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Intimation.

Powell's

WHITE

GOODS

LINENS.

SHEETS:

Plain, per pair,

2 x 3 yix, $12.00 to $25.00. 2} * 34 yds., §14:50 to $30.00

Hemstitched

2 x 3 yds., $18.50 to $35.00 23 × 83.yda., $21.50 to $45.00

PILLOW CASES:-

$12.50 to $37.50 per doz.

Frilled

$2.75 to $16.75 per pair Hemstitched,

$2.75 to $21.50 per pair

TOWELS

Huckaback, Hemmed,-

$5.75 to $11.50 doz.

Homstitched,-

$0.00 to $21.30 doz.

Fringed,---

$0.75 to $18.50 doz.

Diaper and Damask Towels,---

$10.50 to $27.50 doz.

TABLE LINEN:-

2 Yds. from $6.75 each

2 x

2.. x

24

1

8.50

.2.

x.. 3

10.50

2

*. 31

10.75

24 x

12.50

24

15.00

.4

15.00

21 ×

24 *

5.

10,50

10.50".

Serviettes to match:

ALL LINEN TABLING

2 and 24 Yards by any Lengtli From $1.25 per yard.

POWELL'S

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and

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HONGKONG,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19 1908

Public Compantes

HONGKUNG AND WHAMPOV LOCK- COMPANY, LIMHED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

:}

“HE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING THAKEHOLDERS will be held in the Offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, New Praya, on MONDAY, the 24th February, 1908, at 11 o'clock Ngon, for the purpoła of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the grst December,

1907.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the roth to the 24th February, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS. I. ROSE, Secretary, Hongkong, 29th January, 1908. [176

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Mem

of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on

'VIR1

MONDAY, the 14th February, 1908, at 4 P.M. in the City Hall, for the following purpose, 1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1907.

7. To elect a New Committee. 3. Ta consider the following Resolution :— "That in consequence of the Importance "of the trade existing between this port "And Bombay it is resolved under Rule XXto increase the number of the

IS. ANSAMERICANJAPANESE

WAK POSSIBLEY:

ment To

Mare merely perplex the accredited Gov- boment is not modera diplomacy. That his torical Constitution is endeared to the American A JAPANESE POINT OF VIEW,

Stales fust as the thingan of them hava strug | glad for IL® The constitution is the sapiome Certain circumstances in the latter day tea role of a nation. No material injury has been tions of the United States and Japan must done to the Japanese residents in the education bave been inexplicable even to some of the incident. Viciation of person, and property- keenest of students. A Roman voice was

as, for instance, the murder and robbery at the raised in America against a modern Carthage Golden Gate Bank, a Japanero establishment across the ocean; its resonance increased by went unnoticed; Viscount Aoki made the mighty efforts of gentlemen with gold pour representations to the Secretary of State on a Hypothetical plaus of strategy; the quantity of merely sautimaaial or technical point. The ammunition shipped to the Philippine lalands, Impression thus created upon the Washington the high spirit in the American navy, and other Gorerament al the initiative of the Ambassador impressive facts were unhesitatingly ex pounded, Jonathan geserously disseminated did not result in a furtherance of good will the details of his fleet's itinerary. The war. The pretext was frail; though even the pro- like one of the American Press infected Americans in Japan have mistakenly supported} well-eigh "the whole

country. An imit, declaring the action of the School-board

(San Francisco) inhuman.". agined possibility became a prediction

"The two countries bave no cause for keep The rotary machine showed hostilities against the Japanese already raging in America, ing their powder dry* other than the necessary In Japan, on the other hand, the journals were preparedness of every nation? War is a crime; and are engaged to their uttermost in discuss, it would be more than a crime if the United ing how to welcome the American fleet when States and Japan were to come face, 10 face. it arrives at their shiores. A number of the

With regard to the Canadian diffically, oor! metropolitan papers urge the people to pre-feeling is that it is a gross absurdity for the fusely entertain the Americans; and freely in- Canadian Commissioner to suggest a testic clined cordiality to Uncle Sam's armada pre-an of emigrants on the part of the Japaäere Government. No independent State can be vails from Hokkaido to Formosa.

It is surprising that the American Press bothered to enact a law affecting the liberty of should so thunder againit Japan. The Ameri-its subjects at the lestance of another State ad Press fails to observe the Japanese appre-In Japan every subject in guaranteed ab, clatins of the noble and good offices the Ameri.plate freedom of residence by the Consti can President, rendered at the termination of tation; that is, the right of moving accord. the late war. Japan ewes much to the Uniteding-to-his individual choice. A Japanese cal States for her recent strides, America awoke leave the country at his will with or without include a Merchant interested in the Japan in 1853, koocklog"at the then isolated 4 passport, and the Government has no

Committee from 9.10 10 so as to

"Bombay trade."

4. To transact any general busivesi..

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,. Secretary, Hongkong, 14th February, 1908. THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING

(122

door for the most, praiseworthy, unselfish molive known in history. Men educated in the States are leading the Japanese nation to. day; and, our gratitude being so enormous, we Pre scarcely likely to entertain an aggressive attitude towards Jonathan on a trivial ground, COMPANY, LIMITED..

(A local lawlessress is not uncommon in any country.) Mr. Roosevelt enjoys more popularity JOTICE is hereby given that the NINE-in Japan than when he was elected to the NTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF Governorship of New York on his triumphant

power, to prevent his departure. The United States and Canada opened their gateway to the Japanese for several decades. It is now pra- posed to exclude them, and, if possible, to efect those already settled or even naturlised there Well, the Pacific Sites and piovinco can de port every Japanese on his arrival, without hurung Japan's dignity as a nation. In what manner Japan is 'to reply to this new phase of of her immigrant „problem' remaios to be seen. Doubtless some agitation in in.

return from Cuba.' 'There are soma dozen of his biographies written in Japanese. Mon of evitable. his miscellaneous writings have been rendered into our Far Eastern tongue. Such distic

SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Office," Victoria Build- ings, on TUESDAY, the 25th February, 1908, at 145 A.M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year endinguished men as Count Okuma and Baron Goto Threats may be heard, but nothing serious will

31st December, 1907.

The REGISTER or SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED Iram TUEɔDAY, the 18th February, 10 TUESDAY, the 25th February (both days inclusive), during which period as Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest.

ment and Agency Co., Ld, Agents for the Kowloon Land & Build. ing Co., Ld. Hongkong, 17th February, 1908.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

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*

Dotel.

KOWLOON HOTEL,

HONGKONG.

NEEDS NO ADVERTISING.

World Wide Reputation. The only First-class Hotel in Kowloon, Most Charming and Popular Resort in the

Electric Lights, Fans and Call Bells

Bath Room attached to Each Room,

Telegraphic Address -

TOHEF BONDKONG,

Telephone No.

Unrivalled for Comfort and Cuisine,

Thoroughly Up to Data with Every Modern

A Luxury MIN

Billiards and Bowling Alleys,

Moderaje Terms and No Extras. Modern Management.

Entimations.

FAUST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE.

FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK

: BY.;

SIEMSSEN & Co, Agents for HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA, ' Hongkong, zgib july, 1907.

0. C. MOOSA,

1 & 3, D'AGUILAR STREET.

JUST UNPACKED A LARGE" AND

SPLENDID STOCK OF

FRENCH MILLINERY,

VARIOUS SHAPES AND COLOURS.

THE

OWEN,

EASTERN CYCLE CO.

3. ARSENAL STREET," WANCHAI

BICYCLES--BICYOLES.

CHEAP SALE

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

MACHINES

Fon LADIES and GENTLEMEN FITTED with

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

All Prices to suit individual requirements.

BICYCLE ACCESSORIES ::

But there will be no war' over such a matter; neither will there be a Japanese boycoll of American produce. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! LAMPS (gas and oil), BELLS, TYRES, CYCLO-

follow; and the whole excitement will be dis- appear before two years have elapsed.

If the United States has it in view to cruch Japan, my country is adequately prepared to not in the least afraid of a scarecrow, Japan answer any, exigency. The Island Empire is is still endowed with a few Samurai, who, how-' ever, will not draw the sword uutess forced. Baturely America is the last nation to pro yoke the people in whose recent awakening ske

was instrumental There are economic.com.

write prefaces for the volumes of the strenuous man whom the hero-worshippers of the Island Empire adore. To-day the Japanese Press is describing him as an upright, conscientious, brave, and loyal personage. With the interpal politics of the great Union the Japanese are unconcerned. Then why are the Japanese to he impugned? There is nothing to endanger the friendship between the two couûtrias,

The question of japanest immigration to the American continent, including Canada, was. only worked up by the amateur diplomatists, siderations to be eighed. Neither America Of course, an independent State possesses the nor Japan could afford to insist upon fatal right to disallow the entrance of an undesir experience, when all conceivable difficulties, able alien or alicos. Also, for any hygienic or are solvable at a round table. As soon as the intellectual reason, a sovereign State la cotiled. Japanese welcome the Armada to their shores to reject or eject an unfit person or one who and the American officers and men are enter. might injure the welfare of its inhabitants. A tained, the absurdities that have made for nation, like a household, must be self-preserva-neusiness will be disparsed. The reinforce tive first and hospitable afterwards One mest of the American navy is no menace to grants that Bat it is regrettable to see the in- Japan, who is also entitled to keep up the pace ability of the Californians and the British for an equally noble object-that of maintain Columbians to assimilate the Easterners who, ing her ever undisturbed concord with the go there as the geares: paint in search of United States. Western civilisation. They are not all fa- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company.bourers, much less human refuse. The majority will be CLOSED. from the 11th to the 25th. February, both days inclusive.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

HE EIGHTY-THIRD ORDINARY

THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING or SHAREHOLDERS in this Company; will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Man- Bicos, on TUESDAY, the 24th February, at $2 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Repon of the Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming the appointment of a Director and electing Auditors.

F

By. Order of the Board of Directors,

-W, E. CLARKE, » Secretary, Hongkong, 4th February, 19c8. (150

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ORDINARY

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS THE THIRTY-NINTH will be held at the Offices of the Undersigned at 12.30 PM, on TUESDAY, the 10th March.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th inst. to the 10th proximo, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO, LTD.,

*General Managers, langkong Fire Insurance Company. Limited.

[333 Bangkang, 17th February, 1908,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.

THE

HE DIVIDEND declared for the Hall Year ending 31st December, 1957, at the rale of Two POUNDS STERLING per Old Share, and ONE POUND and TEN SHILLINGS STERLING per New Share, it l'ayable on and after MUNDAY, the 17th day of February, current, at the Offices of the Corporation WHERE SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO APPLY FOR WARRANTS,

By Order of the Court of Directors, JR. M. MITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 5th February, 1908. [2:0

Notice of Firm,

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING OAB

and

EXPRESS TRAINS Co.

(THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE

TO EUROPE.)

HAVING 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 TOME

go to the Pacific slape with a sincere desire to improve themselves. In the past a number of Japanese were benefited in their sojourn at the castern side of the Pacific, but in the prerent environment they are spoiled there.

SATORI KATO, in Pall Mall Gazelia.

Intimations.

WANTED.

IN

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

FLANNELS, TWEEDS, SERGES, Ladies' DRESSING GOWNS

and JACKETS.

Samples on application. Coast ports orders carefully executed."

Hoogkong, 3rd January, 1908.

Don't Worry.

(to

KETERS, INFLATERS,- --- SPANNERS, AND EVERY OTHER REQUISITE FOR- CYCLISTS.

NEW BICYCLES FOR HIRE,

Repairs Undertaken. -- EXCHANGE! ESPECTED,

THE

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Hongkong, 15th January, 1908,

Don't Worry.

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CONSULT

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HINA

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AND

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(Rates and Particular on application). THE 'OFFICE OF

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS,

VAL ATTORNEY, &c,

Codertaken and Executed..

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers.

1.8 Hongkang, and December, 1097

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There is reason to believe that the real | ostra jam began when the Japanese became able to conduci small businesses of their own according to the law of the land. A certain class of Americans dislike the resident slien il he establishes the right to redress in the Courts of Justice in connection with his business or otherwise. As long as the jap anese wars suppressed as outlawx there was no conflict. The Chinese, on the contrary, are exceedingly tactful in accepting the conditions enforced upon them in the land of "graft," International usage grants equal treatment and the same protection in the alien residents as to Ibe naturally born citizens. Unfortunately an ostentatious diplomatic communication took place of lete concerning a distinction made against the Japanese in tha. pablic schools of San Francisco. To a sane mind the demand"made' by the Japanese Ambassador· at Washington sounded extraordinary. The Gresham-Kuriso, Treaty of 1891 'is of a com-

E.

R. mercial nature, but it is not a reciprocal

NOTICE is hereby given that the PEAK agreement of benevolence as to education. A NOT

TRAMWAYS' COMPANY have sub. courtesy is undomandable. The municipal mitted to the Government revised plana shew- authority of San Francisco did not abandoning the route of the proposed new Tramway the grant of free education to the Japanese from the Queen's Road end of Battery Path Applicants. The Californians generously gave via Glenealy Valley to the Peak The route the Japanese free tuition, and never discon now proposed cuts the lower part of the Nonh 31

eastern edge of the Public Gardens and then iinued it. The institutions maintained by their passing on trestles along their Western ex- money are lotended to upbuild young America iremity, and within 100 yards of the Roman in the right spirit, and to educate their po about 30 yards to the East of its junction with Catholic Cathedral, crosses Robinson Road terity with a patriotism and a loyalty worthy Conduit Road. Costinging upwards it passes of the people of the "Stars and Striper.” All ❤iibis 120 yards bf inland Lot No. 1568 and the comitesies extended to the Japanese in adjoins the Peak Road opposite Inland Lot dicated that the Californians were magassimons. No. 114%, keeping after that to the Eastern They have a national conscience now as ever slope of Victoris Peak, Instead of gratifying it, the Japanese Consol reported a sentimental, and if technical only so, in the weakost sense, objection to the class room distinction. No gentlemen, while a guest, will take exception to an alteration of the room arrangement by his host. If dissatisfied ho can politely depart. The objection to which I refer was nothing but a typical recurrence of the tendency to petty Jealousy between the Daimyos during the feudal age. *

Viscount Aok! unwittingly omitted to con sider the most delicate position of the Federal Government in connection with a 4overeign State lu’the Uolon.. Was

ralted upon. Governor Hancock

Owners of adjacent property and the general public who may be interested in the effect of the Tramway upon the Public Gardens cap inspect the plans and drawings at the offices of the Director of Public Works for a period of one month from this date between the hours of

10 AM, and j PMALIYI

Bull By Command,

F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 18th January, 1908,

COLD STORAGE

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Actresses, Songs, Animals, Lovers

English and Continental Actresses band tnted real glossy Photographs 15/- per gross. CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS well ASSORTED parcel, ̧100 Cards for 5/- Valus id, 2ð, 31, ád and'éd nach.

500 ASSORTED Cards for 20/-.

I gross Jewelled Cards for 9/..

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Foreign or Colonial Stamps not accepted. Kindly send Money Order.

BRITANIA POSTUAED 00., 45, Union Street,

EYES

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N. LAZARUS, OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN,

8. PEDDER STREET, HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY WILL te your eyes free of charge, and if they are wrong will LAWLTD. Bave now 40,000 Cubic feet of Lapses Ground, COLD STORAGE Available 2. East: POINT. {Stores✅will;be Open at 10 CM) and

(daily Sunday dxcepted, to gsosiy « and;

perishable goods.

All kinds of Repairs,

fifa for Illustrated „Booklet on.