1911-10-25 — Page 3

HARTIANA.

The following storiesare told by

the

Manoloster Guardian"-

Auction

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 1911

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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pavsout monthly rental of $500 for the fast two years of the said term and at the monthly rental of $600 a month owing the succeeding #yeam and at the -monthly rental of $700 for the remain-36

A story which will be appro ciated by European officials in Tundersigned have received, in- ing 2 years, 2 montos and 17 days of

structions to Sell by Public Auto the said term exclusive of taxes. Full particulars of these sub-losses can be supplied by tha.undersigned".

on

MONDAY,

the 30th day of October, 1911, nt a 'olpek, at'thoir Sales Boom, No.

China-particularly those who tion; remember their early struggles with the language-is told of tho late Sir Robert Hart und the study of Chineso. The first book which both Consular and Chisioms men have to tackle le Wade's "Tzu Erh Chi," which contains: about a thousand characters. One day the LG. called a certain assistant to him and asked him how his Chinese was progressing.

"I study ovory day," was tho prompt reply.

"Chu you talk at all?" inquired Sir Robert,

"Yo-yes," said the assistant boldly.

Well, I should like to hear you talk to your teacher," said the I. G. "Certainly, Sir Robert. What shall I talk about?"

"Well, suppose we say last night's thunderstorm. Describe last night's thunderstorm."

(11) Upper Floori

8,'Des Voeux Rond Contrai, --- THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES,

FITTINGS, ASSETS & EFFECTS | Fira Flour su|

Second Floor

OF FILE

KING EDWARD HOTEL and the Goodwill of the Burine's as going concern. Comprising

the neccesary and valuable Hotel

4

Third Flour

Cens

Ladies' tent,'s

1 Sert

In Gansis Ladles'

and

3

1 Cienta ja Gerszew Sert Ladies

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Of the 27 Bed-Rooms on the above | floors costału rooms are lat to Mesura.

bysi-Johnson, Stokes, and Master, Solicitors

ness carried on by the Inte M. DuoRBOY DUBAUER NOWO-

ameñunder the style of

THE KING EDWARD HOTEL

together with..

the benefit of the Leases of portions of

Rojal Buildings and Prince's Buil

ings bereinafter montioned. The Premi es ecoupied by the Hotel and the acc trunodation is a follows:- 1. ROYAL BUILDINGS —

Conrist' of (a) Underground Go

and Notarios, ugung a sub-lence which will expiro on the 10th day of Septem- |ber 1917 uk n muonikly rental of $150|

exclusive of taxes; leaving 21 toom for the use of visitors. Pull parimlars of the above sub-lease can bo supplied by the undersigno',

← Prepaid Advertisements.

WORDS $1 for 3 Insertions of

$2 for one work.

BOARD, AND

RESIDENOL

"HOMEVT LE," Morrkon "HII, splendid view of the harbour, 10. minutos from Post Office by alcotric

Intimations

THE GENERAL ELECTRIC

Telegrams. Sparkless

CO. OF CHINA, LTD.

Telephone 618.

10, Des Vaux Rd., Hongkong

cars; entrance 168, Wanchai Road, HEAD OFFICE: 7 JINKEE ROAD, SHANGHAL

Tolephone No. 312.

DIRECT AGENTS OF THE MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF

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STENOGRAPHER: Amaran Lay ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS, FITTING

Books Josition with a reliabla u. Willing to unter into contiac. Address Mrs. T. M.ĶESNI, Box 167, Manila, P.1.

11438

CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSUR- ANCE CO., LED.

HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI

J. A. Wattie, E., Managing Director.

J. iluzben, K, SecrVERT}",

a. Nemija zakán Avisary,

A strong. British Corporation Registered under

On the Second Flour is a Chinese Kitchen for the use of servants while on the Third Floor there is an ecomoda-Camp tion for the Hotel Watchmen,

tongkong Ordmar and under Life Assuranc

Act, Bagiwadi. Ekranici Forca Asects to read

39,575,405.00 9,878,930.00

Incoma for Your resimin 2004,078.00 '·Insurance Fund." 9.350,030,00

* LEFFERTS KNOX, Esq—Dierick Mengen.

B. W. TAPE, Kay, District Secretary.“

With the above will be sold the bene- laxia, ad (1) Ground Floor (fit of the original Losse of portions of The assistant cleared his throatween ground floor and first floor (d) Princo's Buildings upon which tiroboyo nud began. "Ilsion-shong, to'rh is Upper fours and (0) Top of Fifth presises are situate data the 12th day Hongkong, Caaton Marks and the Philippines. wan shang (Toucher, yostorday dr, all disposed as follows:

of August, 1909 for a term of Eight (UNDERGROUND-pitition-years from the 1st day of October, 1509

Alexandra Building. C. LAWDER, Eng., Inspector, Hüngkong.

Hongkong, at July, 1911.

per

FOR SALE.

Ito

`ENNIS and BOUNDARY NET- TING cat to any size at I cent Square foot,

MORINA EXPRESS- CO.,-~~ a, Dudd-ll St. Opposito Lammert's Auction Roois). Hongkong, 20th Opt., 1911. [1450

evening). Brrr! boom boomed off into (i) two squacious godownthly rental of $1,750,00 and Advisory Board, Hongkong 1 Siz Paul Chater, KL, boom tung pụ hung (Do you ud for storing liquors, wines, norated taxes which amount upproximately to CMT Hongli, Kan., C. J. Lafrente, kaq, understand?" Then he stopped waters, inineral waters, cigars and other $227.50 per month. short,

Bar supplies and the other for storing The Assets and effects comprise the "Vory-ingonions, very lageni-sengers baggago and also effects valuable and up-to-date furniture, fix- ous," said the I.G. quietly; but belonging to the Hotel of which thero tures and fittings, cutlery, glass and a little sketchy, Mr. O. Thank is a large stock in reserre (ii) a toon crookery, table linen and alstrie instal- you. That will do.".

for storing empty bottles (iii) a lungo lution (lights and fans) in and upon the All official documents other room for Compradore's Office (iv) two above prenis and all other pamphoria than those written entirely in rooms for godown'osalies (r) a Carpea la now in and upon the said premi es Chinese are issued by order offer's workshop and (vi), an open space rod thoraupen for enrrying on the guid either à Commissioner or the Tu- which a salt water poup with a svallisiness, an inventory of which anay ku spector General, so that an agissai

insportel at the Oliea of the (b) ROUND-FLOOR-is divid tant signing his name over thed into two sections, namely, (A) Offers A Publican's Liegwa luns for lending "Commissioner of Cus-and (B) Bar. tome" or "Inspector Gonoral" (A) Unicos(1) Booking Offico with Jera.b.en.huld.by-the-luto-Proprietor's E C. Wilks, MI:Mech., E., A.M N.A. Nomingo and the present Licence will Consulting Engineer and Surveyor lor fills in "by order of in, the ab- Counter (ii) Manager's Office adjoin(subject to the transfer being approved construction, Valor and Assessor for brevinted form B/O. But one ing (ii) a spacinos-Hall wil tables by the Lionting Board) bo-transferred the base, or sale, of Staminships or day in Peking the Chief Secretary and sets for visitors-all of which are to the Purelude and he can hold the omitted the 13/0, and a very fin-in front while at the back two private samo nuti) the Licarea expires on the]

Alexandra Buildings, 2ND FLOOR, portant document was submitted offices and a telephone-room.

Hongkong, 1st May, 1911. to the I. G, for his final appiuval with the name of the Secretary appearing thus

101 day of November, 1911.

many

WITH THE ABOVE WILL BE SOLD

Victoria Harbour. This steam hunch

was in the month of May, 1911 thoroughly over-hauled and repaired. may be obtained from Messrs. Jolin- son, Stokes and Master of Princo's Buildings Victoris, Hongkong, Solisi- lors to the Vendors,

-Particulars and Conditions of anla

(B) Bar-contains (1) Bar with pin first class stylo with threo-Bllliard King Edward," Licence No. 872, counter and Cash Register, all fitted

The Bingle-scrow steam-launch Table complete (ii) Lavatories and Length 60 ft.5 in., Breadth 10 ft. 8 in., I have the honour to be

urinals with hot and cold water pipos depth 7 feet. Gros-Tonnage 27.15, Your obedient servant for, wast-hand basins; all up-to-dato fit Net Tonage 11.89, together with all

AB

Linge Inspection. Genorak (c) Trgen Ground-floor and first ber tackles, gear atid apparatus, engines The Chief Sceretary promptly four-ve two compartments (i) Pri and builure as she now lies aflont in the had the document roturned to rate Bar nod (ii) 16ying Room. king, and on taking it up saw à (d) PIRST FLO]=compaikas() cross against his name, and in the Two large ining Rooms (i ono Pon- margin the red-ink note, "A littlery (iii) que Chiving, Rou with Hont- ing Bauge (iv) Kitahen with Cooking promature, Mr.

Hanga complete (8) Baker's Room and The Into Sir Robert was an (vi) pare with boiler for hot water. natocrat, and would spare nobody (4) SECOND FLOOR-has(i) once he had made up his mind to eation Room () Private Dining pursuo a certain course of action. Room (iii) Wing Room (iv) One A story about his brother Jamos large room with two Billiard Tables and Hart illustrates this. James Hurt other uitable fittings (v) Ten Row (i) was at Peking, and the I. G. trans- Cloak Room and a Dauber of subsidiary ferred him to one of the southern masas follows: ports. The two were, dining to- gether, James Hart a little sulky" at being moved away.

"When do you think you will] be ready to go?" inquired the I. O.

Ono Ladies' Lavatory Ono Gontlemen's do One Ladies' Bath Room

One Gentlemen'&'Bath Rooin The spare rooms for me of servants and for keeping sundries: Rooms T to

III and V to VII can bo used ma·bed-i rooms.

"I can't possibly get away for several days," replied his brother. "Oh, indeed!" said Sir Robert. He got up and rang the hell. The (4) Upper servant appeared.

Have Mr. James Hart's thingsi packed and a cart ready for him by

five o'clock to-morrow morning."

Floor

Third Flor

V

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svatories *,

1. Ladica" ja Lachey'

tient's ja 5.0

Ladies Ladies'

Gent's Gat

10 fadies' Tadies'

4

Lesmehus.

POWELL'S

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FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.

Upholstery

OP

EVERY DESCRIPTION

Orders un view the promise except-RE-COVERING ing the premises of the sub-lenses may

and REPAIRS be obtained from the undersigned. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Prince's Buildings, Solicitors for the Venslora.... Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1911.

LARGE STOCKS OF

16 Tapestries,

Boxing Boxing | Velvets,

GREAT BOXING CONTEST,

CITY HALL

SATURDAY, 28th October, 1911. commencing at 9 r., sharp.

MAIN EVENT; ·

15-1nds for a parso of $1,000. JACK BLACKMORE, Australia,

W.

Navy

To see a Chinese dressed in Fount Flour

DICK HANNAFORD, native costume in the streets of Fifth Floor London or Paris is something of a

Cent's CenkEx-Heavyweight Champion of the The bed rooms on these three floors rarity. They are to be seen, of course, but the sight is suffi- with such of the roots on the Socond ciently curious to attract allen- Floor as ero convertible as bol rooms mako 43 Bed Rusts invall, the Billiard

1*

(e) Top of Fifth floor are Cliñese Kitchen and Servants' Hall.

A. Firs Eronto rans from the mol

4 PRELIMINARIES.

Soldiers ard Sailers in uniform $1 to - Prices: Ring side $5,783 and $2.

the $2 coats only.

Booking at MOUTRIE'S,

LaTH CARE.

right down to the ground floor outside.Hongkong, 16th Oct., .1911.

Ench finör has à Tolophone-Rooin.

With the above will be sold the OTE.

tion oven at the present day. Room can also be used as a Bed Room Years ago, when the I. G. was in

All Lavatoriae are of the latest Paris, the rarity must have been

pattern and the Bail-Rooms are equip- ! much greater. At any rate, there ped with first class Atlantic Baths. is a good story told in connection with Sir Robert's last visit to that city. He hal taken a "boy" with him, for after one has lived in China for any length of time a "boy" becames one of the neces sitios of lifo Mon home on leave, benefit of the Lease of portions of for instance, find the absenco Rogal Buildings upon which the above of a body servant at first quite pisos are situate dated the 23rd day of October, 1905 for a torm of 14 years irritating, The "boy" would

from the 1st day of September, 1905 accompany the I. C. when he wont and for a further form of seven years for walks or had shipping or busi- from the expiration of the said torm of ness of a similar nature to do, and fourteen years at a monthly rental of on such occasions would follow at $1,716 87 and taxes which amount to few paces behind his master. approximately $223.15 per month." But he contracted an annoying habit of lagging behind, and so of getting lost. To and again

Sir Robert would look round to

find that he had disappeared. At

length begrows weary ofthis that

Leathers, and Leathercloths.

REASONABLE prices.

PHONE 346.

William Powell, Limited. Hongkong, 20th Oct, 1913,

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MEE CHEUNG. ART PHOTOGRAPHER HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

Develʊeino, PRINTING & EMLANDIna,

Ingkong, Jet M«v, -19° 4,

f1099

1440

LOUVENCOURT EXTRA DRY. ''.' $24.00

Just Unpacked

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***** por case. FRENCH STORE, 8, Queen's Road. oorkoog. 17th June, 1913, JOHN THOMAS COTTON.

VETERINARIAN & FARRIER (Qualified),

2. PRINCE'S BUILDINGS;,

Consist of (1) Ground floor, with :

anderground Go-Badiness Address— downs now lol to tha Modical Hall and

((1)) Three Upper floors

AH TOO, STABLES,

No. 7, Rosell Street,

ongkong

* Hongkong. 27th July, 19£1. † 1059

he ordered his "boy" to walk in disposed in the following manner :-(1) Telephone No 272, front. This made matters very Gronad floor is divided into Sections much easier until one day a lady namely, A and B. Section A is let to remarked in a loud voice to her the Bank of Talwan upon an agreement companion; Dites, Henri, re-for Losse which will expire on Live 80th gardez-moi ce mandarin chinoise day of September 1919 at monthly avec son domestique derriere!" rental of $600 inclusive of tax-pd That was too much for the great action B is let to Emil Niedbars men of China. · The "boy" was carrying on business The Mellent ransferred" to Peking. Hall ripon a sub-lease which will expire.

A LING & CO. FURNITURE AND PHOTO

ASUPPLIES,

or

DEVELOPING, PRINTING AND ENLARGINGWAN

ACCESSORIES, TELEPHONES, Wires and

&c. Cables, &c,

WM. C. JACK & CO.,

RETAIL SUB-AGENTS

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—14, Des Voourilload, Hongkong..

THE CHINA SQUADRON,

Following are the vessels of the China Squadron::

Submarinos:—

No. 36, Lieut.-Comior, Clodfrey

Herbert.

No. 37, Lieut.-Commnr. A. A...

Fonnor.

No. 38, Lieut.-Commr. J. 1 A.

Codrington:

Alacrity, despatch-boat, Comdr. A. Lowridos, 700 tons, 4. guns, 2,0001.h.p.

Astran, 2nd class cruiser, Captain E. B. Kiddle, 4,300 tons, 10 guns, 7,000 ih.p.

Atlas, admiralty tug, Master S, Wout, 015 tons, 1,400 i.l.p.g Bramble, gunbont, 'Lieut.-Comdr. B. G. Washington, 710 tons, 000 i,l.p..

| Britomart, gunboat, Lieut.-Comdr; J. M. Barker, 710 tons, 900 1.p.

Cadus, British sloop, Comdr. Lynes, 1,070, tone, i,h.p. 1,400, Ld

Cherub, water tank and tug. Master W. Smith, 300 tons, il.p. 340.

Clio, British sloop, Comdr. H. R. Voale, 1,070 tons, i.h.p.1,400.

Famo, torpedo-boat destroyer, L

Comdr. H. 8. Monroe, 340: tous, 6 guns, 5,700 i.b.p.

:

Flora, 2nd class cruiser, Captain..

J. Nicholas, 4,860 tons, 10 guns, 7,000i.h.p.

Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer, Lieut. Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford, 205 tons, B 4,000 h.p.

MANCHURA RAILWAY

SOUTH

guns,

Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, Lt

Comdr. M. B. R. Blackwood, 320 tons, 6 guns, 3,000 h.p. Kent, armoured cruiser, Capt. S. St. J. Farquhar, 9,800 tons, 14 guns, i.h.p. 22,000.

SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE Kinsho; river gunbont, Lieut-

BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST & EUROPE via DAIREN.

SUMMER FOHEDULE.

Effective from Cétober 28, 1911)

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed o'. excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining and 1st Class Cars, is operated betweet Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trade-Siberian Express Train And with Dairon-Shanghai Dirent Steamer Service by the 8.8.." Robe Maro' and "Baikio Maru" (ench 2,877 tons) as follows:-

NORTH BOUND.

Shanghai (Stenor) .....L. Dalren

1st Class Fares

$10

Y14.95

fakden

¥11.50

12

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(8.M.R. Tmin)...IN. 8.00 ..

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...Ar 3.50.p.m. J.....Lv.14.05 „à Changchun (

...Ar. 10.80 (Russian Train)...Lv. 12.80 .. R 9.60 Harbin

15.)...Az{ "8.10,

Connecting at Harbio with {

SOUTH BOUND,

Thurs. Sun.

SAL. Tuor,

Sun. Wed. Pri.

13

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'Mon. Tham. | Skt.

21

Eitate Wa Bixle

Ex- goa

press Litafor presa.

Comdr. T. J. 8. Lyne, 616 tons, i.h.p. 1,200.

Merlin, surveying ship, Comdr. B. 0. M. Davy, 1,070 tons, 6 guns 1,400 i.b.p.

Minotaur, armoured cruiser (flag--

ship Vico-Admiral Sir À. L. Winsloo), Capt. G.C. Cayloy, 14,000 tons, i.h.p. 27,000, Monmouth, armoured cruiser,

Captain L... Power, 0,800 "tons i.h.p. 22,000. Moorhen, river gunboat, Lieut.- Comdr. G. P. Leith, 180 tons, 2 guns; i.h.p.800. Newcastle, 2nd class cruiser, Cap- tain George P. E. Hant, 4,800 tons, turbino. Nightingale, river gunboat, Lt.-

Comdr. Claude liillersdon Woodward, 85 tons, 240 h.p. Otter torpedo-boat destroyer, Comdr. Lambe, 385 tons, 6 guns, 0,300i,h.p.

Ex-Robin, river gunboat, Lt.-Comdr. Cosmo A. O. Douglas, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p... Moscow cow. Pet's Rosario, depot sup for Sub

for

2

Mor for St.

12.00 sm. Mon. Wed. Fri

8.40 p.is.

Condoting at Harbin with press prese Fremst from

Pet'g. Moscow-00W

State State Wago Ex- Ex- Litr frum Mor

R 9.60

Y11.50

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1)

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Shanghai

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¥14.85Dairen (

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marinos, Lt-Coindr. N. E Archdale, 980 tons, i.hp. 1,400.

Sandpipor, river gunboat, Lieut.

Gandr. E. J.J. Southby, 85 tona, 2 guns, 240 h.p.

Snipe, river gunboat, Lt.-Comdr.,

Maurice B. Leslie, 85 tons, 2 gun's, 240 h.p..

Taku, torpedo boat destroyer, Gunner E. J. Trillo, 305 tons, i.h.p. 6,000.

San.Tumar, receiving ship,

niodore Eyres, 4,050 tons, 0 guns.

Russian Train Time is 28 minutes faster than 8.M.R. Time. For instanc

6. p.m. by the former is 5.87 p.m. by the latter. Supplementary Changes on DAIREN-CHANGCHUN Service. EXPRESS EXTRA Fe.....18.00 BLEETING CAR SUPPLEMENT....Y5.00 ANTUNG-MUKDEN LINE-Complotely reconstructed into standard gauge and open for traffioron Bed November, 1911. ·

TICKET AGENCIES The Company's-railway-and-stomar llakats ar BEST ENGLISH MADE obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car & Expres Trine Co., the Nippon Yusen Kalaba Shanghai, Messrs. Thos. Cook & Bor, and Reiseborssu der Hamburg-Amerika Linie.

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ROLLER

SKATES

DRAGON

ALL SIZES!

CYCLE

DEPOT.

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RAILWAY HOTELS YAMATO HOTEL (Tel, Ac&. ↑ " Yamato") » Dairen, Port Arthur, Mukden, Fashua. and Changchun, all under the Com pèny's management.......

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FUSHUN - COAL

THE BEST STEAMING COAL IN THE FAR EAST, Freh stocks always on hand at Dairen, Newchiwang and Tientsin Depot sad alro at Chefoo, Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and Pansog.

MINING DEPARTMENT,

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DAIREN.

Tal. Add. ↑ Manteen.. Codes A, B. U. 6K EJAL & LATE Agente MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD

Hey 24h Qetats: 1811

Teal, river gunboat, Lieut.

Coindr. R. J. Buchanan, 180 tons, 2 guns, 800 1.h.p. ⠀ Thistle, gunboat, Lieut. Comdr. M. B. Baillio-Humilton, 710 tons, 900 h.p: h

Virago, torpedo-bout destroyer, Liout-Comdr. Harold Adair Hall, 305 tans, 6 guns, 6,300 i.h.p.

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Waterwitch, surveying :" ship,

Lieut. Comdr. R. L. Hi moook,- 620 tons, 150 .l.p.

Waiting, torpbub-bout destroyer? Lieut. Coindy G. B. Hart. ford, 300 tosis, 5 guns, 5,000 h.p.

Widgeon, guubout, Comdr. M.H. *** Wilding,, 105 tons, 2 guns,

800 h.p..

Woodcock, gunboat, Lieute

Comdr. B. Rr Brooke, 1507 tone, 2 guns, 550 up,

Woodlark

Comdr. G.FAM tone, & guns, 650 BT