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Intimation.

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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH - MONDAY JANUARY 24 1910

Public Companies

TIE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE TYPHOON.

straight=84 4 havo szidisha, would literally fall down the other slope sideways"

If Oh, my Aunt, Marls, what a bouco 1" in-

BY COMMANDER 8. HAMILTON CURREY, R.N.terpolated skipper number; two. But...what was happening on board all this; sima, Jimmy 7" Well, as far as I've got in the yarn, things,

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wern pretty tight. She was as tight as a bottle, and had shipped no water to make a fuss. about; but you have to understand that all the time the thing war, bolling up on us, and get. tig steadily word." Stourage way?"the Darrator turned ln answer to question

given that the NINTH There is perhaps no other stratch of son in NORDINARY MEETING of SHARE the world where you shall see, so much cheerful HOLDERS in this Company will be held at nautical bustle as you will at Spithead on a fine the Company's Offices Victoria Buildings, sommer morning: thero at anchor you shall TO-MORROW, the asth January 1910, at 11.30 n'clock a.M, for the purpose of receiving these Mastodon and Behemoth and others of Report of the Directors together with State- their giant sisters; the first-class upllien whose ment of Accounts for the year ending 318 | business in life is to sea that ali-the ships on uil December, 1999..

the seas shall pass to and fro on their lawfulton sabe?" dear boy sometimes she The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com-ccasions," without let or hindrance, in order would answer her helm, and other time- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, that those who serve sa bord of them abail be most times-she wouldn't. Then things begam 19th January, to TUESDAY, 15th January

| to'go, 'and'ventilators were cut clean off flash the b days inclusive), during which period no ways and altogether. efficient, fussy tender with the deck same as they'd been cut off by a transfer of Shares can be registered.

from the Portsmouth quonary school are stesen- ing tapidly sexward, where their presence will TAKO. It was from this out that you may say 1000 be revealed by the crash of those heavy the fon really began, as we had now the whole guns which they carry for the training that of the China Ses trying to get balow, never ceases: it is op bord of these insigulf. Did any of you chaps ever play at being a cant-looking craft that "the man behind the here?" gua" in converted from raw material into the „most valuable asset that is possessed by the

British Emprir,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 14th January, rýro

THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the TWEN

Do the measured mile a new t'rpedo craft is running at an unmeasured speed, a verilible

We ous and all disclaimed ever having made the attempt.

*. "Don't you try," wast on Jimmy. - "It is the' You see, when this- most liting thing I know. racket first started out, I made up my mind to

Intimation.

NOTICE.

the ALBANY SERVICE #ESERVOIR A is being emptied, the apply of Filtered Water may be occasionally latercuped during the next few days.

The Iublic ard therefore advised to Boil

all Water used for Drinking purposes until further satice,

P. N., H. JONES,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Bangkono, arst January, 1912

FRENCH

STORE.

NOTICE.

fa

We beg to inform our numerous

ING of SHAREHOLDERS in Ibis. Com. ¡ express traïs of the ocean, Tha wicked looking read about in the novele, because I very naturcustomers and the public in general

TY-SECOND ORDINARY MEET- pany will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, TO-MORROW, the 25th January, 1910, at 11.45 'clock & M., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc tors, together with Statement of Accounts for. the year ending 3131 December, 1909.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 17th January, to TURSDAY, the 15th

period no transfer of Shares can be

pariscope of a submarine is pushing its way out of the barbpur; meanwhile a nautical fur- niture removal vai sags down across her bows, driven by the racing food tide: All this and -mare-besides was better before my eyes when the torpedo-boat dropped her anchor in Stokes Bay and we want down to lunch.

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for the "CREME SIMON" and all Simon's Produces for Toilet Requisites, Perfumery, Powder,

Januar, (both days shares in bo registerd terisi luxury is not the note of the moders fused, standing up in jagged lamps all arened Soap, etc.

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Lecretary,

By Order of the Board of Directors, v

A. SHELTON HOOPER,. Hongkong Land Investment and

Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for the West Point Building Company, Limited, Hongkong, 14th January, rolo,

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Complete in Suites NOT ENTY-SEC ND ORDINARY

WITH

BRASSE and DOGS

or

SEPARATELY.

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Let it be understood that a gross and ma

torpedo service, and I can honestly record that Navy beef has lost none of its toughness and touth-wearing qualities: it was not this indisputable fact, however, that troubled mine host, but one of a far graver description the whisky bad been left on shore. It was in vain that I mendaciously assured him that I liked cold water for lunch; he refused to be comforted, and continued to shower sen blessings on the head of the miscreant respon sible for such a terribly unfortunate state, of affairs. Gloomily did the captain of Torpedo, bost Number One Thousand and Two'fill' his

THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE is hereby given that the MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, TO-MORROW, the 25th January, 1910, át 11 o'clock Nood, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1909.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Comstentorian voica, 1, who was dearest to the piny will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 17th January, to TUESDAY, the 25th January, (both days inclusive); during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.,

pipe; be felt that the reputation for hospitality of his boat, any, of the whole flotilla, had suffer ed from this inexplicable oversight, and it was evident that black care bad marked him for her own. From down the absurd little round hole which serves as a batchway in a torpedo-boat there came a hail : " Whatshol” proclaimed a

By Order of the Board of Directors,

́A, SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary,

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Hongkong. 24th January, 1910.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. THENUAL THE THIRTEENTH ORDINARY AN-

hatch, looked up,, and what I bebeld was a dripping figure arrayed in' a pair of bathing

drawers............“ An,afiernoon cailer,”, I murmured romewhat stupefied by the apparition.

My host Iroked. "Where the blazes did you 'come from, Jimmy, and what do you want?"

"I came from my own gallant vessel; thought I'd like a swim, so came to see you- oh, I beg your pardon"-this latter as he caught sight of me.

"Lashings."

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But my host went straight to the point. You ain't often useful, but you may be now. Have MEETING OF SHARE-you got any whisky ? " HOLDERS in the Company wil be held at the OFFICES of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, on SATUR. DAY, 5th February, 1919, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac- counts and the Report ofike General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1909, de-

"The get back to your own craft, and we'll be along to sample it in something under s pig's whisper,"

A long lean body flanked over the side, and

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die like the sort of true British seaman you ally thought the hooker couldn't stand such a bucketing for an hour, Well, it went on and that we have been appointed Agent

out on until one fell that all one's life had be passed in that roaring, shouting darkness So in course of time I gave up being a hero, because I was too tired and too cold and we to be anything at all. Then we got into the centro, where the son was 'more so,' only co D,'

and it was just here that first. the anchor get adrift, and then the biggest ventilator, of the lot got unshipped. I went on to the forecastle to help secure the auchor, which had walked inboard and was skipping about like a nes; if you warenk washed overboard "cun`time," you, stood more than a fair chance of being spifflicated by the chor, The seas which dropped on as while we were doing this job held one down and squished all your wind out," "What price the big ventilator?” asked my kost:

but just as we thought we'd got it shipped it .'" Well, that was like a game of pushball;

fell over agaio a d squished some of the men. than any other, because I saw a stoker who I remember that episode almost more clearly bad fallen washed to the very edge of the deck, and hung there balanced; the question was whether he would fall inboard or out. I had hold of a methii x, and managed to stick out my feet and hook him back inboard.. It was warm weather, but, ah one got so deadly cold. At intervals I used to go and, change my kit, but it was all used up in vo time, and I ended my typhoon in fotball knickers and a sweater, It came to an end at last, after forty-eight hours, and wo crawled back into the mosch of the river; and then we wanted crub, as wo'd been living on blicuit all the tims. All the tinned provisions were in the alter compartment of all, and when we opened it and sent a man down it was three-parts fell of water, and we had to haul bim up chop-chop, as the pepper and mustard had got lose, it fumed like an 11- ventilated mine; not only that, but the mustard had taken all the paint off the inside of the com- partment, and the bare iron was as bright as liver. That was the and."

As I rowed back to Torpedo-boat 1,002 1

LOG BOXES caring a Dividend and electing a Consulting five minutes afterwards we followed in a dinghy said to my hoss," This day I have seen a mao,

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LAMPS.

HEARTH

Committee and Auditors. 1

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED on MONDAY, the 3′51 „Januwy, uzuj SATURDAY, the 5th February

1910, hoth days inclusive,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong. 123d January sexy-

itha size of a man's tall hat care,

Very soon The honour of the flotilla was vindicated, and we sat round on the settent and talked that sailor talk which the lapdamãe. never hears. It drifted all around the habitable and uninhabitable globe and by way of the. '11 South Sea Islands and the Pacific we came to China. There followed a yarn of long ago concerning a typhoon, still remembered in the China Sea, when the solid wooden shot of a bulk moored in Hongkong harbour bad been tora from the solid uprights to which it was bolted and disappeared as though it had never been; when that fine Eastern city was reduced to a mass of wreckage, and all the county were strewn with the broken bulls of vessels of every sert, size, and description.

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to which he replied, "You mozo Jimmy; yas, he's all right," Somehow I think he is1-Poll Mall Gazelle.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

"R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate

MR versed in literature, has been a teacher

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

He has a good method of tralaing Earo- peans to pass in the Chinese examination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher, He has also a good know. |ledge of Vandaris.

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

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1915)

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"Typhoons," said anther torpedo-boat skip. per, "tare a remarkably tough proposition, no matter in what class of craft you happen to be when you take them on." By the way, Jimmy, did not you have a turn up wih ̧ong when you. were disgracing, your country in the Shiny?"

Jimmy laughed and lit a fresh pipe. "Yog" GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, he replied. "I put in a typhoon in a dese troyer,"

"What was it like?" I demanded.

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"Merry hell,” answered Jimmy, laconically. In Casks of 375 lbs, get $5.50 por Cask "We all know that, you silly sas," "said my

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host. What we really want to know is how In Bags of aso lbs. net $8.45 per Bag you managed to come out of it."?

"Off the mouth of the Yang-ise-kiang it was, and we had all the continent of Asia under our Tee. Of course, you all know the law of storms, and how, according to the wlad, you must nicer a course by which you will work outwardy to- wards the circumference of the storm, thos:

avolding the centre, which is the really danger.

ous part."

"Oh, go on with your yarn ; we don't want boiled-down sailing directions," sald skipper number two, ...

"Keep your hair on," retorted the narrators | "I'm coming to thii straight away, Wall, the centre of this particular blighted storm ḥap- posed to be over the land, as you follows: know, you can't approach that coast in thick ́weather, as it is so low; There was only one thing to be done, which was to make an ofɔ̃ngi the objection to this was that we were doing exactly what fo any other circomstänçes wa should have most carefully avoided that is to say, we were stooring right for, the conten. "You see, it was like this," he went on very quietly: Hwa 'couldn't, after the first few hours, when it became really bad, koop, her head up to the sea." It was inky black nearly: all the time, day as well as night, and li lasted for eight hours. She would climb in a side- WAYS, Sickabilly CEAU) to the side of the Bo

we could bet két

ex Factory. SHEWAN TOMES &‹00., General Managers. Hongkong, zeth August, 1008,

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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. Benger's Food is sold in tins, by all Chemists, etc, everywhere.

BENGER

THE

FOOD

Notices

of Firms.

NOTICE.

R. R. LEISSING baring left our employ

MB 15 Sign bar Firm pet Procure

tion,"

Mr. J.HELMERS is authorized to Sign our

Firm per Procuration from this date.

SIEMSSEN & CO. -

Canton, 15th January, 1910.

BY

CHARGEURS REUNIS

DY Mutual Agrement between the Com: pagnia des Massageries. Maritimes and the Compagnie des Chargeurs Réanis, the | HONGKONG AGENCY of the CHARGEURS Reunis will, from the 1st January, 2010,- ba tranferred to. Meurs. P. A. LAPICQUE' & CO. (Queen's Building No. 4)

CHARGEURS RÉUNIS;

*

P. A. LAPICQUE CO.,

Agents. MESSAGERIES MÄRITIMES,

P. THOMAS,

Agent.

Hongkong, 29th December, igop.,

Consignees.

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5", "TOURANK"

COMPAGNIE DES MESSÁGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

CONSIGNEFS of Cargo from Londoo ex

and Medon, from Havrà gymas. Medoo, and from Bordeaux sex ka, Ville de Bordeaur, in connection- with abové Steamer are hereby informed that their Gooda with the exception of Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the bazardons and or extra hazardous Godowal of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld, at Kowloon, whence delivery, ́may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional-Cargo-will-be-forwarded-on-unless intimation is received from the Consignees ibefore TO-DAY, at 7-P.M., requesting it to be

landed béro.

Hills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed alter the 24th January, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in: to ma on or before the 24th January or they will not be

ecognized.

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Ail damaged packages will be examined on the 14th January, 1910, at 3 PM,

No Fire Insuranca has been effected.

P. THOMAS, Agent.

Hongkong. 17th January, 10:0

MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP " PATHAN," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

STRAITS,

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"ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed that all. Goods are being landed at, their: risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Companyilat Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharve E delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

“HINA. PROVIDENT LOAN AND have left the Godowns, and all Goods memain.

CHIN

MORTGAGE, CO., LD.

¿CanizaÚ Paid UP $1,355,005)

Linns on Mortgage of House Propany, &c -Goode-sacalved on Storage......

Adrances made on Merchandise," Loans made on the Provident System.

{Rates and Particolars on application},

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Grperal Manager.

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For Sale.

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and

VIEW POST CARDS. Stamps in Sets, Packers, Bags and Single. Assortment of Stamps and Post Card Albums,

Postage Stamps Catalogues for rg a

ing undelivered after the 29th instant will be subject to rent,

All Claims against the Steamer must be prè sented to the Undersigned on or before the and February, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 28th ustanı, at 3PM.

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

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 22nd Jandiary, ioto.

-INDO-CHINA STELM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND 'SINGAPORE,

THE Company's Steamship

TH

"LAISANG"

having arrived from the above Ports, Contignèsř of Cargo by hor are hereby informed that their Goode will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining. on board after 4 P.M., the 15th inst, will be" |:landed at Consignee's risk and expense. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LD,

General Manager.. Hongkong, sind January, totņi

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.

Stack Books, Duplicate Packal Books, LI KWONG LOONG & CO.,

Transparent Envelopes

Tweeters, Magnifying Glasses, Perioration #1 Ganger.

NOTIOR TO SUBSCRIBERS,

Fates of Subscription to the Hongkong FROM and after 1st January, 1909, the Telegraph (dally and weekly Issues) will be as follows

DAILY-500 per annum. WEEKLY-513 por annum.

The sales per quarter and per mentem, pro- portional Subscriptions for any period lass than one month will be charged as for a full month.

The daily less is delivered free when the address is accessible to messenger. Peak pubscribers can have their copies delivered at their residances without any extra charga, On coplas ment by post an additional; $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The ponage on the weekly lasts to any part , of the world in po capte per quartar, the Sagle Copies Daily, tan coats Weekly,

twenty-dre cents (for cash only),..." MAKSAN (PATABLE'IN ADVANCE.). There will be no rebate to' Mfisionary Spiecelinas, na kasatoforu.

..

By Order,

THE MANAGER;

Novels. Pooks for parlour and bousehold use. Toy Books for Children. :)

Prayer Books Religioos Pictoros. Pendants, Medals, Statuetten, Flower Seeds,

Relief Scraps and Scrap Albums.

MANILA CIGAR-AND

&C.

CIGARETTES, RC4 Inspection invited. Hongkong, tash January, role,

LEE YEE

&c.

HAIR DRESSING SALOON.

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AND

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