3.
Intimation.
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED.
-ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,—–
Des Varix Road.
.FURNISHING · ·
DEPARTMENT,
(FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT,)
TWIN
NEW
BEDSTEADS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1905.
Intimations.
THE INDO-RUSSIAN FRONTIER
Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, Penang and SINGAPORE
Chal semi-circular road which, rú šiving Fah through Malakand and Dit, passes through Kala Droah and Chitral, beyond, which it In spite of the advance posts, which Russia sweeps eastwards via Mastuj, Guple, and A BULLY SAYING.
has established on the Pamirs and at Tash, Gruch, to Gilgit. There are, of course, the "It is a common but silly opinion prevailing kurgan, the physical difficulties in the way usual native tracks, but the main line of com among a certain class of people that the work would deprive any military movement against bat week two and three days distant. CaravaRI gnication is along the length of the frontier, remedy tastes, smalls or busts, the more Chitral or Hints any prospect of success. Dick their way with great difficully across this THE Steamship efficacious it is." So says a well-known Eng High mountain ranges coated with Ice, or which, with the passes under continual |lish physician, He further ad For
example, let us consider end liver pil. Alt i broken tortuous garger, deep in snow, and the observation by the levy pickets, is suficient 10 having arrived from the abovo Ports, Consignees i extracted from the fish his oil is to affensive prasence of nothing better than the goat tracks déter the most venturesome raiding parly of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods ·
on the mountain face in the shape of roads, in; U¤, er these conditions, coupled with our will be delivered from alongside.
to the taile and smell that almost everybody abhors it, and many cannot use it at all, no maiter how badly they need it. Yet cad' liver oil is one of the most valuable drugs in the world, and it is the greatest pity that we have
Deculiarities which no seriously interfere with its usefulness This was written years Ago the work of civilising and red-emlag how ever has since been triumphantly accom- plished ; and as a lending Ingredient-in the remedy called
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION the oil retains all its wonderful curativa pro- nerties with so bad smell or taste whatever. It
servene between the Russian song on the Pamirs, her paeiling in Chinesa Sarikol, and boundary itself, along its southern and south the Chitral-Hunan frontier, The Russian
of
GREGORY APCAR"
Cargo Impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees risk and expense,
signces' risk and expense into the Godowns Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M. of the 20th instant, will be landed at Cor
Godown Co., Limited.
PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and experip.
No Fire Insurance will be'effected." Dills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED, Agents Hangkong, 17th July, 1905.)
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urian frontier, it is possible to: regard the own military organie' tion on sha Afghan-Indo activity of the Russians in the Pamire as lass Farsian borders. Id another direction, the znace to the Indian frontier than si part of a general demonstration against the Afghan at thus far been able to free it from those eastern aspect, is contained by the Litle and i Rosian movement can be quite well of, the. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and the Russian and British frontiers, there lies arrangements, since there is no doubt that Great Pamirs, while beyond, falling between development to correspond with our own in twenty miles broad, forming the neutral forces, superior to any which the Russian areas of Wakhan, now an integral part of the in garrison in the Indian side of the border. have detailed to the Pamir posts are hold dominions of the Ameer. Tahkurgan, in the Russian forts, on the Pamirs have been Sarikol district, where a Russian post has been established at Murghabi, Aktab, Kizil Raber established on Chinese soll, is isolated, as it is Charog, Langar Kisht, Wandi, and Tashkur situated beyond the most northern limits of increased from thirty men-the establishment gan. The strength of Langar Kisht has been the Taghdambash Pamir,
five cars ago 150 men at the present simej: If Russia has access to Chinese territory a second fort has been built at Murghabl, and it. palatable as honey and contains all the without much trouble, the difficulties increase the force, which two years ago numbered sixty nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cad Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod when she moves sruth towards Hunza, across men now five hundred. Quarters for three hundred men have been erected at Tashkurgan... livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of the Mintaka and the Kilik Paxes, instead of although the number permitted by the Chinese east, across the Taghdumbash, into Sarikal should be restricted to eleven min. Upon the Typophosphites and Extracts of Malt and Wild Cherry; creating a medicine of unequaled In winter this rond 'acrosses a waste of rack Afghan side of the frontier, along the Oxus, there power for the diseases most prevalent and fatal and ice and drifting sleet'; in summer the gorare Pathan regimer ts in forts at Kala Bar Panja, Boharoc, Ishkaishiw, with a Pathan garrison among men, women and children. There is ges are in flood, and it is necessary to scramble of twenty thrusand rifles, and bass depot at no other remedy to compare with it. It in- from one rocky projection to another, across Faizabad, Tritish troops are stationed, as a- creases the dig, stive power of the stomach and the rugged faces of the mountains There are gainst the Afghan border, on the Chitral side, Chitral and Kala Broth; an the Gilgit side, in Blood Impurities, Weakness, Loss of Flesh, only mountain paths, and the rock-bound de-
as against the Wakhan border, at Gapis, Throat An Lung Troubles, Nervous Dyssolation, which stretcher between Mintaka and Gakuch, and Gilgit, Borgis and Chilas I nopsis, Scrofulous Affections, Thinness and Miscah, Mintaka and Tashkurgao, possesses Chitral the garrisons are held by Gurkhas and Slow Development in the young, it gives quick few human habitations, not even the wild ani- Pioneers, in Gilgit by Dogra regiments of of Canada, says: "I shall continue its use with, few wayfarers: the post-runner between Glight with the main depdis of supplies are by rail- ments. The principal lins of communication I am sure, great advantage to my paliente and and Kastigar, and an occasional traveller, alone way to Darghi, and through the Malakand to Treasure and Valuables are being landed and i satisfaction to myself" Has all the virtues of clamber across the ranges, towards Asla or: Chitral; and by railway to Hussonoday, thence stored at their risks into the Godowns of the
S.S. "TONKIN."
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
CONSIGNERS of Cargo from. London ex 1.1. Crince and Afedre, from Havre ex 5.4. Mlador, and from Bordeaux above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium,
from $65 to $385 a pair. and certain relief and cure. Dr. G. C. Shannon, mal making therein his lair, There are bot Imperial Service troops, with Sapper detach ex ss. Ville de Marseille, in connection with
Stocked in
BLACK AND BRASS,
ENAMELLED
GREEN AND BRASS,
ENAMELLED
BLUE AND BRASS,
and
ALL BRASS.
BEST
SPRING
MATTRESSES
FOR THE ABOVE
at
reasonable prices.
SOLE AGENTS
for
ADDISON'S
PATENT
PORTABLE
SANITARY
COMMODE,
$14.50 to $21.50 each.
INSPECTION INVITED.
WM. POWELL, LTD.,
HONGKONG,
cod liver oil; none of its faults. You may trust it fully; it cannot disappoint or fail.; Dae bottle conviners. Sold by all chemius.
NOTICE.
The BongKong AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED, beg to natify the Public that in additins to the recent REDUCTION N PRICE OF GAS TO $3.0 PER THOUSAND) Ganic Feet, they now offer the following FAVOURABLE TERMB | to INTENDONO CONSUMERS ¦--
India.
from Abbotab across the Chiles Pass to Gilgit. Beyond Mintaka, through the Kanjuti region, have been formed at Burgis, Astor, and Chilas Interma tiste supply depits for the Gilgit line in the direction of India, the first six marches The roads are excellent upon the Gilgit side pass through a one of intense dreariness there are eighteen months' reserves of supplies and desolation. The scenery is grand, but the at each post for two thousand men, and two narrow gorges are unproductive of anything and a half years' stores in Chitral. Il matters but rocks, while the aspect of character of the British forces took the field lo support of should ha pushed to extrèmes, therefore, and mountains become monotonous. In time vil-fghanistan, the disposition of the Chitral ages are met, but the Kanjutis are primitive, Glaforces is suited to any emergency which yet distinguished by a gentle grace which is might arise. There is no douby, moreover, that not unpleasing. They are wonderfully active Bervice troops now in garrison could be relied in this one direction the Indian and Imperial on their mountains, and render admirable ser-
upon to maintain the integrity of the frontier vices as transport coolles, carrying, strapped to: without anxiety arising upon the question of 1. £ERVICES up to 50 feet in length will their backs, loads of thirty pounds for mile supplies or the need of reinforcements, Angus 4, NO CHARGE will be made for M TER-upon mile throughout the day. In their Hamilton in P. M. G.
mountaineering and pedestrian qualities they are unequalled among mountain folk, although the practice of carrying loads long distances is also common to the Hunza and Chitral péo-i ples. At this point, the merest tracks, preci. pitous and broken, thread the mountain gorger, the sides of which, bare and rugged, rise ahser from the bad of the valley torrent many thou- sands of feet below. In many cases no path exist, shallow footholds having been scraped
be laid FREE.
FIXING.
THESE CONCESSIONS will only apply to houses in which the work of firing internal pipes is carried out by the Gas Company,
ESTIMATES for any kind of Gas-fitting will be supplied W.T OUT TO3T to intend ing or existing customers.
The Company Hire or Sell all kin is of Gas Fittings whether for Heating, Cooking, or ighting-and NVITE INSECTION of their Stock at their NEW SHOW HO Hat
WEST POINT
N
GEORGE CURRY,'
* Local Secretary.
Hongkong, 13th June, 1905.
NOTICE.
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HAV
JAVING resigned my position of ASSIST
ANT MANAGER at the MACAO. HOTEL, now beg to thank all my friends
'out of the face of the mountain, across which one passes by turning one's face to the rocks, and clinging with the fingers to any little projection. Elsewhere wooden staves have been driven into the crevices of the gra nite walis, and a rude passage-way of earth and stones, which sways when touched, built upon them. Cultivation is scarce, the lack of suitable ground preventing any great
keep a horse, the mounted man coming the
and acquaintances for every mark of friendship | agricultural activity, yet each man contrives to and courtesy shown in me, and to offer then my services at house No. 9. Calçada do MONTE,
JAYME DOS SANTOS.
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Mano, 1718 July 1905
THE HO› GKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,
pretensions of the man on foot.
Westwards of the Hunza territory and the Taghdumbast Pamir the passes over the Hin- du Kush into Chitral, from Kafiristan and Wakhan, hold out no greater advantage to an invading force than the road vid the Mintaku. From the Pamirs the descent into Afghanisatn,
Notices of Firms,
NOTICE.
¦
Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 2 P.M., TO-PAY, requesting it to be landed here.
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGRE, of VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTÝ, aluate at Wing Lok Street, Victoria, Hongkong, FRIDAY,
ON
ike 2111 July, 1905, at 3 P.M.,
BY
Mesars, HUGHES & HOUGH, .
Auctionders,
at the premises.
THE Property is registered in the Land No. 221 with the Messange and Buildings Tomco Section, ARINE LO theron, known as No. zoo, WINO LOR STREET, Annual Crown Rent $12,14.
For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to-
EWENS, HARSTON & HARDING,
Vendor's Solicitors,
or to
Mesir. 'HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 13th July, 1905.
Ensurance.
(712
NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
THE
HE Undersigned AGENTS of the abora Clast FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at. Company are prepared to accept First CURRENT RATES.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong 28th May, 1895.
[sa
Hotel.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed after Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the TUESIA, the 18th July, & Nom dll be EXCELLENT CUISINE. subject to rent and landing charges.
the 18th July, or they will not be recognised.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before
All damaged packages will be examined on TUESDAY, the 18th July, at 3 2.4.
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
G, DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, Hongkong 11th July, 1955
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK THE P. & U. S. N., Co.'s Steamer
COMPANY, LIMITED,
MR, WILIJAM WILS IN has this day
assumed charge of the Company as ACTING CHIEF MANAGER during the absence on leave of Mr, W. B DIXON, or until further notice.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
C. P. CHATER, Chairmao. Elongkong, 13th July, 1905.
NOTICE. -
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TCRUZ to lign the name of our Firm per HE authority given by us to Mr. A. M. DĄ
procuration has been withdrawn.
BARRETTO & Co. Hongkong, th July, 1905.
.738
NOTICE,
"COROMANDEL," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
17
STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon a the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo
From London, &c., ex S.S. Moldavia, From Australia, er S,5. Britannia. From Calcutta, ex S.S. Sunda
From Persian Gulf, &c., ex D. I. S. N. and
1. & P. B. N. Co.'s Steamers.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before I AM., TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 19th instant, af 4 PM, will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All Claims must be presented within leg days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
WE have this day established ourselves Damaged Packages must be left in the N INTERIM DIVIDEND of $3.50 per through Roshan and Shighnan, and actors the V at No. 15, Queen's Road Central, as Godowns for examination by the Consigners' Share for six month, ending 30th June, waters of the Upper xus, presents no GENERAL MERCHANTS AND COMMIS and the Company's representative at an 1905, will be payable on the 17th instant, on material difficulty, but with the exception of SION AGENTS, under the style of CRUZ,appointed hour, - which date Dividend Wairan's may be obtained the Dorah Pass, 14800 feet in height, which | BASTO & Co. en application at the Company's Office,
permits a ready pass ige between Afghanistan
A, M. DA CRUZ. and Chitral and the Baroghil Pass, 13,460 feet
J. M. F. BASTO. in Wakhan, it is by no means easy to scale any of the passes into Chitral from their Afghan or Wakhan aspect.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th to the 27th | instant, (both days inclusive).
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1905.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
Upon the Afghanistan border, in addition. to the Dorah; there are the Zidig Pass, [734 14.900 feet, Guksan Pass, 16,550 foot; Agram Pass, 16,410 feet. The Thai and ́Mach of lesser height, while at
N INTERIM DIVIDENU of One.D A and Seventy-ve Centres are orar months ending soch tune, 1955, will be payable on the 27th instant, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's Office,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the roth to the 27th instant, (both days inclusive).
are passes
Hongkong, rath July, 1905.
Dentistry.
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
the north-western corner of Wakhan and Af-DENTISTRY.
|- għanistan there is the Khatinza Pass, £7,500 foot
in beight. Upon the Wakban side of Chitesh,
OF
M. IL CHAUN, D. D. 8,
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in addition to the Barogbill Pass, there are the 37, Dis Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,
Rich Pass, 16,200 feet, the Kachin Pass, 2,641 fast, the Khotgar, 24,171 feet, and an unnamed pa's, 18,900 feet. Of all these passes, and the many others which are not included, there are but three on the Afghan border, and but two on the Wakhan ride, by which definite com munication with Chitral may be obtained Cooles and pony caravans, én route to Yasin
and Gilgit from Wakhan, from throughout the year across the Baroghil Pass, following in winter the frozen bed of the steam which dows | down the valley, and in summer climbing the pass itself; while the Rich 'Pasi, further west, [735 on the Wakhan border, is, although somewhat more lofty, occasionally serviceable, pony car. vans, destined for Mastaj and Chitral, soma.
Byrder of the Board of Directors, A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land lavest
ment and Agency Cô, Ld., Ceneral Agents for the West Point Build- ing Co., Ld. Hongkong, 11th July, 1905.
THE CLUB LUSITANO, LD.
NOTICE!
ية ليو
HE Certificate No. 147 for 20 Shares in THE
the above Company numbered 54 to 56, 59 and 62, 63 and 64, 87 and 88, 140, and 178
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,
1.. 5. LEWIS,:
Acting Superintendent,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1805.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
9.8. "BENLARIG," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND
STRAITS,
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Cinformed that all Goods are being landed
Hongkong, h June, tons,
TRIN TING.
167
LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY.
STUDIO AT No. 14. D'AGUILAR STREET.
REASONABLE FEES.
Consultation Free. Hongkong 10th file, anna
Consignees,
times coming from Wakban along this route. BOSTON STEAMSHIP
There are, of coume, many difficulties in the way of these persevering merchants. No bridges exist, and in the summer caravans are held up not infrequently by the flooded condition of the
to 187 all inclusive, standing in the Register streams. However, such as it is, there is the
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at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf, and Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
MODERATE PRICES.
ELECTRIC FANS
TO ORDER IN
EVERY ROOM,
EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT,
ELGIN ROAD, Kowloon, Hongkong, 19th May, 100
Intimation.
THE WINE GROWERS
SUPPLY CO.
BARRETTO & Co,
General Agents, Hongkong.
LIQUEURS.
L. ROZET & CO., BORDEAUX.
Special Brands.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Apricot Brandy have left the Godowns, and all Goods unde livered after the 18th instant will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre souted to the Undersigned on or before the 241 instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are
2. Per Bottle Quarts.
Blackberry Brandy .50
Cherry Brandy
to be left in the Godowas, where they will be Cherry Whisky examined on the 18th instant, at 11 A.M.
1.75
1.60
COMPANY,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.
1737
Croix. Jaunne..... 1:75
Imperial Orange
Brandy
Mandarine Brandy 2.50
Peach Brandy...... 3,50-
Ju
2.75
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP. “SHAWMUT," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO, HAMA, KOBE, MOJI, SHANGHAI
AND MANILA, -
The abors Steamer beving arrived, Cou
of Shareholders in the name of ANTONIO | avenue of communication, the ends of which are SIMPLICIO COMES, Junior, having been held by small outposts of armed levies, Along last, Notice is hereby given that a Duplicate the Afghan border there are the Nukaan, Dorah, signees of Cargo are hereby requested to Certificate for the said Twenty Shares will be issued at the expiration of one calendar and2idly Passes, across which there are camaran send in their Bills of Lading for Countersign. maath from the dais of this notice, and that tracks leading direct to Chitral, I'mlika | turn, and to take:immediate delivery of thair the Origmal Certificate will, unless produced Afghanistan, however, where admirable roads Goods from alongsida...... within that period, be hereafter held by this Company as null and void.
By Order,
H. M. BASTO,
exist between the Turkestan border, across the * Carys impeding the discharge of the Vessel Hindu Kusb, and Kabul in the wast, between will be landed and stored at Consignees risk
and expense. the Oxus and Kabel is the north, while the bio Fire insurance will be effected by us in roads in the Kabul Valley have been continued into Kafrican and Badaksban on the east, the any case whatever, Afghan frontier along the north and est': permitting immediate access to tha Afghan [681 | capital, there is only the one made road in
Acilog Hop. Secretary,
Club Lusitano, Ld."
Hongkong, 24th June, 1905,
PODWELL & CO. LIMITED,
Agents,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1905;
Hongkong, Fath July, 1905, BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, FROM BANGOON AND STRAITS. THE Company's Steamship "PUNDUA,
having arrived from the abeys Ports, Consignee of Cargo by her are hersby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside,totu
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining board after 4 P.M., FRIDAY, the 14th lost,
on
will be landed at Consignees risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
Agents,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1905,
BARRETTO & Co., Agents,
Nos, 22 & 14, Bánk Buildloga, Queen's Road Central,
1:
Hongkong, 17th July, 1905.