HONGKONG
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INSURANCES
SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1905
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W M.
POWELL,
LD.,
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.
· REMARKABLE AUTOMATA. Few persons in the mechanical world have not heard of the automata of the famous Neuchato from the procoding: when a line was finished, GENERAL DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DEESSMAKERS, AND mechanician of the eighteenth century, says a
le commenced a new one, leaving between THE Undersigned, having bean appointed writer in the Scientific American. Most people THE Undersigned, hasboro Company, are
them the necessary space. The movements prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Against FIRE would not know where to lud automats of of the eyes, and of the arts and bands at Current Ratos.
Jaquet Droz. They are said to be in Russia, in
were admirably imitated. The writer might HOTZ B'JACOB & CO.
scattered here and there Engload, and Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900
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throughout the world. But the most romarieven le interrupted. He stopped in the Every Honeehold Requisito. Depot for NORTE COMPANY OF HAM HURG air. Henri Martin, of Dresden, where they other. The means wood by Jaquet Deos for GERMAN FIRE INSURable of these masterpieces are in the possession middle of a word, if asked, and wrote an ere the admiration of all those who happen to securing this result bave remained unknown. The courtiers, scientists, and the most skilful visit Dresden and ara abio to examine them According to the information furnished by mechanicinae faro vainly sought to penetrate Mr. Martin, the automata are in good condition the mystery. It is needless to say that the and work us well as at the time when Faquot-writer performed only in the presence of Droz exhibited them to the savorsigns of Jaquet Droz, which involves the idea of some France, Spain, and England, though now they action exercised by this artist. It has been must be put in operation by hand.
supposed that he made use of a maguet concealed in his shoes or clothing. This idea was suggested by his habit of walking back and forth, and turning sometimes to ous side the other, while the and sometimes to automaton writing thus, perhaps.
Eastman's Kodak Filmand Accessories;
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JEWELLERS
The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Cine Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates.
STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 20th May 1895 THE BOMBAY FIBE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 4THE underrigged, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Abo
at Shanghai, Manils, l'arissud Iloilo prepared to accept RISKS at Curront Rates. HOTZ, 8'JACOB & CO. PHOTOGRAPHIE
Hongkong, 30th July, 1903,
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THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are to ACCEPT FOREIGN and prepared CHINESE RISKS.
HOTZ, 8 JACOB & CO. Hongkong, let September, 1902. [2327 THE WESTERN ASSURANCE
PANY OF TORONTO, CANAT
INCORPORATED 1851. Cash Security
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[144 Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.
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CHINA COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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THE OFFICES of the above Company have THE
beon OPENED at No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 2ND LOOK
Hongkong, 1st March, 1908.
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CHINESE AMERICAS COMMERCIAL COMPANY,
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IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND MANUBACTURERS.
HIS Company's Offices ar Established at 20221, CONNAUGHT ROAD
opposite Douglas Tier.
Hong kong, 1st May, 1983,
41321 NAVAL YARD EXTENSION WORKS
and after this dute, Au, A. J. WILLIAMS. C.E., will uct as our fully anthorised CHIEF AGENT in connection with these Works.
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PUNCHARD LOWTHER & CO. Hongkong, 28th August, 1903, THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK. :
RICHARD A. McCurdy, President.
ORGANISED IN 1843.
MR. GEORGE ECKLEY, hpe boon appointed AGENCY DIRECTOR of the abare Company and a Branch Office has been Opened in the Hongkong Club Aanek, Ground Floor, Chater Road,
By Order,
BASIL H. BELTS,
Special Representative for Hongkong, China and Japan. 12819
Hongkong, 17th August, 1903,
THOMAS P. HALL,
FOR many years Master in the Service of Douglas Steamship Company, Limited, has the honour to inform the Shipping and Mercantile Community that he has this day established himself as a
MARINE SURVEYOR
OFFICE: 1, PRINCE'S BUILDINGB. Hongkong, 10th August, 1908.
NOTICE.
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THE HEUNG KONG STEAM-BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
that
I
I.
LI WAI TONG, of Victoria, in the
Colony
of Hongkong Gentleman, formerly a Permanent Director of the above damed Company, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE no longer hold, any Shares in the said Computy, that I am no longer a Permanent Director thereof; und that I have severed all connection direct or indirect therewith. Dated this 21st day of August, 1903. 23711
LI WAI TONG.
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ESTABLISHED 1836.
HE Undersigned Agents of above Company
Tare prepared to accept First-class Foreign and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Current
Rales
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One of this wonderful man's clocks wont for A very long time without being rewound. This kind of perpetual movement was produced by different metals expanding and contracting at the same temperature, Another clock, without being touched, auswered the question What time is it " It must be prosumed that the the wheel with the aid of a magnet and causs breath of the questiouer was sufficient, by nit to return by the same force. The lords of delicate combination, to put the mechanism in the court endeavoured, by means of other movement. Still another exhibited the hours, utgaots of great power concealed in their the minutes and the seconds, the contro of clothing to disturb the working of the apparatus the dial indicatlag the coilren of the sun by their attitudes and movements, but in vain. through the zodiac, and the four seasons, and The antomaton wrote with the same accuracy. the different phases of the moon in porfect ac- The Writer is still is existence. It continues to gord with its evolution. The dial was lighted at write, provided the hook and wheel are kept in the time of the full moon, and the stars appeared action by the hand. The motive force used by and disappeared at the required intervals. This the artist is a secrst, which, unfortunately, kas
being able to attract the book towards GENUINE
PLAGUE INOCULATION AMONGST PARSEES.
none has been more admirable than the manner
artificial firmament, was covered with clouds if been buried with him. the weather was unpleasiat, or lighted if it was clear. As soon as the hour was struck a chime was heard. It played nius different-melodies, to which co echo respond. d. A lady, sented in
Amongst the many ovidoness of their vigorous a balcony, holding a book in hor hand,'accom - panied the music with gesture and look, from comunal life, if we may employ the expressiva time to time, took a pinch of snuff, and in which the Parsees have met the successivo bowed to those who opened the glass door visitations of plague, writes the "Tiance of India. of the dock. When the chiming was ended They were amongst the first to recoguiso that a canary, standing on the land of a bit this was pre-eminently an occasion for self- whose gesturos expressed admiration, sang help and co-operation with the authorities, night different nies. A shepherd come to his and they have contiuned to uet ijni taru and played on the flute, and two children those principles up to the present time. Last! danced around. Suddenly one of the children year, we fad from a modest report published threw himself on the ther in order to make theby the Paisee Purebayet, the fover hospital other lose his balanes, and then turned towards
the spectators, pointing at his companion with his finger. Near the shepherd a lamb bleated from time to time, and a dog approached his
master to caress him and to watch over a
was opened during the epidemic weason, the
supplementary ward was maintained at. Fore
Road, and the Parseo. Ward at Mudikhuna, health camps were established, monetary grants wore munds to the indigent members of tho basket of apples. If anyoue toushed the fruit, community, and a special disinfecting staff was ho would back agtil it was put back in its place engaged. In short, the leaders of the commu- He presented one of his clocks to Kignity actively assisted the authorities in carrying Ferdinand VI., who was so delighted that hout the palliative plague measures
which refunded the expanses of the journey and paid have been adopted in recent years. As in addition 500 louis d'or. The King assem bled his courtiers in order to show them bis acquisition. Among the automata was a clock with a shepherd playing on his fate, and a dog goarding a basket of fruit, The dog," said
Hongkong, 14th January, 1909. [216 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-Jaquet Droz," is us faithfel as he is well be
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1902. £16,378,771,
L.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,006 0 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2750,000 00 PAID-UP CAPITAL ....................... 687,500 6 0 II. FIRE FUNDA......
2,867,215 11 1
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are the pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIR Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents.
†1888 Hongkong, 19th Juas, 1903. THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL
Undersigned AGENTS of the above. Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Kates.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1903.
UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
FOUNDED 1710,
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The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pro pared to 400HPT RISKS against FIRE a Current Rates.
SIEMSSEN & LO,
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.
NOTICE TO LADIES.
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baved. Lot your Majesty put him to the proof by touching ono of the fruits in the barket." The King ondeavoured to tako un apple, but the dog immediately threw himself on his hand, barking, so naturally that a hound present in the room responded with all his etrength. The courtiers thought that sorcery was at work, and fled procipitately, inaking the sign of the cross. The King and the Minister of Marine were the only ones to rormist.
plagas, equal to 17.6 per cent. of the total mortality amongst the members of the cour unity. The season is fast approaching when the Trustees of the Parsee Phachayet will have
for results, we find that 276 Parsees died of
to consider what policy they will adopt in
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gard to the plague epidemic which may have to be seed during the cold weather: Dr. (* Turner, the 1-altà ficer, has offcctually dis- posed of the belief that the palliative measures into which we have drifted use of any value commensurate with the expense and disturb auce involved. Now is the time therefore for the Punchuyet to soberly consider the lines of tho new campaign. The olů palliatives are completely discredited; as for the measures that should take their place, wo poed scarcely reitorate our conviction that inoculation is the only preventive of proved efficiency in tho genditions which obtain in Bombay. In the ALWAYS Parsee community itself of the total mortality of 276 only 10 deaths were of persons who had been inoculated. With this 'plain "fact to guide thom, as well as the overwhelming evidenco in support of inoculation, we would most earnestly appeal to the Parades to take the ed in this, as they have done in so many other branches of our civic life, and very seriously consider how far they are justified in neglecting the one proved prophylactic when every other expedient to counter plague has miserably
Three of these automata, whose perfection exceeded everything which had ever been known in this class of work, are the Young Insican the Draughtsmen, and the Writer. A yoang woman, saated at the harpsichord, executad several pieces of music with dexterity, without any person touching the instrument. The dmughtsmaa, seated on a stool, made drawings with a pencil, sketching them correctly and the shading them. From time to time he raised bis hand to examine his work the better, corrected some defect, and blew the dust from the paper. Heuri Lotis, having gone, to Versailles, cxhibited his automata to the
The droughtsman, to the amaze King. ment of the whole court, sketched the failed. portrait of the French king with a laurel
wreath on his head. Jaquet Droz went, over to England, he placed the draughtsman before the King, and soon the hands of the automaton were actively at work, but the surprise of those present was boundless when they beheld, not
but prezented
MADAM FLINT wishes to inform has the image of the King of Fruce, which they Lady Patrous and the General Public had expected, but that of the English monarch. that she has now REMOVED to the CON. NAUGHT HOTEL, FIRST FLOOR, where Of course, the portraits were not fuished A general she is opening up on a more extensive scale, productions, and MILLINERY resemblance. DRESSMAKING PARLOURS, which will bọ known. Es MADAM FLINT & CO..
MODE DE PARIS. MADAM FLINT is having for Faris on the 11th INSTANT, and will be pleased to receive orders from Ladies desizing any special goods, in the way of LINGERIE, DRESSES, and HATS in any particular fashion. or design, &c. She will also bring cat now goods for the BALL and RACE SEASONS.
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MADAM FLINT also begs to inform the Hongkong Ladies that, in brder to make room for the New Block, she will holt a CLEAR- ANCE SALE at her new establishment. commencing on the 5TH INSTANT, whau song very cheap bargains will be offered. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1903.
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The draughtsman of Jaquet-Drez was not however, the most remarkable of the works created by the inexhaustible genius of the artist. Lot one judge from the writer, seated before an isolated desk, without contact with any person. He would dip his pen in the inkstand
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