THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY MARCH 1bir, 1900
DIARY OF THE WAR
The complete disappearanes of lookjew, the 1 gorm of which is brought to cities or horse fods. FROM THE RATE OF CRONJI'S BERBENDER, ja expected to follow the ratiremont of the
27 Feb-1009 Boereunder Cronje surroader to Lar Roberts on Leanbirorsary of
29th Feb-Dundonald entara Ladysmith. End
of the siege..
LAST POSTPONEMENT.
INSURANCES: CHIBANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE
L COMPANY OF HAMBURG,
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, aro prepared: to ACCEPT RISKS against FIR at Current
Ast Maceh-Bobsris and Kitchener pay a fly. I dous gasus of fussing demand for Rates.
ing visit to Kimbering.
Bad March-Roberts goas to Osfuntoin. Bri
tish troops in the Free State in touch with 7,000 Boors. Resistance expooted. ou the folder Kiver, near Abraham's" Kraal Hulter reports Natal clear as far as Vanrosen's Pass. 3rd March-President Kruger on a vieil to the
Free State 4th MarBraimat and the Colonials ment stubborn "resistance dear; Dor with drecht. 5th March-Clements reports that our troops hold Achtortang bil tin Boers are iu strong force at Norvel's Font, Brabant victorious near Dordrecht,
6th March-Gataure enters Stormberg. Rolt
in Cape Colony ; 3,600 reparted in arms. 7th March-Robarts turns the Boer position on the Madlar: Enemy in full.retreat. British Leadquarters'nt Poplar's Drift. Sth March-Kelly-Kanny advances 10 miles ou thingh the Free State. Gutaere og apies Burghersdorp, and Clements Nor val's Pout
tb Marab Cape Colony completely ocasuntol
by the Boers,
10th March-British troops concentrating on Bloemfontein met by enemy. at Driefon- tein Cavalry turn the positioned the Boars are defeated.
11th March-Roberts reaches Acsvogel Kop
Gafacre at Bethulia Bridge.
12th March-French occapies a position com manding Bloemfontein. The Boor Pre sident make overtures for peace on the basis of independence.
SCIETIFIC MISCELLANY
A CERVICAL REVOLUTION STEAM-PIPR IS- SULATION ARTILLERY FOR VINEYARDS A FIRRE PLANT FOR AFRICA-AN ELECTRIC PILOT FOR STEAMSHIPE- IRON IN WATER-GÄS--A | WEATHER-PREDICT- ING FAILURE WONDERS IN COMMON THING RUBBER SOT WATERPROOF. The manufacture of sulphurie neid, upon which depoud many and varied industrias, in undergoing a tranformation. For nearly 150 years it has been made by causing the fames, of burning sulphur or sulphidos to take ng "more oxygen from nitrous vapor in the preseuse et steam, the process requiring expensive plant of lead chubers, purifying towers, eto: By the processes now being doreloped in Germany, the sulphur fumes and oxygen are being com- Lined directly. The union is fected by savin of catalysis, the chemical setion which resalte from more contact with some such substancə ai platinum black, which itself is not changed and does not enter into the new compound, and the -diffenitice in the woy of applying the principle on a large scale are being gradually overcome. Much depends on the regulation of the heat Deckary for bringing about the combination. Acid by catalytic methode is now being producos: by two German, compasius, sad the savior in cost, with the greater purity of the product, can hardly fail to lace effect in the near future upos the older factories.
From an in-éstigation of sixteen-beat insula -ting substances for eteam-pipes, Mr. C, L
Nerton concludes that the most efficient pre- paratinus are those made of cock; the next being a cover capsisting of an inner jacket of earthy material and an outer ons of woot felt; while the next is pure magncaia, Asbestos is nou, coaduuting only through the air sutrapped in ife pores. The magnesia covering is safe from fire, the cork fairly se, but wool, hair and similar materials should "anly ke need over a mineral base. The bout saved will nṣually pay the cost. of the covering in a year of ten-bour days,
The greatest slitnun reached by a railway to 14.555 fest ou Contrai Peruvian line; the great- ast back railway, 13,200 feet on. Pike's Peak, The highest Europeau climber is the rack railway on Gorner Grat-14,065-feat.-
|
"Professional Porvicas,
DR. SCHLOSSER
hay POSTPONED DEPARTURE from
Hongkong
FOR A FEW DAYS
Bur Most P.SITIVELY LAST DELAY.
CORNS.
BUNIONS, SOFTCORNS,
and'ali
DISEASES OF THE FEET
Are
PERMANENTLY CURED
in a Few Minutes
without the least palu or inconvenience
Đг. M. A SCHLOSSER,
SURGEON CHILOFODIST.
Author of several
TREATISES ODISEASES OF THE POET, May be. Consulted:
3, DURBELL STREET, HONGKONG,
Reg No. 11, First Floor.
Coasaling from 9AM till 5 г..
N.B-Spatial appointments can only be made
by giving notice the day previous, stating- exact kours.
LEAVES HONGKONG IN A
FEW DAYS
No professional connection with sayoue
FOR BALE.
[720
SIESSEN & CO.,
[24
Hongkong, 16th November. 1873
COTTISH METROPOLITAN ASSURANCE, CO.
The combined ACCIDENT and JFET FOLICY is the MOST ADVANTAGEOUS form of INSURANCE.
A yearly premium of £28 2a. (age 30). Becutes the following -
: £2,000 in case of death by accident.
£1,000 in case of natural death,
£1,000 in case of permanent total disables
mout by acoldent,
£500 in case of partial total disablement by accident,
L6 per week in case of temporary disable- ment by accident, arh
Accidents insured against for 24 and 22 par annum (£1,000 in case of death, by weekly payments in case of injury.)
For further Particulars apply to
-J. X. V. VERNON, A Agent.
Hongkong: 8th June, 1996. DHENIX FIRE OFFICE.
P
11819
The Undersigned are now prepared GRANT "FOLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Carrsnt Eatos.
DOUGLAS LAPRATK & CO. Agents for the Phamix Firs Office Hongkong 17th August 1887.
1:27 TORTH BRITISH AND MEROAN NOIDE INSURANUR COMPANY.
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1892.' £18,939,969 Oz. d.
L AUTHORISED CAPITAL,£3,000,000 0° 0.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.....2,750,000 0·0 PAID-UP CAPITAL 887,500.0% 0 II. FIZE FONDI 2,765,459 7 II
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, ako prs- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIBE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
Agonte
Hongkong, 28th Jous, 1890. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE...
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company sro PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Foreign and Chinsko Kiske at Current Bates.
STEMSSEN & CO
(26- Hongkong, 9th May, 1895.
UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
POUNDED 1710.
HA S. HEIDSIECK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1893 WHITS Seal 888.00 per case of 1 dczen quarts $46.00 per case of 2-dozen pinta,
KRESSIA. IN & CO. E to ACCEFF RISKS against FIEE at Current
D.
RED AND WHITE B, BORDEAUX WINES.
C. G. HIBBERT & C 09
BOTTLED ALE & STOUT
BISIEMSSEN & CO. Honekrag. 5th May. 1899.
40
FOR SALE. EFFREYS 16 and 12 BORE GUNS. ALTRO UNS for Wild Fort and Small. Game.
WINCHESTER CARBINES.
· MAUSER AUTOMATIC PISTOL Smith and Wesson 32 and 88 CAL, REVOL- VERS.
SMOKELESS POWDER and all kinds of
Sporting Itequisites.
WM. SCHMIDT & CO.
1117
Beacon feld Arcade. Hongkong, 7th March. 1900.
NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEDS.
S. S. KENMORE."
FROM NEW YORK. STRAITS AND
MANILA
Bombarding the clonds, which has been made rakealous by rain-making visionaries, seems to be developing into an important service is Southern Europe. The purpose, however, is not the making of maid: bút, the prevention, of bat, and the apparitus of Burgomeister Stigel, of Styria, is said to have been need with ench effect during three seasons that practical im- manity from damage has been secured, and kajl insurance has been abandoned. The apparatus is a small cannon sarunousted by a long, conical trumpet, which transmits to the threatening dond the vortex and concuasion of a small charge of black powder, A breech-loading Whares delivery may be obtained. rapid-fira gan, throwing bombs with time fraes -No Claims will be admitted after the Goods to the height of a mile or more, he now been | have left the Godowa, and all Goods, remain- brought forward, and a-system of 80 bailing undelivered after the 15th inst. will be preventing staticus, using these gans, is being faubject to rent.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo iza horoby in. formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong.. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Com pADY, et Kowloon, whence and/or from the
established for the protection of the vius-yards All claitas against the steamer inust be pre in the region of Brescia. tho exporimants seated to the undersigned on or before the 15th thing for nude it then thinnght necessary to inst., or they will not be recognized, lurs the stations net wbie thau about a half All broken chafed, and damaged Goods are mile apart in regions subject to hailstorms.to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
examined un the 15th inst", at 3 P.M.
Cultivation of the nettlo is an important.ex periment projected for the Catervous, Kettle ther is being used in Germinu factories for fine parus and tissues, and the products are unsur- pasand by those from any konwa vegetable, source. Nettle growing in districts adapted to it is thus muda na lodualry of great "promiso,
The pilot torpedo of Obecchioni, which re ceived high award at the Rochelle nautica? rongress, is designed to provent collisions in fog at sea. It is driven by a ten horse-power eleotris mutor, and is kept from 900 to 1,000 feet nhead of the steamer to be protected, being conuected by two ropys carrying insalated wires. If an Estacio is teszek, a boli on the steamer is run Fantomalically,
The rapid failure of Welsback burners ins been traced by a Dateh chemist in one instance the coposition on the mantles of iron-ca- bunyi. which proved to be a result of the netion of uncarbaretted water-gus on the cold irou pipes at ordiuncy pressaras. Coating of the in- terior of the pipes with coal-tar is a suggested retoady.
wether for asts, yet the conditions lest June main of the best held for long raugo scerned to indicats a rainfall above the noribal for the three months ending. Fahranty, 1900, the reality being the greatest drought of the
century.
Ong of the most successful popularizijs of science of the day is Prof. U. V. Boys FRS.
a late Royal Institution lecture, he dealt post tappily with the surface tousion" of Hnida the property that causer water to form drops, makes it cling to the meshes of a fine
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
... DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agenta. Hongkong, 9th March, 1900.
7741
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
SINGAPORE.
FROM CALCUTTA, FENANG, AND T
THE Steamship
“ARRATOON APCAR" having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Govar will be delivered from alongside.
At
Catgoingoding the discharge will be traded
once."
Cargo remaining on board after I p. of the 15th instant will be landed at Consignees risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Codowa Company Limited
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take TM- MEDIATE "delivery of their Goods from alongside sach Cargo impoding the discharge. Consignees risk and expense. of the Vussel will be landed and stored at
No Fire Insurance will be ofooted. Bill of Lading will be countemigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO.,
Agouts
[778 Hongkong, 13th March, 1900.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM KOBE
siera, produce capillary Attraction, and accountsHE Steemship
for your bubbles. The meshes of a fiue wirs
jave were raised with paraffin, a sheet of
Stey
per being then spread over the bottom. FRANZ FERDINAND,"
having arrived, Cossignees of Cargo are hereby
Water was pourel into the steve, and, when informed that their Goods are being landed at the paper was carefully withdrawn, it rafnsd
tor cat, being upheld by the instic skin of or risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong
and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Clairas will be admitted after the Goods
the lower surface, which caused it to cover the mechos like a solid. For a like reason the ature flouted ou rater. The same alastic skin supported a column of water in an inverted here left the Godowns, and all Claims must be fest-tabo, bat when the tube was brought eat in to the Office of the Undersigned before NOON, on the 30th March, or they will the water slin relaxed, and the water fell not be recognized,
into an atmosphere of ethor, the elasticity of
Soup-babblan were strikingly manipulated. It was shown that a bubble could be stretched.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowna after the
one could be blown inside another and rolled 20th March will be subject to rent,
about without breaking either, that one babblo could push angflier withon't really touching it, and finally that two babbles could be made to colesce into one by electrifying them, but that if one unclosed the other the inner one would not be affected by the small electric dischargo,
Unenlesnizad rubber is stated on Chermau authority to be by n♬ tossus waterproof, 'as is
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER WIELER & CO.,
Agunts. Hongkong, 13th March, 1900."
OOBAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
PROMETHEUS"
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared
Rates.
BIEMSSEN & 00, Agents
Hongkong, 16th May, 1899. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRT INSUR ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
www.a-um=
TAGENTS for the above Company, are THE Undersigned, having been appointed. prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Rates.
REUTER, BROOKELMANN & CO.
Agents, Hongkong: 21st April, TR7.
OMBAY BURMAR TRADING COR- BORATION, LIMITED.
BANGKOK AND RANGOON.
TEAK SQUASKS, PLANES, Boardy, žad SCANTINGS, PLANED, TONGERD, and GROOVED BOLSOS, FOR FLOORING, CEILING, WALLING,
TEAK SHINGLES FOR ROOFING,
1ll PINKADOR RAILWAY SLEEPERs for GAUGES,
Rates Supplied and Orders-Booked by
JARDINE, MATHESON
Hongkong 3rd. B 182
00.
**1780
QUINART PERE & FILS, EELMS
R
Batablished 1719,
CHAMPAGNE GLOWERS AND
DE SHIPPERS.
Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal)
LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.
Sole Ageula.
11953
Hongkong, Title 2017
TARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS
USED YOE OVER TWENTY YEARS. Thoroughly reliable prezarrative for Woot and Stone against White Ants, Deeny, Fungds Rot, apu Dampness.
Sole Agents for Chiun, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO. Harkoog, 31st August, 1897.
JUST RECEIVED.
SEVERAL KINDS.
JAPANESE CURIOS,
D. NOMA,
1838
12, Beaconsfield Arcade,
Opposits the City Hall!
-3131
Hongkong, 7th March, 1900.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISUA
No. 6, Ica HogeE STREET, PRATA CENTRAL *____*___ Head Offro :—TORIO.
Branch Oices-LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, PIEN TSIN NEWCHWANG, and all Ports in JAPAN AGENCIES-
Mike Coal Mines: " Kanada Coal Mines: Hokoku Coal Mines. Yoshinotazi Cont Mines. Ohmoura Coal Mines, - No. 1, Ohtaaji Coal Minez. Tehizenre Coal Mines. Kishima Coal Mines.. Yoshio Coal Mines. Yamano Coal Mino
Manoura Coal Mines,
The Oska Shorea Kaishin, Limited. Tokio Marine Insuranco Co., Limited, Maiji Fire Turirine Co., Limited. Kanurafuel Cotton Spinning Ms. Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills. Takio Cotton Spinuing Mills, Mike Cotton Splaning Mil Onoia, Cament Compary. Imperial Government Paper Mills.
MITSUI BOSGAN KAISHA,
M. FUJISE
Manager
12743
Hongkong, 10th August, 1899.
NEW ISSUE-NOW. READY.
CEYLON HAND BOOK AND DIRECTORY.
...
Hold plates Pray serption of moisture are hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis-HIG. Volume, which form a valuable. Fo Halled plates of rubber were found to be capable charged into Craft, and/or landed at the Ga pertory of Information regarding Ceylon m of taking up in two hours from 8 to 35 per eat downs of the Underaigned; in both cases it will and General Handbook, thereto, is widely dir of water al deg. C., the absorption increasing ile at Consignees tak. The Cargo will be enleted not only in the Island but throughout with the degree of compassion, andiater of ready for delivery from Graft or clown on the British Empire. the beat Para rabbor kept under water.pt 50 deg. and after the 13th inst
was ucthing but a slimy mam in two months. Optional cargo will be landed unless notice This is suggested as a porcible cause of the de has been given prior to stosumer's arrival 1erioration of the crude gun in transportation. Goods nudelivered after the 20th instant will be subject to rent. All damaged Goods An automatio fire alarm for coal pockets is a must be left in the Godowns, where they will be Bolder-roless thermostat, protested by iran pipo, which is placed in every tap-feet anbe of coal, examined at 11 M. on the 20th instant.
·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 12th Masch, 1900,
and zingas bell at two poists-when the tem-
perature bas risen 155 dog, and again at 290 deg.
[76]
It includes a complete liet of all the Coffee Coconat, Clunamon, Tos, Sugar, and Cinchons plantations, in the Island, with full particulares Riso Diretories of all westions of the com may valuable body a tatistion, and much fal General Information. It is indispensable
to all intelligent sidents, or partion interested in the Colony,
POFER VOLUME: 83-Orders sy be Mávok fa* Daily Premi" Ofida, Hongkour.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.