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Intimation.

Powell's

NEW FABRICS

IN

ENDLESS

VARIETY

FOR

WINTER

CURTAINS

PORTIERES.

WINDOW

DRAPERIES.

MANTEL

DRAPERIES.

CASEMENT

BLINDS.

CUSHIONS

AND

RE-COVERING

FURNITURE.

SHOW ROOMS

FIRST FLOOR

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

POWELL'S

Notice

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY 13 1910

of Firms.

[CH‚RGEURS REUNIS.

Matsal Agreement between the Com......

Maritimes and the Compagnie des Chargeurs Réanis, the REUNIS will, from the 1st January, 1910, be transferred to Meisti. P. A. LAPICQUE &

HONGKONG AGENCY of the CHARGEURS

Ce quean's Building No. 4).

CHARGEURS REUNIS,

P. A. LAPICQUE & Co.,

Agents.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,

P. THOMAS,

@geot.

Hongkong, 19th December, 1909.

NOTICE.

Public Companies

"A ZANIVING CHINESE "ENTERPRISE.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAVA THE KIANGNAN DOCK AND ENGINEERING

TION: COMPANY, LIMITED.

ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE-

Decembar, 1909

The REGISTER or SHARES of the Com-

pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 1th January, to TUESDAY, 25th Jadary (both days inclusive), during which period o (876 transfer of Shares can be registered.

NOTICE is bereby given that we have appolated Mr. G. MING SHAN #1 SOLEMN GER of our Firm and that all receipts and other documents purpɔning to be made by us must bear his signature without which the same will not be recognized by usi

AH YOUNG AND COMPANY,

No. 1, Victoria Strest

Honghone 8th January 191

NOTICE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN..

beed...

WORKS

No7

The American gun-vesszi Beima (Captain NOTICE is hereby given that the NINTH Bitler) went into the Kinoguan Dock op Thuis HOLDERS to this Company will be held at day afternoon for overhaul and general repairs, the Company's (ffices, Victoria Buildings, en and when she comes out. It is confidently ex TUESDAY, the 25th January, 1910, at 11.30 pected that she will be, if not quite as good as n'clock a M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State, at least as thoroughly fit and serviceable meat of Accounts for the year ending 31st a fighting ship for river work as ever she has The facilities of the establishment to which the Dock belongs, namely, the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, for executing work of the kind that is now required on the Briona and for building moderately sized steamers, ings, launches and lighters, an MOWBRAY 5, NORTHCOTE,

Secret?*7.

for constructing pontoons and caissous, and Honzanxg, 12th January, 1910

conducting general shipbuilding operations, including boller making and engine con structions of the highest cinsi, AIA BOW equal to any that are to be found in the Far East, and the Directors of the enterprise would be thoroughly justified in instancing the Works under competent and energetic management, as an example of what the Chinese can do

By Order of the Board of Directors,

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well as

Intimations.

CONFIDENCE":

THE PRINCE'S DISPATCH BOAT Priuce Tani - sún's despatch boat ; gives every promise' of being one of the most beautifal vessels that has ever sailed, there waters. At yái, it is trgs, only her frames and undermest said Lord Chatham, is a plant of alowe row of plaies have been laid but there auffi- growth, People believe in things that they ciently indicate the exquisite appearance she wo, and in a broad sense they are rights will present with ber bigh, sharp, fiddle What is sometimes called blind Leith is not bow, and long, slender quarters and sin faith at all. There must be reason and fact to Length, over all 185 ft.; breadth, moulded, 25 medicine or remedy, for example, people sak when completed. Her dimensions will be form a foundation for trust in regard to s

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depth zo f.; indicated horse power, 1,000, as it cared others? Have cases like mine which, through ber twin-screws, will give the been relieved by it? Is it in harmony with vesel a speed of 14 konte. She will be pro- the truths of modern science, and has it a which, those forward and aft, are already in confidence; and if I am ever. attacked by any vided, with five watertight balkheads two of record above suspicion? If so, it is worthy of position, and nothing that modern ingenuity of the maladies for which it is commended I Can contrive to ensure her stability will be shall resort to it in full belief. In its power to lacking in her constructton. Her fittings will help me? On these lines be perfectly palatial. The Prince's apartments WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION. will be right aft where he will have sleeping ac- has won its high reputation among medical commodation, drawing-room, study, diving men, and the people of all civilized countries. room and astero gallery on which to promenade They trust it for the same reason that they THE WEST POINT BUILDING

in private when so minded. The versel will have trust in the familiar laws of nature or in the three decks, the uppermost as free fepm eccum action of common things. Thus, effective COMPANY, LIMITED.

brauces as possible, so as to ensure a good remedy is palatable as honey and contains all space for promenade and recreation. The main the nutritive and curative properties of Pure NY-SECOND ORDINARY MEET

quitters, with a spacious reception room far-livers, combined with the Compound Syrup of is hereby given that the TWEN

deck will accommodate the astoon, and officers Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Com (8-pany will be held at the Company Offices his important fald of industry and, and on the lower deck will be accommo-Hypophosphites and the Extracts of Malt and Victoria Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 15th The Works wate organized as a concerndation for the crew, mass-rooms and adminis. Wild Cherry. It quickly eradicates the January, 1910, at 11.45 o'clock A, for the independent of the Kiangnan Arsenal, of which rative offices,. The vessel will be steam-beated poisonous, disease-breeding acids and other purpose of receiving the Report of the Directhey formerly constituted a department, in May and lighted with électricity throughout, and a toxic matters from the system; regulates and toms, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1909.

1905, and since then the success of the enter spacious refrigerating chamber will be provided promotes the normal action of the organs, prise has surpassed the most sanguine expec to ensure a constant supply of fresh provisions. gives vigorous appetite and digestion, and is cariont. Dezens of vessels have been built,

infallible in Prostration-following Fevers, sons burdes to small steam-fanoches and cargo arsenal, is intended to reserve as a towboat for Throat and Lung Troubles, etc. Dr. W., ranging in size from craft of several hundred The launch which is being built for the Anemia, Scrofula, Influenza, Wasting Diseases, boats and in not a single case bas anything but ammunition barges which will carry powder Young, of Canada, says: "Your tasteless pre- the most complete satisfaction been expressed from the fowder Works at Sungkiang to Shang-paration of cod liver oil has given me with the work produced or the results that ithi. The length of the vossal in 63 fh, over all uniformly satisfactory results, my patients bis gives.

between perpendiculars, 57 ft.; breadta mould- having been of all ages" 'It is a product of WORK IN HAND. -

ed, 1x ft.; nad depth 5 11.3,and a very speedy the skill and science of to-day and in successful and serviceable little craft she promises to be. after the old style modes of treatment have Other work in band includes the making of been appealed to in vain: To try it is to trust a new sterą-post for aus of the Chiness to it forever after. It cannot disappoint cruisers Foochow-built boat which smashed you and is effective from the first dose. Sold her stern, post and was nearly wrecked in: by chemists everywhere. haul of the x.s. Chefos, formerly belonging to a typhoon, a few months ago; and the over-

the China Navigation Co, a vessel which has bien sold to Chinese and now trades; under

Mour Bangkong fratch, being compelled R. J. C. KITZMANTL, Junior partner of

tu stay in Europe of account of family maters bas ich our firm and the partnership subsistë. ing haherto has been dissolved by mutual Agreeincat on and from To-day.

Our business will be carried on as hitherto, with

Mr. OSWALD KRAMER, who is authorised to sign the firm, in charge of this Branch House.

H. ROBITSEK & REIS. Hoogkong, tsi January, 191e.

Public Company

THE CHINA LIGHT AND TOWER COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY MEETING of the above famed Company will be held at the Offices of Messis Shewan, Toms & Co., Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 15th day of January, 1910, at it o'clock is the toicodon, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit confirming as a special resolution the subjoined resolution which was passed by the requisite majority of the Extraordinary. General Meeting of the Company held on the 30h any of December, 1959.

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That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered

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r. By inserting" therein immediately after paragraph of Clause VIEL, a now paragraph as follows-

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY,

that both dry inclusive), during which 17th January, to TUESDAY, the 5th period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

{ecretary, Hongkong Land investment and

Agency Co, Lið. General Agents for the West Point Building Company, Limited Hongkong, 8th January, 19

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.

At the present moment the establ stimeat is the scene of very prosperous looking activity; kurdieaf workmen, fitters, rivelers, black- smiths and mechanics of all descriptions, are in constant motion about the vast compounds which divide the various departments from one another; the machineshops and boiler houses are thronged with busy figures clid in blue dungaree jumpers and overalls, and the vibrant

`A POWDER LAUNCH,:

NOTICE is hereby given that the clash of heavily smitten iron proclaims, with the command of plain Sinclair, between

ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the_Company's Offices, Victoria" Buildings, on TUESDAY, the 25 January, igro, at 11 o'clock Nou, for the parpose of receiving the Reporì of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounti for the year eading 31st December, 1909.

The REG STER of SARES of the Com pany will be CLO ED from MONDAY, the 17th January, to TUESDAY, the 25th January, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

..

A. SHELTON Hooper,

Secretary. Hongkong. Si January, 1910.

Auctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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THE DOCK.

gut cessation, that staui ch craft are coming Coelog and Newchwag. into being to bear a share of China's commerce upon the bosom of the broad, majestic river flowing by and out and beyond to all the

waters of the Seven Seas.

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The Kiangoas Lock, in which U.9,0, Helena is now badergoing her overhaul and which has very seldom bean wilbobt a ship of some kind or other during the past five years, is of the feet; width of eniraate on top, 70 feet; width following dimnasious: Length on blocks, 375

of entrance at bottom, do fest; depth on sill Springs, 19 leer; dock bottom below sill, 3 feet. The dock can be emplied in two hours; and usedless to say the appliances for warping and docking are all of the most modern and ap- proved types..

The work is haud includes a good deal of the construction of a Naval despatch boat for important ship building, chief among which is

the use of H. J. H, Prince Tsai Huo, which will be put in commission when His Highness returns from Europe and begins to give effect to his experiences as head of the Chinese Naval Commission. Then there are four large and powerful tog-boats in baud for the Hal Ho [84 Contervancy Board as well as a big, twin-

THE WORKSHOP. screw launch for the use of the Kiangoco

The establishment possesses workshops of Arsenal, and a couple of pontoons and a perfect which any similar enterprise in the biggest squadron of cargoboats and lighters. So much shipbuilding centros of the world might justly for the present, for actual construction work, to

be proud. They are within convenient access which we shall refer in grister detail later of the dock and include a long row of build- on. The repair in progress include workings containing the rolling machines-two new of an extensive and important character on seti for the manipulation of plates of ali sixas.. a number of large vessels, waiships as well and huge, double-doored furances for the merchant steamers, and are sufficient of heating of plate and angla irao; large level Iron

5. Whenever the Capital of the Company isdivided into several Classet of Shares sil of any of the rights and privileges aunched to ady Class may be modified. altered sub-divided re-arranged or dealt with by Special Resolution of the Company passei pursuant to an Agreement in writing made between the Company and some member of the Class purporting to contract en boball of the members of the Class-provided- such agicemest-hall before the Speci.l Felutution is passed be ratified by Extraordinary Resolution passed as a separate Meting of the Class or by the 15th January, 1910, at II AM, at the Water ready to attend to them.

writing under the band of the holders af at least two-thirds of the Shares of the Cas and it shall be no objection to any such. Ágreement · that it provides for a reduction of Capital otherwise than in neco dance with the legal rights of the halders of sustes of the Class ar for the payment of a dividend or bonus otherwise than in accordance with the rights of the Holders of the shares of the Class or for the allotment of shares credited as

TDE Undersigned have received fustractions

from The Superintendent of Imports

and Exports to sell by PUBLIO-AUCTION“, ·

on

SATURDAY,

Police Station, Kowloon,

99 Jars SPIRITS OF WINE. TeamI :—-A1 usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers,

Honkong, Taib January, Tojo,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

for

6

JUST LANDED:

The well-known and famous brandy "Bisquit Dubouche & Co."

XXX Vory Old Fine V.O.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years

Old.

QUINQUINA ?

ALSO

QUINQUINA ?

Per Bot.

$2.50

******, 5.50

DUBONNET?

FRENCH-STORE, Sole Agent.

semekaar. 30th April, 1000.-

NOTICE.

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R. LI HON FAN, a Chinesa graduate

themselves to keep the establishment working floors on which the 'iron is shaped; puaching, Myered in literature, has been a teacher

to its full capacity for several weeks. The drilling and sbearing machines, forges, steam- River in front.of.the.Works is full of craft either hammers and rivetters of all descriptions. The baving their repaus actually made or e'sadio here is tremendous, as it alan, is in the nwaiting their torn until the Works' staff are adjoining boiler shop, which is capable of pro- ducing boilers of the largest sizes and newest

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The coppersmith's, blacksmith's and mout.

At the Pump House Wharf two large steam-ypes. ers of the China Merchants' Flaet; the Tai shun and the amping, ara lylog-the latter minus der's shops are in a separate building, and 19 ber funnel,-undergoing their annual overhead, also is the general machine shop, 150 feet long The same Company's steamer Poochi is at by Bo wide, and containing an equipment of the heerliīgs Wharf receiving very extensive lathes and other tools of the greatest varisly and important repairs indeed. This vessels, it and highest possible class, will be remembered, was in collision a couple of mon be ago with an unknown steamer off the

fully or partly paid up in satisfaction THE Undersigned bave received instructions sayang Peters, and was damaged so

or part satisfaction, of such dividend

or bonus and fɔrabe pärposes of shin

to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

Clause a Resolution shall be an Ex- FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

traordinary Resolution when it bas been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of such members of

the Class entitled to vote as are present in person or by proxy at a separate General Meeting of the Class of which Notice specifying the intention to propose the Resolution as an Exitaor- dinary Resolation has been duly given and so that the quorum of any such Meeting shall bi threa' members at least of the Class and so that the Meeting shall be called in accordance with the provisions bereof..

2. By inserting immediately after' paragraph 7 of Clause XVI. a new paragraph as folloni:-

other- wise 'than in Casti..

tures of

SATURDAY, the 15th January, 190, at 3.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Dea Vaux Road,

corner of Ice Hours Street, '

A CARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS,

Comprising:- MAKUDZU VASES, BOWLS and PLATES, BRASS BUDDHAS and TEMPLE LAN TERNS, KINKOSAN SATSUMA TEA and COFFEE SETS, VASES, BOWLS, SILVER and GOLD CLOISON&E VASES and BOWLS, IVORY CARVINGS, SILKEM BROIDERED SCREEN, GULD DAMAS.

badly that nothing saved her from going to the ballom hot her forward collision bulkhead, Her bows were smashed from the keel to the forecastle railing, and the, will have to be absolutely, reconstructed for 35-fest forward before she is seaworay again.

At the wharf next the Arsenal arg two Chinese destroyers and the four tugs belonging to the Hai Ho Conservany Bard already men. tioned. The destroyers are the famous Ger- man-built craft which were justly looked upop as two of the best vessels of their class aflogt when they were first launched about ten years 880,"hey are now being overbauled.baving the plates along their bottoms renewed, their boilers retubed and new funnels put in. The retubing of the boilers is a very dif ficult and delicate operation. The bailers, of course, have bad to be taken out of the vasisis and the four of them-tripped of their outer casing and looking likethe fossilized ska- felons of some fehrsome marina mopítéss—are [97 now set up on frames in the boiler-shop of the Works, having the old German tubia taken out and the new tubes, mada here at the Kiangaan' Works, substitúted for them, ́ ̧

CENE WARE, KAGA TË ‹ SET;, &c., & c

Catalogues will be issued: TERMS Usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, 11th January, 1910.

DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of I the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 17th day of January, igio, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Uis Excellency the Governor, of Une Lot of CROWN LAND

THE HAI HO TUG BOATS,

Across the compound opposite the machine shop are the drawing and managerial offices,

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to European officials and merchants in this Calopy for over ten years.

He has a good method of training Euro- in possessed of a first rate certificate as a peans to pass in the Chinese examination, and Chinese teacher, He has also a good know. ledge of Mandarin.

Those who intend learning the Chines language are requested to write care of Hongkong Telegraph office or direct to 37, Hollywood Road, and foor.

Hongkong, sed January, 1910.

where plans are prepared for ships and a large C staff of wonderfully neat-handed Chinese draughieman kept busy at tracings morning, nass and night. Here also is completely ap pointed photographic studio where blue printi and pictures of the vessels built and repaired at the Dock are made by the establishment's own-staff of photographers.

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“HINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO. LD.

(UAPITAL PAID UP.........$1,250,000)

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

(Rates and Particulars on application),

THE OFFICE OF RUSTER, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaken and Krecated,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. flongkong, toth Mwyrk; 10oli, PAR

The Works are under the general superlu. lendence of Admiral Sab, in whose absence the ir.ctors Merits. Chang Sechung and i wong Kwok-wal, with the able assistance of the curtacus secretary, Mr. S: C. New, control the The principal operations of the enterprise. member of the large and highly trained foreign staff is Mr. R. B. Mauchan, Superintending Engineer, to whem the great success which has attended the Works daring the past couple of years is largely due. The staff, it may be mentioned in conclusion, is most comfortably housed in an imposing white fronted building which, we understand, is to be vacated when F. BLACKHEAD & Co., Prince Tsai Haug and Admiral Sah ratura to Chino, and converted into beadquarters for Admiralty, in fact.--Shanghat Time. the new Navy, to "becoms the Chinese

Intimations.

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

8. Any General Meeting declaring

Dividend may direct payment of such Payment Dividend wholly or in part by the of Divid distribution of specific assets and in particular paid up shares' Daben. Debenture stock of the Company or of any other Company or in any one or more of nach ways and the General Managers shall give effect to such direction and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution they may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular nny issue fractional Certificates and may fix the value for distribuison of such specific assets or auy part thereof and may determine that cash payments at Kau U Fong, in the Colony of Hong to Taku, where they are to be first employed in shall bam de to any members upon the kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option the: raking operations on the Takis Bar The footing of the value so Bxed in order of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed contract to build them was secured im compe- to adjust the sights of all parties and may vest any such specific assets in Trustees upon such trusts for the per- spos entitled to the Dividend as may stem expedient to the General Man agors. Where regaisits a propar con tract shall be filed in accordance with Section 7 of the Companies": Act, 1900, and the General Man- agats may appoint, any person to sign, such contract on behalf of the persons entitled to the Dividend and soch appointment shall be effective. Dated the 31st day of December, 1999.

By Order,

SDEWAN, TOMES & COM

General Managers/S

The four Hai Ho Cunssivancy tog-boats Masseur MEIJI SHA, which are moored aleneside the destroyers, are now practically foished, and sti belng well, will proceed next month ander their own steam'

kang 64th December, 190036911(30) #7

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary

Msarurginemis

(Approximate).

GRADUATE OF

KOBE MESSAGE'.SCHOOL.

ATTENDANCE AT: 'PATIENTS' RESIDENCE. No. 174, WANCHAI" "ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, Hoogkong, Jolh January, 1910..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

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by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, fort'tion with 30 other firms, and the appearance one further term of 75 years.

which they now present, is an indication bat In accepting the tender of the Kiangaan Works the Conservancy authorities were with- ly advised. The boats are exceptionally smart and trim looking little 'vassals, built 'on'clean, easy, graceful lines, and girlog promise of both power and speed. Their principal maisura-“). meals are Length over all 75ft. length, be In Cator of 375-lbs. net $5.50 per Cak tween perpendiculars, 71ft 6in,j brandth, mould-

No. of Sale

Localist.

12. £

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Hongkong, ish fanumy, 1910,

Contents in

h

Anxim! Kent.

"(about)

PORTLAND CEMENT.

{ex. Factory, SHEWAN TOMES & CO

ed, 16ft.z.dapsh, 7lty horse-power 120, had in Bars of ago the net 88,45 per Bag machinery, and equipment are in conformity with the most modern ideas, and

and neither. troghja nar expense has basa sparad: la tom- tës für them out in a satisfactory manner.

Hongkong, 11th Akanes, 1908,

SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL, COMMISSON AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR, -ST, GEORGE'S BUILDING,"

·HONGKONG," SOAP AND SODA. MANUFACTURERS.

SOLE AGENTSAKORAMANAUS ARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE HCOMPOSITION BID HAND "BRAND," "HARTHANK'S,"GREY PAINT' | DAIKLER'S PATENT MOTOR ":"LAWNCHES,/!

FERGUSON'S SPECIAL ORIAN

F&O. SPECIAL"LIQUER BOOT

WHISKY AS