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Intimation.

Wm. Powell, LD.,

Gentlemen's

Department,

28, Queen's Road

Direct

Importers

GENTLEMEN'S

PANAMA

Smart

and

HATS.

Exclusive NECKWEAR.

Specialists

Gentlemen's Hosiery.

Cool

and

Durable

SINGLETS

AND,

Latest

SHIRTS.

Patterns

in

SOCKS®

WM. POWELL,

LTD.,

General Drapers, Furnishers, Des Voeux Road,

and

28, Queen's Road,

KONGKONG:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 25 1908.

Public Companies.

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. CLARKE,

Secretary, i Hoogkong, 18th July, 1988.

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THE HONGBONG LAND INVESTMENT

AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE OPIUM QUESTION,

MR. CLEMENTI'S MEMORANDUM.

The following editorial is from the Japan Chronicle:-

_________Intimations.

FOUNDED IN HONOUR, No doubt you have seen in the such papers announcements as this-concerting some medicine or other "If, on trial, you write that this medicine has done you no good we will refund your money."Now, we have never had reason to speak in that way concerning the remedy named in this article. In a trade extending throughout the world, nobody has ever complained that our medicine has failed, or asked for the return of his money. The public never grumbles at honestly and skillfully made brand, or at a medicine which really and actually does what it was made to do. The foundations of “

Consignees,

“MOGUL LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

'STEAMSHIP "ERROLL," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

STRAITS

CONSIGNEESọf Cargh are hereby informad

that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the whaivos delivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 37th instant will be subject to rent.

*

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre sented to the Undersigned on or before the 27th August, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined, on the 27th instant, at 3. P.M. No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agent: Hongkong, 20th July, 1008.

Thus it may be seen how far the assertion is correct that the opium hibh is sapping to any" mmked degree the energy of the great HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

mass of the people. It will be interesting to STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

inquire bow far the end will justify the meani NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

in an endeavour to stamp out, the evil by The paternal solicitude of the Western world legislation. Confining our attention, to the "HE EIGHTY-FOURTH ORDINARY to the welfare of the Chinese which is to find special question of the abolition of opium

ALF-YEARLY MEETING of SAREHOLDERS in the Company, will be voica in the forthcoming Interasional Con, divans in Hongkong, it must be first premised hela at the Office of the Company, Hotel ference for the Abolition of Opium, convened that this operation will cost a not inconsider Mansions, on TUESDAY, the ith August, by the United States Government, is, in prin- able sum of money and secondly that the at 13 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of raceisciple, undoubtedly a praiseworthy indication of confirmed opium-smoker will continue to in- loga kuport of the Directors, together with a

an earnest desire permeating the more ad. delge by book or by crook, and cannot be sixtement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, Confirming the apposuitment of Directors; and vanced sections of mankind to eradicate evils prevented from doing so in secret. After the electing Directots and Auditors,

which tend to retard the healthy development abolition of the divans the Opium. Farmer will The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company of the race; buri would be interesting to ip continue, as heretofore, to possess the right of will be CLOSED from the 28th July to require whether in the present, case the evil selling prepared and dross, opium to the August, hoia days inclusive.'-

which is being attacked is as real as is im. general public. It is not to be supposed agined, and whether the eminent gentlemen that a half, probably not even a quanen

WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION. :.. who are organising the movement against of those who previously smoked in divans are laid in sincerity and honour, the knowledge Spium-muking are not making a mountain will forego their daily allowances of opium of which on the part of the people explains its out of a molebill. After the recommendations when the divans are closed. Now he per popularity and success. There is nothing to of the Conference are carried out, after centage of persons who use the divans disguise or conceal. It was not dreamed out, Government revenues from oplum bave babitually is 5.58 of the total Chinese poor discovered by accident; it was studied out, on the solid principles of applied, medical been cut of, after the public opium pulation. Taking the proportion of those divans have been abolished, will the results whom the abolition of the divans might cure of science. It is palatable as honey and contains mous amount of solicitude and expenditure in probably not even a quarter of 3.38 per cent, of Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod. volved in attaining those objects? There are the population. So that, in order to deliver, livers, combined with the Compound: Syrup of A good many reasons to believe the answer say, af9 per cent, of the Chinese population of Hypophosphiles and the Extracts of Mall and must be in the negative. From one point of Hongkong from the vice of opium smoking, a Wild Cherry. This remedy is praised by all view the pressure being brought to bear on tax in payment of compensation to the Opium who have employed it in any of the diseases it China in this respect must appear distinctly Farmer and to diven keepers and in loss of is recommended to relieve and cure, and is humiliating to that nation's dignity. The pro revenue, must be imposed on the remaining Scrofula, Nervous and General Debility, In

effective' from the first dose. În „Anemis, blem is being capably tackled by China berself, 99.11 per cent, of the Chinese, as well as upon fluenza, La Grippe, and Throat and Lung the whole non-Chinese population of the Troubles, it is a specific. It is precisely what ter appears totally unwarranted, especially Colony. Moreover, those divan habituds whom it is said to be, and has won the confidence of when those nations are in some cases blind. to the abolition of the divans leaves unregenerate, the public on that basis. You may resort to it their own shortcomings and would strongly set the number of probably over 10,000, prevest with a faith and hope that arise from the history sent interference in their concerns by cutsiders, ed from smoking on the premises, where they of what it has done. for others. Dr. Thos, Hun- That the evil has been greatly exaggerated are under the direct control of the Police and Stucky says: "The continued use of it in my may be estimated from a paper entitled "Cal-Sauilary Departments, "will be free to smoke practice, convinces me that it is the most culation of the Percentages of bium Smokessay place they choose," concludes Mr. palatable, least nauseating, and best prepara in China, Szechuan, and Hongkong," which Clementi, "to the probable detriment of the tion now on the market? One bottle proves

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- its intrinsic value. "You cannot be dis-seated to the Undersigned on or before the was laid before the Hongkong Legislative Rood order and sanitation of the Colony.

There is ons point which is not touched Council recently by Mr. C. Clementi, Assistant upon in the report, that will appear of vital appointed in it." Sold by chemists throughout 31st inst,, or they will not be recognized.

the world. importance to those who advocate abolition.

A share far the six months ending 30th achieved, adequately compensate the quo the habit, we gat certainly less (ban, hair, all the nutritive and curative properties of Pare

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of $3.50 per fuse, 1908, wil be payable on the 29th inst, u which date Dividend Warrants may be oblaned on application at the Company's, Office.

The TRANSFER LOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Itom: WEDNESDAY, the 220d rastaat, to WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant (both days inclusive), during which penud no transfer of shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOÓPER,

Secretary," Hongkong, 14th July, 1908,

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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Dollars ANTWERDEND Of Dollars ending 30th June, 1958, will be payable on the 29th instant, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained, on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 22nd instant, to. WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant, (both days inclusive), during which penad no transfer of shares can be registered..

By Order of the Board of Director,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest ment and Agency-Company, Ltd. Geperal-Agegus-for-The West Point

Building Company, Ltd. Hongkong, 14th July, 1908.

Notices of Firms

KOWLOON HOTEL.

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and the intrusion of other nations into the mal-

Colonial Secretary. He priots out that the

strongly-expressed opinion abroad regarding the demoralising effect of opium-smoking on the Chinese nation might be justified by a refer ence to Article z of the Proposals in Ten

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They will ask how the figures compare with those of other years. Does the percentage show a decrease or increase on that for former.. Articles for carrying out the Opium Edict of Periods? If the latter proves to be the case the zoth September, 1906, which commences then it will still be maintained that latervention as follows: The vice of opitim-smoking is is called for and that the vice must be stamped of long standing, and it may be reckoned that out before it assumes serious proportions. But some 30 to 40 per cent of the population are have laid himself open to a charge of prejudice we are of opinion that Mr-Clementi would not- addicted thereto." Where the figures in this by presenting the figures for one paried and official docunicol are obtained is not stated, ignoting a comparison with another if that com but according to"reliable învestigations" cog.

parison had dimmished the force ofhis argument, firmed by doimpeachable authorities they car- tainly do not represent the actual condition of his purpose in making the investigations being affairs. Sir John Jordan, in the first paragraph afterwards. If we assume that the percentage to arrive at the facts first and draw.conclusione of his general report on opium, dated he arrives at represents that for some year November 1907, states that the population of China is generally estimated at four hundred past it is at least more than likely that the efforts which the Chinese Government itself is HE Undersigned begs to Notify his Cliente / millions". Further on in the same report be making to eradicate the vice will, without fur and the Public generally, that he has writes: "The amount of opium produced in her extradeous influence, secure a reductiob- admitted Mr. P. E. FRED STONE into China in 19 has been estimated at 330,000 if that be possible-even on the minimum Dow PARTNERSHIP with him in the business of piculs... Of this iptal only 4,736 piculshown. The trouble is that legislation to seldom ibe above Hotel as from 1st July, 1908, under

are exported. to foreign countries." The The name and style of " OWEN STONE & 0.

"effects. Its purpose. Driven from opium, the total amount imported, he continues, Chinese who indulge will probably take, to .O. E. OWEN,

54,125 picals. Thus, the total consumption alcohol, just as a diminution in the consump In China in that year was 379,495 piculs, tion of alcohol in the United Kingdom and or 22,588 tons. It may be added that "Ireland: has led to an increase in the use of 379,495 picule amount a value of drugs. Reform to be real must come from 607,192,00 taels. This sounds a tremendous within, not without, sum, but let us see how it works out among a population of four hundred millions. No par son can be considered a confirmed opium. amoker-unless he consumes about Ti.. 0.2 worth of prepared opium per idem. This is ap

NOTICE.

NOTICE.

Proprietor.

[R. P.-E. FRED STONE has the pleasure MR.

to inform his numerous Friends and Acquaintances (ashore and aflosif that he bas joined Mr. . E. OWEN as a PARTNER in the business of the KOWLOON HOTEL, as from the 1st July, 1903, under the name and style of "OWEN, STONE & CO2

He trusts that they will extend to the new

Firm a Share of their patronage.

Hongkong. 13th July, 1908.

to

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PABST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKES.

FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK

SIEMYSEN & Co., Ageats for

HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA, Hongkong, 19th July, 1009.

THE

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.5. "BENCLEUCH," FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO,.

LONDON AND STRAITS. Cinformed that all Goods are being landed "ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained."

No Claims will be admitted, after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remains subject to rent. ¦ing undelivered after the 28th lost," will be

All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whore, they will ba examined on the 28th inst., at ddylight."

No Fire Insuranda bas been affected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co......

Agents, Hongyang, 21st July, 1008.

FROM EUROPE,

HE H. A. L. Steamship THE

"SILVIA,"

Captain Jaeger, having arrived, Consignees

of Cargo are hereby requested to sand in their Bills of Lading for countersignature

HINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND by the Undersigned and to take Immediate

MORTGAGE CO., LD.

CHI

(CAPITAL PAID UP

.....31,250,000)

Loans on Mongage of House Property, &c, Goods received on Storage. Advances mads on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application). THE OFFICE OPO TRUSTEE-EXECUTOR OF WILLS;- ATTORNEY,'&c., " Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.

НЕ

Consignees.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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intentionally low figure taken in order that the THE Undersigned have received instructions THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamer

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING OAR produce the same

and

EXPRESS TRAINS Co

(THE

resulting percentage may be the bighest pos [663 | Rible; but as a matter of fact, according to Sir J. Jordan, “'a smoker of Tls, 0.3 a day of lodian -opium-requires-T16-9.4-of-Chinese-opium-ta

effect," But faking: the average of Tlama quoted by Mr.. Clementi,, we find the annual expenditure of 607 192,000 acis on opium, equalling 1,663.539 taels per diem, gives 8,317,695 per sons who smoke opium in the Chinese Em- pire. This confirms the statement made by Sir J. Jordan in a dispatch to the British Foreign Office dated September 20th, 1976, in which he writes that the opium habit "har gained a firm hold upap 8,000,000 of the adult population of the Empire." Assuming then,

GREAT TRANS-SIBERÍAN ROUTE"

to EUROPE.)

HAVING

TAVING been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any information sa to ratos-of passage, &c., in connection with abora.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

Hongkong, jrat July, 1907.

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THERAPION MAÝ NOW ALSO BE OBTAİNED IN DRAGEE (Tasteless) Form.

CURE NO FICTIONS! MARVEL UPON.

MARVELL

NO SUFFERER

NE NOW DESPAK, butwi's Jnding a sociur's bui or failing auto the depth of quackery, may fcit, prily

cally cure bluself without the kuw Emige ond party; By the introdution of

14 REW FRENCH REMEDY

1ERAPION

complete revolution basboen weght in this da partures of medical science, whilst thoumanla hava bem restored to health and Lappiness add för YOUTH previously had been merely dragging out a muốn phía einen

THERAPION No. 1- Sv

Ramedy for discharges, superseding injec tions, the war of which dons irregable harta by laring the foundation of stricture and other serious dissa,

THERAPION, No. 2-A Sovereign Asmony for primary and secondary alar czapkins, ulcerations, pains and twellings of the joints, and all those comptaluty which mercury- and samaparills are popularly but ortomoudy supposed to curs. This preparation fee the whole syntam brough the blood and maghly Diminsirs all noisonas matter from the body,

THERAPION NO. 3-A Bayern Ronday for debility nervouston, pained vitality, alowylvetness, disiaste and incapacity for banasss or pleasure, love of solitude, blusling,

· Indlavetion, pains in the back and head, and all disorders eweulting from dissipation; sily-ex- ows, which thefaculty so persistently is" era, bera impotent to curs of ven eller

PUERAPION is sold byprincinalCum

"avourbout theworld. Brire in Engi numbers required, and observe that the word *THÉRATION", apesara và British Obwmment Stamp (in white fötters on a red gmundsikred to BYNY BALKAga by order of its Marty's Hon Commiplomes, and without which is in a formney,!'

·Held by all Chim

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

. For account of the Estate of the late

Colonel Martin,

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WEDNESDAY. the_29th_July, "roo8, at 1.30 P.M., at their Salon Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street, SUNDRY GOODS AND EFFECTS, belonging to the above Estale, TERMS ;—AS Usual

HUGHES & HOUGH, Hongkong, 18th July, 1008,

Auctioneers,

Intimations

LIMITED.

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the total population of China at 402,000,000, of GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, whom 8,000,opo are opium-smokers, the num ber of persons who smoke opium in the Chi- nese Empire is only 2 per cent. Clementi points out that even this

But Mr. percentage

is too high, for the 507 million taels is cal-

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Caske of 375 D. Bet $5.50 per Cak

ex Factory.

"DELTA,"

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delivery of their goods from alongsidę.

-Optional Carga will be forwarded unless notice to the contraty be given before TO- DAY.

· Any, Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed at Consignee's risk into the hazardous [andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Co, Limited, and stored at Consignees'” risk and скрепке.

1!

All Claimt must be presented within tep ¡days of the steamer's arrival here after which

date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th inst, will be subject

to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be. examined on the 28th inst, at 3 P..

No Fire Insurance bas been effected..

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 22nd July, "roo8,

1693

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Bremen. --IMPERIAL GERMAN-MAIL-LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIĠNEES,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees-of-Carge-by-the-above-named- vessel are hereby informed that their Goods. tre being landed and placed at their rizk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gosłowo Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where eachTHE Steamship consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, add delivery can be obtained as soon ai the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c.,, ex 5.5, Macedonia, From Calcutta, iz 5.5. Somali. From Persian Gulf, er B1.S.N. and B. &

P.S. N. Co.T'Steamers.'

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

6 hours!

...

PRINZ SIGISMUND,*

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception (of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk intothe hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Com pany, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

Goods not cleared by the 29th instant, ating undelivered after the goth of July, will

be subject to rent. 4 PM, will be subject to rent

All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are No Fire Insurance will be effected by me into be left in the Godowns, where they will be By case whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowar for axamization by the Consigune's

examined on the 30th of July, at 9 30 A.M.

All Claims must reach us before the 4th of

culated on the weight of raw opium before to Bags of asa. Dos. Bet $8.85 per Bag, and the Company's representative at ra August, 1998, or they will not be recognized,

preparation, and the Government Analyst at Hongkong-recently-reported-that-raw-opiumi loses 50 per cent of its weight by pre paration. This reduces the total weight consumed by half, representing only per cent of the population of China. But making allowances for smuggling and for persons who smoke less than Tis. 0.2 per diem, 2 per cent. is still the highest figure that can be given as re- presenting the proportion of opium-smokers in the Empire. Moreover, this percentage must include those who only indulge in a modicum of the drug and who probably derive little or no harm from the practice-the Chinese equival ent to the "moderate drinkers"in England- which brings down the actual "druokards" to 'a very small percentage indeed.

+

It is in Hongkong-not subject to the Chi-

ax Factory SHEWAN TOMES & 00,

Genem) Managers." Henken. 18th April, food,

- BLACKHEAD & Co., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS,

COʻL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS :

AND GENERAL COMMISSON. AGENTS,...

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING,

* HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS,

UN DAIMLER PATENT MOTOR

"LAUNCHES,

Bola Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and

SOLE AGENTS FOR": nese Government-that the percentage of HCOMPOSITION RED HAND TŢARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE opium-swickers attains a figure considerable BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT enough to excile some approbeision. But ‚oven þéra, călcalating on the official statistien which we need not go into, the highest possibla percentage, making the most liberal allowances, is 12.94, while the true percentage is probably, 'at least one-third less than this Sgure. Mr. Chan, the Hongkong Oplum Farmer's secre tary, who is certainly in a position to know the facts, gave it as his opinion that to per cent, of the adult Chinese male population of the Co- lony were opium-smoken. In the province of Szechuan the percentage is also higher than in the rest of Chios, but here, according to Mr Ciamenti's calculations, the apuro le nd higher than å per cent of the total population,

P. & O, SPECIAL, LIQUER SCOTCH

WHISKY, &c. - EVERY KIND OF SHIPS STORES, AND REQUISIT

ALWAYS IN STOUK

PRICE

appointed hour," "

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

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

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F. J. ABBOTT,

Acting Superintendent, Stompkene, 22nd July, vogl

*SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS,

LIMITED...

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

No Fira Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agents.

- Hongkong, 23rd July, 1908,-

5.S. "ARMAND BEHICA

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CÓNSIGNERS,

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex

FROM HAMBURG, LONDON AND CON Derdegne and Doure, and from

STRAITS.

THE Steamship

"FLINTSHIRE port, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in Captain Candy, having arrived from the above formed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignes's risk and expense.

Bordeaux ex. a. Ville de Ceffey: la con: nection with shove

forception haraby informed that their Goods,' with the'

Opinm, Treasure and Valuables are being! dens and/or extra hazardous Godowark of the landed and stored at their risk into the bazary?, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godów Co, Limited, at Kowloon, whence / dativity? may be obtained immediately after landingar eð

Option is focsived from the Coung

Cargo will be forwarded on

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are before. Neos, TO-DAY, "requesting ito la

to be left in the Godawas, where they will be funded here, paterne examined on THURSDAY, 30th ingt, at a PMMA,

day

All Claims must be presented within fifteen of the steamer's arrival here, after which dale they cannot be recognized, apply to

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the soch last, will be subject to rent Offer be countered by

Bills of Lading i

HE SHEWAN, TOKES & CO...

Hongkong, 24th July, 190,

Bult of Lading will be counterlade Undersigned Goods Cremainin, Jurid after MONDAY, the 27th July;; be subject to rent and landing All claims must be sent in to the 27th July, or they will not

All damaged packages wit Forb th

No Tire Insurance