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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

The only office in China loving Europese taught workmen. Equal to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959.

Esery Household Requisito. Dopot for Khatman's Kodak Films : vil Accessories;

17a, Queen's Road Contral. CHEONG LEE & CO., Furniture Stare.. Established over 20 years. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Furniture, Black

NOTICES OF FIRM3

CHINA COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

司公限有船自華中

HE OFFICES of the above Company bave bean OPENED at No. 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. 2ND FLOOR.

Hongkong, 21st March, 1903.

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CHINESE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COMPANY,

公

IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS.

Wond, Jewellery, de, highest gradeTHIS Company's Offices in Established at Nos. 20 and 21, CONNAUGHT ROAD best and cheapest, E, Queen's Read

Central.

opposite Douglas Pier.

Hongkong, lat May, 1909.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANIS

Diamond Merchants sind Watchmakers, 49- Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shaughat, Manila, Paria and Iloil

PHOTOGRAPHER

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THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

RICHARD A. MoCundy, President.

ORGANISED IN 183,

TR. GEORGE ECKLEY has been

Ma pointa AGENCY DIRECTOR of M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements ana

the above Company and a Branch Office las abo colouring Photos and relief Photos.beon Opened in the Hongkong Club Annex,

Views of China and Manila, Work Ground Floor, Chator Rouil.

done for Amateurs; Ho. 8A, Queen'.

By Order, Road Central.

PRINTING

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Proofs read by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision aid Coal Merchants, S. Agents for Hartmann Rabtjen's Genaian Com

position Red and Brand.

BISMARCK & CO.,

Navy

Contractors, Ship Chandlers Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail. makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vossels in the Harbour

KHONG SANG & CO.,

Shipchan llarg, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coul Merchants, Hardwar, Engineera Tools, Brass and Trou Morehaute,

14f, Des Voeux Road.

MORE & SAIMUND,

and 26, Connaught Rd, Praya Central. Bhipeludiers, Sailmakers, Riggors Lommission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition ("Grey- hound Brand) and Blundofte

Spenco & Co.'s Composition WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

14, Queen's Road Contral. Repairs of Watches and Clocks by competint. European exports at malorata ralog

CARTRIDGES.

IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE- FORE ALWAYS FRESH.

LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE and KYNOCKS SPORTING CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE. ER NE VASTE CHILLED SHOT is cll Sizes, Nos. 10 to 88SG. AIR GUNS and AMMUNITION in Variety,

WM. SCHMIDT & CO.

111 Hongkong, 28th November, 1902,

WANTED.

THOMAS P. HALL,

Fo FOR many years Master in the Servies of Douglas Steamship Company, Limited. has the honour to inform the Shipping and Mercantile Community that to has this day established himself as a

MAMINE SURVEYOR

OFFICE: 1, PRINCE'S BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 10th August, 1903.

NOTICE

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THE undersigned having purchased the barinces ant stock-in-true belonging to MR. S. A. KADER, of No. 50. Hollywood Road, Victoria, Hongkong, beg to inform thom who have any Claims against the said M. S. A. KADER to iso notice to the undersigned of the nature of their Claims on before the 28TH INSTANT, after which dato no Claim will be accepted by the andersigned.

N. . CASSIMALLY & CO. Hongkong, 17th August. 1903.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st 1903

THE PALMA TROPHY.

of our Bu horities to adapt a sliding wind-gang- and it may be well to guste two conveCRS- Ons was held at the The Times special dorrespondent, writing tions of yesterday. from Bisley on July 12, salt-Yesterday after-aring point at 1,000 yards, when, white noon the most important international rifle the triumphant Americans were choering match that has bean hold for matiy yours'ended the British team and the British toam were in the instructive discomfiture of Great Britain, cheering them, I examined one of the United It was ou eront upon which it is more useful to Statos rifles in company with a distinguished look back on as a whole than in detail, and the Irish riftoman. “I cannot make out,” said a| suliant facts of it are full of significance. bystander, why we do not adopt that backs- What are they? Eight picked riflemen of the sight."Why" aid the Irishman, "becauEO United States, neing the service weapon of their we are blank foula" "Yon never said a truer country and specially manufactured ammunition, word in your life," said no enthusiastic Yankee defeated eight picked rifiomen of the United a perfect stranger up to that time. The other Kingdom, uring the Lee-Enfield and also conversation was with one who has done mure, specially manufactured ammunition, after perhape, than any other of the little band of men who started the Army Rifle Association to foster rifle shooting in the Army, and he said, the ratch will be well lost if it forces us to adopt a sliding wind-gauge.". So it will. Such a wind gange as the United States Ceam used maken for accuracy, It substitutes mechanical exactitudo for human fahbility; and the esso is ono in which the old buglear of sorrice conditions" may be pushed on one

neck-and-neck struggle in which each man fixad 15 rounds at 80, 900, and 1.000 yards. Ofter teams there were, from the Colovies and from other countries. Canedo, Australia, and Natal rent their representatives, who did exoditably in the order named, and the Norwegiane and Frenchmen were very welcome. But the real issue, as all mon karw, lay between the United States and the United Kingdom, and it was

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The American wind-gauge is simple,CENERAL DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, AND strong, and easily adjusted, and they is nothing easier that to screw it tizhs at zero until it is wanted. While it is in that condition the rifle is as good as our riis now, guid it is alm ̧st fair te say that all the younger generation of riflemen construing younger" gonorow-ly sa as to include, say, 15 years) are in its favour, and only the old women are against it. Is it to ba suggestal that these words are too strong? They are not to by compared with those which are used in despairing indignation in this camp of the National tifo Association. In one point more the men of the United States were out superiors. Their tseties, although scrupulously faits were a long way more effective than ours for a day such as yesterday: an easy day on the whole, but with brief interludes Our firing of flickering shanges of wind. wan, possibly by reason of the absence of wind-gauges, steady, slow, and regular. That Was titful. The men of the Americans

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PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES

straggle of ginats. Why was it that the United States contrived to win the match and to carry off the trophy by the respectable little margin of 15 points? Those who wore the BASIL H. BETTS,

champious of the United States would be, indeed Special Bopresentative for

are the first to protest that the result wag Hongkong, China and Japan,

119 not natively due to any superiority in the as Hongkong, 17th Angust, 1901.

emarksmen. Some of them, indeed, have been bard to say that the couditions of yesterday, a very light breeze from the left front and a scorching san, suited them absolutely, anf that. on a more windy day they would very likely bays to left behind. Nor, I think, cau any charge be laid against the British ammunition. Their cartridges, specially monafog ared by the King's Norton Metal Company, lond d with condite and a bullet weighing ten grains more the normal 394 bullot, which weighs 215 gruas bad given excellent alts in practice. More over, the shooting which these cartridges showed yesterday was not only by far the best ever given by the service weapon in a team sheht, but also better in one respect than any that has ever at the firing-points (who, by the way, galy bean done with match rifles (which are now earned the value of watching mirags from

A shipment of or men last year) coached one another, an stitially military rifles with match sights) in the Elcho competiz.ou. Thus, in the English when things went right they pamped in Eight Club, in which these lines are being the bull's-eyeć one after another as quickly written, is a record of Elaho competitions kept as possible. A more laconic er a better

for household us a city) and Two Hundred Cigars each. almost as beautifully as an illuminated missal

disciplined team was never seep. So when :: it, bosides the record of the scores, honor conditions grew diffult for

a while, and uble mention is accorlel in each year to the mon in each eight who shot through without a miss"; and although there was one year in which seven Englishmen shot through withouta Liss, there has over been a year in which a whole tenna actiovol this distinction. Yet not all the United &tates riflems, but all the British, also, accomplished the foul yesterday.. It will losife, then, if it can be shown that there was any other advantage possessed by the United States, to resume that the British ammunition was a good as the American. The latter, it should be added, was countracted by the Union Metallie Cartrilgo Company, the ballot being a "Tho weighing 50 grains, and the charge 36 grains of a granulated pitro-compound produced by Latin and Raat, The American bullet was thus five grains heavier than that which our men use in the ordinary way, and Bro grains ligator than that which our men used for the competi- tion of yesterday. As to hurrals there is probably little to chaose. By the consent į of all the 303 barrel is as good as any barrel of His calibre gambe, and thechances in its favour aro shule better than those in favour of the of the "improved Kreg Jorgensen." But-avery large but-the United States re se sights,

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Pass Books will be. sapplied to, and Credit BRITISH TEACHER for a Private Accounts kept wi h, well known residents.

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72343 Hongkong, 19th August, 1993.

NOTICE TO LADIES.

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Guarantool to kugs Cigars dry in a damp climate, and moist in a dry climate, combis: they were well within their time, they conkling utility with houty and earity, with a perfect preservation of Cigars: Would be pleased afford to wait for an swendraent. More to have ou inspect ihres PORCELAIN CIGAR CASES.

than once they were ten minutes without firing a shot; and then they would pour in ballot after balist as fast as the marking, which was good and quick for the most part, permitted. That was one of the causes of their victory; another was the excellence of their sights; and the third and greatest was their capital marksmanship. If 1 have emphasised the value of their sights also, it is not by way of disparaging their shooting, which was superb, but in the faut hope of trach- ing the intelligence (one might almost write the conscience) of the authorities in London.

A LAND OF PROMISE.

**When

Ip the not very remote post when Europeana looked to South Africa only for ostrich feathers and sunshine, it was a commen practies for English donor is order hopeless crack of palmonary disease to this cORITY, there is no hope at home try the Cape of Good "Keep holow chack until you reach How painfully fomiline such phrases sound. Often the rescription succed- It is within the ed; moro often it failed. knowledge of everybody that the late Cesil Rhodes came here to find ulth, not fortune, and succeeded in gaining both. But his ex- The perience was not the common one

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Several years. Lady Patrons and the General Publicitely superior to ours. It has not only a paep-bolo almost as many genres of Englishmen who MADAM FLINT wishes to inform her which, for target shooting at any rate, are intimeters of Smith Afries are dotted with

experience,

8. M.. Reply to

Care of Daily Press Office.

[2106 Hongkong. 15th August, 1903.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

INFORMATION has been revived from the Military Authorities that GUN PRACTICE will be carried out from the Saratorium (Peak) on the W AUGUST,

1903, at an auchored target.

Practice will commoncs about 8 a. M., and end about A., if the range is clear.

By Couraud,

F. H. MAY.

Colonial Seuratary, Colonial Secretary's Offico,

(2336 Hongkong, 17th August, 1903,

SANITARY BOARD NOTICE.

WNERS of HOUSES situated in the Eastera Division of the City of Victoris and in the Eastern Division of Kowloon, who are not fad their premises LIMEWASHED and CLEANSED in accer 'ance with law, are pominded that the period during which the work should be dicistedeuls on the 31st day of AUGUST, 1904, and the Sanitary Board being convinend of the necessity of cleanliness in its

fforts to STAMP OUT PLAGUE, is deter mined to RIGOROUSLY PROSECUTE any owner in default after the above-na med date.

THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE CITY LIES TO THE PAST OF GEAHAM STREET AND Exmorf STREET KOWLOON IS DIVIDED INTO EASTERN AND WESTERN DIVISIONS BY ROBINSON ROAD AND A STRAIGHT LINE DRAW FROM THE NORTH END THEREOF THOUGH TES YAUMATI SERVICE RESERVOIR TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY ON KOWLOON,

By Order.

G. A WOODCOCK,

Secretary.

Eanitary Board Rooms,

Augast, 1863

12th

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

Call Flag W.

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as

that he has now REMOVED to the CON- NAUG IT HOTEL, FIRST FLOOR, where she is opening ap, on a more extensive sale DRESSMAKING and MILLINERY PARLOURS, which will be known MADAM FLINT & CO.

MODE DE PARIS. MABAM FLINT is Laving for Paris on that INSTANT, and will be pleased to raceise orders from Ladies desiring suy special gods, in the way of LINGERIE, DRESSES, and HATS in any particular fashion or design, de. She will also bring out new goods for the BALL and RACE SEASONS.

came here in quest of health as of tho a who were slain in battle or died of diseases lacident

to warfare.

It is a fact, establish i beyond pressibility of dispute, that no elimate the world can offer is sufficient in itself to arrest the progress of sumption, though muquestionably it is a very important aid to other tion! sien.

But what should that other treatment by? No question was over more debatail, or is still further from settlement. We will uns attempt to answer it, but allow Me Charles Rodger, of East London, to give a brief see not of two illnesses from whià i has suffered, which throws considerable ligh upon the matter.

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in the bar of the back-sight, which is ns useful as the orthoptic sight of a match rifle, save for its distaren from the eye, but also a movable wind gauge which can bondjusted with absolute precise ion. In fact it is a match riffe, less ouly by the spiritlevel which warusa match rifleman when he is canting his rifle Now the English rifleman can allow for wind only by the clumsy con- trivance of lines painted on the bar; and that. to put it bluntly, is not half so decurate as the mechanical contrivance. Without doubt every man who was shooting for Great Britain MADAM FLINT also bags to inform the Hongking Ladies that, in order to make room yesterday obeyed the instructions of Colonels for the New Block, she will hold a CLEAR Hopton and Gibbs, the "coaches" of tha ANCE SALE at her now estatshmont, British team, loyally and to the best of his commencing on the 5TH INSTANT, WHO RODIC ability. But, as one of thore conches observed, very cheap bargaine will be offered.

Hongkong, Sed August, 1993, 2188" When I told a mau to put on 13 I knew

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FLW.MEN CAN BE SURE

that their old age will be free from the oates of porerty. But most men an free themselves from such cares by investing in an Instalceat Endowment of the Equitable Life Asenance Society. which will provide an absolutely certain and permanent income of frock

$200 to $20,000) a Yoor

for their maturer years, without sinking mach capital to secure the income,

And mortar, in case of premature death, the income commences ATONCE to the family. EQUITABLE LIFE. THE

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Writing on February 9th, 193, Mr. Rodgers observes:- T fool it my duty to bring to public notice the benefit I have received by using Five yesen Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup.

I was stricken down with rheumatic fever, sad was attended by thran differout doctors; Imi

my coudition was for a long time very precarions. could have done myself"; and a shads more It was then that a friend advised me to try or less might make all the difference not Beigel's Syrup, and I resolved to accept. bis I was delighted to lind mys-lf very soon advice. only to the shot under consideration, butable to walk about as usual. nd after taking to the next shot too, for that would be fred saly three bottles of the medicine I was candle. apon instructions based on the results of the of resuming my business, previous shot. So errors might, and daubilers dia, seewakite. It is conveuirut to note here that men who are really interested in the development of the rifle, solliers no less than civilians are susily disheartened by the failure

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"In July, 1909, I expri need another anil a more serious trouble. It was found that I was suffering from a very weak chest A doctor hoa le suite told me pintuly that he feared was consumptive, and ordered me to cums to was far gone in consumption, having all the signs of that discesa, but especially an extremely weak chest and an ever-present fueling of weak- ness and languor.

South Africa. I entertained no doubt that I

** Without being advised to do so, but with the. recoll ction of the good that it had done me two rears before in curing me of another complaint, I had the happy inspiration to try Mother Seigel's Curativo yrup. The result exceeded my most sargaine expectations, and it was not long before I was as strong and healthy as any man could wish to be. I strongly recommend the use of that medicine to all who enifer as I did, and for the sake of humanity would like my case to be known far and

wide."

Promise and performance are not quite the same thing, as many have discovered to their cost; but the people who have built high hopes upon that from which Mr. Bodgers received so much boneft word usver yet known to s [58 diappointed.

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