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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITT, **

2 Zetland Strast, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commision Agent,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corner Ice House

Street and Prays Central

V. I. REMEDIOS, BETTE

Auctioneer, Appraiser and Agent,

8. Queen's Road Central

BOARD AND LODGING

GOOD AND CHEAP AT THE WESTERN HOTEL. BOOKBINDING

“DAILY PRESS OFFICE.

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

W. BREWER & CO.,

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

(under Hongkong Hetel)."

BUILDERS

KANG ON,

Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local and Const Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite.

Mechanica engaged, Estimates given. CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &c.

-THE PHARMACY,

10. Queen's Road Central Family and Diapousing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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

Eequisites, Queen's Road,

WATKINS, LD. APOTHECABIES' HALL, 66, Qagon's Road Control, Cigars, Aersted

Waters, Wines, Beers, Spirits, ote. CURIO DEALER

KWONG HING.

China Porcelain, Crockory Ware; 59,

Queen's Road Central.

WONG HOMI,

DENTISTS

Surgeon Dentist, 30, Queen's Road Central. WONG TAI FONG.

Surgeon Dentist: 24, Bank Buildings,

Opposita Hongkong Hotel

SEE WOO,

DRAPER

Tailor, Deaper and Outfitter; 07 and 60,

Queini's Bond...

FLOUR

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Proprietors of the following Celebrated Brands of Flour: Sperry's xxx."

Golden Gate," Pioneer, Buckeye," "Anoler," &.

!

WILLIAN WHILEY, Manager, FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

Every Household Requisite. Depot for! Fastman's Kodak ilus and Accessories;

1a, Queen's Road. Central.

JEWELLER

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and oilo:

RCANTILE AGENT

WOODS & CO.,

Duddell Street, Agents for American and

European Export Houses.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A FONG

The largest and most completo Stadio in Views, Hongkong Established 1859.

Exlargements, Irry Miniatures, Oi Paintings, &o.; Lee House Street.

HING

Enlarging, Developing, Printing, Mode-

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

MBE CHEUNG,

Ice House Street, Top Floor. Permanent Enhrgements, Groups, Views, eto; Derel opment Works, Amateurs Requisitos

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

Bromide and Uragon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs: No. 8a, Queen's

Road Central.

H YERA

Japanese Photographer, 14 Beaconsfeld Arcade, Queen's Road Ct, also Wanchai Amateur's Requirements & Specialty.

PRINTING

DAILY TRESS” OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

SILK GOODS DEALER.

WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,

Wholesale and Retail Importers and Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanese Cashmere Shawls and Ceylon Ion: 46, Queen's Road, CL. SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS: FR BLUNCHEON

Exporter of Beal Hand-made Torchon Lace

SUE, Linea and Cotton, Grasscloth and

Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk and Linen LACE Curtains made to order 17, Queen's Road, Central, AVA STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO. ****

ye yote MAJA

Navy Contractors Shipobandiers, Sail- makers, Provision and Cost Merchants, PRO Ostral, next Hongkong Hotal.

BISMAROK 00

Chandlers, Navy Contractors, Ship

Provision and Coul Merchants, Ball 1080 220 Y CAT L o Fresh Water supplied te 13 takım al dialy "pla, imsthe Harbour.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

STOREKEEPERS.

KWONG BANG & CO.

Sailmakers, Hardware, Shipchandlers,

Engineer Toole, Brass and Ires Mer-

chante, 144, Des Troux Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Com- mission Agents and General Store-

keepers, 3 and 45, Praya Central.

TAILORS

R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road,

Opposite Kuhn's Curio Store..

HUNG YUEN,

Outfitter, Shirt Makers, Hatters, Hosiers,

Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Coutral.

TOBACCONISTS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 1901

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

kon tint there is much yet to le date for this resson and also because-contrary to common

the moon. The best existing map is still that of Schmidt, which was published in 1878 and was the result of 35 your of nearly continuous work. A new map is now projected, to be made in sections 10 inches square on a scale of 209

ORDINARY BAND-THE STEREOSCOPIC FLU belief-considerable changed seem to secur, an

OROSCOPE MACHINE-SPOKEN TOWELS THE FLOBAL CLOOK A LIFE-SAVING VEST THE NITROGEN THERMOMETER-ELECTRIC AUGAL-BEFINING—A MODEEN LUNA MAP LIMITE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM~ACETYLENE HOTTER THAN COAL GAS.

NOW

READY.

TÜR

inches to the moon's diameter, and considerable CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

preliminary work has been done. The task will be greatly simplified by enlisting numerons observers and by the aid of modern photography- Progrons must necessarily be slow, however, for many details appear only for a few hours at a time and at intervals of zonay lunations, and every point must be studied carefully under the varying conditions of illumination aud libration. The amount of outline shown by any ons photo- graphi, moreover, is disappointingly small, mak- ing it necessary to build up the great ohart bit by bit from many observations,

FOR

COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS CHINA, JAPAN,

SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c.,

FOL

1901.

Common quartz sand has a variety of curious properties and rises, which a French writer les attempted to bring together. It hants mon quickly in the sun than air, and in desert re gions this causes the air to rise in gyrations or whirlwinds, that may carry up hats, newspapers, or even heavier objects. When blown by the wind, its hardness causes it to wear away rocks and even free trunks.. It is used with a jet of | steam for engraving glass, stone, and metals, cleaning castings, etc, and in the first experi ents--thirty years ago with this sand, blast 25,ahole nearly an inch and a half deep was cat in half an hour in much harder corundum. Colour od sands are employed for pictures--temporary Wholesale and Retail Havana and Manila paintings. There is music ales in ssed, and

Cigars Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in the sonorous sands of eastern Massachusetts short priod havo orbit; extending beyond that part, or Settlement is profaced by n DESCRIPTION, surefully révised each year, most of which

Hawali, Mount Sinai, and other places, when set in motion, give forth sounds of an Eoling harp or a boil. Band washed from the banks of the river Llano in South Ameries, collects the water's surfaco in floating rafts that may. reach foot or more in diameter. The medical use of sind as a hot inth is a late novelty.

D. S. DADY BURJOR, LOS FILIPINOS Importor of the Best Manila Cigars:

Pottinger Street.

KRUSE & CO.,

Fancy Goods, Agents.

Connaught House, Queen's Road. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

H

PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road

and Calle Aulongue, Manila. ROBIN

PIANO CO., LD..

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE

MANUFACTURERS OF

IRON FRAME

PIANOS.

$225, $310, $375, “& $400.

HAAKE, METZLER, WERNER.

WE personally arched Germany and England thoroughly sad found nothing to come near these." "They are alto gether

7

UNEQUALLED IN THE COLON

Should be soon before buying. Others by COLLARD, ERINSMEAD, RACHIALS, HIRE PAYMENT SYSTEM if required. Hongkong, 4th January, 1900.

The now fluoroscope of Dr. Markensie Davidson seems to be un important advance in An improved nistor the use of Röntgen rays. mercury bwak, working with any current from 16 to 100 volts, adds to the brillaney of the image and procents flickering; and the image male stereoscopio, showing depth us well as

length and breadth, by the alternate sparking of two tuber and the synchronous movement of a shutter back and forth noross the eyepiece, The inago from the first tube is seen by one eye, the alterations being rapid enough to blend the two images into one.

A novel Freuch machine for uttering vowel

sounds has artificial mouths, each having testh. tongue and lips arranged as in the human speaking of the particular vowel. A siren for each mouth serves a larynx, and, bellows tako the place of lungs.

In this ora of "world empires" interest in the sun's empire is hardly surprising. An English inquirer seeks to learn its size, and points out that three well-known comets of of Neptune, while que comet of long period Donatis-has a period of nearly 2,000 yoors If this last named comat really moves about the sue, it is calculated that the diameter of the solar system must be nearly 60,000,000,000

miles.

The temperature of the acetylene flame is variously estimated at 2100 deg. to 2420 deg. C., but actual experiment gives results rang ing down to 1440 deg. With thermo-couples of fine platinum and platino-rhodium wires, Mr. E. L. Nichols has found the hottest portion to rouch 1920 deg.. white na ordinary gus jet showed 1780 deg., or a few degrees above the alting point of platinam.

A now race of musk-ox that is springing in East Greenland differs from the ordinary form in haring a whitish patch on the ines. and in other details of colouration.

WAS HE FOLLOWED ? There was nobody following William Perring, vet his fear, or feeling, that his movements were And so it would anybody. Nothing is being tracked made him shanke like a dry leaf on a trus secret enemies. Why, men have gone mad over more scaring than the thought of danger Trout the more dread of them.

But Perring had no reason to suppose be was followed; in truth he wow it couldn't he; dis memory and his cousteose assurd im of that. Here's the story; you can see how matt were for yourself. Ferring is dork labourer: he lives at $5, Duka Street. Devonport, and is thirty-nine years old. That is is naturally a; it strong and healthy man goes without argument otherwise he woubla't be a dock labourer. isn't a calling for work chaps.

THE

HIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE.

The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports und citios of the Far East, from Nether. landix Inglis to Siberia, in which Europeans reside.

Not only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony will serve as accurate GUIDES FOR THE TOUnisr, giving every detail in coniection with

places, their History, Topography, &c. &c

The Information in these Descriptions, consisting of a hundred interesting articles, parked with facts concisely set out, aud containing statiaries of the TRADE of each Country and Fort, would alone suffice to fill a large volume. The Directories and Descriptions are of

CHINA Nunking Wahu

Poking Tientsin Pertaiho Taku

Newchwang Tailienwan Port Arthur Chefoo Wathaiwei

Kinochau Luknaglaa Shanghai Soochow Chinking

Whampoa Kowloon

Samshui Wuchowfu

Kwangchauwan Pakhoi Hoibow Lungchow Mangtzo Hokow

Swator Canton

Kowkiang

Harkow

Yechow

Lappa

glansi

Ichang

Chungking Hangelow

Ningpo

Winchow

Santa Foochow

Amoy

Szemiau

JAPAN

Janko

Keelung

Yokohairs

Karasai

Tainanfe

Hyngo Kobe

Hakodate

Taków

Tamsi

Anping

BARTERN SIKERIA

Vladivostock

Nicolajowsk

Wonsun

Mokpao

Fasa

Pingya

[lz14],

Tokyo

Scoul Chemulpo Kua be

COREA

United States:-Tientsin, 1859; Additional

1869; Poking. 1880; Immigration, 1894. Germany-Tientsin, 1861; Poking, 1880; Kisachan Convention, 1898; Railway and Mining Concession, 1898.

Japan Shimoncsoki, 1895, Linoting Con Vention, 1895; Commercial 1896; New Ports 189.

ussi-St. Petersburg. 1881; Russian Land Trade, 1981: Port Arthur and Talionwan Agreement, 1988.

Portugal, 1885.

TREATIES WITH JAPAN. Great Britain. 1396; Duties Convention, 1895; Rassin. Agreements as to Cores: United States Extradition Treaty, 1886..

TREATIES WITH COLLEA

Japan. 1876 Japan Supplementary, 187; United States. 1982; Great Britain. 1983; Trade Regulations.

TREATIES WITH SIAM Great Britain. 185; Franes, 1803; Japan, 1803

Russin, 1899.

Great Britain and France, Siamese Frantior. Chinampo Great Britain and Russia. Railway Convention, Songchin

HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCTES MACAO FRENCH INDO-CHINA

Annan

Hue

Tourang

Saigon

Cambodga

Cebu

Hanoi Haiphong

THILIPPINES Tonkin Provinces. Quinhon

Iloilo Manila

BORNEO Labuan British N. Bornec Sarawak

BANGKOK

STRAFES SETTLEMENTS Singapore, Penang, Malaces, Prov. Wellesler MALAY STATES Sungei Ujong Selangor

Jehebu

Ferak NETHERLANDS INDIA

Well, up to April, 1800, he was up to his work; sound a wind and limb. Then is began to inci ness and heaviness about his chest, and his vieJohore mean and state. He says ho hail a nasty tight- tuale settled down inside of him like a lump of Pahang load in soft ground; and he took to having spots

The habits of flowers, as is well known, rury greatly. An English observer notes that the scarlot pimpernel opens its petals at a few minutes after seven in the atoming, and closes [496 them a little after two in the afternoon. re- maining closed in bad weather. He compiles a list of flowers that may serve to strike the hours on Nature's clock throughout the firs day. The dandelion opens at four o'clock in the morning this hawk's beard, a five; the viper's grass, at siz; the lottuso, at seven ; Vemis's -looking glass, at sight; the creeping hawk-

of heart palpitation that shook hit as the engine Batavia weet, at nine the porph juniper, at teu; the star of Bethlehem at claren; the star of Jerushakes a ship when the screw kicks out of water, Buitenzorg

He maunged, did peer Perving, to pull through his day's work and then get home and down on His supper was salem, or Jack-go-to-bed-at-moon," does at twelve; the suceory opens at ono; the squill, at the sofa as quick as ln could. two; the marigold, at three the four-adlock realy, but he had no use for it, he couldn't eat. In telling all this one day-the 39th of tells four; one of the hawkweed family, the flower of the wall, five; and the evening prim- Nevorber, 180, it was-Perring said. My irritable I mldn't hear to have my own rose wakes at six. It is at least nine in the body shed all over, and I got so nervons and children about me. I was that touchy and evening ero Nature's clock cases striking.

miserable. I merely wanted to be let alous.

NOTICE. TENDERS are foreby called for the ERECTION & BRICK SHOPS at for the NORTH BORNEO JESSELTON GOVERNMENT, partisalars of which may be seen at the Office of

Messra. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents,

508 Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

STENCORAPHER IRST CLASS

DESIRES SITUATION. 30 Daye notice required.

Reply to-

H. U., Car of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 10th February, 1901.

WANTED.

The work of the ordinary life-preserver sooni JUNIOR ENGLISH CIERK (bogia- becomes satnestel with watery greatly re ducing its efficiency. In thu new Ho-pre- ner) for a Merchant's Office,

server of M. Robert, of the Lycoon of Cher- Apply, with references, to-

C. B. A.,

bourg, the cork is redues to fine grains Care of Duty Press Offico.

1540 and coated with lampblack, which seals the Hongkong, 21st February, 1901.

pores and makes the muforial absolutely WANTED

impervious to water. The work in grains is more readily adapted to convenient shappig for wearing. A garment that can be worn perman- only as an undervest weighs 26 pounds, has been shown by tests to make the human body unsink. able, and has mot with favour in the French army and navy.

Y YOUNG HAN, EVENING WORK, whether in the line of Bookkeeping, Revising of Accounts, Typewriting or General

Oftes work. Hours-5.30 to 8 o'clock.

If. A. C.. Apply to--

Curs of Office of this Paper.

[425 Hongkong, 6th February, 1901..

THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COM- PANY, LIMITED, SINGAPORE

Gradually I got so bad that when out on the dock the idea would come into my head that I was followed, and Fd shake like a leaf.

The doctor said I was sulfuring from in- digestion, and that my nervousness and weak moss all came from that; but he wasn't alie to help me.

Then one of my mates said, 'Why don't you try Mother Seigel's Syrup? It cel me of the same thing'

So I got a small bottle, and it did the some good, and I thought if I kept on using it I might be a well man yet. Anyway I resolved to give it a chanca.

As I continued taking Mother Saigol's

British

Seomrang Seuralgia

Padang Macassar

East Coast of Sumatra NATAL SQUADRONS

Russian United States

Fronch

Jerrinese OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVER STEAMERS The Boak is printed from New Type specially reserved for the purpose, and miformity in every arrangement now greatly facilitatos reference

Tho

ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS contains the names of over

18,50 FOREIGNERS,

›

carefully arrange with the Initials as wollas. the Surnames in strictly Alphabetical Order, RO that my name can be found instantly.

THE MAPS AND PLANS have been engraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are corrected and brought up to date. They asist this year of fourteen of the following:- COLORED PLATE OF FLAGS OF FOREIGN HONGS MAT OF THE FAR EAST MAP OF EASTERN CHINA

Syrup and a good mother to lots of poor PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

sufferors she is felt better and better. The tightness and weight at my chest went away,

·Cos thermometers for high temperatures have and I ate my food and majoyed it as I used to been tested by Holborn and Day. It was found do.

=

In all I took Mother Seigol's Syrup several welt as ever I was in my life."

ASSISTANT MANA. état is weaks and then I stopped; and now I sia as GER. Salary $250 per month, with containing the gas, especially if hydragon is

Parring. (good luck be with him!) is down on free Unfurnished House.

used; but nitrogen in a container of platinum Applications and Copies of Testimoniaisto be

allowed with 16or 20 per cent. of iridiani appear. the does regularly on work days, and the only sent to the undersigned.

ed to givo very trustworthy results. It is claim thing that follows" him is the ragrút that his mate didn't shout out, "Mother Seigol's Appointment to be taken up as

oil that with this nitrogen thermometer temperaSyrup!" in the mouth of April. 1899. possible.

THOS. SCOTT,

tures up to 1150 deg. C. may be measured with Chairman.

to greater error than 1 deg. C.

soon as

ANTED-A CIVIL ENGINEER

W one who has had experience in build-

891

ing Wharves and Ducks preferred.

Applications and Testimonials to be sent to

THOS. SCOTT, Chairman EQUIRED by a First Class Morcentile Ruse in Hongkong, an Experienced Man of Buisiness to act as COMPRADORE. The Highest References required. No one need apply unless he is prepared to give substantial security in the sum of $100.000. Apply in writing to- Mrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

12, Queen's Bond Central.

[517 Hongkong. 18th February 1901.

ARGE GODOWN WANTED for

STORAGE of COAL State situation, size, rent, to-- E. Li Care of Office of this Paper.

1509 Hongkong, 14th February, 1901. BANISHED SITTING, BED and ACHELOR Requires next month FUR. BATH ROOMS with Board, or would tifflu ont.

Address-

BACHELOR, Care of Baily Press Office.

[491 Hongkong, 12th February, 1901.

VANWAH &

-0.0.

The juice of the beetroot sugar-cans or maple is now readily transformed into sagar by elec- tricity. The current coagulates and precipitates the albumineus substances, and decomposes many of the salts, leaving practically nothing but a solution of pure sugar, which enn by man of and crystallised.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS, No, 357.

No

CHINA SEA.

TIENTSIN DISTRICT. INTENDED ALTERATION TO TSAO. FEI-TIEN LIGHT. NOTICE is hereby given that, in or about April rest, the present Sixth Onlar The mapping of the moon's surface is a feat Fized Light at this station will be re- more difficult than is generally realized, oven placed by a Group flashing Light of the Fourth among astronomera. It has never been satisfac. | Order, showing two white ashes in quick suc- torily accomplished, and Mr. S. A. Saunder cassion every twenty seconds. points out to the British Astronomical Associa

NOT BEYOND HOPE. Those who have suffered year after year with Rheumatism will be glad to hear of a remedy that has proved an absolute specific. There are no conditions of Rheumatism, no matter how crore nor from what cause, that cannot immediately be relieved and permanently cured by Little's Oriental Balm. People who have tried a hundred remedies, linimente, and doctors are apt to be ruxigued to their fate. They

come to believe that there is no such a thing as a cure for Rheumatism. They have been disappointed so many times that another trial seonis alzaost useless. To all such we say, try Little's Oriental Bala faithfullyand patient ly and you will soon rejoice at the return of your precious health. Mary a person was curod the use of a Through Little's Oriental Balm by DEALERS IN

single botte, others have used from 3 to 6 bottles ITALIAN KABELE AND GRANITE to obtain the same result. In only very rare and

MONUMENTS, Daroeedingly obstinate cases were more than DESIGNS & PRICES en APPLICATION bottles cesary. Sold at Re. 1 per bottle. Agente for HongkongTHE VICTORIA at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong

[217-3 1243 DISPENSARY, LD, Hongkong, 17th October, 1899,

The old Light will be continued till the new one is lighted.

By Order of the Inspector General of Customs.

A. K. BISBEE,

Const Inspector. Imperial Maritime Custome,

Coast Inspector's Office, 'Bbanghai, 10th February, 1901.

AMERICAN MACHINE Y.

[541

DEPARTMENT, and are prepared WE HET OPENED & MACHINERY

to Farnish Prices, &c, on STEAM ENGINES, GAS and OIL ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS, LATHES, DRILL PRESSES, PLANELS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD WORKING MACHINERY, HOISTING MACHINERY, SAW MILLS, MACHI NISTS SMALL TOOLS, BUILDER'S HARDWARE. &o.

Made in America (U.S.A) Pricos quoted fob, New York or cif. Hongkong

REUTER, BROCKELMANY & CO.,

Hongkong, Hongkong 3rd December, 1900

112%

PLAN OF KOBE AND HYOGO

PLAS OF FOREIGN. SETTLEMENTS, TIENTSIN PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSION, SHANGHAY NEW PLAN OF HONGKEW (SHANGHAI) with Insat Showing the EXTENDED SETTLEMENT LARGE PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA PLAN OF PEAK DISTRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF KOWLOON

Mar or LowLOON NEW TERRITORY PLAN OF HANOI

PLAN OF SAIGON

NEW PLAN OF MANILA

NEW AND ENLARGED PLAN OF SINGATUEE PLAN OF PENANG

NEW PLAN OF BATAVIA

INDO

Groat Britain and Siaru, 1890,

CUSTOMS TARIFFS TRADE REGULATIONĖ

China, Japan, Siam, Coron

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China Subjects in

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