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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY:

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having European faught workinen: Equal to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

CHEE & CO.. Established 1850..

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Ekann's Kodak Films and Accessorios;

17. Groen's Rand Central.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers Watson's Building. Queen's Road.

Also

PHOTOGRAPHER

THE HONGKONⱭ) DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, JULY ra. 1902

[PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.] Valdemar, the owner of the Vlodoro. He had

THE WORLD-MASTERS,

BY.

GEORGE GRIFFITH, Author of The Angel of the Revolution," -Brothers of the Chain," The Justice

of Revenge A Honeymoon in Spao ko. ks.

[COPYRIGHT.]

CHAPTER XXIV.

left, his country, taken up his residence in Paris, and had been proved to be in close touch with General Dueros. Althis was significantenegl, but who the clevageet of all the Garman rents in Paris found out that ex-Captain Victor Fargen, late of the German Army, had been appointed to the scectific command of the French Polar Expedition, durkuses became light, and a peremptory domand was sent from Berlin to Paris for bis immediate extradition on the previous charge of high temas002.

Everything depended upo um six vessels which were steaming towards Boothin Lin reaching their goal and accomplishing their mission, If they sacorded Excops wold be plonged into the bloodiest way that hul been fought since the days of Napoleon. If they failed the war wont be stopped by an invisible, bat erosistible fores, and bamunity would be astounded by the accomplishment of such a miracle of since as it had never seen before.

To be continued)

INSURANCES

TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

Tho Uuitursigned AGENTS of the above Chapour are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First

2184.

To this Paris returnul a polite bat uncon- promising ref. sal, Bad Berlin promptly suid flad if the expeiition asiled with ex-Captaia Fargeau on board a German squadron would stop Itand take him off. To this Franos replied by Within ten days of the sinking of the Findoye mobilising the Northern Squadron and ordering Europa was electrified by the news. published the Admiral in command to escort tic expedition far and wide through the English aud. Con- to son and protect it against assault at

all

battle between two armed private yachts intimating that if the threat were carried out mid-Atlantic. As may well be imagined, the it would bo takou as a léclaration of war, strange narrativa of the officers and sailors of

"Another Note, agrived at Berlin about the the Vlodoya lost nothing either in the telling to

Ame time from Petersburg, informing the newspapera.

the part of the two entries, aud that any act Polar Expeditious formed a joint enterprise on bostile to the one would be considerad hostile to the other. The Noteal o plainly hintel that. considering the tremendousstare of the issues involved by a breach of the international-pence, such a trivial matter is the extradition of s person sectised of treason envll not possibly. under the circumstances afford a

valid reason for what would be to all intents and purposes an sot of war.

at Shonglini, Manila, Paris and Holotinental Pre-s, of what sounted to a pitched hazards: Paris also sent Berlin & cart Note Casy Foreign ani Chinose Risks at Current

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, th May 1895

TRANSA PLANTIC FIRE INSUR ར་

Bromide and Crayon Enlargement and the interviewers or in the reproduction in the German Kaiser that the French and RussianANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG-

M. MUMEYA‚ÜJAPANESE ARTIST.

ale colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Mavila. Work dons for Amateurs, No. 6, Queen's

Road Central.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

The boats urews had been picked up about thirty-six honra after the sinking of the Itusrian yacht by a French Buer, which took thern-to Le Havre, The oficis had taken the greatest precautions to prevent the men from speaking too frosty, but it was no use. There were two journalists, one an Englishman and the other an American, on board the bost, and they agreed to livide the sursstion between their two countries, Bath were in the service of tresitby journals, and they briber no freely Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Bail as they did unscrupulously, with the result that addition to the general grip-of-the-hip: possessed a fairly comprehensive narrative of what had happened or the high seas between the Noding aud the Flodoye, and both of which were speeding over the wires to America and Canada withan half an hour of the liner's arrival

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

makers, Provision and Coal Merchants

in add

The Unlogued, saving been appointed AGENTS for the sboy: Company, are pre- pares to „CCEPT RISKS against FIRE of Cu rest Rates.

-SLĘMSSEN & CO.

Agenix Hongkong, 1th Norom er, 1972. SALAMAN JER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel which was more or less accurate, they ench French Polar Exp dition with Victor Farges repared to ACUEPT risks against FIRE

"BISMARCK & CO.,

Nary Contracters, Ship Chandlers,

Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail tankers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vesels in the Harbour

at Le Havre,

of

THE Cedersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abore Company, are at Current Rates.

·HOTZ, ='JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April 1900,

(29.

NOTICE.

Within twenty-four hours a powerful French- squadron was manevring off the month of the Kiel Canal, just out of range of the forts, the on board was making its way at full speed down the English Channel, the Russian expedi tion headed by the Ives the Terrible passed the North Cape on its way to the coast

Greenland and fons millions of asians and Frenchmen of all arms were massed on the enstarn and western But the Englishman did even better than frontier of Germany. At the same moment KWONG SANG 3 CON

this for bo practically kidnapped the third Kaker Wilhelm called upon his brother E Day appointed Shehandler, Sailmakers, Provisioners, engineer of the Viodoya who could speak very Sovereigns of Austria and Italy, and the Triple W AGENTS ET MANCHESTER Coal Merchants, Hardware. Engineer good French, chartered a special steamer to Allance stood to arms by land and seg. Th4ASSURANCE COMPANY, and aro prepared ·

the passage, and turned up at midnight at the wide open, and the friur of single shot would conthampton, pumped bim absolutely dry on

word, the European powlec-tas uzine was lying to Accept Risks at Current Rales. office of his paper with a column sol a half of have turned it into a volone, vividly written description of the most sensi sional event that had taken place on the high seas sises the affair of the Treat during the American wur.

Foole, Braze and Iron Meschants,

144, Des Voeux Roud,

'DROZ & CO.,

ALEX ROSS & CO. Hongkong, 1st July, 1992

(1829

Still the weeks dragged on till the tousion came almost unendurable. According to sa old North of England saying, "One was afraid NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

and 't'other daren't start," the pinks were so

Great Britain meanwhite kept - her own counsel, and went on sweeping up the romant of the rebel Bours in South Africa. The only precaution she had taken was to place every effective ship in the Nary in commission.

MORE & SEIMUND,

13 and 15. Des Voeux Road, Shinchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggers, Commission Agente

and General Storekeepers; Sole Agent The-pressen were stopped, the matter as refolut

for Shipowners Composition ("Grey

ap with lighting speed, and by the next morn hound Franel) and Blundellsing that journalist had achieved the biggest Spence & Co.'s Composition scoop of the twentieth century, The news agoticies immedintoły wired extracts all over the WATCHMAKERS

Continent, and meanwhile the news had been leaking out through other sources in France, for 10. Boon's Road Central. Repairs of passengers will talk and the captain was bouudencel a new sensation. In one memorable week

le make his formal report as to the picking Watches and Clocks Ey competent

up of the cantaways; wherefore within twenty European experts at modernte rater

four hours the whole Continental Press was PUBLIC COMPANIES

teeming with interviews, more or less authentic, and leaning articles and notes on the subject of HALL & HOLTZ, LIMITED. this astounding pccurrence. Two Russian newspapers published a fow meagre details and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an were promptly suppressed.

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL The Globe, in a luder on what it termed MEETING of the SHAREHOLDELS of the astonishing intelligence published by a the above Company will be held at the Commorning contemporary," pat the matter very PANTS PREMISES, Nanking Road, Shanghai, concisely, and with its usual clearness and + DIE SATURDAY, the 5th day of Jour, 1902. imight into foreign affairs.

at 11 o'clock an.. whom the foll wing special resolutions will be proposed and submitted:---

RESOLUTIONS.

We have here." said the writer, not only ous of the most astonishing but one of the most signilleant incidents of modern times--an I That the Capital of the Compsuy be incident which, almost incredible as it is, is focreased to Mex. 420,000 by the creation nevertheless the more significant when taken in of 700 additional ordinary shares of Mox.conjunction with other contemporary events, of kept constantly $20 each, ranking for dividend and in all which our readers have other respects pari pe with the existing informed. It is not customary for either ordinary shares in the Company.

Russian or English private yachts to carry guns 11. That the Directors bis and they are hereby and it is somewhat unusual for a Russian yacht suthorized to allot much newly created issue owned by a well-known Bassian ex-Minister of of par among the existing Members of the State to start, as we know the Fidoya tid, Corapaty as to so much as may be applied from Southamptou on for that each Member shall be entitled to apply for one share of the new issue for every two shares of the old isane held by him and that the amounts payable on such new ebares to styled for should be paid to

cry's to the Baltic.

stop st Cherbourg, and then turn up in the middle of the Atlantic. But what is the world to think when this yacht, the property of nobleman high in favour at the Court of St. Petersburg, deliberately opens fre on a yacht nobleman whose great the

the Company at such times as the Directors owned by an Eug had been but a few days

shall appoint. III.That the Directors be authorised to dispose of any shares unapplied for by a Shareholder under the last preceeding Resolution within the time appointed to such person or persons and upon such terms .se the Directors may think #t

By Order,

wner of the

"It wan at this jpuuture that Europe experi Engilsh, American, French, German, Austrian and Italiau lines from American porte brought packages of the strangest, proclamation that ever was issued, and in the mail-bags of the same boats there were similar communiostions addressed to all the Chancelleries of Earops, and these were of a charister to shake the official mind to its vary founilations, as in fact they ultimataly did.

The communications, both public and private. took the forms of a modest circular dated from the offices of the International Electrial Power and Storage Trust Buffalo, NY. Those which were addressed to the crowned hauls of Europe were accompanied by autograph letters respectfully requesting the personal attention of the monarch to the contents of the circular,

The circular run as follows

The Secretary of the International Electrical Power and Stage Teurt is directed by his Board o. Managars to inform the ruling sovereigns and peoples of Europe of the following facts, and to request their most perions attention to the same: A The Directors of the Trast siew with great concern the formidable military and Daval preparations which hace lately ben made by the Powers of Europe... In their opinion thows preparations point to a near ontbreak of bestillies un ench sa im-

mense sonte that not only most a voat or pendiurs of blood and mouey be inevitablo, hat the commerce of the work will be most injuriously affected.

Diretors have na international sympathies

At

before: Perlaps even more amazing is the fuot that the English yacht replied in kind: crippled her opponent, took the wor and his daughter. This Trust is a business concern. Its prisoners, set the crowndrift, sank her adversary and vanished. Viscount Brauston's yacht was we understand, bound for Halifax, with two distinguished French ladies on board. A cable E. R. PALMER, just to hand informs us that nothing has been

Secretary,

heard of her, although she should have arrived Shanghai, 6th June, 1902,

17654 there nearly a week ago. With some reluctanos THE TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY, we feel compelled to ask whether there is sny connection between this extraordinary ocene rence and this mysterious elorious works which.. as is well known, are, being constructed at sxwe, syndicate of which

LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NIXTH GENERAL MEEPING of

our Viscount Branston and bis father, the Earl

SHAREHOLDERS in the above Coupang, of 'rrel; are prominent; metubers. There have will be held in the COMPANY'S OFFICES. been many strange and wild rumours current 38 & 40, Queon's Road Central, on MONDAY, about this enterprise within the last few and we confoes that this almost

7th July, 202, at-Noox, for the purpose of moble incident appears to lend somi

receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Acconuts for the period ending 30th April 1002.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Corapary will be CLOSED from the 30th JUNE to the

14th JULY, Inelusive.

JOHN D HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 26th June, 1992.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

[1783

YEARLY MEETING of SHARE

countenance to them,

**In the same connection it is necessary to call attention to the fact that just as this en terprise was approaching completion, Feaner and Russia both equipped a so-called scientific expedition for the purpose of once more st tempting to forto a parsage to the north pole. | We do not profess to have any inside knowledga as to these mysterious proceedings, but we cou fese that we should not be greatly surprised if it would not be mom enrrect to read, "lugnetic

COMPANY, LIMITED, TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tarpels for north pole. It is impossible to see the THIRTEENTH ORDINARY thing other then an international signi

*Noblemen of different nationalities do HOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S not nowadays go out on to the high was to OFFICES. No. Qurer's Brildings, ought naval duels 10 arrange their private TUESDAY, the 8th JULY, at 12.30, the Floyd was a common pirate outside the differences, wherefore, it appears that, either the purpose ce presenting the Report of the law of patiens, and yet owned by a Russian ex Directors together with a Statement of

Minister,

who was in board when the set of Accounts to 3th April, 1902, ad eleting piracy was committed, or she was a privateer The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company voting under the licence of the Ru-sina Govern- will be CLOSED from the 24th isstaul to the Int. We, in common with the whole civilised

"Wait with the utmost anxiety the | development of the wholly au

Direct za nud Auditors.

8th proz, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, paralleled state of affairs."

Agente

Hongkong. 20th Jane, 1902.

The world waited for about a week and hard [1702 nothin. The British Foreigu Uffles made its usnal timid and tentative representation," and CLARKE'S B 40 PILLS received the usual sub, to the effect that the warranted to eace, in either sex, all acquired orussian Government was Intestigating the constitional Discharges from the Urinary matter us fully as possible, but had so far only Organs, Gravel, nad Pains in the Back. Free arrived at the fact that the English yacht Brod from Meronry Established upwards of 30 st

FREIN.

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In Boxes 4s 6d. each, of all Chemists But the plots and counterplots and the steady and Patent Medicine Teaders throughout the preparations which had been going on for World. Proprietars, THE LINCOLN AND MID-Working eat or the defeating of the great LANE COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lincolu, sebene were now about to bear fruit, rd. the world was not to be lacking in sensations such England.

ZA it had never experienced before.

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COLD STORAGE-

FIVE. HONGKONG · Ice Courant, He, I have now 10,200 (nhle fret of Cold Stragu avleble at EAST POINT. Stores will bo Upen at 10 4.3. and -4 r., daily, Sundays excant ad, to receive and deliver perishable goods

WM. PARLANK, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.

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wha ever, and they don't want war. the same time if the Powers of Europe are determined to fight, the Trust will parmit then to do so on payment of a capitation fee of the equivalent in the money of each res active country of one dollar per head of effective fighting rou in the field per week-foes to be paid into the Bank of England within seven days after the commencement of hostilities. A

liberal allowance will be rende for killed

and wounded if official returns are prompt- ly sent to the London office of the Trust, 56, Old Broad Street, E.C.

Prompt attention to the foregoing par agraphs is sarnestly requested for the following rhagons: (1) The Trust has ac- quired conf. Lef the electrical fores of the Northern Hemisphere and is beroforo in a position to make all the operations of civilized life, including warfare, possible or

impossible, as its commercial arrangements; demand. (2) Ohe treels from the date above will be given for the Powers of Europe to settle their differences without fighting or to accede to the terms offered by the Trust Failing this the Northern Hemisphere, with certain exoptions, w be deprival of its electrical force. The con-equences of this will be that cables and telographs will ceass to work, and all maschinery constrasted of iron or steal will break down if operated. Railroads will be cone useless, and bridges of metallic con straction will collapse as soon as any considerable weight is placed upon them. P. Finally I am directed to state that, in unhappily addition to those results, it probable that the withdrawal of lacizi cal focus will very ariously affect the health of the populations of the Northern Hemisphere. Death rates wilk very largely increase and it is probable that disease unknowa to medical science will make its uppearances is ex ected to he fatal in every case, if the terms of the Tress are not complied with, but it will firet affect the young and the wonkly. It is therefore to be hoped that considerations will induos of humanity, if sot of

the peoples and the Governments of Europa to accade without delay to the con litiosa which I have the honour to sabait.

As may well be imaginel, the seemingly preposterous circular was receival either with derision or contemptnons silence in ery capital of Earopo says Paris. There its import

No sooner did the German Government learn only to well-known, but at the same simy

| the story_of_the_duel between the Nadine was impossible for France alone among the

and the Vlodoy than its secret agents began

nations to acknowledge herself the vasal of the

INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBEḥ, 1901, £15,722,693,

***

1.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 GUESCRIBED CAPITAL........ 2,750,000 PAIN-UP CAPITAL .................... 687,500 0.0 I. FIRE FUNDS

-2,895,518 5 1

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE *1 Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 1st July, 1952,

170

"L'URBAINE" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Lo.

(Established 1838.).

THE Undersigned, having been appointed THE

GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

at current rates.

P. LEMAIRE & CO. Hongkong. 7th February, 1901. (473

HENIX FIRE

OFFICE

The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.

DOUGLAS. LAPRAIK & CO,

Agents for the Phoenix Firs Office. Hongkong: 17th August, 1887.

128

THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM

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

£40000.

THE

E Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, szp prepared to ACCEPT RISKS gunst FIRE it Current Rates.

WM. METERINK & CO.,

Agenta. Hongkong, 19th May, 1962.

[143

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

THE Undersigned, Laving been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE fat Current Rates.

**** REUTER, ERŐCKELMANN & CO.,

Agenta.

(118

Hongkong, 21st April, 1897 THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND

GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. ^`·

ESTABLISHED 1836.

THE

Undersigned having been appointed AGENTA are prepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS against FIRE, at Current Rater

WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1902,

1579

(JN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710,

by Undersigned having been appointed AUENTS for the above Company, are pre- paced to ACCEPT- KISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN &

40.. Agents. Hongkong, 16th Mir, 1892,

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was known; but the Government, confident of Rot, and Dampness the shoress of the two expeditious, just dropped the communication into the official waste paper basket and went on with its naval and military preparations.

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