Entimation.
Wm.
Powell,
Jd.,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
BATHING
COSTUMES.
Combinations with Skirt.
NAVY & RED TWILL
$4.50 to $5.50.
BATHING
COSTUMES.
NAVY SERGE
trimmed white,
1.75 to $11.00.
BATHING
COSTUMES.
WM. POWELL; LTD.,
"Des Voeux Road,
and
28, Queen's Road, HONGKONG.
HOBEKORE, GUS Máy, xpoll:
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPII FRIDAY MAY 15 19 8
Public Company.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD.
NOTIRE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET OTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN
ING OF SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office. of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road Central, TO-MORROW, the 16th day of May, 1908, at 1: a.., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year' ending 30th April, 1908: --
to
U.S. NAVY INCREASE.
PRESIDENT URGES NEED FOR A NEW
WARSHIPS.
Washington, April 14
Mr. Roosevelt has sent a special message
Congress urging that appropriations for four battleships be included in the Navy Bill. S
The message recommends that the four battleships should be of the largest and most approved type, and that provision should be
RADIO TELEPHONY
DANISH INVENTOR EXPLAINS HIS SYSTEM. Radio-telephony, that latest of scientific mar vels, was explained to an interested audience at the London festitution on 15th ult, by Mr. Valdemar Foulco, the Danish inventar.
For some years Mr. Poulsen bas been en deavouring: to solve the problem of producing
continuous serial corrents, the great obstacle to the transmission of speech through space being the jerky nature of the corrents at first, utilised for wireless transference of messagen.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company made for their construction immediately. The in the autumn of 1966. ht Poulsen was able!
will be CLOSED from the 13th to 20th 1511, both days inclusive.
arguments used to impress upon Congress the urgency of the naval programme thus recom- mended are few, but calculated to be effective. China is held up as an example of the "peace-at-any-price," doctrine, and. Great Bri 1493 tain at having a naval policy to de emolated
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 16th May, 1908.
Consignees.
BOSTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP "KUMERIC" FROM TACOMa¡ VICTORIA, YOKO. HAMA, KOBE, MOJI,SHANGHAI AND MANILA.
Tignees of Cargo are bereby requested to HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna ture, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk
and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in
any case whatever.
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED; Agents,
figo
Hongkong, 11th May, 1008.
'S.S. "ERNEST SIMONS" -
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES."
NOTICE TO.CONSIGNEES. CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London and Havre, ex B.3. Dordogne, and from Bor deaux ex s.5. Ville de Lorient, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exceptiop of Opium, 'Treasure and Valuables are being lapded and stored at thair risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Limited, at
Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees belore Noon, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 18th May, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 18th May, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 18th May, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected
1.- MILLET,
Agent
Hongkong, fith May, 10-8
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
THE H. A. L. Steamship
"SCANDIA,"
[A
Captain von Döhren, having arrived, Consignees
of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their
The result of the last Hague Conference, the President says, has made it plain that the tions will not for some time, if ever, agree on plan for
of the limitation of tal-armaments. Arbitration, the President holds, cannot be re lied upon an effective remedy, although should be utilised to the fullest extent.
to demonstrate to an audience at the Queen's Hall that be bad found the solution of the pro blem, and, having perfected the system of wire less telegraphy, he turned bis attention to the application of his principles to the telephone.
SUCCESS ASSURED..
The translation of the paper rend last night. set out that the bighly successful experiments and developments since the 19:6 lecture had.
amplified the theme considerably, and what were possibilities at that time were now reali- ities. At the present moment wireless telephony
had a real and practical existence. INSULT NOT TO BE BROOKED.
Briefly outlining the developments in con*- While disclaiming" any intention on the partnection with radio-telegraphy, which be. de of the United States ever to engage in a wardfscribed as distinctly a long-distance system, he conquest, the President makes it plain that this said his new system required the use of only country could ill afford to relapse into a position silence. in which insult would have to be borne is
Continuing, Mr. Roosevelt says: "To build only two battleships a year would mean that this nation would go backward in naval rask and relative power among the great nations. Such a course would be unwise if we fronted merely one ocean, and it is doubly unwise when we front two oceans."
The Pread. Lstimates that within the last 12 years, in periods of profound peace, and not as the result of war, massacres and butcheries have occurred in which the loss of life เช men, womep, and children has been greater than in any single great war since the clore of the Napoleonic struggles, and who knows says: "To any public man the complaints which are continually made to the State Department there is an element of grim tragedy in the claim that the time has one when weak rations can be oppressed by those which are stronger without arousing an effective protest-by other strong interests:
1
as was covered by 10,000 to $0,000 volts by the 2,000 to 5,523 volls to cover the same distance previous-system, whilst his recording apparatus worked at a speed hitherto unknown.
USEFUL' ONLY FOR SHORT DISTANCES. A characteristic feature of the system was the simplicity of the devices used for trans. milling and receiving messages. The system had been successfully used between Copan hagen and Berlin, a distance of 290 miles, but be declared that he bad no immediate intention of trying the system across the Atlantic. Its main importance was over comparatively short distances.
The Queen and the Empress Marie sent a communication stating that they were unable to be present at the lecture, expressing sincere regret, and best wishes for the success of the proceedings,
Intimations,
SAINT-RAPHAEL
Tonio, RestoRATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE
palatable.
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all esses of Anemia, Debility and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged. Invaluable in hot climates.
BOSE One wine-glass after the two principal meste: Each bottle of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL beurs, in addition to the registered trade-mark:
'(4) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DES FABRICANTE, (A MITAL BEÄL,advertising OLETEAS.
fa à MELISSA and MINT cordial
CLETEAS which surpasses all others by it
purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE Qu VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL, Valeoco (Drome-France).
Hongkong. CALDBEOK MAQGREGOL & CO,
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB,
HE SECOND MEETING of the Seaton Twill be held at Happy Valley TO- MORROW, 16th May, 1908, commencing at: 3 P.,
The Charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Hall-price. The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- REGINALD' F. C. MASTER, kong to be present.
Hon. Sec. and Treasurer.
[496 Hongkong. 15th May, 1908,
"OLIVER" TYPEWRITER: No, 10224.
communicate with
At the close of the paper some most inteWILL the owner of this Machine kindly renting demonstrations of the principles of the new method of communication were given.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CAPACITY FOR SELF-DEFENCE.. "Evenis still fresh in the mind of every thinking man show that neither arbitration nor any other device can yet be invoked to prevent the gravest and most terrible wrong-doing to THE Undersigned have received instructions people who are either few. in numbers, or, if Dumerous, have lost the first and most import- ant of national vinues, the capacity for sell- defence."
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW,
the 16th May, 1908, at 2:30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road; corner of Ice House Street,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS,
In conclusion, the President says: "The United States ought not to indulge in the per suasion that, contrary to the order of human
Comprising:- events, they will for over keep at a distance GOLD DAMASCENE WARF, SATSUMA those painful appeals to arms in which the WARE (Bronch, Belts, &c.), SILK-EMBROI history of every other nation abounds. There"DERED BAGS, PURSES, PARASOLS; is a rank due to the United States among the nations which will be withheld, if not absurdly lost, by a reputation for weakness. If wo desire to avoid insuit we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful fastcgments of our rising pros- perity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war"-Reuter,
AGED 104..
Bills of Lading for countersignature by the wooD GREY'S WONDERFUL CENTENARIAN, Undersigned and to take immediate delivery
of their goods from alongside.
Optional Cargo willba forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO-DAY.
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the hazardous and/or extra hazard- ous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th last, will be subject
to rent.
·
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the ruth inst, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1908.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P&
P. & O, S, N. Co.'s Steamer
"OCEANA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS,
[495
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 Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo:
From London, &c, ex S.S; Britannia and
Sunda.
From Calcutta, ex 5.S; Nyanza. From Persian Gulf, ex B.I.S.N. and B. &
P.S. N. Co.'s Steamers, Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before
6 hours,
"Goods pot cleared by the 19th fost at 4 F.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in Juy case whatever,
Damage Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an appointed hour. M.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised, qua
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godawning
ABBOTT,
Acting uperintendent
Hongkong 19th May,
SCREENS, BED COVERS, TORTOISE SHELL COMBS and JEWELRY CASES, IVORY CARVINGS, MAKUDZU VASES and BOWLS, KINKOSAN SATSUMA VASES and TEA SETS, BRASS and, BRONZE WARE, MOTHER-O-PEARL INLAID SCREENS and PANELS, KAGA THA SE S, WAIL HANGINGS, &c., &c. .
Catalogues will be issued. TERMS-As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 13th May, 1908.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
[sot
Woud gleen, of the healthful northern heights, THE Undersigned have received instructions
postesse, a centenarian of its own. She, for she is an old lady, and probably the oldest Lidy in England, has attained the wonderful a comparative youngster of 62, io High-rd. age of 101, and she lives with her son, who is
Ber name is Mrs. Rebecca Clarke, and she has lived in Wood-greco for the pistmine years. Before that she lived for some 20 years. with another son in Wales, and as recently an April, 1895, she was awarded a prize at the Rhosrobin Church Sunday. School for good *tlendaece amongst the old folk.
ALERT AS EVER.
The "Morning Leader" representative found Mrs. Clarke last evening (April 13) as alert- minded an old lady as one is likely to meet this Leap year!
She stubbornly refuses to admit that the is more than 40, though bachelors, she confesses, need not fear any pressing attentions from ber, for the has had enough of marriages....
Mrs. Clarke, in addition to being mentally: alert, is also surprisingly physically alert, and she persisted in seeing the "Morning Leader" .representative off the premises. It may inter est other would be centenarians to know that Mrs. Clarke is a strong believer in fresh air, and is always out of doors when the weather is warmer. Also, she has been a teetotaler forgo years, and she believes it work and a big ap- petite. The only thing the admits indulging in to excess is talking-and she can't break herself of the babit yet."
REMEMBERS WATERLOO,
Mrs. Clarke was born in Dunstable, pear Luton, in 1804-she remembers the folks "gabbling" about Waterloo quite well-and was brought up on e farm. She afterwards learnt plait-making, and worked at it for some
time.
"
Then in 1830-the proudly showed the "Morning Leader" representative. The certifi cale-she was married in Oving Church. She had nine children, six of whom are at present living. She has a daughter aged 72, and her youngest son is fg..
Six of her family married, and have had ng. children. Her great-grand childron number
to that four generations are very well represaolad, we
Mrs. Clarke, told the Morning Lender" representative at the door, that she is looking forward to haymaklog this summer..
to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
ор
MONDAY,
the 18th May, 1908, at 2.30 FM, at No. 37, Queen's Rond Central,
AN ASSORTMENT OF GLASS and CROCKERY WARE, CUT- LERY, EAP. WARE, IRON BEDSTEADS, SUNDRY FURNITURE, &c., &c.
TERMS:-ÅS usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,” Auctioneers.
1504 Hongkong, 14th May, 1908.
Intimations
MUSIC LESSON.
ESSONS in Violin, Mandoline and Guitar
at pupil's residence.
"Evening, engagements for Dances and Concerts.
Apply to
E. J. LOPES, Clo Hongkong Telegraph'Office. (30% Hongkong, 9th March, 1008.
NI
SELF CURE NO FICTION! MARVEL UPON MARVELI
O SUFFERER
NOW DESPAIK, buk wy anning a doctor's bill or falling into the der, ut of quackory, way safely, spoodily and news, tally care himself without the know ledg ufa and party. By the Introduction of
NEW FRENCH REMEDY T
ERAPION
a compistersvolution basbeen wrought in this de particul of medical science, whilst thousands have Ben scored to health and happlaces, who for
• previously had been merely dragging out a mnievable ezialonce
"THERAPION No. 1-A Sovereign
Remedy for discharges, superseding injec tions, the so of which does irreparable hart by leving the foundation of strictors and other serious diseasBATA,
ilaine
"JERAPION No. 2-A Sovereign Hemedy for primary od ancondary wa ti: prubadur, ufcreations, paids and twollings of the fonts, and all those complaints which mercury and garantarilla ar popularly but arroneoy open to be the perpet
and thoroughly whole wens malter from the body.
THERAPION NO. 3-A Sovereign Hendy for debility, servosness, Impaired vitality, sloepforsas, disiasta and incapacity for business or pirasore, love of solituda, bluable indiation, prins la tbo back and bend, and hi order leg from dissipation, early ex despre, thin, which the faculty to persistentlylgsore, fw quam in test to care of such rediere.
HERAPION sold by peininalCham
Pregnant the world Previn Eagland 29 Mayen Ju artering, state which ed the thưng sewhere required, and observe that the word "TUBRATION? #npezre de British Governpont Hagen in Le butters on a red ground) akisad In myte nurkage Yir autor of His Majesty a Sla Coules, and without which it is a longwey),
all Cheminis
"VERTEX,"** Clo Hongkong Telegraph.
Hongkong. 7th May, 1908.
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THE
CHINA MORTGAGE COLD.
HINA, PROVIDENT LOAN AND
.. 51,250,000)
(GAPITAL PAID UP
Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System.
(Rates and Particulars on application),
THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, -ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaker and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.
TYPEWRITERS
£48
A. CHAZALON & CO., FOR SALE, REPAIR AND HIRË.
A
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
FRESH supply of French and English
preserves just to hand-
TRUFFLED SAUSAGE,
BREAKFAST BACON,
CALF'S HEAD & HAM,
PEAS & HAM,
PORC,MUTTON & VEAL CUTLETS,
CHICKEN & HAM,
VEAL & GAME PATES,
MUTTON & CHICKEN CURRY,
ASSORTED SOUPS,
FRENCH JAM &-
FRUITS IN SYRUP, &c Hoogkong, 8th May, 1908.
PRICE VERY CHEAP.
NEW BICYCLES
HUMBER)
$100 each
Repair Undertaken.
153 MOTOR LAUNCHES
FOR HIRE
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY; LIMITED,
PORTLAND CEMENT.
in Baga of aga br. net $8.35 per Bag ex. Factory!
from $2 per
hour.
In Caske of 375 Dr. Bol $6,60
ex Factory.
per
Cark
SOLE AGENT FOR
THE
FAMOUS
152
SHEWAN TOMES & Co., Genel Managers Hanny 28th, April, 1908,
LEE YEE HAIR DRESSING SALOON,
HAS ALWAYS ON HAND
CIGARS, CIGARETTES
AND
TOILET REQUISITEB FOR SALE ~12, D'AGUILAR STREKT,
HONGKONG.
Hongkong, ard September, 1907.
HUMBER
CYCLES.
DRAGON CYCLE
DEPOT,
NOTE NEW ADDRESS:
·33.& 35 DES Vœux Roap.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1908,
JAPANESE MASSAGE,
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY
MARK GR
TRADE
THERAPION
Rowan, Jobert, This successful and highly popular remedy, used in
Continental Hospitale by Vip su and others, combines all the desiderata to be mith & medicine of the kind, and surpassae every. thing &dierto employed
in
THERAPION No.1 ***
ally short limo olion a few days only, removes sli dise charges, electually superseding Injections, the use of which does irreparabin bar by laying the foundation of stricture and other sores disease, Indysentery, piim, jeritation of the lower bond, cough, bronchitis, asthma and some of the more trying complaints of this kind, it will be found astonishingly clickclous, Affording prompt triod remedies have been powerless. rallel where other i
THERAPION NO.2
of blood, carry, pimple, spots, blotches, pains and wal ling of joints, secondary ptome, gont, rheumati And all diseases for which it has boon Loo much a fashion to employ mercury, zares padilla, A., to the destruction of sederers' tall and ruin of health. This preparation purifies the whole system through the blood, and thos roughly eliminates all polsonous matter from the body. eat.
THERAPION No.3
•tion, despitesgoes, sud all distreming consequences of dissipation, worry, overwork, early error, skočia, ke. J§1 possa arpiluleg power to restoring strong and vigour to the safaring from oderating itemscos of Jong residence in hot, undrarihy climatm.
la sold by principal,
THERAPION Choptists Bough
wet the world. Juice in England in per packed In ordering, mate whick of the time sumbers required, and obesve above Trade Mark, which 15 x facesijalin ti word "Tarol' an it appears on British Government”! Blamp awhile letters on a rod ground) abited by every packer by order of His Majesty's Hou, Cosmiminuses,
• and withouă which it je à forgery, MATLA
F. KAWASAKI.
RADUATE ol KOBE MASSAGE
SCHOOL,
Na 35c, PRÁya East, WanchAL, Hoxaxord,
Telephono 564
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT
OF
BERI-BERI AND RHEUMATISM.
Attendance at Patients' Residence. Hongkong, and May;"' 1908.,
NOTICE
THE Públic are hereby-laformed that no change has been made in the Races of Subscription to the Honghong Talagrask ana they are warned against paying mors, TEN CENTS (10 cts.) par Single Copy, 23
THE MANAGEY
Hongkong roth Sag
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