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THE

“APOLLO'

PIANO-

PLAYER

MAKES

MUSICIANS

OF US ALL

Price $450 up.

HIRE (ft.

TO LET

TO LET.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JNUARY 7тď, 1904

QIX-ROOMED HOUSE at PEAK (Fur-

nished) from 1st April, 1904. BISHOP'S LODGE(FRAK).

THE FYRIE" (PEAK).

No. 4. CAMERON VILLAS (PEAK). "WESTWARD HO," BONHAM ROAD. "ALEXANDRA" BUILDINGS, Rooms on the Top Floor.

"CRINGLEFORD," ROBINSON ROSD (Furnished), for 1 year from 1st April, 1904.

No. 2, MATHESON STREET, Wanchai (Godown),

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 24th December, 1903- 179

TO LET.

TWO SPACIOUS NEW GODOWNS, Try suitable for Dry Goods.

Apply to

W. LYSAUGHT.

153, Waashai Road, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1903.

HOUSE TO LET AT MAÇAO.

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SCIENTIFIC

MISCELLANY,

but both crystals shine out when the rods | THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANC are usar enough to lat sparks paas.

RADIUM'S WORK-A NOYEL DANGER-SEVER- ING OF A COMET'S TAIL OXYGEN HEALING

Thoughtful nature-lovers note the rapid —A STORE OF FOOD FOR SLEEP-ELECTRIC extinction of numerous species of plants as well OSCILLATIONE PARES FOR PRESERVING

se of animals. Prof. Conwonts, of Berlin, RAKE SPECIES-ELECTRIC MEDICATION,

entions

of orchids in the destraction Thuringen, the extermination of rare thistles on the German coasts, the cleansing of brooks from aquatic vegetation, and the destruction of Hongkong, large troos. He urges the setting aside of districts where the natural features of the country should be preserved,

From what is now known of radium, Dr. S. G. Tracy reaches these conclusions; The discovery may make it necessary to change our theories about matter and the gobservation of energy. Radium may possibly apon ap the way for a cheaper and more wholesome lighting of houses by phosphorescence. It is a practical agent to differentiate genuine gems from artificial. It in an useful agent to kill bacteria, It may be considered a valuable agent for the treatment of lupus, causer, tuberculosis; and a possible agent to improve the eyesight and over come blindness. Later discoveries will doubtless alow service in other diseased conditions.

In June, 1888, the waters of Lake Rotomaba- na, New Zealand, seemed to find their way to the heated rocks near the surface of the om th in

Drugs introduced into the affected parts by electrio osmose from high-frequency alternating currents have bean used in the treatment o cancer by an English physician, with success in 22 por cont. of ouane. He has reached the conclu. sion that a radio-notira salt of strontium so used would cure a large portion of the cases of all malignant diseases, `

Vitiation of the air by burning gas always cates a feeling of oppression. Dr. J. S. Hal.

LARGE and COMFORTABLE HOUSE this locality, when there was a sudden genera. dane shows that this cannot be attributes the

the Avonitla Vasco da Gama, with Garden and oat-houses.

Apply to-

LUIZ EUSEBIO DA

Macao, Macao, 23rd Decembar, 1903.

SILVA,

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TO LET

FIRST and SECOND FLOORS of No. 34, Queen's Road Central, opposite the General Post Office, after March 31st, 1904, at prosent cecupied by Messrs. Powell & Co., and This house is CREDIThe Cosmopolitan House.

espacially suitable for people who are seeking places for Intel purposes. Ploses apply to

10,000 PIECES 10 SELECT FROM,

JUST ARRIVED, THE LATEST

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE

WITH TAPERING ARM.

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO

Hongkong, 6th January, 1904

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

BOOKBINDING

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DAILY PRESS" OFFICE,

The only office in China having European taught workmen. Equal to Home Work

URNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

ACHEE & CO., Established 1959,

Furniture Dealers, Silver-plated, China

Glam andiren Wars

17a, Queen's Read Central.

JEWELLERS

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40

Watson's Building, Queen's Rond. Also: at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANUKĖ ARTIST.

Bramide and Crayer Enlargements and also colouring Photes nad relief Photoa. Viowe of China and Manila. Work cons for Amateurs; No. 8a, Queen's

Road Central.

PRINTING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE Proofs road by Englishmen.

STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Sailmakers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Sok Agents for Iuction Rahtjen's Genuine, Com-

position Rod End Brand.

BISMARCK & CO..

Neyy Contractors, Ship Chandlere, Provision and Coal Moreleta, Bail makers, &c. Fresh Water supplied to

Vessels in the Harbour.

THONG SANG & CO,

Shipchendlers, Sallimakers, Provisioners, Coal Merchants, Hardware,. Engineers

Tools, Brass and Icon Merchants,

-144, Des Youx Kool,"

TO LET

TO LET

For of Lia-hang-Tan, Wei-Hai- Wei.

TOR six months from 1st of May, on the

ONE SIX-ROOMED FURNISHED BUN. GALOW with wide Verandah and Garden, sca frontage. Everything except Linen and Silver. Rent Ils 650, for term.

Apply

R. T. MATHESON, Wei-Hai-Wei. Hongkong, 5th January, 1904.

TO LET.

YEE SANG FAT,

at the above address. [80

• Hongkong, 29th December, 1903.

TO. LET.

OND and 3RD FLOORS, No. 55, QUEEN'B ROADCENTRAL; suitable for Office, Apply to-

WING CHEONG, 35, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong. 3rd November, 1903. 174

TO LET.

INE FRONT OFFICE on Queen's Road

Coutral; can he occupied at once. Apply by letter to-

BOX 600,

TO.

TO LET.

tion of steain, and the lake was emptiod and an enormous mass of rock was blown out. In place of the old lake, which was 1 miles long and mile wide, a much larger one is forming, It is now 6 miles long, containing ten times the old yolume of water, and mouy rias many furt more before finding an outlet. A tremendous ruption is foared if some shock should bring this water in contact with molten rocks.

The novel wall boat of an Italian designer has a framework of small sledi bars, which is |covored with-wira natting, and the latter with cemont. The surface is then polished. The cost is less than that of a wooden boat, and it is olaimed to have greater spoed despite its greater weight.

From the latest arthquake data, it is inferred that the crust of the earth is not more than 40 miles thick, and that the nucleus is more nuiform in chemical and physical conditions than is usually supposed,

inemase of carbon dioxide, and he attributes effect to sulphar compounds, chicfy sulphur dioxida

Best for the Skin and Complezlon.

CALVERT'S CARBOLIC

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(Soothing, dizansing and antheptici. Fleasant to unc, especially to sufferer from perspiration, and most refreshing in Lot climates.

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

68-1

ORIENTAL

PENINSULAVICATION COMPANY

HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON,

On and after the let January, 1904, commen- cing with S. COROMANDEL" frow Shanghai on 12th: Jaunury, and Hongkong on 16th January, the Passage Rates will bo by

Sooond Saloon

£44 12

Mail steamers:-

First Saloon

£85 To London To Marseilles £1 To Brindisi £31

Retura tickets are issued at a fare and a half available for 2 years.

An extraordinary change in the tail of Borelly's comet is shown by photographs to Inve taken place on 24th July. A section broke Care of Daily Press Offica from the head and travelled away at the rate of Hongkong, 14th December, 1903. [78 29 miles per second in a retrograde direction

or wi h an actual repulsion from the sun of miles per second, the comet's motion being 22 Prof. Bar No "MAGDALEN TERRACE," miles per second toward the sun.

Bard suggests that either the outburst from the head suddenly took a slightly different dir 72ection or elas the existing tail was forcibly de- tached by some unknown body, like a swarm of moteorites. The severed section Boated away in its old path under the sun's repulsion, until it was dissipated, or its light-emitting power | 9.9. Bials died away; and meanwhile the new tail war evolved" "at" a "mysteriously increased velocity, giving the phenomenon of two tails nearly parallel for some distance,

MAGAZINE Gar. Apply to--

SPANISH PROCURATION. Hongkong let, July, 1903, TO LET.

TO. 1, RIPON TERRACE (iz"FLATS).

No. 4, RIPON TERRACE No. 15, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD, facing Race-course.

FLATS in MOBETON TERRACE, facing the

Polo Ground,

OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKE PIER).

GODOWNS No. 3A, BLUE BUILDINGS. GODOWNS, PRAVA EAST. Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 1st December, 1908,

TO LET.

&

175

66 TARPERVILLE" and Grounds,

GARDEN ROAD. No. 33, CONDUIT ROAD, Six rooms. Tennis Court.

HOUSE in CAINE ROAD in FLATS. No. 6, ROBINSON ROAD. And others to suit various requirements.

S. A. SETH, Land and Estate Broker. 173

Hongkong, 4th January, 1904.

TO LET.

The oxygen treatment of advanced tuber enlosis is claimed to cansa speedy reduction of temperature and disappourages of the tuberslo bacilli, The Oxygen Hospital ja London reports 88 cases treated in the past year, of which 5 were discharged cured and 13 were greatly relieved, consumption being arrested in 3 cases. Only one patient recaired no benefit, One of the enres was that of à la gulcer of 34 years' standing, the patient having been con fined to bed for several years and tried other treatment in vain.

Nature's onrious provision for a long sleep is shown by two English observers in the so-called hibernating gland of the hedgobog, Careful analyses showed that the 19 por caut. of fat contained in this gland fell to 18 per cent.

ON or about 15th February next, HOUSES during the winter sleep, but that the protads

in Kowloon at moderate rentals. Apply to-

were only slightly reduced. It was evident that life during hibernation is maintained practically upon fat alone, of which the hibernating gland is a store for the purpose.

The introduction of paraliu into the tissues proves to be not entirely harmless. Dr. L. [141 Hurd, of New York, having reported a cano of permanent blindness from three injections of paraffin to relieve nus .l deformity.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND

FINANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 6th January, 1904,

TO LET.

Hrom 31st December, 1903.

TOUSE No. 2, QUEEN'S GARDENS as

Apply

Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 12th December, 1903, 177

BOARD AND RESIDENCE

"TANG YUEN.' BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT. European Supervision. Excellent Cuisine and Accommodation.

Apply MANAGERESS,

Macdonnell Road FAIRALL & CO., Queen's Rond Hongkong, 2nd March, 1903.

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ON

M. MATTHAEY.

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Entrance by Zotland Street), Opposite Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Booksellers.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1903.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

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F S

•

THREE LARGE WELL FURNISHED

TBED ROOMS, from 4th January, 1904. Healthy and soleet locality. Rent $10 por month each.

Apply-

X. Y. Z., Care of Daily Pras ORon.

[81 Hongkong, S1st December, 1903,

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GILLANDER S

** GLENWOOD, · 21, CAINE ROAD.. Hongkong, 20th March, 1903.

12626

BOARD AND RESIDENCE. OMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Board,

Apply to Mrs. MATHER,

2 Pedder's Hil Hugkong, 1st January, 1892

The existence of oscillatory electric currents and discharges is shown in a beautitul way by A. Winklemann. The apparatus consists of two vertical youum tubes connected by a cross-tube, the tops of the tubes containing olectrodes, while a crystal of corundum is mounted on a glass support in the cnim of one bulb and oss of scheelite in the othez, Cathode rays cants the first-named mineral

The proposed sailings are:-

Connecting at Colombo Departure from Hongkong S.S. Coromandel January 16th s.8. Himalaya 8.8. Bengal

January 30th 8.8. India 8.8JMalia February 13th .S. Moldavia

February 27th 8.3. Arcadia

March th S.E. & astralia March 26th 5.8. OceanI

April 9th 8.8. Mongolia April 23rd S.S. China

May 7th 8.S. Himalaya May 21st 9.8.-Marmori- Good accommodation can be arranged, on booking, in the connecting steamers at Colombo, which now include the new steamers Moldavia, Mongolia and Marmors.

8.9. Chusan 8.S. Ballusrat

3. Coromandel

S.S. Bengal 8. Malta sa Chusan

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS,

The revised rates of passago by these steamers are now: To London 1st Saloon 250, 2ad Salvon

£35.

Batura tickets available for 2 years can now be issued at a fare and a half.

When these steamers call at Marseilles, tickets can be issued to that port at E46 First | Saloon £33 Second Saloon.

E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent. Hongkong, 9th December, 1903.

IEN TING.

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SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STRÉET.

TERMS VERY, MODERATE

Consultation Free. Hongkong. 21st March, 1903.

"THE EAST OF ASIA." (Published Quarterly.) MONTAINING Articles of Special Interest, Profusely Illustrated, descriptive of the people, Customs, &o., of the Far East.

CO

The kindly Prass criticisms, both Continental and American, that the production of this Magazine has evoked is eloquent testimony of to sterling xorit of the publication.

Price

... $1.50.

On Sale at "NORTH CHINA HERALD

OFFICE. Shanghai;

MESSIS KELLY & WALSH

Hongkong

Now

COMPANY. ESTADLISHED 1896.

INCOME 1902

TOTAL ASSETS AS PER BALANCE SHEET 1902 TOTAL CLAIMS PAID

£ 2.731,301 10,773,297 41,31,183

POLICIES ieened by ;--

1st January, 1904.

WM. MEYERINK & CO., Agonta

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JAPAN

MITSUI

BUSSAN

COALS.

KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE 1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO,

LONDON BRANCH- 34, LIME STERET, E.C.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, ICE HOUSE STREET

OTHER BRANCHES:

York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Soumnya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai Chefoo, 'Tientsin, Nowchwang, Fort Arthar, Seoul, Chemulpe, Yokohamia, Yokosuka Nagoya, Omako, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu Karatan, Nagasaki Kuohinot, Gazebo, Maidzeru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &o.

Telegraphic Address: * MITSUI" (A,B,C, and A 1 Codos) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Argentle and the State Railways, Principal Railway Coapauls and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail Bad Freight Steamors. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Faracts Miike,. Tagawa, Yamato and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Holcoku, Hondo, Kanada. Fujinolana, Mamoda, Mannoura, Ononra Oleuji,

Sasahara Tubakare, Yositiustani, Yeebio, Yunokibara, and ofher Coals

N. INUZUKA, Manager, Hongkong.

96)

MIDZUSHIMA & CO.

COAL MERCHANTS.

No. 4 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Pucing Daddell Stroot).

HEAD OFFICE: No. 5, SAKAIMACHI, KOBE. BRANCH OFFICES:-HIGASHI-HOMMACHI, MOJI, MINAMI-AJIKAWA,

OSAKA AND KAIGAN, WAKAMATSU.

AGENCY MR. S. NAKAYAMA, MOTOMACHI YOKOHAMA. TELEGRAPHIC ADDEES: MIDZUSHIMA, Kobe, Moji, Osaka, Watcamatan, and Hongkong

Cape USED: A 1 & A. B. C. 4TH ED.

Importers of Japaarse Coals. Contractora of Coal to the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes do France, Foreign and Japanese steamors. Arsun-l and Japanese Railway Companies, &c. Sole Proprietors of Kumamoto and Tuacura Coal Mines. Sole Agents for. Kawamiya, Komatsugaara, Minamio, Ikejiri' and Kunagahata Collieries.

K. UYEMURA, Manage

Hongkong, 4th March, 1903.

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to skins with a red light and the other to take With CHAMBER for 10 CARTEIDG. a blue colour. When a current is passed, the cathode is shown by the shining of the mineral oder it; and both minerals shine out when the curent is oroillating. For showing the! transition from one type of discharge to the other, the two ulectrodes are joined to an influence mackine. The discharge is con- tinuous when the discharging rods are pulled so fox apart that no oscillations take place,

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Hongkong: "DAILY PRERS" Office,

Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, Messra. BREWER & Co. Canton: Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co (283 Hongkong, 94h October, 1998.

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