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During the twenty-four hours ended |at, ning o'alock" this morning nd case of

areny or other affance was reported at came in f the Central Police Station

CHEAP SALE able to take into one and of his apparatus the nitrogen that he requires from the air, and at the other, and to turn out”

"There were: 419 European and 267 the finished product, sodium, potassium,Chinese visitors to the City Ball Library, för calcium nitrate, as the farmer requites and 189 European and 2,363 Chinees

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NDAY, JULY

THE LANGKAT GAST

Saturday, and Sunday were both very showery, in consequence of the wear piyir-

the typhinon ratory" had #ignalled on Friday evening.. The dreaded visitor, however, prefaced to keep ita distance, and so the Colony merely

colorat heary gusta of, wind Sanday evening, several"" small" steaman

Supreme took the premation is shelter-bobind Stone-an the cutter, Tu-day has been very but the wind has been very much less..

The American Consulate General an Hongkong circulated this afternoon the following telegram received from the Manila

arys | brought by

against RS

allowed the case to go before:s jury

Nota-The claim of plaintiff. It may be and negligently allowing certain informa

Swire, which was sunk at Swatow during a 19urvatory: ab- 12 o'clock, en remembered in for damages for wrongfully typhoon last September, has at last been Luzon more than 300 miles distant, direcourse of his busizione as director and 11 am. Cyclone or typhoon East of tion nonded by the defendant in the

blown up, thuâ removing a serious obstruction unknown,

of the Mattechappij To - Land-bouwarpinitatie tion in Swatow harbour.

Hits, to bo

it to place upon his fields. The energy intors to the Masoum during the week

ending Jith July, needed to affect this transformation is derived from the ultimate source of all energy-the sun--by means of water power; or, in Professor BERNTURE's own words:"Another factor which

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must not be overestimated when con-

The ensanity list at the Fourth of July Cara Main (daily) $3.00 per month:sidering the pdvantages of the new in the United States as compiled from the

including portage, #3.50 month. Orang oras, ad per air-entpetre (nitrate) industry is its non-publishot reports of sccidents the readied

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A meeting of His Majesty's Justion of prior to the same being published by the said general body of shareholders, wherche the plaintiff was damnified to the of Ms. 55.000.

the Pace for the Colony was held at the Magistracy, to-day, for the purpose of con

It is stated in Brumels that the adoring in application from R. H. Whit- Belgian Minister for the lalonies, who is taker for a license to well by retail intox touring in the Congo Free State; propose ating liquore (except Chincoe Wine and do introduce into one province, experi-Spizite) in the house and appurtenanions mentally, freedom of commerce and labour thereto belonging known a No. 1, Queen'a name of the on the linee desired by the British Govern Road East, under the

"Victoria Hotel," in exchange for and on surrendering the licence now held by the Two cases of plague, both Chinese,applicant in respect of the premises known one imported from Canton, have occurred in as The Pray East Hotel the Colony during the past twenty-four

Mr. F., A. Hazeland' prended and there There were also two cases of were present Mosses J. H. Wood, C. D. hours.

Chinese, imported, and one case of puerperal

Melbourne, and F. Baddeley.

per year; including postage, $17.00 participation in the destruction of the 44 dead and 2,631 lvjured. Free delivery to all addresses cosible valuable coal deposits, which have been stored up for us during such countless Quarry Bay residences. Bingle copias, Daily, tan conta; Weekly, ages. It obtairs the power is requires | thirty" cents; for cash,,

from water, or, as it has been fancifully Telographío Addross, "Mam,' Hongkong,

Code, A. B. C., fifth edition. termed, white coal, which can be TELEPHONE NO,, 19. employed over and over again without

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sky by the agency of the sun, and this circulation has gone on through count-etric fever, one Portuguese, and one less ages, and will continue as long a fover. we have any need of saltpetre. "

An examination has been held at The method of "accomplishing the Tientsin for the purpose of filling a vacancy fitation of nitrogen favoared and in the Feihe Pilotage service. Captain demonstrated by Professor BERNTHSEY Gordon, of the C.M.S.N. Co., proved the successful candidate. Captain Gordon was Geods per Sizeria, undelivered at none depends on... the principle discovered lately in command of the C. M. stesmor | Keonse and s

by CAVENDER in 1785-that a mixture Eungping. of nitrogen and oxygen changes to nitric acid if treated by an electric spark. The credit of obtaining the first practical success belongs to Professor

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Goods per Beniarig undelivered after KRISTIAN BIRKLAND, of Christiania, who collaborated with "the Norwegian engineer SAMUEL EXP. They formed a circular sheet of electric flame by making an electric are fed with an al- taranting current burn between the poles of a magnet. Through this apparent disc of flame air was dmwp, and was found to have combined to form the desired nitrates. In 1897 the famous Badische Anilin and Soda Fabrik started experiments, and found means of avoiding the use magneta in the preparation of the electric arc. Instead, they utilised a narrow tube with an insulated electrode at one end. When the arc is formed an

HONGKONG, MOKday, July 12, 1909.

THE CHEMIST AS A SAVIOUR.

Ir is just ten years since Sir Willia Choosts, in the course of an address

delivered before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, solemnly warned the work that it stood on the brink of a general famine,

come to the rescue and find a means of

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The China Critic says negotiations are now taking placs Far the sailing of the Maoshan Gold Mines to the Chinese author ritics for the sum of M.300,000, this being the amount so far expended on their development by the German Syndicate în whoss possession they now are.

An extrack of meteorological observa tions made at the Hongkeng Observatory during the month of June shows that the average maximum temperature was 36.3 and the minimum 78.6 degrees. The

infall during the month was 7.355 inches, and the sun shout for 230.3 hours.

M

Te Morgan Phillips And Mr H S.

the caso Oppa represented the plaintiff and Mr R. was watched the infidants whi

N. Misaleod,

The preliminary issue was whether plaintiff was entitled to sue and this w thoroughly argued on June 30, ED. Q.M.)

JAPANESE MERCHANTS TO VISIT AMERICA. {Independent News Agency's" Beroe to the China Mart

Toxo, July 10.

The Japanese business-men who have been invited to visit the United States

MrRO Barlow appeared for the applicant and said that Mr Shelton Booper had been: present at the last hearing and being an intorested party had rendered himself liable to proceedings being taken against hitz by the American Chambers of Com Mr Barlow contended that the premises merce, expect to embark on the steamer would be more suitable than the prosent Minnesota at Yokohama on the 19th place. He believed that the applicant with the exception of the Hongkong Hotel, was Angust and they will return on the the only Britisher In the colony holding a 19th November.

dauggested that some explastion should be given his cliant in the event of a refusal to grant the application.

After consideration Mt Hazeland said that their Worships. had decided not to grant the application. He would not go into detail but the question was one of locality and not one affecting the applicant's

character. "

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr Consul-General Wilder during his short stay in Shanghai seems to have won all hearts. He may expect's hearty wal-

come what he returns in the autumn with Mrs Wilder..

His Majesty had approved of the follow ing decorations conferred upon the re cipienta by the Emperor of China, in There are now 12,000 Japanese in recognition of valuable services rendered Saghalian, and between one and two by them-Imperial Chinese Order of the hundred Russians. They all derive their Double Dragon-First Class of the Third livelihood from fishing and it is confidently Division. Mesars James Acheson, Alfred affirmed that if the veto placed upon the Herscholl Harris, Jonathan Willie In- use of the Sashimini cet renisins in force

these people will all have to leave the island. There is therefore a strong pro- bability of it being revoked.

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nocent, John Clark Johnston. Frederic William Maze, Oliver George Ready, and Frank James Smith. Second Class of the Third Division.—Mesars Frederic William

The China Critic learns that the whole Carey, and John Horatio Macoup. Third been taken up locally. When it was fabod Loughlan Alan Byworth, Theodore Bary.

TEA ON FREE LIST.

Independent News Agency's Service 'the' China Mant.):

Tako, July 10. The American Congress has decided that there shall be no tax on tea.

EARTHQUAKES IN FRANCE

MARSEILLES AND TOULON SOARED.

(Reuter's Service to the China

LONDON, July 12. There were renewed earthquakes in southern France on Saturday.

Mail.)

The inhabitants of Marseilles Toulon are panic-stricken.

The damage done is slight

AMERICAN CAPITAL FOR CHINA

(Wali Tm Fat Po's Servica)

Peixo, July 11

The United States of North America

tion, and is as refreshing and invi-la famine from which there could be the passage of a current it springs from of the Peiho Conservancy's last loan Eas Cine of the Third Division.Mesars gorating to the system as a Turkish escape, he said," unless Science could the insulated to an adjacent portion of and under-written by the Banque de L'Indotus Jackson Eldridge, John Howell May,haring, offered to lead a big sum to the tube, but as a current of air streams Chine it was not expected that more than Ronald Oliver Rutherford, Herbert Dick China to help her reorganize her Navy.

son Summers, and William Scott Wylen.. replacing the fast disappearing natural

through, the aro is drawn out until it one quarter of the debentures would be Fourth Divison-Messrs John Dalton. HE. Wu Ting-fang, Chinese Minister to stores, stores which were being shame-

occupies the whole length of the tube.dieposed of there. The result, however, William Oliver Peggo, and Walter Honry Washington, is directed to enquire into

Williama lessly wanted by all growersof food-stuff. The experimental furnaces at Christian-Tientsin for favourable investment, as well

the matter and report to the Throne. For years, it appears, the work had and use 600-hp. at 4200 volts, and are in likely speculation.

The New York correspondent of the Osaka Asahi-cabled to the following effect ADMIRAL LI DENOUNCED been living on its capital, the farmera fed with 40,000 cubic feet of air in an

on June 28:-The Americaa „Government draining from the soil the essential

Masura Smith, Bell and Company, seys bas decided to send Mr Dawson, ex Gov

(Wah TH Yat Fa's Service) nitrates which alone make possible the hour. They produce arcs nearly St.

the Cableneux-marisin, were on July 7ernor of West Virginia, to Chica as a Com- life of wheat and other food plants.

long. On passing out of the gasses, awarded the contract for supplying 40,000 mercial Agent, representing the Depart

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in three strengths, containing 5%: 10% and Agriculture was becoming more intan nitric oxide and oxygen, rapidly cool, barrels of Portland cement to the Berenu mission will be ostensibly to make com Admiral Li Chun to the Thrins

and at 600deg C form nitrogen of Supply. After a test of twenty eight mercial investigations, but having regard |sive and Nature by her slow processes

tetroxide. This is then allowed to days, by the Bureau of Science, of the several to President Taft's desire to have a making several serious charges, but the could not make good the losses. The

brands of cement offered the plum ha representative in Chins possessing business memorial has been put aside. trickle down an absorption tower, and fallen to the Dragon Brand of Haiphong knowlodge it is considered certain that Mr prospect facing humanity was truly appalling, even though the vast stores two thirds emerge as nitric acid, while cement for the coming year. The aboveDowson's duties will be much more res remainder is regenerated as nitrichs lately received the award to supply possible than those of an ordinary com. 6,000 barrels of Dragon Brand cement for mercial agent. It is said that the New oxide and goes back through the same the Quartermasters Department. reaction as before. The acid in neu tralised with soda or limestone, and the nitrate is then ready to be placed upon the market.

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of nitrates existing in Chile were being put to commercial use. The farmers, it was true, were being forced by the hard pressure of necessity to abandon many of their old rule-of-thumb processes in favour of scientific formulae but even this could not postpone the inevitable

Within a few years it is expected that bankruptcy of the soil. Curiously the ammnal output of the process will enough, in 1885, when the first shipload reach 100,000 tons, but the need for of Chilian nitrates reached Hamburg no nitrogen available as a plant manure will one knew what to do with the staff, and row so rapidly that there will be ample

York Herald I establish an Agency at

(War Te Tas Po's Service) In spite of all the efforts made by the Peking for the purpose of co-operating with authorities to put an end to the abuse, Amarican commerce in China. It is ro

the Government in the development of

PEKING, July 11- The Board of Finance disapproves opium-sucking appears to be on the in-ported that the Sacretary of State will of the request of Viceroy 11 Lang,

crease in the French naval porte. It in place all the American Consuls in China now reported from Brest that the police by men who have commercial experience, of Manchuris, that stamp duties should the first stop being the appointment of a have been engaged in an activo search in competent business m 88 Ammian not be levied in the province, owing to

the poverty of the inhabitants. no fewer than 10 opium dens installed by Consul-General at Blakdem. females of questionable character, and that in each pipes and a supply of the 'noxious. drug were discovered. In one house, a girl and a naval officer were detected smoking

ed. Ülinci attributed his downfall to this

THE HONGKONG DIAPENSARY it was thrown into the sea. During room for this process and other processes in separate rooms. As will be remember

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PIRACY FRUSTRATED. all over the world advanced with great power, and this is available in the large rapidity. Last year over 1,730,000 waterfalls of the world. The quantity

Inspector Robertson, on Saturday, was tons of Chile nitrato were placed upon of air that reste upon an inch of the fortunate in obtaining information of

contemplated-piracy on a Taiping junk, the soil to be turned into bread for the earth weighs fifteen pounds, and as and acting on that information was sue- increasing populations of the earth and four-fifths of this is nitrogen the total csful in proventing an attack which might each year sees an increase of 60,000 nitrogen of the atmosphere amounts in have resulted in murder, for the miscreants hat in their possession firearms, besides round figures to four thousand billionswurde, fgbing irons, knives, a packet tone or mare. The most favourable estimates show that only a hundred and tons. Taking 300,000 tons of nitrogen af pepper, gaga, wire, and abisals, twenty million tons of nitrates

amount at present used, even if Savan nativeswers arrested in com nection with the afnir in a house get from Chile, and the pitiless logic one of the nitrogen were replaced, there in Belcher Street and they were brought before Mr Eazeland at the Magie tracy to-day, on a charge of being in un- awful pression of arms. Hia Wombip imposed a fire of 2250 sach, or three months

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of mathematics in this case simple would be sufficient in the air for the production of fourteen thousand million enough to be well within the grasp of the schoolboy-shows that in 42

years supply of nitrates Such are the the supplies will have been exhausted figures which Professor BESTE's laid Such was the problem which the before his audience, and they explain chemists were called upon to solve and why modern chemists can now honestly within, an incredibly short space of declare that they have laid the spectre of

time they have ach

scientific

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