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THE

ROBINSON PIANO

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTE.

ENTIRELY

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SPECIALLY AND MOST CAREFULLY

CHOSEN BY OUE

MR.

GREAT

ROBINSON,

NOW IN EUROPE,

REDUCTIONS

our present strok of Pianos and Musical

Goods.

Our NEW MUSIC STOCK has arrived.

THE APOLLO

MASTER PIANO

PLAYER

THE BEST OF ALL'

THREE STYLES:

PRICE FROM $450 UP.

PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.

Adelina Patti (Baroness Caderstrom) has given another great testimonial to the Apollo Piano-player. She was so delighted with the instrument that was purchased by her last year that this second testimonial is even stronger than the first one that she gave.

Mme. Patti gaya that “the Apollo never has given her the slightest trouble and that the new concert grand is one of the most wonderful and perfoot pinuo-players that she has ever usun,”

Hongkong, 15th otober, 1903. [2484

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only ollee in China having Europend

NO

INSURANCES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER Ora, 1903

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

>£16,378,771.

YACHTING

SATURDATU BACK

altogether out of proportion, and their attitudea are mas`ladiorous. When I was looking Datoh gentleman

way the animals were stuffed, saying they were perfectly outrageous! He she expressed sur- prise at the smallers of the masonm for a plac* like Hongkong,"

The championship alese of the Royal Hong-round the mom,

came up to mo and sommented on the TOTAL FUNDS AT F1er DECKIER, 1902 kong Yacht Club on Saturday turned out to contest, the first roo towards this season's championship. All four bosts, Dione, Vernon, peth and Ailean, faced the starter. The couren lay from Kowloon Polles Pier. round Channel Pooks, Black Rock, Meyer's East buoy, Channel Books and Black Rock again, and back to Kowloon Police Pier.

L AUTHORIAnd Capital,, £3,000,000.0

1

SUBSCRIEND. CAFIZAL. 1750,000 0 PAID-OF CAPITAL 687,500 LL. Figs Fonds... 2,887,215 14 1)

The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE Current Rates..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 10th June, 1905,

(1888

SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Are

THE Undersigned, having been appointed L AGENTS for the above Company prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE it Current Rates.

HOTZ KJACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1000

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY.

FIRE AND MARINE.

ESTABLISHED 1959.

CAPITAL.................£1,000,000.

HAVING been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, we are prepared to issue Policies of Insurance at Current Bafos. REISS & CO.. Agents. Hongkong, 2nd November 1903. "' [3089

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the Phore Compay prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents, Hongkong, 91st April, 1897

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

...£625,719 ...£6,769,240

Cash Security Total Lossos Paid

THE

HE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, 477 propared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,

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

HENIX FIRE

pua

1449

OFFICE,

On the whale, what do you think of the Mandum p

: "Wretched; it reminds me of a second-hand faxidermist's shop. Considering how favourably Hongkong is situated with regard to gathering onrios and natural-history specimens from Japan, Chibs and the East Indies I expected a better display. I should think that the rich Chiness, especially, would present valuable carios to the Museum if it were set on a better footing, and if larger and more suitable promise # wore secured. As It is now, it is an eyesore and a disgrace to the Colony."

**Did you visit the library'?"

The start took place at noon in a light westerly wind--a very light one and a glance at the harbour revealed balta of osim and cata' pawn Elspeth, Dione and Vernon got away together with a good, start, Aifsen alone being bobind at second guo-fles. Spinmkers were sot when crossing the lins and malu booms a lacked wall out. Towards Blackhend's Pior Verucu drew ahead, clossly followed by Elspeth and Dione, the four boats forming into pro- cassion; Elepeth, Vernon, Dione, dileen. En- "Yes; and when I asked for the London tering Hunghom Bay they paired. Elapath and | Weckly Times they had aɔly two out of date Vernon lending, and Drinne and Aileen a cable's | nopies, one for a week in May and the other length behind. There was not enough wind to for a week in June." keep the stile fall, and main sheets had to be overhauled to allow the booms to go out to their fullest. Elspeth and Feraon, mailing "reck and neck, were farther inshore than the others, 80, op altering their course to bead for Channe; Rocks, the four boats were brought into lire.

|

"I suppose you have visited the Botanical Gardens?"

"I have, and was very pleased with them, bat I could not help noticing that some of the plants were also misnamed, especially the palms. To cite one case, a sabal was named Pritchardia

Pacífica, I was particularly takon with some of the walks above the Botanical Gardens, the mixture of pahus, cycade draconas, tree-ferns, marentns, and trees covered with elimbing pothes and philolendrous made me almost Imagino that I was in a tropical forest again, and yet I am told thai tourists and globe-trotters hardly ever see this, beautiful

pot

Mr. Walker has collected in many countries. He has just finished five, months in Japan, and is on his way to the Philippines and Borneo.

About this time Vernon drew a little ahead. Rounding Channel Recks in close processing the order was Elspeth, Aileen Fernon, Dions and immediately on the other side Ailem came ap level to Elspeth. It took one hour from the start to Channel Rocks. The three leading boats were in a bauch when approaching Black Rock; after gybing around it and approaching Kowloon Dock patinania Vernon bad a good lead. Dione was second, Aileen third, and Elspeth a long way bebind. · Ea route to Meyer's East buoy Aileen passed Dione, and at one time tried hard for first place. Elspeth getting into a calm belt leat ground beyond recovery. Approaching the kerosene podowa Vernon distanco herself and a long interva- separated all. At Meyer's East, imoy the raga wax two hours old. Hending for Channel Rocks on the second journey Dione made an effort to pass Azleen, but the lattor, favoured with a good the 17th November, 1903, at 2.30 P.M., at his sloat, recovered her former, distroce, Vertion. who had been gaining ground all the time rounded Channel Recks five minutes ahead of Alcon, and continued to gain on the passage to Black Rook Afterwards, of course, thore gas a tiresome bone's bent home against a

AUCTION

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bus received instructions

to Sell by Public Auction,

on

WEDNESDAY,

SALES ROOMS, Daddell Street,

OLD AND RARE POSTAGE STAMPS, A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF

Including:-

OLD BRITISE ad COLONIAL, TRIANGULAR CAPE and NEWFOUND LAND, MAFEKING BESIEGED, CHINESE, PORTUGUESE COLONIES,

wind dead ahead The result was as follows:SOUTH AMERICA, prepared to

The Vadersigned are now GRANT POLICTES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO..

Agents for the Thoenix Fire OFJA Hongkong, 17th August, 1897.

128 THE BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to accept RISKS al Current Ratos. HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 30th July, 1903,

12160

THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LIVERPOOL.

Vernon.. Aileen

Dione Elspeth ..

H. M. 2.

3 42 43

FIL

3 58-

4 TO 58

4 23 4 The cone being ton miles long, the average speed of Vernon would be a little more than

turu out will be in a spanking brazo, 2 2/3rd miles per hour. Let us hope the next

THE POVERTY OF HONGKONG'S MUSEUM.

A Daily Press representative on Saturday interviewed Mr. H. Wilfrid Walker, a naturalist -of many years' experience, now on ashort visit to Hongkong. In the course of his remarks Mr.

&o., ko, On View from Saturday, the 7th November. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1903.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

DENTISTRY.

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DR. M. H. CHAUN, 27, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG, From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Hongkong, 10th March, 1903.

12490 -ROYAL ÆRATED WATERS MANUFACTORY,

taught workmen. Equal to Home Work Company are prepared to ACCEPT Walker mentiound having visited the Hongkong Factory & Oce-West Point; Telephone 367

JURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CHEE & CO., Established 1959,

THE Undersigned AGENTS of the above RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

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

(2185

Every Household Requisito. Depot for NORTHERN ASSURANCE 00,

Enstre's Kodak Films #nd Accessories;

13, Queen's Food Central.

CHEONG LEE & CO., Furniture Store. Established over 20 years. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Forniture, Black. wood, Jewellery, &, highest grale best and cheapest. E, Queen's Read

Contral.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Marchants and Watelaskers, 40 Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, l'aria and Doil

PHOTOGRAPEFR

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos Views of China and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; H. SA, Queen's

Road Contrai,

STOREKEEPERS

7. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Bolt Agents for Fartmaun Rahtjen's Genuine Com.

position Rod Hand Brand.

BISMARCK &.00%

Navy Contractors, Ship Chandlers, Provision and Coal Morchants, Sail- makers, & Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour

KTONG SANG là 20.

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Tools, Brass and Iron Morchants,

144, Des Voeux Road.

WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

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

THE

PIRE and LIFE.

ESTABLISHED 1836,

Undersigned are prepared to set First Class Foreign and Chinese RISKS Against FIRE at Corrent Rates.

Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR- ANCE. Prospectuses on application..

TURNER & CO..

Hongkong, 23rd September, 1903.

WANTED.

Agents.

(2.78

GENTLEMAN wishes Lessons in Russian.

Apply to-

E. R., Cars of Daily Pren Ofles. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1903, *

WANTED,

(3036

Ya SMART YOUNG GENTLEMAN

in a Mercantile Firm. experience and speaks six languages, a position

Apply by letter to-

Boho several years of

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BOX 100, Care of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 4th November, 1903.

[3057

KOWLOON,

LADY wants somebody to share her house

with. Moss may be arranged. Appoint lime for interview addressed to

M. N., Care of Daily Press Offica Hongkong, 3rd November, 1908.

(304

A. LING & 00.,

FURNITURE STORE. PLATED, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c., &c.; and FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARE.

68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 21st September, 1903,

CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY CO.

TRANS-SIBERIAN

TRAIN SERVICE.

Shanghai to London in 18 days.

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museum, and expressed his surprise at the pour collection therein displayed. To begin with, the birds and lepidoptera ere is a very dilapidated

condition, and many of the birds have been shockingly stuffed. But the worst fault of all is the misnaming of the birds. For instance, a bird of Paradise, Paraäisen Papuara, is labelled Paradisea Rubre, the red bird of Paradise; and, another still more glaring mistake is a bea eater. Merops Ornatus, labelled "the blue-tailed humming bird," Trochilus Cyanvrue, and its babitat said to bo Hongkong, when almost everyone knows that the humming birds are pecalier to North and South America, fand Ulie West Indies. The residents of Hongkong would be very enrprised if they heard that humming birds were found on the Island.

When asked whether these were the only mistakes, Mr. Walker relied:

Depot-fcs House Street; Telephone, 374.

That's where you can get very best drinks,

it says,

And that's where your orders should be placed, If you will try to join our race, Surely you will find the truth with smiling

face.

For cleanness and purity wo always pleal. As for quality of our goods we always load, Should you have any doubt of the saying, You may try. It's for good stuff you are paying. Our High-Class Drinks, many from which to

choose, Our long list of Novelties will you amans.

BEST IN THE. FAR EAST.

Superb Ginger Ale Kola Tonio Champagne Coroantion Cap Winter Stout Hop-Ale

Highly Charged Soda

Water Lomonade Superb Ditto Eureka

Superb Lomon Squash Orangeade Raspberryade

"No; there are plenty of others, but these two Strawberryade are the most ridiculous.”

What do you think of the animals ? " "They are most nanatural being' g'uffed

Painkiller

IPERRY DAVIS')

the scaman's friend, for cholera, cramps or chills. It acts like magic, Take no substitute,

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ITH the opening of the through pusingor service from and

of and the stations of

the Chinese Eatern Railway, and by conuection of the Russian Bailways with the Western European Railways, a new way is oponed which offers indisputable comfort to all passengers going from the principal places of Western Europe to China and Japan, and vico

varsa

Express trains, comfortably arranged, have the first and second- class sleeping cars of latest type, restaruut oars and other accom- modations, which modern technical knowledge can only afford.

In addition to this from an coonomical point of view the new way giver considerable economy both in time and money, which in our time, when time is money" is doubly important.

This economy is evident from the following tabla in which are shown first-class faros and time occupied by the journey from London to Shanghai by different ways, VÍR :

Sarsaparilla

Jamaica Ginger Ale. Stone Ginger Boor

Touic Champagne- Brown Tonic

Champagne Cider

Cherry Vino

Iron Brow

Jubiko Champagne

Orange Champagne

Ginger Fizs

-

Lime Juice and Soda Horehound

Yunila

Vis-Kola

"Hic Oas"

Refreshing and invigorating. Exhilarating drinks of the sesso!.

Jast Froduced. Long-

Life, Non-Intoxicating and Excellent Bover. ages,

Anly to

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F. P. DANENBERG Mauagar,

KOWLOON ROTISSERIE.

No. Enn Hotel).

TO. 31, ELGIN ROAD. Kowloon (Two

Meals à la Carte, Steaks, Chops, &c., &c., et any time between 7 a.m. and 103) p.m. Monthly Arms on application.

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Hongkong, 6th October, 1903.

MADAME FLINT & CO.

(2758

LA MODE DE PARIS,

ILLINERY; and DRESSMAKING.

CONNAUGHT HOTEL, Ecomus 4 and 5.

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M

NELISTA CIGARETTES.

BEST

IP του SMOKE TURKISH CIGARETTES, SMOKE THE NELISTA CIGARETTES ARE MANUFACTURED FROM THE CHOICEST TURKISH TOBACCO. PACKED IN AIR-TIGHT TINS OF FIFTY.

MANUFACTURED BY-

W. D. & H. O. WILLS' BRANCH,

BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO

COMPANY, LD,

149

NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES,

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE,

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT ·

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL.

AGENTS-

JARDIN“, MATHESON & CO.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents

LONDON AND LANCASHIRE

BOYAL

Hongkong. 18th August, 1903

New

JAPAN

EXCHANGE

PALATINE

ORIENT

Fire Insurance Companies.

(1931-2

COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH:-4, LIME STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH:-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET

OTHER BRANCHES:

York, San Francissa, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soura'ya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai Chetoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohams, Yokosuka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatso. Karatsa, Nagasaki Kuchinolu, Sasebo, Maidzura Mlike, Hakodate, Taipei, &.

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

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Pripoipal Railway Corapanias and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers,

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameda, Maanours, Onoara Otenji,

Sasahara Tzabaltaen, Yoshinotani, Yoshio. Yauokibara, and other Coals.

N. INUZUKA, Menager, Hongkong.

THEODORO VAFIADIS & CO

ALWAYS

MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH-CLABB

FACTORY: CAIRO, EGYPT

EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. (Close to H.E. Nubar Paska's Palace.

PURVEYOR TO THE BRITISH FIELD FORCE CANTEENS IN SOUTH AFRICA,

BRANCH Z8:

BOMBAY, ESPLANADE ROAD. CALCUTTA... 4, DALHOUSIE SQUARE. RANGOON 79. MERCHANT STREET. LONDON....19, BASINGHALL Sr, E.C.

FRESH AND RELIABLE AT THEIR AGENTS-

MESSRS. KRUSE & CO., HONGKONG.

CARMICHAEL & CLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SHIFBUILDERS. SURVEYORS AND CONTRACTORS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO,

TELE GRAMS: CARMICHARE," HONGKONG

A B C Code, 4th Ellition A1 Code.

Lieber's Standard Code.

TELEPHONE, 232. Hongkook. 30th June, 1903.

FROM LONDON To SHANGHAI BY WAY OF

Hull, Alexandrowo, Moscow, Dalny

Canada, Quebec, and Vancouver.

VIEWS OF HONGKONG ON

"LLUSTRATED: POST CARDS

Coloured, Write-Away Cards, &c., For Sale at GEACA & CO's Stall at

HONGKONG HOTEL CORRIDOR.

Also

Used and Unused Foreign and Colonial

POSTAGE STAMPS

in Sets, Proketa or Bingle, King Edward VII Albumes. Catalogues, Hinges, &c., &o.do.

Inspection invited, Hongkong, 12th June, 1903.

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NOTICE.These fares include board both on steamers and railways, according to experience at the estimated rate of about Ribs per day for first-class passengers.

Express trains on the Chinese Eastern Railway run twice a week and are connected both with the Chinese Eastern Railway Company's Express steamers to Shanghai and Nagasaki, and Siberian Express trans.

In fature Express trains will be increased in number in accor dance with request.

Brindisi or Naples and Suez Canal.

Pares' in roubles

Length of journey in Days.

Fares in roubles

Length of journey in Days.

Length

fares in roubles

of journey.

497 Bls. 176.

18 to 19

in Days.

31' to 33

28th October, 1903,

142 to 780 31 to 32 037 to 707

The deixis of time tables are given in the Russian Official Guide of Railways, steawers and other Passenger Services.

For farther particulars please apply to

P. TARAWA, AGENT,

CHINESE EASTERS BAILWAY CO.,

10, THE BUND, SHANGHAI,