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HONGKONG. BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in Chin having European taught workmen. Equal to Homs Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959,

Every Household Raquisite Depot far Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessoriea;

17. Queen's Road Contral

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Dimond Merdhists and Watchmakers. 40 Watson's Bailling, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manils, Paris and flotto

PHOTOGRAPHER

AT. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and alro colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila, Work done for Amateurs: No, Ba, Queen's

Road Central.

PRINTING

*DAILY PREAN" OFFICE.

Proofs read by Engli

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD &00.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1902.

THE Undersigned havo 'rosived inatractions

to Soll by Public Anotión,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (SATURDAY),

the 15th inst, at ila.., at WOODLAND VILLA, Corner of Seymour and Lower Castle Roards, THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

silver and other ores are refinadat Ehren warka, and there is a large laboratory for unlysts, Several factoriasse.devote Iloartificial manures

ACTERIA FOR LATHE DEATH FROM DROWN- JNO THE INTELLECTUAL BRAINS UND THROUGH WALLS—LANDS OF METEORITES and cattl:-food, in glue and to galstine. Thero LAMP-POST HOSPITALS—A NEBLED INTER-Breeveral refinórias for beat-root pad angar-cine, a camphor retinety, several factorious fortificial honey and various kinds of syrup, factories. for ethor and chloroforin, and for etheral

TION-CHEMICA CY THE ELY IN DSEASE-SPREADING --YOLTH'S EISENCE.

The Inmiuons bastoria, which liva in sen water, have been a subject of study by Mr. J. E. oils and sources. Numerous smaller factories

Barnard He finds that they can be growa FURNITUB),

Comprising

iu ordicary beef broth gelatino, but that the SILK TAPESTRY DRAWING ROOM addition of chlorides of sodium, magnesium and SUITE, 2 EAKWOOD WARDROBE with poussinn is necessary to ensure the maximum BEVELLED GLASS MARBLE-TOP light-giving power. They can be kept in a W.SHSTAND.TEAKWOOD DRESSING state of phosphorescence" so long as they TABLE with REVELLED GLASS, IRON BEDSTEAD with WIK and RATTAN applied with oxygen-either by agitation MATTRESSES, TEAKWOOD DINING the air or by babbling a current of oxygen TABLE and CHAINS, PICTURES, through the liquid. The organisms grow at DINNER WAGGON, CILEST-OF DRAWERS TEAKWOOD OVER blout-best. Their light appears to include only temperatures ranging from Årnesing-point to green and blus rays,

MANTEL with BEVELLED GLASS, BOOKCASE. MARBLE-TOP TABLE, BLACKWOODWARE. RUGS, DINNER SERVICE, CUTLERY and GLASSWARE, xo, &e;

Also

OSE TREADLE SEWING MACHINE, TERMS :-â usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 13th November, 1909,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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A long-distance swimmer, corrosting popular errora, states that recidents to aứiamers are jachdem dus to cramp, but to apoplexy resulting from sudden cooling. The sinking three times' is a curious tror, us- some persons swallow water and strangip on firat immersion, sinking but unce, while others may sink and riso fifty times. The author has wavel 65 livon, and he has found that the drowning person cannot be he handled by pressing the thumbs under his cars and ducking his head until mangeable, this being dans from bohin.

are given up to other chemicals.

In the et ende aguinat the mosquito, the mors intimate and nameras associate of man has besu overlooked Sir James Crichton Browne disso bacteria havo len obtained lately f.om has now pointed out that cultures of many the exurita of the comic houss-fly, and that my germs-as those of anteric fear in South Africa-are doubtless spread by this ins-et. discourages any hope of extermination, calcu his enormous fertility of the fly in its

lation having showu 25,003,000 descendants for a single female in one sensen,

The problem of why and how we grow old is as fascinating a over. A French physician claims to have discovered to the red carpeel of the blood of mammals a special subtanos that is abundant in the embryo bat diminishes with advancing age.

Nary Contractors, Sbipohandlers, Sail.HE Undersigned has received instructions stunned by a blow in the fee, but that he can first made from coal-tar, the available dyestuffs

makers, Provision mid Coal Morchants, Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel.

BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy

Contractors,⠀⠀ Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Morobauta, Bail

makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessals in the Harbour/

VONG BÀNG : 60.

Shipohandlers, Sallankers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hackward, Engineer Tools, Brats and Iron Merchants,

144, Des Vœux Road,

MORE & SEIMUND,

to Bel by Publie Anction,

TO-MORROW (SA FURDAY)

the 15th NoveMBRR, 1992, at 2.30P.M., at his

SALES ROOMs, Duddell Street, (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCDENED). A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, Comprising: TEAK SIDEBOARD with MIRROR, OVERMANTEL, DINING TABLE, DINNER WAGGON, LERY, GLASS and CROCKERY WARE. WHATNOTS, CUT EAST CHAIRS, OCCAS ONAL TABLES. LACE and TAPESTRY CURTAINS, CARPETS (New), &c. So..

BRASS B BRASS MOUNTED RED. STEADS, DOUBLE and SINGLE WARD. ROBES with MIRROR,TOILET TABLES. WASHSTANDS, CHEST OF DRAWERS,

48 and 45, Des Voeux Road. Shipohandlers, Sallamakera, Riggers, Commission Agente and General Biorekeepers; Bole Agents

for Shipowners Composition (Gruyte, da, &c.

hound: Brand.") and Blundells

Spence & Co.'s Composition. WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.

14, Queen's Road Central Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competent European experts at moderate "rates,

PUBLIC COMPANIES HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.

NOVICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

YEABLY MEETING of SPARE HOLDERS of the above Compan: which was adjourned from the 181 August last will be held at the ULIY HALL, on TUESDAY, the 18th NOVEMBER, at 11.15 o'clock m., when the Poll arbred at the Meeting of the 18th August will ha takey":

NOTICE URNED ORDINARY KALF.

The TR NSFER BOOKS of the Company will be: CLOSED from o'clock am. 02 MONDAY, the 17th 1 o'clock p.m. on TUESDAY, the 18th Nestaubo, inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directore,

GEO. A CAZUWELL,

Acting Beorstary.

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Honglong, 4th November, 1902, CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUES: DAY, s 25th instaut. at 12 o'clock Noon. for the parpies of presunting the Report of the Directors and Statements of Arcosote to the 30th April last, and of I declaring Dividenda. ⠀

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 25th instant, both daya inclusive.

By Order of the Hoard of Directors,

WH RAY,

Séeretary,

Hougkong, 4th November, 1902,

VALIMITED.

1203

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

On view from Friday, the 14th November.. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P LAMMERT,

Austioneer. Hongkong, 12th November, 1002.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

13011

*HE Undersigued has received instructions

to Boll by Public Auction,

ON

MONDAY,

the 17th NovEMBAE, 1902, commencing at 2.30 r.m., at No. 9, ROBINSON ROAD, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, THE WHOLE OF HIS VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising

The left lobe of the brain, governing the right side of the body, is known to be superior to the right loba iu its infusuce apou the bodily functions. Dr. Phelps, a recent investigator, insists that the left brain is also the intellectual half. He bas studied nearly 300 casos of brain injury and disease, and has found that tho-right side may be severely injured without materially affecting the thinking powers.

Copper in curtain ruggists' supplies kaa been traced by Mr. E. II. Cane t› copper rivets used in the driving bults of the manufacturing machinery.

Is the half-century since uniline dyes were have increased to an climated total of more than 3,000,', patiouis having been claimed on about 25,000. The few ustural colouring matters will aon be forgotten.

THE RAVAGES OF WAR.

Of war's ravages dwellers in South Africa know too much, but fortunately not all. There is surely nothing more dressing than the spectacle of barut and looted villages and farms, vineyards and fruitial fields wasted and spoiled, with here and there rusted and abandoned machisery Of all these horrors this continent can furnish examples enough and to spire; get racked the track of the invading army througe. when compared with the desolation which highly saltivate and populons France in 1970-71, there is scarce a sign of damage in the theatre of the late war.

It is generally supposed that sound, like light,

The war waged by disease again t man is in passes through solid bodies as an elastic any respects like the war waged by man Fenetrating ware, but inte experiments by Dr. man. Its most important differ-nos is that it knows no peace, but fights cousclessly F. L. Tufts show that this is not the case. The until it clays or is sein. It knows nothing trausmission is by-u to-aul-fro vibration of the either of armistice or compromise.

There conkl surely be no greater torture. Bolid itself, setting up a new wave su the than to lowly starve to dasth in the reidst of opposite side. It is found that nothing is plenty" writes Mr. J. Kelly, of Dabon Street, gained by providing an afe-space between the Port Elizabeth, S.A, on March 14. 18 2; yet double walls of telaphone-booths and of other that was the fate which once stare? my in- the rooms intended to be sound-proof, but that the taperon, and from being a strong and healthy face. For thirteen years I wis¬ufll cted with. grouter rigidity secured by placing the walls in man declined to a state of weakness and unusia- contact would more them offset any advantage tion.. I derived little or no nourishment to of the air-cushion.

food and my consequent lassitude rendered me quite unfit for my ordinary daily work. I doctor who had charge of my case there tried was ling at Durban at the trae, and the several methods to free me of my trouble, but was powerless to effect that which Mother Svig a Curtive Syrup afterwards so speetlily

consecutive days, and for months at a time accomplished. several occasions I was tule to abstain from solid fod for as long as five lived without requiring the aid of a knife and fork. One mixture, which my doctor gave me as a last resort, I took for four months, and at the end of that time was as bad as ever. I often think of all that I suffered during those yours, and wooder how I endured it; but the bitterest

The meteorite of Doubirito (Mexico) SILK TAPESTRY UPHOLSTERED COUCHES, ARM and EASY CHAIRS, estimated to weigh tax, and that of Aung SEVERAL OVERMANTELS with hito (Grenland is placed at the same wolgt, BEVELLED GLASS, BRONZES and it being doubtful which of the two is the ORNAMENTS, TAPESTRY CURTAINS, BRUSSELS CARPETS, HALL and STAIR meteorito has been shown on the scales to weigh beaviest known. The Chajideros (Mexico) CARFEIS, &o, &o;

SIDEBOARD with HEVELLED GLASS, CHIFFONIERS DINNER WAGGONS, DINING TABLE (suitable for Ping-Pong) and MOROCCO COVERED AKM and EASY CHAIRS, HATSTAND, &a;

WARDROBE with BEVDILED GLASS, TOILET TABLES, WASHSTANDS, BRASS and BRASS MOUNTED BED. STEADS, BOOKCASE. &o.;

ONE

TWO COTTAGE PIANOS

e

15 2/3 tons; the Sau Gregorio (Mexico) 11 tons; and the Bentego (Brazil) 5 tone Mexion's claim to preeminence as a country of meteorites is really justified by the size of the pocitacus instead of the pauber of falls, and the ten largest Mexican mataoritas, according to Prof. Henry A. Ward, have an average weight of 91/10 tons, while the average of the dred weight. ten largest of the United States is only 8 hun

Only 3 distinct meteorito localities are known in Mexico, against 67 and AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LOT 48 in like areas of the United State and India OF BLACKWOOD sich 33: MARBLE-espectively. TOP CENTRE TABLE, CURIO STAND. SPECIMEN CUPBOARD, COAL SCUTTLES HALL CHAIRS. FANCY TABLES, STANDS. STOOLS, &c., &o.

On view from Saturday, the 15th November, TERM-Cash on delivery. Catalogues will be issued.

APOLLO and BABY HARMONIUM;

SOME POTS and PLANTS, GARDEN SEATS, and FOUNTAIN

Alko

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 12th November, 1000, [3012 "VICTORIA CHAPTER, No. 525 E.C.

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WM. POWELL, LIMITED.

GENERAL DRAPERS AND FURNISHERS,

24, QUEENS ROAD, HONGKONG

THE SEASON'S GOODS NOW ON VIEW.

EVERYTHING FOR LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S WEAR.

DRESSMAKING

HIGH-CLASS GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT.

28, QUEEN'S ROAD, OPPOSITE HONGKONG HOTEL. Hongkong. 7th November, 190L

DON'T RIDE WITHOUT

**

GUINEA GOLD'

OLD

$9

part in to kuow, as I de une, that the luisery pamphlt which d scribed low others who bad was quite unnecessary. Having met with a suffered fom the use romplaint had been sured by Mother Soigol's Curative cynq, I at poco perceived that the treatment to which I had submitted was eatiety wrong. I resolved rewarded with complete success to take a course of it, and my resolution was Butike the ineffectual attempts to starve or poison the cause of my trouble, Mother Suigel's Curative scattered in the streets of Paris. Outwardly insities from the system comp stely freed Novel frst-aid-to-injured boxes are to be Syrup are power to the stomach to perform its natural fageti ns, and by removing all the apparafins resembles a lamp post letter-box,me of my torment. It tok only six bottles to New and it contains a small medicine chest, a folding produce this grand rosur.“ stretcher, and a telephone for signaling the nterest ambulanco station. Access to the box is gained by breaking a glass pans'. .

The regalation of automobile speeds is likely to prove au fueradingly serions matter. CONVOCATION of EMERGENCY late instance, carefni menrement for two In a will be held at the FREEMASONS ferlongs showed a speed of 18 miles an hour, NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that an HALL, Zaland Street, 10-MORROW

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL (SATURDAY), the 15th instant, at 83 for yet the driver testiffed that he was not oxeeding MEETING of the store nained Company will. Visiting Companions are cordiallya rato of six miles. Perhaps some investor inay be bell it the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No.itvited to attend.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1903, 3022

EOTHEN MARK LODGE, NO. 204.

the

13, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, THURSDAY, the 27th day of NOVEMBR, 1902, at 12 O'CLOCK Noor, when the subjoined revolution which was passed at the Extraordinary General A MOTHEN MARK LODGE will be

REGULAR MEETING of Mesting held on the ith day of November, hold at the FREEMASONS HALL DO 1902, will be submitted for contrustion WEDNESDAY, the 19th NOVEMBER, at a Special Respçlution -

5 for 530 PM. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to sit nd.

Hongkong, 13th November, 1902. [3023

LADIES' RECREATION CLUB,

aid

1. That the Capital of the Company te iusrensed by the creation and issue of 60,000 New Ordinary Shares of $11 ooch, with the sum of $10 paid up or each, and that the Directors be empower ed and authérised to nocept surrenders of

SUBSCRIPTION BALL. the present 60 GN) Ordinary bares of the Company of $10 each on which the sue of S19 each has been paid uy

SUBSCRIPTION BALL in aid of the that on New Shary of $11; with the Croquet Lawn will be hail at the CITY funds required for the new full-sized sum of 811 paid up thereon, be piren in BALL, en TUESDAY, DECEMBER fleu of and in exoraize for acol old from 9.30 PM. to 123) A.. abare of SIO ial y pant

And that

The price of Tickets will Spel, to be thereupon the said old shares be cancelled paid at the time of application, and the Tickets That of the remaining St

payable in will respect of each of the New Shares, the

be non-transferable sum of 50 cents be paid on the surrender of the old glare and that the remainder be called up tif arosemary) and said at euch times and in such instalments a

the Beard any deterost

By Order of the Board of

W. KERFOOT HUGHES,

Secretary. Hongkong, 12th November, 19. $2099

FURE FRESH WATER

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER

TSOAT COLD prepared to supply ANT QUANTITY PURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boilers

Call Für W.

J. W. KEW. Малитет,

21, Des Vœux boji. Hoogkwy, 13th Jnao, 19827:5

1165

for themselves by their friends wal please send Any persons wishing to apply for Tickets in the pass to the undersigned or to any member of the Committee of the Ladies Recrvation Club, and the Tickets will be sent to the original applicants as soon as Pioniraļ from the printers.

-There will be a late tram to the Peak and a Tato launch to Kowloon.

P. A SAUNDERS, Hon. Sec, Ball Comuțittee. Address:Kellett Crest," or Care of

Union Insurance Samisty of Cantos, Ld Hongkong, eth November, 1902. T2980

M

QUAN AH CO. GRANITE MERCHANT CONTRACT: BA Dealers in

ARBLE and

MONUMENTSAM

No. 1, quaes's Goap EAST. Estimates Designs & Price on Aplication

All descriptions of Granite for Expor Hongkong, 17th October, 1900.

2774

supply police authorities with a cheap enntinn. ons speed-recorder whose attachment to motor vehicles may be made compulsory.

is Hamburg. The census of 1900 shored 148 One of the great centres of chemical industry

establishments und a total of 466 ), persons um. played-again is sleven years of 22 østablish- mente and 1,203 employees. Including factorios of several adjoining towns, the district has total of 256 chemical establishments, employing 9,035 hands. There are eight factories for refining nitrate, two for making box, and tight for making sulphure, hydrochia ic, nitrie

Matches and reworks have four factories. Gull, and carbolic acids, Lud many other coupons.

Painkiller

(PERRY DAVIS).

the seaman's friend, for cholera, cramps or chills. It acts like magic. Take no substitute.

Ms. Jaus Edworthy, of Dobson Street, Port Elizabeth, S.A., described on February 18, 1902, the relief she had experienced from a totally different malady by employing the same neaus suffered." says Mrs. Edworthy, as had restored air." K-lly to health. "I ** rom general weakness and a dreadful bearing-down sensation. Fortul headaches reduced me to such a state of weakness that ut fast I was unable to do little things for myself and I was manh troubled by Seigel's Carative Syrup having been recom- a sharp pain between the shoulders. Mether

mended to me. I was induced to buy a bottle, bought two others. These three battles com- and experienced mech befit from it that I

pleted my curoa thing which some of the beat doctors in the country bad failed to achieve. I have never since been without it in the homia, and am always glad of an opportunity to tell others what it hus doas for me.

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD “DOCK” NAGASAKI, A.1, A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Codes Und

DOCK No. 1 (41 TATEGAMI) | Extreme Length...

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Bottom...

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

Extreme Length...

523 fent:

513

29

77

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.)

·371 feet.

Length on Blacks

250

Width of Entrance on Top

66

Width of Entrance on Bottora.... Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

53. 22

T

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE). Can take vessels up to 1,000 tons gross,

THE WORKS are well equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and caž execate any kind of work in SHIPBULLI ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well As in REPAIRING of SHIPS.

The COMPANY has a SALVAGE STEAMER 12 TONS GROSS. FITTED with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT LEADY & SHORT NOTICE.

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CIGARETTE

AND SEE THAT IT IS

FOR SALE AT→→

OGDEN'S

KRUSE & CO.

Toilet (Otto) Vinolia Soap has

been examined by bacteriologists, who

report that it contains no bacteria what

ever.

Vinolia is Safest for the Com

plexion, Toilet. Nursery, and Bath.

JAPAN

1947

COALS.

1965-2

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE-43, SAKA MOTO-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANGIT 3 LIME STREET, B.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ice Honea STRES

OTHER BRANCHES.

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay. Singapore, Surabaya, Manila, Amoy, changhai, Chefo, Tientsin, Nowelsang, Fort Arthur, Seont, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Danka, Kobe Kurs, Shimonoseki, Mai. Wakamates. Karton, Nagasaki Kuchinotan, Sasebo. Majdzuru Mike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &

Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes).

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japarse Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai and Freight Steamers." SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Minez; anď SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo Ichiiaura, Kanada, Kishima, Manedu, Mannoura, Onours,

Otsuji, Sasalar Tsubakuro, Yoshiotani, Yoshio, Yanokibara, and other Coal.

N. INUZUKA. Mausger, Hongkong,

$1

UNTOUGHED BY HAND.

MELLIN'S

For INFANTS

FOOD

and

INVALIDS.

When prepared is similar to Breast Milk.

MELLIN'S roon WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND.

ROYAL AERATED WATERS MANUFACTORY

TISB

OREGON LUMBER.

THE Undersigned, being closely connected

HAS Oponeda? own Depot at Ica Honest. Pick the leading MILLS & PORT to receive orders for their New and Ex-LAND and PUGET SOUND, are alwayspre cellent High-Class Pure Fitted AbRATEDpared to book onders for any specifications et WATERS. Ice Drinks, 10g) Cro.m, Irad | LOWEST RATES, - Milk, Sandwiches, Ter, Exe-Beat: Cakes-,

SIRMSSEN & CO. specially prepared by Europa obtriculée et Wowukong. 14th Folienure, 1908,-- our Depot. It is very couroulent for ladies after a few hours, shopp us to call at" our | Depot for a few minutes Trst and enjoy a cup of pics tea or a cold drink.

pm..

Open daily from 7-10 to 10.30 Factory and Office-West Point, Tel: 367. Depo-Tee Hoom Street, Telephone 374.

FP DAN NEERO, Maneger Hongkong, 21st October, 1902. 12486

A. LING & CO

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68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

FURNITURE STORE, FASHIONABLE CENTRE ARPETS, ELECTRO PLATE, LIQUOR FRAMES, aud POOCHOW LACQUERED WARE

Hongkang.Blat Cotober, 1902. **** [2657