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Intimation,

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED.

"ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,"

Des Voeux Road,

FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT.

·OUR FURNISHING

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1905.

Intimations.

-NO FICE.

RAL MEETING of the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will take place in the CITY HALL, at 5 P.M., TO-MORROW, February 7th..

ROSE 'COMPERTZ, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 6th February, 1995. [203 HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY AN. THE NAME GENERAL MEETING. OF SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux. Road, on FRIDAY, roth February, 1905, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1994.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 1st to 11th February, igos, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers,

DEPARTMENT Hongkong, 26th January, 1905.

is completely stocked with all the

newest

Art Tapestries.

Muslins.

Velvets.

Plushes.

Gretonnes.

Roma Satins, etc., etc.

CARPETS OF

EVERY

**

DESCRIPTION

AND MAKE.

.

Several hundred Smart Carpet Bquares, all sizes and prices.

Bedsteads, by the very best makers only.

Upholstering done in first-class

style.

Houses completely furnished. Special attention given to the Shipping trade.

BLANKETS!

BLANKETS!

BLANKETS!

SPECIAL

· PURCHASE OF BLANKETS

NOW ON SHOW.

LADIES -

DEPARTMENT.

FOR THE RACES.

New Millinery, Sun- shades, Dress Fabrics, Gloves, &c., &c.

Ladies requiring Costumes are requested tofpaying an early visit,

SAKE-ARMING THE ARTILLERY.

Intimations,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Hongkong, 1st February, 1905.

HON

Intimations,

"ONGKONG: HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED, "

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

| 7.00 am..10 7.30 am Every 30 minces, | 7.30 am..to 8.00 am...Every 10 minutes., 18.00 am to 8.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 18.30 a.m. 10 9.30 am. .....Every 10 minutes. 2009.30 am. to 11.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes.

ORDERS GIVEN TO PRIVATE FIRMS, The War Office has now decided to proceed. more expeditiously with the manufacture of the

HE Departure of the S.S." MONGOLIA" new field guns for the British army. The Gov-for, San Francisco, ufo Shanghai, Naga ernment factory at Woolwich will of course saki,,,Kobe, (Inland Sea) Yokohama, and produce mapy of the guns required, but in addi- Honolulu, to postponed to WEDNESDAY. tion to this ardens were placed with, Messrehe 8th instant, at Noond

E. W. TILDEN, Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, Sir W. G. Arm«

Agent strong, Whitworth, and Co, and Messrs. C. Cammell and Co. The first named a Barrow. Correspondent telegraphs, will re-arm from 40 to 50 out of 160 batteries. The contract price is said to be £16,000 per battery, so that Messrs., Vickers, Sons, and Maxim will receive some- thing like £600,000 out of a total expenditure of about £2,500 coo. The new guns, ish-poun- ders for the field artillery and sat-pounders for the horse artillery, will throw a projectile 1,600 feet per second, and twenty-five rounds per minute can be fired at a ten thousand yarde range. The Barrow. and Sheffield works will be busy. for two years on this order.

The announcement that the re-armament of

the artillery is to be begun forthwith and that orders have now been placed with the ordnance manufacturers will, the Times says, be re- ceived throughout the country with a feeling of relief. The official mind having thus tardily grasped the importance of providing the army [180 with guns which are not to be outclassed alike in range, accuracy, and rapidity of fire by those of possible enemies, it is satisfactory to learn. that there is to be no further delay in supply: ing new weapons of the designs selected by Bir George Marshall's Committee, the recommenda tions of which body of experts were endorsed in August last by the Army council. As it is, some time must necessarily elapse before the. guns now ordered can be handed over for scr-

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Pedder's Street, at 13.30 EM., on MONDAY, 13th February, to receive a Statement of the Company's Accounts to 31st December, 1904, and the Report of the General Managers.

vice.

The article published in the Times stated that "even after the guns have been ordered complete re-armament must be a mat-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Will be CLOSED from the 3rd to the 13thter of eighteen months or two years, and dur- February, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 28th January, 1905,

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ing the whole of that time the state of our artillery must constitute a grave national danger. Not only are all but 18 batteries, now at Aldershot, wholly antiquated in design, but a very considerable proportion of them are worn out by their work in South Africa and in-

capable of anything like sccurate shooting. Fortunately the growth of public interest in the question, or the recent extremely critical pature of our relations with Russia, has woke the Government up to the seriousness of the situation. As for the time required, there is no reason, if work is begun in earnest on THE

“HE SEVENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY April 1, 1905, why the re-armament should not be completed in less than two years. In that case the whole of the regular forces in this country, in the colonies, and in India would be properly equipped for serious campaigning by the spring of 1907."

HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 14th February, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director, and electing

Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 31st January to the 14th February, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

[166

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, 24th January, 1905.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION.

TOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI-

NRY HAL YEARLY MEETING or THE SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpora tion will be held at the CITY HALL, Hong; kong, on SATURDAY, the eighteenth day of February, rong, at Naon, for the purpose of re ceiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager:

Hongkong. 31st January, 1005.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

NOTI

ING CORPORATION.

OTICE is hereby given that the REGIS. TER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the fourth, to the eighteenth day of February, 1905, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st January, rooz. - [197

HONGKONG AND WI ́MPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

*HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

Tor SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, New Praya, on MONDAY, the zoth February, 1905, at ra d'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December,

1904.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 6th to the zoth February, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS, L. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 26th January, 1909, - [177 THE HONGKONG STUDIO,

HIGHER CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, 41 & 43, QUEEN'S Road Central, TOP FLOOR

PORTRAITS, GROUPS and ENLAB PORTRAI

GING and COPYING in all Sizes. LARGE SELECTION OF VIEWS ALWAYS ON HAND.

PRICE VERY MODERATE, Hongkong, 131 September, 1003.

MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

J

TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN -Ice-Flousa-Rod

139

TS now in a position, is his New and Com. Imodious Premises, to aclipse, as heretofore, Wm. POWELL, Ld. ALPHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICEI

HONGKONG!

Hongkong, sad Febmary, 1993.

in the Colony or in any part of the Far East.

GROUPS AND VIEWS. * speciality. lari Berging, ajad Septemba (kyl,

A Woolwich telegram states that a large number of guns are to be made at the Arsenal. The order from India is for 182 guos (23 bat. teries) for the field artillery and about half that number for the horse artillery. In addition to the Royal gun factory and the Royal carriage. department, the quick-firing cartridge factory will benefit by the order, and overtime will be begun shortly.

"TROSE INTERMINABLE STAIRS/"

A GREENGROCER'S WIFE

TELLS HOW DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLE CURED HER OF ANEMIA and

LIVER COMPLAINT."

Mrs. Charlton, wife of a thriving greengrocer in Albert-road, Southsea, England, said ---

Hn, Charlton WAS EN weak with Anamia and Liver Complai... that she Lou'd puly with grish trouble pumpstuma. Dr.

cured her.

"About ten years ago I began to suffer with my Liver. I was greatly troubled with shortness of

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on

dates this date Interest at the rate 91-8% per annum will be charged upon all Calls respect of SHARES NOT FULLY PAID UP from the day appointed for Payment of such Calls, namely 3rd January, 1905.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 11th January, 1905, .

THE

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS CO., LTD.; beg to notify the Public that the PRICE OF GAS will' be REDUCED from $3.50 to $3.00 per 1,000 cubic feet as from the Ist February, 1905.

GEORGE CURRY, Local Secretary. Hongkong, 1st February, 1905. 198

HON

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ELECTRIC

ONG KONG

TKAM WAYS.

Time Table.

1945 pm. to 1.15 p.m....Every to minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes. 1.45 pm, 10 2.15 p.m. .. Every to minutas, 9.15 p.m. to. 3.00 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 5.co pm. to 8.00 p.m. ...Every to minutes.

NIGHT CARS. 8.45 p.m. and

9 p.m., 9.45 pm, to 11.15 p.m.

every balf hour.. SUNDAYS.

8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. ...Every 15 minutes. 19.00 8.m. {n: 9.30 a.m.....Every 30 minuter. 9.30 am. to 10:30 am. ...Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am. to 11.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 100 p.m....Every io minutes. 5.00 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes. 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutas.......

1.00 p.m. to

5.00 p.m. to

600 p.m. to

7.00 p.m. to

7.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 8.00 p.m....Every to minutes,

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, " BATURDAYS,

Extra cars at 11.30 and 11.45 p SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office,, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Des Vœux Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 29th December, 1904. (65 THE FAMOUS MAD Dwarf

ASHARP UTTLE SHAVER

WEIGHT LESS THAN OUNCES.

Razor

January, 1995, and until further notice. KENNEDY TOWN TO CAUSEWAY BAY. (Daily) its use Shaving becomes a pleasure. It is The old fashioned clumsy Razor and by HIS DWARF RAZOR has superseded.

Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay... 7.30 A.M. | manufactured in Sheffield, England, from a and every 5 minutes until ... 11.00 P.M. special amalgam of steel which makes imita Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town..... 6.50 a M. tion impossible, and in consequence it enjoys and every 5 minutes until. ... 10.30 P.A. | the largest sale of any Razor in the World. Thousands of Testimonials testify that the little MAB" is the finest shaving implement ever produced.

KENNEDY TOWN TO RACE COURSE Kennedy Town to Race Course...

and every 16 minutes until Race Course to Kennedy Town

and every 16 minutes until CAUSEWAY BAY TO SHAUKIWAN Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan ...

and every 18 minutes until

414

(Daily) 7.36 A M. 6.00.P.M. 6.56 A.M. 6.40 P.M.

(Daily), 7 AM, ... 10.18 P.M.

+

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To be obtained from THE MUTUAL STORES, WATKINS, LIMITED, and all first-class stores in the Colony.

Sole Agents for Far East, HOWARD & Co. 29, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong, Agents wanted in every port,

For particulars and terms, apply to---

HOWARD & Co... Hongkong, 24th November, 1994. (61

6.35 AM. ESPECIAL OLD TOMŪGIN.

Marshall and

Shaukiwan to Causeway Bay...... 7.36 4.8. and every 18 minutes until 10.54 P.M. WORKMEN'S, CARS, (Daily Except Sunday). Quarry Bay to No. 7 Police Station No. a Police Station to Quarry Bay,

6 P.M.. Kennedy Town to Central Market 655 MM. Central Market to Kannedy Town 6 P.H

Special tickets for School Children may be obtained on appl catlan to the General Manager, Price too Tickets 55.

Special Cari may be arranged for on appli. cation to the General Manager.

Elvy's

Satinette

Special Race Course cars leave the Hong kong Hotel (daily except Sundays) at 6, 6.15, and 6.30 A.M. returning from the Race Course at 8, 8.15, and 8 30 A., respectively.

J. GRAY SCOTT,

General Manager. Hongkong, 20th January, 1995.

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WHY NOT THE BEST?

SEVEN GRAND PRIZES

AWARDED TO

DOUBLY DISTILLED

AND OF MATURED AGE..

breadth and distressing SINGER SEWING MACHINES TO BE D: FAINED FROM

headaches. It was the greatest trouble to me to get upstairs. Listless and languid, I had no appetite. The very sight of food be. came distasteful, and I could not-retain it when I

AT THE

ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. SKOW-ROOMS:-1, Wyndham STREET.

Cash or Easy Monthly Payments, Hongkong, 28th January, 1905.

tried to eat. A clever and WEISMANN,

attentive doctor did all he

could for me. My com

plaint was Anemia, he

THE MUTUAL STORES, Das Vaux Road, Hongkong, 11th May, 1904.

LEVY HERMANOS.

153

MERCHANTS, JEWEL LERS AND WATCHMAKERS.

[48DA

NAMOND

LTD.

(CAFE WEISMANN)

said, and my blood had,THE place par excellence in Hongkong

as it were, become reduced

to water. I looked no ill that people used to stare

at me in the street.

"When I seemed past WHPP Saving," continued Mr. Charlton, "I read news paper reports of cases similar to mine. People. were being cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Fill almost daily. I commenced taking them, Before I had finished taking the first bottin my appetite improved wonderfully. I began 10, enjoy food. My pains diminished, and I could sleep better. Step by step I regained my bealth. Strength came back to me, with a new joy in life. My recovery was entirely due to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. There is not the, slightest doubt of that,"

Speaking of her bright, intelligent-looking children; Mrs. Charlton said: "They are strong and healthy now, but recently one of them begau ailing. He lost his Appailte alto- gether. About a month ago, however, I gave him some of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, and ! have been delighted to see how nicely his appetite has improved. In fact, he can now eat quite a hearty dinner,"

FASTMAN'S

RODAKS Ind. FI1398.

Intimations.

YOU WANT

PROVISIONS

AND

WINES

IN

1905.

GET YOUR SUPPLIES

FROM

R. Perez & Co.

(SUCCESSORS TO

A. CHAZALON & Co.

.. AND

G. GIRAULT).

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Opposite Connaught. Hotel,;

Who are Suppliers of High Class

Wines, Spirits-and-

Provisions,

French Bakers,

Navy Contractors,

and

Commission Agents.

BRANCHES:

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, Hongkong, 7th January, 1905.

THE WINE GROWERS.

SUPPLY CO.

ADR MARIY

HARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong,

PORT WINE,

Direct shipments from the

Sole Agents for "OMELA" WATCHES." | Companhia Agricola e CommenCIAL DOS "OMBCA is the best, "THREE YEARS" guarantee given to every purchaser.

4. QUEEN'S ROAD,

Minigram'e the king,

for Refreshmerits of all descriptions. Facing the Post Office, Queen's Road, 5r Central.

Everything of the best, prepared and served under entirely European Manage- ment.

See our Grand Christmas Display.

Cakes, Bonbons and Confectionery of all kinde made to customers' own order and design,

Send or Bring Your order.

We guarantee satisfaction,

The Weissmann Most Up-to-date Café the Orient,

Hongkang, 17th December, 1004.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

TAIN TING. LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY. STUDIO. AT NO. 14. D'AGUILAR STREET.- REASONABLE FEES.. Consultation Free.

Hongkong, toch July, 1004.,

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM 07

DENTISTRY

VINHOS DO PORTO, (Successors to DONNA ANTONIA A. FERREIRA),

Monopoly for China of THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.T

Per Case of I Dozen,

Dry No. 1

Selected Old Port $50,00

.' }}

19

1

#

11

35.00

[66 Quinta do Forte Dry No. 3

DF

51

30,00

# 25.00

Quinta da Granja

་་

+

21

20,00

Taway, 1887, Vintage -- „,

#

15,00

14.00

13.00

13,09

M. H. CHAUN, D. DB 37, ES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, From the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hongkong, 4th-funn, rūns

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE,

167

*

46 LI KWONG LOONG,

R. RUTTONJEE begs to announce to Runnerpus, customers that his Bakery in Kowloop being burnt down, he has hired another in healthy part of the town, where BREAD will be baked and prepared under his usual personal supervision and thus epturing, to his numerous, patrons, the cus tomary supply of the same wholesome Bread made of the finest flour and materials, that he has all throughout supplied.

Customers are kindly requested to send their orders as usual. H. RUTTONJEE,

No, 5. D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong. No. 37, Elgia Street, Kowloon.

[8 Hongkong, 4th January, 1905. –

TUBORG BEER.

Mrs. Charlton also stated that one of her sisters, who suffered from Angmia, had likes wise received very great boneft. from taking Dr. Willams' Pink Pills They cared her because they made new blood. Prompt im provement of appetite showed their work Whatever diseases arise from too little blood, or blood, that lacks richness and purity, they can cure, just as surely as food cures hunger, The genuine pills bear Dr. Williams2. Damoi substitutes are useless and fraudulent Dr Williams' Medicine, Co., Holborn-viaduct, A London, send a bottle post free for a od. By making new blood they cure Anaemia, Dile, Consumption, Indigestion, St. Vitus Dances by making pure blood they cure Rheumatism, Kidney Disease, Eczema and all skin troubles,

They give strength to everyons, specially to women, who know why they need, now. blood more often than their hunbands; and, 136] brothers,

FIRST Clair PILSENER BEER. guaranteed free from Salicylic Acid, and any other Chemicals.

PRICE SIC, SO •per case of 45 bottles (quarts) or 6 dos, pints,

Special Prices for Opaqtities. Bols: Agents Give t

SIEMSSEN. &.CO,

soth January, 1973-

CABINET-MAKER AND ART DECORATOR,.. from Shangbai, bas opened a ... FURNITURE STORĘD

mt.

No. 45, DER VOUX ROAD CENTRALE The only Shop in Hongkong with this name..

WHERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of every description can be made to order in any design required.”

Has been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Mens, A. S. Watson & Co... Ld, Joint Telegraphs Cos, and other leading Establishments in the Colony, to whom refer ence may, be, made, as to the Superior Wark manship and Materials of the Furniture, &c. supplieder

Messrs. A S, Watson & Co, Lids write as follows. "We have pleasure in stating that MLI KWONG LOONG furnished the Annexe to our Dispensary and gave us every satisfac ton,

(Sd) A. 5. WATSON & Co., Ld. BORDERS punctually attended to, and CHARGES most moderate.

KAN INSPECTION INVITED, Hongkong, 6th December, 1994..

Tawny, (White Label)............................................... Medium Toway, (Brown Label) White Tawny, (White Label) Full Wine, (Brown Label).............. 11,00 White-Tawny, (Brown Label) ................ 10.30. | Light Tawny, (Brown Label) ......aan (10,00

MELROSE WHISKY

II

21

31

Scotland's Best.

Delicious Mellow

and Matured

PROPRIKTORI

Bowen & M'Kechnies

*

CEPA RUBY RIOJA CLARET,

$6.00

... per dozen,

Direct Importers of Wine, Beer and Spiritu from well-known Growers, Browers and Distillers. Price List on application,

BARRETTO & CO Agenta,

Nos. 23 & 24, Bank Buddings,

Queen's Road Centr

Hongkong, 16th January, 190):