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Intimation.

Powell's

Gentlemen's

Department.

NEW

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

Public Companies,

HONGKONG," CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE HALF-YEARLY

EIGHTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

THE SEA-SLUG, TREPANG, OR BECHE DE MER.

HUSTON EDGAR.

AUGUST 6 1909

Few people understand what an important item this Bache de Mör la în Australian exports: I am unable to get up-to-date information, but...). |¡£150,000 is said to be the annual value of the Beche de Mer from all countxins exported to -Chiga,—Saville-Kent-shows that in 1883, In Australia the Chinese are credited with Queensland alone was responsible for 684 tous, varied and often sentational menus, and many valued at $31,58; but the trade, although MEETING OF Europeans in Chion would not object to a steadily rising again, was only represented by SHAREHOLDERS iu the Company will be preliminary analysis of the Mandarin's most £23,740 in 1889. The best "teat" "fish" at held at the Office of the Company, Hotel recherche dishes In 1907 the writer was twice that time brought on an average £145 per ton, Mannions, on TUESDAY, the 10th August, in New Guinea waters, the babitat of the Sea and poorer classes £15 par ton, Sull, it will at 12 o'clock Neon, for the purpose of receiv Stug which so constantly, in conjunction with be reos that in, 1883 the average was so ing a Report of the Directors, decting sharks' fios, pickled eggs, and birds'-nest soup,per too. The beadquarters of the Bache de Diy dead, confirming the, appointment of Directors; and electing Directors and Auditors.graces the table of Chinese gourmets. It is the Mer trade are in Cooktown and Thursday le

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company object of this article to give a short, but it is

land (Port Kennedy). In Savills Kent's time a will be CLOSED from the 27th July to the hoped, a fairly accurate account of this highly feet of tos licensed luggers, and probably 10th August, both days inclusive.

valued, but really, repulsive and insipid product many more uclicensed ones on, the New By-Order of the Board of Directors.

of tropical Australia, known to most Mandarin Gaines coast, wore cogaged in the trade. A speaking Chinese as" Hai Ye"," and to scien- good month's taking for a "fabing station with about twenty-four men would be ona ton,

Secretary.

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tists of Holothuria Edulis.

Η

W. E. CLARKE,

Hongkong, zaib July, roog.

It has rather puzzled maskind to affix a suitor, say, too. The employes of the different able name to the creature under discussion, for fleets are from Cape North, Torres Straits is HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. it is almost equally well-known as Beche de lands, Polynesia, and the New Guinea maia-

ING CORPORATION.

Mer, Sea slug, Sea-cacumber, and Trepang, land. Ten shillings for small luggers, and £10 Beche de Mer was first used by the Portuguese for large schoouarà, represented the yearly feas who, centuries ago, were struck by the large paid for licenses, quantities sent to China; Sea-stug and Sea. cucumber were given to it by the English, because of supposed resemblance to the animal, and vegetable implied by the names; and Tre- pang seems to be of Malay origin,

N GOODS

SPECIAL

DINNER

SHIRTS

OTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN. ARY HALF-YEAHLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the rist day of August, 1909, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th Jude, 1909.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

J. R. M. SMITH,

!

Hongkong, 31st July, 100g

Chief Manager.

565

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Fine Quality Cimbric, with Soft HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK

Pleats, Light Weight, 10 × 37 Cuffs,

THE VERY ACME

OF

COMFORT.

$4.25 and $5.25 each

NECKWEAR

60 Dozen

ELEGANT

TIES

JUST ARRIVED—`

Fly Ends,

Four in Hands

AND

IN'

CREPE DE CHINE,

POPLIN,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE

"HE "ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road, on MONDAY, a3rd August, 1909, at 12 o'clock Noou, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Dhectors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1909.

The Beche de Mer belongs to the Holothe-

Tow the water, but the best kinds are found at depths between four and five fathom; while some exist as deep as eighteen fathoms. In feeding, a peculiar tufted, map like teptacle is swept over the surface of the reefs or feeding grounds, and is then curved brick and thrust down the throit with adherent food matter. The food consists of“ microscopic calcareous shalled animals, swallowed with a per centage of shells; sand, and eral," Little, evidently, is known of the bleeding habits b, according to the above authority, the spawp of some species has been recrgnised. Je is supposed also that embryos settle in deep waict, And, hemost_fully matured, reappear on the highest reefs.

Chinesa

Intimations,

SAINT RAPHAEL

TONIC, RESTORative, DigesTIVE WINE

Very palatable.

Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anaemia, Dability and Convalescence, to young women, chlidren and the aged, Invaluable in hot climates.

DOSE: One vina-gines after the two principal masła. Each bottle of genuine VIN SAINT-RAPHAËL bears, in addition to the registered trade-mark:

(6) The WARRANTY STAMP of the UNION DES FABRICANTS.

„17! A METAL BEAL, advertising OLETEAB.

18 MELISSA and MINT cordial

CLETEAS which surrasses all others by its

purety and faultless' preparation. To be taken in a lump of sugar. COMPAGNIE du Vin SAINT-RAPHAEL: Vnienco (Drôtna-France). GALDBROK MACGREGOR & Co., Hongkong,

THE DRAPERY EMPORIUM,

7, Lyndhurst Tarracs.

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

EUROPEAN, INDIAN and CHINESE USEFUL ARTICLES

or

CLOTHING, FANCY GOODS: and TOYS

AT

VERY NORMAL RATES.

YUEN HING, No.4, D'AGUILAR Street,

FACTORY

SWATOW

KIA LAK

MANUFACTURE WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS

in all kinds of hand-made

DRAWN and EMBROIDERY CHINESE LINE GRASS CLOTH, PEWTER WARE, &c.

F

all of the bast quality. Hongkong, şih August, 1009.

Consignees.

S.S. "TONKIN" COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

E573

NOTICE TO QONSIGNEES.

“ONSIGNEES of Cargo from Bordeaux ox a. Ville de Caite and P. Leroy. Lailler,

Long before the advent of Europeans in Tridunesis, important Beche de Mer contrer were regularly visited by Malay and Chi nese traders. There is a possibility that the Moluccas were at one time' dominated by China as tribute lo the early centuries The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corridas group, a family which includes the Star of our er. Curtainty, in 1774 A D., For poration will be CLOSED from MONDAY, fab. It is not unlike a prickly, cucumber rest, the English sailor, saw the 9th August, to SATURDAY, the from one to two feet long, with the power junks in Geevink Bay flying the Dutch flag, August, 1999, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be

of increasing or diminishing, its length at

and astures us that these people had trading registered.

will. Saville Kent was, acquainted with centres castward all along the Naw. Guinea twenty different.. kinds; and there are maintend; and iron tools, axes, knives, plates, thirty-three koown to science; only eighbasins, and beads were exchanged for spices, varieties admit of being cured. The names of pearlo, slaves, paradise birds, tortoise shells the commercial Beche de Mor, thanks to Mr. and sea slugs-all products of this even now Saville Kent, are fairly well known. They are unknown land. The possibility of Matay prows found to cl ag to reefs, often only a few feet be and Chinase juaks visitng such remote regioss is proved by the dimensions of Forrest's own vessel, which was twenty-five fest keel, len toos, burdeg (1) and was propelle by twenty-five Malay osramen. For centuries Blog Malayı and Chinese (?) from Macassar and adjacent centres visited the northern parts of Australia in their search for turtles, pearls, and Becho de Ver. How long it really was since their first arrival is difficult to say, but Captain Flinders fourd, them at work nearly eighty years ago: to whom an important. Malay declared that their first knowledge of the Australian coast was owing to a prow being driven by the N. W monscion to this Ultima Thuls. In any case, ika-Malay Becho de Mar hunters were probab ly the discoverers of Australia, and gave Ebro

peaus a hist of its existance' long before the advent of the Dulch navigators, · The Malays and Burgis stili visit Australia in their qualat prows. Searcy in 1834 saw them at Port Es. sington flying tha Dutch flag. They had a Beche de Mer fishing station with very efficient plant boilers, smaking houses, and juggers at Wessel island but the great centre of "there rather impudent, poachers was in some us known" bay inTM Groote -Eylandt-in the Gulf of Carpentaria. They had been in the habit of employing the natives, and giving to exchange for their labour intoxicants and other prohibited articles. The Australian Government, finally made Malays under. the regular stard that they must pay Becho de Mer licenses, and Searcy in "Tropical Australia" gives an interesting account of a custom official's difficulties in there wild and almost unknown waters, indeed, this strange NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON. FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, creature, so much prized by the natives of our adopted country, is being eagerly sought for by men in the wildest and most romantic

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the sth is the 23rd August, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEO. A, CALDWELL, Acting 'Secretary. Hongkong, 27th July, 1909.-

Auctions,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1559

THE Undersigned have received instructions

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PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW,

the 7th August, 1909, at 2.33 PM, at their Sales Roams, No. 8, Das Vœux Road,' corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ·

JAPANESE CURIOS,

Comprising: SILK-EMBROIDERED, and CUT-VEL VET SCREENS and KAKEMONOS, CAR- VED IVORY FIGURES, CARVED BRASS

The Beche do Mer'is found principally along The Great Barrier Reef in the North of Aus- tralia, and around the myriad barks and islands in Torras Siraits. Beche de Mar "fisheries! ára alio numerius around New Guinea, ex- pecially in the Louisade, L'Entregasteaúx, and. Bismarck archipelagoes. Fiji Tahiti, Now Caledonia, Timor, Celebes, Samaira, and even India all find the succulent Sea-slug figuring in their expoxis.

~The "fish" are ofico used locally, and when boiled down make fine gelatinous soup, not in. ferior to the turtle variety; and some naturalists see no reason why even the upmarketable species should not supply the European gour- met with a highly satisfactory' addition to bis menu Pitcairn i

o-informs us that "two hh after twenty-four hours' boiling made excellent pro- vision for six persons!"

The Beche de Mer is collected from, the reefs during low tides, the time of the new and full moons being the most favourable. They are as a rule obtained by simply picking them

|

BOWLS, VASES and BUDNHAS, KOGO BOWLS and - VASES,, M KUDZU TEA off reefs from which the sea has receded: corners of the earth. The story of Beche de

SETS and VASES, KINKOSAN SATSUMA TEA SETS, VASES and BOWLS, OLD JAPANESE ARMOURS and CLOCKS, Oxfords NAGOYA TEA SETS, &c., &c.

Catalogues will be issued. TERMS: As usual...

FOULARD,

MADDER

Ete., Etc.,

Etc.

-ABSOLUTELY

THE

Latest Productions.

Inspection Invited.

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,

and

28, Queen's Road.

Opposite the Clock Tower.

koog, agrd July, 1999.

but the more valuable varieties are evident ly found in deeper water, and obtained by divlag, But the great majority of Holothuridae ara ustices for no other reason than they defy every process of curing, almost immediately HUGHES & HOUGH,' assuming a gelatinous condition, and even the

Auctioneers

recognized commercial "fish" must be careful. 1570 ly dried, and kept dry in climates poled for the extreme humidity of their atmospheres.

Hongkong, 6th August, 1909,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instructions THE

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION

And the

READY FOR SALE.

ia connection with above Steamer are hereby ́informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazar

The Latest Style Goods for Present Seasoo dous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Gentlemen's and Children's,

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

HATS, BONNETS (Hat Flowers), RIB

BONS, LACE, BRIDAL VEILS, FANCY DRESS GOODS, MUSLINS, LAWNS, NAINSOOKS, SHIRT INGS, ALPACOAS; HOSIERY, ENGLISH and AMERICAN FOOT- Undersigned. Goods remaining tinclaimed Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the WEARS, &c., &c.

aftor MÜNDAY, the gih Auguit, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be leat in to me on or before ba 9th August, or they will not be recognized. [346

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 9th August, at 5 PM,

No Fire Insurancs has benn anected.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN, Agent, Hongkong, 2nd August, rong"

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless admation is received from the Consignees before 'Noon, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

. Prices and Samples on application.

Best attention to all Coast Port Orders, Hongkong, 16th April, 1009

0. C. MOOSA

1 & 8, D'AQUILAR STREET.

Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, &c., ko,

THE

LONDON, COLOMBO and SINGAPORE.

Company's Steamship.

10

"HITACHI MARU,”. having arrived from the above Ports, Con- signees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being, lauded and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

picturesque discovery, and pathetic failure Mer fishers would fill volumes with brave deeds,”

unsurpassed in the wildesi fiction, story would include, beside the Anglo-Saxon, Malay, Negrito, and Chinaman. And while the LACE SCARFS, MOTOR VEILS Gadown Company's Godowa at Kowloon,

Malay still makes the perilous journey in frail prows to the fishing grounds in the Gulf of Car -pestario, the latter bravek the boat and savagery.

of

the New Guinea Cost from Waigon to Hom boldt Bay, 141 E., priocipally because China re- tainsherancient taste for Sea-sluga. Pitcairn tells of a native of this country who lived for ten years

The "fishing" is carried on by lugger of five or six tons burden, which visit the reefs and collect the Beche de Mer; or Acets of such logon alonely spot in savage S.E, New Guinea col- gers remain at the reefe collecting, while a limited number take the "catch" to the smok ing sheds and bring back provisions. But now very often schooners of fifty to sixty tons set oat to the islands, with all the collecting and smoking apparatus en board, a plan which en“ ables the flest to remain in the vicinity of the 'the 9th and roth August, 1909, at 10 ay, each"|' fisting" grounds indefinitely:

day at H.M. Naval Establishmenis, 'SUNDRY, OLD'AND SURPLUS.

QU

MONDAY and TUESDAY,

NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES,

Comprising:-:

The curing process, gathered largely from Saville Kent and Pitcairn, is as follows:-The "fish" are first put in irós cauldrons and boiled for twenty minutes; then they are split open Old and Somlos Naval Stores CHAIN with a sharp knife and gutted ster which they WOOD BLOCKS, HOSES, TOOLS, OLD IRON and METÁL, OLD MACHINERY, are exposed to the tropical sun until all moie. ELECTRIC CABLE and GEAR, MATS andre has evaporated. They are then ready for MATTINGS, WOOD BOXES, LEATHER, the smoke-kouse. These houses, made as a COAL SACKS, OLD INDIA RUBBER, rule of galvanised iron, are from tea to twelve OLD BOATS, FURNITURE, CARPETS feet high, with moveable layers or slides of SURGICAL INS↑ RUMENTS, & c., kc.

Did and Surplus Victualling Stores PRO. wire-selling inside. The "fish" are laid on VISIONS, SEAMEN CLOTHING, BLAN- the slides, and smoked for twenty-four hours -KETS, MESS TRAPS, IMPLEMENTS, over a red mangrove fire, and in order to STAVES, and a quantity of ELECTRO- | ensure an equal amount of boil-smoking PLATED ARTICLES)&c. &c.

Catalogues will be issued.

TERMS OF SALE-As Customary.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers,

Hongkong, a3rd July, Tocq

LEE

YEE

HAIR DRESSING SALOON.

and drying, the layers of slugs are continually

changed from ona slide to another, The Becke

IN

VARIOUS DOLORS.

MOUSQUETEIRË GLOVES

WHITE, BLACK & COLORS.

WOOLEN DELLAINES; NUNSVEIL. INGS, VOILES, &c, &c.

UNDERCLOTHINGS.

lecting the precious "fish." It is recorded even that European castaways have refured to leave the fever-smitten haunts of rude cannibalr because their hoardings could not accompany them 1 Romilly, for instance, teile of a Scotch- man who, marooned on a lonely and notorious. LADIES' and CHILDREN'S ly hostile island bad dispelled his ennui by ac cumulating a goodly store of Trepang. "No, thank you, I must remain by my fish," wás hís answer when a friendly Government steamer offered him, but not bis sluge, a passage bome to Australia. It is a pity that history has gothing further to say about the movements of this unappreciativa Saxon.

'(In this paper," Fortest (1774), Wallace, Morėsley, Saville Kent, Pitcairn, Searcy' and Romilly have been cossuired.-J, H. E.)

D. NOMA,

-PROFESSIONAL TATTODER-

AND

de Mer, which when finished should look like THE EXPERT REMOVER OF TATTOO

MARKS,

No, fo, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

PATRONISED by Prince of Wales, then

H. R. H. The' Duke of York, and

H. R. H. The Emperor of Russia, and Erving 4500 testimonials from all sources,

Samples on application, Coast Fort orders carefully executed.

Hongkong, tech Sastember, 100%

Consignees,

*BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTIOR TO CONSIGNEES.

where cach consigamant will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as 100 as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOOD, TO DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 11th August will be subject to rent:

No Fire lusurance has been effected. Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after. which date they cannot be recognised........ No. claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

„NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Kongkong, 5th August, 1909. 1455-659

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE P

Laz

"SS" BENGLOE FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS,

CONSIGNEES Cargo are

Informed that all Goods are being landed at their, risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whance and/or from the whares delivery may be obtained.

:

"charred sausages, and rattle together like walnuts," are now put in cornsacks, but before. [[557 | shipping, must be scattered in the sun, where they are agaip dried and assorted before re- bagging." The Slags, it is said, are almost in- PATRONIS variably blended with poorer and cheaper kinds before exporting to China. This, like the

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods adulteration of ten, is no exceedingly delicate

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. My 34 years' experience in tattooing is a ing undelivered after the 11th inst., will be art and it is truly consoling to remember that syon if the native of Shanghai labels sundry My colours are absolutely last and perfectly All Claims against the Steamer must be pre

guarantee of good work and prompt execution. | subject to rent. losanitary mixtures Pure Tea," his predilec harmless, and produce a charming effect act sonted to the Undersigned on or before the sion for the succulent Seasing leaves him open attained by any other, as their composition is 18th inal, or they will not be recognized teen to an equally unklad imposition. And no only known to dea. In taitooing unlike some

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are doubt it would warprise the good Mandarin and the work globe in a perfect, high toned species of engravings, care must be taken to Tay gourmet to know that the wily Baxon on the manner. In order to take special precaution "mangrove fringed coast of New Guinea or the | against possible dangers, 1 use fresh materials Australian mainland, by a liberal allowance of | dally,

HAS ALWAYS, on Hand CIGARS, CIGARETTES

AND

TOILET REQUISITES

FOR SALE " 11, D'AGUILAR. STREET,

·HONGKONG

Hongkong, 314 September, 1997,

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red dye, gave the ruddy colour, characterising The copying of Portraits" with distinct the finest slags, to creatures of no market | mļautaseră a speciality,

Hongkeng, est September, zgo

to be left la the Godowas, where they will samland on the xịth inst, at stake

No Firs Insurance has been affected.

· Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents, August1999%

P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamer

"CALEDONIA,” ·

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named | vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their risk in tha Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. | Company's Godowns'at Kowloon, where each

consignment will be sorted out Mark by M and delivary can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landod.“

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c, ex 5,S. Marmora, From Austrália, ex S.3. Macedonia, From Calcutta, ex S.5, Nore, :" From Persian Gulf «x B.1.5.N. and B. &

P. S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless structions are given to the contrary before

6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the roth lust, at 4 PM, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me la any case whatever."

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative st{\an" ap- pointed hour,

of the steamer's arrival here after which das All claims must be presented within ten days

they cannot be recognised. :

No claims will be admitted after the Goodes have left the Godowns,

(sta® Hongkong, già