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INSURANCES
TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUE. TANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agente. Hongkong, 18th November, 1872. [29
YORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN..
NILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1899 £14,409,080
I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 o SUBSCRIPED CAPITAL.... 9,750,000 0 0 PAID-OF CAPITAL......................... 687,500 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS....
2,731,153 13
The Undersigned, having boon appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE "a1 Carront Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1000.
1872
HONIX FIRE OFFICE
PH
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
Agents for the Phonix Fire Office,
Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
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THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM
PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA,? INCORPORATED 1831.
.........£419,000.
CAPITAL..
THE Undersigned, having benointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
Wx. MEYERINK & CO.,
Ageuta. Hongkong, 18th May, 1900,
1:85 TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR. N
ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREYAVED TO Accer First Clase Foreign and, Chinees Riska ut Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.
AACHEN AND MUNICH EIRE IN.
BURANCE CO...-
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OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL THE Undersigned, having beer appointed AGENTS for the abere Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE
at Current Rates.
REUTEN, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
"Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997
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"L'UNION" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1928),
THE
HE Undersigned, having been appointed
Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.
GENERAL AGENT for the above
Claims settled direct without reference to the Head Office..
A. R. MARTY,
Agent. Hongkong, 1st Angust, 1900.
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"LURBAINE" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838)
THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.
TO TOURISTS AND. TRAVELLERS.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions expressed by our correspondente),
MUNICIPAL REFORM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.“ 30th May, Six-If any further proof is wanted as to the aversion of the Hongkong Government to reform, I think the undermentioned cuttings from the Government Onoial Gazette, dated 25th May, will furnish it.
They prove that representations by competent Government Officers are ignored year after year, and that when remedies for the scandalóns condition of things are suggested, a deaf ear is turned,
No wonder the cost of living is high when we learn that, the monopoly for slaughtering animals for food has been sold to a Chinaman, and that the market space is totally inadequate, i-lightel, and with ridiculously inadequate supervisión,
We laugh at the Chiness methods of govern ing; but are we much better off?
We shall home of a monopoly for baking bread next. If appears that instead of reforming the Chinese we are copying their methods. Perhaps some of the missionaries who are at present out of employment might turn the attention to the Government-Yours, etc.,
PROTEST. [Our correspondent first quotas the paragraphs from the Report of the Medical Officer of Health, which deal with the excessive height of buildings, insanitary or obstructive baildings, population and Baute surface crowding. As these are quoted elsewhere to day we refrain from repenting them. The other paragraphs quoted are:-j
"Afiony tho accidental deaílis of Chinese will be found no less than twenty (together with one non-Chinese death) as a result of the collapse of buildings, non of which were occasioned by fires. This appears to be a very heavy mortality from an obviously pre ventable enuse, and enggests that a very much grater amount of supervision over the actual work, both of constraction and of the repair of dwellings. is needed in this Colony."
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 31er, 1901
PLAGUE EFFECTS.
down the mountain sides, gathering in their courses the sweetest properties of the earth's
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS," surface and carrying with them, as they descend, those natural mineral gifts which, in
30th May. Japan and elsewhere ou, this globe, are so
Sru,--Cannot-something be done to check valued and prisod-even so treasured as to be the carrying of personal effects along Battery made the means of building up almost gigantic Path, from the infected premises of Beacons. commercial concerns.
this eld Arcade, at hours when residents are pró- You have in regretfully death stricken Colony the most cling to and from the tram station. I passed complete system, perhaps, of filtering those up this way on going to the Peak last evening living streams that human ingenuity can devise, to clock and witnessed sumber of roulies Yot with all this, you have two Europeane (whose combined pay does not amount to the salary and emoluments of an ordinary Chinese No. 1") to superintond and take care of that colossal return for a large outlay of pubão funds.
Therefore deducs:
(a) The water supply of this Colony is in danger of being cut off should either oue or Loth of the Europeans fall from sick-, ness, and Victoria would, as far as its water supply is concerned, be in the hands of a few Chiume covlies.
In the second place, it is conceded on all dos that the police of this Colony are undermanned. There is no question about it. As Capt. May, the Superintendent, the "Father" of the Colony, as the convicts termed him before our Chief Justice. He will tell you outright that he wants more men, jat two of his sergeants are told off" at Gorerziheat House-ore to look after His Excellency, and the other to assist and wait upon Lady Blake during her shopping expeditions..
The Government have asked and obtained the aid of the military at the expense of 81 a day for each man, yet the purpose for which they have been called out goes on all this size.
'Therefore deduco :---
(b) Mau our police force, fad pay our European guardians of the ponce suffici eatly well enough to enable them toèregard the Colony with pleasury. Again, take the commerce of the colony, and as you, Sir, wisely remarked the other day, its boundless prosperity, equal, I believe you mail, to any port in Asia, and, in many respect of the world.
the five letters Flour "
The total number of vaccinations recorded last year was 4,400 us compared with 6,529 in 1899, and 7,051 in 1898. This appears to be siest unsatisfactory state of affairs, and I think that more encouragement should be given to this most important means of prophylaxis. In 1807, I recommended that a stall bouus should be offered to the Chinese House Surgeons at the Native Hospitale (Tang We, Alice Monarial for many years. and Netherwols) for all successful vaccinations, the vaccine to be inpplied by the Government, with a view to increasing the number of vaccinated persons in the Colony, and thereby reducing the mortality from this disease. Zhis scheme was specially recommended by the Sanitary Board, by resolution, in August, 1898, and has been urged by me in subsequent Annual Reports, but has, I regret to say, not yet been given effect to."
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"Central Market.--Owing to increase of trade, Additional accommodation is required in the poultry section for the killing and plucking of fowls, etc. I first reported this master to the Board on September 7th, 1898,
Nothing has yet been done to improve the lighting of this market, although upon February Nth, 1899, I brought the subject before the Beard and pointed out that it could be fighted much better and cheaper
by
gae."
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It is a very great pity indeed that the new Western Market is not to be re-constructed upon its present site in accordance with many
recommendations to that effect which have been forwarded to the Government by the Board.
Saigingpoon Market might be rebuilt and extended with advantage..
Wanchat Market is too small, and might be easily extended to cover the vacant space frouting upon Queen's Road, which would make room for good many more stalls.
“Shankiwan Market ako needs extension.
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HATCH, MANSFIELD & CO., LD.
WINE MERCHANTS, LONDON.
CHAMPAGNE
Per Cae at 1. Dos. e.
Per Can ofos. Pl
PERRIER JOUET (). $46.25 EXTRA QUALITY, EXTRA DRY, 1889 VINTAGE VEUVE LAVILLE EXTRA QUALITY, EXTRA DRY, 1889 VINTAGE
$48,25
30.50
32.50
ring goods away from the back promises of the Arcade, leaving them along the pathway until more had been fetched. All precautions should be takon by the authorities to minimise ALSO IN STOCK-HOCKS, MOSELLE, CLARETS, SAUTERNE, BURGUNDIES,
the danger of infection, the case in point certainly does not tend in that direction Yours, etc.,
PEAK RESIDENT.
THE CRICKET GROUND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILT rekss,
Hongkong, 34 th May, 1901. SIR-Your Borrespondent"Another Malcon. tent has hit upon one other long-felt unt
PORT, SHERRY, LIQUEURS, &o, &c. For Price Lists, &o., apply to
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COALS
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if I may well it win this Colony. Though not THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
many, still wo have plares where a boud way therefore, it is matter for wonder that we have play daring the afternoon or the evening. nothing of the kind here, whereas, not to go farther than Macao or Shanghai, the public enjoys a band twice or oftener a week in favourite places of resort.
Barsly our public would be too grateful if oxo-say, the able band of the Madras Infantry or any other-were to play at least once a week
at the Botanical Gardens, as was done in after the heat and harass of the day, to pass a former times. It would be welcomed us a boon, few hours inhaling the fresh air of the gardens and listening to the band. Trusting this suggestion will netbe quite in vain,-Yours, etc..
IF SMITH HAD EXPLAINED. My wife says, and she says it with a snap, that never, never again will this Smiths get an invitation to oat at our house. And when she
ones makes ap hur mind to anything, se sticks to it like shoemaker's wax to a bit of
wooler sloth.
You see the Smith's, man and wife, were old and intimate friends of ours. We lived within a stone's threw of each other for many years, und weru sa thick ss treacle. As to our workliy estate, we were about on a level, in very mede rat wircumstances.
Yet, there are steamers arriving here dis charging orgoes of Boux, contributing to Hongkong's welfare, practically almost daily indeed, the major portion of our imports is comprised in the word "Flour," and has been Sorrowful to speak, ars ígnosed, und you will, if you take the care, Sir, to examine the Harbour Master's returns, find those five letters are excluded from kés list. that
Car present Harbour-Mester is too much engaged, I presume, in keeping the boys in order, and seeing that No. (say 1) is open or shut. Why on earth he should exeludo from his return the word "Flour" what it con-husband, and said he had begu ailing somewhat tributes more to the wealth of this Colony then any other commedity is another piece of red. tape or, if it is not, is a thing, which, as Lord Dundreary,mid, "No felishi cau undar stand."
Between two and three years ago Smith's
employers sent him' to America on some business. etrand; he would not tell us what. A fortnight" aines he turned up at home and gare out that as had made a trifle of money for himself while
WAS AWAY, best dinner may wife cald get up. And it was *Last Tuesday we had them to dinner; the
it was a failure. In the old tings Smith had a good one, if I do say it mysel. Yet, socially, the appetite of a oak bere Now he picked and winced over the very likes that used to be his favourites. As my Wife pressed him to Laste this or that, he thunlad her politely, but ho didn't eat. Mrs. Smith apologiaod for her
Furthermore, whose duty is it to guard the approaches to the only means we here of across to the other side of the river! Travel from Blake Pier to the Extension at any hour of the night, and if you are not careful enough to keep well to the right, you will assuredly go into the Harbour. To prove this, ask Capt. May, and he will tell you that almost nighty his police officers are reporting to him narrow escapes from death, and oven the loss of life itself. There is no guard, no rail round Blake Pier, or any other pier, or on the ass-wall: A. well-known-consulting engineer in business
P. LEMAIRE & CO. In 1989 I recommended that thirty additional adjoining the "Star" Forry landing stage will Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. [489 stalls be added.”
tell you that he himself saved a life only a fow days ago. They keep a policeman on duty with a big rod in his hand, something like a fishing-red, and you can see him at o'clock every evening walking to his post. He is placed there (that is, on Blake piori presuni
indiscreet enough to walk by the pier bank. ably to fish out those, who, in the darkusse are
Therefore deduce (——
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"Additional supervision required. — Upon July 17th. I recommended the appointment of THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE | an Assistant Inspector of Markets, ranking THE
COMPANY grants Folloles to Travellers and class Inspector, and pointed out that it for Threo or Six Months without Medical was an impossibility that the supervison of Bramination.
by one Inspector, who is the only officer avail. these ten markets could be properly carried out able for such dation at present.
Before leaving for a tour or for your holidays take out one of these Policies to cover any out standing debts you may have or an ecerdraft at the Dank.
The cost is. trilling, and the benefit, should anything happen to you while away, will be incomparable.
For Particulars of the Scheme, upply to
DODWELL & CO., LD., Agents. Hongkong, 20th May. 1901.
(UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
TOUNDED 1710.
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The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO.
Agents. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892,
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SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANOE COMPANY.
The effectual supervision of the food supply of the Colony appears to me to be one of vital importance to the health and well-being of the community. "The magnitude of the work may be more readily understood when I mention that the total zovenne collected as Market Rents during last year exceeded $80,000."
"My recommendation was, however, not approved, hence I am obliged to do the best I can with the one Inspector."
Chinese
The monopoly of slaughtering animals in the Colony is still in the bantis of contractor.
"On July 17th, I again represented to the Board that the Government Animal Depêts and Slaughter House at Kennedy Town could not possibly be efficiently supervised by one Inspootor, upon whom devolved the entire responsibility of managing these premisas dur- ing the whole twenty four. hours of each day, seven days a week, and recommended the ap pointment of two 2nd class men to assist him.
As the slaughter-house is opon day and night, work going on therein during the whole twenty-four hours, given three men, one Inspector could then do cight hours' duty daily, including Sundays, instead of one man being practically upon duty during the whole of the [33 twenty-four hours as at present.
THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, re prepared to ACCEPT TISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
HOTZ, 3'JACOB & Co, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900.
POHOOMULL BROTHERS
"I further pointed out that this small ad- ditional expenditure could easily be borne, as since the erection of these buildings six years
(c.). Would it not be better for His Ex- collency, in order to better perpetuate his name, and band down to our coming generation the gubernatorial existence of mur present Governor, that he should himself take a walk down to his pier and Inquire into the matter F
Again, it luas now eraue about that, notwith standing all the police and military vigilance,
the Chinese in the Colony have taken to dumping their dead bodies on the roofs of houses, and the Sanitary Inspectors have now been instructed (I believe) to mount all the cock-lofts of the konses in their districts to look after dead bodies.
Therefore deduce:---
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MANUFACTURERS OF
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BOMBAY
since his return from America. So the dinner CALCUTTA
anded in disappointment, and the Smiths want home early.
"Poor Smith im ill," said I. "No" aah.my wife, he isn't ill. He's pread. He thinks his old friends aren't good enough for him; that's -where it is. He's rich, nd we see poor,
und—-” The worried woman here broke 783-11 down and cried, and I went out for n-consola- tion smoke.
And yet bless your soul!—wait a moment, however. If Emith had been perfectly frank and said, "I am not the man. I was. I lived high in Americs, and I'm all gone to pieces with inflammatory dyspepsia, and this splendid dinner will ball kill me if I eat it." If he had said that, we should have pulled t
d through without ʼn break. - Why didn't he may it !
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Here is a lady who does not hesitate to tell CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY
us her experience with that wretched ailment.
Mies M. J. Barton is her name, and her home, 56, Sorby Street, Shefeld. In a written state- mont dated September 19th, 1980, which the following is the sum and substarte. Blie mys that it is now rather more than two years since it was only some trival adment that would som kor health begun to fail. At first, she thought away, for bo, ond loss of appetite and a feeling of languor and weariness, there did not soon to be much the matter with her.
So she struggled on with her work as do puntess thousands of brave women every day, hoping to be right again in a short time.
But alas! her hope was short lived, for Jadi- gestion, that demon health-destroyer, had got wer in its iren grasp and would not set for worse. free. Instead of getting better, she became
she
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Her tongue was now always foal and nasty, and after taking food-as matter how little-
Not only is the Directory as fall and complets in each case as it can ha muts, but esch Colony sense of fullness and experienced suih tightness in the chest that she could sourcely Port, or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIPTION, carefully revised each year, most of which breathe "It seemed," she says. "as if some will sorve as accurate GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with heavy weight was resting on my chest and the places, their History, Topography, &c. &c,
The Information in these Descriptions, consisting of a hundred interesting articles, pasked. pressing in my ribs. Indeed her chest became with facta concisely set out, and containing statisties of the TRADE of each Country and so sore and painful that she could scarcely hear
anything to touch it, and was slmost afraid to Port, would alone suface to fill a large volume.
about, the slightest jolting hurt her so, This feeling of weight and oppression in the chest is one of the most distressing and commen symptoms of Indigestion. Like the red flag of the railway signalman it counsels caution and warns of danger ahead. What untold pain and misery might be avoided if only we heeded these danger signals of nature, but there, what's the good of moralising. We don't taki warn-, (d.) Would it not be possible for a fleading, therefore suffer in consequence.
Miss body to be resurrected, get up with plague, Bartor did, for slie goca on to say frightened at the appearance of the man in uniform, jump over the verandah, end the man in uniferia.be called upon to answer charge of "killing and slaying" a surrected body 2
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Smoke it
IN YOUR PIPE
"At times, I suffered intensely from wind spasms, and was constantly youiting sour water. Sleep no longer refreshed me, for it Manufactured only by LAMBERT & BUTLER, LTD, LONDON, ENGLAND. [2663-2 amly came in spatches and was disturbed by re-horrible. dreams. Deprived of proper rest at nights, and afraid to sat much because of, the fearful pains that were sure to follow, small wender I got so weak and thin, that at last I was forced to give in and take to my bed, where stayed for six weeks. During that time vomited a quantity of blood.
Moreover, and in conclusion, would it not be well for the Sanitary Board or His Excellency,
57 & 56, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, ego at a total cost of $116,316.60, including for that tontter, to consider whether it is advis. WHOLESALE AND BETA Í L proparation of site, terracing building of re-able to turn a family out of one house where a IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS,ining walls, landing wharf, and Inspector's case of plague is concerned, and permit
Have for Bale,
quarters they have returned in fees, after NDIAN, Chiness and Japanese Silk Gonda paying all working expenses, the handsome them (without any quarantine) to take for Ladies and Gentlemen, and other Artioles.nettuin of $233,647.00. Oriental Embroidery, Rugs and Carpeta, The two additional Inspectors naked for Jewelry, Cashmere Shawls, Ivory, Sandalwood were, however, not granted: and Tortoiseshell Wares, Curiosities and Fancy Shaukiwan and Aberdeen. No proper Goods
slaughter-house bas yet, been provided for INSPECTION IS BOLIGHED.
either of these two places. -Hodgkong, 8th November, 1900
YEE SANG & CO,
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COAL MERCHANTS, have always on hand LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP TION OF COAL,
THE NEED OF FREEDOM FROM "RED-TAPE."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS." S0th May. SIE,Would it not be well to consider the need of freedom from red tapo in this onlony ?
In the first place, you have in, Hongkong on 883 the one hand streams of living water flowing
Address →→Care of Meats. KWONG SANG & Co.
No. 144, DES VŒUX ROAD,
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The doctor said I was suffering from In- digestion and an ulcerated stomach. His medisine enabled me to get down stairs again, refuge in another house? I know a Chinese but did not cure me, for I still suffered great: family, not a long distance from the-Banitary pain after eating, and was always tired and Board offices, who were turned out of their -"
wear this condition I remained for several dwellings, and were compelled to seek ahelter months, despairing of ever being well again, in enother part of the city, ofter no end-of--but providentially I was led to try Salgers. refusals to receive them. Indeed, I know of Syrup, and to that medicine alone is dee my present good health. Now I can eat leartily my meals without fear of pain, and
----have done for over two years."----
Why Mr. Eh didn't mention his illness at our dinner, at know. He admitted it after- my wife hasn't forgivon omer, are those who died omder 1 high walls of Troy," Happier yet, ssy I, are those who live and can eat what iş sat bafart this.
one wealthy Chinaman, who has left the-Colony and enter and better in every way than I
because a plague-stricken family took quarters feel close by where he resided.---
Therefore deduce
(e) Do way with red-tape, and nine warde to tenths of these evils will disappear.
kim
Yours, de,
PUBLICIST
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UNTOUCHED BY HAND.
MELLIN'S
For
FOOD
and
INVALIDS.
INFANTS When prepared. is similar to Breast Milk.
→ MELLIN'S FOOD WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND.
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