Intimation.
WM. POWELL
LIMITED.
"ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS,"
Des Voeux Road,
NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED.
LADIES'
DEPARTMENT.
RAINCOATS.
UMBRELLAS.
BOOTS
AND
SHOES.
TRIMMED
AND
UNTRIMMED
MILLINERY.
FLOWERS
AND
FOLIAGE.
DRESS-
MAKING.
ALL ORDERS EXECUTED IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1905.
Auctions.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
'HE Undersigned have received instructions
from the Commanding Officer, The Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW,
the 29th March, 1905, at A.M., at the Volunteer Head Quarters,
A QUANTITY OP
CONDEMNED AND OBSOLETE STORES.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers.
TERMS -As usual,
Hongkong, 28th March, 1905.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
CAMPBELL, MOURCH & CO, LD, TANJONG PASAR DOCK CO., LID.
Following is the Balance Sheet · from ist, January, 1984 to 31st December, 1904, append- ed to the report printed in our columns yester
day :-
To Stock-
ASSETS.
Value of stock on hand.........$14,946.79 Accounts receivable-
21
Due from customers, ..................
Cash-
14
Amount on hand....................
Chartered Bank-
ท
In current account....
Fixed deposit-
With Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China
415
13
Fixtures and Furniturei-
S. WERE, to sell by THE Undersigned bave received instructions
THE
PUR' IC AUCTION, TO-MORROW,
the 29th March, 1905, at 2 P.15., within her res sidence, Kitindoon," Wanthal Road,
THE WHOLE OF HER VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
THEREIN CONTAINED, Comprising:- TEAKWOOD WARDROBES with BE- VELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASH- STANDS TOILET SETS; BRASS-MOUNT: ED IRON BEDSTE AUŚ with WIRE and RATTAN MATTRESSES. TEAKWOOD OVERMANTELS, PICTURES, GLASS. WARE,COOKING STOVE and UTENSILS,
? &c.,
&c..
&c.; ALSO
One SEMI-GRAND PIANO, by John Broadwood & Sons, London.
Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual.
HUGHES & HOUG !, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 28th March, 1905
PUBLIC AUCTION..
As per last account .....$626.58 Written off as per resolu
lution passed 31st Mar, 1904.
126.58
500,00
Less sale of electric fans 175.00
Since added......
325.00 404.15
Insurance account-
Unexpired prem. paid in advance
By Capital-
M
་
LIABILITIES.
5.359-44
379.01
members
HALF-YEARLY MEETING.
Intimations.
A SILLY SAYING.
among a cortain class of people that the wors
"It is a common but silly opinion prevailing
accounts at the half-yearly general meeting of In moving the adoption of the report and
shareholders in the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co.
A remedy tastes, smells or hurts, the more held at Singapore on the 18th last, Mr. J. Refficacious it is. So says a well-known Eng Nicholson (Chairman) said:-Gentlemen, Thelish physician,
He further add "For Directors have pleasure in presenting the example, let us consider cod liver all. As it is balance sheet for the six months ending 3181 extracted from the fish this oil in.so offensive December, 1904. It is one upon which the to the taste and smell that almost everybody may be congratulated. As your abhors it, and many cannot use it at all, no property is about to be expropriated, the Direc-matter how badly they need it. Yet cod liver 3.376.70om sea no necessity to carry forward a large oilfs one of the most valuable drugs in the reserva which has been the practice of late world, and it is the greatest pity that we have years to meat expenditure on extension, and not thus far been able to free it from thase 3,500.00 new work, especially as there is no pressing peculiarities which so seriously interfere with necessity for doing so. The main works for its usefulness." This was written years ago: which these roterves have been used such the work of civilizing and redeeming it how. asrailway and godown extensions, reclama-
ever, has since been triumphantly accom tion, etc., are completed to the limits of plished; and as a leading ingredient in the requirement for sometime to come. will see that $200,205.73 have been writ tea off for depreciation, a very liberal Amount notwithstanding the low value at which your assets are shown. A sum of $30,000 has been set aside to meet bad debts. In the profit and lose account thero is an item of $100,000, Stock Adjustment Account trans ferred. This sum was written off stores a few years ago to meet any extraordinary loss en stores depreciation and did not appear in the printed accounts. The stores have lately been | checked and valued by independent valuers and now stand without doubt well below their
789.15 14.67
$27,465.76
1,200 shares paid up@$ioeach...$17,000.00 Accounts payable-
Due to sundry creditors.......... 1,667.72
Reserve fund-
As per last account ......$3,500.00 Added as per resolution
passed jist Mar., 1904, 2,000.00
5,500.00 Unclaimed Dividends and Bonus 126.30 Balance credit of profit and loss 8,171.74 $17,465.76
You
value, there is therefore no reason why this amount should not be transferred. After providing for the dividend of $zo per share the a` remains a carry forward of *3206,645.52. There is another matter ! wish to refer to With reference to ex propriation by Government, the 'Ordinance is now passing through Committee and the Directors are endeavouring to protect your interests and those of the employees by in- troducing certain amendments. We believe it is very unlikely that Government will make an offer at a price which the Directors ..$ 2,744.84 | could in fairness ask you to accept, and there. .............................. ..............10,075.66 fore it seems inevitable that the costly system of arbitration must-be resorted to. 1 may say that with such in view, our preparations are well advanced and accountants, expert in this class of their business, are leaving London for
WORKING ACCOUNT.
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To charges
F1
Wages
Reserve fund-
As passed at meeting. 31st March,
1004.
THE Major llURLY, to sell by
HE Undersigned have received instructions
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
THURSDAY,
the, joth March, 1905, at 2,30 PM., within his residence, No. 16. Knutsford Terrace,
Kowloon,
THE WHOLE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising:-
TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE and CHAIRS, SIDE-BOARD, DIN. NER WAGGON, BRASS-MOUNTED BED. STEADS with WIRE and RATTAN MAT- TRESSES, CHILD'S COT, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, TEAKWOOD WARD- ROBES with GLASS, &c., &c., &c.
Catalogues will be issued. TEMS As usual
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, 25th March, 1903
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
on
FRIDAY,
the 31st March, 1995, at 11 A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Steel,
54 Cases TOMATOE SAUCE, 27 Cases MUSHROOMS, 7 Cases FRENCH PEAS,
Cases FISH in Tins
ALSO
50 Cases STERILIZED EVAPORATED CREAM.
TERMS usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneer1. Hongkong, 27th March, 1901.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
[4 0
TO BE SOLD BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE,
on
MO DAY,
the 3rd day of April, 1905, at 3 o'clock P.M.,
DY
Mr. GEO. P. 1AMMERT, Auctioneer, at the premises.
HE Very Valuable Leasehold Messunge THE
and Premises, known as
No. 24, LI YUEN STREET EAST, situate on Section 1 of Mar ne Lot No. 10 B which is held for the residue of a term of 984 years created by a Cown Lease of the Let Anaval Crown Rent $15.95.
For further particulars and conditions of ale, apply to
WILKINSON AND GRIST, Solicitors for the Vendor,
PERFECT FIT
I
GUARANTEED.
LATEST
FASHIONS OF
LONDON,
L
or to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer..
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1905.
Notices of Firms,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
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HAVE Today Resumed CharOE of this
Office
A. 8. MIHARA, Manager.
11
*
Dividend-
30% pas edat meeting 1st March,
1904.......
Directors' fees........
„Furnitures and fixtures.........
Auditor's fees
..$ 29.00
Rent.......
Insurance...
T
Stationery.
Bad debts
1900.......
"
1901.
............... 327.30
1902
1903
... 24.50 243.70
4
Balance ............
2,000.00
Singapore this month. The Directors desire 3,600.00 to express their regret that Mr. T. S. Thdm- 600.000, who for 28 years has audited the Com- 126.58 pany's accounts, does not seek re-election. 300.00 They wish to place on record their apprecia 3,120.00 tion of his services which he has so willingly 54.25 and impartially carried out. I am sure that, 226.80 especially at this period of the Company's
history, when as such it will shortly cease to exist, it will be with interest and no doubt with some pride that Mr. Thomson can recall during his many years of service his associa 817-go tion with men who directed the affairs of this 8 171.74 Company and to whose energy and foresight not only is its success due but that of the $31,867.77 Colony itself. (Applause). I beg to move the
report and balance sheet.
By balance brought forward from last
accountmanage
Interest......
Sales and shop returns.. $33,507.76 Lers cast of stock..... 8,740.93
++
Transfer fees....
RESERVE FUND.
$ 6,923.5T 176,70
-24,766.8r 75
$31,867-77
To Balance 31st December, 1904......$ 5,500.00
By Balance 31st December, 1903 ...$ 3.500.00
Added as per resolution passed
31st March, 1904
h
E.&O.E.
2,000.00
$ 5,500.00
CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO., LTD.
I have compared the above statement with the books and vouchers of the company and cest ly the same to be correct
A. O'D. GOURDIN,
Auditor,
RUSSIANS BURN JAPANESE TROOPS WITH PETROLEUM.
The Liroshima correspondent of the Asaki has sem his journal a description, of some of the fighting round Mukden, which he obtained the front. We translate from it the following from a Japanese who has just returned from
allegations as to the use of petroleum by the Russian troops :--
On the morning of March 3, the Maruyama detachment belonging to the Japanese Centre, was ordered to atrack Hulsotun. The position was protected by barbed wire entanglements, and other defences, and had five machine guns. In attacking it we suffered very savare. ly, alt our officers being killed or wounded with the exception of Colonel Kubota We sought shelter in a Russian skirmishing trench which we gained possession of, but unfor
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Do.
demand........................1/10 Do, 4 months' sight .......... France-Bank T.T....... America-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank T.T... India T.T............
Do. demand Shangbai-Bank T.T. Japan-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.T.
romedy called
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION the oil retains all its wonderful curative pro- perties with no bad smell or taste whatever. It le palatable as honey and contains all the nutritive and curative properties of Pare Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites and Extracts of Malt and wild Cherry; creating a medicine of unequaled power for the divenses most prevalont and fatal
Intimations.
YOU WANT
PROVISIONS
AND
WINES
IN
1905.
GET YOUR SUPPLIES
FROM
amang men, women and children. There is A. CHAZALON & Co.
no other remedy to compare with it. It in- in Blood Impurities, Weakness, Loss of Ficth, creases the digestive power of the stomach and
Throat and Lung Troubles, Nervous Dys pepsia, Scrofulous Affections, Thinness and Slow Development in the young, it given quick and certain relief and cure. Dr. G. C. Shannen, of Canada, saya: "I shall continue its use with, I am sure, great advantage to my patients and satisfaction to myself" Has all the virtues of cod liver oil; none of its faults. You may trust it fully; it cannot disappoint or fail. One bottle convinces. Sold by all chemists,
THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
Tilbe held at Volunteer Headquarters (by permission), on THURSDAY, the 30th March, 1995, at 5.30 o'clock P.M.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 27th March, 1905. CAMPBELL, MOORE AND COMPANY,
HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
[$5
TANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- NINETEENTH ORDINARY HOLDERS in the above Company will be
hold at the Company's Offices, No. 29, Queen'
Road Central, on FRIDAY, the 31st March, 1935, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1974.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED (mm the 19th to the 31st 5/16 March, both days inclusive.
2.33
45
.Bgb
1383
138
Buying. 4 months' sight LJC. ............................................1/10 6 months' sight L/C........
1/10
46
30 days' sight San Francisco & New York 45 --4-months' sight
do.
jo days' sight Sydney and Melbourne/101 4 months' sight Francs......
6 months' sight
4 months sight Germany
Bar Silver...............
Bank of England rate.........
GPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows t
Malwa New...
Old
+
11
Older
Oldest
Partion (Paper) Patna New
Benares New
..2.37 ..2.38
.1.04 .26 3/16 27
Per picul 1/4 1,140/1,180
... 200/1,250
...@ 1,300/1,340
@ 1.380
(@1.1.7
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Entertainment.
CITY HALL
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HE, THE GOVERNOR,
MR. EDWARD BRANSCOMBE'S
WESTMINSTER
tunately it was very shallow and fall of snow, GLEE AND CONCERT
so that it did not protect us when we stood up, while it was impossible to sit down in it without becoming benumbed by cold. Until the 4th wo had to go without food agd all our movements had to be made
PARTY
FROM LONDON.
THREE CONCERTS ONLY.
In a crouching position. We suffered so severe | MONDAY, 3rd April,
ly that in many cases blood flowed from our
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mouth and noses. On the night of the 4th about one Russian battalion approached us in
Hongkong, 27th March, 1905.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
RESUME this day Charge of this Agency,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, and March, 1905.
1395
LEVY HERMANOS,
PARIS, AND
NEW YORK. DIAM
HONGKONG',
IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWEI LERS AND WATCHMAKERS.
EASTMAN'S KODAKS and FILMS.
Wm. POWELL, Ld. Sole Agants for "OMECA WATCHES
"OMEGA" is the best, "TUREE YEARS" guarantes given to every purchaser,
40. QUEEN'S ROAD,
Whiron's Building,
Hongkong, with March, spas,
TUESDAY,' 4th April,
AND
THURSDAY, 6th April.
By Order,
M. A. A. SOUZA,
Secretary,
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'Hongkong, 15th March, 1905.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING op SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company, will be held in the Company's Offices, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, Victoria, on SATUR DAY, the 8th April, 1905, at 1: A.M., for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1904, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Com.
mittee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDESDAY, 5th, to SATURDAY, 8th April, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 25th March, 1905
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THE YANGTSZE INSURANCE ASSO.
CIATION, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE
THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY GENE- RAL MEETING of the above Associa- tion will be held at the Head Office, No. 26, The Bund, Shinghai, on TUESDAY, the mth April, 1905, at 4.30 o'clock P.M. precisely, for presentation of the Report of the Directors and the Accounts to the 31st December, 1924, the election of Directors and Auditor for the cur rent year, and for the purpose of transacting any other business which may be transacted ai an Ordinary General Meeting.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Associa tion will be CLOSED from the 1st of April to the 11th of April, rgos, both days inclusive.
Members holding proxies for absent Share-
(SUCCESSORS TO
G. GIRAULT)
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Opposite Connaught Hotel.
Whe are Suppliers of High Class Wines, Spirits and
Provisions,
French Bakers,
Navy Contractors,
and
Commission Agents.
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THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.
BARRETTO & Co., General Agents, Hongkong,
GUINNESS'S STOUT.
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the Finest Bottling of Guinness's Stout,
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is the very Finest Stout brewed by Messrs, A. Guinness, Son & Co., Dublin,
"THE CELEBRATED PIG BRAND STOUT*
is not medicated nor chemicalized.
"THE CELEBRATED FIG BRAND
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holders must deposit same with the Secretary Pig Brand Stout is better bottled, better packed,
for Registration at least Forty-eight hours before the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. S. JACKSON, Secretary, Shanghai, 15th March, 1905.
MASSAGE.
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fight ensued, we being able to use our bayonets only. In the course of the fighting the Run knapsacks and clothing and set fire to them, sians poured quantities of petroleum over our
thus inflic.ing great suffering upon us. They' also most barbarously cast petroleum over the wounded Japaness who were lying in their blood in the snow-covered trenches, and-set them on fire. Our force had been almost annihilated when a battalion commanded by Major Oka came to our rescue, groping their way to us in the dark. The hand-to-hand fighting then continued, the men distinguishing, their enemies by touching their caps. On the morning of the 5th we succesded, after extreme
difficulty, in driving back the enemy. In the trenches we subsequently found twenty Japan ese who had been burnt to death with petroleum, We also. dircovered that non-commissoned officer. Imana and seven others. had, their eyshalla gouged out.--Kobi Herolde
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