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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 2003.

Intimation

WM. POWELL.

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,

Dos Vuz load.

GOODS

FOR

LADIES

WEAR

slow

it was to make

ible to

Kof typ

the buily-burly's o'er, Now the battle's eople believe

things that they lost and won, perhaps it may not be usister, broad sense they are right,esting to our readers if we give them a few. Arrangements were made, for, What is sometimes called blind faith is not particulars of the way in which the official re to come in at intervals of four hours each, falib at all, There must be reason and fact to duced. As no facilities exist in Singapore for work, for a man living in the Colony and in port of the Tanjong Pagar Arbitration was pro- which was considered a good, rough day's form a foundation for trust in regard to the satisfactory discharge of such an under this way there was no break in the continuity of medicine or remedy, for example, people ask, taking and the advantage of a reliable verbatim the works to the duplicating of the copies

Has it cured others? Have cases like mine report of the proceedings was been relieved by, k? Is It in t

mony with from

fully realised by all concerned, it was decided to bring a staff. At first it was understood that a dozen copiar England, and the work was entrusted to would be sufficient, but so many people wanted the truths of modern science, and has it Mr. Geo Leslie Bannerman, well-known and them that on most days four times that num record above suspicion? If so, it is worthy of capable shorthand writer Mr. Bannerman berwas supplied, and on some occasions even confidence; and if I am ever attacked by any has had an extensive and varied experience, more than that. In the duplicating process of the maladies for which it is commended For the last quarter of a century he has almost one of the Europea staff fixed the stencils on shall resort to it in full-belief in its power to continually been employed on inquiries of anthe machines and started the workmen taking important and often of a confidential character, off the impressions, and at intervals of, four help me.”. On these linen chan

he Colonial Conferences, of, 1897 and 1901 hours all through the day and night a staff of AASAWAMPOLE'S PREPARATION BANS were both reported by him, also the private in twenty Chipamen, iccluding an English speak-

has won its high reputation among medical terviews which. Mr. Chamberlain had at the ing foreman, were constantly employed.

Colonial Office

the South African War. The practical experiment of what the work of re» North Sea Incident took Mr. Bannerman to porting in this Arbitration really meant let Hull and afterwards to Paris where the bum alt down, and write us a closely prison

pripled. evidence of the French and English witnesses column of The Times newspaper, were reported with equal facility. This is Mr. tains over 2,000 words twenty to twenty-five at the request of Her Majesty's Government hewards produce forty to fifty copies of the whole Bannerman's first trip to the East, but in 1893 times every day for nine or ten days and after. organised a staff which went all over India and thing, and he will get an idea of what was ex Burman recording the evidence taken by the pected of the six men to whom the task of Opium Commission of which the Rt. Hon. parting the Arbitration was entrusted. La:d Brassey was Chairman.

meb, and the people of all civilized countries'ennclusion ith the Boer Generals at the If any of our readers would like to makez

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COSTUMES.

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JACKETS GOLF CAPES,

poisonous, disease-breeding acids and other was never for an instant contemplated by any In the case of the Singapore Arbitration il toxic matters from the system; regulates and body that the Tribunal would sit more than promotes the normal action of the organs, four or perhaps at the outside four and a half gives vigorous appetite and digestion, and is hours a day, and all the reporting arrangements Infallible in Prostration-following Fevers,

were made accordingly. Even to the uninitial- ed it would be obvious than an addition of a Anemia, Scrofule, Influenza, Wasting Diseases, third to each working day is something pretty Throat and Lung Troubles; eic, Dr. W. A. considerable, especially when it is kept up in Yourg, of Canada, says: Your tasteless pre-under more or less enervating climatic condi- definitely, and the task has to be performed paration of end liver all bas given me lions. In shorthand work any addition of this uniformly satisfactory results, my patients kind progresses geometrically, and although having been of all ages," " It" is a product of the difference in the length of the day's sitting -the skill and science of to-day-and is successful may be only an hour or an hour and a half after, the old style modes of treatment have that figura is multiplied ten fold by the time- ́been appealed to in vain. To fry it is to trust the necessary copies is completed,

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A staff of fix men started from England, bui unfortunately one of them broke down on the way and had to be sent home. To repair the-

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The Old Record Office was improvised for intended for so many people us had to use it, the accommodation of the staff but it was not

and although punkahs wers rigged up, when it is mentioned that the light was obtained from a thousand candle power lamp suspended from the ceiling, in the recent spell of hot weather we have had in Singapore, the atmosphere musi have been very oppressive. Fortunately the health, of the staff was excellent throughout, upon this fact ho facetiously observed that they and when Mr. Bannerman was complimented were too busy to become ill.-S. F. Prest

Auctions.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

the

PUBL

FOR 'ACCOUNT OF

QUARASATURDAY,

NED

atth Navember, roog, at ago F. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Voeuz Road, comer of Ice House Street, A MINIATURE BILLIARD TABLE With AZMALAR CUES and₫BALLS,WAON

MARAWANDAARAAN

A Large GERMAN IRON SAFE" TERMS AS USUAL BAY SE

HUGHES & HOUGH, CPA Auctionsors, Hongkong, aznd November, 1905,⠀⠀[1848.

PUBLIC AUCTION

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD situate at Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

PROPERTY,NNE and known as Nos. 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. Fuk Luk Lane, No. 103, 103, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 16, 118, 129, 123, 124, 126, 128, and 130, Third Street, Nor 113, 115 117, 119, 131, 123, 125, and 127, Third Street, and Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Fuk Sau Lane,

TOBE, SOLD

BY

PUBLIC AUCTION, in á Lots or otherwise as the Auctioneer shall declare

ON

WEDNESDAY,' the 20th day of November, 1905, at 3 o'clock P.M., at his Tales Rooms, in Duddell Street, BY

Mr. GRO. P. LÄMMERT, Auctioneer.

The following is tho description of the pro- perty:-

fos of his most valued assistants Dr. Hanne M.ESSRS, HUGHES AND HOUGH have Section B of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a

mandespatched cablegrams to all likely sources,

A. CHAZALON & CO and

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

OPERA CAPES, NOTED for their WINES, SPIRITS

FUR CAPES,

STOLES, NECKLETS,

JACKETS,

and

MUFFS.

BLOUSES,

SHIRTS,

and

although at what under ordinary circum

stances would have been extravagant rates, the "necessary help was provided,

The first meeting of the Tribunal was merely preliminary, and there was no difficulty in sup plying the report the following morning, but the recond sitting was a different matter. Mr. Bannerman took the notes throughout the en. tire sitting on the 17th October, from to till 5 in the afternoon' with an hour's' interval for

by the way all read his shorthand, took what

and PROVISIONS of which they have iffin. Meantime each of his assistants, who clways a large assortment in stock.

The oldest established EUROPEAN

BAKERS in the Colony.

Hongkong, 30th September, 1995.

NOTICE.

technically called a "check note" with him for portion of the day, and proceeded to the Old Record Office, below the Old Council Cham ber, and within half an hour of the opening of the Court the shorthand notes were being tran. scribed. At five o'clock Mr. Bannerman was [978 relieved of the actual duty of laking the notes, but then began the real business of the day. When the true magnitude of the task mani- fested itself prompt measures were adopted cope with it. Chinamen, Eurasiapa, everyone who could manipulate typewriting machine was drafted into the service, but notwithstand. ing a determined

it was not until quarter to six on. Wedersday morning that the

THE UNITED STORES, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, ÁRMY and Navy COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES, COAL

MERCHANTS, &C. •. Most respectfully beg to inform the Public that they have opened a store in the Colony at

No, oz, Queen's Road Central, ND are prepared to accept all kinds of

A 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.

01.

(1068

GOLF JERSEYS. WE, by giving and anion to business,

GLOVES,

BELTS,

FEATHER

STOLES DRESS SKIRTS

and

UNDERSKIRTS.

NEWEST SILKS

AND

DRESS

FABRICS.

MILLINERY.

SMART

Goods have just

rom Europe.

PRICES, MODERATE

last word had been transcribed.

to

The whole staff were prepared to work in emergency, but 'to keep this up day after day was out of the question for there was in im mediare prospect of another similar heavy day more days to follow, The result was that commencing at ten o'clock and perhaps many when the Court opened on Thursday morning. Mr Bannerman was there ready to go on again for another rix hours; but the copies of the

pre- vious day's proceedings, were not forthcoming. fhe situation was explained, but the world, always Judging by results, attributed the blame to the reporters, whereas as a matter of fact it was due to another vain allempt to put a quart into a pint pot, or to be more explicit to ex- tract from six men the work of a dozen.

-PRICES-VERY MODEKATE, › Hongkong, 15th November, 1905.

OPENING NOTICE.

HAVING ACQUIRED THAT OLD AND WELL ESTABLISHED BUSINESS, THE PHARMACY,

The parties on both sides, however, had a clearer conception of the Herculean task im- CHEMISTS'AND' DRUGGISTS, · posed on the reporting staff, and it was after

by giving strict attention to husiness, wards arranged that only half

the previous beg to solicit the continued patronage day's proceedings should be ready the follow. of clients and the general public.

ing morning and that the second half should Patrons can rely on receiving the BEST be prepared as opportunity offered. In this: QUALITY & MEDICINES and other Re-way the work proceeded satisfactorily to the quisites as all nur stock is obtained from the close of the Inquiry, and as an evidence of the best-European houses, and at favourable rates, way in which the reporters stuck to their duty, is comparison with the usual prices charged. it may be mentioned that on the morning The DISPENSARY DEPARTMENT, of Monday, the 22nd October, the notes were being the most impor ant part of the business, practically up-to-date, and within a working is under the care of a duly Registered Chemist, day and a half of the close of the Inquiry the where 'every care and attention is enforced in whole day's notes were ready, and Lord Robert the Compounding of Medicines,

Cecil was able to take away to England with October 30th, a copy of the him, on

on Monday, New Address:

FLETCHER & CO., LIMITED, THE PHARMACY, 22, QUEEN'S ROAD Central, Hongkong. Hongkong, 17th November, 1905.

others.

PLASMON BISCUITS.

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concluding speeches.

In addition to the staff of six men, Mr. Bannerman brought typewriting machines, duplicating machines and all socis, of para pheraslia, for doing not only the reporing bul what was equivalent to printing the proceed ings. He tried a process which has never be fore been used for work of this kind, and the re- Bult of the experiment shows that it may be so employed with advantage and economy. By the simultaneously by means of the insertion of car old method of typewriting a number of copies bon paper between the sheets perhaps half a dozen satisfactory copies could have been made at one time, but by the system Mr.

JUST LANDED. CONSIGNMENT of well-known PLAS AMON BISCUIT, they contain 20% of Plasmon, and are more easily digested und afford greater nourishment and sustenance than any other

They are invaluable to persons of Weak Bannerman introduced; with careful hand- ling, a large number of copies could be Digestion, Traveliers, Cyclists, Athletes and supplied, and each impression, up to a PLASMON BISCUITE are made to four limited number, was even better than the first. Mr Bannerman's impedimenta for the varieties:Sweet Plain, Wholemeal, and Celery.job, excluding typewriting machines, filled

Sold by-

no fewer than 25 huge wooden cases, but H. RUTTONJEE,

in this he had material for the carbon copies in No. 5, D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong, case the other system failed. But the ather

and h

not 36 and 37, Rigin Street, Kowloon, Hongkong, 20th November, 1905.158

TUBORG BEER.

A FIRST Class PILSENRI BEER guaranteed. free from Salicylic Acid, and any other Chemicals.

PRICE $10.50 per case of 48 bottles (quaste) or 6 dor, pints:MANN V

Special Prices for Quantities.

Sole," Agents Water

SIEMSSEN & COM Hongkong, 1th January, 1001,

a

received instructions to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

TO MORROW,

Lor 1-All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong intended to be registered in the Land Office as

frontage to Fuk. Luk Lane of 95 feet or there. abouts and an area of

4,530 square feet as the same is held from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 years from the 15th, June 1861

the 14th day of November, 1905,at-3 P.M., at their created by a Crown Lease of Inland Lot No.

Sales Rooms,

THE FOLLOWING

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

!.

PROPERTY,

vir.

situate at Victoria, in the Cotony of Hongkong, All those PIECES or PARCELS of GROUND situate at Victoria, aforesaid, 'regin-

tered in the Land Office respectively as THE REMAINING PORTION OF SECTION A OF INLAND LOT o. 505, and THE RE. MAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No, sos, together with the Messunges thereon, known as Nos. 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62, Stone Nullah Lane, and Nos. 4, 6, 8, 10 and 13 Wanchai Road, Area 3,720 square feet or there abouts, Term 999 years.

For further particulars and conditions of sale, apply to

Men JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Solicitors for the Mortgages,

-or 10 Messes HUGHES AND HOUGH, ·

Government Auctioneers,

·Hongkanu, #jid Navarhár, e945.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

679 dated the 30th April 1888. Apportioned Annual Crown rent $18.34.

PARTY WALL-The wail on the Easternmost nide of this Eot is a Farty wall.

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

LOT 2.—All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be registered in the Land Office 2 Section C of foland /Lot No. 679 | containing a Frontage to Fuk Luk Lane of 83 feet 4 inches or thereabouts and an area of 3,876 square fest residue of the above mentioned term of 999 years. Apportioned annual Crown Rent $24.30. most and Westernmost boundaries of this Lot PARTY WALLS-The walls on the Eastern

are Party Walls.

as the same is held from the Crown for the

HOUSES. On this Lot or on home part or paris thereof are erected the substantial houses known as Nos. 15. a). 3, 4, 5, and 6, Fuk Luk Lane.

LOT 3-All that piece or parcel of. emond En alcuni de Vitus infamil setended lobe

THE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

SATURDAY,

the 25th November, 1995, nt 3.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY 'VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Comprising DOUBLE BRASS BEDSTEAD with MATTRESS, SILK TAPESTRY WINE SADDLE BACK DRAWING ROOM SUITE, MARBLE-TOP BUREAU with BE VEILED GLASS, MOROCCO-COVERED DINING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE, TEAK.. WOOD WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS, CANTON CARVED BLACKWOOD WARE, TEAKWOOD SIDEBOARDS, and OVERMANTELS REVELLED GLASS AMERICAN ROLL TOP DESK, GLASS CROCKERY and E.-P. WARE, CARPETS, PICTURES, &c., &c; &c.;

ALSO

segistered in the Land Office & Section D. of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a frontage to Third Street of so feet or thereabouts and an RICA of 5,396 square feet as the same is hold from the Crown for the realdun 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 lot is, a Party wall. The wall on the East side of this Lot dividing the sara from Section A of Inland Lot No. 679 and which is of a length of 6 feet and 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 8 inches is a Party wall.

HOUSES.—On this Lät or on some part.or paris thereof are erected the substantial bousa known as Nos. 100, 102, 104, 106, 108,1 10,112 and 114 Third Street,

Lor 4-All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be registered in the Land Office as The Remala ing Portion of Inland Lot No. 679 containing a frontage.to Third Street of tro feet or there

bouls and an area of 5,695 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 $31.58

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

Elouars.--Ón this Lot or on some part or One GENTS HICYCLE, in good order parts thereof are erected the substantial houses and condition.

known as Nos. 116,118,120,122,124,126,228 and 130 Third Street.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 21st November, 1905.

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Notices of Firms,

THE EQUITABLE LIFE. ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.

HAVE this day appointed Messrs. SHE IWAN, TOMES. CO, GENERAL MANAGERS for Hongkong for the above Society, in the place of Mr. F. KIENE, whose engagement has been terminated,

J. T. HAMILTON, General Manager for the East. Hongkong, 14th November, 1995. 1119

L

LOT 5All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria, aforesaid, intended to be registered in the Land Office as Section C of Inland 1.ot No.747 having a Frontage to Third Street of 117 feet 4 inches or thereabouts and

•an area of 6,101 square feet as the same is bold, from the Crown for the residue of the term of 999 years from the 25th June 1861 created by a rown lease of Inland Lot No. 747 dated the 30th April 1888. Apportioned Annual Crown Rent $49.65.

· PARTY WALL—The wall on the Eastern-

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. 113,115,117,119,121,123,125 and 127 Third Street

LOT 6.—All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria aforesaid intended to be re-i gistered in the Land Office as The Remaining Portion of Inland Lot No. 747 costaining a

er conditions its superiority will ial under fair OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE jage to Fuk Sais Lane of 117 feet, and apparent.

As we explained, each of Mr Bannerman's assistants took away a few slips of biz notes as

the

e Inquiry proceeded and immediately started

to transcribe them. With ave or six men doing

CORPORATION, LTD, `

Head Office: Moorgate St., London,

HAVE this day appointed Messrs. SHE

inches or thereabouts and an area of 6,219 square feet as the samo is hold from the Crown for the residue of the said term of 999 year. Apportioned annual Crown rent 55052.

PARTY WALL The wall on the Easternment

WAN, TOMES & Co., AGENTS for the boundary of this Lot in Party wall part of

this all day, by five o'clock there was a pretty above Corporation, in place of Mr. F. KIENE, considerable pile of manuscript welting to be read over to the shorthand writer, Having whose engagement has been terminated, J.T. HAMILTON; been carefully revised and corrected this WAR

Manager for the East.

typewritten on a special prepared wax sheet Hongkong, 14th November, 1905, [1120 known technically as a “

This afterwards placed on a

and when the ink thad sufficiently

57 to make a good impression the work

NOTIC ERSTESTAMO

WAS

machine,

off the requisite number of cop'os was begun, When sufficient number had been struck of the stencil in this case was destroyed sit is, pora THE Public are hereby informed that no sible to preserve it and use it again, but it wants change has been made in the Rates of careful handling and considerable space, which Subscription to the Hongkong: Teligraph and|wan not available in the Old Record Discs,

Ld., Than Sometimes is taking sha fupression, by some

TEM CENTE (1acts) per Single Copy

carelessness the stencil: gets dama

course it must be typewritten All the sheets had been-printe

¿was not toreiher and stlicher and bed the copies were read

SAVARESSE'S SANDAL CAPSULES

this Lot or on some parts thereof are erected the substantial houses koown as Nos. 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Fak Sua Lade,

ALL the above described Lofa are respectiva.. ly more particularly delíocated on a Sale plan thereof which can be inspected at the offices ats Messrs Johnson," "Bickes and Master," the Vendors Bolichors; at any time previous to the

For further particulars and conditions of le.apply to

S/JOHNSON, STO

EMASTER,

8, Des Vœux Road Central)?

Vendors: S¿licitórs

M. GEO.P, LAMMERT,

Hongkong, 7th November

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kutimations.

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B.M. THE KING

and

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and HOTELS, and to be obtained from *1845 the principal Stores.

XMAS

CAKES AND PUDDINGS A SPECIALITY.

“USTOMERS are requested to book their orders carly, in order to prevent disappointment.

C

WEISMANN, LIMITED,

34, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 18th November, 1905, ·[46

THE WINE GROWERS

SUPPLY CO.

BARRETTO & Co.,

General Agent, Hongkong

TRAIN & MOINTYRE,

Limited.

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

Very Special Blend,

$13.00 per Dozen.

Royal Scottish,

$16.00 per Dozen.

Special Liqueur,

faces per Dorem

Old Reserve,

25,00 por