THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1923.
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A
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on
of the General Meeting Society will be held at the St. John's Cathedral Fall Monday, 20th. August, at 5.30 pau.
It is hoped that all members endeavour to attend- will others intérested in music are cordially invited.
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THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD.
SILIMPOPON COAL
At
Colony of Hong- kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option, of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
yoars,
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Locality.
ShaukiwanJoland Lot No. 500.
Area Shakira Inland
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Boundary -Mesurementa
9.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
N. Y. K. LINE
«NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
From EUROPE & STRAITS, THE undersigned are prepared The Company's Steamshin
to quote prices for best
LIMA MARU"
Tipset Price.
quality freshly mined Silimpopon having arrived from the above Coal, trimmed into Bunkers at ports, Consignees of Cargo are Sebattlk or Sandakan (British hereby informed that their goods North Borneo), and to contract are boing landed and placed at for regular Suppies of cargo their risk in the Hongkong and lots at favoursine rátes.
Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Steamers calling at Sebattik Company's Godowns at Kowicon. ог Sandakan exclusively for whence delivery may be obtained. Bonkers are exampt from pay.... Goode not cleared by the 14th. ment of ordinary Port Chargos. August, 1923, will be subject to
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SPACIOUS Offices on Ground The minimum draft of water ent
Floor of, No. 4. Duddel alongside the Company's Wharf Damaged packages must be left Btrest, newly fitted with teak-at Sebattik is 26 feat at low water in the Godowns for examination wood Panels and Counters: Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie by the Consignees' and the Co.'s. suitable for Banking and other Bay (Sebatuk Harbour) and any respresentatives on any Tuesday businesses. Electric Light required information concerning and Friday, at 2.20 p.m. within Installation completed. Centrally the Port may
on the free storage period. located. Ready for immediate application to *ccupation. Apply to Box No. #54 c/o Hongkong Telegraph. "
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(Incorporated under the Hongkong (Companies) Ordinance
and the China (Companies) Order in Council). Registered Offices:-ING WO, NANTAI,
FOOCHOW.
The above-named Company is issuing a Prospectus dated 25th day of July, 1923, a copy of which has been filed with the Registrar of Companies, Shanghai. inviting subscriptions at par for 45,000 Ordinary shares of Foochow $5 each, and 10,000 Preference shares of Foochow $5 each.
:
Full Prospectus (upon terms of which application will alone be received) and forms of application may be obtained locally from the Company's brokers, Messi's. Maxon and Taylor, Member of the Hongkong. Stock Exchange, and the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Hongkong.
The notice is not to be regarded as on invitation · to the public to subscribe for shares.
DATED 25th. July, 1923.
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J. W.ODELL,
Secretary..
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All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowa
No fire insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 7th August, 1923
THE HONGKONG ROPE" MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
LAMMERT BROS.
PUBLIC "AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned have receive ed instructions to sali by Public Auction an Friday, the roth. August, 1933. commencing at 5.15.p.m. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Strzel
A Valuable Collection of Postage: Stamps, (including serer lots of Hong. broken crown) kong and British Offices in China
Catalogues will be issued, On view from Thursday, the 9th: Augu», 1923"
Terms Cast on Delivery.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAMSHIP SHIP
COMPANY, LTD: AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Consignees per Co's Steamer
DARDANUS.".
are hereby notified that the Car Wharf, Kowloon, where it wil go will be discharged into Holt'
lie at Consignee's risk subject to terms and condition of storage at Holt's wharf. The
Cargo will be ready for delivery
from Godown on and after 7th August.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship"
"DUCHESSA D'AESTA
From KOBE Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd, at Kowloon, whones and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
WAR ON, MOSQUITOES,
Use of the Paradise Fish.
food, and catch them whenever they can.
Thus, by a process of elimina. ition, we come down to the little paradise fish, or rather, the wild
The North China Daily Newspecies from which the paradise recently published an article by fish has bean cultivated. Its the well-known naturalist, Mr, scientific name is Polycanthus should Interest many people in Arthur de C. Sowerby, which opercularis.
LIFE IN STAGNANT WATER. Hongkong. Mr. Sowerby states After keeping a number of During the spring and early specimens for several months, summer of the present year the feeding them on all sorts of writer has been experimenting things, often leaving them in the with various species of small fish same water for weeks, till it was commonly found in the ponds and reon
Bad
stagnant, without
Buy
Optional Cargo will be forward.streams round Shanghai, with a harming them in any way and... view to discovering which if any, finally noting the avidity, with
wbich
thoy Consume may be used with advantage in the campaign against mosquitoes. Mosquito larvae placed in their the destruction of
In Central and South America tanks. I not do hesitate to say that mosquito everything points to this specios, arcae has been carried out very more than other of the fish
by successfully
introducing available in these parts, being the one with which to combat certain specios of small fish
ed unless notice to the contrary be given before 7th. inst.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining unde livered after the 13th. inst. wil
be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Endernative to that country into all the mosquin past..
coeding three of four inches in signed on or before the 23re inst. standing water. For instance, it It is a small species, never ex was found that during a severe or they will not be recognized.
DODWELL & CO, LTD.
Azerta Hongkong, August, 7th. 1923.
THE DOWNS AT DUSK,
A Rider's Reverie. The bunt is o'er stout-hearted
proportion
the
All broken, chafed, and damag outbreak of yellow fever in Peru, lawgth, will live in any water. ad Goods are to be left in the Gothe introduction of these small matter how stagnant. It is fish into the tanks, ponds, and extremely voracious, and will sat downs, where they will be exam
other standing water in the day. And it is not a food fish,
large numbers of wrigglers in ined on the 13th. inst. at 10 am.
of two fish 10 by our Surveyors, Messrs God
which means that a pond contain- jevery gallon checked dard and Douglas.
ing only this species will be left No Fire Insurance has been outbreak and it was finally com alone by the Chinese. This last pletely got under control within a is a very important point. There- effected.
Bills of Lading will be counter period of some 30 days As every remains only breeding experi ane knows yellow fever is carried ments to be carried out, which, signed by
from person to person by the of course, cannot be done in small banded morquite (Stegomvi fasciate) and it was the small fishquaria. but must be done on
large scale. destroying the larvae of this
One might suggest that the insect that finally stopped the Municipal Health Department epidemic.
acquire some. suitable ponds and This being the case; it was experiment on an extensive scale realized that if suitable fish in order to see whether or not could be found in China- small these little fish can be raised in species widely prevalent, easily sufficiently large numbers to sup- procurable, and a devourer of ply all the ponds, tanks, artificial mosquito las vae-a very effective waters, and stagnant pools in and valuable weapon would be the vicinity of Shangha, and so placed in the hands of medical do what has been done with such
war against marked success in Americ.. boards in their malaria, and in the hands of
The paradise fish is said to Weary but homeward bound; a municipal authorities in their atmake a host of mud and weeds, mpt to exterminate one of the in which the female laga ber Mounts guard on Pentridge, worst nuisance in the country. eggs, and which is subsequently The Chinese species upon which guarded by the male. This observations have been made are means that special arrangemente botterling, the crucian carp, the unless experiments show some the gudgeon, the bull-head the for breeding will have to be made, catfish, the mandarin fish, young easy way of handling the matter, Chinese chub, young cuiters of as, for instance, in the case of various species, the common erleaimon and trout, hatcheries in...
of the home lands. young serpent-heads, loach varions species, the Chinese par-
Polyncanthus opercularis is a adise fish, and the young of other beautiful tile fish, the body "be- species, whose names need noting of a general brownish colour. in spacious gissa jars or aquarie, gins of a rich reddish colour, and concern us here. These were kept The long, bigh fine have the mar- the contents of which were made are spotted with pale, bright, as closely similar as possible to irridescent bine. There is a dark the natural surroundings of the greenish-black spot on the gill- piste, rimmed with gold. When excited the little fish apronde its
Fly-by-Night
Plucks at his bridle in the young
moon's light.
warrior star
4
where the shadows are.
"
Deep in the sunset smoulder On out-burned crimson; from
flecks of gold
some far sbeepfold Flit tiny sounds; ars silent, tinkle
on,
Grow small again, and smaller
and are gone.
Optional cargo will be lender. Slowly my Fiy-by-Night plods unless notice has been given prioThe wind sighs, laden as the
o'er the turf;
All broken, chafed, and dam azed goods are to he left in the
to steamer's arrival.
1
Atlantic surf
Calling afar to foam-girt Hebrides Mysterous tidings from
the lonely sens.
Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours oOn free storage period. 10.45 a.m. and noop within the
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer. | Godown, and all Goods remaininų undelivered after the 13th August will be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steame must be presented to the under signed on or before the 27th. AN INTERIM DIVI' END of August or they will not be
ONE DOLLAR ($1-) percognised. share for account 1923.swill be No Fire Insurance will payable on THURSDAY, the effected. 23rd. August 1923..
Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at
IL
Th
Martin Down'tis whispered, Man goes by;
And many a ghost looms dim,
who came to die
fish,
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.
It was found that none of these fins to their full extent, their col- species, excepting the crucian our becoming intensified, while carp, serpent-beads, loches, and dark, almost black bands appear Here in the downland, where no paradise fish, survived very long on the sides of the body.
wildfires blow
no
Their anguish breath, but sweet
Spring grasses grow About the dewponds and
tangled Chase Affords the Beast a leafy lurking
place.
"
b About me througs a
company
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE Agente.
the Company's Office. St.Hongkong, 6th. August, 1923. George's Building, Hongkong.
THE TRANSFER BOOKЯ of the Company will be closed" from TUESDAY the 14th. August 1923 to THURSDAY the 23rd. August 1923 both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES" & CO. General Managers.
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in these aquaria, unless the water These fish are extremely at- was changed almost daily, Some tractive, especially in aquaria. died within a few hours of being They easily surpass the wall placed in the jars. This means known gold-fish, since, not only that they would not be likely to are they beautifully coloured, survive in small ponds or in but they are much more spright stagnant water. As a matter of ly and interesting in their habits. fact, they are all inhabitants of They become very táme, and twilight large ponds or running water, even allow themselves to be and so are useless for the pur-stroked gently with the finger. Older than England older in pose in question. In order to They will come to the surface to
degree
combat the mosquito pest it is be fed, and will eat almost ang Unfathomable than any of Earth's necessary to have a small ishbing.
that will live in the most stag- Jo attractive is this species Bow-legged and feetle-browed nant and foul water. These in- that in South China it has been habitants of running water be. spécially bred and from it has Peering in mine: forgotten, ing eliminated, it remained to been evolved the cultivated
doubtful kin,
examine the species that can paradise fi-h, which at one time Yet manlike, eager once to enter eurvive in small still bodies of was thought to be a distinct water, such as breed mosquitoes, species, to which was given the Of these it was found that the scientific name Macropodus erucian, or gelden, carp (Carissins|viridiauratus, In this the fine are -- Of all mankind the eldest and the auratus) is a comparatively slug even longer than in the wild form,
least.
race.
with simian face
in
.
Man's kingdom; strange and
savaze as the Beast,
Wild eyes adore me; knew they
tears, or laughter,
giab species. besides having the while the tail-fin instead of being drawback of growing rapidly into rounded is forked, with two long a rather large fish. Also the streamers. The two forms are one Or human speech? God knows and it would be difficult to keep paradise fish may be used for Chinese are very fond of iter food, and the same, so that the name
There follow after
Men who chipped flints ere history which this species was presenti:
them from netting the ponds in both. begins;
C. Its in bronze armour, Britons
clothed in skins:
Builders of barrows long, and
round.
The species is distributed all y numbers. It may therefore over this part of China, in ponds, be ruled out as unsuitable.
streams, creeks, and rivers, and I
argus) on the other hand, is un
The serpent-head (Ophtcephalus) bave preserven specimens from a number of places in Kiangsu and Of stany temple and spulchral when sell it is a very greedy be no difficulty in securing large suitable because of its voracity. Fukien provinces. There should mound;
breaking sod
Noreeman and Saxon: Romane devourer of mosquito larvae, but quantities
it, ton, grows rapidly, and is ob purposes. For ribboned roads which lusty seseed with cannibaliste tenden
cies. One specimen measuring, legious trad,
some six inches which was kept Here is a crucible, where humann & fat with a lonch of almost
kind....
A
its own size, swallowed its
Wae scorched and buffoted by aug companion. The thing that
and wind.
Until the dross was shattered, and
the gold
Repaid God's alchemy an hun
dredfold.
There are the cornfielda, and the
worn highway.
Phantome, farewell-with mo no
longer stay!
for:
Experimental
FOR THAT DROWSY
FEELING AFTER MEALS
would happen if these species so common at this time of year... were used would be that as the try Piokettes, the dainty little specimens grew up the larger bowel and liver regulators, to- ones would devour the emeller night, and see how mach bat- ones, and there would-be no keep tar and brighter you'll feel to ing up a permanent.supply. morrow morning. Pinkettes Žispel
The various species of loach, such as the pond loach (Néme
| chelius barbatplus toni), the com-
See where the village windows moon loach (Cobitis taenia) or the
redly glow.
Beacons of men; they bid you
turn and go Back to the starry night, and hide
you doop
Under the downland where you
fell on sleep.
HUGH MONEY COUTTS, in
Observer.
PINKETTES
hiliousness, sick
giant loach (Miegurnus angeli- licaudatus) all devour mosquito constipation, larves with avidity, but they are headacher, clear the skin, purity frequenters of marshes, paddies, the breath, act as gently as nature, and muddy bottoms, and seldom! Of druzgiste, or post free, G0 ́ if ever come to the surface, where cents the vial, from Dr. Williams" the wrigglers congregate. Also Medicine Co., 60 Kiangse Road. they do not thrive in deep water, Shangbai.
Pinkettes keep you well.
while the Chinese value them as
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