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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING
"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only ofler in China baving European tought workmen. Equal to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO., Established 1959.
Fvory Household Requisito. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;
17a, Queen's) Rood Central.. CHEONG LEE & CO., Furniture Store
Established over 20 years. Importers and Exportors, Taekwood Furniture, Blak- Wood, Jewellery, &c, highest grade, beet and cheapest. E, Cheen's Resd
Central.
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Toile
PHOTOGRAPHIE
M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.
Bromide and Crayon Enlargements d atro colouring Photos and relief Photox Fiows of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; No. Ba, Quoou'e
Road Centrali
PRINTING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE
Proofs road by Englishman,
STOREKEEPER!!
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sal Agents for Hartmann Rabljen's Gonalue Com-.
position Red Hand Brand.
N°F
TO LET
TO LET FURNISHED,
TO. 2. CAMERON VILLAS, PEAK.
For Two Months from middle of June, Apply
H. W. BIRD
Palmor & Turner.
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Hongkong, 21st May, 1903,
TO LET.
TO. 7, DUDDELL STREET (Godown).
No.
No. 5. STEWART TERRACE, PEAK,
WESTBOURNE VILLA,"
Furnished, from 5th June to Sist August, 1903.
Nour
THE VOLCANIC OUTBURSTS OF 1902
Router a few days age reported renewed voloante ontharats in the West Indies. The eruptions of last year formed the subject of two interesting papers, read at the Victoria Institute, London, recently by Mr. J. L. Lobler
and Mr. J. W. Spencer,
WM. POWELL, LD.,
DRESSMAKERS, DRAPERS, AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,
28 AND 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
DRESSMAKING UNDER EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN
SUPERVISION.
the abnormal rate of importa came to an end and the time when the Hand attained its fall capacity of protection thers might possibly be a period of temporary depression. There wors my grounds for bepo as to the future. The beneficial influence of Mr. Chamberlain's recont visit was universally acknowledged, and tho risk of political disturbance was now very much less than before. They might hope to hear. After speaking of the most romarkable officially before very long of a revision of customs explosive eruptions recorded in history, Manties, of the establishment of a Customs Union Lobley went on to classify the West Indian between the British Colonies in South Africa, eruptions, the outbursts in Martinique and and of the abolition of the transit dues levelled St. Vincent being of that claes, and to explain at the coast. Ha regretted to say that the hoeGENERAL DRAPERY GOODS OF EVELY KIND ALWAYS the latest scientific theory of volcanic action. Government had not recognised its liability to It had been ascertained, he said, by physical research and astronomical observation, that the rigidity of the earth as a planet was so great that it must either be solid, or have a solid crust of from 100 to 800 miles in thickness. The hypothesis of lare being derived from one great central source, a rast body of fused rook matter, was not tonable. Another opinion was that lave was derived from a distance about thirty miles UPPER RICHMOND below the surface, but owing to the impossibility of fleanzes or conduits for that distance, oring to the crashing weight of rocks, which would prevent openings existing below a fow mailas from the surface, that bypothesis must also be abandoned. The rock-fusing temperaturs which
BONHA BOAD
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Nós. 7, 11, 15 & 18, BELILIOS TERRACE, BISNES VILLA, PORRELUM ROAD, Land on sea front Kowloon Marine Lot No. 5. and admirably suited for the storage of coal.
For terms and particulars, apply ta→
LINSTEAD & DAVIS.
1104 Hongkang, 23rd May, 1903.
TO LEG
66 ENSFOOT,"
D ROAD.
Apply to
DEACON & HASTINGS,
10. Queen's Road. Hongkong, 30th October, 1902
TO LET.
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FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, CACREWAY BAY, facing the Poio Ground. No. 1, RIBON TERRACE. GODOWNS at BOWLINGTON (PEATA
EAST). HOUSES in LEIGHTON HILL ROAD. Apply to
TO.
gare fiuid lava had, however, to be accounted
and especially the sum of £150,000 which was pay the sum of £151,181 takou by the Boers, taken as a forced toan at Pretoria by a delibe rate act of the Boar Government. The home Government appeared to him not to karo attached snilleiont weight, nor inded any weight to the equity of the caso, and to have decided against the bank on the narrow and technical ground that the liability of the Boar Government was incurred during the war, and that, therefore, the British Government war not bound by international law to recognise it. The bank, however, had not finally abandoned its claim.
ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.
'THE PRINCE'S ADVICE TO BRITISH
MANUFACTURERS,
The Prince of Wales presided at the first mesting of the Royal Commission for the St. Louis Exhibition, 1904, bold last mouth at Marlborough House. There was a large attendance of members, including Viscount Peel, Chairman of the Royal Commission.
The Royal Commission was rand, and the
Contractora, Ship Chandiors, 3, STEWART TERRACE, the contents or composition of the rocks guva Prineo of Wales addressing the meeting, said :--
·BISMARCK & CO.,
Navy
Provision and Coal Merchants, Bail- makers, & Fresh Water supplied to
Vorsals in the Harbour
KHONG SANG & CO.
Shipshandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,
144, Des Voeux Road.
MOKE & SEIMUND,
25 and 28, Concaught Road, Praya Central. Shipohandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition (Grey hound Brand and Blundella Spence & Co.'s Composition WATCHMAKERS
DROZ & CO.,
14, Queen's Road Central. Repairs of
Peak.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.
F1168 Hongkong, Sth April, 1903,
TO LET
The time which is available for preparation is somewhat short, as it has been decided that the exhibition is to be opened on May 1, 1904. Every effort has thorofore to be made to arrange as soon as possible for the exhibits in those departments in which Great Britain will be represented. I trust that the mom-
for, and this at the moderate depth which would alone allow of communication by a conduit with the surface, could only be explained by chemical action being brought into play. At a depth of five miles thore, was no doubt a feparatare of THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-nout 500 deg. Fahrenheit, and by the action
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD,
of heat, noting and reacting nudor varying [71 Hongkong, 1st January, 1903.
pressure, the rock-fusing temperature might be TO LET.
reached, such action only taking place where the
suitable elements for chemical resolion.
Mr. Spencer's paper dealt with the question of the age of the volcanoes of the West Indies and Central Amerion, and of their place in geological history. The observations made in some of the islands showed that the volcanic ridges and cones, built upon the surfaces of the old igneous formations, owed their great size bera of the corporations, chambers of com- and height to the volcanic eruptions necompany. | merce, and other public bodien at the various 1560ing the great changes of level of land and ses
centres of industry will also co-operate which bad occurred since the beginning of the in promoting the saccess of the British Pleistocenoor Glacial period. While the volcanic section at the exhibition. An idea is sometimes TROM 1st July nert, FLATS in ELGIN activity thore at the present time was startling put forward that it is not of mach use for
(East End), it for
from the disasters, the eruptions had produced, British manufacturers to exhibit in the United STREET European Occupation.
AHMET RUMJAHN, it was yet insignificant compared with the whole States, as the high Castoma tariff in that
62. Queen's Road.
amount of material which had beau erupted to country tends to militate against the sale of Hongkong, 20th May, 1903,
build up the nonos. The terrestrial movements, British products. It should, however, be re- as also the volcanio, had been mostly along mansbered that there is a copsiderable market GODOWNS TO LET.
the line represented by the chain of islands for high-class good in the United States, and
OE the month of June, a FURNISHED
HOUSE at the Peak. For Terms and Particulars, apply to-
TURNER & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1903,
TO LET.
(1568
Watches and Clooks by competent TORAYA EAST. Spacious Two-storied the margin of the Atlantic Ocean—which had also that the exhibition will afford as oppor
European experts at moderate rati
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MANUFACTORY,
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If you'd take your proper place,
If for hesitb you'd join the race,
Always with a soiling face.
Where you can get good drink I guess, Pure water we always use, Essences many from which to choda, Our list of drinks will you amuse Apply t
F. P. DANENBERG, Manager. Factory & Off-West Point; Telephone 367; Depot-Ice Honso Street Telephone, 374
Noval Specialties, Best in the Far East, Refreshing and invigorating drinks of the season. Ju-t Prod need. Long-Life, Non-Intoxi- cating and Excellent Beverages.
sad Single-storied Godowns. Suitable for Yarn or Goale.
Also Laid for Coal storage.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.
1100. Hongkong, 31st March, 1903.
TO LET
NO. 10, SEYMOUR TERRACE.
No, 43, CAINE BOAD. Nos. 1, 2 and 3, CORONATION
TERRACE.
And others to suit various requirements. 8. A SETH, Land and Estate Broker. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1903.
TO LET
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ROOM in a Folly Furnished House at the
Peak. One Gentleman required to make up a Mess. Hir-Ges, Winter Stont, Strawberryade, of Four. Tennis Court und Garden,
Apply- Jubileo-Champagne, Orange Champagne, Hop
Care of Daily Press Office.
r1529 Henghong, 25th May, 1909.
TO LET
Ale.
TO LET,
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"STUNY BROOK," LOWER RICHMOND
A 17.
64 TARTLEY" and *WESTLEY," | TWO SPACIOUS NEW GODOWNS,
Tery sulable for Dry Goods. HUPPER RICAMOND ROAD,
Apply to
W. LYSAUGHT,
153. Wanchai Road, Hongkong, 15th April, 1903,
*ROAD
Apply to
LAU CHU PAK. Care of 4. S. Watson & Co., Id. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1903.
150
TO LET.
TO LET UNFURNISHED,
1158
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been marked as a zone of terrestrial weakness favourable to both festonic movements and rolcanic action, and suggestive of renewed volcanic activity along that course, · „But the re- cent eruptions in Martinique and St. Vincent, in Central Amerion and Mexico, and others reported in the region of the Azores, Japan, and the great earthquakes of Guatemala and Chinose Turkestan, all belonging to parallel zones, yet soomed to poist to some torrestrial disturbance of a general common origin, seting farallel with the line of the equator, as if the movements were roadjusting the terrestrial crust in a transverse as well as normal
direction.
tauity of showing our manufactures to cas tomers from South America, Canada, and other countries. It may be obzorvad, that both France and Germany appear fully to realise the advantages to be gained by making a good display of their profnetions, andin these coup- tries large sums have been provided by their respective Governments to assist in meeting the expense of the oxhibit. There is one point to which it would seen desirable to In previous international direct attention. exhibitions, while other countries have ar- ranged to have combined national displaye u certain groups, it has been the habit lor British manufacturers to show individual
THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA. exhibits, rather than to combine together sa as
APEECH BY SIR DAY.D BAKBOUR.
IN STOCK.
EVERYTHING FOR LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR.
GENTLEMEN'S DÉPARTMENT THOROUGHLY, UP-TO-DATE SHIRTS, TIES, COLLARS, EOOTS, PANAMAS,
RAINCOATS, ETC.
NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.
DYNAMITE,
GELATINE-DYNAMITE,
BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,
DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,
AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,
MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WHIDALWEI.
AGENTS-
325
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.
RICHMOND
GEM CIGARETTES.
RICHMOND GEM CIGARETTES ARE MADE FROM PURE SUN-CURED VIRGINIA NATURAL LEAF TOBACCO. ABSOLUTELY PURE,
THE TEATEST THING OF THE DAY.” Packed by a special vacuum prosess in air-tight tius of 50's, with bamboo mouthpiese and a handsome carved Cigarette Case which fits the pookst.
to produce the best possible affect. It is hoped that in the case of the St. Louis Exhibition it may be possible to arrange so that exhibitors will "Combine in order to display British products to the best advantage. It should be remembered that competition will not ba between individual British manufacturers, but between them as a whole and their forsign New rivals, As regards the amount which will be available to carry out the work of the Royal Commission. I understand that his Majesty's Government has included a sum of £30,0 9 in the Estimates for 1933-4 as a comaenement, and that u deo sion will not be arrived at as to the total amount to be granted until it has what extent British been ascertained to raspufacturers show a willingness to take part
in the exhibition.
I feel sure that a sufficient
sums will be given to enoble the Royal Com
Bir David Barbour, presiding at a meeting of the Standard Bank of South Afcles, bohl iu London last month, said one of the most serius difficulties that astarded progress la Bouth Africs was the shortness of the labour supply The supply of labour, he remarked, would must likely continue to increase, but there was no likelihood of its outstripping, or perhaps even equalling, tho domnad. He did not believe that in the long ran the prosperity of the country would be injariously affected by the shortucss of the labour supply, though pre- gress might be retarded for a time. Although TO. 33, CAINE ROAD. Available from farming and gold-mining had been retard
1st March COOMBE." MAGAZINE GAP, Arallel by the shortness of the labour supply, X7OODLANDS VILLA EAST,
diamond-mining, judging by the increase in the Soymour Read. Sly Roomed Bemi-able from 1st April,
Apply
exports, had made steady progress, and there detached House, Good for of the Harbour.
Daily Press Oce.
had been a notable activity in business generally Apply to
Hongkong, 10th February, 1903,
Imports had enormously increased, and as a consequence the receipts for customs duties and the receipts of the railways had grown in almost the same proportion. But satisfactory as this state of things might be, a word of caution would not be out of place. The present position was abnormal. The recent scale of imports had been out of proportion to the producing powers
A New York telegram of the 7th ult. says of the country for the time being. Goods hind
that only a few weeks ago the German publish boon imported to fill the vacuum causing houses agreed to boycott the St. Louis
They are being paid for to by the war. some extent out of capital, or out of money spent by England in South Africa. the long run the prosperity of the Transvaal would depend mainly on the progress of mining on the Rand, and not ou any special stimulus to imports due to exceptional causes; and the prosperity of Natal, the Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony was hand up with and
D'ALMADA & MILLAR,
16, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 19th May, 1903.
TO LET.
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
1465
M
ES. GILLANDER
6,
" GLENWOOD,"
TOS. 1&S, MAGDALEN TERRACE,"
No
Corner houses, MAGAZIKE GAP.
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION.
Hongkong, 1st January, 1903,
TO LEI-KOWLOON.
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TO LET
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MANAGERESS,
Maodennell Road
or
FAIRALL & CO., Queen's Road. [681 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1905.
** SAVOY HOUSE,”
3, LOWER CASTLE ROAD,
LODGING. Comfortably
TWO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-No 95ARD
and 96, PRAYA EAST. Apply to
H. N. MODY.
Victoris Buildings.
Hongkong, 2nd Decriber, 1902.
TO LET.
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TO. 17. SEYMOUR. ROAD or WOOD NLANDS WEST to Rent from 15
JUNE
Apply to
E. H. Care of Dally Press Omos. Hongkong, 16th May, 1903.
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OF
TO LET.
FFICE. Airy End Commodious, No. 3, QUEEN'S BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR Apply Hongkong, 30th March, 1903,
ON THE PREMISES.
1987
Xu
BFurnished Rooms Quisto felly dependent upon the Transvaal. It was, stia
Lowlity.
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11587 BOARD AND BESIDENCE, " OARD and Residence. FIRST CLASS. BOOL LIST ROOMS, ET Home Comfort
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E1567
M. WILLSON,
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Kennedy Road. Hongkong, 29th May, 1933.
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BOOMS, with Boar OMFORTABLY FURNISHED
Apply to Mrs. MATHER,
3, Pedder's Hill. Hgkong, 1st January, 1882
aission to falfil their duties in a satisfactory manur. In conolnsion, I would express the hope that the representations of this country in the various departaments of tho. exhibition way be worthy of the British Empire.
Lord Peet explsized the action that had already been taken with reference to the preparation for British exhibita, and also the provision of a British pavilion.
TO BE OFTAINED OF MESSES. KRUSE & CO.
MANUFACTURED BY
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
BRANCH
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED,
JAPAN
COALS.
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HEAD OFFICE-1, Sexvas-CHO, Torto. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIME STREET, E.C.
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Telegraphis Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. sud A 1 Codes CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways, Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers, SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Hiike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Kardo Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mannours, Onoare Otsaji
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Exposition because of the defective copyright laws and wholesale translation of German pub- lications in the United States, equivalent to Iterary piracy. The firm of Krupp of
of Essen, which was the largest Garman exhibitor at
Throughly reliable preservative for Wood Chicago, obstinately refuses to exhibit at Sh. Louis. Similar resolutions have been carried and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus by namerens other Chambers of Commerce, Hot, and Dam
specially in the industrial regions of the Rhine, Westphalis and Bilesia. In Baxony the feeling against exhibiting at St. Lonis is acute, owing to the bitter warfare being overal on them b the domestic consumers against the American, noro Company and the Standard Of
factory to know that the production of gold in the Band was increasing, and would continue to Company. increase, though it was still a long way. from what it bad been before the war At the present rate of progress, it would considerable time before, the produs.. be a tion reached the old figures, though he costidently expected that ultimately it would largely exceed them. Between the time when
Refreshing and Agresable,
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is not always bought about by ohangs of air and water. The stay-at-homes" are just s susceptible to diarrion; due, generally, to ovar eating, as abripe fruits, etc.; and, drinking ico water; all accompanied by painful bowel dia- charges; and, if not checked, results seriously. Perry Davis Painkiller is the only purely reliable remedy.
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IEN TING
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Consultation Fron Hengkong, 2let March, 1909.
execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD, ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well
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NOTICE.
HE SWATOW ICE COMPANY is THE
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BRADLEY & CO.,
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Kates.
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