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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

**DAILY. PRESS" OFFICE.

The only dice in China laving Buronoan faught workinon. Equal to Homes Wark FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959,

Every Householl Requisits. Depot fur Eastman's Kodak filias nd Accessories;

Fa. Queen's Road Central. THEONG LEE & CO., Furniture Store, Established over 20 years. Importore and Exporters, Teakwood Fornitung, Blask- wood Jawellery, &o, highet grade. best and cheapost. F, Queen's Read

Coutral.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Distond Merchants Laid Watchmakers,

Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghi, Manila, Parts and Iloil

PHOTOGRAPHE B

M. MUMEYA, JAPASTE AUTIST.

Tiromide and Crayon Enlargements and. alro colouring Photos and relief Photos

Views of China and Manila, Werk done for Amateura; He, 84, Queen's

Hand Contral.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE

Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Laikankers, Provision and Coal Morohaute, Sol Agenta Zor

Kurton Rahtjen's Gonaive Com

peition Ted aid Brand. •

BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlere, Provision and Coal Murchante, Safi- makers, &o. Fresh Water.angied to

Vessels it the Harbour

KHONG SA Vi là ch

Shipchandlers, Sailmakora, Provisioners, Coal Marchants, Hardware, Engineers' Teois, Bruns and Iron Morchants,

144, Das Vona Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

25 and 26, Copuaught Road, Praya Central. Shupchandiors, Suilmakora, Riggers, Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition ("Grey- hound Brand and Blundells Spence & Co's Composition WATCHMAKERS

DŁOZ & CO.,

14, Queen's Road Contral Require of Watches and Clocks by competent European experts at idilerate rates

NOTICE TO LADIES.

RADAM FLINT wishes to inform her

Mady Fatrons and the toberal Fablis

I

INSURANCES

HENIX FIRE

PHENIX

OFFICE

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

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Agents for the Phonix Fire Offi Hongkong, 17th Angust, 1887.

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AFORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR

NEUE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TM 1907 ·

SCIEN FI FIO MISCELLANY.

CHALDEAN IRRIGATION-FREEZING IN WARM AIR-HAT-PLUME FARMING-NEW VIEWS ON THE W.NDA--DRAS-FOUNDING MADE BAFE --ITALIAN SCIENCE KEMARKABLE PER- FUM FORMING PEAT B. A 1UILDERS'

MATERIAL HOT-WATHE LIFE.

Between Bagdad and the Persian Gulf. about 500 miles along the Tigris, ia a desert in which The Undesigned AGENTS of the above Sir Willian Willocks Auds the enme engineer Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT Birding opportunities that are being improved in Clare Foolga and Chinese Biskos at Current

Egypt As late as 970 A.D., this land of Bates.

STEMSSEN À 00, Chaldea was made one of the most fortilo and Hongkong, 29th Day 1895

prosperous eantree of agriculture, through o SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON great irrigation system, with a main esnal 250 miles long and an immense number of subsidiary canals. For the fut tou mil the grost canal, with newidth of G5 feet, was ent through Imrd conglomerato rock to a depth pf 30 feet. With naglent of the works, the main stream of the Tigria bozamo diverted, the old boil of the river filled up, the irrigation system fall into raus, and only monids on the barron plain mark the Rites of the nuciont villagaar To reclaim pearly three million nores by a bow irrigation system Is Sir William's hope.

FOUNDED 1710. Thn Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, am pre pared to ACCEPT RIBKS against TILE a Current Rates.

BIEMSSEN & GO..

Agents. Hoogkong, 16th May, 1892. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

RE Undersigned, having been appointai

AGENTS for the above Company art prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Entes.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN &.Co.

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997

GENERAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF DRESDEN.

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THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the abore Company, are prepared to ACCEPT FOREIGN" and CHINESE RISKS.

HOTZ, SJACOB & CO. Hongkong, 1st September, 1902.

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THE BOMBAY FINE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

THE undersigned, having been appoluted AGENTS for the above Company, ore prepared to accept RISKS at Carrent Rates.

HOAR XJACOB & CO Hongkong, 30th July, 1909

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THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA. INCORPORATED 1851. Cash Security ...

...£625,719 Total Losses Paid ...£6,769,240

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HE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT EISKS agaust FIRE at Current Rates.

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

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SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

HE Undersigned, having been appointed 且 AGENTS for the above Company, are

that she has now REMOVED to the CON.repared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE

NAUG T HOTEL, FIRST FLOOR. whore at Current Bates. she is opening up, on more extensive regle, DRESSMAKING and MIDLINERY PARLOURS, which will be known as MADAM FLINT & CO.

MODE DE PARIS.

MADAM FLINT is leaving for Paris on the 11th INSTANT, and will be pleased to receive orders from Ladies desiring any special gods,

BCTZ RJACOB & CC,

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The freezing of leaves and buds on clear spring nights when the air-temperature is ubovo freezing-point has boon saperstitionsly looked upon as an effect of the moon's light. Au English experimenter Buds that, while all Lobjects have the temperature of the surround. jing air on oloady nights, rapid rysliation may produco a difference on clear nights, and a pisca of cotton proved to be a timea six and (eran sight degris colder than the air. Plants may be similarly chilled below freezing, with the air above.

tubing and a galvanised iron pipe, and bath skimming and pouring are done under this bood. The foundry is kept free of poisonous farmes, While the zinc oxide condoases in the iron pipa and is collected and utilised,

Moteurology owes its origia to Italy," which, as Dr. II. C. Bolton notes, produced every one of the fundamental instrumente now used in weather, obs rrations. The hygrometer was invented aboat 120 by Nicolas de Casa; anemometer, 1578, by Egnatio Danti; thermome - for 1595, by Galileo; rain-gauge, 1039, by Cartelli; barometer, 1013, by Torricalli,.

A common method of extmeling porfangs from Howers is" onfourage," which consists in placing the blossoms.in contact with purified lard for a few days. When saturated with the perfume, the lard itself may be used, or the

alcohol.

ton

tial oil may be extracted under streng The process being tedious, ranny attempt-mostly unfatisfactory-have been made to obtain the csontial oil direct from the dowors by means of light patroleum. A enriauš recent discovery is that perfame-making still goes on in the dowers during enflourage, and Dr. Albert Hesse reports that a

of taberosp blossoms only yiolind 68 grams of oil by petrolum extraction, bat gave up Sse1 garns to the embedding Eat in end raga and yielded 78 grams more when the fadet blossom-ware distilled. The flowers appear to have contained more perfume after exhaustion by onfleurage than whou first gathero:1,"

The new peat wood of Joseph Hemmerling, of Dresden, taken a high polish, and is 33 to 50 per cant. cheaper than oak. It is especially recommended for panols, parqu t-flooring, and

ifings. The material is produced by adding to the wet peat same binding material up ‘a five Polating out the good of proteoling egrets, per cant. of its total waight, then forming into or white herons, on English naturalist calls einders under high pressure, and finally attention to the possibilities of egypt farining, drying at a bigh temperature for four or five Tiris has been successfully establishoi at Tanis, Į days. and as egret-plumes are worth more than their weight in gold, the profits from cutting the feathers from the birds should be large.

Cortain balloon explosions are attributal by W. de Forville to electric sparks as the aeronaut grasps the valvo-ropo. The use of gloves in stormy weather is suggested.

An effort to determine from gaysers the upper tempesture limit of life has led Prof. W. A. Satchell to conclude that no animals exist in strictly therm of waters, or those heated above 43 deg. or 45 deg. C. (109 deg, or 113 deg. F-J. A flamoutons plant, one of the materia. was found at 59 deg. C. and a few other simple forms were found at 77 dog, and below, How the protoplasm of fliese organisms is made to resist the coagulation that usually destroya lifo at a little above 40 deg. C is not clear.

The general circulation of the atmosphere has been outlived from a late report by H. Hildebrandsson, the Upsala meteorologist. Above the thermal equator, and constant throughout the year, is an eastern eurrout, i

It has her noted that vessels may font down. which carried the dust of the Krakaton, stream faster than the water. Tho-explanation eruption of 1883 around the world from past to is that both the water and the floating object westia 12 to 5 days, showing an average ars being pulled down kill by gravity, but the velocity of 37 metres per second. Abore the water is much more retarded by friction, region of trade-winds is on upper contra-trade- wind current, from the southwest in tho

northern hemisphere and the northwest in tho

southern hemisphere. The contra-trade wind (current gradually deviates until it becomes a

·Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900

western current shove the barometric max:mam

the arest NORTHERN ASSURANCE OJ. of the tropics, and at

of this high pressure it, descends to feed the trade winds. Near the equitor arg regions belonging to the belt of equatorial calms

ESTABLISHED 1836.

in the way of LINGERIE, ÜRESSES, and HE Undersigned Agents of above Company at one part of the year and to the trade {

HATS in any particular fashion or design, &o. She will also bring out new goods for the BALL and RACE SEASONS.

MADAM FLINT also begs to inform the

Hongkong Ladies that, in order to make room for the New Stock, ale will hold a CLEAR-

and

are prepared to scropt First-class Foreign Chinese RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates

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

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ANCH SALE at her new establishment,ORTH BRITIER AND MERCAN commsticing on, TS 5TH INSTANE, when some' very cheap bargains will be offered, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1903,

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. (2188 TOTAL FUNDS AT 3187 DECEMBER, 192

AUTOMATIO MAUSER 1.

PISTOLS.

JALIBRE 7,03 m.m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 BECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong Srd October, 1900,

HIRANO WATER.

THE QUEEN OF Table WATERS.

Puzu, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING,

THE LEADING MINERAL WATEE OF THE EAST. Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYKELL & CO.

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

:

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AĢENTE, Hongkong, 31st July, 1903.

£106

£16,378,771.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000.00 SUESCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL ** 887,500 00 II. FILS FUNDS 2,867,215 14 1

The Undersigned, having been appointer AGENTS for the above Company, are pre, pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE ti Current Rates,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agenta.

[1888 Hongkong, 19th June, 1908.

THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE "COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL.

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carront Bates.

W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1903. [2185

winds at another, with a corresponding over. lying mou con extending the contra-trade wind in winter and the equatorial eastern current iu ammer. The high pressure of the tropics steadily diminishes toward the poles, and the air of the temperate zones is drawn into a vast

polar whirlpool turning from west to cast, the circular movement reaching upward at least 10 erli miles, he influence of surface irregular. ities meatly disappara at the height of the lower or intermediate olquda.

Few trades, if say, am mora dangerous to at the casting, on account of the fames of zinc oxide that surround the workman on pouring the metal. In the new apparatus of W. Lynes, Birmingham brass.founder, the melting pot is covered with a hood, which leads. to the outer sir through a length of flexible

MEN WILL BE BOYS.

LARGEST SALE OF ANY DENTIFRICE.

CALVERT'S CARBOLIC

Tooth Powder.

A unique and efficacious preparation for- cleansing the teeth and strengthening the goms.

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

J694-1

WATERS

ROYAL ÆRATED

MANUFACTORY.

If you want a drink of health, If 'tis true that health is wealth. If you'd take your propar p'80s, If for health you'd join the race, Always with a smiling face.

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

F. P. DANENBERG, Manager. Factory & Office West Point; Telephone 367 Depot Ice House Street; Telephons, 374,

Novel Specialties. Beat in the Far East Refreshing and invigorating drinks of the Beason, Just Produced, Long-Life, Non-Intoxi caling and Excellent Beverages.

In the excitement of a lively exercise like boat- racing or ball-playing they will strain their muscles and go home limping and soro. Then they glad they havo Perry Davis' Painkiller on band to soothe the quivering nerves; to ponetrate the muscles with warmth and healing power. It has ralioved the pain of two genera tious of Americans.

[198-12 Ale.

Hir-Oes, Winter Stort, Strawberryadə, ubiles-Champagne, Orange Champagne, Hop

BEYER, PEACOCK & CO.,

London Address:

[31. Pickala Street, Westminster, V.

F. Address" FOLGORE LONDONA

--Kolejiħang Now, 146 and Sez. Visiginstør,

LIMITED.

Gorton Foundry, Manchester.

ESTABLISHED IN 1864.

Works Trigraphic Address: ***LOGO,

-Com

Telephone No. 25 Manchester.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES

ADAPTED TO EVERY GAUGE AND VARIETY OF SERVICE.

Also ELECTRICAL LOCOMOTIVES and MACHINE TOOLS.

CRANE LOCOMOTIVES. · FOR LIFTING AND SHUNTING.

RACK RAIL·LOCOMOTIVES,

W M. POWELL,

کر

5

LD.,

GENERAL, DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, and

14].

GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,

28 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD.

LADIES' AND

CHILDREN'S

DEPARTMENTS,

OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE (FIRST FLOOR UPSTAIRS).

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT,

A shipment of

23, QUEEN'S ROAD (Oprostre HonaronG, HOTEL),

►

WM. POWELL. LD.

JUST RFCEIVED.

PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES

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

Gangatcol te koop Cigars dry-in-a-damp climate, and moist in a dry climate, combin ing utility with beaty and security, with a perfect preservation of Cigars. Would be pleased to have ou inspect these PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES.

KRUSE &

CO.,

CONNAUGHT HOUSE,

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NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES.

DYNAMITE, .

GELATINE-DYNAMITE,

ELASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AGENTS

225

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL.

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

JAPAN

COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & COJ

HEAD OFFICE -1, SurugA-OKO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH :-34, Limo Stacer, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH —PLINOW'S BUILDINGs, Ica¡Hover STREKY

OTHER BRANCHES.

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Eingapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, 13bangħal

Chefox, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthar, Seoul, Chemulps, Yokohama, Yokosuk Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Bhimonoseki, Maji, Wakamatsu. Karateu, Nagasaki Kuchinot. Sasebo, Majdaura Mjike, Hakodate, Taipeh, 4o.

Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A. 1 Colesy

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the Atater Railwaye; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano sud Ida Coal Miner: and. SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hordo, Kauads, Fujinotuus, Mamedo, Magnoura, Odoura Ofenj

Basahara Trubakuro, Yoshianiant, Yoshio. Yunokibara, and other Coals.

N. INUZUKA, Manager. Hongkong.

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 FOOD WORKS, PECKNAH, LONDON, ENGLANTI,

IN CASES OF ABOUT

450 LES. NET

CL

IN TINA OF LES.

PLANERS, SLOTTERS, &C.

COMPOUND ENGINEƐg

EMERY GAINDING MACHINES A SPECIALITY.

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ALL TOOLS ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN IF REQUIRED.

ALL PARTS OF THE ENGINES (AND MACHINE TOOLS ·ARE MADE ACCURATELY TO "STANDARD CAUCES,

WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL UP TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. STEEL FOUNDRY for casting Wheel Centres and other parts of Locomotives. Also general CASTINGS & FORGINGS.

In

VIEWS OF HONGKONG

ON

LLUSTRATED POST CARDS

Coloured, Write-Away Cards, &c.,

For Sale at GRACA & CO.% Stall at

HONGKONG HOTEL CORRIOR.

Also

Used and Unused Foreign and Colonial

POSTAGE STAMPS

Beta, Packets or Single King Edward VII Albans, Catalogues, Hinges, die, &c., 500.

Insp-ation invited.

Hongkong, 12th June, 1903.

PURE FRESH WATER

-(2011

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER. TBOAT CO. LD is prepared to supply ANY QUANTITY of PURE FREŠA WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boilers.

Call Flag W..

J. W. KEW. Manoger.

1st Floor, 37, Cannaight load, Hongkong, 19th June, 1903.

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CARBOLINEUM-AVENARIUS

ITSED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

TRADE

MARK

LINEUM

AVE

Throughly reliable preservative for Wood and Stone against White Anta, Dacay, Fungus Ret, and Dampners.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & 00. Sole Agents for China. Hongkong, 1st July, 1902,

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YARD ENGINES, 20

WHEEL AND OTHER LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, DRILLS,

CARBOLIN