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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12rx, 1907.
LARGE BATTLESHIPS V MEDIUM SIZED.
The
The battle of tho battleships still tourishes with undiminished vigour in naval sirols, and the opposing schools are arguing strenuously for the class of fighting suip which they believe to be the best, for all purposes. two larger groups of controversialists range themselves on the side of the large and medium- TAKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of thetized battleship respectively. As for ourselves, DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS And we so no reason to depart from the attitude we VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended); originally took, says the United Service Gavite, every domestic building or part of such building in favour of the medium-sized ship. We are not the loss confirmed in this view by the fact within the Western Division of the City of
that such high authorities, on naval matters Victoris, occupied by members of more than one family must be CLEANSED A LIME generally, as Captain Malan of the United WASHED THROUGHOUT by the owner States Navy, and Lord Brassey, have now during the months of May and Jane.
pony ranged themselves on the side of the
N..The word "throughout" used in this notice means that the hones should be lime- washal in repent of all thi walls of each room and staircase, all subiels partitions, stair casing and stair linings, all ceilings and the undersides of roofs both in main buildings, offices and servants' quarters and inclusive of verandahs.
The backyard should have its emisining walle limewashed up to the level of the first Bour.
Carved, painted or polished watwork in good condition, however, used not o Lime. waded, but must be Cle
The Western Division of the City lies to the West of Tank Lane and Cleverley Street,
G. A. WOODCOJK, Secretary. Dated this 1st day of June, 1907.
FRENCH LESSONS.
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FRENCH TAUGHT entirely by Con-
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Apply by latter to- B. R.,
Care of Daily. Press "One. 418 Hongkong, 13th November, 1906.
IRON MERCHANTS.
and
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of 1900. These demands are intended to carry favour with the people of the Viceroyalty, whose bostility-not even excepting his Excellency's ova fellow provincials of Kuangsi—to him kas now become a by-word in the South. In other Kunagtung words Hainan Island belongs to Ka province and its opening to international conamoree will doubtless bonelt the trado of the province. In the second place nine-tenths of the Chinese in Siamare natives of Kuangtung and in the third, the advantage to the people of the Vi eroyalty in reducing its contribution to the War Indenizity, is too obrigas for explay
-N-Ge Daily News.
ation. The demands have not yet booù granted.
JAPANESE DENIAIS.
The Jiji Shimpg publishes what purports to be an official reply to the recent strictures wired by The Ties Poking correspondent with referoace to the open door in Manchuria. The first ruint relates to the fant that over-
The
This
If the gaus of a fheudnought were rouuled ou two keela iustoud of one chance shat Guding the mark would send the smaller vessel limping away from the action carrying only five gods can be imported at Tairen duty fres inch gans out of the fighting areas, justund whereas at Nowelwang they have to pay taxes. of ten Unfortunately, as we new too often That is time bat it is a very old story. remined by a low such as that of the stampanese originally insisted that they mast that the bottoms at our largest ship gat have most-favoured satin treatment in this penetrated by the points of jagged rocks, and important matter; that is to say, that if Fessel costing the country more than a million goods entering Manchuria from the seath sterling goes to pieces, within a hundred yards through Japan's leased territory were to be of our rackbound ebere, in a manner that the liable to customs duas, the Kauna GÜEND wit of man cannot guard again. The wors'
rust is adopted with regard to gronds storing of it is that a ship costing the country that northern Manchuria through Russia's used builds it two millious sterling. is no more tar:
territory. Strictly reasonable immune from such disasters while con colles by cmtention, however. Japan did not. adbern to fallible humans, then is a ship which cost only it. On the contrary made every effort half that
The
arguments to expedite sane
the stablishment of a castoms Caiss HR Those in are applicable in such
23 station al. Tairen, The most suitable which • Compardown sticke her stem into the thin bottom plates of a Victoria and the site for the station was chosen and lessed, every facility WEB given and whatever The +x-
debrý ho takes place must be bad at latter suip founders in fire minstes, plosion of a ruine and or the bottom of a Dread
the door of Chjun herself. Little more hough! would probably easy a disaster as
than A man!4 bener, Recording to the complete as those which mak both Russian and
present programme, the castors will by Japanese battleships in and aronus Port Arthar,
in a position to levy duties at Taireo, but in Speed lolle mera lays not so much in tactics the meanwhile it is undoubtedly tras that as in strategy, for given guns of equal range Newzhwang is phood at a disadvantage in this
power ou be b sides lend a determination to
respect. There is, however, Ti sort of light), speed simply enables the fastest feet to
discrimination in favour "f Jupagese fight on the outer círole, at a chosen distauga, merchandise; all goods without ref-reson to The lower ships would fight in than luner circle, their prevenance are admitted duty free at and bring their guns to bear by a turn of the Fairou. Next, as to the assertion that Japanes belm, and eronomiss coal and reserve the energies merchandise obtains preferential rate on the of their engine-room staffs for energencies. South Mauchuri Railway, it is doniod 17t
commander DEALERS in Iron, Steel Metals. Hard-
Spend vill certainly help ware, Mantz's Motal, Stool Bailer and
refase battle, but ever its advocates do not phatically. There is nothing of the kind.
With regard to the charge that Manchuriz Ship Plates, Pig-Iron, Cots and General
press this point.
fooded with goods baring counterfeit English No. 25, Wing Wo Street (Laue
We have neged the nec wsity of equality of trademars. This too is declared absolutely at Merchants. from 171, Queen's Road in 168, Das YouT
gun-power, for equal-power an be, and cariance with facts. The only incident of the Road Contral) Telephone No. 613.
should be, assisted with smaller ships. It is kind that has hitherto occurred is the case of the Hongkong. 1st March, 1997.
only when speely ships have the longest rangeGolden Rat" cigarettes, a quantity of which guns that their spoed is of the maximum amount were imported at oue time. Bat the Japaness of use to them. Our couteution is that smaller Government, so for from winking at this practice, ships need not mean small wumber of the largest calibre of gun carried over ons keel. That is not the same economy is upkeep and mi. of battleship building, but neither is there the sama lo acccasioned by unforeseea and unexpect ed disaster in pance tire, or by chance" shots during a battle, and the policy of medium-sized battleship is thoisfore unt to be disraised so contemptuously as cortais ardent sürecates of the battleship theory are apt to reject it. A country such as our own has many uses for battleships of the Duncan size, equipped with the heaviest guns, especially in view of the rapid naval development of Germany near the com paratively shallow waters of the North Sea.
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FORMOSAN LOTTERY.
A gentleman who bas just returned from a four of inspection through Frumosa is said to have remarked that the suspension of the Formosan Intery eeems to have resulted in a great loss of confidence among the natira, who bara hukarte believed that the Glover- or General of Formosa was the supreme authority in the island, attribute the suspension of the Intrary to an order from the rentral Government of Japan.
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the Yangtze provinces, boasting that he would clear them of all revolutionary soci-ties within a short line. A boast of a similar kind regarding the insurrection in Kusagsi in 1903-4 got him appofuted to the Two Kuang Viceroyalty, and appearance till 19 5. Then four hundred bales we all know how far bis Estelleasy succeeded were imported but the quality baing again vory de inferior, the merchants found great diffloutty in making good bis vauntings. His Excellency's in disposing of it, and Indian long-cloth has re-appaistment to the Two Kusug came quite not been heard of again. Now there is unexpectedly to him, and it was the last thing
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