TO LET
TO LET.
9.ROOM HOUSE, 13, MCDONNELL Roip. Commanding Good View of Harbour, with fine Tennis LAWO.
Apply to-
DE HO KAI, 28. Des Voeux Road.
Hongkong, 5th April, 1907.
TO LET.
716
VILLAS,
NOBSERVATO, Electric Light;
Tennis Court eto.
Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & CO., 45. Wyndham Street.
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1907.
TO LET.
TO. 26, WYNDHAM STREET.
N
Apply to-
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E. A. & C. F. DE CARVALHO, 14, Arbuthnot Road,
Hongkong, 28th February, 1507.
471
TO LET
TO LET.
FFICES in KING'S BUILDING and YOLK
BUILDING
A HOUSE in Wone Ner CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS in PEATA EAST.
A HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Conduit Road.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16rn, 1907.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
STONE BREAD-HYGIENIC
rings in the bow of a woman's skirt, a tiny locket under a young man's tongue, watch chains and TAWNING-QUMfa bracelet in the coils of a woman's hair, card
BANKS
FARMING AN UNKNOWN FORCE-CHANGE- ABLE ZYERA Ddorable fire MATERIAL-proving the presence of gloves-under the THE SMUGGLER'S UNDOING THE SMOKE. clothing over a men's chest, Tried on postal packages, without breaking seals or untying LESS LOCOMOTIVE—A TINY WAR VERSEL.
strings, all kinds of improper article shown in the most innocent and unlikely hiding places.
Oases in a man's shoes, and even buttons- INTERNATIONAL BANKING.
warn
An investigation of geophagy, or the earth. eating habit, kas shown that its excuses include FLATS in MORSTON TERRACH.
aliking for the odor and taste of the variety Apply tow
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-of clay eaten, an unnatural craving due to
The dream of smokeless cities will be realized MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.
191 disease, an attempt to satisfy hanger, the force at me distant day. European engineers have Hongkong, 1st April, 1967,
of example, and supposed medicinal virtues.visions of smokeless railways, and a method of The habit seems to exist, all over the world. solving this part of the problem is being
Germany, and earth is baked in bread in Sweden No. 2, KIMBERLEY VILLAS," Kow and the Kola peninsula, and is found in the
Moderate Rentala.
TO LET.
NO. 5. "ORMSBY TERRACE, Granville a day, or stone butter, is eaten on braid in already tested between Ostend and Brassels,
Road
markets of parts of Italy. The Persians ve it in sweetmente; the Nobians, as medicine. The gray shale so much eaten in Northern India is taken chiefly at Bikanir, and 2,000 clouds ara sant yearly to the Punjab. Another great
CORPORATION.
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LONDON BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND. NATIONAL PROFINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND LIMITED, THE CAPITAL & COUNTIES BANK, LIMITED. BLANCHES and Agents all over the World,
NO. 6, LTEEMOON VILLAS, Kowloon, delicacy is soil containing white ants and their ass is smaller, lighter and faster than the money in Current Account at the Rate of
toon.
Apply to
SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong, 13th April, 1907.
758
TO LET.
"HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1907.
Possession from 1st March nezt, Five Rent 3125 por Rooms and Tennis Court. month including taxes.
Apply to
"LYEEYOON" Care of Daily Press" Office. 241 Hongkong, 21st Janasry, 1907.
[9¥
TO LET
TO LET.
NO. WEST END TERRACE, Shameen,
Canton.
Apply Low
TO LET.
66 CUMMER HOUSE" Mount Kellett,
tile
PEAK, Partially Furnished Possession from 1st April, 1907 Low Roof."
Apply to
PERCY SMITH & SETH,
5, Queen's Rosé Central,
539 Hongkong, 8th March, 1907.
TO LET.
TO. 28, LEIGHTON HILL ROAD
Immediate Pesssin
Apply to-
THE COMPRADORE,
Nippon Insen Kaisha.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1907.
TO LET.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. JELLBURN, No. 81 the PRAE.
W
Apply to-
338
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
York Buildinga. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907.
TO.
TO LET.
FROM 1ST MARCH, 1907,
254
No.3 CARNATON VILLAS, and No. 6,
LOCHIEL TERRACE, Kowloon,
HEWAN & Co.,
Apply to
No. 15, Connaught Road, West.
324 Hongkong, let February, 1907.
TO LET,
0. 91, CONNAUGHT ROAD CEN
NTRAL, Suitable for Offices and Godown.
Apply on the Promises.
Hongkong, 20th March, 1907.
TO LET.
610.
DUNHEVED 35, Robinson Road, or
FOR SALE.
Nea. 27 and 31, SEYMOUR ROAD.
4 New Houses in KENNEDY ROAD, near
Wan Chai
No. 9091 GODOWN PRAYA EAST,
Apply to
SAM WANG CO., LTD.,
81, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, 13th November, 1906.
TO LET.
[103
FOUR-ROUMED HOUSES at Prays
East, near East Point.
Apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1907.
TO LET.
[137
A HOUSEID KNUTSPOED TERRACE,
KOWLOON.
Apply to-
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST
MENT AND AGENCY CO, LD. Hongkong, 1st April, 1907.
TO LET.
NO. 2, MACDONNELL-ROAD-----
Apply to
[92
COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1945.
TO LET
197
OND FLOOR of No. 6, ICE HOUSE RTREET; Centrally situated and within easy reach of the principal Banks and business houses. Apply on the premises to—
TATA & CO. Hongkong, 24th December, 1906.
TO LET.
105
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Small A Second Floor.
Apply--
SECRETARY,
A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. (150
Kongkong, 4th January, 1907.
TO LET,
LENWOOD" CAINE ROAD, suitable
GrBoarding house or Club. Con taining 25 Rooms. This property would be divided into two or more houses to suit tanants.
"BANGOUR" PEAK.
CLOVELLY," Post Road (Partially
Furnished
BUNGALOW (furnished) at New Territory. Kowloon, 4 Rooms, Low Rental.
BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Shops
Offices and Dwelling Rooms.
No. 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor, (over Caldbesk Manfregor),
BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES, ROBINGON ROAD.
No 3, ALBANY. WESTBOURNE Bonham Road.
Apply to
VILLA NORTH.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. 102
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1907.
OFFICE TO LET.
NE ROOM in PRINCE'S BONDINGS from
1st February, Reat $50 per month
Apply-
REUTER. BROCKELMANN & CO.,
Prince's Buildinga.
299 Hongkong, 29th January, 1907.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
Dests.
Systematic yawning scom to have proven highly snoresful ir. Austria as a welked of vocal and health culture. Dr. Nacgli adrises deep yawning, with arms outstretched, thus ensuring complete change of sir in the lunge, and at each treatment he has his patients make six to eight yawas, onch being followed by
No. 2 HOLLYWOOD ROAD, and No. avallowing.
51, POTTINGER STREET. Apply to
ARRATOON V. APCAR & Co.,
45, Wyndham Street...
491 Hongkong, 2nd March, 1907.
TO LET.
Central (Formerly occupied by Memre. FFICES at No. 14, DES VŒUX ROAD SHEWAN, TOMS & Co.j.
Apply to
HỌ TUNG,
793
Compradors Department,
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hengkeng, 12th April, 107.
TO LET
OND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL.
HOAD, GARDEN GREENCROFT,
Kowloon, Redecorated, Electric Light, Tennis
Court.
FAIRVIEW, ROBINSON ROAD, Kowloon, from March 1st.
Apply to
LEIGH & ORANGE, 1. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 19th February, 1907.
TO LET.
94
Nation let April, 1907,
YO. 4, AUSTIN AVENUE, KOWLOON,
Apply
"COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT, E. D. Sassoon & Co., Hongkong, 19th March, 1907.
TO LET.
599
ATO. 8 GRANVILLE AVENUE, Kow.
NOLDO
No. 1, EAST AVENUE, Kowloon,
Apply to
Kongkong, 21st March, 1997;
HUMPHREYS ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LD.,
676
.
TO LET-FURNISHED.
66 EWKNOR," No. 110, PEAK, the Property of Mr. M. W. SLADE, from this date to end September.
Apply-
GILMAN & CO. Hengkong, 10th April, 1907,
TO LET.
POSSESSION FROM 1ST APRIL NEXT.
800
Semi-attached HOUSES, Nos. 188 and c. MACDONNELL ROAD. Each with 7 Rooms, Bath Booms, Kitchen, Servants' Quarter and Grass Tennis Court.
Apply to
CHUNG CHINAM, Yan On Marine & Fire Insarsave Co., Ltd.
482 Hongkong, 1st March, 1907,
No
TO LET ON LEASE. FROM 1ST January, 1907.
TOS. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, HOLLYWOOD
ROAD. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SUN WAI LAND. Apply to
ARRATION V, APCAR & CO., 45, Wyndham Street.
7101 Hongkong, 24th October, 1906.
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He regards the exercise with deep breathing as thebest means of strengthening the respiratory organs and muscles, while it gives astonishing relief in catarrh of the throat, For singers a like practice canser the tonsils and uvula to retract and harden, sad the clear passa ze gives the voice greater rolame and improved quality.
Various bacteria are found by Greig Smith, New South Wales investigator, to take part
Ода in the formation of vegetable gums. kind produces coluble gum nenbic, another, an in. soluble variety Cultivation of suitable bacteria way greatly increase gum production, and the vield of unproductive species may he augmented by furnishing a little taunia.
The engine used is of special construction. It has an aspirator which sacks in all moko special receptacle where the and steam, and a rapors are chemically decomposed. Neither smoke nor steam escapes into the open air.
The on gasoline torpedo boat of the British
asual steam-propelled reusel. It is but 60 feet long and 9 feet basm, has three propellers, and makes 24 knots, carrying a lead of three tona. Its light draft and great speed admirably adapt it for scast defense. The tank is not a pari of the hall, sind in case of accident the gaso line will pass into the air instead of Billing the interior of the vessel with explosive vapor.
1.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The annual tennis tournament which is being played on the ground of the Hongkong Cricket, Club is proceeding space, and is creating considerable interest. To date some very keen matches bare been playe, and others which wil be equally well contacted will be played in the course of the next few weeks, Rysuits to date
Bre:
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round: W. Gibsan beat R. F. C.
Master. 16, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0, Lieut. C. R. Satterthwaite best B. B. Beattin, 0-6. 6-7,0-6, 7-5, 6-1; H. Isacock bat F. B. Forman, 17-9, 6-3, 3-6 6-4; H. Pinckney bal Klimebach, 62, 6-3, 6-4.
P. H
SINGLE BANDICAP (A). First Round: L. N. Murphy received a walk. ofar from S. B. C. Ros; P. H. Klimenack boat H. A. Fowler 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; H. Hancock boat H. T. Jackman 6-4, 97; 'R. B. Beattie best R. R Turner: K. F. C. Master beat D. E. Clack, 64, 6-1; H. Pinckney beat Dr. W. Koch, 6-, 9-7 J. L. Macpherson beat E. B. Forman, 6-2, 6-1.
The singular attraction and repulsion now being much discussed by German physicists bare been brought to notice by the experiments of Praf, C. Gruka, of Berlin, sithough the same phenomena, seem to have appeared in an earlier apparatus of Abhé Fertia, whose results were declared to be due to convection ourronte In one form of Prof. Graha's apparatus a paper vano iz suspended by a quartz thrand in a glass tabe. In the sunshine the vane turns to correspond with the sun's position, bat when s thin aluminiam rod is introduced, it is attract-C. B. Franklin beat A. O. Lang: A. W. J. ed or repelled, the action varying from day to day and seeming to depend upon the condition of the atmosphere. Temperature has no effect, while the behaviour of the same
announces certain changes in the weather from 12 to 36 bears in advance. The experiments Beem to eliminate heat, electricity, magnetism and X-raya as possible causes, and Prof. Graha inters the presence in the atmosphere of two different flaids which penetrate all matter and produce energy without exchange of beat,
SINGLE HANDICAP (9).
First Round: R. Hendarson beat J. Hall, 6-4, 6-2, T. C. Gray beat H M. B1io, 6-1, 6-2;
Peaks best T. C. Vernon 8-6, 6-0; E. Evan Jones, beat Walter J. Daniel, 9-7, 6-4; B. E. Grees beat F. O. Davies, 6-3, 6-3; A. B. Sutherland received a forleit from G. W.
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J. E. M. SMITH,
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Hongkong, 4th April, 1997,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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Tullidge; i. E. Lammert beat F. Berington, Business of the shore Bank is 6.1, 6-4, H. A. Lammert beat J. A. Plummer, 6-2, 75; A. G. Coppin beat H. F. Stoneham, 36, 6-3, 6-4; H. G. Baltiscombe beat R. D. Atkinson 8-6, 4-6, 6-3; B. Page but F. H. Hinds, 6-3, 6-4; A. Forbes beat H. Setb, 7-5, 6-9
DOUBLE HANDICAP.
First Round R. Henderson and R. R. Turner boat J. P. F. Jokland E. Evan Jones, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5; R. B. Beattie and L. Wishart boat A. Forbes and E.H. Hinds, 6-3, 6-1; F. Maitland and H. Humphreys beat H. R. Phelps and G.
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DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
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Some of the Attidas, or jamping spidors, have eyes that can be voluntarily changed in color. a peculiarity that belongs to re other animals. In a specimen captared at Buitenzorg. Jara, W. Strinktand has noticed a remarkable deve-Ormiston, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; H. and R. Hancock lopment of the great goggle eyesso characteristic beat A. G. Coppin and J. E. Miller, 6-0, 6-1; of this family, and this spider aarprised its L N. Marphy sad W. S. Daprna received (NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANE) per annum on the daily balancs. captor by suddenly changing the dark brown forfeit from J. Hall and W. Ironside, S E. of these eyes to bright grass green, and then Green and I. E. Lommert beat Walter J. Daniel and Lient. Hope, 6-2, 9.2, Dr. W. Koch soon changing back again. The operation was repeated so often that the creature seemed to and G. A. Woodcock beat T. C. Gray and P: E. take pride in its strange power. The captive Wolff, 63, 7-5, Captain Beasley and Lisat.
A soon died and no other specimen bas been T. Whyte bat W. G. Worcester
Parr, less and
E.
Grist E. V. D.
J. obtainable, but the phenomenon in
R. F. C. Master boot 0. E. ecuspicuous degray has been found in a smaller and
Morrell and B. D. Atkinson; Wei On and and commoner spooles.
G. Hastings beat Lieute. Ogle and Satterth- waite, 6-9, 10-8 H. Pinckney and E. B. Forman beat A. W. J. Fanke, and F, 0. Davies, 6-3, 3-6. 6 2. E. A. Fowler and P H. Klimenach best D. E. Clark and A. H. Crook, 8-1, 7-5.
Elastos, a new tire filling, is a mixture of glue, glycerina and chromic salts. The melted mate. rial is forced into the ordinary hollow rubber tire, and protects against panctura while retaining nearly a great resiliency as the paeumatic tires. The substance is claimed to rasis hardening and disin tegration under all conditions.
Even sack tricks as hiding jewels in Follow shoe heels or swallowing diamonds rannet longer be depended upon to cheat, the custom officials. To the French Gorerament tests of X-ray detective of Alphonse Le Roar," persons representing smuggling passengers have been examined without removal of clothing or any indignity except being detained a few moment before the apparatus, and so rapid is the process that 167 persons received attention in 45 minutes. On these individuals were articles of Watches many kinds, variously concealed,
wore revealed in the lining of a man's coat
When you buy ordinary oats
you are paying for husk and indigestible woody fibre.
Plasmon Oats
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Delicious porridge in 4 minutes.
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PROFESSIONAL PAIRS, Second Round: G. A. Hastings and E. J. Grist beat S. E. Green and B.. A. Lammert, Paris: COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'ESCOMPTE DE 6-2, 6-2; R. J. Birbock and A. H. Crook best E. B. Beattie and L. J. Wishart; Captain Beasley and Lieutenant Whyte beat W. G. Worcester and E. V. D. Parr.
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-
On the 15th at 11.55 a.m.-The depression has moved into the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan. The barometer has risen over S. Japan, and in inclined to fall again over China.
Pressure is highest over W. Japan and another area of low pressure in probably deve loping in the Yangtze valley.
Moderate variable winds are expected to prevail in the Formosa Channel, and light S.E. wiads over the N. part of the China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.01 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Formosa Channel...
E. to S.E. winds,moderate; misty, some rain Variable winds, moderate..
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Correspondants at Macassar, Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calautta, Bangkok, Baigon, Haiphong, Haney, Amay, Yakobama, Kobe, Molbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, &o, &a.
LONDON BANKERS; →→→ THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK,. LIMITED.
The Bank bays and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues laiters of credit on its Branches and Correspondents in the East, on the Continent, and in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacts Banking Business of every description.
INTEREST ALLOWED. Da Current Accounts 2% per annum on daily
palancos. Fixed Deposits 12 months 44% per annum.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTHE; 1853 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
CAPITAL PAID•VP., RESERVE EXABILITY
HOLDEES...tanárt BORELLVE FUND......
...£800,000
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***£800,000 *****..£975,000
INTEREST allowed on Current A secunt,at the rate of 2 per annam on the Daily balances, On Fixed Depozita for 12 months & per cent
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JOHN ARMSTRONG,
D. TOHDOW, Manager. Hongkong, 5th April, 1907.
Manager.
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