Intimations.
G. FALCONER & Co.,
WATCH MARBRA AND JEWELLERS
HOTEL MANSION MUT
NEW SELECTIONS. OT
"DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SİLVÈK WÅRF“ *HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND BILVER WATCHES, BARGE SELECTION OF PRESENTATION PLACE, CUPS, BOWLB, mc. FALCONEB & 0%. Ar Ads ros KOBSS FAMOUR TELESCOPES 130
BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN E NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, "ADMIRAETY-OHÄRTS Á BOOKS
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Intimations.
MITSU BISHI GOSHIKWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA SILA, OCEL MUTABE, HOJO,
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER. NAMAZUTA, SAYO, "SHINNEW
ایی
WING KEE & CO.,
Nos. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL HIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERCHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, 1, 2, OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING SHIP CAPTAINS ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE US ‘4. TRIAL."
FRANCISCO TSE YAT, General Manager, Beagkong, August 12, 1968.
'SOLIGNUM,
་
1317
Perfect Preservative Stain for Weed, Stone and Brickwork. It protects against decay, fungus, dry rot, the ravages of insects and varmin (spodally white ants) and the action of the wasther. Solignum really does what is daimed for it.. a may be seen from the testimonials of the Governments of India, the STLAB, etc."
In Drumwa and Barrois, of "Various Colours" Prospectus and all information from
Hongkong, December 7, 1909.
SIEMSSEN & Co., (b&CHNY DAT.) Boyesore, SqLE AGENTS.
THE EASTERN CYCLE CO.
HAVE JUST UNPACKED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF
ENGLISH BICYCLES & ACCESSORIES -
OF THE BEST MAKERS
NEW
BICYCLES.
FOR SALE AND
***GB,
"REPAIRING ALL KINDS OF TYPEWRITERS. Sewing Machines, Gramaphones, Phonographs,
AND ALL SORTS or Machinery.
AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.'
PRICES MODERATE.
THE EASTERN CYCLE CO.,
19, D'Aguilar Strect,TM 3, Arsenal Street, Hongkong,
10, Cánton Road, Kowloon
Fongkong, March 18, 1919.
ORIENTAL HOTEL
No. 2, Oueen's Road Contrai.
A THOROUGHLY FIRST-CLASS, AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL
325
and KAMIYAMADA Colleries.
INVENTIONS OF THE FUTURE..
Under this heading, Thomas A. Edison's forecast of the manner in which we may bo going to solve some of our present industrial! and scientific problems is published in The Independent in the form of an interview with Mr Edlado, who afterwards, it in stated,
zorised and corrected the manuscript. The
article runa, in part, as follows :
Intimations.
ORDER
TO-DAY
OR
You will
Among the many problems which await solution in the futures one of the. most important is to get the full aina out of faul. The wastefulness of our premens methods of combustion is tremendona A pound of coal has enough energy in it to carry itself around the world. "We are able to extract only a small fraction of its hent and power; the greater part goes to waste. Our bust steam-engines use about 15 per LATE
cent. of the energy of the coal they con sumo. With gas-engines probably 20 to
HOLE AGENTS för KISHIDARE, M25 per cent of the duergy is utilized.--
YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Coals.
BEAD OFFICE :—TOKYO, BRANCH OFFICES —— Nagasaki, Moji, Karatan, Wakamatsu, Koba, Osaka, Shanghai, Hongkong, Kankow.
TFL ADDEZ for above: IWASAKI Com-A, ABU 5th Ed., Western Union.
AGENCIEST YOKOHAMA: M. Asada, Esq. CHINKIANG: Messrs Gearing
Co."
MANILA: Messrs Macondray
Co.
d'or particulars, apply to
H. OISHI,
gafanager,
No. 2. PIDDER STREE,
Hongkong.
Hongkong. Janoary 9, 1909.
There are various methods boing tried out to convert coal directly into electricity without the use of a boiler-elimipating fire and storm. Some of these, nee arkih, tion methods. They are scientifically successful, though Eob. yet commercially successful. Oxidation is, of course, a form of combustion. It is slow burning. The only difference between rusting, barning,
reaction. Explosives burn very fast, and and ploding is the speed of the chemical though they are used to some extent as fu in the propulsion of torpedoes, they are not economical. There is not as much power in
PEARB
PEACHES
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1810.
SLICED PEACHES
"DEL MONTE
STRAWBERRIES
APRICOTS
APPLES
CHERRIES
ASPARAGUS
JUST ARRIVED
PER SS. "OHIYO MARU
a ton of 40 per cent. dynamite as there is RETAIL DISTRIBUTORS: Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. in a ton of conl. Everything in nature
&
would burn up it is were not for the fact
that nearly everything except così in al-
Hongkong, February & 1910.
ready burned up. Iron would burn and
&
and MUTUAE STORES.
189
To Let
TO LET,
FELES DES EUX ROAD
CENTRAL Apply to
Masers PEROT SMITH & RETE, A Queen's Foot
Hongkong, March, 21, 1910.*
TO LET,-KODERATE NEXTS.
•
SEMI-EUROPEAN: FLATS,
PRATA
› East-Corner of Observation Place The Trams, atop at the door.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., L. Hongkong, March 9, 1910.
TO. 4
Apply to
Norla
TO LET
BARROW TERRACK
SPANISH DOMINICAN
PROCURATION.
Hongkong, March 11, 1910.
-י
TO LET FURNISHED.
*(TANTALLON,' 128. Bí¤KER. ROAD.. Neat 3000.00 per month, Seen by appoinment only,
Apply to
GODDARD & DOUGLAS. Hongrong, December 8, 1909,
TO
1521
ROM Lat January, 1910. No. 1
MEIRION, The Peak, Apply to
HUGHES & BOUGH. Boagrong, December 17, 1903
TO LET.
1588
make a good fuel-if in a very fina powder THE HONGKONG HOTEL. NO. 3 CANTON VILLAS, Kowloon.
but it has already been consumed in Nature's farmaco. Coal is stored-up sza, light; it is the storage battery of the sun, to which we owe about all our energy.
"We may discover the germ of getting all the power from fuel to-morrow; and 81 then again it may take a long time to find
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA LIGHT POWER COMPANY, LIMITED, AND REDUCED
aud
| out.
Radium has great power. It has po appreciable limit or end. It is not com- bustible. It gives qff intra-atomic energy.
.11
-UNRIVAI LED FOR DOMFORT AND CUISINE. THOROUGHLY. UP TO DATE WITH EVERY MODERN MODERATE TARMS AND NO EXTRAB
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PEAK
LUXURY,
&. Y. DAVIES, Manager.
HOTEL
ADMIRABLY SITUATED AT VICTORIA GAP. Adjoining the Tramway Tarminne, 1,400 fest above Sea Level
PEN to the Bouth Winds in Rammer and protected from the North-east Winds in We don't know how its energy was staredes Commanding magnificant risw of Hongkong, the Harbour and adjacent
lalanda for forty miles.
In the Matter of the Companies Ordinates up. A carload of radium would have as
No. 1 of 1865.
much energy as all the millions of tone of
the
THE Petition for an Order confirming the Special Resolution herein rodacing the Capital of the above-named Company to $300,010 having been heard before the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and Special Resolution having been duly con firmed by the sald Court, KOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the sum of 95 as Capital will be returned and paid on 8th April, 1910, to all Shareholder (standing on the register) of shares of the vaine of 310 each and 25 bonus to all Shareholders (standing on the register) of shares of the value of $1 each on the 8th day of April, 1910. The Register will bo CLOSED on day of April, 1910.All Shareholdere must prodaes their Scrip for endorsament upon making application for payment as above,
Dated this 4th day of April, 1910.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers,
coal mined in the United States in a year. Radiunt is the cause of the earth'a hest, according to the view of most scientists to-day. That explains why the earth, constantly radiating vast quantities of best into space, doesn't cool down. The planet. would be pretty chilly after all these mi- lions of yours if it bal da radium in it. While only small quantities of radium have been isolated, it exists everywhere, in water, rock, and soil; it is universally distributed, and a little of it goes a long way. The
"CULTUATED in the most central position. Large and Airy Rooms. Hot and Cold the 7th day of April, 1910, and the Bub possibility of harnessing this force for our
Water Baths. Garand Electric Light Cairine entirely under European Super vision. Private Bar and Billiard Rocms. Monthly Rates for T.in and Dinner. Terme moderate.
FREDERICK REICHMANN, Proprietor & Manager, (ata Manager of J. Lyons & Co. (Trocadero) leading Caterers in London and of the
Grand Oriental Flotal, Colombo).
TELEPHONE NO. 197.. Tezlon.rmić ADDRESS "Couroar,' Hongkong.
Hongkong, December 1, 1902.
il
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL
1540
(LA E CONNAUGHT HOTEL), QUEEN S ROAD CENTRAL
"ENTRALLY situated. "op-to-date Hotel. Recently renovated and under entirely New Management. Large and Comfortable Rooms, Excellant Cuisine, ander the Hupervision of an experianced French Chef,
PARTICULARS AND RATES on application to MANAGER.
L. GAMEAU Proprietor.
Hongkong. Oczuber 3, 1908..
N. BLUMENTHAL, Manager.
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use in somewhat of a speculation. A radium clock has been made, and it will go sevaral hundred years without winding.
I have a spinthariscope, which is a tiny bit of radium, of a size that will go through the eye of a needle, mounted over a piece of arillemite. It has been shooting, off millions of sparks for the six years that I have had it, and I expect it will be shooting
Ja sparks the same way for thousands of There will be enough sparks given out, by that fragment of radium to cover in consequence of the opinion of the above and illuminate the State of Rhode Island. said Company desiring that the name of Some say, they, travel at the speed of the 8.8. TAK HING be changed is HING
I. The SEZ YUF STEAMSHIP COM- NG KAI, Secretary and Manager of PANY, LIMITED, horaby give notice that
"Radium is found along with uranium and thoripm. Some day we might find immense deposits of it, and then it will be problem how to handle it without darger
LEE I have applied to the Board of light, others 12,000 miles a second. This Trade, under Section 17 of the Merchant speed, is the source of radium's power Shipping Act, 1881, in respect of the ship Infinite velocity makes up for lack of TAX HING aforesaid of Boogkong, official mass.. number 102874. of gmes toccage 817 tons, register tonnage 397 tons, heretofore owned by the SZE YUP S. 8. COMPANY, LIMITED, whose registered office is at 20, Connaught Road, Wear, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, for permission to change her name to BING LEB afcrossidous consequences. A large quantity of the And to have her registered in the new stuff wouldfill averybody around. A fellow tams at the Port of Hongkong, as owned shot up with 17,000,000 atomic cannon by The Sza Tup Steamship ComEADY, balls [poured into him with the velocity of Limited, aforesaid.
light would feel uncomfortable.
Any objections to the proposed change
Besides its mechanical possibilitics of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hongkong within seven days radium is valuable, it is said, in the treat from the appearance of this Advertisement.ment of skin cancer and some other dis.
Hongkong, April 1, 1910.
431 cases.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
CANTON, LTD.
Cancer is a hard proposition, but when it backs up against radium it meets its match. I guess it is a case of rimüia OF similibus curantur,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Sociey will be held at its EZAD OPTICE, No. 2. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, en WEDNESDAY the 13th April, 1910, Noon, for the par pose of receiving the Report of the Direc tore together with the Statements of Account to 1st December, 1909, and of declaring Dividenda, &o.
The TRANSFER 200KS of the Society will be CLOSED from 3rd April to the 13th April, both days inclusivo.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
*Secretary, Hongkong, March 23, 1910.
A
A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY, RESIDENTAL AND TOURISTS' HOTEL “
Terms From $5 par day Mex.
Telegraph Add: Poaceful." Town Othes: 4, DE TOUX BOLD. Bonstonk, February 8, 1908.
DINNEFORD'S
The Universal Bemedy for Actility of the Stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Sour Eructations, Bilions Actions.
DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA
JUST ARRIVED.
The Physician'E Cers for tout, Rheumatic Goul and Gravel.
Salort and merk Eoctive Aparient. for
Regular Ust.
MAGNESIA
N exceptionally smart line in SEMI-TRIMMED READY-TO-WEAR
HATS
IN-ALL COLOURS,
From $4.30.
M. GAINS,
18, Nathan Road, Kowken, (Telephone No. 6).
Kowloon, April 4, 1910.
NOTICE.
444
Nership heretofora sabeisting [OTION. IS HEREBY GIVEN that the butween us the Undersigned carrying on businoes as SHARE and GENERAL BROKERS at No. 6, Queen's Road Uda- tral, Victoria, under the style of Arm of VERNON & SMYTH has been dis solved and the loterant and responsibility of the Undersigned JOHN YARDLEY VERNON VERNON in the said firm has cessed as from the 31st March, 1910,
All debte due to and owing by the late firm of VERNON & SMYTH will be received and paid respectively by the Under- signed FBANK SMYTH who will contione . to carry on the said business under the style or firm of VERNON & SMYTH.
Dated the 1st day of April, 1910.
(sd.). J. Y. Y. VERNON.
SL) F. SMITH.
"There are lots of things besides radium that we don't understand. These fro senses, of ours are pretty dull detectives. 199 Wo preceive only a little that comes within the range, of our senses. A thing dropa below our level and we don't perceive it. Hare and there, now and then, some one ads out a new thing we didn't drans the existence of. In this room and in your room at this moment there are fifty wingless GENERAL & COMMISSION messages going through. Without in- struments, we can not detect them.”
After we have developed the power oli
our waterfalls, the utilization of the tides,
For Sale.
TO BE SOLD-AMOY,
TN consequence of the death of Mrs T.C. MICHOLLS, the Sole Proprietress of
the Firm of FC. BROWN & CO., of Amoy, (Fancy Drapers and Storekeepers),
is
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., L Bongkang.. February 24, 1810,
› TO EFT,
£54
ODOWN No. 4 Praza, KONET
TOWN
Apply
THE HONGECNG LAND INVEST.
„MENT & AGENCY Ca., Eto. Hongkong, January 1, 1910
1323
TU LET.
TODOWN No. 8 DUDDELL
Apply to
G STREET
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO. ED. Hongkong, Janakry-L-1910.-
TO LET.
-70%-
TWO HOUSES No. 10, Wyndham Street, opposite to Dairy Farm, well Tentilsted, Etted with Electric Lights and Talephona. Rant very moderate.
Apply to COMPRADORE
The Holland China Trading Co Hongkong, February 21, 1920.”
TO LEE
KING'S BUILDINGS.
FFICES facing the Harbour; from
Octable. At present in occupa tion of Messes Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. GEMENT & AGENOT Co., LD.
754 Hongkong. December 1, 1909,
TO LET.
the business of C. BROWN & CO. OFFICES is YORK, BUILDING,
дов offered for SALE as a going concern.
GODOWNE in Para Bear, Blue Bulid -
No. 10, Drs Vaux Roin Crail, la Floor.
The Store-the largest in Amoyis situated in the International Settlement of Inge. Kalangan. The house and business pre- mises were built by Mrs Nicholls in 1900, on a lease which has 18 years to run, at a small ground rent. Stock and Fixtures afe valued at over $28,000.
Particulam may be obtained from
B.B.M. CONSUL, Amoy, (Oficial Exocator of the late Mrs T. C.. Nicholls),
Amoy, April 1, 1910.
YOR SALE:
448
GLENSHIEL, 125, The PEAK. To
by appointment only. Apply *OWNER."
Care of Chora MAH' OTICE. Hongkong, April 4, 1910.
A
FOR SALE
+
445
3A GOING CONCERN the Gaa MAN TAVERN established sincq1867 Apply to
Moser DEACON, LOUKER & DEACON.
OWEN B. WILKS & CO, Hongkong, March 17, 1910.
AGENT.
ENOCKA KEPT OF
SHIPOWNERS ANTIFOULING
COMPOSITIONS
Mr Edison thinks, will possibly follow, but the machinery to accomplish this would require & vant investment. More protic FOR SHIPS BOTTOM). (Grzybobrý. BHAND). 299able, he says, are windmilla coupected with
storage batteries to lay up the energy of ANTIFRICTION METALS, the wind'a electrical force. San-engines Mr CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO, Edison considers vory promising machines.
LIMITED
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NFORTY-FOURTH ORDINARI YEARLY MEETING of the Company wil
They absorb the sun's heat in water or other liquif, or concentrate it by focussing the rays on a boiler., In Arizona' there is 30-horse-power son engine working a steam-turhize. We read further
**In steaming voleunes there is a source be held at its Exas Ox, No. 2 Qmen's of power, which might be obtained and Baüdinge, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, sont out by electricity. At Yellowstone the 78th April, 2910, at 12.30 r., for the Park the geysers are wastefully spouting a
GRIPOLY BELTING, METALLIC FILAMENT and other ELECTRIC LAMPS, FANS AND
SUPPLIES.
48, Connaught Road Central,”
TELEGRAM, WANDIEOUS,*
TEL. 909. Hongkong, August 3, 1909,
1977.
Directors together with the Statements of Loda and all through that region mature
of receiving be. Report of large amount of energy. In the Comstock CHRISTIANITY Account To Bist. December, 1909, and of declaring Dividenda, eta.
has a powerhouse which man could use.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-Stento under prosaure to run engines and pany will be ́OLOSED from 3rd April to make electricity can be had there marais the 18th April, both days inclusive. A
by mjúking artesian walls.
S
WCÈLE
INTRODUCING INTO CHINA ̈*
Reprinted from the Dza MAIL,!"
To be had, as the CHITA MASL Ompe za get rid of friction: la sour machines 5 Wyndham Street,
By Order of the Board,
MONTAGUE EDE
Hongkong March 23, 1909,-
is one of the fators problems, The only
** (Comitrixiech on Page Fift
To Let:
TO LET.
586
MURNISHED ROOM in Kowloon near
Ferry, with or without board.
Apply
„"COMFORT, Case of Omma Mast! Office, Hongkong, March 18, 1219;
876
TO LET TJUXEY LODGE, CLINE ROAD, saitabia for a Boarding House, School, Collage, or Family Residence, recently palated and renovated throughout. Im modiste posseulon,
Apply to
CHATER & MODY S Hongkong, May 14, 1909.
TO LET.
OUR and Five-Roomed HOUSES,
Fun and Five-Room
€50
Dow and Commodións BHOPS, NATHAY Ho, Kowloon Immediate possession,- Cheap Kentals,
Apply to
HUMIPTÍRKYS' BETARE & FINANCE-
Hongkong.
March 25, 1909.
408
A House is RIPON TERRACE. · A House in WONG NA GEORG BOLD. Offices to lat No. 2, CONNAUGHT ROAD, Sed Floor
DARTMOOR No. 13, Condult Fond, 9, MACDONNELL ROAD.... A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, also. OFFICES 18, "Des Voeur Road Central.
Apply to
THE BONGEUNG LAND INVEST.
· MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD Bangkong, January 1, 1910.
TO
TO LET
19 and 25, BELILIOS TER RACE manly painted and colour- washed, cheap rontal.
FOR SALE TOR OREST, at Paak, Commanding magnificent view of the Har bear and adjacent Islands.
Preazines at. SHAMEEN, CANTON, lately in occupation of the Canton-Kowloos Railway
CHELTONDALE' (furnished) No. 200 Polat April to 1st October, 1910.
LADBROKE No. 9, Conduit Road from 1st May, 1810,
No. 34, DUBDELL STREET: Ist Floor' lofty Gadowa, about 8 by 36 ft.
Nos. 19, 23 & 25, BHELEY STREET, New b-coomed Bones;
BRACUNSFIELD ARCADE. One roci > 1st Floor, sailable for Office...
No. 9, BRACONSFIELD ABCADE Shop.
To let furnished for. 9 months froin 1st April 3, Century Crescent, Kennedy Road, 5 ROOMS, wall furnished inninding piano..
No. 15, Queen's Boad Gantral, Top Floor 6 BUOMS,
From 1st May, 1910, No. 4, IOE HOUSE STREET. now, in Loconpation of the Hippon Clob,
No. 8, DES VŒŒUX VILLAS, Peak, Newly done up. d
BISHOP'S LODGE South (enfarnish.
d), from 16th April for 1 or 2 year. ROOMS in No. 18 & 1744 QOHEN'S ROAD OMNIBAL, Lat Floor,
LINSTEAD & DAVIS Brd Floor,"Alexandra Buildings Bongkang, April 12, 1907.
WASHING BOOKS,
(In English and Chinese).
WASHERMAN'S BOO
of Endies and Gentlemen cas DOW had at this Offus, Príos, 30 Cm
Jarl Mar Offise; B. Wyndham Stra