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Intimation.

WM POWELL

LIMITED

GENTLEMEN'S

DEPARTMENT

28, Queen's Road.

(OPPOSITE THE CLOOK TOWER)

NEW GOODS NOW ON SHOW

SMART

DRESSING

GOWNS

Woollen, 813 to $50.

Camel Hair, $80 to $46.

Silk. lined Quilted Satin, $60 to $75.

DOGGY

SMOKING

JACKETS,

Navy Cloth Corded, $17.50. Woollen, $15 to $80, Bilk, 885 to 850.

IDEAL

FLANNEL

SHIRTS,

A

Price, $5 50 each.

FASHIONABLE

PATENT

BOOTS,

Three Smart Shapes.

ALSO

PATENT

SHOES,

(with Walking Bole).

A Fine Assortment

of

GOLF CAPS

Newest Patterns and Styles,

FOR

DRESS WEAR:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER

Totices of Firms

FEVASSI STED:

HAVE day appointed Me

AWAN TOMES & CO. GENERAL MANAGERS for Hongkong for the above Society, to the place of Mr. F.KIENE, whos engagement has bean terminitad,

FOLT, HAMILTON,

Ang By: General Manager for the East. Hongkong, 14th November 1905. [1149 OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, LTD

se Hand

Monigale St., London,

HAVE this day appointed Mesare, SHE WAN, TOMKS & CA, AGENTS for the bove Corporation, in place of Mr. F. KIENE, whose engagement has been terminated. "J, T. HAMILTON,

Manager for the East. Hongkong, 44th November, 1905. @HAVE th3iday Started as INSURANCE

ABD GENERUJ, BROKER,,

F. KIENE, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hongkong, 15th November, 1995. [112

Entertainment.

AN ORGAN RECITAL will be given in ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

TUESDAY,

November/21, at 5.30 PM..

By Mr. DERMAN FULLER, FR.CO. LRA.M., who will play Passacaglia in C minar ................i

Bach Prelude (Dream of Gerontius) ......... Elgir Fidia (Pathetic Symphony)...Tschaikowsky Dithyrambine Banil Harwood

and other pieces. '

Quartet and Double Quartet for Solo Voices

TANG by the Cathedral Choir, Hongkong, 15th, November, 1906,

Auctions,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

S

11122

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED;; KONSTRAVETOMORROW,

the 18th November, 1905, al 2.30 at their Bales Rooma, No. 8. Das Vœux Road, corner of les House Streal, SWALA LARGE ARIÖRTMENT' OP'

OLD PEKIN CURIO 5, Pet Comprising: watching

VASES, WALL PLATES, INCENSE BURNERS, OLD BRONZES, SILK EM BROIDERIES, TEA CUPS, SNUFF BOT TAK MOLACE and TEMPLE HANGINGS; KAKEMONOS, &c., &c, đkcj Catalogues will be issued. „TEXMË At usual, "

HUGHES & HOUGH,

**Auctioneers. Hongkong, 17th November, 1905. TE37

PUBLIC AUCTION

LEASEHOLD

"

PRINCE OF

A. S.

not quite a year since the world of his admirers, in widest commonalty spread, lost its replus of laughter, the one and only Dan they loved in reading Mr. Hickory Wood's Laps Thay, may, laugh again at the man history of his short and crowded career. In Mr. Wood's picture his hero stands out above all is a lovable man. His private life was, as fall of kindness as his public life was fall of

Of course, the biographer has a long array of anecdotes and incidents, 'and, out of those anyone who had never seen him could not fail to catch a glimpse of Dan Leno's wonderful personally, which, as Mr. Wood anys, was, the dance of his humour." It was much wider than might be suspected for, although there is a vast amount of laughter in the book, there are - not a few tears,

Dan Leno wore himself out with hard work, VALU PROPERTY

and others' gain was literally his loss. He Dever could resist the claims of charity and situate at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, such was the volume of his voluntary and his and -known as Nos. 1, 2, 3; 4; 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, contracted performances that "I never," kays 11, 12, and 13, Fuk Luk Lane, Nos. 100, 102, Mr. Wood, "saw him absolutely at rest" 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 132, 124, 126, 128, and 130, Third Street, Nos.13fersuce to his appearances at benefits, '" was Many and many a time," he adds, in re 15,417, 119, 121, 123, 125, and 137, Third Street, and Nus, È, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Fuk Sau Lane,

TO BE SOLD BY

PUBLIC AUCTION,

his kindness abused." (o

THE ECONOMY OF CARS. Dan Leno's pecuniary charities were an incessant rain upon the needy. He had

in 6 Lots or otherwise as the Auctioneer shall known what it was to be poor-to be cold-to

declare OM

"WEDNESDAY,

the 29th day of November, 1905, at 3 o'clock P.M., at bis Sales Rooms, in Duddell Street,

BY.

Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

The following is the description of the pro- perty →→→ 1

LorAll that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victorin in the Colony of Hangkang intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section B of Inlan! Lot No. 679 containing # frontage th Fuk Luk Lane of 96 feet or there abouts and an area of

be hungry, and in his prosperity he never forgot those who'were "down.” With a lambi like generosity he acted on the principle that It was "better to assist twenty frauds than send one deserving case empty away." The frauds found him out quickly, but he took great palos to unearth and relieve the deserving. A walk along the Strand cost the kind-hearted "Dan" a small fortune. It was always cheaper for him to take a cab.

full of good things.. In adversity he was, if The story of Dan Leno's struggling days is

possible, more richly amusing than in pro

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ATSON

NOTICE TO SHAREHO

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A of the year 1901, of Filty Cants per Share NINTERIM DIVIDEND on account

Bank, Hongkong, on and after SATURDAY, will be payable at tau Hongkong and Shangha 25th November, 1905, on Warrants to be ob lained at the Company's Offices..

The DIVIDEND will also be payable at the and after the same date, tips Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, on

CLOSED from MONDAY, the 20th instant, The REGISTER OF SHARES will be until MONDAY, the 7th instant, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares will be effected, popote

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 8th November, 1905 [$103 THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM PANY, LIMITED.

NEW ISSUE SHARES.

HAREHOLDERS are hereby notified that

per Share has been made and is PAYABLE at the Company's Office, St. George's Buildings, on or before rst December, 1905.

Shareholders are requested when paying the above-mentioned Call to send to the Company's Agents their Provisional Share Certificates for endorsement,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON: & Com Agents. Hongkong, 25th October, roos.

NOTICE.

₤1043

hereby notified that, on and after SUPPLY OF WATER within the area, WEDNESDAY, the 22nd November, the bounded by the undermentioned Streets will be operation and that the water will be turned.on controlled by bringing the rider-mains into

the hours of 6 and to A. and for one hour to each rider-main daily for one hour between

“HE Undersigned have received instructione fame is held from the 50 square feet as the sperity. With sublime audacity Dan answered between the hours of 2 and 6 P.M. (—

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

ON

MONDAY,

J

the 20th November, 1905, at 2.30 PM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising

TEAKWOOD, WARDROBES with BE VELLED GLASS, MARBLE-TOP WASH STAND TOILET SETS. V.ENNA. CHAIRS, TEAKWOOD EXPENSION DINING TABLE, SINGLE IRON BED STEADS, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARDS and DINNER WAGGONS with BEVELLED GLASS GLASS, CROCKERY and E.-P. WARE PICTURES, CURTAINS, &c. &&

Catalogues

will be issued. | TERMB::——— N usual.

RUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, roth "ovember, 1905.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. *HE Undersigned have received instructions

THE to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,'

ON

TUESDAY,

the 21st November, 19 5, at 3 PM, on Board, H. M. Gunbat "TWEED,"

Extreme length.315 ft, o in.

brandth 34 ft. 0 in.. Displacement 303 tons,

ENGINES-Hawthorn's Simple Surface

Condensing. BOILERS-The Boilers have been removed

from the vessel. Condensers-Two Normandy Siegle No.

'11 size

To be sold as she now lies in Hongkong Harbour with all fittings, &c., on board."

-A ̈lut of fittings to be sold with the ship may be seen at the Officet of the Naval Store ficer, H.M.aval Yard, and of the Auctioneers; also un board.

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

The Vessel will be open to inspection for neven days before, dite "of sale, vli.:—TUES. DAV, 2011 November, (Saturday and Sunday excepted)

Inspecting orders can be obtained from the Auctioneers

Crawn for the residue of

the term of 999 year, from the 25th June 1861 created by a Crown Lease of Inland Lot No. 679 dated the 30th April 1888, Apportioned Annual Crown rent $18.34.

PARTY WALL The wall on the Easternmost side of this Lot is a Party wail,'

·HOUSES—On this Lot or on some part or parts thereof are erected the substantial houses known as Nos, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Fuk Luk Lane.

advertisement which asked for an entre Preneur to supply a really good, high-class entertainment at certain fostivities that were to be held in honour of the coming of age of the son of a peer, some twenty miles from Shef Beld. The fee offered was so. Leno's pro `mise to supply a company of London'artists of unrivalled ability was accepted.

of scarecrows

LOT 2-Alt that piece or parcel of ground including himself, and they were on tour near The troupe consisted of nine performers, situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be Shefeld, His private description of his com registered in the Land Office as Sectionrades and their garments suggests a company C of Inland Lot No. 679 containing, a Frontage to Fuk Luk Lane of 83 feet 4 inches

Their appearance at the garden or thereabbuis and no area of 31876 square foot party given in the noble lord's grounds was residue of the above mentioned term of 999 and halore the entrepreneur had a chance of the sand is held from the Crown for the startling. The performance came to an abrupt years. Apportioned annual Crown Rent $24.30.

PARTY WALLS.-The walls on the Eastern appearing, and the groups were ignominiously inost and Westernmost boundaries of this Lotsent away in a wagonette. But their manager are Party Walls.

after certain adventures aucceeded in getting The £5.

45

HOUSES. On this Lot or on some part or parts thereof are erected the substantial götues knowp | Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Fuk Luk 1.ne.

Lar 3 —All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be egistered in the Land Office as Section D. of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a frontage to Third Street of 10 feet or thereabouts and an area of 5,396 square feet as the angie is heid from the Crown for the residue of the above mentioned term of 999 years. Apportioned annual Crown Rent $33.83.

PARTY WALLS,The wall on the western most side of this 'f.ot is a Party wall. The wal on the East side of this Lot dividing the.

same from Section A of Inland Lot No. 679 and which is of a length of 6 feet nad 7 inches Is a Party wall. The wall on the South side of this Lot dividing the same from section A. of Inland No. 679 and which is of a length of 41 feet 18 inches is a Party wall.

HOUSES-On this lot of on some part or parts thereof are erected the substantial houses known as Nos, 100,102,104,106,108,110,112 and. 14 Third Street.

|

HEAD FIRST.

It is pleasant to read of a meeting between Dan Leno and Charles Dickens:

Sutherland Street, Queen's Road West, Kwong Fung Line, Third Street, Pokfulam

+

Road, Hill Road, South Lane, Northern

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

"BLACK&WHITE

JAMES BUCHANAN & 00, SCOTCH WHISKY" DISTILLERS

By Appointment, kalpl BM. THE KING

and

↑ HRH, the PRINCE of WALES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS;

Boundary of War Deparment Land, Beland HOTELS, and to be obtained from chere Lane East, Holland Street, The

Praya, Des Voeux Road West, and Con the principal Stores.. naught Road West.

W. CHATHAM,'

Water Authority, Hongkong, 16th November, 1905.

NOTICE.

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THE UNITED STORES. GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, ARMY AND, NAVY

Most respectfully beg to inform the Public that COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES, COAL MERCHANTS, &c.

they have opened a store in the Colony at

No. 92, Queen's Road Central.

AND are prepared in accepted kind of

orders, which will be attended to and executed in the shortest time, and earnestly: hope to be favoured with the kind patronage of the Public.

PRICKS VERY MODERATE, Hongkong, 15th November, 1005.

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lecturing and Leno dancing-not, it is to be' They met in Belfast, where Dickens was supposed, under the same managements will, A. CHAZALON & CO.

although it is not recorded that Leno heard Dickens' lecture, it is certain that Dickens saw, Leng dance, and, patting him on the head ap provingly after the performance, said, "Good little man, you'll make`headway,”

Dan Leno first appeared in London as a comedian at the Foresters' Music all, in 1835 His salary was £5 a week. His sungs were received with rapture, but his dancing with cool indifference, and that despite the fact that he displayed a go-guinea belt awarded to him in the North as the world's champion clogdancer. This experience taught him that he must cap- ture London by his head first and his feet after. wards.

"

PORTRAITS FROM LIFE:

It was then that Dan I eno, whose real nams

LOT4

T4-All that piece or parcel of ground tuate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be registered in the Land Office as The Remain frontage to Third Street of 110 feet or there Ing Portion of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a abouts and an area of 3,691 square feet as the same is held from the Crown for the residue of the above mentioned term of 999 years, Ap portioned annual Crown rent $35.68.

PARTY WALL. The wall on the Eastern-owner, most boundary of this Lot is a Party wall

HOUSES-On this Lot or on some part or parts thereof are erected the substantial houses known as Nos. 146,118,130,122, 134, 126,138 and

30 Third

Third Street,

5.

Lor -All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section C of Inland Iot No. 747 having a Frontage to Third TERMS: Cash before delivery, 15 per cent.

Street of 117 feet 4 inches or therasbouts and of the purchase money to be paid on the fall of this hammer, balance and the clearance to ba

an area of 6,101 square feet at the same is held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 affected within seven days after data of sale.

TUGHES & TOUGH,

years from the 25th June 1861 created by a Government Auctioneers.

rown lensa of Inland Lot No. 747 dated the 30th April 1888. Apportioned Annual Crown frco1 Rent $49.65.

PARTY

WALL The wall on the Eastern- most boundary of this Lots, Party wall

HOUSE.-On this Lot or on some part or

Hongkong 7th November, 1905,

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. PUBLIC AUCTION.

his songs the marvellous character studies in was George Galvin, began to introduce into

patter which made his nanie. They wero isken in the main from life. "The Railway Guard" he confessed that he stole from the original

a fussy little man I used to see at Brixton *station always rushing up and down, shouling at everybody, and himself doing nothing whatever.

"To get the effect out of such songs," added Dan Lang,

is not so easy as it looks in the first place you have to catch your song, and you will understand that difficulty when I tell you that I have fully to sange at home for which I have paid from one to five guineas each, and which are utterly useless. Sometimes I sit up all night studying a song, and trying to see chances of effect in it, until I finally get out of temper and throw it in the fire, I study hard for all my songs, and my favourite way of doing that is to walk a few the tune,

WELL-CUT SHIRTS, MESSES HUCHES AND HOUGH have are thereof are sted the substantial houses miles in the rain, keeping time with my feet to

COLLARS, AND

WAISTCOATS,

SMART

EMBROIDERED

HALF-HOSE.",

NEW PUMPS. NECKWEAR, ETC,

INSPECTION INVITED

received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON FRIDAY,

known as ́06. 115,135,887,119,121,223,125 and

Third Street. 137

Lot 6.--All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoris aforesaid intended to be re gistered in the Land Office as The Remaining,

the 14th day of November, 1905, at $P,M,, at their Portion of Island Lot No. 747, containing a

Saler Rooms,

THE FOLLOWING --

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

situate at Victoria, In the Colony of Hongkong,

by some unintentionally humorous incidents Dan Lend's viajt to Sandringham was marked hitherto unrecorded, but probably enjoyed by both the comedian and his royal host.

A'ROYAL HOST.

room,

a

WAS

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

NOTED for their WINES, SPIRITS and PROVISIONS of which they have always a large assortment in stock.

The oldest established EUROPEAN BAKERS in the Colony,

Hongkong, 30th September, 1905,"

CIGAR

(978.

DUTCH CIGARS, MIXTURE OF JAVA and Brazil TOBACCO WITH SUMATRA COVER. Well-known brands aro

Flor de Flores.

GO TO WEISMANN'S

FOR YOUR

BREAD.

THE ONLY EUROPEAN BAKERY,

IN THE COLONY, Hongkong, 1st September, 190s.

[PAS

THE WINE GROWERS

SUPPLY CO.

BARRETTO &Co.,

General Agents; Hongkong.

Mercurio (Cigarellos): Orlanda. Carlo Basto, TRAIN & MOINTYRE,

Bolls Rita.

Timosa. Club,

Don Alonso, Excellente. HAMBURG CIGARS OF BEBT BRAzil Tobacco. Roland von Hamburg. Recordschlager, Aristocracia.

Flor de Mondego. Hammonia Docks. Bast everything of same origin. VIRGINIA CIGARS **** OF BEST VIRGINIA TOBACCO. Klug Edward.·

- Kaiser Wilhelm. As smoked by... .H.M. King Edward and H,M, Emperor William.

1.

SOLE IMPORTERA (~~. LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & OC

2, Pedder Street, 2.

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bird Floor. Tlease-take the Lifi. Hongkong, 27th October, 1905, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Greberal Managers, Hongkong, 30th September, igos.

TUBORG BEER

frontage to Fuk Sau Lana of 117 feat and 4) inches or thereabouts and an area of 6,319 When he thought all was over and he had

LIMITED AMA square foot as the same is held from the Grown | retired to his dressing-room he was informad for residuo of the said term of 999 years that the King wished to see him in the smoking.

PORTLAND GEMENT. Apportioned annual Crown rest attemmoet Some aricias best last discovered others he

Land could not find his dress suit. In Chaks of 375 Ibe, not $4.75 per Cank PARTY WALL-The wall on tha

borrowed from his nervous Condition, In Bags of 250 pr. net. 88.80 per Bas of ibis Lot is a Party walls

Bex Factorysed Pal All those. PIECES or PARCELS of GROUND

HOUSES-Do this fot or on some part or vary dustered and highly: nervous situate at Victor

aforesaid, regis parts thereof are erected the

the substantial houses tered in the Land Office 'respectively as" THE known as Nos, 3

5193, K1 34 3+ 46 5, 6, 7 and 3. Fuk dan Jooking, in his own nyag: #like the corner.

Bigger minstrel troupe REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION ALADR OF INLAND LOT: o, sof, and THE RE ALL the

be above described 1.ofa are respective: 377

oth the royal presence. Ha was quick,

ble "usse, but on leaving the

King ΤΗ MAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT ly more particularly delimented on a Sala plas, so dayad with oxcitement that be strolled out No, 505, together with the Messunges theroon, thereof which can be inspected at the amcas of into the shrubberies to cool bimself. Here he known as Nos. 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62; Stone Masers Johnson, Stokes and Master, the was suddently seized from behind by a despeilve, Nullah Lagay and Nos, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, Vendors Solicitors at any time previous to the who drew him into the light, only to recognise Wanchal Road, Ares 31720 square feet or there sale further particulars and conditions

the familiar face and to about. Term 909 years,

meg the great artist' ENVIRSTA/CL PILSENER DEER For farther particulars, and con

perdona

guaranteed bee from Balicylic Acid, and conditions of

Of Leno's love of

children, bis his tajant quartist and author, ble pantomim

any other Chemicalavinsson his friendships, Messi, JOHNRON, STOKES & MASTER,

Fra 50 per cies of 45 bottles (qbATTI) trumpus, of his incumerable activities and ins Solleitors for the Mortgages,

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irisiyi wa kara not space further to quote MERI HUGHES AND HOUGE,

Goverment Auctioneers 14% Hongkong, 19th November, toog fris

Wm. POWELL, Id., pply to-g

88, Queen's Road

HONGE

For

sale apply to

Meu JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Mykje Das Vœux Road, Cantral

Vendors Solicitor

MY GEO.P

"""7th November, i

from Mr. Hickory Wood's volume, which alika

biars witness to thegreatness o4Z

strations:

Limited,

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

Very Special Blend,

$23.00 per Dogen,

Royal Scottish,

16.00 per Dosen

Special Liqueur,

SSEN & CO

Hong

$80.00 per Dosen,

Old Reserve.

5.00 per Dozen,

BARRETTI & Co.,