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THE

ENTERTAINMENTS

ROBINSON PIANO GREAT BOXING CONTEST.

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTE.

ENTIRELY

NEW STOCK

ARRIVING.

SPECIALLY AND MOST CAREFULLY

CHOSEN BY OUR

MR.

ROBINSON,

GREAT

NOW IN EUROPE.

AT THEATRE ROYAL,

THURSDAY, 22xn OCTOBER, 1903,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDÁY, OCTOBER 20ru, 2908

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

ABNORMALFGMENTATION IN NATURK -LAMPS FOR DOWIWARD LIGHTING – LIGHTNING S TREE VICTIMS-FRANCE'S DEPOPULATION A NEW EM-A WATER ANIMAL IN DESERT BEST-FLAVOURING WITH MICROBE-LENS- MAKING PROGRESS-DOCTORA DISAGREE,

Albinism; states E. Harict, may be traced hok more than four centários dofom Christ, R. JONES AMPHITRITE"), vizave when it was described as existing in India, but

8. NEWMAN :- PRELIMINARIES -

30 ROUNDS CONTEST.

15 Rounds Contost and 8 Rounds Contest.

...55, 33, and $1.

Tickets

Doors Open at 8 pm.

JAS. CHRISTIE,

Promoter.

Hongkong, 19th October, 1903,

REDUCTIONS M

in our present stock of Pianos and Musical

(loods.

Our NEW MUSIC STOCK has arrived.

THE APOLLO

MASTER PIANO

DANCING.

until the end of the seventeenth century it was regarded asacondition of the skin. Sachs--in zoll av albins---and others have shown that it is caused by sbsence of iron in the lower skiz. In man it is most common among blacks. The white albing has a skin of peculiar puller, bump coloured bak, a rose-coloured iris, and are pupil; the agro in some cases lías a'skin as white as milk, while in others it resembles wax. and the hair is pale blonde, yellow, orange, (2018) or even rud. Albinism has been recorded in 79 mammals, including horses, rabbits, nad mice. Numerous couples new found among birds, the white bekbird being no myth, and it is often observed among fishes, reptiles and batrachians. It takes two forms in plants. Ia ous the laves are affected, producing mons- trosities of riogated colours, and the other manifesta ib-lf in the corolla. There ar albinos also among fruits, such as the raspberry, strawberry, and gooseberry.

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PLEASE NOTE.

DONALDSON (Daughter Professor F. F. WALLACE, of Rose mount. Dancing Acuderoy, Glasgow), begs to inform the residents of Hongkong and district that her Classes are now forming in the CITY HAL), and beginners who wish to be able to Bauce this season in time for the Scotch Ball should enrol at once. BEGINNERS CLASS.

Tsien weekly ADVANCED CLASS.

Once a week

+++

CHILDREN'S CLASS.

Liv

$10 a month.

$ month.

Once a week

Sta month. PRIVATE CLASSES or PUPILS as may be arranged.

Pupils enrolled at the Robinson Piano Co., Lt Honghong, 15th October 1903. 12985

PUBLIC COMPANIEL CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Attention has been cullel by E. Bol to two new forms of incandescent lamps. In both, the lower half of the bulb is of Hated glass, which, acting as a row of lenses, concentrates the light dernwards, and gives the special ad- vartage of wrong illumination directly beneath the lamp. Guo form has the ordinary filament with the upper half of the bulb of opal glass. while the other has a zigzag horizontal filament and a top of clear glass,

and render silable the albuminoids, and the peculiar agrosable tasto doveloped at the ame time was soon noticed. Further experiment

W M.

POWELL,

5

LD.,

has shown that the bacillus fragt, us this GENERAL DRAPERS, HIGH-CLASS DRESSMAKERS, ANI

microbo le called, may impart its flavour to boof- tes and several other liquids and some solids. although it is withont effect on mashed potatoes.

The fluid lens of Dr. Grun is reported io kave been much improved, about 200 of them having been made. It is so rapid that theatrical sosnes can be, photographed by the ordinary, slaga lighting, and photographie portraits can be takon in úr ordinary well-lighted studio in second. The lons is expected to prove of special value in colour-photography.

Lanar intence on the wonther varies with the observer. Prof. W. H. Pickering latoly showed that thauderstorms are less frequent in the second half of a lunation than in the fest, and it has now been found that Schiaparelli, from records of 1827 to 1861, proved that thunderstorms emel's maximum near the 24th day of each hauation.

·BEFORE GOING TO BED

CALVERT'S

CARBOLIC

Tooth Powder

This enique antiseptic dentifrice is well-known by its pink colner, pleasant taste, fragrant edour, and thorough diiciency.

F. 0. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, Eng.

DROPOSALS FOR FROZEN FRESH BEEF AND FROZEN FRESH MUTTON.-Headquart-re Division of the

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GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS,

28 & 31, ̧QUEEN'S ROAD.

· LADIES' AND

DEPARTMENTS,

CHILDREN'S

OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE (Pinsг FLOOR UPSTAIRS),

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT,

1, QUEEN'S ROAD (OPrositE HONG KONG HOTEL),

WM. POWELL. LD.

TURKISH

TROPHIES

CIGARETTES

MADE FROM: THE CHOICEST TURKISH TOBACCO, ARE THE BEST. ASK

YOUR DEALER FOR THIS BRAND.

Philippines, Ofics of the Chief Cotamiary: NOBEL-GLASGOW

A report of the Austan weather service notes 9-4 cases of damage to trees by lightning in 1901, 27 being pine or larch, oaks, 17 poplars, and 10 pear-tress The baret: usually supposed to escape lighting, was struck vulya hundred thousand (6,600,000) pounds of oice, but several other trees shared the same

PLAYER THE TWENTY-SECOND ORDINARY freedom from damage.

THE BEST OF ALL.

THREE STYLES:

PRICE FROM $150 UP.

PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.

Adolista Patti (Baroness Cadorstromi hns given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano plagar Sho was so delighted with the

that this second feffionial is even stronger than the first on that she give.

Mme., Padli says thất ~ the Apolló never has gion for the siglost troubs and that the now Concert grand is one of the most wonderful and perfect piano-players that she has ever seen."

Hongkong, Tia Cetobor, 1983,

F2484

GENERAL MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS will be held at the OFFICER of the Undersigned at 12 O'CLOCK (Neon) on THURSDAY, the 22ND OCTOBER,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will -CLOSED from the 8Tu to the 22 Paris 145 out of every 1000 deaths are OCTOBER, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Agents, Canton Insurance Office Limited Hongkong, 26th September, 193. HUMPHREY'S ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Investigation into the decline of population in France has included an enquiry into infant mortality by P. Budia. It appears that in of

children less than a year old, find in 8. Pol-sur- Mor the proportion is as high as 500 per 1900, In the five years ending with 1900 the average 27anual morality of children under cus year in France was 134,434. The principal causes of death are infantile darebe respiratory diseases, and congenital debility, the first

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Manila, P... August 25th.- 1993---Soled proposals, in tripficals, will be received at this Offes until 11 sebek, a, March 19th, 1901. at which time and plan they will be pod in the presonen of the attending bidders, for the furnishing and delivery of six million

frozen fresh tuf and four haudred and eight Chousand (480,000) pounds of frazen mutton to the Subsistencs Department at Manila, P.L., during the year ending Jans balinitted fine of Customs duties, The 30, 1905. The neoptol best and mution will United States reserves the right to decrease the amount called for in the contract, by net tó exceed 4 upon reasonable notice to the contractor; or to increase the amount sillet for, with the consent of the contractor. Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bidder's Gurate in the amount of $20,000, or by certified chock for that amount, on a bank of approved standing in Manila The bidder to whom the contract is award wil be required to give hond, the penalty of which will be fixed by the Chief Commiss. Information finished on application. uvelopes contain ing proposats should be marked: Proposals for frozen, fresh beef and fezon fresh minttou for F.Y: 1965, to bo opened March 19th, 1904," and addressed to the undersigned-BENRY G. SHARPE, Colonel, A.C.G.. U.S. Army, Chief Commissary.

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instrument that was purchased by her last year OTIVE IS HEREBY GIVEN that named cinising much the largest amber of MEETING of HUMPHREYS ESTATE vietima. The diarchos, comparativoly rare in AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED | breast-fed infants, is chiefly induced by will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES excessive and improper feeding, especially jo Nos, and 40, Qunen's Road Contral, Victoria, Hougtong, on SATURDAY, the 31ST day of the premature use of solid foot,

With proper OCTOBER, 1803, at Noon, when the care deaths from this essa might be almost Subjoined Resolutions will be proposed, via entirely prompted. Suggested remodes for the excessive mortality includo Stave intervention to persuade healthy mothers to nurse their ow children, regalar weakly medical inspection, hospital cams of weaklings, and the prohibitioning of the insurer of the lives of infants,

HONGKONG

BUSINESS

DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having European taught workmon. Equal to Home Work FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959.

Every Household Requisito. Depot for Eastmau's Koduk Filus Ind Accessories;

12, Queen's Road Central.

CHEONG LEE. & CO., Furnitara Sture. Established over 20 years. Importers and Exporters, Tekwond Furniture, Black- wd, Jewellery, &c., highest gra·le best and cheapest F, Queen's Read

Central.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Merchants und Watchmakers. 49 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Maula, Paris and Doo

PHOTOGRAPHER

.M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and ulra colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Manils. Work done for Amateurs; Ho. Ba, Quesn't

Road Contral

PRINTING

**DAILY PRESS OFFICE Proofs real by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS..

F. BLACKHEAD & CO,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers. Prevision and Coal Merchants, Sol Agents for Hartan Raktjen`s Gonaine Com-

position Red Hd Brand.

BISMARCK & CO.,

Chandlers,

Navy Contractors, Ship

Provision and Coal Merchants, Sail- makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

KWONG BANG & CO.

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners,

Coul Merchants, Ilrdware, Engineers'

Tools, Brass and Tron Merchants,

144, Des Voeur Road.

MORE & SEINUND,'

25 and 26, Connaught Road, Praya Central.

Slipebandiers. Bilmakers.

Biggers.

Commission Agents and General Storekeepers; Sole Agents for Shipowners Composition ("Gray-

hound Brind') and Blurdells

Spence & Co.'s Composition

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

14, Queen's Road Central Repairs of Watches and Cocks by competent European experir, at moderato "rates.

1. "That the Capital of the Company ba increased from $1,000 (divided into 100,000shares of $10 each) to $1,500,000 (divided into. 10.000 shares of Sie ach) by the creation of 30,000 new shares of $10 each to be offered and if apted to be allotted to the prosent shareholders of the Commuy it por in the ratio and proportion of one mox share for every two old shares in the!

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Company held by the respective payable on each of Each des she respectively to be paid at such time e times and in such manner as the Company by its General Managers may kereafter delerining" "That Articla No. 52 of the Articles of Association of the Company to cancelled and the following Article substituted therefor :- ***The remuneration of the Goural Massagers shall be $100 per annum (which all cover olles réut bat hot salaries of Secretary and othe employees) and a commission of i por cont, of the not profits of the Company for each gear, that such profits amount to 7 per cent, of the Capital of the Company.''

shareholders thereof, the Stout

Should the above Resolutions be duly passed they will be submitted for confirmation s Special Resolutions to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be fubsequently

eonvered.

Dated this 24th day of July, 1903?

JOHN D. HUMPHREIS & SON,

General Managers. [225 HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

MACAO,

WANTED, an influential Porturneso Firm to act as AGENTS for a load- English Fire Tusurance Company. Apply

"INSURANCE,' Care of Daily Press OM-n. Hongkong, 8th October, 1903.

WANTED AT ONCE.

}

12819

N EXPERT TYPEWRITER. Good

salary to an efficient worker. Apply to

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER

Des Voeux Road, Central. Hongkcag. 13th October, 1903.

WANTED.

SUITABLE OFFICE in a

The mineral spadament, usually known in opaque whilst crystals, occasionally yields small transparealspecimens of good colour. Such aro the clear yellow gera-spolumene of Hrozil, the green hiddenite, or lithia emerald, of North Carolina, and the lilac or amethystine fragments of Connectent. The recint remarkable find of spodumons in the rubellite locality of Sau Diego C. Cal, includes transparent rosy lilac crystals up to the size of a man's hand. Mr. Geo, F. Kunz reports that no such A position, for the STOCKBROKERS crystals of this mineral bare boen uren before, and that they will undoubtedly yield gems of great beauty, with the bardness of the amethyst,

The latest estimate planes the United King dom's coal-upply at 80,681,900,000 tons, which the present rate of mining would exhaust in 370 yours. The world's output in 1900 is given as 769,630,004 tons, of which tho Euited States produced $15,000,000 tons, and Grost- Britain

299,000,000 tona.

The "ath souse" by which blind perseve perceive ertain objects is attributed by Dr. Emile Jarl, who has been blind astaral yoses. to sensitiveness of the skin to observe radiations titat do not affect the eyes.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 4,62 Ter one huured skates, Baabcred 37,601- 37,700 inclusive, standing in the register in the A remarkable adaptation of a mollusc to Dam of Dr. THOMAS RENNIE of Fooelum,

strange euditions has been brought to notice having been lost, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that unless the said Certificate baby Baron Nordenskjold Portions of Behria produced at the offices of the Company, and prodneo m unctuous edible earth knows 10 Queen's Road Cantra), Victoria, Hongkong. before 25th October 1903, a new certificate for the aid shares will be issued and the old cer ficats will thereafter be held by the Company as all und void.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Elongkong, 23rd September, 1003

2072

JLB

chaco," and during the wet season in these localities a species of fresh-water limpet Ancyla oricandi) abounds in the numerous pools. Indry seasons, howarer, the pools an completely dried up, the whole country becoming practically an arid deart. The acylus does not succumb, bal protects itself by securely closing the opening to its shell, the material

CARBOLINETM-AVENARIUS need being true shell instead of the thin skin

IN CASES OF ABOUT

450 LBS. NET

USED FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

TRADE

ARBOLINE

MARK

AVENARIUS &

IN TING S

NEE.

with which certain land snails guard themselves in times drought. When there is no marked dry sewa, the noeylos retains its ordinary cendition

Micro-farming to supply flavours for the table is a possible future developmout. The new minube of M. Eichholtz, which gives a strong roar of strawberries, was first isolated and-grow in milk. It was found to peptonize

WHY TAKE ANY CHANCES with some new and untried medicine for such.

Throughly reliable presarative for Wood sexious troubles as cholera, diarrhea, cramps

and Stone against White Art, Decay, Fangos dysentery, when you should know that for over! Rot, and Damphew.

ASSOCIATION. Apply to--

Z

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE.

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EXPLOSIVES.

PLASTING GELATINE AND GELIONITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL,

AGENTS—

JARDINE.

MATHESON & CO.

MIDZUSHIMA & CO.

COAL MERCHANTS.

No. 4 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Facing Duddell Street);

HEAD OFFICE No. 5, SAKAIMACHI, KOŽE. BRANCH, OFFICES:-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, | MOJI,

OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.

MINAMI-AJIKAWA,

AGENCY : Ma, S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA,

Telegraphic AppæESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobe, Moji, Osaka, Wakamatsu, and Hongkong

CODE TSED PÅ 1 & A. B. C. 4ra En,

Importers of Japanese Couls. Coutructors of Cond to the Compagnie das Messagories | Maritimes de France, Forsign unt Japinoso steamers. Arsonal and Japanese Railway Companies &c. Sole Proprietora of Kumumoto sud Tesoura Coal Mines, Sola Agents for Kawamiya Komatsuganra, Minamie, Ikejiri and Kumagahata Collieries.

K. UYEMURA, Manager

|2863

Central

Hongkong, 4th March, 1903.

JAPAN

E. S. JOSEPH,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 26th September, 1903.

WANTED.

2699

N EXPERT TYPEWRITER. Remington and Hammond Machines used. Good salary given to a well qualified Assintout.

Apply by letter to-

* MEMO." Cure of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. [31921 Hongkong, 19th October, 1903.

WANTED.

OR the SHANGHAI HORSE BAZAAR

CO., LD., a competent FOR JGN | New ASSISTANT 4ú take charge of the Training und Breaking-in of Horses Bod Ponies. Quarters provided. Apply by letter only stating qualifications, to

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

Hongkong. Hongkong, 19th October, 1903.

WANTED.

COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

MITSUI & CO.

HEAD OFFICE :-), SUROGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH':--34, LIME STREET, E.C.

12400

HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDINGs, Ice Housn STREET,

OTHER DRANCHES :

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Somabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai

Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowchwaag, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo. Yokohaina, Yekosaka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kole. Kam. Shinonoski, Moji, Wakamatea. Karatsu;" Nagasaki, Kuchinotto, Sasebo, Maidzuen Miike, lakodate, Taipeh, &.

Telegraphic Address; “MITSUṛ" (A.B.C. sud A 1°Codes) [2922 CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Nary and Arenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Hons and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

YOUNG, hardworking and energetic EUROPEAN, with a knowledge of Insurence, chipping, Press Work, and also e apetent Typewriter, requires situation in any Mofeantile concern. First class references.

Apply

* RESPONSIBLE” Care of Daily Preas Office. Hongkong, 15th October, 1903.

2887

by THE TANJONG WANTED

PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, Singapore, an EXPERIENCED MAN to take charge of the Estate Building Department outside. Must have had consider- able experience in henas building and repairing, used to native labour, able to set out and to take out quantities sudanensore up.

Only first class men need apply, slating age qualifications, and salary required to the SECRETARY, The Tusjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited, Singapore.

12888 Hongkong, 15th October, 1903.

MADAME FLINT & CO.

LA MODE DE PARIS,

half a satury Painkiller has cured millions of MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING. LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO...s? Look out for Imitations, there is only CONNAUGHT HOTEL, Rooms 4 and 5.

[298 4 8500 one gerine, "Perry Davis"."

Solo Agents for Chins.

Hongkong 1st July, 1902

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SOLE PROPRIETORS of the famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hordo, Kanada, Fajiuotana, Mameda, Mannonra, Oncora Otanji,

Basahara Tumbakure, Yoshinotani, Yoshio. Yunokitara, and other Goals.

N. INUZUKA. Manager. Hongkong.

MELLIN'S

FOOD

For INFANTS and INVALIDS. Purely Vegetable and Untouched by Hand, MELLIN'S FOOD is free from Starch. When prepared

is similar to Breast Milk.

Mellin' Food Works, Peckham, London, England.