HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING
DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in China having Europas taught workmoon. Equal to Home Work
FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN
ACHEE & CO., Established 1959.
Glass andIron Wares.
17a, Queen's Road Central,
JEWELLERS
INSURANCES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1903
NOTTLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
TOTAL FUNDS AT Bler DrowMDEE, 1902, £16,878,771.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 00 687,500 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL II. FIRM FUNDS.
2,867,215 14 10-
The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Furniture Dealers, Silver plated, China, Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS
against FIRE at Current Batea.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agenta.
1888. Hongkong, 19th June, 1903. THE BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
undersigned, having been appolated THE
AGENTS for the abors Company, are prepared to accept RISKS at Current Rates. HOLLAND-CHINA TRADING CO.
12160 Hongkong, 28th November, 1903. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO.
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Morckante and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road, Al
at Shanghai, Manila, l'ars and
PHOTOGRAPHIE
oil
M. MUMEYA, JAPANESH ARTIST.
Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos, Work Views of China and Manila.
done for Amateure; Ho. 8A, Queen's
Road Central.
PRINTING
"DAILY FRESS" OFFICE
Proof rowl by Englishmon.
STOREKEEPER
3. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
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Nasy Contractors, Enilinkers, Provision and Cual Morelmute. Sok Agents for Hartran Bahijau's Genuine Com-
peition Red Hönd Brand.
BISMARCK & CO.,
NAVY
Chandiera,
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, ar prepared to ACCEPT RISKS sgainst FIRE at Current Rates,
THE WESTERN ASSURANCE- COM. PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851.
...£825,719
REFERBED
WAITING-ENGLISH
{SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY, the passage of the current. The voltage, usually 20 to 25, may be raised to 70 or 80, BEFORE- and the temperature can be regulated at any BURNING →→ETIBU-JOSCED PLOWERS-BONE- point from less than 500 deg. C to 3,000 deg. FILLING—KITROGEN FROM THE AIR-II or oven higher. It is simple and continuous IN HANDWELTING-AN USEFUL FURNACE-in operation. It can be used for making PHOSPHOBIC ACID INHALATION-CALIFOR❘ castings, including those of the most refractory metals, er for reheating ingots, and us for the forge, and one man can tend three or four furnaces in easting.
HITE.
In a recent case of mirror-writing, alxy of seven or eight wrote unusually well, but in this singular reversed style, and some months A striking experience has been reported in later, after acquiring the normal method of Germany by Herr Bottrich. For fifteen writing, would return to his original style on years he has made a weekly medical examiņa- becoming fatigued. Dr. C. D. Jones, of Bastion of the 45 to 00 men at work in a Baden ton, in reporting the case, states that the storage battery factory, where the fumes of anomaly seems to be more comunion in England phosphoric acid are almost suffocating than in America. In one group of 481, the Severu respiratory irritation and lead poison. percentage of mirror writers was 6.1, but in ing would be expected. He has never found ja case of lead poisoning, however, and hag many reported instances the specimens have proven to be merely those of poor pentan-been struck with the soundness of the mem- ship. Various explanations of the peculiarity brane of the upper air passages. Tubercu- have been offered. It seems to be most com-losis is unknown, catarrhal affections are mon with mental disease, but has been short.. The general health averages twice as observed in persons of normal mental capacity, high as in a neighbouring machine shop, and and one explanation is that it is due to left Dr. Bottrich suggests phosphoric acid fúmes handedness and some preponderating indu-
as a new remedy for disease.
ence of the left brain.
A summary of the progress of a quarter BLUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & co..
of a century in disposing of city refuse was Agents.
118 given by W. F. Cloodrich in - British Hongkong, 21st April, 1897
Association paper. Not less than 180 towns now use destructors; and in 63 of thew the steam generated is used at electric stations, while 40 apply the power to pumping sewage, and 3 use it for the water-works. Numerous tests have shown that every ton of refuse barat generates alent one ton of high pressure steam, smell and dust being practically banished.
Cash Becurity ...
• Total Losses Paid ...16,769,240 THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, r Provision and Coal Merchacts, Sail propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE
Contractors, Ship
at Current Rates.
WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hongkong, 18th May, 1909, DHENIX FIRE
+ makers, &c. Fresh Water supplest ta
Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG SANG & CO,
Stipebandlers, Sailmakors, Provizioneta, Cal Merchants, Hardware, Engineere Tecla, Brass and Iron Merchants,
144. Des Voeux Rond.
WATCHMAKERS
DROZ & CO.,
14, Queen's Road Central Repaire (1 Watches and Clocks by competent European experts. at moderate rates
ROYAL ÆRATED WATERS MANUFACTORY.
Factory & Office--West Point; Telephone 867 Dopotics House Street; Telephone, 374
That's where you can get very best drinks,
it say.
And that's where your orders should be plased, If you will try to join our race,
Surely you will find the truth with smiling
face
For cleanness and purity we always pleat, As for quality of our goode we always lead, Should you have any doubt of the saying,
•You may try, It'sfor good staff you are paying Our High-Class Drinks, many from which to
choose,
Our long list of Novelties will you amuse,
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Cherry Vine
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Vanilla
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Refreading and invigorating. Exhilarating drinks of the season. Just Produced. Long. Life, Non-Intoxicating and Excellent Bever.
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NOW ON SALE.
A BODE FOR THE GLOBETROTTER, "FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER."
BY
CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (8.8. *HARKOW" With Illustrations, Maps and Plana.
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Hongkong: "DAILY, PRESS" Office.
MOSTS. KELLY & WALSH.
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Hongkong, 9th October, 1998.
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prepared The Undersigned are
of INSURANCE GRANT POLICIES against FIRE at Current Rates.
ROW
电
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
Agents for the Phonix Firs Office 28 Hongkong, 17th August, 1887. THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL.
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Flowers out of the natural season are usually obtained by keeping the young plants in cold, dry houses, and foreing them Inter by heat and moisture. It is possible to give young buds premature development by exposing them to ether, and A. Maumené claims that such development is not only more rapid but more regular and complete.
A "dying ground" of elephants, a resort where these animals go to die, was an interest. ing discovery by Major Powell-Cotton in Eastern Equatorial Africa.
THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratas.
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.
Extraordinary results are clained for the Hongkong, Srd August, 1903.
boue-filling process of Prof. Mosetig, which NORTHERN ASSURANCE OJ. has been adopted in Vienna hospitals.
FIRE and LIFE.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
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THE Undersigned are prepared to accept First Class Foreign and Chinese BISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR ANCE Prospectuses on application.
TURNER & CO.,
Agents.
[267 Bongkong, 23rd September, 1903.
CARTRIDGES. IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE.
FORE ALWAYS FRESH. "INLEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE, and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in all Sizes, Nos, 10 to 888G. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety.
WM, SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong. 28th November, 1908
CHEONG SHING
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GENERAL EXPORTERS.
DEALERS IN JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, PEARLS PRECIOUS STONES, SILKS, IVORY WALES, EMBROIDERIES and PONGEE SILK.
Disease of the bones causes cavities like those in teeth, and cure is usually slow, patients often being disabled for many months or even years. Prof. Mosetig plugs the cavity with a melted mixture of iodoform, oil of Resame, and spermsceti. The patient is soon able to go to wurk, the antiseptic power of the induform arrests the disease, and as the cure progresses and new bone is formed, the plugging material is reabsorbed, entirely without pain. Among the cures in that of n Servian of nineteen, who was cured in 15 days after having suffered for eight years from necrosis of the left femur to sech an extent that he had been compelled to use crutches.
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The rapid exhaustion of supplies of nitrates such as Chili'saltpetre-has given great! importance to the problem of using the air's free nitrogen for farming and other purposes. Dr. Frank, of Charlottenburg, has called attention to a method of fixing atmospheric nitrogen through the carbides of the alkaline earth metals. Barium carbide is especially suitable, and by absorbing nitrogen is 昌
converted directly into barium cyanido. Calcium carbide is made by electric power to yield calcium eyunanide. Hosting with water under high pressure converts this into calcium carbonate and ammonia, and shown the calcium experiments have cyanamide to be a very good fertiliser..
A curious investigation by Alfred Binot, of the Laboratry of the Sorbonne, has revealed differences in the handwriting of the sexes. Numerous characteristics ure traced-such as carelessness in the writing of women and firmness and simplicity in that of men--and an expert graphologist has been able to give the sex of the writers of 141 addresses out of 180. The writing of old men resembles that
Wholesale and Retail. Prices very moderato, No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Opposite Messrs. C. J. GAUPF & Co.).
13170 Hongkong, 18th May, 1903. CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS. SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO, TELEGRAMS: "CABMICHAEL," HONGKONG
A B C Code, 4th Edition
A 1 Code, [2836
AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD., AMOY
CALL FLAG E.
and
DEPAIR WORK to Steamers Moderate charges. Work solicited.
J. D. EDWARDS, Managor. Amoy, 3rd December, 1903.
Raunches Castings in Brass anal and
A
WEI-HAI-WEI SCHOOL.
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Lieber'a Standard Code.
TELEPITONE, 132. Hongkong. 21st December, 1903.
NOW 'READY. DIRECTORY or PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES
IN
(3887 CHINA, JAPAN AND COREA
FOR 1904.
HIGH-CLASS education for a moderate
ice.
Tailion under experienced and qualified mastere.
Boys are received up to fourteen for prepara- tory education.
A sound commercial education is offered to older pupils,
A new school house, splendidly situated, just completed.
Climate and sanitary conditions unequalled in the Far East.
School reopens 1st February,
HERBERT L. BEER, L.C.F..
Headmaster.
J. W. FELL, B.A.,
Assistant-master. Hongkong, 2nd December, 1903
CHRISTMAS 1903.
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THE undersigned is now prepared to supply
CHRISTMAS CAKES
of the best quality, weighing from I Th. to 15 lbs., and also MINCE PIES, A830RTED CAKES, &c, do,
DORABJEE & SON,
Hongkong Bakery,
41, Des Voeux Roed
[3444 Hongkong, 14th December, 1998
WITH ALPHABETICAL LIST.
88 PAGES. PAPER COVER, 60 Conta, On Sale at AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION PRESS,
Shanghai Mr. EDWARD EVAKS, Missionary Home,
Shanghai;***
Mascar. KELLY & WALSH, L., Hongkong
Shanghai and Yokohams; Messrs. W. BREWER & Co., Hongkong and
Shanghai;
TUEN CHONG BOOK STORE, Swatow; Mesra A. S. WATSON & Co., Amoy; Masers. A. 8. WATSON & Co., Foochow; Messre. H. Brow & Co., Tientsin; Messrs. HODGE & Co., "Seoul Press," Booul;
NAGASAKI PRESS" OFFICE. Nagasaki;
KOBE CHRONICLE" OFFICE, Kobe; "DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, Hongkong; and at the London Office: 131, Fleet Btreet. Hongkong, 12th December, 1908.
KOWLOON ROTISSERIE.
TO. 81, ELGIN ROAD, Kowloon (Two
doorn next to Kowloon Hotel)
Manis à la Carta. Steaks, Chops, &o,, &c., at any time hotween 7s.m. and 10.30 p.m. Monthly
Terms on application.
Hongkong, 6th October, 1908,
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of women.
A sand-worn of the northern and western consts of France seems to imve a sense of time. It is known as "convoluta," and M. Behn states that it makes green spots on the sand at low tide and disappears as the tide rises, and continued this course during 14 days in an aquarium.
Capable of a wide range of work is the new electric furnace of M. Girod, of Annecy, France, which consists of a cracible of
The latest addition to "American or-
MIDZUSHIMA & CO.
COAL MERCHANTS.
No. 4. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Facing Duddell Street).
HEAD OFFICE : No. 5,'SAKAIMACHI, KOBE, BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, MOJI,' MINAMI-AJIKAWA, OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU,
AGENCY MẸ, 8. ‘NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobe, Moji, Osaka, Wakamaten, and Hongkong
Code used: A 1 & A. B. C. 4ru ED.
Importer of Japanese Coals. Contractors of Cost to the Compagnie des Meangories Maritimes de France, Foreign and Japanese stoamers. Arsenal and Japanese Esilway Companion, do. Sole Proprietors of Kummate and Tenoura Coal Mines, Bole Agents for Kawamiya, Komatengaars, Minamio, Tkejiri and Kumagahato Collieries.
K. UYEMURA, Manager
namental stones reported by Dr. Geo. F. Kunz has received the name of Californite. It was first found about 80 miles from Yreka, Cal, where it outcrops for 200 feet as a hard green stene, of varying shades; and taking a high polish. The material, at first supposed to be jade, proved on analysis to be a massive Now
square and two feet thick have been found variety of resuvianite. Fine slabs five feet and the supply seems to be large. Similar massive vesuvianite exists elsewhere in California and in Europe.
ROWLAND'S
MACASSAR OIL
FOR THE HAIR
Prozervez, Beaulifier, Nourishes lt. Hothing equals 1. 110 years proves this fast. Golden Colour for Fair Hair. Of Stores, Chemisis, Hairdressers,
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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD,
AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.
CODE WORD¦"DOCK,” NAGASAKI. 4.1, AB.C., Ecotts and Engineering Cole
Used.
DOCK No. 1 (st TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks
LAV
Width of Entranos on Pop Width of Entrance on Boftom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
523 feet.
518
89
77
261
371 feet
350
66
DOCK® No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks
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Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Eottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
53- 12
PATEN SLIP (at KOSUGE), Can take vessels up to 1,000 tone großs.
TUE WORKS are well equipped with the
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and ca execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD. ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as wel as in REPAIRING of SHIPS.
The COMPANY has * SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS G203S, FITTED with POWERFO SALVAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE.
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YING KEE REFRESHMENT CONTRACTOR and
CATERER
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Ball Suppers, Dance Suppore, Pionios, Lun cheons, and At Homes Catered for.
Cutlery, Crockery, sad Table Linen on hire For Terms, apply to YING KEE,
IN CASKS OF ABOUT
(First Floor) 50. Das Voux Road Central. 3334 Hoogkong, 12h December. 1903.
CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
450 LBS. NET
USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
TRADE
CARBOLINE
MARK
ENARIUS
AVEN
LINEUM
. IN TINE.
45 LBS.
Throughly reliable preservative for Wood
Rot, and Dampness.
Hongkong, 4th March, 1903.
JAPAN
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO)
HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURDGA-CHO, TOKYO: LONDON BRANCH-34, TIME STREET, E.C.
1240
HONGKONG BRANCH :-Prince'a BeILDINGS, IOR HOUSE STREET
OTHER DRANCHES:
York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai Chefoe, Tientsin, Newolwang, Fort Arthur, Sooul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuke Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kuro, Shimonoseki, Moji. Wakarassa. Karatau, Nagasaki Kaohinotra, Sasebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.
Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arvansis and the State Railways; Principal Eailway Corapanies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Farmona Mike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanade, Fajinotana, Mameda, Mannoura, Onours Otsaji,
Sasabaru Tembakuro, Yoshing laai, Yoshio, Yunokibars, and other Coals.
N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong.
FROM PIER TO PEAK
LAMBERT ÅND BUTLER'S FRONTIER MIXTURE IS SMOKED BY ALL
HIGH-CLASS TOBACCO SMOKERS.
FRONTIER
MANUFACTURED BY-
DRAN
MIXTURE
LAMBERT & BUTLER'S BRANCH, BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED.
MELLIN'S
FOOD
For INFANTS and INVALIDS. Purely Vegetable and Untouched by Hand. MELLIN'S FOOD is free from Starch. When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.
Hellin's Food Works, Peckham, London, England.
"THE EAST OF ASIA." (Published Quarterly.)
graphite or refractory earth, heated on the And Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fang"" |ONTAINING Artioles of Special Interest.
outside by means of the resistance offered to an electric current by an envelope of graph- ite. The furnace is mounted on a horizontal shaft, so that it may he oscillated or tipped over, like a Bessemer converter, even during
BEFORE GOING TO BED
Uss
CALVERT'S CARBOLIC
Tooth Powder
This nigno antiszállä Zantifrice is well-known by Its pink colour pleasant dante, Emgrant odoor, and thorough efficiency.
F. C. GALVEET 2 Co. Manchester, Ful.
22:6-8
CANVAS
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.
Sole Agents for Chinh
8902 Hongkong 1st July, 1902
AVID CORSAISON'S
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Sola Ageuta.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRA- LASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED;
TEFERRING to the notion of the 28th September last, the sonders of telegrama
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Profusely Illustrated, descriptive of the people, Customs, &c., of the Far East.
The kindly Press criticisms, both Continental and American, that the production of this Magazine has evoked is plognent tatimony of the sterling merit of the publication..
$1.50.
Price On Sale at "NORTH CHINA HERALD
OFFICE, Shanghai; MESSES KELLY & WALSH
Hongkong;
and all leading Booksellers in the Far East Ingkong, 14th Februszy, 1993.
GRACA & CO.,
TOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP
DEALERS.
No. 58, PEEL STREET, HONGKONG,
are hershy advised that, from the 1st of JANUARY next, the charges for telograms Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval will, sabject to revision after three months, be to any address on receipt of satisfactory refer collected at the rate of FORTY-FOUR | enrg. CENTS to equal One Frang
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent Hongkong, 21st December, 1903.
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15 to 25 per cent. Discount Allowed. 3314
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DR. M. H. CHAUN, 27, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG From the University of Pennsylvanis, U.S.A
Hongkong, 10th March, 1903
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FOR SALE.
'N “OLDSMOBILE” motor, just arrived and not yet unpacked, Warranted good. condition. No reasonable offer refused.
Apply to-
A. B. C.,' Cars of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 25th December, 1903. [3555
PURE FRESH WATER THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER
BOAT CO., LD., is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESK WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boilers.
Call Flag W,
J. W. KEW, Manager,
1st Floor, 37, Connaught Road, (3345 Hongkong, 13th June, 1903,