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Intimation.

Vtm. Powell,

LD.,

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

Fashions

and

Novelties

in

Lace Goods.

Latest

Designs

in

Muslin

Embroideries,

Allovers,

Flouncings,

Insertions...

BLOUSES,

BLOUSES,

BLOUSES.

Latest

Shapes

and

Styles BELTS.

WM. POWELL, LTD.,

General Drapers, Furnishers,

Des Voeux Road,

and

28, Queen's Road,

HONGKONGE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 14 1908

Entertainment.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

TOMORROW, August 15th.

GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT,

J

CAT P.M. on the CLUB GROUND, KING'S PARK, Kowloon.

An excellent programmis has been arranged consisting of Songs, Recitations, &c., by local Ladies and Gentlem 'n.' Full Bund, of the

13TH RAJPUTS (Bandmaster C. Coke) by kind permission of Major Evåds and Officers of the Regiment.

PROGRAMME.

i. Selection... Lilts & Disces of Braid Scotland Band of the 13th Rajputs.

3 Song My T. Chapple

Song...The Message..... MAFL. Bronghail 4. Selection...The County Girl,

Daod of the tih Rajputs. Soog Under the Dcoda"

i.

Miss Helen Thorse

3. Recitation............ .......Mr. Hutchinson 6. Song..."Toreador"..... Senor Torras 7. Song.........

.Mr. Benedetto.

8. Toet

{Mr. Ayria &

Mrs. Kew INTERVAL Selection, 'The Mikado Band of 13th Rajputs

Part I

1. Song, Down the Vale Miss Parke * Sáng.

....Mr. E. B. Ayres

3. Song. My ain Folk"... Mis. L. Broughall 4. Soog

Mr. Beneditto

5 Selection..." The Gondoliers"

Band of the 13th R«jpuls Song "Sparkling Eyes" W

Miss Helen Theroe

6. Song...... 1990 - goa, NY; P. W. Goldring 7. Song

Senor Terras

GOD SAVE THE KING,

"

Admission....pant $1,00

£20,000,000 UNCLAIMED.

now excred, £4,000,000 over less than ten ¡¡ygada, 211 || wall within the mark to put the amcunt, unclaimed or last notes, unclaimed FORGOTTEN, TREASURE HELD BY BANKERS dividends, etc., ut ten milions. It is common

BILL TO COMPEL YEARLY RETURNS TO STATE.

knowledge bat upwards of two millionë 'Jin bbc aimed to snobur bank, 1eglecting moy. consideration of the contents of sealed boxes; There are unclaimed balances astensad at from

Twenty millions in estimated to be the hand-one to one and a balf' milións in a bisk po- some little sum lying in British banks un pular with the services. Taking the most con- claimed and forgotten. The people to whom servative estimate, based to a great extent on a that 20,000,000 belongs know nothing of its limit of ten years, the amount aimed at by Mr. exisionce, nor are they ever likely to do so if Bottomley's Bill is certainly not leit than, the banks are permitted to continue their pie.twenty millions."

policy of giving no information whatever, to the public conceruing properly of any kind for which there we mu claimasis. Obviously this huge treasure does not belong to the banks, neither does it belong to the Stile. It belongs to the hairs of the original proprietors. The subject has been the theme of an interesting debale in Parliament, and a Bill-proposing ir portant reforms has been introduced by Mr. Horatio Bottomley. The mala poists of the Bill are as follows:-

On January 15, 1939, it shall be the duty of all of the bankers to make a return showing (*) the amount of all sums to their possession which have not been operated upon by or on behalf of the prons in whose names they stand for a period of six years.

(b) Particulare of all stocks, sbares, scrip, debentures, mortgages, dreds of title or other securities in relation to which there has been ne transaction for six years.

(c) Particulars of all plate, jewellery, works

of art, and other properly lodged with them for

|

DISCOVERED BY A FLUKE,

writes to the Mail:"to 1888 I found out ac

Colonel F. B. Loraine, of Lyadhunt, Pants, cidentally (bat 1,500 Console stood in the name of a relative of mine in the Bank of Eng and, and I know that the relative had died in 1866. On inquiry, 1. found that the interest on the money had been paid into another tank for to swell the balance of the bank. That back the 21 years, and the możey had simply'gono.

mun have known at the time of the demite and. could easily have found out the executors. Of course, we got the money from the bank; but it was by the meres f.ke that the thing was discovered.

to Let.

TO LET.

custody by persons with whom they have bud FIRST FLOOR of No. 6, QUEEN'S

no trassactions for six years.

(d) Particular of all bank notes, letters of credit and other sególiable obligations issued by them, and which have been in circulation for a period of six years and upward prior to

·January 1, 1907.

10 January 15, 1910, and in every subio-

Tickels may be obtained from Members or quent year, it shall be the duty of all banken of T. CHEE, Hon. Secretary.

LATE TRAM to Peak, 12 Midnight. Hongkong, 14th Augusty 1958.

to make a retura similar to that just provided for.

*[745

Public Companies,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI-BAŃK-

N

ING CORPORATION,

Op or before June 35, 1939 and thereafter on or before June in in each incceeding year, it

ROAD, Central, containing 6 Rooms. and Servants' Quarter:

Apply

10----

DAVID SASSOON & Co., LD.” Homeking, 22nd May, 1908.

TO LET FROM 191 SEPTEMIER.

AT SHAMEEN, CANTON..

Intimations.

SAINT RAPHAEL

TONIO, RestORATIVE, DIGESTIVE WINE

Very palatable. Known throughout the world and prescribed in all onsen of Anemia, Dability and Convalescence, to young women, children and the aged, Invaluable in hot climates.

DOSE: One wize-glana afar tis two principal mania).

Each bottio of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAEL bears, in addition to the registered trade-mark :

(1) The WARRANTY STAMP Ģf, the UNION DEM FABRICANTS.

(3) A METAL SEAL advertising ULITDAB.

i a MELIBBA and MINT cordial.

CLETEAS which surpasses all others by its

purety and faultless preparation. To be taken on a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du VIN 'BAINT-RAPHAEL, Valence (Drôme-Frince), WALDBECK LOGRESIL & Co., Hongkong.

་ ་་

COLLEGIO, DE SANTA ROSA DE LIMA WORKS MANAGER WANTED" OVER".

GENERAL ENGINEERING WORKS.

A HIGH-CLASS BOALDING AND DAY SCHOOL MUST bays First-class General Engineer

FOR YOUNG LADIES, MACAU.

Under the Patronage of His Lordship, the Bishop of Macau,

(257 REUPEN on the Ninth of Sep

shall be compulsory upon all bakers to hand.CUSE No. 103 (Kwas How Buildings) over all unclaimed property, as leady describ- at present in the occupation of the

t. M. Customs, ed, to the Public Trustee, who shall hold the same in trust for the, persons entited thereto,

NATURE OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE, The nature of the hidden treasure, and how it accumulated, is the subject of an article by Mr. Bottomley' in John Bull Baking is a very old British institution, he wites, and until quite recent year it was the custom of all weal-

TOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN

ARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, og SATURDAY, the 22nd day of August, 1908, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving thethy people not only to keep large sums of inohey Report of the Court of Directors, together with with their bankers, but also to lodge their a Statement of accounts to 30th June, 1908.

deeds, securities, jewels, and other valuables By Order of the Count of Directors,

with them for custody. In this way enormis wealth accumulated in the bands of the old J. R.. M. SMITH,

private banking firms, in the same wɩy, bạt: Chief Manager.

to a lesser degree, the great joint stock.banks [723 have gradually amassed immense treasure, quite apast from their ordinary sluating balances, Well, what happens? i'eople die people go abroad families coms to a end; papers aro lost; old deposin' are forgotten; dividends are ool claimed ; executors of wills are not advised

Hongkong, 1st August, 1958,

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

ING CORPORATION

NOTICE is hereby given of the Corpors tion will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the

GISTER SHARES

instab, to SATURDAY, the sind instant, (both dayi inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

Hongkong, ist. August, 1908, HONGKONG" AND WHAMPOA DOCK

of testator's basking accounts, sed in, a score of other ways things are los sight of—with the result, that there is an ever-increwing hoard in. the bands of the - hanks, who saturally observe strict silence and secrecy By Order of the Court of Director,

upon the matter. What the actual total may 1. R. M. SMITH, br, ho one can say. The daia are so ramota ¿ Chief Manager. and, of course, to ask the banks themselves [7.24 would be equivalent to asking a burglar to de clare the total of his "swag" Bule Mr. Lloyd Georgere le ly tickled with the idea of get. ting hold if this nice, Haul, his been making. Inquiries, an l bless Blë' innocence, they fell' bim that the total does not exceed £500,000 or £63 on! Rally, really! Well I could tell him of two ni Illons in one bask, alone—whilst HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY is common knowledge that many of the pala THE

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS,| tial piles which serve as head offices of some will be held in the Offices of the Company, of the banks have Been erected entirely out of Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road, on

these funda, MONDAY, 24th August at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Director and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1908,

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS....

The TRANSFER BOOK the Company will be CLOSED from the 10.h to the 24th

ugun, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

THOS... ROSE, Secretary: Hongkong, 28th July,, roc8.

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

be HOW IT 15 WORKED Relying on a certain legal'decision, which, wouldn't stand five minute, test, the banks have been in the habit for years past of treats ing all dormanı balances as their own after the expiration of the usu il period of limitation six years; and consequently, any figures pow given 'are, at bes), but the "rotalo" current” The thing to rell- evident. In Canada, where they have a law compelling disclosure, they have » already iccured nearly a quarter of ja millios, ind Net Mr. Lloyd George seriou ly thinks that the total for the whole United Kingdom,

Apply to-

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

Hongkong, 1st August, 1908

(699

TO LET.

OFFICES and ROOMS on the 1st and 2nd Floors of No. 14. Des Voeux Road- Central (formerly occupied by Messm. Showap, Tomes & Co.)

Apply to THE COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,

E. D. Sassoon & Co...

Queen's Road Central.: Hongka v. 9th Jura, 1998,

TO LET.

HATHERLEIGH, CONDUIT ROAD.

THE Classes of the above Establishmanti

tember sext: '

The teaching af foreign languages forms the pilacipal feature of the College; the teaches all being Europeans, Portuguese, English, French, and Geman are taught by skllied cemficated teachers. There are four Ponte, guese lady leachers from Portugal, two English, two French, and one German, all possessing diplomes of Centified Frained Teachers.

lesides languages, the girls are taught in their own languages Geography, History, Ahmetic, Religios, Morality, and Civility.

knowledge and experience, ***. Good Education and Boergy are requisite." Particulars of Qualifications, Age, und Salary expected should be given.

Applications to reach Tiedtsin before 31st August, and to be addressed to

SECRETARY, TIENTSIN IRON WORKS, Tientsio) The above position is vacant owing to the resignation of present Manager who is leaving China permanently.

(739

Tientsin, 6th August, 1998,

TYPEWRITERS

A SPECIALITY

Music, also, Vocal and latiraments! (Piano); Drawing, Lineal and Ornamental Painting, Oil, and Water-Colour; Needlework, OVER TEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE and Embroidery are taught by the sams abib ladies.

07.

The Convent is situated at the East end of CLEANING, OVERHAULING, Praia Grande, overlooking the se. The Class rooms, and dormitory are very roomy and airy. Excellenti table. The Sagitary Arrange mists are perfect.

The health and department of the children are the otjects of special care. A monthly report of the progress and behaviour of the glits is sent to the parents..

For terms, and further particulars, apply ta

THE LADY SUPERIORESS. Macao, 14th August, 1908,

[734

E188 F. BLACKHEAD & Co.,

A HOUSE in WONG-MEI-CHONG Road,

A HOUSE in Ripon Terrace. OFFICES is YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS to PRATA EAST, BLUE BUILDINGS, and No. 163, Das Vaux ROAD next to the Hongkong Hotel.

·FLATS in MORETON TERRACE

SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS; COL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSON

AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR,

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS

SOLE AGENts for [ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENDINE

HACOMPOSITIONENS GANDIN

and REPAIRING

ALL BROKEN PARTS.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. .

ALSO

FOR SALE and HIRE.

MODERATE CHARGES,

MOTOR

LAUNCHES

ON

HIRE

AT PLAKE PIER.

GREAT BON TO PASSENGERS

TO and FROM STEAMERS

AND

No to. DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT ALSO ROUND THE ISLAND FOR

Apply!

Host Floor, 1.

THE HONGKONG 'LAND İNVEST {MENT & AGENCY CO, LÒ "Hokokona· 1st August, 10 8.

TO LET,

FFICES (a Rooms) on First Floor,

York Building.

Apply to

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

Hongbong, 27th⭑*July, 1908,-"

[706

TO LET

where banking was a fi jurishing institution beODOWN NG SA, DUDDELL "STREET.

THE Undersigned have received jautructions for Canada, could boast a filed fish shop, is

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO.MORROW,

the 15th Augar, 1908, at 11. AM, at their Sales Rooms, No, 8 Des Vasux Road,

only half a million! The remedy is simple-' | and I propose to apply it. Every bank nest make aratórn showing the total accumulations. in its hand hom dimant.sccounts and de- posite. After the first reture, there most be an annual one. And all funds and securition must be handed over to the Public Trusted. TWO. HAND DIVERS' PUMPS, ONE The fands and securition world then bå held ELECTRIC BATTERY, a quality of MA-in trust for any rightful owners who might toro TERIAL for MANUFACTURE of DIVING

P, and, in the meantime, all the income would

corner of ice House Street,

DRESSE, SUNDRY D.VING DRESSES, AIR PIPES, &c, &t i

ALSO

ONE MILNER'S SAFE, TRIMEAs usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 12th August, 1908,

NOTLOE

How to she Exchequer.

+

THE £10,000,000' ESTIMATE, ( The estimate of £20,000,000 as the value of unclaimed property in the hands of the banks was made by a member of the Institute of Bankers. The banker'of his own koowledge of fourteen broks gave their puçlaimed wealth

1747

st

HE. Public are hereby informed that no THE

change has been made in the Rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph and- they are, warned against paying more than TRN CENTS (10 cis.) par Siagia Copy,

THE MANAGER,,,

£1,300,000

€50,000

£60,000

$350,000

£330,000

50,000

450,000

€4,050

100,000

£700,000

£300,000

Toja) –£4,181,000 "The amount of unclaimed Government

Hongkong Triagrajk Oo, Ltd. | stock alone in the Bank of England, according (61) (o this muthirity, appródcli If it dost hot

kang Foch Septümber,

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CÒ, LD.

'ongkong, 1st August, roɔ8,

[499

TO LET

HOUSES in ADKIN AVENUE, Kowions,

st $45.plus taxes per month," Immediate possessión,

'Apply to- (.

*A, RAYMOND,

Ojo S. J. Darid & Co.,

1601

Hongkong, 24th July, 1908.

TO LET.

HOUSE I MUTSFORD TERRACE;

Kowloon,

* Apply to--

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY 00. LD. Hoogkong, 1st August, food,

DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES, &C.,

ac..

Bole Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM

and!!

·

P&O SPECIAL LIQUER SCOTCH' "WHISKY, &c.

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES

ALWAYS IN- STOCK -

:

A KASONABLE PRICES.

Pemphers tiki Márek, võet

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

LI KWONG LOONG & CO.

公谧 李

CABINET-MAKERS AND ART DECORATORS,

from Shanghai, bas re-opened their

FURNITURE STORE B

at

No. 3 DIE VEUX ROAD CENTRAL The only Shop in Hongkong with this same.

WH

7HERE HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE of every description can be made to order in may design required.

Have been pitronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co., Mesir, A.S. Watson & Co., Firmy and aber Jeading Establishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made to the Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Furaitere, &c, supplied,

Messrs. A. B.. Wagion & Co., Ltd, write as

follows:--

"We have pleasure in stailing that Mr. LI, KWONG LOONG furnished the Annuse to our Dispensary and gara vit ověřy sulin- faction.

(Sd.)' A. 5. WATSON & CON

ORDERS punctually attended, 10, 2nd CHARGES,20% moderaje, ndaj

AN INFECTION INVITED. Bongicon on August, 1908,

1 PICNIC PARTIES, &c.

,'

Fares from $2 per Hour.

HUMBER CYCLES

'AGENCY.

DRAGON CYCLE

DEPOT,

33.35 Dza Vœux ROAD.

Hongkong, 18th Intṇa, vorð

THERAPION MAY, NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED IN DRAGEE (TASTĒLESS) FORM-

THE NEW FRENCH- REMEDY

TRADE

THERAPION

· MAZILA

This siccessful and highly popular vmedy, used the Costianstal Hospitali by cord, Rosas; Jobart, Velprwy and others, comhizos all the desklersta to be soba medicine of the kind, and surpauer over?« thoberto employed.

THERAPION NË 19

ably short time, ofted's fer égYA ONLY, JEMZYi ali dia.... charge, actually supaneding, injections, the use of which dose irreparable harm by laying the foundatio OE strictory and other serious diseases. Tadysentery, piles, itation of the lower bowl, cough, bronchitis, asthma, and sons of the more trying complaints of this kind, if * will be found astonishingredicacions, adjordisk premi på relief whether well-teled yemalian hava bom powerlow,

THERAPION NO.2

impf blood, acurvy, pizsyle, spola, blotches, pulstand aws!-- ling of piste, secondary:zuptomi, gosi, rheumatis

Kies for which like barn Louwack a fashion Buy cry, magarilla, ke., to the inkruction of sudeks lepik and-ruls of health. Thit preparation pare the whole watas through the blood, and thos roughly eliminates alipoious matter from the body,

THERAPION No.3

¿tion, idag coazos, and all distensing coumZUMICAS DE

Pokemonday Day, operwork, early ANTRY, BACON, me. If

surprising power in restoring Math, and Tlapar le shoao wabecing from marrazing itu susce Tone rescance de Sot, wellthy climeton, Gay

HERAPIONE