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THE

ROBINSON

PIANO

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTE.

ENTIRELY

SPECIALLY

NEW STOCK.

ARRIVING.

AND MOST CAREFULLY

CHOSEN BY. QUR

MR. ROBINSON,

GREAT

NOW IN EUROPF.

REDUCTIONS

przed steak, of Hiends and Musical

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CK has arrived.

THE APOLLO

MASTER PIANO

PLAYER

THE BEST OF ALL.

THREE STYLES:

PRICE FROM $450, UP.

PATTI ENDORSES THE APOLLO.

Adelion Patti (Baroness Cederstrom 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 estimonial is eren stronger than the first one that she gavo,

Min. Pauli say that the Apollo never luns given her the slightest trouble and that the aw Concert grand is pas of the most wonderfni aud perfect piano-player that she has ever seen."

Hoogkong, 15th ctober, 1903,

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING

(3335

DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China haring European taught workmen. Equal to Home Work FORNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

A CIRE & CO., Established 1959.

Frery Howlod Requisite. Depot for Fastman's Kodak Films and Accseneries;

12, Queen's Road Central, -CHEONG LEE & CO., Forniture Store Established over years. Importers and Exporters, Teakwood Furniture, Black. wood, Jowellery, &e, highest grate best and cheapest, F, Queen's Bead

Central.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANIS

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40

PUBLIC COMPANIES A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE PONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY. DECEMBFR 4TH 1903

AN INTERN 1903 14 Uhe Pato of fifty N INTERIM DIVIDEND or acconst Cents per Share (or Five Per Cent on the Capital of the Company) will be payable at the HONGTONG AND SHANGHAI BANE, Hongkong, In and after MONDAY, the 30th instant, en Warrants to be obtained from the undersigned Local Phar-holders are requested to apply at the Company's Dice for their Warrants.

The Dividend will also be payable at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHI BASK, Shanghai, on presentation of Warrants there, on aud after the same date.

The REGISTER of SHARE will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 23rd instant, | nutil MONDAY, the 34th instant, both days inclusivo, during which period uo Transfer of Bhares will be ragist, red.

By Order,

A. H. HANCELL

Secretury.

I wrong. 14th Masonbera 13156 THE CHINA TRADER'S INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NAVAL PROSPECTS.

authorised by law, the Board of Construction can but make the best of it, and design the most formidable ship poksible with this! limitation." The trouble is that either spood or armament must go in the small ships, and in either case there will be a loan of homogeneity in the American battlefleet. Sic of the leading Americas naçal offers favour shia with a speed of 18 knots anda rolstiely rak 'very, three are for 16 koots and a powerful batery Probably the slower type will be finally solentod,

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

The navalo rrespondent of the London Daily Graphic, writing at the end of October, d'awe some interesting comparisons with regard to various countries' naval programmes. He points out that the lab alleged by another writer as required to build warshipsin Rumiado notaerious ty affect the contention that if Rnasia lays dowa four battleships, of which on account has be laken in framing the British program, this country is bound to respond with a sailor' programme. There appears to be no ranscu-

In the Paris Siszte at the end of last-tober ablo doubt that the four Russiau sb psi las bare bg-u put in hand or ses about to be put appears a striving ar icl entitled • Egawal •nt in hand shortly, while the British preponderance Sices Tus writer begins by oberenang bant when you hate well to ked after y 1o unish. in battleships is so snat) that no risks cap be

tours Fon may be permitted to give a little ron by this country. In first class ball whips attention to yourself." France has rendered She has for her we posses, according to the official return, itusels imprant -rvices

Fonts" of 190, 37 to th- Freach 23 and altogether fon van to sighed. Ch

assian Minister of has permit ed ti Russian 25 (adding in the four new Parsinte

consequently to reduce the cute uf interest on ships), but the ailies have second and thirdance to sutverthe Rusa Rede and sere of, Bear the vary expital proved by the French It enabled the Russian Minister dass shipy to car ̈zit; and Gecond and third-class plugs are distinctly has furth

f Public Works Le goutinne and fish formidable.

The Roelisine, for usang, that migaifiosat at rprise the Crane-rinn it has allowed the Monster of probably a match for any of Royal Palmy

ha 101,01 mes who Supereigns, with her Harvoy oraz my? nederu. War to sead to the shores of this Anur Is-raze in then rogions the nasalijahló pozoude ance and d finite domination of Ras industry It has suubid Russian vate sia.

P to exploit the savional resourc of the cur

for if mousy be the sinows of wit is also The brand required to feed the industrid nal Commercial acdicity of a people. Now what huza w obtained in arohsnge for much striking Cervider?" enquires the wile I dos mi nsider as a service rendered to Fries tho conclusion of an allituce involving mitral obli g-tious for ovatul co-operation. Thus ore two pagers in the gsaw. It is trus that the French Bush the compone of the Russian which they hold, bai, considering the iron- stances in which the Russian losar were raisel, ut what the Siècle caso a noani of affection

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the N THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY and to Mauchuria MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the shove Company will be held at HA OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY. the 6th Dec., at Twelve obek Nuos. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, togs with Statement of Accounts to the 30th Apri: lust, and of declaring Dividende.

The TRANSE RB OKS of the Corogany will be CLOSED from the 24th inst, to the 8th proximo, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board of Directory.

JAMES WII TALL,

Secratury.

[3180 Hongkong, 17th November, 1902, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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THE SHARE OR IFICATE NO. 250 inclusive, standing in the register in the nama of TOM GREAVES GOWLAND having been lost, NOTICE I HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certifients bo produced the Offces of the DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LD. Victorin, H ng ong, before 17 DECEMBER, 183, a now certificate for the said shares will be issued and the old certificate will thereafter be held by the Company a null and void.

DOUGLAS LAPBAIK & CO., Goneral Managers, Hongkong, 17th November, 1909.

[3173 HUMPHREYS' ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

SHAREHOLDERS are hereby Lifted that in accordance with the Special Resolations passed on 3lat October, and coutrmed on 1811 November, 1908, they are entitled on application to an allotment of one share for every two old shares boud by them. Forme of application will be sent to every shareholder.

The sum of $2.50 per share will be payable, on application, on or before the 4th of January 1904, Two months' notice of any calls will be given.

Shareholders desirous of paying on or before the 4th January, 194, the whole amount payable in respect of their shares, can do so, and in such evout will receive fully paid up scrip in exchange

The new issue will rank for Dividend pre rata from 1st January, 1904, according to the smennt paid na such shares on 4th January, 1904.

Tho Begister of Shares will be closed from 17th December, 1903, to 4th January, 1904, both days inclusive.

Ru

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

(9917 Hongkong, 1st December, 1903,

UINART PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719,. CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS. Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Green Seal)

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO;

Fote Agents.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1903.

HIRANO

WATER,

Watson's Building, Queen's Read. Aler TRE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.

at Shanghai, Manila, l'aris and Toile

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE APTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and abo colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of Chine and Manila. Work done for Amateurs; No. SA, Queen's

Bond Central.

PRINTING

DAILY PRESS” OFFICE

Proofs read by Englishmon

STOREKEEPERS

BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants. Sok Agents for Hartmann Katjon's Genalne Com

position Red Hand Brand.

BISMARCK & CO,

Chandlers,

Navy Contractors. Ship

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

Vessels in the Harbour

KONG SANG & CO.,

Shipebanders, Saibeakers, Provisioners. Coal Merchants, Hardware, Engineers' Tools, Brass and Iron Merchants,

144, De Voonx Road. WATCHMAKERS

DROZ & CO.,

14. Queen's Road Central Repairs of Watches und Clocks by competent Europeno experte, at moderate rates

CHEONG SHING

GENERAL EXPORTERS.

DEALSES IN

昌

JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS. PEARLS PRECIOUS STONES, SILKS, IVORY. WARES, EMBROIDERIES AND PONGEE, SILK.

Wholesale and Retail. Prices vary moderato. No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Opposite Messrs. C. J. GAUPP & Co.). Hongkong, 16th May, 1903.

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PORE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H E. RETNELL & Co. ·

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS, Hengkong, 31st July, 1903

A.

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& SON

work in the unrrow in are mich dangerous than they took on payor, the more cas as they have hon ft. with arrogants which purait of an ex condy ragid five fem

The British their heavy gans.

t

third-class ships are about, eqad to qu vessel for vessel, to any six Perach und 185, Alan with the exceptions anked, bat they sur over- matched in numbers. And what Nelson said on 144 is just as trné to-day--“ July numer cant sumibilate, and it is aunthilation that the conutry wants."

REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE FEAST. All the great naval Powere excapt Goravany are sending r inforcements to the Ear Bast

The Reussion ships moring ent, ace thay bastuderap Farovitch, the armoured cruiser Bayes, the protected cruiser Aurora, und eleven destroyers or torpedo-bats. The first tero veesels are ox-

cedingly formidable from their high peod, powerful armament, and thoroughly modern de- sign, and their arrival will sensibly affect the balance of navat power in the Far East. The Americas Gorernment is despatching, on or about November 1st, a fotills of five destroyers. under Livutenant Chandlier. The boats selected to go out are the Bainbridge, Barry, Dale, Chauncey, and Decatur They will procesil from Norfolk to Manila, where they will be under Admiral Evans's orders. Admiral Evans's main force consists of the kattleships: Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Oregon, the monitors Monterey and Monadnock, and the fast cruisera Albany, Cincinnati, and New Orleans, with a host of smaller craft.

BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

chte

FROM PIER TO PEAK.

LAMBERT AND BUTLER'S FRONTIER MIXTURE IS SMOKED BY ALL HIGH-CLASS TOBACCO SMOKERS.

FRONTIERS

TENED

MANUFACTURED BY-

MIXTURE

LAMBERT & BUTLER'S BRANCH, BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED.

attached at the ti-ne to the scrip of the feudly NOBEL-GLASGOW EXPLOSIVES

and ulli- Stats, it is not a sufficient remunera- tion. The Franch wore on itled to bope that the Tsar's Govecam ut woud ako it point of honour to grent special férents to Frasch thu ir tariff concessions resulting from ili trenty industries, and that they would recognise that of 874 and the convention of 1899 were inade- quate. The total trade with Rain amounts te 322,100,000f., of whic 28,00,000%, conals for for exports to Russia. These dues show that imports to this country and 40,000,000f. only tuere is no fair reciprocity for Fronth produce on the Russian Frontier. The Socle gives a fow more statistios and particulars proving that with such a system there is no possibility of a normal development of Franch trade with Rasais.

BARACHE

LEOS

Ache all over. Throat sore, Eyes and Nose running, slight cough with chills; this is La Grippe.

Painkiller

taken in hot water, sweetened, before going to bed, will break

if taken in time. it up There is only one Painkiller, "PERRY DAVIS'."

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The British ships under.orlors for the Far East are the first-class cruiser Europa, : which has su fine a record in the matter of long-distance steaming, though, lacking armour us she does, she cannot be considered as of great fighting value, and e

battleship from the Mediterransen, whoss place in the Medit»- ranean Aet will be taken by the reconstructed Centurion. It is much to be hoped that no time will be lost in completing the refit and repairs of the Canopus and Goliath, as then they can be sent to the For Eust, where they will give a hamogeneous fores of six battleships. The battleship sent out from the Mediter ranean is practically certain to to one of the Denen class, which have been built to go through the Suez Canal withon Hightening.. Of this class the Montage, Russell, Duncan, and Fzaouth arenow in service **ap the Straits." and the Albemarle and Cornwallis are still incomplete in the hands of the dockyard s'atkori- ties. It is worth consideration whether, in view of the growing importance of the China A GREAT VARIETY OF TOYS station and the large dent now maintained on it by this country, an additional rear-admiral should not be appointed. Russia has no fewer than five udmirals on the station, or proceeding to it--Alexieff, Starck, Stackelberg, Virrhenius, and Vitgeft.

ANOTHER ADMIRAL FOR THR MEDITERANEAN,

In this connection the appointment of a fourth British admiral to the Mediterran?BD fleet is highly satisfactory. The officer selected is Rear-Admiral W. de Vœux Hamilton. As CANVAS there are three batlashig dirisinns, each of four ships, and an important erniser division, four

MERCHANT NAVY NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: DOCK." NAGASAKI AU.C., Scolts' and Engineering Code

Ueet. DOOK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

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523 too!. 513

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77 261,.

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAIJIMA.}

371 feet Extreme Length...** Length on Blocks

#18

350

66

53 22

Width of Entrauco on Top Width of Entrance on Hoftom...

Water on Blocks at Spring Tide.

PATENT SLIP (st KOSUGE). Can take vessels up to 1,000 tone gross.

officers were evidently required, in the Frone

Beets the nuit is a division of thres battleships and for evil three ships a dag oleari

In the Gurman Best the generally carried. unit is four battleships, with a flag officer. It is the highest wisdom to traie as large a number of dsg officers as possible in the handling of fleets, but in the past, probably from motives of economy, this number of such officers in active employment was andaly but down.

In the great war with France thei number of flag officers allowed to a large feet. was much greater than it is to-day; in the Channel ft. for example, Hve or six fing officers were generally serving, and on occasion 'ia the Mediterranean lost there were eight admirals to twelve ships, though this was duo to the promotion of several explains, and as the result of seeifsat rather than design.

THE NEW AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS.

DAO

CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO., LIMITED.

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDING.

XMAS 1903.

Just Received:

AND

FANCY GOODS.

An Duique Assortment of CALEY'S XMAS CRACKERS. TUCK'S XMAS, NEW YEAR, AND BIRTHDAY CARDS,

Various Artistic Designs. Pries to suit all. Inspection invited. Hongkong, 25th November, 1903. -

LONDON SHOPPING AGENCY,

3246

HERCULES SCOTT undertakes

DYNAMITE,

GELATINE-DYNAMITE.

BLASTING GELATINE AND GELIGNITE,

DETONATORS, SAFETY FUSE,

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AND ALL BLASTING ACCESSORIES,

MAGAZINES AND DEPOTS AT

HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, WEIHAIWEL.

AGENTS-

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

JAPAN

COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURCGA-CID, TOKYO. LONDON BRANCH, INME STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH:-Payer's BOILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET

OTHER BRANCHES

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe Kurs, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu Karatsu, Nagasaki Kuchinot, Sasebo, Mazura Milku, lakodate, Taipeha, &o.

Telegraphic Aildress: "MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A. 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Nary and Armonals and the State Railways; Principal Railway Co'apanies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Faraons Mike, Tagawa, Yamang and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoka, Honda, Kanada, Fujinotaus, Mameda, Mansoura, Onoara Otsuji,

Basahara Tabakuro, Yoshiustani, Yoshio, Yunokibara, and other Coals

N. INUZUKA. Manager, Hongkong

MIDZUSHIMA & CO.

COAL MERCHANTS.

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

HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, SAKAIMACHI, KOBE. BRANCH OFFICES-HIGASHL-HOMMACHI, MOJI,

OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU,

MINAMI-AJIKAWA,

AGENCY: MR. S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI' YOKOHAMA, -

M the renting of grote for LADIES TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: MIDZUSHIMA, Kól, Moji, Osaka, Wakamatsu, and Hongkong

DRESSES, MILLINERY, HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES, &o, &c. Orders carefully and

Address- promptly attended to,

Mrs. HERCULES SCOTT, Care of R. A. Bosanquet, Ea 2. Fenchurch Araune, London, EC.

T$319 Hougkong, 1st December, 1903.

MUSIC.

MANDOLIN, SPANISH GUITAR, RAPID Tuition given on the BANJO, VIOLIN, &c. Terms moderate.

L. A. DE GRACA, 58, Peel Street, or Caro of Daily Press Offee.

12252 Hongkong, 11th August, 1963.

AUTOMATIO MA USER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.03 m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDG

FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2SECONDS, SLEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd Gotober, 1900,

Tho advocate of smaller battleships in England will not gain much encouragement from the proeedings in the United States with regard to the design of the thr e 1900-ton ...abiga which were forced upon the navy by Congress As a matter of fact," says the THE WORKS are wall equipped with the

New York Army and Navy Journal, "the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS and ear of work in SHIPBUILD. execute any kind ING and MARINE ENGINEERING & well members of the Board of Construction do not

hesitate to say thui Cugress made a fatal D as in REPAIRING of SHIPE.

SALVAGE mistake la appropriating for vessels of 13,000 The COMPANY has RTEAMER, 719 TONS GROSS, FITTED 8 POWERFUL SALVAGE FLANT tans displaosment. WEADY at SHORT NOTICE.

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

ENTISTRY.

OF

Da. M. H. CHAUN, 27, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG. Once this appro-rom the University of Pennsylvania, U.G.A. [2490 Hongkong, 10th March, 1903,

1677 priation has been made, and this type of ship

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CODE USED: A 1 & A. B. C. TH ED.

Importers of Japanese Coals. Contractors of Coal to the Compagnie des Messagerien Maritimos de France, Foreign and Japanese steamers. Arsenal and Japanese Railway Companies, ko. Sole Proprietors of Kumamoto and Tesoura Coal Mines. Sela Agents for, Kawamiya, Komatsugaurs, Minamio, Ikejiri and Kamugahata Collieries.

K. UYEMURA, Menago

Hongkong, 4th March, 1903.

MELLIN'S

FOOD

For INFANTS and INVALIOS.

Purely

Vegetable and Untouched by Hand, MELLIN'S FOOD is free from Starch. When prepared is, similar to Breast Milk.

Mellis Food Works, Peckham, London, England.

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