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INSURANCES

"L'URBAINE"

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838)

[THE Untersigned, having been appointed THRAL AGENTS for the the Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.

P. LEMAIRE & CO. Hongkong, 7 February, 1901.

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UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Compang, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 36th May. 1892.

SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANT.

£30

THE Undersigned, having been appointed TAGENTE for the shore Company, we prepared to ACCEPT IISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,

HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Honghong, 2nd April, 1900.

TRANSATLANTIC PIRE INSUR-

ANDE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

[33

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, uro pro pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates

STEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872, [29A

NOT BRITANCE COMPANY.

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.

TOTAL FUNDS AT B1ST DECEMBER, 1$90 £14,409,080,

Ü 0

J AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 PAIR-UE CAPITAL ......................

.687,500.0 4. 2731,183 13

II. FI FUNDS..............

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pr pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd June, 1900.

P

HONIX FIRE

(1872

OFFICE

Tho Undersigned are now prepared te of INSURANCE GRANT POLICIES

against FILE ot Current Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agents for the Phoenix Fire Office.

Houtkong, 17th August, 1887.

THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851.

CAPITAL......

...£410,000.

pointed

FUE Undersigned, having be Tables Company, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS ogniust FIRE

at Carrent Rates.

A. MEYERINK & CO.

Agetits.

Hongkong. 18th May, 1900,

1:85

ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO Accery First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks ut Curren! Rates.

SIENSSEN CO.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1893.

AACHEN, AND MUNICH FIRE IN-

SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

131

AE Undersigned, having been appointed GENTS for the above Cenpasar, are preparel to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE

it Gurmat Rates.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents.

Hourlour, 21st April, 1897

* L'UNION"

194

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, L5, (Established 1828).

THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENT for the above Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

Fat umurent rates.

• Crâns sattkod direct without roferencs to the Head Often.

A. R. MARTY,

Agent. Hongkong, 1st August, 1900.

2794

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China bating Eu

taught workmen. Equal to Home Work.

BUILDERS

KANG ON,

Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street, Local and Coast Fort Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite.

Muchanics engagod, Estiantes giren CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &«.

THE PHARMACY,

10, Qucon's Road Central. Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemista and Druggists, High-class Acra

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JUNE 4r. 1901

THE COALING-STATIONS

QUESTION.

The War Of view is that the fium has come for the knuller couling-stations to be tu over by the Admiralty. The subject requires great deal of examination, and the First Loel of the Admiralty has not yet seen his way to give a final decision. If the Secretary for War earries his point, the department will have five

fon mobilisation, will be locked up in garrigona when required, and so become inoperativo ar a Aglating factor for the feet. There is soine danger in this development. Troops have u curious tendency to orolation. Infantry like to become light Infantry, mounted infantry cavalry; and, perhaps if opportunity offered. the horse marins may emerge from the region of mythology to become an unpleasant

The

in mild. Should the Royal Marinen be augmented and reorganised to mest large and per Impsgrowing land requirements, those of the dest should be primarily safeguarded, and the corps modelled accordingly. That the Royal Marino Infantry would gladly accept any scheme of pansion is apparent. For many years the fores has been cramped for outlet, especially among the higher ranks, and the change on these grounds would be welcome. The Royal Marike Artillery could also bear expansion, and

battalions of the line available to be added for. Í hpoint will have to be very carefully home service, a Ponsumation deeply to be desired seeing that the balanco of foreign to home battalions is still completely out of gear and needs adjust mest. At many plicon ulroad military garsions are now maintained to protect zaval stores against a naval raid, and it is time that the question should have been brought prominently into the foreground of reform. The Admiralty have liitherto evaded their res possibilities in this connection with considerable astuteness, but as the paint has now been forced to an issue, it may be of interest to examine some details bearing on the scheme.

gan

ted Water. Dealers in Photographic first place, thoes is the gain of the fire battalions or analogy between the two services than

Requisites, Queen's Road.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1859.

Every Household Requisite. Depot fo Fratanand Kodak Films and Accessories;

17. Queen's Road Contral.

JEWELLER

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watohmakers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Rond. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo

PHOTOGRAPHERS

FONG,

The largest and most complete Stadlo in

Hongkong. Established 1859.

Enlargements, Ivory Miniatures, Oll Paintings, &e; In House Street.

Views.

eminently filed for the duty of ing forts conusuted with the defence of harbours. They handio the same class of From the military point of view the as the Royal Garrison Artillery, shout at the adrantages of the transfer are obvious. In the same target, and employ identical methods in

hrist

in rouge-nding. There is thua o

between the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Hoyal Horse or Royal Field Artillery; cou sqmontly there is no danger that the im portant daty of harbour defence, so far as artillery is concerned, would suffer by the transfer.

AN ALTERATIVE,

UNTOUCHED BY HAND.

MELLIN'S

For

INFANTS

FOOD

and

INVALIDS,

When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.

~* HELLIN'S FOOD WORKS, PECKKAM, LONDON, ENGLAND.

PUT LOG

CABIN IN YOUR PIPE Smoke it

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Abose referred to, s gain that will waterially Assist our perplexed anthorities in the adjust ment of the military equipoise, Five battalions furthermore, represent in round numbers 5,000 men, and it has long been felt that the cost of those me a would be more equitably borns, by the Casal than by the military rote. To many civilians any discusion of the sort sucks of

If the proposals of the Secretary for War do hair-splitting. The average taxpayer takes no interest in votes, and is supremely indifferent not commend themselves to the Admiralty or regarding the details of Government expendite Parliament, then in order to gain the ture. Many members of the House of additional 5.000 ragulus at prosent locked up Commons, while priding themselves on a close in garrisons abroad, and sorely need for consideration of paldic money, are similarly hone service, it is suggested that garrisons for Manufactured only by LAMBERT & BUTLER, TITD., LONDON, ENGLAND. · (2653-2 prone to ignore the details of naval or military expenditure, and to regard the total sam voted in any one year for either service as tho eruz of the estimates for the arinament concerned It is the crux which makes it the more essential that redundant expenditure in any public department should be discounted and allocated to the proper quarter.

EFFICIENCY.

MEE CHEUNG,

Military garrisons, varying in size from o Ico House Strest, Top Floor. Permanent

Enlargements, Groups, Views, sto: Dovolattalion of infantry to a company, and evan to detachment of envingers or artillerymen, are opment Works, Amateurs Requisiter now maintained at the following coaling

stations, among others, abroad.

M, MUMEYA JUANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Pliotes and relief Photos, Vions of Chinn and Marita, Work done for Amateurs, No. 84, Queen's

Rond Central

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofe rand by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. FLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Fraya Central, next Hongkong Hotel BISMARCK & CO.

Navy Contractors,

Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail

mnkers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

the coaling-stations under discussion be provided by airing additional garrison battalions to those already proposed for service in the Modifer- rancia-Pall Mall Gazette.

LD IRON-A Gentiem in wla thoroughly understands the Old Iron trade in Eng. Tand having been constantly engaged in sumo for about 18 years, shipping to China, through the various London and other Merchants, can command the control of large Parcels, of all

descriptions, is open for an ENGAGEMENT. either to act in England or otherwise, for s Aden, Africa, Harbados, Bermuda, B. Co. responsible House. Highest references, Good Imbis, West Crete, Cyprus, Jamies. Mauritius. Salary required. Address in first instance Singapore, St. Helos, St. Lucin, Sierra Lore, en HJ. BARRETT, 10, Old Broad

Street, London, England.) Straits Settlements.

To even the layman it is obvious that troops split up into small detachments and distributeri in these garrisons cannot be effectively trained in the art of war under modern conditions. With regimental head-quarters in one station, half a battalion in another, while a detachment occupies a third, there is little or no opportunity for fel, and it is an organisation bardly culealated to result in efficiency. Under sach conditions the kequest officer need despair. No Fron road work can possibly be carried out. a regimental point of view, the time spent by a battalion and r suca conditions may be regarded as tims completely lost in the military use. A cosmantling officor is bat mort his zoal soon evaporates under such depressing conditions. Deprived of tangible command, and subject to the exhausting effects of an enervating climate ou the on hand and a dismembered battalion on the other, the keenest soldiers loss heart, and the weak soon drop all interest in their profession. The spirit and seal of the offers are invariably reflected among the ran. Keannes can only be maintained by opportunity, and if the military opportunity MORE & SEIMUND,

berantieg, the unit concerred rapidly deterio 43 and 45, Des Vonx Road Shipchandlers, rates and becomes sick. South Africa has Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents only too surely taught as the need of more and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents extended military training than is possible at for Shipowners Composition (Grey-most of the garrions under review. The art of hoand Brand" and Blundell, eaouting cannot ho conveniently acquie on Spence & Co.'s Composition. small island, nor is there a suficiency of fronte iu any to learn the modern mathod of attack. Officers are expected at varying stages of their professional career to pass examinations. in frolics, and in tuetical fitness for command, and

KWONG SANG & CO.,

Shipchandlars, Sailmaltors, Hardware,

Engineer Tools, Erase and Iron Mer

chanta, 144, Des Voeux Road.

TAILORS

E. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Naval,Military and Court, 16, Queen's Roul, it is difficult to see how these arts are to ha

Opposite Kubu's Curio Store.

D.

TOBACCONISTS

S. DADY BULJOR, LOS FILIPINOS," Importer of the Best Manila Cigare; 25.

Pottingor Street.

WATCHMAKERS,

acquired under the conditions imposed.

DUAL CONTROL.

At most of these small coaling-stations, and, particularly in the case of them not attackable from the land, it will, should the military garrisons be withdrawn, be possible to place command in the hands of one authority in place of two. Responsibility would thus be centralised. At pressut it decentralised in the point of danger. The Navy control the ships in harbour. The infantry occupy the 'DROZ & CO.,

the barracks. The Royal Garrison Artillery 10, Quer's Road Central. Repairs of the foris, while the Royal Engineers es Watchos and Clocks by competent responsible for the bari mines ander fl

European exports, of moderate rates. harbour, and the balloon that hovers above. Command, butween the uarel and military. services, is none to clearly defined, and any in the bands of one authority, and that a saber. deserves the cordial suppart of the nation, The Admirity should be Supreme in its vin domain

EYE-SIGHT. that will centralise hathor defence

THE NAVAL CABE

It is not to be expected that my Lords will regard with synanimity the Mitary proposal to saddle the Nuvat fitutes with the additional enst of 5,060 mou. They will protest, and that ¦- vigorously, but whether their views, or those of the Secretary of War wil prevail, rests with Parliamerit, which slone can docile the issue.

MR. N. LAZARUS, Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen'e Road Central (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nelly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL Business Hours:

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Great proportion of cataracts and disonses Å

affecting those advancing in life occur tó THE "ADCIRALTY PRONOUNCEMENT. those having some deficiency in the construction the Admiraly have not been backward. The With reference to the print unler decussion. of the eyes--the many years of Eye Strain Parliamentary Secretary, during a speech in. WRITER for TEMPORARY Ent. ending in series forus of disease. Glasses the Hoase on the Navy Estimates, has already PLOYMENT in H. M. Victualling specially adapted in youth to those requiring said that the matter is yet to receive the "Yard. Apply to Olicy of DeeuTY VICTVALI,them save and preserve the sight.

dereful consideration of the "Admiralty author- THE STORE Orviceż butween 0 and 12.

with any other department for the service of ities, who. while most anxious to co-oporte Hongkong, 1st June, 1901

the country, felt bound to consider whether they can effectively contribute in this particular-

It

WANTED.

WANTED.

11403

Constantly recurring headaches, spels of dimuess when reading, wank eyes, the lotters ranning together; any of these symptoms infi- asta a deficiency in the form of the ore requir.

BY A YOUNG GENTLEMAX (owing Glasses only to correct and cairo.

employed in a Large Morenutile Often)

THE MARINES. -

If the Admiralty decide to take over the

who has a Good Knowledge of Shipping Mr. LAZARUS supplies his BPECTA- | confing stations, it is presumed that garrisons

and General Cifue Work, and is also a Steno | CLES only after testing the sight. grapher. Position as OFFICE ASSISTANT

bere or Outports.

Address-

903

Care of Daily Press Offius. Hongkong, 1st June, 1201,

(XZANTED by

[1404

BACHELOR, & a

W FURNISHED HOUSE at the PEAR for July to September.

Apply, stating Hent, to-

"PEAK"

Hongkong, 31st May, 1901.

ADVICE FREE.

LAUNCHES FOR SALE.

will be found from the Royal Marines. This 77 corps consists of two branches--the Royal Merine Light Infantry and the Royal Marine Artillery. The men enlist fou long se tice with the colours, are a particularly highly TWO are--Length, 62 feet over all; Breadth, trained, seasoned body of troops, and cones. quently better able to stand the vicissitudes of 11 fest 6inchra; Depth, 6 feet 6 inches; climate that are our young, and frequently Compound Surface Condensing Engine. Sinches immature, infantry of the line. Further by 16 inches; Builor, € by 7; Stroke, 12 inches, more, with a constant intorchange of ships, Working Pressure, La le

ONE is-Length, 07 foet over all: Breadth

the Admiralty have facilities, deried to

CALVERT'S

20 CARBOLIC

SOAPTM

Curas and prevents Insect and Mosquito bites.

CARBOLIC OINTMENT

A Sovarcign ramady for all Skin ailments.

Bu

The strongest Carbole Teilet Soap.

R. J. REMEDIOS. OREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP

DEALER No. 27. CAINE ROAD, HONGKONG. Will be glad to send STAMPS on approval te any address on receipt of satisfactory refer

Leuces.

Is also prepared to purchase asel POSTAGE Srama in Targe or Small Quantities for Cash. AGENTS WANTED,

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.15 to 95 per cent. Discount Allowed.

A ON & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS AND PORTRAIT PAINTERS.

All kinds of Oil Paintings and Photographic

Enlargementa,

3A, TOP FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite to Chas, J. Gaupp & Co. Hongkong, 20th March, 1901, PORTLAND

J. B. WHITE

[797-

CEMENT

& BROS

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong. 16th September. 1899. [760

AND JAPAN THE CHINA

TELEPHONE CO., LD.

HONGKONG EXCHANGE.

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT:

SUBSCRIPTIONS:-

BXCHANGE LINES,

$80 Per Annum.

PRIVATE LINES,

$100 Per Annum.

NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.

Especially valuable in hot climates.

Sold by all Chemiste, Stores, &u.

F. C. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, England.

FOR SALE.

FIRST CLASS MATERIAL.

(204--2

STRONGEST CONSTRUCTION.

SAFES

CAN COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST MAKES IN THE WORLD. FOR PARTICULARS, APPLY TO--

HOTZ, S'JACOB & CO.

́NOW ON SALE.

THE

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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA,

PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c.,

FOR

1 9 0 1.

THE THIRTY-NINTII ANNUAL ISBUR

The DIRECTORY porers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether- lands India to Siboris, in which Europeans reside.

Not only is the Directory as full and completo in mich case as it can be mix but such Colony Port, or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIPTION, carefully rovised each year, most of which will serve as accurate GUIDES FOR THE TOURIST, giving 07ory detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, &ajuko e

The Information in the Descriptions, consisting of a hundrad interesting articles, paskod with

N.I.-A special charge is made for lines as Port, would alone suffice to fill a large containing statisties of the Tuaps of usch Country and

more than average length.

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION IN STOCK,

BATTERIES,

Including

CHEMICALS,

ELECTRIC BELLS,

INSULATORS.

LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,

SWITCHES,

TELEPHONES,

JAPAN

THE

volume.

COALS

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(OR MITSUI & CO.)

HEAD OFFICE, SAHANOTO-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON OFFICE/ M. Lime Synest, B.C. HONGKONG OFFICE -4, Icu House STREET.

BRANCH OFFICES:

WIDE, &c., &e. New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Beiubay, Singapore, Manila. Amoy, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chamulpo, Yokolajou, Yokusaka, Nagoya Kura, Shizonoseki. Moji. Wakamatsu, Karatsu, Nagasaki, Kuchino- ts, Suzebo, Mike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.

PRICE LISTS.

GA

APPLICATION.

ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS

ERECTED AND KEPT IN ORDER.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical

12 foot 6 inches; Depth, foot 6 inches; Cons the War Department, to relieve garrisons pound Surface Condensing Engine, 9-inches over sea, and a saving to the nation work. Care of Office of this Paper. by 16 inches; Boiler, & by 7; Working Pressure maintained for daty with the fleet.

should thus accrae, Marines are primarily 1390 125 Iba.

Trained Mechanicians sent to Unt-Porte to The above Three Launches were built in a During peace each man serves a defined time Hongkong, October 1890, undor the Superin on board que or other of his Majesty's vessels fit up Installations if required. tendence of Captain F. D. Goddard, Marino With the object of being trained for war. The strength of the corps is thus determined by sos Surveyor.

Plans Specifications of the same can be necessity and out by land. Should the marines he expended to such a strength us will meet the Please apply to-

proposals of the Secretary for War, it is felt by many naval officers that there may be a grave danger that the primary object of the corps will be lost sight of, and that the force, in place of twing available for naval purposes.

ANDIDATES for POLICE in NAVAL YARD REQUIRED. Must be of Good Character and British Birth, between 25 aud 35 years of age.

Apply with Papers to--

COMMANDER, H. M, Naval Taxi

Hongkong, 25th April, 1901,

60an

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

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For full partonlass, &o., &o,

Apply to

W. STUART HARRISON,

Manager... Note Address No. 2, ICE HOUR ROAD. Hongkong, 19th January 1898. [2559

Telegraphic Address for all the Offices: MITSUI A.B.C. and A i Codes mod.

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy, Arsonals and Railway Bureau; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milko, Tagawo and Yamano Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Pukuma, Hotaka, Ichi mus, Kaneda, Kishima, Mannoura, Qusura,

Otsuji, Sonoda, Tsubakuro, Yoshinofani, Yoshio, Yuzokibara, and other Coal Mines.

D

AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY

Or

AT

No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. CHADWICK KEW (LATE OF POATE & NOBLE). Hongkong, 15th September, 1899.

IEN. TING

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

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.

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ON SALE.

THE

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POLITICAE OBSTACLES TO MISSIONARY SUCCESS İN CHINA.

A LECTURE

BY ALEXANDER MICHIE.

PRICE 15 CENTS CASHI

On Sale at“ HONGKOTM PRESS" Office and Local N Hongkang, 20th April..19

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