A BLOOD COOLER.
The ABBEY FRUIT SALINE Company.
F... England.
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INSURANCES
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN 1 TIL INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS at 31st DecAMPER, 194. £17,161,999.
SHARE REPORT. -
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1905.
Masses Erich Georg and Co., in their weekly share list, dated the 23rd September, 1995, say. Our musket has remained comparatively quiet but a fair investment business has been done as i
tons are firm at $135.
! S. W. ROYSE & CO.'S REPORT.
Manchester, 25th August.
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MAN'S WRETCHED FATE.
At the annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspector, Mr. W. L. Bodine, superintendent of encapulsory instruction at Chicago, created a sensation amongst the delegates. He produced Government efatiatios, covering twenty years, which show that the industrial compotition of woman and children sud machine labone is driving men from the are cities to havy manual labour in the aining and agricultural districts. Mr. Bodine declared wonden wero destined to bo the ruling
in the industrial world.
the
GERMANY'S COLONIES,
"Dwellers in tropical or sub-tropical countries, where the Livor is apt to be sluggish, are often in need of a Blood-cooler and purifler of a rains maturo," says the British Trade Journal. Onorates which, in some cases, abow some slight · Chemicals, ➡In spite of Wakos, ele, very of the most useful of these, known as Abby's improcoment on last week's motutions. The fair business is being done, and with the sate, Effervescent Salt, bas among other advantages, market closes firms, but in the absence of timement of the Cotton trade difficulty and Lim rendering it peculiarly well adopted for axport business we cannot expert mueli nierement, more hopeful prospects of peace in the Far East stino to warm climates, the fact that it does not. The sterling demand rate on Landon closes there is a better feeling all round. Home trade cake
in the bottle but -rutains its elegant dry; at Is. 11-5/16d, while rates on Shanghai aro Tls is fair, and oxport trade is good values of some granular form, so that it can be freely 1 to 1h 72 for a bank T.F., and The. :) to articles are low, and stocks only light, and there peured out. Nor does it take on the top of the Tls. for a three days sight private appears to be sufficient reason for expectation of wator. Compared with other salis, its s'o bill. Basilver in London is quoted at 281 d., satisfactory business during the coming out afervescence enables it to be takur leisurely while Consols aro £39.0/16.
In Hoavy Alkolies a very fair business is
Man, like the ited Indian, was dying out, without any unpleasant seuss of choking or
BANK SHARES.-Hongkong and Shanghais passing. Bleaching Powder is stendy and some and was being drive away. In 1809), 3,014,571 blinding the uzor.”
have been done at 89021, closing a bit quietorgeal contrasts have boon placed for delivery women ovenpied raying positions in the United Abboy a fait is a pleasant, cooling, invigor.with sales and salters of $10); the London rate over next year at the advanced price. Caustic States. Le 1980 the new hal fatazased to aling effervescent Emic luxative, it regulates
is 21. Nationals continue in request at $38.
Soda
in unchanged prices for next year are not 5.320,807. The female birth-rate was increasing the action of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels and
MARINE INSURANCE SUARES-Unions: yet fizet. Ammonia Alkali is firm. Chlorates and the death rate was diminishing, while, with the system generally, it uids digestion, promotes solla $750 to 3789, and have small bayars at of Potash and Soda are not in active denud regard to the male sex, the reverse was the case. excretion, purifies the bed and d'ears the latter rate, China Tradera have wakened but makers have their forward production. We are drifting toward the age of the oterual complexion.
further, they sold at 979, 978 and $77, but at well sold. Exports of Blenching Materials feminine, when man will be a back number, and Sold in two sizes by all Christy or Stores
the class there are buyers again at 518. North and Soin Componats showed a considerable will be forced to the soil and to other falda in and by WATKINS, Limited, and A. S. WATSON,
Chinns, and Yangizes are unchanged. Can-improvement during July, and during the which only physical endurance can save him in Limited, of Hongkong.
seven completed rawuths of this year as coin. Limitat, 144 Quoon Victorin Street, London, hace changed hands at $336, $935, 8:136 and there is in Bl-nching Materials in iarrens Society is dying out at the top; it is a crystal FIRE INSURANCE SHARES, Hongkong pared with the corresponding period of 150g for the survival of the fittest. $337, closing steady at lalter rate. Chinae, tons or £11, and in Sode Compounds at which no necupant dares cast the flest stous, and the result will be that within a senda continue to be asked for, and 57% is freely on increase of 4926 tons or £30,611. Acetates the quotics of the neglected children of the offered, but there are no sellers at thot rate. of Load cuntinus in grond demand. Foreign rich will become as great & social problem as the
SHIPPING SHABBs-Hongkong, Canton and White being sews on spot. Nitrate of Lend neglected children of the poor."—"Lafon. Macao Stemminut Shares are in demand at $267. Las again advanced 10s. Acstates of Lime bure without, hinging out way sellers. Indo-Chinas not much enquiry, and are a little easier in sold at rates ranging between 9 and price. Acotate of Soda in steatly, but inactivi. Closing
with sollers at 80, and buyers at $92: Sulphats of Copper is dearer and a good business the Shanghai rat is Tis, 67 buyers, while has been done for forward delivery. Carbonato London quotes . 16. Douglases have and Caustic Potash have a a good demaal ou The Booning Standaard correspondent at been in steady demand, and several lots changeuxpat: there is little change is price, and one Berlin wrote: A strong unti-colonial feeling hands at $5 to $6, the closing rule is $35 business has been done for next year. Prussiates begins to manifest itself andng important 800- buyers. China and Manilas, as well as Star of Potash and Soda are plentiful, and values tions of the population which have hitherto been Ferries, are uchanged. Shell Transports have are steady, being very low. Tartaric Acid 18 sales and sellers at 91%, which also the Loiulen cheap and is steady but is only quiet. Boraxiastic fur colonial extension. The trouble sellers at 14, owing to threatened further Tur Products is moving better. Solrent Naplin subducing, and tuncpinion is being expres zod all her overnon possesious is responsible for this quotation. Hongkong Steam Waterboats have is firm and had a gool enquiry. Basiness in which Germany is experiencing in almost is steady unl à fair amount of business deing. that territories like the two African Protec- opposition.
BEFINERIES-China Sugars have been Benzolce are frage and some advance has been torates had better be vislied ny to ons Power slesslily dealt i during the week at 8290, but paid. Creosote has been selling freely, but which would accept them in exchange for some- the demand being filled apparently, the market only at moderate figures, the supply being thing of more value to the Empire. It is pointed elases, with suliers at that gure, Enzens are gaito equal to the demand. Crude Carbolie is out that these possessious, largely valueless, grow Now en offer at $17 and a slightly lower offer is weak, and any business doing is at reduced more expensive every year, and swallow more likely to find sollers.
pricos: Crystals are slow: Liquid is stendy bit than they yield, and that the aggregate trade HINING SHARES-Raubs sold during the gnist. Pitch is firmer, and the outlook is more of the whole of the German colonies, with the wook at rates ranging between $8 and $1;promising. Sulphate of Ammonia also has exception of Kiun chau, is not worth bothering there are further bayers at $4 and sellers improved and isdearer, and business has been done about. The African and South Sa possessions at the adranes for present and forward delivery combined only exported last year to the valig of at St.
DOCKS, WHARVES, GoDOWNS, &o-Hong-
Minerals-Thore is more demand for fron 25,000,000 marks, imputing 41,000,010 marks, kong and Whamon Dock Company Shares Ore: some large business has been arranged, and and this includes the trade of these colonies withi are weak with sullers at $194 Fenwicks are prices are improving. Imports have latterly other countries besides Germany. From her undanged, and so are Amoy Dooks. Faratum heavy; and during this year up to July Afrin passessions last year Germany imported bars improved, the cicing quotation being set as compared with the first soven months only to the value of 7,002,490 marks, her exports 144 buyers: shares soll up to Tls. 150% for the of 1994, there is an increase of 609,351 tons or hang only worth 12,006,0) marks. en.1 the year. Hongkong and "Kowloon 412,965. Chrome and Manganese Ores show Wharf and Goden Company's shares have no niteration. Prices of Brimstone continue Improves, gradual at $1031 Sharrhai and determined bid for
and at time of writing easy: the Lepisioto article is making u the European trade, Hongkow Wharvos hare advanced in Shuugimi and inducements are offered to consumors Blow from the rice field, blow, wind, bowz
to buy this quality imports of Brimstone Slow craps the boat against the tide; LANDS, HOTELA AND BUILDINGS, Hong into this country during this year up to low the mist from the mountain top, kong Land Luvestment and Agency Co.'s shares July 31st are more by 41 tons or 2,359 We shall never make Hongkong side have been in fair demand, and saceral hundreds then during the first seven months of 1904. In Lo how the lazy junks drift down of shares have been done at rates ranging from Phosphates of Line, Algerian and Florida Their fired crews can make no way i $127 and $190. the market closing with sellers Hard Rock, there is a swal advance in price: Sun-God up in the brazen sky at $120. Kowloon Lands are firm at S10, and recent transactions aro not heavy, but producers and good juss for the boats to-day West Points steady at Sh5. Hongkong Halelsar heavily sold forward. The China Clay Blond to the ovenp, child, dip and hand have been negotiated at the rate of $147, trade is antive: all works are busy, and there the how our bat-wing sail lauga down, being an advance of $ upon last quotation is a brisk damnud, especially for the higher It is an hour, eyes Humphreys Estates have been $124
AUTHORISED Capital... £3,000,000 Souscriban CAPITAL.... 2,760,000, PAID-UP CAPITAL.......... 697,500 11. FIN FUNDS.
3,000,260 12
The Undersigned, AGENTS for the shove Compuy, are proparel to ACCEPT RISKS against FILE at Current Retaà.
SHEWAN, TOMES. & 00,
Apeals.
1567 Hongkong, 30th Jun, 1905.
L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. I. MITED
rator.
WE Undersigned having boon appointed 且 AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Itiske against Fire at current
SIEMSSEN & CO.. Hongkong, Jat. Tsunary, 1904.
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
13
THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE 31 Carrent Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & có..
Agente. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897
NOTICE.
COMMERCIAL UNION
181
shares could he
to enloa at Tls. 1874,
TSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, and more shares are busted. Shanghai Lan
is a PERELY British Insurance Company.
Jend Ofen: London,
Loudon in 1861.
Established
Honzhong, #1st August, 1905.
in
are nuchanged at Ts. 122.
A SAMPAN SONG.
qualities, Crude Kod Orides are being freely. Find your, young lead of town:
imported.
So gat a ntch, you lazy boy, Metals-A month ago som improvement ad while the joss-slicks brightly burn commenced in Cleveland Iron, and this has Find me the erirken, child, and I steadily continued during August, the total Will fire some good jäss on: ustera. - advance since the end of July being about 1s Boad to the sweep, child. Hi yah! yah per ton: Scotch Iron has also improved about I will sing you a sopan song: is. 14 per ton during the month thero is at Look you, our sail ja full of wind, present a a brisk demand, shipments from Boon we'll bucher in old Hongkong: Middlesbro' are heary and rade in general Fall in the swoop, let her go. improving. Copper has been continuously See how she dips her swinging bow, firm throughout this mouth, and has Como back astern, young almond eyes, advanced steadily, it slowly, some por Come, my son, for a bowl of chow,
Pall Mall Gazette. ton: the market continuos strong and good business doing. Tin also has advanced about 258. par tan latterly: there has been a large trade passing, and the market continuos very firm. Spolter is about 15s. per ton doarer, and closes steady. Load has anatuated moder
COTTON MILLS-Ewos have improved to Tis. buyers. Internationals are quoted Tis. 41, W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS. while Lau Kang Mows have been done in the
Branch Manager & Underwriter,
north at Tis. 59, at which rate there are buyers. Hangkeng,
Socychees uro uuted at Tbs. 250. Hongkong Cottons 12032
are cusier with sallers at 8142. SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES:— Philippines are obtainable at $8. China Light and Powers huve sullers at $10, and small ayors at Old Electrics sold at 2154 while the new issue has been fixed at $91. Bolts Asbestos hare sales and buyers at $7. Dairy Farms fetched $17 and havs further inquiries Green Island Coments are on offer at $28. Other stocks under this heading unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS-China Providents have been done at 88.90 and 39, and have sellers at the higher figure. Langkats hol a big boom lately, and is rather lower than it was a mență
MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD
AND ENGINE WORKS,
NAGASAKI
CODE WORD, "DOCK" A.1, A.B.C., and Engineering Code Used
NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.
DOCK No. 3.
Extreme Length........
IN
A
CHINESE RAILWAY PROJECTS.
11. Consul Channel), of Kiukiang, states that much has been heard during the year regarding
in the north, up to Ts. 225 having been paid bago. for cash, while for 30th October Tls. 230 hes been paid; we hear that the Dutch Ministry has now decided not to impose auy export daty on keresine from the Dutch Indies. A. S. Watson &Co.'s shures have been sold at $1 to $145, but at latter rate shares are obainable. Wm. Powells are unchanged. Notice has beon given that on and after the 30th instant, SP tho Liquidators of the Tabraa Planting the propese construction of railways is that
Co., Ltd. will be prepared to distribute a first and fival dividend of $226-7/10 per share. to province, An official has been appointed with the title of Director of Railways for Kiangsi. and a temple at Fanchang has been converted into the office of the provincial railway ad- ministration. A pamphlet, published in the autuan, showed that many induential persons had interested themselves in urging the eco- struction of a network of lines radiating from Nanchang to all the chief centres of Kiangs, beginning with one from Nauch'ang to Kiuk- ang This line, for which it is estimated that of 4,000,000 to 7,000,0:10 taels will be
722 feet.
Longth on Blocks
714
Width of Extrance on Top
96
H
Width of Entraves Bottem...
881
I
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
343
DOCK No. 1.
Extremo Lougth...
Length on Block
523 font.. 513
***
Width of Matcanse en Top
83
Width of Eatrance on Bottom... Wator on Blocks at Buring Tide
77
++
26A
DOCK No. 2
Extreme Length...
371 feo'.
Length on Blooks
3
14
KAN
Width of Entrance on Top
66
F
Width of Entrance on Botton..... Water ou Blocks at Spring Tida
53
22
#1
PATENT SLIP.
Suitable for vassols up to 1,000 tons grose.
those shareholders who apply for same and deposit their share certificates at the offices of the Liquidators, Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and Sor. Other stocks mader this heading call for no special remarks.
suitable
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APPORTMANT TO
HIB MAIKATY THE KING.
WW.WHITELEY LTD.
Universal Providers, WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W. THE BIGGEST STORE IN THE WORLD.
HIGH QUALITY, MODERATE PRICES. PROMPT ATTENTION.
General Iustrated Catalogue (rigo pages), ar ang Departmental Lis: sent free to bond fide applicante.
NOW READY.
A TABLE OF THE
SEA-GRASS FURNITURE. Two American citizens from the Pacific coast, who have settled in Chine, are stated to have originated quiet u larga trade in furniture red, is to van to the west of the Lastinu made from bamboound a certain kind of sea-grass. Mountains so as to avoid engineering difficil They began making the well-known rattan furniture, and casting about for new materials ties. Shares of 10 tsels each are to be issuel, they hit upon a coarse grass, and after consider and, should subscription by other met
hods fail to raise the sam desired, the prometers ubla sxperimenting found that upon
lottery. It is bamboo frames they could make fairly substaulut bare authority to resort to and very pretty articles. The nations imitated expressly stipalated that no shares are to be their work, and now, it may be said (writes the granted to any but Chinese subjects and
Transfer to a foreignar renders the share THE WORKS are well equipped with United States Consulat Amoy) to be an industry but should it to slimstoly impossible to obtain RATES
LATEST PLANTS and APPLI- common to many points along the lower Chiness ANCES to undertake BUILDING Gr coast. The grass in secured in the salt-water enough Chinese capital, the promoters under- REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, sud warshes along the lower coast, especially below take to consult flis Excellency Shong. Director.
es General of Chluose Railways, us to the stops for Demand Drafts on London on the day of or he had in abundance, alaust without limit, ie fact; and its pliability and strength are such as
with little favour, being regarded as a pretext also Table of Yearly Approximate Averages · to make it available for not only furniture but for getting up a provincial lottery on the for other purposes. It is greenish yellow, Hapei model, for the benefit of the officials, bat it is believed that shers to the value of maintains its colour and strength, and might be used to advantage in other industries. Chairs,000,000 tasle or so have been taken up, and and small tables are mentioned as made with the two engineers, one British and one Danish, are grass. It has been known to and used in varions at present engaged on a preliminary survey of
the country, Pall Mall Gazette. ways by the Chinese for centuries, but has not heretofore an employed for furniture.
BOILERS; and also WORK.
OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG
ELECTRICAL Swatow, and ranging toward Caunot. It they abould pursue. The achome met at first preceding the Departars of the English Mail
A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL is always kept on hand.
The COMPANY has the powerful steamer "OURA-MARU" (712 tona, 700 IH.P. epecially ballt for SALVAGE PURPOSES squipped with nooossary gear, always ready Short Motion,
1853
ISITORS TO CANTON.
Should purobase "FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER.”
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CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (6.8. HANKOW With Illustrations, Maps and Plans.
$1.90
Prica....
On Sale at-
Hongkong: “DAILY Pezss" Ofice.
Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Mosses. W. RRKWEL & Co. Cantons Mossre. A S. WATSON & Co. Lengkong, 4th October, 903,
AP OF THE SIKIANG or WEST
MAP
EIVER
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Opened to Foreign Trade, 1597. Published at Daily Presa Oleo. Price 25 Cents. Cash. Hongkong, 1st april, 1897
FOR 31 YEARS,
FBOX
1874 TO 1904.
Price $2 Usah. On Sale at the "DAILY PRESS" OFFICE, or Loval Booksellers.
Hongkong, 11th May, 1905.
Some of the Special Advantages possessed by
Allenburys Foods
ofhe
-The-Mi Foods dosely approximate in compostatos to, and are as 133ý ki Agcilat ne Huicinal Milk,
They provide a peitert, det for the formatien of flem flesh and strong boat,
The Milk fends are absolutely free from any koxlots gerna; non fence and tur, superior to cow's mlil zi
eblained lo tawar, especially in hat weither.
No dlareixen, digestive or stomach treebies need be feared from the use of the “Allenbarys" Foods.
The "Akçabars" foods are three In sumber, and so graduated as to provide the marbam amount of pourlah
mat that the child is able to digest at the period of life for which the fans are respectively recommisátá.
MILK FOOD „No. 1
For Infants from birth to three months of age.
MILK FOOD No. 2
For Infants from three 10 months of age.. MALTED FOOD No. 3 For Infants of six months and upwards. Pamphlet on INFÂNT FZEDING
BRČ SEANAGEMENT, Free.
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2510-1
GREGOR & CO.,
34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1ST FLOOR.
CHAMPAGNES
PERINET AND FILS.
RHEIMS-CHAMPAGNE.
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GRAND VINS..
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FROM PORTEMOUTH TO PEKING, VIA LADYSMITH, WITH A NAVAL BRIGADE (Cruise of H.M.S. Terrible MOUNTINGS OF NAVAZ GUNS and their Sabsscnent Use with the Ladysmith Relief Column WARLIKE EXPLOITS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, by J. E. Featherstonhaugh
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Tools, Metal, Iron and Steel Merchants MAIL TABLES FOR 1905
57 53 & 69, Connnaght Bond, New MAP OF WEST RIVER
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