Intimation.
Powell's
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
Bargains.
The end of the Summer Season being at hand, we are now clearing
the remainder of our
Stock of
LADIES'
MUSLIN
BLOUSES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 1907
Wotel.
KING EDWARD
HOTEL
OSARA CATASTROPHE,
PUGET SOUNII AND CHIRA: While there was a sharp declins in imports TERRIBLE SCENES ON THE YOPR04WA. At 3 go yesterday afternoon, the 11th inst., from China during the mouth of August, the a series of terrific explosions occurred in a face exports through Puget Soun ponte totalled tory at Mayajima on the Bada river, Gorio-1000, gain of 300 per cent, over ship. ment in Auglist, 1956 The gain is Impres mura, Mishima District, Oiaka fu, says the sive because it shows that China, baving put A HIGH GLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.
Rods Herald. The factory belongs to Nohara an end to the boycott agitation, is now looking Riunosuke, of Kita-Kiutato Cho, chome, with greater favour opin American goods. In Ladies' AṛtakkoUN FEA-ROOMS.
Osaka, and was established in August this
recent years. Chinese trade has been subject year for the purpose of dealing with discarded of increasing concern to American shippers PRIVATE BAR and BILLIARD ROOME)}
military ammunition. It consists of a number
who are interested in the commerce of the HOT and COLD Warks throughout.
of tents, each forty yards by twelve, and ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED, ELECTRIC FANS storehouses. Of late, one hundred and twenty Oficat, and there has been everywhere a very earnest effort to develop fully the possibilities labourers from the neighbouring village have of the empire in this particular, (if required).
been engaged at the factory in emptying" car. ELECTRIC PASSENGER ELEVATOR to each tridges. Two or three days ago they completed
floor,"
TABLE D'HOTE at separate tables..
For: Teros, &c, apply to the...
MANAGER,
Hongkong, 4th December, fact.
Auctions,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
from Messis, ASAHI & Co., to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
some
emptying a consignment purchased, from the Kure Naval Station, but 18,000 caitridges ob tained from the Osaka Arsenal were conveyed to the factory on river boats the day before yea terday and were' placed in three store-houses, Teach of which covered an area of nine tubo Yesterday a quantity of these cartridges was removed to the feats, where one hundred and forly work-women, under the supervision of a dozon men, were employed 'to break them up and sort out the lead, copper, brass, and powder, THE Undersigned have received instructions ignement of munition was sent to the factory signment of ammunition was sent to the factory on four fully laden boats. This cargo was be. ing landed when a tremendous report was heard in the direction of the factory, while masses of flame and smoke poured up into the sky. A explosion, it was found, had occurred among the cartridges which were being opened is the tebis, and the fire thus caused had exploded the remainder of the 28, os cartridges in the three alore-houses. The scene which ensued was'a ghostly one, many of the one hundred and forty work-people, most of whom were women, being blown bodily into the air or hurled against the wooden fence enclosing the compound, while many others were struck by the dying bullets and frigments of cartridge
TO-MORROW, the 17th October, 1997, at 2.30 F.M., at their premises, No. 43, Praya Eas', Wanchai, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS, (Particulars from Catalogue). TERMS-A1 Urdal.
HUGHES & HOUGII, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 16th October, 1907.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF the concerned, ON TUESDAY,
ilie 22nd October, 1907, at 11 A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des.Vocax Road, corner of Ice House Street,
100 DOZENS SLAZENGER
19.7 CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS. BALLS,
44 DOHERTY
AND
Is RAMSAY RACQUETS.
TERMS-As usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 14th October, 1907.
To Let
TO LET.
NE FOUR-ROOMED HOUSE
PRAVA EAST, near East Point.
SUNSHADES
ON
and
WASHING
SKIRTS
at-
Very Low Prices.
NEW STOCK
of
GOLF JERSEYS,
MILLINERY,
Apply to
Puget ound expects is play, and should play, an important part in the development of closer trade relations with China. The abarp increase in exporte during the month of August is an indication, not merely of, á revival of Chinese buying in the American market, but of an actual extension of American commerce in the groat Oriental empire..
The fact is, despite the boycoll, which, wai not supported in official circles, China has been showing increased interest in America and American goods, and at the same time has in- dicated a very healthy desire to cultivate closer commercial and political relations with this country. In such circumstances, the Americas people, and the American government, should It means something to trade with China. It not be slow to meet these friendly advances. means something for the producers, manufac- turers, merchants and Liters of this country,
and herce no effort should be spared to culti vate closer relations with "the Peking govern ment, and the vast populations for which it speaks.
Those who contribute in any manner to tha over-sea commerce of Puget Squad are vitally interested in the revival and extension of our trade with the Chinese empire, and they may be expected to do the needful thing in encour aging and developing these rich possibilities.
cases. So tremendous was the explosion | Seattle Post.. that the sound is said to have been heard ,al A distance of three ri (nearly eight
miles). But this wat the worst of the catastrophe, for a spark caught the ammunition which, as previously stated, was GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
Bot
being unloaded from boats on the river, and. another great explasion ensued. One of the boats was immediately enveloped in flames,
For Sale.
'LIMITED.
PORTLAND GEMENT.
*
Intimations.
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,
APPLICATION FOR RegistratION OF
TRADE MAREJES
NOTICE is hereby given that HO FUK als HO YUT PO, carrying on business nt Kong Mun, in the Sanwui di cl) in the Empire of China, under the style or firm of UN VICK HO FUK KEE, bus, on the 20th day of July, 1977, applied for the Registration in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marks of the following Trade, Mark -
The representation of a scroll benring!
therese the Chinese characters
L (Shun Yick He, Euk Kee) The representat on of a shield supported on either side by two Chinese boys and having thereon depicted two stags in a recumbent position and facing each oth.r
Public Companies.
• HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY
MEETING AR be held at the Jacke Club Officer (Hongkong: Club Annex), on
Hongkong, 7th October, 1907.
1903
SATURDAY, 19th October, at 12.30 PM:
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTY-SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at 13,30 PM. on FRIDAY, th~ 25th fastasti
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Campany. will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 25th ins'ant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,
General Agents, Canton Insurance Office, Limited. Hongkong, 4th October, 1997.
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The representation of a Chinese incense burner duecily beneath the shield and between the two Chinese boys; the name of HO FUK alias HO YUT PO, who claims to be the sole proprietor A.
in
thereof,
The Trade Mark has been used by the Applicant in respect of
TEA in Class 42.
ין
A facsimile of the Trade Mark can be seen At the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and also at the Office of the
undersigned....
[
Dated the 16th day of August. 1907,
WILKINSON & GRIST,
Solicitors for the Applicant.
749]
HINA
THE PROVIDENT LOAN MORTGAGE CO., LD.
(Capital Paid Up ......$1,000,000)
Undertakes and Executes THE OFFICE OF
AND
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,
ATTORNEY, &c., &c,...
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1997.
but the others fortunately succeeded in weigh-in Casks of 375 B9. uel $5.00 per Cask PEAK ing aacher and getting out of danger. The labourers engaged in landing the ammunition In Bags of 50 s. net $8.00 per Bag
were panic-stricken and some of them were drowned in trying to effect their escape. At the time the latest repost was despatched the' (919 factory was still burging and it was impossible to accurately compute the number of person's killed and injured, but up to ten o'clock last night sixty-six dead bodies had been recovered
and forty-three injured persons were undertreat- ment. Most of the injured people are terribly scorched, and the scene at the neighbouring,
a Temples, which have been turned into tem
porary hospitals, is said to be, indescribable.
On news of the disaster being received; Mr.
ex Factory,
ex Factory, SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers,
148
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1999.
HUMBER
CYCLES.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD Ikegami, the head of the Osaka Police Admin THE BEST IN THE
Hongkong, 22nd June, 1907“.
A
TO LET....
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HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE.
KOWLOON,
Apply to
istration, immediately proceeded to the locality, and a large number of doctors and nurses were despatched to the scene. The fire brigades from several Villiges nin h'y'ened to the factory, but they had to work under great difficulties, as ammunition was still exploding and quantities of bullets and fragments of melxi were flying about. The fire was con (60sequently silll in progress at a late hour last
night.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, is October, 1907,
TO LET
ARGE and ISPACIOUS GODOWNS Nos. 9; ga, gb, 9%, and 10, PRAya East. formerly in the occupation of the Admiralty.
Apply to--
•
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkongyal.October, 1907..
TO LET.
1439
THE PATAL QUM HABIT.
Philadelphia, September 3 A victim of her own habit of chewing gum almost incessantly,, Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, 21 years old, died yesterday in the Samaritan Hospital from lockjaw. For ten years she had been addicted to the chewing gum habit, and her jaws, which worked incessantly-finally be came clamped, She died in agony as her
OFFICE, Large Front Room on First fiance, to whom she was to have been mar
No. 19, Queen's Road Central. Apply 10-
.
KELLY & WALSH, LD, Hongkong, 12th October, 1907.
TO LET.
ried next month, stood by her bedside.
Miss Goodwin acquired the habit when a child, and in school she was purished frequent ly for slipping gum into her mouth. The 1917. teachers were unable, however, to make her give up the habit, and at home she chewed almost constantly.. Her parents remonstrated with her, but their scoldings were fruitless.
Howloon
OUSE No 5. ROSE TERRACK,
Apply to-
COMPRADORË..
Barretto & Co-+ Hongkong, 14th October, 1907. [685
TO BE LET.
WORLD.
Cycles Makers
BY
ROYAL WARBANTS
ΤΟ
H.M. KING EDWARD VIL.
AND
H.RH. PRINCE OF WALES.
WITH THE LATEST, BEST 3 SPEEDGEAR, GEAR CASES AND DUNLOP TYRES.
From $120 to $150 each. GUARANTEE FOR 9 YEARS. WILL CLIMB ANY HILL ON THE LOW GEAR.
· Portsmouth Evening News:-"Far 38 years the name of the HUMBER has been as a guarantee of good workmanship."
*
DRAGON CYCLE DEPOT,
AGENTS,
II, D'AQUILAR STREET and KOWLOON. Hangkang. 19th July, 1007
In corners of the bouse, on the backs of chairs, under the tables and on the bed posts they found the chewed bars where the girl hid pasted them so as to chew them again when THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. she had no money with which to buy, fresh gum. --
"When the young woman became cagaged several months ago her fiancé haked her to give up the habit. He told her it made him nerveus to watch her jaws moving constantly,
S from the 1st August next, No. 5 MOH. and Miss Goodwis made a determined effort
RISON HILL.
AS
Apply to-
&c., &c.,
&c.,
Just arrived.
WM. POWELL,
LTD.,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, şık October, 19 7%
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Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD. Hongkong, 29th Juns, 1907.
No.
TO LET.
1672
She was unable to de to give up the rabit. so, and several days ago was taken to the hospital suffering from lockjaw.
W.
MILLIONS IR NEEDLES.
More than $3,000, as worth of needles was
+
TRADE
THERAPION
MARK.
This successful and Wghty popular remody, word in the Consby, La] {lopitals by Kicord, Rostan, Jebert, Vlad otlar, comtiines all the desiderata ta be sought in a medicina of the kind, and, surpasses-every- thing threte employed.
THERAPION NO.1
idare
ably lost tits, often a few days only, removes all die- chartea, effectually supersoding injections, the so of she does irreparable arm by laying the foundations of stricture and other serikan disceses. Indysentery, piles, iralation of the lower bowel, cough, bronchitis, kaklona, and some of the more trying complaints of this ind, it will be found astonishingly clicacious, affording prompt relief whezanther will-triod remedies havebeen powerless, forim
sold in the United States last year, according THERAPION NO.2 to William R. Stewart, in the initial number of the American Business Man. Mr. Stewart
O. 38, CAINE ROAD. AUCTION ROOMS, No. 3, ZETLAND sayı: BTREET.
In the United States at the present lime
of blood; scurvy, pimple, spots, blotches, painsand swai-, ling of joints, mengilary "výmptoms, gouf, rheumatism, and mil dianasen fut which It has been too much a fashion to employ mercury, acaparila, Bc., in the destruction of pufferers' ineth and nain of health, Thispreparation purifies the whole system through the blood, and 150- roughly eliminates all poisonous matter from the body.
No. 2, FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD, there is not a single Hand-sewing needle made. THERAPION No.3
Kowloon.
:
Apply to
LRIGH & ORANGE, I, Des Voeux Road.
Hongkong, 16th October, 1907,
TO LET,
"HATHERLEIGH,' Conduit Road,
foris.
tion, sleeplessness, and all distressing consequences of dissipation, worry, overwork, only orror, eadem, &c. 3t punem suprising power is restoring deegts and vigous to these sufering from enervating influencas of Jong residence In hot, unhealthy climates.
is sold by principal lo
All of the many millions which annually ap sold in this country are imported from Europe, pincipally from England. France has only one needle factory, Germany only three of
any importance, and Russia but one. In England, (742 the needle-making centre is at Redditch, wie THERAPION
fifty-five firms, largo.and small, 'pre located. More than 400,000,000 needles a year-about 1,250,000 a day when Sundays and holidays are excluded-are the product of the factories. Fish books are also made at a number of ihem.
OFFICES in Kind's BUILDING ADA
YORK BUILDING.
GODOWNS on Prava East, -
"But if the United States does not mate needles for hand sewing it is prominent in the manufacture of sewing machine needles. For A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Com the sewing machine is essentially an American
dai Road,
production, and its most important single feature is the needle which makes the lock, stitch, invested by Hilas Howe in 1850. Itis | estimated that about 8 per cent. of all the THE HONGKONG'LAND INVEST-
operative labour involved la the construction of MENT & AGENCY.00.,'
LD.
the sewing machine is employed in making the
· Hyegkong, 15th October,, 1907.' ··(órg... needle."
FLATS in MORNTON TERRACE. Apply it
out the world. Price in Bagland 19 per packet ondering, state which of the three murbers required, and observe above Trade Mark, which is a fac-simile of Word TISKA FIGN as it appears on British Government Blamp in white letters on a red ground) sázól to oVRTY package by andre of His Majesty's lion. Commissioners, and without which it is a forgory.
Sold by all Chamista NOTICE.
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THE Public are hereby informed that no
change has been made in the Rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Teligraph and. they are warned, against paying more, than TKM Oznтg (10 cta.) per Single Copy,
7.00 am.
[czci
TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED. ཐན་ཤས་ཆེ་མ་མ་ TIME TABLE
WEEK DAVE.
7.30 am. to 9.30 am...Every 10 minute! 9.30 a.m. to 11,00 a.m....Every 15 minuter. 11.30am, to 12.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 12:45 pm. to 5pm. Every 19 minuter, 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minute: 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m...Every to minuter. 1.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Every 15 minuter. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Every 15 minuter. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 pas. Every to miavia
NIGHT CARS.
8.45 p.m. and 9 pm, 9.45 pm; to 11.15 pmị every half hour. SUNDAYS.
8.00 Am. 10 9.00 am....Every 15 minuter 9.00 am. 10 9.30 am.Every 30 minutes. 9.39 p.m. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minuten. 10.30 am to 11.00 am....Every to minuter. £1.45 am: 10 12.00 moan... Every 15 minuter 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm...Every-to-minuter. 1.00 p.m. to 5:00p.m....Every 15 miante: 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes 600 p.m. to. 7.00 pm. ...Every`15 minutes, 7.00 pitn, to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minute
NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAYS.
Extra cars at 315 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and, 11.45 pm. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGA Des Voeux Road Central.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
[59 Hongkong, 4th June, 1987.
PABST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE.
FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK .BY
SIEMSSEN & Co.,
*Agents for
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA. Hoogkoog, 29th July, 1907.
THE HONGKONG STUDIO
HIGHER CLASS PHOTOGRA¡HER,
-41 & 43, QUEEN's Road CENTRAL,
TOP FLOOR,
PORTR
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DORTRAITS, GROUPS and ENLAR GING and COPYING in all, Sires.
LARGE SELECtion of ViEWS ALWAYS ON HAND.
PRICE VERY MODERATE Hongkong, teth September, 1901
EYES
WINE,
Intimations. CHAZALON & CO.,
6. Queen's Road Central, SPIRIT AND COAL MERCHANTS, AND
GENERAL STORKKEKPERE. Just Unpacked. BARCLAY PERKIN'S TOUT
in pints and Baby bottiga. FRENCH SYRUPJ GRENADINE, GROSKILLE, &0. VICHY, PERRIER, ROCHEMAURE
AND
Other FRENCH MINERAL WATERS' ALSO Large Assortment of CANNED GOODS suitable for Pic-nic. Hongkong, tih May, 1907.
PATHE FRERES.
PARIS.
CINEMATOGRAPHS
AND
FILMS.
NEW FILMS ARRIVE WEEKLY, Price 43 cents (Straits Currency) par metre.
SOLE AGENT FOR The Straits, Burmah, Java, Sumatra, Siam,
Hongkong, The Philippines, &c. ***
F. DREYFUS,
1776]
19, Stamford Road,"
Singapore.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAICMAKEKS COAL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,
GROUND FLOOR; ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, *HONGKONG, SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,
··SOLE AGENTS FOR · HARTMANN'S RAUTJEN'S GENUINE COMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,
&C.
&C
'Bois Agenis for... · FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and
P.&. O. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, &c. EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK AT
REASONABLE PRICES, Hongkong, 7th March, fọng.
LÉE YEE
HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
154
'HAS ALWAYS ON HAND CIGARS, CIGARETTES
AND
TOILET REQUISITES
FOR SALE.
-17, D'AQUILAR STREET,
HONGKONG,
13 Hanghong, 3rd September, 1007:
RIGHT!
N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, 3,-PEDDER STREET, HONGKONG,
right
WILL test your eyes fine of charge, and if they are wrong will put them righ
Lehics Ground, All kinds of Repairs... Spectacles for all requirements..
- Ask, or write, for illustrated Bookleton Defective Sight
LONDON,
"CALCUTTA, THE MANAGER, Hongkong Talegrpól Co., Ltd. | 21, John Street, Bedford Row, W.C. 1. 59, Bentinck Street Hongkong, joth Sapgambar, 1991,
Hongkong, 27th November, 1905,
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