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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

NOTICES OF FIRMS

CHINA COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP. COMPANY, LIMITED.

司公限有船輪華中

The only office in China bising EuropeanE OFFICES of the above Company have:

taught workmen. Equal to Home Wirk T

FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Establishod 1939.

boon OPENED at No. 35, QUEEN'S

ROAD CENTRAL, 2ND FLOOR.

Hongkong, 21st March, 1903.

COMPANY,

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THE PONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 31ST 1903

SCIENTIFIC

IN

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. mollusca, brought from a lake a considerable distinco away, are left in reservoirs for a few PERCEPTION ALLEGED daje to bocome acclimatised. The shells are PHOSPHORESCENCE OF ONJOS—STEAWEEE thin opoued, lend figures of Buddies or bits of RIZA AND RHEUMATISMALOPHOT RAILROADING-PHOSPHORUA · POISONING---

maher-of-pearl are introduced, with a little FNQVGH-PEARL CULTURE IN pase of ground ageles, and the mollusas am CHINA --- AUTOMANIA ANCIENT LENGKA―retood to the réservoirs. A food of fossi AN UNIQUE COLLECTION,

mator is regularly supplied. After a year or mor the nuclei become covared with mother.

FIGHES

What most excites on; wonder at the present

Firers Household Requisite. Depot for CHINESE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL day is perhaps the extreme sensitiveness of

Eastman's Kodak Filtos Find Accessories

17a, Queen's Itoad Central.

CHEONG LEE & CO Forniture Store. Established over to yours. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Furniture, Black- wood, Jewelery, &c., highest grade,

best and cheapert, F, Queen's Road

Central,

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakors, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Rord. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloil

PHOTOGRAPHIE

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE Antist.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements sud also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manila Wors done for Amateurs; No. 8a, Queen's

Road Contral,

PRINTING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE

Proofe road by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Salwakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Bult Agents for Hartmann Bahtjon's Genaire Comi-

position Red Hand Brand.

⚫BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlere, Provision and Cos! Morchants, Sail makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour.

KWONG BANG & CŨ,

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Cont Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Tools, Brass and Irow Merchants,

144, Dos Vaux Lond.

MORE & SEIMUND,

25 and 28, Connaught Road, Praya Central. Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Biggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers: Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition (" Grey- hennd Brand") and Blandetts

Spence & Co.'s Composition WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

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

BANK HOLIDAY.

EXCHANGE BANKS.

IN accordano baki ur NASJED for the transaction of public business MONDAY, the 3RD AUGUST.

Proturkmig, 80th July 1993.

SITUATION WANTED.

by a

on

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manent ritnation as GENERAL PRINTER or STATIONER. Tots! abstainor; good references

Please address all communications to

S. R

General Post Office. Hongkong, 8th July, 1903.

12133 SITUATION WANTED. 器 TANGLISH GENTLEMAN at present in Government Service Books position of confidence as Secratary or Adviser to Minister or high Official Has travelled much. Speaks several European languages Highest possible references.

Apply in first instanca to-

"UBIQUE."

Care of W. Watson & Co., Bankera,Bombay.

(1894 Hongkong, 1st July, 1903.

WANTED.

BRITISH TEACHER. for a Private

Apply to

M. M., Care of Daily Press Office.

[198 Hongkong, 9th July, 1003

CARTRIDGES.

A School in the Colony.

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE- FORE ALWAYS FRESH, LALEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCK'S SPORTING -CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, nad 20 BORE. und NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT is all Sizes, Nts, 10 to SSSG. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety,

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

11 ROYAL ÆRATED WATERS MANUFACTORY..

If you want a drink of besith,

It is true that health is wenith,

If you'd take your proper place,

If for health you'd join the race,

Always with a smiling face,

Where you can get good drink I guess, Puro water we always use, Essences many from which to choose, Our list of drinks will you amuse Apply to

P. P. DANENBERG, Manger. Factory & Office-West Point; Telephono 367 Depot-Los Houss Street; 'Telephons, 374.

司公英華

IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS..

Company's Offices are Established at THIS

Nos. 20 and 21, CONNAUGHT ROAD opposite Douglas Pier.

Hongkong, lat May, 1903,

ZETLAND LODGE, No. 52%, E.C.

· man-made instruments. The bolometer of Dr. Langley amazed as twenty years ago by measur ing temperatures to the one-hundred-thousandth of a dugree, but as now improved it records easily the one-hundred-millionth of the degro The enherr responds to electric wares inen- onlably reduced by scattering to all ports of a 1321sphore having a ruulius of 3,000 miles. The wust delicate balanes may weigh a millionth of a grans, and the spectroscope may show a billionth of a gram, or loss of some substances, but the electrometer is now dealing with the ven move inconceivably all. We are seld. in fact, that if 1,000 grams of thorium gure out the thousandth of a gram of emanation in a one second would be sufficient to affect the million years, the radiation from ono grum in

REGULAK MEETING of AZETLAND LODGE will be held at the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zotland Street TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to AUGUST. at 8.80 for 9 P.M. precisely, Ist

attend A

Hongkong, 28th July, 1903.

12135

THE EASTERN EXTENSION AND GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

TELEGRAMS TO AMERICA VIA "PACIFIC."

THE Cable laid by the COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CABLE COMPANY between Manila and San Francisco is open for trafito

from to-day's date.

According to an arrangement made with the said Company, telegrams for all places in AMERICA will be accepted by the Pastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies for transmission over their Chius cables, vis Pacific route, as the rate of Fraues 5,30 ($2.65) per word to Sau Francisco, to which must be added the further transmission charge beyond Ban Francisco. said route should be marked "vis Pecifio."

Telegrams intended for transmission by the

J. M. BECK,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 25th July, 1903,

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THE EASTERN EXTENSION AND GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

SEPARATE WORKING ARRANGE. MENTS.

lisses.

electrometer.

of part of thicknesses varying with the time, and the shells or the detached pearls are marbled. A season's product is estimated at 50,00 sholk, giving support to 5,000 families,

Te development of rapid travelling seems to havebrought its disease, affecting obielly in- dividals of degenerato typa. French physicians find high speeds attended by a kind of in toxiction in certain automobiliats, the effects resembling the morphins delirium, and the violis becoming quite unable to control their reckles passion for rapid motion. Liko the Torphine and alcohol habits, he spead habit

to develop gradually, re loss of straint being reached only in advanced cases.

optical instruments is a question raised by three Whether the ancient Romans had large

leses in a Berlin museum. Those lonses- Some bacteria, large fungi, and rotten wood otained from old baths-are platio-coavez, are known to glow in the darks, but shrubs and abut11 by 15 inches in size, and are inaccurately flowering plants are not usually credited with rounded and imperfectly polished. One angges- the property of phosphortsevtice. Dr. H. tip is that they were used for heating the Bockartz, however, bus lately discovered an old baths by the sun's rays. The beaved emerald record of phosphorescence in an Indian gewas supposed to have been by Noro for kaowu to the Brahmin- us“ diotish sati." Thowing the cireus gamos is as proof that account is of much interest to botanists, but, the Romans, could hire made lenses better while the plant has not been identified with certainly, it is concladuzi that the observer was led into error by phosphicrescent bacteria on the grass,

The late discovery in strawberries of salicylic asid, a specifio in acute rheumatism, has seemed to confirm the idea that these berries are a desirable article of food for rheamatics. The effect of the fruit caumos be due to the salicylic acid, however, no less than hundredth of a grain per pond is found,

The roots of plants are found to have a higher temporaines than las evil, but only while growing.

the

National enccess has become largely a matter of fuel supply, and alcohol fuel seems likely to

form the basis of Germany's future prosperity.

While this product of the farms is being THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED cheapened by scientific methods, improved

that the JOINT SERVICE of the Ess- Companies will be DISCONTINUED from The State Railways of Prussia are among the tern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph apparatus is asking its nae more economical. the lar AUGUST, from which date each large users of power that are striving to Company will have its own separate Counter develope the new fuel, and in their experiments where Telegrams will be accepted for trans-at the close of 1902 the mission by either Company's

For THE GREAT NORTHERN TEL, were lighting various places with over 7,000

Superintendent.

incaniscent lamps burning alcol The DETTENSION TEL. Co.,

J. M. BECK,

engives me rauifectively at almost exactly the Superintendent. same cost in with petroleum ofl. For the same Hongkong, 20th July, 1993.

(2149 light with ordinary lamps, the alcohol has proven much more exprusive than paraffle, but it is EXCURSION TO MAÇÃO AND BACK.

believed that the incandescent alcohol lamps will For Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel make the cost about the same. Improvemente at the Chapel at Taipa Island, Macao. are needed to adopt the alcohol lamps to rough HE Chartered Steamship "KINSHAN age on triusnud to make them odourless, THE

will make a Special Excursion Trip to Macao on SUNDAY, the 2ND AUGUST, 1903, leaving for Macao from her usual wharf at 9 A.M. and returning to Hongkong at 1" P.M.

A steam-launch will convey passengera to Kowloon, 10 minutes after the steamer's returu.

Return Fare (No Single Ticket)

focluding Tilin

and Dinner G Children nader 10 years, Half-price for Fares and Meals.

Tabled Hote supplied by King Edward Hotel Intending excursionists are advised to apply for Cabins at once, at the Hongkong Printing Fress," as there are very fow left: only s moderate rate will be chintired for them.

$

The Band of the 3rd Buras Infantry will piny during the voyage.

Tickets may be had at Mesers. Ritchie & Co.'s Office, The Hongkong Printing Press," or on Board.

Hongkong. 28th June, 1903,

19138

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

MID-SUMMER EXCURSION. TRIPS TO JAPAN AND BACK.

A harmless autch-making process haring been faroared by the German Reichstag, the ups of pbusphorus is to be prohibited after Jan. 1, 1909. The discussion of the present industry brought cat the statement that the necrosis set up in the bones of the phosphorus-users mag make its appearance three or four years after the workman has left the factory, and so insidious is the disease that victims have had bones tenctured without knowing anything was wrong The effects may extend to whole families through boredity,

adapted for optical mers,

Sweet as Roses

When you think how any ordinary soap factory smells, and that in such places it is that Toilet Soaps are made, you should bear in mind that Vinolia Works are sweet as a kitchen, and Vinolia Soap purest, safest, best for the complexion.

WM.

POWELL,

1347-I

LD.

CHNERAL DRAPERS AND HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS.

Ladies and Goat's Five Quality. PANAMAS. A Fine Assortment of FLOWERS, MUSLINS, RIBBONS, LACES, &«.

New CHATALAIN BAGS and FANCY GOODS.

The latest in MERCERISED MUSLINS, ARMEUR SILKS, ALPACAS, GRENADINES and Fine BLACK DRES3 GOODS..

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

LIGHT SUMMER SHIRTS, HATS, HALF HOSE, BOOTS, &c., &o.

About 10 micro-photographs of snow erjetala no two alike are now owned by W. A. Bout'ey, of Vermont, as the results of his 20 years of enflecting. The perfect crystals have ASK TO SEE THE NEW MOUNTAIN PICNIC TENT, CAN BE CARRIED AND south-westera, or north-western portions of bean almost always produced in the western, wide spread snowstorms.

INSURANCES

GENERAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF DRESDEN.

and

141

A shipment of

FIXED BY ANYONE.

JUST RECEIVED.

HE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN CHINESE RISKS.

HOTZ, 8'JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 1st September, 1902. Ni ETHERN ASSURANCE CO. to have you inspect the PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES.

PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES

for household use. Capacity-Ous and Two Hundred Cigars each.

ESTABLISHED 1836.

(2027

THE Undersigned Agents of above Compan and Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Current

are prepared to accept First-class Foreig

Rates

TURNER & Co.

THE WESTERN ASSURANCE 216

PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 185),

...£825,719 ...£6,769, ZAU

Cash Security Total Lussos Paid

THE Undersigned having been appointed.

AGENTS for the above Company, ar prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Raten.

WM, MEYERINK & CO. Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.

[1419 SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

VHE Undersigned, baving been appointed A AGEN PS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against Fal at Current Rates.

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

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, HUNDÓS

FOUNDED 1710.

*

be Utdoraigned having been pointer AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE 3: Current Halos,

STEMSSEN & CO..

Agente. While arging that the proposed biological

Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

12 surrey of the North Sea should seek meres of favouring fshes and their food eupply, Prot.E INSURANCE MPANY.

FORTA BRITISH AND MERCAN-

W. C. 'Intosh declares that no important species is in danger of becoming extinct. The TOTAL FUNDS AT 31st Decemner, 1902,

shos were not exterminated by the swarms of gigantic destroyera of reptilian times, when the destraation must of lesst have equalled that of to-day by man, aut futuro extinction need not be feared.

Exhaustive tests for years have convinced THE Nippon Yusen Kafsha are prepared

during the months of July and August Joseph L. Ferrell that sulphate of aluminumo to iesus FIRST-CLASS RETURN is the best fire-proofing for wood. Uulike sui- TICKETS from HONGKONG to YOKO phate or phosphate of ammonia, which check HAMA AND BACK for the round fare of Yen 98 payable in local currency. Return ones by emitting immorís gas, the alaminam Tickets are available for return up to the 31st compound forms an infusible and non-conduct- October, 1903.

ing costing

Stop-over privileges allowed at any way port, and between Moji and Kobe passengers have the option of travelling by the Banyo Railway

For information as to Sailings, steamers, &c. apply at the Company's Local Offices in First Floor, FRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Chater Road.

A remarkable Chinese industry is described by A. A Fauvel. It was long ago discovered that the irritation of foreign bodies produces pearls in mollases, and for several centuries pearls have been cultivated on this principle T. S. TAKAYANAGI, in two viagra of Chekisne previass Tue

Acting Mana Hongkong, 28th July, k#3.°

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THE LONDON DRAPERY STORE, HONGKONG.

NHE abore fill be opanet as soon as the mecessary arrangements ein be made

Novel Spocis.itios. Best In the Far East T Refreshing and invigorating drinks of the

season. Just Produced, Long-Life, Nur-Intoxi- as an establishment for the sale of

pating and Excellent Beverages.

Hir-Oes, Winter Stoat, Strawberryade, abiles-Champagne, Omage Champagne, Hop

10.

R. J. REMEDIOS. LOREIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP

DEALER.

fo. 39, WYNDHAM STREET, HONCHONG, Wit be glad to send STAMPS on approval tonly address on receipt of satisfactory refer ence.

Ishiso prepared to purchase used PosTAGE STATS in large or Small Qualities for Cash

» AGENTS Wanted. 14 to 95 per meat, Piątor-1. Allowed,

GENERAL AND FANCY DRAPERT GOODS anitable for the climate, and will be fitted. with the

NEWEST MODERN FIXTURES AND FITTINGS.

as now used in the Great Bon Marchés Paris and London.

Further particulars will be given later. Hongkong, 29th July, 1903.

Heroic

measures only can check the advance of

Cholera

Don't trifle with unknown remedies, nothing yet tried equals

Painkiller

PERRY DATIS.

$1324

£16,378,771.

h L AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000

SUDBCRIBED CAPITAL... 2,750,000 0 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL i 687,500 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS..

2,867,215 1 10:

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above. Company, sza pre pared to ACCEPT DISKS against BIBE at Carreat Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agents.

[1888 Hongkong, 19th June, 1903. PHENIX FIRE OFFICE

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agents for the Phoenix Fire Ofice.

Hongkong. 17th August, 196

UNIA GERMAN FIRE INSUK ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Talorsigned AGENTE of the above Company are PREPASED TO ACCEPT Firs Class foreign and Chinese Risks at Current Rates

SIKASSEN & CO. Bourbong, th diny 1895 AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO..:

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

"THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE st Cufruct Bates,

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

Aganta.

Hongkong, 21st April, 1897-

D

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM,

ENTISTRY.

OF

Dr. M. H. CHAUN,

1113

27. DAS VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG.

From the Universty of Pennsylvania. U. 3.A.

Hongkong, Luth Marok, 198

17

Guaranteed to keep Cigars dry in a damp climate, and moist in a dry climate, combin- ing utility with beanty and security, with a perfect preservation of Cigars. Would be pleased

KRUSE &

CO.,

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

₤48

EXPLOSIVES.

NOBEL-GLASGOW

New

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-VENÆRLEI

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL.

AGENTS-

325

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

JAPAN

MITSUI

COALS.

BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE :—1, SUBVGA-Gнo, Torio,

LONDON BRANCH :~34, LIME STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH :--Teince's Buildings, Ice Hougn STREET

OTHER BRANCHES.

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Boralay, Singapore, Bourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Changtal Chefoo, Tientsin. Newchwang, Port Arthur, Scoal, Chomulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Omka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Karatas, Nagnsski Kuolinom, Sasebo, Maidzuru Miike, Hakodate, Tripeb, &c.

Telegraphic Address: “ MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A-1 Codes, CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Nary and A-sonals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Ferons Mile, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines: and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Horde Kanada, Fujinotana, Mamedo, Magnours, Onours Otkaj

Sasabara Trubakuro, Yoshinetani, Yushio, Yunokibara, and other Coals.

N. INUZUKA. Manager, Henokong.

UNTOUCHED BY HAND.

MELLIN'S

FOOD

For INFANTS and INVALIDS.

MELLIN'S FOOD is free from Starch When prepared is similar to Breast Milk. MELLIN'S FOUD WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND.

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