THERE ARE MANY WHISKIES TO BE HAD IN HONGKONG,
BAD, PASSABLE AND OTHERWISE.
THERE ARE FEW ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE.
PUBLIC OPINION HAS CLASSED OUR
IMPERIAL HIGHLAND (Red Triangle) at $16.00 per DOZEN. recently taken shape, although it has ready
CLUB NO. 1
(GOLD TRIANGLE) at $18.00
13
AMONGST THE WHISKIES ONE CAN RELY UPON.
THEY ARE PURE MALT.
& CO..
GREGOR
WINE MERCHANTS,
INSURANCES
34, QUEEN'S ROAD.
L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
45
THE PENSION AGE.
HEADACHES AND DEPRESSION.
PLAN OF BATAVIA
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1905.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. A A now past faol is known as "Osmond." The moisture of the post is driven out electrically, ÀLANGUAGECOLLECTION—INNOCENT PERJURY and the residue is ground to powder, and made ~~~TUKOZIN & FISH—THEMARINE YELESCOPE into balls and briquettes. Tho fuel has no -PASSING OF LONDON TOG-HEIGHTS OF SHOOTING STARB-TEMPERING
smell, berns to fine aab, and yields a great hout COFFEE→→ TENKOVSKATTER-OBAL MESSAGES BY MAIL, Museums of language will be of great im- portance to the future historiau. The idea was suggested in Vienna six years age but has only resulted in a collection of 400 phonograph records on durable metal. The purpose is to record the languages of Europe and eventually of the world, the music of the different countries and speeches of notable personages. The col lection now
embraces the Slavic, Servian, Modern Grock, Portugues-and-Brazilian langurges, with songs and dialects of natives of Mr. Morten, Scoretary for the Navy, recom- India, and of Arabians and Bedoras. An mending that all captaine on reeching the age expedition roder Dr. Pooch has penetrated New of 60 should be placed on the reserve list
sbere duty only, and that this age limit abould Guines, to reproduce the speech of the Pupuans. Inter to increase 1 to 50 in exder to facilitate the
promotion of young officers in command and came on. The value of evidence has been tested experi-ing rack, thus ensuring the presence in the mentally by Mite Berat. Her subjects were highest rank in time of war of offcera ex twolvo males and twelve females, and within Prienced in other than sabordinate duties. In a period of six weeks these wors shown five order to provide officers for now ships, it is roommanded that the rose at Annapolis scones from daily life, which they wars after should be reduced to three years until 1918. It wards required to describo in writing, end about is understood that President Roosevelt and Mr. which they were then interrogated or legislation to this effect will be proposed in
Morte, on
on approvihess suggestions, and that Statements under oath wore required. The Cong with the need of additional officers in ouro I kept on with the Beaus for a few months,
PLAN OF FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN PLAN OF THINGTAU (KJAOCHAU) BANISKED BY BILE BRANS.
PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSION, SHANGHAI PLAN OF HONGKEW (SHANGHAI) with Inst Headache can often be traced to a disordered Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT state of the liver pad digestive organs which LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA become run down and are unable to perform PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA their work. Bilo Beans by their stimulating PLAN OF KOWLOON notion assist them organs to a healthy condition, Plan of Manita The beadache than vanishes ne It is stated that all warrant renks in the
natural PLAN OF SAIGON British uavy, after reaching the age of fifty
PLAN OF SINGAPORE years, are to be pansione 1. This announcement Northampton, England, says: "My illness
consequence.
Mrs. Knight of 17 St. Edmond Street, PLAN OF PENANG will have an especial interest for all officers of commenced at first like a bilions attack, and that rank, as many of them who are slowly gradually grow worm. My headacho became so of the last half century in the Fur Fast turother The CHRONICLE covers the notable events *pproaching the time for promotion will have bad that I could not atd and I was so dizzy with the Texts of all the most important Trunties accompanying it, such as fucreased pay and time felt as if I should go mad. The attacks com the various Castoras Tariffs, Trado Regulations, to forego it, together with the emoluments that I foll down if I tried to move. I really concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia, for pension, and a corraspending number of pronations will be given to the junior membered a litle over five years ago. The paina Chatabers of Commerce. Scales of Coranissos
sions sorow my head were so severe that I felt utterly Consular and Court Foca, Hongkong Bian
Duries, Postal Guide, Signal Codes, Chinose sufferings. I lost appetite, and could not digest Mesenres, and other Commercial Information I can't convey an adequate idea of my Festivala, Tables of Money Weights, and what I did est, and felt sick, weary, and Worn acluding out. I went to one dootor and then to another.
spent a
THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE 1698.
APPLICATION For BestratiON OF TRADE MARKA.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOT Messieurs MELCHERS AND COM PANY, of Viatorin, in the Colony of Hongkong, Mardanig, have on the 10th day of November, 311904, applied for the registration in Hongkong i tho Register of TRADE MARKS of the following TRADE MARKS:
THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company sro propared to accept Hisku.cgainst Fire at current rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, 1904. AAQUEN AND MUNICH FIRE LA SURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL
TRE Undersigned, having been appointin
AGENTS for the shore Company, the 且
propared to ACCEPT RÍŠKS against FIO
at Current Ratna.
*
REUTER, BROOKELMANN & CO..
Agents.
118
Henckout, 2lstokpril, 1997
NILE INSURANCE COMPARA
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
TOTAL FUNDS AT Slot DECADE, 1963. £10,809,850.
L
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... 23,000,000 BURSCHIED CAPITAL.... 2,750,00
PAID-UP CAPITAL
II. FIEN FUND.
087,500 06
3,056,301 12–9.
Tho Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, urol-prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against TIRE at Current Etes.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th June, 1904.
--(1888
THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF TORONTO AND LONDON. Incorren A.D. 1851.
MARINE BRANCH,
HE undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above are prepared to accept risks at current rates.
ALEX. ROSH & CO.
· Hongkong 28th April, 1904
32
AUTOM/ PIO MAUSER
PISTOLS
CALLURE (
With CHAMBEK for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 19 BUOTS ↳■ 2 NECONDS. SIEMSSEN & 40
Hougtong, 3rd October, 1900,
THE
COLD STORAGE,
52
THE Rosewond Ien COMPANY, LO,. have now 40,000 Cubio fest of Cold Storage available at EAST POINT. Stacos will
Open at 10 AM, and 4 P.M. de "ly, Sunday, exceptr 1 to receive and daver peri hablo gout
W. PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 141. 155
MSU BISHI
COAL
GOSHI KWAISHA
renulis show that accurate evidenco is rare, that evidence improves by practice, that the evidence of women is more faithful and complete than ist of men, but that one-twelfth of the sworn statements ore încorrect.
the Narol deveral Board, reatly wrote
Admiral of Manils fame, on behalf of helpless
to
1 as bad &6 DTOT,
attacks song odor what a day, and then the
never felt fit for anything. Sometimes I tried of money this way. Each day when I got up
1 I to work it off, but it was a une. The they could be-than God- I found a care.
tually got worse, and then-when as bail us
jos
to my door. There was au account of a similar read of Bile Be 28 in a pamphlet brought
eas to mine which Bile Eras bad cars i. I bett's, and after I had taken that, my head was thought I would Ly them, so I started with o
bad
permanent
A pike with a benign bony tumor ou one of to command rank at an earlier time in their keep some of the Dee in the bone always.
its gill-covers is among the specimens that haré been submitted to the English Caucer Commis
TREATIES WITH CHINA
Great Britain --Noaking, 1813 Tientsin
1838; Tariff
and Bales, 1959, Convention, 1860; Rules for Joint Investiga tion of Customs Seizures, 1869; Chofoe, 1876, with Additional Article; Opium Con vention, 1886; Chungking Contention, 1891; Tibet Sikkim Convention, 1390; Barmalı Coavoution 1897; Kowloon Extousiou, 1893; Woituivat 1898; Consortion, Commerci
France: Tiontein, 1858; Cervention, 1860 Shanghai, 1902; Emigration Convention,
Tientsin, 1885; Conventions, 1836, 1897, and United States-Tientsin, 1858, Addition!
1895 Frontier Trade Regulations, 1868; Peking. 1990; immigration, 1894;
1903,
1904.
Germany:
Kinochan Mining
1801 Polting, 1880;
.1898.
18:08, Railway and
vention, 1895; Commercial, 1896; Now Ports, 1896. Supplementary Commercial 1933,
1. The representation of Right Chinese and One Bey are looking at a tattle in the water in the foreground, in the top right hand cor written in Chinese Charac
**The Picture of the Eight Wie slon. The growth was as large as a good sized baitle. They must be regarasd as exceptions to ness, loss of appetite, liuralgia, sleeples Russia-St. Petersburg, 1881; Lussian Land
targ
Corner is
Te representation of a Chiur Weior chestant. and the fish was much smarinted, of ancient times holding aloft word in weighing less thau a pound, though 184 inche, his right hand in the top right.
kend corner long. is w.tton in Chinese Charao-re the name "WAI TO" on the left hand side MELCHERS AND COMPANY " and
ΟΧΙ
the right hand side Hougkong Kang Tuny."
"representation of Two Change Late leaning over & rock, at the top of the 1ight band side is willon "Two Beauties of
3. The
Kong Tang" in Chiness Chauctors and lowordown on the same sido" MELCHERS AND COMPANY'
so in Chiness Chemctors. 4. The repre ontation of a Chinoman standing on his hand holing & fowl upon bin feet, on the top of the right hand side is written the Übinere name "SHI SIN" and lower down on the same side MELCHERS AND COMPANY" bath
Chinese Characters,
in
Au apo of the Breslau Zoological Gardens has been successfully operated on for cataract, and is the fret of her kind to wear spectacles.
The hydroscope of Cavalier Giuseppe Pino has brought a Bonation of surprise that so much of the ocean's secrets should be revealed with such simple means. The apparatus is a kind of telescope for proring into the water, and it consists of an extensible stout tabe, with a complex system of twelve lenses at the bottom, and an arrangement of internal mirrors for rodecting the submarine views apward to su observing chamber at the top. A very clear . The representation of a squirrel feading picture of the sea bottom is produced. The on grapes, in the top right hand corner is water is better lighted up than is genera'y written Squirrel Merk and in the top left supposed, and a newspaper on the sand at a hand corner "MELCHERS AND COM depth of 300 it has been read by ordinary PANY" both in Chivere Chricto
daylight. When the lenses are set in a ship's 8. The representation of a Chinaman holding
the son in his leat hand, and a Chinese bottom, a mino, rock or other object can bo E Women the moon in her sight hand, both in the water at a distance of 00 to 90 frat. resting en clouds, on the top left hand side With the vertical floating labe and a special of the picture is with on Tue Sun and the hoist og equipment, a Spanish gallson sunt in Moon reflect each other ard "HONG- KONG MELCHERS AND COM. 1902 was raised, though it afterwards orambled PANY" Da mch side all in Chinesaray and was lost, and old boilers have been Characters.
7. The
representation of a Chinese Warrior Dancing and holding a Dragon in his right band and his loft hand aloft, in the right hand top corner is written the Chinese Dame "KAM KONG” and on the right and left sides of the picture
· HONGKONG MELORERS "AND COMPANY" in Chinese Charusters. 8. The Representation Chinese Mandarin kelding a sword aloft in his right hand and carrying a
Chinese name 'NGAI CHING PRIME MINISTER" and in the left hand side "MELCHERS AND COMPANY" both in Chinese Claraet :
|
recovere
With only, 20 foggy days in 1903, Londoners are Battering then Iron ta' th'aosphere is improving. Looking at the rea›ds for the last 33 years. F. J. Brodie #ads sa ooons! avarago of 55 days of fox, 45 being in winter and only 10 in summer. The safest number was 86 in 1836, and last was 13 in 190). Divid-
bilicusness, constipation, piles, nervousness,
Bile Heans and a cure for indigestion, debility Japan Shimonozaki, 1595; Liastung Con- female ailments, workness, Baialence, and shiu eruptions. Obtainable of all complaint, headacto, chemists and medisine vendors. Price 75 cents (Max.) per bottle,
15 p
NOW READY.
80-7
gotting better. To make sure of the United States Navy, coupled with the and now, as you see, I am the vory picture of argent necessity for a reduction in the age of her the all my friends have noticed it. I bave and Navy Register (Washington) says:- Tire and my cand m-viies 1-oprovement, I
who attain command rank, the Army ver had my head wi'le denial of the fact that promotion of officers should be so adjusted as to bring officera me I feel like a new women, and shall
of can say that Hile Ecans have absolutely cared
career than is
is now the case. It is no against such a plan that there aro instances of argument older office18eolussing important results in naro! a very practical rale, which has been adopted in fernign sarvices to the marfest advantage of ohar navies. The average age of our captaina is 57, while that of England and Germany is Going into bisters, we find that the captainc at 48, that of Russia 50, and that of Japan 44. Nile in August, 1798, had an average ego of 30 yesra, and Nelson, who had been rear-að nárul for a year and a half, we: 33 prams and 10 in 1803, the average age of the thres Bug offers was 49 captains in the line was 41, that of three eat of 213, that of vanteen out of the twenty-Baren four captains of frigates was 39 (although one frigate captain was 53 years old), that of twenty out of thirty-one captains of ships was 40.7. In our war of 1812 the American capicius had on age age of 33 9.16. At Mobile Bay in 1864 the avenge age of the four captains was 533, of the seven commanders it was 503-7, of the seven lieutenant commenders it was 34 years, and of the eighteen commanding officers under Far- yours, It is interesting to know. also, that in the Japanese fleet at the binning of the present war in Eastern waters the age of the admiral, Togo, was 56 1-12 years, and the average age of the four rice-sdmirals was 493, of the rear-admirals 49, of the captains 41-2-3 and of the commanders 40 2-5.
months old. At the battle of Trafalgar, D
ragat it was 44 7.9
GARRISON ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 15th February, 1905, GARRISON OLDEB-Transport--No. 1. The transport "Clive" sailed from Singapore 13th instant with 119th Infantry (The Mooltas Regiment) for Hongkong.
By Order
A. A. CHICHESTER, Major.
Chief Staff Officor. GEO. FENWICK & CO., LD. ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS.
CHRONICLE
THE IRECTORY AND
FOR CHINA JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA SIAN, STRAITS BETTLEMENTS. MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES,
BORNEO, ko., WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY
AND
THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY And Hong LIST FƏR, THN FAR EAST FOR
1905.
THE FORTY-THIed AssuaL ISSUE.
ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether inda India to Siberia, in which Europezna resido. Not only is the Directory as full and completo in each case as it can be made, but each Colony, Port, or Bettioment is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully ro›ead each" yelry most of which will serve as secuente GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with
To places, their
&o, &. hope information in these Descriptions, son- packed with facts concisely get out, and containing sisting of a hundred interesting artioles,
statistics of the TRADE of each Country and
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the
Fort, would alone aufice to fill a large volume,
Royal Ostavo-Complete with Fourtwn Maps and Plans, pp. 1,750, $10.00. Dissey only P.p. 1,300, 86.00.
The Directories and Descriptions are of
CHINA
Canton
Poking
Poitaiho Taku
in the top rightagon's head in his left, ing the 33 years into thma canal paloda, the THIS Old Established Firm especially Tientsin
Aud
hand corner is written the
that the aid Messieurs MELCHERS AND COMPANY, have on the 7th day of December,
1804, applied for the registration in Hongkong in the Register of TRADE MARKS of the further following TRADE MARK:
fat 11 years show an average of 55 fog days. the second of 59, the third of or Ty 41.
The heights of many meteors have been mea Sarel by W. F. Denning, the Eng'sh as your mar. It appere that the swit meteors become wrible at an average height of 84 mas and disappear at 36 miles, while the ve slow meteors
9. The representation of a Chinese Gel (tha | come in sight at ebcat 65 m2as and fade away God of Thunder) passing through the at 33 miles. Of the veig slow meteors those clonds; in his right hand he holds e septrebe visible at the greatest heights come and bis left hand is
is ontspread.
In the name of HERMANN MELCHERS 20erer is earth then those of very ADALBERT KORFF ARMIN EMILow reant. HAUFT and CARL MICHELAU trading as Messieurs MELCHERS AND COMPANY, who chim to be the Proprietors thereof.
All the above Trade Mares have bran nari by the
regards Neb. 1, 3, 5, the following dates at Nes. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 from the month of January, 1903, No. 2 from the month of July, Nos. 41 and 6 from the month of January, 1902, and No. 9 from the year 1894, is resprot of the following Goods
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
DEPARTMENT 1902, -MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cobla Address, "IWASAKI," which applies to all Branch Ofoes and Hong- kong and Stanglini Agencies, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Codes used.
All Letters Addressed ----
MANAGEE, MITSUBISHI Co. with name of
place under.
BRANCH OFFICES.--
Cotton piace goods of all kinda in clasa 24.
·Facsimiles of the TRADE MARKS Pn be seYA at the Office of the undersigned,
NAGARAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU 243
AGENCIES:-
AND HANKOW.
SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TRIPT.
HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES,
MANILA: MACONDRAT & Co,
CHINKIANG: GEARING & Co.
YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA.
-CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the In. perial Japanese Mary and Foreign Naries; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Kail ways; Industrial Works; Home and Foreigo Mail and Freight Steamers,
EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankes, Singapore, Manila, North China, Korean porte and America
Deted the 12th day of January, 1905.
DEACON, LOOKER & DEACON,
Solicitors for the Applicants.
1. Des Voeux Road Cantil.
Victoria, Hongkong.
HIRANO WATER.
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.
PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING.
| THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.
Bottled in Japan by H. E. HEYNELL & Co..
Beware of JAPANESE IMITATIONS.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.
PURE FRESH WATER.
363
FIHE HONGKONG STEAM WATER
SO PROPRIETORS of Takeshima. BOAT CO., LD., is prepared to supply Ochi, Shinmaynta and Kari-Yamad ANY QUANTITY of PORE FRESE Collieries and also Hoh Colliery, which will be ready produce on a large scale the best Hazen WATER to the Bhipping, both for Deck su
Boilers. Coal from 1905.
Call Flag W.
to
Sole Agests for Kigio, Komatsu (Tagawa) and Matanakima Coala
The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen cies of the Company will receive any orier for Coals produced from the above Collieries.
Coal gold in 1000 by the Company smounted to 1,210,000 tons.
TAKASHIMA COAL.,
'J. W. KEW.
Marangon,
1st Floor, 37, Connaught Road 290 Hongkong, 18th June, 1903.
THE
PROVINCE OF SHANTUNG, ITS TEADA, POPULATION AND FOTUES
BY M. O'S
New and additional shafts at the TakashiMA PROSPECTS. Colliery have been completed and this well.
the EAST is now produced in abundance and
known best and most economical steam Goal in Reprinted from the "HonaronG DAILY PRESS" Prioo, 50 cents Carh, Messer. Kelly & Walsh or Daily Press Office
Hong Kong, 31st January, 1900.
can be supplied in any quantity,
Hongkong, 15th February, 1995.
[11
Io a piece of the Canon Diablo met wie iron Houri Moises her fored not only diamonds and other forms of carbon but has obtain 1 crystale of silicon carbide. This is the fat time the last-nom 1 absoo has been met. with in nature.
A. Gormr process is claimed to give remark- able hardness to copper and its alloys without | effecting the ductility. A ebreoel! fice of the tsmperature of melting tin is proferable for use, and on this the object is heat i for a suitable time-perhaps three minutes. The motel and the surrounding blocks of charcoal sve sp:"okić 1 with powdered so'phur until covered, the sulphur vapour being the brought into direct contact with the metal. On being taken from the fire, the metal is plunged still hot into a solution of copper sulphate, and is fellowed to remain a short time. It is finely reheated, and cook I witheats coo'ng mixime.
The Works may be reached in 10 minutes from Cators for hip and Engine Repairing. Blake Pior by Ricksha or Electrio Tram.
Launches will call alongside vessels in the harbour flying the Call Flag E
Telephone 142. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1905.
Webu
Kewldang Whampoa
Hankow
Kowloon
Lappa
Samshui Kongmoon Wuchowa
Pakhoi He how Langokow Mengtse Hokew
Yochow
Nowchweng Dalny Port Arthur Chefor Weihaiwei Kinochon
Lobang
Shanghai
Foochow
Chan ng Hanrio Ning WJachow Santo Foochow
Chinkiang Amoy Nanking
Swatow JAPAN AND Formosa
Osaka
Yokohama Hyogo Kobe
MITSU BISHI DOUKYARD Tokyo
AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI
Used,
CODE WORD: "DOCK," NAGASAKI. AJ, ABC., Bootte and Engineering Coder DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entranco on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tido
80
Szemeo
Keeling
Tuinanfu saki Takow Hakodate Auping Tameni EASTERN SIDERIA
Ob mozo Li
Vladivostock
Nicolajewsk
Trade, 1881; Port Arthur and Tattenwan Portugal, 1988; Commercial Treaty, 1931.
Agreement, 1888. FINAL
PROTOCOL made between China and Eleven Powers, 1901..
TREATIES WITH JAPAN Great Britain, 1894; Daties Convention 1895- Bussin, Agrements as to Corea United States Extradition Treaty, 1886; Great Britain (Alliance) 1902
TREATIES WITH COREA Japan, 1876 Japan Supplementary, 1876; United States, 1882; Great Britain, 1995, Trade Regalatians
TREATIES WITH SIAM Great Britain, 1856 and 1893; France, 1833
and 1904; Japan, 1893; Russia, 1890. Gront Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Gront Britain and Russia, Kailway Convention
1899.
CUSTOMS TARTUES TRADE REGULATIONS China, Japan, Siam, Corea.
RECENT CHINESE LEQIBLATION, Revised Eegalations for the Construction of Experimental galations for the Registration
Railways in Chian
of Trade Marks
Temporary Mining Ragntations in China.
LEGAL DOCUMENTA
Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M.'s Subjects in China and Cores, 1865, 1877,187. 1881, 1884, 1884, 1996, 1893, Reg H.M.B.'s Supreme and other Courts in China, Sc. Tables of Court and Consular Foos; Charler of the Colony of kong, Malay States Fedoration Agreement Hong. Tako of hongkong Cour Foos, Admir
Ralos, alty
Foreiga Jurisicon Act; Ragu- lations for the Consular Courts of United States; Ulled Stoves Causalar and Courts Fees: Pales of Court of Consuls of Shanghai Regulations for Foreign Companies in Japan Chiur Passenger Act; Hengkong Licences, Trade Marks, nad Lotties Patent Foes; Port Regalations for China; New Harbour Regulations for Japan; Hongkong Pilots" Ordinance and Fees.
A DIAKY ON THE WAR.
The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al- though condensed in every possible manner, con- tains every year more pages.
It was yours ago alvaraally pronounced to be the cheapest work of the kind anywhere published, and although very much enlarged and improved in every way, the price in silver is now gratly below the enquivalent of £1 59. at which it was originally published,
It is published at the Olies of the Hongkong Daily Press, and can be had from, and Alvor tiverents seat loogu:- LONDON......
Hongkong Daily Press" Ofics. B1, Flest Street, E.C. LONDON...Mr. F. Algar, 11, Clement's Lano LONDON ......Messrs. G. Strast & Co., Lt.
3, Cornhill, E.C. Moeurs. G. E. Paal de Lobel & Cie., 53, Rue Lafayette GERMANY... MOST Mahlan & Waldschmidt
Frankfurt aM.
PARIS
Mokpoo
Chinnamp Songchin
HONGKONG AND ITS DEFENDENCIES
***
***
523 foot.
***
"
513
Seoul Chomulpo Kunsa
COREA Wonzan
Fusan
Pingying
HEA
Masampo.
77
ข
263 m
MACAO
FRENCH INDO-CRINA:
350
H
Innoi
Annas Hac Haiphong Tonkin Provinces Quinhon
66
PHILIPPINES
59
Manila
Iloilo BORNEO
Tourane Balgon Cambodge
Cobu
Sarawak
Labian
BANGKOR
***
+1
DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length...
371 fest Length on Blocka Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entraxes on Bottom... Water in Blocks at Spring Tida
PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE). Can take vessels up to 1,000 tons gross,
TELE
22
UNITED STATES: Mr. Aliud T. Hart, 25 Post
Office Avenue, Baltimore, Ma
SAN FRANCISCO L. P. Fisher's Advt. Agency
21, Merchants' Exclunge, California di CAPE TOWN ...Messrs. Gordon & Gotch SYDNEY Messre. Gordon & Goteb Messrs. Gorlon & Gotch
MELBOURNE
BRISBANE CALCUTTA BOMBAY
British N. Borneo COLOMBU
·STRAITH SETTLEMENTS Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov. Wollesley
Jobore
HE WORKS are well equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and ess ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well Pahang eroula any kind of work in SHIPBUILD sa la REPAIRING of SHIPS.
The COMPANY has SALVAGE Batavis STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED
Buitenzorg with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY så SHORT NOTICE. CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
ABOUT 150LES. NET
FOR WHOLESALES CABX OF
TRADE
MARK
7301
British
French
FOR PRIVATE-CUSTOM
TINS OF 45 LES.
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