INSURANCES "L'URBAINE"
FIRE INSURANCE COMFANY, Lo..
(Established 1898)
THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current raton..
P. LEMAIRE & CO.
(439 Hongkong, 7th February, 1901.
ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Tiatos.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.
UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
Paris, 28th September,
The Tir's lightning visit has come and gone, and it may be truthfully concluded" that it has not given allround satisfaction, even to those fortunate to have benefited by the down pour of Russian orders and decorations baudes so intensely done to Continentals
aid
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY OCTOBER 28TH, 1901
the Dreyfus trial was ignoble, and his trying not affect the fares charged by the Inter
to incita Menelik to help the Madhi against Lord Kitchenor, and cause trouble at Fashods, was disreputable. He tried to run Marchand as a Boulanger No. 2. All was failure.
Franco has compelled those of her religious Orders that are not tolerated to obey the newly voted law, which comes into operation on the first of the ensuing month, to obtain permission to remain or to be compulsorily expelled. The It was a smprise visit. If the ministers enla oracle that overy Order, or roligions as culated in turning it to account to sociation, must be treated like an ordinary their chances at the general. elections, in association of laymen, that is to say, the all probability they will be disappointed. But ministers will not die of broken hearts if not chested; they are indifferent to office, and thors- ling their originality and their safety. Prime Minister Waldock-Ronson throw up f81a Bar practico of 200,000 fr. a year, to be a minister having only a salary of 50,000 fr. But that sacrifice stiffened his position. As to the toasts and exchange of views, the maintenance The Undersigned baring bean appointed of the dual alliance, as the prop of universal AGENTS for the above Company, are prepace-in the nains of the Prophet, figs! pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at
France cannel rich a peace, and Russia Current Ratos.
SIEMSSEN & CO., is too poor and thrd to start a war.
Ageata.
Triple Alliance has indulged in a shake the (30 Gorman soldiers returning from China landed Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR-a Trieste, and steamed hortowave by Vienna. TANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
That antches tho French reviews at Rheims. The Undersigned, having been appointon In South Africa, England still an horreolistic AGENTS for the above Company, are pre-contest. No war of a mimic type for her; hor officers and mon have been taught it realistically, pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater
at great sacrifices, but by that they surpass all other armies of the present.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agents.
[28 Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851.
........ 241000,
CAPITAL.
THE Undersigned, having been pointed AGENTS, boned prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Bater
WM MEYERINK & CO.,
Agent.
1:85 Hongkong. 18th May, 1900, ( SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
THE Undersigned, having bean appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company, sre prepared to ACCEPT PTSKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
HOTZ, 3'JACOB & CO.
(as Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900. TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN NORTEL INTRANCE COMPANY. "TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1900, £14,732,681.
I.
6 0
or the basis of a mortgage.
NOTICE.
national Sleeping Car Co. which is a private monopoly and fires special ratea for its cars, and their high speed. If the French com. panies would try cheap third-class rates, may in summer at least, with fast trains, they would make plenty of money, as the little experiment tried this your on the Orleans railway establish- od. The companies are all too vigorous in charging for a slight overweight of luggage, as if it were tea. On the other hands the almost cycliste bless thou; the bikes aro nominally transported, and cared as if prize! government canst by furnished with copies of horses; may more, the companies make com. the rules and regulations of the Order, the pansation at once if they are responsible for nanes of governing body, whose hund at he accidents a machine. On the whole, the Frenchman; the names and birth place of all holders of French railway scrip are to be the members; their resources, how acquired, envied-it forms the best dowry for a daughter, how exponded; the occupations of the body, &e. The monastery or convert will be always open to government inspectors, who would have the right to iuspect all books and documents, and see that property was taxed prorata with its value- As numerous Orders declined this interference with their privacy, an Hogire has set in among The the religeuz, and a veritable exodus of recul- vitreots has now taken place, chiefly to Eag. land. The Benedictines or ominicans, that have not for years fabriented ang liqueurs, have purchased in the Isle of Wight a lovely lonely rutrout, at Appuldarcombe not within sight of, but in testing of the sea. They have taken possession. The head of their Order is un Aus- trian, who directs the parent monastery at Rome. Many of the monks resigned the The slaucs of the Emperor squeezing a world, bequethed their wealth to the Order, loan ont of the French are for; they have and that cusblog the poorer brothern to live. become cynical on the subject, crack jokes uliout There are lay monks, but they execute the it, and laugh at the no rewalls they enjoyed of domestic work of the establishment. former grants to the big brother. Paris is nonks proper ris, winter and summer, at four peovish, and feminely revengeful at being o'clock, attend musical wass, and in the course jilded by the Tsar of all the Russiax: she, the of the day other religious ceremonies. The city of light, the cradle of all the liberties, of public is free to attend the massus, ali iu Gre- Other parts of the day are all the civilisations, not deemed worthy of a gorian chants. visit after having built a bridge over the devoted to studying religious works, the
Tho
Seine out of the gate monry of the Ex-Futhers, de, and writing educational books for
The visit has been the means of stiffening the socialists-who must not be concluded to be anarchists. The Municipality of Paris is a kind of piebald radicalism, that floats antocracy in yards of newspaper stuff, and falls down and worships autocrats. It takes all snubs and is as amble a Uriah Heep. Some of the provincial The cities are also of this complex mood. imperial visit must have cost the nation the best part of a million. The outlay for detectives,
me selitary mind could desire. Its prottiust
bibition to honour the late ruler of all the advanced readers. The monks have no luxar. Months and all the Boyards! Paris will patious domestic Etting-aps, all is stadiously plain and formally severe. They fast three nothing into the hat when it is sent round,
days in the wook, in addition to the ordinary holydays of the Church. At one time, 650 years ago, the Benedictines had 37,000 monasteries, now they have hut 80. They gave Canterbury its Archbishop, and the work 20 Emperors, 47 Kings and 24 Popes. They have left their own country to servo God in their own way under thoaegis of thus British lag toleration. Brélat, Bretagne, is the quilost of quiet villages, and full of all the attractions that the AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 pelice and soldiery was enormons; thut display PAID-UP CAPITAL....... 687,500 00 of protection alienated not a few. It turned the vill
2,883,716 14 4 localities affected quito topsy-turvy; the old II. FIRE FUNDS.
men laaked their morning coffee and crescent The Undersigned, having been appointed roll, and the aged women their son journal and AGENTS for the above Company, are their pot--feu. Compiègne was disturbed by pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at
all the dusting and souring, and has not yet Current Batea
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.-quite-recovered herself. How different from the Agents. day when Dumouriez, then a young soldier, saw
51641 Hongkong. 3rd July, 1801
with sorrow at pingan the old King of
tow to drive France, Lis the Well-Beloved, on foot, with
tout 8, help to break his heart. AACILEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO.
doffed hat, in sight of his army, at the side of a way the tood, Demos? Aureka! ho said, magnificent phaeton, doing homage to the-and he took up his, pen, write an artiéto Dubarry the erealare bom Maria There, to a Paris journal, setting forth that Bròhat mother of Mari Antoinette, addressed as "Mu was infested with tuberculosis patients, to be. Hear whom was next to certain death. The Cousine."
OF AIX-LA-CHAFELL
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Currant Rates,
ROUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO...
Agenta. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897 PHENIX FIRE OFFICE
1:4
The Undersigned are now prepared t GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIBE at Carrent Rates.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
Agents for the Fhænir Fire Office Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.
PIANOFORTE TUNING AND
REPAIRING.・・
R. E. A BROWNE is prepared to Mandertake the abors at reasonable rates.
All Repairs done personally.
TUNING Address
$3.50.
Care of DRAGON CYCLE STORE,
D'Aguilar Street.
[2250 Hongkong, 4th September, 1901.
TSANG FO0 & CO.
SAM WING HING
榮
QUAL MERCHANTS,
No. 48, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
Telephone No. 329.
Hongkong, 23rd September, 1901.
R. J. REMEDIOS.
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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALER
No. 37, CAINE HOAD, HONGKONG. Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval to any address on receipt of satisfactory refor
sness.
In also prepared to purchase used PosTARE STAMPS in Largs or Sail Quantities for Cash AGENTS WANTED 15 to 25 per cent. Digoount Allowed. 11396
COLD STORAGE.
THE HONGKONG TON COMPANY, LIMITED
|
NY OUTSTANDING GLAIN9 against the Undersigned must be sout in on or before the 81st instant for PAYMENT.
Gustomers are respectfully requested to settle all their accounts before the above mentioned dato,
C. M. BHESANIA & co... 5. Lyndhurst Terraco. Hongkong, 25th October, 1901.
IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE
No. 2 or 1892
AND
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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETI
TION of CASSIUS MONTEZUMA RICHMOND of New York in the City County and State of New York in the United States of America for LETTERS PATENT for the exclu
CHRISTMAS
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO and PEKING Mounted as CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR CARDS, with CHINESE GREETINGS Stamped in real Gold in Chinese Characters with English Translations.
MOITOES:
A Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year Plenty chance, larges gain ;.
Dollar come alla same ruin
Wishing you Happiness and Longevity
Success Crowns your Undertakings
My chin chin in Hofgkong Makes you happy and strong Everything as you wish
FOR SALE AT MESSES. KELLY & WALSH, LD.. MESSRS. W. BREWER & CO.
·釀新賀恭 財發喜恭 長久壽福 遂順事
健力壯身
意如事事
MESS
1.
KRUSE & CO. MESSES. ACHEE & CO.
12712
AND OTHER STORES.
RUPTURE RELIEVED AND OFTEN CURED
of
BY THE USE
OF OUR
PATENT TRUSS INVENTION.
The Lancet, October 3rd, 1885, says. "It is comfortable, adapts itself rouadily to the movement the body, and is very effective."
British Medical Journal, May, 1885, says: "It is a very ingenious and successful tross.” Medical Times and Hospital Gazette, 1985, mys: Holgus & Co, have for yours past devoted their attention and skill to the improvement of trusses, for the treatment of various kinds of Hernia, following the principles laid down by Profesar Wood, of King's College Hospital,"
Particulars-
sive use within the Colony of Hong- HODGES & CO., 80, COLLEGE STREET, CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W.
kong of an Invention for " Improve ments in Wrappers for Cigaretius and the like" for which Her Mojosty's LETTERS PATENT were on the 28th day of April, 1899, granted to the said CASSIUS MONTEZUMA RICH- MOND.
TOTICE IS
NOT HEREBY GIVEN that th
required by the above cited Ordinancs have besa duly filed in the Office of the Colonial. Secretary of Hongkong and that it is the intention of the said CASSIUS MONTE ZUMA RICHMOND, by Mosers. DEACON & HASTINGs his duly authorized Ageats and Attorneys, to apply at the sitting of the Executive Council hereinafter mentioned for LETTERS PATENT for the exclusive use within the said Colony of Hongkong of the above named Invention
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a sitting of the Executive Cancil, before whom the matter of the aid Palition will come for decision, will be held in the Council Chauabor, at the Government
New Meat Extract Label.
LEMCO
Office Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, THEODORO the 19th NOVEMBER, 1901, at 11 A.M.
Dated this 25th day of October, 1901,
DEACON & HASTINGS, 19, Queen's Road Central, The Agents & Solicitors for the said CASSIUS MONTEZUMA RICHMOND
12730 WANTED SHORTLY AT THE PEAK.
is owned and occupied by M. Har acourt; a dramatist, who has written an ex- cellent play-wich Hamlet not wholly left out for the Theatre Français. He immigrates to his wigwam as sarly in the year as possible to enjoy tranquility. But the railways and trams bave discovered his hiding-place, and the cheap trippers swarm on his anlitade and torment hin for permissions to visit his villa and ground-A HOUSE or BUNGALOW, Five or Six
ROOMS. Furnished or Unfurnished. AddressTM-
Y. Z.. 4674 Care of Daily Press ORce.
2721 Hongkong, 25th October, 1901.
WANTED.
The genuine Liebig Company's Extract le now labelled with she initials of Lipbig's Batract of Meat Co, in addition to the blue signature
Josieliz
The new label in fntended to artist the public in datinguishing between the Company's-Extract and the many inflations with which the Company hea be commertian.
LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT.
VAFIADIS
MANUFACTURERS OF
HIGH CLASS
(1078-2
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& CO.
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
FACTORY, CAIRO) (EGYPT) |
CLOSE TO H.E. NUBAR PASILA'S PALACE.
BRANCHES.
RANGOON 20, Esplanade Road.
4. Dalhousie Square. LONDON..
72. Merchant Bireet.
19, Basingball Bireet, E.C.
ALWAYS FRESH AND RELIABLE AT THEIR AGENTS.
BOMBAY .... CALCUTTA
(2710
2607-11
Care of Daily Press Office. - Hongkong, 25th October, 1901..
WANTED.
Having interred the summer with all almanac villagers were incensed; an indignation meet-MART EUROPEAN BOY for su Offco,
one just leaving School preferred. honours, we have on the sale only a good kicing voted to boycott the libeller. When ho
Apply
CLERK," jacel to write about it. We had scorching days went to the buteer to order a joint, the and bright sunny ones, intercalated with beavy butcher was profoundly sorry, he could not raina. On the whole we allude to the departed deliver any, as it was affected with tuber-i with respect. It gave us a passablo harvest, and culosia The baker doclined to send him bread;" leaves our cellars inundated with wine. When
as some of uis men were consumptive. That' you can buy twenty-two gallons of natural Midi
was the litany with the other tradesmen, wine for 12 fr., there is nothing more to be mid, The ferryman even rafused to row him only to have plenty of suck with the liquor over the ferry to Paimpol, where he could The opportunity has not been lost upon the obtain provisions, alleging the author was poor farmers, who have been going down the tuberculosed A Parisian out of pity presented kill since yours; they are sulle opon to try the him with half-a-loaf. Now M. Harscourt hem cheap wine as an aliment for fooding horses bought a boat, and rows himself cress to Paigal Pigs, it is stated, thrive well on skimmed milk; to purchase is necessarips of lito. The villa why should not the noble animal do the same on
PORTUGUESE CLERK for Bangkok; one with kuowledge of Shortband and Typewriting proferre.
Apply, stating Salary, to-
K., Care of Office of this Paper.
[2668 Hongkong, 19th October, 1901.
SITUATION WANTED.
[
Chablis, St. Julien, Medoe, and Bordeaux gers follow him in silent procession to his boat OFFICE ASSISTANT, or Assistant at
France has also a good yield of honey this year, and her flow of milk is plentiful, despite tabur. calosis and a parched mumer.
Paris has always suffered in her commercial transactions for at least two years aftor very Exhibition she holds. She is now suffering from that law, but to a greater extent, thas showing that now disturbing causes are at work. Stockbrokers asert business never was so insignificant, and traders chorus that they might as well be sitting at home as in their shops. The returns of the Bank of France form the best of fiscal barameters, particularly since it has increased the number of its branches.
but avoid touching it, because" infectious."...
The Leim Gambetta will be launched nert month from the Government dockyard at "Brest. She is a first-class cruiser, the largest under the French flag. She will be ready for commission in 1993, and her net cost then will bo £1 million sterling. Her displacement will
be 12,550 tong, her length 450 fast, and bean breadth 65 feet. Her boilers will be tubular; she will have three vertical expansion engines, driving three rows, developing 37;500 horse power; speed 2 knots; crew 780 Armament: four beavy gaus in pairs, fore and aft, 40 aller quick-firing guns, and 5 torpedo-tubes,
of which two under water.
Now at the commencement of the current year,
Railways either in England or America the total of its discount to tradesmen was £41,000,000 sterling, that total foll £19,000,000 enrich their shareholders: they would consider
M. Edmond Thery, a great pancial aathor
at the end of last June-difference, £25,000,000. | themselves blessed could they pocket a dividend of 7 per vent. Now the complaint in Fange la ity, he examined 151 of the leading and loud and deep, because the Eastern line pays soundest stocks negotiable at the Bourse. He only a dividend of 7, while the Northern and was astonished to find that the decline in their the Paris, Lyens and Marseilles line divide 13 The latter is the total value for the half-year ending 30th June and 11 per cent. certain. let was £55,000,000 sterling, and that the true word, for the Stato guarantees to make
Ts now prepared to receive perishable no depreciation was still active. The persistent the latter percentage good, if receipts display
The Northera visions for Cold Storage at Bier For at fall in the Bank of France shares indicates that shortage. Bat thoy do not. Modorate Rates.
people are selling out and investing elsewhere,400 fr. shares never divide less than 498. The WM. PARLANE
and in other valeurs, England and Americs and have paid as much as nearly 60s. Manager,
T65 being the centres of attraction. A Lyons banker Western Company on their 300 fr. shares. make Hongkong, 17th February, 1889,
asserts that during the last 18 months Lyons a dividend of 28. 6d. But there are no con- and its region have parted with £99,000,000 petitive railway lines in France: those which starling of investments. Since France lus im-the State constructed italf-1,750 miles out of posed new taxes to the amount of £120,000,000 a total of 27,000-do not overlap. It is only the there has been a decided tendency to place in-lines going though Alsace-the international traffic that press the rate of interest down vestments in other than French securities.
Q
UAN
WAH & 00.
DEALERS IN ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS." DESIGNS & PRICES on APPLICATION at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong Hongkong, 17th October, 1899.
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The romains of Prince Henri of Orleana, son All the French railways are to revert to the. of the Duo de Chartres, have arrived at State 2 years from their completion, bat as the Marseilles, and have been transported, to six important lines have lent heavy loans to the Dreux, the burial place of the Orleanist family. State, the latter must secure a clean slate ore it The deceased died of ontoric, at Saigon. He could foreclose. This it coule ne more do The was making his way to explore Southern China, than pay off the National Debt.
Y Energetic Young Man, as GENERAL keeping Books Quick at picking up work. Good Tardmonials from previous Exployers.
Apply to-
A. T. E., Care of Daily Press Office.. Hongkong, 15th October, 1901.
WONG FUNG
(2620
YUEN,
K TIMBER MERCHANTS,
No. 252, DES VEUX ROAD WEST, Hongkong, Have always on hand a Large Stock of the following Timber:- AMERICAN PINE and FIR, BANGKOK TEAKWOOD, HARDWOOD, &c. &c. (in Logs and Planks). An Inspection is respectfully, solicited,
[2280 Hongkong, 5th September, 1901.
CARTRIDGES! CARTRIDGES!!
UST LANDED & NEW STOCK of ELEY'S and KYNOCH'S SPORT ING CARTRIDGES and NEWCASTLE. CHILLED SHOT.
20 BORE CARTRIDGES
16
12
10.
8 41
W. SCHMIDT & CO.,
Gunsmiths.
T121 Hongkong, Sed January, 1901.
H. F. CARMICHAEL
-
CONSULTING ENGINEER, SURVEYOR AND CONTRACTOR,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. TELEGRAMS: CARMICHAEL," HONGKONG,
ABC Code, 4th Edition. Al Code, Lieber's Standard Code.
TELEPHONE, 292. Hongkong, 21st June. 1901
ORTLAND CEMENT & BROS
OREGON LUMBER. THE Undersigned, being closely connected LAND 2nd PUGET SOUND, are always pro reliable public man; his failing-a family one The lines are also cheaply managed, the ac- pared to book orders for any specificatione ptes intrigue. He was an ardent hator of commodation is always satisfactory, never trop, LOWEST RATES, CA
England, where he was born and sheltered, the passenger fares ere-1, 2, 3 classog-ląd, This charge does STEMSSEN & CO.
150 and of everything English. His trickory during 148. and Gid., per milo, Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.
He was, French lines are thus virtual unipos: PO B
J. B. WHITE
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong, 16th September, 1899.
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MESSRS. KRUSE & CO.,
TRY
HONGKONG.
NAVY CUT
ATC
ATC
A GENTLEMAN'S
SMOKE
Supplied in Three Grades, Mild Medium &Strong.
PACKED IN
AIR TIGHT VACUUM TINS
MANUFACTURED BY
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.U.S.A.
SWEET
MILD & EXTRA, FINE
50 Finney Brot
(1785