GREGOR & CO.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
HONGKONG.
WHISKIES.
MAC INTOSH, 19 YEARS OLD WHISKY GREGOR & CO.'S IMPERIAL HIGHLAND
GREGOR & COB CLUB
Per Dozen $10,00
10.00
18.00
TP
·GREGOR & CO'S ROYAL OLD HIGHLAND
J.R.D. PLAIN
++
24.00
11.75
가
14.25
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Absolutely the Finest obtainable in Hongkong.
N.B~~All our Wines and Spirits are Nattled at Home, thereby ensuring to our Castomers all the advantages sucṛning from beltlings dous at home auder the direct supervision of the Gravere and Distillers, spared to bottlings done la China by Chinamen at the service of European Houses,
10 LET
TO LET.
KINGSCLERE" with Stabine,
TO LET
TO LET.
45-15
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 28th, 1905,
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
INSECT HEAT--TWIN EARTHQUAKEY-CAK
POLINEUMSEA KOUNDING BY SOUND EROSION IN BRITAIN-LUBRICATION FOR BIOPS~TIO: FEW LIFE-PRESERVER HTUFFING →→MIMICRY THAT DOES NOT IMITATE GENIUS NOT WANTED—A LONOI TUDE STANDARD SETTLED,
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A CURE FOR CONSTIPATION.
pointed out the inappropriateness of the Tai Po Rosi hayo boon cancelled owing to terms. The peculiarity described is a pro- unfavourable weather. tective resemblance, and not conscious Examination Shorthand-No. 3. The follow- imitation. Butterflies of different speciosing officers, in addition to the officer detailed in it is most important to take plenty of exercise To ensure a natural movement of the bowela, that resemble each other cannot be said Garrison Order. No. 3 of the 24th inst, are to be aware of the fact. Various theories have appointed superintending affieors to conduct the
every day. Many men and womou don't do been offered to account for these resemblances examination in shorthand at the Garrisons, and they become more or less costive, of creatures to others and to their
School, Scandal Point, on the 30th instant.
sometimes going two or three days without a surroundings,
passage from the bowels. This is hat the simplest explanation is that it is due to comiencing at .mo, in accordance with para. thing, not only because constipation unicos our
Berior vory untural selection. Forms less disguised have 151 Army School Regulations 1903. Captain food and blood impure, but because the pra been wooded out by enemies in the struggle for C. M. E. Watkins, Royal Engineers. Captain longed presence of waste matter in the bowals A growing idea that all living forms-existence.
E. C. L. Fitzwilliams, Army Servios Corps. orou plants, fishes and insects-must develop
Lodging Allowance No.4. It is notified for strains the muscular walls, eventually paralysing
thom, e that
instruments have to be used to some bodily heat, oron though the amount be Of all desperately dangerous persons, the information that the temporary increased rates
remove the impurities, very small. Bringing together various absorbrilliant surgeon is the most in new ble, da of allowance auctional by War Oss letter.
Those who caauot get enough exercise, or vations, a Freuchi entemologist,' A. Acloqu». | clares Sir Proderick Troves, Geniss is some; Hongkong, 16:1147 dated ad August, 1992.
whose work is sedentary, shouhi uss Doan's inds that a thermometer thrust fats an ant bill sort of uncalerated nervous disease, and the will be eontian peading the recipe of a reply Dinner Files, which are made from pure roots
d bas shown a rise of five degrees, that beobives usual men of genius are quite impid per to a pestion referred to the War Dice on the and herbs that act on the bowels, invigorating aro warmer than the outer nir in winter, und sone, and entirely out of place in the to cal matter. that when the bees were upitated the hives | profession, whers oven cleverness is not to he have grown so hot as to melt the wax. Ouenceurnged, abserver has noted that creatures giring off the lenst wat have greatest resistance. Caterpillars may be frozen to brittleness and may exist for weeks in enke of ice, yet may become observatoriesnt Greenwich and Paris bas just active again on thawing out On the other been completed by two French astronomers, hand, insects muy live in intense heat. termites | The result is 9 minutes 2974 seconds, which and others in Brazil and elsewhere hoing is only the thirtieth of a second in time setire on the burning sand under a verticni snu. more than the best independent English This resistance to great beat and cold is not'] determination. understood, and is a fact, it may be added, that should be kept in mind by those who specalato on the possible life of other worlds.
Al
Earthquakes often bave zoore than our focus ar apparent ure. Pointing this out. Dr. C. Thavilon notes that in Great Britain on earthquake in overy twenty is a twin, with two distinct foci, and that the strongest shocks have bad character. The distance between har en fin this custos from Tour to twenty-three quakes being between ten and even ailes, The foci seou to be a different pints on the same fault, and the phenomenon is evidently not due to refraction, reflection or division of the earth waves.
NEWce in luth Kennedy and Mus- OFFICE on the First Floor of No. 34. miles, the Average for retén recent earth-
Donnell Ron.
For full particulars, apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexander Buildings, 3rd Floor, Hongkong, 17th Tahrmary, 1905
TO LET
478
NO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Faak.
Apply to
LARGE und SPACIOUS ROOM or
Queen's Road Central. Possession from 1st April, 1905.
For particulars, please apply to→
WONG CHU SANG,
Care of Yee Song Fat,
Opposite the Post Officu. Hongkong, 7th March, 1905.
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TO LET.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. N05. 74, CAINE ROAD.
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD.
Hongkong, 28th March, 1904,
TO LET.
(5
EW STORE nearing completion to st in Chater Road, opposite Hongkong
NE
Hotel, area about 3,000 square feat.
Apply
ALPHA.
Care of Daily Press Office.
Hongkong, 18th Mareb, 1904.
Cheap.
FOR SALE AND TO LET.
748
NE BUILDING SITES for Sale in
Apply to-
DOWN Te Let.
GODOWN8 Nos. 341, 848, 342, Fraya East.
Apply to
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong. 1st March, 1906.
TO LET.
Heating fogether and mixing thoroughly parts of coal-tar oil and 5 parts of asphalt from cord-ter is recommended by a German authority for a reliable liquid to preserve wood frous mold and dry rot. It gives u Ano brown colour, and is waterproof.
The la'ost and most elaborate det ·rminațion
of the differeure in longitudo between the great
By Order
A. CHICHESTER Major.
Chief Stallcer.
NOTICES OF FIRMS
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
I
NOTICE.
JESUME Tais Day. Charge of this Agency;
G. áy CHAMFEAUX, Agent. Hongkong, Wed March, 19087 EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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the muscular walls, and toning up the nerves, storeach, and whole digestive organism, Tar Pitly soften the mass of ofogging Docu's
and
intestines; waste, preventing piles, and inflammation of the they sure sluggish liver, indigestion, biliousness, besonobe, poor appetito Stapoverished bloud, nod
every applom of liter, stomach, or bowel trouble,
All the chief chemists and medicina-dualors well Deau's Dinner Pills, price 1/12 for 1 box, or G)- for 6 boxes; or the medicine may be had, post free on reeipt of price, direct fema the proprietors the Foder-McClellan Co, 8 Wells-street, Oxford-street, London, England. 174-
NOTICE.
THE PHILIPPINES.
THOROUGH SURVEY RECOMMENDED. The President on 7th February seat the following Message to Congress-
To the Senate and House of B presenta lives-Circunstances have placed under the control of this Government the Philippine Arobipelago. The islands of that group present M of the Company is Business at this port, private individuals. Unless proper SINGER
$0.5
J. M. BECK
Superintendent, Hongkong, 25th March, 1957
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
HAVE To-day resumed charge of. this!
Ofer.
A. S. MIHARA Manager.
Bongkong, 27th March, 1905.
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R. A. B. SKOTTOWE will be in chargo as suary interesting and novel questions with from Tedy and until farther notice. respnet to their geology and mineral resources any region of the world. At my request the National Academy of Saioners appointed a committee to consider and report upon the desirability of instituting scientific explorations of t
the Philippias Islands. The report of this
with the
of the committer, together
report Beard on centific Surveys of the Philippice Islands, including the draft of a Bill providing for surveys of the Philippine Islands, which Boal was appointed by me, after receiving the report of the committee appoluted by the National Academy of Science, with instructions 10 prepare such estimates au wake such sag- gestiona ns might appear to it. pertinout, in the
Message. dreamstances, accompanies tha
The scientifle surveys which should be taken go far beyond my surreys or explorations
Inlands. however self-supporting, could be ex-
These surveys,
while, of pected to make. course, baneficial to the people of the Philippine Islands, should be nudertaken as a national Work for the information not merely of the people of the Philippine Islands, hat of the mole of this canstry and of the world. Only point and it should be a mattor of explorations have yet been made in
HIRANO WATER,
THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS,
Au important advance in deep-vex surveying, saving much of the labour of present method, is claimed for the acoustic sounding of H. Berg [$4 graff, a Norwegian angineer. The depth is estiunted from this time taken by sound to travel to the bottom and back, the echo from 2:00) feat which the Government of the Philippine THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.
TYRIE, Unfurtishod. Newly repaired,
Painted and colourwashed.
I
No. 7, BELILIOS TERRACE, Lat Row, No. 21,
3rd Row. No. 18,
3rd Row. No. 20,
3rd Row. No. 1, DES VEUX VILLAS. - BUNGALOW (Furuisbed), at New Terri. tory, Kowloon, 4 Rooms, low rental,
KELLETT CREST" (Furzished), Peak, [972 for 24 months from 15th April to 30th June,
THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. Hougtong, 19th February, 1905.
FOU
TO LET.
NOUR or FIVE OFFICE ROOMS on First Floor of "Hotel Mansions" faciug the New Post Office and Hongkong Hotel.
Apply
L.. Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 91h March, 1905."
TO LET.
$75
WELL FURNISHED SIX ROOMED HOUSE, Excellent situation, Garden, Tehuis Court and Swinning Both."
Apply to
1492
H. HUMPHREYS. Hongkong, 18th February, 1905,
TO LET.
QUITABLE for Ofice. TWO ROOMS in
Prince's Buildings.
Apply to
LAUTS, WEGENER & CO. Honkong: 4th March, 1905.
TO LET.
TO. 3, CANTON VILLAS, Kontoon.
Apply to-
GI
1905.
2ND FLOOR in Central position, containing Four Large Rooms, Anteroom sad Lavatory. with use of Electric Lift. Well suited for Offices.
No. 3, SEYMOUR TERRACE (Furnished).
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings, Hougkong. 20th January, 1905,
(90 TO LET.
TWO
WO FIRST-CLASS SHOPS3, European Style, in Kowloon. Possession on er | about 31st August, 1905. Moderate Rentals,
Apply to
HUMPHREYS' ESTATE
FINANCE CO., LD.
Hongkong, at June, 1904.
TO LET
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST FURNISHED, THE CASTLE.
MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong. 27th March, 1905.
TO LET
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46 LENIFFER" Garden Road, Kow. DETACHED HOUSE with Garden, Moderato Rental, ready for in- mediate onpation.
Apply to
HENRY HUMPHREYS, er to HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LD. Bangkong, 27th March; 195
TO LET.
UITE of OFFICES, Contral position
overlooking Harbour. Apply.
"24305."
Chry of Daly Presa Office. Hongkong, 25th March, 1905,
TO LET.
804
FFICE ROOMS at Ncs, 12 & 14, Queen's
Road Central (Corner House); 380 GODOWNS at Back Can be let soparately or wholly. Rent moderate, cheaper if the whole is taken on a long leses,
SEVEN EUROPEAN HOUSES. Iste F. Blackbend & Co. and Shewan, Tomes & Co Offices. Ground Floors and Top Floors, with Godowus van Ee let separately on leases.
Apply to CHUNG SHUN KOO,
12 & 14, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong. 24th December, 1904. 192
TO LET.
FFICES in Hotel Mausiors," facing
New Post Ofice and Hongkong Hotel," Apply to-
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildinge.
TO LET.
Hongkong. 7th January, 1905,
No. 1,
For particulars, apply to
&.
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GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON. 39 & 41. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong. 22nd March, 1905. THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRA LASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH
COMPANY, LIMITED.
DEFERRING to the Notice of 20th December last, the Senders of Telegrams are hereby advised that from the lat of April post, the charges for Telegrams will (subject to revision after three months be collected at the rate of FORTY-TWO CENTS to equal ONE FRANC.
770
J. M. BECK,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 21st March, 1905, THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPK COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG STATION.
Notice of 20th
R December, 1902, sad subsequent notices,
TOEFERRING to the
from 1st April sext, the currency equivalent senders of telegrams to hereby advised that of the Frane will, subject to revision after three mouths, be fixed ut $0.44, at which rade the charge for all telograms will be collected from the said cats.
The
into rates will consequently, com'>
То
NORTH AMERICA VIA EUROPE:
$2.30
To California, Washington State $3.75
Pure, SparklinO, INVIGORATING.
Bettled in Japan by H. E, REYNELL & Co, -
F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS, Hongkong, 31st July, 1903,
being received in one second, and the apparatus eunsists of a transmitter, an acoustic receiver and a chronometer
ERWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS, The fraueniter is a slowly raroiting
dise which at each revolution closes ao alectrin eirenit, and energizes a magnet oper- ating a vibrating armatare. At each contact a sound is sant to the bottom of the sea, and the vibrations sare taped to the only pitch to which the specially constructed receiving microphoned will pond. In accurate work, the time of pride to the Government of the United States contact that of the return of the sound are
to investigate and to describe the entire
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THE UNDERSIGNED hereby wish to WARN THE PUBLIC against buying SINGER SEWING MACHINES from
COMPANY'S bill and receipt can be protucod. SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO. Hongkong, 9th Mareli, 1905,
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CONTRABAND OF WAR.
A JUDGMENT Defining the torm “CONTRABAND OF WAZ
delivered by SIR HENRY S. BERKELEY, Chief Tastics of Hongkong,
in the case of
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA » OWNERS of the S.S. PROMETHEUS." Together with the FINDINGS of Mr. E. A. HEWETT (Superintendent of the P. & O. in tha Steam Navigation Company) ARBITRATION.
RE-ISSUED IN PAMPHLET FORM.
Copics 50 carta each may be obtained at the
AUTOMATIO MAUSER O of the Hongkong Daity Press, Hongkong,
INSURANCES
PISTOLS.
registered with great precision on the revolving. So far as may be convenient and practical With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES. drum of a chronograph.
Recent gales and high tides have reminded the Englishman that is little island is being gradually swallowed up by the sea. It has beca found that Great Britain lost 145.906 acros between 1867 and 1880, and 2,150 tween 1880 and 1820. A murvey in the reign gave the Duchy of Cornwall of Edward I 1,500,000 acres, but the Ordnance Survey some years ago showed that this bad been reduced to 829,500 acres. Villages have disappeared in the ocean as in the case of Dunwich, of which nothing remains but a ruined church on the edge of a eli.
in
No
CALIBRE 7,83 m.m.
FIRING 10 SHOTS in'? SECONDS,
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October. 1990,
HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING.
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"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,
The only office in China having European taught workmen. Equal to Home
work.
the work of this survey should be conducted in harmony with that of the proper bureaus of the Gavernment of the Philippines, but it should not be under the control of the authorities in the Philippines, for it should be undertaken s a national work, and subject to a board to ha appointed by Congress or the President. The plan transmitted recommends simultaneous surveys in different branches of research, organised ou a co-operative basis. This would and intend to completeness, avoid duplication.
render the work more economical than if tha exploration were undertaken placemeal. such organiard sarrays have ever yet been
where, but the idea is attempted anywhere,
harmony with modern scientific and industrial methods. I recommend therefore, that provision be made for the appointment of a board of surveys to superintend the national sorteys and explora- tions to be made in the Philippine Islands, and that appropriation he made from time to time to mut the necessary expenses of such inves
It is not probable that the survey tigation. would be completed in a less period than that of eight or ten years, but it is well that it should M. be begun in the near future. The Philippins Commission and those responsible for the Philippine Government are properly autions that the survey should not be considered as an expence of that Goverument, but should be carried on and treated as a national duty in the interest of science.
Preumatic lubrication "is what Dr. Carlo Del Lago, of Gonou, calls his new plan for increasing the speed of ships. It consists in reducing the density of the surrounding water by pumping air into it, creating a founy stratum in which the vessel lips forward against greatly lessened resistance.
Ball playing seems to be physiologically beyond feminine powera. After careful investi- gation, the principal of a girls college finds that a larger and lower setting cellar bone makes the movement of the girl's arms less free than that of the boy's, so that she not hope to throw well.
Half a ton of the curious vegetable product known as kapok reaches Amsterdam yearly from Java. It is a yellow, wadding-like material, | which covers the seeds of the Eriodendron,
rapid-growing tree of the Malaccus, and its fiber i
is remarkable as being much lighter than cork, so that it will support in the water thirty- five times its own weight. The fiber, however, resista all attempts at spinning or weaving. It silky, only about an inch long and is made into ton rouge Thas chim is made thut kupois never decay. A tet-ouce mass will support man in wister, and the substance is expected to become useful for life saving apparatus, and is oven looked upon as the probable future stuffing for all ships' beds.
Speaking to British students on Mimicry" in auimals, Dr. W. E. Hoyle, the ether day
GARRISON ORDERS.
HEAD QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 27th March, 1905. GENERAL ORDER —Arrivals-No, 50, The underwontioned arrived on the 24th instant per ss. Sinta from Ragland for duty, and Rorel West Kent Regt, Capt. C. C. Pack-Beresford. R. G.A., One Sargassut Trumpeter.
CARRISON ORDERS: Departure--No. 1. 2 Licut. T. H. Stainton, 119th Infantry, left on the 251h instant per es. Malta for Eughud on sick leave.
Gun Practice-No. 2 With reference to Garrison Order No. 1 (11) of 14'instant, the Gen Practices on the 8th, 2918. and 30th March, 1905, near the 6th Milestone on the
JEWELLERS MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
Diamond Merchants ond Watchmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Åbe at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloile,
PHOTOGRAPHER
MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.
Bromide and Crayon Enlargement and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work
done for Amateurs; 11o. 8A, Queen's
Road Central.
PRINTING
DAILY PRESS OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.
STOREKEEPERS
BISMARCK & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers.
Provision and Coal Morchants, Sail
makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to
Vessels in the Harbour
KWONG SANG & CO.,
Blipohandlere Sailmakers, Pro visioners Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineer: Tools, Metal, Iron and Steel Morchsate 57 58 & 59, Counsaght Road, New
Prays, Central
THE
WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
TORONTO AND LONDON. INCORPORATED A.D. 1851.
MARINE BRANCH,
undersigned having been appointed
TGENTS for the above are propared to accept risks at ourront ratest.
ALEX ROSS & CO.
132 Hongkong 28th April, 1904 L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
HE Undersiguod having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Risks against Fire at current rates.
SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong. Ist Jemmary, 1994.
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AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- BURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL
Undergued, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIKE.
at Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO..
Agente, Hongkong, Sat April, 1897
No
18)
ATORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 81ST DECEMBER, 1939. £16,998,650,
I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000. PAID-UT CAPITAL... II. FIRE FONDS...
687,500 0 0 3,058,961 12 3
The Undoraigned AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents.
Hongkong, 18th June, 1904.
BEYER, PEACOCK & CO.,
London Address: 34, Fictoris Street,
Tailotuster S T
TA, AZőle! ** FOLGORE, LONDONG- Telephone Nos. 248 pad 747 Writminuter.
LIMITED.
Gorton Foundry, Manchester.
ESTABLISHED IN 1854.
Pads Telegraphic Address: "0"
rex Are a
Traphore No. P55 Brandeder.
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES
ADAPTED TO EVERY GAUGE AND VARIETY OF SERVICE.
Also ELECTRICAL LOCOMOTIVES and MACHINE TOOLS.
To District of Columbia, New York
State. Ponnsylvania
9,55
To Illinois
4.00
To New York City, Ontario, Quebec,
Massachusetts
3.50
To Russia in Europe
$0.85
180
To Russia in Asia
0.0%
CRANE LOCOMOTIVES FOR
1,00
LIFTING AND SHUNTING,
0,20
To Shanghai...
0,45
O. 1, RIPON TERRACE.
HOUSE in WONG-NEL-CHONG ROAD, facing Race-coureo.
A
FLATS in MOBETON TERRACE, facing the Polo Ground.
OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT
ROAD (Dear BLAKE PIER).
GODOWNS; PRAYA EAST.
A BUILDING at Causeway Bay, at present"
in occupation of the Steam Laundry Co, La.
Apply to
To Japun
To Amey
Now complete list will be distributed as soon as it is ready. In the meantime any further information may be obtained by applying to the Company's Office.
RACK RAIL LOCOMOTIVES,
YARD ENGINES, &C.
WHEEL AND OTHER LATHES,
1780
OLAF NIELSEN, Superintendent Hongkong, 22nd March, 1905.
A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE.
FLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY
WARE, &o, &c.; and, FOOCHOW
LACQUERED WARE.
68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY 00., LD. Hongkong, 29th June, 1904,
MILLING MACHINES, DRILLS,,
PLANERS, SLOTTERS, &c.
EMERY COINDING MACHINES A SPECIALITY.
ALL TOOLS ELECTRICALLY LR:VEN IF REQUIRED,
LEL PARTS OF THE ENCINES ANE MACHINE TOOLS AЯE MADE ACCURATELY TO STANDARD CAUGES.
WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL UP TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. STEEL FOUNDRY for casting Wheel Centres and other parts of Locomotives. Also 'general CASTINGS & FORGINGS.
Hopresentative in Japan and China-Mr. HOLAND FISCH, No. 6, Bund, Yokohama,
29:1-1
(1888