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HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING'.

DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

The only lies in Chinn having European taught workman Equal to Home Work.

BUILDERS

KANG ON,

Contructor; ), D'Aguilar Street. Local and Const Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Granite

Mechanics engaged, Estimates given

CHEMISTS DRUGGISTS, &o. THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Draggists, Bigh-class Aera- ted Waters, Dealers in Photographic

Requisites, Queen's Road.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1830,

Every Household Requisits. Depot for Eastman's Kedrk Films and Accessories;

17a, Queen's Read Contral.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LETY HERMANOS,

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

PHOTOGRAPHERS

A PONG,

The largest and most complete Studio in HongLong Established 1850, Views, Enlargements, Ivery Miniatures, Oil Paintings, &c. Tos House Street.

MEE CHEUNG,

Ice House Street, Top Floor. Permanent Enlargonents, Groups, Views, etc; Davel: opment Works, Amateurs Requisites.

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE' ARTIST,

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work

dono for Amatours; No. 8A, Queen's

Read Contral.

PRINTING

-DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail. makors, Provision and Coal Merchants Praya Central, nezt Hongkong Hotel

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BISMARCK & CO.

Chandera, Contractors, Ship Navy

Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail- makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied is

Vessels in the Harbour

KWONG SANG & CO..

Shipshandlers, Sailmakors,

Hardware,

INSURANCES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY OCTOBER 26r¤, 1901

NORTH GERMAN FIBE INSUR-

ANGE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PEEPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895,

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UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

[ALL Boats. BESSEYND]

A FATAL FEAR.

BY

THE LADY MIDDLETON (Author of “ Alastair Bhan Comyn,” olc.). (Continued)

Mrs. Carmichael nodded gravely in recogui- tion of this in voluntary applause, and resumed

"I was a fedrloss, meddlesome vonch of eighteen or so, aml nothing frightened me so much as the suspicion that I know what fear The Undersigned having been appointed meant: I listened with no feeling suve amuse AGENTS for the above Company, are permant, only audibly expressing a wish that I pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at might scale day have a chance of meeting one Current Rates.

of these alarining returners." SIEMSSEN & CO.. "Suddenly we became aware of a stir in the

Agents.

room we had left; an opening of doors, and Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

30 harrying of feet; and off wo went in a body to

sen what was happening. TRANSATLANTIO FIRE INSUR- TH

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Estes;

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agente

to hesitate na if to do, now it moved its armas as if battling with darkness.. but ever slowly decreased the distance between ftself and half-paralysed me ¦

The great bed had one side against the wall, which it did not touch, becanso of a broad dado, that held it off, as it wore. Now in a half mad impulso stronger than any planned action, I edged myself to the wall side of the bal, and slipped over its high edge, on the indo-at, which just held me, with little or no noise. Hers I could, of course, seo melhing, but my sense of hearing became more intense, and seemed to paise in my head like an active agent.

"I soon heard the soft crash of bare foot approaching, and then, merciful Hearons! the great bed vibrated with a shock as some weight was violently thrown upon it! I heard gaspings of laboured breath, and a bearf pressure up and down on the mattress, a shake of the damask ourtains, a boat of helpless arms as they found nought but optiness everywhere; then came a long low moon of indescribable agony, and then I fainted.

"My next consciousness was of daylight and whispering. But I felt so completely exhausted, so glad to know and be nothing; that I betrayed myself not at all, and it was only when lights were brought into the room, and a figure (my father's) bent over the bed, that I speard my eyes, and said, I am awake! And another form, that of my hostess, laid a gentle hard on my brow, and asked how I folt.

"We soon learned that a serious accident had ocenrred at our very gate. The snow had drifted hearily all down the road, which was batter than most country roads of the time, os it was that nard by the stage, but though stops had been taken to cut a fair way through the wreaths, the fact of there being no moon at this time made a passage very hazardons. It 19 seemed that a lady, travelling in her own car

Bat for many days I had the duxed feeling riage, bad got off the track owing to a lamp go- COM-ing wrong, and horses, carriageaud contouts, were of one who has undergone a great shock, aud whelmed in deift with no possibility of the reli- only half aware that unusual things wore going cla, at any rate, being got out that night, Theon in the house; so that oneo, when any door lady was described as in very delicate health, they had moved me to another room) was left and her servants seemed terribly enourned ajar by mistake, I heard a sound as of many

There was no inn within facile fest treading under a heavy burthen. about ber reach, evon if our host would have risked his own horses and servants. There was nothing

Hongkong, 18th November, 1872. THE WESTERN ASSURANCE

PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851. CAPITAL...

.......£110.000.

HE Undersigned, having been sonointed AGENTS for the above Company, ar prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Bates.

WM. MEYERINK & CO.,

Agente.

1985 Hongkong, 19th May, 1900. SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE at Current Rates:

HOTZ, JACOB & CO.

[33 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900. TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. NTLE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1900, £14,732,681.

I.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0

687,500 PAID-UP CAPITAL.

II. FIRE FUNDS......... 2,839,716 14 4 The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre Pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at

Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES &-CO.,

Agents.

(1641 Hongkong, 3rd July, 1901. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL

THE Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Mer. Undersigned, having been appointey AGENTS for the above Company, ure prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIR at Current Rates.

okanta, 144, Des Voeux Road.

MORE & SETMUND,

3 and 45, Des Voux Road. Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agente for Shipowners Composition ("Gray- hound Brand" and Blundell Spence & Co.'s Composition TAILORS

1. HAUGHTON & CO.,

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

Opposite Kuhn's Cario Store.

TOBACCONISTS

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

Pottinger Street.

WATCHMAKERS

·DROZ & CO.,

1, Queen's Road Central. Repairs of Watches and Clocks. by compotent

European experts, at moderate rates.

- CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are

sex, all acquired er

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

A gents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997

HENIX FIRE. OFFICE

PHENI

When convalescenco was assured, they an- swered queries, and told me the trac history of my ghost.

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for it but that, somehow or other, she and her

The poor traveller, whose jourvey was so Hot very naturens retinue must be lodged with us for the night. How they were brought, I rudely brought to an end at our gate, suffered know not: perhaps the ladies on piltions, from from some peculiar disease, I think of the heart, the distant gate, but before long, the upset that could rily be relieved by a special drug, were safely within doors of house and stable, which her attendant knew how to administer. and were being warmed and fed as man and and which ailment, left untended, was likely prove fatal. The attacks came on periodi- Meantime, by our home and their family, cally, and the servants were not expecting one

After for some time. Likely, however,

the shock of beast, cartea, required sorely,

the accident. bronght it on that night, in

whicse the question of room was discussed. many plans had been proposed and rejected, I came timidly forward (we were far more de-depths the unfortunate, aware of its oncoming, ferential, and less given to shoving ourselves on struggled up and painfully sought the roo

where she hoped to find her waiting-woman, and notice than seats the fashion to-day). Madamı,' I said to the hostess, my chunter is commo- relief. In the strange house, she took a wrong dious, though stuali; allow rau to code it to this tura, and came to me!--Alas, alas! in my aur unfortunate traveller and occupy the Museum tual state of nerve I should have been alert, and room myself,"

ready to cope with the danger of her case, and probably saved her life, but my mind, saturated with superstitious foare, my imagination rife will bogie horrors, I lapsed from reason, end became utterly useless! When I think of the gasps for breathi, the poor beating arms, vainly feeling for the coward help that lay trombling and self-wrapt just out of reach, I despiss my self to this day, and feel that no homicide bould better deserve the bitter self-reproach that haunted me for long years.

***The maid is over-bold, said my hostess kindly enough. Nay, child, you room is dark and gloomful, and a foolish fancy might lead ye into imaginings, indeed. Here she paused, and I made haste to say Truly, madani. I protest I have no fears: I know what they say of the rooms, and I believe not in such quips, and feel sure that nothing could disturb my slumbers. a man of no superstitions (though Scotch), but The lady still demurred, but my father, himself very travelled for his time-was proud of his daughter's nerve, and backed may petition; so at the last I got my way.

Therefore the Museum room was arranged for occupation, its great gaunt bed, well sheated, and smelling of lavender and herbs, and a cheery fire of weed lighted (as was indeed often done for airing the fine plenishings), with a pilo My room was assigned to par unexpected of peats put uuigh for addition in the niglat." guest, one of whose waiting gentlewomen was But on a shake-down in a sort of wardrobe closet, not far from her lady, who, she said, often required attention in the night; inload she volunteered to sit in the bedchamber itself; but

this her mistress forbade, saying the woman had

need of a good rest.

3 caught a glimpse of the coach-wrecked traveller as she was being conveyed to her The Undersigned are now prepared toy !) apartment, and thonghi truly she looked of INSURANCE wan and frail, as far as a veil, half-raised, would GRANT POLICIES

gainst FIRE at Carront Rates.

allow of judgment. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., "My hostess, with father, took me to my own Agouts for the Phoenix Fire Ofice.quarters, and after spending some few minutes Hongkong, 17th August, 1887. 132 admiring the handsome farniture, and seeing to my comforts, they kissed my good-night, and left me to my vannted slumbers,

"L'URBAINE"

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1888.)

THE JENTS for the zure THE Undersigned, having been appointed Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates.

P. LEMAIRE & CO. Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. 109

PLANOFORTE TUNING AND

REPAIRING.

"As the farther door (there were two) closed on my visitors, a feeling of gloomy lonesome- ness came over my spirit, so rare with me that in the tots the mudles to where they test lit barly acknowledged its possibility, and mov- up the light-alworbing depths of the great apartment, and throwing another couple of logs on to those with which father had replenishel the fire, I began to undress,

My thought were very busy. The first worl to the vision I had seen on the stairs

nd I pitied deeply the poor invalid who

had met with such a cruel misadventure in

warranted to one, in either to the Urinary M undertake the above at reasonable rates. the shock or the exposure Wars the most

Organs, Gravel, and Pains in the Back. Fres from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years In Boxes 4s. 6d. enoh, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World Propriators, THE LINCOLN AND MID. LANE COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lincoln, England.

MITSE BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

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$3.50.

R. E. A. BROWNE is prepared to her fruil condition; and wondered whether All Repairs done personally.

TUNING

Care of DRAGON CYCLE STORE,

D'Aguilar Streat. Hongkong. 4th September, 1901.

Address-

TSANG FOO & CO. BAM WING HING

=

COAL MERCHANTS,

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No. 48, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL. Telephone No. 320. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1901.

CODE WORD "DOCK." NAGASAKLF 4.1, ABC., Scotts' and Engineering Codes Used

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.)

Extreme Length........

$23 feat.

Length on Blocks,

Width of Entranco on Top

513 89

ན་་

Width of Entrance on Beftom...

77

4

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

28

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA) Extreme Length

14

371 feet.

Length on Blocks

850

Width of Entrance on Top

86

19

Width of Entrance on Bolom...

FE

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE).

Can take vesels up to 1,000 tons gross.

THE

THE WORKS are well equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and own

execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD-

R. J. REMEDIOS.

to be feared in her case. But breakdowns, highwaymen, and such bars to travelling ease, were not rire (you armed your servants when you journeyed from London to the then suburb of Kensington), so my mind floated away to the more mysterious subjects that had occupied our heed before the event of the even- ing broke up our ghost-lare coterie.

When my night gear was donael, sud a warm wrap thrown over it, I drew one of the weird looking old seats to the fire and sat down. for a good spell of what we used to call the

thinkums!

"Every story, every superstition we had told P411 and discussed crowded i to my head; to which were added bogie of the nursery days, now rendered almost possible of belief through the

OREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP workings of a roused imagination, and the

DEALER

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

Is also prepared to purchase used POSTAGE STAMPE in Large or Small Quantities for

AGENTS WANTED 15 to 25 per cent. Discount Allowed.

COLD STORAGE,

1396

magic of the hont and surroundings. Soon the big, quiet room began to be noisy with thoss racks and creaks, and faint ruetlings that make silenes audible.

Despite my scorn of fear, and my strong. young nerves, I really began to feel serio-like; Cash.and people the long dark corners with dim eyes, and warings of tapestry; and I saw ram- pire bate in the heavy cornices, and spectral forms among the dull blao damask banginge.

At last my fears, o'erbore my reasoning, and truly terrified, with but scanty finishing of preparation, 1 carried a pair of candles to a seat by the bedside, and climbing into that vasty chamber of a coach, blew on the lights and croodled within the clothes. The old bed, though hard, wapotomfortable, und Manager. Boon feteles,' ghosts, were clves and vam T66 pires ware whelmed in the waters of Lethe

"Once more 1 became checious--I heard the deer open, and not very quietly either, and in a moment was broad awakes and, as often happens, the subject uppermost in one's mind, when one slumbered cft, beanie alert and active-Ghosta!

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED is now prepared to receive perishable pro. visions for Cold Storage at EAST POINT at Moderato Bates.

WM, PARLANE

Hongkong, 17th February, 1899.

UAN WAH $

DEALEES IS

MONUMENTS.

ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as wel❘ ITALIAN MARBLE AND

as in REPAIRING of SHIPS.

GRANITE

The COMPANY has a POWERFUL SAL-DESIGNS & PRICES on APPLICATION

VAGE PLANT READY at SHORT

at No. 1, Queen's Road East, Hongkong Hongkong, 17th October, 1899,

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NOTICE.

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WONG FUNG YUEN,

TIMBER MERCHANTS,

No. 252, Des VEUX ROAD WEST, Hongkong, Have always on hand a Large Stock of

the following Thaber:

AMERICAN PINE and FIB, BANGKOK TEAKWOOD, HARDWOOD, ko, &o. (in Logs and Planks) An inspection in respectfully, solicited. Hongkong, 6th September, 1901.

2963

OREGON LUMBER.

2046

Evidently the poor sufferer, having found help nowhere on earth, had wandered. hopeless and dying back to her room, where she was found laid across the bed colt as the bleak winter's dawn that gave light to the tragedy.

"The noise I beard was the bearing of her coffin to the burial."

As Mrs. Carmichael ceased spanking, some- what tired with the long effort, a gentle Thank you, Grannie," was all the sound that came from the attentive throng.

SPRING HUMOURS

Complete External and Internal Treatment

NEUTICURA

Consisting of CUTICURA SOAP, to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales · and soften the thickened cuticle, CUTI- CURA OINTTIENT, to instantly allay

itching, irritation, and inflammation

and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA

RESOLVENT RESOLVENT, to cool and cleanse the

CUREST

SCROTULOUS

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KIDNEY

DISEASES

DAPUR SLY

MEDICINAL

PRICE 50 CENTS

blood. A SINGLE SET is often suffi- clent to cure the most torturing dis- figuring skin, scalp, and blood hamours, rashes, itchings, and irritations, with loss of hair, when the best physicians, and all other remedies fail.

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CHRISTMAS

PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of HONGKONG. CANTON, MACAO and PEKING Mounted as CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR CARDS, with CHINESE GREETINGS

Stamped in real Gold in Chinese Characters with English Translations.

MOTTOES :

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Plenty chancee, large gain;

Dollar come alla samne rain

Wishing you Happiness and Tangevity

Success Crowas your Undertakings

My chin chin in Hongkong Makes you happy and strong Everything as you wish

FOR SALE AT MESSES. KELLY & WALSH, LD. MESSRS. W. BREWER & CO.

OTHER AND

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After a few minutes, the dear old lady said: "And this is why I un no friend to the sort of talk that has pocupied my family this evening. But I ken fine it's no nae making preachment spen it, for ou dark nights the whole world RUPTURE RELIEVED. AND

ever, the lord of the Unknown will ever be the

BY THE USE

OF OUR

PATENT TRUSS INVENTION.

pet subject of the young and old, wise and OFTEN CURED toolish; and the fearful longing for tonek with the spirit world may be, in a measure, due to our sense of immortality."

[THE END

Next Weelt:

"WYATT CARTER," BY DE, GORDON STABLES.

C. E. WARREN, BUILDING CONTRACTOR,

No. 3A, WYNDHAM STREET.

The Lancet, October 3rd, 1883, says: It is comfortable, adapts itself readily to the movement of the body, and is very effective,"

brition Medical Jonreal, May, 1885, says: "It is a very ingonions and successful tram.” Medical Times and Hospital Gazette, 1885, suys: Hodges & Co. have for your past devoted their attention and skill to the improvement of trusses, for the treatment of various kinds of Herria, following the principles laid down by Frofessor Wood, of King's College Hospital:"

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ANITARY APPLIANCES SUPPLIED HODGES & CO., 80. COLLEGE STREET, CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. and FIXED. Sporially Designed TRAPS in Stock. for Bathrooms and Verandalia

Agent for MOSAIC TILES. Prices on Application.

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YEE

SANG & CO., COAL MERCITANTS, have always on hand

TION OF COAL Address-Care of Messrs. Kwond Sang & Co [883 No. 144, DES VEUX ROAD.

LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DEECRIP.

VARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

USED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. Throughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Pungu Rot, and Dampness.

Bole Agents for Chius, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., Hongkong. 31st August, 1897. TUINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS

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Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal)

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO.,

Bole Agent

Hongkong. 17th May, 1895. KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER

KILLS

KEATING'S POWDER KRATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER KRATINGS POWDER

KILLS

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BUGS. FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES. MOSQUITOES.

BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, MOSQUITOES.

The genuine powder bears the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Sold in Tins and Bottles

only.

KEATING'S WORN TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS. KEATING'S WORM TABLETS.

*las room was nearly dark, but a faint caves light, that was more after glow than actn illuming, came from the embors of onee large fire. I saw quite distinctly a white, imply clad figure, a woman's, pass from the

A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, door and across the fireplace, making slowly and with evident dificulty towards the bed, in

agreeable method of administering the only HE Undersigned, being closely connected which I lay quaking, and bathed in the west both in appearance and inste, furnishing a most certain remedy for INTESTINAL OF THREAD with the leading MILLS at FORT-ul a horrible fear.

The ghost of the murdered woman! WAS WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild pro LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- pared to book orders for any specifications at it shrouded would it speak?→→

"The figure dragged itself slowly along-Iparation, and is especially adapted for Children.

Seld in Bottles, by all Draggists. LOWEST RATES,

romomber thinking, half sanely, Wak through PROPRIETOR, THOMAS KEATING, LONDON [50 loss of blood!-weak through loss of blood! It

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

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NAVY CUT

MAVY CUT

ATC

ATC

A GENTLEMAN'S

SMOKE

Supplied in Three Grades. Mild Medium & Strong.

PACKED IN

AIR TIGHT VACUUM TINS

MANUFACTURED BY

THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.U.S.A.

MILD & EXTR/

FINE

Finney Bis

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