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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITT,

2, Zotland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Ag.nt.

HUGHES & HOUGH;

Auctioneers to the Government, and Shar

and General Brokom, corner les House

Street and Fruya Central.

.GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer Valuer and fonds Broker,

Duddell Strost.

V. I. REMEDIOS,

Auctioneer, Appraiser and Agent,

9. Queen's Road Central.

BOARD AND LODGING

:STAG HOTEL,

148 and 150, 'Queen's · Road Central,

Comfortable and Cheap.

THE WESTERN HOTEL.

Excellent Accommodation. $2.50 per day.

90 and 92. Queen's Boad West.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. ·

The only office in China having Europesa taught workmen. Equal to Home Work. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS

W. BREWER & CO.,

Printers. Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturer, 23 and 25, Queen's Road

(ander Hongkong Hote!).

BUILDERS

KANG ON.

Coutmetur; 30, D'Aguilar Stent. Local and Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

und Granite.

Mechanicsengaged, Estimates given.

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c.

THE PHARMACY,

10. Queen's Road Central. Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirit and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aera. ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic

Requisitos, Queen's Road.

*WATKINS, LD. APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central, Cigars. Aerated

Waters, Wines, Beers, Spirits, stej

CURIO DEALERS

KUIN & KOMOR,

Fine Art, Japausso and Chinese Carios, 21 and 22, Quson's Road, Hongkong,

Bhaugha. Kobo, Yokohama.

KWONG HING,

Clans Porcelain, Crockory Waro; 59a,`

Queen's Road Central,

WONG HOMI;

DENTISTS

HONGKONG

BUSINESS. DIRECTORY.

E HING,

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Enlarging, Developing, Printing. Mode-

rate Rates, 20a, Queen's Road East.

MEE CHEUNG,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14rn, 1900

[ALL EXONTH RESERVED.]

SPORT AND ANECDOTE.

BY AN OLD FOGET.

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. In my last letter the allotted space was filled without giving me the opportunity I should have liked to deal with a topic of considerable interest to lovers of cricket. I refer to the no- balling of Mold by Jini Philips, Before enter ing upon purely controversial metter, I should like, also, to express muy cardial appreciation of the alteration of the law which gives the umpire at the batsman's end the power to ne-all the bowlor if not satislied, with the fairness of any delivery. It was really asking too much of the Marine and Portrait Painter, 50, Queen's judge in the jacket at the other and to watch

Road, Upstairs.

Toe House Street, Top Floor, Permanent Enlargements, Groups, Views, etc; Devel- opment Works, Amateurs Requisites.

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ÅRTIST.

Bronkle and Crayon Enlargements. Work dotis for Atanteurs Sa. Queen's Road. CI.

YEE CHUN..

H. YERA

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Japanne Photographer, 14. Beaconsfield

Arcade, Queen's Road Cl.. also Wanchai Amateur's Requirements a Specialty.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

BATTAN FURNITURE

KWONG TAI 101,

Rattan Furniture, Bamboo, Blinds, Mat-

tings all Colours; 18, Prays Central

throw, and I am" olk enough-and obstinate round, as a matter of fact. But the furdle race enough, if you will-to pen my conviction thatten flight of hurdles in 120 yants-was some- nine-tenths of the chatter about "chuckers" in | thing to remember for over and aye. I will not first-class cricket is unadulterated moonshine. enter into details now, howarer; they are worth

a letter to themselves.

WEAD AND TEKE AT CRICKET.

INTIMATIONS.

THE SHARE LIST WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON THE 15TH AUGUST, 1900,

PROSPECTUS

OF THE

CHINA MATTING MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED.

CAPITAL

* $1,000,000 (Hongkong Currency). Divided into 50,000 Shares of $20 each, of which is payable on application und $5 ou allotment. The balance will be called up required, probably $5 in about 6 months and the balance about a your hence. HEAD OFFICE

VESSELS ON THE BERTH, CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

* TSINAN." Captain Anderson, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 20th Angast,

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer, The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines

A duly qualified Sargoon is carried and the Vessal in fitted throughout with Electric Light

For Pssage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente. Hongkong, 30th July, 1900.

12102

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

HONGKONG.THE Company's Steamship

Consulting COMMITTER: Roneer SHEWAN, Esq. (Chairman). D. GILLIES, Esq., Hongkong and Whampoa

Doek Co., Ld.. J. H. Lewis, Esq., Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik

& Co.

Except one has figured day by day in county cricket, reminiscences are not likely to be of any particular interest to the ever-growing number who follow the game. But there are these who both play first-class cricket and also write entertainingly on the game. At one time Dr. W. G. Graso used to contribute a column or so to one of the leading sportinis wooklios, at I rather think he has given up the toil for some years now, I may have been mistaken, but I always used to think there were others who could tell the story of the week's cricket more brightly than did the champion in the columns the bowler's feet and arm at one and the some of Land and Water" The onterprise of the instant. Now, Philips is an umpire for whom I "Inlfpouny hystericals" leave little room for have respect-I respect his sturdy independence, the man who treats of details, and we used to and ungrudgingly acknowledge his lengthy and get more than enough of these, although it varied experienes. But as I have never been pre may appear presumptuous to my so, in "W. sent at a match when he has no-balled a bowler. I G." special article. Dear old Fred Gale (the. am unable to offer a word of critician or passOld Buffer") could write as charmingly on the an opinion-merely personal although this summer pastime as anyone I used to read, but might be as to the soundness of his judgment. we miss his cheery columns now; perhaps he be- It will probably be remembered that he threw came unfashionable, maybe he has given way to overboard Jonah Jones, the Australian fast younger critics. And of the younger school bowler, by no-balling some of his deliveries who gossip on cricket I know no one outside the CHAU TENG SHANG, Esq when the English team last visited the country recognised school of cricket specialists who over which to Southern Cross twinkles with wields such a facile pen as C. B. Fry, the bril anch resplendeuce. Later on, when the Colon Haut Old Ozonian. I am not always in agreo- ials visited the Mother Country Phillips Giled mont with the opinions of the hard-hitting the position of official scarora simple little Sussex bateman, but I always enjoy reading his Fact which goes to show that no ill-feeling rank-

in the breasts of the Antipodean cricketers. journalese for reporters" "copy"). Mr. Fry "stuff" (stuff, let no hasten to explain, is

That he has seen as much of the game as here has quite recently been writing upon the change and there another is beyond cavil. Having which is gradually coming over first class cricket interpreted the laws to the best of his ability the change that is marking the distinction one can acknowledge his disinterestedness with between the merry, light-hearted, inconsequen. out slavishly accepting the ruling, and whential, enjoyablo play of the good old days, and other impartial judges declare omphatically that the serious, exacting, toilsomeness of the cricket they have never seen Mold throw or jerk. I at of to-day. It used to be play-the play that once take my stand on their side and say that takes one away from one's solf and brings sun- during the many seasons I have watch shine and exhilaration-nowadays it is a task to cricket I have never seen the Lancashire fast be atomaly, methodically, aye, relentlessly ae- howler throw. I used to see him bowl every complished. The weekly tables of averages and season when he played with Northamptonshire. the keen struggle for the championship has made that my experiences of his trundling are not business of cricket. This Mr. Fry in effect says those of yesterday. It is one of the kunttiest and I heartily endorse his views. Perhaps it is Many attempts have been made to derise a points an umpire cau be called upon to decide, his intention to go a little further, and tell us loom which could be worked by steam to take but the decision of Phillips implies a thing all in good time how in his opinion this the place of the crnds hand-looms, used by the Chinese and Japanese, at success has only been in Silk, Linen and Cotton. Grasscloth and getting away. It is on unpleasant thing to take cricket professionals have always regarded of the Kobe Manufacturing Co. and which has Silk Embroideries, Hand-rande Silk of course, but it must be obvious to overyone the game as an arduous mods of earning a since been brought to a high state of perfection

and Linen LACE Curtains made to that either the rest of our umpires in first-living. Some hundreds of capable professionals by father inventions and improvements.

order; 17, Queen's Rond, Central.

class cricket are incompetent to judge of the must also regard it as a more or less precarious STOREKEEPERS

fairness of Mold's deliveries or they have wan-

SILK GOODS DEALERS

DHUNAMAL CHELLARAM,

Dealer in Indian Chinese, and Japanese Silk and Faney Goods, also Art Works, 2, D'Aguilar Street,

THE GLOBE (TEJCHULL PORUSING),

Indian. Chinese and Japanese Silk Goods, Cashmere Shawls. Spanish Wines and Manila Cigare 12, D'Aguilur Streist.,

SINCERE & CO..

Silk Handkerchiefs Shawls, Table Covere, oto. Wholesale and Rotuil ; 322, Queen's Read Central and 121, Wellington St.

WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL.

Wholesale and Retail Importers and Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanese Silks, Cashmere Shawls and Ceylon

Lace; 4, Queen's Road, Cl.

SILK LAUE MANUFACTURERS

FR. BLUNCK.

GENERAL MANAGBES: SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

BANKERS: HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

THIS Company has been formed for the

purpose of making by power-tooms straw

matting of the same description & that now Produced by hand-looms in the neighbourhood of Cantou (China).

United States has of late years become a most The expert of Matting from Chino to the important trade, laving risen in the last 10 years is follows-

From 179,472 rolls shipped in 1890/1880 'To 370107 rolls shipped in 1898/1999 but, as usual, the quality of the goods has fallen delivery, to contract time, has become increasing- away with the increased demand, while prompt ly difficult.

Exporter of Rent Hand-mado Torchon Laen very plainly, and from which there can Im no change is being wrought. Unless I am miattained by a loom which became the property

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Elipekandfors, Sail- makers, Provision and Coal Merchants. Praya Contral, next Hongkong Hotel.

TRONG SANG CO

Shipehandlere, Sailmakere, Hardware,

Engineer Tools, Brass und Iron Mer

chants, 68, Pmv Central.

Surgeon Dentist, 50; Queen's Road Central. MORE & SETMUND,

"WONG TAI FONG,

Surgeon Dentist, 24, Bank Buildings,

Opposita Hongkong Hotel.

DRAPERS

EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO..

Millinera, Silk Mercers, Huberilahers,

Low Prices; 37, 30, Wellington Strest..

SEE WOO,

Tailor, Draper and Outätter; 67 and 69,

Queen's Road.

FLOUR MERCHANTS

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Merchant Millers, San Francisco, Eastern Branch, Pelder Street,

WILLIAM WHILEY, Mannger

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859,

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessories;

17a, Queen's Road Central,

LI KWONG LOONG,

Cabinet-maker, Furniture Dealer, Art De corator and Dealer, 17, Queen's Road,

GROCERS

THE MUTUAL STORES,

SUB-AGENTS LIFTON, LD,

8 sud 10 D'Aguilar Street.

U. TIE.

Provision and General Merchants.

Wine and Spirit Merchants, Groceries, Best Goods, Lowest Rates. Try Charles Eraporated Creata; 16, D'Aguilar

Street.

JEWELLERS

TANG LIEN CO

Jowellers, Gold and Silversmiths, Watch

makers, Japanese Carios and Blackwood Furniture. Opposite Post Office, 36,

Queen's Road Contral,

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakera, 40, Watson's Building, Queer's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Toilo,

SUN SHING, Established 1940.

Silks, Gauzes, Crêpe-Shawls, Chinaware, Ivory, etc. Gold and Silversmiths and Engravers; 90, Queen's Road Central.

WAH LOUNG,

Gold and Silversmith, Silk Dresses, Crépo Slawb, Ivory, Lacquerware;· Fans, Carios. Bristles, Human Hair, Fea-

thers; 88, Queen's Road Central.

THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE - EASTERN ACETYLENE LIGHTING

Shipchandlere, Sailmakers. Higgors Com-

mission Agents and General Store

keopers. 15 and 45, Praya Central-

TAILORS

native:

opinion upon a most vital point in the inter- pretation of the laws of the game. :

„WORK FOR EXPERTS. Z

The promotors of this Company, having

these power-looms and introduced various fur-

" TSINAN," Captain Anderson, will be despatobeil on MON. DAY. the 20th August, at NGON.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this

Steamer. The First Class Salemi is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Cham ber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and tho Vessel is fittol throughout with Electric Light. N.B. Return Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from Australia are available for return by the Steamers of the Eastern and Australinu Steamship Company and vice versa.

For Freight or Passage, apply to ***

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agouts. Hongkong, 29th July, 1900,

[2103 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI-

GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MARSEILLES AND LONDON VIA MANILA, THE Company's Steamship

"TEENKAI," Davies, Commander, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 23rd inst.

For Freight, &c., apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, Sth August, 1900,

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OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED. STATES MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH

OVERLAND RAILWAYS AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS. VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGSONO, COPTIC (via Shanghai,

Nagasaki, Kobe, In-EATURDAY, Sept. 1, land Sea. Yokohama at NOON. and Honolulu)

GAELIC (via Shanghai,

tonly abusel the confidence reposed in them by way of earning a livelihood. The strike of the experimented with a small trial plant of of AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA THE the M.0.0. by allowing him to go on throwing pros, at the Oval is too recent for us to overlook ther improrements suggested by their know- this phase of modern cricket. Not for age of the Matting trade and requirements of unchacked. Stay, there is one other ulter-momsut do I wish to anticipate Mr. Try's the market in the United States. are now satisfied

Thows, Ferrands, Barlow, Slow, opinions, but it would be most interesting to

thut Matting marle by such Lachinery must Sherwin, Smith, Pickett, Richards, White, hear what he has to say concerning the amateur accordingly entered into an agreement with this supersede that made by hand-looms, and kaya Eichardson, may be right in the judgment on element in county cricket. The unpaid player Kobe Manufacturing Co. to acquire all the Mold's bowling and Phillips may be wrong. na make his own choice; he can drop out of a rights to the invention. Which means that there is a direct conflict of

team just when it saits him should he care to buy a piece of land. a yoke of exen. or marry a wife. Should be. peradventure, choose to do either an forsake the game, the chances are that a professional player would find a berth. There is a deal of truth in what has been said about the toil and moil of Srst-class cricket, but I shall be very greatly surprised to learn that there is any widespread dissatisfaction amongst our amateurs as a class. It is for the benefit of the game that we should have a mixture of the two classes, amateurs and professionals, but that murmurings should come from the former concerning the arretions made upon them sar prises one more than a little. In the lexicon of amateur cricket there should be no lasting plaes for the word imperative.

Just precisely the amount of experience that should qualify anyone to consider himself an ox port judge of the game-or to be sa considered by others--is not easy to define. A man play. ing regularly in first-class cricket for several seusous on end should certainly benefit by his contact with other players, Youthful errors of judgment should be repaired, views of the differ- ent aspects of the game broadened, and exper Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, ienses ripened. Whether watching the game

Opposite Kuhn's Cario Store.

AN-MEN, HING CHEONG & CO.,

Tailors, Drapers and Outfitters, Queen's

Road Central, Old Club Site.

Branch: A-MAN, opposite City Hall,

R. HAUGHTON & CO.

HUNG YUEN,

Outätters, Shirt Makers, Hatters, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Boad, Ceutral.

TAK CHEONG,

Teilore, Gentlemen's Ontitiers, Hatters. Hointers, and Drapers. Chinese Silk of all kinds, 50, & 52, Queen's Rd. Central,

TEE SANG FAT & CO.

Outfitters, Piece Goods, Underwear, Shoes, Huts, Silk Handkerchiefs: Opposite Post

Office, Queen's Road Central.

TOBACCONISTS

D. S. DADY BURJOR. Los FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigars 25,

"Pottinger Street.

KRUSE & CO.,

Wholesale and Botol Rovana and Manila Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in

Fancy Goods, Agents.

Conaught House, Queen's Road.

VICTORIA CIGAR DEPOT,

aud Calle Aaloagne, Manila.

WO FAT & CO.

CHIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS,

GENERAL STOKEKEEPERS, No. 11, LEE YUEN STREET, EAST. Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.

I

"AMERICA'S TRIUMFR.

Nagasaki, Kobs. In-THURSDAY,Sept. 27, Land Sea, Yokohamaai at NOON. and Honolulu)......................

DORIC (vis Shanghai.

Nagasaki, Kobe, In- (TUESDAY, Oct. 23, land Sea, Yokohama at Nous. and Honolulu)

While experimenting with the 50 looms, some 10,000 ralla were made and shipped, and the ro Porta on the later and better made shipment were all of a highly favorable and encouraging nature, the evenness of the fabric and the great improvement on the old hand-loom mutting, especially as regards the salvage or edge, being particularly praised and commented on. great difficulty was to get the machines to tura over the straw so as to produce a clean surface at the edges of the Matting; this difficulty was overcome some few months ago. and the looms can now, in the opinion of experts, turn out aHE_Company's Steandup “COPTIC ” perfect fabric.

will be despatchest for SAN FRAN- yards a day as against 6 yards produced by KOBE

As each power-loom can, produce about 30 CISCO VIA SHANGHAI NAGASAKI, hand-low, the saving in time is obvious, while and HONOLULU on SATURDAY, the 1st INLAND SEA. YOKOHAMA, the advantage of being able to roly on punctual September, 1900, at Noon. who at present have to put up with much delay delivery will be a great boon te dealers at home, and loss of time in getting their goods.

The advantage is still more obvious to-day view of the political unrest all oves China and the great probability of the present troubles in the North spreading to the South, in which case the matting industry in the districts around Canton is likely to suffer to such an extent that it may take years to recover, matting being entirely dependent upon the labour of the poa- saut class when not engaged in their ordinary farm work,

LAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at HONO

Stamers of this line pass through the IN-

LULU and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point en route.

Through Passenger Tickets granted to Eng- Innd, Fratice, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates and parti

culars of the various Routes may be obtained apon application:

from the pavilion, the scorers' box, or the Press box, given one equal opportunities, I should not like to attempt to docide. During a fairly long connection with county cricket in an unofficial capacity. I have heard there youths who have just begun their cricket reparting for newspapers commit themselves to the most decided opinions upon the merits of playors bronzed in the pursuit of the game, upon the decisions of umpires, upon the lack of tact or judgment by county captain Unfortunately for them alone--I really do not think either the players or the game suffer they are usually allowed to go to the end of their tether for the simple reason that their sidors do not take the trouble to beard the yeang lions in the den. But in the interests of the gime I do think it would be well for the M.C.C. to appoint a committes of experts to attend matches where a bowler with a doubtful action is likely to be engaged. Umpires are not re- quired by the law to be absolutely convinced of the fairness of any particular delivery, the point is that if they have any doubt about it the box. and this after the glorious successes of Company all the rights to the inrentien. will address in full; and saros will be received at the

At the close of my letter I-au only refer briefly to the wonderful successes achieved by the Americat athletes at Stamford Bridge rounds last Saturday. For once in a way the American athletes overshadowed our own, and long before the afternoon's sport was over one's thoughts went back to that ever-to-be-remembered gathering in 1881 when Myers romped away from our men in the quarter-mile championship We were on our mettle that day, and thanks to Rahy and Page-Phillips we held our own fairly well. But our American consius last week showed us very plainly that we are not progres- eing nearly so fast on this side of the Atlantic as they are on the other. We may have a few good ones, but they have many. Ireland, indeed, cannot claim a single championship,

1 and 2, Leeyane Street East. AGENTS FORfers should be no-balled. Personally, then, I Dennis Horgan, the Darius, Donovan,

W. KENNEDY & Co.. 37, Calle Ban

sainto, Manfia, Windsor Lady" and think a grave injustice has been done to Arthur Leahy, Newburn, Flanagan, Harte, etc. There

The Jockey" Cigars.

Mold for some time past by reason of the gaseip were too many brilliant performances accom of cricket grounds and pavilions, and this in plished for me to deal with in a single paragraph WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

free of the fact that he has bowled against some and I must réserve detailed impressions for a of the oldest and most experienced batamen in future letter. Hore, however, I must say that H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road

matches, umpired by men bora and bred in and the men who impressed me most wern Krtons. atmosphere of cricket. There are batanen and Iain, Baxter, and Duffy. Never have I seen any batamen, as well as bowlers and bowlers. The one get orer hurdles like the first-named, and I batsmen who irritates me most is he who has feel a little doubtful in my own mind whether always an exonSƏ on the tip of the tongue or not I have watched a faster sprinter over 100 who is always a good foot over the crease yards than Daffy. Baxter's high-jumping was when run out (by the umpire), who never gots something after the style of Byri-Page's-a lot within inches of the ball when caught at the of spring and a bit of gymnastics. But he got wicket (by the umpire), who avers that the bali over the bar at something over six feet, and that [2074] broke a foot when out lbw, and who hints semi- wants u deal of doing. Duffy ran like a grey. tentiously about chuckers" and So-and-so's hound, and had won easily at 80 yards-lecking "fast one when the middle peg has been up- set. Umpires lay ac claim to infallibility, and COAL MERCHANTS

when they most these queralona · batsmen it have always on. Band

should cause no great surprise, if they sore LARGE STOCKS EVERY DESCRIP times give the bowlêr the benefit of the doubt

TION OF COAT.

What a deal of good au impartial tribal of Address-Care of Mears. Kwong SANG & Co.

[22 experts might do in clearing up a few of the No. 68, PRAYA.

every-day problems over which the ablest of DUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

umpires are agreed to differ. In the laya of Established 1719.

my youth I was presumptuous enough to think CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND I could bowl a little sometimes faster than at

SHIPPERE.

other times--but I confess that, although I have tried the thing experimentally scores apop scores of times, I was never once able to alter the action in the swing of the are and the work [1521 of the wrist without making a most palpable

怡生號 YEE SANG & CO..

COMPANY, Head office, 62A, Queen's R

Road Central Fittings of every des

cription for the ACETYLENE LIGHT at

lowest rates:tely

·MERCANTILE AGENT

WOODS & CO..

Daddell Street, Agents for American and

European Export Houses

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Graen Baal) LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

Sóle Agents,

Hongkong, 17th May, 1805.

Sore Throat

You cannot do better than

Large withTM Condy's Plaid. " Sir Morell Mackarklo, M.D. (The Eminent Throat Specialist) Gargle

CONDY'S FLUID

CÓNDY & MITCHELL, London, England, are the only Makerd. **CODY'S FLUID can be potekaardoť. sil Chivusta kod Bench. Beware of imitatietu

It is proposed to erect a Factory capable of

running 450 looms, producing about 100,000 rolls per annum, on which it is estimated. at the prices recently obtained to the United States for the Matting sent there for sale, there would net prot of at least $1 per roll, or say $150,000. In course of time further experience and economies will undoubtedly improve upou these figares.

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Special rates (first class only) are granted to Missionaries, members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatie; and Civil Services, to European officials in service of China and Japan, and to Government officials and their families.

Passengers who have paid fall fare, re-embark- ing at Ban Francisco for China or Japan for vioc versa) within one your, will be allowed dis- count of 10 per cent. This allowance doce not Europe, apply to through fares from China and Japan to

The promoters of this Company have, as before stated, experimented with 50 looms, and having acquired from the Kobe Manufacturing All PABOR PACKAGES #hould be marked bo transfer the seme to the new Company together Company's Office until FIVE F.. the day pre- with 50 foams and other machinery, stock-in-vious to sailing. trade, goodwill. &c., for $350,000 (Hongkong Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des- currency), which amount will be taken by the Kobe Manufacturing Company and the pro- United States should be sent to the Company's moters in shares.

The Capital of the Company, as far as can be roughly estimated, will be laid out in the following manner:- Land. Buildings and Ma-

chinery Working Capital!.. Kobe Manufacturing

.* $470,000 ..180,000 Com pany and Promoters for Rights. Goodwill and Sun- 350,000 dry Machinery, including Engine and 50 Loons.

Taken iz Slures.

$1,600,000 Prospectus and forms of application for shtres may be obtained from the Company's Bankers or at the office of the General Managers.

Hongkong, 81st July, 1900..

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CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, CONSULTING. ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, AND CONTRACTORS,

D

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,

ESIGNS and Specifications prepared for any class of Steamships. Launches and light-draught vessels a speciality. Contractors for the supply and erecting of any type of machinery. New work and repairs supervised. New and sacond hand Latinchce for Sale, Telegram, " CELESTE," Hongkong. Telephons, 232,

· H. F. CARMICHAEL, B. J. BARLOW.

1112----1

Hongkong, 1st June, 1899.

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timed to points beyoud San Francisco: in the

Offers, addressed to the Collector of CustomA, San Francisco.

For further information as to Freight or Passago apply to the Agoucy of the Company, Queen's Building.

C. L. GORHAM,

Acting Agent. Hongkong, 7th August, 1990.

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NOEDDEUTSCHEL LLOYD.

· REGULAR SERVICE FOR GERMAN COLONIAL AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS. Calling of Skaran, PONAPE, FRIEDRIC

WITHELMSHAFEN, FINSCHUAPEN, HER- BEETS-HOME, TOWNSVILLE, ROCKHAMPTON, BRISBANE and SYDNEY.

T

On WEDNESDAY.

the 5th September, 1900, at Noor, HE Steanuship 2

“MÜNCHEN

(4,536 Reg. Tonunge). Captain Krebs, with fails, Passengers, Specis and Cargo, will leave this Port as above.

The steamer has splendid renommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardesses.

Linen can be washed on board. For further Particulers, apply to

MELCHERS & CO..

Agozta

Hongkong, 19th July, 1900,

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