THE
ROBINSON PIANO
COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTE.
ENTIRELY
NEW STOCK
ARRIVING.
SPECIALLY AND MOST CAREFULLY
CHOSEN BY OUR
ROBINSON, "
NOW IN EUROPE.
MR.
GREAT
REDUCTIONS
u tar present stock of Pianos and Musical
Goods.
Our NEW MUSIC STOCK has arrived.
THE APOLLO
MASTER PIANO
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1908
HE Undersigned has received lnstructions
to Bell by Public Auction,
TO DAY (TUESDAY), the 24th NoveмBOR, 1903, at 2.30 P.M., at kis SALES ROOMS, Queen's Bond
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), An Invoice of MECHANICAL TOYS,
Also An Assortment of JAPANESE SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, SASHES, &c. TERMS OF SALE:--At Customary.
V. I. REMEDIOS,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 21st November, 1903,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
A NATURAL DEIER-THE HLEBRING-SICKNESS PARASITE HAIR AS THE CHEMIST SEES IT ACTION OF MAGNETS ON ANIMALS-PERLO-
PHOTO
RAY PIKES DALK CONCRETE GLAPHS THE NEW MAP-MAKING-BOTTLED REFRIGERATION.
NELISTA CIGARETTES.
YOU IF
SMOKE
TURKISH
CIGAT ETTES, SMOKE THE
BEST
is first. printed on the sheet of metal Tha drawing requires spectal skill, as the different geographical points are not in accurate position at first, but are so placed that all points will be Carreot after the hydraulio, impression. In an example shown to the Royal Geographical Society of London, one of the most precipitous parts of Belgium was represented in strictly NELISTA CIGARETTES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM THE CHOICEST accurate relief. The process required a pressure of about 50 tons, and the best metal soomed to
TURKISH TOBACCO. PACKED IN AIR-TIGHT TINS ÓF FIFTY. be red copper, although alumiunm could pra bably ho ned. A scale as large ns 1 to 100,000 must be adopted, as otherwise the reli:f would not be evident without the disapproved plan of exaggeration.
The best drying oil, stated by the French coasul at Cxton to enter into Chinese lacquer, is pressed from the fruit of the oil-tree (Efaço. cocca vernicia, cordata, or scrucosa), which grows in Chino, southern Japan, and Cochin China. The fruit vields about 40 per cent, of oil. This an a density of 0940, is golden
Liquid air has gained headway slowly on yellow in colour, rapidly hardens through 13210
aernunt of its utterly unfamiliar naturo, bat absorbing oxygen, and has some cations properties, Ench as that of hardening when who better understood its many possiblo heated to 200 degrees C, and of losing this suplications may make it an everyday necessity. I is now supplied in Berlin at about 25 centa property when kept for a time at 180 degrees for two quarts. This quantity is held in n The oil serres in varnishes and for waterproofing fabrics. It is gradually becoming better known, but, although introduced into Europe about forty years ago, its export to Germany, Arderics, and England in 1897 had reached only 70 toas out of total production of 2810 tons. Its light colour gives it an important elvantage over linseed oil.
IIE Undersigned have recaired instructions
to Sell by Public Auction. TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY). the 5th NOVEMBER, 1903, et 10 A.M., at 1.M. NAVAL YARD, SUNDRY NAVAL, OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES,
Comprising BOAT'S BOILER (about 40 HP.), OLD BE ASS, COPPER, IRON, PAPER STUFF RAGS, CANVAS, CLOTHING, IMPLE MENTS,
&e.
&o., Catalognes will be begged, TERMS OF SALE-As Customary.
Hongkong, 20th November, 1903.
The studies of the mysterions sleeping sick-
of Airies aro yielding interesting results." In all singas a parasite-a trypanoarma-is found to be prosent in the cerebro-spinal fluid; hut in certain fover cases a similar parasite has born discovered in the blond. though not in the carebrospinal fuid. Sleeping-sielcuess Trives to be confinal to a bolt of country fifteen
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers.mile wide on the northern shores of the Viotorin 1200 Nyanza. A tote-y is very abundant, and it is suausted that this fly may convey infection, just as uien sorveys the species of trypanosoma to which the teetse disease of horses and other animals is due.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions
to Sell by Public Auction,
YOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
FRIDAY,
the 27th NOVEMBER, 1905, at 11:30 A.M., at their SALES ROOMS. No. 8, Des Voeux Roudi (Corner bi Ion jouse Street),
A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF CLOISONNE WARE
Comprising:
Human bonds are characterised by potassic hair, silicic, hair, and sodio hair in the new classification of M. J. Gaube, a French chemist, He finde blonde hair to contain much soda and also much silica, red hair to be especially rich la silics; and black hair to have a great deal of polassium, but litla soda and scarcely any silica.
glass receptacle, which has donble walls with insulating material between, the walls being. silvered and the whole anveloped in insolating
sterist. In this vessel the air retains its femp rature and liquid condition for fonetoon day A few drops treaza gissa of water when poured into it, and refreshing drinks and sir betterment in sick rooms are among the uLECS suggested.
European lal wonther of the past summer
has been attributed by Prof. Reussier, of Gattingen, to the vulcanio motivi in Italy, Iceland and elsewhere since the eruption af Martinims. To heated air from the wean- tains has been carried eastward by the prevalent winds, and has caused the late continual rain and fogs of the Continent,
HONGKONG NURSING
INSTITUTION.
MANUFACTURED BY
W. D. & H. O. WILLS' BRANCH,
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
COMPANY. LD.
143
NOBEL-LASGOW EXPLOSIVES,
The third annual report of this deserving in- stitution states that there has boon us change in the nursing staff. Against 257 and 290 days respectively in the previous year, they have been engaged during the last twelve months 255 and 260 days, which indicates the continued apprecia- tion and lontani for the services of trained aurses, Including the amount of accrued in- That living organisms are affected by a trest and taking into nesant debts outstanding Assortment of VASES, SOAP BOXES. magpatic field seams to have been provou at and monks dus, the working secount, after repaying in ful the sum borrowed from the INCENSE BURNERS, CAKE BOXES, last by Mea-re, Chenevean and Boho, of Paris, WALL PLATES, TEA POTS, TEA Cultures of various kinds of infusorin-warni.uarantee fund, is X14) T5 to the good for the CASES, NAPKIN RINGS, BUCKLES, and herbivorons, fixed and swimming, year; but as this result is only arrived at by FLOWER POTS, CIGARETTE CASES, marine and fresh-water-were divided into two making of the subscriptions for enrrent TRAYS, ASH TRAYS, TOBACCO SETS, parts, and ens porticu was kept under ordinary expenses, instead of resovring them against conditions while the other was treated in cxav tly cost of passages for the nursing staff, the the same way except that it was placed in a committee
In last your's report it was tube batween the poles of a powerful slectro- magnet. A jacket of circulating water shielded metabo from henting by the magnetising anouslly set aside for passages. The commistes current. The first effect was the lessening do not recommend raising tas amount of the of the ciliary movements of the swinging subseciption as they think that it ought not to organisme, hat in the continuation of the be difficult to get a greatly increased number experiment which lasted from three to five of subscribers there were only forty-five last days the growl and multiplication of some year, and there must surely be many more specimens were arrested, and Rome varieties persons in this Colony who who are directly of the infusoria were totally destroyed. It-terested in keeping this Institution from New remain to be shown whether more complex gradually oating away ita guarantee fund and nimals may not be affected by the powerful thus coming to an untimely end. mugnets now so commonly used."
PLAYER., &e. ¿c.;
THE BEST OF ALL.
THREE STYLES: PRICE FROM $150 UP. PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO. Adelina Patti (Baroness Cederstrom) Ins given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano player. She was so delighted with the instrument that was purchased by her last your that this second testimonial is oren stronger than the first one that she gave,
Mme. Patti says that "the Apolle never has given her the slightest trouble and that the new concert grand is ons of the most wonderful and perfect piano-players that she has over seen."
Hongkong, 15tá Cetaber, 1943,
72484
QUAN WAI & CO., GRANITE MERCHANT CONTRACTORS.
MARBLE
Dealers in
und
GRANITE
MONUMENTS.
No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD FAST.
Eeimates, Designs & Prices on A-plication
A descriptious of Granite for Export.
fongkong, 17th October, 1925
CARTRIDGES.
204
IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. FORE ALWAYS FRESH.
ELEY'S
LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING
N.B.-After Lot 100 the sale will be stopped and resumed at 2:4) P..
The above will be on view from Monday, the
23rd instant.
IN OF CASES ABOUT
Catalogues will be issued. TEMAЯ usual.
Auctioneers. 3218
HUGHES & HOUGH, Hongkong, 21st November, 1963. CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
450 LBS. NET
TRADE
MARK
INEUM
AVENARIUS
NET
IN TINK OF 45 LDR.
Throughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Aute, Decay, Fangua Rot, and Dampussa.
LUTUENS, EINSTMANN & CO.,
Bolo Agents for Chinu. Hongkong 1st July, 1902
NOTICE.
Conerste strengthened with steel-or furro- concrete is being used for vater-mains in Belgium. For molerate pressures that is,
heads below G6 feet--a skeleton of steel bars of doable-T section is propareit; some of the burs running langtiwise of the pipe, while thas are wrapped with a spiral of similar bara spaced according to the pressare to be borne. The skeleton, in lengths of ton fast, is placed in a vertical moull, which is theu filled with
quick-setting coment. For greater honds, to the maximum of 135 feet, the basis of th pipe is a steel tubo 1/25 inch thick, with a støėt skeleton both inside and outside.
Some remarkable photographs of landscapes bave been exhibited to the Vienna Photograph ic Society. Those pictures were taken with 8902 the nav light filter of Herr Edor, and they show the objects as illuminated by invisible ultra-violet rays. The filter combines cobalt glass with nitroso-dimethylanilin, a yellow dyn
KUE FAT SHOP, 289, QUEEN'S ROAD that absorbs all visible rays but trausmits tho
whole of the ultra-violet.
A CENTRAL.
MEETING of the Partners in the above
CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BOREA shop was held on the 11th November,
and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in AIH GUNS and all Sizes, Nos. 10 to SSSG. AMMUNITION is Variety,
WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong. 28th November, 192
MUSIC.
11
DAPID Tuition given on the BANJO, I MANDOLIN, SPANISH GUITAE VIOLIN, &c. Terms moderato
L. A. DE GRACA,
8, Peel Street, or Care of Daily Press Offlos.
[2952 Hongkong, 11th August, 1953.
MADAME FLINT & CO.
LA MODE DE PARIS.
ILLINERY and DRESSMAKING. CONNAUGHT HOTEL. Rons 4 and 5.
M
[2554
1903, and it was then decided by the 8 partners pressat (3 partnere being absent) to realise on the stock of the Firm by means of a CHEAP SALE to be held at the above address on the 3rd Novembe., 1903.
The eight partners present at the meating beg to give noties Promisory Notes for their full shares of the Firm's liabilities, viz. 8ith after realisation, but they will not be respon. sible for the proportion due from the remaining three partners,
Creditors are therefore advised that should proceeds of the intended sale not cover the whole of the Firm's debt they must sue these thrae partners for the balance.
followed by one in Australia has been disproved The notion that a wet conson in England is by Mr. H. C. Russell.
A map in relief giros a much more accurats ides of the geography of a locality than the ordinary chart. The ordinary relief models are expensive, but for several yours Mr. Patteson. an English draughtsman, bas been experiment ing in Belgian with relief maps, stamped by hydraulic power in metal, that can be rapidly reproduced in considerable numbers. The map
cab hardly Toxard it BS
out that a sum of about $600 should be
It is with mash satisfaction the committee report having received a grant in aid of $11,0-0 from the Govurament, which is to be hold in aution with the guarantee fund for invest ment purposes only. The sum to the credit of the guaranton fund on the 30th of September. 1903 stood at $16,377.12, of which $3,000 was invested in Hongkong Club 6 per cent debentures. $13,000 on fixed deposit (2 por cent. 8266.89 to credit of current account, and $123 dae from accounts outstanding.
The thanks of the Institution are expressed to Lady Goodman, the Hou. Secretary, Mr. H. W. Frasor, the Lou. Treasurer, and to Mr. Pinckney, who has audited the accounts.
Mr. Harding, Mrs. Robertson and Dr. Gibson having resigned, their places on the Committee have been illod by Mrs. Siebs, Mrs. Dickson. and Dr. Jorden,,
BEFORE GOING TO BED
M&O
CALVERT'S
CARBOLIC
Tooth Powder
This unique alfaptic dentifrice is well-known by lu pink colour, pleasant taste, fragrant Indear, and thorough efficiency. ·
F. G. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, Bag.
2782-
HIRAÑO WATER.
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.
PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING
DYNAMITE,
GELATINE-DYNAMITE.
FLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,
DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,
AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES, :
MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT
HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL
AGENTS-
JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.
JAPAN
MITSUI
COALS.
BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO.
HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURGGA-CHO, Tokyo.
LONDON BRANCH:-34, LIME STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRENCH'S BUILDINGS, ICB HOUSE STREET
NOTHER BRANCHES
York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Botabay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai Chefeo, Tientsin. Newchwang, Fort Arthur, Sooul, Chenalpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Maji Wakamatsu Karate, Nagasaki Kuchinotin, Bassbo, Maidzuru Mike, Hakodate, *Taipeh, &c.
Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japaneso Navy and Arsons and the State Bailways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Faraons Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Its Coal Mine; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokokn, Hondo. Kanada, Fujnotana, Mamuda, Mannara, Ousura Otsuji,
Basahara Tsubakuro, Yoshinotani, Yoshio. Ynnakibara, and other Coals,
N. IŃUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong,
MIDZUSHIMA & CO.
COAL MERCHANTS.
No. 4, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Fasing Daddell Street).
HEAD OFFICE. No. 5, SAKAIMACHI, KOBĖ.
·BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHI-HOMMACIE, MOJI,
·MINAMI-AJIKAWA,
OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.
AGENCY: ME. S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI' YOKOHAMA, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobe, Moji, Osaka, Wakamates, and Hongko
CODE USED: A 1 &A, B. C. 4TH ED."
Importers of Japanese Coals. Contractors of Coal to the Compagnie des Messagorian Maritimes de France, Foreign and Japanese steamers, Arsenal and Japanese Railway Companies, &c. Sole Proprietors of Kumamoto and Tonoura Coal Mines. Hole Agents for Kawamiya, Komatsugaura, Minamio, Ikejiri and Kamagchata Collieries.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1903.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NFORMATION has been received from
the MILITARY AUTHORITIES that- THE LEADING MINERAL WATRE OF THE EAST GUN PRACTICE will take place from the
Bottled in Japan by H. E. ReYNELL & Co.
undermentioned Batteries and on the dates as specifiod opposite.c
SELF PROTECTION demands that you be on the alert to see that you Their names are:-POON HOO HING get Painkiller (Porry Davis') when you ask for TONG alias POON HOO CHOR, KWAN. it; some dealers will try and persuade you to HING SHING TONG, alias KWAN WANG take something else, claimed to be just as good: insist npoa getting Painkiller, the remedy
BEWARE OF Japameru IMITATIONS. SOW, and LEUNG WAN CHOW.
KUE FAT SHOP. which has been the world's family doctor for
Manager,
60 years: it never fails to stop diarrhea,
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS, or bowels, 10K KUE TONG.. griping paius is the stomach
1208-14 Hongkong, 31st July, 1903- Hongkong, 23rd November, 1903. [323 dysentery, etc.
BEYER, PEACOCK & CO.,
434, Fixtoria Sust,
Lordan Ashlee Westminster, 8.15.
·Fe, Address: "FOLGOBE, LONDON?
Telephone Nos. 29 and 747 Westminister.
LIMITED.
Gorton Foundry, Manchester.
ESTABLISHED IN 1854,
Gonn
Works Telegraphis Aldeanor
Telephone No. 256 Sadeksater,.
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES
ADAPTED TO EVERY GAUGE AND VARIETY OF SERVICE.
Also ELECTRICAL LOCOMOTIVES and MACHINE TOOLS.
CRANE LOCOMOTIVES FOR
LIFTING AND SHUNTING.
RACK RAIL LOCOMOTIVES, YARD ENCHES, 0.
WHEEL AND OTHER LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, DRILLS, PLANERO, SLOTTERS, NO.
COMPOUND ENGINE, B
ENERY GRINDING MACHINES A SPECIALITY."
ALL TOOLS ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN IF REQUIRED.
ALL PARTS OF THE ENGINES AND MACHINE TOOLS ARE MADE ACCURATELY TO "STANDARD CAUCES.
WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL UP TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF. EXCELLENCE. STEEL FOUNDRY for casting Wheel Centres and other parts of Locomotives. Also general CASTINGS & FORGINGS.
Fly Point and Upper Belcher Batteries in a direction to the South of Chung Huo Island ut & rauge of about 4,500 yards, on the 25th [30] NOVËMBER, 1903.
Stonecutters South Shore and East Batteries in a South-Westerly direction at ranges from 2,000 to 3,000 yards, on the 27th NOVEM BER, 1900.
Lyemas (Pak-she-wan and Sy won Butteries) in the direction of the entrance to Junk Bay at ranges from 2000 to 4,000 yards, ca the 8th NOVEMBER, 1903.
Practice will commence at 9 AM, daily, and end about 11a, daily, if the range is clear.
By Command,
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Sucratory,
[3207
Colonial Secretary's Offen,
Hongkong, 18th November, 1903.
ME'S
DANCING.
PLEASE NOTE,.
(Daughter
of
ES. DONALDSON
Professor F. F. WALLACE, of Rose- mount Dancing Academy, Glasgow), begs to inform the residents of Hongkong and district that her Classes are now forming in the CITY HALL, and beginners who wish to be able to ince this season in time for the Ecotch Ball should not delay enrolling. BEGINNERS CLASS.
Twice weekly' ADVANCED CLASS.
Once a week CHILDREN'S CLASS.
Once a week
$10 a month.
$7 a month.
:
$4 a mouth.
⚫ PRIVATE CLASSES or PUPIL'S as way be arranged.
Pupils enrolled at the Robinson Piano Co., Ld. Hongkong, 3rd November, 1993, [3069
K. UYEMURA, Managei
¡ 2409
C. LAZARUS & CO.
60 & 61, BENTINCK STREET,
CALCUTTA.
Talegraphic Address: “Mano«ANY," CALCUTTA,
A.B.C. Coda, 5th Edition, used.
THE STANDARD
INDIAN BILLIARD TABLE.
made throughout in Cateutta of thoroughly sensored solid wood and fitted with extra low. cashious, Guaranteed to stand the TROPICAL CLIMATE.
Perck, complete, with accessories for Billiards, Rs. 1,450, packed.
C. L. & Co, take all RISKS against BREAKAGE.
Latest PRICE LIST can be had from "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS" Office.
(3119-3
UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS
Established 1718, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seat)
LAUTS, WEGENÈR & CO.
Solo Acmais,
[Longkong, 18th May. 1903.
A. LING & CO.,
FURNITURE STORE.
PLATED, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, o., &c.; and FOOCHOW
LACQUERED WARE.
68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 21st September, 1963.
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