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Intimation.

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED:

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,"

Dos Vuux Road,

FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT.

OUR FURNISHING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1905.

Intimations.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON (AND MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITEN

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

HE SEVENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 18 Bank Building", Queen's Road Central, TO- MORROW, 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 he appointment of a Director, and electing

Auditors.

VALUE OF #VIDANUM.

INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS.

As an instance of the use of the experimental method in studying a subject to which it would snt ordinarily be thought applicable, much interest attaches to a recent book by Mille, Marie Borst, entitled "Educability and the Fidelity of Evidence" (Geneva, 1904.) Says reviewer in the Revue Silentifique-

Entertainment.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

terminus of the Ung. Fatther to the north trade-is" being sacouraged along the caravan route between Bhamsand Teng-yuch (Memein), and it in here that considerable progress is being made. Forty or filty years ago the value of merchandise exchanged between Upper A CONCERT will be given by the above Burma and Yonan was calculated at half a million starling, but in Thebaw's reign it dwindicil down to amall dimensions owing, to Bstant conflicts between the Burmans and Chinese. Bhame was sacked more than once, and the insecurity of the roads stopped camvan traffic. Of late years this has revived and the system of allowing goods to be carried in bond from Rangoon to Bhamo has worked very successfully. The rebate of seven-eighths of the customs duties imposed at Rangeon is a

When a person of good faith narrates an event of which he has been a witness up to what point is his story a faithful one? Does the fidelity of the memory run parallel with its extent, or, on the contrary, is it inversely pro- portional to the latter? Does it vary with sex

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company with age? Was it any relation to the feeling direct encouragement to traders, and the ad-

vill be CLOSED from the 31st January to the 14th February, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Boart of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary..

'ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION,

of confidence felt by the witness? These ill-vantages of the bonded warehouse at Bhamo ustrate the type of questions asked by the psychology of evidence. We may easily under- stand the importance of such problemas, not nly for theoretical psychology, but for peda Hongkong, 13th February, 190", 166 Kagy and judicial psychology..... Mille. Borst has attempted to discover in particular, whether practice improves the quality of evidence. The principle of experimentation NOTICE is hereby given that the ORDI.

was as follows: A picture representing a scens NARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of daily life was shown to the subject for a on will be held at the CITY HALL, Hong-limited time, a minute for instance. Then, after kong, on SATURDAY, the eighteenth day of a brief interval, he was caused to describe the "ebruary, 1905, at Nnnn, for the purpose of re- picture is writing and then interrogated orally reiving the Report of the Court of Directors about it. Thus there was secured both gether with a Statement of Accounts to 31st spontaneous evidence and that suggested by December, 1904.

the interrogation. Each subject (there were 24 in all, 1 of each sex), was subjected to fire trils of this kind, extending over a period of

DEPARTMENT OF THE SHAREHOLDERS in this Carnora-

is completely stooked with all the newest

Art Tapestries.

Muslins

Velvets.

Plushes.

Cretonnes.

Roma Satins, eto, eto

CARPETS OF

EVERY DESCRIPTION AND MAKE

Several hundred Smart Carpet Squares,-all sizes and prices.

Bedsteads, by the very beat makers only.

Upholstering done in first-class

stylo.

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

BLANKETS!

BLANKETS!

BLANKETS!

SPECIAL

PURCHASE OF

BLANKETS

NOW ON SHOW.

LADIES'

By Order of the Cṛurt of Directors,

J. R. M, SMITH, - Chief Manager. Hongkong. 31st January, rong.

ros HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK

ING CORPORATION.

OTICE is hereby given that the REGIS. NOTICE

TER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the fourth, 10 the eighteenth day of February, 1905. (both days inclusive), during which perind no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. B. M. SMITH,

Chief Maniger. Hangkone. 31-4 lanuary. Font

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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, "LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in

the Offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, New Praya, on MONDAY, the 20th February, 1905, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose 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 B in the 20th February, both days inclusive.

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By Order of the Poard of Directors,

THOS, I. ROSE, Spcretary, Hongkong, 20th January, 1005.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY TANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Pedder's Streel, on MONDAY, the 6th day of March, 1905, at 11.30 A.M., to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904, and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditors,

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six weeks.

"When the experiments had ended it was necessary to classify the results, and this was the difficult part of the work, Mile. Borst noted false answers; correct answers, certain and uncertain; correct or wrong answers given under oath, etc. By means of these figures data were obtained on the following points: the extent of the evidence, its faithfulness, the assurances of the witness, the influence of the nath, fidelity to the oath, etc. We shall indicate here only the author's chief conclusions: -Entirely-faithful evidence is the exception; every witness supplies from his imagination the omissions of his memory. About ten per cent. of the statements in a spontaneous deposition incorrect. Suggested depositions are longer than spontaneous ones, but less faithful, Evidence improves by practice. Evidence is mere complete and mere faithful when given by women than by men. Finally, about one- twelfth of the statements in a deposition under oath are incorrect. The book opens with a resumé of the principal researches made hither. to on the subject and also contains numerous critical remarki on the manner of conducting the experimente,

are

BREAKING THE BANK.

DETTING BY CLOCKWORK.

Society in the THEATRE ROVAL, on THURSDAY, 16th Februáry, (af 9 P.M., under ele distinguished patronage of His Excellency Orchestral Pieces. Solos and the Naval Can- the Governor. The Programme will consist of

ats "THE REVENGE," Tennyson's Poem let to music by C. V. Stanford, performed by the Choir and Orchestra.

Tickela: price $3, $2 and $1, obtainable at the ROBINSON PIANO CO.

Hongkong. 8th February, 1995.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

Entimations.

YOU WANT

PROVISIONS

AND

WINES

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IN

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, the 15th and 16th February, 1905, at 10 AM. each day, at

H. M. NAVAL YARD, SUNDRY NAVAL, VICTUALLING, OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES,

are generally recoguised. Bulk is broken there and the goods are packed so as to be easily carried on mules and ponies into Yunan. But the road to Teng-yneh was, until lately, a try. ing one for pack animals as the route along the Tae-ping River could not be followed through- THE Undersigned have received instructions out, the Ponui Hill having to be crossed. Re- cently Mr. Lytton, British Consular Agent at Teng-yueh, proposed that a road should be made through the Tae-ping gorges, so as to give a direct route from Bhamo. This was done, and the stiff climb over the range of mountains no longer axhausts the caravans. The result is that more traders are now resorting to Phamo; and as the Shan and Chinese carriers fearn of the improvement, they will hasten to use the new route. Mr. Lytton is now advocating the laying of a light line of railway from Bhamo

Comprising - to Teng-yuch and the project seems a very

BOAT'S ENGINES, WILLAN'S ELEC- to be crossed and the engineering difficulties feasible one. No range of hills would have

LIGHT ENGINE, ELECTRIC are said to he trifling. In view of the energy CABLE, MACHINES VENTILATING and shown by the French in tapping the trade of DRILLING, LATHE, BRASS, COPPER, Western China, the Government of India IRON, MANGANESE BRONZE, PAPER- might take up this scheme of railway extension STUFF, CANVAS, FURNITURE, BLAN- from Bhamo. They have vetoed the Lashio-KETS, PROVISIONS, IMPLEMENTS, &c. Kunlon extension on the ground of excessiva TERMS OF SALE-As customary.

HUGHES & HOUGH, cost and the probability of only small returns on capital outlay, but similar arguments can

Government Auctioneers, not apply to a light railway, which would place

Hongkong, 7th February, 1905 Bhamo in direct touch with Teng-yueh. It is 'a modes! scheme and is therefore worthy of consideration.-Ex.

WOULD YOU BE WELLI

A STONEMASON TELLS HOW HE WAS MADR WELL BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS, Would you be well? Look to your blood supply. Anemia, Rheumatiim, and Sciatica come from poor or bad blood. Dr. Williams Pink Pills prevent as well as cure them: for these pilis make new blood.

Mr. William Wright, a stonemason, 24 Murano-street, Firhill-rond, Glasgow, said:-

"I' contracted a chill; and a pain started in

my left ankle, and jumped to my hip. I was ob liged to give up work, and take

to my bad. In

TRIC

THE

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

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“HE Undersigned have received jòstructions from the Official Administrator, to Bell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

For Account of the state of the late ALFRED WRIGHT,

on

WEDNESDAY,

the 15th February, 1905, at 2.30 P.M., within his residence, No. 1, Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, THE WHOLE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS-AB usual,

HUGHES & HOUG",

Government Auctioneers,

Hongkong, 9th February, 1903.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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spite of good THE Undersigned have received Instructions

nursing, two doc- lors, poulticing, fomentation and medicine, I felt

as bad after eight the

weeks as when i

was first laid up

that I

Monte Carlo, Dec. 26. A now."System" is under trial to break: Life bank of Monte Carlo, and it is. creating some- thing of a sensation by its initial saccesses, quict, fair Englishman entered the Casino List evening and, sitting down at the rouleite table, placed before him a quantity of ïmall Mr. William Wright, #'Sech was my silver and a box on which appeared sixteen Stonemason, was cured of agony gumbered discs, some red and others black. Sciatica, by Dr. Williams' scarcely slept. He followed the play for a shon time, closely | Pink Pills.

"I read in the watching the discs, and then played and won.newspapers of a miner who had been cured of Then he touched a spring on hia mysterions acute Sciatica, or Rheumatism in the leg by Lox, and the discs changed. A second time be Dr. Willams Pink Pills. A bottle was there- wen, and a curious crowd gathered round his fore got for me. Before I had got through it JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

chair. The croupiers fidgeted and stared while my spirits were belter, and the pain was leav. General Managers.

the man continued to consult his box before ing my hip and leg. After a second bottle, the Hongkong, 8th February, 1915. [216.

each bet, and to win on the game. The dapper Sciatice was entirely cured. The pills gave Black-eyed inspector of the rooms appeared; me rich blood, for, chancing to cut 'my finger, HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE and asked him what bis strange machine was

the blood that came from it was rich and red, COMPANY, LIMITED,

"""O ly my calculator," said the Englishmani | whereas when I was ill my blood was poor and as he played and won again. The crowd grow thin. The pills gave me a good colour. They larger, and more officials gathered to see the sent me back to work in three weeks." play. Having completed 100 bets the man picked up his machine and winnings and left the Casino as quietly as he had entered.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 20th February to the 6th March, bath days inclusive.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on and after this date Interest at the rate of 8% per annum will be charged upon all Calls in respect of SHARes Not Fully PaID UP from the day appointed foe Payment of such Calls, namely 3rd January, 1905...

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & 50",

General Managers, Hongkong, 11th January, 1905.

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ment.

E.

R.

for of

Mr. G. Wall, who is well known in London sporting circles, is the bankbreaker in question He says he has invented a machine to fight a machine, and that it does away with the laws of chance. "I have studied every known system," he states, "and have found their weak points, My machine is the result of fifteen years labour, and by its use, I can stand a week of

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te dy bad

moderate capital" He says that the machine represents the play of sixty four distinct games, at every turn of the wheel. It gives him, he states, a margin of io per cent.

HE VICTORIA SCHOOL AT TANG-

PEAN BRITISH SUBJECTS, will be OPENED on March 20th, 1995. .

The School will be open to Children of bath sexes, but Girls over 12 years of age will not be admitted. For further particulars, applica. tion should be made to the Education Depart-profit, and he can continue the game in either shillings ar pounds without venturing into the EDWARD A. IRVING,

big figures which have brought disaster to the Insp. of Schools.

exponents of other systems Mr. Wall played again next morning and evening, and was, watched by large crowds. He strictly followed the figures of his machine and won steadily. Thest, he says, are merely trial runs before he begins more serious business at the tables,

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Hongkong, 7th February, 1905. F. BLACKHEAD & CO.. DEPARTMENT. SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIMARTS

FOR THE RACES.

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

Ladies requiring Costumes are requested to payžus an sarly visit.

COAL AND PROVISION MER-

CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTOR

· AND GENERAL COMMISSION

AGENTS,

16, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,

Post P

SOLE AGENTS FOR

RAHTJEN'S

HARTMANN RAUTENGENAI

BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAIN", DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES, &C..

بر

PERGUSON'S SLCIAL CREAM

· Sala Agents for .

ani

P. & D. SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH WHISKY, KF,

EVERY KIND OF SHIPS STORES AND REQUISITE: ALWAYS IN STOCK

SAT REASONABLE PRICES. [3 Hoogheng, 15th December, 1903.

Wm. POWELL, Ld. HONG KONG,

Hank, and February, 100g

BURMA AND CHIÑA TRADE.

A LIGHT RAILWAY SCHEME.

The French railway from Tonkin, which is to

Mrs. Wright.added;"Till my husband had Dr. Williams' Pink Pills he could not bear his left leg to be touched, even lightly. I noticed | an improvement from the day he started taking them. F, 100, have found them a sure cure for the blinding headaches, from which I often suffered."

*

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

FRIDAY,

17th February, 1905, at 11 am, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ica House Street,

A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF

ENAMELLED WARE GOODS,

Comprising:

TIFFIN CARRIERS, TEA and CO; FEE POTS, SAUCEPANS, SOUP LADLES, &c.,

ALSO

&

320

A Quantity of AUSTRIAN RUBBER SHOES.

TERME —ÁS Usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th February, 1905. [230

Entimations.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS OF COLIN BUCHANAN, LATE OF SHANGHAI, IN THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, MARINE ENGINEER, Deceased.

[OTICE is hereby given that The Honour-

able the Chicl Justice has, in virtue of We need new blood, not only to stave off Section 58 of Ordinance No, a of 1897, made an Rheumatism and Sciatica, but also to cure the Order limiting to the 16th day of April, 1995, many diseases resulting from poor blood. Dr. as the time for CREDITORS to send in Williams' Plak Pills cure "aralysis, Locomotor their CLAIMS against the estate

Kidney Disease, Crafals, Rickets, Con-

sumption, Anemia, Loss of Appetite; Palpita- tons, Neuralgia, Ladies' Weaknesses, and Hysteria. These pills are not a purgative. They are sold at most medicine shops, and by Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Holborn Viaduct, London, at as, gd, por. bottle, or six bottles for 138. od:

COMMERCIAL:

TODAY'S EXCHANGE. Salling.

74

endod--Bank T.T. .........................I til ..1i11 g/16 ...... TI

Do,

Do.

demand sergean 4 months' sight ......................... rance-Bank T.T.......

America-Bank T. T. -...appen ermany-Bank T.T. Golivian dia T.T. generosityövervinne

Do. demand................. Sabghai-Bank T.T.

BUCHANAN, Shanghai, in the Empire

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 Baker's,

Navy Contractors,

and

Commission Agents.

BRANCHES :

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

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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong.

PORT WINE.

Direct ihipments from the COMPANHIA Agricola e CoMMERCIAL DOS VINHOS DO PORTO, (Succestors to PONNA ANTONIA A. FERREIRS),

Monopoly for China of THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

Per Case of I Dozen.

Dry No. I

1

"

"

.

of China, Marine Engineer, who died on the Quinta do Porto 7th day of July, 1903, at Foochow in the Dry No. 3. Empire of China, and Probate of whose Will Quinta da Granja was granted by His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea, at Shanghal on the 10th day of October, 1903, to ROBERT BUCHANAN MAUCHAN, one of the Exe. cutors named in the said Will, and which Probate has been re-sealed by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in its Probate Jurisdiction on the 4th day of January, 1905,

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all such Claims are to be sent in in writing to the Under, signed prior to the said 16th day of April, 1995, or no notice will be taken of them.

All persons indebted to the above Estate aro requested to make immediate payment to the Undersigned.

Dated the 16th day of January, 1995.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, 8, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong,

1.98 [144]

1442 .Nominal

140]

THE

open out Western China, has been in course of Japan-Bank TT. 9||

construction for several years and good progress has been made; but the work is now proceed.

ing slowly as the hill country has been entered

jara-Bank T.T. inj

Buying

4 months" sight; LIC........ '5 months' sight: L/C,

.1/114 ./

and the difficulties to be overcome are consider. ablė. Tunnels, galleries and rock-cuttings are. a necessity, and as local fiabour in scarce the engineers pays no exsy task before them. There is no question of money, as the railway months' aight Germany.... is to be Anished at all costs, for the Fronchitas Sürer hope by ita means to divert the bulk of the Yunan and Srechuen trade to their ports in Indo-China. ` In these circumstances it is Interesting to note what is being done on the Burma side to secure soms pontion of the trada | Malwa New

ON just mentioned to the British merchant, The

30 days sight San Francisco & New York 47 4 months' night

der

48

30 days' sight Sydney and Melbaume......1/11} months sight Francs augin:24 6 months' sight.....

Bank of England rate papa espinalaka

OPIUM QUOTATIONS, To-day's quotations are is follow¥)—: WA

For chep min 1,095/1,100

#@%1,3.0/4,397 1:300/1,330,

Solicitors for the said Executòr.,

NOTICE TO`SHIPPERS.

HE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA are prepared, during suspension of their Trans-Pacific Service and until further potice, to BOOK CARBO and IESVE BILLS OF LADING to SEATTLE, WASH., VICTORIA, BC, and PACIFIC COAST PORTS, also to OVER: LAND POINTS in the UNITED STATES and CANADA in connection with the GREAT ORTHERN RAILWAY FROM SEAT, TLE, as hitherto, by the Steamers of the NORTHERN PACIFIC 8. S. Co., BOSTON STEAMSHIP and TOWBOAT Com, OCEAN. 5, S. Co. and CHINA MUTUAL B. N. Co.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com.... pany's Local Branch Office in PRINCE'S

BUILDINGE, First Floor, Chater Road,

idea of connecting Mandalay with the Kanion:| Ferry an 'the Salween" was abandoned some, time ago, to far as the Government of Beatus New India wers concerned, Lashio being made the | Famian (Paper)

Older Diden

** 787/219

· Hongkong, 24th January, 1505.

B. MORI, AMA Acting Manager.

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Selected Old Port $50.00

11

" 35,00

#1

30.00

325,00

20.00

#

15

1J H 15,00 14.00

** 13,00 12.00

way, 1887. Vintage Tawny, (White Label)........... Medium Tawny, (Brown Label) White Tawny, (White Label) Full Wine, (Brown Label)................................. I1.00 White Tawny, (Brown Label) 10.50 Light Tawny, (Brown Labét)..... 10.00

MELROSE WHISKY

Scotlands Dest. Delielous Mellow

and Matured.

PROPKILYONS

"Bowen & M'Kechnie.

CEPA RUBY RIOJA CLARET,

per dozen.

$6,00

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

·BARRETTO & Co

Nos. 21 #34, Bank Buildings

Onsen's Road Cen

a6il: January, I