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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having European

AUCTION

PUBLIC AUCTION.

to Bell by Pablic Auction,

On

FRIDAY,

THE PONGKONG DAILY 'P!! SS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10TM 1903

| U.S. INSULAR TRADE GROWTH. The growth of over $1,010.010 for the first THE Undersigned bas receiver instructions ten months of 12012, say, the just issued report in the trade of the United States with tho Philippines, and over $3,000,000 with Porto ico furnishes a satisfactory Index of the state of trade with insular territories. The trade with Porto Rico now averages $1,000,000 per month-that is, the exports from the United States to that island. Shipu atsto the Philippines for the first months of 1902. mountad, according to Treasury figures, te

taught workmen. Equal to Home Work the 13th FENUARY. 1918, at 2.30 r.M., at FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Establishod 1859.

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

17a, Queen's Road Central,

SALES ROOMS, Duddoll Street,

A QUANTITY OF

his

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

Comprising SADDLE-BAG and PLUSH UPHOLE. TERED DRAWING-ROOM SUITE,

RUGS, LACE COUCH.

and

Jy to pay for the European goods. It wa were the crelitora of Venezuela instead of Europe, these conditions would be reversal. It would be politically better both for Venezuela ns, becaus⚫ we are in a position to contribute to the stability of government jo that country in ways that are impossible to Europe. It would be a stroke both of statesman- ship and of commercial acumen to assume all debts of Venezuela and become Ler solo creditor. There is not much sign of the acceptance of this doctrine in Washington. We wish there were more. The proposal to refer all these

CHEONG LEE & CO., Farnitare Store EASY CHAIRS, OCCASIONAL TABLES. more than $4,000,000, compared with $8,000,000 |Venesnelen matters to the international

CARPETS,

CLOCKS, Extablished over 20 years. Importers aud

CURTAINS, BLACKWOOD Exparters, Teakwood Furniture, Black-HALL CHAIRS, CABINETS, FLOWER

wood, Jewellery, &o, highest grade,

best and cheapest. 8, Queen's Road STANDS and STOOLS, &c., &..

TEAK SIDEBOARDS with BEVELLED Contaal.

MIRROR, DINING TABLE and CHAIRS. DINNER WAGGONS, OVERMANTELS. CUTLERY, GLASS, and CROCKERY WARE, PICTURES. ORNAMENTS.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS:

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40

Watsen's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila. Paris and Hailo

PHOTOGRAPHER

<

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and

stro colouring Photon and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; No, 8A. Qusena

Rond Central.

PRINTING

'DAILY PRESS OFFICE,

Proofs read by Englishmon.

STOREKEEPERS

BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Meroinuts, Solà Agents for

·Hartoona Rabitjon's Gonnive Com-

position Red Rund Brand.

BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Goal Merchants, Sail- makers, &o. Fresh Water supplied to

Vassels in the Harbour

FYONG SANG & CO,

Shipehandlers, Sailmakors. Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware. Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,

144, Des Voux Road,

MORE & SEIMUND,

44 and 4, Des Venz Road. Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Riggere, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition (“ Grey- hound Brand") and Blundella Spence & Co.'s Composition.

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & Co.,

&c. &o;

DOUBLE BRASS-MOUNTED BED SFEADS, WARDROBES with BEVEL LED MIRROR, TOILET TABLES. MARBLE TOP WASHSTANDS, FEN- DERS, TOILET REQUISITES, &c. &c.

On View from Thursley, the 12th February Catalogues will be issued: TERMS: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 7th Febrry, 1903.

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INSURANCES NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO

ESTABLISHED 1836.

THE Undersigned Agents of above Company opt first class foreign and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Current

Rotes..

TURNER & CO. Hongkong. 14th January, 1913, 246 FORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 190), £15,722,693.

I.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 00 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL.......

657,500 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS.......

2,695,548 52

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS n inst PIKE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong. 1st July, 1902.

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AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIKE

Carrent Rates.

1-4. Quor's Rond Central, Repairs of

Watches and Chocks by competentnt

· European experts, at moderate rates.

CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

IN CASKS OF ABOUT

450 ns. NET

TRADE

CARBOLINE

MARK

AVENARIUS

IN TINS OF 4 LES.

NET.

Throughly reliable preservative for Wood

REUTER, BRÜCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897

1113 GENERAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

OF DRESDEN.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are Firepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS.

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previous two years, and $2,750,000 for the similar months in the

resumed until the month of Juno, and the Statisties of shipments to Hawaii were not figures, therefore, do not cover the ten months period as is the east in the commerce with the Philippines and Porto Rico; but the annual shipments from the United States to the Hawaiian Islands are estimated at $20,000,000 a year. To Alaska the record of

abou

shipments was bagan in Jase, and amogated during the four months onding with October to nearly $3,0 0,000. The figures at hand fo these four non-contiguous territories-the Philippines, the Hawaiisme, Porto Rico, and Alaska-indicate that they will furnish during the year 1902, just ending, a market for about 840,000 worth of the products of the United States, chiefly agricultural and manufactured products.

SPECIAL RACE GOODS.

PARISIENNE MILLINERY, SUNSHADES, GLOVES, RAIN COATS; FURS,

JACKETS, WARM UNDERCLOTHING AND

HOSIERY, SILK SKIRTS,

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT. NEW STOCK OF NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HALF HOSE,

PYJAMAS, FLANNEL SHIRTS. ELECTION OF SMART AND STYLISH RAIN COATS

tribnsal at The Hugue is a good one for all LARGE parties, for the threshing out of these relations

result in impressing upon our own people com in the great forum of the world could not but WM. POWELL, LD., realisation both of the responsibilities which are inseparable from our maintenance of the Monroe. doctrine and of the commercial opportunities which be fra krepiance of these responsibili ties would afford. We should not lose our

28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE,

money, and we should gain the trade which we THREE CASTLES CIGARETTES desire. The counter-proposal that President Rooseve't himself should arbitrate the claims Tooks like an effort to remove bit from the

of

IN PATENT AIR-TIGHT TINS.

position of a decent to that of a judge, with CAPSTAN TOBACCO he che clust be may incur the ill Venez lah bir decision-a consummation which we'd et be unwelcome to Europe.

THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

Mr. Robert M. MeWade, the U.S. Consul-

General at Cowon hos ben sponding a vacation at home, and on his return, riu san francis

had of course to say something to the papers Among other things he a oke of the Canton. Hankow Railway; and after referring to the American capital behind the enterprise, gare the following particulars of the underfoking :--:.

"They have fifen miles of the Canton- Hankow railroad built alrendy, which is very fast work. The whole line is to be 980 miles long. It will have feeders tapping all the productive districts--the tea, fla rice, the silk and other sections, wherever there is anything to be made. It started from Canton and has reached a city of a million and a lealf of people a community new to commerc

Other figures indicate that the annual con- tribution of tropical products by the tropical territory under the control of the United States will amouns in the present year to shout $15,000,000, and that the receipts of merchan- dise from Alaska will amant to $15,000,000, making the total receipts of merchandise from the non-contiguous territory nearly or quite $60,000,000 in value, and the shipment from the United States to the Territory $40,000.009,

The principal articles received from the territory in question are:-From Hawaii, sugar, amounting, in the ten wonths ending with October, to 645,000 000 ponude valued at $20,000,000; from Porto Rico, sugar and molasses, amounting to $6,500,000, and tobacco, nearly $2,000,000; from the Philippines, Maniin hemp, amounting in valus to over $7,000,000 in the ten months ending with October; from Alaska, salmon, amounting to nearly $7,500,000 in the four months ending with October.

The principal articles for which the territory in question supplies a market are as follows:- To Porto Rico during the ten months ending with October, cotton cloths, 22,000,000 yards.company control of all the pold and silver and valued at $1,211,000; iron and stool manufac seal and other mining possibilities for a distance turės, $1 164,000; bread stuffs, $915,408, of which 8853,0 is four, boots and shoes, That makes a strip sixty miles wide and 950-

of thirty miles on either side of the railroad line $180,00); Kiquors, $119,000; fish, 8217,000; pro-miles long." visions, $1,196,003, of which $916,000 represents value of hog products; rice, 17,000,000 ponads, valued at $1.652,000. To the Philippine

Islands, iron and steel manufactures to the value of $725,000; mineral oil, $270,000 paper and unamufactures thereof, $209,000; provision. $188,000; cotton clntlis, $324,000; hay, $105,000, wood and manufactures of, $252,000; and scientific instruments, $105,000. The shipments to the Philippine Teloods include manufactures of all classes, especially iron and steel, also flour and other breadstuffs. To Alasks the largest items are provisions, breadstuffs, fruits The Undersigned are now prepared t

and nuts, iron and steel manufactures, veget. GRANT POLICIES of INSURANOFables, tobacco, and manufactures of word. against FIRE at Current Rates.

HOTZ, 8'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 1st September, 1992. (2327 PHENIX FIRE OFFICE

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & 00,

Aguats for the Phoenix Fire Office Hongkong, 17th August. 1887.

FES

and Stone against White Ants, Decay, FunTHE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- Rot, and Dampooss.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.,

Sole Agents for China. Hongkong, 1st July, 1902

1944

THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

SINGAPORE.

TO CONTRACTORS.

THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, Singapore, is prepared to rersive TENDER for the Constraction or Completion of a NEW GRAVING DOCK st Keppel Harbour in Singapore, of the following dimensions, vis. :-

Length...

400 foot. Width at en rango, at sill level 56 Depth un silt below H.W.O.S.T.

-

-

L

19

20

"

as shown in the Drawings and described in the Spesification.

Spocitention av Plans of the proposed Dock

raay be seen at the Offices of the Com- pany in Singapore.

The Company does not biod itself to accept the lowest or any Tender,

Tenders shall be for a cost payable in Singapore, in Singapore currency.

Sealed Tonders addressed, to the under-

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A

PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851,

...£625,719

Cash Security Total Losses Paid ...£6,769,240

THE Unged heaving been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1962.

[142 UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710,

U.S. INTERESTS IN VENEZUELA.

view of the above:

The following in the San Francisco Chronicle's

Our interests in Central and South America

China.

"The Canton-Henkew railroad is building faster than anything was over built before in Parsons, Ira Taylor, and a few other Americans Pierpout Morgan, Willian Bailey

represent the capital behind the enterprise. The railroad bas a concession giving the

the Consul General said: All the American Regarding Chinese emigration to the States, Chinese come from the Canton district. · They

In the last three

are all from Southern China.

Chinese. Yet I know that about that many and one-half years I have passed only about 500

pass out of Hongkong every month. The only classes of Chinese that one be passed are studenta, travellers, and merchants. Hongkong is a city of only 214,000 Chinese, and in that whole place there certainly are not 1,000

Chinese merchants.

And yet you may see

statements about thousands of merchants passing out. They don't belong to Hongkung or they are not merchants. I have passed only 500 out of my total population of 86,000,000 in the last three years and a half."

SIXTY YEARS OF POPULARITY

is the record of Painkiller (Perry Davis'), but the shops are full of imitations made to self upon the great reputation of the genuino; be cautions, therefore, when you ask for a bottle to see that you got the genuine. An aufailing remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis. (298–10

are partly political and partly commercial. Our political interests lay is preventing the sta. blishment on or near our southern border, or on any important line of communication of apy new strong aggresive Europeau parer whose presence will involve large increase of expenditure for the national defence. These political interests are concorved by the enforco. ment of the Mouros doctrine. But we also have commercial interests. It is our wish that these

governments, able to enforce order and thus en- republics become powerful nations with stable

courage industries which lay the foundation for 14° profitable commerce. We do not and are never likely to desire to exercise any political authority over them. These eastries are the starel markets for our sarplus products, far more promising than any markets in Asia. At present we buy large'y of them and sell little

enterprise is our merchants. Peoples usually to them-a condition mainly due to the want of bay from those whom they owe. Venezuela, for example, owes Europe and bays mostly from [27 Europe. Daring the five years oading in 1890

The Undersigned having been appoint AGENTS for the above Company, are pro- pared to ACCEPT RISKE ngainst FIRE Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & LO..

Agente. Hongkong, 16th May, 1892,

ORTH GERMAN PIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

Company a PREPARED TO ACCEPT First The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Class Foreign and iness Risks at Current

SIEMSSEN & CO. Dongkong, 29 May 1895

Rates

CARTRIDGES.

NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting THE BEST NITRO-POWDER IN THE WORLD. TRICE OF 12-BORE CARTRIDGES --

*Loaded with

With Forder Primrose Cases 86.25

Powder only, and 1 oz, of Shot Persmoid Carns

$8.00 6.35 Bjector Brass Cases. 7.50

Apply to

8.60

9.25

WM. SCHMIDT & CO.,

Gunmakers,

Hongkong.

Hongkong. 3ra July, 1902 JUST PUBLISHED-2ND (REVISED), EDITION.

signed, will be received up to the 28th day ofRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR Great Britain bought of Vogezuels to the THE

February, 1903.

By Order of the Directors,

W. G. NIVEN, Secretary. The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited. Singapore, 21st November, 1962. [3278

H

CHRISTMAS

IGH-CLASS

CAKES, decorated

Plain Christmas Cakes...

Goreizu Sand, Chos Assortel Pastry Cakes

Scotch Buns

Fresden Stollen

Mineo Pies

Chicken and Ham Pies

from $1.00 0.60 ...from B1 to $5,0

Chicken and Ham Patties ... Game Pios

per dozen 0,60

...from 1,50

**

By

FRENCH IN TONKIN AND SOUTH CHINA. ALFRED CONNINGHAM, Sixty Illustra- tious and One Map. Price $1.

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

amount of $1,325,420 and sold to her to tha The Undersigned, baving been appointed amount of $15,585,450. During the sema AGENTS for the above Company, are pre-period the United States, to whose citizens pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIBD at Venezuela is not much indebted, sold to Current Hates,

her to tha amonst of 8.6,38 1045 and | ON SALE AT LOCAL BOOKSELLERS. bought of her to the amount of $83,342,845.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE" COMPANY.

126 If the dealings with all Európa werd available they would show that Darope sols Varzcels substantially all, the commodities in which

PRESS NOTICES, This volume plson Before the English reader the best description of the Southern French colouies in the Far East that bas yet. appeared," "SHANGHAI MERCURY."

Many of us in the Far East have read

HE Undersigned, having been appointed there is most profit to the soiling cation, while 且 2.00

AGENT'S to the above Company, at

lap United States, by the purebases books on Tonkin, ancient and modern, but a

per dozen 2.40 prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE | Voveznelan products, supplied most of the

... from 3.00

Chris mas Paddings, &e, to Order..

2.40 from 5:00

Please apply to WEISMAN & CO.. 142, Prayn East; ANGLO-AMERICAN STORES, 64. Elgin Road; or ROYAL ERATED WATER DEPOT, Ioe House Street,

Hongkong, 19th December, 1902. 117-1

FOR SALE.

NE NEW EDISON (LATEST No. 71)

ONE MEILLETING MIMEOGRAPH,

with A-CCESSORIES:

Apply to-

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD. Hongkong, 4th February, 1903.

(-127

at Current Rates.

HOZZ Jacob & Co. Hongkong, 2nd Ap800.

CARTRIDGES.

роди

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE- FORE ALWAYS FRENH. LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERTTE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16., and 20 BORE. aud NEWCASE CHILLED SHOT is all Sizes, Nos. 10 to 8880: AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety.

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 28th November, 1902.

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LARGEST SALE OF ANY DENTIFRICE,

CALVERT'S CARBOLIC

Tooth Powder.

A unique and efficacións · preparation for

| cleansing the teeth and strengthening the gums,

F: C. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, Eng.

(2004–).

knowledge of things as they are there to-day, of what has beeu accomplished under M. Doumer's administration is far from common. The author has written what he set out to do, a very readable and accurate sketch of the colony as it is at presset... Altgether, this is a book to read." BANGKOK TIMES,"

THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND TO BE A COMPLETE QUIDE ZO THE BANOI EXPOSITION.

Hongkong. 17th October, 1902.

FRESH MILK.

IN PATENT|AIR-TIGHT TING.

THREE STRENGTHS:

MILD, MEDIUM AND FULL.

THESE BRANDS ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE,

MADE BY

TOBACCO IN FINE CONDITION IN ALL CLIMATES.

W D. & H. O. WILLS.

BRANCH

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED.

148

NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.

$25

Now

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE.

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES.

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEI.

AGENTS-

JARDINE. MATHESON

JAPAN

& CO.

COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE-43. SAKAMOTO-CHO, TOKYO. LONDON BRANUH-34, Liat STREET, EC.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREE

OTHER BRANCHES: ..

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Bourabaya, Manila, Amey, dihanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowelwang, Port Arthur, Secal, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Oeska, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji. Wakuwade Karaten. Nagasaki Kuchinotau, Sasebo, Maidzuru Mike, Hakodate, Taipek, &c.

..

Telegraphio Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japerose Navy and Arsenals and the Stata Railways, Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai and Freight Eteamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagaws, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo Kanada, Kishins, Mamada, Mannoura, Quote Otsuji

Sasahar Tanbakuro, Yoshinotoni, Yoshio. Yunokibara, and other Coal

N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong.

11

UNTOUCHED BY HAND.'

MELLIN'S

For

INFANTS

FOOD

and

INVALIDS.

When prepared is similar to Breast Milk. MELLIN'S FOOD WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. AUTOMATIO MAUSER)

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS. SIEMSSEN & CO. Bongtrong 3rd October, 1900,

.66 PURE FRESH WATER

THE

1776 HONGKONG STEAM WATEL

BOAT CO., LD. is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boilers.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and IIS

FITS

can be obtained at No. 41, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, at the rate of 12 CENTS RED PINT. ASSA SINGH. Hongkong, 7th February, 1903. *

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Call Flag W.

J. W. KEW.

Mazarer,

let Floor, 37, Connaught Pa Hongkong, 18th June, 1902.

HOUNG CHEONG & CO.,

TAILORS, DRAPERS AND OUTFITTERS.

ESTABLISHED IN HONGKONG FOR OVER. 30 YEARS.

Clothing made to fit to perfecti. Silk Gouds of all kinds Chiness Grass Cloth and Embroidery.

Address-Nos. 60 and 62, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Sonth side)

Homekong, 6th September 1902.

L. CHADWICK

M

12299 KEW

DENTAL SURGEON, No. 39. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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Office Hours-9. &.x, to 5 P.M. Hongkong, 19th March, 1902.

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