HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING
* DAILY FRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in Chins hering European taught workmen., Equal to Home Work FURNITURE, WAREHOUSEMEN
A. CHEE & CO., Established 1969.
Every Honsebold Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;
12, Qanon's Road Central.
CHEONG LEE & CO,. Firniture Sture; Establinted over 20 years. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Fernitare, Blair- wool, Jewelery, &c., highest grade
beat and cheapest. E, Queen's Read
Control.
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, l'arış and Iloil
PHOTOGRAPHER
· M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ANTIS,..
Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos
Views of China and Manik, Work done for Amateurs; 1o. SA, Queen's
Road Contral,
PRINTING
* DAILY PRESS » OFFICE Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOKEKEEPERS
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Mercliauts, Sule. Agents for Hartmann Rshtjen's Gandine .Com.
pozition Bed and Brand.
BISMARCK & CO.,
:
Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers,
Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail
makers, &o. Fresh Water'applied to
Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG SANG
CỬ.
Shipchandiors, Sailmakors, Provisionars, Goal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Tools, Brass and Iron Merchante,
144, Des Vaux Road.
MÒRE & SEIMUND,
25 and 26, Connaught Road, Praya Contral
Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents and General
TO LET
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER STA, 1905
TO LET.
NE ROOM, suitable for an Ofice, opposite
the Banks, Apply
H. C
ONE
Cars of laily Press Office. Hongkong, 28th July, 1903,
TO-LET.
12025
GODOWN at West Point. NE FIRST-CLASS SPACIOUS
Apply to---
"GODOWN," Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 16th June, 1963.
[1719 TO LET
66 TARNSFOOT," UPPER RIoHMOND
DEDAD Apply to-
DEACON & HASTINGS,
10, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 30th,October. 1002,
TO. LET.
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WM. POWELL, LD,
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
wax ipsufficient. Another partially excessful. remedy was the substitation of sand-filled STREAMS IN LIQUID AND ETHER--Bounce of hollow girders for the wooden sleepers. The
THE DIAMOND BEAUTIFUL BUBBLES- rails were then laid on lead-cushioned sleepers, GENERAL DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, AND NEW PARASITE - KLEJTAIO SPEED-IN- | without cross-ties, the sleepers ruuntog length. DICATOR AÉRONAUTICAL PROGRESS --- wise; and flually the ear wheels have been ZABRA DOMESTICATION-DIVING OF WHALES | lined with wood. Tests are still in progress →→ NÕIGE-ARATING.-"
the ideal remedy being yet unknown.
Discarding gargles. Dr. Bergmann convoys drugs through the medium of the saliva. The flow of salira is promoted by obowing, tablete, which are specially medicated or stopted for throat affections, dyspepsia, obesity, and edema, The alkalias esliva is particularly beneficial In acid dyspepsta.
Mapping the magnetic fields of force by sprinkling iron filing over a sheet of paper rating on a magnet is a familior experiment In stqdying the diffusion of liquids, Stephane Ledao bas nude photographs of the phenomena, and the pictures reveal Golda of force so strikingly like those of the magast as to suggest that the manifestations must be related. A drop of aqueous solution in distilled The solar engins of Capt, W. H.' Jaques bas water redistes moleentes in many, directions, a small steam boiler in the concentrated rays of this being a positiva pola of diffusion. A the sun and a condensing stonu engine. A drop of water in an aqueous solution, ou the motor of 10-horse-power, 'costing about $3,000, contrary, gives a negative polo of diffusion, has reffectors 36 fout in diameter and containing and bipolar fields of foren, of the same or 10,000 square foot of surface. opposite names, may be produced with two drops of water or solution about an inch apart.
TWO SPACIOUS GODOWNS-Nos. 95 When similar poles of diffusion produce
and 96, PEATA EAST Apply to
II. N. MODY,
Victoria Buildings, Hongkong, 2nd Desember, 1902,
TO LET.
ND FLOOÊ, No. 3, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL; suitable for Office. App'y to-
WING CHEONG, 25, Queen's Road Central. [1981
Hongkong, 10th July, 1903.
TO LET. With Immediate Possession..
URISDEER," MAGAZINE GAP.
Apply to
"D" Farnished.
HUGHES & HOUGH, 8, Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 31st August; 1003
•[2442 TO LET
TWO SPACIOUS NEW GODOWNS,
vory Buitable for Dry Goods. Apply to
W. LYSAUGHT,
163, Wanchai Road. Hongkong, 15th April, 1903.
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spheres that meet, they form polyhedra, giving a kind of artificial cell.
The finding in a metengite of the only known perfect diamed is held by E. M. Bougielle as sustaining his theory that all diamonds are of materio origin. The carbon must first have bernistonsely hosted in the absence of oxygen, and it must then have been submitted to grest pressure through the sudden external cooling of the matrix rock, Ths notesary conditions cannot have existed on the earth,
Some beautiful experiments in the production. of mercury bubbles have been described by Henry H. Dixon, of Dublin. The mercury is
„LARGEST BALE OF ANY DENTIFRICE.
CALVERT'S CARBOLIC
Tooth Powder.
A anique and effcacions preparation for cleansing the teeth and strengthening the gums.
P. C. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, Eng.
2594-1
THE
covered by wator to the depth of about three. ROBINSON PIANO
fourths of an inch, and the bubbles are
.
produced by boiling the water or by forcing a current of air or water under the mercury through a small tube. The babbles rise to the top of the water, linger a moment, then slowly sink or are whirled around the vessel.
COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTE.
A French milking machine consists of a sonical brass receptacle, with sacker-terminated rubber tubes, and an electric motor for imitat | ENTIRELY
Stanskopars: Bola Agents for 26 WYNDHAM STREET Bixing the suction of the calf.
Shipowners Composition ("Grey. hound Brand) and Blundells
Spence & Co.'s Composition
WATCHMAKERS
DROZ & CO.,
IN CASES OF ABOUT
14, Queen's Road Central. Repairs of
TO LET.
Roomed Houw. Apply to-
C. F. DE CARVALHO, 14, Arbuthnot Read. Hongkong, 1st September, 1963,
TO LET.
2454
Walebes and Clocks by competent No. 12, CASTLE ROAD.
European experts, at moderato 'rales
CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
450 LBS. NET-
TRADE
BOLINEU
MARK
AVENARIUS
Is Tres C
15 LES
Throughly reliabi proservative for Wood and Stone agaitaite Ants, Decay, Frugos Rot, and Dampee
LUTHENS, EINSTMANN &:00,
Solo Agouts for Chius. Hongkong Ist July, 1902,
D
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
OF
ENTISTRY,
DB. M. H. CHAUN,
1890
27, DES' Teux ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG. From the University of Pennsylvania. U.8.A.
Hongkong, 10th Mareb, 1903
TO LET
TO LET
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TILATS ··in. MORETON TERRACE,
No. 2, RIPON TERRACE (in FLATS), GODOWN at BOYRINGTON (PRATA
EAST!
HOUSES in LEIBTON HILL, Road.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LV. Hongkong, 8th June, 1903.
TO LET WITH IMMEDIATE
POSSESSION.:
71
NE SUITE of ROOMS in the Ground Floor of the Hongkong Club Annex,
suitablo for Offices.
Apply to the undersigned.
CH GRACE,
Secretary,
Hongkong Club.
11757
Hongkong, 25th August, 1903.
GODOWN TO LET.
Nos. 15, 12, 19 and 21. SEYMOUR ROAD. GODOWN, No. 32c, PRAYA EAST.
Apply to
COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Hongkong, 1st September, 1903,
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
ST
12:59
66.TOKES' BUNGALOW EAST."
Furnished, Apply to
. UMFORD,
1. Prince's Buildloga. (2471 Hongkong, 2nd September, 1908,
TO LET
COMMODIOUS Now Buildings in SEYMOUR ROAD, Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7. Suitable for European Families. Terms Moderate.
Apply to
·WING CHEONG, - 35, Queen's Road Contral, Hongkong, 14th August, 1902.
TO LET.
N MAGAZINE GAP.
(2206
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong 1st, July, 1903.
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14.3
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,
28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD,
LADIES'
AND CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTS,.
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE (FIRST FLOOR UPSTAIRS),
GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT,
48, QUEEN'S ROAD (OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL),
WM. POWELL. ĽD.
GENUINE
HAVANA CIGAR S.
Per Box of
JUST RECNIVED DIRECT FROM Havana a SurMENT OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS
Price
Mor. $12.50
BOOK & CO.'S AGUILA ORO--
SELECTOS ÍMPERIALES
REGALIA CONICA
LILIPU CANOS...
HENRY CLAY...
REGALIA ESPECIAL...
PURITANOS PINOS
Not Waight
per 1,000
21 Tbs.
148
MER 883 ***
16,014
-8.00
17.00
30
11.00
16,50.
12
6.00
13
8.50
13
0.00
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS.
LA CORONA-REGALIA BRITANICA LA INTIMIDAD-
BOUQUETS ESPECIALES NOBLEZA
J. S. MULIA'S PRINCIPES.DE GALES
43
KRUSE & CO., CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.
DYNAMITE,
GELATINE-DYNAMITE
BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,
DETONATORS, SAFETY TUŠE,
NEW STOCK
AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,
TO ARRIVE THIS MONTH.
CHOSEN,
Not least among the terrore of war is the spread of disease to new places. The new parasitic worm discovered by Prof J. D. Whitilas, an English dental instructor. seeme SPECIALLY AND MOST CAREFULLY to have been brought to England by soldiers returning from South Africa, and to have been distributed to cows through forage plants from DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES,
sewage farm, the milk from those cos carrying, infection to human victima. The parasite, which has been named Filarimiz Whittleri, was firat detorted in a young woman dental patient who had acquired her malady through fondling and kissing a pet dog. Since then it has been found in the blood of many persons, its presence being indicated by trouble. some Itching of the skin of the upper and lower extremities and the phost.
MR.
GREAT
MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT
HÒNGKONG, SHANGHAI," WEIHAIWEL,
BY OCE
ROBINSON
AGENTS-
NOW IN EUROPE.
395
REDUCTIONS
IN OUR PRESENT. STOCK OF PIANOS AND MUSICAL GOODS.
A porel German speed-Indicator for machine tools is simply a small electric generater and s voltmeter, the generator being driver by the A QUANTITY OF OLD MUSIC STILL shaft whose speed is to be measacid. The
LEFT, BEING SOLD VERY voltage varies with the spred of the driving
CHEAP. soldnes, and the dial of the voltmeter can be marked off in revolutions por minte.. Not least among the advantages is the fact that the indicators may be placed at a distance or in any position runst convenient to the managers.
Some important improvements by Mr. Fox, "MAGDALEN TERRACE," of the British Aeronautical Society, are claimed to enable an soronaut to ascond and descend many ties with the same gua, and to propel his balloon in every direction, at greator spoed than bortofore. The halloon is inflated with condensed gas, which can be heated or again condensed as local atmospheric conditions may make necessary. The propellers are novel, and by a combined setion of gearing and shafts can be rands to give a throst in my direction.
TO LÉT.
IN Kowloon
[O. 13, KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
[о, 155, FRAYA EAST. Spacious Two- N° Godors Buitable for Yara or
Cuals.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 11th July, 1908,-
1988
TO LET
ROOMS the TOO CO'S NEW
DOOMS on the TOI FLOOR of Rs.
PREMISES to let from early next year.
No. 1, CAMERON VILLAS (PEAK). A Bix-Roomed Bungalow in Brat-clas dition.
One GODOWN, No. 2, MATHESON STREET (Wanchai.}
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, let Feptember, 1903.
32438 TO LET UNFURNISHED.
66 NOOMBE* MAGAZINE GAP
Available fron 1st April
Apply
Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 16th February, 1903,
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Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 19th August, 1903.
12337
No
TO LET.
Both German and British experiments on the domestication and training of the zebra are being made in East Africa. Among the probable advantages of this animal are its Fesistance to the deadly teatea fly, thirty.zebrus intended for export to Germany having been taken safely across an infested tract of country [1398 that is most disastrons to horses.
TO.10, WYNDHAM STREET. No. 24, CAINE ROAD. And others to suit varicas requirements,
S. A SETH, Land and Estate Broker. Hongkung, 12th August, 1903,
BOARD AND RESIDENCE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
I 8.
MT
Whales are credited by naturalists and whalers with diving to great depths, oven to a thousand yards, “but. Dr." Racovitzo, z 'Bolginu GILLANDE E Sweiter, shows reasons for believing that they never go below a hundred yards. They dive to "GLENWOOD,
obtain food, which they could not well do in the 21, CINEROAD. Hongkong, 20th March, 1903. `(915 darkness of great depths. A pressure of three atmospheres is the greatest human life can *TANG YUEN.”
endure, and while we may assume that whales BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT.
can stand three times this pressure, or mise SUMMER RATES. European Super atmosphores, it is hardly conceivable that they vision. Excellent Cuisine and Accommodation can resist ten times the latter, It asema scarcely
Apply • MANAGERESS.
Macdonnell Road
possible, moreover, that, with a body only slightly heavier than the water, at ordinary pressure, a whale could overt sufficient muscular 1681force to propol that body to a depth of a
thomeand yarda.
or
FAIRALL & CO., Queen's Road Hongkong, 2nd March, 1903.
M. MATTHAEY.
PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
(Entrance by Zetland Street), Opposite Mentre. Kelly & Walsh, Booksellers.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1908.
†1987
BOARD AND RESIDENCE.
NOMFORTABLY FURNISHED
-ROOMS, with Board
Apply to Mra, MATHER,
2. Pedder's Hill, Hugkong, lat January, 1993:
CALL IN AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE. ALL ENQUIRIES WILL BE MOST COURTEOUSLY AND PROMPTLY ANSWERED.
THE APOLLO.
PLANO-PLAYER
RECITALS DAILY
.PRICE. FROM $150 UP.
PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.
Adelina Pitti (Baroness Cederstrom) has given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano-player. She was so delighted with the | instrument that was purchased by her last year that this second testimonial is even stronger than the first one that she gave,
JARDINE, MATHESON & ¤Ò..
MIDZUSHIMA & CO.
COAL MERCHANTS.
No. 4, QUREN'S. ROAD CENTRAL (Facing Duddoll Street).
HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, JAKAIMĄCUI, KOBE,- BRANCH OFFICES :—HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, MOJI, MINAMI-AJIKAWA,
OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU,
AGENCY: MR. S. NAKATAMA, MOTOMACHI, YOKOHAMA. -
TELEGRAPING ADDRESS; MIDZUSHIMA, Kobs, Moji. Osaka. Wakamatan, and Hongkong.. CODE USED: Ai &A. B. C. 4TH ED.
Importers of Japanese Coals. Contractors of Coal to the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes do Frines, Foreign and Japanese albumors, Arsonal and Japanese Railway Chimpantes, e.. Sole Proprietors of, Kumamoto aad Tesoura Coal Mines. Sole Agents for Kawamiya, Komataugaura. Maamio, Ikejini and Kumagahata Collieries.
K. UTEMURA, Manager,
Hongkong. 4th March, 1903,
Mnie. Patti says that "the Apollo never has
New given her the slightest troable and that the new concert graud is one of the most wonderful and perfect piano-players that she has over esan."
Hongkong, 3rd September, 1983.
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AMERICAN WATER MELONS!
FRESH HONEY IN COMBU
75 cents per lb.
FRESH FIGS!!!
$100 por doz.
All these can be had fresh every day at
CHING SHAN CHAN,
No 41, Central Market: Hongkong, 19th August, 1903, **1850 AUTOMATIU MAUSER
PISTOLS.
Much complaint is made on account of the noise of the Berlin olorated electric railway, which was opened last year. The first attempt to lesson the sound ens stod in placing three Inyera of filt between the rails and the wooden cross-ties, but this, while giving improvement, CRAMPS, DYSENTERY, CHOLERA - diatrica, and, indeed; all bowel complaints D MERCHANT NAVY quickly relieved by Ferry Davis Painkiller; e cafe, Sure and speedy care, for all the troubles named. Every reputable druggis keeps s supply Each bottle has full directions. Avoid Sabitates, there is but one Painkiller, Forry Davis
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VALIBRE 7,63 m.m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDO BE FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS. SIEMSSEN & CO. Hougkové ári October, 1900,
A MORBUS, ...
AVID CORSAR
NAVY BOILED
LONG FLAX
CANVAS.
RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.
Sole Agentu
JAPAN.
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN. KAISHA
MITSUI & COJ
BRAD OFFICE-1, SURUGA CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH;–31, LIME STREST, B.C.
12409
HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE's RUILDINGS, Tom House STEDET ·
OTHER BRANCHES :..
York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay. Singapore, Boncabaya, Manila, Amoy, iShanghai Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Part Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Tokoka Nagoya, Osaka, Ko, Kure, Shimonoseki, Maji, Wakamatsy Karatau, Nagasaki Kuchinotm, Busobe, Maidzuru Milko, Hakodate, Taipeh, &o.
Telographio Address: “ MITSUI" (A.B.C. and 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 Forsign Mail. and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Fame as Mike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines: atd. SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hordo, Kanada, Fujinetana, Mameda, Maanoura, Ofgura Olsoj,
Sasahara Tembakuro, Yoshintani, Yoshio, Yunokibara, and other Coals.
N. INUZUKA, Manager. Hongkong.
MELLIN'S
For INFANTS and INVALIDS. Purely Vegetable and Untouched by Hand, MELLIN'S FOOD is free from Starch. When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.
Mella's Food Works, Peckham, London, England.
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