1903-02-20 — Page 5

Page

NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE.

FR. W. F. CARY'S connection with the

M CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSUR

ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, CEASES from This D. to.

LEFFERTS KNOX, District Manager, Hongkong, 18th Febranry, 1908

NOTICE::

[570

R. MORRIS. J. ISAAC has Th's Day

Maravintos Munger for Canton of

[571

the CHINA MÚTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,LIMITED.

LEFFERTS KNOX, District Manager, Hongkong, 18th February, 1903.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held it the OFFICES of the Company, Queen's Buildings, New Prays, on MONDAY. the 23rd FEBRUARY, 1993, at 12 o'clock Noos. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 81st December, 1902.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 23rd FEBRUARY, both days inclusivo.

J

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GEO, A, CALDWELL, Acting Secretary.

[420

· Hongkong, 3rd Fabranry, 1913.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NEXTRAORDINARY

JOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that an GENERAL MEETING of the Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, will be

CHESS, NOTES.

1

BY K.Y.Z.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20F.L. 1903

Though certain of the competitors in the Inoal Chess Club's bandicap touringut have mada a good start with their games, a number have still to make a beginning. It is to be feared that this angurs rather a protracted

contest.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

improbas I; however, nutil proved by certain ! evidence,

EFFECTIVE RANE PREV«NTION—ARSENIO AS

ESSENTIAL TO LIFE-UỂD TREES → “NOW. Considering the dissociation of matter, M. PETENTS RIGHT-PESTROYING DRUGS-Gustare le Bon concludes that kathode rays. OTHER SENDES THAN OUBS--SEA BALLOON X-rays and all radio-sativity are aspects of a ING-HOUSEHOLD METALS THE OLD ±NÅKE PROBLEM AGAIN.

new form of energy as common in haters as electricity or heat, 4 better acquaintance with the phenomena may show a connecting link between matter and energy.

Two coats of hot oil, carefully applied after thorough cleaning of the metal, are rvcommend. red by a Chuadian artisau da as Improvement. The Monte Carlo tournament was to begin over any process now in use for preventing rust on the 6th inst, with the following entries:- of structural iron and steel. The oil would fill Lasker, Tartasel, Pillsbury, Moroczy, Schlech-crevices, crucks and holes where paint cannot ter, Barn, Teichmann, Murco, Mieses. Tauben-entor. It would covor rough places often im- kaus, Techigoris, Sahiffers, Delmar, and Col. perfectly coated in ordinary painting, had it Moriau, a Parisian amatens. The list is would be a fine preparation for subsequent exceptionally strong and fly requires the painting or covering with coment coating. addition of Janowski (dislinetly persona nin

Arsenic, the dreaded poison that Peof, gratu at Monte Carlo, as we explained. Lately), Atkins, and Wolf and the omission of perhaps Armand Gautier of Paris assorts is essential to four of the included players to make it a repre-life, proves to be dissentiuated in the primitive soatative gathering of Srst-class Chess Mastere. racks, from which swator derives its store.

Bat the presene of Lasker in opposition to the other cracks by itself would compensate for the abones of this three brilliant players missing It is long bow suce Lasher has entered for an int rnational tourney. He has been resting on his laurels and aying attention also to other subjects than class,

The following description of Dr. Leskor engaged in blindfold chess is from a Sou Francisco paper-The Doctor's position in phying these blindfolded games was rather peculiar. He has a slight, short figure, not more than 5 feat 6 incles, nor exceeding 140 pounds. His head is round and firm. His forehead is quars and white, crowned with masses of the heaviest black hair. His face is pallid, like size who had no blood, por exercise, This slight, frail figure, clothed in conventional evening dress, curled himself up like a sanko ja a large armobair, aud, with his head in his hand

The minute quantity taken in the food becomes tonalised in the skin and its appendages, the thyroid and mammary glands, the brain and the bonus, and it is stated to be the exciting felement of the functions of sensation and reproduction just as phosphorus is the exciting element of

the functions of cellular nutrition.

Some of the giant Sequoias of Southers California are estimated to be from 5,000-to 8,000 years old, having perhaps spanned the entire period of wrist bistory. A section in the American Museum of Natural History

was cut from one of these trees at a height of 20 feet, is a little more than 18 feet in diameter, and its concentric rings show that it began its growth in 550 A.D., the tree reaching a diame. ter of 13 feet at Columbus" lending.

"Nieves penitentes," slightly inclined snow columns resembling shrouded figures doing

LIFE'S HAPPIEST PERIOD.

Though the cost of making finest toilet

soaps has nearly doubled, the retail price, ingredients, and superior quality of Vinolia Soap For the remain unchanged.

complexion.

When an ancient Gresk philosopher was asked which he considered was the happiest time between the ages of forty and forty-five On in a man's life, he promptly selected the period being pressed for the reasons, which induced tim to make this selection, the philompher added: "At forty a man, if he be intelligent, has lost his illuelons, and looks upon the world sa it is, not as he would like it to be. He is still young enough to partake of the plessures of youth, yet has sufficient experience never to permit his heart to rule bis head; is moderate in all things, and wirely shy of hazardousRESSMAKING: considered the happiest time in a woman's life, enterprises."

On being farther asked which to the philosopher paused a long while, and whou at last be replied he prafneed his answer by asserting that this was the more dificult ncation of the two. Finally he said: When she is too oki to be called a girl, and not old enough to be called a woman without the word 'yoang' prefixed to it. "I am urable to be morn definite, for the differences among women are greater than the differences among men. The healthy young woman sees only the brightest side of life, and to her vision the future sled anticipation is delightful."

with golden possibilities of which the mentid

In ilus pronouncement it will be noted that the wise old Greek uses the word "healthy" in

qualifying sense. Omit that word and the Here is a case which will prove our statement. From the age of nineteen until I completed my twenty-third year, I did not know what it wia to be well for a single day,” writes Mrs. R. Huntley, of 65, Uhimo Road, Ultimo, Syduny, for Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup it is my experiences. My ailmant was chronic biliousness and dyspepsin, Worda are

ssutenos at once loses more than half it: travi

1347-2

CUT, FIT AND STYLE GUARANTEED.

A SPLENDID NEW. STOCK OF RICH SILKS.

CINEMATOGRAPHS.

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

NEW STOCK OF NECKWEAR, GLOVES, HALF HOSE,

PYJAMAS, FLANNEL SHIRTS.

and his eyes cloa-d, like oue in abstraction or penance, are a peculiar plienomenon of the Andes N.S.W., under date 19th June, 1902. "But LARGE SELECTION OF SMART AND STYLISH RAIN COATS, TUESDAY, the 24th FEBRUARY, 1903, at | sleep, listourd to the inovas of the contestants / 10 which Sir M. Conway, has given afteztion. doubtful if I should be here to-day to describe

bold at the COMPANY'S OFFICES io Bank Buildings, Vistoria. Hongkong, on

11 o'clock A... when the subjoined Resolation, which was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting the Company held on the 7th February, 1903, will be submitted for confirms tion special resoin dou :-

That the Articles of Association be altoral

iu manner following:- (a) In Art ole (70) the word "nine" shall be

substituted for the word "seven."

ine thou. (b) In Article (8) the words

cand" shall be substituted for the words

"seven thousand,”

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary.

announced and returned in replies almost instantly. If his opponents had moved as quickly as he did the five games would not bare taken more than an hour,

Players not very for advanced in the gante are frequently exboxted to "learn one or two openings and stick to them," but this advice may not unnaturally leave them a Rifle puzzled. Suppose the comparative fyro to commerce, for lustauce, by learning one of the P-K P--K. 4 openings and to find himself faced by 1 ̧ ́à · P - Q B £; or suppose bias to learn Hongkong, 7th February, 1903. 1474 the French Defenes and to have to proceed against 1 P-Q4. It is obvious he must know more than one or two," if bo wishes to get on. Nevertheless the commonplace advice is good in so far as it recommends the learning of a fow débuts well rather than the acquiring of a smattering of many. In any case the man who site down to obtain a little knowledge of how to spun the game at chees undertakes an extremely heavy task.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY TANNUL MEETING OF SHARE. HOLDERS in the above Company will be

held at the OFFICES of the Company, Pedder's Stret, on MONDAY, the 2nd day of MARCH, 1903, at 12 o'clock Noos, to receive a Statement of Accomats to 31st December, 1902, and the Report of the Goner i Managers and to elect a Consalting Committen and

.Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 16th February to

the 2ut Marsh, both days inclusive,

«JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Man gers, Ilongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld Hongkong, 9th February, 1903. 1476

THE CHINA MIHE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE THIRTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

TMEELING OF SHAREHOLDERS Y the Company, will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICÚB, No 3, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, en THURSDAY, the 5th March, at 11.30 A., for the purpo e of receiving a State. ment of Accounts and the Report of the Direc tors for the year ending 31st December, 1902.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 19th instant to the 5th proximo, both days iualasive.

By Order,

GEO. L. TOMLIN, Secretary,

Hongbong, 6th February, 1903,

..

[44+

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK-

ING CORPORATION.

inadequate to conver conception of my WM. POWELL,

LD.,

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

[44

IN PATENT AIR-TIGHT TINS.

IN PATEST AIR-TIGHT TINS..

They are the last remnants of drifts or slides which have become hardened in nearly vertical strate of different densities,

rufferings during that misorable period. I was then a tailare machinist, employed in that Various drags are shame atod by. De capacity by Messrs. Godferson & Smith, of the Schweinitz as liable to produce forms of ambly Royal Arcade, Sydney. Ordinary food was opia, or weakness of vision.

Quinine in poison me, and i was obliged to exist ou moderate doses may cause dimaces of sight Even that fare would sometimes distress me te soda-water, wilk, plain biscuits, and dry toast, Insting for several hours, and i large doses it an intolerable degree. My skin turned sallow may give rise to sudden and almost complete my eyes sank and were surrounded by durk, blindness persisting for some days. Similar hollow circles. I slept only by fits and starts, THREE CASTLES CIGARETTES effects apon vision and the retins are produced my slumbers being haunted and burnsed by horrible dreams and nightmares. There was & by the salicylates and by sestánílid. Weak all continuous pain between my shoulders and sight is caused by ordinary alcobol, and in a more in my right side. I grow thinner and thinner CAPSTAN TOBACCO severe form by wood alcohol, two drame of the until I was reduced to mere skin and bone, and latter having been known to produce blindness, became so weak that I could hardly walk to mag place of busivers. Often the noise of my while in uinety par coat, of the cases the injury sewing machine, and the close air of the work- is permanent. Iedoform, either absorbed from 100m, would bring on s splitting headache that dressings or taken internally, sometimes affects maddet ed me. The there were fit of relobing THESE BRANDS ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE. the vision. Strong tobacco is very liable to cause

and vomiting, which troubled me with great the sight to fail after some years, and blindness stomach to come up, I would retch and strain frequency. When there was nothing in the may be hastened by alcoholic intemperance. until I became exhausted and faint, when my Amblyopia is sometimes due to substances need weramates would improvise a couch for me with in certain occupations. Workers in lend and their cloaks and jackets, and I would lie for hours unable to move. I was treated by thres rubber become gradually affected from the doctors; but I beli re the inedicines they fumes of lead and of carbon disulphide; hat-preveribod irritated may stomach and did me makers suffer through the vapour of wood alcohol need in the varnish; and employees in chemical factories have their vision impaired by the fumes of artificial co of almonds or hitro or dinitro-benzene.

Talking of openings, in a recent article in the Worty on the fascinating game of billiards we read that "before you can become the slave of cheer you must get some insight into the game, anderetatul something about the openings, perhaps, and be able to guard against fool's ninte." Frsonally we levo always looked "fool's mate" as one of the fictions of chess, It is really very hard to fall into it unless you remember how and why nearly every beginner It has been known for some youre that auis is shown how to do so we do not know. Those in the ultra-violet rays a colour unknown to samo remark applies to “zelolar's mate "--a human eyes, and it is suggested that the more intricate absurdity, a

presence of this molens. alone and in mixtures, Games at the odds of pawn and more are not doubtless transforms the whole aspect of nature. perhaps what one would naturally look to for Other animals perceive vibrations that do not examples of pretty play. The following, how-affect our ears, thus bearing sounds and over, which occurred at Vienna not long ago melodies to which we are deaf. It is in the and the score of which we find in To Day, is sense of smell, however, that many creatures a decided exception

surpass us, and this sonso, so strikingly developed in dogs and some other mammals, is the most extraordinary endowment of insects. "A female gypsy moth is known to attract males from a mile away. Males of other moths bare found Females at a distance of several miles, and

White,

Black,

(REMOVE BLACK'S KB). Black, White. N. U. C.ehlechter. N. U. C, Schlechter.

Ki-Q B3 1 KLK P-K3! 1P-K4

13 PKS KR-K

2 P-KB4(a) P-04 0) 12 Pt. P BD 4 3 C-B5(c) P- K+3

14 R-KK-Kt3 40t.QP Q1Q SP+Q Kt-5) 1 B-Ki Rt. Pich) G-B-Q3 H-B 10 B-K5 R-Q5 7 B. B

PL H 17 K-QKt KBP &K-Q Cuda 16 P Q 4 (Rt: P(ch)(A)

P--B4 X K-3

THE DIVIDEND declared for tho Hali; 19 Kt K 2 Kt Kt And White resigned.

THE

year ending 31st December, 192, at the vate of One Ponud und Ton Stallings, together with a Bonus of Ten Shillings, Sterling por

(a) P-Q 4 is the better mora The text more merely hampers the action of his Q B.

share of $125, is PAYABLE on and aftor (L) One of the tricks of the Pawo and more MONDAY, the 16ra day of FEBRUARY game; Black may sacrifice a second Pawn with current, of the Offloce of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to apply for impunity.

(c) Swale og the kit. He had far better play 3, P--K 5.

Warrants.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

4

J. & M. SMITH, Chief Maunger.

Hongkong 14th Febr ary, 1903

108.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, LIMITED.

(d) Kl→K15 wine back the Farru, but the Text mort is opperently, stronger.

(c) 9, P-B 3, Kt-Kt 4; 1, P-Q R 4, Ac., is the right play for White.

Q) If P-Kt 3 Black wins by I-K5 (ch), &c. (g) For, If Bt. R, theó Kt–B7 (ch} ! (A) A remarkably pretty finish. If 19, Bt THE CERTIFICATE of 8 SHARESR, I t. & (ch); 20, K. R. Bt B: winning the numbored 5852/5839, standing in the reuniting Rook, with dear tires teinigte

NOTICE:

Rorister of tuis Coupsuy in the name of Leto F. EBRAHIM, having bein LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Duplicate Certificate for the said 8 Sheren wil be issued one mouth hence and that the Origins! t erfifumie ngless produced within that per od will thereafter be held by the Company as vull and vod

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 2nd February, 1903, [425

HAK 8, decorated

TTIGH-CLASS CHRISTMAS

Plain Christmas Cakes...

from $1.00 0.60

German Band Cakes .. ...from 31 to 85,0 ·

Assorted Pastry. Cakes

Scoter Buns

rasden Stellen

Mince Pies

Chicken and Ham Pies

Chicken and Ham Patties

Gamis Pies

For dozen. 0,00

from 150

-

2.00

por dozen 2.40

from 3,00

www

240 from 5.00

chris mas Paddings &o, to Order. Please-apply. 10 WEISMAN & CO., 142, Praya East; ANGLO-AMERICAN STORES, 64, Elgin Bood; or ROYAL RATED WATER DEPOT, Ica Houso Street, &...

117-1 Hongkong, 19th December, 1902,

Painkiller

((PERHY DAVIS)

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

wher some females were enclosed in boxes in a glass building, the subtle odour-confined and | masked by thousands of other odours geen draw

male moths from afar.

The problem of travel by balloon at sea has en studied by M. Heari Hervé since 1886, bis experiments-begno in the North Soz-being. now: sarried on in the Mediterranean. His balloon is provided with a conical top to avoid flattening by showers, and iustond of a single guida-rope & system is used consisting of a trailer floating at the end of a long rope behind the balloon and a balance-weight longing in the water by a nearly vertical and shorter rope. Two deviators are employed for chung. ing the balloon's course through the uction of the water, one giving change, of about 30 deg. while the other is claimed to proluce deflections as great as 70 deg. or 80 deg. Watar is used for

ballust, and is drawn as needed through a suction hose into a cylindrical roservoir hung above the balance-weight.

mere harm than good. After four years of misery I was persuaded to try what Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup could do for me, and within a few days began to mend at such a rato that everyone who knew me was amazed at the improvement in may condition. The vomiting case, the hue of health returned to my chooks, my eyes brightened, and at the end of two monthe I was in oro y reapest thoroughly cured."

[58

H. F.CARMICHAEL

CONSULTING ENGINEER, SURVEYOR AND CONTRACTOR,

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS. TELEGRAMS; " CARMICHAEL," HONGKON",

ABC Code, 4th Edition A1 Code. Lieber's Standard Code.

TELEPHONE, 232,

NOTICE.

[3440

MR. HAROLD CLARKE bos ben admitted & PARTNER inny Business, which will henceforth be known by the name of

CARMICHAEL & CLARK Hongkong. 10th February, 1903.

MADE BY

THREE-STRENGTHST

MILD, MEDIUM AND FULL,

TOBACCO IN FINE CONDITION IN ALL (LIMATES

W D. & H. O. WILLS.

BRANCH

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO

COMPANY. LIMITED,

[63

NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE.

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKO G, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWBI.

1563

AGENTS-

MITSU BISHI DOCKYA

AND ENGINE WORKS.

NAGASAKI..

CODE WORD: "DOCK" NAGASAK↓.

Used.

A.1,

A.B.C., Scotts' and Engineering Cod.

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Longth...

Length on Blocks

J

P

*F

Width of Entranco on Top Willh of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blooks at Spring Tide

503 Ilel..

513

+

20

77

264.

371-feet $50 "

66

14

JP

DOCK No. 2 (at `MUKAIJIMA.} Extreme Length..... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on bottom... 53 " Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

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

22

The influence on health of various metals used in the household, especially in contact with food, has boon the subject of a German report by Prof Leimann. Lead aut Head preparations are found to be positively injuriousHE WORLES are well oquipped with the and dangerous; household poisoning by mercury execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and car is too rare for notice: aud copper, zinc and tin ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as wall are but slightly poisonoue-less so that is often as in REPAIRING of SHIPS..

SALVAGE anpposed. Silver, aluminum, iron, and niskel The COMPANY has

STEAMER, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED may be regardeded as completely barmless.

with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE. *****

Reviving an old question, Dr. G. Leighton shows that there is no customical reason why adders should not swallow their young, Aa adder's galleh is quite mpable of containiar a field-mouse, and as frogs are known to live for a considerable time after being swallowed by suakos, it seems quite possible that young addy shuuld be swallowed by their parent without being killed. The phenomenon is

1534

AUTOMATIC MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS ja 2 SECONDS.

SLEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong 3rd October, 1990.

935

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

UNTOUCHED BY HAND.

MELLIN'S

For

INFANTS.

FOOD

and

INVALIDS.

Wha prepared is similar to Breast Milk.

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

HOUNG CHONG & CO,

TAILORS, DRAPERS. AND QUIFITTERS.

ESTABLISHED IN HONGKONG FOR OVED 30 YEARS.

Clothing made to fit to perfectic 1. Silk Goods of all kinds. Chinese Grass Cloth and Embroidery.

Address-Nos, 60 and 2. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (South side)

Hongkong, 6th September, 1902.

FOR SALE.

NE NEW EDISON (LATEST No. 71) OSCILLATING MIMEOGRAPH, with ACCESSORIES. ...Apply to

THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LD.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1943.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TANG HINO,

W

JEWELLER,

1497

REMOVED on the 11th FEBRUA"Y to No. 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (opposite Messrs. KELLY & WALSH). Hongkong, 9th February, 1903,

[ 472