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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having: European taught workmen. Equal to Home Work

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KANG ON,

BUILDERS

Contractor: 30, D'Aguilar Street Local and Coast Fort Buildings, Timber, Brick 3 and Granite, Jorge

HOTEL

"BOA VISTA” HOTEL, MACAO.

Spend a few days in the Holy City.

HARMING HOTEL for TOURISTS to

Macso in 40 miles West of Hongkong, and the trip is made each day (Sundays excepted) by the Steamer HEUNGSHAN," Capt. W. E. CLARKE, leaving Hongkong at 2 P.M., and Mano at 8 A.M. Connection made at Macao with Compsay's Steamer to and from Canton,

Cable Addres Boavists." Hechanics engaged, Estimates given

CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, 20.

TTHE PHARMACY,

10." Queen's Road Central Family and Chemiste: Wines, Spirits and

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Druggista, High-alias Aero-

For Terms, apply 2061

CLARKE & CO.

Proprietors.

MANAGER.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 6TH, 1901

WOMAN'S WORLD: DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL

BY EMINENT WOMEN WRITERS.

[COPYRIGHT]

MAKING THE BEST OF IT. -

BY

MRS. C. TALBOT COKE..

Not an herolo or grandiose quality is that described in the above homely words. Not a quality which has produced deeds which live in history, and yet one which tends, perhaps, more to the happiness of home, be it in castle or cottage, than any other we can light upon. For this is, after all, bat a world of imperfec.

Ivory paint, if it suits the furniture. On the other hand, a 8. or S.-W. drawing-room will respond better to a green or soft blus paper All papers should be soon by daylight and lamp. light, for (thangh the makers are now more careful in this respect than they used to be) the lamp may turn a fresh green to a dirty drab, a fine yellow to a mustardy horror, and s soft blue to depressing slate. I have even known a wall-paper and a friese, which agreed by daylight fight herribly at night!

It needs practice and a trained eyo even dimly to forecast how a popor will hang, but it is cer- tain that for any room larger than 20ft. by 16ft. a"niggling" design should never be chosen, else will it infallibly rod the little room of any chance of dignity ororen individuality. A large

EYE-SIGHT. tions, and he or she who lives happiest theroin pattern, if flatly treated in two shades of the

Mг. N. LAZARUS,

ted Waters, Dealers in Photographie / Ocenlist-Optivisa, of London ani Culcutta, how many a bitter word be kept auspokon, how

Requialtes, Queen's Boad

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN,

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

Every Household Requisite, Depot for Fastman's Kodals Filma and Accessories;

178. Queen's Root Central,

JEWELLER

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchante and Watchmakers, 40,

Wation a Bullding, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A FONG.

The largest and most complete Studio in Hongkong, Established 1850. Viann. Enlargement, Ivory Miniatures, Oil Printings, &a; Ice House Street.

MEE CHEUNG,ZLA

Ice House Street, Top Floor, Permanent

Enlargements, Groups, Views, etc; Devel opment Works, Amateurs" Requisiter

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and reliaf Photos. Views of China and Manila, Work done for Amateurs; No, 8a, Queen's'

Road Contral

H. YERA,

Japares Photographer, 11, Beaconsfield

Arcade, Queen's Road Cl., also Wanchai

Amateur's Requirements a Specialty,

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS OFFICE. -Proofs rund by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Shipolandiers, Sail

makers. Provision and Coal Morehanta, Praya Central, nest Hongkong Hotel.

BISMARCK & CO,

Navy Contractors. Ship Chandlere, Provision and Coal Murchants, Sail. makere, &c Fresh, Water supplied to

Vossels in the Harbour

KHONG SANG 00,

Shipchandlers.

Sailmakory, Hardware, Enginger Tools, Brass hud Iron Mer

chants, 144, Des Voeux Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

may be consulted for SPECTACLES at

16, Queen's Rand Central (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL). Business Hours:

a., to 5 p.m.

A Great proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease. Glosses specially adapted in youth to those requiring then save and preserve the sight.

Constantly recurring ludiches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together any of these symptoms indi- cats a deficiency in the form of the eye requir. ing Glasses only to correct and cure."

Mr. LAZARUS supplies bis SPECTA CLES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE.

A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE.

PIATED, GLASS & ROCKERY WARE. Also POOCHOW LACQUERED WARE.

FURNITURE on HIRE.

13. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

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Hongkong, 1st May, 1901.

LAUNCHES FOR SALE. TWO aro-Length, 62 feetover all: Breadth,

11 feet 6 inches; Depth, 6 feet 6 inches Compound Surface Condensing Engina, Sinches by 18 inches; Boiler, G by: Stroke, 12 inches; Working Pressure, 125 lbs.

ON-Length, 67 foot over all Breadth, 12 feet 6 inches; Depth, 6 feet 6 inches; Com pound Surface Condensing Eurine. 9 inches by 18 inches; Boiler, 6 by 7 Working Pressure

120 lbs.

Hongkong, October 1994, ander the Superin

The above Thres Launches were built in tindence of Captain F. D. Goddard, Murine Surveyor.

Plans and Specifications of the same cau be

Please apply to---

seen.

TUNG TAI & CO.. Engineers and Shipbuilders. &c., 23. Praya Eass, Wanchai. Hongkong. 15th April, 1901.

[1021 BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE. and 15, Das Vienx Road. Shipshandlers, W NOTES live been STOLEN from HEREAS the following UN-ISSUED Sailmakers, Biggers, Commission Agents the Promises of the BANQUE DE L'INDO and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents CHINE and which said Notes are expressed on for Shipowners Composition (Grev the face thereof to be payable at the Branch hound Brand and Blundell, Office of the said Bangae in Saigon, the num-

Spence & Cols Composition.bers of which said Notes are as follows:

TAILORS

Series V 491 to 1,000 of $1 (One dollar) ench Series Z 491 to 1,000 of $1 (Ono, doliar) cach The Public Dra hereby CAUTIONED R. HAUGHTON & CO.

against purchasing or

dealing

in any way with Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, such Notes, as the Banque De L'Indo Chino

Opposite Kubu's Curio Store,

Rccept no liability for the same.

TOBACCONISTS

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

Pottinger Street. -*

WATCHMAKERS

:D30Z & CO.,

10 Queen's Road Cautral. Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent Baropeau osperta, él moderate rates.

00

DEALERS IN mal ITALIAN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS,

DESIGNS & PRICES APPLICATION at No. 1, Queen's Real Bast. Hongkong Hongkour. 17th October, 1809.

OREGON LUMBER.

(1044

HE Undersigned, being closely connected The Lending MILLS at PORT LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- pared to book orders for any specifications ut LOWEST RATES, AN

STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 14th Telmurry, 1901.

150 POKOOMULL BROTHERS 37 & 59, QUEBENROAD CENTRAL, WHOLESALE AD RETAIL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS,

Hare for Sale, INDIAN, Chiose and Japanese Silk Goods I for Ludios and Gentlemen, and other Articles. Oriental Embroidery, Rugs and Campata, Jewelry, Cashmere Shawls, Ivory Sandalwood and Tortoiseshell Wares, Curiosities and Fanoy Goods.

INSPECTION 18 SOLICITED. Hongkong, 8th Novembar 1900.

AMERICAN MACHINERY.

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E Hava OPENED MACHINERY

WE DEPARTMENT, and are prepared

. By Order of the Chief Manager in Saigon.

For the BANQUE DE L'INDO CHINE

L. BERINDOAGUE,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1901.

FOR SALE.

ONE

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same colour. need seldom be feared. But danger lurks in such papern as a bold red design ona erdam ground, landable on a fine stairensG

OVAT

must start with the resolve to "take things as they ars and make the best of them."

How many a sharp angle may be softened of.

high pannelled dado flatted white, but many a home-life glide smoothly, instead of which, it used in a tiny room, would render passing in wearing turmoil of bickering, where artistic repose impossible. There is no doubt that for spare rooms (one's own bedroom paper this simple philosophy prevails,

And just as there are foolish beings who ex-usually needs to be a background for favourite peut perfection in mere mortals, and cannot be pictures, family photographs, etc.) gay feral happy with those who are possibly only chasing Papers on white or cream ground, self-coloured the same ignis fatuus, as are there misguided damask curtains, made in lovely colours anw folk who because they cannot have large house of one colour, are quite the safest way of mak

a-days, and caledon carpet squares in two shadca gorgeously furnished, deem it useless, to attempt to make the home beautiful at all, and thus nuging the best of it. A spare rooms cannot be too leet to make the best of it. Our sex should, gay, bright, and welcoming. Should, however, an ivory suit of furniture be ambitioned for ene methinka always rejoico that it was clever woman Mrs. J. E. Panton who tactics and let it shine forth against a pink, tur- of the spare rooms, we must change the above gave much beautifying the home by starting the idea of frieza of tumbling pink roses on a ereany aut impetus to the love of quoise, or fresh green striped paper, with a home decoration" by correspondence, for this (when not a mere runder string of names, but ground, and a gram damask sutiny paper. The kindly, honest advice from the woman who wandwork and mantelpiece must, of course. knows to the woman who doesn't) is a great air tone exapily with the suite. to making the best of it. That, however, is somewhat beside may present task.

It is obvious that in making the beat of any particular house much will depend on the house itself, and its position. Too many folk there are like the lady in Panch, whone cry “As well be out of the world as out of the fashion!" Such folk in London will, for the pleasure of adding 8. W. to their address, pay double the rent for a cramped little, or meagre sized fat, that would be asked for a house of Sus rooms in a les mar fish position, ignoring the fact that it is far easier to make the best of good rooms than bad onas. Haring chosen a honse, and decided to furnish it, our "mak. ing the the best of it takes the form of how tost to apportion the money which cao be spent, and this, obriously, must depend on the size of the house, income, social status, andi, akovo all. “ways" of these furnishing. into a house so few women It always seems to me absurd that in settling can rise above convention. The drawing-room is so dark," they dry, and too small for many visitors; the dining room (and we don't give dinner parties) is large with a fine bow window; the third room, where wo sit a good deal, is, a happily mall, and has a dreary lock-out."

Now with a woman accustomed to make the best of it, as regards a house, the Gordian Kuat would be out in a moment. The dining. brocade-like payer kung on the walls, would room, al woodwork painted ivory, and a grees

Nevertheless, every housewife reading these words and possessing & grievance as to siz or outlook, or position of any of her sittingrooms, a solemnly advised to think it over, atul se whether some sich change round would not SECOND-HAND benefit her house, and its inhabitants. Another

HOE NEWSPAPER

PRINTING

+

PRINTING A SHEET 274 BY 40

INCHES.

The perfect carpet would be almond-gress pile the curtains brocado, like almond-green damask. But alas! too many women who love their homes cannot thus always begin at the beginning their's is that "horitage of woe", things which already exist in the house, and which must remain. And here, par excellence, comes in our "making the best of it!"

Unless a house. has been farnished at that most evil date, some twenty-six or twenty-seven years ago, when nine people out of ten raved about ebonized furniture, with gilt placquea let in everywhere, pointed with highly colonrad birds and flowers, it is bound to have sme nice things in it. True the chairs are clumsy, the sofas ugly, got the kindly veil of chints covers, the least touch of gay satin and maire-striped pillows will transform them. The ponderous "contro tables" of that date can be wheeled into a shady corner, for a big paim in a gleam. ing brass pot, a tall photograph screen in bright brocade, and the big old china bowl of potpourri. Is there no ugly old season which could be recovered and transformed, no old sheraton bureau (banished in the "ebonized period” to the house peper's room perchance? Do the spare rooms contain 10 dufury old pole-screens only waiting for a red autotype and die of Romacys ar Gainsborough's beauties to be a treasure for the drawing-rooms? Many and maay a country house, priory, and rectory treasures uur:oked of and unbended. Even bold, perchance in some despised lamber room,

while the owners are a prey to self-pity that fortune does not enable them to have a lovable

roon;!

The actual truth is that it is nowadays fave with, perhape, those who are absolutely poor) malice prepensa to have a really ugly and inartistic room,

INTIMATIONS.

(ARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS

USED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS.

and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Throngly reliable preservative for Woca Rot, and Dampness.

Sole Agoata for China, LUTGENS, EINŠTMANN & CO., Hongkong, 31st August, 1897.

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NOW READY.

THE

POLITICAL OBSTACLES

MISSIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA.

TO

A LECTURE BY ALEXANDER MICHIE

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. &'0. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer

THE

JAPAN."

FROM ANTWERP. LONDON, PORT

SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Curgo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods aro being landed sad placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where ench consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are

are landed.

Optional goods will be Innded here unless instructions are given to the contrary before

5 PM. TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 9th instant, at 4P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in uny case whatever.

All damaged packages must be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage ob PRICE 25 CENTS CASH

tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival hery, after which PRESS" Ofee and Local Newsagenta.

On Sale at

no claims will be recognised. " HONGKONG DAILY

H. A. RITCHIE, Hongkong, 20th April, 1901

Superintendent.

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YOBARI AND SORACHI COALS. HOKKAIDO TANKO TETSUDO KAISHA. HOKKAIDO COLLEERY AND RAILWAY Co.)

CAPITAL

YEN 12,000,00

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1991.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

HE Steamship.

TE

........" CATHERINE APCAR," having arrived from the above ports; Consignees -ANSUAL Our of Cargo are hereby informed that their Good

will be delivered from alongside.

PUT

800,000 TONB

PORTS OF EXPORT- OTARD AND MURDRAN. TH

THE celebrate Yubari and Sorachi Couls are mini Japanese Cals. The Coals can be ob widely known as the best and most runo- tained at Tokyo, Yokohama. Otars, Murora, Shanghai, Hongkong, and other principal parts. OFFICE: MIAMI LIDAMACHI, TOKYO,

THE

Telegrams:

JAPAN

TANKO" TOKYO. HUGHES & HOUGH, Agents for Hongkong.

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WATER

HONGKONG STEAM BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

TH

THE shore Company is prepared to supply the shipping in Hongkong with PURE and FILTERED WATER both for deck and boilers.

Call Flag W.

J. W. KEW, Manager,

20, Des Vonx Road.

13133

Fiongkong, 18th December, 1900.

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AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY

OF

No. 30. QUEER'S ROAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KEW (LATE OF POATE & NOBLE). Hongkong. 15th September, 1899.

1EN TING.

SURGEON DENTIST, No: 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Frec Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.

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(802

MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK.“ NAGASAKI.

•

Used.

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAML) Extremo Length...

Length on Blocks

523 feet. $13

become the drawing-rocn worthy of even a large "At home," the despised drawing-room would become a delightfully roomy morning. room"; and tho vilted third room, when adorned with a rich yellow paper and bronze groen paint, would become the snuggest of dining-rooms. Yet, so. conventional is the average woman fund I say it after receiving To show how brains and a little money can thousands of letters annually from other wo-overcome locoratiço dificulty, I will quote a men of all sorts nad conditions) that such a transformation effected by a personal friend proposal would come upon them as almost a afflicted with all that was most evil of the shock!

ebonized period. She realised that the furni-A, A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes ture, though costly in her father's day, would fitch nothing in the nineties, so to seil was out of the question. The gloomy furniture stood (as it always did in its prime} against a dreary bronze and gold wall paper with a sunflower and crane dado, the paint was in two shades of bronze, the furniture was luck wooden auite upholstered with peacook- Eine plush, the carpet being peacock-blue pile. I've just got to make the best of it," was her verdict, and the result of her efforts was indeed surprising. The walls were covered with a large patterned yet reposeful blue wall paper, with friers of old-world flowers in a garland design on creant ground), which led up to cream damask ceiling paper; the gloomy paint shone resplenT LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and can THE WORKS are well equipped with the dout iu ivory. The pile carpet, dyed green, formed a splendid background for the old-world frilled chintz covers which had the anguinly chairs and sofa; the small chairs, enamelled ivory, had plain (highly stuffed, but not buttoned dowu seats

very frequently way of making the best of it is in the use, or misuse, of space. Au immense convenience for the storing of eiderdowns. extra blankets, or winter clothes in summer, or supaper gowns in winter, is a really good fit ment cupboard in a long possage, or across the und of a landing. It would look so ugly." MACHINE. our passage are not wide enough to let the doors open without inconvenience," are objec tions which may occur. The latter objection, of evarsomay exist, yet by having a cupboard but one font deep and sliding doors such gapboards are possible in passages of average width, and us to appearance, if the capboards are only made three feet high they not only, as it were, furnish a passage, but are a convenience for a lamp, or of leaf-green velvet. The cabinet, book-cases, for depositing a tray, candlesticks. ote. Tomusic stand, and corner china cupboard had make the best of these caploods they should all been turned from funeral black to creamy be painted white, and have a pretty turquoise, angel; old china had been found here and or fresh pink paper above them,

6 about the house and formed a finishing touch to a pretty aid essentially cheerful room. The only thing deemed hopeless of reformation was the silious built-up-locking over-znantei. That went to the nearest sale, and in its stead

THIS Mashine is in good condition, and is being sold, as it has hoon replaced with u

Larger and Quicker Machine.

Apply

MANAGER, Hongkong Day Press Office.

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Hongkong, 1st Apríl, 1901.

C. E. WARREN, BUILDING CONTRACTOR, No. 25, ABERDEEN STREET. NANITARY APPLIANCES SUPPLIED and FIXED. DRAINS, TRAPS, WASTE PIPES & CLEANSED and REPAIRED. Sanitary Board Notices recaire prompt attention. TILES. Frices on Application.

Agont for MOSAIC

BAILEY & MURPHY. CONSULTING ENGINEERS-AKD

to Furnish Prices, &c., on STEAM ENGINES, GAS and OIL ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMP'S, LATHES, DHILL PRESSES, RÉ PLANERS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD WORKING. MACHINERY, HOISTING MACHINERY, SAW MILDS, MACHI- NIST'S SMALL TOOLS, BUILDER'S HARDWARE, &0

Made in Amerion (U.S.A.) Prices quoted fob, New York, or dif. Hongkong

REUTEE, BROCKELMANN & CO.

Hongkong Hongkong, Srd December, 1900.

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SURVEYORS,

60 & 62, DES VEUX ROAD.

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Telephone No. 187. Telegrams **Contrast

W. S. BAILEY, M.L MECH. E.

For passages have coased to be given over to the dread ugliness, of the plain terra-cotta wall paper, or the squalor of the drab sanitary paper with feable brown maiden-hair and wild rose design, which was deemed quite good reigned a pretty but inexpensive ivory one, enough some twenty years ago, and which was long and low, its over-shalf supported by dainty always accompanied by dismal brown paint, grain. ivory pillars. This room was a typical instance od to imitate some imaginary wood. And while of a desperendum. Yet its owner might well on the object of walls a few words are advisable have settled down to unavailing regrets as to as to the infance of certain colours on the wast she would have had, could she but have apparent size of rooma. Bright red is a colour chosen hex possessions. As it is, she delights the eye loose with difficulty, hence in a small red in her transformation and in her triumph of dining-room the walls seen neazer one than if mind over matter. they were covered with a yellow or clear green Delightful it is doubtless to be able to buy paper; yet the averago British decorator (most the best of everything, to dream and devise, and conventional of mortals), still avereTM Red is the and yet to a certain type of nature feminine notonly dream but carry out one's every idea;

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

Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at onco

Cargo rentaiting on board after 2 P.; on the Gch ist, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong. ad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited.

and PENANG are requested to take. IM- ' Consignees of Curro from SINGAPORE MEDIATE delivery of their Goods from alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the 'vosel will be lauded and stored at Consignees risk and expense."

No Five bezance will be effected. Bills of Laling will be countersigued by

DAVID SASSOON. SONS & CO.. Agents. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1901.

71168 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. ONSIGNEES par Company's Stamer

"DARDANUS " are hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis- charged into Craft, and/or nuded at the Go- downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, L.; in both cases it will lie at Consignes risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery froni Craft or Godown on and after this 4th inst.

Optional cargo will he landed, unless notice has boon givan prior to steamer's arrival.

Goods undelivered after the 9th inst. will be subject to rant. All damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will bə examined at 11 .., on the 13th it.

No Fire Insurance has been offerteil.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 2nd May, 3001,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM NEW YORK. THE Steamship

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GLENGARRY“ laving arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Carge by her are hereby imod that their goods are being landed at deir risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf aul Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery enn be obtained as soon the Goods are lanitel

Goods not cleared by the 8th instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be offected.

Godowns, and a rertificate of the damago All damaged packages must in left in the

obtained fruru the Godown Company within ten days after the stammers arrival, after. which no claims will be recognised.

MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1901.

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$50

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DOCK No. 2 (st. MUKAIJIMA.) Extreme Length... Length on Blacks

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottora... Water on Blocks at Spring Tido

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE), Can take vessels up to 1.000 tons gress.

execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD- ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as woll as in REPAIRING of SHIPS. The COMPANY has » POWERFUL-SAL- VAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE.

1901

1 9 0 ]

NOW READY.

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190 1

MAIL TABLES.

E Card published at the Day Press Office Contains:- English Mails, homeward and outward French

German

Canadian

Parcel Post

Calendar for 1901-

That is more information than is given on one printed in London for which fifty cents is charged. The price of the locally printed correct card is 20 cents on paper, 30 canta, on cardboard. Supplied only for cash by Daily Preas Office or the Booksellers.

NOTICE.

ITSUI RUSSAN

$1159

KAISHA No. Io Houw Street, Praya Central

Head Offno:TOKIO. Branch Office :-LONDON, NEW YORK, BOM- BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIEN- TIX, NEWCHWANG, and all Poris in JAPAN.

AGENCIES

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Mlite Coal Mines. Kanade Coal Mines, Hokoku Coal Mines, Tagava

Coal Minos,

Ida Coal Mines, Yunokibara Coal Mines, Soneda Coal Minos, Fukaio Cent Minos, Yoshinotaul Coal Mines, Ohnowa Coal Mines, No. 1. Ohtani Coal Mines; Tekimura Coal Mines, Kishima Coal Mines, Yoshio Coal Mines, Yamano Coal Mines, Manoura Coal Mines,

The Osala Shoeen Kaisha, Limited, Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited, Moiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Kanegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills, Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mille, Tokio Cotton Shipping Mills. Miike Cotton Sppinuing Mills, Onoda Cement Company, Imperial Government Paper Mils,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA,

M. FUJISE, Maneger,

* COLD STORAGE. THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED is 108 prepared to receive perishable pro- Moderate Rates. visions for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at

Wx. FARLANE,

Manager Hongkong, 17th February, 1899.

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AND COLONIAL STAMP

DEALER

colour for the dining-room, regardless of the there is also a joy and triumph in defying an. TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFICERS OF FOREIGN R. J. REMEDIOS,

fact that what makes cosy richness in a room toward circumstances and making the best of it. 36ft. by 28ft., makes a red-hat chamber of hor-

rors, especially in summer, in s rooms 18ft PORTLAND

by 14ft.!

To make the best of a sunless drawing-room,

E. O. MURPHY, WH, SC. A... MECH. E. yellow, or a warm rosy pink (with no auspicions Hongkong, 4th January, 1901 [182 of purple in it, please!) should be chosen, and

J. B. WHITE

CEMENT

BROS

&

SOLE AGENTA FOR CHIFA/ HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong, 16th September, 1809.

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SHIPS.

When in MOJI, go to THE AMERICAN HOUSE, Whore good European Accommodation can be obtained at Yen 3 per day.

Adresa:-NISHT FON-MACHI, ITCHOME, Moji, 17th January, 1991,

:

No. 37, CAINE ROAD, HONGKONG. Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval to any address on mceipt of satisfactory refer

ences.

Is also prepared to purchase used PORTAGE STAMPS in Large or Small Quantities for Cash AGENTS WANTED, 15 to 25 per cont. Discount Allowed, (302.