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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY

Notices of Firms,

CHARGEURS REUNIS..

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›Y"Mutual Agreement between the Com- pagnie des Messageries Maritimes and the Compagnie dał Chargeurs. Réunis, 'the' HONGKONG AGENCY of the CHARGEURS REUNIS will, from the 1st Janrary, 1910, be transferred to Messrs. P. A. LAPICQUE & CO.. (Queen's Building No. 4).

CHARGEURS REUNIS.

P. A. LAPICQUE & Co.,

Agents.

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"BEASTS AND MEN”

A LIFE WITHI WILD) ANIMAL«S.

It would be dimenit to Gad type of book

mora cansin to interest' readers of all clauser and ages than the personal experiances of an animal dealer and traines. It is to this class that "Beasts and Mes," en abridged translation 'of the famous Cari Hagenbeck's experiences for

half a century among wild animals, belongs.

"No man living bas a greater knowledge or a wider experience of wild animals thau has the author of this book. Born in 1844; he was (8,6 from exbibiting a few seats in his early youth brought early into contact with animals; and

at Hamburg has extended his work with great success, until now he possesses at Stellingen Park one of the finest collections of animals

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

P. THOMAS,

A gent. Hongkong, 29th December, 1909.

MR

NOTICE.

R. COLIN CUNINGHAM SCOTT is admitted a Partner in our Firm from this date.

BUTTERFIELD & 3WIRE,

Hongkong, China and Japṛn. Hongkong, 1st January, 1910.

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NOTICE.

OSCAR RUDOLPH VOLL-

VARIETY Fm from this date.

FOR

WINTER

CURTAINS

PORTIERES.

WINDOW

DRAPERIES.

MANTEL

DRAPERIES.

CASEMENT

BLINDS.

CUSHIONS

AND

RE-COVERING

FURNITURE.

'SHOW ROOMS

FIRST FLOOR

ALEXANDRA

Extrot,

When he first wanted his trads in wild and mals, so little was known of them that, he states, when travelling with creaturar DO stranger than soals, showmen were able to delude the unsophisticated people of Gor- many into the belief that these creatures, were anything, kòm walroses to mermaids. MERECHT is admitted a Partner in our troduced to the dangers and difficulties attend- While still a boy, Mr. Hagenbeck, was ip-

ing the calling which he chose of his own fres will. On one occasion, whila transporting‘a' minlature menagerie of various animals across Haeaver from Bremerhaven, to Hamburg, large racoon escaped in the night from iti cage, Nothing was heard of the animal until twa years later, when it was poised abroad that a racoon had been killad på Lüneburger Heath, and there was calurally much speculation as to how it came to be belog wild in Germany Needless to say, those who knew observed a

MACEWEN FRICKE L & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, relo

MR

.NOTICE..

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́R. ERNST VOLLBRECHT, baving left

cur employ, ceases to Sigo per procura tion from this date.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

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.... Hongkong, 1st January, 1910.

· Public Company

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

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OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- NOTICE

aMEETING

of the above named Company will be held at the Offices of Mestis SHEWAN, TOMES & CO Victoria, Hongkong.no SATURDAY; the 15th day of January, 9.0, mi 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming as a special resolution the spbjoined resolution which was passed by the requisite, majority at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the jock day of December, 1909."

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered."

1. By inserting therein immediately after paragraph 4 of Clause VIII. a new paragraph as follows:-

5. Whenever the Capital of the Company is divided into several Classon of Shares

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discreet silence. ·

METHO: S F CAPTURE,.~

Among the most interesting pages in this work are bore dealing with the trapping of wild beasts. A method adopted alike in catch- ing elephants, giraffes, antelopes, and other species la to surprise a hard and give chave

until the young lagging behind, can be isolated from their parents.

„The capture of baboons, however, necessita- tes more elaborate preparations. All their drinking pools, except one, are filled ia, thus. forcing the whole congregation of babpoon to quench their thirst at the same place; and various means are adopted to antice as many

possible to assemble at the pool. This is Mr. Hagenbeck's account of the procedure 1- When by these treacherous means thorough confidence had been established with the bas boons, the time comes for satting traps, which are to make them still more our guests and aventally also emigrants. The trap is a fairly simple contrivance..

When it has been

Fone the, ugh both coat and waistcoat on either side of my body; had they been a couple of Inches altbar to the right or the left he would. www pierced me through and through, and there would have been an end of Carl Hagen

beck. (....

Most animals, it appears, bave a taste for alcohol, and its affect upon them. is very similar to that upon man. One elephant, having been given sum for the colic, grow quite hilarions, and, having challenged a more sober neighbour to a dual; went on to disturb the menagerie generally. There was but oan care. He was allowed a boge poll at quietly asleep. the grog, became completely drack, and fell

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Intimations

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

hhh to sell by d PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

Sales Rooms, No. 2. Das Vasas Road

corner of Ice House Street, « SUNDKY ́ VALUABLE · HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Comprising -

be deceived. That there are cheats and frauds' YOU WILL NOT in plenty everybody knows; but it is seldom THE Undersigned are recaled Instructions of them, no matter what line of trade it follows. or never that any large business house ir guilty There can be on permanent success of any kind based on dishonesty or deception. There

SATURDAY, -never was, and never will be. The men who the 8th January, 191o, at 2.30 F.st, at their try that are simply foëls and soon come to grief-as they deserve. Now many persons are, nevertheless, afraid to buy certain | advertised articles lest they be humbugged and deluded; especially, are they slow to place confidence in published statements of the The book is a history of animal'training and dealing, on humans lines, during th's last half merits of medicines. The remedy known as century, well studded with interesting personalis as safe and genuine an article to purchase

-*. WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION.

experiences. There are ninety-nine photo. graphic illustrations and also a fine portrait of manufactures with a world-wide reputation. as four, silk or cotton goods from the mills of the attbor. The volume is publisheby We could not afford to exaggerate its qualities „Mesurs Longman.

or misrepresent it in the Toast; and it is not necessary, It is palatable as honey and con- Lains the nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh | Syrup of Hypophosphites and the Extracts of cod livers, combined with the Compound

Malt and Wild Cherry'; and how valuable such a blending of these important medicinal agents must be is plain to everybody. It is beyond, price in Anemia, Insomnia, Weakness and lack of Nervous Tone, Poor Digestion, Wasting Diseases, La Grippe, Lung Troubles and Blood Impurities. Science can furnish nothing better

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Consignees.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL: LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"DERFFLINGER,* having arrived, Consignees of Cargo ate heraby Informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com papy, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point

Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remalo. ing undelivered after the 6th of January, will be subject to runt,

-All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

All Claims: most reach us before the 13th of January, 1910, or they will not be recognized.

'No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned

THIS STEAMER BRINGS CARGO - Ex 5.S. Therapła from Smyrna,

Transhipped at Naples.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

MELCHERS & O

General Agents. Hongkong, 30th December, 1909.

'FROM EUROPE,

HE H, A. L. Steamship

"

"BRASILIA,"

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completed it has to be conveyed to its proper Captain Filler, having arrived, Consignees situation in the neighbourhood of the drinking of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods pool. Here one side of it is left open, being are being landed and placed at their risk in propped up with a strong stick; and the bathe hazırdods and/or extra-bazardous Godowns boons gto gradually inveigled into it by leaving of the Hongkong sud Kowloon Wharf and Go. |·doura insido."

down Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills-of-Lading counter- signed by the Undersigned.

Optional Cargo will be, carried on unless notice to the contrary be given before TO. DAY.

all or any of the rights and privileges attached to any Class may be modified altered sub-divided re-arranged or dealt with by Special Resolution of the Company passed pursuant to an Agreement la writing made between the Company and some member of the Glass purporting to contract on beball of the members of the Class provided such agreement shall before the Special I solution is passed be ratifed by Extraordinary Resolution passed at separate Merting of the Class or by writing under the hand of the bolders of at least two thirds of the Sheron of the Class and it shall be no objectionsun drives the thirsty babdoas down to their to any such Agreement that it provides for a reduction of Capital drinking hole. Some of the biggest males,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods otherwise than in accordance with the who have already secured a monopoly of the

have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining- legal rights of the holders of shares of doura enter the trap and commence their feast.andelivered after the oth inst., will be subject. The Clist, or for the payment of a

The hunter "awaits his opportunity: it soon to rent, dividend or bonus oberwise than in' accordance with the rights of the comes; a tug on the card the trap closes with Holders of tho shares of the Class or

bang and the great baboobs am fairly for the allotment of shares credited as caught. fully, or partly paid up in satisfaction

At sight a long cord is attached to the pole which keeps the trap open... It is carried along buried loosely in the said, until the other and reaches a hiding-place, whence a good view of the cago ceo bo obialued. A blaring woonday—All-Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.

When the bunting expedition has obtained or part satisfiction of such dividend all the animals and boasts required, the most or bonus and for the purposes of this Clause a Resolutios shall be su Ex-trying part of the business-be procession to traordinary Revolution when it bas | the nearest port through, juogle and desert- been passed by a majority, of not loss begins. Owing to the tender age of the than two-thirds of such members of majority of the captives, and to the difficulty the Class catitled to vote Kare-present in person of by proxy at a separate of obtaining proper nourishmont, it is seldom General Mosting of the Class of which that more than one-half of the original stock of Notice specifying the intention to | beast ever reach their destination alive. propose the Revolution as an Extraor disary Resolution bas been duly given and so that the quorum of any such Meeting shall be three members at least of the Class and so that the

Mesting stall be called in accordance with the provisions hereof.

2. By inserting immediately after paragraph 7 of Clause XVI; a new paragraph as

follows:-

Rod)

wine

ما معنا

Cash

THE GLUTTONY OF SNAKES. Here is an instance of what Mr.' Hegenbeck calls the "mechanical gluttony of sexe":

A short time ago. I gave one of my Borase giants a Chingie dwarf hog weighing fully fifty pounds, and this was demolished by the ser pest in three-quarters of an hour,

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Asoibar repiile, a week, after making away 8. Any General Meeting declaring with a goat weighing thirty-one pounds, and a Dividend may direct payment of inch | buck-of forty-three pounds, was given a of bis Dividend wholly or in part by the Siberian goat weighing fifty-two pounds, of of Divid distribution of specific assets and in which he also made short work. On another

particular of paid up shares Deben- Lures of Debediare stock of the occasion a'anake devoured a goat weighing Company or of any other Company or ninety thres pounds in about ag hour and a in any one or more of such ways hall, and the General Managers shall give effect to such direction and whore PT difficulty arises in regard to the distribution they may satile tha samoas they think expedient and in particular

About ion yours ago (says the writer) I gave may issue fractional Certificates and

a rabbit to a couple of yellow pythons, ons may fix the value for distribution of auch specific assets or any part thereof feet and the other 7 feet long, The next mora- and may determine that cash payments ing I found that the g-fout python had swal. shall be made to any members upon the towed not only the rabbit, but the 7-foot python footing of the value so fixed in order

termination to a snake fight is well worth The following authentic account of an usual

quoting:-

to adjust the rights of all parties and as well. From later observation I infer that may vest any such specific assols in both snakes must have attacked the rabbit at Trustees upon such traste for the per- the same time, one at the head and the other sons entitled to the Dividend as may || at the tail..'. seam expedient to the General Man. agers. Where requisité a proper con-

'On' the other hand, there is a record left by

tract shall be filed in accordance the late Dr. Westermann, of the Zoological with Section 7 of the Companies' Gardens af Amsterdam, of a anske which até Act, 1900, and the General Man-nothing for two years, and then began to take agers may appoint auy persis to food quite cheerfully agalo, and lived for many siga such contract on behalf of the

years afterwards, "Mr. Hagenbeck had a similas persons entitled to the Dividend and such appointment shall be effective. experience, bat in this case the munka'succumb Dated the graf day of Decembar, 1909. ed while endeavouring to swallow a pigson.

By Ordar,

SBEWAN, TOMES & CO,. 677]

› General Managers.

BUILDINGS. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

POWELL'S

Hongkong, 14th Dec

LIMITED.

PORTLAND GEMENT.

In Casks of 375 lbs. not $5,50 por Cask

SexFactory.

| In Bags of ago Thi. net, 88,45 per Bag

́USHEWAN TOMES & CO.:

Pig General Mannanen best

_A_NARKOW. ESCATE..

It would be impossible tɔ span 1 a lifetime smeng wild animals without having numerous escaper, and Mr. Hagenback's experianco has,

been no exception. On one occasion he was

left with a great slephant and an assistant in a railway van. His own description of what hap; "pened is as follows I

to the ani

I paid no attenti

on with my work

rlßc blew from

"All broken, chafed and damaged Goods meat be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 8th inst, at 3 P.M.

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

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 4th January, 1910,

S.S. "NERA COMPAGNIE DES MÉSSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

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CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex 1.3. Dordogne, from Havre ex ss. Dordogne and from Bordeaux ex ss. Pl, Lavoy Lallier and Ville de Celle, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Gooda with the exception of Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ld at Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing. intimation is received from the Consignees Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless before TO-DAY, at Noon, requesting it to be. landed here,

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

will be subject to rent and landing charges. Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after TUESDAY, the 11th January, 1919, at Noon

All claims must be sent in toma on or before the #rth January or they will not be recognized, a

· SILK TAPESTRY-COVERED DRAW. ING ROOMS SUITE, TEAKWOOD

SIDEBOARDS and DINNER WAGGONS OVERMANTELS (mth BEVELLED GLASS, BOOKCASES, TEAKWOOD

with BEVELLED GLASS MARBLE TOP with BEVELLED GLASS, WARDROBES DRESSING TABLE and WASHSTAND Doable and Single BRASS MOUNTED ★th DEVELLED GLASS, HATSTAND, BEDSTEADS with WIRE and RATTAN MATTRESSES, CAREETS, GLASS, CROC- KERY and B.P. WARE, CANTON CARVED BLAC&WOOD WARE, BRASS and IRON FENDERS, COOKING SгOVE and UTENSILS

Catalogues will be issued. TERME -—ÁS Usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 4th January, 1910,

Intimations.

NOTICE.

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MEETING OF THE

perhaps nothing so good. Dr. W. H. Dalfo, of Canada, says: "I have used it in my practice and take pleasure in recommending it as a valuable tonic and reconstructive." It is a remedy that can afford to appeal to its record TONGKONG BENEVOLENT SO and represents the science and knowledge of bright and aggressive medical investigation.CIETY will be held in the CITY HALL on Effective from the first dose. "You cannot be disappointed in it. Like all good things it is imitated. ́Sold by chemists throughout the

world.

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PABST EXTRACT.

TUESDAY, January 12th, at 5.15.P.M.

Hongkong, sth January, 1910,

NOTICE.

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R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate

to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years a

Mversed in literature, has been a teacher

He has a good method of-lining Earo- peans to pass in the Chintas examination, and

THE best TONIC for keeping in perfect possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinesa, teacher. He has alsó a good know? bealth in the 'Iropics.

ledge of Mandario.

It is a liquid faɔl in prodigested form, con-

Those who intend fearning the Chioass taining all the bracing, soothing and toning language are requested to write care of affects of the choicest hops. Nearly Nooongkong Telegraph office or direct to 37. alcoholic.

Highly recommended by the local modical profession" in cases of Debility after Malaria, from overwork brother causes, Anseml Nervousness or Dyspepsia. Samples on application.

ALSO JUST RECEIVED—

120 battles. In view of the arrival of the PABST (American) BEER, in barrels of &mericas fleet in a few days, please order eatly, as our stock is limited.

SIEMSSEN &.00. Agenta,

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Hongkong, 13th December; 1909.

BIBLIOTHECA LUSITANA, Amalgamada com a BIBLIOTHÉOA PORTOGUEZA, Fundada em 27 de junho de 1857.

ANNUNCIO.

Assemblea Geral que se verificon om 23 de dezembro de 1903, decidiu-sa unanimemente que esta Bibliotheca reas- sumisse a ma denominação primitiva, e que, a contar de i de janeiro de 1912, será conheci da com o nome de

BIBLIOTHECA PORTUGUEZA DE

HONGKONG."

A contar da Bibliotheca Lusitana serão liquidadas, e as dívidas cobradas, pela Biblio. theca Portugutza.

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Qualquer correspondencia, ou outros com- municados, deverão ser dirigidos ao Secretario,

O Presidente,' Joao Caetano da Cunha. Hongkong, i de janeiro de 19ta.

THE “HINA "PROVIDENT LOAN · AND

MORTGAGE 00, LD..

(CAPITAL PAID UP .....................$1,350,000} Loans on Mortgags of House Property, &c. Goods received on Storage: Advances made de Merchandise „Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Particulars on application)

THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEZ, EXECUTOR OF WIFLS BATTORNEY, &c. Uzdastakes and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General Managers, an Konekong rath March, 100k--

FORNITORE WAREHOUSE.

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All damaged packages will be examined on LI KWONG LOONG & CO., TUESDAY, the nth January, at 3 P.M. No Fire, insurance has been affected.

P. THOMAS, Agent, Hongwong, 4th January, 2015

NOTICE: TO ŠUBSORIBERS, FROM and altei 1st January, 1909, the rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Tisgraph (daily and weekly issues) will be ar Collows in N

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