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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY..

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

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

BULLDERS

KANG ON.

Contractor: 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local an Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

und Granita.

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

THE PHARMACY,

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

Cigars.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

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A CHEF & CO., Established 1859.

Every Housebaht Requisits. Depot for Fastman's Kodak Filing and Accessories;

17a. Queen's Rond Central.

JEWELLER

A MILLIONAIRE'S HOBBIES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1901

cellar, that he frequently referred to his bottle as his

* babies." . Visitors to the estates Probably no more interesting personality has were generally surprised to find curious been brought before the public for many years

cairns, boaring equally curious inscriptions, than that of the late Sir William Cunliffe dotted about in out-of-the way places. Thens Brooks, against whose estate of some £3,097,090 find explanation in the fact that, wherever u claims are being made to the extent of £800,000. | door was shot, Sir William ordered a monu-

As will be remembered, the case is now being

JAPAN

COALS

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. JONSIGNEES

per Company's Steamer

** IXION" ure hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis charged into Craft, and/or landet at the Go- downs of the Hongkong

ment, bearing full particulars as to weight au THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA and Godown Company, Lawloon Whart

tried in Edinburgh, by which the claimantsdale, to be erected.. In addition to decr-stalking, aro endeavouring to prove that his chief residenco was Glen Time, near Abercon.

Ju 1874, Sir William Brooks was called to the Bar. At the death of his grandfather, however, he relinquished his practice and be- came a partner in the great banking frm which bears the family name. In 1879, the celebrated Glen Tana estates first came into prominence and it would seem that many of his later eccentricities showed promise of their faire THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

after he acquired the appearancis BEMIS Chemists and Druggists, High-class Aara-property. Properly spelt, the second `word ted Water, Dealors in Photographic | of Glen Tuna" takos n final "r." But to

Requirites, Queen's Roud.

suit his English ideas as to the fitness of such matters; he decal that this "r" aboak be struck off. When Sir William first rented the property from Lord Huntly, the house was merely a small fishing-box. So ha immediately not to work, and practically rebuilt it, pulling down a great deal of small property to make root for the new manor. From that time to the date of his death, 200 workmen were con stantly employed in turning the une-time wilderness into a magnificent place of residence. According to Sir William's own estimate, he spent regularly $20.000 a year upon the pro- porty; and this, oxclusive of the £150,000 which is stated as having been the initial price of the purchase. In place of the cottages which he destroyed, others, replete with overy modern convenience, had to be exorted; the course of the river was deflents to form miniature lakes and cuscades; troes were phunted, and MEE CHEUNG,

len House Street. Top Floor. Permanent in one case £10.000 were paid by the eccentric Enlargements, Groups. Vows, ste; Dovei-millionaire for the "wood" of a forest so that opment Works, Ainateurs Requisites by their becoming his property the trustees

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 49, Watson's Building, Queen's Reari. Also

at Shanghai, Manila. Paris and Toile

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A FONG,

The furgest and most complete Studio in Hongkong. Established "1859, Vios, Enlargomuts, Ivory Miniatures, Oil Paintings, &c.; Ice House Street.

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Rond Contral

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

Froofer rend by Englishmon

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

Navy Contractors, Shipshandlers, Sail makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Praya Coptml. next Hongkong Hotel.

Chandlers,

however. Sir William took a keen interest in salmon-fhing, and as the Tana is only a trout stream, he rented a portion of the Deo. Apurt from these sports, his ideas of exercise seem to have been somewhat curious. It is related that, like the man who chartered two cabs and walk- of between them, our cecentric millionaire used to ranke the coachian drive his trop whilo

he himself ran behind it.

THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

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The Times correspondent write on the 19th May from New York:--Mr. John W. Fester has come forward as the spokesman of the Jingo fuction, which means to abregate the Claytou. Balwer treaty next winter by reto of Congress. Mr. Foster, who has been deeretary of State and Minister in Russia and olsewhere, has long boen notorious for his enmity to England, and is skilled in that type of diplorauor which is ury remarkable for shrewdness than scruple. He now saya that it is idle to cortom nation of 76,000,000 persons is bound by a trasty

made when The maintenance of the Monroe doctrine it numbered only 23,000,000. requires the strogation of the treaty. England. United States, has had ample notion that the which is not a faith-observing country like the United States intend to violate the treaty, end cannot, therefore, complain. The country has determined that the Clayton convention shall not obstruct the canal. The rejection of the Senate's amendments to the Hay-Paancofote treaty by England puts an eas to all hope of ahend regardless of England. agreement, and the United States must now go

There was much more in this swaggering rein. Mr. Foster was delivering an address to and this is Low the American youth are taught Yale University on the obligations of treaties, to observe the obligations of treaties and of national faith and honour. It is not long since ho was appointed by the President one of the comtatsioners for settling difficulties with but adjourned, and is likely, according to Canada. That coursaission has not been dissolved reports from Washington, again to meet at an early date, and again endeavour to dispose of the gutstanding questions betwiou Canula and tho United States, including the most troublesome of all, the Alayka boundary. Mr Poster is still

fore, close to the Administration, and though he does not, in the canal matter, speak for the position which makes his influence on public Administration, he has held, and still holds, a opinion extremely ischievons. The fact that he was the author of an insulting despatok to Great Britain on Behring Son matters dit zot prevent his re-employment by the Stale De partment. Nor will his preaching of the doctrine of diplomatic immorality diminish his authority with the canal party in the. Senate or the country.

that this Government is considering the pur- Nicaragua sooms to be excited by the reports chase of Panaus Her Minister gives out statements that he holds that the United States is bound by the treaties with Nicaragua, although the most recent depended expressly on the Hay-Puncefote treaty. Nicomague at any rate is ready to recado overything except absolute sovereignty over the territory through which the manal shall pass. But then so is Colombia

would be unable to sell them to timber mer- M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST,

chants to be cut down. In short, the whole Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and

alas colouring Photos and relief Photos, of the neighbouring countryside has under- Views of China and Manila. Work | gone a complete transformation, at his hunde. done for Auteurs; No. SA, Queen's Even the deer-forest has not escaped in

provement." Within quite a short time of his occupation Sir William encircled its rast limits with a wire, feace-seven feet in height which was constructed in such a way as to allow dear to enter, but not to leave it Amonga meniber of the commission, and stands, there- his tenants he was excoedingly popular. To their triffing troubles he seems to have lost a sympathetic ear. He even went so far as to keep himself fully informed as to their condition when either in London or upon the Continent. To enable him to do this, he established a

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system of secret espionage, paring gillies and Navy Contractors, Ship

keepers weekly wages for this purpose. Sums Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail thus expended he invariably tormed in his skers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to chene-book spectacle money." An instance

Vessels in the Harlur

of this has come to light during the rent KHONG SAN thì độ

litigation, in which the man referred to actod Shipelauders. Sailmakers, Hardware,

as piper, carpenter, clerk of the works, and Engineer Touls, Brass and Iron Morgeneral manager combined. In addition to his

clants, 144, Des Voeux Road..

salary of nearly £3 a week, he was given 120 year as birthday money" £15 for acting as organist in the private chapel, and El as "spectacle money." He was never so happy as when stalking in the deer-forests, accomparîned by his favourite keeper, Donald Mackintosh, And of these two men, several amusing an. ectlotes are told. Ous of them relates how THE Mackintosh found a big rock in the Taua waters, and said to Sir William that he would very much' like to have it placed upon his grave when he died. As the same idea had alrendy occurred to Sir Willam, he announced that "Masters should' come first and servants afterwards." The keeper, with the oratory license of old re- tainers, promptly disputed the point, and sflor lengthy argument, induced his master to agroc at the first one to dio shonki have the stone.

Poor Man" died first, and the rock now forms the hond-stone of his grave. As further illustrating the relations which existed between these two, the story is recorded of an incident which happened while they were travelling in the Far East. Upon the quay where they had landed, Sir William suddenly stopped short nad asked. Donald whether

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Opposite Kuhn's Curio Stare.

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Importe of the Best Manila Cigars; 25.

Pottinger Street,

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

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EYE-SIGHT. hebat any mousy in his porkete. "Lord,

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HONGKONG EXCHANGE.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS:~,

EXCHANGE LINES,

$80 Per Annum. '

PRIVATE LINES,

$100 Per Annum.

NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION,

N.B.-A special charge is made for lines an

more than average length.

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION IN STOCK,

yes," replied the unsuspecting gillie, pulling MR. N. LAZARUS,

out a handful of gold and silver from his pocket. Oamlist-Optician, of London and Calcatta, Here's as mackle as'll dea for a day or twa."

may be consuited for SPECTACLES at

Whereupon Sir William, without a word of 16. Queen's Road Central

warning, fung out his hand and scattered the (R. HOUGHTON & Co.)

coins over the quayside to the evident conster. (Nearly opposite the Hoserose HOTEL).

nation of his canny companion. Nor did he Business Hours:

9am to 5 pm. lose the opportunity of reading him a hng lesson on the foolishness of thus wantonly Great proportion of cataracts and dientes axposing one's wealth to the gaze of possible BATTERIES affecting those advancing in life occur to those having sune deficiency in the construction

eriminal eyes. Sundays seem to have been the of the eyes-the many years of Eye Strain customary days for Sir William Brooks' tour ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses give lavish orders for the building vf of inspection around the property. He would specially adapted in youth to theso requiring honaas and cottages after his own designs them save and preserve the sight.

principally and would refuse to look at them,

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA

·CLES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE.

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Including:-

CHEMICALS.

ELECTRIC BELLS,

INSULATORS,

:

New

(OR MITSUI & CO.)

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Apply to

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UNTOUCHED BY HAND.

will lie at Consignees risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Craft or Godown on und after the 24th instant.

Optional Cargo will be lauded unless noties has boon given prior to steamer's arrival.

Goode undelivered after the 28th instant will be subject to rent. All damaged Goods minst be left in the Golowns, where they will be examined at 11 a.. on the 2nd July.

No Fire Insurance has been eflooted.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Aponte Hongkong, 21st Juno, 1901.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.8.

HEATHBURN." FROM NEW YORK, STRAITS AND MANILA.

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NONSIGNEES of Carge are hereby in formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk inta the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, ut Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Gorlowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 1st July, will be subject to rout.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sonted to the Undersigned on or before the 1st July, or they will not be rangnised.

All broken, chafed, and damagel Goods are to he left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 1st July, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents.

Hongkong, 20th Jnu, 1901.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND. STRAITS. TE Stenship

-FLINTSHIRE.*

Captain Dwyer, having arrived from the above ports. Consignres of Cargo are hereby informed !! that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Golawns of the Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expoNKO.

MELLIN'S

For

INFANTS

FOOD

and

INVALIDS.

When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.

MELLING FOOD WORKS, PECKHAM, `LONDON, ENGLAND.

CALVERT'S 20% CARBOLIC SOAP

Curas and prevente Insect and Mosquito bites.

The strongest Carbolic Toilet Soap.

CARBOLIC OINTMENT

A Sovereign remedy for all Skin ailments.

منصب

Especially valuable in hot climates.

Sold by all Chemists, Stores, &c.

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

1294-2

PUT LOG CABIN

IN YOUR PIPE

& Smoke it.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Gool remain-" ing andelivered after the 29th inst., will be subject to rent.

A broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gelowns, where they will be camined on the 28th inst., at 2.00 P.M.

No Fire Insurance lima bean effected. Bills of Luling will be countersigned by

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Agents.

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Hongkong, 22nd June, 1001,

"BEN" LINE OF STEAM ERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. BENLAWERS." FROM LONDON AND STRAITS.

HONSIGNEES of Cargo are herely in- forinel that all Goods are being loaded [1536 at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloos Wharf uwi Godown Com- may, whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be obtained.

Manufactured only by LAMBERT & BUTLER, LTD, LONDON, ENGLAND. [2659-2

LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,

SWITCHES,

FROM

PORTSMOUTH

TO

TELEPHONES,

WIEE, &c., &c.

PEKING VIA

PRICE LISTS

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APPLICATION,

ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of until they were fully completed. He would - dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters theu go round, and either praise the result or, running together; any of these symptoms indi-should he not like it, order it to be at once -cate a deficiency in the form of the oye requir razed to the ground. Another scentricity lay ing Glasses only to correct and care.

in his love of inscriptions, If you pleased him you were promptly presented with ward containing saine queer quotation written in red [77 and blue chalk. These colours, by the way,

soon became regarded as distinctive of the man The lintels of the cottages he built, the doorg of his rooms, and the ceiling of his diningroom at Glen Tana, were all covered with strangely Binminated mottoes. Although an Englishman" DLANS and Specitestions Supplied for any by birth, his heart and soul seeta to have work. PLANS

Class of Engineering Work. Work a Speciality; Designs prepared for been centred on the banka of Tozza Small Const Steamers, Light Draught Vessels, water. He dressed his dependants in a tartan Dredgers, Tag-Boats, Launches and Barges of his own invention, and gloried in the - of any class or for Special Requirements."pipes" that called him in the morning and

Now and Repair Work Supervised. Contractor for the Supply and Erection of any type of played to him after dinner at night. For Mr.

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

Machinery.

Telegrams BARLOW," Kongkung. Telephone, No. 74.

P. O. Box, No. 110,

Marine

ERECTED AND KEPT IN ORDER.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Porta te fit up Installations if required.

For full partenlars, &c., &e...

Apply to

W. STUART HARRISON,

Manager, Note AddressNo. 2, Ics Hover ROAD.

Ian Cecil, his heir, he had a great affection, and is said to hare cautioned him against drink, and to have induced him to sign the pledge for this he was not. In fact, so proud was Not that Sir William was an abstainer himself,

[1480 be of his port, of which be had a renowned, Hongkong, 18th January 1898.

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

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LADYSMITH

WITH A NAVAL BRIGADE

ILLUSTRATED WITH FOUR MAPS.

CONTENTS:-

From England to the Cape, sud Croming the Line The Naval Brigade in South Africa (Boer War, 1899-1900)-OT to the Front (Calonso-Spion Kop-Vaal Krantz- Final Operations and Relief of Ladysmith -From the Capo to China-Naval Brigade in North China with the Allied Forces-- To the Relief of Peking-Summary of Siege Appendix.

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MOR SALE, at the PEAK, several Desirable Residences Well Situated and Let to Good Tenants.

For Particulars, apply to

R. C. WILCOX. Hongkong, ud May, 1901,

SH

8. Beaconsfield Arcade:

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HIP CHANDLERS, SAIL MAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. No. 11, JER YUEN STREET, EAST. Honkong. 25th July, 1900, NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FEOX GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL.

THE Company's Steamship. TH

"HYSON " Boox-aving arrived from the atove port. Consigasos of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature. nad to take imediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Price $1 per Copy Paper Covers; $1.50 in Beanks.

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Hongkong, 18th March, 1001.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have loft the Godowns sud all Goods andelivered after the 26th instant, will s subject to runt.

All claims against the Steamer must be pra seated to the Undersigned on or before the th inst, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 25th instant, at 3.P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO.,

Agouts, Hongkong, 19th June, 1901.

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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP QUEEN ADELAIDE," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA

HAMA, KOBE, MOJI AND VLADIVOSTOCK.

YOKO-

HE above Steamer having arrived, Con THE

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

DODWELL & CO., LD.

Agents. Hongkong, 21st June, 1901,

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THE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. &.0.8. N. Co's Steamship

"SUNDA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ressol are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloos, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c., ex ... Oceana ant Persia.

From Persian Gulf, ox ss. B. I. S. N. and B, and P. S. N. Co.'s steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here, unless instractions are given to the contrary before 5 P.M., TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 28th instant, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any cess whatever."

Godowas, and a certificate of the damage ob All damaged packages must be left in the

days after the vessel's arrival her, after which tained from the Godown Company within ten no claims will be recognised.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

H. A. RITCHIE, Apants.

[1561 Hongkong, 21st June, 1901.

Superintendent,

Hongkong, 21st June, 1901.

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