has been celebrated for thirty
Jole Agents for "OMEGA" WATCHES. F
guarantes given to every parchaser,
45. QUEEN'S ROAD,
Wsienp's Buliding.
TSANG FOO & CO., COAL MERCHANTS AND STEVEDORES,
48, Dzs Vœux ROAD.
*HIPS Coaled from alongside at the shortest notice, and with all possible despatch. Prices Moderate, Telephone No. $29. Hongkong, 1st October, 1994.
6
months sight Franc9............
-39 holsted, slow down at a sufficient distance to prevent her wash reaching the beat at work,. and proceed dead slow until well past.
done more, The Company has had prosperity | thrust upon it. Things might have drifted on, and interests continued to be suadered, bad not the London Advisory Committee's usurpa tion of control over mere local mercantile delegates awaking the public mind to the that is to say, the commercial life of Singa realities of the situation, namely that T. P. D,
pore, was to be run by an entirely irresponsible body of gentlemen" in London, to whom "Sior gaporn" was convertible with sharp value and Pata Hew-1,137 dividends and good fat investment. There is Bears New
months' sight ‚ _||___ 252}}}}|{{3.40 months sight Gelmány' ...................................1.96 Bank of England rate ......... Bar Silver.........
OPIUM QUOTATIONS, Today's quotitions are as follow! (m
Per picul Malwa Now
@ 450 wy Dld women...........@. tißo
Older age{!}}+
1,275 Oldest 1,350
Par chest
1,075
P
[ór po moral wrong in the situation. Like Topsy, Persian (Paper) approripatori. tho1910
If owing to any reason it is unsafe for a vessel ip pass the Iron Barrier, a RED TRI ANGULAR SHAPE 6 feet in height will be hoisted on a staff at the Barrier light hut.
A vessel seeing this signal should en no account attempt to pass,
I. HOWELL MAY,
Harbour Master.
Approved
F. J. MAYERS,
Custom House,
Acting Commissioner of Customı,
Canton, 15th March, 1905.
(38)
years in the leading Colonial and Foreiga Markets.
· "THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND
Pig
STOUT."
Brand Stent is only slightly higher in price
than other bottlings of Guinness's.
Fer cack of 8' dozen priuts $14.00
料
4 quamth $19.00
BARRETTO & Co., Aginim
Nos. 23 & 24, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central
Hongkong, 10th March, 1905,