Intimation.
Wam.
Powell,
LD..
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
THIS WEEK.
First
Consignment
of
Novelties
for
The Fall.
Fashions
of
To-day.
NEW GOODS
IN EVERY
DEPARTMENT.
Exclusive
New Productions.
Prevailing
Styles
from
London
and
Paris.
WM. POWELL,
·LTD.,
General Drapers, Furnishers, Des Voeux Road,
28, Queen's Road,
HONGKONG,
Högkoor/7th Septembars
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER II 1908
Entertainment.
VOLUNTEER CONCERT.
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT Albert on the VOLUNTEER PARADE GROUND at 9.15 PM TO-MORROW, the 12th September, 1908
By kind perinision of Lieut-Colonel, R. FB. Glover, DS.0.4 the Band, of the 3rd Middlesex Regt. will attend.".
The Inilowing ladies and gentlemen have kindly consented to assist -Mr. G. Edwards, The Misses Nath, Messrs. G., H. Edwards, P. W. Goldring, Walier Benedetto, Ivan Cary!!, Graff, W. H. Hannibal,
Walsh.
Tickets 53 and St can be obtained from Volunteer readquarters and Messrs, Kelly &
A. CHAPMAN: Li-Col., Commandant H.K. Vol, Corps. Hongkong, 11th September, 1908. 1810
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION:
THE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
..TO-MORROW,
the 11th September, 1908, at 2.30 PM, st their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Das Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street,
A LARGE ABSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS.
Comprising SILK-EMROIDERED BED COVERS, TABLE COVERS, WALL HANGING, KIMONOS and SCREEN, IVORY CAR VING, SATSUMA TEA SETS, VASES, BOWLS, PLATES, MAKUDZU TEA SETS and VASES, BRONZE and BRAS TWORKS, GOLD and SILVER CLOISONNE WARES and TEA SETS, &c, &c.
Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:—As usual:...................
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 11th September, 1908.
Intimations..
FRENCH
(816
STORE
(late A. Chuzalon & Co.),
• QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HAVE just received a Fresh Assortment of AMERICAN GOODS comprising
the following:-
SALT HERRINGS, MACKERELS, SALMON "BELLIES, CADFISH BLOCKS, SPICED NORWEGIAN "ANCHOVIES, SARDELLES, CANNED FRUITS, ASPARAGUS,
θέσ
&c.
Hanukone 22nd August Tonf.
10
MUSIC LESSON.
ESSONS in Violin, Mandoline and Guitar
at pupil's residence. Evening engagements for Dances and Coocents.
Apply to
E. J. LOPES, Clo Honghong Telegraph Office,
TIGHER COMMERCIAL
EDUCATION,
·PROPOSED SCHEME FOR THE PRESIDENCY,
The Bombay Government Hived the follow. ing prass note on 20th ult
FİLK WITH CANNIBALS:
Cannibalism, in its most hideous, guise, yot surviver in Papna, as British-New Guinea in the unwu cincially designated, and recently Federal authorities on the island had an up- On the 25th March last, the following letter mistakable proof that the wilder tribes of the .was addres1ed 'by Government to the several Thielor delighted in feasting on "long plg." as Mercantile Bodies in this Presidency pindahkan a human body is named by them. A leading ti l'am directed to invite yr or attention to the trader, who bad lately penetrated, into the correspondance ending with your letter to the interior, was ipformed that there was a small Director of Public Instruction in this Presidency village called Morcha, near Port Romilly, regarding the proposed scheme for the award whose people had been nearly eaten out by of scholarships for higher commercial education the Uklaravi, a wild, and dangerous tribe, who at English Universities. It has been suggested stod the place as a kind of larder, going there. that, tho ću riçuluda xhino'd include the follow; whenever they wanted bodies for a feast." On ing among other zu | +ld the
his way back down the river to the coast, the Commercial geography of the world in gen-frider and his party wõis attacked by four eral and of India and the Indian seas in parti- | hundred of the Ukiaravi tribe cular.
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́IN TWENTY SEVEN war canoes,
Currency and banking. Organization of factories and control of the whole of the men being decked in full war. paint and feathers, and armed, with bows and labour..
spears. With the aid of a friendly tribe, several Exploitation of markets, Theory of railway rates, and connected bundred strong, the trader and his party, after n battle royal, escaped, and on the matter be.. branches of railway economies.
ing reported at Kerema, a Government station General theory of the application of power..
on the coast, a panítive expedition was organis- Commercial law and usagen, "Under the first head there should be a close ed, consisting of the Government officer and tudy of the production and trade statinics of fifteen native police, but on reaching the vill the country; the exports should be traced to age of the Ukiarari, the invading force was their destination, and the working up of what unable to effect any arrests, the fighting men of ie at present exported, raw would be examined the ribo zumbering, about fifteen hundred. in deal. Then the accepted methods of work. After a sharp skirmish, in which the possession ing factories and the considerations affecting of firearms gave advantage to the representa the use of power.should come in for discussion tives of law and order, the terrified cannibals the creation of a market, the laws that govern freights, and so on, shoul t be familiarly known; aud generally the student should be familiaris. ed with the working of an industry on a large scale.
6.
"It will be apparent that such a course of training could not be obtained in its entirety in the commercial sections of the modern EnK- fish Universitios, as too much time would be devoted to subjects of little importance to India, and too little time to what is most important | here. The English cou ssi would teach much about Europe and America and little about India, while they could do little or nothing to help Indian students in the matter of control liog labour in a country where the accepted
Western methods have been proved to lead to
retreated to the boals,
Later on, the invading party were joined by Judge Murray, the Acting Administrator, with additional native police, and ultimately a cutter was Brought up, and a Nordenfeldi gun placed in ber bow, her sides being protected with iroo plates, thus transforming her into
THE FIRST ARMOURED VESSEL ever seen in Papua. The punitive force now consisted of the Acting Administrator, hit, secretary, a Government officers and white men, and' 40 datives, all wall' armed. ́ ́AL Kimare, the people, who were a friendly. tribe, turned out in great force la 53" war canoes, but were unt allowed to accompany the expedition, lest they should want to take
part in the fighting. On reaching Ukiaravi
filore, and the science of market exploitation | It was found that nearly' the whole of the`ia- for India has yet to be written. The last con- | habitants had flad to the busb. Ultimately a sideration seems to be of special importance. chi.f, sccompanied by several attendants,, The theory of advertisement. 1. &fficiing appeared,' and was informed that the ring Western people has been worked out jo much teaders in the atrack uppa the trader must be derail and applied with the man" remarkable, given up, or the village temples, highly valued
as sacred by the natives, would be destroyed.
results in practice; but the methods that succeed in the West leave todiso consumers'
almost untouched,
HOMBAY A Oestrande CENTRE).
There was considerable discussion on this. point, and at last a couple of blue rackets were let off, the result being to create
A Varitaule PANIC
among the people, who regarded the mar vals as being sent up to the heavens to spy out the offending unives, and indicate, by the dropping sticks, their places of con- cealment. As only cen of the twelve accused chiefs were delivered up, it was decided to born the "Revi" or temple of which, the missing-men were the beads. During the
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Entimation.
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Each bottle of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL bears, in addition to the registered trade-mark:
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To Let.
TO LET.
[ATHERLEIGH; CONDUIT ROAD,
HAT
Consignees.
"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES" FROM HAMBURG, MIDDLESBOROUGH, ROAD-ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,
THE Steamship
A HOUSE in WONO-NEI-CHONG
· A HOUSE in RIPON. TERRACE. OFFICES in YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS in PRAYA EAST, BLUE BUILDINGS, and No. 165, DES VAUX ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel.. FLATS la MORETON TERRACE: No.10; DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,
Isi Floor.
suply to-
"
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD- Højdykniny, Ist September, 1958.
་་་
TO LET.
61
* MONMOUTHSHIRE,” Captain Warner, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong | and Kowloon Whart and Godowa Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignce's risk and expense.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will ba "examined on MONDAY, 14th inst, at 3 P) ....... All Claims must be prescalad within Aftoon days of the steamer's arrival here, after which. date they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after, the Goods
undelivered
"HE NEUK," No. 84, THE PRAK, fully have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining
to rent. with immediate possession,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by Apply to-
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
.... Agents, Hongkong, 7th September, 908. [813 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, PERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, HE Reamship
PERCY SMITH AND SEH, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 8th September, 1908, 1824
TO LET.
GODOWN No. 54, DUDDELL STREET.
MENT & AGENCY Q., LD. Hongkong, at September, too8.
[495
TH
"LUTZOW
. Apply to-.
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby, THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-informed that their Goods, with the exception"
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk intothe hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained,
TO LET.
Having regard to the considerations set forth above, it se me to bis Excellency the Governor in Council that the most satisfactory School of Commerce would be ode established in India itself, because the course of study and instruc tion would be adapted to the needs of the Country, and that no place in India is so well suited for the experiment as Bombay. It has also heen represented that commercial training must be given on a fairly large scale foy destruction of the place," says a correspondent; A HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE, No Claims Till be admitted after the Goods preciable effect is to be produced on the busibe various treasures, consisting of skulls, ness of the country as a whole. A School of Commerco. in. Bombay would, therefore, bework, were carried away and confiscated." much more useful than'a system of scholar. ships tenable in England, both an affording a better scheme of training and as providing for a large number of students.
"It has been proposed that as an expert. mental meaure a Lecturer go the subject might he brought out from England next winter and that he should be left free to organize the course of training. He would then have to GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, get in touch with the commercial communities
LIMITED.
Hang in th March, 1968,
PORTLAND CEMENT.
(105
In Cake of 375 Br. bet $5.50 per Cask ex Fritory.
Bin Baga" of agà Bbs, net $8.45 per Bag ex Factory
SHEWAN TOMES. & Co.,
General ManaɣETF, Hongkong, 19th August, 1908,
0. C. MOOSA,
in this Presidency, stimulate the demand for education, and then set to work to meet it the people enxa ed in commerce, and indus try could be induced to take an interest in the proposed experiment, it might eventually lead to the establishment of a Chair of Commerce
alligators' heads, and sacred images of wicker
These latter, it is explained, roughly resemble sharks or alligators. "They are kept at the rear of the temple, in the innermost sanctuary, behind a curtain, and seen only by the few in-
itiated. "When a cannibal feast takes place the body is borne with great ceremony to the coriain at the end and slipped behind it for prescalation to the wicker godt, whò, strange to say, invariably
L
·TAKE Á BITE OUT OF IT
to show their approval. As the images are fashioned holow, and are large enough to admit a man, the mystery is not difficult to fathom.
The cannibals, completely subdued by the sight of the magic boat that went without sails.
or
Kowloos. ¿Apply to-
THE HONGKONg land invesT MENT & AGENCY CO. LD.' Hongkong, 1st September, 1908.
TO LET.
(39
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have left the Godoway; all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 15th of Septembar, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be loft in the Godawas, where they will be. examined on the 16th of September, at o 30 AM. All Claims must reach us before the noth of September, 1908, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
FIRST FLOOR of No. 6 QUEEN'S
IROAD, Central, containing 6 Rooms Undersigned. and Bervants' Quarter,
Apply to
‚DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1908.
T257
TO LET FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER. "
AT SHAMEEN, CANTON.
· Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
MELCHERS & Co.,
Agents. engkong, 9th September, food.
t8
AMERICAN & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM NEW YORK,
Hresent in the occupation of the
OUSE No. 103 (Kwan How Buildings) THE Steamship
oars, to say nothing of the fo midable-looking- Nordenfeldt at the bow, looked on in sullen | I. M. Customs. silence, but timidly asked that the images be covered up while being removed, so that the
in one of the Government Colleges. These are the lines on which, as it is proposed, system of training in higher commercial sob jects might be developed in this Presidency..women should not see them, it being an The Gov.red: in. Conocil trusts that he may fagok for the co-operation of the mercantile come munity in wo king out this cheme. With these remarks I am to request that you will favour
or Association on the subject generally and Government with the opinion of your Chamber whether the proposed experiment of bringing out a L'cldren.meets with apprayal.”
1 & 3, "D'ÁGUILAR STREET.
JUST UNPACKED A LARGE AND
SPLENDID STOCK OF
FRENCH MILLINERY,
LECTURER ENGIGED.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, at September, 1908
TO LET.
[69;
f188.
* Apply Lo- THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
E. D. Sassoon & Co.,
Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, gib June, 1008.
TO LET
H4 plus taxes per month,
TOUSES in Austin Avenue, Kowloon,
Immediate possession. Apply to
ancient custom that no woman should look upon an image and live. Unless the request was complied with, they would have to kill all their women. The desire was granted. Iris
become intimidated by the sharp lesson they Central (formerly occupied by Messrs. Show&D, uncertain how far the Papuan cannibals mayFFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 200 Floors of No. 14. Des Voeur Road have experienced. They may retire yet further Tomes & Co.) into the forest, or, what is more likely, exercise more caution in obtaining victims for their hor The proposal made in this letter to organise | rible feasts, in which a course of training in higher commercial sub..
**DOTH SEXER participate. Jects in Bombay bwving met with general ap-- The acquired tasto for human flesh is difficult proval, his Excellency the Governor ja*Cous- to eradicale, but has become less general | ci han decided as a preliminary measure, to among the uncivilised Papuan tribes than in jovite Professor Lee Smith of the London farmer day Unlike cannibalistic practices School of Economics and Political Science to to Fiji during the earlier part of the last cen deliver at least ten lectures in Bombay during tury, the Papuan faasts have little or no reli- the approaching cold weather season. It is estigious significance, but it is asserted that when mated that a sum of £150 will be required to pay a hostile chief or native possessed of excep Professor Smith's expenses and to remunerate bim adequately for the work. Goveromopt are prepared to bear part of the cost provided that the real is met by contributions from important Commercial Associations in this Presidency Admission to the lecture will be free but by SHOES SHOES SHOES ticket in order to insure that suitable candidates, ie, haads of firm, assistants of grployees are admitted. The Association co-operating in fipancing the schema will be allowed a certain number of tickets. His Excellency the Gover- Dor in Council is of opinion that in the event of the proposed lectures being appreciated, there will be a demand for a repetition of the course; and this might eventually lead to the establish ment of a Chair of Commerce at the University.
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tional physical powers was killed, the flesh was reserved for the use of the fighting men of the tribe, with a view to giving them additional atrength. Of the cannibal peoples beyond the Uklaravi village absolutely nothing is known,"
Glebe, Sydney Correspondent,
AN APPEAL,
THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN 1) CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, bege most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind ↑ patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for wil kinds of NEEDLE WORK.
"Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cafa and Collars renewed on old ones.
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Chil. dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful.
A. RAYMOND,
Clo S. J..David & Co, Hongkong, 34th July, 1908.
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Consignees.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI
THE Steamship
"INVERCLYDEA Captain W. H. Lea, having arrived from the above port, Consignees of Carge are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of tha, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloop, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
-All-broken, chafed,-and-damaged goods-ura: examined on WHONES here they will be spined on WEDNESDAY, 16ch inst., at 3PM
́All Claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after w which date they cannot be recognized,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th instant will be.. subject to rent, ⠀
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,
General Agents." Hongkong, 10th September, 1008 (829)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer
*** PERA,” FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, FORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are: being landed and placed at their rish in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowoz at Kowloon, where, ancăsir conaligament will be sorted out Mark by Mark..... and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are fanded,
Optional Goods will be landed here unlass instructions, are given to the
6 hours
Goods not
cleared by the tóth instant, et cleared
the contrary before
"ARRATOON APCAR”, having arrived from the above Parts, Con- 4 M.; will be subject to rentette signess of Cargo are bereby informed that their No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in Goods will be delivered from alongsidé, ». Many case whatever.".
Cargo Impeding the discharge will be landed at Consignees risk, and expense into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of the Bongkong and Kowloon Wharf god. Go down Co., Limited.
No Fire Insurance has been affected
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the
for Any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made | Undersigned.net Loto Books for the Children of the Poor Schools who are taught by the Biscurs, may
ubiona DES DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consiguee“ and the Company's representative at, în ap pointed hous
of
-All claims must be presented within yun daya the steamar's anfval hare after which du No claims will be admitted after the Goods they cannot be recogelsockage have left the Godowns):374)