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INTIMATIONS

ZETLAND LODGE, No. 528. E.C.

REGULAR MEETING of ZETLAND LODO will be held at the FREE- MASONS HALL, Zetland Steeet, TO-DAY (MONDAY), the 2nd MARCH, at 80 for 9 P.M. precisely. Visiting Brethren cordially invio d to attend-

Hongkong. 25th February, 1903,

Bro

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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN LAND EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE

IN

PROGRESSIVE HONGKONG. THE QUEEN'S HOTEL, situate si Kowloon, within a few minutes" walk of the principal landing stages of the SECOND SEAPORT IN THE WORLD. and on the Trank Road of the Projected HONGKONG-CANTON RAILWAY,

18 FOR LEASE ON VERY EASY TERMS, owing to Proprietor having to leave the Colony,

The Elite Establishment, patrouised by the residents of Hongkong and Kowloon, and by the Shipping Community calling at this Far! Eastern entrepot of trade.

An exceptionally large and showy building, capable of extension, with large picse of vacant land adjoining.

Bounded by main roads leading to the Docks and Warehouses.

The Establishment has been conducted-se a First Class Hotel and is a profitable investment. Is capable of stiil larger returns if management

P

INSURANCES

HENIX FIRE OFFICE

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO

Agents for the Phoenix Fire Office, Hongkong, 17th August, 1887, THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851. Cash Security Total Losses Paid

THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1903

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118 BRITISH COMMERCE ON THE | insult to his nation. While he stood undecided GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING.

DECLINE?

In the September Lumber of the Fortnightly Review Mr. J. Holt Sabooling addressed an "Open Letter to the Working Bon of Great Britain." To this "A British Workman replies in the new number of the Fortnightly, and in the course of balf-a-dozon pages puts the counter onse to Mr. Schooling very effectively The British Workman" begins by traversing Mr. Schooling's assertion that British trade is on the decline. He replies that we have every confidence that British commerce is not on the from the official statistics the figures relating to exports of hardwars and cutlery, industries which have been cubjosted to the most constant competition

"bird" hurled a handful of olives at him. Instantly there was a stum of clivos, base brouil, cracked Ice and radishes that contioned until Von Gossler sat down. He ate a few

courses in quiet, but the Hammin Birds" SHIRTS & COLLARS. ARE PERFECT FITTING. BEING SCIENTIFI-

CALLY CUT,

-SILK AND WOOL PYJAMAS ARE A LUXURY

bozan to get ugly again and he discreetly rotired.

The San Francisco Chronicle of the 26th alt. NECKWEAR. OUR PATTERNS ARE EXCLUSIVE IN THE EAST. writes on the Venezulan situation as follows :— There is a fooling in the country that the moasures taken by Corcisty against Venezuela PYJAMAS. are not warranted from the standpoint of the German professions of intention or from any

deliberately intendiar to provoke an isma with the United States in regard to the Mouros doctrine and take the chang's of its leading to

AGENTS for the above Company, sre declino. Tu support of this assortion he quotes other standpoint. except that a conary BOOTS ALL BOOTS ARE MADE OF ENGLISH LEATHER ON AMERICAN

...£625,719

..£6,768,240 THE Undersigned having been appointed prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIBE at Current Rates.

WM. MEYERINK & CO. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1902.

[142 CUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

our exports of hardware were Falood at The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre-109,052, for the same period of the year pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE ai 1961 the valize was £1,058,673, while the Current Ratoe

figuras given for the first nine months of SIEMSSEN & LO..

the present year show exports of hardware Agouts.

(26 amongting to £1,126,406.

་་་་་

Hanokone 10th May, 1892.

ORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-

For the first nine oaths of the year 1300

The figavca given for the same periods for

LASTS. A GUARANTEE OF WEAR AND STYLE.

war. So long as German ships command the HOSIERY & UNDERWEAR.

entrance to Lake Marmoriba there is no occasion, except for the purpose of commanding the interior of the country as an actual wor measure, for their catering the lake, and the OUR SIMMER STOUK Venezuelan commander wis justified in regard. ing the endeavour to pass the forts into the lako an at mot of war which it was his duty to ronish,

THE BEST MAKES PROCURABLE, A RANGE OF SIX DIFFERENT SHADES.

.

WILL BE ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST IN THE

FAR EAST.

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG exports of ontlers are as follows:-In the year The blackado already established, however it W M, POWELL, LD.,

27

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARER TO ACCEPT First Clers Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Entes,

STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, May 1895 TRANSATLANTIC FIRE TRAN COMPANY OF HAMBURG. INSUR-

The Undersigned, baving been appointed pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carroat Katos,

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 16th November, 1972, [25] SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

1900 the valuo was £487,168; in 1903, 2404,559, and in 1902, €479,44).

may be evaded by interior, and, necessarily, very costly commerce with Colombia, was having 41 The returns for shipbuilding are even more all necessary effect in inducing Venezuela to is purely ulou, not in any way tending

is taken over by person devoting arolusiva AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- of 14 per cent, over the nine months' exports oial alliances, ns to deprive us of a great part

attention to the business.

Inspection of Books allowed to any one making boat Gide Offers for Lease, du,

For Full Particulars, apply to-

H. BUTTONJEE, D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong. res1 Hongkong, 26th February, 1903.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at the HEAD

TQUARTERS OFFICE, Fletcher Street, natil 1 'clock NOON, to THURSDAY, 5th MARCH, 1903, for the undermentioned Supplies and Services for a period of 12 MONTHS from 1st APRIL, 1903-

1. Hospital applies and Medical Comforts. 2. General Supplies and Provisione. 3. Barrack Supplies.

4. Washing

5. Supply of Launches, Junks, Coolies, &c. Forms of Tender, and any further particulars, can be obtained on application to this Office - either personally, or by lotter addressed to the DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GEXEBAL (B), between the honts of 16 a M, and 4 P.M.

The Tezders must be properly filled up, signed and dated, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered upon the proper form at the. HEAD QUARTERS OFFICE by 12-o'elock-NooN, on the above date, in closer savskops, marked Tender on the outside:

The right to reject any or all Tenders is reserved.

W. A. C. DENNY, Major,

D. A. A. General.

Head Quarters Office,

Hongkong, 23rd February, 1963.

BRI

WANTED.

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

HOTZ. JACOB & CO.

rga Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900, TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBRE, 1901. £15,792,693.

ALWAYS

28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGE NG.

MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLASS

FACTORY: CAIRO, EGYPT

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE. (Close to H.E. Nubar Pasha's Palace.

PURVEYOR TO THE BRITISH FIELD FORCA

CANTEENS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

BRANOHES:

BONDAY......20, ESPLANADE ROAD. CALCUTTA... 4, Dalhousie SQUARE. RANGDON ...79, MERCHANT STREET. LONDON... 19, Baringhall ST., E.Ü.

FRESH AND RELIABLE AT THEIR AGENTS.

MESSRS, KRUSE & CO., HONGKONG

remarkable, for in the last three years the pay her de 1 and any additional, pre THEODORO VAFIADIS & CO. ivorease of the tonnage of ships built over the the tonnage of the last three years of the to the collection of debt, and warranted previous ten was 944,726 tons, or more than only by somo ulterior purpose. It is unforta- nate that our State Department has so compli- the-total-tosssge built in 188_The export.

ested the country with ambitions commercial of steam engiacs slows an increase this year!

projects, involving intricate nad varied commer- of 190, and 12 per cent, more than the exporta of 1901. If British trade is falling off, the of the influenes which we eujoyed two years British Workman" contends that it is not ago. ka the joint operations against Venezuala. nearly all the bumptiousness" has been to be explained by any dimination of energy. among his fellows. In support of this he displayed by Germany, to the ovident disgust gives some remarkable statistics. In 1895 the of great part of the British public. Withont British parts as a base, Gendany would he average output of coal was 270 tons per mat powerless in the Caribbean sea in a contest with per year. In 1896 it rose to 282 tons per man per year. The "British Workman" admits, the United States, and yet when it may become of the utmost importance to detach Grest however, that there may be something in the Britain from the alliance car State Department accusation in relation to other workers, for he is doing all in its power to prevent that cousam. asserts that the worker has lost interest in his mation by its westched attack on British trade work bocina apecialisation has reduced bim from the position of a skilled artisan to that of through Caban reciprocity. If we insist on West Indis colonies we must expect to see Great a more human machine. Supervision has been discriminating in, that way against British increased of late by 25 per cent, and it has Britain stick olour to Gruzay and verkaps often been of a kind which has increased the

head a European coalition against recognition or endurance of the Mouros dastrine in any form. The Chronicle long ago expressed the opinion that the only way to aroid each com. Why, then, is John Bull losing ground in the plitutious as those now threatening was to Resume the Venezuɔlna d-bt. This view hig neutral markets? Because, says the "Bri ish found almost no support in the country. The Workman." what with mining rights and alternative is to propao to fight. That will royalties, preferential railway rates and shipping cost more and be worse in other respects. So far rates, and other griorances, John Ball's position as is apparent, we are doing nothing in that way is that of the scratch man in a sprint bandiospeither. Secretary Hay is au-amiable gentleman.. He then quotes figares which Sir Christopher but he is making a sat mess of our foreign Furness has also quoted as to the exceedingly relations. The Sente may show more sense und heavy royalties charged on pir-iron in England decide to so set as not to array all Europa and Scotland as compared with foreign

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 0

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 distaste of the workman for labour. Never FAID-UP CAPITAL.

687,500 0 0 theless, with all his faults, says this writer, there is no workman so reliable, sa capable, or sa energetic as the Britisher.

II. FTE FUNDS. 2,695,548 5 2

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

Agents. [1796

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Hongkong, 1st July, 1902.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL

countries. The railways, he says, cost £12,000 por mile in Great Britain as against £13,000 in the United States and £21,000 in Germany, The cause of this was that the railways bid to pay in England so much for the land that the cost of construction was double and treble that

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the shore Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE [639 at Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agenta, Hongkong, 1st April, 1897 NORTHERN ASSURANCE CJ. elsewhere. An Atlantic liner in a journey to America and back conemmes 4.100 tons of coal The royalties paid on this quantity equal £200,

RITISHERși.hgood financial experience, also knowledge of dealing sad purchase, of gold bullion, desires similar post in the East.

First-class letters.

Apply--

"MOLYNEUX,"

Hongkong Hotel.

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Rates

ESTABLISHED 1886..

1133

against . But it is pla'n enough that if we we must assert it with mora tigour, and if we Spect to have the Mouros doctrine respected expect to sustain it we must use ordinary prudence in other direction".

THE REMOUNT SCANDAL. Mr. Ernest Williams rafurus to the charge of "utter wait of businessEke administrative

or more than the total wages paid to the crow.espacity on the part of the Government" in the It require C10 worth of labour to produce January Windsor, and selects the Remiant of tons of pig iron. The royalty is about twice dance for sp oil attack. This is his succinct that sum. Pat our mineral royalties on the sme footing as those of Germany, and the result acroat of the primas #deco:-- [216 will uatouish the world. Preferential railway rates als houdicap the Britisk producor. Finally, the British Workman" roundly denies that there is a particle of evidence to show that the British workman drinks twice as much intoxicants as the foreigner.

THE Undersigned Agents of above Company Tare prepared to accept First-clase Furiga and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Carront

TURNER & CO. Hongkong, 14th January, 19 3.

GENERAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

OF DRESDEN. ....

THE Undersigned, having been appointed N EXPERT TYPEWRITER. TAGENTS for the ahorn Company, d prepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN and CHINESE RISKS.

HOTZ, ɛ'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 1st September, 1902.

Hongkong, 26th February, 1903.

A

Apply to-

WANTED.

"Q,"

Care of Daily Press Office.

Hongkong, 27th February, 1963.

WANTED.

1663

N ASSISTANT for BOOKKEEPING

and General Office Work. Knowledge

of German language required,

Apply under

A. B., Care of Daily Press Office.

+656 Hongkong. 26th February, 1943.

WANTED.

i.

HOUSE in the Central part of the Town

suitable for a Studio. Apply to

C. W. CLARK, Poat Office Box No. 142, 1643 Hongkong, 25th February, 1903.

WANTED.

RESPONSIBLE EUROPEAN FORE MAN of WORKS experienced in first-

clats joinery and plastering, Good salary to

a capable and steady man.

Apply to

TURNER & CO.

Hongkong. 20th February, 1903.

A

WANTED.

MALE TEACHER.

Apply by Letter, to

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M. M. B.. Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 18th February, 1903.

TO BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY. A NEW STREET INDEX,

ARTHUR CHAPMAN, Government Assessor.

540

Intending Subscribers are requested to send,

as early as possible, Orters for es

se they may require, to VGA

many copies

THE GOVERNMENT ASSESSOR,

The Treasury.

Hongkong, 19th February, 1903.

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MITSUBISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS,

NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD "DOCK" NAGASAKI. A.1, A.B.C., Sents and Engineering Code Used, DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAML) Extreme Length

523-foot

Length on Blocks .......... 513 --

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Bottom...

89 11 77 3+

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

261

Extreme Length...

单曲曲:

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Bottom...

DOCK No. 2 (st MUKAIJIMA.)

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

THE

371 fout 350 66

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

THE WORK8 are well equipped with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and cau execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as well as in REPAIRING of SHIPS, PARA

The COMPANY han a SALVAGE STRAMEL, 712 TONS GROSS, FITTED with POWERFUL SALVAGE PLANT READY at SHORT NOTICE

1534

CHEONG SHING

GENERAL EXPORTERS.

DEALERS IN**

昌

JEWELLERY. DIAMONDS, PEARLS, PRECIOUS STONES, SILKS. IVOLT WABES. EMBROIDERIES AND CHINESE CURIOS.

Wholesale and Retail. Prices very moderate. No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Opposite Mesars. C. J. GAUFF & Co.). Hongkong, 16th February, 1903,

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"Darlar the early, dark days of the war, when the need for largely reinforcing the troops in South Africa became pressing, the War Office delogeted some of its work to an Imperial Yeomanry Committee. This Committee was charged with the purchase of horses for the Yoomaury. The work was placed particularly in the hands of Colonel St. Quintin, who hav ing no information of his own et bis com.

THE VENEZUELAN TROUBLES,

The feeling aroused in, New York by Germand, asked & Captain Hartivan if he know whore. many's sction in bombarding the San Carlos horses could be obtained. Captain Hartigan fort is shown by the following New York produced one Lewison, having first arranged with telegram of the 3rd alt. Henry von Gossler, him for a 21 per est, commission. Lewison eldest son of the Germsa Minister of War, who obtained a contract for 1,000 horses from came to America to be a business day and who Hungary, to be delivered free on board al Fiume, is now a carb braker, was the centre of an ugly at £15 each, a figure which is only paid for the anti-German demonstration early to-day at a best cavalry mounts. A somewhat similar banqust givan by the early brokers at Healy's, contract had been wade with another man Sixty-sixth Street and Columbia Avenue. The named Banneci. Lewison bought Ransei'a brokers, who for purposes of eating hare sa contract for £8,007, subsequently reduced to organisation called Inning Birds," bad £7,000, as the War Office Committes by this already begun their dinner when Von Gousler tius had indeed Lewison to accept £33, 168. entered. On his appearance one of the " Birds" | Bd. instead of 285. Lewton, who was not rose, and, with glass held high in the air, pointed | bimself a horse-drater, or in a position to buy at bim and cried out: Down with the Ger- maxe." Justently the whole shemblage was on foot drinking urf-ieudly toasts and chearing maily. Von Goeler stoppel, thunderstruck,

for be bas myle capital of his father's proud position col contà 11 regard the affair as so

Painkiller

(PERRY DAVIS'),

the seaman's friend, for chofern, cramps or chilis. It acts like magic. Tako so substitute.

NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVÉS.

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE.

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEI,

AGENTS-

325

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

IMPERIALES CIGARETTES

PALATABLE

MADE BY

New

borses directly, went to Visaus, and there toot a deater named Hanser, with whom he contracted for the horses of £2 per head, delivered at a place called Szobadka. The transport charges thence to Fiume were about £3 per head Hauser bought the horsen for from 28 to £12 per head, and some, it is said, for £0 or £7. Now see what this comes to. If we allow £10 per horse and £4 for transport, the Government was buying for £331. 6s. 81. animals for which it should not have paid more than £14, delivered at the port of embarkation.

A month Tater Lewinon was given another contract, for 2.900 sobs at £26; and when Colonel St. Quintia was asked to justify the difference, he1111 Bard that in the interral he had Imrned something about prices.

,“-

Mr. Williams passes on to the enormous" expense of the trapeport of these over-priced horses-£18 head was paid by the Govern

all that mont, when £6. 1% os

contractors paid. Ha jaya stres on the minister

PURE

PERFECT

HAND MADE FROM A CHOICE BLEND OF THE FINEST

TURKISH TOBACCO.

ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THIS BRAND; THEY SATISFY.

IN PACKETS OF 10, WITH MOUTH-PIECES.

JOHN BOLLMAN CO.

BRANCH

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO

COMPANY. LIMITED,

JAPAN

149

COALS.

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Absolutely Smokeless and Water-resisting

PRICE OF 12-BORE CARTRIDGES —–—

Loaded with With Powder Powder only, and I oz, of Shot:

$8,00

fact that all the enntracts were made with ons firm. The War Office, in its purchase of horses,

Primrose Cases...36.25 had evidently no information of its own; it also refused the information and puristance of civi- Pegamaid Cass... 6.85 lian experts, and calmly ignored the military Ejector Brass Casos 7.50 attachee in Austris and America, whore advice would have been invaluable. Mr. Williams approves Bir Blundel Maple's suggestion that a Commercial Board should be appointed at the War Oflce to deal with all contrasts.

8.60

9.25

WM, SCOMIDT & CO.

Annmakers,

Hongko~~

Apply to

Hongkong, 3rd July, 1902

1105

N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

DENTISTRY

Dɛ. M. H. CHAUN, 93, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGEONS. From the University of Pennsylvania, U.8.4.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1902.

A. LING & CO.,

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68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FURNITURE STORE,

·FASHIONABLE CENTRE CARPETS ELECTRO-PLATE, LIQUOR FRAMED aĠA FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARE.

Hongkong, 31st Cetober, 1002

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