Intimation.
Powell's
Furnishing
Department
FIRST FLOOR
Alexandra
Buildings.
CURTAINS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 17 1910
JAPAN IN LONDON,
WHERE EAST AND WEST MEET.
· WHITE' CITY · RE-OPANED,
The Japan British Exhibition st Shepherd's Bush opened its doors to the public this morning reports the Pall Mall Gassite of 14th ult,
te hall,en the intention of the promoters to mark the event by an imposing, pageant and brilliant ceremonial, in which the principal Sgures would have been the Prince and Prin cess of Wales and his Imperial Highness Sir Sadeoart Fushimi, but in consequence of the national mourning these picturesque for•, malities were dispensed with.
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
MARRIAGES.
WIFE ON FROBATION:
Among the most interesting finds which have been made at Luxor from time to time are a number of ostraca er lnscribed potsherde, many about C20-A. D. 300. Some of these contract of which are marriage contracts dating from are of great interest, as they reveal to me many curious points in the matrimonial laws of Egypt at the period above-mentioned. One of those documents proves that it was possible to take a wife on "trial," for a certain period, at the end of which, subject to cortala conditions, she was teresting contracts roads i— fully acknowledged,as wife. One of these in-
Auction.
RONGKONG AVERAGE MARI
PRICES.
Shark Skate
PUBLIO AUCTION. TO-MORROW, the 18th Jans, at J&M, TURKISH TOWELS, LACE CURTAINS, AND ANɔlbans Carracted 10th June, 2910, 100 sts, per S Men.
HOUSEHOLD and TABLE LINENS,
BINOCULARS, & sign FANCY GOODS TABLE PLATE and CUTLERY PRISMATIO, GLASSES,
and
FANCY JEWELLEY, All new goods direct from London, Catalogues will be issued
Shrimps-
Turtles, small, frosh water White Half-Ngan Ya Uha!
Soles-Tat Sa You Tench-Wan Ya Madera
BUTCHER MEAT:
Turbot-Obo How Yu
Cants.
Beof siriola & primacat-Mel Lang Pab
Corned-Ham Ngan Yak
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Roarkone, 12ib June, zara,
Dentistry.
Dr. M. H. CHAUN, DENTAL SURGEON,
To the [span:10'officials in particular, from Prince Fushimi down to the humblest worker
I take thee, Tamiais, daughter of Pamos- in the Japanese section, King Edward's death this, Into my house to be my lawfai wife, for the came ne aquabịng misfettano. The Japanese term of five months. Accordingly 1 deposit for Commissiers, in consulation with the British you in the Temple of Hathor, the sum of four Committe, had decided that in face of the silver stator, which will be forfeited to yaa if I' great calamity which had overtaken the nation dismiss you before the 'conclusion of the fiya: 33. QUREN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR the Exhibition should be kept closed until months; and, besides this, my banker shall do after bis Majusty's funeral, and it was only something for you. But if you leave me on
ROOMS a and 3. after the tipt of the gracious message from your own account before the end of the five From the University of Pennsylvable, U.S.A King George intimating that the opening months, the above sum which I have deported should take place immediately that the decj-shall be refunded to mis."
Telophone 126. sion was cime to open the doors to-day.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1910.
Without the ostentation and the flourish of trumpets customary on such occasions, the great enterprise of the allied nations of the Occident and the Orient was therefore thrown open to the public at eleven o'clock to-day,
This curious document is written in Camolic the common writing of the people, and dates probably from the first half of the second cen tory.n.c. As will be seen from the above this was not a case of concubinage, as the writer distinctly says "my lawful' wila" The pro MESSIGE FROM PRINCE ARTHUR,bable solution is that as the average Egyp Immediately after the opening. Mr. Imre tian hated a childless marriage should there Kiraify, the Commissioner-General, received be no sign of an offspring during the period: the following telegram from the Hos. Presi- of probation the woman. would be dis dent, H.R.. Frince Arthur of Connaught missed with compensation, but should the
MADRAS MUSLIN On the occasion of the opening of the reverse be the case she would come into her
White and Ecru Frilled 2 Sides 52 in. 60 in, and 70 in. wide
in various patterns.
Exhibition please accept my 'best wishes for its success, '
ARTHUR, P. Vice-President. !!". The following" "telegram was sont in reply: To 1.KH, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Clarence House, S.W.“
I am deeply grateful to your Royal Highness for the kind thought and gracious message of good wishes for the success of the japan-British Exhibition, which are highly appreciated by all associated with it:
A
IMRE KIRALFY.
Over the main entrance in the Oxbridge-road the British and Japanese flags still flow at half- mast as the fat batch of visuar. had their first
FLOUNCED MADRAS view of the sanders of the Land of the Rising
BRISE BLINDS:
White and Loru
Sun, of the lid of flowers and 'sunshine.,
After the japaness shops, packed with conat less quaint anicles of native workmanship, hundreds of the famous dwarf trees, ancient bad gnarled like the giants of the forest, first attract the station. Over all hangs a prófu.
24 in, and 36 in. long.ion of cherry blossom, and wistaria, in the
HARNESS MUSLIN
in
White and Ecru Frilled 2 Sides
in
Spot and Fanoy
signs.
spacious cuttace ball itself is the exquisite mudel of Mixkma op las faland Sea, ous of
the beauty ips of japáʊ, perhaps the finest
example of the art of miniature in the whole
Exhibition.
Next "Japasio the Four Seasons "is reached, and alter paing through these remarkable
reproductions of Japanese scenery is spring,
summer, autuma, and winter the visitor breathos
full rights. An Egyptian who died childless was thought to bare no one who would offer the for the repose of the "Ke," or spiritual double necessary prayers and sacrifices at his tomb and with the possible chance of avoiding such a. calamity the above curious matrimonial
custom may have existed from very early times. Many of such documents are in the Bellish Museum, the Louvre, and other large collet tloos.
Entimations.
FRENCH STORE.
NOTICE.
TSIN TING.
LATEST METHODS OF DENTISTRY.
STUDIO AT NO, 14, D'AQUILAR STARKY,
REASONABLE· Faxi
Conillon Free Nongkong, woth Inns, vona.
Intimations.
THE
HINA PROVIDENT LOAN
MORTGAGE CO., LD,
- (Uarizal Paid Ur $1,350,000)
Boop, Tong Yak ............ Steak-Ngan Yak På komme p Siriola-Ngau LabTM motos #
» Sausages-Ngan Yak Channg -- Bullock's Brales, Know............. par sai
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Tongui fresh-Ngau Ll sack
»comed-Ham Nga Lli Head-Ngas Tall im D Heart-Ngan Sumper Hump, Salt-Ngan Kin .....................** *. Foot-Ngan Keok
bach „Kidneys-Ngan Yisen muis M Tall--Ngau Mele 12 ¿‚' Liver-Ngan Con........................
»Tripe (undressed)-Ngau To........... „ Galvos Head and Foot-Ngan-chat-
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FRUITS.
Almond-Hang Ye...
Apples, (California)-Kam San Ping
Ko
(Obnfoo)-Tag Chun Ping
Small--Not Tong........................................ Oustard-Fan La! Oh.....each as, fragrant, Canton-Sang Sheng
(brides), Macao--San Heung Chin
18 Chestmats, Chioare-Fooug Ltline
Carambola-Yeung Tou PTSPORT. 18,
8
9
18
...at $1.00
Mutton Chop-Young Pal Kwat ..............b
Leg-Young Pet
Cocoanuts-Yeli Tsui.Dach Grapes-Sim Tal T
Lemong, China-Ning. Moongiliida Usgs
Ansez-Kum San Ning Moong,
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6. Lichnos, Small Stone-Lal Chl Con
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Fresh, Lal Obi. ...... Limas, (Sal)-Sal Kang Ning Mongo, Manila-Lul Song Mong...... 13 Mango, Salgon-Sal Knag Monng.... 10 Mangosteens, Sin Chuk Tar par dos........
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; Brains-Cal Know............per set Feat-Uhi' Keok.rosario 31
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Heart-Chi S¤m.....................................84ch Kidaays-Chi Yu
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-Loans on Mortgage of House Property;.&c.
Goods received on Storage. Adrances made on Merchandlan. Loans.made on the Provident System.
(Rates and Particulars on application),
THE OFFICE OF TROSTER, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., (Undertaken and Rxscuted.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
longkong, roth March, roof...
Liver-Obl-Koh.......................
Pork, Chop-Chi Pal Kwat er 12 Gomed-Ham Oku Yok ......... #Leg-Cha Pel ...........................óm st Fat or Lard-Chu Yau .....................o ji Sheep's Hoid and Feet Young Tao
12
Small-Tal Knically Mandarin Tim Kut Olives-Pak Lam ...
25 Passion Fruitur each
15 | Paars, (American)-Kam San Shut Li B
(Canton), Cooking-Sa Ll
.30
18
17
8 Pesoats, Fa Song.IDEODEM. Persimmons, Large-Hung Oble...... Plas-apples, tst quality-Shaung Poon
Ti Paw-law
****.......Bach and cooking-Chung-tang Pawlow munammm n
18 Pintains-Tal Okl
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Hein-Young Sam..........ach Kidneys-Yeung Yiu...... Liver-Yeang Con Sucking Pigu, To Order-Oks Chai Saet Beef-Sang Ngan Yan
Maiton-Sang Yeung Yau .....
Sausages Ngan Ohal Yak Tong,
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We bag to inform our numerous GREEN ISLAND ORMENT COMPANY Val-Ngao Chal Yok....................................
customers and the public in general
that we have been appointed Agent for the "CREME SIMON" and.
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all Simon's Produces for Toilet
LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
In Caks of 375 lbs. net $5.50 per Cark ex Factory,
POULTRY.
Chicken Ka Chalḥ.......
in a more familiar atmosphere until the great Requisites, Perfumery, Powder, la Bage of 250 by net $8.45, per Bag Capons, Largo, Small-Sin Kal
Temple Gates Nara is reached at the Wood. lane entrabci Hero is gathered together some really mig¤ificent specimens of Japanese. architecture. But above all towers the great
De Temple, with jis exquisite carvings, while in
HARNESS MUSLIN
in
White and Ecru · unfrilled, 48 in. wide
various sizes of Spot and
Fancy Patterns.
PLAIN BOOK
view of the ancient monument are the table. aux representing twenty-five centuries in the national history,
EMBARRASSMET OF RICHES, Thence onward can may wander at will ami jet scenet typical of the overg-day life of our Far Eastetoidy. There are the buildings devoted to horats and sydustries; there is the Japanses fair, the aboriginal Formosan village, peopled with warlike antivēs, the Korena ex hibits, etc., and when one is satiated with the never-ending panorama there is the seclusion
of the Japanen gardens,
Or, in the comparative qaietuda of the Palace of Fine Arts ote may contemplate the art of a
civilisation beside which that of our owa is as
yesterday. And in juxtaposition to the won' derful "Treasures of the Nation" which the Mikado and his sobie have sent for our edifi. cation, there may be seen an exhibition cl modern British art, which has rarely been sur- passed.
But there are hundred and ond other de-
Muslin Curtains Frilled partments of this geest exhibition which cau-
all round
3 yards long in White and Ecru
$4.50 per pair.
LACE CURTAINS
in great
dot receive evas co.sory notice in the space of a brief newspaper article. Ob all sides there is an embarrassment of riches.
The Women's Wark sections (both Japanese aud British), the Machinery Hell and the Hal of Chemical Industry, the Hail of Music, the Dicis and thaographic sections are but a fow of the many part of a great whole which covers the every-day idivities of two nations.
Besides the main japanese groups, which are roughly cli›lded-Education, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Ciril Ezgideering, and Trabe- portation, Agriculture, Horticalture, Forests7, Sport and Fisleg, Alimentation, Mines and Metallurgy, Decoration and Feralshing, Tex- Tiles, Chemicalsdustries, Various industries.
White revariety in Social Economy, Colonisation, Armaments,
and Ecru.
POWELL'S
Alexandra
Buildings
etc, there are a multiplicity of subicctions which
make detailed slice impossible at this stage.
Exclusive of the Government departments there are over 2,000 private Japanese exhibitors, Add to these at equal number of British exbl bitors, whose exhibits range from a sixty-four tone Daval gm to a diinty fan, and soms iden may be gabored of the variety and extent of the things to DI seen.
JAPANESE MASSAGE.
Mansour MEIJI SHA,
GRADUATE; OT KOBE VESSAGE SCHOOL,
Soap, ato.
INSPECTION SOLICITED. Yonek^ax, z1st January, rord.
F.
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BLACKHEAD & Co., SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS
COAL AND PROVISION MEK·· CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON
AGENTE,
H
GROUND FLOOR,
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,
SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS SOLS AGENTS FOR" LJARTMANN'S RAHTJEN'S GENUINE COMPOSITION KRD HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT' DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOK LAUNCHES, a.c
'ac
ad,
Sola Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL GRIAM and
P. & O. SPECIAL LIQUER BOOTCH WHISKY, &c.
EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORKS AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOJK AT
REASONABLE "PRICES, Tropehong, 4th ̧ Maceh,- €67
ex Factory. SHEWAN TOMES & 00," General Managers. Hongkong,, 11th Angust, 1958;
A TOO STABLE. LEIGHTON HILL Road. (next to No. 1, Police Station)
Plonis Swator-Hung Lal mu Pamelo, Slam-Ohim Lo Yau......bach Walnuts, Hop. To
qui
Green-Sang Hop Tourin
Shanghal Lo Kwal
VEGETABLES, &c.
Artichokes, Shanghai-Sheung Hol At
Chi Chank R
Beans, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Pin
Teu urojuszkiupune che sarana, Beans,(French), Shanghal-Sheung Ho!
Pia Tali
·Beans, Spront➡Ah Okulu
Beads, Long-Tau Kok
33,
Beat Root-Haag. Chol Tapi
sach.
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Brinjale, Greon-Obeng Yuen Kar M
Ducki-Ap
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Brinjais, Red-linng Ker....................................
Doras-Pan Katach
Bamboo Shoot-Obook Shun gırsanmi
Eggs, Han-Kal Tan.................per dos.
24
Cabbage, ühinese, comm.-Kal Choy..
15
Cabbage, Rod-Kal Len Tag
tach
Cabbage, (Shaughả!)—Yah ObɔLis · m
.30
Cans Shoots, bunch-Kan Shop....
1
· 41 | Towls, Blanton-Kal ............
Helona-Hel Nam Kali Geese--Nga msi gt Geess, Wild Shanghal-Sheung Hol Ya Ngen
"pair
HAS established a SHOEING FORGE at T1 Leighton Hill Road where Horses and Pontos cas be shod by EXPERIENCED. SHANGHAI FARKIEKS by arrangement.
Shoeing of Horses and Ponios also under- taken at Kowloos on receipt, of Owners instructions.
PRICES:
Mask Dear-Wong Keng Hare-Ta Cha............oise 19 ||
Partridge-Chi Khoo Phaseant-Shan Kal..........................pair Pigeons, Ozzico-Pak Kop ......... each
Hollow-Hofhow Pak Kop
N
Quall--Um-Clun
Sa per animal,
At the Stables or anywhere in Hongkong, Rice Birds-Wo Ya Chouk........dosen
At Kowlook, Sa pez zalmal.
Quallfower, Large size-Tal-Yah Chol
Fi
-Osplidower, Medium size--Choung Yah Chol-fasch Caulidowar, Small stre-Sai Yah Uhol-fa Carrott Kara Shea
Colory, Ohinese-Tong Kan Choy ...... Celery, Kuglish-Young Kán Chol
-35 Oalary, Whita-Pak Young Ken Chol... Ohillies, Dried-Con Lat Chiu ir
Rod-Hong Fa.
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Groon-Cheng Lat Chin
Curry Stuff, English-Ka Lee Choi Liu Cucumbers-Cheoy Kwa ...............LARESCOPES
65 Bliter Squash-F¤ KWA num 54 Garlic-Saen Ta
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A TOO STABLE,
Leighton Hill Road. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1910.
(273
#
Exipo-Sa Chel Tarkays, Cock---Fo Kal Kung per
Hon al
Na Wild Ducks, Shanghai, Sul-appalt Teal, Shangbil, Sul Ap Cha Wild Ducks Canton-Sang Shing Sal Apaper palt
Each
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LEE. YEE
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HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
HAS ALWAYS ON-HAND!
CIGARS, OIGARETTES
AND.
TUALET BEQUIBITES
FOR SALE 13, DASULAR STREKT;
HONIKOMU, Boogkong, and September, 1907.4
SAINT RAPHAEL
TONIO, RESTORATIVE; DIGESTIVE WINE
Palet
Known throughout the world and prescribed in all cases of Anomia, Dability and Convalescence, to young woman, children and the aged. Invaluable in hot climates. "
EN DOSE I One wine glass aber the two principal meals, Wach bottle c of genuine VIN SAINT-KAPH "Dears, in "addition to the registered trade-mark sáz
(3) A RETAU SKAL MİTBIL
CLETEAS
purely and
Barbel Ka Ye
FISH.
Brasm-Bla YoY BE
Gloger, young-Sun Tas Keung
old-Lo Keangasmerkintänyt, Forsi Radish, Shanghal-Lik Kan ... §. Tadian Corn-Suk Ma!..plece Lettuce Young Sang Cholach Water Chamas-Ma Tai
Mondariz-Kwel Lum Ma Tai„, Mask MelonLLEFEREELDENDO Mushrooms, Fresh-Sang Cho Kho......... 10 Onions, Bombay--Young Chung Tan 16 P
Gter Sen Tháng
Ganton Fresh Water Fish-Ho! Bin Yn16
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|Batish-Chik Ya'
Codfak---Man Thamani ji Grabs-Hol Cattle Fish-Kak Ya osensenssinetiecoLATE 21 Dab-Sa Mang Yu-..................... | Dace-Wong Hel Lust 1 Dog Fish-TlTa 58 montamer 11 - Hala, Gongor-Hal Man Yu minu som uda
* Freak water—Tam Sul Yu Yellow Wong Sla.....
"
Fonge-Tian Xal was
Garoupa--Sek Pan
Gudgeon-Pak Kup Yu
Herrings-Tso Pak seinääritam Halibat--Cheng Kwan Ya
Labrus-Wong Fam Loach-Wa Youn Lubet Lang He Mackken-Chi Va ! Mook Fish-Man Yn Mallat-Chaf Ya
tere Sang Hoo Farrotisk--Ka! Kang Parch-Tan Lo
Ya Paw Poo
31
shal Site Hơi Giang Tàu Japan-Yat Poon
7, 20. Okrom-Mo Ker *...
17 Pauley, English-Yeang Un Sal 13 Green Paskong Tao. 16 Potatoes, Sweet-Tan She
38
Shanghal-Sheung Hot
Japan-Yat Poon Shu Tist American-Fa KITTYEV Foochow→→Tuk Chen Shu Tual Macao-Oh Moon Fampkin-Teong Kwa
60 Radish-Hong Lo Pak Teat 13 Raubarb
18 Shalots-Coa Ohang Tao
31 Spinage (Chinese)--Paw Ohol
16. Spinach-Yin Okot
33 Tomatosan Ke
44 - Táma→Wd Tan
16. Taripi, Puu-ii:(Lon
18
16 | Vegetable: Mard
Wals
ROA
*1910.
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