Intimations.
-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED..
APPLICATION his been made to the
of this Company to issue to RUSSO-CHINESE BANK DE Hongkong duplicate certificates of 200 Shares In the above Company or other certificates in lieu thereof upon the Statement that the original certificates, víz:- q da, hrad
No. 69 for 25, Shares
No. 179
30
11
No. 380,
No. 550 25
13
M
No. 873
50
200 Shares
have been lost or stolen.
Shares cannot be given.
THE
Fatimations.
COKF*****
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904.
said Lord Chatham, "is a plant of slow People believe in things that they
seer and the broad sense they, the rights
What is sometimes called blind faith is not faith at all. There must be reason and fact to form a foundation for trust. In regard to a medicine or romedy, for example, people ask, Has it cured other! Have cases like mine been relieved by it? Is it in harmony with the truths of modern science, and has it a record above suspicion? If so, it is worthy of confidence; and if I am ever attacked by any of the maladies for which it is commended 1 shali resort to it in full belief in its rower to help me." On these lines ·
·
of
THE PEKING-HANKOW OVER- † rainy season comes to destroy the temporary | ing mill stones from the quarries to the rivers,
stracture on which trains are crossing now.”
LAND ROUTE.
Many travellers who wish to see the interior China are unwilling to brave the discomforts of a long trip by cart. But with the hearing completion of the Peking Hankow Railway, It is becoming possible to visit what were formerly the most inaccessible places with very little tedium of cart travel. As many are inquiring about this overland route from Hankow to Peking, an account of the trip taken by the United States Commission of International Exchange last March may be of value. As Prof. Jenks and his party were guests of the Imperial Govemment, the five days' journey between rail heads was smoothed by the pro- vition of sedan chairs for the four foreigners, plenty carts for servants and baggage, and con. venient rest-house and attendants at every would find no difficulty in making the same trip, as it follows the great highway from the southern provinces to Peking and good native
T
Strong evidence was sein that the road will be, if it is not already, a good money-maker. Passengers of all descriptions thronged the
To Let
TO LET
tralas and photographs of crowded pony cars the travelling expenses for five days for min and No. 4. RIPON TERRACE
were taken to show how the Chinese oppose the railways. The railway come as a great relief to the richer pilgrims from Mongolia and Manchuria who used to walk or ride in litters and an horseback the wary miles to Watkishan in Shansi.
A prince's party of ten or more Mongals with women and nursing children were taking life easily on their pilgrimage. They left the train at Tingchon and had still a matter of 450 li to travel before reaching the Holy Mountain. The old priest accompanying was constantly telling his beads, but it is doubtful if he laid up as much merit as he would, creeping all the thousands of li on the knees or striking his
four or five days' journey with a cow or donkey. and a man to each pair of stones, seemed more remunerative, for a stono costing 1,000 cash at the quarries brings 5,000 at the destination and
beast amount to only 3,000 cash. The wheelbar row-men did not make much more than their food on the trip They usually carried a load of 400 catlies with a capital of ŝto to kao invested on a trip of four or five days, making bol per day. Their profits, however, seemed· quite large when compared with the manure gatherers, who picked up one or two baskets a day for sale at to each a basket. These smail traders and labourers' economic conditions were all of interest to the student of China's monetary situation.
This part of Honan is most picturesque with its gently rolling hills, graves of trees, high walled villages or chaitze, and grain
NOTICE is hereby given that if within They trust it for the same reason that they stopping place. But the ordinary traveller head at every five steps.
It is not known if such certificates were issued by the Office of the Company in the WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION Colony of Hongkong or by the Office in Lon. has won its high reputation among medical don and consequently the numbers of the men, and the people of all civilized countries,
30 days from the date hereof no claim or re
trust in the famillar Jaws of nature or in the presentation in respect of such original certi action of common things. This effective ficates is made to the General Managers they remedy is palatable as honey and contains ni will then proceed to deal with such application the nutritive and, cumtive properties of Pure inn; azelerated at convenient intervals. Good loaded for distribution in Shaust and North reach. Doubtless these walls and towers date
for a duplicate,
Dated flongkong, Is. June, 1904.
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JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
two-mule carts are easily hired. Bedding must be taken foruse on the native brick beds or bed stends which are common in Honan. Good cate are a comfort especially is warm weather when insectare active. If foreign food is desired it must be carried and a good cook and servants, though not indispensable, add greatly to the comfort of a trip. In going from Shanghai a servant, who can speak mandarin should be sought for.
Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod tivers, combined with the Compound Symp of Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Walt and Wild Cherry, It quickly eradicates the poisonmr, disense-breeding acids and other toxic matters from the system: regulates and promotes the normal action of the organs, gives vigorous appetite and digestion, and is infallible in Prostration-following Fevers Anemia, Scrofula. Influenza, Wasting Diseases, Throat and Lung Troubles, etc. Dr. W. A.
The fare from Hankow to the farthest point Young, of Canada, says: "Your tasteless pre-where tickets were sold in March was about are obliging and carry passengers and baggage free of charge up to Hsuchou within about 200 of Kaifongfu, a point of great interest, six miles south of the Yellow River. If one does not care to visit K'aifeng, he may continue the
At Chengtingfu bales of Bombay cotton, brought up on river boats from Tientsin. were
Honan. The importance of Chengting as a distributing centre should increase now that the milway is there. The city is a fine land- mark from the train with its gate towers, long walls, nagoda and twin-spired Cathedral. The north sides of the city at a distance of a mile
tract is laid on a curve around the west and
or two.
The various magistrates at Shuntê had been advised by the Governor of our coming and they met us at the station with official sedan chairs for our use, a temporary réception room having been fitted un in the station building,
'HE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA are THE
prepared during suspension of their Trans-Pacific Service and until further notice. to BOOK CARGO and ISSUE BILLS OF LADING to SEATTLE, WASH., VICTORIA, B.CL and PACIFIC COAST PORTS, also to OVER LAND POINTS in the UNITED STATES and CANADA is connection with the GREAT PAration of cod liver oil has given me $13.00. The managers of construction trains They had also taken an inn near by for NORTHERN RAILWAY FROM SEAT TLE, as hitherto, by the Steamer of the NORTHERN PACIFIC S. S. Co., BOSTON STEAMSHIP and TOWBOAT CoL, OCEAN S. S. Co. and CHINA MUTUAL S, N. Co.
For further Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Local Branch Office in PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, First Floor, Chater Road,
A. S. MIHARA, Manager.
Hongkong, 20th May, rço4.
THE
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ROBINSON
PIANO
Co., LTD.,
INVITE INSPECTION OF SOME
SPECIALLY
FINE
SAMPLES
OF
UPRIGHT PLANOS
RACHALS,
&c.,
uniformly satisfactory results, my patients having been of all ages." It is a product of the skill and science of to-day and is successful after the old style modes of treatment have been appealed to in vain. To try it is to trust to it forever after. It cannot disappoint
our use and fitted it up as for an official residence. The construction train was to leave at 6 am, and the officials came again to see us off
arrival and the early hour of departure the Owing to the lateness of
you and is effective from the first dose. Sold Journey somewhat further by rail to the north- { officials of this place were not interviewed on
by chemists everywhere.'
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
JOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that an
MEETING of the Company, will he held at the Offices of the Company in ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th of June, 1904, at 11 AM, when the subjoined re- solution which was passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 11st of May, 1904, will be submitted for con- firmation as a Special Resolution,
No EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
RESOLUTION.
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That the Capital of the Company be in- created to Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars by the creation of Thirty Thousand New Shares
of Ten Dollars each.
By Order,
A. H. MANCELL,
Secretar".
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1901.
NOTICE,
COKE AND TAR.
1681
THE HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS THE
COMPANY beg to notify the public that Messrs. KUNG HING & Co., 474. Des Vœux Road West, are the SOLE AGENTS for the Sale of the Company's COKE and TAR And that all Orders should be sent to the said Agents direct.
GEORGE CURRY, Local Secretary.
west within about a day's Journey of the Yellow River. The railway is to cross some 200 li up the river from Kaifeng, which will doubtless branch line Three days' journey from the
monetary questions.
While waiting for the train to leave in the
[O.1, RIPON TERRACE is FLATS.
No. 17, WONG NEI CHORD ROAD, facing,
Race Course. M FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing
Pole Ground. OFFICES in course of erection. Cox-
NAUGHT ROAD (Bew: BLAKE PIER). GODOWNS; PRAYA KAST, "ROSENEATH," KOWLOON,
No. 1, CLIFTON GARDENS," Apply to--
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 7th June, 1904ą,
TO LET.
699
towers inside the walls. These latter with the castellated village walls looked like old castles and dotted the country as far as the eye could A HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
back to the limes when robbers like the Tal-
pings devastated the country.
Among the curious agricultural implements
of Honan are the rigid four-wheel carts with large cube-shaped box bodies for hauling dist, etc. In turning the fore wheel they cannot
Apply 10- THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO,, LD. Hongkong, 25th April, 104.
TO LET.
change their direction. When fitted with racks N STEV
they carry great londs of hay or fuel, and again are used like an omnibus with tiers of seats to carry the crowds to the fairs and temple theatres.
The bamboo is grown in N. W. Honan so that all sorts of implements are made from it. The uses to which it is put by the farmers alone form an interesting study. Tack'on is a large commercial town at the bead of naviga- tion on the Wei river. It is of no political importance however. It is famous for the manufacture of pewter dishes, some of which
are engraved in beautiful designs. A fine quality of lacquered ware is also made here.
Our party came in late at night, travelstain: ed and dusty to find a royal hospitality await. mile N. E. of the town, but being the guests of the Government we went on into the town to the inn where the Hsinhsun magistrate had
in time be connected with the trunk line by a morning we met Mr. Reid of the Peking ing at the Peking Syndicate's headquarters a |
Yellow River, about 1st April, brought one ta
Syndicate on his way north. He had just come over the road from Tsok'. On aur mention ing that we had a letter of introduction to him
lant and sincere rejoinder: "You need no introduction. Your nationality is suficient introduction to carry you everywhere among us British." He gave his card, asking the Syndi- cate railway managers to extend us every cour- tesy, but it was quite unnecessary, as we found all were glad to be as helpful as possible and gave us every facility of travel on their line that was in their power.
is on a commanding bill that rises out of the plain overlooking the company's machine shops, engine yards, and the town below.
The account of our trip over the entire length of this railway and of our visit to the mines must be left for another letter,—N, C.
D. News,
the rail head at Changtelu. At present the iron must be approaching Weihui, so that the somewhere in our baggage he made the gal-provided for us. The residence of Mr. Bourne cart fourney is shortened to 3 or 4 days be tween rail heads. No tickets were and until Shuntéfu was reached' and the 1st class fare from there to Peking, 260 miles, is $1560. The regular price for carts with two animals is one tael per day, so that the travelling expenses from Hankow to Peking are now about $44.00 estimating $1.50 per day for food, etc, while travelling by cart. By taking and class tickets the figure is reduced to $30. Foreigners will be found at K'aifengfu, Weihuifu, Changtéfu, and Shun:fu, and all along the railways, These places all have post offices, telegraph stations, and Catholic and Protestant missions, An interesting side trip is found by taking the Peking Syndiente Railway, which runs S.W. 83 miles from Tack'ou (), the head of large junk navigation on the Wei river, through Weihaifu to their mines at Jamieson
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The run by construction train from Shunte to T'suchou, "porcelain district," took from 7 10 11 am. Now that the line is through to Changtê, that place, a distance of 70 li, can be reached in two hours more by rail. commission interviewed the magistrate at Truchou on money and trade maiters, get
The
Insurance.
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(0, 1, STEWART TERRACE,
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD Hongkong, 26th March, 1904.
(435
TO LET.
WILD DELL BUILDINGS, No. 147, WANCHAI ROAD. Comfortable and Airy Flats of 2 or 3 Rooms from Sáp inclusive
And others to suit various requirements.
of Taxes.
B. A. SETH, Land and Estate Broker, Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, and May, 1904.
TO LET
INMEDIATE POSSESSION,
FOR 18 MONTHS.
'LEIGHTOR," THE PEAK.
Apply
JEBSEN & Co. Hongkong, 37th April, 1904,
TO LET
KORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE NO HARDIN TER
COMPANY OF HAMBURG
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above THE of the pr Class FOREIGN and CHINESE KÍSKS at CURRENT RATES
ting a good deal of information more or officials on such matters often needed check- ing by questioning the traders and bankers
less correct. It was found that reports of
and Mrs. Elliot, members of an independent mission, who have just established there. Before reaching Tauchau the road passes through thousands of acres of very productive land irrigated by wells. Several Catholic chapels stood out conspicuously among the smaller bouses on the villages along the rail- way. Grave stones in the style of old-fashioned English church-yards were also a marked fea- ture of the landscape.
or Chameison as it is in Chinese, in the foot themselves. At T'suchou we had t'ffin with Mr. | hills of north-west Honan. This road was still in the management of the contractors, Pearson and Sons of London, and not open to passenger traffic, but the chance comer, if a foreigner, finds heady hospitality among [701
the engineers and builders. If one visits Kaifeng he may as well go to Changté vis Tackou, saving 40 li and reaching the head quarters of the Paking Syndicate Raiway. If one goes by the direct route between rail heads he can take this side trip from Weîhui. If he follow the line of railway construction to the
Hongkong, 8th June, 1994.
NO TOILET REQUISITES
ARE COMPLETE
WITHOUT THESE SOAPS.
PLANTOL FLORAL BOUQUET SOAP,
STUART, Guaranteed made from Fruits and Plowers, great bridge that is to be built over the Yellow
-AND-
&c.,
BABY-GRANDS,
BY
WINKELMANN,
(Established 1837),
They are only 5 FEET LONG, occupy ing the space of a Cottage, but with the fine appearance and TONE OF FULL GRAND.
A
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Hongkong, 13th May, 1904.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Casks of 375lbs.net $4.75 x Factory. In Bags of solds, net $2.85 ex Factory
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 15th August, rough ave (D
FOUND:
T ST. JOSEPH'S COLLE
Avent
Owner can bay:
of the jgth ult, an
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hongkong, his June, 199
on the
and to contain no animal fat. It is most smoothing and refreshing
to delicate skita,
STAR LIGHT SOAP,
Pure and economical, agreeable, highly per- fumed and a perfect toilet and nursery Soap. AND ALSO
1
CEDAR GLYCERINE AND TAR SOAP. Now on Show.
H. RUTTONJEE, No. 5. D'Aguilar Street,
Or
36 to 38, Elgin Road, Kowloon,
Hongkong, 8th June, 1904.
ROYAL AERATED WATERS
MANUFACTORY...
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PRODUC
RODUCE the highest Class AERATED WATERS in the Far East on account of their High Class Machinery and also of the superior ingredients they use in the manufacture under strict anpervision of Europeans only. of their goods, and the cleanliness, &c., are all
REPORT OF AN EXPERT.
The representative of Messrs. BRATBY and HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Agrared Water Engineers and Chemists, Manchester, visited our factory recently in the course of a tour amongst Eastern Aerated Water Makere, and was greatly surprised at the compactness of our factory and also the methodical way in which everything pertaining to the making of Aerated Waters was carried out. Healsa expressed him-
railroads cross near Weihul.
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SIEMSEEN & Co.
Hangkano, 19th May, 1865
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, situate at Victoria, Hongkong, to be sold on FRIDAY,
the 17th day of June, 1904, at 3 P.M.,
БУ
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, at his
SALE ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,
Victoria,
At Talaton in Shahobsien we learned that one of the superintendents of construction had been mobbed by the villagers on account of River he may strike this railway at Hsinhsiang some dispute as to wages by a gang of coolies hsion or further west al Kuachishsion. The in the gravepits. They attacked twice with | sticks, stones, and swords, and after receiving Prof. J. W. Janks, heading the Commission | some injuries he was compelled to save him. of International Exchange, during the month of self by drawing his revolver and shooting a Property is Registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 796 together February saw the Emperor, the Foreign Office, ❘ man.
with the Buildings thereon known as Nos, 212, Board of Revenue, the committee of six high
At Fenglochen, 35 li from T'suchou on the 214, 216, 218, 220, 227, 224, 225, 228 and 230, officials appointed by the government for con- Laochang river, we entered the province of
THIRD STREET, abutting on the North and West sides thereof on Battery Road and mea- sultation, also Governor Yuan Shih-k'ai, Tang Honan and found deputies sent out from suring thereon 178 feet 8 inches and 197 fest Taolai, bankers, Customs officials, and others of Changte to welcome us with a feast in the offi on the East side thereof on Inland Lot No.797 Peking and Tientsin. These interviews were cial guest house. As we were travelling by and measuring thereon 195 feet, and on the in the nature of introductions and a beginning chair, carts, and horses through dust and deep South side thereof on Pokfulam Road and at getting a grasp of the present monetary sand the stop for rest was refreshing, but de-measuring thereon 254 feet containing in the wbole an area of 49,000 square feet and is situation rather than an attempt to pursue a layed us, so that we entred Changte long after held from the Crown for the residue of the fiscal scheme. As the remark was often made dark. The magistrate of the district was wait term of 999 years granted by a Crown Lease that conditions in the interior are quite different ing outside the north suburb with a bonfire and of the Lol, dated the 17th day of June, 1882, from those in the ports, Prof. Jenks decided | torchas, soldiers, and servants to guide us upon the tour from Peking through Chibli, through the city to the official guest house, Hoban, and upek to Hankow as the most where we were well entertained. In spite of feasible for investigating the conditions away the lateness of the hour, Prof Jenks question- from treaty ports.
nd the official closely as to the local trads con. The Peking Hankow line of railway was ditions, sources of revenue, etc. He also had willing to do everything for the Commission a call from two missionaries of the Canadian and give a private car from Peking to Shuntáfu, Presbyterian Mission, who gave much informa- The department of construction attached a first-tios about their field. It comprises the three class passenger care to this work train and for fus of Honan north of the Yellow River, warded the Commission to T'suchou then near Changtå, Weihul, and Huriching, including the end of the llic.
Richthofen's garden of Honan. They have sta tions with foreign familles in each of these fu cities. They and the Catholics have the only THE Undersigned have received instructions missions in North Hoain. It is a magniscent-
The run from Poking to Shuntéfu was made between 745 am and 7.45 p.m. The party
sing it from north to south and from east to west crossing af their central station of Wai but The trip of three weeks or more by boat is from Tientsin shortened to two days by rail. From Changle to Tiok'ou through Hito- haien, by cart, chair, and horse is a long day's Journey, called 120 li but stretching into 140.
self strongly on the absolute cleanliness of our consisted of Prof. Jenks and his private whole establishment, which he assured us was secretary, Mr. A. C. Durand, Mr. C. F. Gam-ly rich field for their work with railways traver- equal to any ho bad yat visited and superior mon, and an interpretet, six servants, four to a great many. He also reported that the quality of our goods was of a first class nature, paddle borses, and much baggage. Chang. and they showed that scrapulous care whaintien, about 16 miles from Peking, was noted ́exercised in the course of their manufacture. as the mechanical headquarters of the road
Order Books and Price List. Please apply to a sits well chosen among the foothills, near the FACTORY and OFFICE, West Point. Tel. 367. Hun or Muddy river. Foreign-style brick Depôt, Ice House Street. Tel. 374- Dr. V. DANENBERG & F.P. DANENBERG, kilns, where red brick are burnt, supply the
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SAVARESSE'S SANDAL CAPSULES
Annual Crown Rent $314.
For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, apply to
EWENS & HARSTON, Vendor's Solictor,
or to
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer....
Hongkong, 4th June, 1904.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
: SATURDAY, the 18th June, 1904, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street,
........
A FINE COLLECTION
of
On this stage of the journey opportunity was given for lavestigating the small traders. Most OLD AND BARE POSTAGE STAMPS,
found to of the numerous wheelbarrows were be pushed not by hired labour but by their dwner, who had their own capital invested in the goods they carried. When we did find hired
stations far down the line with trimming to ornament the buildings of grey brick.
Among the engineering feats the crossing of the Huron River south of Chengting le note worthy, The actual bridge seemed to be hall. mile or more long, supplemented by some miles of grading faced with stone, with several bridged | kheelbarrow-men they were usually accom slufceways for flood water, which und ubtedly panying the owner of one or more wheelbar overflows the wide sandy valley, in the jainy town. They are bauling pages from, the south condens. Several spans were in place but in to the north goo li, and bring the powdered the middle of the shallow river full of sand wood of the hills back again. The Bida and bar the men were sill working, leg deep in bin li
"porcelain of Truchou is «iiibaltown all over this the icy water, sinkin" callsons, the bridge, discr samed to fair way to be used before: the
sas" The business of haul.
Including TRIANGULAR CAPE, OLD CEYLON, MULREADY COVERS, HAWAII, OLD HONGKONG (includi'g 95 Cents Yellow Brown), MAFEKING BESIEGED, NEW SOUTH WALES SYDNEY VIEWS, VARIOUS ERRORS, &c., Cm B
will be
Cate
TERMS ›—AS ustal,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneer,
Thong, 8th June, 1904.
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'O, 6, BARROW TERRACE, Kowloom.
Apply to--
THE SAM WANG CO.ğLD. Hongkong, sih February, 1904.
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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO,
THE Undersigned, having been appointed
AGENTS for the WINE GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY' or PARIS, are now prepared to answer inquiries and receive orders for all kinds of WIKES and SPIRIT6, at 23 and 24, Bank Buildingu.
BARRETTO & CO, Hongkong, 9th June, 1934.
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