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Intimation.

Powell's

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

NOW SHOWING.

New Fabrics

FOR

SPRING

AND

SUMMER GOWNS

STRIPED

ZEPHYRS

50 cts. Yard

MERCERISED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 6 1010

GULDEN HOPE 'ESTATE,

FIRST YEAR OF BYSTEMATIC COLLECTION.

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.

and other graden In proportion, which must be regarded as very gratifying to anyone who held shares in a producing company like the Golden Hope.

SPLITTING OF SHARES

Mr. Lefroy asked whether the directors had considered the question of splitting the shares, would rise in the market. as he thought if this were done, the quotation

The fourth ordinary general meeting of the Golden Hope Rubber Estate, Limited, was held at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Curt, E. C, last month, Mr. J. L Asstrotber (chairman of the company) presidit ing,

[FXECUTION 41 TONGKAR.

CONDEMNED MAN CRUCIFIED AND DECAPITATED,`.. Towards four o'clock on a hot cloudy after. poun on the tath git, says the Tongkah cor- respondent of the Pinang Gazelle, vast crowde was little.premature at present, but if the be much excitement among them. The crowds The chairman, in reply, said he thought the little town of Pangaga and there seemed to of persons came flocking the countryside into

should be dens, the directors would callcelleacy, Phya Issarack and several officers, shareholders were generally of oplaton that it balted at the Government offics, where His Ex- special macting for that purpose..

The motion for the adoption of the reporting uneasily for something to happen,, Within having faished their day's work, saemed wait- was then put to the meeting, and carried ten minutes, their anxiety was somewhat' noabimously,

rellared by the arrival at the offices of the dend of 21 per cent, less income tax, be pald coufering with H. E. Phya sarank, the chief The chairman then moved: That a divichlef judge and the chief magistrates. After forthwith, making, with the interim dividend of Judge nod the chief magistrate, accompaaled. 8 per cent, 30 per cent, loss income tax, for the by Khna Ruang, the chief police officer, Mont boo Pukat, hurried to the jail. The doomed man was brought forth from his cell and har angued by the judge; the ixens round his neck the Governor arrived at the fall premises along were then removed. Shortly afterwards B, E, with several officials and Mr. W. Parsons,, the agent of the B. T, Co. The condemned man gendarmerie, and he held in his hand a lighted was then lad forth attended by ten men of the candle. The whole procession then filed slong for a quarter of a mile down the main road. woods and halted ́io,au open space where two when the procession turned to the left into the small attap structures had been erected.

year 1909.

Mr. Lefroy seconded the motion, which was

cri

the retiringi scios (Mr. H. Eric Muller). This The chairman then mayed the re-election of

reconded by Mr. Oldham, and carried on

animously,

The chairman said, according to the report of the meating in The Financies: We must deplore the fact that since our last meeting, Mr. Bratt, who was a most valuable director and took a great fatorest in the affairs of the Golden Hope Estate, has died. His place on the board has been taken by Mr. Muller, The report for last year, which has been duly circulated, I will, with your permission, take as rend. I am very pleased to be able to congratulate the shareholders on having row completed our arst year of systematic rubler collection, our previous ravanda bav. ing been almost entirely obtained from coffee, with some little assistance during the last quarter of 1908 from the first tapping of the folds planted in 1903, together with a few old Para trees and the 30-acre Geld old Ram Mr. Lampard, the other director, was out in the The chairman informed shareholders that bong rubber, planted before we acquired the catato, in this field, a mentioned in the ad was now about due at Golden Hope, report, we have decided to take out the and doubtless they would very soon receive bis Rambong trees, which, although looking that the directors had been asked to give a report upon the property.' 'He also mentioned very fine, do not yield latex in anything like the quantity thai po Fara rubber tres dost donation of Gas to the Ceylon and Malayan in our soil, and we shall replace them with benevolent fund, and he proposed that this the latter variety. The crop of rubber,

ahould be done. secured, vizi, 51,420 lb, may, I think, be in sympathy with anything that bad for its ob Mr. Lefroy, in seconding, said be was quite considered a satisfactory beginning, and will;ject the amelioration of the bardships inciden i have no doubt, be fargely augmented as we tal to those engaged in tropical regions, many proceed, and the present fields are maturing of whom were permanently aflicted by the while younger falds keep coming into bearing climate. He was surprised wheu, in 1934, he visited the company's property, to find Mr tior, their manager, in such good health. He appeared to be a strong and healthy man, and

·ALTERATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. As might be expected, it has been found necessary to after and eplarge the old coffee.

On arrival here, the prisoner was attended by five Buddhist priests, who immediately prisoner, whose hands twitched nervously, and started to recite the litany of their religion. The whose eyes blinked constantly, appeared to derive much comfort from the offices of his religion. All sympathy seemed to be with the prisoner and every indulgence consistent with the law was grauted to him.

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NORDDRUTSCHER LLOYD, bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE,

·

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

THE Beamship

"PRINZ WALDEMAR", having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby, toformed that their Goods, with the exception landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous

of Oplars, Treasure and Valuables, are being

store in order to adapt the building in the best ready to do his utmost for the company, and betered to the prisoner by . E. the Governor for the "CREME SIMON" and pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point.

thought that, so long as he was in charge, the shareholders might rest assured that the com patiy's affairs would be conducted on the best speaker's) visit, the Golden Hops appeared to possible lines, At the time of bis. (the

be the only cultivation area, but now, in place of the big, dense murase, there were many square miles of rubber cultivation.

On the motion of Mr. Oldham, seconded by Mr..Vermont, the auditors (Mesars. McAuliffe, Davis and Hope) were reappointed.

Mr. Lefroy next moved and Mr, Ray +econd

way for preparing and dealing with the in creasing rubber and decreasing coffee crops A new rice store and general store ate also being built adjoining, and an 8 It, fence, with barbed wile, is bring, put up all roped, as a precaution against party thefts. Two large English rolling machines have baan sent out. and are installed. The cost of one of these will come into the current season. The imanagement of the estate remains under the experienced control of. M: Edmund B. Prior, who has baan resident there for soʻmany years, assisted, as before, by Mr. R. A. Gibson. The estate is reported to ba is excellent order, anded that a bonus be given to the staff, the details At the cost of weading has been done for the

of which were to be seuled by the directors. year at the low tale of 4380 per acre per month,

This was carried unanimously, and the pro- it is evident that this work, which is so in ceedings ended with a voto of thanks to the portant, has been well attended to. Last year the corresponding cost was 531c.. The cost of tappiog, including scrapping 80. por ib., is also very moderate, considering the trees have beep somewhat widely planted through the coffee- 30 t. by 15. It will be noticed that a revenue. of 22131, 105. g. was derived from coffee, and The day is not far distant when instead of Mr. Prior informed us that Golden Hope coffee merely wishing your friends good health you" was again awarded the first prizs at the Agri-will provide them at your dinner-table with the cultural Show, Singapore, but "what, coffee.is gathered this year will be sold in the cherry.

means of attaining good health and long life.

The "Soar Milk Cure" for which, the world There is no difficulty in doing this at Goldeo is indebted to the 'researches of Prof. Match Hope. It saves a lot of expense, and there isnikoff, is pow coming to the dinner-inble in Do longer accommodation for the curing. The crop of 56zt picals clean coffee sold in ioga pore at £139 per picul, and cost £17.8, net, delivered.

"LAWNG /

75 cts. Yard

FLOWERED

MUSLINS

50 cts, and $1.00 Yard

FLOWERED VOILES

is

RUBBER DETAILS.

Details of our rubber crop may be of inter- est. Tha proportion of rubber graded wax: 75.

chairman.

HOW TO LIVE LONG AND BE HEALTHY.

1,

DEVELOPMENT OF SOUR MILK CURE.

pleasant and palatable form; and it has cr me to stay, to open up a new era of hope for long life and health.

AN AID TO LONG LIFE.

to be a remarkable aid in longer ty, owes its The Matchsikoff sour milk, which is claimed banaficent power to a lactic acid ferment which

Soap, etc.

and/or extra baxardous Godowns of the Hong koug and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com. Godowas, whenco delivery may be obtained,

No. Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods'remalu.

Įsubject to rent,

Perfumery, Powder, undelivered after the 9th of May, will be

INSPECTION SOLICITED.

· Hongkong, 21st January, 1910.

+

All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will ba {examined on the 9th of May, at 9:30 AM.

·All Claims must reach us before the 13th of

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YED BY A GOVERNOR, Food (a sort of salt and bread) was adminis- personally. This was of a religious nature, all Simon's Produces for Toilet Money was subscribed by several of the officials and populace, the proceeds of which Requisites, the relatives of the convicted. The Buddhist are given to the priests to do charity with to. derives much comfort from the fact of his having provided for his relatives. The. prisoner. seemed extremely gratified when be was informed through Khun Ruang that Mr. W. Parsons, of the Straits Trading Com pany, had subscribed to the amount already collected for his relatives. This simple act of kiadness seemed to be much appreciated by the officials and populace as a token of respect doomed man then prostrated himself at full to the religion which they all profess. The

length on the ground and "with supplicated bands made his confession to the chief priest. The final judgment of the court was read by the chief jódge. The prisoner was than led forth in order that stern justice might be done..

FASTENED TO A CROSS.

The pais nor was lasteaed to a rude cross by

F. BLACKHEAD & Co..

·SHIPUHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVAL, CONTRACTORE

AND GENERAL COMMISSON:"

AGENTS,

GROUND FLIXIR. ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

SOAP AND SOTA, MANUFACTURER'

JOMPOSITION R

SÖLB AGANTS.AGR IT ARTMANN'S RAHTJÈN'S GANDIN) HAND

the executioners and blind-folded. The execuH

pers then dressed the nsalves in scarlet and

advanced with naked swords. There was a bit of by play on the part of the executioners; which could have been entirely dispensed with; one of them then advanced and with a blow broke the spinal colume; a second

advanced and sawed the neck half through, causing the head to drop forward) and A third blow from the first executioner completely severed the bead. The priests then came forward and recited a chart over

per cent. No. Gas crepe, 10 per cent, No. 3 destroys the millions upon millions of putro sarack, the chief judge, Khun Roang and

factive microbes which lurk in the digestive putrefactive microbes, if they are left to them- Tract of every man, woman, and child. These selven, act injuriously upon the blood vessels

the body. The band was impaled. After the

Mr. Parsons, it was dragged and thrown into body had been examined by H. E. Paya

so open grave, the head being thrown in after it. The prisoner was convicted about two years

fine crepe, 10 per cent., No. 3 scrap, 5 per cent No. 4 back scrap; total, 100 per cent. The net price, 61. 78. per tb., was arrived at after mak lag deductions for loss by moisture, freight. and all charges of landing and sale,ja London. ( and servons system, and in consequence, the age of the murder of a Chinaman..

Tbe.com of the rubber f. o.b. Pert Swottenham was 10 od per ib., and inclusive of London office expcases, etc., is old. per lb. The yield of 51,410 lbs, was derived from:-940-old trees, tapped for six months only and then rested, 5,294 lbs; 14,883 young trees, 44,562 lbs; Ram

shorten the duration of life.

It is a pity that these executions are carried

acid ferment was first apprehended when strides in progress. It seems a pity that she The power of the sour milk and its lactic out in public. Young Siam has made great scientials, on visiting Balzarie, zoticed that does not add to her laurels by abolishing this not, only did the ratives attain to a remark-disgusting exhibition of cruel justice. youth and vigour almost till the end. "Deaths at able age, but they, preserved the qualities of

50 ots, and $1.00 Yard bon rubber, 1,564 br: 10tal, 51,4.0 lbs. The the age of 110, 115, and 150 years were by no

CREPOLINES

LINENS

$1.00 Yard

POPLINS

All the above are

Exceptional Value.

POWELL'S

Alexandra

Buildings.

Tengkong, 8th April, 1910,

means ancamnep, and this in a population living in comparative poverty. This longeri.y

Public Company

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE Share, fron of tax, on account of year endlag SHILLING and SIX PENCE per Directors of the above Company, 28th February, 1930, has boss declared by the

estimated' output of rubber for 1010 is 81,000 lbs, For the current year your directors last July made a forward contract for the sale of the doctors, attributed to the national habit of THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND tea lens rubber at 61. 3d par lb.. in the ing special form of sour milk as a daily

MINING CO, LIMITED. anticia of dist, The difference between this balance-sheet you will observe the sum of sour milk and the curds or batter milk often £1,151 18.1od. has been written off develop, drunk by the English and Scots peasantry is

NOTICE, ment expenditure. This brings is purchase that the Bulgarian sour milk is curdled by of the property as per last balance sheet, means of a living culture of lactic acid-forming together with development expenditure, includ-the sccipo for old age advocated. by Prof. bacilii, The drinking of this soured milk is ing cost of buildings, plant and machinery to the end of the year, after deducting depreci-

Metchnikoff ation, to £44,300, which corresponds with our there is danger from an impure culture. British But sour milk is not a pleasant drit ke, and issued capital on the debit side. The directors enterprise, however, has now risen to the occa consider the thanks of the shareholders may sien. A perfectly agramable and pleasant form ́ well be accorded to Messrs. Prior and Gibson of taking the Matchnikoff "cure" has been for the successful manner in which they have found by Mess s'Aplis and Barrett, the famous managed the estate and developed the bearing cream, and velcon are known and liked from Yeovil firm, whose St.Ivei cheese, St. Ivel coffee into the more valuable bearing rubber; one end of the land to the other. They are and propose out of the catty forward of £3.779 now making a "Lactic St. Ivel cheese." 18. 8d. to award them a bonus.

OUTPUT FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, Thera is one question which I am sure you will wish to ask me, and that is, what is the reason our actput of rubber for January and Februsty this year, is less than it was last year?

We bave Bolselves naturally been rather exercised about this, but our loquiries have brought the reassuring, reply that the short caput for these months is due to our opening up new cats now that the trees have grown sufficiently to enable the barring-bone system to be started to replace the basal V, with which the young trees were first tapped, Before proposing the formal resolution and asking Mr. Muller to second it, I will be plan sed to answer any questions to the best of my ability.png

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SOUR-MILK CHEESE,

COUPON No. 14 is payable on the 2nd

Tientsin and Shanghai. May, at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China and the Russo-Chinese Bank et

J. S. DOBIE, “Agent, - Hongkong, and May. 1010,

(510

Notices of Firms,

NOTICE.

BHAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAIN

DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES,

*0..

acn

好

Ecia Agimi for FERGUSON'S SPRUIAL ORMAM and

P&O SPECIAL LIQUER BOOTCH WHISKY, &c.

EPERY KIND OF · SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITAS ALWAYS IN STOCK

REASONABLE PRICE #Kaykano, vihek van

PABST EXTRACT.

May, 1910, or they will not be recognited...

No Fire Inzumace will be affected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the

Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co., General Agents, Hongkong, and May, 1910,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE AND MOJI,

HE Steamship

THE

"JAPAN," baving arrived from the above Ports, Consigncas will be delivered from alongside. of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

at Consignees risk and expense into the Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed hazardous and/or extra hazardous godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go. Įdown Co., Limited,

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

DAVID SASSOON & CO., LIMITED, Agents, Hongkong, 4th May 1910!

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. HE'Steamship

THE

"DERFFLINGER," f3.having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of down Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West. the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go- Point Godown whence' delivery may be obtained

health in the Tropics. THE best TONIC for keeping in perfect

It is a liquid food in predigested form, conf No Claims will be admitted after the Goods talning all the bracing, soothing and toning have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. effects of the choicest hops, Nearly Nooing undelivered after the toch of May will alcoholic.

be subject to rent Highly recommended by the local medical to be left in the Godowns, where they will ba All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are profession in cases of Dability after Malaria, examined on the ro'h'of May, at 9.30 &.M. from overwork or oiler causes, Ausmia, Nerrousness

All claims must reach us before the 14th of or Dyspepsia. Samples on May, 1910, or they will not be recognized. upplication.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the ondersigned,

ALSÓ JUST REGEJVED— PABST (American) BEER, in barrels of 120 bottles.io view of the aurival of the American feet in a few days, please order early, as our stock is limited,

SIEMSSEN & 00.

Agents, Hongkong. 13th December, tood,

Consignées.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM NEW YORK.

THE

HE Steamship

"INDRASAMHA "

1:49

They have found a satisfactory method of introducing the reat Bacillos Bulgaricus into their St. Ivel cheese, without sacrificing grocer or your dairyman will now be able to any of the delicate flavour of the cheese, Your MR. KURT DETMERS is authorized to provide you, in the form of the Lactic St. Ivel this date."

Sign our Fum, por Procuration from cheese, with the means of good health and

KAPECKER & 00; long life. Every packes of the now "L"clic St, 'garicus in a vigorous and active form, and to ival cheese will contain the Bacillus Bul. ensure that the culture shall be absolutely pure and safe arrangements have been made for a supply to be seat from opp of London's leading hospitals direct to Yeovil every week,

Hongkong, 1st May, 1910.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

DURING MAN WHO LIVED TO DE 152.-

Exceedingly interesting, under the circum stances, is the by no moins unlikely sugges who, it is believed, reached the age of 15 years tion that the phenomenal age of "Old Part and nine months-was due to a sour cheess and sour milk diet.

William Harvey, the doctor who made the Mr. H. E. Moller, in seconding the motion, post-mortem examination of Old. Pari's body. said he did not think it necessary to make in the Lanort in November 1908), sald, "Bis (according to a jelter from Dr. Fraser Harris:

URING my absence from the Colony Mt. of the Company's business at this Port.

HARRY P. THOMAS will have charge

D. W. "CRADDOCK, PO

General Traffic Agent," Hongkong, jih May, 1910, 1

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NOTIOR.

any comments. The chairman had given all ordinary diet consisted of sub-rancid cheese and sion Agents, have this day been established at HINA COMMERCIAL TRADING COMPANY, Marchants and Commis. the information except what he himself had milk in every form, coarse and hard bread, and No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, and obtained just before 13 o'clock at the rubber small drink, generally nong wher, ange auction, which showed a distinct advance latench of Melchelor discoveries Dated the and May, loo price over that of a fortnight ago, Smoked longevity (which has parled many invamiga, science Hems to the 'ds that Old Paris skest rubber was being denn at 115 per in. tort) may kara besa dan to thin razy d

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THIS STEAMER BRINGS CARGO Ex S.S. Therapia from Constantinople. Dandola from Venice, Burgermeister from Zanzibar.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & ́O General Agents.”-

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1910,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS,};

“HE Company's Steamship

THE

"KAWAORI MARD," having arrived from the above Ports, Con Captain T. R. Evans, having arrived from signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are Goods are being fanded and placed at their hereby informed that their goods are being risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown where each consignment will be sorted out Company Limited, Kowloon, and stored at 'mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as Consigneo's risk and expense.

soon as the Goods are landed.

All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are

Optional Goods will be carried on unless to be left in the Godowns, where they will be lostructions are given to the contrary, befor examined os TUESDAY, the toth instant, at Neon, TO-DAY.'

Goods, not cleared by the sath May, will

17.M,

All Claims must be presented within Afteen be subject to rent. days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised, and

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

Damagad packages must be left

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Godowas for anamlantion by the Cons subject to rent hu hays left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining and the Co.'s representatives at an undelivered after the sath initant will be hour. All claims indst be presented

No Fire Insurance has been suscted.

W ten days of the steamer's knival harg

which data they cannot be sucos Buis ni Lading will be repat

claims will be admitted after th Taft the Godowns,