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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 9гn 1905.
CONVENTION REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND INDIA.
and
It
MANY IN THIS TOWN HAVE
Z KIDNEY TROUBLE.
AND DON'T KNOW IT.
Have you surpested your kidneys an the causa of your frouble!
Does the back, head, or Kmbs asbo? Is there rheumatism, wank heart, or dropsy? Is there too great or too little flow of the arins, with, gravel or sediment? Do you feel always tired, done up, nervous?
Those symptoms, and many more, come from
ofllared blood loaded with imparities that are poisoning overy organ,
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But it's the kidneys' fault--they should Alter the blood-take out its imponisty three blood goes through the kidneys once every thres minutes, day and night, for this purpose.
It, then, you would "got well" "yon must Kidacy Fills are for the kidneys and bladder Kits They are a special kidney help (no action P make the Lidoeys well. Doan's Backaole
on the bowels). They are nature's grastast ealing medicins, because they heal the kidusys, wark. the blood purifiers, and help thom in their great
All the chief chemiats and madicine-dealors
The Marquis of Lapsdowne.--The question to which my noble friend has referred is engag ing the close attention of his Majesty's Govern- ment. I do not question the accuracy
of the statements which he made to the House. our opinion the treatment received by British The following Convention was published in
As | trade in theso istands is of a very unsatisfactory the Official Gamelle of the 16th March.
character. In the Marshall Telands the trade received the Imperial Approval on the 14th.
is in the hands of a German company, which His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and His under the contract with the German Govern Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British ment made in 1888 unites the functions of a Dominions beyond the Sus, Emperor of India, the islands. The result of this combination of trading body and those of the Government of being equally desirous of facilitating the com-functions is somewhat singular. The company have resolved to conclude a Convention to that liable to pay the same duties as any other mercial relations between Japan and ludia in its capacity of a trading company is in theory effect aut have named as their respective rating company, but when it reappears in its Plenipotentiaries
Hi Muj aty the Emperor of Japan, Baron capacity as the Government of the islands, it Jataro
Komura, Jusammi, First Clase of theses the proceeds of these duting to assist its own
roremuos. When Order of the Rising Sun, His Imperial understand that it is only a transfer, so to speak, Imperial
money passes I am given to Majesty's Minister of State for Foreiga from one pocket to the other. This is, in aur sak,
Affairs; dom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the 4s of the letter of the declaration of 1896, His Majesty the King of the United King-view, distinctly an evasion of the spirit as well British Domitions beyond the Seas. Emperor under which absolutely equal rights were which mig noble friem! quoted-a declaration of India, Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald, Knight Graud Cress of the Most Distinaishodared to British and Germen traders in
British and German possessions Order of St. Michael and St. Georg, Koight Pacific. I think I may say that the whole of Commander of the Most Honourable Order the respondents who took place at 11 of the Bath, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy time of that declaration shows ilst its real Extraordinary and Minister Plonipot utiary full powers, found in good and dne form, have this kind: The Caroline group was bought by who will also send a Sample Box Free to spy-
Who, having reciprocally communicated their intention was to guard against a m nopoly of Gorumny from Spain in 1899—that is, aftor agivad as follow:--
the date the declaration-and t'e group lies ARTICLE I. Any article, the province or manufacture of within the region to which the e declarations the dominions and pestions of His Majesty apply. In spite of these facts. I believe it is the Emperor of Japan shall anjoy, upon bibition of all but German trade in the group, tre case that there has been an absolute pro- importation into India, the lowest custus except in the case of two small islands which duties applicable to similar products of uny
are really not worth entering at all. Represen. | other foreign origin.
ARTICLE II.
Gorman Government upon this anbject. I am. pot at this moment able to tail my noble friend anything as to their result, but he may rest
the Westera
all Doza's Backache Kidney Pills, price 2/9 for box, or 13/3 for & boxes; or the medicine may he had, post fres of receipt of price, direct froma Wells-street, Oxford-street, London, England, the proprietors-the Foster-McClellan Co., 8, on who writes for it and mentions this paper.
AUCTIONS
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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or
ENSION FRANCAISE
AND RESTAURANT, 49, POTTINGer Stacer, TENUE PAR MME. I. GUIOU.
FIRST-CLASS Cooking by a Paanch Coor, Terms: $3.50 por day. Redaged Terms for an Extended Stay,
1002 Hoogkong, 13th January, 1905,
HOARD AND RESIDENCE.
CROOMS, with Board.
OMFORTABLY FURNISHED
Apply to Mrs. MATHER,
2, Peddera: Hill Hongkong, let January, 1899,
tations have. I need not say; been made to the HE Undersigned have received instructions AVID CORSAR & SON'S
I ociprocally any article, the produce or manufacture of India shail et joy, upom importa tion into the dominions and possessions of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the lowest custom duties applicable to similar products off any other foreign origin.
ARTICLE 111.
red we shall continue to draw the attention the German Government to what seems to us a violation of the declaration of 1891,
iord Stanmore, whilst disclaiming any wish' the to act as the apologist of the German Govern- The privileges and engagements of present Convention shall extend to native statesment thought it only just to point out that of India which by treaty with His Britannic German ships going to the Marshall Islands were subjected to exactly the same penalties as Majesty or otherwise may be entitled to. be. placed with regard to the stipulations of the English ships. At the time time, he consideral Convention on the same footing as British that the conduct of the German authorities was an evasion of the spirit of the engagement entered into with England. Asregarded the purchase of land from zatite chiots he observed that we equally prohibitel native chiefs from seling land to strangers without warrant from the British authorities. In that particulur ke did not think we had reason to coiaplain of the action of the German Government.
India
His Britannic Majosty's Government shall communicate from time to time to the Imperial Government of Japan a list of these states.
ARTICLE IV.
The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at To- yo as At shall come into effect soon as possible. immediately after the exchange of ratifications, and shall remain in fores until the expiration of six months from the day on which out of the CONNAUGHT HOUSE. High Contracting Parties shall have aunuuuced
the intention of terminating it.
SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG:
KRUSE & CO.,
INSURANCES
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN
BURANCE CO.
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL..
THE Undersigned, having been rope plod
GENTS for the shore. Commany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS nonin Flic at Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & C
Acente
Hongkong, 21st April, 1897.
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THE GENERAL ACCIDENT ASSUR. ANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED.
NOTICE.
HE Undersigned having been appointe
T AGENTO me propared to a coept Risks
sé Current Rates,
THE HOLLAND CHINA TRADING CO.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1905,
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L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED
HE Undersigned having been appointed TGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Risks against Fire al currant
SIEMSSEN & CO.
31 Hongkong, Ist January, 1904,
rates.
NOTE INSURANCE COMPANY.
TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1909. £16,898,650.
L AUTHORISED CAPITAL,,, £8,000,000
SUBBORISED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000. PAID-VP CAPIT‚Â....\..............
887,500 0
0
II. FIBE FUND, 3,058,961 12 3
The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, ara prepared to ACCEPT RISKS aguist FIRF at Torront Radar,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agonta
Hongkong, 18th June, 1904.
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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BOOKBINDING.
DAILY PRE3S" OFFICE.
The only office in China baving European taught workmen. Equal to Home
work.
IRON MERCHANTS.
SINGON & CO.,
Iron, Stool, Metal and Hardware Merchante. Wholesale god Retail Ironmongers. Pig Iron and Foundry. Qoka Importers. General Store- keepers and Commission Agenta. 35 & 37, Hing Loong Street. 1st Street, West of Central
Market.)
JEWELLERS
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS
M.
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In witness whereof the above mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Cou- vention and bave affixed thereto tlivir sala.
Done in duplicate at Tokyo, in the Japanese and English inaguages, this 29th day of 8th monta of the 37th year of Meiji, aarresponding to the 20th day of August of year one thousand nine hundred and four.
[L. S.] Baron JUTARO KOMURA,
His Imperial Japanese Majesty's
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. CLAUDE M. MACDONALD. His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary.
[L. 8.]
THE MARSHALL 18LANDS
|
The Earl of Joey said the ngrement for leasing land would have been made with a chief with whom a German company had made su agreement, and on the same terms and, accord-
ing to the declaration of 1986, the same right of nequiring possessions in the islands was accorded to British and Gorman subjects, rather different from the noble earl's.
Lord Staumors said his information was
KOREAN COMMUNICATIONS UNDER
JAPANESE SYSTEM.
In view of the entrustment of all Korean communication machinery to Japan, the number of post and telegraph officers will be increased aud all services are, of course, to be transact d and extended under the Japanese style. There have hitherto been about 30 Korean tolograph aud 46 post offices besides 70 Japanese post and 26 telegraph offices. In the event of the execution of this scheme the machinery of communication in Kores will present an entirely new face.
The transfer of all the Korean post-offices, telegraphs and telephones to Japanese con. trol ant administration ought to rejoice the Korean authorities from a financial point of view. For so defective has been their management, of a business which in nearly all other countries proves a soarea of ravenne, that they have hitherto had to suffer a loss of 301,000 yen annually on account of the postal and to be gratified, therefore, that this expensive Lolographic services. They have sokio reason
the deficit into a profit. --Yokohama (Japanese) Chamber of Commerce Monthly Report.
GARRISON ORDERS
GERMANY AND BRITISH TRARERS. In the House of Commons on 4th April, the Ear) of Jersey asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what stops had been taken to cor rect theaction of the GermanGovernment against British traders in the Mar-hall and Caroline groups of islands.
He said that Sydney firm who had determined to start a fride with these islands were informed by the German Consul Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 4that they would receive exactly the same trost-enterprise is to be taken off their hands.
Watson's Building, Quera's Road. Alen
When their firat ship ment as Germans. at Shanghai. Manila, Paris and Iloilontrived in the Marshall Islands a fee of £ Japanese will probably succeed in converting
was charged for the right of trading for four weely. On another visit to the Marshall Islands they were told the fee had been doabled. These attempts to start trade wege rather disastrous to the firm. But the matter was not one marely affecting a particular firm; it involved the general question of. treatment of our trade by Germany. He read the clause which secured to as, as we thought, in 1886, equal treatment, and he had shown the way in which our ships had been treated. The right of trade in the Pacific wBS the natural inheritance of our fellow-subjects the southern hemisphere, and we must take care no right of theirs was sacriticed to another Power or absorbed by another Power. He hoped the noble marquis would do all in his power to get an early decision of the matter. If such matters were allowed to pass unnoticed. KHONG SANG & CO.,
Shipchan llers Sailmakers, Provision or to drift slowly along, ho could not help Coal Merchants, Hardware Baginsar. thinking there would be no other source left to Tools, Metal, Trim and Steel Varahour fellow-subjects who had a keen interest 57 58 & 59, Counnaght Road, New in the Pacific than to consider the word retaliation. Praya Central
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in
HEAD QUARTEND." HONGKONG, 8th May. 905. GENERAL ÖRDER, Arrivals.-No. 71. Lina- teuant N. C, S. Sim-on, Royal Garrison Artil- lers, arrived on the 4th instant, per s.s. Multa from Egypt on posting to H.K.8 B.R.G.A.
GALLI ON URDENS.-Staff,-No. 1. Captain GBH Nugent, Royal Garrison Artillery, will be attached to the Staff of the General month from Officer Commanding for one to-day, in accordance with par. 1,151 King's Regulations.
Publications.No. 2. A Detailed History of the Bailways in the South African War 1899-19 2, Vols. I and II, has been received and may be seen en spplication at this office.
By Order.
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Chief Staff Officer.
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Catalogues will be issued. TERASA. ugani,
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Hongkong. 8th May, 1905.
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Dandruf) is a contagious disease caused by e microbe.
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE
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