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INSURANCES
ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR SANUR COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersignal AGENTS of the above
HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
HACK BOOKBINDING (!" DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
Company Puan 30, 10 AcosPT FitThe only office in Chins having Earpent Class Foreign and Chinese Rinks at Current
FILMBBEN & CO.
29th May, 1895,11 vezet. 131 CHEN AND MUNICH TIRE IN.
SURANCE CO.
MONALNYA CHAPELL
Ing been appolated TS for the abova Company, wks
TU ISKA
FIRE
Co.,
taught workmen. Equal to Home Work.
BUILDERS
KANG ON,
SCIENTIFIE
CELLANY.
dirmation
degree of fatigue iɛ shown, which disupposes
NOW READY.
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---A FISH TEL. DRIES UP IN JUMMER-~- plays noms part in the photo-electzle action, na
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FRÁNORA SUDDENLY ORNATED SPECIEE ELECTRIC CURRENTS IN LEAVES - MIDI- __CAL DIAGNOSIS BT ODOUNS.THE' STEAM
TURBINE.
by show such action.
THE
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
FOR
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRATTS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c.,
FOR
19.01.
THE THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE.
Every disease has its characteristic odeur, if we pay credit Dr. McCassy, and any of them such as meeles, diphtheria, typhoid fever, The affinity sometimes swakened between comeumption, and even epilepsy-shoplit be Contractor: 36, D'Aguilar Street: Local
and Cost Part Buildings, Timber, Brick two substances by the presence of a mere trace diagnosed by the smell alone. In farus, the
and Granite.
of a third substance is among the wonders of odour is that of mice; in rheumatism, of acid; Mechanics engaged, Estimator given chemistry. Fresh examples of this have been in peritonitis, of musk; In sorofula, of sour CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c. given the French Academy by M. Gustave bour. In byemis, as also in scarry, the breath
Le Bon, who has discovered that the addition is putrid and nauseating. Patients with or THE PHARMACY,
of one part of magnesium in 14,000 so changes dinary fever emit an ammoniacal odour; with 10. Queen's Road Central. Family and
Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits undercary that it rapidly oxidises in the air, intermittent fever, the odour of fresh baked and has the property of decomposing water at a bread. Hysterical women have delightful odours. Cigars..
low temperature. Magnesium with a tracs of violet and pineapple being most noticeable. THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
mercury, on the other hand, also has the strik- Chemists and Druggists. High clam Aeraing new property of decomposing water. Lu
A record in steam economy is claimed for a
electric BUK Pted Waters, Dealers in Photograph both cases the acquired properties are lost as Parsons' turbo-motor built for an Alation lands India to Sibern, in which Europeana reside.
Bequisites, Queen's Road.
oxidation proceeds, but aluminum with a trace at Elberfeld, Germany. The steam consump of mercury seems permanently altered, Antion on trial was only 12 pounds per indicated pounds less than the lowest consumption of
· reciprocating engines, while 15 pounds is a good result with triple expansion engines. --- Searlet fever is fonus-by Dr H O Hall-to- he unknown in China and Japon, where cow's Paking
Tientein milk is not used; and rare in India, where Paitaibo much milk is used only by adults. He contende Taku that the disease is chiefly distributed by milk.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed TO GENERAL GUN the b Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates, er
Claims, settled alrect without reference to the Head Offers F
Hongkong, Ist Angu
L'URBAINE"
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD,
Tag (Established 1886.),
FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.
Every Household Requisite, Depot for Fastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;
17a, Queen's Road Central.
JEWELLER
2.
94 MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 43, Watson Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanglia, Manila, Paris and Iloilo.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS for the above. Company are prepared to ALCEPT RISKS.
& CO.
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&
Hongkong to February, UNI BALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE siste tvarnod COMPANY pleas?
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FONG.
The largest and most completo Biulio in Hongkong Established 1859 Views, Enlargements, Ivory Ministares, Oil Paintings, &c.; Ice House Street.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether- Not only is the Directory as fall and complete in each case as it on be mate, but each Colony Port, er-Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revised each year, most of which will serve as accurate: "GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with
their History, Topography, &c., &c.
extraordinarily small trace of mercury causes horse-power per hour, which is probably 1 or 1 the place.rmation in theae Descriptions, consisting of a hundred interesting articles, pasked
it to oxidise rapidly and to decompose water, the reactions continuing until the matul is con- sumed. Coupled with platinum in a voltaic cell; the electromotive force is more than donblad the electrolyte with the modified metal being, Another property given is that simply water. of being readily acted on by acetic, nitrio and sulphuric saída.
A curious fish of New Zealand has been brought to notice. It is called the kakawai by the Maories, ja somewhat minnow-like in *ppearance and 2 or 3-inches long. -and it has the singular habit of lying terpid in the ground in summer. Its home is in the North MEE CHEUNG,
Island, where the streams and pools of autumn Ice House Street, Top Floor. Permanent and winter disappear in the hot season. A Enlargements, Groups, Views, ele; Devel-growth of skin or a dried gummy exudation
opmant Works, Amateurs Requisites MUMETA, JAPANESE ARTIST.
Bromide and Cryos Enlargemente--and alan colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateura; No. Sa, Queen's
Road Central.
*
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the borde prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIREM. at Current Rates
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Hongkong, Sidhpella 900, $mod TORTH/BEITISH AND MERCAN. --TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
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·TOTA FUNDS AT $lar DIJELDER, 1899:
02)*814,409,089, 2
AUTHORISED, CAPITAL: £3,000,000:10:0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITALI.1. 2,750,000, 50.10 PAIR-URICAPITALITY: 082,500.00 IL FIRE FUNDE 2,78118313
The Ummernighed, havil". Been appointed AGENTS for us Above Company, are spre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Batea
SHEWAN, TOMES & Col
Agente. Hongkong Shit Jans, 1909 (1872 UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
ForMBED 1710. voy
The Undersigns Whaving been appointed AGENTS for the above Compang, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKN against FIEE at Current Rated:TOMLIN Resulübte?
SIEMSSEN & CO., MATKAT GR: Agenta. Hongkong, 16th May, 1802.
(30 RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR
TRANSACARPANY OF HAMBURG
H. YERA,
Japanese Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield Arcade, Queen's Road Cl, also-Wanchat- Amateur Requirements a Specialty.
PRINTING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOREKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., *
Navy Contractors Shipchandlers, Shil
makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Prays Central, next Hongkong Hotel
BISMARCK & CO.,
NAY Contractors, Ship Chandlers,
Provision and Coal Merchants, Bail
makers, de Fresh Water supplied to
Teasels in the Harbour
KWONG SANG & CO.,
Shipehandlers, Sailmakers, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Mer
chants, 144, Des Vour Road.
MORE & SHIMUND,
sels up its head and 'gills, and is shed on its return to water. It is nemily found under a foot or two of unit.
NOTICES OF FIRMS
NOTICE.
TREATIES WITH ŠIAM
with facta concisely set out and containing statistics of the TRADE of sach Country and Port, would alone safes to fill a large volume. The Directories and Descriptions are of
-CHINA- Nanking Wahu
Nowchwang Tailienwan Port Arthur Chefoo
E have This Day Authorised MR. Shanghai WPAUL BREWITAM Poochow Firm PER PROCURATION.
DARTLY & CO. Hongkong. 10th April, 1901:
NOTICE.
D
| Grest Britain, 1850; Fesnc»; 1833; Japan, 1894
Burgia, 1899.
Great Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Great Britain and Russia, Railway Convention
1899.
Great Britain and Siam, 1899.
CUSTOMS TARIFFS TRADE REGULATIONE
Kwangeliauwan China, Japan, Siam, Corea
Swato Canton
Kewkiang
Whampon
Hankow
Kowloon
Yochow
Lappa
Shanxi Ichang
Samshni
Wuchowin
Chungking
Woihniwei Liukungtin -Kisoohan--
Hangchow
Ningpo
Wenchow
Santu
Foochow
Pakhol Hoihow Lungohow Mêngtze Hokow
Chinkiang
Amoy
Szemno
JAPAN
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Tokyo
Оказан
Yokohama Hyogo
Мадакакі
Keolant Tainuntu
Hakodate
Takow
Kobe
Tameui
Anping
EASTERN SIBERIA
Vladivostock
COREA
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Seoul Chomulpo Kun San
Wonsan
Fun
Pingyang
Макатро
MACAO
Hanot Haiphong
FRENCH INDO-CHINA:
Toruns Saigon Cambodge
Cebu
URING the Absence of our Mr. E. W.
MITCHELL from the Colony,—Mr. EDMUND GUMPERT will take CHARGE of this Branch of our Firm..
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. Hongkong, 25th March, 1901.
WANTED.
Military and naval men prove most subject to mental strain. A French investigator ånds that 190 out of avery 100,000 men in army and mary becomus hopeless Iematics: 155 to 177 among artists, professional and literary man; 66 among mechanics; and only 42 among commercial men,N an English Family residence at Shang- IN COMPANION GOVERNESS. Submarine photographs at a depth of 140 feet Qualitled to Teach a YOCNO LADY of Fifteen have been taken by M. Louis Boutah, who hopes Years of age. to get others at 80 feet.
Bread-making by the Schweitzer system promises to become a national industry in France. The experimental factory at La Villete, Paris, has been in operation nearly two yeGIE, and a late report shows that its produt contains more nutritions nitrogenous substance than or. dinary baker's bread and double the phosyntes.. while the price of 2 cents, a pound gives a considerable saving. The model establishment is a three-storey building of iran and stone, about 515 feet long. Et is on a canal, so that the
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Mokpoo Chinnampo Songchin
HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES
Annam Hue Tonkin Provinces Quinhon
PHILIPPINES Iloilo BORNEO
Apply to-W. V. D.. Dennartt. Siccawer Road, Shanghai, and give References and state Manilo ferma required.
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STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov. Wellesley MALAY STATES Sungei Ujong Selangor
Julebu
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1987
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DULY QUALIFIED SURGEON for
Coasting Steamer carrying Native Passengers.
Applications, stating terms, &c. to be
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Hongkong, 6th March, 1901.
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The ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS
contains the names of over
LEGAL DOCUMENTE Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M!'« Subjects in China and Cores, 1865 —1877, 1978-1881,-1884, 1884, 1886, 1988
Rales of H.B.M.' Supreme and ather Courts in Chinn, &c.; Tables of Court and *Consular Fees; Charter of the Colony of Hongkong, Malay States Federation Agree- mont. Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure Now Table of Hongkong Conet Fees; Adwairs Bat Bie, Juris Cion of United Rules, Foreign Jurisdiction Act; Regu-
Staten: United States Consular and Courts Fees; Rules of Court of Consuls of Shanghair Regulations for Foreign Companies in Japan. Chinese Passenger Act. Hongkong Licences; Trade Marks, and Lotters Patent Fors; Port Regulations for China; Now Harbour Regu lations for Japan, &o,
The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al. though printed in smaller type than formerty and condensed in every possible manner, con- tains every year more pages.
Royal Octavo-Complete with Fourteen Mopr and Plans, 1,498, $8.50. Directory only pp. 1,104 $450.
It was years ago universally pronounced to be the cheapest work of the kind anywhere published, and although very much enlarged. and improved in every way, the price in silver is now greatly below the unquivalent of £1 3, at which it was originally published.
It is published at the Office of the Hongkong Daily Press, and can be had from, and Adver- tisomonte sent through LONDON... Hongkong Dally Press Office,
191, Fleet Street, B.C LONDON. Mr. F. Algar, 11, Clement's Lane LONDON Menuru. G. Strent & Co., Li, 5, Sorte St., Lincoln's Inn, W.C. MestR. G. E. Puel de Lobel &
Cie., 59, Rue Lafayette Messrs. Mahlan & Waldschmidt
Frankfurt a/M.
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UNITED STATES Mr. A. 1. Hart, 896, N. Carey
Street, Baltimore, Md.
wheat is brought by hout, and from that is hoisted into bins, and is than carried by elevator to the top of the mill, and turned into há cleaning and separating machines. After free-addressed to- ing from foreign substances; braaliing and washing, thess machines pass each gruin" separ- ately to a special appliance that splits it and removes the slight dust held by its groove. The cleansed whoat passes into the mill, com- posed of aut circular steel grinders, so grooved that they both decorticate the kernel and Hongkong, 16th November, 1872, -- [2o | R. HAUGHTON & CO.,
granulate it into weal, bat wo separated that FIX TIRE OFFICE Naval, Military and Court, 18, Queen's Road, they do not crush the wheat into a four con-languages. First Class Certificates and Behave been engraved by one of the most eminent COLOMBO Mesir A. M., & J. Ferguson Pr
Opposite Kuhn's Curio Store.
The Undersigned, having been appointed. AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Uurrent Estes lice
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.'
43 and 45, Dos Youx Road. Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition ("Gray- hound Brand") and Blundell, Spence & Co.'s Composition. TAILORS
The Undersigned are now prepared to
TOBACCONISTS GRANT POLICIES - INSURANCE PLA against FIR
Current Babes D. E. DADY BURJOR, "LOS FILIPINOS,"
AS LAPRAIK & CO.
of the Best Manila Cigara, 25, nts for the Phenix Fire Office.potting of three F7th August, 1887 (32
WATCHMAKERS.
ASSURANCE COM- TORONTO, CANADA,
1851/07 CORPORAT
£410,000.
THU Undersigned, having been appointed ENTE for the above Company, are
ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE
DROZ & CO..
14, Queen's Road Central. Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competant Europear experts, a moderate-rate OREGON LUMBER.
THE Undersigned, being closely connected WE MEYERINK & CO., Tignat, being closely coprop
LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- rking. 18th May, 1900.3
pared to book orders for any specifications at LOWEST RATES.
Agenta
BO FOR SALE.
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HOE NEWSPAPER
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MACHINES.
FRINTING A SHEET 271 BY 40
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* 1st April, 19017
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NOTION, SOMETI
1915
PURLIOZAND OFFICERS OF
SHIPS.
When in MOJI, go to
LITHE AMTEBICAN KOUSE,
taining only-starch, but retain the gluten and other nutritive maatter of the outer portion of the grain. Only the bran is expelled. Special yeast is amade in the building, and the Bleyr, salted water and yeast are automatically passed into one end of the kneading tabs, and an end-'
less skein of pale yellow dough issues from the other end, finally falling upon cutting tablas on the ground floor. A special, society plans to establish these combination mills and bakeries in all important French cities:
In the living world. specles usually arise by gradual variation, becoming fixed only after many generations. But the sudder development of a new species has been just recorded by Prof. De Vries, of Amsterdan, who noticed the new plant five years ago in a bed of several thousand [56 plants of Enothera Lamarckiaun, a species of evening primrose. From the seed obtained 450 plants quite similar to the parent were
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong. 14th February, 1901. › BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE.
WANTED.
Y YOUNG EUROPEAN, a SITUA- BATONIN Guntil Assistant. Book keeping, Correspondence and Sales. Thorough knowledge of the German, Freneb, and English
ferences.
18,500 FOREIGNERS. carefully arrangel, with the Initials as well as the Surnames in strictly Alphabetical Order, so that say name can be found instantly.
THE MAPS AND PLANS
SAN FRANCISCO L. P. Fisher's Advi, Agency, 21, Merchants Exchange, California Ht. CAPE TOWN... Mears. Gorden & Gotch SYDNET MESTA, Gordon & Gotch MELBOURNE BRISBANE OALCUTTA BOMBAY
Messrs. Gerdon & Gotch Messrs, Gordon & Crotch Mesura, W. Nowman & Co. ‚“Times of India" Office
Firms in Great Britain and are corrected and ¦ BATAVIA...................... Messrs. H. M. Van Dop & Co brought up to date. They consist this year of PENANGMessrs. Graham & Co, Ed. ourteen of the following
"
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R House in Hongkons, un Experience. fan of Business to act as COMPRADORE The Highest References required. No one need apply unless he is prepared to give substantial security in the sum of $100,000. Apply in writing to-t Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
12, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 16th February, 1901.
GODOWN WANTED TARGE
THEBEAB the following UN.ISSUED grown. These plants had larger leaves than STORAGE of COAL.
NOTES have been STOLEN from the Premises of the BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE and which said Notes are expressed on the face thereof to be payable at the Branch Oftos of the said Bongue in Saigon, the nam- bera of which said Notes are as follows:---
Beries V 49 1 to 1,000 of $1 (One dollar) each *Series Z 49 1 to 1,000 of 81 (One dollar) each The Public are hereby CAUTIONED against purchasing or dealing in any way with such .Notas, as the Banque De L'Indo Chino accept no liability for the same.
By Order of the Chief Manager in Saigon. For the BARQUE DE L'INDO CHINE.
L. BERINDOAGUE,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 26th February, 1901.
NOTICE.
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TCloth for her one hundred years in the THE YAU SHUN CHOP, dealer in Fine YEE SHUN FIRM, of GHAM MOOE LAN, Canton, has now REMOVED to the CHUN WING FOOK, incense shop. of CHAM MOOK LAN, whilst the new shop is being prepared, and will subsequently REMOVE to the CHAM Moox -LAK-STREET EAST at the end of this month
Dated 1st April, 1901. -
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the other primroses, stouter knotty stems, fewer and larger flowers, and more abundant pollen.
Blistering has been found by Dr. Wm. Taylor a successful treament for varicose veins. The restered veins remain sound for severul
Fours but are liable to return to the varicose condition, when the treatment mast be repeated The remedy is especially useful for old people.
COLORED PLATE OF FLAGS OF FOREIGN HONGS
SINGAPORE BORNEO
BANGKOK...
SAIGON TONKIN MANILA
MAP OF EASTERN CHINA PLAN OF YOKOHAMA PLAN OF KOBE AND HYOGÜ PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN MACAO PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSION, SHANGHAI
CANTON NEW PLAN OF HongKew (SHANGHAI) with) SWATOW Inset Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT AMOY LANGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA FOOCHOW PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF KOWLOON
MAP OF KOWLOON NEW TERRITORY
PLAN OF HANDI
PLAN OF SAIGON
NEW PLAN OF MANILA
NEW AND ENLARGED PLAN OF SINGAPORE PLAN OF PENANG
NEW PLAN OF BATAVIA
SHANGHAI
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TIENTHIN
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Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ld. Mr. B. L. Woodin, Sandakan Bangkok Times" Ofl. Meuvre. Kloss & Co. Mesira. Paulus & Co., Hanoi Mesere. A. B. Watson & Co., Ld.
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Mears. A. 8. Watson & Co., Id. Mesars. A. B. Watson & Co., Ld. i Mesers, Kelly & Walsh, Ld. Messrs. Sietas, Plambeck & Co. Messrs. H. Sietos & On- Messus.
H Blow & Co. POET ARTHUR Messrs. Sistas, Block & Co. FORMOSA ... Mr. A. W. Gillingham, Tamedi COREA Nagasaki Pross Oce. NAGASAKI... "Nagasaki Press", Olcs KOBE-OBAKA... Kobe Chronicle" Office УОКОНАМА TORTO
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The CHRONICLE covers the notable events of the last half century in the Far East together for with the Texts of all the most important Treaties
concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia. Eraryone should Read the various Customs Tariffs, Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce. Scales of Commissions. Consular and Court Fees, Hongkong Stamp Duties. Postal Guide, Signal Codes, Chineso Festivals, Tables of Money, Weights, and Measures, and other Commercial Information, inclading:-
FROM
PORTSMOUTH
TO
PEKING
VIA
State situation, size, rent, to...
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USED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. Throughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Rot, and Dampa095.
Sole Agents for Chino, LUTGENS, EINŠTMANN & CO.,
1372 Hongkong, 31st August, 1897. MACHINERY
Gard
SUPPLIES.
Engines, Boilers, Pumpa. Wood Working and Iron Working Machinery Saw Mills and saw Hill Supplies.
· Sugar and Eice Mill Machinery. Mining and Milling Machinery. for Catalogues and Prices of what you requice PARKE & LACY CO.,"91 and 23, Fremont Street, San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.,
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A ON & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS AND PORTRAIT PAINTERS.
Green leaves, under certain favourable con. ditions, have been found by A. D. Waller to respond, electrically to light, with a difference in potential between the light and dark sides that may reach 0.02 volt. The effect resembles the electric excitation of nerves and muscles, Elastric excitation of the human nerve cansek a entrout from the resting to the active tissue. Write followed after a few seconds by a smaller current in the opposite direction. In iris and tobacco leaves, the current dewe from the light to the shaded half during illumination, becom- in reversed for about five minutes after illu. mination has ceased; but in tropaeolum and other
plants the currents are in the opposite
FORWARD POLICY OF THE LIEBIG CoxFAME, -For many years confudon has arisen between. the original Liebig Company's Extract and other Extracts called by: Liebig naman. The Liebig Company's Extant bears the blue sig nature J. V. Liebig, but to make the distinction clearer and to remove all risk of baying imitations it will henceforth bear an additional trade mark somposed of Liebig's Extract of Mest Co's 14147 1760 Initials, LEMÇO.
YAU SHUN, Cham Mook Lan East Canton..
PORTLAND CEMENT Where good. European Accommodation cou JB WHITE & BROB
obtained at Your D per day
Address-Niomi Hos Machi, ITUHOME Moji, 17th January, 1901 20mg
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"BOLAT AGENTS FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong, 16th September, 1899.
All kinds of Oil Paintings and Photographic Enlargements, 39, TOP FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CRETRAL, Opposite to Chan. J. Gaupp & Co. Hongkong, 20th March, 1901.
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ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS. DESIGNS & PRICES APPLICATION at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong Hongkong, 17th October, 1899,
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TREATIES WITH CHINA
From
LADYSMITH
ILLUSTRATED WITH FOUR MAPE.
CONTENTS
England to the Cape, and Crossing the Tine The Naval Brigado in South Africa (Beer War, 1899-1920)-OH to the Front
Great Britain: Nanking, 1842; Tientsin.
1858, Tarif Agreement and Rules, 1858; WITH A NAVAL BRIGADE Convention, 1860; Rules for Joint Investiga tion of Customs Seizures, 1869; Chefoo 1876, with Additional Article: Opium Con vention, 1980, Chungking Convention, 1891. Thibet Sikkim Convention, 1890; Barman Convention, 1897; Kowloon Extension, 1833; Weiluiwel Convention, 1898. France-Tientsin, 1858; Convention. 1860; Tientsin, 1985; Conventions, 1586, 1887, and 1835; Frontier Trade Regulations. United States:Tientsin, 1858; Additional
1868; Peking, 1880; Immigration, 1894 Germany:Tientsin, 1861 Peking. 1880
Kinochan Convention. 1898; Railway and Mining Concossion, 1898. Japan-Shimonoseki, 1895 Liaotung Con Festion, 1895; Commercial, 1899; New Ports, 1896.
Bamia-St. Petersburg, 1881, Russian Land Trade, 1881 Port Arthur and Tallenwan Agreement, 1888. Portugal, 1888.
TREATIES WITH JAPAN
Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention, 1895
Russia, Agreements as to Cores; United States Extradition Tresty, 1888.
TREATIES' WITH COBEL Japan, 1876 Japan Supplementary, 1876 United States, 1882; Great Britain, 1889 Trade Regulations
(Colansy)-Spion Kop-Vaal Kraut Final Operations and Relief of Ladysmith From the Cape to China-Naval Brigadə in North China with the Allied Forces- To the Relief of Peking-Summary Siego-Appendix.
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