1904-11-18 — Page 3

Intimation.

Tum. Powell,

Hours-8.30 AM to 6 P..

Ed.

Winter Season's

NEW GOODS

ON VIEW

IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.

FURNISHING DEPT.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

FIRST FLOOR..

NEW STOVES-

For Cooking and Heating

BEDSTEADS-

Iron.

Iron and Brass. Iron and Copper.. Steel and Brass. ~

And all Brass.

Twin Bedsteads.

FENDERS & CURBS In Iron, Copper, and Brass...

CARPET SQUARES-

Tapestry. Kidderminster.

Kensington.

Cairo and Bute.

Art Squares

Printed.

Fast Colours.

Gretonnes. Art Berges. Damasks. Tapestries, and Fringea

CARPETS-

Axminster.

Wilton.

Brassels, and

Tapestry.

GENTS DEPT.

&c.

28, QUEEN'S ROAD,”

OPPOSITE THE CLOCK TOWER.

NEW GOODS

ARRIVE

EVERY WEEK:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1904,

Auctions,

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

Undersigned, has received instructions:

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, TOMORROW,

the 19th November, 1924 commencing al 2,30 PM at his

A SELECTION OF

Comprising

MAÇÃO-CANYON RAILWAY

CONVENTION":

(Continued from page 5.)

HJEM ARTICLE XİXİ:

-13-In the wagons during ithe, irips from one place to another them will be a special compart t for carriage of the ordinary nails, according to contract. CAM

When there a change in the time of departures of trains, the same must be com

in order to make it known to the public. 4-For the carriage of ordinary mails in the special compartment, there will be no charge to be paid, but if a special: wagon is demanded, payment will have to be made in accordance with rules adopted by other na tions, and the rate must be extra cheap.

The Chinese Government will allow gratuitmunicated to the post office two days previous ously the extraction of such stone and sand as may be necessary for the construction of the Sales Rooms, Duddell Street railway, if the stone and sand are found in Brounds of the Government and if no objections JAPANESE CURIOS, ale found; but if the grounds belong to private SATSUMA-VASES, PLATES, ROWLS, Pons, the Company will enter into agree Ach CLOISONNE and SILVER CLO-ment with the owners, and the Chinese local SONNE WARE, INLAID LACQUERID officials will, if necessary, take steps to protect PANELS and BOXES, SILK EMBROID-ibe Company against extortion and prevent ERED SCREENS, CUSHION COVERS injustice to any of the parties. and HANGINGS, &c, &c; &c. TERMS A Customary.. On view from Friday, the 18th November, 1904.

- GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,) Ne f Hongkang, 18th November, 190408d【1247

·PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions

to Sell hy

PUBLIC AUCTION,-

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

TUESDAY,

the 2nd November, 1904, n 1.30 P.38, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice flow Street,

A. GREAT ASSORTMENT · OF “· JAPANESE CURIO 8,0

Comprising GOLD and SILVER CLOISONNE WARE OLD SATSUMA÷İVASELE IN- CENSE BURNERS, WALL PIATES, SILK EMBROIDERIES, CUT-VELVET PICTURES, SILK-EMBROIDERED SCREENS, KAKEMONOS, SILVER WARE, TEA SETS, &c, &c. &c.“.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:-As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Anctioneers. Hongkong, 17th November, 1904. 11251

Intimations.

NOTICE,

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.

HE above sum will be paid to any person who gives information, leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guilty of Stealing or Embezzling a CHEQUE FOR NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS made out in favour of Messieurs JEBSEN AND COMPANY and indorsed by them and sent to

ARTICLE XX.

This point remains yet to be settled. 21 to travel by the railway on business, but they 5.-The Post Office employees are at liberty

must be supplied with free tickets, furnished by the railway administration at the request of the Post Office, and if they are not supplied with such tickels, they must pay their passages as any ordinary passenger.

*

6. Each railway station will be allowed to rent a certain number of ware-houses and

The Chinese Government will not give gratuitously land for the construction of the invested in its construction, but grants hereby railway nor guarantee be interest on the capital

to the Portuguese-Chinese Company, which is to construct and operate this railway, the folhauses. lowing three concessions :-

Pt-Grants to this Company the right to con- struct, in places near to the railway, roservoirs for the storage of water whence it may be car. ried by pipes for the use of the railway,

2-Grants to this Company the right to establish in the Heung-sbas district one sani torium and one summer resort.

3-Grants to this Company the right to establish schools in places previously chosen

*

In these stations, will be placed letter boxes for the reception of letters, and it will be the duty of the Post Office to look after them.

As to the rent of ware-houses and houses, new agreements are pecessary.

When the Post Office has anything to pay to the railway, this payment will be made annually.

B. The alterations which in future may be found necessary will be made by the Board in accord with the local authorities, whereof Foreign Affairs and Board of Commerce. Chinese boys may be instructed in the Portu-

ARTICLE XXVIII.

The land that may be necessary for all these works will be acquired by the Company by agreement with the owners if the land belangs to private persons or to Municipal Councils, but if land belongs to the Government, the Company will petition the Government to mea sure and register the said land in the name of the Company which will pay the taxes due to the Chinese Government.

guese language to act afterwards as interpreters, The Portuguese Macan Government Post and also in technical knowledge for employ-office's letters and letter bags must be carried ment by the railway.

Chinese Imperial Post Office Station establish- gratuitously by the railway to the dearest

ed in Chinese territory.

-- ARTICLE XXI.

When out of the annual revenue of the rail- way, after deducting the amounts necessary to ay all the expenses, the annual interest of 6 per cent on the capital, and an annual instal- ment for the sinking fuod not exceeding 3 per cent of the capital, there remains a surplus, the suplus will be considered net profit, and the Chinese Government will receive 30 per cent of this profit, the remainder reverting to the shareholders,

ARTICLE XXIX,

The engineers, and other persons employed by the railway company, either in any technical or special capacity, may be foreigners, but the labourers of all kinds will be natives.

All the employees of the company will be appointed by the Company.

ARTICLE XXX,

The machines, instruments and materials imported for the use of the railway when im- ported into Chinese territory will not be fies from Customs duties.

ARTICIE XXXI.

guese, Chinese and English, and signed in twelve copies in each language.

The present Convention is written in Portu-

Entimations,

THE HONGKONG STEAN.

Entertainments,

HONGKONG "AMATEUR DRAMATIC

BOAT, COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO'SHAKEHOLDERS.

THE FOURTH ORDINARY YEAKLY THE

MEETING or SHAREHOLDERS, D pany's On 37, Connaught on in the above Compuay will be held at the Com? FRIDAY, the 25th day of November, at Noon, Will

for the purpose of presenting the Report and Statement of Accounts to 30th September 190

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the doth to the 25th November, both days inclusive. Ço

J. W. KEW,

Manager. Hongkong; 11th November, 1904. ddd GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

CLUB

THEATRE ROYAL. THE COMEDY OPERA ENTITLED

DOROTHY,"

IN THREE ACTE

be Produced on the following dat a 3-

TO-MORROW.

(SATURDAY) 19T TUESDAY: IND WEDNESDAY, 238D- THURSDAY, ∙WITH:

SATURDAY, 25TH, MONDAY,

'28THTMN

MOUR,

Doors Open at 8 jo, P.M., Curisin Riseù at

The BOOKING OFFICE (at The Robinson NOTICE

OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-Piano Co.) will be opened to GUARANTORS ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ONLV on 3rd November, and to the General of the Green Island Cement Company, Limited, Public of and after thiNovember betweent will be held at the Company's Offices, St. the hours of 9 a M. and 4.30 P.M. each day. Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 26th day of Curtain George's Building, Praya Central, Victoria,

Le Trams quarter-of-an-hour after fall of November, 1904, at 11 o'clock la the forenoon, when the subjoined · Resolution will be proi Sialis and Dres: Circle... posed

Pit Stalls

That the Capital of the Company, be Increased from, $1,000,000 (divided into 103,000 shares of $ro each) to $1,500,000 (divided into 150,000 shares of $10 each) by the creation of 50,000 new shares of S each to be offered and if accepted to ba all tted to the persons constituting the shareholders of the Company according to the Company's Register of Shareholders on

Pit

A. CHAPMAN,"

Business Manager. Hongkong 18th November, 1994, 1992- (1177)

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.;

the 25th day of February, 1995, at premium SMOKING CONCERTO

in honour of the Visiting Trains will be held in the THEATRE ROYAL,

ON MONDAY,

211 November, at 9 P.M.

of Si for each and every single share of such go oco new shates in the ratio and proportion of one new share for every two old shares in the Company held by the , respective Shareholders thereof; the

amount payable on each of such new, shares respectively (including the said premium of $ro per share) lo be paid as to All Tickets must be procured through Mem one equal half part thereof on the 31st day bers of the Hongkong Cricket Club, and same, of March, 1905, and as to the remainder, may be had by applying at the Cricket Pavilion, thereof (including the balance of the said for to the Secretary premium) un the 30th day of June, 1905.- Price, $3 each (including Refreshments).

A. R. LOWE

Secretary.

And that failing such allotment as aforesaid the said new shares be disposed of by the General Manngers in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association. And that for the purpose of facilitating the carrying into effect of the above Reso. lution the Transfer and other Books of the Company be closed for the space of seven days as on and from the 1st day of March, 1905.

•

Should the above Resolution be duly passed it will be submitted for confirmation at 'a Special Resolution 10 a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

All these versions have the same sense and meaning, but if at any time questions should

interpretation of the Portuguese and Chin-238] happen to arise wherein there are divergences in

be paid into the DEUTSCHE ASIATISCHE BANK will cease as soon as the whole capital invested the

The annual instalment for the sinking fund

in this Colony, on the 8th October, 1904, but which was unlawfully cashed and the proceeds, stolen by some person or persons unknown.

F. J. BADELEY, "

Capt. Supt. of Police, Hongkong, 15th November, 1904.

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ST. ANDREW'S BALL.........

of SUBSCRIBING

is redeemed.

To determine the capital invested, the basis will be the account books of the Company and the adul accounts rendered by it to the shareholders.

ARTICLE XXII.

At the end of so years, to be reckoned from the date the railway began to work, the said

ese versions, the English text will be made use of to resolve the doubts that may have arisen.. In witness whereof this Convention has been

signed in Shanghai, this 11th day of November,

1904.

APPENDIX. (Copy.)

Dated this 14th day of November, 1954.

SHEWAN, TOMES & AD,

General Managers.

THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

I

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the THIRTY. EIGHTH ORDINARY. MEETING Despatch of the Waiwupu on the Railway or SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company,

SCOTSMEN derous SBU ANDREW'S railway and its appurtenances will revert to the Concession

BALL, on 30th November, are requested to forward to the Undersigned their NAMES and ADDRESSES, and to state whether Married of Bingle.

DAVID WOOD;"

Hoa. Secretary

St. Andrew's Ball Committee. Hongkong, 26th October, 1904.- I ROBINSON PIANO

COMPANY, LIMITED..

NEW IRON

FRAMED

PIANOS

$425.

GUARANTEED FOR CLIMATE,

MASTER PIANO.

Chinese Government without any indemnity to the Company, if the capital invested in the said railway and its appurtenances is fully redeemed by the sinking fund stipulated for by Article XXI, otherwise the Chinese Government will pay to the Company as indemnity previously agreed upon by mutual accord to complete the full reimbursement of the capital, before

taking poisession of the railway and its ap-

purtenances...

To determine the capital invested, the basis will be the account books of the Company and the annual accounts rendered by it to the shareholders.

ARTICLE XXIII.

I

If the Company becomes bankrupt, in case of financial difficulties, the two Governments, Portuguese and Chinese, will be under no re- sponsibility, and will pay no indemnity.

ARTICLE XXIV.

Ching, Prince of First Class, President of the Board of Foreign Affaits, Envoy Extraordicary and Minister Plenipoteniary of His Imperial Majesty of Tatsing Dynasty, to His 'Excel- |lency, José d'Azevedo Castello Branco, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Most Faithful Majesty in China.

I have the honour of acknowledging the re- ceipt of your despatch of the following tenor

"As we have in our conferences agreed that, for the development of commerce, the Govern. ment of His Imperial Majesty of China would grant to a Portuguese-Chinese Company, to be constituted for this purpose in Portuguese ter ritory, the concession for a railway between Macao and the city of Ganton, I come now to aik your Highness to confirm in answer to this my despatch, this concession, in order that I may communicate it to the Government of His Most Faithful Majesty, etc., etc."

Notwithstanding the watchmen employed by the Company to watch the railway, the Chinese

I have taken due note of the despatch. Government will protect the railway and its

I must inform your Excellency that I assent dependencies, as well as whatever other duly to the request made by your Excellency, that a authorized buildings the company may possess,

Portuguese Chinese Company, 19 be organized in Portuguese territory, should be allowed to against the attacks of out-laws attempting to establish a railway between Macao and the destroy the railway or to commit depredations | city of Canton, and robbery.

ARTICLE XXV.

The Company may, whenever it is found to PLAYER be necessary, construct telegraph and telephone fines, which must follow the railway. These telegraph and telephone lines will be employed only for the services of the railway, and will not receive nor send messages for the public.

$385 & $500 PIANO AND PLAYER $800.

PERSONALLY SELECTED

PIANOS

·BY'

BECHSTEIN, KAPS,

HOPKINSON, KRAUSS, HAAKE,

RACHAL'S

CABIN PIANOS.

HIRE OR CREDIT.

TALKING

Wm. POWELL, Ld. MACHINES

FONGKONG

Hongkong, 15th November, 1904.

ARTICLE XXVI,

In the event of war, rebellion, or famine, the Chinese government, desiring to send troops, arms, ammunition, or provisions and other articles to afford relief in the case of famine, will have the right of preference in the use of the railway for the transport of men and articles necessary for these purposes, at half the usual rates for passage or freight.

This reduction of rales cannot be claimed in a normal state of affairs.

In the event of war, the Company will not render help to the enemies of China.

ARTICLE XXVIL

Official correspondence and the Imperial Post Office letter bags will be carried

gratuitously by the railway according to postal

regulations, of which are transcribed, eight articles as follows:—

will be held at the lead Office, Victoria, Hong- kong, on TUESDAY, the 6th December, at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors, together with Slatement of Accounts in the 30th April last, and of declaring Dividends.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd instant to the th proximo, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JAMES WHITTALL,

Secretari. Hongkong, 14th November, 1904.

A

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND on account

of the Sear 1904 of Fifty Cents per Share

on the Shares numbered 1-60,000 inclusive will be payable at Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Hongkong, on and after FRIDAY, 25th November, 1904, on Warrants to be obtained at the Company's Offices.

The Dividend will also be payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, on presentation of Warrants there, on and after the same date.

The REGISTER OF SHARES will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 19th instiny until SATURDAY, the 26th instant, both days The conditions of this concession will be de-inclusive, during which period.no Transfer of fined in a contract that will be settled between

Shares will be effected.. a Minister appointed by His Most. Faithful Majesty and the Minister Sheng, the Director General of the Railways of China, residing at Shanghai.

This is what I have to answer to your Excel- léncy.

14th day of grå moon of 28th year of Kwangsu, 15th October, 1902.

Sealed with the seal of Waiwapo.-Shang- Aai Mercury.

くも

COMMERCIAL.

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

- mnden-Bank T.T.

Do.

France

Selling

Do. deniant.......+41)

4 months' sight.................. Bank T.T. America-Bank T.T.. 'ermany-Bank T T.. India T.T....... Shangbai--Bank T.T. Iapan-Bank T.T....... Singapore-Bank T.T.,

Do. demand...

lava--Bank T.T.

1. The railway will carry only Chinese Im-6 perial Post Office Mails, and it will not be allowed to carry mails from private post offices or from past offices of other nations.

The mail matter of foreign armies, which by the contract ought to be carried, will be sent to the railway through the Imperial Chinese Post Office on the day the said Post Office sends its maile

z-The Post Office does not wish to interfere with the luggage of the passengers of the rail- way, but if it comes to be known, or if it is

AN ACTUAL REPRODUCTION OF verified, that there exists the practice of carrying

THE HUMAN VOICE.

long, 14th October, 1904

1/209/10

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10

1/10 13/16 ..2.36

.1.913

,140

JAO

718

......921

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & Co.,

General Managers." Hongkong, 15th November, 1904.

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HONGKONGOMPANY, IMITEDRAM

WAYS LÍMITED.

TIME TABLE (an and after 1st October, 1904.)

WEEK DAYS,

645 am. to 7.00 nm. ...Every 15 minutes. 7.30 am..to 8.00 am. Every to minutes. 8.00 am. to 8.30 am. .....Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am to 9.30 am....Every to minutes. 9.30 am to 11.00 am. ...Every 15 minutes; 11.30 am. to 12.45 pm. ...Every 15 minutes.. 12 45 p.m. to 1.15 pm....Every to minutes, 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 pm. to 2 15 pm.. Every to minutes, 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m....Every.15 minutes... 3.30 pm. to 500 p.m....very 15 minutes. 5.00 pm. to 8.00 p.m....Every to minutes; NIGHT CARS.

every half hour. A

SUNDAYS.

Hongkong, 14th November, 1904.

Masonic

EOTHEN MARK "LODGE, No. 254-

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REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held at the FREEMA SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, at 5 for 5.30 PM, precisely, i Visiting Brethrenare cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 17th November, 1904, [1249

PAUSE

Have you a SINGER Sewing Machine? If not get one..

$10.DOWN AND THE REST IN EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

Showrooms, Wyndham Street.

Hongkong, rath November, 1904.

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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

BARRETTO & Co General Agen's, Hongkong,

PORT WINE. Direct shipment from the COMPANHIA Agricola & COMMERCIAL DOS VINHOS DO PORTO, (Successors to PONNA ANT ·NIA A.FERREIRA),

Monopoly ír Chign of 4 THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

Per Case of ..1 Dozen.

Dry No. 1 · Selected Ok Port $50.00

Quinta do Porta

Quinta da Gravit

2 T

'..' 35.00

30.09

Dry No. 3

25.00

20.00

Tawny, 1887, Vintage

15.00

Tawny, (White Libel)........

14.00

Medium Tawny, (Brawn Label). White Tawny, (White Label}- Full Wine, (Brown Label) White Towny: (Brown Labei. Light Tawny, (Browa Label)

13.00

17.00

1.00

10.50

$4.00

FRENCH CLARETS, St. George A Cru-Wynbron Côtes Montferrand

Médoc

St. Emilion jajka sre

10.00

$5.00 4.50 5.50

5.03: 6.00

5.50 6.50. 6.00

7.00

6.00

7.00

750-

7:50 8.50

9.00, 10.00

.10.00%

St. Estephe 6.50: St. Tuliph..

St. Estephe Superior

Chateau Margaux

Chateau Ledville · Chateau Lafitejä:

... 900.

** 9:00: 10.00

.10,50 11.50

BURGUNDIES.

Nominal 845 pm. and 9.p.m., 9.45 p.m. to 11.15 pm Chateau Lamsex..

1138 Buying months' sight L/CH

...1/16 15/16 .1/11 7/16 months' sight L./.....

days sight San Francisco & New York 461 months' sight

dd.

471

to days' sight Sydney and Melbourne 1/11 3/16 4 months' sight-Francka angineer

months' sight

months' sight Germany Bar Silver.............. Bank of England rate

OPIUM QUOTATIONE DA To-day's quotations are as follows;—t

Malwa New

Old

"

и

Older

2.40 .,2.451

.1.96 .267 ...3 Z

8.00 pm to 9.00 a.m. ...Every 15 minutes, ? 9.00a.m. to 9.30 a.m.............Every 30 minutes.: 9.30 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10:30 am to 11.00 am...Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00p.m....Every 10 minutes.

1:00 pm to 5.00pm...Every 15 minutes... 5.00p.m. to 6.00 pm....Every to minutes. 6.00 p.m. to. 7.00 pm .....Every 15 minutes. 7.00 p.m. to: 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.

SATURDAYS.....

Volnay vin 1893. Moulin a Vent vin 893.

Per Case Per Case Quaris Pints. $14.00 $16.00 -.14.50 16.50

Macon vin 1899 Nuits vin 893. Musigny viu893

17.00 19.00

.17.50

19.50

18.50

20.50

Corton viu 189.

(18.50° 20.50

Chablis vio 1803... Beaune vin 183 Pommard vi899

.19.00.

21.00

21.00.

Red Brady.... Chambe tip vin 1899. Romance via 1993.

29.00 31.00 ...........30.00

:32,00

39 Co. 42,00 1000

43.00

· BARRETTO: & Coy!

**Extra cars at 11.30 and 11:45 pm.✅ Per-cheat

SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the 1,184,170 | Company's Office, -ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. 1,150/1.300 Des Voeux Road Centralama w dom ...@ 1.320/1,380

.@1,185

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

Nos. 21 & 24, Bank Buildings, 1.135.

General Managers:

Queen's Road Central Forslaa (Paper) quepignumum 550/949- Hongkong, 1st October, 1904, (1094"-" Hongkong, 19th October span i

Falna New Penures New

letters clandestinely, thereby violating the n Oldest. regulations, then preventive measures will be adopted as they should be found necessary.

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