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Intimation.

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED.

"ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,"

Des Voeux Road:

FURNISHING

DEPARTMENT

t

FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT.

NOW ON SHOW

NEW LACE

CURTAINS.

MUSLIN

CURTAINS.

ART

SATEENS

and many dainty

ART FABRICS

suitable for

HOUSE

FURNISHING.

GENTLEMEN'S

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1905.

Intimations.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE..

MAKALAGA AND THE LUXURY {

OF THE BASI.

(Specially written for the "China Review,*)

In a recent issue of the "China Review my attention was rivetted by a sentence pro- pounding the problem why young Englishmen, following the lions in the East, prefer to go

a

HE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE. HOLDERS of the Company will be held at he Offices of the General Agents, TO-MOR.home for their wives rather than lake as mate ROW, the 23rd March, at Noon, for the purpose girl, who from childhood, or at least for some if receiving the Report and Statement of many years, has lived in one of the Colonies Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1904.

or Dependencies of great nations,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Koth to a3rd March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, aand March, 1905.

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LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE OLDERS of the Company will be held at he Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, TOMORROW, the 23rd March, at 11.30 P.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company vill bo CLOSED from the toth to 23rd March, 10th days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1905.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

vastness,

POSITIVELY GOLD MINES

to the legal profession, but we have yet to ravel in a libel action as novel as that brought by a young lady who resided on the shores of Lake Michigan. A steamboat company. having named a craft after her without going through the formality of asking her permission, the lady demanded too damages on the appear. szce of a newspaper paragraph to the effect that "Mittin-Marshall, having been thorough- ¡y scrubbed, painted, re-fitted with now boilers, will hereafter serve as mail carrier, and poke

Entertainment.

CITY HALL. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR.

MR. EDWARD BRANSCOMBE'S

WESTMINSTER

AND CONCERT

PARTY

GLEE

FROM LONDON.

FOUR CONCERTS ONLY. FRIDAY, 24th March,

her pretty note into the lake business for all she's worth." "Pretty nose" ought to have but did not comfort the libelled damsel, who won her case and renown as everlasting as that awarded one Frau Meyer by the following advertisement that appeared in the "Werning." roda intelligens Blatt" in #goz. " herewith MONDAY, 3rd April, retract the libel uttered by me against Frau Meyer, to the effect that she was wearing the same bonnet this year as she was last year. 1 offer het my apologies-(Signed) Frau Henning."

Railway companies are usually looked upon as fair game by

Te my mind the question is not difficult of answer, but do not attach too much blame to the Colonial girl, although her faults may be and often are very apparent as far as dome sticity is concernrd: Condemn the surround. ings and, if you be father or mother, make a vow that your own child shall not follow the general rule, but be brought up on the same liner as at home, where the sweetest girls of the world come from. For a girl to be seen with a duster in her hand out East means de gradation in the eyes of her servants, and the social set to which she belongs will despise her. From her babyhood she is waited on

THE HUNTER AFTER DAMAGES, even the healthy exorcise of walking is not en- Į but even a railway company in this country is couraged, or she is placed on a pedestal and at times able to turn like the worm and rend taught to look down on everyone except her its adversaries. One wonders what would ownself. Colonial "side" is proverbial, and happen to some of the Southern lines if the that is why the Colonial man does not easily | law allowed damages to be cast against them settle down at home after a lengthened absence for unpunctuality-the majority, it is to be from the old country. Out here he is some feared, wou'd be bankrupt within a year. A one, be can order about coolies even as the old year last March the directorate of a French barons of feudal days domineered their carts, railway system must have envied their British brethren their inmunity under certain circum- [32x but, in the greatness of London, his identity stances, when a passenger who was prevented is sunk and he is the insignificant unit of ils from being present at a family dinner owing to a train being late, claimed and obtained 41 126, as compensation from the company that was in as had a case as the Parisian Underground when it was condemned to pay a fine of 4 owing to the stupidity of one of lin employees. A passenger whose ticket had been clipped twice, once by m stake, refused to pay another fare when his ticket was declar- stopped the guard appeared at the door and in ed worthless, whereupon every time the train a loud voice demanded, "Where is the pas senger with the false ticket?" Hence the ac a-woman muation for "material and moral prejudice," and

the subsequent fine,

An action for damages was brought at carry into the compact, if it is to be of lifelong

appiness, is lacking, brief passion is too often Antwerp against an aeronaut some little time. the foundation of matches, and then the inevitago, in which the plaintiff alleged that the. able result follows. There are the Clubs and defendant had Race Courses for the men, and for their wives there are other men, because it is the fashion of the Fast not to go out with your own wife but with the wife of some other man. The home life, to which so much of England's greatness has been attributed, has no place, and the girl has nothing to interest her in her cipate her slightest want, and she is even de P'oper sphere. There are servants to anti- the above Company will be held at the Officeprived of the happy duties of motherhood, and of Messrs. HOLLIDAY WISH & Co., No, too, all that is left for her is the everlasting roun Calle Antongue, Manila, P. I., at 3.30 P.M., on THURSDAY, 30th March, 1905, for the purpose of presenting the Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904.

Shareholders desirous of having a copy of Report and Accounts may obtain same no application to the Secretary, Mr. G. C. Moxon.

THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company, will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, Victoria, on SATURDAY, the 25th March, 1995, at 11. A.M, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December,

1904.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the and March, to SATURDAY, the 25th March, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, toth March, 1905

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PHILIPPINE COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE SECOND OF SHAREHOLDERS in HE SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL

BENJAMIN, KELLY & POTTS, General Managers. Hongkong, 21st March, 1905.

[393 CAMPBELL, MOORE AND COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, HE NINETEENTH ORDINARY THENUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be

Road Central, FRIDAY,

DEPARTMENT, held at the Company's DAY, the 31st March,

28, Queen's Road.

OPPOSITE THE COCK TOWER.

BOOTS!

BOOTS!

BOOTS!

A New Lot of

BROWN CALF

AND GLACE

KID BOOTS

JUST ARRIVED. SMART SHAPES

AND FIRST-CLASS

QUALITY & FINISH.

New Half-Hose,

Silk Underwear,

and

Exclusive Neckwear.

INSPECTION INVITED.

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 18th Haich, 1905.

1905, at Noon; for the purpose of receiving the Keport and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1994.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th to the 31st March, both days inclusive.

By Order,

M. A. A. SOUZA,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 13th March, 1905.

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EMPLOYE de commerce, Agé de 29 ans,

de nationalité Suisse, ayant déja ocupé, d'importantes fonctions dans de grosses maisons, connaissant à fond de comptabilité en partie double, parlant couramment le Français, Al- lemand, le Hollandais, l'Italien et Anglais, désirerait une situation dans l'une des villes de la côte de Chine.

Très bonnes références--Appointements; de ja 6,000 dollars per an. Ecrire aux initiales 1. V. au journal "Opinion" de Saigon.

Saigon, le a Mars, 1905.

CANTON DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 71.

13 2

(Removal work at Canton River Barriers; precautions to be ob (served by passing vessels.

The average young fellow, who has the courage to forego the drinking and other dis- sipated pleasures unfortunately connected with this part of the world, and who builds his hope on a home in the true sense of the word, Sights shy of the girls who seldom expect to start marriage on rather restricted incomes, but anticipate the same comforts that their parents can afford to lavish an them. The feeling of self-sacrificing love which

of social calls, from which no real enjoyment

DROPPED A CHASPAGNE BOTTLE

AND

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TUESDAY, 4th April. THURSDAY, 6th April. Complete Change of Programme each Conceit, The Programmes include a unique collection

of

NATIONAL BALLADS of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales,

GLEES, MADRIGALS AND CATCHES. HUMOROUS MUSICAL SKETCHES,

ALSO

DY

. Mr. DUDLEY CAUSTON.

MADAME MARIE HOOTON, The Eminent English Contralto. Mr. EDWARD BRANSCOMBE,

The English Tenor. FOUR BUY SOLO SOPRANOS, Leading Iondon Cathedral Choristers. Box Plan KoBINSON PIANO Co,

Prices $3, 4 and 1. Concert 9-11 F.M. longkong, 4th March, 1905

Auction.

Intimations.

YOU WANT

PROVISIONS

AND

WINES

IN

1905.

GET YOUR SUPPLIES

FROM

A. CHAZALON & Co.

6,

1361

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instructions

from C. A. TOMES, Esq., to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

MONDAY,

the 27th March, 1905, at 1.30 P.M., within his residence, No. 2, Gough Hill, The Peak,

THE WHOLE OF HIS

HOUSEHOLD

VALUABLE

FURNITURE,

THEREIN CONTAINED, Comprising :--

(SUCCESSORS TO

G. GIRAULT)

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Opposite Connaught Hotel,

Who are Suppliers of High Class Wines, Spirits and

Provisions,

French Bakers,

Navy Contractors,

and

struck the brewery and the company brought an and CHAIRS, BRUSSELS and TIENTSIN Commission Agents.

at a height of fos feet, and that the said ves- sel, having alighted on the roof of his house at This novel missile was a veritable bolt from Villars, near Liege, had perforated the roof. the blue, and as such recalls an action that aroused a certain amount of interest a few years ago. A prominent Methodis! minister pr.yed for Divine vengeance again, publicly having failed to prevent the erection of a big brewery at Strudsburg, Pennsylvania, publicly few days later a violent thunderstorm passed over the town, in the course of which lightning action for the recovery of locos against the can be extracted and which maybe spells cleric, charging him with being responsible for scandal No wonder she is tired and than it is the damages, besides she thoughtlessly turns to the outside man, ments from the palpit.

aking libellous sale.

who counts himself a fine fellow if lookers-on

The American clergy have at times much to whisper that he is finting with Mrs. So-and-So. but to the lay mind there appears some occa put up with. It is, perhaps, good for them So what wandler is it that the energetic, well'sions when exasperation would be the most educated, and above all unaffected English girl natural of emotions. Some nine years or so is chosen to try and found a home, where the New York clergy man had the hardihood wife is part of the plage itself and not a figure to prophesy that an event would happens within

a specified time thot was not far distant. of speech; a woman who will not faint with prophet who knows bis business takes time horror at the impertinence of suggesting sheby the forelock; it is decidedly impressive to should get up half an hour earlier in the foretell the events that may be expected to hap. morning and see the household is running on pen a century hence and the system has the smooth lines prior to her husband's appearance events fail to prove the truth of the prophecy, great advantage that in all probability when for breakfast, who will not employ an amah the prophet is not called upon for explanations simply to run ribbons in her underwear, and The clerical prophet was evidently a novice; he predicted that the end of the world would year there was a preponderance of evidence to show that he was

who will realise there are things worth living for besides a continual round of dances, amateur dramatic performances and tennis parties.

LILIAN BELL.

FREAKS OF THE LAW COURTS,

Some few years ago a man brought an ac on a Washington for the recovery of his own legs He was not a sail r who had mislaid his

sea-limbs, or even a lawyer wrestling with the His legs were not artificial, nor were they, as it ease in which he had not a leg to stand upon transpired, his last legs.

As a matter of fact the plaintiff was a private individual whose limbs had been amputated and who resented the action of the surgeon performing the operation, who took the timbs as a perquisite, placed them in spirits and exhibited them, duly labelled, in the inedi.

cal museum.

We do not get such edifying cases in this Country; our most lighthearted efforts, from the listeners' point of view, are in connection with love's awakening," and even these ac- tions back the distinction of that brought by a former Italian Consul of Montreal, The gentleman in question had wooed the daughter f a wealtby Vicksburgker, and when the en

The

come about in 1895, and at the close of the

A FALSE PROPHET. There were, doubtless, many people who were disappointed at failure, but with one excep tion they bore up in the most exemplary man. ner. The exception was a lady of Delaware, who read the announcement and accepted it in all good faith. Imagining that she would have no further use for her worldly goods, this fair disciple gave away all her belongings to her

neighbours, dooned a white robe, and awaited return of the gifts. The recipients, however, lesioned, and a time she was naturally dis. and then she sadly requested the held different views on the matter; they did not venture to prophesy, but they thought that they would hold on them with crablike invoked the aid of the law, but whether the tenacity, whereupon the vic im of prophecy legal shafts were levied against the recipients of her worldly goods or against the prophet for non-fulfilment of contract failed to appear.

COMMERCIAL

TODAY'S EXCHANGE.

ondon-Bank T.T.

deman!

Selling

Do. Do. 4 months' sight rance-Bank T.T.......

Notice to Mariners xagement was broken off, with vast originality inserica-Bank T.T....

Notice is hereby given that the signals contained therein are annulled and that in future Warning and Danger signals in connec tion with removal work at the Barriers will be

made as follows

A RED FLAG haisted on a junk, steam the Iron and with high explosives on board,

he resorted to the law to recover the sums spent by him during

THE ALL-TOO-SHORT IDYLL The amounts he had expended on postage, fruit, flowers, and cabs, were none of them

ermany-Bank T.T. ndia T.T...

Do, demand Shanghai-Bank T.T. fapan-Bank 'T,T.

tunc or other ridge barriers, indicates a craft incking, and with them included an item fara-Bank T.T.

TWO BLACK SPHERES hoisted on a junk in the vicinity of any of the Barriers, in. dicates, that danger would be caused to lifa and property by the wash of wienmers.

This ignal will be hoisted when a diver is down, when explosives are laid, or when a junk is so fast to the bottom or to piles, as to render the wash of a steamer dangerous.

Vessels approaching the Barriers should keep a careful look out for this signal, and, if hoisted, slow down at a sufficient distance to prevent her wash reaching the boat at work, and proceed dead slow until well past.

If owing to any reason it is unsafe for a vessel to pass the Iron Farrier, a RED TRI- ANGULAR SHAPE 6 feet in height will be hoisted on a staff at the Barrier light hut,

to the following effect, "To 465 hours spent

in courting, at 8. per hour, 4:86" This ac-

4 months' sight L/C.

ion was carrying the war in the enemy's country 6 months' sight L/C.

Buying.

.......,'10 7/16

1/10 11/16 2.3.35

SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAW. ING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD OVER- CANTON BLACKWOOD WARE, TEAK! MANTELS with BEVELLED GLASS, WOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE CARPETS and RUGS, SHANGHAI CUR- TAINS, BRASS BEDSTEADS with WIRE and HAIR MATTRESSES, PICTURES, TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with BE. VELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP BUREAU with BEVELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, MARBLE BATH TUBS, &c., &C., &c.;

ALSO

One AMERICAN MARBLE REFRI GERATOR:

AND

One COTTAGE PIANO, by M. F. Rachale & Co., Hamburg, (in Good Order and Condi. tion),

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hougkong, zrst March, 1905.

Intimations.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD.,

PIANO AND ORGAN MANUFACTURERS,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD, FIRST FLOOR,

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written guarantee for a test period of TWO HAVE just received a shipment of second hand Pianos from $200 upwards, and a

Years given for each instrument.

A lar, e consignment of records at the low figure at $1.80 each, s", on wholesale orders.

The largest and most varied Stock of Music

men are experienced men.

China. Inspection solicited. Our work-

WE DEFY COMPETITION. INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong, 14th March, 1905.

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WEISMANN, LTD.

(CAFE WEISMANN.)

THE place par excellence in Hongkong

for Refreshments of all descriptions. Facing the Post Office, Queen's Road, Central,

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

451

1.918

.139

139

21

.91$ ment.

...... 112f

See our Grand Christmas Display.

1/10 13:16

Cakes, Bonbons and Confectionery of all .1/10 15/16 | kinds made to customers' own order and

with a vengeance, and in a manner that mere 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 464 man rarely has the courage to put into practice. 4 months' sight

do.

design.

461

Send or Bring Your orders.

....2.39 ....2.40]

We guarantee satisfaction.

........................................10 13/76 .zjX

in the Orient,

It occasionally happens that the jilted male jo days'aight Sydney and Melbourne 1/11 1/16 invokes the law in order to recover the ring 4 months' sight France............... with which be pledged his troth; and, in the months' sight case of a Jew who appeared before Mr. Mead 4 months sight Germany some little time ago, he has been known to go Bar Silver..........

the length of praying for a summons against Bank of England rate .................... the fickle maiden "to compel her marry him,”

but he does not, as a rule, derive much satisfac-

ti o from his action. One young man, for example, who instituted a suit to recover the

QPIUM QUOTATIONA To-day's quotations are as follows..—

A vessel seeing this signal should on no. ring, had a bill for gas and coal utilised during Malwa New account attempt to pass.

J. HOWELL MAY,

Harbour Master.

Approved ;

F. J. MAYERS,

Acting Commissioner of Customs,

Custom House,

· Canton, 15th March, 1903,

the engagement, and value of the entertainment furnished by the lady's company, presented as a set-off or counter-claim, and when the case ended he found himself worse off than before it began.

Old *

Older

15

Per pical ......@ 1,450 amanda azizm 1,150 ..........................................@ 1,375 Oldest Bomba @ 1,380

Per chest

¡Paina Now

- @1,137 The law of libel in this country boasts intris Benares New @ 5073. (389cacies that are

Persian Peperuiminuem@ [lolgia

BRANCHES :

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, HANKOW. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1905, [31

THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

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"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT!

is the Finest Bottling of Guinness's Stoat,

"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT"

is the very Finest Stout brewed by Meir A, Guinness, Son & Co., Dublin,

"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT"

is not medicated nor chemicaliced.

"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT" Consumers wishing to drink perfectly pure Stout of the vory fluent quality should drink Pig Brand Stout,

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Pig Brand Stout is better bottled, better packed, and has stronger packages than its rivals.

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Pig Brand Stout may be recommended by medical men to their most delicate patients.

"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT."

The Weissmann Most Up-to-date Café Pig Brand Stout has been celebrated for thirty

Hongkong, 17th December, 1004. 546

WHY NOT THE BEST?

SEVEN GRAND PRIZES AWARDED TO

SINGER SEWING MACHINES

AT THE

ST, LOUIS EXPOSITION.

SHOW-BOOMS:-1, WYNDHAM STREET. Cash or Easy Monthly Payments, Hongkong, 28th January, 1905,

years in the leading Colonial and Foreign Markets,

"THE CELEBRATED FIG BRAND STOUT"

Pig Brand Stout is only slightly higher id prics than other bottlings of Guinness's.--

Far cask of 8 dozen prints $24.00

H

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4

# quants $19.00

BARRETTO & Co-

Agents,

Nos. 12 & 14, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central

14! Hobgkong, 16th March, 1905-