ROBINSON
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TM¤. 1905.
PIANO Co. LD. THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY
30 YEARS IN CHINA WITH
17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, OF THE
CLIMATE OF HONGKONG,
MANUFACTURE
THE ONLY
PIANOS
MADE IN HONGKONG FOR THE
CLIMATE OF HONGKONG.
$340
To $495
CASH, HIRE or CREDIT,
ALL MATERIAL AND PARTS
SEASONED HERE
YEARS BEFORE USE.
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS ia the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES. No. 3, Queen's Road Central, Vistoria, TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), the 9th March, at 12 o'clock Neon, for the purpos of receiving a Statement of Accounts and tho Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1984.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 24th instant, to the 9th proxing, both days inclusive.
By Order,
C. PEMBERTON,
Acting Soccetary, Hongkong, 9th February, 1905. [415
GEO, FENWICK & CO., LD.
SIXTEENTH ORDINARY
TGENERAL MEETING of SHARE-
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY
SOLID FUEL FOR GAS ENGINEḤ—ARTIFICIAL SILKA MATERIALS AWAITING THE FATIGUE ANTI-TOXIN-CHEAP CALCIUM- ANT NASTA FOR THE HOME-ELECTRICITY FOR. BROKEN BONES-ADVANOZ IN MAKING-HOTENCE THE
THE MAGICIAN,
IRON
THE novel idea of two French engineers is a fuel for internal combustion engines that can be carried fu solid form, The material is
into
The
paphthaline, a product of gasworks waste that is now used for disinfecting, aud is made whito, marble like ba's. The bails molt into a liquid some bat material in hold in a tank, with an outlet
anopial treacio. valve controlled hy a doat, and is sprayed into the cylinder by a special injector. The supply of fuel and air may be easily regalatod. The liqnid shows no tendency to clog inlet pipes or valves, and is much safer than petrol.
Of artificial ilk, Dr. J. M. Mathews, in his new work en textil fibres, netices these four
kinds: 1 Pyroxylin silk, made from a solution of HOLDERS will be held in the HONGKONG Fan cotton in alcohol and other. 2. Fibres from HOTEL on SATURDAY, the 11th day of celluloss dissolved in ammoniacal copper sido MARCH, 195, at 11.30A.M., for the purpose of or chloride of aine: il. Viscoso silk, made from receiving the Report of the Directors, declara solution of cellulose thiccarbonate. 4. Galatia ing a Dividend, and electing Director and
silk, from filaments of gelatin male insoluble by formaldehyde. The first kind is most used, and is manufactured in England, Germany, Franco and Switzerland. The solution requires a pressure of 45 atmosphorus to forea it through the fine spinning-tubes.
Auditor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th until 11th March, buth days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. G. WINTERBURN, General Manager. Hongkong, lat March, 1905.
GEO: FENWICK AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
.
580
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of this Company, will be held at HONGKONG HOTEL, Victoria, Hong. kong, on SATURDAY, the Eleventh day of Murch, 1905, at 11.45 o'clock in the forenoon, when the subjoined resolation will be proposed: "That Artiolo X of the Company's Articles of Asamiation and its marginal notes be and the same are hereby cancelled and that there to substituted therefor the following Artiale
BABY GRANDS and marginal notes namely
FOR SMALL ROOMS WITH
TONE AND APPEARANCE OF
A FULL GRAND. $890
BECHSTEIN
ROYAL PIANOS.
PIANO
$300
PLAYERS.
UPWARDS.
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1905,
INSURANCES
609
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
N°
TILE INSURANGE COMPANY.
An experimenter in India has shown oils from 56 kinds of common plants, such as the cucum- ber, tapioca-plaat, etc. Most of these, oils lavo never been put to ane, few even of their pro- perties are known, and it is suggests that a wide field for developing new industries is bure
opea.
Asparagus hept fa water has been found by German experiment to absorb much liquid and lose nutritive mattor, its food value being mach lessoned.
F
GARRISON ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 7th March, 1905, Courts of Inquiry-No. 2. The following will be added as para 38a to Standing Orders South China Command 190439a. Vaits | will render to the D.AA.G., a report of all loases due to a mobilization of the Defores immediately on demobilization and should a court of
finquiry ba noosary a Garrison ou losses. will be ordered to assemble to consider sneh
Kowloon, is placed at the disposal of the Rangea.-No. 3. "A" Range King's Park
Infantry from 7th Officer Commling 11th Mahratta Light to 9th March, 195, inclusive.
By Order
to
A. A. CHICHESTER, Major. Chief Blaff Ofour.
TEA.
on's Toa Cireuiar stalas The fourteen-penny Messrs. William James and Henry Thomp canister just instalat has no got resulted in any great rush for low prived ten-though the quotation has risen slightly in common with other grades-and it in evident that the traie at larga are not following the movement.
waiting developments. Whether tes at much but Bro a price will be taken up by the general pabiro remains to be seen, but provided a heary in- oroase in an ption dos angue, it is difficult
understand the the distributor after covering working expenses
of ench Bu advertisement. There can be no proft to
the policy
up, oven AN
and it in very dentiful if the codesroar t
કવાં tea without regard for quality.
will bo for ultima o good of those engaged in (as trude Loada: statistics for January afford for fea tures of
note; the position of China in the figures remains much the same, and clearances of all kinds are on a level with last year, the heavy imports from Coylen and omegaout low prices having farther augmented delivoci: of the latter growth at the apenas of Indian.
A
the
Mesars, Walker. Lambi and Co. write on China Teu-Pable sales comprised 344 half- A Panyong sold at Sd ver b., and another oliests black leaf and 150 kalf-obests Pauyong. withdrawo at 41. A common Mening was for which 18. 1d. was asked, was willdrawn at faken out at
fia flrat crop Kintnok, 114. Privately, Panyongs have sold from per lb., and demand has been a little more brisk good leaf Ningchow have been sold from 51. to 5d. per bi Siftings a considerable trade with a hardening market as the wook ads nood. has been dona-both Monings and Panyongs- but the prices are not, erau 207, equal to those obtainable earlier in the reason.
Power to X. The Company in Generel Meeting mination by hacteria, and it can be dried and to at late. For export a few lives of
ineroaso [capital,
Terms
ad ronditions of new jare.
existing tomber.
may from time to time increase the capital by the creation of new sharee of such amount as may be deemed expedient.
2. The new shares shall be issued upon such terms and conditions and with buch rights and privileges annexed thereto as the General Heating resolving upon the creation thereof shall direst and if no direction us giren as the Directors shall deter- unius.
When to 3. Subjset to say direction to the toit contrary that may be given by
that sanctions the increase of capital al offered to the partion who on a date to be named by the Mosting shall be members in proportion to the existing shares held by them and such offer shall be made by notios specifying the number of shares to which the Member is entitled and limiting a A time within which the offer it not accepted will be deemed to be declined and after the expirs ting of such time or on the receipt of an intimation from the Member to whom such notice is given that he declines to accept the shares offered the Directors may dispose of the same in such manner as they think most beneficial to the Company.
Except so far as is otherwise shares to provided by the conditions of less
nk with misul by the creation of new
or by these prasants any cap original Aliares.
TOTAL FUNDS AT Bler DECEMBER, 143. How for 4.
£16,898,650,
LAUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL... 2.730,000,
... PAID-UP CAPITAL
II. FIRE FUND3
697,500 0 3,056,961 12 3
IN
The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS ngainat FIRE at Current Rates,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Agouts.
Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1904,
THE
LLOW
shall be usidered part of the original ordinary capital and shall be subject to the provisions herein contained with referenes to the paymout of calls and instalments transfer and transmission forfeiture lion and otherwise." Should the resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a special resolution to a Second Extraordinary Mosting which will be sub. OFsequently convened,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. G. WINTERBURN, General Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1905.
(1888
WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY
TORONTO AND LONDON,
INCORPORATED A.D. 1851.
MARINE BRANCH,
581
Weichardt,
The toxin of fatigue is obtained by Herr muscles of animals that have been worked to Gertan biologist, from the exhaustion. This musele extrant is separated from other products of muscular sctivity by dialysis, great care being taken to avoid conia- preserved for a short time, but rapidly loses its power. Injected inte mice, mbuite or guinea pigs, it causes all the symptoms of Eatigne. In the hose the toxin yields an anti-toxin, which may be extracted as a very stable substance, keeping indefinitely, aud which, in moderate doses taken by mouth, lessens fatigue, acts as tonic, and inoruses capacity for work. The. anti-toxin is much the more powerful appearing to neutralize 100 times its weight of toxir.
The
The production of metallic esleium at a retail price of $2.00 a pound in Germany is of interest although the present lewand is small. metal was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy, first formed an sutalgam slentrolyzing lime mixed with taercuric oxide, and then distilled
off the mrcury,
Moissan and other chemists have since uroinced small quantities. The new commercial process in the work of Bater and Redlich, of Batterfold. Saxony, and consists in fusing ralcium chloride in the electric furnace and drawing the kathade away from the globale of catoiam that collects at its point, thus building up an irregular rod of the motel.
Glass hires for boes are well known, but a portable ants nest, as supplied in London under the name of "The Lubbook Formicarium is something of a novelty. It is expected that one of these nests will serve six yests or more for study or exhibition. The nest resembles a picture frame ten inches square, und contains the small yellow ant in its various stages, with or without a quoon, oud with associated insects.
London fogs are of local origin, although their o uso coms to be not fully understood, Kew logos on y 10 per cent of the annual son- shine through fog, while Westminster loses 36 per cant.
In the treatment of fractures, galvanism, faradism and static electricity have all bese Blasi. In all cecos the limb was made immov. used, both in rabbits and in man, by Francesco sble. In rabbits the galvanic current reduced Tan dropsical swelling very rapidly, there were no aigus of suffering, and the animals walked and ran at once on removal of the apparatex. Une of the four human patients, with
Tartars that. a fracture had shown no tendency to unite after foar weeks was eared in three weeks, while the other cases did
The conclusions
were reached that
THE undersig und having been appiate CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, gainajam is beneficina, dass to a sinimum
AGENTS for the above are prepared to
accept risks at current rates.
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ALEX. RO88 & CO. Hongkong 28th April, 1904 L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
THE Undoraigned having been appointed THE
AGENTS for the above Company sre prepared to accept Risks against Fire at ourrent
Tales,
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, 1904. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
OF ATX-LA-CHAPELL.
31
THE Undersigned, having been appointed T
AGENTS for the above Company, are proared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at furront Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO..
Agenta, Fongkong, 21st April, 1497
PURE FRESH WATER.
LIMITED,
NOTICE,
the formation of callus, it reduces
the time of diesblement, and only a temporary splint and baudge are needed to keep the 1 mo in plase.
of
THE NECESSITY
brushing the teeth morning and evening becomes a pleasure if you nee
CALVERT'S
CARBOLIC
Tooth Powder
with a delicate perfume and agrizable liste.
It prestives the teeth by thorough and antiseptic cleansing, and also gives them the requisite polish without injuring the enamel.
Calvert's Prickly-heat Soap
it very serviceable in but climates
proventive of prickly-heat and other irintion of the skin. It is pleasantly perfumed and consaim to Crystal Carbolic
These anides can be readily attained from most Chemists and Storckeefern.
Y. C. Calvert & Co., Manchester
HIRANO WATER. Quser or Tanga. Waters,
77-3
PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING.
THE LEADING MINHEAL WATER OF THE EAST. Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & Co. BEWARE OF Japanese ImitatIONS.
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE THETWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY HOLDERS of the Company will be held at clsiniod to be an improvement in ironmaking A
The air-drying process of James Gayley is THURSDAY, the 23rd March, at Naon, for Neilson in 1528. The smelting of a ton of iron the OFFICES of the General Agents on
second only to the hot blast introduced by Statement of Accounts for the year outing Blet requires a furnace charge of about 7,200 pounds the purpose of rscalving the Report and December, 1904.
raw material and the supplying of 12,700 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Founds of air. While the composition of the will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 26rdare can be limited to 10 per cent. of variation March, both days inclusive.
bowever, the moisture of the Bir may
the range in Pittsburg being from 3 to 7 gallons per hour for each 1,000 cubic feet of air per minute. In the new process the excess of moisture is removed by refrigeration, and tests show that the product of iron is made more uniform, while the output is increased 20 per cent. for the same fuel,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1905.
1620
LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NUTICE.
20 to 100 per cent, in the same day, feare
Science now transforms relishes into potatoes. HE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY Showing a process of Pastour, M. Moillard 131 TEN
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE-eultivates a young radish in a glass retort, in HOLDERS of the Company will be held at conosntrated glucose, when the radish develops the OFFICES of the General Agents, Padder's much starch and swells unt, losing its Street on THURSDAY, the 23rd March, at pepperiness, and acquiring the taste, consis 12.30 PM., for the purpose of receiving the tency and nutritive properties of the potato. Report and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1904,
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER BOAT CO., LD., is prepared to supply AN QUANTITY of PURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both for Dock and Boiers,
Cat Flag W.
3. W. KEW, Manager, let Floor, 37, Conaught Resd
Hagkoug. 19th June, 1903.
EN TING.
290
STREET
SURGEON DENTIST,
No. 10, DAGUILAR
TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free.
Brgkong, 21st March, 1908.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10th to the 23rd March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1995,
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THE
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE DIVIDEND of 834 per Share for the, year ending 31st December, 1903, declared 122 at To-day's Ordinary Annual Meeting, will be Payable at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, and Hongkong Shareholders are requested to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Offioca, Pedder's
A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE. PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY
7ABE, &o, &e; and FOOC HOW
LACQUERED WARE. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Higkong, 21st Baştambur, 1993.
(272
10 AM. Tomorrow,
who, in the dark, can see coloured rays from the Two London investigatora aru seeking persons human body and flashes from a magnet. Prof. Reichenbach is said to have proven that, 30 persons in
overy 100 can see the latter. THE SWATOW GRASS CLOTH SILK and DRAWN THREAD WORK
DEPARTMENT,
Wholesale and retail quotations, particulars and camples, will be sent free on application to the above depôt,
Swatow, 8th June, 1804.
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
07
Strest, after DENTISTET
216
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Dz, M. H. CHAUN. 31, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG. From the University of Pennsylvestis, U.S.A.
Hongkong, Sed June, 1904.
[6.3
JARDING, MATHESON & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 6th March, 1905,
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS, Hongkong, 31st July, 1908,
FOR EUROPE and AMERICA,
INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &C.,
763
COMPERKENSIVE AND COMPLEXE RECORD
and for PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTPORTS,
OF THE
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST is given in the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS,
with whieb is incorporated
y
"THE CHINA, OVBELAND TRADE REPORT," Subscription, if paid in silvance, $12 per annum
Postage to any part of the World $2
HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also, et Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloile,
PHOTOGRAPHER
M.
MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST. Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and sino colouring Photos and relief Photon. Viers of Chins and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; Ho. 85, Queen'
Road Central.
PRINTING
DARTRING
#metal:
A beautiful Skin
atones for faults of feature. It is ussessed by all user-ef
'DARTRING' 'LANOLINE'
No imitation can hear the Darbug?
No imitation can be called Dartring"
DARTRING TOILET LANOLINE In cuihpsible clips "DARTRING LANOLINE TOILET, SOAP
Demand the genuine by, Sethern Viaduct, London, Eng
GREGOR &
CO.,
70-2
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
GRAVES
GRAVES SUPERIEUR...
SAUTERNA
HONGKONG.
WHITE
WINES:
Per Case Quarts $ 9.00
11,00
9.00
11.00
18:00
18,00
£25.00
32.00
72
SAUTERNES SUPERIEUR CHATEAU LA TOUR DE L'ILE CHABLIS
MEURSAULT
MONTRACHET
117
N.B-All our Wines and Spirits are Bottled at Home, thereby pouring to our Customers all the advantages aceraing from bottlings dopo at home under the direct sapervision
of European Firms. of the Growers and Distillers, as compared to bottlings done in China by Chiasmon at the service
JAPAN
COALS.
45-1
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO.
HEAD OFFICE-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH-34, JME STRANT, E.C.
HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDings, Tea HoveR STEALT
OTHER BRANCHES.
New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shaglai, Chefco, Cientein, Nowchwang, Port Arthar, Seoul, Chomulpo, Yakobom, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Zarata, Nagasaki, Kuchinot, Sasebo, Maidsara Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &e.
Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI” (A.B.C. and A 1 Crea) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Naty nad Arsensis and the State Failway; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Forvign Mail and Freight Steamers,
SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa, Yamago and Ida Coal Mines; and 80LE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanads, Fajinotano, Mameda, Manors, Onoura Otanji,
Sashara Tro bakuro, Yoshiustani, Yoshio, Yunokibars, and other Goals
8. MINAMI Mannose. Hoarsong.
117
Doctor Yourself
with
Painkiller
(PE
'Y DAVIS':
It never fails to promptly cure Gramps, Diarrhoea, Dysentery and all Bowel Complaints. LABARRA-AAAAAAÑAAAAAAAAARI
MITSU DISHI
(MITSU BISHI CO.)
GOSHT-KWAISHA
COAL DEPARTMENT MARUNO UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, "IWASAKI," which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong- kong and Shanghai Agencies.
AI, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Coder
moed.
All Letters Addressed- Manager, Mimisar Co, with name of placo nudor.
BRANCH OFFICES-
1316-4
GEO. FENWICK & CO., ED. ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS. THIS Old Established Firm especially Testors for Ship and Bugins Repairing.
The Works may be resched in 10 minutes from Blake Pier by Ricksba or Electric Tram.
Launches will call alongside vessels in tho harbour flying the Call Flag E.
Telephone 142. Hongkong, Zad, January, 1905.
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MITSU BISHI DOJKYARD
AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI,
CODE WORD: “DOCK," NAGASAKI, Used
NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU | A.1, A. B.C., Ecotts' and Engineering Codes
AND HANKOW..
AGENCIES:- SHANGHAI: H. J. H. TEIPP.
HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.
MANILA: MACONDRAY & Co.
CHINKTANG: GRABING & Co.
YOKOHAMA: M. ÁSADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im-i perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies, the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway; Banyo, Kinshu and the ather Principal Rail ways: Industrial Works; Home and Foreiga Mail and Freight Steamers.
EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North China, Korean ports and America.
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Cohi, Shinnew, Namanta sad Kami-Yamada Collieries and also Hojo Colliary, which will be ready to produce on a large scale the best Busou Coal from 1905,
Sols Agents for Kigio, Komatan (Tagawa
and Matsushima Coals.
DAI LY FRESS" OFFICE. Proofe read by Englishmon,
STOREKEEPERS BISMARCK & CO.,
The Head and Branch Offices and the Agon Navy Contractors,
pies of the Company will receive any order for Ship Provision and Coal Marchants, Sail
Chandler Coale produced from the above Collieries. maskere, &o, Frunk Water supplied to to 1,210,000 tons,
Coal told in 1:03 by the Company amounted Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG BẰNG & CO.
Shipohandlers Sailmakers, Provisioneri Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers Tools, Metal, Iron and Steel Merchants 57, 58 & 59, Cunanaght Road, New
Proya Central
TAKASHIMA COAL.
New and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been completed and this well- known beat and most economical steam Coal in the East is now produced in abondance and can be supplied in any quantity.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1905,
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DOCK No. (at TATEGAML)
Extreme Length.co Length on Blocke
Width of Entrance on Top
Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water op Blocks at Spring Tide
744
523 foot.
513
Pr
84
ww
"
26..
371 fast,
350
68
DOCK No. 24at MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Widh of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Boftoma Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
53 PATENT SLIP fat KOSUGE),
MM 4 Can take vessels up to 1,000 toas gross.
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can THE WORKS are well equipped with the
execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD- ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well 48 in REPAIRING of SHIPS. STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED
The COMPANY has 4
SALVAGE
with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE.
7301
RUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS
Established 1719, CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.
Skip only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Greon Seal)
LAUTS, WEGENEE & CC,,
Sole Agente.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1008.
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