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Entimation.

POWELL'S

Alexandra Buildings.

LADIES'

FOOTWEAR.

-SPECIAL BARGAINS.

ENGLISH-MAKE

BLACK GLACE

LACE WALKING

SHOES,

$0.75, $9.75, $10.75, $11.75 pair. BLACK GLACE

STRAP WALKING

SHOES,

$0.75, $11.75 pair.

TAN GLACE

STRAP WALKING

TAN GLACE

SHOES,

$0, $0.75, 810 pair.

LACE WALKING

$6. $7.50, $8.75 pair.

SHOES,

TAN WILLOW

CALF, BUTTON,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 1 1906,

Intimations.

THE GREEN 151 AND CEMENT COM. PANY, LIMITED,

Intimations.

OF THE MULTITUDES who have used it, or are now using it, we have never heard of any one who have been 'dis- NOTICE OF MEETING.

appointed in it. No claims, are made for it TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA.except those which are amply justified by ex-

FUKREE IN THE MİNKS

AND THE MAN FROM THE CITY OF WILLOWS.

ther

of a British battleship being got out of dock al „Aberdeen (opposite the Canton river, not in Scotland), a coolie held on-like grim death to rope that he ought to have let go-disaster Immended when the secretary of the dock com- pany, himself an engineer, kicked the man away from it, and let it wg just in the nick of time, But that kick killed the coolis on the spot; hundrede of his clansmen witnessed the

I shall have nothing to say about the rules and regulations of the mine managers—there's not much the matter with them, anyway-nai- concerned about “Fuk-kec's "hours am 1 of work, pay, diet, of hospitat accommodation NORDINARYL VERTING perience. In commending it to the afflicted (they, kill events leave piel com mode, act--and the secreinry would not take my we simply point to its record. It has done great for have not all these matters been fully dealt advice and pay the man's parents his value

Y | which was worse still in their eyes—yet not things, and it is certain to continue the excel. With in Blue Books and Government Gazeites, tent work. There is--we may honestly affirm well as by our "Special Commissioner" in one of the dead man's relatives attempted to

various

Even the cry of retaliate, though had they been so minded the slavery,"

adapted as it for a lively secretary could easily have been killed on many election-in Colney Hatch-does not in the dark night, and without them running any risk least attract me! What I am concerned with to speak of. Here was provocation, assuredly.

vet where was the diabolical vindictivenes hence this article is the enlightenment of that app irently almost universal ignorance in

we have beard so much of lately? Should any of

of my readers doubt the power of "the man from the City of Willows," I should advise

at which, though he was caught almost red. men who,

them to look up the case of the notorious. Kok. ecian-Shing, at part of whose trial I was presant, and

Should the Resolution be passed by the required malority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Spec Resolution to a Secand Extraordinary Meeting, which will be subsequently convened.

of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Office of the Company, St George Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of March, 1906, ni 11.30 o'clock A.M.,no medicine which can be used with greater when the suljained Resolution will be pro and more reasonable faith and confidence. It posed.

nourishes and keeps up the strength during those periods when the appetite falls and food cannot be digested. To guard against imita- lions and substitutions, our "itade mark is put on every battle of "Wampole's Prepa tian," and without it mane, le genuine. It is palatable as honey and contains the nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver, Oll, extracted by us from fresh end livars. com- bined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophos phites and the Extracts of Malt and Wild

RESOLUTION.

"That the Capital of the Company be in

"creased to $1,500 by the creation and 'issue of 0,003 New hares of $10 each fully paid up to be offered af, par and if "accepted to be allotted to the persons

Cherry Taken before, mends it creates an "consituting the shareholders of the

Company according to the Company's appetite, aids digestion, renews vital power, register of shareholders on the first day drives out disease garms, makes the blood rich, | « Fuk-keo," to the reader, I must begin at the for the regrettable "alumn in Kar of July, 1906, in the proportion of one new share for every three old shares in

་

the Company held by the ayable

"shareholders thereol, the amount "on each of such new shares to be paid paid "on the 31st day of July, 1906, and haj filing such allotment as aforesaid the "said new shares be disposed of by the "General Managers in accordance with "the Company's Articles of Association." Dated 14th day of February 1926.

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Manageis, Green Island Cement Co, Ltd.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, King's Buildings, Connaught Road, on WEDNES. (Noon to receive a Sintement of Accounts to

31st December. 1903, and the Report of the General Managers, and to elect a Consulting

Commitee and Auditors..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company WALKING SHOES, will be CLOSED from the 21st February to

the 7th March, both days inclusive.

$0.50 pair.

WHITE CANVAS

LACE & STRAP

SHOES, $4.75, $7 pair.

WHITE KID

SLIPPERS-

Plain and Strap $6.75, $0.25 pair.

WHITE SATIN

SLIPPERS-

Plain and Bended. $7.50, $9.50 pair.

PLAIN BLACK

AND BRONZE EVENING SLIPPERS, $7, $7.75, $8.50 pair.

BLACK & BRONZE EVENING SLIPPERS -Bended,

89.50, 610.75, 811.75, $12.85. $13.50 pair. BLACK & BROWN CALF & GLACE

BOOTS, $10, $11.50, $12.50 pair.

TENNIS SHOES,

$2.25 to $7.50 pair.

AMER CAN MAKE BLACK GLACE LACE WALKING SHOES,

$0, $12, $1 pair. TAN GLACE LACE

WALKING SHOES, $11.75, $12.50, $14. $16, $18,50 pra| BLACK & BRONZE EVENING SLIPPERS

--Boaded, $14.60, $18.50 pair. PATENT WALKING

$10 pair.

SHOES,

BLACK GLACE,

PATENT CAP,

LACE BOOTS,

$10 pair:

The finest Material and Work-

manship obtainable. Inspection invited.

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JARDINE, MATHEDONA với General Managera. Hongkong, 12th February, 19:6

CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA. ORDINARY GÉNERAL VEETING of the wove-named Company will be held at the Registered Offices of the Company al Queen's Buildings, Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong, en SATURDY, the Tenth day of March, 1906, at 12 o'clock, Noon, when the Resolutions set out below which were pissed at the Extraordinary fieneral Meeting of the Company held on the sixteenth day of February, 1966, will be submitted for confirmation's Special Resolutions.

By Order of the Board,

JAMES WHITTALL, Secretary, Hongkong, 16th February, 1906.

RESOLUTIONS That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered in the following Banner:-

The following Article shall be substitut

The

ed for Article 130, namely 1--1 30. Board, through its Secretary, shall make Year y Statements of the Accounts of the Company from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December in each ant every year, which shall be duly audited and presented to the Shareholders, at each of the Ordinary Meetings of the Company, together with a Repon an the theral position of the Company.

2.That the Board, through its Secretary, shall make a latern: nt of the Accounts of the Company as from the 1st day of way,

1905, to the 31st day of December, 1995,

which shall be duly audited and presented to the Shareholders at the next Ordinary Meeling of the Company to be held during 1906 and that, in smuch as the Accounts of -the Company have already been audited and presented to the Shareholders to the Jeth April, 1905, no further or other Statements of the Accounts of the Company for the year 1975 shall be called for by or presented to the Shareholders in respect of Article 130 as this day substituted. !138

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY

HOLDERS in the above Company will be

TGENERAL MEETING OF BHARE

held at the Company's Office. St. Georie's

Building. No, 6, Connaught Rnad, Victoria, on WEDNESDAY. the 14th March, 1906. at Ir A.., for the purpose of receiving a State- ment of Accounts and the Report of the General anagars, for the year ending 31st, December, 1905, declaring a Dividend and lecting a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the rath March, to WEDNESDAY, the 14th March, ị both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 27th February, 1906.

THE HONGKONG ROTE MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, LIMITED,

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'HE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY

THEANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held in. the Company's Offices, St George's Building, No.6, Connaught Road, Victoria,on WEDNES. DAY, 14th March, 1906, at 11 30 AM, for the parpasa of receiving a Statement of Accounts. and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1903, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Com

Wm. POWELL, Ld, mittee and Auditors.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Des Vœux Road,

HO NG KO NG.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be_CLOSED from SATURDAY, joth, to "VEDNESDAY, rịth March, both Alays Inclusive,

· Hongkong, 28th February, 1966,

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SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, a7th February, 1906,

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red and full of constructive elements, and gives back to the pleasures and labours of the world many who had abandoned hope. Dr. S. H. McCoy, of Canada, says: "I testify with pleasure to its unlimited usefulness as a tissue

moreover, he will Alen, as Mr. Balfour (who certainly should know) points out, have "saved the great mining industry, unon the

builder." Its curative powers can always be Barbarians from the West" (ourselvest To Herity of which the entony depends, from,

relied upon. It makes a new era in medicine, is beneficial from the first dose and represents effective medical treatment of the twentieth century. "You can trust it as the Ivy does the Oak." One bottle convinces. Watch carefully against limitations. At all chemists here and throughout the world.

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THE HONGKONG. AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HANNU E MEETING OF SHARE THE NINETEENTH ORDINARY HOLDERS will be held in the City Hall, nu MONDAY, the 12th March, at 13.15 fo the purpose of receiving the Report of the the year ending 31st December, 1905. Directors and the Statement of Accounts for

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 5th to the 12th March, both days inclusive.

EDWARD OSBORNE,

Secretary! angg. 8th Febrany zomb.

usefulness of the class of proved country of the teal character and long million or two of our Asiatic fellow-subjects; aker all is said and done, constitute an odd though I must hare frankly admit that, having mislaid my notes. 1 cannot at the

handed, not a witness dare speak out before Sir moment state how many of his Majesty King John Smale, the Chief Justice, who tried him Edward's

•subjects are now working in the

in Victoria. In conclusion, if the mine mana Rand minos, fo my humble opinion, bow-gers will weed out the agents of the secret cver, the coalias had much better all have been societies, stop the frauds perpetrated on the British subjects, and half of them might easily enolies by roguish storekeepers and try and have been Christians as well. But this is a

get to understand "Fuk-kee's "nature a little. digression.

there is no doubt that these 50,000 Celestials Now, in introducing my old acquaintance, y egrett

will yet be found a very satisfactory remedy alsr beginning, and give his past record. We

"Puk-kee

will break the record of his clas British first made his acquaintance officially for two generations that he has worked for in the year of grace 1841, when a certain "barren rock" had just been contemptuously ceded as "a thing of no value" by the then occupant of the Dragon Thrane to the "island this barren rock we brought "Fük-kee from the mainland in his thousands, and then some fifteen, years afterwards it had become a splendid caly with a magnificent harbour and tornous trade. Now, in this year, 1857, It pleased the Celestial Emperor" to make war upon her late Majesty, and as we could not send a British force to capture Canton-s0 as to bring Peking to its sense-without a transport corps, it" was to "Fuk-ken” that the British Government tooked for the material for one. This he volunteered for, under Captain. Power and Mr. Temple, and so faithfully did the civilian coolie serve us that he got himself MR. RICHARD HANCOCK is authorised moptioned in despatches for his good conduct and bravery under fire. Since then the into the third port of the British Empire, with "barmen rock," otherwise Hongkong, has grown over seventeen millions of shipping entering and clearing

aruand

and (as Lord Wilner believes, and he, also, should know) will hwe been, the direct or indirect cause of many thousands of additional white men being employed on the Rand. So I say, let us have British fair play." even for "Fuk-kea"-W. Foster in Pall Mall Gazelle.

Notice of Firm.

NOTICE.

to Sign the name of our Firm per Procuration.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. 'Hongkong, 26th February, 1968.-

"

Entimations.

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THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE, 1898,

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF

TRADE MARKS.

Intimations.

THE POPULAR.

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE"

お

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. ECOTCH WHISKY DISTILĖKĖS. By Appointment to

B.M. THE KING

and

HRE the PRINCE OF WALES

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

',

TUBORG BEER.

CHINA SÚGAR REFINING COMPANY, hard-working Asintic navvies of ours? Or who NE SKOTT & Co., of Victoria, Hosg; A FIRST Class PILSENER BEER

LIMITED.·

NOTICE,

TOTICE is hereby given that kong, Merchants, have, on the 23rd day of Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks, of January, 1906, applied for the registration in the following Trade Marks ---

all its magnificent docks, the, solid walls and fetties of its harbour, its palatial resi dences, its handsome public buildings, its fine in the process in order to get at the granite he road and aqueducts, digging down mountains needed? That was "Fuk-kee's" work. Yet with all the hundreds of thousands of coolies that we have had working for us during two generations, who ever has heard of any really [288 dangerous riots or shocking outrages that could be Inid at the door of these sturdy, even-tempered, has ever known then to be treated-willingly or unwillingly-as slaves, whilst under contract in any of our Far Fastem Crown Colonies? Not only has this been their record in Hong- kong, but in "enang, I abuan, Malaya, and, "Fuk-kee" being conveyed to the particular notably, at our naw naval base, Singapore, colony in which he was needed, and at the expiration of his contract carried back again with perfectly antisfactory resule, to my certain knowledge, any time since 16. Why, the very fifty millions (in round figures) per annum (pity it isn't more) that our China trade amounts, to The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company could never have come to us without "Fuk- will be CLOSED from 8th to 21st March,kec's" services in almot every department of

it both days inclusive.

He, too, singly or by the thousand, is almost as easily managed as sheep by those who are accustomed to handle him. Why Facsimiles of the Trade Marks can be seen should he not be. The routine of his daily, at the office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong', [283 life, with which he is perfectly content, is work | kong.

TANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE. THE TWE TY-EIGHTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, on WEDNES. DAY, the 21st March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1905.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co..

General Agents, Hongkong, 27th February, 1996,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

ING CORPORATION,

1.--The word "Victory" and the picture of

a Victor,

-The words "Camel brand" and the

picture of a Camel,

3.-The words "Fins brand" and the picture

of two flags;

guamatced free from Salicylic Acid, and any other Chemicals.

PRICE $10.50 per case ul 48 bottles (quarts) · ar & dor, pinis.

Special Prices for Quantities.

Sale Agent imar

SIEMSSEN & CO.

the name of Messrs. H. SKOTT & Ca, who claim to be the proprietors thereof.

-Hongkong, the faminer, cost,

in

The Trade Marks have been used by 0

applicants in respect of the following goods THE WINE GROWERS.

FLOUR IN CLASS 42.

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

from sunrise to sunset, only just knocked Dated the 1st day of February, 1906. BANK-off for a morning meal, and then at sunset going. home to his family, or coolie, house, possibly a pipe (in some cases opium,

1831 doubtless), or a 'game at cards,, and then to

THE DIVIDEND decired for the half year ending 31st December, 1905, at the rate of ONE POUND AND FIFTEEN SHILLINGS to gether with a BONUS of ONE POUND STERL INO per Share of $125, is payable on and after MONDAY, the 16th day of February, current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Share holders are requested to apply for Warrants. By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th February, 1906,

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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

sleep, day in and day out, from year's end to year's end, never changing, excepting once, at New Year's time, his sole holiday, when rew clothes, theatricale, roast pig, and "samshu" absorb the year's small savings Blow should this way of life make a compound (two square miles, as Mr. Balfour reminds us) antearable? Also where does his extra dose of original sin come in? I know that were I to be

again to

папу responsible for the orderly behaviour of thousands of coolies, whether they were at work deep in the entrails of mountainous hills in the Flowery: Land, or deep down in Rand

A.

Solicitors for the Applicants,

CHAZALON

& CO.

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

mines, I should expect to have but little trouble NOTED for their WINES, SPIRITS in managing them keeping them quiet, toe and PROVISIONS of which they have used to term it-one condition being agreed to:

that a free band, subject to a daily report to

The oldest established EUROPEAN BAKERS in the Colony,

"the authorities," were granted. Hare, how- always a large assortment in stock. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. ever, in fairness, I must give some idea of how it could be done. To commence with, as 10 THE DIVIDEND of 12 per Share for know personally the 50,000 men required is the six mouths ending 31st December, impossible, I should, in enlisting them, take 1905, declared at Monday's Ordinary Yearly them, where possible, from large and power

ful clans (and Christians for choice), and 1 Meeting, will be Payable at the premises of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, most assuredly would ret to know the head. on and after TURSDAY, the 27th February,men, say one to every two hundred caolies; and Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Office, Queen's Buildings, New Praya,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary, Hongkong, 16th February, 1906.

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F. BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS. COAL AND PROVISION MER-" CHANTS, -NAVAL CONTRACTOR AND GENERAL COMMISSION'

AGENTS, GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

these

I should make responsible to me person. ally. Under them they would have assistants, of course, Half of these as men, at slightly in creased pay, would supply me with the ormed constables)

aaduriformed "watchinan" (spec say, two or

and "informers" (detectives),

and

Hongkong, 30th September, 1905.

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

од

SATURDAY,

SUPPLY CO.

BARRETTO & Cop

General Agents, "Höngkong,

Gum. .........

Grenadine

Raspberry

Lemons

Lime ... Vinegar

SYRUPS.

three as personal attendants, without which any THE Undersigned have received instructions Red Currant officer would be powerless, Such an arrange- ment I should have perfected at the very begin aing, then should any of my mandarin friends have dumped down several "men from the Cliy

my recruiting station—as a. boly horror) into (of whom they have ever a personal favour, and to encourage recruiting those beauties wouldn't have made a lengthy stay there. Should, however, any of these. desperados have managed, through false papers, to have sneaked in "their own," their conduct would soon give them away, and they would then have been

"fired out." In fact, promptly I should have, as far as possible, made the

coolies

the 3rd March, 1906, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Dế Vœux Road,·

comer of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS,

Comprising:-

peqts. pcpts. p.bt.q. p.bt.p. $15.00 $17.00 $1.50 $0.75

Lime Juice Cordial.,,08 p. c. 1 doz. #rp. bot.

| MINERAL WATERS. OLD SATSUMA VASES, INCENSE

police themselves, my only care being BURNERS, WALL PLATES, COLI) and FK | SILVER CLOISONNE WARE, TEA SETS,

to leave no mon from the City of Willows LACQUERED WARE, SILK EMBROID Arma "Teppo amongst them, for they either commit or or

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,ganize all the serious crimes that occur. These ERIES, OLD BRONZES, WALL HANG. agents of the secret societies often assassins INGS, KAKEMONOS, IVORY ORNA

SOLE AGENTS FOR ATMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE HCOMPOSITION RED HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S. GRKY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES. Ec..

દ

Sole Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM- 2nd

&C..

༔ & O. SPECIAL LIQUEK SCOTCH WHISKY, &c.

EVERY KIND OF

HIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES

ALWAYS IN STOCK

REASONABLE PRICES. Hongkong, 7th, March, rgoj,

Catalogues will be issued, TERMSAs usual,

as well as bellie-not only terrorise the arder-MENTS, &c, &c, &c. ly, hard-working coolies, but quickly fed out and fead into mischief any idie or avli.disposed that their ranks may contain. But let us look

st the crime returns, and what do we find? Why, that for, say, le round numbers, every two hundred hard-working coolies there is just One criminal! Surely no undus proportion, this of the evil-disposed? It cannot also be too widely known in this country that before the way the amount of serious crims committed

c. 4 dor. $5.00

8

Hirano," Peacock ".

"

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#1 7.50

Couzan, Source Bertrand...(6obottles) 18.00

) 30.00 Vichy, Source St. Louis...(50)

7.00

4 # 5.50

8

03

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, 28th February, 1906,

Insurance.

by the Kaffis was more than double that of NORTH GERMAN FIRE INDUR-

which the Chinese are uilty, only nobody'

took any notice of it, becaure, except the police,

it

was then nobody's interest to do so! How

many of the serious offences, 100, such as at

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

tacks on stores, are the result of low-class"THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to accept First Europeans, or coloured storekeepers, openly Class FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS at defrauding and cheating the luckless new CURRENT RATES.

comers)

Now, as to "the disbolical vindictiveness of [ST|| *Fuk+ke+FM recollect once, on the occasion

SIEMSSEN & Co, -Yongkong aBib May, 1895,

BARRETTO & Cb, Agenis,

Nos. 23 & 24, Bank Buildings,

Queen's Road Central Hongkong, 24th July, 1908,

150