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the velocity of a stream of water. It depends SOIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
npon the dedection of a pendulum by the SPRINGS OF LAVA-ANTIFICIAL CARPROB➡ | moving Equld or gas. The defection is shown
SOLIDS MADE INVISID, K----ELECTRIC RPARKS ||
ADD BY DAYLIGHT - LIGHTNIKG-PROOF"pon a dial and the resend it made by a suitable ABHQUR-A KEGISTEKING LOG, AND IRIGA meshanism driven by clockwork, TION METHE-FLOUR FROM FISHES-A FUEL | EXPERIMENT,
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A suggested now American industry is the making of fel-flour. In Norway, at seasons of abundance, the fleab of fresh fish is dried and pulverised by special apparatus, and the highly nutritious product can be kept an easily transported.
A "dry" soonmulator, from English makern, is transparent, unbreakable, and non-spilling,
solid electrolyte.
The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Chess Club took place on Monday last, when the report and balance-sheet of the Club for the
The gentianoss of yolesne Kilau a is attri- Benson just concluded were passed. Mr. H. Ebuted to absence of water to generate explosive Pollock, K.C., unanimously elected Presi. steam. During the last eruption, which con dent of the Club, and the programme for the tiuued nearly are years, Mr. S. E. Bishop, of coming year was discussed. It is proposed to Honokain, noted the feeding of the lava lake, boldan international match, either Great Britain hot liquid of the mysterious supply-ducts. In.
and the singular permanence nader the white
World or Portugals. World, at the end of April, 1892, the Are Fake was nearly circular the acid sointion being replaced by an almost the present month, and also to have what in und averaged 850 fact in diameter. At one known at home as a "rapid transit" touras- sids were thres large fontains of lava and three meat, t.c. with a time limit of half a minute per south-cast of the lake's centre, and rising small ones, the larront b.ing about 120 fos
very regularly about three times' à mianto as a round billow 25 fast high and 50 feet broad, bursting at the top and falling back to level in discharge, moving in a broad stream to the centre of the lake. This spray wa flang upward 40 or 50 font. The two other large fountains, west of the central one, were more spasmodic innction, but occasionally joined forces" for balf or hour as a spraying stationary billow 130 fout long and 15 foot high. The lake was again visited in September, 1894. The observer
move, in the near future, il sufficient entries aro recaíved. The Clab being in a flourishing con- dition financially should soon be able to recover from the depletion of members which it suffered during the past year.
The match between Mr. P. C. de Sons, challenger, and Mr. P. W. Borgeant, bolder of the Pollock Challenge Cup, has just commenced. The contest is for the best of five games, and the score at present stands: -Sergeant 1, De
Souza 0.
The world's champion, E. Laskor, who is said to be going to darota more time to chess than Le haa duo of late, has gone to the United States to fulfil numerous chess engagements,
was surprised to find the three fountains still active, in the some relative positions as before, though in the thirty month's the inke bad rien 50 feet and then fullon 500 foot. Shortly after the second visit the lake collapsed, no lavu laving appeared since except a small quantity in Juue of this year.
In the Westminster Gazette wo find the following biography of Bu, late M. Rosenthal --A striking personality in the Paris chras Commercial chlo hydrate of terebinth, or world has disappeared with the death of M. S ̧ | artificial coupbor, is a German chemist's, inter. Rosenthal, M. Rosenthal had a remarkable esting announcement. The material is likely career. Born in a small village in Russian to bo valable for explosives, as it dissolves in Poland, he was destined to a quiet family life, nitro-glycerine, and not only greatly lowers the when the Revolution of 1884 broke out. Aufreezing-point of that substanes but lessens the inexperienced youth (he was than twenty-sevon maximar heating in explosions, promising years old), he threw in his lot with the Rerolu advantage for safety explosives. Too nitro- tionary Party, and in consequence had to leave glycerine solution dissolves all kinds of gun. his wife and seven children-he was married at coltou, the product being gelatine dynamite of the age of thirteen-to soaps military service.improved quality, He took refuge in Paris, Polish refugees being subsidised by the Government during the Empire, Boing forsibly idle, he frequented the Café de la Régence, the rendezvous of the
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Remains of a pre. Columbiau sacrifice or signal station on the top of the Nevado de Chani, at height of 20,000 fast, are one of the Nordens. Kjeld expedition's late finds in northern Argential.
Heroic
measures only can check the advance of
Cholera
Don't trifle with unknown remedies, nothing yet tried equals.
Painkiller
PERRY DAVIS.
JUST PUBLISHED-2ND (REVISED) EDITION.
THE FRENCH IN TONKIN AND SOUTH CHINA." By ALFRED CONNINGHAM, Sixty Illustra Lions ual One Map. Price $3.
ON SALE AT LOCAL BOOKSELLERS.
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PEERS NOTICES.
This volume places before the English French colonies in the Fhe East that has yet render the best discription of the Bouthern appeared." SHANGHAI MERCURY."
is in the Far East have read
Many of books on Tonkin, auciet sur modern, but a Knowledge of things as they are there to-day, of what has been acomplished under M, Dowmer's administration is far from commot.
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GUIDE TO THE HANOI KAPOSITION.
Hongkong, 17th October, 1902.
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Polish colony in Paris, and, commencing to play obese, he acquired in less than a twelve- month a local reputation. The famous Baron A transparent body of any shape. disappears, . The author log written what ho set (then simple) Kolisch was urged to play him states Prof. I. W. Wood, when immersed in a
'out to do, a very readsbw aud securate skatos amates, but it was hardly likely that he could medium of the same refraction and dispersion.of the colony as it is at present.... Altog sther, cape then with one of the greatest living and if we could find any transparent solid this is a book to road... BAN BOK TIMES," masters. In later years he +xplained the having these physical properties equal to those defeat by saying that when he played the of air it would be absolutely invisible. A solid match with Kolisch be was so weak that “he having the refractive index equal to that of air could hare given the odds of a Knight to for light of a certain wave-length can be himself. He progressed, however, rapidly, so found, but it is not a transparent anbstance. that he could take part in the Paris Tourna- Chloral hydrate may be dissolved in hot meat for the Emperor's prize in 1867, but he zlycerine until the solution has almost exactly had to abandon several games owing to his the same dispersion as glase, and a gless rod family arriving then in Paris. After ougaging trapped into this liquid disappears completely, in several toarnaments and matches be absa. On withdrawal the rod ́enriously appears to doned practical play and became famous as a melt at the end sat run freely in drops. Lord Chess Professor in Paris society. The Duke Hayhigh has pointed out that in uniform Actfog Manager, Hongkong, of Brunswick, the same who left his millions illumination perfectly transparent objects world For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
to the town of Geneva, was one of his pupils; become absolutely invisible and that an approach Byens Hongkong agency,
Prince Napoleon as well; in foot everybody to uniform illumination might be had on tho who was somebody was a pupil of Rosenthal top of a monument in a dense fog. Prof. Wood He also wrate for Tu Stratégie, La Revue des gets the desired condition in the interior of a Jau et des Arts, La Vie Moderne, La Réuminous globe. This ho improvises from two publique Francaise, and up to within the time of bis death in Le Monde Illustré, -
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On the 3rd ult, abcording to a Barlin tole gram, there died another will known obeis player in the person of Herr Carl Walbrodt, who was only 31 years of age. Nearly ten yours ago he was quite in the front rank, thongh Father notorious for his drawing proponsilies. He dovoted himself to business instead of to obess, and go has fallen ont of public view as u player
equal transparent glass evaporating dishes or plain hemspherical finger-bowls, which are painted on the outside with a mixture of Bal. mafu's luminous powder and bot Canada balsam, boiled until thick enough to harden on cooling. A small hole is made in ons vessel. After expo sure of the inner surfaces to strong light, the dishes are placed together, and the interior of the ball is filled with a uniform blue glow, in #hich a crystal ball or cut-glas stopper is quite invisible when viewed through the aperture. The closest scrutiny shows a solid only through some effect of the dark line joining the two hemisphere",
The entries for the "A" Division (20 u- side) competition of the London Chess League this winter are the Atheneum, Batterson, Bohemians, Brixton, East London, Hampstead, The sparks between the poles of as electric Insurance, Les, Lud-Eagle, Metropolitan, Northgenerator, Italian physiciste hare shown, wy London, and West Landen Chess Clubs.
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EXPOSITION pionship of England which Mr. H. B. Atkins discharge continuous, even beyond the distazes the yacht.
lately resigned. In this game Mr. R. P. of sparking in the dark. Prof. Garbasso Ends Michell, the new amateur champion, inflicted the effect to be probably dao to heating of on Mr. R. Loman his only defeat in the com. the electrodes - not to ultra violet rays. petitión :--
WILL BE OTHERED ON 16TH NOVEMBER, 1902.
THE Exposition, alar in tuted cne to the Kullway Tuminas at Moms, will crai- prise & GRAND PALACE MAGNIFI CENT BUILDING, consiuing (Artistic, Compost vial, prretlinrol dudastrial Productions of the gresta t variety from France and her Clotus (lat reution); French (2nd section); Lud the countries of Indo Chine the Für Fuel Chins, Japhy, Philippines. Siazu, ›Netherlands « India, British India," Strails
Sattleronte Baru, Ko. (Brd aselios),
TIG WEATHER in TONKIN derier (he months of Notember Decober, dansary, and February, is mild and invigorating and may be compared to a winter &t Nios,
The GALLERY OF FINE ARTS will contain more than 800 Tintures, and will be organised, under the Direction of the Inspeo tion-General of Fina, AE Paris
SPECIAL DECORSIONS by Raimys and Steamers In the buttf Flora of Tido Chias (Códbis Chita Tonki, Laos Cam
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Wta Itisok. Loman.
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Hypnotising by mechanical means la the novelty of M. Leduc, who uses à auidirections electric current with 150 to 200 interruptions par second.
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be two or three times as unmersin light us inUISER YACHT for Sale, about 45 feet The following gamo occurred in the repeat darkuces, and light réncentrated où one pole- over all. Fine Sporting Boat Accom-11 Norwich tournament for the Amateur Cham-apecially on the negativo-may make the modation for Four. Prica, $1,501 Owner would consider offers or sell share, as he seldom uses
W. ROBINSON; ROBINSON Prano Co., LD. Hongkong, 1st November. 1902.
AH NAM. TAILOR, DRAPER AND OUTFITTER. TROM 1st November the ADDRESS of the above will be 28 DES YEUX The novel invention of Prof. Artamleff gives. ROAD CENTRAL the sixth shop to the left security to workers in laboratories using high of Hongkong Hotel.
Hongkong. 1st November, 1902. tension electric currents. It is a exfsty dress of fine but closely-woven wire gauze, weighing 33 pounds, and completely enclosing, the wearer, including banda, feet, and hod. The cooling surface is so great that a powerful current pass d'for several seconds from one hand lo the other without perceptible: eating. Clad in this armour, the favestor received discharges frem curente of 75. 09 to 180,060 volts and handled live wives at pleasure, all without any sensation of electric shock,
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(0) Mr. Loman gets the worst of his Bishop's Gaz lat, Black playing a sound and forcible defence It-103 is rather inferior to s Ki÷QP3. 30. teasing is bal, 200 Black rightly at the weak
centre by 2-4 &0.25 P-3 and 24
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The following is out of the late M
Pest gas this beened as fuel for thirty years Rosenthal's games at odds, the deceased having at the Motala Steel Works Sweden. It was conceded to his opponent the Queen's Knight-originally tried in the puddling forces.
A IVANS/CAMBIT, " White Rick Whito.Black.
9. Rosenthal "X.. & Rosenthal, X...
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according to M, Thaulow, but was after watd adopted on a larger scale for the open. bearth steel fareness, he raw material is bronglt in sailing vessolą fcomedeposits on the, opposite shore of Lako Watter. The cost of
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