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Intimation.

Wm. Powell,

LD.,

ALEXANDRA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 28 1908.

Public Companies

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE FULGAN TONG

WHY 1ƉODJECT TO: SLANG

streath. I was thus pygroun, led by my parents,

and my schoolmaster, from whom it

*I do not know that, as

I read any light

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literature except

blason_Crusos."..

BILLY-BAYING.

Intimations.

isa common bat eilly opinion pass eng a certain-class-

For

WANTED:

ODGINGS, preferably in Kowloon. State

Apply to

* ferma

A B Cla Hongkong Talag Hongkong, 27th January, 1908.34 (167

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.

It has been noticed that, when sitting on the

was esily taught some of

a remedy tastes, smells or hurts, the morn THE ELEVENTH ORDINARY AN-beach, I show my dislike to all võigus express THE

sions, and particularly to what is called slang, the poetry of Milton, Cowper, Watis, New efficacious it So Says a well-known Eng- NUAL MEETING or SHARE.

lish physician. Up further ad is HOLDERS in the Company will be held at his aversion is in no sense due to my being Doddridge and Waslay. - Sun the OFFICES of the Company, St. George's offended with the persons using the coarse or became noder my father's directions a Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, TO vulgar expressions. I should certainly be student of the Greek and Latin longues andxample, let us consider end hver oil. As it is, MORROW, ath Jan, 1908, at 11.30 AM., 1

for unit for my judicial office if, io determining was by him introduced from me to time in extracted from the 6th this oil is so offensiva to the taste and smell that almost everybody the purpose of receiving a Batement-of-Ac counts and the Report of the General Managers questions arising” before me, l'allowed myself the great, author who by their writings baVD) "bhors it, and many cannot use it at all, non 41, the EXCHANGE BANKS-HI for the year ending 31st December, 1997, de to be affected by the narrow means, the poor

matter how badly they need it. Yet cod liver oil is, one of the most valuable drugs in the cla log a Dividend and elecing a Consulting | dress, the bad taste, the defectiva education, or Committee and Auditor..

And the coarse language of any suilor or witness, I still have no taste for slang, ende, or, vulgar "The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company My aversion to vulgar expressions or to siang expressions: and in my case can be seen world, and it is the greatest pity that we have 1 25th January, unul WEDNESDAY, the 29th do not, in any sense, profess to be a self-made way he should go, and when he is told he will Peculiarities which so seriously interfere with will be CLOSED tom SATURDAY, the due entirely to early parental disciplina. | proof of the proverb "Trap, up a child in the not thus far been able to free it from those

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., man. I am in most respects the creature of not depart from it."--Judge Willis in Jorning

Leader my father'a'loving care."

January, 1908, both days inclusivo...

General Managers," Hongkoog, 28th January, 1908

BUILDINGS. THE

FOR THE

RACES.

Novelties

for

SMART WEAR.

Fashionable

DRESS

FABRICS.

Dainty

Made-up

NOTICE.

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I cannot spask of my father's guidance with, out saying something of my father himseil. I

•hall only be a bare outline of his early life. ⠀

His narrow education, at a village school, closed when he was about eight years of age. HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE At that time, he was called,appo to assist his HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SUmother in her business. She used to visit CIETY will be held at the City Hall, be many villages in Bedfordshire and Beriford- THURSDAY, January 30th, at 5-30 P.M. thire, to buy small portions of airaw plait from

Hongkong, 20th January, 1908.

14the plaiter, chiefly women and young girls, who dwell there, These pieces of plat were taken home and matched into large bundles to ba offered for sale to the manufacturess of Dunstable and Luton. My father went with INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR his mother to the villages, and with her be left hame twice a week, at half-past six in the morn-- lug, to drive to the markets of Luton and Dunstable.

Notice of Firm.

and

EXPRESS TRAINS Go"

(THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE TO EUROPE)

HAVING

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been appointed" AGENTS for the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any information as to rates of passage, &c., in connection with above.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

Hongkong, 1st fely, cont.

Intimations. WHERE ARE.

EARLY UPBRINGING.

My erinmother impressed upon my father' the importance of punctuality, which he sub. sequently impacted upon myself. My father and his mother always arrived early at the. *market, getting everything in order before the buyers arrived. The goods were exposed for male in the open-air, on atells standing in the public street. This was the case, both in win- ter and summits. My father cadured, ou some occasions, great hardship. His mother, having (a resolate will, impressed upon him the reces.

sity of faithful labour,

When be way eighteen he travelled in all parts of Great Britain and Ireland to obtain. [47 orders for straw goods. His journeys as a travel- ler fashioned his speech and manner. Sub- sequently he went to reside at Dunstable and himself became a manufacturer there. Every- thing in his life and thinking was serious. He rarely exhibited any humour, and never to my, knowledge attempted a pun. He was endowed with a remarkable memory and with the pre- cious gift of language

YOU GOING?

All his reading was instructive. I do not thick, in early Jife, he eyer read a romance or a novel, and certainly not a line which could degrade or lower his taste. In his small library

WHY, TO CHAZALON & CO., these was not a copy of any dramatic writings,

6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Where I am sure to find the best FRENCH BONDŪNS, .

LIQUEURS,

BURGUNDY,

BORDEAUX,

Hongkong, zub January, 8.

LACE COODS. OPEN

Prevailing

in

Styles

MILLINERY.

Newest

FOOTWEAR.

I

remember seeing there "Watts on the Mind, "Wat ' Logic" "Runyan's Pilgrim's Pro- gress," "Life of Felix Neff," "Zimmerman on Solitude," and a copy of Milton's and Young's Postical Wasks.

embellished the English language. Thus was

prepared for the intercourse of social life!:-

Intimations.

Harbour Master's DEPARTMENT. TT is hereby notified that information bas I been received from the Military Author

let that GUN PRACTICE will be carried out as under

7

and

the work of civilizing and redeeming it how- 113 usefulness. This was written years ago ; oyee has since been triumphantly accom plished; and as a loading ingredient in the remedy called

WAMPOLE'S FREPARATION the oil retains all its wonderful curative pro- parties with no bad smell or taste whatever. It in palatable as honey and contains all the nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphiles and Extracts of Malt end

On THURSDAY, the 30th JanuaryWild Cherry; creating a medicina of unequaled From Lyamon F.C. in an Easterly direc⚫ power for the diseases most prevalent and fațel tion, at mages up to 24,000 yards com among men, women and children. There is mencing at 1.

and finishing 'al

no other remady: to compare with it. It'in- 6,30 P.M.ARME On MONDAY, the 3rd February 2➡ creases the digestive, power of the stomach and From Stonecutters in a Westerly direc-in Blood Impurities, Weakness, Loss of Flesh, tion, at ranges up to 60x0 yards com- Throat and Lung Troubles, Nervous Dys mencing at 10 30 A.M., and finishing at pepsia, Scrofulons Affections, Thinness and Slow Development lathe young, it gives quick On WEDNESDAY, the 5th February:

From Pinewood in a Westerly direction, and certain refiof, and core. Dr. G. C. Shannon, at ranges up to 10,000 yards commenc› of Canada, says: "I shall continue its use with, ing at 15 M., and finishing at 1PM.

I am aure, great advantage to my patients and On MONDAY, the 17th February:-

satisfaction to myself," Has all the virtues of From Lyemus in aorth-Easterly direc

tion, at ranges up to 6,00 yards com cod liver oil; none of its faults. You may mencing at 7 P.M., and finishing at trust it fully; it cannot disappoint or fail. Ons

botile convinces Sold by all chemists;

5 P.M.

1.M.

On TUESDAY, the 18th February

From Stonecatters in a North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6,001 yardı commencing at 7 3.3., and-finishing at EP.M.

On THURSDAY, the 20th February :—

From Lyemun F.C. in. a North-Easterly direction, at ranges up to 10,000 yards commencing at 7 P. and finishing at

11 P.M.

5

On FRIDAY, the atst February :-

From Stoneculters in a North-Westerly direction, et ranges up to 6,000 yards commencing at 7.P.M., and finishing at

11.P.M.

...

On TUESDAY, the ath February :—

From Lyemen F.C. in a North-Easterly direction, 11 ranges up to 10,co2 yards commencing at 7 PM., and finishing at

· IT PM.

On TUESDAY, the 3rd March

.

From Stonecutters in a Westerly direction,. at ranges up to innoo yards commencé jog at 7 PM and finishing at. II P.M

if the weather is unfavourable on Roy of the

following day.

RACE BOOKS, 1908..

FOR SALE PRICES:

LEATHER-COVERED $2.00 Cath. CLOTH-COVERED........................ 1.75 PAPER COVERS 50 13 --- May be had from

NORONHA & CO.,

Printers to the liongiorg Jockey Club. KELLY & WALSH, LD. W. BREWER & CO. Hongkong, 18th January, 1908.

THE

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EASTERN CYCLE Co. 3, AKSENAL STREET, WANCHAL

above dates, Practice will take place on the BICYCLES--BICYCLES.

All ships junks and other vessels are to keep clear of the ranges.

BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, R N

"Harbour Master, &c. *

[167 Hoogkong, 24th January, 1908,

PRAK

EAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED,

TIME-TABLE

2.00.0,1.

PROPER USE OF WORDS. Born in Bedfordshire, he was a Liberal: by, instinct. His political convictions ware strengthened by reading 'devoutly the bistory; Twenty-one years of ageļ CHAMPAGNE of his country.

at the passing of the Reform Bill of 1832, and

he took an active part in the struggle. CLARET. for its passage. He was dreply attached to: the House of Bedford, whose members were 153

then wise and progressive politicians. On account of this attachment he was some times called a Whig. To this he offered no objection, flaving studied the speeches of Mr. Fox he believed that word "Whig" des cribed a man prepared to remove all unjust is. stitutions and to make every change which | 145 pm, and reason and a wise foresight could justify." became an eloquent and fervid speaker on ite platform, and few men excelled him in 10 fluencing by speech a public audience.

CYCLE

RACE.

C

it was to the care of this man that from my earliest years I was committed. He opened: my mind and moulded my ideas. He first paid attention to my use of wards, and rude expressions. I was taugh: to be respectful.in speech, particularly to all the workers in hie New Humber Biogole. factory and the servants in the home,

SECOND PRIZE :

FIRST PRIZE:

Fair Dunlop Tyres.

THIRD PRIZE:

Peir of Inner Tubes, one Bell and one Lamp.

ALL PRIZES PRESENTED

BY

THE DRAGON CYCLE COMPANY.

OBSERVATION AND ACCURACY.

His first great instruction to me was, "Do not use phrases, but speak of things as they are and as you see them" Thus once I said it was a bad or wretched morning. He said to me, "Instead of speaking like thai, tell me what you notice." I said "It is soowing." He thep pui ma ioto a basket for plait the basket was partly open at the sides and on the top of it be placed a blanket. The basket was then placed on a barrow, and 1 was wheeled to

WEEK, DAYE.

7.30 am to 9.30 am....Every 10-miantes 930 aan. to 11.00 .....Every.15 minuter, £3.30mm. to 12.45 p.....Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 pm...Every to missler 1,55 pm to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 pm, 10. 1:15 pm. Every to minutes 9.15 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes.

·3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm. .....Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to Boo p.m....Every in minuter și NIGHT CARS..

12.53

9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to it.15 p.e." every kalf hoar, SUNDAYE

8.00am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minuter 9.00 am. to go am...Every 30 minsten 9.30 am.. to 10.30 am....Every 15 minuter. 10.30 am, to 11.00 am....Every 10 minute. 11.40 m, 10 $200 on... Every 15 minute),

Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minute 10 p.m. to 5.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 1,00 nm. to -8.00 p... Every to minate NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.. NATUR DAYE. "Extra cars at 315 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and

11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGL Des Voeux Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 4th June, 1907,

0. C. MOOSA,

(<7

school. I felt quits happy and delighted in 1 & 8, D'AGUILAR STREET.

the snow. I have not, I think, spoken of a bad or wretched morning since thep. What ever this weather has been, every morning has been truly acceptable to me. I always think of my father' when I hear men of full years. say, "What a wretched or filthy or beastly morsing it is. My father impressed upou ma that speaking of things as they were di are would keep me very near to the truth.

JUST UNPACKED A LARGE AND 8PLENDID STOCK OF

FRENCH MILLINERY,

11

1

He was sorry to notice the poverty-strickes language which led some men to be constantly VARIOUS SHAPES AND COLOURS. The Scratch. Road-race for the using the word "nice" when speaking of any object. I remember saying to my father, when

above prizes will take place on

WM. POWELL, CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY over

LTD.,

DES VOUX ROAD,

and

28, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Hongkong, 1615 January, kool;

a course to be announced later.

ENTRANCE FLE

ENTRIES CLOSE ON JANUARY 31, WITH.

CHEAP SALE.

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

MACHINES FOR

N accordance with Gavernment Notification bo CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 3ej proximo,

Hongkong, 27th January, iqu8,

HONGKONG CLUB,

NOTICE

་་་་

1.68

A PICATIOS will be received by the Underiigeed up to the Coil February, 1958, for the Post of ACTING SECRETARY to the above Club for Twelve Months from the 1st April, 1958, to the 1st April, 19°9′ with the prospect of a permanent appoitimant-ga

ecretary,

Applicants should be pamarded as residencą į on the Club Premises is essential.

By Order,

C. H. GRACE,

Hongkong, a7th January, 1908.

HONGKONG CLUB. NOTICE

HE POST of COMPRADORE to the above Club becomes vacant on the sist March, 1908 Applications to fill the same will be received by the undersigned up to the 31st Janu.ry, 1908,

C. H. GRAOK

Secretary

Hongkony, 8 January, 1908,

SCOTLISH MASONIC QUADRILLE ASSOCIATION.

KEGALIA DANCE will be held in the

A CITY HALL 98 FRIDAY, the 7th of February. Dispensation to Wear Regalia for ENGLISH and SCOTCH MASONg, has been received from the Dist, Grand Master No Lavitations to this dace will be issued after the Filth Day of February,

A Launch will leave the Star Ferry Wharf at a á.M, to convey Kowloon resideńty back, dia

JOHN J. BLAKE, * Hon. •ecretary, Hsk+ni, and January, 1908

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,

Hongkong.

TO THE OWNERS OF DOMESTIC

BUILDINGS, N.

TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE LAWS (as amended) every Domestic Building or part of such Bould

City of Victoria and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon, occupied by members of more than one family, except those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austip Road or those parts als Domestic Building used as a Shop, Office or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LINEWASHED

отрет the

during

tha THROUGHOUT, by months of l'ecember and January.

ing within the CENTRAL Division of the

N.B. The word Throughout used in thin- notice means that the Houses should be Lime

LADIES and GENTLEMEN FITTED with washed in respect of all the Wails of each

2 and 3 SPIT GEAR, OF. ALL GRADES and GUARANTEED ENGLISH MAKES.

All Prices to suit individual requirements.

BICYCLE ACCESSORIES :-

Room and Staircase, all Cubicle Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Lidings, all Ceilings and the Undersides of Roofs both in Malu Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs.

The Backyard should have its containing Walls Limewashed up to the level of the int ROOT.

Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime..

LAMES (gas and oil), BELLS, TYRES, CYCLO-washed, but must be Clonosed.

The Central Division of the City lies between METERS, INFLATERS, SPANNERS, AND EVERY OTHER REQUISITE FOR Gilman Street and Peel Street on the East Red Tank Lane and Cleverly Street pa the CYCLISTS:*

West,

NEW BICYCLES FOR HIRE.

REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN, EXCHANGES EFFECTED.

THE

EASTERN CYCLE CO., 3, ARSENAL STREET, WARCIAL, Hongkong, 15th January, 19:8.

Don't Worry.

Kau-lung in divided into the Eastern and Weiter Divisions by Robinson Road-and-s straight line drawn from the North and thereof rough the Yaumat! service Reservoir to the Northern boundary of Kau-lung.

The Government Limewashing Contractor is prepared to Cleanse and Limewash Floore at the rate of $a.ro per for on application being made to the Secretary of the Sanjiary.

Board.

G.A.WOODCOCK, Secretary,

[131 Dated this 11th day of January, roo8

Don't Worry

WHY WORD

CONSULT

PHAROS.

THE MYSTIC AND MODERN ASTROLOGER

YES, WHY WORRY?

About your Business, Health, Pleasures, Friends Abroad, your, Lore:Aßairs and Chances in Life.

Yes, Why Worry?. Consult Pharos. He is able to advise you, Conante you and Wam 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 Giffs to make money. Pharos is independent of this," Will ing and able to help all in trouble and relieve their anxiety, to the best of his ability, and experience.

PHAROS HAS A MESSAGE TO YOU.

You are anxious to pat your sonito a business that will, prosper. Will your daughter be happy in her married life? You are in love. Have I made a wise choice in mate): Bhail I jake a partner into my business? Should I bemise in going abroad 7 All beso questions Pharos Can answer and adrise by the aid of astrology. Why not put this to the test: Band P. Divane lf- and addressed, stamped envelope to

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

was riding with him to Hertford to attend the SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! with your Birth Date, Full Name and Tille,and Town or County of Birth if possible, upon

assizes there, "What a nice bridge 1". He

said," is that all you can say of it. The word Dice is scarcely applicable. I have heard, you say shat a cake was nice." Speak, of the bridge as you see it.. Can you say, “It is built of stone-it is a solid piructurem it is a bridge of a single arch of find span and is of elegant proportions."!

Age A.MODERN INNOVATIONS.,

Many of the expressions, used to-day by

120M gotten world young people such as fully

THE DRAGON CYCLE CO.. ahol a

UTI, D'AQUILAR STJEET.

IN BLK AND TAN GLACE KID from the best American Manufacturer.

KLANNELS, TWEEDS, SERGES, Ladies DRESSING GOWNS

and JACKETS.

receipt of same Pharos will send you a written Tost Horoscope.

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

PICTORIAL POSTCARDS.

100 ASSORTED Scotch, English & Irish Viawa, etc. for x/6

1000

and Comple Cards for 15/%

Actresses, Songs, Animals,

English and Continental Actresena band tinted real glossy Photographs X5/- per gross CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS well ASSORTED parcel. 0-

too Cards for 5/- Valun að, að, 30, 44 and 64, each,

ASSORTED Cards for refe

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