Intimation,
Powell's
ARE SHOWING
UPHOLSTERED
FURNITURE
IN
GREAT VARIETY.
LARGE. DEEP
AND
COMFORTABLE
LOUNGE
CHAIRS
SETTEES.
Chesterfields.
DINING
CHAIRS
OFFICE
CHAIRS.
FANCY
CHAIRS
SHOW ROOMS
FIRST FLOOR
Alexandra
Buildings.
Hoogkong, 8th August, 1910
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST IT 1010
SPLENDID HEROISM,
TALE GFD SPERATE FIQHX IN CENTRAL AFRICA,
SURVIVOR'S DESCRIPTION.
which are usually heard in Paris, rank high amongst the modern works of the days, '
SCHWARZKOFF'S WADER
Intimations
BONGKONG AVERAGE FARKET PRIORS,
·Cents
Shark Sa Ya Skate Fo Yu. Shrimp H
BUTCHER HEAT.
Beef solo & prime cu-Mei Lung
Corned-Ham Ngan Yak mi
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Breast-Ngau Lum
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Solas-Tas Sa Yükuinasm Teach--Wan YO UNIDEA Turbo-Che How YE
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Cehte. Tartian, small, fresh water-Kaok Yü....o an
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White Balt-Ngan Yu Chal.
FRUITS.
Almond-Hung Yenni
A few years ago all Germany was marvelling,
·OF THE MULTITUDES ht the feats of a blind youth called Schwarz who have used it, or are now using it, we have kopf, who had never had a lesson in music in never board of any one who have been dis| Corrected 41k August, 2010, 100 cit. per 5 Mer | Saappar-Lap Ya... A ficutebant of the Timbucico Camel Corps his life. In spite of this drawback, he was appointed in it. No claims are made for it relates in the Echo de Paris, a desperate flat able to play the piano, and indeed, almost any except those which are amply justified by ex- made by the delachment o dex Captain Groods other instrument, with a perfection of execu perience in commending it to the afflicted menge, at Actúant, os November 29 last, the tion which any professor might well have en we simply point to its record. It has done groat enemy Chick ARIZID, or raiding patty of vied. If he heard an opera, he could ou re-things, and it is certain to continue the excel-Beefs Abeddin, 150 strong, armed with modern reiniging home repeat almost every note he had lent work. There is we may honestly affirm pesting rifles. He received the news by berid. His most remariable performance, as medicine which can be used with greater dromedary rupper from Lieutenant Morel in a
a feat of musical memory, has probably never and more reasonable faith and confidence. It despatch as follows by
been rivalled. For a wager of one hundred sourishes and keeps up the strength during marks Schwarzkopf, who was then only those periods when the appetite fails and, food Fears old, underlook to repeat, note for note, cannot be digested. To guard against imita any pieces played by half a dozen of his mod. tions and substitutions, our "trade mark is cat friends in the course of an hour, and, with put on every bottle of "Wampola's Prepara- cut making mo s than twenty mistakes.
tion," and without it none is genuine. It is. The bons of the wager ontorally excited con- palatable as honey and contains the nutritivo | siderable interest in the musical world, and and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver, Oil, the hall in which the performance took place extracted by us from fresh cod livers, com was crowded to the doors. One after noother biond with the Compound Syrup of Hypophon the six musicians played the most intricate and phites and the Extracts of Malt, and Wild difficult pieces in their repertoires; and when Cherry. Taken before meals it creates an at the expiration of the hour, Schwarzkopf appetite, aide digestion, renews vital power, took his seat at the piano, he replayed every drives out disease germs, makes the blood rich piece in exict arder, making only fourteen red and full of constructive elements, and gives back to the pleasures and labours of the world
(Bave ibe honour to sepust that in the action at Actorat (as above described) Captio Gros demengo met a glorious death, Adjutant Rossi und Stigrast 'Devaloka-wein wounded, two Bative sergeanie dangerously wounded, aix teen sharpshooters killed, and nighteen Wounded. The only survivors prá The sieutenant, with one European sergeant, and thitty:five sharpshooters thoroughly ex hausted after the pight attack and fighting through the Lext day for fifteen hours at
stretch. The rezijn was almost totally inai.
hilated, leaving at the wells of Actorat all their catlo wab sixty dead. Having to many of his nien wounded, Lieutenant-Morel, was unable
is
to fullow up the enemy, and is making for Benalipsis fifty minutes' playing, during which
jebeba, where ha urgently begs for a docter he struck tens of thousands of notes, to be seat from Timbuctoo. The company bringing back the body of its captain.
Upon receipt of this news the correspondent went at full speed to Aracuau, and, taking all
medical stores he could find, started for Ban 1-jeb,ba, where he arrived on December 10,
covering the 75 miles in a day and a half l'here be found the remains of the gallons company under Lieutenant Morel, who had brought them 330 miles with the loss of four, who had died of their wound. He thus goes un with his story: -
I was especially sorry for the death of the native sergeant, Dinta Falada, whose behaviour b.d been splaadid, he was wounded four mes without leaving his post, and died stoically on his camel. His body had been brought back with that of his captain, and they lay at a little distance wrapped in canvas and sowo up in leather.
Almost equally remarkable was the memory of M. Chataigaon, a blind musician of Parik, half a century ago, M. Chataignon conducted bundreds of concert programmes entirely from memory. On one occasion be accompanied on the piano a rehearsal of av entire opera, nt the same time transposing the music half a tone; and he gave a score of piano recitals, chiefly of Beethoven's sonatas, striking no fewer than millios and a quarter notes, each of which bad to be retained in its exact position in his me
mory,
Auctions.
BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
MR. CEO LAMMERT has received
instructions 10 sall by.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
TO-MORROW,
a
the sath day of August, 19to, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at his Sale Room is Duddell Stree1, Victoria, Hongkong. In Three Lots,
.
› THE FOLLOWING
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES situate at Victoria aforesaid, viz.
Sargeant Develotte had had his left arm shattered by a bullet which had just passed' through the brain of a sharpshooter whose "sights the sergeant was adjusting."The native
sergeant Kaita was one of the worst cases. with a terrible wound in the thigh. Never theless he had continbed fighting as long as he could, and the dragged himself to his captain,, and, saying in broken French, My
high is smashed, tainted away. What Lot 1. ALL THAT PIEC & or PARCEL of ba must have suffered during the ten days' ride | GROUND known and registered in the Land of camel back may ba'imagined. The bugler Office as Section B of Marins Lot No. 16 together with the messuage erections and Moussi Sidibe was past bope. He had re
baiblings thereon koowa as No. 5 Stora mained by the side of his commanding officer Nullab Laue. Area 910 square fast. Term tu ille end, and when he saw that the captain 999 years. Annual Crown Kent $15.36. – was morially alrock, had cried, Can't leave Lot 2. ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL of Captain ; khi wo die pere, He'bad three bullets GROUND knows and registered in the Land in the left leg, and gapgṛent had alimady set
Office as Section F of Marine Lot No. 1fe together with the message erections and buildings theroon known as No., 3 Stone | Nullah"Lane, Area 894 square feet. Term
999 years. Annual Croma Reat #149).
ip.
Lieutenant Mörel was at cos tima surround- ed by the coemy and 10 a most critical position. Ifis orderly, a young Bambara Negro, aideteos years old, had celcoded him with the bayonet, und after killing four Berbers had just strength to band his wife to the lieutenant before falling dead at his feet.
I cannot fail to relate the end of Captein Grosdemenge. With his left foot shattered by the first wound, ho continued, siretched on the ground, to direct the operations. Whilst being carried by a Senegi)" sbarpshooter to where the, lieutenant was fighting, he was shot through the spice, and being laid down cloan to Morel, he never ceased encouraging his men till his last breath, only expressing a wish to be buried at Timbucion.
It would be difficult to fad in the annals of any army a tale to sorpass this in.Its incidents
of simple and devoted heroism, shared between white commandera and black troops, and it might well ba published officially in general. orders as an answer to the miserabis noli- mihtarist propiganda of Herve and is like.
BLIND MUSICIANS.
MARVELLOUS YEATS OF MEMORY.
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Lot 3. ALL THAT PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND know and registered in the Land Office as Section G of Marine Lat. No, 115 together with the massagerections and buildings thereon koowa, as No. 1 Stoo Nullab Lane," Area 943 square feat. Term
Annual Crowa Kent S15 75. 9,9 years.
For further particular and conditions of sale, apply to
» Metsts, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Prince's Buildings, Ice House Street,
Solicitors for the Veador,
or to
· Mr. GEO, P. LAMMERT.
The Auctioneer.
Hongkop, zota july, roto
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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held anONDAY, the 1st day of August, 19to, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excel. lency the Officer Administering the Govern men, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at the Peak, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from tolb December,
1577.
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The remarkabla playing of Hendel, the blind pianist now appearing at the Tivoli Theatres draws attention to the wonderful performan- ces of several other sightless musiciana-musi- cians who-inspite of their terrible handicap- have proved more than a match for rivals who enjoy the use of their oysa..
It is not long sinco Professor, T. G. Roberts; he youthful instructor of music at the State School for the Bhod ai. Porlaod (Oregon), as- tonisbed the musical'world by an amazióg feat of memory. Although absolusaly blind, Mr. Robarts, during the rendering of the cantata The Holy City" at a musical festival at Part- land, played the organ superbly for one boar and a quarter entirely from memory without striking a single false note,
THE LANDORAT OF HEISE-CASSEL
One of the most talented musicians in Europe 10:day is the Landgral of Hesse-Cassel, who has been blind from his birth. Ass child be developed a positivo genios for music, and while a pupil at a school for the blind near London used to keep visitors entranced by the hour by his marvellous playing on the piano and nigan. Some of the feats be performed were in- deed little short of marvellous, In order to test
his power clever musicians would play long and difficult pieces by Beethoven, Mozart, or [cihere' of the great composers. The young „Prince would take' his sent ut the piano,'aud although he bad never heard the pince before he would repeat it from begin: ing to end, not buly without missing a mole, but with a brilliance of technique and with a feeling which made El |bearers exclaim with daligkiki
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'PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No of Sale
Registry No
LOCALITY.
Boundary.
Measurements,
st. 戳 11.
Square feet
Annual Reat.
Lippet Price
443 134'4"
[mg, and 156] 1,90"} *|(About)
Hongkong, 6th August, 1910.
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PUBLIC AUCTION..
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THE Undersigned have received instructions.
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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́TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 15th and 17th August, 1910, at.10.A.M, each day, at H.M. Naval Establishments, SUNDRY OLD AND SURPLUS NÁVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES, Comprising -
OLD AND. SURPLUS NAVAL · · STORES:- CHAIN, WOOD BLOCKS, HOSES, TOOLS,
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"I" tentily with McCoy, of Canada, says: pleasure to its unlimited usefulness at a tissue builder." Its curative powers can always be relied upon. It makes a new era in medicine, is beneficial from the first dose and represents effective medical treatment of the twentieth century, "You can trust it as the Ivy does the
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HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
HE EXTRA GYMKHAMA MEETING THE
'postponed' from SATURDAY, tho 6th justani, will be held on SA TU «DaỸ, the 13th instant, commencing at 3.30 P.M.
REGINALD F. O. MASTER, Hon. Stc. and Treasurer. Hongkong, 8th August, 1910).
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STATE OF NORTA BORNEO.
TENDERS FOR REVENUE FARMS. TENDERS are invited for the lease of the Revance Farms in the State of North Borneo from 1st Janujry, 1911, as sot out. hereaader-
Teaders will be received at the Office of the Government Secretary, Saadikan, ap to 12 o'clock soon on the ist day of October, igro, for the purchase of the exclusive privilege of the Farms enumerated below for a period of 1, 2 or 3 yaass, commencing on the st January, 1911,
The Farms above referred to aro, the Opium, Spirit, Gambling, and Pawnbroking Farms for the whole of 'part of the State. Copies of the Forms of Contracts for the Farms and full particulars of the conditions to be observed by tenderers may be seen, on application at the Office of the Government Secretary,
Gwadakas, or of Messrs. Gasbria & Co, Singapore and Penang, or of Messro,” Gibb Livingston & Co, as Hongkong.
The retail rates far Obandu fixed by Goverament for the Opium Farm for 1911, 1912 and 1913 are those specified below
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Okickon-Kal Chai, sınıqını Oapons, Large, Smail-Sia Kal............
Dores-Fan Kas mašine seam tach Eggs, Heo-Kai Ta......................por dox. Fewla, Ganton-Kıl.....................
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COAL AND PROVISION MER. CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL, COMMISSON
AGENTS.
GROUND FLOW, 47. GEORGIT'S BUILDING. HONGKONG,
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Bole. Agris for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL ORNAM And
PO. SPECIAL`LIQUER BOOTCH WHISKY, &c.
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Artichokes, Shanghai,--Shoung Hol Ah Chi Uhank...................... Boans, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Pin
Beans, (French), Stanghal-Sheung Hol
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Baani, Sprout-Ah Okoli..................
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OLD IRON and METAL, OLD MA CURIOS, PORCELAIN, JADESTONE Monk Fish-Mon Yo CHINERY, ELECTRIC CABLEänd GEAR, WOOD BOXES, LEATHER COAL SAOKS, OLD INDIA RUBBER, OLD: BOATS, FURNITURE, CARPETS, SURGICAL IN- STRUMENTS, CORDAGE PAPERSTUFF, desc
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES: CLOTHING, BLANKETS, MESS TRAPS, IMPLEMENTS, STAVE§,'and: a quantity of ELECTRO-PLATED ARTICLES, &c, &c {
Catalogues will be issued.fign Lots will be on Visw on aftárason of August
TERMS OF SALE 3-As Customary.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Os can occasion, it is paid, he played continu Fously for over two hours pieces from the great
masters chosen at random by members of bls 1gt {audience, kreve Mad
King -
The Landgraf is equally clever ax a composer, "and his compositions, the first performances of
* Govaramast Auctioneers.
· Hongkong, sed August 1912
Inspection Solicited.
No. 77, Queen's Boad Central Hongkong, 1218 July: ipta
- Pombat, Black---Hak' Okongsstuenean. 19.
Ponafrat, White-Pak Chongwome Prawna---King Hì....... Ray--Fal Fa ba
Rock: Fisk=-5ak Kan Kày Roach---Ukna TO DAN
Macao-Oh Moogle
go Radiak-Hung Lo Pak Tuat
30 Skalots---Bon Chung Tan -a8 |・Spluaga (Chinese)--Paw.Okol
15 Splanck-Yin Cha! ....
18 Tomatoes-Yan Kar......
30
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Turnips, Fun-ti (Long)¬
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Knglish--Young’Los
Vagstable Marrow--Calf Water Gresse-dal Young
* Caltrope-Lan Lily Roots-L
25 Sage
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