HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
-AUCTIONEERS, &0.
PAUL BREWITT,
Zotland Street, Anctioneur, Appraiser and Commission Agent.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corner Ice House
Street and Praya Central.
V. 1. REMEDIOS,
Auctioneer, Appraiser and Agent,
8. Queen's Road Central.
BOARD AND LODGING
GOOD AND CHEAP WESTERN HOTEL
AT THE
BOOKBINDING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in Cling having Earoon tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS
W. BREWER & CO.,
Printers, Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturers, 23 and 25. Queen's Road
(under Hongkong Hotel).
BUILDERS
KANG ON,
Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local and Cast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick
and Granita.
Mechanics engaged, Estimates given. CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c.
THE PHARMACY,
· 10. Queen's Foul Central Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and
Cigars.
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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
SILK GOODS DEALER.
WASSIAMULL'ASSOMULL,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 191
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.
discovers that he is terribly, out of the fashion,
Citizens of Rip Van Winkle
a capstitution
INDIMATIONS.
The anthor of a new book entitled Clothes al realm will bear with satisfaction that the EYE-SIGHT.
Mr. F. LAZARUS,
may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HonaxoNG HOTEL).
9am to 5 pm. Business Hours: ...
THE WESTERN · ASSURANCE COM- FANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851.
£410,000.
CAPITAL....
THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, are
at Current Rates.
and the Man has much less to say about the Prince of Wales, now King Edward VII- man than the clothes. The male, among meal is not to blame. · Ho. "saldom or narer is the animals, is the more handsomely clothed, which, first to introduce anything new in the style of Wholesale and Retail Importers and perhaps, we may attribute to sexual selection clothes. Great George-last of Four Goaorgas Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE
Exporters, India, Chiness and Japanese The grey hens in spring select their mates.was more audacions, and in the prime vigour.] Silks Cashmere Shawls and Coylon after an amusing competition in which the of his faculties invented and imposed on the black cocks dance, chuckle, spread their plam-world a new shoe-buckle. There are now no Lace 46, Queen's Row, Cl.
age, and behave in a very ostentatious manner shoe-buckles even; they need to be monuments SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS
The male is the dandy among rases who attempt of art. His Royal Highness has not even to win admiration rather by tattooing the rebelled against our hats, which game in FR. BLUNCK,
selves and sticking small ethnological museum with the Reformation; Merton wore about their persons, than by anything that can and Linen TACE Curtains made to bo called apparel, Among ancli peoples the huge black head-piere, sloping, goatly from those having some deficiency in the construction Class Foreign and Chinose Risks at Curront
Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Lace in Silk, Linen and Catton, Grassciolli and Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk order; 17, Queen's Road, Central.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
4
the base. The Cavaliers introduced woman do all the work, except the hunting reaction towards the picturesquo, bat Puri fishing, and fighting, consequently they cannot tanima WAS too strong for them, and indulge in the pleasures of dross. But in the after an interval of cocked hats the chimney march of progress, man begins to do most of the work, and consequently he simplifies his at-pot-resumed its away. Nothing but ■ real democracy in cloth gaps will disestablish the tire, and makes it less decorative, while om, odious tall hat, which hurts the brows, tornishes no longer the potter, gardener, beast of burdon,
Great proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occur to
of the eyes-the may years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and proerve the sight.
ADVICE FREE.
[F7
CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, CONSULTING ENDISELLE, SURVEYORS, AND
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of Navy Contractors, Shipshandlers, Sail.
dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters makers, Provision and Coal Merchants,
running together; any of these symptoms indi- Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel.
and agricultural labourer, has more, time and hour, is ruled by a drop of rain, is blown cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir. BISMARCK & CO.,
more means to spend on adorning herself. Asn under the foot of horses and the wheels of ing Glasses only to correct and care. Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers,
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA. Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail-ruks now a mas clothes have neither colour cabe, and is altogether the worst head-goar yet
As to the care of clothes, | CLES only after besting the sight. makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to nor farm, nor fantasy; and by way of jewels, invested by maa.
Vossels in the Harbour.
wo are informed that if in mourning, and author is prolife in hints about trouser anxious really to display sincere affiction, wo Presses, and clips and other scientific appliancas. KWONG SANG & CO..
Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Hardware, must wear sleeve-links of gunmotal. The Your trouser, liks desolation, is "s delicate Engineer Tools, Brass and Tron Mer-author of Clothes and the Man thinks that nothing," and no individual trouser onght to be
chants, 144, Des Voeux Road.
avory one can wear coloured sleeve-links. 1ten more often than once a week. had not occurred, perhaps, to many a reflective six days it passes in contemplative reposo mind that coloured sleeve-links exist, or that in the embraces of a "tronaur-straightener." anybody would ever notice the sleeve-links of The theme of collas occupies many pares. any one else, coloured or not, Somo licne is is not intelligible to an ordinary mind without digralus, More ideas of comfort allowed to breast-pins, but even these to, many appear to be superfinous and vexations ought, we think, to be laid aside by the man with a seinatifie interest in collars. Yet even in Thackeray's time in wore onor- Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road. mons garnet pius, or a little pin attached to o
Opposite Kuhu's Curio Store.
MORE & SEIMUND,
Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Com mission. Agents and General Store- keepers, and 45, Prays Central,
TAILORS
R. HAUGHTON & CO.,
HUNG YUEN,
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aera-YEE
ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic
Boquisites, Queen's Road.
WATKINS, LD. APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Contral, Cigars, Aerated
Waters, Wines, Boers, Spirits, etc.
CURIO DEALER
KWONG HING,
Caina Percolain, Crockery Wars: 506,
Queen's Road Central.
WONG HOMI,
DENTISTS
Surgeon Dentist, 50, Queen's Road Contral.
WONG TAI FONG,
Surgeon Dentist, 24, Bauk Buildings,
Opposite Hongkong Hotel.
DRAPERS
EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO.
Milliners. Silk Mercore, Haberdashers.
Low Fricos 37, 39, Wellington Street.-
SEE WOO,...
Tailor. Draper and Outütter; 67 and 69,
Queen's Road
FLOUR.
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,
Proprietors of the following Celebrated
Brads of Floar: Sperry'a xxx,'
Golden Gate," Pioneer," "Buckeys," "Anchor, &c.
WILLIAM WHILEY. Manager. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO.. Established 1859.
Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;
178, Queen's Road Central.
LI KWONG LOONG,
Cabinet maker Furniture Dealer, Art De corator and Dealer, 17; Queen's Rosd,
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Teilo.
WAH LOONG,
Gold and Silversmith; Suk Drages, Crêpe Shawls, Ivory Lacquerware, Fans, Curios, Bristles, Human Hair, Fea thers; 88, Queen's Road Central. MERCANTILE AGENT
WOODY & CO.
Duddell Street, Agents for American and
European Export Houses
A FONG,
PHOTOGRAPHERS
The largest and most complete Studio in
Hongkong Established 1859.
Views, Entorgements, Ivory Miniatures, Oi Faintings, &.; Ice House-Street.
E HING,
Enlarging, Developing, Printing, Mudo rate Rates, 20a, Queen's Road East.
MEE CHEUNG,
Too House Btrost, Top Floor, Permanent Enlargements, Groups, Views, ato: Devel- opment Works, Anotours Renaites HUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST. Bromida and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; No. 8A, Queen's
Road Central
Outfitters, Shirt Makers Hatters, Hosiers,
Drapers, 85, Geoon's Road, Central. SANG FAT & CO2------ Outfitters, Piere Gootis. Underwear, Shoes, Hats, Silk Handkerchiefs, Opposite Post
Office, Queen's Road Central
-
TOBACCONISTS
KRUSE & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Havons and Manila Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in
Fancy Goods, Agents.
bigger pin by a small gold chain. Now consider the pleasure of our ancestors. A gold and sus- melled chain was worn round & velvet boaget which had a gold medal on it, or a Gothic letter in gold. A gold, diamond, and painelled chain worn round the manly neck. With a charming cinque cento jewel about as big as a crown piece, rings wore sorusthing like rings being nacient gets set in namol, er tiny
Was
The other
The new Carlton clip is in the form of a triangle with the baw resting on the shirt." Two Carlton clips may be used, sinilne and similarly situated, to which the studions adil tape loop at the back of the shirt. The sage Imlac, after a lonturo on Footry, persuaded his princely pupil that no man can ever be a pout. We uro equally ready to conclude that no mat can ever be well drossed. The mechanism of clips is too compleated, and, as to the host kind, our author from ly admits that his know
to explain its working. We are left contem. plating a morafal picture of an intellectual being "getting marago with his fie ̈
THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO.
D. S. DADY BURJOR, LOS FILIPINO Jewelled caskets of secret poisons, or soledge of jpleď mechanics does not enable him
Importer of the Best Manila Cigars; 25, thing else, such ax wo now only see in museums. As to dress, men had embroideries of gold Pottinger Street.
and silver. The Regent Marray was a serious inan, but in September, 1566, he sent a quantity of red silk with a gold thread to his tailor to in made up. Also three ells of cloth of silver to make a suit of clothes. Argyle and Huntly wore equally arrayed like lilies of the fold, and if the MacCailean Mbor had his cloth of coquettish national silver made into his costume (as the French describe the kilt). he must have been a magnificent spectacle, į Bothwell preferred & white silk with silver i ROBINSON thread; his evening dress, on the night when he blow up Darnley, was in excellent taste. black and silver. Darnley's dressing-gown (as his bereaved father carefully noted) was of
Connaught House, Queen's Road. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
II. PRICE & CO.
12, Queen's Road
and Calle Anloague, Manda..
PIANO CO., LD..
PPLICATIONS are invitel for tlas A POSITION of SUPERINTENDENT of PUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR. Applications and Copies of Testimonials to be sent to the undersigned, from whom terms may be learnt. Appointment to be taken up no soon as possible.
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 26th January, 1901.
(339 THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COM. PANY, LIMITED, SINGAPORE.
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE violet velvet, to match his violet velvet bed, and W SEE. Salary S750) per month, with
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON FRAME
PIANOS.
$225, $340, $375, & $400.
HAAKE, METZLER, WERNER.
E personally searched Geminey and England thoroughly and found to come near these. They are alto-
nothing gether
UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONY. Should be seen before buying. Others by COLLARD, BRINSMEAD, RACHALS.
HIRE PAYMENT SYSTEM if required. Hongkong, 4th January. 1900.
HOTELS
was lined with sable, which the author of Clothes and the Man computes as costing about £1,000 Now consider the modern furred cost. young dandies of the sixteenth century, with their essenced locks, their great collars and ruffles of lace, their alike and satins. Then wigs came in, costing £40 or £50 apioco, and flowing
CONTRACTORS, -
ས་ག
QUEIF'S BUILDINGS, ESIGNS and Specifications prepared for any class of Steamships. Launches and for the supply and aresting of any ty light-draught vessels a speciality, Contracters machinery. Now work and repairs supervised.
New and second hand Launches for Sale. Telegrams.** CELESTE, "Hongkong. Telephone, 2.
H. T. CARMICHAEL, B. J. BARLOW, Hongkong, 1st June, 1899.
FOR SALE.
3021
WM. MEYERINK & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th May, 1900. NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
1512
́ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-
The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company aÍO PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1893,
"L'UNION"
(31
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD.
• (Established 1928).
THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above
TH
Compary, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
at current rates
Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office.
A. R. MARTY,
Agent.
Hongkong, Lat Angust, 1900.
THE
$794
EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
FINAL FIGURES
1900.
FOR
Teive a further tolorum giving the THE HONGKONG OFFICE has now
RURAL BUILDING LOT 105, BARKER mid ce for 18 piest your, which glow
ROAD.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ÉSTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 31st January, 1981. PORTLAND
J.
WHITE
CEMENT
BROS
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hougkong, 16th September, 1899.
NOTICES OF FIRMS
NOTICE.
₤3144
(466
AN INCREASE, both and PLUS, upon the PRELIMINARY FIGURES - ready published. The final Figures are
ASSETS: £63,457,930,
SURPLUS: £13,778,557.--
NEW BUSINESS, 1900: C$3,142,667.
F. KIENE,
Manager.
1-470
Hongkong, 9th February, 1001.
*L'URBAINE '
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, L». (Established 198,)
THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE
GENERAL AGENTS for the above
HR. J. GONZALEZ is AUTHORISED Company, are prepared to ACCEPT BISKS M
to Stay for my Firm during my Teu-at current rates.
P. LEMAIRE & CO. WANTED-A ASHISTANT MANA-porary Absence from the Colony.
J. M. du ZUNIGA. Hongkong, Fobruary, 1901,
[439 Hongkong, 8th February, 1901.
SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE free Unfurnished House
COMPANY, Applications and Copies of Testimonials to be sent to the undersigned.
Appointment to be taken up possible.
THOS. SCOTT, Chairman.
soon as
over fashionable shoultors clad in valvet, silk and WANTED A CIVIL ENGINEER
eatin, and gay with diamonds. Even a middle- aged man of letters, like Dr. Oliver Goldsmith had a coat like a flower garden. The philosopži- cal and portly David Hume, to please the ladies of France, wore a yellow silk coat, embroidered with black velvet butterflies. Fancy Mr. Her- bort Spencer draped in such a gerent: Roa. coloured silk, blazing with diazzonds, sufficed for the simple taste of Prince Charlie.. The Reign of Terrar was hardly over before the Incrovables costumed themselves in undemocratic splen- dour. Only bargesses, lawyers, and doctors were anything so modest as bright brown cloth. Early [2873 portraits of Dickens and D'Orsay, long after Brummel's day, show how the young men zuffed it with flowing locks, flamboyant breast plus and chains, battons, and other gaude. Waistcoats of brilliant hues were still the playground of Fancy. The desires of man, though suppressed, are not eradicated. They and an outlet in cricketing and in boating blasers and ribbons; į
"BOA VISTA" HOTEL, MACAO.
THE only FIRST CLASS HOTEL in the Colony, Moderato torms by the day or month. European Management.
TOURISTS should not miss the chance of visiting this famous old City,
For Terma, apply
MANAGER.
YEE CHUN
Marino and Portrait Painter, 50, Queen's Telegraphio Address," Boavista."
Bear, Upstairs
HYERA
Japanes Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield- Arcade, Queen's Road Cl., also Wanchai Amatear's Requirements a Specialty.
PRINTING
"DAILY PRESS OFFICE
Proofe road by Englishmen.
SILK GOODS DEALERS
TEJUMUL POHUSING,
Dealer in Chinese, Indian and Japanese Goods, Sub, Woollen and Cashmere Shawls and other Sundry Goods; &
D'Aguiler Stroet, First Floor
:9549
RAFFLES HOTEL,
has had experience in build- ing Wharres and Dooks preferred.
Applications and Testimonials to be sent to-
THOS. SCOTT, ..
Chairman,
391
WANTED.
Y & GERMAN LADY, a SITUATION BY
as HOUSE KEEPER or NURSERY GOVERNESS.
Loply to
F. B., Usen of Daily Press Offco. "Hongkong, 2nd February, 1901.
WANTED
By alter in the line of Bookkeeping. Y YOUNG MAN, EVENING WORK, Revising of Accounts, Typewriting or Gone Office work. Hours:-5.30 to 8 o'clock.
Apply to-
M.A. O Car of Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 6th February, 1901. $425
SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
THE
of SINGAPORE require the Services
and in such smoking spits of relvet, or silk, orŢIHÈMUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS brocade, as Ouida used to describe-things about which the author of Clothes and the Man has of a CLERK of WORKS on the projected
NOTICE.
WE have This Day. Appointed Messrs.THE Unorigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, ary prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
WATTS, EDWARDS & CO., of Hongkong, our Sole Agents for that City, South China, and Manils.
O'NEILL, WARNEFORD & co. London, 19th January, 1901..
NOTICE.
1278.
E have This Day ESTABLISHED W
ourselves as Sole Agents in Heng- kong. South China, and Manila for MESSES. O'NEILL WARNEFORD & CO. Manufac turers and Mercunts: of London, Manchester, Birmingham and Hautburg.
WATTS, EDWARDS & CO. Hongkong, 21st January, 1901
TRA
INSURANCES
1279
TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned, boving been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agenta.
Hongkong, 16 November, 1872. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL. ·
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nothing to say. Beyond these for "sports" in extension of the Water Works into KalangHE Undosigned, funving been appointed
the way of raiment, male clothing is destitate of nosthetic delight. Clothes ought, of course, to be neat and well made, and it is only literary charactors who fill their pockets, to a disgrace fully bulging degree with the spoils of bookstalla. Our garb is sombre, monotonous, "subfuse," and, | as regards the legs, tubular. Our age is the only one which conceals the male log in a cloth tube, save when knicker-bockars are worn, or in Court dress.
Valley.
The Salary of the Post will be from $175 to $250 a month, with Unfurnished Quarters. larollers; and preference will be. given to thow Applicants must be competent Surveyors and who have had experience in Tunnel Work
Applications, which will be received up till 25th February, hould state age, qualifications and previous experience; be accompanied by copies of not more than four testimonials, and sadrossed to the undersigned, from whom or from Mr. S. TOMLINSON, Memb. Inst. C.E., Municipal Engineer, Singapore, further particulurs tasy be obtained.
By Orler.
J. POLGLASE,
Municipal Secretary. Mukipal Office. Esplanade, Singapore, 22nd January, 1991. 405) AUTOMATIC MAUSER
PISTOLS.
To such poor unvaried material and formas is MACAO in distant 40 miles West of Hong- kong and the journey is made each day (Sun- our author reduced. He has much to my about days excepted) by the Magnificent Baloot frock coats which are tapping, heavy, ugly Steamer" HEUNGSHAN" in 3 hours, laying things, as comfortable as the shirt of Nossue. Hongkong at 2 P.M., and Macan at 8 A.
Connection made by Company's Steamer to A few years ago they were suddenly made of vast dimensions, like the cost of Mr. Verdant and from Canton.
Gree: A country parson, who rarely and re- Iuotantly wears a frock coat, finds that his own never wear out, but when he comes to town he YOU MUST STOP COUGHING. The best way to curo Chronie Coughs, Bron- chitis, and Chest-Colds is to apply Litile's Oriental Balm. Rubbor well into the chest and back, it penetratos immediately to the inflamed parts. The tickling in the harvat ceases; the B spas veskens: the cough disappears. It often eures when nothing else will Could anybody afford to be without it in the house all them tis? Mr. N. Lowe, of James Street, Blackburn, says: I was worn out almost to the grave with racking cough that all the rexzodice and the doctors failed to relieve. It was oured with one: a. TEAK SHINGLES FOR ROOFING.
BAILWAY SLEEPERS for all hottio of Little's Oriental Balm. It shall be my PINKADOE
GADGES. doctor through life.
Sold at Ro. 1 per bottle. Agents for Hong- kong-TE VICTORIA DIEPENARY, #217--2
SINGAPORE.
SITUATION UNSURPASSED. THE Finest Hotel in the East. Rooms en T
suite. Every Room with Frivate Bathroom attached Cuisine under. two French Chels
AC CURRIES A SPECIALITY
Every Home Comfort
Electria Bells throughout the Hotel Electric Lightsat
Electric Fans.
Teras Moderate.
NA SARKIES BROTHERS,
Hongkong, 16th August, 100
[221 Lo
CALIBRE 7.63 mi.jo. With CHAMBEE for 10 CARTRIDGES, FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.
SIEMSSEN & CO.
[76 Hongkong, 3rd October, 1900 DOMBAY-BURMAH TRADING COR-
PORATION, LIMITED. BANGKOK AND RANGOON.
TEAK SQUARES, PLANES, BOARDS and SCAN- FLINGS, PLANED, TONGUED, and GROOVED BOLEDS, FOR FLOORING, CEILING WALLING
Rates Supplied and Orders Booked by
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.
[2797 Hongkong, 3rd May, 1893.
THE
AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Bates.
REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
Agente.
194 Hongkong, 21st April. 1897
· HOTZ, s'JACOB & CO.
[33 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900,
N
ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
.TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1899-
I.
£14,400,080,
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 00 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0:0 PAID-UP CAPITAL-
II. FIRE FUNDS......
687,500 00
2,731,183 13"
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agouts. Hongkong. 22nil June, 1900.
[1872
JUN. INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710. The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to _ACCEPT RISKS against FIRÉ at Current Ratesi,
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.
р
PHE
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Hongkong. 10 May, 1892.
HENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Underigned are GRANT FOLICIES of INSURANCE now prepared to
ugainst FIRE at Current Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & CO..
Agents for the Phenix Fire Office, Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
NOW READY.
THE
!32
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
FOR
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c.,
FOR
1901.
THE THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE.
..
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nothers lands India to Siberia, in which Europeans resido. Pert, or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revised each ytur, most of which Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, but och Colony
will serve as accurate GeneS FOR THE TOURIST, giving overy detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, &e., &o.
The Tuformation in these Descriptions, consisting of a hundred interesting articles, packed with fects concisely set out, and containing statatics of the TRADE of each Country and Port, would abre enfion to fill a large volume.