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Intimation.

Powell's

GRAND

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

NOW

OPEN.

TOYS

Every conceivable kind of Toy,

From 10 Cents to 35 Dollars.

DOLLS

A gorgeous array of Fairies, dressed, partly dressed and

undressed,

From 25 Cents to 30 Dollars each.-

ANIMALS

of all kinds, Including:

Polar Bears, Grizzly Bears, Teddy Bear, Hares Rabbits, Terriers, Bulldogs, Spaniels, Monkeys, Cats, Donkeys, Horses, Elephants,

etc.,

etc.,

etc.

GAMES

All the newest

Parlour Games,

Comprising Cupa and Balls, Garden Throwing, Peg Quoits, Captive Skittles Ballooning, Sea Fights, New Hopla," Pop in Taw, Atlas Race Games, Leap Frog Bowls, Planchette, Giggle Goggle, Ring Pitch,

etc.,

étc.

XMAS TREE Decorations

and Ornaments GALORE.

Rocking Horses,

Tricycles,

Hobby Horses,

&o., &C., &o.

Fancy Goods.

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 12 1908.

Intimations

GRAND EXHIBITION

OF

OIL-PAINTINGS

(BY CELEBRATED French ARTISTS}; to be held at the CITY HALL (ST. ANDREW'S), on the 18th and 19th DECEMBER, 1908,

Admission...ge! 50' cent

-Proceeds to be divided between the Hong. kong Benevolent Society and the Tung Wah Hospital...

frost Hongkong, 11th December, food

THE IMPERIAL COLONIAL CLUB'

ΤΗ THE above Club is formed chiefly for COLONIAL and OVER-SEAS MEM- BERS; it is situated at No. 84. Piccadilly (ibe

| centre of Clubland), opposite the Green Park,

The Club has a Bridge Section, Reception, Dining, Billiard Room, Smoking Lounge, Reading Room and Library...

Ladies are eligible as Members,

VA.GRUBSIJME CEREMONY.

CREMATION OF THE BONES OF IPIT PERSONS

INTERNATIONAL DRIUM

A CONRERENGENALAN.

AMERICAN DELEGATE INTERVIEWED:

Cheer Tongkah, "ych Nov

- De · Hamilton Wright of the United States "A new road, branching of the terminus of Commission to the International Opium Con- the principal strest of Tongkab, has just bhen | frecce at Shangbai, has already begun an in-- opened to traffic. A great many yours ago a vestigation of the opium question in the Philip bit of land, along this rond, was used as a pines and whep Bishop Beans, the hand of the burial ground and, as it was recently required Commission returns to Manila, it is probable by the public for other purposes, the bones that the two will make a tour of the southard were dug up, and the gruesome ceremony of islands for a further and more complete in cremating them was performed last Faiday,vestigation of the subject. Dr. Wright bringe and witnessed by hundreds of people, momly the news that the United States government proposes to completely clean its own bands in the opium business by anacting a law at the forthcoming session of Congress that will pre- eat the importation of prepared opium for smoking purposes, and the manufacture of smoking oplam within the United States.

women..

Ou the brow of a hillock, about ball-a-mile from Tongkah town, an aliap shed, about 30 feet lop, a feet wide and 15 feet high, was erected, on the floor f which firewood soaked with kerosing oil, was strowa. On the top of this were piled boxes upon boxes-tsa boxes, ailk boxes, cement casks, etc.-containing human bones. There were over a hundred boxes, and the excavators' account showed that they had dug up the bones of 1,031 persons.

י.

"At the present time," anid.Dr. Wright in an interview with a representative of the Manila Fimes on and last, "we are regularly impart. ing 145,000 pounds of prepared opium into the Ualled States every year and it is estimated the ground around these firewood was that the smugglers get in 62,000 pounds annual stacked,"

fy. Besides that, 500,000 pounds of gum In front of the huge pile square fables were opium is annually brought in ostensibly placed side-by-side, on which were spread for medicioal purposes but wo Entrance Fee. Five Guineus, Annual Sub. Siamese and Chinese visads of every descrip pert opinion that not early that mach

tion, all, the fruits procurable at this season of ription, Five Guineas;

the year, and various kinds of wines and spirits, needed legitimately. We have been mak. Farther particulars from

At 1r o'clock the priests arrived-two Chinese ing very searching investigation during the last year and it is very clear that the and some forty Siamese-who, after some pre-use of the drag is constantly increasing. Our liminary preparations, started chanting prayern lower order of immoral men and womeo and on either side of the tables,, whilst sitting, the negroes in the north are using it in increas- stadding or lounging, near by, were Siamese

ing numbers. and Chinese women, old and young, with

THE ORGANISING SECRETARY, 84, Piccadilly, W. London, 19th August, 1908

THE

1760

PROVIDENT LOAN AND

CMORTGAGE CO., LD.

(UAPITAL PAID UF.....................$1,350,003)

Loans on Mortgaga_of House Property, &c Good received on Storage,, Advances made on Merchandise Loan made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application).

THE OFFICE OF

TRUSTLE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Exacated,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, toth March, 1908,

DON'T BUY

Intimations.

WE FOUNDED IN HONOUR. No doubt you have seen in the such papers announcements as this concerning 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 dreid, or at a medicins which really and actually does what it was made to do. The foundations of

**** Consignees.

FROM EUROPE,

THE H, A. L. Steamship

#ISTRIA," Captain Lining, having arrived, Consigases of Cargo are bareby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO DAY,

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will ba landed at consignees' risk into the hazardous andfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany, Limited, and stared at Consignees' risk and expense........

All Claims must be presented within sten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they canast be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be loft in the Godawns, where they will be examined on the 14th insi, at 3 .M.

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.

WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION are laid in sincerity and honour, the knowledge of which on the part of the people explains its popularity and success. There is nothing to disguise or conceal. It was not dreamed out; or discovered by accident; it was studied out,

Na Claims will be admitted after the Gooda us the solid principles of applied. medical science. It is palatable as honey and contains have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain

subject to rent. all the nutritive and curative properties of Futeng andelivered after the 14th inst, will be Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of have ex-Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Malt and Wild Cherry. This remedy is praised by all who have employed it in any of the discanos it is recommended to relieve and cure, and is effective from the first dósc, Scrofula, Nervous and General Debility, In- fluenza, La Grippe, and Throat and Lung Troubles, it is a specific. It is precisely what it is said to be, and has won the confidence of the public on that basis. You may resort to it with a faith and hope that arise from the history of what it has done for others. Dr. Thos. Hun- Stucky says: "The continued use of it in my practice, convinces me that it is the most palatable, least nauseating, and best prepara- tion now on the market. One bottle proves its intrinsic value. appointed in it." Sold by chemists throughout the world.

"Our plan is to absolutely stop the imports tion and prohibit the manufacture of prepared opium and by placing the traffic in gum opinam brought in for medicinal purposes under rigid laws and the supervision of the internal Re- venue department to check the improper use of the drug."

It is not generally known but it is the fact that a letter written by Biskup. Breat to Presi

a sprinkling of men, each bolding a small packet in his or her band containing a pair of red candles, a roll of joss sticks and a pad of jou piper. Some attended for the purpose of acquiring "merit" (Thamboon); some were present because they were not quite sure whether they had not some remote ancas-" tor whose bones were there ; but not one pres sant, could say for certain that, included in the lot, were the boots of his or her ancestor; the cemetery having been used so very long ago.

By 3 o'clock the priests had finished their prayers, and then huge piles of Joss paper and sticks were burnt and crackers fired, after which Wright who wrote a handbook on the Pbilip- the food, etc. were distributed among the beg-Washington who has kiven many years of pines, but a medical man end scientist of

(4 girs, who, clustering in small groupe lazily.

smoking cigars or cigarette ends, had been wait ing since the morning, like flocks of valtares over the body of a dead buffalo, which was baing skinnad by a couple of men, and which they dared not, as yet, approach'.

ELSEWHERE BEFORE YOU CALL AT FRENCH STORE

NOW

(Opposite ASTOR HOUSE).

AWING

Large and Fancy Assortment of be Best FRENCH TOYS, DOLLS,, TOM SMITH'S 'CRACKERS,

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE;

PERNOT. BISCUITS,

#1st November and

110

RAIST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE

FRESH SUPPLIES. ALWAYS KEPT - IN STOCK

SIEMSSEN & Co. * Agents for

Hoxaxoxo & SOUTH GRINA,

Hongkong, 29th Jole, 1007,

LEE YEE "HAIR DRESSING SALOON

dent Roosevelt more than a year ago led to the calling of the conference which will meet at Shanghai on February 1.

In Anemia,

"You cannot be dis

Hongkong, 7th December, 1908,

S.S. ERNEST SIMONS."

·COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

*· MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

CONSIGNEES of Care from London ex

us. Dordogne and Alexdot, from Bordeaux Ex 2.s. Ville de Constantin and. Ville de Dunkerque, in connection with above steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure,and Valu abies are being landed and stored at their Godowns of the Hoogkong and Kowloon

·Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Dr. Hamilton Wright, is not Hamilton, M.PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, risk into the Baiardous and/or extra hazardous

study to the opium question, and scientific questions arising particularly in the tropics and iba Orient..

WHAT IS BEHR?,

SOME OF ITS CONSTITUENTS.

.7.00 am,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

7.30 am to 9.30 am. ...Every 10 minutes 9.30 am, to 11.00 am. .....Every 15 minutes. 11:30 am, to 12.45 p.m. ....;Every 15 minuten. 12.45 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every to minutes. 1.13 p.m. to 1.49 p.m. ...Every 15 minuten 1.45 pm to 1,15 pm, ««Every to minutes, 1.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. .....Every 15 mlautas. 3.30 p.m. to 500 P: Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8,00 p.m....Evary 10mlanta",

NIGHT CARS,

Optional Cargo will be forwarded, on unless.. intimation is received from the Consigases before 6 P.M., TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed kers.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed - after MONDAY, the 14th December, at Noon,

will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All cizima must be sent in to me on or before the 14th December, or they will not be recog

Mr. Lloyd-George, in answer to a question by Sir John Barker, states that the following articles, other than mill, tops, sugar, yeast, and water, have come under the notice of the 545 pm and 9 pm, 945 pm to 11.19 28. MONDAY, the 14th December, at §. V.M.

A little after a 'clock, the huge pile was fired and, as-isted by the wind, the atraps, poles, placks, firewood and boues were consumed in one big blers. The boat was intense, and for while the blue sky was curtained from view by the smoke, but it soon cleared; and what remained of 1,031 persons-infants and babies, boys and girls, lads and lasses, men and wo-sionally used in the manufacture or preserva. med, 'young or old, pretty pr ugly were re duced to ashes. The ashes were collected in boxes the next morning by a couple of Chinese coolies and will be interred in a tomb.

The expenses in connection with the commony were paid out of priváte subscriptions raised by one of the "Kumsan," or headmen' of the Chinese community-Straits Echo,

HEALTHY NAVY,

GREAT DECREASE IN SICKNESS, DISEASE,

AND DEATHS, -

In a statistical report of the health of the Davy for the year 19-7 it is tited that the re- toms for the total force for the year was found to show a still further improvement on the salisfactory report of list year, and the average |loss of service for each person has dropped, ta

1046 days.

taised Revenue Department as being occa

of beer:-

Rice, flaked-rico, rice grils, rice male,

gelatinised rice.

Malzo, flaked maius, maize grits, maize

four..

Oats, flaked, rolled, malted, and crusked, Torrefied barley.

Yeast foods. These include salid and liquid preparation of peptomised yeast sold, under various trade names, as adiramide, peptomide, dallion, etc., mixtures of malt flour and alkaline phosphater, common salt, etc, and prepara- tions of malt combings, etc.

Preservatives. Mainly sulphites of soda and potash, and, sold under various trade names, e.g., kalium metasulphite (K.M.S.), sulphositas etc, Salicylic and boracic acids are also occa- sionally used as preservatives," -

Burtoniters (substances used for harden. ing brewing waters) are chleйly sulphates and chlorides of calcium and magnesium,

The total force in the year 19-7 was 108,740, and the total number of cases of disease and Neutralisera. Mainly carbonates of potash njury entered on, the sick list was 75,11,and soda and sold under various trade names which is in the ratio of 691.94 per 1,000, show as regenerator, and neutraliser, antacid, etc. ing a decrease of 85.23 per 1,000, as compared Bop substitutes: Catechu or culch, tapain, with the average ratio of the last five years.extrait de houblons d'Alsace, Davis' hop The average number of men rick daily' war sobalitute, optanin, quasiia and preparations |- 3.118.4, giving a ratio of 28.67 per 1,000, a decontaining grassia.

cirase of 3.1 per 1,005 in comparison with the | last five years' ratio.

The total number of persons invalided Hai' 2,312, which gives a ratio of 339 per 1,000, sbowing a decrease of 3.18 per 1,000 in com- |parison" with the average ratio for the last five

HAS ALWAYS ON HAND

CIGARETTES | YERUS.

CIGARS

AND

TOILET REQUISITES FOR SALE.

11, D'AQUILAK' STREET.

HONGKONG :-

Benger's Food is mixed with fresh new milk when used, "is dainty and, delicious, highly nutritive, and most easily digested. Infants thrive on it, and Bor aged delicate persons enjoy it. Bonger's Food to sold in Blas, by all Chantela, sis averywhere.

BENGER

FOOD

Preparations used to precipitate albuminous matters from wort, mainly gelatino, Iceland- mosi, Irish moss, alginol, ibrita, etc.

Miscellaneous brewing materials : Albamen maltose, linseed, liquorice, amide syrup (ceramide), dextrio.

The total number of deaths was 365, giving “SHINANO MARU", a ratio of 3:35 per 10co, showing a decrease. of 1.05

EASTERN WAITERS.

THE ORIENTAL ATMOSPHERE AT THE NEW LIPTON'S.

IFFETTED.

JAPANESE LINER IN A GALE, With her master, Capt. Ki-Kaware, seriously! ill, and bringing, an account of severe encoun ter with gales, the Nippon Yesan Kaisha line steamship-Shinano Moru reached. part. at. 7. o'clock last night, reports the Stoffle Post of At eleven o'clock yesterday morning of Nov. 13th alt. Passenger and freight business on 12) the first Lipton Restaurant, on Kingsway, the Shinaus was the smallest in many months. was opened to the public, and from that hear, Oiher than a shipment of 700 bales of raw silk' until late in the afternoon, the premises were no important freight-was brought to the Sound. Continuously filled. It was found necessary tó | Capt. Kawara was injured by baing thrown close the doom on several occasions, and against hatch covering during a heavy blow aboutly after leaving Yokotama. It is range for patrons to enter in relays,

As to the waitresses, something more than words are needed 10 describe them, i

every half hour. SUNDAYS.

8.00a.m. to 9.00 Em....Evary 15 minutes "(goo #mito" 9.30 am.... Every ya minutos 19.30 am to 10.30 am. ...Every is minutes 10.30am to 11.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 11:45 1,0, to 12,00 2900.....Every 15-minutos. 11.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m. .....Every 10 minutes 1.00 pm to 5:00 p.m. Every 15 minutas 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm. .....Every to minutes 6.00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ....... Every 15 minutas 3.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m.... Every 10 minute".

NIGHT CARS 'at on Wesk ́Days, SATURDAYE.

Extra care at 3.15 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Jompany's ́Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Das Voeux Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managara,

· Hongkong, 4th June, 1909.

All damaged packages will be examined on

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

P. NALIN,

Acting Art Hongkong, 7th December. 1994.

FROM NEW YORK.

HE H. A. L. Steamship

"ARAGONIA,"

Captain Meyer, having arrived,. Contigones of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature.. by the Undersigned and to take immediate delivery of their goods from alongside.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be givan before TO DAY..

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed at Consignes's risk into the hazardous Tand/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hang.

THERAPION MÁY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED, IN DRAGEE (TASTELKES) FORM.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

THARE

THERAPION

MARK

This sucessful and bighly popular remedy, used, te the Contiazatal Hospitals by Ricord, Rovias, Jobert, Velpan and olbors, combines all ibe desiderata to be sought medicine of the kind, and surpamas overgro thing Leto employed

kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Limited, and stored at Consignnes' risk and expense.

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All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival-hero afer 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 17th inst, will be sub- ject to rent,' ·

All broken, chafed, and damaged· Goods are to be left in the Godawns, where they will be

THERAPION NO.1 examined on the soch inst, at 3 P.M...

ably short time, often a low days only, removes all dié- charges, effectually superseding injections, the um al which does irreparable harm by laying the foundation aắ ⚫icture and other serious disen set. In dysentery, pišeo, • irritation of the lower bowl, cough, bronchitis, atlant and some of the more trying complaints of this kind. will be found astonishingly escacious, affording prompt relia where other weit s riad comedies have boss powerless. parkly

THERAPION NO.2

of blood, scurry, pimples, spots, blotches, pales and read ling of jointa, socondary symptorza, gust, rheumat

all disonson for which i bisbees Logs net fashion key CONTY, SATELparilla, &c., in the destruction "DE.safficher soeth and sult of benith," This preparation purifies the whole system through the blood, and chan roughly eliminates all polsomos matter from the body.

THERAPION No.3****

---Lon, Fleep resacas, and all distress or consequencer of dissipation, worry, overwork, early error, sacea, Benit pasces surplùing power lu' préloring strength sað- vigour, to those suffering from enervating inbuencer of Jang pedence in hot, unhealthy climates.

· THERAPION

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, toth December, rool

NOTICE: TO CONSIGNEES:.

*HE P. &.0.S; N. Ca's Steamer-

*DELTA,"

(1061

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBOʻAND" STRAITS.

"The wild by principal Consignees of Cargo by the above-named -

*

When the world Price in England 39 per packs

oni ing, mate which of the three numbers required, ghiere above Trade Mark, which is a fac-simile of THARAM” an·lapsyete an iy fanlı (naveTİKƏSİ Atane in white leadin't find loever n misionari saavel order of Hee Hajr $6. and with which it to a long we

'—Sold by'all Chemists.

Bentistry

TSIN TING.

he scheme of decoration can only be defeated that ribs have been broken, and, scribed, is delightful. Na palas bave been affected by a severe cold, the possibilities Ho spared to make this ten shop look'as ikite like of pneumonia are being considered." a tea shop as possible.

was kept to his room practically all of tho royage, but upon reaching Caps Flattery, early yesterday morning, thick weather brought him to the bridge to aid in navigating the ship. The exposure proved unfavourable, leaving the | LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY, patient in a rather serious condition upon

„STUDIO AT NO. 14, D'AQUILAR STREET, arrival here.

·REAJONABLE FEEL

Consultation: Fron Hongkong, moth June, 1904-

Lipton's "neat-banded Phyllis,” arrayed in a fastefol-black dress, with a dainty embroidered apron of soowy whiteness, is quite out of the ordinary, and must be seen to be appreciated,

The real novelty of the new establishment, however, lies in the fact that there are six Indian men waiters and alx Cingalese. Ona of the former, & rotund individual, atands at the entrance to open the door for customers; anii incidentally to amuse she small-boys of the locality.

· The Shinano Máru is the second arrival in Seattle from the Orient since the lanuguration, November of the interstate commerce ruling affecting tariff on overseas freight. With both, 'ships › the cargoes have been" but a minor fraction of the capacity. The situation strongly supports the contention of many Silent-footed, civil,, and anxious to, oblige, informad shippers that with the entrying out these sons of the East are admirably adapted of the new rate mling, ocean trade would be for the service,

Procesadly demoralized

Dr. M. H. CHAUN. THE LATEST: METMOT

* AMERICAN SYS: *! It is, all very quaint very moral, and varr gibyrsix passengers were landed in Seattla Interesting, and no doubt London will make a.

polar of seeing this, the newest features in the from sha Shinono, llary, cabe list included but

vassal are bereby informand that: their Gojda,

are being landad and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa *Company's' Godowns at Kowloon,” where sạch consignment will ụ be sorted, ost umaskinky mark, and delivery can be optridad as soon as the Goods are landed.

^^ Thli vessel brings on Cargo:—

From London, &c., ex S.S. "India, *--From Australia, ex 8,5,¡CAlma:

From Calcutta, az 88. Bardinia, Erom Persian Gulf, ar BLS,N. and¬B. &

P.S. N. Co.'s Stamers, and Optional Goods will be landed here qulags- Instructions are given to the contrary before 16 hours/V LA WA

Goods not cleared by dhe 17th insient, at

4. P.M. will be subjací 10 rent.

* No Fire fasurance will be affected by me in, any case whatever. All

Damaged Packages must be

[60. | Godowns for examination by: than Cossigase's

| and... the... Compinoy's Formsentative, at an appolated hour

Pe All Claims must be presented „days of the meamer's arrivalİ

date they cannot be pacfignised. No Chalfis will be admitted Kars felt the Godowan