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--Entimation,

WM. POWELL,

LIMITED.

-ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.-

FURNISHING

Auctions.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905,

'BY ORDER OF TIC MORTGAGEES,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Meen instructed to sell by

ESSRS, HUGHES AND HOUGH have

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

MONDAY,

the 5th June, 1995, at 3,30 o'clock in the after noon, at their Auction Room, No. 8, Det Vœux Road (comer of Ice House Street) THE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY, which is intended to be registered in the

Land Office a

Consignees.

5.5. " CALEDONIEN.“.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

1

SHIPPING JETSAM.

Intimations.

Many, steamers are engaged in dragging for HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS mlens off Port Arthur

The steamer Hokuto Maru, stranded on Troshima, was refloated on the 17th ult. and NT was to be towed to Nagasaki.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London,

The Volunteer Fleet steamer Kaxas, which ex s.s. Adour, and from Havre,

was used as a hospital ship at Port Arthur, has ex 1.8. Mador, in connection with above Statimor, are hereby informed that their Goods, been taken by the Japmese there. ! with the exception of Opium, Treasure, and

The Chinese craiser Feiying, which returned Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and to Chefoo on the 211t al. reported the des Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, attruction of no less than eleven derelict mínar. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing."

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless

DEPARTMENT, SUBSECTION OF SECTION N OF MARINE LOT intimation is received from the Consignees

(FIRST FLOOR BY LIFT.)

JUST ARRIVED.

A:

FRESH LOT OF

DAINTY

LAMP,

CANDLE,

AND

ELECTRIC-

LIGHT

SHADES.

ICE-CREAM

FREEZERS.

CARPET

SWEEPERS.

PATENT

&c

FILTERS.

&c., &c.

UPHOLSTERING

DONE BY

FIRST-CLASS

WORKMEN

NUMBER SEVENTY-ONE, IN ONE LOT.

This Property comprises Nos. 84, 86, 88, & '90, Ko Shing Street, Victoria, Hongkong. Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from the Vendors' Solicitors,

Mesars DEACON, LOOKER & DEACON,

1, Des Vœux Road Central,

and alko,from the Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1905.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

have received it c

HE Undersigned have received instructiona

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

TUESDAY NEXT,

the 6th June, 1905, nt i A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road,, corner of Ice Ïlouse Street,

AN /SSORTMENT OF

GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY,

ALSO

A Quantity of SILKS. TERMS:As usual,

HUGHES & ROUGH,

Government Auctioneers, [6.5

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1995.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGERS,

of JALUABLE LEASEHOLI) PROPERTY,

situate at Queen's Road East, in the Colony of Blangkong, IN. Two LOTS,

on

TUESDAY,

the 6th June, 1905, at 3 P.M., at the premises,

BY

Mr. GEO. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Lot -All that PIECE or PARCEL OF GROUND registered in the Land Office as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 170, together with the Message and Buildings therens, known as Nã, toj, Queen's Road East.

Lat 2-All that PIECE OF PARCEL OF

GROUND registered in the Land Office

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before Noon, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

THE COLLISION AT SHANGHAL. A somewhat serious collision occurred in the river in the early hours of yesterday Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the morning, says the N, C. D. News, of 27th ult. Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after The Chica Mutual str. Pingsury arrived out. TUESDAY, the 6th June, at Noon, will beside the Woosung Spit Buoy on Thursday subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 6th June, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on TUESDAY, the 6th June, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent.

Hongkong, 30th May, 1905.

AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

JOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above-named Company will be held at nadra Buildings, TO-MORROW, the 3rd of the Registered Office of the Company, Alex- June, at Noon, in accordance with Article 101 of the Company's Articles of Association for the dissolution of the Company and for the the purpose of considering the desirability of

purpose of passing the following Resolutions, viz.:-

1. That it is desirable that the Company may be dissolved and that it ba wound. up voluntarily. 1. That the General Managers be and they

are hereby appointed Liquidators,

3. That the Liquidators be and they are

hereby authorised to consent to the re gistration of a New Company to be named the "PRAK TRAMWAYS COM- PANY, LIMITED" with a Memorandum and Articles of Association which have

been prepared with the approval of the Consulting Committee of the Company,

4. That the Liquidors be empowered to sell to die "FRAK TRAMWAYS, COMPANY, LIMITED" the undertaking of this Com

afternoon and anchored there for the night, proceeding up the river early next morning. About the same time the Austrian Lloyd's. str. Maria Valérie, outward bound for Trieste, was going down river on the last of the ebb. About a quarter in five in the morning, (7-opposite Pheasant Point-a portion of the river which is always difficult to navigate-the two vessels came into collision, the bows of the Pingssey cuting into the diaria Valérie amidship, on the port side The Pi gaury suffered Ittle damage beyond denting and scraping, but the Moria Valdrie was cut into below the water line and at once began to take io

water, in the second hold. She was with 530] out delay beached bow on at Pheasant Point and during the day Messrs. Farnham, Bayd &

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES FROM NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE

HE Steamship

"DAGHESTAN,"

Captain E H. Todd; having arrived from the above Pons, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whaif and Godown Company, Limited. at Kowloon; and stored at Consigneer risk and expense.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the 4th June will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 5th June at 2.30 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 29th May, 1905.

PORTLAND AND ASIATIC STEAMSHIP

-COMPANY.

FROM

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. "ARAGONIA,"

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PORTLAND (OR), YOKOHAMA,

KOBE AND MOJI.

THE above steamer having arrived,

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersigna. as The Remaining Portion of Inland Letture and to take immediate delivery of their No. 169A, together with the Messages and Buildings thereon, known as Nos, 107 and 109, Queen's Road East:

The above premises are held from the Crown for the respective terms of 999 years and are old subject to a Lease registered in the Land Office by Memorial No. 35538.

Particulars and conditions of sale, may be obtained from-...

Or

EWENS & HARSTON,

Solicitors for the Mortgagees,

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Dated the 27th day of May, 1905.

[603

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON WEDNESDAY,

the 14th June, 1903, at 3 P.M., on Board, 11.M. Screw Store Ship "HUMBER"

Extreme length............

245' 67 breadth

27′6′′ Displacement.............. ......1.640 tons. ' Horse Power

8DO. ENGINES-Earle's Compound Surface Coo

densing, BOILETS Two double ended cylindrical return tubular; load on safety valves yolbs. CONDENSERS Kirkcaldy and i Normandy single, distilling 1,805 and 2,400 gallons of water per 24 hours respectively.

To be sold as she now lies in Hongkong Harbour with all fittings, stores, &c, on board, including about tro tons of Coal, Anchors and Cabile,

A list of fittings to be sold with the ship may

on the shortest notice. been at the Office of the Naval Store Officer.

HOUSES

COMPLETELY

FURNISHED.

Estimates for all kinds

of

FURNISHING

free of charge.

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

MÓNG KONG.

Hongkong, and June, 1905.

H.M, Naval Yard, and at the Auctioneers ; also on board.

The Admiralty will not be responsible for any errors in description of ship, fittings, sidies, &c.

The Vessel will be open to inspection for seven days before'date of sale. Between 10 am. and noon, and 3 and 4 p.m. (8aturday and Sunday excepted},

Inspecting orders can be obtained from the Auctioneers,

TERMS Cash before delivery, 15 per cent. of the purchase Money to be paid on the fall of the baminer, balance and the clearance to be effected within SEVEN DAYS after the date

of sale.

Further special conditions may be obtained on application to the Auctioneers.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. [613

Hongkong, 31st May, 1905.

TRADE

MARK

QURES

MEN & WOMEN

B100 100-polaouoda remedy for any uppatathl disenarea and inCADUCTION, Irritation or ulceration, of piceste membranes. Palaitz "Guaranteed pot ja striațurg,

Prevents copington,

BOLD BY CHEMISTB. Cirentar mantled au roqueşi, HANUFACT VEZI BÝ

No Ermas Uxamson) Do

CINCINNATI, O.

goods from alongside."

Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

uny case whatever."

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in

ALLAN CAMERON, General Agent

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pany at the price of 300 per share either in cash or shares of the "PRAK TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED at the option of Shareholders of this Company and to enter into all necessary ogred- ments to that effect.

the eye majority they will be submitte

hould the above Resolutions be passed by for confirms special solutions to a Extraidonery General Meeting which will be «tilerijnently convened.

Date-drand, June, 903.

JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON, General Mangers.

THE FAMOUS Ma

A SHARP UTTLE SKAVER,

Razor

WEIGHT LESS THAN ounces, ta

Co. sent down workmen temporarily to patch her ap so that she may come up river to be docked. The gash in the vessel's sido in about four feet in width and is now covered by a collision mat. The steamer Was being Dd fashioned clumsy Razer and by THIS DWARF RAZOR has superseded lightened yesterday afternoon, her cargo being its are Shaving becoines a pleasure. It is transferred into lighters." The Pingswey pro manufactured in Sheffield, England, from a special amalgam of sieci which makes imita- ceeded on her course up river and is now tion impossible, and in consequence it enjoys alongside the wharf.

the largest sale of any Kazor in the World. Thousands of Testimonials testify that the little "MAB is the finest shaving implement ever produced.

THE IRREPRESSIBLE MARIE.

Popularity, happily, is no test of a writer's merit. The most popular writer even in the golden age of English literature was not Shakespearo, but Warner, who is now known only to the curious student. In the days of our grandfathert, Byron and Shelley were not so widely read as Robert Montgomery, now mercifully forgotten, and come of us are old enough to remember when Martin Tupper was thought to be a greater genius than Browning or Tennyson. Undoubtedly the most popular novelist of our own day is Miss Marie Corelli, though we have still with us George Meredith and at least half-a-dozen other romancers of Corelli's success? Certainly not originality of undoubted genius. What is the secret of Miss

thought or delicacy of literary expression, but Father I should say the knack of putting a cer

Will be mailed to soy address on receipt of the price (82), post free.

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

Sole Agents for Far East, HOWARD & Co., Agents wanted in every port. 19, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong,

For particulars and terms, apply to-

HOWARD & Co. Hongkong, 24th November, 1904..

THE HONGKONG STUDIO,

HIGHER CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER, 41 & 43, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, TOP FLOOR.

LÜTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.

IMPORTERS.

.

Intimations.

CIGARS.

FINEST HAMBURG Madi

ROLAND YON HAMBURG

AT

$4.00 per hundred.

FLOR DE MONDEGO

AT

85.50 per hundred.

Sold in

AIR-TIGHT TINS

TUNG CHỦNG WO,

98, Queen's Road Central,

Opposite Central|Market,

Hongkong, 25th January,'1005.

SHIRE

As Supplied t

HARRIS'S

His Majesty

The KING

BACON

HAMS

Gold Medals PARIS 18898, 1900 HARRIS Regd

Brand

HARRIS,CALNE WILTS England.

LÜTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO. IMPORTERS. Ē

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REPRESENTATIVES FOR HONGKONG & CHINA

HOWARD & Co., So, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

[579

Hongkong, 19th May, 1905.

T

AN APPEAL.

HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, bega, most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents or Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires so state that she will be pleased to receive urders for all kinds

of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed in aid ones,

:

Ladies and Childma's Under-chibing, Cous [63dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery,

Materials can be sujiplie 1, is required.

DORTRAITS; GROUP and ENLAF

fra tain glamour upon the commonplace. She is POGING and COPYING in all Sizes.

Hongkong, 29th May, 1905.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-

THE Steamship.

"PRINZ SIGISMUND'" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained, -

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless TO-MORROW, notice to the contrary be given before 8. A.M.,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the 5th of June, will be

subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on MONDAY, the 5th June, at 9.30 .M.

J

All Claims must reach us before the roth of June, or they will not be recognized No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

HELCHERS là cá Agents. Hongkong, 29th May, roof.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE F, & O. S. N. Ca's Steamer

"PALMA,"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,

PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS,.

the owner of a cataract of adjectives. She EVEN Uses adjectives as nouns, and is often in, dependent of the niceties of grammar. Her latest book, "Free Opinions, Freely Express- ed" is a series of shrieking invectives against the "lies, shoddies and shams" of this degen. erate uge.. Miss Coralli evidently thinks that we are all going to the devil and that the Prais and the pulpit especially have entered into a conspiracy to send us there. Before writing this book, she should have studied carefully a certain arany by Mr. Swinburne in which he tells us that every age is decadent in the eyes of its own fools," Marie Corell is not a fool, but a very wise woman, and therefore she pught to have adopted the comparative method. She then might possibly have discovered that, however gloomy the outlook may be here at the beginning of the twentieth century, it is not nearly so dark as was the outlook at the beginning of the nineteenth. There is nothing easier than to denounce the vices and hypo. crities of our contemporaries, but distinguished writer should find better employment than this, or, at any rate, if they feel impelled to be declamatory, they should declaim artistically.

LARGE SELECTION OF VIEWS ALWAYS ON HAND.

PRICE VERY MODERATE. Hongkong, 14th September, 100%.

MEE CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

To Floor or ice Houte, IN

Ies-House Roxd.

ト

The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPA, or old ENVLLOPEs to be made Into Books for the Childroo of the Poor Schools, who are taught by the Sisters,

Hongkong, 32nd April, 1802

THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

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SCA

*6 pow in a position, in his New and 'Com- modious Premises, to eclipse, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED In the Colony or in any part of the For East.

GROUPS AND VIEWS 2 speciality. Mángkang, vand Septembe, tlak

BOO CHEONG,

昌 鸞

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STATIONER AND PAPER MERCHANT,

No. 20, Pottinger Street.

Though all great art is based upon melancholy, H Stationery, Priating and Nole Paper,

the great artist is always an optimist. Hence Gainsborough, as he lay a-dying-dying in an age far more backward than our own-wALİ able to take a cheerful view of things and to declare "We are all going to Heaven, and Vandyck in of the company."

Miss Corelli is very rough on journalists and parsons, and most of them no doubt deserve the bad language she polts them with. She 'waxes eloquent, however, on "the power of the

Pen" without which, she tells us, "we should have no Bible-no new Testament; we should Consignees of Cargo by the above-named Dot know that fallus Cæsar ever walked on the vessel are hereby informed that their Goods shores of Britain, or that Nero fiddled while are being landed and placed af their risk in the | Rome was borning." Indeed! Does not Miss Hongkong and Kowloon What! and Godown Corelli know that the world got on very well Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each long before the art of writing was invented? consigament will be soned out mark by Great literature existed ages before pans were mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

wielded. Homer could neither read or write. The "lind" and the "Odyssey" wero orally; transmitted for six hundred years before they were committed to writing.

This vessel brings on Cargo:- From London, &c., ex S.S. Macedonia, Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 5 P.M., TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 3rd proximo, at 4 PM, will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by rne la any case whatever,

Damaged Packager must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's representative: at an appointed hour.

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowor

:

Miss Corelli seems to have met with some "surpliced hypocrites" of a particularly ob jcctloarble character unless we are to assume that she is drawing exclusively upon her imagination when she asks: "What of corinio vicious and worldly clerical bonvivants, who' may constantly be met with in the houses of wealthy and titled persona, *clothed in fine linen and faring sumptuously every day,' talk. ing unsavoury society scandal with as much easy glibness as any dissolute lay' decedent that ever cozened another man's wife away from the path of honour in the tricky'disguise

L. S. LEWIS, of a 'Soul?" Fres libraries are amongst the Acting Superintendent, | modern institutions which arouse Miss Comili's

[aj wrath.,

Hongkong, 17th May, 1908.

MAR

BARRETTO & Co.,

General Agents, Hongkong,

CLARETS.

AS always on hand all varieties of St. George $4.00 Per Dozen Quarte, Copying Presses, also Automatic Cyclostyle and Ellams Duplicator.

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1005.

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I AN

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AND IB

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Ja non-polsonous and non-walning, and for peral or personal use is thoroughly effective

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"Sanitas" Disinfecting Powder is the best air purifier known, and a strong antiseptic and deodorant than carbolic acid, busides being plasant and refreshing,

"Sanitas" Eucalyptus Soap

le specially recommanded by the medial fhenty for use in bot dimaisi, because of its dine disinfecting qualiales and ste fingIANCE.

Kingzefi's Fumigating Candies

myply the safest and most convenient massaj of sulphur famulgation, For the dialsfaction of infected places, bedding, clothing, Me they are both sdcacion and economical. Destroy all founta

THE "RANITAS" CO. LTD.

BETHNAL GREEN,

LONDON,, E.

161

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Cru-Wynbron...... 4.50

Octes............ 5.00

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Chateau Leoville 9.00

Chateau Lafite 10.00

Chateau Larose... 10.50

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Nos. 23 & 24, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Contral

Hongkong, 29th May, 1005,