INTIMATIONS
THE
ROBINSON
PIANO Co. LD.
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received instructions
to Bell by Public Aurlion,
011
FRIDAY,
the 8th July, 18, commencing al 2.30,1,M. at Nos. 2 and 4, GAGN STEEKT, A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6rn, 1904.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
VERY AMBIGUOUS.
The annual meeting of the Clarity Organisa.
tion Society of Melbourne has been held at the town hall. Mr. J. A. Levoy read a letter from Lord Hopetoun thanking the society for the | assistance always given to him--Argues,
Melbourne.
SCARCITY OF MARRYING MEN.
THE DERBY RUN IN A THE
THUNDERSTORM.
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Tho great international Derby was run under most disastrous weather conditions, a thunder- stora raging during the eventful struggle. which resulted in a victory for Mr. Leopold de Rothschild's St. Amant, and in an inglorious
defent of the French favourite Gouvernant.
To the unsheltered on the hill, says one neeannt. it was the most wretched. Derby within Every day the labour market grows more con- | raralloction. The crowd-large enough, thongh PLUSH COVERED DRAWING ROOM | crested: each day a marrying man becomes more smaller than asmal-experienced the full force of SUITE, OVERMANTELS with DEVEL
Comprising:
LED MIRRORS, PICTURES, ENGRAV. of curiosity, bidding fair to become a careted the torrantial rain that swept from the thunder INGS. BRASS-MOUNTED FENDERS, perion, exhibited in a glass case at collections. { clouds when the great mee started. The fierce.
UPRIGHT IRON AGE CURTAINS VERY FINE VEL and the women who do not face this fact, and stinging showers- penetrated overcoats and
GRANDS
MANUFACTURED BY US
ARE TO BE
ABSOLUTELY DEPENDED ON
THERE IS NO PIANO 80 WELL
ADAPTED TO STAND THE
HONGKONG CLIMATE.
THE MATERIAL IS OF THE BEST
AND THOROUGHLY-
SEASONED IN THE COLONY.
WE GUARANTEE THEM FULLY,
PRICES $100; Upwards. -
BABY
GRANDS
VET PILE CARPET, &«, &c., &e. ;
EXTENSION DINING TABLE, SIDE. BOARD and DINNER WAGGON with BEVELLED MIRRORS, DINNER SET, GLASS WARE and CUTLERY, &c, &a;
BRASS an BRASS-MOUNTED BED. STEADS, HANDSOME WARDROBES, BUREAUX with BEVELLID MIRRORS. TAPESTRY and PLUSH COVERED BEDROOM SUITES, DRESSING TABLE with MIRROR, MARBLE-TOP WASH- STANDS, TOILET SETS, &a, &c.;
BATHROOM, PANTRY and KITCHEN REQUISITES, &c. &c. :
Alao
3 COTTAGE PIANOS in Good Coalition, by Chappell in 1 Co., John Broadwood and Sous and Tho Robinson Piano Co.;
And
sook pastures new,- are, bound to be "loft"---- Helen Mathers, in Londou Opinion.
GENTLEMAN ANONG THIEVE.” American friendship for China is an example of the striking affect of background. With all respect to our English and Continental friends, it is their behaviour to the Chinese that makes us appear by contrast to them. like a fairly honest and courteous gentleman-among a band, of plunderers.-Times, New York,
OUT-OF-DATE SERMONS.
The message that is delivered Sunday after Sunday from the average pulpit is rapid and One PIANOLA with a Large Selection of meaningless to the man of affairs of to-day. Music,
THEMA:-Cash on delivery.
Your man of the present requires a different On View from Thursday, the 7th July, 1904. proaching than did his father. He wants you
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
to say something, and to say it without flourishes Auctioneer."
und in us short a time as possible. He has no Hongkong, 5th July, 3904.
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time patience with thmories ----Duflash, New York.
T
ор
PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned has rocóived instructions
to Soll by Public Auction,.
SATURDAY, the 5th July, 101, commeuring at,2,30 1.31., at his SALES Rooms, Daddell Street, A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOID
FURNITURE,
Comprising
THE NEW LONDON.
Hotel after hetal, anch more gilded than the Inst. las arisen in London, until no city in the world can inatek them in size. Inaurs, and display. Our theatres have increased in Dumber, or have been remodelled into comfort. Clubs have arisen casy of access to visitors, with friends or introductions, while society DRAWING itself throws open its doors to wealth from
whatever quarter of the world it may arrive. Panty Fixir.
TAPESTRY COVERED ROOM SUITE, OVERMANTELS with REVELLED MIRRORS, LADY'S FANCY WRITING DESK, and OCCASIONAL TABLES, &c, ke., &c.;
***, .'s RECORDS,
EXTENSION DINING TABLE, MARBLE-TOP SIDEBOARDS with Commenting on the fact that during his BEVELLED MIRROR, DINNER WAGreer in first-class cricket Mr. W. G. Grace GONS, CHIFONNIERS, &a, &c;
ONLY 5 FEET LONG.. | REQUISITES;
Hongkong, Si Jano, 1904
NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 197 (Special).
CHINA SEA.
has scored over 55,000 runs and taken over 4,700 BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS. WARDROBES with BEVELLED MIR wickets, "A Clerical Cricketer" writes to the KÖR, MARBLE-TOP BUREAUX with Daily Mail:-Is it not a fact that no other BEVELLED MIRROR MARBLE-TOP | cricketer has scored 15,000 cuns and taken 1,500 WASISTANDSand DRESSING TABLES, wickets? Our lads all over the hind saght to TOILET SE 8, &c., &c., &o.
BATHROOM and KITCHEN know this; and this, too, they ought to know--
recorrl I have never seen stated in print--that Åles One HAMMOND TYPEWRITER (almest in the seventies alone W. G. scored 17.734 runs [1409 DEW):
with an average of 50, and took 1.118 wickets at an average of 14. Arthur Shrewsbury told in Several TYPEWRITERS and BICYCLES not very long before his death that, simply as a of VARIOUS MAKES.-
batsman, Dr. Grace was, in his opinion, easily TERMS:-Cash on delivery. On. View from Worcesty, the ith July, 1904. Brat compared with any other whatsoever. A
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
́an all-round crickster his promier position is
· Auctioneer.
almost ridiculously secure. [1628
SHANGHAT DISTRICT.
SOUTH CHANNEL ENTRANCE TO THE YANGTZE,
Intended change in the position of the Ga-Lighted Fairway Hall Bany. [OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that is consequence of changes having taken place in the Eutra ce to the Senth Chouse, the Gas-Lighted Fairway Bolt Buoy will shifted 14 miles South of its present position on or about the 15th July auxt."
From the Busy, the Tongshs Lightship will then bear N. 48 W.
Further information can be obtained at the Coast Inspector's Offe
All Bearings given are Magnetic.
T. J. ELDRIDGE, Deputy Cast Tuspector.
Imperial Maritimo Customs,
Coast Inspector's Office,
Shanghai, 25th Jann, 1904.
TONG CHONG & CO.
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No 88, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Manufacturers of Hand-made Pure
HAVANA CIGARS AND CIGARETTES They are made of best Havana leaves and possess a mild and choice tinyour, Inspection courteously invited. Hengkong. 26th May, 1904.
TEAL
FOR SALE
Length 36 feet.
Breadth 7 feet.
FOR SALE.
Depth feet 6 incles.
Prico $3,250.
A len
Hongkong, 4th July, 104.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE PIANO OVERHEAD.
mackintoshes, and dribbled in cascades from countless umbrellas down the necks and faces of prople, who borwit all with a cheerful stoisism that was almost horsio. The curauipment of ready-manoy bookmakers was practically desert-
Somuch so thurt ono of the fraternity invited the apwilling “ sports" to hack “Light- ning" for a win and "Thunder" for a pines. Then, when prosently the clouds wore riven by za snaky, purplish flnine, followed instantly by a rattle like rifle fire that swelled into ons terrific
CIGARETTES OF THE
FUTURE.
ONCE SMOKED ALWAYS SMOKED.
E. D. PROTOPAPAS & CO.
ALEXANDRIA & CAIRO, EGYPT.
FINEST EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES.
LOTUS,
Large Size $5.00 for 1072%
Gold Tipped Medium Size
$3.75 per 100
ZAFAR,
Large Size $1.60 por 100 Medium Size 74.20
TRADE MARK.
SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG
KARIM,
Large-Size $3.75 por 100
Medium Size $3,50
TILABIT.
Large Sizo $3.00 per 3400
Medium $2.75 per 100
crash, the bookmaker annumured with assumed 1615) KRUSE & CO, CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
gravity that- *- Lightajng" had won by a short length. The crowd that otherwise would have hughed boisterously only smiled ilemally. A sorry, senked crowd it was, stanling in yellow mud, unkle deep, or sodden græs that dampak the feet even more. Yet out of these conditions the usual drove of Derby, loafers managed reup They brengld large somewhat of a harvest wubrellas, under which one was allowed to istanul for sixpence, and hawked trussos of straw
for people to stand on at so much por head-or. rather fool. Hundreds of hill-top men" wewa- j thus ** luulled down." But those small- comforts could not conquer their settled melancholy. The twanging of a solitary mandoline seomed in- congruous. No one heedled it for a time; then a satirical person inqüised of the Italian musician “if he had a gondola' handy, us lan wanted to get to the station.“ Groups of burnt cork minstrels stood about dejectedly. the rain washing yellow streaks down their manufactured complexions. They were incap able of uttuning their banjoes fo sach' con- ditions, save one who sang Down by the Swanee River." Mouraful it was in the extreme. it, saddest thing of all, not one in a thousand of the patient, denizens of the bill saw the race because of the umbrellas that shot up like
mighty field of mushrooms,
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of everybody connected with the inner life of
Perhaps the feeling appermost in the minds WE HOLD THE LARGEST STOCK OF BILLIARD TABLES. ACCESSORIES
racing after St. Amant's victory was one of thankfulness that the immense sum of money which the success of Gouvernant would have taken out of the country remained in the Tart's exchogner.
It has buon elated that M. Blaue and his immodisto friends backed Gouvernaut to win some £10,000. That is a large sum; but it would by no meaux bare represented the total French wieninga, for the immense crowd which followed in M. Bland's train would have takeu a lot of money back home never to return. A student engineer living in Charlottenburg The mystery of the race of course was the bas taken a drastic method of silencing a pianoutier and ignominious failure of Gouvernant, which was being played eternally in the fat over and as helping to elucidate this the opinions of list ecoupied by him. Finding remonstrance his jockey may be of service. Obviously seme- useless, he bored a fiue hole through the celling thing must have been wrong, for Gouvernant to held on MONDAY, the 11th day of JULY, of his study and the floor of the room above, into hd survived this neverest tests at home, aud it 14, at 3 p... at the Offices of the Public which he fitted a fine rubber tube. Through is ridiculous to suppose that the French horses the Officer Adizisistering the Government, of Works Departinent, by Order of His Excellency this tubo he passed the acrid fumes of sulphuri just now are so bad that the acknowledged best cannot do better than Gouvernant did yester- One Lot of Crow Land at Plantation Road, acid gas, which in a short times drove the piano-day. In the judgment of. Caunou the horse in the Colray of Hokong, for a term of 75 player from the room. This process was repeat was thoroughly upset by the thunderstorm, years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rest to be fixed by the Sarveyor of His Majesty
ed day after day, until the minute hole in the whose worst furies, so far as the esplosions of heaven's artillery want, were experienced floor was discovered. The piano-player brought during the preliminaries of the racs. Gourer- the KING for one further terms of 76 years.
1629 an action, and the ouginger has been fined formant took fright at the opening crush, and such PARTICULARS OF THE LOT." an attempt to do badily harm.
DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of PAR the Letting by Public Auction Sale, to
No, of Snie.
Registry Ve.
Locality-
Bowurkery Neasureposits.
Contents
Annual Rent.
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tion Road; T61
Upect. Frict.
Peak 100 150 150 18,5 189.208
(133 ROYAL AERATED WATERS
· MANUFACTORY,
PRODUCE the Highest Class AERATED PR
in East on account VIBAKWOOD STEAM LAUNCH in Good of their Bigh Class Machinery and also of the
Working Ordar aud condition.
superior ingredients they use in the manufacturo of their goods, and the cleanliness, do, ars all under strict supervision of Europeans only,
REPORT OF AN EXPERT. Engines, Compound Outboard Condensing HINCHLIFFE, LIMITED, Aerated Water The representative of Messrs. BRATBY and Engineers and Chemists, Manchester, visited vor factory recently in the course of a tour amongst Eastern Aorated Water Makers, and was greatly surprised at the compactness of our factory and also the methodical way in which everything TO PHILATELISTS.
pertaining to the muking of Aorated Waters OR SALE, a large variety of Chinese, all tras carried out. He also sapressed himself isenes, Chinese Locals, Shanghais, Hong-strongly on the absoluto cleanlines of our kong, Indian Native States, Borneo, &e, do, whole establishment, which he assured us including wary of the old and raro issues,qual to any he had yet visited and superior to Selections sent on approval Prices extremely low. Apply
Hongkong, 14th June, 104,
Apply to-
X.. Care of Daily Press Office.
10374
Hongkong, 1st May, 1904.
BOX 14, Cave of Daily Press Offlen.
FOR SALE.
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COUNTESS MARRIES HER COACHMAN. Emma' Sophia Georgiana, widow of the second- Earl of Ravensworth, who died in 1903, has heon married to Mr. Jamer William Wads - worth. 28, described in the marriage certificate
as a steward, son of nu estufa ngent. The address
· of bride and bridegrom is li. Upper Grosvenor Street, Laly Ravensworth's town house. For
suceding peil ingreased his uturo: nutit his stats bevaine one of such nervousness. terror and general upseftedness that he entered on the contest a beaten horse,
some months Mr. Wadsworth had been coachman MITSU
to the Countess, and for a week after the wedding he contimed in this position, and lived at 15, King-street Mews. The couple ara now on their honeymoon in the country The second Earl of Ravensworth died rich, with
persunity outside the estate of about
He left his wife £10,000 cash, £60,000 in India
Three por Cents, besides all balances standing to his credit with his bankers and all deposits held by them on his account at his death.
MR. GOULE'S CASTLE. IN THE AIR.
Mr. Howard Gould, of New York, sulug his architoel, Mr. Haydel, for the return of thirty thousand dollars, commissions paid in advance on designs for the duplication of Kit kenny Castio, at a cost of four million dollars. Mr. Haylet, whose professional repute is esta- blished, was unable to reconcile the demands made upon him either with his artistic concep-
a great many. He also reported that the tions, or even with the structural possibilities. quality of our goods was of a Erst-class mature, Mr. Gould wanted Castle Gould to be double and they showed that scrupulous care as the size of Kilkenny Castle, with two hundred exorcised is the course of their manufacture.
Order Books and Price List. Please apply to living rooms, an orangery 200 feet wide, a FACTORY and OFFICE, West Point, Tel library 150 feet by 50 feet, and a stable to cost 367. Depôt, Ice House Street. Tel. 371. eight hundred thousand dollars, accommodating ATOS. 1, 2 or 3, STEWART TERRACE, D.V. DANENBERG & F. P. DANENBERG, one hundred lowes. Mr. Haydel alleged that
TEO PEAK.
General Managers. Apply to-
Hongkong, 11th May, 1901.
the proposals wore not only monstrosities, but THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
were structurally impossible. MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 21st May, 19 14.-
FOR SALE.
TEAM - Lanuch
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PERSEVERANCE."
Length, 100 feet; Baana, 18 feot; Depth,
9 foot; Spoed, 10 miles per hour. In first-elses working order.
Apply to
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QUAN WAII & {0, GRANITÀ AND MARELE MERCHANTS. EXPORTEES AND CONTRACTORS. Sele Agents of
QUÁN TẠI CO., Lima Hanulaeturn. All descriptions of
GRANITE AND MARBLE FOR EXPORT, Dealers in
HIRANO WATER, THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.
PORE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF TH.. EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. RETN ELL & Co.
BEWARE OF JAPANESU IMITATIONS,
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GR ANITE and MARBLE MONUMENTS Prices & Estimates on Applicată va. No. 1, QUEEN'S ROA. EAST. Hongkong, 17th October, 1899,
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F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AĢENTS, Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.
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WANG HOP COMPANY, No. 82 (1st Floor), Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 29th June, 1901,
BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
COAL DEPARTMENT
MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, "IWASAKI," applies to all Branch Offices and Hong-
kong and Shanghai Agencies, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes
which
Al,
used.
All Letters Adhirgands --
MANAGER, MITSUBIRII Co., with namɔ of place nader. BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSŲ AND HANKOW. SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIFF.
AGENCIES
HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.
MANILA: COMPANIA MAʼSITIMA.
YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im.
partai Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsals the Imperial Railway; ways; Industrial Works, Home and Forsigo Mail and Freight Steamor
Sanyo, Kochen and the other Principal Rail
EXPORTER OF COAL to Hongkong, Shangbai, Hankow, Singapors, Manila, North China, Korean ports and America.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, chinzew, Namazota and Kami-Yamada Collieries and also floja Colliery, which will be ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzen Coal from 1905,
Sole Agents for Kigio, Komatsu (Tagawa)-] and Matsushima Coal.
The Head and Branch Offices and the Agon. cies of the Company will receive any order for Goals produced from the abore Cellieries.
Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 cons.
TAKASHIMA COAL
New and additional shafts at the Takeshima Colliery have buon completed and this well- known best and most seonomied eteam Coal in the EAST is now produced in ubuo laucs and can be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 26th April, 1901.
ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED BY RETURN MAIL STEAMER, Illustrated price lists, giving pricas aid particulars of everything pertaining to billiards, sno
be had on application from the Ofices of this paper.
New
JOHN ROBERTS & CO.. LD..
BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS AND IVORY TURNERS,
BOMBAY,
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Hongkong, 6th April, 1994.
JAPAN
COALS.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA
(MITSUI & CO.
HEAD OFFICE-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH:-34, LIME STREET, E.C.
· HONGKONG BRANCH -PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ice Housh Storar
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Telographic Address: “ MITSUI” (4.B.C, and A. 1 Codes)
CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the Stats Railways; Principal · Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hoado, Euneds, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mannoura, Onoura Oisuji,
Sasalara Tsubakuro, Yoshintaaf, Yoshio, Yunokibara, and other Ooals.
3. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong.
B
WEI CHEETOO & CO.
IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS
AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. SPECIALITY: HUMAN HAIR, No. 12, Pottinger Street, Hongkong.
Agencies:-
CHEE CHEONG, Dealer in Human Hair, SHUN LOONG, Preserved Ginger Factory, CHOW LAUNG YEK, Fico Cracker Factory
Hongkong, 1st June, 1004,
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"THE EAST OF ASIA." (Published Quarterly.)
MONTAINING Articles of Speciul Interest. Proinely Illustrated, descriptive of the
people, Customs, &e, of the Far East,
and American, that the production of this The kindly Pas criticisms, both Continental
Magazine bas avoked is eloquent testimony of the sterling merit of the publication.
Price
$1.50.
On Sale at "NORTH CHINA HERALD
OFFICE, Shanghai; MESSES. KELLY & WALSI
Hongkous;
and all leading Booksellers in the Far East Hongkong, 14th February, 1903.
MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD
AND ENGINE WORKS,
NAGASAKI.
CODE WORD: DOCK." NAGASAKT. 4.1, A B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes Used.
523 feet
DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length...
Length on Blocks
Width of Entrance on Top
འ-་
Width of Entrance on Bottom...
Wator on Binoks at Spring Tide
$19
89
77
DOCK No. 2 (tt MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Longth... Tougth on Blocks
www
---
371 feet,
340
60
53 22
Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance ou Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
PATENT SLIP (at KOSUCE), Can take vessels up to 1,000 tone gross.
THE WORKS are well equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD. ING and MARINE ENGINEERING 26 wall as in REPAIRING of SHIPS.
The COMPANY has SALVAGE STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT
AMOY EN GINEERING CO., LD., AMOY READY at SHORT NOTICE.
CALL FLAG E.
WORK
to
TEPAIR
Steamers and Launches. Castings in Brass and Iron. Moder charges. Work solicited,
J. D. ED WARPS, Manager.
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Amey, 3rd December,[1903.
1450
A. LING & 00.,
FURNITURE STORE.
1700
PLATED, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c.. &o.; and F00OCHOW LACQUERED WARE.
68, QUEEN'S, ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong, 21st September, 1903.
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