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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
AUCTIONEERS, &c.
PAUL BREWITT,
2. Zetland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser
and Commission Agent
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers to the Government, and Blure and Gonoral Brokors, corner Ice Houss
Strent and Prays Central,
GEO: P. LAMMERT,
HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
E HING!
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1903
Enlarging Developing, Printing, Mole
rata Rates, 202, Queen's Road East,
NEE CHEUNG.
Ice House Btreet, Top Floor, Permanent Enlargements, Groups, Tiowa oto; Deret-
optient Works Amateura
Auctioneer, Valuer and Goods Broker, M. MUMEYA, JAPANESS ARTIST,
Duddell Street, t
V. I. REMEDIOS,
Anelimeer, Appraiserend Agent,
8, Queen's Road Central.
·BOARD AND LODGING
STAG HOTEL,
148 and 150, Queen's Road -- Central,
Contfortable and Cheap.
THE WESTERN HOTEL,
Excellent Accommodation. $2.50 per day.
80 and 92, Queen's Road. West.
BOOKBINDING
·DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in China having European taught workinen, Equal to Home Work.
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS -
W. BREWER & CO.,
Printers, Bookbinders and Account Book Munafacturers, 23 and 25, Queen's Rond
(unter Hongkong Hotel).
BUILDERS
KANG ON.
Contractor 30, D'Aguilar Street, Local and Coast Fort Buildings, Timber, Brick
and Granite,
Mechanics angsgod, Estimates given. CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c.
THE PHARMACY,
10 Queen's Road Central. Family and * Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and
Cigars
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Chemists and Druggista, High-class Aera
ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic
Requisitos, Queen's Road.
WATKINS, LD. AFOTHECARIES” HALL, 66, Quaen's Road Central, Cigars, Aerated
Wuters, Wines, Beers, Spirits, etc.
CURIO DEALERS.
KUHN & KOMOR..
Fine Art Japanese and Chinese Curios,
21 and 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohania.
KWONG HING,
China Porcelain, Crockery Ware; T9s.
Queen's Hood Contral.
WONG HOMT,
DENTISTS
Burgoon Dentist, 50, Queen's Ronil Central.
WONG TAI FONG,
Surgaon Dentist, 24 Bank Buildings,
Opporito Hongkong Hotel.
DRAPERS
EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO.,
Millinera, Silk Mercars, Haberdashers.
Low Pricea, 37; 30, Wellington Street.
SEE WOO.
Tailer, Proper and Outfiter, 67 and 69,
Queen's Road
FLOUR MERCHANTS
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,
Merchant Millers, San Frandsen. Eastern Branch, Pedder Street,
WILLIAM WHILET, Manager.
FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.
Every Household Requisite.
Dopor for
Esatman's Kodak Tilms and AccessoriDE
17a, Queen's Road Central
LI KWONG LOONG,
Cabinet-maker. Furniture Dealer, Art Des corator and Denter, 17. Queen's Road.
GROCERS
THE MUTUAL STORES,
SUB AGENTS LIPTON, LP
8 and 10 D'Aguilar Street,
R. TIE
Provision and General Merchants,
Wine and Spirit Morchaŭta," Grocerias, Best Goods, Lowest Buter. Try Charles Evaporated Cream ; 16, D'Aguilar
Street,
JEWELLERS
KANG LEE & CONT
Jewellers, Gold and Silversmiths, Watch- makers, Japanese Curios and Blackwood Furniture. Chpposite Post Office 36,
Queen's Road Central
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40,
Watson's Building, Queon's Bond. Also:
at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Dollo,
BUN SHING, Established 1840,
Silka, Gaures, Crépe-Shawls Chinaware, Ivory, etc., Gold and Silversmiths and Engravers, 26, Queen's Road Contral
WAH LOONG,
Gold and Silversmith, Silk Dresses, Crêpe Shawls, Ivory Lacquerware, Fais,
Curios, Bristlos Human Hair, Fea thers : 86, Quon's Road Central:
THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE
EASTERN ACETYLENE LIGHTING
COMPANY, Head office, 624– Queen i
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
POSSIBILITIES OF THE GREATEST WASTE TOT
A NOVELODORIZER-COLOURS AND NERVES -OIL FUEL IN BUSSIA-PHOTOGRAPHIC DR CORATION OF METALS-GERMAN PEATAN
Germany for three years. It is proposed tha "the part be burnail að ventral stations of 10,000 horse-power capacity, consaming ponually the product of 200 acres. The power would be useful on the new canal comecting Dortmund to the Erus, but more so in the mufacture of calcium carbide for acetylene. With 10,000 GLASS-FOSSIL, MICROBES NEW BRICKS-horse-power, the acetylene prodani would have. RIVAL TO THE POTATO-THE GREATEST anal value squal to that of 20,000 tons of
imported petroleum.
ARC-LIGHT
WITHOUT CARBONS—FLEXIBLE
TEMPERATURE LANGK.
The earth within the Arotic circis supperts a considerable population, but the Antarotic Circle is without trace of human life. Upon 8,000,000 Bromide and Criyor Enlargemsuts. Work square miles surrounding the south pole the done for Amatears; Sa, Queen's Road, Cl foot of nun has never trodden. Dr. F. A. Cook dissents from the general belief dust this YEE CHUN,
Marine and Portrait Faintor, 50, Queen's vast waste offers nothing to repay exploration,
Boad, Upstairs,
H. YERA,
Jummagse Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield
Arcade, Queen's Road CL, also Wanchai
· Amateur's Requiromants & Specialty,
PRINTING
and points out that whales, seals and penguins are abundant, that immense deposits of guano exist, and that the region is especially adapted to the farming of fur-bearing animals. Possible future industrins are thus suggested. The pros pects heweror, is a forlorn one to the home- seeker, us beyond the Antarctic Cirols the line of perpetual snow extends to the seashore, and only an occasional island or cape is bare for a few weeks in summer. The coast is made inaccessible by an almost unbroken ics-wall from 50 to 200 fost high. The are no trees or plants, except Rattan Furniture, Bamboo, Blinds. Data for masses and lichens upon rocks too steep
tings all Colours; 18. Praya Central.
'DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.
Proofs road by Englishmen.
RATTAN FURNITURE
£WONG TẠI LOT,
SILK GOODS DEALERS
DHUNAMAL CHELLARAM,~·
Druler in filio. Chine, and Japanese Silk and Fancy Goods, also Art Works, 2, D'Aguilar Street.
THE GLOBE (TEJUMULL PORUBING),
Judian, Chiness and Japanese Silk Goods Cashmere Sharis. Spanish Wines and Manila Cigars; 12, D'Aguilar Stroot
SINCERE & CO.,
Silk Handkerchiefs, Showls, Table Covers, etc. Wholesale and Rotarl; 122, Queen's Road Central and 123, Wellington St.
WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,
Wholesale and Retail Importers and Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanes Bilka Cashmere Shawls and Coylon
Lace, 46, Queen's Road, C1. SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS
FR. BLUNCK,
Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Laco in Silk, Linen and Cotton, Greecloth and Silk Embroideries Hand-mado Silk and Linen Lace Curtains made to order; 17, Queen's Road, Central.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.:
Navy Contractors, Shipphandlers, Sail- makers. Provision and Coal Merchants,
to hold snow, yet animal life seems to be well distributed. The average temperature is low, though, the oxtremes are less than in Aretic | regions. Dr. Cook has experienced 60 deg. above oro in summer to 35 deg. below in winter in the north, while in the south the mercury went 45 deg. below it winter but did not reach 2 deg
The Antarctica above on any day in summer. temperature is le trying than the excessive baility, and the gales and snowstorms, which
are almost continous through the year.
An air perfums in two papers, on the plan of seldlitz powders, is a French idea. The white pupor contains binoxide of barium saturated with a concentrated perfame, while the coloured paper holds powderod permanganate of poush in the proper proportions ta liberate oxygen when the two powders are dissolved together The liberated ozons or oxygen cabrios the per fume into the air, which it disinfects at the same time.
An amorphous silicon that is so active as to burn when gently heated in the air is produced by two German chemists by causing sodium to act on the fluoride of silicon, and subsequently fnning the powdered mass with aluminum.
The red end of the spectrum has been found to be exciting to the nervous system, Henri de
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.
THE P. & O. 8, N. Co.'s Steamship
CHUSAN.
FROM BOMBAY, L'OLOMBO AND
This vessel brings on Carg
STRAITS. vessel are hereby informed that their goods Consignees of Cargo by the above-named are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go. A new are larap, which seems to be of Gerdown Company's Godowne at Kowloon, where each consigament will be sorted out Mark by man origin, is disigned to avoid the incon- Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as
rulence of regularly renewing the carbons. It the goods are landed. consists of a vacuum alb coutaining two L- shaped aluminum roda pointed with platinum, and it is chimed fint the points batwam which the are forms show practically no wear, Tho arms are regulated by a simple pendulum ar- rangement, instead of mixing the complicated feed mechanism of the usl carbon reds. The up, which is to be used in a horizontal posi- tion, casts no ̈ebudow
To produce flexible transparent plutes, not easily broken and proof against acids and al. kalius, it is recommended to disolve 4 to 8 parts of collodion wool (solute pyroxylin or guneotţan),. In 1 part of other or alcohol, and mix the solution with 4 parts of castor oil und 4 to 6 parts of Canada balanım.. A little zinc white gives the appearance of ivory. The in- flammability is chimed to be less then that of other collodion plates, and is made still less by magnesium chlorido,
Bacteria av held by B. Eenault to have been most powerful factor in the world's geological development. Ha boliives that they transformed wood into coal, and that several species of the fosilized bacteria have been discovered in cos) by himself and C. E. Bertranil.
Bricks of quartziferous sand mixed with a small proportion of lime can to male iu muuy places where clay is not available, and they have the advantages of being proof against aber frost and acids. A serious difficulty in their manufacture has been the extremely variable quality cased by changes of the weather. By mixing the sand and lime in a vacuum with steum heat, and admitting steam to supply the exact amount of moisture necessary, Wilhelm Schwart of Zurich bas overcome this difficulty, thus perfecting an industry that Consul B. H. Warner, Jr., predicts will prove of great ini- portance in all ecuntries. The process ensures a beginning of the combination of sillvic acid and lime before the mixture is pressed into moulds and prevents all deleterious xeration of the lime by the atmosphere. The apparatas consists
Prys Central, next Hongkong Hotel Parville points out, while violet, blue and green of a steam-tight mixing machine provided with
KHONG SANG & CO
have a soothing effect. Balls and turkeys are augered by red; blue glasses are sometime used Shinchandlera, Sailmakers, Hardware, to quiet horses. In a factory at Lyons, sen Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Meritive plates were formerly made by red light
chants, 68, Praza Central.
and the workmen continually sung er gesticulat ed; but in the green light now used the man
The effect of mashine in cheering nervous patients is often very marked. It has been further suggested that the green of vegetation, the blue of the sky and the blua-green of the ocean may powerfully affect health through their calming influence. With such evidence as we have of the effects of colours on the or-
MORE & SEIMUND,
Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggets, Contare calm, talk little, and are less tired at right.
mission Agents and General Store
kempers, 43 and 43, Praya Central,
"TAILORS
AH-MEN. HING-CHEONG & CO.,
Tailors, Drapers and Outütters, aren's
Road Central, Olt Club Site.
Branch: A-MAN. opposite City Hall
B. HAUGHTON & 00,
ganism. De Parville considers the subject Naval Military and Court, 10. Quson's Road, worthy of thorough investigation.
Opposite Kuhn's Curio Store.
HUNG YUEN,
Petroleum residue is now used as fuel for the Oatätters, Shirt Makers, Hatters Hosiers,sian railroads. It is required that the oil be of locomotives on thirtoon per cent, of the Rus- Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Contral.
TAK CHEONG,
Tailors, Gentlemen's Outätters, Hatters, Hoisters, ond. Drapers. Chinese Silk of all kinds, 50, 52, Queen's Bd. Contral
YEE SANG FAT & CO.,
Outfitters, Piece Goods, Underwear Shoes, Hats, Silk Handkerchiefs: Opposite Post
Offco, Queen's Road Central..
TOBACCONISTS
D. S. DADY BURJOR. Los FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigars; 25.
Pottinger Street:
KRUSE & CORA
a greenish colour, never black, and free from sulphur, water and sand. It specite gravity must not exceed 0.011 at 63 deg. F., its boiling point not to fall below 286 deg. To ensure fuel for winter, when transportation is difficult. storage tanks are placed at futervals along the railways, and have capacities up to 2,500. teas, The locomotive carries about five tons, which
is stored under the water tank of the tonder..
A new process of engraving photographe on metal is chimed by J. Paterson and W. Dickson, of Edinburgh. The clean and polished metal in conted with a hot solution of 3 ounces of dah
revolving arms, with an air pump attached to exhaust the air and draw out excesive moistare. amount of steam required. Proper manage and a tube inside for admitting the exact ment of three valves ensures nuiform product.
Cement made from hiast-farnace slag is stated to have remarkable tensile strength and rosist- naer to compression. In a process for making it, described by Ritter von Schwarz, the slag is ground into sand and mixed with limestone and slacked lime, and the mixture is reduced to fine powder and binde inte bricks with water. After drying in the air, thess bricks are burnt into clinker in a special furnaco, the dinker being then stored for six weeks before being finally ground.
Plectranthus Coppini has been proposed, is an The Casomnify, for which the botanical name
odikte tuber of the Boudon to which M. Maxime Corna has just drown attention. It resembles the potato, with the advantage that it can be grown in a truly tropical climate.
range ou record is that reported by M. Zichy, a Probably the greatest diurnal température
late travaller in Mongolia. The temperatura at Urga was 30.2 deg, at fumi, and at noon it had risen to 105.8 deg."
The microbes of dental caries ars stated by M. Choquet to number five species, and they canse decay on being experimentally introduced
Wholesale and Retail Havana and Manage in ounces of water, to which 5 scruples into a sheep's tooth
Cigars Egyptians Cigarettes, Dealers in
Fancy Goods, Arents,
Connaught House, Queen's Road.
VICTORIA GIGAR DEPOT,
1 and 2, Lesyans Street East. AGENTS FOR W. KENNEDY Co. 37, Calle San Jacinto, Mantle, Windsor Lady" und
The Jockey Cigars.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
H. PRICE & CO.
1 Queen's Road
D
and Calle Anfoague, Manila
AMERICAN SYSTEM
ENTISTRY
OF
No. 89. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KEW
(LATE OF POATE & NOBLE). Hongkong, 15th September, 1899.
IEN TING
SURGEON DENTIST NO 10, D'AGUILAR STEDET:
TERMS VERY MODERATE
Consultation Free, fal Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
THE
Road Central. Fittings of every des Ooss of the
cription for the ACSTYLESE LIGHT at
lowest rates.
MERCANTILE AGENT
WOODS & CO.,
of bichromate of ammonium has been vilded;
and when this coating is cool it is printed by.. exposure to light under a photographio nega. tive. The coating or enamel is then heated by a gas stove or spirit lamp mutil given a rich brown colour. The metal under the unburdened parts of the enamel is then ekomically etebad, and the design is given sharpness by burishing
u the design is
y
Insanity is not largely due to meu tal worry, ecording to Dr. Clouston, of the Royal Erlin- burgh Asylum. He traces only 17.5 per cent. of the cases to this cause, bodily affections— drink, faulty development, etc.-being the chief source.
CARTRIDGES.
NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting Tur BEST NITRO POWDER IN THE WORLD. PRICE OF 12-BORE CARTRIDGES --
Loaded with With Powder Powder Primrose Cases 85.65
only and 1 oz of Shot,
87.40 Pagamoid Cases 6.25
8.00 Ejector Brass Cases, 6.90
8.65
5 per cent. discount on orders of 1,000 and ores.
Apply to
(1977
WM. SCHMIDT & CO., Gunmakers,
Hongkong. Hongkong, 27th July, 1897,
UINART. PERE & FILS, REIMS
Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND
An estimate of the possible value of the great R peat beds of North Germany has been made by Dr. Frank, He fuis that an acre of tari, -10 foot tluck, gires 1,000 tons of dry turf, equivale ent to 440 tons of coke, and that the mosses of [1750 | the Erus Valley, covering 1,000 square miles, might yield the equivalent of 300,000,000 tona
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, CHƯNG NGOI SAN PO CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY,
have this day been Eemoved to
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Merers.
9. PRATA CENTRALA Entrances East Inns, recently Wendt & Co.'s Oftes, behind Monars Shewan,
Duddell Street, Agents for American and Tonies & Co.'s premises.
European Export Houses.
Hongkong Is Mar. 1900.
of pit-cal, or more than the total production of
Sore Throat
You cannot do better than SU Magne ke arith•Condy'ʼn Fluid, ?? Bir Morell Mackenzie, M.D. The Xilount Thega: Specialas) Margle with
CONDY'S FLUID
CORDT&MITCHEL London, England, VERANSTAPS the only Makara
"CONDY'S FLUID!!an be purchased of fitt Calbomistë mund men, Beware of imitation
SHIPPERS
Ship only the Finest Quality Bitra Dry (Green Beal): LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Sole Agents: Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.
COLD STORAGE.
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THE HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, LIMITED
This paced to regere perishable peo
visions for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at Moderate Rates.
WE. FARLANE,
Hongkong, 17th February, 1899.
怡生
EE SANG & CO.,
COAL MERCHANTS
have always on hand.
Manager. [89
LARGE STOCKS EVERY DESCRIP NEW WMENTION OF COAL. MAT
Address-Care of Messrs. KWONG BẰNG & Cơ No 68, PRATA.
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From London, ex 8.8. Australia and Caledonia, From Zanzibar, or s.8. Goa. From Porsian Gulf, ex as. Pemba and
Haidari.
From Malabar Const, ox a.s, Morani. structions are given to the contrary before 5 Optional goods will be lauded here unless in- PM, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 8th inst, at 4 PM. will be subject to rent.
any case whatever.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in All dunaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival hore, after which ne claims will be recognised.
A. M MARSHALL.
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1900.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, THE Company's Steninakip THE
“CHANGSHA,”. WEDNESDAY, the 15th August, ut P.M. Captain Moore, will bo despatched as above on
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer: The First class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines.
A daly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessol is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
For Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 26th July, 1900.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
אלנט
FOR QUEENSLAND PORTS. SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE.
THE Company's Steamship
"CHANGSHA,
Captain Moore, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 15th August, at p..
The attention of Passongors is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines, A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provi [1sions during the entire voyage.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID. COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE. THE Company's Sturmship
"KAWACHI MARU,”
having arrived from the abovs Ports, consignees of cargo are heroby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are kinded.
structions are given to the contrary before Optional goods will be curied on unless in- 4 P.M. TODAY
Goods nat cleared by the 13th instant will be subject to rout.
No Fice Insuraneo will be effected.
All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowns and Notice of same sout to this Office before the 27th instant, or claims in connection therewith will not be recognized.
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A duly qualiflod Surgeon is carried, and thes Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. N.B.-Rotara Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from Avarjatra ura available for return by the Stomers of the Eastern and AUSTRALIAN 8.8. Co. nid vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1900."
FOR NEW YORK via SUBZ CANAL.
THE Steamship
2018
will be despatched for the above port an or
RICHMOND CASTLE" about the 20th August, and will be followed by the Steamship
**MARIA DE LARRINAGA." For Freight, apply to
DODWELL & CO., L.,
Agents, Hongkong, 4th August, 1902
[2054 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON via SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
NIPPON YÜSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 6th August, 1900. NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA 21st Augast.
(PLORIO AND RUBATTING UNITED
*COMPANIES.)~
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM BOMBAY AND SINGAPORE. THE Steamship
"BORMIDA," of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their haring arrived from the above ports, Consignees goods are being landed at their risk into the Gedowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf
and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery delivery of immediately.
be obtained. Perishable Goode to be taken
may
All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate obtained from the vessel's arrival hero, after which no claims will Godown Company within seven days after the be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 13th instant will be sabject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
CARLOWITZ & CO.,
Agents.
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VESSELS ON THE BERTH COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES..
PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANÇAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON. SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN
AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX;
PORTS OF BRAZIL ANDRIVERPLATE.
ON MONDAY, the 13th August, 1900, at 1 P.M., the Company's Steamship ANNAM," Captain Poydenet, with Mails, Passengers, Sprie and Cargo, will leave this port for MARSEILLES via BOMBAT.
This Stoumor estinects at COLOMBO with the 8.8. Australien, which vessel takes on her Passengers and Mails, leaving that port on the 25th Angust direct to Snez, Port Said and Marseilles.
don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon-
transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be receiveil on board until 4.M, Specie and Parcels until 3 a. on the 12th August. Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office) Con- tente and Value of Packages are required.
For further Particulars, apply at the Com- pany's Office:
G. DE CHAMPEAUX,
Agent. Hongkong, 61st July, 1900,
CHINA NAVIGATION: COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND
SOURABAYA,
HE Company's Steamship
SHANTUNG,"
"RHIPEUS " will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, the July, 1900,
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U.S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND · HONOLULU,
PROPOSED BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. CITY of BIO DE JANEIRO
(via Shanghai, Nagasa SATURDAY, Aug.25, Yhan and Honoluli ki. Kobe, Inland Sea. at Noon.
CITY OF PEKING (via)
S'hai, Nagasaki, Koba, TUESDAY, Sept. 18, Inland Seo, Yokohama, at Noos. and Honolula)........ CHINA (via Shanghai,"
Nogasaki, Kobe. In (SATURDAY. Oct. 13, land Ban, Yokohama, at Noon. and Honginlu).......
THE Company's Steamship “CITY OF 1 RIO DE JANEIRO" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO, VIA SKANGHAL NAGASAKI, KOHE, INLAND SEA, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on SA- TURDAY, the 25th Angust, at Noox.
Steamers of this line pass through the IN- LAND SEA OF JAPAN, and call at HONO- LULU and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point en route.
land, France, and Germany by all traus-Atlantic Through Pussige Tickets granted to Bug-
lines of steamors, and to the principal cities of
the United States or Canada. Rates may be
obtained on application.
Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of overland Rail routes from San Francisco, including the SouritERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER AND RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYE; also the
·CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ON
in addition to the regalar tariff ment of
rate
Passengers holding orders for OVERLAND CITIES in the United States have between San Francisco and Chicago, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTEAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIO, DENVER AND RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicago to destination the choice of direct lines.
Particulars of the various routes can be hau on application.
Sperial rates (fret class only) are granted to Missionaries, members of the Naval, Militery, [Diplomatic, and Civil Services, te European officials in service of China and Japan, and to Government officials and their families.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans- portation to Yokotama and other Jupon Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Overleud Railway, to Havana, Triobel, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexica, Central and South America, by the
Captain Quall, will be despatched as above Company's and connecting Steunters on MONDAY, the 3rd prox
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 6th August 1900.
Freight will bo received on board until 4.4. the day previons to sailing. Parcel Packages will be received at the office until 5 r. same. ell Parcel Packages should be marked to
[2159 in fall; ulug of same is required.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON (VLA SUEZ CANAL),
THE Company's Steamship THE
"PROMETHEUS"
Captain Day, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 4th September,
For Freight, spely to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, 27th July, 1908,
2080
Consular Invoices
accompany Cargo des tined to points beyond San Francisco in the Unitat States should be sent to the Company's Office in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco
For further information as to passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company,. Queen's Building.
C. L. GORHAM,
Acting Agent. Hongkong, 6th August, 1900