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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters.).

The Detention of the Baltic Fleet.

LONDON, and November.

It is authoritatively stated that the under taking to detain the Baltic fleet was limited to the duration of the Russian investigation

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

(Kobe Herald,)

North Sea Outrage.

London, asth October." The Tear has telraphed to King Edward expressing his profound grief and bis sympathy with the families of the victims. It is reported. from Washington that the British Government has asked the Government of the United States if it would be willing to join other

Powers in stepping the voyage of the Baltic at Vigo, and not to the International investi-Fleet until reparation has been made. It is gation, and that Great Britain never interstated that the United States is favourable to preted the undertaking otherwise.'

LATER.

The Inquiry into the North Sea Outrage.

Negotiations are progressing for a Com. mission which will probably consist of an Admiral and a Jurist on both sides and naval officers of neutrals. Great Britain favours Paris, and Russia favours The Hague as the. place of meeting. Other essential points re- quire the most careful consideration, as the Baltic fleet will probably be a thousand miles away before the inquiry begins. The Russian officers left behind are Flag-Capt. Rozhdestvenskis, another captain and two lieutenants.

PWAN

Cabinet Council Meeting. Mr. Balfour presided at a Cabinet Coun il which lasted an hour and a half.

(N. C. D. News.)

Hot Times for Port Arthur.

Tokio, 28th October,

The attack on the town and harbour of Port Arthur is growing heller. The magazine of "the Erhlungshan fort on the north-east side has blown up. A steamer of about 1,000 tons has been sunk.

Seeing through the Bluff. The Conservative paper Nippen, referring to the dispatch by Russin of a second Manchurian army and a secood Pacific squadron, says that Kussin's policy is half bluff and half practice: Her recent military demonstrations seem in tended to intimidate the world, including Japan, nod to save Russia's face rather than to win a victory. Japan is fully aware of Russia's policy of bluff and is prepared to take suitable steps to offset it.

Vladivostok Fluttered:

An arrival at Gensan from Vladivostok says that the gartison there new consists of about 5,000 men. Torpedo boats occasionally steam out to guard the harbour mouth,

Ań attack by à Japanese squadron is greatly dreaded by the residents. There was a scare

on the 24th of September, which particularly fluttered the people of ladivostok.

Signs of Life.

Tokio, 29th October. The Russians continue a demonstrative bombardment, even at night, availing them- selves of the moonlight.

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The average temperature in 44*6 Fahren. beit.

The Japanese Budget.

It is reliably stated that the general esti mates for the next financial year amount to 180 million yen, and the war expenses, includ ing interest on the public bonds, to 770 mil. Hons, making a total of ¥950,000,000.

The increased war taxes involve the land tax, business tax, and Customs tariff.

There are to be new taxes on fabrics, inheri tance (death duties), and medicine.

These with the proposed salt monopoly and transit duty aggregate Y76,000,000,

The surplus on the next general budget which may be diverted to the war funds is o million yen, leaving 560 million yen to be drawn from domestic and foreign loans,

The Tale of Victims.

Tokio, 30th October.

The sick and wounded soldiers now quart- ered in Japan number 33,500.

Another Mine Accident.

Tokio, 31st October. The steamer Chiyodo Maru II picked up mechanical mine off Chefon, and arrived with it at Moji this morning.

As the steamer was uncertain how to dispose of it, the cruiser Pamato dispatched some offi cers and men to take charge of it. The mine exploded suddenly at the moment when it was being removed to the Yamnio's culter which was sunk, and a hole five feet squate was made in the Chiyodo. More than a doren men were killed and wounded.

(Japan Exchanges.) Kuropatkin's General,

London, arst October, L'Echo de Paris declares that the recent Russian General Order was composed by Viceroy Alexeieff. General Kuropatkin pro- "tested to the Tsar, but his representations were

disregarded.

The Vladivostok Squadron.

London, 2 fst October.

It is stated at St. Petersburg that the Vladi vostok cruisers have been completely repaired, The trial trips are said to have been most satis- factory.

The Japanese Refugees From Russia.

Berlin, 22nd October.

The seven hundred Japanese fugitives from Russia have departed on board the N, D. L. steamer Gera from Bremerhaven. The fare well was a very cordial ane deputation of

THE WAR.

"DOOMED PORT ARTHUR..

LATE NEWS,

PARTNERSHips RegistRATION.

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In the report on the Bankruptcy Deparin tro for 1093; Mr. C. 1. Saunders, the Offic signee, Singapore, strongly urges the need for the registration of partnerblijf especially or hug Chinese traders. He thur

The following interesting article appeared in enforces the points. the Shanghat Timer, on 29th ult. :—

We are enabled, through the courtesy of n

Continental gentleman, who does not desire his name disclosed, to publish the following touching letter received from a relative resident this proposal. Spain, it is reported, has Jorin Port Arthur. The letter was written on the hidden the delivery of coal to the Baltic est inst, and arrived here from Chefon yes Fleet-Mainichi.

turday. As the letter states, it was delivered to a Chinese boatman, who was bribed to mail

London, ab October. The British Admiralty officially announces that preliminary, rders have been issued for mutual action and co-operation by the Mediler ranean and Channel Fleets. The orders affect 28 battleships, 18 cruisers, and numerous gun- boats and torpedo craft –Mainicht,

tnt Chefoo. The fact that the missive reached

its destination, proves that the blockade is not as effective as it could be made. The corres pondent writes

REFORM LONG WANTED. This matter has been referred to in every

Bankruptcy Report for many years, but there has been as yet no organised demand for egistration. The European Chamber of Com merce will not bring the matter forward and the Chinese merchants have no Chamber. Yel every year there are failures of firms, to which Europeane and others have given large credit on the strength of a certain person being a partner, who denies partnership and cannot be proved to be a partner. The Official Assignee is greatly interested in registration, because he spends a large amount of time in trying-rarely with success-to trace partnerships, either with A view of oblaining payment-often payment in full-for the creditors, or merely with a view to adjudication. The next of kin of deceased partners would have their interests preserved by registration, and the public revenue would benefit by a large increase in the death- duties; at present it is not the fashion for the next of kin of deceased partners to apply for

etter of administration.

MR. SAUNDERS' SUGGESTIONS,

"I have written you several letters, which have en rusted, to Chinese attempting to get The Foreign Department at Tokio has re-away from this place, but it is uncertain if any ceived the following telegrams:-The Russian have reached you, as some of my bearers have bubbardment of the helpless British trawling been turned back. I am making this attempt velves in the North Sea has caused great anyway to get off a line by a Chinese boatman astonishment in-Bertin. Official circles ex- as there is a slight full in the almost ceaseless press strong indignation at the unprecedent-cannonading and my nerves have time to settle edly barbarous action of the Russians. It is I wonder if this is the last letter shall write generally believed in Herlin that the incident or at least the last from this historic citadel, will considerably affect Anglo-Russian relations, Who knows but that before long most of us and that Great Britain may raise objections to will have paid our last account or be languish- the continuance of the 'voyage of the Baltic ing in a Japanese jail. No matter where we

Voluntary registration has been suggested Squadron to the Far East. The Lokal Aussiger may be in future, the world must acknowledge but under local circumstances would, in my says-The Russian authorities will not be the Russians here have made history and glo opinion, lead to very little: registration would able to find any valid excuse for the cruel rious history at that,

have to be made compulsory, though it might | action of the Russian warships concerning the

"General Stoessel is reported to have tele-

be restricted to certain trades. In any case helpless British fishermen. The Vessiche Zie- graphed to the Tzar and the Russian court say: compulsory registration would have to be tung remarks that the Russians may give fulling, "I now bid you all good-bye for ever: l'ort gradually introduced, trade by trade of street satisfaction to the British Government, but there Arthur is my grave," and the brave general who by street being compelled to register in order can be not guarantee that the conduct of the would prefer death to a repetition of a call to of importance. Whatever form of registration Suadron, which is condemned by the whole capitulate, is doing his utmost to prolong the is insisted on, it need not be expected that all

old, will not be repeated. As the Russian Tear's domination over this eastern Cronstart.

persons who by English law are partners will val officers are so much excited that they. He fully realizes his desperate position, kunw register as such, but creditors will know exactly cannot distinguish British fishing vessels from ing now there is no chance of the long pro-to whom they have to look for payment in case Japanese torpedo boats, the presence of the mised succour coming from the north and Russian war ships on the seas threatens the that Port Arthur will not be long in the hands shipping interests of all Powers.

of the Japanese.

"General Stoessel has at last justified into

The British Foreign Office has issued the following statement through the Press. The every one of the garrison the spirit of death Foreign Office has now received full accounts and glory in preference to honourable capitula- from representatives of the fishermen at Hull tion. All contemplate, thanks to his martial and Grimsby in connection with the Russian spirit, the fulfilment of their last duty with bombardment of the Hull trawling vessels an honour. There is not a portion of the garrison the aznd. The British authorities Immediate into whom he does not instil the grim deter. ly made urgent representations to the Russian minatiopne surrender." All those who Government, and conveyed to the latter the know that Fort Arthur is the last portion of information above referred to. An immediate the earth their living eyes will ever gaze upon, reply has been demanded. The British papers give ringing cheers as the hero general makes state that, on receiving the news of the bar-his daily inspection, of the defence works. barous action of the Russian warships in the "General Stoessel never seems 10 tire. North Sea, King Edward and Queen Alex- No detail of defence is so trivial as not andra were extremely moved, and at once or to illicit his interest, but the most minute sign of their deep sorrow and sympathy to the indefatigable energy. dered the Mayor of Hull to convey an expres-particulars are investigated with the same Japanese fire in- flicted great damage upon the arsenal, destroying arms and munitions, but the gallant general tumed on fatigue parties to repair the damages and keep the men in con- dition.

sufferers.

The transport Korea and three torpedo boats belonging to the Baltic Squadron arrived at Cherbourg on the 23rd insi. The transport took in some coal, while the torpedo boats were supplied with water. They left the port on the following day. A little later on the same day four other Russian torpedo brats and one collier arrived at the port and took in coal.

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*Daily fresh ammunition is being inanafac tured, not for long range, but such as will prove most effective and deadly in the last great struggle at close quarters,

All men are now content to make this last

AN INDIAN RECOMMENDATION. desperate stand, but General Stoessel had

HONGKONG CEMENT.

The Green Island Cement Company in Hongkong is not equal to the demand on the

many an arduous fight to instil this spiritof resignation and determination, particularly after some of the earlier and heavier disasters, when the reservoir was lost and the possible priva tions from thirst were contemplated.

"Portland Cement" manufactured at its factory

"General Stoessel to counter-balance this in the Settlement. It can sell all it makes at terrible loss put some of the garrison to five dollars a cask of 375lbs.—Indian Engi- | work sinking the wells to a greater depth, neering.

THE S. S. "D017"

TOWED TO WOOSUNG,

The C. M. str. Hsinyu arrived at Shanghai on 31st ult. from Taku.and repons as follows: -Str. Hsinyu left Taku Bar at 4.30 p.m. Oct. 27th and at dawn on the 29th in Lat. 34" 14' N. and Long. 127.36 E. sighted a steamer flying signals of distress; we bore down for her and found her to be the Norwegian steamer Dott bound from Formosa to Tientsin with a cargo of rice, having lost her propeller 13 hours pre- vinusly. We had the wind blowing a gale from the north with a very high sea running, the sea breaking over the disabled vessel fore and aft difficulty we got a cowline fast to her which, as she lay in the trough of the sea. With great however, soon parted; at noon had a second towline secured which also parted two hours afterwards, and at 6 pm. got a third towline fast which held on until Woosung was reached at 3.30 am. on the 31st, weather being dirty with strong wind and high sea until the vesse) arrived in North Channel.

CRISIS IN LABUAN,

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Labuan, 27th October,

of failure. I would be advisable to give a discretion to the registering officer to demand photographs: this would be especially desirable in the case of persons residing out of the Colony, not being well-known persons, and in the case of the Chinamen whose personal names are without limit. The registering officers would of course have inspection of the arm's books. Withdrawals would be allowed to date only from a fixed time after notice, advertised as prescribed, and their should be a penalty for failing to report the death of a partner or sole proprietor. Subject to provisions for preserving the right of existing partners who have had no notice of the change of law, ., no chance of registering their names, after the partners of a firm had been registered; vo person ose name did not appear on the register would be heard to say that he was a partner: no further penalty would appear to be necessary but other penalties might easily be devised. It would naturally, but by no means necessarily, follow conversely, that when the partners of a firm had once, after due notice, been settled upon the register, no creditor would be allowed to argue that a person, not registered, was a partner. Owing to the fre quent absence of one member or another of Chinese and Indian firms from the Colony, il might, in some cases, take some time to finally seltie the partners of a firm on the register, but from the first a measure, such as is proposed, would be of unquestionable value,

- MATTERS AT PRESENT.

At present it often happens, that the man. :

aging partner absconds and the firm's books are not, by themselves, sufficient to prove part. nership, and in Teochew accounts usually, in Cantonese accounts very often, the partners are entered under fancy names or designa- tions, and in the accounts of all branches of the Chinese, the partner if mentioned by a true name, is not mentioned by that lest if winter should see these freeze up the name by which he is generally known. Again supply of water would be reduced to melted firms, the partners of which are unknown, are often partners, possibly the sole partners, in ice and snow, and there is little spare fuel here. other firms. Again fathers put capital into Provisions are also growing scarce but occa firms in the names of their sons, often infants, sionally junks bring in a cargo of luxuries, (or names which upon bankruptcy are de which at other times would be considered theclared to represent auch son) and busbands first necessaries of life.

There is a quantity of tinned provisions; no one knows the amount bat the General and his staff, and fresh meat is almost, if not en tirely consumed, except a horse, which may be killed or injured by the enemy's fire. When one of these is by chance killed there is almost a gala feast upon the few ounces allotted to each soldier.

struck a discordant note and that is General "There is one man in the garrison who has Smilsoff, who is jealous of the influence gained by General Stoessel. It is painful that, under the circumstances prevailing within the strong hold, there should be any note of jealousy or liscord. At first the Polish and Jewish troops were all for surrender and at present they are kept under strict surveillance lest they should be templed in desert.

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"The field and naval hospitals are overcrowd- ed, while the hygenic conditions are becoming desperate. Daily, the number of wounded in. creases as the cordon is drawn closer. The firing at times is so incessant that it is almost impossible, to bury the dead at any depth, so that as they putrify the scraping of earth on top is not sufficient to absorb the odours.

"The new town has suffered severely from the fire of the long range guns and the harbour on occasions is in a foment from dropping shells, the result of bigh angle fire. Over half

A monetary crisis has occurred in Labuan, following a telegram sent to-day to the Secre tary of State for the Colonies to the effect that the Labuan Treasury is unable to redeem the notes of the Chartered Company. Trade: is paralysed. At a meeting of the inhabitants it was decided to pray for immediate relief and the original fighting garrison are dead, sick or for the reconsideration by the Imperial Govern-wounded. It is generally believed that at the ment of the former petitions against the Char-time the fleet made the attempt to break tered Company's administration that have been through the blockade and escape, the garrison forwarded to the Home authorities by the peo were to make a desperate sortie, inflict as ple of Labuan since the change from Imperial | much damage on the enemy as possible, then administration to that of the Chartered Com if the worst came to the worst, capitulate. The bold scheme failed through the fleet not being pany,

[Mesars. Guthrie and Co., the local agents of able to escape..

the Chartered Company of British North Borneo, "As these vessels did not escape on that have received no intimation of the crisis rememorable occasion, neither do they now es

ferred to by our correspondent, which, however, cape the shells from various quarters, which the German Patriotic nepa League, of has been impending for some time. If it are doing terrible damage. The pressure from which the German Epis is President, came results in a favourable response to this latest without is daily increasing and it is hard to say on board and handed presents to the fugitives.petition of the unfortunate Colonists of Labuan The Japanese Consul at Bremen, Mr. Noesalet, fur a resumption of the administration of the expressed bis thanks, and Mr. Kikuchi, as Government there by the Crown, the incident attaché of the Japanese Legation in Berlin, will prove a blessing in disguise. Ed., Straits proposed a "Banzai for Bremerhaven, Timer,

how long we shall hold out, but the fail is expected soon, though it will be a desperate fight and surprise at the last, when thousands of the enemy will surely go under"

Here followed matters of a private nature,

in the names of their wives. Again the ostensibly managing partner often states that he was merely a manager, paid by a salary and commission on profiis, or that it was arranged that he was to be a partner as soon as he paid in a certain amount of capital and that the capital standing under his name was merely credited-entered in the day-book as capital paid in by him under on name and drawn out by him the same day under other name. Again partners die off one after the

yet the firm continues and eventually fails.

Again, even where a partnership agreement other, till the sole surviving partner dies also; comes to hand, the only partner of any sub- stance states that he withdrew at a convenient who may not have absconded, and cannot be date and is supported by any other partners, brought into bankruptcy, although each credi- tur-if it is worth his white-may claim from him. Further Hailam partnerships often consist of over 20 persons and are illegal; in such cases it has heen held that in law the madaging partner is sold proprietor.

TYPICAL INSTANCE.

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None of the bankruptcies of 1903 illust Trate the value of registration of parti nerships quite so strikingly as the "case of Chop Chiap Guan" (now before the Privy Council) referred to in last year's report under this heading; for one thing the jiabilities of a bankrupt firm during 1903 have in no case amounted to $220,000. tiowever, in 11 out of 20 Receiving Orders, made against firms during 1903, there were-and are-ques the partners of which cannot be ascertained, tions of partnership. In two cases "Chops, were partners in bankrupt firms. In six cases all partners absconded or have not come for ward in four of these cases no one was adjudi cated on the making of the Receiving Order, in a fifth the person adjudicated appears to have been the manager, carrying on the busi ness after the death of all the partners. In two cases there was capital put in by the father o the only surrendering partier states that he has the name of his son or sons; in one of these

ever seen the sons, whom he believes to be in facts, but only knows the father Leh Chwee Boon (No. 46, Appendix III), who had start ed four sons (3 supposed to be still infants) in three different shops, two of which failed to gether with his own shop.

Mr. Saunders then describes some remark able bankruptcy cases such as that of Chop Bian Chiang where the account book proved unsatisfactory lo establishing real partnership; Chop Heng Huat-where the books had been tampered with and altered; and Bernhardt and Co. where no books were kept until 3 or 4 months before the receiving order,

1904.

COMMERCIAL.

MANions for the week close as follows

Mongkong Banks

Nationals ...

Unions...

+++

China Tradera...

·$695 *. £69.

49

635 b.

61 b.

Cantens

Hongkong Fires

335

China Fir***..

90 83. & 1.

HK. C. & Macau Steamboats Indos

298 l.

130 S.

**

23 0. 35.*.

235 R..

68.

China and Manilas... Douglases ... China Sugars Raubs.....

r

++

H.K. & Whampoa Docks... 220 5. Wharves... Farnbaars

115 BB. & S. Tis, 176

PJ1

$148 9,

137 b.

32) 5.

+77

10 st.

Hongkong Lands Hongkong Hotels... Green Island Cemen's China Light and Power

Shangbai advices of the 31st October, stata : wharts at Tis. 168 cash C. N. 1. Tis. 175 for Buisness reported :-Shanghai and Hongkew December C N. Farnham, Boyds at Tis. 176, Maatschappijs at Tls. 307 Werks at $-0.

kew Wharfs at Tis. 168 cash C. s. 1. Farnham Business done direct:-Shanghai and Hong. Boyds at Tis. 175. Shanghai Lands at Tls, 120 Bal and Holtz at $31.

FREIGHT,

Messi Wheelock & Co., in their report of 17th October, writeur lomeward Freight Market has remained steady since last writing and cargo is fairly plentiful in all directions; although the tea season is drawing to a close the hides and skins season is about to-com- mence and should help to balance the market.

Coastwise Rates have continued firmy since lasi writing and for the rice trade from Wuhu to Swatow and Canton they have risen 22 cands with an upward tendency: cargo little offering Southwards from there, and we is still plentiful for the North but there is very expect rates to weaken when the Northern l'orts close for the winter; we do not change our quotations for coat freights as fixtures have been few and far between owing to the scarcity

of tonnage.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE COMPETITION TO-MORROW

(Saturday), the 5th instant, will be for POONS, cominencing at 130 P.AT. RANGES: 200, suo and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter åt each Range. MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, 4th November, 1904.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the PONTNEWYNYDD SHEET AND GALVANIZING COMPANY, LIMITED, of 4 Fen Court, London, K. C., England, Iron and

Steel Sheet Manufacturers and Galvanizers, have, on the 22nd day of July, 1904, applied for the Registration, in Hongkong, in the RE- ISTER OF TRADE MARKS, of the follow- ng Trade Marks :-

(). The device of a Dolphin, the word

"Dolphin" and the letter "X" (2). The device. of a Dome and the word

"Dome";

in the name of the PONTNEWYNYDD SHEET AND GALVANIZING COMPANY, LIMITED, who claim to be the Proprietors

thereof.

The Trade Mark (1) has been used by the Applicants since the year 1870, and the Trade Mark (2) has been used by the Applicants since the year 1902, in respect of the following goods-

Steel and Iron Sheets both Galvanized and Black in. Class 5. Facsimiles of the Trade Marks can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of langkong, and also at the Office of the Under- signed.

Dated the 4th day of November, 1994.

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Applicants, 9, Queen's Road Central; Hongkong,

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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP-COMPANY.

NOTICE.

"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

"SIBERIA."

The above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

expense.

by MONDAY, the 7th instant, at 5 PM, will Cargo impeding discharge and undelivered

be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

E. W. TILDEN, Agent. Hongkong, 4th November, 1904.

THE P

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P. & U. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

"CHUSAN," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

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 Godowns 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. China. From Australia, ex S.S. India. From Calcutta, ex S.S. Palermo. From Persian Gulf, er 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 5 P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 11th instant, at 4 P., will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by nie in any case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the. Godowns for examination by the Consignce's and the Company's representative at an op- pointed hour.

of the steamer's arrival bere after which date All claims must be presented within ten days they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,

·E. A. HEWETT,

Superigtendent, Hongkong, 4th Noyember, 1994.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG HOTEL."

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1904.

MENU:

HORS D'OEUVRES, Canapes a la Windsor.

SOUP.

Potage Purce de Tomates.

FISH,

Fried and Tartare Sauce..

ENTRIES.

Fillet of Steak a la Bearnaise. Braised Leg of Mutton a la Bretonne. Macaroni au Gratin.

CURRY.

Madras Curry.

JOINTS.

Roast Ribs of Beef and Horteradish. Roast. Turkey and Sausages.

-Boiled Bacon and Spinach. Cold Stuffed Chicken and Beetroot Salad.

SWEETS. Cornflour Pudding and Ratifia Ice Cream.

Apple Tart.

Tipsy Cake.

A

DESSERT.

"in aid of the minds of thờ gon

BOCLE OF

4

T. VINCE PAUL,

to be held in the Compor of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL,

SUNDAY EVENING,

6th November, 1904, from 9 to 11 F.M. Admittance Ticket, the holder of which is entitled to a Souvenir on its presentation at the Souvenir Pavilion

on the night of the Fête only. W Tickets can be obtained at Messtv. Campbell, shore & Co.'s Store, and at the Gate on the

ight of the Fête.

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inngkong.. 4th November, 1904,

TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. PROPOSED NEW FERRY SERVICE TO KOWLOON.

BEG to inform the intended Subscribers to this scheme that, owing to the Colonial Government having imposed upon the Pro- noters some additional stipulations which would in the opinion of the promoters prevent the scheme from becoming a financial success, I and my co-promoters have with much regret decided to abandon the project for the present.

For the Promoters,

AHMET RUMJAHN. Hongkang, 4th November, 1994.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE have received instructions

late J. STEWART HARRISON, to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TF Undersigned are of the state of the

ON

THURSDAY,

the 10th November, 1904, at 230 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, (Corner of Ice House Street), SUNDRY GOODS AND EFFECTS, Belonging to the above Estate, Comprising:

A number of SCIENTIFIC, CLASSICAL and POETICAL BOOKS, and many others in English and French Languages.

ALSO

One MAGIC LANTERN Magnifying Glass and Pictures, and several other lustruments;

AND

A Quantity of CLOTHING, GLADSTONE BAGS, &c. &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Blongkong, 4th November, 1904, (1201

Intimation.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

15

"BLACK&WHITE

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.

SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS. By Appotamment to FM. THE KING

and

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and HOTELS, and to be obtained from the principal Stores.

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