Intimation.
Powell's
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
GREAT
CASH SALE
of
Household Furnishing Goods.
Now Proceeding.
ART MUSL NS. ART SERGE.
BEDSTEADS BLANKETS. BEDSPREADS.
CARPETS.
CANDLE-SHADES. COIR MATTING. COOKING
UTENSILS
CREPES.
CRETONNES.
CROCKERY. CRUMB CLOTHS.
CUSHIONS
CURTAINS.
FENDERS. FIRE IRONS. FURNITURE.
LINOLEUMS. LAMP SHADES.
RUGS:
SATEENS.
STAIR LINENS. STOVES.
&c., &c.,
&c.
GREAT
BARGAINS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY NOVEMBER TO 1908..
Consignees,
NORDDEUTSCHER" LLOYD, ÉREMEN.. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEES.
THE Reamship
JAPAN'S FORTIFIED BASES AND DOCKS.
A. N.S. L writes as follows to the Naval and Military Record
CHARTERED BANK'S NEW LONDON BUILDING.
ON THE SITE OF CROSDY HALLS" AM, " ARTESIAN WELL, AND STRONG ROOMS."
Intimations.
MOTHERS SHOULD KNOW. The troubles with multitudes of girls in a
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
and·
want of proper nourishmaet and enough of it. ST. ANDREW'S BALL goth November, 1908, Now-a-days they call this; condition by the learned name of Anemia. But words change
THREE PRACTICE DANCES, so facts. There are thousands of girls of this WEDNESDAY, 18th, 18th and 5th November, kind anywhere between childhood and young ladybood. Disease finds most of its victims:
Comparisons have recently been drawn be tween the fighting forces of Japan and the United States, generally in favour of the for *PRINZ LUDWIG,"
mar. Superiority of armaments must have a co-factor in the shape of fortified bases, coaling having arrived, Consignees of Cargu are bereby stations, and an adequate supply of docks, informed that their Goods, with the exception one of the factors that helped to gain, Japan, designed for the Chartered Bank of India, among them." They are too weak and frail to of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and storedal the risk into the hazardous and/or extra heardous Godowns of the Hong pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com Godowns, whonce delivery may be obtained.
will be subject jo real. .....
All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be -examined on the : rth of Novamber, at Ø 30 AM.
· All Claims must reach us before the 15th of November, 1908, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
ills af Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
Crosby Hall has gone, and on its site is ris ing a modern building. The old hall has gone and Bishopsgate will know it no more; but its shape will be retained and the banking house indirectly, victory in the battle of Taushima Australia and China will add yet another to the was her splendid decking: accommodation, already long list of substantial-solid perhaps and has reinforced Nature by a splendid sya. of the twentieth-century City, Our ally occupies a strong strategical position, would be a better ward-and easily erections
from 5 to 7 PM
FRENCH STORE
(late A. Chażalon & Co.),
4.
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
rasist. Some of them are passing through the SCOTSMEN (Naval, Military, or: Mambers
the Civil Community) desiring to Sub.. mysterious changes which lead up to maturity scribe to the above are requested to forward and need especial watchfulness and care. Alas, their names to the undersigned. how many break down at this critical period; No Scotsman can" attend the Dance-and-
have left the Godowns, and all Goods ramsin fied positions front the Asiatic coast for nearly Mrs. Gordon and Gunton, to plan a build have saved most of these household treasures,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goodson of docks and fortifications. Japan's fortiet has been no easy task for the architects, the story of such losses is the saddest in the Practices but as a Subscriber.
history of home. The proper treatment might..
DAVID WOOD, ing undelivered after the fath of November, 2,000 miles in an almost unbroken chaiting for the site. Os every band, and at avery if the mothers had only known of
Hos. Secretary. First his chale and stations are Formosora they have been met with depends on the BA WAMFOLE'S PREPARATION
Hongkong, 6th November,, 1008., [899 and the l'estadores, right in the app'oach from Hongkong, with a fire haibur and coaling ancien: lights, while the question of air has grown to be strong and bealthy women... It is part of adjoining owners in connection wits and given it to their daughters, they would have station at Keelung. Im Formoen the Rin-Kiu also presented difficulty. Theis troubles, palatable as honey and contains all the sutritive
lauds run north to the Japanese maioland, Against Japan itself little could be achieved, la consequence of them the architects have extracted by us from fresh cod livers, combined anwever, have been successfully overcome, but and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, as all important places are well fortified. Of found their bands tied, and designs have had with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites the three entrances to the Ioner Sea, which to suffer. gives access to the heart of Japan; the Straits
and the Extmcls of Malt and Wild Cherry. In The building generally may be loosely debuilding up pale, puny, emaciated children, scribed as Italian Renaissance. The Bishops particularly those troubled with Anemia, zate Street, front is on an Aberdeen granite Scrofuls, Rickels, and Bone and Blood diseases, base, and consists of four bays, with a high nothing equals it; its tonic qualities are of the the following:-- basement, the whole being relieved through highest order. A Medical institution says: two of the upper floors, and are capped by an "We have used your preparation in treating attic storey covered with green Westmoreland children for coughs, colds and inflammation, tiles. These tiles, which have been an out its application has never failed us in any case, standing feature of certain buildings further even the most aggravated bordering on west, add a pretty touch of colour to a street oniapacum. The children like it, and it builds which may be described not unfairly as drab.up their bodies; many litle children owe their In Great St. Helen's the old lice has been lives to it. The more it is used the less will followed, and the same scheme employed with be the ravages of disease from infancy to old modifications due to the questions of light and age, it is both a food and a medicino,~ air already mentioned.
modem, scientific, and effective from the first the medicinal triumph of our time. "There is dose. It never deceives or disappoints, and is no doubt about it." Sold by chemists.
THIS STEAMER BRINGS CARGO, Ex 5:5; Coboto from Venice."
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, «
MELCHERS & Co.,
General Agents.
(elingkong, 5th November, 1908,
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
"NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "SIKH," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND
STRAITS.
Csat all Goods are being landed at their "ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed
"risk" into the Godowns of the Hongkong` and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at delivery may be obtained.
of Shimonoseki and the Kit Channel are forti And, whilst the Bango Channel cap, I believe, be mined to a certain extent. In the Koraan Straits Japan bas the fortified island group of Tsushime, which is connected by cable with Fusan and Ikishima. Thus it will be seen that Japan is admirably equipped as regards Datural defences.
The Japanese docks are the finest in or ganisation
and accommodation in the Far East. Her modern ships, too, are built with docking keels, thus rendering the longiby pro cess of storing up unnecessary. There are twelve docks capable of taking battleships, or the same time, whilst the docks capable of almost enough to hold all the battleships at
taking cruisers and torpido craft are so lawer than seventeen. The docks ate, distributed as
basement, which is 24 feet below the level of The interior is more interesting still. The
the ground, contains two very coutual features,
Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves follows:-Yokohama, a large; Tokyo, 1 small; One is an artesian well, which is alrendy 350 |
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Yokosuka, 1 large and a small Sasebo, a large have left, the Godowns, and all Goods remain and small; Uraga, 1 very large and a big ing undelivered after the 13th instant will be enough to take a medium-sized cruiser: Osaka, subject to rent.
8 small; Nagasaki, 1 large and a small; Hako. All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-date, x large; Kure, a large; Kobé, medium sented to the Undersigned on or before the size. (These figures are for 1904.) At Port 5th December, or they will not be recognized.
Arthur, in 1904, there was one dock, 440 feat All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be long and go feet wide, with 32 feet of water éxamined on the 13th instant, at 3 P.M.
over the decka sili at the entrance,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agents. *** Hongkong, 6th November, 1008.
SS. "ARMAND BEHICH,
COMPAGNIE DES. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
(972
NOTICE TO CONSÍGNEES.
~ONSIGNEES of Cargo .from- London ex 6.3. Dordogne and Douro, from. Havre ex 's. Douro, and from Bordeaux ex s.5. F
THE STRAITS LONG-CREDIT
SYSTEM..
Dealing with the meeting held at the offices of the Borneo Company in Singapore for the purpose of arriving at an agreement to reduce The terms of credit, the correspondent of Timor says:
Generally speaking, it may be said that the credit given by the leading English houses here is as follows:-Piece goods, 75 days; rough goods and provisions, go days. The larger German houses give three months credit, and ata not so pressing.in" demanding payment
2
feet deep, and is designed to reach 450 feet in depth and the other a very. wonderful set of CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING strong, rooms.
CO., LTD.
THE ARTESIAN WELL,
of course, is the outcome of the recent Water Charges Act of the Metropolitan Water Board and is but another indication of the. reply of the City and its business men to the injustice of Parliament. On the roof, storage to the extent of £5,000 gallons has beed provided.
THE STRONG ROOMS
aro to be the flaust ever constructed, and are well worth describing. The building-for it is really a separate building-consiste of an inner strong room, surrounded by a thief and Bre proof corridar tep feet wide. The whole is covered with a rool of ferro-costiste, 16 inches thick, and strong enough to support the whole weight of the edifice, should it, in case of fire, fall. By this method the contents of the room will be preserved in any contingency The wall of the inner rooms is 11 inches thick and is made of solid steel, and steel rails filled
Mori in connection, with above Steamer on due date; while in a few exceptional cases with concrete. The flaor beneath is 2 feet 6 are hereby informed that their Goods, with the foreign houses have been giving six months' inches thick, and covered with six inches of | exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuabler are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godownt of the Rongkong" and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, hence. delivery may he obtained-immediately after Handing
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noen, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed burn.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, the 16th November, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims fuust be sent in to me on or before the 16th November, or they will not be recog nized.
All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 15th November, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected,
P. NALIN,
Acting Agent,
Hnykone, gib. November, ford
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, THE
HE P. & O, S, N, Co's Steamer
." PALERMO," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,
"FORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS,
Consignées of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their rizk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be soned out Mark by Mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
·Goods are fanded.
6 hours. *
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary. before Goods not cleared by the 16th inst., at 4 P.M., will be subject to rept.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in
any case whatever..
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at 80 ap popted bour.
iron plating. Here, too, are to be placed the testing arrangements, and space has been alt for tenants! strong rooms. Above the basement poper is a sub-ground floor, which will be used for lavatories and stores. On the ground floor will, of course, ba
THE GREAT PUBLIC RANKING HALL, It will be as fine as any other similar hall in
the
A Six Pence per Share, frea of tex, has FINAL DIVIDEND of One Shilling and bean declared by the Directors of the above Company, making a total of 15% for the year ending 29th February, 1908.
Coupon No, it is payable on 2nd November at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, and the Rosso-Chinese, Biak at Tien- trip and Shangbai.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, “
Agents. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1908, [961
PABST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE
FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYI KEPT IN STOCK
Ir
SIEMSSEN & Co·
Agents for
.. Hoмoxora & SOUTH OnInA Annpkons. 10th Ỉnhẹ, con.
0. C. MOOSA,
'1 & 3, 'D'AGUILAR STREET.
-
Trimmed and Untrimmed
fet
credit, but have not pressed for payment for nine months. At the meeting of the importers at which British, Gorman, Dutch, and Swiss h uses were represented, it was mentioned that 25 years ago most goods were sold for cash, paid on delivery, or as soon as the bills were made out, the buyer receiving 3 per cêènt, discount. Later, the custom was extended to cash in 32 days, less 3 per cent, and so until the City, although, of course, not so large. Its| NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. the present unsatisfactory terms became cur. height will be 23 feet. The walls will be in rent. It means that if the importer desires to while marble, while Pavanozzo maible colomos show the actual cost of his goods be has now and pilasters will serve at once as support and to add a much higher percentage to his c. i, 1. ornament. The ceiling will be a beautiful chat than he did a few years ago, owing to the specimen of the moulder's arl. The usual IIATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, extended credit he is giving. British Malaya bank fittings and fixtures will be in maho
FEATHERS, &c., &c. and the Netherland Indies are pre-eminent in gany. Beyond this hall actually on respect of the long-credit system, but in Jarasite of the old banqueting hall, running from. there has recently been some improvement. Great St. Helen's on the one side, te Crosby LACE SCARFS, MOTOR VEILS to China, the Philippines, and India, importers Squate on the other-will be the staff and incur much less risk, owing either to term managerial rooms, and above thir a mezzoide of 'credit be og much shorterior to a guar-Noor for lady clerks. On the first floor the antee system being to force. In the last mine secretary's and manag it's offices will be situat.. and a half years, importers have lost in theed and a beautiful board room will look, "MOUSQUETEIRE GLOVES Singapore biziar no less than $3,779,000, and means of an oriel window on the quiet and even allowing, for dividends ard compositions | seclusion of Crosby Square.~ All these 'floom (much of which is never paid), the net losses are to be connected by a grand, solid marble
over $2,000,000. Startling enough as it this staircase, figure, it is generally believed that Penang,
THE UPPER STORIES, importers have suffered more severely pro ruta." designed. for leiting, will be completely cut off At the half-yearly meeting of the Fenang from these premises. Their entrance will be Chamber of Commerce, the chairman (Mr. in Crosby Square, the intention of the Board Cecil Guioners) said that one thing might be being to let the second to the fifth floors. The LADIES' and CHILDREN'S Hained by the late troubles, and that was to ventilation of the banking portion of the pre- give a death-blow, to the unhealthy system of misen will be on the Plenam system, Cold doing business so long credit. “All the speak- | diz" will be taken in on the roof, brought down ers at the Singapore mesting were of the same |th the basement, Altered, washed, and then opinion as Mr. Guinness, but she was a sent through the various rooms of the establ'ort orders carefully executed.
از تیمی
difficulty in gelling the representatives of the 'lishment. The foul dir, in its torn,, will be importing houses to agree to a rigid system of drawn up from the ceiling and ejected. All restricted credits. Que merchant proposed the this will be done by electricity. following terms on which goods should be sold-Cash po delivery, i per coat, discount 30 days' credit, 3 per cent, discount; 45 days credit, no discount; and on no account should cred.) exceed 45 days. He proposed the
Altogether-the-now-offices-of-the-Chartered Bank promise to be as convenient and com fortable as they are modero's and, even if some of us still lament, Crosby Hall, we have the satisfaction of knowing that the directors of the bank will have added to the City a building of which the City has every sight to be proud,- mem City Freat, Oct. 2,
All claims man be presented within ten deform stion of an importers association under of the steamer's arrival bere after' which daie -they cannot be recognised,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns:
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent, „Hongkong, 9th. November, 1008.
AN APPEAL.
he auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, and the imposition of penalties, on bers infringing the rules. He is proposed. giving the dealers six months' nolics.of the chauge. Subsequent speakers doubted whether the different houses wouldTM »gřen to this hard: and-fast system, and eventually a commities THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN was appointed to go into the matter thoroughly. -CONVENT, CAINE Road, begu most Great diversity of opinion existe, and atmspectially to APPEAL to the Residents of the last meeting, what it was proposed to notify the goods dealers that from the Chinese New Year (Jan. 23) the terms of credit would be strictly limited to 65 days för payment of goods bought, an amendment was carried CIGARS, CIGARETTES casing not to do anything unless every go
LEE YEE HAIR PRESSING SALOON,
∙HAS ALWAYS on Hand
POWELL'S CIGARS, CIGARETTES
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS
7th November, 1908.
AND
TOILET REQUISITES,
FOR SALE,
18, D'AQUILAK STREET
*****/ HONGKONG."
Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind Patronage sed support, and desires to state
kinds of NEEDLE WORK, (tka!" she will be pleased to receive orders for
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cani and Collars renewed on old ones. down (business houre) found; itself in a posi. ? Ladies and Children's Under-clothing, Chil tion to agree and abide by the original pro-dress-Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, position,: This stultifying amendment would,. Mmerkin can be supplied, if required.. apparently, leavaʼmallers where they were; | but it is satisfactory to be able to, stala thai several of the big houses are enforcing their own terms of short credit, and, hope is entero- tained that the starapt to bring off the house. lato tids will dócho vuiltais abort{PS
The Superforeen^ will also be most grateful HRY PAPER oroid ENTELOPES to be made: Finto, Bogʻks for the Children of the Poor Schools:
IN
VARIOUS COLORS.
*IN
WHITE, BLACK & COLORS.
WOOLEN DILAINES, NUNSVEIL- INGS, VOILES; &a; ̄&c.
UNDERCLO THINGS:
Samples on application, ̈ Coast
Hongkong, 30th September, 1908.
[50
HAVE just received a Fresk Arsortment of. AMERICAN. GOODS comprising.
SALT
HERRINGS, MACKERELS, SALMON BELLIES, CADFISH
BLOCKS, SPICED NORWEGIAN.
ANCHOVIES,, SARDELLES, CANNED FRUITS, ASPARAGUS,
Unpekary, 22nd August, son¶'
PEAK
TRAMWAYS COMPANY
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS:
7.00 am 7.30 am.top.go a.m.....Every 10 miostas 11.30 am to 12.45 pm...Every 15 minutes.
9.30`n.m; to 11.00 4., . Every 85 minutes),
1:45. p.m. to 1.15 pm. ........Every to miontas, 1.15 p.m. to 145 p.m. Every 15 minutes 145 p.m. to Lis p.m. ...Every ra mlaptes. 1.15 p.m. to 3,00 p.m. ...Every 15 mluates -1.10 p.m. to fad p.m. .....Every 15 minutes. 300 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. ...Every 10 minuter.
NIGHT CARE. 1.6.45 p.m. and ʼn ping 9,45 pm, të 11 is am overy balf hour, SUNDAYS
8:00 am, to 9.00 a.m. .....Évary 15 miɑates. 9.00 am to 9.30 .....Every 30 minutes 9.30 am, to rojan.m. 1.:Every 15 minutes -to,jo am. to 11:00 am...........Evary to minutes 11.45 am to 12.00 noon...Every 15 minuten 13:00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes 1,00 p.m; to° 5.00 p.m. .....Every 15 minutas 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. ...Every so'mlautes. 00 pm to 100 p.m....Every'tę minutus. 7 30 p.m. to ́ 5.00 p.m. ...Every 10 mingta-
· NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.
BAZURDAYS... Extra cars at 3:43 p.m., 12:30 pm: Band " 11.45 pm. SPECIAL-CARS by-Arrangement-at-the Jompany's OfC#;"ALEXANDRA '-BUILDINGS Des Voeux Road Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,
General Managers, Mengkone, th Inna root,
THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED IN-DragEE (TASTELESS) FORM. ABROKEN-DOWN SYSTEM: - This is a condition tur discaso) so which docion TIVO MANY NEIes, but which low of them sually. understand. Itissimplyweakness-a break-down). as it were, of the vital forces that mistain the sys tessi. No matter what maybella causes (for shay are almost numberisas), Ita aymptoms are nach the same; the more prominent bolag slaap visong," sense of prentration or weariness, depr white and wast of energy for all the clinary Affairs of life. Now what lonelraboolilala. tal in all secheasca is increased vitality=4, 1pm- VITAL STRENGTH & ENE SY to throw off these morbid feelings, mod sapa -"groves that as night succeeda the day this m
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