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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, de.

PAUL BREWITT,

2. Zetland Strest, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Agent.

HUGHES & HOUGH;/'

Auctioneers to the Government, and Shars und Général Brokora, corner. Ice Hodne

Street and Pruja Conteal,

V. I. REMEDIOS,

Auctioneer, Appraiser and Agent,

8, Queen's Road Central.

BOARD AND LODGING

THE WESTERN HOTEL,

Excellent Accommodation, $2.50 per dag.

90 and 92, Queen's Road West.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

The only office in Chian having European taught workmen. Equal to Home Work. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS

W. BREWER & CO.

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

(under Hongkong Hotel).

KANG ON.

BUILDERS

Contractor; 00, D'Aguilar Street. Local Bud Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite.

Mechanics engaged, Estimates given,

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c.

THE PHARMACT, PRAE

10. Queen's Road Contral Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits aud

Cigars

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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

Requisitos, Queen's Road:

WATKINS, LD APOTHECARTES' HALL, C6, Queen's Road Central, Cigars, Aorated

Waters, Wines, Bears, Spirits, ota,

CURIO DEALERS

KUHN & KOMOR;

Fine Art, Japanese toa Chinase Carica,

21 and 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong, ..

Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama,

KWONG HING,

China Porcelain, Crockery Ware; 59a,

Queen's Rond Contral.

WONG HOMI,

DENTISTS

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

PHOTOGRAPHERS.

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements. Work dene for Amateurs; Ba, Queen's Road, Cl.

YEE CHUN,

Marine and Portrait Painter, 50, ↑ Queen's

Road, Upstairs..

H. YERA,

Japanese Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield -Arcade, Queen's Rond CL, also Watchai

Amateur's Requirements & Specialty.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

RATTAN FURNITURE

SILK GOODS DEALERS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 271H, 1900

[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]

THE BRITISH ARMY.

HO ARNOLD FORSTER. M.P.

VIL

FAULAS TO BE REMEDIED THE COLONIES AND THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE. CONCLUSION.

SOME FURTHER DETAILS.

doctrine, which las had no application since th days of the French Revolation. But after all we are a practical poople, and if the War Ofe chooses to take this attitude, chooses to abander its proper position, and openly admits that it i either incompetent or unwilling to do ita duty without the stimulus of a popular agitation then clearly it is high time that that súmulur should be applied.

CONCLUSION,

SHOOTING SEASON, 1900.

Place the form of service should be altered; at serios to a close, with regard to the participation present it be either too short or ton long. Short of the great self-governing Colonies in the dec service ought to be real short service, three fence of the Empire. The events of the last few years at the outside, and mon enlisting for months have shown what the value of this co this term should be engaged for home service operation is, and with what les city the Colonies in peace time. The seven years period, so are prepared, under certain cirenmstances, to constantly exceeded, and so inadequate, as events offer it. It is difficult to exaggerate the value hare'proved to our general requirequente, should of the help that has been giren, a value perhaps be extended to twelve youre as in the Royal ever greater from a moral than a material point Marinos, aud those enlisting for it should be of view. But it would be idle to ignore the fact liable for general service. It would probably that unless, and until, the United Kingdom and It is in the hope that those articles may have be wise to pay a higher rate to lòng than to the Colonies agree upon some regular basis of in some degree contributed towards enlightan. In the last article reference we rande to the short service men, and if this practice were Naval and Military contribution, the waste will ing a certain portion of the public with respect main principles, the recognition of which on adopted, the problem of employing Colonial be great and the service renderad in comparison to the true condition of our Military systems. alone produce any permanent and satisfactory regiments aide by alde with regimente from with the efforts made will be small, It is no exag- and of convincing them how absolutely incom reform in our Military system, and one or two the United Kingdom would be solved. At geration to say, that in the event of war, a petost those who administer it under present matters of detail were also mentioned. It is present the different rates of my creates great hundred men whose presence can to counted conditions are to perform their elementary proposed to dorote a small portion of the present difficulty:

apon, and whose organisation has been settled duties, that the author now offers thein to the article to an extension of the list. It is not Everything should be done to stop the waste in advance, are worth a thousand men hastily readers of this journal. - If any of those who possible within the limits assigned to explain in the Army. The way to stop it is to improve contributed, and utilised nuder conditious which have read them are convinced that's" danger at length the reasons which might le adduced the condition and prospects of the soldier, there dictated not by strategical considerations, exists, that it can and must be removed, and KWONG TẠI LUY

in favour of the changes recommended, nor, actual pay of privates, as such, neod not bo} but, by political convenience, or by the accident that they can themselves contribute in some Rattan Furniture, Bamboo, Blinds, Mat-though they are capable of defense, and are in increased, but the Naval plan of giving oxtra of the moment. It should be the aim of overy small degree toward its removal, the writer

tings all Colours; 18, Praya Central.

deed in harmony with the views of many com pay for every military accomplishment, should one who is anxious for the welfare of the will have achieved all that he hoped. petent authorities, are any of them represented be more largely adopted in the Army than it is Expire, to promote the organisation of the as being absolutely essential. No detail is es- at present. Non-commissioned offers re-en-resources of the Empire in peace time, in order sential, though some details are very important. gaging should also be paid ut higher rates, and that they may be mado truly effective in war.

The nacersity for altering the personnel of those who signify their intention to re-enasge And while it is important that the personnelEFFERY & Co's 12 BORE GUNS L the War Office was referred to in the last before the expiration of their seven years term should be so prepared and organised, it is equally Case, with Implements Complete, from $100. article, and the need which exists for a thor should at once receive the higher pay. It is important that the "material" should be made

SCHULTZE SPORTING CARTRI enghly competent and well instructed body of impossible to guarantee employment to all per uniform and interchangeable in every part of men, whether under the name of a General sons" who have served in the Army, but a far the Empire, Staff, or any other title, has been insisted upon, mere serious effort should be made than hith

And now it only remains to sum up, as briefly The desirability of clearly defining the relationserto to give employment to every deserving, between the Commander-in-Chief and the time-expired soldier. But what is much more.

as possible, the lessons which these articles havo WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,

Secretary of State for War has been dwelt important is some plan by which the perform boen intended to enforce. It has been the Wholesale and Retail Importere and upon. For the Executive Military work the ence of a certain torm of service under spaci-object of the writer to show that the Empire Experters, India, Chinese and Japanese Commander-in-Chief should be made responsible fed conditions shall absolutely entitle a soldier over more in need of a well organised de-

Silks, Cashmere Shawls and Coylon

Laco; 48, Queen's Road, CL

to the Secretary of State. "Muny good judges to employment. The chance of employment is fensive system than at present. To point out are of opinion that while the Commander-inno inducement to a man on enlistment, bat cer- that though that need exists and is admitted, SILK-LAUF MANUFACTURERS

Chief should be made supreme in executiva tainty is everything. It must not be supposod little or nothing has yet been done to organiso duties, he should be relieved from the work of that everything would go well at first. The the great resources of the Expire upon any FR. BLUNCE,

Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Lace planning campaign and devising strategy in inducements offered hitherto have not brought reasonable basis, for the purpose of defence. in Silk, Linen and Cotton, Grasseloth and peace fime, and that this work might be more the best class of men into the Army, and That those who might fairly be regarded as Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk conveniently carried out by a Chief of the Staff naturally therefore there are many complaints chargeable with this duty, show no signs of an aud Linen Lace Curtains made to There is a great deal to be said in favour of this of the oufitness for employment of those intention to perform it, and that our institu-

order; 17, Queen's Road, Central.

view

who are discharged from it. Time must be tions are of such a character that unloss an

· STOREKEEPERS

OFFICERS, THEIR TRAINING, APPOINTMENTS, given to allow of the better inducements predu. impetus be given from without, uo change is oing a better clues. More attention should be likely to take pince in the methods or in the F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

The war in South Africa has demonstrated given than at present to the question of barracksults of our present military system. Navy Contractors, Shipehandlere, Sail-

Tankers, Provision and Coal Morchants, that those who declare that the education of accommodation, which in many cases is detes- Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel our officers was not adequate to enable them table: nor should the reatter of uniform be left to perform their duties with access in war, ut of sight. The fact that a plain working KHÔNG SANG & DU

wore right. We must, therefore, at length dress is required for the field is no reason Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Hardware,

Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Merties of instruction; mancutres must be the form should not be handsome. Those who have consent to give our officera proper opportuni- whatever why the walking out and parade uni chante, 144, Des Voeux Road.

DHUNAMAL‘CHELLARAM,

Dealer in Indian, Chinese, and Japanesa Silk and Fancy Goods, also Art Works, 2. D'Aguilar Street.

TEJUMUL POHUSING,

Dealer in Chinese, Indian and Japanese Goods, Silks, Woolles and Cashmere Shawls and other Sundry Goods; - 4,

D'Aguilar Street, First Floor.

MORE & SEIMUND,

AND EXPENSES.

HUMMARY.

THE DUTY OF OUR LEADERS. Can that impulso be given, and whence is it come? That is the problem which concerns who neglect their duty, to salse their conscien- our readers. It is often the habit with persons

the duty with which they are clurged is really ces, or to evacio punishment, ¡by pleading that

rule and not the exception; troops must be soon the Prussian Granadiers will know that thegomebody else's duty. This method of erosion! constantly exercised in peace time in doing idea of utilising a handsome uniform as an those things which they are likely to have to attraction is not lost sight of in the Geras don Agents and General Store in war time, and the merits of an officer army. For the last forty years the infantrymous defenders of the War Office, who under

Shinapudlers, Enilmakers, Biggers, Con- keepers, 43 and 45, Praya Central.

TAILORS

Surgeon Dentist, 50, Queen's Road Central. AH-MEN, HING-CHEONG & CO.,

WONG TAI FONG,

Surgeon Dentist; 24, Bank Buildings,

Opposite Hongkong Hotel.

DRAPERS

EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO.

Milliners, Silk Mercers, Haberdashers

¡- Low Priess ; 37, 39, Wellington Strpet.

SEE WOO

Tailors, Drapers and Outfitters, Queen's,

Read Central, Old Club Sito.

Branch: A-MAN, opposite City Hall,

must be judged by his ability to perform the duties incident to war as far as the conditions of peace permit.

With regard to the officers themselves, it is probably not true to say that as a class thay are incapable of improvement, but they possess very high and rare qualities, and thoir deficiencies,

tunics have been growing more and more un- sightly and unpleasing, till now a soldier looks like a roll of red flannel tied up in the middle, soldier is like any other man, he likes to be well dressed

THE ENLISTMENT OF BOYS.

ads particular favour with the generally anony

various high winding pseudonyms, come to the rescue of a Department, for whose failures they are themselves, if the truth were known, not

little responsible,

THE WAR OFFICE, PARLIAMENT AND THE

PUBLIŲ.

Why blame the War Office?" way these apologists, "what has the War Office to do with

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval Military and Coart, 16, Queen's Road, such as they are, are largely due to their lack might be said, but there is only room here to the matter? It may be that everything is not as

Opposite Kahn's Curio Store.

HUNG YUEN,

Outfitters, Shirt Makers, Hatters, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Central.

Tailor, Draper and Oatâtter; 67 and 60, TAK CHEONG,

Queen's Road.

FLOUR MERCHANTS

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Merchant Millers, San Francisco, Eastern Branol, Fedder Street,

WILLIAM WEILEY, Manager.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1850, :

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

17, Queen's Road Central.

LI KWONG LOONG

Cabinet-maker, Furniture Dealer, Art De corator and Dealer, 17, Qusa's Rend

GROCERS

THE MUTUAL STORES.

SUB-AGENTS LIPTON LD.,

8 and 10 D'Aguilar Street,

Provision and General Merchants,

JEWELLERS

KANG LED & COM

Jewellers, Gold and Silversmiths, Watch makers, Japanese Curios and Blackwood Furniture Opposite Post Office, 36,

Queen's Road Central

LAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

* Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building, Queen's Road, Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo

JUN SHING, Established 1840.

Silks Ganzes, Crépo-Shawls, Chinaware Ivory, etc., Gold and Silversmiths and Engravers 90, Quean's Road Contvil.

WAH LOONG,

Gold and Silvoramith, Silk Dresses. Crupa Shawls, “Ivory, Lacquerware, : Funa,

Curios, Brisles, Human Hair, Fon thers: 88, Queen's Road Central.

THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE

EASTERN ACETYLENE LIGHTING

COMPANY, Head office, 624, Queen Road Central Fittings of overy des

cription for the ACETYLENE LIGHT at

lowest rates

MERCANTILE AGENT

WOODS & CO.........

Daddell Street, Agents for American and

European Export Houses.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

E HINGE

Enlarging, Developing, Printing, Mode

rate Bates, 203, Queon's Road East.

MEE CILEUNG

Toe House Street, Top Floor, Fermanent

Enlargements Groups, Views, etc: Deval opment Works, Amateurs Bequisites.

Tailors, Gentlemen's Outfitters, Hatters,

a

With regard to recruiting, many things suggest one very obvious change which might he made. At present we recruit boys and call fhum nien, and therely do nothing but harm to everybody concerned. It can hardly be doubted

it

of opportunities. As a rule the British officer

should be, but who are the trus offenders? First will perform whatever duty he is asked to per-

of all there is that wicketDepartment, the Treas form. If he is asked to study his profession in

ury, which is always preventing the War Office more practical way than he has hitherto done,

from following its own noble impulses; secondly he will doubtless respond to the call. At the same that were boys recruited as boys, kept at school there is Parliament, which has no right whatever time there does seem to be great reason in the till they were 16, and then either sent to Train-to blame the War Ofes, because it is itself res

Hoistera and Drapers, Chinese Silk of / complaint which is constantly made that serviceing Depote, or attached as Cadet Companies to nonsible for the Army; and lastly, there is the all kinde, 50, & 52, Queen'e Rd. Coutral in the Commissioned ranks is necessarily 20 ex- the Home Battalions until they were 18, an ex-British public, which is shove everybody elsa to

YEE SANG FAT & CO..

Outalters, Pisco Goods, Underwear, Shoes, Hats, Silk Handkerchiefs; Opposite Post

Office, Queen's Road Central,

TOBACCONISTS :

GES.

&c.

ELEY'S CARTRIDGE CASES, WADS.

CARTRIDGE BAGS and BELTS.

WATER FLASKS and every kind of SPORTING REQUISITE.

WM. SCHMIDT & CO.

Hongkong, 21st August; 1300..

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Branch Office:LowDON, NEW YORK, BOM-

Head Office --Toxio.

BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN- TSIN, NEWCHWaxo, and all Porta In JAPAN.

AGENCIES

Müke Coal Mines, Kanada Coal Mines, Hokoku Coal Mines, Yoshinotaui Coal Mines, Chnoura Coal Mines, No. 1, Oltsnji Coal Mines, Ichimara Coal Mines, Kishima Cool Mines, Yashio Coal Mines, Yomano Coal Mines, Monours Coal Mines,

The Osaku Blionen Kaisha, Limited, Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited Meiji Fire Lasniance Co., Limited. Kanegafnchi Cotton Spinning Mils, Shanghai Cotton Spinning Milla, Tokio Cotton Shipping Mills, Miike Cotton Sppinaing Mills, Onola Cement Company,. Imperial Government Paper Mill,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

M. FUJISE,

Hongkong, 19th Angust, 1890,

Manager.

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI

It is not easy to condemn in sufficiently strong blame, because it will not take interest in the Army, and see that the War Offie dossit duty." terma the impadores of this argument in the mouths of those who use it. Of the endless quar- A.1, A.B.C., Scotts and Engineering Codes rel between the War Office and the Treasury it is not necessary to speak at length, When the

pensive that admission to them is practically cellent class of soldier would be obtained, confined to a single class, and that a class dis- tinguished by wealth and not by merit. The include the abolition of the present practice of Lastly, in this short list of reforms, we would problem of how to diminish the expense which maintaining one battalion as the depot for au an officer has to bear is a much more difficult other. It is dangerous and [usele. There is ore than some people suppose, and hasty no reason whatever why a whole battalion should measures may end in very unfortunate results. be maile ineffective in order that another bat Importer of the Best Manila Cigars; 25 But an immense amount can be done to reduce talion may be supplied with recruits. To the Treasury and the Admiralty have fallen out,!

the cost of living in a regiment, and to make linking of battalions for purposes of promo life in it tolerable and pleasant to a poor man. tion, &c., there can be no objection, but Before leaving the question of Ofleurs, it is the plan of turning a battalion into a depot well to add that much would be gained if the is most mischievous. It is difficult to exhaust higher commands were assigned in peace to the catalogue of disadvantages which attach to those likely to exercise them in war. The hasty the system, but chief among them is the fact same thing with regard to the Army, they will organisation of the various Staffe of the Army that under it that no battalion at home is over hers a right to complain of the Treasury, and

D. 8. DADY BURIOR, “LOB FILIPINOS,”

Pottinger Street,

KRUSE & CO.,

Wholesale and Botail Horana and Manile Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in

Fancy Goods, Agents.

Connaught House, Queen's Road.

VICTORIA CIGAR DEPOT,

the Admiralty has won because the Naval oficials have refused to allow their representa- tires in Parliament to say that all was well with the Navy when they know that all was not well-

When the War Office officials have done the

House of Commons and against tite British public is really very absurd. Since the House

1 and 2, Leeyane Street East: AGENTS FOR in South Africa, was scandalous. in itself, and it for war. It is absolutely essential that this not before. But the complaint against the

detrimental to the interests of the service, state of things should cease, and that we should The following, for instance, was the composition always be able to despatch at least 35,000 men of the Staffs of the Natal Field Force and the from this country, without calling upon the South African Field Force -

Reserves, and without breaking up the whole of

W. KENNEDY & Co., 37, Calle Sau acinte, Malls, Windsor Lady and

The Jockey Cigars..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

H. PRICE & CO.

12, Queen's Boud

and Calle Anlcagu, Manila.

WO FAT & CO.

NATAL FIELD FORCE-COMPOSITION OF STAFF, the regimental organisations. The establish Staff Appointment. Former Appointment. ment of the Cavalry regiments should be large General Offer Com- Quarter-Master Generally increased, the present small establishments

manding

at the War Office. are most uneconomical and are most detrimental Assistant Military Sec- Assistant Military Sec. to efficiency.

rotary

retary for India at the War Office, ::

HIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS, Chief Staff (Moor

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS,

No. II, LEE YUEN STREET, EAST. Hongkong, 25th July, 1900.

Ru

UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Beal) LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.

Sale Agents.

Hongkong. 17th May 1895,

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E SANG & CO.,

COAL MERCHANTS

have always on hand

·TION OF COAL

Commandant of the

Hythe Musketry

D.AA.G, London.

Commons declined to vote money to William III. for the importation of a Regiment of Dutch

Guards into London (a refusal, by the way, which they afterwards cancelled), the House of Commons has never refused to grant any sum of money for the service of the Army which has been naked for by a responsible Minister, aud de So much for the question of remedies; theclared to be for the good of the service. When mere fringe of the question has been touched the War Office can show that any shortcoming on upon, but the space at our disposal does not per their part is in the slightest degree due to the mit of more exhimstive treatment.

The fact is that unless we do, as a nation, take No prosions Staff Ap- some steps to put our house in order, we shall

-pointment.

·C.R.A. (Á Colonel) CRA., Umbalà. ̈ ̈ ̈ C.E.E. (A Colonel) C.R.E, Natal: Commanding Line of AQM.G.

Communication ters, Inlia. SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD TORCE-COMPOSITION OF STAFF. General Officer Con-

manding Military Secretary

AA.G

DAAG

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TEAK SHINGLES FOR ROUTING

RAILWAY

Rates Supplied nat Onters Booked by JARDINE MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, rd May, 1893.

1633

CODE WORD: "DOCK." NAGASAKI

Used

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI) Extreme Length... Length ou Blocks

·Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide 201

Length on Blocks

523 foot.

513

太阳

89

27

DOCK No. 2 (nt MUKAIJIMA) Extreme Length...

371 foot.

350

66

53 212

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide-

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE), Can také vessels up to 1,000 tons gross,

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WM PARLANE,

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AMERICAN PORTABLE WOODEN HOUSES

action, or inaction of the House of Commons, it will have some right to left the Lurdon of its own responsibility on to the back of the House of Com-1 is now prepared to receive perishable pro- suffer probably as we have never suffered before mons. At present it has absolutely no such visions for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at We have spoken in those articles of the Army right. To lay the responsibility upon the pub. Moderate Rates. enly, but it is not in the army only that a lis is an even more impertinent act. The coun Headquar-radical change in our method is necessary. try pays, and pays cheerfully, many millions a and Great Britain was just inventing free trade, sends for the maintenance of the Wer Office Fifty years ago Europe was ran on feudat liuos year for the Army. It pays hundreds of thon go as you please system, which achieved such itself, and yet we are to be told, that if that success. The system was as far ahead of the Department is incompetent, if it fails in its Continental one us the Brown Boss was ahead duty, if it negicate the defence of the Empire, of the Arquebus, and for a time we left all com- it it provides to plan for the organisation of petitors far behind us. Then came the turn of our resources, it is the public and not the De- the continental nations; they too changed their partment which is to blame. This is a strange old system for a new one, starting later than we

G.CO., Aldershot. A.A.G. for Mobilisation

at the War Office,

Commandant of the

Staff College.

A Military Attachó në a

Foreign Court

A. Volunteer Adjutant

from Dover,

T

It is clearly not desirable that these scratch arrangements should be permitted in the future, 3foreover, it is most desirable that there should be some permanent organisation at Aldershot and other great Military centres. Three times during the present war luas the whole Heady quarters Stait at Aldershot been cleared out and replaced; and, as might have been anticipated, the result has been absolute chaos

THE BANK AND FILE, With regard to the rank and file, one or two suggestions may be permitted In the Best

did, they took a better road: they began to organise themselves on a scientifle basis, and

YOU MUST STOP COUGHING.

AGENTS, and are prepared to accept. THE Undersigned have been appointed

orders for a variety of desagas.”

Particulars on application to

WOODS & CO.

4, Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, 17th April, 1000

the result is that they are rapidly leaving behind chitas, and Chest Colds is to apply Little'e

The best way to cure Chronie Congha, Broa DAVID CORSAR & SON'S unstion like our own which has no scientific Oriental Balm. Rubbed well into the chest and

organisation at all, they in their turn will soon be as much in advance of us as the Magazine Rifle is in advance of Brown Bess. Until we realise the necessity of scientifle organisation, until we accept Lord Rosebery's advice to organies the Empire on a busincas footing, the danger which threatens us will remain and will daily inermese.

THE SELF GOVEENING COLONIES AND

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parts. The tickling in the throat senses; the back, it penetrates immediately to the inflaced spaem weakens: the cough disappears. It often cates when nothing else will Could anybody afford to be with ons it in the house all the tite

Mr. N. Lowe, of, James Street, Blackburn, says:--I was worn out almost to the grave with

racking cough that all the readies and theD doctors failed to relieve. It was oured with one bottle of Little's Oriental Bsim. It shall be ray docter through life.

a

Fold at. Re. 1 per bottle. Agents for Hong- kong, Tar VICTORIA DISPENAKY

10882

IMPERIAL DEFENCE. One word must be said before bringing this | LD.

MERCHANT NAVY NAVY BOILED LONG FLAK-

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

CANVAS

ARNOLD, KARBERG & α),

Sole Agents.

AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY

OF

* No. 39, QUEEN's ROAD CENTRAL.

CHADWICK KEW

(DATE OF POATE & NOBLE). Hongkong, 15th September, 1899.

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