1908-01-15 — Page 3

Intimation.

Powell's

28, Queen's

Road,

(OPPOSITE THE CLOOK TOWEB),

GENTS'

DRESSING

GOWNS

Smart-Exclusive,

$10 to $50 each.

SMOKING

JACKETS

Warm Comfortable,

$15.00 and upwards.

Knitted Woollen

WAISTCOATS

Newest Designs and Colourings,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 1908.

Intimations.

A LECTURE ON

THE NESTORIAN TABLHT

OF BIANFU.

averal rumours have been circulaidd lately.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE concerning to lieged are pe by foreigbed

By

FRANCIS J. FLUN, M.D., C.S.D., Member of the Christian Science Board of

· Ibctureship,

VÄTITUK

THEATRE ROYAL, THURSDAY, January 23rd, at 5:30 PM. '; Doors open at 5 PM,

The Lecturer will be introduced by Hon. H, E. FOLLOCK, K.C.

All ae cordially invited to attend. ADMISSION FAYE Hoogkong, gib January, 1968,

HONGKONG CLUB:

NOTICE ·

19

THE POST of COMPRADORE to the Tboro Club becomes vacant on the 31st March, 1908. Applications to fill the same will be received by the undersigned up to the 31st

January, 1908.

-C-H. GRACE, Secretary.

Hoogkook, 8th January, 1908.

[92

A. CHAZALÓN & CO.

- ין

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

NOW SHOWING:-

A LARGE A180RTMENT OF FRENCH DOLLS and TOYS,

PERFUMERY,

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS,

XMAS TREE ORNAMENTS,

FOOTBALLS, &f, &G,

ALSO

The Best FRENCH CONFECTIONERY and LIQUERS,

INSPECTION SOLICITED, Hongkong, 25th November, 1907.

THE HINA PROVIDENT LOAN

· MORTGAGE CO., LD.

ར

(CAPITAL PAID UF..................$1,000,000.)

to fift" the ancient Cariellau tablet ât"Niam- the inscription on which dates as far back as A.D. 781, it having been erected by Nestorian missionaries who came to this country as early 350. These ramours, we are in a position to state, are not true, and no attempt whatsoever has been made to remove the stone.

Consignees,

BEN LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S., BENCIEUCH ALBAN FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS."

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby in-

formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or exirs bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Co., Ltd., whence andfor from the wharves delivery may be obtained. AND AS A TR

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remaining undelivered after the 16th insty will be subject

to be left in the Godowns, where, they will be All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are examined on the 16th insi, at 11AM.

Yesterday, says the Bankow Daily News of 7th inst., we bad an opportunity of consulting on the subject the young Danish journalist and traveller, Mr. Fritz von Holm, who has twice visited Sianto during the summer of 1907. This gentleman informs us that he has brought with him to Hankow (after many bardAll Claims against the Steamer must be pre- ships and much trouble) an exact monolith sented to the Undersigned on or before the copy or replice of the Nestorian tablet, and 3rd inst, or they will not be recognized. that he intends to transport the relic to New York in a few days' time. Mr. Holm has spent a Whole year, and we believe some dollars in this enterprise' which Mr. J. O. F. Bland in said to bava: characterised" as a hitherto uncultivated industry 1. The estorians is China me now extinct, but we still find them in India and some parts of Persia in small numbers. Many attempts to trace them in China have been made in vaid. The Con- stantinople Patriarch Nestorius why Younded THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamer the sect (wa_believe in the 4th century) held that Jesus Christ embodied a dual personality, one divine, the other mundane. is his view these personalities should not be identified with

one another. The Pope related to tolerate

this dogma and the "Nestoria.us" eventual fr founded special and isolated sect. While it is true that prints of the 1040 Chinese and Syrac characters on the tablet exist by the thousands and that the inscription: has been repeatedly translated it should not be overlooked that in na religion or collection in the world do we find even a plaster cast of this important monument, and it will thus oasily be understood that Mr. Holm's replica has acientific value of some consideration, especially when we remember that, it will be possible to take plaster casts from the now existing copy,

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

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.

Agents, Nongkong., 9th January, 1908.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"DEVANKA,”

168

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS, Consignous of Cargo by the above-named

vessel are hereby informed that their Goodr are being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong, and Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company's Godowns at Kowlson, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as

the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:—–

From London, &c., ex 5.S, Banca and

Macedonia,

From Calcutta, er S.S. Simla,

From Persian Gulf, ex B.I.S.N. and B. &

P.S. N. Co's Steamers. Optional Goods will be janded here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

6 hours

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

Goddi not cleared by the rgth insi, at The Chinese Government has caused the 4PM will be subject to rent. original stone to be placed in the city of Sianloady case whatever, lastead of outside the western suburb where it has stood since 1615 when it was accidentally excavated. It holds now a place of honour 153 in the Peilin or "forest of tablets where it will at least not be exposed to wind, rain, and theft.

AND

------- Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c. Goods received on Storage, Advances made no Merchandise. Loane made on the Provident System.

(Rater and Particulais no application)-~-

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers, Hnngkong, and December. 1907, (48

FALST BREING COMPANY, MILWAUKER

FRESH SUPPLIES

ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK)-

ду

SIEMSSEN & Co.:

Agents for

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA. Hangkờng, 29th July, 1907.'*,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

PORTLAND CEMENT:

This is an indirect revolt of Mr. Holm''iwo expeditions to 'Sian for which all' sinologists will undoubtedly thank him,

POPULATION OF JAPAN,

The Japan Daily Mail states that the population of Japan. now approximates very... closely to 50,000,000. The exact figures for 1907 are not yet known, but assuming that the increase has been 618,161, namely the average calulated on the data of the past thirty years the figure for to-day is 49,2 7744. The gradeal increases in each five-years' period are as follows:-

1883

1858

1893

1899

1903

37,017,302 39,607,254

'Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an #ppointed hout,

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

17

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

E A. HEWETT,

Superintendent Hongkong, 9th January, 1008

BARBERLİNE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP WRAY CASTLE"- FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.

་་

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained.

܂

No Claims will be admitted alter the Goods have jeft the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 23th instant will be subject to rent, '

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on of before the 15th prox, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the zoth instant, ut 3 P.M.

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

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agenta Hongkong, 13b January, 1908

[120]

41,388,313 -43,763,855 ................................................ 45,731,876

48,649,583. 1937. 49,267,744 THE FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAṀ. The returns of the foreign trade of Japan up [ 10 December 30 are now known. The exports aggregated 30,516, 0, being an Increase of £6,752,001 as compared with the figures for last year; and the imports totalled £494,193,000, being an increase of £75.480,coɔ at compared with last year. Thus the balance of trade against Japan was Y. 63,576,000 but the out- now of gold was only Y. 11,733,000. It will be seen that trade increased in buik as compared with fast year by upwardi of 82,000,000.- It is more than probable that had not the financial trouble in the United States suspended the export of silk thither, and had not the deprecia- top of silver checked the expor of cotton yarns and cotton piece-goods to China, the trade would have „totalled 950,000,000 ap

have been reluced to soma 55 000,000, Divided

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be per head of population, Japan's foreign trade landed into the hazardous and/or extra bazard now represents Y. 19 for every uoit of berous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Limited, and stored at people.

Consignees' risk and expense.

In Casks of 375 Bs. net $6.00 per Cask ex Factory. In Bags of 250 lbs. met $800 per Bay e Factory, SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Maragem,

Hanbšanu" ged (ietphéï; vonj

THE

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. THE HA L. Steamship

"SAXONIA Captain Stehr, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignatura by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.

Optional Caryo will be forwarded unless

DAY. r*

$5.50 to $16.50 EASTERN CYCLE Co. proximately and the excess of imports would notice to the contrary be, given before TO

each.

Striped & Checked

TATTERSALLS.

WM. POWELL,

LTD

Hent's Outfitters,

HONGKONG

1. ARSENAL STREET, WANCHAL.

BICYCLES--BICYCLES:

CHEAP SALE.

FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY. COMMENCING FROM JANUARY 10, 1908,

MACHINES FOR

CONDENSED. SCIENCE.

Hamburg holds the record for the pumber of its fires:~

Iceland is without police or prisons. The atives are hones',

The Sullan of Turkey is the proprietor of a fine zoological garden,

Bella bas a greater sumber of policemen,

LADIES and GENTLEMEN FITTED with | për capite, than any other city,

2 and 3 SPIT GEAR,

SOF ALL

GRADES and GUARANTEED ENGLISH MAKES.

A chimney 115 feet high will sway to laches in a high wird without danger,

A brick house of average material and work- manship will last 100 years."

A Japanese town of zo,cos inhabitants méat- All Prices to suit Individual requirements. Jes within the crater of an extinct volcano.

Algerian vineyards produce more grapes per

· BICYCLE. ACCESORIES

acre than those of say other codatgyjákorte LAMPS (gas and oif), BELLE, TYRIS, CYCLO- Probably the largest wheät fald in the world. METERS,- ÎNFLATERS) – StanKERI, | 11 in Argentinsk.” It is 66,720 Acres in extent..... AND EVERY OTHER REQUISITE FOR CYCLISTS

NEW BICYCLES FOR HIRE.

KEPAIRS UN

THE

EASTERN CYCLE CO

ALASTREET

The population of the praie districts of Canada has doubled within the last five years. A distribution of the world's wealth would 'tean' about $6 for each'iebebitant,

The Norwegiant" are the longest-lived of European nations, and the Spaniards, the shorte

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamers arrival here alter, which dalo they cannot be recognised.%

No Claiths will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 21st inst, will be' subject

rent,

to

Don't Worry

Intimations,

Don't Worry.

WHY WORRY?

CONSULT

PHAROS

THE MYSTIC AND MODERN ASTROLOGER

YES, WHY Wonky?___________ About your Business, Health, Pleasures, Friends Abroad, your Love Affairs and Chances to Life, f

Yes, Why Worry? Consult Pharos. He is able to advice you, Console you and Warn you. His ambition in this life is to help those in trouble, and must not be classed with the run of Palmists who use their Supposed Gifts to make money. Pharos is independent of this. Will- fog and able to help all in trouble and relieve their anxiety to the best of his ability and experience. ROW

PHAROS HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU. TO YOU.

You are anxious to put your son to a business that will prosper. Will your daughter be happy in her married life?" "You are in love. Have I made à wise choice in taste 2: Shall take a partoar into my buslass? Should I be wise la going abroad? All these questions Pharos can answer and advise by the aid of astrology, Why not put this to the test. Send P. 0. valus 1/- and addressed, stamped envelope to-

MARE PHAROS, DEPT. 14, 45 UNION STREET, GLASGOW

with your Birth Date, Full Name and Title and Town or County of Birth if possible, upon receipt of same Pastes will send you a written Test Horoscope.

With the above Pharos will send you FREE & WRITTEN FORECAST OF YOUR FUTURE.

་་ ་ ༢༈༙

PICTORIAL POSTCARDS.

13

Actresses, Songu, Animali, Lovers

100 ASSORTED, Scotch, English & Irish Views, etc. for 1/6. 1,000 and Comic Cards for 151.

English and Continental Actresses band tinted zèsl glossy Photographs 15/- per grósz, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS well ASSORTED parcel,

31)

100 Cards for p/ Value id, 20, 34, 4d and ód each.

500 ASSORTED Cards for 20/-.

a gross fewelled Cards for 9/-,

Fordiga or Colonial Stampi hot accepted. Kindly send Money Order.

BRITANIA POSTCARD CO., 45, Union Street, Glasgow.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY

7.00 h.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7:30 am 10 -9.39 .....Every 10 minutes 9.30 am, to 15.00 ...Every 15 mipster dejo am to 12.45 B... Every 15 minuter. 82.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. „Every to minster. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 1:45 pm to 215 pm. Every to minutes. 2.15 pm to 5.00 p.m. ... Every 15 maluuter. 3.30 p.m. 10 5.09 p.m. Kvery 15 minutes. 3.00 pm to 800p.m....Every 10 minuter

រäure

Kág pìth, and ġ piči, gas pm. to 18.15 pmi every ball hour,

..SUNDAYE.

8.00 am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am to 9.30 am....Every 30 minutes. 9.30am to 16.30 a.m. .....Every is minutes. 19.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 10 minuten, 15.45 m. to 12:00 noon... Evety s5-mlänteic 12.50 Noon to 1.00 p.m. Every 10 minuten, 1.00 p.m. in 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m....Every to minutes 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every 15 minuter, 7:00 pm to 5.00 pm...Every 10 minute". 'NIGHT CARS as on Wook Days. BATURDAYI. Extra care at 3.15 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p. SPECIAL CARS' by Arrangement' at the Company's Office, ALLIANDRA BUILDINGŃ, Des Voeux Road Centrai,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SUN,

General Managers, Hongkong, 4th June, 1007.

Sole Agents for HUMBER CYCLES.

TYPEWRITERS.

FOR

HIRE, REPAIR & SALE..

TỚ CLEAR AT VERY MODERATĖ PRICE."

REMINGTON,

MMOND,

BARLOCK.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

'SHIP-CHANDLÉRŠ, SAILMAKERS,

COAL AND PROVISION MER- : CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGES BUILDING,

A HONGKONG;

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS, A

SOLE AGENTS FOR LTARTMANN'S RAHTJENE GENUINE HCOMPOSITION RES

HAND

BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT, DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,

&Cu

Bois Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CRÉAM and

P. & O; SPECIAL LIQUER BUTCH ́ WHISKY, ac

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S. STORES AND REQUISITES

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

AT

REASONABLE PRICES,

·Hongkong, 7th March, 1907,

0. C. MOOSA,

1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET,

JUST UNPACKED A LARGE AND SPLENDID STOCK OF

FRENCH MILLINERY;

אז :

VARIOUS SHAFES AND COLOURS.

SHOES! SHOES SHOES!.

11

BLK, AND TAN GLACE KID from the best American Mintfactdrer.

FLANNELS, TWEEDS, SERGES, Ladica DRESSING GOWNS and JACKETS.

Samples on application, Const NEW CENTURY & SUN TYPEWRITERS porte orders carefully executed.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are MOTOR LAUNCHES to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the' nóth inst., at 3∙PALA

mor

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.

[123 Hongkong, 14(8 January, 1008.

SWATOW DRAWN WOEK COMPANY,

38, WELLINGTON STREET.

-Désléis in all kind of“ HAND-MADE DRAWN CHINESE LINEN, GRASS CLOTH, &c.,

ALSO

all of the best on

quality

SWATOW BEST PEWTER WARE,

ON EMBROIDERY and CHINESE

and BOATS

~FOR HIRE AT BLAKE PIER,

DAY AND NIGHT PER HOUR

New Bicycles

for Hire.

NEW CYCLES FROM $85. BACIL REPAIR TO MOTOR BOAT, CARS,

CYCLES UNDERTAKEN

DRAGON OYGLE DEPOT

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1908,

ATWONDERFULT DISCOVERY. This is the agrad enon, chand experiment, whos all nature, so in speak, je ransacked by sbracions). tific for it comfort and happiness of man" Science bas faded made giant strides during thaŋDAS. century, and among themhy so mosni leze zm porianidiscorelis in medicios,cause that of cre

THERAPION...

This preparation is unquestionally ame of the monk genuine and polskie Patrazalecane hranjen duced, and has, we understand, been used in the". Continental Hospitals by, Micordi Kostan, Jokivet, z: Velpers, Malinasearn, the well-known Chassig › nac, and indend by all who are regarded at suling, villas in such matters;, including the calabrated" Kallumenad, and Moux, by whom 13 you some time :: sinon ilerly adapted, and that ti la worthy the attention of those who regulan mach a somady, mà ; think there le so deutet, Sîrom the timent Articəsin kowuwurde, a počení kyrat in the suboval, of. Minisën bay (like the fawng philosopher" Mosa) boog The object of search of some haipalu),. pesaroni minda; and far beyond the more powe if wich could ever have bemi diacɛmered wać transs JONLİNE SSE DRAW metale into gold da yurd y tâm dẫnế COYNEN DË E TUHUMË y no potens na teryplenish the fille kay waergies of the confirmed zou la the mia caus a the other no chocsanity, speedily and pulaky (21) de empal from the vystoon withoud the side or weans

then knowledgy, of a second parky, the yčinoma nổ JOURS LETO JALVE no taint or tincs kukulade much im SE "TRAN_NEWZVILION RESSEDYRE

THERAPION

whick se itse ustaviation and wou vhất b