1909-03-25 — Page 3

Intimation.

Powell's

are now showing

special cretonne and“ curtain designs for

the spring season

CURTAIN

Madras Muslins in white or Heru with plain, Frilled or Fancy

Bordered Edges from 80 cts. per yard

AND

Plain and Figured

Harness and Book

Muslins in White.

and Ecru

Brise Bise

Blinds and Screens

CRETONNE

Very special Plain Book

Muslin Curtains,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 25

Intimations.

WANTED,

GITUATION by a Lady as LADY'S COM.Niogpo Ra

PANION or GOVERNESS. DO

not mind Travelling and undertakes care of children on the voyage. Apply to --

Clo Hongkong Telegraph.

Hongkong, gth March, org.

WANTED.

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ANGCHOW RAILWAY,

Distegarding these conditions the Yachu Tic, 1,850,000 in eighteen) regalitions and sapu bad, to the end of January withdrawn lodged the amount to the satire bank belonging to the Ministry, Their requisitions simply state that the money is required for "forma tion or bridges." They are not accompanied be continued until the deposit is exhausted. by certificates. Withdrawals will presumably

.

The following is the foll text of the telegram coirespondent of The Timer of the Shanghal-Hapgcbows to which reference was made etly in our columus

Shanghai, 7th February. I have just returned from inspecting, in company with ad English Engineer, the work At the time these amounts were handed over on the Shanghai-Hangchew-Ningpo Rallway to the Yuchuanpu their President Chan Pi for the construction of which British investors and seventeed stembers of bis staff were under bave lent Chies 4,500,000." It will be reimpeachment for corruption. On the ninth membered that the loan contract was signed Instant Chen Pl was cashiered, on March 6, 1908 by the Ministry of Com URNISHED APARTMENTS at the munications (the Yuchuanpu) and the repra construction, under British expart supervision, British investors leat their £500,000 for the FURNISH

Puak, or in Macao,

sentative of the British and Chinese Carpora of a railway between populous cities. They Apply to

tion. Work was to be completed within three surely did not foresee that their money was to seus of the date of contract. Construction be devoted to the construction of a railway vested in the Imperial Chinese Government. lodged in a native bank of questionable and contic! of be railway were to be entirely such as 1 have described or in the meantime Materials were to be obtained by tender and integrity, (274

olber things being equal. British goods were to have preference. There was to be a British GREEN 'ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, Chief Engineer who was to be consulted in the

LIMITED.

appointment and removal of the technical staff, 1 ii with regret that I now have to report ibat the loan conditions have been violated, the loan funds are being squandered and the Caskere of the British bondholders jeopar

M. FOURNET,

c/o MACAO HOTEL, S Hongkong, 18th March, 1909.

-Macao.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

To Casks of 375 be not $5.50 per

ox Factory,

lu Bagy of ago Be, net 88.45 per Bag ex Factory

SHAWAN TOMES & Com General Sanagers, Rongkang, 14th August, 100%,

PABST BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEB-

FRESH SUPPLIES ALWAYS KEPT IN STOCK BY

SIEMSSEN & Co... Agents for Hongkong & South China Hongkong, 19th July, tony.

Build and Design

dized.

Biuce thess facts are known to the British authorities it is only reasonable to hope that eur Goverment will watn intending fovetters against lending money to China, in simple financial loans for railway construction without a clearly defined construction contract ensuring adequate foreign supervision over construction and maintenance. It is als rapsonable to hope that our Government will insist that British work on the projected railway had been pro furtherance of British tradry not for the enrich At the time when the contract was signed money lost to China shall be employed for the ceeding in a desultory way for two years-byment of our rivals, Such warsing would be two provincial companies, the Kiangsu Ralf opportune, for negotiations are again in pro way Company and the Chekinng Railway gress to lend China for the Canton-Hankow F36 Company, whose combined capital was about Railway more millions of British mossy under £800,000. In these Companies, only Chinese conditions similar to those I have described could bold shares and only Chinese could be above. employed. With patriotic fervour the Com panies opposed China's signature of the foreign loan contract, but they were reconciled by an

· agreement being made with them that the loan procede, would be transferred to ibair, owner.. ship in order to provide funds required to com plete their enterprise. By Imperial sanction dated April 15 the Yuchuaapu brushed aside the Pritish agreement and gave an undertaking that the railway would be entirely under private not official, management and that, the Com panies' books would not be inspected.

Rubber Tyre

RICKSHAWS

Standard make or to

order.

Frilled, 3 sides, in STOCK ACCESSORIES

White only 31

yards long

$5.75 per pr.

4 yards long

$7.50 per pair

SHOW

AND

REPAIRS OUTFIT:

DEPOT, KOWLOON.

New patterns in Lace DRAGON CYCLE

Curtains from $5.00

per pair 4 yards long

SEE

Latest white ground

and floral designs in washing Cretonne

for loose covers

and curtains

WINDOWS

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS;

and

28, Queen's Road.

Hongkoný, sand March, 1909.

DEPOT,

From Shanghai the railway suns to the border of the province (Kiangsu) then, entering the province of Cheklang, passos by Karbing to the provincial Capital Hangchow. Four miles beyond Haugchow the railway bas to cross the broad river Chicotang, where a bridge 3co feet in length will have to be built, and then

extents across the province to the treaty port of Niogpo. The total distance is 238 miles but o work has yet been aliompted beyond Hang: chow except the small extension to the Chies- tog. Of the 128 miles between Shanghai and the Chiehtang. the track has been laid for 109 index and for 1 miles ofthis distance traius are running daily. But a large amount of work has yet to be done before even the 71 miles can be described of completed. The work has been badly and wastefully dona. The native capital is exhausted. and shareholders, soming no pro spect-vaux cofurn, have tecgyʻja hann affario face value.

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Intimations

OFFICES

SANITARY BOARD OX

Hoogkong. TO THE OWNERS "OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS

TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the

DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS. and every Domestic Building or part of such Build VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), ing within the WESTERN Division of the City of Victoria, occupied by members of more than one family, except those within the Domestic Emilding used as a Shop, Office, or Godown, must be CLEANSED and LIME- European Reservation or those parts of a

WASHED THROUGHOUT by the owners during the months of February and March. -

1900.

Intimations.

Consignees,

"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM HAMBURG, MIDDLESBORO, LONDON, COLOMBO & STRAITS.

OF THE MULTITUDES who have used it, or am now using it, we have never heard of any one who have been dis appointed in it. No claims are made for it except those which are amply justified by ex- perience. In commending it to the afflicted we simply point to its record. It has done great things, and it is certain to continue the excel lent work. There is we may honestly affirm THE Company's Steamship

medicine which can be used with greater. and more reasonable faith add confidence. It

those periods when the appetite fails and food nourishes and keeps up the strength during cannot be digested. To guard against imita- tions and substitutions, our trade mark is. put on every bottle of "Wampole's Prepara

and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, tion," and without it none is genuine, It is palatable as honey and contains the nutritive extracted by us from fresh cod livers com bined with the Compound Syrup of Hypophos phites and the Extracts of Malt, and Wild Cherry. Taken before meals it creates an appetite, aids digestion, renews vital power, drives out disease germs, makes the blood rich, red and full of constructive elements, and gives back to the pleasures and labours of the world many who had abandoned hope. Dr. S. H pleasure to its unlimited usefulness as a McCoy, of Canada, Bays testify with builder." Its curative powers can always be relied upon. It makes a now era in medicine, is beneficial from the first dose and represents. effective medical treatment. of the twentieth century. You can trust it as the Ivy does the Oak." One bottle convincer. Watch carefully against imitations. At all chemists here and throughout the world.

12.

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR

"MONMOUTHSHIRE"

are being landed and placed at their risk in of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees

the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods arD landed.

Goods not cleared by the 27th lust, atg A.M will be subject to rent

tissue

and

EXPRESS TRAINS 06

(THE

GREAT TRANS-SIBERIAN ROUTE

TO EUROPE,)

HAVING been appointed AGENTS for

the abara Company, we shall be

„plazasd to give any information as to ratas aj.

N.B. The word "Throughout " used in this Rotice means that the Houses should be Lime-passage, &c., in connection with aboré, Room,, all Cubicle Partitions, Stair Casings washed in respect of all the Walls of each and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Under- sides of Roofs in Main Buildings, Offices and Servants' Quarters and inclusive of Verandabs.

Walls Limewashed up to the level of the first The Backyard must have its containing floor;

A GIBSON, Secretary.

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Carved, Painted or Polished Woodwork in good condition, however, need not be Lime West of Tank Line and Cleverly Street. - Nominally there is a British Chief Engineer.is prepared to Cleanse and Limewash Floors The Government Limewashing Contractor But he isappointed by the representative of the at the rate of $1.00 per floor on application Yúchuanpu and is not recognized by the Com- being made to the Secretary of the Sanitary panies. He has no authority and is noi par-Board.. mmitted to interfere in work under construction por to rectify blunders committed in work al, ready completed, Only Chinese are employed. On the Kiangsu,section the Chinese engineer in charge has only a rudimentary knowledge of railway construction: the engineer in charge of the Chekiang section is less incompetent bav-. ing been for one year at college in California. Fe is a son-in-law of the president of the Company. One engineer I met in control of n section of twenty miles of railway has no

Dated this cat day of March, 1909, -*-

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

"THE Military Authorities have given notica

Tat: GUN PRACTICE will be carried out from the Western Defences on FRIDAY, the 25th instant in a Westeily.direction up to

merce at 9.30 AM.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

Agents

Hangbong, pret: Inle,

CHINA PRAMUK

(CAPITAL Paid UF...$1,250,000)

Loans on Mortgage af House Property,-&6.- Goods received on Slotage Advances.mada.on Merchandisa. 'Loans made pa the Provident System,

(Rates and Particulars on application).

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.

General Managers.

Bongkang, roth March, rooil..

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE

#

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

Godowns, and a certificate of the damage All damaged packages must be left in the obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival here, asser which no claims will be recognised.

Optional Goods will be landed her unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

Agents.

Hongkong, 26th March, 1909.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

HE P. & O. 5. N. Co's Steamor

"DELHI)":

THE

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

TaBo

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named- vessel are hereby informed. that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowąs at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted our mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon at the Goods are landed

.* This vessel brings on Oggo

From London, &c., S.S. Mongolia From Australia, ex S.S., Monllam, From Calcutta, ex §.3. Simia,. From Persian Gulf, ** B.I.S.N. and B. &

"P.S. N. Go's Steamers,

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

6 hours

Goods not cleared-by the 24th instant, at 4 P.14, will be subject to feat.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in koy casa whatever.

Damaged Packages must be left. In the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representativo, at an appolated bour.

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

dimdikaliamlil_ka_adamiitadi.after_tha Gandi

Superintendent.

Hoogkong, 18th March, 1009,

" BEN" "LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5.S. "BENDORAN," " FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP,

LONDON AND STRAITS, a

CONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby

informed that all, Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra baiardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery “

engineering training, but owes his appoint. ranges of rojoso yards. Practice will com- LI KWONG LOONG & CO..may be obtained.

ment to the fact that he was the favourite student of the Company, who's a well knowa authority on the Aoslects of Confucius.

Built under such conditions the railway prosenis,every possible defect.

ails are of Dative manufacture, of obsolete section, spiked into solt mood sleepers from Manchuria and Japan. Sleepers are wrongly laid Wrongly ballasted their life in this soil is ittle more than one year. Eight different patterns of rolling stock are in use, the ex:: planation being that each of the directors has the right in turn to order material and doey so ac cording to bir individuel fancy, Only small proportion of the material is British. All stipu "83-85, Des Voeux Road, Contral, tations regarding purchase by tender with

1. JAD (OFFICE" and SHOW

ROOMS,

Hongkong.

THERATION MAY NOW ALSO SE OBTAINED IN DRAGEE (TASTELESS) FORM,

A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. This in the age of researchand experiment, wh nii naturt, so to speak, la ransacked by the aclap. Lifetories comfort and happiness of man, Belénce Les infeed made giant strides during the posi century, and among the hy so mean last

ortant-discoveries in medicine comas that of

2bp

THERAPION.

• preparation is unquestionably one of the most genuins and reliable Fatest Medlikes over inti... duced, and has, we understand, bem word in she Contal Hospitals by Rkord, Kostan, Jobet Velprat, Maisonneuve, the well-known Chas nac, and indeed by ali who are regarded as autho erties in such matters, including the celebrated Laliemiod, and Houx, by whom is mas come sim *nce uniformly adopted, and that it la worthy tha attention of those who grynice such a remedy wa think share it no doubt, From the time of Aristotl dowowarda, & polcat agra) ja the removal of those diseases Has (like The famed philosopher's stops) bert tho phject of watch if some hopeďal generous mods; ad far bed the mere pow If such could ever have been discovered-ôl tran muting the baser metals into galdinmurely the dis. covery of a remedy so potact aŭto replenish the fall ing crangles of the confirmed run in lbs one case, and in the other so odactualis, speedily and safely to expel from the system without the ald; or xvR ibe kauwindy, of a second party, the poisons of Required faberited disease in all they prošena Formenin Zoare pe tailor trace babind. Bach in THA NEW FRENCH BENEDY.

TERAPION

which way fainly rank with, if not take pic denreof, ma, the discomerica of aur day, about which so little bateritation and nadao kus bons made, and the extensive and ever-increasing đa 25 mand that has been created for this madiel sa what ever lotradwood appears in prove that it le değ:..: cond to cast into oblivion all those gastionabl “Semedies that wern formerly the sale redanos al mylsaimen. Therapion may be outalard of the ppin^^^3] chemia'a and merchista skroughout t Burld Diamond Fields Adverter KitsgaLÁT.

British goods to enjoy preferance have been. disregarded. Whore, there was difficulty in bridging a stream the Chinese built the bridge on dry land and then dug a' canal and diverted the waterway under the bridge, both the an

BASIL TAYLOR,

Commander, R.Ñ.,*

Harbour Master, &c. Hongkong, 24th March, 1909.

GUNS

1289

IRECT from the manufacturers at lowest prices, a bore Double Breechloaders from 30s each. Illustrated catalogue of latest modal Shot Guns, Combination Gup,

porting Rifles, &c., post free. D. JAMS REYNOLDS, George Street, Minories, Lon don, E.C. Eecland.

0. C. MOOSA,

trance to the diversion and exit from it being ·1 & 8, 'D'AGUILAR STREET.

literally at right angles to the natural direction

of the stream. Their two largest bridges

consist each of two spans of 200 feet. NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON.

In each caso a central pier, was formed

in this way.

Rubble was thrown into

the centre of the stream until an islet was.

Trimmed and Untrimmed

FEATHERS, &o, &o.

formed and on this insecure foundation for HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, the rivers are both swift and deep-the pier was constructed, 'A low days ago one of these remarkable structures was visited by a well known Engineer from Westminster whose re: post will no doubt be submitted to the British bondholders,

Chinese funds having been exhausted, Bri tish money is now being aquandered on this costly experiment. An official statement now, before me shews that of the proceeds of the £1,500,000 loan subscribed in England in terms of the loan contract only £355,000 remain in England for the purchase of matarials, etc.; the remainder has been transformed to the Hobg kong and Shanghai Bank in Sbanghal where by the terms of the loan agreement, fandi thas Iransferred "stall remain on deposit until re quired for railway purposes. Requisitions „thereon will be drawn in. amounts to suit the requisitions for payment shall be accompanied by certi ficaton stating the nature and cost of the work Le by paid for,”

"progress of construction. All such

LACE SCARES, MOTOR VEILS

IM

VARIOUS COLORS.

MOUSQUETEIRE GLOVES

WHITE, BLACK & COLORS.,

WOOLEN DILAINES, NUNSVEIL- INGS, VOILES đối đại

LADIES' and CHILDREN'S

UNDERCLOTHINGS,

Samples on application, Port orders carefully executed, Hobgkong, pori Exptember, roof,

Coast

CABINET:MAKERs and Art Decorators, from Shanghal," has re-opened their

„FURNITURE STORE

+

*

No. 39, DES VUX ROAD CENTRAL A The only Shop in Hongkong with this name.

WHERE HIGH-ULASS FURNITURE

ef, every description can be made to order la suy design required.

Have been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co Mesir, A. 5. Watson & Co., Firms and other leading Establishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made as to the Superior Workmanship and Materiais of the Furniture, &C., supplied,

MUI. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, welta us follows:-

"We have pleasure in stating, that Mr. L

· KWONG LOONG fürnished the 'Annare to our Disponsary and gave us every satis fiction."

(Sd) A...S. WATSON & Co,

ORDERS punctually attended to, and CHARGES Moss aloderate.

AN INSPECTION INVITED. Hongkong, hals Angmat, rood

Dentistry,

TSIN TING.

LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY,

STUDIO AT NO. 14-D'AQUILAR STREET,

REASONABLE YELL

Consultation, Fren Hongkong, 20th June, 1904.

Dr. M. H. CHAUN,

THE LATEST_METHOD

of the AMERICAN SYSTEM OF DENTISTRY 31 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRALĄ,

from the University' of Pennsylvania, USSSA.

Hongkong, 16th April, 1901,

No Claims will be admitted' after the Goods. Have left the Godowns, and all Gooda remain- ing undelivered after the 16;h inst. will b subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- * sented to the Undersigned on or before the 3rd prox., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 26th, insty at 11'AM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Cɔ,

Agents, Hongkong, 20th March, 1909. [179

INDO-CHINA STEAM' NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED;

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

#FOOKSANG," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignoos of Cargo by her are hereby informed ther their Goods will be delivered from alongside.........

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board" after 4 Par; the 36th inst, will."be" landed at Consignees' risk and expense, No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

· JARDINE, MATHESON & Co LD,

General Managera. Hongkong, 24th March. rong

BANK LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP " KUMERIC”. FROM TÁCOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO. HAMA, KQBE AND MOJI;

HE above Steamer having arrived, Con».

Tiganos of Cargo are hereby requested to

send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside, b

- Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

Np

**Fire Insurance, will be effected by 's In any case whateveriametsi

DODWELL & CO., LIMITE

· Hongkong, 24th' March, 199947