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Now in eleventh year and third tour round number of Kings, Princes, Rajas, Pashas, and the world. Has performed before a greater Governors than any other entertainment in existence. Proof of this, together with the Sultan's medal and credentials, may be soon M Robinson Piano Co., where seats can be booked. Rears of laughter guaranteed for two and one-half hours. Sublime and whole soms.
Fun without valgarity." Popular prices, 63, 82, and $1. Doors open at 8,30, Overture at 9.
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CLASS. before H. M. King Edward and Queen Aloxas. Has had the honour of pressuting his Frivolities dra, H., the Sultan of Turkey, the late Duke and Duchess of Teck, Grand Duke Michast, Duke of Grafton, H.E. Lord Roberts, H.M. the King of Sism, Prince Damrong, H. H, the Maharajah Scindia, H. H. the Mabarajah of Patiala, H. H. the Nawab of Rampore, R.H. the Maharajah of Mysore, H. H, the Sultan of Vizianagaram, 11. H. the Gaskwar of Barods (twice in the Lurmi Villas Palace, Baroda), India, the Begum of Bhopal, the Sultan of Johore, etc, etc.
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SCIENTIFIC
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WATCHING MIGH TEMPERATURE ACTION-THE
SUN'S MYSTERIOUS EING THE FASTEST BRAIN AROWTH-SUGAR FROM CARBONIO ACID- COLOUR-BLIND ARTISTS WIND- POWER ELECTRICITY—A HANDY CEMENT.
Fresh rarelations in the phenomens of high temperatures have been brought by the now gauriz vessels of German makers. Those vessels bear great beat without softening, and may be exhausted of air, while one end of a quartz tube may be safely nooled and the other and kept very hot. In such tubes, heated in an electric furnace, German chemists have been studying the fusing and vaporisation of metals in a The varying behaviour of zine, cadmium, solenium, tellurium, load, autimony, tia, bismanth, silver, copper and gold have been watched, the evaporation of cadmium beginning at 320 deg. C. while gold-the most refractory metal tried-distilled bat little ut 1375 dog.
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motive against poison of snakes of the same species as that supplying the venom of the
seruth.
From the latest measurements by Curie, it is estimated that the energy of 15 pounds of radium, fully utilised, would run a one horse- power engine many centuries.
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JAPAN'S WAR ADVANTAGE..
Co, who had formerly for many years bold an A representative of the Exchange Telograph official position in the Far East, told the Daily Chronicle Inst month what he thought likely to happen when war breaks out between Japan and the said :-
nesia, as he thought it must inevitably do.
As to the result of a conflict, I fail to seg what the Russian Hoet can do. Vessels foul very fast in those waters. Even to save a week the mail boats are sent up the Canton River to or ten days anchorage in Bongkong Harbour Whampoa," [This is a rather remarkable state- ment.] where they lio in fresh water, and the weeds and barnsoles drop off to a certain extent; at any rate, they do not accumulate.
I once The peculiar atmospheric or solar phenomenon Japanese steamor, which had such an immonse journeyed from Hakodate to Yokohama in a known as Bishop's Ring seems to be of vory accumulation of harnacles that a man could walk Honolulu by the Rev. Boreno Bishop, a few days with every stitch of canvas set and a full had of rare appearance. It was first observed in round the outside of the ship on the projections. This was supposed to be a 12-kast boat, but after the Krakatoa eruption of 1883, and it has steam six knots was the utmost spead_obtain- boon seen but few times incr. M. Forel has able. Of course, this was before the Japanese reported noting it on the drst three days of lastad built docks of their own. What, then, must Angust from a height of 6,500 foet in the Algaaraisors of the Russian fest, for which no docks be the condition of the first-class battleships and It appeared as a double ring around the sun, the inner portion being of bluish-silver colour, while wide, shading off into the blue of space. the outer part was a band of copper. 20 deg
Brain development is found by Prof. Seggel of Munich, to have two periods of acceleration from 10 to 11 and from 17 to 18 in gicle, and porind of most rapid increase in height, from from 12 to 13 and 19 to 20 in boys. At the
12 to 14 years, the growth of the brain is less than one-hundredth that of the body, but at 17 to 19 it grows one-thirtieth as fast, and at 20 reaches one-seventh of the body growth, - -
are available? Certainly the ships that have made long voyages ont must not only require tensive refitting and repairs as well. docking, but in all probability will require ex
"The Russian fset, under such circumstance,
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only in fall force, liable to an attack by an enemy cannot venture ont far from its base, and then THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE who can easily steam round it. Thes, again, the Japanese possess on enormous advantage in
intercept and capture colliers and transports, as Their fast boate con reconnoitre from either end, the Inland Seu, which forms their Panama Canal,
well as locate any lame duck' or foul-bottomed man of war. Thus, while the Russiaus cannot force their own waters, the Japanese can manevre freely and choose their own time and place of attack, well knowing that the longer Hongkong, 1st January, 1904. fast-fouling Russian vessels, They put matters off the worse it will be for the
"The Russian army is, no doubt, a brave and powerful force, but it must be to a great extent tions with its base, and as these consist of s dependent upon the maintenance of its connec- single line of railway thousands of miles in length, I ask is it possible to conceive that much a line can be efficiently protested in war time correct, thers can be only one end to such a conflict--viz., the defeat of the Bassion navy, and consequent thorson the compulsory with-
against an Botive and resolute enemy? If I am
Carbon is the basis of all organic products, and a striking discovery of Julins Walther, a S. Petersburg chemist, is that this element may be made to enter into various combinations with oxygen and hydrogen by simple electrolysis of water charged with carbonic acid gas, the results being several sugars and vegetable acids from one form of simple apparatus. The water was charged with the gas evolved Mr. Freear gives a guarantee to keep his on pouring bydrochloric acid on marble. The audience in roars of laughter for two and anodes of the electric apparatus were brushup drawal of their army.” half hours. "Freear's Frivolities," a per- formed in South Africa, India, Straits Setile of platinum and the cathodes were proferably ments, Burmah, Ceylon, Siam, China, Japan, of clay or silicates of aluminum with large Java, Canada, Malta, Australia, New Zealand, surface. The solutions about the anode and Quenesland, Tasmania, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Weat India, Demerara, United States.
cathode were
saolosed in separate elay etc., and is now on his way to Klondlike, South receptacles, that of the anode being kept Americe, Philippines, Now Caledonia, Borneo,5 deg. C. warmer than the other by a lampin Seoul, however, does not seem to be trasted
KIMBALL ORGANS. Sarawak, China, Japan, Melaces, Parnis, etc.,
THE
etc, and is commisioned by Chatto and Windus, of London, to write a book on his travels and (9335 experiences,
medal at Robinson Piano Co. Crowded Houses Ses Froent's Credentials and Sultan's everywhere.
M.
Hongkong, 29th January, 1904.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
THE Basiness of AH MEN and HING CHEONG & CO., Tailors, will be CARRIED ON from the 17th inst. at No. 8 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, opposite to the Connaught House Hotel,
Hongkong, 5th January, 1904,
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Hongkong. 21a1 March, 1903.
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M. REHEMANJEE'S celebrated BIOSCOPE will be shown after Freear's Frivolities for 15 minutes, Band in attendance.
Hongkong, 29th January, 1904.
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THEATRE ROYAL
CITY HALL. THE THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB will give Six Performances of THE COMIC OPERA "HIS EXCELLENCY " Written by W. 8. GILBERT, Music composed by Dr. OSMUND CARE,
од
WEDNESDAY, 10th FEBRUARY, THURSDAY,
11th
BATURDAY, 13th THURSDAY, 18th FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
19th 20th
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The current was gradually increased both in
power and in intensity, and at 2 volta and 0.75 ampere oxalic acid appeared, being soon volts and 2.25 amperes, Fruit angar was followed by tartaric acid, and by citric acid at producerl at-5 volts and 3 amperes, then grapo sugar. The richness of the products in carbon geems to increase with increase in current and intensity..
A collection of pictures by colour-blind persons formed a late novel exhibition by Dr. F. W. Edridge-Green before a London society. Dr. Green divides the colour-blind inte two distinct but associated classes. The first consists of persons with a spectram shortened at oze or both enda, who consequently cannot see certain rays; and an individual with a shortening of the red end would not see a red light at a dis- tance, although able to pick out all pieces in a mixture of coloured wools. The second class are unable to recognise certain colours. Normal. sighted persons see six colours, some ever seven; the second class of the colour-blind see Ave, four,
Commencing each Evening at 9 P.M., precisely, three, two, or one colour, and are called penta-
Dress Circle Stalls
Pit Stallo... Pit
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No HALF PRICE, Tickets can be obtained at the Booking Offee of the Theatre, City Hall, on and after WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, at 10 am. Booking Offee will be opened daily from that dale from 10 A.. to 4 P.M.
Late Trams will run quarter of an hour after the fall of the curtain.
Hongkong, 28th January, 1904.
MUSIC.
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chromio, tetrachromic, etc.
Sycamore is an exceedingly durable wood, and a statue from it, now in the museum of Gizeb, is reported sound and natural in ap pearance, although zearly 6,000 years old.
The problem of wind-power for electric stations has been studied for several years by Prof. La Cour, in the interest of the Danish Government. To overcome the difficulty of irregular speed, the motor is provided with au intermediate shaft in connection with a balance, and the belt from the windmill is led vertically.
on the rise of this shaft, the pressure on the convenient counter-weights. Through this de istter being regulated by the balance bearing
vice the belt elides on the disc as soon as the load exceeds a given maximum. A wind-power plant, supplying about 50 awperes of current at 110 volts, has been in operation about a year at Askov, Denmark, and feeds about 450 incandescent lamps. It has given excellent results, with little attention, calms of several
COREA.
According to the N-C. Daily News Tokyo correspondent, there is a popular ontbreak in Southern Coron, but it has no political New importance. The temper of the Corean troops
much, for the Mainichi pablishus a telegram
from that city on the 15th inst, to the following their soldiers to avoid any dispute with the effect: The Corean Government have ordered foreign troops and not to return the fire if they are attasked. The eight thousand Corean soldiers in Seoul are confined to their barracks. Some of them have deserted on account of the and orderly, Mr. McLeary Brown, Superinten. Revere cold, but on the whole they are vory quist dent of the Corean Customs, has visited the barracks of the Corean troops at Sansei and removed the more important portions of thirteen machine guns. The majority of the Corean the above-mentioned thirteen weapons were. guns are of no value, being of old pattern, but of the latest type and were regarded as of some value in case of war. It was reported some time ago that the Russians will accommodata the Corean Emperor in the Russian Legation and then provoke the Coron soldiers to fire on the foreign Legations, as the Boxors did in in Seoul is not sufficient for the carrying out of Paking, but the number of the Russian troops such a daring action, and the Russians are, in fact, very quiet.
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deye being bridged over by a reserve of Kinderfraalein für ein jähriges AUER sofort ein gebilletes deutsches of petroleum motors,
Professor F. F. WALLACE, of Rose- mount Dancing Academy, Glasgow) bag pleasure in advertising a SECOND BEGIN- NERS CLASS to open in the CITY HALL shortly.
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A German chemist describes a new. cement, composed of casein and some tannie acid com pound, that becomes very hard when dry, and is then insoluble in water, oils, petroleum, etc. In preparing it calcium launate may ba obtained by adding clear line water to a tannia solution antil no further procipitation occurs, then pour- ing off the liquid and drying the precipitate. The calcium tenaate is mixed with casein in aud NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in proportions ranging from 1 to 1 up to 1 to 10. all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 888G. AIR GUNS and The dried mixture is reduced to powder, which AMMUNITION in Variety. is ready for use on adding water to any docired COBsistency.
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COLD STORAGE.
The corum obtained by inculating hurtsHE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY with cobra veup, so effective in the practice of bare now 40,000 Enbia feet of Cold Calmette, has teen found by Dr. Tidewell to Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will have no power in counter-acting the venom of be Open at 10 A.. and 4 P.M. daily, Bundsga Australian snakes. Other experiments see excepted to receive and deliver perishable gode
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