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ROBINSON PIANO

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY OCTOBER 29TH, 1908

proviso that each contracting party should try | to bring about arbitration range way for sentimentalists to further the object they cherish so mucht

During the last fifty years, the average wages of wea in Franco have doubled, while those of women have more than doublod." The chief xivos in wages took place between 1991 and 1893, whon Franco's new economia regime was in full force, Such is the admirable contribution made by M. Méline to the fiscal question.

Now wert

expansion, unpleasant fis the, subject is for Paris, ita Bagtember and they and forced to swallow the bit of it nad acknowledge its progressive reality. What France in very anxious to see the Balkan is most surprising to French businessmanis, that question settled, and is prepared to offer sugges Germany's rapid progress in external markets fiona towards that end, without compromising continuen despite financial and other serious hin- homself. The fact that both Balgaria and drances. Figures speak for themselves; during Turkey are preparing for war shows that the six months ending in Jane Inst, the value of Austria and Bessin have not been as'en cessful German exports increased by nearly 10 millions in their negotiations of peace as expected, sterling, while imports reached,an von larger Beyond protecting the lives of her own subjects, extent. French trade is nothing as compared

The French may be excused for not being France will notinterfere; she is keenly, watching to this; even ti è commerca of England, thought the development of events, and will act in con- much more satisfactory than that of France, able to understand the present political puzzle junction with other Powers when the time shows nothing like Germany's rate of grow in England; they do not profess to understand comes Notardi importance is attached to the German progress is not only limited to compolitics at home, in consequence of their con coming moeting in Vienna between the Tsar and serial affeics; the increase of Gorranny's navy fusion. English politics up to the Emperor Francis Joseph, so far as averting mast also be taken into gcol account. This is followed because clearer, but since the Cabinet an item which Fraues views as equally serious, crisis, when Ergh-bmon oven cannot.muka confict between Bulgaria and Turkey in con. corned, though a grant deal may be done otherwise, not to any threatening: German ships leave anything out of the muddle, Parisians have such as the attempt to secure the co-operation of nothing to he desired either in point of cou given up both in dosppír. Germany in an cecupation of European Turkey stuction or speed; France cannot indulge in ench a proad boast, What is best to be done should Bulgaria, or even. Servin, force on a war Howover peaceful the Bultan may be, matters in order to become Germany's equal? France are too critical notnally for the present crisis prefore other nations that are superior to her to pass over quietly; the revent overtures to answer that question and to lend the way: made by the Sultan to the Bulgarian Govern- ment are not likely to solve the difficulty Germany, who is at the back of Toray, has to be reckoned with; Bulgaria stands alone, and Is left to do the best, she can, despite her appeals and protests. The situation in Macedonia Our NEW MUSIC STOCK has arrived. just now recalls crants in Crote nearly eight

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years ago, but that it is far more difficult to find a solution for the difoulties in Magedouin than chose of Crete; even at European congress, na favoured by France, would be usless unless having an army at its back. Russia counot exactly do as she likes, for she has to take into serious consderation the attitude of her mony risals, and the steps which they are likely to take in the event of war.Balgaria and Turkey are likely to a journ their quarrol till spring.

There has roully been no harvest this your in Franco, wheat fielde and vineyards have both suffered foarially from the weather; the persist ent cold and rain experienced everywhere bave Jeft their mark, and the greater part of agricultural Franco has been victimised.

MASTER PIANO

PLAYER Normandy is admitted to have suffered most, according to reports and fatistion of the | Ministry of Agricultura; the erop of apples is worthless, while corn is far below the average. In the centre and south of France the loss is somewhat less than in the north, bat grain is very poor, and light. Vinryanis have been totally wrecked in many places; wines have indeed been so injured by rain and storms, that the crop is but ten par. cont. in some districts as compared with that gathered twelve months ago. Milew, brown rot, auð oidiem have spread widely, and have attacked even vines most carefully treated with sulphur, as well as othors. Vine-growers allel to the vintage of 190) as one of the worst on record, and this is indeed no exaggeration.

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TATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO, Adelina Patti (Baroness Cederstrom) has given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano-player. She was so delighted with the instemment that was purchased by her last year that this accond testimonial evon stronger then the first one that she gave.

Mine. Patti says that the Apollo never las given her the slightest, trouble and that the nov const grand is one of the most wonderful aud perfect piano-players that she has ever soeb."

Hongkong, 15th Cetober, 1913, 2481

WAN TED.

ESSONS in English language by a Young Garman; eventually will give German Lessons in retura.

Cara,ol, Daily Press Ore, Hongkong, 28th October, 1993

SHORTHAND.

Fow rivers afford sob a variety of fish"

amateur anglers as does the, Boire. Last year (1902) there were found 15,509 dogs. 1,355 cats, 1,630 rate, 741 farkogs, X pigenus, 377 engaries, 150 other birds of various description, 1,712 hares, 21 rabbits, 5 sheep, 1 porrot, I serpent (not the sea cne), some 50,00) lbs. of meat, and The miraculon's draught 1,300 lbs. of fish, of fishes was nowhere in it. No wonder Parisian anglers describoi tho sinaon as being a good one! 1f more wonders of the deep" aro brought up, the municipality might trick it worth white opening a museam, wherein to lodge such relics. Citizens no longer havo any faith in the purity of the Seipe water. How can they?

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SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

AGENTS for the ahova Compons, pre HE Undersigned, having bean appoints! prepared to ACOFPT TISKS against 121 at Carren: Rates.

HOTZ JACOB & 00 Hongk og. 2nd April, 1900 AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN BURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL,

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E Undersigned, having been appointe THE

AGENTS for the above Company, a propared to ACCEPT RISKS against F12 at Current Rates.

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TURKISH

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28, QUEEN'S ROAD.

TROPHIES.

CIGARETTES

MADE FROM THE CHOICEST TURKISH TOBACCO, ARE THE REST, ASK

HE YOUR DEALER FOR THIS BRAND.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, h April, 1897 TUR WESTERN ASSURANCE JOI

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It may not be generally Iness that when- over President Loubet goes gut shooting, the "bag" is divided into then sertions, the first and choicost bird», hures, or rabbita going to Tho members of the extreme left in the Senate and [1 the Chamber, the Government's chief supports; The second seotion goes to private friends of the President's guests and the rest is distributed

among hospitals. M. Loubet's own there is

not oven mentioned; he has to pay for his own gario.

Tho Municipal Council is offgaged since some time on improvements. Since the recent | disaster on the Paris Underground Railways, the municipality has been dearonring to discover mous to prevent the re-oconrrezes of such a holocaust, and to afford greater facilities to those whose duty it is to save life, Special fire or smoke helmets for irrespirable atmospheros will shortly be distributed by way of experiment to a few fremen in this city. When a helmet of this kind was sent to the Council for approval some moníks ago, the jounicip lity expressed itself so satisfied with it that it roted a sum of 3000 francs for, the manufacture and It is no longer a secret that the Franch experimental uso of a number of sneb heimets Gorernment is seriously contemplating the or cusques. A few of these are to be immediately lo various principal stations. The seading of ur expedition to Morocco as the Brat only way of wattling the Marines question: helmet in question consists of a glazed international agreement has proved a failure. circular headpiece surmounted by n small The strougthening of garrisons by Franes in stamber containing on airjamp, and a vizor Algorin, and the moving of additional battalions to protect the face. With the air-pump are! of infantry and squadrons of cavalry Bearer the connected two tubes, one for inspiration, and the [2990 frontier of Morocco, may only be precautionary other for expiration, el merging in an india. measures, as the French deslore, but for a rubber pipe connected with an air compressor that, are not writliont significance, and indicato wear the spot to be explore. Three men are" HORTHAND taught privately. Pitman's readiness of action. France has no intention of necessary, one to penetrate into the choks-ares;

Systoni

declaring waragainst Morocco, though he wishes the other to hold a safely lamp, while the third Caro of Daily Press Offes.. once and for all to put a stop to incursions into works the air-compressor. The helmet is con- Hongkong, 27th October, 1963, [2934 Algeria, which of late have become more and sidered as very practicil, and likely to become -

THE TANJONG more frequent, and as doring. Eagled had general. WANTED

M. Jacques Lebandy reports progress freg PAGAR DOCK COMPANY enough to do in the Spadon, and France is nat LIMITED, Singapore, an XPERIENCED as to go through what she did in Africa, bis "Sabaran Empire"; his project, since the MAN to take charge of the Estate Buildiag Department out-ide. Must have had consider Insurrection is over a possible danger for details of samo have become publicly known, is able experience in house building and repairing, Francuia North Africs, and this she must over serious. The practical idea of the young sugar king is to convert the sandy and uncultivated used to native labour, able to set out and to take be ready to suppress from the curliest stage. out quantities and measure up...

Paris is territories on the cost of the Sabara desert into Loudon is bad enough, but

an up-to-date flourishing French Colony; a Only fi at class man al apply, stating age rapidly getting a worse city for drink. The qualifioctions and entery required to the Government frankly admits that the drink veritable maritime city with deep water port SECRETARY, The Tanjoug Pugar Dock question in France continuas to grow accessible to vessels of deep draught; kousen; Company, Limitod, Singapore

mere acute, Sano Frenchmen declare that hotels, theatres are also to da built in due time. Hongkong. 15th October, 1903.

the condition of their own country in this It is to be hoped that the troublesome natives DANCING.

respect is more deplorable than any other will not interfere in the work of civilisation, and Europena country. Anglophobists can no longer that M. Jacques Lebandy, who is spending his jeer at England, and draw attention to the millions in so profitable a manner, may live long London gutters, which, according to their iden; to enjoy the fruits of his labour,

General Avon, like Lord Roberts, has, the are always full of giu-sodden men and women

A medical man interest of his wea, and soldiers in general at of the shopkeeping classes. who is about to write aaories of articles on the heart. Dreibing upon the miseries of militarista important and painful subjort, atutes that during in France, he draws attention to the fact that the hot for years Fenace bus become the most there are some 2,000 young men, actualy in

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TRS. DONALDSON (Daughter of Professor F. F. WALLACE, of Rose moant Dancing Academy, Glasgow), bega to inform the residents of Hongkong and district that hor Classes or now forming in the CITY HALL, and beginners who wish to be able to

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Cash Security Total Lossos Paid ...£6,769,240 THE Undersignad having been appointos AGENTS for the above Company, in prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Carrent Rates,

WM. MEYERINK & CO

Hongkong. 18th May, 1993.

1449

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

FOUNDED 1710.

Feo Undersigned using been appoin AGENTS for the above, Company, ale pre gard to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE Current Ratos.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents,

Hongkong, 16th May, 1892. THENIX FIRE OFFICT

The Cndersigned are now prepared t RANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against. FIRE at Current Rates,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Agents for the Phonaix Fire Olie- Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

ECE COMPANY OF HAM BURS NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR

The Eulersigned AGENTS of the shove ompany are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Boreign an Chinese Risks at Current

STEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, Buh alag 1945

Rates.

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THE BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

andersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, ure prepared to accept RISKS at Current Rates. 90 2. JACÓB & CO. Hongkong. 30th July, 19:13. THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL

2160

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the sho va Company ura repared to ACCEPT

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

HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, SALAIMACHT, KORS. BRANCH OFFICES:-HIGASH{-HOMMACHI, MOJI, MINAMIAJIKAWA, OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.

AGENCY M. S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobe, Mojí, Quin, Wakamaton, il Hongkong

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Hongkour, 4th March, 1993.

THE Undersigned are prepared to scrapt Firat Chus Ferdiga sad Chisos RISKS Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR- against FIRE at Eurrent Rates ANCE. Prospectuses on application.

TURNER & Co.,

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Nom TORTH BRITISH AND MEROAN, NITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

danco.this season in tirao for the Scotch Bail alcoholio as well as, the most tuberculous of Paris, whose term of military service has expired. \ TOTAL FUNDS Ar 31st. DECEMBER, 1002/

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all the great reces. Appeals are being nd who are without employment: Tou thousumi constantly made by leading patriots to those of these ex-soldiers may be better off than the reat French people that live on drink, as it were, to end can afford to wait until something turns up. imitate Great Britain, the Unital States, The General urgs employers to do their level S-don, and Norway, and become as lowperate. host for the thousands unable to find work, and These nations, by their persistent efforts, have to eque at once to the assistance of the homeless.

This sad spectacle is repeated rally, and very little le dous to amend the situation of those that have served their country.

succeeded in patting down the drink evil. France. on the contrary, does nothing every facility is accorded in France to those that deal in the

The Peace Conference now being held at Roues ale of spirits. The consumption of alcohol has increased by 250 per cent. during the past cannot be congratulata on the following foolish forty years in Franes, as compared with only resolution, amely, that defensive treaties con 19 por esat. in England. Frasco is to longer taining an obligation of assistance from nus the most sober of European nations; she Power to another in enses of aggression could setnelly consumos more than twice as much not be considered legitimate miles there was a any time between 7 am and 10.30pm. Moathly alcohol per head as England does. Alarming terms on application,

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DR. M.. H. CHAUN,

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Consultation Free, Hongkong, 21st March, 1903,

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as this state of things is, there is very little

if any sign on the part of good Frenchmen to

aid in the work of reform.

The members of the French commercial world- dislike bearing or reading about German trade

I STOOD IN A DRAUGHT with my cost off and caught this wretched cold," says the sufferer. He need pet pay a heavy penalty if he follow his act of folly with an act af wisdom. Bosk the feet in hot water with a few teaspoonsful of Perry Davie Fainkiller in it Take a teaspoonful of Painkiller in hot sweetoned water at bed time and be thankful for so simple and speedy a way to break up a cold There is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis,

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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA MITSUI & CO.

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Telegraphio Address: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. 2 A 1 Codes)

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers, SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ids Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hekoka, Honde, Kanada, Fujinotaus, Mameda, Mannours, Onoura Otsuji,

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