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Intimation.

WM. POWELL, LTD.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

JUST RECEIVED.

DAINTY

DRESS

FABRICS

for

SPRING & SUMMER

GOWNS.

LATEST

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1906.

Intimations.

of palpitation and bas to lie up for a day or two. If some disease like influensa or malarial fever happens to prevail she is almost certain to have an attack of it, and that often paves the way for chronic troubles of the throat, lungs and other organs; and there is no saying what the end may be Let the tired and overladen woman rest as much as possible; and, above all, place

at her command a bottle of

· MEDIUMS OF INSTRUCTION IN CHINA:

A REVIEW.

+onsider this an admirable suggestion, and should like to see it thoroughly discussed by competent scientific men who are masters of Chipere. Much may well be sacrificed to accuracy in science and philosophy.

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Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE undersigned have received instructions,

from the Registrar, Supreme Court,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, TO-MORROW,

(WEDNESDAY), the 21st March, 1908, com. mencing at 2.30 P.M., at No, 4, Seymour Road, THE GOODS AND CHATTELS OF CHAU TUNG SANG,.

THE WHOLE OF HIS

To Let.TM

TO LET.

HAYTOR"

Apply to

THE

PEAK.

Immediate Possession,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.

"Hangkong, 17th March, 1905.

TO LET.

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OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and YORK

+

BUILDING.

GODOWNS on PRAYA EAST,

A BUILDING at CAUSEWAY BAY, formerly in, occupal on of the Steam Laundry Co., Ld.

A HOUSE in Clifton GardenS, Con-

duit Road.

A HOUSE in Wong Nu Chang Road. A HOUSE in RIPON TERRACE. FLATS in MORETON TERRACE.

THE WORRLED WOMEN. They say men must work and women must weep; but alas; in this too busy world women Two contributed articles in this issue of The often have to work and weep at the same time. Colicjian beer upon one of the fun damental' Their holidays are too few and their work problems of all higher education in the Chinese

empire. What should be the medium of heavy and monotonous. It makes them

instraction in higher education? We regret nervous and irritable. The depressed and that pressure of duties has prevented so com worried woman loses her appetite and grows patent at authority as Dr. Bergen from cluci- thin and feeble. Once in a while she has spellanting his views on this question more fully, for the need of the present is a clear nad full proof, if such be attainable, either that higher education should be given wholly through the Chinese language, or that it should be given wholly through one of the western languages, or that there is room and need for schools following each of these plans in the educating of the present generation of young Chinese Most discussion of this question that we have had the fortune to see is weighty, or the opposite, only by reason of the person present- ing the arguments, for clear demonstration on either side in the controversy is not forth VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, coming. No doubt the well instructed have

Comprising :- seasons for the faith that is in them, or the

MARBLE-TOP HATSTAND with GLASS, | Apply 10- CUT-GLASS MIRRORS, MOROCCO. doubt, but while these scholars differ the general body of educators must form their

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ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD OVERMANTELS with than to rely upon mere opinion. We should like very much to see the clearest possible GLASS, BOOK-CASES, WHATNOTS, TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING world over and you will find nothing to equal rendering from English into Chinese of a few

Taken before meals it improves the nutri- philosophic and profound moral and BLETOP TABLES DSALADS WITH WIRE NO

pages each of moderately abstruse scientific TABLES, CHEST OF DRAWERS, MAR-

TEA TABLES, tive value of ordinary foods by making them religious thought, accompanied by a criticism casier to assimilate, and has carried hope and of the adequacy and accuracy of the render-MATTRESSES, &c., &c;, &c.; good cheer into thousands of darkened homes..ing, written by two or more competent per-

A large quantily of CHINESE BLACK. It is effective from the first dose, and probably sons. This would do more to fix the present

WOOD FURNITURE; powers of the Chinese language than much one bottle is all ydu may need. It is absolutely declaration. But we would not be misunder- reliable and effective in Blood Impuritics, stood. We shall consider fully the outline Nervous Dyspepsia, Wasting Conditions, presented by Dr. Bergen, which we find very Melancholy, Chlorosis, Impaired Nutrition, suggestive. Our criticism apphes not speci fically to Dr. Bergen, but to all discussion of Scrofula, Low Vitality, and all troubles of the this question that has fallen under our notice, and we regret all the more the necessity that compelled Dr. Bergen to shorten his argument, from the fact that we should naturally have turned to him as among those capable of solving this problem.

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The article froin the pen of Dr. Woods takes the form of an inquiry into the general ques

higher instruction? but is followed by a cri- ticism, in the light of these general considera- tions, of the Chinese language, and some practical reflections as to the proper attitude of and English. We shall summarize this article as a basis for further consideration, and we invite full discussion of this question in our journal.

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in

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE. HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, TO-MORROW, the 21st March, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,

1905.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th to 21st March, both days inclusive.

Dr. Woods' introduction, contrasting the wealth of western thought with the poverty of the thought of China, suggests that the a priori argument is certainly with those who mistrust the fitness of the Chinese language, as it now stands, for the imparting of higher education.

nw can we forthwith put into a language heretofore narrowly limited in content, the immense riches of the modern world? To say the language will grow is to leave the point under discussion. We do not ask: Will the language grow? No one, doubts that it will

English has grown. grow.

But through how many centuries of slowly or rapidly ex (283 panding thought has English developed to its present wealth of vocabulary and power of expression and discrimination. Can we, with

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents.

Hongkong, 20th March, 1900,

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM. the magic wand of our enthusiasm and good

PANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF MEETING.

NOTIC

will, immediately expand the language of the Chinese race to two, three, four, or many times its present capacity? If the teply is, that Chinese needs no such expansion, we beg that evidence be furnished, for a priori considera. [OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-tions force us to fear that it does stand in such ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING need. Consider, in the light of the thoughtful of the GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, inquiry of Dr. Woods, how much is demanded LIMITED, will be held at the Office of the of a language that would be fit for modern Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, higher education. Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 24th day of March, 1906, at 11.30 o'clock A.M., when the subjoined Resolution which was passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 7th March, 1906, will be submitted for

GREEN AND FAWN, confirmation as a Special Resolution.

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At very Reasonable Churges.

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RESOLUTION. "That the Capital of the Company be in. "creased to $2,000,000 by the creation and "issue of 50,000 New Shares of $to each "fully paid up to be offered at par and it accepted to be allotted to the persons "concituting the shareholders of the "Company according to the Company's "register of shareholders on the first day "of July, 1906, in the proportion of one "new hate for every three old shares in "the Company held by the respective "shareholders thereot, the amount payable "on each of such new shares to be paid "on the 31st day of July, 1906, and that "failing, such allotment as aforesaid the "said new shares be disposed of by the "General Managers in accordance with "the Company's Articles of Association." SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,. General Managers, Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 7th March, 1906,

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LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

THE TWENTY-EPING OF THE SHARE-

Its

LF

ALSO

AND

OD FRIDAY,

the 23rd March, 1906, at 2.30 P.M., t "Glenseskin,"

THE GOODS and ChattelS OF

CHAU TUNG SANG Comprising:-

BUILDERS and IRONMONGERY, Brass Work of Superior Quality, Comprising BARREL FLUSH

ESPAGNO and LETTE' 'BOLTS, CASEMENT STAYS, CABIN HOOKS, HINGES and BOLTS, REIN and MORTISE LOCKS, FINGER PLATES and ELECTRIC BELL PUSHES and GALVANIZED IRON WORK, com- prising:-BOLTS, HINGES and BUTTS.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMSAs usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers.

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Hongkong, doth March, 1906.

PUBLIC 'AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions from the Official Receiver is Bankruptcy,

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

THURSDAY, SATURDAY, AND TUESDAY,

the zzad, 24th and 27th March, 1906, com- mencing each day at 2.30 P.M. sharp respectively, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Des Vœux Road, corner of Ice House Street, A FINE COLLECTION OF OLD PEKIN CURIOS, Comprising:- Kanghi and Yung, Ching VASES, BOWLS, WALL PLATES,” TEA CUPS, SNUFF BOTTLES, JADESTONE EARRINGS and ORNAMENTS, &c., &c., &c.

ALSO

AND

.

One IRON SAFE, by Verstaen, Paris. Catalogues will be issued.

There are four conditions that a language | A Quantity of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE. should fulfill in order to be perfectly fit for use in the acquirement of knowledge. 1. il must be copines in vocabulary. syntax must make possible the complexity sentence structure necessary to clear und exact sxposition of complex facis. 3. The written and spoken furms must be identical. 4. It must be easy of acquisition.

TERMS —As usual..

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 20th March, 1906.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

{355

THE Undersigned have received instructions

This all seems self-evident. The immense content of matern thought demands an im tense vocabulary. The abstruseness of science and philosophy call for the power to construct long and involved sentences that shall be aids to the right understanding of complex facts or theories, not hindrances to such understanding. If there are two languages, the written and the poken, then the universal elementary education demanded by modern society, and such universal instruction as comes through news. papers, magazines, and popular treatises and 'erature, are practically impossible. The inesses will remain ignorant. Lastly, the demand for ease of acquisition (requiring, of W. coarse, a single language) means simply that time is more precious than gold, more earnestly to be saved than fine gold.

But there is one further consideratio as to the demands made upon the vocabulary of a language in our day: a speech fit for modern needs must possess expansive power. Thought does not remain for even one year stagnant. It bursts the bounds of the past and Bows out into new fields of truth, Specifically, a lan- guage that is to borrow the whole wealth of the world in a generation must be capable of immense development,

These general considerations are applied by Dr. Woods to the Chinese language.. We enter. into the discussion of the actual powers and capacity of Chinese with great diffidence, fully aware of the fact that our knowledge is defi- cient for this task, and that this discussion pur-belongs to those who, are thoughly familiar with the vocabulary, syntax, and future promise

HE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, on SATUR- DAY, the 31st March, at Noon, for the pose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1925. ..

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to 31st March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Agents, Hongkong, 4th March, 1906.

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THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the GENERAL MEETING of the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITAD, will be held at the Bank premises, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 14th April, at Noon, for the purposes following, namely

To receive and consider statement of ac- counts and balance sheet to 31st December, 1905, the reports of the Directors and Audi- tors thereon, to elect Auditors and transact theother ordinary business of the Company. The TRANSFER BOOKS and REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be

TEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL

of Chinese. We repeat that our purpose is 10

call attention to the points that ought to be selled, rather than to attempt a sciilement of any

of them, though we are bold enough 10 venture an opinion bere and there. Is the Chinese vocabulary too limited? If so, what promise bave we of a rapid increase of this vocabulary? Da Woods thinks the language needs geographical names, names for new im posted commodities, philosophic, religious, and scientific terms. There may be added

the present stack of words in three ways, 1 By forming new ideograms. We suppose these might be borrowed terms, transferred to Chinese

written form. The pronunciation would have alphabetic index. Such a plan for enriching the vocabulary might be used to some extent, but it means an ever growing burden in the. learning of the ideograms, 2. By further com- pounding of characters already in use. In this Case accuracy will come only after years of education in the new meanings of the elements compounded, and the number of new words that can thus be formed seems necessarily limited. 3. By using the western technical terms unchanged, printing in the Roman alphabet. This would be unpleasing to the

to be learned from the teacher's lips, or from

Wm. POWELL, Ld., CLOSED from the 31st day of March to 14th eye, and to the literary acnac, but in scientific

April, 1906, both days inclusive...try

By Order,

HONGKONG.

1

Hongkong, sath March, 1906,

(42) Hongkong, 15th March, 1906,

G, C. MOXON,

Managing Director.

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and philosophic treatises it would be not unlike the use of Latin terms in our medical books, and would be highly satisfactory. The re- cognition and pronunciation of the printed terms could easily be learned, and they would bo free of all faire mental associations. We

to sell by

PUBLIC, AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

SATURDAY,

the ath March, 1906, at Noon, at the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's premises, the following,

Ex S.S. "OANFA,

Y. T. & Co., 757 pcs. ROUGH LUMBER; |

AND

Ex 5.S."TELEMACHUS,"

W. Y. T. & Co, 2,798 pes, ROUGH LUMBER.

TERMSAs usual.

€335

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, 9th March, 19c6.

NOTICE.

THE SALE BY AUCTION of ALMA,

TATU KAWAN AND PRYE ES TATES. stands postponed to a future date, of which due notice will be given,

KENNEDY & Co.

A. A ANTHONY & Co.} Auctioneers,

Penang, 16th February, 1906.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

1276

LI KWONG LOONG CO.,

司公

李

CABINET-MAKERS AND ART Decorators, from Shanghai, has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE

W

at

No. 35, DES VIEUX Road Central. The only Shop in Hongkong with this name. 7HERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of every description can be made to order in any design required.

Have been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Con, Messis. S. Watson & Co., Ld., Firms and other leading Establishments in the Colony, to whom refer- ence may be made as to the Superior Work- manship and Materials of the Furniture, &c., supplied.

Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co, Ltd. write as follows: "We have pleasure in stating that Mr. LI ..........KWONG LOONG furnished the Annexé to our Dispensary and gave us every satis- faction"

,'

(Sd.), A. S. WATHON & Co., LD, ORDERS punctually attended 10, and CHARGES most modemte.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 28th February, r9o6.

Apply to-

TO LET

KNUTSFORD KOWLOON.

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TERRACE,

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 30th December, 1905. [74

TO LET

*ODOWN No. 3, NEW PRAVA, Kennedy

Town. Apply to--

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 27th June, 1905.

TO LET.

(FROM JUNE, 1906).

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NO ANTRIM VILLAS, Des Vœux

Road, Kowloon. A Five-Roomed House.

Apply to-

HUGHES & HOUGH, 8, Des Vaux Road. Hongkong, 10th March, 1905.

OFFICES

TO LET.

1339

FFICES on the Second Floor of 'No, 1, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, facing the Praya and the Queen's Statue, fairly vacated by the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, to whom please apply for particulars,

Hongkong, 6th March, 1906.

TO LET.

Intimations,

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS, By Appointment to B.M. THE KING

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

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

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N

Floor Area 6,100 square feet each. Apply to-

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

PRICE $10.50 per case of 48 bottles (quarts) or 6 doz. pints.

Special Prices for Quantities, ́,

Sole Agcots-

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Hongkong, foth fanuary, 1904.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

(62

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, 20th January, 1906.

N°

TO LET.

:

0. 5, SEYMOUR TERRACE. Five-

roomed House. Moderate Rental.

Apply to-

WONG KAM FUK," Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

Godown Co. Hongkong, 9th March, 1906.

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Hotels.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

THE WINE GROWERS SUPPLY CO.

SC

BARRETTO- & Cu

General Agents, Hongkong.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

LADING AFTERNOON TEA-ROOMS. PRIVATE BAR and BILLIARD ROOKS, HOT and COLD WATER throughout. ELECTRICALLY LIGHTED. ELECTRIC FANS FRENCH CLARETS.

(if required).

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floor,

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MANAGER. Hongkong, 4th December, 1955.

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL

EXCELLENT CUISINE.

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ELECTRIC FANS

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. Hnagkoog, roth May, 1905.

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LARGE AND LOFTY ROOMS, Elegantly Furnished.

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9.50

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Margaux ..... 14.00

Chateau Ludovice 17.00

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Chateau Pontet

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Chateau

Mutton d'Armailineq 24.00

Chateau Marbuzet

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AN INSPECTION INVITED": Hongkong, 1st March, 1905,

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THE MANAGER. ' Macao, 16th October, 1995)

Hongkong, 315 June, 1995,