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AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
VNE Undersigned have received instructions THE MANGELL, Em, to Sell by
Public Anction.
TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY). the 24th Jury, 1904, at 2 P.M. Sharp, within his residence, Kimberley Road, Kowloon,
THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
One COTTAGE PIANO by Collard and Collard, London (in good order and condition); And
A Great Assortment of PLANTS in POTS.
KMSAs usual. Catalogues will be issued.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 19TH, 1984.
OUR HAMBURG LETTER:ducing alterations in the fiscal laws of a country
HAMBURG, 14th June.
English capitalista are perfectly at herty to invest their money as their interests or their sympathies may direct; neither Government us a right to interfere, nor does it by the emission commit a breach of neutrality These and other equally subtle points of international financial law, which in reality to not yet exist, and the principle and rules of which lure still to be laid down, domund' the most careful consideration and will have to be dealt with on some fature occasion,
with regard to foreign securities und in jueres. sing the powerof the State where private interests of the German Press towards England since the incurred and serious political complications may It is interesting to note the change in the tone are concerned. Dire responsibilities may bat somacement of King Edward's visit to Kiol. arise from such measures, when least expected, Even our most Anglophobepaper deplores in a In Spain, Portugal. Russia, Turkey and sotile leader last week the estrangement which for other countries no foreigu loan is allowed to be several years has been increasing in bitterness issued, subscribed to er introduced without the between the two nations, and unmindful of its special authorisation of the respective Govern FURNITURE,
own are ju stirring up feelings of "hatred, ments; if such were the case with us no Comprising PLUSH COVERED DRAWING-ROOM
any and walies" it rejoices at the thunght Russian loan canld be pat on the market, and SUITE, TEAKWOOD OVERMANTELS
that the crisis is now past, and that, the disease if we were at war and required money, it could with BEVELLED GLASS, MOROC Olaving run its course, a stage of convalescence not he raised in any of the States just named, COVERED SOFA and CHAIRS MARBLE. has been reached, which it hapas may lead on TOP HAT; TAND will BEVELLED beth sides to a more healthy atato of mind in London it met with no hindrance on the part When the Japanose loan was lately brought out GLASS, OF PAINTINGS, TEAKWOOD favouring a just rocognition and appreciation of of the British Government, nor would the EXTENSION
DINING TABLE ແນ CHAIR. BOOKCASE. WHATNOTS. each other's good points. It may be natural, it DOUBLE ward
8 NOLE IRON BEP continues, that the attacks of the English Press
latter havo bean justified in interfering for the STEADS with WIRE and HAIR MAT en Germany, prompted by jealousy and the fearsome in the United States, French as well as reasons given above, and it has been just the TRESSES, MARSLE-TOP BUREAU with BEVELLED GLASS, TOILET SETS, of the latter's growing importano as a com- CHEST OF DRAWERS, WARDROBES, mercial and indastría! rival, should bare called MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, &o, &c
Aloe
forth rebuffs, of wo uncertain nature, but it is much to be regretted that this "oxchange of views" shodd in many instances have been productive of violent outbursts of temper, and that the strong feeling against England dig. played by the majority of the Gorman people during the war in South Africa which, though [1735 pertaps natural enongh in itself, lacked justi tention from a political and economic point of view. should have farther embittered the relations butwoon the two nations. Fortunately a change for the better has now set in; the their dignity to meet accusations dictated by Geriaus karo learnt that it does not add to envy and injured pride by flat denial or
fetter to Mr. Dasbach, requesting the latter to angry contradiction, whilst the English are prople who hitherto have led the van and have appoint a jury to consist of professors of made proef of superior splitade in truda, to be German universities, niz., three Protestants. tray disappointment at the achievements of three Foman Catholics, and a Jew us umpire if younger rival and to give vent to their feelings the former should fail to agree, to whom he in vituperative language. They both of them (Count H.) was prepared to subunit overwhelming have attained a leading position in Europe, erilence on the point. The enrats in his arier politically and commercially, and my con declined to admit an Taraslite na arbiter ou fidently expect their sovereigns during question of Christian othies, and objected to Pro- their present mooting to remove those diff-testant professors on the ground of their not culties which Chauvinism and shortsighted-being suflciently versed in ecclesiastical Latin nens have raised between thers, and to pave to interpret correctly the writings of the re- the way to a trne conception of the in- verend fathers. terests they have in common.
The Count made several con That the latter are numerous and decidedly stronger than the
cessions, but was unable to bring Mr. Dushash äividing elements is being constantly shown
to the point, whereupon he instituted legal [13 by frash developments in the economic situation pridemen he had collected, in the shape of a proceedings against him and published the
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong. 16th July, 1904.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have reooived instructions from the CAP ATN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, to Sell by Public Auction,
THURSDAY.
the 21st July, 1901, at 11 a., at THE beginning to understand that it in unworthy &
CENTRAL POLICE STATION'S COMPOUND,
SUNDRY OBSOLETE AND CONDEMNED STORES.
TERMAS яri.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1904,
TONG
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INTIMATIONS
CONSTIPATION.
THE CAUSE, THE EFFECT, THE REMOVAL Are you froubled with a dizzy feeling in your head? Have you a bat inste in your mouth or
morning? Is your tongue coated? Is your a feeling of nausea when you got up in the
appetito poor? Does your head scho? Are you creas and peevish? Do little things worry you? Are you depressed and low-spirited? Is your complexion bud! Are you afflicted with celd hands and cold feet?
If so, what is the case? Constipation.
What is constipation? Constipation is inability to escuro a free and It is always caused by indigestion. coplous action of the bowals at least once a day.
with the digestivo organs. Abbey's Efferves- To cura constipation, then, one must commence cent Salt in the natural remedy for indigestion." It stimulates the secretion and ranscular sction of the stomach and bowale. When its uso is kept up the correct nelion of all the organs of digestion is re-established and the saferer is soon entirely restored to health.
But Abbey's Eat is not alove valuable us a care. It prevents discase.
Take a teaspoonful in a glass of water night Some time ago an ultramiontane member of and morning. It makes a pleasant, invigornt- the Reichstag, Curato Dasbach of Treves, speaking, offervescent tonic drink, more like a bever- ing at a public meeting, denied that the Jesuits age than a medicine. It is a mild and gentle
ks. 2,000 to anyone who succeeded in proving the end sanotifies the means." and he offered Jnd ever taught or acted upon the principle that
the contrary. Count Hoensirock, an ex-Jesuit, at once tonk up the matter and addresand a
The following remarkable passage occurs iPamphlet. The case came on last week, hat the
tho Rheinische Courier:
WAY
plaintiff was nou-suited, the court holding that, If the centre of gravity of the political world with the case as a sort of prize competition, it although both plaintiff and defendant ind dealt is found to be once more in England, it is due to one who, though working in silence and petition" implied the offering of a reward to one was no such thing. The term prize com- fettared by constitutional trammels, manages out of several competitors for the best solution all-the King! As Prince of Wales he has of a problem. Now it was perfectly plain that sewn his wild oats in a manner too well known there all the world over, but fow are aware that,
no competition and that it was. whilst thus engaged, he carefully followed desire of the defendant
moreover, neither the intention nor the svents and is now in the true sense of the word should be solved. It was simply a challenge, and that the quest the "spiritus rector" of the Government. ntanya challenge was a wager, in this instance a most. rute pits foreign policy, Debarred from giving free scope to his activity and energy money, but
oke-itim gre, as only the challenger staked his in the lifetime of the late Queen, he turned batting was illegal no action could lie. Thin
a wagor nevertheless, and to the pursuit of sport and pleasure, but since argement is certainly more ingenious thraa con- then he has devoted himself entirely to the vincing, and only shows how reluctant the court. welfare of his country in an unobtrusive but was to enter into the merits of the case and to most painstaking manner. Although still in the devido so ticklish a question. The Count bas beginning of his reign he has, it must be refused to accept the verdict as final and has admittel, succeeded, by the Anglo-Japanese
appealed to a higher court. treaty and the more recent Auglo-French vin. in transferring the political centre of gravity to London-nof to Paria, as sozne aver. We do not belong to his personal admines, far from il. but we wish to be just. The fature has may political surprises in store for us, no doubt, nearly every one of which, we think, will owe its origin to King Edward.
The question has been raised whether u
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TIBAKWOOD STEAM LAUNCH in Good
Working Order and condition.
Length 35 fect.
Breadth feel.
Depth 3 feet 6 inches.
Engines, Compound Outboard Condeusing. Price $3.250.
Apply to
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FOR SALE.
nanner be con-
loan by a belligerent Power in its territories commits a branch of the laws of neutrality or not. Monsieur Alfred Neyinarek, the well. known French economist, in an article in his paper Le Rentier comes to the following conchision Money is a commodity like any other kind of merchandise; if therefore a neutral State is precluded from furnishing a belligerent with the requisites of war, should it not in
a liko sidered unlawful to provide the means whore- with to purchase war material? The answer is perfectly simple: It is not the French Government that leads the money, but the French people. If the French Government or the French Treasury were, in its official capacity, to lend the money it would be different; also if. as was formerly the ease. dealings in foreign State securities were prohibited by law. Binen thedero of 7th Feb., 1880. however, the sanction of the Secretaries of State of Finaure, of Agriculture and of Commerce, for the emission of a foreign loan is no longer requiral, it being
BY PUBLIC AUCTION FOR ACCOUNT OF 28 left to the Syndicate Chamber of Stock brokers to
CONCERNED,
On the Amoy Burd,
At Noon on 25th July, 1904.
THE Wreck of the s.s. HOANGHO" s THE
Je now Hos ir, approximately, the folloving position :—
Latitude 21.431 North Longitude 11845) Enst
Belt land bearing North by East, and Kusan Polat bearing South-West (both bear- inga magnetic).
Cargo and Private Effects romaiuing on board will be sold separately. For Particulars, apply to
J. E. THOMSEN & CO.,
Auctioneers.
Amoy, 9th July, 1904.
FOR SALE.
1684
TOS. 1, 2 or 3, STEWART TERRACE,
The PEAK.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 21st May, 1904.
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inquire into the nature of an issue and to decido upon its admissibility. The Secretary of the Treasury retains a right of rato, but so long us the duties prescribed by law are duly paid, he cannot exercise it. This shows how different the situation would beff a foreign loan depended on the goodwill of the Government, and at the same time the extreme cantion necessary in intro-
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SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima.
Ochi, Shinner, Namazuta and Kami-Yamada Collieries and also Hojo Colliery, which will ba ready to produce on a large scale the best Buz Coal from 1905.
Sok Agents for Kigi, Kountsu (Tagawa and Matsushima Coals
The Head and Branch Oficos and the Agen cies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries.
Coxl sold in 1908 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.
TAKASHIMA COAL.
Now and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been completed and this wali known best and most ecotomioul steam Coal in the FAST is now produced in abundance and cao be supplied in ang quantity. Estimate: given. Hongkong, 20th April, 1904.
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