Intimation.
Powell's
Ladies' Outfitters,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
ELEGANT
FOOTWEAR
at
Reasonable Prices.
BLACK
GLACE
$0.25
THE
To Let.
HONGKONG TGRAPH, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23 1967.
"NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
On or about the 15th
January
Messrs. K. A," J.” CHO-
TIRMALL & Co.
will remove
to
NEW PREMISES;
No. 64, QUEEN'S Road
CENTRAL,
formerly occupied
13:
the
Travellers' Hotel..
Hongkang, 7th January, 1907.
TO LET.
[43
SLIPPER Nos. And 16, LEIGHTON HILL ROAD,
Two Strap
Pair.
4
Apply to-
||
HONGKONG & KOWLOON LAND & LOAN. CO., LTD.,
No. 8, Queen's Road West. Hongkong, azad January, 1907.
TO LE LET.
A
THE WORLDS PROGRESS
Enterments.
Intimations.
HONGKONG STEW'S SOCIETY CIVILISED. NATIONS GROW BY: 63,000,000 IN THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN 'AND
TEN YEARS.
MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.". SCOTCONCERT to celebrate thmary of the Birth
ORDINARY ANNUAL A bird's-eye view of the social progress ofEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Buildly. No Conaught Read, on... SATURDAY, 261h January, 1907, at 11:30 AM- for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending" 31st December; 1,1956, declaring Dividend and electing a Consulting Com
ROBERENS,-
"will"
the civilised world is given in a statistical abstract recently issued in London in the form
St. George's HalÉALL, Di 9.15 P.M., | of a Blya-book.
Fi
25th J4907. Seats ($2 each) served at the... ROBINSON CO, LTD. Honkane, 14th, 1907
SCOTTISH MASQUADRILLE,
ASSON
THE FOURTHE of the Season will be held-ity Hall on the 4th day of February. Mrequiring invita tions are requested them early. A Ferry launch will leStar Ferry wharf at 2 A.M. sharp for Ke
REGALIA DA MARCH.. CALICO BAAPRIL.
will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 23rd January,, until SATURDAY, the 26th January, 1907, both days inclusive.
The first fact that stands out prominently is that in the past ten years there has been a total increase in the population of the principal countries of the world of over 63,000,000 per-mittee and Auditom. sons. We find that the total population has grown from $66,000,000 in 1895 to $70,000,000 in 1905. The figures are as follows:----
Rola.......... 125,000,000 141,200,000 United States +...
68,934,000 83,143,000 Gormany ......
52,279,000 60,605,000 Japan.****
-42,271,000 47,975,000 United Kingdom 39,121,000 43,221,000 France
38,459,000 39,300,000. 31,296,000 33,604,000 24,971,000 27,747,000- 18,157,000 20,114,000 18,157,000 18,900,000" 47,732,000 54,166,000 The most crowded civilized nation in the world is Belgium, while the nation which bas the most room for expansion is the United States of America. This will be seen in the following series of figures:—;
Hungary Spain....... Seraller nations...
Italy
Hongkong, 17th Jan07.
N J. BLAKE, b. Secretary.
1126
Austria
Aucs.
AT. the
Undersi Sales 12, Zellat,
PUBLIC TION
FRI
Room
the 25th January, A.M.. MISCELLANEOODS,
AN
A quan
ПOUSEHOLD NITURE,
ALS
a GRAND PIA
100 Cases SPANINE.
100 Cases SOAF TERMS:-As usual.
ATCR Persons in square per square miles... mile. 3,567,371 21.4 United States ............ Russia (in Europe) ... 2,052,497 Spain Ta
794,744 Hungary.................. 125,391
513. 95.5 1536
· France ............................png 204,321 190:7 Austria.....
INE,
ctioneer,
Germany
Japan
jone No. $74.
[80
United Kingdom Holland
115,802
725.8 208,727 290.4 *147.476
316:9 $21,371 341.6 12,559 406.4 *-11,370 (88.7
Hongkong, 22nd Janual.
GOVERNMENT NOATION.
[88 PARTICULARS AND DITIONS of the letting Public Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 28 of January, 1907, at 3 P.M., at the Off the Public Works Department, by Order Excellency ND FLOOR, No. 23, CAINE ROAD. the Officer Administering thernment, of One Lot of CROWN LANYau Ma Ti, Apply to-
in the Colony of Hongkona term of 75 SIN TAK FAN.
years, with the option of rem a CROWN RENT to be fixed by theeyor of His Hangkong, 19th January, 1987.
[137
Majesty the KING, for one term of 75-
TO LET.
"WO ROOMS, exceptionally well situated,
comfort and attention will be paid.
LACE
BOOTS
Softest Glace. Kid,
Clo Hongkong Telegraph. Mongkong, 17in January, 1907,
Please apply to--
53, CAINE ROAD,
or address-
"R.."
TO LET.
[128:
FOUR ROOMED HOUSES at PRAYA
EAST, near East l'oint.
2
$9.50
Pair.
Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & C Hongkong, 2nd January, 1907.
TO LET.
IDEAL LIGHT
WALKING
SHOE
Black Glace
Tan Calf
$6.50
Pair,
with
LOUIS HEEL Superior Finish $8.50 pair.
17
years.
PARTICULARS OF LOT.
Registry
No.
Locality.
Y'an MaTi
Boundary Measurement
N.
Seat fiest feet y
Hongkong, 19th January, 190)
BAHAR
* Aanual Rent.
*
Upset Price
[35
Belgium.........
If, however, a particular portion of a country be taken Germany easily holds the record, for the Hanse Towns can boast of a population
which is crowded to the extent of 3,327 persons
to the square mile.
The vital statistics of the various nations provide interesting reading. For instance, we find that Russia has the highest birth-rate, the figures being 49 per 1,000 of the population.. But against this it has also the highest death." rate, which stands at 31 per 1,000 of the popula tion.
..[93
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 8th January, 1907.
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE is hereby given, that the SIXTH NO
ORDINARY MEETING or SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings on SATURDAY, The 26th January, 1907, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together" with a Statement of ¿Ac ̈ ̈ counts for the year ending 31st December, 1906.
The REGISTER or SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 18th January, to SATURDAY, the 26th January (both days inclusive), during, which, period, no, Transfer of Shares can be registered.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE;
Secretary, Hangkong, 10th January, 1007.
[ros
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED. [OTICE is hereby given that the NINE-
OFSHAREHOLDERS in.this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on MONDAY, the 28th January, 1907, at 1.30 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of teceiving the Report of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts for the year end- ing 381 December, 1956.
NOTICE OR BINARY MEETING
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 19th January, to MONDAY, the 28th January, (both days inclusive), during which period NO TRANSFER of SHARES can be registered. ...By Order of the Board of Directors, ..
~A. SHELTON, HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Co., Ld., Ceneral Agents for the West Point Build- ing Co., Ld. * Hongkong, 14th January, 1907.
Intimations.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
AVAS, SOCIETY
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW.L.
LOWER SHOW to be held on the26th and 27th February. A schedula is being printed and will shortly be distributed 20 Members. Non Members withing cupisa should apply to the Hon. Sec, Mr. D. GIBBS, Beaconsfald Arcade, “
Hongkong, 17th January, 1907
[ray
• COLD: STORAGEZ: THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY
LTD., have pow· 40,000 Cubic feet of COLD STORAGE, available at EAST POINT Stores will be Open at 10 AMA and 4 PM) daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods, ka no M
WH. PARLANE,
H
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1005,
UNGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM.
WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,
IN LIQUIDATION. FUNN TIME TABLE
US
Week Days N
7.00 am to 7.30 a.m).í. Every 30 minutes. 7.30 am to 9.30 am. Every 10 minutes, 9.30 a.m. to, 11,00 am. ...Evely 15 minutes, 11.30 am to 12.45 pm 12.45 pm to 1.15 pm 1.15 pm to 1.45p. 1.45 pm to 2.15pm
Every 15 minutes. Every 10 minutes. Every 13-minutes. Every 10 minutes, 3.15 pm to 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. "3.30 p.m. 10 5.00 pim. ...Every 15 minutes": 5.00 p.m. to 8.00, p.m...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS
8.45 pm, and
"
9 pink, 9.45 pm; to 11.15 p.m. every half hour, et
SUNDAYE.
Booth to 9.00.8m. wißvery 15 spjautos, 9.00 am, to 9.30 am....Every, 30 minutes. 9.30 am to 1ajo ânt....Every 15 minutes," 10.30am to 11.00 a.m....Every 10 mingtes, 12,00 Noon to 1,00 p.m....Every to minutos. 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm: L/Every agěkninutes. 5.00 p.m., to 6.00 p.m.,...Every to minutes. 6.00 p.in. to 7.00 p.m.... Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm, to 8.00p.m.Every:1Q minutes,
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days,“
SATURDAYS...
Extra cars at 11:30 and 11.45 pim. SPECIAL CARS by: Arrangement at the Company's "Office, ALEXANDRATMBUILDINGS, Das Voix Road Central.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYA &,ƑPN, Liquidators, Hongkong, 27th August.Focộ
THE HONGKONG STUDIO,
HIGHER CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER,
-41:& 43, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
TOP FLOOR.
The lowest birth-rate is possessed by France, THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT PORTRAITS GROUPS and ENLA
the births only averaging 21 per 100 of the population, and when the fact that its death"
mle is as high as 19.6 per 1,000 is considered?;;
AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,
IOTICE is hereby given that
the small increase in the total population NTEENTH BINARY MEETING
shown above is explained."
OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and JapanBuildings, on MONDAY, the 28th January, all have birth-rates of over 32 per 1,000, but 1907, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of their.death-rates are equally high, the lowest, receiving the Report of the Directors, together of the group being Japan with a rate of zo per with Statement of Accounts for the year end. ....... 1,000, and the highest Spain, with a rate ofing 31st December, 1905, 15.8 per 1,000,
The lowest death-rate is that possessed by Denmark, where it stands at 13.9 per 1,000 and as the Danes have a birth-rate of 28.5 per 1,000, their position is an enviable one,
The United Kingdom is among the most favourable so far as death-rate is concerned- 16.5 per 1,000-but its birth-rate has steadily
llen to 27.6. Generally speaking, it may be said that the greatest vitality may be found in
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED) from SATURDAY, the 19th January, to MONDAY, the 28th January, (both days inclusive), during which period NO TRANSFER OF SHARES can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary. Hongkong, 14th January, 1997,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFION. PARTICULARS AND CONONS of the letting by Public Auctige, to be held on MONDAY, the 28th daisnuary, 1007, at 3 P.M., at the Offices o Public Works Department, by Order of liellency the fficer Administering the Goyent, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND, Tau the east of Europe. of 35 years from 1st July, 1894 the which can beast of a population of overTHE Chau, in the Colony of Hongkong's term Lendon is still the only city in the world option of renewal at a CROWNNT too,000. New York comes nearest, as the
GING
LARGE SELECTION OF VIEWS always ON HAND.
PRICE VERY MODERÁTE. Hongkong, 15th September, 1903:
NIKKO CO.
WHOLESALE And Retail 'Dealers, in all kinds of [APANESE FINE ART CURIOS, TEA SETS, and SATSUMA WARE,
At Moderate Prices.
Orders Promptly. Executed. No. 5, ARSENAL STREET. Hongkong. Hongknay: 18th April, 1906.
[THE WINE GROWERS
SUPPLY CO.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT, COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HALF-YEARLY MEETING
EIGHTY-FIRST ORDINARY
UROPEAN SHOPS, OFFICES, and E GODOWNS (suitable for Dry Goods Storage) at No. 14, Der Veux Road Central, (formerly occupied by Messrs, Shewan, Tomes be fixed by the Surveyor of His Aty the following table, giving a list of the great cities SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be
& Co.
Apply to
HỒ TUNG,
Compradore Department,
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong, 26th September, 1905.
TO LET.
. 121
HE Premises known as No, 199, WANCHAI
& Co.'s Engineering Works. Possession, tal February, 1907.
Apply to-
I
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Tiongkong, 4th January, 1907.
TO LET.
KING, for one further term of 24 36 3 days.
PARTICULARS OF THE L
Registry No.
Sai Kung Inland
Los No. 37.
Sai Kung Farm
Lot No. 3.
LOCALITE
Fu Tan Cbau.
Boundary
Measurements |
A per plan
Hongkong, 19th January, 1007.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
☛| Upset Price..
*
I ondon
OF
held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansions, on TUESDAY, the 12th 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.
of the world with populations of over 1,000,000, shows:-
Population.
Population 4,872,710 Vienus.1,675,000 New York...3.437.000 Philadelphia 1,294 000 Paris...2714,000 St. Peters- Berlin.....2,040,000 burg...1,265,000The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Tokyo 1819 000 Moscow...1,036,000 will be CLOSED from the 30th January, to Chicago....... 1,699,000 | B: Ayres......1,026,000 the 12th February, bath days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE, Secretary. Hongkong, 21st January, 1907
The cost of running, the world's principal nations varies greatly, and provides some inter- esting facts, the total debt owing by the nine most important civilised nations. amounts to the enormous figure of over £4,000,000,000. The figures may be seen in detail in the fol
[Tom M. GASTON LIEBERT, Consul-
*HE Undersigned have received instruct| Jowing tables:-
General for France, to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
N., WEST END TERRACE, Shameen,
Apply to-
Canton,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY 'CO, Lald. Hongkong, roth December, 1906.
TO LET
'RA
:66 ANFURLY," CONDUIT ROAD.
[67
ON.
TUESDAY,
the 29th January, 1907, at 2.30 F.M., within
residence, No. 10 MacDonnell Road,
THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUARLE
HOUSEHOLD FURNITUR
THEREIN CONTAINED,
יד
Comprising: TEAKWOOD HATSTAND with GLA|| WALNUT.COVERED BRASS HANDL
Expenditure. Debi. Russia.........£223,675,000 £ 747,518,000 U. Stafes....... 150,022,000. 296,222,000 U. Kingdom.. 145,961,000, 796,736,000 :: France.... 143,889,000 1,038,179,000-
Germany...... 110,444,000
Italy..........
161,314,000
74,310,000 ·517,247,000
Austria ...... 72,282,000 386,489,000 Hungary...... 50,540,000 226,343,000 || .Belgium ......
25,119,023: 126,183,000
A comparison. of the expenditure with the HALL TABLE, COCOA-NUT TABLI figures showing the population reveals the fact MARBLE-TOP BLACKWOOD, FLOW that Russia is the only country which succeeds STANDS, TABLE LAMP, (Oil and Elect in-carrying on its national duties at less than OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING And combined) ELECTRIC CEILING FA £2 per head, while the United Kingdom, OVERMANTELS with GLASS, TAPESTR France, and Austria-Hungary are the most COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUIT costly eations, their expenditure reaching over TEAKWOOD. EXTENSION.
YORK BUILDING,
GODOWNS on PRAYA EAST.
DININ
A HOUSE in Clifton Gardens, Con- TABLE and CHAIRS, DINNER WA 63 per head of the population.
'duit Road.
A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE.
GONS, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARD. wi BEVELLED GLASS, DINNER SERVIC (rзopieces), GLASS and CROCKERY WAR
A HOUSE in Wong-xei-chong ROAD. | ICE CHEST, One FILTER by. Bush & C FLATS in MORETON TERRACE.
Apply 10
INSPECTION INVITED.
MENT & AGENCY CO., Hongkong, 14th December, 1906,
LD.
AN APPEAL..
KWONG SANG & Co.
BARRETTO & Co.,
opgkong.
General Agéots,
138 FRENCH CLARETS.
· No. 70, WELLINGTON STREET.
"ENERAL DRAPERS, MANUFAC
GENRERS and DEALERS, in Ladies
BOTTLED BY
JULE MERMAN & CIE., BORDEAUX
Cotes
and Children's Underwear, Silk, Pongee, Grass- cloth, Fancy and Piece Goods, &c.
Latest style of Ladies' Blouses,,and, Gentle | Medoc, men's Shirts made to order.
TRIAL ORDER SOLICITED. Bongbong, 1st February, 19067
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY
TRADE
:150
THERAPION
This successful and highly popular rusety jusść és 1/2 the Continental Hospiala by Ricord; Rostan, Johort, Velpers and others, combines all rise Coaklenia to be sought le a medicino of the kind, and sorpassa qvacy- thing hitherto employed.
THERAPION NË 12
any short time, alten a few days 2DlY, JYJDres all dis charges, effectually superseding, injections, the use of which does tereparablo harta by laying the foundation of steloture and other acrious discates. Indysentery, pllas, irritation of the lower bowel, cough, bronchitis, asthma, and some of the mom teying complaints of this kind; it will be found atonishingly efficacious, affording prompt relled when of her well-teind remedies havel nem pcresɗans.
purity of blood, scurvy, pimples. spoją, kilotches, palavand pwede liegjetate, becondag is elon too much fashion
grout, risommallem, .......... ază all disoessa fur which
MARBLE-TOP MOTHER-O PEARLI
THERAPION No.2 HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN LAID BLACKWOOD SIDE TABL CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most MOROCCO.COVERED CHAIRS, TEA respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of WOOD. BOOKCASES, ELECTRIC LAMI
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-1 and FANS. BED ROOM SUITE: TEA Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind WOOD DEESSING TABLE and CHES The will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds patronave and support, and desires to state that 165 OF DRAWERS BEVELLED GLAS NEEDLE WORK..
DOUBLE BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEA with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSE
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Ouffs. MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, SINGL and Collars renewed on old ones. IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING, COOK Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Gai-
TO LET.
Wm. POWELL, Ld., A HOUSE KNUTSFORD TERRACE. ING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c. &c, &e dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery,
HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 19th January, 1907.
*Apply to--
KOWLOON,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY.CO., LD, 133 Bedongkong, 31st July, 1906.
ALSO
A quantity of PALMS in Pots.
On view from the 26th instant, at Noon,
·TERMS :—As usual...
| Materials can be supplied, li required;
-
to employ rcury, anaapurilla, kt., to the distraction in of satte teeth and rols of health. This preparation parts the whole systecs through the blood, and the roughly eliminates all polsonous matter from the body. For ad
THERAPION N13
+
1
tion, sleeplessness, and sul distressing coc* quance of 114 dissipation, worry, overwock, parly arrer, sacens, c. 11 pose durprising power in restoring strengile and rigoes in shoes auffering from narrating Infinement of
xoldance fu hơi, unhealthy climata
le sold by principal
THERAPION Chemiststrongh
93.the world: Fries in Ragland 19 per packet.. Is The Superioress will also be most gratefuldags mate which of the three bushere required
for any PAFEE, or old ENVELOPES to be made
· HUGHES & HOUGH, into Books for the Children of the Foot Schools
- who are taught by the Sisters.
Hongkongcaandis
* Auctionser,
-- Hongkong, aand January, 1907.
Asi oluen abere Trade stack, which is a faceballs of
***MENAPION, ME2 lit Appears on Bellină Gowneumant
va: Blamp tin white letters on a vad ground) allanć te Many? HE PARENT TON of His Majesty a Hon. Comentosion
Sold by all Chemiste,
St.Estephe
Pauillac ......
#9.50 Per Dozen Quarta
a 9-59, anal
.9.50* $3.50
Margaux 14.00 Chateau Ludovice 17.00 Chatean Galic, 18.00 Chateau Pontet
******* 20.00
Chateau Mutton
d'Armaillacq 24.00 Chateau Marbuzet
Mermah me $7,00 Chateau Rauzan 30.00
SPANISH CLARETS.
BOTTLED BYKS
THE COMPANIA VINICOLA DEL NORTE, DE ESBANA BILBAO,
Bioja................ $15.00 Per Doren Quarte Copa Ruby art 6,00%.
BARRETTO & CM