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Intimation.

Powell's

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

TRAVELLING

REQUISITES.

TRUNKS.

Solid English

Leather,

From $42 Each.

Best Willesden

Canvas,

From $25 Each.

Black Waterproof Leather

Bound,

From $23 Each.

Saratogas,

From $18 Each.

LADIES' HAT BOXES

(To hold Six Hats) Black, Brown, and

Willesden, From $15 Each.

Kit Bags, Gladstones, Umbrella Cases, Holdalls, Rugs, Rug Straps, Luggage Tags,

&c., &c., &o.

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,

and

28 Queen's Road.

Micosg. Both Fabrdary, 1009,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY MARCH

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instructions

Wire to sell by s

PUBLIC AUCTION,

MEYERS JAY'S, LIMITED, TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) the 2nd March, 1909, commencing at

1030 A MALE MATARAMOU CORSETS FLOWERS, RIBBONS, DRESSES, HATS TAFFETA GLOVES, DRESS MATERIAL, &c., &c. TERMI:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 1st March, 1009.

THR CINEMATOGRA

HOW:THE FILMS ARE MADE.

carpet was painted to represe Orar

the actor a head, suspane

calling, was the camera

un through the projecting lanter ence LW fugitive come, 19

wall, and Anive from the plai

"film was

1900

break-down, Indigestion, Liver Headaches, Mälatia,

Paralysis, Bari Beri, Eczema, Scrof

Intimations.

Consignees

FROM EUROPE:

Captain, B. Katzse, having arrived, Cont of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature. by the Undersigned and to take immediata delivery of their goods from alongside.

· Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless nolice to the contrary ba givan: before TO- DAYN

the audi-Skid eruptions, the special ailments of Indies, high stong" and the aftereffects of Fevers, Dysentery and Baskonio Paris, Jan. 15.

wail, scale it with marvellous asse, and from Chills, Obialpable at most shops where THE H, A. L. Steamship About a year agol remarked in these columes the summit look down in triumph at his medicines are sold, also direct from the Dr.

ATI LYRIA. "upon the great development of the cinemato-buffled poraste. The logenuity of these | Williams Medicino Co., 8.B Kiukizag Rond, graph in Paris, and the way in which it was moving picture artists is endless, Recently Shanghai, at Sriso mex per bottle or o Lottles crowding out other and less novel forms of en- |*1W a horse and cast and driver roll bend over for $3/, mex, tertainment. Since that time the extension of brefs down a cliff into the ses, while the aveng. the moving picture show has been more rapid ing husband stond gloating on the summit, than ever and at the present moment, la Paris The entire episode was, I was assured, con and provinces, the cinematograph is far and lructed from a face photograph in the "studio," away the most popular spectacle patronised by Yet I know that sometimes the cloematograph the masses. In far-off mountain towns, in tiny man with a desire, to be faithful to nature,

does not stop at saapons, the scenes are unrolled nightly that [220 you may see in London or New York, and in the French capital and its vicinity several large cinematograph factories are kept constantly at work turning out new scenes and panto mimes for the benefit of novelty-seeking pal rons. The recently invented combination of the phonograph with the moving pictures has opened up

PUBLIC AUCTION, HEUndersigned have received instructions

to sell by

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

OD

THURSDAY,

the 4th March, 1909, at 2.30. P.M., at their. Sales Roams, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, -comer of Ice House Street, SUNDRY VALUABLE. BOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

|: Comprising:-

SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAWTM ING ROOM SUITE, TEAKWOOD

WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS; MARBLE TOP WASHSTANDS, DINNER

WAGGONS, Single and Double IRON BEDSTEADS and BEDDING, CROCK. ERY, GLASS and E.P. WARE, CAR. PETS, RUGS, PICTURES, CANTON CARVED BLACKWOOD WARE, COOK ING STOVE and UTENSILS, &c., &c.;

ALSO

Two COTTAGE PIANOS and One

FOWLING PIECE.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS-As usual,

A VAST NEW FIELD, and now, just as you can hear Caruso on the talking machines, you can both see and hear the most distinguished artists of the Paris Opera in the moving-picture houses, nud, faula de mieur Harry Lauder will walk on to the screen and sing in his.inimitable style "I loe à lassie." You can see and fear a

performance of "Romeo of Juliette," "Cat" men," or "Le Diable," "H. M. 5. Pinafore or "The Mikado." The immense develop ment of the cinematograph has been mods possible by the cheapening of the process of la manufacture, and the big factories tur oot theunaeds of feet of picture dramas every week. Every few yards along the boulevards

you come upon a ball which has been built expressly as a moving picture theatre, or has been converted into a cinematograph show, and some of the immense buildings which were started as circuses and hippodromes, and prov- (a2xed "white elephants," are now running vast pictorial exhibitions of the anima'ed order, and are paying for the first time in their exist

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers, Hongkong, 27th February, 1909.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

“HE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCCUNI OF THE CONCERNED,

OP

SATURDAY,

the 6th March, 1909, at 2.36 P.M., at their Sales Rooms No. 8, Des Vœux Road,

}

corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT, OF JAPANESE CURIOS,.

Comprising:-... GOLD PHOTO PICTURES, CHERRY WOOD CARVED "DESKS, TABLES, SOFAS CHAIRS. IVORY CARVING FIGURES CARVED BRASS BOWLS, VASES and BUDDHAS, SILK-EMBROI. DERED and CUT-VELVET · WALL HANGINGS, SCREENS, FINE PAINTED SATSUMA BOWLS, VAŠES and PLATES, MOTHER O'-PEARL INLAID SCREENS PANELS, FROG SKIN HAND BAGS, KAGA and NAGOYA TEA SETS, &c. &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual.

4

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 27th February, 190g,

For Sale.

LEE YEE

HAIR DRESSING saloon.

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1212

HAS ALWAYS ON HAND CIGARS, CIGARETTES

`AND.

TOILET REQUISITES-

-FOR-SALE--

12, D'águilar' Street,

Номакона.

1ămas bunu end Santambre, spine,

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COCO.

If you enter

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'DOWNRIGHT BARBARISM AND CRUELTY,

Not long ago two man in the employment of a moving picture agency goaded a poor horse until it sushed beadlong over a precipice la Brittany, dragging e cart with it, so that the dramatic incident might furnish films for a realistic cinematograph display They were both heavily fixed. Some time ago I attended a rehearsal for a picture representing a Christian. baing sacrificed in the arena. Nero sat in his tribune, with bis beautiful but cruel favourites, and real lions prowled, about the siena, behind a strong with stille,,. The Christian was represented by the silhouette of 'n man, behind which pieces of flesh. recently dipped in blood, were hung on books, though the lions altimately discovered the The singe setting was highly picturesque, but meat, they did not attack the silhouetted Christian as eagerly as the cinematograph-

BENGERS

Food

is quite distinct from any other. It possesses the remarkable property. of rendering milk, with which it is mixed when used, quite easy of digestion by children, invalids and convalescents.

"Benger's Food is sold in Gins by Chemists, etc

everywhere.

photograph would have liked. Now the great fare. Rostand has written a play for moving ones of France have succumbed to the golden pictures: an automobile pantomime, with the and Lavedan. Bernhardt and Rejane have scena laid on Olympus; and so have Capus, acted before the camera and talked into the phonograph, and moving pictures have even "Gösterdimmerang," to depict the fall of been used in Paris in a performance of the PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, Valbalia. Globe,

HELPLESSLY BEDRIDDEN,

WAITING FOR DEATH.

OLD LADY IN CEYLON TELLS OF HER REMARKABLE RESTORATION BY Dr. Williams! Pink Pills.'

7:00 B

LIMITED:

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS.

7.30 am to 9:30 am. .......Every 10 minutes ́ ́ 9.30 am to 11.00 am. ...Every 15 minutas (1,30 am, to 12:45 pm. .....Every 15 minutes.- 12.45 p.m. to 15 pm, .....Every to minutes. 1.15 pm to 1.45 pai „Every 15 minutes 1.45 pm, to 2.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes, 2.15 pm, to 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minutes.

· 6,00 pyd, tó : 8,00 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes

NIGHT CARS.

every half hour, SUNDAYS.

A MOVING PICTURE "STUDIO," you will probably be surprised by ils likeness to the stage of a theatre, though on a smaller scale. There is a loft full of drop scenes, there are ropes, pulleys, sets of scenery, "dressing. rooms, and actors standing about is paint and costume. Oneofthenumerous "authors "'whore ingenuity devisen the episodes depicted, has One of the chief causes of the enormous prepared a scenario, The stage-manager holds popularity of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale ibe manuscript of the play in his hand. At People-at the present moment undoubtedly his direction the scene is set. It representa the most widely-sold medicine in the World the iterios of a French cottage, for La lies in the fact that they are almost equally 8.45 pm and 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. to 11.15 pp. Poupée de Jeannette" is to be photographed effications, and promptly restorative in their today, in pantomime. There are a score of action on the old of both sexes as on-the young actors, some of them players out of work, more and middle-aged. The many testimonials or them regularly employed to pose for these received from grateful elderly persons who pictures, just as they might be segaged to act have been cured by their use give ample proof in a theatre. Over and over they are drilled to of their usefulness to men and women past the go through the first scene, until they can run it prime of life; as an example may be quoted the off smoothly, with some show, of naturalness, case of Mrs. Rebecca Karunatilake, a lady The scene represents a wedding. Although belonging to one of the best famílies in Ceylon. they have no use for dialogue' in a cinemato. From her address, No. 1,039, Peradeniya Road, graphic play, the natural instinct for speech is | Kandy, Ceylon, Mr. Karunatilaku writes aï too strong to be repressed, and the actors salate follows:- one another with bonjour as they enter. With the canvas scenery, the paper flowers, the litter, of the "studio," on-all-sides, the scene looks anything but realistic. But there is a string tacked on the carpet, which

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THE PLAYERS NEVER OVERSTRE,”

If you peep through the "finder" of the camera, you will see why that string marks the edge of the lear. Whithin its compass, seen through the camera, the picture becomes as lifelike as any stage setting ever cap. When the actors have been drilled..for..ase or two hours till they know exactly what to do, the lights are turned on, the film is net whirring. through the camera, and the picture is taken.

Next day, perhaps, the actors and the heavy camera machine are caned down to some isolated farm, an hour's ride, from Paris, and the second scene is rehearsed till it, too, is duly photographed on the next one hundred GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, | feet of 6im. Perbaps the third, episode of

LIMITED,

PORTLAND GEMENT.

the story takes place on a city street. To avoid altracting crowds the actors are taken to some sleepy suburb, and there, often with the aid of natives 'dressed into service as supers, go through the antics which later cause mirth In Caoks. of 375 Dr. nạt $5.50 per Cark in a thousand moving picture theatres. The

ex Factory.

average film is about

·lo Bugs- of |150 Ihs.-not- 48,45 por B+g.

ex Factory SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

General Managers, Fengkong, 15th August, 1907,

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 · delicate or aged persons enjoy it.

Denger's Food to sold in tina, byi áll,

Chemiile, elé, everywhere

BENGE

FOOD

SEVEN HUNDRED FEET LONGJ

"1 am bow sixty-one years of age, and for the past three years until lately I suffered from excruciating pains in the head, loss of memory, high palpitations of the beurt, and a number of other complications which I can find no words to adequately explain. "The pain in the joists were so severe that I could not get up. from my bed, or even talk to the visitors who

often came to see me.

My nights were very rasticis, and I 'well Tenember some which brought me not a wish

of sleep. My daughter, who always attended me, gotthoroughlyṛud- down through worry and acxiety on my behalf,

reached my hands which contained some trustworthy testimonials regarding the marvels ous effects of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for dreamed of a cure) to give these Pills & trial, Pale People. I determined (although I never

Lment for a supply of Dr. Willjama! Pink Fille and to my great relief, and to the astonishment of my friends and relations, before I had frish-

Mrs, Karunatilake, tried many kindi ・of Kandy, Gaylon, ‹ of medicines with no from a photograpk . benefit whatever, until taken ofter her resto. at last it seemed, that i ration to health was on the verge of by Dr. Williame death, The cup of

PinkPills, a misery and suffering and as it is taken in several sections, each shat I was drinking from was daily getting section requiring careful rehearsal, nod free and more bitter, It was when in this sad quently trips into the country, the labour and pit of despair and agony that a litle book '36 expense of making a ciñematograph_play in considerable. Anyone who has been to a mov.. ing picture show knows that the ilma which are lo pantomime depict most often either little dramas, preferably' farcical or sentimental în dature, or A comic chass of somebody by everybody else. The chase always begins with one in pursuit, and gradu ally the other characters are picked up the first bottle. I felt that I was regaining along the way, till sometimes two score. psopleing the Pills, the dizziness in the head, those strength and appetite. Then, as I con/inned tak- are madly tambling over one another, upsetting gawing pains in the joints, the difficulty of cyclints, baby carringes, fruit stands, climbing breathing, and the loss of memory left me, and over walls, falling into ditches, apparently breaking their necks every bundied yards, but only to rise and dash on again. The chase is always depicted in episodes. The crowd rice past a certain point, then there is a switch of sharp light on the screen, and the picture is taken up aliewhere.

EACIL EPISODE OF MAD ABANDON is the result of careful consideration and ar- rangement. If the actors don't break their neck it is because they are,

sot running so fast when the picture is taken as they seem to be when it is whirred through the projecting „Jantern,

could relish my food with appetite, and work and walk again as I did in my younger days.

I offer my sincere thanks for the great good have experienced from Dr. Williams' Pink is, and give my estira consent for this testimonial to be ned”. In addition, Mr. | Karunatilake generously allows her photograph fo be published showing how she looks after the miraculous restoration of health which her letter so vividly describes,

The secret of the success of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People in caring bealth fies in the simple fact that they are the greatest blood-purifying, blood-strongthening;) **Many_of_the_maive jobs adventures, that And Blood-making medicine known to mindicaf befall, those characters are of course," but science.. Bad or weak blood is the cause of most iricks of the camera. I walked into a "studio" disease. Good blood drives out disease. Among bis the many maladies for which these Pills are atomach, wriggling scross the floor. But the the proved remedy ares-Anusm

5.00 am to 9.00 8.m, .....Every 15 minutes. 19.00 am, to⋅ 9.30 am; .....Every 30 minutes." 29.30 am, te ra.30 am. ...Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 17.00 mm....Every to mizatea. 17.45 am to 11,00 noon...Every 15 minuter, 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m....Every te minutes, 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes, 5.00 pm, to... 6.00 pan. .....Every 10 minutes 6,00 p.m. to 7,00 pini. .....Every 15 minuter 3.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. .......Every za minutė-

NIGHT CARS as on Week Daya. BATURDAYS.

Extra cars at 3.45.p.m., £1.30 p.m. and

11:45 p.m. 19

SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, "ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Des Væar Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, sth free, Yong

THE

Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be "landed at consignonst risk into the hazardous- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongy kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Comi pany, Limited, and stored at Consignous' risk. and expense

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamere arrival hare after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods, have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 4th March," will be- subject to rent forward

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods am to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 3rd March, at 3 P.M. (2

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

·HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

- Hongkong Office: Hongkong, 25th February, 1909,

FROM EUROPE..

THE H.A. L. Steamship

"SPEZIA,"

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Captalu Girstenbrau, having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are dereby requested to sand 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

Apy Cargo impeding her. discharge will be Landed at Consignee's risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Limited, and stored at Consignaas' risk, and expense.

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

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goads remaining" undelivered after the 4th March, will be sub.... 'ject to rant.

́All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, wheïs they will be -examined on the 3rd March, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been affected

·HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 25th February, 1009. fars

"SHIRE” LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM HAMBURG, MIDDLESBORO':

THE

LONDON.

HE Company's Steamship

GLAMORGANSHIRE"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods- are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's hazardous and/or extra hazardous will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment.

can be obtained' as soon as the goods are landed.

Goods not cleared by the 4th prox, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

1.

All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damara: HINA-PROVIDENT LOAN ANI obtained from the Godawn Company within

MORTGAGE CO., LD.

(CAPITAL PAID UFS 350,000)

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

(Rates and Particulars on application).

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS,' ATTORNEY, &c. Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Manager:

· Hongkong, 10th March, 1908.

THERAPION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED,

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THERAPION:

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such could ayer have been discovered mal tranĻA) -

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THERAPION

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ten days after the vessel's arrival Here, after which no claims will be recognised

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 9AM, TO-MORROW,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

Agents

Hongkong, agih Febinary, 1909.

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAILƐLINE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE Steamship,

THE

KLEIST (having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby -informed that their Goods, with the exceptĺpa of Opium, Treasure and Valuablei, ara being landed and, stored; at their risks into the. bazardous and/or extra batardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Company, Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obisined, and ev

No Claims will be admitted: after the Göodz have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 5th March, willi ba ? subject to rent, A

All broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda grs to be left in the Godawaz, where they will be examined on the sth March, at 9,30 AM, ME ...all claims must reach us before Life" giả March, 1909, orthey will not be recognised. ?{ v

No Fire Insurance will be effected:" Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the ,undersigned."

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Cou Agents.

- Hongkong, 16th: February, 1909, dalle 01 [5

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