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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

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

BUILDERS

THE COAL PROBLEM AND THE EMPIRE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1901

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

WEDNESDAY,

Contractor; 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local The eyes of the world are just now fixed too important to be dismissed, as Lient, Bellaira họ lith: ingt, at 2330 plac, at Lai Chi Kok,

KANG ON,

and Count Part Buildings, Timber, Brick

wid Granite.

Mechanics engaged, Estimates giran CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c.

"THE PHARMACY.

There is a point in Lieut. Bellaire' paper which he will do well to enlarge upon

in future lectures or article........ He mys... The require ments of the Navy (é, fn oval) san be mot by the Stats purchase of mines. These requirments for a century's apply do not amount to more than four years' output of the Welsh mines”. That the coal needs of our fleet could be met byHE Undersigned, have received instructions States purchase needs no demonstration; but from the Indian Commisariat Depart this world be a stop involving radical changes ment to Sell by Public Auction,

of in the present laws apply and demand. Ars for our Navy anppling we to understand that

The point in are endangered? If so, why? diemtised it, in a few lines. Already the Admiralty have been gravely embarrassed by a temporary dislocation of the coal trade. The been abandoned manœuvres have at least once on account of the naval re- serve of fuel running dangerously low. To purchase coal mines would be a method of of Welsh fuel for supply dur Navy, provided the Admiralty were able to work such mines in the midst of an organised strike of minors. But could this be done ercopt by the employment of Government miners, under similar conditions of pay and pension as ensure the

The subject of coal export is primarily a commercial one, but it has its naval and nautical aspects. These were touched upon by Lieut. Carlyon Belairs, N., in an instructive and ich be read last month capable paper before the colonial section of the Society of Arts. We shall not attempt to follow the lecturer into the vast field of economics, of which the coal problem occupies a corner,

spont

this corner of the economic Beld, but we must be content to content to confine suraelves as far as is possible to one sec tion of the cual

question. In conreration val with Lord Brassey, Liept. Bellairs was impressed by the maxim, "Permanent naval

It is Lord Brassey bas preached for many years. To impair commercial prosperity is to court a decline of our Laval power. From this poot so seemingly simple a matter as the imposition of a trifling tax upon exported coal becomes ente of national importance. Yet

19, Queen's Road Central. Family and strength is based upon commercial prost securing a constant' a

Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and

Cigars.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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

Requisites, Queen's Road. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEF & CO., Established 1859.

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

17u, Queen's Road Central

JEWELLER

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Marchants and Watclauskers, 40

Watson's Building Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Monila. Paris and Hollo

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A FONG.

The largest and most complete Studio in Views, Hongkong. Established 1859.

Enlargemonts, Ivory Miniatures, Oil Paintings, &c.; Ice House Street.

a sound maxim,

and

оде

A Quauit of HAY in Balth and Loose, more or less damagod |

Also

TWO LARGE MATSHEDS, erected only a few months.

Steam lanach will leave Blake Pier at 1.15, to convey intending Furglasors.

TEMSA uasal.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. Hongkong, 14th June, 1901.

PUBLIC AUCTION...

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it was treated by scores of members of Parlia. in our docking and repairing of warships NHE Undersigned have received instructionis

ment during the recent debate de a party question, or one of personal interest. Political cconomy is not an orgut seinnes; tha aconomic prophets of to-day are usually discredited and deurvedly forgotten to-morrow. On the whole, Parliament has agreed to believe that a skilling duty on coal will not affect the British exports and with that view Lieut. Balisire appears to agre. His paper goes, to prove that the mea sure would be a disastrous one if it adversely affected our enormous and increasing export of coni; and this conclusion is reached with su intelligent grasp of that state of commercial transition through which the British Empire is passing on its way to Imperial Federation.

meaning, we can only observe that it is mosier to propese economic changes of this great scope than to carry them out. And especially is this the case in England. The paper we have consideral, in so far as it deals with the Nary and the shipping trade, contains a great deal of valuable data, compiled with ovident care and utilise with ability. Lieut. Bellairs has made his mark as a writer for the periodicale, and the mantle of Admiral P. H. Colomb hás

H bean bequeathed to a worthy successor. Lisplays a firm grasp of the relation between British commerce and naval defence; and has brought his special training as a sea officer to bear upen several economic problems of vital Now, it has often boun represented as a importance. Considered as a whole, there is danger to Britain that she should be mupplying mach merit in Lient. Bellaire paper, and his her naval rivals with vast quantities of the betriews, as usual, are expressed with clearness and steaming coal in the world, The Welsh colliery in a style that should appeal to a wide circle of owners are represented as grossly unpatriotic readers. in encouraging our rivals to lay in reserva stores of this splendid fuel. In this charge MEE CHEUNG,

Ice House Street, Top Floor. Fermanent there is, undoubtedly, fuch truth. The first Enlargements, Groups, Views, ete; Devel-object of the colliery owner is to enrich himself. opment Works, Amateurs' Regabites for we live in nu e when lip-putriotism goes Imand in hand with the narrowest gred and upidity. Rassis, for example, has been enabled throagh our unrestricted

Welsh coal at Port Arthur; Franceis also importing this unrivalled fuel in great quautites. The growth in the shipments

Welsh coal has been large, during At Cardiff the shipments past decade. 43, and at Swansea by 50 per cent. Is 1890 said Lieut. Bellairs, we exported 43 million tons of coal, and of the total upwards of 20 million tons was Welsh coal. France received from us 6.87 million tons, Russia 34, Germany (herself & coal exporter), 5 million tons, and so on. European countries received from us 36.76 million tons out of the total export. There is,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, MEMBERS of the HONGKONG obtaining of

JOCKEY CLUB interested in the AUSTRALIAN WALER

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

situate on Baction A of Inland Lot No. 25 and the Remaining Portion of Section B of Inland Lot No. 70 and being No. 1, Ladder Street and Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, Lower Lascar Row,

SATURDAY,

the 22nd day of June, 1901, at 2.30`0`CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON in SEVEN LOTS on the Premises. For further Particulars and Conditious of Sale, apply to

MESSRS, HUGHES &'HOUGH,

Auctioneers,

or to MESS. MOUNSEY & BRITTON,

Solicitors for the Vendors. Hongkong, 17th June, 1901. MACHINERY

and

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SUPPLIES.

Ergines, oilari, Pompst Wood Working and Iron Working Machinery Saw Mills and Sew Mill Supplies. Sugar and Rice Mill Machinery. Mining and Milling Machinery. PARKE & LACY CO.. 21 and 23, Framont (732 Street, San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.

also culoaring Photos and relief Photos, aras large reserves of tom of export to GRIFFINS for the next Race Meating are Write for Catalogues and Prices of what you require,

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and Views of China and Munila. Work Home for Antonra; No. Sa. Quesn's

Rond Central.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail minkers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

KWONG SANG & 30..

Słupchandlers, Suilmakers,

Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Mor

chants, 144, Des Voeux Road.

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of

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE above Company is prepared to supply And FILTERED WATER both for deck and boilers.

Call Flag W

J. W. KEW, Manager, 20, Des Voeux Road

(1486 Hongkong, 18th December, 1900

POHOOMULL BROTHERS 57 & 59, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS, Bare for Sale, NDIAN, Chinese and Japanese Silk Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen, and other Articles. Oriental Enibroidery, Rugs and Carpets, Jewelry, Cashmere Shawls, Ivory, Sandalwood and Tortoiseshell Wares, Curiosities and Fancy Goods.

INSPECTION IS Solicited. Hongkong, 8th November, 1900,

NOTICES OF FIRMS

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

DUR

URING the Absence of Mr. A. ̈ ̈H. MANCELL, the Company's Secretary, from the Colony, Mr. J. A. TARRANT is Authorised to Sign “Fon SkörETART:”

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 13th June, 1901,

NOTICE.

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Mr. FREDERICK EDWARD THE INTREEST and RESPONSIBILITY OF RICHARDS in our Firm at this Port Colombo, and London, CEASED by Mutual Consent on the 5th inst.

DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.,

Foochow Foochow, 7th June, 1901.

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A. LING & CO., FURNITURE STORE. PLATED GLASS & CROCKERY WARF. Also FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARE. FURNITURE on HIRE.

68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

[1140 Hongkong, 1st May, 1901.

PORTLAND

CEMENT

J. B. WHITE & BRO 2

SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Hongkong 18th September, 1899,

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THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO.

PPLICATIONS are invited for the

A POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT

of PUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT Tatimonials to be sent to the undersigned SURVEYOR, Applications and Copies of From whom terms may be sent. Appointment to be taken up as soon as possible.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., Agents. Hongkong, "86th January, 1991.

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bare-increased by 57 per cent.. at Newport by ing will be s representative one and that any THEODORO VAFIADIS & CO.

'to

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail however, a brighter side to this question. To niskers, Provision wid Coal Merchants, allow rival navies to depend, in time of peace,

Prays Central, next Hongkong Hotelpon Welsh coal is says Linzt. Bellairs,

leave them terribly handicapped in war." He means that the rearre stocks are linblo BISMARCK & CO..

to deterioration. The consolation is not, however; quite convincing, seeing thint Powers desirous of making war

upon us would presumably be careful to lay in great reserves. # year or so in advance. Yet, no doubt the of fuel in good accumulation of a reservo condition is limited by our output and other

an considerations. Supposing war with France it is most unlikely that the issus would be quickly decided.

Sach a struggle night few contiqua for two or three years, and after a months the French squadrons would exhaust Still, it may fairly be the Welsh reserve. argued, we think, that Welsh coal should be subject to a higher export tax than inferior steaming coal. It foreign Powers need this economical fuel for their shipping they will pro bably continue to buy it, though the price be in- cressed by even 28 per ton. Lieut. Bellairs ia among those who hesitate to impose any restric. R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

tions upon British coal arport, but he is obliged to Naval Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, recognise, and admit, that our aaigus eapply of

Opposite Kaha's Curic Store.

MORE & SETMUND, ›

43 aul 45, Doa Vaux Rond. Shipehandlors, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sule Agents for Shipowners Compozition ("Grey

hound Brand") and Elandell, Spenco & Co.'s Composition. TAILORS

TOBACCONISTS

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

Pottinger Street.

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.

10, Quacu's Road Central. Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent Enropean experts, at moderate rates.

EYE-SIGHT.

the best steaming fuel is liable to eventual ex- haustion. A case can he made out," he said, for the acquirement by the State of favourable

in

quested to attend a meeting convened to take CHATER Victoria Buildings, Queen's Road place at the flow of the Honourable C. P. Central, TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 17th inst., at 5 pm. It is earnestly hoped that the most- who may be unable to attend and who are desirous of subscribing for ponies, will at once Communicate with the undersigned, who will be able to give them all information, as the list must be closed and the number of ponins to be ordered decided upon at the above meeting.

GODFREY C. C. MASTER,

for

T. F. HOUGH

Clerk of the Course (Absent). 12, Queen's Road Central,

[1511 Hongkong, 15th June, 1901.

NOTICE.

MEETING of HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES

MANUFACTURERS OF

HIGH CLASS

A of the PEACE will be held at the Magis tracy, st 2.30 r.. on WEDNESDAY, the BOMBAY 19th day of JUNE, 1901, for the purpose of CALCUTTA considering the following application -

From one MORITZ FREIMANN for the

transfer of his Publican's Licence to sell and retail intoxicating Liquors on the premises situate at Nos. 332 and 334, Queen's Boad Central, under the sign of The Land We Live In Hotel" to on ADOLPH FREIMANN.

F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Police Magistrate. Hongkong. 12th June, 1991.

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B. J. BARLOW, CONSULTING ENGINEER, SURVEYOR AND CONTRACTOR.

Mackinery.

Tolegrama BARTOW," Hongkong. Telephone, No. 74

P. O. Box, No. 110.

OFFICE,-, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL B. J. BARLOW. Hongkong, 12th June, 1901.

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

NOTICE.

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for restricting the export of Welsh con b PL of Engineering Work, Marine PLANS and Specifications Supplied for any mines in the interests of the Navy." But the Werk a Speciality: Designs prepared fer case cannot be made out without wounding the Small Coast Steamers, Light Draught. Vessels, capidity of the Welsh landowners, so that there Dredgers, Tng Boats, Launches and Barges is little propect that so Socialistic a measure of any Class or for Special Requirements. will be adopted whilst the mines continue to yield an unlimited output. It is much easier. New and Repair Work Supervised. Contrastar in fact, to discuss the interests of the State in for the Supply and Erection of any type of the coal question that to suggest any precaution against the unduly rapid exausical that has already set in. When the supplies of coal begin to rua low there may be less difficulty in restricting the export; unless, indeed, other coalfields as good as the Welsh, should meanwhile be discovered. And this is more than probable, But to return to the paper of Lieut. Bellairs. Keeping Lord Brassey maxim steadily in MR. N. LAZARUS,

view. he argues that England's commercial Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcatta, prosperity is enormously dependent apon har of coal. mining industry and the great export This is another way of saying that to cripple may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central

the mining industry by checking the would result in so great a decline of national (R: HOUGHTON & Co.)

wealth that we might no longer be able to (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL).

maintain an adequate Navy. During the last Business Hours...

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. decade of the 19th century our expert of seal amounted to the gigantin total of 358 million Great proportion of cataracts and diseases tons, which represents an aurase about foar times greater than that phophesised by the affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some deficiency in the construction Royal Commission of 1871. Had the shilling tax bean imposed in 1890 the publie rorenze of the eyes the many years of 'Bye Strain'

would have been angmented by

enough ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses money for the building of 18 battleships, specially adapted in youth to those requiring assuming the export to have been

affected. To express economic problems In them save and preserve the sight.

Constantly resurring, headaches, spells of terms of battleships may be unsound, but it is rather an interesting reflection, and worth dimnes when reading, weak eyes, the lettere quoting. Again, since al forms over 70 cont running together; any of these symptoms indi-of our exports by weight it follows, says Lisat. cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir- Bellaire, that real provides the outward usrgo of at least 50 per cent. of our ships. Hence, ing Glasses only to correct and care.

the amateur economist, socialist, &c., who would stop, or largely restrict, our coal export in the name of patriotism, wenld strike a deadly blow at our shipping trade and reduce the [national revenue. Apart from this considers

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Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECIA• CLES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE.

SANITARY

BOARD.

OWNERS of HOUSEE staged in the

Hn

tion, thousands of our countrymen are directly and indirectly dependent upon the prosperity of the export trade on cool. In a sense

woman wing or upon our hopital and

is

Western Division of the City of Victoria reducing the goal resources of the kingdom not to be denied, who have not had their PREMISES LIME-

year by year. This WASHED and CLEANSED in accordance but, as Lieut. Bellairs argues, the revenues for

THEREAS certain Deposit Receipts Wed by the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, in Peking and Tientsin, are alleged by the holders to have been LOST, the Public are warned against negotiating or dealing with any such Deposit Receipts, as the Bank will recognise only the actual Depositors.

For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA, A. W. MAITLAND,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 30th May, 1901,

CARTRIDGES.

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NOBEL'S SPORTING. BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting THE BEST NITRO-FOWDER IN THE WORLD. PRICE OF 12-BDEE CARTETİXES:--

-Loaded with With Powder Powder only. had 1 oz of Shot. Primrose Cases $5.65

87.40 ****8.25 Pegamoid Cases... Ejector Bress Cases. 8.90

5 per cent. discount on orders of 1,000 and over.

Apply to

W. SCHMIDT & CO., Gunmakers,

Hongkong.

8,00

8.65

Hongkong, 27th July, 1897.

AMERICAN MACHINERY.

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NOTICE.

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of this Agency to Mr. J. BROWN"

H. BIRKETT, Agent for SMITH, BELL & Co., Manila. Hongkong, 15th June, 1901.

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Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891.

NOTICE.

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TENDERS are hereby called for the

T

ERECTION of BRICK SHOPS at JESSELTON for the NORTH BORNEO GOVERNMENT, particulars of which may be seen at the Office of

Mesure. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 14th Folquary, 1961,

OREGON LUMBER.

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THE ating MILLS At PORT- HE Undersigned, being olczely connected LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre

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We are cominded that the period during maintaining our Navy and Army must, for W DEPARTMENT, and as, prepozed. which this work should be finished ends on the some years to come, be raised from the United to Furnish Prices, &c, on STEAM ENGINES, VIN ORDINAIRE 30th day of June, 1901, and the Sanitary Board Kingdom. Imperial Federation is the goal of GAS and OIL ENGINES, BOILER baing convinced of the necessity of CLEAN- the British race, failure to attain which must PUMPS, LATHES, DRILL PRESSES, CHATEAU CLOS LINESS in its efforts to STAMP OUT ultimately involve the decline of our Empire. PLANERS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD PLAGUE, is determined to RIGOROUSLY Yet federation between England and her WORKING MACHINERY, HOISTING slow and gradzal MACHINERY, SAW MILLS, MACHI- PROSECUTE say Owner in default after the colonies must necessarily bo above named dato.

process, so that it is futile to resent the inability NIST'S SMALL TOOLS, BUILDER'S

HARDWARE, &c. of some, or, indeed, most, of our colonies to

Made in America (U.S.A.) ibare the heavy burden of defence. At all hazards to the future exhaustion of our mines,

Prices quoted fo.b. New York, or cif. Lieut. Bellairs appears to say, let us cling to Hongkong the great industry that gives our shipping em ployment and enables us to maintain the Navy I at a two-Power standard.

By Order of the Board,

G. A. WOODCOCK,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong. Ist June, 1001...

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